Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-01-10
AUGUSTANA COLLEGE.
Opening Of the Winter Term, aud Other
News Of Interest.

Opening Of the Winter Term, aud Other
News Of Interest.
The educational work at the insti-
tuition was resumed Yesterday morn
ing. At 10 O'Clock the large school
family. the members of the several
faculties. as well as visitors, assem-
bled for devotional exercises in the
beautiful chapel. The exercises were
conducted by President OLSON. who
| concluded with an earnest and elo.
quent supplication. invoking divine
| blessing upon the great work which
is here being carried forth. All
Tuesday, examinations for promotion
of former students as we'll as prelim
mary examinations with new ones,
| were conducted. At the consclusion
of these examinations it was ascer-
tanned that an unusually large num-
Der of new students were already at
hand. One of these, a young lady
from Boston, Mass, had the misfor-
| tune, while en- route for this CITY. OF
being robbed of her portemonnaie.
containing. among other things. a
check for SO. InasHuch as the
check cannot be cashelNby the sneak
who obtained it, her loss will be
nominal. The total number of new
| students now enrolled, will. it is safe
to say. approach sixty. Of which
number, about one-third have been
matriculated in the business college.
The Apollo Students quartet re.
turned last Monday from an extended
and successful tour over the state.
This quartet is composed of the most
promising talent of the institution,
and abundantly merits the cordial re.
ception which has been accorded it.
What about an Augustana glee club
ala Princeton, Harvard or Yale?
Notes.
This morning telegraphic intelli-
gence conveyed the news that two OF
the institutions enterprising foot.
ballists and politicians, Julius John.
son and &. l.. Peterson, were yester.
day appointed to fat offices ut Spring.
field. Mr.. johnson, it is announced,
is made first assistant engrossing
clerk in the senate, while MIR. Peter
son has secured an appointment to
the office of third assistant clerk of
the house.
In the erection of the new gymna.
SUM, the officers of the institution
have at last determined that mental
and physical culture shall 60 hand in
hand here. On Monday next, the en-.
tire student body will forever bid
adieu to headache, backache, rheu-
matism, toothache, mental and phys.
ical ennui, etc, as on that day and
henceforth scientific instruction In
Gymnastics for the young men, and
calisthenics for the young ladies will
be inaugurated.
| Rev. T.. A. Zetterstrand, the new
teacher of Swedish, arrived from
Sioux City few days ago. The
professor has already entered upon
his duties here, and the institution
rejoices in the fact of having secured
the services OF so able and scholarly
a gentleman as is Prof. Zetterstrand.
On the evening of the 9TH DR.. and
Mrs. Forsander celebrated the Goth
anniversary of their marriage. The
affair was an invitation one, the
guests being the members of the
several faculties and others. One OF
the most laudable features of the oc.
casion was the collection of a purse
for the benefits of the students whose
libraries. etc. were destroyed in the
Freeman residence fire last Sunday
morning. The sum raised upon this
occasion was $3.50. Subscriptions
to this fund are still made, and the
above amount is daily augmented.
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