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...Scandinavian countries, religious liberty has developed only gradually since Lutheranism became supreme in the 16th Century; until a law was passed in 1860 recognizing dissident churches, any attempt to get a Lutheran to change his confession was a penal offense, and apostasy from the state church made a Swede liable to banishment for life. Since 1860 much progress has been made, but it has been slow...
...Glory. The three Davis followers were Anders Clarin, 37, a Swede who had spent the better part of his life in the import-export business until one day he got sick of filling out government forms and went to Paris (i.e., the Flore); Cameron Ewan, 19, who left Christ Church College, Oxford at 16 and put in time as a Liberal Party worker before getting into the world citizenship game; and Ruth Allanbrook, 23, the pretty daughter of a Boston business executive, who was studying art in Paris. The trio had hoped to find excitement in world citizenship; instead, they...
...collapsed. The three Nordic powers parted in their usual good spirits, agreeing to disagree, and still bound by old and tough ties. Lange's persistent refusal, after months of parleying, had won the admiration of his fellow Scandinavians. "This man has more stamina than a buffalo," sighed a Swede...
George Hill, varsity end for the last three years, made one of the most celebrated catches in Crimson football history Saturday, when he married Natalie Nelson, daughter of Swede ("How? Scrambled") Nelson, famed Crimson back of the early...
With Emery "Swede" Larson, second-string center, on the casualty list, Captain Conway may have to go all the way today. Win Lovejoy, Larson's understudy and a sterling line backer, was hurt in the Princeton clash. Buck Carr, who has played in only one game so far this season may have to spell Larson at center when the going gets tough...