Valparaiso University - Beacon / Record Yearbook (Valparaiso, IN)

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the present dean, took charge of the Schooi. In 1932 the International Walther League con- tributed $15,000 toward the Law Library. INAUGURATION OF REV. O. C. KREINHEDER With the accreditation, Dr. Dau considered his work completed and asked the board to relieve him of the manifold duties of the president's ottice. This the board regretfully did. Rev. 0. C. Krein- heder was elected to the vacant ottice. The inauguration Festivities took place during the week of October 26, 1930. The inaugural address was delivered by Dr. George A. Romoser, President of Concordia Collegiate Institute, Bronx- ville, New York. Mr. Harry A. Eberline, Presi- dent of the Board of Directors performed the induction. Dr. W. H. T. Dau, president emeritus, pointed out the function of education in the three- fold Foundation of American life: home, church, and education. Rev. Kreinheder left his pastorate ot the Iroquois Avenue Christ Church in Detroit to assume his new duties at Valparaiso. The princi- pal address at the inauguration was given by Rev. Kreinheder's former teacher, George A. Romoser, Dr. Romoser called upon him to give Valparaiso University leadership under the banner of God and the church. HValparaiso University is not just another school, stated Dr. Romoser. Hit it were no more than that its existence could not justify the sacrihces necessary to its maintenance. Dr. Romoser made it clear that in sponsoring Val- paraiso University the Lutheran University Associ- ation meant to make Valparaiso the tountainhead of the Iay-educational activities of the church. In accepting the leadership of the University, Rev. Kreinheder said that he regarded the mission of Valparaiso University as fraught with a sacred signiFicance and as a mission promoting the welfare of the church. The purpose of a higher education, whether it be for its cultural value or as a prepara- tion For a vocational lite, must emphasize, the President said, the place of spiritual values above those of a material or intellectual character. The University in turn must maintain a high scholastic standard and justify its claim of being a Christian institution. Dr. 0. C. Kreinheder With the advent of the economic depression, the University was Forced to retrench in order to maintain the ground already gained. The struggle For existence witnessed a steady growth in the understanding and appreciation of the mission of Valparaiso in the minds of the alumni, of the people of the Lutheran Faith, and ot the local community. The First Five or six years necessarily were years of experimentation and of internal organi- zation. During Pres. Kreinheders administration the organization has been more highly developed along all lines and is Functioning with greater ettectiveness and etticiency. In the Fall of 1934 Pres. Kreinheder organized the Alumni Associ- ation. This has been hailed as a definite step in the progress of the University and promises to develop into a strong and active organization. The organization of the Women's Auxiliary in 1933 is another indication of the enlarging scope of the supporters of Valparaiso. As the turbulent and trying First ten years closes, Valparaiso University looks Forward with hope and confidence to the next decade of expansion. Page I3

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light we shall see light, which he chose for the new seal of the University. He pointed out that The student inwardly attuned to the solemn truth of the power and majesty of the Alhwise Creator, enters the for extending plains of science and art in a spirit of reverence. As he pursues his studies and research he is made ever more conscious of the majesty, the sublime beauty, the consummate wisdom, and the incomparable good- ness of that inFinitely great Powers The sciences are not Filled with terrors and spooks and hob- gobbiins to the student's faith. His studies yield not only externally protitable results, but help to mold his innermost being. in speaking of the destructive effects of the Darwinian type of sci- ence, Dr. Dau accredited the Fault to a divorce- ment of creature study From the Creator. Rev. 0. C. Kreinheder, Detroit, spoke on uThe Aim of Our University Enterprise , and Dr. F. Pieper, President of the Concordia Theological Seminary, St. Louis and former teacher of the new president, gave a Latin address, HDe amicitia inter scientiam humanam et religionem. RECOGNITION Immediately after the installation of Dr. Dau as president, all ehtorts were directed toward gaining accreditation by the North Central Association. This cam- paign tor recognition fell into three major cate- gories. The First was the building up of a minimum en- dowment; the second was the estab- lishing ot a standard cur- riculum; and the third was the reorgani- zation of the faculty Hto Dr. J. C. Baur Fag: I2 meet every modern educational standard as well as the teaching ideals as determined by the new administration.n At this time Dr. 0. H. Pankoke was again engaged by the University to organize its endow- ment campaign. $757,000 was raised, making the total subscribed endowment $1,257,000. The curriculum and faculty reorganization called For a very detailed study of the efficiency of each of the various departments, both acae demicaHy and physically. Teaching loads were reduced, many courses dropped, and some Few added, new instructors with national reputations were engaged. During this period the following instructors joined the faculty: Dr. L. F. Heimlich, Department of Biology; Dr. A. F. O. Germann, Department of Chemistry; Dr. F. W. Kroencke, Department of Social Sciences; Professors Walter Bauer, Department of History; Walter Miller, Department of Foreign Languages, and A. H. Meyer, Department of Geology. Three and one-hali years of intense work on these problems was realized on March 16, 1929, when Dr. George F. Zook, secretary of the North Central Association, presented a commendable report to the Association in session in Chicago. The time required For reorganization and accredi- tation was one of the shortest periods needed by colleges successfully applying For membership in the N. C. A. The comprehensive survey of the N. C. A. included: management, admission and gradu- ation standards, faculty and Faculty service, size oF classes, preparation tor advance study, holding power of the University on students, library and laboratory equipment, Finances and endowments, standing of professional schools, and the repro- ductive value at the school plant. Chief credit for the reorganization of the University goes to Dr. F. W. Kroencke, Dean of the University, and Reverend J. C. Baur, Business Manager. Shortly Following the general accreditation by North Central Association, the Law School was approved by the Council on Legal Education OF the American Bar Association. On December 98, 1930, the School of Law became a member at the Association of Law Schools. Milo J. Bowman succeeded the Founder, Colonel Mark L. DeMatte, as Dean of the Law School in 1908. He served until 1930 when Dr. J. W. Morland,

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Buescher led OFF the Homecoming hoboes . .. Slogan lor the prize-winning Funeral Float: It 5 pretty dead here, but we can always clig something up . . The wind blew, crepe paper was ripped From Floats, cameras clicked, horns hootecl, hands lroze-but the band played on . . . At about the time this picture was taken, the Sophs came to the conclusion that clis- cretion was the more sensible part of valor. You may not be able to tell From where you are sitting, but the boy with the ball is our own Willie Karr, coming around for a sub- stantial gain . . . The Hobo Guild's leather medal of Honor- able Mention goes to Corky For his organ grinder get-up . . . The love of puns which seems to be part of our Freshman tradition came to light in their l Shock Ball State Float . . . Gery Herzberg caught unawares by our photographer. The picture is a little blurred because the beard was growing so rapidly .. Once again the Engineers demonstrated the marvels oF modern science . . . This is how the campus would have looked to a bird, it all the birds had not been frightened away by Bob Linseyys popgun and ferocious look . . . Page 14