Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1902-02-22
Recent Occurrences Of Interest
in Sweden, Norway and
u Denmark.
PRINCE EUeENETo TAKEA WIFE
Youngest Son OF King Oscar Said To
Be Engaged to an American
Girl Living in Paris.
SWEDEN.
Stockholm.

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D An agitation has been begun In the
riks1ag for the reduction Of the pres
ent protracted period of university
training required for the various
learned professions i'm Sweden. Many
professors are lending their support
to the movement, The condition for
medical graduation and practice afford
a striking instance of this grievance.
A medical student may take his bacca-
laureate degree at the age of 10, but
he will be compelled to spend an aver
age of eleven years at the university
before being permitted to practice.
The supporters of the reform move
ment point out that this compulsory
devotion to study has failed to make
Swedish professional men superior to
their contemporaries in other countries,
where far shorter terms of academic
study are demanded
Miss Helena German Wild, an Amer
fcan girl living in Paris, is said to be
engaged to Prince Eugene of Swe-
den, conditioned on his gaining his fa-
theirs consent and arranging to resign
his right of succession to the throne,
as his elder brother, Oscar Berna-
dotte did when he married Miss Ebba
Muhck, a lady of the. Swedish nobility.
Eugene Napoleon Nicholas, duke of
Nerilze and youngest son of King
Oscar and Queen Sophia, was born
Aug. 1, 1865. He is an officer of the
royal guard, but has no task for mill
tary pursuits and devotes his life to
art. He is an excellent painter and a
number of his paintings are found In
the art galleries of Paris, Stockholm
and Berlin. He has spent many Win
tiers in the Latin quarters of Paris.
There will be English competitors
for the Nobel prize for 1902. The In
corporated Society of Authors have
for this purpose appointed a commit
tee consisting of Lord Ayebury (Sir
John Lubbock), the historians, James
Bryce and Lecky; the librarian of the
British museum, Richard Garnett, and
the authors, Thomas Hardy, Austin
Dobson and Edmund Gosse.
DR.. Sven Hedin, the eminent Swed-
ish explorer and traveller, has left Cal
cutta and after reaching Sadakh Will
return to his native land via Central
Asia and Russia. 1t is said that DR..
Hedin contemplates a long rest and
will probably go to America during the
early part Of next year for lecture
tour in the principal cities of the
states.
King Oscar contemplates a. visit to
southern France next spring again,
where he will spend most of his time
at the famous watering place Biarritz.
His majesty spent a few weeks last
spring at this resort and his health
was so much improved that he has de-
cided to go again this year.
During the year of 1901 not less
than $4,000 post oney-orders were
sent by Swedish in the
United States to their friends and rel
atives in Sweden, representing $780,
600 crowns. This exceeds the amount
sent during the previous year by &c.
900 crowns.
The Norwegian author, Carl Siewers,
has recently completed an English |
Of King Oscars ''Nagra |
Timmar da Kronborgs Slott'' "a Few |
Hours at Kronborg CASTLE. 1t will |
be published In the March issue of one
of the leading Lon don magazines.
At the recent International skating
contests in Davos, the ,honors were
carried away by Salchow, a Stock
holman, and the Norwegian Gunder-
sen of Christiania. In the 5000 me-
ter race Schwarz of Christiania was
declared the champion. u.s. ss>1 /
Jenny Lind's son, Captain Ernst
is one of the officers doing
service in the English army in South
Africa. Il He belongs to one of the regi-
nents from Wales and has received
he amplest praise for his courage and
owe of duty.
King Oscar has appointed Prince
Iustaf Adolph as second lieutenant
n the Syea Life guards and Prince
Eugene has been appointed lieutenant
colonel of the Gotha Life guards.
King Oscar recommends an appro-
1riation of 10000 crowns for outdoor
sports for the current year. The APP
will undoubtedly be imam
mously granted by the riksdag.
Decent Otto Nordenskiold has, dur
ng his recent south polar expedition,
oeen chosen corresponding secretary
If the Soceidad Cientifca of Buenos
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