Bethel University - Spire Yearbook (St Paul, MN)

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21 THE ACORN SOPHOMORE THOUGTS. The first Sophomore meeting of this year was held January 23, 1915. The following officers were elected: President, George Erickson; treasurer, Agncta Sun-felt; secretary, Ida Kinsley; sergeant-at-arms, Edythe Holmberg. •We accepted the invitation to the Junior sleighnde with pleasure. We number about thirteen now, but we expect several of the freshmen to join our junior class next year. We went for a picnic to Como Park, May 15, had a good time in spite of the disagreeable weather. 1. K.f Sec. JUNIOR DREAMS. At the beginning of the school year the Juniors organized their class with Victor Larson as president; Lilia Stonestrom, vice president; Lydia Franson, secretary-treasurer, and Clifford Swanson, sergeant-at-arms. They have had meetings every month. All the boys on the debating team are Juniors this year. May the fifteenth they had a picnic at Como Park. Even though it rained, they had a good time: a more enjoyable time than if the sun had been shining. There are about twenty-six Juniors now, the largest class of Juniors. Tf they all return next year and graduate it will be the largest graduating class in the history of the school. L. F., Sec. SENIOR TOUCHES. Some of Their Funny Characteristics. Esther Larson—Not as sober as she looks. Very interested in parsons and church work. Dorothea Tornblom—A true friend of everybody, favorite pastime, torturing the piano. Ellen Gustafson—An ardent suffragist: L never fuss, get fussed or am fussed. Sigrid Johnson—Ideal country scliool-ma’m. Always looking for a good time. Ivey Johnson—Because a woman doesn’t talk, it’s no sign she hasn’t anything to say. lvey is a patriotic Swede, even tho she never saw Sweden. Fredericka Witzell—A China doll. Iler favorite subject is campusology. Ida Billman—“I can waste more time in half an hour than most folks can in a week.” Teachers’ favorite(?) Gustav Hammar—Wise from the top of his head up. Noblest bluffer of them all. Earl Carlson—A veritable genius. Frank Rhenstrom—Talks little, but says much. Charles Hodne—We should have more time for sleep around this institution. Flirts only with his sister. Victor Sword—Speaks for himself. What’s a tongue for if not to use. Sam Young—Loaf and the class loafs with you, cram and you cram alone. Martin Anderson—One of the sharks. Wisdom is sometimes wrapped up in small parcels. THE RELIGIOUS INFLUENCES IN THE BETHEL ACADEMY. Cont. from page 12. Mucli could be said about the various meetings: as prayer meetings once a week, Sunday school, the meetings in the Scandinavian Mission every month, the many student meetings in different churches, the several visits of the Male Quartette outside of the Twin Cities with the report of souls’ conversions, the chapel services every forenoon, the teachers’ Christian influence in and outside of class, the companionship with each other, and with those of the students, who have taken a stand for Christ this sclioolyear—but our space is too limited. The atmosphere of the school will tell more even to a casual visitor than what can here he told. A good schoolspirit is educating to all who are under its influence, but how much more is not this true if the schoolspirit is in a pure. Christian school. That is what we are trying to have in Bethel and we as students will surely try to show this by our life and actions. In this way alone can we show true appreciation of our Alma Mater.

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20 THE AGO It N CHAPEL SPEAKERS. Among the different visitors of whom we had the pleasure of listening to at our chapel services arc: Dr. H. E. Trolle of Mexico, Mo. Mr. W. I). Stem, Des Moines, Iowa. Mr. Stroble. Mr. C. M. Stocking, Minneapolis. Rev. Mossberg, Mankato, Minn. Rev. K kb lad, Red Wing, Minn. Rev. Risinger, Minneapolis. Rev. A. J. Freeman, Rockford, 111. Dr. E. R. Pope, Minneapolis. Mr. Dickenson, Supt. Childrens Home. Rev. Stolberg, North Dakota. Dr. Petzol, Montana. Rev. Kemper, Temple Baptist Church, Minneapolis. Dr. Harry Noble Wilson, Central Pres. Church, St. raid. Miss Cora Rudy. Mr. Oalderwood, Prohibition worker. Dr. Dick, First M. E. Church, Minneapolis. Rev. Holtzerman, Sec. Henn. Co. S. S. Association. Mr. McFarland, Minn. Gospel Mission, St. Paul. Mr. Kakuirum, U. of Minn. Rev. Jacob Peterson, Elirn Swed. Baptist Church, Minneapolis. Rev. Licchlctcr. Dayton, O. Mr. A. J. Dalile, Prohibition worker. Mr. Wolff, Minneapolis. Rev. Swanson, First Swedish Baptist Church, St. Paul. Rev. Hall. Bethel Swedish Bapt. Church, Minneapolis. Mr. Cederberg, a St. Paul Architect. Mr. Cross. Board of Public Health. Rev. Adolph Olson, Bethany Swedish Bapt. Church, St. Paul. Maurice Adelslieim, Minneapolis Jeweler. Dr. Ceo. Doris, Macalester College. President Kerfoot of Hamline. Esther Sundl'elt, Macalester College. Rudolph Crook, Minnesota University. Dr. Norton, Ex-President of Sioux Falls College. Mrs. Angore, Miss Ynlstadt and Miss Munkurtz of the Union Mission. Major Clancy of Minneapolis. Rev. John Wahlborg of Sweden. Rev. A. M. Locker, Sec’y Minn. S. S. Association. Dean Woods of the Agricultural School. Rev. Schugren of the Telegu Mission or India. Rev. Loucks, Fourth Bapt. Church, Minneapolis. Dr. Sandell of the Seminary. Oscar Freed or the University. Dr. Frank Peterson of Minneapolis. Rev. Holmen of the Norw. Danish Bapt. Church, Minneapolis. FRESHMEN FANCIES. The “Fresliies” have been conspicuous thruout the entire year for their strict attention to the work before them. Especially has this been true at meal time. During the warm days of spring when it becomes so intensely monotonous to study English, Algebra, etc., the Freshmen have been found under the shady trees upon the campus, in “Langford Park or out at “Minnehaha Falls” studying nature, dreaming, philosophizing or picking flowers for Botany class.” Several of our distinguished Fresliies” have left us during the last semester of the school year. We wish all of them the very best success, and hope to see their smiling faces among us at the opening or the next school year. One of our prominent Fresliies was kidnapped by the ladies of the sophomore class sometime during the last semester. Of course we have reasons to admire the taste of the “sophomore girls.” but the prominent “Fresliie,” whom we missed, we have no compliments for. lie is evidently enjoying his new and highly educated environment. “Farewell, ye Fresliie days, with all your mirth and happiness. We leave you with great regret, knowing that nothing more of importance will again be heard from us until the gloomy Senior days.”

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22 THE ACORN M. S. A. The annual meeting of the organization was held Monday evening, May 17, at which time new officers were elected for the coming year. Geo. Ericson was elected President, Carl Bergstrom Vice President, Fred Moberg Secretary and Treasurer, and Herman Nelson Song leader. After the business session speeches were delivered by Chas. Hodne ond Geo. Ericson. There upon Or. E. Sandell extended a lew remarks in the form of criticism. At the social meeting, which was held in the dining room of the school, toasts were given by Prof. Henry Wingblade, Prof. A. .1. Wingblade, Or. Sandell and a few of the students. A picture of the M. S. A. was given Dr. S. in appreciation for the work expended in connection with the homiletic class, which has assembled quite regularly once every week since the beginning of the school year. The two Academy professors present promised to see to the framing of the picture, i. e. the expense of framing. During the summer months most of the young men will be out on the field, and their places are as follows: Axe! Ander- son and A. Rio will travel in Minnesota in the interest of the prohibition party, Carl Bergstrom will be at Kerklioven, Minn., Geo. Ericson, Gothenburg, Neb., !G. Grdnlund, La Porte. Indiana. Carl Ackerman. Deerwood, Minn., J. Alex. Ericson, Battle. Minn., A. O. Instanes, Mora, Minn., G-. S. Fryklind, Rush Point, and Grandy, Minn., Linus Johnson, Evansville, Minn., Chas. Hodne. singing evangelist in Minn., Victor Larson, Wood River. Wis.. Gus. Hammar. Pillager. Minn., and A. Sjolund, Sandy Lake, Minn. The M. S. A. has decided to try to se-Mire $1,000 in subscriptions for New Academy Building. —J. A. 15. The Missionary Band which consists of quite a number of the active Christian students of our school, has had a very successful year. The Band has met every Wednesday evening for the weekly prayer meeting. These meetings have been very Inspiring and uplifting, and we cite the words of a recent visitor, who said after being present at one of our meetings: “This was one of the most blessed prayer meetings I have ever been present at.” The last Thursday in every month the Band has had charge of the meeting at the Scandinavian Mission in Minneapolis. It has been the Band's privilege to have been invited to conduct the Young Peoples meeting in the different Swedish Baptist churches of the Twin cities several times during the year. Once during the year we were invited to visit the American Baptist Church Society on Burr Street, St. Paul. Our Sunday school, which has been very successful, has been held every Sunday morning. : The male quartette, consisting of Chas. Hodne, Alf. Dahlquist, Herman Nelson and Anton Sjolund, has had a great success. Not only have they sung at the Band's meetings and at our chapel services, but the following places have been visited: CokatO, Grove City, Lake Elizabeth and Falun. At the two first named places visible results were seen. As we part for the summer there will be many memories from the times that we as a Band have met around the altar of prayer that ill