You are here: Home / Blogs at Gustavus / Gustavus Sesquicentennial / Words of Wisdom Posted on October 10th, 2012 by Maggie Hedlund Campus View, c. 1887 “Looking back upon its history, I can plainly perceive that the Lord has had our school in his hands.” Gustavus founder, Eric Norelius, on the 25th anniversary of Gustavus Adolphus College in 1887 Tweet Categories: Daily Factoid, GAC150, WednesdayTags: 1887, Anniversary, campus, Celebration, Eric Norelius, founder, GAC150, GAC25, photo, Quote Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply. Comments Name (required) E-mail (required, will not be published) Notify me of followup comments via e-mail. You can also subscribe without commenting.