Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1911-05-19

Swedish Scientist, Now Touring the
United States-Norwegians Desire
American Squadron to Visit That
Country-Race for South Pole At
tractinq Attention in Scandinavia.
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Professor Svante Arrhenius, the
Swedish chemist and scientist, is well
received wherever he appears in this
country. After giving a series of lee.
lures at Lowell Institute in Boston:
Mass, he started west and has given
lectures in Rock Island, ILL.,, and Chi.
eago. He also appeared at the Uni.
versity of Minnesota, where he deliv,
cred a most interesting lecture before
the student body. He was later given
a banquet at the Odin club in Mime
apolis. In all learned circles in the
world the name of Arrhenius looms
high and he today ranks foremost as
enc of the worlds greatest chemists.
He was born in Upptand, Sweden, In
1859. After taking his college degree
he became a doctor OF philosophy in
1884 and was engaged as teacher of
chemistry and physics at the Stock
holm unive: fty. He is now general
director of the department of physics
and chemistry at the Noble Institute
in Stockholm. In 1903 he was award
ed the Nobel prize for chemistry. He
has written a comprehensive work
entitled The Origin OF the Worlds"
which has been translated into num-
Der of languages and which has at
tracted great deal Of attention
among scientists the world over. Pro-
lessor Arrhenfus has for some time
ardently combatted the theory that
the planet Mars is inhabited. He be-
Meves that Mars is an immense desert
and therefore not habitable. His
visit to this country Is attracting con-
siderable attention and he has been
particularly we'll received by his coun-
trymen here.
Swedish servant girls do not ask
for little here below. This Is particu-
larry true of the servant girls in Stock
holm, who all seem to be in clover and
able almost to dictate their own
terms. Says a Swedish writer: IF
girl advertises for family place in
Stockholm she may be sure to have
from thirty to forty offers and II she
gives her telephone number anxious
housewives will stand on tiptoe listen
ing to the terms dictated by the girl
Among the ordinary terms may be
mentioned: From S. to 81 a month in
cash (that by the way means %
crowns a month";, much time off dur
ing the week, a summer vacation, and
no evening work. Many girls are will
ing to work only for families of two
persons: If they are told there are
children in the family they very often
answer that they do not figure on
such positions"
Scandinavian. especially Swedish
students Of song lore, are greatly in
terested in the Swedish troubadour,
Torkel Scholander, who is making a
tour through the cities of the North
west, giving a program of Scandina
Wan, German, French and English
ballads and lyrics and accompanying
himself on that strange little instru-
ment known as the lutte. Herr Scho-
lander belongs to a family distin-
guished in Sweden for it's develop
ment of national cultural ideals and to
his father belongs much of the credit
for reyiving the art of singing the
songs of the lutte. as was the custom
in days gone by. The singer has been
flatteringly commented upon in all
the cities which he has visited and
in Chicago he made decided hit
some time ago.
Augustana College at Rock Island,
ILL.,, Gustavus college at St. Peter
Mimi, and Bethany college at Linds
borg, Kan, which are the three lar
gest Swedish-American colleges in
this country, will all hold their com
mencement exercises within few
weeks. Special programs will be rem
dered and prominent national speak.
ers will deliver addresses.
During the vacancy caused by the
removal of DR.. L. A. Johnston to ST
Paul, Mimi, the First Swedish church
in Moline, ILL.,, is being served by Rev
Henry o. Lindeblad, who was pastor
of that congregation thirty-two years
ago and who is now working in the
interests Of the Porto Rico mission
among the Augustana Lutheran
churches in this country.
The Booth anniversary of the print.
ing of the King James version of the
English Bible was celebrated at
special service in the College chapel
at Augustana college in Rock Island,
Ill, recently. Addresses were deliv
cred by Drs. Youngert. Bartholomew
and Blomgren.