Gustavus Adolphus College - Gustavian Yearbook (St Peter, MN)

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THE THENIE Each link in 'I'he Swedish bracelei' has been inierpreied io illusirafe one of ihe divisions of ihe l95I Gusfavian: l. Book and quill, represeniaiive of wisdom, infroduce 'ihe Adminis'I'ra'l'ion. ll. Masks of comedy and iragedy indicafe fhe drama of college life in which 'ihe Sfudenis are 'ihe players. lll. Grand piano and arlisi' represeni' 'l'he harmony ihai' is 'lhe whole of campus life. wiih each separafe Organizaiion a pad' of fhe musical score. IV. Dancing figures porfray leisure and ihe Social acfivifies of ihe campus. V. Maller and chisel, symbols of creafion in sfone and of physical sfrengih, depicf' Afhlefics. VI. PaleH'e is symbolisiic of arh here if indicales Adverfising. Q- Minn.-ullllk O iq 3 A2 40 Q ro he e sjfx U' .Y ... ,,,- X my 3

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FUREWURD ,il illllilflll 'lll .llll. ,N o 7 I ' 40 l x 4- lq iv lg Q-fray 0 Ze b 'J I -J w ill ln 'lhis fhe I95I Gusfavian, we wish +o depicf ihe coniribufions made by ihe Swedish people fo America's cullure and io our own campus. We have symbolized fhis culfural fransplanfing by a design which shows 'lhe emblems of 'ihe 'Iwo counfries linked iogeiher by a gold bracelet The bracelei is a copy of a Swedish design by Sigurd Persson. I Be'l'ween 'lhe 'iwo emblems. which are found on 'ihe cover, fhe bracelel' coniains six links, each showing one of 'lhe aris-wri+ing, drama, music, dance. sculpfure. and painling. Through educafion and a 'Free fransfer of ideas and ideals, fhis gold bracelei of 'lhe aris will produce a culfure ihal- is Swedish-American. This fusion of culiure depends upon ihe promoiion of relaiionships such as ihose demonsirafed on This college campus during commencement l950, and which will be advanced by fhe growih of +he Couni' Folke BernadoH'e Foundaiion. 2-,

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IJEDICATIUN Dr. Conrad Peferson, during forly-lwo years of service 'lo Gusfavus Adolphus College. has em- bodied 'I'he besi' in our cultural, infelleclual. and spiriiual herifage. The sweep of his hisforical vision has exfended far and wide, bui ihe focus of his inieresf has always been a responsible ciiizen- ship, elerl' and alive 'lo 'lhe opporiunifies and faslrs of fhe day and hour. Doc Pere. as he is alfecfionally and respecfively known fo all his siudenls, has esfablished himself as one of lhe greai' 'leachers in 'lhe annals of Gusfavus. Generarions of his sfudenis over 'lhe years have received noi only informafion abou! 'lhe pasi' and lreen insighi info 'lhe forces working 'lhe preseni' 'lo shape 'lhe iuiure. buf also a dehnife impression of fhe compelence of his scholarship. lhe soundness of his iudgmenfs, fhe infegrify of his characler, and fhe vifaliiy of his Chrisfian faiih. Dr. Edgar M. Carlson. 4