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