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

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FACULTY A. RIEP, B.Ed. H. F. WITTE, B.Sc. A. R. RIEP, B.Ed.—Secretary of the Faculty, Supervisor of College Grounds, Dramatics, Instructor in Greek, German. Address: 7006 Ada Blvd. H. F. WITTE, B.Sc.—Registrar, Director of Audio-Visual Education, Instructor in Mathematics, Biological and Physical Sciences. Address: 6924 Ada Blvd. MISS EDITH LECHELT—Assistant, Co-ed Counselor, Bookstore, Instruc¬ tor in English, Typing, Health and Personal Developm ent. Address: 7319 112 Ave. HERMAN DORIN, B.A.—Assistant, Athletic Director, Instructor in Physi¬ cal Education, German, English, Social Studies. Address: Concordia College. MISS EDITH LECHELT HERMAN DORIN, B.A. 5

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COLLEGE J. E. HERZER A. H. SCHWERMANN, B.A., B.Ed., D.D. A. H. SCHWERMANN, B.A., B.Ed., D.D.—Principal of the college, Exe¬ cutive Officer of the Board of Control, Choir Master. Instructor in Religion, English, Music. Address: 7230 Ada Blvd. J. E. HERZER—Assistant, Student Counselor, Meal Service, Canteen, Instructor in Religion and German. Address: Concordia College. J. H. HERREILERS, B.A.—College Treasurer and Business Manager, Instructor in Mathematics, Physical Sciences, Bookkeeping. Address: 6920 Ada Blvd. A. GUEBERT, B.Ed., M.A.—Vice-Principal, Librarian, School Paper, Yearbook, Instructor in Humanities, Sociology, Economics, Social Studies, Latin. Address: 7010 Ada Blvd. J. H. HERREILERS, B.A. A. GUEBERT, B.Ed., M.A. 4

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CONCORDIA COLLEGE HISTORICAL SKETCH Concordia College, a residential high school and junior college of the Lutheran Chureh-Missouri Synod, was officially opened on October 31, 1921, with a Grade IX enrolment of 35 students. The activities of the school were concentrated in the Cale¬ donian Temperance Hotel at 10S75 - 98th Street, and a boarding house at 9529 - 110th Avenue served as dining room, kitchen, infirmaiy and principal’s residence. Grades X, XI and XII were added in the next successive years, and in 1926 the first of two junior college classes were organized. In the fall of 1924 the Fraser estate (together with several lots owned by the city) covering in area 8.11 acres, was purchased at the cost of $13,800. Building operations began on May 20, 1925, and were completed on the day of dedication, January 10, 1926. All buildings are of fire-proof construction. The total cost of land and buildings was $147,000. Four teachers’ residences were erected in 1930 at a total cost of $39,446. In December, 1948, an additional plot of ground, covering 1.86 acres and lying immediately west of the administration building, was purchased from the city at a cost of $5,580. LOCATION AND GROUNDS Concordia College is situated in Edmonton, the capital of the Province of Al¬ berta, a city of 170,000 inhabitants (including the suburbs), 801 miles west of Winni¬ peg, 771 miles east of Vancouver, and some 350 miles north of the Montana boundary. The city dates its origin from the year 1795, when it was established as a fur trading post by the Hudson’s Bay Company. It was incorporated as a town in 1892, and as a city in 1904. It lies in the centre of one of the most prosperous farming communities in Western Canada; within a radius of fifty miles some 2,000 oil wells have been developed during the last seven years and three large oil refineries were established; Canadian Industries Limited is constructing a plant at a cost of thirteen million dollars, and the Celanese Corporation of America another plant at a cost of fifty- five million dollars; it is the gateway to the fertile Peace River empire and to the gold fields and the uranium deposits in the far north—all of these circumstances have com¬ bined to make the city an unusually progressive community. With its University of Alberta, Provincial College of Education, 11 colleges, and two public libraries, the city offers excellent educational and cultural facilities. Concordia has its home in a quiet residential district in the eastern part of the city. It lies high above the beautiful valley of the Saskatchewan River, borders the scenic Highlands golf course, and adjoins the Fair Grounds and Borden Park, in which are situated the Edmonton Zoo and a municipal swimming pool. The distance from the college to the heart of the city is a 10-minute ride on the Highlands bus line. BUILDINGS The administration building contains six classrooms, laboratory, library, office, faculty room, chapel, vault, and heating plant. In addition to the dining room, steward’s quarters, storage rooms, and lavatories, the boys’ dormitory contains 15 suites of rooms, the larger of which are designed for five and the smaller for four students. Each suite has a study and a bedroom, the latter being equipped with battleship linoleum and a spacious locker for each student. All floors in these rooms are covered with battleship linoleum. In the service building are located the kitchen, refrigerating room, storage rooms, room for maids, and in the second storey the sick-rooms. A beautiful new gymnasium-auditorium was dedicated on April 19, 1953. CO-EDUCATION AND ACCREDITATION Co-education was first introduced in 1925, but temporarily discontinued in 1931. Girls were again admitted in 1941. Thirty-three are enrolled at the present time. The Alberta Provincial High School Course of Studies was introduced in 1939. At that time Grade IX was eliminated since it is no longer part of the senior high school course. Concordia is fully accredited with the Department of Education. 6