Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-09-27
GREAT Event AT |. C.
Golden Jubilee Celebration of Luther
College Oct. 14th.
$25O,OOO ENDOWMENT RAISED.
Cnveiling of Martin Luther Statute,
Conference of Synod Ministers
and OratOriO "The Messiah
Among Festivities.

The greatest week in the history
of Luther College and one of the
most momentous in the history of
Decorah will be the celebration of
the fiftieth anniversary of the estab-
lishment of that institution, from
October 18th to 18th inclusive.
1t will not only mark the closing
of fifty years of successful endeavor
in training the stalwart young Nor
wegian youth of America to the high
est attainment of vigor and strength
of mind and body and as we'll of
spiritual development; it will alike
mark the opening of a career of fin
ancial assurance and responsibility
which will be a relief from the re-
tarded progress and stinted advance
ment through which every institu-
tion of learning must struggle until
it is provided with substantial en-
dowment or governmental assist
ance. With the magnanimous offer
of $4,000 from James J. Hill, the
st. Paul railway magnate, came
campaign for the raising of per-
manent endowment fund of a quarter
OF million dollars, the income from
which will for all time to come be
available for the operating expenses
OF Luther College. 1t is greatly to
the credit Of the friends of Luther
College both in this vicinity and
throughout the northwest that the
money is provided for within the re-
quired time, through the devoted
efforts of DR.. Prof. Stub Of Hamline,
President Preus of Luther and their
associates.
What could be more fitting at such
a time, than the unveiling of an i'm
posing statue of Martin Luther?
Mainly ',a.OEe tng CO. Is Of Tie
ladies of the Lutheran church the
funds for this purpose have been
provided, and on anniversary Sun
day, October 18th, the statue will be
unveiled 1t will be erected east of
Larsen Hall, the new domitory, on
commanding position, and will be
of heroic size. 1t will be an exact
replica of the famous Martin Luther
statute at Worms, Germany.
While the program for the cele-
bration is not complete in all details,
it will be about as follows: On We'd
nesday, Thursday and Friday, the
11th, l. 9th and 18th, there will be a
conference of the ministers of the
Synod. Friday evening the alumni
banquet will be held in the gymna-
SUM. On Saturday, the 14th, the
celebration proper will take place,
beginning at ten o'clock. DR.. Prof.
II. G.. Stub of Hamline will be the
principal speaker. In the afternoon
there will be another public program,
when greetings will be extended from
representatives of other institutions
and prominent guests, a large num-
ber being expected. In the evening
the illumination will take place, fol-
lowed by an open air concert on the
campus Sunday morning there will
be divine services at the auditorium,
and it is expected that one of the
largest crowds ever on the grounds
will be present. Sunday afternoon
the ceremony of unveiling the Mar
tin Luther statue will take place,
with the dedicatory address by Rev.
DR.. Ylvisaker of Hamline. Sunday
evening the oratorio The Messiah, I"
will be given, by the choral union,
under the direction of Prof. Sperati.
The program is a splendid one and
will without doubt attract people to
Decorah from a long distance.