North Park University - Cupola Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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CUPOLA ' 53 Perhaps any member of the Cupola staff could well adopt a cur- rently popular song as his theme. Z Get the Blues in Advance sums up all the emotional feeling of a frustrated editor, copy reader or sports writer when faced with the realization of a deadline schedule. But strangely enough, the hours of hard work spent in forming the framework of a year- book are suddenly suppressed when the final deadline is finished and the Cupola rolls off the press. A feeling of pride and satisfaction replaces any previous temptation of resignation. The Cupola office appears so quiet and peaceful upon the student ' s return to the campus in September, the dust atop the spacious editor ' s desk, has hardly been stirred during the summer months. This peaceful picture is soon disturbed when once again the sticking keys of the typewriter are clicking out club write-ups, the phone is kept hum- ming with urgent calls for photograph- EDITORS NANCY LAMBERT, ED DWYER, 1)1 BBY BENGTS 89

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COLLEGE CHOIR Another successful year can be added to the many ot the college A cappella Choir. Under the direction of Donald Ohlsen, the choir brought a musical challenge and a spiritual ex- perience to our campus by singing twice a week for our chapel services, at homecoming, and for commence- ment. At Christmas, the choir com- bined with the Festival Chorus to pre- sent Handel ' s Messiah . The Seven Last Words by DuBois was presented on Palm Sunday, also with combined choir and Festival Chorus. Before a wonderful tour of the east- ern states, several area concerts were presented. The choir sang at Bethesda Covenant Church in Rockford on April 12, and on April 19, they sang in Glen Ellyn. The eastern tour started April 28 with the first concert in Cleveland. The choir stopped in Ridgeway, James- town, New York City, East Orange, Bridgeport, Boston, Worcester, Albany, DONALD OHLSEN Director Rochester, Buffalo, and Youngstown. They returned May 8 and climaxed the year by their annual performance at Orchestra Hall. NORTH PARK GOSPEL TEAM B. Axels. D. John J. Dahlbcrg. C. Johnson. M. Olson. On June 10, 1952, a gospel team of students representing North Park left Chicago in the college station wagon for a ten week tour of some of our Cove- nant churches in the midwest. They travelled in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Colorado, Montana, Wyoming, and Illinois. The gospel team displayed their versatility of mu- sical talent by their combina- tions into a trumpet trio, mixed guartet, and male guartet. Don- ald Wikholm, Margaret Peter- son, and Chaplain Erickson al- ternated as faculty representa- tives who spoke in the interest of North Park. The gospel team was responsible for about 200 applications to North Park through their efforts.

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CUPOLA STAFF ers; our adviser, E. Gustav Johnson, is consulted when we arrive at dead- ends; pencils are worn along the edge of a ruler as layouts are designed; deadline approaching . . . needless to say, we were busy. The final March deadline appears so tar away when viewed from Sep- tember, and many hours are spent by the staff members in carrying out their assignment, which, upon completion, will retain many happy memories oi the best days of our lives spent on our North Park campus. We ' re proud of the Cupola ' 53. It is our wish that you, the reader, will share our feeling. CUPOLA STAFF Editor-in-Chief Ed Dwyer Assistant Editors . . . Debby Bengtson, Nancy Lambert Business Manager Bob Nelson Art Editor Peter Locke Sports Editor Karl Nyline Advertising Manager . Rowan Munson Circulation Manager . . Chester Nelson Staff Members Beverly Eckstrom, Elaine Ide, Roger Lofgren, George Magnuson, B u r d e 1 1 Palmberg, Robert Niznik