The Lone Star Lutheran (Seguin, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 7, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 1, 1947 Page: 1 of 4
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Student Publication of Texas Lutheran College
VOLUME 28 SEGUIN, TEXAS TUESDAY, APRIL 1, 1947 NUMBER 7
Next Camera Contest
Has Varied Subjects
The TLC Camera Club has an-
nounced that its third snapshot
contest will be an open subject
contest and entries will be judged
on April 22.
Melvin Behring, Alvin Briese-
meicter, and Delmar Boyd took
first, second, and third places,
respectively, in the Class I entries
in the still life and landscape snap-
shot contest which was judged at
the meeting on March 25, at 8 p.
18th Annua l Choir
Tour to Include
Week in Mexico
The 18th annual spring tour of
the TLC A Capella Choir will be-
gin Monday, April 7, and will ex-
tend until Monday, April 21. This
year’s tour will include a concert
in Mexico City. Monday night
the choir will sing in Laredo, Tues-
day in Monterrey, and Thursday
in Mexico City.
Returning to Texas on Sunday, m-
April 13, the choir will give a con-j In Class II, first and second
cert -in Edinburg. Other sche-' Place "ecognition was awarded to
duled concerts include: Alice,
April 14; Corpus Christi, April
15; Yorktown, April 16; Port
Lavaca, April 17; El Campo, April
18; Alvin, April 19; and Galveston
and Houston, April 20.
On the trip to and from Mexico
City, the choir will stay in Mon-
terrey, Valles, and Ciudad Vic-
toria. While in Mexico Ciry the
choir plans to visit the Floating
Gardens at Xcchamilco and the
.pyramids.
Seguin Rotary club is helping,
to a certain extent, to sponsor the
choir in providing accomodations.
The program this year will in-
clude “Wake, Awake, For Night
Is Flying,” “God Is a Spirit,”
“Credo,” “Divine Praise,” “Advent
Motet,” “Glory to God in the
Highest,” “Lullaby,” “Shepherd’s
Story,” “Easter Bells.” “Create in
Me,” and “A Mighty Fortress.” !
Other numbers will include the j
Mexican National Anthem, the
American National Anthem, and
•favorite selections from other
years.
Alice Laine and Phil Watson.
Criticism of the contest entries
was offered by R. P. Sharp from
the point of composition, tech-
nique, lighting, and effectiveness.
Members of the club and student
body were shown a series of in-
teresting color slides of Japan in
Convo Hall before the meeting.
It’s O. K., Kids, Read
Shelley by Moonlight
FCRTLAND, CRE. — (ACP —
Reading Shelley by moonlight is
NOT a sign of insanity, demon-
strated students of Reed- College
last week in a protest to the ar-
rest of Thomas Kelley, picked up
by the police as he sat on a cam-
Temporary Classroom Work Begun;
Equipment for New Building Received
The recently acquired army surplus building which is to be used
pus bench the previous night read- j as a student center is shown in the two views above. The building is
Howard Altenhof is
Chosen Gold Star Boy
In Guadalupe County
Howard Altenhof, freshman
student, was recently chosen Gold
Star 4-H Club boy in Guadalupe
County for his outstanding ach-
ievements during 1946.
Howard, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Louis Altenhof, of Schumannsville,
recently represented Guadalupe
County at the Houston Fat Stock
Show and the Southwestern Fat
Stock Show at Ft. Worth.
In the Ft. Worth show, his 825
lb. Shorthorn calf placed second
and sold through auction at 36
cents.
ing poetry by the light of the
moon. He was b o eked on “suspi-
cion.”
Friends said the 26-year-old dis-
abled veteran of the Aleutian cam-
paign was “crushed” by a 12-hour
stay in jail. So students massed
on a street corner reading poetry
aloud by moonlight the following
night—Portland's quietest dem-
onstration in history.
A police patrol car approached
several times, but did not stop.
TLC Ex Featured in
Air Force Book
Lt. Colonel Alvin J. H. Mueller,
ex-student of 1929, is one of the
fliers featured in Philip McKee’s
bock. “Warriors With
which is to be published April 8
by Thomas Y. Crowell Co.
farmer. He has a registered herd
of hogs, and he is now working
to have a complete herd of regis-
at Camp Wallace and will be brought to Texas Lutheran as soon as per-
mission to tear it down is obtained. The building, approximately 25
by 68 feet in size, will cost the college nothing.
Schardt Heads Drive
For Seguin, County
Building at TLC
Plans were made at a recent
meeting of-the Citizens Committee
for the Seguin and Guadalupe
County TLC Building Campaign
to complete the campaign to raise
$150,000 for a “Seguin and Guada-
lupe County Building for TLC.”
The Rev. Geo. W. Schardt, Di-
rector of the Development Asso-
- The equipment will be war sur-
plus property and will be secured
through the Board of Community
Facilities which offers a 95 per-
cent discount on material ac-
.... . quired through the War Assets
Wings”! ciation of TLC- was elected to di-; Administration which offers a 40
Doyle Borchers to
Buy Equipment
Doyle Borchers,- ex-student of
Texas Lutheran, has been engaged
by TLC and Clifton Junior Col-
lege for the purpose of acquiring
equipment for the two colleges in
the expansion program.
Foundations have been com-
pleted for the army surplus build-
ing which is to be moved to TLC
from Victoria in the near future
to be used as a temporary class-
roc m building. The new building,
when completed, is to contain
sophomore biology and chemistry
labs, an engineering drawing
room, a classroom and rest rooms
and supply rooms.
Final plans for the Library-In-
structional building are expected
from Ayres and Ayres, architects.
The Board of Regents, the Board
of Trustees, and the- Board of
Christian Higher Education will
have to approve the plans before
bids can be called for. Construc-
tion on the building is expected to
begin in 40 to 60 days.
The new building may be com-
pleted in January, Pres. Kraus-
haar stated.
The addition to Weeber Hall
will not be begun until the stack
rooms in the new building are so
far completed that the library can
be moved, Pres. Kraushaar added.
The college recently received
some equipment for the new build-
ing. Included were 220 tablet
arm chairs, tables for chemistry
and biology labs, equipment for
engineering drawing, 24 drawing
tables, 18 typewriter desks, 150
straight chairs, and some office
fixtures. A refrigerator and range
have been acquired for the stu-
dent center.
The college has also frozen a 20-
by 100-foot building at Stinson
Field. This building is to be used
as a boys dorm. Housing capacity
will be approximately 24 boys.
Pres. Kraushaar has stated that
the college rhay get two of these
buildings. This may necessitate
an additional building for a com-
mons.
rect the
ning.
organization and plan-
It was decided, hqwever, to wait
until construction of the Library-
Instruction Building and remodel-
ing of Weeber Hall had started
tered cattle. In addition to his before taking any steps to raise
livestock interests, he is also as-! the additional funds needed for
Altenhof is a promising young j seriated in field crop work.
this building.
Foundations have been completed for the
army surplus barrack which is to be used as a tem-
porary classroom building. Above is shown an ar-
tist’s sketch of the building as it will appear when
completed. Construction on the building proper is
expected to begin shortly.
per cent discount.
Borchers’ work will be to visit
army camps and locate, apply for,
and arrange transportation for
the surplus equipment.
Drama Club Presents
Plays April 28
The Footlight Dramatics Club,
under the direction of Mrs. Hugo
Gibson, will present three plays,
“The Great Choice.” “Down in the
Heart of Texas,” and “The Apple
of His Eye,” in Seguin on April' Post;”aTworidi‘
College Officials
Attend Meeting
In Columbus, Ohio
Pres. Wm. F. Kraushaar, the
Rev. George Schardt, and Walter
Christiansen, director of public
relations, attended a meeting in
Columbus, Ohio, March 18 and 19.
Theme of joint meeting of presi-
dents of Lutheran educational in-
stitutions, directors of develop-
ment associations, and directors
of public relations, together with
the Board of Christian Higher
j Education was “Public Relations
of the Lutheran College in the
ILC Places Second
In Speech Meet
Two students from Texas Luth-
eran College, Charmaine Little-
field and Frances Forshage, placed
second in oration and poetry read-
ing in the regional speech meet
held at Texas Lutheran College,
Friday, March 28.
The meet consisted of only two
parts, oration and poetry read-
ing. First place in oration went
to San Angelo while first place in
poetry reading went to San Anto-
nio.
Dr. Em. Poppen, president of the
^ American Lutheran Church, spoke
j on "What Our Church Expects
I in Its Colleges and Seminaries in
i the Post-war World.” Other
I speakers wc;fre Dr. Edward
j Schramm, editor of the Lutheran
Standard, the Rev. Marcus Rieke,
j Youth Director of the American
I Lutheran Church, and Dr. H. F.
Schuh, director of stewardship
and finance of the ALC.
Individual meetings of the pre-
sidents, development directors,
and public relations directors were
also held.
Luncheon was served at Capital
University followed by a tour of
the campus.
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The Lone Star Lutheran (Seguin, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 7, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 1, 1947, newspaper, April 1, 1947; Seguin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth850283/m1/1/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 8, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas Lutheran University.