Iorwegians’
Independence
Day May ITIh
The Norwegian Independence
day celebration, Syttende Mai, will
be observed in a big way this year
in Seattle. The date is set for
Thursday. May 17, but the event
AUGUST WERNER
will be in the form of a double
header." The main part of the
program. as yet unannounced, will
be in the Civic Auditorium, from
7:30 to 9:30 that evening, but la
ter on dancing, refreshments and
a general get-together will be held
in Norway Center. Professor Au
gust Werner will be the main
speaker in the Civic Auditorium.
As usual, thousands are expect
ed to the event, and perhaps this
year's celebration will be some
what of a record breaker.
The large committee making
preparations is headed by A. S.
Byland. The Valkyrin lodge.
Daughters of Norway. will handle
refreshments in the Center, where
dancing will be in both the main
auditorium and meeting hall. In
fact. the whole building will be
available for the big crowd ex
pected at this event.
Everett library
Prepares Booklets
0n Scandinavians
The Everett Scandinavian Festi
val. sponsored by the many Scan
dinavian-Americans of Everett,
Washington. is to be held annu
ally during the month of July, be
ginning in 1951. In keeping with
this annual celebration the Everett
Public Library. cooperating with
the Snohomish County Library.
has prepared booklets covering all
phases of Scandinavian life.
These booklets. which include
most of the Scandinavian material
in both libraries. are entitled:
Swedes in Sweden and the United
States; Norwegians in Norway and
the United States; Denmark and
Finland: and Scandinavian C o s -
tumes, Cookery, and Customs.
_J-‘ree copies of these lists are
available from either the Everett
Public Library or the Snohomish
County Library. or will be mailed
upon request.
Scholarships Given
For II. S. Stildies
The Sweden-America Foundation
in Stockholm has announced 'the
distribution of $28,000 in scholar
ships among 21 young men and
women. who will study in the
United States. The fellowship win
ners. who come from many parts
of Sweden. will study a great num
ber of different subjects, including
fossils, music. sociology. television.
home economics. dentistry and
motsllography. The Foundation
also has recommended eight can
didates {or United States scholar
ships under the Smith-Mundt Law.
Next issue of Scandin
avian Ant-tian will In
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A n 4 Population of the Great Northwest Serving the Scandinavian-American
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Vol. 7, No. 9. Seattle, Washington, May 7, 1951“”? i4 iOc a Copy
Syygdishnflpspital In Seattle
Swedish Hospital, located at Summit and Columbia in
Seattle, is often mentioned as the outstanding Swedish ac
complishment in the Pacific Northwest. Now sewing the
environs with 330 adult beds, 75 bassinets, a staff of 339
doctors, 225 graduate nurses and scores of other employees
as well as a remarkable tumor research institute, Swedish
Hospital, Inc., has come a long way since it was established
in 1908. In fact, many will claim it is the outstanding hos
pital in Seattle, if not in the Northwest.
The story of. this non-profit
sharing corporation is one of Swed
ist industriousness from its meager
beginnings to the present time.
The originator was Dr. N. A. Jo
hanson. born in Lund. Sweden.
where he studied at Lund Uni
versity. Assisted by nine Swedish
businessmen in Seattle he launched
the project in an apartment house
on Belmont Ave. with only 25
beds in 1910. Dr. Johanson. who
died in 1947. lived to see the hos
pital ‘thnough various stages of
improvements to its present ca
pacity.
Swedish directors
From a Scandinavian viewpoint,
the most interesting feature about
the hospital and its nine directors
is the tact that the board must
consist only of persons born in
Sweden or of Swedish descent, and
this evidently will prevail as long
as there is a Swedish Hospital. It
is quite obvious that the consist
ent Swedish composition has also
Norwegian Chorus In First Concert At Norway Center
By Jens Hansen
The Norwegian Mule (‘honm of
Seattle will am; In. first public
concert In the haunt“! new Nor
way Center A ud I l or I u m on
Wodnmdny evening May 9. sum-
Ing n! 8 o'clock. me concert will be
the 62nd nnnunl spring concert
hold by this "eta-In group.
Under the direction or August
Werner, the chorus will ling both
provided a more solid working and
policy agreement. The ideal from
the very beginning. as Dr. Johan
son saw it. was the highest pos
sible standard of quality. All 50-
called net profits have been turned
back to the hospital. and thus the
hospital has been able to expand
progressively through the years.
The directors. who usually meet
every week. receive no pay for
their services. They are John So
derberg. president, Nels E. Johan
son, Albert W. Hallberg, Henry
Isaacson, Elmer J. Nordstrom.
John Turner, and Don Hedlund.
Modern Nun-993' Home
Miss Herim. 1'. Mind is the
superintendent of the hospital.
She was the first woman in the
Pacific NorthWest to receive the
Swedish Pioneer Medal. In 1946
Eklind Hall, named in her honor.
was erected near the hospital. It
is a super modern nurses home
American, Swedish and Nnrwo- ‘
glan songs. Mikal Dyrnes “’ill beiI
chorus soloist. His rich barlluill‘:
volce is most enjoyable. Gertrude
Werner will accompany the «horns }
on the piano during the final num- :
ber of the program, "Land.sight- I
lng". ,
The sue-t Artist on this occasion ‘
will be 1 young lady who in already
‘flmoul in the Middle West um! I
Morals. Wt Kelby, phn- ‘
EKLIND HALL, ATTRACTIVE NURSES' HOME
g which accommodates 128 studentsJ}
the school of nursing offices, class:
I rooms, auditorium. library, etc. The t
‘ Swedish Hospital is one of twoi
‘ hospit'als in Seattle where students}I
of nursing at the University of i
tWashingmn receive training. I
f Remarkable Institute I
In 1934 an extension was built
to house the large tumor institute.
which contains a huge. two-story
1 high super voltage X-ray therapy
lmachine, one of two machines of
3 this kind in the country. The work
‘carried on here. in all phases cf
ltumors. has been of national sig
: nificance. and two of the scientists
1 there are internationally known.
In 1937. the so-called Orthopedic
wing was built, complete with
swimming pool for treatment of
‘infantile paralysis patients. Suc
cessive improvements have given
fthe hospital a good reputation in
several varied phases of service
‘ and treatment.
: Ngrse Liquor Sales 7
Norwegian State revenues from
wine and liquor sales taxes in
11951-52 are estimated to drop from
*3? million kroner to 27 million.
ist. recently moved to Seattle is
ltaklng the Northwest "by storm"
as she not only appears in public
concerts but is also heard daily
over radio KOMO. Her talented
fingers will bring interpretations
of music by Grieg, Liszt. Chopin,
etc. It is very proper that she
should play for this concert as her
tuber. )lr. Ole Melby. will be
m in the first tenor section
of the chorus.
Swedish Nursing
class Exercises
' Commencement exercises for the.
Swedish Hospital School of Nurs
ing Division of University of
Washington will be held Wedne5<
day evening. May 9. in the Mis
sion Covenant Church.
Mr. John Soderberg will be the
presiding officer. A total of 24
students will receive their dzplo<
mas and pins.
195] class includes: Marian Elt
zabeth Anderson. Amy Clara Bo<
wen. Dolores Helen Christensen,
Imogene DeYoung Cottrill, Norma.
Anna Feola, Barbara Ann Hardtke,
Barbara Jean Hindley, Carol Joyce
Hunter. Evelyn Marie Jackson. Sa
rah Sparks Jacobi. Phyllis Cladine
Johnson. Marian Ida Lind. Janice
Marie Mic‘hels, Josephine Mary
Moberg. Esther Doris Nylin. Sirt
Nannie Ottoson, Donna Bennett
Parker. Charlotte Mae Rieck. Ruth
Margaret Sauskojus. Barbara Ann
Sawyer. Betty Sumxko Takano,
Audrey 'I‘jekema. Laura Margaret
Valley. Paline John Westlund.
? History of Horse
: Male Chorus Given
3 :
.? The Norwegian Male Chorus of
é'Seaule W.,: org-mud in Decem
r her. 1889. with Carl Sunde, Julml
.= Sunde. Ingvard Sunde. August
I Berg. N. A. Chi-ind. John Bach.
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