k7 AUGSBURG SEMINARY EXAMINATIONS. Examinations for the Greek and Preparatory Depart- ments are held the first week in May. Commencement is held in the Seminary Chapel at the close of the week. The examinations in the Theological Department are held the last ten days of May. They consist of... Show morek7 AUGSBURG SEMINARY EXAMINATIONS. Examinations for the Greek and Preparatory Depart- ments are held the first week in May. Commencement is held in the Seminary Chapel at the close of the week. The examinations in the Theological Department are held the last ten days of May. They consist of written work in the four following branches: Old Testament, New Testament, Dogmatics, and Church History. The oral examinations follow, and are conducted by a com— mittee composed of the theological faculty and two mem— bers selected by the faculty. The degree of Candi- datus Theologiae is conferred upon the successful can~ didates. LIBRARIES. The Seminary Library contains about 1,500 volumes. Idun, a library begun in 1876 and owned by the students, 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, which form a part of the regular work in every class, have been organized. Among these are: The Students’ 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; A Historical association, organized in 1898, under the auspices of which one lecture on historical subjects has been given each week throughout the year; Idun Library Association. 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 Show less
AUGSBURG SEMINARY 11 COURSES OF THE THEOLOGICAL DEPARTMENT. Every Year. Hebrew—Three times a week with Junior Class. W. H. Green’s Elementary Hebrew Grammar.—Prof. Sverdrup. Preaching—In Norwegian, once a week for Middle and Sen- ior Classes. Course Ill. (Every Third Year, 1900—1901.) Old... Show moreAUGSBURG SEMINARY 11 COURSES OF THE THEOLOGICAL DEPARTMENT. Every Year. Hebrew—Three times a week with Junior Class. W. H. Green’s Elementary Hebrew Grammar.—Prof. Sverdrup. Preaching—In Norwegian, once a week for Middle and Sen- ior Classes. Course Ill. (Every Third Year, 1900—1901.) Old Testament—The Psalms. St. Matthew, the Epistle of James and the Epistle to the Hebrews. Connections be tween the Old and the New Testament—Prof. Sverdrup. New Testament—The Gospel of St. John—Prof. Oftedal. Church History—II. Peter, Jude, II. Thessalonians and His- tory of the Church after the Reformation—Prof. Ofte- dal. Symbolics and the Symbolical Books of the Norwegian Luth- eran Church.—Prof. Sverdrup. English Preaching, once a week. Course I. (Every Third Year, 1901—1902.) Old Testament—Introduction. Pentateuch and Joshua—Prof. Sverdrup. New Testament—The Gospel accordlng to St. Mark, synop- tically.—Prof. Oftedal. Church History—The Acts of the Apostles and the History of the early Church—Prof. Oftedal. Dogmatics—Prof. Sverdrup. Course II. (Every Third Year, 1902—1903.) Old Testament—Historical Books and Jeremiah, Isaiah, or Ezekiel alternatively—Prof. Sverdrup. New Testament—The Gospel of St. Luke, the Epistles to the Romans and the Galatians, or Epistles to the Colossians and the Ephesians alternatively—Prof. Oftedal. Church History—I. and II. Corinthians, I. Peter, I. Thesalon- ians, The History of the Church through the Middle Ages. —Prof. Oftedal. Dogmatics—Prof. Sverdrup. Homiletics—Prof. Sverdrup. By the English Professor in Theology, 1900—1901. Studies in pericopes; twice a week. Pastoral Theology, twice . a week. Text-book: Vinet Pastoral Theology. First Epistle of St. John, twice a week first term. / American Church History, twice a week second term. Show less
BOARD OF TRUSTEES: Term Expires . PROF. SVEN OFTEDAL, Minneapolis, Minn. . . June. 1901 SEVER LARSON, Madelia, Minn.. . . . . . . June, 1902 REV. O. PAULSON, Blanchardville, Wis. . . . June, 1903 H. SHIPSTEAD, Willmar, Minn. . . . . . . . June, 1904 OLAF HOFF, C. E., Minneapolis, Minn. . . . June... Show moreBOARD OF TRUSTEES: Term Expires . PROF. SVEN OFTEDAL, Minneapolis, Minn. . . June. 1901 SEVER LARSON, Madelia, Minn.. . . . . . . June, 1902 REV. O. PAULSON, Blanchardville, Wis. . . . June, 1903 H. SHIPSTEAD, Willmar, Minn. . . . . . . . June, 1904 OLAF HOFF, C. E., Minneapolis, Minn. . . . June, 1905 FACULTY: GEORG SVERDRUP, President. Professor of Old Testament and Dogmatics. SVEN OFTEDAL, Professor of New Testament Exegesis and Church History. J. H. BLEGEN, Professor of Greek and German. A. M. HOVE, Professor of English and English Literature. J. L. NYDAHL, Professor of Greek and Natural Science. W. M. PETTERSEN, Professor of History and Mathematics. H. N. HENDRICKSON, Professor of Latin and English Branches. H. A. URSETH, English Professor in Theology. Show less
AUGSBURG SEMIRARY 9 United States History—Morris’ History of the United States completed; three times a week—H. N. Hendrickson. Geography——Frye’s Complete; political geography of foreign countries; twice a week.—Nydahi. Physical Geography—Tarr’s Elementary; twice a week—Ny- dahl. Religion—Bible... Show moreAUGSBURG SEMIRARY 9 United States History—Morris’ History of the United States completed; three times a week—H. N. Hendrickson. Geography——Frye’s Complete; political geography of foreign countries; twice a week.—Nydahi. Physical Geography—Tarr’s Elementary; twice a week—Ny- dahl. Religion—Bible History, three times a week. V. Vogt’s Bibel- historie for Middelskolen.—Sverdrup. Music—Same as first year. Third Year. English—Brooks’ Elocution (together with First Greek); five times a week—Hove. Norwegian—Hofgaard’s Grammar, Rolfsen’s Reader, Part III; and Aars’ Retskrivningsregler; twice a week—H. N. Hen- drickson. Geometry—Milne’s Plane Geometry completed and reviewed; five times a week.—Pettersen. General History—Colby’s Outlines; Ancient and Mediaeval History; three times a week.—Nydanl. Civil Government—Fiske’s; completed; three times a week.— H. N. Hendrickson. Physics—Carhart & Chute’s Elements; completed and re- viewed; five times a week.-Nydahl. Religion—Sverdrup’s Epitome (Urseth’s English translation); completed and reviewed; twice a week.——Urseth. Theory of Teaching—Boyer’s Principles and Methods of Teaching; three times a week.——Nydahl. FIRST GREEK. Greek—Boise &Pattengills’ First Lessons, and Hadley & Al- len’s Grammar; six times a week.—B1egen. English—Brooks’ Elocution; five times a. week.—-Hove. Norwegian—~Hofgaard’s Grammar, Rolfsen’s Reader, Part III; and Aars’ Retskrivningsregler; five times a week—Ny- dahl. Bible History—Smith’s Smaller Scripture History; completed; three times a week.——Urseth. Physics—Same as Third Preparatory. Geometry—Same as Third Preparatory. SECOND GREEK. Greek—Miller’s Greek Testament Primer, to Exercise 16; Gospel of St. Mark read and translated; six times a week. —Oftedal. Latin—Bennet’s Foundations of Latin carefully studied; five times a. week—H. N. Hendrickson. English—Raub’s Rhetoric completed; reading: Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, and Macauley’s John Milton; punctuation, and letter-writing; five times a week.——Urseth. Norwegian—Hofgaard’s Grammar, and Rolfsen’s Reader, Part IV; syntax reviewed; reading, rhetoric, and composition, literature; four times a week.—Blegen. 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 himself 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. No. amount of reading, no memorizing of facts, no mental or intellectual ability are of any real value to the Chris— tian 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 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 accordance with the highest interests of a free people and its insti- tutions. 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 causing any estrange- ment between ministers and the believers in the church. Augsburg Seminary subordinates all its work, its whole curriculum, its management and its discipline, to Show less
10 AUGSBURG SEMINARY History—Myers’ General History; Ancient History completed; five times a week.—Pettersen. Church History—A. Tollefsen’s Leerebog i Kirkehistorie for Folkeskolen; three times a week.—Blegcn. THIRD GREEK. Greek——Hadley & Allen’s Grammar; Xenophon’s Anabasis, Book III; Plato’s... Show more10 AUGSBURG SEMINARY History—Myers’ General History; Ancient History completed; five times a week.—Pettersen. Church History—A. Tollefsen’s Leerebog i Kirkehistorie for Folkeskolen; three times a week.—Blegcn. THIRD GREEK. Greek——Hadley & Allen’s Grammar; Xenophon’s Anabasis, Book III; Plato’s Apology, completed; Acts of the Apostles partly read; five times a week.—Nydahl. Latin—Bennet’s Grammar; Rolfe & Dennison’s Junior Latin Book; selections from Roman History, and Caesar’s De Bello Gallico, Books I. and II. read and translated; an- alysis, grammar, and composition; five times a week.— H. N. Hendrickson. English—Raub’s Rhetoric completed; Reading: Merchant of Venice, and Burke’s Conciliation with the Colonies; four times a week.— Urseth. Norwegian—Rolfsen’s Reader, Part V., completed; composi- tion; lectures on the Norwegian language and literature; three times a week.——Pettersen. History—Myers’ General History; Roman History reviewed; Mediaval History studied; four times a week.—Pettersen. German—Keller’s First Year in German, and Van Daell’s German Reader; three times a week.—Blegen. French—Longman’s Illustrated First French Reading Book and Grammar completed and reviewed; Longmans’ Sec- ond ditto, to Lesson 25; three times a week.—Oftedal. Religion—Greek Testament; Gospels of St. Mark and St. John read in the original; twice a week.—Blegen. FOURTH GREEK. Greek—Five times a week. Xenophon’s Anabasis, and Pla- to’s Apology reviewed. Plato’s Crito translated and an- alyzed. The grammar reviewed.—Sverdrup. Latin—Harkness’ Grammar, reviewed; Kelsey’s Orations of Cicero, read and translated; five times a week—Fetter- sen. German—Keller’s Bilder aus der deutschen Litteratur; and Theodor Storm’s Immensee read and translated; Jacob Lokke’s Grammar reviewed; three times a week.—Blegen. English—Halleck’s History of English Literature; essays; five times a week—Hove. - Norwegian—“Eriksens Dansk 0g Norsk Literaturhistorie til Skolebrug” carefully ‘studied; twice a week.—Pettersen. History—Myers’ General History; Modern History studied; the whole reviewed; three times a week.—Pettersen. Religion—“Sverdrups Forklaring” and “Vogts Kirkehistorie” completed; twice a week.—Oftedal. French—Twice a week“ Edgren’s French Grammar; Super’s French Reader.—Sverdrup. Show less
