Luther College - Pioneer Yearbook (Decorah, IA)

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CLASS OF 1923 T Luther on September 10, 1919, a group of 11.2 freshmen assembled in Chapel for their first class-meeting. It was not an ordinary group of freshmen. There were older faces among them than are found in most first year classes. There were returned soldiers from France and England, there were former S. A. T. C. men who had dropped out and were now returning to college. There were a few very young students who had completed their preparatory course in double time. Among all assembled, one could detect a spirit of sangfroid that amounted almost to rccklessness. This was our class-the class of 1923-a class that, at the same time, marked the last of the war and the first of the recon- struction groups. Our first year was very successful. Under Chris Rohne, our first president, we met and overcame the two great crises of our college career. In athletics, though defeated in class basketball and football, we triumphed in baseball. We succeeded in placing six men on the various athletic teams of the College. In forensics, one of our members entered the oratorical contestg the only freshman in the history of the College to obtain this honor. The great social event of the year was the freshman-sophomore reception. Here was cemented that bond of friendship between the two classes unique in the history of the school-a friendship that has caused our class and the class of '22 to stick together through thick and thin. Our remaining years at Luther have been equally successful. Although we have diminished considerably i11 numbers, we have gained strength in all the activities found at Luther. In athletics we have had more than our due quota on the various teams. In forensics we have done equally well. Two ,23 men made the college debating team in their sophomore year. Several members of our class have appeared in the oratorical contests, and in our junior year, Charles Hook, one of our number, succeeded in winning Hrst honors in oratory. In other ac- tivities, such as the literary societies, our men have taken a most active part. During the Sixtieth Anniversary year our men played a leading role in all the celebrations and events which made that year memorable in the annals of Luther College. 1 In the early fall of 1922 we again gathered in Chapel. It was the iirst class meeting of our senior year. Great changes had occurred since that memorable day in 1919, when we Hrst met as freshmen. Our numbers were greatly dimin- ished. No longer was the spirit of bravado predominant. There was about the assembly an air of seriousness, determination and manliness. We chose as our class motto The Helper Thrives , and in this spirit we took up the work of our senior year. Soon we must leave Luther College and we shall go forth feeling that we owe more to our Alma Mater than we can possibly express. We came to Luther as boys-we go forth as men. In that we have said everything. Page 25

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L RUSSELL ELLSWORTH ANDERSON Andy IRVING LA cnossn, WISCONSIN 'tllusical as 'is Apollrfs lute. When Anderson entered I.uther College as a sophomore, his abilities along musical and literary lines, as well as in the class room were soon dis- covered. He is editor-in-chief of Chips. He repre- sented I.uther College as a debater in both his sophomore and junior years. He is a member of the Concert Band and the Glee Club, president of the Orchestra, and vice president of the Musical Union. JOHN EMIL BORGEN AMPHICTYONIC SIOUX FALLS, soU'rH DAKOTA As merry as the day is long. Borgen finds time to play baseball without neg- lecting his studies. He is a valued member of the Concert Band, in which he plays the bassoon. Ile also, with equal ease, plays the oboe and clarinet. He delights in entertaining his neighbors with oboe solos. Because of his jovial disposition, Borgen is well liked by everyone, and not least at the hospital, where he is a frequent visitor. Oh man! Oh man ! GYNTHER RUDOLPH Bnrro Touch IRVING TERRACE, MINNESOTA 'fStud'i0us of ease and fond of humble things. Touch is noted especially for his humorous re- marks, which appear at times when they are least expected. His chief outside activity is probably tennis, although he is an active participant in class athletics, particularly basketball and football. Just give him an easy chair, a pipe, a volume of Shake- speare, and he will be content. Page 2.9