Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-02-03
NEWS AMONG
SCANDINAVIANS
Interesting Items Concern
ing People From the
North.

In recognition of services aiming
at promoting the old friendship be-
tween Norway and the United States,
the government of Norway has be-
slowed upon the following directors
of the Rockefeller Foundation the
distinction of Commander of the st.
Olov order: Dr.. George e. Vincent,
formerly president of the University
n. FIR. F. Russell, Commander, End
class; DR.. Wilbur A. Sawyer, DR..
Clifford w. Wells, and DR.. VIM. H.
Welch, 1st class. The Rockefeller
Foundation has contributed consider
able money toward scientific research
work in Norway, and under Norwegian
auspices.
Coming to Ann ArbOr.
Professor Sven Wicksell of Upsala
university, Sweden, is expected to ar
rive in this country some time dur
ing the early part of February, and
will visit friends in various parts of
the country before he takes up his
turer at the State University of Mich
igan at Ann Arbor, where he will tell
students about some recent results of
his mathematical studies. Professor
Wicksell will be accompanied by his
mother, Mrs. Anna Bugge Wicksell,
who has accepted an invitation from
the Phelps Stokes Fund in New York
to study conditions among the Negro
students at Tuskegee Institute, Ala
bama.
In MemOriam.
Tomorrow a gathering will take
place in Minneapolis to honor the
memory of Christian Rasmussen, Da-
nish newspaper publisher, who died
December 26, last. 1t is expected
that a number of prominent speakers
from the Twin Cities as well as from
other parts of the country will be
present. "Ugebladet'', which was
founded by Mr.. Rasmussen, and which
is now published by the c. Rasmussen
Co., is reported about to be sold to
a group of Twin City Danes, headed
by c. A. Stub, at present member
of the faculty of the Grand View
College, Des Moines, Iowa. 1t is said
that Mr.. Stub most likely will become
the editor of the paper.
Ibsen Revival.
Mrs. Minnie Maddern Fiske, Amer
lean actress, who was among the first
to stage English versions of the plays
written by the Norwegian dramatist,
Henrik Ibsen, is presenting his
Ghosts" in three-week engagement
at the Mansfield theater, New York.
The most recent stage version differs
from the older ones in the interpre-
tation of character, critics say, and
they add that, generally speaking.
the drama has been considerably mo-
dernized In view of the approaching
centennial of the birth of Ibsen, sew
raj other New York theaters are plan
ming to start a new revival of his
famous plays.
Made Food for King.
Mrs. Hanna Shogren (Sjogren), who
died recently at Billings, Montana,
aged II years, was at one time cook
i'm the royal kitchens at Stockholm,
Sweden, but had made her home in
the United States for many years.
When the Swedish crown prince and
crown princess visited Yellowstone
Park last summer, Mrs. Shogren was
on hand to greet them, and she re-
minded His Highness of the many
occasions on which he, as boy, had
sneaked into the kitchen and the pam
try in order to secure some of the
delicacies which he particularly COW
eted.
Memorial Foundation.
About year ago Oliver Hartman,
secretary to the American legation in
Denmark, died in Copenhagen, and
the Danish authorities arranged a
very impressive funeral service in
honor of the young diplomat. In APP
probation of kindness shown her son,
Mrs. James Law Hartman of New
York has donated $4,000 to the Uni
versity of Denmark, the income of
which will be spent in the form OF
scholarships for students who intend
to take up the study of English Ian
guage and American literature.
Rockefeller Money.
The Rockefeller Foundation has
promised to place at the disposal of
Professor Hans Won Euler of the Uni
yersity of Stockholm, Sweden, a con-
siderable amount of money for his in
vestigation in the field of bio-chem-
istry. and for the establishment of
bio-chemical institute in the Swedish
capital. The offer is conditioned
upon the contribution by the govern
ment of Sweden and the municipal
authorities Of Stockholm OF a like
sum, but it is generally expected that
no difficulty will be encountered In
obtaining the necessary grants for
this purpose.
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