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THE ICELANDIC CANADIAN
SUMMER 1973
EIRIKUR THORSTEINSON
RECEIVES MASTERS’ DEGREE
Eirikur Thorsteinson, o£ Calgary,
Alberta, received his Master of Science
degree in Geology from the University
of Iowa in May, 1972. His Bachelor
of Science degree he received at the
University of Alberta, at Edmonton,
in 1969. In 1966-1967 he studied lan-
guages at the University of Stockholm,
Sweden.
Eirikur is the son of Dr. and Mrs.
R. Thorsteinson (nee Jean Kristjans-
son).
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PAULINE MARTIN WINS
WOMEN S MUSICAL CLUB
SCHOLARSHIP
One of the three Women’s Musical
Scholarship winners for 1972 was Miss
Pauline Martin, of Winnipeg. These
scholarships were presented February
5, 1973, at St. Mary’s Academy Concert
Hall.
The following account of Miss Mar-
tin appeared in the Winnipeg Tri-
bune, February 3, 1973.
Miss Martin’s achievements include
awards from the Jewish Women’s
Musical Club, Registered Music Tea-
chers’ Scholarship, Manitoba Music
Festival, Jon Sigurdson Chapter IODE
and the Walter Lindal Special Award.
She is a student of Gordon Macpher-
son. She has appeared as guest soloist
with the Brandon University Chamber
Orchestra and was chosen to compete
in the provincial competition of the
National Festival of Music.
Miss Martin’s program will include
Mendelssohn’s 17 variations Serieuses,
and the Chopin Berceuses Opus 57 and
47 in A major.
60th WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
Mr. and Mrs. Sigurdur Johnson
Sigurdur and Thora Johnson of
Hofn, Vancouver, celebrated their 60th
wedding anniversary, February 11,
1973. The couple were married at
Tantallon, Saskatchewan in 1913.
Mr. Johnson was born in Iceland,
at Bildholl, Dalasyslu, and Mrs. John-
son in Reykjavik, Iceland.
Mr. Johnson (Sam) enlisted at the
age of eighteen in the South African
Constabulary for service in South
Africa. After the declaration of peace,
in 1902, the Constabulary was as-
signed police duty in Transvaal, a duty
which included disarming Negroes
and aiding Boers to re-establish
themselves. In the course of their
duties they were sniped at and for
weeks they received no army rations.
One assignment which Sam Johnson
received was to follow a herd of stolen
cattle which took him north to the
Limpopo River, a dangerous ride of
several hundred miles.