Concordia College - Concordian Yearbook (Bronxville, NY)

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Sckoenfeld QymHasium 53 Perhaps the reason whv few people ever notice the giant fir tree outside the faculty row entrance ol our gymnasium is due to the fact that this build ing and its ••innards ' have little to do with the contemplative or philosophical, and that its main function is to shelter eager, cheering crowds, com- pletely given over to the tension and competitive activity of athletics . . where with hoarse throats, burning lungs, and aching bodies we utilized that- last, small drop of reserve energy to -carry the ball for the glory and supremacy of Concordia • • . and this was one place where the trees could be thankful lor not having been endowed with sensitive ears . . .

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52 At Ward, time flew quickly by ... we lived ab- sorbed in tbe active, joyful present, never giving much thought to the fact that this chapter of our life had its termination, as it were, on the very next page - - like some piece of literature whose plot gains in momentum and rapidity, and then, abruptly ends, leaving us somewhat bewildered and perplexed . . . Behind Ward House, sunlight fil- tered through a canopy of maple leaves, spreading a lacy pattern of light and shade over that same flagstone walk, that sensed with resignation, the departure of another group of Concordia co-eds . . . l ;K

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I . . . After weeks of industrious practice, an inspired College team took to the court for its first game of the 50-51 season. Prior to this, the outlook for the year was rather insecure, with a total of only two sophomores and thirteen freshmen reporting for practice . . . While Coach Olson was busy with foot- hall training, Pastor Gabhert worked with us on some fundamentals. Then mid-term exams came along, and ineligibilities cut five men out of our ranks. Faced with a time set-hack, and man-power problems, we of the remnant vigorously applied ourselves, zealously practi ced — in order to meet the tough schedule which was always too close, never far enough away . . . L oileae (JScishetbciil ' 9 . . . Christmas time with its carols . . . with its lighted trees in the dornis . . . its inner warmth and joy ■ . . The snou. the smell of pine and hemlock . . . Hanouels with candle-light . . . decorations . . . candy and nuts in paper containers . . . speeches . . . well-wishing . . . Christmas cards, little precious gifts . . .