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rronerty of
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THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 1915
THE "REDS"
The army of the "Reds"' returning
from their victorious contest five hun
dred strong looked the part of real
soldiers. Tired and begrimed, they
marched with slow and steady beatv
This was the first touch of real ser
vice that he cadets have experienced
this spring, and many of them no
doubt had their first inkling of the
unpleasant possibilities of the life of
the men who have to fight. It is
barely possible that a certain amount
of this vigorous training would have
a tendency to make our young men
pacifists rather than militarists.
TRACK
The organized effort to boost spring
athletics is commendable. Aside
from developing athletes who will up
hold the reputation of the school in
track, it is a good thing to interest
the young men of the school in track
athletics for their own physical de
velopment. This is the time of the
year when every one feels the need
of exercise, and the sprints, distances,
and weights afford excellent oppor
tunities for getting it. Encourage
ment from those in charge is stimulat
ing. The call issued by the athletic
department seems to have received
promising response. Many men who
have never before taken any interest
in athletics have joined the squad
and some very good material has been
found. The opportunities are good
this spring for making the team and
men who are in any way interested
in track should put on their suits and
take their place in the squad. It will
be good for the individual; it will be
good for the school. At present the
squad numbers nearly fifty. We need
a hundred. You need an hour every
day for exercise take it. Join the
squad.
Through Denmark on a Bicycle
Last summer I spent five months at
my mother's summer home in the
northern part of Germany, and it oc
curred to me to take a bicycle trip
through Denmark. I picked out as
my destination, the most northerly
town on the Danish peninsula, which
is a bathing resort named Skagen.
As to equipment for the trip, I al
ready had a good strong German
bicycle and. In addition to this, I
bought a sort of waterproof bag which
I could strap on my back, and in this
I carried my extra clothing and toilet
articles.
I started out bright and early one
Monday morning, the liter part of
July, and traveled in the direction of
Denmark, which was only about thirty
miles away. I took my time at first
and rode along slowly, taking In the
Bights. The country I was passing
through, was densely populated, where
the main industries that were carried
on were farming and dairying. Now
and then I would pass through a dense
beech forest and about every fifteen
minutes would come to a small town.
The people that saw me gazed after
me as if they wondered what kind of
a specimen of humanity I was. I had
on a pair of corduroy trousers and a
flannel shirt and they probably had
never seen anyone rigged out like that
before.
A little before noon I came to the
Danish-German frontier 'and 1 was re
quested to dismount by a Danish cus
tom official who thoroughly went
through the contents of my bag in
search of dutiable articles. As he
found none, he allowed me to proceed.
A few miles further on I dismounted
and ate my lunch which I had taken
along from home. Riding on for
about ten miles. I came to a town ot
about fifteen thousand inhabitants.
where I decided to stop for the night.
Being able to speak the Danish lan
guage fairly well, I had no trouble
getting accommodations.
After breakfast next morning, I con
tinued on my journey. I was now
riding along an excellent macadam
ized road that was about five times as
wide as the ordinary country roads
of this country. All I had to do was
to follow this road and it would take
me within fifteen miles of my destina
tion. My only trouble was to find my
way out of large towns and on to the
ri-iht road again. To do this I had to
make a number of inquiries, which
were always willingly answered.
That day I rode through more or
less hiliy country and passed a large
minber of beautiful lakes. Often I
would become thirsty and would stop
at some farm house for a drink of
water. The people were always veryj
d would ask me all sorts of !
questions about my past, present and I
future history. When they learned,
that I was from the United States, in
two out of three cases they had some
relative over here and they would ask
me if I knew so and so in Portland,
Maine, or St. Paul, Minnesota.
At about four-thirty that afternoon
I came to the city orAarhus, which
has about 175,000 inhabitants and is
the second largest city in Denmark.
As I had already ridden about fifty-
five miles that day, I decided to stop
there for the night, so I looked around
and found a good hotel. Immediately
after dinner that evening I went to
bed, as I was pretty well tired out.
Next morning I was off again bright
and early. Just after leaving Aarhus
I struck up an acquaintance with a
Danish drummer who was riding along
in the same direction. He told me he
was making a complete tour of Den
mark on a bicycle, selling goods for a
firm in Copenhagen. It was his am
bition to leave for America as soon as
he could make enough money to buy a
ticket. We rode together for about
twenty-five miles and then I had to
leave him, as he stopped off at one of
the towns that we reached.
The farm houses and barns along
the road had thatched roofs in many
cases. The thatch is nothing more or
less than straw which is tightly
packed together. It is perfectly
water-proof and makes the buildings
which it covers exceedingly comfort
able, cool in summer and warm in
winter. It is upon these thatch roofs
that the noted stork builds its nest.
The farmers build a support for the
nest on the edge of the barn roof and
if a pair of storks like the location
they will build there. The nests they
build are huge in size, being larger
than an eagle's, and they are strongly
constructed of dead briars, twigs and
branches, all tightly woven together.
It is the belief in Denmark that the
stork builds only on the bouses of
people who are happy and contented,
and that if the accupants of the house
commence quarreling, the storks will
leave. .
One thing that surprised me was
the great amount of American farm
machinery t!hat was in use in the har
vest fields. I especially noticed the
McCormick reapers and binders,
which were to be seen almost any
where one looked.
It was surprising to note how few
automobiles there aro in northern Eu
rope, considering that the roads aro
the finest in the world. On my whole
trip I didn't see more than ten ma
chines. One of them was a big Amer
ican touring car which came along at
a fast rate of speed. On each side of
the car were two small American
flags waving in the breeze, and for a
moment I felt a longing to be in the
country that they represented. Peo
ple never realize how. much they think
of their own country until they get
away from it once'and when they get
back and sail up New York harbor,
past the Statue of Liberty, they feel
like shouting for joy at being back in
the good old U. S. A. again.
The third day's journey was very
much like the second. I traveled
about sixty miles and put up for the
night at one of the towns I came to.
At about noon on the fourth day I
branched off from the main road which
I had been following for the last three
days and got on to a road that led to
Skagen. my destination. After riding
for a short time I came in sight of
the ocean and rode alongside of it for
a couple of hours. In a short time 1
could see the acean on both sides of
me and I noticed that I was riding out
on a narrow strip of land. I also no
ticed that the road was becoming
sandier and sandier until it became
almost impassible. I stopped at the
next farm house and asked if there
wasn't a better road. They told me I
would find it much better riding on
the beach, as it was low tide and the
the sand would be hard and easy to
ride upon. I immediately headed for
the beach, and found that they were
correct as it was fine riding, the
beach being as level as a floor; also I
could now see Skagen in the distance,
only about five miles away.
Arriving in Skagen, I had no trouble
finding a good hotel, as the place is a
popular bathing resort and there are
severaV large summer hotels there. I
had with me a letter of introduction
to the lighthouse keeper and his wife,
written by my mother, for she had
known them for a number of years. I
therefore walked to the lighthouse
next morning and presented my letter,
as I was desirous of seeing the mech
anism and workings of a lighthouse.
After reading my letter, the lighthouse
keeper would hear of nothing but that
I should stay at his home, so I went
to the hotel and returned with my
small water-proof bag which con
tained all my belongings.
I spent that day looking over the
lighthouse, which was a huge stone
structure two hundred and fifty feet
in height. The light was of many
thousand candle power and the big
lenses threw a beam from twenty to
thirty miles out to sea.
This lighthouse is the largest in
Denmark and is a very important one,
as about four hundred steamers pass
it every day. It is around this north
ern point of the Danish peninsula
that most of the steamers, headed for
the different ports in the Baltic, must
pass.
That night there was a big celebra
tion in honor of one of the Danish
saints. Immense tires were lighted all
along the coast and roman candles
and sky rockets were shot off. There
was a large Danish battleship lying
about five hundred yards off short and
a magnificent display of fireworks
was set off from it The guns of the
battleship boomed at regular intervals
and its four huge searchlights played
in every direction. This scene,
viewed from the top of the lighthouse,
was indeed beautlfuL Watchflres,
too, could be seen for miles down both
coast lines, until they disappeared in
the distance.
VICTOR W. HENNINGSEN.
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