Bethel University - Spire Yearbook (St Paul, MN)

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26 THE RETIIEL HERALD

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THE BETHEL HERALD 25 places in Sweden is Kinnekulle in Vaster-gbtland. There among the flowers and trees David had the privilege of spending his boyhood days. He was born, Aug. 3, 1893 He attended public school there and at the age of 17 the longing came to see the world. Accordingly David arrived at the shores of our wonderful country. After a short stay of 'two months in Orange, Miss., he went to Rockford, 111., where he remained a great deal of the time until the fall of 1915. He then, made the wise decision to enter Bethel and prepare for the ministry. In connection with the academic course the last two years he has taken a special course in the Seminary. His motto is By faith and courage” and his favorite flower is the Lily of the Valley. His favorite study is physiology. David is a young man of a great personality. He is jolly and bighearted. He has set his aim high and is sure to be victorious. Gladys lied man—Our model, the valedictorian of our class, was born at Cambridge, Minn. At the age of nine she moved to Princeton, Minn. From there she moved to St. Paul. Gladys graduated from the Hancock grade school in 1911 and entered B. A. in the fall of 1917. During her stay here Gladys has shown herself to be of unusual ability. Her favorite study is English literature. Her motto ‘‘Perseverance wins” assures her success in life. Alice Edwards—V gviken, Wasa, Finland, has the honor of being the birthplace of this quiet demure young lady. At the age of 16 Alice left Finlan l and emigrated to America landing in New York. She had finished the grade school in Finland so entered Bethel after remaining in New York for short time. Her motto is “Live to Serve.' ’ Her favorite study is history and her flower is the Lily of the Valley. Alice has performed all her tasks conscientiously and has gained a scholarship in school. Melvin Okersfroni—This aspiring young man was born at Cambridge, Minnesota. March 30, 1898. He completed the grade school at Cambridge and has attended Bethel for three and a half years. During his stay here he has been a leader among his fellow students. This is due to his personality, which is of the type that attracts. Okie,” as he is called, is very fond of athletics and has become famous along this line. Ilis favorite study is law and his ambition is to be a commercial leader and we feel sure that he will succeed because he puts his whole strength an,d soul into whatever he attempts to do. His favorite flower is the American Beauty Rose and his motto is Ne tentes aut perfice.” Hilma Larson—This tiny maiden was born in Ashland, Wis., Sept. 9, 1896. Hilma is the nightingale of our class. She is small but oh my! When she sings you wouldn’t thinjc so. Hilma finished the public school at Mason. Wis., and from there she came to St. Paul and entered Bethel. Her motto is, Not I, But Christ.” Her favorite flower is the American Beauty Rose and her favorite study is Eng. litterature. Verna Swedlund—One of the most attractive young ladies in, our class is Verna who was born at OrtonVille, Minn., March 22, 1902, and being a very contented maiden she remained there ever since. She finished the public school and three years of high school there and decided to come to Bethel Academy in the fall of ’19. Our class would not he complete without our sunny Verna and we are sure to hear of her in future years. Lillian Wik—Another popular young lady is the secretary of our class, Lillian Wik. much loved and appreciated by those who know her best. On April 30th, 1902 (it must have been a sunshiny day we are sure) she came to gladden the home of Mr. and Mrs. N. Wik at Milliard, S. Dakota. She finished the ninth grade there but in the fall of 1917 decided that Bethel Academy was the only place for her. She has been a conscientious student and has shown ability in, her classes as well as in other responsible positions. She is an ambitious girl and with such a motto, Nothing without Divine Guidance,” we can be certain that she will constantly aim towards the high n.oble achievements of her day. We know that we will hear of her accomplishments with joy. Her favorite flower is the American Beauty. —A. C. P.

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THE BETHEL HERALD 27 Class Prophecy By ANNA MATTSON One beautiful summer evening in July, 1937. after our beloved friend and teacher, Prof, Henry Wingblade, had finished his dinner, he went out on the porch to enjoy the fresh air. A little later Mrs. Wingblade came out to join him. He appeared to be in deep meditation. Mrs. W. asked. What are you thinking about, dearie?” He answered, in a very pleasant way, I was just thinking about the time when I was teaching at Bethel Academy, and especially of the wonderful class of 1920. That was such a fine class of splendid young people that I was just wondering where each and every one of them 13 now. Wouldn’t it be nice to take a tour and .see whether we happen to run across some of them?” Mrs. W. was very pleased with the suggestion. A month later it so happened that they left St. Paul for a trip of real pleasure. They stopped at Chicago first. It was not long before they visited the Swedish Baptiet Church there. Much to their surprise and pleasure they found that Gordon Hasselblad was pastor of the largest Swedish Baptist Church in Chicago. After a brief conversation with him, they inquired about the other students of the class of 1920. Mr. Wingblade found that Harold Ericsson was candidate for the next Presidential election, although it had n.ot as yet been announced to the public. Mr Ericson was living somewhere near Washington, D. C., so Mr. Wingblade decided to go to see him. Upon meeting Harold and entering into a conversation, with him. it was found that William Carlson had made a name for himself in thhe East by aome great scientific discovery. The next inquiry was about some of the girls. He learned that Alice C. Peterson was a very successful missionary out on the foreign fields of China, and that Ycrnu Swedlund was at the head of the largest Children’s Home in Belgium. After travelling and coming in contact with other people who knew of, and were interested in Bethel, he found that Elmore Sandquist was one of the millionaries of New York City. Just as Mr. Wingblade entered the latter’s office, he noticed a check book open on the desk. He learned that Mr. San.dquist had written a check for $1,000,000 as a donation to Bethel Academy. Money had gone through Mr. Sandquist’s hands for the support of Louise Hosendalil and Elisabeth Limlberg who were working side by side as faithful and true missionaries in Japan, He also learned while in New York, that Oscar Gunnerfelt was a very successful medical missionary in India and that Eniclia Peterson was carrying on a great work as teacher in Western. Africa. Mr. Wingblade had planned on going across the watens but for some very good reasons he changed his plans. It seemed strange that while so many of the students were in the East, news about them had not .spread West very rapidly. But nevertheless through newspapers and books he found out something about each one of his class of 1920. He found, on picking up the morning paper, that Carl Anderson was to be the next governor of Minnesota. On his way back to St. Paul, he spent a few days in Philadelphia, Pa., och here was Melvin Okerstrom one of the busiest lawyers in the state of Pennsylvania. Mr. Wingblade reached home again, very much disappointed that he hadn’t seen more of the class of 1920 than he had, but. on keeping up correspondence with those he had located he learned where the rest of them were. Lenore Kelthnns was the greatest lady physician in the United States, stationed somewhere in Kentucky. Amanda Lldstrom was the head nurse in the hospital or sanitarium that miss Felthous had organized. He. Mr. Wingblade. received a book through the mail one day the author of which was no other than our honorable David Moberg. Of course, he knew where Gladys Hed-muh was because she was at the head of the Student’s Union organized for the benefit of the students of Bethel Academy. Mr. Wingblade picked up the evening paper and saw in the headlines something about Mexico and Central America. On reading the article, he found that Lillian Wik was