The Gustavian 'Weekly GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE—ST. PETER, MINNESOTA. WEDNESDAI, JUNE 2, 1943. No. 32 VOLUME LI.

Rev. Andreen ddr> sses utherans As Promising Graduates of TocUy

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New Course of Study Begins With July 1 As War-time Program

A new, streamlined and revolu-tionary course of study, adapted to Uncle Sam's war-time educa-tional needs, will be instituted at Gustavus July 1 when the "fall term" will open. .

Having been selected as a train-ing site for 400 navy trainees in the new Navy College Training Program, V-12 program, Gustavus Adolphus has adopted the "trimester" system under which the college will be oper-ated 11 months of the year, with trimesters replacing the former sem-ester system of the school.

The training of 400 navy men will call for many changes in the physi-cal aspects, as well as the curricula, of the college. Two of the schools residence halls—Uhler and Johnson Halls—will be used to house the stu-dent sailors, while the other men's and women's dormitories will be used for the remainder of the regular stu-dents who will also return on July 1 to resume their college careers.

All men coming for the V-12 pro- gram will go on active duty in uni- ,

87 Receive Bachelor's Degree Sunday Rev. Paul Andreen, prominent churchman and civic lea0er of Co-

kato, Minnesota, addressed eighty-seven graduates and a,vembly with the topic "The Lutheran Student in the Modern World. The commencement exercises were held in the auditorium last Sunday. ,

"The Lutheran student must have observed tlii4 he begins career at the time when the tornado of global war has struck and re- duced cultural institutions to rubble," he said. He went on to point

out that that due' to this condition, "The Lutheran graduate will be con-fronted by man-made Utopia, perhaps based on the theo4 of Rousseau that all man needs for a happy world is -education."

form under military discipline. They Will be rated as apprentice seamen, U. S. Naval Reserve. It is expected that most of the men will be between the ages of 18 and 20, and most of them *ill have had college training before coming here. They will come from schools throughout the • mid-west.

Students, to be trained under the program for general duties will re-ceive one and one-third years of study. This period of training will consist of four terms of college work of 16 weeks duration each. The length of course for students who are in training for specialized service, including chaplain, medical, dental and engineering candidates, will vary from six to 12 terms. At the conclu-sion of their college work, students will take specialized Naval Train-ing leading to commissions.

Through the trimester system of school the year round, the regular college students are enabled to com-plete the four year collage education in two and two-thirds years.

Harald Langsjoen, George Lindbeck Graduate With Scholastic Honors

Harald Langsjoen, son of Professor and Mrs. N P. Langsjoen of St. Peter and George Lindbeck of Vancouver, Columbia, were graduated from Gustavus last Sunday with Summu Cum. Laude honors.

Rev. Andreen also referred to the "momentum of post-war exhaustion" in which the studAt will be caught. "But", he said, "the Lutheran student will be well equipped to meet these things because "he has a source of spiritual strength and vision in the Christian synthesis of knowledge which included God and man, origins and destiny, nature andobjective real-ity, body and soul, sin and grace."

President Emeritus, Dr. 0. J. John_ son, read the scripture reading and offered prayer. Dr. Carlton presented the candidates for degree to Dr. Lun-den who in turn gave the charge to the graduates, conferred the degree of bachelor of arts, =mid presented the diplomas. The Reverend Emil Swen-son, D. D., President of the Minnesota Conference, pronounced the benedic-tion.

a standing of 2.89. Besides maintain-football and basketball and assisted in

was awarded the Myrum Memorial Key e of highest scholastic standing. He is

Prof. Ove S. Olson In Kato Hospital

Prof. Ove. S. Olson underwent an operation Monday, May 31, at the Immanuel Hospital in Mankato. He will be convalescing for about a month.

Mary Deane Sonnickson Will Edit

Next Weekly; Peterson Is Manager Four Seniors Given Scholarships

For Social Work Advancement Ray has also spent some time in

the dramatices department to become a member of Alpha Psi Omega, Na-tional dramatics fraternity. He has dune a great cleat of back stage work

Mary Deane Sonnickson, junior frOm \Vinnebago, Minnesota, will edit the next trimester Weekly. She_ appointed last week, by the board of publications of the college.

During her two years at Gustavus Miss Sonnickson has been a member of the Weekly staff. The past semes-ter she was one of the page editors and thus qualifies for the position not only from a writing standpoint but also for her understanding of the shop work.

Mary Deane also has spent time in the dramatics department, playing a role in this season's last all-college play, "Kitty Foyle." She is a mem-ber of Sigma Delta social sorority and Alpha Phi Gamma, journalistic fra-ternity.

Ray Peterson, a senior from Mah-, towa, Minnesota was appointed busi- ness manager of the Weekly at the same meeting. The appointment is tentative, pending Ray's induction in-to active service from the navy re-serve. He has been circulation man-ager of the paper during the last year and automatically moves into the new position.

Langsjoen is the valedictorian with ing his academic rating, "Flit" played the biology labs. Also on Sunday he which is annually given to the athlet a member of the student senate, the Who's Who Among Students in Am-erican Universities and Colleges, and Lambda Sigma. • 2.73 is the scholastic rating of

George Lindbeck to give him the place of class salutitorian. George has been active in debate work; he participated in intramural handball and tennis.

Magna Cum 'Laude honors (2.5 or more) were earned by Theda Lee Benson, George Hulstrand, Eugene J olm gOn a 116 L

Twenty-two graduated Cum Laude. They are: Rosalie Brahee, Helen Carlson, Ruth Carlson, Elsie Erling, Bernhard Erling, Donna Gillett, Arthur Glass. Jeannette Hatlestad, Hildur Hendrickson, Clifford Hokan-son, Ruth Erickson Johnson, Arlyne Kuehl, Mary Ann Leonard, Gene Lund, Reuben Lundeen, Jean Nelson, Elmer John Oist,' Ralf Runquist, Olaf Swenson, Arthur Toupin, Filip Vickner and Ruth Westrom.

WELLS? WELL! - Orson Wells might not haVe

been . flattered, but the senior class night program was de-sign as a possible imitation of his ideas. The audience was taken 2,000, years into the fu-ture and by means of radio and television, had a look back at the class of '43.

Bernhard Erling was master of ceremonies. The class history was read by Dwain Johnson, the class will by Mayf Fosnas; tansk by T!;:,1 ri nquii!• on oboe, vocal solos by hosemary Le Vague and Gordon Nelson. A skit, in the form of .a take-off on a faculty meeting was presentecif by a number of the seniors. It must have been Or-son Wells idea.

JOHN LINKER IS GIVEN AWARD and has acted in several all-college

productions including this year's hit "Thunder Rock."

Other appointments will be made by the editor and business manager when prospective students assemble for the new school term.

stitute at Hartford, Conn. They will begin their specialized , course in psychiatric social work there on July

Several graduating senior so-cial work majors have received scholarships and accepted posi-tions for the coming year.

Elsie Erling will enter the Un-iversity of Minnesota the fall quarter on a pre-Service fellowship in public administration.

May Fosness, Betty Lavin, and Eu-nice Magnuson were awarded scholar-ships at the Neuro-Psychiatric In-

Mel Briere Leads Delegation Visit To St. Paul Church

Sunday evening, May 23, the Missionary Society Delegation's work was completed when a group went to Bethesda Lutheran church in South St. Paul, Rev. Conrad Lindberg, pastor, and Em-anuel Lutheran Church, Rev. C. S. Odell, pastor.

Mel Briere was the speaker, Fran-cis Shifflet the soloist and Doro-thy Hanson the accompanist at So. St. Paul. Marg Sando brought the message at Emanuel. John Arthur, Delores Solie and Mary Hulsander were the other members.

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MARIAN SWANSON MOVES Marion Swanson '41, - who has

taught at Balaton the past two years will go to Luverne, Minn., in the fall. She will teach English and super-vise the high school paper.

John Linner, recent graduate of Gustavus, was awarded the medal of the Southern Minnesota Medical As-sociation, given to the senior in medicine at the University for the highest degree of excellence during his junior and senior years in the clinical field of medicine and surgery.

He is the son of Dr. and Mrs. H. P. Linner, Minneapolis, member of the college board.

June 15 will find Lois Jahnke at Lutheran Charities in Detroit, Mich., where she will be employed as a jun-ior child welfare case worker.

Helen Sundholm • will begin work June 21 at the Las Qui Parle County Welfare Office in Madison.

June Finds Many Already Named To Teaching Positions

Several placements - have been made in teaching positions for next year. Rosemary Levaque has signed at Brackenridge, Mar-jorie Wicklund at New Prague, Naomi Hokanson at St. James, Sally Gru-ss at Tyler, Anna Dahl-berg at Byron, Joyce Anderson at Slayton ; Irene Madison at West-brook, Helen Carlson at Bagley, Berneice Johnson at Rapidan, Al-phild Johnson at New Prague, Filip Vikner at Luverne, and Mar-cia 13redesen at Danube.

Student Senate Completes One Year Book "Who's Who" Year Term I

Lunden Speaks Listed In College On May 23 At

Baccalaureate

The student senate this year completed its first year on a reorganized plan. Left to right are: (front row) Jeannette Hatlestad, Mavis Olman, Sevie Rainow, Naomi

George Hulstrand, Harald Langsjoen, Chic Oist and Judy Anderson. Bernhard Erling and Art Toupin were not present for the picture.

Hokanson, Elizabeth Hedman. Standing: Marge Dahl, Marge Sando, Herb Zimmerman, George Hulstrand, Wan-da Comstock. All were not present for the picture.

Ten students this year were selected to be in the Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Col-leges. Left to right they are, (front row) : Elsie Erling, Lois Jahnke, Ruth Westrom, Ruth Johnson. Standing:

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Baccalaureate services for the Senior Class of 1943 were held in the college auditorium, Sunday evening, May 23.

Dr. Walter Lunden, PreSident, gave the Baccaaulreate Sermon. His Scripture reference was Phil. 4:8:8.

Dr. Lunden said that "the class of 1913, was an unusual class; in your collegiate career the world has felt the transition from peace to war. You are the Sons and Daughters between two wars."

He emphasized and reviewed for us the changes that have taken place in education through the medium of war. And strimgely enough we, have always found that "there is an eter-nal goodness at work in this world."

- "Today, as always, conditions are changing; war is breaking i the econ-omic barriers of education. And the result—all capable youth will have the opportunity of advanced educa-tion."

Dr. Theodore Conrad read the litur-gy and Professor G. A. Nelson ar-ranged the music. Dr. 0. A. Winfield planned the service.