Bethel University - Spire Yearbook (St Paul, MN)

Text from Pages 1 - 24 of the 1937 volume:

Faculty G. Arvid Hacstrom, D.D. Emery A. Johnson, B.S. President Dean, junior College K. J. Karlson, Ph.D. Dean, Seminary George G. Hultcren C. E. Carlson, A.M. Edith Larson Henry C. Wincblade, A.M. Alice M. Johnson, A.B. Ernest G. Norstrom, M.S. G. Arvid Gordh, Th.D. Alfred J. Wincblade, A.M. Effie V. Nelson, A.B. Esther Sabel, Ph.B. Adolf Olson, B.D. Other Faculty Members Theodore Bergman, B.Mus. Reuben Nelson, S.T.M. Russell Johnson, B.S. Seniors Seminary and B. M. T. Violette Anderson (b.m.t.) Secretary Alexis Declamatory I, 2. 3 ('lavs secretary 2 livERETT K. Backlin ( b.d. sem.) President Alexis 3 Clavs vice-president I. secretary 3. 3 Male chorus I. 2. 3. 4 Tennis I. 2. 3 Basketball I. 2. 3. 4: captain 4 Clarion circulation manager I: business manager 2. 3 Religious council president 2 Boarding club advisory board 1. 2. 3 Seminary alumni scholarship 2 Student pastor 2, 3, 4 Student volunteer Donald A. Clover (tii.b. sem.) Clave secretary 3 Gosj cl team leader I Student council I Religious council I Student pastor 2. 3 Sylvia Danielson (b.m.t.) Clavs treasurer 3 Pearl King (b.m.t.) A cappclla choir 3 Girls' glee club 2 Girls' trio 2, 3 Hilding Lind (b.d. sem.) Class treasurer 3 Mark Tyme 1, 2. 3 John D. Lundberg (tii.b. sem.) Student pastor I, 2 Mrs. A dell May (b.m.t.) Frank May (b.m.t.) Student pastor I, 2. 3 Margaret Olson (b.m.t.) Class vice-president 3 Student volunteer DonaldG. Peterson (th.b. sem.) President Alexis 3 Class president 2 Student volunteer: president 3 Male chorus 1.2.3 A capiH'lla choir 3 Baseball manager 1 Basketball 1.2.3 Track 2 Gospel team leader 2 Student council 3 Boarding club advisor)- hoard I Seminary scholarship 2 Student pastor I. 2. 3 Fern Hold (th.b. sem.) Hazel Rossandf.r (b.m.t.) Secretary Alexis 2 Class vice-president I Class secretary 3 Vice-president Girls chorus 2 A cappclla choir 3 Clarion reporter I. 2 Secretary boarding club advisory-board 3 Francis B. Sorley (b.d. sem.) Class vice-president 3 Male chorus 3 Student council 3 Religious council I Ethel Sjobkrc (b.m.t.) Secretary Alexis 3 ('lass vice-president 2: president 3 President Girls' chorus 3 Secretary A cappclla choir 3 Alexis declamatory contest 1. 3 Clarion reporter 2 Student volunteer Donald Tanqltst (th.b. sem.) Class vice-president 1 Male chorus I. 2. 3 Baseball I. 3 Basketball I. 3 Track I. 2 Leonard Tvrnquist (th.b. sem.) President Alexis 3 Class president 3 Gospel team leader 2 Religious council 2 Bonding club advisory board 2 Other Seniors J. R. Dinners Male chorus I. 2, 3 Homiletic prize 1 Student pastor I. 2. 3 Sicnk Backlund Seniors Junior College Ruth Anderson Lavern Bjorklund Secretary J. C. club 2 Girls' chorus 1 A capped a choir 2 Girls’ basketball 2 Ann Ferr£ S. Bruce Fleming Vice-president J. C. club I Gospel team leader I. 2 Oratory 1, 2 Business manager Clarion 2 Ralph Holman Class treasurer 2 Men's recreation club treasurer 2 Ass't advertising manager Clarion 2 Paul V. Backlin Gospel team leader 1 Gospel team chairman 2 Grace Forsberg Student council 2 Religious council 1 Folke Ferre Male chorus I, 2 A cappclla choir 2 Student pastor 1. 2 Maxwell Franzkn Band leader 2 Male chorus I, 2 Oratory 1 Ned H. Holmgren Treasurer J. C. club 1 Male chorus 1. 2 A eapiKrlla choir president 2 Basketball 2 Vice-president religious council 2 Tennis I, 2 Rodger Goodman Class president 1 Male chorus I, 2 Debate I Oratory 1. 2 Declamatory 1 Vice-president student council 2 Student pastor I. 2 Orville Johnson Treasurer J. C. club 2 Male chorus 1. 2 Baseball 1. 2 Basketball 2 Mvriel Johnson Girls' glee dub 1 A capped) choir 2 Student council 2 Religious council 2 Boarding club advisory board 2 Maurice Lawson Class president 2 Gospel team chairman I Male chorus secretary 2 Male chorus 1, 2 Oratory 2 Gospel team leader I Religious council 1 Boarding club advisory board 1 Student pastor I. 2 Sophy Partin Girls' chorus I A cappclb choir 2 Girl's basketball 2 Clarion reporter I Cirls' ping-pong champ 2 Elmer John President J. C. club 2 President men's recreation club 2 Male chorus 1.2: financial secretary 2 Lillian Johnson Class vice-president 1 Girls' chorus I A cappclla choir 2 Student council 2 Florence Lindstrom Class secretary 2 Secretary Student Volunteers 2 Girls' basketball 2 Clarion reporter I. 2 Student council secretary 2 Martha Olson Vice-president J. C. club 2 Debate I Declamatory 1. 2 Joel Strandberg A cj| |kII.i choir 2 Advertising manager Clarion Student council 2 Tennis team I. 2 Robert Wincblade Class vice-president I Custodian recreation club 2 Male cho.'us 1, 2 A cappclla choir 2 Basketball I, 2 Tennis I, 2 Other Seniors Paul Racer Male clsonis I. 2 Debate 1 J. Egon Hadley Student pastor 1, 2 Edward Nelson Andrew Sinkiewicz Baseball I. 2 Basketball 1. 2 Student council president 1 Raymond Olson Male chorus I. 2 Robert Klingrf.ro U nder graduates Seminary Back R°n' Clifford Dickau Edward Niuox Cordon Anderson WlLRL'R SORLEV Harold Wilson Maurice Wlssman Front Row Avmond Anderson Clayton Bolinder Lois Sorley PlLRRC TaNCENT Floyd Richert Junior College Top Row R awl in Johnson Evert Palm Warren F.klund Kaynold Apprloobt Earl Sherman Carl Holm berg Samuel Schultz Harry Aronson Isaac Raiin Herbert Franck Third Row Gustave Ferre John Valine F-vbrett Johnson Rcix.i k Nordell John Berceson Hope Widen Rudolph Gustafson Harold Kaskll Paul Daiiestrom Lawrence Lee Second Row A I RIK llLOMQUIST VlVYONNE KkSTRVM Oi.ga Shi nning Rebecca Backi.und Oliva Gii.oo Luetta Sciimidt Carolyn Nelson Henrietta !)i Camp Racniiii.d Jacobson Bertha Pan kra i Margaret I.arson Charles Persons First Row F.ditii Person Elsie Olsen Hanna Omark Fame Johnson Berntice Anderson Kvanch.ini Wingulade Miss Alice Johnson, odritcr Ruth Fredine Gladys Peterson Olive Stanford F.lsie Juntunf.n Linnka Swanson Activities • Organizations • Music • Forensics • Religious o Athletics • Informal Organizations STUDENT COUNCIL Forensics CHAMPIONSHIP DEBATE TEAM WINNERS COLLEGE CLUB ORATORY WINNERS ALEXIS SOCIETY DECLAMATORY WINNERS S.M.J.C. S.M.J.C. Oratory Declamatory GOSPEL TEAM GRADUATES CHRISTIAN WORKER’S COURSE STUDENT PASTORS STUDENT VOLUNTEERS BASKETBALL THE COURTS TENNIS HORSESHOE VARSITY swmmm Class Day at BETHEL INSTITUTE Thursday, June 10, 1937 Program at 10:00 a. m. 1. Processional—Pomp and Circumstance - - - Elgar Clarence Olson 2. Hymn No. 210. Lead On, O King Eternal 3. Devotions....................................Wilma Hartley 4. Song—Thanks Be to God ----- Dickson Male Chorus George Hultgren, Director 5. Words of Welcome - - President G. Arvid Hagstrom 6. Piano—Concerto G minor (Second Movement) - Saint Saens Ruth Fredine 7. Presentation of Awards for Student Activities: a) Athletics—presented by Coach R. H. Johnson Minor letters for Tennis to Herbert Franck, Ned Holmgren, Joel Strandberg, Robert Wingbladc. Minor letters for Basketball to Alrik Blomquist, Rudolph Gustafson, Warren Eklund, Herbert Franck, Carl Holmbcrg, Orville Johnson, Raymond Olson, Charles Persons, Robert Persons, Donald Tanquist. Major letters for Baseball to Raynold Appelquist, Alrik Blomquist, Clifford Dickau, Warren Eklund, Gustave Ferre, Rudolph Gustafson, Carl Holmbcrg, Orville Johnson, Charles Persons, Ernest Picpcr, Stanley Rendahl, Donald Tanquist. Major letters for Basketball to Raynold Appelquist, Gordon Anderson, Everett Backlin, Captain, John Bcrgcson, Manager. Gustave Ferre, Ned Holmgren, Ernest Piepcr, Stanley Rendahl, Floyd Richcrt, Wilbur Sorley, Robert Wingbladc. Sweaters to Carl Holmbcrg, Stanley Rendahl, Donald Tanquist. b) Forensics—presented by Eln Bronze charms to Girl Lundq clamatory). Silver charms to Edward Nc (oratory). Presentation of silver oratory c) Clarion Staff—presented by Bronze charms to Ralph Johns Advertising Manager; and Rut Bound copies of The Bethel Editor, and Stanley Rcndahl, Gold charms to Harold Wih Business Manager; and Hildii d) Music—presented by Aymoi Bronze charms to Folkc Ferre Carl Holmberg, Ned Holmgrci rice Lawson, Raymond Martin Rahn, Francis Sorley, Robert 8. Song—Praise to the Lord A Capella 9. Awarding of prizes and scholar; a) Excelsior in Literis Public S celsior in Literis Society. First prize, $12.00, to Cli Second prize. $8.00, to E b) Samuel Fletcher Kcrfoot Sc old L. Kerfoot, son of Dr dollars, to Luetta Schmidt. c) Bethel Theological Seminary of thirty-five dollars to Loi: d) Bethel Theological Seminary of twenty-five dollars to Q; ler John uist (debate) and Martha Olson (de- lson (debate) and Rodger Goodman trophy by Rodger Goodman. Everett Backlin on, Associate Editor; Joel Strandberg, h Lawson, Circulation Manager. Clarion to Clayton Bolinder, Sports Alumni Editor. on, Editor-in-Chief; Bruce Fleming, ig Lind. id Anderson , Maxwell Franzen, Rodger Goodman, i, Elmer John, Orville Johnson, Mau-Raymond Olson, Paul Racer, Henry Wingbladc. Chorus Christiansen •hips: ipeaking prizes, given by the Ex- fford Dickau; Iward Nelson. holarship in Memoriam, by Har-Samuel Fletcher Kerfoot, fifty Alumni Association Scholarship Sorley. Alumni Association Scholarship lyton Bolinder. 10. Piano—Concerto A minor (First Movement) - - Grieg Clarence Olson 11. The Consecrated Hand - - - Margaret Olson Bible and Missionary Training 12. The Consecrated Head - Muriel Johnson Junior College 13. The Consecrated Heart - Francis B. Sorley Seminary 14. Presentation of Class Gifts - - Senior Class Presidents Leonard Turnquist, Ethel Sjoberc, Maurice Lawson 15. Song—Landsighting ------- Grieg Male Chorus Baritone solo by Francis Sorley 16. Announcements and Benediction “♦Professor Theodore Bergman at the second piano. Lunch and social fellowship in Junior College Auditorium