Bethel University - Spire Yearbook (St Paul, MN)

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 1923 — The Bethannual — 1923 Johnson, 1£mma . . . Svea. Minn. Secretary, Alpha Beta, '23. Treasurer, Athcnacan Society, 23. Declamatory Contest. '23. “She was just the quiet hind whose natures never vary. Who’s Who in 1923 Most dependable......................................Ragnar Bergren Optimist ..................................................Elmer Cain Neatest ..........................................Elizabeth Carlson Most dignified.......................................Minnie Carlson Prettiest .........................................Vinnette Carlson Most poetical.......................................Rudolph Dahlquist Class baby.....................................................Eugene Dolph Ptinniest ...........................................Elvera Edstam Most practical.............................................Alice Elg Most talkative.......................................Marcus Fritzell Most musical...........................................Elna Forssell Quietest....................Henry Funk and Gunnard Xordquist. tie Most plucky...........................................Elsie Hagberg Most chivalrous.......................................Arvid Hedberg Most popular........................................Richard Hoiland Most studious..........................................Emma Johnson Most handsome.......................................Harold Lindblom Most reserved.........................................Thora Loman Most graceful........................................Emma Mossherg Most versatile........................................Allan Munson Most unusual.........................................Arthur Nyborg Pest sport.........................................Carmelytc Nordbcrg Most artistic..........................................Mel ford Olson Sweetest ..................................................Edith Palm Best Matured..........................................Alvin Pearson Brightest ........................................Gladys Rundquist Most gracious.........................................Ethel Skoglund Most modest..........................................Lois Thompson Most conscientious..................................Jewell Torkelson Most respected.......................................Philip Turn wall Most athletic..................................................Archie Vetter Most all-round..................................................Elsie Wik Pi.Kc 22

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 1923 — The Bethannual— 1923 iiimiiniimtnitit:Mit iimiaimii 111:111111111 nm illiiililiBHini iiaimii iiimniriiiiiiiiiiin in nnm SENIORS Richard llou.ANi) ................................. President Archik Vettkh.........................................Vice President Elsie Wik .................................................Secretary Rudolph Dahlquist....................................... Treasurer Gladys Rundquist......................................I'alcdictorian Elsie Wik...............................................Salutatorian Motto— He conquers who works. Colors—Purple and Gold. Class Flowers—Aster. WHAT THE CLOCK ON THE CHAPEL WALL HEARD Oli! I'll never forget the first day. how I ran around trying to find ilie right room. You know we were given that card with the numbers of the rooms and the names of the subjects. I surely was excited, because I didn’t dare to come in late and have everybody stare at me. “Why, Camie, that was nothing. I remember when some of us went looking all over the State Fair Grounds for the Boarding Club. And you know how many buildings there are in the fair grounds. And that wasn’t all. either. We were just starved before we ever started, because we couldn’t lunch whenever we pleased after we got to Bethel. 1 certainly feel sorry for you. Art. but that doesn't help now. I guess. “No, 1 should say not. Arvkl. Oh. listen. Edith! Do you remcmlxrr what a good time we had at the weiner roast a few days after school began? It was at Minnehaha Falls. Yes, I'll say I do! We sure had a good, old time. But the joke came just as we had finished eating our buns and weiners. when a cop came ?.ixl told us we couldn’t have a fire at that place, but would have to put it out and go somewhere else. I'm glad we were all through eating. The falls were so beautiful, and if I can remember right, it gave some such an inspiration tliat they tried walking back to Bethel, and—. “Oh. that wasn't exciting at all. I'll tell you something worth listening to. “Now, Arvid, you know it isn't polite to interupt like that. “I beg your iKtrdon. but I can't help it. I've just got to tell about that Freshman party on—oh. let me see. I think it was the 4th of October. Maybe you don't all remember tliat quite a while before the main program was to come off. a bunch of ils were all excited because we heard they were going to initiate Nyborg and Fritz.’ And sure enough, before long a bunch of boys came. They took Nyborg and carried him down stairs, and they got 'Fritz' down tlx-re. too. i'll never forget how angry some of the girls were. Do you remember that, Nyborg?” Oh. I’ll never forget it as long as I live. I think we ought to give Thora a chance to tell about the program which we had afterwards. You remember it. don't you?” Yes. a person couldn't possibly forget that; I don’t, of course, remember every number on the program, but I do remember that Emcrie Gustafson gave tlx welcome speech and he said, ‘Welcome. Bethel Freshmen, welcome.’ He surely must have said ’welcome’ one hundred times. Ixcausc it is ringing in my ears yet After that welcome speech we were ushered into the study hall by the chairman, Lillian Wik. I remember there was a circle of chairs, with a group of chairs in the middle. Some of the most important, or the greenest, I don't know which, were in tlx- middle. 1 know I wasn't. Were you. Nyborg? “Were you. Camie ? Yes, of course, I was, I’ll never forget the dainty and delicious refreshments they gave us. Say, Munson, I thought that I was supposed to tell about this, but I’ll let you tell the rest. I can almost taste tlx sc refreshments now when I think of it. Oh, tliat gloss starch pudding, flavored with lemon and mixed with gravel raisins from the Bethel roof garden, rubber binders and sugar sand, and all this garnished with bananas. It sure was some spread. Oh, yes, we got one-half of a chocolate eclair, too. “Listen, there's the plxine ringing. 1 wonder who tliat can lx-.” It was Elizalx th Carlson. She wanted to know if you folks are still here. She said she could not come until late, hut she is coming over right away. “Let's see. Who was our first President? It was Enoch 'Johnson. And Burris Richardson was Vice President, and he became our President tlx- second semester. Ob. yes. that’s right I remember. The second semester he became President, and Elizabeth Carlson became Vice President. But by all means don’t forget tliat Hallowe’en party they gave us: when we walked between Ixittlcs blind folded, and Professor Snyder stepped into a tub of water, PaKc 2i