The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-15
FIGHT FOR COLLEGE /
Swedish Lutheran Synod Considers
Removal Of Gustavus Adolphus
to Twin Cities.
Guaranty Fund Not Yet Complete
st. Peter Delegates Lead
the Opposition.

Gustavus Adolphus college had almost
the undivided attention OF the delegates
to the Minnesota conference Of the Angus
tana Swedish Lutheran synod at both SEES
sions to-d day. The morning session was
devoted to consideration Of the reports Of
the institution and the afternoon to the
question of the removal Of the school
from ST. Peter to the twin cities. The
Indications were for a, very lively debate
for the afternoon. The understanding was
that the friends OF removal would ask for
another year in which to raise the guar
anty fund and also that the amount be
reduced. The present figure is $25o,0oo.
Of which the committee has secured
pledges for only about $135,000.
Among those prominent in opposition to
the removal are Senator Charles "A. john
son of ST. ePter, G. G. Schulz, assistant
state superintendent Of public instruction.
and other residents of ST. Peter. They
will oppose all the moves Of the friends
of removal, and they propose also to make
a careful scrutiny of the pledges the com
rnittee has secured. It Is not contended
that this amount has not been pledged,
but the question Is whether the pledges
can be realized upon.
At this mornings session President
Matthias Wahlstrorn Of Gustavus Adolphus
college. submitted his printed report OF
from which he read some statistics There
as follows. College, so; academic, depart
ment and school Of pedagogy, 90; school
OF commerce, 141; school of music, 102
There are 239 male and 11s female stu
dents The number OF graduates since
Il $50 is 399. The faculties number 20 pro-
lessons and instructors
President .Waflstrom to Retire.
President WahlstroIn, who has been al
the head Of the institution for twenty Ave
years, has resigned and the conference
must select successor. There is strons
sentiment for retaining Dr.. Wahlstrom
butt is understood that he desires to re-
tire in favor of a younger man.
Professor G. g. Schulz in his report al
| treasurer showed that the incomt for The
year ending Feb. 4. 1908, was $21,115. ~
The principal items of the receipts wer,
as follows; Cash on hand Feb. i, 1902
81, oO6; tuition. college and academy
ss,6 5s; tuition, musical department, $2.415
school Of commerce, $1,000; notes pay
$7.S76.
The chief items Of expense were: Fo
salaries, $4,000; purchase of pianos an,
organ expenses, $1,943; fuel and genera
supplies, s3.os6; interest. 1897, leaving
a cash balance on Feb. 1, 1908, of $3.50.
In addition the school Of commerce. ha'
a revenue of s4,83s, mostly from tuition
! OF this $2,156 went 10 salaries, $1,000 wa
4 turned over to the college, and the re
mainder was disbursed in various ways
4 leaving balance of $33.
/ Per Capita TAX for College.
Rev. L. G. Almen. chairman OF tn
board of trustees Of the college, subrnitte
its annual report showing most satisfac
4 tory conditions. The conference vote
IAN assessment of 40 cents on every com
municant member for the support Of tn
Ecollege and one general collection on som
Sunday next fall. It was ordered tina
@students Of the college who. visit variou
parishes i'm the vacations to teach schoe
Land act as pastors assistants submit re
1 ports to the president, of the school.
Carl Sffefnb .ska salay delegate' fro1
Narriar1 Park, conn planned that the la
i delegates did not have fair share in tn
: work Of the conference. He charged thu
they did not receive recognition Whe
+: they demanded the floor. IN
Il Vice PresidentiL. A.. Johnston, who wa
In the chair, said that the point was we
taken with regard to the lay delegate
silence and urged them to take a MOI
active part in the discussions The
would be promptly recognized Snd thos
!, Iwho had been refused the floor were sue
as rose to speak on questions on which
vote had already been taken. The rule
were that no one should have the tiot
except to make motion or to speak &
one that was pending.
The conference acted as its own con
mittee on credentials and revised tt
whole list Of delegates this mornin
About 800 were found to be entitled
vote