Wartburg College - Fortress Yearbook (Waverly, IA)

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Foreword All thai remains of the past school year is reflections. Reflections of buildings, classes, social events, and, most of all, reflections of people. We do not see all of the minute details of the past when reflecting upon it. For this reason, the end sheets show only the general outline of some of the things that will remain in our minds as we leave Wartburg. Time can be measured in many ways; usually it is done in minutes, hours, or days. The Fortress is measuring time as a collection of reflections. To the seniors we hope that this will be a book of treasured memories of their final year. To the juniors and sophomores we hope this book will reflect a year of growth and widened experiences. To the freshmen it is our hope that this book will serve as a record of new experiences and a new phase of life. A number of occurrences of the past school year will remain among the major reflections of our lives. We were saddened on our campus by the death of Dr. E. T. Sand- berg, chairman of the English Department. Grief came again to our hearts, not just here, but nationally and world- wide, with the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. But we have happy things to reflect upon, too. The hootenannies that found their way to our campus, the many couples who declared their love for each other with engagement announcements, the completion of a wonderful four years with graduation, and all the other things that make life worthwhile have made this year truly joyous. As you page through the 1964 Fortress, we invite you to reflect with us upon the past year — its friendships, its educational opportunities, its cultural events, its sadness, and its happiness. To think of Wartburg College with- out President C. hi. Becker will be difficult. But that is the way it will be after September I, 1964, when his resignation will go into effect. The fact that two of the past Fortresses have been dedicated to this builder of Wartburg shows the respect which all on campus have held for him. The Fortress staff hopes that he will enjoy reflecting upon his final year in office as he leafs through this volume. Re- flections of Wartburg College from the past nineteen years will always include memories of Dr. C. H. Becker.

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Dedication We see now that the life of Dr. Edwin Sandberg was a life of paradox, hfis voice was not powerful, but it spoke of powerful ideas, hie walked slowly in the tangled red grass of pain, but his spirit was silver-paced like stars that swing In orbits nearer to the sun than we. We take the paradox one step beyond, learning, from stars that seem to fall, another certainty. We will not see the wisp of smoke or hear the crisp precision of the words again, but there is more. The spirit, freer now, expands in memory, quietly, clearly, calmly — up through the range of night to morning and the dawn star. For the larger paradox is also promise, even in the old despair of night, of night fallen too soon. We say, Death, be not proud — or cold or dark, for that matter, for light and resurrection come In swings of God ' s long orbital purposes. Dr. Edwin T. Sandberg Meanwhile, we dedicate this book, so full of the things he knew and loved, to his memory, recalling his courage, his firm Intellectual purposes, and, most of all, these words from one of his own poems: A man may build a monument to time Or use the time to build a monument, For youth and truth, and sign and rime Are firmer builders of a sacrament. If toll were easy, light the reward; The sense of doing is the sense of being. And strong disciples of the Master ' s Word Are those who bring the Master ' s plans to being. — Time by Edwin T. Sandberg — J. S.

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CONTENTS The Campus 5 Administration 16 Campus Life 34 Organizations 58 Classes 108 Sports 146