Echo February 18, 1960

              'Macbeth' Will Open on Sunday
William Shakespeare's "Macbeth" will be presented by the
Augsburg drama department on
February 21, 22, 23, and 24 in the
Augsburg little theater. The "tragedy on misguided ambition" is
under the direction of Miss Ailene
Cole, assistant professor of
speech.
IN   THE   TRADrnON   of   the
Shakespearean theater, a flag
will fly from a window in the
theater building during the four
performances. The February 21
performance will be at 4 p.m. and
the remaining three will be at
8 p.m.
Tickets may be purchased from
members of the cast and drama
clubs. Each ticket is good for a
specific performance. The cost is
75 cents for Augsburg personnel,
and $1.00 for visitors.
Invitations to attend "Macbeth"
have been sent out to high
schools in the surrounding area
with a response of forty-five tickets for one school already having
been received. There is a special
group rate of 50 cents per ticket.
MEMBERS of the stage craft
class, ASDA, and NCP are assisting Miss Cole in the preparation
of costumes, lighting, scenery,
and props.
Macbeth will be portrayed by
Dave Johnson, Lady Macbeth by
Dorothy Larson, Macduff by Duane Wilsey, Lady Macduff by
Shirley Wilsey, Duncan by K.
Duane Larson, Malcolm by Loiell
Dyrud, Donalbain by Ken Nelson,
Ross by Bob Stevens, Banquo by
Brad Holt, Fleance by Dick Roth,
and Lennox by Dave Tollefson.
OTHER PARTS include the
porter, played by Bob Stevens,
the old man by Dave Tollefson,
the noblemen by Jim Inwards,
Dempsey Johnson, Ken Nelson,
and Roger Heskin; the Seward by
Al Svanoe, Young Seward by
Lyle Krusemark.
The doctor is played by Wayne
Edmond, the sergeant by Roger
Heskin; the messenger by Jerry
Bauch; the gentlewoman by Nancy Bloomfield; Hecate by Brenda
Hendrickson; and the witches by
Sheryl Lindquist, Linda Hanwick, Joyce Birkeland, Mary Lee
Fellrath, Karen Hanse, Diane
Coach, Mary Baker, Shirley Wilsey, and Delores Olson.
AUGSBURG
Clutching Macbeth, Dorothy Larson, senior, as Lady Macbeth, clings hysterically to Dave Johnson who plays the title role. The
play opens Sunday at 4 p.m.
Students Will Celebrate Sno-Day
Monday at Wisconsin Ski Lodge
Vol. LXVI
Augsburg College, Minneapolis, Minn., February 18, 1960
No. 8
Dr. George Aus to Speak At Spring REW
Ski-Mac Lodge, Somerset, Wis-
cinsin, will be the scene of Augsburg's annual Sno-Day, February
22. Skiing will be the chief activity of the day, although the location is suited for hiking and skating as well.
Buses will leave Monday morning from Gerda Mortensen hall
for Somerset. Lunch will be
served at noon and there will be
a dinner in the evening. After the
day's recreation, there will be a
program in the chalet. Program
chairman is Carolee Person, Big
Lake.
THE HIGHLIGHT^of the day
will be coronation of the Sno
King and Queen. The candidates
include members of each class.
Yesterday, the voters chose from
among the following: for queen,
Kathy Aaker, Nancy Joubert, LaVonne Gravgaard, Alberta Dean,
and Pat Nordlund. The candidates for king are Lloyd Bakke,
Bruce Amundson, Jim Holden,
Dennis Kalpin, and Bruce Gildseth. Dean Larson and Borghild
Olson are in charge of the coronation festivities.
A sidelight of the day is the
judging of the beard contest
which has occupied the interest
of many of the men for the past
weeks.
NSA Regional Elects
Schmid Vice-Chairman
Byron Schmid, Argyle, Wisconsin senior, was elected vice chairman of the regional National Student Association (NSA) at a reorganization meeting last week
end. The spring regional assembly of the Minnesota-Dakota NSA
will be held on the Augsburg
campus May 6-8.
Thirteen delegates from Augsburg attended the winter assembly of the National Student Association, held at Macalester college, February 12-14. The Augsburg delegation included Paul Ba-
talden, Clayton Paulson, Bruce
Amundson, John A. Sorensen,
John D. Sorenson, Mary Lee Fellrath, Eunice Kyllo, Jim Inwards,
Carolee Person, Dean Gulden,
Byron Schmid, Kay Hanenberg,
and Barb Millar.
Chairmen of the day's events
are Mary Lee Fellrath and Loiell
Dyrud.
The cost for the entire day, including meals, transportation,
rental of ski equipment, tows, etc.
is $3.75 per person.
Dr. George Aus, Professor of
Systematic Theology at Luther
seminary, St. Paul, will be the
speaker for the spring Religious
Emphasis Week, February 29
through March 4. Theme for the
week will be "Pathways of Disci-
pleship."
Dr. Aus received his M.A. and
Ph.D. at New York university.
In addition, he studied at Wagner
college and Biblicr.l seminary in
New York, as well as at Independent Theological seminary in
Oslo, Norway. For five years he
served Trinity Lutheran church
in Brooklyn.
IN CHOOSING "Pathways of
Discipleship" as the theme, Dr.
Aus said, "The gospels tell us
that there were times when
Christ took His disciples apart
for a season of renewing. While
many things have changed from
Tuition Rises $100 Next Year
Augsburg students were recently informed of a $100 raise in tuition, effective for the fall semester 1960, thus raising tuition from
$550 a year to $650.
This announcement was made
by Dr. Bernhard Christensen
through a letter to faculty, students and staff. A $10 raise in
room rates for Memorial Hall and
a $15 raise for Gerda Mortensen
hall was also announced. The required board charges will remain
unchanged.
At this time it was also announced that there would be a 40
per cent increase in scholarship
and grant-in-aid funds, effective
with the fall semester 1960, and
an increase in the faculty salary
scale, also effective with the fall
semester 1960.
Included in the letter was a
progress report on Melby hall. It
was stated that the plans and specifications for the new auditori
um-gymnasium were let for bidding that day.
At a special meeting of the
Board of Trustees on March 3rd,
the bids will be reviewed and
contracts awarded.
Dr. Christensen stated that
"construction will then begin almost immediately with the building ready for occupancy during,
the major portion of the second
semester next year." In the meantime arrangements have been
nearly completed for temporary
physical education facilities in
the former National Tea building
at 26th and Riverside.
Dr. Aus
that day to ours, the need for the
pause to take one's bearings
afresh has not. Therefore, across
the years, He continues to invite
His disciples to 'come apart
awhile.' That the days of Religious Emphasis Week may mean
just this for us all—a time of revival and renewal—is my earnest
prayer."
The planned week's activities
will include daily periods of discussions led by faculty members
and visiting speakers. Special
music will be presented at the
lengthened worship service at
Trinity each morning.
EVENING ACTIVITIES will
include a presentation of "Christ
in the Concrete City" by the
Augsburg Drama department.
Since this week will introduce
the Lenten season, a communion
service will be held on Ash
Wednesday, March 2.
The various "pathways of discipleship" which Dr. Aus has
listed range from "Commencement" through "Consecration."
In addition to his morning messages, Dr. Aus will be available
for personal counseling each day.
Fire Damages Old Main Office of Dr. Colacci
Fire which started in a bookcase damaged the Old Main office of Dr. Mario Colacci, associate professor of classical languages, last Thursday afternoon.
The fire was discovered by Ar-
den Flaten, senior, who notified
Mr. Burton Fosse, college business manager. Fosse notified the
fire department which dispatched
rigs from two stations to the
blaze.
'Where there's smoke
Meanwhile, Flaten, along with
John Thompson, junior, Bruce
Amundson, senior, and Carroll
Kvamme, janitor, fought the fire
with hand extinguishers and a
wall hose.
WHILE THE OFFICE was badly damaged by flames and smoke,
little damage was done to a desk
and file. The fire was mostly contained in the upper portion of the
room.
The male chorus which was
practicing in the chapel and faculty members who have offices
in Old Main were driven from
the building by smoke.
THE ROOM was unoccupied
when the fire took place. Dr. Colacci had left Augsburg at 2:30 to
teach at Luther seminary. His
student assistant, John Bispala,
had left the office at 3:20.
Fire department arson squad
investigators are still checking to
determine the cause of the fire.