Augustana College - Rockety I Yearbook (Rock Island, IL)

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tn wink. l'IslnlrWishillg H-Ilrxlnr'sllips u'us 11w lirrl FIH-M flmughl. 'Hu- Muss nl' 3L7. I'ullrlt-ml .uLl'nIIILu wlvlu'HFl-II ils' lu'r-Hhhfil'liw IIII- n-mlry ln' rounding n sohnlnwhip fund. The msru-inlirm H! :I u'llnlv ' :: Jilm hind. iN Jum' I1h I'Im-il 01' llH-slI l'IIIIrIS, ImWM'I-r. u'ill viI-Itl hul n san :mmml .x'liln-ntl l'u n sing. u slurlvmu smnulhiug Rubslnrllizll I'nJ' Ulll' FI'IIIHJL Wl', IIJr- nlllllmi, u'ill MVP in t-untrihufu pvl's'nnzlllv, zllM :Jrllin-Il, l'mm UHH'rs. 11w m . vinling. ilnL :mu. Inlt A number nl' srimim'sllips. lJHu-I' :ln'llllts :IIHU H1: alum. In Hl'IIUI' in m. IS l'ur Imp Ifm' pmmnling su-Iaulau'sllip :II 1 :41-m1-uly il hl-ttvr u'zl'k' l'nnM hr' llf'Vih'Wl limll In 4ltnt-k LIJP i1 Aug.- InngIIiIiL-vut UPIIIUIIEIUH Iihrm'y with wm-ks indispulmnlm- tn x-anun-i. Enrlu'tu-Fl. 15112 :IIM HIIIMHHIH Llllzh-nl.c with a nose for l't'F nn-h. A third way r:l III Fuggwls iiH-Ir in Hw lm-k uJ' impetus Elt Augustimn Iu slm-iul c-Il'mt mltsim: M the plus Standing pl'i nntl why nut I'rn- ln'nftcivnt-y in mus c- and mi, woulul ritmlAIt-ss furmsh n lmwurful stimulus to IIJL' undergraduate intol- hI-inq nsl W for L 4;!ys, Hunks. ulmiun- Im-I. Hmr-rmls wall u'mHl driving for. while ohtnilwr'l only Iu' tile I'qu'. wmlhl lvnr'l tr: mist- the r :lmlard nf scholarship tln'ouglluut lilr imlitutltul. .Unng UII'N: tines the alumni tlmmsL-Iwes ran dn mut-h; and good frivmls hf lJIi-ir's 21ml of Augustmm my In: ill'1llK'cf1 i0 11:: vastly EIIHI'I'. CARL GA Luxlmr: G. secretary. Gm NT HL'LTBERG. president. Du. C. A. BLOMGRBN. treasurer. Emu Alma mat still nuns gnu.

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Ending El, 191': TEE ALUMNH UVritten for the Rockmyi by E. W. Olson AY 110 one 01' you he found :1 zslothful sm' It. who shall let his talent he hidden in the 931 h, for slu-h a course, as you well know, does not lnN'It ihv place of honor? These war 5, uttered thirt' five years ago by the rr-nm-nlod Pr Hunt '1'. X. Hasselquist in his L-mnmcncomOut address to tho HFSI' college graduates of Augustann. the class of FF. n'm'e l'Ieiughl with prophet-y. Tho Iumwn round of Augustann alumni inm'l alumnae - fur thl' first thirty years reads like a roll of hunur. Uni of some four hundred graduates in that period whose professions mid 000117 pations me Immrn. ihe fnlimring groups may he formed: clmgymuu, 245: educators. 05: physicians and surgeons, 3U; husinvss mm. 2.1: jnul'nalists. 10; aatfm'nq s, 10. To these may be added illtliviliunls who have surcc. fully entered other Iiuhhz. such as phnrmm-y. nmsic. architecfure. civil engineering. military service, 01' SL-ientilh- 1'07 search. All 01' which guns III shml' that Augllsimm mun pretty gun- orally hare haci Their talents nut af infers. 1; nm'l as n crmsoquonre. we gladly mini. tho places of hnnor huspohvu fur enrncsi wm-kurs by tho gainful patriarch of .higummn have nut hecn wanting. Each in his or hvr chosen career, .MIgHrrtzlmi graduates run their .I'uL-c exceeding well. most of them even nmr pressing alumni to thu goal, a few favored and fortunate few having: already received their merited wreaths nf hay 01' IzlllI'l'l: 0r. hotter still. the blessings showered upon faithful servants. Augustann alumni have :m zlssnt-iuiion tinting hark h wall. in tho iniiun ihu 01d viglltiosfhihe year is inunatm'iai. 0f this as c parminx is true: The parts are glauilzm' lhml ihc whulv. Any gunni, liw. active unmns has IhimI mm'v than Hw ussm-inliun :1: UI: to put 11.50 am A. B. can Imrivrslmnl ith its uum-gy sinsm halw huvn ;: Iiugligihlv quantity. and its urhirvmnvn fimh-simnl. Must of 1110 joint bll'url's 01' the alumni haw lawn :lhmg hh lines. The 1' 33 01' TL ingl-thor with several touchu l'ngdmnens hmm- in writv :mri plihlish hunks illlli iivrimlii i'm- the pnhlir gumihhni' flw licmis share of the writing: l'cJH I'm Prnl'. U. Olsmn. elmi Hlilt'l'F. iil'ngllummis YEimu-r mun gum n' ' in :! trad sovicty. 2m uiocmnsi mrv company. not 1121' lnovllnizu'i' prolit h u'hirh vm med 1.:i'inlingi'ravls l'nr i'rcu lliSiI'ii!lliilJll, Hulling it Illiillnl'ilailaiu. In the hll': '8119 the Alumni assorial'iun published :1 learned Lutheran quzll'tvi'ly 11mg Aillt' iii sundry issuvs. mpics of which may still he I'mmfi in The possessiun uf mih-L-im-s nl' Tare antiquities. Again. in tho vali'iy nineties, 11m assmiution hogan and tithilsEliallln lillhlir' lien! or 'I'Iu- ,Ihmmlm. wisvly llil'iling it m'vl' to the synmiit-nl lmhiishin 'lihc sucrcssirv :itlvmpis zunplj iii'm'm'l ihv filiiliili' 01' :1 smuil. im- mi rulhu- in- m-gmn Q0U I' pm-Linmus zlssucizltinn. with ifs mvmhvl's .QL-ntim'utl lhl'mlglmul' l'hc huul mid immui'svd up to their ears in uhui'vh. schnnh :Ilid pi'ivntn iuh-l'vsfs, undmlakiug any cntm-priso dmnnmhng sustained ell'ori, husincss acumen, mid good, sound win of the realm. Is there, thou. no way by which the :lhinmi as :m mgnnized hm'li' nuiy .eui've their nhim lunfer. save hr dining with her um-e a year? There is, and the ways and mums committee has hum rcrvntly put Laurr au nlmnnun, always an almimun.

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EIEIruminrnt Alumni REV. L. A. JOHNSTON, D. D. 1 Dr. L, A Johnston was burn in S1531? Grm'o. PaH August l2, .IRSG, After rewiving his preliminary mlm-mimx there, he mlrullml at Allglmr 1mm. grmluuling l'1'nm the rollch in 1375!. Two ,x' '5 luler 1m gladlr med from the seminary mm was ordained in ISSL Sinrv llml timv he has served as lmslul' in Des Moines '81 SlH. Rockford VEGiTML Sl. Paul t'SJiIHL Molina FO-lrjij. and again at SI. Paul. where he now is, Dr. Johnston has always taken an active part in the affairs of the church and has held many offlces of trust and responsibility. having served as president of various conferences and as member or mmmrons hoards; 1-19 has been a member of the Augllslana Buck Cnurern board since its organization. and a member 01' tile Allgusmna college board since 1893. serving as Chairman from lime in lime. For lllree years he was chairman of the Gustavus Adolphus college haartL Fm- several years he acted as assoriale editor of ngzlomsx'iinnen. From 1965 to 1937 he was Swedish secrelary of the General connrilr Prior n: his election to the presidency of the Augustzum synod in 11111. Dr. Johnston served as vice president of that body for a number of years. Dr. Johnston has been heard by The Swedish people throughout the country not only from Ike pulpit km from ihe public platform as well He has perfect command Over hath the Swedish and English languages - and is considered one of lhe nblest Swedish-Amerimn pulpit craters. l jfullum in tly- fnntairps nf ILIrgr mm, muhrrgmm.