The Icelandic Canadian - 01.12.1961, Page 31

THE ICELANDIC CANADIAN
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The scholarship committee appoint-
ed by the Canada-Iceland Foundation
consists of the following:
Professor Haraldur Bessason, Head of
the Department of Icelandic,
Chairman.
Dr. J. M. Robinson, Awards Officer of
the University of Manitoba.
Dr. A. G. Bedford, Registrar, United
College
Axel Vopnfjord, representing the
Foundation
Judge W. J. Lindal, representing the
Foundation.
Dr. W. M. Sibley, Dean of Arts and
Science of the University sat in at the
first meeting of the committee. Judge
Lindal was appointed secretary of the
Scholarship Committee.
At this meeting Dr. Robinson gave
valuable information in regard to the
five applicants for scholarships in ad-
dition to the material included in their
a,pplcations and recommended that, if
funds were available, all five applicants
be given a scholarship. The committee
unanimously agreed, accepted the sel-
ection made by the Committee of The
Icelandic Club and forwarded its
report to the Canada-Iceland Foun-
dation.
The officers of the Canada-Iceland
Foundation met and decided that, in
view of the recommendation of the
scholarship committee, even though
the full amount required was not im-
mediately available, a scholarship of
$100.00 should be awarded to each of
the remaining four applicants.
Scholarships have been awarded as
follows:
Eric William Olson, the Icelandic Can-
adian Scholarship.
Lorna Ellen Sigurdson, the Icelandic
Good Templars Scholarship.
Edward R. Jorundson, the George Wal-
gar Magnusson Scholarship.
David Baldur Arnason, a Canada-Ice-
land Foundation Scholarship.
Barry Bergen, a Canada-Iceland Foun-
dation Scholarship.
Each scholarship is for $100.00 avail-
able for the year 1961-62. Information
about 'the winners of the scholarships
follows.
W. J. Lindal,
Secretary of The Scholarship Committee
EDWARD RALPH JORUNDSON
Edward Ralph Jorundson is the son
of Oscar H. Jorundson and the late
Mrs. Jorundson of Riverton, Man. He
has received the following awards:
Province of Manitoba University
Bursary, $500.00; Lisgar Lodge No. 2
of Selkirk Scholarship in memory of
the late Bjorn Johnson of Gimli 200.00;
George Walgar Magnuisson Scholar-
ship, 100.00.
During his high school course in
Riverton Edward took a leading part