Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-27
GOVERNOR SPEAKS.
John A. Johnson, Minnesota
Democratic Executive, on
Augustana Course
TO BE HEARD in DECEMBER
Other Strong Attractions Have Been
Secured-AthIetic Association
Elects Officers.

Governor John A. Johnson of Mime
sofa, talked of as a dark horse" can
didate for the democratic presidential
nomination, will be the star attraction
in the Lyceum course arranged by the
Augustana College Lyceum. Governor
Johnson is without doubt the foremost
Swedish-American of today, and is az
present one of the most prominent fig
ures in the political limelight of the
nation. He hold the unusual distinc-
ton of having carried the strong re-
publican state of Minnesota by large
majority solely by his personal popu-
arlty, and it is claimed by many that
there is not another man in the demo-
cratic party who can make as strong
race for the presidency as he.
Governor Johnson is a type of the
self-made man, having overcome Iii
most insurmountable difficulties ia
rising from obscurity to the prominenE
position he now holds. When Mr..
johnson ran for governor the first
time, his political enemies on the eve
Iof the election issued an anonymous
pamphlet to defame his character by
stating that Johnson's father had fillel
| a drunkard's grave and his mother
had worked as a washer-woman The
attempted SANDER acted as a boomer-
ang and Johnson was elected by an
overwhelming majority.
early in December.
The governor has promised to come
/ the early part of December, but has
not yet fixed the date The subject of
ibis lecture will be "A Mans Value to
Society,"
| The course of attractions as arrang-
ed by the Lyceum this year would be
difficult to excel The Dunbar COM
pany, who have gained a wide reputa-
ton as male quartet and bell ring
ers, will form the first attraction. They
will appear in the college auditorium
the evening of Oct T. This quartet
has appeared in the tri-cities in the
past and their return will be very
gratifying to those who have heard
them before.
| They will be followed by Mrs. Katf-
crime Mccoy, celebrated dramatic
| reader, who will appear Nov. Z. Gov
ernor Johnson comes in December an |
in January Pitt Parker. the -cartoonist
and chalk talker, will be the attraction.
He has reputation as cartoonist
| that is second to few besides John r.
| McCutcheon
Other Attractions.
The remaining attractions of the
| course are as follows:
Feb. 2O.-The Chapel choir in folk
songs.
March 12.-Rev. D. A. Mcleod, the
cowboy preacher" who will lecture
on Chance"
April 9.-The Wennerberg male
chorus.
Season tickets for the entire course
will go on sale at the College phar-
macy, Oct. 5. Joshua Oden, manager
| of the Lyceum, has charge of the
course.
| Athletic Association Elects.
| The Athletic association of Angus
tana college held its first meeting yes
terday afternoon and elected the fol-
| lowing officers for the year:
President-C. o. Bengston.
Vice president-C. P. Aberg
Secretary-A. X. Reading
Board of control-E. l.. Fogelstrom
and Emil Johnson.
The question of organizing a basket
ball team to meet the high schools of
| the tri-cities was discussed but action
| deferred to another meeting. 1t is
very probable that such a team will
| be organized this fall as the students
are strongly agitating some form OF
athletics. Inter-class athletic contests
will also be encouraged by the asso-
citation.