Luther College - Pioneer Yearbook (Decorah, IA)

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E Soli Deo Gloria

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The PIONEER for 1948 has a keynote that could be summed up in the single word pro- gress. Luther College has undergone a tremend- ous revolution in these post-war years, and 1948 marks the climax. The changes are so evident . . . on our campus . . . in our student life. The Azlminisrmtion has swelled to over 75 while the student body has topped previous enrollment records with 887. Next year a new president will fill the vacancy left by the resignation of Dr. O. J. H. Preus. Classes have been expanded and now occupy reconverted barracks and the new heating plant. Vets' Village is crowded with ex-GI students and their families. The canteen has become a center of student gatherings. With the Nordic Cathedral Choir enjoying a highly successful western tour and the Concert Band upholding its fine reputation in the middle west, 1948 has been a stellar year in Activities. Members of the forensics squad have added new laurels on their three-week swing through the south. Sports have also entered a new era with the basketball team having a 20-game winning sea- son, the best in its history. We can truly say it has been a good year in every field of activity. It is our hope that the 1948 PIONEER will be a sincere, accurate presentation of a Luther with a changeless foundation meeting a changing world. Through its copy and pictures, may the PIGNEER typify an institution that truly lives its motto, Soli Deo Gloria.

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X Y HBE BHD GR There remaineth a rest for the people of God. Hebrews 419. A devoted servant of the church and of Luther College entered into this rest when Mr. Karl Hanson died on Tuesday eveninghjanuary 27, 1948. Mr. Hanson was the business manager and treasurer of the college. We here record our tri- bute of esteem and affection for one who was, from first to last, a humble and useful Christian. His life at Luther was a labor of love. His per- sonal faith found daily expression in generous self-giving and in unsurpassed devotion to duty. Those who lived and worked with Mr. Hanson found him to be a man of many interests, but of one primary passion, the up-building of the church. Humble in Worship, faithful in work, he has left with us who remain the example of one Whose heart was kept open to the grace of God and the needs of men. His monument among us is in the service which he rendered. Blessed be his memory. The College Family , Nf-