AUGSBURG SEMINARY. 51 of a short sermon by one of the professors. Attendance at chapel exercises is required of all students, and failure to attend at any time must be reported. The students observe study hours from 4:00 P. M. to 10:00 P. M. No student may be absent from the Seminary during this... Show moreAUGSBURG SEMINARY. 51 of a short sermon by one of the professors. Attendance at chapel exercises is required of all students, and failure to attend at any time must be reported. The students observe study hours from 4:00 P. M. to 10:00 P. M. No student may be absent from the Seminary during this time without permission. LOCATION. Augsburg Seminary is located in Minneapolis, on 8th Str. and let Ave. 80. Students who arrive at the Union Station will take any car on Hennepin Ave. and transfer on Third Street to Minnehaha, Fort Snelling or Wash— ington and Riverside car, and take these to let Ave. So. On leaving car at let Ave. 50., turn to the right and walk south two blocks and a half. This will bring them right to the Main building, in which are the offices of president. registrar. and treasurer. Those who arrive at the Milwaukee station will take same cars as above going south on Washington Ave. and get off as directed above. Those who arrive at the Minneapolis and St. Louis or the “800 Line” stations will take Cedar and Emerson car going south on Washington Ave. and Cedar Ave. to 8th Str. 50., and go east three blocks. WW Show less
AUG SBURG SEMINARY. 33 Course V I. Homer. Odyssey, Books I, IX and X. Homeric forms and versification. Four times a week. Senior II. PROFESSOR MILLS. Course VII. Lysias. Four orations. Assigned reading in larger histories of Greece. Class reports. Senior II. PROFESSOR MILLS. PHYSICS. PROFESSOR... Show moreAUG SBURG SEMINARY. 33 Course V I. Homer. Odyssey, Books I, IX and X. Homeric forms and versification. Four times a week. Senior II. PROFESSOR MILLS. Course VII. Lysias. Four orations. Assigned reading in larger histories of Greece. Class reports. Senior II. PROFESSOR MILLS. PHYSICS. PROFESSOR NYDAHL. Elementary Physics, including recitations, solution of problems, and practical demonstrations Of the fundamen- tal laws of nature. Carhart and Chutes’ High School Physics is used as text—book, supplemented by other works on the subject. The elementary principles of mechanics, sound, light, heat, magnetism and electricity, are verified by simple experiments in the laboratory. Five times a week. Third ' Preparatory I and II. PHYSIOLOGY. PROFESSOR NYDAH L. A general course in anatomy, physiology and hygiene, including an elementary study of cells and tissues. The digestive, circulatory, respiratory and nervous systems are carefully studied. The laws of health are discussed, the aim being to point out constantly the every—day ap- plication of the principles of physiology. Eddy’s Physi- ology and Anatomy is used as text-book, supplemented by manikin, charts, sketches and natural specimens used for illustrations; collateral reading and lectures. Five times a week. Second Preparatory I. Show less
AUGSBURG SEMINARY. 49 advisory board to the faculty athletic committee. This has been found a satisfactory method of keeping the faculty and the student body in touch on this side of college life and of interesting a larger percentage of the students in the proper care of their bodies. ALUM NI... Show moreAUGSBURG SEMINARY. 49 advisory board to the faculty athletic committee. This has been found a satisfactory method of keeping the faculty and the student body in touch on this side of college life and of interesting a larger percentage of the students in the proper care of their bodies. ALUM NI 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 keep up their interest in their Alma Mater. 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. LECTURE COURSE. A series of special lectures is given during the school year. These lectures are arranged for by the theological faculty in conjunction with a com- mittee representing the theological students. The object is to have practical questions of a religious nature dis- cussed by men actively engaged in religious work. This tends to broaden the intellect and deepen the interest in the students, as well as to create a vital bond between the Seminary and the congregations which support it, since most of the speakers have been pastors serving congrega- tions in The Lutheran Free Church. The lectures are free to all the students. Show less
28 AUGSBURG SEMINARY. Course I. Study of the sentence. and the parts of speech, dictation, reading. Five times a week. Sub Class I and II. Course II. Grammatical structure of the Norwegian language. Reading and dictation. Text books: Nordahl Rolfsen’s Laesebog for Folkeskolen, Part I. S. W. Hof-... Show more28 AUGSBURG SEMINARY. Course I. Study of the sentence. and the parts of speech, dictation, reading. Five times a week. Sub Class I and II. Course II. Grammatical structure of the Norwegian language. Reading and dictation. Text books: Nordahl Rolfsen’s Laesebog for Folkeskolen, Part I. S. W. Hof- gaard’s Norsk Grammatik. Five times a week in First Preparatory, I and Il. PROF. BLEGEN. Course III. Syntax, dictation, and reading. Text- books: Rolfsen’s Laesebog, Part II. Hofgaard’s Gram- matik. Five times a week in Third Preparatory, I and II. Course IV. Review of courses I and 11. Translation, composition, and practical exercises in speaking and de- bate. Text-books: Rolfsen’s Laesebog, Part III. Hof- gaarrl’s Grammatik. Aars’ og Hofgaard’s Norske Ret- skrivningsregler. Five times a week in Freshman I and II. PROF. NYDAHL. Course V. Rhetoric, composition, and critical read- ing of standard authors. A special study of Bj¢mson’s “En glad Cut” and “Geografi 0g Kjaerlighed;” also Ibsen’s “Kongsemnerne” and “De Unges Forbund2” Text—books: Tdnnesen’s Leerebog i Norsk Stil, Part II, Rolfsen's 1.;esebog, Part IV, and Aars’ 0g Hofgaard’s Norske Retskrivningsregler. Four times a week; So- phomore, I and II. PROF. NYDAHL. Course VI. History of Norwegian literature of the nineteenth century. Special attention is given to the three great authors, Bj¢rnson, Ibsen, and Jonas Lie, with critical reading of their best works. Text-book: Hof- gaard’s Norsk Literaturhistorie. Three times a week in Junior, I and II. PROFESSOR PETTERSEN. : g ‘ VA, ‘ .I.‘ H A l I: flat»._Hj_}_”Mé JJ-_ . v38 Show less
34 AUGSBURG SEMINARY. LATIN. PROFESSFRS HENDRICKSON, and MILLS. Course I. Elementary. Bennett’s Latin Lessons, Bennett’s Latin Grammar, and Ritchie’s Fabulae Faciles. Five times a week. Sophomore I and II. Course II. Caesar. Bennett’s Grammar, and Ben- nett’s Latin Composition. Five times a week.... Show more34 AUGSBURG SEMINARY. LATIN. PROFESSFRS HENDRICKSON, and MILLS. Course I. Elementary. Bennett’s Latin Lessons, Bennett’s Latin Grammar, and Ritchie’s Fabulae Faciles. Five times a week. Sophomore I and II. Course II. Caesar. Bennett’s Grammar, and Ben- nett’s Latin Composition. Five times a week. Junior I and II. Course III. Cicero. Selections from the Orations, with special study of Roman oratory. Review of Gram- mar. Bennett’s Latin Composition completed. Five times a week. Senior I and II. MATHEMATICS. PROFESSORS Swanson, MILLS, HENDRICKSON, and SVERDRUP. Course I. Arithmetic. Brooks’ Normal Standard Arithmetic from beginning to percentage. Sub Class, I and II. Course II. Arithmetic. Brooks’ Normal Standard Arithmetic is used as text book. The work will begin with percentage and take up the different processes in- volving percentage, as well as proportion, involution, evolution, and mensuration. A fair knowledge of com- mon and decimal fractions is necessary to pursue the course profitably. Five times a week. First Preparatory I and II. Course III. Elementary Algebra. The fundamental rules, factoring, divisors, multiples, simple and simultane— .'_‘q‘~‘n‘.._ ‘. 1:33;:‘; I . A. .'.'..- . .'.. . . . Aw 4, , . . . . Show less
«.9. wk: .. o AUGSBURG SEMINARY. SUMMARY OF GRADUATES. Theological Department. Graduates, 1909 ‘4 if? Graduates, 1870—1908..... ........ .............a42 em ‘ 2 College Department. Graduates, 1909 . . . . . . . . . 6 ‘ Graduates, 1878—1908 _194 Total .. .. For catalogs or other Information... Show more«.9. wk: .. o AUGSBURG SEMINARY. SUMMARY OF GRADUATES. Theological Department. Graduates, 1909 ‘4 if? Graduates, 1870—1908..... ........ .............a42 em ‘ 2 College Department. Graduates, 1909 . . . . . . . . . 6 ‘ Graduates, 1878—1908 _194 Total .. .. For catalogs or other Information address: Professor George Sverdrup Jr., Vice President, Augsburg Seminary, Minneapolis. Minn. Show less
20 AUGSBURG SEMINARY. into three main branches; namely, Theology, or the Christian doctrine concerning God, Anthropology, or the Christian doctrine concerning man, and Soteriology, or the Christian doctrine concerning the restoration and maintenance of the true communion between God and man. To... Show more20 AUGSBURG SEMINARY. into three main branches; namely, Theology, or the Christian doctrine concerning God, Anthropology, or the Christian doctrine concerning man, and Soteriology, or the Christian doctrine concerning the restoration and maintenance of the true communion between God and man. To this part of a theological course also belongs the study of the symbolical or confessional books of the Lutheran church and a comparison with the confessions of other Christian church bodies. The value pf such a study from a purely confessional and from an apolo— getic standpoint will be readily seen. PRACTICAL TH EO,LOGY.‘) I. H omiletics. This course includes, first, a survey of the History of Preaching, showing the character of the first Christian witness-bearing and the development of the characteristic principle of this preaching as an art; its alliance with pagan rhetoric and oratory; the consequences of this alliance upon the form and material of preaching, and the efforts made to find a form of its own in more complete harmony with the Word of God. Secondly the course involves a systematic study of the essentials of preaching as testifying of Christ, properly designated as Homiletics. It is constantly borne in mind that the power of preaching does not lie in human art but in the divine authority of the Word and the Spirit of God. Hence, while there must be intense study of the text and much practice in the art of presenting truth, the essential homiletic preparation ') The work in this branch has been divided between the members of Theological Faculty. Show less
AUGSBURG SEMINARY. 13 The alphabetical scale is used in reporting the final standing, each letter constitutes a grade and has the fol- lowing significance: A A_ % Excellent. B B_§ Good. g__} Fair. D Barely passable. E Conditioned. F Failure. All conditions received in class as well as entrance... Show moreAUGSBURG SEMINARY. 13 The alphabetical scale is used in reporting the final standing, each letter constitutes a grade and has the fol- lowing significance: A A_ % Excellent. B B_§ Good. g__} Fair. D Barely passable. E Conditioned. F Failure. All conditions received in class as well as entrance conditions must be removed within the next semester. Failure in any study may be removed by passing en- trance examinations in a satisfactory manner. No student shall be allowed to carry on his work as a regular student if he is conditioned in more than two fifths of his work. No student shall be allowed to enter the senior class with conditions. IV. Degrees. Any student of good moral character who has satis— factorily completed the courses in the Preparatory de- partment shall be entitled to a certificate of graduation. The degree of Bachelor of Arts shall be conferred on any student of good moral character who has satisfac— torily completed the four years in the college department. The degree of Candidatus Theologiae is conferred upon graduates from the Theological department. Show less
BOARD OF TRUSTEES. Professor Sven Oftedal, Minneapolis, Minn. President. Term expires June, 1911. Mr. Otto Housen, Waseca, Minn. Term expires June, 1910. Mr. Sez'cr Larson, Madelia, Minn. Term expires June, 1912. Reverend E. E. Gynild, Willmar, Minn. Term expires June, 1913. Mr. Kn'ut Flao,... Show moreBOARD OF TRUSTEES. Professor Sven Oftedal, Minneapolis, Minn. President. Term expires June, 1911. Mr. Otto Housen, Waseca, Minn. Term expires June, 1910. Mr. Sez'cr Larson, Madelia, Minn. Term expires June, 1912. Reverend E. E. Gynild, Willmar, Minn. Term expires June, 1913. Mr. Kn'ut Flao, Abercrombie, N. Dak. Term expires 1914. SECRETARY AND TREASURER. Mr. Fred Paulson, Augsbura Seminary, Minneapolis, Minn. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Professor Swen. Oftedal, Minneapolis, Minn. President ex officio. Professor J. E. Possum, Fargo, N. D. Term expires June, 1910. N. N. Ronning, Minneapolis, Minn. Term expires June. 1910. Rev. M. B. Mirhaelson, Willmar, Minn} Term expires June, 1911. New. N. G. Nilson, Moose Lake, Minn. Term expires June, 1911. Show less
fitntnrtml. Augsburg Seminary was founded in 1889 at Marshall, \Vis. Reverend A. VVenaas 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 estab- lished church of... Show morefitntnrtml. Augsburg Seminary was founded in 1889 at Marshall, \Vis. Reverend A. VVenaas 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 estab- lished 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 ball by Professor \Venaas. But the energetic and practical Rev- erend O. Paulson, at that time in charge of a church in Minneapolis. took up the work of securing suitable quar- ters. 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 Seminary, and the fol— lowing year at the annual meeting of the Conference 3 second chair in theology was created to which Sven Ofte— dal accepted a call and began work the same year. 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 alone, however'able, could not meet the demands of the school. The change, however, Show less
AUGSBURG SEMINARY. 17 Christ has not only done certain things for us, He has, so to speak, opened His own heart to us, so that we might get a glimpse of the depth of His love. And in so doing He has revealed the Father also. It is of the greatest importance to realize this living connection... Show moreAUGSBURG SEMINARY. 17 Christ has not only done certain things for us, He has, so to speak, opened His own heart to us, so that we might get a glimpse of the depth of His love. And in so doing He has revealed the Father also. It is of the greatest importance to realize this living connection between Our Savior and His church, this communion which makes the Church the body of Christ, a holy temple built of liv- ing stones, himself being the chief cornerstone. It is the realization of this connection which forms the necessary grounds for the Christian faith in eternal salvation and the “restoration of all things.” It therefore naturally leads up to and culminates in the study of “the last things.” As the best material for this part of the study of the New Testament we consider the Gospel according to St. John. CHURCH HISTORY. The founders and fathers of Augsburg Seminary have always had an open eye to the great importance of his- torical study. History reveals to us God’s dealings with man, man’s erring ways and the woeful consequences thereof, and the necessity of again turning unto the Lord for true happiness and eternal salvation. History also contains numberless guide-posts for those who have eyes to see with and who do not wilfully close them. It is natural for all things in this world to decay and to de- teriorate, to fall behind and to forget. Even the church of Christ is not immune in this respect. There is also always a readiness to imagine that when mistakes be- come sufficiently old and when mis-steps are made by a sufficiently large number of men, they are no longer mis- takes or mis-steps. $-42: v.4 Show less
AUGSBURG SEMINARY. It follows that no so—called higher education which tends to foster aristocratic or hierarchic ideas among the students can he considered Christian in character or in accordance with the best interests of a free people and its institutions. It is necessary always to retain the... Show moreAUGSBURG SEMINARY. It follows that no so—called higher education which tends to foster aristocratic or hierarchic ideas among the students can he considered Christian in character or in accordance with the best interests of a free people and its institutions. It is necessary always to retain the Chris- tian conception of greatness, “Whosoever would become great among you, let him become your minister,” lest higher education become a means of introducing castes among the people and especially of causing any estrange- ment between minister and people in the church. Augsburg Seminary subordinates all its work, its curriculum, its management and discipline to these prin- ciples; they underlie and determine every detail of the work of the institution. RULES FOR ADMISSION, EXAMINATION, AND CONFER- RING OF DEGREES. I. Tcrms of Admission. All applications for admission to the Preparatory or Classical courses are made to the Vice President. Students who have a fail common school education, including an elementary knowledge of English grammar, political geography, common and decimal fractions, and history of the United States, may be admitted to the first class in the Preparatory department. Those who are de- ficient in the common branches will be given a chance to study these up in sub-classes that will be organized for such students, if required. To the other classes in the Preparatory department Show less
r—i AUG SBURG SEMI NARY. 23 lications in Scandinavia, Germany, England and Amer- e ica. HEBREW. It is thought that an accurate knowledge of the ele- ‘ ments of Hebrew is essential to the study of the Old Testament. The aim of the courses offered is to famili— arize the student with the etymology... Show morer—i AUG SBURG SEMI NARY. 23 lications in Scandinavia, Germany, England and Amer- e ica. HEBREW. It is thought that an accurate knowledge of the ele- ‘ ments of Hebrew is essential to the study of the Old Testament. The aim of the courses offered is to famili— arize the student with the etymology and syntax of He- ' » brew in order that he may intelligently follow the critical ‘ exegesis of the commentators. 'i NEW TESTAMENT GREEK. , The Greek of the New Testament is studied on the ‘> basis of classical Greek. The purpose is to shew how the Greek of the New Testament differs from the clas— sical, to point out the influence of the Aramaic and to read extensively so the student may acquire a large vocabu— lary. No student of the New Testament ought to rest satisfied until he can read his Testament in the language in which it was written. fiiamrg of the Nun Emman The aim of this course is to familiarize the student with the history of the printed Greek text since 1514; to impart to him information about the leading New Testa— ment manuscripts; and to discuss the historical method employed in textual inquiry. Show less
(flaunts nf Jinatruflinn. I. Theological. Three years. II. Collegiate. Four years. III. Preparatory. Three years. TH E TH EOLOGICAL DEPARTMENT. The Theological department of Augsburg Seminary offers to its students a three years’ course of study. The aim is to give them a thoro knowledge of the... Show more(flaunts nf Jinatruflinn. I. Theological. Three years. II. Collegiate. Four years. III. Preparatory. Three years. TH E TH EOLOGICAL DEPARTMENT. The Theological department of Augsburg Seminary offers to its students a three years’ course of study. The aim is to give them a thoro knowledge of the Bible, the history of the Christian church, the teachings and prin- ciples of the Lutheran church, and a practical training in dealing with the principal questions that arise in pastoral life and in the pastoral leadership of the congregation. As far as possible. the Bible is studied in its original tongues. It is clearly realized, however, that mere knowledge is not a 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. OLD TESTAMENT THEOLOGY. . The Old Testament record of God’s dealings with His chosen people, as well as with the nations in general, stands for all time as tho written in stone, showing clearly God’s infinite love and man’s perverted ways on account Show less