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

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presidmt, mam! from 7597 - 7935. Jagastaaa students of tile past looked liltr: fltis Will! waadm rabies am! chairs cconnnued from page 53 just 511th: dollars received as 71177707: from the twenty-om studwts curallta'. Zita da- aafiaas of food and money obtained from the churches ii! III: synod war: inadequate to department. wifll language, history, mall!- matics, am! trataral science divisions; and a theological department, mmistikg of a theoretical section and a practical 55:77am 7863 was a year af change for Ila: 3611001. sustain the sclloal 3713 kw. mm: of .7; saw 711: restynatim of kw. gsbjora fa Malia: was 5th to Sweaty 714 7860 to look far finamial help, and kw. 55mm fol- low! in 7862. Caattltar M611 rectimi am 70000 dollars from callacliaas in Sweden amt a donation by King eltarlts x V. 3115 king also daaated 5000 books from 771: royal library kw. 8sbjam, in a mating with lid! ii! 3057M, received 7,500 dollars from 771: Swrdislt siagrzr Jam; .0744 as a contribution to 7b: calleaa 50:71 so, 711: ecoamic situation in 6117m- ga was pom: gsbjam was III: only prafcssar at 711: school, and sawed a: college president as well. 311: only collage baiia'iug 77: Ekim- aa was an Jamatml church salami house. take an appaiatmal fa ltis lime diocese of llppsala, Sweden. 1!: was replaced by CW. ffassthaisn tlzm pmidmt of tile Aaaasfaaa .Catlteran Synod. am: 711'; di- rection, 7716 6011159: mam! to a small school- lm'sa fa Paxton, Jllimis. 549117 of flit rm students, and frftwa Mm 17m! in 17715- sttyaist's farmhousc until the firs! MW building was finished in Namaben Sir buildings were wcataally traded in Paxton. . .771 1716:: wars, flassclqaist continued with the riyaraa: mm; fsbjom ltad begun. rcauiriag stridmts to rise at 5.00 71.51.. am! altmd classes anti! 500 p.171. Hassalqaist 717171556 taught a total of 76 different sab- Z'lte curricular: 6071575751 of a preparatory facts. x... Wt? Olaf 0158077, Aagustaan third A typical Science classroom for equipped With Microscrapas 071 Ill: tables.

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i. , . 3i, . uh- rhytm- ' 4 m l; J 7-;1. Ex ? 1i ll lllllmmmm Illlllmlll! Mill ih photography, am! by his proposal fer the establishment of 1m ohsereatarg ia the Ga- lapagas Jslahds. J! was America. however, which eaptared his greatest interest. gaatatts with church A leaders abroad had interested Eshjarh 1'11 1 America, aha' 1'11 1349 he travelled to the States with his family. 1!: served as pasta. for eaagregatiahs 1'11 Andean and Prime- toa, Jlliaais before his appointment as Swedish professor at the llhiuersity af Jili- hais in 1858. this sehaal was a ,Catheraa - ehareh iastitatiah fa Sprihgfield. Jilihais. Eshjara was a member of the Northerh Jlliaais synod, hat he grew saspieiaas of the meterisahizatiaw h of the ,Catheraa eharsh, am! he was displeased with the sitaatiaa 1'11 Spriagfiela. fie eehseahehtly restarted 1h frata his daties 111 1860, m jaihea the effarts ef the 11:wa famed Aagastaha .9111:- ad to mate a new ealleae. Jshjam assumed the presidency of Au- After the college heaved ta Paztah the seam! gallege baifdehy was really hot mach larger that the preview aae but it still served its parpese for edaeatihg. the serum! 1'11 line of the eallegds presidehts was CW. ftasselqaist. fie sewed from 1863-1891. gastaha college: as well as teeming its aaly prafessar. 111's salary in arrears, the Kev. aaaetheless warhea' aaeeasihgly ta adminis- ter to the educational aaa' ematiahal heea's af the sehaal's stadeats gshjara worked at Aagastasea aatil 1863, whea he resigaed to take a positiaa at Oster Wahals, Swedeh. Hie eautrihatiah ta Aagastaha allege is evidenced by the fact that without his ef- forts, the sehael would act be here today. the Kev. .C. P. 8shjarh passed away in 1870, but Aayastaaa Galleye remains as a tribute to his memory Chase MM wha saeeeeded Kev. a'sbjam as presideat af Aagastatta gallege were: CW. Jtasselqaist 1863-1391, Olaf Olssah 1891-1901, Gustav ,4. Andrew 1901- 1935, geared Eergeadaff1935-1962, 61a- reaee W. Soreasaa 1962-1975, am! them- as E'redway 1975 -preseht. Che sehoafs first year 1'11 6hieaga saw tconrinued on page 61

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wit awatller celebratiwt far Augustam gallege, people yatltered along 7:11 Avenue and at iubilee flat! for Augie: 50:1: Anniversary 6:115de Akdreew, Aygustawds fear!!! preeidenl. served from 7901 7935 Mter 6kieago Ami Payton the Move Z70 kaek island gepanded Z'lze Gollege Jr! a move that reflected bail! wrfawmlrle tawditiom in Paxton and a separating of tilt Nerwegian members away from the V411- guetana mind. the college board of directors decided to move flee school in Rack mm in 7875'. 61455:; tregtm there am September 22, 7875 ii! the get unfinished tlaserem building. E1115 first km? Jslaird structure: erected by Peter 601ml: of Malian was a embimtim classroom bedding. dormitory, , prafessofe residence, and dining hall. AI! additional set of professor's residences fal- , lower! in tbe late 187025: med jubilee i141! was bail! in 1883. ,4 brick gymnasium was built in 1900, fallowea' by a larger one . 1917. Clint purpose of flit? school in Rock Island was still education in its most rigor- ores sense. ,4 cede ef calmed was ewforced which included mandatory clmrel: and morning prayer. and w noise whatsoever after 9.00 p.512, limitations we autdeer sports, and an all inclusive . . . students must conduct themselves as genrlemtt at all times. As the 19th century drew to a dose, Augustanfs enrollment climbed past five kundred. Che etltwfs leaders were begin- ning to see flee fruits of their labors. E'lte early years It! Rock island were financially difficult but saw the cellege expand am! change. Scientific Mme: were added, and women were gaining standing. 3nglislt was displaeing Swedish; elassies were gwing way to social science WM Msirrees courses. these changes reflected the changing elm:- aefer of tile sellea! as it moved forward into tlee 20th texture