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

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General Information Concordia College was founded in 1921 by the Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod at the urgent request of members of the congregations of Western Canada. One year later, the Alberta-British Columbia District of Synod was organ¬ ized, with the Reverend A. J. Mueller serving as first President. The original purpose of Concordia was the training of young men for the Lutheran ministry and teaching profession. This is still the primary purpose of Con¬ cordia, although this purpose was enlarged in 1925 when coeducation was introduced, and girls and boys were admitted to training in general courses of study. The Senior High School department of Concordia, fully accredited with the Alberta Department of Education, offers programs of study leading to matriculation to the University, nursing, pre-teacher training, and pre-deaconess training. The junior college depart¬ ment, introduced in 1926, offers two years of pre-theological training in preparation for Concordia Senior College, Ft. Wayne. location Concordia ' s campus of ten acres is situated in Edmonton, the capital of the Province of Alberta, a city of over 200,000 inhabitants. Edmonton is 801 miles west of Winnipeg, 771 miles east of Vancouver, and 350 miles north of the Montana boundary. The school is located in a residential district in the eastern part of the city, high above the beautiful valley of the Saskatchewan River. Edmonton is the home of the University of Alberta. The Lutheran Churches of the city offer further contact with fellow Lutheran people and the opportunity to participate in congregational activity. buildings The administration building, dedicated in 1926, contains the president ' s, trea¬ surer ' s and business offices, faculty room, five classrooms, the typing room, the science laboratory, the chapel, girls ' commons room, living quarters for a faculty member, of¬ fice of the girls ' counsellor, bookstore, and the central heating plant. The dormitory, dedicated in 1926, housing 70 students, also contains the dining hall, the library, a laundry room, the student store, and quarters for the steward and his wife. The ser¬ vice building which is connected to the dormitory contains the kitchen, refrigerating room, storage rooms, living space for maids, and the infirmary, located on the second floor. The gymnasium-auditorium building with a seating capacity of 1,000 was dedi¬ cated in 1953. entrance requirements Admission to Concordia will be granted such students who are of good Christian character and recommended by their pastor. An application form will be found on page one. This application, together with a medical form, must be filled out and returned to the office promptly. These forms must be accompanied by an of¬ ficial transcript of credits from the school previously attended. Theological and teacher-training students must take all courses prescribed by the Synod. To make this possible, reasonable efforts will be made to aid transfer students to meet the re¬ quirements of the prescribed courses. 6

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The Faculty WALTER M. WANGERIN, President Religion Concordia College, Fort Wayne, Indiana, diploma 1937. Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, diploma 1942, B.A., 1953. University of North Dakota, M.S. Ed., 1954. University of Alberta. Served the Church: Assistant Pastor, Bethlehem Church, Saginaw, Michigan, 1942-1943. Missionary at Van- port City, Oregon, 1943-1944. Pastor, Mount Olive Church, Shelton, Washington, 1944-1946. As¬ sistant executive secretary, International Walther League, 1946-1952. Pastor, Immanuel Church, Grand Forks, North Dakota, 1952-1954. President of Concordia since 1954. ALBERT H. SCHWERMANN, Professor English, Music Concordia College, Fort Wayne, Indiana, diploma 1910. Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, diploma 1913, D.D. (honoris causa) 1946. University of Alberta, B.A., B.Ed., 1944. Served the Church: Pastor, Mellowdale, Alberta, 1913-1916; Wetaskiwin, Alberta, 1916-1921. President of Concordia 1921-1954. JOHN H. HERREILERS, Professor Mathematics, Science, Bookkeeping St. Paul ' s College, Concordia, Missouri, diploma 1918. Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, Missouri. University of Alberta, B.A., 1929. At Concordia since 1922. Business manager since 1930. ARNOLD GUEBERT, Associate Professor Social Studies, Latin, Humanities Concordia College, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, diploma 1916. Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, diploma 1921. University of Alberta, M.A., 1943, B.Ed., 1946. Dakota Wesleyan University, Mitchell, South Dakota. Served the Church: Pastor, Trinity Church, Spencer, South Dakota. At Concordia since 1928. ALBERT R. RIEP, Associate Professor German, Greek Professionell-Technische Schule, Odessa, Russia. Concordia College, Edmonton, Alberta, diploma 1936. Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, diploma 1940. University of Alberta, B.Ed., 1949. Served the Church: Pastor, Chilliwack, B.C., 1940-1942; New Westminister, B.C., 1942. At Concordia since 1942. HAROLD F. WITTE, Associate Professor Science, Mathematics Concordia College, St. Paul, Minnesota, diploma 1930. State Teachers College, St. Cloud, Min¬ nesota, B.Sc. 1934. Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, diploma 1937. University of Alberta. Served the Church: Instructor, Luther Institute, Chicago, Illinois, 1938-1945. At Concordia since 1945. JOHN E. HERZER, Instructor Religion, German Concordia Seminary, Springfield, Illinois. Walther College, St. Louis, diploma 1898. Concordia College, Fort Wayne, Indiana, diploma 1901. Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, diploma 1904. Served the Church: Pastor, Vernon, B.C., 191 I -1913; Jehovah, Calgary, Alberta, 1913-1929. Immigrant missionary and organizer of young people ' s work in Western Canada, 1929-1943. At Concordia since 1943. CLYDE W. KAMINSKA, Instructor English, Coaching, Physical Education Concordia Collegiate Institute, Bronxville, N.Y., diploma 1949. Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, B.A., 1951, diploma 1954. At Concordia since 1954. DOROTHY M. SCHMIDT, Instructor Social Studies, Typewriting Concordia College, Edmonton, Alberta, diploma 1950. Concordia Teachers College, Seward, Nebraska, B.S. Ed. 1954. University of Alberta. KENNETH P. MUELLER, Assistant Religion Concordia College, Fort Wayne, Indiana, diploma 1948. Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, B.A., 1951, diploma 1953. Pastor, Bethlehem Church, Edmonton, Alberta, since 1953. 5

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orientation All students attending Concordia for the first time are required to be present for the orientation weekend conducted at a camp on a lake from Friday, September 16 at 12 noon, until Sunday, September 18. This program will be directed by the faculty and will also include all student officers for the coming school year. student life Every member of the campus family, as a professing Christian expresses his willingness to submit to the will of God as the supreme authority governing Con¬ cordia. Every member recognizes the right of the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod and the Department of Education of Alberta to lay down principles and standards in respect to conduct and academic achievement. All members endeavor to understand and obey the rules and regulations which the college must make. The motivating power for the enforcing and keeping of all rules is each person ' s love for his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Thus all members of the campus family, student body and ad¬ ministration alike, work with one another in learning, understanding and obeying all rules according to the will of God. The exceptional person who after repeated admonition, proves himself unworthy of this trust, may be dismissed or asked to with¬ draw at any time when his continuance is disturbing to the campus family. worship To the end that all members of the campus family may be drawn closer to Jesus Christ as the true Head of the school, a program of divine worship is provided. Mem¬ bers of the faculty conduct a worship service in the chapel every morning during the week. These services are conducted in a liturgical setting. A chapel folder is dupli¬ cated and distributed at the beginning of each week listing the general theme and sub-topics of the talks along with the text location and hymns. Twice weekly, mem¬ bers of the college ministerial classes conduct chapel services in the evening. Other evenings, devotions are conducted in the various dormitory rooms. Each student selects one of the local Lutheran churches as his church home for Sunday worship and attendance to the Lord ' s Supper. All religion classes are presented not only for the verbalizing of Christian doctrine, but also with the aim of deepening the student ' s spiritual life. student government The appointed head of each suite of rooms in the dormitory is a member of the Dormitory Council. This council meets regularly with the president to discuss problems of student life and ways of applying the Word of God to solve these prob¬ lems. The council assists materially in the supervision of the dormitory. The Student Council is made up of the officers and committee heads elected annually by the student body. The Student Council cooperates with the faculty in the administration of Concordia, giving leadership in the various athletic and social events, assisting in the library, in the publishing of the yearbook and the school paper. 7