The Icelandic Canadian - 01.06.1956, Side 65

THE ICELANDIC CANADIAN
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Street law firms in New York City,
and spent a weekend in Washington,
D.C., observing legal and legislative
procedures.
The visitors were impressed by the
“different” approach to law education
and the practice of law in the United
States. They cited compulsory at-
tendance at class in American law
schools, the “expense” of law education
here, the “tremendous size” of law
firms, and the “complicated rules of
evidence” in North America. In Ice-
land, they pointed out, legal education
is paid for in large part by the govern-
ment, attendance at class is voluntary,
Iceland’s biggest law firm has three
lawyers, and there is no jury system
for the disposition of cases.
★
Two Icelandic boys received recog-
nition at the conclusion of last winter’s
hockey season. Skuli Sigfusson, of Col-
son’s Comets, was picked by hockey
scout Dennis Bell as being represent-
ative of Manitoba’s juvenile hockey
players, and Paul Reykdal, of the Sir
John Franklin community club, was
awarded a trophy for showing the best
sportsmanship in his community club
league. Skuli is the son of Sveinn Sig-
fusson, who holds several athletic
records. Paul is the son of P. V. Reyk-
dal. Both boys are 13 years of age, and
both trace their origin to Lundar,
Man., where their grandfather name-
sakes were prominent pioneers.
★
Mrs. B. Bjarnarson was re-elected
president at the thirty-second annual
convention of the Lutheran Women’s
League of Manitoba held June 1, 2,
and 3 in Winnipeg. Reports were pre-
sented by the 24 organizations of the
League. Sixty-one delegates and of-
ficers were in attendance. The Wo-
men’s Association of St. Stephen’s
Church, St. James joined the League.
Friends and relatives of Mrs. Mar-
gret Benedictson of Blaine, Wash.,
held an “Open House" in her honor
when she attained her 90th birthday
on March 16, this year. Mrs. Benedict-
son was a leader in the suffrage move-
ment in Manitoba, editor of the period-
ical Freyja, and a noted speaker.
★
The production of the play—In the
Wake of The Storm—by the Jon Sig-
urdson Chapter, I.O.D.E. has proved
very successful. It was performed seven
times—four times in Winnipeg and at
Gimli, Lundar and Arborg, before
large audiences.
★
Miss Sharon Thorvaldson, student at
Gordon Bell high school in Winnipeg
was crowned Teen Queen by Mayor
George E. Sharpe during a perform-
ance at the Teeners’ fashion show at
Hudson’s Bay store in April. She was
chosen from the sixteen high school
students who were models for the
week-long show. Sharon is the daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Thorvald-
son, Winnipeg.
★
Capt. George Johannesson, who for
the past fifteen years has been a pilot
of passenger aircraft for the Canadian
Pacific Airlines in the Western pro-
vinces has been promoted to piloting
airplaines across the Pacific Ocean to
Japan, Hawaii and South America,
and will be stationed in Vancouver.
He is the son of Mrs. G. Johannesson
of Winnipeg and the late George
Johannesson.