The Icelandic Canadian - 01.06.1957, Blaðsíða 43

THE ICELANDIC CANADIAN
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PROF. A. J. THORSTEINSON
ATTENDS SCIENCE MEET
Prof. A. J. Thorsteinson, chair-
man of the department of entomology
at the University of Manitoba, this
spring attended a symposium of Euro-
pean scientists on plant and insect
relations held at Wageningen, Hol-
land.
Overseas for a five-week period
Professor Thorsteinson spent a week
in England prior to going to Holland
where he toured various laboratories
in addition to attending the Wagen-
ingen meeting.
Following his Netherlands sojourn
he visited Paris and on his return to
London attended a meeting of the
Royal Entomological Society of which
he is a Fellow. He returned to Win-
nipeg in early June.
Professor Thorsteinson graduated
from the University of Manitoba in
1941 and, enlisting in the Canadian
Active Army, went overseas where he
served till the cessation of hostilities.
Prior to returning to Canada he at-
tended Imperial College, University of
London on a British Council scholar-
ship and was awarded a Ph.D. degree
there in 1946. He was appointed to the
staff of Manitoba University in 1948.
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Bjorn Sveinbjornsson of Reykjavik,
Iceland, who last year obtained his
master’s degree in agriculture with
honors at the University of Manitoba,
toured the United States during the
winter months to study most recent
developments in agricultural practices
and this summer is scheduled to return
to Iceland to begin duties with the
University of Iceland and the Icelandic
government.
MRS. ERIC A. ISFELD TO PRESIDE
AT MUSIC TEACHERS’
CONVENTION
Mrs. Eric A Isfeld of Winnipeg, pres-
sident of the Canadian Federation of
Music Teachers’ Asscoiations, will
preside at the 11th biennial convention
of the Federation to be held at Acadia
University, Wolfeville, Nova Scotia,
July 2 to 6.
A prominent music teacher, pianist,
organist and choirmaster, Mrs. Isfeld
will leave in late June to complete
convention plans prior to the open-
ing. Attending with her will be some
12 Manitoba representatives.
The Federation was founded in 1935
and then embraced music teachers
associations in the four western prov-
inces. Now included are associations
in Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and
New Bruswick as well and negotiations
are underway to include Newfound-
land. ^
ARNASON TO HEAD
GENETICS SOCIETY
Dr. Thomas J. Arnason, professor of
biology at the University of Saskatche-
wan was elected president of the