Midland University - Warrior Yearbook (Fremont, NE)

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BLUE KEY FRATERNITY Top row: Frobenius. Havckost. Klover. Herhenke. Second row: Sudmnn, I’ackwood, Prof. Stahl. Dichsen. Koolcn. Third row: Prof. Gimmcstad. Prof. Keek. Waterhouse. Swan. Lightner Swan. President Martin Koolen, Vice President Willnir KI over, Secretary-Treasurer Professors Stahl. Reck and Gimmestad, Advisors. The purpose of the Blue Key Fraternity is to study, discuss and strive to further the best interests of the college; to promote a spirit of fraternal ism among all col- lege students; and to otherwise fulfill the obligations set forth in the pledge. The Midland college chapter of this organization was established May 28. 1926. Only juniors and seniors are eligible for membership and members arc chosen for their attainment in scholarship, prominence in student activities, and for outstanding character.

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STUDENT COUNCIL Top row: Swan. Harder. Krueger. Johnson. Johnson. Waterhouse. Second row: Krel s. Koolen. Sudman. Petersen. Liglitner Swan, President Esther Johnson, Vice President Dorothea Krueger, Secretary Tlie Student Council has a three-fold purpose, which is. to act as an intermediary between the faculty and the student hotly, to take potent and actual measures toward the elevation of the moral standards among the students, and to act as a hoard of arbitration for the various organizations. This group is organized at the beginning of each school year and consists of two representatives from each class. It sponsors the all-college functions which occur throughout the year and has charge of the budgeting of the student chest fund to the organizations on the campus.

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ACADEMY OF SCIENCE The thirty-eighth annual meeting of the Nebraska Academy of Science was held at Midland College, April 26-28. Instructors from nearly every college and Uni- versity of Nebraska were present at the various sessions. Some of the main speakers and the subjects of their addresses are: Dr. 1). I). Whitney. “Heredity and Life ; Professor Clark K. Mickey, “Kiver Control ; and Dr. William Henry Adolph, “The Food Problem in China. All these men are instructors at the I niversity of Nebraska. Sectional meetings were held at different times during the conference, these meetings taking up the various branches of sciences separately. Much credit for the success of the meeting is due to Professor I). W. Crouse, professor of physics, who was president of the slate organization for the year prior to the convention. PASTOR-STUDENT CONFERENCE Midland College's ninth annual Pastors and Students’ conference was held April 18-20. During the three days sessions were held in the chapels of Western fheological seminary and of the college with approximately one hundred persons in attendance. Dr. M. F. Troxell. president of the Kooky Mountain synod of the I nited Lutheran Church; Dr. John M. Bramkamp. president of the Illinois synod, and Dr. A. B. Learner, president of the Iowa synod, were the principal speakers at the conference. The Lenten Chorus of Midland College sang the “Seven Last Words of Christ. at one of the sessions. The Pastors’ and Students’ conference is held annually for the purpose of bringing the pastors and students of the seminary together so that they may discuss practical problems of the ministry. Another aim of the conference is to encourage students who are interested in ministerial work to become pastors.