Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-08-07
Recent Occurrences of interest
in Sweden, Norway and
Denmark.
LAGERxRANTz ON EDUCATION
Says There's Danger of America Over.
reaching Herself In Her Chase
for Culture.
SWEDEN.
Stockholm.

Herman L. #. Lagerkrantz. Swedish
minister to the United States, during
his visit to the northwest said: "Am-
erica Is great country and the Am
orleans are a great people, but some
times wonder what both would be If
It We're not for Europe, which is send
ing such large share OF its blood and
Drawn to the country every year. Sup
pose this vast tide of immigration.
which is replenishing the supply OF Ia
Dor, should cease, what would hap
pen? do not know, but am greatly
impressed By the fact that the artisans
of this country, instead OF making
skilled mechanics OF their sons, are
sending them to college. And your
millionaires are using their surplus
funds for building new schools, col
leges and universities, or endowing
those already established. There is
danger that America may overreach
herself in her chase for culture. II
occurs to me that there Is not enough
consideration shown 10 the producers
Of the country's wealth" In COM
menting on this an American north
western journal says: while the
facts as shown by school statistics
seem to bear out Mr.. Lagerkrantz's
observations that an excess of atten-
ton is being paid to higher education.
the average American will not view
the situation as threatening serious
results. However, Mr.. Lagerkrantz's
remarks are pertinent and attracting
widespread attention.
About his last book Ozark Colors,'
which the literary critics are now busy
in attacking Mr.. Strindberg make
the following comments to his Ger
man translator: Jan. To- 190o-"The
the last century. They are dreadful.
but true to nature. have had no
pleasure while writing this, but the
work pursued me and I had to do it.
even if have to suffer for It. And
suffer one must" Jan. 81. 1906-"The
book has great value. Its value may,
however. be diminished by calling 1t
a pamphlet" April 20, 190T-"Now
am reading proof on Dark Colors.'
In this work | conflict as you know
with the black ones They will sure
ly stone me. but never mind. am
used to that" June 10. 1907 with
Dark Colors,' stand on. cliff in the
sea with starlight heavens above me
and conscience within me-"
Anders Waldau, who during the last
twenty-five years has been engaged as
a metal publisher by one OF the rail-
way companies, happened TO fall down
a few months ago and injure himself
so that he would be unable to ever
resume his work for the company. He
became respondent over Ids mis-
fortune and hanged himself TO his bed
post
The following notice appeared in
daily the other day: 'No. I
wonderfully spry and pref
ty twelve pound boy. Stockholm. June
Is. 1907. Lilly and Fridolf" The young
couple were 50 elated that they wanted
all their friends to be sure and know
about II.
King Oscar has lately sat,as q model
for Miles, the italian SCULPTOR, who is
going TO make large bust nj his ma
jesty in the near future. This is the
first time that King Oscar has con-
scented to sit as a model.
There is a general strike on'in Stock
holm among the walters. causing al
manner If inconyeniences for the gen.
eral public. There Is every indication
that the strike viii spread itself over
the entire country.
An unconfrmed dispatch tates that
Trownprince Gustar during an auto
trip In the southern part of the coun-
try the other day ran into ditch.
The dispatch says that he was unin-
jured.
The Skansen spring festival this
year Melted about $4,000 crQ~ sss
which means that There was an IN, |
crease of 10,0O0,erowHs over last 'yesiF's
receipts ~ .sR
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