Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1914-03-06

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will be, the center Of
art In AkkdSfica, 3hdgings
from the nthuaiastic way In which
ScandinaviaRa 81 that city are pIedg-
ing their caRanciaI and moral support.
At recent meeting of, the Odtn. club,
more than IS ,O0o annually was pledged
tor the support of the Scandinavian
section of the Minneapolis Art Instia
tute and the formation OF the Scand-
inavian' Art Society OF America was
effected Eloquent speakers Of, four
races Wed with each other in exalting
the greatness Of Scandinavian art I'M
til the gathering of t16O' people ami
mated by patriotism nurtured In two
lands, readily enrolled themselves as
life members, pledged to pay S.
year or more for the support Of the
Scandinavian Art Society of America.
Lauritz Swenson, ex-minister to Nor
way, who was one of the speakers
for the occasion, said: THE Scandi-
navian people have always been lovers
of art, they have high ideals and have
constantly endeavored to place them
in beautiful forms. What we desire is
the sympathy and cooperation of all
those who have gathered here tonight
and of people in other communities"
DR.. George Vincent, president of Min
nesota university, said: This gath
ering is an important and significant
one. 1t will bring to the American
people a better understanding of
Scandinavian achievements. l have
never been in sympathy with that GU
rious way of looking at our national
life as something apart from the re-
mainder of the world and rejecting
the culture of other lands" DR.. Gus
tat Andreen, president of Augustana
college of Rock Island, ILL.,, spoke
eloquently on Scandinavian art. Re-
ferring to his visit in the land of the
North he said: II found there giants
in the world of science and giants in
the world Of letters, and / feel more
and more that it is our duty as sons
of the sturdy North to preserve this
heritage in our own America"
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The regular meeting of the Stu
dents club in Christiania was held
on the night of Jan. rs, but many
years had elapsed, the dispatches
from Christiania state, since such a
meeting as this one, which did not
end before o'clock in the following
morning. Riot was in the air from
the start and the appearance Of the
president, Mr.. Worm-Muller, was the
signal for a general tempest of cat
calls, Whistles and yelling, mixed with
applause and clapping of hands. The
cause of ali this hurrah centered in
the fact that the board of directors
had invited the Swedish traveller, Sven
Hedin, to come to Christiania and give
talk from his standpoint on Swedish
Norwegian politics.
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A vessel believed to be the Nor
wegian bark Mexico, bound from La
guna, Mex, for Falmouth, was driven
ashore on the rocks of one of the
Saltee islands, off the coast of Ire
land, during a gale on Feb. 20. Two
lifeboats, one from Fethard and one
from Fillmore, went to the rescue.
One of the lifeboats reached the YES
sci, but was stove in. The crew, how
ever, managed to scramble aboard the
bark, though several of the men were
injured severely The other lifeboat
was driven out to sea and is missing.
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Owing to the stormy weather that
has prevailed for long time along
the coast of Norway herring fishing
has been much interfered with. Fish
ing practically has been at standstill
during the past two months.
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Madame Sussane Ibsen, wife of the
late Henrik Ibsen, world famous play
wright and dramatist, is seriously ill
and not expected to live.
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