Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-09-20
SCHOOL YEAR
OPENED THURSDAY
Attendance is Good and Will I'm
dOubtedly be About Same as
Other Years.
1O4 in COLLEGE DEPARTMENT
40 in PREPARATORY
The Late Prof. Reque and Prof. Knut
Gjerset Will be Greatly Missed.
Former Was Connected
With Luther College
90 Years.

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opened last Thursday Sept. IA. The
students and teachers met in the
chapel at ten o'clock in the forenoon.
President Preus spoke to the students
taking as his text Psalm III, verse 10 ::
The Fear of the Lord is the Begin
ming of Wisdom" The boys, who
come to register at the college, come
to seek wisdom. Wisdom is more
than knowledge. 1t also includes
the right use of knowledge To use
knowledge according to Gods will,
so that it will be of temporal as well
as eternal benefit to oneself and 9th
ers. To have true wisdom one must
be able to answer the most important
question that a mans heart can come
with. The question about God and
Eternity and how to have peace with
God. No human knowledge or natur-
al science can answer this question.
He advised the boys to listen to what
the Lord says, to read His word.
In explaining the rules and regula-
tions of the college, President Preus
stated that the main rule of the col
lege was that every student was ex-
pected to conduct himself as a Chris
tian gentleman. If he did this every
one would be satisfied and none of
the other rules would be violated.
At the present time Monday
there are 104 registered in the col
lege department and 40 in the pre-
paratory. Quite number who have
ANNOUNCED their intention of coming
have as yet not arrived. The atten-
dance will undoubtedly be about the
same as former years. There are at
present 33 seniors, 19 Juniors, 21
sophomores, "a freshmen and Z who
are classed as specials. or the "a
freshmen 8 are from the preparatory,
and fifteen from other schools. Of
these fifteen, 8 are high school grad
yates, the others come from our
academies.
1t will be some time before stu
dents and teachers become accustom-
ed to the absence of Prof. l.. S. Rogue
and Prof. Knut Gjerset. Prof. Reque
had been connected with the school
for nearly the entire SO years of its
exist nee, either as student or teach
er, and he had become such a part of
the school and endeared himse elf, botn
TO the teachers and students by his
many good qualities that he will be
missed very much. Prof Gjerset had
been connected with the school a
much shorter time and is therefore
not so well known to the older alum
nj of the college, but this does not
make those who had learned to know
him regret any the less that he should
decide to give his valuable services
to another institution. Nor does our
regret at his departure hinder us from
wishing him success in his new posi-
ton. Park Region Luther College is
to be congratulated in having procur-
ed such an able president
Rev. Norman Madsen of Hibbing,
Mimi. is taking charge of the instruc-
tion in history, in both the prepara-
tory and college departments. Rev.
Madsen graduated from Luther Col
lege in 1911. He has taught for one
year at the college and is a graduate
or the theological seminary of Ham
line. Mimi. Prof Preus has taken
Charge of the Norwegian classes and
is assisted by Brynjulf Hovde, who
graduated from the college last
spring. Prof. Tingelstad is in charge
OF the classes in French formerly
taught by Prof. Reque.
Pisof. Hilleboe was married last
September l, at Minneapolis to Miss
Ellen &. Syse. Rev. A. o. Aasen was
the officiating clergyman. Mrs. Hille-
Doe Is daughter of liver Syse of Nor
way Lake, MINI. She has until re-
Gently been teacher of shorthand
and typewriting In a county high
school at Murphysboro, Ill.
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