FROM ICELAND TO OREGON ...
Mrs. Charlotte Einarsson of Reykjavik, Iceland, is one of the Univer
sity’s many out-of-the-country students. She is a special student in lib
eral arts, and plans to return to her home at the end of the school year.
Reykjavik Resident Reveals
Favorite Hobbies, Interests
By BETH BASLER
One of the most interesting foreign students attending the
University of Oregon is Mrs. Charlotte Einarsson of Reykjavik,
Iceland, a very friendly person with soft blue eyes and brown
hair. Born in Germany, Mrs. Einarsson moved to Iceland with
her husband at the age of 19, where she became a naturalized
citizen of her new home, a home of which she is very proud.
i'assports from Iceland to tne
United States are issued only to
students, those requiring- medical
attention, or government officials.
She obtained passage on an Amer
ican ship and sailed June 1, 1946.
The trip would have taken but five
days had it not been for a large ice
berg which appeared in the ship’s
course. In traveling a safe distance
around the large block of ice, the
ship was delayed a day. “We could
see the ice block shining silver in
the distance,” Mrs. Einarsson said.
Mrs. Einarsson is an accomplished
linguist, speaking her native tongue,
German; Danish, English, and Ice
landic. She is taking Spanish now
for her own pleasure, and although
she speaks very good English, col
ored with an accent difficult to de
fine, she is taking English courses
to obtain a better background in
grammar.
Language Style
■ The Icelandic language, she ex
plained, is distinct from any lan
guage used on the continent. Al
though it has derived many of its
words from the early Norwegian
settlers on the island, it is more dif
ficult to learn than Norwegian.
Reykjavik, the capital and prin
cipal city of Iceland, was Mrs. Ein
arsson’s home. “It is a city of 45,
000,” she explained and added that
most people do not realize that the
entire island has a population of
only 125,000. “The climate is much
the same the year around; cold and
windy, much like the weather we
are having now,” she noted. There
are many storms and Mrs. Einars
son said that the small children
must often be accompanied to
school to keep them from being
blown under the cars.
Armed Forces
The 8Q„000 armed forces which
were stationed in Iceland during
JJftg war were resented at first, but
the natives soon grew to love the
Americans, according to Mrs. Ein
arsson. She mentioned especially
their proper d e: and extreme
cleanliness. erican influ
ences are being;:added to the al
ready high culture of Iceland,” she
said.
As principal industries of the
country she listed fishing, fur farm
ing, and sheep grazing. There is no
railroad on the island and all auto
mobiles must be imported. Food,
also, must be imported as the cold
damp climate is not suited to the
growth of fruits and vegetables.
No Coal Worries
There is no coal and the homes
of Reykjavik are heated the year
around from hot springs located 50
kilometers or around 150 miles dis
tant. Due to frequent earthquakes,
all homes are required to be built
of cement as a safety factor. Ordin
ary brick or wood houses would
soon crumble, she asserted.
After completing a year of study
in the United States, Mrs. Einars
son plans to return to Iceland to her
four children.
Four Point Foul-Ups
You’ve made no resolutions yet ?
Why dearie, that’s no way to get
The new year started off just right.
Where’s all your vigor, vim, and
fight?
Oh me ? Why yes, my four point’s
sure,
Cokes at the Side for me no more,
Cutting classes? For sure that’s
through
When finals come I’ll not he blue.
Activities? They’ll have to keep,
And no more dates—I just could
weep
But then, a coed just can’t do
The things I’ve done a year or two.
Why hello,Joe. Tonight, you say;
You say the Side has splits today,
I'll cut my class and make a bet
YOU’VE made no resolutions yet.
—G.M.S.
A man should never be ashamed
to own he is wrong, which is but
saying in other words, that he is
viser today than he was yesterday.
—Pope.
Fads V Fashions
By JACKIE WACHHORST
Who says college girls are too
old for Christmas? Santa Claus
may not be responsible, but Oregon
coeds seem to have received more
than their share of exciting pack
ages. Clothes seem to be first and
foremost on the gals’ lists.
The popular fable that good
things come in small packages does
n’t apply to Alicia Orcutt who re
ceived a silver fox fur coat. Also in
line for coats were Marabelle Peck
inpah and Bev Deichler. Marabelle’s
white wool double-breasted box
coat sports gold buttons, and Bev’s
pride ’n’ joy is electric blue. It’s
three-quarter length with dolman
sleeves and silver buttons.
Date Dresses
Another dress to dance and date
in is always welcome, and many
girls will wear their new ones this
weekend. Marilyn Stratton’s new
dream dress is soft grey wool with
a high neck and cap sleeves. A wide
gold kid belt provides the glitter.
Jane Ellsworth received a new blue
wool with a boat neckline. The dress
featured a pink sequin rose. Doro
thy Casey’s pink wool dress has a
Chinese motif at the neckline, short
sleeves and gold buttons. Helen
Hicks was gifted with a dress that’s
really different. The skirt is black
wool, and the top white silk. A red
long sleevel wool bolero and a nar
row gold belt complete the ensem
ble.
Styles-a-Million
New formals, handy for the sen
ior ball and the approaching house
dances were Christmas presents for
Ginny Walker and Jacqueline Youn
ger. Ginny’s is fashioned of pale blue
lame net. Jacqueline’s formal is pink
and black plaid taffeta high-lighted
by the one shoulder effect. Another
lucky gal with a new formal in her
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January 1,1947: Resolutions
Docketed, Ready to Break
By BETTYE JO BLEDSOE
Ah yes, New Year’s resolutions, those well-known errors
made by all and broken by most, generally even before the New
Year’s Eve whistle lets out its last weary blast.
Some of us brightly resolve to study like mad and try and
make that good old 1.7. And then there are others who grimly
decide that smoking is ruining their chances of being voted
All-American and thus put it at the top of their list of “don’ts.”
somehow resolutions always
seem to fall through and become
lost in the dim past until the fol
lowing year when they are con
veniently picked up again and
tossed around. No one seems to
know why they are forgotten but
a few reasons from coeds might
aid you in coming to some sort
of a conclusion as to why your
well made plans fell through.
No Cashmeres
Cute Joan Lochead of Hendricks
resolved not to buy any more
Cashmeres this year but the glow
of pearls in that newly acquired
Phi Psi sweetheart pin demand
that something new be added to
her sweater collection.
Drama major Peejay McClure
resolved to avoid the Side’s marsh
mallow sundaes and lose a few
pounds this term but after trying
one with chocolate ice-cream her
will-power happily disappeared.
So it goes!
Hearing that nylons are now easy
to get, Jeannine Macauley, Alpha
Gam, decided to stop saving box
tops until she ruined three pair
on New Year’s day. Now it’s back
to buying Wheaties for Jeannine.
After taking a diamond for
Christmas from Bill Camp, Elea
nor Jordanger, Sigma Kappa,
found it eaey to resolve to date
only one man, and this is one reso
lution she won’t break l
Jeane Nunn, junior, resolved
earnestly to be kind to all her pro
fessors but fate stepped in with
a low grade from the one she had
been kindest to last term and
Jeane crossed “kindness” off her
list.
Bridge Plead
Freshman Sue Rawlings re
solved energetically to learn how
to play bridge because she re
ceived six decks of cards over the
holidays. However, gin-Tumm)^
has again taken the upper hand.
Carol Chambers, popular Theta.,
resolved first of all not to break
the New Year’s resolutions that
she was going to make but becom
ing confused decided to forget the
whole idea. She chalks it up to
lack of will-power.
At any rate New Years comess
only once a year to tax our be
fuddled brains and strain our will
power, so buck up gals, don’t wor
ry, you’ll have another chance to
make good next year.
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