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VOLUME II THE CLARION, CANTON, SOUTH DAKOTA — OCTOBER 20 ISSUE NUMBER TWO
BALTIC HOST TO
LUTHER LEAGUE
A number of students and fac-ulty
members attended the Sioux
Falls Luther League Worker's
Convention at Baltic So. Dak.,
Sunday October 8.
The theme of the convention
was the international theme us-ed
for this year which is, "Be-hold
Christ Crucified."
Rev. Fred Erickson of Canton
directed a Bible study on youth
of the New Testament Sunday
a f t e r n o o n. A discussion,
"The Aims and Objectives of
Luther League," was directed by
Rev. C. J. Swanson of Sioux Falls.
He reminded us of the Inter-national
Luther League Conven-tion
at Seattle next June.
East Nidaros Luther League
served a supper for those attend-ing.
The evening message was given
by Rev. Richard Nelson of Len-nox,
S. Dak., on "Behold Christ
Crucified." He stated that by
reading our Bibles daily, we can
have our eyes set on Jesus and
carry that picture of Him before
us in all our struggles of life.
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Press Conference
On October 7, Rev. Gronseth,
David Nelson and Donald Ander-son
provided transportation for
members of the Clarion and
Saga Journalism classes to at-tend
the South Dakota Press As-sociation
annual conference
which was held at Brookings.
Delegate from Saga was Randy
Flugum, and Alice Brucklacher
represented the Clarion.
Karl Mundt spoke in the morn-ing.
He emphasized the import-ance
of journalism in our class-room
now and how we will be
able to use it in future years.
During the afternoon sessions
we saw films on journalism and
had the opportunity to look
through prize winning annuals
in the Union Building of S. D.
State College. In different dis-cussion
groups we studied pho-tography,
feature articles, head-ings,
and other things that make
for an improved school paper
and year book.
They acknowledged last year's
school paper and year. book win-ners
in which the 1950 Saga was
given an all-state Superior rec-ognition.
In the evening, the group at-tended
the football game be-tween
S. D. State and St. Olaf
College.
Lufher League
Gets Underway
The election of officers mark-ed
the beginning of Luther Lea-gue
activities for this coming
year.
"To Hold and Win Young
People for Christ," is the inter-national
Luther League theme.
The aims and objectives of the
Luther League are : Live in
Christ, Work for Christ, a n d
Fellowship through Christ.
The officers which were elect-ed
are as follows: President,
Daryl Bjerke; Vice President,
David Johnson; Secretary, Lois
Wika; Treasurer, Richard Olson;
P. T. L. Secretary; Evelyn Fod-ness.
The program possibilities in-clude
Spiritual Emphasis Week
Finale, Circuit League Conven-tion,
League Constitution Day,
a n d Homecoming candle-light
service.
T h e Luther League advisor
this year is Mr. Roa.
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Cyclops of Palomar
Mr. Edgar, of the National
School Assemblies, presented a
very interesting summary on the
200 inch lens telescope, its con-struction,
moving, installation,
and some of his experiences at
the observatory. He also con-
Mission Crusaders
Mission Crusaders has been
organized for the year 1950-51.
The first meeting was held Oct-ober
9. Devotions were given by
David Nelson. Officers were elec-ted
as follows: President, Paul
Jensen; Vice President, Alvin
Bergh; pianist, Evelyn Fodness;
song leader, David Nelson; and
poster maker, Sally Swenson.
Mrs. Hyman Jacobs, the daugh-ter
of a missionary in Palestine,
was the guest speaker. She gave
a very interesting talk on the
country and customs of Pales-tine,
which was her f or m e r
home, and showed slides of the
holy places of Palestine.
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Homecoming Program
Saturday;
2:00—Open House in all Dorms
3:00—Homecoming . Game Au-gustana
vs. Elk Point
7:00—Alumni Banquet
Sunday;
11:00—Homecoming Service
Canton Lutheran
8:00—Luther League Candle-light
Service
ducted an imaginary trip to the
moon followed by slides of the
sun, moon, stars, and some pic-tures
of the observatory.
Christ Our King
Homecoming Highlights
The coronation of the King
and Queen was truly an inspira-tion
to all who attended. To have
peace with God, we must let him
reign supreme in our hearts.
Dr. L. A. Pierson, the district
president, was,
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the guest speak-er.
He spoke n the traditional
theme, "Christ Our King".
Speeches were also given by the
King and Queen, Jim Skeie and
Esther Gilbertson.
The gym was decorated in a
garden theme, and the royal
thrones were made to resemble
rocks. "Christ Our King," was
written in various colored flow-ers.
King Jim Skeie and Queen
Esther Gilbertson were crowned
by the Junior class president,
Jerry Anderson. The attendants
were James Hauge, Janel Han-son,
George Johnson, June Skav-ang,
Darryl Bjerke, Jean Ellen
Bogue, Charles Kirsch, and Eve-lyn
Fodness. The ushers were
Dave Nelson, Mary Harwood, Al-vin
Bergh, and Marilyn Holme.
The queen was attired in tra-ditional
white and her attend-ants
chose maroon satin. The
usherettes gowns were a similar
style of blue satin.
Special selections sung by the
choir were: "Behold the Lamb
of God," C. H. Doyle; "Oh Bread
of Life," F. M. Christinsen; and
"Glory to God in the Highest,"
Harworth.
Esther Gilbertson hails from
Cylinder, Iowa. She is a blue-ey-ed
senior, and her activities are;
Saga, G.A.A., Senior girls trio,
and Choir.
Jim Skeie, who is Football
captain, comes from Ames, Iowa.
Above is shown the royal party in one of their less serious*
moments, as you can see. They are (left to right) Jean Ellen
Bogue, Charles Kirsch, Evelyn Fodness, George Johnson, June
Skavang, Queen Esther Gilbertson, King Jim Skeie, Jim Hauge,
Janel Hanson, and Daryl Bjerke.
These ten students, as a result of having been chosen to rep-resent
the students as royalty for Homecoming, have found them-selves
quite busy the last couple of weeks. The girls have been
busy night and day sewing on their formals.
Monday night, October 16, Jean Ellen Bogue was hostess to the
group for dinner at her home near Beresford. Thursday night the
group spent rehearsing for the big night, which was Friday.