Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-10-31
AUGUsTANA NOTES.


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Next Monday Reformation day will
he celebrated and recitations viii bt
suspended in all departments during
the afternoon. Arrangements have
been mape for appropriate exercises
in the afternoon, on which occasion
DR.. Bartholomew and Rev. V Satter-
dahl viii deliver addresses t. ere
will be Reformation day concert to
be held in the evening. The public i 5
cordially invited to be present at bot
occasions.
History and the study of. the Eng
lish literature are perhaps two of the
most interesting subjects with which
the seniors are busying themselves
Prof. Foss is trying. and is succeeding
admirably, in unraveIing the some
what complicated history of the Med
ieval period. The class has about
completed the study of this period
and win soon enter upon the histori-
cal arena of the modern age. DIR.
Bartholomew lays considerable stress
upon abe development of the critical
faculty of the student. His class is
now studying Pope-perhaps the best
representative of the so-called critical
age in literature.
Tuesday evening the Adelphic society
concerned itself chiefly with having
some additional talk on the late war
with Spain The meeting was thor
oughly patriotic. Songs were sung
and patriotic addresses were deliver
ed. G. A. Hem borg, spoke of Noted
Land and Naval Engagements, and
Martin Olander considered briefly the
Political Aspect of the War. The
society had the satisfaction of seeing
the room filed well nigh to it's ut
most capacity with attentive listeners.
Arrangements have now been COM
pleted for the lecture course to be
given under the auspices of the "
ceum. The course comprises the fol-
lowing well known celebrities: The
Boston Ladies' Symphony orches-
ira, the Schubert Glee club, lectures bv
gene May and a. a. Willis. The
ladies' orchestra is scheduled to APP
pear here on the 9th of November.
The cooperation of all city friends is
desired in order to make this course
as successful as possible.
The program given by the Phreno-
BOSNIAN society Friday night was as
follows: Subject for the evening" Erik
j Johnson; music, arranged by Felix
Hanson; defamation, c. E. Lindquist;
of +. j. Stagnclius, 5. W.
SweEson; defamation, X. a. Danelf;
characteristics of L. j. Stagnelius,
Gustaf Rydquist; defamation, c. o.
Stagnelius as II poet. c.
w. Ander; song, arranged by j. +. A.
Evert.
\ game of football played Friday
afternoon between the business de-
partment and the collegiate depart
ment resulted in the defeat of the
former to the tune of 81 to 0. The
touchdowns made were: Stelck one,
Carlson two, OLSON three. Goals
from touchdowns, Carlson four. Ref
cree and lineman, Il. Pearson. UNI
pire and timekeeper, j. Odeen.
The Ladies' Endowment Fund So
ciety will meet at the home of Mrs.
&. a. Hanborg, 1914 Fifth avenue,
Moline, next Wednesday afternoon at
, o'clock.
The practice clavies is coming into
extensive use ut our conservatory rs
a means of developing technique. AT
present II instruments are in use.
Our library is becoming n very pop
ular reading room. About twenty
five magazines and dailies are sub
scribed for.
DR.. 5. p. 4. Lindahl has returned
from a trip to Burlington and vicin-
ity-
Messrs. Olof Cervin and Grant |
Hult berg took in the Trans-Missis- f!
sippi exposition last week.
The contract for the wood work !
in the new Book Concern !
building was let the other day TO the |
Moline Furniture company. The fur
nishing is to be uuarter-sawed oak.