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Tuesday Trivia!
Who was the first non-clergy member named as president of Gustavus Adolphus College? A. James Peterson B. Axel Steuer C. Edward Lindell D. Frank Barth The answer will be posted at 6:00 p.m. CST.
Words of Wisdom
“The athletic tradition, fraternity popularity, dorm life, and family ties that characterize Gustavus’ spirit are largely so because she is a residential college. Our spirit is kind of self perpetuating.” John Kendall, in the Gustavian Weekly, November 15, 1974
Words of Wisdom
“Gustavus, by almost any measure, strikes this observer as an outstanding college. Nearly everything about it bespeaks of a commitment to excellence.” Axel Steuer as quoted in the Gustavian Weekly, September 13,1991
Tuesday Trivia: Answered!
Name this Gustie! This is a name of a building most Gusties walk in every day. He was also a beloved “Prexy.” He is Oscar J. “OJ” Johnson, the seventh president of Gustavus.
Tuesday Trivia
Name this Gustie! This is a name of a building most Gusties walk in every day. He was a beloved “Prexy.” Is he: A. Charles Jackson B. Oscar J. “OJ” Johnson C. Russell Lund D. Edgar Carlson
Words of Wisdom
“The road lies forward now! We must honor the past by investing our energies in larger dreams and by giving ourselves to larger attainments…” -Dr. Edgar A. Carlson, Oct. 31, 1944, Quarterly