“The Tools to Finish the Job“

Every day, from the Peterborough Works of precisionmachines, geared up to war-time CanadianGeneral Electric Company, come effort, building motors of every description, for hundreds of synchronous, induction and every purpose; generators for power companies; direct-currentmotors. These workhorses of equipment for steel mills; drives for mine hoists modern industry go into immediate action to . . . all means for making“the tools to finish drivethe machines that make guns, tanks, the job.” shells,ships, planes, everything in whole or Fornearly half acentury Canadian General part that adds up to victory. Electric engineers and craftsmen have been find- Almosta sixth of amile inlength is the ing ways to make electricity more useful. Today, huge machine shop at Peterborough Works. they are applylng electricity to the task of de- As one walksits long avenue one sees fending the benefits that it has helped to create.

G-E research saves the Canadian public hundredsof thousttnds of dollars annually. iomecom Progra mm In n Brock Building

It’s roundup time in for graduates of the University of B. C.

On Friday, October 24 at 7 p.m., from all parts of Vancouver will come graduates, representing the earliest graduating classes and the most recent for the AlumniAssociation annual meeting and dinner in the Brock Memorial Building, above.

The function will launch the annual Homecoming program, and special guests of honor will be Lieutenant- Governor and Mrs. W. C. Woodward.

Business and speeches will be abbreviated, motion pictures will be shown in the Brock theatre and later in the evening there will be a dance.

Guests of honor will be Chancellor and Mrs. R. E. McKechnie, President and Mrs. L. S. Klinck, Mrs. F. F. Wesbrook, Dean Dorothy Mawdsley, Dean and Mrs. Daniel Buchanan, Dean and Mrs. F. M. Clement, Dean and Mrs. J. N. Finlayson, and Ted McBride, president of the Alma Mater Society.

The party will be informal and tickets, 85c per person, will be on sale at the door.

Undergraduates as well as grads will attend the dance and Dal Richards will provide a musical background.

Athletes, undergraduate and alumni will meet on Saturday at a BigBlock luncheon in the Brock, before the big football game in the stadium when Varsity plays the Vancouver Grizzlies.

After the game, a special turkeydinner will be served in both Brock and the Caf. In the evening, traditional Theatre Night will be held. Players Club and Musical Society will contribute to the program and there will be songs and skits by various campus organizations as well as grads.

There will be roll call for all years from the earliest. Afterwards an informal dance will be held in Brock Hall with music by Sid Poulton’s Varsity Band. -2 THE GRADUATE CHRONICLE

PRISON CAMPS

Isxmr, GUERSSEX’ RAIJI’H HESDERSON A wcll-known woman gracluato, Mrs. Onc of U.B.C.’s most popular gracln- Tarrant(:uernsry, the former Isabel atcs, RalphHenderson, known as Rnssoll is a prisoncr of war in Germ- “Hunk” who graduated in ’:{6 rwcntly any. 511,s.(+uernscy, who worked in the nladc newspapc’r headlines. geology departmmt of U.13.c‘. before she married a gcwlogist from Rhodesia Hunk joincvl thcRoyal (Janadian was a victim of Nazi sea havoc. Air Forccl in June, 1940. In April of Shcwas aboard the now historic thisyear hv went overseas as a pilot ZamZamwhen it, was sunk by a Ger- antl from then untilAugust was onr man raiderin May. Mrs. (inernsey, of the flyers whose bombs harassed withthe rest of thepassengers was (:ermany ant1 ownpiedEurope hy taken to a women’s concentration camp night. at Iiehenau, in south Germany. In Sep- temtwr she was hronght to Berlin with In August hv wasshot down over othcr I3ritish wonlcn prisoners. (:crmany and his friends spmt anxious Atthe German capitol she is tech- days until hv W:IS reportcd safv, Imt a nically free antl is living in a hotel on prisoner of war. 150 marks or $60 a month provided hy “I am fin(> ant1 healthy,uninjureci the C‘anatlian Government. Hugh Keenleyside, Arts ’20, like Robertson, Mrs. (iuernsey wrote a graphic story (luckily)and being treated quite wvll,” he has since written to his fam- holds therank of Councellor inthe De- forthe last etlition of theChronicle ily. partment. His most important duties are descril)inpher life in South Africa. those of Secretary of the Canadian Section Shc was on her way home there when “ Wc arc under the,juridiction of of the Permanent Joint Board of Defence, the s torpedoed.theGerman AirForce ehival- aand in T H E GRADUATE CHRONICLEGRADUATE THE 3

By WILLIAM C. WILSON, Arts ’16 I have just come in from a Saturday latter years of the war that an oppor- afternoon drive through the University tunity was offered to young grounds,where I havebeen watching toreceive the necessary training in the hundreds of young undergraduates . takingtheir military training. The years roll back and I sit musing of the PRINCESS PATS earlydays of thelast war, when the The first massenlistment from our O.T.C. was born. institution comprised the group who in thespring of 1915 leftas re-inforce- No funds,no uniforms, no parade- ments for the famous “Princess Pats” grounds,except a cold, draughty, old (P.P.C.L.I.).There were about 30 in warehouseon Hamilton street, no or- all, and their leaving was the “ raison derly room (do I hearsome “old d’&tre” for many rousing social func- sweat”say “Thank the Lord!”), NO tions held on the top floor of the “cow rifles,no armoury, no instructors ex- barn,” which at that time was the main cept overworked officers from the per- building of the University (MeGiL1 Col- manent forces who co-operated by ren- lege), situated at the corner of Tenth dering their services after doing their and Laurel. Many of them did not re- daily duties in the regular Army. How- turn,but of thosewho did even the ever, “the splendid spirit of the cadets younger graduates may have heard of and the untiring efforts of the officers)) “Eb”Crute of soccerfame, Gordon welded the O.T.C. into an organization “Irish” Craig (Mayor Telford’s secre- that had “cause to be proud of its war NOTHER U.B.C. man whose name is in tary), LyallFraser and Ralph Mac- A theheadlines these war days is Harry record,and had a tradition of hard Pherson,past presidents of theVan- work and self-sacrifice.” Letson, M.C., newly created a Brigadier, couverand New WestminsterBoards Canadian military attache at Washington. I know that that same fine spirit is of Trade. Brig. Letson was one of the earliest gradu- being evidenced on our campus today. ### ates of theuniversity and later lectured Many of the old brigade have sons who there as associate professor of mechanical are receiving their training under the Other group enlistments were to the engineering.During WorldWar I he joined vastlyimproved conditions that exist Queen’sUniversity Battery later in as a subaltern in the 196th Battalion West- today, and to us there is a thrill in re- 1915, andthe Western Universities ern University Corps and distinguished him- alizingthat from the small beginning Battalionin 1916. self as an officer. He was awarded the Mili- Cross. therehas developcd such an efficient ### tary organization. Since that time he has received his Ph. D. Graduates of waryears who are at U. of London, beenofficer commanding, WARHEROES again rendering service with the mili- U.B.C.O.T.C., a member of the Canadian In looking over the “Record of Ser- tary services at the U.B.C. are “John- Bisley team and before his new appointment, vice,” U.B.C.1914-18, wefind the ny” MacLeod, “Dutch” Eckardt, Art O.C. Vancouver defense area. names of697 members of theUniver- Lord and Gordon Scott. sity or of the McGill Colleges of British ### Columbia,and of these 78 laiddown their lives. Thespiritual welfare of thepeople Scott,Jimmy Lawrence and Ian Gib- of theprovince is being looked after son . . . bowlingwith those slickers bymany gentlemen who were ttctive If we could only turn back the years “Hoolet”Maxwell, Raymond . Bunn andstage this year’s Homecoming in militia work on the campus and in and“Spot” Berry (U.B.C.’s first rugbygame between the present stal- activeservice during the last war. Rhodes Scholar whose sudden death at wartsand those of twenty-fiveyears Some of those coming to mind arc Sam Oxfordafter the war shocked us all) ago! Of course, itwould beEnglish Galbraith,Joe Smeeton, Frank Buck . . . those happy meetings at the Strand rugby, as the Canadian game had then (notthe oneyou see inthe movies), Palace while on leave in London . . . . not even been considered on these far- BryceWallace, “Walky” Walkin- thebill for broken beds received by westernshores. .. shaw, Bill Willan, Theo de .Pencier,- the Councik after the annual Victoria (thetwo latter are again on active trip . . . thethrill of receiving,while Can,yo,u see them now ? Steve Plum- service as padres). mer,Lyall Fraser, John Anderson, on active service, the news of being a Gord Scott, A1 Bickell, Art Lord, Ham- LETSON TO WASHINGTON member of the first graduating class. . . ish Cameron,Pete Celle, BillDawe, Harry Letson is another originalwho The memory of Sherwood Lett’s cap- NerrillDesBrisay, George D ix o n, has been activein militia work since able work in drafting the original con- “Dutch”Eckardt, “Skipper” Helme, his cadet days at King Edward High stitution for the Students’ Council ,. . . Jack Hoult, Blair Jardine, Harry Let- School:ind is now Canadian Milit,ary the many debates over the real mean- son, Murray Meekison, anda host of AttacheatWashington, D.C. Other ing of our motto ‘‘Tuum Est” . . . the others. highranking officers againin service returnto university life of thosewho Althoughthe “Record of Service” are ColonelsSherwood Lettand Noel hadinterrupted their studies for war show that U. B. C. menwere to be Lambert. service . . . the many “poker” parties after the gratuity payments arrived . . foundin all branches of theservice, ##Y most- of theenlistments were in the The happy hours spent with that ra- P.B.I. The Royal Flying Corps was in Further musings . . . Those delightful (Continued on Page 7) itsinfancy, and it wasonly in the midnight “waffle” sessions with Gord See LOOKING BACKWARD 4 CHRONICLEGRADUATE THE U. B. C. I N 1941 CARRIES ON Thegala atmosphere of dancesand footballgames once again will greet four-game Canadian- football schedule alumni whocome backto the U.B.C. for this fall was approved by theCoun- campus on Homecoming week-end, but Campus cilon Physical Education and Athlet- to everyone who knew this little world ics last week. beforethe shadow of wardarkened Letter Basketballis now the only major the green-clad campus the great change sport which has kept U.B.C. in the ath- whichhas taken place here will be BY leticspot-light. Last spring the Thun- obvious.U.B.C. has entered upon its Archie Paton derbirdsended the most successful thirdwar-session. season in history by winning the Can- Undergraduateshave not shirked ~,11111111,,111111111,,,,,,l,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,~llll,,,,,,~llll~lll~l~lllllllll~~~ adian Senior A championship from To- from the added burden which war has ronto, and prospects for another good placed on their shoulders. Indeed, they full swing again this fall. Lois Niehol- son, W.U.S. President,has enlarged year lookbright as thehoopers start have welcomed the opportunity which practises this week. is theirs to do everything possible for upon last year’s war-work program for our country’s victory. Men and women eo-eds anddaily sessions areheld in WARTIME PARTIES alikehave assumed assigned and vol- the Red Cross knitting rooms in Brock untarytasks with growing intensity Hall.Every student is nowdoing his Social events, too, have been restrict- fromyear to year. or her bit towards the university war- edbecause of thewar. Many formal effort. functionswhich in past years were WARWORK The newest building on the campus, held downtown have been frowned up- During the first war term in 1939 en- stillunder construction, stands as on as not befitting a university at this listmentin the U.B.C. Contingent of mute evidence of the change which has time, but to make up for them students the C.O.T.C. more than tripled. Train- taken place in three short years. Built have turned to informal parties in the ingwas purely voluntary then. Can- by funds collected from the pay of C.O. undergraduates’own building, Brock adadid not fully realize the import- T.C. cadetssince 1928, theArmouries Hall. ance of thestruggle she had entered. will be officially openednext month. TheBrock was officially openedin February, 1940, and named as a mem- Lastyear, however, universities SPORTS CUT acrossCanada fell into step with the orial to Dean Reginald Brock and his government’s increased war-effort and The increased amount of time which wifewho were killed in anaeroplane compulsorymilitary training for all undergraduateshave to give to mili- crashon September 27, 1935. Since malestudents came into force. Over tary and Red Cross work (men get six it opened, Brock Hall has become the 1,500 men at U.B.C. paraded weekly in hourscompulsory training per week) centre of student extra-curricular act- either the C.O.T.C. or basicbattalions has necessitated the drastic cutting of ivity and is now the scene of women’s and climaxed their year’s training by other extra-curricular activities. Sports war work as well as the social rendez- attending a two-weekarmy camp at havebeen especially affected by the vous. Nanaimo in May. Co-eds also did their war-effort. Despite all the changes and restric- part byorganizing into sewing and Inter-collegiate sport has been aban- tions, however, the enrollment at U.B. knittingcircles under the Women’s doned by U.B.C. as at most other Can- C. continues to increase, and this year Undergraduate Society’s direction and adian colleges. Eventeams entered in isgreater than ever before. The uni- joining first-aid classes. cityleagues have had to discontinue. versity is doing more than just earry- Compulsorytraining for men is in Rugby and football have been the two ing on-it is going ahead.

Pluyers Club to do Greek LetterSocieties “Mun Who Came To Dinner” Support Red Cross Players’Club Alumni are carrying Lorraine Johnston, Lacey Fisher, Mary $2000 FOR RED CROSS on in spite of war. Last spring, under Moxon, E. R. Chamberlain, Esme Cayd- Fraternitiesand sororities on the thedirection of GarfieldKing, Elmer zirn, C. E. Taylor, J. W. B. Shore, Rod- campusstaged a mammoth Red Cross Rice’s unusual “Adding Machine” was ney Poisson, William Rose, Dave Mac- dancelast year that netted the Uni- producedin the University Theatre donald, Cyrol Chave, Margaret Ecker, versity’s Red Cross campaign approxi- May 13 and 14. JoanWilson, Josephine Kennedy, mately $2,000. Sale of danceraffle ElizabethNorrie, Estelle Chave, Jean It was hailed by dramatic critics as ticketsformed a large portion of the Salter,Douglas Dawson, R. C. Harris. net proceeds. one of the most polished amateur per- Thisfall the Alumni Players will The following night, a “mixer” was formances to be produced in the city, bring“The Man Who Came to Din- held in Brock Hall, admission : one war with,beyond doubt the most original ner”to Vancouver for the first time. and spectacular stage settings. saving stamp. Proceeds, $125, was sent The play is being cast and production tothe War SavingsHeadquarters in Appearingin the production were dates will be announced later. Ottawa. T H E GRADUATE CHRONICLEGRADUATE THE 5

neGruduate Chronicle Letter to the Editor A quarterly journal owned by and devoted to the interests of 110s ANOELES, Calif.-“Heartiest congratulations on The Alumni Association of The University of . your last issue of the Graduate Chronicle. It is far superior EDITOR: MARGARET ECKER to mythingthe Alumni Association has previously pro- ASSISTANT EDITORS: duced, antl I earnestly hope that you will be successful in PHYLLISNEMETZ, JANET WALKER,NORMAN HACKING your plan to carry it on as a quarterly. Surely the U.B.C. Printed bv Mitchell Printing & Publishing Co. Ltd. alumni are now numerous enough and loyal enough to sup- ~ ~~~~ portan alumni publication that will compare with the OCTOBER, 1941 handsome periodicals of other universities. “,As for myself, I am teaching English in the University of SouthernCalifornia and do some writingwhenever I EDITORIAL can shake off the lassitude natural to a sub-tropical climate. The record of my nefarious doings is included in the current There’s some obscuretradition that the editor of a issue of ‘Who’s Who in America. ’ I wonder if I am the first publication such as the Chronicle should garnish his or her U.R.C. graduateto beadmitted into that august volume? concoctionwith an editorial. “Best wishes for the continued successof the ‘Graduate It would seem however, in this case that that is unneces- Chronicle’.” sary. Theabove head has merely been put in to fool you, LIONELSTEVENSON, Arts ’22. in Case you are orthodox enough to want cream with your coffL‘e. Theeditorial “we” (who includes divers individuals whohelped cook upthis pamphlet at forty-five minutes passedthe eleventh hour) feel that the Chronicle should Treasurer‘s Report be sclf-expressire. During the 1940-42 Alumni Association year there has On Page 1 yonwill find the Homecoming program, been an increase in both the annual membership fees paid proof that in spite of hell-let-loose the world over, university and in the new life memberships paid. graduates have cool enough heads and stable enough emo- In 7 939-40 there were only I95 annual membership fees tional balance to “Carry On,” to borrow a term from the paid, this was increased during the past year to 215. Need- propagandists. Letters from the branches and the short per- lessto say there are a largenumber of alumniwho have sonalItems are eloquent witnesses that graduates of the paidone or moreannual fees in prcvious years but have University of B.C. are shouldering their way into the world’s been negligent in keeping up their yearly payments. Perhaps limelight. they do not realize that they are granted a life membership Should any one ask : “What are university men doing on the completion of ten consecutive years of membership. for Canada’s war effort?” the answeris in newspaper head- Approximately six hundred members are delinquent in this lines every day. The pages of the Chronicle devoted to men respect. If yon are one, antl wish to continue receiving the on active service are proof that U.B.C.’s sons aren’t willing Graduate Chronicle please fill out coupon in this issue with tosmugly leave the protection of theirhomes and their yourcorrect name, etc., and mail with one dollarto the homeland to someone else. treasurer. On Active Service In 193!)-40 twenty-seven people paid up their life mem- Ry hundreds they’ve put on uniforms themselves, some berships, and in 1940-41 thirty-one have paid life member- as privates, R.C.A.F. ground crew or craftsmen. The luckier ships to date. This brings the total life membership to 227. oncs have commissions. Most of those whose names you read TheAlumni Association isgrowing gradually and there gave up brilliant futures, careers they liked because growing at a faster rate year by year. Correspondingly the they felt they were needed. The university trained man or activities and services are increasing and improving. How woman is intelligent enough to know that no matter what muchwe grow and what we accomplishdepends largely theirdevotion to their civilian jobs or their homes, each whatassistance you give your executive both financially onemust play his part in defending these institutions, andotherwise. Let’s keep progressing. whctt,her in uniform or civilian war service. B. A. ROBINSON. Treasurer. When the women’s active services were formed, gradu- ates of the University of B.C. were among its first recruits. Thereare gaps on these pages, men and women we shouldhave mentioned but didn’t. The gaps are eloquent WHAT ARE ALUMNI FEES USED FOR? too. They express the complete lack of interest many gra- TheAlumni fees are one dollar a year or tendollars duatesshow in their university and the other men and forlife membership. Yearly fees paid for tenyears in women theyworked and played with on the campus. It’s succession comprise life membership. On completion of life toomuch bother to them to even write a postcard to the membership a blue and gold membership card is issued. Chronicle telling what they or their friends are doing. These fees are used to defray Chronicle publication and But, thanks to the Alumni executive and an industrious mailingcosts together with organization expenses of sta- band of workers,the Chronicle has come off thepresses. tionary,membership records, etc., Homecoming and the Thanks go to Janet Walker, to Phyllis Nemetz, to Norman Alumni tea. Hacking(all extremely busy people) for beingwilling to Fiftypercent of allten dollar life memberships are give up precious bits of time in the making of this graduate setaside in a savingsaccount to be -used forbursaries, record. emergencies or other items at the discretion of the member- After the annual meeting, there willbe a new Chronicle ship. editor, thank goodness. Please give him or her your support Fees are augmented by profits from the annual Christ- andco-operation if youwant to see another issue of this mas dance and from sale of advertising space in the Chron- magazine that is our only link with a carefree past. icle. Wecan only dowhat we canfinance, so pleasepay Tuum Est, your feeseach year and save us expense of individually MARGARETECRER. billing your account. 6 CHRONICLEGRADUATE THE ALUMNI IN UNIFORM U.B.C. in 1935. Hewas amember of Zeta Psi Fraternity. Amore recent casualty was PilotOfficer J. A. Quick of Squamish, whowas killed in anair accidentoverseas. He was 23, and attended school at Squamish, before attend- ing U.B.C. His father is superintendent Of the P.G.E. Railway. Graduatesthroughout the province were shocked tohear that Pilot Officer Ralph Henderson,basketball star, was missing in airoperations over Germany,but were re- lieved to hear later that he is a prisoner of war. He wentto England in April, and was serving as a navigator in the R.A.F. bomber command.

CAPTAINVICTOR ODLUM ON of Major-GneralVictor Odlum, is s second-in-command of aCanadian en- gineersunit engaged instrengthening de- fenses at Gibraltar.Lieut. Nelson Odlnm is FLYING OFFICER JAMES SINCLAIR, M.P. attachedtothe armored division. Roger Has leavefrom his parliamentaryduties, Odlumrecently completed speciala staff andis nowserving overseas. MAJORSHERWOOD LETT course. NE of the earliestgraduates of the Uni- A quartette of sciencemen at R.C.A.F. head- 0 versity of B.C., was recentlyappointed quarters consists of Squadron Leader AlLan Lawyers at War brigademajor of the 6thInfantry Brigade Jones, Sc. '28; Flt. Lt. W.L. Inglis, Sc. '34; A host of young lawyers, graduates of U.B.C., overkw. He was first president of the Alma RonHilton, Sc. '34, and GeorgeAnderson, are now serving in the armed forces. They MaterSociety. Sc. '31. include Sub-Lieut.Stuart Lane, serving Geoffrey Mackie, Arts '39, prominentin overseaswith the navy; Lieut.John Con- Graduates and undergraduates of the Uni- Players'Club, waskilled February 15, in way, onactive service with theSeaforth versity of BritishColumbia have joined the Brandon,Man., when his R.C.A.F. plane Highlanders; Lieut. Charlie Locke in the armedforces in ever-increasingnumbers crashed into the ice. R.C.A.; ArchieThompson, attached to the during the last year. Sub-LieutenantKen Grant, one of the first judge-advocate-general's branch; Ronald At least 300 graduates are nowbelieved to graduatesfrom H.M.C.S. RoyalRoads, is Howard inthe R.C.A.F.; Lieut. Roy Mor- be onactive service, andtheir number is now on convoy duty in the Atlantic. rison, attachedtothe Seaforths; Alex increasing daily. Women graduates are join- BillCalder, formerbasketball manager, is a Manson in the R.C.A.F.; Lieut. Ken Beck- ing the forces, too, with the establishment of sub-lieutenant in training at Royal Roads. et, in training at GordonHead, and Sub- women's auxiliaryunits. GerryWood is alsoa sub-lieutenant R.C. Lieut.Doug. Brown at Royal Roads. Bill Casualties are inevitable, and as each new N.V.R. Campbell, articled as alaw student, tS in name is added to those who have given their Lieut. J. D.Cantelon has joined the Royal the R.C.A.F. lives for King and Country, more and more CanadianOrdnance Corps in theEast, JohnHarrison has completed his observer's graduates join up to replace those who have after taking a course at Gordon Head. course in the R.C.A.F., and has been com- made the supreme sacrifice. Tommy Meredith, Arts '41, is at the officers' missioned as a pilot officer. The many friends of Pilot Officer Geoffrey school at GordonHead. deFylton Mackie of Vernon,were shocked Arnold McGrath, M.L.A., of Cranbrook, is brigademajor, is now deputyassistant lastFebruary to learn thathe had been taking a course in air navigation at Rivers, quartermaster general of the 5th Armored killed when his training plane crashed near Man. Division. Belleville, Ont. Ray Eyre, Commerce .'34, has been inthe Esson Young is a lieutenant on coast defense administrationbranch of the R.C.A.F., duty with the R.C.N.V.R. Hegraduated in May 1939, with second since early in the war. JohnCornish, formereditor of the Ubyssey, class honors in English and history. He was Frank Thorneloe transferred from the army is in the Royal Medical born at Vernonon April 5, 1919,where his Corps, attached to the armored division. father is principal of the Vernon Preparatory to the R.C.A.F., and subsequently won his Art Coulter, who joined the R.C.A.F. a year School. commission. Gil Morrison is in training with the R.C.A.F. ago, has his commission as a pilot officer. While on the campus he was a member of Lieut. J. C. Harmer, formerlypresident of Tom Pallas is a sergeantobserver in the the Players'Club and belonged to Alpha Men'sAthletics, is now attachedto the - R.C.A.F. He is now overseas. Delta Phi fraternity. Heplayed inside three D.C.0.R.k Lieut. Doug. Christie is an offi- Ed Hendall, former football star, wascom for the 1939 Englishrugby team,and also cer in the same regiment. missioned as a pilot officer, after graduat- played badminton. Flying Officer Leslie John Ward, who joined ing as an air observer. On March 21, Flying Officer Charles Peers the Royal Air Force in 1938, is reported to Sub-Lieutenant Harry Homer, whojoined Davidson,27-year-old son of Mrs.Campbell have been internedin Eire after an air- the R.C.N.V.R. early in. 1940, took a special Davidson and the late Dr. CampbellDavid- craft accident. gunnerycourse in England, and was as- son of QualicumBeach, lost his life as the Lloyd Hobden has a commission as lieuten- signed for duty on H.M.S. King George V. result of airoperations with the Royal Air ant in the Rocky MountainRangers. Doug.Patterson of Arts '36, formerly of the Force. Major WilliamMurphy, who wentoverseas B. C. Electric legal staff, is servingover- Hereceived his early education at Shaw- withthe Princess Pats early in the war, seas as a pilot officer. nigan LakeSchool, and graduated from the and who returned to Vancouver to become Flying Officer Dave Manners, who graduated T H E GRADUATE CHRONICLEGRADUATE THE 7 . War Heroes

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with honors in physics in ’39, won consid- Leslie Pronger is in England. BillWest Flying Officer Don Macdonald, Arts ’34, is a erable prominence in England for his part recently graduated from Gordon Head and flying instructor on the prairies. in developing a two-channel ground-to-air is in the R.C.A.F. Johnnie McLean, Arts ’31, of Vernon, is tak- wireless transmitter. Dick Farrington, former captain of the Can- ing an officers’ course at Gordon Head. One of the first U.B.C.women graduate6 to adian Rugby team, is intraining as an BarneyBoe, huskyfootball star, is a flying go on activeservice is KayMilligan, who observer inthe R.C.A.F. at Winnipeg. instructor at Summerside, P.E.I. is in the W.A.A.F., Dorothy DeCew and Dr. Gordon Baker of the Metropolitan Health John A. McGee of Bamfield, who graduated Marian Vance are alsoamong thefirst Board, is now a surgeon-lieutenant in the in 1935, is serving overseas as a pilot offi- recruits. R.C.N.V.R.,while hisbrother, Russell cer. Major Tom Brown is a member of the Irish Baker, of the city legal staff, is a sub- Norman Depoe, who has been in the Royal Fusiliers. His brother, Lieut. Malcolm lieutenant in the same service. Canadian Corps of Signals since before the Brown, is taking a specialcourse inthe Max Stewart has forsaken school teaching at war, is taking an officers’ training course East. Chilliwack to join the regionalcontrol at Brockville. Major DonaldWorthington, son. of Ald. G. branch of the R.C.A.F., as has Don Mac- Major BillMathers is officer commanding H. Worthington, who is servingwith the Tavish. Both were formerly outstanding on an O.T.C. camp for Canadians in England. D.C.O.R.’s, is believed to be one of the track squads. Jim Asselstine and Walter Friker, both of Victoria, are in the R.C.A.F. youngestmajors in theCanadian Army. The first Chinese to receive a commission in He is 27. the Canadian Army is Lieut. Roger Cheng David L. Monroe, who graduatedin mining of Vancouver.He graduated from McGill ’36, is with the Royal Canadian Engineers. Andrew Nash and Geoffrey Marples, who University in engineering, but was a popu- Lyon Lightstone is attached to the Imperial graduated last May with honors in botany, lar member of the U.B.C. contingent of forces in England. wereboth inthe uniform of the R.C.A.F. the C.O.T.C. whenthey received their sheepskins.Both Lieut. P. R. Layard is holding down an im- took theradio technicians course atthe David Crawley and Noel Harrison are in the portant joboverseas as A.D.C. to Lieut.- U.B.C. this summer.Nash was president School of Air Armaments, R.C.A.F., at GeneralMcNaughton. of the Artsmen’sUndergraduate Society. Mountain View, Ont. Marples is a native of Windermere. Bus Ryan is a captain in the Irish Fusiliers LOOKING BACKWARD John Garratt, former Ubyssey editor, is in and Frank Rush is alieutenant in the (Continued from Page 3) the Corps of Signals. sameunit.

Hampton Gray, Arts ’41, is asub-lieutenant Bill Masterson has a commission inthe diating personality, Dr. Wesbrook. . . . in the fleet air arm. CanadianScottish. Dick Wilson is in the therapid-fire lectures of MackEast- Seaforths. man . . . theexciting cartoons of Recentgraduates and undergraduates now “Ernie” LeMessurier . . . the hustling Peter McTavish, Hugh Palmer and Wilf serving in the R.C.A.F. include Duff An- type of basketball of PercySonth- Stokvis aresub-lieutenants in the R.C.N. nand, Tommy Williams, Fred Smith,Gra- cott’s day, when there was no penalty V.R. at Halifax. hamFinlay, John MoCutcheon, Jack Fil- for “body contact” . . . thebroken- teau and Bill McKelvie. Jack West and Sandy Nash, president of the A.M.U.S. last field running of “Skipper” Helme . . Jack Roberts are in the army. Ernie Tea- year, is overseas with the R.C.A.F., after the morning we left for Army Service. gle, formerregimental-sergeant-major of taking a wireless course. Hugh M. Ellis also . . . the rousing welcome on return . . . the O.T.C., is nowon active service. Lieut. graduated in the R.C.A.F. radiocourse. memories of comrades never to return. 8 THE GRADUATE CHRONICLE

GRADS BW FAR AND NEAR Thomas McKeown, Arts '32, has been ap- ...... t,,,, 111,,,,,,,,,,,, 11111111111111111111I Miss BethAbernathy (Arts '20) resigned pointed tothe British Ministry of Home Didyou find thenames of your from her post of secretary tothe Presi- Security,holding the position of casualty friendshere? Didyou readabout dent,a positionwhich shehad heldfor intelligence officer inthe research and someone you haven't heard from in thepast four years, to marry Dr. L. S. experimental division of the ministry. He a longtime? Klinck. is planning onconducti&- medical observ- If you didn't, if you feltthere Evelyn C. McKay has been appointed to the ationsin connection with theresults of were many names missingfrom these pages that should have been Americancommittee on Statistics of the airraids. here,perhaps itis your own fault. Blindwith headquarters, New York City. Three U.B.C. grads were admitted tothe Did you eversend a personalitem Larry McKeeven, Science '30, is generalen- Barin the annual ceremonies this year. to theEditor? gineerin charge of industrial application Theywere: David Kearns Petapiece, If every graduate receiving this andcentral station engineering, Canadian Thomas Cullin Brown, and James McLean Chronicle would sit down and write General Electric, Peterboro. Vance. a brief note telling what he or she is now doing, andwhat his or her S. ThomasParker, Arts '31, is at Hobart J. Laurence McHugh, Arts '36, ison staff of closest friends are doing there would College, Geneva, N.Y., as instructor in ma- Pacific Biological Station, Nanaimo, and be no gap in the Chronicle. thematics. Lieutenantin Nanaimo Scottish. U.B.C. graduatesoverseas have Dr. David C. Murdoch, who was on the staff KenGraham, Arts '33, is now connected written thatthe Chronicle is one of YaleUniversity, is now inthe mat.he- withthe DominionForest Entomology of their most welcome linkswith maticsdepartment, University of Saskat- carefreedays of the past. Laboratory at Victoria. chewan,Saskatoon. Mrs. W.L. Attridge(nee Mildred 'Scotty' Is it not possible, then, for every man or woman who passed through Don MacLean, Arts '29, who was teaching at Campbell, Arts '26), isnow living in Mid- U.B.C. classrooms to assist the edi- Lord Byng High, has leave of absence for land,. torial staff in making this publica- theduration and is alieutenant in the Gerald White, Aggie '40, is now training for tion a fuller record of postgraduate Seaforth Highlanders,in England. Royal Canadian Airforce atan eastern life? P. A. Frattinger, Science '33, is assistant in- centre. Pleasesend communications to MargaretMorrison, care University spect.or of materialson the BritishPur- KenJacob, Sc. '33, convalescing inJubi- is of B.C., Vancouver. chasing Commission, New York City. lee Hospital Pavilion, at Victoria. Zoe Browne-Clayton,Arts '36, and Nancy Cliff Carl, Arts '30, is in charge of Provincial 111111111111,1,1,,11llllllllllllllllllll,~~,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,',,,,,,, Museum,Victoria. Miles, Arts '34, have left B.C. and are liv- Ray with Wm. Tompkinson,Arts '37, is takingfishery ment of Gamma Energies a ing in Toronto. Zoe is on the advertising courses at University of Washington,and magneticspectograph." staff of Eaton's Store. working parttime for InternationalPaci- Denis Wiffen Pearce, Arts '29, is a professor Ailsa Braidwood, Arts '38,of Victoria, is fic SalmonCommission. of Chemistry at Purdue. working atthe Children's Aid Society G. MorleyNeal, Arts '34, is finishingPh.D. Ronald Neville Smith, Arts '31, received his headquarters, Vancouver. work at University of Toronto, and teach- Ph.D. in June on"Nuclear reactions with Jack Green, Arts '39, is doing naval training ing part time. AlphaParticles." in Halifax. Ottilie Boyd, Educ. '39, is teaching at East Cecil Kingsley Stedman, Arts '30, is a profes- George Gregory, Arts '38, and Jim McDonald Uclulet, V.I. sor of Physics on the faculty of Purdue M. were admitted to the B.C. Bar and Greg- John U. Coleman, Arts '30, is Medical Officer Charles P. Brewerengaged in research in ory is now undernaval training at Royal somewherein E&-land. Chemistry at McGill, has won a scholar- Roads,Victoria. Mk-s J. U. Coleman (neeSheila Tisdall), shipawarded by theNational Research Art Chapman, of Victoria, is in Halifax. Arts '31, is residingin Victoria with her Council of Canada. Don Buchanan is doingpostgraduate study two smallsons. Evan Fullerton, Arts '27, is minister at Van- at BerkleyUniversity. Dan Quayle, Arts '37, is conducting shell-fish couverHeights United Church. Frank Leacy, Arts '41, was awarded a fellow- investigation at the Pacific Biological Sta- HenryShaw, Arts '32, hasreturned from shipatthe University of Washington, tion,Nanaimo, B.C. Shanghai, where he has been with Henin- where he will lecture in economics and do R. Earle Foerster, Arts '21, is Director Pacific sonProduce Company for thepast eight postgraduate work. Biological Station, Nanaimo, B.C., since years,through the thick of the "Chinese David Waddell, who received his M.A. in '41, July, 1940. Incident." has completed four years research on moth Bob Wellwood, Sc. '35, left Victoria in Janu- Cam Gorrie, Arts '36, who has been Y.M.C.A. control in the Okanagan and is in Winni- ary to accept a teaching fellowship at the secretary at Windsor, Ont., has been trans- peg as chemistfor theNational Defence University of NorthCarolina. ferred to Victoria, B.C. division of C.I.L. Mrs. Alan Walker (nee Mary McPhee), Nurs- Helen Parker, Arts '41, is in the department MarnieMillar, Arts '38, has been appointed ing '30, has returned from Singapore with of statistics, for the Dominion Government to the Metropolitan Health Board. her two young sons, tostay in Vancouver in Ottawa. for the duration. DorothyDe Cew, Arts '32, was one of the HazelWright, Arts '38, is now an interior Ted Hart, Arts '34, is a resident engineer of first Vancouver women to be appointed to decorator in New York. the B.C. Electric in Victoria. theCanadian Women'sAir Force Auxil- RogerBishop is instructingin England at Edith Green, Arts '31, left the Victoria Pub- iary. Victoria College. lic Library to takenursing in Montreal. James Colbert,Arts '38, in U.S.A.,working Walter M. Barss, Arts '37, is doing graduate U.B.C. STAFF CHANGE towardsa Ph.D. in government. work inPhysics. Struan Robertson, Arts '39, professor of sta- Gwen Armstrong Clark, Arts '34, is the wife New appointees tothe U.B.C. professorial tistics, University of California, at Berkley. of ProfessorCharles Clark. staff this Year include John E. Liersch, Alsoworking towards Ph.D. HenryHubert Clayton, Arts '35, has been a Forestry; Dr. A. P. Maslowe, Philosophy; Robert H. Lyons, Arts '39, has position with graduate assistant in Physics. Dorothy M. Mawdsley, Dean of Women; C.I.L. inBrownsburg, Quebec. Fred T. Fitch is doing graduate work. C. B.Wood, Registrar; Louis A. McKay, HaroldLyons, Arts '38"'Caught inthe Andrew Guthrie, Arts '34, received his Ph.D. Classics; F. S. Harrisand R. E. Langton, Draft"-now Private H. E. Lyons, Tacoma, fromPurdue in June, on "TheMeasure- Physics. Wash. 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EdithGreen, Arts '31, formerhead of the circulation department of the Victoria PublicLibrary, at present intraining at Grads Abroad RoyalVictoria Hospital, inMontreal. ThomasBeeching, ApSc.,working with the Laura S. Mowatt, Arts '25, now Mrs. 6. Ker Canadian government inaircraft produc- Cooper,Federated Malay States. She is Hugh Mann to NancyMartin, Arts '41, in tion. doingconfidential secretarial work at the Vancouver,October 10. FredHobson, Arts '37, R.C.A.F. instructor. military H.Q. Mrs. Cooper, one of anum- Woodburn Thompson to Cicely Holmes, Arts U.B.C. gradsin the provinciallibrary and ber of Canadians to organizea Canadian '39, inPrince Rupert. archives include: Willard Ireland, Arts '33, Association inSingapore, four years ago, John R. C.Lort, Arts '35, to Elizabeth Faith archivist; John Lort, Arts '35, reference reports that the group isnow busy cnter- Elm, in Vancouver,December, 1940. librarian; MaryHarvey, Arts '32, and tainingand aiding theCanadian service George F. Green, Ap. Sc. '36, to Barbara Mil- GeorgianaWilson, Arts '38, cataloguing menstationed in the Orient. ler, inVictoria, January, 1941. Residing department; Inez Mitchell, secretary in the inthe Capital. Mrs.Malcolm Hardie (MarjorieHobson) in archives division. John Bell, Arts 33 to Elizabeth Anderson Evelyn Carter, Arts '39, workingwith Chil- BritishNorth Borneo, with her husband. Samuel, of Edinburgh,in May. Bothat- dren's Aid Society, in Vancouver, while Mrs.H. P.Bell-Irving (NancySymes) in tendedTeachers' College at Columbia IsabelSullivan is with the Victoria C.A.S. England,doing Red Crosswork at No. 15 University,where the former has been Jean Bonnell, Arts '38, laboratory technician, basehospital and driving a Y.M.C.A can- makingpsychiatric and sociological re- Royal Jubilee Hospital. teen. search studies. Anna Clarke, Arts '37 andsister, Eleanor, Otherrecent weddings includethose of R. Mrs. J.Ritchie Sandwell (LillianScott) in F. Ellison, T. R. Stanley, R. Bell, J. H. Arm- Arts '40, bothin teaching profession, the Tasmania, with her husband, also a U.B.C. latter at the Norfold Girls'School. strong, E.H. Gautschi, Jean Butarae, Amy graduate. The former is trying to educate Atherton, MarionYounger and Garth Jack Michell, Com. with local U.I.L. '38, the natives as to the advantages of central Waide. branch. heatingand refrigeration while the latter Lieut. Richard Moss, R.N., to Celia Lucas, R.Bianco, of the ConsolidatedMining and carries on as resident engineer in his late Arts '33 in England,in March. Smelting Co. staff, nowworking near Lit- father's plant. John Hampton to Irene Jenkins, Arts '40, in tle SlaveLake. H.W. Smith, of the same Vancouver,in August. company,wasrecently transferredto lishedseveral stories basedon tribal tales LeonardArthur Zink, Arts '40 to Joan Ros- Kimberley. of the Shuswap Indians. MissMcDonald mee McTaggartCowan, in NorthVancou- HughP. Godard, Sc. '36, took Ph.D. in returnedto the city just over ayear ago, ver, in April. Spring; nowworking for British Technical from London, where she studied under the EdwardDavid Wilkinson to Mary Helen Mission. famousanthropologist, Miriam Tildesley, Arkell. Herbert Fisher, in Montreal making research for 20 yearscurator of the Royal College ColinBruce Anderson to Eleanor Green in studies at McGill, in chemistry. of Surgeons. Early in March she began the Johannesburg,South Africa, in January. Charles P. Brewer, Arts '38, working for Ph. reconstruction of a skull found near Cres- Richard Aubrey Bright, C.E., to Barbara D. inPulp and Paper ChemistryDepart- centBeach, of aShell Mound Indian-a Guthrie, inEngland, in December. ment, Montreal. race now extinct. Walter FrederickWalker to Kathleen Mur- Jack Davis, Sc. '39, two yearsPh.D. work ielNoel, in Vancouver, in December. completed in physical chemistry, Montreal. Dr.Allon Peebles, in 1935 appointed as tech- Tong Louie to Geraldine More in Vancouver. nicaladvisor tothe provincialgovern- Rev.Archibald 0. Morrison to Ruth Dunbar Arthur M. Eastham, Arts '37 and Ken A. ment's illlfated statehealth insurance West, Arts both on NationalResearch McLennan, in Vancouver, in January. '37, scheme, has been moved to Ottawa, where scholarships in Montreal. Ronald Makepeace to Margaret Hay, in Van- he is now an executivedirector of the couver,in January.They are residing in Inthe C.I.L. Research Division inOntario Federalgovernment's Unemployment In- and Quebec are: BernardShipton, Arts Kimberley. surance Commission. Dr. Peebles has ma'de Arthur Evans to AudreyMunton, in Van- '37, RonHeddle, Arts '39, and Jack Nair, an exhaustivestudy of healthand unem- Sc. at Beloeil, Quebec; Rupert Ross, couver, inJanuary. They are residing in '40, ployment legislation inEurope. Sc. '37. Valleyfield, Que.; Jack Wilkinson, Trail. Sc. '39, Nobel Ont. JamesB. Brown, modest,quiet-spoken hon- JohnKenneth Hentig to IreneElizabeth Wallace, in Vancouver, in March. Medicals inthe East include: Arne Mathe- ours studentin physics, was awarded the Gerald StanleyDenby to AileeneAnn How- son, Arts Jack Whitelaw, Arts RhodesScholarship for 1941. A brilliant '37; '37; ard, in Vancouver, in March. Bill Arbuckle, Arts George Walsh, Arts B.A. graduate of the physics department, '37; JohnDuncan Skeith to JeanCatherine RitchieGalpin, Arts Elmer Jarnes Brown worked towards his Masters degree, '38; '39; Whaley, in Vancouver, inMarch. and JackMcLaren, bothArts doing research work in the field of eltxtron '39. kcher White to Priscilla Boyd, inSeptem- JohnLight, Sc. '38, assistantsuperintendent defraction.Prominent thein field of boys'work, he wasassociated with the ber, in Vancouver. at McColl-FrontenacGasoline Co., Mont- ReginaldBeaumont to Florence Troberg, in real. Y.M.C.A., and at one time started in local track meets. Theentire graduating class Dawson, in December '40. Ph.D. aspirants: HaroldHerd, Arts Cal. '36, in MechanicalEngineering found employ- PhilipJohn Farmer to BernieceEileen Gil- Tech., chemistry; Frances M. Wright, Arts ment in Canadian industry last spring. bert, in St. Catharine's, Ont., in December, '36; Stanford,chemistry; CharlesDaven- 1940. port, Sc. '38, M.I.T., chemistry; FredT. Jean Anderson is working in SocialService Ian McQueen to Jean Crickmay, in Vancou- Titch, Arts '38, Purdue,chemistry; Bob inVancouver, where VirginiaGalloway, ver, in December, 1940. King, Aggie '38, in Indianna; Frank Stuart, Arts '40, is stenographer,a and Isobel James C. Page, B. Arch. to Dorothy Mae Arts '39, U.of Iowa,chemistry; Francis Stott is alsoa social serviceworker. Hume, in New Westminster,in December. Cook, Arts '37, U. of Toronto,chemistry. Ewald SwanGoramon to MargaretEliza- Agnes McDonald, with clay, gelatine and Ed. Barton is teaching at Chilliwack, where bethJane Humble, in Vancouver, in De- plasteras her material, she is bringing to CarsonMcGuire, Arts '39, is principal. cember, 1940. life thefeatures of men and womenwho Frances Humphrey is teaching at Stewart LloydE. Short to RuthCheeseman in Ha- lived inBritish Columbiathousands of Islandand Pat Keatley in Cloverdale. waii, onDecember 25, 1940. Theyare re- year ago. Phyllis McKeown is teachingin New sidingin Honolulu. Aftergraduating from U.B.C., she pub- Westminster and Flora Swan inRossland. William George Dixon to Dorothy Marguer- 10 THECHRONICLE GRADUATE

Sgt.Obs. FrederickSmith to Pauline Scott, MARRIAGES Arts '40, in Vancouver, inJune: (Continued) WallaceThornton Husband to Jean Doro- ite Harkness,in Vancouver, in December, thia Gibb, in Vancouver, in June. 1940. Thomas George Wright to Virginia Frances Paul W. Clement to Elma Newcomb, in Van- Cummings, inVancouver, in September. couver,in December. They are now re- Gordon Russell Keillor,Sc. '41, to Merrily siding in Calgary. Webster, in Montreal, in September. ThurbCushing to Honor Vincent, Arts '40, P.O. Robert Haywood to Catherine Wilks, in in Kamloops, in September. Galtin September. J. Z. Hall to Carmen Planta, in Vancouver. Robert P. apRoberts, Arts '39, to Ruth Heyer, Andrew Mason Elliott to Dorothy McDonald, Arts '41. in Vancouver, in April. Dr. Kirk A. Oviatt to Donna A. hitch,in HarryBarratt to Margaret Maud Thomson. Vancouver,in September. Patrick C. Love, Sc. '38 toBetty Almeda Lt. Gordon Appelbe Smith to Marion Flem- Jones, in Montreal, in June. They are now ing, Arts '40, in Vancouver, inSeptember, residingin Arvida, P.Q. Theyare now residing in Winnipeg. NormanBell to Catherine Maty Scott, in JamesGordon Retallack to GraceEleanor Montreal, in July.They are residing in Bunnell, inOttawa, in September. Arvida,P.Q. Professor F. G.C. Wood, connected with the George Morice Henderson toMary Eliza- James R.Pollock to Mildred (Billee) Lynn, English department since 1915, became one beth Nicholson, inToronto, in September. in Vancouver, inJune. of 11 outstandingCanadians awarded the Hugh Alexander Mannto Nancy Martin, Sub.-Lieut. Roger Thompson Hager to Helen Arts '41, in Vancouver, in October. CanadianDrama Award for 1941. Given Marie Crosby in Vancouver, inJuly. a~~nuallyfor outstanding services in the Alfred Kitchen,Arts '39, toFreda Bastin, Gordon Bishop Murphy to Kathleen Blanche cause of drama in Canada, the recognition inVancouver, in October, '41. Merritt. Michael Pollard to Elizabeth Cain, on Octo- came to Professor Wood for his work with HughGladstone Mackenzie toNorah Patri- the UniversityPlayers Club, and his ex- ber 20, inVancouver. cia Carey, Arts '42. tension department lectures in drama and Gordon Mathias to Odetta Hicks,,M.A., '41, LAC Donald H. Clark, R.C.A.F., toPauline playwriting. in Vancouver, on Nov. 5. Field, ex-Arts '43, in Vancouver, in August. DuncanJames Clark, R.C.A.F., to Barbara Theyare now residing in P.E.I. Ellen Mary Brown. Gordon Herbert Samisto SallyFuller, in LAC Eric hlly Kenny, R.C.A.F., to Josephine Irene Hodgson, inChilliwack, in June. Mahalah Wood. John Harrison Radcliffe to Agnes Margaret Vancouver. Donald Grant McIntosh, Sc. '40, to Elizabeth Gwyn, Arts '39, in Duncan, in June. John R. Harrison, R.C.A.F., to Peggy Reid, ila Maude McCormack, in Vancouver,. in Wilson J. Mackin to Josslyn Patricia (Jackie) Winnipeg, inJuly. August. Ellis, in Vancouver, in June. Lawrence Easterbrook Machin to Valetta Alan Staniforth to Phyllis Louise Starck, in KennethBallentine MacKinnon to Beatrice Beatrice(Betty) Morris, in April, in Hon- Vancouver, in August. Beryl Weeks, inVancouver, inJuly. olulu. George Firth Singer toBarbara Roberta Stanley Bailey toHilda Gibbon in Langley William E. H. Moore, to AmuriJohnson, in Mary- Jones, in Vancouver, in August. Prairie,in July. Toronto, in April. Russell Kemp Baker to MarionBailey, in William Millar McGill toMargaret Ruth Frederick Andrew McMeans to Elinor Mar- Vancouver,in August. Purves, in Victoria, in July. ion Sutherland, in Vancouver, in April. Pte. John WilbertMarlin McDonald, Ed- James Alexander Campbell toJean Mary George Brodie Gillies to Jayne Nimmons, in monton Fusiliers, toMargaret Lillooet MacKenzie, in Vancouver, in June. Vancouver, in April. Biggs, in Vancouver, in August. Hugh Angus Elliott to Marion Grant, inVan- John E. Bell to Elizabeth A. Smtuel, in New Dr. Lawrence Edward Ranta to Pauline Kac couver, in July. York. tharine McMartin, in Vancouver, in August. LieUt. Carleton Campbell Covernton, R.C.A. GalvinHutchinson to Helen Frances Trapp, John MurdochMaclachlan to Ann Oliver M.C., to Elizabeth Grant Bingay, in Van- in Toronto. McLure, in Hatzic, in August. couver, in May. Don Allardyce toEthel Eaton,Arts '40, in Wilfred C. Pendrayto Margaret Deas, in John Andrew Newson to Verna Birmingham, April, in Vancouver. Vancouver, in August. in Vancouver, in May. Lt. BruceTillman Hemphill, U.S. Marine Clarke Fillmore to Ethel Josephine McLach- Charles Caithness Watson to Elizabeth Mary Corps, to Patricia Haryey, in Vancouver, lan, inVancouver, in August. (Beth) Boyd, in Vancouver, in May. inJanuary. William A. M. McLaren to Gladys Evelyn Roy Alexander Phillips to Barbara Lee Avis, John Lort to Faith Elizabeth Elm, of Sum- McMichael, Arts '41, in Vancouver, in Aug- Arts '40, inPeterborough, in May. ner, Wash., in Vancouver, in December. ust. Robert Tillmanto Frances Geddes Mont- Alfred Kitchen to Freda Bastii, in October, Lieut. Rodney Beavan toJune Dickens gomery, in Vancouver, in May.They are in Vancouver. Sweeting, inEsquimalt, inJune. residing in Morningside,Alta. ShirleyHayward Mackinnon to Kathleen William H. McLachlan to Margaret Hall,in Sidney HerbertCall to Doris Muriel Salter, Mary Crosby, inChicago, in September. Vancouver, June. in in Vancouver, in May. Ben Stevenson to Phyllis McKean, inSep- John EdwardsMilburn to Helen Margaret Arnold Douglas to Marian Jacob, in Edmon- tember, in Vancouver. Trant, in Vancouver, in June. Albert Gilmore Dunn to Wilhelmina Maxine tonin May. NormanBell to CatherineScott, in Mont- Morris, inChilliwack, inJune. Gordon Y. Wyness to Alison Reid, in Van- real,in August. John Harold Stevenson to Alice Daniels, in couver,in May. Dr. Kirk Abernethy Oviatt to Donna Leitch, New Westminster, in June. Thomas E. Griffin to Helen Wodehouse Gray, in September, in Vancouver. ClarenceIdyll to MarionDaniels, in New Arts '38, in Vancouver, inJune. William StevensTonkin toMary McCleery. Westminster,in June. Ralph Killam t.0 Yvonne Ladner, in Vancou- Russell Bakerto Marion Bailey, in August, John Carson McGuire, Arts '39, to Hazel ver, inJune. in Vancouver. MARRIAGES (Continued) Milton Owen toMarion Reid, in Vancouver, BIRTHS inJuly. To the Maynard Atkinsons (Nancy Housser) Ross Lundy Robinson toFrances Roe, of on October 5, a boy. Winnipeg. To Phyllis M. Alexander (nee Campbell) Sub.-Lt. Harry Housser to Lousie Farris. September 9, a girl. LAC John Lincoln Ratz, R.C.A.F., toEdith To theCharles Jordon-Knox’ (RuthHut- May Gray. chinson) June 24, a son. To Dr. and Mrs. Norman Foster (Ethel -1- John Brynelsen toKay Stewart, in West ston) August 19, a son, at High River, Alta. Vancouver, in August. To Dr. and Mrs. M. W. Smith(nee Verna Howard Kemper to Janet Knowles, in Toron- Lucas, Arts ’28) a third son in October in to, in August. St.Stephen, N.B. To Dr. and Mrs.Cliff Carl(nee Babs Hart, William Hodgson toMargaret Evans, in Arts ’29, a daughter in May, 1940 in Dun- August, inEdmonton. can, B.C. To Mr. and Mrs. J. D. (Jack) Gregson, a Maxwell Frost to Jean Lowery, inMontreal son in September in Kamloops. in December. To Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Livesay, Arts ’33 (nee George Weld toMarjorie Manson, in Van- Adelia Thurber) a daughter in January in couver. In the Department of ExternalAffairs: Victoria. Norman Robertson, Arts ’23,since January, To Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Gregson, Arts ’34, a has beenActing Under-Secretary of State ThomasEvans Lougheed toFrances Grant, son, JohnArthur, in September 1939. in Vancouver, in April. forExternal Affairs. Referrin,gto Robert- son,Prime Minister King recently com- To Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Gibb (neeMarjorie Frederick Andrew McMeans to Elinor Suth- mented,in an addressto the House of Dimock, Arts ’26) a son, John David, in erland, in Vancouver, in April. Commons, “I congratulate his university April 1940. onhaving sent to the publicservice of To Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Gurney, Arts ’38,a Richard Stacey to Dorothy Hudson, in Van- Canadaone who lendsdistinction to the son, Donald Franklin,in January 1940. couver, in May. university as well asto himself.” To Mr. and Mrs. Lester Young (Marjorie Young) a daughter in Vancouver in Octo- John Gilmore McLellan to Margaret Winni- ber. fred Diamond, in Vancouver, in May. To Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Knowles, Arts ’31 (nee William Arthur Dayton toMargaret Maude Class of ’41 Marion A. Hanes,Arts ’32) a daughterin Trailin November Atkinson, inToronto, in May. Bill Grandis a photographeron the News 1940. Herald, where Pierre Berton is city editor, To Mr. and Mrs. R. J. McMaster, Arts ’34 William Royce Butler, Arts ’37, to Jean Mac- and Thelma Wyles is a reporter. Wally (nee EleanorLeith) a daughter, Beverly Lauren, Ark ’38, September 6, in Victoria. Ann, in Vancouver in March. Living in Vancouver. Gillespie is at the Sun. Connie Fairleigh is trainingin St. Paul’s To Mr., and Mrs. S. T. (Bob)Fraser (nee Hospital. Alice Goepel) a daughterin Vancouver in August. Ray Foster is on the staff of the University, in the botany department. To Mr. and Mrs. Tweedy Phillips (nee Helen Braidwood) a daughterin Vancouver in TomCollins isassisting inthe Physics de- March. partment,and Ernest Harvey is assisting in the Commerce department. To Mr. and Mrs. George M. Ledingham (nee Mrs. John H. Hennie, the formerMarjorie Muriel Harvie) a daughterin Vancouver DerekMoDermot, a bass baritone,is train- Fallows, who graduatedfrom University inMarch. ingas a concertsinger and is givinga in 1918, died in St. Anne de Bellevue, Que., recitalsoon. To Mr. and Mrs. John Mooney (Alice Bell, Arts ’31) a son, December, 1940. following an accident. She was the wife Kay McKay is working inthe Vancouver of Dr. Mennie, one of U.B.C.’s first Rhodes Public Library. Scholars. He has been lecturing at McGill Verna MacKenzie is studying for her M.A. at and at Dalhousie University. the University of Indiana,and reports a wonderful time. Japanese Grads University’ circles mourned thedeath last EllisMcLeod and Margot Burgess are work- Japanesegraduates of theUnivers- year of Mrs. F. M. Clement, wife of Dean ing at Boeings, as are Ed. Barrie and Jack ity have active Alumni Associations all Clement. A prominent member of the fac- Crawford, in a slightlydifferent capacity. thcir own with a long and imposing ulty of women’sclubs, Mrs. Clement was Sandy Nash is in the Air Force and has gone list of membe1.s. a member of the Gamma Phi Betasorority. overseas. Formedunder the ahlc guidance of Kenneth Wing Yip,B.A.Sc., ’35, succumbed CharlieParker is working inMontreal, anC Ih. MaSajiroMiyazaki (Arts ’25), the fromfever while directingoperations for Walter Nichols inHamilton. Russ Keillor ;Issociation was under the direction of the Kukong Industrial Co-operative last and Jack Gillies are also in Montreal, be- Dr. E. C. Ihnno throughthe year year, while servinghis native country, sides several graduates of other years, eg. 1940-41. ,in its waragainst the aggressor. ArtEastham. Their annual publication, “Japanese First U.B.C. graduate to lay down his life Bill Wallace is working forImperial Oil in Alumni Directory,” contains a full list in the service of China, he took his bach- Ioco, and Herb Kelland is working at Boe- of members, and their addresses, along elor’s degree in electrical engineering in ings. Garth Wadeis working inthe East with the degrees granted them by the 1935. alongwith Reg. Haskins. University. 12 THE GRADUATECHRONICLE OTTAWA LETTER ANNUIT1,ES The capital city has now become the head- on the staff of the Department of National quarters for dozens of U.B.C. graduates, who Defense,along with MargaretMiller. havetaken up posts inthe engineering, Alan Gill, Arts '24, listed as Assistant Direc- tor Generalin the Munitions Branch of LIFE INSURANCE trade, and war departments of the Canadian the Dept. of M. and S. Government. Jim Beveridge,Arts '38, has a handin the SPECIALIZED A visit toOttawa, February 27, by Presi- CanadaCarries On films, with the Gov- dent L. S. Klinck,occasioned an alumni ernment Motion Picture Bureau. SERVICE gathering at theChateau Laurier, arranged George Luxton,Arts '34, Com. '39, member by Mrs. Phyllis Turner, Arts '25, andDr. of research staff of the Bank of Canada. A. E. Richards. (Recent father.) COKSULT Among recentOttawa newcomers to wel- Alfred Rive,Arts '21, now serves as First Secretary of theDepartment and contin- come thepresident, wereDr. Allon Peebles, ues as ActingCanadian Member of the executivedirector of the Unemployment Governing Body of the International Lab- Insurance Commission and Dr. Walter Cou- ourOrganization. PETER D. per, of the staff of the International Labour JamesGibson, Arts '31, thirdsecretary in Office,now on loan tothe Department of the Department and, for the past year and Labour. ahalf, a member of MackenzieKing's CELLE Ronnie Graham, Sc. '34, electrical engineer personalstaff. inthe Department of NationalDefense. Hideo Iwasaki, Com. '38, on the Chancellery J. Craster,Sc. '30, with the inspection Agency Representative E. staff of the Japanese Legation in Ottawa. division of the U. K. Technical Mission. DorisMcDermott, Arts '38, recentaddition TheDepartment of Munitions and Supply THE IMPERIAL LIFE tothe Department of NationalRevenue. i ASSURANCE CO. OF CANADA has drawnin a number of U.B.C. alumni 1 to cope with the rising tide of war orders. Dr. HughMorrison, Arts '30, onleave of ~ I John Logan, Arts '37, was one of thefirst absence from Vancouver Normal School to I . 640 WestHastings Street I to join this department, whichalso in- serve as AssistantEditor of coursesfor Vancouver cludesSheila Gibbs, Com. '39 andJean Canadian Legion EducationalServices in i McGeochy, Arts '30. Betty McCallum is Ottawa.

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