Board of Regents
meets to discuss
bnq-range pans
The Board of Regents of
Augustana Academy met on
campus yesterday, Septem-ber
26-27. The meeting be-gan
at 4:30 in the after-noon.
There was an election
of officers followed by a
discussion of the audit
and financial report of
the school. That evening
was set aside for consid-eration
of the long-range
plan that was presented by
representatives from So-vik,
Mathre and Ma ds on of
Northfield, Minnesota, the
architects and consultants
who are working on this
long-range plan.
Augie College
hosts League day
Augustana Academy stu-dents
will be guests for a
Luther League Day Satur-day,
September 28, hosted
by Augustana College.
A full schedule of
events is planned begin-ning
at 11:00 a.m. with an
address given by the Rev-erend
A. Richard Peterson,
Chaplain of Augustana Col-lege.
A greeting to be
given by Dr. Charles Bal-cer,
President of the col-lege
is set for 11:30 a.m.
Noon lunch will be served
in the Commons building
and tickets will be $1.
"Reflections of an August-ana
Student," will be
presented by Rob Hofstad,
student body president, at
1:30 p.m.
Dr. James Limburg, as-sistant
Professor of Re-ligion
and featured speak-er
will give a talk on
"Youth in the Church" at
2 p.m.
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Augustana Academy Canton, South Dakota 57013
Volume 8, Number 1 September 27, 1968
Homecoming set for Oct. 3-- 6 ;
Augie to play HarrisburgHigh
Preparations for Homecoming October 3-6 began two
weeks ago with the election of candidates for Knight
and Lady.
Candidates for Knight include Tyrone Christian, Time
Larson, Milo Mack, Brian
Olson and Dean Thorkels- 8 p.m. and reception after
son. Sharon Cline, Nancy the coronation program. A
Ganfield, Alice Hofstad, worship service will be
Tammy ?`ii epking and Sharon held on the Augie campus
l!orthin gton are the Lady on Sunday and there will
candidates. be open house in the dorms
A bonfire at 8 p.m. in the afternoon.
Thursday evening will get The homecoming commit-the
Homecoming festivities tee for this year consists
underway. Friday's sched- of Altie Ulrickson, chair-ule
will feature a pep man, along with Mrs. Lil-rally
and the Sugie vs. Tian Heide, Miss Judy Leh-
Harrisburg football game. man, Mr. Lennis Larson and
Events on Saturday include Principal Earl Boyum, as
a barbecue, coronation at advisers.
\ew courses and mod. scheduling
improve Academy curriculum
"Because Augustana Aca- ed for each class per day.
demy draws on students Four types of learning
from many different high included in the modular
schools," explained Pastor schedule are the lecture,
Harlen Norem, Academic small group discussions,
Dean, "it is unrealistic one-to-one,and individual.
to try to operate a tradi- Two desired accomplish-tional
school that treats ments of the schedule are
all students as though to fit the time to the
they had come through the course and to fit the
same system." course to the student.
All schools operate on This system allows the
a type of modular sched- good student to move ahead
ule,but the form now being at his own pace, without
applied to the Academy being hindered by the en-moves
away from the tradi- tire class, and gives more
tional 50-60 minute class help and time to the stu-periods
and into one-half dent who needs it. In this
hour modules in which one way, a high school educa-to
four modules are allow- (cont'd on p. 11, col. 1)
the