Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-03-10
At AuGusTANA.
Arranging for Easter Recess-Commence-
ment College Notes.

ment College Notes.
Last evening joint session of the
several faculties was held. A peti-
ton for an Easter recess of one week.
to begin Wednesday evening, March
FL, and close Wednesday morning.
March %, had been received from the
students of the college and prepare.
tory departments. Although the
constitution of the institution does
not provide for such a recess, a mo-
ton to grant the said recess pre-.
vailed unanimously. The question
OF the coming commencement was
next taken up and discussed. After
due deliberation, the following pro
gram was decided upon: That Tues
day, May 20. be set apart for oral
public examinations. That the sew
eral literary organizations at the in.
stitution be given Tuesday evening
for their annual exercises. Wednes,
day morning. May 80, was set apart
for the reading of theses by the candi-
dates for the degree of Master of
Arts. In the afternoon of the same
day the Business college will hold it's
annual commencement. The even
ing of Wednesday will be given up to
the Alumni association for its annual
reunion and exercises. At $50
Thursday morning. May 81, will oc-
cur the annual college commence
ment. At 3 p. m. OF the same day,
the Theological seminary will hold
its commencement. while at O'Clock
OF the evening of Thursday, May 81,
occurs the grand annual concert so
popular at this institution and which
was last year attended by about
6,OO) persons. The calendar for the
scholastic year of '94-5 was next de-
cidcd upon, when it was determined
that the fall term shall open with ex-
aminations for admission and promo
ton on Tuesday, Sept. 4. A grand
students reception will he given on
the evening of Wednesday, Sept. 5.
Ausustana College Notes.
A new illustrated circular adyo-
eating the claims of our conserya-
tory of music has been prepared and
will be ready for gratuitous distribu-
ton in a few days. This is as il
should be; our institution is becom-
ing more and more convinced of the
power of judicious advertising, and
the day is certainly not far distant
when the twin-cities NAV pride
themselves upon possessing an insti-
tuition with an enrolment of a thous-
and students.
Prof. and Mrs. Bersell leave for a
short sojourn in Texas next Tuesday
morning. The many friends of Prof.
Bcrsell at this institution and
throughout the synod earnestly hope
that the southern climate may re-
store him to permanent health. and
that he may he enabled to resume
his work here in the near future.
One thousand dollars worth of
gymnastic apparatus recently exhi-
bited by Sweden ut the Worlds fair
has been donated by that country to
the institution. The apparatus con
sists principally of models showing
the most approved apparatus of the
royal gymnasium of Stockholm.
DR.. f. F. Bartholomew. professor
OF English language, literature and
philosophy, has been granted one
year leave of absence to take effect
June /. The doctor designs visiting
the noted universities of Europe. es-
pecially of Germany.
Last evening Manager Jesperson
left for Des Moines to attend the
meeting of the Iowa conference now
in session at that city. Rev. Jesper-
son will represent the interests of
the institution before the conference
body.
At present there are but two cases
OF typhoid among the students of the
institution, both of which are recuv-
ering.
1t has been decided to give grand
Easter concert somewhere in Mo-
line Wednesday evening, March y,
further particulars of which will be
duly announced JEG