The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-11-04
They Donate Literally to
The G. A. College
$26,835 IS THE AMOUNT
Great Interest Manifested In
Drive For Money For
Institution
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st. Peter, October 28.-Students
and faculty of Gustavus Adolphus
college, St. Peter, Mimi, have pledged
$526,S35 in the Lutheran Minnesota
conference campaign for 100000. The
campaign proper begins next Monday
but the students and faculty pledged
in advance in order to give the b6,-
900 members of the conference, living
in western Wisconsin, Minnesota.
North and South Dakota, an example
to follow. OF the campaign funds
100000 is to go to the treasury OF
Gustayus Adolphus college and the
illogical Seminary, Rock Island, Ill,
If the 100000 is reached, the Gen
eral Education Board of New York
will add 100000 to the campaign
fund, and the students and faculty
are determined that every sacrifice
will be made to get this money. OF
the $26,S35 the students pledged $14,
100 Tuesday morning during Chapel
exercise, and the other $4,000 was
pledged by the students two years
ago. which was the very beginning
of the 100000 campaign which will
end next week.
In addition to the student pledges
the business men of st. Peter have
pledged SEC, 1000, and advance pledges
from the members of the two Luther
an churches of that city have been
made So that the total, amount already
pledged by the city OF st. Peter and
its college inhabitants has reached
10000. Leaders in the campaign ex-
pect other members of the Lutheran
churches who have not contributed In
the funds mentioned above to add at
least $4,000. which is a conserva
tive estimate. 1t is believed that the
total from that city will exceed the
above figures. The general public
will undoubtedly take part in the cam :
tpaign next week to add to the
amount. The record Of the college
students in St. Peter is the highest
and it Is believed that this record has
never been excelled by any college in
the Northwest.
Professor c. H. Hedberg, head OF
the School of Commerce and office
executive IN the campaign headQuar-
tiers, reports that the subscription this
week was made by 210 students with
subscriptions varying from $25 to $500
and majority of these students are
The faculty subscription is one OF
the surprises of the campaign. Al
though the faculty two years ago sub
scribed $4,000, they added $500 to
this amount with subscriptions vary
ing from 500 to $500, the majority
of them nearer the larger figure. Col
lege officials commented upon this
yesterday because it is a known fact
that the professors are under paid
proximately 5000 annually for two
years from the General Education
nus to the members of the faculty.
Following the Campaign
Lutherans of Mankato are follow.
| ing the progress of the campaign fol
Gustavus Adolphus college with great
interest. The local Swedish Luther
an church of which Rev: 0. ]. Arthur
next week, and local committee men
believe that the Emmanuel church viii
exceed tbs quota which is 5000.
Rev. A. Theodore Ekblad, Super
Tor, Wis, a member Of the campaign
committee, arrived in Mankato this
morning to assist Rev. g.. 8. Sven
son in the organization of the lQcal
campaign. They have been inter.
viewing some of the local members OF
| committee has been called for this
evening, and Rev. Ekblad will address
the members of that committee. In
| the Minnesota conference. of which
| tn local church is a member, Rev. Mr.
| Ekblad is a very prominent leader
He was the campaign chairman in the
conference last year when 100000
was raised in the AugNstant Synod
for the Augustana Theological Sem
mary, Rock Island, I'll. AS treasurer
of the Augustana College, Rock Is
land, H., he was one of the big fac
tors in the gathering of 100000 which
was completed in 1910. In the pres
ent campaign he has spoken in sew
eral of the 20 districts in the interest
of the campaign. Among these dis
tricts was that Of st. Peter to which
| the local church belongs. Rev. o
]. Arthur of the local church is also
| member of the campaign committee
and has been sent to Tripolis, Svean
and Willmar to begin the campaign al
those places next Sunday. At Will
mar large public assembly has been
scheduled. and Rev. Mr.. Arthur will
be the chief speaker on this occasion
Rev. Mr.. Swenson. who has been as
sisting Rev. Arthur during the cam
paign, will sneak in the interests oil
Of the 100000 fund in the local
church Sunday morning.
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