Augustana College - Rockety I Yearbook (Rock Island, IL)

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PROLOGUE A student's life is creative. Tangible products of the art student, intellectual growth of the Phi Beta, campus journalism of the publications people, bonds of friendship of dorm and campus life, theological maturity of the LSA'er, are evidences and signs of the maturing and growing student. Symbols of creativity are on every campus. Usually they are not considered symbols, students are not conscious of the fluxing world around them, nor, often of the tangible evidences of their own growth until they are forceably called to their attention. Old Main is a classroom building. But if one realizes the many times that a picture of Old Main is used to illustrate a story about the campus, he will see that Old Main epitomizes College Life-its history, its academic intentions, and the durability of educa- tion. The 1961 ROCKETY-I is not only a record of events, but an interpretation of Augustana-its con- sistent body, its policy rooted in the past, its hopes and ambitions for the future. We of the ROCKETY-l staff have interpreted Augustana as we see it. ln our years at Augustana we have seen changes, progres- sive and regressive. We have seen innovations. We have seen growth of the student body, numerically, in- tellectually, and toward a more sophisticated under- standing of the world around them. We have seen faculty changes and building changes. Although the changes are many, there remains the Augustana tone. Symbolically, physically, and realistically Augus- tana is students. And the creative student life, the Augustana tone, is what we depict.

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CONTENTS INTRODUCTION . PRESIDENT BERGENDOFF AUGUSTANA LIFE . ,.,,. , ACADEMICS ADMINISTRATION , , FACULTY I I HONORARIES , ACTIVITIES GREEKS I ACTIVITIES HIGHLIGHTS I . ATHLETICS FALL SPORTS SPRING SPORTS A CLASSES SENIORS . . UN DISRGRADUATES ADVERTISERS . , , , . . INDEX ..4,.., 6 8 22 30 52 64 92 134 IS6 174 l82 206 252 299

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A COMMUNITY CREATION lt has been my privilege to observe college life for a good many years. Each year is different, and, though a somewhat similar calendar may be followed, the changes in the student body and in the faculty make of each round of college months a unique experience. Going to college for the student is not merely an attend- ance in classes or being along at a series of events as a spectator, watching others perform or hearing what they have to say. Rather the student becomes a part of a com- munity, and the total spirit of that community in any year results from the contribution of what each one does and says. Some of these activities may be more spectacular or ob- vious than others. Everybody can witness the achievements of athletic abilities. The records of debate and oratory are public. The music talent gradually wins attention. Leaders of social groups or of the student body itself are of the stu- dents' own choosing. This Annual portrays an almost be- wildering array of campus groups and activities-all of them go into the making not only of a year-book, but of a year of college life. But there is another phase more difficult to picture. lt is the interest of the student in his books and studies. The hours spent in the library or laboratory, the quiet reflection over the meaning of what one learns, the silent growth of mind and soul-'these are the essence of a college spirit. As seed which grows underneath the surface, these moments bring blossom and fruit years later far from the campus. And the quiet influence of serious scholarship makes the college a community of growing personalities-a rare garden in the midst of a bustling, restless civilization. To have had a share in, and to have contributed some- thing to, this kind of common life is the unforgettable ex- perience of creative college years. Dr. and Mrs. Bergendoff pose at the Presi- dent's birthday party. 6 CONRAD BERGENDOFF, Ph.D President of the College