The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-05-21

ate from a school of agronomy. She
will occupy a position in a school of
agriculture and household economics
at Drammen.
About 500 Norwegian sailors nave
gotle to America this spring; 500 will
have employment on the Treat Lakes,
and the other 800 will engage in
whale fishing of the coast of New
Foundland. All but a few were from
Tonsberg. Pors~rund, Larvig and ada
cent districts OF Norway.
It is reported from Brussels that
Chr. l.. LANCE, one time secretary of
the Nobel society, has been appoint
liamentary union. He will reside at
Brussels, but will devote considerable
of his time to travel, in order to keep
in close touch with the governments
composing the league. This is a great
honor, not only to Mr.. LANCE, but to
the Norwegian nationality as well.
The government OF Norway Is going
into the lottery business. The law
forbidding such institutions will be re-
peafed, and a lottery will be opened,
under the auspices of the state, Sept.
/, 1909. The proceeds OF the lottery
will be used for the good of the land.
During the first three years the So
ciety for the prevention of tubercu-
losis, the national forestation propa-
ganda and the Bergen museum will
each get one-sixth of the net receipts,
while these will each get a twelfth
portion; the hansen fund, the build
ing fund of the Akershus castle, the
Scientific Society of Trondhjem, the
Tromso museum and the society for
reclaiming marsh lands.
The lottery will be limited to $780, 900
crowns, but may be increased to AGO.
900 crowns at the discretion of the
king. The largest prize will be lin
tied to 10000 crowns.
The committee that has had charge
of gathering money for the Michel
sen fund has completed its labors, and
last month turned over to the former
premier ~214,045.22 crowns. The dis
tinguished statesman has signified his
desires with respect to the fund in
the following letter. addressed to the
committees:
Il wish the honored committee will
make known to the contributors my
sincere thanks for the gift with which
men and women, both at home and
abroad, have so signally honored and
g~laddened me.
ut is my wish and purpose that the
Christian Nicholson fund shall remain
intact, that for some time to come
the interest be added to the principal,
and that later the interest be expend-
ed for the benefit Of young men and
m who reveal talents for work
that would prove of general public
usefulness.
"At a later date I shall give further
particulars in reference to this"
AXGl ANDERSON Is q MUCH discussed
man in Christiania at the present time.
Eleven years ago. while a student in
the University of Christiania, he sub
mitted a thesis for the Doctors degree
on "The Sacrament during the first
two centuries after Christ" 1t was
examined by a committee of profess
sors, composed of Odland, Schott and
Brun, who rejected 1t as q superficial
effort, and Mr.. Anderson was denied
the degree he sought. Later on he
translated his thesis into German. and
had 1t published in Germany, where it
attracted the favorable attention of
many noted scholars. and was also
praiss6 IN oSiI1r countf ius.
another committee of the faculty Of
the University of ChTistiania
ined Mr.. Anderson's thesis and pro-
nounced it a work of scholarly re-
search and merit. They notified Mr..
Anderson of this fact, and apologized
to him for the injustice done him
eleven years ago and expressing re-
greet that. on account of formal objec-
lions and his Discrimination. 1t is
now impossible to rectify the wrong
by granting him the doctors degree.
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