Wartburg College - Fortress Yearbook (Waverly, IA)

Text from Pages 1 - 152 of the 1954 volume:

FORTRESS 1954 Wartburg College Waverly, iowa CHRISTIAN U BERAL ARTS Editor-in-chief.. Associate Editor... Associate Editor... Business Manager Photographer Adviser George Hanusa Ronald RetzlafF Deane Hutchison --- Roger Hennings -Ted Ager Miss Margaret Wolff Foreword This is the story of the 1953-54 school year at Wartburg College. It is merely an outline, to be sure, but we hope that what is found within the covers of this book will introduce you who are not directly associated with Wartburg to life here. We especially hope for you who were members of the Wart- burg family this past year, that the pages of this FORTRESS, every time you leaf through them, will set off an endless chain of priceless reminiscences of your stay here; this is your book of memories. On the cover you saw a replica of the college Coat of Arms, which we have also used on the end sheets and division pages to tie together the phases of life at the Home of the Knights. A prominent part of this Coat of Arms is the Cross and the American flag. The Cross symbolizes the very core of Wartburg ' s educational aims — that of helping students grow in the Christ-cen- tered life. Together, the flag and Cross depict the next great aim — to provide our Church and our country with Christian leaders in every area of human existence. This is Wartburg College. Contents Four Years at Wartburg .... 10 Administ ration 14 Classes 32 Activities 60 Athletics . 102 Campus Life 118 Service . . . Dedicated to Dr. Martin Wiederaenders The years past number thirty-five since he first came to us, Bringing a new hope, a new dream. For all the tomorrows. He fondled this hope, brought it to reality. Helped it . . . made it grow and flourish Until now it is recognized. Rightfully appreciated by men. Yes, he who guides us to the guidance of youth. Resting upon us the hope for tomorrow ; He who brightens each day With a lightness deft and young — He has served us long and faithfully. We can but poorly thank him. — B.D Center of the Campus . . . THE FOUNTAIN Soon a Reality . . . STUDENT MEMORIAL UNION 4 Seen First by Visitors . . . LUTHER HALL . . . Housing Offices, Library, Classrooms 5 6 Facilities for Radio, Dramatics, Chapel . . . LITTLE THEATER OLD MAIN . . . Home of the IVIusic Department Residence for 155 . . . GROSSMANN HALL Men ' s Dormitories NORTH HALL . . . Ommg Hall 8 WARTBURG HALL • . • Oen, Bookstore, Post Office Women ' s Dormitories In Use This Fall CENTENNIAL HALL 9 For Four Years . . . HOME College of our brightest days. ... Just out of high school — new horizons . . . entering college — Wartburg College . . . every- thing strange . . . many things difficult . . . friendly faces . . . warm handshakes . . . catching smiles . . . preliminary tests . . . lectures . . . registration . . . waiting in line. Once in a college career everyone is a Fresh- man, new, green and apprehensive. After many hectic moments he finds himself oriented to col- lege life and enjoying it fully. His experiences are unique to him, yet many of them are in com- mon with all the rest of the students. . . . Piles of new books . . . less money . . . new friends . . . initiation . . . professors — all kinds . . . interesting courses — some not . . . pens, pen- cils, notebooks for notes and artwork . . . tests . . . tests . . . grades . . . disappointment . . . glee . . . mail from home, sweetheart. Coming back for the second year, the student feels he knows his way around. At least there are more things old than there are strange and new. This is the year to do the initiating, to do more things better. . . . Activities . . . organizations . . . work and fun . . . athletics — watching or participating . . . joys of victory — heartaches of defeat . . . growing . . . . . . entering college — Wartburg College . . . warm hands takes u . chapel At Wart burg . . . Fellowship joys of victory — After Four Years . . . CHALLENGE dating . . . deepening friendships . . . likable roommates — laughing together, not laughing . . . exams and furrowed brows . . . cokes and coffee, conversation. The Junior is in the rare j)osition of being at the halfway mark, of being able to look back just as far as ahead — to the beginning and to the end of the college career. Responsibility has in- creased, and the desire to make the last two years better than the first two prom])ts new resolutions and anticipation. . . . Classes — harder to attend, yet challenging . . . still learning b,y experience . . . learning that he still knows very little . . . culture . . . artists . . . opera . . . stuffy highbrow music — no longer stuffy, but stimulating . . . deepening religious conviction . . . fellowship of Christian believers . . . chapel . . . church . . . devotions . . . God . . . Love and lovers . . . diamonds . . . evenings turn into strolling pastimes . . . dates and ban- cjuets . . . little money . . . fun. Year Number Four is quickly here, and the Senior finds himself at odds with himself. At last the end is in sight, but whether he is truly glad is sometimes unknown, even in his own mind. Time to put forth last efforts, and, too soon, time to leave this home away from home. . . . Mixed emotions . . . anxious expectation . . . studies minor — extracurriculars major . . . time passes quickly . . . June . . . Pomp and Ci rcum- stance . . . waiting in line . . . diploma in hand . . . warm handshakes . . . smiling faces . . . com- plete exuberance. Parting friends, but not part- ing friendships . . . College of our brightest days . . . our praise . . . always . . . happy memory . . . thine the spirit we love . . . finest . . . loyalty . . . hail to thee. ... New horizons. . . . L ew horizons .1 In Nine Years Great Growth Under Pres. C. H. Becker President C. H. Becker came to Wart- burg nine years ago. In that time many words have been written about him and the college. Some that reappear often are words like ... Vision . . . He looked at a little school on a hill and saw a vital, growing institution ... he looked at an obscure educational program and saw an accredited curriculum ranking with the best in the nation ... he looked at cramped, out- dated buildings and saw an expanding campus dotted with modern spacious buildings. He looked at a bunch of college kids and saw Chris- tian men and women. Dynamic . . . His tireless efforts to build a bigger and better Wartburg have been an inspira- tion to all who have worked with him — planning, figuring, dreaming, hoping. F riendly . . . Whether it ' s an important executive or a student, he always has a cheery smile and a friendly greeting. His door is always open. Capable . . . He has the ability to start with a dream and come up with reality — to expend ter- rific amounts of energy traveling and speaking, making others share his dream and aid in its nurture and growth. Many words, but just two are needed . . . Truly great. 16 Directing Plans and Policies Nothing describes Dr. G. J. Neu- mann better than to say that he, con- genial and lovable, is the zenith of tradi- tion at Wartburg. College vice-president and head of the Division of Languages and Literature, he by his presence brings warmth and pleasure to all who are for- tunate enough to know him. Serving a dual role as assistant to the president and business manager of the college, Uncle Herb Engel- brecht is the epitome of the Wartburg spirit. His smile, enthusiasm and con- cern for the welfare of the college gen- erate similar feelings among all members of the Wartburg family. BOARD OF REGENTS— f ?OA ' 7 ROW: Pres. C. H. Becker. Mrs. J. Meyer, Mrs. H. N. Woll. Mrs. P. Moeller, Mr. W. C. Voecks, chin.: Mr. W. Voigts. BACK ROW: Dr. W. L. Young, the Rev. E. Seidel, the Rev. H. Bomhoff, Mr. A. Vollbrecht, the Rev. H. C. Schiffler, the Rev. L. L. Belk, the Rev. H. Moench, the Rev. E. R. Schlachtenhaufen, Mr. L. Bender, Mr. C. Sievert. 17 Holding Positions of Responsibility Mrs. Florence Hertlein Dean of Women Earnest A. Oppermann Dean of Students Miss Mattie Harms Registrar Norman D. Fintel Public Relations Director Dr. William E. Hulme College Chaplain Miss Eldora Flugga College Treasurer 18 THE FACULTY . . . Complete and Competent The great end of education is to disci- pline rather than to furnish the mind; to train it to use of its own powers, rather than fill it with the accumulations of others. So Tryon Edwards once said. However, Mr. Edwards does not mean to discard the learning of men of the past, and neither do we. The great end of education is to train the mind to use its own powers. To attain this end, the mind must first be filled with the accumulations of others. The accumulation of learning forms the basis upon which thought takes place. A man cannot think if he has noth- ing to think about. We must say then that training the mind to use its own powers and accumulated knowl- edge of others in itself is not the real aim of education; but to discipline and furnish the mind; to train it to use its own powers, and to fill it with the necessary accumulations of others, is the real aim of education. To this definition Wartburg adds to increase spiritual insights to- ward growth in the Christ-centered life. The Faculty Grows When the students returned to Wartburg last fall, they met those who were to fill their minds with accumulated knowledge and train their minds to use of their own powers. The fac- ulty included many of the old and familiar per- sonalities, but boasted a group of new instructors. After a three-year absence, the Rev. Edwin Schick had returned as assistant professor in Greek and Christianity. Fred Hubbard had been added to the biology staff. Pioneering a course in advanced accounting was Robert Harris. The addition of Herbert Max brought the number of those teaching professional education courses up to five. Loren Maakestad and Dr. Edwin T. Sand- berg had come to lead the students in clear ex- pression and in literary appreciation. For addi- tional library service, Miss Barbara Lazenby had been added. Speech-Drama-Radio work was now under the direction of Charles W. Dickson, and Dr. Edward Kurtz was here to instruct in violin. Among the new, were changes and pro- motions in the old. Dr. Katherine Love had be- come assistant professor of German. The dean of women was now Mrs. Florence liertlein. Ambitious and scholarly. Dr. A. E. Haefner aptly fulfills the position of dean of the faculty. His efforts to expand the academic sphere of the college have brought new courses of study along with a more complete and capable faculty. Ernest Hagen had become assistant professor of music. The Curriculum Grows A Philosophy-Psychology major had been added; this curriculum opened new pathways of learning especially valuable to the pre-theological student. The biological sphere of learning was expanded with the addition of two courses, con- servation of natural resources and field biology. New insights into character were offered by the addition of a course called American novel. Op- portunities for improving muscular coordination were increased with the new archery course. Freshman orientation had been revised to become a three-hour course with one hour each week of the first nine weeks devoted to general orientation to college life; aside from these nine hours it was now a course in courtship, marriage and family. Violin was now offered in the Fine Arts Division. An academic summit was reached with ac- creditation by the American Association of Col- leges for Teacher Education on February 12. Wartburg is the only Lutheran college placed among the nation ' s 280 accepted institutions. A combined English-Speech-Journalism major was approved, strengthening the curriculum. Wheels of progress turned. 19 Core of the Curriculum . . . Christianity- PHlloSOphy WILLIAM HULME — Christianity, Chaplain; Capital U., B.S. ; Capital Sem., B.D.; Boston U., Ph.D. JOHN HILTNER— Latin. Philoso- phy; Midland College, A.B.; Ne- braska U., A.M., Ph.D. KARL T. SCHMIDT— Christianity; Wartburg College, B.A. ; Wartburg Sem., B.D.; M.S.T. ROBERT E. GLASER— Christian- ity, Sociology; Capital U., B.A.; Ohio State U., M.S.; Capital Sem. EDWIN A. SCHICK— Christianity, Greek; Wartburg College, B.A. ; Wartl)urg Sem., B. D. ; Princeton Sem., Th.M. Search the scriptures ... Christ ' s command becomes a challenge as every student seeks to grow in mind and spirit through the Christianity courses. The challenge becomes the stimulant for service in Christ ' s Kingdom, and aids the discovery of the answer to the why of our existence. The Christianity and Philosophy Division, the core of the entire spiritual, educational and social life of the school, aims not only for intel- lectual advancement in Christian doctrine, but for spiritual growth of personal faith, which in turn, permeates into every phase of Christian life. Philosophy courses cause stagnant minds to search for truth — The Truth. Dr. William Hulme heads this division. Top — Don Johnson and Bev Blaisdell are r .s- ?7ec? by Carole Malmin and Dr. Hulme in a demonstration of an evangelism call in the field- Bottom — Future parish workers learn mechanics work evangelism class. of publishing church bulletins. 20 Adventure in Communication . . • Languages- Literature G. J. NEUMANN— English: Wart- burg College, B.A. ; Berlin U. ; Iowa U., M.A.; Capital U., Ped.D. A. E. HAEFNER— Greek ; Wart- burg College, B.A. ; Minnesota U., M.A.; Chicago U., Ph.D. MRS. ROBERT LOVE— German ; Iowa State Teachers College, B.A. ; Iowa U., M.A. ; Heidelberg U., Ph.D. ERNA MOEHL— English, Orienta- tion ; Illinois IJ., B.S., A.M. WALTER G. TILLMANNS— Mod- ern Languages; Wartburg Sem., B. D. : Ohio State U., A.M. MRS. A. E. HAEFNER— English : St. Olaf College, A.B. ; Minnesota U., A.M. MARGARET WOLFF — English, Journalism : Iowa State Teachers College, B.A.: Iowa U., M.A. LOREN MAAKESTAD — English ; Iowa U., B.A., M.A. RAY MARTIN— Greek; Wartburg College, B.A. ; Wartburg Sem., B. D. ; Princeton Sem., Th.M. EDWIN T. SANDBERG— English; Minnesota U., B.S., M.A.; Indiana U., Ph.D. To DELVE INTO the great works of the ten- der Browning or the ever-loved Shakespeare is a thrilling experience for Wartburg students. With Dr. G. J. Neumann at the Division helm, future writers receive inspiration from literature throughout the world, gain technical command of our own English as well as other languages and obtain practical experience in journalism and creative writing. Pre-theological students find themselves speak- ing and reading the language of Deutsch- landers and translating the Greek New Testa- ment. The new insights that become theirs re- main with them, and prove invaluable toward understanding the problems of the ministerial profession. Watching closely are Greek majors Don Fredine, Jerry Ristau, Elmer Sprecher and Harold Gron- stal as Dr. Haefner explains the mechanics of the new microfilm reader for manuscript collation. 21 Division of Biological Sciences Building Bodies and Investigating Insects E. W. HERTEL— Biology; Peru State Teachers College, A.B.; Den- ver U., A.M.: Nebraska U., Ph.D. AXEL BUNDGAARD-Physiral Education; Midland College, A.B.; Michigan U., A.M. LEO PETRI— Biology; Peru State Teachers, A.B.; Nebraska U., A.M.; Kansas State College, Ph.D. ADELLNE LANGROCK — Physical Education ; Iowa State Teachers College, B.A. EARNEST OPPERMANN — Physi- cal Education; Wartburg College, B.A.; Iowa U., M.A. FRED H. HUBBARD — Biology: Stevens Point State Teachers Col- lege, B.S. ; Iowa State College, M.S. NORMAN JOHANSEN — Physical Education; Iowa State Teachers College, B.A.; Iowa U., M.A. The laws of heredity, the study of the plant and animal kingdoms, a general knowledge of hygiene and sports activities are included in the Division of Biological Sciences, under the supervision of Dr. Elmer Hertel. Aimed to teach the student the structure, function and care of his body, as well as to develop his motor skills in vigorous exercise, this division gives rise to the intramural athletic program for meit and women. Courses here range from archery and folk dancing, to comparative anatomy and conserva- tion of resources — the student has the opportunity to develop himself physically and scientifically. A stray cat has found its way to the dissecting scalpels of biologists Melvin Walz and Rich Wilt- shire in the comparative anatomy class. Division of Social Sciences 1 GERHARD OTTERSBERG — His- tory, Political Science; Wartburg College; Wartburg Sem. ; Nebraska U., A.M., Ph.D. AUGUST BAETKE — Sociology; Wartburg College, B.A. ; Wartburg Sem.; Chicago U., A.M. GEORGE R. BJORGAN— History, Political Science; Concordia Col- lege, A.B.; Minnesota U., A.M. HAZEL MAY SNYDER — Home Economics: Cornell College, A.B. ; Columbia U., A.M. M. A. BUCKA — Social Work; Wayne U., A.B.; Wartburg Sem.; Michigan U., M.S.W. MRS. W. G. FRUEHLING— Busi- ness Administration : Iowa U., B. S.C., M.A. ROBERT E. HARRIS — Account- ing; Drake Universty School of Science, B.S. ; C.P.A. CARL MUENCH— Economics, Busi- ness; South Dakota U., A.B., A.M. FLORENCE HE RTLEIN — Busi- ness, Economics; Iowa U., B.A., M.A. ... Till death do us part ... are important words which signify the closest union man experiences in society. As there are vary- ing degrees of relationship with one ' s fellow man, so there is a variety of courses offered in this realm of study. Not only are family relations and home administration presented in the Division of So- cial Sciences, but also economics, business ad- ministration, political science and history, which prepare the student for specialized vocations. Under Dr. Gerhard Ottersberg, the inter-relation of all these fields brings the student to better appreciation of our society and its problems, the world and its struggles. Gaining practical experience in the culinary arts under Miss Snyder, home economics instructor, are Delores Gayer, Nadine Kehlbeck and Pat Bany. 23 Energy and Engineering . . . PhysIcal ScIeilCeS A. W. SWENSEN — Chemistry: Luther College, A. B.; Iowa U., M. S., Ph.D. WILLIAM AZBELL— Physics; Illi- nois State Normal, B.E.; Illinois U., A.M. JOHN CHELLEVOLD — Mathe- matics; St. Olaf College, A.B.: Northwestern U., A.M.; Lehigh U., Ph.D. HENRY YOUNGQUIST-Engineer- ing Drawing; Chicago Technical School, B.S. Our future doctors, dentists and en- gineers, among other professional aspirants, be- come especially well-acquainted with the Division of Physical Sciences headed by Dr. A. W. Swen- sen. Chemistry, engineering, mathematics and physics are included in this division. A knowl- edge of the material world is imparted with a survey of methods in converting these potentials for man ' s use. Intricacies of the atom, single quadratic functionals, engineering drawing, force and en- ergy intrigue and enlighten those who take courses in this division. The greatest discovery from these studies is that the more one learns, the more he learns how little he really knows. An urge for further searching, to try to know that which remains unknown, is an inevitable result. Thus the unknown becomes awe-inspiring. A few triangles, rulers, compasses and pencils are Fred Wolfs tools as he works on a project in an engineering drawing class. Converging on the complexities of a physics prob- lem are Chic Wittenberg, Bill Landt and Lowell Dieter. Mr. Azbell casts an apprehensive glance in their direction. 24 The Mmd and Learning . . . EduCatioIl - Psychology MARTIN WIEDERAENDERS — Education; Wartburg College, B.A. ; Wartburg Sem. : South Dakota U., A.M.; Iowa U., Ph.D. W. G. FRUEHLING— Psychology, Education; Wartburg College, B.A.; Nebraska U., A.M. PERNA LOHN— Library; St. Olaf College, A.B.; Minnesota U., B.S. STELLA M. AUSTERUD— Educa- tion, Geography; Wisconsin U., Ph. B., Ph.M. HERBERT .L MAX — Education ; Chicago U., B.S.; Illinois U., M.S., M.Ed. In preparing to match with the youthful Johnnys and Sues of this and surrounding states, the Education-Psychology Division under Dr. Martin Wiederaenders, provides the future teach- ers with the best possible general education. The minimum requirement for teachers, the Standard Elementary Certificate, may be earned b,y a student upon the completion of the two-year course. Knowing what to teach and how to teach it does not make a successful teacher; but know- ing also the learner and the learning process equips the teacher with the necessary insights to help pupils learn. Courses in the psychology department give an introduction to the complexities of the make-up of the human personality, and provide answers to some incongruities of human behavior. Heres something that needs no explanation. Expression Division of Fine Arts EDWIN LIEMOHN— Music; Chica- go Music, B.Mus.; MePhaiL Mus. M. ; Concordia College, A.B.; East- man School of Music, A.M.; Union Theological Sem., S.M.D. RUTH PREUSSER — Piano; Wis- consin U., B.M.; American Conserv- atory of Music, M.M. E. A. HOVDESVEN — Music, St. Olaf College. A.B., B.Mus.; Toron- to U., Mus.D. WARREN SCHMIDT— Music; Con- cordia Teachers College, B.S. ; Michigan U., M.Mus. HELEN WRIGHT — Art; Chicago Art Institute, A.B.; Iowa U., M.A. C. ROBERT LARSON — Music; Augustana College, B.M.E. ; Chica- go Musical College, Mus.M. ERNEST HAGEN— Music; St. Olaf, A.B.; Iowa U., M.A. CHARLES W. DICKSON— Speech, Dramatics, Radio; Drake U., B.F. A.; Western Reserve U., M.A. EDWARD KURTZ— Violin; Music Conservatory, Detroit, B. Mus.; Mu- sic Conservatory, Cincinnati, M. Mus.; State U. of Iowa, M.A. ; De- troit Institute of Musical Art, Mus.D. Dominant seventh chords, chromatic har- mony, sculpture and interior decoration, dramat- ics and speech, all are included in the Divi- sion of Fine Arts. The fundamentals, coupled with enthusiasm and hard work, stimulate stu- dents to project their interests in instrumental and vocal organizations, the Wartburg Choir, Castle Singers, Knights Chorale, Wartburg Band and Orchestra. Luther Hall displays and Christmas dec- orations help satisfy the art student ' s need for creative activity. Under the supervision of Dr. Edwin Liemohn, this division adds to the cul- tural advancement of every student on campus. Giving the pipes a workout, Lucile Antholz mas- ters the techniques of the organ under the obser- vation of Dr. Hovdesven. 26 After months of classroom theory comes actual application — a student teacher, Carol Belling, under supervision of Mrs. Norman Fintel, reads a story to receptive Irving School fourth graders. After Theory . . . Application A piece of wire, bits of plastic and some imagination create mobiles and designs of abstraction. Displaying them are Dolores Bose, June Piskey and Miss Wright. 27 Steady now . . . steady, swish . . . bull ' s-eye? Members of the archery class, Tom Rogers, Bon- nie Hartmann, Dave Borchardt and Harris Sonnenberg, develop the Cupid skill. New Skills and Insights ' ' Serrated edges and pointed apexes mean some- thing to these biology students after a few lab ses- sions under Dr. Petri. 28 Administrating the Multitude of Little THings Miss LaVina Geiszler College Nurse Mrs. W. G. Fruehling Bookstore Manager Mrs. Tennie Wiiebbens Secretary to Dean of Students Miss Joyce Erks Alumni Secretary Miss Catherine Brinkman Secretary to Director of Public Relations Miss Viola Luhring Den Manager Mrs. Rose LaBahn Wartburg Hall Director Miss Barbara Lazenby Assistant Librarian Miss Audrey Zachgo Secretary to Business Manager Miss Betty Mueller Secretary to the President Mrs. Carl Muench Assistant to Treasurer Miss Elizabeth Martin Accountant to Treasurer For the Students . . . DIversB ServicBS Busy and bustlings the Den accommodates Sunday night- ers ( and plen ty of them) at suppertime. Here Myra Berg- straesser takes orders at a table with the juke box in competition. Preparing plates ' ' for the hungry horde at the next meal are the Den cooks, Mrs. Leo Flynn, Daphine Olt- rogge, Mrs. Fred Fuersten- berg and Mrs. Emma Rich- ards. Serving as parcel post dis- penser as well as issuer of books and school supplies, the bookstore is frequented by all students. Norma Zell- mer gets a package from, home from Mary Hoh as Pat Graessle waits her turn. Trying to get order out of a diversity of letters before put- ting them in the mailboxes are Maynard Midt guard. Julian Sloter and Gary Vol- berding, student postmen. 30 Performing Tasks of Unnoticed Importance Taking a break from the rush of dinner preparation at the cafeteria ar e Mrs. Theodore Hullinger, Mrs. Carl Getting, Mrs. Charley Pichelmeyer, Mrs. Henry Grube, manager, und Mrs. Ben Schiller. Dining Hall staff members on the afternoon shift, Mrs. Martha Fischer, Mrs. Eliza- beth Soldwisch, Mrs. Edward Bunger and Mrs. Ben Busch- ing, enjoy lunch. Though busy cleaning up the gymnasium after the band concert, Walter Raney and Charley Pichelmeyer take time to have their picture taken. Left — Working at the seem- ingly endless job of raking leaves is Carl Oetting of the maintenance staff. Right — Ben Busching pokes up the furnace to help it keep Luther Hall warm. 31 Officers of the Senior Class, Jim Sorenson, treas.; Olga Hamilton, sec.; Janet Reinhardt, pres.; and Bob Dirks, v-pres.; find humor in the midst of the business confronting them. After Four Years of Fellowship . . . New Situations Prospection . . . REFLECTION, and four years of college in between. As each individual you accepted a diploma, mingled sentiments defied expression . . . feelings of a somber tone, a sense of awe in the face of newly-acquired re- sponsibility, and even a naughty urge to shout. Four years of growth and maturity passed swiftly; yet indelible prints of accomplishment were left across the pages of Wartburg ' s progress by the eighty graduates of June 1, 1954. Never- to-be-erased are the influences of Christian char- acter and service learned here . . . influences rec- ognized as credit to our alma mater. Activity characterized a busy senior ' s life. Days of student teaching, endless hours de- voted to athletics, student government, music or publications were often tiring and seemingly unappreciated; yet all helped broaden horizons toward growing in greatness, toward making a better world. All grads weren ' t distinguished in Who ' s Who in American Colleges and Universities, but all contributed to achievement, deserving recogni- tion. Diverse paths lie ahead . . . strange the title alumni . . . seminary or service, pedagogy or plighted troth — how appropriate to climax the last formal event with Bon Voyage ! Collectively, the class left its mark by the traditional class project, but more important, it left eminence. And it left roles of leadership to be passed on for others to carry forward val- iantly as a lofty coat of arms. Eighty Strong THEODORE ACER - Man- chester, Iowa - Sociology - Cam- era Club, pres.; Hans Sachs Verein; Luther League: For- tress, photographer . . . LILA ANTHOLZ - Greeley. Colorado - Elementary Education - Band; Knights Chorale; LS Council; Luther League; Mission Fellow- ship; Phebes, Epistle Editor; Homecoming Comm.; Judicial Board; Student Senate; Who ' s Who; Kappa Delta Kappa . . . IRENE BAST - Cedar Falls, Iowa - Elementary Education - Kappa Delta Kappa; Luther League; Pi Sigma; WAA; For- tress. SI GRID BECKER - Oak Lawn. Illinois - Elementary Ed- ucation - APO; Kappa Delta Kappa: KWAR; MAC: Pi Sig- ma; WAA; Wartburg Choir; Wartburg Players; Castle Tales; Ketha House, pres.; Faculty- Student Council, Activities Comm.; Homecoming Comm.: Judicial Board . . . LAVERNE C. BEENER - Waterloo. Iowa - English - Chi Rho; W Club: Football; Track; Wrestling . . . FRANK L. BENZ - Dunn Cen- ter. North Dakota - Greek-Ger- man - Chi Rho; KWAR: LS Council; Mission Fellowship, pres.; Ushers Club, pres.; Home- coming Comm. ; Who ' s Who. ERIC BIEDERMANN - Maso.n City, Iowa • Social Work - Chi Rho ; Mission Fellowship ; Bas- ketball; Sophomore Class, pres.; North Hall, pres.; Faculty-Stu- dent Council; Homecoming Chm.; Student Senate; Student Body Pres.; Who ' s Who... EVER- ETT BLOBAUM - Coatsburg. Il- linois - Music Education - Band, pres; Kappa Delta Kappa; W Club; Football; Wrestling: Sophomore Class, v-pres. : Dorm Council; Symphony Orchestra, symphony board; Who ' s Who . . . BARRY BOMHOFF - Hum- boldt. South Dakota - English - Chi Rho: W Club, pres.; Base- ball: Basketball: Homecoming Comm.: Student Senate. H. MERLYN BORCHERD- ING - Platteville. Wisconsin - Sociology - Band: Chi Rho: Hans Sachs Verein: KWAR: Wartburg Players; Trumpet . . . HENRY BORGARDT - Calgary. Alberta. Canada - German - Chi Rho; Hans Sachs Verein: Mis- sion Fellowship: Science Clul) . . . WENDELL ROSE - Cordell. Oklahoma - General Science - Beta Beta Beta, pres.; Science Club. 35 Teaching EVELYN DREIER BOSE - Channing, Texas - Biology - Beta Beta Beta; Kappa Delta Kappa; Pi Sigma; Science Club; Ushers Club; Castle Tales: For- tress . . . HOWARD L. BOSE - Channing, Texas - English - Band ; Camera Club ; Kappa Del- ta Kappa; Science Club; Ush- ers Club; Track; Wrestling; Homecoming Comm. . . . DAVID BRACKLEIN - Mason City, Iowa - English - Chi Rho; Hans Sachs Verein ; Knights Chorale ; LS Council; Mission Fellowship; Ushers Club; W Club; Golf; Homecoming Comm.; Student Senate; Student Body Treas. ; Student Union Building Comm. RICHARD BUCHHOLZ - Ta- ble Rock, Nebraska - English - Chi Rho ; Hans Sachs Verein . . . DONALD BUENGER -Tri- poli, Iowa - Biology - Band; Beta Beta Beta; Hans Sachs Ver- ein ; Science Club . . . EMMETT BUSCH - Maquoketa, Iowa - German - Chi Rho; Ushers Club, pres. ; Freshman Class, v-pres. SIDNEY CURTIS - W ' averly, Iowa - Biology - Band, pres.; Beta Beta Beta; Science Club, pres. ; Fortress; Trumpet ; Homecoming Comm. ; Student Senate; Student Body V-pres.; Who ' s Who; Symphony Orches- tra; Convo Comm.; Publications Comm.; Student Welfare Comm. . . . PAUL F. DARNAUER - Jesup, Iowa - Social Work - APG; Castle Singers; Chi Rho; Hans Sachs Verein ; Luther League; Mission Fellowship; Ushers Club; Wartburg Choir; WAF; Wartburg Players; For- tress ; Trumpet, adv. mgr., bus. mgr. ; Homecoming Comm.; Student Welfare Comm. . . . JOHN PAUL DEXTER - Gil- man, Illinois - English - Castle Singers; Chi Rho. LOWELL DIETER - Oelwein. Iowa - Chemistry - Band; Chem- ical Society, pres. ; Hans Sachs Verein; KWAR; MAC; Science Club; Wartburg Players; Home- coming Comm.; .lunior-Senior Banquet Comm.; Symphony Or- chestra . . . ROBERT DIRKS - Athol, Kansas - Sociology - Chi Rho; Knights Chorale; Mission Fellowship; W Club; Wres- tling; Senior Class, v-pres. . . . EDWARD FISCHER - Oelwein, Iowa - Physical Education - KWAR; Castle Tales; Basket- ball; Track. Seminary MELITTA FRANZEN - Goth- enburg, Nebraska - English - Kappa Delta Kappa; KWAR; Castle Tales: Fortress ... DON- ALD W. FREDINE - St. Paul, Minnesota - Greek - Beta Beta Beta; Chi Rho; KWAR; Mis- sion Fellowship; Ushers Club . . . GEORGE D. FREIDINGER - Peoria, Illinois - Sociology - Chi Rho; Tennis; Wrestling. TED FRITSCHEL - Denver, Colorado - Greek - Chi Rho; W Club; Castle Tales, editor- in-chief; Trumpet; Baseball: Basketball; Football; Hertel Award ; Freshman Class, pres. ; Student Senate; Who ' s Who . . . DONALD D. GETZ - Swanville, Minnesota - Sociology-Philoso- phy AND Psychology - Chi Rho; Track; Dorm Council; Junior- Senior Banquet Chm. . . . HAR- OLD K. GRONSTAL - Treynor, Iowa - Greek - Camera Club; Chi Rho ; Hans Sachs Verein ; Knights Chorale; KWAR; LSA; Ushers Club; Fortress, senior ed. ; Track. OLGA HAMILTON - Tusca- loosa, Alabama - Sociology - WAF; Knights Chorale; Wart- burg Players; Senior Class, sec. . . . GEORGE L. HANUSA - Reedsburg, fFisconsin - Greek - APG; Chi Rho; Knights Chor- ale, pres.; KWAR; Luther League; Ushers Club; Trumpet; Fortress, assoc. editor, editor-in- chief; Sophomore Class, treas. ; Homecoming Comm.; Who ' s Who . . . MARILYN HARMS - Benson. Illinois - Business Ad- ministration - Castle Singers; Kappa Delta Kappa; Phebes; Pi Sigma. MARVIN HARTMANN - Del- mont. South Dakota - Greek-Ger- man - Castle Singers; Chi Rho; Hans Sachs Verein; LS Council; Wartburg Choir, pres. ; Home- coming Comm.; Student Senate . . . TED HEINECKEN - Phila- delphia, Pennsylvania - English - APG, pres.; APO; KWAR; Wartburg Players; Castle Tales, editor-in-chief; Fortress; Trum- pet, managing ed., editor-in- chief; Basketball; Student Sen- ate; Who ' s Who; Publications Comm.; Convo Comm. . . . LOW- ELL HEMKEN - Albert, Kan- sas - Education-Psychology - Castle Singers; Chi Rho. Graduate Work ROGER CHAS. HENNINGS - St. Paul, Minnesota - English - Chi Rho; KWAR; Castle Tales; Fortress, business mgr. . . . ROBERT C. HIMSEL - Jasper. Indiana - Sociology . . . ROG- ER D. HUEBNER - Andover, Iowa - Sociology - Band: Chi Rho; KWAR. FRED A. HUENERS - Glen- ville, Minnesota - German-Eng- lish - Chi Rho ; Hans Sachs Ver- ein, pres.; Knights Chorale, pres.; KWAR; WAF, pres.; Fortress; Track; Wrestling . . . DON JOHNSON - Emden, Illi- nois - History - Camera Club; Chi Rho; Hans Sachs Verein; Kappa Delta Kappa; Luther League; ' W Club; Wrestling . . . PAUL E. KNECHT - Hazen, North Dakota - Social Work - Chi Rho : Hans Sachs Verein ; KWAR; Campus Movie Chm. CARL R. KNITT - Bear Creek, Wisconsin - BiOLOGY - APO; Chi Rho; Luther League; Wartburg Players . . . UNO KODRES - Wakefield, Massachusetts- Mathematics - Science Club; WAF, pres.; Trumpet . . . GOR- DON KOPITZKE - Marion, Wis- consin - Physical Education - Kappa Delta Kappa; W Club; Baseball; Basketball; Football. DAVID A. KORTENHOF - Appleton, Wisconsin - Chemis- try - Chemical Society; KWAR; Science Club ; Wartburg Players . . . GRETCHEN KRIEGER - Mason City, Iowa - Music - Cas- tle Singers; Kappa Delta Kappa; MAC; Phebes; Pi Sigma; WAA; Wartburg Choir; For- tress; Trumpet; Junior Class, sec. ; Homecoming Queen Attend- a n t ; Judicial Board, pres. ; Sports Queen; Student Senate; Artist Series Comm. . . . DON- ALD C. KUMPF - Ashkum., Illi- nois - Sociology - Camera Club; Chi Rho; KWAR; Basketball; Track; Dorm Council. Varied Specialization DUWAYNE LUNDE - Mon- ona, Iowa - Biology - Band; Castle Singers: KWAR; Science Club; Wartburg Players ... A. DUANE MANSON - Independ- ence, Iowa - English - Castle Singers; Chi Rho . . . RONALD F. MATTHIAS - Denver Iowa - History - Band; Camera Club; Chi Rho; Kappa Delta Kappa; Faculty-Student Council ; Stu- dent Senate. B. F. MIRTZ - Clinton, Oklr- hama - English - APG; Chi Rho; Knights Chorale: KWAR; Ushers Club; Fortress; Trum- pet .. . WILLIAM D. MOEL- LER - Rock Rapids, Iowa - His- tory-Social Studies - Band; Kappa Delta Kappa; KWAR; WAF; Tennis; Symphony Or- chestra . . . LYLE R. NIEMEY- ER - Waverly, Iowa - Business - Kappa Delta Kappa; Luther League; Science Club; Wres- tling. WARREN NOLTING - r- -r- loo, Iowa - Biology . . . LOUIS C. NOVAK - Logan. Kansas - Organ - Chi Rho; Hans Sachs Verein; Knights Chorale, pres.; Luther League; MAC: Mission Fellowship; Science Club; For- tress . . . JAMES OHLROGGE - Marion, Wisconsin - Social Studies - Chi Rho: KWAR; Fortress; Trumpet; Football. DUANE W. PETERSON - Otisco, Minnesota - Christian- ity - Chi Rho; Knights Chorale: Luther League: Mission Fellow- ship; Science Club: Ushers Club: Track; Dorm Council; Homecoming Comm. . . . FRANK D. PIEPER - LoyaL Wisconsin - Sociology - Chi Rho: Mission Fellowship; Ushers Club . . . RAYMOND REASLAND - Sum- ner, Iowa - Physical Education - Kappa Delta Kappa; W Club; Baseball; Football; Wres- tling. J 39 Holy Matrimony JANET REINHARDT - Nau- voo, Illinois - Elementary Edu- cation - Castle Singers; Kappa Delta Kappa; MAC; Ushers Club; Senior Class, pres.; Dorm Council; Faculty-Student Coun- cil ; Homecoming Comm. ; Stu- dent Senate; Who ' s Who; Home- coming Queen Attendant . . . DERALD K. RICE - Garrison, North Dakota - Applied Music - APO; Castle Singers; Chi Rho; Hans Sachs Verein ; MAC; Wartburg Choir; Wartliurg Play- ers; Homecoming Comm. . . . GUSTAV RIGGERT - Waverly, Iowa - Sociology - Band; Lu- ther League: Pep Club; Science Club ; Wartburg Players. GERALD RISTAU - Apple- ton, Wisconsin - Greek - Chi Rho; Pep Club; Ushers Club; W Club; Tennis; Cheerlead- er; Junior Class, pres.; Student Senate; Who ' s Who . . . KEN- NETH G. RISWOLD - Musca- tine, Iowa - Mathematics - Kap- pa Delta Kappa; W Club; Basketball: Football; Golf: Track . . . MARVIN G. ROTH- FUSZ - Ashley, North Dakota - English-Greek - Camera Club, pres.; Chi Rho; Pep Club; W Club; Trumpet; Track; Cheer- leader: Dorm Council. ROBERT RUBENOW - W ' av- erly. Iowa - Business Adminis- tration - Kappa Delta Kappa; ' W Club: Baseball; Basketball . . . JACQUELINE SALE - W ' au- erly, Iowa - Elementary Educa- tion - Kappa Delta Kappa; Freshman Class, sec. ; Homecom- ing Queen Attendant . . . MARIE SCHIFFLER - Sheldon. Iowa - Home Economics - APO; Pi Sigma ; KWAR ; Wartburg Choir ; Wartburg Players; Dorm Coun- cil, pres.; Judicial Board; Stu- dent Senate. RICHARD SCHROEDER - Appleton, Wisconsin - Sociology . . . JAMES SORENSON - Ce- dar Falls, Iowa - History - Chi Rho; KWAR; Pep Club; Base- ball; Tennis; Cheerleader; Sen- ior Class, treas. ; Dorm Council . . . ELMER SPRECHER - El- gin, North Dakota - Greek. 40 Armed Service ERWIN A. STRENG - Bea- trice, Nebraska - English - APO, pres.; Band; Chi Rho: KWAR, station mgr.; Wartburg Players; Homecoming Comm. . . . KEN- NETH J. TRUCKENBROD - fFest Brooklyn, Illinois - Ger- man - Chi Rho, pres.: Hans Sachs Verein ; LS Council; Sophomore Class, treas. ; Home- coming Comm.; Religious Activ- ities Comm. ; Who ' s Who . . . KENNETH C. VETTER - Gar- rison, North Dakota - English - Band, pres. ; Chi Rho ; Hans Sachs Verein, pres.; MAC, pres.; Junior Class, v-pres. ; Homecom- ing Comm.; Symphony Orches- tra. MILLARD L. WALLEN, JR. - Reedshurg, Wisconsin - Econom- ics - KWAR; Wartburg Players; Trumpet, adv. mgr.; Homecom- ing Comm. ; Graduation Comm. Chm. . . . MELVIN H. WALZ - Santa Clara, California - Biol- ogy .. . GLOWRINE WEBER - Cordell, Oklahoma - Business Education - Ushers Club; Wart- burg Players. CHARLES WITTENBERG - Cedarburg, Wisconsin - Mathe- matics - Camera Club; Castle Singers; Hans Sachs Verein; Knights Chorale; LS Council; Luther League; Mission Fellow- ship ; Science Club ; Basketball ; Tennis; Track; Junior Class, treas.; Dorm Council; North Hall, pres. . . . FREDERICK WIX - Allison, Iowa - English - Castle Singers, pres.; Kappa Del- ta Kappa; Wartburg Choir. Entertaining . . . 101 Knights Tussling in the skit Arabian High f-loon. ' inem- bers of this years senior class entertain a ' the 1953 Junior-Senior Banquet, Arabian Nights. Meriting Recognition Ranking among the top student leaders in the na- tion are eleven Wartburg seniors. Nominated to Who ' s Who in American Colleges and Universities on the basis of outstanding leadership and achievement, these students were selected by student body vote. JANET REINHARDT— Senior class president— foar- year Elementary Teacher . . . LILA ANTHOLZ — Leader in religious activities. Senate — Parish Worker. KEN TRlfCKENBROD— Chi Rho president— Pre- theological . . . FRANK BENZ — Active in religious activi- ties — Pre -theological. EV BLOBAUM— Band, football and wrestling— Instrumental Music Major . . . JERRY RISTAU— Senate, Iowa Conference tennis singles champ — Pre-theological. ERIC BIEDERMANN— Student Body president— Pre-theological ... SID CURTIS— Student Body vice- president — Pre-medical. TED HEINECKEN— Trumpet editor-in-chief, dra- matics— L feem Arts . . . TED FRITSCHEL— Football, basketball and baseball letter-winner. Castle Tales editor- in-chief— Pre- Aeo og ca . . . GEORGE HANUSA— Fortress editor-in-chief — Pre-theological. Junior Class officers, Howard Buenting, pres.; Dorothy Krieger, sec; Helmuth Gilow, v-pres.; and Jeanette Schnoor, treas., formulate plans to overcome financial hurdles. r the Juniors . . . One More Year Would you like to buy some Christmas cards . . . please? How about a hot dog? Only 20 cents. Mustard or catsup? The little corner booth in competition with W Club at basketball games added a few coppers to banquet coffers. Braving financial straits, the junior class as- sumed the dubious privilege of sponsoring the spring Junior-Senior Banquet. Wheels of com- mittees were set in motion months before the scheduled event. On April 24, the anchor was lifted toward distant horizons, consummating hours of work in a successful banquet. Bon Voyage . . . the Rev. August Baetke at the helm . . . pleasant journey, 1954 grads! Seemingly this class has always been tradi- tionalistic — neither starting traditions nor break- ing them. Christmas brought the annual party, complete with Dr. Neumann ' s fireside holiday tales. The many responsibilities of junior-class- manship weighed heavily upon the decreased constituency, but the group carried on loyally. The added rung of status brought more than headaches and monetary question marks; more good times and happy memories were added to the college treasure chest. For instance, girls appreciated the 10:30 p.m. curfews in the off- campus units of sorority row. From the rank and file came a most at- tractive Homecoming Queen and three court at- tendants. Others won recognition in various fields of college activity. But each, geared to individual talents, took his place in smooth oper- ation of the campus machinery. Each must fill his unique niche now toward a greater Wartburg . . . and toward visions of a greater Senior Year. Bon Voyage ... A Perfect Evening Iva Lee Aden Dean Anderson Paul Baehmaiut Lee Beck Donald Becknian RodneY Blaske Eugene Boschee Charles Bose Til Gerald Brown Gerald Allen William Behreris Slanley Bender Lairy Brownson Allen Burger Dolores Dehn Edwin Deines John Deines Bobert De Young Walter Engelbrecht 1?, 1 Jack Eske Miriam Foege RuJh Frilschol Frederick Gonnerman Nancy Graese Patricia Giaessle Conrad Grosenick Norberl Gauerke Helniulh Gilow Larry Hackbarlh .UK Kamal Hanna 44 Looking Forward to a Year of Leadershi ohn Kupei Fred Luis timer OUmans Deane Hulchison Lois Imm Owen Jensen Edward Paape Rulh Pfohl Rita Knulh Alvin Koeneman Gerald Kon William Landl Allan Lange Marvin Lapp James Liesener Lyle Liteer Carole Malmin James MaUke Doris Minerl Willis Moerer Chesler Nerenhausen Vidor Pinke Mary Pollock David Redman m Paul Reyells William Roesler Billie Rosenow Russell RudoU Re iben Schnaidt Jeanelle Schnoor Kennelh Wesenberg Joan Schweiel Norman Sifferalh Don Snvilh Caxolynn Stunxme Rayntond Venike Henry Wallmatin Gertrude Weidle Janel Weslphal Ben Wiebke Janice Will Richard Wihshire Wilberl Winkler La Vonda Zachari Intellectual Stimulation, Instigating Further Search Alton Zenker New Faces at Midyear SECOND SEMESTER NEWCOMERS— F ? OA ' T ' OF; Dave Harper, Don Peterson, Elise Tofte, Janice Winter, Harold Steinhaiier, Dale Reif. BACK ROW : Kermit Jorgensen, John Koch, Phillip Claussen, Richard Carter, Gene Broders. 46 After Two Years ... A ProfeSSioll MARTHA ANDREWS - Greene. Iowa - Education . . . MADELEINE BAUDOT - Ocon- omowoc. W isconsin - Business . . . WAYNE BAUMGARTNER - Oelwein, Iowa - Business . . . CAROL D. BELLING - Apple- ton, Wisconsin - Education. MARY ANN BILL - Orton- ville. Minnesota - Religion . . . DORIS BIERWAGEN - Elgin, North Dakota - Business . . . WANDA W. BILLING - Anna. Ohio - Religion . . . BARBARA CHANNER - Bassett. Iowa - Ed- ucation. BUNICE DANNEMAN - Ful- da, Minnesota - Religion . . . LORRAINE DOCKTER - Mc- Laughlin, South Dakota - Reli- gion . . . INEZ ENGBRECHT - Golden Valley. North Dakota - Education . . . BETTY HART- MANN - Ionia, Iowa - Educa- tion. BONNIE HARTMANN - Ion- ia, Iowa - Education . . . KAR- EN HARTWIG - Olin, Iowa - Education . . . JANET HEIKEN - Anamosa, Iowa - Education . . . VERJEAN HEMINGSON - W overly, Iowa - Education. GLADYCE F. HENDREN - Orange, California - Education . . . LOIS HORMAN - Metropo- lis, Illinois - Religion . . . ROB- ERTA KALM - Oelwein, Iowa - Education . . . MARY M. KEL- LER - Jamestown, North Dakota - Education. Teaching, Parish Work, Business MAVIS JEAN KETTNER - Springfield, Minnesota - Educa- tion . . . MARLYN LAU - Read- lyn, Iowa - Education . . . MAR- LENE LEE MILLER - Bristow, Iowa - Education . . . WANDA MAE MONTGOMERY - FeZ- come. Minnesota - Education. LOIS D. MUELLER - New Auburn, Minnesota - Education . . . CAROL NOTHDURFT - Bird City. Kansas - Religion . . . GERTRUDE OBERMEYER - Carleton, Nebraska - Business . . . DAPHINE OLTROGGE - Readlyn, Iowa - Education. SYLVIA ANN OTT - Preston, Minnesota - Business ... FRAN- CES OVERTURE - Dumont, Iowa - Education . . . LOIS PHILIPPI - Bruning, Nebraska - Education . . . JACQUELINE REENTS - Adams, Nebraska - Religion. NORMA ROGGE - Auburn, Nebraska - Education . . . DO- LORES SCHAFER - Franklin Grove. Illinois - Educ ation . . . ARMA JEAN SCHROEDER - Garnavillo, Iowa - Edlication . . . JANICE SORENSON - Cedar Falls, Iowa - Education. ELVIRA MAE STEINLEY - Carson, North Dakota - Religion . . . MARTHA VOGEL - Madi- son, W isconsin - Religion . . . DONNA MAE WIESE - Char- lotte, Iowa - Education. 48 Planning the Sophomore all-school Vogel, pres.; Walter Pilgrim, treas.: Lehmann, v-pres. With a Running Start ... It ' s good to be back! — the common expression overheard those first September days. Returning to friendships and new classes re- newed a little of the anticipation felt as freshmen. That fleeting tremor was short-lived, how- ever, as initiation became the order of the day. Between - me - and - thee - there - is - a - great - gulf-fixed attitude governed relations with the green-topped invasion. With an eye to economy, sophomore bosses supervised crews laying the assigned curbing and painting lamp posts. Per- haps exaggerated at times, the tempest subsided party are Soph executives. Bob Lorraine Dockter, sec.; and Dick Second Year with few repercussions and no serious casualties. Recognition in athletics was achieved by class members for outstanding football and bas- ketball. From this group were chosen two attrac- tive queens, the FORTRESS regent and the fall- winter sports queen. Many two-year grads joined the Commence- ment ranks to become a supporting part of the growing Wartburg alumni. The rest expect to find themselves back again in pursuit of colle- giate goals when another September comes around. In emoriam Tragedy struck the Wartburg family October 1, 1953, when Xeo Don Raatz died from third degree burns sustained in an e xplosion and fire, which destroyed the Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall here in Waverly. Don, 23 years old. and a Navy veteran, was a sopho- more pre-commerce student. Active on the campus radio station staff, Don served frequently as sports-caster. As a tribute in memory of the joy we had in know- ing Don, this, the sophomore class section, is dedicated to him. Caretakers of the Frosh Deloies Gayer Robert Graf Ema Grantier Lotetta Grosz Rudolph Gr 50 onsoring a Halloween Hayride Ray Heidike 1 «8 . - V Haiold Heinzig Lowell Hohensee Boberl Holm Roger Heiserman Fredrick Hermanns Roger Holm ; A Delvin Hulton Shirley Kane Nadine Kehlbeck Stanton Kittleson Dale Kopitzke 1 it Nancy Heslelune Rudy Inselmann ' J Veilyn Krahn Donald Manthei Denise Moriill Wayne Landgrebe Eivin Langholz Richard Lehmann Gerald Lenguadoro Wendell Liemohn Joel Maiing Lois E. Mueller Doris Matherny Wendell Olson James McNamee John Meyer Dorothy Osborne Lavonne Ollo_ 51 Boosting Social Activity Earl Pelers Jerome Riggetl Joseph Toyosi Mailin Pelerson Marvin BoloS Harris Sonnenbeig Vemeal Spilker Alvin Ulrich Jean Pieiier Paulus Pilgrim Waller Pilgrim George Schiueler Louise Schiueler James Schroeder Robert Schroeder Kennelh Slarck George Vander Schaal : Virtus Slofiregen Mary Thiese f Roben Vogel Marlene von Fischer William Waltmann Wayne Webber Gerald Weslerbuhr William Wiederanders Wayne Wiegman °} ' 5! .° ' it Paul Wiaenberg Belly Wiaenwyler Donald Woodley 52 ' James Woodiow Frosh prexy F ritz Fritschel presents a ponderous problem to fellow first-semester officers, Joan Ringle, sec; Ola Abudu, v-pres.; and Irma Niederwimmer, treas. After High School . . . Eager, Apprehensive these firsts — college sports events, renowned art- ists — were enjoyable; others — hard studying, college semester exams — were less appreciated. From these first-times came the realization that always there is much more to experience, and that anticipation of new experience sparks enthu- siasm for all of life. Immediate social activity, classes and new- ly formed friendships with fellow martyrs built bridges across differences in background as well as distances from home. Already as fresh- men a mark toward aiding the growth of the col- lege was made — even if it was merely an im- print of ' 57 in cement. Solidarity was achieved and the frosh acquired their place in the campus sun. Freshman variety night, Cafe Knight, in November displayed talent and ingenuity . . . bright promise of greater achievements . . . quali- fication for responsibility. Days passed into weeks, weeks into months, all punctuated by exams and vacations, basket- ball games and finesse, fusing at last into that once-only memory of being a freshman. 53 As ISOLATED ISLANDS, the largest freshman class in history came to Wartburg . . . wide-eyed at first and apprehensive with pangs of home- sickness. Yet readily each learned that he wasn ' t lost at sea alone. Steady handclasps were extended to meet the -groping ones, instilling confidence. And strangely enough, initiation did pass ! Through the months following initiation, a whole series of first-times confronted the frosh in their growing enlightenment. Some of Largest Class in History A. Olatunde Abudu Delbert Adams Floyd Anderson Elsie Antholz Edna Aden Lucile Antholz Catolyn Adix Merlin Bartell John Albrechl Barbara Bauer Leon Bauer Darold Beekmann John Beem Margaret Behrens William Behrmann Delores BeitelsfHicher Helene Bencke Myrin Bentz Roger Berg Judith Bemdt Arvid Beyer Charles Bichel Henr y Billerbeck Neal Boyken Gwendolyn Bose Betty Brandstetter Millege Bremer Kathleen Brocka Richard Brodersen Daryl Buchholl2 Displaying Potential Leaders Cieiald Buckler Barbara Budrine Marilyn Budzine Conrad Buehler Barbara Buenneke Daniel Buhx Marry Bulloit Carmen Carlin Palricia Chapin Charmaine Clark Betty Croghan Eileen DeBower Joanne Dettmann faren Detlmei Oliver Dewald Kenneth Diemer Stanley Dorsch Marlys Eckman Roberl Eichele Bhoda Engel iKaJhryn FrLtschel LUlian Fuchs Marian Graf Vernon Flesner Jon Gaedke Gene Hallor Harvey Folkerts Richard Fondroy Barbara Freeman Harold Gehrke Roberl Geiszler Mazie Halm Dorcas Geske Phyllis Hanselman Gladys Hanlke Frilz Frilschel John Coebel John Hansen 55 Introducing New Life Albin Hanson George Hanson Rila Happel Veilyn Harder Wendell Haibnan Chailoile Hartwig Bonita l eaid Esther Heriorlh Paul Hesterberg ETeanoi Hieronymus John Hietonymus Robert Hildebrandl Larry Hinegardner Harold Hihrichs Geraldine Jenner Floyd Jensen Leon Johnson Sally Johnson Valeria Johnson Carla Karslen Mary Louise Kelle Clayton Ketterling Betty Koelling Janet Krafka Virginia Kraft Irene Kramer John Kreilick Harvey Kroepei Dennis Larson Richard Larson Martin Lauier Lois Lehmann Geraldine Lehmkuhl Carl Lehne _ p slores_LiUich 56 Contributing Diverse Talent Helping Wartburg Grow Helen Schwerin Beverly Sorensen James Roever Thomas Bogers Lucia Schardi Lavonne Schamhorst Rudoli Schildbach Gloria Schlange JeaneUe V? Edward Schneider Lawrence Schoening Richard Schuenke Frederick Schultz Bemico Schulz Jerry Schulz Carl SchwartB Rulh Schwerin Norman Scott Shirley Sekas Wayne Shaw Julian Sloter Douglas Soley Ronald Stamer Donald Staude Bill Striepe Gary SlubenvoU Naomi Sturame Yvonne Swense) Cairol Tairunen William Thalacker Joyce Trelow Christina Tail Eugene Van Driel Gary Volberding Richard VoUmer 58 Looking Expectantly Toward Another Year avid Wentler Karley Wescotl Robert Wessels Clelis Westeiman Maynard Weyers Gloria Wiebe LaVeme Wiechman Harold Wolijer Richard Young Nonna Zellnter Clarence Zwetzig From the Frosh ... An Array of Talent Left — Joan Oilman, Lois Leh- mann and Jean Oilman com- bine iheir voices in musical harmony at the Frosh Talent Show. Right — And there they go . . . Mimicking a Spike Jones recording, Jim Roever kept the audience in stitches. 59 Governing Student Affairs ]im Sexter and Mavis Johnson blend voices to sing Aint JVe Got Fun in the stunning Senate- sponsored Swing Show with abstract setting. With their goals held high and an eye on the future, the eighteen Senators gave their enthusiasm to the cause of Christian democracy and government. Senate — the melting pot of student opinion and the bridge for faculty-student coopera- tion — tirelessly serves as another spoke in the wheels of progress. Not satisfied with mere ideas or forming policies, the Senators set to work in earnest. After sifting out student opinion from bull ses- sions, the Senate managed to have a parade of projects marching smoothly along the corridors of progress. Reports and projects, research and elec- tions, student activities and NSA, intramurals and student welfare, all are well-known to the Senator who is dedicated to a better and bigger Wartburg. At the end of a year as we look hack on our achievements, we can see the underlying cur- rent of Senate leadership. From the seeds of planning, blossomed forth results that give praise to our Wartburg spirit, and as the gavel is handed down from year to year, there arise re- newed efforts toward building a greater Wart- burg. STUDENT SENATE— F JO Vf ROW ' : R. Adix, sec: S. Curtis, v-pres.: Biedermann, pre s.: D. Brack- lein, Ireas. : R. Vogel. ROW 2: E. Dieter, G. Krieger, Joan Oltman, Reents, Reinhardt, N. Stumme. BACK- ROW : Reyells, Hutchison, Wiederanders, M. Hartmann, Buenting, F. Fritschel, Beem. 62 For Housing Units . . . Self-regulation WOMEN ' S COORDINATING BOARD — G. Krieger, chm.; FRONT ROW: M. Hoh, Lehmkuhl, L. Winter, Slender, Duffus, Fuchs, D. Wiese, Olsen. ROW 2: Mrs. Florence Hertlein, Rapp, Blais- dell, C. Blobaum, Gebers, Westphal. WARTBURG HALL COUNCIL — FRONT ROW: Montgomery, A. Schroeder, Thiese, Schafer, Kehlbeck, treas. ; Duffus, pres.; Mrs. LaBahn, ma- tron; Damm, Wmermyler. BACK ROW : Slender, sec; Engbrecht, v-pres. ; Phil- ippi, K. Hartwig, Heiken. NORTH HALL COUNCIL— C. Witten- berg, pres.; James Sorenson, Hansel- mann, R. Lehmann. GROSSMANN HALL COUNCIL — D. Beckman, sec; Pinke, pres.; R. Ru- dolf, Rothfusz, treas.; D. Peterson, Kumpf, Gilow, v-pres.; the Rev. E. A. Schick, proctor; Gonnerman, Schnaidt. 63 straesser, R. Fritsche], Westphal, Cords, MrCall. ROW 3: Gebers, Danneman, Croghan, Kehlbeck, F. Ketterling, Giaese, Beem, Zellmer, D. Kopitzke. BACK ROW: Hueners, Gronstal, Novak, Ohliogge, R. Larson, Gonnerman, P. Darnauer, Miitz. After a Year ' s Work . . . The Book of 6 Year After twelve long months, which now seem only too short, we are able to hold a finished copy of the 195 I FORTRESS in our hands. But lo the editor and the staff, there is little new in this book; there is only the satisfaction of seeing the finished product of countless hours of work. Perhaps an even greater joy for me, the editor, than seeing the finished annual, was the thrill of working with thoroughly and consist- ently cooperative staff members, who knew that most of their work would be largely unnotice- able in the completed product. It seems a bit unfair to mention only a few members of the staff, but I feel that you should know those who made the greatest con- tributions. Topping the list is my special assistant, Janet Westphal, who aided immeasurably. The pictures in the book tell only a part of the story of the merits of Photographer Ted Ager. Addi- tional features of this book were made possible by the financial wizardry of Rog Hennings, busi- ness manager. The accuracy of technical points was assured by the eagle-eye of Miss Margaret Wolff, adviser. Associate editors, Ron Retz- laiT and Deane Hutchison, as well as all the others, assisted greatly. Many thanks. George Hanusa, editor Demonstrating picture paneling to eager staff members is George Hanusa. Watching are Ron Retz- laff, Janet IVestphal, Mel itta Fran- zen. Miss Wolff and Rog Hennings. 64 FORTRESS Regent . . . Queen Eleanor Stender News and Views . . . JHe Student VoiCG TRUMPET— F JOAT ROff : Wallen, adv. mgr.; Miss Margaret Wolff, adviser: Gonnerman, ning. ed.; Heinecken, ed. ; P. Darnauer, bus. mgr.; Damm, circ. mgr. ROW 2: Sekas, Westphal, Foege, G. Krieger, M. Schulz, I. Aden, Mirtz. ROW 3: Wiltshire, Toyosi, Cords, Abudu, Wainscott, Blaske, Hanusa. BACK ROW: Kodres, Boyken, B. Altmann, S. Curtis, Haver, D. Altmann, D. Voecks, F. Fritschel. Friday night, 1 a.m. Still the lights burn in the Pub House on the corner. Trumpet editor-in-chief has lit his sixth Philip Morris, but the stack of unedited copy still looks hopeless. The managing editor sits behind a type- writer in the corner, feverishly pounding out a concert review, while the business manager hands in his final ad copy and heads for the dorm. A photographer brings in a two-column action shot of the night ' s game which a reporter is turning from cold statistics into a living story. Work finally ends and the editors sack in till the next morning, when they see the week ' s work start to roll off the presses. The circulation crew starts to fold the sheet, and by early after- noon the Den becomes the headquarters of the Trumpet ' s most severe critics — the students. Reporters find their original copy in the mailbox and moan over editorial changes or be- come elated over the coveted by-line. Then they start out once again to pound their beats for a scoop, for to the Trumpet staff the printing of one paper means only one thing- — time to start working on the next issue. Friday afternoon finds members of the Trumpet crew, Ted Heinecken, Fred Gonnerman, Mini Foege and Jan Westphal, laboring over proof. 66 For Journalists . . . All ActlvG Fratemity The January meeting of the Beta Delta chapter of Alpha Phi Gamma, held January 11, 1954, in the Publications House, was called to order by the president at 6:15 p.m. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. It was suggested by the ad- viser that the chapter have 600 Student Directories printed next year instead of 500. The president expressed his thanks to the Christmas Alumni Newsletter editor and his staff for putting out an exceptional publi- cation. Discussion ensued concerning the annual APG High School Journalism Clinic. Plans were made to hold the clinic February 20. Several high schools in the area will be invited, and ses- sions on mimeographing, newspaper and annual work will be arranged. A committee was appointed to set a date Actives, APG alumni and their guests enjoy food and renew friendships at the annual Homecoming breakfast at Miss Wolff ' s home. Shown are Janet Westphal, Bea Kolberg, Rudy Kolberg, Claude Grelling and Fred Gonnerman. for the Spring Press Banquet. Motion was made and seconded that we ad- journ. Carried. Respectfully submitted. Chapter Secretary ALPHA PHI GAMMA — Mirtz, Hanusa, sec.-treas.: Heinecken, pres.: P. Dainauer, Gonnerman. 1st v- pres. ; Sexter, bailiff ; Miss Margaret Wolff, adviser. Castle Tales editor, Ted Fritschel, and adviser, Mr. Maakestad, ton ' gue between teeth, scrutinize page proofs of the spring issue. In Spite of Financial Ills . . . An Enjoyable Mag. Ahem! Pardon me for asking, but just exactly what ' s the significance of this maze of lines on the cover . . . and while we ' re at it, what ' s this picture on the flyleaf supposed to represent, and also how about page . . . ? Puzzling? Not really. It was just modern art (and quite a bit of it) in the winter issue of Castle Tales. Because of a change in the printing process, making it possible for additional no- extra-charge pictures, the campus literary maga- zine was able to climb one more rung toward the theoretical goal of perfection. Boosting the Tales on this climb were the contributors, all members of the student body, with their choice bits of prose, poetry, reviews and, of course, artwork. With the exception of several contributing English classes, all copy was willingly dropped into the eager, waiting hands of the editor. Quiet but resolute and often pressed for desk space by the two larger student publications, its small staff completed routines toward two is- sues. Football and basketball (since the editor possesses athletic as well as literary talent) ecemed its main competition in meeting deadlines. 68 Practical Experience ... Via the Air Waves A SENIOR WAS SITTING at the table reading from typed script into a microphone. Listen in every week at this same time for the best in jazz, he concluded. In the control room a freshman pushed a button to start a turntable and turned off the mike in Studio A. As the music played, the oper- ator turned off a loud-speaker, called out Quiet, please! and then adjusted several knobs on the control board. This is station KWAR-FM, broadcasting from our studios in the Little Theater on the campus of Wartburg College in Waverly. Iowa. We invite you to stay tuned for the evening chapel service. He spoke into the mike and then started turning knobs again. Besides making practical radio station proce- dure available for interested students, KWAR also broadcasts as a public service. This in- cludes all sports events from Knights Gymna- sium (both college and local high school), news, special bulletins, entertainment for kiddies, as well as numerous other types of programs. Cj Wainscott and Chuck Schumann, KWAR sports announcers, bring a play-by-play basket- ball broadcast from Knights Gymnasium to radio listeners. KWAR — FRONT ROW: Gronstal, Mirtz, Mr. Charles Dickson, adviser; Streng, station mgr.; Alfson, Lange, Heineciien. ROW ' 2: Morton, S. Becker, Croghan, Graese, Otto, Goeman, M. Schulz, Osborne, Lahmann. ROW 3: Hueners, Buehler, Hochstetter, Benz, Maring, Hennings, Wainscott. BACK ROW: Roever, Haver, Kumpf, H. Bomhoff, Wallen, Hutchison, Ohlrogge, Staude, Huebner. 69 WARTBLIRG PLAYERS— F ?OiV 7 ROW : Sekas, Mi. Charles Dickson, adviser; Nerenhausen, pres.; S. Becker, sec.-treas. : Alfson, v-pres. : Kalm. ROW ' 2: Otto, Volberding, Cords, Graese, Weissenbuehler, Metzger, Hamilton. Weidler. ROW ' 3: Rogge, Croghan, M. Schulz, Wainscott, Strang, Gonnerman, Sip- Ion, Rapp, Kett;ier. BACK ROW : Knitt, Zwetzig, Heinecken, Haver, H. Bomhoff, Button, D. Voecks, Lange, Graf. For Drama Lovers . . . Active Participation . . . Enjoyable Spectatorship A macaroon ... Elaine Dieter and Ted Heinecken discourse in the philosophical Christmas pla ' y, ' Aria Da Capa. ' 70 THE METAMORPHOSIS Dramatis Personae: Actors, hams, carpenters, electricians, seam- stresses, painters and just plain students willing to devote brains or energy or both (if possible) to the group known as Wartburg Players, are qualified for membership. ACT I — The Change Begins Our scene opens with the introduction of a new director, new talent and varied selection of plays, including Our Town, Aria Da Capa, See How They Run and Antigone, present- ing the-theater-in-the-round. ACT II — The Change Continues In this act the Little Theater itself under- goes a face-lifting to an extent comparable to the emergence of a butterfly from its chrysalis. Don- ning a new black gown (called a cyclorama in theater jargon), and green shoes (otherwise known as the green room or the remodeled make-up room) in her new costume-dressing room, our heroine. The Little Theater, is ready to ascend the new stairs and confidently face any audience. ACT III — The Change in Future Continuity for our play, The Metamor- phosis, is supplied via the monthly meetings of Wartburg Players, in which the dramatis per- sonae are shown various acting and technical methods. It is hoped by the director that The Metamorphosis will continue a smash hit by the introduction of these workshops. Cast members of the three-act farce See How They Run, ' presented March 7, 8, 9, prepare for the production. Sig Becker (Ida) powders Dan Voecks (Clive) as Mavis Kettner (Miss Skillon) applies grease paint. The stage manager (Jerry Haver) fills in as min- ister at the marriage of Emily (Norma RoggeJ and George (Don Metzger) in Thornton Wilder s ' Our Town given November 4, 5, 6. Calling for superior acting, the death scene of ' ' Our Town ' stimulated serious thinking. Norma Rogge as Emily passes from life to death. To Active Actors . . . Frat Membership House j.ights dim . . . back- ground music fades out . . . cur- tain dides open sits in stunned silence bleak — no set rhe audience . the stage IS jDleak — no set — no properties. Only a seated row of Wartburg ' s stage veterans dent the dark draperies. Little Theater goers witness another first, as the Lambda Mu cast of Alpha Psi Omega presents a dramatic reading of Murder in the Cathedral, a three-act play by T. S. Eliot. Stepping out on its own for the first time in history, the for- mality-loving fraternity attained unprecedented prestige valued by every lover of grease paint and powder. The group is now fully independent of Wartburg Pla,vers. With its aim set to better Wartburg the- ater, the Lambda Mu cast donned coveralls . . . set lights . . . built sets . . . pulled curtains . . . learned lines ... all in a spirit of service out of Trying out for parts in the dramatic reading of Murder in the Cathedral under the direction of Ted Heinecken, are APO-ers Shirley Cords, Jerry Haver and Erv Streng. love for the theater and joy in the art a stage signifies. Although frequently enjoying the atmos- phere of ties and heels. Alpha Psi-ers switch to the informal comfort of blue-jeans and sweat- shirts — an annual spring pilgrimage is made to the Cedar River for a pancake breakfast and the president-elect ' s river-dunking. 72 An Organization of Music Lovers Lounging and listening, Virginia Boelter, Ann Ott and Ken Vetter enjoy one of MAOs campus con- certs while Carla Karsten reads explanatory material and, Dennis Larson puts on the next disc. She hurried on. Oh, how that cold pene- trated right through her coat. Wait! Was thai music she heard? Oh, yes, MAC meeting to- night. Might as well go over to see what ' s cooking. Up the steps of Old Main and into thi practice room she went. Mozart ' s Symphony in D Major was on the turntable. Books, note- books and people writing letters. Just then th ' ' recording ended and someone asked. Who was that by? Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, came the reply. Let ' s use that one at the next Campus Con- cert, chimed in someone else. A half an hour more of records, discus- sions of themes, purposes and lives of composers, and the meeting came to an end. And talk up the next Campus Concert a little. There will be signs out announcing it a few days ahead of time, stated the president. You ' re welcome to bring guests if you ' d like. MUSIC APPRECIATION CLUB— f ?OAT ROW: D. Larson, 2nd v-pres.; Vetter, pres.; Belling, treas.; Goeman, sec; Wiederanders. ROW 2: Kalm, Boelter, M. Schulz, B. Schulz, Damm, S. Ott, Karsten. BACK ROW: G. Krieger, D. Krieger, D. Kopitzke, F. Fritschel, Tiede, E. Dieter, Kehlbeck, McCall. Not pictured: Novak, 1st v-pres.: Miss Ruth Preusser, Mr. Warren Schmidt, co-advisers. 73 Praising God with United Song Flamingo-tinged cloud fingers grasped the evening sky, pushing the lazy winter sun below the snowbanks, and painting the buildings and earth alike with variant shades of rose ... a mas- terpiece of still-life artistry. As the coloring deepened, and silhouetted objects fused into being with the background, a distant indistinct melody mingled with the scene — a counterpoint between the rising melody and the descending sun. Darkness and silence . . . then, as a shaft of light pierces a keyhole and is enlarged, so a liquid droplet of song burst forth, shattered it- self against night ' s black wall and shimmered to earth in a golden mist. Human voices . . . fifty-two units . . . guided, coaxed, inspired by one man ... a living, breathing instrument, a human organ blending sight with sound, carry audio beauty to a wide- spread audience. Dr. Edwin Liemohn, the leader, and Wart- burg Choir, the instrument, convey Christian hope and love through a musical medium . . . giving meaning to melody by using five lan- guages, German, Latin, English, Norwegian and Swedish . . . adding variety to sound by intro- ducing a new three-choir arrangement and bv using Dr. Liemohn ' s own variations of classical sacred music . . . combining choir and audience with musical emotion throughout Iowa, Wiscon- sin and Illinois during a tour which extended from March 19 through April 5. Ears and hearts of those witnessing the spectacle feel the impact of great inspiration . . . Sanctus by Liemohn, In Mirth and Gladness by Niedt, Lord Hosanna by Schreck, I Won- der as I Wander, arr. by Miles-Horton, and Benedictus by Liszt. Here is revealed and comprehended the masterpieces of men living and dead . . . their expressions of love, of devotion, of sadness and of gladness — palaces of music viewed by many for many years, lifting hearts filled with anticipation of tomorrow. The benediction hour, the time between sunset and moonrise, had passed . . . the music ceased, but the silence still held a quality of melody . . . not seen, not even heard, but in some way sensed. Robing up for their home concert are Wartburg Choir Inset — The ' Holiday Four, ' Bill Wieder- members Gerald Buckler, Joel Maring, Bill Wiederanders, anders. Joel Maring, Dennis Larson and Harold Hinrichs, Marv Hartmann and Dennis Larson. Deane Hutchison. 74 WARTBUKG CUOIR— FROM ROlf : Nissen, M. Schulz, A. Brandt, Slender, Damm, Berndt, M. John- son, Herforth, Becker, Otto, M. Hoh, Karsten, Knuth, M. M. Keller, G. Krieger, Jackson, R. Fritschel, sec.-treas. ROW 2: 1 . Lehmann, B. Schulz, Rapp, Philippi, Bencke, Black, E. Dieter, Dehn, Bergstraes- ser, Tmm, E. Hieronymus, Kane, Foege. ROW 3: Hanselmann, Inselmann, Tiede, Liesener, Lutz, Buck- ler, Hutchison, Hagemann, P. Darnauer, D. Larson. BACK ROW: E. Deines, Volkmann, Maring, Wind- horn, Wiederanders, M. Hartmann, pres.; Koeneman, v-pres. ; Sexter, Baehmann, R. Rudolf, Van Driel, Hinrichs, Dr. Edwin Liemohn, director. For wartburg Choir . . Iiitensive ReKearsal 75 CASTLE SINGERS— F JOA r ROW : Malmin, Rogge, Lucile Antholz, libr.; Harms, sec.-treas.; Bough- ton, V. Rudolf, Nothdurft, Baderschneider, Steinley, G. Meyer, Spilker, Kehlbeck, Will, recorder: Graes- sle, L. D. Mueller, Reents. ROW 2: Nehls, Biel, Dettmer, Freeman, Horman, Rudolph, N. Stumme, Obernieyer, Channer, Loveland, Williams, Thiese, Reinhardt, Grantier. ROW 3: Schneider, Lobeck, J. Bracklein, W. Pilgrim, Wix, pres.; Westerbuhr, D. Darnauer, D. Beckman, v-pres. ; Schlange, Gebers. BACK ROW: Sifferath, Hutton, R. Lehmann, Meinen, C. Wittenberg, Sonnenberg, Dexter, Hemken, Manson, Floy, Dr. E. A. Hovdesven, director. In Colorful Dress, Colorful Tune Castle Singers soloists Naomi Stumme, Karen Dettmer, Jim Lobeck, Janice Winter, Fritz Wix, Joan Boughton, Trudy Obermeyer, Harris Sonnen- berg and Duane Manson (at the piano) vocalize before re- hearsing their numbers. 76 Singing with Versatility The Secular Vein Animato — animated. , Lively voices, animated faces and lilting songs — three characteristics of Castle Singers. Poco piu mosso — a little faster. Poco meno mosso — a little slower. Versatility seems to be another character- istic of this choir, because its repertoire includes secular and sacred music in either fast or slow tempos, concertized versions of choral works from the old masters, old English madrigals, the folk songs of many nations and choral numbers by contemporary American composers. Included in this year ' s program were such numbers as Motet and Fugue by Bach, The Isles of Greece by Bantock with words from Byron ' s poem, A Somerset Sea Chantey and an Elizabethan madrigal, All Creatures Now Are Merry Minded, by Bennet. Mehrstimmen — many voiced. Semper — always. Tutti — all together. Fifty-five voices, always working, always working together, make Castle Singers an ac- tive choir on campus and on tour through parts of Iowa and Minnesota. Of course, before any serious talk of tour can take place, there have to come many hours — gay sometimes and sometimes tedious — of re- hearsal. With Dr. Hovdesven directing, the work becomes fun, and the notes become music. People ' s eyes light up at the colorful sight of the choir in full dress — men in blue and gray, women in many colors. Hearts lighten, as well, when the group sings out in livefv song. Lightened hearts mean lighted faces, and perhaps the greatest compliment and satisfaction the Sing- ers receive is to watch the faces of listeners brighten as joyful song peals from united voices. KNIGHTS CHORALE— f OAT ROW: Geske, Fuchs, Brandstetter, M. Behrens, Ringle, McCall, Weid- ler, Schwefel, A. Borchardt, Reinsch. ROW 2: D. Dehn, director; C. Hartwig, M. Vogel, Maik, Zellmer, sec; Boebel, Schardt, M. L. Keller, Happel. ROW 3; Dewald, M. Rudolf, Fondroy, Menk, Bentz, Hueners, pres.; BACK ROW: Gronstal Remmers, J. Hieronymus, Novak, v-pres. : Kumpf, Rogers, Kroepel. Hoppenworth, From a Desire to Sing . . . Bleilded VoiCGS Dee dee dum la lee la — that tune always plagues me after practice ; it ' s the catchy rhythm, I guess. It really feels good to forget about studies for an hour like this and give my vocal cords a good stretch or two. If it weren ' t for Knights Chorale. I ' d probably never sing at all except in convo or chapel occasionally. You know, it ' s amazing how rusty one ' s voice can get, too. Dolores ' job as director must take considerable work, though. Can ' t say that I ' d like to have the responsibility of preparing a selec- tion for church service Sunday or for convo next week. She really was confronted by a Knight- size job when she prepared our part of the Christmas at Wartburg program, but every- one says we did okay. Believe me. I d rather sing than have her job! Dee dee dum la lee la — sure do like that tune! Knights Chorale members depict various campus buildings while they sing an original song, Grow- ing in Greatnessr in their Kastle Kapers skit. 78 Performing for lovers of the symphonic mode, the II arthiirg Com- munity Symphony Orchestra presents a concert. For the College and Community . . . The Symphonic Mode Vibrating strings, murmuring harp, mellow horns and throbbing bass, united in one sym- phonic voice, are all now a constant part of the Wartburg-Waverly scene. With over one full year a part of its history, the Wartburg Commu- nity Symphony Orchestra has won the hearts of people here and has already received statewide acclaim for its achievements. Fitting it is, too, that this orchestra should have earned public admiration, for many of its sixty-five members, accomplished musicians, are from communities outside of Waverly — fif- teen different towns, in fact, within a radius of one hundred miles. Directed by Ernest Hagen, the group, offi- cially an association, works as a pops unit during the summer, giving a fall concert, and becomes a full orchestra during school months to play two additional concerts. This year a special pit orches- tra was formed to accompany the Music Department operetta given in May. Miss Margaret Davis, guest soloist for the fall concert and Concert Master of the Drake-Des Moines Symphony Orchestra, accepts a bouquet from Mrs. William Engel- brecht. 79 CONCERT BAND— FRONT ROW: Monill, E. Blobaum, W. Pilgrim, L. Berg, Carlson, Weiler. ROW 2: H. Niederwinimer, H. Schwerin, Retzlaff, Baumgartner, prop, mgr.; Hestetune, Hackbarth, Eichele, Gaedke, I. Niederwimmer, Olson. BACK ROW: So ensen, Fondroy, Goeman, sec-treas. ; Bonnie Hart- mann, Betty Hartmann, Hoppenworth, J. Schulz, W. Moeller, Schnaidt, v-pres. ; S. Ott, Michel. 1,500 Miles on the Road Band is good this year, isn ' t it? Yes, it is. The hand members have been putting in a lot of time. Last fall during foot- ball season, the whole band was out practicing marching maneuvers at 7:30 in the morning. Really chilly sometimes too. That ' s work, I know. I remember how tired they used to get during marching practice. There ' s a pep band too, isn ' t there? Certainly, certainly. There couldn ' t be a basketball game without a pep band. You knew that it is student directed? Good experience for future instrumental instructors. I liked that last number, ' March and Procession of Bacchus ' by Delibes. Mr. Hagen has worked his concert band into tiptop shape, Director Ernest Hagen sings out the tune as he wants the band to play it during practice of their concert numbers. 80 CONCERT BAm FRONT ROW: Eckman, Reinsch, Kalm, P. Pilgrim, C. Adix. ROW 2: Heidtke Borcherding, C. Ketterling, Downing, libr.; Bentjen, Roloff, Schildbach. fiyiC : iJOF; O ' t Fridley h ' Waltmann, Ernest Hagen, director; Roever, D. Ager, Grendahl, W. Waltmann, Schmierer, Vetter, pres. Performing for Many Admirers I would say. Good variety too — 17th through 20th century music is featured. Aren ' t there about sixty pieces? And how about a tour again this year? Their itinerary was just recently announced in the Trumpet. Something like 1,500 miles through Iowa and Nebraska, I think, giv- ing ten concerts. One nice thing — the tour is during the week of sj)ring vacation, so the kids won ' t have a lot of make-up work to do. Tours are a lot of fun, aren ' t they? But awfully tiring, I imagine. From the looks of things, intermission must be about over. Shall we go in and see if we can find our seats again? Meeting to decide some minor questions are the band officers Wayne Baumgartner, Reuben Schnaidt, Barbara Downing, Janice Goeman and Ken Vetter. 81 Percussion section players Bonnie and Betty Hartmann, Roger Hoppenworth and Jerry Schulz beat out a steady rhythm to help hold the band together. Music for Varied Occasions With his right arm beating the tempo. Ken Vetter sparks up the band at a pre-game pep rally. Getting the right perspective has much to do with the way a person sees things; unless you had a bird ' s-eye view, you wouldn ' t know that the band members have formed themselves into a pumpkin. 82 USHERS CLUB— FRONT ROW -. Thiese, Scliafer, Ristau, v-pres.; I. Aden, sec; Benz, pres.; Blaisdell, Minert. ROW 2: Knuth, Kehlbeck, Pfohl, Mikes, Otto, Nissen, Beindt, von Fischer, Kettner, Hendren, Lillich. ROW 3: G. Bose, Mirtz, Danneman, Goeman, E. Hieronymus, Borchardt, Fuchs, Reinhardt, Lu- cile x ' Vntholz, Schmierer, Rathman. ROW 4: Hanusa, Ott, Bentz, Westphal, M. Schulz, Schnoor, Reents, D. Peterson, Blaske, M. Vogel, A. Schroeder, Gayer. BACK ROW: Lobeck, F. Ketterling, D. Wolf, Ost, Dorsch, Gronstal, H. Bomhoff, M. Hartmann, Winkler, Busch, R. Larson, D. Bracklein. Not pictured: Mrs. Florence Hertlein, adviser. For Capacity Crowds Efficient Ushers May I SEE YOUR ticket? Take the aisle to the right, please. The lights dim for an instant, and the sound of shuffling feet is heard as patrons hurrv to their seats and the noise of conversation softens. Aisle to the rig ht. The concert will start in just a few moments. The lights go out, and Knights Gymnasium becomes quiet. Then the stage curtains are pulled and loud applause ensues as a figure steps onto the stage, and bows. The performance has just started, sir. We ' ll show you to your seats during the first inter- mission. Please wait here for now. Ushers Club was organized to provide ushers for the Artist Series. No dues are collected, and meetings are held only to accept new members at the first of the year. Before each Artist Series number the group meets for short briefing on problems which might be expected to arise at the performance. With II Trovatore opening the Wartburg Artist Series, the ushers move into action, guiding the in- flux of patrons to their seats. 83 Eyeing the Future . . . GrOWIIig ill ServiCB, Symbolic of faith and hope, the bedside lamp il- luminates the Book as Tom Loftus reads a portion of the Holy Scriptures to Mrs. Wuebbens in her hospital room. Now WE WILL have the final treasurer ' s re- port. ' We will end this year in about the same financial position as in past years. However, there has been quite an expenditure for various items, as usual. One of the big expenses was for our share of the payments for the devotional booklets which each student receives from Chi Rho Society and the Religious Activities Com- mittee. Then we also helped support the LSA deputations team, gave a small gift to the Chil- dren ' s Home at Christmas and presented the Chi Rho Christmas candlelighting service. Thank you for the treasurer ' s report. Do we have any reports from the standing commit- tees? Chi Rho Society meetings start with a member leading a short devotional. Then the usual business meeting follows. A call for ad- journment comes from the floor and the topic is introduced. The future ministers sit back to listen as the guest speaker approaches the lectern CHI V,nO— FRONT ROW : R. Beckman, Reyelts, the Rev. Walter Tillmanns, adviser; M. Hartmann, v-pres. ; Truckenbrod, pres.; Schnaidt, mem.-at-large ; Rothfusz, sec.-treas. ; Hueners, mem.-at-large ; Mr. Ray Martin, adviser; Retzlaff, Mirtz. ROW 2: Hanusa, Eske, Lapp, Benz, Dewald, Eichele, Brodersen, Gonnerman, Siplon, Dieck, Langholz, D. Johnson. ROW 3: Inselmann, Weishoff, Schultz, Gronstal, Ob- erlander, Buenting, Liesener, R. Rudolf, Zenker, M. Rudolf, Boschee, Manson, F. Fritschel. ROW 4: T. Ager, Remmers, Hoppenworth, Kroepel, Heidtke, Fielding, W. Pilgrim, P. Pilgrim, Hildebrandt, Ehm, Paape, Bichel, Weissenbuehler. BACK ROW: Knitt, Schneider, Biedermann, Ohlrogge, T. Dock- ter, Mattheis, H. Bomhoff, Bunge, D. Bracklein, Borgardt, Stubenvoll, Roscnow, Buettemeier, Hermanns, Goebel. 84 Devotion to share valuable and practical information and experience. But the importance of Chi Rho is not found in the monthly meetings, for Service is the keyword. This is fulfilled by the members in their various projects. Each Wednesday a visit is paid to the Bremer County Home and short devotional serv- ices are conducted. Twice each weekend dif- ferent groups visit three hospitals in Waterloo and Waverly. These visits prove inspirational to the pre-thes as well as to the patients. Besides these activities, there are the more common duties of ushering at the matins serv- ice at St. Paul ' s each Sunday and joining the Big Brother-Sister project at the Lutheran Children ' s Home. The Christmas candlelighting service is, of course, an anticipated event. Not to neglect the social side of the pre- the ' s life, Chi Rho holds its annual banquet just before spring vacation. Several members donate their services as cooks and waiters while the rest and their dates enjoy the meal and program. An atmosphere of spiritual solemnity enthralls the congregation as the inspiring Chi Rho Candle- light Service comes to a close. CHI RHO— FRONT ROlf ' : Allen, Gordon Hanson, Moerei, Fintel, Nerenhausen. Lobcck, E. Peters, P. Darnauer, Ost. ROW 2: Sifferath, Hed, Roesler, Metzger, R. Vogel. Dirks, F. Ketterling, Oberdorfer, Freidinger, Krahn. ROW ' ' 3: C. Ketterling, Buhs, Hemken, L. Bauer, B. Schroeder, Loftus, Wainscott, Menk, W. Behrens, D. Beckman, Funk. ROIF 4: Grosenick, D. Altmann, Novak, Flesner, B. Altmann, Zwetzig, Buchholz, Behnnann, Winkler, Kassebaum, Redman, Vander Schaaf. BACK ROW : Schildbach, Kumpf, Heinzig, P. Wittenberg, Westerbuhr, Hesterberg, Windhorn, Hinrichs, Koeneman, Jack Reents, Luebke, Folkerts. 85 MISSION FELLOWSHIP— ffiOiVr ROW ' : Morton, Steinley, sec: Blaske, pres.: Oberdorfer , v-pres.: D. Peterson, Pichelmeyer. ROIT ' 2: Blaisdell, Berndt, Nothdurft, Danneman, Kehlbeck, E. Dieter. Rapp, L. Dorkter. ROW 3: M. L. Keller, A. Borchardt, Pfeifer, Reenls, B. Schroeder, Lapp, Ben?., Wiebe. BACK ROIV: P. Darnauer, Hochstetter, Hoppenworth, Novak, H. Bomhoff, Jack Reents, Borgardt, Landgrebe, Bentz. Not pictured: Schultz, treas. : the Rev. Karl Schmidt, adviser. A Call and a Challenge . . . The Mission Field He stopped to read the bulletin board. All who are interested in helping to canvass next Sunday afternoon will please sign below, it said. He signed his name and when Sunday came he appeared at the appointed meeting place. You needn ' t try converting anyone, he was told. Just get the information it asks for on the card. Be as courteous as possible and be accu- rate in reporting your information. Members of the group paired off, piled into cars and were off for the afternoon. After they reached the town they were to canvass, it didn ' t take long — onfy about an hour — and the whole town had been covered. A stop for a cup of coffee and back to school. He thought it over the next day. Really it wasn ' t so bad. Sure wish I could get into full-time church activity, though, he continued to himself. What a challenge it would be. After hearing about both home and foreign mission work, it ' s a little hard to know just what field to go into. But the movie on India filmed by Chaplain Maahs sure stirred up a compassion in my heart for those people. The Rev. Arnold Maahs presents a devotional service in the Little Theater. After this the audience was enlightened with the film India Today, photographed for the Lutheran Mission Board. 86 For Future Parish Workers . . . New Skills So MANY THINGS to think about. Guess I ' ll just sit down here on the steps and figure out a few things. First I better get someone to take care of appointing someone to play the piano for chapel. And we need somebody to organize the county home visitations. Then I better see Dr. Hiltner about a few ideas for special projects to promote throughout the year . . . Oh, yes, that paper. We ought to have someone give us a little information on some of the church organizations. WMF, I know, has a good program, but an aw- fully complicated one. We could get someone to tell us about that . . . Seems like a little knowledge of church symbolism would be useful, also. We could ex- amine the different kinds of Sunday School mate- rials. I ' ll try to find out what the other girls would like to learn about . . . — So might you have thought had you been elected president of Phebes last spring. I ndustrious Phebes members Rita Knuth, Shirley Kane and Alberta Brandt repair dilapidated hymnals. PHEBES — FRONT ROW: Dr. John Hiltner, adviser: Nothdurft, sec.-treas. ; Bergstraesser, pres.; Miss Perna Lohn, adviser: Schnoor, v-pres. ROW 2: Knutli, Pollock, Sorensen. Blaisdell, Morton, Geske, M. Graf. ROlf ' 3: Danneman, Thiese, Lila Antholz, Billing, Kane. Weidler, Dettmer. BACK ROW : L. Win- ter, Foege, Horman, V. Johnson, Recnts, Malmin, Graese, Zacharias, M. Vogel. 87 On the Campus . . . With CKrist, For Christ LUIHER LEAGVE— FRONT ROW: Schultz, Hoc hstetter, Morton, R. Larson, R. Holm, R. Vogel, Retzlaff. ROW 2: Weidler, Tuil, M. L. Keller, Rathman, Schafer, B. Schulz, Lueder, Montgomery, Hoge, Weyers. ROW 3: Westphal, D. Ager, Reinsch, Schnoor, C. Blobaum, Biel, Fondroy, J. Schulz, Blaske, Hermanns. ROW 4: Olserlander, Dewald, W. Behrens, Reyelts, Paape, Dieck, P. Pilgrim, Staude, Leon Johnson, Fielding. BACK ROJf: Remmers, Hoppenworth, B. Schroeder, Flesner, Redman, Westerbuhr, Hesterberg, Hinrichs, T. Ager, D. Altmann, Dorsch, J. Hieronymus. Dear Pastor: Here it is almost the end of m,y first year at Wartburg, and I ' ve just now gotten around to writing to you. For such a small campus, things are pretty lively. Take me, for instance; I always liked League work at home, being the president and everything. Well, I got up here and decided Luther League was the one club that I was going to work at. Believe me, they ' ve really kept me busy with program planning and committee work. In October we heard about Nigerian teenagers from Ola Abudu, one of the students here. November found us listening to a moving pic- ture on the life of Dr. Martin Luther, a lecture Discussing problems of the Lu- theran Student Association at a Luther League meeting are Paul Reyelts, Bonnie Zacharias, Mr. Martin, Rita Knuth and Art Diers, president of the Iowa Region of LSA. 88 . . . By His Grace given by the Rev. Karl Schmidt. These two months weren ' t so terribly busy (Of course Wart- burg was host to the Iowa LSA convention for about three days — that took a lot of planning, but we enjoyed it). In December we sewed lapel dolls for the kids at the Children ' s Home. In January we had a partial rest (except for exams), but in February we held a rally for the neighboring LSA groups and showed the film This I Believe from the Purdue Luther League Convention. Panel discussions, movies and project promotions filled up the time in the spring months. Guess that about explains what I ' ve been doing and why I haven ' t written. See you in a few weeks. Your Luther Leaguer Two Luther Leaguers, Carlo Karsten and Rudy Inselmann, use their ingenuity to make picture puzzles, Christmas gifts for the Children ' s Home. LUTHER LEAGUE—FRONT ROW: Pichelmeyer, Wiebs, Mr. Ray Martin, adviser; Sekas. treas.; Lueb- ke, pres.; W. Pilgrim, v-pres.; Lillich, sec; E. Hieronymns, Herforth. ROW 2: Blaisdell, Berndt, Dan- neman, Kehlbeck, Engel, L. Wiese, Halm, Brandstetter, Boughton, Kramer, Wilhelm. ROW 3: Lucile Antholz, Zellmer, Croghan, Inselmann, Graese, Foege, Schlange, Weissenbuehler, Goebel, Dettmer, Boebel. 7?0 P ' 4; Bencke, Fintel, Ideus, Van Driel, Stubenvoll, Reents, E. Antholz, B. Altmann, Zwetzig, Bauman, Kroepel, K. Fritschel. BACK ROW: Jack Reents, Moerer, Mattheis, Folkerts, Knitt, P. Wittenberg, C. Wittenberg, H. Bomhoff, Schuenke, Gehrke, S chneider. 89 Coordinating Religious Activity . . . Lutheran Student Council LS COUNCIL — Redman, Buenting, v-pres. ; D. Schioeder, Luebke, Blaske, Truckenbrod, Reyelts, pres.; Hutton, Zacharias, sec; Miss Erna Moehl, adviser; Reents, Weidler, treas. ; Bergstraesser. About Foreign Affairs Conversation, Concern Well, we all have our own ideas about how best to change the world, but then that is one of the main purposes of World Affairs Forum — to exchange views. Perhaps we should have a cup of coffee and refreshments, then resume this discussion. I ' d like to hear a few more opinions. Around this friendly atmosphere WAF mem- bers give polite attention to world problems. In discussions they either criticize or agree and present their own solutions to be evaluated by the others. WORLD AFFAIRS FORUM— Mather ny, sec.-treas. : Toyosi, R. Matthias, Abudu, Hanna, Hueners, pres.; Kodres, Knuth, Mr. George Bjorgan, adviser; Bender, Hamilton. 90 HANS SACHS— f OiVr ROW: Knuth, sec.-treas.; B. Graf, Winkler, pres.; the Rev. Walter Tillmanns, adviser; Schnaidt, v-pres. ; Truckenbrod. ROW 2: Inselmann, Bentz, Remmers. D. Johnson, Langholz, Nerenhausen, Hueners. BACK ROW: R. Holm, Bender, Thalacker, H. Bomhoff, Buchholz, Borgardt, Landgrebe, Tiede. Hans Sachs Verein ... Interest in Things German Shhhhhhh. It ' s Fastnachtspiel in the Little Theater. The German-speaking commu- nity is seeing a Shrovetide play by Hans Sachs and hearing songs by the Meistersingers — all presented by members of the Hans Sachs Verein. It ' s time for Christmas caroling . . . Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht and 0 Tannenbaum echo through the halls of the hospital and through the streets of residential Waverly. In May, Hans Sachs members and their friends gather on the banks of the Cedar for their annual spring breakfast and worship service auf deulsch. The main goal of these activities? Socia- bility and development of the fricative ch and the rolled r. With Christmas just a day or two away, the Hans Sachs Verein carolers fill the air with the beauti- ful strains of Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht. 91 FUTURE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION— fftO.Yr ROlf : Kalm. Kettner, Stender, Pollock, treas.; Pinke, pres.; Belling, sec; Miss Stella Austerud, adviser; Hendren. ROW 2: Franzen, Westphal, R. Fritschel, M. L. Keller, B. Schulz, Montgomery, Oltrogge, K. Hartwig, Dettniann. Schafer. ROW 3: Andrews, A. Schroeder, L. Winter, Lehmkiihl, Rogge, E. Hieronymus, Heard, Engbrecht, Wittenwyler, L,ueder. BACK ROW: Bender, R. Matthias, E. Deines, Kline, J. Schroeder, Engelbrecht, Channer, Heiken, L. D. Muel- ler, Philippi. Not pictured: W. Schulz, v-pres. Looking Toward a Career in Education And another thing. When you go out teaching, don ' t expect to teach only those sub- jects in which you majored while at school. Be prepared for anything. ... The educational committee fought to get the Iowa Legislature to pass this bill last year, but until fathers and mothers understand the value of such a bill, it won ' t pass even one house, let alone two. ... These boys need guidance and under- standing. They have come from homes without love. They have gotten into trouble either be- cause they want to be recognized or because they are mad at society. Both reasons are perfectly understandable. ... These are snitches of conversation you would have heard had you attended meetings of Future Donald Vetter, executive member of the Christian Day School Association of the ALC, explains the Christian Day School Program to FTA-ers. 92 FUTURE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION— F ?OAT ROlf : Olsen, Bast, Minert, M. Schulz, Goeman, S. Becker, Reinhaidt, Graessle. ROW 2: Weidler, Rathman, Tuil, Lila Antliolz, Knuth. Scharnhorst, Pop- pe, S. Johnson, Rudolph, Grosz. ROW 3: M. M. Keller, Pfeifer, Boughton, Bergstraesser, Janice Soren- son, G. Krieger, H. Waltmann, E. Blobaum, Sale, Pfohl. BACK ROW: Weber, Reasland, W. Moeller, H. Bose, Riswold, Niemeyer, Rubenow, Dorsch, Hochsretter, E. Bose, I. Aden. Hoping to Guid Teachers Association this year. Topics of pro- fessional value and pointers were given by fac- ulty and outside teachers. Down in one corner of the periodical room is the FTA library, new this year. Members go there and read to learn what is new at national headquarters. Our Youth Upward Chief goal of this group is to get the best young men and women interested in teaching as a career and to train them in all phases of the profession. So many students joined the National Asso- ciation this year that for the first time Wartburg was granted the National Honor Roll. A little more this way . . . just a little more . . . there, that ' s it says Miss Aus- terud as Loretta Grosz and Vic Pinke arrange material on the FTA bulletin board in the reading room. 95 Working for . . . Increased Competency in Biology TRI BEl A— FRONT ROW: S. Curtis, v-pres.; W. Rose, pres.: E. Bose, sec; Beck. ROW 2: Dr. Elmer Hertel, Dr. Leo Petri, Mr. Fred Hubbard, advisers. BACK ROW: Stephenson, Heine, Roloff, Engelbrecht, R. Clark. Step right up. ladies and gentlemen! Don ' t miss the most Sensational, Gigantic, Tre- mendous display ever seen in Luther Hall — abso- lutely free — just step right up. Gentleman over here wants to know who ' s sponsoring this display. Beta Beta Beta, son, the Gamma Lambda chapter, that ' s who. What ' s that? Why, lady, that ' s the na- tional honorary biological society on the Wart- hurg campus. Hard workin ' bunch, too. Yessiree, just look at these lung X-rays! Tryin ' to teach the student body about TB with pictures. Any of you need some help with your biology courses? You do? Just come over any time — free tutoring service for beginning biology students — an amazing offer. Step right up, ladies and gentlemen — See ... There s more to an eye than meets the eye as shown by this Tri Beta display, ar- ranged by Evelyn Bose, Wen- dell Bose, Lee Beck and Sid Curtis, chapter officers. 94 Science Club . . . Searching All Areas of Science Science Club president, Oiven Jensen, introduces Dr. Chellevold, speaker at one of the regular meetings. Extracurricular activities used to be for relaxation and recreation, but now they come under the heading of night classes (without tui- tion, of course) . Take the Science Club for example. It ' s revolutionizing the whole extracurricular pro- gram by cutting the business meeting short (a radical change if there ever was one). What ' s done with the resulting extra time is even more astonishing — it ' s used for educational purposes! Of course, ver.y few suspect that they are being taught by means of the new educational theory: Be subtle; don ' t let them know you ' re teaching them. When encouraged to discuss radar, they discuss it. When taken to the radar base, they observe and learn. Movies and field trips concerning other topics are used for educa- tional purposes, too. SCIENCE CLm— FRONT ROW -. Gilow, v-pres.; 0. Jensen, pres.; Mr. William Azbell, adviser; Dr. John Chellevold, adviser; R. Grube, treas. ; M. J. Miller, sec. ROW 2: D. Ager, Toyosi, Osborne, Burger, Gebers. ROW 3: Bender, L. Brownson, J. Brownson, Abudu, R. Clark, Kortenliof. BACK ROW ' : R. Holm, Roloff, R. Larson, L. Dieter, Novak, Engelbrecht, Barrett. 95 AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY— «0;Vr ROW: Kortenhof, v-pres.: Barrett, treas.; L. Dieter, pres.; Dr. A. W. Swensen, adviser; Lahmann, sec. ROU 2: M. .1. Miller, von Fischer, Osborne, R. Holm, D. Wolf, L. Brownson, D. Ager. BACK ROW: V. Rudolf, Toyosi, Gilow, R. Grube, Roloft, 0. Jensen, Abudu, Sekas. ew to Wart burg American Chemical Society Newest campus organization studying the latest trends in chemical development for the best conveniences to mankind . . . sounds like a radio commercial, but really it isn ' t. Of course, on the other hand, it could be called a Fortress com- mercial. After all. the Wartburg Chapter of the Amer- ican Chemical Society did sponsor a lecture by Paul Leach, a representative of the E. I. DuPont de Nemours and Comjjany, not to men- lion the lectures and movies concerning such topics as Dentifrice, Gas Chromatography and Fluoridation. Hm-m-m, the more a person thinks about it, the more that does sound like a commercial. Have to be careful with chemistry majors . . . pretty smart peo- ple most of the time and apt to detect fallacies of a psuedo- scientist reporter. Paul Leach, of the DuPont Company, who presented an illustrated lecture, Human Equations, ' ' provides further explanation for interested ob- servers, including an un- identified Denver science teacher, as well as Lowell Dieter, Dave Farran, Alvin Ulrich and Larry Brownson. CAMERA CLVn— FROM ' ROW : Mr. Kldon Kiclimatm, adviser; T. Ager, pres.; Heiken, sec; L. D. Mueller, treas. ; Weishoff, M. Graf. ROW 2: llalm, L. Wiese, Oberlander, Bender, Ost, Sifferath, Blais- dell. BACK ROW : Folkerts, Kumpf, P. Wittenberg, H. Bomhoff, Winkler, Windhorn, Rogers, Luebke. Not pictured: G. Brown, v-pres. ; Miss Helen Wright, adviser. Paradise for Photography Fiends Going down the west stairs into the base- ment of North Hall and through the door, a person suddenl,v finds himself in a dark maze. Usually a dim red light will be on, and as the eyes become accustomed to the lack of light, the faint outline of a person appears. Here in the darkroom is the working place for Camera Club members. Here they learn and further develop their skill at working with chemicals and photo- graphic paper to produce negatives and pictures. Camera Club meetings boast of probably the most interesting and practical subject matter of any campus group. Throughout the year topics and demonstrations of various phases of photog- raphy are given. Techniques of developing, print- ing and enlarging, skills of oil coloring, art of posing pictures, the wonders of color slides and stereo photography, all these are explained. Besides the darkroom experiences. Cam- era Club members hold an annual picnic to which everyone brings his camera. At this snap fest, each one tries to obtain the most unusual or clearest picture of the day. Demonstrating the techniques of enlarging at a Camera Club meeting is Ted Ager, Fortress pho- tographer and club president. The Lettermen . . . Excellence in Athletics I WANT TO BECOME a ' W Club member, says a sign on a greenie ' s back as the noise of tin cans echoes through the halls. Initiation! New holders of the coveted W for athletic accomplishment underwent an unusually vigor- ous initiation this year before they were admit- ted to the lettermen ' s club. ( If it was not more severe, at least students were aware it was going on every time they heard the sound of a clanging tin can attached to the foot of a W club novice.) Projects, queens, athlete-of-the-month and selling refreshments kept the members busy dur- ing the year. Committees select the outstanding athlete-of-the-month and the charming coed queens for the fall, winter and spring sports. Dr. Ilertel crowns Mary Hoh, Fall-Winter Sports Queen, shortly after she was chosen by the W Club. ' •W -CLUB— FRONT ROfF: H. Waltmann, Dirks, E. Blobaum, D. Johnson, Ristau, Gilow. ROW 2: Reasland, C. Rose, v-pres. ; Mr. Ax Bundgaard, adviser; B. Adix, sec.-treas. ; Barry Bomhoff, pres.: T. Fritschel, Reyelts. ROW 3: Kittleson, Liemohn, Riswold, Heine, J. Deines, Lenguadoro, Paape. BACK ROW: G. Kopitzke, Beener, Keister, Wesenberg, Grube, Rubenow, D. Bracklein, Rosenow. 98 WOMEN ' S ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION— f 0 7 ROH : M. J. Miller, Lueder, Osborne, pres.: Miss Adeline Langrock, adviser: A. Ott, sec: S. Johnson, treas. : Blaisdell. ROW 2: Weidler, Stender, Mikes, Wittenwyler, Billing, Kane, Nissen. M. Peters, Halm. ROlf ' 3: Pfohl, V. Rudolf, Eckman, K. Fritschel, Obenieyer, Montgomery, Sekas, Kramer, Hohn, Joan Oilman. BACK ROW : Duffus, Happel, Graese, D. Krieger, R. Clark, L. D. Mueller, Wiechman, M. Vogel, Philippi, Gayer, Maik. Not pictured: Lahmann, v-pres. the Fairer Sex . . . Participation in Sports Last night I went over to the gym and played basketball. It was WAA night, you know. For as stiff as I feel, we should have won by a mile, but we lost to one of the other teams. Basketball, huh? When are you going to play volleyball, or have .you already? First we had badminton and table tennis and then volleyball. Now we ' re playing basket- ball, and in spring I suppose we ' ll play softbail again like last year. Sounds like fun. Got your pin yet? No, but I only need a few more points, I think. I should be able to get a letter next year. When you play games with other schools on playdays — does that give you points too? Yes. It really helps out quite a bit. Guess it must be about time for class. See ya. Valeria Johnson tips the ball over the net in a rousing WAA volleyball game as Sally Johnson hopefully cheers her on. PI SIGMA— FRONT ROW : Meyer, Weidler, Goemnn, sec; M. Schulz. v-pres.; Westphal, pres.: Hend- ren, treas. ; Wittenwyler, K. Hartwig. ROW 2: Geske, Eckman, M. Behrens, Minert, Pfohl, Nissen, Reinsch, Hoge, Sorensen, M. Graf. ROW 3: Morton, Sekas, Rathman, Mikes, Zacharias, I. Aden, Bencke, Graessle, Dettmann, Duff us, A. Ott. ROW 4: Malmin, Rudolph, V. Rudolf, Engel, Rapp, Damm, R. Clark, R. Fritschel, Boebel, Obermeyer, Slender, Ringle. BACK ROW: B. Schulz, Black, Wilhelm, Boelter, C. Adix, Schardt, Reents, Croghan, L. D. Mueller, V. Johnson, Happel, K. Fritschel, Baudot. Not pictured: Mrs. Florence Hertlein, Miss Erna Moehl, advisers. Pi Sigma . . . ProiTioting the Social Graces Accents l red and gold complementing the September get-acquainted tea launched Pi Sigma ' s social year. To combine poise with practicality, the enlarged group demonstrated buffet types, invitations and introductions, climaxed b,v an actual Sunday evening meal with a Valentine motif. Versatility and humor carried through the Sno Frolics January 9, displaying all-girl talent. A warmth of oneness was especially felt as pledges joined hearts and hands in becoming Pi Sigma sisters, one body and one spirit, during the formal initiation second semester. In April an exotic note was included in the regular program by Sylvia Yoshimori. Hawaiian student at TC, who described social aspects and beauties of the Islands. Fun and good times, keyed with willing coopera- tion as only a girls ' group can concoct, characterized the eventful program. Billy ' s question Will you go out with me? is answered with a modest but eager Yes! Carla Karsten and Marlys Eckman appear in Billy s First Date ' at Pi Sigma s Sno Frolics. 100 Married Couples Club . . . Opportunity for Neighborliness Home for many of the married couples oj Wartburg is the trailer court, where life, though perhaps a hit cramped, is happy. Pink and blue ribbons are rather common- place for the married students of Wartburg. This club, however, didn ' t come all wrapped up in a blanket. It began when President Becker gave a dinner for the married couples a year ago. A float in the Homecoming parade and a big picnic in the spring were the highlights of the organization this year. The float was a special success, but the truck upon which it was built ran out of gas before the parade was half fin- ished. So the gala announcement of the arrival of a new organization on campus was forced to park along the side of the street and let the rest of the parade go by. Social chitchats and entertainment were the usual agenda at the monthly meetings. Every- thing from new-style diapers to fixing the trailer roof provided subjects of mutual interest. MARRIED COUPLES CLUB— Fi?OyVr i?Or; R. Tellock, v-pres.; Mrs. Tellock, G. Schlueter, pres.; Mrs. Schlueter, H. Bose, sec.-treas. ; Mrs. Bose. ROW 2: Mrs. Sprecher, E. Sprecher, Mrs. Hoh, D. Hoh, C. Nerenhausen, Mrs. Nerenhausen. BACK ROW -. Mrs. McDougal, K. McDougaL Mrs, Vander Schaaf, G. Vander Schaaf, D. Osterfund, Mrs. Osterfund. 101 First in History Division Championship ince entering the Iowa Knights For the first time Conference, the Wartburg gridiron brought home the North Division crown. The champs had an overall record of four wins and five defeats, with three of the wins coming in conference competition. Showing a prowess never before attained, the squad rolled over division foes — Luther, Upper Iowa and Buena Vista — before succumbing to the more fortunate Iowa Wesleyan eleven in the bid for Iowa Conference championship laurels. Four men placed on the all-division team. They were Bob Keister at center. Chuck Schu- mann at tackle, Ted Fritschel at quarterback and Wendy Liemohn at end. Ted and Wendy were also ranked among the top passing duos in the nation ' s small colleges. Wendy snagged 24 aerials for 585 yards and six TD ' s. On defense Bob Keister, Ray Reasland, Chuck Schumann and Wendy Liemohn proved outstanding with hard rushing and sharp tack- ling which brought a halt to many determined drives of the opposition. Ken Wesenberg and Rudy Grube, fullbacks. Bill Bomhoff, halfback, along with Ted Fritschel and Stan Kittleson. quarterbacks, set the fire in the backfield which sparked the team to victories. The Knights started their season dismally, losing the opener, 14-12, to Augsburg. After having been edged by Augsburg, the Knights tasted another defeat at the hands of St. Olaf at Northfield by the score of 35-14. The margin of victory for the Minnesotans came in the second quarter, when they built up a 21-0 score. Playing their first game without the dispar- aging affliction fumble-itis, the cleatsters upset highly favored Luther, 14-6, for the first confer- ence victory. Wartburg had no trouble bringing the engine bell from Fayette, where the Knights trounced the eleven from Upper Iowa. While keeping the Peacocks beyond their 30-yard line, Wartburg sailed over the pay dirt stripe three times, making the final score 21-0. Several students traveled to distant Storm Lake to see Wartburg clinch the Division Cham- pionship by a 15-0 win over Buena Vista. The game, in which the scoring did not begin until late in the second quarter, was highlighted b,y a play when Wendy Liemohn smothered a punt at- tempt behind the goal line for a safety. The Knights added their other points in the second half while halting all BV drives. Homecoming — Loras ... 26, Wartburg ... 2. Spirits went up in the air and so did Coach Johan- sen after the football team upset Luther 14-6 for the initial win of the sea- son. Leading the group are Hank Waltmann, Bill Rosenow, Art Margheim, Al Limberg and Wayne Shaw. 104 FOOTBALL TEAM— FRONT ROW: Ro eiiow. C. Hdsc, K. Blohaum, keister. Keyrlts, 11. Wallniann, T. Fritschel, G. Kopitzke, Kittleson, Coach Norm Johansen. ROW 2: Liemohn, Paape, Grube, Gomer, Lenguadoro, Ost, Reasland, Schumann, Schoening. ROW 3: Lehmann, Reiff, Reents, Schuenke, Shaw, George Hanson, Margheim, Polls, Wesenberg, C. Ketterling. BACK ROW: Coach Bill Fruehling, O ' - Brien, Bremer, W. Bomhoff, Buchholtz, B. Hansen, Bell, Weishoff, Flesner. Not pictured: Al Limberg. On the All-Division Team . . . FoUf Top PlsyefS The Knights were able to stave off a more severe defeat by staging outstanding goal line stands, as they lost Ted Fritschel with an injured shoul- der, and Chuck Schumann with a brain concus- sion. Platteville blanked the lowans, 13-0, in the last game for the Knights on the Waverly field. Then the Knights enjoyed their easiest victory of the season by defeating Simpson 36-7. With Stan Kittleson taking over the duties of quarterbacking, the Knights gave Iowa Wes- leyan a run for its money in the championship tussle the following week. Jarring tackles knocked the ball out of the grasps of the Tiger ball carriers, and alert Knights pounced on the pigskin to start the offensive move. But the team from down south regained consciousness in the second period, and then it was all Iowa Wes- leyan and Dick Smith. Final score — 33-14, Wesleyan. Wendy Liemohn, the glue- fingered end, is shown here pulling in two passes — one for a neat gain and the other for a TD — in the Iowa Conference championship game. Wen- dy was ranked 21 in the nation among pass receiv- ers in small colleges. With determination written on his face and Ken Wesen- berg leading the way, Rudy Griibe, sophomore back, cuts his way for yardage in the championship game with Iowa Wesley an for 1 1 AC laurels. Record of 4-5 for the Season SCORE BOARD WARTBURG OPPONENTS 12 Augsburg 14 14 St. Olaf 35 14 Luther 6 21 Upper Iowa 0 15 BuENA Vista 0 - 2 LoRAs 26 0 Platteville 13 36 Simpson 7 14 Iowa Wesleyan 33 A hard tackle, a surprise, a loose ball — Ray Reas- land nails Luther fullback Dave Reque while Gor- don Kopitzke and Hank W altmann close in. Wendy Liemohn tames a runaway speedster as Bob Keister and Chuck Schumann rush in. Wart- burg dropped this opener 14-12 to Augsburg. 106 Energetic cheerleaders, Jan- ice Sorenson, Jim Sorenson, Rita Happel, Rich Wiltshire and Helen Schwerin, collab- orate to keep the cheering section lively. Noise for a Purpose The stands stir in a discordant cacophony of unrelated sounds. Then onto the floor flash five figures in white and black. Five figures that mold the monstrous mumble into a crackling roar — Rah! Yea, Knights! The Wartburg cheer- leaders once again assume their familiar role of cheering on the Knights. The yellsters have filled an important position this year, not just cheering at the many games, home and away, but instituting pep rallies, searching for new cheers, conducting yell convos and painting posters — invaluable services for which they receive no glory, no payment. Their way of saying We ' re behind you. Knights! with deeds as well as words. Their contribution toward more victories. Aspirants for a position on next year ' s A-squad are Junior Varsity yellsters Esther Hokenson, Barbara Freeman and Pal Nehls. 107 VARSITY BASKETBALL SQVAD—FRONT ROW: Rubenow, Riswold, R. Adix, Barry Bomhoff Midt- paard, T. Fritschel. ROW 2: Osterfund, R. Vogel, J. Deines, F. Fritschel, Kittleson. BACK ROW : B. Holm, Pinke, Liemohn, D. Kuethe, Coach Ax Bundgaard. With Fifteen Wins, Five Losses . . . Best Year ' s Mark Making like a ballerina, Maynard Midtgaard sails through the air after a futile try for a goal. Last November the experts looked over Wartburg ' s chances on the basketball floor, and, shaking their heads in discouragement, predicted nothing much this year. A month and a half later the Knights had proved them wrong. By January 2 the Axmen had racked up eight wins without a defeat, the longest skein in the state, and were co-favorites in the race for the Northern Division Conference crown. At the season ' s end they had amassed the best record in Wartburg cage history, 15-5, drop- ping only one game on the home floor and barely missing a chance to grab the conference crown. As a team, the Orange and Black chalked up an impressive 1,386 points in twenty contests for an average of 69.2 while at the same time holding opponents to only 1,257 markers and a 62.8 average. Big guns for the Knights were Barry Bom- hoff and Bob Adix, each finishing the season with a 16.6 average. Bomhoff gleaned 333 points with his deadly jump shot, and Adix hit for 331 108 Placing Two on the All-Division Squad with his equally potent lay-ups and one-handed set shots. The work of Ted Fritschel, Ken Riswold, Bob Rubenow, freshman Maynard Midtgaard and capable reserves like Dale Kuethe and Bob Vogel can never be disregarded in an account of the ' 53- ' 54 season. FritscheFs consistent play from the guard spot often sparked the Knights into the win column. Riswold ' s cool floor pla,y and vig- orous competitive spirit figured in every game. In his first year of collegiate play, Midtgaard proved his worth at the starting forward slot as he hit for 134 points and a 6.7 season average. Rubenow, in at least two instances, came in to pull games out of the fire. As a team ... as individuals . . . the Wart- burg cagers presented a graphic example of the power of determination and cooperation. SCOREBOOK WARTBURG OPPONENTS 69 St. Mary ' s 57 68 Augsburg 55 79 Neb. Wesleyan 66 64 ISTC 62 70 Simpson 55 75 St. Cloud 58 68 St. Thomas 67 68 S. Dak. State 52 59 Grinnell 71 49 LORAS 60 54 Luther 67 64 Central 63 96 Upper Iowa 67 78 Buena Vista 60 76 LORAS 63 51 Luther 69 89 Westmar 68 55 BuENA Vista 65 69 Upper Iowa 66 87 Westmar 66 Lay-up specialist Barry Bomhoff is frozen in mid- air by the camera as he goes up to drop the ball through the hoop for two points against Buena Vista. Hemmed in by three Norsemen. Ted Fritschel waits for Bob Adix to come in for a pass-off. Sprawled on the floor. Bob Adix grapples with a Buena Vista player for the ball. Ken Riswold rushes in from the foreground and Barry Bomhoff appears at the back. Look, Mom, all hands! Fritz Fritschel, an unidentified Westmar player and Barry Bomhoff go aloft to capture a rebound. Ken Ris- wold waits for the tip. Adix dumps in a two- pointer for Wartburg against Loras. IVIany Thrilling IVIoments Left — Ken Riswold stretches to hook one into the basket in the double-overtime Central game. Right — Coming down with the re- bound is Barry Bomhoff as an Upper Iowa eager and Knights Bob Rubenow, Maynard Midt- gaard and Ken Riswold stand by. Slate of Eight Wins, Eight Losses The Squires enjoyed easy victories at the start of the schedule against outside opposition, but as the season wore on, the going became in- creasingly rough against conference foes. Tutored by Coach Earnie Oppermann, the Junior Varsity split even in the games played, winning eight and losing the same number. Their play can perhaps best be described as a fire which starts quickly, brightly burns, then dies. During the first semester. Dale Kuethe led the Squires in point production while Art Marg- heim poured them through in the second term, hitting 32 against Grinnell for the top effort. SQUIRE SCORES w. OPP. W. OPP. 61 Tripoli 47 48 LORAS 65 92 788th 15 57 Luther 74 55 ISTC 59 48 Reinbeck 73 76 Seminary 48 56 LORAS 77 64 Denver 41 60 Luther 55 51 Emmetsburg 47 61 Cornell 67 83 Wloo Corr. 51 62 Grinnell 70 64 Seminary 37 58 ISTC 87 Squires Dale Kuethe and Paul Hesterberg keep their eyes on the ball as Gene Matthias and a Luther man struggle for control. Luther won 74-57. B BASKETBALL SQUAB— FRONT ROW: Staude, F. Fritschel, Vollmei, Margheim, E. Matthias, D. Kuethe, Hesterberg, Reents, C. Ketterling, Robinson, W. Bomhoff. BACK ROW: Hinegardner, Gaedke, G. Peters, Reiff, Bauman, M. Peterson, Folkerts, Buchholtz, Polls, Lenguadoro. Ill Applying pressure, Paul Reyelts ivorks jutilely to gain a jail against, the rubberman from Coe College. After Two Years . . . Top — Bob Dirks, undefeated in regular season matches, chalks up another five points for JVartburg by pinning his man in the Augustana meet. Bottom — Giving his opponent a pain in the neck, Ev Blobaum secures a fall in the Augustana-Wartburg meet. Conference Crown Regained Wartburg twisters swooped down on their ' 53- ' 54 opponents like tornadoes and carried off co-championship of the North Division Iowa Conference, whirling through the dual season with a 4-1-2 record. A championship statuette was added to the trophy case in Knights Gym for the fifth time in seven years of wrestling competition as Coach Norm Johansen ' s matmen tied arch-rival Luther, 42-42. Arnie Brandt, Bob Dirks and Roger Arjes won individual conference championships. Brandt pinned every foe in the first period to end the season with a 7-0 record while Dirks and Arjes also finished undefeated. Brandt also became State AAU champ at 157 pounds. WRESTLING SQUAD— FiJO Vr JOr.- Viegut, Dirks, A. Brandt, Reyelts, E. Blo- baum, D. Johnson, Giendahl. BACK ROW: H. Bose, Buenting, Young, Weyers, Arjes, R. Carter, Niemeyer. DECISIONS WARTBURG OPPONENTS 15 3 21 26 16 27 COE Luther Dubuque Augustana COE Dubuque 15 27 11 8 16 BASEBALL TEAM— Coach Earnie Oppeimann. FRONT ROW : Reasland, Rubenow, Gauerke, Miller, H. Waltmann. T. Fritschel, Jaschen, S. Kittleson. ROW 2: Sowers, Schumann, Heine, R. Mueller, Bar- ry Bomhoff, Kurtt, Webrand, Olson, E. Kittleson. G. Kopitzke. BACK ROW: Wiegman, D. Kopitzke, Raatz, Wix, Kosclimeder, Starck, B. Holm, R. Vogel, W. Waltmann. Ten Wins, Five Losses . . • Topping All Past Seasons Compiling the best season on record with ten wins and five losses, the 1953 diamondeers did not, however, fulfill pre-season conference title hopes. They remained third in the loop with a mediocre 6-4 slate. Curve-ball artist John Kurtt was the big gun for the veteran-studded Knights as he collected his nineteenth college win with a season record of 4-3, and led the stickmen with a .407 platter av- erage. Assisting Kurtt on the mound was Leon We- brand with a sparkling 5-2 season record. We- brand fanned fift,v in forty-eight pitching stanzas and chalked up a stingy 1.31 earned-run-average. Other stellars with the timber were Russ Miller and Gordon Kopitzke with stick averages of .393 and .365. Kopitzke and John Heine each accounted for ten runs-batted-in. SCORE BOARD WARTBURG OPPONENTS 18 LaCrosse 7 10 COE 5 7 Westmar 3 7 BuENA Vista 1 2 Upper Iowa 4 1 Luther 3 5 LORAS 0 1 LORAS 2 17 Westmar 6 5 BuENA Vista 6 8 Luther 6 4 Upper Iowa 3 1 ISTC 2 8 Sumner 2 5 ISTC 4 Fritschel kicks up the dirt as he comes across the plate safely for the first run of the season. 113 TRACK TEAM— FRONT ROW: De Young, D. Peterson, J. Deines, Beckley, Buenting, Toyosi, Wood- row. ROW 2: C. Bose, Bigalk, Buhs, A. Gomer, Gilow, K. Wesenberg, Schemmel, Coach Ax Bund- gaard. BACK ROW: Lenguadoro, Paape, R. Grube, R. Adix, Fischer, Bahlmann, D. Weidler, F. Her- Last Spring . . . Hosts of the Conference Meet Clawing the air. Boh Adix, only returning letter- man last spring, pulls himself over the crossbar. Muscles tensed, a gun sounded. Eight men leaped into action and sped down the black cin- der track .... After gruelling hours of workouts under Coach Ax Bundgaard, the cindermen placed sec- ond in the northern half of the Iowa Conference. Paced by point-gainers Adix and Bose, the thin- clads won one of three dual meets, placed fourth at the Viking Olympic and sixth in the IIAA. For the first time the athletic department spon- sored the conference meet at Wartburg. With plenty of hard work and careful planning by the coaches, the meet was carried out smoothly be- fore an attentive crowd. OPPONENTS 107 100 61-1 3 MEET SCORES Dubuque U. ISTC LORAS ViKiNc Olympics Northern Division IIAA Meet WARTBURG 29 31 69-2 3 4th . 2nd 6th TENNIS TEAM — James Sorenson, Freidinger, P. Wittenberg, Weiss, Hoffman, C. Wittenberg, Wink- ler, W. Moeller, Ristau, N. Melchert. For Wart burg ... Singles Championship Slam! The small white sphere sped over the net and bounced off the corner of the court. Congratulations, team! someone shouted. That was a fine game. While Jerry Ristau walked off with the singles championship in the IIAA tournament, team- mates Bill Moeller and Norm Melchert added two points in the play-offs to help place Wartburg third in the conference. When the netmen reported for court practice last spring, Ristau was the only returning let- terman. But with hard practice and many hours spent on the hard cement court, the squad moved into tough competition and came out vic- torious once, losing six of the slamming duels. NET RESULTS WARTBURG OPPONENTS 0 ISTC 5 1 St. Ambrose 5 1 Luther 8 5 CoE 2 0 Luther 7 3 ISTC 4 1 LORAS 6 Jerry Ristau, loiva Conference singles champ, reaches to slam back a high flier. GOLF TEAM — Discussing golf match strategy are team members R. Allenstein, Mercer, Riswold, J. Lynch and D. Bracklein. Knight greensters teed-off in the spring of 1953 for the best season ever. Driving and put- ting themselves to a 4-2-1 record, the Knights also placed fourth in the hard-fought IIAC Tournament. They were sparked by three re- turning lettermen, Ken Riswold, Ra,y Allenstein and Jim Lynch, with the assistance of Dave Bracklein and Jim Mercer. Mercer gained medal- ist honors in the conference meet by shooting a low 76. ISTC still proves to be the linksters ' immov- able hazard, for they dropped two matches to the mighty Teachers again during the 1953 sea- son. The Tutors handed out the biggest defeat on their own tricky course. SCORE CARD WARTBURG OPPONENTS 3 ISTC 12 111 2 COE 31 2 111 4 Luther SYz 51 2 ISTC . 91 2 11 Luther 4 31 , COE Vz 111 2 LoRAS 314 North Hall slugger, Carl V olkmann, prepares to con- nect one as Bill Landt catches and Al Lange judges in an in- tramural Softball contest. Recreation for All Interested Last fall men out for intra- mural sports found themselves limbering their muscles on the soft- ball field. The North Hall Ambas- sadors repeated their continuous stick and pitching strength to walk away with the championship title for the second straight year. A different story was written in the basketball books, however. Third floor Grossmann took first place honors in the first-round com- petition in the American, while the five from Wuebbens left others far behind in the National League title race. Thirteen intramural all-stars traveled to Decorah to meet Luther ' s I-M crew. Despite a fou ' tli quarter rally, the Wartburg stars were edged by Luther, 51-50. Brains of the intramural setup. Norm Roeljs, Chuck Johannsen, Marv Rothfusz, Bill Landt and Gene Holier, gather to hash over plans for the coming volleyball tournament. Left — Don Smith and two others vie for the rebound in an intra- mural basketball tussle between the American League leader. Wolf Annex, and Grossmann L Right — Flicking the ball from his fingertips at the height of a jump shot is Hank Waltmann, Gross- mann I, while Gerald Buckler moves in. Laying the ball up for a basket is Blayne Burmahl, Wolf Annex, as Lyle Hagelberg and Bill Waltmann watch for the result. 117 Every Spring . . . Similarities Jerry Ristau, Denise Morrill, Sid Curtis and Mrs. JFeiblen enjoy an anecdote told by Pastor Weiblen. speaker at the Junior-Senior Banquet last spring. At the great unveiling Hel- muth Gilow receives a 1953 Fortress from editor Rudy Kolberg as Fred Boyce and Chuck Lutz assist. Climax of jour years ' work begins with the Commence- ment procession to Knights Gymnasium. Another fall Outflj tradition, the limh-stretchinss and muscle-pulling snake dance, winds its way downtown from the gym. Wise frosh, Janice Rapp, Eileen DeBower and Joyce Tretow make a little ( frigid) ivater go a long way in the early Outfly morning cleanup. Initiation . . . Not so Bad . . . When It ' s Over Emphasizing the Constructive Aspect Cheerleaders circled by Out- fly morning enthusiasts con- duct the pep rally at a down- town intersection. More spots are newly brightened as ambitious female frosh Karen Dettmer, Joanne Dettmann A new sidewalk develops under Tiny s instruc- and Eileen DeBower apply aluminum paint to tions as Gary Allenstein, Charles Bichel and jiosts. John Bracklein lend their energy. 122 King of Homecomings . . . With a Queen to Match Kastle Kapers opening festivities, bringing guf- faws at W Club, Schizophrenia . . . Gymnasium hushing as beauteous queens sweep down aisles . . . Queen Janice I being escorted to the silver throne . . . Parade down Bremer — Growing in Greatness . . . 1943 ... 175; 1953 . . . 632 . . . Strangely tidy rooms telling of sleepless nights and Knights to Open House visitors . . . Spirit runs rampant as Knights meet, but, sadly enough, do not defeat mighty Loras. Banquet-goers blend their voices in the Loyalty Song to leave a warm glow of memories of Homecom- ing — 1953 . . . Wartburgers singing together just as they worked together to make three more brightest days. Busy homecomers meeting with their God in famil- iar pews of St. Paul ' s — reminiscent, quiet — yet looking forward to the evening ' s II Trovatore, singing a tale of woe to a weary audience — Growing in Greatness — Wartburg style. Homecoming Sovereign 1953 Queen Janice Goeman Regent for 1952, Mrs. Dale Becker, Queen Janice and her attendants, Janet Reinhardt, Mavis crowns the new Homecoming mon- Johnson, Jackie Sale, Ruth Adix and Gretch Krieger, lend arch. Queen Janice I. charm to the royalty float. 123 Kapers, Banquet . . . SpICG of HomeCOITling Deane Hutchison, Joel Mar- ing, Bill Wiederanders and Dennis Larson win first prize for Warthurg Choir with their presentation Rigo- letto . . . ho hum . . . in the Kastle Kapers TV program. Barry Bomhoff and Leon Webrand portray Ax Bund- gaard and Earnie Opper- mann in the W Club ' s hi- larious presentation of The Locker Room in three scenes. A disappointing afternoon football skirmish fails to foil the success of the annual Homecoming Banquet. 124 Adding Color and Gridiron Action Second-place winner in the Homecoming parade Hours of planning and building resulted in lasting is this singing tribute to Wartburgs continuing memories of success for this first-prize winner, growth. Third down and four for Loras after Chuck Bose, Eric Biedermann, student body president, leads Chuck Schumann and another Knight converge the Homecoming parade in the guise of the Wart- to stop a hard-driving Duhawk. burg armored Knight. The new suit of German- made armor makes its debut. 125 Part of the Story of ChristiTias at WartburQ Hushed and intent, the audi- ence listens as Mr. Hagen di- rects the concert orchestra and the mass chorus during the finale of Christmas at Wartburg. Left — An easy chair, a lamp and Dr. Neumann reading his holiday stories — elements of an enjoyable portion of JFartburg ' s Christmas party. Right — Mr. Dickson mounts a ladder and tightens the wire to help W artburg Choir members, Carla Karsten and two others, keep their Christ- mas bells in the air. A picket line of Wartburg students striking for higher pledges invades the gym dur- ing convocation to start the pre-Christmas Student Body Memorial Union drive. 126 In the Spiritual Realm . . . Inspiration and Consecration Even the Christian college finds that it can profit by a special period of spiritual emphasis. Each year dur- ing the first part of February the Wartburg family joins in a three-day program to promote growth toward the Christ-centered life. This year, February 9-11, the theme Live Christ! reigned and rang through heart and mind as Dr. Marcus Rieke, Youth Director of the American Lutheran Church, pre- sented the messages. Speaking at three convocations and two chapel services, besides con- ducting discussion groups, Dr. Rieke climaxed the week by expressing the Imperatives to Live Christ during the Wartburg family Communion Service at St. Paul ' s. Gesturing to stress a point. Dr. Marcus Rieke, ALC youth director, speaks with the students in an informal discussion during Spiritual Emphasis Week. Sculpturing a phrase with his lips and hands. Dr. Rieke unveils his thoughts during one of the week ' s convocations. The body of our Lord Jesus Christ and His holy precious blood strengthen and preserve you in the true faith unto life everlasting. 127 Coeds JeaneUe Schmierer. Nancy Williams, Mary Lou Thiesc, Edie Bader Schneider and Lorraine Dockter relax with books and food in a Wartburg Hall room. JV hooping, it up in a skit presented at the Gross- mann Hall Christmas party are Paul Meinen. Bob Vogel, Reuben Schnaidt, Dennis Wolf and John Polls. Housing Units . . . Experiences of All Sorts Most college students — at least those who have lived in a dormitory or annex — will tell you that you ' ve missed a good part of your educa- tion if you did not have the opportunity to live in a dorm at least one year. A few words cannot accurately describe dorm activity, but maybe these will touch off memories — the aroma of popcorn in the hall . . . house meetings . . . devotions . . . bull or hen sessions . . . shower parties, birthday parties, other parties . . . cleaning the room (once in a while) . . . noise . . . half-welcome guests . . . proctor marks . . . inter- and intra-dormitory rivalry . . . All this and more make up dorm life. A birthday cake doesnt last long with Millie Schulz, Jean Pfeifer, Dor thy Ager, Mary Hoh, Jeanette Schnoor and Myra Bergstraesser at a Cotta House party. 128 Artist Series . . . Opera on the Wartburg Stage Librettos. Get your libretto here. The lobby was crowded, but above the chatter of the crowd came the call to buy a libretto. Verdi ' s II Trovatore was being presented by the Wag- ner Opera Company. For some in this Midwest audience this was their first opera. For many it was the third or a fourth, and for the privileged few it was one among many. Albert Dacosta acted as Man- rico, Eleanor Tobin as Azucena, Rina Telli as Leonora, Calvin Marsh as Ferrando. Azucena ' s moving refrain, Giorno poveri vivea, as she recalls her life in Biscay with her son; Leonora and Manrico pledging their love in the duet L ' onda de ' suoni mistici ; The Anvil Chorus ; other familiar parts, and the opera was over. First one curtain call, then another and still another. Stars of II Trovatore, Rina Telli, Calvin Marsh (above), Albert Dacosta and Eleanor Tobin, re- spond to enthusiastic demands of the audience for repeated curtain calls. Act III Scene 1 from the sparkling production II Trovatore, an Artist Series presentation by the Wagner Opera Company on the campus stage. A Pianist and a Quartet Artistry Supreme Ted Heinecken interviews Rudolf Serkin while he signs autographs for Gretch Krie- ger, Walt Pilgrim and Har- old Bomhoff. Rudolf Serkin, in the eyes of some the great- est living interpretive musician next to Arturo Toscanini, held his audience spellbound through- out his superb piano performance. No one could help liking the scholarly look- ing man as he entered the stage for his first number . . . No one could help loving this master of piano as he left the stage after his last encore. London ' s Amadeus Quartet, having earned its way into respect and fame in the halls of Europe, came to America where its music was given equal note. Norbert Brainin, Siegmund Nissel, Peter Schidlof and Martin Lovett (all still in their twenties) are musicians that will not soon be forgotten. Their artistry with strings engen- dered a grateful audience. On campus April 18 was the Amadeus String Quartet, Norbert Brainin, violin; Siegmund Nissel, violin; Martin Lovett, cello; and Peter Schidlof, viola. 130 A capacity audience is captivated by the performance of the Boston Pops, shown here playing Liszt ' s Concerto No. 1 in E Flat ' with Miss Ruth Slenczynska the featured pianist. Back Again . . . Popularity Now IT IS THE Liszt Piano Concerto, next Oberon Overture, then Jalousie, and always it is Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops Orches- tra. You, along with hundreds of others, are in the crowded auditorium of Knights Gymnasium attending the concert of a group which became Undiminished famous in Boston ' s Symphony Hall. The perfect performance of the orchestra has won your ad- miration. 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Carstensen, Dentist Corner Market Dairy Creme Drape Construction Co. Gade Furniture Skelgas Service Goodrich Fettkether Produce Hicks Loan Service Kohlmann ' s Clothiers Larry ' s Standard Service Leuthold-Johannsen Co. Robert B. Love Miller Hatchery Missouri-Kansas Chemical Co. Dr. C. E. Moodie Nu-Uptown Cafe Oliver J. Reeve Roever ' s Garage T. M. Buehrer Son Grocery Walker Junk Yard Western Auto Associate Store West Side Food Market Wolf ' s Hatchery Arben L. Young 137 Picture Index A Aaroen, Marlene, Madison, Wis., 54 Abudu, Ayinla, Ebute-Metta, Nigeria, Africa, 53, 54, 66. 90, 95, 96 Acborn, Lawrence, Winchendon, Mass. Adams, Delbert, Clintonville, Wis., 54 Aden, Edna, Palmer, Iowa, 54 Aden, Iva Lee. Havelock, Iowa, 44, 66, 83, 93, 100 Adix, Carolyn. Manchester, Iowa, 54, 81, 100 Adix. Robert, Manchester, Iowa, 44, 98, 108, 109, 110. 114 Adix, Rnth, Waterloo, Iowa, 44, 62, 123 Ager, Dorthv, Manchester, Iowa, 44, 81, 88, 95, 96, 128 Ager, Ted, Manchester, Iowa, 35, 64, 84, 88, 97 Albrecht, John, New Hampton, Iowa, 54 Alfson, Darrell, Cedar Falls, Iowa, 44, 68, 69, 70, 72 Allen, Gerald, Superior, Wis., 44, 85 Allenstein, Gary, Lamont, Iowa, 54, 122 Altmann, Bill, Marshfield, Wis., 44, 66, 85, 89 Altmann, Donald, Marshfield, Wis., 54, 66, 85, 88 Anderson, Dean, Prairie dii Sac, Wis., 44 Anderson, Floyd, Manson, Iowa, 54 Andrews, Martha, Greene, Iowa, 47, 92 Antholz, Elsie, McDonald, Kan., 54, 89 Antholz, Lila, Greeley, Colo., 35, 42, 87, 93 Antholz, Lucile, Greeley, Colo., 26, 54, 76, 83, 89 Arjes, Roger, Waverly, Iowa, 112 Austerud, Miss Stella, 25, 92, 93 Azbell, Mr. William, 24, 95 B Baderschneider, Edith, Cedar Falls, Iowa, 50, 76, 128 Baehmann, Paul, Thiensville, Wis., 44, 75 Baetke, The Rev. A. E., 23 Baker, Clara, Waverly, Iowa Bany, Patricia, Waverly. Iowa, 23, 50 Barrett, James, Mason City, Iowa, 50, 95, 96 Bartelt, Merlin, Titonka, Iowa, 54 Bast, Irene, Cedar Falls, Iowa, 35, 93 Baudot, Madeleine, Oconomowoc, Wis., 47, 100 Bauer, Barbara, Jesup, Iowa, 54 Bauer, Leon, Rockwell City, Iowa, 54, 85 Bauman, Alden, Edgar, Wis., 54. 89, 111 Baumgartner, Wayne, Oelwein, Iowa, 47, 80, 81 Beck, Lee, Waterloo, Iowa, 44, 94 Becker, Pres. C. H., 16, 17 Becker, Sigrid, Oak Lawn, 111., 35, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72. 75, 93 Beckley, Larry, Fenton, Iowa, 50, 114 Beckman, Donald, Fulda, Minn., 44, 63, 76, 85 Beckman, Richaid, West Burlington, Iowa, 50, 84 Beekmann, Darold. Pocahontas. Iowa, 54 Beem, John, Waterloo, Iowa. 54, 62, 64 Beener, LaVerne, Waterloo, Iowa, 35, 98 Behrens, Margaret, Cedar Falls, Iowa, 54. 78, 100 Behrens, William, George, Iowa, 44, 85, 88 Behrmann, William, Mayville, Wis.. 54. 85 Beitelspacher, Delores, LeMars, Iowa, 54 Bell, Leo, Marengo, Iowa, 105 Belling, Carol, Appleton, Wis., 27. 47, 73, 92 Pencke, Helene, Maynard, Iowa, 54, 75, 89, 100 Bender, Stanley, Eureka, S. D., 44, 90, 91, 92, 95, 97 Bentjen, Ardeth, Albion, Neb., 54, 81 Bentz, Myrin, Beulah, N. D., 54, 78. 83, 86, 91 Benz, Frank, Dunn Center, N. D., 35, 42, 69, 83, 84, 86 Berg, Lois, Waverly, Iowa, 50, 80 Berg, Roger, Waverly, Iowa, 54 Bergstraesser, Myra, Smithfield, Neb., 30, 44, 64, 75, 87, 90, 93, 128 Berndt, Judith, Os hkosh, Wis., 54, 75, 83, 86, 89 Beyer, Arvid, Morris, Minn., 54 Bichel, Charles, Silver City, Iowa, 54, 84, 122 Biedermann, Eric, Mason City, Iowa, 35, 42, 62, 84. 125 Biel, Mary, Ortonville, Minn., 47. 50, 76, 88 Bierwagen, Doris, Elgin, N. D., 47 Bigalk, Vernon, Cresco, Iowa, 50. 114 Billerbeck, Henry, Cullom, 111., 54 Billing, Wanda, Anna, Ohio, 47. 87, 99 Birkholz, Elda, Hazen, N. D. Bjorgan, Mr. George, 23, 90 Black, Novalene, Independence, Iowa, 54, 75, 100 Blaisdell, Beverly, Minneapolis, Minn., 20, 44, 63, 83. 86, 87, 89, 97, 99 Blaske, Rodney, Oshkosh. Wis., 44. 66, 83, 86. 88, 90 Blobaum, Carolyn, Coatsburg, 111., 50. 63, 88 Blobaum, Everett, Coatsburg. 111., 35, 42, 80, 93, 98, 105, 112 Blobaum, Joann, Ghana, 111., 54 Blow. Larry. Woonsocket, S. D., 50 Boebel, Ruth. Danforth, 111., 54, 78, 89, 100 Boelter. Virginia. Preston, Minn., 54, 73. 100 Bomhoff, Barry. Humboldt, S. D., 35, 98, 108, 109, 110, 113, 124 BomhofF, Burt, Aberdeen, S. D., 54 Bomhoff, Harold, Aberdeen, S. D., 50, 69, 70, 83, 84, 86, 89, 91. 97, 130 Bomhoff, William, Humboldt, S. D., 105, 111 Borchardt, Agnes, Parkston, S. D., 54, 78, 83, 86 Borchardt, David, Edgar, Wis., 28, 50 Borcherding, Merlyn, Platteville, Wis., 35, 81 Borgardt, Henry, Calgary, Alta.. Can., 35, 84, 86, 91 Boschee, Eugene, Wishek, N. D., 44, 84 Bose, Charles, Cordell, Okla., 44, 98, 105, 114. 125 Bose, Dolores, Bessie, Okla., 27, 50 Bose, Evelyn, Channing, Tex., 36, 93, 94, 101 Bose, Gwendolyn, Bessie, Okla., 54, 83 Bose, Howard, Channing. Tex., 36, 93, 101, 112 Bose, Wendell, Cordell, Okla., 35, 94 Boughton, Joan, Beaver Dam., Wis., 54, 76, 89, 93 Boyken, Neal, Titonka, Iowa, 54, 66 Bracklein, David, Mason City, Iowa, 36, 62, 83, 84, 98, 116 Bracklein, John, Mason City, Iowa, 76, 122 Brand stetter, Betty, Ceylon, Minn., 54, 78, 89 Biandt, Alberta, Denver, Iowa, 50, 75, 87 Brandt, Arnold, Waverlv, Iowa, 112 Brandt, Don, Wausau, Wis., 50 Bremer, Leona, Metropolis. 111. Bremer, Millege, Metropolis, 111., 54, 105 Brinkman, Miss Catherine, 29 Brocka, Kathleen, Waterloo, Iowa, 54 Broders, Gene, Malcom, Iowa, 46 Brodersen, Richard, Clements, Calif., 54, 84 Brown, Duane, Scranton. N. D., 50 Brown, Gerald, Morris, Minn., 44 Brownson, Jack, Waverly, Iowa, 95 Brownson, Lariy, Waverly, Iowa, 44. 95, 96 Buchholtz, Daryl, Monmouth, Iowa, 54, 105, 111 Buchholz, Richard, Table Rock, Neb., 36, 85. 91 Bucka, The Rev. M. A., 23 Buckler, Gerald. Cullom, 111., 55, 74, 75, 117 Budzine. Barbara, Independence, Iowa, 55 Budzine, Marilyn, Independence, Iowa, 55 Buehler, Conrad, Waterviile, Ohio, 55, 69 Buenger, Donald, Tripoli, Iowa, 36 Buenger, Mrs. Ed, 31 Buenneke, Barbara, Maynard, Iowa, 55 Buenting, Howard, Cedarburg, Wis., 43, 44, 62, 84, 90, 112, 114 Buettemeier, Carl, Benson, 111., 50, 84 Buhr, Daniel. Readlvn, Iowa. 55 Buhrow, William, Waterloo, Iowa, 55 Buhs, Ervin, Gibson Citv, 111., 44. 85. 114 Bundgaard, Mr. Axel, 22. 98, 108. 114 Bunge, David, Almena, Wis., 50, 84 Burger, Allen, DeWitt. Neb., 44, 95 Burmahl, Blayne, Mormiouth, Iowa, 50, 117 Busch, Emmett. Maquoketa, Iowa, 36, 83 Busching, Mr. Ben, 31 Busching, Mrs. Ben, 31 Button, Harry, Waterloo, Iowa, 55, 70 138 c Carlin, Carmen, Bryan, Ohio, 55 Carlson, Virginia, Dickinson, N. D., 50, 80 Carter, Richard, Duluth, Minn., 46, 112 Carter, William, Duluth. Minn., 50 Channer, Barbara, Bassett, Iowa, 47, 76, 92 Chapin, Patricia, Tripoli, Iowa, 55 Chellevold, Dr. John 0., 24, 95 Chezik, John, Waverly, Iowa Clark, Charmaine, Peoria, 111., 55 Clark, Ruth, Peoria, III., 50, 94, 95, 99, 100 Claussen, Phillip, Gladbrook, Iowa, 46 Cords, Shirley, Sioux Falls, S. D., 50, 64, 66, 68, 70, 72 Croghan, Betty, Sheldon, Iowa, 55, 64, 69, 70, 89, 100 Curtis, Charley, Waverly, Iowa, 50 Curtis, Sidney, Waverly, Iowa, 36, 42, 62, 66, 94, 120 D Damm, Janet, Oelwein, Iowa, 50, 63, 66, 68, 73, 75, 100 Danneman, Eunice, Fulda, Minn., 47, 64, 83, 86, 89 Darnauer, David, Jesup, Iowa, 50, 68, 76 Darnauer, Paul, Jesup, Iowa, 36, 64, 66, 67, 75, 85, 86 Darrow, Harold, Reedsburg, Wis., 50 Davies, Ethan, Cedarburg, Wis., 50 DeBower, Eileen, Bristow, Iowa, 55, 121, 122 Dehn, Dolores, Berlin, Wis., 44, 75, 78 Deines, Edwin, Loveland, Colo., 44, 75, 92 Deines, John, Greene, Iowa, 44, 98, 108, 114 Dettmann, Joanne, Johnson Creek, Wis., 55, 92, 100, 122 Dettmer, Karen, Kensington, Kan., 55, 76, 87, 89, 122 Dewald, Oliver, Ashley, N. D., 55, 78, 84, 88 Dexter, Paul, Oilman, III, 36, 76 DeYoung, Robert, West Los Angeles, Calif., 44, 114 Dickson, Mr. Charles, 26, 69, 70, 72, 126 Dieck, Evan, Caroline, Wis., 50, 84, 88 Diemer, Kenneth, Sumner, Iowa, 55 Dieter, Elaine, Oelwein, Iowa, 50, 62, 70, 73, 75, 86 Dieter, Lowell, Oelwein. Iowa, 24, 36, 95. 96 Dirks, Robert, Athol, Kan., 34, 36, 85, 98, 112 Dockter, Lorraine, McLaughlin, S. D., 47, 49, 86, 128 Dockter, Theodore. Ashley, N. D., 44, 84 Dorsch, Stanley, Bird City, Kan., 55, 83, 88, 93 Downing, Barbara, Waverly, Iowa, 50, 81 Duffus, Mary, Brooklyn, Iowa, 50, 63, 99, 100 E Eckman, Marlys, Lodi, Calif.. 55, 81, 99, 100 Ehm, Dennis, Phillipsburg, Kan., 50, 84 Eichele, Robert, Lodi, CaliL, 55, 80, 84 Engbrecht, Inez, Golden Valley, N. D., 47, 63, 92 Engel, Rhoda, Shumway, 111., 55, 89, 100 Engelbrecht, Mr. H. C, 17 Engelbrecht, Walter, Mendota, III, 44, 92, 94, 95 Erks, Miss Joyce, 29 Eske, Jack, Mansfield, S. D., 44, 84 Evers, Marion, Mt. Lake, Minn., 55 F Farnham, Charles, Hampton, Iowa Fielding, Robert, Methven, Mass., 50, 84, 88 Fintel, DeWayne, Auburn, Neb., 55, 85, 89 Fintel, Mr. Norman, 18 Fischer, Ed, Oelwein, Iowa, 36, 114 Fischer, Mrs. Martha, 31 Flesner, Vernon, Virginia, Neb., 55, 85, 88, 105 Floy, Charles, Thornton, Iowa, 50, 76 Flugga, Miss Eldora, 18 Flynn, Mrs. Leo, 30 Foege, Miriam, Pocahontas, Iowa, 44, 66, 75, 87, 89 Folkerts, Harvey, Talmage, Neb., 55, 85, 89, 97, 111 Fondroy, Richard, Albert City, Iowa, 55, 78, 80, 88 Franzen, Melitta, Gothenburg, Neb., 37, 64, 68, 92 Fredine, Donald, St. Paul, Minn., 21, 37 Freeman, Barbara, Ottumwa, Iowa, 55, 76, 107 Freidinger, George, Peoria, 111., 37, 85, 115 Frey, Harold, Waverly, Iowa Fridley, Terrv, Sumner, Iowa, 81 Fritschel, Fritz, Denver, Colo., 53, 55, 62. 66, 73. 84, 108, 110, 111 Fritschel, Kathryn, Jackson, Minn., 55, 89, 99, 100 Fritschel, Ruth, Palmer, Iowa, 44, 64, 75, 92, 100 Fritschel, Theodore, Denver, Colo., 37, 42, 68, 98, 105, 108, 109, 113 Fruehling, Mr. W. G., 25, 105 Fruehling, Mrs. W. G., 23, 29 Fuchs, Lillian, Tripoli, Iowa, 55, 63, 78, 83 Fuerstenberg, Mrs. Fred, 30 Funk, Merle, Tinley Park, 111., 50, 85 G Gaedke, Jon, Pomeroy, Iowa, 55. 80, 111 Gayer, Delores, Rock Valley, Iowa, 23, 50, 83, 99 Gauerke, Norbert, Marion, Wis., 44, 113 Gebers, Rosalee, Auburn, Neb., 50, 63, 64, 76, 95 Gehrke, Harold. Reedsburg, Wis., 55, 89 Geiszler. Robert, Lodi, Calif., 55 Geiszler, Miss LaVina, 29 Geske, Dorcas, Melvin, Iowa, 55, 78, 87 Getz, Donald, Swanville, Minn., 37 Gilow, Helmutli, Cedarburg, Wis., 43, 44. 63, 95, 96, 98, 114, 120 Glaser, The Rev. Robert, 20 Goebel, John, Cheboygan, Mich., 55, 84, 89 Goeman, Janice, Madison, S. D., 44. 69, 73, 80, 81, 83, 93, 100, 123 Gomer, Lewis, Brooten, Minn., 55, 105 Gonnerman, Frederick, Dixon, 111., 44, 63, 64, 66, 67, 70, 72, 84 Graese, Nancy, Loveland, Colo., 44, 64, 69. 70, 87, 89, 93, 99, 100 Graessle, Patricia, Webster City. Iowa. 30, 44, 76 Graf, Marian, Waverly, Iowa, 55, 87, 97, 100 Graf, Robert, Waterloo, Iowa, 50, 70, 91 Grantier, Erna, Dickson, N. D., 50, 76 Grendahl, Robert, Pine Island, Minn., 81, 112 Gronstal, Harold, Treynor, Iowa, 21, 37, 64, 69, 78, 83, 84 Grosenick, Conrad, Richland Center, Wis., 44, 85 Grosz, Loretta, Turtle Lake, N. D., 50, 93 Grube, Mrs. Henry, 31 Grube, Rudolph, GlenviUe. Minn.. 50, 95, 96, 98, 105, 106, 114 H Hackbarth, Larry, Bradford, Iowa, 44, 80 Haefner, Dr. A. E., 19, 21 Haefner, Mrs. A. E., 21 Hagelberg, Lyle, Dundee, Iowa, 51, 117 Hage mann, Donald, Waverly, Iowa, 75 Hagen, Mr. Ernest, 26, 80, 81, 126 Haller, Gene, Charles Citv, Iowa, 55, 117 Halm, Mazie, LaSalle, 111., 55, 89, 97, 99 Hamihon, Olga, Tuscaloosa, Ala., 34, 37. 70, 90 Hanna, Kamal, Jerusalem, Jordan, 44, 90 Hanijelnian, Phyllis, Clear Lake, Iowa, 55 Hanselmann, Paul, Superior, Neb., 63, 75 Hantke, Gladys, Kimball, S. D., 55 Hansen, Bob, Oelwein, Iowa, 105 Hansen, John, Latimer, Iowa, 55 Hanson, Albin, Verona, N. D., 56 Hanson, George, Chicago, 111., 56, 105 Hanson, Gordon, St. Paul, Minn., 44, 85 Hanusa, George, Reedsburg, Wis., 37, 42, 64, 66, 67, 83, 84 Happel, Rita, Dunkerton, Iowa, 56, 78, 99, 100, 107 Harder, Verlyn, Dysart, Iowa, 56 Harms, Marilyn, Benson, 111., 37, 76 Harms, Miss Mattie, 18 Harper, Dave, LuVerne, Iowa, 46 Harris, Mr. Robert, 23 Hartman, Wendell, Waverly, Iowa, 56 139 Hartmann, Betty, Ionia. Iowa, 47, 80, 82 Hartmann, Bonnie, Ionia, Iowa, 28, 47, 80, 82 Hartmann, Marvin, Delmont, S. D., 37, 62, 74, 75, 83, 84 Hartwig, Charlotte, Nora Springs, Iowa, 56, 78 Hartwig, Karen, Olin, Iowa, 47, 63, 92, 100 Haver, Jurgen, Omaha, Neb., 45, 66, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72 Heard, Bonita, Osage, Iowa, 56, 92 Hed, Walter, St. Paul, Minn., 51, 85 Heidtke, Ray, Fountain, Minn., 51, 81, 84 Heiken, Janet, Anamosa, Iowa, 47, 63, 92, 97 Heine. John. Waverly. Iowa, 45. 94, 98. 113 Heinecken, M. Theodore, Philadelphia, Pa., 37, 42, 66, 67, 69, 70. 72, 130 Heinzig, Harold. Burlington, Iowa, 51, 85 Heiserman, Roger, Manchester, Iowa, 51 Hemingson, Verjean, Waverly, Iowa, 47 Hemken, Lowell, Albert, Kan.. 37, 76. 85 Hendren, Gladyce, Orange, Calif., 47, 83, 92. 100 Hennings, Roger, St. Paul, Minn.. 38, 64, 69 Herforth, Esther, Millard, Neb., 56, 75, 89, 121 Hermanns, Fredrick, Gaylord, Kan., 51, 84, 88, 114 Hertel, Dr. Elmer, 22, 94. 98 Hertlein, Mrs. Florence, 18. 23, 63 Hesterberg, Paul, Gifford, 111.. 56, 85. 88, 111 Hestetune, Nancy, Richland Center, Wis., 51. 80 Hieronymus, Eleanor, Pickrell. Neb., 56. 75. 83, 89, 92 Hieronymus, John, Pickrell, Neb., 56, 78, 88 Hildebrandt, Robert, Caroline, Wis., 56, 84 Hiltner, Dr. John, 20, 87 Himsel, Robert, Jasper. Ind.. 38 Hinegardner, Larry, Montour, Iowa. 56, 111 Hinrichs, Harold, St. Joseph, 111., 56, 74, 75, 85. 88 Hochstetter. DeLovd. Java. .S. D.. 45 69. 86, 88. 93 Hoge, Lucille. Milwaukee. Wis.. 51. 88, 100 Hoh, David, Clintonville, Wis., 56, 101 Hoh, Mary, Clintonville, Wis., 30, 51, 63, 75, 98, 128 Hohn, Carolyn, Delmar, Iowa, 56, 99 Hohensee, Lowell, Pocahontas. Iowa, 51 Holm, Robert, Denver, Iowa, 51, 108, 113 Holm, Roger, Dubuque. Iowa, 51, 88, 91, 95, 96 Hoist, Dianne, Dysart, Iowa, 56 Hokenson, Esther, Independence, Iowa. 56, 107 Hoppenworth, Roger, Sumner, Iowa, 56, 78, 80, 82, 84, 86, 88 Herman, Lois, Metropolis, 111., 47, 76, 87 Hovdesven. Dr. E. A.. 26. 76, 77 Hubbard, Mr. Fred. 22, 94 . Huebner, Roger, Andover, Iowa, 38, 69 Hueners. Fred, Glenville, Minn., 38, 64, 69, 78, 84, 90, 91 Hullinger, Mrs. Ted, 31 Hulme, Dr. William, 18, 20 Hunter, Robert, Waverly, Iowa Hutchison, Deane, Waterloo, Iowa. 45, 62, 64, 69, 74, 75, 124 Hutton, Delvin, Lemon Grove, Calif., 51, 76, 90 I Ideus. Harold, Oak Lawn. 111.. 56. 89 Imm, Lois, Toluca, 111., 45, 75 Inselmann, Rudy, Twin Lakes, Minn.. 51, 75, 84, 89, 91 J Jackson, Emelie, Greene, Iowa, 56, 75 Jenner, Geraldine, Kulm, N. D.. 56 Jensen, Floyd, Bird City, Kan., 56 Jensen, Owen, Fontanelle, Iowa, 45, 95, 96 Johannsen, Charles, Sterling, 111., 51, 117 Johansen, Mr. Norman, 22, 104, 105 Johnson, Don, Emden, 111., 20, 38, 84, 91, 98, 112 Johnson, Elaine, Janesville, Iowa Johnson, La Verne, Morrison, 111., 51 Johnson, Leon, Upland, Neb., 56, 88 Johnson, Mavis, Pocahontas, Iowa, 45, 62, 75, 123 John.son, Sally, Phillipsburg. Kan., 56, 93, 99, 121 Johnson, Valeria, Sterling, III, 56, 87, 99, 100 Jorgensen, Kermit, Wild Rose, Wis., 46 K Kalm, Roberta, Oelwein, Iowa, 47, 70, 73, 81, 92 Kane, Shirley, Omaha, Neb., 51. 75, 87, 99 Karsten, Carla, Fort Bliss, Tex., 56, 73, 75, 89, 100, 126 Kassebaum, John, Hebron, Neb., 85 Kehlbeck, Nadine, McDonald, Kan., 23, 51, 63. 64, 73, 76, 83, 86, 89 Keister, Robert, Mason City, Iowa, 45, 98, 105, 106 Keller, Mary Louise, Beaver Dam, Wis., 56, 78, 86, 88, 92 Keller, Mary M., Jamestown, N. D., 47, 75, 93 Kettner, Mavis, Springfield, Minn., 48, 70, 71, 83, 92 Ketterling, Clayton, Napoleon, N. D., 56, 81, 85, 105, 111 Ketterling, Floyd, Napoleon, N. D., 45, 64. 83. 85 Kittleson, Stanton, St. Ansgar, Iowa, 51, 98, 105, 108, 113 Kline, Barry, Waverly, Iowa, 45, 92 Knecht, Paul, Hazen, N. D., 38 Knitt, Carl, Bear Creek, Wis., 38, 70. 72, 84, 89 Knuth, Rita, Milwaukee, Wis., 45, 75, 83, 87, 88, 90, 91, 93 Koch, John, Preston, Iowa, 46 Kodres, Uno, Wakefield, Mass., 38, 66, 90 Koelling, Betty, Waverly, Iowa, 56 Koeneman, Alvin, Omro, Wis., 45, 75, 85 Kopitzke, Dale, Marion, Wis., 51, 64, 73, 113 Kopitzke, Gordon, Marion, Wis., 38, 98, 105, 106, 113 Kort, Gerald, Wausau, Wis., 45 Kortenhof, David, Appleton, Wis., 38, 95, 96 Krafka. Janet, Ottumwa, Iowa, 56 Kraft, Virginia, Nashua. Iowa. 56 Krahn. Verlyn, Loyal, Wis., 51, 85 Kramer, Irene, Bethune, Colo.. 56, 89, 99 Kreilick, John, Richmond Hgts., Mo., 56 Koschmeder, Donald, Readlyn, Iowa, 113 Krieger, Dorothy, Mason City, Iowa, 43, 45, 73, 99 Krieger, Gretchen, Mason City, Iowa, 38, 62, 63, 66, 73, 75, 93, 123, 130 Krcepel, Harvey, Ireton. Iowa, 56, 78, 84, 89 Krueger, Lorene, Waverlv, Iowa Kuethe, Dale, Readlyn, Iowa, 51, 108, 111 Kuethe, Wayne, Readlyn, Iowa Kumpf, Donald, Ashkum, 111.. 38, 63. 69, 78, 85, 97 Kuper, John, Independence, Iowa, 45 Kurtz, Dr. Edward, 26 L LaBahn, Mrs. Rose, 29, 63 Lahmann, Marian, Tripoli, Iowa, 51, 69, 96 Landgrebe. Wayne, Carson, N. D., 51, 86, 91 Landt, William, Luana. Iowa, 24, 45. 116, 117 Lange, Allan, Waupun, Wis., 45, 69, 70, 116 Langholz, Ervin, Cevlon, Minn., 51, 84, 91 Langrock, Miss Adeline, 22, 99 Lapp, Marvin, Eureka, S. D., 45, 84, 86 Larson, Mr. C. Robert, 26 Larson, Dennis, Albert City, Iowa, 56, 73, 74, 75, 124 Larson, Richard, Earlville, 111., 56, 64, 83, 88, 95 Lau, Marlyn, Readlyn, Iowa, 48 Laufer, Martin, West Bend, Wis., 56 Lazenby, Miss Barbara, 29 Lehmann, Lois, New -Richland, Minn., 56, 59, 75 Lelimann, Richard, New Richland, Minn., 49, 51, 63, 76, 105 Lehmkuhl, Geraldine, Fairbank, Iowa, 56, 63, 92 Lehne, Carl, Stewart, Minn., 56 Lenguadoro, Gerald, Chicago, 111., 51. 98, 105, 111, 114 Liemohn, Dr. Edwin, 26, 75 Liemohn, Wendell, Waverly, Iowa. 51, 98, 105, 106, 108 Liesener, James, Cedarburg, Wis., 45, 75. 84 Lillich, Delores, Bird City, Kan.. 56, 83, 89, 121 Limberg, Alton, Woden, Iowa, 57, 104 Litzer, Lyle, Waverly, Iowa, 45 Lobeck, James, Verona, N. D., 76, 83, 85 Loftus, Thomas, Benson, 111., 45. 84, 85 Lohmann, Erling, Tripoli, Iowa, 57 Lohn, Miss Perna, 25, 87 Lohnes, David, Peoria, 111. Love, Dr. Katherine, 21 Loveland, Kay, Janesville, Iowa, 76 Luebke, Lee, Oshkosh, Wis.. 51, 85, 89, 90, 97 140 Lueder, Ilene, Fond du Lac, Wis., 88, 92, 99 Luhring, Miss Viola, 29 Lunde, DuWayne, Monona, Iowa, 39 Lutz, Fred, Fontanelle, Iowa, 45, 75 Lynch, Richard, Waverly, Iowa M Maakestad, Mr. Loren, 21, 68 Maik, Marilyn, Omro, Wis., 57, 78, 99 Malmin, Carole, Chicago, 111., 20, 45, 76, 87, 100 Manson, Duane, Independence, Iowa, 39, 76, 84 Manthei, Donald, Eau Claire, Wis., 51 Margheim, Arthur, Windsor, Colo., 57, 104, 105, 111 Maring, Joel, Waterloo, Iowa, 51, 69, 74, 75, 124 Martin, Miss Elizabeth. 29 Martin, Mr. Raymond, 21, 84, 88, 89 Marx, Loyal, Waverly, Iowa Mashner, Fred, Sumner, Iowa Mattheis, Robert, Delmont, S. D., 57, 84, 89 Matthias, Eugene, Readlyn, Iowa, 57, 111 Matthias, Ronald, Denver, Iowa, 39, 90, 92 Mattke, James, Waverly, Iowa, 45 Matherny, Doris, Waverly, Iowa, 51, 90 Max, Mr. Herbert, 25 McCall, Carol, Berlin, Wis.. 57, 64, 73, 78 McCasky, WiUnir, Toluca, III. McDowell, Mildred, Greene, Iowa McDougal, Keith, Richland Center, Wis., 101 McNamee, James, Waterloo, Iowa, 51 Meinen, Paul, Hull, Iowa, 57, 76, 128 Melchert, Dennis, Waterloo, Iowa, 57 Menk, Thomas, Morgan, Minn., 57, 85 Mercer, Jim, Waverly, Iowa, 116 Meske, Phyllis, Valley City, N. D., 57 Metzger, Donald, Eureka, S. D., 70, 71, 85 Meyer, Grace, Smithfield, Neb., 57, 76, 100 Meyer, John, Ossian, Iowa, 51 Michel, Mervin. Auburn, Neb., 80 Midtgaard, Maynard, Hanlontown, Iowa, 30, 57, 108. 110 Mikes, Barbara, Fredericksburg, Iowa, 57, 83, 99, 100 Miller, Marlcne, Bristow, Iowa, 48 Miller, Mary Jane, Rock Valley, Iowa, 51, 95, 96, 99 Minert, Doris, Dumont, Iowa, 45, 83, 93, 100 Mirtz, B. F., Clinton, Okla., 39, 64, 66, 67, 69, 83, 84 Moehl, Miss Erna, 21, 90 Moehle, Lucille, Sheffield, Iowa, 57 Moeller, Kenneth, Fairbank, Iowa, 51, 115 Moeller, William, Rock Rapids, Iowa, 39, 80, 93 Moerer, Willis, Johnson, Neb., 45, 85, 89 Montgomery, Wanda, Welcome, Minn., 48, 63, 88, 92, 99 Morrill, Denise, Waverly, Iowa, 51, 80, 120 Morton, Noreen, Independence, Iowa, 57, 64, 69, 86, 87, 88, 100 Mueller, Miss Betty, 29 Mueller, Lois D., New Auburn, Minn., 48, 76, 92, 97, 99, 100 Mueller, Lois E., Cedarburg, Wis., 51 Muench, Mr. Carl, 23 Muench, Mrs. Carl, 29 N Nass, Mr. Gilbert (Assistant to Public Relations Director) Nehls. Patricia. Oconomowoc, Wis., 57, 76, 107 Neidt, Janet, Waterloo, Iowa. 57 Nerenhausen, Chester, Oconto, Wis., 45, 70, 72, 85, 91, 101 Neumann, Dr. G. J., 17, 21, 126 Niederwimmer, Helen, Allison, Iowa, 57, 80 Niederwimmer, Irma, Allison, Iowa, 53, 57, 80 Niemeyer, Lyle, Waverly, Iowa, 39, 93, 112 Nissen, Maurine, Corwith, Iowa, 57, 75, 83, 99, 100 Nolting, Warren, Waterloo, Iowa, 39 Nothdurft, Carol, Bird City, Kan., 48, 76, 86, 87 Novak, Louis, Logan, Kan., 39, 64, 78, 85, 86, 95 0 Oberdorfer, Donald, Columbus. Ohio, 57, 85, 86 Oberlander, LeRoy, Bismarck, N. D., 57, 84, 88, 97 Obermeyer, Gertrude, Carleton, Neb., 48, 76, 99, 100 O ' Brien, John, Greene, Iowa, 57, 105 Getting, Mr. C. H., 31 Getting, Mrs. C. H., 31 Ohlrogge, James, Marion, Wis., 39, 64, 69, 84 Olsen, Oral, Loyal, Wis., 45, 63, 93 Olson, Wendell. Denver, Iowa, 51, 80, 113 Oltman, Jean, Rock Falls, III., 57, 59 Oltman, Joan, Rock Falls, III, 57, 59, 62, 99 Oltmans, Delmer, Beatrice, Neb., 45 Oltrogge, Daphine, Readlyn, Iowa, 30, 48, 92 Oppermann, Mr. Earnest, 18, 22, 113 Osborne. Dorothy, Omaha, Neb., 51, 69, 95, 96, 99 Ost, Milton. Beulah, N. D., 57, 81, 83, 85, 97, 105 Osterfund, David, Prairie du Sac, Wis., 101, 108 Ott, Owen, Hawkeye, Iowa, 57, 83 Ott, Sylvia, Preston, Minn., 48, 73, 80, 99, 100 Ottersberg, Dr. Gerhard, 23 Otto, Lavonne, Readlyn, Iowa, 51, 69, 70, 75, 83 Overturf, Frances, Dumont, Iowa, 48 P Pa ape, Edward, Milwaukee, Wis., 45, 84, 88, 98, 105, 114 Peters, Earl, Abrams, Wis., 52, 85 Peters, Gordon, Hudson, Iowa, 57, 111 Peters, Marcia, Manson, Iowa, 57, 99 Peterson, Don, St. James, Minn., 46 Peterson, Duane, Otisco, Minn., 39, 63, 83. 86, 114 Peterson, Marlin, St. James, Minn., 52, 111 Petri, Dr. Leo, 22, 94 - Pfeifer, Jean, McLaughlin, S. D., 52, 86, 93, 128 Pfohl, Ruth, North Freedom, Wis., 45, 83, 93, 99, 100 Philippi, Lois, Bruning. Neb.. 48, 63, 75, 92, 99 Pichelmeyer, Mr. Charles, 31 Pichelmeyer, Mrs. Charles, 31 Pichelmeyer, Lois, Milwaukee, Wis., 57, 86, 89, 121 Pieper, Frank, Loyal, Wis., 39 Pieper, Lucile, Waverly, Iowa Pilgrim, Paulus, Hector, Minn., 52, 81, 84 , 88 Pilgrim, Walter, Spring Valley, Minn., 49, 52, 76, 80, 84, 89, 130 Pinke, Victor, Elkton, Minn., 45, 63, 92, 93, 108 Pipho, Leon, Cedar Falls, Iowa Piskey, June, Reedsburg, Wis., 27, 57 Polis, John, Kiester, Minn., 57, 105, 111, 128 Pollock, Mary, Akron, Iowa, 45, 87, 92 Poppe, Nancy, Waverly, Iowa, 57, 93 Prange, John, Reedsburg, Wis., 52 Preusser, Miss Ruth, 26 R Raatz, Leo, 49 Raney, Mr. Walter, 31 Rathman. Darlene, Grand Mound, Iowa, 57, 83, 88, 93, 100, 121 Rapp, Janice, Milwaukee, Wis., 57, 63, 70, 75, 86, 100, 121 Reasland, Raymond, Sumner, Iowa, 39. 93, 98, 105, 106, 113 Redman, David, Waupun, Wis., 45, 85, 88, 90 Reents, Jack, Adams, Neb., 57, 76, 85, 86, 89, 105, 111 Reents, Jacqueline, Adams. Neb., 48, 62, 83, 86, 87, 89, 90, 100 Reif, Dale, Hartford, Wis., 46 Reiff, David, Middleton, Wis., 57, 105, 111 Reinhardt, Janet, Nauvoo, 111., 34, 40, 42, 62, 76, 83, 93, 123 Reinsch, Margaret, Marion, Iowa, 57, 78, 81, 88, 100 Remmers, Marvin, Adams, Neb., 57, 78, 84, 88, 91 Retzlaff, Ronald, Tigerton, Wis., 45, 64, 80, 84, 88 Reyelts. Paul, Rock Rapids, Iowa, 45, 62, 84, 88, 90, 98, 105, 112 Rice, Derald, Garrison, N. D., 40, 72 Richards, Mrs. Emma, 30 Riensche, Ervin, Beatrice, Neb., 52 Riensche, Lorraine, Jesup, Iowa, 57 Riggert, Gustav, Waverly, Iowa, 40 Riggert, Jerome, Allison, Iowa, 52 141 Ringhand, Duane, Welcome, Minn., 57 Ringle, Joan, Edgar, Wis., 53, 58, 78, 100 Ristau, Gerald, Appleton, Wis., 21, 40, 42, 83, 98, 115, 120 Riswold, Kenneth, Muscatine, Iowa, 40, 93, 98, 108, 110, 116 Robinson, John, Muscatine, Iowa, 58, 111 Roelfs, Norman, Rantoul, 111., 58, 117 Roesler, William, St. Paul, Minn.. 45, 85 Roever, James, Reedsburg, Wis., 58, 59, 69, 81 Rogers. Thomas, Westchester, 111., 28, 58, 78, 97 Rogge, Norma, Auburn, Neb., 48, 70, 71, 76, 92 Roloff, Marvin, Waverly, Iowa, 52, 81, 94, 95, 96 Rosenow, Billie, Marion, Wis., 45, 84, 98, 104, 105 Ross, Ronald, Waverly, Iowa Rothfusz, Marvin. Ashley, N. D., 40, 63, 84, 117 Rubenow. Robert, Waverly, Iowa, 40, 93, 98, 108, 110, 113 Rudolf, McLoyd, Wishek. N. D., 48, 78, 84 Rudolf, Russell, Wishek, N. D., 45, 63, 75, 84 Rudolf, Vivian, Wishek, N. D.. 58, 76, 96, 99, 100 Rudolph, Arlene, Jamestown, N. D., 58, 76, 93, 100 s Sale, Jacqueline, Waverly, Iowa, 40, 93, 123 Sandberg, Dr. Edwin T., 21 Schaefer, John, Dubuque, Iowa, 58 Schafer, Dolores, Franklin Grove, 111., 48, 63. 83, 88, 92 Schardt, Lucia, Cedar Falls, Iowa, 58, 78, 100 Scharnhorst, Lavonne, Waverly, Iowa, 58, 93 Schick, The Rev. Edwin, 20, 63 Schiffler, Marie, Sheldon, Iowa. 40, 72 Schildbach, Rudolf, Shebovgan, Wis., 58, 81, 85 Schiller, Mrs. Ben, 31 Schlange, Gloria, Auburn, Neb., 58, 76, 89 Schlueter, George, Fithian, III., 52, 101 Schlueter, Louise, Fithian, 111., 52 Schmidt, Harold, Sioux Rapids, Iowa Schmidt, The Rev. Karl, 20 Schmidt, Mr. Warren, 26 Schmierer, Jeanette, Delmont, S. D., 58, 81, 83, 128 Schnaidt, Reuben, Beulah, N. D., 45. 63. 80. 81. 84, 91, 128 Schneider, Edward, St. Olaf, Iowa, 58, 76, 84, 89 Schnoor, Jeanette, Davenport, Iowa, 43. 45. 83, 87, 88. 128 Schoening, Lawrence, DeWitt, Iowa, 58, 105 Schroeder, Arma, Garnavillo, Iowa, 48, 63, 83, 92 Schroeder, P. James, Denver, Iowa, 52, 92 Schroeder, Paul, Denver, Iowa Schroeder, Richard, Appleton, Wis.. 40, 90 Schroeder, Robert, Woonsocket, S. D.. 52, 85, 86, 88 Schuenke, Richard, Johnson Creek, Wis., 58, 89, 105 Schultz, Frederick, Ripon. Wi.s., 58, 84, 88 Schulz, Bernice, McLaughlin, S. D.. 58. 73. 75. 88. 92, 100 Schulz, Jerry, McLaughlin. S. D.. ,58, 80, 82, 88 Schulz, Mildred, McLaughlin. S. D.. 45, 66, 69, 70, 72. 73. 75, 83. 93. 100, 128 Schulz, Walter, Buffalo Lake, Minn. Schumann, Charles, Waverly, Iowa. 69, 105, 106, 113, 125 Schwartz, Carl, Greenfield, Iowa, 58 Schwefel, Joan, Milwaukee, Wis., 46, 78 Schwerin, Helen, Flanagan, 111., 58, 80, 107 Schwerin, Ruth, Dexter, Minn., 58 Scott, Norman, Waterloo, Iowa, 58 Sekas, Shirley, Thiensville, Wis., 58. 66, 70. 89. 96, 99, 100 Sexter, James, Owatonna, Minn., 62, 67. 68, 75 Shaw, Wavne, Oklahoma City. Okla., 58, 104. 105 SiflFerath, Norman, Buffalo Lake, Minn., 46, 76, 85, 97 Siplon, Emma, Charles City, Iowa Siplon, Joseph, Charles City, Iowa, 52, 70, 84 Sloter, Juliari. Corwith, Iowa, 30. 58 Smith, Don, Clinton. Iowa, 46, 117 Snyder, Miss Hazel May, 23 Soldwisch, Mrs. Elizabeth, 31 Soley, Douglas. Eau Claire, Wis., 58 Sonnenberg, Harris, Titonka, Iowa, 28. 52, 76, 122 Sorensen, Beverly, Oelwein, Iowa, 58. 80, 87, 100 Sorenson, James, Cedar Falls, Iowa, 34, 40, 63, 107. 115 Sorenson, Janice, Cedar Falls, Iowa, 48, 64, 93, 107 Spilker, Verneal, Pickrell. Neb., 52, 76 Sprecher, Elmer, Elgin, N. D., 21, 40, 101 Stamer, Ronald, Springfield, 111., 58 Starck, Kenneth. Windsor. Colo., 52, 113 Staude, Donald, Johnson Creek, Wis., 58, 69, 88, 111 Steinhauer, Harold, Madison, Wis., 46 Steinley, Elvira, Carson, N. D., 48, 76, 86 Stender, Eleanor, Dunkerton, Iowa, 52, 63, 65, 75, 92, 99, 100 Stephenson, Thomas, Waverly, Iowa, 94 Stoffregen, Virtus, Westgate, Iowa, 52 Streng, Erwin, Beatrice, Neb., 41, 69, 70, 72 Striepe, Bill, Holstein, Iowa, 58 Strottmann, Merlin, Readlyn. Iowa Stubenvoll, Gary, Caroline, Wis., 58, 84, 89 Stumme, Carolynn, Muscatine, Iowa, 46 Stumme, Naomi, Muscatine. Iowa, 58, 62. 76 Swensen, Dr. A. W., 24, 96, 131 Swensen, Yvonne. Coquille, Ore., 58 T Tammen, Carrol, Clara City, Minn., 58 Tellock, Roger, Clintonville, Wis., 101 Thalacker, William, Des Moines, Iowa. 58, 91 Thiese, Mary, McGregor, Iowa, 52, 63, 76, 83, 87, 128 Tiede, Harvey, Parkston, S. D., 52, 73, 75, 91 Tillmanns, The Rev. Walter, 21, 84, 91 Tofte, Elise, Waverly, Iowa, 46 Toyosi, Joseph, Gbongan, Nigeria, Africa, 52, 66, 90, 95, 96, 114 Tretow, Joyce, Grafton, Wis., 58, 121 Truckenbrod, Kenneth, West Brooklyn, 111.. 41, 42, 84, 90, 91 Tuil, Christina, Allison, Iowa, 58, 88. 93 u Ulrich, Alvin, Hector, Minn., 52 V Van Driel, Eugene, Rock Valley, Iowa, 58, 75, 89 Vander Schaaf, George, Fulton, 111., 52, 85, 101 Venzke, Dawn, Waverly, Iowa Venzke, Raymond, Waverly, Iowa, 46 Vetter, Kenneth, Garrison, N. D., 41, 73, 81, 82 Viegut. Ivon, Edgar, Wis., 112 Voecks, Dan, Waverly, Iowa, 52, 66, 70, 71 Volberding, Gary, Chicago, 111., 30. 58. 70 Vogel, Martha, Madison, Wis., 48, 78, 83, 87, 99 Vogel, Robert, Phillipsburg, Kan., 49, 52, 62, 85, 88, 108. 113, 128 Volkmann, Carl, Sibley, 111., 75, 116 Vollmer, Richard, Flanagan, 111.. 58. Ill von Fischer, Marlenc, Springfield, Minn., 52, 83, 96 w Wageman, Luella, Aberdeen, S. D., 59 Wainscott. Cyril, Rantoul, 111., 59, 66, 69, 70, 85 Wallen, Millard, Reedsburg, Wis.. 41, 66, 69 Waltmann, Henry, Cedar Falls, Iowa, 46, 81, 93, 98, 104, 105, 106, 113. 117 Waltmann, William. Cedar Falls, Iowa, 52, 81, 113, 117 Walther, Eugene, Plainfield, Iowa, 52 Walz, Melvin, Santa Clara, Calif.. 22, 41 Webber, Wayne, Bellevue, Iowa, 52 Weber, Glowrine, Cordell, Okla.. 41, 93 Weber, Myron, Mason City, Iowa Webrand, Leon, Shell Rock, Iowa, 113, 124 Weckwerth, Leone, New Richland, Minn., 59 Weidler, Gertrude, New Hampton, Iowa, 46, 70, 78, 87, 88, 90, 93, 99, 100 Weig, Melvin, Strawberry Point, Iowa Weiler, Neil, Midwest City, Okla., 59, 80 Weishoff, Robert, Seymour, Wis., 59, 84, 97, 105 Weissenbuehler. Wayne, Charles City, Iowa, 59, 70, 84, 89 Welcher, Jon, Waverly, Iowa 142 Weltzin, Franklin, Jesup, Iowa, 59 Wenzler, David, Wauwatosa, Wis., 59 Wescott, Harley, Sumner, Iowa, 59 Wesenberg, Kenneth, Madison, Wis., 46, 98. 105. 106, 114 Wessels, Robert, Hazleton, Iowa, 59 Westerman, Qetis, Metropolis, 111., 59 Westerbuhr, Gerald, Hildreth, Neb., 52, 76, 85, 88 Westphal, Janet, Cedar Falls, Iowa, 46, 63, 64, 66, 67. 83. 88, 92, 100 Weyers, Maynard, Crab Orchard, Neb., 59, 88, 112 Wicbe, Gloria, Milwaukee. Wis., 59, 86, 89 Wiebke, Ben, DeWitt, Neb., 46 Wiechman, LaVerne, Flanagan, 111., 59, 99 Wiederaenders. Dr. Martin, 3, 25 Wiederanders, William, Waverly, Iowa, 52, 62, 73, 74, 75, 124 Wiegman, Wayne, Allison, Iowa, 52, 113 Wieland, William, Streeter. N. D., 59 Wiese, Donna, Charlotte, Iowa, 48, 63 Wiese, Lois, Spring Valley, 111., 59, 89, 97 Wilhelm, Joyce, Mendota, 111., 59, 89, 100 Will, Janice, Pierson, Iowa, 46, 76 Williams, Nancy, Hampton, Iowa, 59, 76, 128 Wiltshire, Richard, Oak Lawn, 111., 22, 46, 66, 107 Windhorn, Eldor, Oilman, 111., 52, 75, 85, 97 Winter, Janice, Tripp, S. D.. 46, 76 Winter, Leora, Rock Rapids, Iowa, 59, 63, 76, 87, 92 Wise, Stanley, Indianapolis, Ind., 52 Wittenberg, Charles, Cedarburg, Wis., 24, 41, 63, 76, 89, 115 Wittenberg, Paul, Cedarburg, Wis., 52, 85, 89, 97, 115, 131 Wittenwyler, Betty, Oconomowoc, Wis., 52, 63, 92, 99, 100 Winkler, Wilbert, Gillett, Wis., 46, 83, 85, 91, 97 Wix, Frederick. Allison, Iowa, 41, 76, 113 Wolf, Dennis, Beulah, N. D., 59, 83, 96, 128 Wolf, Frederick, Waverly, Iowa, 24, 59 Wolff, Miss Margaret, 21, 64, 66, 67 Woltjer, Harold, Hampton, Iowa, 59 Woodley, Donald, Hampton, Iowa, 52 Woodrow, James, Beloit, Wis., 52, 114 Wright, Miss Helen, 26, 27 Wuebbens, Mrs. Tennie, 29, 84 Wuebbens, Tennie, Waverly, Iowa Y Young, Richard, Waverly, Iowa, 59, 112 Youngquist, Mr. Henry, 24 z Zacharias, LaVonda, Meriden, Minn., 46, 87, 88, 90, 100 Zachgo, Miss Audrey, 29 Zellmer, Norma, Kingsley, Iowa, 30, 59, 64, 78, 89 Zenker, Alton, Cackle, N. D.. 46, 84 Zivetzig, Clarence, Windsor, Colo., 59, 70, 85, 89 HOME OFFICE - WAVERLY, IOWA 143 Index of Organizations and Events . . . Academic Section 16 Alpha Phi Gamma 67 Alpha Psi Omega 72 American Chemical Society . . 96 Artist Series 129 Band 8(3 Baseball 113 Basketball 108 B-Team Ill Beta Beta Beta 94 Buildings 4 Camera Club 97 Castle Singers 76 Castle Tales 68 Cheerleaders 107 Chi Rho 84 Christmas 126 Dedication 3 Dorm Life 128 Dormitory Councils 63 Feature Section ....... 10 Football 104 FORTRESS 64 FORTRESS Queen 65 Freshmen 53 Golf 116 Hans Sachs Verein 91 Homecoming 123 Initiation 121 Intramurals 116 Juniors 43 Kappa Delta Kappa (FTA) . . 92 Knights Chorale 78 KWAR 69 LS Council 90 Luther League 88 Music Appreciation Club ... 73 Married Couples Club 101 Memoriam 49 Mission Fellowship 86 Phebes 87 Pi Sigma 100 Science Club 95 Seniors 34 Sophomores 49 Spiritual Emphasis Week . . . 127 Spring Events 120 Student Senate 62 Symphony Orchestra 79 Tennis 115 Track 114 Trumpet 66 Two-year Graduates 47 Ushers Club 83 Women ' s Athletic Association . 99 World Affairs Forum 90 Wartburg Choir 74 Wartburg Players 70 W Club 98 Who ' s Who 42 Wrestling 112 We acknowledge with gratitude those whose services made this 1954 FORTRESS a reality. Printing was done by the Waverly Publishing Co., binding by Hawkeye Bindery, Des Moines, and engraving by Waterloo Engraving Co., Waterloo. Russell Studio, Mason City, took the individual class and faculty pic- tures, group shots and queen pictures. The cover was designed and manufactured by Kingskraft Cover Co., Kingsport, Tennessee. Memtiet Members of the 1954 FORTRESS staff were as follows: George F SOCiotGd Gollef iot© PfGSS Hanusa, ed.-in-chief ; Roger Hennings, bus. mgr.; Deane Hutchi- son, assoc. ed. ; Ronald Retzlaff, assoc. ed. ; Harold Gronstal, senior ed. ; Ted Ager, photographer; Miss Margaret Wolff, ad- viser; John Beem, Myra Bergstraesser, Charles Bichel, Shirley Cords, Betty Croghan, Sid Curtis, Eunice Danneman, Barbara Downing, Miriam Foege, Melitta Franzen, Ruth Fritschel, Rosalee Gebers, Fred Gonnerman, Nancy Graese, Fred Hueners, Nadine Kehlbeck, Floyd Ketterling, Dale Kopitzke, Dorothy Krieger, Gretchen Krieger, Richard Larson, Lee Luebke, Carol McCall, B. F. Mirtz, Noreen Morton, Louie Novak, Jim Ohlrogge, John Polls, Shirley Sekas, Luella Wageman, Cy Wainscott, Janet Westphal, Norma Zellmer, Miss Helen Wright, art adviser. 144