Augsburg College - Augsburgian Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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Top row: Sidney, Dahlc, Molvik, Nytlnhl Second row: Luthard, Stensvaag, Monson Bottom row: Running, W. Anderson, Dyrud, Miilage CONCORDIA SOCIETY THE Concordia Society is made up entirely of students in the Theological department, and is designed to promote the welfare of those students. Meetings are held every Thursday and the problems of the Seminary arc dis- cussed as well as other matters. The Class of 1938 consisted of ten members. Chester Blake is serving a congregation at Clayton, Wisconsin; Arvid Hokonson is a pastor at Pukwana, North Dakota; Caleb Quanbeck returned to Madagascar, where he is con- tinuing his work as a missionary; Oscar Voelzkc is working with a congre- gation at Duluth, Minnesota, and Oscar Weltzin is a pastor in Minneapolis. The remaining five members came under the four-year plan and have been spending a year of interneship. Carl Berg is a pastor at Scbeka, Minnesota; Alfred Hansen has been doing graduate work in Minneapolis; Clarence Larson has been studying in Grand Forks, North Dakota; Clifford Olson has been serving a congregation in Ellendalc, Minnesota, and Hans Tollefson has been'doing pastoral work in Ashland, Wisconsin. The graduates of 1939 are: Ernst Dahle of Minneapolis; Lynn Luthard of Alexandria, Minnesota; Clifford Johnson of Lonsdale, Minnesota; Maurice Molvik of Minneapolis; Oliver Sidney of Carpio, North Dakota, and John Stensvaag of Rockford, Illinois. 20

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A UGSBURG SEMINARY is the training school for pastors ami missionaries of the Lutheran Free Church. Augsburg College aims to give a four-year college- course as the foundation for theological study. Along with this, Augsburg College offers training to young people who wish to prepare themselves for graduate work in certain specified lines and also offers preparation for high school teaching. Finally, it provides general college edu- cation for such as do not wish to enter any of the above mentioned professions. This work is all done on the basis of Christianity. 'The students who come are invited to lake up their college- work with this distinct understanding that the Christian Spirit is determining in all things. They are asked to cooperate willingly in the program of the school towards this end. The entire program, curricular and extra-cur- ricular, anil the discipline thought wise in order to make- possible the carrying out of this program, spring from the aim to see all things ‘‘through the eyes of Christ.”

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KENNETH SCHMIT Scholar KENNETH SCHMIT was acclaimed valedictorian of the class of 1938. Besides attaining the highest scholastic average, Mr. Schmit excelled in athletics and other extra-curricular activities, and served as assistant to Dr. Nash in the Biology department. The class of 1938 selected Joel Torstenson to represent them at the com- mencement exercises. A truly representative student, Mr. Torstenson possesses an enviable record in the field of scholarship, and was active in Forensics, Publications, and those clubs having to do with contemporary social and political problems. In addition to his student activities, Mr. Torstenson aided Professor Hendrickson in the History department. The subject of his speech was “Do We Dare” in which the challenges facing modern college graduates were brought out.