Bethel University - Spire Yearbook (St Paul, MN)

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30 THE ACORN EDITOR. ROSE NORDSTROM. During the past year Hie Alumni Association of Bethel Academy has been testing its strength in its endeavor to raise $500 for aiding in the equipment of the laboratories of the new Bethel Academy building. The Association has done well in raising over half of this amount besides given annually a scholarship to some worthy student at Bethel Academy, when we consider that it is still in its inranev, that the greater part of the alumni are attending some higher institution of learning or just beginning their practical work. The alumni expects nevertheless to have the whole amount raised by the time of the completion of the new academy building. Slowly the Bethel alumni are becoming represented in the various trades and professions. This year four graduate from the Creighton Medical College of Omaha, Neb.; two are practising dentists; eight have entered the ministry; about sixteen are attending some university or college; and the remainder are engaged in some successful work, ranging from the farming to the domestic science, and from general contracting to the teaching. These records excel those of most secondary schools and speak well for Bethel. Below are given alphabetically the names, year of graduation, occupation and addresses of the Bethel Alumni. Ahlnuist, Jonas, ’ll. Graduate or Creighton Medical College, Omaha, Neb. Allen, Reuben, '13. Grocer.. Res., 33 Raymond Place, St. Paul, Minn. Anderson, Joel, ’ll. interne, Swedish Hospital, Minneapolis, Minn. Anderson, Paul, ’ll. Dentist. 311 Black. Hawk Building, Waterloo, Iowa. Anderson, Walfred, ’ll. Student, University of Minnesota. Res., Dalbo, Minn. Deistrom, Axel, ’ll. Law student, University of Minn. Res., 741 Jefferson St. N. E., Minneapolis, Minn. Belslrom, Arthur, '14. Student. Bethel Theological Seminary. Res.. 741 Jefferson St. X. IS., Minneapolis, Minn. Burkman, Joel, ’ll. Teacher, Firth, Idaho. Crook, Rudolf, ’13. Student. University of Minn. Res., 4127 Coirax Ave. N., Minneapolis, Minn. Dahlby, Albert, ’10. Enters senior class at University of Minn, next fall. Res., 730 Geranium St., St. Paul, Minn. Danielson, Walfrid, '10. Student, Macal-ester College. Res., 2530 Territorial Road, St. Paul, Minn. Edstroni, Andrew, ’ll. Interne, Mounds Park Sanitarium, St. Paul, Minn. Bdwall, Nathanael, ’ll. Pastor. Sc. Auburn, Rhode Island. Erickson, Andrew, 00. Dentist, Republic. Mich. Erickson, Clarence, ’13. Office clerk. Res.. 221S Lincoln St. X. E., Minneapolis, Minn. Erickson, Frank, ’13. Truck -gardener. Res., New Brighton, Minn. Fclth, Oscar, ’12. Pastor at Lake City and student, Bethel Theological Seminary and Chicago Divinity School. Ites., Lake City. Minn. Findeii, -Sitona, ’14. Stenographer and bookkeeper. Res., $19 Second Ave. S., Minneapolis, Minn.

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THE ACORN 29 stamningsfulla norrliindska naturen tjusa-de oss alia med sitt bohag. Vi borjade filer alska v rt licmlands skogar, berg och dalar. HUr uppe i dessa trakter erbjuder naturen vackra seneier, ocli alt vi icke fdrnekade css tillfallet att gora atskilllga rekognoseriugsturer i skogstraktema, sa-ger sig sjalft. Innan vi lamnade t'artygel, hade de aid re pojkarna cmbord givit oss slranga order att icke komma tillbaka ulan att med fora atminslone ett tiotal liter biabar till dem. Vi voro ju manga till att plocka. sa det borde into vara nagon sva-rigliet, menade man. Sagt ocli gjort, re krytema gingo i land, cell det bar i vag mat den narbelfigna skogen. Om det fanns nfigra bar, triigade ingen efter; det var ej nagot att tala om Sakcn var den, att vi skulle plocka bar, vare sig det fanns mtgra eller ej. ocli den som icke bade bar med sig omberd skulle prygias i alias asyn. Under sadana order gingo vi med svidan-dc hjartan och tittade mollan stenarna, men ddm om vftr dfverraskning, da vi kom-mo over en hel mosse af bara blftbar. Nu var all fingslan ftirsvunnen, och de hung-riga skeppsgossarna borjade «tta av alia krafter. Att plocka till de embordvaraude tankte ingen pa, det var som om alia pa en gang glomt bort dot. Vi endast ato och sago belatna ut och gingo tillbaka om-bord. Redan vid fallrepstrappan mbtte mig en av de aldre kamraterna. I-Ian sag bistert pa mig, liksom ville lian saga: var liar du baren? Jag kande mig ock litet kuslig till mods, alldenstund vi sa d llgt utfort del godtyckliga uppdrag, dverklassarna givit oss. AIR skulle utan tvivel avlupit nft-gcrlunda dragligt, om vi ej begatt det odesdigra misstaget att lata blabdrsfargen sitia kvar pa vilra lappar. Nu kunde emel-lertid veni som heist se, att vi iitit biabar och att sadana funnos i skogen. Att ljuga var darfdr en slor dumliet, men likval kunde vi icke avhaila oss dariIran utan forklarade djfirvt, att man kunde inte lm-na ett bfir i liela skogen,. Men nu blev det annat ljud i pipan. De aldre kamraterna oniringadc oss Iran alia hail. Hit med biabaren, kineser! ropade en. “Ni it’ blaa cm mim’,” skrek en annan. Och en tredje ut blast: “Nej, kaniner, nu drar m oss icke vid nasan langre, varlor lia m inga bar plockat?” ‘Tram med taljan, hordes dot Irfin on del, “de ska ha smorj. Och darvid blev det, en grundlig avstraff-nlu-g tigde rum, och de som lingo lida tor sina formenta synder, det var vi. Huru manga slag som drabbade min unga rygg, liar jag glomt nu, ett minus jag, och det var, att jag hade fdrfarligt svfirt att avh l-la mig frftn sjalvforsvar. Men sfi inbiten, sem man var 1 pcnalismens orgier, gjorcle man foga motstand utan tog sitt straff och teg. Man hade ju den utsikten framfbr sig, alt sjfilv en dag fS agera lierre, nam-ligen d; man gatt igenom rekrytarot, ocli dfi skulle man taga igen skadan pa ar.Ura stacka re. Jag hade liitintills glatt mig at sjolivet och dc raiijligheter det skulle bereda mig for framtiden, men nu forlorade jag all lust clarlor. De ljusa fdrespeglingarna om aventyrliga sjofarder, granna uimormer och braskande titlar hade dunstat bort som dim man for sommarsolen. Med djupasie indignation tanker jag nu pa att manni-skor skola belidva leva ett liv fdga baitre an slavens. Nar shall en biittre tid komma? G. S. Fryklind '1 . WHY SOME OF OUR STUDENTS CAME TO BETHEL ACADEMY, AS EXPRESSED IN THEIR OWN WORDS. Cont. frem What inspired me most to go to 13. A. was that I heard the students were studying together as brothers and sisters. r felt the need of studying English and some other subjects, and hearing of 13. A. thru a friend, I came. page 29. I came to R. A. because I had met many students that had gone there and they always spoke of it as the “Dear Old Bethel.” So I tliot there must be something in it. I came and found that there was something.

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THE ACORN Freed, Oscar, ’ll. Medical student, University ot' Minn. Res., Watertown, Minn. Goranson, Hanna, ’ll. Student, State Normal, lies., 1328 E. 2nd St., Duluth. Minn. Haglund, Esther. 09. Bookkeeper. lies., 697 K. Cook St., St. Paul, Minn. Hagstrom, (Junlnld, '12. Student, Dept, of Home Economics, University of Minn. Res., 1154 Jessie St., St. Paul, Minn. Iledberg, Arthur, '12. 2I0S S. Union Ave., Los Angeles, Cal. Hedblora, Peter, 09. Contractor, 3113 Harriet Ave., Minneapolis, Minn. Hopkins, Mrs. Bert, ’09. Home address, 2274 Alden Ave., St. Paul, Minn. Johnson, Annie, ’14. Practicing Domestic Science. Res., Russell, Minn. Route 1, Box 17. Johnson, C. G., '09. Pastor, Fairhope, Alabama. Johnson, Fred, 13. Student, University cf Minn. Res., 1603 Jefferson St., .Minneapolis, Minn. Johnson, Olivia. ’13. Missionary, Iloilo, Panay, Philippine Islands. Larson, Jonas, ’ll. Interne, Bethesda Hospital, St. Paul, Minn. Larson, Ruth, '14. Teacher, Center, No. Dak. Lind, Milton, '13. Strandbnrg, South Dak. Lindblom, Mamie, '12. Teacher. Res., Fairmont, Minn. Lundberg, Esther, 13. Student, Minnesota School of Business. Res., 2S0X Twenty-eighth Ave. So., Minneapolis, Minn. 31 Lundl.o.in, Alice, ’ll. 693 Vork St.f St. Paul, Minn. Nordstrom, Ernest, 09. Student, Mac-alester College. Res., 904 Chandler St S. E., Minneapolis, Minn. Olsen, Adolf. TO. Pastor. Bethany Church, St. Faul and student, Macalester College. Res., 2539 Territorial Road, St. Paul, Minn. Oquist, Peter, T3. Carpenter, Opstead, Minn. Palmquist, Leonard. ’08. Oakland, Neb. Pearson, Victor, T2. Pastor, Harris, Minn., Route 1. Peterson, Oscar, T3. Student, Res., Oakland, Neb. Segerstrcm, Stuart, ’03. Office work. Res., 2930 Fourteenth Ave. So., Minneapolis, Minn. Skooglun, Edna, ’ll. Res., 1105 Jessie St., St. Paul, Minn. Soneson, Nels, 09. Pastor, Kush City, Minn., Route 4. Sunfelt, Esther, T4. student, .Macalester College, Res., 1037 Payne Ave., St. Paul, Minn. Swanson, Ellen. 12. Noith St. Paul, Minn., Route 2. Swanson, Judith, TO. North St. Paul, Minn., Route 2. Swanscn, Rutli, T3. Teacher, Hanska, Minn. Res., North St. Paul, Minn. Strand berg. Daniel, ’14. Princeton, Minn. Thunell. Henry, T2. Owner and publisher of Viking News, Viking, Alberta, Canada. Tideman, Carl, ’OS. Pastor, Oakland Baptist Church, Oakland, Neb. CLASS HISTORY. Cont. from page 16. will” is very characteristic. She expects to take up work in the Domestic Science Dept, of the U. of M. next fall. •‘She’ll make some young fellow happy.” Sigrid Johnson—On a bleak December morn in the year 1S93 the tiny wail of an infant girl was heard. A child, destined to become the foster parent of the coming generations. In her home town, Douglas, Minn., she grew up. as fair as the flowers she loves so well—the flower that opens its blue eye to the blue sky when it kisses goodbye to the winter—the violet. Day after day she walked to school, studied hard and in a few years entered the Alexandria High School. However, after three years her ambition to become a school madam was loo strong, so she taught school for one year. But her education