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Augustana College During The 1950's Analysis

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Augustana College has been around since before slavery was abolished. Naturally, this will lead to multiple changes in the campus policies, the norms of campus society, and on student’s behavior. Furthermore, how is it different from campus today? This analysis will analyze Augustana College during the 1950’s, and discuss what was common in that time, what is different, and how it changed. The Augustana Observer has been around since 1902; 42 years after Augustana College was founded. For this reason, The Observer brings us valuable info about life on campus and what students deemed important during that time. I managed to get my hands on one from October 15, 1956. The front page presents that Homecoming season is among them based on the larger

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