The first chemistry laboratory is built in a converted men's washroom on the third floor of Old Main. Later the chemistry laboratories are moved to the basement of the Gymnasium.

Professor Ramstad launches PLC football by putting together the first team.

They are first called the "Greyhounds," then the "Gladiators" (although they are unofficially referred to as the "Lutes").

Basketballer Polly Langlow scores 270 points in 12 games, setting a national women's basketball record.

Edwards founds the college's great musical tradition, the Choir of the West. The Choir aquires its name on a trip to the Great Lakes region.

Oscar Tingelstad becomes PLC's next president.

A graduate of PLA’s commercial course as well as Luther College and Luther Seminary, he also holds a M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Chicago, making him one of the few Lutheran college presidents with an earned doctorate.

Spokane College, another Northwest Norwegian Lutheran school, closes; its academic records are merged with PLC's, and several of its faculty members, including the president Carl Foss, and Clifford O. Olson come to PLC.

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