Scandinavian American. [volume], April 23, 1952, Image 1

About Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958

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I Train Stopped ‘
By Elephani'
The 'sudden stapping of an ex
press train on the Stockholm-
Gothenburg line some days ago
was found to be due to the enter
prising spirit of an elephant trav
elling in a freight wagon. Evi
dently looking for something to
play with, she had pulled the em
ergency brake with her trunk.
The report does not say anything
about the statutory tines for mis-
Use.
[Wholesale pl‘k'TS in Norway
dropped by 5% in the month that
ended March 15.
Vol. 8, No. 8.
Sven The Lion-Hearted
Wants Another ‘Mislress’
Sven (The Lion-hearted) Hagerstrom is mopping around the house‘
noundnys. He wants to have a. lion. To him a. lion is a potential pet
to he fondled, just like his old lady pal Toby with whom he often shakes
a paw at Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle. »
How happy he would be If he could take a lion home with him! But
how he would dread the look in hls wife's warning eyes If he did!
Lions and women don’t mix.
Sven should know better. But he
never will. Incurably infatuated
with the king of animals, he leans
over in his chair, elbows resting on
his knees, rubbing the palms of
his hands. eyes atwinkling as hel
Sven’s favorite “mistress," Toby. now behind bars
Scandinavian May Festival April 25
Features choruses, Dancers, Sketches
The 1952 Scandinavian May Fes
tival at the University of Wash
ington, sponsored by the Depart
ment of Scandinavian. will »be
held this year, April 25. as a part
of International Week on the
campus in Meany Hall at 8
o'clock.
Originated years ago by Pro
fessor E. J. Vicknel’, the program
is a. greeting to Spring: in the tra
ditional Scandinavian fnshxon with
songs, little dramatic sketches,
and dancing for the pleasure of
Scandinavian and non-Scandinavi
ans alike. As usual all the Svandi
navian nations will be represented
on the program. Among the at
tractions are the Nordic Folk
Dancers. directed by Gordon E.
Tracie, who will present nritiunal
dances learned during a rm‘eni
tour of the North in folk costumes.
The students in Scandinavian
North Star Iubilee Festivities
In Seattle To Be Held April 26-27
North Star Lodge. of I.O.G.T. in
Seattle will celebrate its 50m an
niversary this coming week-end
with elaborate festivities.
The anniversary banquet is
slated for 6:30 p.m. Saturday.
April 26. in Edmond Meany Ho
tel. With Manfred Peterson an
mater of ceremonies the pro
gram will feature a upeed by
Pastor Theodore Palmer. 8 on g I
by Tent Bjomon and musicu ee
lectiom by The Nordic Trio.
. On Sunday. April 21, a prom
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muses: “Yep, I'd like to have a
lion . . . and a tiger . . . and a ja
guar."
We took one squint at Mrs. Hag
erstrom and felt sorry for Sven's
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are playing a. somewhat larger
part than heretofore. Thus, among
their numbers they will present
three sketches depicting phases of
Scandinavian life —— Around Nor
iway In Song. Scenes From Sma
gland. and Princessen pat Aerten
l— in costume. }
There will be. as always, plenty
‘of singing in all the Scandinavian
languages. -- both by soloists and
{by four choruses: the Icelandic
vahoir. the Norwegian Ladies Chor
ius. the Runoberg Chorus and the
iSwedish \Vomen's Chorus. The
lbrivf speech welcoming S prin g
Halso a Scandinavian tradition!
Ho be given this year by Mrs, Ja
ikobimi Johnson, rounds out the in
;teresting and colorful program.
The general piibliv is cordially
"invited. There will he a small ad~
{mission charge to help defray (‘X<
ponsos.
of entertainment is scheduled for
5 p.m. in the I.O.G.T. Hall. 1109
Virginia St. In addition to the
speech by Judge Mathew Hill and
songs by the Swedish Women's
Chorus. headed by Carl Zeed, the
North Star women's auxiliary will
present a sketch depicting humor
ous incidents from earlier days of
the temperance lodge. Refresh
ments will be served. There will
be no admission charge. The pub
lic in cordinally invited to both
events.
Seattle, Washington, April 23,-1952
Roundtable Discussions With Scandinavian Students:
Swedish Girl and Norwegian Give
Vie ws on Wlmt Makes America Tic/r
Ingrid Larson. 20.year old Swe-I
dish exchange student studying at;
the University of Washington on;
a scholarship from the Swedem‘
America Foundation. arrived in‘
United States and Seattle in Sop-1
tember of last year. A graduate:
of Allmiinna Gymnasiet, Uppsala.!
Sweden. she was enrolled as a!
sophomore at the local unlverslty,‘
majored first in business adminis-[
tratlon. later switched to sociol.§
ogy. She hopes to take her B. A.i
degree-quickly at that—in Aug-i
ust. 1953. and expects to fly home?
to Sweden for a brief visit thisl
summer. 1
Our discussion with Ingrid. an
alert-minded girl with a keen in
terest in many things. was center
ed from the start on the so-called
American mother's comiex (mo-
derskompiexet), which educated
Swedes in the homeland often re
gard as a keynote of American
life, implying that American wom
en by the very nature. of their es
teemed power and influence have a
decisive if not domineering bear
ing on American family life and
life in general. This is in contrast
to the European “father‘s com
piex." denoting the predominance
of a patriarchiai society, causing.
i. 9.. more subdued women.
No Sororities In Sweden
The approach, fitted in nicely
with Ingrid's viewpoint. as she
acquired her most unique experi
ence of America by being a mem
ber of a sorority house(hold) at
(Contmued on Page 8)
Finland Awaits American Visitors to Olympics
Ticket Deadline April 30 —- Regulations Eased
(‘losoup of the Tower
Cars Shipped
From Sweden
Finland's four million lnlubl
isms (31 to I sq. mile of whom
90% speak Flnnish md 9% Swed
ish in 3 total than larger than
Inland. Scotland uni Ireland)
will greet thou-sud- oi foreign
INF-RID
LARSON
Our "roundtable discussions." I
treated in saparate articles. showi
how two students. representative!
of the increasing number of Scan- :
dlnavians studying over here. think i
and feel about the country they're ‘
just discovering. Perhaps t h at r ‘
opinions will be modified later, but
that isn‘t the point. It's interest
ing to find out what they think
now. They find much to praise in
‘this country. especially. as they
agreed. the “great vitality and
friendliness of the American peo
ple," but we are here chiefly eon
\(‘erned with interesting differences
:between life in Scandinavia and
1America. as they view them irom
gtheir particular vantage points.
Ingrid Larson is the daughter of
‘Mrs. Britta Larson. who operates
‘I'pplands-Bodama and l‘ppsala
1Kappfabrlk. employing a total of
5600 workers in lippsaiu. Sweden.
‘Per Hoff is the son of Publisher
iDr. Trygve J. B. Hoff. who pub
lishes the weekly magazine “Far
llvldnkl’s‘ (nymph- Madlum “an dt‘signml hy I'lliu-l Saarinen. “urhl
famous an‘hltu-t.—-A|l cuts couriesy ol Washingtun Motorist.
'vlslton to their country In July
'(thetr warmvst month) thls com
:lng summer for the ()lymplv
163mm July l9 to Augud 3, in
:llolnlnkl (400.000). Will you be
{one of them? Expert lnturmntlnn
‘0. trawl to Finland ls [hen in
lthls article. ‘
With each ticket sold {or the
‘Olympiad. the visitor gets a hous
ing reservation for the duration of
‘hll visit. 1119 Olympic vullage will
house 5,000 “mote: In substantial
(21% 14
‘ Per Hoff, Norwegian student at
Athe University of Washington. ar
rived in this country last spring
:jand traveled extensively before he
Fame, to Seattle last summer to
;study law. journalism and social
iselences. In Norway he had worked
ifor three years with the forestry
tand wild game service and studied
llaw, taking his degree In 1950. As
fa “guiding clerk" for American
students at Oslo l’niversity‘s ex
!cellent summer sehool for foreign
students, he revived his lite-long
tembition to visit America. thwart
ied earlier. in 1940-. when the war
:prevented him from making the
:trip to study at Harvard L'ni-
Qversity. His father was educated
§_in this country, too.
PER
HOFF
Amorica’s Morals. Fast Pace-
Per, in summing up some of
his most vivid impressions during
his first months in America. was
appalled. for instance. by signs of
friction and disorder in American
society such as corruption and
:what he calls “wasted human ma
terial" inhabiting skid roads and
slums. He found this in contrast
to the high regard with which re
ligion and moral principles are
held by the mass of the people.
He was struck by the great num
bers of American church goers.
the way they knelt solemnly in
prayer. rarely seen among adults
in Norway. where church-going
(Continued on Page 81
_mand."._ distinguished. spokmman
for free enterprise. in Oslo. Nor
way.
. buildings which will be turned info
homes for 543 Helsinki families af
‘ter the games are over.
i Finland as a tourist country I!
iparticularly attractive to lovers
:of nature and outdoor lite. Every
where along the motoring reeds
Ethe banks of lake: and rivers of
fer coolness end excellent camp
ing sites. The rivers of Ltplud
and Kuuumo. are rich in salmon.
ad the lake. all over the coun
(Ounuluod on Page 3)
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