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DEDICATION ADDRESS Chapel· tlusic· Speech Building

By DR. S. C. EASTVOLD Preside nt . Pacific Lutheran Col lege

It w ul be difficu lt for any of you in this great audience, including tho e listening v ia the Northwest Radio Broadca ting System. to appreciare my pleasure in beifig asked by the c mmit­ tee of Board and Faculty members in charge of these beautifuL impressive and amazing festivities. [0 deliver the dedication address and to formally dedicate this building. However, the honor is have ha n dle d th e sacr ed funds c on­ almost offset by the great re­ tributed by thousands of Christian sponsibility which feel as I pl'oplc throughout the entire nation.

SfJ ak to the present ge ne r at i on and to p sterity, for this is an historic hour.

We a r' on a high place; may we have prophetic vision. We shall do well to

dwe ll upon the past, to face the stl"rn rcalties of the present, and to contem­ pi te the p romise of the future.

It is a be a H tif ul act to dedicate, to set apart for God , or for holy or good

poses to do

to

well nc w

o.

and

ins ti tu tio ns,

as

I can!

I can!"

In thc same

Experts were and

the

me Is, �tone, Great machines hauled away the dirt and grav e l ; oth rs built the fonns for the fo unda­ tions; still othe rs raised the walls, and

t s ki l lf u l workers in wood.

at las t set th

benu tif u l stainless steel

on the tower.

Still others p lace d

musical instrum ents of

himes in

the tower, or pianos, strings, horns,

bc dcdicat

servants.

We have a sacred right to

by rejoicing

While the p e ople of Israel dedicated

ing as wel l

and d e d i ca te d to Him.

feast.

massive "Old Main" .

SMALL BE INI INGS E v e ryt hi n g has to have a beginning, usual! a small one.

That was true of God's ancient people as well as of the Nt'w Testament C hurch .

It was

The fou nde rs of our College wen'

ready to begin in

a hum ble way.

A

r eve r en tly e ntered i nto the sp irit hour when Pacific Lutheran

few

of the

University at P arkland, Washington, was founded in

1894 .

I have' been

told that Rev. Bugh Harstad dreamed

qu adrangle of buildings on this

culed.

It was an imp ossible

Sti ll

Olhers h a ve made the hangings, from

procenium cur t in to the electronic radio studio

t:'quipmc nt in a mod ern

supplied with outlets for A.M., F.M. and T It:vision.

We only cast a glance

at the organ ( hamb rS where w i ll be placed the great organ now b ei n g cre­ ated for installation in Augu s t of this year of All

19'2.

f about $7 0,000, which t oday might

w'lI crowd $1,000,000 if assembled on ,',JI dlli

larket a d cont r ll,.d by Ius

Ill; nager

tban

those

who

In

fa t,

he

lived

to

the sch ool degencrate, and at last

Few th ings in Chris­

(1917-1920).

ti�n higher tducation hav e had more

me morial of the days when WIlll t

s omet hing

better,

more useful.

larger,

finer,

and

Those who are people

of great ch a r acter will say with Jolw the

Bapt i st, "He must increase, but It is a credit t o

I mus t d ·crease."

our prede cess ors that oth ers succeed, hus to prove their work was not in Let us pray

vain.

that others will

succeed this generation to do much bctt",! t h an we have done.

THE

1\UlLDING I, COMPLETE

Today this build in g stands here a

as

m onument to the faith of a mult i ­

tude of p e opl e. The steel and timbers and stones have been put into p lac...

Now Surely this is a g re a t creation. the church, the Corlege officials, the faculty, the s tud ents, the

ntire asso­

hopeless h ou rs than has this insti tu­

ciation, and thousands of friends, pres­

ti(J'I1 of leaming.

en

the quad ran g le is com-

But toda plete.

ur fi nest hour is here.

might well

wond<:r if

r e ach higher. thought tha t have

r ti i; represe nts an investment

l ht· new r

c

a

c an be gr ander tban tac building of

hope.

He did not live to se e his dream

It was the Fast of Tabernacles.

the ir ancestors dwelt in le nts.

.He was laughed at and ridi­

closed and abandon. d for three years

uditoriu m.

nen t buildings set up for classes, hous­ in', shop, and storage.

We wiU be rateful to t h ink upon the landscap ­

the new temp le they also had a grea t

arc fully surr

clima.l'ing in the

1,238 seats in this

to His commands.

A GREAT FESTIVAL

We

W

Will ever

But some of uS have 011

many occasions as w.

moved from

one rung

ladde r to the next higher.

of th<:

The future

and in the radio audience , gather in person or in spiri t to celeb. te We o

see the robes, the

pets,

and

procession, the trwn­

the sing rs, all

breaki ng

a

It is truly a and greal Co ll ege which reaches

tremendous

limax today.

A RELIGIOUS ENTERPRISE This buil d i n g has emanated from a religious motive. Therefore, it htu had

od's superv ision, h� p and blessing . ut of vcry dIstressing circumstances od h as re-established us.

Our

re-

vived interest and progress have come fr0111 a back ground of seasons of in­ difference and prejudices.

A host of

f ri e nds have had a ver' real part in this work.

Oountles gifts and prayers

have be

given via hands of fa ith.

n

nly a few o f

us

know how

ueh

fa it h went into signing the contract for

this

building.

Not half of the

m o ney was in the treasury when we

les the outbrea.k

st arte d on June 8, 1950, month

before

Korean War.

But we had

a

than a

of

lhe

conviction

us to start.

We had faith that God'� t op le would he lp when the true facts were made known.

W e prayed that God would reveal un­

th at God wanted

known fr iends, even if in the nick

of time.

hearty thanks

keep faith with the contractors and

unto the Lord,

"be­

We knc\

we

ould have to

cause He is good , for His mercy en­

the laborers earning their livelihood

dureth forever."

by the sweat of their brows.

THE FIRST DEDICATION

upon our willing­ and th a t of our childrc.fl and /Josterit)', and UpOII thL administrato ,

who witnessed the iiI'S

nl S8,

nc\

as t he rebu i lding of our

forth in joyful praise . We are giving

is as bright as the promises of God. Much will depend

in re c ent years

our Library, Gymnasium, Sci en ce Hall, and Stu dent Union Building.

We wil l not fo r get the acquisition of fourte en less pe nn.

'1 -

ndered

do when lives

accomplished.

a ltrac ti ve

God has promised to

thers have followed

as we havc dedicated

a s w(' sec wh.H God

can

have equipped th e many rooms with comfortable dlairs from cI BS rooms t o lounge rooms,. to the towe r chapel, t

been our chief reasons

thfOugh the effor ts and fa i th of His

of a

m

princip l es

the

be wi t h uS onl y as we are willing to

p rair ie.

Still othe rs

have

to

for pro g ress.

which

throughout the b uild in g.

faithful

ddeat agnosticism and infidelity, and.

drums and organs 'n the many rooms

mi rac u loml y suspended

being

thus prove to the world th t God builds

stand Building.

secured, such as arehite ts

so

Dedicated May 4. 1952

I can help in the bu ildi ng of His kin g­ dom.

which

we think of this ma<;nificcnt

are

New Chapel-Music-Speech Building

the

some thing for God.

the faith He has given us, so as to

the prepara tion of it.

th

can do

All of with

It has served no Ie pur­

Chapel-Music-Sp 'ech

cr 55

i m p resse d

in

Much w r.k and planning went into

rna

to be

facultics, s tud ents, alumni, and friends

so ciety

plastt:'r and

YOU CAN!"

AN!

need

brcttth let US a l l so dedicate our live

s to material edifices.

Toda

YO us

as to humbly pray that God will honor

b ui ld in , or

a

The idl'a f building ;, mo't at­ tractive. It appli s to c haracter and lif,

his son, and with "YOU ANI

a por­

a pcr�on,

tion of time

hands on the hcad of

deep fe ling would say,

thought, "I

A NEW BUll..DlNG SET APART

mes,

fA TH AND SUCCESS An ancient k in g frequently laid his

Am o ng tb is

those

campus

in

present

are

1894 a

few

d e dica t io n on October 0 i 894.

We r 'al­

izc th at even men of faith live in a world of cold realities.

We also be­ lieved we were doing God's work [or His honor alone. W felt that God

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August, 1952

had more at st ake in this work than

already included in this buildi ng, each

we, His humble servants.

in the sum of , 70,000 and $150,000,

God could

not afford to fail us, on ce we set out

respe ctively .

brin g' planned and 'xccuted by Board of Trustee of Pacific Luth ­ ollege here at Parkland, Wash­ nan i n g"to n.

Let us look just a bit at what will no,

o r eyes today.

the

great build ing was completed on the campus of St. Olaf nee, whe n a

College, a main said to Pn:sident L. W.

Bo , "A ye ar ago I didn't believe this

bl' in cluded in this buildin '.

be done; now I believe, too."

Then D r . Boe gave this classic re ply,

eould

Music has an

you failed us last year when we were

our C ollege curri('ulum.

on uur knees hold in g

toricall

firlllly to our

hope s and prayers for divine hdp."

names.

not use

Some

In the first book of the ' Bib!t:, Jubal is referred to as "The

We dare

father of all sllch as handle the harp

are·

them

of

:ll1d

un silver pl a tes around this

already

nence

the beautiful lounge, the radio s tudio,

the u nion and from Canada, and even from the foreign mission fields.

I am thinking of thousands of people

I have met in p erson.

whom

There

they arc standing in line before the hurch pulpit; I sec them in offices b ehind typewriters; I see them in the field

b y the harvesting

machin es, or

sto pp i ng with the wheat truck on a ; I see them in barns doing

highwa

their chore:'; I see the chief executive giving some time to listen to one more ountless

among

appeals ;

scho ol teachcrs cut ti n g comers to give som e thing

th e small check

from

monthly imtallments foi'

years

in

at a

time; I see the humble wido w nursing rich patient

a

faith

n

giving

same

church

unbelievable

pledgc

of

the

we will nevc r lose sight of th many

of

comin g

gifts

small

from

music as the "handmaid of re ligion. "

of faith who have great i nflu­

p e ople

John

ture and pa i ntin g adorn it, but music

Bunyan was a gift of poverty to the

very Holy of Holies and b('ars befon' the th rone of grace man's

The example is contagious . church.

Zwingle came f rom an Alpine Luther came from

shepherd's cabin. a

S ome of the cottage. came f r om fishermen's h uts.

miner's

3 pOStl e�

crty has dedicated to the service of

Christ.

TOMORROW terial p l ant is alr cacl ' a real challenge. need

will

donnitorie

two

for

women, ho usi ng- approximatr:iy a total of 250 yOIlI1.' ladics.

The cost will We will need a

necd

Why should

will

Yet he was

building

almost read to eurse God whil he hc:ld 011 t God' s blessings as if he had

sr.icnccs.

by

thousan ds,

the

s y nods,

and

Lutheran without

world

I

ivin' to our Gymnasium

lease Chapel fun ds to male this edifice I scc several pick up pe ns

t.o write their last Wills an d Testa­ ments s

as to add

thr

co t will be ab out W" should han, a modest

The

$300,000.

to the mat rial

be improved.

endowcd

for

should be enlarg ement of

Our lib r a r y

the

"It is be n efici a l ,"

fluence of music.

Luth e r said ,

"to keep youth in c n­

tinual practice of musil: in the schools: and a s c hool m aste r must kno to sing, otherwise

I

du

how

respect

not

hin1."

After the establishmcnt of the first

gr at

Protestant church, Lutht'f made

e neleavor to adorn it with a fittin g

musical sc!,,"icl·.

To that end he with John

•

hape !

the

F rede r ic

of

uf

'vcrlasting love and dc recs

ad.

May I usc this

congrcgational singing had been dead for

a

th ousan d

c ng-regatiClnal singing.

His adve

high o ccasion to appea l to thousands

ies declared that more

now listl,:ning to me in the visibl

done to their

audi­

n, man, nor of

erou sly and to remember the PACn'IC

a f e w.

LUTHERAN COLLEGE DEVELOP­

�,{E�T ASSOCIA no

in their c on­

From

damage

ar­ wa,

reformation

cause by

music th<1n by all th

restore d

He

years.

wr i tin g against them.

It is G od' s work exemplified in the

Wise,

the

When Luther came u pon thc scene

we look to the futnr....

preaching

and

the fe rtile soil of th" Luth­

eran chorale has sprung the greatest chora l music of the pa t four centuries, in

inspirer !

motets,

tribu tions year by year, as well as to

culminating

se n' ation is of great importance, be­

includ e this Colle 'e in their Last Will

cantatas, orat ori us, and passion music

came we have the advantage of their

and

prayefli, their p'rsonal influence, their !,:ood will, their young people, and theit post rity. WI ile we must have "loony v r' bi' ,ifts iii tit f ItUH:, still

fric-nds who die each y ear would in ­

lives 0

th usands of people.

This ob­

Tt'stamellts.

If

1,000

of

clude an in memoriam in su ch

u

tcsta­

it wuuld ue $1,000,000 W� Ita," two such gifts

distin­

the

Sperati,

A.

own Col­

first JlIu�i('al director of OUf

We

band director at Luther College.

F. Mel­

t h in k of the world famed Dr.

ius Ch ristian so n , who has been called the Father

of

America.

The

C re'at Choral Music in

results of his service

coll eges,

schools,

in

high

umyer Itles,

and

noted

are

inspiration

and

Or,

churches everywhere in Am eri ca.

'HUIR

our own

let uS not ove rlook

OF THE \"'EST which ton igh t will silver anniversary with

its

celebrate

the two d istin guished directors, ML Joseph E d wa rds an d Professor C unnar

].

Malmin, work in !.(

toaether.

They

hav' b e e n the leaders through twenty­

fi'T y e a rs , ten and fifteen y c a rs, re­ spectively.

CULTURE f ND our

Culturall>',

AUTY

PIRIT

acquaints

College

a "'('s, and spiri tuaJl

it pu ts the

hearts ami minds of the stude nts in

SUD'S into th 'ir

is fit t aftcr ",,-hici-l

The Gospel

tune with God.

o\,"n souls,

the

of Joha n Sehastian Bach, be

t nce. vastly enlargin'Y infiu'

In our musi c iibe-ratc

the

art

we

human

a t k l 11 pting to

. p irit from

tht'

)cl of­

clen d enin ' " routint's in f�ctory

ficc, to teach :t rea li za tion that art less than the' m ach ine, to t ra in

is no

our yonths to s ee k tllne to live rathcr

called

Church

the

music.

IIlentary gift·,

spi(itual depth

annually.

tl'llsifics

it

Father

He

of

the delicate balance of hnrmon

vho luight Lutheran

penet ra tes

flf Holy Writ ,,,,d

the in­

in touc until its whule

and

sensitivity to the t;lstes and moods of rhere is morc than a training

othe rs.

for music iu band and orchestra.

ORGAN MUSIC

in

as a g-r�;jt churchman and educator,

in('fca�ed by more than 2,000,IlOO, t!ten we take conragt' as

Carlo

lege, and for many y('ars thc emine nt

Walthcr

Elector of Saxon '. Luther wrote many

in several we st er n states, to give gen­

Board of Tr ustees, nor of

s­

When we rcmember

hav'

of

reminded

Professor

than to take time to kell; to unfold

that durin" the past eight years our asset

a re

We guishcn

attaclH'd great inlportance to the in­

i gnation, faith and confidence in the

by , 1,000,000.

This p rogr am has been amply

lng.

the)' go out to multip ly the effects In

[p�, as such, and for student s('holar­ increased

jng­

a

As a m('an. of education h"

ence, tUfl"<:thcr with the radio [ludiene e

is not the venture of

spGJ�c Cif

powerful hymns, full of Christian res­

�hips, respcctin'ly, sh ould b

ata­

log-nes as a

Cre ator.

Some of us know this

a

was pa s­

a,

ur endowments for the Col­

b ooks.

ight,

in the tC<1ehcr of music and

som eo ne is always listed

it as ont' of the greatest gi fts of the

sta bi li ty of this spiritual and educa ­ tional venture.

He

sociated himsdf

fun d to bccom c $2.�0,000 so as to re­ possible.

for

religion.

and Con rad Ruph , both musicians

sec m('n and women )utside the Luth ­

hurch

s p a cf'

more

to

sec­

$75,000. Our b eautif u l campus should

end, all joining in the proces ion. eran

and

nlattcr how �l1lall the student body,

the

musie

placed

College hospital, which will cost about

Br th erhoods, W. :M. F. organizations, dis tri cts

Luther

l\.fartin

No

tht' students with the great mllsic of

LUTHER A�D MUSl

I

unday Schools with chil­

L. D. R.'s,

d ren

Luthe.r

is a reli gio n of the h,'art.

Leagues,

earned them by his own dforts.

aids,

he abo ut $250,000. We an ad di tional clas room

The cost will

the

is

Nlusic

praise."

:;icnate!:; fOrid of nlusi�,

F

The future deve lopme n t of the ma­ We

and

prayers

in

music

inst i tut i ons_

C'ducatjonal

with fa c ult y of only seven or

language of the heart, and Christianity

ond o n ly

THE CHALLENGE

a man ?

ladies

enters the

Su('h art som c of the gifts which pov­

od for relid from pain.

e

"that architec­

It has b ee n well said,

ture forIlls the house of worship, sculp­

enCl� with God.

b uilding; for home ecunomics and art.

od hear such

uf

d

ne

fille d wi th valua ble se cu rities had the

" 0 , while crying to

the t h r one

bdorc

The early church fathers referred to

be about $700,000.

"

robed

white

the

to

sung of p rais e

while the rich man with a lock box ou rage to say

given

is

the Lamb.

sec the

I

Eastvold

Dr. S_ C_

and the furn i sh in gs and appointments. files which came from most states in

In

choir with its joyful and t riumphant

the music libra ry, a great many pianos ,

There are thousands of names in our

(Ge nes i s 4:21).

the pipes"

the last book of the Bibl,·, great promi­

T hcre are the tower chapel,

building.

together"

sang

stars

creat('d,

was

(Job. 38:7).

Today we think of th os e who have made this edifice possible.

un i vers e

the

m orning

"The

This is his­

and sen timental ly in order.

\·Vhen

WHO WERE THE DONORS?

place in

imptcssin,

our

R COLLEGES

emph asis on

Noti.e the

justified in our sc hoo l s and colleges.

THE PLACE OF MUSIC

' Sir, we don ' t need your faith today;

W. IC IN 0

j

These will be properly

designated in the permanent mcm orials

The answer is b efore

in His name.

meaning is rcvealed.

<.)rgans \VC'l'C in t'Oln rl lon usc as carly as 4-50 A. D., t hough fOf many centur­ ies tlw Roman and Greek priests re­ garded the organ as a profaue instru ­ Engli h

ment.

organ builde rs

neady run o u t of busi n ess

wer<'

d uring the

Revolution in the scq'nte('nth century, when

most

orgnns fell

pre'

to

the

zealo us fury of th'

Puritan; and wne

At tht

rcstor a tio u of thc

destroycd.

Stuarts, organ uu ildcrs a !l:ain appeared.

Sotnl'on

has said t ha t,

"th" churc h

�ln"i('C without an organ j, like fooel Something is laekit�g. without alt. \Vhcn th organ pn·ls out i t s Tlwssap;r: in

!T!US!C, the soul is mon:d clos(,f to

Cud and pca c

1\1

is

L·ncouraged."

SICAL HEROES

Obscure sen'ants of the chun:h,

sc h o I, mona, tery, . lid

in

sanctuary, haH'

painstakingly worked out the writll'n " niIJO!s of music: they ha,'" workpd

lltc pliIiCipll-'I (J c..uuntt'rpuint aAci h«llllUIlY, ot which all pc' 'nt day

out

I 52

A u g llst

r C I l' I C L U TH E R A .\!

i t i o n I S bui lt .

The co l kgc i s d u l y respo n ­ sible to carry t h i s work fo rward to

mu s i c a l

co m po

r h u rch-rt:iated

Let

us

no t

the

f rge t

z a l an th e

c o n t a i n s a l esso n worthy of attention,

al wa ys revere th is edifice as the gift

c l ass o f 1 95 0 , As c a r l y as 4 0 0 A , D , c h i m(,s o r bdls wr>re i n t ro d uc �d for C h r i s t i a n service by Pa u l i n u s, B i s h o p of 1\ ola , Soon t h ne a f t c !',

i n Campania, I t a l y, their

employment

pu rpost:s in

e cc l e s i as t i c a l

for

( Ma t t hew

Thomas

has

to add c u bi t s to yo u r

" I ca n

said,

more

likely

tatun" than wcll­

Someone

" I nd i vidual

c"P" ession

has is

said

that

the

mo s t

c h e r i shed of democratic gifts . t h ro u g h s p cc ch

come

has

.

.

.

the power

P a tric k Henry, a D ani el Wcuster, a

A

s I ter i n t h � B r i t i s h Ill use um d e ­

p icts

Kin

b ·lIs. 2,

avid

r

pla y i n g'

on

h i sto ry

with

verse

b a rp,

:ing

with psa l tery, and a n i n ­

has s h a p e d and

by

the

of th,· old cou ntries, docks were un ncrt'. ary, for tht' p c oJJ l e prc­ f 'rred the church tower chi nles t o m a rk the hou!':; of the d a y .

The c h i mes p ra i se d God, asscmbkd the ckr )', called t h e people t o ge t h e r , h o nored the i t iva ls , ma rked t he sab­ baths, enln rd the blood - t h i rsty, rou:;cd I n som

_.

Frecdorn of spc, ',

of the

h i l as b" c n on'�

go a l s of many wars.

i n t h e concept

p ri n c i p le that cve ry man h a s a right

b heard. D e m o cratic societies ca n­ not afford to allow their c i tizens to c\'adc th,' n e r d for cleve la p i n dfectivc s p e r c h . Surely it is ba s i c to p re ach i ng the gospel.

Every

se l l l i n . u ),

of Israel, wh ... n D od was praised w it h p a l te y !lnd harp, unti! this h o u r, the use of musi c. in many shapt:.. ' a nd forms bas been approved i n r e l i g ious The i n s t i n c t of man for w o rsh i p. worship in music i s fundamcntal a nd cU:rnal.

In j oy and p l Ospc·ri t y man p r<li st's God, and o u t of h i s sorrow and adversi t ), man rall, upon Cod fo r In l n w , i c man comfon and stren g t h . best conSc c.s h i s s i ns to h i s father, leads for w i sdom th;)t i s not

of t h i s world.

It is most fitling and proper th a t

all of OUI' i ns t rum nt

fo r music

this day be i n clude d ded i cat i on

to

' od ' s

in

this

service

THE

nllll1S arc " a c tors" .

D ra lua \vas used

t.Il only !i\' i n !' c re a t u re whiC;h spea ' -.

S p e ec h i m a n ' m os t imp n a n t funct i o n , Throu�h sp<,cch Man

I t was clone

v i sua l

and co ns i g n ed to t h l " n d l l res

5,000

d n- i l , but i t st i ll after

years

b i rth

i ts

under the h o t s k ics of Egy pt . · '

is

REBIRTH OF DRAMA Oddly

t'nou�h

it was the c h u rc h

t h M ga\'c dr;\ llla i t s rebirth a t t h e bc­ .g i n n i n g of the R e n na i s s a n c ' . D u r i n ' t h l' M iJdk A"es the la y people p e r· fOrlled the mystrry anu mora l i t y pla y s , based lipan t h e mysteries of lh . Bible.

I\-! ora lity p la y s are actually dramatized

showed

They conta i ne d sllch c.har­ e te rnal

the

a nd

E \' i l

,OOD a nd

confl i c t between

c ist i n s-

in "Every-

111ant ' .

, , C ·LARlZED DRAMA E\'Cn following the t i

. o f Sh akl's­

pc"rc, when drama became an extent

se c u l a r to

i t has alwa y s been the a i m

teach the llloral truths of lif , and to po i n t Ollt t o mankind h i s weakness as well as h i s greatness.

This teac h i n g has becn

reveals his thou ghts, fcvl i n c;s a n d d t · s i re s .

Th .. " h i l i tv to ah s t ra c t i d e a s and lhoughts by m t ' a n s of oral l a n guage i s so important t o m a n k i nd as to lead d i r e c tl ' to s u c cess or failu re in life. " o n d u e t and c h a ra c t e r arc

a " colllplishcd

both

largel y d�tt rmi nl'd by t he nature of

uf l iv i ng accordi n g to

ma.n

the

we currcntly USI' til d i s ­ ollrsdvI-s and the wu Id a ro l l l l u

words

cuss w �·' (

I d o l l s H u x l< - )' ) ,

A nd

Jesus

sa id,

" Bu t I �, y u n t o you, that ('wrv idk war tha t man shall speak, they sha l l g i v(� .HTUt l t l t t L t ' I t"uf i l l t l w cl a y (If j u J l) lll<:ll t . for IJy t h i W U I cis tlluU

will

permit.

Those

who

i n g and a c t i n g w i l l have the greatest

p os s i b l e chance of b e i n g their messages

gc, t t i n g l istening

pu blic.

s u c cess ful in

across

to

fa c t,

In

the

without

such t r a i n i n g the p ubl i c will n o t l i s t e n . deny

will

Who

of

i mpo rt a n c e

the

t h i s factor to o u r g re a te s t goal, th(: p reach ing oS Jesus C h r i s t to a wo rl d t h a t is in p e.ri sh i n g need of the Gospel :'

WHY SUCH S

P ORT ?

Now, wh y have these th o u sa n d s o f

in

the

form

of

dedication

of

this

g i ve .

Thus w e give

an

in

A nd

t h us , d rama has a! t l: m p t c d

tll show ALL

of l ift.: - i t s uglin<:ss anu

this

with

education

In t h ems el ve s,

" PL U S " .

h r is t i a n

these cere­

a material fac t , character of a per­

mon ies do not ch�lnge a b u i l d i ng, nor th

sun.

they may be a 'cry bea u t i ­

But

va l u ab le

and

expr s ion

of

th

of m e n and wo me n and chi l­ arc not h i n g is u se d w i th o u t sincere f ed i ng ;l n d thoug h t ; fe e l ing

Cerclll on i '

d re n .

b u t when Sull o f affection and spi r i t

t h l ' ' may be, and often a re, of gre a t bea u t a n d h ap p i n e ss . W h ' n the Id T es t all' lt n t ll'mp le w a s thus dedicated, i t became

a h ol y place to the people

who bu i l t it for

od.

I t had been

bui l t u n d e r great d i fficul t i e s .

It

be­

center of n a t i on a l and rc-

the

came

l i gious

l i fe,

THEY

CONSECR

WITH

A

l'EAST!

and

the

FAST

T ED

B

glad .

wer

T

IT,

OT

WITH

They Sorgot t h e i r sad

A cir­

cumstanccs and remembered t h e i r sue­ e l'. c s .

T hey p ra ise d God for t h e good

they enjoyed.

THE FUI M. I E NTAL IDE OF DEDIC ATION The fundamental i dea of dedication consecration

scverin�

0

is

eparation,

s o m e t h i n g for

higher t he residue.

t he \ISe

III we

p u r i fy

ing

a pa rt

set

ourselv s,

as

we

also p ray for our sue essors who wil1

cp rtlllcnt at P a c i f i c 'ulIcgc h a s a s i t s �oa.1 t h c p u l ' t r;,yal of d r�lIl1a �I S a I ! lcans o r u,,, dling t i , t, rcligiuu> ;l llU lllural t r u t h s

clean i n morals and s p i r i t .

0 as to be Th i, Il1,':tns

a g i v i n g of ourschcs ZLI1{'W in c o n S C C l a ­ t i l l " <.if ht'art a"ti l ift. 10 Cod , Ld the r e uc a lloble j'eauilJl'�S, allu it hol y

that

to

God

in

C h ristian

The daily wo rs h ip

of God will he th e highest use of th es e fac i l i ties.

Let

us

u ri n g

hither

at­

tc: ntive m i nd s, sincere hearts and pure souls.

Here we w i l l dedicate our t al ­

ents, our

time, a n d o u r se l vcs,

all to

ad.

FINALLY And, now, fi n l Iy, we

h igh

momen t

dcd iea t i on .

of

thc

have

Wc

come to the

s i mp l e t ri e d

forth some of t he reasons for

e xp e n di tu re s of t i me

t h is

act

of

to

set

gre a t

th e

m on e y

and

Chapel-Musi c-Spcech

in

Buil d i n g .

As we go i n to the fu tu r e 110 a rgu m e n ts

of justification will be necessary.

AUDlE C E STANDIl G I now declare th i s Ch apel-M u s ic­ Speecl: Building, " i th all

per­

th ;;.!

t.L i n e t h t hereto, to be consecrated and

set apart to the Glory of G o d th ro u gh the m ed i um of hristian n i gh e r edu­

the fai th whieh i s i n Jesus

cation i n

Christ-In t h e and

of

the

me

Son

and

of the Fathe r, of

the

three times ) .

G h os t ( h ammar

LET US J

Holy Amen.

IN IN PRAYER

o Lord, ernal and merciful od� we t h a n k Thee f o r Thy fa th e rl y g o o d ­ ness that Thou hast permitted u s to bring

re al i ty

to

th i s

C hapcl - fusic­

Speech B u ild in g .

In t h i s hour wc t h ank Thee for e,·c r y friend that has made a co n tri­ uu tion of whatever k i nd , bu ild i n g has

come

so th at t h i s

i n t o actual exis t ­

"Ve sincerely confes s that we of so gre a t a g iSt .

encl'.

a re u nwo r t h y

In Thy mercy gra n t

that this build­

i ng may a lways be a pla ce where our edu ca t i ona l,

c u l t ural,

and

spiritual

h e ri tage may be p r eserved and passsed on to poste ri ty .

G ra n t that we may h a ve a com mall d es i re in t h e hearts and minds of all of u s who have been

b, ndcd ture

to bring

t oge th e r

into

that

being

this s t ru c ­

ever y t h i n g

we

c\'Cr do or s i n g or say in th i s build­

he d i re c tl y and indirc tl)' related t o, and i n ho n o r of, H i m, Who i s the h i d 'ornerstone of the C hris­ t i a n Li fft, <oven J sus C h ri s t Who secks to find o n tllis eatllpus m a t er i a l for His s p i ri t ua l te m pl e wrought of i n g m"y

l iv i ng ,toncs.

We

beseech

' ra iou

Iy look

Th y

great

mere :

u pon us and help us

to b u i ld up our faith in Jesus

hrist.

co mp as si on

hine

Suc tch

forth

A l m i gh ty

in

H a nd

tow a l d

t h is p l a c c,

and w i thhold from i t at a l l times all wa ' S

preparation fo r t h i s dedication

should

remembe red

this b u i ld i ng is made s ac red by be­

that i s unholy and impure.

REPARATI N FOR THE DEDlCATIO:'ll

occupy th is great e d i fi ce

The Speech

bui l d i n "

a

i t. beauty.

! .l l t hlTan

"to

mon ie s h;lVc no i n t r i n s i c worth. Cere­

m u st dis cuss sin and the conseqllences of sin i n order t o teach the resul t : C od .

means

to God for the de\'Cloplllent of youth

and honor t han

of

Chapcl-Music-Speech

The word "dedication"

� ood, j us t as t h e m i n i s te r i n the pulJJit

ord

be

B u i l d in g ?

and

the

Why

empl oyed i n connection w i th t h e com­

comedy a n d

in the form of tra<Yedy.

E\' i l is shown as a contrast to the

today ?

sJlOlIld such elaborate C ' (Tll lOnies p l et ion

ma t e r ia l , let it be

much

as

master the p rope r te ch ni q u e s of spea k ­

ful

o f good o r great drama t o

fu nda men tal rcq u i r ments.

same

II hu-

impetlls to the story of re l i gion . Drama be gao i n a RE L I G I ­ O C i m pul s e i n the h e a rts a nd so u ls of men i l l t h e mysterious a nd remote a n t iqui t y of t h e l\ ik, l o n g before the t c r.w f C h r i s t . Someon� has said that " D ra llla h a s been wedded t o rcJi<;ion

G ood

Till' d e pa rtn lf' n t o f s pee c h is d i v ide;! i n to th n:e di,'isions: the art of speech itself, d rama , and radio.

Ench i s a profe ion i n i t st ·l f, h i le a l l ha\'e the

' u pe rv i sc

should

" nd d r a ma has its place.

a c t e rs as LUST, GREED,

PEECH DEP RTMENT

usc

j o i n ed i n m a k i n g this building

act

hristian H i gher ('d ucation,

will

t i m e on t he a ir as ta l e n t and staff to

for

!;c rmOlls.

th rough

F . M. a n d

M. and

We

a

Our connection�

ready

s h n uld of

t h e students

givc

s u p e rla t i ve t ra i ning.

A.

in

peopl

t o give

the swen s i nge r

to

radio

be s t

and

L u th e ra n College

Pacific

will be aul c

modern

latest

DRAMA

vcry c a r l y i n the c h u rc h ,

MUSIC FIT ' .\-fA ;Y eIRC ]\.I T t\NCE S

e qu i p m ent ,

the

r( ' q u i re a major in the fi e l el o f speech.

the sl u gga rds, mourned t h e departed,

or b 5t

I n h er e n t

of d e mocracy i s thc

a n d t ol l ed for t h e- burials.

the t im e of

of

to

, t rumen t of ten s t rings."

From

power

oratory.

h a nd

D v ic! says in Psalm 3 :1 ,

" P raise the Loru

u n to H i m

B r y a n , or it R oos tve l t dtanged

with

Let us

W h i le i t is built of earthly

of God .

h igher eciucation.

our new a lld

With studio,

T ·kvis i on .

THE POWER OF ORATORY

comb, and began to p ut on hn robc�

s i ze :lnu i m p o r t a nc · .

RADIO

will be wi t h

of t he ages."

E n g la nd was established

t he congrC2;� t i o n grew in

lie\'Cd th at some evil Illust b sh own in ord er to poi n t up thc moral.

combined with plenty of p r a ct i ca l ex­

p eri e n c e . "

Who can t c l l how much a C ic e ro , a

and

no o t h e r art form

as

rounded t r a i n i n g i n pu b l i c sp e a k i n g )

a s the c h l l rc h emerged from the ca ta ­ of jo "

drama can t e a c h t h a t l e ss o n can. It is bc­

� nd that

1 2 : 3 6 -3 7 ) . t h i n k of noth i ng that is

TOWER

part of all of us.

of l ile. We h old that a l l good d rama

t hou shalt be condcmned" Lowell

S, t h e g i t o f t h e g rad ua t i n g

ClllM

Page Three

shalt bc j u s t i fied, an d by thy word s

th e g'lory of God ,

THE TOWER CHIME.

' OLLE G E SUMM E R NEWS BU LLET!

h i t h er

faithful

Send al­

dministrators

and teachers, and make their efforts fruitful. P r ov id us wi th students wh o w i l l b · open-minded nd eager to be guided

b

Th y

H o ly Spirit

nd to

to sit at the feet of the Great Teach<.. r, and send th e m forth tu be lr:adcrs i n home, and church and

be w i l l i ng

, t a t l:.

( ), Luru C ud, ;HTul i l p a l l Y

US in all

PACIFIC LUTHERA

Page FOll

COLLEGE SUMMER

August, 1 95 2

EWS BULLETIN

FO R YO U R I N FO RMATI O N : ADVICE FO R PROSPECTIVE STU DENTS Iu o rde r that st u d e nts who a re look­ ing toward Pa c ifi c L u theran Co!le g >

facilities does P. L. C. have ? A 1 26-

required

to

have

their

housing

Dedication Address ( Contin ucd from Pagc Th r e e )

ap­

hole

proved by the College. As far a

with

sible, s tu dents arC' accommodated in

have c oncknscd answ e r s to the ques­ t io ns most frequently asked, th e fol­

Douglas Fir trees and wi th Mt. Rainier

the College dormitories and hou.sillg

s e t down for

sium, Student Union, ScieNce, L i b rary

vate homes in thc surround i n g

their ben fit in q u e s t i on and answer

and

The Coilcge will assist studellts to find

form: What is P. L. C. ? Pacific LuthclO.n

are all new in the last nine years. Old

suitable

Main , which also i ncludcs the Girls'

guarantee rooms for all. Housing fac i l ­

College is a liberal arts college, train­

Dormi tory, has a1so been com ple t ely

ities a r e arranged b y the De a ns of M e n

{or

th e i r

e d u cat i on

dvanccd

lowing informa t i o n is

may

ac re campus, including a ni ne

in pl a i n

Buildi.ngs

Chapel-Music-Speech

ing for teaching and preparation for

refurbished. exc ss

tian setting.

Fned

iew. T h e Memorial Gymna­

th e professions in a d

initely C hris ­

CCl U rse,

grass green golf

of

c a p i ta l

Total

two

and

value

t:l n e -h al f

in

million

colhrs.

Where is the colle ge? Eigb.t mil es

What does P. L. C. offe r in e xt ra­

south of Tac oma, Wash in gto n city ce nter, on Park Avenue, wh ich is two blocks west of Pacific Avenue, th

curricular activities? ThirtY-iix cam­ for

maiu highway from Tacoma t o M t .

body, literary, r" r en s ic , athletic, mus­

Rainier.

ical and re l ig i ou s field!.

pus organizati0ns offe rin� oppe rtu nity pression and activity in student

What is P. L. C.'s academic 5tand­

Arc schol arships av aila bl e ? A limit­

ing? Fully accredited by the North­

ed I'lll m ber of scholarships arc off�red

west

A sso c i at i on of Sec o nda ry and as a four y ar liberal IIIts co ll e ge and by the State Board of Education as a Teac h e r T ra ini n g In­ sti tution offe r in g a c omp l ete pr gram

for out s ta nd i n g scholastic achicvement,

H i gh er Schools

plus g00d cha racter, to Aeeay students.

The same is true of awards in mu s i c, speech, athlet ics, ctc. A few special scholar!hips

arc

made

available

by

the ele­

p ri vate individuals and organizations.

mentary and secondary schools. T he

For detailed i nformation, write to the

C ol l e ge is a member of the Associ a ti on

college. A loa n fund is available for

of America n Colleges, the American

seniors.

foe prospecti

c

teachers in

Coun ·1 on Eduea ion, and the Na­

Are jobs available for self-he lp ?

tional Lutheran Edu cational Confer­

Every possihle aid is give n the needy

ence.

What degrees may be earned?

Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Arts in Educati 11, Bac fi d or of Sci nce i n Nu rsing, Bachelor o f S ci e n ce in Lab­ orat ory T chnology,

nd Master

of

Arts in Education.

rn what cOllrses are majors offered ?

Art,

13iology,

C h emistry,

Econom i cs

and BUSirlCSS Adm inistl'!t.tion, Educa­ tion, English, Greek, Hlst"ry, Mathe­ matics,

Musi c,

Religion,

Physics,

Science,

tading off of the Deans

Genna.n,

are

r u nn i n g

for

winning b Four

Inclustrial E d\lca­

Em­

(i,[ Men and W ome n .

have c o n s i s te ntl y

t@ams

and

minors only

employers.

What is P. L. C.'s r ecord in inter­ (;ollegiate competition ? Her a thleti c league

been in

the

championships,

hare of them and sel­

r

being

l owe r

than

th ird

"Little-All-American"

players ha

In what courses

campus

ploymen t aim is uneler the su p crvi.\.ion

dom

Sod logy

Il)tfices, din­

i ng hall, etc., plus assistance in con­

Psychology,

Speech .

offere d ?

st ud en t by mAkin� campull jobs ;lv ai l ­ able on the grounds and i

e

place.

football

worn her colors as has

one Pac.ific Coast basketball sco ring c h amp i on .

Track, tennis, baseball and

tian, Economics, Journalism , Philoso­

golf teams also hold their own. Her

ph y,

deb

Ethics,

Logic,

S panish

and

te

aJld speech teams have con si st ­

ently led th e entire Pacific

Swedish.

oast for

In what fields is pre-prof�ional

several years. Though not in the com­

E n gi nee ri ng, Law,

pe t i ti ve field, "The Choir of the West" and the Concert Band m ake annual tours .

training offered?

Medical, Dental, Bit9logical

cience,

Medi al Techno logy, Parish Ed u ca t i o n and Theology.

What kind of campus and "physical

parents, arc

quartcrs

but

be arranged for th rou gh them.

Dfil o t h er than students of t be Luth­ st u d e nts ef all types in

f 1 , 1 90

1 9 5 1 -5 2 , 49 1

wer e of o th e r than the Luth ran fai th.

What does it cost to aUend P. L. C . ?

T h c minimum

�pcnsc p.� r school year,

i nclu d i n g tuitien, room,

i n prayer, w i t h th e i r youths a n d w i th their material gifts.

gcn­

board,

plies for 1 952-53 are $855.00 and the

maximum, $ 9 2 0 . 00. This docs n o t in­ cl u d e private music instructions, etc. are

entrance

the

require­

meats ? Good moral character and a t1ij'llen.na

ff0f11

acc re d ited

an

schQol are the ordinar

high

requirements,

although eacH appl i catio n is consid­ ered 0n s ch <!llll i

iu ina ividual

cn:dcntiaJ

and

( blan ks wil1 ColIe:g ) , should

mendations

meri ts. two

High

recom­

be fu rnishe d

by thc be mailed to thli: IIIfficc of the rcgi'strai". Applicants wi ll �e n ot ifi ed o f acceptance or re­ j ecti o •.

FINALLY - what should be the mel st important factor in my thinking possible college

about P . L. C. as t

of my choi ce ? W ithout question, the

claim

P ac i fic.

of

College

Lu theran

upon y(')u sh ould lie in the off ring of o u ts ta nd i ng academic traimng in th baekgrounm

of

commi t ment

definite

to the Christian faith. The world' s greatest need teday, in th maelst rom of fear and confu ion in wh i cI� it finds itself,

is a

evc ry

field

gen ·ration

who

PQrtance of tht ove r th e

of

piritual

th e

to the

la nd

o ur

Bless

a nd

P re s ide n t of lhes

the

people,

U n i ted Stat ·s, the

a rmed

who

forces

t hi s

at

hour

arc

called u pon to prot e ct an d d efend o u r c i t ize n

liber ties; g r a n t u n to eve r y

a

gre at er amI profoundcr app r c e i ati o n of the b " s ic principles tha t go in to , Christian democracy.

And

we

when

have

finish d

our

earthly undertaki ngs, g ra n t us a p la c e in the t empi

alone

art

e t e rnal for which ThOll the

an d

Archittet

th e

13 ui l der . for the sake of

Hear our prayer

Thy Holy Name, th r o ugh Jesus C h r is t, our Lord, who has tau g-h t Fath e r,

ur

who

Hallowed by Th: dom come; Th

1

art

us

in

to say: h eaven ;

arne ; T h y king­

will be done on

arth,

as i t is i n h e avc n ; G ive us this day our d aily bre a d ;

trespasses,

as

And

we

trespass a" inst

org iv e us our

f o rgi ve

us i

those

who

And lead uS not

i n t o temp t at i on ;

B u t deliver us from Th i n e is the kingdom, and th p wcr, a n d the g lory , for ('ver a nd �ver. ...£\.men. evi l ; For

The Dedication Add r ess was br-oad­ KT AC, Tnco­ n1.. '1 ; K L, Se a t t le ; KSPO, Spokane; KFJr, Klamath Falls; KVOS, £ ellin g­ cast ove r radio stations

h a m ; KERG, Euge ne ; WCAL, North­ field, Minn. ;

and KTLC, D corah, la.

n'que�ts for preliminary i ncluding

lite

t ure

and

i n fo rm a t i o n, catalogues.

h i s office is th e office of initial stud­ ent contact.

in

2 . Dean of the College: All ques­

im­

tions rel<tting to the academic p r og ram

leaders

recognize

us

of the fai t h Thou hast gi ve n us.

eral and sp ·cial fees, b Qoks and su p­

What

Prosppr

defeat of unbelief and to the h ono r

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