Minnehaha Academy - Antler Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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CATALOG, MINNEHAHA ACADEMY Chapel Services When the bell rings at 10:30, students stream out of the various class rooms and into the chapel for the daily chapel service. This is the brightest hour of the day. The strong, youthful voices blend in some inspiring, evangelical song. A passage from the Bible is read by a member of the faculty, and then all heads are bowed in prayer and thanksgiving. About twice a week some speaker is invited to address the school. One morning a week the occasion is mainly a song service, directed by Mr. Fredrickson, the head of our music department. The chapel services are a constant inspiration to both students and teachers. Among the large number of speakers who have addressed the school at chapel services are these: Rev. T. J. Bach, Missionary, Venezuela. S. A. Rev. C. V. Bowman, Pres. of the Covenant, Chicago, 111. Rev. J. T. Butler, Missionary, Central America. Miss Evelyn Camp, Missionary, Japan. Rev. C. P. Chapman, Missionary, Ecuador and Colombia. Rev. B. Davidson, Founder of the India General Mission. Rev. Lee H. Downing, Africa Inland Mission. Rev. Van Eddings, Missionary, Venezuela, S. A. Miss Maria Ericsson, Supt of a Christian School, Port Said, Egypt. Rev. Nathaniel Franklin, Covenant S. S. Secy., Willmar, Minn. Rev. Carl C. Bowman, China Inland Mission. Rev. E. A. Halleen, Superintendent of the Free Church of America. Dr. Paul Harrison, Missionary and Surgeon, Arabia. Rev. E. Hedberg, Missionary, India. Rev. E. G. Hjerpe, President Emeritus of the Covenant. Senator C. Oliver Holmes, Banker, Gary, Ind. Rev. Elmer Lange, Orinoco River Mission, Venezuela, S. A. Mr. G. Elmer E. Lindquist, Secy. of Indian Work, Lawrence, Kans. Rev. Henry Merriweather, Ceylon and India General Mission. Rev. S. E. Moon, Missionary, Belgian Congo. Dr. Karl M. Nelson, Medical Missionary, China. Rev. J. A. Nyren, Pres. 0f the Mission Covenant of Sweden. Rev. Algoth Ohlson, Pres. of North Park College, Chicago, 111. Rev. Emil Pearson, Missionary, Portugese West Africa. Rev. W. P. Philpott, Pastor of the Moody Memorial Church, Chicago Miss Elizabeth Roberts, Medical Missionary, Seoul. Korea. Rev. M. A. de Sherbinin, Educator, Russia. Rev. E. Aug. Skogsbergh, Veteran in Northwest, Minneapolis. Dr. C. J. Sodergren, Lutheran Bible Institute, St. Paul. 20

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.............................. The Campus The campus of the school consists of about twelve acres of ground, including a block of frontage on the boulevard along the brink of the Mississippi River leading to the famous Minnehaha Falls. The huge dam recently constructed by the United States government two miles below the school gives this whole stretch of the river the appearance of a lake. The beauty of the campus, sloping gently toward the river, is enhanced by the large number of trees, to which the writer of the school song refers thus: Oaks majestic, ages old, Wave your branches proud and free, W ith your shelter kind enfold Minnehaha Academy! A big event every spring is the Campus Day, when all the teachers and students are mobilized and armed with spades, rakes and other weapons, and the day is spent in systematic effort to make the entire campus as clean and attractive as possible. Two lots adjoining the campus were acquired last year, thereby extending the school property to Thirty:first street. The Buildings The main building, a substantial brick structure, was erected in 1913 and enlarged in 1916, due to the rapid increase in the number of students. It provides class rooms, offices, music studios, labo- ratories, library, and a social room. The building is modern in every respect and is well equipped. The home of the president of the school is on the campus, directly across the street from the main building. The beautiful new auditorium building was completed in the fall of 1922. This building doubles the capacity of the school. It con tains the chapel, a large dining hall, a gymnasium, class rooms, etc. Provisions have also been made so that the entire first floor can be converted into an auditorium to be used for large gatherings, such as the annual conference of the Northwestern Young Peoples Covenant, commencement festivities, concerts, etc. The Days Work Classes begin at nine o,cloek in the morning. The length of each period is forty-five minutes. After the first two periods the entire school gathers for the daily chapel service. The two periods after chapel extend the morning's work until 12:30. Classes are then dis- missed for the noon hour of forty-five minutes. In the afternoon the students have three periods, the last ending at 3:30. In all depart- ments school is in session on Saturdays instead of Mondays. 19 C.ATALOG., MINNEHAHA ACADEMY

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IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII CATALOG, MINNEHAHA ACADEMY Mr. Harry W. Soxie, Native Eskimo, Unalakleet, Alaska. Rev. John W. Stauffacher, Africa Inland Mission, East Africa. Rev. Harry Strachan, Missionary, Costa Rica. Rev. Victor Swanson, Missionary among Berbers, Morocco, Africa. Dr. C. C. Wallenius, Pastor and educator, Evanston, Ill. Rev. P. A. Westlind, Missionary, French Congo. Rev. A. Wickstrom, Missionary, Transvaal, E. Africa. Rev. George Woodley, Missionary, Kenya Colony, Africa. School Lectures Among the noted people who have lectured at Minnehaha Academt are the following: Mr. Sven Bengtson, Moderator of the Covenant, Sweden. Miss Elsa Brandstrom, ttAngel of Siberia? Sweden. Mr. John Callahan, Chaplain 0f Toombs Prison, New York City. Prof. Marcus Ch,eng, Chaplain in Gen. Feng's army, China. Mr. W. M. Danner, Secretary of the American Mission to the Lepers. Mr. John Robert Gregg, Author of Gregg Shorthand, New York. Dr. Sven Hedin, Noted Asiatic explorer, Sweden. Mr. H. B. Hulbert, Pioneer in Korea, Springfield, Mass. Rev. J. Lloyd Hunter, Superintendent of the Canadian S. 5. Mission. Dr. Amandus Johnson, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Rev. Joel S. Johnson, Secretary of the Covenant, Chicago, Ill. Prof. Obed S. Johnson, Educational missionary, Canton, China. Senator Hiram W. Johnson, Statesman, California. Dr. J. N. Lenker, Author and educator, Minneapolis. Rev. P. W. Lindahl, Supt. of Missions, Finland. Rev. Jacob Lundahl, Covenant Secy. of Foreign Missions, Sweden. Rev. P. Matson, Pioneer missionary, Siangyang, China. Dr. George McCready Price, Pacific Union College, St. Helena, Cal. Dr. E. M. McFadden, Supt. of Mission among Jews, Pittsburgh: Pa. Rev. Samuel M. Miller, Dean of Lutheran Bible Institute, St. Paul. Rev. L. R. Montgomerie, Field Secy. Shantyments Christian Assn. Rev. G. Mosesson, Christian educator, Stockholm. Sweden. Congressman Walter Newton. Statesman. Washington, D. C. Rev. Paul E. Nilson, Head of St. Pau1,s College, Tarsus, Turkey. Prof. D. Nyvall, Pres. Emeritus, North Park College, Chicago. Dr. French E. Oliver, Bible teacher, Los Angeles, Calif. Dr. Henry Ostrom, Bible lecturer, Chicago, 111. Rev. John Rinman, Founder of Bible Institute, Sodertelje, Sweden. Dr. Griffith Thomas, late Bible teacher, Philadelphia, Pa. Dr. W. Leon Tucker, Editor of the Wonderful Word, New York. Miss Hulda E. Wiklund, Missionary. Mongolia. 21