They still are not identifying themselves, but the “Dane County Danes,” who hoisted their country’s flag over Bascom Hall for five days last week, are willing to tell how and why they did it. In an e-mail from “Danmark Bascom” they responded to my query:
“The flag is there for three reasons,” write the Danes. First, they say, is “solidarity and friendship with the United States.” Second, to “honor the Scandinavian heritage in Wisconsin.” And third, they say that back in 1957, Norwegian students raised their flag on Bascom Hall “while singing the Norwegian national anthem.”