New Britain herald., 1928-09-25
LAUD HOSPITALITY
 0f SCANDINAVIANS
NsT Britain Boys Describe El. ptricuc6 in Northern Europe

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 Back from a summer spent as the guests of hospitable Scandinavians. eight New Britain boys today were preparing to enter school and were still pausing every few moments to relate to parents or friends memor- able experiences which befell them during their stay in northern Europe Exceptional hospitality, strange buildings and scenery. of ticial receptions and balls. rough water trips. wrestle with the Danisi, language, and the introduc- ton of baseball to new rooters were few Of the impressions burned in delibly in their minds by crowded but thoroughly enjoyable stay in Norway, Sweden and Denmark.
 The eight New Britain youths were part of a group of 327 Ameri- can boys who participated in an ex- change of boys to better interna- tional good will and formed the other side Of the plan which brought six young Danes to this city earlier in the summer. The move ment was sponsored by the noted Danish explorer and internationalist. Dr. Sven V. knuden, and has now passed through its second success full year.
 Absent Since July :t
 The boys left the United States on July q aboard the "Hellig Olav." While on shipboard they divided into "social teams" and all eight Hardware Cilty youths banded to- gether with few more from this section. As these teams were Kept intact, the New Britain octet re- mained together during practically the whole summer, making the var ious trips as a body and being sep arated only when the members ds- persed to the several homes of their Scandinavian hosts. This unity did much toward preventing homesick- ness, and Danish hospitality and busy succession of experience dld the rest.
 ne N6W IcTIldll poso oPN"e first eight days of their stay at Odense. a town on the island or Fyn, The mayor of Odense accord ed them an official reception. while the governor of the island honored them with a ball. to which they es- corted Danish girls
 Odense was the home of Hans Christian Andersen, famed author oi fairy tales, and before the Ameri- cans had been there long they knew it only too well. The schoolmaster at the place has an almost manlacal hobby on the subject. and his unfor- tunate pupils complained that they heard praises of Andersen day after day until they were tired of them and of him. The American boys fell into the clutches of the Andersen fans and were told so much about him in that brief time they came to pity the natives who had 1t drliieo into them from birth to death.
 While the group was at odehsc one of the hosts took two or them cross Denmark to an island Tn the Iorth sea and left them with loo
 ;oncn (Danish dollarsl to spend yer the weekend. The pair had ,iorious two days.
 Visit sweden and Norway
 Their stay on I'yn completed, the group moved across onto the main- land and travelled by way of Aalborg and Frederickshaven to Gothen- borg. Sweden. At one stage Of the frip they overflowed Danish train and had to sleep six in a four-per- son stateroom. bunking two in narrow berth. From Gothenborg the group continued to Olso. Norway. for . stay with new hosts. Here they enjoyed dances, stag parties. an un- forgettable boat ride up fJord. ana trips through numerous museums. Among these was the Ski museum. the only one of it's kind in the world, and therefore the largest as one of the local boys added. Here is concentrated the equipment used by Amundsen on his exploratory journeys, along with much other in teresting snow paraphernalia.
 Aboervi the "Drowning Maud
 Late in August all groups joined forces at Copenhagen. The Ne" Britain Pilgrims recrossed to Dem mark on a small steamer called 'he "Dronning Maud (Queen Maud). The Straits of Kattegat were ex- tremely rough and the tiny Loat pitched and tossed most unkinCiy. causing much seasickness and lead ing the boys to rechristen the steam- CT the Drowning Maud"
 At Copenhagen the boys were really scattered for the first time, their hosts living in different parts of the surrounding territory. Most of them were fairly close to the capital. but Harry Slade and Will liam Judd were far up at Hornbeck on the northern coast of the island. Two amusement parks were in- cluded in the itinerary of the Tanks, and they compared rather favorAbly with those in this country. While not the equal of q Coney Island. they contained roller coasters. dodg- em cars, and other features of II Q American amusement park, but the boys were disappointed to find each string of cars on the roller coaster accompanied by an attendant " ho kept applying a brake to cut down the speed At Tivolj. Copenhagen