The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-10-10

UNION. his year about 800 new stu
dents We're enrolled, and of the fifty
year jubilants, eighteen were pres
emf, all men now in the seventies, and
mostly in high positions. Professor
Erogger, rector of the university,
handed out certificates Of enrolment
and shook hands with each of the
young men and women admitted to
academic life. In his speech he dwelt
On the history of the university, how
1t was founded in days of great dis
s'ress, by the national spirit of the
norwegian people who had to send
their young men to Copenhagen for
university education. Naturally the
number of such students was small In
lSOS there was but one Norwegian
student in the University of Copen-
hagen, and consequently all the higher
ohces in Norway were filed by
Danes, which was very distasteful to
the Norwegians. After they got their
own university and especially after
the dissolution Of the union with Den
mark IN 1914 all this was changed.
Professor Brogger said that the uni
verslty during it's nearly one hundred
years Of existence had done it's work
satisfactorily, when it was considered
what limited material support it had
been working with. It's mission as an
educational institution it must be said
to have fulfilled, inasmuch as the
scientific training of the graduates in
the different departments would un-
doubtedly compare very favorably
with that impaired by leading uni
versities elsewhere in the world. That
the university with it's limited means
had not been able to do much in the
line of scientific research might be
true, but still such names as Henrik
Abel, Sofus Lie, Sylow, Sars, Kierult,
Nansen, AIunch, Sophus, Bugge, etc.,
could always be pointed to with
pride-:men who each had done credita-
BILE work in his chosen branch
A few days after Queen Alexandra
OF Great Britain arrived in Christi
anla on board the royal yacht Victoria
and Albert: accompanied by a cruiser
Of the British navy, her sister, the
dowager empress of Russia, in the i'm
perial yacht, the Polar Star, also es-
corted by Russian cruiser, arrived.
Although the royal visits We're Of a
private character they naturally
caused extra activity. There were
continuous exchanges of visits be-
tween the foreign royal visitors and
the Norwegian royal family. They
took in the sights Of the city, went to
Holmc- "llen and saw Ibsen plays at
the N, nal theater After about
weeks stay here, the two yachts with
their escorts left last Friday for
Copenhagen, where the two royal sis
tecs will visit while with their broth
er, the king of Denmark. Princess
Victoria of Great Britain, who came
here with her mother will remain in
Norway for while as the guest of
har sister. Queen Maud. When the
dowager empress of Russia and the
queen of England left, they gave 1000
and 1000 kroner respectively to the
poor of Christiania. The dowager en-
press also gave about 1900 kroner for
distribution among the police force
In Norway it takes eleven years
from the time the child starts in at
high school at the age of 6 or Z, be-
fore he can pass the student examina-
ton. All this time tuition has to be
paid, which in the higher classes
amounts to about $3.50 a month. And
if professional career is to be
nh ~
years. additional study at the uni.
versity. Figuring time and money
spent for obtaining such an education
on one side. and the poor prospects
for the graduated student to find suit
able occupation on the other, it is no
wonder that voices have been raised
to turn more Of the young people into
channels of practical activity, such as
business and trade.
Last month the largest military
maneuver On record was held in Nor
way. About $1,000 soldiers partici-
pated in the maneuver and King Haa-
kon himself followed the movements
Of the troops from day to day. The
men who We're in the field had pref
ty tough time playing war. Drenched
to the skin by rain almost every day.
they have had to turn into tents for
the night where the temperature has
not been any too high. At the wind
up Saturday on the drilling grounds at
Gardcrmoen, thousands from Christi
ania and elsewhere witnessed the
parade before the king. Several for
eign military attaches were present.
The tourist traffic this season has
been most successful one taken right
through. Tourists from all parts of
the world have been in Norway and
many of them have made heavy pur-
chases. Despite most miserable sea-
son as to the weather the tourist traf-
fic has brought satisfactory returns.
The king of Siam was a specially good
customer. He bought literally while
in Norway, principally furs and
iewelry.