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THE LONE STAR LUTHERAN
Thursday, December 16, 1948
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Editorials
Rejoice
Once again we are on the threshold of the happj Chiist-
mas festival. We are counting the days until the vacation
begins. We are making numerous plans for the observance
of this happiest holiday of the year. For many it is an occa-
sion of joyful family reunion under the Christmas tree, the
one day of the year perhaps when the whole family gets
together. For all, it brings some extra measuie of joy, as we
remember others and are remembered by others.
The keynote of the glorious Christmas festival and the
whole Christmas season is expressed in the word “joy”. As
Paul states it in that beautiful Advent epistle, “Rejoice in
the Lord always, and again I say, rejoice. I bring you glad
tidings of great joy, the angel announces to astonished shep-
herds, for unto you is born this day in the city of David a
Savior, which is Christ, the Lord.”
Joy marked the occasion of our Savior’s birth and the
ushering in of our Christian era. Joy should be the keynote
of our religion as Christians, an outstanding trait of our
Christian, character. A Christian cannot help himself, he
must be glad, he must rejoice. Can we contemplate God s
gift of love in Bethlehem’s stall and still grumble and com-
plain? Can we behold the Savior in the manger who grew
up to be the Savior on the cross, and still display to others
a grouchy, griping, discontented disposition?
We all, no doubt, feel the joy of Christmas and to some
extent radiate this Christian joy to others during this glor-
ious season of the Savior’s birth. But to what extent does
this spirit of joy carry over into our everyday life? To what
extent can those about us behold in our demeanor, in our
words and actions that our whole being has been imbued
with the joy of Christmas?
As we observe the happy festival of Christmas this
year, may our hearts be filled with true Christmas joy and
may it be a joy that transforms our whole personality and
continues to radiate from us in all our contacts with others.
Thus we will derive a lasting blessing from our observance
of Christmas. We will be the happier and we will make others
happy. “Rejoice in the Lord always, and again I say, re-
joice.” —G. S. Kuhlmann
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Lets Face It
Important me! I have so much to do for myself. I just
can’t get around to doing some of the things I ought to be
doing, meeting the obligations I have taken on, giving some-
one else a little help.
Is this the way we’re thinking now? It probably is, at
least, most of us are guilty.
This is a busy time for each of us; its right before va-
cation and we’re in that holiday slump. Well, there’s not much
that we can do about it now. But when we come back to
school on January 3rd, lets resolve to start a better year.
Let’s not shirk the responsibilities we’ve taken on, let’s meet
our obligations, and do our part in the things we’ve under-
taken. Then we’ll all have a happier and more beneficial
year. —The Editors
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One-legged Rooster
Here and there one sees individuals assuming a peculiar
posture which reminds one of the stance of a one-legged
rooster. Leaning against a wall, these people balance on one
foot and draw the other foot up to knee level, bracing it
.against the wall behind them to reinforce their equilibrium.
We have nothing against this one-legged stance, so long
as students will remember that rubber heels have a tendency
to mark up new white walls, particularly at the entrance to
Langner Hall.
The Lone Star Lutheran
CO-EDITORS..................................................Jo Winkel, Harold Prochnow
Business Manager, Yvonne Brite; Circulation Manager, Marjorie
Kreig; News Editor, Wilfred Sager; Club Editor, Carolyn Hofmann.
EDITORIAL STAFF: Cordula Baethge, Robin Haugen, Joann Hel-
wig, Carolyn Hoffman, Walter Meyer, Juanita Miller, Bonnie Powers,
Geneva Quebe, Rosie Sautter, Jean Schooley, Readous Stulting, Er-
nestine Tnormeyer, Charles Wolf, and Walter Miller.
FACULTY SPONSORS: Mr. R. Fiehler, Prof. H. Gibson, Miss
Naomi Grant.
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Smoe Knows
“You better watch out, you bet-
ter not cry, you better not pout
I’m telling you why—Santa Claus
is coming to town.” Yep, boys and
girls, it’s time for dear ’ole Santa
again. (Smoe has been extra good,
too. Hint! Hint’)
Fact is, it seems that most
everybody is behaving themselves
around TLC. Guess it’s just that
Christmas spirit.
Say, Geneva Q., you sure get
around. Sunday afternoon it was
Augie and Sunday night Theide.
Popular gal!
Smoe overheard a conversation
and it seems that certain people
are gonna’ miss that ’lil yellow
Crosley buzzing around.
Jackie and Jocko—another new
couple on the campus. Well, it
sure looks that way.
Speaking of couples Jeep and
Dot, Proc and Jo, how was the
week-end in San Antonio ?
Lei and W., Smoe doesn’t blame
you for being interested in one
Connie R. Smoe wouldn’t mind an
interest like that himself! Woof!
Smoe was happy to see that the
basketball team could take some
“morale builders” along when they
went to San Marcos. Smoe likes
to keep the girls—’er I mean “mor-
ale builders” happy while the boys
are playing.
Dora and H. W., how is the ro-
mance doing ? From all indications
it’s O. K.
Men can certainly complicate
one’s life, how about that Bonnie
Jacobs?
Myrtle and Dube, my this is get-
ting to be quite a steady affair.
Smoe dropped in on government
class the other day and never will
he do it again. With all that legal
stuff flying around—why my head
is still swimming.
Wow! The Mason-Dixon line
seems to have vanished and the
South Martha Jordan is very
friendly—or is it more than friend-
ly—to the North Carl Weden.
Jack Lindholm and Nita Miller
are still, “like that”. Only Jack,
thinks its unfair that Nita has her
birthday so close to Christmas.
Smoe wouldn’t mind being a
frito, either, Vernon, not since
Cordula just “loves ’em.”
If Smoe seems to have been
avoiding Marvin Huth lately its
not because of “B. O.,” etc., but
he’s tired of that song Huth is for-
ever singing—“I Love You Trudy.”
Remember those V-M boys ?
Vernon Miller and Vernon McDon-
ald. They seem to still have the
“know how” in basketball. Good
shooting, boys!
Daryl, you lucky boy! How do
do it?—Dating both Connie and
Jeannette! Smoe just doesn’t think
it’s fair.
Scliorlemer and Steinbring real-
ly seem to enjoy studying in Lang-
ner 200.
Have you noticed that sparkle
in Yvonne’s eyes when Delton is
around? He certainly spends a lot
of time in the registrar’s office
lately.
Zunker and Streng, same ’ole
story.—Still O. K.
Smoe really likes that swell
couple—Molly and Baasen to-
gether.
Readous, what do you think of
that romantic scene between Doro-
thy and Grimes?
Frances, or is it Leona, Smoe
was sorry you couldn’t sit with
Houston Sunday night.
Gotta dash now. Be good, kids.
See you next year!
t\o4jin'
Pepxvue/i
Gamnu&
Comes Christmas but once a
year, yet weeks previous to the
occasion just about everyone has
a fair idea of what he wants for
Christmas. All this reporter had
to do was ask a person what he
wanted as a gift and your re-
porter was deluged under a list
that included ties, ranches, auto-
mobiles, necklaces, $1,000,000 (tax
free) and just about anything else
you can think of.
So it seemed that just asking
a person to recite a gift list was
too easy, and so your Roving Re-
porter asked, not what, but “Why
do you want something for Christ-
mas?”
It proved to be a different ques-
tion to answer, for almost every-
one wanted something, but none
could give an immediate reason
why he wanted that something
for Christmas.
Myrt Jacob (with a bit of ad-
vice from the sidelines) finally
said, “It seems to have become a
habit to receive something for
Christmas.”
The next two people, strangely
enough, used the same answer.
Leroy Fuhrman stated that “I
don’t want anything for Christ-
mas.”
And when I asked Margie Wolf
the question a few minutes later
guess what she replied? “I don’t
want anything for Christmas.”
Odd isn’t it?
Wesley Baasen seemed sure of
what he was going to get because
he maintained, “I just can’t get
along without a big blond doll
for Christmas.”
Gene Greenshield must have had
the same thing in mind for he
said, “Well, Santa’s gonna’ bring
me something - and that something
better be red-headed.”
Janice Kneip thought she want-
ed something “so that I’ll be hap-
py after Christmas.”
And Harold Pfluger felt some-
what the same, because “some-
thing would be awful nice to have
for Christmas,” was all he said.
Then there was forthright Mar-
tha Jordan, who decided: “Every-
one else is getting something, and
I want something too!”
The last person I asked, John
Nolte, Jr., used two dictionaries
and four friends to help him ans-
wer: “In the last analysis of my
reasoning, I have finally arrived
at a conclusion which brings me
to admit I like to open packages
of collossal magnitude when they
are tied with a pink ribbon. And
all my packages had better be
tied with pink ribbon, too!”
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The Staff of the Lone Star Luth-
eran wishes all the faculty and
students a very merry Christmas,
and prosperous New Year.
James Heineke
For the first senior to ever ap-
pear in ‘Campus Profile’ we have
chosen James Heineke, president
I of the Senior Class. James is well
known on the campus, having at-
tended here for his freshman and
sophomore years and returning for
his senior year after having at-
tended Trinity University in San
Antonio.
‘Jimmy’ is not only active in the
Senior class but also is reporter
and historian for the Choir. In ad-
dition, he is a member of the Lu-
ther League, Lutheran Students
Association, Pre-Theological Soc-
iety, Tau Lambda Chi, Student
Senate, Government Council, Ac-
tivities Council and an alumni
member of the Phi Theta Kappa.
Very active outside of organiza-
tions, Jimmy is a shark at ping
pong, a ‘brain at chess, and is very
anxious for the tennis courts to
be completed. His hobby is photo-
graphy; you can recognize him as
the man with the camera. James
is also an ardent pianist. He plays
both piano and organ with equal
dexterity. During the summers he
has been doing church work in his
father’s congregation. During the
school year he shines behind the
Bookstore counter.
Jimmy’s major is history and his
minor is English. He plans to go to
Wartburg Theological Seminary
next year.
If you don’t see and know Jim-
my, he’ll see you.
Speedy Return
The faculty and students of
TLC wish Dr. Willman a speedy
recovery and a joyous and hap-
py holiday season. We hope
that you will be able to leave
the hospital soon and be back
with us in classes after your
three week’s absence. The golf
course and the newly finished
chemistry labs are also await-
ing your return.
Gem For Thought
Luke 1:32-33. He will be great,
and will be called the Son of the
Most High; and the Lord God will
give to him the throne of his
father David and he will reign
over the house of Jacob forever;
and of his kingdom there will be
no end.
This Bible passage is part of
what the angel Gabreil said to
Mary at the Annunciation. It is
interesting that we have recorded
in the Bible the actual words
of this heavenly messenger. Also
interesting is the fact that the
words which the angel used are
taken from the Old Testament,
where in Chapter 9, verse 7 of
Isaiah we find these thoughts.
But the idea which is partic-
ularly impressive is found in the
last part of this passage—And of
His Kingdom there will be no end.
What a wonderful thought this
is! And it is no idle speculation.
The Old Testament prophet, by
divine inspiration made this dec-
laration; the angel reaffirmed it
in speaking to Mary; Christ said
that the gates of hell should not
prevail against it; and through the
centuries of history, the Kingdom
of God has stood against every
attack.
We cannot read this passage
and still feel fainthearted. The
Kingdom shall remain!
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