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
AUGSBURG SEMINARY 11' 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... Show moreAUGSBURG SEMINARY 11' 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 month. . . 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 the commencement. The Asso— ciation aims to unite the graduates and keep up their interest in their Alma Mater. ANNOUNCEMENTS. The Theological Department opens September 15, 1903. Entrance Examinations to the Greek Department September 30, 1903. The Greek and Preparatory Departments open October I, 1903. OUTLINE OF WORK. PREPARATORY DEPARTMENT. First Year. Englishz—Maxwell’s Grammar, reading, spelling; five times a week—A. Oftedal. Norwegianz—Hofgaard’s Grammar and Rolfsen’s Reader, Part I; parsing and dictation; four times a week.——Blegen. Arithmeticz—Brook’s Normal Standard Arithmetic, to Denom. inate Numbers; five times a week.—Hendrickson. United States History:—McMa-ster’s School History, to 1790; three times a weeki—A. Oftevdal. Geographyz—Farr and McMurry’s; mathematical geography and the American continent, descriptive and political; four times a Week.—Nydah1. . Show less
BOARD OF TRUSTEES. REV. O. PAULSON, Biancardville, Wis. . . . June 1903 H. SHIPSTEAD, VVillmar, Minn. . . . I. . June 1904 OTTO HANSEN, “Taseca, Minn. . . . . . . June 1905 PROF. SVEN OFTEDAL, Minneapolis, Minn. . . June 1906 SEVER LARSON, Madelia. Minn. . . . . June 1907 FACULTY: PROF. GEORG... Show moreBOARD OF TRUSTEES. REV. O. PAULSON, Biancardville, Wis. . . . June 1903 H. SHIPSTEAD, VVillmar, Minn. . . . I. . June 1904 OTTO HANSEN, “Taseca, Minn. . . . . . . June 1905 PROF. SVEN OFTEDAL, Minneapolis, Minn. . . June 1906 SEVER LARSON, Madelia. Minn. . . . . June 1907 FACULTY: PROF. GEORG SVERDRUP, President, Old Testament Theology, Dogmatics, and Hebrew. PROF. SVEN OFTEDAL, President Board of Trustees, New Testament Exegesis, Church History and Greek. PROF. HANS A. URSETH, English Theology and English Literature. PROF. JOHN H. BLEGEN, Greek, German, and Norwegian. PROF. H. NORMAN HENDRICKSON, 'Latin, English, and Alusie. PROF. JOHANNES L. NYDAHL‘, Greek and Natural Science. PROF. “'ILHELM PETTERSEN, History and Alathematics. INSTRUCTORS: REV. P. G. LOURHAMMER, Norwegian and History. CAND. THEOL. ASMUND OFTEDAL. English and United States History. Show less
AUGSBURG SEMINARY 5 enough to make the school equal to the demands made upon it. But the lesson had to be learned through years of experience. The change, however, came gradually. The num— ber of theological professors was in'time reduced from four to two, and the number of college professors... Show moreAUGSBURG SEMINARY 5 enough to make the school equal to the demands made upon it. But the lesson had to be learned through years of experience. The change, however, came gradually. The num— ber of theological professors was in'time reduced from four to two, and the number of college professors gradually increased. H. Bugge was appointed in 1882 to a chair in the college. The result was satis— factory. In 1885 two more college professors were appointed; namely, J. H. Blegen and Theo. S. Reini— stad. Then followed the appointments of. W. M. Pet— tersen in 1886, and A. M. Hove in 1887. J. L. Nydahl succeeded the late J. H. Bugge in 1891, and H. N. Hendrickson succeeded T. S. Reimestad in 1900. Prof. A. M. Hove resigned in September, 1991. In 1898 Rev. H. A. Urseth was appointed to teach theology instead of Prof. S. Oftedal, who then had a year’s vacation.’ And in 1899 the growing demand for an English Professor in theology led to the appoint- ment of Prof. Urseth in that capacity. In 1890 Augsburg Seminary became the theological school of the United Norwegian Lutheran Church of America, formed by the union of the Conference, the Anti-Missourian Brotherhood, and the Augustana Synod. The United Church, however, withdrew its support in 1893, and established a new school. This led to a legal controversy with the United Church. which was finally settled in August, 1898, Augsburg Seminary relinquishing its Endowment Fund on con— dition that no further claim should be made by the United Church against Augsburg Seminary. This leaves the school practically in the same condition in which it was twenty—five years ago, as far as financial .support is concerned; it is entirely dependent on its friends. In 1899 the foundation was laid to a new, modern building for offices and class rooms. This building, of which a description will be found elsewhere in this catalogue, was finished in the fall of 1901 and dedi- cated Jan. 1, 1902. Since the founding of the school thirty-three years ago 150 have graduated from the college department, and 286 from the theological department. Nearly all the graduates are engaged in religious work in the Lutheran Churches in America or in Foreign mission fields. Show less
AUGSBURG SEMINARY 9 modern school building, have necessarily been omitted in this description. The broadest outlines of construc— tion and architecture only are here presented. GENERAL INFORMATION. COURSES OF STUDY. Augsburg Seminary now has three courses of study: a preparatory of three years,... Show moreAUGSBURG SEMINARY 9 modern school building, have necessarily been omitted in this description. The broadest outlines of construc— tion and architecture only are here presented. GENERAL INFORMATION. COURSES OF STUDY. Augsburg Seminary now has three courses of study: a preparatory of three years, in which the com— mon practical branches are taught; a classical course of four years; and a theological course of three years. DISCIPLINE. The discipline is exercised in a Christian spirit. The spiritual welfare of the students is considered of the highest importance. Religious services are held every morning in the Seminary Chapel. Prayer meet- ings are held every Saturday evening and Sunday morning. TERMS OF ADMISSION. Students are admitted to the Preparatory Depart— ment without examination. Those desiring to enter the Greek department or classical course must pass a satisfactory examination or have certificates issued by recognized schools. Candidates for admission to the Theological Department must furnish evidence of moral character and Christian experience. All appli— cations for admission to the preparatory or classical courses are made to the President, for the Theological department to the Board of Directors and the Theo- l0gical Faculty. EXPENSES. The expenses for one year are about as follows: Tuition, $15 per term, including room rent. N0 deduction is made to students rooming out— side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $30.00. j>oard at $2.00 a week for 30 weeks . . . . . . . . . . . . 60.00 Books, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 25.00 $115.00 lncidentals.—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. Show less
AUGSBURG SEMINARY 15 COURSE ll. (Every Third Year 1902-1903.) Old Testament—Historical Books and Jeremiah, Isaiah, or Ezekiel a1ternatively.—Sverdrup. New Testament:——The Gospel of Luke, Epistle to the Romans, and the Galatians, or to the Colosssians, and the Ephesians alternatively.——Oftedal.... Show moreAUGSBURG SEMINARY 15 COURSE ll. (Every Third Year 1902-1903.) Old Testament—Historical Books and Jeremiah, Isaiah, or Ezekiel a1ternatively.—Sverdrup. New Testament:——The Gospel of Luke, Epistle to the Romans, and the Galatians, or to the Colosssians, and the Ephesians alternatively.——Oftedal. Church History:—-I. and II. Corinthians, 1. Peter, I. Thessalo- nians; History of the Church through the Middle Ages.— Oftedal. Dogmaticsz—Sverdrup. Homiletics:——Sverdrup. COURSE Ill. (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 John—Oftedal. Church History:—II. Peter; Jude; II. Thessalonians; History of the Church after the Reformation.——Oftedal. Symbolics and the Symbolical Books of the Norwegian Luther- an Church.—Sverdrup. By the English Professor in Theology. (1902—1903.) Homiletics and Liturgics, with Exercises; four times a week. -—Urseth. Epistles to Philippians, Colossians, and Philemon; four times a week.——Urseth. Show less
AUGSBURG SEMINARY 7 mentation of the interior—the stucco-work of the chapel. The general impression given by the interior plan is the generous proportion of halls and rooms and the easy and convenient arrangement of every detail. There are no low ceilings, not even in the basement, and no dark... Show moreAUGSBURG SEMINARY 7 mentation of the interior—the stucco-work of the chapel. The general impression given by the interior plan is the generous proportion of halls and rooms and the easy and convenient arrangement of every detail. There are no low ceilings, not even in the basement, and no dark halls. Broad halls, the entrances to which are so arranged as to admit a rich flow of light through glass—paneled doors and well lighted vestibules, run through the whole length of all floors, and from these halls every part of the building is conveniently reached. From either front or rear the interior is reached through vestibules with inlaid colored tile floor and with white tile wainscoting. A landing opens on a flight of steps ahead leading to the hall of the first floor, and stairs to the right and left leading to the basement. With the exception of the stairs, the wood— work in all parts of the basement is of white pine. The floor is of ordinary sidewalk flagstones. Here library, reading room, gymnasium, lavatories, the nucleus of the Augsburg museum, and in the north— east corner the repair room and the boiler room. are located. The floors of all ordinary rooms here as elsewhere in the building are of hard pine. The lava— tories have tile floors and are perfectly equipped with tub- and shower baths and every other modern acces— sory. Every floor directly above is similarly equipped, the one on the second floor, however, having no baths. All baths are furnished with both hot and cold water. The gymnasium reaches nearly one. half into the first story and is consequently very well adapted to its purpose. It will simplify matters to note here that the chapel' is located directly above the gymnasium. Two immense steel girders support the floor of the chapel, and thus obviate the necessity of pillars in the gymnasium. Gymnasium and chapel, then. occupy all space from basement floor to the rafters. This is somewhat of an irregularity, but an exceedingly taste— ful and convenient one notwithstanding. Returning to the landing opening on the hall of the first floor’. a flight of broad steps leads up to this floor. Here as in the second story all wood-work, aside from floors. is polished red oak—the massive cross—paneled doors, the casings for doors and win— dows, the wainscoting in the halls, stairs, posts and balustrades, all reflecting the: same rich golden color. Show less
