Lögberg-Heimskringla - 21.11.1980, Side 1

Seðlabanki Islands Júlí 80
Aðalskrifstofa,
Austurstræti 111,
Reykjavik, Iceland
LOGBERG
Stofnað 14. janúar 1888
HEIMSKRINGLA
Stofnað 9. september 1886
Lögberg-
Heimskringla
94. ARGANGUR
WINNIPEG, FOSTUDAGUR 21, NOVEMBER 1980
NÚMBER 37
Efnileg listakona

Anna Bára Árnadóttir, sem stundar
nám í listum við Manitóbaháskóla,
hefur vakið mikla athygli fyrir námsár-
angur og auðugt ímyndunarafl. Fyrir
nokkru var henni sýndur sá heiður af
prófessorum í listadeild að einu af
verkum hennar var fenginn staður
fyrir framan aðalbyggingu listaháskól-
ans. Verður það þar til sýnis fyrir gesti
og gangandi og alla þá sem fögrum list-
um unna.
The new library extension of U of M.
Icelandic library at U of M in new building
Anna Bára Árnadóttir
On November 2 the completion of a
new extension of the Elizabeth Dafoe
Library at the University of Manitoba
was celebrated in a suitable manner.
In an opening address U of M presi-
dent Dr. Ralph Campbell made special
reference to the Icelandic collection
which is now housed in the new build-
ing.
The collection was founded in 1936
and has about 22,000 volumes. A
number of these have been donated by
A 60th Wedding Anniversary of
Dr. and Mrs. Paul H.T. Thorlakson C.C.
In November Dr. and Mrs. Paul H.T.
Thorlakson celebrated their 60th wed-
ding anniversary at Briarmeade, the
home of their daughter and son-in-law
(Mr. and Mrs. George Richardson). On
that occasion Dr. Kenneth Thorlakson
addressed the anniversary couple on
behalf of a number of relatives and
friends who had gathered at Briar-
meade to honour them. Excerpts from
Dr. K. Thorlakson's address are
reproduced below.
''Sixty years ago, the young
Manitoba couple, Dr. "Thor" came
from Selkirk and Gladys Maree Henry
from Killarney were married in
Calgary, Alberta at the home of the
bride's parents, Robert and Elizabeth
Þessi mynd var tekin þrem tímun eftir að gosið hófst.
Þriðja gos á Kröflusvæði á þessu ári
Þann 18. okt. s.l. hófst þriðja gos á
Kröflusvæði á þessu ári.
Þetta mun vera sjötta gos á þessu
svæði síðan i desember 1975. Gos hófst
um tíuleitið að kvöldi en var í rénun
strax næsta morgun. Gos þetta líktist
mjög gosinu í júlí s.l. Mikill kraftur var
í gosinu til að byrja með en strax eftir
nokkrar klukkustundir fór það að
ganga niður.
Jarðfræðingar hafa spáð því að fjórða
gosið gæti orðið fyrir jólin.
í byrjun gossins streymdi hraun frá
Leirhnjúk í átt til mannvirkjanna við
Kröflu og var um tíma óttast um
virkjunina, þótt hraunvarnargarðar
séu þar á milli. En fljótlega dró úr
gosinu syðst og hraunstraumurinn
stöðvaðist, og voru mannvirkin þá úr
allri hættu.
Henry. The groom's parents, the
Reverend Neil and Erica Thorlakson,
had travelled from Selkirk to be pre-
sent. The groom's father performed
the holy rights of matrimony. This was
the beginning of one of the happiest
and most successful marriages, as
everyone here today can attest.
There are so many similarities bet-
ween today's celebration and the one
on that afternoon so many years ago.
For instance we are gathered in a fami-
ly home, one as noted by the warmth
of its hospitality as was the home of the
Henrys.
Today the weatherman has arranged
a little snow, a gentle reminder of the
blizzard which struck Calgary on that
day in 1920, but he has also provided a
little Manitoba sunshine to grace the
occasion . . .
There are some differences in the
continued on page 3
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individuals and by the Government of
Iceland. The annual growth of the Ice-
landic Library is about 600 volumes a
year. Among the library's most valu-
able possessions are the private collect-
ions of Icelandic Canadian poets Step-
han G. Stephansson and Guttormur J.
Guttormsson. The U of M administra-
tion has clearly indicated its interest in
the Icelandic library by a generous
allocation of space. The library not on-
ly serves U of M academic staff and
students but the North American inter-
librarv loan system as well.
Icelandic librarian and director is
Mrs. Sigrid Johnson Bl.S. (University
of Alberta) a highly competent biblio-
grapher and literary scholar.
In the last 5 years loans from the Ice-
landic library have tripled in number.
In addition, many people come for
visits every week for research pur-
poses and to read Icelandic news-
papers that come in by airmail. The
collection recently hired a new library
assistant, Mrs. Kristrún Turner ofWin-
nipeg.
Library hours are from 8:30 a.m. - 10
p.m. Mondays to Thursdays, from 8:30
a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridays, 9 am. to 10 p.m.
on Saturdays and 1 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Sundays. Telephone numbers
474-8324 and 474-9986.
Icelandic librarian Mrs. Sigrid
Johnson.