Concordia College - White and Blue Yearbook (Milwaukee, WI)

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OFFICERS J. Baumgaertner President L. Thalacker J ' ice-President John Pingel Treasurer A. Ahrens B. Baermann H. Cole C. Drews W. Finke W. Fischer V. Gieschen W. Grothe W. Hahn T. Heine A. Karpinsky A. Kuring CLASS ROLL E. Krause L. Krueckenberg L Kuehnert K. Lassanske G. Lisius A. IVLintei W. Nommensen E. Obert W. Oelhafen G. Oldsen AL Porath E. Rathke A. Schroeder V Selle J. Simon P. Stoehr A. Streufert R. Surburg G. Thiele W. Uttech E. Vater F. Voigtmann D. Wenz [51]

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r?i;rS ' mm ' OillP (Ulaaa nf 29 In September of 1923, with a host forty-eight strong, the class of ' 29 entered the gates of Concordia with the fond hope and desire to become a real student factor and to conduct itself on the whole as a class of which the college might be proud. They have kept up this desire and their hope shows signs of being fulfilled, although their ranks have been diminished to thirty-eight members. The Sophomores have this ear rightly considered studies the most lucrative oc- cupation to be taken up at Concordia and have acted accordingly. They have tried to keep the average of the class as high as possible, have contributed several members to the Junior Literary Society, and have welcomed any literary innovation which ma ' ha e presented itself during the course of the term. Their work in the class-room has, however, in no way hampered the athletic activities of Quinta, for they are represented by strong teams in both basket-ball and base-ball and count among their number many tennis enthusiasts. Under the coach- ing of the able Bachert, the Orioles, as the Quinta basket-ball team was called, have had quite a successful season, having won five of the eight games played. In base-ball the class of ' 29 is by no means under the ordinary. Having successfully survived the ordeal of the Freshman year, and left most of the Sophomore year behind, the class is looking joyously toward the time when they shall be enlisted in the Junior corps. [50]

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' :i-3$, M- ' -■ : -AMP ®i|2 (ElaBfi of 30 It was in the fall of the year 1924 when an unusual number of youngsters from all the four winds, from farm and city, bade their parents and friends farewell and entered the gates of Concordia. What an eventful period of their young lives! These tender lads departed from their dear ones sadly, yet hopefully for they were determined to prepare for that noblest of all callings, stewardship in the Lord ' s kingdom. With this goal in view these Freshmen arrived at the portals of Concordia, no doubt ith a feeling of importance for they were to become college students. However, such thoughts were gradually removed from their minds by the longing for home sweet home. True enough, they were no longer merely school lads, but on the other hand they had entered into a world where all was strange and different from their former en- vironments. However, they soon found sufficient recreation at their new home, and thereby succeeded in re iving their spirits. Thus it happened that they became accustomed to the college life. Day b day they found more and more diversions, some in sports, others in music, and again man in the literary field, all of which made the days shorter and more pleasant. In this way tliese eighty-one lads ha ' e enjoyed their first ear at college and their year ' s stay at Concordia has so thoroughly initiated them into college life that to most of them it is a second home. With glad and determined hearts they are looking forward to the day when their names shall he placed in the files of the Sophomore class. [521