Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-10-19

while large food light projectors
| lighted up the library and the Luz
ther statue.
Immediately after the illumnina-
tion the concert in the auditorium
was started. The features of the
program were the solos by. Rev. FL.
B. Thorgrimson of the class of 1879.
the two numbers by the Winneshiek
County Sangers Forbund and the
vocal solo '9n Flanders Fields" by
Owe j. II. Preus with the band ac-
companiement. Professor Sperati
had assembled band of LOG play-
ers, including the present members
at the college and the large num-
ber of alumni who joined themselves
to the regular outfit. The reunion
band played the fantasia "The Mock
ing Bird with xylophone solo by
Vittorio Sperati. Besides the band.
Witt had an accompanist in the
audience, in the person of Governor
Preus, who after repeated applause
stepped up on the platform and
whistled the trio again as Justify as
he had ever done it in his college
days. After the concert large ,num-
ber of greetings were read from
Alumni who were unable to be pre-
sent, a number of them containing
donations to the building fund.
Saturday the reunion band par
AIDED the streets of Decorah before
the football game. The Alumni ban
quet occurred at 1880 p. m. The
banquet was a most successful af-
fair. Over 430 guests were seated
in the banquet hall, as nearly as
possible by the classes to which they
belonged. Rev. A.. o. johnson of
Spring Grove, Minn., called upon the
speakers, President II. G. Stab Of
the class of 1866 responding first.
Judge o. M. Torrison of Chicago
represented the class of 1881, the
class of forty years standing, Rev.
N. Astrup Larsen the class of go,
and Rev. Norman Madison the class
of 1911, the class of 10 years
standing. Hon. l.. S. Swenson, new
ly appointed minister to Norway
gave fitting tribute to President
c. X. Preus. Prof. K. Hove of
Luther Theological Seminary spoke
on the subject of education in the
classics as the soundest foundation
for a cultural training.
Sunday morning services were held
in the college chapel which proved
to be much too small for the large
audience in spite of the fact that
every available bit of floor space had
been utilized. President II. G. Stub
spoke in a very strong sermon urg-
ing the further continuation of Luz
ther College along the lines set in
sixty years of successful past. The
cantata which had been written for
the occasion by Rev. Paul Koren
was sung by chorus of $50 voices
under the direction of Prof. Sperati
accompanied by Oscar Strom on the
piano and A: M. Wisnaes on the
organ. Mr.. Ingolf Grindeland sang
the baritone solo. The cantata is
most beautiful one and very effec-
tive. 1t is assuredly the hope of
all who heard it that they may hear
it again.
The afternoon program had been
arranged with the idea of giving a
number of the representatives from
other schools an opportunity to
bring the greetings of their institu-
tions to the college. Speeches were
given by Prof. NJ. Bockman of the
Luther Theological Seminary, st.
Anthony Park, st. Paul, Mimi,
President III. C. Holm of Eagle
Grove, Iowa, Rev. Edward Johnson,
of Mankato, Mimi, representing the
Board of Education, President l.. w.
| Boe, of st. Olaf College, Mortified,
Mimi, President j. A. Aasgaard of
Concordia College, Moorhead, Mimi,
President c. 0. Solberg, of August
ana College, Sioux Falls, South Oak,
and Dr. T. Stabo for the Board of
/ Trustees of Luther College. Presi-
dent j. N. Brown of Canton Nor
NAL School, Canton, So. Dak., and
Rev. o. j. Ordal of Tacoma, WASH,
were prevented from being present.
DR.. f. G. Gade of Christiania
brought the personal greetings of
the King. of Norway, given to him
in an audience two days before he
sailed to America, as also the writ
ten greetings of the Royal Freder-
ick's University.
The fitting climax for the festi-
vities was the cantata by Mendels-
/ sohn "The Hymn of Praise" sung by
chorus of $50 members. The solo
parts were sung in most beauti-
I full manner by Mr.. Ingof Grinde-
land and Mrs. Leonard A. Moe, Mrs.
A. M. Rovelstad aiding in the duets.
The accomplishment was played by
Oscar j. Strom of the class of "a.
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