Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1914-01-14
OF NTEREST TO
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Recent Happenings In This
Country and Abroad.

G0unlIy anu ADlodo.
INTERCHANGE OF STUDENTS
Observation-Disclosures Foundation Al.
ready In Good Working Order.
Heavy Casualties on Land and Sea
Attended the Recent Hurricane on
the Coasts Of Norway.
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The Observation-Disclosures Foun.
dalton was endowed by the late Niels
Poulsen with moro than 100000 to
maintain an Interchange Of students
and teachers and to support other
forms Of educational intercourse be-
tween the United States and the
Scandinavian countries. The institu.
ton is under the patronage of the
kings Of Sweden, Denmark and Nor
way and its funds are administered
by a self-perpetuating board of trus-
tees. Six fellows of the Foundation
are now studying at American uni
versities and two from each Scandi-
navian country will be chosen annual
ly. In addition stipends are being
granted to other advanced Scandi-
navian students in American univer-
sites and to American scholars study
ing In Scandinavia. Residents of the
United States must make application
to the trustees before April /; resi-
dents of the Scandinavian countries
to the advisory committees before
Jan. OF each year. In January, 1913,
the Foundation began the publication
Of it's own official organ, the Ameri-
can-Scandinavian Review, edited by
the secretary.
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The Association for the Conserva-
ton of Swedish Language and Thought
In Foreign Countries held it's fifth
jubilee a few days ago in Gothenburg.
A plan was presented for reorgan-
ization of the associations working
methods, so that local committees
should be organized in every part of
Sweden with the object Of inviting
people to Join the association. At
the same time monthly or semi
monthly paper will be started and dis
tributed free to all members at home
and to all Swedes in foreign countries.
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Robert de la Gardie, former lands
holding" celebrated his ninetieth
birthday Dec. 10 and was the recipient
of many congratulations. He also
received numerous delegations of
business and professional men, who
went to his home In Stockholm to pay
their respects. A number of his
friends from Lindkoping and Upsala
were present and a male chorus rem
dered appropriate songs. In spite of
his very advanced age Mr.. de la Gar
die is enjoying good health.
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The Swedish Athletic association,
one of the Oldest Swedish clubs in
Berlin, Germany, celebrated its TWEEN
tieth jubilee a few days ago In the
presence of about forty members of
the Swedish colony in Berlin, among
whom were the consulate adviser,
linden, the military attache, Baron
Adlercreutz, and others.
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Attention is called to the fact that
the late Archbishop Ekman had no
children. A singular thing is that of
Sweden's archbishops during the last
100 years all have been childless.
Rosenstein, Wallin, Sundberg and Elk.
man all were married men. Reuter-.
dal and Holmstrom were single.
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During the month of November last
TIP persons emigrated from Sweden
to foreign countries. In 1912 the
number of emigrants during the same
month were 843. More than $4,000
persons emigrated from Sweden to
foreign countries during 1918.
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The archbishop of Canterbury re-
Gently held a memorial service at
the high altar in the cathedral of Can
terbury, Eng, to the memory of the
Swedish archbishop, Ekman. The
canon Of the cathedral, DR.. Mason, de.
uvered the eulogical address.
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Two Turkish military officers, Ma
jor 1smail Haiku and Captain Atit
Bel, are paying visit to Stockholm
for the purpose of studying the Swed.
ish Boy Scout movement, which it ia
contemplated will be introduced in
Turkey in the near future.
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A young American violinist, Mr.. AL.
bert Spaulding. was scheduled to give
his first concert in Stockholm Jan. S.
He gives promise Of becoming great
violinist and musical Stockholm ia
very much interested in his career.
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{ A popular book of the holiday sea.
son is entitled Letters and Memoirs
Of Gunnar Wennerberg." Two edi
lions have been sold out and q third
will make its appearance In the neal
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