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The Lone Star Lutheran
Student Publication of Texas Lutheran College
SEGUIN, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1954
NUMBER 7
VOLUME 35
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LSAers Gather In
Unfinished Chapel
The February meeting of the
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City Youth Group
Leaguers Paul Kuder and Allan
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the office formerly occupied LSL Staff Will Visit SA
Express Office Feb. 26
Members of the faculty squad,
in addition to Ericson, are George is
Sagebiel Attends
Chicago Meeting
President Edward A. Sagebiel
attended the meeting of the Bro-
therhood executive board of the
American Lutheran Church, held
in Chicago February 6 and 7.
Sagebiel, who served as secretary
of the meeting, stated that plans
were made for the
for the coming year.
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Sommer Recital
Draws Big Crowd
By Ruth Renslo
John Sommer, senior music stu-
dent from La Grange, was present-
ed in a trumpet recital to a large
and appreciative audience by the
Texas Lutheran College music de-
partment on February 19. The re-
cital, given in Convocation Hall,
was presented in partial fulfill-
ment of the requirements for the
degree of Bachelor of Music Edu-
cation.
Included in the program was a
selection composed by Bernard
Fitzgerald, a member of the facul-
ty of the music department of
Texas University. This composi-
tion, “Introduction and Fantasy,”
was excellently performed.
Sommer and Louis U. Krom-
minga, head of the Texas Luther-
an College music department, pre-
sented “Howard Hall,” a duet for
trumpets composed by Krommin-
ga. To some this number may not
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Christiansen Heads TLC News Bureau;
Gindorf Becomes PR Office Manager
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FIRST PLACE TEAM
SWINE JUDGING
JUNIOR INTERCOLLEGIATE
LIVESTOCK JUDGING CONTEST
HOUSTON FAT STOCK SHOW
& LIVESTOCK EXPOSITION
HOUSTON. TEXAS
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within the mall, beginning at
highway 90-A to Old Main. The
removal of the old rock entrance
gate and the erection of a new one
at the mall entrance was also ap-
proved.
The group approved a study to
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Jane Jackson of the Houston Me-
and assigning This vsiit has become an an- tropolitan LSA, who spoke about
work to all office help. Miss Gin- nual event with the paper staff, LSAction. The workshop closed
good game
Jon Ericson, manager and rec- and many laughs to all in atten-
Mr. Bill Rector, TLC’s instructor of agriculture, presents the trophy won by the TLC judging team
to Mrs. H. H. Weinert, chairman of the TLC Board of Regents. Left to right are Robert Ressman, Flint
Immel, and Henry Frantzen, members of the winninj team; Rector; Mrs. Weinert; and Dean A. C.
Streng.
Attend Workshop
Six TLC students and Mr. B. C.
Baumbach attended the
Gulf Region Lutheran
Association Workshop on
campus of Texas A & M College, appearances.
College Station, on
Preceding the faculty
Christian, against the undefeated East Sid- the final game of the Women’s
Higher Education of the American ers, who recently took top honors Intramural Basketball Tourna-
Lutheran Church and all college in the Men’s Intramural Basket- ment will be played. Game time is
and seminary presidents, plus ball program. set for 7 P. M.
chairmen of the various school Members of the faculty squad, Also on the evening’s program
boards. in addition to Ericson, are George is a musical show by the Kozy
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Christiansen Heads TLC News Bureau; " Dlrector Louis u Krom
Concessions will be sold during
the evening. Admission price is
25c (plus tax) per person.
Thursday evening’s program is
being sponsored by the Lutheran
Student Association, according
Dorothy Monson, president.
Faculty To Play East Side Thursday; Choir Tour Plans
Girls’ Game, Musical Show Also Set
One of the outstanding “athletic” Kieffer, coach, S. Leonard Doer-
events of the year will take place pinghaus, John Kramer, Warren
Thursday evening when the Facul- Okelberry, T. S. Morck, R. C. Ol-
After returning to Texas to at- ty Falcons meet East Side in a son, Dwight Garrison, and Gar-
tend the Yorktown Federation basketball game in Memorial field Kiel.
pastoral conference and a Bible Gym. Ericson promises a
school association banquet, Sage-
biel again boarded a train to ruiter of the faculty squad, states dance.
Chicago to attend the joint meet- that he has nine men ready to go
ing of the Board of
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Christiansen, who holds an MA
degree from Southwest Texas
State Teachers College, has been
an instructor at TLC since 1940,
and held the position director of
public relations from 1946 to 1950.
The news bureau office is locat-
ed in 1'
by Dr. A. G. Wiederaenders, vice
president for development, who
has moved his office to that of Mr.
Garfield Kiel, director of public LUTHERAN staff will travel to The weekend conference
relations. San Antonio on Friday, February opened Friday evening with an ad- on Tuesday, February 16, accord-
Miss Estelle Gindorf, senior stu- 26, to visit in the plant of the San dress by Pastor Tom Swygert of ing to Dorothy Monson, president,
dent from Brenham, has been Antonio EXPRESS, editor Vernon A & M, who spoke on the “action” The Rev. Paul Geiger, student
named office manager of the pub- Breitkreutz announces. Approxi- of a Lutheran college student, pastor at South West Texas State
lie relations department, with the mately fifteen staff members have Other speakers were Mr. Baum- College, San Marcos, presented an
responsibilities of handling all fil- indicated their intention to visit bach, who spoke on “service,” and address on the European school south of Old Main to the Old Main
ing and mailing of correspondence the plant. Jane Jackson of the Houston Me- SyStem and educational standards, entrance. All old sidewalk is to be
and overlooking and assigning This vsiit has become an an- tropolitan LSA, who spoke about , , , . x ,, .
work to all office help. Miss Gin- nual event with the paper staff, LSAction. The workshop closed on ° owmg a s or usiness mee - remove rom t is irst in ersec-
dorf will become the full time of- Breitkreutz pointed out. Uusually Sunday morning with Holy Com- ^ng’ the SrouP adjourned to the tion to the old gate entrance, sub-
fice manager on June 1, Kiel members remain to eat the even- munion at Our Savior Lutheran Commons for a social and refresh- ject to further action on cost esti-
stated. ing meal at a San Antonio cafe. Church, College Station. ments. mates.
TLC Team Takes J"op Honors^AtJHouston Ag Show
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W. W. Christiansen,
professor of English, has been
named head of the Texas Lu-
theran College News Bureau, ac-
cording to Garfield Kiel, director
of public relations. Joe K. Menn,
student president, will assist
Christiansen in the news bureau,
which sends news releases about
college and student activity to
state, local, and hometown news-
papers, radio stations, church pub-
lications, and congregational bul-
letins.
F rantzen,Ressman,
Immel Place High
Three Texas Lutheran College
students carried away top honors
in the junior division of the In-
terscholastic Livestock Judging
Contest held in Houston on Feb-
ruary 13 in connection with the
Houston Fat Stock Show. Flint
Immel and Henry Frantzen of
Fredericksburg, and Robert Ress-
man of Weesatche were rated the
top team among the fifteen com-
peting schools. They also placed
first in the swine division.
Among a group of 45 individual
contestants, Immel placed second
in individual scoring, Ressman
sixth, and Frantzen tenth. Various
classes of livestock judged in the
event included breeding sheep,
swine, and beef cattle, invaddition
to fat lambs, swine and steers.
The students were presented a-
wards during a rodeo performance
in Houston, and also in a special
convocation held on the college
campus after their return. These
students in turn presented the
trophy to their instructor, Mr.
Bill Rector, and to Mrs. H. H.
Weinert, chairman of the Texas
Lutheran College Board of Re-
gents, to be kept for display in
the college’s agriculture depart-
ment (see cut).
Mr. Rector, former agricultural
agent for Guadalupe County,
heads the Texas Lutheran College
Plans for the 1954 spring tour agriculture division. The two year
of the Texas Lutheran Choir have terminal agriculture course was
been completed, according to Mr. first introduced here in the fall
Philip F. Knautz, director. This of 1953.
tour, extending from April 19 to
31, will take the choir throughout
West Texas, with appearances in
Temple, Pottsville, Wichita Falls,
Texhoma, Lubbock, Odessa, An-
drews, Sagerton, Winters, Llano,
Kerrville, Pflugerville, and White Sager represented the TLC Luther
City, New Mexico. League at a fellowship gathering
Engagements prior to the tour of the Seguin Christian Youth
include three concerts in San An- Council held at Wesley Chapel on
tonio, and others in Carmine, Sunday, February 14. The evening
Round Top, Marion, New Braun- worship service, attended both by
fels, and Hallettsville, where the council representatives and mem-
choir sang its initial program on bers of Wesley Chapel, was a part
the road twenty five years ago. of the day’s program on the theme,
The choir will also make a short “Race Relations”.
weekend tour April 3 to 5, sing- Following the worship service,
ing in Cuero, Ganado, and Hous- a fellowship hour of singing spir-
ton. Other plans tentatively include ituals and informal visiting con-
a concert at Houston-Tillotson eluded the evening meeting.
College in Austin, a television ap-
pearance in Houston, and a pos-
sible radio broadcast of the Hal-
lettsville concert over the Texas Meets, Discusses Goals
Quality Network. campUs beautification com-
This is the most extensive con- mittee met last week and dis-
annual cert season in the history of the cussed several projects
Students’ choir, and includes twenty five for the beautification of the TLC
the full concerts and numerous other campus. The first goal set by the
The annual home group is the removal of all hedges
the weekend concert will be presented on May and unsightly trees and shrubs
of February 13. Students attend- 16, Knautz stated. within the mall,
ing were Dorothy Monson, Vida
Nell Jacob, and Faybert Finke,
local LSA officers; I. D. Schultz,
financial secretary elect of the
Gulf Region; and Joe K. Menn
and Marilyn Salge, Gulf Region
president and recording seretary, TLC Lutheran Students’ Associa-
Members of the LONE STAR respectively. tion was held in the unfinished ascertain the cost of moving the
The weekend conference was Chapel of the Abiding Presence live oak trees along the present
center sidewalk to permanent lo-
" cations. The committee also decid-
ed to rebuild the section of side-
walk from the first intersection
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