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Topics to Explore -- Bethany College
The Earliest Period
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Swedish American Smoky Valley Studies
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Smoky Valley Swedes, Swedish America, Sweden
Topics to Explore -- Bethany College
The Earliest Period
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Bethany College
stages and names
1881 Bethany Academy // 1886 Bethany Normal Institute // 1887 Bethany College & Normal Institute //
1889 Bethany College
stages and names
1881 Bethany Academy // 1886 Bethany Normal Institute // 1887 Bethany College & Normal Institute //
1889 Bethany College
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The Buildings That Were Bethany College
Academy Building, 1882 -- 1966 > Moved to the McPherson County Old Mill Museum
Lane Hart Hall, 1882 -- 1899 -- 1983 -- Razed
Old Main 1887 -- 1968 -- Razed
Ling Auditorium, 1895 -- 1946 -- Destroyed by fire
Swedish Pavilion, 1904 -- 1966 -- Moved to the McPherson County Old Mill Museum
Carnegie Library, 1908 -- 1980 -- Destroyed by fire
Lane Hart Hall, 1882 -- 1899 -- 1983 -- Razed
Old Main 1887 -- 1968 -- Razed
Ling Auditorium, 1895 -- 1946 -- Destroyed by fire
Swedish Pavilion, 1904 -- 1966 -- Moved to the McPherson County Old Mill Museum
Carnegie Library, 1908 -- 1980 -- Destroyed by fire
Bethany College Leaders
Some: Based on Emil's and Lydia's Friends and Contemporaries
The Founder
Rev. Dr. Carl Aaron Swensson (1857-1904)
The Presidents
First -- Rev. Dr. Edward J. Nelander (1855 - 1915) -- President from 1882-1889
Second -- Rev. Dr. Carl Aaron Swensson (1857-1904) -- President from 1889-1904
Third -- Rev. Dr. Ernst F. Pihlblad (1873-1943) -- President from 1904-1941
Fourth -- Dr. Emory Kempton Lindquist (1908-1992) -- President from 1941-1953
Rev. Dr. Carl Aaron Swensson (1857-1904)
The Presidents
First -- Rev. Dr. Edward J. Nelander (1855 - 1915) -- President from 1882-1889
Second -- Rev. Dr. Carl Aaron Swensson (1857-1904) -- President from 1889-1904
Third -- Rev. Dr. Ernst F. Pihlblad (1873-1943) -- President from 1904-1941
Fourth -- Dr. Emory Kempton Lindquist (1908-1992) -- President from 1941-1953
Earliest Bethany College Teachers and Professors
Some: Based on Emil's and Lydia's Friends and Contemporaries
Some: Based on Emil's and Lydia's Friends and Contemporaries
Dr. Johan August Udden (1859-1932) First Bethany College Teacher
Mrs. Alma Christina Lind Swensson (1859-1939) Organizer of Messiah Performances
Mr. Samuel Thorstenberg (1871-1938) Renown Conductor of Messiah
Dr. Birger Sandzén (1871-1954) Renown artist and Bethany College art professor
Dr. Hagbard Brase (1877-1953) Renown Conductor of Messiah
Mrs. Lydia Sohlberg Deere (1873-1943) Bethany Campus Association Founder and President
Rev. Dr. Ernst F. Pihlblad (1873-1943) 3rd President of Bethany College
Dr. Emil O. Deere (1877-1966) First Dean of Arts and Sciences for 30 years
Miss Alma Luise Olson (1884-1964) First American Woman Honored by the King of Sweden
Mrs. Alma Christina Lind Swensson (1859-1939) Organizer of Messiah Performances
Mr. Samuel Thorstenberg (1871-1938) Renown Conductor of Messiah
Dr. Birger Sandzén (1871-1954) Renown artist and Bethany College art professor
Dr. Hagbard Brase (1877-1953) Renown Conductor of Messiah
Mrs. Lydia Sohlberg Deere (1873-1943) Bethany Campus Association Founder and President
Rev. Dr. Ernst F. Pihlblad (1873-1943) 3rd President of Bethany College
Dr. Emil O. Deere (1877-1966) First Dean of Arts and Sciences for 30 years
Miss Alma Luise Olson (1884-1964) First American Woman Honored by the King of Sweden
Bethany College Celebrations
Their Bethany College Anniversary Celebrations from "1895 to 1981"
15 Years -- 1881-1895
20 Years -- 1881-1901
21 Years -- 1881-1902
25 Years -- 1881-1906
100 Years -- 1881-1981
15 Years -- 1881-1895
20 Years -- 1881-1901
21 Years -- 1881-1902
25 Years -- 1881-1906
100 Years -- 1881-1981
Bethany College Events
Their 1882 on... Smoky Valley Messiah Performances
Their 1899 on... Bethany College Swedish Artists' Midwest Art Exhibition
Their 1903 on . . . Bethany College "Rockar Stockar!" and the 1902 "Terrible Swedes"
Their 1904 saddest days: Saying good-bye to Rev. Dr. Carl Aaron Swensson, their founder, president and friend
Their 1937 Bethany College's Introduction to 1638 New Sweden
Their 1899 on... Bethany College Swedish Artists' Midwest Art Exhibition
Their 1903 on . . . Bethany College "Rockar Stockar!" and the 1902 "Terrible Swedes"
Their 1904 saddest days: Saying good-bye to Rev. Dr. Carl Aaron Swensson, their founder, president and friend
Their 1937 Bethany College's Introduction to 1638 New Sweden
The Bethany College Museum
1882-1966
Their Natural History and Pioneer Swedish History Collections and Swedish Scientist Curators
1882-1966
Their Natural History and Pioneer Swedish History Collections and Swedish Scientist Curators
Bethany College Supporters
Invited by Bethany College Founder Rev. Dr. Carl A. Swensson
Invited by Bethany College Founder Rev. Dr. Carl A. Swensson
Mr. Bror Gustaf Gröndal (1855-1948) Smoky Valley photographer from 1887-1945
Mr. G.N. Malm (1869-1928) An artist, writer, visionary
Mr. G.N. Malm (1869-1928) An artist, writer, visionary
"Let Us Celebrate Them"
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~ restoring lost local histories ~
reconnecting past to present
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Swedes: TheWayTheyWere
~ restoring lost local histories ~
reconnecting past to present
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All color photography throughout Swedes: The Way They Were is by Fran Cochran unless otherwise indicated, or obviously concluded it is not.
Copyright © from October 8, 2015 to 2024 www.swedesthewaytheywere.org. All rights reserved.
