Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-10-06
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Pres. Prsas Addressed Fnculty !,
6tu0snt Body on Thursday "In \
MemoFiam Doc1ee J. N.
Kildahl."

Memoriam DoeGep J. N.
Kildahl."
AT the regular chapel exercises on
Thursday morning, President Preus
addressed the faculty and student
body I'm Mesnoriam Doctor J. N.
Kildahl." Doctor Kildahl is rightly
) csunted as one of the most distin-
Suished Of the college alumni. being
one Of the two who have occupied
the position Of College President.
Rsstsssor Preus. however. laid less
selaphasis on what positions Doctor
7EildAhl havs occupied Ia the church.
Aha1 on those special characteristics
Nhich had helped him 10 attain to
ahsm. He was highly endowed By ma
Aufe. honest, and devopt. but above
All q dfligsnt worker. DIpecially had
he obsyed the command I'm the
sweat Of thy brow shalt thou eat
bread" At all times. in spite Of q
weak body and poor health in his
declining years. he at all times tax
ed his strsngth in doing that work
which he considered his. It Is such
men, said Prof. Preus. that the world
is IN need Of today, men who work
hard and work gladly. The world
has no use for . lazy man; he Is
simply In, the way. taking Up room
that should benefit worker. But
every young man can well emulate
the example OF Doctor Kildahl. even
II his work consists Of going to
school preparing himself for the
harder duties Of life. Christ sancti-
hed work rs young man on earth.
1t is rightly considered the sacred
duty Of every young man who wish
90 to be useful member Of society,
Doctor Laur. A. Larsen, 'S6, ee
Golfax, Wis.,. has made the Chemist
~ laboratory . si1t Of somplets
x-ray OUTFIT. The gift is one OF the
most valuable additions to the
chemistry equipment for some years..
1t consists Of an eight plate elertro-'
static machine. with all the equip
ment necessary to give X-ray treat
ments and make x-ray slides. The
machine will be placed in room
especially fitted up fos It In the west
wing of Larsen Hall. The electrical
connections necessary have not yet
been made, but when these are COM
pleted Professor Sheel will be pre-
pared to do all regular X-ray work.
Prof. Sheel intends to make espec-
ial use of the machine in studying
chemical reactions under high cleo
trio tension.
Professor C. q. Bale. '04. Prof. Of
English at Concordia College. Moor
head, Minn.. visited at the college
over Sunday, Oct. 3rd. Prof. Bale is
ct present Fellow at the University
OF Chicago, where he is on a years
leave Of absence to complete his
work for the degree of Doctor OF
Philcsophy in English.
The game with the Platteville
Schd0l Of Mines fail.Ag to material
ize. the first game Of the season will
be played at Prairie du Chem. Wis.
Oct. 9Th. against Campion College
ofethe Sacred Heart. The Luther
team Is showing steady improvement
under Coach Solem. Hamlet Peter
son Is continuing as quarter on the
first sting with Moe. o. Sorlein. Or
vol. and Westby as leading candi-
dates for the other backield berths.
In the line Walter Anderson. Erling
Larsen. and H. Opsahl are all con-
tenders for center. Rindahl, Oef-
stedahi, Naryeson. Ode. Rugland. and
Aiyrcn Anderson are working hard
for tackle and guard positions. with
L. Sorlein. Nordgaard. Tollefsrud
and Carl Anderson on the wings.
More students have been in at
tendance ON classes at Luther dur
ing the past week than there have
been during any other like period in
the history Of the school. The actual
attendance, today. Tuesday. Is .2so.
The Freedman class has reached the
80 mark. and is stili growing, two
SAditions having been made in the
last two days. Every. seat in the coll
1egs chapel Is filled by the present
! sarollment, 80 that ell new men will
hereafter have to be provided With
special chairs. II last years experi-
ence II duplicated there will be 24o
students at the and Of the Let ~
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