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UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, FRIDAY, DECEMBER Ut 1903.
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Dr, Edgren Dies Suddenly at His
Home in Sweden.
Our University public was painfully
shocked yesterday morning, when the
jiows was spread abroad"" that a cable
gram had been received from Sweden
announcing the death of Dr. Augubt
H. Edgren, for many years a member
of our faculty. The sad message was
received by Professor Hodgmnn from
Mrs. Edgren. and the ranee of his death
is not slated, although it 1b known
that he died suddenly. She stated that
further information would be. for-
warded Ly mail.
Qlnnft lonvlnn- fhlc I Tn 'a vu 1 1 v In nc-
cept the American chair under the
Nobel endowment, he has resided in a
suburb of Stockholm, where he owned
a beautiful home. His work was to
decide the most notable contribution
made each year by Americans, which
Int-luded many different branches lit
erary, scientific, physiological, engin
eering etc. This great competition was
not limited by any conditions what
ever. He spent the great part of his
time studying the yearly products of
x American society, att and discovery.
aujrrounuea ny me comions ami au-
vjWMftges or a quiet nome-me up was
av.uf to withdraw his mind from the
affairs of the busy outside world and
pto enjoy at his leisure the pleasures of
research and study along lines in which
10 was interested.
Together with Dr. Gcrlg now In
Europe whom he was to meet in
Paris, and with his son Arthur, now
attending school here, he had intended
Amaking a tour of Spain and Italy next
summer. Dr. Gcrlg was a dose per
gonal friend of his. and they had stu
died together in accomplishing many
useful results. He had hoped to travel
for the sake of research work afforded.
and had looked forward to the tour
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Death, unheeding of mans desires, en
tmed in between him and the accom-
KpllEhment of his purpose. No intima
tion had existed that would lean any-
ono to believe that he was not in good
hcaltn, and the shock occasioned by
the Buddenness of this ead event has
touched a chord of sensitiveness in the
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IUHIIC.O VJL ail IIU lllll-n liliti nut.
'August Iljalmar Edgren was born in
'Sweden October IS, 1842. He graduated
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prof ps-or or linguistic science and San-
ski It. At the end of 1900 he was called
to be a member of the Nobel hibtltute,
Stockholm. Sweden, established to
study the productions in various scien
tific and literary fields and lecommei.d
the best tor five priy.es (each approxi
mating $."". uii(l) distributed each year
by (ortaln S andanavian institutions.
Dr Edgren has published some thiry
works. allojLan exceedingly valuable
and usetul ehaiacter. They include pa
pers and translations in Indo-European
Sanskrit. Germanic and Romance phil
ology. Sanskrit and English literatute.
Ethnology. Pedagogy, general literature
and travel. Several of his many liter
ary contributions refer to American
Titeratuits. Institutions, etc. Among
tluse uie woiks of Longfellow, includ
ing Eangr!ine. Milts Standish and
many smaller poems, a ohime In
Swedish on Ameilenn literature, a
work on Ameiican schools and colleges.
a book of travel in Mexico and . iirious
uapers on Ameiican education antiqui
tics. At the time of his dentli lie was
engaged on a translation of Tenny
son's works into his natie language.
His Fiench grammar is one or the
leading works of its kind and is used
bete, as is also the text in beginning
German, which lie published in co-open?
t Ion with Piol'essor Fosslcr
lu the death of Dr. Edgren a leniark-
ably useful and brilliant carreer was
closed. There are Indeed few nun who
have fought their way to the front
througn tneir own euoris aione unci
achieved the success that ci owned IiIb
undertakings. His faithfulness to his
duty and trust was responsible for his
success. As a soldier in the Union
army he -fought nobly in behalf or our
country's cause, doing all the noblest
and most patriotic clti.en could be ex
pected to do.
His life was spent in adding some
thing new to the world or knowledge,
and his works will remain as a last
ing monument to loity and noble ideas
consecrated' to the Tnrllghlennu'nt and
ennobling of his fellow man. He la-
from the Lyceum of Stockholm in 18ttd hoird in a great cause and we hoc about
a younger daughter, now 13 or 14 years
of age.
Uis son. Aithur Edgren. nttended
the Academy last year, and Ib now a
student at this 'niVersity. He was re
cently initiated into Drltn Upsllon. In
his hour of intense sorrow and nflllc
tlon the sympathy of the whole Univer
sity Is with him.
Dr Edgren owned some property in
Lincoln, including the house on Q
street, now occupied by the Alpha
Theta Chi fraternity.
DESIRE A DEBATE
Three Institutions Want to Meot
Us. No Go with Wisconsin.
WILL STAY OUT.
Nebraska Cannot Enter Proposed
Oratorical League.
'and from the Royal Military School of
r Sweden in 18G1. Coming to this coun
try when a young man he enlisted in
99th regiment oLisow lotk Volun
teers In 18G1 with the rank of second
tloutenant. In 18G3 he was promoted
bravery during the siege ot Suffolk,
fa., to nm lieutenant -anu ueuiuuu
In tho general's staff. While in the
lglneerlng corps he was In charge or
10 reconstruction of the fortifications
Yorktown which Washington had
jrmed. At the end of 18G3, being a
Houtenant, he. resigned and return-
to Sweden, ho entered the regular
t there. Serving there as lleuten-
and adjutant until 1870, he resigned
returned to America.
in 3871 hp graduated from C ne 1 as
il' B. and from Yale in 1874 as Ph. D.
taught in Yale from 1873 to .;S80.
ting one year in the closes ot Pror.
D. Whitney In Sanskrit and ptmoi
Again returning to Sweden, he
"Docent" In the University of
ihd from 1880 to 1885.
tn 1885 he came to the University of
abraska as professor of modern lan-
lages. in lavi ne wbb muue proiusui
.Germanic languages in the univer,-
ty of Gothenberg. Sweden, and also
fetor (chancellor) of the University.
He returned to tlje University of Ne-
3lca In 1893 as professor or Romance
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the Graduate Hcnooi anu in iaa,
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11s manv suusianiiai evicienc , 01 un
jjuatness of ills achievements As an
educator he accomplished an extraordi
nary sum of results? many ot w... ..
exist in the form of the numerous val
uable works he has published and many
we are glad to say are evident In the
moulding of the character and Intellect
of so great a number ot Nelrraska's
youtli. By his own energy, ambition
andChristian character he mounted to
a Ueight where ho could look back with
calm peace and contentment upon a life
well spent.
Professor Hcdgman, of whom he was
a close friend, speaking of him in a
touching manner yesterday, stated:
"Ho was a moat lovable man, generous
to afault and charitable to an unu?ual
extent. He was a man who could
never see anything wiong in his
friends. He was the foremost Sanskrit
scholar In America and was rapidly
bringing the department at oui Uni
versity into national importance. He
always entertained a strong attach
ment for Nebraska and had even con
templated returning here."
Dr. Edgren leaves surviving him a
wife and three children. Miss Anna
Edgren, his eldest daughter, will be re
membered here, as she was prominent
In social circles, being a member of
Kappa Alpha Theta sordrlty,. She is
now dangerously ill at her home In
Sweden with pneumonia. He. also left
Nebinskn has definitely decided not
to go into the Oratorical League that
has been projected, nnd designed to In
clude besides tills University, Kansas.
iissouri and Colorado. Although con
siderably regret Is experienced in not
being able to accept the pressing in
flation extended, our action is nec
essary simply because we are in no po
sition now to take up such work. This
league is a member of a larger system
Intended to promote a "State Univer
sity National Oratorical Contest." This
svstem includes three sections: (1) The
Pacific coast, (2) the middle section, In
cluding Nebraska, Colorado, Missouri
and Kansas, and (3) the south central
section embracing Ohio, Kentucky and
Arkansas.
Contests are to be held In each sec
tion, nnd the winners from the three
settions are to meet In St. Louis June
22, 11)01, and contend for supremacy.
This meeting Is intended to be held In
the hall of international congress nnd
promises to be a great attraction.
IJi esldent G. I1. Benton or Malm! Uni
versity, Ohio, is at the head of the
larger system, and Prof. E. G. Frnzier
og Kanfaas, is at the head of the or
ganization in this section. A meeting
of the representatives was recently held
in St, Louis and a resolution was
adopted, looking to an effort to get
oratory on-a logical basis, so that there
would more bubstanee and less of pyro
tecnics. It was the opinion of those
pushing the movement that Nebras
ka would help greatly on account of
her reputation in debating, and It Is
with regret that we are?- obllged-iorc-fuse.
n
Three new would-be opponents In
debate aro corresponding with tho
Ui.lversily of Nebraska debating board
with a view to arranging debateH this
year. The University or South Da
kota lias written the foiirtli letter this
time through Dean Young, to Chancel
lor Andrews. Yesterday Secretary Ira
Ryner received overtures from the
University of Colorado. The third In
stltutlpn is one larger and farther easi
then any with which Nebiiuka has ye
debated. Its nnme Is, for the present
withheld, pending negotiations to nr
range the schedule for the yenr. The
overtures from these Universities will
he considered at a meeting of the Do-,
bating Board to be heid soon.
Nebraska will not get to meet Wis
consin In debate this year. The plan
fell through, notwithstanding the fav
orable action of the executive commit
ter of the debating league, because the
opinion of the numerous literary so
cieties was not heavily enough In
favor of the contest. Another element
which It is surmised entered Into tho
decision, was I lie desire for a debate
with Chicago. Professor Fogg says ho
har. found that a ('lilcago-Wlsconsin de
bate Is a possibility this year. For
Wisconsin to prefer Chicago to Ne
braska is well enough. Tho president
of the Wisconsin league writes that Ne
br.iska's letter suggesting a debate was
de'ayed in the Wisconsin library a
week.
The Kansas University debating
council lias appointed a committee of
which Prof. Frazier, who is Instructor
in debate, is chairman, to revise tho
organization's constitution. Tho Kan
sas Weeicly states that the purpose Is
to change the plan of holding the pre
liminary contest, nnd to eliminate the
chance or accident from entering Into
tho choosing of the members of tho
team. The Weekly further says that
there Is a "belief that more systematic
study on the question Is necessary,
which can easily be brought about by
a form of debating school."
SigmaTu Meeting.
The regular meeting of the Sigma
XI society, Nebraska chapter, was held
in 100m 4 of the chemical laboratory,
Thursday evening. The following pa
pers were presented: "Plntch Gas
and Its By-Products," Professor Avery;
"Heredity In Plants," Professor Emerson.
About LOOOjiersons attended the re
cent Harvard-Yale debate at New Ha
ven, nmobg whom were some 100 New
England labor leaders invited by tho
Yale debating union. When will 1,000
Nebraska studentn-and Llneolnites be
able to hq enough in fire thinking and
speaking to get them out to an Inter
state debate?
On Friday afternoon Professor Bes
sey is to speak before the "Hall In
the Grove Club" in this city on "The
Caucasus Mountain Range and Its People."
Marshall & Richards, hair cutting,
massage, shaving etc., 139 So: 13th.
See us about our $2.50 a week rate.
Good Health Cafe.
Roy Clark EtChapel.
Roy Clank explained the point sys
tem, whereby the blind are able to
read. In chapel yesterday morning. Mr.
Clark's talk was entertaining and full
of Interest to his hearers. His explana
tion of the novel system that has
brought such a light Into the exlstenco
of the blind, being given In a clear
manner, was Interesting to say the
least. He gave a number of readings
In Which he employed the point sys
tem in tracing tho words, thus giving
an actual demonstration of the pro
cess he discussed.
Professor Clements has started the
general botany students in tho work- of
preparing specimens for sectioning
with the largo microtones in the lab
oratory. In a few days they will bo
putting and mounting sections.
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