Elmhurst College - Elms Yearbook (Elmhurst, IL)

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Not to be separated from football and Homecoming is the Elmhurst College Band, which performed nobly with both in the past year. The Band went far toward re- capturing past glories and establishing a position of genuine importance in the life at Elmhurst College. Largely through the efforts of an Elm- hurst alumnus, Fred A. Krueger, the Band was put in shape to do an expert job at Homecoming. From that time on, diligent work and considerable practice bore the fruits of a steady and marked improvement. Lucian Keppel handled the work of student director, and to him much credit should go for the results achieved. The achievement of the Band continued throughout the year, and it only came to an end in the spring when a really fine Sunday afternoon concert was presented in the gymnasium on April 25. For this perfor- ' mance, as well as for several earlier in the year, the Band was augmented by the mem- bers of the Leyden Community High School band, of which Mr. Krueger is the director. , For the first time in Elmhurst history there were coeds in the Band, and several quitted themselves in fine style as soloists at the spring concert. The advancement made this year will undoubtedly be maintained in the future inasmuch as it was found possible for the College to give credit for participation in the work of the Band. Talent is not lack- ing, and the enthusiasm needs only to be continued to produce a band equal to any. [23]

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Homecoming revived memories of years of fun and work for the old grads. The younger ones were more interested in who married whom, while some, such as the speaker at the Friday night banquet, con- cerned themselves with the theme: It was different when I went here. After the banquet the Theater revue was centered around the beating of the football rival the next afternoon. The grads had the oppor- tunity to watch the younger talent on ex- hibition. The revue broke up with cheers and the fight song, followed by the bonfire. Rain spoiled this part of the program, but the crowd reassembled inside and listened to the best college band in years put on a rush-order concert. The snake dance to the York Theatre was enjoyed by the students and younger grads only. The older men and some of the women stayed behind to talk of the past and present. Saturday morning was started off with the routine business meeting. This was fol- lowed by the annual musical. After lunch there was the parade, and at last the thing everyone was waiting for — the game. The Pirates just couldn ' t break the jinx, and they lost the advantage of their one touchdown lead to end the game in a dis- appointing 7-7 tie. Carthage ' s vicious rally was too much for the weary Pirates, who had been struggling all afternoon to make their lone touchdown, and keep the lead it gave them. Bill Lytton ' s music at the dance swayed the crowd into forgetting the game, and only pleasant memories survived the 1936 Homecoming. [22]

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The most definitely intellectual organi- zation on the Elmhurst College campus is the Student Christian Association. It was started two years ago as the successor to the Young Men ' s Christian Association, which was felt to have grown inadequate to the needs of Elmhurst students. Open- ing membership to both men and women students, the S. C. A. found its moti- vation in the belief that Christian stu- dents should discuss the application of Christian ethics and ideals to cam- pus life and to the affairs of the world at large. Meetings were held periodically in which professors from the Elmhurst faculty led discussions on campus and world events, the frame of reference being always the Christian ethic. Dur- ing the year outside speakers were brought into the meetings to present .their points of view and to lead open forums. If it did nothing else, the Student Christian Association did stir up much discussion and feeling on the campus this year by sponsoring a peace parade on Armistice Day. Although the real issues were for the most part obscured by personal feelings, the peace parade certainly caused some students to think seriously about war and peace. The parade was followed by a mass meet- ing and a discussion of the issues, and much was done to clarify the whole picture. Dr. Paul Lehmann has been and was again this year the faculty advisor of the Student Christian Association. Through his efforts and counsel much of the work of the organ- ization was carried on. The student officers were Robert Baumann, president; Evelyn Troutman, vice-president; Margaret Davis, secretary; Helmut Kehle, treasurer; Jane Van Voorst, house chairman; George Kalb- fleisch, program chairman; Thelma Mieike, social justice chairman; and LeRoy Setziol, religious life chairman. In the picture above, Gertrude Enders and Thelma Mieike are shown carrying ban- ners during a peace picket; the officers of the organization are pictured in the center; and at the bottom, Russell Malchow, Robert Baumann, and George Kalbfleisch find something that holds their attention in the S. C. A. reading room. [24]