St Olaf College - Viking Yearbook (Northfield, MN)

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ui. -maapg ,H-'fglf e xx 1... 21-si E X? 'x,,- 'Sf- Nzaa-.ilf 'N:.:r::?- - L, Y- Y-Y - '--:' Q'-Af 1.1. Y - L!- ,Iulius Boraas, M L Prof. Boraas is also a graduate of the University of Minnesota, and has taken a post-graduate course at the same institution, receiving the degree of M. L. For eleven years he was superintendent of schools in Good- hue county, Minnesota. While acting in this capacity he wrote a book entitled: Getting Along in Country Schools. Since IQIO he has been at the head of the Department of Education and Philosophy at St. Olaf College. Paul Maurice Glasoe, Ph. D. Dr. Glasoe is a graduate of the University of Min- nesota. He received the degrees of M. S. and Ph. D. from the same institution. While a student at the Uni- versity he Worked as assistant in chemistry and from 1898 to 1901 was instructor of chemistry. The follow- ing six years he taught physics and chemistry at St. Olaf College. In 1907 he was elected president of Spokane College, Spokane, Wash., which position he held until 1910 vvhen he returned to St. Olaf College to take charge of the Department of Chemistry. Nils Kleven, A. M. Prof. Kleven received his college education from the U. C. Seminary and from St. Olaf College. In 1904 he completed his course at the U. C. Seminary. Since that time he has studied, one year at the University of Leipzig, and one year at Princeton University from which place he received the degree of A. M. He has devoted five years to the ministry and since 1911 has been at the head of the Department of Christianity at St. Olaf College. 26

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-xy- Cs? ..,..,--- X?-KT? - -4 ,- -A, ,.f . - Q N. N A X! ,Z-LY:-,-1 ' j ' -Q1-A'-L., 1 I. f '----:cm f- 1 I .-.- '-2+- .f -S' '-' M. QV: -af?-1 ,Aa Z ! ...Qc-... , 5'-2',..'T il T he Faculty fgifx Carl August Mellby, Ph. D. Dr. Mellby received his preliminary education at Luther College, at the Capital University, Columbus, Ohio, and at Augsburg Seminary. Later he spent three years at the University of Leipzig from which institution he holds the degree of Ph. D. For one year he was editor of Amerika, and has devoted six years to the ministry. In 1901 he was engaged as teacher at St. Olaf College and has since that time been at the head of the Department of History. Besides teaching he is serving the College as vice president. .1 Paul G. Schmidt, A. lVl. Prof. Schmidt is a graduate of the University of Min- nesota. In 1898 he received the degree of A. M. and later he has taken up special courses at the Universities of Minnesota and Wisconsin. While at Minnesota he was elected member of the Phi Beta Kappa Honorary Fraternity. He has held the position as head of the' Mathematics, Geology, and Astronomy Departments at St. Olaf College since 1904. Besides his regular duties as teacher he has been treasurer and vice presi- dent of our institution. 1 Charles Orrln Solberg, B. D., A. lVl. Prof. Solberg is a graduate of Beloit College, Beloit, Wis., and of the Lutheran Theological Seminary of Chicago from which place he received the degree of B. D. He has done post-graduate Work at Chicago and Wisconsin Universities, and has devoted several years to the Ministry. Prof. Solberg taught for five years at Pleasant View Luther College. Besides his Work as teacher he has been a busy and active Worker among the young people of our church. Since 1907 he has been at the head of the English and Public Speaking Departments at St. Olaf College. 25

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Q.,-f Nils Flaten, Ph. D. Prof. Flaten graduated from the University of Min- nesota in I8Q3 and later received the degrees of A. M. and Ph. D. 'from the same institution. He taught one year at Grand Forks College, and one year at the U. C. Seminary. He has been at the head of the Departments of Latin, French, and Spanish at St. Olaf College since 1900. During the school-year 1909-Io he traveled and studied in Europe, spending from two to eight weeks at such places as Paris, Grenoble, Barcelona, Madrid, Rome, Florence, Naples, Venice, Etc. :G,4'L. 5-ici' fl Ca J l N ! ,zaf- -Fu -,,.1- ......., 1 ' ' ' ' -- Ls-f 41, .. . f ,X N,jTg,f3 4. 'AMP 4' if DTC' Erik l-letle, lVl. S. Prof. Hetle is another St. Glaf College graduate. He completed his course in 1903. He pursued post-gradu- ate work at the University of Chicago from which in- stitution he holds the degree of M. S. He has been as- sistant in mathematics and is now at the head of the Department of Physics at St. Glaf College. Ole G. Fellancl, A. lVl. Prof. Pelland is a graduate of Luther College. After completing his college course he studied at Northwestern University, receiving the degree of A. M. He has also graduated from Concordia Theologi- cal Seminary, St. Louis, Mo., and has devoted some time to the ministry. At St. Olaf College he has taught Latin, Greek, and German. At present he is teaching Hebrew besides acting as Librarian. 23 'A Ss.,