Word: arctic
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...remains. When Dr. Fridtjof Nansen, who speaks this afternoon at the Union, made his historic voyage in the "Fram" over a generation ago, which took him neither the Pole than any other explorer had ever been, he travelled without wireless, and for months completely out of touch with civilization. Arctic exploration in those days had not yet acquired the certainty of scientific research; it was adventure, romance, and it carried the assurance of obtaining at least a glimpse into the "bright eyes of danger...
...Fridtjof Nansen, noted arctic explorer and European relief worker, and winner of the Nobel peace prize this year, will speak on his personal experiences in the Living Room of the Union at 4 o'clock this afternoon. He will be introduced by President Lowell. Mr. Nansen will be in Boston only today and will speak in Symphony Hall this evening at 8 o'clock...
...Fridtjof Nansen, arctic explorer and European relief worker, is the first of three prominent men who will speak soon at the Union. Dr. Nansen will speak in the Living Room of the Union Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock and will discuss his experiences in the storm centers of Europe...
...storm centers of Europe will again be discussed before members of the Union and their guests when Dr. Fridtjof Nansen, one time famous Arctic explorer and at present refugee relief worker, tells of his personal experiences in the troubled districts of Europe. Thursday afternoon, December 6, at 4 o'clock in the Living Room of the Union. On that evening, he will speak in Symphony Hall...
...Nansen's fame rests upon two exploits performed some 26 years apart. The first was his Arctic voyage which took him nearer to the Pole than any other explorer had penetrated up to that time. The second was his epoch making work under the League of Nations for the repatriation of prisoners of war and the relief of war refugees in the striken countries of Europe