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2 Serving the Smndinm'iarz—Amer/mrz Popm'atmn of tbe 619.1! N ortbwesl PUBLISHED MONTHLY AT 2228 FIRST AVENUE Seattle 1, Washington Subscription Rate$150 Per Year K. EINAR CARLSON, Publisher Harry F. Fabbe Andrew Bjerkeseth A publication dedicated to the iii/ere”: of [be Norwegian, Swedixla. Dana/J, Fimlijb and Irelaudir population of [be Great Nari/melt. International People's College In Hamlet's City In Operation Again ELSINORE, Denmarkp—Al though set back by the years of occupation by the Nazis, the In ternational People‘s College at Elsinore, Denmark, is functioning again in the same effective man ner which marked its adminis tration before the war. During the summer course in 1946 there were 131 students present from 15 nations: 10 French. 3 Belgian, 10 Dutch, 26 Czech, 12 English, 6 Norwegian. 2 Swedish, 1 Finnish, 5 Latvian, 3 Estonian, 1 Lithu afiian, 3 Hungarian, 1 Polish, 1 Arabian, and 45 Danish students. In the first two months there were also other students from the Baltic states. and in the last month 40 Swedish teachers. Of this number nearly 50 were scholarship students provided for by the Danish International Stu dents' Committee. Following that summer session there were meetings and confer ences of many groups. including the Esperantists. the young mem bers of the Radical Party in Den mark, the Co-openative League, and the Northern Teachers' Un ion. And from August 12th on there was another session with about 90 students present, includ ing 2 Indians, 5 Negroes from the 'West Indies. 5 French. 11 Belg ians, 3 Dutch, 1 Pole. 11 Czechs, 16 British, 1 Norwegian, 10 Swedes and 20 Danes. In these regular courses in in ternational relations and in spe cial conferences held at the in ternational People's College, this world-minded institution is at tempting to carry .out the purpose outlined when it was founded in 1921 in the town best known to Anglo-Saxons as the site of Ham let's castle—the Kronborg. According to its founder and director, Dr. Peter Manniche, the school came into being “as the result of religious inspiration and faith; and its work is continued in the hope that small as the ef fort may be, it can serve as a channel through which people may form a new philosophical basis for our present civilization." This small community has learned much about the process of international living and learn ing. Its experiences have a direct bearing upon the many institu tions springing up around the world with the avowed purpose of fostering world-mindedness. For example, at the Interna tional People's College, music plays an important part. From the earliest days. it was noticed that music was a language that surmounted international barriers Students sang the same songs oftentimes in different languages, Then they sang their own national songs and others learned them little by little. until an interna tional repertoire was developed. Today music plays a very impor— tant role in the life of this Elsi— nore group. Work and Study W'ork also is considered impor tant in developing group feeling in international groups. According to Dr. Manniche, it demands little EDITORIAL STAFF Alvaro C. Shoemaker Walter H. Stillman speech, yet it serves to reveal much of a man‘s character and worth, it bridges gaps between the academic and non-academic student, relieves tensions, and permits a good combination of group and individual effort. A minimum of an hour a day of physical labor is required of every student at the People's College. Study is likewise important for promoting the meeting of minds which is so much desired in this international community. So there are lecture courses and talks. forums, and study groups. The emphasis is upon private study and small study groups, for here all students can feel more free to express themselves and thrash out the vexing problems of our times. The permanent faculty consists of Peter Manniche and Holder Iisager, both Danes; Emil Len nings. a Swede; August Henning, a German; and Percy Wait, an Englishman. O-ther guest lec— turers are invited from time to time for single lectures or for longer courses of study. Languages The basic courses are in Inter national Relations (dealing witn international developments since World War I, and with interna tional organizations). in the Hu man Basis of International Order (an attempt to examine and es tablish a world code of ethics). on Social Pychology, and Ian guages. Small study circles are ar ranged on the literature, art, let ters, and other phases of differ ent national cultures. Language has been found to be a great obstacle to international living and learning, and so bi lingualism is encouraged among the students as well as the fac ulty. Lectures and discussions are usually in English and German for the international groups, and in Danish when there is a large group of citizens from Denmark in attendance. Students speaking different languages are billeted to gether so that they can learn the language of the other person by actually using it. Small language classes are held to assist this proc ess of internationalization lin guistically. Simplicity of living is also con sidered conducive to international understandng, for it helps bring about social and economic democ racy. Therefore. expenses are kept to the minimum at the Interna tional People's College—board, lodging and tuition amounting to only $30 a month. Alongside the International Peo ple‘s College is the (International Continuation School, for boys and girls from 14 to 18 years of age. it. too, stresses foreign languages, work. world history, the history of Christianity, and sociology—is in fact a fuil~fledged international high school for adolescents. Dr. Arne Bjdrnberg, formerly head of the Swedish Department of Commerce, has arrived in New York to take up his new duties at Lake Success as chief of the Eu ropean Division of the United Na tions Information Department. “Foreign hnguages” (An editorial in the St. Paul Dispatch of June 9, 1947) . “Minnesota may be said to have come of age when Norwegian and Swedish finally take rank as ‘for eign languages' in that state. Familiar as those tongues have been here since immigrant days, their study in the schools has never attracted the large number of youngsters of Scandinavian de scent that might have been ex pected. “Now, as Swedish and Nor wegian classes are winding up the school year in Minneapolis, teach ers there declare these postwar years have brought one great change, Beginning classes no longer include only those of Sean dinavian ancestry—411 fact, in some of them, high school stu dents of Irish, English, Polish, German and other national back grounds outnumber those of Swedish and Norwegian descent. “The cultural value of tongues once heard so widely on Minne sota farms and in many of the state’s cities and villages has never been fully realized due to proximity of the immigrant days themselves. That situation is changing. as enrollment records in high school, college, and university language classes reveal. French, Spanish, German, and Latin used to be the ‘fashionable’ languages. particularly the first two." Boliden Arsenic Preserves Wood STOCKHOLM. — During the last ten years the Boliden Mining Company has perfected a method of impregnating wood with arsen ic compounds, obtained from the company’s mines in northern SWeden. Lengthy tests have shown that wood treated in this way remains practically unaffect ed by attacks of fungi and in sects, while unimpregnated, or only surface-treated. wood is com pletely destroyed. There are at present many impregnating plants all over Scandinavia, and the method has also been introduced in other countries. While Boli den's stockpiles of arsenic for many years increased steadily, the company now sells more than it produces. The wood preservative, "Boli den Salt," is used in combination with zinc sulphate in a water so— lution. The wood is impregnated under pressure, the solution being forced into the cellular structure of the sapwood of the tree as far as the heartwood. In Sweden about 10 million cubic feet of lumber annually are treated by this method. To begin with, the method was used only on power and telephone poles, but now it is also applied to lumber intend ed for a great variety of other purposes. The Swedish State Railways. the Telephone and Telegraph Board, the Board of Waterfalls, as well as many large private railroad and power companies. have adopted the method. It has also found many uses in the field of construction. Farmers and gardeners use Boliden-treated lumber for their sheds, green houses, etc., as well as for fence poles. In industry it is also being used in conveyors, mining in stallations, etc. The first international meeting since the beginning of the war of radio amateurs from all over the‘ world will be held in Ostersund, in. the northern province of Jama iand. from July 25 to 31. Over 2,- 000 invitations have been sent out. | The delegates will be able to purn sue their favorite hobby from the} top of a tall sight-seeing tower at: nearby Frbsii. Every person who is1 able to contact the camp by short‘ wave from the outside world will be mailed a QSL card~a certifi cate that he has successfully list ened to the Frosb transmission. Since these cards will not be sent out until the transmitters are dis mantled, they are due to become real souvenirs in short wsve‘ Circles. ‘ , . Agrarian Reforms Introduced In Sweden ' STOCKHOLM (By wirelessi—Sweeping agrarian reforms. aimed at making agriculture as profitable as any other in dustry, have been approved by the Riksdag. Termed by Per Edvin Sko'ld, Minister of Agriculture, as perhaps the most important farm legislation ever passed in Sweden, the new laws will enable the Government to assist small farm owners to procure land large enough to afford them a proper livelihood. To make this possible, the Gov ernment will be given priority, after certain relatives and ten ants, to purchase farms offered for sale. It also has the right to expropriate land and forests from large private estates. In addition. the Government will provide loans for land recla mation and for the improvement of farm buildings. The Kensington Stone The inscription on the Kensing ton rune stone. discovered in the Red River Valley of Minnesota and reasonably authenticated by Hjalmar R. Holand in his book of 316 pages entitled "The Kensing ton Stone," reads as follows translated: “8 Goths and 22 Norwegians on exploration journey from Vinland round about the West We had camp by 2 skerries one day's journey north from this stone We were and fished one day after we came home found 10 men red with blood and dead AV M save us from evil." ' Along the edge of the stone is inscribed the following, trans lated: have 10 of by the sea to look after our ships 14 days-journeys from this island year 1362. Completed to make sense it would read: We are 8 Goths (Swedes and 22 Norwegians on an explora tion journey from Vinland round about the West, We had camp by a lake with 2 sker ries one day‘s journey north from this stone. We were out .and fished one day. After we came home we found 10 of our men red with blood and dead. Ave Maria. Save us from evil. Mr. Fisherman: Top cash prices paid based on actual Vitamin content. Know what your livers are worth before you sell them. Testing equipment at Seattle now in use gives results within a short time. Sell your livers direct to the manufacturer. 4. Washington Laboratories Bell Street Terminal, Seattle BRANCH PLANTS: Los Ange-lea, (‘allfurnla Vancouver, 0am THE SCANDINAViAN AMERICAN And on the edge: We have 10 of our party by the sea to look after our ships (or ship) 14 days-journeys from this island in the year of our Lord 1362. Improved Apparatus for Training of Air Pilots Developed STOCKHOLM—Alter two years of experimenting, a. Swedish air— plane instrument manufacturer has succeeded in constructing an im proved apparatus for the training of pilots in navigation and blind flying. Built on the principle of the link trainer, it is equipped with a wireless instrument placed out side the trainer, which registers on a map the exact speed the plane would have if it were in the air. The new construction is of great importance, since the training of pilots can now be made without risking life or equipment. All mis takes in navigation which, if made in the air, might cost the pupil his life. are now marked on the map with a red line. Also, if the training took place under actual flying, it would mean the outlay of thousands of kronor per hour. The invention has created a great deal of interest and is expected to he introduced with all Swedish Air Corps units. D \ $ ‘ I \ I \I ‘ O I. ossinxfiuscfltc ainmo !O\HHAHM W ,7 \_ ' J I 235»STH AVENQE NO ‘ GArhdd 271|I BUYING STATIONS: Everett, Washington BUM. Wuhln‘lon AHOY“. Oregon