Grand View University - Viking Yearbook (Des Moines, IA)

Text from Pages 1 - 132 of the 1947 volume:

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We, the students, therefore, dedicate this our yearbook to the school of which we are proud to have been a part, and which shall forever remain a part of us, Grand View College. GRACIOUS AND MIGHTY GOD Gracious and mighty God, Shield what our hands have wrought! Bless Thou the house which we have here erected! Save it from storm and flame, Evils of every name, Let by Thy Fatherhand it stand protected. We laid foundation here. Facing defeat and fear, But Thou hast built the house and Thou didst cheer us, Now as it stands complete, We kneel before Thy feetg Whom Thou art near is safe, so be Thou near us! Let us before Thy face Walk here in truth and graceg And lead us on to grand and noble visions! Teach us the highest artg Wisdom that warms the heart! Give richer life to youth with true ambitions! Bless those who sow the grain Here for eternal gain! Shed on young hearts the light of inspiration, That all good seed strike root, Grow up and bear much fruit Worthy of Thee, our homes, our church, our nation. Gnd, du er god og stzerlqu was written by Rev. Kristian Ostergaard in 190.4 for the dedication ceremonies of the middle addition to the main building. Prior to this time there hand been no school song and it was immediately adopted. After consulting with Rev. Ostergaard, Ren. S. D. Rodholm trans- lated the words and meaning to English so that they could be enjoyed and understood by all. V ermund Ostergaard, present Dean of Students, zs the son of the famous poet-minister. 3Hz1rnli1g h W ,rgffy G --was fffihxx T TL.. L - 2-fi,., ' '4- 5 e H A c--131 we Cesar? Jxgjlfil Qol E L Bun 5 t 1 1 f - - 1 -f-gg: 31241, fymfff - v - f ELI WZ- NQZQL XA? 1915-f 757, 2 f if Y 5171? ,Exp 1,,ayfQ':??'-X TA F1 .-1 gli' -5 ,f . 4 ,5 ..-2 WWW nu 'll I -11 MM X' gb f C 7 If ff If i f- X , f, 1 - X ff, , 1 31 am nut 11 trarher: nnlg at fvllnux tranrllrr uf 1111111111 gnu ask the mag. Z1 pninteh aheah -- 111121111 nf mgnelf an 111911 H5 111111. 65am-ge iBernm'h 5118111 N x Rev. Johannes Knudsen, Ph.D. President of Grand View A Jr. College ' Rev. V. S. Jensen Rev. S. D. Rodholm Seminary Seminary Do You I-Iear a Call? Lift your head! Look around and hem' Voices insistent and ringing, Voices calling you, far and near, Challenging, urgent, and singing. Voices calling you! As through a gigantic loudspeaker' the voices of to- day meet us in a confused medley, if not to say a Babel, of appeals. The hucksters of commercial interests, the propagandists of political views, the rivalries of labor and industry, the dramatics of international conference- all these and many more meet us in loud dissonance. The. net impression is one of confusion and bewilderment, often resulting in indifference and leth- argy. It is difficult to single out the different voices, it is even more difficult to appraise them. Standards of good and evil, of honesty and dishonesty, are hard to apply. Eagerness is replaced by caution as willingness is twisted into gullibility. Young men and women, entering into the world, have a difficul- ty of choice seldom set before a rising generation. Peace through security or peace through cooperation? Prosperity through individual enterprise or prOS- perity through control? Happiness through indulgence or happiness through renunciation? All are advocated. Which is the way? Yet so much hinges upon the choice. Shall we have peace or continued war? Shall we use atomic power for growth or destruction? Shall we have a moral revival or continued moral decay? The voices try to guide, but they only confuse. What can we do? We can hear a call! For the moment we may hear only the voices, but if we listen closely, we can hear a call. The important thing is to have our ears tuned in the right manner. There is first of all the call of our people. That call has come to ws through the voices of our great leaders, inspired and dedicated, through the great documents of our national history, through the whole tenor of our na- tional life. It is the call of great ideals, the guiding and challenging spirit of freedom, tolerance, opportunity, and helpfulness. Harkening to that call our country has become great. Industry, agriculture, commerce, army and navy- these have not made us great. They have made us strong and, they can make us tyrannical. Are we going to listen to the voices of selfish interests, or are we going to heed the call of America? There is also the call of mankind. It is a call that has never been clear and articulate in the world. It is weakened today by hunger and suffering, by the destructiveness of war. But it is an urgent call and it is a growing call. It is obscured by voices of greed and selfishness, but it is strong enough to be heard by those who have ears to hear. Are we going to hear the call of mankind, the call of brotherhood and cooperation? And then, all inclusively, there is the call of God. It was given voice hundreds of years ago on the hillsides and lakeshores of Galilee, and it is as audible today as it was then. It is the call to service: follow me-serve me! Thus the call came to fishermen, publicans, merchants, and laborers, and thus it comes to all of us today. It may be a still, small voice in the great chorus and it may be necessary that we be still so that we can know that He is God. But we can tune our spirits to this call so that it becomes the great- est voice of all. And thus it should be. We hear that to which our ears are tuned. It is my sincere hope that Grand View College may help us to be attuned so that we will not heed the voices of the world but may hear the call-and follow it. Johannes Knudsen, President. LAWRENCE BRAINARD Science Dept. REINHARDT WEISSIN GER Languages VERMU N D OSTERGAARD Dean of Students MARIAN MORTENSEN Commercial ffm? LOWELL . LOCKRIDGE Science Dept. HERBERT HURLEY Science Dept. C a A. . NIELSEN Sociology MRS. J EAN ICE N OYES Speech HARALD KNUDSEN Athlet1cs PETER J ORGENSEN Soc1al and Poht1ca1 Science A. C. AMMENTORP English Dept. EDWIN T. SAN DBERG English Dept. MR. and MRS., KARL ERIKSEN-Custodian MRS. HELVINA MAILAND 54:31. g g V 4,1.15+fgjg5s:a:g3:+g5q gulf, Eff 35 545- '4:f,:4 552.,fQ5Ef,: :q i-paw 3- My ggffggggzxggzg :5EsasE5'51'.I',E'If5:E ' 4 2 ., N. ...,. 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' Cedar Falls, Iowa J Luc. 1 - OR K I J 2 , D Ar entown,, Del ware? 'I 7 UTOFT,HELEN Tyler, Minnesota WALLACE, ROBERT J. Des Moines, Iowa WITZEL, ANNA MARIE Des Moines, Iowa YOUNG, ROBERT Des Moines, Iowa I-IED MURPHY, JOHN Des Moines, Iowa OLINE, STANLEY Des Moines, Iowa OLSON, PAULINE Des Moines, Iowa ORANCCI, MATTHUS S Des Moines, Iowa PER.ALTA, SEBASTIAN Panama ROMANS, STANLEY Des Moines, Iowa SWANSON, EUGENE Des Moines, Iowa, TI-IRAPP, ROBERT . WEIS, ESTHER Des Moines, Iowa Des Moines, Iowa - X SEMINARY n CLAYTON NIELSEN HAROLD OLSEN GORDON MILLER IN MEMORIAM Students of Grand View College were deeply shocked and grieved to learn of the death of their friend and fellow-student, Bill Larsen, who passed away following a long illness. Bill left school shortly before the holi- days and spent his last Christmas at home, prior to his entrance to the Veterans Hospital of Des Moines, where he passed away on the evening of January 8, 1947. His memory will long linger in the minds of the Grand View students who knew him, for he was both consid- erate, friendly and liked by all. ,V . . i . I . , . f V , P J . .L A It V .I BILL LA R-SEN, JR , ri- - R ll ialiiill-ll? 1 I ial 3 I A lla of if l is Q 4? J Y K Eitvrarg 3:-gg f:m :-5 17 ff A . ,L xxx 4 52 ,514 X BpM,.m'2X X l ,I -' '7ig1Q'-Ks X NM W 11 J-z.x,v3sx...-fkQg':VX. If I - pf- ,. Q, 3, x X- Eflkuhf iff I7-7: Mg' L bf: uf. i -1 l , H , - -- v ,, ' 4'-, X f,. f fr lv. ..,, 1 l v .sp fl. 1 ' ' , A J ' 'X 11' V f'f Q, bf ' W. , QS-,-141' 1 V ' J Eitmiture almagn untiripatvs Iifr. Eli Dura nut rnpg it, hut mnlhu it In im purpnme. --Qlhiraxr milhe PM A CANNIBALU Me, Ilm just an ordinary kind of guyg easy to get along with, I like to do what most do when they do what they do. I bowl, but not good, I carry the beer frame every time. The ball gets heavy after the first few frames and, I get dirty looks from my buddies if I sneak in the light ball the girls use. Driv- ing the car I'm good at, but like to do it one-handed, I get dirty looks here too. Now dancing is what I really shine at. When the girl and. I get on the floor I can feel the notes go through my body and into my legs. Then I'm Yolanda of Veloz and Yolanda only without the money, Astair without his taps, I'm me, on the floor doing my routine, knocking them in the aisles. The music stops, I'm back in 'the minor league. The girl gives me a dirty look, I forgot to talk to her when we were dancing. Why is it they want to talk when they are dancing? You would think they'd be grateful for the chance to shut up, but no they want to talk. Women!!! Yoick!!! Right now I'm doing my Wednesday and Saturday Window shopping, checking on everything that I need, or would like to have. Mostly I see the things I would like to have. Joe here, oh, I forgot to tell you of Joe. He's in on this too. He is a good looking guy when he shavesg he doesnlt like to, though. He says, comes winter it will keep my 'face warm, only fools and conformists shave. None-the-less he does, if the reason has skirts. As I was saying, Joe here is disgruntled with all the things we are not 'buying and sug- gests that it is twelve o'clock we go get something to eat. I agree. Looking around for a place to eat we come upon a juke box completely surrounded by booths and backed by a griddle, Feeling adventurous and prompted! by long habit we enter, and take a booth near the juke box so we can get our nickel's worth. Up to .now Joe and I have been feeling good. We like everything and al- most everybody around us. We have no quarrel with anyone. We are just hungry, but we have to wait. It seems everybody is hungry, and they have descended on this place like locusts, or something. Anyway, we just sit look- ing at nothing in particular, and listen to the music blaring from the agony box, loud but nice. I'm deep in my musical reverie when the waitress, dressed in one of those maroon smocks faced in white, that some fast talking salesman told the owner would give the Ujernt class, comes up to our booth. She is blonde, pretty, in an ugly sort of way. In fact pretty ugly. Her 'Tm on the job, whatys y'r order outfit hung listlessly from what might flatteringly be called an emaciated frame, what hung from the hem of her smock would have given a couple of 'shaved pipe cleaners a good run for their money. Now this is not good for a sunny disposition, or the appetite either. This made me lose mine. Joe, in his own right, is a good judge of horse-flesh, and a fair one in measur- ing the women. I-Ie is still staring, he doesn't believe it. What'll ya have, she asks in pure Brooklynese, wiping the table of non-existent 'scraps with a damp cloth. The close-up draws a groan from Joe. What'll ya have? she asks again. What do you suggest? I ask nonchalantly scanning the menu. Well, hamburger's okay, I guess, but,', suddenly beaming a toothy smile, the steak's deliciousf, Horriified, my face twisted with disbelief, I' reaffirmatively asked, Steak? I ..32- Yeah, steakf, Gr-r-r-r, voiced Joe. What's the matter with our steaks'?H What's the matter with our steak, I mimicked to Joe, are you mad, woman?l' Woman, affirmatively nods Joe. Whatya-mean, am I mad!! Why should I be classed mad just 'cause I suggested a steak?, she asked defensively. Why? I'll tell you why. Only a mad one would be the perpetrator of so unpardonable a crime. For shame on you. Ah, yer nuts! she declared conclusively, and left for another booth. By now we had managed to make spectacles of ourselves and shared the doubtful honor of either arousing the ire of some of the patrons for interfer- ing with the juke box, or the curiosity of the others who wondered who the gooks were that refused to eat steak. Me, I was inspired by such attention, such as it was.' But foremost I was thirsty, I sipped water from the glass the waitress had brought earlier and looked at Joe to see how he was faring. He was hungrily contemplating the plate lunches around him. Joe was hungry. Well, have you decided, she asked of the steak eaters. No, you heathen, I flung venomously. I-Ieathen!! You got yer nerve. I go to church, see, and nobody calls me a heathen. ' Okay, so you go. Then you are a hypocrite, I said with finality. '4That I don't stand 'for, from nobody, see? Hey look, bud,', demanded a head, with brown gravy at the corner of its mouth, from the next booth, isn't thati going kind of strong? No, not necessarily, I came to my defense, 'gif you eat the flesh of an animal you feast on a sinner going through one of the twenty-one hells of Manu. The sinner is reborn as an animal depending upon what he committed as a mortal. That makes you a cannibal. Do you eat pig? asked Joe, coming to life. Sure I do, answered the head. A pig is dirty, so you must be dirty tool! With this decided Joe went back to obscurity. What's the cleanliness of the pig got to do with it. The meat's good, isn't it'?', countered the head. Ah, there you have it, I gloated, forbidden fruit is always good. Who are we to decide what is or isn't to be slaughtered for consumption? That's an age-old argument, and I haven't the time to go in circles with you, said the head as it set over the booth horizon. Look, you, came a hardly caressing feminine voice, this is a restaurant, not a hall. If you want something to eat, okay, if not, she ended abruptly with a jerk of her head. This vivacious gal, evidently the owner, is reason enough to sympathize with Adam's failings. Nothing was settled, seldom is. Something always comes up to cut short a heated discussion. Joe, never argue with a stranger. It only makes you either mad or hun- gryja h 'Tm hungry, he enlightened me. Okay, so we'll be cannibal-s. Two steaks, please. Steve Cudrnak. 133- Reflection on Humor A sense of humor really means much more than wisecracks, jokes, and wit, but that is what it is too often taken to mean. Douglas Jerrold said, Hu- mor is the harmony of the heart, and that is the way it should be. Humor includes sarcasm, satire, and can generally be found in the person who has a spirit of optimism. A man that has a good sense of humor seldom worries. If such a man should worry, he'd probably feel sorry for those who do not have as cheerful an outlook on life as he 'himself has. Sarcasm and sat-ire are often 'found in the same person, and the best ex- ample of a satirical genius from history is the French writer Voltaire. Vol- taire was a writer from whose pen many cleverly concealed satirical Works flowed. He could, without reserve, criticize governments and the people who thought they were very important. Voltaire loved humanity and hated the selfish' individual. The harmony in his heart made it impossible for him to hate humanity. He met and jested, and no doubt, ridiculed the rulers of the time, and yet after he was driven ffrom several countries, his sense of humor became even bigger, causing him to forget and forgive. V0ltaire's ability to see something of humor in everything caused him once to remark, He who said, 'All is welll, has only said a part, everything is for the best. Voltaire could see, even though the selfish individualism sometimes clouded it, the great good in humanity. One of the greatest assets of a sense offhumor is the fact that it is as. much a part of a person as his own life. Education is to 'be spoken of with the same closeness. But, humor like education can decay unless kept busy, and in a constant state of repair. The demonstration of an ability to relate gutter stories is not included as a sense of humor. Humor lies deeper than this. A sense of humor cannot be developed like a habit. It has to come from the inner yearnings of a heart, a yearning to see the good in life and to laugh at the evil. The importance of a sense of humor can hardly be estimated. To sell a sense of humor for money would be ridiculous. If the United States treasury should go broke tomorrow fvery improbable, but possiblej to the extent that a million dollars would buy no more than a dime, a sense of humor would help keep one mentally balanced 'for a While. Many people who had their faith in money would crack up at a time like that, A good sense of humor would help one to make many rich, deep friendships. Friendships of the kind necessary to carry on in such a crisis. Man could not live in an isolated state without money, hence a sense of humor would be necessary to keep a com- munity in balance Without a money system. One might ask now: What good would a sense of humor do if a man were starving? If a man were starving he would undoubtedly become panicky and that would cause him to waste even what he needed. In danger QI'd like to compare danger with starvingj man has often -become panicky. But in the past war it was the man that could enter combat with a light-hearted atti- tude, not completely without fear, but a fear suppressed by a sense of humor, that came through with the best results. -Often such men might get killed, but their influence on others lived on. Htunor is the balance in the mind that keeps one from going berserk. We all admire the man that can have a flat tire on his car and get out and change it with a song in his heart even if in a hurry. Now, if a sense of humor can help a man in a crisis more than -34- money can, would it not be well to put our faith in a sense of humor rather' than money? Humor we will have as long as we have our wisdom, but money and physical comforts, man has not always had. Hugh Walpole once said, Life is a tragedy for those who feel, and a com- edy for those who think. History proves that life has been hard on the lit- tle fellow, and the ones who strive for power, because they seem to have such an obsession that they never have a sense of harmony. It is too bad that too many people have to work so hard that they cannot enjoy life. Life has even been hard for some of the thinkers. The, pessimist Schopenhauer could not see any good in humanity. How he could think as deeply as he did, with0LIi seeing the balance, harmony, and humor Cnot sarcasmj in nature, is beyond my understanding. If a man looks deeply at life he must surely come to the conclusion that God, who created this universe, will continue to look after it and, If God be for us, who can be against us? Thus, if a man looks at na-L ture and realizes the many things that have been created for manls own good, he cannot help but develop an optimistic attitude. Is a sense of humor contrary to the laws of nature that science has found? No! Science has done much to take care of the necessities of life, making it easier for man to think about other things besides making a living. Science could never produce a sense of humor in a man. A sense of humor is a part of nature that science could never explain. Man should realize that, al- though science helps man, it is not as important as a sense of humor. Is a :sense of humor contrary to the Christian teachings? No! Faith is a necessary part of humor. If a man does not have faith that the goodi can and will conquer over evil, he will never develop the ability to see the many pleasant things in nature. We never hear of Christ laughing, but we do know that He was proud of the harmony in His Father's world. A sense of humor sometimes is contrary to deep human seriousness. It is possible for a man to be too serious, however, a man should never be irrespon- sible, because he does have certain 'obligations to fulfill. To say that One should be serious, and sure of himself, only when he is teaching how, or help- ing others, to have a good time or to develop a sense of humor, is too much, and yet there are 'few other times that should receive more serious thought. One, to live more abundantly, should develop a good sense of humor. How is this done if it cannot be brought about like a habit? If a man has the yearn- ing for humor, the growth of this yearning can develop into a good sense of humor. Man 'should never feel that he should laugh at everything, but man should laugh at the futility of himself. Humanity is important, but the grave- yards are full of the individuals who thought the world couldn't go on with- out them. Men may come, and men may gog But old man River, He jus' keeps rolling along. Humor is in all of us, it can do no good by lying dormant. One should appreciate the goodness in nature, and not try to destroy it for science's sake or for personal gain. When every man can love nature and humanity as much as he now wants personal comfort, It's going to be a great day. A good sense of humor, a spirit of optimism, and a yearning to see the good in this world, are certain characteristics necessary for lasting peace. We have an endless supply of humor if we would only put it to use. GOOD-HUMOR IS GOODNESS AND WISDOM COMBINED. Arnold Knudsen. - 35 - The students had finished exams at Grand View for this semester. They were beginning a new semester with a clean slate and Weren't too concerned about their new studies, for it was only Sunday and classes wouldn't start until Tuesday. They had watched taxis stop all day out in front of the school with new students, and as each student appeared, they would welcome him and would show him to his room. All the students were especially anxious to meet one of the taxis-the taxi that would come with Ann's Peter. I-Ie had only recently been discharged, had not seen Ann for over a year, and was, coming directly to Grand View to 'enroll as a student. Ann, another taxi. I refuse to watch. I doubt he is even coming today. But this time I think it must be he. He looks like the pictures that you have. Q O, Kathy, it is he! It isli' Forgetting to grab a coat she dashed out the door-out to her Peter. What cared she if the whole school were watching. She did not see them shake their heads in amusement as Peter kissed her. No more writing letters --no more impatient waiting for Vermund to sont the mail-Peter was here. Ann, you are even more beautiful than my dreams. Typical GI. Come on inside, I'm freezing. Why didn't you say so? I'll keep you warm. O, Peter, don't! Still it is like old times. Look at them stand there and watch us. They have heard so much about you, that they are as excited over your arrival as I am. The building looks just like the picture you sent me. That must be the new dormitory down there. Right'?,' 'LYes, and I wish that they would soon finish it. Kathy, this is Peterg Pe- ter, Kathrinef' How do you do. Hello, I'm glad that you came. Ann has been impossible to live with ever since' she had that last letter from you in France. And this is Arnie, Ted, Bud, Selma, Eric-you'll learn the names soon enough? Is this the lobby? Yes, and there is the living room. Those steps lead down to the dining room. To the left is Dr. Knudsen's and Vermund Ostergaard's offices. This small hall leads into a class room-beyond that is Sandbergis apartment. He is the English teacher. Down this long hall are other class rooms and offices. And where, Miss Know It All, do these steps lead to? Right up to the lecture hall. Beware, Peterf' 'gKathy! To the left and above on 3L-Q are the girls' dormitories. To the right are the boys'. How could you have a floor called 3W?', I'll show it to you next Sunday during visiting hours. After World War I- The high school. students had just finished their exams. Now they cared little about how to construct a 30-60 degree triangle or which French idiom it was correct to use. QSince the war, German had been a taboo subjectj. They would be glad when they entered college and didn't have finals. Al- though the 'subjects they took then, would not be accredited, they still wanted to come back to Grand View. That day even such thoughts were absent. For everyone was down wel- 136- coming a new group of winter students. Every street car seemed to bring a new one. Anna, when is Hans coming? Sssssh, Katrina, someone might hear youf' Well, he is from your home town, isn't he? Haven't you even a, right to Greet him? You have written letters to him all the while he was in France. O O yes, but that is what makes me a little scared of seeing him again. I think that I shall go upstairs. He will be more scared than you. Wait-isn't that him? He looks like his picture. O, it is. VVhat shall I say to him? Will he see me standing here? Katrina, you must talk to him, too. I don't know what to say. Hello, Anna. Hello, Hans. Welcome home and welcome to Grand View. Thank you, Anna. Did you have a nice trip here, Hans? O yes, thank you. A very nice trip. Ahem! O, Katrina, excuse me. This is Hans, Hans, Katrina, and Sigurd, Rig- mor, and Harold-Oh, you will know them soon enough. Pause. Have you ever been here before? No, I haven't, Katrina. I only know what Anna has written me. You saw those two big windows at each side of the front door Yes They are for these offices here in front-on either side of the front door. Those windows in that wall on either side of the door that goes into the li- brary, reading, and living rooms, are so that we can see who is sneaking down the stairway to the dining room. You mean those two doors are the doors to the basement? Yes, and then in here past the steps are, first to the left, a library, to the right, a reading room, and way in here is the living room. Some day I hope ?7, they will tear down those front offices and the walls around fthe stairways and make it into one lobby. And then if they could: find room for a library some other place, they should tear down these two rooms and make them part of the living room. Then we would really have a school. O, Katrina. Why would they want such a large living room and lobby? Well, it would look nicer than all these narrow halls do. There are class rooms down that long hall and also over here. That small hall leads into Rev. Hojbjerg's living quarters. Does he live here? O yes. These steps lead up to the lecture hall-then to the left are girls' dormitories and to the right are boys' dormitories. The seminars are up above on TQ. 3lA? How could you- You can see it when you go up to your room. The Present, One week later- What are you doing tonight, Ann? We haven't quite decided yet. There is a good show over at the Avalon, but we feel like celebrating a bit more than that. We could go downtown to show, but since Paul and Myrt and several other couples are going to the Tromar, we will probably end up there. ' - Why don't you go to the KRNT? Isn't Fred Waring appearing there? Who knows, we might. But don't worry, weill find something to do. If nothing else, we'll just sit and talk? ' Wouldn't I like to be a little mouse! May Iuse your new foundation cream, Kathy?,' -.371 Sure, go ahead. Do you need anything pressed? O, I donit know what to wear-what would be nicest-my black suit, blue velvet dress, or maybe I should wear my winter white outfit? Don't expect it to be white when you come back from downtown. You know Des Moinesf' I do hope my allowance will allow me to buy anew dress next month. I saw the cutest one in Younkers last week. I wish- Hurry up, Juliet, or your Romeo will soon stick his head in the door and yell for you. - O, this hair! Either I need a new permanent or I should set it different- ly. Set my pumps there so that I can slip into them when I dash outf' Ann! Coming- Hey wait-have a touch of this Chanel No. 5. O, Kathy, Harry gave that to you for you to wear. It's all for the sake of Cupid. Have fun and remember-lock up is at 12:00 o'clock. Do you have a hat on? Yes, it's on the back of my head. Can't you see it? Be good! Have you heard that Hans is taking Anna to the theatre tonight? No, really? O, Anna, imagine going to the Berchel with someone. Hans must really have gotten a lot of money from the army. He won't have very much after he has made a down payment on that farm at home and paid for his stay heref, Except for the girls who are engaged, Anna is the third girl to be taken anywhere. And to the theatre, just think. Did Hans ask Rev. Hojbjerg if it was all right?', Of course-how else could they go out? He asked Hans who he was tak- ing, where they were going, and when they could come back. It was worse than taking an examination. They can come in after lights are out, because the occasion is so special. We'll lock the door so that you can't get in, Anna. Don't you dare. O, Katrina, come and button my shoes. This button hook just won't work today.', You are wearing your Sunday dress, Anna. It doesn't seem right not seeing you in your black skirt and middy blouse on a weekday. This must be a very special occasion for youf' You look positively white. Pinch your cheeks to make them a bit red and bite your lips hard. Hold your foot still-How can I button your shoes with you jumping around so. Quick, someone. Get an electric curling iron. This strand of hair just won't stay in place. That is surely a beautiful hat and so large. Anna ll'Yes?H I think that I can hear him talking downstairs. I heard him say something about a dance this afternoon. You are not going, are you? Of course, she's not. She knows that it is forbidden. She's going to the theatre. Goodbye, everyone. We won't go to sleep until you come back, so hurry. It's Saturday morning. Let me sleep, Kathy. , Rise and shine, Lazy Bones. We have a washing to do., . O, hang the washing. I have enough clothes so that I can wait another Week. -381 Stay then if you like. Peter was asking for you at breakfast this morn- mg. Why didn't you tell me? Why didn't you get me up? t'There was a little matter of your turning a deaf ear. Now hurry up or someone else will take our washing period. Here are your jeans. Catch! O, I'm not awake yet. Where is that lipstick? May I use your ban-I dana? Five minutes later: Teeth all brushed and ready to wash clothes. Grab: the other end of this hamper then, and we'll go down the back way. It shouldn't take us long. I hope some of all that clothes down there is dry so that we can put ours up. With the washing machine things work pret- ty fast. I still have to wash my hair today. O, these socks have a. hole in them. Since I donlt have time to darn them, I think I shall throw them away. There are six of us with clothes to wash. That should be enough. Iim glad that we could sneak in after the other group, because then we donlt have to build our own fire. 'LI wonder if boiling clothes like this is good for it. How else would you get them clean? Put more coal on that fire. This boiler is big enough to hold ten people's: clothes. Would you stir for awhile, Arma? I am getting tired. I think I'll use the washing machine for some of my blouses. If you want to stand and push that lever back andl -forth all morning, go ahead. But .do it when Itm gone. That clatter gives me a headache. I really don't think that that washing machine does much else than stir the water around a bit. Put your blouses in the boiler with everything else. Are you all coming up to my room this afternoon to mend stockings? Those dining room benches have been terribly hard on mine. Peter has been here almost two weeks. Sometimes it seems like a year and sometimes it seem-s like only yesterday that he came. You have done probably one day's school work since he came. O, how you lie. I have written an ECHO article, was in the UK program last week and- Both before and after coffee. I thought I'd die laughing at that joke in Pegasus about you. Serves you right. - Thank goodness it was all in fun. There is a lecture tomorrow and I have, to take notes for the Lutheran Tidings article. I heard that Knutie is having singing games Friday. I hope everyone turns out. It's more fun when they do. What did you think of that European History test this morning? A.C.'s tests are never easy. I go mad over those true-false things. O, I just remembered, I have a Danish paper due next Tuesday. How? will I ever get those acid stains off my fingers? What time is it? Peter Wants me to go with him over to Pidgeon for a malt. Be back in time for gym. I can see me jumping over the horse after drinking na malt. Ohhh. Don,t go. Pon't be silly. It's not costing me anything. Anyhow how could I refuse a ma t? ' h There goes Ted over to get the bread. We surely eat a lot of that stuff ere.' Who has andagt tonight? I don't know. I saw the cooks baking cakes for coffee tonight. I bet they will be good. ClAnn!Y! Coming- ' I saw you talking with Hans when we were over to Pigeon for coffee after andagtf' Is that why they had that in Pegasus last week? VVhy did you think it got in? I do wish that they would serve coffee here evfgy night instead of just Saturday nights. We could go without afternoon co ee. That would be wonderful. We about die over in the gym doing ex- ercises after having just swallowed hot coffee and rolls. I was watching them bake bread today. I wonder how many loaves that bake oven holds. We surely eat enough of it.', It's almost time for lecture. Are you ready? Wait until I get my hair ribbon on. You look beautiful. Letls hurry. We mustn't be late. Every day for this past week our lectures have been on Bolshevism. I wish that they would change the topic. Hans can't get over our having lectures every day. Do you see him? Yes, I think that he sees us too. Look, Martha is sitting with Geofrg. Even though they are engaged, it doesnlt seem right for her to be sitting on the boys' sidef' Did you hear the lecture last week, Kathy? Yes, remember? A.C. spoke. O, that's right. I think that Dr. Knudsen speaks today. There is Peter. He's motioning for us to come over and sit with him. Just a minute. O look, Sally and Frank are sitting together. Is that as new couple? f 5C9an't they sit together without everyone thinking that they are going stea y. Studenterfest time. Spring is in full bloom- 'Anna, have your parents come over yet this morning?,' No, they haven't, Hans. Here help me tack up this welcome sign, it is falling down. I can't get over how good the play was last night. It is a good idea having the play on Thursday night. That gives us more time for speech- es, songs, and exhibitions on Friday. Yes, I think it is better that way. Because of that, your parents came a day earlier and we could talk to them sooner. I-Iave you told Katrina about our engagement yet? No, first I had to wait until we had talked to my parents. Now that we have done that, I still hesitate to tell anyone. I can't get used to being en- gaged!', ' You will have a long time to get used to that. It will be at least five years before I can completely pay for the farm and its buildings. Until I have done. that If have no right to marry you. Our parents are right in insisting that we wait until I have become established. I wish I could save more, teaching school. Then we could be married sooner. Why do we have to be sensible and wait? Five years will seem like forever. We can't live on love and water. Anyway there is much to plan and a lot of work to be done. Do not look so sad. I-Ias it ever occurred to you that when our children come they might have the lobby and living room arranged as Katrina has suggested. Grand View might even be an accredited college. But it must never stop being Grand View. No, never. A pause-a look into each other's eyes-a smile-and-a kiss. Kathy and I had a long talk last night, Ann, while you were over to -40.. piay practice. She was telling me that your mothers went to school here to- Aetherf, I g 'AO yes, they were the very best of friends even as Kathy and I are now. Your father was in the last war, wasn't he? Yes, after he was discharged he came here for the winter course. Mother said that they became engaged at Studenterfest time. It seems hard to im- agine Father and Mother young like that. It is even hard to imagine him pro- posing to her. Ann, do you believe in history repeating itself? '4Why, Peter, what do you mean? Well, Anna is here, Katrina is here-Ann, will you marry me? Cf Y! Peter! We can be married this summer before school starts. With government checks- I don't think that I want history to repeat itself. But Ann, I thought- Of course, I want to marry you. I have been waiting for you to ask me. What I mean is, I don't want to wait ifive years before we get married and start raising a family. I want to be with you and help you if I can while you prepare for your life work. Also I want us to have our children while we are still young, so that the age span won't be so great between us and them, so that when they are young and need extra help, we are young and active enough to help -them. By the time we get so old that we can't keep up as we used to, our children will be on their own. Slow down, I can't keep up. About this family business- It is just that since we didn't get to live in the new dorm, it might be fun to have our kids stay there. g A pause-a look into each other's eyes-a smile-and-a kiss. Bodil Strandskov. THE FULFILLMENT A bearded, monkish-looking man sat in the shadow of the gates of Padua conversing with a young man. As he spoke, the last rays of the evening sun lingered upon him, lending a strange illumination to his features. My son, you are young and vigorous, and I am old. But there was eq time when I too was young, a time in the height of my youth when I vowed to write the finest music, to build the greatest cathedrals, to find the richest treasures, there was a time when I aspired to climb the highest mountains, to fight the greatest battles, to reach the farthest stars. Now I am old. I have written no symphonies with sweetness and strength to lift the souls of men. I have built no cathedrals where men may worship and sing. I have found no treasures of priceless jewels to give me power and the things of the world. And what of the battles, the mountains, and the stars? Alas! All are but dreams of youth. No, I have not written symphonies, but I have thrilled constantly to the beauty of nature, and my whole soul has sung with gladness, and I could hard- ly contain my joy, for it seemed that all limitations were destroyed and every gate opened unto me, I was young and vigorous, there was a task to be ful- filled and I alone could fulfill it. Every morning was filled with gladness and promises of new joys and new sorrows for the coming day, and I lifted my whole spirit in thanksgiving, for the sorrows were deep and bitter, but I was given strength to overcome them, and without the sorrows I could not know the depth and meaning of joy. I will leave no symphonies, but you Will say that I have not heard and felt music 'living within' me? Will you say that I leave no songs for men's souls to sing? ' And what of the fabulous treasures that haunted my youthful dreams? -41-. They remain in their vaults unsought. But I have discovered them again and again in the never-ending wonder of the sunrise, the restlessness of the sea, the transcending beauty of great music, the timelessness of the stars, the loy- alty of a cherished friend, the sacrifice of a mother, the prayer-laden silence in a house of Worship. Each passing day has revealed new wonders to me and I have marvelled ceaselessly at the magnificence of a world which some re- garded with such blindness that they could as well be living in the blackness of a pit. I have found beauty and richesjin the things that lie about me on every hand. Will you say that I have found no treasure? Yes, and what of the cathedrals that I wouldilhave raised? They must remain unbuilt, but I have reared a monument that will last into eternity. With laborgand sacrifice and humility I have built an edifice, a soul, that will live in immortality when the spires of the Chartres and Notre Dame have long since crumbled in ruin. Will you say that I have built no cathedral? And what of the battles I was to fight? There have been times when my soul struggled over the abyss of temptation about to perish in the depths of my desires. But I received help, I was able to silence the cries of my spir- it and rule my own soul. Was this not as great a victory as was ever boasted by the armies of Alexander? Will you say that I have fought no battles? And what of the mountains I was to climb? There have been times when I floundered in a gulf of solitude and despair greater than that of death, even then I hoped and trusted, and I achieved the victory. Was this not as great a feat as the scaling of the heights of the Jungfrau? Will you say that I have climbed no mountains? And what of the stars I was to reach? You will say that they too are but remnants of a youthful dream. But I have attained an understanding, a knowledge as eternal and fundamental as any of the stars. I have seen that the quest for vision and ideals is the purpose of life, and that, without these, it is meaningless and must fade into obscurity. I have seen that life, in the final judgment, is measured in terms of quality not quantity, in terms of love and sorrow and work and happiness, not weeks or months or years. I have found that rnan's great problem is to rise above the petty and insignificant, for Time's river flows on relentlesslyg there are times when man would speed its waters by more swiftly, and there are other hours when he would give all to check its flowg but his efforts are futile, for in sorrow or gladness, in work or sleep, day or night, it goes on the same. Other waters may flow, other op- portunities may come, but those which have gone by unused are lost and will not return. I have sung and worked, and prayed abundantly-I have given myself and all my energies to the life to be lived, while others about me lan- guished in the hope of a brighter tomorrow, or waited for a festival that would never come. I have learned the value of life, of the present moment. Will you say that I have failed to reach a star? The day was done and shadows gathered more heavily about the walls of the city. Shaking the dust from their garments, the man and youth arose and were soon lost among the throng of wayfarers who sought a nightis lodg- ing in the city. Gradually the turmoil subsided. Peace reigned in the streets of Padua and in the heart of a great scholar, Thomas Aquinas, and a gifted youth, Dante Alighieri. Gretchen Krogh. The World and Man Napoleon's mother one day walked into her famous sonis tent when he was at the height of his power. She was worried about his future and said, Son, you are Napoleon, the World Conqueror. But you have an anxious mother who asks where you will end up, what will your outcome be? Most mothers worry about their children's future, so the thinking people of the -42- g world today ask the same question of modern man. To prevent man's down- fall in the future there is only one solution. In the early fifteenth and sixteenth centuries we saw a great change in the lives of men. Scholasticism was going out and new humanism was rep1aC1I1g it. Experimentation or inductive reasoning was replacing the old ded1lCfiV9 theories of living. Science was beginning to influence man's life and flood- ing the world with its conceptions of the origin of man. Science continued to progress while the old religion stood fast to the doctrines which were given us by the Lord through Jesus Christ. In that grandperiod of confusion, science was able to spurt ahead. The old dogmatic Roman Catholic Church was splitting into pieces. The new in- fant Protestantism was arising to meet the needs of, the independent thinker of the day. During the past four hundred years since the Reformation man still hasn't decided which course he should follow. Should he, who considers himself the cultured and modern scientific man of the twentieth century, maintain the deductive dogmas- of the old es- tablished churches or should he accept the new scientific theories of the ev- olutioln of life. As a result of this gigantic struggle, we find a shattered! wor . Man in his uncertainty can appreciate the scientific improvements of society, yet many men can't realize that existence is more than the benefits of pure science, as no scientific method can give a man escape from hopes, fears, ambitions and other psychological factors which make manls life super- ior to the rest of his animal relations. Religion is the answer to this problem, but religion is not ready to fulfill its task. ' What can we do to correct this situation? Man needs a rebuilding of his Christian faith. Although the scientist can control the sex of the population, create atom bombs, and make the World a synthetic luxurious place to live, We still need men with morals and fore- sight to carry on the increasing burdens of modern life. Men contend that the Quest for Happiness or the Pursuit of Self Interestn is nothing more than a goal of survival set by mang yet the man living in wealth and luxury is many times the unhappiest man. No matter what others' conceptions of happiness may be, it should still be man's basic and common goal. 'Vtfhen We do find this happiness we canlt bring it into an upset world so long as con- flicting ideas tend to destroy any course we choose to follow. From recent experiences I see that happiness hasn't touched many men'S hearts. A recent Ha1'per's Magazine carried the dramatic story of the reasons for the use of the atom bomb on Japan. Other magazines already carry stories of the atrocities of the Russians and stories of degradation of their Communistic government a year and one-half after the end of a major World VVar. The headlines of newspapers scream, America Now Possesses Most Powerful Weapon in World, United States Has Acquired New Strategic Territories, and other general items of war interest. Our propaganda ma- chinery covers with the sweet scent of prevarications the stench of destruc- tion of mankind still arising from the last battle and permits rationalization for our common errors against mankind. Therefore today we see America and Russia glare unhappily at each other across the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Oceans which were once major hazards, but thanks to modern science, they are now spanned by Super For- tresses and flying missiles which will wipe civilizations off the map in a few hours. 'Today we look at a world out of step. The large Mongolian, Indian, and Black Races wait patiently for their day of revenge for our exploitation of their numbers. There must be and is a way to overcome 'these difficulties, and the solution lies in the place where man looks last. The solution lies in the heart of man. I often recall the mythical story of the Greek gods who possessed the control of Happiness. They desired to hide it in a place where -43... man would not look. One suggested the bottom of the deep ocean. Another thought of hiding it on top of the highest mountain as man wouldn't go out of his way to find it. But the more wise philosopher suggested that they hide Happiness in the heart of man as man seldom looks' at himself. lVlan will try to find happiness in every distant nook and cranny before he realizes that he holds it in his grasp. Yes, this Happiness which will make a contented world, lies within us, yet we fail to ignite the spark which will give us that burning happiness. Until man is shown the lighter, brighter side of life, what sort of a world can we expect? Until that time man can't expect to join hap- py unions of nations and people. The United Nations organization and man's ability to create an eventual peace for all , must 'fail if man is not given a ladder on, which to cling for support. The ladder must support the weight of all the oppressed of the World until nations give those oppressed people rights and liberties regardless of their creed or color. The Christian Religion is that ladder, and as Jesus was sent to gather the strayed lambs of God's flock, so We as Christians must go out into the world and heal, teach, and preach. But we can't sell good-will and the Christian Religion abroad before we correct our own form of religion at home. This is the predominant difficulty we face today. With Christian Religion divided into many weak parts, we leave the responsibility for a successful job of education at home to the min- isters of the individual churches, independently working to bring salvation to each manis heart. A soul is a cold figure in the filing cabinet of the church's registry, contend many clergymen today. Some so-called Christian Teachers of the Children of God follow the practice of the vicious Pardoner in Chau- cer's Canterbury Tales when he said, My Theme is always one and ever was: Radix Motorium est cupiditasf' New faces with a courageous spirit are needed in the pulpit. Missionaries of the words of Jesus need to canvass their neighborhoods. Lay members of a congregation should be given a more active part in the ritual of the Serv- ice. Yes, we need active participation of everyone in the work of Christian- ity, a brotherhood of men in Christ. We must teach the world the rules of Christian living. The Ten Com- mandments must be reinterpreted to fit modern man's way of life. The Old time Jesuits and the Inquisition have died a well deserved death and we must use them as a lesson on the results of oppression. We must carry unselfishly to the poor, poverty stricken nations of the world the modern ways of farm- ing, industry, health and other programs which have raised our standards of living so high. We must do this to increase their economic stability and 'to build our One World, One Way, One God system of living. We must put the church back into the hearts of men with sermons that are concrete, constructive and as near reality as possible. Chaucer sum- marized this twentieth century situation in a terse statement when he said, 4'For merrily when the heart of man is confounded Within itself, and troubled, and when the soul has lost the comforting of God, then seeks a man a vain solace in worldly things. True this situation has already arisen, but we can try to control man's reactions. Gone are the days when the Medieval Man was presented the pictures of Hell as they hung on the church walls. Obviously he couldn't understand the Latin services, yet fear was instilled in him by paintings of scenes of life in Purgatory. Nor need we preach the opposite merits of Heaven to arouse the people to chastity, obedience, and purity as Chaucer said the clergymen of his day installed obedience. In glowing terms the kind parson spoke, Heaven, where joy has no opposite of woe or grievance, where all evils of this present life are past, wherein is the blessed company that rejoices Vevermore, each of the other's joy, wherein the body of man, that formerly was foul and dark, is more bright than thesun, wherein the body, that lately was ailing, frail and feeble and mortal, is immortal, and so strong and so whole that nothing may -44.. impair it, wherein is no hunger, nor thirst, nor cold, but every soul is re-4 plenished with the ability to perceive the perfect knowing of God. This blessed Kingdom may man acquire by poverty of spirit, and the glory of humbleness and plenitude of joy by hunger and thirst, and the ease and rest by labour, and ,life by death and the mortification of sin. No, Religion is more today than flowery sermons. It is the planting of the seeds of faith, love, and charity in the empty souls of men. International love and International Good-will should be the eventual result of the practical doctrines of new church policies. Then can we begin to solve the problems of the shattered world. Then can we overthrow the grip of Pantheism, Deism, and Naturalism, and the old 'religions which science seems to occasionally revive. Then can we give man the rules of a common religion suitable to all man's needs, and a conventional religion will bring happiness to a discontented world. Yes, today the world resembles an empty shell. Vtfhite versus Black, Capitalism versus Labor, Communism versus Democracy and happiness ver- sus material gains are but a few of the pressing problems which tend to keep the world divided. But the sun also reflects the causes for these conditions when these soulless men cast their .shadows over the drab earth. We might ponder on those few biblical words of Matthew: What has a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? But let us not be dis- couraged, for as we put the new picture of life in our future together we are enlightened. Just as the story of the son whose father brought him home a new jigsaw puzzle to quiet him, the small boy put the puzzle together very easily by turning it over and putting together a picture on the back of the piifizzle. The picture on that puzzle that he could so easily put together was rist. Yes, we'll put the world back together with the help of Christ for just as the young son answered his father, Dad, on the other side of the puzzle was the picture of Jesus, and Dad, it's easy to put together a puzzle with Christ in it. So we must prepare for the future nowg for scientific conclusions do not agree with the fundamentals of religion, religion has decayed in many re- spects. Atheism and Pantheism have sown their seeds of discontent and man fails to lead a true Christian life. We need action, and the evolutionary process begins with you and me. Let us help make the world a better place to live by prayers for freedom from depressions, racial problems, and other disrupting events which tend to tear asunder a wonderful world. A world where the happy, joyful, primary family is the fundamental breeding place of peace and contentment. Then we will raise men with happy and progressive souls, and that is more than science can hope to accomplish. -Walter Brown. Power of Music Since the beginning of time, music in one form or another has been prac- ticed by all men of all races, all over the earth. Men have enjoyed music in its many variations and have either been inspired or depressed by the reac- tion it may have given them. Music has been a part of our cultural training here in America as well as in the rest of the world. It has been used in ex- pressing feeling, tying together relationship of its hearers and building up an invisible column of strength upon which many of us may rely. Even in the ,life of the savage music filled a definite need. The purest forms of music are those which are used in connection with heathen religious ceremonies. Savages are primarily interested in rhythm and this interest is put into practice not only in their religious music, but also in everyday life. 44,5-Sm They used it on drums for the purpose of sending messages. The Chinese found music to their advantage when using melodies without supporting har- monies. The music of the Greeks could merely be distinguished as that of a low drone used to accompany them in their songs. Scriptural music and that found in -the Old and New Testaments was loud and of, an improvisational character and was usually transmitted orally and therefore cannot be traced. After the conquest of Greece by the Romans, and the consequent fall of their cultures, the Christian Church gave a new direction to the art of music. The power of music in the early Christian ritual is not only shown by the praises of the Father of the Church, but by the fact that Emperor Julian in 361 en- deavored to found a musical conservatory in Alexandria to educate boys to sing in the pagan rites as his adversaries were singing in the Christian churches. All of these examples give us evidence of the early exis-fence of music. On down through the ages music has been created by men and women from every country on earth. Some composers and their music have become immortal and lived on through the tests of time while others have become popular and then very quickly died out, never to be known or heard of again. Probably the most important reason for the existence of so many types of music is that its appeal is not limited to any one age group. Music in its many variations can be and is enjoyed by young and old. It has grown into a culture that seems indispensable to our living. We have operas, symphonies, concertos and higher forms of music which are immortal to our library of classics. It was once illustrated to us here at Grand View how much value and appreciation we may receive from the classics. Each measure and note of music has its own meaning and together the notes can create a feeling with- in us that sends our thoughts drifting to whatever goal the music may inspire in us. The classics, including operas, have inspired people of all walks of life to thrill to the' music made and created by the great composers. The music most appreciated in America today is quite different from that of our classical composers. Though the music of the great artists will never die, their masterpieces do not enjoy the esteem that our popular music does. Unlike the classics, popular music has its hey-day and flings and then just as quickly dies out. This modern music is invented to mirror the events and happenings in the world in these modern times. The styles and manners of the composers change as rapidly as does the age in which we live. Music is the most changeable of arts. Like language it is an invention of man, and even if it is founded upon natural laws, it is still artificial and therefore it is a changeable product. Many people :feel that one must be educated to understand the classics, but our best education comes from listening. An individual need not have any knowledge of producing music for himself in order to enjoy great music. The feelings we may have when a stirring overture is being played is something no one can take away from us. No two people will have the same feelings created within themselves upon hearing a concert orchestra playing a famous piece of music. Each of us may react to a certain stimulus in a different way. We all enjoy music to a certain degree but that degree may range from very much to very little appreciation. The degree lies within our capacity of being able to understand the music we hear. In our private lives, music is subject to us as individuals, in many dif- ferent ways. One could hardly turn on a radio today without hearing the works of some composer, either old or new. It is found in our movies. Wie may not even be conscious of its being played when some particularly dra- matic scene is being presented, but it is there, playing an important part in putting over the dramatic mood. In the case of the movies, it is there to play very strongly upon our emotional feelings as an underlying or foreshadowing effect to the impending action. How often haven't we caught ourselves hum- ming some tune, one we may know or one that just seemed to 'ipopl' into our minds at the time, not knowing where we heard it or what its name was. To 146- us who are accustomed to it, our church services would seem incomplete Without the singing of the old hymns with which we are all so familiar. This individual interest in music is encouraged at Grand View, for here it plays a very important part in our daily lives. Without it our morning and evening devotions would have something lacking and would present to us probably only half of the real meaning and value we get out of the brief serv- ices. Music can be found at our table, at the U.K. meetings or when there's no special reason for it, one can hear a piano tinkling somewhere in the build.- ing. Monday nights will find many of us at choir practice, while at other times we'll just be grouped around a piano singing for the mere joy of singing. It can readily be seen that whether we are particularly fond of music, or whether we are just the kind of people who merely enjoy music as pleas- ant listening, it does affect us in one way or another. Though we may n.ot realize it now, this world would probably prove to be a very uninteresting place in which to live had not music as a vital guiding force been discovered. Evelyn Sorensen. A Visit to Helvetia In the winter of 1945 it was my good fortune to obtain a ten-day vacation in what seemed to me at the time to be the Land of Milk and Honey -narne- ly, Switzerland. I was at the time serving in the occupational forces in Ger- many, and this short visit in such a singularly beautiful little country was in- deed welcomed. On December 26, members of our tour left Mannerheim, Germany, by train, and we arrived in Strassbourg, the old fortress city two miles west of the Rhine River, late at night. Traveling accommodations were still very much below par, and we were glad when the ride in the drafty coach was end- ed. Strassbourg was used as a stopping off point ,for troops on furlough to Switzerland before continuing on to Mulhausen. Most traffic between France, Germany, and Switzerland passes through Strassbourg, which has long been a city of military importance. It was in 1681 that Louis XIV took over Strassbourg, after which the Germans captured it in 1870, only to be gained by France again in 1919. A strange mixture is still noticeable, with shop signs being in either language or both. Still noticeable too is a trace of medieval quaintness. In the morning we traveled the sixty odd miles to Mulhausen, which was the leave-centre. It is interesting to note that Mulhausen was allied to the Swiss in the 15th Century. In 1789 it became French, then German in 1871, and finally French again in 1919. Patrolling in the city was done by French Moroccan groups at the time we passed through. We were abruptly awaken- ed to this fact when we were suddenly confronted by a burly fellow carrying a carbine and wearing a turban, who wished to barter fort the shiny insignia buttons on our uniforms. In Mulhausen we were given a general orientation on what to expect. We selected our tour, received our passports, and had our currency converted into Swiss francs before continuing on the last leg of the journey to Basel. Most of the tours were filled when we got there, so We were obliged to take whatever was open. The tour we 'selected was to take' us to eastern Switzerland to Davos, a resort town in the mountains. At Basel our passes and bags were checked. Only a few hours were spent here until we boarded a Swiss train for Zurich. Punctuality is the only word fit to describe the transportation system in Switzerland. Schedules are fol- lowed almost to the split second. Being run electrically, the 'train pulls into the station very silently. Realizing there is danger in the fact that the trains make so little noise, all the tracks are provided with underpasses, so that at no time is it necessary to cross a track. The topography of the country Has -47- presented innumerable obstacles to transportation. 85W of the railroads are electrically operated, being very dependable on high grades. When one con- siders that it required S200,000 for a mile of rail and S125,000 for a mile of mo- tor roads, one realizes the overwhelming odds which confronted the builders. Zurich, a modern city of some 215,000 inhabitants, was an interesting place to visit. We arrived there late in the afternoon, and by the time We had been assigned hotels it was about time for our evening meal. It did not take us long to realize that what has been said of the Swiss as being the most expert artists in hotel-keeping is substantially true. Both management and guests treated us with utmost courtesy and consideration. For being a city of its size we could, not help but wonder at the relatively few people wan-- clering in the streets. Especially we had noticed that there were extremely few people there. Upon asking a guest at the hotel to explain this, we soon learned that during the holidays Qthis was the Christmas-New Year's holidayj everyone who possibly can, takes advantage of the opportunity and goes to the mountains for the national sport, skiing. Even in the schools there is a stress on physical exercise, and the effect of this manifests itself in a people who love the out-of-doors. The people as a whole actually look healthier and happier, and I believe they are. I do not know how the records of Swiss cities of this size are in regards to juvenile delinquency, but youth taking to the mountains for good, clean sport whenever the opportunity presents itself, must surely do much in overcoming this abomination of most modern cities. It was not only the young people who loved the winter sports, we found, grey-haired men and women were equally dexterous on their skiis and en- joyed it as much as their children. The society as we found it was not one given to effeminacy, but rather bore the marks of a solid, virile but happy people. Upon 'further questioning the guests at the hotel, we learned a little about the language the people were speaking. Actually, there is no national Swiss language. German, French and Italian are spoken in various combinations or singly. French is spoken a good deal in the western sectionsg German in various dialects predominates in the north and east. In the Po basin, Italian or French-Italian is used. The trained observer can tell a good deal about a person by the language he speaks: French-Swiss are usually active and gay, Italian-Swiss, fiery and sensitive, and German-Swiss, serene and contempla- tive. The English language is known to a good share of the people, especially among the younger generation. 'With the presence of natural barriers and language barriers one would be inclined to expect a country of this nature to contain many divisions of people and country. Nothing can be farther from the truth, however, because here is found a genuine, fervent brand of patriotism uniting the people into a solid bloc. Consider, too, that Switzerland was one of the first federal repub- lics in Europe. Switzerland is noted for its ability to stand like an immovable object in the midst of the tumultuous ragings of wars around it. Natural fortresses guard the country from all sides-mountains, rivers, lakes, and easily blocked mountain' tunnels. True, its cities could be bombed from the air, although the mountains would afford ideal locations for anti-aircraft em- placements to fire on enemy planes. Sooner or later the foot-soldier would have to enter the country, this would require nothing short of a miracle. Thus this little country, with better than four million people and about 16,000 square miles of territory, stands as a monument to independence and liberty. Leaving Zurich in the morning we took a ride that first of all led us along Lake Zurich and then on to eastern Switzerland. It was about midday when we reached Davos, our destination. This little resort town in the mountains was teeming with the activity of a holiday throng. We readily became ac- quainted with the guests at the hotel and various people in the town, all were friendly and helpful. The town itself consisted mostly of hotels, villas, and guest houses. Also there were several sanitariums, and the patients were seen 148- lying out on the verandas in the sun most of the day. There could certainly be no better place to establish a sanitarium. The sky was so blue, the sun's rays so warm, and the air was so clean-untainted by the smoke and exhaust of the city. It rather surprised me to find that the noon lunch at the hotel was generally served on the pleasant, sunny veranda. Here the sun's rays pro- vided enough warmth to allow us to sit in utmost comfort and eat. And what appetites we did have after spending hours at the toboggan and ski slides!! One day the Athletic Club at Davos played a hockey match with a team from Czechoslovakia, and what a game of hockey that was! It was a sports- manlike game from start to finish. Both teams played hard, but were Strict in their observance of rules. An underhanded play was rarely seen and al- ways frowned upon by players and spectators alike. During our stay in Davos we also saw a ski-jumping contest. The mountain side along the jump was lined with people. Each jumper received a sincere ovation from the audience as he passed. Throughout all their sports events a high plane of sportsman- ship prevailed. Life at the hotel followed much the same order daily. The guests arose fairly early, ate breakfast and left for the mountains. Some would pack a lunch in their packs and remain there all day. In the evening they would return, rosy cheeked, tired, hungry, but happy. After the evening meal a ses- sion of friendly conversation ensued in the parlor. They retired early to gain rest for the morrowlsi sport, leaving their ski-boots outside the door to their rooms for waxing and oiling. We also tried skiing and tobogganing down the side of the mountain. The funicular cable car carried us up to the beginning of the slide. The toboggan slide was well banked on both sides and consisted of a solid icy sheath. It wound its way in a Zig-zag pattern through the woods down the side of the mountain. Skimming along the steep slopes to either side brought to mind the oft told stories of the gigantic avalanches which often occur in these mountains. We were told that actually they were not so appalling in the amount of loss of life or property they caused. Although occurring at any time during the year, the spring season seems to be especially favorable for pro- ducing them. The Swiss have learned to watch out for them and to avoid those places where occurrence would be likely. Snow on grassy slopes can readily lose cohesion and slide. Wherever avalanches have a habit of falling, stone platforms are- built to retard them. In order to protect roads in similar places, tunnels are used. Strict forest laws are also enforced to preserve the natural buffer which trees afford. The dust-snow avalanche is perhaps the most treacherous variety due to its suddenness and the inability to provide against it. A tornado-like wind, originating high up on the slopes, gathers up loose, freshly-fallen snow and hurls it down on the valley below. Viewing the countryside one begins to wonder how it is possible to till any of the land. Though it is an agricultural country it cannot grow enough crops to support its population. A goodly share of the foodstuffs are imported. 3071 of the land is unproductive, and about 36M makes up the grazing lands. To supplement the agricultural industry are other enterprises. The watch- making industry has been carried on here since the 16th century. In fact the word Swiss has become synonymous with watches the world over. The Swiss silk industry is also of importance, and wood carvings excelled by none still come from Switzerland. Several chemical plants and textile industries round out the picture. Mention should also be made of the tourist trade which provides many people with incomes. All too soon our allotted time expired and we were obliged to begin on the return journey, leaving this delightful little country and its people behind. The following passage from Van Loon's Geography serves as an apt sum- mary: ' That such a general tendency towards a rather schoolmasterish punc- tuality and efficiency does not make for artistic success is a well-known fact. In the line of literature and the arts-painting, sculpture or music-the Swiss have never produced anything that has traveled far beyond their own nar- row confines. But then, the world is full of artistic nations while only a few can boast of centuries of uninterrupted political and economic growth and development. And the system suits the average Swiss and his wife. What more can we ask?', Marvin P. Jessen. Let's Improve It ' Every individual on this earth has ideas and ideals, morals and manners, character and characteristics as determined by his environment. Perhaps more specifically by the environment of his youth. But since youth exists in every form of environment on the earth, there is no danger in making the statement that the environment of the world today has molded, or should we better say warped, its inhabitants to the style of being that which they are today. Judgment and condemnation of the people of nations which have been responsible for worldly disorders is unjust, it is just, however, to criticize the leaders of these particular nations for their movement to establish the par- ticular environment influencing the inhabitants to an unethical pattern of thinking. How often we have criticized, how deeply we have hated these peo- ple! Why? Because we have likewise been influenced by our environment to do so. God creates every child born equal, but the development of the man depends upon the home, the church, the parent, the school, and the influential surroundings in which the child matures. A mother once made the remark concerning the heart of her song when he was a boy, his heart could be mold- ed and shaped like the clay in the hands of a potter, but as the boy grew ol- der, this molding and shaping became increasingly difficult, and now that he was a man, with the hard experience of living, his heart was no longer pliable, could no longer be shaped and changed in form. This makes very apparent as stated previously, that the environment of youth is the determining factor of his manhood, and thus apparent that an improvement of this environment is necessary to make youth the hope for a better tomorrow. The first approach toward uplifting the standards of human beings is through the home. Every one who has reasoned upon the matter will admit that the value of most homes today is below that of a century ago. The rise of our very modern civilization has caused homes to be changed to mere houses. Homes are in many instances only a place to eat and sleep, a place to stay when there is nothing fby our present judgment of valuesj better to do. Building a house is a matter of days or weeks, building a home filled with fellowship and love takes years, takes people, takes honest, self-sacrificing in- dividuals, and takes living. By some people, the current trend of degenerate homes is credited to the industrial revolution which has made possible the use of machines capable of being operated equally well by men or women or even children. This has caused the entire family to bend their efforts toward a material gain of wealth rather than toward a cultivation of the fam- ily spirit of group living. Mass production and improvement of standards of living from the convenience and comfort point of view have become gospel in our era. As a result, science has prospered, or perhaps this era is a result of scientific -development, for science in our world plays such a predominant role that everyone is affected to a greater or lesser degree. Science in fact is so many jumps ahead of the development of society, economics, and poli- tics that suggestion of curtailing further development is not unwise, since the result is a rather artificial, rapid-moving world. Living, therefore, has been accelerated to a hectic pace which does not allow time or opportunity for an appreciation of the beauties of simple living. The influence of this style of life has caused youth to be mindful of the material values rather than the .-50- deeper values of the harmony of family living. This hectic pace and uncertain- ty of situation is expressed in our modern art, in the discords of modern mu- sic, in our literature, and is reflected in our records of juvenile delinquency. The child is not at faultg rather it is the home-makers who have 'failed in their task of establishing a foundation upon which the child is to build char- acter. Much has been said, written, and done, conferences held, rallies attend- ed for an ultimate purpose of organizing a World Government to co- ordinate the efforts of all the world's people toward a peace-loving world. Such action is similar to the attempt to teach higher mathematics to a six year old child. There is no foundation upon which to build. A peace-loving world must have peace loving nations and a peace-loving nation must have peace-loving people. A nation can never hope to have this type of people un- til an effort or attempt is made universally to build better homes. The spirit in better homes is closely allied with religion. Neither can -ex- ist permanently without the help of the other. Perhaps a United Religious movement is not an improbability. In our United States, some of our citizens have been aroused by the proposal 'of a required religious program in the elementary schools. Such a project would acquaint every individual with the principles of all of the types of religion and with all of the denominations thereof. This method would at least serve the purpose of exposing every citi- zen to religion, whether or not a choice of religion would be made would of course be the privilege of the individual. Figures prove that only fifty percent of the people of the state of Iowa even profess to have a religion. The cause of this is possibly because many have not the remotest idea of the principles of Christianity, have never heard the name of Christ mentioned except as a blasphemous expression. Many criticize the plan, even ridicule the thought of having religion taught in schools, basing their criticism or ridicule upon the fact that such movement would be contrary to the Bill of Rights guaran- teeing freedom of religion. Freedom is only of value, however, when people have intelligence to use this freedom correctly. How can we possess such in- telligence without an apt knowledge of religion? The uninterested observer of Christianity today might remark that a losing battle is being fought. Fur- ther investigation will quite definitely prove the contrary. Christianity would never have lived through the pages of history, would never have survived and retained its popularity unless it were gaining ground. However, an amount of intelligence and tolerance on, the part of all people is necessary to catalyze the growth and spread of Christianity. The struggle for an increased acceptance of religion is greatly hindered by the conflictions experienced among the half of the population which does profess to have even the meager- est smattering of belief. In the book Les Miserables , Victor Hugo states, I am for religion but against religions. He implies the futility of a number of organizations working at angles to each other but ultimately striving for a common goal. In unity lies strength. A full realization of this principle toward a coordination of harmony among all Christians would definitely lend itself to a more rapid growth of- a religious movement. If such organization is not possible, it behooves us as Christians to practice the principles which we have been taught and which are fundamentally 'the same and which include toler- ance for other religions and denominations. Such must be the circumstance to improve the religious and inci-dentally the home environment of today's youth. Only with 'the aid of such environment can youth be better fitted to be the hope for a better tomorrow. Religion must be the rule of life rather than a mere incident to be brought forth for polish once a week or, more probably, less often. To do other- wise is hypocritical, and a hypocritical Christian is less desirable than the atheist. The old proverb Like father, like son still retains its philosophy. A child's parent becomes his first god, a person to be idolized for the period of 'formative years and perhaps for many years hence. The responsibility of -51- the parent during this time is not a slight one. The parents' first teaching, and the childis first impressions of his parents' actions and habits are lasting, therefore, of necessity these teachings and impressions must be worthy since they have such a tremendous influence on the life of a child. The child has more need for a model than for a critic. Thus, a need for more conscientious plarieants is needed for improvement of the environment or influence upon the c 1 . Homes, the church, and the parent have been mentioned as factors of in- fluence upon the development of the man. A word about the schools: The familiar is much more easily critized, therefore the following applies to the schools of our country. In these United States, the element of compe- tition enters into every day of our lives. Competition plus the exploitation of natural wealth has built the Capitalistic nation that U. S. is today, which has consequented in a nation recognized and respected by the balance of the world. This element of competition is born in the school. The theory from the start is not to learn how to read, but to learn how to read better than the neighbor, not to learn how to do computations, but to learn how to compute better than the neighbor. This same desire to Win is reflected in all of the popular forms of competitive sports Watched, and played from early child- hood. Adniittedly, there is value derived from competitive sports, but com- plete credit is not due. Always laurels go to the victor resulting in an idoliza- tion by the child and consequently a selfish desire to gain such laurels for himself is fathered. Oh, great is the hero who wins the prize, But greater many and many a time, Some pale-faced fellow who fails and dies And lets God finish the thought sublime. Author unknown. More consideration for the happiness of group participation rather than all honors for individual effort should be taught in our schools to gain the end of brotherly love and happiness. Perhaps a bit of pleasure is garnered from the gain of individualistic honors, but happiness shared with others, is of far greater and deeper value than is pleasure. Live not in dreams that are selfish and vaing Look not with envious thoughts on your brothers. Pure is our happiness, rich is our gain When we rejoice in the welfare of others. In conclusion may I again mention and stress that the individual is the being determined by the environment in which he matures. To insure a bet- ter tomorrow, we can and must insure the environment, and the consequent development of our youth who are the hope for tomorrow. Through serious consideration and honest effort our homes, our churches, our people, our schools, can improve, if not a great deal, then just a little to begin the chain of reaction toward a conscientious, unselfish, peace-loving world. Verner Jensen. - 52 - Lief 's First Love When he first came to Christiansfeldt, Lief Jorgensen, a young Danish painter, had not intended to remain there. Originally, Lief journeyed to this town in Northern Germany, or North Slesvig as it is referred to by the Danes, to visit a friend, Peter Johansen, who was from his home town, Hedehusene in Sjaelland. Like many other young men, Lief was possessed by the urge to travel through Europe, to accomplish this he decided to go by bicycle from town to town, working from time to time to replenish his funds. Starting from Hedehusene, Lief packed his belongings on his bicycle and transported both himself and his means of conveyance by train to Kolding, a Danish town near the German border. At Kolding he mounted, his bike and pedaled across the border into what he believed would prove to be a strange, foreign land. To his utter amazement and dismay North Slesvig was peopled largely by Danes who, as it was to be expected, spoke Danish. At this point Lief resolved to hurry through Slesvig, stopping only long enough to visit Peter,,thus enabling him to reach, without delay, the foreign countries he longed to explore. Lief was typical ozf -the Danish lads, being blond and blue-eyed with an erect carriage and strong physique developed through his gymnastic training in school. His pleasant personality and friendly smile aided him in making friends easily. At the age of twenty, Lief enjoyed things common to young men-sports, dancing, pretty girls, and his work-, but first in his intentions was the overwhelming desire to see the world. The spring day in which Lief reached Christiansfeldt was warm and pleasant. A cool, soothing breeze ruffled the fresh new leaves of the trees and carried with it whiffs of the fragrances of apple and pear blossoms. The rising sun beamed happily down on the town, causing the gray morning to become a wonderland of nature's colors as the soft blue of the sky mingled graciously with the greens of the leaves and grass, the pink and white blos- soms, and the rich brown of the fertile soil. The bright red roofs of the houses peeked curiously through the trees, adding their striking color to the scene. As it was still early, a heavy dew covered the countryside, sparkling upon every leaf and each blade of grass. The damp earth smelled fresh and clean and the air was full of the alive, wide-awake feeling of spring. Reminding him of home, the spring morning tended to make Lief homesick. However, he quickly rejected this feeling, for a man who wished to be known as, traveled'5 could not foster a sensation such as this. I Nestled in a small valley, surrounded by rolling hills and numerous trees, the hamlet of Christiansfeldt presented a picture which was very pleasant to the eye. Inhabited by approximately four thousand people, the town was scru- pulously clean, consisting of wide streets, spacious lawns, frame cottages, and a small conservative business district. Perhaps the only plausible explanation for this cleanliness was the fact that the town was operated and, to a- large extent, populated by a religious group referred to as Hernhutters. The entire community was run on a cooperative basis, each individual performing his job and receiving a wage for the work from a central fund. All the profits of busi- nesses were required to be contributed to this fund. By this seemingly con- genial method, the ambitious men who wished to work worked, the less am- bitious ones who desired to fritter away their lives did so, and both lived side by side in the same types of homes, eating the same kind of food, and receiv- ing the same wage. The Hernhutters did not, however, discourage persons who were not of their religious sect from inhabiting the town, for they permitted independent organizations, one of which was a group of painters, to work -there. As it was not a progressive or industrial community, Christiansfeldt had but one distinguishing landmark, that of a large school for delinquent or homeless girls located on the outskirts of the village. When he entered the town, Lief was immediately attracted by the sight -531 of it. Tall elms lined the streets and small white benches were placed inter- mittently among the trees, giving a friendly, congenial atmosphere. Although 'Christiansfeldt was a typical German town, the Danish-speaking people who lived there enabled Lief to find his friend, Peter, without any difficulty. Peter, who was several years older than Lief, had been working as a bicycle repair man in Christiansfeldt for two years. When Lief told him of his intentions -to travel through Europe by bike, Peter insisted that his young friend allow him to overhaul the bicycle before he began his trip. Somewhat reluctantly Lief submitted, for the repairs would cause him to be detained in the town for several days. While he was waiting for Peter to complete the work, Lief took the op- portunity to become acquainted with the village. The people of Christiansfeldt were extremely amicable and seemed to be very much concerned with Lief's Welfare. Within two days, Lief felt as though he belonged to the community. This feeling was heightened when he and Peter attended a local dance and found that the girls were friendly, pretty, and good dancers. He also met Nels Lund, who was the head of the organization of independent painters of Chris- tiansfeldt. Telling him of the work and the wages of his men, Nels Lund per- suaded Lief to stay and work until he had earned enough money to allow him to travel on for some time without the necessity of working to pay for his ex- penses. This was to have been a period of from three to four months, but Lief enjoyed his work and liked Christiansfeldt so much that he decided to remain thereall winter. During this time, Lief spent his money prudently, saving a great deal through sharing a room with Peter and by discreetly lirniting the money he spent on recreation. As a result, his entertainment consisted mainly of the semi-weekly dances held in the town. Enjoying these dances immensely, Lief attended them regularly, dancing sometimes until dawn with all the girls and not limiting his companionship to a select few. But that was before he met Ingeborg. It was in February that Ingeborg Larsen had come to Christiansfeldt to keep house for a distant relative who was ill. She too was Danish, having lived in the town of Lunderskov just across the border from Germany. At first Lief had taken little note of her other than to realize her presence. However, when she had lived there several weeks, Ingeborg attended one of the town dances and after dancing once with her, Lief no longer danced with all the girls, nor with a select few, but rather with a select one, Ingeborg. As the weeks passed, Lief spent more and more of his leisure time in the company of Ingeborg. His visits with Ingeborg at the home of her relative had become almost habitual in their frequency. Scarcely a day passed in which he did not see her. Never before had Lief known a girl like Inge-borg. He sometimes wondered if she were not an angel, so light and gracefully did she dance. She even looked like an angel with her soft, blonde braids wound around her head, her lively' blue eyes, and her quick, sweet smile. As if to verify this illusion, Ingeborg's low voice and her merry laugh seemed to Lief to be like the music of angels. In Ingeborg's company, the weeks flew by. Soon it was spring and Lief was still in Christiansfeldlt and had no desire to leave. Maybe it was because of spring, or perhaps because Ingeborg was such pleasant company, but re- gardless of the explanation Lief decided that he was rapturously in love with her. One unusually beautiful night when he was visiting her, Lief summoned up his courage and, in what he considered to be tender words of love, told lngeborg of his feeling for her. Acting as though she were surprised when in reality she had been expecting this confession for some time, Ingeborg sug- gested that he meet her family. After deciding to cycle to Lunderskov the next Sunday, the boy and girl parted, each filled with ecstasy and almost in- toxicated with the joy of spring. That Sunday morning the sun rose gloriously. Nervous with the antici- -54- pation of meeting Ingeborg's family, Lief hurriedly prepared for the short journey. The trip seemed, on one hand, unbearably long and, on the other, all too short. Eager to meet Mr. and Mrs. Larsen, Lief wished to reach Lun- derskov as rapidly as was possible. Then realizing that her parents might not approve of him, he thought that they were arriving at their destination too quickly. Mulling over these thoughts in his mind, Lief was quiet, Ingeborg, too, said scarcely a word, possibly having thoughts indentical to those of the boy at her side. Silently the two rode through the countryside which was once again awakened by spring. . Before noon they reached Ingeborg's home, a small farm a few miles from the town of Lunderskov. When they reached the doorstep, Ingeborg stooped to remove her wooden shoes before entering. In performing the same act, Lief noticed with astonishment that here were fourteen other pairs of shoes upon the doorstep. Could it possibly be true that there were thirteen children in the Larsen family? Once inside the door, he realized that it was true. Larsens, ranging from two to sixteen years of age, literallyi swept down on him from all parts of the crowded cottage. Greeting him cordially, Mr. and Mrs. Larsen seemed to like Lief immediately and to suspect his reason for coming. Although the Larsens had planned a delightful day, Lief did not enjoy himself. This was not due to the lack of geniality, for the family instantly ac- cepted him as one of them, but rather it was due to the image of the numerous pairs of wooden shoes on the doorstep, an image which was deeply imprinted on Lief's mind. Carefully he avoided speaking of Ingeborg to her parents, for Lief was rapidly becoming uncertain about his previous intentions. Mentally visualizing himself ten years hence, Lief saw nine little Ingeborgs and Liefs pursuing his footsteps. With agonizing slowness the afternoon crept along. Eventually it was time for Lief and Ingeborg to return to Christiansfeldt. With cheerful good-byes ringing in their ears, the two rode away from the Larsen farm, back across the border, and -then into Christiansfeldt. ,This jour- ney had been even more silent than the first. Painstakingly, Lief endeavored to explain his change of heart to Ingeborg, but with no success. Perhaps she would never understand that Lief was not yet ready to become a family man. The desire to travel was revived in him, causing his first love to fade. Rising early the following morning, Lief bade farewell to Peter and to the town of Christiansfeldt. Although the cool spring breeze again ruffled the new leaves and carried with it the aroma of apple and pear blossoms, Lief had no feeling of homesickness or any desire to linger. The foreign countries called to him, and the inviting roads beckoned him on his way. After one year in Christiansfeldt, Lief mounted his bicycle and pedaled down the road, on his way to achieve his goal-to be known as traveled . Marian Rasmussen. The Favorite of Children Hans Christian Andersen, a name that has been familiar to me as long as I can remember and a name which I probably also heard and repeated many times during that early period of my childhood which has escaped my mem- ory, is one of the most popular names in literary history. This name has al- ways brought to my mind pictures of typical Danish girls and boys, with wooden shoes and happy faces, of princes and princesses with insolvable prob- lems, of witches with magic powers, and most of all of a slippery mass of road- side Pluclder, none other than Klods Hans, regal gift to the princess who was interviewing her subjects in quest of a mate. Why have such childhood impressions remained with me to this day? What is there about this man and his writings that can make a lasting imprint on a child's mind? Hans Christian Andersen evidently had a gift that en- abled him to appeal to the interest of children and must have produced works -55- that have the ability to catch and hold a child's attention. The story of An- dersen's life supplies the answer to the question that has been raised. Hans Christian Andersen, Denmark's Ugly Duckling, who considered his own life a fairy tale, was born on the second of April 1805 in the provincial town of Odense, on the island of Fyen. His first home was just a one room cobbler's shop owned by his father, a young shoemaker. Andersen's father was not a very big man, was very timid and had a very sensitive nervous sys- tem, the same that Hans Christian was to show in later life. The boy and his father spent a great deal of time in each otherfs company. His father read him stories from the Arabian Nights and often on days of rest they roamed the woods together. When Hans Christian was only eight years old his father left home to serve in the Danish army with hopes of elevating his position in life by obtaining the rank of an officer. He failed and returned home to continue in his cobbler shop. He died soon after, leaving Hans Christian and his mother alone and without support. Hans Christianis mother was an extremely neat and energetic person who took a pride in their one room home and made every attempt to keep it cheer- ful for her son's sake. It was from his mother that Hans Christian Andersen inherited his great height and a simplicity of heart, his greatest gift. Before he died, his father had built Hans Christian a toy theater and now his mother made small costumes for the boy to use with his tiny characters. The young lad spent his time producing plays for his toy theater, mostly plays that he copied from local programs. He would often arrange the plays in several dif- ferent languages that he himself knew nothing about. He also spent a great deal of time sitting by the Odense River thinking of the trolls that supposedly lived nearby or dreaming of the gayety and adventure of China which was said to be below the river's bed. He spent most of his time alone, not playing much with other children and his association with them was cut short by the early death of his father, which forced him to leave school. Here, indeed, was a strange and interesting lad who at fourteen still had a small childish voice and was yet sewing clothes for his little theater dolls. ' Andersen.'s mother wanted him to become a tailor but he would have nothing of it, and at the age of fourteen he left home with the equivalent of fourteen dollars in his pocket with the intention of taking up the theatrical profession in Copenhagen. And so this lean, gawky boy with a long-nosed face left his sheltered home with little more than boyish daring and a lively imagi- nation to guide him. In Copenhagen he was thought to be a lunatic and was snubbed at the theaters. His attempts to find a job as an actor failed time and again, and so he turned to singing and through the friendship of Professor Siboni his hopes were raised. He was led to believe that he had a fine voice and a great future, but then his voice changed, somewhat belatedly, and put an end to his- singing. His next adventure found him in a dancing class at the Royal Theater and on opening night he was overjoyed at seeing his name printed in the program. After this experience was at an end he began writing plays and produced one in his style that was developed from his childhood pastime. He wrote a poetic drama, Alfsol, that was very poor in spelling and grammar, but still impressed the members of the Royal Theater. Realizing his possibilities as a writer, the influential members of the theater sent him off to school at their own expense. At the age of eighteen, he was put to work with boys half his size. These years, in Andersen's estimation, were the bitterest of his life, but he did well in his studies for at the age of twenty-four he passed the stiff second examination of the University of Copenhagen. This marked the end of his formal education. Andersen was now well on the way toward a successful literary career. He wrote several novels and plays and wished to excell as a novelist and a dramatist, but he could not: his genius lay in Fairy Tales, which he himself disdained. His first volume appeared in 1835 and he continued to produce the famous stories until 1872. During his lifetime he traveled a great deal, he managed to cover Europe from Portugal to Constantinople. -561 Of Andersen's personal life it should be said that he was very conscien- tious. He would often go to his close friends and weep his heart out after read- ing a criticism of his work. He was frequently in love, but he was unwordly, ugly, and knotty, so he remained a bachelor. His imrnature outlook and under- standing were, no doubt, in part responsible for the failure of his love affairs. When he died at seventy, he had more friends than any man, among them a few kings and many commoners. He had numerous decorations from the king, lug still each of his loves, Riborg, Louise, Sophie, and Jenny had married ot ers. . Andersen's glory, already great in his day, has grown and spread over the entire world after his death. What a great joy it would have been for An- dersen to see the great following he has, to see the bright and shiny faces of the children of all nationalities, rich and poor alike, as they listen to and learn his touching Fairy Tales, to see them sitting quietly, attentively, completely engrossed in his stories that are a monument to his sensitiveness and dreamy Spirit. And so, in answer to the question stated earlier we can say that Ander- sen's success lay in his ability to tell his tales in a manner that fascinates chil- dren and which they can readily understand. Andersen retained a child-like nature throughout his life in regard to the fundamental relationships of life. His writings not only hold interest for children but have a deeper meaning that adult minds can appreciate. Here perhaps is a lesson that we can learn from this study of Andersen: that it would be well if we could assume more of this childlike nature in our own relationship to the essential and primary aspects of our life, instead of assuming, as we often do, an attitude of educated, adult complacency. Paul Jorgensen. ar c P , '4 -',- 7 J 'I 'f lj-ga-7'X1x W3 tw five!! , , -. g,,, A - , Z If 3 :,'x'MMQ Q.ir3 I X X ai- 1 ,f, Sf'aF'Q'?'yfZ,SfrJ'ii1Z5-2' ! f , i fn! rf X Q 'im 6 film? -gixisgivgr J. 'bgwxxqk 314. -fvx WF ,1Q,,y. EW 2S.M1zn.w tg - X 1 'nv-'Axim' ., Vv,-Q wvsry fv I v V-Ax ,' 1 Sssiibfr New E8 :.f:-- ' 2:45 its N4 .N .xwwxvtilap Ns P -1 5 ,fig -ATXLOX af S wid! -f5,L7fy4f'5 ' P v'P'f3,f' X ' tl ravages, Bixfkpxx Qs S531 C 5 XXXYA SJ gfj. ,Mfrs r-:if tg.:-iq XX, :gag . as -t - - fi . ta? 5 ll! IZHIZ K QQ Q 'I lu, ,L 7 E' . f . - fl 5-L ' f -, - - m TF' .. rl if, V1-'1'-, . 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SORICNSIGN, HILMER LARHIGN XNDMRN MADNI N, EARL STEISICRI X ERN ICR, ll IGILSKOY I 0 Kf ll: IIAROLD KNYDSEN I Nl'll0'l'0GllAl IIIGD: IYILIEYR I RXNHON I DH XRD Nl Nl I R BASKET BALL RECORD OF THE YEAR 1946-1947 Grand View Creston Grand View Ellsworth Grand View Dana Grand View Wahoo Grand View Red Oak Grand View Marshalltown Grand View Webster City Grand View Red Oak Grand View Bethlehem Church Team Cedar Falls Grand View Clarinda Grand View Creston Grand View Ellsworth Grand View Webster City Grand View Bloomfield Grand View Creston Grand View Bloomfield Boys' Basketball Grand View's return to Junior College Conference play was the first indication of pre-war basketball on the college campus. The team showed only promise at the beginning of the season, but after mid-year scored sev- eral upsets. The biggest achievement of the year was the upset of Webster City at Des Moines. Webster City won the state' junior college championship ten days after losing to Grand View. The basketball season began the first week of November with the organiz- ation of an intramural league. Coach Knudsen supervised this league as a means of providing recreation and to help select members for the basketball team. The first practice session began the second week in November. There were twenty-two candidates at the early meetings. After two weeks these men were divided into two squads. Although Grand View was expected to have a strong team, it was apparent that the members were inexperienced. Iver fWhiteyj Jorgensen, was the only former letter winner. Many of the men had considerable high school varsity action, but a few had none. Traveling to Creston for the first game, November 26, the Vikings' in- experience accounted for the first stinging defeat. After holding the Bulldogs to an even margin the first quarter, Grand View lost control of the rebounds and was defeated 45-33. Arvid Bollesen hit consistently to keep the team in the game and ended up with a total of 12 points. After another week's practice the team was in top shape for their second conference game, December 6, with Ellsworth Junior College of Iowa Falls. Both teams played well the first half and the score was tied at intermission. The game remained even with the score tied 38 all at the four minute's time out. Ellsworth then scored three baskets while Grand Viewis big guns were silent,-the final score being 44-38. x, The Grand View Cagers were not disheartened by their early defeats, in reality these losses only keyed the team to their highest spirits of the season. Three days after their latest defeat, December 9, the Vikings left Des Moines for their three game road trip to Nebraska. Arriving in Blair, the home of the supposedly powerful Dananteam, the Grand View team could sense victory in the air. The game began promptly at eight o'clock, although Grand View had re- ceived little warm up. The Dana gym, one of the finest in which, the Vikings saw action, was overflowing, the spectators mingling with the substitutes. The crowd was highly partisan, but several groups from Omaha cheered Grand View. At the first whistle it was apparent something was amiss. Dana had all her tall men on the bench and had presumably started the second team. This fact only spurred Grand View on to a fast start. At the end' of the first quarter Grand View had a 13 to 8 lead. At this point the over rated first five of Dana entered the game. Although the new men which entered Dana's lineup were superior in rebounding to their team mates, they were ragged on defense. Grand View increased its lead to 31 to 24 at the half. Coach Harold Knudsen emptied the Grand View bench the second half, but the fervor of the game did not cease. The Dana students did not lose faith in their team and their band played Den Gang jeg drog afsted whenever a rally began. Verner Heilskov ended the scoring with a final-second basket to give the Vik- ings a well earned 52-43 victory. Earl Steberl played sensational ball and led the scoring with 19 points. Every member of the team played their hardest to enable Grand View to defeat their arch rivals. Through the arrangement of Rev. Peter Thompsen the basketball team had lodgings at the various homes of the Omaha parish. The gracious hospital- ity shown by the hosts was greatly appreciated by all the members of the Des Moines party. The following evening after the Dana game, our team went to Wahoo, the home of Luther Junior College. Grand View played a fine game but tired out in the final minutes, falling 51-44. Paul Jorgensen led the Vikings with 19 points, while Torrens, one of the finest players which the team encountered, scored 22 for Luther in three quarters. Returning to Omaha after the defeat at Wahoo, the team spent their final day in Nebraska enjoying a variety of diversions. This may have accounted for their poor showing against Red Oak Junior College. The game, December 11, was a close contest with Grand View finally eking out a 40-39 win. Ed- ward McNeer starred for the winners by dumping in six field goals for a to- tal of twelve points. This game ended an enjoyable trip which brought Grand View its first victories. With an opportunity of reaching an even break in games won and lost, the evening of December 17, the team traveled to Marshalltown. A slow start, which plagued the Vikings much of the year, accounted for another beating. Gerald Pedersen staged a one man show the final quarter caging 9 points. His valiant attempt proved futile as Marshalltown Junior College conquered Grand View 49-38. After a three week lay off from the basketball court, the players attempt- ed to improve their conference record at Webster City. On January 10, the Vikings took their worst whipping of the season 56-38 at the hands of the In- dians. This was the final game of the season for Ed McNeer, a capable re- serve. The Jorgensen brothers, Paul and Iver, led the quintet with 11 and 13 points respectively. Grand View was mildly infuriated over their poor showing at Webster City as they took the floor January 21, against Red Oak Junior College. This game proved to be a run away, the final score being 72-40. The complete squad which included Paul Jorgensen, Earl Steberl, Gerald Pedersen, Andy Madsen, Iver Jorgensen, Wilmer Larsen, Arvid Bollesen, Vernon Heilskov and Dick Jensen entered into the scoring. During the past seasons several good church teams from Cedar Falls have won the synod tournament. Invited by Rev. H. O. Nielsen, the Grand View squad journeyed to Cedar Falls and met the church team, the evening of January 24. Grand Views' ability to hit from the opening whistle brought an- other victory, 42-37, to the Vikings. Gerald Pedersen and Paul Jorgensen were high, each having 13 points. The Grand View team enjoyed the friend- ly atmosphere during their overnight stay in Cedar Falls. This was the final game of the first semester, Grand View having won four out of nine games. Two new second semester students impressed Coach Harold Knudsen, and were immediately added to the squad. These two men, C. D. Sorensen and Wilbur Franson, did not participate in this first game, on February 4. The Vikings' poor shooting at the foul line, where they converted only four of eighteen free throws, enabled Clarinda to win 35-32. Gerald Pedersen was high scorer of the evening with 10 points. With the State Junior College Tournament opproaching, Grand View had a poor record of two wins and five losses in conference play. The final four games were with conference foes, and the Vikings needed better than an even split to make sure a tourney berth. Creston was the guest of Grand View the night of February 7. Grand View started fast and held a 18-12 lead at half time. The second half saw both teams hitting evenly but the Vikings were too strong and managed a 45- 40 victory. Paul Jorgensen led the home team with an evening's high of 19 points. -621 The Grand View team desired a victory to compensate for the defeat at the hands of Ellsworth when the two teams met in Des Moines. February 11, was the date of the return game at Iowa Falls. The Vikings fell. behind at the start, while Ellsworth hit consistently to give them a well' earned 43- 32 victory. Paul Jorgensen and Arvid Bollesen scored 14 and 10 points re- spectively. The crucial two games of the year approached the Grand View Junior College team. Both games had to be won to assure a trip to the Webster City tournament. Knutie primed his men for these final contests. The first game, February 19, was the big upset of the season. Webster City, the team which had shellacked the Vikings previously, started their sec- ond five. These reserve men grabbed a quick lead and held it until the first team entered the game. Grand View closed the margin but was still trailing at half-time. With seven minutes remaining the score stood at 38' all. Grand View took the lead for the first and last time with Paul J orgensen's fi- nal basket. With a one basket lead Grand View stalled the time remaining and emerged victorious 46-44. C. D. Sorensen with 17 points and Paul Jor- gensen with 16 played outstanding ball the whole game for the Vikings. The final regularly scheduled game before the tournament was with Bloomfield Junior College, February 21. This was completely Grand View's game as the resulting score, 49-31, reveals. Jorgensen and Jorgensen each tallied twelve points to head the well rounded scoring. The Grand View season record finally reached the .500 mark with seven wins and a like number of losses. The team-'s record in conference play was five wins and six losses to place them thirteenth in the J. C. standings. After the pairings for the J. C. tournament were completed Creston became Grand View's foe in the first round. Although the teams were evenly matched the re- sulting game lacked equality. Station WOI of Ames broadcast the Grand View-Creston game at 4 p.m. Thursday afternoon, February 27. Many Grand View students, with ears glued to their radios, were dismayed in the early stages of the game. The score at the end of the initial quarter was 14-3 Creston, Grand View sped their of- fensive game the second quarter, but could not hold Creston. Trailing 27-17 at halftime the Vikings pulled to within six points at 29-23. From. this point the game was all Creston's with the final score 47-36. Paul Jorgensen hit 11 points for Grand View in one of the poorest showings of the Red and White. Creston lost to Webster City by a decisive score the following night. The final game of the conference was played with Bloomfield Junior Col- lege at Des Moines, on March 8. The Grand View Vikings immediately began scoring in the first half with a lead of 31-17 at the second quarter. Ther last half brought overwhelming victory to the Vikings with a final score of 48-29. During the season the Grand View B squad under the direction of Coach Knudsen and Gordon Miller scrimmaged several city league teams. Several nights these boys scrapped with the first ten and furnished rough competition. A total of ten games provided plenty of action for this squad. The squad members were Eilif Kruse, a first semester student, Erling Clau- sen, Vernon Lange, Virgil Christensen, Daniel Petersen, Art Sloth, Fred Pal- lisgaard, Andy Dahl, Sven Borresen, Vic Skov, and Captain Miller. After four months of hard practice and heavy schedule of games the Grand View team had improved considerably. The rough edges were worn off and the needed experience had been gained. Grand View can be proud of her 1946-47 record, for the competition was the strongest ever encountered in junior college competition. Next year's return of many men from this team should give Grand View another successful season. Dick Jensen. - 63 - Q. Girls' Basketball OK! Play ball! From January to March that came to be a well known phrase to the girls of G.V.C. who were interested in basketball. Basketball season for the girls was late in starting due to the organization of the boys' varsity team. When this important matter had been attended to, the first basketball activity for the girls was started. This took the form of five Intramural teams, which were as follows: Team 1. Gretchen Krogh, captain Anna Marie Witzel, Marilyn Hansen, Nata Lou Hansen, Ellen Jensen, Marilyn Cosier, Jo Ann Thompsen, and Karen Torp. Team 2. Blanche Christensen, captain Elin Jensen, Gloria Mortensen, Marian Mortensen, Bar- bara Hermansen, Bonnie Eklund, Alta Mosbek, and Val- borg Kilgren. Team 3. Selma Kildegaard, captain Marilyn Nelsen, Myrtle Teisen, Betty Andersen, Anna Marie Skov, Margrethe Ostrup, and Ester Bollesen. Team 4. Jean Crossen, captain Marjorie Holgaard, Esther Johansen, Dorthea Lund, De- lores Andersen, Nan Ness, and Elna Nielsen. Team 5. Bodil Strandskov, captain Alma Jensen, Marion Rasmussen, Ruth Sorensen, Eliza- beth Simonsen, Karen Madsen, and Evelyn Sorensen. These teams played for the spirit of the game, more for enjoyment than for skill. The games served as a break in the study schedule, were a source of fun, and were a good chance to get to know one another better-not to men- tion an opportunity for those interested to get into trim for the regular basket- ball schedule to follow. The schedule of the intramural games was completed before Christmas vacation and ended in a tie between teams 1 and 4. They parted for Christ- mas vacation, determined to meet for a play-off as soon after vacation as- pos- sible. Needless to say, the playoff game was a close and an exciting one. Team 1 was determined to win since their only losing game had been to Team 4. Perhaps that is why they came out the victors with ar score of 36-31. These were the final standings of the teams: -55- WON LOST PER CENT Team 1. 4 1 800 Team 4. 3 2 600 Team 2. 2 2 500 Team 5. 1 3 250 Team 3. 1 3 250 With the termination of the intramural games, one phase of girls' basket- ball at G.V.C. was at an end. The next phase was the beginning of regular practice for those girls wish- ing to play on a regular girls' basketball team. By the end of the first week fifteen girls had shown up for practice. With more or less regularity these girls made up those taking part: Forwards-Gretchen Krogh, Blanche Chris- tensen, Anna Marie Skov, Anna Marie Witzel, Gloria Mortensen, Nata Lou Hansen, Barbara Hermansen, and Karen Torpg Guards-Bodil Strandskov, Marilyn Nelsen, Jean Crossen, Ellen Jensen, Dorthea Lund, Bonnie Eklund, Margrethe Ostrup, and Delores Andersen. Under the coaching of Harald Knudsen, Knutie, to the girls, an hour was spent each day, Monday through Friday, over in the gym. Watch that passinglu, Move faster! , and Rebound!',, came to be a regular part of their vocabulary. After vigorous practice the first game was played. The opponents were the Iowa Lutheran Nurses and the game was played in our own gym. May- be the Nurses had had more vigorous practice-at any rate, they took over with a score of 41-27. On February 6, twelve girls piled into cars and took the six mile trip- to Urbandale. Here they lost again to a well organized team. Despite the score of 38-24 against them, the G.V.C. girls were not sorry they had gone, for they thoroughly enjoyed the fair and hard-fought game. Not to be different, the next game, a return game on February 20, against the Iowa Lutheran Nurses, ended in another defeat for G.V.C. This time the score was 31-22. It's all in the game , the girls reconciled themselves, and kept coming out for practice. At' last came reward! A change of luck brought in a win for the girls' basketball team. On February 22, they played an alumni team and won 29- 18. second game with the Alumni was played March 1, which resulted in another victory, 31-15. The team has worked hard and has strived to achieve good team work. They have played some good clean games and they consider that more im- portant than winning. The practice they have had, has trained them both phy- sically and mentally and will be beneficial in the future. Much of the credit for the team's achievements goes to their coach, Harold Knudsen, and. his patience and encouragement. Karen Torp. - 66 .. Boys' Gym One of the fundamental aspects connected with Grand View College in its educational program is the participation in sports and gymnastics. Gym- nastics, taught under the excellent leadership of Harold Knudsen, better known as Knutie, has been one of the most important basic subjects taught at Grand View. The team has worked hard and has strived to achieve good team work. His gymn class has swelled considerably in comparison to the last few years. To give you a reasonable facsimile of what we go through when at- tending one of Knutie's gym classes, let us take a typical blue Mondayv hour of gym. First the bell rings at a quarter to five and we arouse ourselves from that peaceful nap we were enjoying. After getting into gym togs and standing around shivering for ten minutes, Knutie blows his whistle and then things begin to roll. We line up in twois and form a long line which marches around the gym while Knutie straightens us up. We finally end up in a position in which we are spread out over the gym and then our exercises begin. Since this is a blue Monday there is considerable creaking of the joints and groaning from the boys as they complete the fundamental exercises. These fundamentals consist of back bends, leg and arm exercises, push ups, stomach and neck exercises, etc. All exercises are done in unison and every once in a while you'll hear Knutie boom, Faster there, Sven, bend a little more, Arnie, and other numerous things to keep us from lagging. After about fif- teen minutes of this we welcome a change gladly. We again march around the gym and count off by two's, then we line up along the stall bars on the wall. Here our exercises continue but in a some- what different manner. These stall bars are used primarily to aid us in the development of back, stomach, shoulder and arm muscles. We have a few fun- damental exercises to complete on the bars such as riding pony fashion. This exercise is completed with the grasping of the bars about chest level and bending at the waist while your partner climbs up above you and sits on your back and bounces up and down. This isn't as bad as it sounds providing you don't get a partner outweighing you about 50 pounds, but then we aren't always so fortunate. Following these exercises we bring out the mats, box, buck, horse and other equipment which aids in the development of timing and of coordination. At the first of the year, overcoming some of these coordinating exercises proved quite an obstacle to some of us, but as the year progressed we also progressed. We started out by running through some of the routine exercises such as jumping and vaulting over the box, buck and horse. Also we did tumbling and head and hand flips on the mat. Things now begin to get more difficult with only the more experienced boys continuing to do the more dif- ficult feats such as head and handstands on the box and horse and also hand springs etc. on the mat. Some of the boys who fall into this class are Kai Mortensen, Fred Pallisgaard, and Eric Sloth. This usually brings us to the end of the gym period and we retire to the showers willingly. We may seem pretty tired after an, hour's workout under the capable guidance of Knutie, but with a good night's rest we look forward to the next gym class. With gym class three days a week we can soon feel the value of keeping in healthy trim. Gym hasn't been all exercises but has also included, when the weather permitted, outdoor sports for enjoyment and the development of team work. Last fall our gym classes were conducted outside on the softball diamond. We chose teams and played for an hour. At this time gym class was divided into two sections because of the large number of boys. One gym period was con- ducted at three forty-five to four forty-five with the other gym class following the first. This proved very effective with everyone getting to play. The fine fall weather permitted us to have an extended season of softball and Knutie formed a team which played a game with the East Des Moines Merchants in which Grand View came out on the short end. Now this spring Grand View has formed a baseball team which shows a great deal of promise. There is a schedule of games with Grand View playing some junior colleges and also some teams in and around Des Moines. With promising prospects such as Rubert Petersen as pitcher and Dick Jensen as catcher the team will be built out of the boys who have had past experience in high school or other places. Also this spring a definite interest in sports such as tennis, golf, softball and track has been shown. Many of the fellows are spending their leisure time in the participation of these sports. These extra sports give greater variety to the athletic program at Grand View and give more fellows a chance to partici- pate. The success of all these activities has been due chiefly to our coach and director, Harold Knudsen. His firm, friendly -and enthusiastic leadership has been an inspiration to us all. May all these activities continue to be a part of Grand View, and may they be carried on in such a way as to help give youth a sound soul .and a will to carry on in what is right. Vernon Lang. Girls' Gym We Are Building for Tomorrow, for a Strong cmd Active Life . . . Girls' gym class at Grand View is much as it has been in other years ex- cept for the fact that we have a larger enrollment than we have had for sev- eral years. But regardless of the ntunber of girls enrolled, the purpose re- mains the same-exercise to build strength and to develop coordination and grace. At the beginning of the fall term, gym class met out-of-doors as long as the weather permitted. The class, at this time, was divided into two periods. We played some exciting volleyball and softball games, and the girls who had signed up for tennis tournaments sometimes took their exercise on the tennis court As the weather cooled off we moved to the gymnasium where, under Knutie's guidance, we began strenuous exercises, work on the stall bars, the vertical vault on the pony, between vault and cheat vault on the horse, and oblique vault on the box. - 68 - 5 ! I 1 Q i -A typical gym period begins, as is customary of Danish gymnastics, by singing as we march around the gym. Then turning into open order forma- tion we begin exercises. These are exercises in standing position, sitting and squat-sitting position, lying on our back, and in prone lying position and are chiefly for developing coordination and grace. Atterseveral evercises we march again. This time the monotony of marching is broken by running in step and by various forms ofmarching, After some marching we line up against the stall bars or work with a part- ner on strength-building exercises such as swinging up to a hand-stand or hanging from the top stall bar as long as we can, After work on the bars we march into position for work on the boxes, horse, and pony where we strive for perfection on the various vaults. This last type of exercise usually ends a typical gym period. - Gym class, however, doesn't consist entirely of exercises. In the latter part of October the girls interested in basketball intramurals were asked to sign up for them. After intramurals serious work was begun on a regular girls' basketball team. The girls interested in playing met every day for practice and, during these two or three months, were not required to attend regular gym classes. When basketball season was over, the girls on the team again joined reg- ular gym classes, and we began practicing for our Studenterfest performance. The exercises which we will do for Studenterfest will be similar to those We have been doing all year and will include work on the mats, horse, and boxes. Most of the remainder of the year will be taken up by Studenterfest prac- tice after which gym work will be of a lighter nature such as softball and vol- leyball games and tennis for those who know how and for those who want to learn. Girls interested in organizing a girls' softball team will be given a chance to show their ability as softball stars As the result of a year in gym class our exercises should show a great deal of improvement, although We won't be perfect, we will have learned a lot and had a lot of fun in working together. As we think back over the year we will remember the winter days when the gym was cold and we had no desire what- ever to go to gym class, we will remember the familiar In three lines forward march! and In two's number! and Exercise begin! and all the other or- ders, we will remember the volleyball and softball games we won, the hard times we had in learning to do the vaults correctly, and the muscles that we had a tough time stretching. But above all we will remember that it was through gym class that we becaine better acquainted with our fellow studentsg that it was gym class that broke up a long, monotonous afternoon of classesg that it was gym class that helped to develop in us coordination and grace and to build up our bodies for a strong and active lifef, Selma Kildegaard. - 70 - 71121115 ff k' Q if-dd Hr' 'I - - J,zeQ9fzs?S f CD ,f3ffZ3i1'L?? , f A '4-l2'l'kfiQ 4, -Q ' . M' 'gwfiqxiisl 1 ,f fy lysis 1' 1, ff - ,X V , 4. Q ,1 G., 'x In Will ' . fx A ' 'l . To! 7 '.1mv. VG. A N - X KK ,zf543f'f 1 Qdxxxcfv xmxli xxkfflxf-lgg,, 'SQ15 in :E 2' fx ,fggw -N SLM' 1 3 59 4 Ax3gXY3 1 lf u 'ENN uf- fs ww Q fm M www f wif lk, L lb ig ea- X L lmilgvn all tlgv mnrlh is gnuug, lah, Pmh all Ihr from atv grrvng Anh rnerg gnuav zu Hman, lah, Anh Purrg lawn et quvrng Elven hrg fur hunt anh lgnrsr, lah, Pmh rnunh the mnrlh swag: Huang hlnnil nuwt haul, its rnurm, lah, Anh PUPQ1 hug hui img. - - Q'Llgm'lra Zlfingslvg. U. K. Board U.K. Board meets right after lunch in room 4 , is a favorite expression used frequently by our U.K. President, Eric Sloth. Eric, one of Grand View's engaged fellows, is from Chicago. He has demonstrated to the students his capability as president. Many compliments go to Eric for the numerous hours of work he has contributed to the welfare of students. Iver Jorgensen, better known as 'Whitie, our Vice President, hasn't had the opportunity yet to convey to the public his potentialities as a leader. With Whitie's hearty laugh and humorous personality, he adds much to the good spirit that exists at G.V.C. The secretary, Delores Anderson, faces her tasks, which are not all easy, with a cheery smile and willingness to render her services wherever needed. We knew Nebraska produced singing stars, but little did we realize, until De- lores joined G.V.C., that it also produced good secretaries. Obtaining, handling, and keeping money is usually a tedious task, but An- na Marie Skov, our tactful treasurer, handles the millions with professional ease. With Skov's wit and cleverness, is there any doubt that our Treasury is increasing? The remainder of the Board consists of Howard Paulsen, Boys' Trustee, Evelyn Sorensen, Girls' Trustee, and Gordon Miller, Seminary Trustee. Howard is the friendly blonde fellow from Wisconsin, who contributes his valuable ideas for the enjoyment and betterment of our college. The girls are represented by a girl from Chicago called Evie, who iS constantly bubbling over with laughter. She also has her serious moments, when her intelligent thinking plus good judgment aid the U.K. Board to solve their many problems. Gordon, our dignified seminary student, was elected to fill the office pre- viously held by Clayton Nielsen. Gordon's many years of experience here at G.V.C. have proved to be an asset to the U.K. Board. Marilyn Hansen. The Echo Staff Each year the students of Grand View College undertake, :sunong other things, the publication of a monthly paper called Echo Its chief purpose is to give to those who are interested in Grand View College, a picture of stu- dent life here. Its contents are contributed by students except for the Alum- ni column, and an occasional article from a former student. Echo involves a great deal of time and effort on the part of the staff, for there are many tasks to be done within certain limits of time, so that the paper may appear promptly every month. Unge Kraefter, the student body organization of Grand View, elects at the beginning of the year an Editor-in-Chief, a business manager, and a circula- tion manager. These three positions do not make up the whole staff, but con- stitute the most important positions. Consequently selection of these officers is always considered carefully. U -73- To help with the various other duties an Asst. Editor, an Alumni Editor, two organizers, two typists, and two Sports Editors are chosen. Also chosen, is a faculty advisor to whom problems may be presented, and from whom sug- gestions may be had. The staff has been well chosen this year, for Echo comes out regularly, and has been enlarged to include more articles and columns which add to the color and richness of the paper's content. ' The staff includes Bodil Strandskov, Echo Editor, whose job is to assign and check articles, and also write editorials. She is assisted by Kai Mortensen, Co-Editor, who, besides his routine duties, writes a monthly column concern- ing contemporary affairs. Marian Rasmussen and Gloria Mortensen, the or- ganizers, plan the layout of the paper, and place the articles within it so as. to make it neat and compact. Glenn Krantz, the circulation Manager, takes care of the mailing list, and sees to it that the paper is properly circulated. Echo's Business Manager, Verner Jensen, is in charge of financial matters, and the procuring of advertisement. Sports Editors Gretchen Krogh and Donald Pe- tersen report basketball games. The articles, after proofreading, are typed up by Echo's 'lypists Elin Jensen and Esther Dixen. There are two faculty members on the staff. Marian Mortensen who is Echo's advisor, and Prof. Jorgensen who -edits the Alumni Column. It is Miss lVIortensen's task to be ready with suggestions and to offer guidance whenever the staff feels the need to call on her. Fred Pallisgaard. viking Imagine yourself twenty-five years from now-wouldn't you like to see the familiar faces of fellow classmates' of 1947, and re-live some of the things you experienced while at Grand View College? This is one purpose of the Viking. Another purpose is to present to other people the life we have exper- ienced at Grand View College. The Viking is sponsored by i'Unge Kraefterf' the student organization of Grand View College. Unge Kraefterv at the beginning of the year elected Herluf Jensen as Editor and Wilmer Larsen as Business Manager. Herluf Jensen, elected by U.K. as editor, is the proud possessor of the shoulders on which the other members of the staff lean. Wilmer Larsen, elected by the U.K. as Business Manager, has handled our business matters with the ease of a professional. Esther Johansen, appointed as Assistant Editor, has in the past year made many suggestions and relieved Herluf of many worries. Margretha Ostrup, appointed as Layout Editor, has developed many of the layouts of this book. Harlan Pedersen, appointed as Art Editor, has proven his ability to draw by the wonderful works of art in the annual Y Frank Christensen, appointed as Circulation Manager, will attempt to cir- culate this book throughout the United States. Alice Ammentorp, appointed as advertising Manager, has contributed much time and effort to help U.K. publish the Viking. Arne Sorensen, appointed as Photographic Editor, has spent many hours taking pictures of the student activities. Thanks must also be extended for the help rendered by the faculty ad- visor, Peter Jorgensen. Also to Nata Lou Hansen, Marilyn Hansen, Jean Crosson, Nan Ness, Marilyn Cozier and Karen Madsen who have done the major portion of the typing. Thanks also to the people who have contributed articles, time, and effort in fulfillment of our wish, that of making this yearbook the best everpub- lished by U.K. Blanche Christensen. -75- l 3 , I 4 Music at Grand View Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life. -Auerbach. How true these words are! Have you ever stopped to think of the dreary existence we would have at Grand View if there was no music? U.K. programs often offer us an evening af music. Twice a day at Chapel and Andagt, we come together for a few hymns and often in the evenings we gather around the piano to sing our favorites. Dorm parties give us a good chance to exercise our lungs and we fthe girls, at any ratej make good use of the opportunity. Hardly a day passes but that we sing Happy Birthday at least once. No matter what time of the day you pass through the halls of our college, music will be heard somewhere. Perhaps it is a radio, a phono- graph, or just someone singing, but it's all a part of Grand View-an impor- tant part. Music at Grand View is both formal and informal. This year the Choir has been under the direction of Edwin T. Sandberg. At Christmas a concert was given. The featured numbers were: Vocal solo, Gordon Miller: Violin Duet, Mr. Sandberg and Paticia Landman, The Girls' Trio, and The Mixed Quartette. The special number of the evening, Silent Night, was arranged by Mr. Sandberg. Myrt Teisen, Evie Sorensen, and Marian Mortensen sang in the Girls' Trio. For the Christmas Concert they sang O Holy Night. Jingle Bells, 'their last number, set the audience in a gay mood. Gloria Mortensen, Delores An- dersen, Ted Thuesen, and Fred Pallisgaard volunteered to sing in the Mixed Quartette. For the Echo Dance, a Boys, Quartette was organized which in- cluded Carlo Petersen, Rubert Petersen, Verner Jensen, and Fred Pallis- gaard. On numerous occasions students have been asked to give programs for different churches in this city. This usually consisted of the mixed quartette, a vocal solo or duet, and a piano solo. Many of the students attended the Drake-Des Moines Civic Symphony Concerts throughout the school year. The first semester, two of our students, Patricia and Joan Landman, played in these Concerts. Patricia has on a few occasions played violin solos for school activities. Joan, who also plays cello, accompanied her at the piano. Many of the students also attended the presen- tation of Hanclelis Messiah by the Drake University Choir. I am sure we shall never forget their presentation of this great masterpiece. Besides this, the Des Moines Civic Music Association and the KRNT Radio Theatre have brought outstanding artists to us. Christmas is a time of happiness, and when you are happy, you sing. Grand View is no exception to this. The last weeki of school before Christmas vaca- tion, we met in the living room at five o'clock for an hour of singing. Our be- loved Christmas songs and hymns were sung and after that we heard a Christ- mas story. We also shared our songs with our friends at Valborgsminde.,' Both young and old spent an hour of enjoyment singing from the Danish books. 177- We have been fortunate to hear outstanding musicians at the school also. Last fall Professor Stoye from Drake University gave us a recital and this spring, Louis Weertz from Des Moines, also played for us. The Augsburg Col- lege Choir from Minneapolis, Minnesota, honored us by coming out to the college to sing part of their concert. To put it simply, it was wonderful! This year, as in former years, we have our share of pianists and vocalists. Everyday at one o'clock, Jerome Petersen, is at the piano diligently practicing. Three-and-a-half sits on pins and needles waiting for two o'clock to roll around, for Jerome leaves then. Myrt Teisen takes lessons at Drake. She is often seen at the piano practicing, concentrating hard-not on the music, but on a stick of gum! Margrethe Qstrup has the thankless task of accompanist for the Choir and other groups. If you are passing through the Lecture Hall around l lockfup, you will hear the strains of Claire cle Lune or some other number coming from the piano. I guess Mo thinks it's easier to say goodnight ' to music. Tommy J uhl is the Swing Kingn of Grand View. He has a rhythm all his own and swings everything from Det var eu Lyrrclag Afteu to Mauaugua, Ni-1 caragua. As I am writing this, I hear the strains of The Waltz You Saved for Me. Delores must be at the piano now. If there is some piece you'd like to hear, call on Delores for she can always play it. Mr. Sandberg is often found at the piano too. He plays everything from the latest hit to Chopin. That man really has strength in his fingers! How about i-t, three-and-a-half '? Cltopsticlcs seems to be the great favorite. Well, perhaps not the favor- ite, but it is popular among the piano players. If a prize were to be offered for the best performance of Chopsticlcs, I think Will Larsen and Art Sloth would get the Oscar. I am sure none of us will forget the duets they played for us. Art is quite versatile when it comes to piano duets. His Boogie num- ber really sends you. The kitchen offers a good place for singing. Miss Strandskov firmly be- lieves in singing while she works. Occasionally the rest of the crew will do l.ikewise. Their favorite seems to be the Sunday School Song. For the latest on the Hit Parade, consult Val Kilgren and Vernie Lange. That's their special- ty. At our first U.K. program, our little gals from O1' Nebraska Way , sang a duet about Rosie Nell a-swinging in the lane. Shoo Fly Pie took on a new light when Evie sang her Chicago Dansk version. Harlan Pedersen has his way of entertaining us with his guitar and songs, Qespecially the Russian Sail- or Songj. It seems he goes in for weird music, for one of his favorite piano numbers is an Indian Chant. I-Ivor er min Kone? I don't believe I'll ever hear The Beer Barrel: Polka without thinking of Carlo, our Danish Frank Sinatra. How embarrassed the girls became when he sang Den lille Gylolue Ring tct them. Gloria and' Karen were really convincing in their rendition of I Just Come from De Ole Country. fPlease use your Danish accent.J I must not forget the one and only Stinky Miller Academy for the De- preciation of Music! Several times they have helped us forget our troubles and worries for a few minutes and when the concert was over, our cares were gone. The original band was composed of Chris Sorensen fOld Stinky him- selfj, Art Sloth, Glen Krantz, Harry Sloth, and Aage Jensen. Their first in- struments were indeed novel. A sieve at the one end of 'a mop handle was a -73- trombone. Aage proved to us that he is a master of this instrument. Chris, with a shower rod wrapped around,him,,supplied the um-papa of the bass tuba. An old wringer was the bassdrum, and the marimba was made of tin cans and bottles. On January 21, the Cornhuskers helped spur our basket- ball fellows on to victory over Red Oak. During the half, led by their drum major, Jerome Petersen, they marched around the gym. At the Fastelavns Dance they made a formal appearance at intermission time, broadcasting their program over station GVC. Aage has left the ranks, but two new members have been added, John Thiel at the drums, and Bob Wallace at the piano. By this time the fellows have been able to purchase new instruments, which look more convincing than the first ones. VVhen Chris feels the band is going smoothly enough so that he will not need to direct, he accompanies them on the clarinet. Harry is probably the most versatile of the band. He plays bass fiddle, violin, or trombone. Art is a master of saxophone solos. Glen Krantz is cornetist, and Jerome fthe Swoon-Kingj plays the trombone. I am sure that the picture of Jerome singing The Coffee Song will live long in our mem- ories of the Stinky Miller Cornhuskers. George Norman must be mentioned also for his excellent work at-shall I say the control board ? Without music to interrupt the monotony of routine, life would be dull and pessimistic. We crave expression of soul, heart, mind, and even muscle through music. Music does truly wash away the dust of everyday life! , ' Esther C. Dixen. 1 ..79- Life in the Girls' Dorm Upon arrival at Grand View College last fall we wondered how we could ever make our rooms look like home. There were so many strange faces. Would we ever get to know them all? But as we went about rearranging fur- niture and trying to make extension cords meet in the proper places, the strange faces would appear in the doorway to see how we were getting along and probably give a little advice. We soon realized that despite the many stu- dents, all of us were needed to make the dorm complete. After classes you can hear the girls come panting up the long flight of stairs to 31H'. We always know when Jean is coming, for she always seems happy and the tones of her warbling voice do not fade away until she closes the door of her room at the end of the hall. Rooming with her is Dotty from Usunny California. Don't be surprised if some day she asks you in for per- simmons, avocados, or a huge orange from their front lawn at home. Across from them live Evie and Myrt from Chicago. If you haven't heard Evie sing Shoo fly pie in her Chicago Danish, you're really missing something. Myrt shuffles along and makes a comment as she passes by each door. The two fire escape rooms are occupied by Alice and Marion, the Des Moinesiters, and Elizabeth, our nurse. Elsie and Blanche, Selma and Agnes, Helen and Elaine, and Elna and Ester live in the Hbig rooms on HBE . If your bed has been short-sheeted or your room turned topsy turvey, you can guess that Elsie and Blanche have been on the loose. Whenever your spirits are low, come in and gaze at the picture gallery in Helen and Elaine's or Elna and Ester's rooms. We were sorry to see two of the girls from third floor leave at the end of the first semester. Blondie went home to Clinton as she plans to take a trip to Denmark this summer and Edith Jespersen went home to Viborg. Edith's place was taken over by another Edith, so it shouldn't be hard for Marilyn to remember the name of her new roommate. Betty, who moved in with Joanne, was called home before her trunk even arrived, but she's back with us again, and we're glad to have her. Directly below the steps from IVA , Bonnie and Kathy have set up their abode. Even though the room is small it isn't overlooked. Bonnie can be seen flitting around in her flashy long night shirt while Kathy silently studies. We all managed to squeeze in their room one night for a big party. Of course, we'll do almost anything when there's food around. Next door live Esther Jo and Ruth. They're considering moving out of their room into the hall and letting their many stuffed animals have the room. Mmm! That aroma of coffee. Where does it come from. Marilyn just went to answer the familiar call of Nielsen-NIELSEN! Maybe it's coming from Julia and Alta's room-or do they live there? Between them, live Sunsted, Witzel, Karen and Norberg. You never know who sleeps where. It seems that June and Alice are the hos- tesses today. They are able to entertain this year, for there is actual heat coming out of their radiator. Maggie and Val don't seem to be in right now. Maggie is, most likely, down on second talking to Karen, and Val evidently had a telephone call. Alma and Helen live at the end of the hall. Helen is com- ing along very nicely on her afghan-or is she embroidering that table cloth now? Well, she's probably doing a little of both. Helen tells me that Alma is out for a ride in the Crosley. 1811 Letis descend the back steps now and take a visit on second floor. At the end of the hall we find the four Michigan girls: Nata Lou. and her red haired sister, Marilyn and Nan and Cozier. Nan is another one of those who answer familiar calls at frequent intervals throughout the day. It looks like Bodil and Evelyn are busy as usual. When Bodil isn't working on Echo, she'll be joining Evelyn in catching up on her fancy work. Marion, the commercial teacher, is having trouble quieting the Giggle Club which consists of De- lores, Barbara, Elsie, Margrethe, Ellen, and Elaine. Ellen and Elsie and Mar- grethe and Elaine really room together, but you generally find Margrethe bunking with Elsie and Ellen and Elaine sharing a bed. Elizabeth is now room- ing by herself, as Doris was called home because of her mother's illness. We are hoping Doris will soon be with us again. Gloria is one. of the lucky girls who has a room of her own. But even then she has quite a time finding room for all her pictures. Amy is the quiet soul on second floor. Her roommate, Margaret, is from Des Moines and is always excited about going or having been some place. Skov and Karen live right inside the door to the lecture hall. Skov is very interested in Art? at the present. Dorm life wouldn't be complete without a few pranks. You can expect anything from cats in the closet to water fights. Some of the girls had trouble getting into their pajamas one evening as they had been stapled. Elna had the misfortune of walking into a trap intended for someone else and conse- quently almost drowned in a gush of water from over the door. Val was very surprised one evening to find herself taking a bath in red water. The prank- sters were really busy on Halloween. Both girls and boys found their rooms not at all the way they had left them. The beds were messed, turned up-side- down, and sprinkled with fine sand. We still run across fine sand on days when we clean our rooms extra good. Myrt and Evie had great need for the garbage collector after that night. Because of the many students this year, conditions are crowded. Es- pecially noticeable is the lack of facilities in the blue room. In this respect second floor is lucky, for they have four sinks while we have two for twice as many people. This necessitates a trip to second if you want to get your hair washed before bedtime. On special nights the room is overflowing with girls scurrying to get their name on the bathtub list, because if you don't get to sign your John Henryf' you just don't get a bath, But what would dorm life be like if everything ran smoothly? There would be no excitement and no gripes. fOf course, we could get along with- out the gripes.j Life in the dorm has been wonderful, and we shall never for- get it. All of us learned a lot through the trials and temptations of our' big happy family. Ester Bollesen. -.32.. W 1 I 'it ri It was just three years ago that I satidown to write this same article for The Majority the 1944: Viking. Then it was entitled The Minority . Now, I am happy to say, it is the other way around, we fellows are definitely a majority. Many of us who had our education here at Grand View interrupted have been fortu- nate enough to be able to return and finish it. Three years ago there were nine of us in the dormitory. This year almost every room on the second and third floors has two occupants. One even has three in it. It is quite a change and a very Welcome one. There are also a large group of fellows who live outside of the dorm in various homes of the neighborhood. It is the fellows living in the dorm and some of their experiences with whom I would like to acquaint you. I shall start on the second floor first, and then go up to third. As we enter the dorm from the lecture hall the first thing that greets us is the music coming from Tom and Paul's room. Paul Jorgensen and Tommy Juhl are both from Minneapolis and they don't mind telling you about it. Tommy has a unique arrangement of a radio set that he built himself which is minus a cabinet. The radio is in one corner of the room and the loud speak- er in the other. He also has a record player and about the largest collection of records this side of the Des Moines River. This room was quick to be- come a haven for wandering students in need of a divergence from their studies. In room two we find Fred Pallisgaard and Kenny Lang. Fred comes from Los Angeles in sunny California and Kenny from. Hay Springs, on the wide open spaces. of Nebraska. The next room is that of Bob, or is it Frank Christensen and Paul Bengsten. I never could figure out whether Bob's name was Frank and he wanted to be called Bob or if it was the other way around. We usually compromise and call. him Frank Bob. As for Paul, we just refer to him as Paulie and he loves it! That noise we hear next door is the Clau- sen brothers, Lee and Erling. They are trying to- tell each other who is using the car for that date tonight. The funny part of it all is when they finally do decide, the one that gets it will probably not be able to get it running anyway. How they ever gothere from Nebraska in it is still a topic for bull sessions. Speaking of -cars, we canlt pass up Ilia June, Arnold Knudsen's pride and joy. Arnie and Lloyd fBudj Boilesen in room five have two favorite pastimes. One is to ride around in Illa J une and the other is to play pinochle. Their room is the center of activity for coffee and card games. The last room on the south side of the second floor belongs to Ted Thuesen and Norman Kjergaard. Norm is another Los Angeles boy while Teddy comes all the Way from Fredsville, Iowa. Usually when you walk by their room you see a lin? stretched across the room from one corner to the other with clothes drying on it. Norm is a busy boy with his laundry. The first room on the north side of the room is that of Viano Meneses and Sebastian Peralto fpronounced Chanj. Viano and Chan are neighbors of ours from the Republic of Panama. Viborg, South Dakota, is ably represented by Verner Jensen and Peder Buck, Verner and Pete worked hard at the begin- ning of the second semester to enlarge their closet and paint their room to make it one of the best in the dorm. In room nine we find George Norman and Kenny Jones. Aage Jensen was there in place of Kenny the first semes- ter. George and Aage hail from the windy city and Kenny from Estherville in northern Iowa. This is one of the three rooms that serve as the inspirational places for the Stinky Miller Club. The pin-up photographs in the next room belonging to Cowboy,' Folmer Christensen are admired by all the fellows including his roommate, Ray Muller. The cry of pinochle coming from Arvid Bollesen and Don Petersen's room is a popular sound. Their room being right across the hall from Arnie and 'Bud's, they catch the overflow from card games ..84-. over there. The last room, but definitely not the least one is that of Vermond Ostergaard, our Dean of Students. We now are ready to begin on the third floor and meet all the boys up there. At the head of the stairs is the large room of Harvey Hedegaard and Burge Smidt. Harvey and Burge come from Lucedale, Mississippi, in the deep south. Their room is another one Where the coffee pot seldom has a chance to get cold. Around the corner to the west is the room where Dick Jensen and Vernon Lange hang their hats. On the walls are banners of Grand View from days long ago. Vern and Dick both have come from Cedar Falls here in Iowa. The room next door to them is now being used by Carl Ander- sen, another Minneapolis boy. During the first semester Sven Borresen and Eilif Kruse lived there. Sven is one of these fortunate individuals who only has to shave about once or twice a month. Whenever this event happened the call, Sven is shaving went out to both second and third floor and im- mediately he had a large group of advisors and hecklers. Pictures of this great occasion were taken by Jake Sorensen with his flash camera. The third room is frequented by Howard Paulsen and Ed Petersen. They both hail from the north woods of Luck, Wisconsin. The music we now hear is not from Tornmy's record player down on second but from the phonograph of Whitey Jorgensen, usually played by his roommate, Jake Sorensen. The second big attraction here is that good food sent down to Jake from his folks in Ringsted, Iowa. Speaking of food, there are also those wonderful boxes of roasted goose that are sent to Gerald Jensen. He and Jerome or Cy Petersen have a hard time finding their way around their room during the par- ties where these morsels are devoured. The last room on the south side looks like something out of Meroovia, which is somewhere between Utopia and Low- er Slobovia, they tell me. Harry and Art Sloth have their various trophies completely covering their walls. They acquired them during their. recent ex- peditions to Meroovia. This room and the one across the hall belonging to Chris Sorensen and Kenny Krantz, are the other two headquarters for the Stinky Millers. Research for the organization keeps lights burning far into the night here. Going back east again we find Erik Duus and Andy Madsen hard at work in their room. It took me nearly a month at the beginning of the year to find out if someone was living in that roomg they are so quiet. That strumming on a guitar we now hear is coming from the room of Harlan Petersen and Dan Petersen. It is a common sight to find a group of fellows around Harlan listen- ing to his variety of songs. He sings while accompanying himself on the guitar. Two of his admirers are Harlan Holm and Verner Heilskov from the neighbor- ing room. Harlan comes from South Dakota and Verner, better known as Pinky, is a Hawkeye boy. Coffee and rolls are served every morning in the room of Erhart Hansen and Hjalmer Krogh. Their coffee pot and unique system of lighting are the two outstanding features of their room. It is not too well known a fact to peo- ple outside of Grand View, but the Seattle, Washington, Chamber of Com- merce has moved here with its two representatives, Wilmer Larsen and Walter Brown. What facts are desired about the State of Washington are obtained readily from these two. Billy Larsen was Will's roommate during the first semester until his illness forced him to leave. We all miss Billy around the dorm. The last room on this side of the building has the three occupants: Kai Mortensen, Steve Cudrnak, and Eric Sloth. Their room is another one with a coffee pot that is in constant use. Those cups of coffee between studying and the deep discussions on all topics are very welcome. The room across the hall from them is the one that Vic Skov and I occu- py. Harold Olsen was my roommate the first semester. It is here that I have been sitting and writing Lthis. I hope that will better acquaint you with, the fellows living here in the dorm and some of the activities other than the bull- sessions that take up their time. Art Marck. -35- 1 , P Life at Grand View It has been said, Variety is the spice of life. We seem to crave varied activities and diversion in order to live happy lives. The fast tempo at which 20th century life moves may be compared to our life at Grand View College. Undoubtedly, studies and school activities have always kept the student at this college in a headlong rush, but the student here now has good reason to be- lieve the velocity at which time flies has never before been equaled. The passage of time is inevitable. However, when an individual is engaged in work and activities he enjoys, days seem to fly by at an incredible speed. So it is with our life here at Grand View. I am sure that the majority of the students will agree that there just isn't time to do everything they would like to do. There are books available in our library that would be enjoyable to read. There are speakers recommended by our teachers that would be very interest- ing to hear. Themes, term papers, and daily assignments also contribute great- ly to this time consuming process. Last but not least, living as closely as we do, there is so much to bat the breeze about. If the student should stop and ask himself, What am I actually getting out of school? or What activity or Dhase- of school should I put the most emphasis on? , he would perhaps be a bit bewildered and probably realize he didn't have tune to stand around day- dreaming-that there was a history lesson to read, a reference book to find, or a Saturday date to plan for. Dean Nielsen mentioned in history class one day that there were so many little things to attend to that at times we lose sight of what we are actually here for. The question then arises, What is more important here at Grand View-activities dealing strictly with book learn- ing, or our social and the seemingly unimportant actions? If you can prove the chicken came first, this question should not be too difficult. All our ac- tivities are perhaps important and are necessary to make life at Grand View an experience which will never be forgotten. We have been given the ability to forget, this may be an asset in numer- ous cases, but I am sure, we who are attending Grand View College, agree we want to remember our experiences. I shall attempt to touch upon a few of the high points and the personalities who made them so, that we may have something with which to refresh our memories in future years. To you who have not had a first hand experience at GVC life, I hope this account of some of the activities will clarify and enable you to understand our devotion to the college. Q The year began as perhaps all other years have. During the confusion of registration and enrollment everyone was taking side glances at each other, trying to determine what kind of living companions their foreign faces would make. For some of the students it was their first adventure from home and a forced smile perhaps hid a very lonely feeling. To the young people who were enrolling for their second year it was a grand reunion with friends of last year. During the process of becoming acquainted some wrong impressions were made. This period of uneasiness produced both short and long friend- shipsg however, forming new friends proved to be very interesting. When some semblance of order had been achieved, classes began, though the confusion continued. Our class rooms are not too numerous, but to the new student, some searching was necessary to determine where his next class would take place. Many of the students had been engaged in active out-door occupations during the summer and this sudden inactive position in class found them squirming in their seats, wondering how they could possibly sit still at a desk 'all day. To' the veteran who had been out of school three or four years, sitting still for so long was indeed a change. For the first several weeks nearly everyone was up at the first bell which rang 15 minutes before the final breakfast bell. One of the second year students remarked that when everyone began getting up a few minutes before the last bell, they had become typical GVC-ites, and this proved to be quite true. ' ..gg- When the new students had finally found where their classes were to be held, received their books and met their teachers, the momentum of activities increased. After several weeks had passed, many discovered attending col- lege would require a great deal of hard work and effort. The ex-G.I. found getting back into the routine of school not as easy as he had expected. Sev- eral mentioned that it was difficult to comprehend what the open text book was trying to tell them, but they agreed the ability to study would return to them after some practice. The warm and sunny autumn days seemed to coax the students out of the buildings. Everyone did his best to study on a blanket out on the lawn, but the brightly colored leaves dancing in the warm wind were not conducive to the absorption of chemistry formulas. Volley ball, tennis, soft ball and gym exercises took place outside. On October 8 the annual fall picnic was held at Water Works Park. Two buses were rented from the Des Moines Railway Co. The weather man had been generous and the students were in high spir- its anticipating an enjoyable time. Active sports reigned supremely all morn- ing, and when someone shouted Chow',, there was a mad rush to get in line first. During the line-up for dinner a terrific commotion began in the rear of the group and Chan could be seen being carried off, much to his discomfort, to receive a thorough dunking under the spout of a hand pump. A cry Trang out, Let's dunk all the seminary students, so Harold Olsen, Clayton Niel- sen, and 'Gordon Miller came to the same fate to which Chan had been sub- jected. The students returned to the dormitories that evening pleasantly tired after singing around camp fires. The new dormitory slowly began taking shape, and before the first snow- flakes appeared the roof was on. There were heated arguments between the girls and boys as to who deserved the new dormitory, but it became quite evi- dent that due to the lack of building material, everyone would remain in his present living quarters for the remainder of the year. One afternoon a huge ditch digging machine began excavating a trench for the heating mains which were to be run from the old building to the new dorm. This ditch caused much speculation as to how the night prowlers were to keep from falling into it. Several nights later Jerome Petersen was nobly leading a group of fellas back from Pidgeon, confident that he knew where the narrow foot bridge crossed -the ditch. The group pushed on through the inky blackness when suddenly Jerome wasn't leading the group any more, but muffled Sounds of warning could be heard coming from far below. Jerome was brought to the surface, brushed off and his only comment was, Someone has evidently moved the foot bridgef, The enrollment at Grand View College this year is the largest in its en- tire history. The unusually large number of students is attributed to the op- portunity many ex-service men and women have of going to school under the G.I. Bill of Rights. The increased enrollment has created much confusion and extra work for the ffaculty, but this is overshadowed by the additional talent and spirit brought by the larger student body. An example of the talent we have among us is Stinky Miller and his band. One Sunday evening the oc- cupants of the rooms on Boys' third floor were jolted by the clanging of a. cow bell, someone! pounding the bottom of a waste basket, shouting and stamp- ing of feet to the rhythm of Glenn lVIiller's In the Mood. From this begin- ning the polished and bow-tied Stinky Miller and his band originated. For the Fastelavn's dance Chris Sorensen, Art and Harry Sloth, Glenn Krantz, John Thiel and Jerome Petersen fthe Croonerj had fashioned instruments of wood, clothespins, old shower heads, curtain rods and numerous odds and ends. Band stands were also built. The band went through the action of play- ing, as a phonograph record supplied the actual music and this pantomime was indeed a sight to behold. The talent possessed by students has been utilized for purposes other than foolishness. The windows in the living room were colorfully painted this Christmas with greetings and figures portraying ithe Yuletide spirit. 'Chris 189.- Sorensen's ability to draw was much in demand by the students who also wanted the windows in their rooms to reflect the season's greetings. Harlan Petersen and Margrethe Ostrup who complete our artist trio, drew and painted life-like animated characters portraying the various means of getting to heaven for our Echo dance. Happy Harlan, fHarlan Petersenj, and his guitar entertained the student body at a U.K. meeting one night, with foreign songs he had learned while sailing in the Merchant Marine. Classes were dismissed at noon and the students gathered in the gym to observe the annual Fastelavn festivities. Competitive games had been com- pleted and the traditional cat was in the process of being liberated from a barrel, when suddenly eight masked men with their coat collars pulled up around their ears came filing into the gym. The men formed a tight circle around Else Rasmussen and what followed brought forth howls of laughter. A sweater flew up from within the tight circle, followed by a skirt and a slip. Else screamed and several silk unmentionables finished the process. The men then carried Else out wrapped in a sheet. It was learned later, much to the comfort of the student and faculty, that the men had a sweater and skirt which matched the ones worn by Else, under their coats, plus the additional accessories needed for the skit. The surprise had been carefully planned and carried out with clock work precision and its success could be noted by the tear provoking laughter it created. One day Arne Knudsen stopped all the fellows going by his room fexcept Ted Thuesenj and confronted them with a paper to sign. The paper stated that the undersigned would not shave till the end of the semester which was about three weeks away. Some of the fellows signed while others refused, certainly not because they could not grow a beard, but that their girl friends would object to their 'barbaric appearance. When the beards had passed the 5-o'clock shadow stage, some of the fellows looked as though they had been deer hunting for several weeks. The beards finally got to the trimming stageg some looked presentable while others still looked like blotches of dirt. Several days after the first semester had ended a Whisker contest was held in the lec- ture hall. Contestants had donned costumes which would best fit the method the beard had been trained. Arne had grown full sideburns and a goatee. He wore a turban and a bath-robe and would have felt very much at home with a harem of Arabian girls around him. Lloyd Boilesen had a mustache andb a pointed goatee. He wore a dark suit and a bow tie and would have looked quite natural pulling rabbits out of a hat. Waiting until the other contestants, Lee Clausen, Sven Borresen, Arne, and Lloyd had taken their seats, Art Sloth entered dramatically. Art was dressed in G.I. long-Johns , a straw hat and a cigar. His blonde goatee and mustache had mysteriously turned black. This costume and his ac-tions caused hilarious laughter. The judging took place and Art Sloth won by an overwhelming vote. Life at GVC is not comprised entirely of social activities as might be sur- mised by what I have said so farg however, it must not be forgotten that the social life plays an important role in the development of an individual's char- acter. Many of the young people are here with a definite goal in mind, and, in order to achieve this aim, credits must be earned. The active interest in the International Relations Club and Religious Discussion meetings indicates that the students are concerned about matters which will be of paramount im- portance to all of us in the future. The majority of the ex-service men who are attending college here, are attempting to readjust themselves and find a place in society. This may also apply to many of the young people who have recently graduated from high school. In my opinion, Grand View College offers an excellent opportunity to acquire the basic needs for a successful profession or life. It is generally agreed among the students that we have a group of outstandingly capable teachers for a small junior college. Living under the unusual dormitory con- ditions and conforming to unwritten moral codes teaches tolerance of each other. This lesson is indeed useful in any profession and even more so in ev- eryday contact with our fellow men. Howard L. Paulsen. Convocations Upon looking at memory's picture gallery, I recall much enjoyment and fellowship which this year's program of non-student events has brought us. Most of these events served a double purpose as they offered subjects with broad educational value that at the same time contributed to the students' spiritual life. On September 27, the dedication of the partly constructed boys, dormitory took place. During the afternoon of that memorable day we-Celebrated the 50th anniversary of our school with special congratulations given by lVIay0I' John MacVicar of Des Moines tson of the mayor of Des Moines who was pres- ent at a similar ceremony fifty years agoj, .Dean Hoffman of Drake University, Rev. Ottar Jorgensen and Rev. Alfred' Jensen. Following this progrom the assemblage moved outdoors to the new building for the actual corner stone laying. Rev. S. D. Rodholm gave the invocation. Following this Rev. Ottar Jorgensen, Rev. Alfred Jensen and Dr. Johannes Knudsen ascended a plat- form to perform the ceremony. Each spoke a verse from the school song, Gracious and Mighty God, as a prayer and finished each verse by placing a trowel of mortar in the corner stone nichei Before the crowd moved back to the school's lobby for refreshments all sang the school song and carried with them the impression that here was something to tell their children and grand- children some day. We were fortunate in securing many excellent visiting speakers that have helped to broaden our religious, political and international views. On October 24, Stanley Dixon, news commentator from the Des Moines radio station, KRNT, gave us his analysis of the world political situation. First, he believed that if we used more fairness plus a good amount of humor in our dealings with Russia, we would be sailing on less troubled waters. He continued by declaring that we have been led to believe much nonsense con- cerning the Russian Revolution. He did not believe the Russian governmentfs treatment of its people nearly justified the ends, but in the long run it had their best interests in mind. He also believed that the Russian government had as little a chance of making war against us as Costa Rica has. Through- out his address, Mr. Dixon spoke scathingly of the British, calling their gov- ernment a group of trade union bureaucrats. After finishing his main speech, ge answered questions of the students who had packed the lecture hall to ear im. It was our pleasure on November 7, to hear Mr. Hiram Hunn, a city at- torney active in adult education, speak on the general topic of what to gain from college besides academic training. Obviously used to working among and speaking with young people, Mr. Hunn brought out the fact that sixteen out of the twenty four hours a day should be spent more profitably than the remaining eight. He hoped that we would leave Grand View with a complete and well balanced personality, which would include intelligence and training, social sense, and most important of all-a broadened horizon. The following day, November 8, we heard Mr. Wilford Wellock, a former member of the British parliament who is working for international cooperation and peace. He was touring the United States at the invitation of the Friends Service Group. F orceful, dynamic, and realistic, he held our attention dur- ing the entire hour. First defining the second world war as an economic revo- lution, Mr. Wellock emphasized that we must work for a Qualitative or Christian civilizationf, that no longer must the machine be our master. Rath- er, we must learn to rule the machine, for the machine has created a mass ..91.. man who is socially hungry. Man must move away from the mammoth fac- tories, not only for his own sake, but for the sake of his country's economy. Mr. Wellock was very frank about Britain's past mistakes and admitted that his native country was declining and fast becoming a second rate power. We have a rendezvous with destiny and one segment of this destiny is Japan, said Kenneth Colton to the student body December 12. Mr. Colton is a member of the United States Counter Intelligence Service under General MacArthur. He presented a very informative speech on the controlled revo- lution which the American occupational forces in Japan are sponsoring. Extra-curricular activities were highlighted February 25 and 26 by the visit of Dr. Marcus Bach, Professor of Comparative Religion at the Univer- sity of Iowa. During the course of his stay he gave three lectures. The first of these, which he called The Present Challenge, was a human interest study of the encroachment of the little known religions upon traditional institution- alized churches, and the challenge which should be met. The second lecture, In Search of Utopia, pertained to the ways in which men have sought the ideal way of life. Dr. Bach told of the experiences of the Old Amish Order, the Hutterites, and the people of Zion City. Dr. Bach concluded with the thought that true Utopia is present only in our own hearts. Dr. Bach's final lecture was on Father Divine and His Kingdom, and his personal reactions to the remarkable and fantastic work of the Negro cultist in New York and Philadelphia. He also presented recordings of some original Divine songs. Dr. Bach was a most enjoyable speaker, adding bits of humor to his vast knowledge, and thrilling his audience with interesting observations on his research into various cults. The Iowa Regional Conference of the Lutheran Students Association met at Grand View the week-end of,November 8-10. Approximately 125 students from 7 colleges and 2 nurses groups registered. A very full program for the conference was planned and was carried out very smoothly and successful- ly. Throughout the convention we had an opportunity to hear several good speakers, including Andres Schanke, Norwegian representative of World Student Christian Federation. The GVC students joined with their guests at a banquet in the beautifully decorated gym Saturday evening of the con- vention. During the last week of school before Christmas vacation, everyone gathered in the living room each evening to enjoy the traditional Christmas caroling and the telling of Christmas stories. On February 9th, Grand View was honored by a visit from the famous Augsburg Choir from Minneapolis, Minnesota, which was touring the Mid- dle West. This group of about fifty young people sang to a capacity audience in our lecture hall and everyone present was thrilled and delighted by the superb way in which the numbers were rendered. Early in February we had a most excellent diversion when two teams of gymnasts from Denmark exhibited their physical powers in the form of athletic exercises and folk dancing. The girls' team under the leadership of Mrs. Niels Byirup were not unlike Greek goddesses in their grace, rhythm and charm. The men's team directed by Mr. Flensted-Jensen astounded us by their superior muscular control in fundamental exercises and in their vaulting, hand-springing and hand-walking. We were permitted to get better acquainted with them individually as they ate with. us during their two day stay. They proved to be a great deal of .fun and very interesting conversationalists. The afternoon after their ex- hibition we had a social get-together where they told us of Denmark, their start as a team and about impressions received this far on their tour. Then they proved 'themselves to be delightfully versatile, with sevaral of them harmonizing beautifully on some Danish songs, and two of the young men bringing forth gales of laughter in a humorous interpretation of different methods of conversation. The morning they prepared to leave, we felt as though we were bidding farewell fto very dear friends. Perhaps this was be- cause we felt a bit of sentimentality in regard to these representatives from our parents' and grandparentsi country. I know that we shall not soon for- get their outstanding athletic abilities and their warm friendliness. These lectures, meetings and various programs have been a large part of this year's activities, We look forward with anticipation to other non-stu- dent events before the close of the school year. M. I. Teisen. What Will We Remember? Do you remember your first few weeks at Grand View? Perhaps you had never been here before, and, with a shattered dream of college life on a beautiful campus of many fine buildings, you had your first glimpse of the one dreary-looking building which constituted Grand View College. After being greeted by the president of the college, someone led you through a dim- ly lighted hall to your room, with its large, bare window, small closet, and strange looking furniture. The next train home wouldn't be too soon, would it? and you didnlt care if you ever unpacked. The first day of classes didnit help matters, for you discovered tiny, dark classrooms. How could you ever eat, sleep, study and go to classes in this building for nine long months??'? Year after year Grand View has opened its doors to new students, and each year its very walls have heard the whisperings and felt the dissatisfac- tion of students in new and strange surroundings. With age it has become strong, wise, and knowing, and seems to say, 'Tll wait, patience for me is no hard task, they'll change. And now the year of 1946-47 is soon to end for Grand View's fifty-first student body. As in previous years, we too, are sorry to leave. But we won't be remembering the new gym, .the science and arts 'buildings or the sorority and fraternity houses, because we have discovered that buildings and out- side appearances aren't important. We often speak about the fellowship and the spirit of Grand View. Isn't this made up of our family-like feeling be- cause of the smallness of numbers, the individualistic teaching of our faculty, and, perhaps more than any of us realize, our morning chapels and evening andagts ? That's what we'll be remembering from this year's living at Grand View-all those little intangible and unexplainable things. At first our devotional time here at Grand View seems a li-ttle strange. Most of us are unaccustomed to morning and evening devotion, and even thanking God for food before each meal. But soon these things come to be a very necessary and intrinsic part of our daily life. Aft ten minutes to ten every morning the bell rings and Dr. Knudsen forcefully comes marching up the stairs to the lecture hall. We put away our letters fthe mail has just been distributedj and sing: The gates of the morning swing open again, The night rolls away over mountain and plain, A new day we face With thanks for the night fto the Father of days. or another of the songs we have learned to love in our World of Song. Dr. Knudsen reads a few passages, we confess our faith, sing another song, and classes continue. It seemed very strange tio have the living room almost overflowing with students this year for evening andagt , and we even contemplated mov- ing to the lecture hall. Andagt would have lost its informal, family feel- ing, however, so the school purchased many folding chairs and the living room continued to be the place where students gather after evening coffee. As with chapel in the morning, so is it with evening andagt , it is short, with 'the singing of a couple of songs. But even if these two events form but a very small percentage of time during our day, we take with us much which strengthens our character and our desire to live a wholesome life. We are guided during the years when the future and all its uncertainties loom ahead of us as a big question. These :things we enjoy each day must, best uncon- sciously, work towards giving us traits of character that are permanent. Each Sunday morning when the church bell rings, students can be seen walking across the street to Luther Memorial Church. Here in this beau- tiful little church with its dark oak woodwork, and the sunlight making the thousands of colors play in the windows, and while listening to the beau- tiful tones of the organ, we join in a fellowship with the congregation. We have felt at home here, listening to Rev. Ammentorp, Rev. Rodholm, Dr. Knudsen and Rev. Jensen. Sunday nights, this year, have come to mean something special to many of the students. We gather at Dr. Knudsen's home for an interesting eve- ning, discussing subjects of a religious nature. During the course of an evening we would often find ourselves far from the starting subject, but one thing leads to another question, and the discussion never lags. It is good for young people of college age to discuss their many questions and uncertainties with others. These evenings were not only interesting, but led to bull sessionsl' in the dorms, where predestination, Lutheranism, views of our church, etc., were thoroughly discussed, pro and con. . And so as I leave Grand View after two years, I'll be remembering what others have shared with me in our life together, the many songs we have learned and value, and the matchless guidance that has been given, without force and compulsion, to those who wished to hear. Karen Madsen. nge Kraefter Unge Kraefter is the official student organization of Grand View College. It is the center of all student activities ranging from wholesome diversified entertainment to student government. All students and any faculty mem- bers who so desire are included in the membership of this organization. Fac- ulty members, however, do not have voting powers, but are privileged to speak at the meetings, and to offer suggestions. -94- The purpose of Unge Kraelter is 'to have an organization through which the students can carry on a program throughout the year that will be of benefit and interest to all. It is an organization in which each student can be an active member, and one that affords opportunities to enjoy a healthy variety of entertainment on Saturday nights-plays, readings, musical pro- grams, singing games, humorous sketches, imitations, and witty nonsense- entertainment that is entirely dependent upon the ingenuity, initiative, and ability of the students. This is an extremely important function of Unge Kraefter in that it provides a means whereby the students can furnish en- tertainment for themselves, and this fact alone tends to make the programs more enjoyable. Unge Kraefter also organizes and publishes a year book and a school paper, and has the responsibility of the planning and work of Stu- denterfest each spring. Thus, a certain unification of the students is brought about and main- tained through Unge Kraefter. It offers wholesome entertainment, and af- fords opportunities for every student to serve on committees and programs and display his talents in whatever way he chooses. Since the new students each fall are unfamiliar with Unge Kraefter, its purpose, and its functions, it usually becomes the duty of a seminary student to conduct the first meeting and acquaint the students with the organization of which they are automatically members. This year Clayton Nielsen took these duties upon himself, and besides familiarizing the group with Unge Kraefter, he proposed the newly drawn plan which had been approved by the faculty. By this plan the U K board would include three additional members-one girl trustee, one boy trustee, and a seminary student-in this way having a better representation of the greatly increased student body. Following this business meeting, to set the new students at ease and to give them an idea of the types of entertainment at U K programs, and an example of what they too may soon be called upon to perform, a hasty pro- gram was presented. The program consisted of a pantomime by Eric Sloth of the end of a perfect day for a young lady. It was a hilarious skit-first kissing her beau goodnight, and then getting ready for' bed. Eric's masterful demonstration of the young lady's relievedly squirming out of tight-fitting garments brought gales of laughter from the audience. The program ended with the delightful singing of two mountain songs by Delores Andersen and Barbara Hermanson. Among the high points of the year was the annual fall picnic which took place early in October at Waterworks Park. One can hardly say that the date was a secret, nor that the picnic came as a surprise, for all were antici- pating the event and were ready for it even to the extent of letting thlat day's assignments lie unprepared. In addition to student and faculty cars, two trailway buses were re- quired to transport the many students to the picnic grounds. It was a beau- tiful fall day, and everyone was in gay spirits-aren't we always when we get a pleasant break from the class routine-and with an abundance of energy and enthusiasm the day's activities got under way, with baseball, football, badminton, snapping pictures, tossing horseshoes, climbing trees, grassfights, waterfights, and the annual dunking of seminary students. Clayton, having been dunked four years in succession, had the foresight to bring an extra change of clothes. But let us quickly turn back the pages of time and very briefly skim through the life of Unge Kraefter. It is one of Grand View's oldest tradi- tions, in fact, it is almost as old as the school itself. The first years of its life it was not the Unge Kraefter organization as we know it today, but more of a literary club given to discussions and readings, all of a literary -951 nature. Some years later, we find that often programs were presented at each .meeting and the programs rendered, as a rule, had a central theme or subject, and each speaker or reader or musician had to contribute to the enlightenment of the audience on this theme. In addition to the discussions, we find that still later, in 1920, or there- about, other forms of entertainment had gradually worked their way into the gatherings and had become an important part of Unge Kraefter activi- ties. Even our well known, winged friend, Pegasus, was very much alive and surprisingly active in those days-skillfully and shamelessly voicing his tireless observations-and as well versed in Danish as in English even to the extent of utilizing Danish verse to better expose those who fell victim to his keen eye and nimble pen. Along the 'path that the many members of Unge Kraefter have trod are landmarks which are indicative of its numerous and varied achievements. And among these are such outstanding accomplishments as the production of the school yearbook, Viking, and the school paper, Echo, both hav- ing originated within the U K circle. In 1920 Professor A. C. Ammentorp had the distinction of being the first editor of the Grand View College Yearbook. It was then customary to take an annual group picture of students and faculty and hang this picture in the dining room. These pictures from all the previous years were a source of great interest to students and visitors. However, the time had come when the walls of the dining hall were completely filled and it became a choice of either removing the old pictures, or scheming up another method of re- taining school day memories. Thus partly as a substitute for group pictures and partly because of the need of something more than just a picture, something that each student could take with him to recount episodes and experiences both humorous and otherwise, the students of 1920 originated the first yearbook. For want of a better name, it was called the Grand View Annual. The following two years it was titled the Purple and Gold, and in 1923, Minder, writ- ten entirely in Danish. Finally it achieved a very appropriate name, Viking, pronounced equally well in both the Danish and American languages, and a strong reminder of our ancestry, of which we are justly proud. The school paper Echo', also originated within the U K group of 1920. This paper too filled a want in the school life of Grand View. And to the people spread over this vast country who have lived here and have' learned to love Grand View, Echo is a hand stretched out across the years. It stirs up sweet memories of the old and brings tidings of the new, it brings to them an echo of the activities and progress at Grand View College. Being an old friend to those who know and love Grand View is still the aim and ideal of Echo.,' In this manner, starting as a literary group, Unge Kraefter grew and expanded-drifting away from the discussion groups somewhat-and slowly developed into a student organization, gradually taking on greater responsi- bilities and finally becoming the center of all student activities. Unge Kraefter, true to its name, exhibits a great deal of the strength and vigor found in youth. It provides that necessary part of school life not provided for in the class rooms. Let us hope that Unge Kraefter will con- tinue to mean as much to the students of the future as it did to students of th ast. e p Burge Smidt. -95- Turning Back the Clock During the fifty years that Grand View College has played its role in the lives of countless young people, literally hundreds of us who have been privileged to live and work within these walls have, at one time or another, tried to put into words what Grand View College has meant to us. When asked to write on this subject, I must confess that at first I felt some inward qualms, inasmuch as it seemed almost impossibleto add anything new-to say something that hadn't already been said, not once, but so many times. Yet perhaps Grand View has played a slightly different part in my life than it has to most of the students who' have gone here in years past and who are attending school here today. To begin with, I'm not a full-time student just out of high school-nor am I a veteran. For the past five years I have been one of the so-called Hcareer girls, doing secretarial work, and at present am enrolled for just two classes here at GVC-the greater part of my time being spent in a down- town office position. In this way I sometimes feel like I am part of two separate lives-one is in the routine working world, and in the other I am once again a school girl. There are probably few adults who haven't at some time or other wished that they could in reality turn back the clock for just a little while and ex- perience once again the carefree years of their youth-the golden days spent with old friends from whom they have long been separated. Memories of school days always consist of so many happy memories. t For this reason especially, I shall always be grateful for the months I have lived here at GVC, for here I have been able to do what so many others halve only dreamed of doing-turning back the clock .... The goal of too many young people is one of material success. Educa- tion to them is just a temporary step in their ladder of life. Therefore, when they reach a certain intellectual speed they become guilty of coasting . . . limiting their thinking to the routine events that occur day after day. After a time, in spite of material gains, there'is bound to be a feeling of inade- quacy-of something lacking. For this reason each of us should have a second or inner life of intellect over and above that life which we lead among others for the purpose of our avocation. At this period in my life I, too, began searching for that something which seemed to be missing. Last summer some of my friends gave me the answer when they persuaded me to come to GVC, not because I was primarily interested in furthering a formal education, but because they knew and understood the spirit that lies in the heart of Grand View College. Here education has several aims. It is meant to impart knowledge and skill, habits of diligence and concentration which are needed for practical success. It is also meant to form character, to implant taste, cultivate the imagination and emotions. All study contains or implies the pleasures of putting forth our powers, of mastering difficulties, of acquiring new apti- tudes, and of making one's mental facilities deft and quick. This kind of pleasure can be derived from all studies-but not from all equally. Now that the war is over and so many 'veterans are returning to the classroom, Grand View is playing an even more important role in influencing the young people who will be tomorrow's leaders-not only giving them an education, but righting a sense of values that was badly shaken during the war years. For some, faith in mankind was almost completely destroyed . . . and many times there was even much doubt in one's faith in God. Wherever one looked or turned there was such obvious hate, greed and -97- moral dissipation. These things could not be shrugged away by the wishful thinking that it was the problem of Europe-or that it only happened in the big cities. Instead it was before the eyes of everyone . . . in our own towns and communities. All of us must have wondered if the world would ever right itself again-if we could ever find anything real to believe in once more. We are finding these things at Grand View College, for it has succeeded in retaining the customs and ideals passed down from generations, rekindled with a true American democratic spirit. This quality separates it from other colleges. Though small in size, it offers the best of advantages and oppor- tunities, and ,strengthens and guides those who come here to seek its help. Grand View College displays no pretense, but instead takes pride in its heritage, proudly passing its torch to succeeding generations. As Dr. Knudsen once pointed out, the first generation of immigrants is always torn between two loyalties. However, the following generations have the opportunity for sharing in a more calm way the cultures of two peoples. Some of us may not have taken this opportunity for various rea- sons. Perhaps because we did not understand or care-as in my case-and for some the opportunity is not there. Those to whom both this opportunity and the realization of it does come, therefore represent a minority. The important part is that this minority make proper use of this two-fold heri- tage, first fully understanding just what it means. We are heirs to two great cultures. In many ways they are very simi- lar . . . other of the characteristics are merged, all fitting into a pattern which makes up the life in a Danish-American folk school or college. Un- doubtedly Grand View doesn't retain all of the old forms brought over by the original immigrants, but it can and does maintain the more spiritual features. It seems like most everyone here at the present time of Danish descent has grown up with the knowledge that someday he would come to GVC, just as his father, mother, and perhaps aunts or uncles did at one time. Yes, as a child I had heard of Grand View College, too, but to me it was just some words . . . I wasn't interested. As for the Danish language, I purposely forgot it when I started school and found that my playmates were completely Americanized and knew no foreign tongue. Any persuasion to the contrary from my parents only increased my stubbornness. Conse- quently, in many ways I perhaps have felt more of a personal enlighten- ment from my present relationship to Grand View College than have many of the full-time students who spend the majority of their time in the school but who have always taken these things for granted which I am just dis- covering-or shall I say rediscovering. Hearing young people speak Danish is an unusual experience for me inasmuch as the younger members of our church at home are entirely Amer- icanized, though most of our parents- still retain many of the Danish cus- toms and use the language occasionally. The folk dancing here at Grand View, as well as the Fastelavn celebration, with all its gaiety, the Danish songs, all the other lovely old customs observed here have come to mean a great deal to me. Aside from these things of Danish origin, it has been a wonderful ex- perience to come in Contact again with books-all kinds of them. It's so easy to become so completely taken up with the work-a-day world that one gradually loses contact with reading-except for the hastily scanned daily newspaper, the Reader's Digest, and perhaps an occasional fiction story. 'The other day when I visited the large, public library here in Des Moines I felt such a gladness on entering . . . like someone who had been -98-- away for a long time and was at last returning to the old and familiar. Books I had long since forgotten were all around me, and completely for- getting my errand there, I wandered about-reading familiar titles on the covers-remembering and reliving their contents. So it has been with the other phases of our life here . . . a rediscovery of the old, though much of it is an entirely new experience, too: Dorm life-with all its happy, bustling noise, giving one a warm glow from the awareness of the many good friends all about, and especially a very won- derful and understanding roommate. It is also a continued source of wonderment to me to find that people from all different parts of our large country are so much alike, because this is my first opportunity of meeting and being friends with young people from such widely scattered homes. I was especially conscious of this one evening at Dr. Knudsen's home at one of the religious discussion group gatherings. All of these young peo- ple gathered together in this one room were my friends, and for this one evening we were all one small, united group. Some were from the east- from Connecticut and Delawareg some from the west-from California and Washingtong still others were from the more central states-Iowa, Nebraska, Michigan, Illinois. For a short time we would be one group, as one family, with Grand View as our home. Then in such a little while each of us would go his own way . . . many of us never to meet again, leaving only pleasant memories. When we think of these things there is bound to be an element of sadness present. Sometimes we wonder why it is necessary to sever con- tacts with these friends we have made, with environment which is endeared, all the things that have come to mean so much to us. Such is the feeling of all of us when we think of leaving Grand View College. We have become a part of it, and it is now a part of us. It has made its impression on us, giving a wider conception and deeper understanding. One might say that Grand View College has given us a grand view of life-which means a broad view, making us aware of the many problems of the world at large . . . of world peace, social justice, religious and racial tolerance, and also of the problems of the church-our church. Grand View College perhaps has not attained perfection. The impor- tant thing is that there is continued effort expended in the attempt to reach it. The dreams of the founders of our school have been realized, to a great degree . . . not in a material sense, for their dreams were not materialistic. But they have been realized in the hearts of a great number of young peo- ple who have entered these doors-who have lived, learned and shared of the fellowship, understanding and happiness that has been so generously given by the men and women who have been the leaders and educators. These things that Grand View College has given all of us cannot be esti- mated or appraised, for their worth cannot be measured by any human scale. I know that our school will continue to shed this light of inspiration on the hearts of young people-all those who in future years will come to her from high schools all over our nation . . . as well as the older groups who, like myself, have been privileged for a short time to turn back the clock. Evelyn Nielsen Muskegon, Michigan igg.. I .-.J P Q 5 PEGASUS Lives of students all remind us I We must strive to do our best, And departing leave behind us Notebooks that will help the rest. Betty Berrgren: Have you ever been pinched in 'this car? Don Dessing: Qdriving about sixty- fivej No, but I've been slapped twicef, Prof. Ammentorp: How would you punctuate this sentence: 'A pretty girl went down the street ? Iver Jorgensen: I would make a dash after ,the girl. Art Mai-ck: Boy, oh, boy! Did Anna 'W' Marie ever throw a party last night. Vifilmer Larsen: You don't say, who was there? Art: Just me. Breathes there a man with a soul so dead, Who never has turned his head and said, Hmmm, not bad. Prof. Jorgensen: Dick Jensen, I want you to explain this examination pa- per. Why do you have all your answers in quotation marks? Dick Jensen: Just a bit of courtesy to the fellow on my left. Leland Nielsen: What do you think of our little town? Fred Pallisgaard: It's the first cemetery I've ever seen with street lights. Paul Bengston: Did you know that Gordon works best when he is sitting down? Frank Christensen: No, how is that? Paul: Well, that is where he shines. Mr. Sandberg: What kind of a noun is a kiss?,' Else Rasmussen: Common Mr. Sandberg: Decline it. Else: I never do. They laughed when I dropped the egg- They didn't know the yolk was on them. -102- Jerry Petersen to Andy Madsen: I'll spin a coin: if it's heads we'll play: cards, if it's tails we'll go to a movie and if it stands on end, we ll study. Her hair was red Her eyes were blue Her figure well-proportioned, She was the best I ever knew, But now my cow is dead. ............ Karen Madsen was speaking for the first time in front of the speech class and began in this style: Ladies and gentlemen: When I-I-I came here today only 'two p-p-people knew my speech, my r-r-roommate and myself. Now o-o-only my roommate knows it. ' Ted Thuesen: Now tell me just what is this thing called Platonic love? Harlan Petersen: Well, warming chairs, playing records, sitting in your girl- friend's room on Sunday afternoons and leaving promptly art 'three o'clock. Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall Humpty Dumpty had a great fall All the King's horses And all the King's men Had Eggnog. Ruth Sorensen: If you write so much, why is it I never see your name in print? Esther Johansen: I use a Nom de plume. Ruth: Will i-S' write under water?,' The Magazine Rack Liberty-George Norman Erhart Hansen-Woman's Home Companion Sports Afield-Don Petersen Good Housekeeping-Sloth Brothers Esquire-Chris Sorensen Fortune-Harlan Holm Downbeat-Tommy Juhl True Story-Elizabeth Nielsen New Yorker-Arnie Knudsen Look-Valbor Kilgren Radio Guide-Verner Jensen Movie Mirror-Margrethe Ostrup Reader's Digest-Edward Nielsen American Rifleman-Leland Clausen -103- Travel-Gretchen Krogh Country Gentlemen-Peter Buck Mademoiselle-Evelyn Nielsen Seventeen-Vernon Lange National Geographic-Harlan Petersen Child Life-Alice N orberg American Boy-Carlo Petersen American Girl-Marion Mortensen Cosmopolitan-Lloyd Boilsen Vogue-Dorthea Lund Etude-Myrtle Teisen 1,000 Jokes-Pegasus Editors Glamour-Margret Nelson Pic-Steve 'Cudrnak See-Marjorie Holgaard Southern Agriculturist-Burge Smidt Farrner's Wife-Julia Kibsgaard Superman-Leland Nielsen True Confessions--Joanne Thompsen Acknowledgements of Gratitude We give thanks to the kitchen crew for staying with us from thick to thin. We congratulate the potato peelers for the many times they have skinned the Irish. We thank Karl Ericksen for keeping us in hot Water and Mrs. Ericksen for keeping us in faj jam. We thank the cooks for keeping us stevved throughout the year. We thank the chickens for all -the good yolks they passed to Pegasus. We congratulate our able nimrod, Nata Lou 'Hansen, on bagging a Buck. We wish Gordon Miller the best of luck in hislsearch for the perfect girl. We wish Paul Bengston more Luck in the future. And to you, faithful fans of Pegasus, we give a box full of Wooden plugs for the many times we have bored you 'this year. PEGASIS AND PEGASONQ - 104 - Grand View at a Nut House Pegasus being a typical Grand View'ite has a girlfriend. Unlike our be- loved Pegasus, who gets around all the time fwhich is quite remarkable for the bulky shape he's inj, his partner in crime travels only at night. She is appropriately named Nightmare, which she lives up to, to the neigh degree. Shy and demure that she is, she finally consented to contribute an article for the just cause. King Morpheus reigns as Nightmare gallops through the halls disturbing the customary after lockup quiet. The first room she visits is that of the dean of meng as she peers at him in fthe darkness her lips accidently meet his and with a smile crossing his face he murmurs, Kiss me again, sweet lips, but this does not disturb his dream of far away places and things: Knowing that he is sound asleep, Nightmare moves on down the hall to find her spell is already cast over the dormitory and .the students are dreaming and visualizing themselves in various fantastic predicaments such as .... Arnie Knudsen is dreaming of attending a tea party with the ladies of his congregation of Hooper's Gulch and being waited on hand and foot by 'the socialites-Elaine Henricksen, -Barbara Hermansen, Delores Andersen, and Ellen Jensen who are feeding him hors d'oeuvres and peanut butter sandwiches with their hands and passing the teacups with their toes. George Norman fancies himself jitterbugging with WS. Mailand, while she chews lustily on a piece of bubble gum. Betty Lou Anderson imagines having open house in ithe parsonage in honor of the eminent author, Steve Cudrnak, who has gained fame for his recent novel Two Years at Grand View College or better known as Survival on a Peanut Butter Diet. Katherine Bang is delivering a dynamic speech in her sleep for the W.T.C.U., whose president, Alice Norberg, is sitting beside the speaker in a huge gin bottle. Stinky Miller's organization owns and operates a dairy farm. We know that -this sounds udderly fantastic, -but what else can the jerks do for a liv- ing being their breadth comes in short pants since Jerome ran away with a spoon and Art Sloth jumped over the Moonbird. Eric Sloth pictures himself giving his famous Hamburg Address while Selma is in the kitchen frying the onions for it. Harlan Holm visualizes, him- self as 'the district attorney, handling all Ted Thuesen's cases and kegs. Bob I-Ierluf Hope and Agnes Langford Kildegaard are broadcasting on sta- tion KORN under the auspices of Beeson's Brushless Toothpaste. Marilyn Cosier is busily at work in the zoo feeding the Lyons and a Wolf while An- na Marie Witzel passes by playing leapfrog with twenty trained seals. Napoleon Erhardt II is looking high and low for Joe-sofine who is hiding in the Brush of Colorado where she Folmered after some Christen- sen. Boris Karlhoft dreams of being in Hollywood playing horror roles with Peter Lorre Buck. Ed Petersen is all wound up in his work making yo-yos, while Leland Nielsen has the illusion of wandering aimlessly around in a huge library of comic books. Margrethe Ostrup is raising chickens and col- lecting material for her forthcoming book, The Yokel and I. Rubert Petersen is installing Laplander Upholstery in davenports, while Alice Ammentorp is busily scrubbing his office floors. Paul Bengston is 'still dreaming of marrying some lucky girl and Ester 1Bollesen conjures herself as an interior decorator specializing in wallpaper designing. Sven Borrsen has visions of shaving fifty times a day by opening a barber shop in the Cass Lake Indian Reservation. Papa Smidt is dreaming of humoring all -105- his little cross-sons while mama is taking a walk. Whitey Jorgensen is stand- ing in the middle of a cornfield with a flock of Kroghs picking on his green ears. Gloria Mortensen is dreaming of Seattling down and studying. Carlo Petersen' is selling typewriters because someone told him that he was just the type. Don Petersen struggles as a bookkeeper in Skov's Lumber Yard, where he is having considerable difficulty as his figures keep running into the Red. The Clausen brothers have an apparition of attempting to figure out how to split an atom with a sledge hammer made from the new Plambeckian sub- stance called Blanchelite. Paul Jorgensen is really having a nightmare as he visualizes his head being locked under the ridge of a test tube. ' Gordon Miller has an illusion of being chaplain at Alcatraz where John Thiel is .the severe and obdurate Warden. In his mind's eye Lloyd Boilsen is in his glory selling ties in the Ive's Haberdashery. Bodil visions herself rack- ing her brains for ideas for the next issue of Esquire of which she is the editor. Her chief worry is that John Sorensen won't complete his sketchings of the Valbora Girls in time for the next issue. Dick Jensen and Vernon Lange dream of being engrossed in a game of marbles when a riot squad consisting of Willard McNichols, Esther Dixen, Warren Hansen, and Christian Paulsen enter and grab the marbles and carry them to the nearest 'bathtub where' they are dunked. Bob Teddy Roosevelt Christensen is charging up the hill of Don Juan Belknap who was stone cold dead in the marke-t where Bonnie was 'selling assorted household gadgets. Walter Brown sees himself selling flowers in Viborg, South Dakota and gardenianing each one to smell under water. Norman Kergaard creates him- self as a cook and is preparting a tasty dish of stewed prunes topped vdth pink gravy. Marvin .lessen has conceived the idea of destroying all bat-teries because the current isn't A. C. while Karen Madsen blows a fuse in her halo while singing Nuts on earth and good Will to all Maggiesf' Bob Young, clad in a toga, envisages himself teaching philosophy 'to Aristotle. Howard Paulsen is building castles in the air of living a subdued life in a ranger station in northern Wisconsin with Alice Olseng their nearest neigh- bor who lives only ten miles away being Robert Thrapp who is investigating the possibilities of using clam shells for making earrnuffs. Ace photographer Jake Sorensen sees himself working for the Rundle Out-Look and imagines taking a picture of the coronation of King Vianor Meneses who is the ruler of Anarctica. John Bluroom comes into fthe picture reciting: Hickory dickory dock A mouse- ran up the clock The clock struck out And the other side went to bat. This reminded our dear little Nightmare that she was a working girl, so she dashed away to Flynnis Dairy to find Ed Nielsen waiting to harness her up. PEGASIS AND PEGASON. - 106 - . V' if ii A Q V W55F?i P5 '.f 3 w wr if I QMMWW 6 Lu. 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