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 organized, with the Rev. 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 University matriculation, pre- theological, nursing, pre-teacher, and pre-deaconess training. The junior college de¬ partment, introduced in 1926, offers two years of pre-theological training in prepa¬ ration for Concordia Senior College, Ft. Wayne, Indiana, and Concordia Theological Seminary, St. Louis, Missouri; and one or two years of teacher training for transfer to Concordia Teachers ' College in River Forest, Illinois or Seward, Nebraska. 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, 800 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, dean’s, treasurer ' s and business offices, faculty room, four classrooms, the typing room, the science laboratory, the chapel, girls ' commons room, living quarters for a faculty member, office of the girls ' counsellor, bookstore, and the central heating plant. The men’s 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 service 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 dedicated in 1953. Eberhardt Hall, the women ' s dormitory, dedicated in 1956, houses forty students and includes a suite of rooms for the counsellor and family, spacious lounge, recreation room, storage and laundry facilities. entrance requirements Admission to Concordia may 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 which will be fur¬ nished by the office, must be filled out and returned to the office promptly. These forms should be accompanied by an official transcript of credits from the school pre¬ viously attended. Theological and teacher-training students must take all courses pre¬ scribed by the Synod. To make this possible, reasonable efforts will be made to aid transfer students to meet the requirements of the prescribed courses. 5

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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 Sciences, Latin 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 Westminster, 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, Minnesota, 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. ERICH A. VON FANGE, Assistant Professor Music, Religion, Mathematics Concordia Teachers ' College, Seward, Nebraska, B.Sc. Ed., 1945. University of Nebraska, M.A., 1949. University of Alberta. Served the Church: Instructor and director of public relations at Concordia Teachers ' College, Seward, 1945-1950. Principal, Zion Lutheran School, San Francisco, California, 1950-1955. At Concordia since 1955. 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. University of Alberta. East Stroudsburg State Teachers ' College, Pennsylvania. At Concordia since 1954. DOROTHY M. SCHMIDT, Instructor Social Studies, Typewriting Concordia Teachers ' College, Seward, Nebraska, B.S. Ed. 1954. University of Alberta. At Concordia since 1954. WALTER F. SCHOEPP, Assistant Religion Con cordia College, Edmonton, diploma 1942. Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, B.A., 1948; diploma 1951. Served the Church: Pastor of Ponoka, Alberta, parish, 1951-1956. Pastor of Bethlehem Church, Edmonton, Alberta since 1956. 4

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orientation All students attending Concordia for the first time are required to be present for the orientation weekend conducted from Friday, September 14 at 12 noon, until Sunday, September 16. 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 fo 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 administration 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 withdraw at any time when his continuance is harmful to the common good of the campus family. The student handbook, containing the specific regulations governing our student life, is published and distributed at the beginning of the second year. 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 duplicated 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, members 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 with the primary aim of deep¬ ening the student ' s spiritual life. student government The appointed head of each suite of rooms in the men ' s dormitory is a member of the Dormitory Council. This council meets regularly with the dean of students to discuss problems of student life and ways of applying the Word of God to solve these problems. The council assists materially in the supervision of the dormitory. In the women ' s dormitory, representatives from each floor are chosen to make up the Dormitory Council which meets regularly with the dormitory counsellor and women ' s counsellor. This council serves the same purpose as the men ' s dormitory council. 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 fhe yearbook and the school paper. This council also serves as the channel through which students may make suggestions re¬ garding student life policies. 6