Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1922-10-18
Organization

The hISt step towards organizing q
at Warren Minnesota, taken January 20 1908 when
the Red River district of the Minnesota Conference held
nd be fooWne hat the Red River district
mends that UNCONVENTIONAL school be organized in War
rem The thought OF seG t OF .o thus 81 M
J. P Mattson who had IN the early 8Os conducted pr
vate class in Academic subjects That work otnes
and there several from this part Of the state
who found their way to other SCHOOLS mus
plans made and denominat1ona school was organ
the year the Articles of were adopted
The Of the Corporation to be North Star College
October first of the same year school work began.
The incoporators under the Articles Of 1ncor
poraon are as follows: Rev. Chelgren John Matt
5ob Nels Johnson l. NJ Olson Nes F. Bysrom
II. Lindberg, John Westman John ". Johnson Alfred
Johnson Peter Dahlqust Evart Dagoberg, John Dahl
The present members Of the Board OF Directors are
Aug Lundgren, president Rev. X. Rosentha presi-
urer Rev. S. W. swenson; Rev G. Carlstedt Rev Albln
A. Larson.
The following have served the institution presidents
Prof. o. E. Abrahamson, 19O8-1915
Prof sostrand acting president ia1a ,d as191el
Prof. c. r. Sjostrand, president, 19If-l9zz
Purpose of Organization
The purpose the school is to give thoro training in
the various branches of study which necessary IN the
foundation education whether wholly practical or
largely cultural. All instruction to be based on sound
Christian principles strengthened both by precept and by
example It aims to primarily the interests OF the
aung LIBERAL education based upon The Christian re-
ligion and permeated by the Christian spirit.
Steps of Progress
North Star College first housed in the upper story
of the Washington Public School building and IN an adj
iacent family home where music department offered
it's work Later portion of Prof Abrahamsons home,
now the nurses home, used For year and halt
the old opera house Warren served the purpose OF
school and all of the departments Of work offer
ed The building partoned off in order that it might
accommodate the various classes that had to meet daily
The time soon arrived when had all Of these
abodes whereupon the authorities proceeded to
break ground for building the tWentyacre tract
which had been donated by the City Of Warren In 1911
the corner stone the building laid and IN the
spring Of 1913 the last made.
The New Building
The building 80 feet long and 70 feet wide 1t has
four stories There three entrances the main one FAC
ing directly the street that leads to the center of the city
The building faces little to the northeast From arch
tectura standpoint the building is distinctly Of the college
tyne and one of marked Swedish architecture The base
ment is full story height In it located the large
pvmnasiu the lavaories store marons quarters
kitchen and dining hall On the first floor there
celent class rooms chapel Office music cloak
rooms and library On the second floor there spacious
rooms TO accommodate the Commercial department. other
recitation rooms cloak apd the museum The third
floor has been reodeled into ten large domltoy rooms
and two elegantly equipped bath These rooms will
accommodate af least thirty young people The
snendidly equipped with furniture donated By tho
luther Leagues the Red River district q the Swedish
Intheran church The cost Of remodelng said viii
reach approximately the 5000 mark.