Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-01-06
NEWS AMONG
SCANDINAVIANS
Interesting Items Concern
ing People From the
North.

Rev. DIR. Gustaf Arnold Christensen
celebrated last week the fiftieth ami
versary of his entrance into the min
istry by preaching his farewell SER
mon in Holy Rood Protestant Epis-
copal Church, New York, and attend
ing a luncheon in his honor by ESQ
of his friends, among whom were
many men and women prominent in
the metropolis. A purse of $500
had been collected for the retiring
rector. DIR. Christensen is a son OF
Georg Christensen who founded the
still flourishing Tivoli gardens in
Copenhagen, Denmark, and who IN
the fifties of the nineteenth century
erected the then famous Crystal Pal
ace in New York.
Affected by New Laws.
The Daughters of Norway organiza-
ton has been restrained from writing
new insurance policies in the state OF
Pennsylvania, under laws that have
Just become effective. 1t is claimed
however, that the laws are not retro
active, and consequently will not af-
feet insurance already in force. East
ern Norwegian newspapers call at
tention to the fact that efforts are
being made to have the law so amend
ed that the insurance activities OF
the Daughters of Norway will not
suffer, but whether such attempts
will be successful, can not be known
at this time.
Ruben G.. Berg Coming.
Some time this month, Ruben G..
Berg, widely known Swedish literary
critic, will come to the United States
for the double purpose of studying
modern American literature and OF
tracing the movements of Carl Jonas
Love Almquist, a famous Swedish
poet who spent fourteen years of his
life in many parts of this country
before he went to Germany where ne
died in the sixties. In Sweden very
little is known of the wanderings OF
Almquist, and Mr.. Berg feels that
there is a need for definite informa-
ton upon this point, as the poets life
is of peculiar interest to those who
study Swedish literature.
Robert Waag Dead.
Robert Waag who was president of
the Farmers State Bank, Petersburg,
N. D., died last week at Fargo, 81
years old. He was born in Vatne
parish, Sendmer, Norway, and came
to the vicinity of Petersburg direct
from his native country at the age
of 22 MIR. Waag engaged in business
and farming, and was for some years
a school teacher until in 1907 he
became one of the owners of the
bank whose head he was at the time
of his death.
Uproar In Upsala.
The first issue of the newly founded
Upsala College Alumni Bulletin which
was to have appeared few days ago
at the Swedish-Amerfcan Upsala Col
lege near East Grange, N. j., did not
come out because it was suppressed
and the material destroyed even be-
fore it got to the printer. The sup
preston was ordered by Dean Franz
Erickson because the issue contained
criticism of the athletic coach and
of the student publication, The Up
sala Gazette. 1t is expected that the
decision to suppress the issue will be
followed by demands for thorough
Investigation, and in the meantime
excitement runs high at the college.
Christian Rasmussen Dead.
Christian Rasmussen, publisher of
Ugebladet and various other publ
cations, and president of the C. Ras-
mussen Co., Minneapolis, died sudden
ly last week, his funeral taking place
December 20. He was born at Saby.
Denmark, in 1872, came to the United
States while a young man, worked
in Pennsylvania for while, and then
opened a book store in Chicago. In
1887 he moved his business establish
ment to Minneapolis where an ex-
pansion took place, and where the C.
Rasmussen Advertising Co. was also
organized. Associated with Mr.. Ras-
mussen in business for nearly forty
years was his brother. M. s. Rasmus-
sen, who survives him. Mrs. G. Ras-
mussen, nee Phil, survives her hus-
band, but no children survive.
Writing About IbSen.
Professor H. ]. Weigan. member
of the faculty of the Pennsylvania
state university, has just published
a work about Henrik Ibsen and his
writings after 1875. that Is. after the
time when he left Norway and settled
I'm Munich. Professor Weigan who ap-
proaches the works of the great Nor
wegian dramatist in a critical mood.
maintains that Ibsen for generations
to come will remain one of the great
est minds OF Europe. 1t is under
stood that several other American
interpretations Of Ibsen will be forth
coming In connection with the CEN
tennial Of his birth. March 20, 1928.
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