Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-23
DAY At COLLEGE
Dr.. r. B. Williams Delivers Ad
dress on Washington Before
Aueustapa Students.
PROGRAM IN THE CHAPEL
|Sophomores Celebrate Day With Ban
quet, Preceded by Smoker for
the Young Men.

The spirit of liberty that made |
France republic, England ID demo- |
crazy, and which has made Russia reel
and tremble, had its real birth in the |
soil of America. The father of thatI
country and the man who was ready to
give his life for the doctrines of that
liberty and who pledged his property,
his life. and his honor to give his fe,-
low men religious liberty and pursuit
of happiness, was the first president OF
the United States. George Washing
ton" This was the essence of an adj
dress given on Friday afternoon by DR..
r. b. Williams, pastor of the First
Methodist church of Rock Island. TO
the students of Augustana college.
Among the many conquerOrs, sucn
as Alexander. Napoleon. and others
who have stretched their scepters over
many lands. among founders, among
reformers. among teachers and among
statesmen. Washington stands as the
greatest. America stands today for
| progress, liberty and for the develop
ment of noble and righteous men. Such
qualities as these were to be found in
the character of Washington Vested
with the power of dictator he has lett
the world to wonder not at what he
was. but at what he would not be. His
was a matchless character.
Together with the interesting adj
dress given by DR. Williams. a splendi
program was carried out in observance
of the day. The program commenced
with an organ solo by Professor Emil
Larson. After the invocation by Rev.
A. w. Kjellstrand vocal solo was
rendered by E. NJ. Beausang. Mr.. Beat.
sang sang "SchubeTt's Serenade," by
Hayden. A reading. AS the Moon
Rose" was well rendered by Miss Re
gina Nelson and was followed by a
clarinet solo by Professor l.. W
King and piano solo by Professo,
Sigfrid Laurin The program was
I brought to a very successful close by
a selection by the Wennerberg mall
( chorus. who sang "Hark, the Trumpe
Calls" by Dudley Buck.
II Sophomores Have Banquet.
n The members of the sophomore elias;
! observed Washington's birthday in 4;
R most fitting manner and the occasion
! will be one which will go down in thu
( history of the class as one OF the mos
y memorable events in its career. In thu
R afternoon the boys of the class attend
y ed the Washington birthday exercise
n in the chapel in body. each one De
\ decked with streamers of red an
Y white. the class cOlors. At o'clocl
they took lunch together and later en-
- jOyed a smoker At s o'clock. togeth
. or with their lady friends, they depar;
ed for the Rock Island house where
< banquet was served.
After having done full justice to tn
3 spread good program of toasts wa
Z enjoyed. John Wyer presided as toasi
< master of the evening. The following
( program of toasts was given:
: 'EgOism in the Class of '09''--C. c
z Bengston.
\ The SophomoreS and the GlaC
( IstOne'-John Lindberg.
3 The Sophomore and the Webster
Ostrom.
3 The Boys of the Class of 'O9'-Mis
4 lOllie Swanson
81 The Boys OF the Class of 'O9"-Mis
K Minnie Gothric
D The Girls of the Class of EGG
RIG. A. Wahlund
8 General Stein C. p. Ericsson.
X Glass lntercst'-David Linduuist
> The Sophomore BanIuet'-C. J
x Carlson.
8 THE go Basketball Team'-Esle
x Johnson.
8 response TO Il toast was also mad
x by &. NJ. Thimell. and later shol
8 musical and literary program was gi
q Ell. A vocal solo was given by Mart;
& Gustavson. a reading by p. II. Ekbla
x and a piano solo by Miss Eleanor Scot