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‘MY IO 2 YI111ON BANK‘ CANAOIIA

W O R K I N G W I T H C A N A D I A N S I N E V E R Y W A L K O F L I F E S I N C E 1817

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U. B. C Alumni C H R O N I C L E

Published by the Alumni Association of The University of British Columbia

Edi tor : Harry T. Logan, hl.C., h1.A. Alumnae Editor: Leona Sherlock, E.A. '50

Board of Management

Past-President .......................... .Douglas hlacdonald. B.A. '30 First Vice-president ...................... .W. James Logie, F.A. '26 Treasurer ............................................... P cter Sharp, B.Com. '36

President .................................... G. Dudley Darling, B Con]. '39

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Second Vice-president .......................... Aileel1 hiann, B.A. '37 Third Vice-president .............. Dean Slythe Eagles, B.A. '22

Executive-Director ................ Frank Turner, B.Com., B.A. '39

r Chronicle Editor .......................... Har ry T . Logan, M.C., M.A.

Degree Representatives: Agriculture, Jack Gray, B.S.A. '39;

Harry Lee, B.Arch. '50; Arts, Isobel Bescoby, E.A. '32: '4pplied Science, Dr. J . Kania, B.i\.Sc. '26; Architecturc.

Comn~erce, Don Miller, B.Com. '47; Forestry, Bill Hancock,

'47; Law, Frank Lewis, B.A. '49, LL.B. '50; Medicine, B.S.F. '49; Home Economics, Audrey M. Dunlop. B.H.E.

Dr. Arthur W. BagnaII, B.A. '32; Pharmacy. Robert Thornson, B.S.P. '53; Physical Education, John h'fcDiarlnit1. B.P.E. '50; Social Work, Cy Toren, B.A. '48.

Members at Large: William H. Birmingham, R A. '33; Dr. W. G. Black, B.A. '22; Harry Franklin, I 3 . A . .49; Mrs. Helen Harmer, B.A. '40: Mrs. H. A . ( l ioscmary) Hope. B.A. '40; E. G. (Ernie) Perrault. R.A. '48.

Senate Representatives: Dr. Earle Foerster, R.A. '21; Dr. W . C. Gibson, B.A. '33; Dr. Harry V. Warren, I3.A. '26, E.A.Sc. '27.

Alma Mater Society Representatives: Ivan Feltl~am. Ril l St. John and AI Goldsmith.

Editorial Committee Chairman ..................................................... Dean Blythe Eagles

Ormonde J. Hall, Past Editor Undergraduate Representative ............. ........................ Ted Lee

Har ry T. Logan Frank Turner (ex officio)

Chronicle Offices: Rusiness Office: 201 Brock Hall, U.R.C., Vancouver 8. R.C. Editorial Office: 207 Brock Hall, U.B.C., Vancouver 8, B.C.

Published i rz Vanrouvrr, B.C.,a~~dauthorizedar srcorrdclass mail, Port Ofice Depf . ,Ot fawa

Advisory Members .............. dudley ley Darling (ex. officio)

DIRECTORY OF U.B.C. ALUMNI BRANCHES

Calgary-S. Aubrey Kerr, B.A. '40, 3405 13th St. S.W., Calgary, Alta. i Kamfoow-Miss Eve'yn M. Bradley, B.A. '44 (Exec. Member) 2-728 Pine

St., Kamlcops, B.C.

British Columbia. Kelownb-Winston A. Shilvock, B.A. '31, 267 Bernard Ave., Kelowna,

r Kimberley-John W. Stewart, B.A.Sc. '39, Box 632, Kimberley, B.C. London, Eng.-Lt.-Col. H. F. E. Smith, '25, B.C. House, 1-3 Regent St.,

Montreal-E. A. Thompson, B.A.Sc. '42, 58 Belmont Ave., Valois, Que. Nanaim-E. D. Strongitharm, B.A. '40, 4 Church St., Nanaimo, B.C. Northern Californib-Albert A. Drenan, B.A. '23, 420 Market St., San

0t tawa"Dr. W. Kaye Lamb, B.A. '27. 7 Crescent Heights, Ottawa, Ont. Penticton-J. Peter Van der Hoop, Penticton, B.C. Portland-Dave 6. Charlton, B.A. '25, 1834 S.W. Vista, Portland 1 , Ore. Regina-Rex L. Brown, B.A.Sc. '27, 682 Wallace St., Regina, Sask. Seattle-Dr. Fred W. Laird, B.A. '22, Medical Centre, Summit at Madi-

Southern California-Arnold M. Ames, B.A.Sc. '37, 1000 South Fremont

Summerland-G. Ewart Woolliams B,A. '25, Summerland, B.C. Toronto-Roy V. Jackson, B..A. '43, Apt. 38 - 48 Glenvlew Ave.,

T ra iCDr . C. A. H. Wright, B.Sc. '17, 306 Ritchie Ave., Trail, B.C. Victorir--til J. Smith. B.A. '49, Room 328, Pemberton Bldg., Victoria,

British Columbia. (Except in the case o f Kamloops, the Alumnus named is Pres#- dent of the Branch.-Ed.)

London S.W. 1, England.

Francisco 1 1 , Calif.

son, Seattle 4, Wash.

Ave., Alhambra, Calif.

Toronto, Ont.

VOLUME 8, NUMBER 1 SPRING, 1954

Contents Include Page Senate Election Cmdidates ........................................ 3 Editorial ~~ ~ ~~~ 4

Alumni Division Constitution ~ ~ 8 - 9 Branch News ..5-8

Forestry Faculty-Dean George Allen. .............................. 11 Commerce Banquet .................................................... 11 First Sedgewick Lecture-W. Robbins .................................... 12

Charles J. Armstrong Installation-The Editor.. ~~~~~~~~ ~ ~~~ .~ . Lester and Cora MacLennan Library Gifts. . ~ ~ ~ . . ~ ~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ ~~~ ~ ~ ~~ 12

13 Law Faculty Innovations ........................................................... 13

What We Expect from Education-President MacKenzie ~ .~ ~ ~ 16-17 Faculty of Arts and Science Today-Dean Chant ~~ ~ ~ ~ . . ~ ~ ~~~~~ ~~~~ 14-15

U.B.C. and the British Empire Games-R. F. Osborne . ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~~~ 18 Frankly Speaking-Frank Turner .............................. 19 Chancellor Le t t Tells of University Needs . . . . . . . . . . . . 1954 Fund Objectives-Frank Turner. ~ ~ . ~~. ~ ~.

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Sixth Annual Fund Dinner-The Editor ~~ . .~. ~ ~~~~ ~~~~~~ 21

The Higher Learning-David Brock 22 Message from Dudley Darling 21

Athletics at U.B.C.-R. J. Phi:lips ............................ 23 B.C. Rhodes Scholar-Ted Lee ~~~. ~~~~~ ~ .. ~~~ ~ ~~ ~ ~~~~~ ~~~ ~~ 23 Alumni Notes-The Editor .............................................. .24-26 Distr ict Vl l l American Alumni council..^^^^^^^^ ........................... 26 Geological Society of America Meeting-H. V. Warren .~ .~~~ .~ ~~~ ~ ~~~~~ 27 Ahnnae-Leona Sherlock ....................................................... 28

Ahmnae Grass Hockey-Bim Schrodt 29 R.C.A.F. Coeds on Parade-Leona Sherlock 29

Dean Andrew Looks at Universities-The editor^^ ..................... 30 Indian Summer-Jane ban field^-" ..................................... 32 Elsie Bonallyn Southcott-Marjory Martin.. ~~~~~~ ~~ ~~~ ~~~~~. ~~ 33 The Great God Brown-John W. de Wol fe ................................ 34 Ballade of Remonstrance-Geoffrey B. Riddehough ........... 34 Campus News-Will St. John ................................................... 35 The Faculty-The Editor ..................................................... 36 The Years Roll Back-W. N. Sage ........................................ 37 Births - Marriages ~~ ~~ .......................................... 38

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Professional Engineers Meeting-Hector J. MacLeod ..................... 10

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"_ FRONT COVER

Memorial Gymnasium. Seen on the circular ladder are R. F. (Bob) Diving tower of the B.E.G. Swimming Pool beside the U.B.C.

Osborne. Director of t he U.B.C. School of Physical Education and

Swimming Pool are: Depth, 3 feet, 3 inches to 16 feet, 6 inches. R. J. (BUS) Phillips, Coordinator of Athletics. Statistics of the

length, 55 yards; width, 50 feet; height of diving platforms, 16 metres and 5 metres; height of spring boards, 3 metres and 1

watt lights; seating accommodation during games, 6,000. (See metre; underwater lighting, nine 500-watt lights and five 100-

Page 18). I Photo by U.R.C. Visual Education Service)

Senate Elections Here is the list of U.B.C. Senate Candidates. of whom

fifteen are to he elccted by members of Convocation. Ballots will be counted on May 1. If you have not received a ballot you should write for one to the U.B.C. Registrar a t once.

Andrews, Henry Ivan, B.Sc., Vancouver. Agnkw, Miss Marjorie, B.A., Vancouver.

Black, Will iam G., B.A., A.M., Ph.D., Vancouver. Bolton, Frederic Douglas, B.A., B.A.Sc West Vancouver. Brissenden, Pearley R., B.A., West Van';ouver. Brown, Joseph Frederick, Jr., B.A., M.A., Vancouver.

Campbell, Charles McKinnon, B.A.Sc., Vancouver. Buchanan, John Murdock, B.A., Vancouver.

Caple, Kenneth Percival, B A A M.S.A., Vancouver. Clyne, John V., B.A., Vancouve'i. Coombe, Miss Dorothy Louise, B.A., Vancouver. Fallis, Miss Mary M., B.A., M.A., Vancouver. Foerster, Russell Earle, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., F.R.S.C., Nanaimo. Fulton, Edmund Davie, B.A., M.P., Kamloops. Gibson, Will iam Carleton, B.A., M.Sc.., D.Phil, M.D., C.M., Vancouver. Grauer, Albert Edward (Dal), B.A., Ph.D., Vancouver. Grauer, Frederick William B.S.A., M.D., C.M., L.M.C.C., D.N.B.,

Hatfield, Harley Robert, B.A., M.E.I.C., Penticton. F.R.C.S., (Edin.)), ED$+, F.I.C.S., F.R.C.S. (Canada), Vancouver.

Keate, James Stuart, B.A., Victoria. Ladner, Graham Booth, B.A., South Burnaby. Letson, Gordon Maclntorh, E.D., B.A., B.A.Sc., Vancouver. Logan, Harry T., M.C., B.A., M.A., Vancouver.

McDougall, Miss Mary B.A., Vancouver. Lord, Arthur Edward, Q.C., B.A., Vancouver.

McTaggart-Cowan, Ian, B.A., Ph.D., F.R.S.C., Vancouver. Murphy, William, C.B.E., D.S.O., E.D., Q.C., B.A., LL.D., Vancouver Ross, Phyllis Gregory (Mrs. F. M. Ross), C.B.E., B.A., M.A., LL.D.,

Sage, Wa'ter Noble, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., F.R.Hist.S., F.R.S.C., Vancouver. Smith, Henry Bertram, B.A., B.Ed., Vancouver. Turner David Binnie, B.S.A., B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Victoria. Warren, Harry V., B.A., B.A.Sc., B.Sc., D.Phil., ASUK. Inst. M.M.,

Wright, Charles Al f red Holstead, B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D., Trail. F.G.S.A., F.R.S.C., Vancouver.

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The Editor‘s Page CHANCELLOR LETT

The University has heen fortunatc i n the men who have presided over thc Board of Governors and fulfilled thc many other important duties of Chau- cellor. Brigadier Sherwood Lett, w l ~ o stands fourth in this honourable suc- cession. illustrates fully the truth of this statement and his election. hy acclamation, for a second period of three years. will be widely welcomed by Al- umni and friends of thc University.

Few men, surely. can speak about the University with greater authority or with a more intimate knowledge. As a third year student in McGill College of B.C. he watched the University come into being and he became a memher of the first graduating class when U.B.C. opened her doors in September, 1915. He was elected the first President of the Alma Mater Society. Chosen B.C. Rhodes Scholar for 1917, his studies were interrupted by the First World War , in which he served with distinc- tion, winning the Military Cross. When the war was over he took up his Rhodes Scholarship at Trinity Collegc, Oxford, where he graduated in Law i n 1921. In the following year, he began his legal practice in Vancouver.

Both the Alumni Association and the University are deeply indebted to Chancellor Lett for his constant interest in their affairs and his manifold contributions to their welfare. When the infant Alumni Association was feel- ing its way in an earnest endeavour to develop a personality and define its objectives, Chancellor Lett gave leadership and inspiration in setting the As-

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sociation 011 a f i r m basis and i n direct- ing its activities. Since those early days his helpful advice has always heen at the disposal of succeeding graduate Ir%ac!ers i l l .\lumni Association affairs. For thirty years the Chancellor has been a memher of the U.B.C. Senate and, for eight of those years, he has served on the Board of Governors. On the deliherations and actions of both these hodics his mind has left a dcep and lasting inlpression. ‘I’hcrc is scarce- ly any I)hase of Vniversity life with which he has not. at one time or another, heen associated.

Equally important for the University. as a public institution, is the fact that ller Chancellor is a well-known figure i n the professional and business life of Canada. His conspicuous and gallant service in the Second World War as Commander of a Canadian Infantry Brigade-he was awarded the D.S.O. and was mentioned in Despatches- illustrate well the quality of his spirit as a citizen and, for his services in help- ing to win the victory. he was made a Commander of the British Empire.

I t is a source of justifiahle pride to all Alumni that one of their own n u n - ber has qualified. in such distinguished fashion, for their approbation and that the first President of the U.B.C. Alma Mater Society should he the first graduate to hold the office of Chancellor. This sense of pride is enhanced by the reflection that Mrs. Lett. who has had a distinguished career in her own right. is also a member of the Alumni A S S O - ciation in which she has taken a deep interest and a pronlinent part since its foundation.

+ + + THE CASE FOR UNIVERSITY SUPPORT

A quick glance through the contents of this magazine will reveal the almost incredibly large and important part played by the University aud her graduates in maintaining the ideals and fostering and extending the commercial, professional and industrial life of the Province and of the nation. In individual articles President MacKenzie examines coolly the hotly-discussed subject of elementary and secondary education; Dean Chant gives a brief glimpse into the work of his Faculty; Dean Andrew writes his impressions of Higher Education as he observed it i n eastern U.S.A.: President Charles Armstrong, of Pacific University, a U.B.C. Alumnus, states his view of the ohjectives of a Liberal Arts’ Col- lege: we see the Faculty of Forestry at work as described by Dean Allen: the School of Home Economics is preparing for its Annual Fashion Show: the Law Faculty is seen busily study- ing important social and econonlic prohlems: U.R.C. Geology graduates

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are found in Conference in Toronto with their North American colleagues; Engineers in Convention in Vancouver are pictured hy Dean-Emeritus Hector J. MacLeod; the University’s key posi- tion in preparations for the British Empire Games is detailed by Boh Os- horne; the study of Soil Prohlems by a Conlnlittee of Agricultural. Engineer- ing and Natural Science experts is noted; news is given of special achieve- ments. in Canada and elsewhere. of a hundred or so men and women graduates, selected mainly by press notices. from the 20,000 graduates of the Uni- versity, showing. the great diversity and i n most cases the high importance of the work heing done by the Alumni.

If we are impressed by reading the record of these pages-and we remen- ber that it is a small part of what the Llniversity is doing-we may g o one step farther and imagine what the loss would be if these skills and services were for any reason curtailed or with- drawn. Or again. looking constructive-

ly at the situation, we may think how much more might be done, both in quality and in quantity, if the Univer- sity were not handicapped by the conditions under which its work must be done, owing to lack of adequate funds. The University has long since proved llerself to be the “Goose that lays the Golden Egg” for British Columbia. Other Institutions and operative De- partments in the froviuce serve one or other special purpose or specific interest: the University is the only Institu- tion which serves the interests of every individual and every undertaking, public or private, in the Province. She provides knowledge to all her students. inspiration to our teachers, skill and know-how to our doctors, engineers. nurses, dietitians. pharmacists, lawyers. social workers, accountants, agricultur- ists, physicists, etc., and, through them and others who receive her education and training, she serves the men and women in every walk of life.

The University is the Power House which supplies the dynamic energy for our Schools, Hospitals, Public Works, Industries, Commercial undertakings, hlines, Forests and Fisheries. If the influence of the University were with- drawn, our social and economic life would graduallJ- revert to primitive forms. If the work of the University is not maintained at the highest posible level, the result is felt in the lowering of the quality of life in all its phases. .And. conversely, there is no more certain way to effect a general improve- rnent in the mental and physical, social and economic standards of our life than by providing. to the fullest possible extent, what the University requires to do its hest work.

Money spent on the University is like water used to prime a pump; a relatively small amount expended results in large amounts being realized. Many huge, modern industries have grown out of discoveries in University lahoratories. A bright student. a hril- liant teacher and laboratory effect startling changes in the application of science to industry. Similarly, brilliant teachers of the humanities will fortify the minds of our young people with ideas and methods of thought that will help them to find their way in the maze of modern thinking and acting. How can we be sure that the brilliant teacher, the bright student and a well- equipped lahoratory will come together at our University and will continue to do so? The answer is plain enough. Funds must be made available to the University sufficient for the threefold purpose (1) To erect adequate build- ings (2) To provide scholarships for every bright student in British Colum- bia who wants to attend the University and (3) To pay salaries that will attract and keep the hest teachers that can be found.

Branch News Kamloops

As the Kamloops Branch of the .-ilunini Association seems to have I)een in the doldrums for the last three years, some of the past Executive and U.B.C. graduates met on February 15 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. T. G. Bowe~~-Colthurst , B.A. '37, to find out how the branch could be re-estah- lished on an active basis. Dean Dor- othy Mawdsley was in town to address the Rotary Club and we took the 01)-

give us her ideas. which were most useful and stimulating.

I t is believed that there are over 100 graduates in the district, and it is hoped to contact each personally to get opinions regarding Branch activities, prior to holding an organizational meeting. So much interest was shown at this informal meeting that we are hopeful the Chronicle will be hearing from an active Kamloops Rrancll i n the near future! Kimberley

Laurie Nicholson. I]..%. '33, B.i\.Sc. '34. is one of a numl)er of U.E.C. :ilumni at present living in Kinlberley. Mr. Xicholson, superintendent of the newly-l)uilt C. 11. 8: S. Company fer- tilizer plant which went into produc- tion this fall, was active in the Trail Alumni branch prior to his transfer to Kimherley earlier in the year.

Other alumni employed at the plant include: Jack blitchell, B.A.Sc. '34, maintenance engineer; George Bran- don, B.A.Sc. '45, development engineer; Dr. Kristmason, B.A.Sc. '53, and Jack Gillies, B.A.Sc. '41. Jim Donaldson, R.A.Sc. '33. is maintenance assistant to P. S. Barratt , B.i\.Sc. '32.

Among those teaching at the P. J. McKim Junior-Senior High School in Kimberley are: Larry Garstin, B.A. '40; Sylvio Muraro, B.A. '39; Harold Todd, B.A. '33; Louis Beduz, B.A. '49: Rinaldo Reghenas, B.A. '52; Miss Ruth Soderhohn, B.A. '45; Miss Eleanor Nyholm, B.A. '52. and Mrs. Margaret Stirling, B.A. '33.

Mrs. Kaete Poolc, R.A. '32, is girls' counsellor at the school. She has also been active i n P.T.A. work as a vice-

Miss Clara Mercer. B.A. '29, like- wise on the high school staff, spent last summer on a tour of South Anler- ica and in previous summers visited Europe and the Far East.

Other Kimberleyites graduated from U.B.C. are working in various parts of Canada and the United States. 111- terning at the Vancouver General Hos- pital is Dr. John K. Poole, E!..\. '49. who received his M.D. from McGill last summer. Joan Shore, B.A. '53, is taking a business course in Calgary. prior to entering the Civil Service, while Lloyd Nordlund, B.S.P. '53, is travelling for the pharn?aceutical branch of the Parke Davis Company through the West Kootenay. Oka-

b portunity of asking her to come and

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r president of the provincial body.

nagan antl C'arilmo districts. South o f the I)ortler is Lorne Wolvertoll. Tl.A.Sc. '53. who is taking a training course wit11 the Railey Mctcr Company in Cleveland, Ollio. Don Stelliga, R..\.Sc. '53. is employed in (;alt. 0 1 1 - tario. Norman Thomas. anotl1c.r R.S.P. '53 grad, is with the Kiml)crlcy 1)rug antl Hook Company.

Montreal ('This report was made i l l a lettcr

f rom E. A . 'Thompson, I'rcsitlent ot' the Montreal Alumni Branch-Ed.)

A s a first item of interest I am e11- closing a newspaper clipping from the Jlontreal Gazette o f Fel)ruary 4 co11- ccrning the appointment of Dr. li. Stephen Jane, I3.A.Sc. '22. to the posi- tion of executive vice-president cr i Shawinigan Chemicals Limited. (See :\lumni r\'ews.--Ed.)

Secondly. I would like to report that the pro ten1 executive of the 1lontreal Branch held a meeting 011 Friday evening-. February 5, at the home cli Mr. J. G. Light. Those present werc: J . G. Light, B..-\.Sc. '38; R e s hfcrritt. B.A.Sc. '49; Herl) Capozzi. R.Conl. '48; John N. Turner, B.A. '39; E. .A.

.-It this meeting it was decided to circularize the known list of LJ.B.('. graduates i n Montreal to ol)tain an expression of interest i n a dance or evening cocktail party to I)e held late i l l blarch. I would like to point o u t that we now have a current list of over 100 gratluates in the area, antl I all1 sure there are many more wc call contact. U.B.C. In New England

(These notes came in a letter to the .L\lumni Director from Ron Granthanl. R.X.Sc. '48, who, with his wife (nee June Collins, B A . '47, B.S.W. '48) has sincc returned to Vancouver.-Ed.)

Greetings from the eastern l!nitetl States! I wonder if you knew that m y wife and I are now residents oi Roston-a city referred to I)y Bo$- tonians as the ''€3~11) of the Universe" -where I am taking post-graduate work at the Riassachusetts Institute of Technology?

Yesterday a pleasant surprise came to us in the form o f the Fall Issue oi the Alumni Chronicle. which remindctl us o f our home alunlni ties and sug- g-estetl the writing of this letter.

\ \ e have enjoyed meeting other l1.B.C. grads i n this area antl thought perhaps you would appreciate learning of their whereabouts.

.At M.I.T. working on Doctorate3 are Mr . and Mrs. (nee Pat Slater. B..4. '40, Norman Cook, B..\.Sc. '45, in Chemical Engineering; Mr. and Mrs. Tom Say lo r , B.4.Sc. '47. in Acoustics (Tom recently married a Boston girl who was hf.1.T. receptionist for for- eign students-a good reception that Tom got!) ; Mr. and Mrs. Jack Goward, B.A.Sc. '50. in Geology; Johll Hagen, B.A.Sc. '48. in Mining; Mr. and Mrs. Dick Charles, R..\.Sc. '48, i n 1fetallurgy:

At Harvartl Business School worl+

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ing on 1I.H.A. Degree arc Mr . alltl l [ r , . ( k o r g e Coates, B.A4. '50. li..4.Sc. ' 5 1 . antl Byron Johnson, Jr., 13.A.S. '51.

'This fall, during our trip fronl l T a w cower to Boston, we visited !tir, a u t 1 M r s . Cy Rarrass, B.A.Sc. '48. c'ivil Service Commissiou, Ottawa; Mrs. Kay Gee (nCe Kay hlachlillan. I3.S.\!.. '48), Montreal; M r . and hlrh. lia~- I'illman, B.A.Sc. '48. 11. (1. . \crch C:o.. Niag-ara Falls, and Mr. and l l r h . (11C:c Mary I - ton get-together of LT.B,C. gr;ttl, to celebrate the business visit o f l l r . and Mrs. (nee Barlmra Kelshcrg:. l 3 , ; \ . ' 4 7 1 E. 7'. (Ted) Kirkpatrick. f?..-i.Sc. '47. at the home of Pat and Kortn ~ L . I ) I J ~ ,

Oh. I almost forpot-Barl):lra Kirk Imtrick's I)rother, Bill Kelsberp, 13.Co1n. '48, is now in Boston (with his lviic 1 o n business.

We were pleased to llear that tilt. 1)evelopment Fund did well agaiu t l l i h year antl is showing a steady gro\vth xvith good yearly iucreases. I Illis.etl not being able to assist i n the I;unrl this year, hut hope in the future that I can be of son1e help. Ottawa

(This report came in ;I lettcr irum lIiss Eileen M . Rloyls, the Ottawa Alumni Branch Sccretary-~fre:l ,~lrer.-- Ed.)

First of all, let me express a n a1)ul- r)gy for not sending you news oi thc activities of the Ottawa Branch booner. I do hope you have not decided t h a t the Ottawa Branch has fallen into ;L state of dormancy since this is far from the case.

The present executive is as io l lo \va President, Dr . W. Kaye Lamb, U . A . '27; Vice-president, Les Brown. I

as in any other line of endeavour. The Royal Bank of Canada is constantly seeking better ways of doing things, new ways of being useful to its customers. Your own operation may call for this flexible, adaptable approach to banking service; may involve resourcefulness in working out problems which go beyond regular banking routine. Perhaps we can be of service to you.

THE R O Y A L B A N K O F C A N A D A Total assets exceed $2,675,000,000

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which our Past President, Dr. (korge F. Davidson. spoke on his activities a t the V . 3 . I am enclosing the notice which we sent out to all known mem- 1m-s. (i\ very clever overprint. with a photo of the speaker, 011 a Murphy- Gamble newspaper advertise~nent.- Ed.) This notice was dreamt u p by I.es Brown and I am sure that he, along wit11 our speaker, therefore deserve a great deal of credit for the good turnout we had in spite of the weather. A s luck would have it, it was the worst night of the winter for getting around - freezing rain had 1)lanketed the streets during the aftcr- noon and Ottawa’s very efficient xand- ing crew didn’t have time to a c c n n - plish much hefore our nlecting was due. Perhaps the enthusiasm o r stam- ina of our nleml>ers is indicatotl l)y the fact that I had ordered dinner for 80 and exactly 79 turned out.

T h a t is the only news 1 have at present. Thc executive are thinki11g about the other two meetings which we have scheduled for the s1)ring. so I may have more items ready for the nest issue of the Chronicle.

Penticton =\ general meeting o f tIlr i’entitton

Branch U.B.C. Alumni was llcltl at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Iiurtch on February 7. ‘There werc 24 prcsent with President Peter Van der FIool) in the chair. Plans were matlc an(l committees appointed for the presenta-

Some Members U.B.C. Alumni Branch, Seattle. From Left, Seated: Mrs. Jack Grant, M r s . Fred Laird, Mrs. Bob Boroughs. Standing: Mr. Jack Grant, Mr. Wrn. Rosene, Dr. Fred Laird, Mr. Bob Boroughs,

Mr. Fred Brewis.

tion of the Royal LVinnipeg Ballet on ticton. Sun1n~crlalld and ’ ie lo\vna March I O . L’roceetls as usual will g o branches. Criticisnl \vas voicrtl a t t h t . to the 13raIlch’s Rursary Fund. irregular receiving of the Cllronicl(.

l’iaJ,ers’ Cluh in regard to the Spring Seattle l’lay. T h e letter was tabled, pending A dinner meeting of thc Seattlt: further information on dates. T h e r e Branch of the Alumni Association wa.: was so111e discussion in regard to the held at the College Clul) o n the e v e - .;rlcrtioll of a candidatc for the Uni- ning of Friday, January 29, \ \ i t h I ) r . versity Senate from the O k a n a g a ~ ~ . Fred Laird, President of th r Imnch . Final selection was left to a joint ccm- in the chair. Those present incllltlctl: Inittee to be appointed from the Pen- J l r . Fred \\’. T>air(l~ R..Z. ’22. R . 4.Sc..

A let1.er \vas read from the U.R .C . I ) y memhers.

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'2.3, Pl1.D.. 1~1.1~. and Nr5. Laird: Ian D. Matheson, B.A. 43, I3.S.F. '44; A%llat~ J. Bluechel, B.A.Sc. '48, B.A. '48: \Vm. Ian Anderson, B.X. '48: Mr. and Mrs. Korma Isaacson (nee Norma Clarke, E..4. '31): Mr. (B.X.Sc. '23) and Mrs. Cliffe S. Mathers: Fred Brewis. R.Cotn. '49); Mr. (13.C'onl. '46. B.A. '47) and Mrs. Frank Perry: Mr. (B.A. '39. N.A. '43) antl Mrs. (nee Catheriue A . B. Carr. 13.A. '39) K. J. Boroughs; \\ 'nl. .A. liosenc. 13..;\. '49; Mrs. G. McL. Callow (nee Norall Clark, B..-l. '48); blr. antl Mrs. Frank Capretto (nee I;. Louise Anderson, B.X. '34) : Stuart LV. Turner. B.S..4. '43. 1I.S.A. '47; hlr. (I

in tile Executive for the year following.

( a ) At least one month hefore the all- nual meeting the Sominations Com- mittee shall report to the Secretary the names of those nominated and the Sec- retary shall mail to each mcm1)cr of the 1)ivision the nominations on letter 1)allot. (1)) If nonlinations comprise only one metnber for any office that election shall be I)y acclamation. 5. Balloting-Balloting shall I)e clos-

ctl one week before the annual nlecting. 6 . Term of Office-

4. Notice of Nominations-

( a ) The tern] of office for officers and tnen1l)ers of the Executive shall be one year and no memher may l ~ o l d office for more than two consecutive years Ivitll exception of the imnletliatc past I)resitlent. ( 1 1 ) T h e newly elected Executive shall take office itnmediately following the annual meeting. 7. Meetings-Other than tlle annual

meeting, meetings of tncn1l)ers may be called by the Executive when neces- sary. notice to he mailed one week in advance of such meeting. 8. Duties of Executive-

( a ) T h e President shall preside at all mcetings but in his al)sence the chair shall be occupied by the Vice-President or in llis absence, another member of the Executive.

( 1 ) ) T h c L'resitlent or another oificcl- appointctl l)y him and one of tlle tllrcc executive committee menll)crs shall represent the Division on the Board of AIanagement of the Xssociatioll. ( c ) T h c 'Treasurer shall 1)reparc a 1 1 annnal I)utlget to be submitted to the finance committee of the Association before 0ctol)cr 25tll. Said 1)utlget shall cover services \vhich would he Ilormal- 1y rendered to the division by the Association. the costs of which to be included in the annual budget of the i\ssociation.

9. Regional Commerce Clubs--I\l1,y tllrce I1lenll)ers of the Division in any area may make application to the Executive Hoard to form a Regional Comnlerce Clul). Clubs must l)c sell- su1)porting. 10. Organization - Twelve IT.H.C'. Comtnerce graduates were named as notninating comtnittee and cxecutivr until tlw first annual meeting.

STOP PRESS: At the annual meeting of the Commerce Division U.B.C. Alumni Association, held on April 1, the following were elected as the Divi- sion Executive: President, Don McRae, '47; Vice-president, Terry Watt, '49; Secretary, Mary McLean, '52; Treas- urer, George Peirson, '46; Members-at- large, Bob Harwood, '48, Peter Sharp, '36, Jack Stevenson, '40.

New Approach to

Solution of Soil Problems Increased co-operation ~ I I I C I I ~ go \ ..

ernment departments, industry a n t 1 tllc ITniversity, ant1 between engineers a 1 1 ( 1 scientists will develop through a I I C > \ V discussion group that held i t > 6r \ l meeting on the Campus 011 .lanu:wJ 21. 1954. I ts purpose is the study an ( [ interchange o f ideas of soil ~ I - O I ) I C I I I . with particular reference to I:~-iti.l~ Columbia. The group included 2-1 I I I ~ I I concerned with the engineer!ng. gco- logical and agricultural aspects tof boil..

Instrunlcntal in organizatiotl \vcrc C. F. Ripley of Ripley and Associate. it1 Vancouver, W . H . hlathews Oi t l l c Department of Geology and (;cog- raphy, U.B.C.; C. .\. Kowles o f t l l v Departtnent of ,4gronomy. U.R.C.. a n ( l R. -4. Spencc, Department of Civil 1-11- gineering, IJ.B.C. Mr. Ripley is thc H.C. representative on the Sul)-con- mittee on Soil hlechanics of the S a - tional Research Council. Prclfrs~or,. Rowles and Mathews are well known for work in B.C. in their re:pectivr sciences. Professor Spence joined the U.B.C. staff il l September. 1953. and has specialized in Soil blechanicc and Foundation Engineering.

Plans were laid for additional Ineet- ings, the first of these to be held in the Soils Laboratory of the =\gronom>. Department at U.13.C.-H.C.G.

6653-1 D C O M P A N Y L I M I T E D

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Professional Engineers’ Association Annual Meeting

By Hector J. MacLeod

C ) I ~ I)ecember 1 antl 5. 19.53. professional engineers from all parts of the 1)rovince gathered in the \.ancouver FIotel for the annual meeting of the Xssociation of Professional Engineers of British Colutnl~ia and the E.C. Engineering Society.

The Association wah formed in 1921 following the passing of the Engineer- ing Profession r\ct hy the Provincial Government. The annual meeting is called for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of the Act. Among thew is t!le election of a Council to which four members are appointed by tlle 1 , ie~~tel lant-Gover~lor- i~l-Co~~~lciI .

The officers of tllc 1Y54 Council are: I’resident, Mr . C. Rellthall. Presi-

dent and General Manager of Domin- ion Construction Company, Ltd.

\7icc-I’resident. Dr . H . C. Gunning. l k a n of Applied Science.. I-niversit-- oi Eritish Columbia.

I’ast President. A[r. J. C. Oliver, City Engineer, Vancouver.

Councillors. Messrs. 1:. 1:. I’hiIli1)s. G. M . Letson, J . L. Miller. J . D. Mchlynn. W. Hall, W. 0. Ricllmond. E . C. Roper and J . H . Steede.

It is interesting to note that six members of Council arc graduates of the University of British Columbia. namely: Dean H. C. Gunning. J. C. Oliver, G. M. Letson. I\’. 0. Rich- mond, \V . Hall and J. H. Steedc.

I n his report as President of the 1053 Council, M r . Oliver reviewed the progress of the Association over the Imst years. The initial membership of 580 has grown to 3,333. I n 1921 there were no engineers-in-training. This year there are over 1.000. and Mr. Oliver added. “a very healthy sign that we are preparing to meet the demands which are going to be made on the profession in the future.”

This rapid growth in numbers Ins heen accompanied by higher standards and by a far greater consciousness of the need of training both at University level and in the post-graduate school of experience. With reference to the I-niversity-. Mr. Oliver stated that “\Ve have enjoyed throughout our lifc i n Rritish Columbia very close ant1 cordial relationships with the [Tniversity antl. i f those continue, they will continue to the benefit of the ITniversity and to the great benefit of the professioll antl the I)ublic”.

Over the past 20 years there has been a great growth ill profeshional consciousness that is evident in two ways. \\‘ithin the ;\ssociation there is less en1phasis on the various fields of engineering and more on common

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Hector J. MacLeod, O.B.E., Dsan Emeritus,

was recently awarded the Coronation Medal for U.B.C. App!ied Science Faculty. Dr. MacLeod

his services to Science.-(Ed.)

aims antl objectives. On a national scale, the Dominion Council is Ije- coming a truly representative one antl a national body for Professional En- gineering is in sight.

Dominion Council is composed of representatives from the various Pro- vincial Associations. The B.C. Repre- sentative is Mr. L. R. Staccy, retiring past president of the R.C. Association. who reported on the activities of 1)onlinion Council. Wi th a long record of able service and experiencc on Council, l f r . Stacey is convinced that engineers across Canada should cot)- centrate their efforts on developing in- terprovincial rclationsllips antl the regulation of the professioll on the Federal level. Dotniniorl Council i:: making progress in this direction by recommending unifornl standards for registration and for license to practice. These give promise of being adopted by the Provincial Associa- tions in the not too distant future.

Briefly these requirements for registration are: ( a ) Graduation in engineering from a

recognized University or equiva- lent standing as determined by Association examinations wllicll arc at present similar in Britisll Columl,ia. Ontario and Qucl)ec.

( 1 ) ) A minimum of two years of ac- ceptable engineering experience following University graduation or eight years of engineering experience for candidates passing the Association examinations.

( c ) \iVhen required 1)y the provincial authority. an engineerinp rcport or thesis, supported by an oral examination.

Among other reports (some o f whicll were subjects for lively discussion) may be tnentioned those of the Public Relations Committee 1)y Mr. F. I.

Chosen from nine U.B.C. applicants, the four will study for two years in Eritish engineering- firms antl i n Rrit- ish universities, along with 21 other .Athlonc scholars from 1954 graduates of Canadian universities. In addition, 10 other fellowships will be awarded later to Canadian graduate cngineers who have already spent sonlt: time in industry.

The awards have heen made annually b!- the I~ni ted Kingdom Government since 1951. T h e financial grants cover cost of travel from home to the Ynitetl Kingdotn antl return. approved travel within the United Kingdom. tuition fees and su1)sistencc allowance.

Selections arc made by local cotn- tnittces that include representatives of the University staff, the engineering profession and the Pnited Kingdom Government.

Fellows arc selected on the basis of academic and tcchnical competence. physical fitness and personal qualities.

What‘s Going O n in Forestry’s New Faculty By Dean George S. Allen, B.A.Sc. ’33, M.A.Sc. ’35, Ph.D. (Calif.)

First I must tell you that we miss Lowell Besley sorely. We hear that be is doing well as executive-director of the American Forestry Association. &Already he has a successful American Forestry Congress to his crtdit (Oc- tober). We can be proud thst Lowell was the first Dean of the Faculty of Forestry at U.B.C.

B.C. was represented at the annual nleeting of the Canadian Institute of Forestry by five men: Dr. C. D. Orchard. Deputy Minister of Forests; Dr. G. l3. Griffith, E.A. ’26, Director, representing the Vancouver Section; Ralph Johnston. U.A.Sc. ’41, Xssist- ant District Forester, Kamloops; K. G. Fensom, Superintendent, Forcst l’rod- ucts Laboratory on the Campus, antl myself, as representative of the U.B.C.

The University was well represented at the Western Forestry Conference in Seattle (December) by five of our Forestry Staff: J. W . Ker, B.A.Sc. ’41, B. G. Griffith, F . M. Knapp, J . H. G. (Harry) Smith, E.S.F. *49, and myself. I had the honor of intro- ducing the winner of the essay contest, K. D. Gilbert, who brought the fourth first prize to this University in six years and who continued o u r unbroken record of placing first or second during the six-year period. Previous first place winners were: H. B. G. Gibson. B.A.Sc. ’49, W. Gayle. B.S.F. ’50. W . \\’alters, B.S.F. ’52; second place winners were W . F. Murison. B.S.F. ’51 and F. H. Malm-. R.S.F. ’53. T h e contest is open to third year students in the six western forest schools in

R.C., \Vashington, Oregon. California. Idaho antl Montana.

Our students have distinguished themselves in other ways.

They have publishea a numl)er oi “Research Notes” based upon their ow11 work and, in December, after four years’ effort. puhlishetl the ”Forestry Handbook for British Columbia” (363 pages). The Forest Club intends to revise the Handbook every few years and ha5 already made plans for the first revision.

KO important changes are being made in the B.S.F. curriculun1. X seri- o u s effort is under way, however. to effect more complete integration oi instruction and avoid duplication br- tween :Forestry and other faculties. The nlost noticeable change of recent years, apart from our increased space i n the Forestry and Geology Building (formerly Applied Science), is the greater enlphasis on research. Here we have been assisted financially by the University Research Committee and by Ihe National Research Council. .4t the moment, Professor J. W. Wil- son is conducting- studies on hardboard and on fibre technology, and Dr. R. \\-. Wellwood. B.A.Sc. ‘35, on the properties of second-growth wood i n relation to forest conditions. Dr. Grif- fith is continuing his work at the Uni- versity Forest on the relationship between soil moisture and site qualit>-. Professor Ker is continuing his research on forest growth evaluation, and Professor Smith on silvicuttural cutting methods in the spruce-balsam

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forest type of the Interior. Our pro- gram of seed research is going ahead under a Sational Research Grallt iol- lowing several years’ support by thc ITniversity. Mr. \ V , Rientjeb i ; c a m - - ing 011 this work under my cbrcctiou.

In the fields of Forest I’atllology and Forest Entomology, Dr. I). C. Ruckland. B.A. ’41, B.S.F. 3 .2 . ant1 Dr. Kenneth Graham. E..\, ‘3.3. Ilavc heen doing highly productive teaching and research in these speciali7etl and i~nportant aspects of forest protcction.

Forestry grads will be intcrvstcd t o k n o w that Dr. P. G. (Phi l i Hatl(lock fortnerly of University of \Vashingtotl has joined our staff to fill the -;acancy resulting from Deal) Resley’s I-csigna- tion. Dr. Haddock’s field is ,,iIvicul- ture. though he leans heavil!. ~ o n . ; ~ ~ - t l . the sciences of ecology and > o i l < .

Graduate work is inevital)l>. as.0- ciated with research and hot11 Ilave heen gradually building u p over bcv- era1 years.

1 his note would not bc colnl)!ett. did I not acknowledge the very sub- stantial and continuing support k i n g given the work of the Faculty ‘Oi For- estry by the forest industry o f thi- province, not only directly to the Fac- ulty for facilities a n d instructicm. h u t also to the students in the flmn of prizes, scholarships, fellowships. llur- saries and loans. Industry cspect ; that, in return, the Faculty w i l l sul)ply graduates who can contribute i n an important way to the progress of forestry and the fckest industrJ- o f the province. Tha t is our aim.

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Annual Commerce Banquet

Dr. A. E. Grauer and President The annual School of Commerce

banquet, associated with the Canadian Manufacturers’ Association and the Vancouver Board of Trade, was held in the Ballroom of Hotel Vancouver on Thursday, February 25.

About 200 Commerce students and 300 Vancouver business men heard Dr. A. E. (Dal) Grauer, B.A. ’25, B.A. (Oxon.), Ph.D. (Calif.) President of the British Columbia Power Corpora- tion Limited, describe certain aspects of British Columbia’s economic development, and in particular the ever- growing importance of hydro-electric power to present and future industrial expansion. H e referred to the various areas of hydro potential in the province and spoke at length of the Colum- hia River’s 50,000.000 horsepower and

expectations of a joint harnessing by Canada and the United States of this vast water system, which he said “permits perhaps the worlds most out- standing hydro development.”

President Norman MacKenzie, in responding to the toast to The Uni- versity, drew attention, in a verJ- forceful speech, to the important part taken by U.B.C. graduates in the development of the province and of the nation. H e emphasized the wide- spread and diversified activities of the Alumni and the value of the contribu- tion made by them to the wealth and cultural life of our people. through their services to industry, commerce and the professions.

The rapid increase in population and capital investment in British Columbia

Hears

MacKenzie ;-made correspondingly urgent tlcnlantli upon the University. The necessity of continuing these services at their present high level and of maintaining a competent Staff to direct the instruction of future students imposed upon the people of the province the clear duty of seeing to it that adequate fuuds were made avail3ble to the University.

“ I t is of the utmost importance.." said President MacKenzie. “that no capal)le student is prevented by poverty from entering the Lrniversit?;, that nlasimum assistance is given to students while at the University and that University em- ployment conditions are such a s \vi11 attract and keep an instructional >taff of the highest calihrc in all tlcpart- ments.”

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First Sedgewick Lecture On Saturday evening, January 9. thc

first Sedgewick Lecture was delivered to a capacity audience in Physics 200. under the joint auspices of the Uni- versity and the Vancouver Iustitutc. Many students were preseut as well as staff, and the comnlunity at large was represented. both by rvgular at- tendants at Institute lectures aud by thc nmny friends and former students of Dr. Sedgewick who cherish men- ories of their great teacher.

The lecturer was Professor A. S. 1’. iVootlhouse. head of tllr Department of English at the University of To- ronto, who spoke on “Milton-Man and Poet”.

Dr. Woodhouse is well known for his articles on Milton and for other studies, for his book, “l’uritauism antl I,iberty”, and for his work as editor of and contrihutor to T h e LTniversity of Toronto Quarterly. As a nlovitlg force in organizing the Humanities Kesearcll Council of Canada and as co-author of “The Humanities in Canada”, he has been vigorously engaged for many years in advancing the cause of human- istic studies and no one, as Dr. Daniells pointed out in his introductory re- marks, has been more successful in attracting funds for scholarly work from the great foundations.

I n his lecture, specially prepared from part of his forthcoming book on Milton, Professor Wootihouse stfessetl the importance of historical criticism (meaning much more than the historical research which antasses facts) i n establishing the right response to a writer like Milton. whose “extra-aesthetic experieuce” played so large a part in determining the aesthetic pattern of his poems. I n part, these experiences are “the drama of his life” and include the loss of his friend Diodati, his unhappy marriage and his bliudness. But they also include the framework of his “conceptual thought”, his beliefs and doctrines, since his very view of the poet and of poetry was shaped by his Christian faith. “Behind every philosophy of art,” said Profes- sor Woodhouse, “there lies a philoso- p h ~ - of life.”

The a im of the so-called New LCriti- cisln to concentrate upon the text and to apply a purely aesthetic analysis to an individual poem, can be fruitful antl illuminating. Historical criticism. however, is needed to supply the text itself, for in the case of Milton, though as with any other poet, the poem is the experience. “his aesthetic experiencc antl his religious are not two things. but one”. A contrast was drawn between “Arcades” as a poem in which these extra-aestlletic cxperieuces did not control or shape the imagery of the aesthetic pattern. antl “Comus” as a poem i u which they did. The speaker

Garnett Sedgewick

went on to apply the principles of historical criticism to “Paradise Lost” and. more especially, to “Samsou Agouistes”. showing in the latter case in great detail the relevauce to this “classical tragedy on the Hebrew- Christian subject” of Milton’s physical circumstances, of his religious beliefs and of his inheritance from “the Reu- aissancc tradition of learned poetry antl conscious art”.

The lecture will he printed soou. it is hoped. in a suitable and distinctive patnphlet form as one of the Univer- sity publications, and also as the first of what will in time be known as the Scdgewick Lectures. Such public lectures arc a feature of university life- Dr. Sedgewick himself gave the .\lexautler Lectures a t Toronto in 1934-and serve to synlbolize the meau- ing and function of a university to alumni alltl other friends, and to foster relations with o t 11 e r uuiversities through the exchange of scholarly work. T h e y need not be limited to the field associated with a 111an’s name, though such is usually the c a w .

Dr. Sedgewick’s varied interests could well be reprcsented by speakers in the finc arts, or in history or philosophy, as well as in the field of Eng- lish literature. T h e chief concern of the committee in the first iustance was that the lectures shoultl not he nar- rowly slvxializetl, hut that, whatever the subject, the ideas and valurs treated should have a broad application antl relevance to the lives of those who listen-and read-as well as tllc power to communicate the product of scholarly work and jutlgment.

Readers will recall that a pul~lic lecture series was the first, though uot the ouly objective set up as the Sedge- wick Memorial. The Fund is uow established and operating, but since the total sutn hardly permits an annual lecture or award, further contributiou~ through the usual channels would be welcome.

+ + + Significant Memorial Gifts to Library

President Norman MacKenzie, Mrs. Lester W. McLennan (nee Cora Metz, B.A. ’22), Mr. Lester W. McLennan, B.A. ‘22, B.Sc. (Oxon.), B.C. Rhodes Scholar, 1922, and Mr. Neal Harlow, U.B.C.

Cora and Lester McLennan in memory of their former U.B.C. teachers, Dr. E. H. Archibald, Dr. Librarian, examining one of several rare, handsomely-bound books presented to U.B.C. L i r a r y by

Harry Ashton, and Dr. Gamett Sedgewick and of Pilot Officer Wm. Meade Lindsley Fiske 111.

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“!day Goti blezs Doctor C‘llarlcs _I. .-\rnlstrong. ne\v President o f I’acific L-niversity” \\’ere the closing words of the induction address by The Honour- able George 12. ICohsman. Juzticc Orc- go11 Supreme Court, Cllairntan I3oartl of Trustees, I’acific L’nivrrsity. at the inaugural ceremony i n Forezt Grove. Oregon. on the afternoon o f I;cl)ruary 1. T h e ceremony was attended 1)y tlelc- gates from 50 or nlore universitics a n t l colleges, including Harvartl. \-ale. Drown. Uarttnouth. \VilIiams, IColIin~, \\’hitman. Washington antl LJ.13.C.. whose greeting-s \vert conveyed by the Chronicle Editor.

I n his brief induction z1)eech Juhticc Rossman descr i ld Dr . AArnlstrong as “young. vigorous, well-educated. a graduate of the University of nritisll Columhia and Harvard, who llatl taugllt Classics at Rollins,.Dartmoutl~, I3rown and Whitman, where he was also Dean and Vice-President.” 111 Septelnl)er. 1953, he was appointed the elcventll President of Pacific University. whose charter was granted in January , 1854. as an independent, privately snpporte(1 institution of higher education. “The functions of Pacific University,” tle- clared Justice Rossman. “involve teaching the art of leadership” antl he urged the new President to study the means by which the CJniversity nlay fulfill her duty of improving the citi- zenship of the State and of the Nation.

President Armstrong devoted his inaugural address to an examination of the aims of higher education. Hc found a challenge in his appointtnent as President of Pacific University which. though founded. like Yale, Ol>erlin. \Vhitman and nnny othc-r Anlerican universities. by the Cougregational Church, was entirely free from tloc- trinal and denominational teaching.

On the other hand, he I)elieved that nothing was more important in education than to maintain its vital relationship with religion. The main struggle in the world today, I)roatlly viewed, he said, was a conflict to cap- ture the minds of men. Hope of victory rested in our ability to 1rphold strengthen and transmit the ideas of Justice and Freedom, under God. LTn- versities and colleges are the centres of resistance to tyranny in all its forms and “the freedoms they signify must be preserved at all costs. ‘They are the first t o fall under the axe of totali- tarianism.”

Dr. Armstrong stressed the inlport- ance of the ~reco-Kol~lan-Chris t ian tradition in all educational thinking. From these sources we received ideas of democracy, of the ar t of govcrn- n~ent , v iews of aesthetic valuvs, a con- ception of heauty. ethical systc”rns. log-

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ical method antl much more that i.; itlvalual)le t o our understanding oi llunlan life. “\ire Inust return to t!le>e ~ o ~ ~ r c e s , ” he declared, “if \ye are to survive.” For Plato and Xristotle. the nature antl quality of any society de- Iwntls upon the character of the men antl wulnen who compose it. Christian tcachinF; also em1)hasizes the supreme in1I)ortance of the good life. which includes the dut>- of service.

\\’e rightly enlphasize the importance of “the four freedon~s”. For 11’. however. freedom is not Inerely an end; it is rather a condition i n which the good individual is free to benefit humanity. “Character,” D r . X r n - strong Inaintained, “is the kev factor in our ctlucational progranl.” T h c trend of nlucll modern thinking has Ixen toward materialisn1 in educatioll. At the same time, a “deep spiritual hunger is characteristic of our time” antl our universities and colleges must entlcavour to satisfy the demands 01 Faith and religious experience as well a 4 the tlcmantls of lmo\vlcdge.

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Law Faculty Innovations ’The Panel Discussion is fas t becon-

ing oue of the most popular media for the exchange of information and ideas ou questions of topical interest. This terln the Faculty of Law is utilizing this nletlium i n a series of discussions held at the noon hour in a lecture room of the Law Building at intervals throughout the term.

‘Vile 1)rocedure adopted is a com- pletcx departure from any method oi instruction hitherto employed in La\v Schools. The panels are composed of Vancouver lawyers. experts in their respective fields of law, with a Facult:; ~ n c m b e r as moderator. The questions to he discussed are submitted to the Inenlbers of the panel a week or so

Panel on Drafting of Wills-From Left: J. A. Bourne, B.A. ‘34, P. R. Brissenden, B.A. ’31, Eric Todd (of Manchester 8 London) Moderator, C. E. Morris, L L B . (Alberta), W. G. Essex (McGi.1).

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U.B.C. Faculty r 7 1 he universe of knowledge is a C O I I -

5tantly expanding one and 110 uuivcr- sity call ever staud still aut1 f u l f i l l it:. high ~ ~ r ~ r p o s c . Those who are ellgaged in higher education must always I)c 1)alanciug the traditional agaiust the new. To adhere stuhl)ornly to the tra- t l i t i o~~a l leads to tlecade~~cc ant1 futility. ‘1.n seize too readily upon tllc nvw (le- tracts from the I)asic concepts whcre- I)?. we judge values. Our I.nivcrsity has changed greatly withiu the past tlecade aut1 yet withal has retaiuctl tllc iuntlanlental aims antl the integrit?. o f a great university.

:\s is typical of nlost illstitutiollh for higher learning. the Faculty o f r\rt.: and Scicucc is the I’niversity‘s oldest faculty and i t Inay he haitl tn 1)rovitle tllc central core o f uuiversity iustruc- tion. It is, therefore, in certaiu rc- spects the most traditional faculty. hut this does not imply that it is resistant to change. On the contrary. extensive changes have been effected over tllc la:.t five years and it is wit11 regard to \ome of these that I wish to con~mcnt. It is not ~ n y intention to cousitler i l l any detail the activities of thc schools within the faculty; they will t1oul)tless b e reported upou separately. M y re- marks will refer I)rincipally to some of the significant changes in the courses leading to the Bachelor of Xrts tlcgrcc.

Some of these changcs Ilavc hecn o c - casioned 1)y variations in student enrolment. During this session some 3.500 full time students are enrolled i u tllc Faculty of . k t s aut1 Science with all- other 1350 enrolled in extra-sessional. correspondence and Sunltner Session courses. \Ve are now euteriug upon a period of progressive growth that \vi11 probably carry u s to ahout tloul>le this nu111l)er within the next dccatle. In keeping with the changes iu enrolment there has been a proportioual chauge in teaching staff and several uew build- ings have heen constructed to I)rovitlc up-to-date premises for the departments of Physics, Biology. Zoology. Bacteriology and the School of Hotnc Economics. Other changes pertaiu to an increase of course offerings so that the faculty at prcsent emhraces seventeen departments and five schools providing in all close to one thousautl il l- tlividual courses.

There are other cllauges wllicll. al- though not so apparent. are of even greater significance from an educational standpoint. They have beet1 1)rought about in order to enhance the educative value of the courses provided. T h e only possible reasou for couductiug courses of ally description is that strl- dents may learn something of value. With this in mind the progran1me of studies in Arts ant1 Science is alwayh under review hy a very active curriculum committee that reports to the faculty. Incidentally. the relmrts iron1

of Arts and Science To-day

S. N . F. CHANT, O.B.E., Dean, Faculty of Arks and Science

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this comnlittee invariably evoke pro- longed and vigorous tliscussiou in the rexular meetings of the faculty before any recommendations are forwarded to the Senate for approval. Some of thc. changes that have 1)ecn introduced into the Uachelor of Arts curriculum arc oucs of instructional emphasis. For example. considcrahly more writteu work than fonnerl>- is now required of studeuts in the courses provided hy the Department of English. I need scarcc- ly com~nen t upon the purpose of this. 111 the study of Modern Languages an iucreasetl emphasis is heiug placed upon phouetics and more atteution is heing giveu to contemporary literature than was usual hitherto. In several fields such as Philosophy, History. Po- litical Science, Psychology. Slavonic Studies and so forth, wider reference is beiug made to present-day social. I)olitical. interuational and philosophical I)rohlems without. however. minimiz- ing the importaucc of the study of nlau’s Ins t accon lp l i s l~me~~t as it cou- trihutes to our understandiug of the world in which we live. T h e euormou:. iucrease of scieutific knowledge that has occurred within the past decade has, as one would expect, led to changes in tlle number and the cow tent of science courses, so much so that some of us who have not kept u p with recent developments are sometimes startled by the complexity of the instruction that is given. I n brief. throughout the faculty generally. a coli- stant search goes 011 for hetter ways for achieving our educatioual aims- may it never cease.

Several cha~rges provide for a closer integration of related fields of study. ‘This is most apparent i u the physical

aut1 biological scieuces where the ra1)- idly expanding bcope of kuowletlge ha3 necessitated a wider antl. in some re- spects. a more diversified range of scientific trainiug than was formerly 1)rovitletl. I t shoultl uot be assunled, however. that such t1evelo~)lllcuts are limited to the hciencc t1el)artments. I C - cause o ther t lv l )a r t~~lc~l t s also have re- vised their courses i n order to relate them nlore closely to cognate fields of study. For cxamplc, our l ) c ~ ~ a r t u ~ ~ u t of Classics ha:. altered tllc content of several of its courses in order to l)riug them into a closer relationshil) with other liuguistic. literary. Ilibtorical antl phi1osol)hical studies. This ha5 aroused a uoticeal)lt. ul)surge o f intercbt in the language aut1 literature o f (;recce ant1 lion1e in our I’niverhity that to m!. knowledge is Ilot a1)parcnt i n any othvr university i l l Canatla or i l l the [Tuited States. With a similar intention the iutrotluction of such a course as CAY- cral Linguistics has hrougllt together students from such fields as Modcru and Classical languages. I

extent to which they \vi11 advance tlle aims of an Arts antl Science pro- gramme of studies. One criterion for appraising their suital)ilitl- is the es- tent to which they either have or may acquire broad affiliations with other academic studies. For exan1l)le. a study of the cell structclre of organic tissues has pertinence for many fields of hio- logical study including- the various 1)ranches of Zoology. I’hysiology, Bio- chemistry. Enll~ryology, antl s o forth. The academic ramifications of such a study are therefore very extensive. I n contrast, the htudy of the fibres of t l i f - ferent textiles, worthwhile though i t may I)e in a nlore litnitctl context, docs not display similar affiliations antl there is no reason to expect that such would come about. Hence the former stutly fits into the pattern of an Arts antl Science curriculunl whereas the latter is more appropriate to the curriculum in Hntne Economics. where i n fact it is provided.

Some who have followed my c o n - ments thus far may be a little impatient because I have made no mention of stantlartls. I t is true that I have not done so directll-. largely because I hesi- tate to discourse upon matters concern- ing which I must atltnit grave ignor- ance. For years I have hecn asking all antl sundry what they mean by the term “standards” and as yet I have received no answer that is worth re- peating. Standards hear some resemb- lance to flying saucers in that nearly everyone is interested in them I)ut no one seems to know exactly what these elusive things arc. Dictionary defin- tions are of little help because they (11) not tlescril)e tnethotls to guide effective action. One sometimes suspects that the term “standards” is most frequently employed to oppose changes that may upset one’s placid ways. I le that as it may, let us admit that those who use the term do mean sonlething by it and turn to a brief consideration of the matter.

If one of the principal factors involved in maintaining stantlards relates to the amount and the degree of ciiffi- culty of the tnaterial a student nlust learn in order to qualify for a R.A. degree. then I can state witllout hesita- tion that our stantlards i n :\rts antl Science ha\-e improved antl not tle- teriorated. For example, I)oth the amount antl the difficulty of the work that is covered in present day science courses, whether natural or social, have definitely increased. Such changes are not so apparent in the humanities but the persistent efforts of the faculty to iml)rove the instruction i n such fields have led to more exacting demands king. put upon the students. I do not think that there is as much importance assigned to rote menlorization as formerly, but the increased stress put u 1, o n interpreting, understanding. evaluating, and in general assimilating the material covered in the courses. requires levels of intellectual ability

antl o f a1)l~lication I)eyontl those r(’- quiretl by rote methods. I an1 quite collfident that nothing that may he termed a “btandartl” llas I)een lowered .\iter all. i t is extremely unlikely tllat the cfforts of the professorial staH tn improve their imtructional method. should result over the yearb in the exact olbposite of what they llave I)eell striving to achieve. 1. for one. do not I)elicve that our efforts have heen so iutile atltl s o unwittingly misdirected.

O f course, it may be fairly pointed nut to ne that some educators then- selves llave implied that university stlldents are more poorly educated today than i n the past. Profchsors are never wholly satisfied with tlle result.; of their teaching. This is as it shoul

The President Reports- What We Expect from Education

Contemporary Criticisms I suppose it is true to say tllat every

generation has been dissatisfied with ita young people. antl, I)ecause of this, they are naturally inclined to criticize and complain ahout the system of etlucation. which they. in part at least. lloltl responsihle for this unsatisfactory state o f affairb. The popular saying that the younger generation is “going- to the dog$’’ is probably as old as the human race itself. and is explained, in part. 1)y the physical and psychological differences between the younger members of the human race and their elders. antl l)y the fact that the young crave change. excitement and activity, where- ax the older we grow the more attached we become to security, to a peaceful existence and to our own possessions. Ilabits and ways of life.

Certainly a great deal of our at ten- tion is heing directed at the present time to all levels of education. and some of the criticisms of our school systems and our teachers are hoth bitter and sweeping. There are very few toljics al)out which it is so easy to start an argument and which are ar- gued so hotly. This, in my opinion. is a healtlly state of affairs, and, provided the discussion is carried on intelligeotlJ- and with some understanding of the facts and problems involved, it is likely t o result in a good deal of improvement in our education and in what \ve get from it. I should warn you at the out- set, however. that criticism alone and the general condemnation of teachers and school systems will not get us very far unless we understand the nature of the problems involved and unless we are prepared to pay the I’ricc of solving these problems.

The Problem Turning then to what we want from

education, I suggest that this includes an understanding of oursclves as individual human beings in all our aspects; an understanding of society. again in all aspects of human relationships-from that of the individual to other individuals right up through the community and the nation to the world society of nations; and finally. we want to know about the physical world il l which we live and how to exercise the nlaximum amount of control over it for our own benefit. To thcsc, I suppose I should add we would like to know the purpose of life, the nature of the universe, and of man’s relationship with God. 0l)viously. I do not have time to deal with all of these, even in a superficial way. so. if some of them do not appear to be included. you will realize that this is not hecause I con- sider thctn uni1~ll)ortant-l~~~t only that

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all of LIS Ilave to get back to our rcsl1c.c- tive duties at a reasonable time. Factors and Conditions

T h e general purposes o f education cover a broad licltl. Tha t is the first fact which I suggest that all of those who discuss etlucatio!l must constantly keep in mind. Or. putting it another wal-, education consists of all of those factors, forces and influences which shape and nloultl and affect the human individual. including the nature of the society and culture to which he be- longs. ’I’hese forces are in operation before he is born, and they continue to affect alltl influence him until I I C I)e- comes s o senile antl decrcpit that Ile is oblivious to what goes on and has passed beyond the l)ossihility of cllange. They include the individual‘s parents. his ancestry. the neighhourhood and con1munity into which he is born and in which he grows up. ‘They include the mass media. radio, journals and publications of all sorts, the nlovie:... television and a variety of other agencies. The most important single factor is probably the home. though. in industrialized and urhan society. the home is a very different institution from what it was two or three gencra- tions ago when our society was prc- dominantly agricultural and rural.

This single fact explains in large measure the change that has taken place in our school system and in p u b lic education, and is the main reason for the variety of demands that a rc lllade nn our schools and 011 our teachers. very tnany of which have little. if any. relationship to ”the training of the nlitld” which has I)een traditiotl- ally thougilt of as the 1)rincipal and most inlportant function of the scl~ool.

Our churches. too, either directly. when the individual is a nlemher and attends them or indirectly. through the influence religion has on the comn1u11- ity antl the people who live in it, arc important in determining what the individual is and heconles and determitl- ing. too, the conditions and the nloral- ity of his conlmunity antl society. I note in Inssing. that agaiu, hecause oi the changing nature of our society from rural to urban. from agricultural to Illcchanical and scientific. religion. in its orthodox forms. has less influence upoll the individual than it had in the past.

The School Product-Now Frotn what I I ~ a r c said. you \vi11

realize that, in fact. tile schools antl tlle

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teacher> ill then1 can have hut a limited influence up011 the J-oung people who attend the schools, for these young people a re almost always conditioned 1)y other circunlstances and factors. which, taken together, make u l ) our contem1)orarJ- society. and for wllicll you and I . as citizens. are I)ritllarily responsil)le. And here, lnay I interject that, des1)ite the complaints of those who take a dim view of the prescnt generation as co~nparctl with earlier generations and. more particularly, the generation to which they I)elongetl. in my opinion. our young people (in 1951) are the hest physically, socially and in- tellectually. that we have yet produced.

This is far from stating that they are perfect, and equally far from suggest- ing- that our schools antl the teachers in them are perfect, but. altogether. I do believe that our young people are Ixtter equipped and better adapted for the world the>- are likely to live in than preceding generations. Some of them are not too good at spelling: some oi them are pretty bad when it comes to reading and writing; and others are equally I)oor i n tnathematics antl science. I

and our schoolmatcs were really like in that period.

Objectives Turuing then to tlle detailed ol)jcc-

tives of education in the general and inclusive sense in which I have defined it, I would list the following:

1. I’hysical and mental fituess and emotional stallility aut1 maturity. Un- less we are physically and mentally fit and uuless we achieve cnlotional stabil- ity and maturity. we are not likely to I)e able to live happy, effective antl creative lives, and may well hecome a 1)urtleu to our families. autl friends, and to the community. For this antl other reasous it is most importaut that these be placed high in any order oi educational priorities.

2. An uuderstanding of o u r society and of human nature so that we may I)e able to live i u this world with other humau beings, and so couduct, adapt and organize ourselves, that we achieve the maximu~n of cooperation and satis- factory relatiouships and the nlinimum of friction, strife and conflict.

3. The acquisition of kuowledge and of skills; the capacity to use these in- telligently and wisely. Ever siuce the beginning of “humau time”, meu have heen acquiring knowledge and experience. Much of this is availa1)le to all of us, in the libraries, the galleries and the laboratories of the world. One of the chief functions of education is to make it possil)le for us as individuals to use this knowledge and skill. 4. The imparting or acquiring of

standards of value, iucluding the ability to discrimiuate and to choose between the wise and the foolish, the constructive and the destructive, the good and the evil, the beautiful and the ugly. This can be done by promoting an attitude toward the “first rate” at all times, by access and exposure to the best, and by the acceptance and in- culcation of a philosophy of the “first rate”.

5 . Educatiou must include, particularly in its more formal aspects a major concern for the training of the mind, and for imparting an ability to think clearly and accurately for oneself. It must be concerned too about the importance and necessity of discipline and particularly of self discipline. Much of life consists of doing things that are dull, routine and positively unpleasant; frequently we are confronted with pain- ful situations and experiences which we must accept and make t11e best of. This can only be done if we are able to discipline ourselves, and make the best of these situations.

6. One of the most important and satisfying aspects of life, has to do with what we call the arts-music, painting. drama, literature. These provide emotional and intellectual experiences and satisfactions that are not found in any other area or level of life. Education which neglects them is less than half an educatiou and is deficient in one of its highest and most important functions. I stress this because I believe

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not only that the “.Arts“ are good ilr antl for themselves hut that they cat( antl (lo contribute to most of the other olljectives of education, inclutliug- our emotional health and welfare.

There are, of course, certain basic techniques in education. The most i m portaut o f these. it1 the formal sense. include: the correct u s e of language-. reading. writing. speaking-~lathem- atics and Scieuce, History, Economics. Political Scieuce, Philosophy . . .

Responsibility of Teachers These then are some of the 01)-

jectives and techniques of ctlucation. Set out as I 11ax.e descri1)ed them. they are a rather formidal)le list. It is not surprising therefore, that insofar as we expect the schools autl the school teachers to assume complete responsibility for all of these, we should h e dissatisfied wi!h them. particularly wheu we retnenlber that the majority of our school teachers in Canada are girls or young women without much experience, education or training themselves, who are uot paid as highly as many others for the work that they do. Perhaps. in view of the magnitude of the problem and its cost. we cannot afford to pay our teachers more. Eut, if this ib, so, we should not he too critical of the results or too hard on our schools and our school teachers.

After all, human beings and society gct pretty much what they deserve it1 this world. If we want things hetter or different, we cau usually have it that way if we are prepared to accept the costs in terms of hard work. of money, and of changes in our attitudes and ways of. doing things.

Current Controversy I n all of this I have avoided an?;

reference to the continuing controversy over “progressive education” versus “orthodox”, “academic” or ”old fashioned” etlucation.

I have done so intentioually because, while I admit that in their extreme forms they are poles apart, and if given effect t o in these extreme forms could 1)e damaging or disastrous, I believe that they tend to reflect both the cur- reut attitudes and philosophy of a society, and the sentiments and emo- tions of individuals in it-and should be viewed and dealt with in that light. I myself am a product of old fashioned Scotch Canadian educatiou. hut the other forces and factors in society have had their effect upon me too, so that I am it1 t ruth a product of my schooling and of my experience. Out of this background I have come to believe that there is much that is good aud valuable in both approaches and systems, but that an overdose of either is likely either to do damage, or to l)e unsatisfactory, and deadening as an educational method.

As I understand “progressive education”, it is concerned with arousing and keepiug the interest of the student, and with the application of new knowledge and understanding about liuman

hcings to educational procc>se< I t i z alsc aware oi the changed na turc oi our society antl its complexity. ant1 eithcr attempts to assume or h a 5 i n - 1)osecl upon i t responsil)ilit>- for trJ-ing to solve many of the l)rol)lenls createtl 1)y this society.

I am aware d some oi the tlxllger3 antl defects inherent in this ant1 realize that “1)rogressive education” plus other educational influences have on occasion been unsatisfactory or positively Ilarm- f u l . particularly when carried to ex- tremcs o r where applied by im111ature and inexperienced people.

“ O l d fashioucd education”. I1a3 co11- tent: it inculcates discik)liue, an!l docs train minds and charactcr. l3ut it too has its weaknesses and defects. I t tcnds to assunle that all inclivitluals arc murc or lcss alike or at least are susct.ptihle to and will Ixuefit from the sa111e educational experiences. technique^ aut1 procedures. These tend to I)e the. tcch- niqucs and experiences o f those lvho are the products of “sound” education and have benefited 11y i t , antl \ d ~ o arc therefore persuaded. particularly \\.hen confronted with educational failures. that these would not have occurred if only “sound” education had 1,ccrl avail- a l )k and enforce&

Plea for Reasonable Attitude This is a natural attitude t o atlolJt

hut not a very realistic or sensi1)lc one. For individuals differ greatly iron1 each other and what will be ideal for some w i l l be useless aud even harmful for others particularly if applied rigidly and forcibly.

T h a t is why I plead for what I might call a reasonable attitude tolvartl our educational problems and toward the current debate about them: an a:titudc that accepts the differences hetween human heings as a fact aud which attempts to deal with each iudivitlual F e p arately as far as possible; au attitude too tllat is prepared to accept every- thing that is good and constructive antl creative wherever it exists or is found. and is not put off by labels and slogans like “progressive” or “old fashioued”: an attitude which realizes something oi the magnitude of our pro1)lems i n education, and realizes too that there are no simple, easy or certain solutions of them or remedies for them; a u t 1 an attitude which approaches these pro1)- lems with a rather humble desire to coopcrate with others engaged in the same business and to help alld be helped in that business.

Fiually I ask you to ren~eml~er tha t education is an all-inclusive aud C O l l - tinuing process and that, while sonle of us who are “professionals” like to stress the importance of our contrihu- tions and responsibilities, the facts are that we really play a small and sometimes unimportant part in the over-all education of the individual hunlau beings that are iu o u r charge and care.

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The University and the British Empire Games 111 the sunlnler of 1930. the city of

Hamilton. on behalf of Canatla. was host to tlle uine countries which sent teams to compete in the first fortnal British Empire Games. This comirlg. summer. aftcr a lapse of almost a quar- ter of a ceutury, Canada will again have the opportunity of welcoming teams coming to participate it1 an athletic gathering which developed initially iron1 "The Festival of Empire" held i u 1911 to celebrate the coronation o f His IIajesty. King George the Fifth.

In 1954. however. in keeping \vitll historical and political devcloptnents of the intervening years. the Games will 1): kt1on.n as the British Emplre and Commonwealth Games. Already t\venty-five countries have officially accepted the invitation of the host city. \'ancouver. and it is probable that the renlaining two countries will accept Ilefore the entries are finally closed.

;\lthougll thc Citv of \rancouver is responsible for the staging of this great venture . the Province as a whole has a.ssutnctl a great share of this respon- !,ihility. This is quite evident when one considers the contri1,utiotl heing made tlirectl>- antl indirectly I)>- the Cniver- >i t> . of Hritisll t~oIun11)ia.

(Photo by Satiol la l I l c i c ~ ~ c c . )

By R. F. (Bob) Osborne, B.A. '33, B.Ed. '48

Lieutenant-Governor Clarence Wallace, C.B.E., presents the Coronation Medal to Lieutenant- Commander Frank Turner, U.B.C. Alumni Executive Director, at Tri-Service Parade in the U.B.C. Armoury, March 5, 1954. In right rear i s Lt.-Col. John F. McLean, D.S.O., Officer

Commanding U.B.C. Contingent, C.O.T.C.

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Frankly Speaking

By Frank J. E. Turner Executive Director, Alumni Association

It was something to see! When a number of former students

and Professors got together in the original U.B.C. auditorium recently it was a real reunion-a once-in-a-lifetime event.

You could picture how satisfying pre-Point Grey college life must have been, and you could feel the friendly atmosphere which had developed from the personal relationships between students and faculty.

In that building. doomed this Spring, nostalgic memories appeared-but not sentimentally sad. Happy thoughts there were; recollections even included one highly amusing incident in the "bitter" Arts-Science rivalry!

The spiri t of U.B.C. was present. I t i s no secret that great institutions

are not built by bricks and mortar- they're built by people of high purpose and faith. If they start right, they grow ever stronger in service and use- fulness.

In those "Fairview Shacks". almost four decades ago, U.B.C.'!: first "fam-

ily" of students and staff welcotned the opportunity given by the Convocation Founders, and quickly developed the "Tuum Est" tradition -a tradition which .is instilled in the hearts oi U.

How - University of British Columbia Library · 2013. 7. 30. · his legal practice in Vancouver. Both the Alumni Association and the University are deeply indebted to Chancellor

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