Laur. Larsen: Pioneer College PresidentNorwegian-American historical association, 1936 - 358 pagina's Peter Laurentius Larsen (1833-1915) was in Kristiansand, Norway. His parents were Herman Larsen and Elen Else Marie Oftedahl. He married his first wife, Karen Randine Neuberg (1831-1871) in 1855. They had three children. They immigrated to America in 1857. He became the pastor of Rush River, Wisconsin from 1857 to 1859. October 14, 1861, marks the beginning of Laur. Larsen's official Presidency of Luther College in Decorah, Iowa. He married Ingeborg Astrup (1846-1923) in 1872. They had ten children. He died in Decorah, Iowa. |
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... duties as trivial as it is sins . Our subscribed fund is now over $ 20,000 , not counting what has been paid on the capital , and the interest on this should be about $ 1,400 ; so it seems that if all arrears were paid , the deficit ...
... duties as trivial as it is sins . Our subscribed fund is now over $ 20,000 , not counting what has been paid on the capital , and the interest on this should be about $ 1,400 ; so it seems that if all arrears were paid , the deficit ...
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... duties , and the others could be reached on any Sunday with little neglect of class work . Sometimes , however , he had to stay in La Crosse over night and use the following morning to market for the institution . Thus his days were ...
... duties , and the others could be reached on any Sunday with little neglect of class work . Sometimes , however , he had to stay in La Crosse over night and use the following morning to market for the institution . Thus his days were ...
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... duties that had been his in the past . He wrote his own letters — but so did the presi- dents of large universities - he still kept accounts , and he retained most of the responsibility for the supervision of the students . Accustomed ...
... duties that had been his in the past . He wrote his own letters — but so did the presi- dents of large universities - he still kept accounts , and he retained most of the responsibility for the supervision of the students . Accustomed ...
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FAMILY AND CHILDHOOD | 1 |
KRISTIANIA DAYS | 17 |
A PIONEER PARSONAGE | 36 |
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