Central Wisconsin College - Valkyrie Yearbook (Scandanavia, WI)

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L . 2 3 24 5 c N ' Ill .-. D' A SHORT HISTORY OF OUR SCHOOL. The history of Central XYisconsin College dates back to the year of 1891, when after repeated efforts, a corporation was formed by the citizens at, or near, Scandinavia, lliisconsin, with the purpose in view of founding an educational institu- tion on the 1-ligh School plan, also offering a Business Course, whose atmosphere and general management should be per- meated with christian principles, and be conducive of a healthy and moral growth to those who should frequent the school. On the 21st of January, 1891, the following men met at Scandinavia and organized the Scandinavia Academy Associa- tion and applied for Articles of lncorporationz Rev. N. J. Elle- stad, Dr. M. Ravn, A. O. H ellestad, Gunder Yoie, Kittil Even- son, Thor Thorson, M. A. Olson, Herman Hotz, Ole N. Kolden, Ambrose Gregers-on, I. C. 1Yrolsitad, Rev. K. O. Eidahl, Hans johnson, L. 12. Gorden and L. L. Loberg. The formalities of incorporation being accomplished, the incorpor- ators immediately set about soliciting funds for the erection of the Academy Building. The greater part of this work fell upon Rev. N. J. Ellestad, who will be remembered because of his untiring efforts in behalf of the school. However, but very little could 'be done toward the erec- tion of the school building during the next two years. Times were hard, money scarce, and the people in general had all they could do to finance their own affairs. In the spring of 1893 Rev. Ellestad resigned from his congregations. Rev. Ole Nilson was called as his successor, and in the summer of 1893, when a sufficient sum of money had been collected to warrant a beginning, the erection of the Academy Building was com- menced. The Associationicalled Rev. C. O. Aubol as the first principal of the school. The corner stone of the Academy was laid with imposing ceremonies on july 4th of that Year. Dedication services were held October 31st, from which day the first session dates. It will be seen, then, that the school has just completed its thirtieth year. During the next nine years of hardship and struggles the school was left to its own resources, depending entirely upon the patronage of its students and the liberality of the people in its community, but at the Annual Meeting of the United Lutheran Church held at Minneapolis, Minn., june 1902, action was taken to offer Academies indirectly affiliated with the church, support on certain conditions. These conditions be- ing fulfilled, the offer was unanimously accepted at a meeting held by the Academy Corporation in the month of November,