Entries tagged with ‘History’
Tuesday Trivia
In what year was the Gustavus Student Senate created? A. 1902 B. 1922 C. 1942 D. 1972 The answer will be posted at 6:00 p.m. CST.
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 […]
Tuesday Trivia
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 […]
Factoid Friday
On this date in 1945 the SS Gustavus Victory was delivered from the shipyard to begin her service as a cargo ship during World War II. Victory ships, like the SS Gustavus Victory, were mass-produced during WWII to replace the submarine damage-prone Liberty design. 531 Victory ships were commission during WWII, 34 named after […]
Factoid Friday
Why the three crowns as the College logo? The use of the three crowns started at Gustavus in the 1950s in conjunction with the College’s link to the Bernadotte Foundation of Sweden. The three crowns is the the national emblem of Sweden, yet that history has long been debated. Some say the three crowns represent […]
Factoid Friday
Did you know… that our first mascot costume was created by an essay contest sponsored by the Campus Bookstore? In the fall of 1960, two students (Jerry Springston ’62 and Lowell Rasmussen ‘ 61) wrote the winning essay, and the college bookstore purchased a lion costume. Over the next two decades, the costume was lost […]
Factoid Friday: Origins of the Rock
Campus circa 1900. Photo courtesy of the Nicollet County Historical Society The Rock Story By the Swanson Family Gilbert L. Swanson ’42 Louise Johnson Swanson ’43 Susan Swanson Foster ’68 David Swanson ’69 Paul Swanson ’71 Tom Swanson ’73 As told by Susan On my morning walk from Valley View to the cafeteria for breakfast […]
