INSPECTOR OF SMALAND’S NATION 281 
The connection between Linne and Smaland’s 
Nation thus renewed, was still further confirmed, 
when on the 24th November, 1744, after the death of 
A. Celsius, he was elected Inspector, the other four 
competitors being Winbom, Solander, Ekerman, and 
Ihre. He accepted the honourable office gladly, and 
for the third of a century he discharged his duties in 
so fatherly a fashion, that the relations between them 
were neyer clouded. All members were expected to 
attend the gatherings several times each year, Linne 
himself as Inspector being present at no fewer than 
116, and as the funds of the Nation did not permit the 
hiring of an assembly room, these meetings usually 
took place in the house of the Inspector. Usually an 
oration was given by one of the seniors, characterized 
as “ beautiful ” or “ neat,” listened to with general 
delight, and sometimes recorded to the Nation’s 
honour. These were on various subjects, national 
events being naturally included. The assumption of 
the Crown Prince Adolf Fredrik as Chancellor in 
1747 was specially celebrated, the proceedings lasting 
from nine in the evening till three the next morning. 
Linne’s wife and many distinguished ladies were also 
present. In 1769 another rejoicing took place on 
account of the successful inoculation for small-pox on 
the Royal children. Occasionally these gatherings 
were in honour of some esteemed member, as in 1765, 
of Andreas Neander, celebrating his long service as 
university book-keeper, an address being presented to 
him commemorating his piety, diligence, virtue, and 
administration. 
The Inspector had also to warn the members 
against cards, dice, and other practices, of bad habits 
such as the haunting of beer shops, etc., to warn them 
that lectures must not be missed, and to exhort them 
to observe the regulations against fire. 
During his long Inspectorship, only once did a 
case occur of a Smalander being summoned to the 
Governor’s court. The old penalism (pp. 29, 109) was 
