The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-27
HUGO c. LARSON
AWARDED HONOR
IN SCHOLARSHIP


Among the appointments made BY
the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Foun-
dalton this year, is that of Hugo G.
Larson, son OF Mr.. and Mrs. C. A
Larson, 1906 Eighth avenue.
Mr.. Larson was born in Rock Is
land in 1897. He attended the pub
lie schools here and was graduated
from the high school in 1915. The
same year he entered Augustana
college from which he was grad
uated in 1918, having completed the
course in science. He attended the
officers training camp at Fort
Sheridan, Ill. in 1918 and was COM
missioned second lieutenant and
served as such at Galveston, Texas.
He returned to Augustana TO finish
his work, and after graduation he
took up postgraduate work at the
University OF Chicago during the
summer months. From 1919-1921 he
served as instructor in physics and
chemistry at the high school in FL
dorado, Kan. He entered the Uni
vesity of Illinois last fall where he
is now pursuing studies in chemis-
try and metallurgy. He will receive
the degree of master of science next
June
In after school hours and over
the weekend Mr.. Larson was en-
ployed at the Augustana Book Con-
Germ. He was a member OF the
Rock Island local No. 107, typo
graphical union.
While at Illinois Mr.. Larson has
been elected to membership in the
American Chemical society of the
Illinois division and also to the
Alpha Chi Sigma, National Profess
sioIiaI Chemical fraternity.
Mr.. Larson applied for a scholar
ship from the -Scandinav-
ian Foundation of New York last
year. receiving his recommendations
from the president and professors
of Augustana college. Among 1913
applicants he was chosen as one of
the alternates. This year he re-
newed his application. being highly
recommended by the dean and by
his professors at the university,
with thS result that he was elected
a fellow of the American candinav-
ian Foundation with studies in
metallurgy and industrial chemis-
try at the Royal Institute of Tech
nology in Stockholm, Sweden, for
one year, 1922-1923. He will also
visit some of the larger steel works
in that country to do further re-
search work. His purpose is to be-
come acquainted with the methods
and processes of steel making and
analysis used in Sweden. 1t is also
his intention to make a study of the
Swedish customs and the Swedish
people His knowledge of the
Swedish language will be of great
value to him in this respect. He
will leave for Sweden shortly after
his graduation in June.
100 Try for Honor.
The foundation gives 20 fellow
ships annually to American stud
ents, for study in Scandinavia: Ter
to Sweden, FIVE to Norway, and five
10 Denmark. This year there were
160 applicants from 60 colleges and
universities. representing 81 states
The jury that appointed the stipen'
diaries was: Profs. William How
gard, and Fl. p. Talbot. Massa
Chusetts Institute of Technology
II. G. Clifford, George G. Wilson
Harvard: William w. Lawrence ant
W ilildti Sdul pDeIl. SOIuHlDiGf d. w
Tommey, Yale School Of Forestry
c. F. Marvin, chief of the U.
weather bureau; DIR. II. G. Leach
New York, and the secretary of The
foundation, James Creese.
The subjects for study are: Phil
osophy, agriculture. botany. ply
sizes, mathematics, school systems
languages and literature. electrical
engineering, chemistry, metallurgy
These fellowships amounting t.
81 goo and $1,000 are distributed
once year and is part of an inter
national exchange. There will alst
be 20 students who will come from
Scandinavia to pursue studies il
this country. In this way friendl,
feelings are fostered by the various
countries and intellectual pursuits
are mutually exchanged.
Mr.. Larson is to be congratulate
upon his appointment. His man!
friends will rejoice with him in thi:
honor that has come to him. Espec
tally will his colleagues and class
mates at Augie be interested in hi:
scholastic pursuits abroad All are
sure that he will represent his alma
mater and his country in the right
way during his stay in the land Of
his forefathers and of the sc:en
lists BerZelius, Scheele and Arrhen-
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