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

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26 AURORA” CONCORDIA COLI.EGF. Concordia College A High School and Junior (Jo liege Announcements for the Session of 1942-43 Control of The Institution The President of Synod: THE REV. ]. W. BEHNKEN, D.D., Chicago, Ill. The Board of Trustees: The Board of Electors: The Rev. W. C. Eifert, President of the Alberta-British Columbia District, Leduc, Alta. The Rev. E. Eberhardt, Stony Plain, Alta. Mr. John Armbruster, Stony Plain, Alta. Mr. Hy. Enders Stony Plain, Alta. Mr. Albert Nickel, Edmonton, Alta. The President of Synod The Board of Trustees The Rev. C. T. Wetzstein, Regina, Sask. The Rev. W. A. Raedeke, Calgary, Alta. The Rev. A. Appelt, Wetaskiwin, Alta. The Rev. C. C. Janzow, Vernon, B.C. The Rev. A. Fuhr, Langenburg, Sask. FACULTY A. H. SCHWERMANN, Principal Religion, English, Music, Art 7330 Jasper Ave. M. WALTER RIEDEL Latin, Greek, Humanities, Physical Education 7006 Jasper Ave. J. H. HERREILERS Mathematics, Natural Sciences, English, Bookkeeping 6920 Jasper Ave. ARNOLD GUEBERT Social Studies, German, Humanities, Typewriting 7010 Jasper Ave.

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EDMONTON, CANADA “AURORA” 25 Pastor Sberbardt Honored with c iDoctor’s Title Rev. E. Eberhardt of Stony Plain, Alberta, long time member of the Board of Control, has received the honorary title of Doctor of Divinity from the faculty of Concordia Semin¬ ary, St. Louis, Missouri. This news reached us shortly before going to press, and we feel sure all our friends will rejoice with us because this dis¬ tinction has been accorded an old and tried friend of Concordia. From the first Pastor Ebcrhardt had a warm spot in his heart for our institution. Pastor Eberhardt came to Canada in 1894, and was ordained and installed at Stony Plain in the fall of that year. In 1905 he removed to Snohomish, Wash¬ ington, but was recalled to his former charge in 1909. We are sure this is one of the rare instances where a pastor has returned to serve his former members. As soon, as the movement was begun to establish a college in Western Can¬ ada he worked heart and soul for the cause, serving on every committee that was established for that purpose. He gave freely of his time and talents without any expense to Synod. He was a member of the first Board of Control and has served on every board since that date, now rounding out over twenty years of service. And so far as we can remember he has missed only one meeting on account of sickness. Nothing has been too much for Pastor Eberhardt, whenever it was a ques¬ tion of doing something for the College. Time and again we have gone to him when need has arisen, and always he was found ready to lend a helping hand. He has sent a great number of students to our institution, he has helped collect funds, he has urged his people to gather victuals for our Commissary Department. Whenever a celebration is to be held at the College, we can. always be sure that our honored friend from Stony Plain will not be missing. His good wife has been a real help-meet to him also in this respect. She has served for many years as chairman of the College Shower Committee, and speaks a good word for Con¬ cordia whenever occasion arises. It gives us distinct pleasure, therefore, to congratulate Dr. and Mrs. E. Eberhardt for this signal honor which has been conferred upon them. It is the first time it has come to anyone of our church in Canada. After his retirement as pastor at Stony Plain Dr. Eberhardt will move with hit family to Edmonton and reside here permanently. We are all looking forward with pleasure to having him in. our midst, and trust the Lord will grant him strength so that he may continue to serve Concordia also in the future.

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EDMONTON, CANADA AURORA” 27 Purpose and Aim of Concordia College MINISTERIAL STUDENTS Concordia College was founded primarily for the purpose of training young men for the ministry in the Lutheran church. The course comprises three years in the high school section and two years in the junior college department. While its training is academic in character, offering a broad foundation in general knowledge, the foremost aim of this school is to prepare its ministerial students for the special study of theology, which its graduates pursue for four years at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, Mo. NON-MINISTERIAL STUDENTS In response to insistent demands the courses and facilities of the college have recently been greatly expanded. The courses offered in Grades X, XI, and XII are, with the exception of religion and Greek, those prescribed by the Department of Education for the high schools of Alberta. Sufficient credits may be obtained to enter the Normal School by those who wish to prepare for the teaching profession, or to enter a university or some other higher school of learning. Accordingly, Concordia College bids welcome also to all such Lutheran students as wish to complete their provincial high school work. The college aims above all to develop Christian character. The courses in religion, the daily chapel exercises, the attendance at the church services on Sunday, the instruction by teachers who are pro¬ fessed Christians and who teach all subjects in the light of Holy Scriptures, all tend to encourage and strengthen a thoroughly Chris¬ tian attitude. RELATION TO THE CHURCH Concordia College, founded in 1921, is owned and controlled by the Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and other States (Missouri Synod), a church body of about 1,300,000 souls, serving congregations in North America, South America, Africa, India, and China, and maintaining 18 colleges, normal schools, and seminaries in various parts of the world. Through its official repre¬ sentatives this synod calls the teachers from its own midst, deter¬ mines the general educational, administrative, and financial policies, provides the physical equipment, and exercises supervision.