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Show DAKOTA UNIVERSITY HONORS STEFANSSON Honored by the University of North Dakota, from which he was once expelled, V. Stefansson, the famous fa-mous arctic explorer and discoverer of the "blond Eskimo," is delivering a series of lectures at his alma mater. ma-ter. The now famous explorer was expelled from the university in February, Feb-ruary, 1902, when a majority of the faculty decided that he had a bad influence on other students. The decision de-cision was reached after Stefansson had apparently been the instigator in a number of escapades and had remained away from classes for indefinite in-definite periods. Ho was always ready with excuses, however, and invariably in-variably passed his examinations with high marks after a few nights of vigorous "cramming." One story is told of a subject in which he attended class hut throo times and secured a mark of 95 .)er cent., the highest in tho class. "Mr. Stefansson." said tho pro-lessor, pro-lessor, "will you explain linw , -I 1 Ah ' -vi I clases and W w.'" r" 1 ' " j ! ! |