Entries tagged with ‘Answer’
Tuesday Trivia: Answered!
In what year was the Gustavus Student Senate created? C. 1942
Sunday-Funday Gustie Thoughts
Feel free to answer your questions below! What Gustavus tradition brings you the most pride? What does being a Gustie mean to you?
Tuesday Trivia: Answered!
How many Nobel Laureates has Gustavus hosted in the past 150 years (including non-Nobel Conference speakers)? C. 95
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: 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: Answered!
Before the Greeks we know today became official fraternities and sororities, many of them were literary and debating society’s (and a few “secret” ones as well) who printed their own newspapers with their minutes. An official all-college newspaper can trace it’s roots back to the the names of Gustaviana (1890-1895) and The Gustavus Adolphus Journal (1896-1903) and […]
Tuesday Trivia: Answered!
What year did Gustavus buy the original wood frame 4-plex College View Apartments? C. 1989; A larger complex was built in the early 1990s. The original 4-plex was destroyed in the 1998 tornado and an expansion was added to the larger complex following the tornado to reach the current size.
Tuesday Trivia: Answered!
Put these residence halls in the order they were built (first to last): D. Johnson Hall (1910) B. Rundstrom Hall (1939) C. Wahlstrom Hall (1947) A. Carlson International Center (2000)
Tuesday Trivia: Answered!
Edwin Vickner as a young man. Name this Gustie! If you ever took a foreign language at Gustavus then you either took a class from this person, or you took a class in the building named after him. C. Edwin Vickner
Tuesday Trivia: Answered!
The Gustavus Sign at the top of College Avenue is iconic but it has not always been the first thing you see driving up the hill. In what year did the sign first appear? C. 1959; the sign was designed by Professor Don Gregory, and installed thanks in large part to the generous donations […]