The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1914-05-23

~ MARTIN W. oDLANn
Norway.
Some time ago . movement was
started for the erection OF . Norwe-
gian-American museum At the Univer-
sity Of Minnesota, and President Vim
cent Of that institution Endorsed the
movement very heartily. However.
opposition TO the establishment Of the
museum at Chat institution arose
among the Nofwegians. on the ground
that such museum ought to be built
and maintained IN connection with .
Norwegian Institution. Now an adj
dress. signed bY almost all teachers 1t
seven OF the schools Of the United
church has been directed to the Seven
teenth of May committee Of the bygde-
lags, recommending that Luther col
lege be made the site OF the proposed
Norwegian museum. In the address
attention IL called to these facts:
I. Luther college Is the oldest Nor
wegian college In America.
Q. Luther college has done more for
Morse interests than any other school
that can come into consideration.
SSLuther college already has valu-
able Norwegian museum and
. valuable collection Of Norwegian
American archives.
I. Luther college 10 about to begin
the erection Of library building. b
s. Luther college was established IN
the pioneer days. and most Of our his
torical souvenirs can be connected d.
rectly or Indirectly with this school
6. The realization Of this plan would
form q beautiful expression for the
spirit Of brotherhood that now prevails
IN church work and in the bygdelag
movement.
The proposition to establish the pro-
posed museum at Luther college was
made by Prof. o. q. Rollings Of st.
Olaf college, Northfield. last winter.
and has been quite generally support
Cd. and the fact that the educators OF
the United church support It ID sig
nificant to say the least being very
good evidence Of the friendly spirit
that has sprung up between the two
leading Norwegian church bodies Of
America a. . result Of the movement
to unite these formerly warning
bodies.
Tho committee on constitutional
amendments turned down, by . unani-
NOUS vote, q proposed amendment to
the constitution which had for its aim
to facilitate the establishment Of an
independent peoples church. This
vote caused CONSERVATION and deep
regret In religious circles. The idea
IL gaining ground that political agita-
ton viii not sufice 40 o means Of ush-
ering In . free church, and that COM
plets withdrawal from the state church
By large number Of its members will
be the only way Of compelling the stor-
thing to introduce needed reforms.
A Christiania correspondent says
that . Norwegian company with ex-
clusively Norwegian capital has been
organized for the purpose OF utilizing
about nifty thousand horsepower In the
waterfalls at Hoiangs ford. 1t IL the
plan Of the company to use the cleo
tricity developed in the manufacture
of steel from Norwegian iron ore. The
recent experiments with electrical
smelling furnaces give promise that
the comparatively low quality Norwe-
gian ore can be utilized TO advantage.
The London Times announces that
Lieut.. Col. Nicolas Hon has been
chosen a. general inspector BY the
Turkish government for the district
OF Diabekr, Bitlis and Charput. Col
onel Hon was born In 1867 and has
had the rank Of ofncer In the Norwe-
gian army since 1883. He maintained
vapid and steady rise In military cir
Giles and was made chief Of the mill
tary ONCE.
II Il reported from Christania that
four Norwegian shipping companies.
whose principal owners are Frederick
and Fritz Olsen. have made dona-
tion OF $4,000 kroner to the national
defense for the purchase Of hydro.
Aeroplane for the Oscarborg fortihca-
ticns. The addition Of. this new war
arm VIM substantially increase the
defensive strength Of this important
fort
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