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

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ADMINISTRATION AND FACULTY RAINBOW BRIDGE Between hnaren and ill: gmh um gm L-nnslruclud A bridge ralled Bllrnsl. nr the Rainbow. The ruddy hue uf Hue bridge is the Turin or a fire Hm! Imrns wilhnlll cmg. ing. to prevent the Earth Giants frum erossinp: ovu- u.

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THE DEATH OF BALDER On rocky shares the Viking children played; To Frigg, the fruitful mother, women pmyed; 0n peaceful seas victorious Vikings sailed; Ami oher their conquered lands a peace mevailed. Above, the gods cm Asgm'dk lofty plain Had made of Balderis fate a game. Undauhted, proudly, Balder stood alone, While at his supple body things were tho'o um. At Baldew's feet the hearted, objects felt, While Bolder smiled fm- he knew well All living things, the shmbs, the trees, the rocks, Had given to Feigg their pledge to harm him not. The jealous Loki, evil god of Heat, Looked with hatred. at Battler's feat And in an evil, recess of his mind Had hatched a, plot with the cunning of his kind, Disguised in women's garb from F?'igg he found That Frigg herself the world had been around Amt found alt thing's both high and low Had pledged except: the mistletoe. He gave it to, and bade the blind god throw. The blind god them; the a.?1'ow sped Straight to its mark, then Loki fled, Far Bolder fell pierced time the heart, By Lohits cu-rmivegly fashioned dart. On Asgmws lofty plain all jay had fled. Where once the happy gods did tread. No more on Asgardts plain the gods would play, For there the dying Raider lay. t Otea- all the world a darkness crept, From northefh seas a fierce wind swept. Above, the gods and goddesses wept Mourning the death of Baldeo .

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HISTORICAL SKETCH On April 2'7, 1860, a group of men, feeling the need for an educational institution and possessed of a far-reaching vision, founded Augustana Col- lege at Chicago, Illinois. The name Augustana was chosen by the founders in commemoration of the Evangelical Lutheran Confession, presented to the emperor at the Diet of Augsburg on June 25, 1530. Originating in a single room with some twenty students taught by Professor L. P. Esbjorn, Augustana continued for three years at Chicago. In 1863 the college was moved to Paxton, Illinois. During the twelve years of existence at Paxton, six frame buildings were erected, and were used for both classroom instruction and living quarters of students and pro- fessors. The Rev. T. N. Hasselquist faithfully and efficiently served Augustana as president during the Paxton period, as well as at Rock Is- land until his death in 1891. The year 1875 is a commemorable one. In that year the college was moved to Rock Island, Illinois, and from that date Augustana can trace its steady development. Under the successive presidencies of the Rev. Dr. Hasselquist, Dr. Olof Olsson, and Dr. G. A. Andreen, the institution has grown to a splendid Augustana which has served well and accomplished a great purpose. From the single-room school with one teacher and some twenty students at Chicago, there has developed at Rock Island an insti- tution of sixty faculty members, approximately 800 students, and ten large buildings distributed over a campus of forty acres. The history of the past is intensely fascinating, but it is to RThe Greater Augustana,' of the future that attention and efforts must be di- rected. The future Calls for the same loyal and enthusiastic support by the alumni and other friends of Augustana as has characterized the past. FREYJ'A Frurjn was in lh: habit ol' driving n rhnrinl' drawn Ihrounll Nu.- air In.- two cum ur all the I'mhn's who fail in haule. hair Imnmc hl-r pnriinn: it was her right In: thumu- them, and IhI-y Caml- tu their L-u-rnal home in Fullsvanu.