Minnehaha Academy - Antler Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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CATALOG, MINNEHAHA ACADEMY dia, South America, Russia and other fields have addressed the school. These messages have widened the horizon of our students and given them a keen vision of the world’s need . Mission study classes are organized from year to year to study various fields. The school regularly sends delegates, both from the faculty and the student body, to the Student Volunteer Conventions. School Athletics A strong and healthy body is an invaluable asset for success in any field of endeavor. Regular exercise is therefore necessary for every person, but particularly for students. The school has a large field for out-door athletics, which is used in the fall and in the spring. The new building contains a large gymnasium which can be used at all times of the year, and also shower baths. Historical Outline Minnehaha Academy has just completed its ninth year, but the educational work it represents has a history of more than a third of a century. The beginning of the movement dates back to 1884, when Rev. E. Aug. Skogsbergh founded a school in his own home on Eighth Avenue South, Minneapolis. The number of students was large and increased from year to year. The school was moved several times but was located in the Swedish Tabernacle most of the time. On Janury II, 1905, seventeen men met in Minneapolis and began a new' chapter in this history. Led by D. Magnus, they organized a school association and purchased the ground on which Minnehaha Academy is now located. In 1910 this property and a considerable sum of money were presented to the Northwestern Mission Society, the organization uniting the Swedish Mission Churches of the Northwest. The school is owned and controlled by this body. The third chapter in the annals of this movement begins in 1911. At the annual conference of the Northwestern Young People’s Covenant, held in the summer of that year on the school site, the so-called Corps of Collectors was formed under the leadership of A. L. Skoog. This organization gathered a sum of over $27,000, by means of which the first school building was erected. The first school year began September 15, 1913. As this catalog is issued the second school building is being erected at a cost three times that of the first building. 'File enrollment has increased four-fold in nine years and now numbers over 400. 14

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CATALOG, MINNEHAHA ACADEMY some inspiring, evangelical song. A passage from the Bible is read by a member of the faculty, and then all heads are bowed in prayer and thanksgiving. At least once a week some speaker is invited to address the school. One morning a week the occasion is mainly a song service, directed by Mr. Burns, the head of our music department. The chapel services are a constant inspiration to both students and teachers. Literary Prizes Through the generosity of a young professional man in the Twin Cities, prizes are awarded annually at Minnehaha Academy for the best essays written in the Swedish and in the English classes. In each of these two departments three cash prizes are offered, the first one amounting to fifteen dollars, the second one ten dollars and the third one five dollars. These prizes are announced and bestowed at the annual commencement. The Library The library is located in a particularly pleasant room on the first floor, and is open to all the students. As a result of several generous donations it is well furnished, and has the beginning of a valuable collection of books. The Board of Directors has appropriated a sum annually to be used for the purchase of new books. An increasingly large number of periodicals is regularly received. Gifts for the library will be gratefully received by the school. Summer School Summer school is conducted at Minnehaha Academy for a term of nine weeks, beginning about June 1 and closing about August 1. Regular courses are given in the High School, Business, and Music Departments. In the High School Department a semester’s work is completed in the subjects offered. All tuitions are reduced 33 1 3% in the summer school, since such expenses as heating and lighting the buildings are low. Minnehaha Academy has cool, airy buildings, surrounded by a large wooded campus. These surroundings make the school an ideal place for taking a summer course. The sessions begin at 8 o'clock in the morning and close at 1 o'clock noon. Missionary Interest A deep interest in foreign missions prevails at Minnehaha Academy. During the past school year missionaries from China, Japan, In- 13

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