Icelandic Exchange

THE first student exchange plan between this country and Iceland has been inaugurated by Dartmouth and the University of Iceland. Made possible by a special Icelandic government scholarship and the Reynolds Fellowships for Foreign Study at Dartmouth, the program, which begins next year, provides grants covering room, board, tuition and travel for the recipient at each institution.

Sidney C. Hayward '26, Secretary of the College, first discussed the proposal with authorities in Iceland last summer, as a means of implementing Dartmouth's interest in far northern studies and of furthering closer relationships with Scandinavian countries. Through its Ministry of Education the Icelandic government agreed to award a scholarship of 10,000 kronur covering room, board and tuition at the University in Reykjavik to the student selected by Dartmouth. The Reynolds Fund will meet some additional costs for the American student.

Study of Old Norse, the Icelandic language that is the root of all Scandinavian tongues, is required of the American student going to the University of Iceland. The Icelandic student may be enrolled as a transfer in the undergraduate body at Dartmouth or may take special advanced courses.