The Lone Star Lutheran (Seguin, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 6, Ed. 1 Monday, December 21, 1931 Page: 3 of 8
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THE LONE STAR LUTHERAN
Monday, December 21, 1931
hese Are Beauties Selected bj Students at Baylor
As Little Children'
To Our Readers
The editions of December 14
and December 28 have been
combined into the present is-
sue of the 21st. This decision
was made too late to be pub-
lished in our last number. It
became necessary to combine-
these issues because of the fact
that the one on the 28th would
have to be published during
the holidays. Our staff has
made an effort to publish an
interesting paper and it is our
hope that it will meet the fa-
vor of our readers.
GRAD GAS
The survival power of Christ-
mas, its persistence as a world-
wide festival, lies in the fact
that it quickens in all of us
the sense of human kinship. It
gets beneath the surface cyni-
cism and releases those finer
impulses which we all possess.
For a day we become again “as
little children,” and the child
in our midst is the symbol of
the joy which we seek.
A Merry Christmas then—
merry because it brings to us
the vision of love ruling in
the hearts of men, and renew-
ed hope 'that the dream of a
day may yet become the per-
petual reality.
Rev. W. A. Flachmeier, T9, of
Columbus, Texas, is one of our
ex-students who is backing up
Lutheran College, by sending us
news for the Lone Star Lutheran.
He writes “Yours for a Greater”
Lone Star Lutheran.” How about
some of you exes following suit?
We all know of the misfortune
of Rev. Paul Cyerkus, ’26, while
returning from a Fourth of July
picnic. Although his condition
was very serious for months, we
are glad to hear that he has im-
proved to the extent of being up
and around.
We are in receipt of a clipping
from the Dubuque Telegraph
Herald, Dubuque, Iowa, sending
us the following news:
“Mr. and Mrs. Hugo Weber
(Ethel Hillery), 1850 Grace Street,
are parents of a son, Frederic
John, born Nov. 18, at Finley hos-
pital.
Mr. H. Weber will be remem-
bered by the readers of this col-
umn as a student of ’25 in Luth-
eran College.
Harold James, a candidate for
the B. A. at Texas Lutheran Col-
lege came to Taylor on November
15. He is making his home with
Rev. and Mrs. S. A. Bogisch.
Ex-students of T. L. C. are be-
coming a rather notorious bunch
up there in Austin, at least, so
the news runs.
At a meeting of the Men’s Glee
Club, Billy Huffman and Roald
Braulick were chosen as the bari-
tone and base soloists from more
than 10 members who tried for
the honors.
Ruth Kraushaar is another one
of our ex-students who is doing
work worth talking about. She
was chosen as one of the three
soloists for the Girls’ Glee Club.
She was also named a member
for the octet as second alto.
Another item of interest con-
cerns Robert Schmidt, a student
of T. L. C. in ’30, who conducted
the evening services at St. Mar-
tin’s Evangelical Lutheran Church,
Austin, Sunday,, December 6, in
the absence of Rev. F. G. Roese-
ner. Rev. Roesener was unable to
be present due to an attack of
appendicitis Saturday. Robert
Schmidt was also elected vice-
president of the Luther League
for 1932.
Another one of our “Star-
Light” students of last year has
made good for the short time she
has been in the University of
Texas. This young lady is none
other than Lillian “Kitty” Krause.
Her present work is mostly jour-
nalism; and she is a member of
the “Daily Texan Staff”. In ad-
dition, she is reporter of the Lu-
ther League as was decided at
an election for 1932 officers.
Alvin Koehler was one of sev-
eral to journey to Mt. Horeb, Wis.
to attend a concert given in that
city by the glee club of Luther
Seminary (Norwegian) of St.
Paul, Minn. Mr. Koehler was also
a delegate to attend the Inter-
Seminary Conference which was
held in Minneapolis during the
Thanksgiving holidays.
On November 15, the vested
choir of St. Matthews, to which
Arthur Mohr, Felix Sager, Wil-
liam Dannhaus, Kurt Hartmann,
Gerhardt Poehlmann b e 1 o n g
journeyed to Burton and Cassville,
Wis., where they rendered a pro-
gram of sacred hymns.
Anna-Lisa
Thursday, December 3, the Ger-
man Club of Austin presented the
play “Anna Lisa,” in the Luther-
an Parish House. The cast is
under the direction of Miss Mo-
velza Morrow. Besides being the
head of the dramatic department
at the University of Texas, she
is the director of the Little Thea-
tre in Austin.
The play presented Thursday
was attended by a large number
of Seguin people and many from
out-of-town. The Lutheran Col-
lege band under the direction of
Prof. Kuhlmann, rendered sever-
al numbers between acts.
Hugo Flachmeier recently filled
the puipits at Andrew and Castle
Grove, Iowa. Louis Kramer, Fred
Mgrebroff, and Alvin Koehler
preached at Anamosa, Olin, and
Bellevue, Iowa, respectively.
s-iL_
These seven girl are the most beautiful at Baylor University at Waco, Texas, according to the
student body, which picked them by vote last Friday. They are, left to right, top row: Evelyn Dreyer,
Sophomore, Shiner, Texas; Amy Bouldin, freshman, Mineral Wells, Texas; Lucy Gooch, Senior, Waco;
bottom row, left to right: Aileen Rogers, Sophomore. Henderson, Texas; Sara Alexander, senior, San
Antonio; Manda Lou Prade, junior, Waco, and Henrietta Hickman, sophomore, Waco. These girls will
make up the beauty selection of the 1932 Baylor annual.
Do You Know?
That Christmas was first cele-
brated as a religious festival ap-
proximately in the year 190 A.D.
That an Englishman, Sir Henry
Cole, invented the Christmas
card. His first Christmas card
was six by four inches?
That in 1930, in the United
States, more than $100,000,000
worth of Christmas cards were
sold?
That the first Christmas carols
were sung in the eleventh cen-
tury?
That the peacock, in ancient
times, held the place on the
Christmas menu that the turkey
now has?
That straw is used in Greek
homes for decoration to symbolize
the stable of Bethlehem?
That the Christmas season
proper lasts for twelve days—De-
cember 25 to January 5?
That originally a kiss was giv-
en for each berry on the mistle-
toe?
That snowfall on Christmas
day is regarded as a sign of a
lucky new year?
That Yule, a very old name for
Christmas, has at least twenty
explanations for its meaning and
origin?
That January 6th is the same
to the children of Rome as Christ-
mas is to us?
That a good conscience is a
continual Christmas?
A. right
Merry Christmas
We wish you, V
dear friend, '
And years of
prosperity—
5uccess without end./
Charm of Christmas
Olympic Chaperon
The chief charm of Christ-
mas is its simplicity. It is a
festival that appeals to every
one, because every one can un-
derstand it. A genuine fellow-
ship pervades our common life
—a fellowship whose source is
our common share in the gift
of the world’s greatest Life
which was given to the whole
world.—Arthur Reed Kimball.
Tin Pan Alley
Advertising is popularly classi-
fied as an instrument of com-
merce. It is possible also to make
advertising entertaining. This fact
was demonstrated during convo-
cation on the morning of Decem-
ber 8.
The stage was set with a mysti-
fying white screen and several
vacant chairs. Carl Sagebiel,
president of the Missionary So-
ciety, appeared before the as-
sembly and introduced the pro-
gram, stating that it was primari-
ly for entertainment and secon-
darily to advertise and create en-
thusiasm for a missionary meet-
ing to be held on the evening of
the following day.
After the president had retir-
ed, the audience was greeted with
weird sounds issuing from behind
the screen. No less weird were
the contortions reflected on the
screen. The perpetrators of the
intriqueing noise eventually pre-
sented themselves and stood re-
vealed before their audience as
typical backwoodsmen in the per-
sons of Messrs. C. C. Petsch, or- i
chestra leader; Monroe Ebner, ,
playing a combination of guitar"
and horn; Milton Hausmann,
playing a flute; Milton Frueh,
playing a violin; and Theo. Si-N
El Campo Minister
Preaches Sermon
Lutheran College
“A” Students
Reverend Gannenburg of El
Campo delivered a short sermon
in convocation, November 26,
when he came to take David Nel-
son home for the Thanksgiving
holidays.
Reverend Gannenberg’s sermon,
which was on “Being Thankful”
was brief but very interesting.
According to him, we should be
very thankful for all blessings on
Thanksgiving Day.
He counselled the students to
enjoy their homes and friends on
that day, but not to forget the
many blessings which they have
experienced and give true thanks
to God, “the Giver of all that
is good.”
Eighty-two of the students re-
ceived a total of 217 “A’s” for the
first two six-week periods of
school.
The girls carried off the honors,
and most of those receiving A’s
were freshmen. Lillie Timmer-
mann led with 8 A’s, and Theo.
Sager led the boys with 6 A’s.
Others receiving A’s were: Ber-
tie Heyne, Stella Kramp, Ella Si-
mon, 7 each; Ernestine Kowier-
schke, Gladys King, Norman En-
geling, Wilma Sager, Ruth Sager,
Alma Cieger, 6 each; Anna Scott,
Elmer Timmermann, Effie Page,
5 each.
Mrs. Aileen Allen is coach of the
women’s swimming and track field
teams in southern California and will
act as chapei’on for all the American
women competing in the 1932 Olympic
games, the position which she also
held in the 1928 games in Amsterdam.
A Little Fun
Bride: “Charlie grumbled at
me for serving the soup last.”
Mother: “But, dear, I’m sure
he didn’t mean to hurt your feel-
ings.’
Bride: “I know—but it wasn’t
soup—it was coffee.”
Students Hear
Blue and Gold
Rev. Braulick
Language Study
Students of German in the Uni-
versity of Texas have heard Rev.
E. J. Braulick at several of their
meetings.
Tuesday night, Nov. 16, at 7:30
he addressed the “Deutscher
Verein” in the girls’ study hall.
Prof. Braulick had addressed this
organization earlier in the year.
Thursday, December 3, he ad-
dressed the “Der Die Das” organi-
zation. This subject was “The
Spirit of German Folk Songs.”
This lecture was interpreted by
several vocal selections from old
German folk songs by Roald
Braulick and Ruth Kraushaar.
There were other musical selec-
tions by members of the club.
The Lone Star Lutheran has
received a copy of “Blue and
Gold,” an eight page paper pub-
lished bimonthly by the Aberdeen
High School of Aberdeen, South
Dakota. We give “Blue and Gold”
credit for being the best edited
paper among the many high
school and college papers receiv-
ed by our exchange department.
Not only is it well edited but
also well managed. According to
its advertising, it is on a firmer
financial basis than any school
paper we have examined. The
staff is to be congratulated on its
excellent paper and the school
for possessing such an excellent
staff organization.
Publicity man: “New York is
the diamond stick pin in the shirt
front of America.”
Reformer: “You mean the
gravy spot, don’t you?”
The scientific study of lan-
guage with a view to tracing its
historical development and the
possible history of the peoples
among whom it developed, is call-
ed “philology.” This science is
concerned with laws governing all
human speech of all times. The
term is a compound of two Greek
words meaning “love” and “word.”
W. N. U.
Have you heard of the Scotch-
man who tried to send a night
letter during a total eclipse of
the sun!
Rev. Herman Engeling was mar-
ried to Miss Olga Blum on Nov.
10, at 7:15 p. m. in the Philips-
burg Lutheran Chrurch, the Rev.
J. Holms officiating. The couple
is making its home in Elgin, Tex-
as, where Rev. Engeling is pastor
of the Elgin parish. Rev. Engel-
ing is a graduate of L. C. ’27 and
last June finished his courses at
the Wartburg Theological Semi-
nary at Dubuque, Iowa. One of
the parishioners presented Rev.
Engeling with a bale of cotton—
seed and all.
LIKES TO SEE DADDY AS
SANTA
Even the youngster who does
not believe in Santa Claus enjoys
seeing his father arrayed in red
flannel and cotton whiskers.
She: But we must remember
mother at Christmas.
He: I wouldn’t mind remember-
ing her Christmas if she’d let me
forget her the rest of the year.
SONG HITS
“Ten Little Miles From Town,”
by Blowout.
“Was it a Dream” by Night-
mare.
“I Can’t do Without You” by
Suspenders.
“It All Depends on You,” by
Safety Pins.
“Angry” by Wet Hen.
“The Cry to Arms” by Baby Sis-
ter.
“How Dry I Am” by Sahara
Desert.
“Where Red Red Roses Grow,”
by Rouge.
“Yes Sir, That’s My Baby,” by
Papa.
“All Alone in the Moonlight,”
by Statue of Liberty.
Ruth: “I notice that you smoke
your cigarettes shorter.”
Harold: “Yeh. That’s because
I smoke ’em longer.”
FOUND — A FRIEND
CLASSIFIED ADS
Lindeman, Texas.
The Lone Star Lutheran,
Dear Friend:
Am sending a check for $1.00
for another year of the Lutheran
“Lone Star.” Its like a guest from
old L. C. whenever it comes. Am
interested in the activities and
the Lone Star is right there with
the “goods.” Keep up the good
work for the benefit of old L. C.
Fraternally yours,
W. J. Lorflng.
Wanted—A deer with at least
three points.—Prof. Ander.
To understand the science of
training cockroaches to play foot-
ball see C. C. Petsch, an exper-
ienced trainer.
Information wanted—Why does
Reuben Pfennig fail to break and
run this year when a girl ap-
proaches him?
For Sale—A collection of Prof.
Saxild’s short stories, collected by
Joe Strieber.
Notice—For information as to
what is in the moon, see Mrs.
Page.
Gaines: “There’s nothing more
positive than a woman’s will.”
Clara Belle: “Unless it’s a
woman’s wont.”
News From Wartburg
The Rev. H. H. Diers of St.
Matthews Lutheran Church of
Dubuque recently founded a mis-
sion Sunday School at Burton,
Wis. He is being assisted by sev-
eral of the Wartburg students
among whom are Louis Kramer,
Herman Dannhaus, Kurt Hart-
mann, and Hugo Flachmeier.
Come on, you Exes, help put
the 2nd edition of The Gtawi
orer by sending your $3.50 for a
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LONE
STAR LUTHERAN
Heard at Seguin-Blinn game,
after McDonald got loose: “Run
Mac! I love you.”—The Jolly
Roger’s Log.
Pearl: “The next time you see
him ask him why he wears red
pants.”
Joe; “Who?"
Pearl: “Santa
Make .. some one’s Christmas
merry and your own will care for
itself.
Christmas day’s full title is
“The Nativity of Our Lord, or the
Birthday of Christ.1’
Ciaus.”
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