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

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It still contains the Cafeteria, Class Rooms for the Department of Com- merce. In the early days it served for living quarters for both professors and students. The Main Building was completed in 1888. It is a stone structure of pure Renaissance style. It has three stories and basement, containing lecture rooms, the chapel, and Cable Hall, which is so called in memory of P. L. Cable who donated a large sum for the completion of this building. It now also contains the offices of the Dean and of the Registrar. The Denkmann Memorial Library, dedicated in 1911, is a gift of the institution from the sons and daughters of the late Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Denkmann of Rock Island. It is one of the most beautiful Library buildings that any college possesses. The ground floor contains a lecture room, a memorial hall, administration offices, etc. The second floor contains the large main read- ing room extending across the whole front, 120 feet long by 48 feet wide. It also has the present offices of the Library Staff. On the third Hoor is a large room which has been set apart for the Museum and for the collection of books donated by Consul G. N. Swan of Sioux City. The rear of the building consists of Stack-rooms for 100,000 volumes. X ' The two Seminary Buildings were dedicated in 1923 at the time that Archbishop Nathan Soderblom of Sweden visited Augustana. The one building is devoted to instruction, administra- tion, library and worship. The chapel on the second story directly above the library, has a. seat- ing capacity for two hundred people. It has a deep chancel with a large art glass window repre- senting the Ascension of Christ. The organ was installed with means furnished by the students as a memorial to the former dean, Dr. C. E. Lindberg. Of the seven classrooms one has been set aside for the library presented to the institution by the late Professor N. Forsander. The cloister, connecting this building with the dormitory is a Gothic arcade about eleven feet wide with seven arches on the north side. The residence building contains rooms for the students. The social room, in which the students may gather for relaxation and pleasure, has a large fireplace and is very comfortably furnished. There is also a dining room in the south end of the building with seating capacity for ninety persons. The adjoining kitchen is well equipped for the preparation of meals. In the second story is a small suite of rooms set aside for the janitor. The large Gymnasium Building, completed in beginning of 1917, is a one story building with basement, of brick and steel construction, size 90 by 1410 feet. There are ample dressing rooms and locker facilities with a swimming pool 60 by 25. The main assembly hall together with the balcony seats 2,300. Above the balcony is a running track, 1413 laps to the mile. The gym- For concert programs there is a stage nasium is equipped with new and ample paraphernalia. which seats 200 people. A good pipe organ is also installed. Many noted speakers and singers have appeared here and the Synod has met in this place on several occasions. The former VVoman's Building, near the East side of the grounds, has been remodeled for use by the School of Music. Thanks to the interest in our Synod and to the efforts of the VVoman's Missionary Society, supplemented by the Appeal made by the college, a New Woman's Building was erected during 1927-28. The structure is built of Bedford limestone with a roof of black Bangor slate. On the first Hoor is the large living room, -My by 22 feet, and 18 feet high, with large arched windows, at either end of the room is a fireplace. In addition the first floor has of- fice room, cloak rooms, quarters for the Dean of lrvomen, guest rooms and students' rooms. In this building we may house more than a hundred women students. Ericsson Hall is a large residence building located in Ericsson Park. It has for many years been used for Chemistry and Physics Laboratories. The Wallberg Hall of Science is now being completed which is located 250 feet south of the Denkmann Library. We feel happy that this splendid building was erected even during times of depression by the generous testamentary gift of Mr. Emil Wallberg and Miss Marie VVallberg of Toronto, Canada. The dimensions are 4-9 x 115, with excellent classrooms and laboratories for the various departments of Science occupying three stories. There is also a full basement for storage and other purposes and a large attic space. This building will be dedicated at the seventy-fifth anniversary of Augustana College on June 7, 1935. G. A. ANDREEN. 44 :Q .44

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fessor Esbj6rn's resignation brought matters to a crisis. The Scandinavians met in convention in Chicago, Illinois, April 23-27, 1860, and after long deliberation unanimously resolved on April 27 Cwhich date is therefore celebrated at Augustana as Founders' Dayj to organize a synod for them- selves and to establish a theological seminary of their own. The organization of the synod, which was to be known as the Scandinavian Evangelical Lutheran Augustana Synod, was completed at a subsequent convention held at Jefferson Prairie, near Clinton, Vlfisconsin, June 5-11 the same year. It is to these meetings that Augustana College and Theological Seminary traces its origin. It was for three years located at Chicago, the instruction mainly being given in the old church then located on Superior Street, between VVells and LaSalle Streets. These were years of hardship for the young institution. The call of Abraham Lincoln for volunteers in the Civil VVar was heeded by some of the students and by many who otherwise would have become students at Augustana, two of the sons of President Esbjorn enlisting in the army. In 1863, when Prof: Esbjorn resigned, the institution was moved to Paxton, Illinois, where Prof. T. N. I-Iasselquist became its head, which position he retained till his death in 1891. The institution was incorporated under the laws of Illinois in 1863 and named Augustana College and Seminary, and afterward by a special act of legislature in 1865, a charter was granted which was amended by a supplementary act by the same body in 1869, since which time the institution has been known by its present name. In 1870 the Norwegians withdrew and organized a separate synod and established an institution of their own. Instruction was given both in Seminary and College subjects from the very beginning. Every year from 1861 students were sent forth from the Theological Seminary to enter the work of the ministry of the Augustana Synod, the school being able to supply only in part the ever growing needs of the Church. The Hrst graduating class from the College department received the degree of A.B. in 1877, since which time this has been an ever growing department of the in- stitution. , In 1887 the Conservatory of Music was added, and the following year a Business Depart- ment was organized. The Normal Department was established in 1891. In connection with the Conservatory of Music a School of Art was established by the Board of Directors in 1895. The courses of instruction in the Theological Seminary were gradually made to embrace two years, and from 18741 there were two regular classes in the Seminary until 1891, when the Synod increased the course to three years. Many departments of instruction have gradually been established in the College proper. All subjects in the College are taught in English. Augustana College belongs to the North Central Association and as a first-class American college fulfills the requirements of this association. It is also on the approved list of the Association of American Universities and is given Class A rating by University of Illinois. The first president of the institution was Prof. L. P. Esbjtirn, who served during the first three years. VVhen the institution was removed to Paxton, in 1863, Dr. T. N. Hasselquist, who had just accepted a,call to a new congregation at that place, was appointed president and filled this position until his death in 1891. Dr. 0. Olsson was elected to succeed him. He served until his death, May 12, 1900. Dr. C. W. Foss served as Acting President until the summer of 1901, when Dr. Gustav Andreen, of Yale University, was elected to the presidency. The institution as a whole has always been open to students of good moral character, without regard to language, race or creed. Women students were allowed to attend instruction in the various classes but were not matriculated until 1886. Of the students in the Theological Seminary 1,284+ have been ordained to the holy ministry. In the Collegiate Department 1,531 have been graduated with the degree of A.B., and 410 with the degree of B.S. In the Academy Department Cdiscontinued 1931j, 1,235 have completed the course, the Conservatory of Music numbers 519 graduates, and the Commercial Department 1,2941. The graduates of the present year are not in- cluded in any of the above figures. Buildings and Grounds Augustana College is located in Rock Island, midway between the center of the citics of Rock Island and Moline. The campus consists of about thirty-nine acres, situated in part on the bluff overlooking the Mississippi valley. Let us take a view of the buildings. ALL.-:J ? 1 3 7 1

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3B.e '.P ,.T'T. 7T'f . lilh..iY.'. . ,i--A Q.- V' . l THE PRESIDEIXITS GF AUGUSTAIXIA Rev. Lars paul Esbjorn C1808-18705 The first Augustana president was born in Helsingland, northern Sweden in 1808. At an early age the boy showed an eagerness for study when attending the gymnasium at Gefle. His special interests there in- cluded mathematics, science, astronomy and navigation. After graduation from Gede, Esbjorn entered the University of Upsala, and at 241, he was ordained as a minister. During the following three years we find him as the assistant pastor of the parish of Ostra VVahla in the province of Uppland. Following this he became the chaplain of a large manufacturing establishment, and later a school-teacher in the parish of Hille for fourteen years. During these years in Sweden, Rev. Esbjtirn was an ardent and aggressive worker for the cause of tem- perance. His great activity for this movement aroused enmity among certain factions. VVe find that the great spiritual revival was taking place in Sweden in the 30's, and Dr. Esbjorn became imbued with the spirit of this movement, having held pietistic views despite opposition. ' In 1849 a group of 150 people decided to charter a vessel and sail for America to make their home. At the request of the Swedish Mission, Society, Rev, Esbjorn followed the emigrants in order to look after their spiritualneeds in the new country. They decided to settle in Andover, Henry County, Illinois. There fol- lowed a period of hardship due to the cholera epidemic, economic difficulties, as well as to the scattered and unsegregated state of the Swedish people in America. In spite of the hardships, the minister organized church- es in Galesburg, Moline, Henderson, and Princeton, acting as the visiting pastor. His parish extended over about fifty miles at this time. Rev. Esbjtirn undertook the responsibility of obtaining funds for church buildings, and through his ef- forts, a sum of 552,200 was realized of which 81,500 was contributed by Jenny Lind. The churches at Andover and at Moline were built by this fund. Rev. Esbjiirn remained at Andover until 1856, after which he served the pastorate at Princeton for two years. In 1858, Rev. Esbjiirn was elected professor of theological subjects, Swedish language'and literature, mathematics, and science at Springfield. In 1860 he resigned and left for Chicago. The Conference at Chicago decided to establish an independent Scandinavian Lutheran body which was the beginning of the Augustana Synod. The Lutheran Seminary was opened in Chicago with Esbjorn as the first president, and professor. He was profoundly interested in the sciences, particularly astronomy, phy- sics, and chemistry, and labored diligently for the founding of the school and Synod. Rev. Esbjorn returned to Sweden in 1863 as the pastor of the parish at Ostra Vahla, where he lived until his death in 1870, beloved and respected. i Rev. Tufve Nilsson l-lasselquist, D. D. C1816-18915 Tufve Nilsson Hasselquist was born on March 2, 1816, in the parish of Ousby, in the province of Scania. His life as a student at Kristianstad and Lund was marked by ambition, but little pecuniary backing. He completed his theological studies and was ordained in the State Church of Sweden, following which he served in the parishes of Efverlop and Glemminge. He was influenced by the religious awakening , showing early a pietistic tendency. Hasselquist was active in the temperance movement, touring the country and speaking for the cause. In 1852 a call was extended to him from the congregation at Galesburg, Illinois. Rev. Hasselquist ac- cepted the call although he knew that it would mean hardship and suffering. Indeed, the conditions were un- fortunate, for the Swedes were poor, there was no church building, and many of the settlers had embraced other faiths. Despite these facts, the congregation increased from a mere handful to 360 members. In 1855 he began the publication of I-Iemlandetn which he planned to be both political and religious. Later he published an entirely religious paper called Ratta Hemlandet , and through these two publications he exerted an inestimable influence. He believed in the separation of church and state, and toleration toward other denominations. He was active in the forming of the Augustana Synod, and in 1863 he succeeded Rev. Esbjorn as president of Augustana College. During the twenty-eight years of his presidency, Dr. Hasselquist led an exemplary life of faith, hope, and love. He was vitally interested in the building up and maintaing of a center of religious education, hav- ing for his ideal the realization of complete American collegef' Through his tireless efforts and ceaselcss labor, Augustana College and Seminary came to be well established. Rev. Hasselquist was the editor of .-lfzzyfustaizrl, the leading religious organ of the Swedish Lutheran Augustana Synod. He remained in his position as president until his death in 1891.