Augsburg College - Augsburgian Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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DEAN OF THE COLLEGE of this day ... Yes, look to this day! For though before it lie many years of preparation—some so rec- ognized and known but many unknown and as taken for granted as the sunshine and rain which sprout the brown seed in the ground—and though after it follow, we hope, long years of work and achievement, still this is the day of reality and life. What happens this day sets the course for all your tomorrows. For as you learn the disci- pline of work, as your mind acquires its zest for inquiry and search, as your growing store of knowledge and skill hardly keeps pace with the increase in your humility and reverence in the face of the wonders of the Creator—you have entered upon a good and fruitful journey. Stretch yourself; rejoice and be glad. But lest you lose the ability to enjoy the feeling of kin- ship with the things and people who have been in the everyday experiences of your younger years, keep your thoughts and your heart open to these common things and he grateful also for this link with an earlier day. Five well and hard. Yon cannot have all the experiences of human kind. You neither need nor ought to test them all, but seek out those that are worthy to l)e tried. Choose wisely among experiences to have and among persons to know, for that way lies the good and grow- ing life. Know yet this: Happiness lies not in seeking to acquire either things or experiences, or even in trying to grow, but in giving and losing and yielding of yourself to something great and good. There is One who has shown the way. He leads on also today. —Martin Quanbeck 29

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DEAN OF WOMEN The importance I awake: I worship God. Lei me lie Fashioned by Thy power, Dedicated to Thy will, Filled with Thy Spirit, Consecrated to Thy service. I go forth: I meet Christ in each person and event and hour of this day. Let me Respect the dignity and inviolability of each personality, Listen with my ears and my understanding to the needs of others, Help others to keener insights and understanding of their own potentialities, Interpret the past in such a way as to lead to new paths of creative living. I serve: I am a privileged member of a Goodly Fellowship. Let me Keep the edges of my mind keen and clear, Channel my emotions toward worthy goals, Stand courageously for what is right, Continue the quest for the beauty of holiness as I look to this day. 28 —Gerda Mortensen

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COURTLAND ACRE Professor of Chemistry LYLA ANDERKCC Instructor in Education ERNEST W. ANDERSON Associate Professor of Health and Physical Education RAYMOND E. ANDERSON Associate Professor of Speech HAROLD J. BELGUM Instructor in Sociology BERNHARD CHRISTENSEN President of the College GRACIA CHRISTENSEN Instructor in English Anybody can sin: Medieval ballads! MARIO COLACCI Associate Professor of Classical Language AILENE COLE Assistant Professor of Speech 30