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,M v aff M f 41. Ll, ,:,- 1 . A r ff 1 i'7i e I VF gg. f W V li.-'if ,. ' ' i J, ' The famous bust of Gustavus Adolphus a replzca o which stands in the college triangle was executed zn Nuremberg in 1632 by the German sculptor Hans van der Putt. AZIN G out from College Hill into the valley, where the languid Minnesota flows on to its rendezvous with the Mississippi, stands the bronze bust of a regally garbed man. As befits a conqueror, he wears a crown of laurel. In the granite pedestal on which he rests are in- scribed the words, NGUSTAVUS ADOLPH US, 1594 - 1632 Long ago his eyes beheld less tranquil sights - the storm and strife of war - soldiers armed with pikes and swords struggling hand to hand - the shock of charging men on horse-back - the smoke of muskets and cannon hanging like a pall over dead and dying men. Today they view a peaceful college campus far from the scenes of his triumphs. Fresh-faced students, not soldiers and statesmen, surround him now. They scurry by, books under arm, or tarry to chat. For some, his tiny nook is a trysting place. They call themselves Gusties', and, in the casual fashion of students, refer to him affectionately as Old Gus, ignoring the chronological fact that, even at the time of his death, he was not old. His place on the campus in an atmosphere of culture and learning is ap- propriate. He was always a vigorous exponent of education, regarding it as the life-blood of any nation. During his reign the present school system of Sweden was established. It was he who breathed new life into the University of Uppsala by initiating educational reforms and undergirding it with his gift of the hereditary Gustavian estates. 2
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