Morris tribune., 1909-11-12

ican-Scandinavian society, Of which he
is secretary. He speaks enthusiastic
cally of the results accomplished since
the organization of the society less
than year ago. The interchange oi
professors and Of students Is already
an actual fact. The next step will be
to extend the activity of the society tc
the middle west where the Scandina
Wan element is more powerful in the
universities. Wherever I went met
with a cordial response" said the pro
fessor, "and | may say that Norway
has taken the lead. l met no man on
my travels who took a keener interest
in our plans than Professor BroeggeI
of the University of Norway. He hopes
that they may be the means of making
the Scandinavian countries at home
draw closer through comman union
with America. During our talk he be,
came so interested that he jumped
UP and said he would present me to
the King. That could not be done as
the King was in Bergen at the time
but Rector Broegger will no doubt lay
the matter before the King in the not
distant future" Professors S. P. Dut-
ton of the Columbia University, was
sent to Europe by the American Scan
dinavian society. He has just finished
his course of lectures in Sweden afte1
first having given similar course In
Norway and Denmark. Professor Dut'
tons lectures have been extensively
reported in the papers of Norway. His
subject was .'The Influence OF
Education in the United States" ;"
He dwelt on the great power for
good of the small college which
is really the spiritual and intel
lectual pioneer of the new states
At the close of his lecture in Christi
ania, dinner was given in his honor
by the University and the Scientific
society. In Denmark he was received
in audience by the King and entertain
ed at dinner. Three Scandinavian
students have already arrived in the
United States and are studying at the
Carnegie Technical school in Pitts
burg. They are Harald Erbing from
Sweden, Erode Kiems of Denmark and
Haakon Styri from Norway. The in
stitution has invited them as guest
students, which means that they have
no tuition fees to pay. The work OF
the rican-Scandinavian society has
thus been successfully begun and 1t
is urgently hoped that it will be pro-
ductive of much good.
In Vaerdalen there are an abund-
ance of wolves this season and peo'
pie are complaining that they are hun
cry and attacking cattle and sheep.
The authorities are going to do their
utmost to kill them off. They seem to
be fully aware of a person coming up
on them with a gun, but the minute
a person comes near them unarmed,
they are almost ready to make an at
tack at any time.
The Wilson Line Steamship conf
pany have placed two new steamers
on the Christiania-Trondjem route,
viz, the "Olso" and the "Aaro." Both
steamers are modern and splendidly
equipped in every way. to suit the
passenger traffic.
Bjornson's new play when the Vine
is in Bloom Is being rendered at the
Bergen theater at present. The thea.
ter is packed to it's utmost capacity
every night, and seats are sold for
many days in advance. Nine. Ivar-
son. takes the leading part.
There were severe frosts during the
early part of last month all through
Trondelagen, considerable damage was
done to fruits and vegetables. Many
fruit and vegetable raisers lost their
entire crop.
An Englishman, Albert Kroger Of
London, has donated a sum to the
city of Trondhjem, which shall consti-
tute a legacy, the interests accrueing
to be divided among the poor of the
city.
The head station for wireless tele-
graphy is located in Bergen and has
now been completed at an expendi-
ture of 100000 crowns.
DENMARK.