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The Changing of the Seasons

He’s a real nowhere man, Sitting in his nowhere land, Making all his nowhere plans for nobody.

Doesn’t have a point of view, Knows not where he’s going to, Isn’t he a bit like you and I. Nowhere man, please listen, You don’t know what you’re missing, Nowhere man, the world is at your command.

He’s as blind as he can be, Just sees what he wants to see, Nowhere man, can you see me at all?

Nowhere man, don’t worry, Take your time, don’t hurry, Leave it all till somebody else lends you a hand.

He’s a real nowhere man, Sitting in his nowhere land, Making all his nowhere plans for nobody.

Lennon and McCartney The man glanced at the double clocks on the wall of the restaurant as he yanked open the door. Plunking down his heavy body on the stool, he picked up the morning paper that was lying on the counter.

“Hey, Vinnie, is that you?” came a high voice from the back room.

He grunted something to acknowledge the question. The girl appeared in the doorway carrying some extra bread the truck had dropped off earlier in the morning.

“Well, how are you today, Vin? I thought you weren’t coming cause you’re so late.”

“Oh Grade,” he sighed. “I’m having prob­ lems with my kid. He’s got some funny ideas.”

He licked his thumb and then separated the pages of the paper.

“What’s the matter?”

“I found out last night he’s been joining in those marches down at school. I just can’t figure that kid out. Anyhow, this morning we had a little talk, and that’s why I’m late.”

The man in the comer barely looked up from his coffee. He was a little man with deepset eyes that were almost totally covered by his fleshy face. His clothes were old and worn, reflecting the many years of use. Who he was they didn’t really know. Someone said he had been rich years ago but then lost it all in a crooked land deal. They weren’t sure. About the only thing they did know was that every morning he ate two fried eggs sunnyside up with one piece of thickly buttered toast.

“Hey, Gracie,” Vinnie fairly shouted, “bring me some coffee before you make my pancakes, okay?”

“Sure thing. By the way, how’s Ann been lately? I haven’t seen her around much.”

“Not too good, she’s been laid up the last couple of months. Her arthritis is kicking up again. Went to the doctor yesterday, but you know how that goes.”

He put down the paper when she came with the coffee, and just happened to glance at the man in the corner. That man fascinated him. All these years eating at the same place, and never a word.

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THE BLACK AND RED MAY 1980, Volume 84, No. 1 Changing of the Seasons.....................

Cover Story

Reunion..............................................

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She Provides Her Own.........................

Tau-Delta-Theta Award.......................

Those Senior Stars...............................

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Continued from cover “Who is that guy?” he whispered to Grade.

“Does he ever say anything to anybody around here?”

Like a character from a second-rate spy movie, she clumsily looked behind her to see if the man was listening.

“No, he just sits there hour after hour. He kinda gives me the creeps after a while. I won­ der if...”

After the soft jingle of the bell, the two quickly turned to see who had opened the door.

“Father Mckenzie, how are you?” Vinnie boomed.

The old priest could feel the sudden tense­ ness that always swept through a room when he entered. It was something he couldn’t understand but had gotten used to.

“Oh, pretty well, Vincent,” he answered.

“I don’t get around as much as I used to, but I’m still hanging in there.”

“Well, sit down for heaven’s sake,” Vinnie said, patting the round stool with his sausage­ like fingers.

The clergyman thanked him, and the two chatted for a while until the waitress came for the order.

“What will you have today, Father?” she asked.

Startled, the priest turned from Vinnie and said, “Oh hello, Grace. I didn’t hear you walk over here. I guess I’ll just have a couple of boiled eggs and some toast today. That’s about it.”

After writing up the order, she returned to the kitchen.

Vinnie rested both arms on the counter and looked at the priest. He wanted to tell him about his son, and yet it wasn’t his way to let on that there were problems in his family.

“Father, what’s going on these days with the kids?” he ventured.

“What do you mean?” the priest asked while sipping his coffee.

“Oh you know, the draft card burning, and the marches, and all that other stuff. My blood just boils to see them ripping down every­ thing we built up. I never had time to do any­ thing like that. I was too busy working and living.”

The priest slowly began to speak, but the words just didn’t seem to come out the way he wanted. He knew that it would be futile to do

anything else but to agree with this man. Lord knows he had experienced plenty of his kind over the years.

“I guess I just don’t know, Vincent. It’s a hard thing to judge.”

Vinnie was not the type to drop the matter, though, once he got worked up. He turned to the man in the comer and asked, “What do you say about these kids and what they’re doing?” Shocked by the rough address, the man nearly choked on his toast. After dabbing his mouth with a napkin in an effort to regain his composure, he gurgled in a high voice, “I.. .uh.. .1 haven’t. . .thought about it.” Un­ able to say more, he nervously tried once again to withdraw into himself. Vinnie, puzzled by the emptiness of both answers, went back to his paper.

A heavy silence hung in the air while Grade noiselessly flipped the pancakes. All that could be heard was the dull thud of the pan­ cakes returning to the grill and the soft rumbling of the boiling water. The oppressive calm was finally broken when the priest cracked open his eggs. Vinnie then began to visit with the clergyman again.

“What’s new at the church, Father? Ever since Ann’s gotten sick, we haven’t been able to make it out much.”

“Oh, not a whole lot really. I’m sort of semi-retired now. Father Briner does most of the work; I just serve as kind of an adviser.”

But he didn’t actually care if Father Briner or the pope himself said mass on Sunday. He had given up the good fight-as it was called— a long time ago. It hadn’t been his fault; they had beaten him into submission with their rules, tradition, and red tape. The old priest’s mind wandered back to his seminary days, when he heard Vinnie complaining to Grace about the kids again. Those had been the days.

Young, idealistic, and the spirit to conquer the world. They had singled him out already back then as one who didn’t fit the mold.

When he first got out of school, they had sent him to some forsaken place in Canada.

There he built a lifeless group of five into a vital congregation. They couldn’t ignore him, so they brought him back to the States. He jumped around for several years, leaving his own special mark in each place. But then they sent him here. He knew it was the kiss of death. This place had a reputation, and he 2

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sensed from the first week that it would either be the people or him. One of the two would be forced to change. That was all past, though. He accepted his role, and now it was simply a matter of existing. There would be no more causes or dreams to work for; just living was a noble enough endeavor.

“Ouch!” Gracic screamed. “That grease

left, Grace mumbled something unintelligible and excused herself.

The last few months had been like a horror movie that continued to play over and over again. Two months ago her future seemed to be looking up for the first time in her life. She was going to get married, quit her job, and raise a family. It was what every girl wanted.

But then there was that terrible night. The couple had gone out for dinner and a few drinks to celebrate the upcoming big day. She noticed that he was quiet that night, but she didn’t think too much about it. She was so wrapped up in sending out the invitations and all the other details which had to be taken

again!”

After four years at the coffee shop, she still hadn’t learned how to put the shortening on the grill without having it spatter all over her.

“Every day the same thing,” she whimpered. “I’ve gotta get out of this place and live like a lady should.”

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care of that the sky could have fallen and she wouldn’t have known it. Suddenly, in the middle of dinner while she was going on about what kind of band they should hire, he got up and excused himself. He never came back.

Later that night she went into such a deep state of shock that they had to take her to the hospital. She tried to call him in the hope that it was all a big joke. But her calls were never returned.

She looked upon her present life as a punishment for some hideous sin she had committed in her earlier life. She didn’t know what it was, but she was sure that was the reason. It just never occurred to her that she

Vinnie watched as she ran cold water over her singed fingers. It was amazing to him that she could be so dumb. She was lucky to be working at the coffee shop.

“Look, I got it all over my uniform too, and I just washed it.”

The man in the corner chuckled to himself.

He didn’t know why, it just seemed funny.

The old priest, sensing the awkwardness of the moment, tried to change the subject.

“Grace, how’s your boyfriend, Jim? The wedding is going to be in October, isn’t it?”

She straightened up as if she had seen a poisonous snake. How could he not know?

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could change her life. She was simply follow­ ing the example of her mother, waiting for the right man to come along and take her away.

At times she cried, alone in her room, wonder­ ing if that special person would ever come along. But her mother was always there to calm her fears. She would say, “Mama didn’t get married till she was thirty, so don’t worry honey, he’ll come yet.’’ When she heard that, she felt better. Then she’d look around the room at her stuffed animals, imagining that they were men callers waiting to date her.

“Grade, are you burning my pancakes?” shouted Vinnie over his paper.

Jolted back into reality by the question, she hurried to the grill. They hadn’t burned, she was thankful for that.

“Here you go,” she said as she set the plate down in front of him. “Just the way you like them. They’re crisp on the outside, but not burned.”

In mock astonishment he replied, “You never cease to amaze me Gracie. How in the world do you do it?” Unaware of the sarcastic tone, she walked over to the cash register, basking in the self satisfaction of having done something right.

With great interest the old priest watched Vinnie butter his pancakes. He hadn’t been to the coffee shop much recently, but he remem­ bered from the times he had been there how meticulously this man prepared his food. First the butter, making sure that each one got the same amount. Then he put one pancake in the middle of the plate and shoved the rest off to the side. He’d always choose blueberry syrup, the thick kind, and holding it high off the plate he would watch as a thin line of syrup would wind its way down to the pancake. After he had designed an intricate maze with the syrup, he divided the pancake into eight equal pieces.

Then he would finally begin to eat.

“Grace, I need more blueberry syrup,” Vinnie ordered, somewhat annoyed that his breakfast was being disturbed by an incon­ venience.

If there was one thing that bugged Vinnie in life, it was surprises. Even as a kid, when surprises are usually good, he hated them.

People criticized him for his regulated life with all of the habits he had slipped into over the years. But they could live their lives the way they wanted. He had everything he ever dreamed of: a job, a wife, and three sons.

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At work he prided himself in being able to work his machine longer than anyone in the history of the factory. He was already in his twenty-third year. The last guy who made it over fifteen had to be carried away to the nut­ house in a strait jacket. But he loved his machine. Sometimes he felt closer to it than to his wife. He didn’t let anyone else touch it during his shift. It was his baby.

After work he went over to the bar for three Lites, and to joke around with the guys.

Then it was home for supper. Ann always had good dinners for the boys and him. She cooked especially for him, and it all tasted so good that every night he pushed himself away from the table with that stuffed feeling. But his stomach always settled down with some Alka-Selzers and a couple hours of TV. Television, that was one of the real joys of his life. He never understood how they could think up so many funny shows each year.

Whatever they did, they sure made him laugh.

He went to bed every night at 10:30, just after the news. He really didn’t care what was going on as long as it didn’t affect him, but he wanted to be an informed person. He always thought that was important. And in the morn­ ing Gracie let him read the coffee shop’s news­ paper, so he felt comfortable with any topic of the day.

He prided himself in being able to control his temper. There weren’t too many things that got under his skin—except one was these young kids trying to tell him how to live. He had seen on TV what they said and did. His own son was just beginning to get into it. Last night he had tried to “convert” him, but a quick slap to the mouth ended that discussion. He told his son, “If you want something different out of life, fine, you can leave. But don't try it here in this house. We got our way of doing things, and it’s gonna stay that way.”

Vinnie was thankful, though, he didn’t have any real big problems. He always made sure that he stopped the little worries in life before they became big ones. Like his kid, there would be no more silly talk from him.

He looked down at his pancakes; they were pretty good today he thought. She must have used milk instead of water. He looked around the counter at the two other men, watching them eat, but he was thinking about how great the game on TV would be today. He had been looking forward to it all week. After breakfast

he would go to the store for some beer and chips, and then back home for a nice relaxing afternoon in front of the tube.

All four were startled when the bell above the door clanged. A boy about twenty quickly walked up the counter and sat down. Gracie was so taken by his entrance that she stood still for a while just gaping at him. His type never came in. With the long, blond, curly hair and the green army fatigues he looked like one of the students she had seen on TV marching and chanting downtown in front of the Civic Center, where the candidates were giving speeches. She didn’t know whether she liked him or not. He was handsome, that was for sure, but his sense of urgency and restlessness gave her a funny feeling inside.

After enduring a minute of Gracie’s stare, the boy asked for a bunch of hamburgers and french fries to go.

“Oh my,” Gracie giggled, “I haven’t made that many burgers since I don’t know when.

I hope I still can do it.”

Her wits were not yet about her; she stumbled around the kitchen trying to put the slabs of meat on the grill while preparing the buns at the same time.

Vinnie looked at the boy with contempt.

He had seen this kind too often-the wise guy who knew everything. He viewed this boy as the type that was influencing his son, and he became incensed. His passions took control of him, and he directed the full weight of his anger on the boy.

“Hey, kid,” Vinnie sneered, what do you do?”

“What’s that supposed to mean?”

“You know what I’m talking about. Where do you work?”

“I go to school,” the boy answered self­ consciously.

“Oh yeah, and what kinda things you study there?”

“Business.”

The priest looked at Vinnie. He knew what he was trying to do to the boy, and he despised him for it. There was a pause while Vinnie tried to regain his thoughts. He hadn’t ex­ pected such conservative answers from the kid.

“I suppose you’re into all that demonstrat­ ing stuff too, huh?” Vinnie challenged. “Seems like that’s part of the studies these days.”

“Is it any of your business?” the boy replied.

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Only the priest and Vinnie were arguing now.

The conversation seemed so futile, maybe because she didn’t understand it. For a brief second she glanced at the man in the corner, but his expression was one of complete blank­ ness.

The priest was becoming ever more excited, and as he argued it felt like a fire was burning in his chest. He didn’t know what it was, but it felt good.

Vinnie, flustered and frustrated, knew the priest was making him look like a fool. He ner-

This was what he had been waiting for. The kid was getting defensive; now was Vinnie’s chance to hop on him.

“I think it’s my business when you people go marching down the street going around breaking up everybody’s work. Yeah, I sure do think it’s my business.”

“What do you mean by *you people?”’

“I mean you people with the long hair, and the weird clothes, and the commie ideas, who influence nice kids into joining your groups.”

“Look, can I just get my food? I didn’t ask for this.”

The priest noticed the boy becoming more and more irritated. Inside he felt a strange feeling, one that he recognized but could not identify. It had been a long time since he had allowed himself to feel any emotion.

“Vincent, leave the boy alone,” the priest pleaded soothingly. “He hasn’t tried to force anything on you. He’s buying some food, that’s

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Now Vinnie felt uncomfortable. His fat face contorted into an ugly mask of confusion and hate. He hadn’t expected him to say any­ thing. He knew the old man was a little wacky, yet it bothered him that his priest seemed to be on the other side. Grasping for a way to regain control, he now tried to take charge of the coffee shop.

“Gracie,” he shouted, “you got the kid’s burgers ready. He’s in a hurry, probably off to some communist meeting.”

The priest exploded, “Be quiet, Vincent.

Who are you to judge this boy? You make yourself God with your bigoted opinions that make no sense.”

Vinnie was struck dumb. He felt like cry­ ing. Even his priest had turned against him and the things he believed in.

“Father,” he whispered huskily, “don’t you know what these kids stand for? They want to start a revolution. They’re radicals with no morals, no standards, no nothing.”

“Yes, they stand for something,” the priest quietly replied. “Not what you say, but they stand for something.”

Grace was checking the meat on the grill while at the same time watching the newcomer.

She still didn’t know what it was that made him so different from her, but there was a gap between them which no bridge could close.

Grace didn’t even think about flirting with

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vously wiped his sweaty forehead with his handkerchief. Searching for something to refute the priest’s arguments, Vinnie began to yell. He didn’t say anything different, but he knew he could overpower the old man by pure volume.

The argument ended almost as fast as it started. The priest sank back into quiet medita­ tion, He couldn’t get rid of that odd sensa­ tion. It wasn’t so much what he said that bothered him, but why he said it.

Grace was just putting the finishing touches on the hamburgers, wrapping them in paper and putting them into a big bag.

Vinnie abruptly sat up on the stool. He knew that Right would eventually lead him to the ultimate question that the clergyman could not answer. Like a little boy who just figured out a tough puzzle, Vinnie turned to the priest with a smug smile and asked, “Father, these people who want to destroy everything that’s old and tested; tell me, exactly what do they want? They yell for change, but nobody knows what kind of change they mean. You tell me now, what do they want?”

The priest felt exhausted and rubbed his eyes. He realized that this was coming, and yet he never really had answered it in his own mind.

Maybe it was something he could understand, but couldn't convey to others. One thing was sure, he wouldn’t be able to explain it to this man. Vinnie’s obnoxious smile pierced his body. Gathering up what was left inside of him, he slowly and deliberately said, “Vincent, you ask me what this change they call for will bring about. Frankly, 1 don't know what it will all come to. Societies and civilizations change, whether people call for it or not. change is inevitable. Granted, all change is not good, but we cannot pretend it isn’t there just because we don’t agree with it. Then we are only deceiving ourselves, and we will be trampled in its path.”

The boy, who had been silent during the scene, quietly took the bag from Grace and paid her. As he turned to go, his eyes met the priest's. Though they were strangers, there was a communion between the two at this moment that was stronger than flesh and blood. The priest softly said to him, “Son, don’t lose what you’ve got. They’ll try to take it from you, but never let them have it.”

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O^id you get angry the last time your friend spit in your drink? Lilly Tomlin, as Edith Ann, says in one of her dialogues, “And some­ times when I set the table, I spit in my sister’s chocolate.” Edith Ann spit to spite her sister, but a friend would probably be trying to play1 a joke on you. Now, there are many ways aj friend might find to play a joke in the cafeteria.

He could hide your dessert, dump pepper in your cereal, slip you some ground leaves from the little tree in the cafeteria, make a concoc­ tion of salt and sugar for an unusual cup of tea, empty a honey container in your beans, or any number of other completely infantile tricks. But spitting in your chocolate is not a way for a friend to play a joke on you. Actually, the joke's on him. You see, your body doesn’t like the food you eat; it wants it in a simpler form. It revolts under all the complex stuff you ingest. That’s why it makes enzymes.

These enzymes combine with the carbohydrates in your food, and, in an enzymatic hydrolysis reaction, the carbohydrates are broken down into a monosaccharide, which is sugar in its simplest form, glucose. And where does much of this happen? Right in your mouth-usually.

Your mouth creates the enzyme ptyalin when it salivates. Here’s where your friend’s joke goes awry. When he spits in your chocolate, he puts ptyalin in it, and digestion begins already in your cup! If you’ve just spent a night at the books, gotten no sleep, had classes all day, and now are about ready to go out and play a strenuous game of frisbee, but don’t have any energy, you can get it double-quick from a friend who tries to play a joke on you by spitting in your chocolate. So the next time someone spits in your chocolate, thank him— he’s making life just a little bit easier for you!

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Vinnie walked home thinking about how he had tried to revive the priest. He had always wondered if he’d be able to do it. Now that he had, he felt good about it. But one thing puzzled him. While he was leaning over the priest, he kept mumbling the same words over and over. But the message was not directed to him, rather it seemed as if it was for someone who was with the priest at that very moment in his subconscious state. Vinnie didn’t catch everything, but he did hear one phrase, and even that didn’t make much sense. Although it was a mystery to him, he would never forget the old priest gasping, “you went too far too fast son, you just went too fast.”

And the man in the corner took a napkin from the dispenser, wiped the sides of his mouth, and walked out the door. ..

out the door. Both the clergyman and Vinnie reached for their coffee. The conversation was dead, there was nothing left to talk about.

Grade was making out the bills, and the two men were getting up to leave when they heard the screeching tires. They ran to the window to see what had happened, but a crowd had begun to gather so that they could not see what was going on.

The ambulance arrived a few minutes later. The priest’s heart began to beat faster and faster as he strained to see what was lying on the pavement. He didn’t want to care, but something inside told him he had to. And then he saw the curly, blond hair lying limp on the ground, dotted with blood. It was a different feeling from the one he had experienced earlier in the morning. This was a consuming fire, one that was devouring him limb by limb. The last thing he saw as he collapsed to the floor was his Cardinal standing over him, smiling as he

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I I O ightning sparks the air around us twentieth^ century Christians. The newspapers are aflame with stories that kindle our worries.

Layoffs threaten to consume the bread on our tables. And the word “Depression” isn’t the only time bomb ticking beneath us as the threat of atomic disaster in World War III simmers on super-power burners. The flames lick at the very heart of our Christian values when we hear that many of our neighbors see their tiny babies as little more than a prob­ lem threatening their careers.

Yes, there are plenty of journalistic Fire­ men with ready answers to extinguish the questions. But their efforts often do little more than fan hotter flames. Many of the bolder ones go beyond rendering solutions for today’s problems by prescribing eternal cures. Some volunteers even offer themselves as saviors of disturbed sheep who follow blindly to their death in a cup of poisoned Kool Aid. If they’re not telling their people that Christ did not rise, they’re shouting, “I am the Christ!” And the din of “Look, here is Christ!” or ‘There 8

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he is!” is roaring in our blistered ears.

But through the uproar of a world on fire comes a still, small voice saying, “Comfort, comfort ye my people, speak ye peace, thus saith our God. Comfort those who sit in dark­ ness, mourning ,’neath their sorrows’ load.

Speak ye to Jerusalem of the peace that waits for them; tell her that her sins I cover and her warfare now is over.”

As the flames of economic and moral con­ fusion lick at our tottering world, we who know the source of that voice can find no greater purpose in life than to heed its call.

By furnishing the tools needed to comfort God’s people, Northwestern provides some­ thing which many young people in our age can’t seem to find-purpose and direction.

The ears of college students are not deaf to the noise of those blind teachers crying for an audience. With such a barrage of voices around us, it's very hard to tell who to listen to these days. Where is an absolute standard that can give us a sure footing to fight religi­ ous and moral forest fires? The symbol of Christ at the center of our campus is clear testimony of the direction Northwestern points.

And guidance along the way comes from men who have learned to trust the one, reliable Teacher who promises: “I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go, I will counsel you and watch over you.”

Do Northwestern students ever feel the dampness of depression that grips so many collcgiatcs on our nation’s campuses? When we sec the abilities of the gifted men before us and around us, our own weaknesses rise up in our faces to tell us we aren't talented enough to be here. When the work piles up so high that we can’t sec the pulpit at the end of the tunnel, we sometimes bury our heads in our hands and moan, “Why me, Lord? If I don’t have the strength to handle these studies, how will I bear the weight of pastoral duties?”

What could mean weeks or months of emotional anguish or even suicide for some stu­ dents on secular campuses is a wound that is soothed for the Northwestern student by the very thing which seems to be causing the prob­ lem. When we seniors had the assignment a few weeks ago of telling how II Corinthians is a valuable sequel to I Corinthians, we were swamped under one of the biggest piles of papers most of us had ever seen. But for those of us who felt unequal to the task, II Corin­

thians gave the boost we needed in Jesus’ promise: “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” The Word of God which we study supplies us strength and comfort to keep on studying.

Many American students have to give up being at home with family and friends in order to go to school. Some may even forego female companionship for an education. But there is one particular sacrifice unique to Northwestern.

To reach his goal of the ministry the North­ western student must attend four more years of graduate school at our Seminary in Mequon, Wisconsin. Will he then find a high income waiting for him behind a judicial bench or be­ tween the earpieces of a stethoscope? Is there any apparent security in going where one is called to live on free will offerings? What future is there in attending Northwestern College?

Northwestern has shown us something better than financial or occupational guaran­ tees. The Savior whom we follow also left His home to wander alone in a world where even His closest companions wouldn’t understand His reason for living—until He had died. He promises us all we need for this life, as well as the free gift of eternal life through His death. And what will be our reward for years of study followed by decades of service? We will thrill to see the smiling faces of those to whom He sent us gathered around His throne.

That sight will be more than enough to con­ vince us that what we gave up was really no sacrifice at all.

But is it only the students at Northwestern College who enjoy hope for tomorrow and strength for today? In the heat of our modern world we all are cooled and refreshed by God’s Word which we might compare to an ice­ berg. At the tip of the iceberg is John 3:16: “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” Those words shine like a beacon for all to see and believe. But there is more of God’s saving truth below them where the divine berg spreads toward its base. And down even far­ ther, below the surface of the choppy waters, are more treasures. When the water is still and clear, the Holy Spirit lets us see some of these gems of assurance from the surface. To some of us He gives the special talents to don the diving 9

tanks and scuba gear needed to sound the depths below the language barrier. Greek and Hebrew allow us to plunge deeper beneath the surface into God’s Word than we ever could before. Although our puny human minds can never fathom the broad expanse at the base of the iceberg, we keep diving deeper and deeper.

And each time we emerge, we bring reports to those on the surface of the treasures below.

These the Holy Spirit uses to comfort hearts like our burned up with worries and cares, cooling and soothing them with the knowledge of sins forgiven.

Do you see? Northwestern does provide for her own. And yet, it really isn’t Northwestern at all, but the God who gave Northwestern her purpose. Every graduation ceremony is another answer to your prayers and ours that God will send laborers into His harvest. Every time you breathe such a prayer, you are asking the Lord of the Harvest to strengthen His trainees, to lift them from their doldrums and give them child-like hearts to entrust the responsibilities of the ministry to Him. Your prayers brought us here today.

All of us owe Northwestern continued support from our pockets, our prayers, and our

words of encouragement to her students. But who can determine the debt which we gradu­ ates owe to this school and the God who brought us here? We are here before you today like the sprinter on his marks outside this gymnasium. The Lord used the faculty at Northwestern to put us through our paces.

Our conditioning and training will continue for four more years. But the starter’s pistol will fire in only a few months when we first begin to preach the secrets of God’s Word. And what a race we’ll be running! With fires burning all around us we must take the Gospel to all who will hear it before eternity erases the face from behind the hands of time.

I wanted to depict for you the wonders which God is working here by taking us sinful men to do the greatest work on earth. But though my heart is full today, my mind can’t fathom it. At the present we must run the best race we can on faith. When the grueling miles are past and the skies are torn apart by the Son of God, He will quench the fires in our dying world forever. Then we hope to lay our trophies at His feet and watch them bask for­ ever in the sunshine of God’s love. We will spend eternity thanking Him who let us be a

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part of the heritage of Northwestern and taught us to trust: So shall I run and never tire Like the ones you’ve sent before, Sing in trouble.

Laugh at fire.

Knowing you will all restore Since you ruled, are reigning still.

All is governed by your will.

Thank God for what Northwestern pro­ vides us. And until that Last Great Day may she quietly carry on.

TAG This year the Tau Delta Theta Award goes to Dan Balge. The award was established in 1965 by the Centennial class, and is granted on the basis of scholarship, athletics and campus activities. The winner uses money from a special fund to purchase books for the North­ western College library.

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Those Senior Stars

MARK MUELLER vVhat more needs to be said about this guy?

Everyone had high hopes for Mark when he came out of Michigan Lutheran Seminary, and today in retrospect we can say he fulfilled and exceeded all of those predictions. Anyone who watched Mark guide the football team from his quarterback position during the last three years will have to agree that he is one of the best NWC has ever had. The conference coaches unanimously agreed when they voted him first team all-conference QB for the last two years. Mueller’s running and passing skills gave fits to the opposing defenses. When they 11

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I! would look for the pass, Mark would run through them, and when they tried to stop the running attack, he passed over their stacked line. In basketball Mark played center and has been the leading rebounder for the past two seasons. This year he was named to the allconference team. In the spring Mark spends his time knocking opposing pitchers off the mound, and playing a steady first base. Mark, we’re sad to sec you go, but we thank you for all the exciting sports action you have treated us to.

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TIM LINDLOFF Tim is probably the most talented athlete of this illustrious group. While attending Northwestern Prep he was named to all-con­ ference teams in football, basketball, and base­ ball. In college Tim picked up right where he left off. Lindy stepped into the starting football and basketball lineups immediately as a fresh­ man. In his sophomore year Tim was the third leading tackier—glue that made the defensive secondary one of the best in the league. As the point guard for the basketball team, Tim was the coach on the court. Un­ fortunately, early in his junior year Lindy suffered a severely broken ankle that has prevented him from participating in both foot­ ball and basketball. But Tim is not one to let minor setbacks keep him down. He has since taken up golf, and already last year won the conference meet. Since this is the last B & R of Tim’s college career, he wanted it printed that everything he has accomplished in athletics has been the result of his roommate Jon Voss’ inspirational encouragement. (Maybe that’s why those two have roomed together for six straight years.)

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FRED KRIEGER Sorry all you Fred fans, but this will only be a brief summary of your hero’s athletic exploits. But have no fear, for Dcr Krieger is ready and more than willing to give a detailed account of all his athletic triumphs to anyone interested. Seriously, folks, Fred really does have a place in the NWC history books. As a soccer player he was one half of the BilitzKricg (get it, Blitzkrieg) attack that over­ whelmed opponents in 1978 when the Trojans took the conference championship. This year Fred was the second leading scorer in the league and was also named to the all-conference team by the coaches. To keep in shape for Sem, Kriegs will again play for the St. Joe’s Kickers, a semi-pro soccer team from Michigan.

If you want to learn about being a junk ball pitcher, the man to see is Fred Krieger. He can only throw a baseball 30 miles per hour, but he can make that horsehide hop, jump, curve, slide, and do the belly dance. A batter from Maranatha once asked the umpire if Fred had a string attached to the ball. But when we asked Fred about his greatest accomplishment at NWC, Fred surprisingly pointed to his bowling feats. According to Fred he has kept Dean Lindemann in line for the past four years. Whenever the Dean tried to punish the student body, Fred would threaten to kick Dean off his bowling team. Boy, Fred, we never knew we had so much to thank you for.

BRUCE MC KENNEY I bet most of our B & R readers didn’t know that Bruce McKenney was recruited by big name schools around the country. Luckily for us, Coach Thompson was able to lure the three time all-league prep star from Marinette j 2 t0 NWC with promises of fancy cars, beautiful

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opponents. Modeling himself after Russ Francis, Pankow started four years as the Trojan's tight end. His blocking and passcatching abilities made him a double threat.

Those poor linebackers never knew what was coming. Tom was a power forward for the basketball team during the winter months.

Using his strength and jumping ability, Panks was a real force to be reckoned with. However, Tom hurt his knee in football this year and was unable to play basketball. As a baseball star, Tom has been a stalwart in the outfield for the Trojans throughout his college career. Last year Pankow beat Maranatha with a single in the bottom of the seventh with bases loaded and the Trojans down by one run. No question about it, fans, Tom Pankow is the one to go to in a clutch. Hang in there, big guy, and keep working out. Maybe you’ll get to compete in the Superstars competition yet.

for the wrestling program here at NWC, we say, “Hats off to you.”

DAN BALGE Ladies and gentlemen, here is the man who swept the Northwestern Academy Awards—Dan Balge. Dan received both the Tau Delta Theta award and the Carroll Dummann award. Both are in recognition of athletic and scholastic achievement. Although Dan played football and tennis, we’re not going to talk about his athletic accomplishments on the field, but rather what he did for NWC as a school through his participation in sports. Although to a much smaller degree than at a public univer­ sity, even here at NWC a few people have the attitude that sports comes first, and everything else must take a back seat. It seems as if their whole lives revolve around what time practice is, and whom the team will play next week.

Dan Balge, thank you for putting sports into the right perspective. Instead of living for Saturday afternoon's game, Dan used those experiences he gained from athletics to give him just one more dimension to add to his future ministry. Balge has exemplified what Northwestern wants its athletes to be. In addi­ tion to participation in sports, Dan was Dorm Council President, a member of the recruit­ ment committee, and what seemed like count­ less other organizations. Here at NWC, where we are studying to be ministers, sports are indeed an important part of the life of a stu­ dent. But they are just that, one piece of a puzzle which fits together with many other pieces to form the full picture of the ministry.

Students of Northwestern, take note of this fine example, who realizes the value of athletics, and at the same time understands their purpose.

GREG DORN A product of Hartford High School in Wisconsin, Greg Dorn has been a key member of both the wrestling and soccer teams during his stay here at NWC. In soccer Greg played on the 1978 team which took the conference championship, and was one of the stars of this year’s team. As a halfback Greg was all over the field, either scoring goals or stopping an enemy charge. But it was in wrestling that Greg Dorn made his biggest contribution to NWC athletics.

Even during the lean years when victories were mighty scarce, Greg always seemed to come up with a big win. Over the last three seasons he has compiled an impressive record of 61 wins and 29 losses, with three first-place finishes in tournament action. In addition to his victories on the mat, Greg was invaluable in teaching the younger wrestlers the ropes of college wrestling.

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Commencement Oration in the Field of Humanities:

77je Humanistic Wolf Lurkjng in Education

/T'he branch of learning that makes up the bulk of our education here at Northwestern is called the “humanities.” This area includes languages, history, literature, and philosophy, all important subjects for the liberal arts educa­ tion we receive to help prepare us for the min­ istry. Another related term which is derived from the same root word and concerns our education is “humanism.” Both are important, but both are different and must be distinguished.

Although we study the humanities, we are not humanists. The humanities is the study of human thought down through the ages; humanism, on the other hand, is the false religion of modern man which denies God and places human thought and reasoning on His throne. Through the humanities we can better understand man and his reasoning, a valuable field of study, but in that field also lurks the wolf of humanistic philosophy, eager to spread its dangerous influence.

Just what is this humanism that is so dangerous? Ehrenfeld calls humanism a religion where man places his supreme faith in human reason. Man replaces his faith in God with faith in himself, in his ability to master the world and create his own temporal salvation here on earth. In order to make himself master of the universe the humanist must not only replace God, but also get rid of Him altogether, and this he does by denying any power greater 15

than man’s own. As prominent humanists wrote in the Humanist Manifesto II: We find insignificant evidence for belief in the existence of a supernatural; it is either meaningless or irrelevant to the question of survival and fulfill­ ment of the human race.

Also humanism makes all truth relative, which means our behavior should not be determined by a set of standard, God-given rules, but rather we should react as we feel the circum­ stances warrant. This philosophy of situation ethics naturally progresses to a concern for only the present and for gratification of our desires, indulging ourselves as far as we can justify our actions. In the absence of any enduring standards, who knows how far that can go?

Humanism’s rejection of God presents an obvious denial of Scripture, and we would all be quick to catch such a blatant error, but the humanistic wolf dresses a little more con­ servatively when he goes to school—his influ­ ences are not so recognizable in education.

Just as humanism makes man the master of all the universe, humanistic theory has developed techniques that also make the stu­ dent, not the teacher, the master of his educa­ tion. Non-directive teaching developed by Carl Rogers, also called learner-centered teaching, puts the teacher in a passive role as the stu-

dents themselves decide what they should leam and how they should go about it. Closely connected to this non-directive approach is another technique called conceptual analysis where students (even in elementary grades) are encouraged to discover truth for themselves.

In both cases the humanistic beliefs in the relativity of truth and in the supreme power of man’s reason are encouraged, and if not recog­ nized and guarded against, they will infect the student.

The problems such humanistic techniques in education create are widespread and un­ fortunate, especially when practiced on younger, more impressionable minds. The primary objection to such methods as non­ directive teaching and conceptual analysis is that they teach the student to rely on his own reason and give him the false confidence that he can determine his own life. There is little room left for any authority after a young pupil has grown up directing his own education and acting as he feels is right, without any censure or correction from his instructors. This un­ restricted freedom often leads to egotism, arrogance, and eventual rejection of all author­ ity higher than man’s own reason, including a rejection of God. The student is taught to direct his own education, then his own life and the world around him. It is no surprise, then, if such a person tries to direct his own salvation.

Another basic problem the humanist en­ counters in education is that the concept of relative truth leaves the student confused as to what, if anything, he should believe in. At a time when his conscience is saying that there are rules, that there is an order to things, and when the student is eager to sort his im­ pressions out into a set of values, the humanist teacher leaves him without guidelines, without the voice of experience, without Scripture.

He becomes a lost, wandering sheep, sure to get into trouble. And the teacher’s apparent lack of concern for which values he chooses makes him even more confused and discouraged.

To add to this confusion, since the human­ ist says all truth is relative, knowledge is reduced to the lowest common denominator, acceptable to everyone, and so reduced to an abstract principle. For example, humanism

believes in doing good for mankind, a noble intention indeed, but since truth is relative “good” means different things to different people. As a humanist comments on this dilemma: How could we make things better?. ..

Our answers were too abstract: we wanted to teach people to be good human beings, but clearly we didn't know how, or at least we didn V know any way we could communicate; we couldn't even define "goodness. ” In spite of these problems, humanistic trends in education are still strong; conceptual analysis and non-directivc teaching arc popular methods in the classroom. One reason for their popularity is that such an open, nonauthoritar­ ian learning approach is said to create high morale among students. A teacher always likes to have happy students, it makes the job much easier, but there is a cost. Along with the dangerous ideological problems inherent in such methods, humanistic (non-directive) educational techniques also show a lower rate of productivity. In fact, studies show that authoritarian leadership in nonsocial/emotional learning situations not only creates more productivity, but also produces a higher morale.

With its faith in human reason and belief that all truth is relative, humanism docs pre­ sent a considerable danger to students taught under its influence. Some ideas developed by humanistic educators, however, can be used by the Christian instructor without propagating humanistic beliefs. In several seminar courses here at Northwestern some non-directive teaching methods are used without compromis­ ing or endangering the Christian faith. It is when humanism is allowed to exert its cor­ rupting influence without control that the danger presents itself, especially when the students are less informed and protected against it. What a blessing it is for us, then, that we have the growing number of Christian day schools and area Lutheran high schools where students can be assured of an educa­ tion free from the lurking humanistic wolf.

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| t all started with “Star Trek.” I sat glued ' to my chair in the theater, and while every­ one else marveled at the special effects of the film, I marveled at only one thing-Persis Khambatta’s head. I was fascinated by the thought of running my fingers across her scalp. I burst out of the theater and sprinted to the nearest travel agency for a one-way ticket to Delta Four. My obsession with bald women had begun.

The unfortunate characteristic of baldness is that it has long been considered a disease and a blight upon human civilization. Odd, is it not, that man would be ashamed of a basic trait that separates him from the animal worldthe lack of hair. You would think that in our modem, uninhibited world, baldness would have become an accepted hairstyle. Consider the endless list of distinguished men who had bald heads: Julius Caesar, Benjamin Franklin, Winston Churchill, Prof. Cyril Spaude, Charles Emerson Winchester III, Yul Brynner, Curly Neal, Otis Sistrunk, Don Rickies, the Uncola Nut man, Charlie Brown, Mr. Clean, Kevin Hanke. It also seems strange that women shave their legs and armpits, and panic at the sight of facial hair. Yet a woman without a full mane is scorned and ostracized so that she can’t get into the ultra-posh roller rinks any

more. Yes, the naked of pate are an oppressed minority. The heartbreak of psoriasis and the bane of baldness!

The bane of baldness has seen sundry attempts at possible cures or cover-ups: trans­ plants, miracle drugs and tonics, hormones, wigs or toupees. Alcohol has even been tried.

Psychology Today printed the results of an experiment to prove that lushes lose less hair.

Working on the hypothesis that the town drunks always seem to have a full, raggedy mop of hair, the researchers found that only 36% of derelicts show signs of balding, com­ pared to 53% in upper middle class gents and 71% in college professors. The conclusion is that alcohol intake causes some biochemical reaction that aids hair growth and retention.

Nothing to worry about on the home front.

I’ve often wondered why more women don’t lose their hair. As it turns out, the reason is androgen, a male hormone. The more andro­ gen your body contains, the better your chances of becoming one of the lucky few who will shed their locks. If you were growing a beard already in high school, you could be sporting a chrome dome before you’re forty-five. There are exceptions to this rule, however; Carl Balge, with only three or four wispy threads on the end of his chin, is already noticeably 17

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thinning. In women, on the other hgrnd, andro­ gen is a recessive hormone; thus they normally keep their hairs. Occasionally some thinning or balding results from a hormonal imbalance following pregnancy or menopause, but this is usually only partial and most often temporary.

However, women can become bald in other ways. Excessive combing, bleaching, use of strong shampoos, and restrictive hair styles can also cause “female alopecia diffusa,” the thinning of hair in women. Ponytails, as worn by little girls, have been found to be extremely harmful for the hairline. The pulling traction on the hair follicles at the top of the forehead can cause a severe and permanent hairline retreat. Sounds reasonable, but let me ask you: How many little bald girls with ponytails did you have on your block when you were a kid?

Seeing how women tend to keep their hair, and those whose hair does thin somewhat never go totally bald, the only option left for us skinhead fanatics is to find a woman willing to shave her head. Not an easy task, but there are a few lines that have proven successful for finding out who your prospective pate peelers are. You can ask her if she wants to play “Star Trek,” or try toying with a razor in your hands while making inquisitive small talk about her hairdresser. And, of course, there is the classic line, “How would you like to have your picture on the cover of an Ohio Players’ album?”

Baring the scalp has been popularized for men by the macho appearances of Yul Brynner, Telly Savalas, Isaac Hayes, and the like.

Geoffrey Holder-actor, dancer, director of Broadway’s “The Wiz,” and the well-remem­ bered Seven-Up Uncola Nut man—considers the shaven head a very “powerful look.” A certain New York businessman has had women come up to him at parties and rub his scalp.

One store in Chicago even uses bald mannequins for its displays. But will the trend spread to include women? The image created by Persis Khambatta as “Star Trek’s” Ilia has already had an effect on fashion. A Chicago hairdresser, John Amico, extended the invitation over the radio to do the new nude “hairstyle” on a woman and was able to choose one from several responses. We could possibly be heading for a totally hairless future. It would certainly be convenient, except for a few cases of sunscalding and five o’clock shadow bums when you accidentally brush against someone’s head in a crowded elevator.

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The shaved look may be just a passing fad, or it may be the head of the future. At any rate, it will be a long time before it conquers Northwestern. One college student already tried it but failed to win any followers. It all seems a bit too Hare Krishna for us. Still, even if Northwestern never converts to the new

waveless style, the truth still remains: In the words of former Utah Senator Garn, ‘‘God has made very few perfect heads. The rest of them he covered with hair.”

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The NWC Track Man

We get no glory or fame in track meets. We are' usually pitted against schools ten times our size. We are not a football or basketball team, the elite sports at NWC. There are no home track meets; we have no track. The major part of the year is spent training on the unique “non-give” surface of campus sidewalks—ideal for shin splints and tom ligaments. What is it, then, that makes us run? It’s more than just mere determination and a desire to excel.

Each and every track man possesses a singular and instinctive quality which separates him from the normal athlete: S-T-U-P-I-D-I-T-Y. This attribute is best reflected in the counten­ ance of John Beck or Ken Frey. I would per­ sonally like to recognize each man on the track team for his stupendous effort and patient subjection to the rigors and trials of the 1980 track season:

(dedicated to captains John Beck and Ken Frey) You’ve seen them. You’ve heard them.

You’ve feared them. They’re mean, they’re tough, they’re the real thing. The profs? No! I am talking about the NWC track men. You have seen them taking laps around the school and weaving in and out of the bell tower pillars in flashy red jumpsuits. You heard them pant­ ing and complaining as they went through their rigorous and disciplined workouts. You even feared them when they came out of nowhere and bore down on you and anybody else in sight as they headed for the finish line.

I’m sure you have often stared in awe at them and asked yourself, “What is in the soul of a man that would encourage him to go out for a sport like track?” We members of the track team often asked ourselves the same question.

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Being engaged to the prettiest, most loyal, and only fan of the team.

Ken Frey

Sprinter

Expert on shin splints, and turning long practices into short ones.

Phil Gieschen

Hurdler

His contract called for running in meets only.

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Deeply interested in the men­ tality of his fellow weight men.

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Dave Lau

Sprinter

Runs like a horse (with 3 legs missing).

Jay Bendewald

Distance

Forsaking track team to run in Boston Marathon, only to faint after a mere 25 miles.

Eric Goldschmidt

Sprinter

Philosophically dismissed running as a means of getting in shape.

Jack Kelly

High jump

Gosest person to normalcy on the team.

Mark Wessel

You name it, he did it

The only pure athlete and accomplished piano player on the team.

Barry Wenzel

Sprinter, javelin

Will not eat a custard sweet roll.

Dan Marshall Eric Zimmerman

Weight man

Regularly tied up selected members of the team into pretzels—their only real method of training.

Jon Balge Jon Bitter

Middle distance

Thoughtfully taking time out of practice to play baseball with some little town kids.

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interest the literary and scientific tastes of our readers.

Although so much else in life has vastly changed from that distant time (that first issue contained ads for “Straw hats in all the late styles” and “Five baths for one dollar”), these objectives have been upheld to make the B & R a fine Northwestern tradition. The staff of volume 84 will do its best to carry on this practice.

Although it is usually the staff members themselves who provide the bulk of what is printed in the magazine, there is no stipulation prohibiting other students from submitting articles for publication. Rather, all collegiates are encouraged to do just that. In this way the B & R can more effectively reflect the feelings and thoughts of the college as a whole. After all, this is Northwestern’s publication—not only the staffs. In addition, articles from alumni are welcomed. A substantial number of alumni do support the B & R with subscrip­ tions, so they are invited to offer literary support as well.

In addition to the previous acknowledge­ ment to the old staff, another commendation is appropriate here. For the past three volumes the B & R has benefited from the printing expertise of Mark Eckert. Printing the magazine on campus has proved to be very

y he time has come for the annual changing of the guard at the Black & Red. The old staff can now look back at a job well done, and the staff of volume 84 can look ahead to the challenge of carrying Northwestern’s literary standard for the next year. Congratulations to editor Greg Ottcrstatter and his staff.

This change of staff does not imply any major alterations of purpose or direction for the B & R. Rather, for the most part, the original objectives of this publication will be continued. For the past eighty-three years the Black & Red has existed along the same guide­ lines. The magazine owes its beginnings to a resolution of the Alumni Association meeting in 1896. In June of the following year the initial issue was off the press. Its editorial board set forth the aims of the young publica­ tion: The chief object of our paper will be to establish some means of com­ munication between the institution and its former pupils, to furnish informa­ tion of what is going on in the college to those living at a distance, and at the same time to keep its readers informed, as far as possible of what has become of the former students.

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economical. This on-campus printing is again planned for next year, but his printing know­ ledge and experience will undoubtedly be missed.

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l\/ell, time to ring in the new, and out with ™ the old. It’s farewell to those lovable bozos who obviously put much of their native talent and scathing wit into this column for the last year, namely, Badman Carter and Brian “Over” Dose. Gone are the tasteless barbs about our poor, longsuffering female collegiate and cerebral treatment of Hebrew vocs. Equally sorely missed will be that burned-out, long­ haired former editor with his always topical “Odd Point of View.”

However, unfortunately for those third floor Wittenberg rabble rousers, two dudes who will be sticking around are Tutors Kehl and Kipfmiller of “Book’em Kehlo/Kipfo” fame.

Speaking of whom, this conversation between the two terrors of the halls was recently over­ heard: “Yea, little Dave, made a great coup last

“Really, big Dave, how’d you pull this >ne off.”

“Easy, pulled the old ‘gotta do my ironing it 3:00 in the morning on third floor’ trickworked like a piece of cake.”

“Well, what was it this time?”

“It was great. I got twenty guys on a fire extinguisher bust. They said something about trying to delouse Chiefs and Cruiser’s room.”

“Sounds legitimate to me.”

“Funny thing, though, it still smells like the underside of a chicken barn.”

“What else you been up to lately.”

“My latest kick is going around and search­ ing for pop tabs. I figured out that since we got those funny tops on the soda cans, those old pop tabs can only mean one thing, you know where I’m coming from.”

“Yea, twenty bucks in the pot for the new tutors’ furniture, eh, big guy?”

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“You got that right, little fella.”

“That was nice work, but as for me, I think I’m losing the old touch.”

“Whatdyamean, if I pulled off a job like that R.A. thing you did, I’d sit back and rest on my laurels for the rest of my career.”

“Yea, that was a nice piece of work, if I do say so myself.”

“Well, I gotta get back to work, see you around, OK.” “Yea, stay loose.”

With that the conversation faded away, and for some reason, all that could be heard was the theme song from Hawaii Fivc-O. As some of you may have noticed, there are a few new dorm rats scurrying through the halls. These characters are not debutantes waiting for the COS home opener, nor arc they infiltrators/sifting into NWC from Maranatha, no, they arc not even disguised husband seekers from an eastern nursing school. To our relief they arc merely fallen paragons, who once served the school as undercover tutors. While serving in a rather hazardous area of the campus, a sudden threat was made upon their lives. Only a few hours before that threat was fulfilled, they were rescued by eight marines from LaCrosse. Commenting on their confine­ ment, one of the undercover agents stated, “It was a nightmare, there was no one to turn to, exiled from family and friends. We were glad that the marines finally came through.”

Another cried, “It was worse than a visit from Elmer, they tried, but I’m not going back there.” So, you can rest easily tonight knowing that those new ravaged muzzles about the dorm are not spies or man hunters, but merely men who endangered themselves in service to the Black and Red. Arbor Day was a terrific success this year.

Not only was the beauty of the campus released from the winter slumber, but also, in a fit of public service, many of the Trojans were found at Riverside Park scouring the grounds, even to the dark side of Wednesday.

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Those of you who answered incorrectly are requested to go directly to jail, do not pass Go. The campus has just been all abuzz of late concerning the small curriculum changes that just came out. This dynamic move follows closely on the heels of the last two revisions, which occurred merely ten and twenty years ago. One has to wonder what new ground the 1990 revision will break. Considering the in­ evitable changeover of faculty personnel, we might well be exposed to the following future events: Imagine, if you will, a lower faculty room (the one in the Chapel-Arts, airhead!) scene in the year 1990: Dr. Mark Krause, “Hey you guys, you remember that left-over chicken I had last month, whatever happened to the rest of it?”

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Mixology Professor Mueller asks, “What­ ever happened to Odds and Bulgy? Seems to me they graduated magna cum brownie points with us.”

Professor of Rhetoric, J. Voss answers, “Last 1 heard was that they went sour on the church and became yogis of the Sun Yung Moon Job Cult.”

Prof. Krueger, recently back from Copen­ hagen, “That’s too bad. I remember when the three of us used to go hunting for little scaggly worms with flashlights and some plastic bags.”

Suddently, Prof. Plitzuweit booms, “Come on, fellas, we gotta get to chapel quick-they’re taking attendance again.” Exeunt omncs, following the aged professor of Greek humor.

NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE CATALOG for the year 1990-1991 being the One Hundred Twenty-sixth of its Existence General Information History—Founded in 1864 when a Conestoga wagon full of Germans dropped its tranny near the shores of beautfiul Rock River, Structures-3 Fine Dormitory Facilities, 1 Chapel-Arts Building, 1 Library Building, 1 Gym­ nasium (whose doors haven’t been opened for student use since 1982), the Diet of Worms, 1 piece of the fallen Skylab (not be to confused with the bell tower).

General Policies Discipline-Quit Yourselves Like Men Automobiles—Juniors and Seniors may own and/or operate automobiles. Frosh and Sophs whose last name begins and ends with “Q” may also own and/or operate automobiles.

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Publications—Slick literature, i.e., The Black and Red, still exists. The student yearbook, Mnema, bit the dust early last decade.

Fees and Services Resident Students—annual room, board, and tuition $7,323.49 (of which BEOG will still cover only $1,200).

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Home Economics 01, Prof: Dr. Mark (Cruiser) Krause Our Galloping Gourmet (still mit Farrah Fawcett T-shirt bedeckt) emphasizes his specialty “Toaster-oven baked Rock River Carp de Jur” and one Cruise-a-tron please.

Drivers Education 53, Prof: Stephen (Muskegon) Hein Steve takes you on a picturesque tour of our lovely campus in the dead of night, when no one is up, not even a ... Requirements are one Toyota able to run the bell tower gauntlet.

Hygiene 54, Prof: Thomas Pankow From hair care tips to getting those tough oily stains out of gym clothes, Tom (Dirty Weeper) Pankow will let you in on all his secrets.

Find-a-mate 50, Prof: Norman Burger Stormin’ Norman shares all the tips that made him the hot number he is at the night spots of Sleepy Eye, Minn., that is, when he is not at open gym. ; i (and if you 're looking for a slide elective) Prof. David Schoessow’s Music 33 1/3 class will dissect Led Zepplin’s “In through the Out Door album word by word.

Profs. Tim Lindloff and Jon Voss team up in Interior Decorating 303. They lean heavily on pastels, fishnet and Mick Jagger.

! i£l Proper Room Cleaning 53: Profs. Ehlers and Biedenbender How to handle such equipment as the K-12 floor stripper, the X-40 polisher, assorted beatup 1950 vans and instructions on a proper janny run.

Did Tom Spaude really portray Eddie Haskell in “Leave it to Beaver” as a child?

Why does Dan Drews smell like black olives and peppcroni all the time?

Has the Dirty Weeper really been buying Grecian formula 15 by the crate for three years now?

What’s the real reason Tutor Kehl does his ironing on third floor (I mean really)?

Did the Dean really veto Armadillo as the entertainment for the Senior-Faculty Banquet?

Why has Chirp Schneider been taking

Back to the present, with Burning Ques­ tions Concerning Campus Personnel.

Does Tutor Kipfmiller buy all his suits from the J.C. Penney line of Geranimals boys’ wear?

Did the long, tall Texan, Tyler Umoc Hjorth, really develop his puffy lower lip from chewing snuff or did he just get a fat lip try­ ing to walk through a door without opening it?

Why was Eric Heartbreaker Zimmerman seen beating a path to Augsburg after returning from a weekend in Buffalo Land?

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We bid the seniors a grand farewell, how­ ever gleefully, not as some faculty members have reason to. The pigeons are sad, since no longer will they have the fine aluminum roosts which the seniors provided for them on top of the heating plant. Well, “Goodbye, dorm rats! Goodbye, Seeps! Goodbye, jannies!

Hello, saultry summer!”

Spanish lessons lately?

Is Davey Sellnow really a regular on the Rocky Horror Picture Show?

-These and other questions to be ignored til next time.

By the time you finish reading this it should be time to head to your hometown popsicle stand, the one with the new disco lights. (For those of you without a jimmy it will be about time to take a shower to ready yourselves for the ensuing term.)

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about the bell tower. Mark Mueller, everyone’s hero, is hitting a cool .450 with two home runs.

Mark Kolander leads the team in HRs with three and has a .387 batting average. But Joe Dietrich is the biggest surprise this year. Joey hasn’t played organized baseball since his junior year in high school, yet you would never guess it. He has knocked out two home runs and is hitting at an unbelievable .550 clip.

Where have you been the last two years, Joe? However, the power doesn’t end there. Ross Henzi hit a grand slam to beat Edgewood, Phil Pitt hit a ball onto the roof of our gym in a game against Maranatha, and it just goes on and on. Coach Pieper says the Trojans need only a few breaks to go with their talent, and the conference championship will be Northwestern’s.

With pitchers Fred Krieger and Jim Janke leading the way, the Trojan baseball team has jumped off to a 7-3 record for the first half of the season. Janke, a flame-throwing junior from Fond du Lac has a 4-0 record, including his extra inning victory over a very tough MSOE (Milwaukee School of Engineering) team. Krieger, who will graduate this spring (we hope), carries a 3-0 record with a 3.01 earned run average. So far this year the diamondmen have clobbered both Maranatha and Lakeland twice, while splitting doubleheaders with Madison Edgewood, Marquette, and MSOE. Janke was almost untouchable for nine innings enroute to the hair raising 5-4 victory over MSOE. With the score tied at 4-4 in the bottom of the ninth, Kerry Krigbaum tripled and then scored the winning run on Richie Gurgel’s suicide squeeze bunt.

Coach Pieper is very excited by the team’s explosive power this year; he’s forgotten all

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captains John Beck and Ken Frey. These two have run consistently well for the Trojans in numerous events. Beck holds school records for the javelin (183 ft.) and the 400 meter sprint (53.2 sec.). He also runs in the 1600 meter relay. Frey anchors the sprinters, holding the school record for the 200 meter sprint (23.2). He is competing in the 100 meter sprint and the 400 meter relay. Jay Bendewald hasn’t seen much action since his superhuman effort at the Boston Marathon, but Coach Halim expects Jay to be raring to go in the mile and three mile runs for the iast several meets of the season.

Phil Gicschen is the team’s leading hurdler, having shattered the school record for the 120 high hurdles with a blazing time of 15.8 seconds. Last year the Northwestern Today predicted big things from Dave Lau once he got the cast off his arm. Well, Dave has made the NW Today look like an oracle. The “Horse” has improved his time in the 100 meter sprint every meet this year, and now he just happens to hold the NWC record for that event with a time of 11.7 seconds.

The team is rounded out by a couple of big weightmen named Eric Zimmerman and Dan Marshall. Zimmy currently holds the shot put record with a toss of 43’ 9”, and Marshall has placed high regularly in the discus. Co-captains Beck and Frey, however, point out that the “fling wap” twins, as they are affectionately called by their teammates, play equally impor­ tant roles as the team’s comedians. Beck recently said in admiration, “Those two guys are always coming up with something new.”

As a team the Trojans have not yet put it together for a victory, but with the arrival of warm weather Coach Hahm is confident that the team will soon jell. But, coach, it isn’t as complicated as you think. All they need is a “perm” like John Beck’s.

Bitter have been trading the number one spot back and forth all year. When the two aren’t at each other's throats playing singles, they team up to make an awesome doubles com­ bination. .

Coach Kehl is counting on Martin Spriggs, the number three player, to lead the team in future years. The Balgc brothers, Carl and Dan, battle for the fourth and fifth spots, and Dave Myers plays sixth when he isn’t taking pictures of unsuspecting beautiful girls.

The Trojans began the season with a satisfying 5-4 victory over Madison Area Technical College. Confidently our men went up to Appleton for the Lawrence tournament.

Pete Zietlow tersely commented, “It was an education.” The team did pretty well, though, considering that the schools competing were all much larger than NWC. Dave Myers made it to the consolation finals, while Zicts and Bruce played for the number one doubles consola­ tion championship.

The team is now getting ready to challenge DMLC in the annual grudge match that North­ western has dominated. Oh, one more thing.

The prep girls just wanted Tutor Kehl to know how cute he looks in his new baby blue jogging suit.

GOLF The NWC golf team has done it again. As host of the conference meet aud defending champions, the Trojans were pressured to repeat their performance. Well, after it was all over and the dust had settled, our men reigned supreme once more, this year by a whopping 32-stroke margin. That huge difference means that each of the Trojan’s six golfers beat his Ripon opponent (the second place team) by at least five strokes. Dave Sellnow was the conference medalist with a scorching 77, while Tim Lindloff finished right behind him with a 78.

So far this season in match play NWC has beaten Beloit and MSOE twice, and Maranatha and Ripon each once. The team’s record is 6-2, with losses only to Ripon. The big swingers for the Trojans have been Sellnow, Lindloff, Ray Bell, Gary Huebner, Rod Wamecke, and Tim Zarling. Corn Wamecke, one of last year’s stars, gave his all for the play

TENNIS Tennis is a growing sport here at NWC. At the beginning of the year thirteen players tried out for the team, an all-time high. When asked to describe his players, Coach Kehl answered in true one-word form, “talented.” And talented they are; the starting six feature five returning lettermen. Pete Zietlow and Bruce 28

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The players say they’re going to make the old inen wish they had never taken on such a rough bunch of golfers. Beware, Coach Sellnow!

Your own creation is going to defeat you.

Shenertdoah, so he missed most of the first half of the season, but Coach Sellnow says he’ll be back in the swing of things once he gets a few practice rounds under his belt.

Coming up for the Trojans will be the tough Lakeland Invitational, the annual match with DMLC and, of course, the grudge match against the alumni. The alumni have won the

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-Rumor has it that Ellery G. has really turned marshmallow-gave up half of opening weekend to spend mit der Frau. How disgusting!

-Wanted: Suntan lotion suitable for scalps.

See Loescher La Phluph.

-Chas is destined to become a professor.

He has the one great quality-boring.

-Dave Huebner is putting out a new clauses. Its subtitle is: grammar on ore “Begins with Capital...”

-First Loescher loses his hair, now he loses his celibacy.

—Randy Schoemann’s (health) problems have beaten a path to County General lately.

-Dave “I’ll never get engaged” Huebner is really excited over the handshake he got in New Ulm last weekend.

-John Hartwig is really pleased about Bethany’s new school song: “Off we go, into the wild blue yonder..

-John Rossman just bought a brand new station wagon.. .Why the family car, John?

—The junior class would like to thank Rick Scheibe for his all-out effort on Arbor Day. -Big “T” has gotten Sem panic again: now he is trying to rope a buffalo.

-Glen Hieb got a letter every day on Choir Tour; in fact, one day he got three.

-Tom Jeske and Tim Unke-brother-inlaw?

qr^ere are the Sem notes that were promised 7^?by my predecessor in last month’s issue.

SEM NOTES —Now that spring is here, Ylvis really dresses up for class!

-I think we all have to admire Loescher’s practicality-anyone who can get away with buying an electric fry pan instead of a diamond as an engagement present has to have some­ thing going for him.

-Roger Sloan says he isn’t engaged. Should we believe him or the majority?

—Keith Tullberg says, “Just because the April showers didn’t bring a ring doesn’t mean the May fly won’t.

-Mr. Schmelzer thinks the Seminary is holding a week-long seminar in L.A. entitled, “How to Find a Wife and Keep Her.” —Richard “Digger” Frost has decided to go from flat to fluffy—and has now been named Seminary “Disco King.”

-Beards are now “out” in the Middler class. We’re down to three.

—Bruce Marggrafs explanation for numer­ ous trips to WLC: “They have a wonderful Shakespeare department, and I’ve been study­ ing Mac-Beth/’ — ^ V")(> —How much longer, Janks?

—Randy “Boat” Shoemann: Is that new car the property of your well-paid nurse, Donna?

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Q. With the job market becoming more and more geared toward engineering and technical fields, will the liberal arts programs as we know them today fade into the past?

A. I doubt it because there has been con­ siderable emphasis on the technological and the scientific all along, and the liberal arts haven’t faded out. In fact, they may have profited by reaction to disappointment that technology and science haven’t brought in the new world, haven’t achieved what apparently they had promised.

Q. Do you think this trend will affect NWC? A. I can judge only by the effect that such twentieth century culture has had on our program. We haven’t felt constrained to add computer programming and electronic engineer­ ing as a result. I don’t think that it will affect our program and our purpose in the future.

Q. Last year’s curriculum study mentions a possible two-track system for regular freshmen allowing them to take either Latin or German.

How far off in the future might such a program be established?

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Q. There has been much discussion about area Lutheran high schools and their purpose because many of their students have had to take five-year programs. How do area Lutheran high schools affect Northwestern?

A. I think the effect of the Lutheran high schools perhaps is greater on the prep schools, or potentially greater as far as the prep schools are concerned. If the Lutheran high schools absorb more of the students who might ordinarily go to prep schools, or if the Lutheran high school contingent becomes a major element on our college campus, the larger part, let us say, of a freshman enrollment, then I do feci that our curriculum might not be able to maintain itself, because we do not have the same kind of control over the area Lutheran high schools that our synodical program has over our own prep schools as far as the language program is concerned.

Now to the other part of the question, “How does it affect Northwestern College?” If Lutheran high school students take the North­ western Prep or the synodical academy pro­ gram, they get along quite well here at NWC. It’s a four-year college program for them.

The problem that the Lutheran high schools have is the retention of their students in the Northwestern-bound program because it’s a Continued on page 31

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It's a demanding program and sometimes it imposes an uncomfortable and unpopular schedule on the person who is heading for Northwestern. I think that kind of pressure causes a number of 9th graders and 10th graders in Lutheran high schools who have declared their intention to come here, to swamp out. The serious loss is in the 3rd and 4th year of high school. The basic answer to the question concerning the effect on North­ western right now is that I don’t think there’s any harmful effect. Students who have pre­ pared according to the lines of the prep cur­ riculum have a four-year program in college.

Q. If Latin and German requirements were dropped, would the synod’s prep schools suffer dramatic enrollment decreases?

A. What kind of decrease that might be I don’t know. I think they’d be adversely affected. If it would no longer be a special function of prep schools, and if there would no longer be a special advantage in attending a prep school, then I think the prep schools would be considered to be more dispensable.

Q. Briefly, what are the advantages of being an accredited college?

A. The transfer of credits is made easier. That will benefit particularly Northwestern graduates who take up graduate study, or our faculty personnel who continue in graduate study.

As far as the younger undergraduates are con­ cerned, I don’t think it’s going to benefit them a great deal. Normally when a student leaves Northwestern to go into a. other program, the language credits are “wasted” anyway. They don’t transfer into engineering, physical edu­ cation, or many other courses, whether you’re accredited or not. There isn’t much that you salvage from the freshman and sophomore year here-maybe English or math credits, perhaps some history credits. The benefit is greater for the person who goes all the way through . and then gets into graduate work. We know that some of our graduates have had consider­ able difficulty in getting into a graduate pro­ gram at all because NWC wasn’t fully accredited. They were asked to start way back in the undergraduate field.

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President Toppe advantage. The Basic Education Opportunity Grants and the Guaranteed Student Loans are available here. Many students have taken advantage of the B. E. O. G. It makes it easier for them to meet college costs.

Perhaps another benefit, I don’t know whether you want to call it an advantage, is that a school that goes through an accreditation process must carry on a self-study that results, if it is carried on seriously, in more self know­ ledge as to what you value, what you feel is important. I would say that these are the the transfer of three general advantages: credits, the availability of education funds, and the school’s self-study resulting in a per­ haps somewhat broader and deeper grasp of its educational purpose.

Q. Wisconsin Lutheran College is growing significantly each year. Is it foreseeable that it could become a type of junior college for preministerial students?

A. I could see it becoming more of a junior college for DMLC because it’s in the same com­ munity in which the former synodical college, Wisconsin Lutheran College, was located.

Teacher-training students coming from Michi­ gan and from this area could spare themselves considerable travel by going to school in Mil­ waukee. That argument hardly obtains in con­ nection with Northwestern College. We are less than forty miles apart, so there isn’t much advantage for a student coming from Michigan to stop at WLC in place of going on to NWC. One of the problems that a general college would have, of course, is the one that Bethany has. We’ve had some students who have been interested in transferring from the Bethany 31

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junior college program into ours. In recent years it has generally not been possible for such a student to complete the program here in two years because the curricula don’t mesh. The purpose of that school is different. They don’t have as rigid a curriculum for a ministerial student as NWC has. Efforts were made a few years ago by the Evangelical Lutheran Synod to try to coordinate the pastor-training pro­ grams of the two schools, but they were dropped because the Bethany people felt that too many things would have to change at Bethany if a student was to be prepared there to complete his program here in two years. I think the same thing might obtain in connection with WLC. Their purpose is a broader one. I don’t think they would duplicate the North­ western program. It would be rather difficult for them to do that.

Q. After serving over twenty years as President of our college, how would you characterize those years in NWC history?

A. Aspects or characteristics of those years?

They were good years, if that’s a characteriza­ tion. Certainly it is characterized by growth.

I looked at the 1959 catalog to see how many

college students we had at that time. In 1959-60 there were 148 college students. Nine years later there were 298 college students, which meant that the school had doubled in enroll­ ment in those nine years. We haven’t main­ tained that high figure, we’ve dropped back somewhat, but we're climbing back up.

Such growth had an impact on the building program. It made it necessary to expand facilities or replace facilities. Now, I would say, our facilities are complete for the foreseeable future, judging by the needs of the two schools on campus. With a "declining enrollment in Northwestern Prep, NWC can expand and not put any more pressure on the facilities than we have now.

As far as another aspect is concerned I feel that the school operated more casually twenty years ago. There was less organization then.

That’s indicated by the staff, for example.

We did not have a single secretary in 1959; a few years later my wife was my part-time secretary. In 1959 there was a part-time book­ keeper, who happens to be Mrs. Herold. She has been employed here all the while, but

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beyond that there wasn’t anyone else on the office staff. There were no switchboard oper­ ators, there were no women in the admissions office, and so forth. So there has been con­ siderable expansion as far as administration and organization are concerned.

Thinking back twenty years-1959, ’60, and ’61 were years of unrest as far as our Synod was concerned. There were some pastors who left our Synod because of our failure to break our relations with the Missouri Synod and the Synodical Conference. There were some who left because we did drop out of the Synodical Conference. That affected our students; it affected our faculty. The change from a period of a certain amount of unrest and tension in those early years to a more stable settled at­ mosphere was very noticeable. People who come in at this time won’t see that. They assume the school has been more or less the same for a number of years. But we have stability in doctrine and practice, now and I’m very grateful for that.

I would say those are observations I would make regarding growth, facilities, administra­ tion and organization, and the established settled atmosphere on the campus. But 1 want to add I don’t take any credit for that. Those are things that are beyond our control in many respects. They simply develop naturally, under the Lord’s guidance, and we have been grateful.

Q. And finally, what about NWC in the future?

In fifty years will we recognize Northwestern as the school we attended?

A. I would hope that physical features would be recognizable-that we would have buildings that would be functioning fifty years from now. But I do have some questions. I don’t know whether you might call them anxieties.

1 feel that the changes between 1980 and the year 2030 are going to be greater and more difficult to cope with th?n the changes of the past fifty years, from 193C-1980, because of national and social and religious movements that we have to contend with. If our Synod remains strongly confessional by the grace of God and resists movements and tendencies that have affected other church bodies (think­ ing for example, of women’s ordination, of higher criticism, of the ecumenical movement), then there’s a greater chance that you will

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combination of a general Lutheran college and a worker-training school. I think that there is a link between a dropoff in conservatism and a change in the educational system. Whether that answers the question of what NWC will be like in the future, I don’t know, but as far as I’m concerned, I do feel that our Synod’s confes­ sional position fifty years from now will have much to do with the kind of college we will have then.

recognize the Northwestern of today fifty years from now. Northwestern is likely to reflect whatever atmosphere obtains or is found in the Synod fifty years from now. The reason I'm saying that is because of changes that have taken place in other Lutheran church bodies, whether LCA, ALC, or the Missouri Synod. As confessional conservatism waned, the educational system was affected, some­ times dramatically. In the ALC and the LCA there is really no control at all over the educa­ tion of the future ministry until they get into the seminary The Missouri Synod has to a great extent written off the prep schools, and the colleges are becoming more and more a

This interview was coniine ted by the B & R staff. We are very thankful to President Toppe for his time and effort.

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Jill through the week he quietly moves about /*from class to class, unassumingly doing his work and following the professors’ directions. But when Saturday afternoon rolls around, a whole different personality seems to take over Joe Dietrich. He still doesn't say too much, but he sure does make a lot of noise. In the past three years as the Trojan's fullback Joe has run through, over, and around opposing defenses to become one of Northwestern's all-time rushing leaders.

Football has always had a major role in the Dietrich family. His father. Loren, played at Central Michigan University, where he was named the team's MVP as an offensive guard, and his older brother, Mark, played quarterback at Kala34

mazoo College, It was natural that Joe would play a little football too. And play football he did. At Michigan Lutheran Seminary Joe started three years on the varsity team. During each of those years he was an all-conference linebacker, and was twice named to the all-league team as a fullback.

In the winter months Joe went out for wrestling to keep in shape for football. He wasn’t too bad a grappler either; he won the Michigan state cham­ pionship in the 178 lb. class when he was a senior.

It wasn’t until March of his last year in high school that Joe decided to come to Northwestern.

Up until that time he was still considering offers from Northern Michigan and Central Michigan.

The following August, however, found him in

Watertown carrying the ball and knocking over he left high school. He has given up wrestling and people with more gusto than ever. His frosh year follows a year-round weight program designed was hampered by minor ipjuries that kept him out especially for football players. When you ask him of several games, yet he still managed to gain over why he puts this much effort into a sport, he’ll 400 yards. It was in his sophomore year that Joe tell you, “It’s not for the glory or awards. I guess I really broke loose and let the conference know he like the feeling of running a successful play. It was a force to be reckoned with. Joe gained 1020 doesn’t matter if it’s two yards or fifty yards, as yards that season, and was a key reason for the long as we execute the play the way it should be Trojans bringing home the conference title. Last run. That’s what the game is all about.” After year number 45 galloped for over 1100 yards, reflecting for a minute or two, Joe said that maybe averaging almost five-and-a-half yards each time he even more important than the game itself were the carried the ball. The past two years he was named many friendships that he has made through foot­ to the all-conference team and was the Trojans’ ball. And possibly Joe Dietrich is right. After the MVP in 1979. memories fade, and the stories become old, there is How does a guy who has played organized still that bond between teammates that means football for seven years feel about the game as he something special in our world today. enters his senior year? Well, if you’re Joe Dietrich, the last year should be the hardest. Interestingly, Joe has become more intense about football since CHARLES GUMM

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dangerous situations. His days were filled with* dread, and his nights were terrors. On the wall next to his bed he had a night-light—a small glow of hope for a safer tomorrow.

But tonight something* was wrong, dread­ fully wrong. As he lay in his bed with covers pulled up high,-he sensed liis night-light go out.

Then he heard them. Insects. If there was anything in the world he feared most, it was insects. They always seemed to be in every­ thing. Just that day he had killed a huge, vile-

just shouldn’t be this way. It wasn’t until he had been in the room a while that he began to feel it. But feel it he did, and he knew the consequences would be bad.

Silford was a short man of troubled nerves.

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looking centipede. What an ugly creature!

Slimy, worm-like, and legs to crawl its way up, over, under, and in between anything. And now as he opened his eyes, he looked at the wall behind his headboard. There were hundreds of thousands of them. They were pouring out of a crack in the ceiling and rushing down the wall at him. The wall looked like it was moving, shimmering as the mass of legs and slithering centipedes poured down it. When they reached the headboard, Silford wasn’t in bed anymore: he was running for the door.

But when he grabbed the doorknob, his hand slipped off with crushed centipedes. Then he noticed that this wall too was festering with centipedes. By now there were thousands on the floor, and all of them were converging on him. There was only one more exit, and that was out the window three stories high-but they were pouring down that wall too, racing to get at him. He'd never get the window open before they’d be all over him. He went hysteri­ cal. Running around the room, he tried to find spots on me floor where there weren’t any centipedes, but his feet began squishing more and more of them. Then he saw it; the waste­

basket. Surely they couldn’t climb the shiny, steel sides of that. Gathering his nerves, he rushed to the basket and stepped into it. He was safe! But now the centipedes were rushing at the wastebasket. Some were already trying to climb the sides, but they only slipped off on top of each other. In a matter of seconds, a pile of them began building up around the sides of the can. Then he looked up. From every side they were crawling on the ceiling, making for the spot above him. As they wriggled to the spot, a few fell from the ceiling. Silford knew what was going to happen. He glanced down at the mound of insects nearing the top of the wastebasket. He glanced up as the slimy creatures began dropping at him. With a scream his nerves broke, and he jumped for the win­ dow, but in his rush he lost his balance and fell through the glass.

He hit face down with a thud-but nothing hurt. As he opened his eyes to the silent room, he looked at the wall and the night-light glow­ ing there. Then he looked to his other side and saw his bed a foot away.

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new ones, who may have been somewhat sur­ prised by some of the situations they were about to confront here. To be sure, a certain amount of this astonishment might be attributed

YV/hen the Northwestern campus opened its pearly gates to one and all to initiate the 1980-’81 school year, there were, most likely, quite a number of students, particularly the 36

is tinted much the same as in a bank or busi­ ness building to prevent the “greenhouse effect,” the panes are double-layered thermopanes to reduce heat loss, one end of each window set is an opening double window with a screen to permit circulation, and rather than a full length window stretching the twelvefoot or more span to the ceiling, the entire top half of the window is not glass but one-inch solid fiberglass insulation, again to reduce heat loss. It is anticipated that the new windows will save as much as thirty percent in the cost of gas to heat the building from now on. Gone arc the days of sweltering science classes! Gone is the colony of hornets which flew through the old screens and provided hours of entertainment with their aerial antics as they played kamikaze bee during Horace, Catullus, and Livy! The new windows will easily prove themselves to be an efficient and aesthetic investment.

Another energy-minded addition now hangs suspended from the peak of our chapel, a set of two large ceiling fans. Any football player who has had to go almost directly from the gridiron to the chapel during the first few weeks this season can tell you what a boon these fans have already proved themselves to be; when adjusted to the proper speed, they quietly provide ample circulation throughout the chapel. The fans, a gift of the Northwestern Booster Club, were purchased for about SI50 apiece, and together with a relacquering job, variable-speed switches, wiring and conduit costs, the complete expense totaled approxi­ mately $1,000. But they will soon be paying for themselves when cold weather sets in. By setting them at a relatively low speed, the warm air trapped in the peak of the building will be circulated downward to be reused rather than wasted. These are expected to decrease fuel costs somewhere between fif­ teen and thirty percent. Four new fans are currently on order to be installed in the cafe­ teria sometime in the near future, making the meal situations much more comfortable, especially during the warmer seasons.

A third major improvement was begun already last spring when plans were made to move the entire periodical section from the stacks in the basement of the library into what had been Prof. Sellnow’s home room from time immemorial. While the good professor still

to sheer confusion as the awestricken frosh encounters his first placement test, Latin, and discovers he’s a prime candidate for the 01 course because he has no idea what this “syn­ tax” business is all about. Further amazement soon converts to fear as he realizes that the patch-out tire tracks on the sidewalk were formed by a dare-devil janny who has no regard for human life astride his modified threewheeler Ferrari, powered by a four-barrel eight banger. And no sooner does he recover from this discovery when out of the college dorm struts a dean with a stogy protruding from a tight-lipped, tough-as-nails face. Oh, the surprises awaiting the poor, impression­ able frosh! Yet, there were surprises in store for more than just the new guys; even the returning students may have noticed that there were some changes made on the campus during their summer’s absence.

The biggest and most impressive transfor­ mation took place on the exterior of the Library-Science Building. It was here that in one fell swoop all the windows (excepting those of the basement level) were replaced with dark new thermopanes. Those who had classes in those rooms prior to the installation will remember that the old windows and frames had been rotting and cracking for the past several years. Built in 1950, this building was constructed in an older mode of architec­ ture which included high ceilings and tall, practically inaccessible windows. The disad­ vantage of that style revealed itself mainly in heating problems. During warm weather the tall, fully exposed windows permitted the sun to beat in on the classrooms much the same way as it does on a greenhouse, leaving the poor professors something less than cool under the collar and leaving the class to daydream of beaches and swimming pools. During winter, coats often could not be taken off because a majority of the radiated heat was either cling­ ing to the lofty ceiling or escaping through the thin, uninsulated windows. In view of this energy waste and the deteriorating appearance of the old window frames, it was decided already a year ago that new windows would be a wise investment. So, at a cost of $60,000, which was borrowed from the Synod on a budget amortization plan, the revamping took place in June. The new windows are designed with energy conservation in mind: all the glass 37

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laments his evacuation (“Where on earth am I ever going to stick my old newspapers now?”), the move itself marks a much needed expan­ sion for periodical material which had been crowded into the far end of the stacks. The transfer had been in the planning for quite a while; the new shelves had been in storage for more than a year. While the primary cause for the transfer was a need for more room, Prof.

Schroeder, the head librarian, saw this as an opportunity to restore some semblance of order to the magazines. The old periodical section was causing inconveniences for its users; magazines were commonly returned to the wrong files and sometimes were missing altogether from their volumes. Under the new system, students arc required to check with a second librarian on duty in this periodical room before removing any magazines. The files will be better organized and kept neatly arranged to provide the best possible system for any student researcher. There is another addition to supplement the use of this periodi­ cal room, and no doubt many of the students have noticed it encased in a large cardboard box sitting conspicuously in the library reading room. Once it is properly set up by techni­ cians from its company, this will be a deluxe microfiche machine. The library was presented with a $5,000 grant from the AAL to purchase this machine and a number of microfilm charts.

The device will serve a dual purpose as both a microfiche reader and a print-out copier. When it is in service, Prof. Schroeder intends to microfilm every copy of U.S. News, Time, and Newsweek, dating back to 1945, and in time will do the same for other large well-thumbed periodicals. The only stipulation which was added to the purchase of this machine was that the library allot $500 annually towards the purchase of more microfiche film in order to expand its use for students. This reader/ printer will certainly become a handy refer­ ence tool for one and all.

These, then, are the major renovations designed to keep the campus on its feet. But these are far from being the only significant changes from last year. Tutor Kehl sprouted a fine faceful of foliage during his summer European tour, whereas Tutor Kipfmiller’s receded another inch and a half. Humphrey spent three weeks deciding if he should plant

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ow quickly the crazy, lazy, hazy days of summer passed. Now it’s back to the books and the drawing board for us three wizards of wit, your triumvirate of tomfoolery for C & C Vol. 84. As a prelude to this volume of C & C, we'd like to pay homage to those who have borne this burden before us. The follow­ ing is an excerpt from the Sept. 1925 C&C:

We’ve got big shoes to fill, and we came back expecting to pick up right where we left off at last session’s end, but things have changed.

Last year’s horses have shuffled off to Mecca and left us holding the baton. Luckily, but for the addition of a salad bar in the refectory, not much has changed on campus. The num­ bers on the parking stickers may have changed, but the fines (thank goodness) haven’t. The face on the I.D. may have a new worry line or two, but it still gives the holder license to sustenance. In fact, if it weren’t for Haag playing bumper cars in the parking lot, and Heinie trying to sell everything he owns, we’d all have missed the arrival of a new freshman class.

How refreshing to see a brand spanking new crop of rosy-cheeked youths slinking back to the dorm pale and quaking after an hour’s tongue lashing from Prof. Quam.

They’re an easy group to pick out, these fine frosh are. Not many of them have discovered the designer clothing available for a song at

I love the birds, the bees, the trees, The stars up in the sky; But I'm going to change my habits And be a hardboiled guy.

And when I look at little kids, I'll scare them half to death.

I’ll hang around at Larry’s place And get a whiskey breath.

It’s putridly disgusting.

But then, it must be done It seems to be expected For I'm a minister’s son.

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BTS, and most of them reek of Brut instead of the Eau de Armpitte which trails us vets. Some even wear jewelry, from rings to necklaces to earrings.

Since this column serves in an informative as well as an entertainment capacity, it’s our duty to keep our readers up to date on the summer’s news.. Anyone who saw Steve Hein roaming the streets of Muskegon this summer can easily understand why, according to the 1980 census, untold millions of Americans have seemingly vanished. Working for the Census Bureau is all right, according to Steve; it’s just that now and then you have to kick off the shoes to keep counting. Phil a.k.a.

Slim Gieschcn kept his father’s parish the cleanest in the synod, thus earning the right to thumb his nose at Mountain Mueller’s nurs­ ing home job. Most everyone returned to school looking for balm for the financial crunch that seems to be going around. This explains why Tom Wcstra walks around campus mumbling about pizza loppings. It seems everyone but Randy (Don’t Mess With Big Oil) Hunter has tightened his belt.

On the other end of the spectrum arc those starry-eyed lads who firmly believe the old saw that two can live more cheaply than one.

That’s right, folks, the race to the altar has tightened up considerably over the summer.

Beck’s commanding lead disintegrated when Dux, Winterle, Stem, Cooper, and Luplow all came back with a bird for the cage. Leroy apparently found a pleasant mix of business and pleasure out in California; ergo, Annie’s diamond. What can one say about Paul and Wanda? But Wint!! Just promise we’ll be the first to know when you find out her name. All of which leads us to a new C & C columnpretty neat how we led into that—called Dear Mr. Dixon.

As a service to our readers, we introduce a guest columnist who will resolve the dilem:.:as of our love-lorn readers. This guest columnist is known simply as Mr. Dixon, who is quite experienced in the amorous problems of adolescents. Of course, all letters will remain anonymous.

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six-foot, two-inches tall, own a virile guinea pig (currently being held hostage by I man Kehlomehni), and am commonly known as “Heartbreaker.” My hometown is Earvin John­ son, Michigan, but 1 have women problems all over the country. This is quite natural, con­ sidering that my brother is Keith Richard.

The first meaningless fling 1 had was a red-haired flame, whom 1 met in the passion pit of New Ulm under the shadow of Herman the German. We had a thing for awhile, but soon 1 fell under the spell of a five-foot, twoinch dream of baggage, whom 1 found on a scaggling mission at a certain fireman’s hall.

Now, 1 know we both might be too young, and even though she has to stand on a Chevy Blazer to look me in the eye, I think this is the real thing. What should 1 do?

relationship. What should I do? s. Heartbreaker

t Dear Heart: As Neil Young might say, "Look for Pocahontas."

(Again I received a letter.)

Mr. Dixon!

I know you’re probably getting tired tif hearing from me, but I wanted to let you know I found my Pocahontas. Wouldn’t you know it, she was right under my nose.

Who says you can’t catch Cupid’s arrow right on campus? While stumbling in front of a cer­ tain prep dorm one day on my way to chow, 1 heard the call of a bullhorn, and ever since I’ve been entranced by an adolescent heart throb. 1 catch a lot of flak from the fellas, but 1 think it’s worth it. We have loads of fun l sitting next to each other at pep rallies and sipping sodas in the Union. Besides, 1 think 1 look real cool carrying her books over to the prep porch. Next week I'm giving her my class ring and letter sweater. I want to ask her out on a real big date, like a super nifty horror movie or something. If I could get my dad’s car, we could even go to a drive-in. Wouldn’t that be ncato-keeno? But how do I work up the guts?

s. The Zimbabwean Heartbreaker DearZ. //.: Just wait five minutes.

(A few days later 1 received the following.)

Dear Mr. Dixon: Hi! It’s me again—1 took your advice, and all my old problems were solved. Then 1 made a big mistake, and now I'm confused again.

Although I claim to be a Stones groupie and the brother of Keith Richard, 1 still kind of had a thing for disco. I know everybody with half a wit says that disco is a trashy travesty of musical garbage, but I always thought the flashing lights were really neat, and I have a wardrobe of disco silks from my days at Saginaw. So I started frequenting the disco halls in Jefferson, hoping to meet someone with similar interests. Sure enough, the proprietor of-one hall saw me, duded me up in white satins, and gave me a job as a bouncer.

In no time at all the disco queens were assail­ ing me from all sides. I’ve been cavorting with one of them for some time now, and we really enjoy the high-stepping to Donna Summer and Gloria Gaynor. Then I saw Keith the other day on his way from a benefit in Canada, and he really gave me a hassle. Now I realize what an airhead I’ve been, and I’m looking for a way to get out of this shallow

Heartbreaker Dear Breaker: Raise an army of commando guinea pigs, have them storm the prep dorm, and abscond with the coed of your dreams. Then, with Soukup’s cruising machine drive off into the sunset toward the light show.

C & C has been getting more involved with not only the lovelorn, but also those of you who wish to ask us questions or desire advice.

We reply personally to most letters, but to those which raise points which might be in­ formative to the entire student body we reply in our column.

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Dear C & C Editors: How do you manage to put out such an excellent column, while going to classes, work­ ing, and playing sports?

Just Curious Dear Curious: What classes?

Dear Editors: As a new student. 1 am wondering how to pick my friends here at Northwestern.

Lonely Frosh

making his room the only greenhouse .apahle of self-destruction.

-The cafeteria’s new fans are really keep­ ing the place cool. Too bad they don't drive the flies away.

—Bart Starr sent NWC a resume after hearing of our football team’s terrrible accident.

—Dave Cooper’s shelf is going to be on the next installmant of “That’s Incredible!"

-Will Humphrey become the next mayor of Juneau?

—Rick Himm’s car has been seen moving at will.

-Rumor has it Dave Rosenbaum won’t shave his beard until the “rcelection.”

—The prep tutors seem to get shorter every year.

—Whatever happened to John Milton?

I hear he’s lost.

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Dear Lonely: Start w ith Zimmy and Marshall.

So much for this month, folks. Make things happen on campus so you can hear about it next month. Meanwhile, “Aloha!”

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thing I wouldn’t have to concern myself with for a long time.

We may have come to assume that there would always be seniors like that around. As underclassmen we always needed them. One by one they advanced a rung as they passed each college year, making them the most experienced.

As a result, once they reached the top, it was natural for the seniors to be the leaders.

But every fall a certain group of men ex­ periences a strange feeling. There is a temporary void of leadership—last year’s seniors are, as Prof. Spaude puts it, “spurlos versenkt.” Who will then take charge and fill this vacuum? We look in vain for a group of old men. It never failed before; there were always seniors. Our minds flash back to the great old men of the last three years, and we wonder why we can find no one to fit that mold. Our classmates appear just as they always did. Has North­ western gotten younger (the frosh look like high school kids), or must we have aged un­ awares? After some stunned hesitation the imminent conclusion appears. We must be the seniors. But are we old enough? Even Gramps Ehlers has his doubts. The calendar, our class schedules, and the younger students say we are, but something still doesn’t feel right.

Perhaps we have partially realized what being a senior involves. We remember how much those old men of yesteryear influenced and guided us. Now we are in that position of respect and responsibility. The seniors to a great extent shape a school. After all, a school is not buildings, classrooms, and sidewalks, but

A lthough this is the second issue of this year’s volume, it seems more like the first.

The output of issue one last spring felt more like an extra issue for last year’s volume or perhaps a transition issue bridging last year and this year. It just more or less took shape among the maze of quizzes, papers, and final exams. The new staff did most of the work, but the old members were present with a guid­ ing eye. But now it’s different; there’s no Otts to turn- to in time of crisis. The new staff is on its own, and it definitely feels like volume 84.

As the C&C writers astutely observed, last year’s seniors have gone east, creating in their wake what I will term the “Senior Complex” for another group of young men.

The members of the class of ’81 are seniors now. I know that is really profound, but none­ theless it still is true. As the old platitude goes, it doesn’t seem possible that time can fly so quickly. However, when the seniors look around, they know it must be true because they must inevitably ask the question, “Where have all the old men gone?”

When I first set foot on this campus as a fledgling frosh, I took special note of the seniors. They possessed a physical maturity that distinguished them from the other classes, some even had shining little spots of scalp beginning to protrude through their thinning hair. Being a senior seemed to be clearly a part of them; it was something special. They appeared old and wise. The thought of being a senior someday was the farthest thing from my mind. It loomed far ahead in the future, some­ 43

a school is really what the student body makes it. The Northwestems of past years live only in the memory, and our Northwestern will exist only for a year. It is our responsibility as seniors to set a good example not only for a good Northwestern this year, but also for future Northwestems that will undoubtedly be affected by our actions.

Now a short postscript for the class of’81.

If you still have trouble believing that this is your senior year, you might ask yourself if you have been remembering to sit in the right rear quadrant of the chapel. And to clinch all doubts-if the class behind us is old enough to be juniors, then.. .well, the conclusion is un­ avoidable.

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back Ken Frey complemented Dietrich well by running around the ends after Joe had pounded up the middle. Still, the offense did not con­ sistently execute its plays throughout the game.

On defense there were several standouts such as Mark McCormick, a freshman linebacker, and Randy Hunter, a senior tackle, yet all eleven men played as a unit. On every play there were three or four tacklers around the Concordia ballcarriers. Several times during the first half the big D made Concordia cough up the ball inside their own 20-yard line. But the turning point of the game came early in the third quarter after the Falcons had taken the kickoff and moved the ball down to the Tro­ jan two-yard line. There our men put out a tremendous effort and held Concordia to one yard in four plays. The Falcons finally scored their touchdown late in the third quarter, but the NW defense once again settled down and pushed the Falcons back into their own terri­ tory.

It wasn’t the prettiest football game ever played, but the NWC Trojans did display a tough defense enroute to their 13-6 victory over the Concordia Falcons. The highly-touted Trojan offense sputtered for most of the after­ noon, unable to take advantage of several excellent opportunities. The defense, though, led by senior safety John Beck, held the Falcons to under 200 yards total offense, and stopped Concordia from scoring a touchdown on a breathtaking goal-line stand. Northwestern scored all its points in the first half. The first touchdown came on a five-yard run by Joe Dietrich after the defense had blocked a Concordia punt. Mike Nitz’s 30-yard bomb to Phil Hirsch gave the Trojans their second TD, capping the only sustained Northwestern drive of the afternoon.

Joe Dietrich played a superb game as usual, gaining 115 yards on 20 carries. Half44

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With one mark in the win column the Trojans arc looking to continue their winning ways when they return home to play Mar­ quette and Concordia (St. Paul). This should be an exciting year for Northwestern fans. The team has a lot of talent, both offensively and defensively. Mike Nitz has shown great poten­ tial at quarterback, and if the rest of the team can stay healthy, don’t be surprised to see the Trojans come back as conference champs.

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SOCCER Teamwork is the name of the game for the 1980 NWC soccer team. The club was hit hard by heavy graduation losses as Coach Joel Petermann points out, “We have some holes to fill, but if we can play together, we’ll be all right.” Those holes are rapidly filling as 39 hardnosed Trojans (including 16 frosh) are out for the team this year.

Seeking to keep that team spirit alive.

Coach Joel refused to name any standouts by name, but he did say that six players were able to compete in summer soccer leagues. As for the freshmen, they’ve got a lot of poten­ tial. With a few lessons on the finer points of soccer, they’ll be an immediate asset to the team.

A new three-man defense will give the Trojan’s a new look this year. Trying to get added scoring power, Petermann is bringing one defensive man up the field to help out the offense. The three-man defense is fast becom­ ing popular in progressive soccer circles, and the Trojans are eager to show off this defense of the future.

When it comes to talking about opponents, one name pops up-Maranalha. Although the rest of the conference will be tough, the Crusaders have to be considered the team to beat. The Trojans, still fuming after last year's defeats, arc promising us that things will be different when they invade Maranatha on September 27. The Northwestern kickers are shooting for the big one this year, the con­ ference championship, so let’s go out there and cheer them on!

Ravenous bulldozer time, Strip the metal and woodwork fine, Ancient frills of Victorian age.

Smash the glass, transparent panes, Dreams of youth dreamt in vain.

Mow down the pillars, solid pioneers, Supports set up on virgin soil To save future strain and toil.

Impatient crane of change, ram the bricks.

Those common folk bound by mortared hope.

Wreck the roof, reduce the slope Of years climbing to nothing.

In an instant, raze the walls That took a lifetime to build; make them fall To the ground below. Remove The rubble and dust of human deeds Dashed, abandoned. Then proceed To fill the hole gaping wide, finally Swallowing memories and earth.

Level it off with a promise and give birth To still another generatio: JOHN MILLER

CROSS COUNTRY Over the river and through the woods Jay Bendewald and his groupies charge for what 45

looks to be the best cross country team in many years. When asked about his team, a beaming Coach David Kipfmiller replied, “We’ll be tough.” Six talented freshmen have swelled the size of the team to nine, giving the Trojans added flexibility, something they haven’t had in recent years.

Jay Bendewald is back for another super year. At the Waukesha Tech Invitational, the team’s first meet, Jay blazed past 85 other runners to a first-place finish with a time of 20.53 for the four-mile course. Close behind was Mark Paustian, who placed twelfth. The six other Trojan runners who finished near the middle of the pack were junior Paul Birsching, sophomore Joel Willitz, and freshmen Ken Cherncy, Ethan Steinbrenner, Mike Carlovsky, and Mark Westendorf.

In his typically cryptic manner Coach Kipfmillcr refused to give any predictions for the coming season, but he did reveal that he feels much more comfortable leading the team now after one year of experience. It's all coming together, gang, the talent is there, the coaching is there, all we need now arc some fans to root our guys on to victory.

I A villanelle by D. Plath If I could climb to claw away the sky And make the white and blue give up their place Then I could see the world clear through my I.

If I could reach where reaching is too high And solve my doubtful life’s Minoan maze, Then I could climb to claw away the sky.

If I could be the man held in a sigh And need no glass to clearly see my face, Then I could see the world clear through my I.

If I could rip away the mask of Why And raise it high before the human race, Then I could climb to claw away the sky.

If I could reach the sky before I die, I’d learn to live my life without disgrace.

And I could see the world clear through my I.

If I could fully use my heart and mind To show the blessed wonders of His grace, Then I would climb to claw away the sky And I would see the world clear through His I.

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From the earliest times of the Holy Christian Church, hymn singing had been an integral part of the worship. Captivated by the joy of the wondrous message of grace and salvation, men could not hold back the strains of praise which leaped from their hearts and flowed from their lips in thanksgiving. Pliny the Younger, in his letter to the emperor Trajan concerning Christians, states that it was the practice of Christians to “meet on a fixed day before sunrise and sing a song antiphonally to Christ, as God.” From its beginning the hymnody of the Christian Church expanded rapidly, and many Greek and Latin hymns were attributed to authors of the Eastern and Western Churches. Famous hymnists such as St. Ambrose and Clement of Alexandria wrote such hymns as Saviour of the Nations Come, (TLH; 95); O Splendor of God’s Glory Bright, (550); O Trinity, Most Blessed- Light, (564); the Te Deum Laudamus and Shepherd of Tender Youth, (628).

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continued from cover council of Chalcedon in 451 confirmed this decree. However, the people still needed to satisfy their continual desire to sing praises to their God. For centuries the Germans pleaded for papal permission to sing hymns in the church service. Finally Rome budged slightly and permitted the singing of hymns with the severest of restrictions. Hymn singing could still not be used as a part of the liturgy.

In the beginning of the fifteenth century the martyr John Hus led a rebellious group of Bohemians known as the Unitas Fratrum in the disposal of many Romanist doctrines and practices. Services held in the vernacular in­ cluding congregational participation became their practice, and Bohemian hymnals were soon filled to overflowing. Yet the German

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people still yearned for the opportunity to sing hymns and participate throughout their own worship services.

Because of this desire and the ability ol music to convey theology effectively, the hymn became one of the most effective tools of the Reformation. Luther states: There is no art, next to theology, which is the equal of music, for this alone, after theology, can do what otherwise only theology can ac­ complish, namely, bring peace and happiness to the soul. For there is clear proof that the devil, the author of grievous sorrows and peaceless anxiety, flees almost in similar fashion before music as he flees before the Word of

theology. That is why it happened that the prophets served no art as they did music, since they composed their theology not in geometry, not in arithmetic, not in astronomy, but in music, so that they had bound theology and music abundantly, and proclaimed the truth in Psalms and songs. CLuthers Sammtliche Schriften, St. Louis ed., XXI) Through the Lutheran Reformation one of the most important Bible truths once again came to the fore, namely, the priesthood of all believers (Rev. 1,6; I Peter II, 5. 9). Through the restoration of this doctrine the Christian was once again given his full privileges as a child of God. ‘The right of all believers of the Christian Church, which is the body of Christ, the only, invisible head, to offer prayers and dear, spiritual songs, now came into clarity for everyone,” (Eduard Emil Koch, Geschichte des Kirchenlieds und Kirchengesangs der christlichen, inbesondere der deutschen evangelischen Kirche).

Martin Luther’s theology and knowledge of Scripture told him that all believers must not only be allowed to sing but should be encour­ aged to do so. Luther began writing hymns in 1523. He was quickly joined by many follow­ ers in the writing and composing of chorales.

Hymnals continued to grow at a rapid pace.

The first Lutheran hymnal, Achtliederbuch, compiled in 1524, contained four hymns by Luther. Already before the end of that same year another hymnal appeared, containing twenty-five hymns, eighteen of them by Luther.

In 1529 the hymn Ein* feste Burg appear­ ed, based upon the forty-sixth Psalm. No hymn, before or since, has ever said so much so well or been so dear to so many. Luther’s hymn is not only the battle hymn of the Lutheran Church, but of the whole Protestant church as well. Today even the Romanists have recognized the value of this hymn. Yet it is the evangelical Lutheran who can best appreciate this hymn and the comforting doctrine which is communicated through its verses. Who among us hasn’t found comfort in its message of assurance? Who hasn’t hummed to himself this melody in the face of loneliness and depression, trial and tempta­ tion? If Luther’s hymns convey his theology, 48

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“The good this hymn has done, the faith it has inspired, the hearts it has comforted, the influence it has exerted, cannot be measured and will first be revealed to us in eternity, where the saints of God will praise their Lord and redeemer for many blessings, not the least of which will be the privilege of having known and sung this hymn here on earth.” (W. G.

Polack, Handbook to the Lutheran Hymnal).

As times grow dark, wars impend and cults grow, as we see the morality falling daily and godlcssness pervading our beloved land, as Christianity falls into the minority and per­ secution grows on every hand, as the so-called “modern church” provides the medium for the decay of historic Christianity from within, as these last times resemble more and more the times of Noah, let us continue to sing this hymn of courage with the same heartfelt /.cal with which our forefathers sang. For in it we will find the same strength which inspired the faithful to the restoration of the gospel through the Reformation.

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Campaign JIMMY CARTER

Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, and John Anderson are the major candidates seeking the highest office in the land. For over a year these three men have been campaigning through­ out the United States in an effort to attract voters. Millions of dollars and two conventions later, a high proportion of the electorate is still undecided. Despite the media bombard­ ment of the issues, there arc many people who don’t know what the candidates stand for. A more disappointing fact, though, is the apparent apathy that many voters have. This seems to be particularly true among the students here at Northwestern. Just talking at the dinner table makes one aware that many guys don’t really know or care what is going on in the political world. So, with only a few days left before the election, I thought it would be a good idea to once more set for the candidates’ positions in a clear, concise manner. This presentation by no means covers every statement of the candi­ dates’ planks, but it should provide those who are yet undecided with sufficient information.

“To guarantee a job for every American who is able to work ” is President Jimmy Carter’s economic motto. The Democrats are proposing a S12 billion anti-recession program that will create 800,000 jobs in an effort to reduce the high unemployment rate of 7.5%.

Carter’s economic plan also includes a S27.6 billion tax cut. This tax cut is primarily designed for businesses and for reducing the effect of increased Social Security taxes. At the Democratic convention in New York this summer the party once again affirmed that the federal government must assume the burden of state and local welfare costs and should reject any proposed reductions in the programs.

The President pledges increased support to cities which are financially ailing through Urban Development Action grants that provide cities with money to rebuild and reindustrialize their downtown areas.

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Tax breaks would be given to those people who make their homes and factories more energy efficient. Solar power also plays a big role in Carter’s future plans. The President wants a solar power program that will meet 20% of the United States’ total energy needs by the year 2000. The Democrats remain divided, however, concerning nuclear power. The party platform states that atomic plants should be retired in an orderly fashion, while President Carter approves of nuclear power. As for oil and OPEC, Carter plans to continue the de­ regulation of petroleum prices and to retain the windfall profits tax.

Registration of 18 and 19 year old males will continue if Jimmy Carter is rc-clccted.

Military pay will be increased, and recruitment efforts will be doubled to attract better quality people. The President recently signed a bill ordering the construction of the MX missile system, and many more Trident submarines armed with nuclear missiles are in the build­ ing stages. Although the Soviet Union continues to hold its troops in Afghanistan, the Carter administration is still trying to pass the SALT II treaty through Congress.

Democratic foreign policy remains much the same, supporting a non-aggression policy in the Persian Gulf and future ties with Israel.

Arms will not be sold to hostile countries, and Soviet movement is to be watched with great care. There are also to be continuing efforts in the normalization of diplomatic relations with China.

A comprehensive health care program is again on the Democratic slate this year. The program will give complete coverage to all Americans for everything from diagnostic tests to catastrophic illnesses. This plan would be built upon the existing health insurance companies.

Social issues are stealing the spotlight of this election, and the Democrats have not shied away from the controversy. The party vows to assure the passage of ERA and will refuse financial aid to any of its candidates who do not support ERA. Democrats reject any constitutional amendment banning abor­ tion, but the President disagrees with his party in that he does not support federally funded abortions for poor women. In various other areas Carter and the Democrats get together on

such issues as national child care programs, gay rights, and gun control.

RONALD REAGAN Ronald Reagan proposes that a 30% tax cut over the next three years is the remedy needed to cure the dreaded disease of infla­ tion. The Republican tax plan is aimed at directly helping the average taxpayer. Reagan believes that the American people will use this added capital from the tax cut to spur the economy into a new phase of prosperity. In addition to his tax plan the former governor of California claims that by cutting an esti­ mated S50 billion in government waste he can balance the budget by fiscal 1983. Following strict Republican traditions he supports elimi­ nating inheritance and interest taxes, faster write offs for businesses, and the dissolution of the departments of Energy and Education.

Concerning domestic programs Reagan sup­ ports a plan that would transfer them to state and local levels, so they could be administered more efficiently.

When asked about Chrysler’s financial situation earlier this year, Reagan’s first response was, “What’s wrong with bankruptcy?"

He has since retracted that statement, but he remains adamant that the ills of the economy are caused by Washington meddling with busi­ ness. In short, Ronald Reagan wants to let capitalism work with as little government inter­ ference as possible. The Republicans are also calling for an end to the minimum wage law in the hope that employers would then once again hire workers to do menial jobs which were eliminated when the minimum wage topped the three dollar mark.

The Republican candidate again turns to the private sector in his plan to revitalize America’s cities. This plan would establish certain zones in inner city slums, and then would offer tax breaks to businesses which built in those zoned areas. The objective is to bring industry back to the downtown areas, thus opening up thousands of jobs for those sections in the cities where the unemployment rate is chronically high.

During his debate with John Anderson in September, Ronald Reagan said, “We are an energy-rich nation.” Citing conservation as only a small step toward energy independence, 50

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Reagan claimed the US has enormous deposits of coal and oil. The former governor would, if elected, lift heavy windfall profit taxes that are now placed on the oil companies with the understanding that they would then use those profits for new exploration. Besides the exploit­ ing of conventional sources of energy. Reagan has given his full support to nuclear and solar power research.

Ronald Reagan's defense policy is simple make the United States the strongest country in the world militarily, and then we can talk about peace from a position of power. He would increase Pentagon spending to include such programs as the B 1 bomber, the MX missile, and the neutron bomb. Throughout the campaign Reagan has claimed over and over that the more we neglect our nation's defenses, the closer we come to the Soviet ultimatum "surrender or die."

On the diplomatic scene the Reagan plat­ form calls for close ties with Israel. > >rmalization of relations with China, and renewed ties with Taiwan. The Republican candidate has vehemently denied the accusation that his past statements about the use of force make him a “warmonger,” stressing that caution must be exercised in such turbulent times.

Nonetheless, he rejects SALT II and promises he will not sign an arms limitation pact that would in any way put the US in a compromis­ ing situation militarily.

Just as the Democrats came out strongly on one side of the social issues, so the Repub­ licans have come out just as strongly on the other side. Breaking with a thirty-five year tradition, the Republicans have refused to support the ERA, claiming it would be a detriment to womens' rights if passed. The hot abortion issue finds Reagan asking for a con­ stitutional amendment banning such practices and pledging that he would not consider any­ one who docs not respect the right to live as a candidate for a federal judgeship. Rounding out their platform, the Republicans condemn both gun control and gay rights.

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tion that a tax break now will only fuel infla­ tion. Anderson’s alternative plan includes an immediate balancing of the budget, reducing government spending by $11 billion, and a 50 cent tax on every gallon of gasoline. The added gasoline tax would then be injected into the Social Security program, and taxpayers would benefit from a 50% reduction in the taxes they pay for Social Security.

At last month’s debate the Illinois repre­ sentative unveiled his urban reinvestment pro­ gram that would funnel $3.9 billion per year to rebuild urban areas. The fund would be created from an alcohol and tobacco excise tax. Be­ sides the fund, an extra $2 billion a year would be provided for job training and educational programs.

“We’re going to have to create a new con­ servation ethic in the minds of the American people.” That statement pretty well sums up Anderson’s energy program. He believes that the people of the US must make a very real sacrifice if America is to survive the energy crisis. He says high prices and added taxes are imperative because they discourage unnec­ essary consumption. Car and van pooling, better mass transit systems, and more energyefficient buildings are all Anderson goals.

Nuclear power is encouraged by the independ­ ent candidate, but only after existing plants have complied with stricter safety regulations.

Defense is another area in which John Anderson differs rather sharply with the two major party candidates. While President Carter and Ronald Reagan are both seeking increased military spending, Anderson wants to put a ceiling on Pentagon funds. He claims there is too much boondoggling with such projects as the MX missile; however, he does support the Trident submarines and the neutron bomb.

Increased military pay and a build up of more conventional forces are at the top of John Anderson’s defense priorities. At the negotiators’ table he is eager for an arms limitation agree­ ment and parity with the Soviets militarily.

Social issues have played a very major role in John Anderson’s campaign. Although he has received much support for his pro-ERA and pro-abortion stands from feminist organi­ zations, he has also taken much criticism from Christian groups. Anderson defended his sup­ port for federally funded abortions by saying, “An unborn child has the right to be wanted.”

His “Program for the 80’s” also calls for gun control and gay rights.

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group of hard-core punksters are the heart and soul of the club; they are the leaders. But to understand why they play as they do, we have to meet each one of them individually.

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the ball into the middle for a shot at the goal.

More importantly, though, John is the chair­ man of the soccer team’s welcoming committee.

This committee tries to make the frosh feel as if they arc part of one big happy family. We can’t describe exactly what this welcoming involves, but you can get an idea if you use your imagination.

Pete Zietlow plays halfback and is one of Coach Joel Pctermann’s assistants. Halfback is a physically demanding position; it requires the player to follow the ball over the whole field.

“Zicstsy”, as he is called by his teammates, has started for two years and gives the team much needed experience at a key position.

Can anything new really be said about Kurt “The Hatchet" Ebert? After his exclu­ sive interviews with Time and Sports Illustrated, it’s really unfair to spend less than 2500 words on this Trojan. Kurt will do anything to defense the opposing team. Knowing that he would be playing fullback, Kurt it tended summer soccer classes and took Ini.rmcdiate Pain 31 and Advanced Pain 41. The result is that opposing forwards don’t score many goals against Kurt, so he doesn't have to feel bad when nobody wants to shake his hand after the game.

Jim U'ciland is the team’s goalie for the second straight year and is considered to be tops in the league at his position. Jimmy is also an assistant coach in the regime of Joel Petermann. Wciland has already chalked up a ton of saves and plans to add a lot more to that number throughout the season. An important aspect of Jim’s coaching that we can’t neglect is the horn on his VW. Evidcnty, the song it plays supplies the team with all the inspiration it needs on out-of-town trips.

Most people remember Jimmy Pankow as a cowboy dressed in red flannel underwear.

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^^onveniently awaiting the college student body as we returned to school this fall, along with Dean Lindemann’s first letter to the student body, was a copy of the article “Rock of Our Ages” by Pastor Larry Zessin of Menomonie, Wisconsin. This article first

play as a fullback for the NW soccer team.

Jimmy played in a league this summer and has really improved. According to Coach Joel Pctermann, “Panks not only can run now, but he is the jelling factor of the defense.” Always a hustler, Jimmy is the sparkplug that fires up the team.

James Janke and David Haag have to be written up together; there is just no other way to do it. They both play forward, have a thunderfoot, are super cool, and drink from pewter mugs. How much else can two guys have in common? These Doonesbury comedians came out for soccer just last year and have really picked up the sport fast. In fact, Dave scored five, count ’em, five goals in one game against Holy Redeemer this year. As forwards, their job is to bring the ball to the middle of the field and then slam it past the goalie. So, when you come out to watch a soccer game, these will be the guys doing the scoring by whatever means they can.

It’s only fitting to save Joel Petermann for iast, since he is the head coach and the man that makes this team tick. In addition to his coaching duties, Joel plays “deep halfback,” a position he specially created for himself. I guess that is one advantage of being the coach.

Actually, the deep halfback is a defensive position. Joel did this because he felt that with only three fullbacks this year the D would need a little extra help. It’s a tough job coaching and playing at the same time, but Joel has done an excellent job of handling both. Trying to keep 40 punks in line is no easy task, but the record shows Joel must be doing something right. When asked about his goals for this season, the cool-as-a-cucumber Petermann answered in four words, “Conference championship and Maranatha.”

CHARLES GUMM

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appeared in last spring’s Lutheran Communi­ cator, the bimonthly newsletter of the Lutheran Collegians, and was reprinted in the June 22 Northwestern Lutheran. Referring to this article in his letter, Dean Lindemann wrote, “We wish to have you reread it, to consider it, 53

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to critique it, and hopefully to make some positive judgments in respect to it.” The fol­ lowing is one student’s response to this article.

There is one very important positive judg­ ment to be made about “Rock of Our Ages”: modem rock music is all too often accompanied by lyrics which are totally against God’s Word.

Those of us who like rock music are sometimes unwilling to consider this point. How often do we turn on our radios and let some completely indecent song slip by between the better songs, without giving it a second thought? This is a very real problem for Christians.

It certainly would be unrealistic to pre­ tend that all rock music is acceptable. Anyone can read the newspaper reports about which songs have been banned from the airwaves by court order (although this is not as frequent as it was fifteen year ago), or reports about which performers have been arrested for (or have even died of) drug abuse, and which ones have been accused of homosexuality, Satanism, and so on-the list seems endless. However, I think that when deciding whether or not to buy a particular album, one need not base his deci­ sion on anything more than the lyrics of the songs, with the possible addition of what kind of artwork is on the cover. That is, when I buy an album, I do not consider that by that action I am supporting or condoning the lifestyles of the members of that group. I do not feel responsible for their morals, but only for the morality of the songs to which I choose to listen.

My major objection to the “Rock of Our Ages” article is that the author seems to believe that all rock music is Satanic. This I infer from the following statements: Satan has one goal in mind, to lead as many people into hell as he possibly can. I believe that one of the tools he uses best is rock music, I am sure you will agree with me when you discover the motives behind rock music and rock musicians... Why take a chance on rock and Satan?

Again, it would be absurd to claim that Satan does not use rock music to promote his attacks on God’s Law and Gospel. But it would be equally absurd to claim that rock music is his only tool, or that because it is one of his tools we must avoid all rock music. After all, he also uses television, movies, the printed page; he

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even used the Bible to deceive Jim Jones, and tried to do the same on Jesus Himself. The point here is that Satan can pervert to his use many things that are in themselves good or at least neutral for a Christian.

What I feel is missing most from the “Rock of Our Ages” article is more precise documenta­ tion; there are few statements like “on such and such an album, in this or that song, a cer­ tain group promotes outright sin.” The excep­ tions are the Eagles’ Hotel California album and the admittedly indefensible concert antics of the groups Kiss and Black Oak Arkansas. I also have heard rumors about what the letters “Kiss” stand for, but the members of the group themselves have denied it. A long list of groups whose members have been charged with Satanism is provided. This is a very serious charge; I feel it needs more documentation than the author of “Rock of Our Ages” gives it.

Pastor Zessin concluded his article with the question: “There is much good music around today. Why take a chance on rock and Satan?”

This reflects a similar question that surfaces every now and then: “What do the kids see in this trash?” There are no widely available textbooks on the market concerning this subject, and I cannot claim to be an expert, but here are a few ideas.

Every generation seems to want a kind of popular music to call its own. In the ’40’s it was jazz and the big band sound; in the ’20's it was ragtime. Since about 1955 it has been rock-n-roll. I believe that a major factor in this “our own music” feeling is that most fans, whether they realize it or not, like to consider themselves expert critics on the subject. After all, there is a wide range of styles of rock music; fans love to talk about which groups are better than others, and about what particular style each band plays: soft rock, jazz rock, hard rock, add rock, symphonic rock, or what­ ever.

Closely related to this aspect is the idea that rock music is close to the collective heart­ beat of its fans. This is, of course, only another way of saying that enough people like rock to keep it going. There was a lot of protest going on in the ’60’s and '70's, and rock music reflected this protest. In fact, rock music seems to be at its best when it has something to pro­ test; after all, there are only so many ways of writing a love song.

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Finally, I sec several solutions to the prob­ lem posed by rock music. We could try to ban all rock music. This is, obviously, very easy to say, but it would prove impossible to enforce.

Even the “Rock of Our Ages” article admitted that the Beatles “began somewhat innocently.”

Does this mean .we may listen to the music they produced up until, say, 1967? Whom could we appoint to decide such matters?

Or we could opt for total prohibition and listen only to music that explicitly praises God: Psalms, hymns, chorales, masses, country gospel, and gospel rock; Clearly, this would be a case of throwing out the baby with the bath water. (And 1 don’t believe the article “Rock of Our Ages” advocates such a remedy.)

The only practical solution I see for Chris­ tians who enjoy rock music is to bear in mind that, like any facet of this world’s culture, rock music will at times oppose God’s Law and Gospel. We all know God’s Word, and we all know how to turn off our radios when we recognize that the music being played is con­ trary to that Word. As for Christians who do not like rock music, I would only plead that they realize that rock is not the first of Satan’s tools, that rock musicians are not the first sinners in the world of music, and that rock music is not so extremely deceptive that it will automatically lead us astray. Granted, not many rock musicians are Christians, but some rock music can still be acceptable to Christians.

As part of this protest flavor rock music completely rejected any kind of double standard. By itself, this rejection is neutral; it could, and did, lead to a worthwhile protest, such as against racial discimination; it could, and did, also turn Quixotic and tilt against imaginary wrongs-this is where it became in­ volved in moral problems. The password of the ’60’s, “Do your own thing,” was reflected in rock music by an almost total disregard for classical rules of how to use rythmn and har­ mony; also, of course, by implicitly or ex­ plicitly immoral lyrics—but the latter does not always accompany the former.

Another major characteristic of rock musicians is that they are constantly trying to do something different, to experiment with different sounds. Sometimes this experimenta­ tion is rather mild; at other times, groups try to be downright shocking. This is at least partially what drives them to crank up the volume, to act foolish on stage, and to write immoral lyrics. This is where Satanism also appears; groups who don’t believe that Satan exists might write a song about him merely as a joke. While this does not excuse such a song, and we, as Christians, should still avoid it (after all, Satan can make use of people who don’t believe in him), I submit that it may be unfair to judge a group’s Satanism on the basis of a single song and condemn them as Satan wor­ shipers without having solid evidence that they really believe what they are singing and arc not simply treating it as a huge joke that will upset some people.

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Purpose is no decision But springs up from gratitude, The drive we ride is but a pulse Directed for a cause: Right or wrong, it’s either orPurpose comes from the heart.

Desire is no passion But a force ’gainst emptiness As scen’ry doesn’t make the trip It just helps the end to gain: Right or wrong, it’s either or— Desire fills the void.

And love is no emotion But the recognition that The gift receiv’d can’t be repaid (And love cannot stay fat): Right or wrong, it’s either orHow we reflect it settles that.

Control is no possession; It’s a price that must be paid As decent and in order rules; So too our lives are stayed: Right or wrong, it’s either orControl is not afraid.

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Q. First of all, what was the biggest adjust­ ment for you when you decided to leave the parish ministry and accept the office of Dean at Northwestern?

A. I would say the biggest adjustment was working constantly with one age group rather than dealing with a broader spectrum of ages.

Q. Did that pose a problem for you?

A. Yes, there was a readjustment. It was difficult to the extent that I was constantly with just this one age group and their parti­ cular problems, and for someone who enjoyed preaching, visiting the sick, and so forth-once things were gone, I had to redirect my efforts and energies.

Q. As you begin your seventh year here at Northwestern, have there been changing attitudes and ideas that you have noticed among the classes?

A. Well, I suppose you want me to say yes, and I will say yes. 1 think there is more cooperation, more understanding, and I’d like to believe that we have a better student body today than we had seven years ago.

Q. Since the late fifties, when you were a student, there have been massive curriculum cuts in an effort to allow students to concen­ trate on certain subjects. Have studies become more intense, or is it simply a matter of having more free time because of a reduced class load?

A. I think the curriculum, while the hours have been reduced, is as difficult or more difficult than it was in the fifties. I would say it is more demanding in that there’s not as much spoon feeding as we received.

Q. For several years now there has been a shortage of parking spaces. With more and more students wanting to bring up their cars, are there any plans to construct another park­ ing area on campus?

A. There are a number of people in adminis­ trative positions who realize the problem, who understand the situation, and are making efforts to facilitate the parking problem.

However, it is difficult to come by more space, not only because the physical space is not available to the college, but also, as you well undeistand, the financial situation of the synod doesn’t exactly promote that kind of spending.

Q. Last spring a petition was circulated among students asking to allow motorcycles on the campus. What are the reasons for the policy, “There are no motorcycles at Northwestern”?

A. I think the policy is a rather shrewd one.

There are no motorcycles at Northwestern.

That means that anyone who has a motorcycle can have it here in the city and can use it whenever he wants to. There are no restric­ tions; there are no fees, just as long as they’re not around campus. I think the policy is quite 56

throughout the synod that we feel are not being tapped as far as the pastoral ministry is concerned. Therefore we feel it necessary to have full-time recruiters who will be out in the synod as representatives of the pastoral ministry, encouraging youngsters to study for the pastoral ministry. Whether that will increase our enrollment dramatically is hard to say, but hopefully it will at least keep the numbers coming.

Because by the grace of God we have been privileged to hold the truth, I would like to believe there will always be workers to carry that message of the Gospel to the ends of the earth. We would be like the proverbial ostrich, hiding its head in the sand, if we did not realize that the world is very materialistic and hedonistic, and that those circumstances tempt youngsters to go in another direction.

Q. What problems do you frequently find to be the most plaguing?

A. That’s an interesting question because I suppose that there arc people who think that there is some particular problem that continues to pop up. However, I don’t find that to be the case. Our young men come from such varied backgrounds that there arc a number of dif­ ferent problems. For example, the number of young men who come from broken homes is quite large as compared to years ago. The number of young men who come from school systems outside of our own is quite large as compared to years back. Again, hedonism and materialism do not cease to exist when a per­ son comes to Northwestern. Unfortunately, the world is too much with us. There is a host of other individual problems too numerous to mention, but I think the thing that I want to say in this respect is that there are a lot of dif­ ferent problems. There just doesn't seem to be one overriding problem.

Q. Would you like to comment on the abuse of alcohol?

A. I think Northwestern has a bum rap in respect to alcoholism or the abuse of alcohol.

To say that there are no people on the North­ western campus who abuse alcohol is certainly understating the case. At the same time, to say that everybody abuses alcohol is an over­ statement. I would say that a lot of our young men are not opposed to going down­ town and having a couple of beers with their friends. I do not consider that an abuse; I do

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Q. You have stated in various ways recently that Northwestern has a spirit crisis. What exactly do you mean by that?

A. I suppose I relate it more to my days at Northwestern, when it was unheard of to be gone when there was a football game at home or to miss a basketball game. It seems to me that there were not very many people that did that kind of thing. Times have changed, though.

We didn’t have the free use of automobiles the way the men do now. We had Saturday classes, and we couldn’t take off on Friday. There was less mobility. Northwestern was our home, so we had to make the best of it. But it did give us a spirit that I do find lacking today. Now, whether it is an athletic event or not isn’t the point. For instance, how many people missed out on the excellent presentation by the Forum last spring simply because they were not around on that weekend, or the many excellent concerts, be it the Christmas concert, the Easter concert, or whatever? I low many of those are missed by students because they’ve gone home, or they have gone to New Ulm to do other things? So for somc-and I think this number is relatively small—Northwestern is only a place to go and take whatever is possible to take. Unfortunately, the giving back of one’s self, either as a participant, or as one who is enjoying what is happening, simply isn’t there.

Q. A pastor will be called to serve as a full­ time recruiter. Is this a sign that Northwestern is preparing to dramatically increase its enroll­ ment?

A. I don’t know if it is a big push to increase the enrollment alone. I think it’s more a practi­ cal endeavor on our part to get as many quali­ fied people to at least think about the pastoral ministry as possible. If one checks the prep schools at the present time, one finds that the enrollments of those schools are down from what we might have hoped that they would be.

If one checks the number of students in those prep schools who are committed to one degree or another to the pastoral ministry, there is some alarm. We feel very strongly that we have to gain more students for Northwestern from the area Lutheran high schools and from pub­ lic schools. We have to get into the Sunday schools and the Christian day schools and plant that seed of the ministry in the hearts of those young people. We have tremendous resources 57

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not consider that a problem. It is a problem only when we fail to use alcohol properly. And I’d like to think that our student body at the present time by and large, does not abuse alcohol. I believe there is a very large difference there; that’s why I think it’s a bum rap.

Q. As the Dean you have to do much of the so-called dirty work that must be taken care of.

How do you keep from becoming bitter and still get satisfaction from your work?

A. Because of the good people I have to work with. On one hand, the faculty is very coopera­ tive. They have given me all kinds of coopera­ tion in the seven-and-one-half years that I’ve been here. They attempt to understand the students’ problems and to deal with them in a gracious way. One of the expressions that the faculty often uses is that the quality of mercy be not strained. I’d like to think that the faculty tries very hard in this respect.

For example, while not all may realize it, the faculty does back off to a degree during Homecoming week concerning assignments and major tests. The same thing is true for Winter Carnival week, and I think that is appreciated by the students. I can recall on occasion when

the faculty dismissed Friday afternoon classes for the Lancer Classic at DMLC. So, working with a faculty that attempts to understand and shows its concern for problems and special needs in the student body certainly helps. On the other hand, I think we have a fine student body. There will always be a few who complain and are unhappy with things. One of these, for example, is the ID system that we have. There are some people who get upset when they have to show their IDs in the dining hall, and yet, after it’s all explained, they understand why it is necessary. For example, a couple of weeks ago a motion was made in the Dorm Council that we should wholeheartedly cooperate with the system. That’s only one small area, but I think there has been good cooperation in the student body. They try to understand the other side, and as long as the faculty is trying to understand the students, and the students try to understand the various policies of the faculty, it makes for a happy situation, one that we don’t just tolerate, but can work with and enjoy.

I should say one thing more in respect to that question. There is great enjoyment that comes from dealing with the young men who

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that. They want order in their lives; they want to have the freedom to be able to do the things necessary to gain the tools for the ministry. In order to do that there has to be some disci­ pline. Students do not own the dormitories, they use them, and there must be some disci­ pline in the use of those dormitories. The students do not set the curriculum, they learn from the curriculum, and there must be disci­ pline in their studies. All of us have the Old Adam, and all that the Old Adam understands is the Law. As long as we recognize the fact that we are Old Man and New Man, there will have to be both Law and Gospel. And I’d like to believe that both of those doctrines of Scripture are very much with us, and both of them are used rightly. I believe very firmly and strongly that there has to be discipline, will always have to be discipline, if indeed, we are going to have young men studying for the pastoral ministry. Without discipline I think that we can just give up the whole idea.

The B & R staff is thankful to Dean Lindemann for his time and cooperation with this interview. Special thanks to Mrs. Seelman for typing this interview from a taped recording.

have academic problems, moral and psychologi­ cal problems, or whatever the problem happens to be, and to see them finally graduate and go on to the Seminary. That is joy beyond descrip­ tion. And suddenly everything seems worth­ while. As long as we keep in mind what our goal is, what we’re trying to accomplish, namely, to prepare qualified young men for the ministry, then, though there be some rough days that are not as bright as other days, one is able not only to endure, but to enjoy it.

Q. Finally, how do you think future students will compare with today’s? Will NWC be able to maintain its strict discipline, or will we see a gradual liberalization of dorm life?

A. There will always need to be discipline. The form that discipline takes may change. For example, I alluded to this before when I said that back in the fifties we did not have the free use of automobiles the students have today, but there is still discipline in respect to the use of those automobiles. Whatever form the discipline takes, it still must be there. There must be discipline; without discipline there is chaos, and the students would not be happy without a form of discipline. I’m convinced of

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Jhere arc rules governing all phases of our school life. From time to time certain rules come under question from the students. One rule that has had its share of questioning is the one concerning alcoholic beverages on campus.

This rule is stated on page 13 of our handbook and reads as follows; “Under no circumstances is the use or possession of alcoholic beverages permitted in the dormitories or on the campus grounds.” The purpose of this article is to take an objective look at both sides of the issueboth the dorm staff reasons for keeping the status quo and the students’ reasons for change.

First of all, the students’reasons for change: 1) Many times it occurs to students that perhaps it doesn’t look too good for North­ western to have its students in the area bars frequently. If alcohol were allowed on campus, it would eliminate much of this “bar traffic.”

2) It is less likely to abuse the privilege of alcohol when it is available in the dorms and the student does not have to make a special trip for it.

3) Another reason for having alcohol on campus would be that it could draw the stu­ dent body closer together. Instead of one group going off to a bar for a couple of beers while some others stay behind, those who wish to have some could enjoy that opportunity without leaving behind those who do not wish one at that time.

4) This is the most often heard justification for a change. Many students would like to relax with a beer while studying or watching TV in the dorm-giving the student a short break during a hectic evening.

So much for change. Now the reasons of the dorm staff for keeping the rule as stated.

1) For one thing, it is necessary to remem­ ber that there is another school on campus.

The rules of the Prep school do not permit the consumption of alcohol at all. With alcohol on campus, those who would be tempted to break this rule would find more opportunities to do so right on the school grounds.

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alcohol on campus and in the dorms would increase the possibility of abuse because of the ease with which it could be procured.

3) Also, what would be the impression to a visitor in our dorms if he saw beer cans and the like lying around here and there? Would that leave a favorable impression of NWC? 4) Here is the reason most stressed by the dorm staff. Many people in the synod might not understand why there is a need to have alcohol on our campus. Certainly the people of Watertown would not have any qualms about it, but what about other areas of the country where our synod has churches? Many possibly might not understand and become disillusioned.

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The first issue last spring contained nine sheets, so if last month’s seemed rather thin, it was.

We hope subsequent issues will be long enough to give our subscribers their money’s worth.

The September B & R would have been longer, but an anonymous staff writer’s article (the editor’s roommate) was declared null and void.

He wrote an article defending rock music, but typed it out while listening to a Vivaldi oboe concerto.

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B & R for which every step of the printing process was done on campus. At one time the entire procedure took place off campus. In recent years the negatives were shot in Jeffer­ son or at the Watertown Daily Times, and the remaining steps were completed on campus by the print shop. But now, due to the addition of a new print camera, local talent can complete the entire job.

During the summer a number of improve­ ments increased the print shop’s capabilities.

First of all, a new “printer’s palace” was built in a basement room of the Library-Science building. The old room in Chapel-Arts was becoming increasingly crowded and certainly did not provide sufficient space for the new equipment. The major feature is the addition

booklets, concert programs, Hebrew verb drill sheets, etc. Rumor has even brought up the possibility that the Mnema may be printed on campus, but Scott Carmichael doesn’t want to hear about that.

John Miller has joined the forces of the printing brigade. The first thing he has begun is an effort to modernize the print format.

Notice the rounded corners and new type font on the table of contents page. Tim Buelow has also promised to help out in the art editing His ultimate goal is to calligraphize an entire issue.

Now a final note on current events-at least current as of two days after the deadline for this issue. After three years on this campus I have discovered the real reason for initiation.

It suddenly dawned on me as I was walking down the sidewalk, following the Greek letters of the alphabetized blocks. Not only does it provide the frosh an excellent opportunity to learn the Greek alphabet better than he might otherwise feel impelled to do, but it

of a dark room for the new camera. Besides this, the new room has ample shelving and storage file systems, spacious counters, and a new light table to facilitate layout work.

The new camera is a vital component in the photo-offset printing process. The first step involves arranging the articles, titles, and art­ work the way in which they are to appear on the page. The camera then is used to make a negative image of that page; the print comes out white while the unprinted background is black. The negative is then placed on top of a light sensitive metal plate. A floodlight shines through the transparent print portions of the negative, while the dark parts allow no light to pass through. The result is a positive image on the metal plate which is then run on the printing press.

By performing the complete procedure on campus, it is hoped that considerable money will be saved, not only by the D & R, but also by the school in general. This process will decrease the printing cost of homecoming

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also is a beneficial review for the upper classmen. As ways of improving initiation I would also suggest that the frosh use the capital Greek letters before they forget them as most of the older students have. Perhaps for the benefit of the seniors the sidewalk squares should also be lettered in Hebrew. This would

certainly eliminate much unnecessary paging around in Holiday’s Hebrew lexicon. How­ ever, with the Hebrew alphabet there is one unfortunate problem-everyone would have to walk backwards down the sidewalks. Do you think that big city newspaper reporter who was allegedly lurking around campus during home­ coming week could have figured that out?

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alutations, C & C readers! While the tradi­ tions of another Homecoming hang heavy in the air, certain of us must labor to produce the monthly silly sheet.

Since the hunting fever is afflicting an ever larger number of NWC students, C & C is offering a concise compendium to outdoor sportsmanship. With the useful information provided therein, the tyro hunter ought to have a successful season filled with pride and joy.

NECESSARIAE RES: Hunting requires a great amount of paraphenalia; listed here are only the basics. The first requirement is a license. The hunter should know that dif­ ferent licenses are needed to kill different animals. (Like different helps are needed to translate different languages.) A gun is the next most important requirement. Generally, the best investment you can make is to buy the largest hunk of blue steel you can find. For instance, if you could buy a bazooka, you

would be well on your way to a profitable and exciting hunting season. If you can’t find anything sufficiently enormous, try to pur­ chase a rifle with a good ratio of bullets per minute-maybe four or five hundred per minute. With either type of gun you will have an excellent chance of hitting something, even if it is only a tree or a barn. Then you will need transportation to take you to that prime hunting spot. Your vehicle should incorporate comfort, mobility, cargo space, and the capa­ bility to shoot on the go. If a Sherman tank isn’t available, a ’64 Chevy station wagon with a rear-mounted machine gun turret would be sufficient. Finally, clothes are an important necessity, for rarely do you see a naked hunter.

Nowadays, hunters aren’t as fashion conscious as they once were. Yet, there are guidelines you should follow. The hunter’s underwear should be made of wool, so he is uncomfort62

able in any temperature. Next, the hunter dressed to kill should look like a combination of BTS specials and Grandpa’s attic. The clothes are baggy, uncomfortable, and filled with patches. Remember, these are just the basic necessities. As your hunting elan in­ creases, you might find that you can’t get along without things like bullets, boots, a small roll of T.P., or tourniquets.

FECUNDI SITI: Choosing a hunting site that will afford hours of enjoyment is rather difficult. Each county has its prime spot' offering game in abundance. Since it » ,iik! be too difficult to compre such i in this compendium, the r..ethod> ol finding such sites will be offered instead. While scanning the area for possible game might be a fine way to start, it is generally considered to be rather inaccurate. The best method is to talk to the hunters themselves. Nearly every town in the Midwest has a Sportsmen's Club. The finest hunters usually gather there cver\ i riday and Saturday nights to discuss their trophies. A sportsman will gladly tell how he shot that prize Hereford on the Engle’s farm, or how a black bear suddenly grabbed his gun as he was about to kill a twelve-point buck back in the county forest just off County Highway G. Also, the novice can pick up some excellent tips from the veterans. They will tell you to watch out for the McCormick place where there arc 25 German Shepherds trained to kill on command. Then, they will warn you about going through the Emerson swamp, which “a couple of guys from Illinois never left.” How­ ever, while talking to these hunters, be careful to never mention your intention to hunt there.

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their game, especially with outsiders. Tell them you’re just passing through on your way to Mount St. Helens. After a “long” day in the woods you should be able to bring home a nice trophy-size maple sapling, which you blew the sap out of because it was the only thing you saw all day. You realized only too late that animals can smell Old Spice at a hundred paces. So, along with the other hunters you go Joe’s for lunch, where you hear about a mcr who will let you shoot an old chicken ion dollars. Thus, you preserve your hunter’s ide and the economy of the area, v-.eorgia, but be ready to offer your own hunt­ ing talcs.

INSECTATIO PRAEDARUM: After hours of preparation, buying expensive equipment, and finding a suitable site, you can finally pursue your sport. When you read. \our spot on a misty morning in fall, you should make certain your gun is loaded. Then, gu comfort­ able for the long wait ahead, but not too comfortable or you’ll wake up with a sixteenpointer licking your chin. Remember, you’re out there to bring home some game, or at least a piece of fur that used to be a chipmunk. You are a member of that noble species which pits human skill and modern technology against Mother Nature. All the advantages are yours: a gun that shoots fifteen nuclear warheads per second for a range of five miles, clothes that make you indistinguishable from the trees and about a thousand other hunters, and a Johnny Handwarmer that throws more heat than LEROY DUX DAVID HAAG JIM JANKE

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July 2, “Justice Paul Stevens called the ruling ‘tantamount to severe punishment/ Justice William J. Brennan called it ‘brutal/ and Justice Harry A. Blackmun said it meant ‘the cancer of poverty will continue to grow/” That some of the most revered men in the country can call a decision stopping the deaths of nearly three hundred thousand infants a year brutal seems somehow incomprehensible.

The logic behind killing off the poor to elimi­ nate or alleviate poverty is certainly bent.

Graciela Olivarez, a head of the federal govern­ ment’s Community Services Administration, has made this pointed statement in regard to abortion and poverty, “The poor cry out for justice and equality and we respond with legal­ ized abortion.”

If the arguments used to support abortion seem shaky and unreasonable, it is because they are. The basic reason underlying abortion is selfishness. If a woman or family feels that a newborn baby would present too much of a financial burden or too great a social hindrance to them, a child is aborted and a life is cut short. No thought is given to the obligation parents have for their children; that doesn’t seem to be important, only the convenience of the parents counts. It is a simple case of the strong abusing the weak. By using the same selfish reasoning, it would not be difficult to justify the similar abuse of other weak mem­ bers of socicty-the old, the sick, or the handicapped.

Americans have for many years been proud of the rights they share as a nation. The right to life is perhaps the most fundamental of these, if not the most delicate. As a people we have cherished and worked to uphold this principle for all. In abortion, however, the people of the United States are acting against what they formerly believed so strongly, that a human life is sacred. If the right to one’s own life is taken away from some, it can be taken away from others. If it becomes legal to murder some, then the murder of others can follow. Abortion for reasons of convenience must be ended now to block the possibility of other terrible practices.

each year. Those citizens agree with, condone, and participate in the bloody business of abortion.

Since 1973, when the Supreme Court reached the arbitrary conclusion that abortion ought to be looked upon as a legal and socially acceptable practice, the pro-life forces have been mobilizing. These groups are equipped with sound and ready arguments and are resolute in their position, one strongly stated

by Senator Jesse Helms at a 1979 March for Life rally, “We reject the philosophy that life should be only for the planned, the perfect, or the privileged.” Religious and church groups which form the backbone of the pro­ life organization, may warn and protest as much as they desire, but the only answer they can expect is that organized religion has no right to force its beliefs and practices on society in general. The state requires that ‘rational’ arguments be used against it, for its policies are based on reason and logic. It is then ironic that it condones such an obviously unreason­ able and irrational travesty.

Many abortion supporters present it as a woman’s choice to control her own body, to decide for herself whether abortion is desir­ able or not. These people fail to realize that a fetus is not part of the mother’s body, but rather a separate individual with his own body and soul. At the time of conception a new and unique person begins a process of growth and development that does not terminate until death. Thus, those who practice abortion not only display their own biological ignorance but show a distinct lack of concern for the basic condition of other human beings.

Those who support abortion often avoid the troublesome biological questions and in­ stead contend that abortion is a class issue, a confrontation between the rich and the poor.

Why, they ask, should the poor be handicapped by the financial burden of a large family when abortion provides an escape from the nation’s poverty lists? This past July the Supreme Court narrowly upheld (5-4) the constitutionality of the Hyde amendment, a measure which cancelled the federal government’s obligation to pay for the abortions of poor women through the Medicaid program. All four dissenting ^ justices made rather strong state­ ments after the decision had been rendered.

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by Sherman Sergei, which is adapted from Mr. Rose’s TV drama. Steve Nowicki will direct the production. Mr. Sergei did not change the story line at all when he adapted this drama for the stage. He retained the same intense portrayal of a jury deliberating the same switchblade murder, the same facts that seem to condemn the defendant, the same collection of twelve jurors, and the same set of conflicts between those jurors. Rather, what Mr. Sergei has done is lengthen the play, expand some of the minor characters, and eliminate the need for the special effects that TV magic could produce. All of these changes and others serve to make “Twelve Angry Men,” the stageplay, an even angrier, more powerful production than “Twelve Angry Men,” the

television drama.

The Forum Society is trying something else new with this play. It will be performed “in the round,” with the action taking place at the center of the auditorium and the audience on all sides. Forum has wanted to produce a play “in the round” for a number of years now, but never before has there been a play so suitable for it. The stage setting of the jury room (merely a table and twelve chairs) is so simple that there will be no ob­ structions for any member of the audience, no matter which side of stage he is looking from. The intensity of this play can only be heightened by the closeness that exists between the characters and the audience in theater-inthe-round. As a part of the audience, you will feel that you are actually inside the jury room, instead of just watching from the outside.

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“Mr. Interception” Kolander headed the secondary as they shut off the passing game.

The Northwestern gridders suffered their first defeat of the season at the hands of Mt. Scnario. It seemed early in the game that the Trojans would again run up a big score, when Ken Frey went over for a touchdown the second time Northwestern had the ball. But a roughing the punter penalty turned the momentum over to Senario, and the Saints went on the score 24 points in the next 17 minutes.

At half time our men were down 24-7 and had been completely outplayed in the first half. After a scoreless third quarter, Joe Dietrich began to break through the middle of the line for good gains. Suddenly, the big full­ back scored two TDs in eight minutes, and Northwestern was back in the ball game. With four minutes left it looked as if the Trojans might pull it off. But they coughed up the ball on a fumble near midfield, and Senario then ran out the clock to take the victory. Joe once again had a good day, rushing for 137 yards and a 6.2 average. The offense had a total of 242 yards for the game Mark McCormick was all over the field from his linebacker spot. The talented frosh was in on 21 tackles and shored up the defense in the second half. Senior Steve Hein had a good game from his defensive end spot, and Charles Raasch, a freshman comerback, stepped in to do a fine job of stopping the

FOOTBALL After beating Concordia of Milwaukee 13-6 in the season opener, the Trojan football team trounced Marquette 44-0 the following week. Mark Wessel made a dazzling 60 yard punt return for a touchdown to open the scoring for Northwestern. A few minutes later Joe Dietrich plunged in for another score, and before Marquette knew what had hit them it was 34-0. By the time the afternoon was over Wessel had two TDs, and four other Trojans had each scored a touchdown. The offensive unit chewed up 363 total yards, while the defense held Marquette to a mere 59 yards rushing and 37 yards passing.

Concordia of St. Paul was the next victim the Trojans were to romp over. A rainy week had reduced the field to little more than a swamp, and the Comets just couldn’t seem to adjust. The Concordia center hiked the ball past the punter on three occasions, setting up two Northwestern TDs. By half time the score was 24-3, and Concordia was in pretty rough shape. Northwestern scored once more in the second half to make the final 31-3. Mark Wessel had six receptions for 50 yards and two touchdowns. Joe Dietrich also scored twice, while scampering for 102 yards.

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Northwestern rebounded the next Satur­ day by overwhelming a small Pillsbury team 21-0. Both the offense and the defense played well throughout the game. Mike Nit/, filled the skies with passes for 116 yards. Phil Hirsch was his main target, hauling in six tosses for 101 yards. The running game was just as effective, piling up over 300 yards. Joe Dietrich had 148 of those yards and a whopping 9.8 average. Jim “Reactor” Hoff stole the spot­ light this week, though. The senior fullback smashed, crashed, and blasted his way for 158 yards. Running in Ins jackhammer style, Hoff made it clear that opposing teams can't just key on Joe. Defensively the Trojans shut Pillsbury out, and held the Doughboys to 134 yards of total offense The whole “D” deserves a lot of credit this week for completely stopping any of Pillsbury's short-lived drives.

Homecoming was simply a disaster.

Fumbles, penalties, and missed assignments stymied the Trojans throughout the game.

Roseville scored first after the Northwestern offense failed to convert a 4th anil one situa­ tion inside their own 30 yard line. The Trojans came right back as Joe Dietrich tied up the score with an 88 yard sweep around the right end. But then fumblitis attacked Northwestern, and Roseville took advantage of two Trojan bobbles to score ten points. The clincher came when the Eagles blocked a Trojan punt and recovered it in the end zone for a touchdown.

A field goal near the end of the half made it 26-7, a gap Northwestern never was able to close.

I he second half saw the Trojans march up and down the field, but they could not put the ball across the goal line. Finally, in the fourth quarter Ken Frey scored on a ten yard run. but it was a case of too little, too late.

Statistically the Trojans outplayed Rose­ ville, but the mistakes gave the game to the Eagles. Joe rushed for 220 yards, while the offense accumulated a total of 380 yards.

Mark McCormick was again the bright spot of the defense, making 13 tackles and recovering a fumble.

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The NWC kickers opened their season with a 2-2 tie against the Carthage Rcdmcn. Car-

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Milton invaded our campus the following day, and took a 1-0 lead into the half. Things looked bleak when Milton scored again early in the second half. The Trojans rallied on a header goal by Mark Hendrich and a penalty kick by Todd Goldschmidt. The last twenty minutes were filled with fast-paced, exciting action, but neither team was able to crack the other’s defense, so the game ended at 2-2.

The tie left the Trojans with a 2-1-3 con­ ference mark, and 3-1-3 over all.

thage scored first, but the Trojans came back to take a 2-1 lead on goals by Todd Gold­ schmidt and converted footballer Kelly Pochop.

A Carthage goal in the second half tied the game up, leaving the two teams to counter each other’s strategies for the remainder of the game.

The punks took their road show to Milton on a wet Saturday morning and really put it to Milton in the first half. Two goals by Dave Haag and one goal by Jim Janke gave the Trojans a 3-0 lead. Milton came back to tie the score in the second half, and it took Todd Goldschmidt’s second goal of the season to give our wild and crazy guys a 4-3 victory.

On the road for the second straight week, the Trojans destroyed Holy Redeemer 8-3.

Dave Haag was awesome as he pierced Redeemer’s defense for five goals and one assist. Haag’s counterpart Jim Janke footed in two goals and assisted another. Pete Zietlow had a goal, and summer league star John “KUk” Kenyon assisted on three goals.

Maranatha bested our hard-fighting kickers in the first of their two-game series 4-2. The Crusaders scored first, but Todd Goldschmidt tied it up with a powerful 30 yard long shot.

Two more Maranatha goals in the first half proved to be the winning margin, since the two teams nullified each other’s goals in the second half. The Trojans played well despite the loss and feel very confident that the out­ come will be different when Maranatha comes to our field.

The men went to Carthage for their last away game of the season, and it was virtually a replay of their first game with the Redmen.

After a scoreless first half, Pete Zietlow scored two quick goals, and the Trojans were off to a 2-0 lead. Carthage came back, however, tying the game on a goal and a penalty kick. Neither team was able to get another score, so the game ended 2-2 once again.

On Friday of Homecoming weekend North­ land Baptist Bible College came down to play NWC for the first time and got whipped 4-1.

“Zietsy” Zietlow opened the scoring with a goal, and after Northland tied it up, Eric Gold­ schmidt put in the winning goal on a perfect pass from Zietlow. At half time it was 2-1, but the fireworks had just begun. The Trojans came out breathing fire in the second half.

The defense totally shut down any of North­ land’s feeble offensive threats, and Johhny K. booted in two more insurance goals.

CROSS COUNTRY They’re starting to talk about a cross country dynasty here at Northwestern. After years of disappointment the Trojans really have a CC team to be proud of. At their own very tough Trojan Invitational our harriers took third place as a team. Jay Bcndcwald took first, Mark Paustian came in tenth, while Paul Birsching, Kevin Cherny, Mike Carlovsky, Ethan Stcinbrenner, and Mark Wcstendorf finished near the middle of the pack.

The MATC Invitational was run in a sea of mud, according to Coach David Kipfmiller.

Something must have been wrong as Jay did not finish in the top three. The rest of the team was also hurt by the wet conditions and finished around the middle of the group.

At UW-Baraboo the Trojans once again garnered a third place trophy. Jay returned to his winning ways once again, and Mark Paustian finished an impressive fifth.

Probably the high point of the season, publicity wise, was the A1 McGuire Run. This event has become one of the largest of its kind in the world. Out of 14,064 runners Jay Bcndcwald took third. In the process our little iron man also cut a full second off his fastest five mile time. Mark Paustian finished 29th, which isn’t just so bad either. Mark Westendorf, the other Trojan runner to com­ pete, came in at the 637th spot.

The UW-Sheboygan Invitational found our men bringing another third place trophy home.

Keep on winning, guys, Coach Kipfmiller needs some added decorations to jazz up his room.

Jay took first (what’s new), Mark P. was fourth, and Paul Birsching ran a good race placing 25 th.

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Jay and Mark have gotten most of the headlines this year, but Coach Kipfmillcr wanted it said that Paul B., Mike C., Kevin C., Ethan S., and Mark W. have all done a super job. The best part of this team is that all but one of these guys are underclassmen. No wonder they’re talking about dynasties.

his fourth first place finish of the season, and Mr. Mark came in fifth.

The very tough Beloit Invitational proved to be a stiff challenge for the Trojans. They didn’t bring home a team trophy, and Jay took second. (Some team probably brought in Frank Shorter as a ringer.) Mark Paustian was 18th in the pack, while the others finished near the

Touch

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football, one of our greatest sports in num­ ber of participants, in spcctatorship, in revenue and glamor, has gone through many changes since its beginnings in the l«S70’s.

The first college football games were played under the rules of soccer, and later, under rugby rules. By the turn of the century football had begun to shape up into the sport as we know it.

In its early history football went through stages where Riles and skimpy protective gear were no match for the roughness with which the sport was played. Since then great advances have been made in protective legislation and personal armor. Nevertheless, most tackle football players are aware of certain risk factors involved in their sport.

The popular sport of touch football, on the other hand, is often underestimated as a pastime presenting physical risks. It is known that in 1905 President Teddy Roosevelt called for a nationwide reformation of tackle foot­ ball rules, threatening prohibition of the sport if the injury rate could not be significantly reduced. Less commonly known is the fact that in 1941, the rate of injury in touch foot­ ball prompted a group of medical directors from several colleges and universities to unani­ mously condemn the game.

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Risk factors in touch football apply also to flag football, the variation played in intra­ murals here at NWC. Players tend to under­ estimate the possibility of injury; this results in a higher injury rate than would occur if they had a little more respect for the sport and were better prepared for it.

Since touch and flag football are not as well coached as tackle football, there is less emphasis on training, warm-up calisthenics and stretching. Cals and stretching arc effective precautions against muscle and tendon pulls, ankle and knee injuries and the like.

Some players bring tackle football tactics into touch and flag. Hard blocking is desir­ able in any form of football, but injuries can easily result when vicious blocks are applied to players lacking protective gear, or who simply don’t expect their “harmless” game of touch or flag to become violent.

Players with glasses are more susceptible to injury; there are no helmets to protect the head, face, and glasses. Yet, some players will lower their heads and assume a ramming position, either to execute a block or to avoid being “flagged” while carrying the ball. Such tactics, as well as various obvious rule viola­ tions, may go unchecked, as even the most alert flag football referee is not as well quali-

fled as a sanctioned ref.

Intense rivalries, team and personal, build up in interscholastic sports and intramurals alike. Occasionally, when certain elements of our nature take over, unsafe tactics and down­ right dirty playing result. An otherwise ex­ cellent sport is momentarily turned sour by a few isolated incidents.

The tendency toward reckless, unsports­ manlike conduct is nothing new in team sports.

But in sports with hard contact and little pro­ tective gear, such human weakness greatly increases the chance of injury. At NWC we have extra incentive to exercise self control and fair play. This self discipline, along with some common sense precautions and pregame preparation, will help keep NWC intramural flag football the fine, rewarding sport that it can be.

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Alcoholism T

his is not an article dealing with the moral rights and wrongs of drinking and getting drunk. But rather, it is my purpose to give the reader an idea of the nature of alcoholism.

Alcoholism is a condition in which the person involved is unable to control his drinking resulting in problems that affect his family, his job, and himself. In 1956 the American Medical Association identified it as a serious, complex disease. It must be noted that an alcoholic is different from the problem drinker in that the latter drinks less often and can regulate the amount he drinks when the situa­ tion makes it necessary. The alcoholic can rarely do this. After the first drink he drinks until he gets drunk. The alcoholic has lost his ability of choice and self control over alcohol.

When faced with the problems that have been caused by his condition, he will place the blame on others and become increasingly difficult to live with as his personality takes a change for the worse. If approached with the possibility that his drinking may be at fault, most likely he will vehemently deny it. Not until he himself admits that alcohol is the prob­ lem, can he be helped. As the years pass, the alcoholic’s drinking and its effect on him be­ come worse. Jobs, family, friends, and other responsibilities all will be lost or damaged to such a degree that the alcoholic finds himself pretty much alone and afraid. At this point he has two choices: 1) continue living with

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The condition of alcoholism is not easily cured. That means the alcoholic can rarely learn to drink in such a way that it will not adversely affect his life. His only hope for a normal life is complete abstinence from alcohoL Since such an undertaking is extremely diffi­ cult, he can enlist the assistance of know­ ledgeable individuals or organizations geared for the recovering alcoholic. Of these the best known and most successful is Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). (In a later issue I hope to write more on AA and its programs as well as on the program in our Synod for the alcoholic and his family.)

It is important for us to understand this condition because of its serious and far-reaching affects. It is estimated that 70% of American adults drink alcoholic beverages, and that ten percent of these, about ten million, are alco­ holics. A statewide study of 1978 indicates that 14,000 Wisconsin teenagers are alcoholics, some as young as 12 and 13 years. These figures imply another problem, the tremendous emotional stress and adjustments that family members of an alcoholic have to make. The average alcoholic influences the life of four other individuals in a negative and heart­ rending way.

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on the individual, the family, and even society marks it as a problem that has gone too far. It can be assumed that we will face this condition in our dealings with other people, whether it be among friends, family, or parishioners. Let’s learn about it and deal with it.

right now as to why a person became an alco­ holic (though a moral factor was involved along the way), there was a point when he or she used alcohol in a negative way. Generally, alcohol was used to relieve tensions, to escape from problems, or even as an aid to get through the day. So in the case of the Christian alco­ holic, for example, it is highly probable that he put his trust in the bottle rather than in the promised assistance of God. Once a person reaches the later stages of alcoholism, when he continues to drink in spite of painful and injurious results, there is a question as to why an alcoholic retains his same drinking habits. Current scientific opinion believes only that a combination of physiological, psychological, and enrivonmcntal factors are involved. Whatever the reason, the condition exists, and the devastating power it exerts

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The mmovc it! Move it! Move it!” The words rang throughout the camp. The rasping voice of the drill sergeant grated against the ears of the one hundred recruits, each one hustling to his position. The dust, stirred by the vigorous activity, felt like cotton in their throats. It was hot-very hot. The tropical sun beat down on them like an oppressive taskmaster. The mosquitoes flitted back and forth, anxious to sink their drill-bit stingers into the sweaty flesh. The training field was only a hole cut out of the forest. In a way, it was a prison court­ yard with trees serving as the impregnable walls.

Who were these men, and why were they punishing their bodies in such a desolate dust bowl? According to the billboard signs across the country they were America’s best. The few, the proud, the protectors of the Ameri­ can way; men who were willing to fight for what they believed in, men who could dish it out and take it. They were men who could make it in the “fast lane” of life; they were survivors.

Urging himself up for one more sit up, he tried to push the pain from his mind by dream­ ing about home and those he had left behind.

He remembered how his father and mother had embraced him as they said good-bye in the cool darkness of the night before. He was their son, now a man. They had saved, sacrificed, and dedicated their lives to him. He began to choke up when he realized that stage of his

life was over. He thought back to his father questioning him about his entering the service, and how he had to explain that it was time for him to start his own life. He was on his own now, alone in the middle of a forest.

The two cocks pecked viciously at each other while men screamed and pushed to get closer to the action in the small, smoke-filled bam. It was Saturday night. The men gathered at this place every weekend to “live” as they called it. There weren’t as many as in the beginning; it seemed that some just disappeared from the base. They were gone now, dis­ charged—somewhere. No one knew what they were doing; no one cared. He stood silently at the back of the circle, the brown khaki shirt clinging to his saturated back. The air felt wet to the touch.

With beaks jabbing and darting, the two cocks continued to attack each other, blood pouring from the wide gashes in their necks.

Watching from his place near the back, he could feel himself get sick. It was the same every Saturday night. Like a television rerun the men would return to this same bam to bet, fight, and drink, while a bunch of mindless birds killed themselves. They came back, and so did he. He looked at the sweaty faces, try­ ing to recognize someone or something, but all he found was images reflecting frightened con­ fusion.

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continued from cover bets the men quickly disappeared into the various taverns in the nearby town. He stayed behind, though, wanting to see what the sur­ viving bird would do. In the darkness a gleam of light spotlighted on the dazed creature standing over its fallen enemies. It just stood there, motionless, expressionless-unaware of what it had done. As the minutes ticked by, he wondered if the bird had become a statue to its own greatness in this, its moment of glory.

But then the cock shuddered, began to stumble forward, and fell dead next to its vanquished foes.

The night air seemed to press down against his body as he lay on his cot. Rolling over on his side, he saw the past several months flash through his brain like a kaleidoscope. It was a bad dream, the literature, the tour of the camp, the propaganda. Who made tnat decision to sign on the dotted line, a man or just a boy?

He reached under his pillow and pulled out a letter from home. Squinting in the darkness he read the lines on the much-handled paper.

Finished, he carefully folded the letter and re­ turned it to its place beneath his head. Alone and afraid, a boy cried that night.

The bugle blasted out its high notes sig­ nalling the men to wake up. Wearily sitting up in his bed he thought about the day ahead of him. It was Sunday, an easy day. Quietly he laced up his boots, preparing himself for a short combat session. The room slowly began to fill with the sounds of men getting ready for another day. He talked quietly with the man next to him. They said nothing important, but it passed the time. The weather and the activities of the day made up most of the con­ versation. Together they walked to the equip­ ment barrack, where they would check out the guns which would kill the imaginary enemies they would attack on this Sunday morning.

They were in marching formation when the drill sergeant ordered them to break down into search groups. Fach man tried to find a familiar face. He went up to the man he had talked to earlier in the morning. Both nodded at each other in recognition as they fell into line. For some reason there was an unexplained tense­ ness. There was no enemy out in the forest, yet just holding the automatic rifles in their hands seemed to add a certain gravity to the exercise.

On command the groups spread out, slowly brushing through their designated areas. He pointed his gun in front of him, nervously

scanning the ground for any of the traps they had been warned about. He could sec nothing, but he had a feeling there were people hiding behind trees and in brush covers. The forest was silent except for the sound of footsteps grudgingly pushing forward. A bead of sweat rolled down the side of his head. Again and again he reassured himself that there was nothing to fear. From time to time he looked over at his partner a few yards away, but he could find no expression on the empty face.

They had almost finished their mission when they came to a valley covered with thick bushes. The two men stopped at a tree to determine the best way to cover the area Quietly whispering back and forth, they decided to encircle it and move toward the center from different angles. He was alone now in a strange forest, wondering whether his life might someday depend on how he acted in the next few moments. The minutes seemed to pass like hours as he cut his way through the maze of vines and branches. The animals had disappeared someplace, leaving the forest like a stage at curtain time. He stared at every tree and shrub, checking and double checking to make sure there were no dangerous set ups.

Suddenly he saw a small bent over sapling with branches piled up against it His mind became his training manual, recalling word for word the drill sergeant's speech on taking enemy machine-gun nests. Crouching down on all fours he made his way around to the side.

He was looking over a pair of bushes when he heard a noise in front of him. Frightened, he started moving faster, his senses picking up every sound and smell. Only a few feet away he heard the rustling movements again. Who was it? What was going on? His mind began to reel as he crept closer and closer. He was almost on top of the sapling when a loud cracking noise sounded above him. Springing from his hands and knees he brust through a clump of trees, his gun out in front.

There were two dull clicks from two un­ loaded guns. Staring at one another they recognized themselves. Like a snapshot photo­ graph the two men stood frozen in time, their rifles aimed at each other’s hearts, their mouths hanging open, unable to function. After several moments they turned and slowly walked back to the base together, alone in their thoughts.

The fork in his hand trembled as he brought the piece of orange cake to his mouth.

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the job. Your guns arc loaded. I repeat. YOUR GUNS ARE LOADED. We don’t anticipate anything, so don’t plan on using them unless you are told to. When you get out there keep your mouths shut, stay in your lines, and everything will be okay. All right, get in the trucks.”

The ride was long and bumpy, but it didn’t bother him. He dreaded the moment he would have to step out and look at those people. He knew nothing about the trouble; not that it mattered-he was to keep the peace. Looking out the end of the truck, he could see they were in the city by the rows of houses stacked one on top of the other. He couldn’t under­ stand what was wrong; people were on the streets, everything seemed normal.

The men stepped down from the truck and took their formation next to a row of police­ men. In front of them were many small groups of people his age, milling about, talking and laughing. Together with the policeman they

He couldn’t taste anything, or maybe he could; he just didn’t notice. Continuously the scene Hashed through his mind; he was standing face to face with his partner, pulling the trigger of his gun. He tried to get up, but his legs wouldn't take him anywhere. The plate, stained with gravy and crumbs, stared back at him. He was still back in the forest when one of the men came in shouting for everybody to get into combat gear and report to the training field.

Without thinking he instinctively went back to the barracks with the others. By the time he made it out to the field most of the men were lined up. After the last few fell in they were again issued rifles The drill ser­ geant began, “Okay, you’re probably wonder­ ing what's going on. since it's Sunday and we've done our drills for the day. 1 don't understand it, but they're sending us into the city to calm some kind of disturbance.

That's all I know. I told them you’re still pretty green, but they’re short, so we gotta do

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marched toward a building around which a larger crowd had gathered. As they marched, the people lounging on the grass shouted at them, pleaded with them, and cussed at them.

As he approached the building with his unit he noticed people tightly packed inside and more people trying to get in. The police got to the doors First and separated those on the inside from the rest of the people. He did not have to touch anybody. Once his group had surrounded the building, they simply stood guard, holding their rifles across their chests. For a few minutes those who were tom away from the doors tried to push through the picket line, but they quickly tired of it and sat down on the grass in front of the soldiers.

He stood staring straight ahead from behind the plastic shield of his helmet. The various groups now began to come together and form one huge crowd. They were peace­ ful, though, chanting and singing. Frequently someone from the crowd would walk up to the line of soldiers, Say something, and then turn back. He had been on duty for several hours when a boy from the crowd stumbled up to him. The boy’s incoherent words were mostly profanity. Stealing a glance at the drunk, he saw not a human face, but something ugly and scared. He didn’t even hear what was said, just the haranguing.

Like a wild fire something buzzed through the crowd. Without notice they all got to their feet and began shouting at the soldiers to let them get into the building. The drill sergeant continued to walk up and down the line, pleading with his men to keep cool.

Prodded by some unknown force the people on the grass moved toward the soldiers until the two groups were pressed up against each other face to face. The chanting became louder and louder, filling the air.

A beautiful young girl stared at him. When their eyes met, it made him feel cheated and neglected. She was saying something to him, but he could only hear the chanting. He tried

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Instantly, as if threatened, he took the butt of his gun and jabbed her. She collapsed to the ground and quickly several people grabbed hold of her and brought her to the back of the crowd.

He was frightened, very frightened, not of the crowd but of himself. Clenching his rifle he glared defiantly at them. Those who saw what he had done now gathered around him. screaming, asking him how he could do such a thing. They continued to scream, and he con­ tinued to silently stare at their faces, alone and afraid.

The people were no longer organized. One group would surge forward at a certain point, and then another group would attack in another spot. Some of the soldiers were giving way, and a few people broke through the line and dashed for the building. The number of those who were shouting at him increased as word passed through the crowd. Unconscious­ ly they began to push forward. The noise in his ears became louder and louder until it was deafening. Soldiers ran over from another area to help hold the line, but it was useless: the people could not be pushed back. He did not know what to do. Suddenly military men poured in from all sides. Bottles and cans Hew through the air while nightsticks came down on heads. All around him was a mass of hate, but he did not light, he just stood and watched.

During the thick of the battle gunshots rang out. In disbelief everyone stopped and some turned and saw him fall to the ground.

They gathered around the motionless body.

Some cried, some made excuses that they never intended something like this to happen, and some just walked away. They looked around to see whose gun had gone off, but it did not matter. It was done, a dream was dead.

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Y n the gray mist of the early morning the JL streets of Watertown are silent except for the continuous beat of Jay Beiulcwald’s Brooks running shoes meeting the pavement.

In rain, sleet, and snow this Trojan pounds out the miles every morning. It all started back in seventh grade when Jay ran a mile in physical education class. Noticing that his time was pretty good fora thirteen-year-old, Jay entered and won the mile run in the National Age Bracket Championships. From then on he began to run seriously, working out regularly throughout the year. At the age of fifteen he again won the mile in national competition and had lowered his time from 5:02 to 4:36 with­ in two years.

High school found Jay running both cross country and track. Although he had done pretty well running the mile, the longer dis­ tances of cross country soon became his preference. As a sophomore and junior Jay placed about thirtieth in the state CC meet.

It was in his senior year, however, that Jay ran away with all the marbles. He took first individually, and along with his teammates brought home the team championship.

During the summer after his senior year in high school. Jay went with a group of twenty other runners from the Northwest on a racing tour of Europe. The group spent two weeks overseas and raced twelve times against European competitors.

The following school year Jay attended

Spokane Community College on a cross-country scholarship. There he ran the third fastest CC time in the state’s history. But after teaching Sunday School in his home congregation, Jay decided that he wanted to try the ministry. So with a year of public college under his belt, Jay packed his bags and headed for NWC. Because Jay is on a five-year program he played soccer his first year at Northwestern.

He couldn’t keep from running, though, and the next fall saw him flying over hill and dale again, enroute to four first-place finishes in eight races. He placed in the top five in the other four meets. At the prestigious Boston Marathon last spring, Jay had run very well through twenty-four miles when he collapsed from exhaustion.

This year Jay B. again took home four firstplace trophies, but the high point of the season for him was the A1 McGuire Charity Run. In this race our iron man finished third out of over 14,000 runners. His time for the fivemile course was 24:41, a full minute better than his previous best.

But even though he’s been so successful in individual competition, one gets the feeling that Jay runs for a lot more than just the glory. When I asked him how he is able to put in so many long hours working out, he simply answered, “There’s no better feeling than to run in the fresh air and look around at the world.”

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converts, the latter to those who have already been “born again.” The production would seem to be an uneven combination of two shows, with its attempt at the gospel of Pat Robertson and his ”700 Club” and the flashy format of Johnny Carson’s “Tonight Show.” It made for a great warmer-upper for our TV set before the “Today” show, so every morning I got into the habit of flipping on PTL to see what Jim had to say that day. The first few days I watched it mainly to get a laugh out of his antics, but it didn’t take long before my amusement turned to disbelief and anger at what this so-called “evangelist” was doing to the name of Christ and the purpose of Chris­ tianity in general.

To begin with, Bakker's purpose in PTL is to spread the name of Christ to reach every human being on earth—a rather monumental goal, despite the fact that his show already reaches twenty million people in the U.S. and has spread into twelve Latin American coun­ tries, South Korea, and Japan. To accomplish this, Bakker has placed the emphasis of the “PTL Club” on popular appeal rather than Christ, an appeal which flashes, “See what great people have already accepted Jesus? You can be just like them!” The individuals he employs for his interviews and televised testi­ monies are all big-name celebrities, from high government officials like Senator Mark Hat­ field to social crusaders like Anita Bryant, not to mention several Hollywood stars, all of whom claim to be “bom again.” These guests sit up on Bakker’s colonial-style stage set and discuss their particular religious experiences to

rw^ake a moment out now to ask yourself 1 what the most important event occurring during these fall months might be. For some it may be the world series. Perhaps the arrival of the pro football season may come to the mind of others, and for still others it might be hunt­ ing season. It’s too bad that in the midst of all this autumn excitement even we Lutherans tend to rank the celebration of the Reformation several notches below the top when it comes to personal interests. To be sure, we mark the event, even setting aside a special day to cele­ brate it in our churches. We echo Luther in our pulpits, we set up special observance services, we play the strong, faithful chorales which have been the hallmark of Lutheranism since its beginnings. But beyond the “Ich kann nicht anders” and the blaring of the brass and the spine-tingling thrill in the refrains of “A Mighty Fortress,” there lies a deeper, more intense reformation which is often glossed over in anticipation of that football game or that hunting trip. It is the reformation which can only truly be appreciated when seen in view of not only the religious situation during the day of the great reformer, but especially the havoc arising in the church today.

This thought never occurred to me more clearly than it did this summer when I had a chance to follow a show called the “PTL Club” on television. Its host, Jim Bakker, is a highly charged 39-year old evangelist who founded the show six years ago. "PTL” is a doubleedged abbreviation for either “People That Love” or “Praise The Lord.” The former is thought to be more appealing to potential 77

a chorus of “Amen!” or “Praise the Lord!” from Jim and his exuberant, broadband much of the time, open-)mouthed wife, Tammy Faye. In addition to these guests, Bakker also manages to include a variety of excellent musi­ cal groups on his show. Generally these are gospel-singers with either some old Baptist style tunes or a lively renovation of the same, or an instrumentalist playing his version of a revivalist hymn. Then there is the ever-present PTL ensemble with its entrance and exit themes not too much different from Doc Severenson and the ‘Tonight Show” band, including squealing trumpets, saxophones, and trom­ bones. Finally, as a part of the show’s appeal, I noticed that in the three months 1 watched the show, I never once saw an individual among both the celebrities and the performers who wasn’t physically attractive. It leads one to think that all Christians arc beautiful or, conversely, that one must be beautiful to be a Christian.

Tagging right alongside Bakker’s efforts at showy outward appeal is a heavy emphasis on the emotional aspects of his religion. He is one of those rare individuals who one minute can be emphatically raving about the unjust accusations made against him on the news, and the next minute can turn on the tears not un­ like a faucet when it is time to beg his tele­ vision viewers for phone-in pledges. And just how effective his emotion can be is clear when you sec his studio audience crying and lifting their hands up heavenward in a desperate appeal to God, backing up dear old Jim one hundred percent. The emphasis on emotion reached a true climax last August when Bakker’s chief guest was a man who claimed to be a faith healer. He would stand on the stage for a while, uttering a few vague incantations about the Holy Ghost, when suddenly he would be filled with the Spirit (as evidenced by a tendency to shut his eyes and jump up and down) and, while dancing like this, would encourage the sick, the lame, and the blind to come down and be healed. Naturally every participant had some sort of internal ailment which the healer would quickly diagnose by means of a properly positioned hand on the head of the ailing, and then he would ask for an affirmation of the same diagnosis. Then, pronouncing the individual healed, the miracle worker would shout “Hallelujah!” and get the entire crowd on its feet, dancing and clapping 78

in utter pandemonium.

Whatever happened to Christ?

Another blatantly un-Christian aspect of the “PTL Club” is a constant push for money, money, money, mostly towards the person of Jim, Jim, Jim. Bakker claims to have had a vision one morning while he was shaving. The Lord commanded him to construct an entire Christian town outside of Charlotte, NC, which he later called Heritage Village. So Bakker began to build what was to become a twenty-five acre complex modeled after colonial Williamsburg, complete with a $5 million television studio, several red-brick colonial-style buildings, a swimming pool that doubles as a baptismal font, a huge Christian book warehouse, and meditation gardens filled with magnolias and azaleas. Unfortunate­ ly for him, Bakker was investing money which he didn’t have. So his pleas for donations began to go out to his public, ‘‘cither a SI20 gift or just whatever you can spare.” As time began to run out on his financial deadlines, how­ ever, Jim was not quite so gracious. He began to request gifts of S500, SI,000, and finally S10,000, so that he could finish his buildings.

The reasons he presented to his audience for finishing this project were unbelievably absurd.

Using some of Christ’s statements about the power of Satan, Bakker would claim, “We aren’t going to let Satan beat us. We are going to finish Heritage Village and defeat the power of Satan.” (Non sequitur?) To this his brain­ washed audience would respond with a loud cheer and a standing ovation. In a desperate last-ditch effort to raise funds, Bakker spent half a show leading his audience in a rally to march seven times around the unfinished ware­ house, shouting and yelling, to symbolize that as Jericho’s walls came tumbling down, so would the walls of his debt crumble. Then in a particularly graceless address he warned his TV viewers that “all those old ladies who are just sitting back in their chairs not contributing to this work of the Lord” would develop cancer and all types of heinous diseases. Finally, Bakker distorted the Malachi 3:8 passage and said that just as the Lord was angry with Israel because they had not tithed to him regularly, so he would be angry with anyone who was not faithfully supporting his work at Heritage Village.

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His name pops up on the show, but when it docs Bakkcr presents it in the way that so many other so-called “born-again” evangelists use it. At the end of every show Bakkcr is sure to beam at the camera and shout, “There’s victory in Jesus!,” yet 1 have yet to hear him explain what that victory is. The following, taken from Newsweek magazine, is typical of his approach. “Today His Spirit is saying you will accept Jesus in your heart,” Bakkcr told the viewers. “You say to me, ‘Jim, some other day.' You've said that so many days. Don’t turn off the TV. Don’t say, ‘1 can’t make a decision.' Call one of our counselors at 704-554-6000. Say, *1 pray with Jim and I have given my heart to Jesus.”’ Never a word about sin, justification, grace, or salvation.

Just a lot of “victory.”

Perhaps now my initial statements about appreciating the Reformation in this modern world will become clearer. It is in reference to this unscriptura! view of conversion and salvation that 1 direct my attacks against those crusaders who would have us believe that Christ did not seek us out in His grace and bring us to faith in Him, but that we must seek out Christ ourselves if we are to have any hope of salvation. What a reversion to the hopelessness of the dark ages! This workrighteous attitude is precisely what Luther was battling against for the first years of his life-/ must do this or that-until finally he came close to killing himself with his self-inflicted

beatings and fasting. Then he discovered the sweet savor of the evangel that by the grace and love of God he had been saved without any merit or worthiness on his part. How can Bakkcr and his cohorts now tell us, “Tom must...,” when we cannot do a thing toward accepting Christ and our salvation? To do so is to deny the basic tenets of sin and salvation: that humans are by nature sinful and worthy of damnation, that there is no “good nature” in man which could permit him to even approach God in His holiness, that no one can confess that Jesus is the Lord except through the Holy Spirit. They have converted that wondrous, free gift of our Lord, which was placed into our hands by Christ, into an apple high up on a branch which we must climb or jump to in order to attain. If that is the case, then grace becomes no longer grace, but works; and if by works, there is left no hope.

The refrains of our Reformation chorales have now echoed their last for another year, but never let the Reformation pass. In a day when theologians have decided that “free grace” is too good to be true, or that to spread the name of Christ the Gospel must be glamorized and popularized, turn back the pages of history to see just what Luther was fighting against in his day. Then compare it to Jim Bakkcr with his band of modern legalists and cling with Luther to our Mighty Fortress.

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very kid has his cartoon heroes. 1 grew up <on Bullwinkle, Underdog, and Dudley DoRight of the Canadian Mounties. (Who couldn’t love a guy like Snidely Whiplash or Simon Barsinister?) I was even the first kid on the block to have his own Batman mask and cape... the only kid on the block, for that matter.

Just me and my little red Bat wagon. But car­ toons and comics arc not just for kids. After a

long night in the library with musty German volumes and folder upon folder of newspaper clippings from ancient Rome (I didn’t even know they had newspapers back then, let alone a white-haired, bespectacled, tunicclad citizen with a scissors to cut them up), anybody could use a little release in a book with more pictures than words, one that doesn’t require a lexicon or jimmy in order to 79

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Comics can play a very vital role in the college student’s daily life. In an age without its own heroes, how many of us can really relate to Aeneas and his bronze-chested warrior women, or Odysseus teaming up with the friendly neighborhood swineherd? Cartoon heroes are much more contemporary and can be excellent role models for us to emulateif you don’t mind the possible side-effect of a bunch of twenty-year old guys running around campus in web-hcaded costumes. Comics fill the need we all have for some purely enter­ taining, unchallenging reading, better than Nancy Drew mysteries or the National Enquirer ever could. And if it’s a hobby you seek, comic fandom is definitely more wholesome to get into than such demonic, sinful games as Dungeons and Dragons, right?

I’m sure all of you are in some way comics fans. You could undoubtedly count on one toenail the people who don't occasionally pick up a newspaper and read the funnies. But it is time to broaden your horizons, people!

Comic books arc the way to go. There arc, of course, the basic conventional comic books, •printed by those multi-conglomerate corpora­ tions like DC and Marvel. That’s where all the popular superheroes come from, many of whom have been commercialized into movies and television. First came the incomparable Superman, Batman, and the Green Hornet, but nowadays any Tom, Dick, or Harry in a Hallo­ ween suit can get his own TV scries: Spiderman, Wonder Woman, the Hulk, Shazam, and probably more to come. But there are even sillier heroes most people have never even heard of: Kamandi, the Last Boy on Earth; Shade, the Changing Man; the Torpedo, 3-D Man; Omac, One Man Army Corps. After a while it all becomes rather ludicrous. The big comic book companies will do anything for a fast buck.

There are, however, a few DC’s and Marvels of some merit. The first few issues of Swamp Thing, (who is actually a pretty nice fellow, even if he is big and ugly and green and con­ stantly photosynthesizing), when still done by Bemi Wrightson and Len Wein, were excellent both visually and story-wise. About the only imaginative and funny comic that Marvel produces is Howard the Duck, a hairless, broad-billed, cigar-smoking antihero who battles such villains as the Incredible Cookie Creature

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and the Deadly Space Turnip. (Great stuff, huh?) But on the whole these huge companies are too concerned with their juvenile readers and implanting a moral or humanitarian lesson for the kiddies in each issue. Their artists and writers work on a fixed income, so quality is often lacking in their mass-produced creations.

The best comic books on the market today are published by independents, artists whose final products are a labor of love, backed by their own capital-not just a nine-to-five job.

These so-called “ground level’’ comics are relatively unstable, their creators usually living from hand to mouth. But the good ones do hang on, surviving on a nucleus of loyal fans.

Elfquest by Wendy and Richard Pini is one of these. The elfin characters all have distinct personalities, and the series spotlights emotions as much as action. That is where its value lies, not to mention Wendy Pini’s superb artwork.

But by far the greatest of the independent comics, standing head and shoulders above any other comic hero, even though he’s only three feet tall, is Cerebus the Aardvark. The maga­ zine, which is penned monthly by the solo 80

hand of Dave Sim, is basically a parody on comics themselves, displacing Conan as the hero of sword and sorcery with a short, grey.

furry earth-pig. Dave Sim has a wealth of talent and imagination, and his sharp black-andwhite graphics combine with some of the funniest stories and characters to make this the best comic book around. Corebus doesn't try to make any sweeping humanitarian state­ ments like the big-time comics, nor does he sink to sappy emotionalism as in Elfquvst.

Cerebus is just plain one mean, hard-nosed (hard-snouted?) aardvark that leaves humor wherever he goes.

So, next time you tire of reading lleichelheim and Yeo (for those of you who actually read that book), or have just finished stumbling through a deluge of Hebrew vocables pro­ nounceable only by an Israeli with lockjaw, go find yourself a good comic book to regain your sanity, withdraw from reality, and tickle your tummy, liverybody needs a good tummy­ tickling now and then.

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T he elections of 1980 are history now. The * country is getting set to transfer the reins of power to another man. This is a time of un­ certain optimism. The nation evidently wants a change, and right now it can only wait for and speculate about how drastic and effective the changes will be.

In some respects it is about the same as it was four years ago. One election ago the American dream of democracy and equality was in full bloom-a peanut farmer from Georgia was about to assume the highest office in the land. That in itself was somewhat remarkable. Not many of the peanut farmer

class have been privileged to rule in the power­ ful governments of world history. Neither have many of the ruled had the opportunity to live under such an individual-respecting government as the American system.

Just four short years ago the people voted for a change. The wake of Watergate and government corruption in high places had left a sour taste in the voter's mouth, and he wanted a change. The country was happy and optimistic in its choice. Jimmy Carter rode into office on a popular wave, and it seemed that the "new spirit, a new commitment, a new America” ideals promised at the beginning of 81

the possibility of a despotic usurper docs not reflect what this country was intended to be.

Who could have trusted Richard Nixon with even more power than he assumed for him­ self? But, on the other hand, who wants a dis­ abled, ineffective executive office?

A very fine line divides the too much power that corrupts and the too little that is hopelessly encumbered. Only time will tell if this feature of the American system of govern­ ment is out of date. Will the current Reagan euphoria be just another flash-in-the-pan ephemoron, or is it about to usher in the Republican Revolution of 1980? The election of 1984 may well provide the answer.

Now back to the local scene. The final column of last month’s C & C offered our readers a rather unusual challenge. Namely, how was it all supposed to fit together? Pos­ sible explanations suggest that an aberration in the camera lens jumbled the line arrangement on the negative. Whatever the case, something happened between the typewriter and the press. Dave Rosenbaum said it was all right for it to happen just this once because the Saginaw News pulls tricks like that too. Just to clean things up, here is a little map to blaze your way through that last column. Lines three through thirteen were included before their turn. So, read from line two directly to line fourteen and then add on lines three to thirteen at the end.

This issue marks the return of the B <& R's most popular column-the Alumni notes are back. John Eich is the new alumni editor, and he promises to get that department back on its feet after a period of inactivity. Apparently the Sem men have forgotten that it exists. Not even one list of their illustrious exploits has made its way back to their alma mater.

his term signified a brighter day for all.

But how things change! The uncontrollable price of oil played havoc with our economy by spiraling the inflation rate and lengthening the unemployment lines. An extremist fringe of the Moslem world under the influence of a senile, paranoid Ayatullah grabbed a contingent of Americans and has tauntingly toyed with our helplessly powerful nation for over a year.

All of which spells frustration, and in the American way frustration brings change.

The recently elected officials are promis­ ing to bring us deliverance. So many promises have been made, but how many will lie kept?

The old adage, “Talk less than thou knowest,” if taken seriously by campaigning candidates, would substantially decrease the sweet sound­ ing breezes of political hot air.

These next four years will be a real test for the American system. When one stops to consider it, the president does not have that much power. The checks and balances provide for that. To make promises is one thing. To get them through Congress and transformed into vital policies is another. Sometimes it seems that the government has grown into such a huge, helpless monster that whatever happens at the top or whoever happens to be there can’t have any real effect on the individual citizen at the bottom. If four years from now Ronald Reagan and his campaign promises are in the same shambles as President Carter and his promises are now, then maybe it must be concluded that the system is at fault and not the men elected to head the system. Perhaps the president needs more power. Some of the checks and balances may have to be disengaged to give the president more authority.

This in turn would create another problem.

The choice between a helpless president and

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The best writer of fantasy, or fairy tales, of the twentieth century, an author whose books have achieved a certain cult following on American college campuses, is J. R. R. Tolkien.

A professor of Anglo-Saxon and English Language and Literature at Oxford University from 1925 until 1959, Tolkien retained from childhood his interest in fairy stories and con­ tinued to read them for entertainment, not just for study. Willing to try his own hand at writ­ ing, he published his own fairy talc, The Hobbit, in 1937. This he followed with his major work, a trilogy entitled The Lord of the Rings, in 1956. The Hobbit reads like a child­ ren’s story and serves as a prelude to the Rings scries, which Tolkien wrote in an attempt to create a true English epic.

Tolkien’s books take place in Middle Earth, a land roughly corresponding to northern Europe. The inhabitants of Middle Earth include: the immortal Elves, who have never been deceived by the Dark Loro, the mysteri­ ous Wizards, leaders of the fight against the Dark Lord, the proud and secretive Dwarves, always greedy, stubbornly loyal to friends but slow to forgive enemies, mortal Men, like our­ selves able to serve the forces of good or of evil, and Tolkien’s own creation, the Hobbits, a peaceable race nearly as tall as Dwarves, who love their gardens, their well-furnished holes, and their six meals a day, and are fearful of almost all things outside their homeland, the Shire. Opposed to all these are the enemies, the legions of Sauron, the Dark Lord: the ores, or goblins, bred in mockery of the Elves; the slow-witted trolls, unable to endure sunlight; fire-breathing dragons; and an array of Balrogs, a type of fiery demon.

The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings recount the events at the end of the Third Age of Middle Earth when the free races finally overthrew Sauron by finding and destroying his ring, which he had lost over three thousand years earlier at the end of the Second Age. With this ring Sauron could control the wills of those who wore the lesser rings: the nine he had distributed among Men, the seven for the Dwarves, and the three for the Elves.

Now would-be inhabitants of Middle Earth hw The Sdmarillion, Tolkien’s first and last unrH 1978 Ufo b°°fk W3S not published until 1978, four years after his death, Tolkien

was working on its first versions as early as 1917. Thus The Silmarillion was always the controlling idea behind the story lines ol The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.

The Silmarillion is a collection of ancient myths and legends of Middle Earth, relating the creation of Tolkien’s entire universe and the events of the l-irst Age, which ended more than six thousand years before the events recorded in The Hobbit and the Rings series.

For those who have read the later works, The Silmarillion provides all the information about the order of the universe, the origins of the different races, and the lives of the ancient heroes of Middle Earth.

Each chapter of The Silmarillion is a dif­ ferent legend, beginning with Iluvatar’s creation of the universe and continuing with the lives of the heroes until the end of the First Age, when the first Dark Lord, Melkor, was finally imprisoned and his servants scattered. These talcs have their separate plots, but they are unified by the overall history of Middle Earth and by the overtly Biblical themes of Creation, the Fall, and the Apocalypse.

Early in the First Age the Elves awoke beneath the stars far to the cast in Middle Earth and were called across the sea to Aman, the Uttermost West, the land of the Valar, Tolkien’s equivalent of angels, to whom Iluvatar had entrusted the guardianship of the world. Melkor, a fallen Vala, had already made Middle Earth a perilous place, but the Valar had refrained from making war against him for fear of harming the Elves, whose coming was prophesied to the Valar, but not the precise time or place. In Aman, Feanor. the greatest of the Elves, created the Silmarils, three jewels which captured within themselves the light ot the two trees which lit Aman, Melkor coveted the Silmarils, stole them, destroyed the two trees, and fled in darkness to his lortress in the north of Middle Earth. Feanor called the Valar powerless, unable to defend their own king­ dom, and led a large number of his family and followers in rebellion back to Middle Earth, vowing to make war on any being. Vala, Ell. or Mortal, who should withhold a Silmanl from its rightful owner.

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Attached to The SilniaiUffini, yet not really part of it. are two sections about as long as one of the chapters of The Silnwrillio:i itself. The first of these is “The Downfall of Numenor," a brief account of the 3441 years of the Second Age. At the end of the First Age many of the rebellious Elves repented and returned to Aman. The Men who had fought against Melkor, forbidden to enter the immortal land of Aman, were rewarded with the island of Numenor, set in the sea closer to Aman than to Middle Earth. On Numenor they enjoyed long life and freedom from disease, yet fear of death finally drove them to invade Ainan in an attempt to seize eternal life by force. In this struggle they were defeated, and Numenor was destroyed, with only a faithful remnant of the Numenoreans escaping to Middle Earth.

The second addition, “Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age." provides information about how Sauron, a lieutenant of Milkor who had escaped the wrath of the Valar. put on a fair form and helped the Elves forge rings of power. Secretly he forged his own nng to rule all the others, but when he put it on they i recognized him and took off their rings; from then on there was unceasing war between Sauron and the Elves. Taking back as many rings as he could, Sauron gave nine to Men and seven to Dwarves; these rings gave their wearers immense powers over others, but yoked their wills to Sauron. The Elves kept only the last three rings they had made Since Sauron had never touched them, they were not subject to him, yet their powers still depended

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on his ring. When the Third Age ended and Sauron’s ring was destroyed, the Elf rings faded and the remaining Elves passed over the sea to the immortal West.

As is the case with Tolkien’s other works, The Silmarillion is not some kind of allegory like 1984, with Melkor representing Com­ munism, Middle Earth representing Europe, and Aman representing America. Nor is it just another retelling of the legends of GrecoRoman or Norse mythology, despite its many similarities in plot and other devices. In a way it is a combination of these two mythologies.

Just as Tolkien created The Lord of the Rings as an English epic, so in The Silmarillion he has taken many of the plot elements and much of the cosmological order of Greco-Roman mythology and placed them in a Norse, or Old English, setting. But there remains a vital dif­ ference between Tolkien’s world and Norse mythology; in the latter, even Asgard, the home of the gods, will eventually be destroyed by the forces of evil. But in Tolkien’s Middle Earth each age ends in victory for the forces of good, and prophecy is given of a final Apocalypse in which the world will end and all Children of Iluvatar will be gathered before him.

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Unfortunately for Tolkien fans his basic premise may be wrong; Arthur and his Camelot may provide all the mythology and epic legends that modem America and England need. In other words, we are never going to look to J. R. R. Tolkien in the same manner as the Greeks looked to Homer or the Romans to Virgil-not that Tolkien is less worthy than they. Tolkien’s books will occupy a place as the best example of Christian fantasy and al­ most certainly will eclipse in popularity and critical acclaim The Chronicles of Narnia by Tolkien’s close friend and fellow Christian apologist, C. S. Lewis. The Silmarillion itself, though only about as long as one of the three volumes of the Rings series, will come to be regarded as Tolkien’s greatest work. In addition to being great sword-and-sorcery entertain­ ment, The Silmarillion has much to say about man’s attitudes toward his planet, toward his life and death, and toward his eternal destiny.

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eforc wc get too deeply involved in this edition of C & C, we feel wc owe our readers an explanation for our last effort. It was all just sort of a bad dream for your C & C writers. First off, Janke pleaded a lapsus mentis and missed the issue completely. So much for the Pulitzer prize... Then came poor Dave Haag and his spleen-rending collage of witticisms. Needless to say, when the censor’s axe found its way to the trunk of Dave’s rhetorical tree, it fell with a (pardon the under­ statement) resounding thud. Finally, old Leroy, who is left holding the bag, finds that much to his chagrin the letter he had written to the editor of “Field and Stream” mistakenly found its way into a humor column. That’s our story, and we’re sorry. Judging by the beta waves that have been bombarding yours truly of late, we’d better make this edition a real gem.

Luckily our deadline falls right smack dab in the middle of the presidential campaign.

Could one ask for a scene more rampant with humor? We can only thank our semi-quasiillustrious classmate Dave Rosenbaum for

bringing so much of the campaign’s humor home to NWC. Everyone knows Rosie. He’s the guy with Carter-Mondale bumperstickers affixed to his windbreaker. Personally, I liked it better when he went coatless all winter, but you’ve got to give him credit for his zeal.

Psychologically speaking, Rosie is fixed in the campaign stage for now. After November 4 he’ll devote most of his time to defending his beloved Michigan’s besmirched reputation.

Innumerable monosyllables will flow as he seeks to glorify such Great Lake State institu­ tions as Detroit, the auto industry, the Lions, the Tigers, the Pistons, the Gears. “Wait!”

Rosie cries, “what about the Wolverines?”

Well, you know the old saw about even a blind pig finding an acorn sometimes. We just want to say two things, Rosie: 1) this was all in fun, and 2) regardless of the outcome of the elec­ tion, thanks for the memories.

Now that football and soccer are history for another year, things have really slowed down on campus. There’s really not much new with our Northwestern family. Oh, there are a few choice tidbits: Hein says Rich Gurgel’s 86

article “Beer Here” was the first he’d heard about its being illegal on campus and Charley Gumm is thinking about syndicating his sports column, but otherwise it’s been slowso slow, in fact, that it was brought to the attention of the C & C staff that some folks on campus may be going through identity crises.

To help those plagued by the “Who am I?” syndrome we have a few tips which should help people identify themselves. Here are just a few samples: —If you are still looking for NWC’s co-ed population, you are probably a freshman.

—If you shower daily in order to impress the co-eds, you have trouble facing reality.

—If your psychopathic tendencies were recently sated by the sight of beamed frosh, you are probably a sophomore.

—If you say Hebrew words three times fast, you are probably a Junior.

—If you pay the firemen, you are probably a member of an elitist senior class organiza­ tion.

—If falling leaves mess up your whole life, you are probably a Janitor.

—If you’ve never spent a weekend at our sister school, you haven’t lived.

-If parties, pewter mugs, and Mash re­ runs are the only things that keep you going, you are a normal NWC man.

—Ifyou spend weekends greasing, you are a typical NWC dorm-rat.

—And finally, if you’re an upperclassman, and you’ve loaned your car out to a frosh, you are in big trouble.

Seeing as how it has become fashionable to fill up space in the Black and Red with timely interviews with prominent college officials, the Campus and Classroom has followed the lead and sought out its own im­ portant person to query. The following is an interview with perhaps the most valuable and indispensable man on campus, greater than any president or dean, probably one of the leading figures in all of Northwestern history, we give to you—

of Juneau to being chief executive in charge of the Janitorial department at NWC? Hump: Well, there were quite a few big adjust­ ments. For one thing, I never did like all those restrictions on driving that they have in the city, like slowing down for pedestrians and the like. But even worse, I used to be able to enjoy myself during the fall, you know, like piling up the leaves and then jumping into the middle of them. But now, instead of having fun with them, I have to be the one who gathers them up and takes them away. It’s not a very pretty job, and it’s not nearly as enjoyable as whistling in high decibels a hundred times a day.

C & C: That leads us to our next question.

What about the leaf situation; is it under control? Would you like to comment?

Hump: Yes, I would like to say that we used to have a bit of a problem with the leaves, but now we have cleaned it up, so to speak. We found out that we couldn’t just heap them up in the middle of campus and wait for the wind to take them away, but that we did indeed have to find some way to get rid of them.

So we hit upon a brilliant idea: Why not give them to the cafeteria and let the kitchies bake them up and put them into that yummy potato chip casserole? This way, I think the entire situation has been worked out just dandy and has shown our department’s sincere commitment to recycling, besides.

C & C: What do you think has been the hardest task you have had to face this year?

Hump: Besides the time when I attempted to make a left turn through the bell tower at warp three, the hardest job I’ve had was supervising the installation of the new fans in the chapel. We had to hire a hundred C. P.’s to help us on that job.

C & C: Why was that?

Hump: We needed one to hold the fan and ninety-nine to turn the Chapel-Arts building around and round.

C & C: Without a doubt, being a janny on this campus is one of the most thankless jobs in the world—cleaning up after one of the motliest groups of post-adolescents in the country, being called upon to repair mid-winter heating failures, having to deal with the aftermath of a Wittenberg weekend, etc., etc.

AN INTERVIEW WITH HUMPHREY (Janny extraodinaire) C & C: What was the biggest adjustment you had to make from being a deputy of the mayor 87

(The C&C would like to thank Humphrey for taking time off from his hectic off-hours social schedule and cooperating with us on this interview. And, although it has nothing to do with this interview, we would like to thank Guy Purdue for typing thirty-two Sellnow history term papers in three days during the week of October 31.)

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izing at a "Disco Willie” party? With newly acquired pets, they can no longer afford shampoo or deodorant every day. An exciting revelation has come to them concerning cer­ tain contraband in their dorm rooms. Again, stiff fines quell this voice of defiance. Also, they have learned to decorate their rooms in early two by four with just a hint of netting.

For the first time this class experiences “allnighters” five days in a row. The results of their acceptance of reality include: G.P.A.’s of .03, a nostalgically attired class frequently found nodding away during symbolics class, a few beards among those men old enough to grow one, and getting two letters on the same day from two different young ladies.

FROSH: Frosh are easily distinguished from the other classes on campus by their brand new J. C. Penney double-knit slacks and their 100% polyester button-down shirts. Firstyear NWC students are known to be courteous, attentive, and studious. Since it is their first time away from home, they are baffled by the rules and tend to obey them rather than tread down unknown paths. They even sign out to go to the library! In spite of their nice-guy image, frosh generally have a tough time with dorm life. Arguments arise about whos turn it is to take out the garbage and other such

SENIORS: Finally we reach the epitome of the NWC student body, the veterans of years of study, work, and play. Their once respectable autos have been transformed into piles of dents and rust. Campus regulations are only a dim memory, tucked far into the occipital lobe. Appearance and hygiene have deteriorated so badly that they frighten women at fifty paces. Penniless, they can’t afford to buy shampoo, much less any new clothes from BTS. No surprises await them until mid-semester, when they are informed that a Greek elective along with a 2.0 are required for graduation.

Chaotic is the only way to describe their rooms. Yet, in the midst of this emotional and scholastic rubble, the happiest students on campus are found, since each day brings them closer to Mecca. The effects of their attitudes are numerous; they don’t go to class, get into deep discussions about the Flintstones, can t find this week’s pair of clean socks, haven’t seen their own faces in weeks, and finally, can tell what is and what isn’t.

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SOPHS: There is a great difference between the frosh and soph classes. Sophs now own a closet full of worn out double-knits and a couple nice pairs of jeans. By this time they have formed close groups, giving them a sense of security on this large campus. They now have the gall to question and even disobey certain rules. Since some of them are per­ mitted to have autos on campus, they realize how nice it would be to take a drive down to Mullen’s for just one. Fortunately, this dis­ obedience is quickly squashed by fines and restrictions. Sophs finally realize certain Dean Lindemann smokes cigars, things: and, yes, there are no girls on campus! Some of the results of these new characteristics are a less respectful attitude toward the dorm staff, no longer showering every day before class, and trips to New Ulm.

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JUNIORS: After two years of NWC these young men have finally broken in their jeans and thrown away their double-knits for the latest in thrift shop chic. They now have two part-time jobs to pay for gas for their nice ’68 Olds. The nurses in Milwaukee are beginning to attract their attention. What could be more convenient and satisfying than a little social89

the clock. The DMLC defense stiffened, and the Trojans were forced to punt. The Lancers took over near their own 20 yard line and im­ mediately began to throw. They completed enough for one first down, but then the Trojan D reached back for a little extra and stopped the drive. Heaving a sigh of relief, Northwestern came back victorious once again 16-13.

Ken Frey and Mike Nitz led the offense to a 346 yard day. Frey ran for 127 yards and a 4.5 average, while Nitz let go of 11 bullets for 92 yards and one TD. Randy Hunter, who was playing with a severely pulled muscle, clogged up the Lancer offense along with linebacker Mark McCormick and end Steve Hein.

Northwestern’s final game of the season came against crosstown rival Maranatha. Al­ though the Crusaders had only won one or two games all season, they gave the Trojans all they could handle. Northwestern’s offense moved the ball well between the 20’s, but once they were within scoring distance, something always seemed to go wrong.

Maranatha scored early in the second quar­ ter and held the lead until late in the third quarter when Joe Dietrich scrambled into the end zone on a one-yard run. On their last possession of the game Northwestern drove down to the Maranatha five-yard line, but once again mistakes popped up, and so time ran out,

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he Trojans made the long trip up to New Ulm on quarter break weekend this year to play the always tough Lancers of DMLC. As usual it was a hard fought game that went right down to the wire. Although Northwestern made several drives deep into Lancer territory, fumbles and penalties would stop our offen­ sives. Late in the first half the Trojans’ Joe Dietrich scored on a two-yard run, but an off­ sides nullified the play. So, with two seconds left on the clock John Beck booted a 21 yard field goal, and the Trojans took a 3-0 lead into the locker room.

On the opening drive of the second half Northwestern roared down the field, as Ken Frey chewed up big chunks of yardage on end sweeps. The drive culminated with a beautiful 33 yard TD pass from Mike Nitz to Phil Hirsch.

DMLC came right back and scored on a 64 yard bomb. A few series later the Trojans put to­ gether a sustained drive of 73 yards with Joe Dietrich plunging in from the three for the touchdown. But DMLC would not quit. Again they received the kick off and scored a quick touchdown. With only five minutes left ancj, a lead of 16-13 Northwestern tried to grind out 90

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leaving the score at 8-8.

The defense played a strong game holding the Crusaders to only 200 yards. Todd Zietlow played his best game, as he was in on 13 tackles. Other key players were Mark McCor­ mick with 16 tackles, and Rich Gurgel who played well all season from his comerback spot.

Northwestern's final record was a very respectable 5-2-1. There were a lot of “if onlys” this year-little mistakes that could have turned a couple of defeats into victories.

But whatever happened to our gridders, they never gave up. Several times they got some bad breaks in the first half, still they always bounced back after halftime.

There were so many tough people on the team that we can’t mention them all, but since this is the seniors’ last year, we think they should be noted. On defense there was the triumvirate in the secondary of Mark Kolander, John “Jack Tatum” Beck, and Richie Gurgel.

The front four was anchored by Randy Hunter and Steve Hein. Trojan senior standouts on offense were the dynamic duo of guard Mike Bicdenbender and tackle John Kuske, and, of course, our running backs Ken Frey and Joe Dietrich, who had to be the best in the league.

Next year’s team is going to miss these guys, but with the strong base of Eric Zimmerman, Dan Marshall, Mike Nitz, and others, the Trojans will be tough.

SOCCER You would think that Holy Redeemer would have been smart enough to leave the Trojans alone after Northwestern schmucked them 8-3 earlier in the season. Some people must like to get whipped because Holy Redeemer showed up again, and Northwestern mauled them again 5-1. Talented freshman Jon Kuske opened the scoring with his first goal of the season. From that point on our kickers were hot, burning Holy Redeemer for four more goals. Pete Zietlow unselfishly had two assists, while Jon Bitter, Dave Haag, Kelly Pochop, and Eric Goldschmidt each had goals.

Maranatha came to our field the next week and took away a 4-1 game from the Trojans.

Coach Joel Petermann cited this game as the most disappointing of the season. The players were so keyed up in the first half that they played a little wild. Maranatha took advantage

of the disorganization and had a big first half.

In the second half Northwestern settled down and played some very good soccer, but it was a case of too little too late. Todd Goldschmidt had Northwestern’s only goal.

The Trojans let their frustrations out on their next opponent, Wisconsin Lutheran College. This was WLC’s first year of soccer, and Coach Keith Bilitz admitted to having serious problems throughout the season. For the Trojans it was all glory as eight men chalked up goals. Mark Wenzel, Joel Rakos, and Mark Hendrich each had two goals, while Dan Lindquist, John Fromm, Kelly Pochop, A1 Horn, and Gary Jeffers each had one goal.

And last, but by all means not least, John Tescli had two assists.

For their last game of the season the Tro­ jans defeated a mean, lean, and dirty Seminary team 3-1. The old men tried to make one last comeback, but it failed. Pete Zietlow wove his way through the flying forearms and high kicks to put in two goals. Kelly Pochop added another, and Northwestern was home free.

The defense, headed by Jim Weiland, Jim Pankow, and Kurt Ebert did a fine job of thwart­ ing the Sem’s offensive drives. Commenting on the game, Coach Joel Petcrmann said, “They were just too old and out of shape. Those two things made the difference.”

For the year Northwestern was 6-2-3, with both losses coming from Maranatha. There were many ups and downs, but no matter what happened, the Trojans hung together and played some very fine soccer. New head coach Kelly Pochop has a core of very fine returning players on which to build next year's team, so look for the Trojans to come out smoking.

CROSS COUNTRY For the first time in many years the North­ western cross country team ran against DMLC. At stake was a beautiful travelling trophy made from one brick of old West Hall of Northwestern and one brick of old Summit Hall of DMLC. Unfortunately, this piece of art will remain in New Ulm for the year, since the Lancers edged out the Trojans 35-20. Jay Bendewald pulled up lame about halfway through the course and had to withdraw, so Mark Paustian led the Trojans this time with a second-place finish. Ken Cherney was the next 91

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In their final meet at Lawrence only four runners were able to make the trip. Mark Paustian came in ninth, Ken Cherney twentyeighth, Paul Birsching thirty-eighth, and Ethan Steinbrenner thirty-ninth. The future looks very bright for the Trojans, though. Everybody will be back next year, and several of the runners are on year-round training programs, so we should see our guys bringing home a lot of hardware next fall.

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Basketball season is here already, and the Northwestern Trojans arc ready to take it by storm. After a disappointing season last year we look forward to watching an excitement packed team this year. If you like fast action, the Trojans arc the ballclub to watch because Coach Thompson says he’s ready to let his men run and gun. That may seem to be a wild approach to the game, but when you sec this year’s team, you’ll know why Coach is turning them loose.

Mark Kolandcr, the league’s MVP last season, will undoubtedly be the man to watch.

The 6’2” scoring machine from Montello averaged 23 points a game a year ago and will be the key to the Trojan season. Matt Crass and Phil Hirsch will be joining Koly in the fore­ court, muscling in baskets and hauling down rebounds. Three other returning veterans that will play a major role on the team are Jon Bitter, Ross Henzi, and Mike Nitz. Look for Bitter to unload the bombs from the outside, while Nitz and Henzi take the ball to the hoop.

And then there is Mark Wessel, a star of last year, who is fighting a hernia problem. His status is unclear as of now, but the Trojans hope to have his ball handling expertise once again by January.

That’s not all though, folks; we’ve got a tremendous bunch of freshmen this year. From Prep there is big Mike Boldt, who will add needed height and bulk, and Charles “Chuck” Westra. Chuck is a hot shot guard that can bum anybody from anywhere on the court.

As a prep he made all conference and was one of the league’s leading scorers. Don’t forget about those Lakeside boys because Kris Taves and Ken Brokmeier will make you eat your words. Brokmeier will probably take over for

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Mark Mueller in the middle this season, and Taves will also see a lot of action with his aggressive style of play. Jon Kuske, the lone fresh from Kettle Moraine, gives the team good depth in the backcourt.

Score, score, score-that’s the word this

year. The Trojans feel if they can put 80 points on the board consistently, there will be a lot of victories. The ingredients are here to have a great year.

CHARLES GUMM

-David Grundmeier (’76) was ordained and installed as tutor at Northwestern Preparatory School in Watertown, WI. -Victor Headrick (’76) was ordained and installed as pastor of Emmanuel in Stratford and of St. Peter’s in rural Marshfield, WI. -James Bare (’76) was ordained and in­ stalled as pastor of Good Shepherd in Fond du Lac, WI. —David Hein (’76) was ordained and installed as pastor of Grace in Crivitz and of St. Matthew in Pound, WI. -Timothy Johnston (’76) was ordained and installed as pastor at the tri-parish of St. Paul and Zion of Colome, SD, and Faith of Platte, SD. -Marc Frey (’76) was ordained and installed as pastor of Divine Word of Oklahoma City, OK. -Donald Wickmann (’75) was ordained and installed as pastor of St. Paul of Batesland, and Our Redeemer of Martin, SD. —David Russow (’76) was ordained and installed for exploratory services in Caspar, WY.

-Rev. Robert Gurgel (’71) has accepted the call to Trinity of Jenera, OH. -Rev. Ronald Zindler (’75) has accepted the call to St. Paul’s of Manistee, MI. -Rev. Gary Stawicki (’72) has accepted the call to Grace of Alma, MI. -Rev. Neal Schroeder (’68) has accepted the call to Grace of LaCrosse, WI. ORDINATIONS AND INSTALLATIONS —Robert Meiselwitz (’75) was ordained and installed as pastor of Zion in Stetsonville, WI, -Kenneth Ewerdt (’75) was ordained and installed as assistant pastor of St. Paul’s in Onalaska, WI. -David Eckert (’76) was ordained and installed as assistant pastor of First Lutheran in LaCrosse, WI. -James Renz (’76) was ordained and installed as pastor of Trinity in Wilson, WI. -Mark Neitzel (’75) was ordained and installed as tutor at Northwestern Preparatory 93

—Rev. Douglas Bode (’62) was installed as pastor of Gethscmanc in Oklahoma City, OK. —Rev. Milton Wcishahn (’38) was installed as pastor of St. John’s in Brewster, NE. —Rev. Charles lies (’70) was installed as pastor of Mt. Olive in Tulsa, OK. —Rev. Paul Rcedc (’72) was installed as pastor of Bethel of Waco, NE. —Rev. Roger Sprain (’57) was installed as pastor of Zion in Denver, CO. DEATHS —Rev. Otto Hcier (’32) was called to his eternal reward while serving as pastor at St. Paul’s in Tomah, WI. -Rev. Otto Henning (’23) was called to his heavenly reward on June 24. He had been pastor in Sturgeon Bay, WI before his retire­ ment.

—Rev. Reinhard Ziescmcr (10) was called to be with his Savior on July 11.

BIRTHS -A son, Andrew, was bom to Rev. and Mrs. Mark Frochlich (’68) on July 11, 1980.

-A daughter, Christa Ruth, was born to Rev. and Mrs. Thomas Liesener (’67) on August 6 in Green Bay, WI.

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JUNIORS Bob Duchlmcycr, Kevin Salzwcdcl, Allen Lonnquist and Rich Warnecke were all married this summer.

M1DDLERS -Tim Gumm and Linda Zastrow were married on June 12.

-Keith Bilitz and Carol Johnson were married on June 21.

-Rick Johnson and Kay Krichner were united in marriage on June 28.

-Paul Mueller and July Panning were united in holy matrimony on June 28.

-Larry Olson and Mary Portenier were married on July 5.

-Tim Henning and Elizabeth Blado were united in holy wedlock on July 12.

-Norv Kock and Cathy Hirsch were mar­ ried on July 26.

-Jeff Seelow and Peggy Acker were mar­ ried on August 2.

-Dan Schumann and Deb Fricke were married on May 24.

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Special Education: An Interview with Prof. Eickmann might be. This is the starting point, that we become aware of other people’s problems, and then are willing to go out of our way to help people who need special care. So, I think we must start with the local congregations. It is good that students at Northwestern take an interest in special education and become aware of the people at Bcthesda, for instance, and people with other handicaps. We have students who have a deaf or blind relative, but that’s a problem only they themselves arc aware of, and the rest of us don't pay too much atten­ tion until it comes close to us in some way.

The synod in 1975 asked the districts’ Special Ministries Boards to survey their own districts for the need of residential facilities, places where retarded people could live. That is why our district conducted the survey that it did, which was just discussed again at our last district convention. Synod wide, the synod Special Ministries Board does do some things. For example, they send mailings to the retarded people whose names have been sent in to them, they’re working on a simplified catechism, and they’ve published guidelines for starting special Sunday School classes.

Q. Statistics indicate that 5% of all people suffer from learning handicaps. Why has the synod been so slow in initiating educational programs for the handicapped?

A. It seems to me that all our programs are aimed at the largest possible segment of the population, which means you aim somewhere near the middle, and you tend to miss the people on both ends. And since this is a fairly small segment of the population, you have the same thing happening in the church that used to happen in the public schools. This group was simply a disregarded element of the popula­ tion. Now the law requires every public school district to provide training for every child.

We must look at the different kind of motiva­ tion that we ought to have in the church. God is concerned about every individual, and this has to be the church’s concern, too.

Q. Do you see each synod district handling its own separate special education program, or will there be a comprehensive synod program?

A. I’d like to start below the district level right in the local congregations, because I think that the beginning of the whole problem is in the attitude of individual Christians toward other individual Christians who happen to be handi­ capped, whether they be mentally retarded, deaf, blind, or whatever learning problem it

Q. Right now we have certain learning materials for the deaf and blind. Is there a chance that we will see special classes for these child­ ren in the Christian day schools?

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__ A. The only place it would be practical for the blind and deaf, and to some degree for the mentally retarded also, is in an area where you have a large enough concentration of people of our churches, so that there would be enough children for a class. Finally, you have some handicaps that are so rare that there’s no way you could conduct a special class for just one child. It becomes impossible. I don’t think the church is necessarily showing a lack of concern, as long as the pastor and people of that congre­ gation are looking out for the spiritual wel­ fare of the child, and for the particular prob­ lems of that family. So, I don’t think families who have a child with a very special handicap resent the church’s not having a class exclusive­ ly for their child, but I do think they feel left out if no concern is shown. Where there arc population centers like the Watertown area, or the Milwaukee area, or the Fox River Valley area, where we have a lot of congregations, there it seems to me we could be looking into the possibility of starting special classes.

There is no Christian day school in our synod that has a class for the mentally retarded, although there are a few schools with teachers just assigned to students with learning difficulties, mental retardation, or some other handicaps. For instance, St. Paul’s in Fort Atkinson has a teacher who has a degree in special education, and she works with kids who have learning problems in that one school.

Now something like that could become a pos­ sibility in more of our schools, or groups of schools.

Generally, it seems as if we are not going to have enough blind children, and enough deaf children, and in most cases not enough mentally retarded children in one geographical area that we could have a day school class. So, it means they are going to be entering public schools, but the church has to keep on being concerned about their religious education.

I’d like to see some of our students learning sign language to reach the deaf. DMLC has a sign language club.

DMLC, and I’m sure that they’re very much aware of this need that the teachers are feeling.

Whether this is going to mean special courses or just more attention paid to special education in existing courses is a question that they will have to work out within their own curriculum.

But I’m sure since the teachers ranked special education as an area where they needed help above physical education, above band, and above art, that it is going to get more attention from DMLC.

Q. There’s been much discussion about Sunday School and day school programs for the mentally handicapped. What stage is the planning in?

A. In 1974, when the whole synod was sur­ veyed to see what was being done, there was a surprising number of churches that already did have special Sunday School classes. Out of the 475 pastors who responded to the survey, 128 had special Sunday School classes in their congregations. St. Mark's here, for example, has had a class for a number of years. Some NWC students taught there, and now a member of the congregation is teaching. St. John’s has had a Sunday School class even longer.

I have a feeling that the institutes that are being held in the Southeastern Wisconsin District for Sunday School teachers have been helpful in getting people to try teaching special classes.

In our district the Special Ministries Board spoke at all the pastors’ conferences to encour­ age pre-confirmation instruction for the mentally retarded. We hope to be working at programs for the deaf soon. We also spoke with the pastors about counseling families with handicapped children.

Q. What kind of religious training does Bethesda provide for its patients?

A. Bethesda was established way back in 1904 as a school for the retarded. They said at that time “the feeble minded and epileptic.”

And its very first director was a teacher.

Ever since its beginning Bethesda has con­ centrated on training programs. What has be­ Q. A survey among Christian day school come different at Bethesda in the last years is teachers showed that there is a need for train­ that Bethesda is no longer considered a perma­ ing in teaching special education classes. Will nent home for its residents, the way it was in we see DMLC incorporate instruction on the early years. People used to figure that a special education in their curriculum? mentally retarded person was never going to A. The study that you refer to was done by be able to function at home or in society gen96

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erally, and so these people were placed in institutions, and that’s where they spent their lives. More and more it’s being realized that an institution is not the best place for anyone to live unless he absolutely has to live there. The state is moving people out of large institutions into places called group homes. Bethesda first moved people out into group homes here in Watertown. Bethesda now has group homes in Missouri, Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, and I believe they’re woking on group homes in Illinois and Wisconsin also. Group home means a small facility where you have a maximum of eight retarded adults and the house parents living in a more homelike setting The Bethesda program is still aimed a’ training, but because so much of the uppci level of the retarded population has moved ou of the institution, Bethesda is becoming more and more a home for the severely and pro­ foundly retarded. As a result, Bethesda has had to work very hard to develop new training programs, and they've made some good strides in that direction. As far as religion is concerned, Bethesda uses the Concordia Sunday School materials, “Bible Lessons for Special Classes, Scries Two,” which is a very simple catechism course. It’s a 96-lesson course aimed at con­ firmation. Naturally, Bethesda realizes that some of its residents will never be able to be confirmed, but they have been confirming a larger and larger proportion of them. How long that can continue is a question. The chaplain at Bethesda, Pastor Stiemke, has said that it’s his dream that some day we will get through to any human being with enough of the Gospel message so that each person will be able to receive the Lord’s Supper. But he recognizes that it is a dream, because any church that takes the Lord's Supper seriously is going to make sure that its members are well prepared to receive Communion.

As long as we're talking about Bethesda, 1 think it's important to say that this is one reason our synod hasn't done more sooner.

Up until 1961 Bethesda was as much our institution as the Missouri Synod's, and Bethes­ da has continued to accept Wisconsin Synod residents even since then. I feel we have a cer­ tain obligation toward Bethesda to support the people who were accepted in the past, but I don't see this as a situation that can continue indefinitely. In fact, I think it has continued too long.

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Q. In the Western Wisconsin district report there was talk about starting a WELS home for the mentally retarded. Has this proposal come to anything?

instruction in this area?

A. It seems to me we would be making a good start if a bunch of our students would go out to Bethesda on a Friday night and square dance with the residents. Most of us would feel scared to do that, and we feel we’re intrud­ ing, and that we won’t be able to talk with these people, but you just have to start out by realizing these are people. They are people who enjoy square dancing, and going fishing, and playing games, and just talking with a friend. I think the first step is person-to-per­ son contact. Sometime next semester I think we’re going to try it. That’s a start. Every one of us will see that just by looking for ways to help we’re going to find all kinds of things to do. But we just have to open our eyes to the different people in the world. They’re not all like us. On the other hand, they’re more like us than unlike us.

A. Our last district convention asked the Wis­ consin Lutheran Child and Family Service to follow up on a research report that they did for our district. We asked the Child and Family Service to give us a yes or no recommendation in 1982 as to whether it is financially feasible for us to open a group home for, let’s say, eight mentally retarded adults. The only place in which it would be feasible is the Watertown, Lake Mills, and Fort Atkinson area, because we have a heavy concentration of Wisconsin Synod people here. The other question the WLCFS is looking into is whether foster homes for retarded adults would be practical. This would mean a maximum of four adults living with houseparents in the home owned by the houseparents. At this time it seems the state will not compensate those parents to an adequate degree.

There’s another problem that we have, and that is, if we restrict the intake of group homes to our own members, then they are not eligible for county and state funding. They would only receive the Social Security supplemental income which many retarded adults get.

That money could be used to pay for their maintenance. But we're not eligible for state and county funding if we restrict intake to Wisconsin Synod people. When we surveyed the members of our districts who have retarded children, there were two factors that especially came out. One was that the foster or group home had to be reasonably close to the home of the parents, within fifty miles or so. That shows the need for a concentration of Wis­ consin Synod population again. Number two is that more and more people expect that the government is going to pay the whole cost of maintaining their child. And so it's a minority, even of our own synod's people, who would be willing to pay the extra costs to have their child in a WELS institution. So we have a double problem with opening our own facili­ ties.

Q. What is the Belle Plaine program, and are there any summer camps for the handi­ capped?

A. Belle Plaine has the capacity to house 48 moderately retarded adults. But because care for the mentally retarded today is not geared toward large institutions, and most of the moderately retarded live at home, the state of Minnesota has only licensed Belle Plaine to accept geriatric retarded people, retarded people who arc 65 and older, with a few exceptions. That fits in with Belle Plainc’s other function as a home for the aged. Belle Plaine is hoping to challenge that ruling legally through the courts. As of this time, though, the matter is unresolved.

I don't know of any summer camps in our synod right now. In our district, Mr. Ken Pahnke from Mcnomome has gathered informa­ tion, and we’ve formed a camp board, and have gotten a small grant for expenses for that board to plan a summer camp for about 16 to 20 retarded people next August or so. But that’s in the very beginning stages yet. We've been at it a couple of years now, but this is the point where we are. We do know people in the district who are interested, and the camp board is looking for a camp and volunteers to help out for a week at a camp like this. Maybe we’ll get some NWC volunteers.

Q. Many parents of handicapped and mentally retarded children have noted that their pastors just couldn't relate to the children. Should NWC or the Seminary give future pastors

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desire to lead a Christian life. Somehow the pastor must be convinced in his mind that his instruction of the retarded individual, just the way it is true of his instruction to a regular class, has reached that goal. The pastor always has some doubts in his mind about what is getting through to the children, but he trusts that the Holy Spirit is working in each child’s heart to produce a confession of faith in those truths of Scripture. So, you’re working for the same thing with a retarded child. Of couse, we need to remember that all of us become Christians through Baptism, not by confirma­ tion.

I mentioned before the Concordia Pub­ lishing House's Series Two materials, which are really a catechism course on a very simple level. Sometimes a Sunday School class will take through the majority of the lessons, and then the pastor will just teach the lessons on

A. Whenever we talk about confirmation I think we have to start off with what the Lord’s Supper is, because in our church confirmation is basically a preparation to become a communi­ cant member and receive the Lord’s Supper.

And when we talk about the Lord’s Supper, we have to keep in mind what the Scriptures say about receiving it: “Let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread and drink of that cup,” Being able to examine yourself means to recognize that you are a sinner who has broken God’s law, that Christ died for your sins, and that in the Sacrament of the Altar He gives you His body and blood.

And we must recognize the real presence of His body and blood and the forgiveness of sins.

Of course, repenting of our sins also means the

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I cannot recall now. What was that thought That came to me then so quickly and brought With it peace, set my troubles at ease?

It might have been home, or the girl down the street, Or Christmastime, or an afternoon treat, Or frost on the trees, or a summertime breeze.

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1 think it is something we have been hesi­ tant to pick up because we just didn't know how to talk to retarded people. But we have to keep coming back to the fact that these are children. They leant more slowly than other kids, but they can leant. Sometimes their memory is better than that of other kids.

Maybe the pastor hangs back because he thinks they won’t be able to memorize, but I think we all recognize that while memorization is desir­ able. it's not among the requirements for receiving the Lord's Supper.

Q. What is llic future of special education for the handicapped? Is a comprehensive program a dream. or is it a realistic goal?

A. I'll 90 right back where we started and say that what happens, under God’s blessing, depends on what our future pastors and Christian people are going to think and do.

Are they going to recognize handicapped people as part of the human race that Christ redeemed, and are they going to reach out to help these people as well as they can?

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Around the farm the once warm buildings stood empty and cold, and the snow around them remained untouched. The only sign of life on the farm was the lighted windDw of the old farmhouse standing among the trees.

Inside an old man sat in an over-stuffed chair, intently watching the television, his face wrinkled with age and his hands calloused from years of manual labor. When he stood up to switch the channel, his once robust and strong body now moved with slow and awkward movements toward the television. Except for the babble of the TV, silence reigned over all

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clothes and ready for caroling. Once more for a brief moment, happiness and love filled his eyes as the memories came Hooding back, yet it too was quickly replaced by sorrow and longing the hurt was always the hardest at this time of the year. When he moved to the closet to put on a sweater, he noticed an old worn box marked “Christ. Dec.” A light shone in his eyes, and he moved to pull the box from tile closet, but a sharp pain in his hips screamed a command to stop: he reluctantly gave up the clTori.

"IVace on earth, good will to men I mm I leav’n’s all-gracious King," I he old man stood checking the pages of his calendar, looking eagerly out the window, wondering if the time hail come yet. Suddenly a pair of headlights appeared at the end of the winding driveway, and then two more. Me grew very excited, struggling to the door to catch the first glimpse of the people wiio were com­ ing. file cars came to a stop m front of the house, their tires squeaking on the cold snow, leenaged carolers spilled from the ears and began to file towards the house. The old man. no longer able to contain himself, threw open the door and issued a hearty “Merry Christ­ mas" as the carolers filled the room. The carolers, somewhat uneasy, moved into a block on one side of the room and at a command from the leader began to sing, and as they went from one song to another, the moistness in the

The world in solemn stillness lay To hear the angels sing.

With the carolers gone stillness returned once more to the farm, the old man stood, tears quietly sliding down his face, but under his tears joy.

The hurt, the loss, the loneliness still ran deep, but the brief moment the carolers were there and the message they sang made his burden a little easier to bear. Me went to bed that night, knowing Christmas still existed for the carolers, for everybody, and for him.

Outside the stillness gave watch over the farm, and the sound of carolers could still be faintly heard.

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So many summer memories whisked away by crisp November winds.

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Vet for how long.

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STYLES personally. That infant is the Son of God, and because he was bom on that night long ago, we modem day people have meaning to our lives.

We can say with all honesty, “It is good to be alive.”

A major magazine once had a special edi­ tion on the work habits of the American people. Two stories in particular were very revealing about why Americans put so much emphasis on work. One dealt with working wives, and the other described the symptoms of a workaholic. The two articles concerned very different aspects of the work world, but when the working wives were asked why they did work outside the home, their answer was the same as the workaholics gave when ques­ tioned about why they pushed themselves to the point of exhaustion. The reason: to main­ tain the standard of living they were used to and enjoyed. In many cases that included two cars, a sightseeing trip every year, a swimming pool, and various other luxuries. People cer­ tainly can't be condemned for wanting the nice things in life, but when it takes women away from their children and husbands become ill from overwork, then even from a worldly standpoint one must wonder if money is really worth it.

There is another aspect of this material craze that escapes the notice of many people.

Take a young couple, for instance, who want a nice house, a sharp car, and an annual vacation to some faraway place. They don’t have the money, but they go ahead and buy the house and car, and plan the vacation. What happens is that they become so far in debt that the man has to work overtime every night while the woman must go out and get a job too. Sure, they have a beautiful house and car, but the two are forced to work so much of the time in order to pay the debts that they never enjoy any of their nice things together. When that

lone and afraid, a young man asks, “Why is it so good to be alive?” The doctor leans forward and replies, looking into the empty eyes, “It’s good because I’m your friend.”

What is the purpose of my life? This is probably the most important question that gnaws at every human being. The incident described above is the answer which one of today’s popular movies offers. By just reading this isolated scene, one almost laughs at the simplicity of the solution, but within the framework of the movie many people walk out of the theater whispering in choked voices of the beauty of the doctor’s advice. With the Christmas season overtaking us, it’s time for Christians also to reflect on the controlling factor in their lives, and to give thanks to God that we do not have to endure a life directed by “play-do” values and situation ethics.

If a poll were taken asking unbelievers what the most important thing in their lives was, undoubtedly there would be a myriad of answers. But if we looked at all the answers and tried to categorize them, it is probable that most, if not all, would fit into four distinct groups. The biggest group would, of course, be the people who seek money and material gain, followed by those who live for other people, be it their spouse or children. After these two there are the social climbers, those who desire power and prestige, and the intellectually elite, people who seek to become free through knowledge So, what is the pur­ pose of looking at these different reasons for living? To help us realize how truly blessed we are because of Christ’s birth. Too often at Christmas time we look at the baby in the manger and think about the wise men, the shepherds, and Mary’s great courage, but we forget about how that baby affects our lives 102

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ill vacation rolls around it often becomes a night­ mare when the two learn that while furiously chasing the golden egg, they have grown apart as a married couple. It may sound a bit ridicu­ lous, but look around; it happens all the time.

And then there is the old adage, “The more you get, the more you want.” How true it is.

Everyone, Christian and nonchristian alike, is vulnerable to greed. No matter if one is young or old, it is just natural that once a person has something, after a while he will want some­ thing just a little better. John Rockefeller, who had billions, blew up at employees for making a hundred dollar mistake. Yes, it is a rare man who will truthfully say he is content with what he has.

Romeo and Juliet is probably the classic love story for all time. Two young lovers were so devoted that they followed each other into death. Fortunately this sort of thing doesn’t happen in real life. It doesn’t? Just pick up the papers and read about the suicides that are the result of a divorce or break up.

And that is not counting the thousands of scarred lives we never hear about, people who have built their hopes and dreams around a husband, wife, or child, and then have them cruelly shattered by unfaithfulness and rejec­ tion. Someone once said, “The only people you can trust in this world are your spouse and your children.” Can and should one want to base his world on the life of someone else? All too often that special person will do the opposite of the adoring person’s wishes. There are countless examples of a wife learning of her “perfect” husband’s unfaithfulness, or the “prize” son turning to drugs. These arc major incidents; think about the common irritations of every day life and how they affect our be­ havior. Certainly there will be good times in a relationship, but there will also be down periods, devastatingly down periods, which makes one wonder what is so great about that kind of life.

Power and prestige are two words that motivate people to do almost anything. From the awesome crimes of Adolph Hitler and his plan of world rule to the seeming pettiness of a woman climbing the social ladder via the party circuit, all people have a certain desire for some degree of power and respect. Un­ fortunately, for too many the need for respect and command grows within them until it takes

over their whole being. Everyone knows about the power-mad politicians over the years, but how about that force among the common man?

The reason the average person doesn’t recog­ nize his power problem is that he would say it was a matter of his needing security, the security to be popular and respected. But in essence this security can very easily become a power problem, the need to be one up on someone else. When two strangers meet it is almost inevitable that one person will assume control of the relationship and be the leader.

If this happens naturally, fine, but for many people it becomes a matter of fighting for this position through intimidating remarks and actions. If they feel they cannot control the relationship, they often will not pursue it.

We have already mentioned how some use parties to demonstrate their superiority, but such things as clubs, grades, and financial status all can be used as the instalment for catapultinn oneself over other people. One might call it harmless, but it is a case of their egos dom­ inating their lives. That need to control others can in itself become the controlling factor in their lives.

On one of the buildings at the University of Wisconsin the Bible passage, “You shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free.” is inscribed over a doorway as an inspira­ tion to the student. Education has been labeled as the ultimate panacea for all the world’s ills. Once people have gone to school, say

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sociologists, they will lose their primitive instincts and behave as modem and civilized men. Today there are greater educational opportunities available to more people than ever before in the history of the world. In the U.S. almost everyone is able to receive some type of training after high school. Yet, no one needs to look too far to see what great things education has done for our society. More people are murdered in the U.S. during one year than were killed at the height of the Vietnam War. Violent crimes such as rape, assault, and robbery have become so common that the papers report only the most horrible crimes.

Still, there are those who claim knowledge can set one “spiritually” free. This statement inherently raises the question, how? The stu­ dent of the liberal arts quickly realizes that the values accepted in one era are often dis­ carded in the next. Literature poses many questions and gives few answers, while history plays back before our eyes the terrible mess man has made of the world. The arts expose one to other thoughts and ideas, hoping only that this exposure will help that person to have an open mind when forming his personal values.

The sciences change rapidly with each passing day. New discoveries wash away theories that were long held as fact. We derive wonderful inventions from science, and yet it too is un­ able to give us the reason for living.

Education is a wonderful thing, and people are better off for it. But in no way can it be used as the only guide by which to live.

Today’s American society prides itself in its knowledge and great learning, claiming to be the most advanced nation in the world. That may be true, but for some reason it rings hollow. Maybe education is a delusion; maybe Socrates described the predicament of man without the true revelation of God best when he said, “The only thing that I know is that I know nothing.”

Conspicuously missing from our treatment so far has been the hedonistic approach to life.

Those people who are out to grab all the gusto they can. It would seem that the great majority of people would fit into this group. Do they, though? Certainly many young people live as if there is no tomorrow, but once people reach

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their 30’s things begin to change. How much so-called “fun” can a person have? Although that lifestyle may seem glamorous, it inevitably has to become unbearable. Fast cars, loose women, alcohol, drugs, etc., provide temporary pleasure, but the pleasure always is extremely shortlived, and so the search continues for something better than the last time. On and on people grope about for the newest thing that will make them feel good. But somehow and sometime that journey ends, and then those people must face reality.

By the time most people approach middle adulthood they have experienced all the “fast life” they can handle. When they see that their bodies are deteriorating and they no longer can be one of the beautiful people, they become scared of the future. They don’t want to grow old all alone, and so they reach out for someone or something to depend on.

Finally, the most pathetic of all are those without hope and purpose, people who get up in the morning for the simple reason that the sun has risen. They do not really live, they exist, hoping against hope that mavbc tomorrow will be better than today.

How does the Christian who lives among these attitudes react? We hope not with the feeling that these people have it coming to them, but rather with a heart filled with com­ passion and humble thankfulness to God that He has called us to be His own. He has given us faith, and now it’s our turn to plant the seeds of that faith in the hearts of those who don’t have it.

This Christmas season, while you are doing your shopping and decorating, stop for a moment and watch the people bustling about.

Watch the people as they spend their hardearned money trying to capture the spirit of a celebration they don’t understand. On Christmas Eve, with the tree all lit up, there will be many who slump in their chairs and say, “Why all the fuss?” Thank God we know why we make such a “fuss” over Christmas.

We rejoice because the purpose of our lives has been bom-the Son of God Incarnate has come to redeem us.

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Mark Kolandef .IIiHi * ? v “Kolandcr has got to score if we’re going to win.” And that’s just what he has been doing.

In the season’s first two games Mark has already put in over 55 points. Despite the fact that he broke his nose during the second week of practice, Koly looks like he’s going to pick up where he left off last year.

Baseball is the spring sport, so you would expect to find our man somewhere on the diamond. Watch for the guy trying to smooth out the bumps in the infield. That is Mark making sure a ball won’t take a bad hop on him in a game. He has been Coach Pieper’s shortstop for the last three years, and will probably be there again this spring. Koly doesn’t say much about his fielding, but his consistent .300 batting average has caused a lot of people to take notice.

Trying to talk to Mark during his nap time with his new brown jacket covering his head is no easy task. But even in this position Koly can effortlessly move the conversation from psychology to philosophy. How did he become such a good athlete? According to Mark it was nature all the way. There was nothing else for him to do in Montello, so he just went out and played ball. Agreeing to answer one more question before dozing off into a deep sleep, the athletic philosopher said the reason he is involved with so many sports is that they’re fun. He tried to claim that athletics helped him to discipline himself and prepare him for life, but it was obvious this guy does it for fun.

jnuom the fields of Montello, up through the x ranks of Northwestern Prep, and now as a senior at NWC, Mark “Koly Bear” Kolandcr is still playing sports with the enthusiasm of a little leaguer. Whether it’s football, basketball, or baseball, you can count on seeing Koly in the midst of the action. When Mark graduates this spring, it will be the end of ten years of two Kolandcrs donning the NW colors. It started with Dave K., Mark’s older brother and early coach. As a middle linebacker for NWC, Dave was the football team’s MVP three years in a row. In the spring he played centerficld for the Trojans. Dave graduated two years ago, but Mark hasn’t done too bad a job upholding the family name by himself.

The thing that makes M.K. a rare athlete is that he not only plays three sports, but he’s good in three sports. In football he made first team all conference this season, while being named to the second team in his sophomore and junior years. Playing free safety, Koly picked off over twenty passes in his four-year career, a NWC record.

When the air gets cold and the snow starts to fly, it’s time to hang up the shoulder pads and put on the basketball trunks. Basketball is probably Koly Bear’s best sport, as he demonstrated so well last year. Scoring 22 points a game and playing tough defense, Mark walked away with the league’s MVP trophy.

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he joyous relief of semester’s end and the ensuing Christmas break are reflected in the smiles on the faces of the long interred, dormratted students preparing to read this column as their last official act of 1980. Oh, student, what treats await you as you prepare to devour these morsels of humor! Scan and learn the truth about a recent car accident, what some campus residents want for Christmas, and the incredible story of the Trojans’ television habits.

Two of the students at the College of America in Watertown have added their names to the list of unsafe drivers. Early in the morn­ ing of November 15th, Tom Westra was return­ ing from an Anti-Saloon League meeting in Milwaukee. Tom, who plays for the local Salva­ tion Army band, finally realized all the vices for which taverns stand. In an effort to rid the world of yet another den of sin, Tom Temperance became a terrestrial kamikaze and sighted the nearest pub in the cross hairs of his steering wheel. Then, with eyes closed he rushed down the boulevard, scoring a direct hit on the steps entering the building. Indeed a noble gesture, so this column extends its sympathy to Tom’s mug and his departed auto. The second luckless four-wheeler is no

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less a person than Steve “Belltower” Hein.

The Ford Motor Company, in a clandestine attempt to rid America of those unsafe foreign cars, sent one of its tougher models to wipe out Ken Corola. After being brutally assaulted from the rear, Hein’s Toyota suffered notice­ able damage. Had it not been for two bumper stickers and a parking sticker, Steve’s car could have been the Pepsi can from which you’re drinking. It is fortunate that the drivers men­ tioned in both instances suffered only minor injuries. Auto accidents are no laughing matter, so be careful!

That is enough bad news for the C & C. The following are a few letters which ended up in the C & C mail bag.

Dear Santa, I have been a good janitor all year. The campus has never looked better, except for the bell tower, which I’m still trying to batter with my La Jeep. I’ve been nice to all my friends and haven’t gone to a COS party all year. I would like to find the following under my Christmas tree: 1-Toromatic Snowblower and Ice Buffer 1-keg of Dad’s Root Beer 106

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6-crash helmets for my friends at work 100-gallons ofjet fuel for my La Jeep Your friend, Humphrey P.S. Santa, could I have a subscription to American Janitor?

Dear Santy, Dean's my name, and you better not land on my donns. I’ve been a good guy this year, but it’s been tough. At SAM. Christmas morn­ ing the following better be under my tree: 1 -case of cigars, Antony & Cleopatra if you don V mind 1—student who doesn’t know the nickname for the handbook 1 -tutor, a little taller than the one I got now 1—crew of carpenters to dismantle Witte’s and Lockman’s room 1—tube of Brillcream That’s it.

The Dean Dear Mr. Claus, After reading about you in the A tlantic Monthly. I decided to send you a few of my requests. I would like some of these: 1—bag of dagesh fortes for my students who forget theirs 1 -subscription to Yiddish Times 1—of those new games “Find the Waw Consecutive ” 1—hiphil, piel, or niphal that actually looks like it's supposed to Shalom,

As we look in on the first scene, Hawk and Trap are sprawled on their third-floor beds, obviously in the throes of an all night crasher for a voc test or something along those lines.

Hawkeye spies the empty spot in the comer.

“Colonel Kehl must have dismantled the still again.” They roll out of bed and, after rubbing some toothpaste into their gums, they slap some water on their faces and put on some grubby green garb, not bothering to change the gym clothes which they slept in.

Wednesday 1:30 PM — Mr. Rogers Goes to Hebrew Class “Good afternoon, boys and girls, isn’t it a beautiful day in the neighborhood-it’s a beautiful day for a ’brew class, don’t you think? Today we’re going to visit a Hebrew class-can you say ‘Hebrew?’ Sure you can.

Shall we walk across the campus? Sure. Here we are walking past the Sprinter. Doesn’t he look big and strong? Sure he does, I’ll bet he cats lots of all-purpose patties, don’t you think? Would you like to go to the Hebrew class now? You’d like that a lot, wouldn’t you? Sure you would. Here we are in the Hebrew class. See all the nice boys saying all those funny words three times fast. I wonder what they’re thinking about. I’ll bet they’re thinking about little lambs and candy and all sorts of nice things. Well, that was interestingcan you say ‘interesting?’ Sure you can. That’s all for today, boys and girls, join us tomorrow when we watch all the nice freshmen getting their exercise by jumping out of Room 14.”

Thursday 2:30 — Leave it to the Frosh Ward and June receive their first letter

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______ SHI. JK from their son since sending the little tyke off to college: Mom and Pop, This place is just swell, there’s just a million swell things about it. First of all, there ain’t any dumb old girls to worry about, even though I kind of miss throwing my gum in their hair. The first few days were no fun, ’cause all the guys were really giving me the business, you know, ’cause I was wearing all those nice clothes you got me, Mom. So now I wear a lot of dirty T-shirts and crusty slacks, and I get along just fine. The Dean sort of gave me the business the other day, too, when he saw me kind of jumping out of a window.

He’s probably just sort of worried about me, though. He doesn’t want anyone to get their books all dirty and junk like that.

Love, Your son

Thursday 1:00 A.M. - Batman As we check in on our infamous Bat duo, they are speeding across the Gotham City campus in the BatToyota. As they approach the bell tower, a thunderous “WHAM, CRASH, BIFF, SMASH, BAM’’ is heard as Batman and the Boob slide across the ice into the tower.

Whereupon our heroes slink back to the Bat cave to ponder their next move. Will the Bat­ Toyota ever fly again? Will the Bat duo receive a chilly reception from Mr. Freeze? For the answers, tune in tomorrow, same time, same channel.

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licarly two thousand years ago God blessed mankind with the first Christmas. A rather unassuming setting greeted that most impor­ tant event of all times. The Son of God was born in a lowly barn, his bed a manger filled with hay. The show and regalia of many an earthly prince's birth were no part of this event. No kings or ambassadors paid their respects. Rather, angel choirs appeared to humble shepherds in the fields near Bethle­ hem. Their joyful strains of “Glory to God in the Highest” inspired the shepherds to go to worship the newborn king. That was, as far as Scripture informs us, the first Christmas.

Christmas 1980 provides a striking contrast to that simple scene. The name Christmas is everywhere, but the reason for the festival is sometimes not so apparent. The colorful cards, the strings of flashing lights, the shimmers of silvery tinsel, and the crowds of desperate shoppers all seem to obscure the heavenly birth in Bethlehem. I even saw one store pro­ moting the “Spirit of Christmas Present.”

Christ is being excluded from His own cele­ bration.

Christmas, the modern term for the Old English “Cristes-messe” or Mass of Christ, has always been a rather curious combination of the religious and the secular. It is not only our modem time that has slighted the real reason for this festival.

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examples of commemorations of Jesus’ birth, and likewise historical evidence points to no such practice in apostolic or post-apostolic times. It was not until the beginning of the fourth century that Christmas began to be observed as a special church festival.

The first problem was to determine a uni­ form date. Various church fathers were promot­ ing dates between December and May. The origin of the western church’s choice has at last two explanations.

The early church father Hippolytus felt that Christ’s life on earth must have been a perfect length of exactly thirty-three years.

He argued Christ’s conception and crucifixion both occurred on March 25, and thus set December 25 as the birth date. The other explanation involves the dates of certain pagan religious festivals. In 274 Emporor Aurelian proclaimed the sun god the principal patron of the empire on December 25. On this date the followers of Mithra, a god adopted from the Persian religions, celebrated the dies natalis invicti solis (the birthday of the invincible sun).

After a number of years this festival grew to be a particularly prominent one. The Christian church then placed Christmas on this date.

Especially for newly converted Christians it would have been difficult to totally put off these deeply entrenched customs, and it was hard for the Christians to watch everyone else celebrating. A modem counterpart to this might be the Jews in the Christmas and Easter seasons. Schaff-Herzog explained the situation,

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‘The pagan festival witn its riot and merry­ making was so popular that Christians were glad of an excuse to continue its celebration with little change in spirit or manner” (Vol. 3, p. 48). Thus the birth of the Sun of righteous­ ness was made io coincide with the celebration of the birth of the unconquered sun. Sometime before 336 the church at Rome had agreed on this date, and a Christian almanac-like chronography from Rome dated 354 contained this entry for December 25, "Natus Christus in Betleem Iudea, ” By the end of the fourth century the Christmas festival was widespread in the western church. The oldest extant Christmas sermon dated 383 was found in Mileve in northern Africa.

The choice of the date of Christmas created a new issue of contention between the Eastern and Western churches; the Eastern church celebrates Christmas on January 6. Christians from the East accused Westerners of idolatry

in adopting a pagan festival for a religious purpose. Even Western preachers at times had to admonish their people against allowing their Christmas festival to degenerate into a time of frivolity.

Other Christmas customs go back to another secular festival, namely, the Roman New Year on January 1. The people decorated their homes with greenery and lights, and gifts were presented to children and the poor.

During the Middle Ages various corruptions crept into the church with reference to Christ­ mas practices. At times superstitious and mysti­ cal customs overshadowed the real reason for Christmas.

Yet, through the ages faithful Christians lave not forgotten the real reason for Christ­ mas. How much more meaningful is the Christ­ mas season for true believers, who like the shepherds of old, worship and adore the holy babe in Bethlehem’s manger.

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religious, or otherwise. Its primary purpose is to keep all its members sober.

The recovery program is based on twelve guidelines called the ‘‘Twelve Steps,” which represent an approach to living that is new for most alcoholics. In short, these steps suggest to the alcoholic that: he recognize his powerless­ ness over alcohol and that his life has become unmanageable; he believe in a power greater than himself that can restore him to sanity; he make a searching inventory of himself and confess to another human being and his personal greater power the exact nature of his wrongs; he then try to make amends to those people he has harmed; he carry this message and principles to other alcoholics.

At each meeting of an AA group one of these twelve steps is usually discussed in

I the nature of alcoholism, pointing out that the alcoholic is a person who has lost the will to stop drinking and can no longer control his drinking habits. In this article it is my aim to introduce the reader to Alcoholics Anony­ mous and its program of recovery for the alcoholic and his family and also to make the reader aware of the Synod’s program for the treatment of alcoholism.

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is an organi­ zation of men and women who share their experience, strength, and hope with each other, so that they may solve their common problem and help others recover from alcoholism.

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Another group called Al-Anon uses the regular meeting of the adult family members and friends of the alcoholic. (Note: a third group called Ala-teen, consists of the children of alcoholics, age 12—adult. It is much the same as Al-Anon, age being the only real difference.) The years of living with an alcoholic often leave deep scars and wounds on the im­ mediate family, which require much time to heal. Al-Anon works on the belief that changed attitudes on the part of the non-alcoholic mem­ bers of the family will not only lead to an improved family life, but also aid to the recovery of the alcoholic. All too often the spouse of an alcoholic will try to control the alcoholic’s behavior and drinking by whatever means he or she can think of, but this often fails miserably. Distraught and confused, the spouse will begin to blame him/herself for the other’s drinking. Al-Anon thus helps the new­ comers to understand that it is impossible for anybody to control the alcoholic’s drinking and that the alcoholic is physically, emotionally and spiritually “sick.” Any nagging, reproach­ ing, or crying will not help the alcoholic, but actually makes things worse, as it leads to guilt feelings and more drinking. While attempting to change the person’s attitude, the Al-Anon member will concentrate on straightening out his/her own life first by learning to place the problem in perspective, so that it doesn’t dominate his/her thoughts and life.

Al-Anon works with the steps that AA uses and runs its meetings under much the same format. The matters discussed center around each one’s need for help and encouragement from others who had to live under the same circumstances.

In the spring of 1979 Wisconsin Lutheran Child and Family Service (WLCFS) started a program for the recovery of alcoholics of the Wisconsin Synod. This group, labeled “Alcohol Awareness,” to differentiate it from the regu­ lar AA group, has as its primary function to look at the condition of alcoholism in the light of God’s Word, recognizing the Triune God as

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Each Saturday night the alcohol recovery group meets in one room, while those who belong to the family recovery group meet in a separate room. At the end of the hour and a half session the two groups come together for a brief devotion given by the pastor who is pre­ sent and then close with the Lord’s Prayer.

While these are closed meetings, limited only to the alcoholics and those who are affected by an alcoholic, there is an oppor­ tunity for anyone interested to attend an open

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meeting on the second Saturday of every month at 8:00 p.m. to listen to a talk on some facet of alcoholism and other drug abuse, and/or view a film dealing with the subject.

I have been attending these meetings on a regular basis, and I was encouraged to extend a cordial invitation to all NWC students to attend one or more of these open meetings. In dealing with an alcoholic, the parish pastor, if not experienced in this matter, may be inclined to offer advice or to make a suggestion that does not serve the best interests of the alcoholic or a family member of an alcoholic. WLCFS, the recovering alcoholics, and their family members, encourage you all to take advantage of this opportunity to learn about another way to serve your Lord more effectively.

DAVID LAU

Jump, You Fool! ere is a dread disease spreading across I America, even in remote wastelands like Michigan. It has infected a large percentage of our beloved campus family. For those of us who are confirmed “piles” it is an abomination-you guessed it, running.

There are many advocates of this disease on our campus. I have met many head-on while cruising the lower limits of the gymnasium.

These luckless morons have deluded them­ selves to believe that if they plod around the confines of our beautiful official NLCAA gym, they will soon achieve the platonic ideal of “being in shape.” They often pause in the weight room to admire their physiques in the handy full length minor. “What fools these mortals be,” quoth the Stratford-on-theRock bard. They should know that they can never catch up to Jim “Weight King” Winterle, or John “E for Effort” Eich.

I have a cure-all alternative to offer all you lap-minded zombies. This alternative is the jump rope. Yes, that simple piece of mom’s washline that made Muhammad Ali famous.

When you hear jump rope, many of you

conjure up the illusion of young lasses chanting rythmic verse as they slowly twirl the rope.

Lovely, isn’t it? Well, that is the wrong im­ pression. I’m talking about a complete program of strenuous exercise as prepared by Bobby Hinds with his Lifeline rope. (Who cares if it sounds like a Baptist radio program, it works.)

Perusing the pages of his helpful volume, 1 stumbled upon the secrets of the ages, such as this earthquaking gem of a quotation, “A 10 minute daily program of rope skipping is as efficient as a 30 minute daily program of jogging for improving cardivascular efficiency.”

Wow! Sorry, Jay, but there it is in black and white, or should I say, (the) Black and Red? I know what you are going to say next— what could be more boring than standing in one place for ten minutes and jumping up and down endlessly when you could be viewing the breathtaking scenery of Watertowniensis or probing the dark comers of the gym? Wrong again! There are a greater number of ways to jump than shots by Koly in a buckets game.

There is the daring and tricky “Matador Jump,” the quick, yet sophisticated “Double Twirl,”

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L and for those of you who hit the slopes now and then, there’s the “Skier’s Jump” to help you avoid those testy moguls and pine trees.

Just imagine, in a few years instead of ask­ ing you to stand and stretch, Prof. Scharf will simply hand you his trusty Lifeline jump rope and shoo you into the hall for a quick wakeup.

ROTC was never that good! Those returning late at night will be treated to seeing Heinie jumping beneath his bell tower. [A warning

must be included here, this program is far too strenuous for Professors Emeriti or jannies.)

There it is, guys. Now drive on down to Norm’s and slap down your five dollars and receive your ticket to health and fitness—you have nothing to lose but your impending Sem gut.

FOOTBALL The all-conference selections are out, and the Trojans didn’t fare too badly. In soccer Northwestern placed three players on the first team. Dave “5 goals” Haag was a unanimous pick at forward. Dave, after only two years of soccer, was one of the league’s premier offen­ sive players this season. On defense Roger Knepprath made the team at fullback, and Jim Weiland was named all-league goalie. Jim’s selection was long overdue. He’s been the stingiest goalie around since he took over for NWC two and one half years ago, yet this is the first year he’s been named to the all-con­ ference team. As for Roger Knepprath, he’s only a sophomore, so look for more good things from him next year.

Joe Dietrich and Mike Biedenbender headed the first-team all-conference North­ western football players. Both men have made the first team for three consecutive years.

Joe was named at fullback, while Bieds was at

his usual guard spot. Mark Kolander, the Trojans’ all-time interception leader, made the team at safety. Rough and rugged Randy Hunter received all-conference honors this year after a season of devastating opposing offenses.

Kenny Frey rounded out the Trojan first tcamers at offensive halfback. Ken really deserves being named all-conference. It’s pretty tough to get a lot of attention playing next to Joe, but what most people didn’t see was that Ken’s blocking often enabled Joe to get loose for extra yards. Besides knocking people over, Ken also chalked up over 500 yards in the rushing department.

On the second team were Eric Zimmerman, Dan Marshall, John Kuske, and Phil Hirsch.

Zimmy, Marsh, and Johnny K. all were part of the elephant offensive line. That’s pretty im­ pressive, four out of the five starting lineman made the all-league team. Phil Hirsch wasn’t the target of many passes, but when the ball did come to him, exciting things happened.

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Honorable mention went to John Beck, Rich Gurgel, Steve Hein, and Mark McCormick.

Knowledgeable football fans across the Mid­ west were disappointed that John "Jack Tatum” Beck was not on the first team. The hard-hitting safety from Balsam Lake was one of the team’s leading tacklers, but more impor­ tantly he was the heart of the defense. Rich Gurgel and Steve Hein are two other deserving seniors. Both Richie at comerback and Steve at defensive end have been big contributors over the past three years. Mark McCormick, the freshman middle linebacker, rounds out the NW all-conference picks. Mark, learning more and more each game, led the team in tackles, and looks to be one of the stalwarts on next year’s team.

BASKETBALL The Northwestern Trojans kicked off their 1980-81 basketball season with an 86-76 victory over the Seminary. NW looked good as three players broke into double figures. Mark

Kolander led the way with 22 points, while Mike Nitz poured in 18, and Chuck Westra added 12. NW took advantage of the fast break early in the second half to increase its lead to 15 points. It seems the old men from Sem just couldn’t keep up after a few times up and down the court at full speed.

On the Tuesday before Thanksgiving the Trojans invaded Kenosha to take on Gateway Tech. It was nip and tuck through three quarters, but then Northwestern hit a cold streak and couldn’t make a basket. Gateway seized the opportunity and took away a 75-63 win over the Trojans. Mark Kolander was out of this world. Koly put in 35 points and kept the game as close as it was. Center Ken Brokmcier did a fine job on the boards, but he just didn’t get enough help when Northwestern went cold in the final period. It was a tough loss, but NWC showed that there are going to be many more exciting moments during the rest of the season.

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Alan Gumm on October 13.

-Grace in Yakima, WA, celebrated its 75th on November 2nd.

—Bethesda in Portland, OR, celebrated its 25th on November 16th.

—Faith of Tacoma, WA. celebrated its 50th on June 8th.

-Immanuel of Kewaunee, WI, celebrated the centennial of its school on October 18-19.

—Hope of Detroit, MI, observed its 50th on October 12.

-Rev. Robert Holtz ('37) observed his 40th year in the ministry on October 9th.

Rev. G. M. Cares celebrated his 40th year in the ministry and his 25th year at Zion of Monroe, Ml, on October 19.

Rev. Wilmer Valleskey ('32) celebrated his 45th year in the ministry on November 23.

-Rev. Robert Baer ('51) observed his 25th on July 27.

Prof. Bruce Backer ('52) celebrated his 25th on November 9th.

-Prof. LeRoy Boerneke celebrated his 25th on November 9th.

Prof. Richard Buss observed his 25th on November 9th.

- Rev. Myron Kell (’52) celebrated his 25th on September 21.

-Rev. Donald Bitter ('51) celebrated his 25th on September 21.

Rev. Immanuel Frey (’36) celebrated his 40th on October 12.

BIRTHS

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-Rev. Mark Bitter (’74) was married to Betsy Jung on October 19.

DEDICATIONS -St. Paul’s of Amherst, NJ, dedicated its first permanent church on October 5th.

-Cross of Christ of Liverpool, NY, dedicated the site for its new church.

Mt. Olive of Appleton, WI, dedicated its new church building on November 16.

-Petra Lutheran of Sauk Rapids, MN, was dedicated on September 14.

-Emmanuel of Hudson, WI, was dedicated on September 14.

-Bethlehem of Lakeville, MN. was dedi­ cated on November 16.

St. John's of Lewiston, MN, dedicated their school addition on November 9th.

- Good Shepherd of Sioux Falls, SD, dedicated their new organ on November 16.

RETIREMENTS -Rev. Delton Tills (’40) will retire on January 1, 1981. He is currently serving Zion of Peshtigo, WI. DEATHS -Prof. Karl Sicvert (’19) was called home on August 11.

-Rev. Gerhard Schaefer (’29) went to be with his Savior on October 3rd.

- Rev. A. B. Habben (’40) was called home on September 17.

-A son, Jonathan, was born to Rev. and Mrs. Mark Liesener (’60) on October 30.

-A son, Steven, was born to Rev. and Mrs. Andrew Backus (’70) on August 2nd.

-A son, Philip, was born to Rev. and Mrs. Paul Stuebs (’65) on September 5th.

-A son, Joseph, was born to Rev. and Mrs.

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M this article the President of our Synod cimmems on our church body as a whole. ’mg for more than thirty years in nistry. did you have any second >ut accepting the administrative •ncy of the Synod?

A. No, no . ’ ! saw in the vote of the II from the Lord to serve Him m a ner of responsibility in His kingdom.

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Q. Does the church have the right to use the pulpit as a political platform in order to per­ suade its members to vote for certain candi­ dates?

A. No one can deny the pulpit's right to speak out on civic issues where moral and spiritual principles are clearly i v/olved. But even then the pastor needs to be very careful that he does not equate his own political views with the will of the Almighty. To use the pulpit to promote specific candidates is not a wise course of action. We may not know the candidate as well as we think we do. We’ve been disappointed before. And just because, he seems to take a firm stand on one issue, does that automati­ cally make him the best candidate overall? If we remember the church’s real mission, to pro­ claim Christ as the Savior from sin, I don’t think we'll fall into the trap of giving advice in areas outside of the church’s competence.

Q. Is it the local parish’s duty to eliminate, for instance, pornographic bookstores or taverns from Us neighborhood, and have we decided to do anything about this as a Synod?

A. Obviously, there are many churches who see that as their mission and their actions demonstrate it. Our Synod is not one of them.

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Spotlight on Jazz Ensemble.

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______________ that Tesus is their Savior from sin, then we haven’t done them much of a favor. We would certainly encourage individual Christians to be­ come involved in programs for community betterment. But they would do this as new creatures in Christ whose hearts have been changed by the Gospel, not as representatives of a specific religious denomination or congre­ gation. Two members of the same Synod or the same congregation might advocate totally dif­ ferent approaches in solving a community problem. So if we commit the church, as a corporate body, to an “official” position in such areas, we’re inviting dissension in the one place where unity ought to prevail.

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persuasions, to right-wing Republicans, liberal Democrats, and those in between. All are sinners in need of a Savior. That’s another reason why the church has to stay out of the political arena. Any of the above could be comfortable in the Wisconsin Synod, because there is nothing in our official policies and statements that would keep them from pur­ suing their political views. But if the church is in the habit of making pronouncements on every political issue, it is limiting its outreach to a certain segment of society.

Q. If a local parish must decide between ful­ filling its Synod obligation or building some­ thing locally, is there a hard and fast answer that it can follow in most cases?

A. It’s largely a matter of training and educa­ tion in the local congregation. I don’t think it’s necessarily a case of either/or. Often the Lord has given us the means to do both, the capital expenditures that we need at home while con­ tinuing to support the Synod generously. It’s important to keep emphasizing how dependent congregations really are on the Synod. The Synod is providing many services for them. For example, when a congregation starts a day school or adds a teacher to its staff, or when a group of congregations starts an area high school or expands its faculty, this has a direct impact on the Synod budget because of the additional teachers that must be trained. So while the budget for the local congregation is increasing, that congregation will need to in­ crease its Synod subscription at the same time.

Anything else would be self-defeating.

Q. Granted then, winning souls for Jesus is the primary goal of WELS. Yet Jesus and the apostles also expressly said that we have a responsibility in helping the poor. Are we ful­ filling this responsibility as a Synod?

A. I’m sure that we can always do more in this area. But we’re living in a different kind of society today. Whether it’s good or bad, the government has taken over many of those functions and a lot of our tax dollars are being used for such programs. This is really a humani­ tarian concern, however, that everyone, believer and unbeliever alike, should be involved in. But the group that is concerned about sharing Christ with a dying world is a minority group. So that concern will continue to claim top priority in our Synod’s programs.

Q. What effect will the recent “conservative trend” in our country have on the church?

A. Some analysts of trends in church and society are predicting that the 80’s will produce growth in conservative churches that are faithful to the Word of God. If their obser­ vation is correct, and there seem to be indica­ tions that some of the things that were turning people on in the 70’s are losing their appeal, then God may well continue to bless our Synod with numerical growth. But even if this should not happen, it does not change the assignment we have from Him of speaking His Word faithfully.

Q. Do you think our conservatism in other aspects of our lives is related to our religious conservatism?

A. I suspect that conservatism in religion and politics go hand in hand. But we have to be able to minister to people of many political 117

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Q. Do parish pastors have an attitude problem toward the administrative body we call WELS? Do they view the Synod as some impersonal board that takes their money but does little for them in return?

A. Unfortunately, that attitude surfaces occa­ sionally, but it’s hardly justified. We’ve already indicated that much of the Synod’s budget isn’t used for mission work in the real mean­ ing of the word; it’s used to provide services for our congregations. Actually, the execu­ tives cn North Avenue have no authority to do anything the Synod has not resolved to do. It’s still the grass-roots, the delegates sent to the Synod convention by the congregations, that make the decisions. Our role here is more of a servant role, of executing and carrying out the

decisions of the Synod. We’re not the Synod.

The Synod is people, the people in your con­ gregation, others like them in other congrega­ tions, who share the same faith and confession and who have united to do some parts of kingdom work together which they could not do alone.

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Q. Within the last few years the Synod has developed estate planning and retirement planning programs. Why has the church suddenly become so interested in its members’ private money matters?

A. There really is no such thing as private money matters, not between God and us.

Everything we are and have is a trust from God and is to be managed responsibly. This is not only true while living; good stewardship also involves responsible management of God’s gifts after we are gone. This is why estate planning and making a will are so important.

When people fail to do this, their wishes arc usually not carried out and a distribution of their goods is made which is totally different from the one they had hoped for. The Chris­ tian steward is concerned that the gifts God has given him will be used in a way that glorifies God, both while he is living and also after he is gone.

Q. Does it look as if we will, by the end of the six-year budget cycle, be able to balance our finances?

A. This is still our plan. Unfortunately, because of the high interest rates, there have been a few problems which the 1979 convention did not anticipate. So the matter of bringing receipts and expenditures into balance has not been achieved as quickly as we had hoped. But this is the direction in which we are working, not only by increasing-our subscriptions, but also by holding the line on expenditures without seriously crippling our mission.

Already this fiscal year, assuming that receipts and expenditures are as projected, we will be taking in more money than we plan to spend.

So the turnaround has been made, but the black figure will not be as large this fiscal year as we had planned, largely because of the high interest rates.

Q. Turning to secondary education for a moment, do you see the Prep School system as on institution of the past as more and more area Lutheran high schools open?

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_______ A. I certainly hope not. Even with an expanded area high school program there is still a need for the prep school, since the area high school does not exist solely or even primarily for worker training. I’m sure the area high schools will become more involved in worker training in the days ahead, but 1 do not see them doing it to the point where the prep school will no longer be necessary.

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Missions division. Yes, I’m sure they’re stressing it. They’re making a concerted effort to serve the community in which the church is located. If the inner city church is to be effective it must reach out to the people in the community, while at the same time retain­ ing a significant portion of its members that have moved to the suburbs. How fruitful this will be is in the Lord’s hands. But this is the emphasis.

Q. You have spoken of the need for multiple pastorates. How can this be accomplished when the nuumber of graduates from the Seminary does not increase?

A. 51% of our parish pastors have entered the ranks in the last ten years, so we’re producing pastors at a much more rapid rate than we did at one time. There has also been a decrease in new misson openings, sad to say, primarily for financial reasons. So the Lord may well be showing us the way to man the home stations more adequately. We couldn’t stress that a decade ago because we didn’t have the man­ power. But with larger graduating classes from the Seminary, more than fifty candidates per year, we feel we’re in a position to promote multiple ministries today.

Q. Has our relationship with the LC-MS changed since 1961, and does it appear that there will be a change in the coming year?

A. We’re always hoping for that, of course, but at the moment there is really nothing concrete to make us optimistic that things are going to change quickly.

Q. Is the fellowship issue still the main prob­ lem between the two synods?

A. It is certainly one of the key issues that would have to be resolved before the practice of fellowship could be resumed. LC-MS does not appear to have a clear doctrine of fellow­ ship today. Consider the dual memberships in the LC-MS and the AELC. If the LC-MS terminates fellowship with the ALC this sum­ mer, it would be a step in the right direction, but only a step. What about LC-MS pastors who are openly fellowshipping with the Roman Catholic church, but have not been disciplined?

Q. What is the situation in our urban churches?

Is the inner city ministry going to be stressed more in the 80’s?

A. Now we’re in the area of the Home

Thoughts Before an Easel Each day I walk through w«.t',rcolor memories, Subtle curves of brown with green and blue, And yet at night my dreams are sketched in jagged charcoal gray.

Lifeless lines of me, alone-but where are you?

A hazy seascape shimmers in the rising mist.

Flecks of captured sunlight glisten off the bay, Blank canvas beckons to a soft and slender brush, I turn toward you, but will you turn away?

Hurried brushstrokes cloud the detail in a pictured scene, Perhaps the shading shadows what is real, Or does perspective differ, do our views remain the same, Can artists paint the very things they feel?

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Confessions is our number one priority, ac­ companied by equal faithfulness in sharing the Word of Life with a world hopelessly lost without it.

Q. Ifyou had to pick out one word that would describe WELS of the 80’s, what would that word be?

A. One word! That’s not an easy question.

One word! I hope the word would be faith­ fulness. And hopefully someone will ask what we mean by that. Then we can say that faith­ fulness to the Holy Scriptures and the Lutheran

The B & R thanks President Mischke for his time and cooperation with this interview.

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t wasn't too long ago that wc hoi polloi I came back from classes only to discover a

a twelve-man jaccuzzi and sauna suddenly installed in the faculty room, nominally funded by a suspiciously “donated” gift? How can the average student be fully assured that his hardearned gelt is not being subjected to some foul play in high places?

Well, you can rest assured now that the added surcharge was not only important in keeping this school going, but it was, in fact, necessary and unavoidable. The need, more­ over, is not limited to the Northwestern campus, but stems from a deficit involving all worker-training schools. Until very recently the worker-training budget had been in arrears by a huge sum-S 109,509 to be exact. The Board of Trustees of the Synod resolved that this amount should be eradicated by all the schools involved. Two of them, in particular, were asked to cut their expenditures by a large margin. They subsequently did so, reducing the outstanding overall debt to $40,000. This sum then became the responsibility of all the schools, including NWC. But the remaining debt was not limited solely to that. It was also decided that emer­ gency funds were not only desirable to have on hand but, as in the case of Northwestern, also imperative. Think of the boiler that had to be

presidential letter in the mailbox foretelling of gloom and despair in the form of a fortydollar surcharge coming our way. Just a few short weeks ago the warning became a reality for every college dorm dweller on campus, and more than one saddened student found himself staring into a very bleak and barren billfold.

At first there weren’t too many questions asked. We just assumed it was another of those bureaucratic, high-government decisions designed to oppress and stagnate the spirit of the average student in an effort to prepare him more fully for letdowns in his future ministry (see also Resolution 12, “Bungled Efforts in Keeping Students Washed, Combed, and Neatly Dressed for Breakfast,” by W. Hanke; Resolution 17, “Regarding Toyotas and Bell Towers,” by D. Kipfmiller; and Resolution 19, “Dangers Involved in Permitting Fellas to Wear Non-Regulation Attire in My Gym,”

by L. Thompson). Then investigations started to pop up as those ceaselessly inquisitive student minds began to put two and two to­ gether. Is Pres. Toppe actually pocketing this entire surcharge to pay off his plush oceanside condo in Miami Beach? Will we soon see 120

Mm reconditioned last fall, or the water main that burst and had to be dug up and replaced. In addition to mechanical repairs provisions for replacement instructors on several campuses also had to be made. The payment of such emergency instructors is also to be covered by part of this “emergency” fund.

Pres. Toppe pretty well explained the why’s and wherefore’s of the causes of such a large worker-training deficit in his newsletter, but briefly they are these: 1) It was always intended that students should be responsible for 100% of the cost of room and board, but the Commission on Higher Education and the Board of Trustees had placed a 10% annual increase limitation on student fees. Unfor­ tunately, over the years this 10% annual fee increase has not been able to keep up with the soaring inflation rate. Thus there developed an ever widening gap between the 100% students were supposed to pay and their actual fees.

At the time of the surcharge request students were actually paying about 80% of their total food costs and 60% of the dorm cost. 2) In­ flation also wreaked havoc on the tuition fees.

College students are to pay half of their tuition costs, and preps only a third, with the synod budget footing the rest. As it was, collegiatcs were averaging only about 40% and preps 25%.

Thus the Commission on Higher Education was in a dilemma and was faced with two options: either cancel some educational pro­ grams (e.g., athletic teams, school-sponsored organizations) and cut down on expensive foods, or increase student fr .s. For the sake of retaining a normal school program it chose the latter. First of all, it imposed tn»* present fortydollar surcharge to begin to close the financial

gap. This move will collect a total of $70,000 throughout the entire worker-training system for this year, leaving a balance of S39,000 to cover emergency needs after the arrearage is paid. Secondly, it removed the 10% annual fee increase limitation, so that this kind of mid­ year surcharge will not be necessary in the future.

What do all these figures mean in dollars and cents for Joe Student? Simply that next year every student in a worker-training school can expect to see a relatively dramatic increase in fees, although the total figures will by no means represent the 100% of room and board which the students should actually be paying.

Room and board costs will climb from the present S960 to about $1,150 next year, and college tuition will be raised by 24%, from this year’s figure of $940 to $ 1,260. Ouch!

Hey, fellow plebs of the financial society, take heart. On the condition that we make it all the way through the system, it is promised that half of our total tuition will be returned to us upon sem graduation. That could end up being a pretty hefty amount-somewhere in the neighborhood of $3,500-to get the poor, destitute clergyman back on his feet after the long, hard trip through school. As any prof will tell you, the more one puts into his educa­ tion now, the more he’ll get out of it later.

I still wonder, though, where the funds come from for the annual faculty elk-hunting expedition in the Canadian Rockies, or for Dean Lindemann’s Havana tobacco planta­ tion, or for uniforms for the faculty’s all-new sexagenarian Pinochle Club, or for........

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Books are written about love, countless movies and songs are based on love themes, and yet the more we are saturated with all this love, the less we really seem to understand what the

word actually does mean. Are we talking about sexual love that is so important to so many people today? Or is love that feeling we have for certain activities or objects? Or is 9” love just simply signing a letter, “Love, We could go on and on listing the various 121

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Not only can we learn about teaching methods from the instructors at Bethesda, but more importantly we must understand how their attitude towards their students brings forth such miraculous results. Above all, these teachers treat the mentally retarded as people.

One may say, “Well, how else would they treat them?” But we need only look to our­ selves to remember how we shrink from touch­ ing or talking to a handicapped person. These men and women show their students a genuine love, a love they would give to their own child­ ren. A gentle hug, a kind word, or just a friendly greeting-these are the actions and responses of a close-knit family, and that is just what Bethesda is, a big family.

Bethesda and what takes place there is for real. It is people accepting other people for what they are. As Professor Eickmann said, “The mentally retarded arc people just like you and me. . .and they arc more like us than they are different from us.” The key then is caring, personal attention. We must deal one to one with the mentally handicapped, not fearing them, but realizing that God has given us souls with whom to share the Gospel.

The first reaction of people on the outside to a chaplaincy program for the mentally retarded is, “Honestly, how much can these people comprehend?” And at first glance it might seem to be a valid question. When I watched a video cassette tape of an instruc­ tion class, I too, at times, wondered how much the children were really learning. After think­ ing about it a little, though, I was forced to see how wrong I was. If we say there is an intellectual decision in deciding to accept Christ's plan of salvation, aren’t we then falling into the trap of reformed theology? Christ has chosen us, we haven’t chosen Him. The pastor who is a doctor of theology is no greater in the eyes of God than the child with an IQ of 40 who simply understands that Christ is his Savior. If we could only see these residents of Bethesda in their daily lives, many of us would be put to shame by their child-like and trust­ ing faiths. Certainly there must be a knowledge

connotations that people have given to love (the dictionary lists 22 different meanings), but as Christians we would agree from knowing what true Christian love is and from just living our everyday lives that the world has perverted the meaning of love through its overuse.

After talking with Professor Eickmann in the last issue of the Black and Red about religious and educational programs for the mentally retarded, I wanted to see how these programs actually worked in an institution for the mentally handicapped. So, for two days I looked on and helped at the Bethesda Lutheran Home, trying to get an in-depth look at some of the ways pastors and lay people can help mentally retarded people in their congrega­ tions. Ironically, in those two days I learned not so much about the latest teaching methods, but rather about real love, and what real love requires. At Bethesda love is not beautiful in the sense we think of it. No, the object of love is distorted faces, crippled limbs, and restricted minds. It is a love that is strongly bonded between patients, teachers, and all others who work at Bethesda. It is a love that we should all see; the love Christ talked about when He walked on the earth. It would be impossible for one who only spent a few days at Bethesda to explain this love. I could feel it, but I was not part of it. At Bethesda love docs not come easy. It is a process that slowly grows with each new day- something intangible, but very alive.

I can only tell you what I saw, and hope some­ day you too will experience the ministry of Bethesda.

Although our duties as pastors probably won’t concern the vocational training of the mentally retarded, it would be extremely dif­ ficult to explain the religious instruction with­ out first showing what happens in the secular classes. Just as our Christian day schools are set up to provide a Christ-centered education, so it is at Bethesda.

A pioneer in special education, Bethesda places each patient into a program especially set up for him or her. The program is designed in phases so that the person will continually be challenged to accomplish greater mental facility. The hope is that through these pro­ grams those who are capable will be brought to a point where they can hold a steady job in society, and perhaps even live in a group home (this is a home of eight to twelve mentally retarded adults who live with two houseparents).

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of the central doctrines of Christianity, yet let’s not forget that Paul says we are “fools for Christ.”

The chaplain’s goal at Bethesda is to confirm all the residents. Pastor Stiemke, the head chaplain, realizes at this time that it would be impossible. However, in a statement typical of the hope at Bethesda he said, “It's our fault that we haven’t found a way yet to communicate the Gospel to some of these people. But someday, God willing, we will even reach the profoundly retarded.” Do not get the idea that it is a cheap confirmation. It is not a matter of simply putting in time and then receiving communion. Not at all! It is a long process of repetition until each student has a firm grasp of Christianity's basic doctrines.

Just as in our local churches the confirmands at Bethesda have to go through a type of examination before they finally receive the sacrament.

Memorization has been a big stumbling block for some pastors. There are the mentally retarded who cannot memorize even a few lines (on the other hand there are some retarded people who have incredible memories), and because of this some pastors have shied away from giving them instruction. At Bethesda patients are not required to do memory work, but rather must give the meaning of the Bible and Catechism passages in their own words.

For many of the young people it is a slow and difficult process, telling the chaplain what Luther’s articles of the C-'ed mean, for in­ stance. Yet, their expressions of complete trust in God are beautiful in 'Heir simplicity.

Finally, it is up to the pastor’s conscience. He must decide whether or not a person is ready to receive communion. It is a tremendous responsibility, a responsibility that the pastors at bethesda assume with great care.

I was able to watch only one of Pastor Stiemke’s instruction classes during my visit, but according to him it was a typical class session. Please, don’t get the wrong idea.

There were no miracles or great revelations. It was forty minutes of work—hard work. At times discipline broke down a little, but for the most part all those involved were very attentive. To some of us who are so used to the traditional catechetical methods the presentation on baptism might have seemed in ■:

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bad taste, maybe even a little sacrilegious. But we have to remember wc arc dealing with special people, and as long as the Bible is taught in its truth and purity, we must rejoice.

The period opened with prayer and song.

Class participation seems to be a major aspect in this type of instruction. Almost every few minutes Pastor Stiemke had the kids do some­ thing on their own to reemphasize what he had just talked about. When he was showing how God chooses each one of us personally in baptism, he had each student repeat, “God has chosen me,” and then they would say their name. It was a special moment when each child thanked the Lord in a prayer for personally choosing him or her. Again, they were not prayers of oratorical beauty, but when one realizes just how hard it is for these children to talk in short, broken sentences, it is indeed something beautiful to see. ' The only “gimmicks,” as Pastor Stiemke calls them, used to help get the baptismal lesson across were a baby doll and a pan of water. After showing how a person is baptized, he turned the class over to the students by letting them try a “pretend” baptism for them­ selves. Sure, the methods might be a bit unusual, but by the end of the class the baptism theme had been reinforced and re­ inforced until the children were able to grasp it on their level.

Religious education does not end with confirmation, though. Besides chapel devo­ tions which are held twice a day, all the residents have a spiritual instruction program designed specifically for them. Every week they go to their special class to learn about the Savior through word, song, prayer, and fellow­ ship.

Let’s not be misled by thinking that the mentally retarded don’t have the same hopes and fears wc have. Just as we need to be edi­ fied spiritually, they need it even more. Still, the core and most effective part of Bcthesda’s religious program is the Christian love the teachers, chaplains, workers, and residents show each other. In a few words, Bethesda is a living witness.

What can wc as students do for Bethesda?

Plenty! Last year 2000 volunteers donated 58,000 hours of service, yet there is still a great need. No matter how hard the staff 123

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During the second semester Professor Eickmann will be attempting to set up a pro­ gram in which Northwestern students can go out to Bethesda at certain times. Here is our chance to help out. There’s so much that can be done by individual students and groups.

If there is a musical or dramatic club that would like to put on a performance, the people at Bethesda would love to have you come. At times some of the residents are allowed to go to sporting events. How about some NW games? Maybe it would be just spending an hour a week with a resident. A friend from the outside means something special to the mentally retarded. The number

of things we can do is almost infinite. If you’re not sure of what you would like to do, or have some misgivings, talk to Professor Eickmann. Better yet, go out to Bethesda and talk with some people who are already volun­ teers. It may be a sacrifice at first, but as you watch and listen to what takes place at Bethesda you too will find yourself becoming a sharer in the miracle.

Finally, I would like to thank a few people for making this article possible. To Leighton Erickson, who guided me through all the facets of Bethesda, Pastor Stiemke, and all the teachers whose classes I sat in on-thanks for everything. You are what makes Bethesda the beautiful place it is.

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mostly arrangements of big band pieces. Since 1972 was a lean year for musicians the Jazz Ensemble was put on hold until the next fall.

In 1973 JE once again got together, and ever since then the group has been going strong.

Steve Ristow, the director during the 19751976 seasons, was the first to introduce pure jazz music at Northwestern. Big band was still the mainstay of the group, but the comer had been turned. Greg Schulz took over as director from 1977-1978, and it was during this period that the Jazz Ensemble added the electronic sound of electric guitars and amplifiers. Schulz used jazz arrangements of popular music to

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give the group more of a pop sound. members of the band began to join in. The beat once again became faster and faster until Jazz is a word that is thrown around a lot, but many people aren’t actually aware of what they were back to the rhythm and melody pure jazz is. Since this year’s JE will be playing :he song began with, The performance was well received by the a great deal of pure jazz, we asked Kurt Ebert, audience. They seemed to appreciate the talent the band’s director, what difference there and effort needed to play music as difficult really is between pure jazz and jazz offshoots. as Mangione’s.

Today, jazz rock is probably the most popu­ During the next couple of months JE will lar take-off on pure jazz. In reality, however, be out on the road giving performances at it is a much simpler music than pure jazz Lutheran high schools for recruitment. The because it has only one very steady beat like chance to give longer concerts will allow Kurt rock n’ roll. It’s a very basic type of music. and his gang to play a wider variety of music.

And although the Jazz Ensemble can make This year they’re even going to be doing some jazz rock sound good to the audience, this kind big band tunes again. The high point of the of music just does not bring out a band’s true season will be Jazz Ensemble’s annual Spring musicianship the way pure jazz can.

Concert. If the program is anything like last A leader in the pure jazz movement is year’s, it should be super. There will be pure Chuck Mangione, who made it big with his jazz for the groupies, jazz rock for the rock n’ hit “Feeling So Good” (for their Winter Carni­ rollers, and even some big band dance music val performance the Jazz Ensemble played for the older people. three Mangione compositions). His recordings are distinctive with their emphasis on solo and CHARLES GUMM improvisation. The beat changes with great frequency as the music moves from mood to mood. Kurt summed it up pretty well when he said, “Pure jazz is more expressive than other music-it’s music that has feeling and emotion.”

But because jazz is harder to play, it’s also harder to appreciate, and unfortunately for this reason many people don’t give themselves the chance to enjoy pure jazz music.

At the Winter Carnival talent show the Jazz Ensemble handled the three Mangione pieces it played with greht effectiveness.

Their first number, “Love the Feeling,” was more of a mellow number that was marked by Dave Cooper’s strong guitar throughout.

Their second song of the night, “Doing Everything With You,” was a beautiful rendi­ tion of solos by Billy Carter on the flute, Mark Wenzel on the alto sax, and Pete Henning on 261-4520 the flugelhom. Again, it was a softer piece, but with a haunting melody that captivated the crowd. Pete played his flugelhom to OCONOMOWOC perfection, capturing the fluid Mangione mood and feeling.

SAVINGS & LOAN ASSN. “Sanchez,” their final number, was a good example of the mood and rhythm changes in jazz. The trumpet section opened the song with a loud stacatto beat, when suddenly the tempo was slowed, and Kurt Ebert eased into a soft flugelhom solo. As Kurt played, the other 125

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The harpsichord is enjoying increased popularity today, but it still has not yet achieved the status of belonging to the reper­ toire of common household knowledge.

What are some basic characteristics and back­ ground of the instrument?

The harpsichord is a keyboard-string instrument, which visually resembles something close to a small grand piano, but mechanically differs substantially from the piano. While the piano is basically a member of the percus­ sion family—the key causes a hammer to strike the strings, the harpsichord strings produce sound by a plucking action. In both cases the sound results from vibration of the strings, but the vibration-causing process works on entirely different principles. The result is that the two instruments sound quite dissimilar as well.

The harpsichord may be viewed as a type of primitive piano. Its mechanism is less com­ plicated and therefore lacks many of the capabilities of the piano. The first of these instruments appeared in the late fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries. They had only one set of strings and a rather short keyboard of

about four octaves. They sounded similar to a guitar or a mandolin. The fact that they had only one set of strings provided no possibili­ ties for any different sounds or combinations of sounds.

As the instrument progressed, an impor­ tant refinement was made with the addition of up to three more sets of strings. Added to the original set of eight-foot principal strings was another rank, the eight-foot second unisons, which provided a rounder tone.

Another common addition was a third set of four-foot strings. They vibrated twice as fast because of their halved length and simultan­ eously sounded one octave higher, adding some brighter color to the tone. To achieve dif­ ferent tone qualities or changes in volume, the sets were played individually or in coupled fashions. Some even added a second manual to the keyboard to increase the possible com­ binations.

Nevertheless, the harpsichord still could not perform many of the things which the modem piano is capable of. Because the pressure applied to the keyboard does not affect the volume output, neither a crescendo or decrescendo could be attained. Also, the instruments were not equipped with sustain­ ing or dampening pedals. Another serious drawback was that the harpsichord could not achieve the sound intensity required for much of the music. The harpsichord did have its day during the sixteenth to eighteenth cen­ turies, with the high point of music for the 126

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At this time Bach, Couperin, and Scarlatti employed the instrument to a high degree, but after their time something more was needed.

The piano was in the development stage and was destined to fill those needs.

Once the piano was relatively refined, the harpsichord fell into disuse because of its limited capabilities. However, the story does not end there. During the last hundred years a renewed interest in the harpsichord and its music has brought about a rebirth of its popu­ larity. This brings us back to Northwestern, 1981.

The instrument now taking shape in the Music Auditorium is manufactured by the Burton Company, a small American harpsi­ chord maker. The music department spent nearly twelve hundred dollars to purchase what is termed a complete kit, with the wood pieces approximately cut and measured. Some minor woodworking still was required; just ask Pete Henning how easy it was to line up the curved edges of the baseboard and sound-

board with the curved side of the instrument.

The kit contained several hundred pieces, and the estimated time for completion was said to be about three hundred hours. At times as many as fifteen budding harpsichord builders have been involved, but somehow the amount of work done is not always directly proportionate to the number of workers pre­ sent.

This instrument is equipped with three sets of strings sounded by one keyboard. The finish is a mixture of black paint and stain accented with red trim lines. It is the latest method of honoring the school colors.

Because of the instrument’s relatively light weight of about 175 pounds it is ideal to carry around on tours. This was one of the primary reasons for purchasing it in the first place. At the present time it appears quite certain that it will be completed by the end of February. So the TC will be able to show off its new plaything on its exotic tour to the far reaches of Minnesota, extreme eastern South Dakota, and western Wisconsin.

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nee again, the Campus and Classroom is coming at you, and this time, have we got a treat for you! Believe it or not, this month’s column actually features a guest contribution from the pen of Jim Janke. It’s hard to believe that Janks could come up with the time to work up some jocularity, considering how busy he is with twice monthly trips to New Ulm and writing letters every other day, sandwiched in a seventy-hour work week (reportedly neces­ sitated by an upcoming downpayment on a rock). Nevertheless, as paltry as it might seem we thank him for his offering.

Apparently the brass of the B & R is attempting to intimidate its C & C editors into some higher quality productions by importing another former humor editor in the form of the awesome presence of none other than last year’s C&C co-author, Instructor Brian Dose. It is as if it weren’t bad enough when Dan Balge was brought in so that we had to labor in the shadow of his comic brilliance.

Perhaps we will have to enlist the good in­ structor’s aid filling out space in this column with some of his renowned Hebrew voc. jokes.

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We always wondered why Brian quoted the immortal bard so often in last year’s column— it looks like it certainly paid off, now that he has taken over the college’s Shakespeare department. What a success story-from dorm rat to nattily attired professor in only half a year! And to think of how long it took for the rest of our scholarly faculty to ascend to their lofty positions.

In these days of economic crisis and lack of funds nobody knows better than the stu­ dents of NWC what it means to tighten the belt.

It’s gotten to the point where some guys won’t look into their mailboxes for fear of finding another letter from the President informing them of another surcharge. It’s said that necessity is the mother of invention, and a look at the ways some of the more enter­ prising lads on our campus try to make ends meet would seem to support that statement.

For instance, a fairly substantial number of seniors have decided to bite the bullet and struggle through this last semester without the luxury of a Greek lexicon. Others have trimmed their spending by foregoing the

mm traditional two gym uniform route and are rougliing it with only one uniform. If our pride and joy, the Sprinter, can wear one uni­ form for 69 years, why should our students need more than one for four years?

Most of the men of NWC have opted for work part-time, (or is that study part-time?) rather than pull the belt too tightly. As with every school year, the campus is cluttered with those proud, red-eyed, insomniacs, who wear the blue, oil stained uniform of Duraclean.

This article will deal only with those studentworkers who have retained some integrity and can still hold their heads high. A select few, the possessors of well-modulated bass voices, bring home the bacon via Ma Bell and an in­ surance company. The money’s not too great, but then the work isn’t too hard either. The hot news from phone call corp. is the decision of Dan Drews to break into their ranks. Dan, it seems, after climbing to within spitting dis­ tance of the top of the local pizzeria hierarchy, decided to play out his option and go free agent. It’s hard to believe that the story of Dan going from salad bar supervisor all the way to assistant pizza manager in charge of crust (Dan’s written the book on crust) has ended so abruptly. However, Dan’s not going to be left out in the cold by Ills fellow students. Daily job offers pour into Dan’s room. Rumor has it that Dan could finish his car payments, if he could only swallow his pride enough to make a few beds in the dorm and shag milk in the cafeteria. Now it’s up to Tomcat Westra to fill the cheesy shoes left by Dan. Certainly the prize for the most ingenious method of raising funds goes to Slim Gieschen.

Phil and his earthbound 747 have taken control of the vacation time, underclassmen-ride-home cartel. It’s a holiday tradition for Phil to put the Sitzplatze in his car up for bids. Nota Bene: Any who dare to enter the bidding— Phil’s cruiser uses enough gas just leaving the parking lot to power the electrical generators for a town of 3,000 people for two weeks.

Window seats sell for a premium and depend­ ing on the inflight movie, rides can run into three figures. In an aside, Phil has a new pen­ pal, and he’s waiting impatiently to meet her.

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THE SCANDAL SHEET FROSH: —Keith Schreiner has been rumored to be Louie Stallman’s little brother in real life.

—For some reason, Bob Strack has been seen beating a path down to the pool rather often lately.

—The Soukup twins attribute their ratty haircuts to their older brother, erstwhile barber and ear-trimmer, Steve.

-Bob Seifert is shopping for another earring to match his old one and will soon be seen sporting the niftiest set of ear fashion this side of Corporal Klinger.

SOPHS: -Henrich came up dead last in the soph upper lip fuzz growing championship.

-Bob Hein has apparently inherited older brother SchteeFs position as head grease-pit cook at the Welcome Inn. —Whenever he’s in his room, Tim Nommenson wears earplugs, so that he never hears the phone ring across from his room on third floor.

—Jon Rockhoff has been rumored to have his meals shipped to the weight room via sick tray so he won’t have to miss any part of twelve-hour-a-day workouts.

JUNIORS: -Zimmy has been spending most of Saturday afternoons baking Rice Krispie cookies at Grandma’s house.

-Dan Marshall has gone oh-for-Watertown in this year’s IM hoops action.

—Davy Sellnow reportedly silk-screened his entire wardrobe and has now resorted to wearing Sunken Sub T-shirts underneath his suit jacket when going to church.

Tim Mills was recently seen in public with one hair not in conformity with his usually perfectly groomed mane. He was rumored to have spent only a half hour in front of the mirror that morning.

—Dave Schoessow, a five-year throw back, was recently offered a job as back-up driver in the new TV series, “Hey, Bus Driver!”

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And you, my unrelenting soul, Bettered by Time, Nurtured, yet cheated, emptied, Naively allowed the claim of a thief.

Unselfish heart Now self less and stolen.

Searching All alone in the darkness A question is asked.

Doubts arise boldly, Fears sway the mind.

Where does one turn?

Lifelong dream stolen, My wayward soul, Forces rebirth upon a heart Enamored by the hourglass of Time, (The thief!)

Which deceptively emptied.

Thoughts contending, dart around In endless battle.

A confusing debate, The jury is split.

Where does one turn?

The merchant of dreams emptied Pocketed promises given, stolen, With honor smiling of a thief.

My impulsive soul, To barter with Time, Deaf to warnings of losing heart!

The pact: virgin heart, Of childlike innocence emptied By the ravages of Time, Wide-eyed blindness stolen, Exchanged for the dream-come-true of the soul, Unraveling gift of a thief.

Hardened against reality by a thief, Taking promises to heart, My leather soul, Your impossible dream emptied, Your golden faith stolen, Your gift unraveled to nothing by Time.

Down a long dark corridor A light shines bright.

A shoulder of a friend To lean on, a word helps.

Where does one turn?

Turn to the Lord, the answer To quell the storm, To heal the mind, To calm the soul.

He is the Truth!

J. SCHMELING

Believe that you can regain an emptied, stolen heart.

Endeavor, O my soul, to make Time, the thief, your servant.

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SENIORS: -Kev (Mao’s roomie) Wastings is thinking of moving into the third-floor lounge perm­ anently.

-Jim Winterle, who has yet to see a weekend from the inside of his dorm room this year, recently made a big commitment towards moving in permanently when he hung two shirts in his closet.

-Congrats to Stretch for getting into the Guinness Book of World Records by not gaining any weight between the ages of ten and twenty-one.

theater.

—The word is that Prof. Sullivan’s next hair-raising stunt, walking through a wall, will get him a guest appearance on “That’s Incred­ ible.”

—Prof. Baumler was heard to say that he plans on doing a little recruiting in the Ft. Lauderdale area next month.

Finally, do you remember this quote, “Wer nicht liebt Wein, Weib, Gesang; der bleibt ein Narr sein Leben lang?”

LEROY DUX DAVID HAAG JIM JANKE

FACULTY: -Prof. “Psych” Sellnow was rumored to have been stealing business from the local

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It would be too painful to list the scores of all the meets, so let it suffice to say North­ western lost to Maranatha and Moody Bible Institute at the Trojan Classic, and Carroll and Madison Tech in dual meets. At the Lawrence Invitational tournament the Trojans placed third out of five schools, and at the Maranatha tourney they placed seventh in a field of eight. But we’re not going to dwell on the negative part; there’s a lot to cheer about actually.

Wrestling at 118 lbs. is Mike Foley from

To put it in a few words, the NWC wrest­ ling team has not done well this year. With four freshmen and three sophomores on the starting lineup, Coach Pieper’s men have really been hurt by their lack of experience. In some cases they have simply been outclassed, but in many of the matches they were just a move away from winning. The talent is there; if the guys work hard and stick with the program we will have a dynamite team in a few years.

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Garden Grove, California. This is Mike’s first year of wrestling, and it has been pretty good so far. His record is only 2-7, but with every match Mike gets better.

Tim Poetter, our 126-pounder, hails from Mito, Japan. Tim wrestled in his prep years, but he is having a little problem adjusting to college wrestling. In his last match against Madison Tech Tim appeared to be breaking out of his slump when suddenly a blood vessel broke above his eye, and the match had to be stopped. His record is 1-4.

Jim “Smiley” Bartz of Waterloo, Wiscon­ sin, wrestles in the 134-lb. spot. Bartz is another former prepster who is having troubles learning the college style of grappling. After winning his first two matches at the Trojan Classic, Jim has run up against some pretty tough opponents. JB is hitting the bumps in the road right now, but with a lot of hard work in the next couple years we’re going to see a very tough wrestler.

The Trojan 142-pounder is Joel Drews from Oak Creek, Wisconsin. Joel has progressed the most of all the frosh wrestlers. With just a little more experience he will start bringing home a lot of victories.

Roger Knepprath of West Bend, Wisconsin, decided at Christmas that it was no good for the Trojans to forfeit the 150-lb. class in every match. So, when the second semester rolled around, there was Rog wrestling in the 150-lb. class. Unfortunately, there is no easy way to learn wrestling moves in a few days, and Rog has had to learn the hard way. But Rog has good balance, and if he sticks it out, the wins will come.

Poor John Holtz from Muskego, Wisconsin, has run into the toughest opponents at 158 lbs. John, who came from Wisco last year, has yet to get his first win. It will come soon enough, though. John has a great deal of talent, and he just has to put some moves together.

Nate Krause was wrestling bears this past summer at his home in Two Rivers, Wisconsin, and came back to school almost twice as strong as he was frosh year. Nate grapples at 167 lbs., a class that is always filled with studs. Nate has a little problem with balance, but once he clears that up, he will be a stalwart on the team.

A1 Tetzlaff from Milwaukee also wrestles at 167 lbs. A1 has suffered a rash of injuries, and so he is just starting to wrestle on a regular

^Iien 3&.tugl)tl)0Qb~ When good King Arthur ruled the land, It was my father’s pride To have his own establishment In which he lived and dyed.

He cleaned and dyed, as I have said, For all of Arthur’s band.

And that there was a pressing need, You well might understand.

A clatter in the yard was heard One morning, after nine.

Sir Oscar’s suit was hung to air — His pants fell off the line.

My father did the work on time To every one’s delight.

They brought their armor in by day And called for it by knight.

He polished it until it shone, And heard the people say: “When Lancelot has his armor on, The knight is bright as day.”

His hammer smoothed the metal out, And made it wrinkle-free: His customers were wont to say: “O what a dentist he!”

And when he struck with heavy sledge, And made the metal ring, There wasn’t any doubt at all That he was ironing.

A correspondent he was not, His letters seemed to fail.

But any postman would be glad; He handled so much mail.

He pressed who knows how many suits, And made them clean and bright, Until, at last, fatigued, he said: “I’m quitting for the knight!”

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was double teamed much of the night, but still managed to score 14, On the second night of action Northwestern easily handled Moody Bible Institute from Chicago 97-88. From the opening whistle the Trojans took charge with a quick ten-point lead. From there on it was never really close.

Phil Hirsch poured in a team high 28 points, while Chuck Westra added 23 points and seven assists.

Trinity College of Deerfield, Illinois, traveled to Watertown on the following Monday to play our men. It was a close game all the way, but the Trojans went down in defeat 91-84. Northwestern closed the gap to one point several times, yet they just couldn’t get over that hump and take the lead. Koly and Chuck W. once again led the Trojans in scoring with 24 and 20 points respectively.

During exam week before Christmas the basketball players managed to squeeze in one more game. Unfortunately, they couldn’t go home for vacation with a victory. Eureka College came to our place and blew the Trojans out by 31 points in a 98-67 game. Northwestern lost to a very good team though; Eureka is one of the top rated clubs in the Midwest. So, going into the Christmas break Northwestern held a 2-4 record.

The day after our cagers got back to school they had to face a tough Lawrence team. It was a hard-fought game all the way, but the There you have it-the 1981 NWC wrest­ Vikings took away an 81-68 win. Lawrence got a ling team. It’s a good bunch of guys, and they big lead early in the game and held it till mid­ wrestle their hearts out every match. way through the third quarter. The Trojans made a surge, however, and tied up the score BASKETBALL with six minutes to go. Free throws beat Northwestern, though, as Lawrence sank 13 of The Trojan Classic this year was not a 14 from the line down the stretch. Chuck happy one. On Friday night the Lancers of Westra put in 24 big points, followed by Koly DMLC invaded the Northwestern gym and with 23, and center Ken Brokmeier with 18. took home an 88-69 victory over our Trojans.

Koly and Brok also combined to haul down In the first half things were nip and tuck all over 20 rebounds between the two of them. the way. The lead was constantly changing On the next Saturday Milwaukee Area hands until late in the half when DMLC pulled Technical College came to the gym. With Mark ahead by a few. After the intermission, the Kolander hitting shots from all over the court Lancers came out gunning. At one point their the Trojans took the lead early enroute to a lead was 30 points. Near the end of the ball 79-75 win. The score seems close, but a lastgame the Trojans whittled the deficit down to ditch effort by MATC made the game appear 15, but it was too little too late. Ken Brokmeier to be closer than it really was. A real bright led Northwestern with a solid game from his spot for NWC was their fast-breaking offense. center position. Kenny put in 15 points and Up until this time the Trojans had not run hauled down five rebounds. Mark Kolander much, but on this day they were trucking.

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basis. Since he had only one year of grappling in prep, A1 still has a long way to go in learning the moves. But Big Al’s a fighter and has great determination.

Craig Wiebusch of Vancouver, Washing­ ton, is the Trojan 190 pounder. Craig wrestled part of his freshman year, but then had to sit out his sophomore year because of a broken ankle he suffered in football. This year is really the Wieber’s first full season. He’s got plenty of strength, it’s just a matter of moves now. At the Lawrence Invitational everything came together, and Craig took a first. The competition is tough at 190, but Craig is tougher.

Jeff Limpert of Winona, Minnesota is the big man of the team. As the heavyweight he often has to go against men weighing over 300 lbs. But this doesn’t bother Limp. He scorns these brutes by saying, “The fatter they are, the higher they bounce.” It’s been many moons since Jeff has wrestled a smaller man than himself, but he still does a super job against the big guys. Sporting a 5-6 record at midseason, Jeffy is looking forward to a lot of pins during the second half of the season.

(Editor's note: Somewhere in this list belongs Charlie Gumm. His extreme modesty has prevented him from writing of his own exploits on the mat. Charles is the team’s only senior, and his record is an outstanding 9-2-1.)

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Koly had 29 points, Chuck 23, and Phil Hirsch played a very solid game, putting in 12 points and grabbing 13 rebounds.

Northwestern won its next game against Milwaukee School of Engineering, 93-89, on the strength of Mark Kolander’s 34 points.

It was a close game with neither team taking more than a six-point lead. But it was Koly’s shooting together with Matt Crass’s clearing of the boards that made NW too much for MSOE in the end.

Northwestern had a real struggle with a poor George Williams team on their way to their third consecutive victory. All through the game the Trojans were ahead, yet they just could not pull away. The final score read 84-77.

Phil Hirsch did a good job in the middle, grabbing 11 rebounds and making 14 points.

Koly (yawn) led the team as usual with 24 points.

Marion College snapped Northwestern’s three-game winning streak with a 77-66 win over the Black and Red. Again, it was a very close game, but the Trojans just couldn’t come up with the big play to put them in the lead. NWC had a very balanced attack as three players reached double figures-Koly had 19, Phil H. 18, and Chuck 16.

Northwestern got back to their winning ways two days later when they defeated Madison Edgewood 81-73. The first half was tight, but then the Trojans reeled off 15 points to open the second half, and that was the end of Madison Edgewood. Koly played exception­ ally well with 26 points and 15 rebounds. The real hero of the game was Mike Boldt, who in his first real action put in seven points and caused trouble for the Edgewood team.

The Trojans traveled four-and-one-half long hours to play Northland Baptist Bible College, but it was ali worth it as Northwestern won 74-54. Northland opened the game with a stall, holding the ball for the first minute. With a 29-26 lead at half-time it looked as though their strategy might be working. Mark Kolander made a couple of key steals to open the second half, which brought Northland out of their stall. Once that was accomplished, the Trojans ran away with the game. Koly led the way with 27, and Chuck had 17.

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its 125th on November 23, 1980.

-Trinity of Caledonia, WI, celebrated its 125th on November 16, 1980.

-St. Paul’s of Round Lake, IL, celebrated its 40th on October 26, 1980.

-St. Philip’s of Milwaukee, WI, celebrated its 25th on September 21, 1980.

—Rev. Wilbert Krueger (’51) celebrated his 25th year in the ministry on September 14, 1980.

-President Arinin Schuetze (’37) celebrated his 40th year in the ministry on November 23, 1980.

CHARLES GUMM

—Rev. James Ruppel (’71) was installed as pastor of Emanuel in Fairfax, MN. -Rev. Dale Arndt (’60) was installed as pastor of St. Peter’s in Balaton, MN. —Rev. Kurt Grunewald (’68) was installed as pastor of St. Paul’s in Mt. Calvary, WI. -Rev. Herbert Winterstein (’63) was installed as pastor of Faith in Monroe, MI. —Rev. Randall Rathje (’73) was installed as Latin professor at Michigan Lutheran Seminary.

—Rev. Reginald Pope (’49) was installed as pastor of Ascension in Mitchell, SD. —Rev. Robert Jensen (’74) was installed as pastor of Our Savior in Brookings, SD. —Rev. James Aderman (’71) was installed as the Director of Development of WLC.

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BIRTHS —A daughter, Jessica Anne, to Rev. and Mrs. Wayne Rouse (’70) on December 12,1980.

-A son, Lawrence George, was bom to Rev. and Mrs. Roger Kovaciny (’72) on Janu­ ary 1, 1981.

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Under the Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Register of Historic Places was established. This listing is the official inventory of the nation’s properties that merit preservation because of their significance in American history, architecture and culture.

The register includes all historic areas in the National Park System, all properties designated as National Historic Landmarks, and other properties of national, state, and local sig­ nificance. A Tax Reform Act (1976) provides tax incentives for the preservation of struc­ tures on the National Register. Although some 2000 properties are added to the listing annually, almost half of the properties ever listed have already been demolished.

Besides these national efforts there are over 2000 specific preservation organizations at state and local levels. In Wisconsin we have the Historic Preservation Division of the State Historical Society, which operates seven historical sites, including Old World Wisconsin in Eagle, an outdoor museum of pioneer home-

ow can we live without our lives? How do we know it is us without our past?” These are questions of John Steinbeck in The Grapes of Wrath. Architect Phyllis Lambert of Mon­ treal relates, “I don’t think of ‘heritage’ as something you can distinguish from our entire built environment. The buildings from each part and period of our civilization make up our towns and our cities, and ‘heritage’ in its truest sense, is the entire built-up community.”

(Canadian Heritage, June, 1980) Buildings are a part of our past—a part of us. Yet every day historically and architecturally significant buildings are destroyed, and more of the past disappears. Historic preservation is a move­ ment gaining momentum in our country that is asking us to take another look at the past and to realize that much of it is worth saving for the future.

While historic preservation has only recent­ ly come of age, the idea is really nothing new.

In the past only the most important historic properties were restored, such as presidents’ homes, the Alamo, and some prestigious southern plantations. One of the earliest examples of preservation is the restoration of Mount Vernon in 1858 by the Mount Vernon Ladies Association. Another early milestone was the .restoration of historic Williamsburg, Virginia in 1926, instigated primarily by John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Preservationists began to organize in the late 1940’s after congress organized the National Trust for Historic Preservation. This 137

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' steads and immigrant life. There is also the Milwaukee-based Wisconsin Heritages, instru­ mental in saving the Frederick Pabst Mansion, built in 1893. Wisconsin Heritages was unable to prevent the demolition of the Plankinton Mansion, which was listed on the National Register. It was located on prime Marquette University real estate, and a plan for the City of Milwaukee to acquire the mansion from the university was not completed before wreckers moved in without a permit. Daniel Steininger of Wisconsin Heritages commented to Preser­ vation News (Feb. 1981), “They’re nuts, tenacious too. I see now why the Jesuits fought

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The Octagon House the reformation.” Although the City of Mil­ Indeed, in the past, preservation was waukee itself has a Landmarks Commission, limited to relatively few historic houses and little has -been done to protect properties public buildings. Historic house museums, still listed as landmarks. The city has managed to mainstays of the preservation field, are playing restore the Plankinton Arcade, the City Hall, increasingly active roles in local educational and the Pabst Theater, styled in the grand man­ and community activities. But today preserva­ ner of a European opera house. tion means much more. Besides reviving promi­ Most of us are familiar with the results of nent public buildings and mansions, preserva­ local preservation efforts represented in Watertionists are revitalizing urban centers, bringing town’s Octagon House, completed in 1854 by new life to Main Streets, Fighting to retain the John Richards. As Dr. Kiessling notes in his character of rural landscapes, restoring mari­ book Watertown Remembered, “John Richards time and cast-iron artifacts, working on rail­ meant to build a showpiece for his time. road stations and theaters, and bringing old Without realizing it, he had also built a brownstones back to their former glory. In 138

Chicago plans are underway to revamp the loop El, and in San Francisco a national campaign has begun to save the cable cars, a National Historic Landmark threatened with extinction.

A major trend in historic preservation today is “adaptive re-use,” or simply recycling old buildings. An early example of this in Watertown would be the conversion of St. Mark’s old church, built in 1855, to a parish hall. A more recent example is Northwestern’s Music-Auditorium complex, granddaddy of our campus buildings. Formerly the gym, this building really reflects part of our history as it “shows battlement design on the outside,” reminding us that our current phy-ed program was preceded by military drills and training complete with “sham battles.”

Elsewhere former breweries are becoming shopping centers, factories are being changed into condominiums, and closed schools are being transformed into luxurious apartments.

Even churches are being recycled. An old Methodist church in Madison is now a restau­ rant, sporting the name “The Monastery.”

The former Mount Olive Lutheran Church in Appleton may be purchased by a theater group and be converted into a theater.

Re-using an old building is simply more economic than constructing a new one because demolition costs arc saved besides the cost of new materials. Energy is also saved as the 1980 preservation poster indicates: “It takes the energy of one gallon of gasoline to make, deliver and install eight bricks. Preserving eight old bricks instead of throwing them away and making new ones means that the energy of a gallon of gasoline can be used to meet other needs. Re-using old buildings saves energy required to replace them with new build­ ings. And properly rehabilitated old buildings use no more energy, on the average, than brand new buildings for operation.”

Some “purist” preservationists do not con­ sider all forms of re-use as true preservation because the buildings often are not restored to their original appearance and use. One preser­ vationist who wrote, “Let’s put history back into historic preservation” was answered by another preservationist, “There is no surer way to lose our hard-won support and legal/ financial base than to irrationally and indis­ criminately seek to pickle the past.” (Preser­ vation News, Jan. 1980) Most supporters of the movement will agree that it is wise to 139

St. Mark’s Parish Hall avoid “misguided improvements” such as replacing narrow siding with wide aluminum siding and removing decorative mouldings and other details. An acceptable compromise seems to be to restore the exterior design as closely to the original as possible while adapting the interior for modem usage. New construction need not be taboo so long as it is harmonious with existing architecture. The narthex addi­ tions to our own St. Mark’s and St. John’s churches in Watertown are excellent examples of showing respect to original construction.

Besides adaptive re-use, “urban conserva­ tion” or more specifically “neighborhood conservation,” is another growing facet of the preservation movement. In fact, “Conserve Neighborhoods” is the 1981 Preservation Week theme (May 10-16). Neighborhood con­ servation allows the community to save older buildings while building community interest and pride. It applies the preservation ethic to the problems of slum housing, abandoned buildings, a declining central business district, deteriorated housing, recreational needs, urban design, and other challenges. According to Richard Reed in his book Return to the City, a recent Housing and Urban Development study concluded that recycling our cities and neigh­ borhoods instead of building new suburbs may consume 50% less land, 55% less capital, 45% less energy, and create 45% less air pollution.

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Obviously, if Pres. Reagan’s budget cuts are accepted, much less money will come from iederal coffers, and much more will have to come from the private sector. Quoting again from Preservation News (Jan. 1981), “It seems clear that historic preservation in all its varieties ... is here to stay. Not only do we have history on our side, but now we have proven economic benefits and energy consider­ ations as well.” But Paul Gapp, Pulitzer Prize winner in 1979 for his architectural criticism, says it best: “The old buildings give us a wealth of myriad shapes, patterns, colors, textures, and shadows. Their stylistic vocabu­ laries express countless nuances and not a few mysteries. The buildings offer us wood instead of plastic, cast iron instead of alumi­ num, and quarried stone instead of concrete.. .

Not for nothing does the public love them.” (from Paul Gapp’s Chicago by the Chicago Tribune)

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What of historic preservation in the future?

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A Natter of Conscience The following is a short story account of an unfortunate event of recent American history.

This story is based on historical facts, and the names have not been changed to protect the innocent.

without. For all he knew there could be a minus reading on the thermometer outside with wind whistling over a foot of white pow­ der on the sidewalks. Who knows? Who cares?

It seemed like days since he’d seen the sun, when actually just two hours had elapsed since he was ushered from his guarded chambers in the hotel on the outskirts of Washington D.C. to the familiar setting of the Armed Forces

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courtroom deep inside the labyrinthine bowels of the Pentagon. For the last three days his routine had been pretty much the same. Get up, go through the security check, appear in the courtroom, listen to briefings, stories, endless testimonies... Then it was back to the hotel to a meal which typically became taste­ less after the first few bites, watch the evening shows on television, the news, then to bed to a night’s sleep which had been becoming more and more restless lately. He’d begun to dread his bed, because it meant not sleep but thoughts, memories, nightmares, faces, bodies...

Absurd. “This whole business is completely senseless. Why do I have to be here?” he thought. He had spent the last three days listening, hearing everything he already knew, remembering things he had tried to forget.

Today was different. Today was the day when it was his turn to speak, his turn to tickle the waiting ears of the goggle-eyed reporters with all those juicy little facts they were expecting to hear. Well, he’d give it to ’em all right; he’d cram their little notebooks so full of stories they would never come back. “I’ll tell ’em what they want to hear,” he thought. Let them salivate for a while. It wouldn’t change a thing as far as his case was concerned. He was inno­ cent. He knew it.

He glanced around at the courtroom. More here than there were yesterday, he noticed, and yesterday’s crowd had begun to make him nervous. All those peevish, boy-faced repqrters, all those vets, those stone-faced jurors. All here to see me. His eyes shot upward to see a fly buzzing lazily around a rotating ceiling fan above him, until it swooped down within reach of his clasped hands and settled on his arm to explore the terrain along the hairy backside of his wrists. Enjoy yourself little guy, I wish my worries were about as big as yours...

His thoughts were suddenly disturbed as a uniformed bailiff stepped in from a cubicle in the front left comer of the courtroom.

“All rise. The honorable John F. Kunen is presiding.”

Into the room stepped a graying gentleman with a deceptively firm stride and remarkably creased face, his right hand clutching a hankerchief which had seen more action on the judge’s forehead the past three days than it had in the laundry. He stepped up to his chair behind a huge mahogany desk, motioning for the court-

room crowd to be seated. He poured a glass from the pitcher of ice water near the edge of his desk and took a long, deep swallow. ‘This,” he predicted, “is going to be a long, long day.”

The defendant’s attention was once again being diverted by the annoying buzzing of a fly around his head when the momentary silence was broken. “The defense calls to the stand Lieutenant William J. Calley.” He rose abruptly, straightening out a wrinkle which had settled in the lapel of his uniform, and ascended awkwardly to the stand, all the while endeavoring to maintain as dignified a profile for the court as possible.

The judge directed his gaze from the short, thinly built officer who bore a haggard expres­ sion on his face to the man’s defense attorney, George Latimer, a lawyer whose distinguished bearing and cool mannerisms had earlier won him the respect of both judge and jurors alike.

“Has the Lieutenant been sworn in?”

“He has, Your Honor,” Latimer replied.

“Be seated, then, and proceed with your defense.”

“Thank you, Your Honor.” Latimer stepped toward the small desk which harbored a stack of typed pamphlets, some stapled, some loose, all filled with data and figures.

There was nothing jerky or sudden about his style. He didn’t walk from one place to another; he flowed, with every movement graceful, precise, and premeditated. A satin-silver streak of hair along his temple enhanced the aura of majesty which surrounded him. Sorting through the sheets, he withdrew one, studied it briefly, and approached the witness stand.

“Lieutenant Calley, perhaps we could begin today by having you define for the court pre­ cisely what a direct order signifies in the mili­ tary.”

Calley hesitated for a moment to quickly compose his thoughts. He had to keep this un­ emotional, exact, straightforward. Just like the army. “An order is a command issued from an officer of superior rank to any military per­ sonnel of inferior rank, sir.”

“And how is this order to be obeyed?”

“To the letter, sir, and without question.”

“Does this apply to all orders, Lieutenant?”

“Yes, sir.”

“Even if the one receiving an order does not necessarily agree with it?”

“Yes, sir.”

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army individual can expect to receive should he decide to disobey an order?”

“In peacetime a soldier may be courtmartialed, sir.”

“And in a time of war?”

“For refusing an order in the face of the enemy, one could be sent to death.”

“Lieutenant Calley, suppose an order sounds illegal. Is a soldier then entitled to dis­ obey it?”

“There is no such thing as an illegal order, sir.”

“How do you mean that, Lieutenant?”

“From boot camp through officers training school the soldier is taught that all orders are to be presumed legal and that all orders are to be obeyed, sir.”

“Then a soldier in the U.S. Army has no options open to him. He must obey an order.”

Calley breathed an audible sigh and settled back slightly into the padded chair. “Yes, sir.”

The sun was just barely peaking over its dusky horizon when the men of Charlie Com­ pany lifted their heads from a moment of brief devotion to inter the remains of Sergeant George Cox in the land which had stolen his life. It wasn’t like all the other deaths which had happened to the outfit. This one could have been prevented. Cox and his squad had been patrolling the outskirts of the village designated L Z Dotti by allied cartographers, where the entire unit had recently been stationed for guard duty. It was actually a pretty easy assignment, especially when the soldiers compared it to the search-out-anddestroy duty they had been doing for two months prior to this time. It was, for the most part, a subdued, quiet Vietnamese village with few remaining traces of the Viet Cong from the massive Tet offensive early in 1968. No worries and little action-just patrol. Cox accidentally triggered his own fate that day, though. His squad had been picking its way through some brambles along a dirt path encompassing the village, when Cox ran off toward a clump of trees and spied a cylindrical object attached to a shrub: he shouted into his radio that he’d found something, grabbed hold of it before anyone could come and help him, and it exploded in his face.

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Someone said, “She’s the VC who set the bomb.” Another one leveled his rifle at her and squeezed off two shots. He then bent down and took her ring.

After the chaplain’s service for Cox that night, Captain Ernest Medina got up to speak to Charlie Company. “Men, tomorrow is a big day, because we’ve got a special mission on our hands. I spent the day with Colonel Barker on a reconnaissance flight to My Lai 4, about 11 kilometers south of here. We’ve been in­ formed that part of the 48th Viet Cong Battalion is presently stationed there in My Lai with approximately 250 to 280 men. The colonel said that intelligence reports predict that the hamlet’s women and children will be gone to the weekly markets in Quang Ngai City by 7:00 tomorrow morning. Men, this is our mission. The Charlie Company is to 142

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“Would you describe this as a hazardous mission, Lieutenant?”

“Yes, sir, very much so.”

“In what way?”

Callcy paused, and inwardly smiled; he saw Latimer’s tact. Earlier in the hearings there had been talk of certain innocence because of psychological fatigue. If that could be proven...

“There were times when my outfit was am­ bushed eight to ten times a week, sir. Much of the time we couldn’t even see the enemy.

Often there was no warning when suddenly a mortar shell would drop behind our lines, or machine gun fire would kill or immobilize an entire squad. We lost close to a third of our unit during these months.”

“It was frustrating, sir, and maddening.

Either we couldn’t see the enemy or we weren’t able to recognize him.”

Latimer had been waiting for this oppor­ tunity, and he played it to its fullest. Feign­ ing mild surprise, he directed Calley along this route. “How was it possible that you weren’t able to recognize the enemy. Lieuten­

destroy the 48th Battalion as well as My Lai 4.

You are not only to attack the enemy with full munitions, but you arc also to blow up all bunkers and tunnels and burn houses. Nor­ mally you would not be expected to destroy the animals, but by orders you arc to kill all livestock as well. The idea is to destroy the village so totally that the VC will be forced to move.”

One soldier interrupted the captain's oration, “Does that include women and child­ ren, sir?”

Medina glared at him. “Corporal, I mean everything. I want that town so totally dev­ astated that the germs arc gonna have to migrate to find something to eat.”

A chuckle filtered through the ranks, and Medina grinned.

Latimer paused in his questioning for a moment to let this information settle into the minds of his hearers. Me, as a defense attorney, was up against a large wall, and he knew it.

Of all the cases he'd ever worked with, never had he attempted to defend a man who had over twenty witnesses testifying that he was the murderer of 102 innocent civilians. People who were helpless, people who wanted nothing at all to do with the war. His job would have to go beyond digging up the facts of the incident, because those he already had; in fact, he had much more than he wanted to know, all sub­ stantially incriminating evidence. There was one hope, however, a very small door near the bottom of that large wall.

“Lieutenant Calley, when were you sent over to Vietnam?”

“My company was stationed in Vietnam in the beginning of December, 1967, sir.”

“That would place it almost four months before the incident at My Lai.” “Yes, sir.”

“During this period, what type of duty were you assigned to?”

“It was mostly a tactical combat known as scarch-out-and-dcstroy, sir.”

“And what did this type of mission involve?”

“We were to spend days, sometimes weeks at a time covering a designated area to search for possible Viet Cong holdouts. When we came upon such a holdout, we were to com­ pletely neutralize it so as to prevent the enemy

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“How did you deal with a situation like that?”

“Wc were forced to consider that everyone was a potential enemy.”

“Women as well as men?”

“Especially women, sir. The Vietnamese women, for some reason, arc better shots than the men.” A chorus of mumbling and snickers from the courtroom echoed that remark.

“What about the children? Were they, too, considered enemies?”

“Yes, sir. Children were especially danger­ ous because of their seeming innocence, yet they were sometimes used to throw hand grenades or plant mines, sir.”

“It must have been hard on the men’s psyche to know that even the children couldn't be trusted, wasn't it, Lieutenant?”

“Very definitely, sir. It was essential that the troops in Vietnam put out of their minds the World War II concept of giving candy and chewing gum and things to children. The com­ munists used that American philosophy against us.”

Latimer again inserted a pause in his pro­ ceedings for a time of courtroom reflection on this information. There was one more piece of information which he wished to bring to light before permitting the jurors to draw their personal opinion of Calley and the cause of his actions in My Lai. He decided to follow up on his psychological condition. Sifting once again through the increasingly disheveled stack of sheets on his table, Latimer withdrew a pam­ phlet with a list of dates, combat areas, and figures. He thumbed through it and let his index finger rest on a series of statistics sur­ rounding March 1, 1968.

“Lieutenant Calley, according to these records it seems as though the weeks just pro­ ceeding the My Lai incident were especially harrowing for you and your men.”

“Yes, sir.”

“Gould you shed some light on this period?”

“Yes, sir. Wc were assigned to perform a series of raids around the Pinkville area...”

“Pinkville, Lieutenant?”

“Pinkville was our term for My Lai, sir.”

“Continue.”

“Our raids were resulting in an abnormally

large number of casualties. One day in particu­ lar took a rather large toll. We were pinned down by fire along the side of a hill when my radio operator got hit. The bullet took out his kidney, so he died within a matter of minutes.

Eighteen men in all got hit that day. Six of them died, the others were badly hurt.”

“Then you were forced to see quite a bit of carnage, Lieutenant.”

“Yes, sir.” Galley became visibly shaken at the thought; his face turned slightly pale and a mild stammering inflicted his speech. “I helped unload the chopper after that battle, sir. It was filled with gear-rifles, rucksacks. The thing that really hit me hard was the heavy boots. There must have been six boots there with feet still in them, brains all over the place, and everything was just saturated with blood.”

He halted there, staring down at the knuckles of his hands which were still white from wring­ ing each other.

“How did you react to this?”

Galley looked up at Latimer, then toward the jurors, then dropped his eyes back to the floor. “Anger. . .hate.. .fear. . .generally sick to your stomach, hurt; remorse for losing my men in the mine fields. Remorse that those men ever had to go to Vietnam. Remorse for. . . well, just for being completely helpless. It in­ stilled a deeper form of hatred toward the enemy.”

“And from the evidence, justifiably so, I would think.” Latimer eased back from the witness box, turned to the judicial desk and addressed Kunen, “The defense rests at this time, Your Honor.” He bowed his head slightly in acknowledgment and returned to his desk near the open gate of the ornate wooden banister.

The judge turned to his right and nodded in the direction of the opposite desk, “The prosecution may address the stand.”

Captain Aubrey Daniel arose from the bench with a distinctive effort, wincing slightly as the action put pressure on an area in his knee which for years had been beset with rheumatism. He was at least a decade Lati­ mer’s elder, and bore none of the lofty airs which had so endeared the defense attorney to his audience. Yet, he was a very shrewd man with deep insight, one whose reputation for dogged questioning and stick-to-the-point man­ nerisms had won him due fear among the 144

p accused and respect among his peers. He approached the stand and scrutinized the nervous Calley, whose gulps and clenched hands did a miserable job of concealing his anxiety. “Lt. Calley, what is the common legal term for an act of war in which a soldier kills an unarmed civilian without provocation?”

Calley shifted uncomfortably in his chair.

“A war crime, sir.”

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“I ordered them to destroy the village, sir, just as I had been ordered.”

“Did your orders include killing civilians, also?”

“No, sir, there were not supposed to be any civilians left in the village.”

“And why was that?”

“Because one of the psychological war­ fare units had earlier passed over the area with loudspeakers, warning the civilians that anyone caught in the area would have to be con­ sidered a VC. Any true civilians would have left.”

“Lieutenant, did your platoon suffer any casualties inflicted by these ‘enemies’?”

“No, sir.”

“My congratulations go to you, Lieutenant Calley, your men must have fought very well, then. Our reports indicate that anywhere from 128 to 567 of these ‘enemy’ were killed by our troops. That means there must have been quite a few weapons captured, is that right?

Calley did not answer. First he swallowed hard, then he stared straight forward as if into space.

“Lieutenant Calley, how many weapons did your men capture?” Daniel’s face grew more intense, his stature more rigid.

“We found three, sir.” Calley kept staring

forward.

Daniel never took his eyes off Calley as the buzz of disbelief spread around the room.

“Three weapons for an army of up to five hundred seems like a rather sparsely equipped unit, wouldn’t you agree, Lieutenant?”

“Yes, sir, but they weren’t all necessarily fighting men. Some were Viet Cong supporters and helpers. They keep the enemy army going in that area.” Calley cringed; he knew that was a step in the wrong direction.

“Then just what were your troops firing at?”

“At the enemy, sir.”

“At people?”

“At the enemy, sir.”

“They weren’t human beings?”

“Yes, sir.”

“Were they men?”

“I don’t know, sir. I would imagine they were, sir. I wasn’t discriminating.”

“Did you see women?”

“I don’t know, sir.”

“Did you see children?”

“I don’t know, sir.”

“What do you mean you weren’t discrim­ inating?”

“I wasn’t discriminating between individuals in the village, sir. They were all the enemy, they were all to be destroyed, sir.”

Calley had just broken through the jungle wall into the clearing of the six-acre town when he signalled his men up both sides of the single dirt road which served as a main street. Lining this route were thatched huts one after another from which eyes and faces appeared sporadi­ cally in fear. The road by this time had been deserted. “Parker, Meadlo, come with me,” Calley commanded two GI’s next to him. The trio walked up the street toward a hut on its north side. Calley led them inside, and at first saw nothing in the dingy, musty interior. Then he made out three dark forms huddled in the bunker, a dug-out area inside each of the huts which served as an air-raid shelter in time of attack. “Get out of there,” his grated voice commanded for lack of any aptitude in the Vietnamese language, but the mother and her two young sons did not move. “Sometimes the only way to get a VC out of a bunker is with a grenade,” and so saying he removed an M-79 grenade from his belt. Just then a monk 146

stepped in, dressed in faded white garb, from his hiding place behind the hut. He fell to his knees and began pleading with the soldiers in Vietnamese. Calley struck him with the butt of his rifle and said, “Shuddup.” When the monk crumpled to the floor, Calley hoisted his M-16 and pumped several shots into him. Then he turned for the door and said, "Let’s go,” to the men, but just as he stepped outside, he pulled the pin from the grenade in his hand and tossed it inside.

Throughout the rest of the village, much of the same activity was going on. Families were being dragged outside, old men, women, and children, and were shot in cold blood outside their huts. Calley ordered a group of seventy to be rounded up and led to the irrigation ditch.

He told Meadlo, “You know what to do with them.” Meadlo nodded, assuming Calley meant for him to guard them until he returned. Fif­ teen minutes later Calley came back and asked Meadlo, “Why aren’t they dead yet? Come on, we’ve got a job to do,” and he and Meadlo backed them up to the edge of the ditch and began firing round after round, clip after clip, until the whole group was lying in the ditch.

Calley was ejecting the last clip from his rifle when he noticed movement from under the

mass of bodies. A toddler had somehow escaped the flying bullets and had gotten trapped beneath the falling bodies. He managed to crawl out, stumbling and crying. Calley looked at him for a moment, and then squeezed off a burst of M-16 fire.

The body count in the Pacific Stars and Stripes that week for the battle at My Lai was listed at 128 enemy.

A few days after the battle, General Wm. C. Westmoreland, then commander of U.S. forces in Vietnam, sent the following message: “Operation Muscatine (code name for the My Lai 4 assault) on March 16 dealt enemy a heavy blow. Congratulations to officers and men of Charlie Company, First Battalion, 20th In­ fantry for outstanding action.”

Daniel was getting tired; it was late after­ noon and the hearing had been in session for over six hours. Once again he was directed to address the defendant.

“Lieutenant Calley, do you ever feel any remorse for the amount of killing you were responsible for at My Lai?” “No, sir. Killing is a part of war. It’s never enjoyable, but it’s got to be done.”

“But old men? Women? Children?”

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“That’s all, Your Honor."

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Minnesota, on April 6, 1962. A year later his father. Pastor Carlton Palenske, accepted a call to Monroe, Michigan. Dave attended Zion Lutheran School in Monroe for two years until his family moved to Saginaw. After four years at Christ Lutheran in Saginaw, Pastor Palenske accepted the call to serve Peace Lutheran in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. It was there that Dave was confirmed in the Chris­ tian faith on June 20. 1976.

The following fall Dave enrolled at Michi­ gan Lutheran Seminary. During his four years at MLS Dave played basketball (lettering in both his junior and senior years), sang in the choir, and participated in many other extra­ curricular activities. Dave graduated from MLS in May of 1980 and decided to attend North­ western College to pursue the Christian ministry.

At Northwestern Dave was a typical stu­ dent, studying hard during the week, and then working on the weekends so he could earn enough money to make a trip to New Ulm every once in a while. Everything seemed to be going along as it should, and then suddenly the Lord took Dave from us.

After services at Peace Lutheran in Cape Girardeau, Dave’s body was flown to Monroe, Michigan, where Pastor Kenneth Strack con­ ducted the burial service.

Dave is survived by his parents, Carlton and Barbara Palenske, three sisters, Sandra, Rhonda, and Linda, and a brother, Stephen.

God's ways don’t always agree with what we think, but we must believe His will is always for the best. And though it was a short life, even by human standards, we thank you. Lord, for letting us get to know and love Dave Palenske.

^Jn a cold winter night outside a small Wis­ consin town a man was killed when the van he was driving was struck by an oncoming car.

The newspapers reported it as just another tragedy on the highways-a statistic—but to 250 of us here at Northwestern College it was a time of somber reflection and prayer. This man who died was a brother, a Christian brother named David Palenske. And though at first we all asked, “Why, Lord?" we soon realized that God is God, and that we are only bewildered little men. And really, we could not mourn for long when we know that Dave Palenske has fought the good fight of faith and wo//! He has received the crown of life; he is with the Lord.

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Northwestern College Touring Chorus M swung into action last month armed with a brand new harpsichord and consisting of thirtyseven young men eager to preach the Word in song to congregations in Wisconsin, Minne­ sota, and South Dakota. Professor Birsching arranged a concert consisting of three sections of songs centered around three themes: Sin and Grace, The Response of Praise, and The Response of Works. Several individuals and smaller groups added to the concert in other ways: the Brass Ensemble played ten to fif­ teen minutes of pre-service music; two of the seniors took turns giving a recruitment speech for Northwestern College; and three other members of the choir alternated on the organ for the congregational hymn, the offertory, and the postludc.

During our first trip, one to the Manitowoc area over the weekend of February 13-15, we gained much experience in practical matters, such as how big a bus we would need for the major tour. Special treats of the weekend were the pot luck supper at Brillion on Friday night, and all of Saturday afternoon, when Bethany congregation of Manitowoc kindly arranged for us to use the gym and swimming pool at the local YMCA. After three concerts on Sunday, we returned to school tired but eager to iron out the last rough spots in the concert.

The official tour opened on Friday, Febru­ ary 27, as we boarded the bus and left the park­ ing lot at 9:00 sharp. Five dedicated sheephead players immediately commenced a game that was to last more or less continuously for the entire tour. Our first stop was for an afternoon recruitment program at Onalaska Luther High, where Professor Baumler of the recruitment committee had arrived earlier in the day.

For most of us this was the first chance to see our barbershop quartet perform as they have been doing for the recruitment committee all year. Later, there was time for a stop at a shopping mall before the evening concert.

The next day was one of our longest travel days, about five hours from Onalaska to East Farmington. Rollerskating occupied the late afternoon hours, and after supper we had time to squeeze in our first official meeting under the presidency of Randy Bader. The most important order of business was to indict two seniors for ignoring one of the TC’s most important traditional rules. Lawyers for the prosecution and defense were appointed; court date was to be set later.

We opened the month of March by enter­ ing Minnesota with a chorus of hoarse cough­ ing and ragged cheering. Sunday the first began painfully early, as we were due for 8:00 and 10:15 services at Stillwater. During the after­ noon and evening concerts in Minneapolis and South St. Paul the choir continued to find various and adventurous ways to sing our double choir number, “Sound the Trumpet.”

After such a long day on the stands and on the bus, we were ready for another gymnasium break the next morning. Emanuel Lutheran School let us blow off some steam there be­ fore we headed across the street to St. Croix Lutheran High for another recruitment per­ formance. Later that afternoon, while on our way to Mankato, we made an unscheduled stop at the Belle Plaine Lutheran Home for a quick tour and some singing in the hallways. Receiv­ ing applause from those who had no other way to express their thanks was one of the most moving experiences of the entire tour.

Tuesday saw our last rendezvous with Professor Baumler, this time at the new Minne­ sota Valley Lutheran High School in New Ulm. Since we had arrived somewhat early, we had had time before the concert to wander around the campus of our sister school. We decided not to drive our bus onto the football field because we knew that their band was on tour somewhere in Wisconsin and could probably find time to retaliate.

Ash Wednesday saw us reach the farthest point of our tour: Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

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The pastors from both of our synod's congre­ gations in the city had short sermons, making our concert a special service for the first mid­ week service of the Lenten season. In the school gymnasium after the concert, we were besieged by grade school autograph hounds. Definitely an experience to remember.

Though we knew that after Sioux Falls each stop carried us closer to school, home­ work, and all that other neat stuff, we pulled together Thursday night for our best concert of the tour, in Litchfield, Minnesota. For once we managed to beat almost all our little bad habits. Earlier in the afternoon we had again enjoyed a dip in a swimming pool, this time at the local public high school; again we had the members of the congregation to thank for arranging this break. The third highlight of this memorable day was our meeting between supper and the concert, when the two indicted seniors were put on trial. After lengthy pre­ sentations by the prosecution and the defense, the lawyers and the defendants were asked to leave the room, whereupon the choir found the defendants guilty, thereby showing a stunning lack of respect for the status of the senior class. Sentencing was postponed until our next meeting.

A few special sightseeing stops were the highlights of Friday and Saturday. Friday noon, en route from Litchfield to Lake City, we had the chance to do some shopping, sightseeing, and postcard-buying at the Nicollet Mall in downtown Minneapolis. The next day, before reaching Caledonia, we stopped for the morning in Rochester. After a quick tour of the Mayo Clinic’s medical museum, we were privileged to sing a half-hour concert over closed-circuit television from the St. Mary’s Hospital Chapel. Then we transformed our­ selves into a marching choir and sang in several hallways and dining rooms, as well as from a fourth floor echo balcony overlooking the enclosed inner courtyard.

Sunday. March 8, the last day of the 1981 tour, was another full day, with two morning concerts at La Crosse, an afternoon of exer­ cise at Onalaska Luther High's gym, and an evening concert at Tomah. We also had some unfinished business to resolve: two seniors had been found guilty of neglect of certain TC traditions, and as everyone at Northwestern knows, traditions must be upheld. Yet it would 150

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Many commendations and special awards were given to those who made this year's tour a success. Dave Reichcl, Billy Carter, Paul Workentine, and Pete Henning were the prime movers behind the job of assembling the harp­ sichord from kit form to finished product in only six weeks. Randy Bader fulfilled the duties of choir president as he appointed the other officers and presided over post-supper entertainment. Organist, flautist, and co­ defendant Mark Albrecht earned the best club­ foot award for his hop, skip, and jump as he tripped on a step near the organ at Caledonia.

Poet Laureate Tim Fillers produced some wellreceived verses, as well as earning the biggest clubmouth by rewriting Genesis during his narrator’s part on “In the Beginning”—this was at Sioux Falls. Chronicler and co-defendant Phil Wilde earned a clublip for several instances of trying to play arpeggios on the pitchpipe.

Finally, Prosecutor and Keeper of the Weights Billy Carter reported that the frosh led the way in class competition with an average gain of 7.1 pounds, nudging out the juniors, who finished at 7.0. Sectional competition saw the I Tenors run away with the honors by averag­ ing 7.6 pounds, a full pound average over the I Basses. This brings up another point: thanks to all the Ladies Aids, Youth Groups, and vari­ ous other organizations who fed us so well.

Finally, we must thank Professor Birsching for all his efforts. He not only had to plan the itinerary and the concert program but also added to the concert four arrangements of his own. But what was probably hardest on him was listening to our rather ragged singing on the bus ride home from Tomah.

We still have concert dates on Wednesday evenings and Sunday mornings throughout the Lenten season. Yet the part of the 1981 Touring Chorus season that we will remember the most, the major tour, is now only memories-and fond memories they are: avoiding Rauh at the roller rink, playing electronic games at the bowling alleys, staying at dif­ ferent people’s houses, almost anything con­ nected with Rosie. Still, the common factor that brought us together as the Touring Chorus will remain with us as more than a memory, keeping us together throughout our lives: the desire to preach God’s Word.

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he era of the 60's and 70’s brought little but bad news for America. The Vietnam conflict did nothing to build the prestige and honor of America, neither here nor abroad.

The Watergate scandal led millions of Americans to lose faith in our political and governmental system. It was an era of rising inflation and declining morals as America turned away from absolutes and values and turned to subjective ideals. The family was no longer the basis of society, the individual was; it was the “me

generation.” But now there appears to be a change on the horizon, a general feeling of being fed-up with the way things have been.

“There is much evidence that, in reaction against the permissive excesses of the 60’s and 70’s, people (especially the young) have begun to rediscover a desperate need for standards, and that the self-worship of the “me decade” is giving way to a new sense of mutual support.” (Time, Feb. 23, 1981, p. 35) Time Inc. devoted large sections in all its 151

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magazines to what it calls the “American Renewal.” Christians should be glad to see this change in the wind, yet we must not expect too much. It may be a return to morals, but it will not likely be a return to Biblical morality.

It is definitely heartening to see America returning to some civic morality. Americans are beginning to realize that morality based on individual standards is not morality at all.

As Time states, “In a world of mere moral relativism, virtues tend to crumble between one's fingers; they do not get anyone through the hard struggles.” “If it feels good, do it” does not give peace of mind to someone in trouble; it is not a sound basis for life. This is a fact which Christians have known all along.

In the extreme, this resurgence finds its expression in Jerry Falwell’s Moral Majority, of whom Lance Morrow in Time asserts, “All the members of the Moral Majority should probably have the Bill of Rights embroidered on their shirt cuffs, lest some of their coercive impulses run away with them.” Although we should admire their zeal and love for the Word, they arc blind to the benefits of the separation of church and state, while they dangerously mix the pulpit and politics. But the fact that

/1 is quickly approaching that long awaited * time of the year. The days are lengthening, the mercury is climbing to higher elevations, and the student’s concentration begins (con­ fines?) to diverge from his studies. The fresh, animated spring air, the greening foliage, and the joyfully singing birds tempt the student with a welcome contrast from the musty books and dusty tomes of seemingly endless studies.

the Moral Majority is allowed to make such an impact reflects that a large number of Ameri­ cans are ready for a change -although surely less drastic than that proposed by Rev. Jerry.

Where does this resurgence spring from? It is no doubt the natural law written on man's heart recoiling from several decades of decadency. It is a reaction to a society where “any social behavior short of display of necro­ philia in the public parks could lay claim to legitimacy” (77/we, p. 73). Lutheran Chris­ tians can be glad over this comeback of con­ servative morality. The atmosphere could be a definite improvement for a church body such as the WELS. Yet, we must not expect too much from this movement. It is a resurgence of civil righteousness, not Biblical truths. It is based on making the world a better place to live; it does not have an eternal goal. Finally, it is encouraging to see that Americans arc beginning to realize that a society without absolutes ceases to be a society. Perhaps history will not repeat itself, and America will not go down the same path as ancient Rome did.

RICH GURGEL

Call it spring fever, senioritis, or whatever, its presence cannot be denied.

On any fine spring day many a student will have his doubts about the value of plowing through a patch of Latin or Greek when there are a hundred other better things to do. The devious ways of the lazy student’s mind bring up such terms as irrelevant and unnecessary, and the next thing he knows, the tennis shoes

m are on the feet and a baseball mitt covers the hand.

But perhaps some recent research may increase that waning desire to translate. In a recent Psychology Today, March, 1981, an article appeared dealing with the multilingual mind. With five languages required at NWC, this student body can relate to the article to at least some degree.

Science has long thought that, in right handed individuals, the left hemisphere of the brain, which controls the body’s right side, was the center of language processing. The right side of the brain is in charge of nonverbal skills and abilities. This generally seems to pertain for monolingual people, but once more than one language is learned, the picture appears to change.

In rare instances a multilingual person who has suffered a stroke may speak only one language for periods of time during the recovery period. Others who have had brain tumors have totally lost ability in one or more languages.

Usually strokes and tumors result in general difficulties for all language abilities, but these exceptions do occur.

These special instances point to the possi­ bility that different languages develop in dif­ ferent areas of the brain. One researcher was quoted in the article, “Particularly in early stages of language learning, there’s more right hemisphere involvement than you’d expect.”

In learning second and subsequent tongues the right hemisphere remains rather active.

Studies of bilingual brains have mapped out results that show that the two languages share some common brain area, but also each one has some other area of its own. A surpris­ ing find shows that the second language occu­ pies more cortex than the native tongue.

The age at which the languages are learned does result in different methods of proces­ sing. No matter how naturally a second language may be acquired, the differences still exist. Simply put: the later the language is learned, the more the right hemisphere seems to be employed.

Although more brain space is used for language processing by the multilingual, no other talents suffer in compensation. But rather the reverse appears to be true. The multitongued can better distinguish among auditory and visual stimuli, such as figure-ground relationships.

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The benefits of Hebrew appear to be especially noticeable. Since Hebrew is read backwards, the right hemisphere is involved more. The result is that Hebrew-English speak­ ing ones are “more, balanced between the hemispheres.” Studies have proved that Hebrew-English bilinguals are quicker and subtler with analyzing both verbal and non­ verbal materials.

The researchers who authored the article were honest enough to admit that they made no definite discoveries. The old research, they

point out, may be unrealistic because it was done mainly with monolingual, right-handed, Indo-Europeans. But they have shown that language development and processing appear to be more flexible and mysterious than pre­ viously supposed.

Now, it is rather doubtful that these pre­ viously unknown benefits of language study will do away with the already mentioned stu­ dent ailments, but it's nice to know that language study is not as futile and irrelevant as students used to think.

^"^rectings to you pseudo-intellectual C&C \Jreaders! Now that spring has finally inched its way to the northern parts of the nation, memories of weeks gone by have come to haunt us. No one will forget that de.ightful week in February, when nothing, not even a senior exegetical paper, could stop the Trojans from enjoying a few playful moments outside.

I: New relationships were begun that week. For the underclassmen it was also the week of the Lutheran Tournaments. It’s too bad that so \ much good recruitment talent was wasted on |, the cheerleaders. Prof. Baumler will have to work on that for next year. Lest we forget,

it was even warm enough so Rob Raasch and his sportsmen buddies could go trolling.

Here’s a report from around that time that we think you might enjoy.

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MY TRIP TO FLORIDA -12:01 PM 27 Feb.: Left NWC, after a stop for gas and refreshments, headed south.

— 12:17: Stopped at Pine Cone for grub, ice, and a new tranny.

—3:00 PM: Stopped in Chicago, knew we should’ve taken the toll way.

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—28 Feb.: Lost my watch trying to dig the car out of the Smokies. The weather seems to be getting better already.

—3:00 PM 28 Feb.: Fixed the clock in the car, but now it won’t start. S., who said he would bring his dad’s AAA card, remembered that he forgot it. Money received from Dean L. via Western Union.

(After their arrival in Florida, the records were kept daily instead of period notations.)

End of first night in Florida: Found out that our reservations were cancelled by a com­ puter error, so we had to go to the Florida Okcefcnokee Resort. We’re right next to a swamp, but since our rooms don’t have windows we can’t enjoy the view. All are tired, so will wait ’til morning for sight seeing; that is if the bed bugs don’t carrry us away. (They’re even worse than the ones we read about in The Clouds.)

End of second night: Went to Snail Beach, only forty miles away. Lots of people with short hair, and Greek interlinear Bibles dunking each other. We took the hint and left. Got dressed up and went to tourist office where they told us that we had missed Bermuda by “that much.’’ After eating at Mac’s returned to F.O.R. for “sing along” with nature group from Pakistan. So far no fun.

End of third night: Decided to leave F.O.R., went to a nice KOA campground to camp. Dizzyworld was fun except for the baldheaded guys running around with tracts; our cross-town rivals must have a real strict sect down here. Finally met a girl, fortunately the disco was dark enough so to obscure her features. Found out that Hav-a-Tampa cigars can make you sick.

End of fourth night: It didn’t rain today, so we headed to the beach. Met some nice people, but most were old enough to know who Calvin Coolidge was. Went all out for supper tonight, tore some coupons from the newspaper and ate at George Webb’s. Party at the beach tonight was okay, but the girls were all from Holy Sister of Agnes’ Rosary

Convent in Topeka. Returning to KOA, found all our supplies stolen. Made another call to Dean L. End of fifth night: A classic day at the beach. Saw beach girls, dune buggies, and surfers. (Beach closed because of pollution, so we went to an old Elvis flick.) Farewell party for some girls at the camp. We were asked to leave after doing Steve Martin impres­ sions and singing our old outdoors party songs.

End of sixth night: Raining again, so decided to leave. Took wrong turn in Macon County, Georgia; saw all sorts of white-hooded folks running around.

End of seventh night: Back at good ole NWC. Told all the guys about the great time we had, P. T. Bamum was right.

As most of you might already be painfully aware, those of us who appreciate quality music on our FM dial have suffered a tragic blow. WIBA-FM, which justifiably advertised itself as a different kind of radio station, namely, one which appealed to someone be­ sides mindless teenage bubble gum pop enthus­ iasts, was a long-time favorite as the thinking man’s radio outpost. Unfortunately, however, we must mourn along with the rest of southern Wisconsin since the former Radio Free Madison has tossed good taste out the window and sold out its musical soul to corporate interests. No doubt the majority of us will be a little less on the sane side without the Quiet Hour’s lulla­ bies for our post-supper crash time.

As any observer new to our campus might have noticed, there are some distinctive fashion styles exhibited by a few members of our campus family. In order to elucidate for any fashion fans who are in the dark, we would like to identify some of the more important ward­ robe and grooming features peculiar to our little world.

-The sophomores are obviously competing to top each other with their dandy kneelength army trench coats, preferably dyed in deep-pile khaki, a la the Phil Pitt or Nate Krause genre of outerwear.

-Despite the dramatic increase of Copen­ hagen spitters in the last few years, not one has yet mastered the chaw-in-the-lower lip perfection of the long, tall Texan, Tyler Hjorth.

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—Speaking of Davcy's handiwork, profes­ sors left and right arc standing up and taking note of his “Love Stinks" artistry.

—The Trailers were runaway winners of the most attractive I.M. hoops uniform award.

Too bad they were eating dust in every other category.

-As far as l.M.'s arc concerned. Mark McCormick and Roger Rockoff deserve some kind of commendation for going the entire season without letting their gym shirts become untucked.

-A nasty rumor was started that both occupants of Rm. 304, Joey D. and the Coops, actually went to class with their hair combed once.

-One wonders how Instructor Dose got through his first semester at the Sem with only sweaters and no suit coats in his wardrobe.

-Kurt Vaalcr defied expectations and actually went to class one day without donning some trendy quasi-disco-cowboy togs.

Following the impressive lead of our venerable Tutor Kehl, droves upon droves of NWC men braved hazardous conditions and various other obstacles and made the proverbial trek up to our sister school to join them in celebrating several things, not the least of which was their Winter Carnival. Up in the good times capitol of New Ulm, we were greeted with a veritable plethora of fascinating things to do. On Friday night we sat in DMLC’s spacious and lovely auditorium and watched one of our former compatriots perform as the M.C. of the unbelievably entertaining talent show. The entertaining evening was guided by none other than Kurt Mueller. All of us were, of course, prouder than peaches for our former schoolmate, albeit just a tad incredulous at his transformation from the terror of the light show to a cuter than a bug’s car Winter Carni­ val King. Other highlights of a weekend f 11 of non-stop thrills included the down-home hospitality of a charming host by the name of Danny, Kruiser’s appropriate luncheon attire for the noon meal, and, of course, a little mid­ night bowling activity.

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-Bieds decided to really screw up everyone in his row by parking his truck in its right spot once.

John Kelli's '64 Bucket o' bolls doesn't move between vacations.

-Dan “Rockpig” Marshall's bomb paid the price for his Minnesota excursion and took a three-week nap.

-Fortunately for everyone in Wittenberg who likes to sleep at night, the alarm on Jack Radloffs 1985 Firebird hasn't pulled a 3:00 AM siren song since autumn.

-Chief victims of the “I should've gotta Diehard” syndrome during the deep-freeze snow removal debacle included Drews, Coops, Henselin, and even l lagg's impeccable cruising machine.

STUDFNT-FACULTY TIDBITS Frosh: -Jim Bartz still has a nice car that needs work.

-Chuck Wcstra still takes long walks to Tivoli to refresh himself.

Sophs: —Joel Thomford finally learned how to pronounce his hometown’s name.

-Bob Hein inherited his brother’s life­ style since Schtccf got a new one.

-Joel Martin has been working on his newest vehicle, thinks it might look good with a set of mags.

Juniors: -Their second floor men are just “excitable boys.”

-Buffy, the pretend senior, has hopes of being the synod’s first ordained piano teacher.

-No one knows if Eric will be able to navi­ gate without his BOOhorn next year. He might hit the reefs.

-The Goldschmidts take turns dating a cer­ tain prep girl; even she can’t tell them apart.

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Stretch and Mao have a lot to look for­ ward to next year.

—Witte and Lockman arc careful when cleaning their aquarium.

—Will Janks ever return to his editorship, or has the operation gotten the best of him?

-Dave Lau is in the market for some finelooking fillies.

Faculty: Kenny Rogers has his own niche in the president's library.

-Prof. Strobel was seen sneaking one of the Dean’s cigars.

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Before we go on, let’s set the stage. Maranatha had been hanging on to small leads throughout the game. But then Ross Henzi turned on the juice with two minutes left and lied the score for the Trojans with a couple of baskets. With only a few seconds left on the clock big Ross went up for the game-winning shot, and was obviously fouled. But there was no call, and so at the end of regulation time the game remained tied. Northwestern

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After the buzzer sounded Maranatha tossed up a shot in desperation. In an incredible moment of bewilderment the referee signalled the basket good. That’s when the gym exploded.

The decision stood, though, and so the Trojans dropped a heartbreaker 67-65.

Two days later a dejected Northwestern team traveled to Fond du Lac to play Marion.

On this occasion it was a case that they were up, while we were in the pits. The final score was Marion 101, Northwestern 73. Chuck Westra had 20 points, while Koly put in 19 and grabbed seven rebounds.

After three straight losses our men re­ grouped to beat Madison Edgewood, 84-75.

Koly was magnificent as he hit shots from all over the court enroute to a 28 point perform­ ance. But just as significant were Phil Hirsch and Kenny Brokmeier, whose aggressive play enabled the Trojans to control the boards. The two big men not only stopped Edgewood’s offense, but also combined to score 29 points and bring down 20 rebounds.

Northland Baptist made the long four-andone-half hour trip to our place just to get bombed out. The last time they faced our Trojans, Northland kept the game relatively close for a while by stalling. But this time Northwestern took control at the opening tip, and went on to win 87-59. The scoring was equally divided among the Trojans as every­ body got in a lot of playing time.

A few nights later Northwestern dropped a real close one to a tough Trinity, Deerfield team, 88-79. According to Coach Thompson, Deerfield was the best team the Trojans faced all year. Whistles were Northwestern’s down­ fall, though, as three starters fouled out, and the other two played the last few minutes with four personals. Kenny Brokmeier came up with a very good game, scoring 16 points and hauling down 13 rebounds. But what makes those statistics even more impressive is that he was up against a man more than four inches taller than himself. Chuck Westra and Mark Wessel were the other scoring leaders,

putting in 17 and 15 points respectively.

Milwaukee School of Engineering brought their highly touted 6’9” center, ‘Tree” Gumpert to the Northwestern gym expecting a victory, but ended up being turned away by the scrappy Trojans 92-84. Mark Wessel was the man of the hour as he scored 13 points and grabbed ten rebounds from his point guard position. Ever since “Knife” has come back from his hernia operation, he’s given the Trojans added dimension. Chucky W. was superb from the field with 27 big points, and Koly added another 17.

In their rematch against Cardinal Stritch the Trojans played good ball until the last few minutes, when they fell apart. Stritch took advantage of the lapse, making the final score, 95-75, appear very misleading. Phil Hirsch did a good job fighting Stritch’s big men, but he just couldn’t do it alone. Mark Wessel had another good game with 15 points.

Maranatha came to our gym and beat our men fair and square this time, 70-65. The Crusaders were hotter than firecrackers in the first half, taking a 12 point lead. Northwestern cut the lead to one with three minutes left, but that was as close as we could get. Phil and Chuck tied for scoring honors with 16 points each, while Koly had 15 points and ten re­ bounds.

One additional thing about this game that has to be mentioned is the crowd. Our fans were really great. Led by the awesome “Back in Black” cheerleaders, the Trojan cheering section kept our guys at a high intensity level throughout the game. Unfortunately, it wasn’t quite enough to pull out a victory.

The Trojans won their first-round game in the NLCAA tournament against Trinity Chris­ tian, 65-63. Trinity came out super fired up, but Phil Hirsch took the steam out of them pretty quick with a couple of key inside baskets. Still Trinity refused to quit, coming back in the second half to make the game a real bam burner. With 20 seconds left and the Trojans up by two, Koly sank two free throws to put the icing on the cake. Trinity put in a meaningless basket at the end to make the final score 65-63. Koly was the scoring leader again with 20, while Phil H. was close behind with 16.

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So, the season ended with an 11-13 record for Northwestern. The year was a good one, though. In almost every game the Trojans were in it till the end, and they were up against some pretty stiff competition. Next year looks very promising with such returning stars as juniors Matt Crass, Mark Wesscl, Mike Nitz, and Phil Hirsch. Another good sign is the big contribu­ tion the frosh made this year. Chuck Westra looks like he has the potential to do just about anything he sets his mind to, and Ken Brokmeier has already developed into a top-notch center. Kris Taves, who saw limited action this

year, is another guy to watch for next season.

No matter how you look at it, though, Mark Kolander was the man this year. He was the glue that held the team together. Not only could Koly shoot, but he was one of the team’s leading rebounders, and an excellent defensive player. Koly, it’s been a great four years.

Thanks for a lot of tremendous basketball.

WRESTLING This year’s wrestling team was not one of the more notable in Northwestern history.

With five freshmen and three sophomores in the starting line up, our grapplcrs really suf­ fered from their lack of mat experience.

At the Maranatha Invitation Northwestern finished seventh with 15 team points. Mike Foley (118), Craig Wiebusch (190), and Jeff Limpert(Hwy) each took a fourth place.

Charlie Gumm (177) finished third in his weight class.

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This meet was the high point of the season for our men as they tied Maranatha, 30-30. That’s the first time in five years that they haven’t beaten us. Against Lawrence the news was not so good. The Vikings creamed our men, 43-12.

Against Maranatha Jim Bartz (134), Roger Knepprath (150), Nate Krause (167), Charlie Gumm, and Jeff Limpert all won on pins.

Bartz and Gumm also pinned against Law­ rence to pick up the 12 team points in that match.

The next Saturday the Trojans got up at 4:00 A.M. to travel to Chicago for the Con­ cordia Invitational. On this particular occasion the wrestlers should have just stayed in bed. It was pretty discouraging, but maybe the humil­ iation helped to bring some egos back down to proportion.

After the Concordia fiasco Northwestern hosted a double dual against Carroll and Maranatha. This match against Maranatha appeared to be our chance to knock them off, since Craig Wiebusch was back in the line up.

Unfortunately, though, things didn’t work out as they should have, and the Trojans fell short, 32-22. Jim Bartz and Craig Wiebusch both won on pins, while Charlie Gumm and Jim Weiland (190-yes, that’s 190) won on superior decisions.

The Carroll match was pretty much a dis­ aster as they romped over Northwestern, 45-7.

Jimmy Weiland came through again with a sharp 12-4 victory, and Charlie Gumm eked out a 9-8 decision to give Northwestern its seven points.

At the Lawrence Invitational the Trojans suffered a real setback when Craig Wiebusch dislocated his elbow in his first-round match.

What was so disappointing is that Craig was beating the top-seeded wrestler in his weight class when he was injured. Roger Knepprath took third, and Charlie Gumm finished second.

As a team the Trojans placed fifth.

For their final meet of the year North­ western went up to DMLC for the NLCAA Invitational. Since there were only five teams,

the Trojans felt they had a good chance to place high in the tournament, but as it turned out our men could manage only a fourth.

Still, there were some high points that must be mentioned. Jeff Limpert took third, and has become such a hero in his home town of Winona, Minnesota, that he will be the Grand Marshal of that city’s Fourth of July parade.

Jimmy Weiland also took third, pinning his final opponent in only 21 seconds. Jim, how­ ever, could not convince the people of Mil­ waukee to make him Grand Marshal of their Fourth of July parade. Charlie Gumm finally took a first place at the NLCAA after finishing second two years in a row.

It was a tough season, but the potential is there to do something big in the coming years.

We’ve got a really young team; with a little help in certain areas we’ll be seeing a lot of good wrestling from our grapplers.

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bout the time I was old enough to under­ stand just what Easter Sunday meant, one thing above all others became of utmost im­ portance for me on that day. It was something that, at least for me, could make or break what should be the most joyful, glorious day of the year. It represented everything that Easter meant to me.

“It” was a sunrise; a cool, dewy morning with the sun majestically stretching its fingers up across the horizon of lightening dawn.

Year passed by before I realized that the weather conditions of that morning could never affect its meaning for Christians and that, whether the church is glazed in the rays of a spectacular sunrise or drenched in a gloomy downpour, the joyous message of Christ’s resurrection from the grave is one that neither time nor eternity will ever erase. Yet it still holds a special significance for me. Who doesn’t enjoy being at the traditional sunrise service with dawn’s rays just beginning to light up the front of the church? Who doesn’t feel some sort of thrill when he sees scenes in stainedglass beauty come alive with brightness to the resounding choruses of glad Easter anthems?

What a perfect metaphor the sun can be to reflect the beauty of Christ’s resurrection for the salvation of us sinful mortals.

While no comparison can do justice to the resurrection story, consider this one. For about eleven hours a day, the light from our sun deserts our side of the planet, leaving us en­ gulfed in a dark, thick blanket of night. Dark­ ness is a time of fear, a time when the mugger and the thief walk the streets, a time when people lock their doors and set alarms, a time when the love and compassion of the day give

way to crime, ruler of the night. People who are alone look forward to the first light of dawn to dispell the gloom of night. Help and hope flee before the prospect of total dark­ ness.

Gradually the pitched dome of the starred heavens takes on deep purple, then gray, then a golden tone as the sun inches its way to the edge of a damp horizon. The last signs of night, a band of shade cowering above the west, is finally chased out of sight when the sun’s gleaming orb finally breaks into view and fills the sky with dancing rays and dazzling beauty. This is the time of life when birds begin to lace the air with songs, animals stir, and all people emerge from the quiet of night to the bustling activity of day. This is the time of hope, and vigor.

The comparison is obvious. Every Chris­ tian must look back upon his spiritual night— that time before he knew Christ—and shudder with the hopelessness and despair, which by all rights should have been his own. We deserved Christ’s punishment; it was we who should have suffered the eternal pangs of hell.

But what a glorious sight it was when all Christendom witnessed its crucified Savior bursting the bonds of death, becoming vic­ torious over the grave, and opening the doors of eternal bliss. This is the time for every soul to be filled with joy and every breast to be swelled with song as we celebrate the glorious majesty of our Lord’s resurrection.

May this “Sonrise” bring hope and joy to the heart of all believers!

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Coach Pieper Retires : E

A fter twenty-one years of service to the i /\students of Northwestern College, Pro­ fessor Edgar Pieper has decided to retire at the end of the school year. Throughout his years at Northwestern “Coach,” as he is known to everyone on campus, has always been one of the favorite profs, ^nd so by this article we, the students, would like to show our apprecia­ tion for everything Coach Pieper has done for | us.

On August 6, 1915, Edgar Pieper was bom in Juneau, Wisconsin-just twelve miles north of Watertown. When he was four, the Pieper family moved to Beaver Dam, where he attended St. Stephen’s Lutheran School. After graduat­ ing from eighth grade Coach Pieper went to I Beaver Dam High School. It was at Beaver Dam High that he starred in football as an offensive and defensive guard, and in baseball as a first < baseman.

Coach graduated with the class of 1933, and then went to work for the Melvina Range Company in Beaver Dam. After working there for four years, though, he decided that factory life was not for him, and so he packed his bags and headed to Iowa State University in the fall of 1937. At ISU Coach Pieper received a scholarship for football and played on the varsity squad for one year. But 1939 was still depression times, and when the money ran out, Coach came back to Wisconsin to attend La Crosse State Teachers College (now UW-La Crosse). There he played three years of football and baseball from 1940-1942.

In October of 1942 Uncle Sam called Coach Pieper into the navy. Stationed on a

destroyer, Coach was in the middle of the Pacific for thirty-four months during some of the heaviest fighting. Finally the war ended, and in 1946 he was on his way home.

After being discharged, he returned to La Crosse to earn his degree in Physical Education.

It was during this same year that Coach Pieper met Evelyn Zietlow, who happened to be the roommate of the girl he was dating at the time (whose name Coach claims to have long since forgotten). Seeing that this was the woman for him, Coach married Evelyn in August of 1947.

With a new wife and an old car Coach headed up to Merrill, Wisconsin, in the fall of 1947, where both he and Evelyn had accepted teaching positions at Merrill Senior High School. At Merrill he coached the varsity foot­ ball team and taught Physical Education. In 1951 the Piepers moved to Stevens Point to teach at the University, and it was there that Coach also completed the requirements for his Masters Degree in Physical Education.

After only one year at Stevens Point the Piepers moved again, this time to Seymour, Wisconsin, near Green Bay. At Seymour High Coach was the athletic director, football coach, and track coach. During their seven-year stay at Seymour the Piepers were blessed with three children-John in 1952, Carol in 1955, and David in 1957. The fall of ’57 found the Pieper family headed for Ripon, Wisconsin, where Coach taught at Ripon College and was assistant football coach and head wrestling coach.

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team. When Coach Thompson came in 1970, the versatile Coach Pieper became the guiding force of the wrestling team. The springtime brought no rest, for the baseball team also needed Coach Pieper’s expertise. Since 1960 he has served as head baseball coach for the collegiates.

Wherever he’s been, Coach Pieper has left something special. It won’t be for all the wins (and there were plenty) that we’ll remem­ ber Coach; no, it’s rather the constant smile, the funny jokes, and the always helpful word.

For me, I’ll never forget those late night rides in the van coming back from wrestling meets.

Our team got kicked around a lot, and we usually were pretty down when we started back, but Coach would always say something that made the situation seem better, and by the time we were back at school everyone was cheered up. That’s the kind of guy Coach Pieper is-the best.

Coach, I know I’m speaking for everybody you ever taught or coached—thanks for every­ thing. Northwestern is just not going to be the same for us without you. May God shower His blessings on you and your family in your retirement.

Prep football coach from 1960-1974. After the ’74 season Coach Pieper moved up to the college ranks, where he served as line coach for seven years. During the winter months he would take off his spikes and put on his sneakers to coach the collegiate basketball

CHARLES GUMM

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might be the richest man in the world, if that depended on how much leafy green money passed through my fingers each day.

Without a doubt I personally handle hundreds of thousands, maybe millions, of dollars every time I go to the office. There are people who think it impressive to fold a portrait of Ben Franklin in their wallets. I’m not one of them, and I’m not impressed by those who are. It was once my duty and pleasure to condemn an entire skid of hundreds to a fiery end. I care little for money. I’m neither for it nor against it. To me, it’s just boring.

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modest upstairs flat outside Alexandria, Virginia, to a desk at the U.S. Bureau of Printing and Engraving in Washington’s stately federal district. The Bureau is housed in the usual massive gray, non-descript government building complete with obligatory granite steps and white flagpole. To get there, I must travel through one of the most dangerous and dilapidated areas in the nation, Washington, D.C., proper. Most citizens can’t or won’t conceive of their capital as anything but a grand city of monuments with white mansions and domed chambers, where wise aristocrats in pin-stripe suits talk and talk but say very

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little. Washington seems to have developed into quite a slum, or should I say a decaying urban area, and shares with other similar areas prob­ lems with rats, garbage and serious crime. A wax museum located in a certain part of this decaying urban area displays wax figures of outstanding individuals in United States history. Each year thousands of grade school safety patrol cadets visit this historically scenic spot, look at the figures and buy a few post­ cards in the adjoining gift shop. Each year the sheriffs department must escort the bus­ loads of eager cadets to and from the museum to ensure their safety.

I was once a member of the safety patrol in grade school. I was even elected captain, and it was therefore my responsibility to set up a schedule and keep track of everyone’s performance. A check in my little green record book was bad, two checks was scan­ dalous, three checks was more than an em­ barrassment for the delinquent patroller. No trip to the wax museum for that poor fellow.

In May of my commanding year as safety patrol captain, I myself went on the trip to Washington, D.C. I was all of thirteen years old, and this was the first time I had ever traveled more than two hundred miles away from home. I was excited. My parents bought a Kodak instamatic camera for me to record all my wonderful experiences. I was also handed five rolls of film with twenty exposures to each one. I had never owned a camera or film before. I was excited.

I took all the pictures I could and used up all of my film. All told, I brought back one hundred and twenty pictures of my memories of Washington’s monuments, statuary man­ sions, and cathedrals. Most of my camera work was shoddy, and quite a number of pictures turned out too dark even to be recognizable.

My three best photos, ironically, might just as well have been taken in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.

One is a beautiful shot of a shining silvery jet racing across a perfectly cloudless field of blue. (I believe this to be the best picture I have ever taken.) The second is a snapshot of a green bulldozer moving dirt near a stretch of downtown road construction. This was taken through the window of a moving bus, which, of course, only heightened the effect. The third picture was taken at Mt. Vernon, a man­ sion on the banks of the Potomac River, the home of the first president of the United States,

whose picture graces every one dollar bill.

Here I snapped a quiet, bucolic picture of two beef cattle still kept on the grounds for some unknown reason. I used to joke around when I showed this picture saying that these cows were the originals that George Washington raised back in the late 1700’s. Only a few small children and one of my uncles ever fell for it.

I was impressed with Washington. If we had spent more time in Washington proper, where the four-footed Norwegian brown rats are more common, I might not have been so impressed. As it is, there are still quite a few things I remember about my first genuine trip, now some forty years ago. I remember sitting with my companions at a table in the cafeteria of the Smithsonian Institute eating baked whitefish for lunch. An unaccompanied elderly lady sat down at a small table near us after buying a box of fried chicken. She was about to start eating her chicken when two rough looking adolescents sat down at her table and without regard for her protests, helped themselves to her lunch. They laughed and licked their fingers during the meal and didn’t seem to mind her bickering and barking at all. When they finished they simply left and gave the woman an empty box. She was some­ what scared, I imagine, but after the two hungry thieves were gone, she got up and did manage to tell a security officer. I myself don’t like chicken much. I wanted to explain to the lady that it really wasn’t so serious a loss to have one’s fried chicken eaten up. Who wants it anyway? I for one was glad to get baked whitefish.

That same afternoon I had a similar exper­ ience in the Smithsonian Institute. I was stand­ ing in a large hall in the middle of which was a railing keeping people away from some sort of exhibit. There were quite a number of people standing there with me, in fact, almost a crowd.

Nevertheless, this large crowd did not prevent two muscular men from coming up to a fat little boy of thirteen and asking, rather telling, him to give them his wallet. This fat little boy said he didn’t have one, so the two men proceeded to search his pockets as they held him against the rail which kept people from disturbing the exhibit. The two men were dis­ appointed when they found out that the boy was telling them the truth, and grunting, went away to look for other little boys to rob.

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wallet on the bus. Since then I have never felt comfortable in a museum, especially near free standing railings.

The bus took us to a hotel that evening where another memorable episode took place.

The hotel, its name escapes me, served as the week-long home for several hundred safety patrol cadets. Many of these cadets happened to be girls. The two other friends with whom I shared a room were both at the same stage I was; we were beginning to realize that girls were probably more interesting than snakes and baseball cards and certainly more talka­ tive. Our chaperone must have thought that we would be tempted to cause a few problems.

He came to our room before dark and in a halfserious voice warned that if we were caught outside of our room for any reason whatso­ ever, he would take our pants away. Nobody before or since has ever threatened to take my pants away. Could it actually be done? We weren’t sure, but we definitely did not want to watch the changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier dressed in a safety patrol T-shirt and a pair of skid-marked jockey shorts. Was a brief glimpse of pajama-clad seventh and eighth grade girls battling it out in a pillow fight worth such a disgrace? Mike wanted to risk it, but even brave Mike wouldn’t

dare the odds.

The following day, our belts securely tightened, we visited Arlington National Cemetery and watched the performance of military precision. Later on we drove to the U.S. Bureau of Printing and Engraving, a place that captivated my young, doubtlessly greedy eyes. This was to be my first experience with that building, and at the time I had no idea I would spend the greater part of my adult life trapped inside its well-protected walls. We were told not to take pictures, but I snapped one from the hip anyway. I watched through the glass as the workers checked, hauled, and moved literally tons of crisp, unwrinkled cur­ rency. What a fantastic job, surrounded by such untold wealth! What a depressing, unre­ warding job I tell myself today, surrounded by such untold wealth. Each day I sit and check sheets of uncut paper money for printing flaws. Each day I grow more and more sick of seeing the stuff. Each evening, when the time clock strikes five, I have to drive back to my modest upstairs flat outside Alexandria, Virginia, through what can only be called a decaying urban area.

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e onday, March 30, was more than the average day. It was on that afternoon that an assassination attempt wounded President Reagan, while the NCAA basketball champion­ ship was decided that evening. But in contrast to these well-publicized events another exciting happening was taking place right here on campus in the auditorium.

Northwestern was privileged to have a professional pianist for the day. Tamas Ungar, a Bela Bartok specialist, was on campus.

For nearly two hours in the afternoon he presented an informative talk on the composer and his music, and conducted a master piano

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class. He provided biographical material about the composer, giving special emphasis to his work with the national music of his native Hungary. Especially interesting was his dis­ cussion of Bartok’s skilled and beautiful incorporation of these melodies into his compositions.

Following this half hour program was the master piano class. Under this procedure one student played a piece, and then Mr. Ungar replied with corrections and comments that were not only pertinent and helpful to the performing student but also to the other piano students in the audience. Two talented pianists

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from Northwestern Prep, Paul Tessmer and Beth Zabell, performed Bartok selections during this master class.

Since only half the Northwestern College student body has learned about Bartok in Music 30, here is a little information about the composer. Belas Bartok was bom in Hungary in 1881. His piano studies began at the age of six. Twenty years later he returned to one of his former schools, the Liszt Academy in Budapest, as a professor. His main interest at this time was the new music of the French impressionists. But one day as he was passing through the Hungarian countryside, he had his first real exposure to Hungary’s native music.

Since he had spent most of his life in the city, this part of Hungarian culture had thus far escaped him. Bartok then spent much time traveling throughout Hungary collecting these native tunes and dance melodies. Many of these folk tunes were based on the old church modes, the pentatonic scale, and even some unknown scales. Because of this, the standard harmonies did not fit them, and he had to invent and experiment with new harmonic systems. His use of dissonance is perhaps the most noteworthy. He used it not for the sake of sounding modem or dissonant alone, but rather to achieve his desired effect of authen­ tically presenting those native melodics. Thus Bartok leaned away from his previous interests in impressionism and devoted much effort to Hungarian nationalism in his music. He wrote a great deal of piano and orchestral music, in addition to one opera and voice and instru­ mental selections. He came to the U.S. in 1940.

When he died in 1945, he was practically un­ known to the general public, but since his death his works have been among the most played in all of modem music.

Because the music of Bartok is rather modem, the afternoon session really helped to increase the listener’s appreciation of the music. Mr. Ungar said that it is not so “modem”; rather, people just don’t under­ stand it. In this way the information enhanced the appreciation of the concert that evening.

Mr. Ungar chose four Bartok selections for the concert. The first was the Fifteen Hungarian Peasant Songs. This composition combined old folk melodies and dance tunes, which convey the flavor and emotions of their national culture. The next selection, the Out

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It was very true to life; one could even hear the mosquitoes. This selection clearly showed the influences of impressionism. The second half of the concert contained the Sonata for Piano and the Dance Suite. The latter piece again reflected the national music of Hungary as well as the native melodies of some Middle Eastern countries.

An all-Bartok concert is not something most people would want to hear every day, but the concert still was truly an enjoyable experience. The performance was indeed spec­ tacular; Mr. Ungar played flawlessly. His interpretation and expression were sublime, while he played with clarity and exactness. It is unfortunate that less than ten percent of

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Mr. Ungar is a native Hungarian. He has studied piano at the Liszt Academy in Buda­ pest, the Sydney (Australia) Conservatorium of Music, and Indiana University. He has held positions in London and San Diego, and is currently in charge of piano study at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth. During this centennial year of Bartok’s birth, he is per­ forming special recitals at over forty American and Canadian universities, besides a twelveconcert European tour. Indeed, it was a distinct privilege and pleasure to hear him here at Northwestern.

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Reconciliation.” When considering new places in which to begin work, those areas'are given highest priority in which there are larger num­ bers of people who have not as yet been reached with that Word.

This interview is a mission minded one.

Pastor Sauer is the Executive Secretary of our Synod’s Board for World Missions.

Q. What are the criteria Synod looks for when opening a mission in a certain country?

A. The Synod has adopted a set of underlying principles which guide the Board for World Missions in its work. These state in part, “The Lord has.. .obligated, empowered, and privileged His church at all times to extend His Kingdom of Grace by bringing His elect from all parts of the world through the world­ wide preaching and teaching of the Word of

Q. Have foreign missions been affected by the Synod’s financial crunch? And if so, in what ways?

A. Yes. In its 1979 convention the Synod recognized the need for additional missionaries in Latin America and in Hong Kong. To date it has not been possible to find these new mis­ sionary positions. The current budgetary crisis threatens curtailment of our world mission 169

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Q. In some areas in which WELS has missions; the political climate of the country is not al­ ways stable. Are there problems with national governments asking our missionaries to leave?

A. We have at no time been faced with having to recall missionaries because of political un­ rest or because of antagonism on the part of the government over against our church or the Gospel work we are doing. There are, on the other hand, countries which we are not able to enter because of restrictions affecting new mission work. We do not know what the future holds, but the situation does serve to emphasize the importance of entering new world mission fields when and where it is possible to do so.

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Q. As money becomes tight in the US, do you foresee Synod cutting back on foreign mis­ sions, and concentrating solely on starting new churches in the US? A. At no time ought the church, least of all our own Synod, to consider restricting its outreach. At this moment less than four cents of each dollar contributed by our Wisconsin Synod members for the Lord’s work is used for world missions. I am sure that no one among us would want to reduce it to less than that.

Q. Is there a willingness on the part of pastors to accept foreign calls?

A. For the most part, calls into world mission fields are accepted as readily as are calls into other phases of ministry. At times it seems difficult to fill some particular missionary position. On the other hand I can think of con­ gregations right here in the United States which call for a year or more before they receive the pastor they need. Serving in a world mis­ sion field is a very special privilege, and I would expect that every pastor or teacher receiving a world mission call would consider it in this light.

a call into another kind of ministry after a relatively short time in the mission field. The ideal, of course, is a longer term of service. It takes time, often years, to learn a language and to be able to work effectively in another cul­ ture.

Q. To what other countries is the Synod planning to send missionaries in the future?

A. The 1979 resolution of the Synod calling for no new programs for three years makes planning difficult. There are many areas which merit consideration. The list of places where there are large groups of people who have not been reached with the Gospel is a long one.

Many of these are in Asia. The same is true of areas in Africa and South America. We are watching to see what may develop in China.

Q. Since 1950 our foreign missions have mush­ roomed; still, most of our lay members know little about our mission work in other coun­ tries. Do you see a greater emphasis on mission awareness as we enter the 1980’s?

A. If there is a lack of knowledge and under­ standing of world missions on the part of our members, it is hardly due to a lack of informa­ tion available to the membership of our Synod.

There is a continuing flow of very fine articles in The Northwestern Lutheran. Missionaries on furlough tell the story in a good many of our congregations. The LWMS Topics books have well written, heartwarming stories of world missions. Detailed reports on our entire world mission program reach every pastor and every congregation annually either in The Book of Reports and Memorials or in The Reports to the Ten Districts. Films and filmstrips on world missions are available through the Synod’s Audio-Visual Aids Committee. No doubt, other informational materials could and will be produced and distributed. However, it would seem that a more intensive use of materials presently available would go a long way toward solving the problem.

Q. Once a missionary goes overseas, does he stay for a prescribed amount of time, or does the time period vary with each individual?

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Q. An indigenous church is the dream of every missionary. Is that a realistic goal for any of our foreign missions at the present time?

A. It definitely is realistic to think in terms of indigenous churches in the areas in which we are working. It is important, however, that we be ready to adjust to the Lord’s timetable and that we remember what the indigenous church really is. Too often we think of it principally in terms of financial self-support. Actually it is

the church in all of its activities as it develops in response to the Gospel. Financial selfsupport is a part of this development. At the same time it is essential that the church become self-governing under God’s Word, selfdisciplining according to that Word, and selfpropagating through the power of the Word.

It is this growth which we are to encourage and nurture and which under God’s blessing we can expect to see.

Q. As the executive director of foreign missions, what do you see as the key for expansion in the future? And on the same note, what will be the biggest obstacle facing our mission efforts?

A. At the risk of over simplification I will say that the key for the future is the same as it has ever been. It is to be found in the power of God’s Word working in the hearts of His people, and filling them with thankfulness for the forgiveness they have in Christ and a willing­ ness to share the Good News with others.

“Strengthen the Stakes.” This means to work with the Word among our own members, all of them. This is where all mission work begins.

Hearts that are filled with the joy of salvation will be moved to share that joy with others.

There will be obstacles. You have mentioned several in some of the previous questions.

More serious than any of these would be the failure to take at face value the Savior’s command to reach out to all nations and to make them His disciples. His Word is clear.

We are to be His witnesses to the ends of the earth. His promise is sure. Wherever the preach­ ing of the Gospel takes us, He is there. So is His blessing. In the confidence that it is so, let us reach out energetically and joyfully with the sure hope which is ours in Christ.

The Black & Red staff thanks Pastor Sauer for his effort and cooperation with this inter­ view.

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ON THE THEORY OF LEVIALITY AND THE SUBSEQUENT INFLUENCE OF PLAIN CONCEPTS ON THE MORAL, SPIRITUAL, AND INTELLECTUAL GROWTH OF THE HUMAN SPECIES IN MODERN AMERICAN SOCIETY WITHOUT THE AID OF MIND-ALTERING SUBSTANCES Friends of the universe, children of the

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ITY! Hello, friends, I am the Rev. Cosmo Sindig, and I’m here today to talk to YOU about a NEW style of living that can lift YOU up out of the common degradation of daily existence in this silly little world. I’m speaking of course, of LEVIALITY. And folks-although YOU may not be ready for LEVIALITY, LEVIAL­ ITY is ready for YOU! “But what in the jingle-jangle morning are you talking about?” some of you who possess a harsh skeptical nature might say.

“What’s the dope on this LEVIALITY, man, give me the stuff!”

Alright! Alright! Just hold that horse that’s running through your veins and rest your razor blade mentality long enough so that I can coherently explain the whole thing!

LEVIALITY.. .Yes, well.. .hmmm.. .It is quite a difficult concept to try to convey in meaningful terms for the average beginning LEVIALITY student or even for some of the more advanced disciples! Difficult, yes... but try I shall! For after all, I do so dearly want to share this magnanimous LEVIALITY process with YOU! Let it suffice to say, as a general statement, that LEVIALITY involves a basic reform of thought from severe confusion to advanced control of all the mind’s activities until a state of total equilibrium is reached wherein the self no longer fluctuates between one extreme of consciousness or another, but maintains a steady and constant emotional, intellectual, and spiritual stature. Thus LEVIALITY makes the rough places plane in the brain, so to speak.

Or, more exactly, it relieves those of a dis­ turbed order, transforming them into smooth level-headed individuals of calm and perpetual tranquility.

Perhaps it would be best if I gave you novitiates in the audience a concrete example of the wonderful workings of LEVIALITY, so that you .can more distinctly grasp or relate to what change can actually be per­ formed upon a person of unstructured nature who experiences and is enlightened by the teachings and processes of LEVIALITY. Then again, perhaps the example I intend to relate to you would contain too many dis­ turbing characteristics that might lead you in entirely the wrong direction. Hmmm. . .Well, I suppose if I would refuse to make r any attempt at all to clarify this LEVIALITY

stuff, your education in the matter would falter accordingly.

“Yes, but who needs education?” you query.

Ho, ho, ho, I must laugh with you on that account, for much education is often a jest. However, in matters such as LEVIALITY, there is no question but that you should regulate yourself to the study of its principles.

Furthermore.. .hmmm.. .wasn’t I.. .yes, I’m sorry, I’m getting quite completely off the track from my stated intention of giving you an example of LEVIALITY’s power. The mind does slip when greased with the distract­ ing juices of another sagacious thought, doesn’t it?

Nonetheless, my example! Yes! It is George, whom you do not know at the present moment, but whom you shall certainly learn to fully recognize as a man troubled by perplexing ponderings. It will become obvious as the tale unfolds that George is greatly in need of LEVIALITY training. As a matter of fact, LEVIALITY is the final answer he dis­ covers as the cure for his anxieties. So, please, relate your own emotional distresses to those of George, learn from his life, and seek the same sweet solution that he found-LEV­ IALITY! YES . . .and no. These are two essential truths by which you may guide every step of your feet down, up, or around the dirt path of pre­ marital life. . .or are they? Really?

George is a man, at least he thinks he's not a boy any more than he knows that Gwendolyn is no mere girl (young lady, per­ haps?). Well, yes, she is a woman-quite unboisterous, as a matter of fact; quite lovely, in a manner of speaking. The question, though, that, quite literally, rips George's soul into mortified shreds, is, simply: “C’est la amour?"

George had a dog once, (Mr. Vindictive was its name, Vindy for short), but he could never write letters to his dog. However. ..

"Dear Gwendolyn, I am seriously thinking about going on a hunger strike. This is not to say that I am over­ weight or bent on the revolutionary ideas of some political propagandist. On the contrary, I simply feel the need for some outlandish extrovert activity by which, through immediate

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' publicity (or even delayed broadcast), I may direct your seemingly inert attention to focus sharply in on my strong feelings toward you as they are innocently transmitted for the cold perceptions of your heart. ’’ George stopped writing for a moment, allowing the arctic beads of sweat this emotional outpouring had produced to drip thoughtlessly off his chin and onto the onion­ skin paper he was using. It created three or four small mushy spots on the paper which he began to press in and watch as the hump slowly formed from its indentation.

He thought to himself, "Yes, if I portray myself as an obscure but radical lunatic, I shall gain the endearing affection of my be­ loved. Yes, I will inflame her passion by making her sympathize with my mindless actions. Iffamiliarity breeds contempt, derange­ ment breeds infatuation. ”

George wiped his clammy hands dry on his yellow-striped tube socks, grasped his pencil in one feverish motion and began to form his next sentence.

I did, at one time, consider temporary cessation of my bodily existence. However, seeing that this undoubtedly would have resulted in the permanent termination of my life, I decided to withdraw such a proposi­ tion. Perhaps such a drastic action would have finally aroused your slack emotions, but I still could not happily envision a meaningful life as a motionless corpse.’’

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The monstrous ludicrousness of his literary voyage to the center of Gwendolyn's heart overwhelmed his capacity to think rationally.

He fixed his vision on the mighty white plaster of the ceiling.

The ceiling said, ”Georgia baby, ya’ll is getting’ too wrapped up 'bout this ’motional problem. Ya gotta know, kid, that ya’ll gotta reach the place where I is, man, I ain 7 got no nots or double nots. I’s jes one flat ceilin’ wit' four corners ’n’ no palce to go ceptin where I is. I is self-suffishent, boy—don’t wait fer no yes or nos, don’t need no companions.

Is solid as de walls I sit on. ’’ George listened intently, hoping to retrieve some mild sagacity from the situation, but the door interjected suddenly, speaking in rapid radical beatnik verse as the doorknob tapped out a metallic rhythm:

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"Love is the shove-dove, Yes, it makes you move. (tap, tap, tap) The negative and positive terminals are hooked To your brain by the one you seek— (tap, tap, tap) It, you, she, least of all can rely On some binds that tie. (tap, tap, tap) Any moment the truth would rot your teeth Just like the lousy advice of the ceiling. (tap, tap, tap, tap, tap...)

Great googly-mooogly che auf noos Bitzer fliesky je ne... ”

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George knew one thing for sure though— the ceiling and door spew out garbage philoso­ phy when compared to the mirror on the wall. He picked himself up off the floor to face the revealer of the final truth, to seek an ultimate identification point in the distorted emotional contagion that comprised his life at the present moment. He gazed eagerly at the image reflected on this silver lake (his own, no doubt)—"the man of war look he thought, "confused, diseased, haunted, at the peak of disillusionment, restlessly hoping for one period of eternity removed from tribulation. ” Great guns of Navarone! Um.. .really hate to interrupt at this critical moment, folks.

But, do you see how bad this young man is getting?! Oh my! The poor soul is so desperate­ ly in need of a dose of LEVIAL1TY, I simply cannot refrain myself from making sure you recognize the conditions (especially if you yourself are in much the same circumstances and may not be cognizant of it!) Look at the lad! His gray matter so bewildered and jumbled that he must pacify himself by conversing with the components of his living quarters! Terrible, yes, but observe the change that soon will come! Onward...

The startling picture the mirror formed

could easily have cast George into a bottomless pit of depression from which he could never have retrieved himself without severing his bonds of love with Gwendolyn. Instead, a realization began to arise in his mind, a rational thought or two that the harsh image of the looking glass had prompted.

"Indefiniteness plagues this consciousness of mine," George thought. "I am seeking vagueness as a virtue and oscillating between the reality of the situation as I know it and the visions of what might occur by actions that would alter my immediate status. ” Just then, as luck would have it, George glanced at the open page of a magazine on the shelf below the mirror. Its presence was quite perplexing, since George had never noticed it lying there before. Nonetheless, he ventured forward for a closer look. A rather large advertisement or something (George couldn’t tell) was displayed on the open page with a seemingly overt and simple message written as a proverbial riddle or something of that nature: Yes

You Can No Even On Middle Ground What Is Maybe So And It Certainly Is. CALL the School of LEV1ALITY 7S4-LOVE. The picture was unclear but George was in no condition to refuse any advice that could in any way relieve the distress he felt so strongly at the time. He recognized something in the advertisement that appeared to offer a ful­ filling type of revelation, one which looked like it would satisfy the privation of decisiveness George found in himself.

"A series of revolutions on the dialing apparatus of my telephone would be a trifle bit of effort which could conceivably open the door to the ultimate truth of aye and nay, ” George ruminated. "Any endeavor that would be made on my part to rectify my condition of disorder would no doubt be a positive step toward resolution. A life-giving conversation perhaps would come forth when my own person reached the party on the other end of the line at 784-LOVE." The choice was made. George placed the call with firm conviction in his voice. j 74 Ah! The cleansing of the soul is such sweet

relief for the burdensome plagues of indeci­ sion that the human being entwines himself in! Once George communicated with our LEVIALITY school and opened his heart to our theories and practices, he found the contentment and concord he so desperately lacked before. Yes, LEVIALITY created the mitigating circumstances necessary for peace of mind.

Our indoctrination program was really rather basic and simple when you come down to the essence of the matter. For, in order to work the soothing slaves of LEVIALITY, we needed only to define the absolutes and dis­ tinguish them from the false notions. Once these are determined, the intellect is set on a straight course for level-headedness-which is the quintessence of LEVIALITY. In the case of George, LEVIALITY was accomplished by the following steps: Genuine love for Gwendolyn?-Yes. Uncertain of her affections?-Yes. Subsequent uncertainty in all phases of life?—Yes. Disorder and confusion as a result of un­ certainty?—Yes. Define need for uniformity of thought?— Yes. (In fact, immediate relief needed before mild insanity results?-ah, yes!)

Root of all problems in uncertainty con­ cerning Gwendolyn, is it not?—Well... yes.

If the dandelion root is removed, the plant will die?—Yes. If the root of the problem is removed, the problem will die?—Yes. If ties are severed with Gwendolyn, alias root, enigma is no more?-I guess yes.

Solution?—Yes.

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Once George reached this point of under­ standing, the yellow brick road was paved for an effortless journey toward final determination in LEVIALITY. Naturally the first measure "FLOWER FRESH CLEANING" was to secure the disavowal of romantic ties with Gwendolyn, which George readily agreed of Fine Furniture and Carpets to after recognizing the symptoms of incerti­ Commercial, Industrial and Institutional tude her fellowship caused. This being accomp­ Building Maintenance lished, George merely required instruction on WAYNE STAUDE, OWNER the finer points of existence on the LEV­ R. R. 4, 140 Riverview Lane IALITY level. This education involved for the Dial 261-3350___________ most part a striving for the medium state of well-balanced cogitation. To accomplish this 175

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You are the ultimate independent. You are resistant to any sentiments or passions that might influence you adversely by making you uncomfortably uncertain in life. Ah! What sweet bliss to be free from the cares and worries that most human beings entrap them­ selves in! And, I am happy to report, once George was thoroughly inculcated in this manner of discipline by our professors of LEVIAL1TY, he learned to gain the enormous repose and quiescence he had always desired.

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(Post Scriptum Distressing Dispatch: George has left the fold. He’s still in love with Gwendolyn.)

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spring none of us even knew what a deadline was-and judging from the editor’s blood­ shot eyes and Maalox enriched diet, he’d prob­ ably try to tell you we still don’t. Try as we might, we couldn’t make our esteemed editor understand that just as Rome wasn’t built in a day, good humor cannot be forced—it’s got to be spontaneous.'

Besides, who’s to say what’s funny and what’s not? I mean if it comes right down to it, a left-handed orangutang with a bad cold could probably write an article on rope jump­ ing, while watching MASH reruns. Let’s just reflect for a moment on what real humor is.

An interesting study could be done on the “humor trust” of the B & R, Vol. 84. Now, whereas spasms of laughter rack Dave’s body when he thinks about Zimmy’s love-lorn letters to Mr. Dixon, and tears run down Leroy’s eyes while he writes about a bout with hunting fever; for my money, I’d give my eye teeth to see a replay of Bubba and Brenda shouting “Encore, Encore” the way they did at the end of the latest student-faculty discussion on choosing a wife. It just underscores the old saw-there’s no accounting for taste.

Spcakin’ of taste, we probably speak for the entire senior class when we say May 20th is so close we can taste it. Vup, it’s moving in fast, and the combination of anticipation and the lovely weather we’ve enjoyed makes it nigh impossible to slave away at this typewriter.

The sultry weather calls to mind an ode from our early days here at NWC: Spring is sprung.

The grass is ris’.

I wonder where The coeds is.

Sad to say it took four years for us to find out what Dave Ehlers, John Eich, et al. have known all along; they’re down in the weight room.

Insiders see the hand of Coach Thompson in this. Could it be a coaching staff ploy to make weight training more inviting? If so, it just may work. Rockhoff, Krause, and Schmugge have tripled their reps since they found out where the coeds was. It’s a real blow to the ego, though, to pop a blood vessel on a stack of weights that a sexta coed just finished pushing through the ceiling. Ah, the price we pay for vanity’s sake.

Which brings us to possibly the vainest undertaking of all; the spring break trip to Florida. Before the tans fade completely, I’d better get this long-awaited epilog done.

However, I could just plead that I was out of my head with sun stroke when I promised to recount our trip for the last C & C. The voyage (which was literally planned at the 11 th hour) began innocently with six pale-visaged sardines wedged into Joel Smith’s Volare wagon. As luck would have it, the

brakes failed us in the most desolate of regions, central Indiana. With a cool Drews at the wheel, we careened through the Smokies with no possible means of restraint. We made a pitstop in Macon, GA, where it took Goober, the man with the Midas touch, three-and-onehalf hours to get a new brake lining on-upside down. Personally, I didn’t care for the way he said that if it didn’t work we could “return to Macon county” and he’d take care of it. A shortage of money dictated that we try our hand at camping, so Monday was spent in Jetti Park Campground, just a Dave Haag jumper from Cape Canaveral. Monday night was spent just outside of Jetti Park Campgroun.. .Well, we could tell where we weren’t wanted, so we tossed the tent-full of people into the car and headed for Fort Lauderdale, where, as far as we knew, we weren’t wanted.

Camped again; incidentally, I recommend the Fort Lauderdale International Airport-side KOA to all jumbo jet hounds, and any wouldbe insomniac. The waning days of the holiday were spent enjoying the restorative powers of Mother Sun, while the nights were spent ex­ ploring Fort’s world-famous strip. As they must, the good things of Florida ended, and our motly troupe pointed what was left of the car towards the friendly confines of NWC,

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-Dan Drews sold what was left of his car to finance his junket.

-Bob Hein resumed his weight training with renewed vigor.

—Joel Smith was quarantined till his heat rash disappeared.

-Hans Zietlow told the Florida Story From A to Z to A.Z., and -Janke promptly sold his G.l. Joe, lock, stock and bayonet.

Finally, a few important upcoming events were omitted from your April and May calen­ dars.

-April 1 through May 10, coed track and softball practice 3:30.

-April 20, Hunter, Haag, and Gieschen sponsor a Bike For Life trip to Riverside.

BYOB-Bring Your Own Bike.

As the end of the year rolls around, it is only fitting to pay recognition to those on our campus who have distinguished themselves in the past year. Hollywood has its Oscars, Emmies, Grammies ad infinitum et nauseam, and we at the Black and Red would like to follow suit and present our very own special little tributes.

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Most hours worked for Dura clean .Dave Ehlers Most hours spent in weight room a tie between Jon Rockoffand Nate Krause.

Most time spent on third floor.

Tutor Kehl Most New Wavish punk outfit Davcy Sellnow for the hair, Ron Balge for the clothes (especially the black high-tops) Most answers in Shakespeare class. hands down to Bradley Ragner.

Most typewriter breakdowns. . ...........Guy Purdue Most failures to meet Black & Red deadlines.

Jim Janke.

Most fascinating Black & Red series "Spotlight"on Chuck Gumrn.

Most bewildering Black & Red column "Markings, Markings " Least censored Black & Red column "Campus and Classroom. ” Most air-balls in hoops action..................... Dan Marshall Cutest canteen operator . . . ..................... Sticky "Red Tomato " Russow.

Cutest librarian. . . .

Jeff "Sugar Bear" Schone.

Most used textbook . . . Heichelheim <£ Yeo or

Shakespeare Monarch notes. .... Room 14.

Most favorite freshman classroom Instructor Balge Coach of the year........................ of the prep tennis team. ................ . Dan Drews.

Worst beard attempt Lockman’s & Witte's oriental palace.

Best room . . . ...................Schoessow’s and Krause’s Cleanest room. upholstered pigsty.

Biggest, slimiest, filthiest, most disgusting greaser........................... Kcv Was tings.

Tutor Kipfmiller.

Worst-looking car Only intramural volleyball team that takes it seriously........... ............... Gcsicht.

Best intramural basketball team..................... the Rothe, Wint, Giesch, Bicds, Haag, “five forwards no dribbling” juggernaut. three-way tie between Most trips to New Ulm Janke, Marshall, and Tutor Kehl.

Most defensive about extracurricular activities Eric Zimmerman.

Most favorite collegiate pasttime ................................... a tie between hawking coeds and complaining about not being in shape while smoking Marlboros.

Taking the lead from a fellow member of the B & R staff, the C & C presents its own: Spotlight on Mao Four years ago Wisconsin Lutheran High School sent us one of their more illustrious alumni. Yes, Paul Schulz with all his high school graduation requirements fulfilled, including seven credits in taxidermy and six in Egyptology, entered NWC. His impact on the athletic program was felt immediately.

His swimming abilities led the Trojans to their first Trans-Rock River Mud Puppy Invitational Championship. (Unfortunately, that was our swim team’s final year, since the mighty Rock had been condemned by the environmentalists.)

In Paul’s sophomore year he was voted Most Valuable Leader in the first annual reenact­ ment of the Red Chinese Revolution. The only other leader to come close was banished to Tivoli Island. Paul’s junior year was loaded with success. During Winter Carnival he was voted least notable person on campus. To cap off Mao’s final year here at NWC, he has not only had the good fortune of being men­ tioned in C & C, but he has (let us be the first to tell you) been named Most Tolerant Senior of the Year. Especially cited in connection with this award were his subjection to an in­ ordinate amount of verbal abuse, and his survival through the snide remarks, the biting criticisms, and the endless smoke of his room178

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—John Kenyon wills his voice to Local Motion.

-Dave Plath wills his physique to Eric Dorow.

—John Eich wills all his double knits to Phil Pitt.

-Phil Henselin wills his farm to the Ziffel’s.

-Joel Petermann wills his synodical office back to Pres. Mischke.

-Leroy Dux wills his next year to Ann. —Dave Cooper wills his whiskers to Dean Lindemann.

-Paul Schulz wills his slide collection to Steve Martin.

-Jim Weiland wills his tummy to Coach Pie per.

-Dave Fumo wills his bright neckties to the thrift shop.

- Joe Dietrich wills his 1000’s of yards to Coach Thompson.

-Tom Westra wills his driving abilities to Morpheus.

-Phil Gieschen wills his car to that poor little tree.

-Dave Haag wills his hair to Prof. Spaude.

- Jim Janke wills his sister to Randy.

-Jim Winterle wills his heart to the “Turtle.”

-Jim Hoff wills his bicycle to Brenda.

-Phil Wilde wills his basketball abilities to

mate. Paul, this column salutes you for making NWC just a little better, through your efforts.

Senior Class Wills -Randy Hunter wills his flashy third floor suite to Steve S. -Rick Himm wills his German skills to Tim Buelow.

-Stretch wills his height to Mark Mammel.

—Kevin Hanke wills his once nifty hair cut to Dave Sellnow.

—Mark Kipfmiller wills his overalls to Mr. Green Jeans and Kapt. Kangaroo.

—Steve Hein wills his Toyota to his former insurance company.

-Mark Albrecht wills the editorship of the B & R to Humphrey.

-Kevin Hastings wills his third-floor office to next year’s ’Brew Meister.

—Jack Radloff wills his car to Watertown Salvage.

—Pete Zietlow wills his car to A. J. Foyt.

-Ken Frey wills his cast aluminum stomach to Chef Hanke.

—Steve Lockman wills whatever is left of his hair to Kenly Mann.

-Steve Witte wills his room to any nice Oriental family in the area.

-Greg Hermanson wills his seven years in college to Loren Steele.

-Grandpa Ehlers wills his little brother to

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-Paul Stem wills his lounge chair to Tutor Kehl.

-John Kuske wills his gym to Coach Kruse.

-Tom Rothe wills all his Queen albums to the synod’s “Rock of Our Ages” collection.

—Rich Gurgel wills his football helmet to the coach who wanted it.

-Mike Biedenbender wills his excuse cards to the Dean.

-Dave Rosenbaum wills his political point of view to anyone, anytime, anywhere.

-Mike Barlow wills his nose to Carl Malden.

—John Beck wills his R.A. services to Cindy.

-Randy Bader wills his home state back to the prairie dogs.

-Jim Pankow wills his motorcycle to the NWC campus.

-Mark Kolander wills his athletic abili­ ties to Leon Piepenbrink.

—Dan Krause wills Buffy to the New Orleans A.S.P.C.A. —Charlie Gumm wills his Beatle albums to Yoko Ono. —Kurt Ebert wills his trumpet to Chuck Mangione.

—John Kehl wills his brother to the Call Committee.

—Ray Kimbrough wills his study habits to Jon Tesch.

—Dave Lau wills the Mnetna to Continental Can and Kimberly-Clark.

—Dan Drews wills his Friday nights to the Blue Bunny.

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By the time this is read volume 84 will be history, and the new staff will be starting the work of volume 85.

Next year’s volume will be headed by John Miller. To avoid any unnecessary rumors about the transfer of the editorial reins, I’ll give this short explanation. There is no definitely fixed procedure for choosing the next year’s editor; I don’t know exactly what happened last year before I was offered the position. This year I conferred with various senior members of the

staff to reach the decision. Taken into con­ sideration were experience with the B & R, along with writing, editorial, and leadership abilities. It is not the case that the previous editor automatically appoints whomever he feels like.

Before I lay aside the editorial pen a num­ ber of special recognitions must be made. For the most part, the staff worked faithfully and hard. A few non-staff members even helped with assembling on several occasions. Phil Wilde stapled nearly five thousand copies and is showing signs of a rare ailment, managing editor’s elbow.

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Without the aid of the faculty secretary, Mrs. Schmidt, the articles would not be so

neatly typed with their justified margins.

Despite all the hassle she got from the editor, she was always cheerful, hard working, and dedicated, and usually hassled me right back.

Finally I must thank President Toppe, the B & JR's faculty advisor and censor. Many are the times that his wisdom compensated for my editorial inabilities. Sometimes he must have thought that I did my editing with my eyes closed.

To the staff of volume 84, my thanks for a job well done, and good luck to next year’s staff.

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BASEBALL The baseball team is looking forward to another good year after a very fine season last spring. Led by a veteran outfield of Rich Gurgel, Phil Hirsch, and Joey Dietrich, the Trojans look like they have some real heavy stickers. Phil Pitt and Todd Zietlow give the team a strong catching department, and, as usual, Mark Kolander will be at his home in the shortstop position.

The team suffered a severe loss when ace pitcher Jim Janke injured himself jogging earlier in the year. Seems JJ was running so fast that his tennis shoe blew out and he lost control, leaving him to smash into a giant oak tree. Surgery was required, and so our fireballer will have to sit the year out. That leaves the pitching responsibilities on the shoulders of sophomore Steve Schmeling, freshmen Joel Voss, Mike Hartman, Tim and Tom Soukup, and seniors Jim Weiland and John Kenyon.

They may be low on experience, but they’re all high on talent and guts. Look for Schmeling, Hartman, Voss, and the Soukups to be the starters, while Weiland and Kenyon star in the bullpen. Another recent casualty is Ross Henzi. He suffered a shoulder separation as a result of a bicycling accident.

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Baseball Schedule April

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5 Milwaukee School of Engineering 8 at Madison Area Technical College 12 at Madison Edgewood 14 at Maranatha 21 at Lakeland 25 Beloit 26 at Marquette 29 Marquette 2 Edgewood 3 at Milwaukee School ofEngineering 5 Maranatha (all games are doubleheaders) TENNIS

Coach Dave Kehl is back in red this year and claims to have a super team for the coming season. Coach Dave points to veterans Pete Zietlow and Martin Spriggs as the stalwarts of the team. To show you how good these guys are, Pete, who was undefeated in match play last year, is going to have a real job in fighting off Martin’s challenge for the No. 1 position this year.

There- are also a bunch of good frosh out for the team that are even giving the vets some tough shots. Martin Bentz (MLPS) and Charlie Raasch (Wisco) appear to be leading the pack in the race for starting positions.

Another important thing that Coach Dave pointed out is the team’s five home matches this season. Usually we only get to see our tennis men practice, but now we have a chance to watch them in real live action. Just a note to all the secret admirers of cute Coach Kehl.

Yes it is true, our hero will not be wearing his powder blue jumpsuit for practice, but rather he has changed to some macho-looking red NWC sweats. When asked about this, Kehl snarled, ‘The red you see is blood from other teams.”

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GOLF Led by the master of the mind, Professor Sellnow, the golf team heads into the coming season with a bunch of very solid golfers.

Dave Sellnow, last year’s conference medalist, will probably be the team’s No. 1 player.

After Davey the other returnees are Ray Bell, Tim Zarling, and Rodney Wamccke. So, there arc four top-notch players to begin with.

There is, however, one problem Coach Sellnow might have to contend with. Timmy Z., who has gone on a starvation diet, has lost so much weight that a strong wind may pick him up and blow him away.

As has been the story in other sports this year, there is a whole slew of good freshmen golfers. Bob Harrington (MLS), Tim Satorius (Wisco), Keith Schreiner (Lakeside), Joel Smith (Prep), and Roger Carter (MLS) will all be in the running for the remaining open spots on the team.

For the last two years we here at the B & R have predicted that our guys would defeat the old men in the Alumni match. But every year Professor Sellnow digs up some new trick that throws the collegiates off their game. One year he administered an electro­ convulsive shock to each golfer while he wasn’t looking, and last year he refused to let the guys listen to Paul Harvey on the way to the course. No wonder the alumni win. But this year is the year the alumni will falter. Mark our word, we predict the good guys will take the match by five strokes.

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Look out! Here comes the Northwestern track team blazing ahead to what looks like their best season in years. In a recent chat with javelin thrower John Beck this reporter heard Beck say, “Our team is the finest group of trackmen I’ve ever seen, and I’ve seen the best.”

You heard it, that’s a direct quote from a man who knows. But let’s meet these talented athletes who are coached by the dynamic duo of Professors Kruse and Hahm.

The sprinters are led by Dave Lau and Gene Sims. Lau, who was named by B & R sportswriters as Comeback Athlete of the Year last season, will once again be blowing out of the starting blocks in his unique racehorse style.

Gene Sims, a frosh from Wisco, is looking to break the ten second mark in the 100 yard dash, so he’s definitely a man to watch.

In the 440 and 880 yard dashes we have such men as Jon Bitter, Les Hasbargcn, Jon Balce. Dave Plath, Ethan Steinbrenncr, and

Randy Lux. All six of these guys are steady performers and give the Trojans good strength in the intermediate dashes.

Superstar Jay Bendewald will again domi­ nate the one and three mile runs. What more need we say about Jay (see 5 <6 R Vol. 84 No. 4), except that he’s a winner. Hard-working Paul Birsching will also be running the distances this year.

The hurdlers will be the versatile Sims and Bob Strack. Bob S. should give the Trojans a lot of help in both the high and low hurdles.

In the weight department will be such heavies as Dan Marshall, John Kuske, and Mike Boldt. Marshall and Kuske will concentrate on the shot put, while freshman Boldt looks as if he’s going to be a whale of a discus thrower.

The jumping events will be run by Mark “Frog” Wessel this year. Mark will have to work overtime at the meets as he’ll be entered in the long jump, high jump, and triple jump.

A track team always needs one crazy man to be the pole vaulter. This year that man is John “Electric Hair” Liebenow. He is known to most for his songwriting talents, but actually he’s also a very good pole vaulter. As long as

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Johnny lands where he’s supposed to, he should have a successful year.

Unfortunately for the Trojans, they will not have the expertise of javelin thrower John Beck this year. JB, who was looking forward to a record-setting season, suffered a dislocated and broken wrist while practising the pole vault.

Captains Lau and Kuske will have a hard time handling such a mass of stars, but we know they can do the job. Our guys look

like they’re going to be very good, and it should be an exciting and successful season.

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-Rev. Robert Jensen (’74) was installed at Our Savior in Brookings, SD on February 1.

-Rev. Theodore Wendt (’71) was installed as pastor of Grace in Pueblo, CO. -Rev. Raymond Beckmann (’70) was installed as the pastor of Our Savior in Long­ mont, CO. -Rev. Philip Zarling (’66) was installed at St. Paul’s in Norfolk, NE. -Rev. Thomas Kutz (’73) has accepted a call to St. Paul’s of North Mankato, MN. -Rev. Randall Siegel (’71) has accepted a call to St. John's of Mequon, WI. -Rev. Norbert Gieschen (’52) has accepted a call to St. John’s of Fremont, WI. -Rev. Daniel Schaller (’73) was installed as assistant pastor at Salem in Owosso, MI. -Rev. Herbert Winterstein (’63) was installed at Faith in Monroe, MI.

-Rev. Reginald Pope (’49) was installed at Ascension in Mitchell, SD. ANNIVERSARIES -Rev. Paul Hartwig (’43) celebrated the 35th anniversary of his ordination.

-Christ Church of Grand Island, NE, celebrated the 25th anniversary of its church building.

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-Christ the King of Washington, KS, was dedicated to the glory of God on February 2.

-Manitowoc Lutheran High School dedi­ cated an addition to its facilities on February 1.

-Our Savior of Hollidaysburg, PA, dedi­ cated its chapel on January 25.

-Worship and educational facilities were dedicated on March 29 in Reynoldsburg, OH.

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BIRTHS -a son to Rev. and Mrs. John Dolan (’74) of Kalamazoo, MI. -a daughter to Rev. and Mrs. James Old­ field (’73) of Renton, WA.

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DEATHS -Rev. Norman Sauer (’39) was called to his heavenly rest on March 3.

RETIREMENTS -Rev. Alfred Hertler (’39) will retire on MINUTES OF THE 1980 ALUMNI MEETING Northwestern College May 20,1980

JOHN EICH

The 102nd annual meeting of the Northwestern Alumni Society was called to order by Pastor Robert Voss, the society’s president, ?t 3:00 p.m. on May 20, 1980.

The minutes of the 1979 meeting were accepted as printed in the Black and Red, with one exception. The attendance for the centennial meeting of the society was changed from 287 to 337 to reflect later information given to the secretary. The roll call conducted by President Toppe showed 79 alumni and 8 honorary members in attendance. The class of 1980, being heartily recom­ mended by Pres. Toppe, was accepted into membership. The president of the society assured the graduates that they would not be “clipped for dues” until they had graduated from the seminary.

The class rose and was acknowledged by the applause of the society. Honorary members received were Pastor Kurt Koeplin, Prof. William Birsching, S. J. Bergemann, and Marion Maltz Franzmann.

The treasurer, Prof. S. Quam, presented the financial report which indicated a balance of S893.79 (report included). Tutors David Kehl and David Kipfmiller reported the results of their audit of the financial records of the society, finding all to be in order. Their report was adopted.

Prof. J. Frickc presented the Nominating Committee’s ballot for officers of the society, which was accepted as presented. Elected for one year of office were: President Robert Voss First Vice President Marvin Otterstatter Second Vice President Donald Bitter Secretary David Sievert Treasurer Sylvester Quam Chronicler Armin Schultz The Projects Committee Chairman, Prof. Paul Eickmann, reported for his committee. No new projects are recommended at this time, as the society is still working on last year’s recommended projects, namely four benches for SI400 to be placed on the campus and the offset press, estimated at $7,000. Completed during the year was one project, an office/shop for printing needs on campus.

Alumni were invited to view the printing room which is housed in the library building. It was decided to continue with the two projects from the previous year, giving us both a small and a larger project to work on. Discussion then followed concerning the immediate purchase of the offset press. This could be done by borrowing from Northwestern College Association funds. The motion was made and passed to purchase the press immediately with borrowed funds, with the president of the society appointing a committee to arrange the financing. It was understood that the Alumni Society will borrow from NWC Association funds, President Toppe assuring us that such a thing was possible.

The Banquet Committee, Prof. E. Scharf reporting, announced that prices have risen again, from $4.00 to $4.50. When it was announced that we are being served rib-eyes along with top-notch entertainment, little grumbling was heard. Tables have been arranged for anniversary classes.

A motion was made and passed thanking all committees of the society.

Prof. Armin Schultz, Chronicler, reported the names of those whom the Lord called home dur­ ing the year of 1979.

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1918 Rev. M. A. Zimmermann 1920 Rey. Max Stem 1921 Rev. Edwin Jaster 1927 Rev. Herbert Hackbarth 1928 Mr. Erwin Wagner 1928 Honorary, ex.

Rev. Harvey Kahrs 1929 Rev. Alvin Leerssen 1931 President Oscar J. Naumann 1940 Rev. Jack DeRuiter 1948 Rev. Daniel DeRose 1971 Rev. Craig Huska honorary Mr. Winfred Griebling honorary Mrs. Erwin Kowalke All rose for a moment of silence in memory of the deceased.

Pastor A. Siggelkow requested the floor for some unfinished business. Pastor Siggelkow urged the society to seek more interest from the alumni of Northwestern in the Alumni Society. Proposed was the naming of a representative of each class to write classmates to give them information and motivation to support our alma mater and the society. The motion was passed endorsing the same and any costs of mailing incurred in keeping in contact with NWC alumni.

Prof. P. Eickmann solicited suggestions from members for the Projects Committee.

Announcements were made and adjournment followed at 4:03 p.m.

David Sievert Secretary

NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE ALUMNI SOCIETY Report of Income and Expenses From May 12,1979 to May 16,1980 ft

INCOME: Dues Projectâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fund Bell Tower Donations Interest

$ 445.00 2444.00 3089.50 72.28 Total Income

$6050.78

EXPENSES: Dr. J. Lawrenz-expenses Gift-Dr. Kiessling Secretarial help Rev. Siggelkow-phone calls Northwestern Day-miscellaneous expenses Canadian check transfer Essay Awardsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Northwestern Day Complimentary meals-Northwestem Day Shrubs-Bell Tower area Homecoming mailing & printing Printing Room Project Secretarial help

$ 28.00 30.15 100.00 69.14 2331.39 5.60 250.00 358.25 750.00 110.70 1453.33 100.00 186

20.00 136.38 80.50

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$5823.44

Income over expenses

$ 227.34

CASH ACCOUNT Balance May 11, 1979 From Income

$ 666.45 6050.78 $6717.23

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$ 893.79

S. L. Quam Treasurer

staff * volume THE BLACK AND RED STAFF-VOLUME 85 EDITOR-IN-CHIEF....

MANAGING EDITOR .

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index • volume «4 ALUMNI NOTES, regular column by John Eich...................

Alumni meeting minutes..................................................

CAMPUS & CLASSROOM (monthly column)

by Leroy Dux, David Haag, & Jim Janke.........................

COMMENCEMENT ORATIONS She Provides for Her Own-Mark Cordes.........................

The Humanistic Wolf Lurking in Education-Brian Dose.

ESSAYS AND EDITORIALS Practically Obtuse..........................................................

Bald Women-Dave Sellnow.........................................

The NWC Track Man-David Lau.................................

Kjerden ..........................................................................

Northwestern’s Nuances-Kurt Ebert...........................

Ein’ Feste Burg—Tim Buelow.......................................

Campaign ’80-Charles Gumm.......................................

The Dilemma of Rock Music-Phil Wilde.......................

Beer Here?-Rich Gurgel...............................................

The Basic Human Right-Jeff Schone...........................

Touch Football-Phil Lueders.......................................

Alcoholism—Dave Lau...................................................

Jim Bakker-Kurt Ebert...............................................

Not for Children Only-Dave Sellnow..........................

The Silmarillion-Phil Wilde.........................................

Life Styles -Charles Gumm...........................................

Help for the Alcoholic—Dave Lau.................................

Jump You Fool!—Rich Gurgel.....................................

Now About Those Fees-Kurt Ebert.............................

City of Love-Charles Gumm......................... ..........

Historic Preservation-John Miller.................................

American Renewal—Rich Gurgel...................................

Thoughts on Easter—Kurt Ebert...................................

A Day with Bela-Mark Albrecht...................................

Leviality........................................................................

FEATURES (by Charles Gumm, unless otherwise noted) Those Senior Stars.........................................................

Spotlight on Joe Dietrich.............................................

Spotlight on the Senior Soccer Players.........................

Spotlight on Jay Bcndewald.........................................

Spotlight on Mark Kolander.........................................

Spotlight on the Jazz Ensemble.....................................

Choir Tour 1981-Phil Wilde.........................................

Coach Pieper Retires.....................................................

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The End—Charles Gumm..............................................

It Came Upon a Midnight Clear-Joel Thomford.........

A Matter of Conscience—Kurt Ebert...........................

The Cadet-Jeff Schone................................................ .

INTERVIEWS (done by Charles Gumm) Interview with President Toppe....................................

Interview with Dean Lindemann..................................

Special Education, Interview with Professor Eickmann Interview with President Mischke...............................

Interview with Pastor Sauer..........................................

MARKINGS (regular column by the editor)

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Ravenous Bulldozer Time—John Miller My I—D. Plath......................................

No It Ain’t..........................................

A Moment for Thought-Billy Carter .

A Cold Evcning-M. Sanders...............

Thoughts Before an Easel—M. Sanders A Lesson in Transcendency—D. Plath .

Searching-J. Schmcling.....................

When Knighthood-Rev. Louis Pingcl.

IS—John Miller....................................

God’s instrument—John Miller...........

Hurrying to a Friend’s House-J.S. . .. the sponge—John Miller....................... .

SPORTS (monthly column)

by Charles Gumm.................................

MISCELLANEOUS Tau Delta Theta...................................

Basketball, Wrestling Schedules............

David Palenske 1962-1981 ...................

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WACKETTS Service Station

904 East Main Street Phone 261-1922

LUMBER BUILDING MATERIALS

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"Everything To Build Anything”

316 W. Main St. Phone 261-9941

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222 S. First Street

Dial 261-5676

Phone 261-270?

WATERTOWN, WISCONSIN

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