The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-07-12
ALBION ACADEMY SOLD.
The Historic Institution to be Made
Lutheran School.

The Historic INSTITUTION Co De Maue
Lutheran School.
By contract which was executed in
this city Monday evening between Prof.
Peter Hendrickson and the directors of
the Lutheran Academy, the buildings
and campus of Albion Academy became
the property Of the latter corporation,
and the establishment of large school
under the direction of the Norwegian
Lutherans became an assured fact.
Several months ago the Lutheran con-
gregations of Dane, Rock and Columbia
counties decided upon establishing a
Lutheran Academy somewhere within
the territory embraced and lively con-
test took place over the location of the
school, in which Madison, Beloit,
Stoughton, Deerield, Cambridge and
Albion were urged as the proper place.
After several meetings of the projectors,
under promise that Deerfeld would
raise $4,000 in the village and sufficient
sum outside to erect the buildings, it
was decided to locate the school there.
At later meeting it developed that the
money pledged had not been subscribed
and Mr.. Andrew Jensen of this city,
told the meeting he believed he could
raise a sufficient sum to buy and equip
the Albion Academy buildings if given
short time to do so. The plan appear
ed so feasible that Mr.. Jensen was per-
mitted to make the effort and an ad-
journment was taken for three weeks.
On Friday last Mr.. Jensen reported that
he had secured pledges of about $4,000
and felt assured he could raise the de-
sired amount and the directors of the
FL. A. Preus Lutheran Academy recon
sidered the action locating the school at
Deerfeld and decided to purchase the
Albion Academy property of Prof
Hendrickson. The articles of incorpora-
ton were also amended, changing the
name to the Albion Lutheran Academy.
On Monday there gathered at Edger-
ton the directors consisting of John
Oils of Madison, Ole Holum of DeFor-
est Rev. Brandt of Mcfarland, Rev.
Grevestad of Deerfeld, Rev. D. G.. Ris-
tad of Rockdale and Andrew Jensen OF
Edgerton, when the details of the trans
fer of the property were made and the
contract with Prof Hendrickson entered
into. The price paid for the property
was $500. The general impression OF
the directors was that Albion was the
proper location of the school. With
some repairs there are ample buildings
while the grounds are large and beauti-
fully shaded, making the finest campus
to be found in the state. Be it said to
his credit that the final location of the
institution at Albion is due to the pub
lie spiritness and persistent energy of
Mr.. Andrew Jensen. Few people would
have succeeded as he has done in this
venture.
Albion Academy deserves a place in
the early history of educational institu-
tions of our state. Thirty years ago
schools of it's character were few and it
was doing work that has since bore
fruit. Here it was that Senator Knute
Nelson of Minnesota, Ex-State Supt
Emery. ex-Gov. Adams of Colorado,
Justice G. V. Bardeen of the Supreme
Court, and many other people who have
made their mark in life got their educa-
ton. Later years when the educational
| facilities were more abundant the school
has had precarious existence, few
years since falling into the hands of
Prof. Peter Hendrickson, who was still
conducting the academy at the time of
the sale.