Concordia College - Spire / Concordian Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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s THE PIONEER 19 15 S- John Berthel, Fort Wayne, Ind. Corpora] ' 13. Sergeant ' 14. Chief of Trumpeters, ' 15. The beginning of all things is small, and so it is with our class. Although John- ny ' s legs are barely long enough for short trousers, he still manages to keep in step with the rest of the class. Aside from stud- ies, Johnny has two hobbies, the Freie Presse ' s latest war article and his cornet. Alfred Daschner, Fisherville, Ontario, Canada Corporal ' 13. Sergeant ' 14. Lieutenant ' 15. Athletic Committee ' 14, ' 15. Basket Ball Team ' 14, ' 15. Baseball Team ' 14, ' 15. Captain Baseball Team ' 15. From his peaceful nature, one would hardly judge Charley to be a Canadian. It is seldom that he does not receive a high mark in studies, and at the same time he is an athlete Concordia will miss. Some also maintain that Dasch is a trifle bashful. 19

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3 THE PIONEER 1915 $ Looking back over the six years spent at our dear Alma Mater, one must admit that there are many things left unaccomplished, and still we many consider ourselves an average class. We do not claim that we were the leading class in everything, but some things were done by our class whereby it served as an example for other classes. One of these is, that this is the first class since the founding of our college, which has succeeded in publishing a class annual. In athletics also, our class has held its own with the others. Very few games of baseball were played while we were in the lower classes, but in these we always managed to overcome the classes under us. In our third year, however, our team lost to the class of 1916, without regaining its proper standing until two years later. In basket ball, our class has always been exceptionally strong. As early as in Tertia, one member of the class was on the big five and in the last two years over half the team was composed of members of our class. The class championship was also won by our Secunda team, when they downed the erstwhile champions, class 1914, in an exciting contest, 19-17. Our class track team has always had what might be termed hard luck. While in the lower classes, we had abundant material for a good track team. Later on, however, several athletes were lost every year, who turned out to be track stars in other classes. Still we always manage to get a fair number of points in the annual field meet. And now that the day of our departure from the institution, where six of the happiest years of our life were spent, draws nigh, it is only with a feeling of sorrow that we reflect, that after commencement the class of 1915 will probably never again assemble as a whole. Of course, the ma- jority intend to continue their studies at Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, Mo., and for them the happy days of college life are not quite over. It will only be a short time, however, before all are compelled to face the world with its hardships, and the time will come when all will feel a long- ing to return to the care-free college days at Concordia and to meet and know their classmates again as they knew them in former years. This, however, is impossible. But in order to give everyone something wherein the good wishes of his classmates can always be found, the class decided to adopt a motto. After much discussion, the motto Nee aspera terrent was finally chosen as the most appropriate. At college, this motto has been followed, for no hardships here have been able to strike terror into our hearts. May it also prove a safe guide in the years which must fol- low, and may it prove the clarion call which will hold our class together forever. 18

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3 THE PIONEER 19 15 §i Harry Fischer, Chicago, 111. Corporal ' 13. Sergeant ' 14. Lieutenant ' 15. Frass Committee ' 14. Stationery. Directorium ' 14. Athletic Committee ' 15. Manager Baseball and Basket Ball Teams ' 15. Baseball Team ' 14, ' 15. Pioneer Staff. Glee Club. Harry is the business man of the class, whose advice is always sought in business matters. He also takes an active interest in athletics. For the past two seasons he has covered first base for the varsity nine. In his studies, too, Harry has always been around first with the exception of Hebrew. Rudolph Frank, Saginaw, Mich. Corporal ' 14. Sergeant ' 15. Pool Com- mittee. Rudy is one of the few quiet members of our class. Still, whenever an opportu- nity for a little fun comes along, he joins right in. Among other things, he takes a special liking to Hebrew and for a while was in the race for the Hebrew recitation. His chief pride, however, lies in his almost forty-inch chest. 20