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

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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 .

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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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I41 ,. ., ,,, -1. mi. ruin.-1,111.11 uitnin--1 Since we were well prepared, however, inost of us passed the diflicult examinations, and, with smiling faces and glad hearts, W6 lqfr for home to spend happy Cl213'S Of Va' cation. IQIS-1916. Seminaristen l ? l F l Ui l yoil yoil what an awful sound to that horrible word. It hurts our literary ear every time WC he-31' it. Yes, this year we advanced a step farther in our college-life. lVe were Seminaristen, and as such we felt so dig- nilied and important, that we really thought we were the most important dignitaries among the students. Nothing to worry about, nothing to care, Ilats ulii, foxes, we are there, min-tiimninmi-:ininnnnnnnnninninit stalled Gctober 12. Another club was ,or- ganized by twelve members of Class 17, namely, the Qrpheus Glee Club, Whlsh 15 under the able leadership of Professor E. H, Englebrecht. ' The death of Prof. F. Rechlin, who had been suffering from a dreadful sickness, anemia, was a shock to the members of Class ,I7. We had spent many delightful hours sitting at the feet of the deceased professor, and 'drinking in the knowledge which he willingly imparted to us. After the funeral services which were held m the St. .lohn's Lutheran Church in Forest Park, the body, accompanied by the faculty and the entire coetus, was taken to the Con- cordia Cemetery where the last rites were performed. Mr. O. F. Rusch of Chicago 34. A ' A M- 1. J.. Music Building. just get fresh, and you will see, XVe are the terrors of C. T. C. This short verse somewhat indicates the sentiment of the members of Class '17 dur- ing the year IQIS-IQIC. In a meeting held shortly after our re- turn 'l'. Rennegarhe was elected president, and I-l. C. F. Roehl secretary. The main duty of the members of Class '17 this year was, first of all. to take care of themselves, and then to help others to take care of themselves. Furthermore, we had the pleasant work of beautifying the environments of the college in spring and summer, and of keeping the sidewalks free from snow and ice in winter. The vacancy caused by the resignation of our aged and beloved professor, l. L. llackhaus, was filled by the election of E. H. Engellirecht of New York, who was in- was called to fill the vacant seat in the faculty. The second annual concert at Concordia Teachers College was given the first week in May. Soon after this the new Adminis- trative Staff for the coming school-year, which consisted of eight members of Class '17, selected by the Seminary Classes, was elected. More attention was paid to sports this year, than any previous year, because the first annual Field Day of Concordia Teach- ers College was to be held at the end of june, and all the classes practiced diligent- ly to gain the honor of winning the cham- pionship of the college. However, the members of Class ,I7 defeated all their op- ponents, and were unanimously crowned the champions of Concordia Teachers Col- lege., wiv, irq-'ii gi. .jaw 'F 955mg its s., Egg!! sl hull ttsf 'm ltl'i 's Wt 1 , Hihls . tt.. is Q?ysQQ N