Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-25
AN EvENTFUL WEEK
Founders Day Celebration to Be-
gin at Augustana College
Tomorrow.
DIR. ANDREW TO BE HOME MONDAY
Preparations Made to Entertain
Many Visitors From Out
of Town.

Next week promises to be a most
interesting one at Augustana col
lege. Tomorrow evening the Found
ers' day celebrations begin. Rev. o.
j. Siljestrom and Rev. a. w. Kjell-
strand will preach in the chapel.
Monday will be a holiday and the
main festivities will be held this day.
In the morning DR.. Andreen is eX-
pected to arrive home, after his alb
sence of four months, which time he
has spent in Sweden in the interest
of Augustana. The exercises in the
chapel commence at 2:30 in the after
noon, when the speakers will be Rev.
o. w. FERN, DIR. II. w. Roth and DR..
Andreen. The celebration will close
in the evening with the grand con-
cert when IIandel's oratorio, ''Mes-
siah,'' Will be rendered by the college
chorus, the orchestra and celebrated
vocalists.
\ great many visitors will undoubt-
edly be present, as all the young peo-
pies societies of Rock Island and
Galesburg districts have been invited
to attend and special train will be
run on the Burlington system for
their accommodation. Other impor-
tant events Will take place as follows:
other Events.
This evening recital will be held
in the chapel by the students of Mrs.
Penrose and Prof. Bodfors.
Tomorrow afternoon Prof. Mueller,
of Davenport viii lecture to the mis-
sion study class. DIR. Mueller will
undoubtedly present a great deal of
INT inf fiS.r,
about the work i'm India and the class
is looking forward to a very interest
ing hour. The lecture viii take place
at 4 o'clock.
Tuesday evening the students and
faculty Of the various departments
connected with the institution will
hold a reception of welcome to the
president. DIR. Andreen.
Wednesday evening the ladies' and
gentlemen's Ling clubs will give a
joint exhibition in the gymnasium.
Thursday evening \. Devin Duvivier,
of Chicago. will lecture in the college
chapel. This lecture viii unquestion-
ably be one of the treats of the sea-
son for all lovers of music.
Friday evening an event takes place
which has been eagerly looked for
ward to by the college classes during
the whole year. for the interclass or
atoricaI contest will then take place.
Each class has unbounded faith in its
particular orator. The orators them
selves are determined to do their best
and each one is anxious for the fray.
Duvivier's Lecture
\. Devin Duvivier, the well known
composer and instructor. of Chicago,
whose dramatic symphony was per
formed by the Chicago orchestra I'M
der the direction of Theodore Thomas
recently. and which received much
praise from musicians, has been in
vited to deliver an address on Art in
Education" before the faculty and
students of Augustana college, the ev-
ening of April 80. Mr.. Duvivier's
high standing as an author and com
poser will make his address one of
peculiar interest and value to stu
dents.
Mr.. Duvvier came to Chicago
eleven years ago from London, where
he was Il professor in the Royal
Academy of Music. He was the fell
low pupil at the Paris conservatory
of such musicians as Saint-Saens, BIZ
yet. Massenet and other composers
who have gained worldwide fame.
Theodore Thomas has performed two
of his works which excited lively in
terest and won great admiration in
local musical circles. Mr.. Duvivier's
opera, Deborah" has never been per-
formed in this country, but has been
given presentation in Paris several
times.
He has won fame as an instructor
of well known operate artists and
singers. among whom may be mention
ed Nine. CALI Marie, of the Grand
Opera at Paris; Nine. Rose Hersee.
who is we'll known TO lovers of opera
in this country; Marie Tempest, the
comic opera artist, Signor Perugini,
and others equally well known. Mr..
Duvivier holds an enviable position as
one of the greatest composers and
one of the finest vocal teachers in this
country. His lecture at Augustana
college will unquestionably be one of
the treats of the season from liter
airy point of view, as well as of great
value to the musical student and the
musical connoisseur.