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

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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

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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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$w. Present Old Main ffolds Spot 114 371? Watimal kcyister 0f ffistoric Places Wm: Jagusftwa's fowders built 01d buildiay are New World and local.- fire Maia a century ago, Mtg; wanted a struc- lmilding material am! the dam. Ur: galdm tune that would symbolize flit aspiration; of dolomite Hacks were quarritd 1'11 .Ctd'lairz. flit collages something bmwgftd am! im- Jam. Ami flit dam so rial! a part of posing . . . wmlmxtat Jr mat tar yam . u - - , , . from first plans fa fiml building 55mm money km! ranging Mt. Among several donations that rescued flit fourtdm'ag pm- jwt was a major gift of $25,000 from Rock Island railroad magnate P. 13. 64171:. Kb: baildiuy Mat cast and simficd so mad: was modelled after flit new main lmilding that had just 11m: armed at upp- slea university in Sweden. this clinic: was appropriate because some of Augwtaltis founders 1144 mm frail: llppmla, and W- atts: Amman? curriculum rtflccfcd tit: rmsiml scholarship tradition of tire untidy! furapmu miwrsilim 0147 Old Main its Swadislt comferpart are similar if! architec- ture! stylt Womauasqud and overall de- sign, and it: til: ampl: proportions of fate- rior space. Hat two important Illiifgs' alwt flit! Cite Eel! C'om' whirl: currently stands M the Augustam campus was built from the wood hams of Mr: 01 Old Maia 5kilding afftr it was low down 1!ch 3 look at 7!!! A 11ml: Mm boil: Old Mains stand right next ta malt other. Caddy flit 601169: 6611th stands Where III: first Old M41?! :13: la.