Augsburg College - Augsburgian Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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' Z jfagfSurg ar? Faculty Personnel M. C. Dixf.n, B. A. Instructor in Gi-rmnn Bernhard A. Helland, B. A. Instructor in English Leif S. Narim». B. A. Instructor in English Melvin J. Olson, B. A.. C. T. Instructor in Civic» and History Rev. C K. Nordberg, M. A. Instructor in Xorto Alfred Lawrence Instructor in Bookkeeping Helmek Rust ad Instructor in Commereo L. I . Qualben, B. A. Physical Instructor Harry Anderson Instructor in Music Dr. Cari. 11. Petri Director of Band PAGE FOURTEEN

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 Faculty Personnel ( i FORCE SVERDRl'P, M.A. President Professor of Old Testament Exegesis and Hebrew Rev. John H. Blegen, B. A. Professor Emeritus Rev. Elias P. Hariri, B. A. Vice-President Professor of Systematic Theology Rev. Andreas IIki.land, M.A. Secretary of the Theological Faculty Professor of New Testament Theology Lars I.illeiiei, M. A. Professor »f Church History P. A. SVEEGGEN, M.A. Secretary of the General Faculty Professor of English Rev. II. X. Hendrickson, B. A. Registrar Professor of History and Latin J. L. XVDAHL, B. A., C. T. College Librarian R. B. Nell, Sc. B. Professor of Science Elmer D. Bcsuv, M.A. Professor of Mathematics PAGE THIRTEEN

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Historical. RKV. SVKN OFTKDAL UKV. GKOR(.S SVERDRUP AUGSBURG SKMIXARY. the divinity school of the Lutheran Free Church, founded in 1869. celebrated in 1919 its semi-centennial anni- versary. It is the oldest Norwegian Lutheran school of its kind in America. From its foundation until 1890 it was the Theological Seminary of the Norwegian-1 )anish Conference, and from 1890 until 1893 it served as the divinity school of the United Norwegian Lutheran Church of America. Since the latter date it has been connected with the Lutheran Free Church movement. For several years prior to 1869 the Scandinavian Augustana Synod had maintained a Theological Seminary at Paxton. Illinois. This institution served both the Swedish and the Norwegian churches of that Synod as a union seminary. 'The founding of Augsburg Seminary was the result of a mutual agreement to divide the Paxton school and to establish a separate institution to serve the Norwegian congregations, as it was quite evident that the interests of the Norwegian branch of the Augustana Synod would in that way be served to greater advantage. Augsburg Seminary commenced its work in September. 1869, at Mar- shall. a small village in Dane County. W isconsin, and was at first more or l'AGK KIFTKKX