The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-12-17
T|D|NCS FROM
SCANDINAVIA
News Of General Interest
from Three Countries.
SWEDEN, NORWAY, DENMARK

s.i'3 NOIIISHIJ DlIIUIhlIN
Startling Revelations Furnished by
Professor Won scheele, Who Asserts,
After a Rigid Investigation, That
School Children in Stockholm Are
Starvine-Charity Facilities Fall Far
Short of the Requirements, the Pro.
fessor Declares.
SWEDEN.
That the school children of Stock.
holm are starving is the startling
revelation furnished by Professor Won
Scheele, who has been conducting a
rigid Investigation of the actual con.
dltlon among the pupils at the vari
GUS public schools. The professor
claims that last fall there were 1881
school children who received meals
gratis at the Smitt steam kitchen. OF
these only 333 were served dinner
gratis, 1873 received breakfast, and 400
were served dinner and supper every
other day. The professor claims that
the charity facilities fail far short and
that there are hundreds of children as
a consequence who have to go hungry
The meals that many children receive
at home consist of only a cup of COT
fee and a piece of bread and this is
not sufhclent sustenance for a child
that goes to school. The conditions
are, therefore, said to be deplorable
and the professor will urge the city
council to take some action in regard
to the matter and if possible alleviate
these conditions to some extent. The
daily papers have taken up the ques.
ton and many articles have been writ.
ten which calculate to awaken people
to the true condition of affairs.
! DR.. Sven Hedin has sent about 5000
pages of notes and large number OF
charts and drawings to his relatives
IN Stockholm for safe keeping until
his return to Sweden, when he will
personally take charge of the arrange.
ment and publishing in book form OF
all his important collections. A chart
OF wonderful dimensions over the
tracts that he has traversed has also
been sent and which he will exhibit
during his lectures in January in
Stockholm and London The first
Swede DR.. Hedin met after his three
year absence into the interior OF
Thibet was a Salvation Army officer
named Helm, whom he met in Colon.
DO, Ceylon, Oct. II. Mr. TIedin wrote
to his relatives in Stockholm that he
was elated over this meeting and says
that he never in his life felt so happy
to meet one of his fellow countrymen
as on this occasion, when he also had
an opportunity to speak his native Ian.
guage.
A floating club house will be erected
by the Viking Yacht club of Stock.
holm in the near future. The organi.
cation has contemplated the erection
of a club house a number of years,
but 1t has up to this time failed to Sc.
cure suitable site. Now Architect
Hallquist, an enthusiastic yachtman.
has come forth with proposition and
drawing of a floating club house.
which is in the shape of a Viking ship.
The ship will have a kitchen with all
modern improvements, a dining room
smoking rooms and parlors and also a
sal OF ancient appointments. 1t will
cost about 100000 crowns when COM
pleted and will in a sense be the most
unique club house in the world. The
building committee has been al.
pointed and work on the floating club
house will commence at once.
The Stockholm Concert companv is
cert tour and gave it's first concert in
Karlsruhe. Nov. IS, which proved to be
a brilliant success. The director OF
the chorus is Tor Aulin and the solo.
lists are Nine. Dagmar Nloller and
Lieutenant Eric Elfgrer. The ap
plause was deafening and one da cape
after another was given. The attempt
to introduce Swedish song composers
in Germany has therefore proven tc
be a singular success. Later on the
concert company will give a grand con.
cert in Berlin, which will be attended
by Emperor William and many other
high functionaries.
A number of Swedish dignitaries
and noblemen have been awarded the
Victoria Cross by King Edward since
his recent visit to Sweden. King Gus.
tat has in turn awarded orders to a
number of British statesmen and dig
nitaries. The Swedish royal couple
were heartily received at the English
court and King Edward and Queen
Alexandra had arranged several recep.
tons and gala affairs in their honor.
Consul Bolander, who persisted some
time ago during a sea journey between
Gothenburg and Christiania, was in.
sured for 100000 crowns. Most OF
this money has been collected bv the
relatives, who offer a reward of 500
crowns for the recovery of Consul b.
lander's body.
Vigeland, the famous Norwegian
sculptor, has refused to furnish a
model for the Eidsvold monument #
is not known what has caused him to