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Dr. Martin Luther College, New Ulm, Minnesota
Sept.lOct. 1991
"FORTY YEARS IN THE MINISTRY"
PROFESSOR BARNES Rachellbisch Staff Writer If you ever see a fun, loving man parachuting from a bush plane into the remote wilds of Alaska, only to land next to a Winnebago R.V., there's a pretty good chance it's the infamous Professor Barnes. "Professor Barnes, the registrar?!" You got it. Seriously now folks, this Barnes fellow is a very interesting character. After serving in the navy, he satisfied his life dream with a wonderful marriage, but he didn't stop there. He went ahead to attend Mankato State, transferred to DMLC, then furthered his education at Marquette and finished off with post graduate courses at Ohio State. Kind of a drag? No way! Young Barnes enjoyed his studies (his donut runs, and the comic strips "Lockhorns" and "B.C."). His special interest was in Philosophy and Sociology. So the saga continues and our enterprising' navy man ends up teaching, not one or two grades, but all eight, with a whopping total of 48 students. He survived with his sense of humor and love for teaching still
intact. After three years, a new passion was dangled in front of him. He bit and took the job at DMLC. Do you know where you were in 1951? Professor Barnes was getting settled into his new position here at DMLC. With a little math you-will note that he has stayed forty years. That is a long time, but the professor has noticed a change for the better in the general attitude of the students. Since he first started teaching here, it seems that kids are more knowledgeable and open minded; morality has also greatly improved. Our registrar wishes he could be in the classroom more because he thinks college age students are easy to teach. We really do have a lot to thank Professor Barnes for. He's put a lot of himself into his career, a career which is a total serving ministry. As we prepare for our serving ministry, here are a few words from the wise: "take care of your teeth" "be all you can be" "enjoy youth" "keep your options open" "For Pete's sake, pay attention to what the kiddies spill - there's great blackmail potential out there!" PROFESSOR SCHROEDER Tim Schultz Red Fish Staff Writers Does anyone want an A in Prof. Schroeder's class? (Let me give you a bit of advice. When brown nosing, don't ever try to make small talk about the weather. It's a pet peeve of his.)
Martin Schroeder attended both the University of Michigan and Concordia Teacher's College, majoring in English Literature and Language. After graduating, he took on the big responsibility of not only teaching grades K-8 at Redeemer Lutheran school, Ann Arbor, Michigan, but also acting as their principal. When he received the call from DMLC in 1951, he jumped at the opportunity to teach English. Professor Schroeder has enjoyed teaching here ever since. He thrives on sharing the excitement of learning with the students and professing Christ. In fact, Philippians 1:21 is his personal philosophy of life. ("For me to live is Christ.")
Looking back over the years, our Professor has noticed a change in the attitudes of students. "The way of the world" is more prevalent and of greater influence in our lives. This is definitely a problem and so we've asked for a bit of advice. Having had a lot of experience in dealing with the world, Professor Schroeder knows what he's talking about when he reminds us of "the golden Schroeder - continued on p. 3