The Icelandic Canadian - 01.12.1961, Side 61

THE ICELANDIC CANADIAN
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Scholarships and Awards
Verla Emily Wagner
Verla Emily Wagner, has led her
class all through high school, winning
the general proficiency award in grades
11 and 12, and was valedictorian in
the September Commencement Cere-
monies. She won a trip to Cornwall
to see the Queen and Prince Philip in-
augurate the Hydro-Electric Project on
the St. Lawrence River.
Based on the Grade 13 June exam-
ination she received an Ontario Gov-
ernment bursary of $500.00, and Atkin-
son Foundation Bursary of $400.00, a
Student’s Council award of $100.00
for her contribution to the school and
as editor of the Year Book.
The Music Festival Cmmittee award-
ed her $50.00 in recognition of the fact
that she attained her ARCT (solo per-
formance degree) in June while still
in school. She has won six scholarships
and six gold medals in local festivals.
Verla is now taking an honors course
at Queens University, Kingston, Ont.
She is the daughter of Svala and
Clemens Wagner of Geraldton, Ont.,
and granddaughter of the noted mus-
ician the late Jonas Palsson and Emily
Palsson of Vancouver.
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KathrynG. Oleson has been awarded
a $500.00 scholarship by the Manitoba
Teachers Society. She entered the facul-
ty of Education at the University of
Manitoba this fall. She is the daughter
of Professor Tryggvi Oleson and Mrs.
Oleson, of 435 Rosedale Ave., Win-
nipeg. For picture and other details
see Icel. Can. Summer 1961.
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Kris Gudmundson
Kris Gudmundson, son of Mr. and
Mrs. E. Gudmundson of Riverton
received a $450.00 Province of Mani-
toba bursary. Kris is taking second
year Arts at the university of Mani-
toba.
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