Early history .281893.E2.80.931924.29 Upsala College

in years, upsala college invited build campus in kenilworth, new jersey (seen here, circa 1906) operated 25 years before moving east orange in 1924.

upsala college founded @ 1893 annual meeting of swedish evangelical lutheran augustana synod in north america, known augustana synod—a lutheran church body roots in amongst swedish immigrant community. augustana synod placed emphasis on mission, ecumenism, , social service. meeting @ augustana college in rock island, illinois, polity decided open college in brooklyn, new york, in october 1893. synod chose young minister, rev. lars herman beck (1859–1935), college s first president. beck, swedish immigrant united states, had received ph.d. yale university in previous year , turned down teaching position @ yale assume post @ upsala.

the name upsala chosen honor both historic uppsala university in sweden , meeting of uppsala. 1593 meeting—exactly 300 years before founding of upsala college—firmly established lutheran orthodoxy in sweden after attempts king john iii reintroduce roman catholic liturgy.

on 3 october 1893, upsala college opened in swedish evangelical lutheran bethlehem church in brooklyn. first day, beck began instruction 16 students. end of year, upsala had 75 students. instruction had been in swedish student body largely consisted of scandinavian immigrants. in 1897, college moved kenilworth, new jersey (formerly new orange, new jersey ) when new orange industrial association offered young school fourteen acres of land. upsala erected first building on kenilworth campus in 1899. college granted first bachelor of arts (b.a.) degrees in 1905 4 students. 1910, upsala offered bachelor of arts in modern , classical languages, , bachelor of science (b.s.) degrees in mathematics , sciences, while offering three-year college preparatory program, instruction in music preparing teachers of music, organist , choir leaders, , in general afford students musical education , instruction in commerce , business train young men , women business career , in stenography students seeking fill positions stenographers , private secretaries. while college identified connexion swedish lutheran community, upsala first college in new jersey admit women, , student body welcomed students many other nationalities , religions. in 1908, student body consisted of 79 swedes, 2 finns, 1 jew, 1 american , 1 chinese, 1 korean, , 1 persian

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