Bethel Academy - Bethannual Yearbook (St Paul, MN)

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9 C Q 0 0 Q 0 Q Q O C Q Q O O O 0 U C I I 0 0 l I I I Q O I Q C O O U D I U C O Q I C O C C Q Q O E C O C 0 I D I O I 0 O C O C I 0 Q O Q 0 U Q D C U O O I O O 0 0 O O Q l I Q D I I D O OOIOOIOIOOOIOOIOIIIII CE ...4 Ii Oilllllll Roger VXVICRSII' nd Naomx Hultgrcn Lmnea Styernstrom Rudolph Lhnbom AIPHA BETA IINAI DI BAIQIXIG TI AVI SVEA LITERARY SOCIETY By MARTIN ERICSSON MONG the llterary actIvItIes of Bethel the Swedlsh llterary socIety Svea IS one of the most actwe Its purpose IS to retaln the Swedxsh culture at our school to gne the students an opportunxty of studymg SwedIsh llterature and to be famIlIar wIth the people to wh1ch Bethel owes Its blrth and growth The programs of the past year under the leadershlp of Messrs Martln ErIcsson and Martln Enkson have been very successful and students as well as outslders have shown great Interest In the meetlngs by attendmg them Thlrty one members have been welcomed Into the soclety durIng the year At the annual Svea Declamatory Contest the first decIsIon was awarded to Arne Johnson and the second to Ernest Nelson lVlay we help to keep the Interest of Svea as v1tal at Bethel even In the future as lt has been In the past It has proved to be of great benent to the students and may ll contlnue to be so O F F I C E R S FIRST SFNIEQTFR 'SECOND SFXIFSTER MARIINI ERICSSON! I LOND IFNININC Fu A MFDELBERC CARI ANDERSON V101 A I-RICKSONI V ce President Presldenl Secretarq Treasurer PIUUISI Presxdent MAR l IN ERICIXSON WII LARD SAMUELSON1 Vzce Presldent EBBA ANDERSON! RL TH A JOHNSON! HILNIA ABRAHAXISONI ERIC SJOLUND Aergeant at Arms Secretaru Treasurer Pzamst lag: 9 anti, Tlurc I I 2 , A 4-If - I ,,,, M , ,,,,,M,,,,, .., K ' ' ' Inoueunonunllununnnlnnu , . , . ,,,,,,,, A -M Q I , l:I . D . - I 4 I I : ... ' Q ' ' U 2 a XO ' -4 Z 5 I I no , '4 H , , la .. ' . - I U' . 0 , U 0 I I I '4 C I ' I ' - ' s ' A E .-I I I ' . . Er . ' - 3 - . V , A - -I-I . . -I-4 Q ' ' 0 v--1 I l -' . Q ,'. . , I, . 4 ' - ' ' ' C n . Q X' I - . I : e I I no . Q ' ' I ' ' 3 -r' - u . . . . , , - -I , , 4 . Q VN A Q : ' - - 3 E I p I . . - ' 2 I ' f, I - .M : f I: ' , . . . - f . , , D - Y 0 4 . A I - . Q ' I . 0 Q I - ' ' I ., Z ' 4 : h ., o 'Q . f o -5 I I - f 0 - V , ' . , l . .I, Q : .. I, F V, . , P . . ,v ' ' , 2 -. ' R . . . ' 0 , ' O I - . . 0 I , I , - 0 I I ' U g , I I I I ' ' I I X A H 1 . X t . ,.. .. : N l . . , . , . I ' : -rn . ' . ' 0 I N I : ' I ' . ' l , 5, I Ln . .Q J . ., I , C ., , I ' - . uv I ' - - 0 I O I . - 'R :IL L , . , 1

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TH BLTI-IXNIYL 9 4 ARNE JOHNSON HILDUR JOHNSON GORDON CARLSON Suea Declamatory Alpha Beta Declamatorq Oratorrcal Contest Contest Winner Contest Winner Winner THE ALPHA BETA LITERARY SOCIETY ITERARY societies are inherent parts of an institution like Bethel The literary activities are the wine of school life Not even students can get on with bread alone The Principal encouraging new students to Join one of the literary societies said You would mdeed be one sided queer people were you to take part in no activities outside the classwork The Alpha Beta society sponsors the literary programs carried on in the English language Numerous graduates of the school testify to the fact that the experience received in appearing before an audience at such programs has been of great value to them Its platform gives the speaker a real audience and the advantage of helpful constructive criticism at the same time This year a good deal of interest was shown in the oratorical contest eighteen entered the prellmlnaries The girls seem to be the best declaimers The series of inter class debates scheduled for the last part of the school year has attracted the attention by classes especially The debate is beneficial to a greater extent than any other public discourse in that it compels the speaker to be alert and quickly decide on the best way to refute the opponent s state ments in short to plan think and speak while on his feet OFFICERS FIRST SEMESTER SECOND SEVIESTER LAVJRENCE SELIN Preszdent LLOHD LENNING Presxdent LLOYD LENNING Vice President JOHN HEDWALL Vrce President Secretary EDITH JACOBSON Secretary Treasurer HANNAH JOHNSON Treasurer Page Sezrnlj T4 0 33' LLlL9L2 5 1- EL I - LLL, ' A If- 1 25 L study of the solids, languages, history and science, may be the bread, but the

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9 l'HI BLTHANNL-XI 9 Top Row Gerald Norton Eldon Lmdberg I-nthxof Johnson Clarence Wallxn Paul Ohlm Karl Eric Anderson Ca l Hasselblad Harold G Ellsworth I'olke Ekolad O Fred Swed berg Edwm Nylen Mrddle Row Lawrence Selm Inmg Ellls Joseph Prxberg Alum Johnson Burger Swenson Vxctor Erxckson Ernest A G Nelson Adolph Carlson Alphm Conrad Carl Olsson Fzrst Row Martm Errkson Gordon Carlson Arne Johnson Chas Entner Lloyd Lennmg Alfred Larson Gunnar Lmdahl George Schlofmann No man Sandqulst Erlc Sjolund THE MINISTERIAL STUDENTS ASSOCIATION HE MIHISIEIIBI Students ASSOCIBYIOH cons1sts of those who wxll some day be our great preachers and denommatxonal workers In the meetings of thls Assoclatlon the farmer boys bankers clerks and others have thelr begm nmg as future preachers They usually meet twlce a month when some of the boys put outlmes on the board or preach short sermons Thls IS then dlscussed by the class and the dlrector a member of the Semmary faculty glves hmts on how the sermon should be arranged Professor Olson was unable because of hxs classes at the UHIVBYSIIV to meet wlth us as he prevlously has so we dld not meet regularly unt1l Dr Hag strom offered to take Prof Olson s place We certalnly feel mdebted to Dr Hagstrom and Professor Olson for the help ln HOm1lCflCS whlch vue have re cerved under the1r leadershmp The students are arranged IH four groups wxth some of the old and new students 1n each group These groups have charge of varlous I'6l1glOllS servlces throughout the twm c1t1es Some of the Mmlsterlal students have churches vshlch they serve every Sun day Whlle nearly all the MIHISICIIHI students take churches durmg the summer vacatxon A few years ago We had only speakers rn each group but smce the Mus slonary Tralnmg class has Jomed us we have smgers and p1an1sts as well We appreclate the help they render and we also enjoy thelr fellowshlp LLOID IENVING Pres1denI AI I-RED I ARSONY I :ce Presrdent CHARLES ENTNIER Secretaru GUNINYAR I IINDAHl Treasurer I :gr S zrnlj four -1. 1 25- 1 - -.1 es fr. . . l , . v v . ' I Y 1 v 1 - , I . . . . 1 . ' . , - , V A V ' - .I ..... . . , ,... .... . . , ,,.. . . . . ln 4 . ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ,K -l '