Augustana College South Dakota - Edda Yearbook (Sioux Falls, SD)

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Bottom left: Pastor Mark jerstad welcomes the crowd to the dedication service. Far left: An overflow crowd attended the dedication service. Inset: The Reverand Doctor David Preus, presi- dent of the American Lutheran Church, gave the message. Left: The brasswind choir, under the direction of Harold Krueger, was a featured musical group, playing three selections during the service. ugustana realizes old dream With a service of dedication on Thursday, October 1, Augustana Col- lege's 120 year old dream of having a chapel was realized. There was standing room only as hundreds of students, faculty and friends of Augustana celebrated the dedication of the Chapel. The over- flow crowd watched the televised ser- vice in another part of the building. The service began as the faculty, dignitaries, speakers and major con- tributors marched into the chapel. The worship service was taken from The Lutheran Book of Worship. Both the concert choir and the brasswind choir took part in the service. The Re- verand Doctor David Preus, president of the American Lutheran Church, gave the sermon. There was a reception for all guests following the dedication service in the Morrison Commons lounge. The chapel stands at the center of campus as a symbol of the importance of Christian faith in the total life of this community, said Augustana College President, William Nelson.

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Viking Days Hours and hours of planning went into the 1981 Viking Days, as chairpersons Mark Backman and Becky Hatch can vouch for. Activities were planned throughout the week of Oct. 5-10 to keep excitement building to the annual weekend activi- ties. Events included shoe kicking, lutefisk eating, beard growing and the popular Norwegian joketelling contests. Wednesday Janine lNeenerJ Rew was crowned the 1981 Vikings Day queen. The queen's court included Nancy Lamb, Rachel Imbrock, Kim Burkholder, Faye Leistad, Kay McMinn and Gina Waltner. One unplanned activity that took place was a campus bomb scare. Friday a note turned up in the Student Activi- ties office, warning that bombs were planted in the gym, library, Commons and both Towers dorms. The buildings were evacuated, but no bombs were found. The dance was moved, however, to the Coliseum. The '81 parade weaved its way through downtown Satur- day morning. 121 entries were involved in the parade. Mon- ey for class floats was donated by local businesses. Rob Nelson, parade chairman, said the parade was a great suc- cess. More than forty acts auditioned for the 1981 Viking Var- ieties. After the final judging was complete eleven acts re- mained. Acts ranging from contemporary music to the way- out antics of the Blues Brothers entertained two full houses at the Sioux Falls Coliseum on Saturday night. When the show was completed, the cast and crew packed up for their annual tour. The tour went as far west as Casper, Wyoming. 0 5? we W..- Queen Janine e W