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

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FIN! mi : .um. Brauldt-llr, .1! 'TSHII. likhliul. Sululiudt. . MI'HJEIMJ. . Swami Raw: Jollllsi' , L. Solsnn, Ekh-Jt. lluuhrrr. Swltlleh-ml. livrzrvn. lm-imdt'l'. Wald. Hl'isnn'lmn- BOARD OF DIRECTORS REV. GUSTAV ALBERT BRANDELLE, D.D., LL.D., ex oficiu ............ Rock Island, Ill. President of the Lutheran Aztyustana Synod REV. GUSTAV ALBERT ANDREEN, PHIL, DD, 650 affinity ............... Rock Island, 111. President of Auy-ustmxu. College and Theological Seminary REV. PERCIVAL ARTHUR JOHNSON, A.B., D.D .......................... Galesburg, I11. REV, HERMAN EMANUEL SANDSTEDT, B.D., S.T.D ..Chi1'.ago, Ill. .Evanston, Ill. . . . .Chicago. Ill. . . . . Escanaba. Mich. Crystal Falls, Mich. ........ Chicago, Ill. . . . . . .Ottumwa, Iowa ..... Superior, Wis. .Sicnx City, Iowa 111163001151 Minn. .Curry, Pa ock Island, 1111. 125 Maines. Iowa Rock Island, 111. LOUIS MAGNUS NELSON .............. NELS EDWARD CHRISTIANSDN.. . REV. CARL. ALBERT LUND, B.D., D.D REV. CARL AUGUST RDSANDER, AB... NILS ANTON NELSON .......... CHARLES JOHN EKFELT. . .. REV. A. THEODORE EKBLAD, 11.11., DD REV. ANDREW PETER WESTERBERG B D GEORGE M. STEPHENSON, PH.D DAVID ALFRED HILLSTROM . . . . M115. K. T. ANDERSON, A.M. REV. EMIL FERDINAND BERGREN, A. 1-1 B. JOHN HENRY HAUBERG, A. B., LLHB LLD CARL JOHAN SWENDSFN ................ . . nneapoli-s, Minn. REV. SAMUEL MARTIN MILLER, A.B.. . ..................... Jamestown. .N. Y. OFFICERS Prwz'dcn! .............. D12. A. THEODORE EKBLAD MDR. JOHN HENRY HAUBERG Secrctury.. D11. HERMAN EMANUEL SANDSTEDT Ti'easurcrn ..................... REV. c.1111, J. JOHNSON Eeccntive Cowwiittw' Dr. Andleen, chahmzm; Rev. Carl J.Johnsm1, seuelary; Dr. Sandstedt, D1. Brandelle D1.Hauberg,D1 P.ArthurJohnson,C.J.Ekfe1t Vice President. FRET - and :11 1h: Seamus cr 111 Riches Lincrns :md lillmzc: hands He pmpern 51nd Innaru. His m. hm . named Gull husti. rarus lhrumzh tllr In 1-1- 11.:- gm 11mm- of lighl frnm ln's gnhh-n hristlus.

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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.

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Evident a5 must be to us the faults of the old classical curriculum, it did possess a unity and integration of con- tent and purpose which compels our ad- miration. We may criticize its narrowr ness and rigidity but we can not deny its claim to have produced men and women of culture. With the advent of the elective sys- tem, the tendency to early specializa- tion. and the admission of vocational subjects came a certain disintegration and confusion 0f purpose which a later reaction toward required course groups and majors failed adequately to couni teract. Those who have seen and def plored this condition must experience keen gratification at the new reasser- tiun of itself by the Liberal Arts Coin lege. Evidence enough of this is found in the various college plans', all of which, differ as they may in detail, have as their avowed purpose the attainment of more definite and inclusive cultural aims through a comprehensive integra- tion of knowledge. With a maximum freedom from mere routine for the student and new encour- agement to individual eEort, there bids fair to result a zest far discovery which may well play havoc with prafessorial complacency. In a more genuine sense than ever before the educational task must be conceived as a coilperative en, terprise in which faculty and students join forces toward a common purpose. ARTHUR WALD. SIR Loki. hurim: maliciously cut all SiI'x hair. wug mm- DeHl-d lis' Thur :9 KM lhe Burk Elves u. rahluun hair from gold Ihal wuuld mow Iiku natural hair. Thur; Sil. um prutu'tor ur mam. the uoddeau whoae am mums kindred ulld lution- sh mme m hurl wow. im: hair nf yl-uw ma First, then, a 100mm: win, or won't- degmml wilt; If xhe will dalr, she will: and tkarck 1m and ain't. -AARON HILL in Epilogue to Zuru. To any young woman interested in recreational, social, and cultural dcvcli npment, Augustana offers many splen- did opportunities. The Augustana Girls: Athletic Asso- ciation and the Valkyries promote good spurtsmanship and afford suitable rec- reation and training in the various ath- letic activities. The Augustana Woman's Club is the one arganization which in- cludes all girls from all departments of the institution Its chief aims are to fos- ter a friendly spirit among the women on the campus and to assist the fresh, men girls in becoming adjusted to their new environment. Activities of varied nature are promoted by the Dormitory Club in the Woman's Building. There are also six sororities on the campus. with a membership of one hundred. The fields of debate and oratory are open to all interested college girls Mu- sin lovers may nartake in the rendition of Handells Messiah and other ura- torios. Competition for membership in the Oriole chorus is keen. Augustana olfers ample extracurricu- lar activities to assure each girl of a pleasant and profitable college lifel ESTHER E. SUNDBERG.