The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-05-28
NORWAY.


Miss Amalie Hoist of Christiania is
the first woman in Norway to gradu-
ate from school of agronomy. She
will occupy position in school Of
agriculture and household economics
at Drammen.
About 800 Norwegian sailors have
gone to America this spring. 500 will
have employment on the Great Lakes.
and the other 300 will engage in
whale fishing of the coast of New
Foundland. All but few were from
Tonsberg, Porsgrund, Larvig and ada
cent districts of Norway.
1t is reported from Brussels that
Chr. L. LANCE. one time secretary of
the Nobel society, has been appoint
ed general secretary of the Interpar-
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 we'll.
The government Of Norway is going
INTO the lottery business. The law
forbidding such institutions will be re-
pealed, and 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 twelfth
portion; the Nansen 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 300,O
crowns, but may be increased to 4OO,-
900 crowns at the discretion of the
king. The largest prize will be linn.
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
committee:
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
gladdened me-
at is my wish and purpose that the
Christian Nicholson fund shall remain
intact, that for some time to cume
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
usefulness.
eat later date shall give further
particulars in reference to this"
Axel Anderson is much discussed
man in Christiania at the present time.
Eleven years ago, while student in
the University of Christiania, he sub
mitted q thesis for the doctors degree
on ''The Sacrament during the first
two centuries after Christ" 1t was
examined by 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 it published in Germany, where it
attracted the favorable attention of
many noted scholars, and was 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 it 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 own disinclination, it is
now impossible to rectify the wrong
by granting him the doctors degree.
SWEDEN.