AUGSBURG SEMINARY 17 , PHYSIOLOGY. A general course in anatomy, physiology and hygiene, including an elementary study of cells and tissues, organs and their functions, as well as practical hygiene. The diges— tive. circulatory. respiratory and nervous systems are nearer— f‘ttlly studied. The laws... Show moreAUGSBURG SEMINARY 17 , PHYSIOLOGY. A general course in anatomy, physiology and hygiene, including an elementary study of cells and tissues, organs and their functions, as well as practical hygiene. The diges— tive. circulatory. respiratory and nervous systems are nearer— f‘ttlly studied. The laws [if health are cliscuised. the atim being- to point nut constantly the everyday applications of lite principles. of physiology. W‘alkers Revise-:1 Physiology used text—bumk, supplemented by n'tanikin. charts. sketches and natural speeimcns trawl for illustration: col— lateral reading. and lectures. 5 times a wee-k..—Thirrl Free paratory I and II. RELIGION. Augsburg Seminary is strictly a religiané institution, founded and supported by Christian men and women for the distinct purpose of educating ministers fit for the work in free Lutheran churches. And as all those interested in the institution Firmly believe that Christian experience is the one lhing needed for all men. and that godliness is profitable unto all tl‘tin‘gs. so they consider religirms instruction as necessary and essential to a sound and safe development of a gutting man. especially at College. AI, Augsburg Seminary. there-alum, titer-e: are not only regular devotional exercises, prayer meetings. missionary meetings. etc. but tell: nus in— struction forms an essential part of each of- the courses of the seminary. It begins in the Ist Preparatory Class with a review of the Explanation of Luther's catechism and the small Bible. History sci well known in all Norwegian homes and churches because used as text books in Lutheran Sunday schools and in the confirmation classes. Text books and instruction are in Norwegian. In the 2nd Preparatory Class is used- a larger book on Bible History so as to give the students a better idea of the way of God and the divine revel— ation in its successive development. Text book and instruc- tion in Norwegian. In the 3rd Preparatory Class the religi— ous instruction is in English and as text book is used the Explanation of Luther’s catechism (English translation by Prof. Urseth), the idea being to review this simple and yet profound representation of the way of salvation and at the same time familiarize the students with the religious terms in the English language. In the Greek Department, the religious instruction consists first in studying Bible History in English in the Ist class; Church History in the 2nd class, The New Testament in the original in the 3rd class, and reviewing Explanation and Church History in the senior class, Thus thruout the whole preparatory and classical course religious instruction is given a prominent place in the curriculum. and at the same time it is the serious aim of all the teachers to make the instruction profitable to the mind and heart of the pupils. Show less
AUGSBURG SEMINARY 9 EXPENSES. The expenses for. one year are abOut as follows: Tuition‘ $3 per term, including room rem. N0 deduction is made to students rooming flute side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..$30.oo Board at $2.00 a week for. 3'0 weeks” . . . ... Show moreAUGSBURG SEMINARY 9 EXPENSES. The expenses for. one year are abOut as follows: Tuition‘ $3 per term, including room rem. N0 deduction is made to students rooming flute side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..$30.oo Board at $2.00 a week for. 3'0 weeks” . . . . . . . .. 60.00 Beoks‘,etc...... . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . .. 23.00 $115.00 Incidentals.—Each student deposits on entrance a fee of two dollars for incidental expenses. What is not used will be returned at the end of the school—year. Theological students and seniors in the Greek Depart- ment pay no tuition. All dues are payable in advance at the beginning of each term. The students have conducted a boarding club since 1872, the necessary accommodations being furnished by the school. TERMS. The school year is divided into two terms, the first beginning October Ist continues till Christmas, the second beginning January 15‘; closes the first week in May. DAILY ROUTINE. The school is in session from 8:00 A. M. to I :00 P. M. five days each week. Morning prayers led by one of the professors are held in the Seminary Chapel at .7 :45 A. M., Saturdays at 8:00 A. M. The students observe study hours after 4 :00 P. M. EXAMINATIONS. Examinations far the Greek and Preparatory Depart ‘— ments are held the first week in Ma}: Commencement is held in the Seminary Chapel at the close of the week. Exait-Iinatious in the Theological Department are. held the last ten days of B‘Iay. They consist of written work in the five following branches: Old Testament, New Testa— ment, Dogmatics, Church History, and Practical Theol- ogy. The oral examinations follow, and are conducted by a committee composed of the theological faculty and um filel‘nllfl’s selected. by the faculty. The degree of Candidatus Tbeologjse is conferred upon the successful Candidates. Show less
AUGSBURG SEMINARY 3 INTRODUCTORY. The aim of Augsburg Seminary is the education of ministers, qualified for work in a free Lutheran Church. As soon as a young man enters Augsburg Seminary, he at once finds himself surrounded by religious influences, tending to lead him and guide him in his... Show moreAUGSBURG SEMINARY 3 INTRODUCTORY. The aim of Augsburg Seminary is the education of ministers, qualified for work in a free Lutheran Church. As soon as a young man enters Augsburg Seminary, he at once finds himself surrounded by religious influences, tending to lead him and guide him in his intellectual development and his spiritual growth, so that during those precious years of youthful enthusiasm he may by earnest study and religious consecration become fitted and strengthened for the hard work and self—sacrificing life of a Christian minister. The example of the Master him- self and his first devoted followers is daily set before the students in order that they may become imbued with the Truth and its saving power, and be filled with the desire to declare it before all men in order to satisfy the greatest wants of the human soul. Spiritual life and Christian character are considered of infinitely higher importance than mere knowledge. N 0 amount of reading, no memorizing of facts, no mental or intellectual ability are of any real value to the Christian minister without personal experience of saving grace and firm and manly conviction of the truth as it is in Jesus. At the same time there is needed the most thorough study of the Word of God, and no branch of human knowledge, which may prepare the student for his special work, or be helpful to him in it, can be considered indifferent- It is also an essential principle of Augsburg Seminary, that no so—called higher education, which tends to develop aristocratical or hierarchical tendencies among the stud- ents,,is Christian in character or in accordance with the highest interests of a free people and its institutions. It is necessary always to retain the Christian conceptlon of true greatness: “Whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant,” and not use higher education as a means of introducing any caste-division among the people and especially of causing any estrangement be— tween ministers and the believers in the church. Show less
14 AUGSBURG SEMINARY Course IV. Ancient History. Oriental, Greek. and Roman history to B. C. I33. Special attention is given to the following topics: Phoenicia and Lydia as the connecting links between Asiatic and Graeco—Roman civilization—the Graco—Persian wars, the diffusion of Hellenic culture... Show more14 AUGSBURG SEMINARY Course IV. Ancient History. Oriental, Greek. and Roman history to B. C. I33. Special attention is given to the following topics: Phoenicia and Lydia as the connecting links between Asiatic and Graeco—Roman civilization—the Graco—Persian wars, the diffusion of Hellenic culture through the conquests of Alexander the Great, and the historical significance of these conquests, 5 times a week—Freshman I and II. Course V.—Roman history continued and completed to 476 A. D., and the history of the Middle Ages. The follow- ing topics receive special attention: Rome as the world’s teacher in government and politics; the Municipium; the Roman Empire as the greatest political idea before the French Revolution; the Elements of European Civilization; Institutional Christianity; Mediaevalism: a) political and social in Feudalism, b) industrial and socio—political in the Free Cities, c) intellectual in Scholasticism, d) moral and religious in the Monastic Orders. The New Age growing out of Mediaevalism through the Revival of Learning, the Great Discoveries and Inventions, the formation of national governments, languages, and vernacular literatures. 4 times a week, Sophomore I and II. Course VI.—Modern History. Special attention is given to the following topics: the discovery of America and its historical significance; the Reformation Era; the Catholic Reaction; the Thirty Year’s War; the French Revolution; colonial expansion, commerce and industrialism; the new principles and forces of society; the modern state idea. 4 times a week—Junior I and II. Course VII.—History of the Scandinavian countries, that of Norway being given particular attention. 4 times a week. —Senior I and II. LATIN. The Latin language‘is sturlicd, firsL nu. account of its great influence on English language and lit-teraH‘irc, and secondly because of its precision and curacy. which give excellent opportunity for grammatical discipline. The student is drilled thoroughly on inflections, word formation, and syntax, and special attention is given to words that have been adopted into English. The aim, on the whole, is to make the study of Latin, not a mere occomplishment, but a useful discipline which may be of practical advantage to the student in his future work. The following courses are offered:— Course I.—Elementary. Bennett’s Latin Lessons and Bennett’s Latin Grammar. 5 times a week—Sophomore I and II. Course II.—Selcctione fr‘rfrm Roman History, Viri Romae, Nepos, and Caesar. Ru‘nlfi: and Dennison’s Junior Latin Book. Bennett’s- Grammar, and, Bennett’s Latin Composi— tion. 5 times a we:rzl<.=Juniur I and II. Show less
18 AUGSBURG SEMINARY THEOLOGICAL DEPARTMENT COURSES. Every Year. Hebrew2—Two times a week with Junior Class. W. H. Green’s Elementary Hebrew Grammar.—Sverdrup. Preaching:—In Norwegian; once a week for Junior Class-— Sverdrup. COURSE I. (Every Third Year, 1904-1905). Old Testament—Introduction;... Show more18 AUGSBURG SEMINARY THEOLOGICAL DEPARTMENT COURSES. Every Year. Hebrew2—Two times a week with Junior Class. W. H. Green’s Elementary Hebrew Grammar.—Sverdrup. Preaching:—In Norwegian; once a week for Junior Class-— Sverdrup. COURSE I. (Every Third Year, 1904-1905). Old Testament—Introduction; Pentateuch ahd Joshua.— Sverdrup. New Testamentz—The Gospel according to Mark, synopti— cally; the Epistles of Paul, historically. Church History:—The Acts of the Apostles, and the History of the Early Church to the Middle Ages. Dogmaticsz—Theology and Anthropology.—Sverdrup. COURSE II. (Every Third Year 1905—1906). Old Testament:—Historical Books and Jeremiah, Isaiah, or Ezekiel alternatively.—Sverdrup. New Testamentz—The Gospel of Luke, Epistle to the Romans, and the Galatians, or to the Colossians, and the Ephesians alternatively. Church Historyt—I. and II. Corinthians, I_ Peter, I. Thes— ialonians; History of the Church through the Middle ges. Dogmatics:—Sverdrup. Homiletics:—Sverdrup. COURSE III. (Every Third Year, 1903-1904). Old Testament—The Psalms; Matthew; the Epistle of James and Epistle to the Hebrews; Connections between the Old and the New Testament.—Sverdrup. New Testament:—The Gospel of J0hn.—Ofteda1. Church History:—II. Peter; Jude; II. Thessalonians; His- tory of the Church after the Reformation.—Oftedal. Symbolics and the Symbolical Books of the Norwegian Lutheran Church.—Sverdrup. By the English Professor in Theology. (1903—1904). Pastoral Theology:—Three times per week. Pericopesz—Two times per week. ‘ Bible Reading and Study of English Bible Style :—Two times per week. Preachingz—Once per week.—Urseth. Outline of Courses of Study. Figures refer to number of recitations per week. PREPARATORY DEPARTMENT. First Year. English 5 Geography 4 Norwegian 5 Religion 3 Arithmetic 5 Penmanship 2 United States History 4 Music 2 Show less
10 AUGSBURG SEMINARY LIBRARIES. The Seminary Library enntains about L500 volumes. lat-11.1131, a library begun in [83:63 and owned by the students, contains over 1,500 volumes of the best English and Nor-i wegian literature. Reading rooms for magazines and daily and weekly newspapers... Show more10 AUGSBURG SEMINARY LIBRARIES. The Seminary Library enntains about L500 volumes. lat-11.1131, a library begun in [83:63 and owned by the students, contains over 1,500 volumes of the best English and Nor-i wegian literature. Reading rooms for magazines and daily and weekly newspapers aremaintained. The library is open every day to all students. SOCIETIES. Several societies aside from those for debating, which form a part of the regular work in every class, have been organized. Among these are: The Student’s Union, which meets the last Friday of each month; An association organized in 1879 to care for the sick; A missionary society, organized in 1885, which has awakened among the students a remarkable interest both in Home and Foreign Missions; Idun Library Association; The Prohibition League, which meets once a week. AUGSBURG ECHO is published monthly by the students and is edited by a Board elected by them. The subscription price is 50 cents per year in advance. ALUMNI ASSOCIATION. The Augsburg Seminary Alumni Association held its first meeting in May. 1891. Its annual meeting is held the day following commencement. The Association aims to unite the graduates and keel": up their interest in their Alma Mater. ANNOUNCEMENT. The Theological Department opens September 15, 1904. Entrance Examinations to the Greek Department Sep— tember 30, 1904. The Greek and Preparatory Departments open October I, 1904. Show less
AUGSBURG SEMINARY lo GREEK DEPARTMENT. FIRST GREEK. (Freshman.) English2—Elementary Rhetoric and Composition (Scott and Denney’s Composition—Rhetoric). Study of Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress, Part 1., and Shakespeare’s Macbeth; Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar read and analyzed in outline; four times a... Show moreAUGSBURG SEMINARY lo GREEK DEPARTMENT. FIRST GREEK. (Freshman.) English2—Elementary Rhetoric and Composition (Scott and Denney’s Composition—Rhetoric). Study of Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress, Part 1., and Shakespeare’s Macbeth; Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar read and analyzed in outline; four times a week.——Urseth. Greekz—Boise and Pattengill’s First Lessons, and Hadley and Allen’s Greek Grammar; five times a week—Nydahl. NorwegianZ—Hofgaard‘s Grammar and Rolfsen’s Reader, Part III.; Aars’ Retskrivningsregler: compositions and trans- lations; five times a week—Blegen. Geometryz—Wentworth’s Plane, completed; three times a week.—Pettersen. History:—Myer’s Ancient History, Eastern Nations and Greece studied and reviewed: Roman History to B. C. 133; five times a week.——Pettersen. Physics:—Carhart and Chute’s High School Physics com- pleted and accompanied by experimental work in the lab- oratory; five times a week.—Nydahl. Bible History:—Smith’s Smaller Scripture History; three times a week—A. Oftedal. SECOND GREEK. (Sophomore.) Engiish:—Rhetoric and Composition. (Genung’s Outlines of Rhetoric, supplemented with new material, especially in Processes of Composition.) Study of Milton’s minor poems and Burke’s Speech of Conciliation. Scott’s “Ivanhoe” read and discussed; also selections from Addison’s “Sir Roger de Coverly Papers”; five times a week.—Urseth. Greek:—Hadley and Allen’s Grammar, Xenophon’s Anabasis, Books I and 11; five time-s a week.—Blegen. Latinz—Bennett’s Latin Lessons and Bennett’s Latin Gram- mar; five times a week.—Laurhammer. Norwegianz—Tonnesen’s Laerebog i norsk stil. Part II; Rolf- sen’s Reader, Part IV: compositions and essays; studies in Norwegian literature; five times a week.—-Nydahl. Historyz—Myer’s Ancient History; Eastern Nations and Greece reviewed; Roman history studied and reviewed; Mediaeval history; first seven chapters; four times a week.——Petterson. Church History:——Bang’s Kirkehistcrie for Folkeskolen; three hours a week.—Laurhammer. THIRD GREEK. (Junior.) 'English1—Rhetoric and Composition with same textbook and work as Second Greek. Besides, as special reading, Cole ridge’s Ancient Mariner with special attention to b‘allad metre and style; four times a week.—Urseth. (The du- plication of work in these two classes results from the organzation of a third preparatory class three years ago.) French:—Dufour’s French Grammar, Etymology and Manual of Pronunciation. Dufour’s French Reader; three times a week.——Sverdrup. Show less
AUGSBURG SEMINARY 3 v INTRODUCTORY. The aim of Augsburg Seminary is the education of ministers, qualified for work in a free Lutheran Church. As soon as a young man enters Augsburg Seminary, he at once finds himself surrounded by religious in- fluences, tending to lead him and guide him in his in-... Show moreAUGSBURG SEMINARY 3 v INTRODUCTORY. The aim of Augsburg Seminary is the education of ministers, qualified for work in a free Lutheran Church. As soon as a young man enters Augsburg Seminary, he at once finds himself surrounded by religious in- fluences, tending to lead him and guide him in his in- tellectual development and his spiritual growth, so that during those precious years of youthful enthusiasm he may by earnest study and religious consecration be- come fitted and strengthened for the hard work and self-sacrificing life of a Christian minister. The ex— ample of the Master himself and his first devoted fol- , lowers is daily set before the students in order that they may become imbued with the Truth and its sav- ing power, and be filled with the desire to declare it before all men in order to satisfy the greatest wants of the human soul. Spiritual life and Christian character are consid— ered of infinitely higher importance than mere knowl— edge. No amount of reading, no memorizing of facts, no mental or intellectual ability are of any real value to the Christian minister without personal experience of saving grace and firm and manly conviction of the truth as it is in Jesus. 'At the same time there is needed the most thorough study of the Word of God, and no branch of human knowledge, which may pre— pare the student for his special work, or be helpful to him in it, can be considered indifferent. It is also an essential principle of Augsburg Sem— inary, that no so—called higher education, which tends to develop aristocratical or hierarchical tendencies among the students, is Christian in character or in ac— cordance with the highest interests of a free people and its institutions. It is necessary always to retain the Christian conception of true greatness: “Whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant,” and not use higher education as a means of introducing any caste-division among the people and especially of caus- ing any estrangement between ministers and the be— lievers in the Church. Show less
6 AUGSBURG SEMINARY THF NEW BUILDING. The New Seminary Building occupies the south— west corner of the Seminary grounds, fronting towards Eighth Street. It is built practically on a level with the other buildings on the grounds and presents a rather imposing elevation when seen from the street... Show more6 AUGSBURG SEMINARY THF NEW BUILDING. The New Seminary Building occupies the south— west corner of the Seminary grounds, fronting towards Eighth Street. It is built practically on a level with the other buildings on the grounds and presents a rather imposing elevation when seen from the street below. This impression cannot be conveyed by any photograph, as a camera necessarily must be placed at some distance to be able to focus such a large object. Furthermore, the large and symmetrical scale on which every detail of the building is drawn, the simplicity of construction, and the uniformity in dimension (about IOOXIOO feet) combine to deceive the eye both when the structure is seen from a distance and as a solitary object on an engraving. Of architecture and construction on the whole the engraving of course gives a “sufficiently .clear idea. The architecture is uniformly classic, leaving on tlie mind that impression of simplicity and harmony which especially characterizes purely. Greek architecture. The material used in construction for exterior walls above foundation is mottled brown or old-gold colored pressed brick with Kasota stone and terra cotta. The cornices, acroteria on porches and roof, and railings on porch and projections are of galvanized iron. The roof is slate. The ornamentations by which the wall surfaces are relieved, aside from arches and belts in the brick—work proper, consist mainly in panels of terra cotta above the first story windows and between the windows of the gymnasium and the chapel on the west side and a long frieze over the middle group of first story windows on the east wall. The principal orna— ment of the building, however, is the exceedingly ef- fective relief given to the front by the prostyle portico with its columns of polished red granite in front. The rear elevation is made to look finished by a buttressed projection surrounding the entrance and forming a diminutive balcony under the large and artistic win— dows lighting the first and second story halls from this side. - However, the true character of the building must be judged by its interior plan and construction. Here we find the designs in perfect harmony with the exterior. The symbolical figure of a lighted torch in the terra cotta of the exterior is again found in the only orna- Show less
10 AUGSBURG SEMINARY Theological students and seniors in the Greek De— partment pay no tuition. All dues are payable in ad— vance at the beginning of each term. The students have conducted a boarding club since 1872, the neces— sary accommodations being furnished by the school. TERMS. The school... Show more10 AUGSBURG SEMINARY Theological students and seniors in the Greek De— partment pay no tuition. All dues are payable in ad— vance at the beginning of each term. The students have conducted a boarding club since 1872, the neces— sary accommodations being furnished by the school. TERMS. The school year is divided into two terms, the first beginning October Ist continues till Christmas, the second beginning January Ist closes the first week in May. DAILY ROUTINE. The school is in session from 8:00 A. M. to I :00 P. M. five days each week. Morning prayers led by one of the professors are held in the Seminary Chapel at 7:45 A. M” Saturdays at 8:00 A. M. The students ‘ observe study hours after 4:00 P. M. ‘ EXAMINATIONS. Examinations for the Greek and Preparatory De— partments are held the first week in May. Commence- ment is held in the Seminary Chapel at the close of the week. Examinations in the Theological Depart— ment are held the last ten days of May. They con— sist of written work in the five following branches: Old Testament, New Testament, Dogmatics, Church History and Practical Theology. The oral examina— tions follow, and are conducted by a committee Com— posed of the theological faculty and two members selected by the faculty. The degree of Candidatus Theologiae is conferred upon the successful Candi— dates. LIBRARIES. The Seminary Library contains about 1,500 vol- umes. Idun, a library begun in 1876 and owned by the student‘s. contains over 1,500 volumes of the best English and Norwegian literature. Reading rooms for magazines and daily and weekly newspapers are maintained. The library is open every day to all students. SOCIETIES. Several societies aside from those for debating, whlch form a part of the regular work in every class, have been organized. Among these are: Show less
14v AUGSBURG SEMINARY Germanz—Keller’s First Year in German and Gliick Auf; Jacob Lokke’s Grammar; three hours a week.—Blegen. Greek:—Xenophon’s Anaba‘sis, Books II and III, and Plato’s Apology; Hadley and Allen’s Greek Grammar; five times a week.—Sverdrup. Latin:—Rolfe and Dennison’s Junior Latin... Show more14v AUGSBURG SEMINARY Germanz—Keller’s First Year in German and Gliick Auf; Jacob Lokke’s Grammar; three hours a week.—Blegen. Greek:—Xenophon’s Anaba‘sis, Books II and III, and Plato’s Apology; Hadley and Allen’s Greek Grammar; five times a week.—Sverdrup. Latin:—Rolfe and Dennison’s Junior Latin Book; Bennett’s Grammar; and Bennett’s Latin Composition, lesson I to XXV; five times a week—Hendrickson. NorwegianzeRolfsen’s Leesebog, Part V; composition; Nor- wegian Literature to 1830 (Eriksen’s Dansk-Norsk Lit- eraturhistorie); four hours a week.—Laurhammer. History:—Same as in Second Greek. Religion:—New Testament in the original; the Gospels of St. Mark and St. John; twice a week.—Blegen. FOURTH GREEK. English:—English Literature in outline from the earliest times to 1837. (Johnson’s History of English and Ameri. can Literature, supplemented with considerable new ma— terial). Individual study of selections from all principal authors by each student. Essays and reports on literary topics; four times a week.—Urseth. ' French:——Longman’s Second French Reading Book and Gram- mar; twice a week—S. Oftedal. German: Keller’s Bilder aus der Deutschen Literatur, and Theodor Storm’s Immensee, read and translated; Jacob Lokke’s Grammar reviewed; four time a week.—Blegen. Greekz—Part of the Gospel of St. Luke, and Plato’s Apology. —S. Oftedal. - Latin:—D’Ooge’s Cicero’s Orations against Catiline; Ben- nett’s Latin Grammar, and Bennett’s Latin Composition from Lesson XXVI to XXXVI.; five times a week—Hen- drink-son. Norwegian:——-Eriksen’s Dansk 0g Norsk Literatur-hi‘svtorie; twice a week—Blegen. Historyz—Myer’s General History; Mediaeval and Modern History studied; the whole book reviewed; four times a week—Fettersen. Religion:—Sverdrup’s Forklaring and T‘ollefsen’s Kirkehis~ torie reviewed; twice a week.—Sverdrup. THEOLOGICAL DEPARTMENT COURSES. (Seni'or.) Every Year. Hebrewz—Two times a week with Junior Class. W. H. Green’s Elementary Hebrew Grammar.——Sverdrup. Preaching:—In Norwegian; once a week for Junior Class.— Sverdrup. COURSE I. (Every Third Year, 1904-1905.) Old Testament:—Introduction; Pentateuch and Joshua.— Sverdrup. New Testament—The Gospel according to Mark, synop- tically; the Epistles of Paul, historically—S. Oftedal. Church History:—The Acts of the Aspostles, and the History of the Early Church to the Middle Ages—Oftedal. Dogmatics:—Theology and Anthropology. Sverdrup. Show less
4 AUGSBURG SEMINARY Augsburg Seminary subordinates all its work, its whole curriculum, its management and its discipline, to these principles. They are underlying and deter— mining every detail of the work of the school. No branch of study is taken up, and no arrangement of time or work is made... Show more4 AUGSBURG SEMINARY Augsburg Seminary subordinates all its work, its whole curriculum, its management and its discipline, to these principles. They are underlying and deter— mining every detail of the work of the school. No branch of study is taken up, and no arrangement of time or work is made without this purpose. Thus it is attempted to educate ministers, who combine thor— ough knowledge of the divine word with Christian character, and who know how to work in the spirit of brotherly love and sympathy with the people in the churches. HISTORICAL. Augsburg Seminary was founded in 1869 at Mar- shall, W’is. Prof. A. \Venaas was placed in charge. The aim was to educate ministers for free Lutheran Churches. The idea was new to the Norwegians, and the school could not be modeled after the institutions of the established church of Norway. The school has, therefore, had more difficulties to contend with than the Seminaries established later. The supporters of Augsburg Seminary were at first connected with the Swedish Augustana Synod. When in 1870, they parted from the Swedes and organized the Conference, the school was left without buildings, and for about two years was conducted in a rented hall by Prof. VVenaas. But the energetic and practical Rev. 0. Paulson, at that time in charge of a church in Minneapolis, took up the work of securing suitable quarters. He obtained grounds in Minneapolis, raised about $4,000 in cash, and in 1872 had a three—story brick veneered building ready to receive the school. This gave courage to the supporters of the Sem— inary, and the following year at the annual meeting of the Conference at second chair in theology was created, to which Prof. Sven Oftedal accepted a call and began work the same year. i In 1874 two more theological professors were ap— pointed: namely, G. Sverdrup and S. R. Gunnerson. The school now had a theological faculty, composed of four able, energetic men. But experience soon made it clear that a theological faculty, however able, was not Show less
