Laur. Larsen: Pioneer College PresidentNorwegian-American historical association, 1936 - 358 pagina's Peter Laurentius Larsen (1833-1915) was in Kristiansand, Norway. His parents were Herman Larsen and Elen Else Marie Oftedahl. He married his first wife, Karen Randine Neuberg (1831-1871) in 1855. They had three children. They immigrated to America in 1857. He became the pastor of Rush River, Wisconsin from 1857 to 1859. October 14, 1861, marks the beginning of Laur. Larsen's official Presidency of Luther College in Decorah, Iowa. He married Ingeborg Astrup (1846-1923) in 1872. They had ten children. He died in Decorah, Iowa. |
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... language and twenty - two in English : So I hope there will be diligent reading of the catechism this summer . But the relative number of English and Norwegian books shows in which language the young people are most at home . Personally ...
... language and twenty - two in English : So I hope there will be diligent reading of the catechism this summer . But the relative number of English and Norwegian books shows in which language the young people are most at home . Personally ...
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... language demands . There may , of course , be certain details in which we feel that the arrangements in the American schools can be improved upon . As English will inevi- tably more and more become the language of the rising genera ...
... language demands . There may , of course , be certain details in which we feel that the arrangements in the American schools can be improved upon . As English will inevi- tably more and more become the language of the rising genera ...
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... language question was bound to be a difficult problem for the Norwegian - Americans , as for any foreign - language group , and one to which a perfect solution could hardly be found . English was not adopted by the immigrants as early ...
... language question was bound to be a difficult problem for the Norwegian - Americans , as for any foreign - language group , and one to which a perfect solution could hardly be found . English was not adopted by the immigrants as early ...
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FAMILY AND CHILDHOOD | 1 |
KRISTIANIA DAYS | 17 |
A PIONEER PARSONAGE | 36 |
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