Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-31
COLLEGE MELTING
POT IN WORK OF
MAKING CITIZENS
Student Body of 4ugustana Is Repre-.
sentative Of Many Faiths and
Nationalifies.
TO BUILD $4,000 GYMNASIUM
Work on New Structure Starts In
Spring Honor Memory OF
DIR. II. y. Hasselquist.
Rr DIR. /. Z. BARTHOLOMEW.


tana has had very prosperous year
the enrolment being 675. Of thes,
404 were young men and 271 young la
dies. The total enrolment in the
theological seminary was 70, college
department 210, academy 146, conserv-
atory of music. 225, school of art 40
school OF elocution 30, commercial de.
partment ia Students came from
% states Of the Union and from half q
dozen foreign countries-from Califor-
MIA, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho. In
diana, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Massa-
chusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mis-
souri,, Nebraska, New York. Ohio
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island. South Da-
kota, Texas, Washington. Washington,
ID. C., Wisconsin. Sweden, Finland,
Denmark, Canada. etc
While the school Is distinctively
Lutheran, founded and maintained by
the Lutheran Augustana synod, yet its
doors are open to students represent
/ ing other forms Of religious faith. In
our student lists are found presbyter-
ians. Methodists, CongregatIonalists,
/ Episcopalians, Baptists, Christians.
United Presbyterians, Roman Catho-
lies, Christian Scientists, Jews, etc.
There are assembled in our school
family representatives of numerous
InationaIities and races. Among these
may be mentioned the American. Eng,
lish, Swedish. Norwegian, Danish, Ger
man, Finnish, Irish, Greek, Jewish
African, etc..-a veritable melting Dot.
IN which is going on the important
work Of assimilating the nationalitles
and races and languages of the world
into the unity of loyal American cIti-
.zenship.
These features Of the constituency OF
Augustana college show its. cosmopoIf-
tau character and how its transform
ing influence reaches out in all direc-
tons even TO the ends of the earth.
Graduates and former students of
Augustana are to be found in almost
every part of the world, serving as
pastors, missionaries, doctors. law
Eers. nurses, statesmen, judges, magis-
trates, literary men, professors, teach
erS, scientists, business men, military
oliicers-in all walks Of life.
Changes on Faculty.
In all the departments the work has
gone forward with marked success. In
the theological seminary, at the end Of
the fall term, Or. n. Forsander. who
for % years has filed the chair of
church history and pastoral theology. /
retires from active work, and Rev A.
HUT OF Omaha. Neb. will take up the
work at the beginning of the spring
term as the successor of DR.. Forsan-
der The enrolment in the seminary
for the current year is unusually large I
In the college few changes have
been made. Professor A. r, Wallin
VINO comes to us from Upsala college,
Wentworth, New Jersey, has been add
ed TO the faculty as professor of Latin.
He also during the present wear
teaches freshman English. In the de-
partment of biology and geology. Pro-
lessor Isidore j. Broman of Austin.
Texas, has been called as a substitute
Tor Professor Anton D. Udden. who
aas leave Of absence to pursue eradu-
ate studies ar the University of Chi
,ago, Professor Broman is an alum
aus OF Augustana of the class of O7.
For the past AZ years he was chief in
'pector OF mines in the state of Texas
since his graduation he has devoted
lis whole time to scientific pursuits
md thus comes to Augustana well pre-
Jared for his work.
In the conservatory of music the fac
iity has been strengthened by the addi-
ion OF Professor Arvid 'Samuelson.
Who has been called as head professor
Il piano. Professor Samuelson comes
rom the University Of Nebraska, Lin !
DIN. Neb., where for three wears ba
vas first assistant to Sidney Silber. He
a brilliant pianist, a finished artist
me musician, and thorough teach
r OF his subject, and has already won
oiden opinions on the part of his nu-
us and colleagues. He recently gave
public recital which was enthusiasts l
-caiiy received. The other teachers q
/ the conservatory remain as before I
During our last commencement sea
On, May p, 1915. Professor 7. Vicfor
ergqulst, the director, gave his ora
'rlo "Golgatha" accompanied NV tha v
minneapolis Symphony Orchestra in /
le illinois theatre. II was a grnat S
lccess. AT present Professor Rere- d
ilst Is training his Oratorio cborns Il
I'm the expectation of giving King
ia1' by Carl Busch, some time g
lfing the spring term. A new ladies, a
lorus OF 20 voices has been organized a
the school under the directorshin of "
soiessor Samuelson, They are GET d'
lg ready to give series of concerts II
the near future. The Wennerberg IL
orus keeps up its well earned non CO
arity. They expect to make their
haal concert tour during the COM
9 Easter recess. They will visit ny- Ia
arous congregations in some of the IT
stern states. All the musical actjvi- Dc
: Oh the school maintain their ems pc
mary nigh degree Of excellence. re
Work of High Order. -
Ia the postgraduate department Of HI,
IN seminary and college, work of
IN order is being carried on. Very Oh
'Fougn courses ia literature. Ian 10
ages, philosophy, sociology. ethics -,
''letles' economics, history, science in,
:. covering about two wears worry g-
offered. Many graduates from Is