College bulletin 1921 sep

Pacific Lutheran Colleqe BULLETIN VOL.

1.

SEPTEMBER,1921.

Puhli1>hed by the Faculty or Pacific

LUlberan

PRE lDENT, REV. O. J. ORD L,

NO. 4.

College.

OUR Th€' !-Iold.

presidency

of any

PRESIDENT.

edlI<:[ltional institution

The position as president of

individual who holdf· it.

P. L. C.

is

a

110sitioll tc

difficult

makes grea t demands on the

a Christian faith in the success in Htore for this

It i::; ahsolutely essential that he be

genllC'llulD.

It demands that he have

IIlstitutioll.

It asks of the iudividual that

he for ge t

s

IF

in o1"Cler to accom

plish larger an cl greatel· things [or his fellowmen.

It requires grea t admin­ istrath·e and executive ability. It needs it man who can mix ill the circles of the old and young_ He ll1Utit be a man that can be taken as an ideal example for Lhe [ l u pils to f oll ow -o n e who acts a� [I drawing force upon th . e good in each individual.

PrEsident O.

He must be energetic, enthusiastic and far-seeing.

J.

Ordal is a man who will measure up to t.hese requirements_

Though he is conservative in sayiug what he will do, yet we feel confident tilat he is the man

receiye

will

TO

bring this institution to the p osition it must hold.

suPPOrt

but that he will receive the

He

We ha ve

the support of every member of the faculty.

no doubt ea l'lle stly hOPe

of the students aud we do

(hat he will r eceh· e the l o�· al support of every individual interested in the

school.

-

o. J.

ReI'.

I!;rammar

Orda!.

sehools

president of the school, received his education South

of

Dakota,

later

attellding

the

Lutheran

In

the

Normal

He then taught in the public sehools of Sehool at Sioux Falls. South Dakota.

Slory COUlltY, Iowa.

He received his A. B. from Luther College, Decorah.

Iowa,

lS!lS,

ancl three years later completed his s tudies at Luther 'Seminary'

His first paotorate was at l'\ew Whatcom. now Bellingham, St. PaUl, i'>'linn.

Wasil.

From there he 1II01·ed to Red Wing, Milln.

The last eight years Iw has serv('d as pastol· of Our Savior's Lutherall Church in Tacoma, \Vash.

He has Iwen actively connected wilh school work the greater

For

try.

seveTal

La di e .,;' Seminal·y

Ytars he was a melllber at Red Wing-. Minn.

For

IHut

of his minis­

of the board of t rustees

for the

IlUlny years he waR a. member of

the hoard of tl"llHtees for Pacific Lutheran Academy at Parkland and later a

IIlellliJer College.

three

1"or \' oung

of the board of trustees for the consolidated school, Pacific Lutheran

y ears he was the president of thp. )fational Association or Societies in the former Norwegian Synod of the l.utheran

People's

Church.

WHY SHOULD I ATTEND SCHOOL? The importance of an

e(\lIcatioll

must not

que�tioll bllt that it pays to go to school.

be minimized.

T here is no

In ordEr that you may not nnder­

estimate the yalue of attending sehool just consider a few figures

given

fU

I·e�ults of numerous investigations.

It

has

heen

fOlmd

t.hat

the unt ra i n e d workman changes

every 1!J wp.eks; the one with only two years' training, every

Ilis

12 1-2

job

abou

months

36 weeks_ In our adult population about five per cent. are uneducated, about 33 per

an increase of

c e n t . have a common school education. abont two or thl'ee per cent. a re high sehool graduates. and only one per cent. has a college 01· university erl u cati on .

)fow, taking "Who's Who in America .. which, S.UOO names, what do we find "1 Of the 8,000 only 31 were from the ranks of ·

IS99-1900, contained the uneducated.

abo

808 from

among thos with a comrnon schOOl education. 1,245 wel'e from high sc h ools .

and

� 768

had a college or university education.

In other words. it took 150.000 uneducated men to produce one, one only, who hecame !'yeat enough to find a place In this 11::;t.

The sa me number

of

pe ople with a c om m on school education can point t.o four, the high schools can boa�t of

of 800.

This chance

87,

means

of

bn t the same number of college men can marshal all assembly that

zOU tillle:; the chance IU times the chance

dividends.

a

college

or

rendering distinguished

university

graduate

has

800

t.imes

the

·ervice as compared with the uneducated,

of the man with a common school education and almost of ('yen a high school graduate.

Education pays large

said,

vVhen the Greek what you wer e

philosopher intended to be, a

"Be whal

man. "

shut in b�' the walls of his own ignorance. point of

t h o ll

art,"

"TIe

',\'ill have a wrong, narrow

1["

on most questions of dtal importanee.

v iew

he meant,

!lut no man is fully a man who is He knows abou t as

mllch of the worlel as the man who has "rent h i s whole life in a de ep . nano\\' There is not 1lI11ch �uch a one can enjo�' except

val ley .

gl'o s s 8 r kinel.

AOW, any sehool can

g:ve .�'ou

more or less

e xp c ri c n e es of the

this

01'

hroadel'

\'iewjloinl,

more just jllllgmenU; in qnestions of importance. more and greater inter'sts in

life,

more

enjoYlllPnt,

of

a venues

but

the

church

school

that

is

t.rue to its ideal can even acId to this, can give you something for your spirit as well as for

your

Here is where

intelled.

P. L. C. s tands

She will gi\'e �'ou an ednca­

four-square.

ti on , she will attempt. to warm your heart and

she will guide you into (he

highest truths .

The P. L. C. is the school for

PACIFIC

YO U.

O.L LEGE-.YOUa CO/..L,f:GJ;..

LUTH.ERA

aim of Paci fi c I�utheran some useful work in li fe by

The fundamental m II and women for tion.

\"\"hile

cedents,

espl;cially

it welcornes

aclaptetl

thOSe

for

Rtudents

of other

College

is

of

Lutheran

clenominations as

they are

prepare young l"lit.h and

anti­

The present

well.

manag'elllent of the College holds t.hat the school is made not the students for the Echool.

to

thorough, syot.ernatic instruc­

for the

students

Accordingly it receives the students just. as

(regardless of pI'e\'ious llrepanltion) and endea vors to give them To this end �e\'eral courses of study have been

what they need and want. provirleu, each specially

planned to Ineet. the requircments

of a

IHtrticlllar

group of students,

The Beginners' English Course meet.s the (o],(ligner on the th res hold and

introduces him to our language,

h is tory

and institutions.

The Preparatory Course aims to give the student an education equnl to that o f the 7th or

8th

gracle.

While elementary in charaeter, it is planned

for young men and women rather than for children.

The Commercial and Stenographic Courses tr . ain the s tu dent for the active

duties of the business world by giving them a practical knowle.dg e of the theory anel [lraetice

of business.

The Academic Courses eorre�pon(l. in the main,

high school.

to those of a fo ur-yea r

\-\Thile cultural in cha ra cter, their speCific aim is to prepare the

student for entering a college, university or normal school .

The Junior College is a new fe ature.

It offerg to high schOOl graduates two years of re gular college work. enabling the student who completes the

coul'se pr e s cri b e d to en le r the junior class or <lny colle)!,'e or universi y.

- The NormaToepartment o l t e rs.tOlT l c high school gradll<lte who eontem­

pl<ltes

teaching either

th orough

professional

normal schools.

in

puhlic

tra i ning,

01'

pri\'ate

school,;,

COITESjlOnding

to

a

that

eoul'se

t.wo-year

g iv en

in

the

f'f

state

The Music Course prov ides excellent facilities for th,e student interested in

piano, violin 01' voice.

The have

College has

been

spared

a

large

to secure

staff

well

of

teache.rs

qua li fi e cl

who

are

teachers.

gradUates

of

:-\0

efforts

institntions

of rAllute, and who have had su ec e s s [ul experience in school work.

They are loyal to the �chcol. devoted to their work, capable, enthm;iastic and hell)­ ful to our students. \Ve are sony that PrD t. 1\'. S. Jorgenson and Prot S. F. Veldey will not be with liS this �·ear. bnt their places will he filled.

Twenty-five

tho us a nd

on improvements. new chapel

dollars l1:1ve, within

the la.;l year,

lJe('n expended

The main building has heen IllOl'oughly renovated and a

erected.

To assist

the

College ill

lIleeting the d e m ands ,

the

Pacific Dis t. r ic t. of the LutiIpran Church ha:; gu[],ra.nteecl an appropriation of $6,000.

This enalJle� it. ro furnish

the

many aclvantages it offers at. a much

lower p r ic e than would o th erwi s e be [lossihle, thus \'il'tually giving t.he stu·

dent

much more than he pays [or.

\-Ve wish to urge all young men alld women who are looking for a school where they may obtain, at a m oderat e cost, a tho rough , up-to-date education

based

upon Ch rist ia n

principles.

to come to the Pacific Lutberan College.

It

It is demoerat.ir. to the core.

It

give you more individual attention than you will receive in ot.her Instit.utions.

Plan on enlering on the opening of the school y(oal'. R e m e mbe r the Pacific Lutheran College is YOUR College and the COl LEGE [01' YOU. is tile

place

for you.

GY �[:\'

Sl

will

U:Vl.

SCHOOL CALENDAR. 1921-22

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Semester Registration ....................................�londay, Se p t

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F'ormal Opening ................................Tuesda.y, Sept. 20 Dedication Pl'ogram ............................Friday, O ct. 14 Reformation Pro gra m ...........................Monday, Oct. 31. �ncl Quarter begins ..........................Monday, Nov. 21

Thanksgiving ....................... " ..........Thursday, Nov. 24 Christmas Recess begins ................. , .....Thursday, Dec. 22.

1922 Christmas Recess ends .......................... Monday, Jan. 2 Semester Examinatious begin ...................Wednesday, Jan. 18 II Semester Registration ....................................Nlonday, Jan. 23 Reunion Wednesday, Feb. 22 .

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Washington's Birthday ..........................Wednesday, Feb. 22 4th Quarter begins . . .. . . . .. l\'londay, March 27 B:aster Recess ..................................April 13th-16th Baccalaureate Service .. , ........................Sunday. :VIay 21 Final Examinations begin ....................... Tuesday, May 23 Commencement .... . .. . ... . .. . . .......... .Friday, M ay 26 .

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ROOM AND BOARD. The P. L. C. is a boarding school. Pl ea san t well lighted and heated rooms are furnished with tables, chairs, beds llnd mattresses. Whatever else is needed or wanted the pupils furnish.

The board furnished by the school Is good, Wholesome and well p re pare d BAGGAGE, We have a transfer company at P arkla n d that w!ll bring the student.s' baggage at special prices. So leave your baggage In Tacoma, bring us your check, and the baggage w!ll be brought out as soon and as Cheaply as posslhle. ,

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HOW TO REACH

PARKLAND.

Parkland is a suburb of Tacoma, one of the large ]Jorts anel railroael centel's on the Puget Sounel.

On arriving at Tacoma take Spanaway 01' Parklanel car on Pacific a venue.

A t Parkland the College is one block from the s ta ti on. The cars generally run about e v ery half hour.

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further infornution. write toREGISTRAR, PACIFIC LUTHERA:-.i COLLEGE PARKLA�D. \VASH.

-FromPACIFIC LUTHERAN COLLEGg Parkland,

Wash.