VOLU
Pacific Lui:heran
M E XXX V I I
011 9
JULY, 1957
8 eachers omlng;
Three More eeded lh,
faculty
fal
b,'
w i ll
utlwlS futull.
fall,
th,'
obt a ine cl
and
th
in
thnT
..
[war
At commencement exercises, NIay 26, the ollege conferred 181 degre�s at home Jnd I in slo. Norway. \Vhil·2 more than 3.000 persons jammed the PLC gymnasium. another group was gathered in the senate chamber of the Unt· versity of Oslo, The president of the Oslo school, representing PLC. con· ferred the honorary doctor of laws degree on the Rev. Trygv O. Svare in the presence of Crown Prince Olaf. university teachers and Amaican diplomats,
Th.. thnT p(J�itions rt'llIaining to be
fille d <lIT
in
En�lish,
Husin,'ss A dmini stra tion , new
The
faculty
a nd
Physics,
th �ir
and
fields
include: Dr. Verno n Utzinger, �p('('ch;
Span·
Dr. John H. Ocker!, psvchology: Dr. CathLTin<: Jordah l, French and
ish:
I
I
Hden E n� ('r physica l education; r-"Iiss � Jane G. SmIth, speech: Rev. H, M, 'hldersnl, s o ciology ; and �1iss Almyra Dr. l;tzin ,'n returns to PLC ,
g
_
J""'mil sen'Cd for the past lour years '" aetmg postmaster for Tacoma, Prior to tha t time he was on the
1950
faculty from
1953.
to
He has
bis barhl'lor of arts deg rce frorn ;'\mth
Centra] College in Illinois, his lllastn
of arts degree from Northwest",," Ulli· ,,-,.,ity, alld his doc tor of philusophy U"gn"f' from the Unin·rsity of S o uth·
"rn California. HI' has also don(' grad·
uat,· work at the UlIive"it)' of ,Vis· {)nSltl.
For many )",'ars h,' taught at Car· r'lll College
then'
while'
Wisconsin and
in
Mr. S\'an', cultural attache in Oslo's
L.
a\'t'rred. "The fiction that scrence 15 ' ollLl1ipote nt must b(- discarded, for i t
PLC he·
S. {'mbassv. was on the
ulty un ti l January and was pastor of I ot the May 26' T i nity Luthnan Church here from
who hod leoding roles r commencement exercises were these men. Left to righI, they ore: Dr, H, L. Foss, presi-. 1 924 to 1941. He was cited for his den t of the Pacific Di�trict, the Evangelical Lutheran Church, and ch irmon of the board ! � outstanding parish mi ni stry and his I of trustees, who rece,ved an honorory doctor of lows degree; PreSident S, C. Eastvold ' , (ontl i , , d' .' 'ibutions. <lea cml( of PLC, who conferred the degrees on the 182 g aduates a n d wh � � preached the baccaafter la ureate ,ermon; a nd Dr. Joseph l. Knutson, preSident of Concord,a College, Moorhead, ,\t PLC th e same degnT was con·
Baker, assistant librarian.
t
I
Dr. J<:ns Knudson, bi olo g y : Miss
(' onduc tt'd a "''' ," '''ular rad io l )ro· �r""l for tW("!\'l' years 0\'('1' a Mil· \\,�llIktT statioll.
COMMENCEMENT PRINCIPALS-Among those
Minnp,ota, who gave the
Pacific: Lutheran Co . II egc f ac·
arc
ture, made of concrete, nanccd by
doing graduate work
Rduruing- to hn native Wi lhelms-
han'n" Gnrnany, is Dr. Ottilie Little, Germall.
sbe was thr'rc
The last time
Wodd
War
broke hun),
11
,nd sh,' had to ll'a\"' in a ,
gifts from
will be
fi-
the classes
I Wor Id L ut h eran Lea ders C om ·I ng
itual
I
I
stewardship, libera l
I
arts
becaust' they whieh
have
stress
of the
the content
Come from Pennsyl v ania
'v 'I any
. I tanrcs II � s>
parents
travclcd
to attend the
L m'('rnc ' IliS pare nts, r\ "r'1 l'ne fl.('W
,Stougll L .�
Ions- di,. . ' graduatIOn. To
�et hIS d Ip1oma •
c.
.
broth,,!, Lonn and SIstel ' uut from DIllsburg, Pa,
Mal"n�· the ir first trip to the main·
fou r years. "You reCCl\T your just re-
'"
saying the church
new ('l'caturr in Chris t.
strati\T ability and for his le ad ership
ward today," Ill' said. "Th e maj orit y , . 01 young peopk not gOln i( to rolkgT ' not WI'11109 to pay t IIf' ay arc tod. ' f pnc(', h,. add(" d "they W!'Il not Sll)' , J"ct th"lIlsehTs to the dlsclpltne of ('o!le l," g
the
sonalit y of the indi\'idual and to un
district preside nt
CO[\lll1l'll ct'ment speaker Dr. Jos eph . I..... . Knutsun, pre'SICI ent 0f C uncord'la
the
of
pkmc nt the f[ospel as it dew lops the
for the past 25 years, for his admini· on the college board,
by
from life
the
en abli ng them to reach into the per·
PLC b oard of tftlS'
lr-adcrship as
power
to
arship bccause of the motivation
L'.0 11 cgt\ M oor head ) 1iVl'Inn., 1 audt' d th e J local "cradnatcs for stickinu' it out for
of 1951, 1952, 1953, and 1957,
in this COllntf\.',
professor of
erected in the
�Iain and the Chapel. The struc"
IrlCf stud):in,�' and tr;l \'("li n,� iu Eur ope. 'ine others
be
its
matter
He co n cluded
tccs, Dr. Foss was cite d for his spiro
center of the campus between Old
nlty m�lflt),"r L S are s pcn d'Ing thc sum ·
_
will
of
college should produce the b e st schol·
the Evengelic;,l L uthera n Church, and
This Slimmer a kiosk·style bullet:n boarci
spirit . "
on the R e\', H. L. Foss of Se.
c hairman of the
extend
cannot r ealm
attle, president of the Pac ific District,
Bulletin Board
,
Four
krred
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Professors Travel, Stu d Y T h "IS S ummer
n1
�ativc of Germany
address,
NUMBER 3
PLe Gr nis 1 Degrees ere, ne In Oslo; Foss a nd Svare Get Honors
I
Ei.�ht l<'achns han, h('en add,"d 10
Bu lei:in
l
land were the parents of :\"thalic Ho
Hon olulu ' Hawaii.]. E. Danielson " ... sllpcrtntendent of the KetchIkan ' Al as· . . , u l p sch c WIft: Il t-w ol hlS and s, o t b ka, d own to sec da u•.gh te r Delp hiuc g'et . her dlpl( rna. ()thers cam(' from Ur '" � gOll, Cahforllla, Idaho and Montana .
of
�\ n;tti\,(, uf �fa�dl�bunL GerInl111Y:l Hlc,.,hltght of I,,"r trtp wtll b(' a re· DI (>ckf'rt did his und er · g radua te UlliOli of thos" who rr'ef'iv('d th(·ir due· Si x Lutheran woJlJ lcadl'l" will be . n \. It lit, �Iatl' Tt'aehns Colle:;" in tor of philosophy dcgrt't's at the: Lni· at Pacific Lutheran College SeptelB' :\'on.Conforrni�t Two students Irom B <l ghdad, IIMI, Ii, din. lit ,"IS his rna.'t'·I's degree "'lsit, of Hamburg in 1937. Ill'r :l.(j for th,' Pacific :\orthwl'St Re· Spc<lkin� on "Thl' P a ra doxe s of the wt're .graduatcd. I"[cd HlTrncz will enMrs. Little took with htT " box of Qio[wl '["rsity of Post'li alld his I '"i Ita, l, Tlll'ological COllf'"II"I1C'" spon· Christian l:ulkgc:' Dr. Knutson stat. leL Lougla-s fir �l.'t"{b, a �i[L uf Lilt: �;i.<llC .s.·ol·"cl 1)\. ' tl·,,· Lu tll' ,,'\11 W " l'ld v('d"T_ 1. ii,' Llli\'<:I�llY vI VVf: t �hll1 .,t[tUTl Q, '101 , I! 1osophy lkgn,· troll! th, r . cd the church college doC's not con· Medical School in th, fall, and Jil yl n" " it� ,,1 Brt'slau, Coming to this of Washi[ll(ton, to h,' pl anted in tlw ation. form itself to this world: rather dot"� . Kayaian will do �Tadllat(' \.vork In . " ..., I t\ W 11l5:� hI" did graduatt" work for I.' � t arca of [Jorthl'rrl Gl"nnany, . Ebh"p Johannes !.,melllo, prtrnatc 01 it separate itself from the w o rld and , . . businc�s there. th' LII"'('!'sity uf Pnllls),kania whIch was dl'\'aslatt'd durin g the war. I !\'Olway :lnd s",'on(; \'I('c"pn'sident of wages war against its dominating phil· To Conduct Tour President S, C, . E3 <S t VOld 0f PI"', C' Jl1 \'-VhtTl' hl' l',-lrOl'd anoth t: r lllastt"l"'s de ' th,' L\VF, will .l!in· all addn'ss at the osophy, standards and practic,'s, "The Dr. ,Valtn C, Schnackenberg, pro· gi\'ing the bactalaurc«t" sermon in th l! 1<"" ill his field of psychology. public rally to be held TUl:'sday (,\'t'. wurld ,ubjects such an in s t i tution to chilpel, admonished th ... s l' ni ors , "Do For the past year, Dr. Ocker! has kssor (If hist"ry, and his wife arl' con· nin!!, Sept. 3, at 8·00 ill the college constant ridicult- and pr e ssure, trying not live in such <I wa)' that )'OU mo,·'d Iwen professor of psychology and di· ducting a 1'\ at io n al LuthcI'an ;ouncil 1('ctOl' of
Collq(t"
.l!uiuan('t·
r
at Easte n 'Baptist
in SI. David's, Pelln. He also
t"ught ont'
y('ar at liuntington Col·
kg,' ill Indiana, Ul.
(�1rs.) Jordahl, tIll' wir,. of (Jur professor, Itas It<'l' baeh..!Ol·'s
pl1\'sil"
d"Yll'"
from
I n dia na
L·nin'!'sity.
.Hnl'd both lilT lIIast,.,.'s 'J[ philusophy d("grn's at
t
Wiseo nsill
of
if),
and doctor the linin'!'·
the
In
I nnch and Spani;h, �h:' .... P(·l'It Oll{' )Tilr �lS
Sh,'
fields
of
\\,hil," in collr-ge all l'x('hang(' stu
(ColJtinu,·d on pag"
:l)
will
be
j'
. . . c..stlVltws
held Friday through Sunclay,
"\<'1l1lw1'8-10. Karl haugrn,
Ul\
ite
dents,
co-chainllt'n
all �radua te'
£, i"ncb
plus
r
pa e nts
fol'
th"
Gul·
e\'ent,
and furtner
'tu-
st udents
and
of
of the ('ollege, to at l l '·nd .
Centl'red ahout the therne, "Say It
With undt''!'
Music," way
the program
with
coronation
will get of
th ..,
qUITn and a varic ty prO'lTam friday
nigltt. Saturday rn orning there will be
the
girls football game in tbe annual
Puwd n-pu ff Bowl, and the Homecorn·
in� parade. In the afternoon at u'dock,
the
football
1 :00
team will meet
W h it worth , In the cvening there will
b,' a banqLl"t at 6:00
10·day·to·two·wcek con·
attr'nd
ferencr-s ill Berlin,
p,rn, in the col·
l"�e union, follow('d uy :l. play at 8:30.
Finland and two
ot h,.,. German art'as, all sponsored
th,' Luthl'l'an World Federation.
PLC
Thfl'l'
by
stud'''lIts-Jarlles flor·
Bjnk
,"nL'l', Rogl'r
and :"\orrll�n F o r·
[ll'ss-joi[l('d stud"nts
frllnt
12
ot h er
schools in th,' na tio n in this group.
Miss ,\nna :"Iarn Nielse n, director
of
training,
t";Jehel'
and Dr.
E. C,
KIICH[, profn�,sol' of �ociolugy, will b( kcturt-rs
a
at
�
tl'tlchers wurkshop
0 r w a y.
In
'"rt"acbers of
English ill til<' fi,'" Scandinaviall coun·
tri,'s will a ttL- lld this ",''''nt to
by
,on·t!
tlw
State. �lrs.
Knorr
S,
C. .
l�
1)("
spon·
D('P;lftllll'nt
.
aCCOlllp<1HYlng
of
1-lel'
husballd, and they are spe n ding' COll" sidcrabk
Tlu'odora
and
Forsell
will
Elingsgaard,
Homecoming Is � 5;1: JorJI N'c;;: 97.-1 . 'TIIC annuaI HorrwcorJllog'
Student Study Tour of Europe. They
Germany,
time
\'isiting
A ll of thes,' faculty
relatin's
rTwmbers
its
for discussioll at til('
0
o
conference in·
Jiness
V lk ma r Herntrich, Bishop
of Hamhuri(: In
!lebar!,
r ob
of
it
its
distineti\'c
Mrs,
F " iedric h W.Krum·
.. '
East
Gntnany:
pnllclp',j
11Iar,' Il1 Adet l c idl"
Dr.
S.
P.
01 Imrnanud SeHl'
r
{\us t alia ; alld Dr.
lInrnall Dit'lzklbill.�I.'r, Bi'hop of Ba. .
·
today is st" cula rism ,"
con.
he
linued, "and our cultural lif.c no 1ong' t'r centers around faith in G od s
macher, wif<: of the Bishop of Pomer. an,,,
to
"TIt(' most insidious fo rm o f wo rld
Utht:.r leaders wbv will gi\'e papers clude
best
character.
att,'stt'd
I
by
our
l itl'latulc,
art
;
and
rllu sic . " . . -1 he church college alTlIS for sehol
·
arsbip but not intelkctualt . ·sfIl, he s a id
"Science. has enrir11l'd lift-, p, olongcd
�
Coll.-g,· will he the l'onf"l'l"n('(' chap-
life and made the earth Olle corn ,u, . . , rtJt�', but It h,lS not lllade man hapP,er, . hetter, more ratlOnal and the rukr of
lain.
his own �pirit.'·
\ana.
Dr.
Harold Ditrn.lnsoll of St. Olaf
All pastors in the ,In'a all.' wc'lcOI1H
The speaker did not a d\'oc a tc
abolition ()f science, but that wc· cense
to
to pol
�<{ ilt on 1\"S\ig, P. 0, Bux 2066, -+-+, Washin,l·.toll.
"Do not Ii\[' ' with evil, hut follo" truth, justic,' and
l ,'ontinucd. p ki
I
I
OLlr t ru st in it. We no longu
clare look to science for sakation,
h,�
:\dherlands,
will
gre"
June
a t th.,
2 1,
Agnes
r
(with great honors) wr;cr
G i ffe n,
Beatrice Hitch,
Lien and Anita Schnell. (with
11
World
honors)
Elsie'
Cum l aude
graduates
Wl.'rt�
W illiam Foege,
Del· Pa
Sylvia
Barba ra
KirkC'bo,
Xl'!son,
S hirley
Virginia.
official
C. Eastvold w i ll be onc Evangelical Lutheran
h de legate s to tbe Lutheran
Federation Assembly in
Min·
neapolis August 15 to 25,
of philo ophy de·
thesis
cum laude
Chu rc
of
From there he will go to O b(' rlin ,
University of Wisconsin
His
Sixteen students w eI e J!raduatcQ with hmwrs. Thos,' graduating magna
Presid,"nt S,
economics and business administration,
his dortor
lashed out at rationali' ' lll nlld ur' �, ,·d ' . , . . IllS ltste[l('rs to ha\·,·. jalth III God J ,
of
week of September.
received
as
Eastvold Appointed to LWF. wee Delegations
The)' all left Tacoma the first weck
prof�ssor
Man"
Prochnow and David Steen.
BdglulTl,
in J unt' :1nd will be retu rning the first Axford,
"R ca 1
�
MacIsaac,
September Return
M.
the
life of X atha nicl, he ur�ed th gladu.ltt's to behonest in th, pur· � Slllt of theIr ltfe , s <lllll, He flaved the . ' , . an of p�ltq' t'XIHdl( ncy and a de: :, ' <, ptn, , h ,att. Be straIght as a plumu , Itn" In your dealtn!!'s," he urecd Ae
Hullt"ngren,
Franu", Italy, a nd Switz,"rland,
Herbert
On
ri�htrousn('$s:' he
triria Gahrinf[, Mich a el Griffen, Hope .Hammer�trom, Law r ence Heirn, ElSie
cO ll ntri,"s as England, Scotland, Scan"
the
ng
phine Danielson,
take t he "grand tour," visiting s uch
dina\'ia,
S ea
I set'n in the
th,'
to "ttend and should send ,.,",,'ryations TaeOlna
to apologiz e for yonrsch-cs"
in
was a study of
Ohio, wher e he will be one of d elegate s to the
small businesses in America.
O F F TO EUROPE-Thes. faur p rofessors are spending the summer traveling and study- ' little, Miss Anna Morn Nielsen and Dr, E. C.
Knorr,
c
Schna kenberg ,
Dr,
Ottilie
ELC
Churches to
be held Septe m ber 3 to 10, ing in E u rope, From Idt to right they include: Dr. W, C.
6
Oberlin Conference
of the Wor l d Council of
Jon E r i cson , sptoeth instructor, is a
will be worship Danforth Foundation scholar working 'en'ICt"S, towards his doctorate at S tanford U niPlan now to attend HOMECO:\<t - - n-rsit\', Junet Runback of the "duca· I 'G, No\'Cmbcr 8-IO! (Continued on page 3) Sunday morning th ere
Chapel. .\11 church p,·opl(" in the area
an' i",·ited.
A recogni zed leader in world Lu" .clreles, Dr. E astvold is first
theran
\·ice·president of the ELC,