Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-12-02
NEWS AMONG
SCANDINAVIANS
Interesting Items Concern
ing People From the
North.

Harvard University Press at Cam
bridge, Mass, has been appointed
American representative of the Insti-
tute for Comparative Researches in
the Field of Human Culture at Oslo,
Norway, and will publish the Amer
lean versions of the books issued
under the auspices of the Norwegian
organization. So far, volume en-
titled, -Four Introductory Lectures,
has been published by the Harvard
University Press, the lectures having
been written by Frederik Stang, ALT
Sommerfelt, Knut Liestel and j. Quig-
stad. AS far as is known, this is the
only instance, so far, of this form
of cultural cooperation between the
United States and the Scandinavian
countries.
Back I'm Denmark.
A. Daugaard Jensen, director of the
Danish governments Greenland Trade
monopoly, who some time ago ar
rived in the United States on what
was said to be confidential business
mission, has returned to Denmark
where he announces that while in
America he was successful in closing
several profitable deals concerning
the cryolite trade. Cryolite is the
principal mineral found in Green
land, and is used in the manufacture
of certain soda preparations for house
hold and other purposes.
Giving G. B. s. Hint.
Some time ago George Bernard
Shaw was informed that he had been
awarded the Swedish Nobel prize for
literature 1925; at first he refused
to accept the money although he
would like to retain the honor; later,
however, he said he would accept
the money provided he was at liber-
ty to use it for promotion of a Swe-
dish-British cultural exchange. DR..
ident of the Observation-Disclosures
Foundation, has now cabled Mr.. Shaw
suggesting that the money be used
as an endowment of Scandinavian
classics published jointly by the Ok
ford University Press in London and
the American-Scandinav Founda-
ton in this country.
Seland'S Latest.
Hans Seland, Norwegian author who
visited this country in 1925, partly
as an official delegate of the Far
mers' Young Peoples Societies of
Norway to the Norse-American Cen
tennial celebration, and partly as lee
turer, has published volume,
"Eventyr", ("Fairy Tale'), with the
subtitle, can Immigrant Story. The
book is written IN Landsmaal, that is.
the colloquial national language of
Norway, and deals with Norwegian
American life. Mr.. Seland visited
the United States as a lecturer as
early as 1905.
No Danish Branch.
For several years strenuous efforts
have been made to organize a Den
mark branch of the American Anti
Saloon League, and plan has been
discussed with view to having Rev.
David Eastlund of Minneapolis, sta
toned in Denmark for a year to
prepare sentiment in favor of prohl-
bition. Latest advices are to the
effect that both plans have been
abandoned, and that the attitude of
several temperance organizations has
been the determining factor, because
they felt that the Danish people
would not have sufficient confidence
in specifically American temperance
methods.
Stops at Omaha.
AS formerly announced, Prince
Wilhelm of Sweden, is shortly coming
to the United States on a lecture trip
which will comprise forty cities. The
plans had called for an extension of
the tour to several Californian cities,
but it is now announced through the
Swedish legation in Washington that
the farthest western point of the
princes trip will be Omaha, Neb. In
1923, however, he hopes to visit the
Pacific coast.
Gifts to Pioneer Museum.
A consignment of valuable old-time
furniture, contributed by practically
its way to the Norwegian-american
Pioneer museum at DEBORAH, Iowa.
The gift is said to be one of the most
valuable that have ever been sent
across the Atlantic of this nature.
1t is thought that the announcement
of the imminent arrival of the num-
erous articles-there are over one
thousand-will serve to facilitate
plans for the construction of adequate
buildings for DEBORAH museum; the
ultimate intention of the DEBORAH
museum authorities is to make their
institution the center of the proposed
collection to be gathered by the Nor
wegian-American Historical associ-
alton. A movement is on foot to Sc
cure this museum for Minneapolis.
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