Concordia University Chicago - Pillars Yearbook (River Forest, IL)

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RiverForesf,LIlino1s I7 what discord of colors! Rosie, did you say we were to make Kati exam this year? Oh, ye gods, how will l manage to get through? Die edle dritte Klasse! Say, boys, don't we shine as Sophomores in our jerseys, color a la Hiber- nia? Green reminds me of onions! !t's all wrong, Smiley! How do you like apples, cherries and chicken? During the year a class in phonography was formed. Those boys must have some patience! How they do stick to shorthand! No, Mayor, it can't be done! Pass the cheese, please! lt's good! Who put the deluge on Schindobre? Nobody home, Donnereisen! Haw! There are no visitors allowed this morning! Ja, Nuggets, es geschehen noch immcr Wunder! How often did you take tour? lschgabibbel! the end of the year has come, and so has ours-almost! 'Sweet Addison, loveliest village of the plain, Where hash and 'schmear-bread' cheered the studious Swain! Sweet, smiling village, loveliest of the lawn, Thy sports are fled, and all the students gone! Farewell! We greet thee, beautiful River Forest! We are Seminaristen and exempt from tours Besides, the pleas- ure is ours to lord it over the foxes Won't you, please, crack a joke on this solemn morning? Wasn't it a cheap trick to erase our class Stunden- plan from the blackboard? Professor: Wann lebte Socrates? Schueler: Es wird angenommen, dasz er zur Zeit Luthers gelebt hat. On October IZ, l9I2, our new Concordia Teachers College was dedi- cated. Who could count the multitude of friends and Lutherans present? There is compensation in everything. We experienced that truth on the night of February 28, I9I3, when whirlwinds of tempestuous fire reduced our stately Administration Building to a heap of ashes. After a two weeks' Vaca- tion the boys returned, and completed the year in dingy, temporary class- rooms. l..et's go for a vacation, and when we return our class will move to new and better quarters! Ellie gginzrl Qitlcat. 15114-15 A All aboard for Seniordom! Get your train for Diplomavilleln We're here again for our sixth and last coating. Who asked for smallpox and mumps? Somebody got them and the rest were compelled to suffer quar-

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RiUerForesl,1Ilino1s I9 antine. But nivver mind, ivv'ry dog has its clay! l..et's have some history! Let's! Carl Busse was re-elected class president with Fred Uttech his assistantg Burroughs was not excused from secretaryship. Under the leadership of Seminaryelder Kuhlmann, the staff conducted aHairs very well. We were granted the desired privilege of attending varia ous Chicago Lutheran schools. During the year most interesting organ reci- tals wcrc given by cminent players, among them Prof. Edw. Rechlin. lnstruc- tive lectures, including stereopticon views on various countries, were delivered during the course of the cold season. On the evenings of April l5th and l6th our First concert in this college was given by the students. The results were most satisfactory. The next important event will be marked by the distribution of our calls, The mind will in its worst despair Still ponder over the past On moments of delight that were Too blissful far to last. E.. H. S.-C. R. N.