Early Students

Luther College, St. Olaf Academy, St. Olaf College

 

Luther College, Decorah, Iowa


Name    Residence    Start Year    Comments


(Note: Alphabetical by given name.)


Adolph Hellekson    Hayfield    1904


Albert M. Beaver    Kasson    1888


Alfred V. Aaby    Hayfield    1897


Andreas Beaver    Kasson    1890


Andreas A. AabyRock Dell    1871


Anton Viger    Rock Dell    1894


Arthur Oliver Aaby     Hayfield    1908


Axel A. Thorsen    Rock Dell    1886


Bernt E. Mohn    Oslo    1882


Carl Arthur Jessen     Hayfield    1900


Carl Johan Quill    Vernon    1899-1904; became pastor


Christian A. Skattebøl    "Dell, Olmsted"    1890


David B. Brække    Rock Dell    1886


E. Giere     Rock Dell    1885


E. Golberg     Rock Dell    1885


E. Clarence Aaby     Hayfield     1906


Fred Dahlen     Oslo    1890


G. C. Gilbertson Vaatvedt    Vernon    1883


Gustav Husmo    Rock Dell    1873


H. Adolph Thorsen    Byron    1909


Halvor Olson     Rock Dell    1871


Hellek O. Vaatvedt    Rock Dell     1873


Ivar August Thorson    Rock Dell    1888


JensEriksen Bale    Byron    1872


Jens H. Johnson    Rock Dell    1871


Johannes Husmo    Rochester    1894


Lars O. Thorpe     Kasson     1866


Lawrence Anderson     Rock Dell    1871


Martin L. Golberg    Rock Dell     1885


Nils Amundson Giere     Rock Dell    1874


Nils Olson Giere    Rock Dell    1873


Nils Magnesen    Rock Dell    1873


Nils Andersen Øfstedahl    Rock Dell    1875


Nils A. Aaby    Rock Dell    1875


Nils H. Johnson    Rock Dell    1875


O. E. Bakke    Vernon    1883


O. H. Skjervem    Rock Dell    1880


Ole C. Beaver    Kasson    1890


Oscar C. Hellekson     Byron    18921892-95; 1896-1900; became pastor


Otto Leque     Byron    1905


Peter O. Roe    Rock Dell    1875


Styrk Styrkson     Rochester    1883


Syvert P. Haagenson     Rock Dell    1875


TheodoreBeaver    Kasson    1890


Thorbjørn Nelson Mohn    Olmsted    1865


Thorbjørn A. Nilson Giere    Rock Dell    1873


Thorbjørn Andreas Saettre     Rock Dell 1874    1874-1880; became pastor


Thygve A. R. (A. G.) NilsonNaas    Rock Dell    1870



St. Olaf Academy and College • Goodhue Co.; Northfield, Rice Co, MN


















Alfred Melvin Sattre    St. Olaf Academy 1900-1901; grad St. Olaf College 1904. (College records: began Academy 1896-97, grad 1900; grad College in 1904.)


Anders Aabye - attended Academy in 1875.


Bernt Emkan Ellingson Mohn    Went to Northfield 2 Nov 1881 where he attended St. Olaf High School. Did not grad. Enrolled 23 Sept 1882 at Luther College.


  1. C.Beaver [Charles Johnson Fritz (1858-1884)] attended Academy 1878-79.


Carl J. (Gander Carl) Tverberg    St. Olaf Academy 1877-1878.


Gilbert (George) Gulbrandsen (Gilbertson) Vaagtvedt     Attended St. Olaf Academy during 1878-79 school year [with Charles Johnson Fritz] and Luther College in 1880s.


Hans A. Nilson Mohn    St Olaf Academy 1878-1879.


Johan Arndt Bergh    1898-99 Academy, grad; St Olaf College 1900-1901; grad 1904.


John (Jan) Edward (Edvard) Tostenson Haugen    St. Olaf College 1887-1894. (College source has John E. Haugen 1888-89 Acad; grad 1892.)


Knut H. Bergh    1891-92 Academy.


Margit (Maggie) Nilsdatter Mohn    St. Olaf Academy 1875-1876.


Mikkjel Mikkejelson Bjaastad (Bjastad)    St. Olaf Academy 1885-1886.


Ole Nilson Mohn    St. Olaf Academy 1877-1878.


Ole O. Havey (b. 1865) is said to have attended public school(?) in Northfield, Minnesota.


Sigurd Ulrich Bergh    1900-01 Academy, grad; grad college 1908.


Sophia Bertha Bergh     Grad college 1901.

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Ole Gunderson Felland - librarian at college (1868-74 Luther College, grad 1874) Served churches in Kasson and Rochester, MN. From 1881 taught at St. Olaf College. Professor of Greek, Latin, Hebrew, and other subjects; college librarian. Married 1883 to Thea Johanna Midboe, of Vernon.


Thorbjørn Nilson Mohn (Luther College 1865-70; Concordia Seminary. St. Louis. MO 1870-73.) First president of St. Olaf College, 1874-99. (Sons Nils, Iver, and Edward Mohn grad 1895.)