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

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lulu dlllillu Kallmauiu I niu'rsilvx l rmidm Smobz; wok,- joke,- aka Like Schiller and Lufher. our Prexy was born on Novem- ber I0. Papa and Mama Kreinheder feH' +his indica+ed genius. seni' him +0 6 priva+e school for boys in Buffalo. New York. Here he baH'ed baseball wifh such worfhies as Millburn and Devereaux. From Buffalo he wen+ down +0 Conover. Norfh Carolina. and fook in Concordia College. Upon graduafing he had fond visions of becoming a builder of bridges. These visions carried him in+o ac+ual regis+ra+ion as a civil engineer in +he Troy Polyi'echnic school. bu+ somehow H was decreed +ha+ he should build ins+i+u+ions instead of bridges. He enrolled in +he Sf. Louis Theological Seminary. During his year of vicaring he mef a charming girl in +he Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. This mee'ring, he claims. was +he mosf foriunafe evenf in his life. Those who know her can readily undersfand why. His firsf charge af+er graduafion was a mission congre- gai'ion of +hree in Eas+ Sf. Louis. Affer building +his up info a flourishing church he was called +0 5+. Paul. Minne- so+a. and from +here +0 Deiroif, Michigan. Everywhere he wen+ he IeH new buildings behind him. For +en years ,U9l8-l928i he was presidenf of +he English Disirici' of +he Missouri Synod. He was on +he Valpo Board of Direc+ors from +he +ime +he Lufheran Asso- ciafion firs+ fook over +he school. In I930 he was appoinfed presidenf of Valparaiso Universify. Aparf from his work Prexy enjoys his grandchildrenl a good square meal, 5c cigars. his+orical worksl defecfive sfories. My work is my hobby. he says. My greafes+ ambi+ion is +0 make Valparaiso Universify a really good school wi+h some fine new buildings. Page Twelve

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Leonard Serzmm, AXumm' prexy lhm Ahnns l 1 m1:- l'm k Graduai'es from as far back as 'lO mef a+ Hue Universify on Homecoming in +he annual session of +he Alumni associa+ion. The group resolved +0 encourage ifs members +0 render every possible assisfance +0 +he financial program of +he Universi+y, +0 do all in +heir power +0 bring new s+uden+s in+o +he fold. Leonard Schramm was elecied president Marian Baade. vice president Rober+ Moellering. freasurer. Alumni Secrefary Ka+e Corboy led her group info baH'Ie in an eFFori' +0 aid +he newly enlarged financial program of he Univer- sify. While +he ups and downs +0 which +he school was heir have prevenfed +he organizafion of a sfrong alumni group, if is +he hope of +he adminis+ra+ion +ha+ in +he no+-so-dis+an+ fu+ure +his work may be accomplished. I 5

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'KlPillIlGdPF-HIP 5 uileiva As I wrife +his brieic message in response +0 +he Uhlan edifor's request my +hough+s are on a coming Sunday in Juneel'he four+een+h-+he day of +he Universify's Sixfy-Third Annual Commencemen+ and +he day of your own Gradua+ion. As I +hink of +ha+ day. if occurs +0 me +ha+ a quesfion which may, if no+ all of you, will ask yourselves when +he exercises shall be over. will be +his quesfion. And wha+ now? Yes. whaf now? i Wifh college days pasfewhaJr now? Wi+h posi+ions sfill a+ a premium because of +he prevailing economic condi+ions, what now? ' Wi+h more +han fen million fellow ci+izens-among +hem college gradua+es of former yearsesfill in +he ranks of +he greal' army of +he unemployed +hrough no faulf of +heir ownwwha+ now? I admif +ha+ +his quesfion. which you will likely ask yourselvesI will be a mos+ nafural quesfion under +he circumsfances. Bu+ I also submi+ +ha+ rhis very quesfion issues a real challenge iusl' +0 such as you.ea challenge +0 courage. +0 hope, +0 de+ermina+ion, +o perseverance. +0 fai+h. especially faifh in +he wise and good providence of Him IIin Whom we live and move and have our being . As graduafes of an ins+i+u+ion of higher learning. you have enjoyed ad- vanfages denied +housands of young men and women less forfuna're +han . yourselves. As a resul+ of +hese advan+ages you are much beHer equipped +0 face life and ifs perplexing problems +han +he grea'l' maiorify of +hose of your age. Times like +hese surrounding your gradua+ion are a summons +0 high courage, no+ +0 complaining cowardice: +hey call for buoyan+ hope. no+ for de- pressing gloom; +hey call for a spirH' of readiness and eagerness +0 meef wha+ever si+ua+ion may arise with a defermina+ion +0 do our besf. no+ ior +he spirif of do-no+hing and defeat Nor is +here really any need for an aHHude of despondency and defeat America is s+ill +he mos+ for+una+e nafion in +he world. The coun+ry which we call our own is s+ill +he land of +he mos+ glorious oppor+uni+ies. And. our God is s+ill in His heaven and +he promise of His infallible Word s+ill holds good: As +hy clays. so shall also +hy s+reng+h be. Page Thi