Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-26
DR.. C. W. FOSS IS
TO co TO INDIA
Auqustana Profess Will Spend
a Year in the East in Inter-
ests Of Mission Work.
GIVEN LEAVE OF ABSENCE
Departs from City MISUNDERSTANDING
of Faculty are Extended to
the New Students.

DR.. G. w. Foss, professor of history
and economics at Augustana college,
will leave Tuesday morning on a trip
to India and Persia in the interests of
the foreign mission board of the Luth-
eran General Council of America. DIR.
FosS expected to make the trip a year
ago, but was prevented from doing so
on account of political disturbances in
the Asiatic countries he is to VISIT.
He will be accompanied on the trip
by his wife and niece, Miss Martha
Foss. DR.. Foss has been granted a
leave of absence of one year by the
college board of directors, and does
not expect to return home until the
middle of next August He will not
only visit India and Persia, but will
take advantage of the opportunity Of
fered to see the Holy Land, Egypt and
most of Europe.
DR.. Foss will sail from New York di-
rect to Gibralter. thence by way of
Naples, Suez canal and the Red sea to
India. He will remain in India until
February, and will then visit Egypt.
Greece, Rome and the Holy Land be-
fore going to Persia. He will finish
his work in the latter country about
the list of May, after which he will
visit most of the countries of central
and northern Europe.
The trip will be of inestimable value
TO DR., Foss, as it will give him an op-
portunity of studying the countries of
ancient and medieval times. He has
taught at Augustana college for %
years, and this is the first leave of alb
sence which he has taken in that time
At the faculty reception last night Dr.
Andreen, president of the college,
spoke in appreciative words of DIR.
Foss' service to the college and wished
him God-speed on his journey.
Greet New Students.
Augustana's faculty extended its well
come last night to the new college stu
dents. 1t was estimated that more
than 500 students and friends of the in
stitution crowded the college dining
hall, in which the reception was held.
The members of the faculty and their
respective wives stood in line and re-
ceived the guests as they arrived
Despite the excessive heat and the
crowded condition of the hall, there
was much genuine college enthusiasm
displayed, and all the speakers were
vigorously applauded. DR.. c. E. Lind
berg, acting president, was master OF
~, A
Udden as speaker of the evening. The
latter dwelt briefly on the work that
iAuSustana has been doing, its policy
in the past, and what it hopes to ac
complish in the future. In behalf OF
| the faculty he extended a cordial wei
come to both the students from other
parts of the country and those living
| in the tri-cities.
| Judge Gest Speaks.
Dr. Gustav Andreen also made a few
remarks, emphasizing the welcome
which had already been extended to
the new students by DR.. Udden. Cir
cult Judge Gest, who was present, was
called on for an impromptu speech, ant
responded in few enthusiastic words
which evoked three cheers and tiger
for him from the assembled students
| "Augustana has always been pleas
ant name in my mind" said he, "ar
institution of worthy past and O
great expectations for the future
/ There isn't a corps of professors il
any college or university in the coun
4 try better than that of Augustana. A:
an institution it is growing not onl.
in its proportions ON the hill, but il
tits influence throughout the country
and always for good
The musical part of the program con
sisted of two violin selections by Mis-
Gertrude Housed and a song by a la
i dies quartet consisting of the Mise
Lille Cervin, Signe Telleen, Edit
Johnston and Lydia HUT All were en-
Enthusiastically received. Refreshment
were served at the conclusion of tn