Sir George Williams College

~POSJGRAD A S SO C IATION OF ALUMNI SIR GEORGE WILLIAMS COLLEGE SPRING ISSUE MAY, 1958 IN THE WORLD COME FROM CARLING'S CARLING'S Published quarterly by The Association of Alumni, Sir George Williams College, 1435 Drummond Street, Montreal 25, Quebec, Canada. Advertising office, 1089 Beaver H all Hill, Montreal 1. Tel. UN. 6-4628. Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Department, O ttawa. Printed for the publishers by Beacon Press LIMITED Editor: TREVOR J. PHIWPS Assistant Editor: BOB HAYES Volume 14 Number I Spring Issue May, 1958 CONTENTS The Principal' s Page 3 The President's Page 4 Alumni Ball Social Event 5 Sputnik's Ancestors 7 Education for the Future 10 Postgrad Patter 13 What I do in my Spare Time 17 '57 and Other Classes 18 • "MY BANH" TO 2 Ml/LION CANADIANS (lilJ _A Greenshields & Co Inc : working~ Underwriters and Distributors • with Canadians • of • Canadian Security Issues • in every walk • • of life since 507 Place d'Armes, • • 1817 •.• Montreal • • Montreal Toronto New Yori: BANK OF MONTREAL Quebec Ottawa Sherbrooke • London, Ontario • ~4 ?via ~- • • The Postgrad -1- Spring, 1958 A. E. Ames & Co. Lhnited Investment Dealers - Business Established 1889 MONTREAL TORONTO WINNIPEG VANCOUVER LONDON OTTAWA HAMILTON KITCHENER ST. CATHARINES OWEN SOUND QUEBEC NEW YORK BOSTON LONDON, ENG. Spring , 1958 The Postgrad -2- THE PRINCIPAL'S PAGE Address by Henry F. Hall al the banquet commemorating the 21 sf. year of the 'Georgian'. This is a great and happy occasion and I feel particularly close to my audience tonight. You are my friends who, over the years, have worked in the same place. I do not know whether you have- learned from me, but I have certainly learned from you. And now we meet to celebrate the achievement of the years and perhaps to look forward to years yet to come. Perhaps first of all you would expect me to say something about the College. We have grown and developed, but still the task remains. Each generation in its o_wn way must start over and relearn. As Da Vinci said: "Time present is the last of what has gone before and, also, the first of that to come." Part of what ever -prestige and position the College has gained ver the past 21 years belongs to you who have contributed to its building. A College is not a building or even an organization. It is primarily a spirit, a concept, and must be maintained by a cooperating group. May I take the liberty, on this occasion, of suggesting to you a few simple propositions which seem to me to be apt for our time and place. The first of these is to preach what you practice. Many counsel the opposite and this is, of course, basic and tnie. But in our day it seems to me that those who hold ideals must also have courage to .enunciate them. My second proposition is that we are all educators. I often wish that we who are older had some of the influence that the younger generation exert on each other. No theory, nor logic, can absolve us from the responsibility of our day by day influence on each other. The question of Cain: "Am I my brother's keeper?" is still basic to the practical ordinary life of each one of us. In the third place, is it not still true as Carlyle said, that man's happiness consists not in the abundance of his possessions? This, of course, is the opposite of popular belief and practice:. I suggest, however, that if you and I list the names of those whom we believe are happy, we will find little cor.relation be tween their material possessions and their degree of happiness. Finally, is it not true that growth, development or education is a lifelong quest? Therefore, the most fundamental thing about a good education, in the formal sense, is the beginning of that quest. Many people are concerned, and rightly so, about the curricula of colleges. What we learn may be important, hut our basic attitudes are more important because they determine a lifetime of development. Many of you have heard me say that a college experience is only the basis of the educational process. I wonder if you have found this to he true thus far in your experience. Amid the joy of this occasion there is one touch of sadness. Dr. Kenneth Norris whom many of you knew and loved, as I did, has gone from our sight. This, of course is not a time for sadness or sorrow and in thinking of him, may we remind ourselves of the statement by Thucydides: "The whole world is the monument to great men1. They live not only in stones erected above their graves, but are everywhere woven into the texture of other people's lives." However we live, our deeds, our words, our lives are woven into that texture of others. The Po1t9rad -3- Spring, 1958 THE PRESIDENT'S PAGE T~ere are two things I do before each Alumni Executive Meeting-I read t~e J?lilUtes of the previous meeting and I read a list of statements. I prepared this hst of statements when I first became President of the Alumni Association, and I have been ad,ding to thls list from time to time. Since the Nominating Committee is now in the process of nominating a new slate of officers for the Executive of the Alumni Assciation, I would like to pass these statements on to the new executive for what they are worth. I sincerely believe that this list has helped me as President of the Alumni Association. 1. Understand the fundamental aims and objectives of the Alumni. 2. Perhaps it is better to try and .sell activities rather than the objectives at which these activities are aimed and the values which result. 3. Delegate responsibility to executive members hut also delegate the necessary authority to complete the project. 4. Run an efficient administration of finances and be concerned with the budgetary aspect of the Association. 5. Understand the legislative processes in a democracy. 6. What techniques can he used to create and sustain the interest of the executive .and the members? 7. Look ahead and build for the future as well as meeting the needs of the immediate present. 8. Take time to understand and appreciate the other fellow's point of view. 9. Evaluate activities-should they be continued, can they be improved? One of the key people who helped me and the executive to accomplish some of the goals outlined in the above statements was Mrs. Irma Klar, our office secretary. Mrs. Klar is leaving us at the end of March, and on behalf of the Executive, and members of the Alumni Association, I w.',sh to thank her for the fine work she has done for the Association of Alumni-she will be missed. COMPLIMENTS OF RONALDS-FEDERATED LTD. 6300 PARK AVENUE, MONTREAL CR. 1-1116 Saving is a habit that grows with practice THE ROYAL BANK OFCANADA You can bank on the "Royal" The Postgrad -4- Spring, 1958 Alumni Ball Social Event by ALEC S. FINEBERG, B.Com. '42 Nearly 200 people attended the Sir quality would not be sacrificed for George Williams College Alumni Ball quantity. Dr. Hall commented on the honouring The Hon. William Hamil fact that the 10th Anniversary of ton, Postmaster General of Canada, "Charter Day" was being celebrated and Mrs. Hamilton on Saturday even that very day, as Sir George received ing March 15th, 1958 in the Ball Room its official Charter on March 15th, 1948. of the Sheraton-Mount Royal Hotel. Another milestone he described was Distinguished Patrons present were the 21st birthday of the College news His Worship the Mayor, Senator Sarto paper "The Georgian" to be celebrated Fournier and Mrs. Fournier, and Dr. at a banquet on Tuesday March 18th, F. Hall and Mrs. Hall. The other at which many past-editors and ex Patrons, Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. members of "The Georgian" staff were John Diefenbaker and Mrs. Diefen to hold a· reunion. baker, and Dr. B. W. Roberts, O.B.E. The introduction of the Guest and Mrs. Roberts were unfortunately Speaker was made by Vice-Principal unable to attend. Douglas B. Clarke, who ended his brief A small reception was held in one remarks with this humorous statement: of the Salons preceding the dinner, at "You have finishea. your dinner; now which executive members of the Assoc here is your 'Bill'!" iation of Alumni met informally with Bill Hamilton stated that he had Bill Hamilton, the Mayor, Dr. Hall, been in Vancouver less than 24 hours and their respective wives. previously, and flew to Montreal, ar riving at noon that day, and he ex After the Grand Entrance of the cused himself for not having a pre Head Table guests, Grace was recited pared speech, due to the rigors of th~ by Dean C. Rae. Gerry Miller, Alum R. election campaign. He told the aud ni Social Chairman, acted as Master of ience of his exciting tour of Canada Ceremonies. He proposed the Toast to from coast-to-coast, where he talked the Queen, and also introduced the with the man-on-the-street everywhere Head Table Guests. Greetings from the he went. He claimed that it was ex City of Montreal were extended by the tremely interesting to discuss the fears Mayor, who praised the College for its and hopes, problems and accomplish high educational standards in produc ments of Canadians in different parts ing graduates like the Guest of Hon of the country.

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