The Icelandic Canadian - 01.12.1964, Page 64

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THE ICELANDIC CANADIAN
Winter 1964
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ning, all of Winnipeg, were named
vice-presidents. Mr. Vopni is publisher
of the Portage la Prairie Daily Graphic
and of the weekly Manitoba Leader.
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Dr. Richard Beck, has been appoint-
ed to serve as chairman of the screen-
ing committee to pass on candidates
for Fulbright awards to Scandinavia
and Iceland for 1965-66.
The request to Dr. Beck to head the
committee was made on beihalf of the
board of trustees of the Institute of
International Education, New York.
The Institute is the agency design-
ated by the Department of State to
conduct annual competitions and to
make the preliminary selection of
candidates for awards for graduate
study and research abroad under the
Fulbright-Hays Act.
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Two enthusiastic subscribers to this
magazine are Mr. and Mrs. Einar
Markusson of 1593 Dresden Row, Hal-
ifax, N. S. Mrs. Markusson, nee Dor-
othy Callin, is a writer, and her of-
ficial position at present is Continuity
Manager for Radio Station CJCH. Her
father came from the Isle of Man and
her mother from Worcestershire, in
England. Dorothy was born in Mon-
treal.
Einar Markusson was born in Reykj-
avik, Iceland, and is a nephew of the
well known singer Maria Markan.
There is much musical talent on both
sides of his family. Einar is a pianist
and used to concertize as such, some
of his selections being from Chopin
and Liszt. He is a part time consultant
economist but plans to return to a
concert career. The Markussons have
one daughter, eleven years old.