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Page 36 T H E MITRE Alumni Notes R. MACKIE Births H u m e-Cochand—The marriage of Suzanne, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Emile Cochand of Ste. Marguerite, to Fly Bassett— At the Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, on ing Officer William Gordon Mackenzie Hume, R.C.A.F., 24th December, a son to Lieut. J. W. H. Bassett, B.A. M. ’3 8, took place on Tuesday afternoon, 10th February, ’36, and Mrs. Bassett, B.A. ’34. at St. John’s United Church, Montreal. Bradley— At the Jeffrey Hale Hospital, Quebec, on New The bride was attended by her sister, Mrs. Rolland Year’s Day, a daughter to Mary, wife of Lieut. W. B. Beaulieu, as matron of honour, and by Mrs. George Mor Bradley, B.A. ’3 3. rell of Stowe, Vermont, Miss H. Elizabeth Hume, M. ’43, G lass—At the Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, on 29th and Miss Doris Heubach. Flight-Lieut. Alan G. Byers December, a daughter to Mr. C. L. O. Glass, B.A. ’3 5, acted as best man, and the ushers were Sgt.-Pilot Louis and Mrs. Glass. Cochand, brother of the bride, Mr. George Morrell, and Pilot Officer Russell Cowans. The reception was held at T o m linso n — At Cornwall General Hospital, on 9th Janu ary, a son to Dr. G. H. Tomlinson, B.A. ’31, and Mrs. the Windsor Hotel. Tomlinson. Deaths Stock w e l l — At Sherbrooke Hospital on 5th January, a Wood— The death occurred on 26th January at his home daughter to Lieut. Lyle Stockwell and Mrs. Stockwell in La Jolla, California, of Dr. Casey A. Wood, at the age (Miss E. M. L. Everett, B.A. ’39). of eighty-six. Dr. Wood was a graduate of Bishop’s Marriages Medical Faculty, Montreal, in 1877, and McGill Univer sity, later continuing his studies and research in London H avard-T r e n h o l m e — The marriage took place on 1st where he established himself as a clinician. He returned January, 1942, at Trinity United Church, Sherbrooke, to Chicago and became a professor of Ophthalmology. of Miss Edith Marion (Molly) Havard, younger daughter He was specially interested in the eyesight of birds, and of Mr. and Mrs. Rodger Havard of Sherbrooke, to Mr. published several books on the subject. Just before his William Henry Trenholme, B.A. ’37, Second Lieut. C. death he had completed the manuscript of a translation A.C. of Camp Borden, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Tren of the famous "Emperor’s Falcon Book.” holme of Sherbrooke. Dr. Wood is survived by his wife, formerly Miss Emma Sco tt-T odd— The marriage took place in Montreal at the Shearer of Montreal, aunt of Norma Shearer. He founded Church of St. Andrew and St. Paul of Pamela Margaret the Emma Shearer Wood Library of Ornithology in the Todd, daughter of Mrs. Thomley Hart, and Dr. Henry Redpath Library at McGill University. He also estab James Scott, B.A. ’37, son of Mr. W. B. Scott, K.C., and lished the Wood gold medal for clinical subjects in the Mrs. Scott. The Rev. George H. Donald, D.D., assisted Faculty of Medicine, and the library of Opthalmology at by the Venerable Archdeacon F. G. Scott, grandfather of the university. The library of Ornithology which he es the bridegroom, officiated at the ceremony. tablished at McGill is regarded as one of the world’s finest. Advertiser’s Index Bank of Montreal p. 4 Neilson’s Ltd. - - - - Back Cover Beck Press - - 2 Page-Sangster - - - - - - 16 Bishop’s University 1 Pigeon, J. A. - - - 35 - 26 The Chaddock, C. C. - 3 Royal Bank of Canada - - - - Crown Laundry - 16 Sherbrooke Record - - - 35 Hunting’s Dairy - 4 Sherbrooke Trust - - - - - 34 Imperial Tobacco 22 Southwood, Campbell & Howard - 4 Mitchell, J. S. - 30 Sun Life ------ - - 4 Mitre National Breweries 3,35 Wippell & Co. - - - 3 VOL. 49 NO. 4 APRIL 1 9 4 2 University of Bishop’s College Lennoxville, P.Q. 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He would be sur George Alexander, who was producing a new play at St. rounded by groups of laughing people from morning till James’s Theatre in London, hailed Tree in the Haymarket, night. Tree created the part of "The Private Secretary” . with the remark: "Good morning, Sir Herbert, I have one It was aways his contention that an actor could not be a of the Academy students in my new play!” Tree smiled, tragedian until he learned how to make people laugh.