Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1914-03-04

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races We'd with each other in exalting
the greatness of Scandinavian art un-
til the gathering of 100 people, ami
mated by patriotism nurtured in two
lands, readily enrolled themselves as
life members, pledged to pay IS a
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 a 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: Il found there giants
in the world of science and giants in
the world of letters, and l 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. Is, but many
years had elapsed, the dispatches
from Christiania state, since such a
meeting as this one, which did not
end before 2 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 general tempest of cat
calls, whistles and yelling, mixed with
applause and clapping of hands. The
cause of all this hurrah conferred 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 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 a long time along
the coast of Norway herring fishing
has been much interfered with. Fish
ing practically has been at a standstill
during the past two months.
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Madame Sussane Ibsen, wife of the
late Henrik 1bsen, world famous play
wright and dramatist, is seriously i'll
and not expected to live.
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Edwin G. Cooley, who is studying
European schools, says about those of
Denmark: Denmark, with a popula.
ton about the size of Cook county.
ILL.,, and with 40 per cent of the people
farmers, supports college of agricul.
ture and veterinary science, thirteen
general schools of agriculture, three
schools for small farmers, two dairy
schools, three horticultural schools.
three peoples high schools, with spe-
cial agricultural oral courses, and thir.
ty-five peoples high schools with more
than fifty hours of agricultural instruc.
ton. In addition, there are forty-five
peoples high schools which do not
attempt special agricultural teaching,
but are most important factors in the