The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-11-04
Norwegian Lady
Visits Sank Centre
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she had anticipated.
With her English she got along
well. She was asked if she had
studied it. It develops that in Nor
way English is required subject in
the schools as is German. I'VE
have to learn English" she pointed
out. You can go anywhere and
someone can speak in your tom
que. But we cannot find people
who can speak Norwegian wher-
ever we CO." But American slang
has made its inroads there too.
The Norwegian young people use
such expressions as you bet" and
"okay."
People, particularly young people,
she has found are little different all
over. All are turning more and
more to sports. In their sports
American terms are used since the
Norwegian language provides no
words for many of the games. Over
there soccer takes the place of foot
ball, but skiing and skating are
the most popular of the sports.
Saturday when Notre Dame de-
feated Minnesota she saw her first
| football game. 1t was very colorful,
she said. Although she didn't under
stand the rules altogether, she
knew when to cheer at the right
time" The sight of $4,000 people at
tending a single athletic event i'm
pressed her greatly.
If any of you have an idea that
| Norway is the icebox of Europe,
Miss Hanson can straighten you
out right away. "Your climate here
| in Minnesota Is much more severe
than in Bergen" She pointed out
her home was on the west coast.
To ski you have to go to the noun
tains, and the weather is often too
warm for skating.
Skiing brought up a discussion
of her own Norwegian star, Sonia
Henie. Sonia really does that ski
ing you see in her new picture
Thin Ice" Miss Hanson saw Son.
jas first picture in London and was
bit disappointed, but her second
she enjoyed more.
Skiing in the mountains of Nor
way requires a great deal of skill.
Skiiers use slaves and master the
artful manuevers to gain ascent up
the slopes. She laughted heartily
when told that here the kids
slide down hill and then picked up
their skis to walk back up only to
slide down again.
Surprisingly, when asked aboit
the possibilities Of war In
Europe, she said no one talks of it
there. You read more about 1t In
your newspapers than we know"
she said. Speaking of the European
situation she told how she hal
been in London during the electri-
flying times of the abdication OF
Edward and the coronation OF
George vi. I think the English ad-
mire you Americans, but we'll
she broke off there. She was ser
ious when she talked of Russia, for
Russia still has the finger of en-
pansion pointed to the Baltic states
and to Norway trying to gain &C.
cess to northern waters.
II cannot really compare the
Germans with any other people in
Europe" she said. They are fol-
lowers and like having strong lead
ers. You Americans cannot under
stand it, but the German people do
not resent the dictatorship of Hit
ler."
In Norway we are much more
modern than you think" (proving
again we are not so hep on our his
tory) she said. There is no stiff
ling or political repression. We
dress and act like you, and our
homes are modern with electricity
and the like. Her home, Bergen, is
a city of about 100000 nestled
among the mountains.
Miss Hanson is enjoying her stay
here and likes America and its peo-
pie very much. She will be home In
time for Christmas where the hol-
iday is celebrated for several days.
At Easter the Norwegians observe
the Resurrection with four days.
There are many other holidays
there too. People move more leis-
urely in Europe than in this coun-
try, she said, so we observe more
holidays.
1t is only during holiday occas-
ions that Norwegians dress in the
native habit, she pointed out.
In recent years she said these now
Anticipated costumes are being
worn more.
Miss Hanson spoke positively
about her view of America and the
parts of Europe she had seen. Her
gaiety was typically the carefree-
ness of the Norwegian; her frank