«s $7“ “ii It it‘i‘iggfljfi g k.» Seniors 1918 - 1919 A. K. ODLANI) - Minneapolis, Minn. Attended Augsburg Academy 1915-16 Concordia At present serving as pastor at \"ndenn, Snsk., Cnn. PAUL SUNNACK - N‘linneapnlis, Minn. Augsburg Academy 191.") Attended Augsburg College 1915-16 Mission Society; ... Show more«s $7“ “ii It it‘i‘iggfljfi g k.» Seniors 1918 - 1919 A. K. ODLANI) - Minneapolis, Minn. Attended Augsburg Academy 1915-16 Concordia At present serving as pastor at \"ndenn, Snsk., Cnn. PAUL SUNNACK - N‘linneapnlis, Minn. Augsburg Academy 191.") Attended Augsburg College 1915-16 Mission Society; “EchoH Staff; Concordia Rev. Sonnack is pastor in! Adrian, Minn. MORRIS G. C. VAAGENES — Racine, Wis. Augsburg Academy 1912 Augsburg College 1916, B. A. “Echo” Stafl; Mission Society; Concordia Rev. Vaagenes leaves in June for Mudugascur. to serve under the L. B. M. PAGE TWENTY-NIN l‘l Show less
* a?“ 4‘s“ if x g , r O 0 ~ assessesgsgeses \\\‘NN&\M\M\\NW“\\WW§M§£MNM\\\\W£W 's *.-~\\\\~~ \ ~x.»:-\_,\\-\ . :.- wt. ~3\s;»_\-\:_\,;.. .. 9 > _ W \ pastors in Racine. \\'is.. it was decided to call the new institution “Augsburg Seminary,” partly in recognition of its close affiliation with the... Show more* a?“ 4‘s“ if x g , r O 0 ~ assessesgsgeses \\\‘NN&\M\M\\NW“\\WW§M§£MNM\\\\W£W 's *.-~\\\\~~ \ ~x.»:-\_,\\-\ . :.- wt. ~3\s;»_\-\:_\,;.. .. 9 > _ W \ pastors in Racine. \\'is.. it was decided to call the new institution “Augsburg Seminary,” partly in recognition of its close affiliation with the Augustana College and Seminary. of which it was an outgrowth, partly as an expression of the spirit and aim of the school: it was to be faithful to Lutheran doctrine. On Luther’s birthday, Nov. 10, Augsburg Seminary held its opening celebration. There came pastors from several places, and singers from Milwaukee met up. Rev. 0. Hatlestad began the exercise with prayer, and addresses were made by Rev. Amon Johnson, Eau Claire, Wis.; Prof. A. \Veenaas, president of the school; Prof. J. Anderson, principal of the academy. and F. Craig. county superintendent of schools. The ladies of the village served dinner. In the evening there was preaching by Rev. M. Falk Gjertsen. The Seminary had two departments. a pro—seminary, where instruction was given in languages, history, and mathematics, and the seminary proper. where instruction was given in the ordinary theological subjects. Prof. \\'cenaas lectured in theology, Cand. Phil. Boek taught foreign languages, and X. C. Brim and 1’. C. Ostby. themselves students of theology, acted as assistants in English and Norwegian respectively. Some of the theological students taught in the academy. .\t the end of the fall term. 1869. the seminary had the following stu- dents: X. C. Brun, N. l3. Anderson (Boe). J. A. Bergh, P. G. Ostby, L. Lund, C. llelsem, O. C. Anderson, and II. N. Thorup. The following were stu— dents in the pro-seminary: H. Z. I'lvid. P. Ilendriksen, H. Grotheim, C. B. Jacobson. C. T. Saugstad. G. G. Hoyme, N. S. Kolin, and B. L. Hagboe. The school building, which was used jointly by the seminary and the academy, had a tower but no bell. Endre Boe, father of Boe, the student, helped it out of this difficulty, and soon the beautiful tones of the bell rang over the whole village. But they did not seem quite so beautiful to the sleepy student whom they aroused from pleasant dreams to hard, irksome toil. And sometimes sleep (lid get the best of him. But woe to the hapless lad whom the president on his trip of inspection found abed. A former Paxton student was elected bell-man, and he of course never overslept. But he had to buy a watch, a piece of wanton luxury in those days, and it cost him $4.00—a large sum for an Augsburg student in 1869; but he had to sacrifice something for his exalted office. Relations between the seminary and the academy were usually friendly, though at times some friction developed on account of the Norwegian spirit that permeated the seminary and the American spirit that dominated the academy. Except for a bad epidemic of typhoid fever. which for a while transformed the school into a hospital and the students into patients or nurses, school work went on without interruption the first year. But the following year was destined to see a change. At the annual meeting of the Scandinavian Augustana Synod, at Andover, Ill., 1870, the Norwegian mem— bers withdrew to organize a separate synod, the Swedish members having PAGE TWENTY-TWO a ,._ “Va 0...“-.. 1. , , . m"- a-m—i. . . w-..» Show less
\\\\ \x\\ - t “we. . . \3 WW WWWWWWW cheerfully sanctioned this step. Preliminary steps to organize were taken at Andover. and the organization was completed at St. Ansgar, lowa. But some of the pastors were dissatisfied with the newly organized Danish— Norwegian Evangelical Conference. and in the... Show more\\\\ \x\\ - t “we. . . \3 WW WWWWWWW cheerfully sanctioned this step. Preliminary steps to organize were taken at Andover. and the organization was completed at St. Ansgar, lowa. But some of the pastors were dissatisfied with the newly organized Danish— Norwegian Evangelical Conference. and in the autumn of 1870 they met at Jefferson Prairie, \Vis.. and organized the Norwegian Augustana Synod. They demanded control of the school building at l’larshall. and l’rof. \\'een— aas handed over the keys to their representative, l’rof. _l. Andersen. Augsburg Seminary was thus without a homt. To find shelter was no easy matter in that little village. Finally they found a farmer on the out- skirts who was willing to let them use the upper story of his house. It was an ordinary farm—house, old and somewhat dilapidated. but it was the only one to be had. It had three rooms. two small ones that were used as lodgings by the students, and a larger room, 12x20 feet. in which we placed a long home—made table with benches on *ach sid* and a reading desk at the end. Here Augsburg Seminary had its class-room. auditorium. etc., from Novem- ber, 1870. until it moved into its new building at Minneapolis. Minn. The students were lodged upstairs in l’rof. \\'eenaas' house and wherever else rooms could be had. Board could be had at the village restaurant for $1.25 per week. At this rate we could not of course expect many delicacies. but there was enough for sustenance. There was nothing grand about .-\ugsburg in those days nothing that could please the eyes of the world, nothing that was attractive to flesh and blood. The sole asset of the school was a flock of students who were subject to the power of the word of (lod and His Spirit and willing to stiller and strive for the faith of the saints. The theological professor and tireless worker of the school had belonged to a group of students in Christiania. Norway. who had been converted in the revival that resulted from the work of Professor Johnson. To this man l’rof. \\'eenaas looked up with thorough respect and veneration and he had full_' accepted his views of Christianity and of church life. And these views he was anxious to t'ansplant on American soil. This being the aim of .-\ugsburg, one should reasonably expect that the school would have met with general and hearty sympathy. But this was not the case. Denominational interests played in. Furthermore. the school was too Norwegian for a few, too high churcth for others, not orthodox enough for some. It became the object of bitte' attacks from many direc- tions. The necessity of meeting these attacks imposed a new burden on the president. To this was added that the congregations of the “Con- ference” were few and weak, so contributions to the current expenses of the school were scant. The outlook was often dark. In these times of hardship Prof. \Veenaas had a splendid helpmeet in his beloved wife. Mrs. VVeenaas was beyond doubt one of the noblest Norwegian women who ever set foot on American soil. I would gladly weave a wreath to her memory if I could. As one who often enjoyed their hospitality and had PAGE TWENTY-THREE E Show less
:51: gnu." “1-in—1; s“ \\‘ s” .s § as s ® ® .\ xv ~~ at ~ \ ‘\\\‘\\\§§‘ ssNe‘ ’ V s“ \ ms“ \ c.» WWW‘WW\NW\W&WW W ’4/ as far as compatible with ellicient work at school, also during the school y *ar. .\ number of student organizations have been formed, and several of them have attained a very... Show more:51: gnu." “1-in—1; s“ \\‘ s” .s § as s ® ® .\ xv ~~ at ~ \ ‘\\\‘\\\§§‘ ssNe‘ ’ V s“ \ ms“ \ c.» WWW‘WW\NW\W&WW W ’4/ as far as compatible with ellicient work at school, also during the school y *ar. .\ number of student organizations have been formed, and several of them have attained a very respectable age. The Students' Society and the Hoarding Club are among the oldest. Literary. debating. oratorical, and athletic societies. as well as musical organizations, library societies, and other associations. have all had their share in shaping the development of the school. and in increasing its usefulness. The Students’ Missionary Society. organized in 1885, deserves special mention. as it has done much to foster the missionary spirit among Norwegian Lutherans in America. The .\ugsburg .\lunmi .\ssociation was organized in 1891. It meets once a year. generally the day after the College Commencement. Its functior- is mainly of a social character; it end -avors to further good-fellowship among the graduates of the school. It also seeks to create a greater interest in the work and aims of their .\lma Mater. In 1870 two young men were graduated from the Theological Department of .\ugsburg Seminary. The total number of graduates from this depart— ment up to and including 1020 is 431. .\lmost all ol these have become pastors. teachers. or missionaries. and a great majority of them are serving the Church at the present time both at home and in foreign lands. The preparatory curriculum of the school had a steady development during the first years of its existence. class alter class being added, until in the year of 187" live young men were graduated as Baccalaurei Artium. The total number of College graduates up to and including 1920 is 273. more than 55 per cent of whom have subsequently taken up the study of Theology. .\mong the other g‘aduates from the College are teachers, physicians. lawyers. and men in other callings of importanc' and trust. l’.\l:l'I TWENTY Show less
99 «A \\ ‘3. ‘v\ V ’*‘‘"'“'““"’~‘&k\\\\\\\x~«~gse » 5“?“ N§ A f‘ \‘W s'\ “ y « $3“?! 3 e S! f 8! £1? .3? § . W M\\\N\mm\\\ v'~5\ l'.\(}l'l TWELVE Show more99 «A \\ ‘3. ‘v\ V ’*‘‘"'“'““"’~‘&k\\\\\\\x~«~gse » 5“?“ N§ A f‘ \‘W s'\ “ y « $3“?! 3 e S! f 8! £1? .3? § . W M\\\N\mm\\\ v'~5\<-’\ :~.,\_,\w‘\'~* Faculty Studio LEIF S. HARBO BERNHARI) A. HELLAND MELVIN J. OLSON DR. (YARL PETRI HARRY ANDERSON REV. (‘. E. NORDBERG M. c. DIXEN LARS P. QUALBEN > l'.\(}l'l TWELVE Show less
‘ " N‘N r “§‘§ * «N 5w . . . 10le II. BLl-ZGEN, B. .\. Professor Enu-ritus REY. ELIAS P. MARIN), l’...\. \'ico~1’rosi(lvnt Professor of Systematic 'I‘houlnizy REY. ANDREAS I’IliI.L.\.\'l), M. .\. Serrvtury of the 'l'hcolugiml Fin-ulty Professor of New Testament Thwnlng)‘ LABS IJLLBIiliI, M. l... Show more‘ " N‘N r “§‘§ * «N 5w . . . < 3 w: WWW 1-» :3» Faculty Personnel (313mm: SVERDRI'I’, M. .-\. President Professor of Old 'I‘ostumvnt I‘vagt-sis and Hebrew REY, >10le II. BLl-ZGEN, B. .\. Professor Enu-ritus REY. ELIAS P. MARIN), l’...\. \'ico~1’rosi(lvnt Professor of Systematic 'I‘houlnizy REY. ANDREAS I’IliI.L.\.\'l), M. .\. Serrvtury of the 'l'hcolugiml Fin-ulty Professor of New Testament Thwnlng)‘ LABS IJLLBIiliI, M. l’rufvssor uf (‘huruh History P. A. S\'I-:I-:(;<;i~:.\‘, ;\I..'\. Secretary (If the Gem-rail Fm'ulty Professor of English REV. H. N. i‘IIiNDRICKStiN, B. .\. Registrar Professor of History and Latin J. L. NYmuL, B. A., C. T. College Librnriun R. B. NELL, Sc. B. Professor of Scienct- ELMER D. BUSBY, M. A. Professor of Mutlu-mntivs PAGE THIRTEEN Show less
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““““ “\\\\\\\\w\\ WWW 'l‘l‘ll ltuw—Anker Berg, l'ldn'urd Nelson, llt'lll‘)‘ \\'nll. liult' llnrlm Middle Rmr—Yiggu lmhlu, Nutsund, Heruhurxl l\'le\'en Front ltun'"Theodore t\"\‘d:lhl_ .li l\':|:lrd:lhl, (i. .\:n'e\l:u|. Arthur .\:|~h Sophomore Hl‘: term sophmnnre (ftmlishly-u'isel \\';1\' not... Show more““““ “\\\\\\\\w\\ WWW 'l‘l‘ll ltuw—Anker Berg, l'ldn'urd Nelson, llt'lll‘)‘ \\'nll. liult' llnrlm Middle Rmr—Yiggu lmhlu, Nutsund, Heruhurxl l\'le\'en Front ltun'"Theodore t\"\‘d:lhl_ .li l\':|:lrd:lhl, (i. .\:n'e\l:u|. Arthur .\:|~h Sophomore Hl‘: term sophmnnre (ftmlishly-u'isel \\';1\' not intended for our claw. Modest as \\'e are, our wisdom is perceived thru the In'udeuee of nur acts. L'nequalled in uthleties; 11115111']J:l.\\t'Cllnlitl's; lluent :u «Numb: distinguished as writers; prominent in the (llee Clnl) and Hand; grund :11 bluffing; cheerful and undisturbed in the 111l(l,\l of dunking; dutiful lllt‘lnllt‘l\ of the different organizations; :lrdent supporters of 11nd enntrihutmx tn the "Augslmrgian": we have been :1 \\'()ll(lCl' and delight to our faculty and fellow students. \. S< )l’l lf’ *liditork‘ note: 'l‘he writer of this article. Mr. .\. Suph, ix I)l‘Show less