Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-27
FOUNDERS DAY
AT The COLLEGE
Augustana Students in Tribute
to the Deceased Pro-.
fessors.
GRAVES ARE DECORATED
Exercises TO Conclude With a Pro-
gram Tonight at the
Chapel.

Beautiful weather favored the cele-
bration of Founders day by Augustana
college today and hundreds of students
and friends of the institution turned
out to honor the memory of the early
leaders and organizers of the college.
Both Riverside and Chippiannock Gene
teries were visited and graves decorated.
The ceremonies were not confined
merely to the graves of former leaders,
however, but to all who had in any
way been connected with Augustana
college.
Three special cars started from the
college shortly before 9 O'Clock, the
destination being Riverside cemetery.
The first grave visited was that of DR..
T. n. Hasselquist, the most noted
among the church fathers of the Au-
gustana synod For 10 years DR.. Has
selquist was president of the synod,
80 years president of Augustana col
lege, and also was editor of Angus
tana," the synodical organ.
At Hasselquist's Grave.
DR.. C. E. Lindberg opened the cere-
monies with prayer, following which
DR.. L. A. Johnston of Moline, vice
president Of the synod, paid tribute
to the memory of Hasselquist A.
placed a wreath on his grave. G. Q.
Cullen, a student of the seminary,
also spoke and placed a wreath on the
grave in behalf of the student body.
DR.. c. o. Granere read a memorial
poem.
Professor c. L. Esbjorn spoke at the
grave of DR.. A. R Cervin, which adj
joins that of DR.. Hasselquist. Pro-
fessor Esb1orn was a student under
DR.. Cervin at the time he taught at
Augustana
Pay Tribute to DIR. OlssOn.
The grave of DR.. o. OLSON. who
came to Augustana as professor in
1875 and who was president of the in
stitution from 1890 to 1900, was next
visited. DR.. N. Forsander of the semi
nary paid a glowing tribute to DR..
OLSEN as a man of the highest Chris
tian character and virtue. At the
close of his remarks he placed a
wreath on the grave n behalf of the
college. Jasper Holmquist spoke in
behalf of the students and also placed
a wreath on the grave. The Wenner-
berg chorus sang Lead, Kindly Ligi>- -
What is known as the college
ground" was then visited. Seventeen
persons formerly connected with the
institution lie buried at this place
Rev. C. J. Bengston spoke at the grave
of C. G. Thulin, who for many years
was identified with the Book Concern
and college, and Dr. L. G. Abrahamson
spoke at the grave of John Wickstrand,
who was treasurer of the college when
it was located at Paxton and for sew
eral years after it was removed here.
President Andreen read the names OF
all the others buried in the college
ground" They are as follows:
A. Bertha Olson, Mrs. Sophie Ora
mere, Paul Granere, Amanda Johnson
Sven Lundahl. Elmer Lindberg, Maria
Lindberg, Mrs. Sarah NJ. Lawson,
France L. Stem, August Sundberg, NJ
E. Setterstrand, A. G. Anderson, AL
fred Andeer, Thor Mauritzson and Mrs
Johannes Thomson.
At John Deere Grave.
President Andreen then led the way
to the Deere lot, where Professor s.
]. Sebelius paid tribute to the memory
of John Deere.
John Deere was one of those men,
said Professor Sebelius, who took cog
nizance of what the fathers of our
synod were doing. and who helped
create and maintain a condition favor
able to the synodicaI work in this
community. Mr.. Deere possessed the
genius to organize men and lead them
to success, and in this way he was
both a master and a servant of his
fe1low-men. He believed in the maxim
that none of US liveth to himself and
none dieth to himself"
The ceremonies at Riverside GENE
terry ended at the grave of Nelson
Chester. who was member of the di-
rectorate of the college for many years
Rev. F. A Under, president of the Hi.
nois conference, spoke at his grave.
Ceremony at ChippiannOck.
The grave of DR.. A. o. BerseIl, for
mer professor at Augustana, was first
visited, DR.. j. A. Udden being the
speaker. Professor 1. NJ. Anderson
spoke at the grave of DR.. S. P. A. Lin
dahl, who for many years was editor
of ''Augustana-" Tribute was then
paid to the memory of Professor l. P.
Esbjorn by Professor Jules Mauritz-
son and ]. A. Samuelson. Professor
Esbjorn was the first president of Au-
gustana college and one of the found
ers of the synod. He is buried in Swe-
den. Professor A W. Kjellstrand
spoke at the grave of Mrs. N. Forsan-
der, wife of DIR. Forsander.
Tributes to BenefactOrs.
DR.. Bartholomew spoke at the grave
of P. L. Cable, one of the benefactors
of the institution. DR.. S. G. Youngert
spoke at the grave of Frank Robinson,
and Rev. Theodore Ekblad and E. Hol-
mer eulogized the memory of Mr. and