Concordia College - Corona Borealis Yearbook (Edmonton, Alberta Canada)

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EDMONTON, CANADA AURORA” 13 Looking at the Spiritual Side of Life at Concordia Students, like other young people, have two valuable component parts, body and soul. Neither dare be neglected in the important period of their high school and college years. The soul’s welfare should come first. Concordia strives to develop Christian character; students are encouraged to consecrated living, and endeavors are made to instil in them the spirit of Christian service and humility. To this end religious instruction in the classes is not a mere matter of the head, a bare imparting of religious information, but it is a serious matter of the heart. The morning and the evening chapel exercises are conducted by the Direc¬ tor and occasionally by one of the other faculty members. We open by singing a hymn. Then a passage from the Bible and a selection from a devotional book are read. We conclude with prayer. A very important factor in the spiritual guidance of the students is the pastoral care which the Director gives each one as the need arises. The boys are encouraged to feel entirely free to bring all vexing problems, whether of major or minor importance, to the office of their foster-father and guardian for frank dis¬ cussion and analysis. Many are the little conferences held in the office of the Director. The students attend the local churches of our Synod. As Christians it is our duty and desire to attend divine services on Sundays because we cannot grow strong spiritually speaking, unless we regularly receive food for the soul in His house and there seek the company of other fellow Christians. Opportunities for practical church work are not wanting. Some of the students teach in the Sunday schools of our churches. Canvasses have been con¬ ducted with the help of the students, who heartily participate in such work and welcome the opportunity to serve their Savior. In short, the boy or girl who leaves home for Concordia College enters a school which recognizes the value of soul and uses the proper means for its nurture and protection.

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12 AURORA CONCORDIA COLLEGE STUDENTS GERTRUDE ARMBRUSTER— “Gertie” Stony Plain, Alta. Ready to give a helping hand to any¬ one in trouble and an all around good sport. JOHN ARMBRUSTER—“Tubby” Stony Plain, Alta. Quiet, with a ready smile for every¬ body. ALVINA BARON Edmonton, Alta. She never knows what kind of hat she doesn’t want until she buys it. HERMAN BARON—“Woolly” Wideview, Sask. His dimples are like small whirlpools in his rosy cheeks. ARNOLD DYKE—“Rusty” Oakshella, Sask. Band; Softball. Red-headed, but doesn’t pack a mean or ferocious temper. NORMAN EIFERT—“Toots” Leduc, Alta. Ambition: to grow up. Always building dungeons in the air LOWELL GUEBERT— “Small Gibbie” Edmonton, Alta. He is a man of a few—thousand words. JOHN HERREILERS—“Mugs” Edmonton, Alta. Piano; Softball. A good listener, but is usually think¬ ing of something else.

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EDWIN JACOBI—“Ed” Edmonton, Alta. If there’s nothing to be said, he can say it. LILLIAN JACOBI—“Lil” Edmonton, Alta. Orchestra. She is a chain-talker—lights each sen¬ tence from the spark of the last. VAUGHAN JOHNSON—“Sleepy” Wilkie, Sask. Ambition: to own a dude ranch. O give me a home where the buffalo roam. BILLY KN1PP— Freckles” Willingdon, Alta. Skating. He listens out of the corner of his mind. GIRT KRUEGER Sunnybrook, Alta. “Now before I start I want to say something.” DONALD KULAK—“Don” Edmonton, Alta. Hockey; Handball; Softball; Orchestra. Winning or losing: “Come on you guys!” DOROTHY KURING—“Dot” Beach Corner, Alta. Orchestra; Track. Always as busy as a fiddler’s elbow. AURORA” CONCORDIA COLLEGE STUDENTS ELLA HILDEBRANDT Rumsey, Alta. Her eyes punctuate everything she says. m - J