The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-06-03
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SCANDINAVIA
News Of General Interest
IRON Three Countries.
DIRECTED MALE CHORUS

DIRECTED MALE CHORUS
Arvid Akerlind Happened To Be in
Sweden at Time Director Hedenblad
Was Taken Seriously Ill and on
Vote of the Members of the Chorus
He Was Requested to Temporarily
Take the Place of the Stricken
Director.
SWEDEN.
The other day when the Upsala Stu
dents Male Chorus met for practice to
prepare for their annual spring con-
cert it was learned that Director
Hedenblad had been taken suddenly
i'll. There now arose the question as
to who should be chosen to take his
place and although there were several
whom the members believed were
able to direct the singing they could
not agree on any certain man. But
it happens that Director Arvid Aker-
lind, of New York, is in Sweden on
visit this summer and happened to be
in Upsala on this occasion to visit old
friends. Almost unanimously the
members of the chorus voted to have
Director Akerlin lead in place of the
beloved Hedenblad and that even ii
he had been SO thoughtless as to emf
CRATE to America about sixteen years
ago, where he has since risen to be
one of the most successful leaders of
Swedish American male choruses. It
is but natural that Director Akerlind
felt fattered to think that an oppor-
tunity was extended him to direct the
foremost male chorus in the world, one
which in years past captured the prize
at Paris and Berlin and whose won
derful rendition of Swedish songs has
been the talk of two continents. Di-
rector Akerlind will, we understand.
invade Sweden next summer with a
male chorus of Swedish singers from
New York and Boston and that he will
be given royal reception goes with
out saying.
A writer some time ago wrote an in
teresting description of the colony of
SWedes in Jerusalem after making an
extensive trip through Palestine, The
Swedes that he found in Jerusalem are
known as Larsonites. 1t seems that
they emlgrated from Sweden to Jeru-
salem some fifty or sixty years ago
under the influence of a revival and
have kept up comparatively separate
existence in the holy city since that
time. They reside in what is called
the American section. They are de-
scrlbed by the writer as being a God
fearing people and live among the
Catholics and Mohammedans of the
city. They are we'll known for their
charity among the poor and the i'm
provident Arabs. 1t was upon the ex-
istence of this interesting colony that
the famous Swedish writer, Salma La
gerlof, wrote her book entitled "Jeru-
salem,' IN which she describes their
life most wildly. Since Miss Lager
lofts book appeared there has been
aroused a great deal of interest in this
far away colony of Swedes in the holy
land and there will undoubtedly come
something in detail regarding this
characteristic colony from a Swedish
pen in the near future.
Next year in June the Augustana
synod will celebrate it's fiftieth ami
versary in Rockford, III. The Swedish
government will on this occasion send
Bishop Won Scheele to represent the
Swedish state church at the ami
versary meeting of the synod. The
bishop has on two former occasions
paid a visit to this country when he
attended the meetings of the Angus
tana synod and paid a visit to it's lead
ing educational institutions.
The Swedish government will donate
the granite stone for the peace palace
which will be erected in the near fu-
ture at The Hague. Every nation will
contribute something toward the CON-
pletion of this characteristic building
and Sweden will thus in a sense fur
nlsh the foundation for the same.
Prince Eugen, the Duke of Nerike.
will return to Stockholm during the
latter part of next month after an ex-
tended trip abroad. The artist prince
has been spending but very little
time in Sweden during the past few
years and when he comes home he is
a comparative stranger.
The Swedish tourists bureaus are
being flooded with letters from all
parts of Europe and America and in
d1cations are that the number of Wis
ltors this year will be very large. The
steamship companies have all large
bookings for Stockholm, Malmo and
Gothenburg.
The Danish government has given
Professor Nordenskiolds expedition
concession to make exploration trips
into the interior of Greenland. The
expedition, lead by Professor Norden-
skiold himself, started May 20 and
will return to Gothenburg about Sent
Is.
A. large new Swedish hotel has been
erected in Hamburg and will soon
open it's doors for business. It will he
known as the Atlantic and has been