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

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T h g E C I7 0 f H , H Busse. In the person o . , -f Klasse WHS E' The Pfesldent of the Biff ncirlifiliiile E Hueschen was our secretary and treasurer. ' - CSI e 1 ' - Jaeger class I6 had a vice pr vacation Passed very rapidly- Septeglber Elrrglefd' fn? Th 1, y days 0 jumnier .A - H a er to tastet C Praise ru Q class '!6eis ioinpits way to Seminaristenville. :yy ax?-inf! What do You say, let S this town. l'!e!!0, Seminarlstl ,, HOW fir? ysvl uLet'5 hum a tune! uAllr1ght. One hermg. Slifer m Q L t uit! Where is have a little social gat .. 1 Tooth Brush. C 5 Q 79 U i H y of the latest! Begin! your musical ear? Hospital In a meeting which was called in the beginning of the first semester, H. Jaeger WHS elected president, E. P. Hueschen vice-president, and E. F. Langrehr secretary-treasurer of class 'l6. We were now prepared for a year of strenuous work, and, truly, a year ot strenuous work ensued! Nevertheless, variety is the spice of life, and variety we enjoyed: variety which cannot be mentioned! During this school.-year class 'l 6 was fortunate enough to hear a number of lectures. given by prominent men in our college auditorium. We ailso had the rare opportunity of hearing such masters as Middleschulte and Rechlin perform most credibly on the organ. TWO literary Clubs Ofiginated among the members of class 'I6 during the second C!6SS- They Were Wrhe SPHYC MOIHCIII Clubn and the ''Schiller-Shalaespeare Club. The object of both clubs was to foster the interest in literature among the members of class 'l6. IN THE LAND or OUR DREAMS 1915-1916. All aboard for senlordom! Get your tickets to Senior-ville' the Cm. of which You dreamt so often during the days of your early college career! Rick to HQUI. elm .1 Mfmq. l I C , Q h Af' t K for YOUT final COHUUS- Onward to Scale the final mountain that separates you trnm your

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The Echo laughter, the peculiar noise, and the manifold conversations which kept us awake after chapel meeting of yon Uhistoricaln night? Yet let us not depart from the place where the cradle of our college career stood without bidding it a final farewell! Therefore, hats off to our old Alma Mater at Addison! We leave you to greet River Forest! Summer vacation is over! It was of exceptionally long duration, because the new college at River Forest could not be completed by September lst. Finally our new Alma Mater at River Forest was ready to call its sons to the colors. The call was issued, and, class 'l 6 responded. On the eighth of October, 1913, we greeted River Forest, I8 in number. What a chaos! Instead of finding the new buildings neat and clean, we beheld the accumulated rubbish which remained behind from the time when the building was under construction. So we promptly put on our overalls, and assisted in cleaning our newly and magnificently erected college buildings. The architects of our new Alma Ma- ter were John Ahlschlaeger and Son, while the contractors were Menke and Thielenberg. As members of Die edle dritte Klasse we beheld the dawn of the eventful 12th of October, I9I 3. It was on this day that our new college was dedicated. Behold the multitude! Fully 40,000 Lutherans had come from far and near to witness the flinging open of the doors of our stately ,Alma Mater! What a waving sea of joyful faces! But, alas! It is only too true that joys are often short-lived. Barely had we found time to accustom ourselves to our magnificent Administration Building, when on February 28, 1914, we were aroused by the cry, F ire! Fire! A glance into the main corridor of the Administration Building only proved the correctness of the alarm given. The flames were swept by a high gale with amazing rapidity over the entire build- ing. In spite of the combined and daring efforts of four fire crews, the imposing structure was reduced to a heap- of reeking ashes within a few hours. The work of reconstruction was begun at once. Yet we were obliged to go home for what was to be an unlimited period. However, after a vacation of two weeks, a summons was issued to us to return to the field of college activities. Upon our return to college, We learned that we were to receive instructions in one of the dormitories. Since our class was the smallest at college we were assigned to a small dormitory. Oh! Shadows of the night! Spread, yes, spread your wings over the proceedings that occurred in yonder sleeping-apartment. D What is so rare as a day in June? Then, if ever, come perfect days! Such perfect days were enjoyed in June, 1914, by class 'l6. It was then that we were compelled to pass an examination in everything that had been taught to us during our four years preparatory work. O, Jammer! Yet a few days of anxious wait- ing, and, to our boundless joy, the announcement is made that the Edle dritte Klasse has become history for all the members of class 'I6 with one sole exception. Enraptured with joy we bid farewell to all our class-mates, call each other Seminaristen as a final greeting, and, within a short while we are speeding homeward in a Dixie Flyern in a mood of complete contentment.

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xx M Q Q 0 ai' .I ef .,, ,fi ,QA K dd Y' .4 4' The Echo goal! Such were the thoughts of the members of class '16 early in September of 1915. It was during this month that we returned to our Alma Mater as seniors. 'As such we were welcomed by much work and by manifold duties. The Administrative Staff, in which the student-body vested its power of self-government, managed affairs quite satis- factorily. In a class-meeting, held at the beginning of the first semester, E. Pl., I-lueschen was elected president of the class and M. F. Walkenhorst vice-presidentg E.. F. Langrehr was re-elected secretary, and R. E. Engebrecht was chosen to be treasurer of the class. During the course of the year each member of class '16, received 'five weeks of practical training in the col.lege practise school. Many social evenings were enjoyed in the chapel of the college, and several parties were given in our honor by .well-wishers of class '16, Dormitory S Thus, amid pleasures and duties, the end of our dear college days approached. Be- fore we bid a final adieu to our Alma Mater at River Forest, there remains one more event to which we look forth with great hope and anticipation, and that event will be the distribution of our diplomas. Yes, each member of class '16 is desirous of his reward for his six years of constant labor! We hope that this reward will be given to us in the form of a diploma! Six years ago we came, during six years we saw, and, last but not least, on the day' of our graduation we hope to be pronounced conquerors on our final passing through the portals of our beloved Alma Mater! Such is the history of class 'l6. To this history you, I, and all of our worthy class- mates contributed. The task of making class history is now ended. Now, dear class- mate, begins for you an era of making a history of your -own. Strive that the achievments recorded in the annals of your own history may be written indelibly in the sands of time! Strive with all your might to become with the help of God a faithful servant in his vine- yard! To that end be - Rowing, not drifting!