Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-07-21
EVERYBODY travels

by bicycle-the bearded professor.
the little girl in pigtails, the heavy,
gray-haired matron, the belle on
her way to the dance. Boys take
their girls bicycle riding, and hold
hands while the legs mill away. One
American reports having seen man
and young woman in evening dress
bicycling to a grand affair. I did not
happen to observe such sight. but
l did see two policemen rushing mad
ly on their bicycles after suspect
also on wheels. The bicycle is the
moving feature of Copenhagen"
"Litterarum Doctor"
Erik Lund, D. D., of San Diego,
Calf, has been awarded the honorary
degree of Doctor of Literature from
the Baptist Theological Seminary in
Los Angeles, in recognition of his
work as an author of books inter-
preting the Bible, and also because OF
his brilliant translations of that book
into several little known Asiatic Ian
guages. DR.. Lund-equally we'll
known as a writer of books in Swed-
ish, English, Spanish and French
is a native of Mora i'm the Dalarne
district, Sweden.
To Study at Oxford.
A short time ago it was said in
these columns that the Rev. Sverre
NOrborg, Norwegian seamen's minister
in New York, had resigned. 1t is now
learned that he has received a schol-
arship from foundation in Norway,
enabling him to continue certain
studies at Oxford university, England.
Mr.. Norborg says that he is especially
interested in completing study of
the Truth Problem" in American
philosophy which he began during his
sojourn ip the United States.
Swede Got Contract.
| N. p. SEVERN, contractor of Chi
cago and Evanston, ILL.,, has secured
the contract for building the new
S2,11S,900 post office in Minneapolis.
Mr.. SEVERN is a native of Vestersted
near Horny in Shame, Sweden, where
he was born in 1861; he came to Chi
cago at the age of 81, and since
establishing himself as a contractor
has erected numerous federal build
ings throughout the country. Mr..
SEVERN also had the contract for re-
modelling the White House in Wash
ington five years ago.
Professor Winge Coming.
Professor 0jvind Winge, Phi. D., of
the University of Copenhagen, will ar
rive in this country next month to
give lectures on the subject of here
dity at number of American uni
versities. DR.. Winge also will be the
official representative of Denmark at
the international heredity congress
which is to be held at Cornell Uni
versity, Ithaca, N. Y, during the lat
ter part of August; he is vice presi-
dent of the congress and is interna-
tionally known as writer and lee
turer on heredity.
Vasa Knight.
Naboth Hedin, head of the Swed-
ish-American News Bureau in this
country, has been appointed a knight
of the Royal Swedish Vasa Order, first
class, in recognition of his services
as semi-official Swedish publicity
director in this country. Sweden is
the only Scandinavian country which
now maintains such a service in the
United States.
Did Not Ratify.
| At the biennial meeting of the Nor
wegian Lutheran Church of America
the board of trustees of Luther Col
lege, DEBORAH, Iowa, was authorized
to file report on the feasibility of
changing this 71-year old school from
a college for men" into a co-educa-
tional institution. 1t was generally
taken for granted that the board of
education of the synod would ratify
the recommendations of the trustees,
so considerable surprise was ex-
pressed when it was learned a few
days ago that the board of educa-
ton unanimously had voted to reject