Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-09-13
LUTHER COLLEGE IS
F|FTY-F|vE YEARS OLD
Well Known Educational Institu-
tiOn Will Open Its Fifty-Sixth
School Year Tomorrow.
STUDENTS HAVE BEEN
ARRIVING SINCE MONDAY
Fine New Dining Hall Under Erec-
tiCn at College This Fall, Built
Through Efforts OF
Students.

The school year at Luther Col
lege opens tomorrow, Thursday,
Sept. IA. This will be the 56th
year in Decorah.
The passing of Prof. l.. S. Reque
this GUNNER marks turning point
III the school. He had been connect
ed with the institution for practical
ly all of those fifty-five years, either
as student or as teacher, and his
presence at the college will be mis-
sed very much. DR.. Gjerset, who has
accepted the presidency of Park Re-
gion Luther College at Fergus Falls,
Mimi. has left gap that will be
very hard to fill.
During The summer considerable
work has been done in repairing and
cleaning the buildings. On the first
and second floors of the main build
ing steel ceilings have been put on,
and the walls painted. AS a result
the buildings present very cheer
full appearance and only lack the
glad laugh, hum and hustle of stu
dents hard at work to make them
feel and look entirely homelike. But
by the end of the week the students
will all be here and this deficiency
supplied
Prof. c. X. Preus has spent the
greater part of the summer under
the care of physician, taking
much needed rest from his arduous
duties as president. He has now
been back at his post for several
weeks directing preparations for
opening of the school, During the
latter part of the summer he ssssZ
heen called to give addresses at vari-
GUS places in Iowa, Wisconsin and
Minnesota at church festivities.
Prof. and Mrs. o. A. Tinglestad
spent the summer in Chicago, where
the professor has been studying at
the University of Chicago summer
school.
Prof. and Mrs. S. C. Ylvisaker
spent their vacation in Milwaukee
visiting relatives, while Prof. and
Mrs. A. M. Rovelstad visited rela-
Etives in Glenwood, Mimi. Prof. Ro-
yelstad's health has benefited very
much from his stay near the lake
at Glenwood and he expects to be
able to take full charge of his work
as head of the Latin department
Prof. o. l.. Olson spent his vaca-
ton in Decorah, but has made sew
eral trips during the summer to give
lectures at Young Peoples Societies
in various places in the northwest.
Prof. o. B. Overn spent part of his
vacation studying physics at the Uni
versity of Iowa and Prof. Peterson
visited relatives in North Dakota.
The big improvement at the col
lege this year is the erection of the
Kew dining hall, a building 95X45
feet, with basement and two stories.
1t will be paid for entirely through
the efforts of the students. 1t is being
erected south OF the main building
and faces north. To make room for
it it was necessary to move the hos
pital back nearer to the southern
border OF the campus. A new dining
ball is something that has been need
ed for long time. The college ply
sician for a number of years advo-
Gated the removal OF the dining hall
from the main building, because the
rooms were damp and unhealthy and
in order to remove the odor of food
from the building where most of the
class rooms were. That the work Of
erecting this building has started is
entirely due to the efforts and enter
prise of the students. They took the
Initiative and formulated plans for
the raising of funds, drew up plans
and specifications and laid the mat
ter before, the board OF trustees of
the college ut the meeting of the
board last spring. The trustees
were so we'll pleased with the plans
that they encouraged the students to
continue. The trustees laid the
matter before the Synod at it's ses-
sion in Minneapolis last May, and
the students were given permission
to go ahead A committee was elect
ed which was given power to decide
on the location, pass on plans, speci-
fications and to provide ways and
means. The work on the building
has now progressed so far that the
walls of the basement and the first
story are practically completed, the
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