Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-05-20
NORWAY.

Amalie Hoist of Christiania is
woman In Norway to gradu-
ID a school of agronomy. She
cupy a position in a school of
lure and household economics
lhmen.
xE~t 800 Norwegian sailors have
a America this spring; 500 will
hox& Employment on the Great Lakes,
a1& ne other 300 will engage in
Wh0l fishing off the coast OF New
Eon md. Ali but few were from
T0M Srg. Porsgrund, Larvig and ada
eGnf lstricts of Norway.
N#Es
# reported from Brussels that
GL LANCE, one time secretary of
Il obel society, has been appoint
G& neral secretary of the Interpar-
M01cntary union. He will reside at
HFU1els, but will devote considerable
M LII time to travel, in order to keep
T. Ne touch with the governments
'c9 Dsing the league. This is great
ho1 not only to Mr.. Lange, but to
thu Norwegian nationality as we'll
INN government of Norway is going
int0 The lottery business. The law
forhf1ding such institutions will be re-
p61J44 and a lottery will be opened,
U66&X the auspices of the state, Sept.
"a. The proceeds of the lottery
MN re used for the good of the land.
Dining the first three years the So
ctety for the prevention of tubercu-
loStls the national forestation propa-
ga1da and the Bergen museum will
each get one-sixth of the net receipts,
While these will each get twelfth
pOrtton; the hansen fund, the build
Ing fund of the Akershus castle. the
Scientific Society of Trondhjem, the
Trornso museum and the society for
reclafming marsh lands.
The lottery will be limi.ed to 300 600
crowns, but may be increased to AGO.
600 crowns at the discretion of the
king. The largest prize will be linn
tied 10 10000 crowns.
The committee that has had charge
NOf 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
tinguiehed statesman has signified his
desires with respect to the fund in
the following letter. addressed to the
committee:
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
gladdened me.
Ut ID 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
women who reveal talents for work
that would prove of general public
uoofulness
*M q later date shall give further
PARTICULARS in reference to this
Axel Anderson is a much discussed
man in Christiania at the present time.
Eleven years ago, while student in
the University of Christiania, he sub
Snitted thesis for the doctors degree
~ 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 it as a superficial
effort, and Mr. Anderson was denied
the degree he sought. Later on he
translated his thesis into German, and
had II published in Germany. where it
attracted the favorable attention of
many noted scholars, and wac also
praised in other countries. Recently
another committee OF the faculty of
the University Of Christiania re-exam.
ined Mr.. Anderson's thesis and pro
nounced 1t work of scholarly re-
senreh and merit They notified Mr..
Anderson of this fact, and apologized
to him for the injustice done him
eleven years ago and expressing re-
gret that, on account Of formal objec-
tions and his own disinclination, it is
noyw Impossible to rectify the wrong
IN 6ranting him the doctors degree.