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JIUQUSTANA OBSERUERi; VOL. XXV AUGUSTANA COLLEGE, ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS, SEPTEMBER 9, 1926 No. 1

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Augustana Male QuartetGives 75 Concerts in Tour

Traveis Through East; VisitsMany Places of Historie

Interest.

The Augustana male quartetreturned to Augustana after com-pletiiig a successful 8,000 miletour through the eastern stateswhere the troupe of musiciansappeared in more than 75 con-certs. The culmination of thetour of the east marks the com-pletion of three years of intensiveactivity on the part of this group.

Howard Pearce, '27, first tenor,Arnold Serenius, '26, first bassand manager, Cari Xelson, '26,second bass, and Martin Johns-ton, '27, second tenor and di-rector, made up the quartefs per-sonnel. Iverne Dowie, 14 yearsold, blind-boy violinist and stu-dent in the conservatory, and El-wood Kraft, '27, graduate pianistof the Augustana conservatory ofmusic, were assisting artists.

The journey over the moun-' tairis to the coast was made in a

Paige touring car with a winterinelosure. The baggage of thetroupe was cared for in a com-modious steel trunk upon whichwas emblazoned in bold lettersthe name of Augustana.

Quartet Boosts Augie.The programs given this past

summer were very similar tothose of previous seasons. Boththe sacred and secular concertswere used, and at intermissionseither Serenius or Johnston gavea short speech which boostedAugie as well as the Christianeducational work of our synodiealinstitutions of learning. Com-nients of this phase of the workwere very favorable. Dr. PeterFroeberg, former president ofUpsala college, expressed his de-light over the high class of en-tertaimnent rendered and thesplendid representation that wasAugie's in this group of youngartists.

Wherever the quartet appearedthey were met by large and ap-preciative audiences. Perhapsthe largest was that which gath-ered in the First Lutheranchurch in Jamestown, X. Y.

The first part of the tour cov-

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/jEROME MILLER TOHEAD JÚNIOR CLASS

Jerome Miller of Davenport,Ia., hard-hitting backfield mauon Augie's grid team for the pasttwo seasons, was elected presidentof the júnior class at ita initialmeeting in the college chapei lastFriday morning. Jerry has takena prominent part in school activi-ties during the last two years.

Glen Seidel of Rankin, 111.,was aceorded the vice-presidency.Dorothy Youngberg of Essex, Ta..was elected secretary and ChesterLundberg of Lynn Center, 111.,treasurer.

CLASS OF '27 ELECTSLUNDHOLM PRESIDENT

Harold Lundholm of Gowrie,Ia., was elected president of thesénior class at its organizationmeeting in the college chapei Fri-day morning.

Other officers were named asfolio ws:'

Vice-president — Mildred Se-lander, Gowrie, Ia.

Secretary — Elvera Engdahl,Titusville, Pa.

Treasurer — Clarence Barnes,Julesburg, Colo.

Students' Council member —Benton Holm, Leroy, Mich.

OUAD-CITY STUDENTSMORE THAN HALF OFT O T A L ENROLLMENT521 Students Enrolled to Date;

87 More Men ThanWomen.

More than 50 per cent of thisyear's students are from the quad-cities, according to a report fromthe presidenfs office. Of the 266quad-citv students. new and old,Rock Island representatives headthe list with 115 names. Con-tributing to the total of local stu-dents are 80 from Moline, 55from Davenport, and 16 fromEast Moline.

The enrollment of men stu-dents as against that of woinenstudents, is unusually heavy thisyear compared to other years. Ofthe 294 male students, 133 areregistered here for the first time,and 102 of the 22? co-eds are new.

Augustana college registrationfigures through Wednesday showa total enrolment of 521 students,an increase of 20 over the 1925figures of the same date. Of theíoíal number of students enrolled,235 are new students as against208 last year.

NEW MAN TO HEADPIANO DEPARTMENT

OF CONSERVATORYComes to Augie With Much

Experience as Soloist andAccompanist.

(íuy Webster of Chicago, apianist of experience and renown,has been engaged by the board ofdirectors as head of the piano de-partment in the conservatory tofill the plaee left vacant by GradyCox.

Mr. AVebster has recently re-turned from two years' study iriEurope under celebrated teachersin London and Paris, amongthem the master Tobias Matthayof London.

Mr. Webster received trainingin this country at the DetroitConservatory of Music underLouise Cragg. After serving inthe war, he returned to Chicagoand accepted an appointment onthe staff of the U. 8. Veterans'Bureau of Music. While in thisposition, he devoted himself toperfeeting his musical knowledgefurther under musicians in Chi-cago and New York.

As a soloist, Mr. Webster isone of the best of our Americanpianists. "While in Europe, hemade several successful appear-ances in London and Paris. Inaddition to his accomplishmentsas a soloist. Mr. Webster is auable organist and accompanist.

Eskil Randolph, former in-struetor in piano at Augustana, isdoing advanced work in piano inPhiladelphia.

COLLEGE OFFICE H O U R SCHANGED TO MEET NEED

Increased volume of business,which has made it necessary forthe office force to have more timeto pTepare for and check up theday' work, has brought about achange in the hours of the collegehusiness office. The office is nowopen from 9 a. m. to ]2 noon andfrom 1 to 4 p. tn.

Class of '16 Presents $150 toEndowment Building Fund

Annual Alumni Banquet, HeldJune 1, Attended by

400 People.

Approval of the $1,500,000 en-dowment and building campaignEund to be waged in the fali of1927 was registered by the classof '16 at its tenth anniversary bypresenting $150 for the fund toPresident G. A. Andreen. Thismoney was the surplus of the1916 Eockety-I.

More than 400 alumni, fac-ulty members, and friends ofAugustana college attended theannual banquet given by the Au-gustana Alumni association in thecollege gymnasium the evening ofJune 1. The 59 members of the1926 graduating class of the col-lege, and members of the semi-

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nary graduating class were guestsof honor at the event.

The Augustana college bandplayed a program before the din-ner. Musical numbers were alsocontributed by themale quartet and thechorus.

An interesting coincidence oc-curred at the reun^bn of the class-es of '16 and '21. At graduationboth classes numbered thirty-nine,and at this reunion each had tenmembers present. The ten mem-bers of the class of '21 traveledan aggregate mileage of 1,750.

Prol'. Albert F. Schersten waselected president, and Prof. O. L.Nordstrom, secretary. In theáfternoon the alumni lost 3 to 2in the annual alumni-varsity base-ball game.

Eight Hard Battles Cardedfor Viking Football ElevenGrid Schedule

Sept. 25—St. Bede's college atRock Island.

Oct. 2—Knox at Galesburg.Oct. 9—Open.Oct. 16—Illinois Wesleyan at

Rock Island.Oct. 23—Macomb State Teach-

ers at Macomb.Oct. 30—Monmouth at Rock

Island (Home coming.)Nov. 6—North Central at Rock

Island.Nov. 13—James Millikin at De-

catur.Nov. 20—Mt. Morris at Mt.

Morris.

SURVEYS MADE 0NSITE APPROVED BY

SYNOD FOR DORMDecision Ends Discussion; to

Cosfí $175,000; Work toBegin This Winter.

The ladies' dormitory buildingwill be erected on the north sideof Seventh avenue, almost direct-ly across the street from theDenkmann Memorial Librarv.

The final selection of a site forthe new bnilding ends a tliree-year discussion between the col-lege board of directors and theexecutives of the Woman's Mis-sionarv society in regard to asuitable location.

The plans for this building arebeing prepared bv the arehitectur-al firm of Perkins, Fellows andHamilton of Chicago. Thesewill he submitted to the board ofdirectors tliis fali. The prelim-inar}' plans eall for a strueture,which will accominodate from 100to 200 girls at a cost not to ex-cecd $175,000.

The funds that have been gath-ered by the women within theAugustana synod for this purposeare to be turned over to the boardof directors so that the construc-tion of this building can beginthis winter without delay.

The action of the board of di-rectors in engaging architects andthe appointment of the buildingcommittee was in accordance withthe decision made at the annualmeeting in June of the Augusta-na synod in Philadelphia, wherethe board was authorized to pro-ceed with the erection of a wom-en's dormitory.

SCHOOL PURCHASES450 NEW HYMNALS

Four hundred new hymnalshave been placed in the collegechapei and fifty in the seminarychapei. Manager Johnson asksthat these books he left in thechapeis as he plans to place theold hymnals in the Brotherhoodbuilding and History room.

Use of the new hymnals wasbegun Tuesday morning.

Augie Opens Season on HomeLot Sept. 25 Against

St. Bede's.

Seven conference and one non-conference tilts have been cardedfor the 1026 football season byDirector of Athletics A. V. Swed-berg. The •Vikings will blast thelid off the current season Sept.25 when the strong St. Bede'scollege eleven of Peru invadesKock Island for the first gridbattle ever waged against theBlue and Gold.

Xot much is known on thestrength of the Bedans this year.but reports emanating írom thenorthern Illinois school have itthat 192G will be a big grid yearfor St. Bcde's.

Play Knox Oct. 2.The second and probably one

of the biggest games of the yearwill be played at Galesburg Oct.2 with the Knox eleven. Xorsegrid enthusiasts, will probably re-call the famous Knox-Augustanagame at Ericsson field last yearwhen the Siwash, with the fleet"Bill" Senn as the big attraction,managed to score a close victoryover the Lutheran's after CoachPeterson:s boys had íought one ofthe greatest hattles ever witnessedon the local grid. Coach JohnVan Liew will have a hard timeto fill the big gap in the Siwashbackfield caused by the gradua-tion of Senn and unless LadyLuck smiles again on the Knoxaggregation, the Augie's shouldgain revenge for the defeat suf-fered last season.

Open Date Oct. 9.The only open date on the card

is Oct. 9. As far as it is known,no contest will be booked asCoach Peterson wants to give hiswarriors plenty of rest after thestiff Knox battle before eneoun-tering the highly-touted Illinois

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AUGIE STUDENTSWILL BE TRAINED

FOR GREAT WORKAugustana students will have

an opportunity to volunteer forinteresting work in the librarvlecture room at 7 o'clock thisevening when Swedish Tercen-tenary representatives, Dr, Aman-dus Johnson of Philadelphia andDr. Julius Lincoln of Chicago,will be here to solicit and trainfour-minute speakers for Tercen-tenary work.

Raising funds to complete theJohn Morton Memorial buildingin Philadelphia is the immediatework before the national commit-tee of Swedish-Americans, whoare already laying plans for agiant celebration in 1938, thethree hundredth anniversary ofthe first landing of Swedes inAmerica.