Augsburg Bulletin May-June 1957

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Vol. XIX, No. 3
Augsburg College and Theological  Seminary, Minneapolis, Minn.
LFC Votes To Rejoin Merger Talks;
Increases Financial Goal for Augsburg
Merger
is were the chief  order  of business at  the  61st annual  conference
Church.   Delegates   are   weighing   the   problem   of   union    in   Trinity
Reopen
tions Mil'1
ran    Free
Church.
the LFC
will    be
THE PROPOSED unioi
church.
Minim..
■
minimum
in,  Augs-
Churvh. li
the merged church.
iiiuin  re-
rmber   of
When tl
-fourths
IN   HIS  REPORT
communil
Three Faculty Members Study Alumni Views,
Future Program, Students at NCA Workshop
irg   faculty  mem-
h   began   June   17
ontinuing until July  12.
tins,   instructor  in
>f history and poind Mr. Carl Ham-
uion.
The three will
ma for the facul-
:he   needs   of   the
Mr.  Ozolins is studying alumni
he curriculum  ami  religi-
i i:ti. He tentatively plans
, ire for the
-valuation
■ .tduate.
Dr. Chrislock will study various
of the mat
and  student  al il
Mr. Hammarbi
dent   load   and   try   to   determine
the natun
tial   student   cliei
At the
consultati
Hill Family Foundation Awards
Research Grant to Dr. Nash
tatn
Augsburg Grads Win Three Fulbrights;
Six Will Study in Norway, Germany
Three Augsburg college gradu-
warded Fulbright
i   of study
abroad.   Three   undergraduates
-pend a summer  in  Europe under SPAN (Student Proj-
THE FULBRIGHTERS, tin
grantees f'T graduate stud) abroad
in L957-58 under the International
Educational Exchange program of
l)i< state department, are Carolyn
11 lii. Brodin and Paul
Nyhus.
: aduate   of   1956.
Carolyn Lower will studs  folk music  at  tl"'  I niversity  of Oslo in
\   native   of   St.  James.
taught high school
North Branch
Arlen Brodin. also ;■ 1956 honor
graduate, will stud) philosophy at
Eberhard Karls university in Tue-
bingen. Germany.  From Minneap-
iudied at the I
i if   Minnesota last   year.
Valedictorian of the 1957 class.
Paul    Nyhus    from    Cumberland.
in m ill study phili
Ruprecht  Karl universit)   in   Heidelberg. Germany.
SPAN SCHOLARS a 1 r e a d y in
<.r i man) this summer are John
and Alice Lindell. brother and sis-
tei from Minneapolis. Seniors next
year, they are studying so
Nexl summer Beverly Tollefson,
sophomore from Osnabrock. North
Dakota, will go to Norway to
study  home economics.
Alumni Picnic
Augsburg alumni, students
present and prospective, and
faculty and staff will have a
chance to meet new Auggies
and renew old acquaintances
at the first annual alumni picnic July  14.
The picnic, to be held at
Nokomis Park in Minneapolis,
will begin with a pot luck dinner at 12:30. Families attending will bring their own dishes
and silver as well as something for pot luck. Coffee,
pop and ice cream will be
provided.
Out of town visitors can
reach Nokomis Park by following Cedar Avenue to Minnehaha Parkway and turning
east on the Parkway.
Dr. Aili
ed   a   study   grant   b\    ll,
and   Maud   Hill   '
tion of St. Paul   I '
man   of   the   dn
. rgburg.
The   grant   i-   in   support   of   a
study of the relal
ing to the development o
Dr.   Nash's   stud\   wil
\
of the  !'■■
and
ETV Teachers Face Problems,
Opportunities, Urdahl Discloses
i [cited about the
possibilil
in the Twin Cities on  September
2. But thi
of  their   ingenuity   in   setting   up
programs for the
Mr    Krling   I rdahl,
logy   and   Augsburg'-    LT\     co - ordinator,    described the situation «>f tl
er planning a class for television.
the   students
feel.  Talking   to   an   unseen audience lacks the
stimulation   provided   students   in
the  classroom.
Time limits ai i
on  TV   than   in   tl
: dismiss
. arh   or hold th
the   bell.
will have to be timed  to
ond.
Augsburg has requested 36
one-half hour programs for
the first year of ETV. If will
offer a course in biology, music appreciation or beginning
Spanish.
Offering credit for TV
courses taken from otfjer colleges is being considered.
Dr. Lund-Quist Speaks
110 Receive B.A. Degree in Quadrangle Commencement
One   hundred   ten   seniors   received  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of
\ugsburg  commencement
June 3.   For  th
ii   was   held  out-
impus quadrangle
facult)   membei
academic dress.
k of the Christian church
is changing because of world-wide
i >r.   Carl   Lund-
Quist told the graduates. The exe-
■ >f   the   Lutheran
isiied that
Christiana   are   needed   in   intema-
.
: mon   *as
delivered on June 2 at Tl
*] ork.
■ graduated From
Maj ill
m as  I'T.
John Stensvaag. dean of the semi-
Nine of the ten seminary graduate- have accepted calls to parishes
in the Lutheran Free church. Ed-
w'ard Nyhus will do graduate work
at  Princeton seminary.
Leland Evenson will serve Kin-
it. Dakota. Maynard Nel-
-.iii kill begin work al Powers
lake. North Dakota and Krling
Huglen will be at Harvey, North
Dakota.
rig in Minnesota
. ill at Foxbaven,
Donald Helland at Roch<
Jaspei Swenson at Northfield. Jerome Lines- will begin work as
south pastor in Dulutb.
Eugene  Anderson   «ill  serve  a
Albert Sandness will be in Elbow,
Canada,    i parishes
i    annual
me 16.
Commencemenf .«re;~, for t
compui  quadrongl*  for  the  Mcond   itraight  t
110 graduate* w«r»   h*ld  on  tfte
dom   in   discus*
troversial of  pub-
However, Mr. Urd
stations  in the south  have found
little  ail'.. ■
Fortunately    or    unf<
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