The Icelandic Canadian - 01.12.1961, Page 39

THE ICELANDIC CANADIAN
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App reciated Service
It is inevitable that every once in a
while members of the editorial staff
of this magazine should, for compell-
ing reasons, or reasons beyond their
control, find it necessary to resign
from the Board. To those remaining
on the staff this is regrettable and all
they can say is “Thank you”.
Axel Vopnfjord
Axel Vopnfjord has been on the
Magazine Board since 1953 and for
the first two years was Chairman of
the Board, an office which at that time
included the duties of an editor-in-
chief. Pressure of high school work
forced him to relinquish the chairman-
ship but he continued his service as a
member of the editorial staff until
last spring when he felt he had to
resign.
When Axel became chairman he in-
augurated a policy of reaching out to
the Icelandic settlements. That policy
has been continued and expanded since
that time. To Axel Vopnfjord goes a
good deal of the credit for the present
flourishing magazine. It may not be
out of place to state that the President
of Iceland complimented Axel and
others for their editorials.
Dr. I. Gilbert Arnason joined the
editorial staff at the same time as Axel.
For two years Sept. 1958 to July 1960
Gilbert was in Europe on loan to the
Department of National Defence, in
charge of a school for children of Can-
adian Air Force personnel in Europe.
The enrollment was about 1,000 in all
grades up to 13. On returning to the
principalship of a school in Winnipeg
Gilbert felt that he could not take on
any extra duties. During the seven
years he was on the Magazine Board
Dr. Arnason wrote a number of edi-
torials and articles and at all meetings
of the board made constructive sug-
gestions.
The Magazine Board regrets the loss
of these two members but is glad to
know that both are interested in the
magazine and may from time to time
submit articles or other material.
-W. J. Lindal,
on behalf of the Magazine Board