Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-04-17
NORWAY.

III the vicinity OF bergen there are
no less than ten societies organized in
the interest of the military defences.
A number of Norwegians who are
engaged in whaling under the flag of
Chile have subscribed stock to the
new Ncrwegian-American steamship
line.
The Kristiania total abstinence So
ciety has celebrated it's 5Oth anniver-
sary. In the forenoon there were
jubilee services in Our Savior's
Church, and in the evening there was
4 festival in public hall.
The Norwegian legations and con-
sulates in foreign countries in the
year 1911 were the means of trans
hitting $4,000 in the form of inheri-
tances, damages, etc., from Norwegians
living or dying abroad to their heirs,
etc., in Norway.
A farmer named Enebo started an
astronomical observatory on his own
account on the Dovre mountains.
Though he had never attended any
higher. institution of learning he
actually succeeded in discovering a
new star. His own countrymen did
not pay much attention to this achieve
ment. But all of a sudden the an
pouncement came from Germany that
Mr.. Enebo had not only found a star
unknown to astronomers, but that
even the calculations which he had
made as to it's size, location, etc., were
correct. Then, at last, the Norwegians
stumbled onto the fact that Farmer
Enebo actually ranks among the fore
most astronomers of his time.
An unpleasant quarrel has broken
out in the philosophical faculty of the
University of Norway. Prof. lager
wrote a booklet in which he argued
that the university does not enjoy the
liberty Of thought to which it is en-
titled. A stduent named Eriksen
wrote a thesis on "The Ego and
Thought" expecting to get a doctors
degree. But majority of the faculty
rejected the work, while Prof. lager
considered it meritorius. The latters
booklet on the subject is rasping af-
fair. and the president of the univers-
ity, Prof. Morgenstierne, took up, the
matter in the press, stating among
other things, that many look upon
Prof. Jager's conduct as dishonorable. {"
adding, however, as a sort of attempt
to clear himself, This is not my opin-
ion.'' Prof. lager got his lawyer to
ask President Morgenstierne to re-
tract his statement, but as he refused
took steps to sue the president for
libel. This case does not tend to build
up the university.
Those localities which use dialect
Norwegian as the leading language in
the schools have an aggregate popu-
lation $4,000, and the combined at
tendance at those schools constitutes
1876 per cent of the school children Of
the country. The dialect people have
succeeded in capturing about 100 COM
munes. There is only one amt, or
county, namely, that of North Bergen.
hus, In which the dialect people are
In the majority.
Inc BOrre8aarQ factories nave just
discharged 1000 men on account of
coal shortage due to the English coal
strike.
The question Of establishing de-
fensive alliance between Sweden and
Norway has been revived on both
sides of the mountains. The Karlstad
Tidning, a Swedish newspaper, pub
lished it's old plan for such an alliance,
and the proposition seems to be gain
ing adherents in Sweden. General
Lowzow of the Norwegian army gave
q lecture at Skien on the same SUBJ
ject, dwelling at length on the danger
Of having Norway and Sweden taking
opposite sides in a possible war
among the great powers.
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