Anthony G. Tuve Biography


	This biography appears on pages 1451-1452 in "History of South 
	Dakota" by Doane Robinson, Vol. II (1904) and was scanned, 
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	ANTHONY G. TUVE, the able and honored president of Augustana 
College, at Canton, was born in Fillmore county, Minnesota, on the 21st 
of January, 1864, and was the youngest of five children. His parents 
emigrated from Norway to America in the early 'fifties and his father 
was among the pioneers of Fillmore county, where he engaged in farming 
and attained a position of independence. In 1868 the family removed to a 
farm near Decorah, Winneshiek county, Iowa, Reared in a home puritanical 
in its simplicity and religious devotion, young Anthony early developed 
a serious turn of mind, characterized by persistent energy and 
determination. When entering the public schools at the age of eight 
years, he had been taught to read and memorize in the Norwegian 
language, but knew practically nothing of English. His inherent energy 
and alert mentality soon won him front rank in his classes, however, and 
at the age of thirteen we find him at the height of the country boy's 
literary ambition—presiding over the district debating society. After 
completing the course in the district school he continued his studies 
for three years in the Decorah Institute, conducted by the late 
Professor John Breckenridge, a teacher of more than local reputation. 
The ensuing three years were devoted to teaching in the district schools 
and completing a course in a business college. After completing a course 
in pedagogics, Professor Tuve was elected principal of the village 
schools of Ridgeway, Iowa, where he did a most successful work and 
attained distinctive popularity. After remaining incumbent of this 
position for three years he declined re-election, his intention being to 
take up the study of law. Within a short time, however, he was called to 
fill the vacant position of instructor in physics and rhetoric in 
Augustana College, in Canton, South Dakota. Although most reluctant to 
give up his plans of preparing himself for the legal profession, he was 
prevailed upon to enter upon his career in connection with the college 
in the autumn of 1889. The following year, at the age of twenty-six, 
Professor Tuve was elected president of the institution by the board of 
regents of the United Norwegian Lutheran church, which, after the union 
of certain Lutheran bodies, now assumed control of the school. Under his 
presidency, with the hearty co-operation of faculty and controlling 
board, the college has steadily progressed and grown in attendance and 
popular favor. 

	One of the ambitions of Professor Tuve, together with the staunch 
friends of the school, was to see it located in new and commodious 
quarters. After years of persistent and indefatigable effort this 
desideratum was largely realized, for in the autumn of 1903 a large 
dormitory and a new college building with modern improvements stood 
completed. The main building is an imposing structure, built of Sioux 
Falls granite. 

	In the hardships incident to pioneer educational work Professor 
Tuve faithfully stood at his post and by skillful management and 
persistent and well-directed energy enlisted the confidence and support 
of others and carried the school through hard times and financial 
difficulties, with a firm faith in its future prestige and ultimate 
success. The last few years have amply demonstrated the consistency of 
his attitude in the connection, for the school has attained an enviable 
reputation and won for itself a permanent place among the valuable 
educational institutions of the state. The president is a devoted 
adherent of the Lutheran church, and both by precept and example wields 
a beneficent influence over the youth who receive instruction in the 
institution of which he is chief executive, while his genial, kindly and 
sympathetic nature endear him to the students, who accord him the 
fullest measure of confidence and respect. President Tuve was united in 
marriage to Miss Ida Marie Larson, of Ridgeway, Iowa, on the 2d of June, 
1893. They have three children: George Lewis, Merle Antony and Rosemond 
Theresa Marie.