Luther College - Pioneer Yearbook (Decorah, IA)

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Up and over . . . Following a four year lapse due to World War II, turning has returned as a major sport at Luther College. The squad competed in one meet this season and placed second. This meet was the annual Northwestern Gymnastic So- ciety Meet held at Minneapolis on February 28, in which Mankato Teachers college took top honors with Luther placing second. Carle- ton and North Dakota university followed in that order. Bob Dean topped the scoring as the Norse piled up a total of 3,995 points. Dean's total was 520 points, with Orvey Jordahl taking runner- up honors with 518 points. The remainder of the squad finished as follows: Warren Schen- sted, Ernie Ranum, Ollie Kaldahl, Eddie Lang- hus, Rod Langum and Don Gruber. The first six in this list received letters. Carlo A. Sperati organized the first turn- ing squad at Luther in 1886, and the Norsemen began inter-collegiate competition in 1909. The 1948 squad was coached by William K. Janson, who has been the Luther turning mentor since 1924. Bill was born in Norway and became a member of the Stord Turning Club of that country. He was a candidate for the Norwegian Olympic team but suffered a broken wrist while training for the competition. Thin clad champs . . . Two new marks were established during the 1947 track season during which the Norse thin clads won two meets and finished second in three others. Harold Haugo, completing four years of top flight track competition at Luther, set a new broad jump mark of 22 feet 2M inches while Wally Grant won the Iowa Conference 120 yard high hurdle event in the fine time of 15.4 seconds to smash the old school mark by two-tenths of a second. One of the most satisfying wins for the 1947 tracksters was their 732 to 43M win over St. Olaf at Decorah on May 3. Luther took eleven out of thirteen firsts with Wally Grant winning both hurdle events, and Ace Erickson winning the discus and placing second to Art Hayes in the shotput. Luther swept the century as Mc Dowell, Haugo and Bey finished in that order. Coach Bob Bungum awarded letters to the following men: Kenneth Bey, jerry Bernatz, Don Bravick, William Ellingson, Allen Erick- son, Norman Everson, Wally Grant, Harold Haugo, Arden Hayes, Lyn Hendrickson, Ro- bert Johnson, Don Mc Dowell, Robert Scherff, Max Stoskopf, Homer Taylor, NVilliam Tellef- son and manager Irving Rosheim. Batting the breeze . . . Luther's baseball squad of 1947 was not overly impressive in compiling a seven won and seven lost record, but at times the Norsemen showed signs of strength. They won four con- tests with totals of over ten runs and were shut out on but one occasion. The pitching was weak at times, but toward the end of the season the boys seemed to work together well and dis- played some good baseball. The season opened as Red Beaver tossed a I2-6 win against the Wartburg Knights. He was backed by a I4 hit barrage led by Warren Burstrom with three hits in five trips to the plate. On the following day, April 19, Bob Hulsebus got credit for the 9-1 victory over the Winona Teachers. Coach Peterson awarded letters to the fol- lowing: Gene Beaver, Lyle Beaver, Warren Burstrom, Wilmer Fure, Robert Hulsebus, Robert Jorgenson, Lloyd Hammer, Arleigh Lund, Martin Mathre, Don McDowell, Don Mellom, Sherwood Mellom, Walter Moe, Eu- gene Olson, Don Rollins, William Schmidt, Henry Sordel, Arnold Veglahn and manager Charles Whiting.

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-0 --L '- - 5 '. 'Q ' - 2I points to Judge's 9 points. The Duhawks toppled the Norse that night, 54-34. The next opponent .was Eau Claire Teach- ers. This developed into one of the best games ever seen in the C. K. Preus gym as the Luther team rolled to a 62-54 win. Luther left the floor at the half-time with a 44-29 lead. The high scoring game was never won until the final few minutes. Eau Claire's Emanuel with his I7 points kept them in the game at all times. Luther followed this triumph with a 63-44 win over Simpson. Loss number four was handed the Norse by Iowa Teachers, 69-43. By getting I 5 points, Veglahn moved his season total for I8 games to 291 points. Luther went on for seven more victories before losing its fifth and final game of the season. Upper Iowa fell, 48-40 5 La Crosse Teachers was toppled, 62-58, as Veglahn got 24 pointsg Luther stopped Wartburg, 60-42Q Iowa State Teachers lost its only appearance at the local gym, 48-40, as judge got I8 pointsg Central was next, and was defeated by the Norse, S4-47g and the last scheduled game saw the Norsemen even the series with Loras, 42- 37. This time Veglahn got the honors over Marty, 18-9. Veglahn broke the school scoring record by pouring in 404 points. The old rec- ord of 258 was held by Norm Everson. The final game of the season saw the Norse lose, 58-42, to Iowa State Teachers at Indian- ola, Iowa. The winner of this play-off went to Kansas City to represent the Iowa district in the National Association of Intercollegiate Basketball tournament. Men who turned in outstanding perform- ances for the Norse were Veglahn, Everson, Holmen, Bey, Don Estenson, Don Rufe McDowell, Nylund and Ulvilden. In addition to the above mentioned men, the following earned letters: Bernatz, Jenson, Mellom and Pritz. SEASON SCORES Luther Luther Luther Luther Luther Luther Luther Luther Luther Luther Luther Won - 20 Lost - 5 St. Olaf - 31 Platteville State Teachers - 41 Augustana - 48 Augsburg - 47 Globe Trotters - 48 Macalester - 37 Augsburg - 47 Mankato State Teachers - 50 Iowa State Teachers - 52 La Crosse State Teachers -- 40 Upper Iowa - 40 Luther Wartburg - 35 Luther Central- 37 Luther Simpson - 54 Luther Loras -- 54 Luther Luther Luther Luther Luther Luther Luther Luther Luther Luther Eau Claire State Teachers - 54 Simpson -- 44 Iowa State Teachers - 69 Upper Iowa - 40 La Crosse State Teachers -- 58 Wartburg - 42 Iowa State Teachers - 40 Central - 47 Loras - 37 Iowa State Teachers - 58 HIGH Scomms Fon. THE SEASON: Veglahn - 404 points Everson - 205 points Holmen -- 142 points Bey - 113 points Estenson - 112 points McDowell - 97 points TEAM STATISTICS! 25 Gauss Luther ...... FG rr Pr 'rr Avo. 488 333 534 1309 52.3 Opponents ro rr PF 'rr Ava. 392 366 499 1150 45.7 Basketball hotshots . . . With 289 players participating in three intramural basketball leagues, the 1947-48 sea- son set a new standard for intramural com- petition. When the smoke of battle had cleared and the winners declared, the teams had a fifty game elimination tourney to decide the 1948 cham- pion. Although the defending champions from the previous season, the Golden Gophers, man- aged to tie with the Wheels for the American league crown, they were not around for the finals of the tournament. The newly crowned champs were Peters' Panthers, who took the title by virtue of their 46-38 win over the Vagabonds in the finals on March I 7, 1948. The competition was under the capable leadership of John jungbluth throughout the first semester. When John graduated at the mid-term, Lyle Red Beaver of the athletic department took over the reigns and did a commendable job.

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The Church College I like colleges that nestle In quiet little towns, And seem to offer something more Than credits, caps and gowns. I like classes filled with friends Who have a smile for me, I don't like profs who know me as Row 31, Seat 3. I hate to meet a former prof's Unrecognizing stare, I like the kind who knows your name, Your hopes, your love affair. I like church-college profs who teach Like wise, inspired crusadersg Who take the time to read your themes And don't hire student graders. I like colleges which strive to learn Years later where you areg Yes, even tho' you've never been A campus queen or star. The most it knows about me is My city, birth and class, I like my church-college bestg She doesn't think en masse. She'll gaily cheer each grad's career With faith that's optimistic, To her a former student is No musty old statistic. The friends I made at old L. C. Passed not like ships at nightg They send me lengthy letters still, Though I forget to write. I like colleges that nestle In quiet little towns, And offer students something more Than credits, caps and gowns. By Harriet Ruhenbrod In the .Iunitian