Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-05-08
NORWAY.

Many Norwegian students and bust
ness men are going to visit Iceland
next summer.
p. A. Irgens, a farmer at Bores,
Bordo, and his wife have celebrated
their diamond wedding.
A so year old man at Fredrikstad
was welding a mallet with the result
that 1t few off the handle and hit his
head. He fell down, but got up and
tried to continue his work. But he
had to be taken to the hospital, where
he died 1t was found that his skull
was fractured
The population of the islands of
Storfosen and Kraakvaago, at the en-
trance to the Trondhjem ford, is
about $50. They have far to go to the
nearest church, which is at Orlandet,
and now chapel for an audience OF
one hundred persons is to be built at
the island first mentioned. The sagas
tell that King Haakon Haakonson
built a church at the same place In
1885.
The Germans complained that the
service Of the pilots along the coast
OF Norway has been very poor. To
this charge the Norwegians answer
that over 700 German travellers pass
along the west coast of Norway on
their way to the White sea. Most of
these little crafts come like a swarm
at the same time, and the Norwegian
pilots must take care of the large ves-
sells first, making 1t physically impos-
sible to look after all the little travel
ers. II was also proved that the loss
to the travellers was not great.
Prof. Aall. who occupies a chair of
experimental psychology at the uni
versity of Norway, has given some of
the results of his experiments In =
public lecture. BY series of tests
made with students he had found that
the study of lessons weakens the
memory. 1t is important, he said, to
keep in mind from the start that we
must not learn anything for short
while, but whatever is learned at all
must be learned for life This leads to
the inevitable conclusion that the pre-
vailing school work is an abuse OF
the mental powers, and person must
get out of the classroom ruts in order
to lead a happy and successful life.
Amtmand Gram, leading Nor
wegian statesman, was sent to this
country to take part in the discussion
of the touchy question as to whether
American coast vessels are to be ex.
empted from tolls in the Panama
canal. Like other Europeans, he ma
turally holds that all ships passing
through the canal should be treated
alike. Mr.. Gram is quoted as follows:
The navigation OF the Panama canal
should be free and open to all and
ought to be exercised on equal terms
for all. This Is Lofty point Of view
on which all nations may concur. En-
PERTAINING. as do, very high opin-
ion of those who are at the head of
affairs in the United States. / have no
doubt that the decision to which the
United States will come will be con-
sistent with the lofty views which the
world has. been accustomed to see the
United States urging in theory and
acting in practice"
C. ]. Hambro. a Norwegian Journal
list, who is visiting his countrymen in
America. said in lecture at the state
university OF Minnesota: Through
out this country and Europe, there is
developing strong reaction against
modern educational methods and the
school systems themselves. The
ia tAnt he
systematic. There is not given suffi-
cient play to the Imagination. The
individual student is sacrificed to the
system. Within a few years, more
liberty will be given to students in
the courses of studies which lend TO
degrees. and wider range will be pro-
yided for the development and express
sion of individuality. This does not
mean that the standards of scholar
ship will be lowered. The school
systems and educational methods have
fallen into rut. And the condition in
Norway and Sweden is worse than
It is in the United States. That Is
because the schools there have been
established so much longer than the
schools in America.
The Lofoten fisheries are failure.
This is a terrible blow to many fish
ermen. Some of them have not even
enough money to get to Fnmarken,
the nearest fishing grounds. At Bal
stad 600 men held mass meeting and
asked the pastor of the parish to pro-
cure loan from the government to
enable them to go to F1nmarken, and
they promised to pay the loan upon
their return IL successful. The au-
thorities pushed this matter. and IT
was expected that the government
would help the fishermen out of the
pinch by advancing about $500.
The Independent Order of Good
Templars will hold its next interna-
tional convention In Kristiania from
July 26 to August 4, 1914. President
of the storting J. Lovland will act as
honorary president at the official re-
ception. The practice of having the
tax payers report their incomes of
their own accord has resulted In rails
ing the amounts of the assessments
as much as % to 30 per cent.
Former Sheriff p. Tonder, of Ind
eraen, died at the age OF 80 years.
His service as sheriff covered a period
of AZ years, and he held many other
offices.