Wartburg College - Fortress Yearbook (Waverly, IA)

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INSTALLATION President E. J. Braulick, together with twenty other faculty members, appointed by the American Lutheran Church to comprise the administration of Wartburg College, were formally installed in St. Paul ' s Lutheran Church, Sunday, September 22. The procession of faculty members, attired in academic robes and accompanied by visiting educators, solemnly wended its way from the College campus to the Church, where the student body formed a guard of honor. The exercises opened with an invocation by the Rev. R. C. Schlueter, who con ' ducted the liturgical service. Following this, St. Paul ' s Choir sang Holy, Holy, Holy, an anthem composed by E. G. Heist, head of the music department of Wartburg College. The Rev. C. C. Hein, President of the American Lutheran Church, then addressed the assemblage, using for his text, Gal. 6:14: God forbid that I should glory, save in the Cross of Christ. At the conclusion of the sermon the faculty was formally installed by Dr. C. C. Hein, assisted by the Rev. W. J. F. Adix of Guttenburg, Iowa, vice-chairman of the Board of Regents. Greetings to Wartburg College at its new location were presented by sister institutions. In conclusion, the benediction was pronounced and the doxology was sung by the audience.