New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-06-17
Concert Closes
College Season
GRAND NEW PIPE ORGAN is
DEDICATED IN A FESTIVAL
OF MUSIC.
CLASSES ARE GRADUATED TUES
DAY. CAMPUS DESERTED
WEDNESDAY.

: Monday and Tuesday were gala days
at DR.. NJ. L. College. On the first day,
the recently purchased pipeorgan was for
mally dedicated and on the second day
were held the graduation exercises of
this years senior class.
The organ, is masterpiece in the
matter of workmanship and perfect in
donation. 1t was manufactured by the
Wirsching Organ Co. of Salem, Ohio,
and costs $4,000. The action thruout
is the tubular pneumatic and the cen
trifugal blower is driven by IL horse
power electric motor. The ensemble
has the greatest useful variety, is per-
fectly balanced and produces a grand
harmonious whole in the full organ.
The dedicatory exercises began at 2:30
p. m. with prelude, followed by the
anthem: elm feste Burg list unser
Gott" Prof. G. Burg presided at the
organ. Rev. A. F.. Winter of Mankato
led in the liturgical work. Pastor J..
q Gamm of La Crosse, Wis spoke in Ger
Ssbnan and Pastor P. C. Dowidat of Mime
apolis in English. Both of the speakers
emphasized the fact that the pipe organ
which is quite an expensive instrument
was purchased by the Synod for the
purpose of educating students as pipe
organ players for the various Lutheran
Churches and that the New Ulm in
stitution was now better equipped than
ever to do this necessary work. The
services thruout were very impressive
and the attendance very gratifying, in
deed, and a goodly sum was realized by
voluntary contributions to the organ
, fund.
IN the second afternoon concert Prof.
Fir. Reuter- was the organist. The pro-
gram consisted of instrumental and
vocal music. The opening number was
a prelude and fuge in A moll by Sch.
Bach. The orchestra then played
march which was followed by a violin
solo by Rev. A. Schaller with stringed
orchestra accompaniment. E. Backer
delighted the audience with piano solo,
the male choir under Prof. H. Mosel sang
,":Alma Mater" and he mixed choir rem
.pdered that beautiful song: "Juchhei,
Bluemelein" From $3.50 to 8 o'clock
the College band under the leadership of
Prof. Hugo Mosel gave an open air
concert in the park which was enjoyed
very much.
The evening program constituted the
annual concert given by the College and
was we'll rendered, The program had
been prepared by Prof. Reuter- and was
diversified enough so that at no time did
it become tiresome as is the case so often
with concerts lasting for several hours.
It would be hard to say which one of the
IL numbers was the best, all were so we'll
rendered. The concert proved again
that Prof. Reuter- is a director par
excellence and that his equal is hard to
find and the audience manifested by it's
vociferous applause it's appreciation Of
the work done by the students under his
able leadership.
/. The graduating exercises began prompt
: ly at o'clock yesterday morning with a
prelude and fuge played by Emil Baeker,
one of the graduates. The program
consisted of IL numbers in all, most Of
which were musical. Prof J. Schaller
of Wauwatosa, Wis, formerly director
of the College, delivered very able
address. M. Dommer acquitted him
self in very creditable manner as the
valedictorian. The other members of
the graduating class participated in the
program as follows: w. Hohenstein as
organist in the Chorus song, Elm feste
Burg; Miss Lenora Stephan in Fan
tasie''; and L. Luedtke as organist in the
Anthem, Fang dein Werk nit Jesu an"
The program was concluded shortly
before IL o'clock and the visiting minis
tiers and lay delegates departed for
Gibbon on the M. & St. L. at :38 p. m.
in special coach.
The following from outside were
present at the dedicatory and graduating
u exercises: Rev. and Mrs. A. F. Winter,
Mankato; Prof. J. Schaller, Wauwa-
Z koosa, Wis; Rev. A. Schaller, Redwood
e Falls; Rev. P. C. Dowidat, Minneapolis;
Rev. J. Gamm, La Crosse, Wis.;R j.
r. Baumann, Red Wing; Rev. D. Metz
ger and Rev. and Mrs. ]. Gehm Of Zum-
brota; Rev. A. ]. Dysterheft, Sanborn;
Rev. F. Koenig and Rev. J. Heinemann,
Truman; Rev. G. G.. Metz, Ormsby;
Rev. H. Strasen and daughter Of Court