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

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To our satisfaction we found that the .,, ...nn ooinon.nnonnnnininnnnnnimnimnn: 4 .... ,.i,..i r.-1. ,. i, 1.-. A--it - Teachers College! Xlhat a contrast com? pared with the old institution at Addison. We could not fail to admire the'encellC11'f arrangement of the halls, both living and class-rooms, sleeping apartme11'f5, alld ,sri ervthing connected with the new. institu- lifill, If anything is open to criticism, this criticism will surely be disarmed. UPOQ closer inspection of what the M1sSOuf1 Svnorl has accomplished here. -Sunday, October 12, was the day of the dcdicatioin of our new institution. Thou- sands, in fact, tens of thousands of people from Chicago and other cities of the var- ious states came to River Forest to cele- THE LAST LEAF The high tide of the year-Christmas, soon approached, and with it vacation. But the pleasant days of recreation glided away Syviftly, and on january 6, IQI4, lessons were again resumed. It is evident that the disastrous destruc- tion of our magnificent Administration Building by fire on the eve of February 28, is the most noteworthy occurrence in the history of Class ,I7 for the year IQI4. Since all of our dear readers are more or less acquainted with the accounts of .the awful fire, given in so many papers, it is unnecessary to repeat the particulars here. Cn the following Monday morning af-ter K ,,,,.i 5 i l 3 l l Q ! Administration Buiding. hratc the occasion. Soon the unusual ex- citement which accompanied our return to college was over, and everything was in proper orilcr again. iiiciiiliwsliip of Class '17 was also increased this year hy two new members, N. U'Niell an-l li, lioclcliaus living the new-comers. The class now had an enrollment of twenty- tlircc. The ollicers for the coming year '-'vcrvi l'resiilt-nt, l.. lliclcelg Secretary? A. ?ll'll'l'N. Since we were graduates from the so-call-.-fl l'ox-classes, and, therefore, f'. f'l'l Hui l -' Walled Foxes, the aliellation liranil-foxes was given us. The fact that .wc 'wt-rc excused from foxing greatly rclicvefl us. F' the terrible disaster it was decided to diS- miss the entire student-body, and at six- o'clock in the evening of the same day, all had left River Forest to spend an unex- pected vacation at home or with friends, until they would receive notice to return. Lessons were again resumed on March 16, but in some of the dormitories which had been converted into class-rooms. Not long after our return the sad news of the sud- den death of C. Redicker, a dearly beloved classmate of our, reached us, and a letter of condolence was sent to the grief-strick- en parents. A. Un the tenth of May the Golden Anni- versary of our Alma Mater was celebrated, and again thousands of Lutherans were ,MW :MM UQ :IWW H3115 wifitw -l ?l5W3lKlill uf we 'Willin- Wins 'UQ-lang,-1 NUUQQ 'Ha W-N 'H K-ig -is, it in 'Uh

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THE LAST LEAF During the early part of spring we had the rare treat of visiting the Zoological Gardens in Lincoln Park, Chicago, with our instructor Professor Eifrig, who af- forded us this opportunity to see the var- ious animals in these gardens, and explain- ing to us their most remarkable traits. After the Easter holidays two new mem- bers were added to the roster of Class ,I7. The weather gradually became warmer, and we were able to indulge in the many outdoor sports of the college, especially baseball. Since this was our first year at college, and since many of us never even played baseball before, our first class-team was a fake. Nevertheless, we still had the spunk to play a number of inter-class games, but we were so badly beaten, that, to say anything of the results would be pre- posterous. The first year of our college-life, how- ever, was drawing to a close. The beauti- ful month of June came, and it brought with it much joy and happiness to the members of Class '17, for we knew that we would soon board the One Horse Dummy again homeward bound but this time with much lighter hearts and gayer spirits than upon our initial trip On the last Saturday before the happy days of va cation the Field Day of the Addison Nor mal School was held but since it rained most of the time during the day the var 1ous races and athletic contests were omitted The following Friday was the day of departure and amid joyous shouts farewell greetings and with glad hopes of seeing each other again soon the mem bers of Class I7 left for home 1912 1913 The glorious days of vacation elapsed only too soon and before we real17ed it we again found ourselves back at dear old Addison in the fall of the year 1912 Im mediately after our return we held a class meeting to elect the class officials and to our surprise we discovered that the mem bership of Class I7 had dwindled down to twenty three as compared with a member ship of thirty one during the previous year However our ranks were augmented by twelve new members which boosted the number to thirty five The following members were elected as officers Presi dent VV Specht Secretary D Voskamp During this meeting the class also decided :aluminum ' I I mummmnvmnunuiiuumxuuxnnianmmmmmnnnmnummmun mminminmfnumminumm-mn:mnmnnmunm to select class colors. Purple and gold were suggested as an appropriate combina- tion of colors and accepted. On November 21, 1912, Prof. M. Loch- ner of Immanuel College, Greensboro, N. C., was called to a professorship at Addi- son to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Prof. E. Homan. Shortly after the in- stallation of Prof. M. Lochner, the corner- stone of the new institution in River Forest was laid, and we, journeyed to the place of our future home to take part in the cere- monies. Quite a number of Lutherans from the neighboring congregations of Chicago and vicinity were also present. on this occasion. Nothing of importance happening during the remaining winter months, with the ex- ception of Christmas vacation, if we con- sider this a matter of any importance, we spent the rest of the long and dreary win- ter in diligent study, and eagerly awaited the arrival of spring. Soon the day song- sters were twittering in the trees about the college, and we knew that spring had come again and this filled us with new life and vigor The unexpected new of the resignation of our dearly beloved Dir Theodore Brohm that venerable old man who for thirty three years had devoted himself with heart and soul to the welfare of the 1nst1 tution and its inmates nd who had been a kind father to us all was received with deep regret The vacancy was soon filled however by the calling of the honorable Rev W C Kohn of Chicago who was to be our future director in the new 1nst1tu tion in River Forest Soon the second year of our college life neared its end As usual a Field Day was held which proved to be very successful The members of Class I7 took active part in the various races and contests The few remaining days after Field Day passed hap pily and we bid adieu to Addison and left it never to return again IQI3 1914 After spending the delightful days of an exceptional long summer vacation with our dear parents we again left our homes for another year at college This time how ever we did not go to Addison but to our new Alma Mater in River Forest What a peculiar sensation crept over us when we entered the lofty portals of Concordia 1 JJ ' ' ' J . 7 ' S . . . . . . , 2 A - i . n n 1 , , . . . . , , , - 5 - I, QL ' ' - n u 7 . . . D a n ' , 1 1 , Q . . . ' 4, ' ' . u u 1 , - - 3 . . . n , . . X , , l, - - D 7 7 j 4 o , 0 - . u .. , - . 1 , 7 s u A n , - .. . , , ' - - -1 7 ' 7 7 ' ' , a o I ' ' Q. . Y- - fl gb- lv- .F - . - Lv' V v T ' -.fi ... ,'.LL4.Q.- 'f in i it 9' ':i E'7 7fl.-- i if- .T ',1,1..1QTQ-'1 i' T'f?'1i ',i44'vFS?l-L '2---, 4,,,,,, if c':'i' 'LL

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Ll: IF ' H ut ded axxax l lessons mlestfuk lllwlratlon ruarx 5 1 L in Q LSU' more Or lla or Q K N it ls llnlfs Iere THE LAST LEAF present not only from the vicinity but also from other parts of the land to join us in the celebration of this unusual but glorious event A short time after this grand celebration the fiftieth anniversary of Prof Backhaus and the twenty fifth anniversary of Prof Miller as workers in the vineyard of the Lord were commemor ated in the Aula The members of Class I7 did not lack interest in founding a number of clubs and societies and in Joining others during the course of the year 1914 A number Joined dedicated on October II in the presence of a crowd of approximately IO ooo This year again we were glad to hear that five new members had been added to the class roll This increased the member ship to twenty foui The class ofhcials elected were President E Kieffei Sec cetary W Specht Say guys have you already taken your tour in the Music Building? Thats no lie I forgot all about it This could be heard almost every morning after breakfast during the year 1914 1915 when ., , wu:.,,,,u .l . I3 unlInullluilllulllmmlllulnlnnllunnmmumnummnnuulunnuuuuumlnnmlmuulnlunnmlmuuum nulmuuumnummuuluumnunmumnmmnmiinnninmnnunlummnuumImmnuuzuuninnnununuununIinninunumnunmimuI . c, l B . B i . v A 3 y . 3 . 1 ' , - Q: - . . . ' . . A ' . , ' S Q . A ', , , . . 7 K ' ji' . . . . . - . . - ' 1 , I , . , L ' th - L ' . , . . L . cr I I J 3 ' H H ' ' ' ' H U' 7 Q ' th . . . . . ,, . , , - . 1 ' 1 fn . . . . . . 1 ,D 5 I h . . . - V , ' . - , 1 . mls' litter .. l ,g,-.5 if, did' ii:-l :it HIS' LUN. lljijj, all 5 gm mic? tgl irieriflm . f., rffttlffl- Eilflfyil ill' vtxwh hflfl f.,q Ml.-T 1 r .3.,. .tul- V' lffllllfll-ill 5 I l.fllUl' i Il' .Ju ,A, sffll A Num' 9.-Pirzil'- l' .l+'fl V 1't't,'l'c V . Ll-3, --N '.- .gzf':.-r iw. 1. .. . , - ,Eh ,ggi the band and the orchestra. The Con cordia Double Quartette was organized under the able leadership of Asst. Prof. A. Beck. The Demosthenes Debating Club was also organized during this year, being the first club of its kind in the new insti- tution. Many of our leisure hours were spent during the meetings of this club in reading extracts from the best works in literature and debating upon many of the current topics. There remains little to be said concern- ing sports, asiwe neither had baseball dia- monds nor tennis courts, and therefore we could not indulge in any of these healthful, outdoor exercises. Athletics were, so to say, on the blink this year. Great happiness prevailed among the members of Class ,I7 on june 18, for the final examinations were over, and every one of us felt sure that we had met with success. Summer vacation came, and we left for our happy homes. 1914-1915. Back again. We were now in that fam- ous class, known throughout the institu- tion as Die edle dritte Klasse. XfVe were now the class between the two extremes at the college namely, Die lieben Herrn Seminaristenu and Die lieben 'Herrn T ouristenf' We were neither of these two extremes, and to distinguish us from them we were called Die angehenden Seminar- istenf' The name sounded pretty good to us, so we did not offer any objections. The -first thing that met with our ap- proval upon our return this year was the new Administration Building which had been completed during the summer months. This new building was a duplicate of the old one, which had been destroyed by fire, in some respects, however, it was more at- tractive. The newly errected building was 5.4 , L. - . .. . . . V...l..l. .,. .,,.. .w . the members of Class I7 weie parading toward the Music Building with a frown on their faces to take their daily tour in this building. Yes, we were the general clean-up-men of this building, the duty of keeping the Music Building clean being especially assigned to the members of Class ,I7. An unusual occurence happened at the institution this year. We weresubected to quarantine. If any of our readers have ever had the misfortune of being placed under quarantine, they will undoubtedly know what it means to be isolated from the rest of the world for about a month. Shortly after' the quarantine was lifted, F. Kowitz, a member of Class '17, was oper- ated upon for appendicitis. The opening concert of Concordia Teachers College was given in April in the college auditorium. Since it was the first concert given at the new institution, it proved to be more of a success, than we had anticipated that it would be. A In order to prevent another such a dis- aster, as had occurred in the previous year, namely the destruction of the Adminstra- tion Building by fire, the student-body-on ganized a Fire-Brigade.-The Demosthen- ese Debating club which had been founded in 1914 made rapid progress in its literary work. Many interesting debates took place during the year in which both political and moral questions were discussed. The members of Class ,I7 were not en- tirely inactive in the line of sports this year. The baseball diamonds and the ten- nis courts were in condition to be played upon, and we found ourselves making con- stant use of them. The time of the glorious third class ex- aminations was at hand. Exams are, as we thought them to be at the time, formid- able events even to the best prepared. -. -.fr-V.--.,.'.--1-.....,,,.'--, -f.43gi35,,,,,, - A 1,-I g, ,, - V - - f- . -. .1,,..4-f A .