Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-04-13
GIVES $4,000 TO
LUTHER COLLEGE
Late Resident MinOt, n. ID. Wills
Decorah Educational Institution
A Nice Bequest According to
Recent Announcement.
4OOth ANNIVERSARY
LUTHER CELEBRATED
Prof. Peterson Appointed to The
Buhl Classical Fellowship of the
University of Michigan,
Carries Annual Stipend
OF $500.

The 400th anniversary of the ap-
pearance of Luther before the Diet
of Worms will receive due observ-
ance at Luther College. This week
the daily chapel period is being de-
voted especially to a study of the
life of Luther and his influence on
subsequent history. Talks were given
on Monday by President Preus, on
Tuesday by Prof. X. o. Eittreim- ION
"Wednesday by DIR. o. M. Norlie.
President Preus spoke in an intro
ductory way on the significance of
the anniversary which is about to
be celebrated. Professor Eittreim's
particulat topic was the preparation
of Luther for his work. Doctor Nor
lie took up the question of the sale
of indulgences tracing the rather
harmless origin OF the practice in
the early church and showing how
each new revival of the practice in
troduced new heresies until the eli
max which drove Luther forth. Talks
will also be given by Prof. Sihler,
Doctor Gjerset, Professor Tingelstad,
and Doctor Olson. The object of
this series of talks is to refresh the
memory of the students on the gem
eral subject of the Reformation and
on the particular significance of the
Diet of Worms.
The Classical Faculty of the Uni
versity of Michigan has recommended
to the Board of Regents of the Uni
versity that Prof. Enoch E. Peter
son be appointed to the Buhl Class
ical Fellowship for the year 1921
%. The Buhl Classical Fellowship
carries an annual stipend of 5000.
1t is the most preferred of all the
classical fellowships at Michigan and
one of the best fellowships at the
University. Professor Peterson is to
be congratulated on having received
this appointment.
The lecture by Doctor Carl Lum-
holtz at the College Auditorium on
Monday evening was even more in
teresting than was anticipated.
Doctor Lumholtz has spent the great
er part of his life in exploring
hitherto unknown parts of Borneo,
Sumatra, Java, and Central America.
A recent expedition lasting for two
years through the heart of Borneo
in districts no white man had ever
visited before him was the subject
of his lecture last Monday. His
lecture was illustrated by a collec-
tion of so extraordinarily beautiful
slides and by four reels of moving
pictures. 1t is a rather new depar-
ture in the making of history and
geography when the explorer can
come back to civilization and show
not only pictures but also moving
pictures of his travels through new
portions of the globe. The College
is greatly indebted to DR.. Peter A.
Reque, 81, of Brooklyn, whose gen.
erosity made it possible for the stu
dent body and others to hear this
splendid lecture.
The will of the late Engel B. Eli
son of Minot, No. Oak, makes Lu-
ther College the recipient of be-
quest of $4,000, according to a re-
cent announcement by President
Preus. In all, Mr.. Ellison bequeathed
$4,000 to church activities, Concor-
dia College of Moorhead, Mimi, re-
ceiving $1,000 and the remainder GO
ing to foreign missions Sand orphan
ages.