Archive for September, 2012
Sunday-Funday Gustie Thoughts
Feel free to share your thoughts below! How do you stay connected with Gustavus or other Gusties?
Factoid Friday
Following the 1963 Nobel Prize ceremonies in Stockholm, Gustavus representatives met with Nobel Foundation officials, asking them to endorse an annual science conference at the College and to allow use of the Nobel name to establish credibility and high standards. At the urging of several prominent Nobel Laureates, the foundation granted the request and the […]
View from the Hill
This photograph is 100 years old this year! This is the 1912-13 “College Family” photograph on the south side of the old Auditorium. The Aud burnt down in 1970.
Words of Wisdom
“We do well to stop sometimes and recall the early struggles and thank God for ultimate results and blessings. Although we did things on a small scale and with greater hardships, nevertheless we trained men and women for greater usefulness in state, church, and society in general. Today our former students are found in every […]
Tuesday Trivia: Answered!
Name this Gustie! This 1930 Gustavus graduate is no stranger to the Gustavus campus. Born in Wisconsin, he was one of the pair of debaters who were the first Gusties to win the Pi Kappa Delta national debating championship. You also know his name as an influential administrator. D. Edgar Carlson. He served as […]
Tuesday Trivia
Name this Gustie! This 1930 Gustavus graduate is no stranger to the Gustavus campus. Born in Wisconsin, he was one of the pair of debaters who were the first Gusties to win the Pi Kappa Delta national debating championship. You also know his name as an influential administrator. Is this person: A. Vern Eckman B. […]
Words of Wisdom
“The young people that found and shall find inexhaustible treasures here, shall exhort their friends to come, seek, and find what they need for a happy life. And [their] parents…shall not only send them here, but build houses in which their children can live, study, and be happy.” Lars P. Lundgren, Commencement Address, Class […]
Tuesday Trivia: Answered!
Who served as the first academic dean of Gustavus Adolphus College from 1945-53? B. Elmer Siebrecht; shown here is a Christmas card from Elmer and his wife Marie (who was the President’s secretary for many years).
Tuesday Trivia
Who served as the first academic dean of Gustavus Adolphus College (hint: from 1945-53)? A. Theodore Conrad ’25 B. Elmer Siebrecht C. Albert Swanson D. David Johnson The answer will be posted at 6:00 p.m. CST.