Wartburg College - Fortress Yearbook (Waverly, IA)

Text from Pages 1 - 96 of the 1939 volume:

The Fortress WARTBURGERS! To you who have spent one, two or three years with us, and to you who are still to become Wart- burgers, we present through the media of pictures and words, this reflection of Wartburg life and Wartburg spirit. Its main feature is informality and candidness — you ' ll see yourself as others see you, not always as you think or hope you look, but — We hope you like it! PUBLISHED BY THE SENIOR CLASS OF WARTBURG COLLEGE AT WAVERLY, IOWA. THE COLLEGE THE CLASSES CAMPUS LIFE The College LOOKING AROUND THE HIGHER - UPS STUDENT COURT Page Six WARTBURG HALL LOOKING EAST • BANK OF THE CEDAR • THE AMBASSADOR • WINTER BEAUTY • A TREE • EAST WAVERLY • SOMETHING WRONG • TWO TREES • COOL AND GREEN • FREE ADVERTISING ism J0 On The Cedar Page Eight Winter White ness m Page Nine PROFESSORIAL POSES „ ' Vsthe •- •a•pt and ex ' r tiarne. E. J. BRAULICK — Sincere and hard- working, President Braulick, a master-speaker and recently-turned author, has spread the fame of Wart- burg by his kindly and sympathetic manner and by his classical and practical scholarship. Always ready with a quiet but friendly greeting. ' of o ' l but ith Once ° ' ' ' °ioav P ble ' J s GRACE ROARK — Assistant instruc- tor in education, she has Wartburg ' s elementary teachers under her wing, and acts in the capacity of Dean of Women. Neat, friendly, and always willing to be of service, she has proved to be a very likeable addi- tion to the Wartburg faculty. A. D. COTTERMAN — One of our premier lettermen — in scholarship. Latin is his forte, with Greek, speech and English as other of his interests — pedagogically. Bulky and method- ical, performs his registrar ' s duties with conscientiousness and thor- oughness. Page Ten Klyng, Cornils, Kuhlmann, Hiltner, Wiederaenders, Aardal, Haefner, La Bahn. CHARLOTTE KLYNG— Another one oi our first-year teachers,- presides over the fascinating Home Ec. de- partment, possesses a good sense of humor and the ability to give brain- wearying tests. Stately and a lover of correctness. JACOB CORNILS— Heads the Ger- man department but contacts all students in his position as treasure ' in which his German thoroughness and orderliness are prized assets. Grey-haired and stout, calm and kindly, a friend to all. H. J. KUHLMANN — Slight, busy professor of English, advisor of the Trumpet, play-producer, and chair- man of the Activities Committee. Numbers among his prized posses- sions two children, a dachshund, a 1938 Pontiac and a moustache JOHN HILTNER — Man of many words, scholarly, ever-cheerful, and popular, Doc Hiltner seems al- ways busy. Teaches several types 9 of Christianity courses, as well as German and philosophy, and ob- tains speakers for daily convocation periods. M. WIEDERAENDERS — Possesses a nice family almost as prepossessing as his name — and duties even more numerous. Slight of build, his nerv- ous energy carries him through the 9 trying task of teaching tomorrow ' s teachers and then finding them jobs. A. A. AARDAL — A Scandinavian in a German setting, but perfectly at home as he goes about his duties as physics instructor. Smiling and gen- erous, he has earned not only the respect but also the hearts of his students. A. E. HAEFNER — His achievement as professor of Greek — he makes a dead subject live. Profound scholar- ship, subtle sarcasm, and scientific gradings keep his pupils astonished and awed. Favorite diversion, other than classifying Greek clauses, is his dog Snooky. MRS. ROSE LA BAHN— Guardian of the fair Chickadees in Wartburg Hall, she sees that they get their eight hours of sleep, feeds them soup and toast when they get sick, and checks up on late leaves. Would greatly appreciate an escalator dur- ing flu epidemics. Page Eleven McKinzie, McKinzie, Wright, Swensen, Scheie, Liemohn, Kilander, Muench. MRS. McKINZIE — Bubblinq over with ideas and vitalily, she proved a live wire during her first year at Wartburg. Rejuvenated the Pep Club, achieved the best record yet in girls ' basket ball, and aroused interest in almost-forgotten debate. COACH MAC— Steel grey hair, gim- let eyes above tanned cheeks, grim jaw and an incisive, explosive speaking manner characterize Coach McKinzie as a natural leader in affairs athletic. Has ability to give rousing pep talks and bulldog determination. HELEN WRIGHT— Painter, sketcher, moulder, bicycle rider, clay baker and pottery maker. Attempts to bring out the artistic strains hidden in Wartburg students. A charming- ly witty convocation speaker. More, please I A. W. SWENSEN— Ceremonious in body and manner, he supervises work in chemistry workroom and laboratory with the same enthusiasm that he exhibits as timekeeper at basket ball games and as major- domo of the Lyceum programs. MARIE SCHEIE— Let ' s have it quiet in the library, please! If you wish to talk you may go somewhere else. Caught again I Calm, mild and efficient. Miss Scheie has a big heart and is a prize-winning jingle writer. E. LIEMOHN — Reserved and soft- speaking, modest, devastalingly dry- witted at times, and a composer of great talent, he trains Wartburg ' s choir systematically and thoroughly for their annual tour. Friendly to all, but partial to none. C. KILANDER— Came to Wartburg last fall as assistant professor in Ger- man, history and French. Young and intellectual, he possesses subtle humor and a cheerful friendliness when with his closer associates. Still devotes many hours to his own fur- ther education. Page Twelve C. MUENCH— Well, that reminds me of a little joke that I heard. You ' ve probably heard it, but I ' ll tell it anyway. Bespatted professor of economics and business adminis- tration, he teaches Warfburgers how to delicately caress the keys of a typewriter and make funny signs. Page Thirteen ELDORA FLUGGA— Assistant to the treasurer and the acme of eiiiciency. Always prepared and willing to be of assistance, she is a friendly and indispensable asset to Wartburg, and the possessor of a very charm- ing tmile. MRS. SCHMIDT — Songstress and teacher of song, Mrs. Schmidt spends her time in Old Main, occa- sionally appearing at Luther Hall for musical convocations. Rarely seen about the campus, most of her Wart- burg acquaintances are those who are studying voice. J. O. CHELLEVOLD— Dapper, sports- minded John Chellevold exposes his brilliance in mathematics, with side- lights in witty sarcasm. He handles the responsible post of N. Y. A. head efficiently and with the finesse of an armv sergeant. Old Faithful personified. GERHARD OTTERSBERG — Pacing the floor restlessly, gesturing freely, and speaking forth historically, he is the most colorful and bombastic of Wartburg lecturers. Follows athletics avidly, and prefers close-clipped haircuts much to the disgust of some co-eds. DR. W. SCHAEFER— Dark-skinned, raven-haired, he is good-natured, witty and devoted to living crea- tures of any kind — mice and snakes included. A keen-brained scientist who specializes in biological re- search and has inspired a great fear of his thorough tests. C. G. SHALKHAUSER— Director of Public Relations, Ford owner and tennis player. Still swings a mean tennis racquet. Planner of the choir itinerary, he is now engaged in rounding up new Knights and Knighties for our Alma Mater. E. G. HEIST — Musician, composer, conductor and joker. As instructor in the delicate art of playing the pianoforte. Prof. Heist is exceeding- ly well qualified. His quick walk makes him easily distinguishable, and his friendly manner, widely popular. Flugge, Schmidt, Chellevold, Ottersberg, Schaefer, Shalkhauser, Heisi. CARL KALKWARF, Pres. WALT FREDRICK, Vice-Pres. A. CARSTENSEN, Sec. BEN ACKERMAN, Sr. ELEANOR GROSS, Jr. BILL WEIBLEN, Jr. B. WIEDERAENDERS, Soph. ELMER HENRICHS, Soph. JOHN MOODIE, Fresh. STUDENT COUNCIL Standing: Weiblen, Henrichs, Moodie. Sitting: Fredrick, Gross, Kalkwarf, Dr. Neumann, Ackerman, Carstensen. iage Fourteen Prexy Carl The Student Council is the one means on the campus for faculty and students to get together and air their grievances. The theory behind the Council is exceptionally commendable and worthwhile — the theory of democracy. The Council is the means whereby the students themselves may have a voice in campus activities and regulations. It is elected by them and to be successful must act solely in their interests. With the cooperation of both students and faculty the theory of democracy as it is brought forth in student government is easily transferred to practice. This year the Council, under the leadership of its senior presi- dent Carl Kalkwarf, met on Sunday mornings at 10:30, in the reception room of Wartburg Hall. Usually present to voice the viewpoint of the faculty and to guide the councilors in their actions, was Dean Neumann. At these meetings all the problems and grievances of the students were considered and that action taken which seemed most advisable for the student body as a whole. Before these decisions could be put into force the faculty usually passed judgment concerning the advisability of the contemplated action. In this way both students and faculty were given the opportunity to voice an opinion. The Student Council of 1938- ' 39 wishes to express the desire that in the future the ideals of the Council may be put into practice and be maintained throughout the history of Wartburg College. Page Fiffeen Page Sixteen The Classes SENIORS EL. TEACHERS JUNIORS SOPHS. FRESHIES SENIORS • 1 1 ARLENE CARSTENSEN DAVID CHAD WICK ALFRED DOERFLER WALTER FREDRICK SENIORS SENIORS HENRY KOOB OTTO MATTHIAS ARTHUR NEUMANN LOREN MATTHIAS IRNA MOEWS ROSS NIELSEN Page Twenty SENIORS WALTER PRIEBE HERMAN SENFT EGBERT WAGNER STANLEY ROESLER JOHN VAGTS BELVA WROLSTAD Page Twenty-one WE PASS ON AND ON BEN ACKERMAN: Ja, der Ackerman, der weisz. Due Jo his former political experience and his clever statesman- ship displayed in his German classes, we wouldn ' t hesitate to recommend him as the ambassador to Germany. To get there he might take the railroad tracks through Ft. Dodge, and from there trav- el on his culinary ability. HERBERT ADIX: Imagine a Blue- beard without eight wives — Herb doesn ' t even have one that we know of. However there ' s no need to be- come alarmed. Adix is consistency personified. Perhaps that fact ac- counts for his business stamina and success. Slow but sure, Herb is by no means a turtle once he becomes interested in something — or some- one. Best of luck to this capable business-manager of the Fortress! FREDERICK BRACHER: A true blue Texan if you know what that means. Hospitable, courteous, broad-minded, reverent, sincere, Freddie certainly suc- ceeded in taming a certain northern shrew. Confidentially it looks like Ihe real McCoy. Both the southland and Readlyn meet with his approval as places for settling down. DAVID CHAD WICK: We want to inform Mr. Mercury — the fel- low with the winged feet — that the 1939 Senior class boasts of a challenger lo his swiftness. Dave ' s a sensation on cinders — Fasti Whew! He ' s way ahead of us, and in more ways than one. He ' s already acquired a missus which is more than the rest of us can say. Page Twenty-two ARLENE CARSTENSEN: A lady who appreciates and gives a hearty thank you for favors. Possessor of a reserved and sociable personal- ity. On top of that a brain trust, destined to become a favorite in the eyes of women (a certain man, also) as their own great historian. A girl who lives her Christianity. CLIFFORD BURRACK: A fiend for radio, a fiend for motorcycles, a fiend for tractors,- to be specific he is a fiend. Variously called Joe, Slim, Stork, Milk-toast, Icabod, Daddy-long-legs, his most lofty am- bition is to be a simple country minister. It may be hard for Cliff to be simple but here ' s wishing him luck. BUT NEVER OUT ALFRED DOERFLER: Scholar, feacher, merchant, chief. Ducky is a fellow who has as many moods as the zodiac may represent. Wants to become a chaplain or advisor in a reformatory. Doesn ' t stutter in making his wishes known. Wonder why he sings, Take me back to my Boois and saddle so often? WALTER FREDRICK: Another of our brain trusts. But Freddie is by no means what we ' d call a book worm. He believes that just lots of history is made at night, and likes to get his information first hand when possible. He certainly knows his dates I (But not always Otto ' s.) Hats off to our senior president. LEONARD FRITSCHEL: Depends upon his memory for his wit and upon his imagination for his fact. We must come to that conclusion as Fritschel says he never studies, yet he is the shining light of our class. Among his outstanding accomplishments is his participation in extra-curricular activities. (See other pages for further detail.) RUTH FRITZ: She treads to inaudible music. Hailing from Canada, busy, ambitious and cheerful, we ' re placing our bets on her that she ' ll succeed in making her dreams come true. Ruth ' s funny that way. As a kind of a dedica- tion to the editor of this book we would just like to say, Ruth — that we value your friendship very much and wish you the best of luck and happiness. Page Twenty-three WE ' LL BE BACK SOMETIME ADAM GRAF: Anot her Canadian. We may say in all seriousness that Graf possesses lhat certain simple faith we ail would like to have. His sincerity and ambition will undoubtedly make his journey on the road to success both pleasant and profitable. A shark in German and Greek is Brother Graf. FRIEDA GROSS: A swing music fan who hails from Mississippi ' s button-making city. Likes popcorn. Has a solution to the all important question: What shall one do with one ' s leisure time? Solu- tion: Sleep. Has the tour-year record of being one of the neatest housekeeper? in the girls ' dorm. WILMUT FRUEHLING: He isn ' t lazy- he was just born tired. Possesses the virtue of presence of mind regardless of how strenuous a situation may be- come he remains cool as a cucumber. No doubt this accounts for his ability as football captain. We hope it will carry him through the trials of teaching the little Nebraskanites. Page Twenty-tou ROY GROTE: Has a heart that is a dia- mond in the rough, but a mind and tongue that will not permit its polishing. Roy, we make a motion that either you do or you don ' t grow up. Grote is the type who, when folks hand him a lemon, makes it up into lemonade. We hope you ' ll be as successful in the ministry as you are in handling the snow shovel. GERTIE GROSSHANS: Quiet, reserved, dignified, yet friendly and willing. Loves to read — most anything. Dresses to the point of perfection. President of the dames ' society. Pi Sigma, Lady La Bahn ' s chief assistant, and future Latin teacher. A good friend, and bound to succeed. TO SEE YO ' ALL HENRY KOOB: To most of us he shall be remembered as trainer Koob or just plain Hank. Goodnatured, big- hearted Hank doesn ' t only spend his time in training athletes — oh no I Quite frequently we ' ve found him taking care of Bably — nor do we blame him for that— are you laughing? Yes, Hank ' s in the crowd — listen to that melodious something or other. Can it be a laugh? CARL KALKWARF: Has his share of the four cardinal virtues: wisdom, courage, temperance and justice. Aside from Greek, Carl spends a great deal of his time in delving in the problems of botany, being espe- cially interested in Ferns. To us he ' s worthy of being our student president and we wish him the best. OTTO MATTHIAS: Small in stature, this conservative senior possesses a philosophic mind. He ' s slow as molasses in wintertime but when he completes a thing it is thoroughly done. Prepared- ness, exactness, and earnestness are Tiny Mite ' s watchwords. We hope you ' ll do big things. LOREN MATTHIAS: Broadies right hand man. Majoring in physics and is going to teach school. Started out to be an athlete but ended up as scoutmaster of group 52. Is rated as an Eagle Scout. Enjoys photography and stamp collect- ing. Ask him sometime how he likes to chase balloons on moonlit summer nights. Page Twenty-five TRY TO GET ALONG IRNA MOEWS: Modifies her swing music with a bit of symphonY now and then. Swings a mean racket on the tennis court. Enjoys bike riding. Full of bright ideas for entertainment — re- member Homecoming, her live doll show, and Old Seabiscuit, the trained horse? Prexy of the girls ' dorm. ART NEUMANN: In the true sense of the term he is a woman killer. Yet Art is a brain trust. Has a million dollar smile. And did you mention music? Why, Art can practically make a piano talk. We sincerely hope your life will be one long happy chord, Art. ROSS NIELSEN: Handsome and big- hearted, he was a sure target for Dan Cupid ' s arrow. Ross, we understand, is merely playing for time and as soon as possible after graduation intends to have the Gordian Knot tied. You ' re a good mathematician, Sonny, but try to figure a way out of such a situation. PAUL RADUE: The fixer , Wartburg ' s Thomas Edison. A hard worker, yet be- lieves in making life more convenient by putting his grey matter to work in figuring out gadgets and contraptions. Has a natural inclination for practical mechanical devices, but also pays his respect to the fairer sex — it ' s a long involved story. ' age Twenty-six WALTER PRIEBE: A stiff man starched with correctness itself. He ' s thoroughly Emily-Posted. Walt is the philosopher of our group and wants plenty of time and money for real meditative study. But then, the urge for a foundation of a family is pretty strong, so we predict that his superb ambition will result in the means to an end — Power to you. u s STANLEY ROESLER: We are told that this paternal, understanding man who basks in the reflection of the public eye doesn ' t always know what the score is. Likes to impress the importance of a situation by getting serious. Stan ' s self-confidence, big heart, and open mind have won him many friends. Good luck. Boy I JOHN VAGTS: A possessor of the true American spirit. An independ- ent, happy-go-lucky personality that makes him a combination of Go- Hawk, War-Hawk, and night hawk. Johnny ' s keen sense of humor and broad-mindedness make him an interesting and welcomed associate. Always in and out of a jam. HERMAN SENFT: We quote: Senft, as a theologian you ' ll make a pretty good i rag-picker. Unquote. As a dashing lover and Romeo he surpasses Valen- tino, Casanova or Clark Gable. As handsome as Robert Taylor, and as truth- ful as Baron Muenchhausen. His jokes are as dry as a North Dakota dust storm. Take it easy, Sonny I BELVA WROLSTAD: Jeepers, Creepers I Where ' d you get those peepers? — Those Honolulu eyes I She has lots of trouble with brothers. To Bright Eyes they look so much alike she can ' t tell them apart. Any- way, we hope you don ' t make a mistake. Happy days, Giggles I EGBERT WAGNER: Chiz is our idea of a man possessing the quality of self- control — a steady, dependable chap, modest, with a memory like an elephant. He bucks up our senior class through his athletic ability starring both in foot- ball and basket ball. You ' re bound to win, boy! Page Twenty-seven Page Twenty-eighf ELEMENTARY EVELYN ACKERMAN It is an ability in itself to know how to conceal one ' s ability- She has the ability — both of them. ARLA BENTLEY Life is short and so is she but it is a person like Aria that makes life more worth living. Keep smiling. IRENE DREWELOW The sweet girl with a beautiful voice and a most unusual giggle. Will make an ideal teacher of little tots. PAULINE HUSS Her virtues are many. None but herself can ever be her equal. She has what it takes for success. TEACHERS Page Twenty-nine ALITA PIPHO You hear little trom her but speech is not everything. Much wisdom goes with the fewest words. CAROLYN SEMM Would that more could have the self-confidence that she possesses. She leads,- we follow. MARTHA WOLFF Wolff may sound a bit danger- ous but don ' t let it scare you. She is really quite gentle and harmless — at times. ESTHER WYCOFF An innocent face but you never can tell. To all appear- ances she is quiet and unob- trusive — but then you know all about appearances. MARIE WEISS Marie is independent in more ways than one. She does her own thinking and needs but little advice. Those Who Take Our Place - THE MIGHTY JUNIORS AL. SCHUMACHER Presidenl In the fall of 1938 Ace Schumacher was elected president of this very ambitious and go-getting group of Wartburgers — the Juniors — probably the most active class on the campus. To finance their main worry of the year, the Junior-Senior banquet, this group of would-be Seniors, undertook a pro- gram of activities, the most successful of which was the selling of Christmas cards with scriptural engravings. The banquet, a beautiful and gay event, took place on Friday, May 12, at Black ' s Tea Room in Waterloo. Very cleverly effected was the theme of a radio station W. C. A. W. (Wartburg College at Waverly) with none other than that personality of personalities, Norman Becker, as announcer. The graduat- ing seniors were of course the guests of honor and don ' t think they didn ' t enjoy sitting com- fortably in their places without the agonizing thoughts of whether the decorations looked all right and how the food would taste. One banquet is enough in the life of any class. The program included musical numbers, a magician ' s act, and the main event of the evening, an address by the main speaker, the well-known Rev. H. Siefkes, of Monona, Iowa. IM. LESCHENSKY Vice-Pres. M. HAFERMANN NORBERT AUGST WILMA BATES Page Thirty ELEANOR GROSS WAYNE KIMBALL RAYMOND KRONBERGER WILLIAM KAPPMEYER HAROLD KOLBE MARTIN LEESEBERG . Page Thirly-two Page Thirfy-thn CARLTON MALL VERNON MOHR PAUL OSTER DALE MATTHIAS EDGAR NODURFT EDMUND PIPHO CLARENCE PRIES HERBERT SCHAUER DELORIS PRIOR SIGMUND SANDROCK PAUL SCHARFF Page Thirty-four CHARLES SCHMITZ THEODORE SCHULTZ Page Thirty-: ANDREW TIMNICK ROLAND WUEST WILLIAM WEIBLEN OTTO ZEILINGER THE SOPHS. - - - Pretty Low on the Scale of ROLAND BRANDT DONALD COMNICK Page Thirty-six Page Thirty-eight EDWIN THALACKER AMANDA WALCK ERWIN WALZ Page Thirty-ni SORRY, FOLKS! But We Just Had to Include Pnge Forty THOSE LOWLY FRESHMEN! Page Forly-one JOHN ROACH GERHARD DIEMER JOHN DAHLKE ROBERT ZIEGLER JOHN ZIEGENBUSCH Page Forty-two GRACE MOINE ESTHER ZWANZIGER VERNITA PROTTENGEIER VIOLET AMBROSE EDNA SEE LOIS BEARSE VIOLA GOEHRING MYRVEL SORENSON MILTON JOHNSON ARLIN PEPMUELLER FERNE OELKE DOROTHY MOTT FLORICE PIOTTER ADA KETTLER GLADYS BREDALL Page Foriy-four MARY WAGNER EMILY WISSINK CLARA ANDREAE GRACE JENSEN DOROTHY WOLFE ARMIN LESCHENSKY MARSHALL MOSHER JOHN MEYER Page Forty-five MIRIAM ORTH RUTH HILLIGER FLORENCE FRAHM Page Forty-six NORMAN RITTER PAUL ZWANZIGER ESTHER WOLFF ANITA STANCE PAULINE LOOS BARBARA FREYMILLER VIVIAN LABAHN ARLINE GERBERDING MARIE DUIS HERSCHEL OPPERMAN CAROLYN HEITNER MARGIE REARDON OLIVIA DENEF Page Forfy-seven Page Forty-eight QUEEN ELEANOR Fritz, Fritschel, Burrack, Vagts, Sandrock, Adix, Fredrick. Priebe, Senft, Matthias, Carstensen, Grosshans, Neumann. Page Fifty Down a torch-lit walk to her throne by the fountain, went Wartburg ' s 1938 Homecoming queen, Eleanor Gross, and her royal party on Friday night, October 14, as the entire student body and many alumni gathered to witness the coronation of their queen and to participate in the annual Homecoming pep rally. Ruth Fritz, 1937 ' s queen, headed the procession which was completed by the queen and her three attendants, Belva Wrolstad, Vivian Gluck, and Lorna Mae Folkerts. Miss Fritz presented the crown to Captain Wilmut Fruehling, who crowned Queen Eleanor. A giant pep rally, started by the snake dance, led by Sig Sandrock and his corps of cheer leaders, reached its climax at the huge bonfire on the athletic field. Pep talks were given and then almost the entire group attended the free show at the Waverly theater. The next evening, Saturday, October 15, the legendary mists of antiquity once again crept out and enshrouded Wartburg ' s King Arthur and his knights av the homecoming banquet held in the Community basement. The Homecoming committee outdid itself in carrying through the chosen theme of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table, by reproducing an atmosphere of medieval times. A draw- bridge offered passage-way into the ban- quet room. At intervals on the tables small castles were placed, surrounded by a rocky bar- rier and a knight riding on his horse. Nut cups were in the form of a tower and the program and menu was in the form of a shield. Other decora- tions were an orange and black false ceiling and lorches. Toastmaster Prof. G. Ottersberg acted as King Arthur while all other notables on the program represented some figure in Arthurian legend. Wartburg lads and lasses were really re- splendent in tuxedos and evening gowns not quite in keeping with the days of medieval chivalry it is true, but probably much, much more handsome and beautiful. The senior class headed by president Walter Fredrick took charge of all the Homecoming activities and to them the credit for a successful and happy time is due. Page Fifty-one WHO ' S WHO WALTER FREDRICK — Freddy the brief-case man, senior president, sports com- mentator, vocabularian, pros- pective teacher of history but probably qualified to take over the entire curriculum of any school. LEONARD FRITSCHEL — the workingest man on the campus with countless accom- plishments, among them high scholarship, musical ability, the mastery of puns, and dates with a pretty Rose. CARL KALKWARF — Greek major, student prexy, future Herr Pastor. Spends Sunday afternoons arm-in-arm with Fern. NORMAN BECKER — idol of the Freshmen girls — and a few others. Lanky, baby- faced, basket ball star, and re- cently turned studious. Hopes to be a doctor. ELEANOR GROSS — attractive junior, possessor of many talents, friends and accomplishments, perfectly charming, a swell co-ed and delightful to know. ARTHUR NEUMANN — a streak of good-natured- ness and willingness. Happiest when he has a girl friend. Historically minded and plans to teach. AT WARTBURG Anderson, Sandrock, Fntschel, Bunge, Mohr, Landgrebe, Johnson, Neumann, Augst, Pnebe, Biaulick, Holm, Senft. Oster, Doyen, Comnick, Prior, Huss, McCaffree, Wiederaenders, Duis, Wuest, Matthias, Jakober. Hafermann, Bredall, Mott, Oemick, Walck, Neubauer, Orth, Denei, Hanff, Moews. Wycoff, Bigalk, Bearse, Piotter, Drewelow, Heitner, Young, Christophel, Wissink. WARTBURG COLLEGE CHOIR This year the Warlburg College a capella choir of iorty-two menibers under the leadership of Mr. E. Liemohn, chose Wisconsin and Iowa as the scene of the bulk of its concerts. After months of careful and consistent practice, the choir departed on its annual tour. Everywhere the group was enthusiastically received, and the choir in its turn repaid this kind hospitality by its highly inspirational service in song. Frequent radio broadcasts were a high feature of this year ' s concert tour by which the chorus reached a wider audience than it otherwise could have come in contact with. After a 12-day tour which included visits to Madison and Milwaukee, the choristers returned again to their Alma Mater for a well-earned rest . (Who said rest with exams only a month away?) Much credit for the success of this concert tour goes to Rev. C. Shalkhauser, who in his capacity as field director, arranged the Choir itinerary. Officers for the 1938-39 season were: Walter Priebe, president; Roland Wuest, vice president; Irna Moews, secretary-treasurer; Otto Matthias, business manager. Page Fifty-four PROGRAM OUR MAESTRO PART I • 1. Jesu, Priceless Treasure J. S. Bach 2. HYtnn of the Cherubim S. Rachmaninoff 3. Adoramus Te Guiseppe Corsi 4. His Strength Is in the Hills Swedish Folk Tune (The poem for this number was written by Df- G- J- Neumanr , Dean of Wartburg. The choir arrangement is by Mr. Liemohn.) PART II 5. My God, My God Felix Mendelssohn 6. Evening E. Liemohn 7. O Mein Jesu (arr. by E. Liemohn) German Folk Song PART III 8. Lost in the Night F. Melius Christiansen 9. Great Art Thou God! E. Liemohn 10. Praise to the Lord F. Melius Christiansen Page Fifty-five Hilliger, Oline, Hanff, Spletstoeser, Kampfe, Schumacher, Weiblen, Meyer, Prof. Heist, Lockwood, Kronberger, Pries, Schoenberg, Heist, Little, Andreae. Bartels, Piotter, Strempke, Petersen, Ewy, Mosher. BAND The Wartburg College Band is a newly-formed organization on the campus. Its director is the genial and witty Professor E. G. Heist. During the year, the band made excellent progress. Its mem- bership numbered twenty-three. Rehearsals were held for one hour on Monday and Wednesday evenings. These musically-inclined Wartburgers presented programs dur- ing several convocation periods, and were usually on hand to liven up the football, basket ball and baseball games. Their repertoire included a book of marches by Jewell, several overtures and num- bers by K. L. King and others. Many enthusiastic comments were heard on the campus in praise of Prof. Heist ' s group of players. They really made a hit this year and deserve the heartiest wishes for continued success. Officers of the band were the following: president, Clarence Pries; vice president, Carl Bartels, secretary-treasurer, Gretchen Hanff. Page Fifty-six • DEBATE Debating at Wartburg came into its own during the 1938-39 season. About fifty verbal battles were engaged in by the ten members of the debate squad. The debate schedule included decision debates of which Wartburg won a large percentage. Iowa State Teachers College, Luther, Columbia and Dubuque Uni- versity were among the opponents. Tournaments at- tended included the St. Thomas invitational at St. Paul, Minnesota, as well as the Iowa State meet at Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The Freshman team participated in the junior meet at Cedar Falls, Iowa. The Beta Lambda Lambda speech society organized early in the year electing Charles Schmitz, president,- Edgar Nodurft, vice president,- Esther Wolff, secretary,- Edwin Schick, treasurer. Mrs. Ralph McKinzie did an excellent job of coaching the squad. Schick, Schmitz, Werth, Orth. Sorenson, Kronberger, Wolff, Freymiller, Mrs. McKinzie. Page Fiityseveii Freymiller, Strempke, Nuss, Orth, Bergmann, Schick, Kampfe, Heitner, Kronberger, P: Neumann, Schumacher, Scharff, Denef, Gerberding, Loots, Jensen, Fritz, Meyer. Wilken, Gross, Prull, Little, Wolfe, La Bahn, Loos, Banff, Folkerts, Prof. Kulhmann. With an increase in membership over all previous y rs, the dramatic organization, the Wartburg Players, began this school year with the presen- tation of Minick, a three-act comedy by George Kaufman and Edna Ferber. The play gave fifteen members the opportunity for excellent character por- trayal. Minick was so well received, that it encouraged the club to con- tinue its work with more productions. Proceeds were used to finance the construction of new scenery for the stage. The Fool by Channing Pollock marked the feature presentation of the second semester. A cast of twenty-one, the largest ca-st ever to be used in a play by the club, worked weeks in preparation for the performance. As it was a religious play and presented during the Lenten season, it was well received. The proceeds were used for more scenery and for assisting the Pep Club in the payment of the stage curtain. One-act plays were presented on several occasions through- out the year, giving every member of the organization some experience in acting, stage work, make-up, or ushering and ticket taking. President Vice President Secretary A. Schumacher ...Art Neumann ...Eleanor Gross Sprechen Sie deutsch? Yes, and how! The Deutscher Verein organized for the purpose oi keep- ing up the interest in German and giving students interested in speaking that language a chance to practice it. Meetings were held once a month during the past school y i usually consisting of the presentation of some topic for group dis- cussion. Every other meeting included a Sociale . . . the playing of games and serving of refreshments. As one of its projects for the year, the club sponsored the All-Student Christmas program, consisting of songs, read- ings, and even Santa, with presents for all, (Thanks to Russ!) The morning before Christmas vacation the German club together with Pi Sigma went on a caroling excursion. Leben Sie wohl, Deutschers! CLUB President A, Schumacher Vice President Norbert Augsl Secretary I ma Eills Page Sixty SCIENCE Kimball, Prof. Swensen, Reichenberg, Petersen, Wagner, Meyne, Bartels, Schrank, Sorenson, Prof. Aardal, Kappmeyer, Timnick, Nodurft, Nielsen, Matthias, Stanek, Becker, Zwanziger, Werth, Scharff, Wagner, Oster. Neubauer, Prof. Chellevold, Emmons, Reardon, Little, Wiederaenders, Young, Denef, Cramer Folkerts. The Science Club, which has for its purpose the cre- ation of a greater interest in science, had for its officers this year, Paul Oster, as president, Andrew Timnick, vice president,- Norma Neubauer, secretary-treasurer, David Chadwick, reporter. The interrelation of the sci- ences, namely, physics, mathematics, biology, chemis- try and home economics, was stressed. The highlights of the year ' s program were the social meeting at the home of Professor Swensen, and the initiation of new members. Scientific current topics were discussed and demonstrated at the regular meetings. To become a member of the Science Club, students must have maintained a high scholastic average in the science courses taken. Professors Aardal, Chellevold, Schaeffer and Swen- sen, heads of the various science departments, acted as supervisors. Page Sixty-one Schumacher, Graf, Pagels, Bunge, Leschensky, Langholz, Grote. Semm, Wycoff, Freymiller, Frahm, Orih, Fritschel, Little, Neubauer, Gluck, Kronberger, Augst. Drewelow, Bredall, Star ge, Oster, Wolff, Weiss, Andersen, Hafermann, Gross, Senft, Holm. Ritter, Werth, Hilliger, Ziegler, Doyen, Wolff, Wissink, Hanff, Mardorf, Denef, Pries. Schick, Brownson, Kampfe, Loos, Sandrock, Prof. Fritz, Walck, Wuest, Plotter, Henrichs. President, Sigmund Sandrock Vice President, Roland Wuest Secretary-Treasurer, Amanda Walck The Luther League is one of the largest student organiza- tions on the campus numbering about one hundred members. The group met regularly on Sunday evenings twice a month, the first meeting being part devotion and part program and the second, business and entertainment. Speakers were in- vited to the meetings given over to devotions and program. Such topics as prayer, evolution, and youth movements of the world were discussed by guests and members. The organization with its advisors. Prof. Fritz and Prof. Ottersberg, has been very active in its field of activity. Dur- ing the year they had as their guests St. Paul ' s Luther League at a Christmas program held in the gymnasium. Some of its members attended the L. S. A. Convention during Thanksgiv- ing vacation. Representatives also were present at the con- vention of Luther Leagues at Charles City. During the week of February 26-March 4, the group spon- sored a Religious Emphasis Veek. Attention was centered on the preparation of the individual for Lent. It is hoped this will become an annual observance at Wartburg. Page Sixty-two THE P R E T H E S Hoff Albrecht, Kampfe, Grote, Mall, Huth R, Ackerman, Ihnen, Sandrock, Schmidt Schultz, Weiblen, Leeseberg, Meyer, Roesler, Kronberger, Graf, Fritschel, Mohr, Priebe Ob enauer, Schumacher. ' Nuernberg, Henrichs, Schauer, Kabele, Schick, Comnick, Augst, Holm, Zeilinger Andersen, Walz, Doyen, Senft, Doerfler, Schmitz, Bracher, Dr. Haefner, Ritter, Wuest Mal- Ihias, Werth. ' Frederick Bracher, President Alfred Doerfler, Vice President Charles Schmitz, Secretary-Treasurer For the Pre-the students, the Pre-theological Society naturally attracts their first interest among the stu- dent organizations. They have many common inter- ests and problems pertaining to their work in school and to their future work in the ministry. In some of their meetings they discuss these interests and prob- lems together with Dr. A. E. Haefner, their sponsor. At other meetings guest speakers tell of some phase of the ministry, church work, or speak on some re- ligious topic. This year they met every third Sunday afternoon during the school term. Their aim is to spread Christian friendship and good will on the campus and to sponsor special religious activities. Members of the Pre-the Society conduct the daily chapel in the boys ' dormitory, take charge of the table prayers in the boarding club and conduct the devotional convocations on Fridays. Annually they sponsor a Wartburg Christmas Candle-light Service. Page Sixty-fhree NEWS! FEATURES! SCOOPS! HEADLINES! TRUMPET Congrats to the achieve- ments of this year ' s Trumpet staff. Good news stories — a better literary section — well written editorials — variety and interest — as the result of hard work, unheard of late hours, and combined ef- forts. Best luck to next year ' s staff! LEN FRITSCHEL Editor CLIFF BURRACK Bus. Man. Schultz, Wuest, Neumann, Holm, Bergmann, Nuscher. Schumach er, Nodurft, Meyer, Nuernberg, Landgrebe, Schick, Gustafson, Wall, Leeseberg, Henrichs Prof. Kuhlmann, Andersen, Vagts, Wiederaenders, Mardorf, Hanff, Little, Reardon, Weiss, Prior Bunge. Leschensky, Burrack, Schmitz, Fritschel, Fredrick, Neubauer, Gross. Page Sixty-four w o R R Y ! W O R R Y BUT THE SENIORS COME THROUGH AND WARTBURG GETS ANOTHER Holm, Gross, Wuest, Folkerts, Matthias, Fritschel, Drewelow, Carstensen, Schumacher, Grosshans. Miss Roark, Neumann, Adix, Fritz, Priebe, Neubauer. STAFF F O T E S S Ruth Fritz, Editor Herb Adix, Bus. Man. Art Neumann, Ass ' t Ed. Otto Matthias, Ass ' t Bus. Man. Leonard Fritschel, Feature Ed. Al Doerfler, Senior Co-Ed. Irene Drewelow, Elem. Teach. Ed. Walter Priebe, Snapshots Norma Neubauer, Snapshots Arlene Carstensen, Organizations Gertrude Grosshans, Organizations Al Schumacher, Oraanizations Frederick Bracher, Senior Co-Ed. Lorna Folkerts, Junior Ed. Lew Holm, Soph. Ed. John Moodie, Fresh. Ed. Roland Wuest, Sports Ed. Eleanor Gross, Sports Ed. Miss G. Roark, Advisor. Page Sixfy-five Nielsen, Young, Holm, Heist, Wrolstad, Wuest, Chadwick, Moews, Schick, Zwanziger. Giuck, Mrs. McKinzie, Becker, Wenzel, Duis, Sandrock, Little, Gross. The Pep Club under the sponsorship of Mrs. McKinzie, hit a new high in developing and maintaining school spirit. In spite of few athletic victories, the college spirit was superb! In the beginning of the school y r fhe club bought new uniforms for the four yell leaders. As its main project, it took over the responsibility of securing new stage curtains for the college auditorium. The necessary money was acquired by donations, the spon- soring of Stunt Night by the club itself, and the cooperation of the Dramatic Club and Lyceum Committee. The second semester found the Pepsters working harder than ever trying to keep the college spirit from slacking. With the pep meetings and victory posters the spirit was kept up the entire season. The sale of voice- savers, those attractive orange megaphones with the woolen knights and ladies on them, continued to the end of the basketball season. Young I SandiocV - Page Sixty-six The Pi Sigma club has for its purpose the sponsoring of various social activities which give its members training in the social graces. The club has one business meeting each month and, in addition, sponsors one social activity. September saw the annual Big-Little Sister party, while in October the Pi Sigs undertook the prepar- ations for the ceremonies accompanying the coronation of the Homecoming Queen. A Faculty Wives ' tea was the project for November, and in December the club, together with the Deulscher Verein, went carolling early one morning visiting the homes of the various professors. In addition to its social projects, however. Pi Sigma has also a religious project in A mind. It has undertaken the raising of fifteen dollars a year to be used to aid a mission student in an India Lay School. I I G M President Vice President Secretary -Treasurer Advisor Gertrude Grosshans Norma Neubauer Irene Drewelow Mrs. R. McKinzie Wrolstad, Moine, Gross, Ackerman, Heidtke, Walck, Paulsen, Freymiller, Weiss, Grosshans, Prior, Piotter, Loots, Bredall, Brownson, Oemick, Frahm, Wenzel. Loos, Wolff, Reck, Bentley, Pipho, Wilken, Orth, Weiss, Moews, Hafermann, Stange, Andreae, Gross. Drewelow, Wissink, Wycoff, Little, Hehmke, Wolff, Neubauer. Page Sixty-seven A w , CLUB During the past year the W Club — an organization composed of all Wartburg athletes who have won a letter in a major sport — has been one of the most active clubs on the campus. Since the main objective of this organization is to foster sportsmanlike conduct on the campus, the W Club has sponsored many activities in support of Wartburg ' s athletic program. With the money earned by the sale of Homecoming badges, W Club pencils, Knight T-shirts, candy and ice cream, the club purchased letter sweaters for all senior members who earned two letters in a major sport. The men receiving sweaters this year were David Chadwick, Wilmut Fruehling, Hank Koob, Carl Kalkwarf, Eg- bert Wagner, and Stanley Roesler. On Sunday, February 26, the W Club sponsored an all-school supper at the Wartburg Boarding Club, the hefty athletes proving to be passably dainty as wait- ers and Becker passably gracious as host. The annual W Club banquet, which is held each spring, brought the year to a very successful close. Officers for the 1938-39 season were: Pres., Herbert Paup,- Vice President, David Chadwick; Secretary-Treasurer, Martin Heist. Langholz, Wagner, Reichenberg, Kappmeyer, Becker, Cramer, Lange, Richter. Kalkwarf, Heist, Augst, Wagner, Chadwick, Koob, Nolte, Emmons, Coach McKinzie. Fruehling, Kienitz, Stanek, Ihnen, Timnick, Roesler. Page Sixty-eighl The Women ' s Athletic Association, composed of about 20 girls, made its primary aim for 1938-39 the furthering of interest in the physical education activities of women in our school. At time of writing, the W. A. A. has sponsored a hit-pin tournament, a basket ball and a volley ball tournament. Each year letters are awarded to members who have earned a total of 600 points. These are given for individual activities as well as parti- cipation in regular school-sponsored sports. Numerals are given for a total of 200 points. A successful undertaking of the W. A. A. this year was the Sunday night supper held in March. Officers of the organization for the 1938-39 season were: President, Eleanor Gross; Vice President, Irma Christophel,- Secretary, Betty Wied- eraenders; Treasurer, Vivian Gluck; Sports Manager, Naomi Young. Gross, Brownson, Hehmke, Heidtke, Oelke, Gerberding, Paulsen, Wiederaenders, Reardon, Folkerts. Heitner, Little, Gluck, Neubauer, Wissink, Wolff, Andreae, Axtell, Young, Wenzel. Page Sixty-nine HOME ECONOMICS • To create a greater interest and to foster a spirit of cooperation in Home Economics as a means toward domestic and social development, a group of eleven students organized a new club on the campus this ysar. The major project of the group consisted in serving a light lunch to guests on Senior day for the purpose of advertising the department. The girls held their May meeting in the form of an out-of-door steak fry. Charlotte Klyng, head of the home economics cur- ricula, acted as advisor. Lorna Mae Folkerts as president, Belva Wrolstad as vice president, and Ada Mae Little as secretary-treasurer composed the executive com- mittee. Little, Wrolstad, Oline, Gluck, Frahm. Miss Klyng, Folkerts, Hafermann, Brownson, Hehmke. STUNT NIGHT Page Seventy-one FOOTBALL Howdy- I ' m the new coach here at Wartburg. My name ' s Mc- Kinzie — Coach Ralph McKinzie. My name ' s Fruehling. I just happen to be the captain of the squad. Hey, fellas, come on over here and meet our new coach! Glad to meet you, Fruehling. Howdy boys. Howdy, Coach. You might as well meet some of the boys, Coach. This here is Johnny Emmons. He ' s a quarterback and one of the best punters in the circuit. Here ' s Norby Augst, big- gest man in the line and plays guard. He ' s headed for all- conference honors. That little guy over there is Amos Stanek. This is our fullback, Chiz Wagner. Then there ' s that guy with the funny smile over there, that ' s Ed Cramer from Beatrice, Nebraska. Chiz ' s brother is here too, Rich Wagner; plays end. Here ' s a tough South Dakota man to run up against, Stan Roesler. This is Paulus Braulick. Here ' s a fullback — mighty Bill Weiblen. Another guard is Chink Kolbe. And last, but not least, here is our trainer and handy man. Hank Koob. He ' s one of the Wartburg greats. I ' m afraid that ' s all I know. Coach. The rest of the men are new here. Glad to meet all of you boys. I ' ll get acquainted with Koob, Roach, Weiblen, Senft, Ritter, Kolbe, Leeseberg, Bergmann, Braulick, Timnick, Hickle, Coach Mac. Kienitz, Nolte, Langholz, Schoenberg, Fruehling, Augst, Reichenberg, Richter, Leschensky. Roesler, Lange, Doerfler, Stanek, Wagner, Emmons, Opperman, Wagner, Cramer. Page Seventy-two Now let ' s get out on Let ' s Gol that field again all of you soon, and start to work. With three weeks of practice under their pads, Coach McKinzie sent his 1938 edition of Wartburg Knights ' against the Estherville Wolves in the opening game of the season played at Estherville. The locals lost a heart breaker 7 to 0 as the host team scored in the closing minutes of the first half after intercepting a Wartburg pass. On October 1, on the PlatteviUe field, the Wisconsin Miners eked out a 7 to 6 win over the Knights. The victors scored first in the third quarter and made good their con- version which later pr oved to be the margin of victory. The Knights crossed the pay stripe in the final period on a brilliant march which featured the ball toting of Wagner .and Emmons with Wagner scoring the lone tally. Emmons ' try for the extra point was blocked. Making their first season appearance on the Waverly field on October 7, the McKinziemen were hopelessly out- classed by a fighting band of Western Union Eagles who smashed out a 20 to 0 victory over Wartburg. The game was a double tragedy for the locals as they lost the services of their captain and stellar guard, Wilmut Fruehling. Fruehling sus- tained a broken wrist in the final minutes of the closing period. Homecoming I Despite a 12 to 0 defeat of the Wartburg aggregation by a strong Ouaker eleven from Penn College, the ardor of the Homecomers was not dampened. In the Homecoming clash, Saturday afternoon, Oct. 15, the locals started out with a burst of speed and determination and they marched relentlessly do wn the field, but in the end the Penn proved mightier than the Sword. Playing the best game of the season, a fighting Knight squad held a highly touted Buena Vista machine to a 7 to 0 victory at Storm Lake on October 21. The vicious defensive play of Augst and Stanek was particularly outstanding. In a rain that soaked through umbrellas, planks, and all textiles both on players and spectators, the Knights vied un- successfully with a strong Dubuque U. squad for two quarters and then called it quits. The field was practically submerged Page Seventy-three and a cold wind made it almost impossible to play. When the game was called the Dubuque eleven had a claim to a 20 to 0 victory. The game was played in Waverly on November 4. In the final game of the year, the annual Armistice Day classic with Upper Iowa University on the Fayette gridiron, the locals were heavily bombed from every angle but finally emerged trailing 32 to 0. The victors were too clever and speedy for the locals and rolled up four touchdowns in the first quarter. With comparatively few lettermen and the rest inexperienced frosh, Coach McKinzie molded a formidable squad with such material as he had, but was not quite enough to offset the more experi- enced opponents. The Wartburgers were particularly weak in reserve strength. With only three lettermen graduating and 14 returning for next year, the outlook looks considerably brighter. Norbert Augst and Johnny Emmons were honored by the Associated Press in the list of out- standing players of the Iowa circuit. Augst was placed at a guard position on the second team while Emmons received honorable mention as a back. To lead the Knights in 1938, the squad chose co-captains, ably selecting two outstanding gridders, Norbert Augst, defensive captain, and Johnny Em- mons, offensive captain. - WATCHING EMMONS KICK ONE SPEED AT UPPER IOWA WE CAME CLOSE AT WISCONSIN MINES ' age Sevenly-four BASKET BALL H ' lo, folks! Here we are again, but this time with a round, fully in- flated basket ball in our hands. The object of the game is to put that ball through an iron hoop more times than yo ' r opponents. Well, the Wartburg Knights played some classy basket ball this season but in most cases they just couldn ' t put that ball through the hoop more times than their opponents. Staring at the records (or maybe the records stare at us), we must admit the cold, hard facts of three wins in 14 starts. But the spirited battle against Upper Iowa and the slam-bang finish against Central on the home floor was something to write home about and will live long in the memory of spectators and players. Ah, but hear ye — there bloweth the opening whistle! Tweet! Outstanding clashes of the 1938- ' 39 hoop season list the following in the little black book — the Knights ' great fight against Dubuque minus the services of Captain Becker on the home floor which the Spartans won in a hectic overtime battle, 33 to 31; the great Becker, Coach Mac, Sorenson, Emmons, Wagner, Heist. Chadwick, Kappmeyer, Miersen. I Page Seventy- v-e KAPPMEYER HEIST IHNEN MIERSEN CHADWICK WAGNER SORENSON exhibition of sparkling ball-playing as the Wartburg five garnered its first win by blasting Buena Vista Beavers off the court 32 to 26 on the home floor,- the second consecutive win as the McKinziemen poured it on to snatch a 36 to 34 win from the Penn Quakers in the last 45 seconds on the Penn court; the brilliant and gallant but vain stand of the Knights against their ancient Upper Iowa rivals on the local maple as the Peacocks plucked a sizzling hot 48 to 40 victory,- the blazing finish of the season as Wartburg kicked the dope bucket over the moon by trouncing the highly favored Central quintet 50 to 46 on the local maple. Such clashes will live on forever. But hearken ye Knights and Knighties, the final gun! Ping! Hats off to Captain Norman Becker who was the Knights ' leading scorer for the second consecutive year. Becker garnered 109 points, with Bill Kappmeyer, smooth dribbling guard close behind with 104 counters. Both Becker and Kappmeyer were given honorable mention in the Des Moines Register ' s All Conference ratings. Four Knights wore the Wartburg uniforms for their last time in the Csnlral game,- Norman Becker, Dave Chadwick, Carl Kalkwarf, and Egbert Wagner. Farewell, dear Knights! The record: Dec. 6 Wartburg 26 Wisconsin Mines 28 Here 12 Wartburg 15 Columbia 33 There 13 Wartburg 19 Dubuque U. 31 There Jan. 5 Wartburg 35 Penn 42 Here 10 Wartburg 29 Upper Iowa U. 59 There 14 Wartburg 31 Dubuque U. 33 Here 19 Wartburg 29 Western Union 40 Here Feb. 3 Wartburg 32 Buena Vista 26 Here 6 Wartburg 36 Penn 34 There 10 Wartburg 36 Buena Vista 45 There 11 Wartburg 36 Western Union 49 There 14 Wartburg 40 Upper Iowa 48 Here 17 Wartburg 21 Wisconsin Mines 40 There 24 Wartburg 50 Central 46 Here 435 554 Page Seventy-six UPPER IOWA TIP-OFF Revived again this y r, the Knights B squad, better known as the Rinkydinks, also had somewhat of a disastrous season, as far as wins and losses go. The team, coached by Hank Koob, amassed a total of 276 points against 271 for their opponents but garnered only 4 wins in 11 starts. Herman Sonny Boy Senft, senior forward, won scoring honors with 68 points in 8 games for an average of 8.5 per game. Rich- ard Wagner, sophomore guard, ran second with 44 counters in 7 tilts. HANK ' S B SQUAD Koob, Petersen, Langholz, Leeseberg, Bunge, Fritschel, Augst, Nielsen. Sandrock, Obenauer, Senft, Fredrick, Wagner, Fruehling. BASEBALL PLAY BALL — This old, well-loved call has been heard on the Wartburg cam- pus with the approach of spring — when a young man ' s fancy lightly turns to — baseball. The 1939 Wartburg nine is sharp- ening spikes and batting eyes (at time of writing). BALL ONE — Captain Carl Kalkwarf will lead the Knight nine in this year ' s campaign. Kalky is a veteran outfielder and a sure starter in the pasture. STRIKE ONE — Only four lettermen are back this season — Bill Kappmeyer, twirler and infielder, Johnny Emmons, mainstay pitcher, Ontke Ihnen, veteran infielder who will probably see action behind the bat this season,- Carl Kalkwarf. BALL TWO — Good prospects coming up from the new material include: Rudy Langholz and Ed Johnson, catchers,- Armin Leschensky and Wally Lange, outfielders,- Marvin Petersen, Myrvel Sorenson, pitchers. Others are Shirley Meyer, Ross Nielsen, Bob Hickle, Wilmut Fruehling, Egbert Wagner, Harold Kolbe, Andy Tim- nick, Ed Reichenberg, Herman Schoenberg, Phillip Leeseberg. BALL THREE — Record of 1938 Season — three wins, three losses. Wartburg 6 Upper Iowa 13 Wartburg 21 Penn 6 Wartburg 5 Penn 4 (10 innings) Wartburg 3 Buena Vista 5 Wartburg 6 Upper Iowa 10 Wartburg 12 Waverly Independents 3 STRIKE TWO — The 1939 tentative schedule lists two games each with Upper Iowa, Penn, and Central, and one with Buena Vista. Other games will round out the schedule. STRIKE THREE— THEY ' RE OUT!!! Coach, Kappmeyer, Schoenberg, Reichenberg, Sorenson, Langholz, Petersen, Leschensky, Cramer, Ihnen, Hickle, Kalkwarf, Emmons, Miersen, Wagner, Nielsen, Timnick. Page Seventv-eighl TENNIS Fritschel, Heisl, Holm, Neumann. Love Thirty!! No, that ' s not the title of the next romance comedy to come from Hollywood, but it is a preview (at this time of writing) of what the crack Wartburg tennis team is going to do to its opponents this year. Losing only one man from the undefeated racket squad of last year, the Knights ' prospects for a strong net team are particularly good. However, the loss of Ed Harden, No. 1 man, will be keenly felt. Leading the Wartburg racketeers will be Captain Marty Heist. Marty was the No. 2 man last year. Heist is the flashy, inspirational player of the squad. Deadly accurate, smooth, scientific. That ' s Lou Holm, Clinton ' s contribution to Wartburg. He played No. 3 position last year. Both Heist and Holm are sophomores. The two seniors on the squad, Leonard Fritschel and Art Neumann, are no push- overs on any court. Fritschel, who held the No. 4 position last year, is a chop shot artist and plays a consistent, speedy game. Neumann, No. 5 man last season, uses his height to good advantage and plays a smooth, consistent game. Games have been scheduled with Luther and Dubuque and other schools tenta- tively on the schedule include Upper Iowa, Penn, and Buena Vista. 6 - 0 fellas! Page Seventy-nine KNIGHTIES Gluck, Little, Brownson, Oelke, Axtell, Gross, Mrs. McKinzie. Andreae, Hehmke, Wolff, Reardon, Paulsen. The Wartburg Knighties, coached by Mrs. Ralph McKinzie, came through their season with a .727 average, winning eight of eleven games. The college sextet was matched against Waverly, Farmersburg, Readlyn High, Readlyn Teachers, Janesville, and Denver high school teams. In the second encounter with Denver, the Knighties did their top-notch work by defeating these county champs with a 12-point margin. Farmersburg was the only team clashing with the college girls which failed to bow to the Knighties. The outstanding forward playing was carried on by Viv Gluck, rangy Wisconsin junior, who was high point scorer (the typist almost wrote scarer ) for ten of the eleven games. At the close of the basket ball schedule, several teams were organized open to any girl in the college, and a round-robin tour- nament was held — a rough and tumble affair — but fun. Yeah, Knighties! AH! WARTBURG ' S CO-EDS! Page Eiohty THEY REALLY HAVE WHAT IT TAKES ! OR SOMETHING ! OSTER SHOWS THEM HOW! CHINESE CHECKERS IN THE REC WARTBURG CO-EDS were already active in the early iall days, enjoying recreational sports and accumulating points for awards. Tennis was the favorite game during September and October. A new archery set proved a great attraction for the girls. They practiced in real Robin Hood style during autumn sum- mer, ably(?) assisted by our friends, the boys. (That man Emmons can really zip a mean bow.) The physical training classes spent many sessions on North Field kicking shins and occasionally the ball, in breath-taking games of soccer. Cool weather made indoor games popular and November found volley ball enthusiasts scurrying over the gym floor. Badminton was another sport that created interest. A hit-ball tournament was staged by the W. A. A. in November, four teams battling for victory. The newly-furnished recreation room of Wartburg Hall was a center of activity throughout the winter months. The most popular game of the many provided, seemed to be ping pong. For those co-eds who like to walk (and don ' t we all? Hm?) hikes in the scenic Waverly environment provided an enjoy- able recreation. Those girls who skate, sped over the near-by Cedar River (and the tennis courts) with the greatest of ease on the few occasions when they were frozen. OH! OH! SOMETHING ' S GONE WRONG! WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? Page Eighty-one Buck Benny Denef and cohorts. Things are looking up. A take-off on Freddie. Blockheads squaring off. Pulling the wool over somebody ' s ice. Why he came to college. Coca Cola — straight. You cur, sir! Omi— Oh My! Hamburgers for Wart- burgers. Marie falls hard — usually. Signs of the times. Kapp beats someone ' s time. Page Eighty-lwo Page Eighty-three On Parade. Ducky demonstrates south- ern hospitality. Poor fish in a bowl — Sandy and Otto. Gas-housers with Roesler as ballast. Looking at the birdie. Lorna bearing up nicely. Having themselves a time. Eating out of her hand. Is that how it started, Mac? Coeds, blizzard, and light- post. Snow-babies. The photo to send home to mama. Aw, we ' re content — so what? Page Eighty-iour m Three men and a pipe. Zu Belt, Kindern! Hungry Hoard. Three Founlain Sprites Are We. Wartburg Knighty. Nosing ihe news. On, Wartburg!! Catch on, Kapp? Here I stand! Give a man a horse he can ride. Give a man a book he can read. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Bunge. Page Eighty iive The Man With ihe Rake. Portrait of a Lady. Page Eighty-six The scholars. Two litlle birds in a tree. King Kong Chadwick on a slump. Oh, for a bean shooter! Senior Smiles. So this is college. The Three Muscatiners. More smiles. Freshies: Petersen Kruse{ing) Ewy. King of hoboes, Weiss, and a Wolff before the door. Slugger Sr. oulflying. Page Eighty-seven APPRECIATION A SINCERE THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU WHO HELPED TO MAKE THIS FORTRESS POSSIBLE. RUTH FRITZ HERB ADIX OUR B