St Olaf College - Viking Yearbook (Northfield, MN)

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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.,

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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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in .,-X, S ':.,'r ,T N.- X, 5,r- -f-T ff 'Q .. A if .1gi'-Q35-ff-: J - RTMQQ 1 9593- ,,-A 73 fx, 'Cip- .452 ?'? f Lea. Y George W. Spohn, A. M. Prof. Spohn received his education at Princeton Uni- versity. F or two years he held the Scribner Fellowship and pursued post-graduate work, which led to the de- gree of A. M. He taught German at Western Mary- land College for one year. Since 1910 he has been at the head of the Department of German at St. Olaf College. I . Peter Eikelanol, A. lVl. Prof. Eikeland has graduated from Luther College, from the University of Norway, and from Luther Seminary, Madison, Wis. He has pursued post-grad- uate work at the University of Wisconsin, the Univer- sity of Norway, at the Northern Industrial Normal, and at the University of Minnesota. He has taught at several institutions. He is now at the head of the Department of Norwegian at St. Olaf College. W Mary B. Stark, A. M. Miss Stark graduated from Hamline College in 1902 and received the degree of A. M. from the same institution in 1904. She has pursued post-graduate work at the University of Chicago and at Woods Hole Biological Station. She has devoted several years to high school work. In IQO8 she was elected head of the Department of Biology at St. Olaf College, which position she held until 1912. 28