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

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That I may be His ofwn and live under Him in His Kingdom, and serve Himf' My Dear Graduates, As this message is being Written, I have a vision of all of you coming forward in single file to receive your diplomas and degrees. That line of graduates has lengthened out each year, and yours is by far the longest in the history of the school. The Church will need all of you, and will joyfully welcome you into the service of her schools and congregations. She needs your physical vigor, your mental strength, your emotional balance, your common sense, your eagerness to work. Above all, she needs your faith in the Savior, and your consecration to His cause. She needs this faith and consecration. Will she ha-XE it? By God's grace she will. He that brought you to faith, sent you here for training, sustained you through the years, and now is permitting you to be graduated, will support you in your most difficult duties and responsibilities. Keep the eyes of your faith focused on your own personal Savior. I see you now. . .His own.. .under Him in His kingdom. . .serving I-Iim. May He shower His blessings upon you, and through you, upon His children. Arthur Klinck 5 -vv-fi-t--

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W , iv W 7,.,.1...,... .W . W ,,,, ,.,,. . ,.,,i-,,,,.,.,.,,,7, , CONCORD The word Concordia is used extensively in our synod. We think of the word only as a proper noun, but it was once used as a common noun meaning concord, harmony, agreement. Many have labored to make our Concordia the example of harmony that it is today. Professor Emeritus F. H. Schmitt is one of these persons. Professor Schmitt was graduated from Concordia Teachers College, Addison, Illinois, in 1901. He was called to teach in his home congregation, Sebewaing, Michigan. Here, he obtained his life certificate from Michigan State Normal College. In 1905 he was called to Concordia Teachers College as an instructor, and one year later he was installed as a professor. He received a Ph. B. from the University of Chicago in 1928. In addition to his teaching load of 25 periods a week, Professor Schmitt assumed the duties of business manager. He was relieved of his classroom duties in 1939, to allow full time occupation as business manager of a growing Concordia. Twice, Professor Schmitt was called upon by the Board of Control to serve as acting president of Concordia. Once, for a period of six months during the absence of President Kohn, and later for the year between Dr. Kohn's resignation and the installation of Dr. Klinck in October, 1939. With gratitude for his long and faithful service to our school, we dedicate this yearbook to Professor Emeritus F. H. Schmitt. 4

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PERSONALLY YOURS School yearbooks are often considered to be formalized scrapbooks. They supposedly have grown from a desire to obtain the advantages offered by a printer and his multitude of precision machines. Many advantages are to be obtained in this way-better covers and binding, mass reproduction of choice photographs, and the planning of many persons. In this formalizing, however, the personal touch is almost lost. Following this line of thought, we have attempted to produce a book similar to an illustrated diary. We could not include every item of interest, or use your personal approach, but we sought to record the main events of school life. May this collection give you beautiful, nostalgic memories of your Concordia. The Editor 6