Scandinavian American. [volume], August 01, 1948, Page 10, Image 10

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Successful American Summer
School In Oslo Concluded
OSLO.~Oslo University is tak
ing its full share in education for
international understanding. A
link in this work is the Summer
School for American Students‘
which ended this year’s term a
few days ago. Operating on a non
profit basis, it works towards its
goal of bettering international un—
derstanding both on an academic
and on a practical level. The stu
dents not only go to school for for
mal instruction but also get an
opportunity to meet with the Nor
wegian people and experience Nor
wegian culture. The great popu
larity of the American students in
Oslo is one testimony to the suc
cess of the project.
The extra curricular activities
of the American students have
been many and varied. Visits have
been made to the Norwegian Par
iiament where some of the stu
dents sat in the seats of vacation—
ing representatives. One day they
were the guests of the Lifeboat
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§§ GOOD GOXERNMENT? g;
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\\ no similar period in its history did our state make more sub
\ stantial progress—both socially and economically—than during the eight- /
ear administration of Clarence D. Martin! Here‘s a artial list:
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\\ ON THE HUMAN SIDE
\\ MARTIN PROVIDED:
\ ,1 the first Old Age Pension Act
§\ for the old and infirm.
\ V the Bank Stabilization Act to
§ protect bank depositors.
§\ V the Milk Bill to provide milk
~%\ for needy school children.
\\E ‘l the Disabled Veteran‘s Act for
§\\Q\\§ veterans of World War I.
§X§ ‘/ the bill to provide special
\\ opportunities and remedial
§§\ schools for underprivileged
§§§§ children.
;\§\\\ I the School Equalization Act
\\XS providing equal facilities for
§\ all school children.
$0 ‘I the Act providing Unemploy
lx ment Compensation for work
: ing men.
:3 ‘I the Act providing Civil Ser-
XX; \ vice and Retirement Systems
\1 for firemen, policemen and
:S city employees.
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w AND . . . these are but a few of the forward-looking and far-reaching ac- /
\\\\\\; complishments of the progressive, business-like administration of Martin. /
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Association (Redingsselskap) on
two of their boats for a trip on the
Oslo Fjord. Another day they vis
ited the school of the Norwegian-
Cooperative Federation.
The American students on their
part have been very suCcessful
contributing to the American-Nor
wegian understanding. Their Glee
Club, for example. has become very
popular in Oslo. and recently it
gave a concert over the national
radio network. The Glee Club was
under the very able direction of
Mr. Alfred Griffin, a prospective
student of Mr. Sinding-Larsen, one
of Norway‘s best known mdsic
teachers.
One of the “lectures" at the sum
mer school was given at a garden
party in the American Embassy.
Ambassador Bay, assisted by his
attaches, described the work of the
American Foreign Service in Nor
way.
It is hoped that. the Summer
School for American Students will
ON THE MATERIAL SIDE V
MARTIN PROVIDED: /
J the state funds which started /
the Grand Coulee Dam and
without which it could never /
have been built.
J the first Act providing for /
Flood Control. /
J the State Highway Act, giving /
our state the best system in /
America. /
J the Grange Power Bill which /
brought electricity to rural /
homes.
J the Washington State Agri- /
cultural Experimental Station
for fruit-tree industry. /
J the original Columbia Basin /
Commission in 1933. /
J the act creating Planning Com- /
missions for towns, cities and /
counties. %
the act for acquiring, seedin /
‘I reforestration of state lang. %/
J thje most frugal, business-like /%
a ministration state has had /
Norway Develops
New Chain Saw
NEW YORK, N. Y.——Since Nor
way's purchase of 1000 motor-pow
ered falling saws in the U. S. last
year. Norwegian technicians have
deveioped a new» gas-powered
chain saw which promises to be
ideally suited for domestic needs.
Loggers who have experimented
with the new model describe it as
far; superior to anything yet used
in Norwegian forests.
Produced by Johnsen and Busk
at Nesodden, Norway, the‘new saw
is constructed largely of magnes
ium alloys and weighs only '55
pounds. The blade ls of the con
ventional endless chain type, and
is powered by a 5 H. P. gas motor
—making it the most powerful
one-man saw on the market. With
the exception of the motor which
is manufactured in England ac
cording to Norwegian design, the
new saw is an all-Norwegian pro
duct. and is well suited for ex
port. Present factory plans call for
be a~ lasting institution for the
further improvement of the good
relations between Norway and the-
United States. ‘
the production of 1000 units dur
ing 1948. and inquiries from Swed
en, England, and‘ the United States
have already been received by the
manufacturing firm.
Swedish Planes
Attract Interest
STOCKHOLM, August 9 (By
airmail)—The Imperial Ethiopian
Air Force has signed a_ contract
with the Swedish Saab Aircraft
Company, of Linkoping, for the
delivery of six more planes of the
type Saab-91 Safir. This will be
the second delivery of Saab Safirs
to Ethiopia, the first having been
made in the winter of 1946. The
planes, which are intended for
training and patrol service, will
probably be flown to Ethiopia in
the beginning of September.
This month the new Swedish air
abroad. left the Saab factory for
a demonstration tour to various
European countries. From Stock
holm the Scandia flew to Oslo, and
on August 16 it visited Dublin, pro
ceeding from there to Prestwick,
Scotland, and London. After hav
ing returned to Sweden via Copen
hagen, the plane early in Septem
ber starts on a demonstration
flight to Amsterdam. Brussels. Zu
rich. Geneva, Lisbon, and Madrid.
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THE SCANDINAVIAN AMERICAN
State Department Official
To Take Up Post In Oslo
H. F. Vlllard, U. S. State De—
partment official. left last week
with his lanllly aboard the Swed
lsh American liner “Grlpsholm”
for Gothenburg. Sweden. Ills point
of destlnatlon. however, was Oslo,
Norway, where he wlll take up a
post as counselor at the American
Embassy.
Out of every one thousand in
habitants in Sweden. 198 have tel<
ephones. In Stockholm the figure
is 528 subscribers on 1,000 inhabh
tants. 0f the total number of tel
ephones in Sweden, 59.5 per cent
are connected with automatic ex
changes. .