Midland University - Warrior Yearbook (Fremont, NE)

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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.

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Herman O i inmost :ul Midland lias been fortunate in having for a coach in forensics this year a man of ability; a man who has spent tireless effort not only in coaching this year's debaters and orators but also training students for future teams. In the first year that Professor Gimmestad has been at .Midland lie has won the respect and admiration of bis students, lie has upheld the ideals of sportsman- ship and fair play and lias worked continuously for a better type of debate. It was mainly through his efforts that the annual high school debate tournament was a success.