Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-31
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At hUGuSTANA
College Sees Increased Enrolment
and Larger Activities in
Every Department.
BY DIR. |. N. ANDERSON.
(Secretary Augustana Book Con-
Germ ]

(Secretary Augustana Book Con-
cern.)
The past year has been very
successful one at AugusIana col
lege and theological seminary. Dur
ing the academic year, which came
to an end on May 81, 7l6 students
were enrollsd, the largest number
in the history of the institution. OF
these students 371 were men and
345 were women. There were 100
who received degrees or certificates
distributed among the various de-
partments as follows: Seminary,
SO; college. "a; conservatory of
music, 10; school of commerce, 33.
The fall term closes with 625
students, the greatest number Of
students ever enrolled at Angus
tana in the fall term.
The library is groking apace.
The Denkmann family has gen.
erously installed additional stacks
in the Denkmann memorial Ii
brary, thereby providing shelf
room for 10000 additional vol
umes.
The merit of the conservatory of
music is being recognized as never
before, both at home and abroad.
Under the direction of Professor
Aryid Samuelson, himself plan
list of distinction, an excellent
ployed. Among recent acquisi-
tons may be mentioned l. Becker,
the director of the Tri-City SYM
phony orchestra, as head of the
violin department. Miss Georgia
Nettles. voice. Leroy Carlson
piano. Hugo Gibson, flute.
On Dec. IL the Oratorio society
of 900 voices together with eminent
soloists presented Handels immor-
tai work, the Messiah" supported
by the Tri-City Symphony orches-
ira. 1t is safe to say that moth
1 ing better of it's kind was ever
heard in the. tri-cities.
The chorus work, by its high or
der and effectiveness, appeals to the
best singers of the community ane
the institution welcomes all who
are lovers of good music TO co
operate in the effort to make thi:
annual oratorio concert a success
| to the end that the general public
may become more appreciative o
one of the very noblest forms of tn,
musical art. Those who sing art
asked to join the chorus as activ'
members, those who do not sin:
but who desire nevertheless to fur
Their the good work are asked to d
this by becoming sustaining mem
beTs.
The institution has been yer.
fortunate in securing the service
of Arthur Swedberg, formerly cap
tain In the 123rd field artillery,
Z. F., as its director of athletics
Mr., Swedberg has already demon
strated his efficiency. The magnifi
cent gymnasium at his disposal
a great asset in his work. He re
Gently visited Peoria at meetin
of the Illinois Intercollegiate Ath
letic association known as tn
Little Nineteen" and secured 70
Augustana the 1920 basketball
tournament o. this organization t
be held next March.
During the summer tunnt
constructed of concrete at an es
pense of over $4,000 was built i
order that any accident to the mai
pipes of the heating plant might b
at once repaired. The tunnel eS
tends from the boiler room an
reaches practically all the mai
buildings Of the institution.
The large number of students a
tending the institution this yea
with the ever increasing number {
|, courses offered emphasizes yer
strongly the need of increase
room. II the development of th
institution is not to be serjousl
Handicapped several new building
will have to be erected in the ve-
: near future.