“This introduction business is seldom a satisfactory affair. Once when I was introduced as the main speaker, it was not much of an occasion, I was wondering what a remarkable man the chairman was talking about. When it dawned on me that I was the man, I realized with a pang what I might have been; now it was too late.
“Sometimes the chairman says, ‘The speaker needs no introduction.’ I take that to mean that he has nothing good to say about me and is too generous to say anything else. The most striking introduction I ever got was this: ‘The speaker’s name begins with N. N., but it ends with N. G.’ I think I lived up to my reputation.” — N.N. Rønning
Nils Nilsen Rønning (1870-1962) came to America from Norway when he was 17. He attended Red Wing Seminary (Haugean Lutheran) and the University of Minnesota, and published Christian books and pamphlets for Lutherans, most notably the magazine The Friend, which featured religious fiction. Lars Lee: The Boy from Norway is his best known book.
Level of Difficulty: Primer: No subject matter knowledge needed.
Print Copy: Fifty Years in America by Nils Nilsen Ronning - “Lutheran Librarian” edition
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