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

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the objective of turning net individuals who have been instilled with an insightful perspective on life that will make them successful contributors to our warid. it is the unique character atpeapie associated with the school, past and present, that sets Augus- taha apart from the rest. Members at the community Augustana facuity and students, and anyone else remotely associated with the eatiege, are familiar with the name at Dr. Conrad Bergendett During his illustrious career at Augustaha, Dr. Bergehdott has served as student, instructor: admihhtratan and historian. Dr. Bergen- daff's hhowiedge, dethtatiah, and perseverance throughout the years have been major contributing factors that have atiowed hughstaha to keep ON THE EU After graduating from Augestana and instructing tor a time, Dr. Bergendott assumed the othce of President at the college in 1935. The gm wth that the school experienced during his tenure was vast and has been a retraction on Dr. Bergehdatfk neverehd- ihg desire to see that the cottage attained the level at schaiastieism and tradition that its founders origihat envisioned. Even with his retirement in 1962, Di. Bergendottis service ta the eatiege did not end. Dra wing from his experience with the college and his re valence for what the catiege stood for, Dr. Bergen- doh' wrote a htlstaricai accaent ca verihg the founding afilugustana to 1335. Augustana e A Profession of Faith was published in 1969, and remains to this day one at the most accurate and insightful accounts of the early history at Augustaha Coilege. in the minds of many, Dr. Bergehdatt's legacy wih' forever stand as a tribute to the deeply rooted tradition that is Augustaha. His legacy is aiso preserved through the building that hears his name - The Bergendati Hail of Fine Arts. Dr. Bergehdatt is still seen on campus, making frequent trips to the Dehhmanh Memorial Library. A man whose association with the school goes hash decades; a man amidst the campus that he helped make great; Dr. Conrad Bergendeh'is stilt ON THE RU Dr. Derothy Parkahder, teaching in her tortieth year. has seer: many students come and go through Augustaha Ceiiege. Many Roch isiahd winters and summers ha we come and gone. and the campus has seen many changes: but Dr. Faikander has remained. Her dedication to her students is matched aniy by her knowledge. Any student that has been instruct- t ed try her in class can tell you that her hnuwtedge is '

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0N tHE HUN. A phrase that, in our society, 13 applicable to many aspects of life. From the physical action characteristics at most animal's, to the growth, maturity, and progress seen in various insti- tutions as time passes an. In a society that is always iaohihg t0 the future, ON THE FUN connotes a positive movement towards a desired goat which ulthnatety benefits humanity. By striwhg tar excel- tenee in academics, athletics, the personal maturity of students, a compassion for the human condition, Augustahe Cottege is an institution at higher teamng that can he most dehhitehi dehhed as ON THE RLW. From its inception in 1860. Augustaha has been ON THE Rtth'. Cohstenthr in search at an atmo- sphere conducive ta teaming the caitege moved from its original home in Chicago to Paxton, tthnais, then tinaity on to its present tecation in Rock island. Keeping Up a steady pace of persistence and drive, the school has gm mm from a ohe-huitdihg campus in 1375 to the twenty-h've building: we see today The multiple herds of study that are available today are a far cry from the courses that were offered in the earty days at the school, Augustaha has managed to keep up with a modern society that calls for advanced technological study, but also maintains the promotion of a concentrated study at the humanities. hugestaha students are given the opportunity to take advantage at the expansive com- puter resources on campus 7 our link to the future, or are able to opt to! the study at the Classics - our iihh to the past. Which eve! of the many hetds at study a student chooses, they can he assured they are receiving a comprehensive liberal arts education comparable to the best cottages and universities. the Ahghstana curriculum has successfhihl managed to stay in the race that is the competitive world at higher education. The schaat is indeed ON ME RUN. The cottage has depended upon a number a re- sources to aid in the schahi's constant change and gm wth, 0! all the resources the cottege has relied on, perhaps the most important are the peapie Augus- tana has depended on in founding the school, teach- ing at the schaei, and maintaining its operation. with

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great. Dr. Farhander graduated tram Augustaha in 1945 and began teaching here the next year. In her Milton come, Dr. Parkahder stresses John Mitnnls belief that educahon exists to produce people who are able to contribute to society. DI: Farhander epitomizes this concept at a level that would make Milton htmsetf proud. She has contributed to her student's apprectattbn at literature and education for faur decades by aiding them in appreciation of life and hetmhg them to become contributors. Her entha- siasm to! her subject is unparahetett One would think that she is teaching the material tor the hrs! time, but she isn't. She has been teaching at Aughsv tana for forty years and continues to be ON THE RU The many students at Augustaha beta to make up the unique atmosphere that is a tradition at the cottage. They came from diverse tamth backgrounds and geagraphicat locations, but at! are brought to- gether under the spirit and ideals the school pra- motes. They study in many different hetds and Witt all take eh'herent paths through Fife, but wilt he tore ver joined in the memory at theh Augustana experience. The students came to Augustaha in search at the wt- ed'ge along with various other reasons but always with similar goats; to better themsetves and the world they live hr. They dihyehty strive for an academic background that wilt help them make a run at his. A run that will help them hath others.