The Lone Star Lutheran (Seguin, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 1, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 6, 1954 Page: 1 of 4
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Volume 36
SEGUIN, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1954
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ber tile floor have been added.
The front section has three de-
leaguers at Brackenridge Park.
The group also plans to attend
the Fall Rally of Luther League
League Leaves For
S. A. 8 a. m. Sunday
TLC Luther Leaguers will leave
East Side Sunday morning, Octo-
ber 19, at 8:00 A.M. on the White
Swan to visit Grace Lutheran San-
atorium in San Antonio, League
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the presidency of TLC, he was a
member of the Board of Higher
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The game room in the back sec-
tion calls for new ping pong tab-
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Succeeding Jon M. Ericson as University of Indiana.
The Student Union Building will
be opened from 8:00 A.M. to 11:00
P.M. Monday through Saturday,
and from 1:00 to 1J :00 P.M. on
Sunday.
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President and his family reading from left to right: Edward, Jr., Mrs. Sagebiel, Sherry (on lap),
enrollment totals 49, of which Carol, President Sagebiel, and Dennis.
of Wisconsin and assistant libra-
rian of the University of Wiscon-
, re-
places Mrs. Clifford J. Brown as
college librarian. Mr. Olson holds
a M. S. degree in library science
from the University of Wisconsin.
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TLC President Sagebiel To Be Inaugurated October 13
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instructor in speech and director
of speech activities is Gene Rey-
nolds. Mr. Reynolds received his
B. A. degree from Otterbein Col-
lege, Westerville, Ohio, his M. A.
degree from Bowling Green State
University, and has done graduate
work at the University of Mis-
souri. Before coming to Texas Lu-
theran, Mr. Reynolds served as
speech instructor and faculty ad-
visor for the campus radio station
at the University of Kansas.
Kenneth D. Olson of Madison,
Not only will the members care
for for the sanctuary, but they will
also attend a series of lectures
, that will train them in all matters
pertaining to worship and appoint-
ments of the church. These lec-
tures touching on church arts,
architecture, organ and bells, his-
tory and care of the altar, church
paraments, clergy laity vestment,
liturgical colors, the Christian ca-
landar, and Lutheran literature
'• will be given by the chaplin.
Members of the organization in-
clude: Laura Eckhardt, Shirley
Good, Mavis Koenig, Orlene Kuck,
Charlene Traeger, Alvin Stanchos,
Werner Schmidt, and Virgil Pecht.
of the
traveled
Student Union Building To Open
For Business Beginning October 18
Complete fountain service will
be obtainable from the soda foun-
tain. Other new equipment in-
cludes a hamburger grill and a 50
gallon ice cream freezer. Polar
brand ice cream will be served.
The TV set will be in the front
area, as will tables and chairs.
New lounge furniture is planned
for a later date.
Altar Guild Will
Care For Chapel
Under the guidance of Dr. Wil-
liam Kraushaar, college chaplin,
students have formed an Altar
Guild to care for the Chapel of Prexy Byron Burch, announced.
Due to previous planning, a pic-
Duncan Addresses LSA
Tommy Duncan, as usual hilari-
ously funny and at once highly
informative, addressed the first
Lutheran Student Association,
meeting this year, which was pre-
dominately freshmen, on the sub-
ject — “Now That You Are Here.”
Enrollment Climbs
To All Time High
With 431 Students
The enrollment for the fall se-
mester at TLC has reached a re-
cord high of 431 students. This
figure marks a 35% increase in
full-time student enrollment, over
last fall, according to Prof. A. G.
Gustafson.
The freshman class, the largest
in TLC’s history consisting of 140
boys and 85 girls, has a total en-
rollment of 225. Men, numbering
70, and women, numbering 40,
bring the total for the sophomore
class to 110.
The smallest group, the junior
class, boasts 43 members, women
outnumbering men 24 to 19. Seni-
or
31 are men and 18 women.
These four classes make a total
of 427 students; four special stu-
dents have also registered. The to-
tal enrollment figure of 431 shows
a substantial increase over the 323
figure for the fall semester a year
ago.
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be held at St. John’s Lutheran
Church Sunday afternoon. Regis-
tration for the Rally begins at
1:30 P.M.
This trip is one of several that
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Pre-Theos Visit
Trinity Homes
Twenty-one members
Pre-Theological Society
to Round Rock last Sunday to
conduct a worship service for the
people living at the Trinity Lu-
theran Homes.
Edward Brandt, senior student,
spoke to the group concerning
Matthew 8:12-20, “Christ, the
Light of the World.”
In addition to visiting with the
aged, students spent time playing
with the children living in the
orphanage. The orphanage is lo-
cated directly across the street
from the Old Folks Home.
The group plans to visit Trinity
Lutheran Homes again during the
spring semester. The Homes are
operated by the Lutheran Welfare
Society of Texas.
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the Abiding Presence. This is the Due to previous planning, a pic- Prexy I. D. Schultz and Faculty
first time in the college’s history nic lunch will be served to the Sponsor, B. C. Baumbach outlined 3:00 P.M. in the college library,
that such a guild has been organi- ^ea8uers at Brackenridge Park. the aims and purposes of the LSA. President Sagebiel, who took
zed. The group also plans to attend tbe be a continuance over the leadership of Texas Lu-
theran on January 1, 1954 has
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STUDENT UNION BUILDING
. . . behind the fountain
with 506 individual boxes, and the
book store which was formerly in
Old Main.
ence in Minnesota, Washington, a^ Concordia College and has at-
Arizona, and the Hawaiian Islands, tended Luther Theological Semi-
nary.
Loyd Hudson of Sheldon, Iowa,
new choral director and
Mark Ooctober 18 on your cal-
endar! It’s a big day, for on this
day and new TLC Student Union
Building will be opened. Activi-
ties begin at 8:00 A.M. with an
afternoon program and attendance
prizes.
The building, formerly Morisse
received her B. E. degree from nary- Gym, is now divided in half. The
Duluth State Teachers College and Loyd Hudson of Sheldon, Iowa, front area has been completely
her M. S. degree from the Univer- is the new choral director and rem°deled. A Cello-Tex ceiling
sity. of North Dakota. In addition music instructor on the campus. with indirect lighting and a rub-
to her teaching duties, Miss Jas- Mr. Hudson, who replaced Philip ber tile floor have been added,
kari is the supervisor at West Knautz, received his B. M. Ed.
Hall, a dormitory for freshmen degree from Drake University and partments; a new $1500 soda foun-
his M. Mus. Ed. degree from the tain with will be known and opera-
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Vorkoper Names
New Camp Site
Charles Vorkoper, freshman pre-
theo from Weesatche, submitted
the winning name in a contest
sponsored by the United Luther-
an Church, Texas Synod,
naming its recently acquired camp.
“Lutherhill”, Vorkoper’s entry
was selected by the camp commit-
tee of the synod. His prize con-
sists of a week’s camp with all ex-
penses paid.
The twenty-five acre camp
bought last spring, is to be used
by all organizations in the church.
It is located north of La Grange.
Five New Profs
Join TLC Family
Five new instructors have been
added to the Texas Lutheran Col-
lege faculty for the 1954-1955
school year. In addition, there is
one returnee, Miss Anita Windeck-
er, organ and piano instructor,
who is new to freshmen and sop-
homore students. Miss Windecker
has spent the last year studying
in New York.
In the business department are
two of the five new instructors.
George W. Hindman of Austin is
the new acting head of the de-
partment. Mr. Hindman was pre-
viously head of the business de- Wisconsin, formerly assistant li-
partment of McMurray College brarian of the mathematics and
and instructor in accounting at the physics library of the University
University of Texas.
Miss Sylvia Jaskari of Grand
Falls, North Dakota, also an in- s°n extansi°n division library,
structor in the business depart-
ment, is teaching classes in typ-
ing, shorthand, and bookkeeping.
Miss Jaskari, who has had teach-
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the aims and purposes of the LSA.
In the offing will be a continuance
of past service projects such as
of the San Antonio Federation to tboSe edifying visitations to the been active for many years in ci-
Grace Lutheran Sanatorium for vic and chUrch affairs.
TB patients in San Antonio, and to
the Warm Springs Polio Founda-
tion at Gonzales.
60 students belong to the LSA Education of the American
has been planned for TLC Lea- this year, 34 of which are fresh- theran Church and was serving as
guers. men. president of the Seguin School
Board and of the Seguin and Gua-
dalupe County Chamber of Com-
merce.
He is secretary of the National
Lutheran Brotherhood and a past
president of the Texas District
Brotherhood.
President Sagebiel, who is 41
years of age, completed his junior
college work at Texas Lutheran
and received his B. A. degree from
Baylor University. He attended
Wartburg Theological Seminary
for two years and holds an M. A.
degree from Texas University.
Services To Begin
10:30 Wed. Morn
SEGUIN — The inauguration of
Edward A. Sagebiel of Texas Lu-
theran College will be held Wed-
nesday, October 13, at 10:30 A.M.
Dr. W. F. Schmidt, chairman of
the Board of Higher Education of
the A. L. C., will deliver an ad-
dress on “Responsible Education”
at the service to be held in the re-
cently dedicated Chapel of the
Abiding Presence.
The presentation of President
Sagebiel will be made by Mrs. H.
H. Weinert, chairman of the TLC
board of regents. The exhortation
will be given by Dr. Wm. L.
Young, executive secretary of the
Board of Higher Education, and
the charge and induction will be
given by President Henry F.
Schuh of the A. L. C.
Also participation in the pro-
gram will be Dean A. CA Streng
of Texas Lutheran and Dr. E. A.
Sagebiel, Stuttgart, Ark., father of
President Sagebiel.
Dr. O. P. Kretzmann, president
of Valparaiso University, Vslpar-
siso, Ind., will speak on “Christian
Education, Today and Tomorrow,”
at the inaugural luncheon set for
12:30 P.M. in Memorial Gym.
A reception honoring President
and Mrs. Sagebiel will be held at
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