The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-06-12
SCHOOL MERGER
QUESTION GOES
TO BOARD FOR
Fin AL ACTION N
Convention Refers South
Dakota Problem to Trls-
tees and Educators i
NEW MEMBERS
ARE ELECTED
Appointments To Impor-
fant Church Boards Rat
fled This Morning
NEW MEMBERS
ARE ELECTED

The Norwegian Lutheran churcn
of America, after lengthy and tense
discussion Of the subject, this morn
ing committed to the board Of edu-
cation and the board Of trustees the
final settlement Of the proposed
merger of the two institutions owned
by the church at Canton, and Sioux
Falls, s. d.
The board Of education already
has declared itself in favor OF such
consolidation, and there is a strong
sentiment among the delegates tndi-
eating that Sioux Falls will get the
merged institution that will INCLUDE
Augustana college at Canton, ana
Luther normal at Sioux Falls.
This is the closing day of the con-
vention, and indications are that the
work will be completed late this at
9ernoon.
The next convention will be held
in 1920, but the place probably will
mot be selected by the convention
that task being in the hands of the
board. ~
Elections Today.
Nominations to the several boards
of the general church body were
made today by the nominations COM
11ittee, and unanimously accepted, as
Board Of Deaconess home, Rev. l..
Harrisville; Rev. M. H. Hegge, Rev.
n. Kittlesby, Rev. O. Stefveland,
and Peter Johnson. members for
i've years; Rev n. j. LOCK- S,ca,.
Thompson and Tom Olson members
for two wears. =
Aase Haugen~ Old Peoples Home
Rev. N. Arverson, Rev. /. B. Torrison
and John Hegg, members for five
years; H. Hjerloid and Rev. o. An
defson. members for two years.
Board of directors Bethesda home,
%. Stensland. Rev, s. J, Jacobson
Paul Paulson, members for five
years; N. o. Monderud and A. Saug-
stad. members for two years.
Board of directors Lake Park Or
phans Home, Rev. S. c.. Hauge, L. w.
Pederson and Rev. E. J. Oyeri, mem
bers for five years: Chris. Noben and
Rev. A. B. Hinderlie. members for
Board of directors Homme insti-
tutions-O. B. Hagen. Rev. A. l. b.
Moldren and Chr. S. Thompson,
members for five years. Rev G. 8. B.
Hoel Thorlo Jacobson, members for
Board of directors Beloit Orphans
alome-Rev. s. j. Nummedahl, II. M.
solem, s. M. Orwell. members for
five years; l. B. Ordal. Rev. N. O.
EPeterson, members for two years.
Board of directors. Wild Rice Or.
pf1ans' home-Rey. H. o. Nordby, j.
]. sothney and o. N. Nelson, mem
;bers 9or Ave years; A. b. Peterson.
M ii. Dahl, members for two years.
Board of directors. Martin Luther
EOrphans' home and Old Peoples
home. Etoughton, Wis.-Sam G. Hal
person. Geo. P. Moen and Ole Lange-
mo, members for five years; sFritjof
iVea and Niles Stolen, members for
two years.
Board Of directors. Josephine Old.
PEOPLES home-L. o. Stub, John
HFIalls and J. Ramberget, members
tfor ave years; Ole Lekness and ]. II.
Norhy. members for two years.
Board of directors. Parkland Or
rIaans' home-Rev. O. Hoages, Rev.
n. 10. Brevig and K. K. Gaard, mem
fbers for ave years; Rev. A. H. Thor
son, E. Westbo. members for two
years.
Peoples homeRev. q. o. Forde, M.
Wollan and Rev. Chr. Peterson,
members for five years: Rev, ]. s..
Strand and A. P. Braene, members
rev. d. smedal and Rev. s. Urberg
rwereA Aelected to the foreign missions
j. 6. Roseland and o. j. Wagnild
twere elected to membership on the
home missions board.
School Discussion.
Discussion Of the South Dakota
leducational question was opened by
the introduction OF a resolution by
REV. Jens Roseland, Silverton, Ore
gon providing that the institutions
beiconducted as heretofore.
Rev. LauritZ Larsen of Brooklyn
advocated that this question be re-
lferred for final settlement to the
sboard of education and board OF
strustees.
Prof H. &c. TuHe announced that
,.Augustana college at Canton had coll
ilected fund OF $120000 as a. fund
Iaor that school in case the consoli-
Esdated school is located there.
Rev. Mr.. OrwolI OF Sioux Falls
kpresented facts showing why that
City should be the location OF the
lschool.t
So also did Louis Larson OF Sioux
Prof. DR.. o. M. Norlia showed by
statistics that the church needs both
schools.
rev. u. 0rdahl, former president
of the school at Sioux Falls, spoke
FOR one school La the place Of these
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