St Olaf College - Viking Yearbook (Northfield, MN)

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The community of play is as much a part of the campus as is the academic community. Typical college fun Was never absent from the college. In fact, the old ones per- haps had more fun than we now do! One recorded event lists the students revolting against the administra- tion and demanding a stop day to celebrate a certain victory. Scholars who would defy the demands of the majority and go to class were locked up in the gym. Organized athletics have always been a feature of student life. St. Olaf-Carleton football games started in 1920. However, traditional rivalry dates earlier as is indicated by this picture of 1887-the Hrst baseball game with Carleton. f ,','. j f H.. as X .... e r' f Q1 a .....w1,'.,l 'lmllll 5 ' ga S l P' Q :7tf'2?'f3i2isi'55l. f V ,gy f-Q , 3:4 :sfo H V. 5355732525 ,iiffiiii

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.Ss X' The other root of strength is academic excellence. Con- sul Halle Steensland of Madison, Wis., donated Steens- land Library to house the 4,100 volumes comprising the St. Olaf library in Old Main in 1901. Crowded con- ditions soon made apparent the need for a new library which wasn't soon in appearing, however. In 1888, Mrs. Mohn, in a manuscript in the St. Olaf library vault recorded the following: The physics ap- paratus arrived Oct. 13. The Iuniors are now studying physics with more interest and profit. The humble genesis of the St. Olaf Biology department is shown here also. St. Olaf is now known for its excellence in the natural sciences. si 'fi-v-A Q l eg 1- 15 Under the leadership of the Rev. Gjermund Hoyme, president of the church, St. Olaf ofhcially became a col- lege of the church. As a tribute to this effort, Hoyme Chapel was built in 1906, but burned down in 1923. Students worshipped in the gym until the appearance of Boe Memorial Chapel. The spiritual root is one of the two main sources of strength of the college. .s y , , W--- M -'-4-W -Q-M E - ' ,fl ,un Also among the noted features of the college is its music. The band was organized in 1891. -By 1902 it was offi- cially recognizecl by the church. The St. Olaf Choir was organized in 1912 and is celebrating its 50th anniver- sary this year. ' L

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