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Sunday-Funday Gustie Thoughts
Answer the question below! What do you remember about spring time at Gustavus?
Factoid Friday
During the 1933-34 school year Gustavus started its first Women’s Athletic Association (WAA) playing: basketball, swimming, volleyball, and tennis. A women’s recreational program had been started some years before for women who were interested in physical education.
Factoid Friday
Did you know… In the 1980s, a sword that was rumored to belong to King Gustaf II Adolf (the College namesake) was given to Gustavus from collector Lloyd Swanson ’35 who had acquired it some years prior. On the blade is the inscription “1622, Gustavus Adolphus, Great King of the Goths.” According to a 1991 […]
Factoid Friday
This week on April 4th, 1902 a chartered train carried about 250 Gusties to Northfield, MN for the first state oratorical contest. The use of ebony and gold banners on the train trip was the basis for our College colors.
Factoid Friday!
Being a residential college, a majority of students always lived on-campus, but when beds are full, it is a time-honored tradition for students to be allowed to seek living space in the town of St. Peter. Between the Boarding Clubs of the early 20th century, to the off-campus residences today, students have been welcomed into […]
Factoid Friday
On this day in 1916, the founder of Gustavus, Eric Norelius passed away. He had been a minister, teacher, author, and church leader in the Midwest for over 60 years. In 1967, the College dedicated its new co-educational residence hall to him—a fitting touch, since Norelius supported co-education from the College’s founding in 1862.
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Percy Grainger, a renowned pianist and composer visited campus for a few days in 1940 to teach, perform, and lecture with the Gustavus Band. He enjoyed himself so much he joined the ensemble for their 1941 tour of Minnesota. For two weeks in March they traveled from Willmar to Duluth playing to enthusiastic audiences all […]
Factoid Friday
The phrase etched into the stone above the entrance to Rundstrom Hall reads: “May all who thru these portals pass, Bring peace and Joy within.”
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Snowball fight, circa 1940 Where might one find some other awesome photos and facts like the one above? Visit the College Archives at https://gustavus.edu/library/archives/.
Factoid Friday
The first intercollegiate basketball game was played by Gustie women. This week in 1903, Gustavus played Mankato Normal (now known as Minnesota State University, Mankato) and lost 16 to 2. The game was played at the St. Peter Opera House, which ironically burned down just two nights later, on February 16, 1903. Below is […]