Word: scandinavia
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...Tsar's imperial ancestors. Thereafter an array of grand dukes and even His Holiness the Metropolitan (head of the Russian Orthodox church) could hardly wait to sit for Brother Elmer. Elmer repeated the performance in Sweden, won from King Oscar praise that paved his way through all Scandinavia. Henrik Ibsen, ill and unable to walk, was gladly wheeled before the lens of the ubiquitous young man from Kansas...
England keeps a leonine eye on all Scandinavia. George Y's introspective sister Maud is Queen of Norway and his mother was Denmark's radiant, regal Alexandra. Last week the most powerful fighting ship on Earth, the 33,900-ton British "superdreadnought" Rodney* hove up to Iceland for a friendly game of Lion & Mouse. The mouse was the trim little Danish orlogsskibe (coast defense ship) Nils Iuel of 4,200 tons. She carried Their Majesties Christian & Alexandrine, King & Queen of Denmark & Iceland, who had come to open amid international jubilation and with Icelandic pomp the "Mother of Parliaments...
...Phillip de Vargas, professor of History in Yenching University, Peking, will be lecturer on Chinese. Halvdan Koht, professor in the University of Oslo, Norway, has been appointed lecturer in History. He will give two courses in the first half year, one on the social and political history of Scandinavia, the other on "Evolutionary Forces in History...
...first friends we found in New York was Bukharin who had just been expelled from Scandinavia. . . . He welcomed us with childish exuberance. Although the hour was late and we were fatigued from the journey Bukharin insisted on taking me and my wife to see the New York Library...
...Union living room. All members of the University are invited to attend this initial Sunday evening entertainment. The occasion is marked by the fact that after this date the Union will be open for members only. Roy Lamson '29 and the Harvardians, fresh from a successful season in Scandinavia will provide musical entertainment with a "Russian Phantasy" followed by a rendering of "I'm in Love With You", and ending with the ever-present "Tiger Rag". S. W. Burbank '30, xylophonist will assist the Harvardians. A newsreel and comedy will complete the evening...