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Dr. Aasgaa rd Addresses Class of Eig ht:y Graduat:es
library r�a din g loom and o ffice s are b eing com pkted. This $40,000 project is a ( r.tinuation of the e xtens ive:: and loug range b uil din g program of th colkge. lt hou gh the libra ry was b ui lt in 19:18 the reading ruom and offices wac on ly roughed in. T he y have ot",'n in use tht' se ten years. Last surumn the l ib rary stack IL·mns wt> re c ompl eted . Work being done now in clud es the.- i n sta lla ti un of a new he a tin g and ventil ati ng systelll: plastering of t w alls in the readir'" room, of fr" and f oy r; inst all a ti un uf a new l:ghting system. The b('arns in the ,. ulted ceiling are being fini'hed in ati\ c fir; an d nc-w hardwood Look COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER - Dr. J. A. Aasgaard (le ft ) of Min \", ses for rderence buoks w i ll lim: neapolis, president of the Evangelical Luther an Church, poses with Dr. the walls. A suun d-proo f corl: fluor S. C. Eastvold, president of the colleg e, before the co mme nce me nt exer as ga ard gave the commencement address. cises S u nday, May 30. Dr. IS b eing laid. Just off the main re a ding rooll1 a . ,w room has been built for use as p er iod ical room. During- the sUlllmer months the ,.IJ,. ry staff has taken O\"l�r the c lass WOllIS on the fir s t fluor of t h e build Exce rpts from Dr. S, c. Eastvold's ! e d uca tional program Illay h, placed i g fur their w ork. Summer session un the h ighest possibk l eve l. While tudents have suffen:d no i nc on v e n- I The fifty-fourth a ca dem ic year of we han: no new formulas for the ience and all of the books and peri s,t\'in � of civilization, yet we are (.di e als arc available tu them. The P,.,cifie Lu th era n Collq-;c wi 1 clos , ExerCIses on, conscIous of a stllnulatlng llItcllcc lruge dassr oom has been converted WIth Commencement Sunday, �'Iay 30. In many respects, I tual and s pi ritu �l f�rnH"nt on our iu(v a re a dinlZ rOUIn. It is e x pected that most uf the this has been the ou tstand ing year campus. We who wOI'k 'It the Col work will be e O l npl eted by the time in the history of the Col lege. The kge ha\'c been thankful to God in enrull ment has exeeed,-d that of any the jo y that w,' an' conscious of a .( hod opem III September. prr·vious yea r. The ap p eal for the h a rm onious wo r k i ng together un the < <' uil d i n g; fund. has br ought to our part of th· B oa rd of Trustees, the b "d 0 N 0 � -a � t: ca lnp us thret: fl:;;jor b ui ld ings: nall1c- administrative offi ...:rs, facul ty mcm :;o11t1 III liD tit E. 3 '" Iy, the new SCIence Hall whIch was bel", and the entire student body. n )( ;3 e:. '" )( _. 'fl by Dr. C on rad Bergcn- i 1. FIl'\ANCIAL EXPERIEl'\CES rp " d,dicated < 0 � c c.. < 0' '" _. Al'ID :\EED' '" ;:l .... doff on November 9, 1947; the new C. n , 00 Currently Gymnasium whi ch was ;0 �f"n,urial 0 0 ., ;; � trj .., P aci fi c Luthnan College is "in dedicated by Dr. H. L. foss on ;:::. r,' .., .:::'" ;:? " .., Th is may be no real '0 c: December 5, 19 4 7 , assist"d by Dr. t he black" c 0 '.-: ;; ;0 () 0 ;: 6. .,. Ray mond B. Al l en, Presidcnt of th .. ("�U,,· for b oas ting- .ince we han; had '" 0 OJ Z ::r Lui\'!'rsity of \Vash in gton : and the to t'conollli"e at sp ot s where m or <' Co. � '" f � .., :::. c::: "d ,., .,• n -, ;;; ;:l ;:r new S t u d ent "Cnion Bu il ding which mon,'}' shou ld haY<: been spent. T he 0 " .. r: ""j v, (" . '" III 9" '" r/J <' dedicated by Dr. l\. A. Men, pro puse d current udget for 1913was r. 0 0 liD l> .., ... g ;l> " :::I I ter, P r(' si d ent of the Board of Edu- 194"� was sl i ghtly ovtr $100,000.00, >F.... 0 � '" Cl C::ltion of the Amnie:lll L utheran wlrile t he proposed current budget OJ trj oq -; ;;Q :::. ;::'" t-< for tht" school year 19+8-1949 is Church, on February 9, 1948. 0 Cl ... n '" "'0 ;:l ,... a 3 c::: '" � It is (,:\'ident that a t reme ndou s S+5\340.00. ::0 tJ .... '" < '" 0 ;l> ,""" It beco me s nccessary to f('peat a III 0 U n t of interest in Christian � � .,.., til " .... :;0 • P- et> 0 " ;:l :0 Education pnvadts tire a g ain and again cach year that our Higher OJ .... :> .., ;:l fa z '" '"'s: Z !'" Church in t he entire te rr i t o l Y served I salaries are too lo w, our faculty and fJ) () c. .., .., • " c staff arc o\·,-rworked. ]"v[oncy for the c: "C by the C ol lege ;J ttl an M · n ha gc of nn b"ildings is always 1'f("Ction -: c l J o s C n ra e e h t u L Pacific OJ .., III 2c-� D '" tJ oyed a wry h ealthy grow th matc- " i!ITat need at our C o Jle ge , but j r:: ;. " c:::� '" .., 'l:i ri a Jly, acalkrnicaJly, and spiritually mGnej' for the salary roll is e qu a lly ;:l .... ., Z r. .., during the past year. The prf'sent pl'ftinent. We mou rn to th in k how >:• iii' "d � 3IT .,. 0 1-' school year has be en one of c a r dul puorly we arc able to match the _. :0 III � a' � ;:l '" .... Co .. sel f s rutin)' to the e nd that Olll' salaries paid by th: industri,'s. W ith :::I I s.. � c. Eo ba si c living costs iner c asin c: eac h This sUl11rner thr'
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' lVIf'm bers 0f the "raduatrng class ' . . . . " are enterrng a WIde \'a rrety of ,'ocatlOns. Th,rtv of them will teach, , , . ' Se\Tn WIll cntn th e ol o .gical sem'
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ing, �1ay 30, in �'Icrnorial Gymna si um . The Rev. Theo. Gulhaugen of Sacramento gave the s e rmon .
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sta ff members con tinue to serve that day to take part in the orien Dr. S. C. East\'old, p re s ident of the C oll f'ge withou t selfishness and t� tion, t "sti n g and ["egist r a tio n pro the college, was elected to th e h igh w ith �ffieiency. They deserve all �r�m wh ich will be c ond ucte d Mon office of first yiCl'-pn:sident of tht: that can be dont: to lighten an al day through Thu rsday . Sophomores and uppe r class men E\'an gclical Lutlleran Ch ur ch at its most intolt:rablt: burden. The T rus co m �nti on in !\1 i nm· apol is, June 8 tel'S have been a l e rt to th i s problem will cOlllpktc th cir registration on to 1 :�. In the c,'ent of a v acan cy and have done all that available TUf·sday and Wednesday, S epte m bel' 14 and 15. in the office of the p r esi dency, Dr. fUJlds will permit. While the sal ari e The formal opcn in g of th,' school East\'old will suecp,'d to th;;t posi arc gratifyingly abo ve the levels of will he held T hu rsd ay e v enin g , year t esen r p these yt:t ago, years w e f a tion. Dr. E as t \'old has lo ng been a salaries arc r("elueed in terms of the September 16, at 7 ::�O p.m. Classes leader in the wurk of the ELC. In "19:;9 do l l ar. " They ar(' far below wil l begin Fri d ay morning, Septcm addi t i on to his pa st o ra l work in key the pre,war It: \. f' I in pur ch as ing b..,. 17, at 7:5.'i a.lIl. The first semester will end Friparis he s, he h as servcd on many power. Money to increase the sal a ries day, Jan uary 28; and the se c ond sy nodical boards. He has also held executive posts in the Suuth Dakota and to es tab lish a more li ber al re- scmtster will b e gin Monday, January 3 I. Cont inued on Pa.ge Two a nd Eastern districts. and
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