Concordia College - Concordian Yearbook (Bronxville, NY)

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73 Md Qiw Zkee Peace.. ' ( There was the Chapel . . . with ever an under- stood Welcome . . . where for some twenty min- utes of each day we turned our hearts and minds to Wlevotion and prayer. Our profs were our pastors, well-versed in the knowledge and the preaching of the principles which we came to cherish so greatly ] . . . Then in our last semester, Sieker Hall pro- luced some fledgling ministers, who delivered short 1 sermonettes that had taken hours of conscientious.| preparation and research . . . The Chapel . where strength of faith and belief was granted . nurtured . . . restored . . . where a wooden tree came to have a meaning that was all-embracing, all-important, all-transcending . . . where we were ' nourished in the knowledge of our being members j - - . branches ... of a most priceless body and] ! i

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72 m en 5 . . . Then came a week ' s whirl of singing, traveling, good food, staying at the homes of our hosts, and cheerful, hus-born companionship ...We covered Al- bany, Schenectady, Rome, N. Tonawanda, Lockport, Rochester, and finally Wellesville — where after a big build-up, we didn ' t see a single oil-well . . . From all indications, those who heard our music really enjoyed it, and shared with us the inspiration we experienced in singing ... We were complimented, praised, invited back . . . Our main theme, our main purpose — to Sing unto the Lord a new song. ' ' a oruS Men against the schedule , we rehearsed anywhere and anytime our already burdened routine permitted, in order to supply weekly choral pieces for 10 A.M. services at the Village Church ... A little work ... a little fun . . . Some praise, and satisfaction in doing real well . . . Under the direction of Bob Werberig, who hoped to start a tradi- tion at Concordia . . . . . . Oranges . . grape juice, eggs for every breakfast . . forgotten pajamas . . stuffed baggage racks . . the gar- bage box . . headless Herman . . a super-charged bass section . . Frame churches, white and beautiful against clear, blue skies . . The trip home . . unloading on Faculty Row . . singing in dorms . . wearily to bed . . memories • . to sleep . ,

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Mumble fteginnmgs... r -yj S Bir- . - : . . . Lon-i iii the planning, hard in llic getting, but wonderful in the having . . . The new huilding, begun with a ground-breaking eeremony in Septem- ber, 50, will be ready for use in Septem- ber, ' 51. We of 1951 saw its beginning and growth, experienced the burning desire to do something for our Alma Mater . . . placed ourselves heart and soul into a campaign for a bigger, great- er Concordia . . . wistfully considered how we would never, as students, share in its advantages . . 74 Science - oLib (Jjuildincf rar ¥ . . . Rev. Stammel and Mr. Schur- niann - pastor and layman - work- ing together for the Greater Con- cordia Fund . . . with board-meet- ings, pastoral conferences, publi- city work, mimeographing . . . . with hours of mental labor . . . and a third-floor room in Sicker alter a long day ' s campaigning . . . Wsps oj bulldozers, trucks, steam-shovels, cutting machines . . hammering . . -The Hole . . with its by- standing construction engineers, surveyors, and watchmen with Bio books and portable radios . . speeches and a brnquet about all this . . contests . . The building ' s slow but steady growth . . a feeling oj pride . . .