Concordia College - Cobber Yearbook (Moorhead, MN)

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F ORE SICS -.. .. .-., 1 new -fa,-f,.4,. 4- Uris? .art H 'nga a'ar..Fi 737161-fr Y- '- T!-.7 Back row: Gandrud, Lucky, Arveson, Hoversten. Front row: Ahlness, Soonpa, Flatt, D. Sponheim, Moxness. Forensics at Concordia is under the capable leadership of Professor Allwin D. Monson. The main activity this year has been debate. The battle of words centered around the question, Resolved: That the Non-Communist Nations Should Form a New International Organization. Concordia women debators got off to an early start. Elsie Hoversten, june Hendrickson, Wilma Kvenild, and Anita Arveson attended a women's tournament at St, Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota, on November 17 and 18. This Cobber quartette tied for third in the tournament. Concordia was also represented at a practice tournament at Moorhead State Teachers College on january 27. Representatives from the University of North Dakota, North Dakota State, Moorhead State Teachers College, and Concordia took part in the one day meet. Professor Norman Olson accompanied Paul Ahlness and Henn Soonpa to the Wisconsin speech tournament at Eau Claire, on February 16 and 17. 58 Lowell Flatt, Don Sponheim, Paul Ahlness, Henn Soonpa, Wilma Kvenild, and Anita Arveson together with Professor Monson also attended the Northwest Debate Tournament at St. Thomas College, March 1-3. Carl Lucky, Ronald Gandrud, Harvey Glommen, and Alton johnson represented Concordia at the Hibbing junior College Tournament on March 9. The Upper Midwest Freshman Debate Tournament held at the University of Minnesota campus on April 6 and 7 provided interesting competition for Carl Lucky and Ronald Gandrud. Debate reached its climax at the University of Montana Tournament at Missoula on April 13 and 14. Lowell Flatt and Carl Lee represented Concordia at this event. Pi Kappa Delta members of the debate squad also assisted Professor Monson in sponsoring the seventh annual Tri-State High School Debate Tournament in February.

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THE IK D0 Bob Van Alstine and Shirley Swanson, understudies. Walter' Anderson and Arlys Lindberg as Nanki-Poo and Yum-Yum. As a result of interest among Concordia students, The Mikado, a light opera by Gilbert and Sullivan, was presented April sixth and seventh in the Moorhead Armory. The Mikado was directed and produced entirely by students. Bill Niebuhr was named musical director and production manager and Don Freeberg assisted him. One of the basic ideas behind the production was to provide an outlet for talent. Proceeds went to the fund for a future music hall to be erected on the Concordia campus. . Back row: Reitan, Lucky, Bolme, Wiger, Ellingson. Back row: Thrane, Mark, Iordahl, Lindberg, R. Johnson, Carlson, Fourth row: Lingen, Hert, Holt. I-IOYCL Melting- Third row: Helm, Knight, Upstad, Eidbo, Hvidsten, Aarrestad. Ff0r1t,r0w1 Bagllena H- Hanson, Flewfll, Hulvorson, Linde, TYWIL Second row: Wfickstrom, Vaughan, Thiesen, Matteson, Elvrum, Lightfoot, Meland' P' Peterson' Skrutvold, Stenberg, Sederstrom. Front row: G. Herseth, Hedlund, Molgard, Huslegard. 57

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V-- vm 1. w Checking Bulletin Board at Red River Valley Tournament Highlights of the Cobber debate season was the eighteenth annual Red River Valley Debate and Forensics Tournament which was held February 2 and 3. Moorhead State Teachers College and Concordia were hosts for this event. Concordia held the men's activities and the women's activities were held at MSTC. Lowell Flaat and Dan Sponheim were entered in the Concordia tournament. Wilina Kvenild and Anita Arveson participated in the women's division at MSTC. Luther College made almost a clean sweep in the tournament, taking first place in four of the five divisions. an ' ,, r .ji . Flaat Registration D, Spgnheim 59