w \\\\ ______ t~s\s\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\s»\\\s~ electives are otl’ercd. Students who have completed the course receive upon graduation the degree of Bachelor of Arts. and ar‘ admitted to the graduate departments of universities both in America and l‘iurope. Augsburg Seminary endeavors to awaken and... Show morew \\\\ ______ t~s\s\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\s»\\\s~ electives are otl’ercd. Students who have completed the course receive upon graduation the degree of Bachelor of Arts. and ar‘ admitted to the graduate departments of universities both in America and l‘iurope. Augsburg Seminary endeavors to awaken and nourish the spiritual life in all its students. For this reason it not only makes attendance in classes of religious instruction obligatory. but it also seeks to surround the young men entrusted to its care with a truly Christian atmosphere liach class in the Academic and College Departments is given religions instruction two hours a week. and besides this a voluntary class for the study of missions has been maintained for several years. led by one of the liaculty members. livery morning. except Sunday. all stu— dents are required to attend chapel exer- l cises. which are led by one of the professors. Frequently visiting pastors and others are invited to speak to the students in chapel. l‘raycr—Ineetings are held several evenings a week. either by the student body or by smaller groups of students. No Sunday services 'are held at the Seminary. as the students attend the serv- ices in the different churches of the 1.117 theran Free Church in Minmapolis. where a large number of them also take active part in Sunday school work. young people's work, and church choirs. The 'l‘heological Department of .\ugs— burg Seminary offers to its students a three— year course of study. The aim is to give them a thoro knowledge of the ’iible. the history of the Christian Church. and the teachings of the Lutheran Church. and also a practical training in dealing with the principal questions that arise in lll'l\'. HANS A. l'h’h‘l‘I'I‘H pastoral life and in the pastoral leadership of the congregation. .\s tar as possible the Bible is studied in the original. It is clearly realized. however. that mere knowledge is not all that is necessary for the complete equipment of a worker in the vineyard of Our Lord. The all-important consideration is to awaken and foster in the student true loyalty to Christ and absolute Obedience to the Holy Spirit; for without these qualities no man can become “a good and faithful servant" in God’s house. The majority of the 'l‘heological students of Augsburg Seminary are naturally preparing themselves for service either in the home Church or in foreign mission fields. But many of the students in the Academy and College also have the same calling in view. lior this reason many of them are engaged in Church work during their vacations. and. PAGE NINETEEN Show less
\‘ v . \ “ we 9 s 6“ ~35 §‘\§“§M“§ e e a»: mg, Si lets“? see §e§§ sfikfi § {143* 1‘ “m\\\\m\\m«mm opportunity to observe what a great blessing she was to her husband, I would express. as my personal opinion, that had it not been for the great help God gave Prof. \N’eenaas in his wife. he could not... Show more\‘ v . \ “ we 9 s 6“ ~35 §‘\§“§M“§ e e a»: mg, Si lets“? see §e§§ sfikfi § {143* 1‘ “m\\\\m\\m«mm opportunity to observe what a great blessing she was to her husband, I would express. as my personal opinion, that had it not been for the great help God gave Prof. \N’eenaas in his wife. he could not have endured those trying days—And we should not have been able to celebrate a semi-' centennial here tonight. And yet the load was growing too heavy. On the evening of the 25th of May. 1871. the president summoned the school to discuss an important matter. The very existence of the institution was at stake. “I see no alternative but to quit." said he, after having explained the situation. It was a dark night. And grave was the hour. Young. huskv men sat with tear-filled eyes. Then Saugstad. I believe. broke the silence. "Day is com- ing." said he. Others chimed in. All spoke words of cheer. “No, we cannot quit." "Then let us join hands and promise to work faithfully for the cause of the Kingdom." said the president. And as we stood with hand in hand he read a scripture passage and ended with an earnest prayer. Augsburg Seminary was saved. V 0f the nineteen young men who on that memorable May evening clasped hands. three entered other callings. but the rest have served the Lord as ministers in His church. and have. as we hope. done a work of no small blessing. It was not to be expected that men of such strong individuality should work along the same lines: but they were all under the spell of that one great ideal. to glorify (lod by working for the salvation of souls and the upbuilding of (lod's kingdom :unong our people. Of the teachers and students who were present at the opening of the school in 1869. many have passed away. but some are yet living. among them the founder of the seminary and for many years its president. A. \Veen- aas. who up till a short tiine ago was a pastor in the Church of Norway. but now lives as pastor emeritus near Christiania. Norway. Only one of the flock is still active in the service of the church. and he has grown old and gray. But it gives him pleasure to join in this jubilee and on behalf of himself and fellow students to express our deep—felt gratitude to God and to Augsburg Seminary for what it was to us. May the rich blessing of God rest on the school. its teachers. and its students. l'AG FZ’I'\\'I€N’1‘Y-FOUll rm: m‘ ' awn; .ta—L ‘ Show less
3 ‘.A.___n_-_ ew— Lg .; :u- ‘Q' .... \. «“\\\\ $ v i r“ ““N\\\\\W\\\s $.19“ as“ s 3‘5 . o i ‘ V ‘ \ .\ ‘ ‘ \ \\ ~ « s was w m e twee \ e v 5° s\\mmmmmm Gustav Rouhohn I’eter Langvaud John Thompson Helge Rlltl Kallein Rislu-rg ()le Aadland JUNIOR CLASS ‘ NI) I heard the voice of the Lord, saying. ... Show more3 ‘.A.___n_-_ ew— Lg .; :u- ‘Q' .... \. «“\\\\ $ v i r“ ““N\\\\\W\\\s $.19“ as“ s 3‘5 . o i ‘ V ‘ \ .\ ‘ ‘ \ \\ ~ « s was w m e twee \ e v 5° s\\mmmmmm Gustav Rouhohn I’eter Langvaud John Thompson Helge Rlltl Kallein Rislu-rg ()le Aadland JUNIOR CLASS ‘ NI) I heard the voice of the Lord, saying. \Vhoin shall 1 send, and who will go for us? Then 1 said. Here am 1; send me.” \\'e have heard the voice of the Lord. speaking the age—old call to service. The same eternal. unchanging voice, which spoke to the prophet. speaks to us. in this day of divers calls and attractions. Thru the multitude of sounds issuing forth from the turmoil of our intense and turbulent life, we haw heard the calm, iinpelling voice of God. The Lord has abundant use for men in times like these. He has gigantic tasks for those who are willing to enter into His service. The magnitude of the challenge given to this generation of men is appalling. 'l‘ho cognizant of these conditions, we have ventured to say. “Here am I; send me." l’.\lH-I 'l‘llllt'l‘Y-'l'\\'() Show less
3‘“ s' , r f‘f’s‘o Ns‘s‘swéo' ‘»\- . s‘ \ gs? s as ‘ M swag elm felts?" \.. @® 6‘“ t e g } § §sw NW WW\WWWWWW\WWW&N&W Bernhard Helland, Ole .l. llaukeness, Marius Dixen, Sven-e 'l‘orgersun Joseph .\'ystuen, I’eter Fluvog, James 'l‘ofle, Lars Quallwn Intermediate Class F. of this day stand in the... Show more3‘“ s' , r f‘f’s‘o Ns‘s‘swéo' ‘»\- . s‘ \ gs? s as ‘ M swag elm felts?" \.. @® 6‘“ t e g } § §sw NW WW\WWWWWW\WWW&N&W Bernhard Helland, Ole .l. llaukeness, Marius Dixen, Sven-e 'l‘orgersun Joseph .\'ystuen, I’eter Fluvog, James 'l‘ofle, Lars Quallwn Intermediate Class F. of this day stand in the throes of an age of transition, upon the threshold of a new e’a. Bonds of convention have been loosed and the uses and standards of the past are crumbling before the onset of strong materialistic forces. Criterions which have obtained during many centuries are cast into the shadow of doubt. Man is endeavoring‘ to build a new structure of social and moral theory. It is our belief that the elemental truths still remain constant and im— movable in the face of every wind of doctrine. The various ludicrous theories which are being promulgated are evidences of a weakened race of men. whose minds are unable to penetrate the mist—clouds of narrow human thought and see the eternal verities. It is the aspiration of all thinkng men to find the truth, and having found it, to make it the determinant principle in life. A man is as strong as his conviction of the truth. PAGE ’l‘Hl RTY-ON l“. Show less
" ‘ :‘fi‘gzfi5mgfafl ’ ' Class of 1918 - 1919 ()LE J. HAUKENESS — Stord, Norway Johnnnesens Handelsskole 1905 Bethania College 1909-11, 1913 Augsburg College, B. A. 1919 Boarding Club Treas. II, III; Norw. Ed. “Echo” 1V; Sec. Mission Society IV “Ledende Principer." Class of 1919 - 1920 ()scm FELLAND... Show more" ‘ :‘fi‘gzfi5mgfafl ’ ' Class of 1918 - 1919 ()LE J. HAUKENESS — Stord, Norway Johnnnesens Handelsskole 1905 Bethania College 1909-11, 1913 Augsburg College, B. A. 1919 Boarding Club Treas. II, III; Norw. Ed. “Echo” 1V; Sec. Mission Society IV “Ledende Principer." Class of 1919 - 1920 ()scm FELLAND — Clear Lake, W'is. Clear Lake High School 1916 “Echo ’ ’ Stalf III, IV; Glee Club II, III, IV Salutatorian ".\s n Mun Thinketh." .\Ll“ F. HARno - Minneapolis, Minn. Augsburg Academy 1915 (Hon Club I], III, IV; Band III, IV; “ l‘ll'lH)” III; “Augsburgian” III; Basket- Imll H], l\'; Tennis II, III, IV; U. S. M. 0. 1918-19; Class President "Milton's ’l‘rngmly of Education." l'.\ (“C THIRTY-FOUR. Show less
“N“\“‘\\‘\\\\\\\\\\\\~$ ®® WWWW‘W‘WWW‘W WW Lillehei (1019—). David Lysnes was appointed professor in 1890, but died before he could enter upon his work._ In the College and .-\cademic Departments: Caesar Boeck (1869-72?), Jorgeu _lensen (1875—77), _1. Lavik (1878-80). R. T. Newton (1878-82), H. U... Show more“N“\“‘\\‘\\\\\\\\\\\\~$ ®® WWWW‘W‘WWW‘W WW Lillehei (1019—). David Lysnes was appointed professor in 1890, but died before he could enter upon his work._ In the College and .-\cademic Departments: Caesar Boeck (1869-72?), Jorgeu _lensen (1875—77), _1. Lavik (1878-80). R. T. Newton (1878-82), H. U. Sverdrup (1878—79). 1’. .‘\. Paulsou (1880-82). “7. \V. \Vraaman (1882-85), R. Daa (1883-85). _1. ll. Blegen (1885—1916). J. '1‘. Bugge (1885-91), Theo. S. Reimestad (1885-1900). \\'ilhelm l’ettersen (1886—1910), A. M. Hove (1887- 1901), _l. 1.. .\'ydahl (1891—). 11. N. Hendrickson (1900—). S. O. Severson (1904—1915). \\'in. Mills (1907—). P. .v\. Sveeggen (1915—), R. B. Nell (1.911%). lilmer l). Busby (1919—1. The following have been presidents of Augsburg Seminary: August \Veenaas (1809—76), Georg Sverdrup (1876-1907). Sven Oftedal (1907-11), George Sverdrup 11911—1. 'l‘he yearly attendance. all departments included. has varied from 19 (1870—71) to 201 (1899-1900). The average attendance from 1869 to 1875 was 29: from 1875 to 1390, 115; from 1390 to 1893, 17-1; from 1893 to 1919, 153. The average yearly attendance from 1869 to 1910 has been 128_ The aim of the founders of .\ugsburg Seminary was to meet the demands of our Lutheran immigrants for earnest. consecrated ministers of the gospel. I‘mt if this aim was to be attained the very foundations of the school would have to be a true and living Christianity. Lutheran profession. and a close alliance with the congregations. Such a school could not find a model in the listablished Cluirch of Norway. as these were designed to educate ministers who were the servants of the govermnent. It was necessary to reach the desired end thru personal experience. and the history of Augsburg Seminary is. therefore. the story of the trials and struggles and the final success of its founders in their efforts to establish a school that should meet the urgent need of faithful and earnest pastors in a free Lutheran Church. \\'hi1e the curriculum of the school has been broadened and perfected in the Course of time. still there has been no disposition to deviate from its original purpose. .\1tho .\ugsburg Seminary is primarily a divinity school. established and maintained for the education of Christian ministers. teachers. and mission- aries. its leaders have not been unaware of the circumstance that not all the students in the preparatory departments intcml to beCome ministers. For this reason the courses both in the Academic and College Departments have. as the curriculum shows, been arranged so as to meet the needs also of young men who are seeking a thoro secondary and college education. based upon and permeated by Christian ideals. yet fitted to whatever calling they may intend to follow later on. In a four—year course the Academic Department of Augsburg Seminary offers a first—class high school course. \\'henever necessary. special classes are organized for students who are behind in different subjects. The four-year College Course is mainly classical; but a number of l’.\ (i 1') l‘lltjll’l‘EEN Show less
d” «’isw‘ $333? . O we st 9‘ we}? s fish‘s fie? . R} § ¢“§ mc.a..memmmmwsmsnwak:iam‘mmmwam\mmmm mmmsmmmmm mm less loosely connected with “Marshall Academy.” In the fall of 1870 it was separated from that institution. and during the summer of 1872 it was moved to Minneapolis. A preparatory... Show mored” «’isw‘ $333? . O we st 9‘ we}? s fish‘s fie? . R} § ¢“§ mc.a..memmmmwsmsnwak:iam‘mmmwam\mmmm mmmsmmmmm mm less loosely connected with “Marshall Academy.” In the fall of 1870 it was separated from that institution. and during the summer of 1872 it was moved to Minneapolis. A preparatory curriculum has been maintained from the beginning. consisting at first of a one-year course, but later on devel— oped and enlarged into complete Academic and College Departments. The beginning was quite insignificant; the congregations supporting the school were neither large nor numerous. Dissensions which arose in con- nection with the organization of the Norwegian-Danish Conference in 1870 made the existence of the new school very precarious and its work difficult. lleuce it was no wonder that “when Professor \Veenaas, who was then president. could, in 1872. move his school of nineteen students into a new and commodious building in Minneapolis. the rejoicing was general." The removal to Minneapolis marks a turning—point in the history of \ugsbnrg Seminary. It was thru the efforts of Rev. Ole Paulson, at that time pastor of Trinity congregation in Minneapolis. that the seminary secured its new home. and he is therefore rightly regarded as one of the greatest benefactors of the school. The subsequent years have been full of struggles. but also full of bless— ings. Often attacked by enemies. and not always as unitedly and strongly supported by its frieiids as might have been desired, the school has not always had a calm course. Nevertheless it has tried to serve the Kingdom of God and to fulfill the mission of its calling. l’rofessor .\ugnst \\'eenaas. the founder of Augsburg Seminary and its first president, will always deserve to be remembered as a man who faith— inlly and with great courage laid the foundation of the oldest divinity school among Norwegian immigrants in America and carried the school thru the diiliculties of the early years of its existence. But the men who were the greatest factors in the development of Augsburg Seminary, and to whom the school owes the most. are the late Professors (leorge Sverdrup and Sven ()ftedal. They were instruments in (lod's hand to carry the school thru innumerable trials and difficulties for over thirty years. .\ngsburg Seminary was incorporated in the year of 1872. the following persons being the inCorporators and members of the first Board of Trustees: Rev. T. H. l)al1l, Rev. Anion johnson, Mr. Knut Olsen. Rev. O. Paulson, and Mr. A. Tharaldsen. In all. twenty—eight persons [have from time to time served on the Board of 'l‘rustees. the most prominent of the older members being l’rof. Sven Oftedal and Rev. Ole Paulson. The five members now serving as trustees are: Mr. Otto Hanson (1901—), Rev. E. E. Gynild (1907—i, Mr. Knut Flaa (1909—). Rev. K. B. Birkeland (1911—), and Dr. C. M. Roan (1919—). The school owns one city block, with the exception of two lots. situated between 21st and 22nd Avenues, and 7th and 8th Streets South. On this site live buildings have been erected. The first of these was the old Main Build- ing. the west wing of which was erected in 1871-72. while the central part PAGE SIXTEEN Show less
x\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\.\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\‘ \\\\\\\\\\\\\§\C§\\\\\\\\\\\\\W and east wing were erected in 1874-75. 'l‘he building is (0x120 feet in dimen— sions. with the wings three and the center four stories high. and basement under part of the structure. Until 1902, when the new building was... Show morex\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\.\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\‘ \\\\\\\\\\\\\§\C§\\\\\\\\\\\\\W and east wing were erected in 1874-75. 'l‘he building is (0x120 feet in dimen— sions. with the wings three and the center four stories high. and basement under part of the structure. Until 1902, when the new building was occupied. the old Main served partly for school purposes and partly as dormitory for the students. It was then remodeled and has since been used exclusively for student rooms and boarding club. while the ground floor of the west wing has been arranged for family apartments. ’l‘he construction is frame and brick veneer. .\ prt.)fessors‘ residence. accommodating three families. was erected in 1874. and in 1884 a dormitory. three stories high and of frame construction. was erected. ’l‘he ground lloor was for several years used for class rooms and a book store. .\fter being remodeled in 1002. it has been used ex- clusively as a dormitory. In 1888. another professors' residence. accomnnulating two families. was built. Like the old Main Building. this is also of frame and brick veneer construction. In 1901 a new and commodious school building was erected. It is of light brown brick and has a very pleasing appearance. The dimensions are ()RXIOR feet. two stories and basement. lesides class and lecture rooms there are the necessary ollices. chapel. gymnasium. library and reading rooms. museum. and laboratory. The central heat— ing plant. which serves all the buildings of the Seminary. is also located in this building. The value of the property. including grounds. bluldmgs. and equipment. may be REY. 0M: I,A[.LS()N conservatively placed at about $135000. .~\n endowment fund was started in 1877 and brought up to about 352.000. This fund was. by mutual agreement. surremlered to the L'nited Norwegian Lutheran Church in 1898. A few years ago a new endowment fund was started. which now amounts to 5547.000. During the fifty years of its existence .-\ugsburg Seminary has had a large number of professors and instructors. many of whom have. however. served for a short time only, or as substitutes during vacancies. The follow- mg,r list contains only the names of those regularly appointed: In the Theological Department: August \\'eenaas (1860—70). Sven ()fte— dal (1873-1904), S. R. Cunnersen (1874-83), (leorg Sverdrup (1874—1007). B. B. Gjeldaker (1876-77). M. O. Bockman (1800—93), F. A. Schmidt (1800413 l. E. G. Lund (1891-93), H. A. Urseth (1899-1909), Andr’as llelland (l‘)05~f. George Sverdrup (1908—), I. 0. livjen (1909—), 13. l". llarbo (1900—). Lars PAGE SEVENTH EN Show less
®\e ,~-»~m~“\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ t “X Historical. REY. SVI'IN ()l“'l‘|'ll);\li [ll-IV. (:I-IUHH HYHRI’HI'I' AL'GSBL'RG SliMlNAlx’Y. the divinit_v school of 1he Lutheran liree Church. founded in 180". eelehrated in I‘ll" its semi-eentennial anni— versary. It is the oldest Norwegian Lutheran school of... Show more®\e ,~-»~m~“\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ t “X Historical. REY. SVI'IN ()l“'l‘|'ll);\li [ll-IV. (:I-IUHH HYHRI’HI'I' AL'GSBL'RG SliMlNAlx’Y. the divinit_v school of 1he Lutheran liree Church. founded in 180". eelehrated in I‘ll" its semi-eentennial anni— versary. It is the oldest Norwegian Lutheran school of its kind in .\ineriea. From its foundation until 18‘“) it was the 'l‘heologieal Seminar} oi the Norwegian-l)anish Conference. and from 18"") until 18"“ it served as the divinity school of the L'nited Norwegian Lutheran Church of _\meriea. Since the latter date it has heen eouneeted with the Lutheran liree (‘hureh movement. For several years prior to 1800 the Seandinavian Augustaua Synod had maintained a 'l‘heologieal Seminary at I’axton, Illinois. This institution served both the Swedish and the Norwegian ehurehes of that Synod as a union seminary. The founding of .\ugshurg Seminary was the result of a mutual agreement to divide the l’axton school and to estahlish a separate institution to serve the Norwegian Congregations, as it was quite evident that the interests of the Norwegian hraneh of the \ugustana Synod \vould in that way he served to greater advantage. Augsburg Seminary commenced its work in Septemher. l8”). at Klar— shall, a small village in Dane County. \\'iseonsin_ and was at lirst more or l’.\(ll“. l“| l~"|‘l‘1l‘IX Show less
\‘ as \s s‘ “a ‘\\\ ~l~ s“ e \\\~\‘\ WWWWWWW saw v \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\" § _.-‘ \‘ \‘\\ ‘~‘~\s s. x . \\«~ni s x“ \‘ ex \ ‘s s‘ s \s \ s e s \x“ t s m w §~\\\ sets s § .\ x t / OUR TREASURER lllilx’l’. is one person at Augsburg who is absolutely indispensable. Miss lx'ag'na Srerdrup. our treasurer... Show more\‘ as \s s‘ “a ‘\\\ ~l~ s“ e \\\~\‘\ WWWWWWW saw v \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\" § _.-‘ \‘ \‘\\ ‘~‘~\s s. x . \\«~ni s x“ \‘ ex \ ‘s s‘ s \s \ s e s \x“ t s m w §~\\\ sets s § .\ x t / OUR TREASURER lllilx’l’. is one person at Augsburg who is absolutely indispensable. Miss lx'ag'na Srerdrup. our treasurer. has so lived herself into the life of the school that a day without her presence in her ollice would practically be an impossibilin She is the friend of e\'er_\' student. To the beginner she is the never fail— ing source of g‘uidauce and eucimrag‘emeut. The older boys seek her advice in countless matters of school life. She is the oracle of the institution. \Ye cannot praise her sulllcientl)’ for her cheerful attitude and unprejudiced friendship toward all who hare occasion to enter her office. \\'e admire her incessant faithfulness to her tasks. She takes able care of all the numerous and intricate acCouuts which are associated with the treasury of Augsburg" Seminary. lu checkingr up the contributions to the school, she has learned to know thousands of people throughout the Lutheran Free Church. ller services have become invaluable to the institution. l‘.\t£ l'i l'llUII'l‘ Show less
WWW WWW \ \\\\\\\\\\\\\\§ 'l‘lll‘l |"ll\'.\"|‘ ll().\ll'l ()I“ .\l'HHlH'lx’H Augsburg in )lursllall, “Viscousin Rev. J. A. Bergh, Class of ’69 HEN l’rof. _'\. \Veenaas with a few assistant teachers and a handful of students in 180‘) hegan the little school in Marshall, \\e little thought that in... Show moreWWW WWW \ \\\\\\\\\\\\\\§ 'l‘lll‘l |"ll\'.\"|‘ ll().\ll'l ()I“ .\l'HHlH'lx’H Augsburg in )lursllall, “Viscousin Rev. J. A. Bergh, Class of ’69 HEN l’rof. _'\. \Veenaas with a few assistant teachers and a handful of students in 180‘) hegan the little school in Marshall, \\e little thought that in fifty years it would he ahle to hold a celebration like the present one, which is graced not only by the presence of the governor of the state and the mayor of the city. l)llt also by a bishop from the mother church. I Marshall is a small hamlet lying a score of miles or so from Madison. \Vis. Just as every village now must have its high school, so fifty years ago it must have its academy in order to he of any account at all. .\'o must Marshall too. A rather pretentious huilding was erected, It had two stories. The lower was arranged for reading rooms. kitchen and dining room: the upper served as dormitory. 3ut a building does not make a school. and the academy was not a success. So when the Norwegian branch of the Scandinavian .\ngustana Synod was looking for a location for its proposed theological seminary. the village ofi’ered them their academy huilding on the condition that hesides the \L‘lll- inary they should conduct a regulation American academy. 'l‘he offer was gladly accepted. It seemed like a gift from Divine providence 1n the autumn of 1860 l’rofessor \\'eenaas and a few students from Paxton, “1., came for the purpose of opening the school. .\t a meeting of l’.\(i l'I 'l'\\'l‘}.\"l'\’»()Nl-I Show less
....\.W\\\\\M““ “fin fi§fi 3*“ V \ “fig? “mu wflfin w; €3§ ®¢§ ..\\‘§\“' 4? § \ I, q 4% o % k. \S A . _‘ w. .., ,a: ggmx? \\\\\\“\\\M\MWVNNN\W - :‘..~>\\~ x Seniors 1918 - 1919 (L J.. ANDENES - Haugesund, Norway Dot Lutherske Kinaforbunds Missionsskole Missionsarbeider i Norge Concordia. (iILHER'I‘... Show more....\.W\\\\\M““ “fin fi§fi 3*“ V \ “fig? “mu wflfin w; €3§ ®¢§ ..\\‘§\“' 4? § \ I, q 4% o % k. \S A . _‘ w. .., ,a: ggmx? \\\\\\“\\\M\MWVNNN\W - :‘..~>\\~ x Seniors 1918 - 1919 (L J.. ANDENES - Haugesund, Norway Dot Lutherske Kinaforbunds Missionsskole Missionsarbeider i Norge Concordia. (iILHER'I‘ BRETIIEIM - Northwood, N. D. Augsburg Academy 1913 Attended Augsburg College 1913-16 “ Ivllo” Stuff: Concordia an. Bri-tlu-im is serving u congregation nt “'nng, N. D. Starbuck. Minn. Augsburg Academy 1907 Attended Augsburg College 1912-15 Glee ("rluh; Concordia; Prohibition League .\NKIER l).\llLF. - Now serving as pastor at anle Buy. Minn. 0. 0. l.ov.\.\s - Minneapolis, Minn. United Church Seminary St. Olaf College Concordia .\t [H'nsont m-rviug n congregation ut Akely. Minn. [HG E 'l‘\\' EN'I‘Y- l‘IlGH'l' 99 7 _.< ' «.ur .. T. . “on-” «u 33‘ Show less
«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