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77. ARGANGUR WINNIPEG, FIMMTUDAGINN 26. SEPTEMBER 1963 NÚMBER 36
Thorvaldson Honored
S. E. BJÖRNSON:
The chemistry building at
the University of Saskatche-
wan has been renamed in
honor of Dr. Thorbergur
Thorvaldson, internationally
known scientist and first dean
of graduate studies at the U
of S.
The Thorvaldson Building,
will i n c 1 u d e t'he existing
chemistry building and a
large addition that will be
started next week. The new
name was approved by the
university’s board of govern-
ors át its meeting on Wednes-
day.
This brings to seven the
number of major structures on
the Saskatoon campus that
have been named after faculty
members. The other are the
Murray Memorial L i b r a r y,
the W. P. Thompson Biology
Building, Kirk Hall, Ruther-
ford Rink, the John Mitchell
Building, and Griffit'hs Stad-
ium.
Dr. Thorvaldson joined the
chemistry department here in
1914, and was made head of'
the department five years
later. In 1946, he was appoint-
ed dean of the newly formed
college of graduate studies, a
position he held until his re-
tirement in 1949, when he was
named dean emeritus of grad-
uate studies. From 1952-1958
he was a member of the uni-
versity’s board of governors.
Dr. Thorvaldson is inter-
nationally known for his re-
search into the chemistry of
cement and for the develop-
ment of cements with resist-
ance to deterioration through
chemical a 11 a c k. He was
awarded the medal of the
Canadian Institute of Chem-
istry and the Tory Medal of
the Royal Society of Canada,
and has lectured at internat-
ional symposia on the chem-
istry of cement.
Dr. Thorvaldson continues
to make his home in Saska-
toon, and is still active in
chemical researCh.
The university has accepted
a $91,119 tender for the ex-
cavation and foundation pil-
ing for an addition to the
Thorvaldson Building.
Dr. Th. Thorvaldson
The addition will provide
space for t'he chemistry de-
partment, the c o 11 e g e of
pharmacy, and the college of
home economies. The chem-
ical engineering laboratories,
now in the engineering build-
ing, wil'l also be transferred
into chemistry department
space in the new building.
The new construction will
provide additional undergrad-
uate and research laboratories,
offices and classrooms. The
chemistry department will oc-
cupy 50 percent of the total
area of the enlarged building,
pharmacy 30 percent and
home economics 20 percent.
The foundation work will
start immediately.
—Saskatoon Star-Phoenix
A Question
Of Language
Mr. Hector Hughes (Aber-
deen, North) asked how many
people in Scotland during each
of the last 10 years spoke the
Gaelic language: how many
spoke or speak only Gaelic;
and how many spoke or speak
both Gaelic and English.
Lady Tweedsmuir, Under-
Secretary, S c o t ti s h Office
(Aberdeen, South).—At the
1951 census there were 95,447
Gaelic speakers, of whom
2,178 spoke Gaelic only and
93,269 both Gaelic and English.
In 1961 the figures were 76,-
587, 1,079, and 75,508.
Mr. Hughes.—It is a most
regrettable mark of cultural
intransigence and intolerance
that so little attention and
practical encouragement is
given by the Government in
Scotland to this ancient and
distinguished language. It is a
wrong policy, and will the
Under-Secretary seek fo alter
it so that this ancient and
distinguished language may
have the respect it deserves?
Lady Tweedsmuir.— It has
been the duty of the education
authorities since 1918 to see
that Gaelic is taught in those
areas which are primarily
Gaelic speaking. — From the
British Parliamentary Record.
Kveðja til íslands
1963 — Islandsferðin frá Vancouver, B. C.
Á loftsins vegum til landsins þráða
vér lögðum, í kynnisför;
en atvik tíðum og örlög ráða
ýmsu um lífsins kjör.
Þá fögnuður vakti vona fagur
í vordagsins ferðahug,
og loksins rann upp sá langþráði dagur,
er loftfarið hóf sitt flug.
Vér flugum austur, mót himni heiðum,
í heiðloftsins víðu firrð;
við stjarnanna blik, -á loftsins leiðum,
í lágnættis undrakyrrð.
Og þegar skaraði skýja tjöldum
skaparans máttarhönd,
júní sólin frá Ægis öldum
andvarans leysti bönd.
Skip vort var hlaðið helgisjóðum,
í hjartnanna vermireit;
sögunnar krafti og lands vors Ijóðum,
sem lifa í borg og sveit.
og nú voru horfnir Atlands álar,
og Ishafsins veðra fár;
sem leyst væri böndin líkama og sálar
landsins, og grædd þess sár.
Átthagaþráin á ljóða lindir,
sem lauga vor hugar tjöld;
hjartans dýrustu helgimyndir,
sem heiðloftsins stjörnukvöld:
bæði ívaf og uppistaða,
ofin f merg og blóð.
Hún leiðir á veginn, sem lundin glaða,
og lýsir, sem aringlóð.
Hún lifir í minning frá liðnum degi,
og leysir sfn þakkargjöld;
því eru börnin úr vesturvegi
vorlandsins hér í kvöld.
Þar sem að döggvar í dali falla
og dreymir um gullin sín,
frá Kyrrahafi til Klettafjalla,
kveðjan er heil til þfn.
Þótt felist klökkvi í kveðju minni,
frá kynslóðum liðins dags.
Vér eigum frá þér f arfleifðinni,
elda, til sólarlags.
Vér gleymum ei, ættlandið yndis bjarta,
æskunnar tíða gjörð,
en geymum í þakklátum hug og hjarta,
sem helgidóm lífs á jörð..
Sem bernsku á morgni, er barnið hjalar,
blundsins úr fjötrum leyst,
á fegurstu máli, er tungan talar
var trú vor á bjargi reist.
Því draumurinn Ijúfi, um þig lífs vors móðir,
varð lifandi myndasafn,
er óx við hvert fótmál, um fornar slóðir,
við frægð þinnar sögu og nafn.
Vér syrgjum það alt, sem er glatað og grafið,.
gleymskunnar bak við tjöld,
og börn þín og niðjar handan við hafið
hylla þig fram á kvöld.
1 samhug vér óskum þig aldrei skorti
þá auðnu, er frelsið gaf,
og ávalt þú ríkir á alheims korti
efst við hið nyrsta haf.
Gudmundur Fridriksson
Our linotype operator, who
sets Lögberg-Heimskringla, is
returning today from Iceland,
where he was detained for six
weeks due to illness.
Awarded The Order
Of the Falcon
Paul Sveinbjorn Johnson,
lawyer at 100 W. Monroe
Street, Chicago, was awarded
the Knight’s Cross of the
Order of the Falcon from the
President of Iceland, Asgeir
Asgeirsson, on Tuesday, Sept.
24. Representing President
Asgeirsson was the Consul of
Iceland in Chicago, Arni Hel-
gason.
Johnson’s f a t h e r, Svein-
bjorn, who was a judge of the
Supreme Court of North
Dakota and legal counsel for
the University of Illinois, also
received the Order of the
Falcon in 1941. The elder
Johnson was attorney general
of North Dakota in 1921 and
was elected to the supreme
court in 1925.
In 1930, Iceland celebrated
the lOOOth anniversary of its
parliament a n d President
Hoover appointed Johnson’s
father to represent the United
States. Paul made the trip
with him.
Johnson, who lives at 179 E.
Chestnut Street, with his wife
and two children, has been a
lawyer for the Icelandic con-
sulate in Ohicago and was
presented the award in the
consulate offices, 100 W.
Monroe Street, at noon Tues-
day, for his services to the
Icelandic consulate, govern-
ment and airline. A reception
in his honour was held that
afternoon in the La Salle
hotel.
He attended Knox College,
Galesburg, for two years and
then studied at the University
of Illinois where he received
his A.B. in 1943 and his law
degree in 1947.
Jöhnson was born in Grand
Forks, N.D.., in 1921 and the
family later lived in Bismark,
N.D. He attended the Dr.
Howard Grammar School and
University High School in
Champaign, 111., and his
mother still lives in the latter
city at 1007 W. Church Street.
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