St Olaf College - Viking Yearbook (Northfield, MN)

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RADIO Mr. Ienscn, Miss Knatvold, Mr. Iohnson RCV- RHSIUUSSCU BUILT AND INIAINTAINED mainly by the free-will gifts of its friends, the St. Olaf radio station, WCAL, was a real venture in faith. This year it received a large gift toward the erection of a new studio building. New programs were Miss Agnes Larson's history classroom broadcast, coffee hour, and the Lutheran hour, with Dr. Walter Maier broad- casting over 66 stations. Marie Rasmusdatter received about the most fan mail from women asking for her excellent recipes. Dr. Martin Hegland, director of the station, was known for his thoughtful station chats and inspirational sermons. I-Ie corresponded with the contributors and helped select talent for the programs. General manager, Milford Iensen, appeared this year on two programs, Currently Speaking and Editorially Speaking. Besides being general overseer, he spent part of his time working on plans for his new home. Production manager, David Iohnson, also acted as chief announcer. He was responsible for starting programs on time and being ready to H11 in in case of an accident or a mis- calculation of the length of a program. Well-trained Naida Knatvold was the new secretary to the staff. The venerable Rev. Gerhard Rasmussen brought peace and comfort to many with his beautiful, unhurried vesper services and meditations. MUSIC MANAGER Bt'siNEss INIANACER of the musical organizations and chairman of the Public Functions Committee. Paul G. Schmidt's digni- fied presence became more indispensable to the college every year. He was a quiet source of strength in the whirl of arrange- ments of such activities as the Christmas Concert and the Music Festival. With the choir since its organization in 1906, his deep voice still contributes immensely to the power of the bass sec- tion.

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'P' 'ser QQ I .-e Mrs. Reep. Mrs. Burgh, Mr. Houkom, Miss Mauseth, Miss Rasmussen, Charlotte Stolee WITH THE PLANs for the new library coming closer to realization every day, head librarian Alf I-Ioukom found his tasks steadily increasing, but his ready wit and eagerness to serve the students made them doubly enjoyable. The library now houses 50,000 volumes, with 2,000 new books added this year. Because he possessed a vast store of knowledge, Mr. I-Ioukom's opinion was often called for by the American Library Association. Especially dear to him is his little son Alf, who a few years ago won the first prize as the most beautiful child in the United States. Serving in the St. Olaf library for fourteen years, gracious Mrs. Bergh was a faithful follower of Mr. Houkom's instructions. Since Mr. Bergh was a member of the choir, they used the 1913 European choir trip as their honeymoon. Miss Otelia Rasmussen, with her generous and enthusiastic spirit, kept the reading room a cheerful and quiet place to study. Naturally a lover of young people, she said that she was fascinated by her work of tending to the 400 periodicals and 25 newspapers. Brilliant Miss Viola Mauseth continued the recataloguing of the library, completing this year the making of 35,500 Library of Congress Cards for 12,000 volumes. This is her third position as a cataloguer. Miss Charlotte Stolee assisted her in this exacting work. Mrs. Reep aided the students with the reserve books. She was also politically well informed, having been recently the Republican Committee Woman for Minnesota. LIBRARY BOOK STORE Mantra' Fosseixr would also have liked a bigger estab- lishment, as with his four helpers he braved the after- chapel rush in the book store and supplied the students W , with everything from bobby pins to pennants. His pretty and efficient full-time helper, Miss Mildred Holland, came to us from Slayton, Minn.

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vw. IJNW My li 'M t' -any A , ,pw J kg .. in 'Q .X Q. .Q -3 ,pan v way:-'P .9--0 ,- ADMINISTRATION As THE ixmNAoE1c of sixty Cafeteria workers, Miss Mildred Henderson still found time to brighten her domain and the lives of the students by adding win- dow shades, placing Howers frequently on the tables, and supplying surprise food dishes to the tables of student parties. Having once taught Home Economics at Concordia and Carthage Colleges, she taught this year a course in Institutional Management and Buying. Possessing a keen wit, she kept two notebooks of clever sayings and poems. Mrs. Elsie Ytterboe was Grams to all the students as she smilingly took their caf tickets. Coming here as a bride, she has seen every one of the present buildings rise. Her presence behind the desk added the hnal touch of dignihed hospitality. Efficient, good-hearted Mrs. Tronbol managed lif- teen waiters to serve over three hundred freshmen a day in the Boarding Club. She was known especially for the preparing of the Christmas meal which was served to all students unable to spend their vacations at home. Catering to the varying tastes of freshmen from every walk of life, she sent most of them home heavier and healthier and fed her large family with little or no complaint. No matter when Knute Leidal was called upon to hx something, he patiently and faithfully responded. A jack-of-all-trades, he made the tray-rack in the Cafe- teria and the steam double-boiler which was used in the kitchen. His headquarters and hang-out was the heating plant. Versatile Iohn Berntsen took care of the grounds and buildings, planted trees, cut the grass, took care of the skating rink and handled all orders for special scenery or stages for plays and programs in the Gym or elsewhere. His big yearly repair work began on the last day of school. One special evidence of his contri- bution was the lighting system used at Homecoming.