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This issue gets off to an explosive start on page 5, where Dave Brousson of theQuarterback clul) CHROCIICl€ gives Editor Hall a \vorkout over his last issue edi- torial 011 football(.-4merican plan) . . . readersare Published by the Alumni Association of requested to w-ite the Chronicle their opinions . . . The University of !British Columbia this is still a democracy . . . At the other end of the Editor: ORMONDEJ. HALL, B.Comm., LL.B. line thingsget a little more cultural on page 9, where Dorothy Livesay comesup with an article Associate Editor: on Earle Birney, who has once again attracted liter- MARYFALLIS, M.A. arynotice acrow the country with his new novel "Turvey" . . . Dorothy Livesay combines here fluent Alumni Association Executive: stylewith personal knowledge of hersubject to President .."... ~..~~.~~..~""---..-JOHN M. BUCHANAN, B.A. '17 presentan excellent close-up of thesuccessful Vice-president. FALL IS, JAMES JAMES A. MACDONALD,B.A. '38 author and poet. Secretary-Manager ...~FRANK TURNER, B. Comm., B.A. '39 The Alumni-U.B.C. Development Fund is once Treasnr BERRY,B. Comm., B.A. '37 again underway for 1950 and already we've reached Second Vice-President HONOREEYOUNG, B.A. '43, atotal of $7,800 forthe first two months of the B.Ed. '48 year . . . we must hit $20,000 . . . so don't wait for the next fellow . if you've been piker in the past ChairmanPublications Board, Ormonde J. Hall, B. Comm. . . '42, LLb. '48 years, change spots and become a supporter of your Past President _____.Winston Shilvock, B.A. '31, B. Comm. '32 University . . if youdon't, then drop reading this Third Vice-president ...... Dr. Blythe Eagles, B.A. '22 magazinehere . . . youdon't deserve any of the privileges of being a grad. Members atLarge: William H. Q. Cameron, B.A., '33, Dorwin Baird,Arts, '38. Mrs.Maurice Sleightholme. B.A., Recommendedfor chucklea or two is the '30, Thomas W. Meredith, B.Comm., '46, Mrs. Tommy Berto, B.A., '31, DavidBrousson %.A.Sc., '49, E. T. Kirk- article written by D. Badger on page 18 . . . Frater- patrick, B.A.Sc., '47; Roderick Lindsay, B.A.Sc., '48; Elliott nity EXPOSE designed to keep you laughing and Schmidt, B.A.Sc., '36; F. D. Moyls, B.A., '46; Mary h4c- thinking. Dougall, B.A. '33; Col. GordonLetson, B.A., '24, B.A.Sc., '26; Barbara Macpherson. B.A. '45; Jack Underhill B.A., '24; The Chronicle depends on its advertisers to keep Doug. Sutcliff:Junior Member AMS Peter Dr. Vooght. going and if you are prompted saleswise hy any of AMS Pres. John Haar, Senate Reps. Dr. Harry V. Warren. theads appearing herein. then tnention.when you Dr.Earl Foerstcr andDarrell T. Braidwood, B.A., '40. buy the advertisers product or use its services, that Editorial OjTjce: you saw it inthe Chronicle. ROOM208, YORKSHIREBUILDING, VANCOUVER, B. C. Business Ofice: ALUMNI ASSOCIATION,BROCK BUILDING, U.B.C.
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MARCH, 1950 Page 5 . QUARTERBACK CHRONICLE FOC Dace Brouwo~~.(‘ltuirutujt of thf T1rrcrtder.bir.d Quartwback Club, i)ffrm (111 crrgwtrrtt to tkr. A4mer.i- can. football Prlifor.irrl (tppwrijtg ilb thc Uecotrbtr TheMonthly Commercial Letter issued 6y iSSUP. The Canadian Bank of Commerce is one of the rtlarch llth, 1950 oldestpublications of its kind. It contains Dear Sir: material on economic conditions gathered from All thoseinterested in universityathletics wel- reliable sources and carefully weighed and sifted comethe Editor’s forthright comments in the DecemberChronicle theThunderbird football for the benefit of its readers. on team. Hoxvever, thereare so manymisconceptions This Letter has a wide circulation among andmisunderstandings in theeditorial that the businessand professional men, students and Quarterback Cluh feels it a duty antl a privilege to journalists in Canadaand abroad. An applica- present the other sideof the story. tion to the HeadOffice, Toronto, will bring To begin ivith. the Editor must have been sitting The Monthly Commercial Letter to you regu- in alonely, secluded part of Varsitystadium, if larly, free of charge. he feels that what he is pleased to call an “Experi- mentin Pootl)all” has given “Little Satisfaction,” and brought only “Humiliation and Ignominy.” Theever-increasing crolvtls of thepast three seasons, in every kintl of \\eather,the thunderous applausefor courageous and thrillingplays, ,the great ovation given the graduating members of this year’steam : Surelythese are not the evidence to CANAlDIAN BANK whichthe Editor refers. The individual Ivho was THE heard to remark, “that \vas my first football game. antl the’Birds didn’t \\.in, hut thy’ve \\on a fan.” OF COMMERCE \\.as typical, not an exception. Snrelythe Titlitor, agreat sportsman himself. does not feel tIo\vnheartetl Ilecause the team has not won a majority of its games in its first three seasons of American footl)all? Our hasketlnll team has been going through heavy \\eather this season, but has BEFORE YOU BUILD! anybody even tlreatnetl of alxtndoning 1xwketl)all as a majgrcampus sl)ort? The greatEnglish rughy Ask About Our TntermtionalSeries to \~hich he refersare hy no means relegated to the past. 12’itncss thc M‘alla1)ies antl C,oltlen Bears of thelast t\vo years, antl Cali- fornia and Stanfordthis spring. HOME .LOANS Let us review the situation a little more object- at low interest rates ivelyantl realistically than the editor permits him- self. To begin\vith, it has allvays beencotlsideretl desirablethat U.B.C. shouldparticipate as far as possible in Collegiate,rather than “downtown” athletic competition. Fnr many years we have tried tosurmount the increasingly difficult barrier of finances.distance, and time. to play .Alberta, Sas- Your financing is as important as katchelvanand hlanitoha universities atCanadian your plans and contractor. football,while other U.B.C. teamsplayed in local leagues.These harriers finally became so tlifficult On Home Loans at4 ‘/2 % interest, immediatelyfollowing the \var that the member universities agreed to disband the \Yestern Confer- easy monthlypayments of $6.28 ence. per $1,000 loan includes principal The next most logical group for U.B.C. to joir; and interest. was that comprising all other institutions of a com- parablesize in the west, the Pacific Coast Confer- ence.This was obviously an impossibility so the Men’s Athletic Directorate took the next best step, VANCOUVERMORTGAGE joininga smaller antl closer group, the Evergreen CORPORATION Conference. And let us not do the members of this LTD. Conference the discourtesy of calling them “Back- 601 Howe St. MArine 431 1 \voods Colleges” - while they are not all very large Vancouver, B. C. innumbers, their teams have shown themselves greatin courage, sportsmanship, and ability.
Page 6 THE U.B.C. ALUMNI ‘CHRONIMf CLUB ANSWERS TBALLEDITORIAL Thisstep obviously meant that we ~vouldhave ON to play American Footlxdl - but it also meant that all our teams ~vouldplay in Collegiate circle:;. IVhile we are on this subject, it is purely ridiculous for the Editorto state that “almost any impartial1 person MEETING will agreethe Canadian game is morespectacular thanAmerican Pootl)all.” I have heard too many argumentshetween experts onthis topic ever to agreequite so easily.And while rugby is a great sport,and admitte(lly economical of equipment,it isplayed as a majorsport by no otherChadian university.Hut arguments on theparticular quali- ties of differentsports have no placehere. Let it DEBT sufficefor us to agree, rather, that all three codes produce great contests, great teams, great displays of sportsmanship. Solution “THOSEhave short Lent The I’tlitor graciouslyoffers the“Athletic Clique”at U.B.C. threealternatives. Let us con- who owe money to be paid at sider these again : (1) “Abandonment of Americanfootball, with a Easter. returnto Canadian. and the re-establishment of theWestern Inter-Collegiate Football Union ; “or At present, perhaps you Only Saskatchewan is remotelyinterested in re-esta1)lishing the W.I.C.U., and they have no may think yourself in idea how it could be accomplished on a prac- tical basis. thriving circumstances, and (2) “Banishment of Inter-Collegiatefootball from the campus, as has been done by Chicago and that you can bear a little many of theprogressive American universi- ties.” extravagance without injury, It would be interesting to know which are the “many progressive universities” to which but . . . theEditor refers. Incidentally, Pittsburgh, one of the few universities which did abandon football.has now re-organized its team. M’e For age and want save feel sure that this alternative requires no fur- ther discussion. while you may; No morning (3) “.~hantlonmetlt of thelukewarm. nanlby- pambyattitude toward football scholarships sun lasts a whole day.” and subsidization of star performers.” ”Benjamin FranRlin. This takes us on to somewhat difficultground. However,when the Editor takes this stand the QuarterlnckCluh heartily endorses it, and agrees that“every effort should be made to have a top- flight team.” We take the position that every athlete of uni- versitycalibre from British Columbia should have THE an opportunity to attend U.B.C. at least as good as the opportunity he has to attend McGill. Washing- ton,Queen’s or California. Now let this not be misunderstood. We donot advocate “professional DOMINION collegesport,” or “athletic bums” at U.EI.C., but surely we can make it possible for our own sons to play for our own A41maMater. And looking at this from a broader viewpoint, quite apart from the fact BANK thatthe university receives good publicity from greatteams, or that we all enjoyseeing our Est. 1871 Thunderbirtls win games,the judicious subsidiza- tion of athletics at the university, developing great teams and outstanding stars,will have a tremendous (Continuedon page 29)
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Page 8 THE U.B.C. ALUMNI CHRONICLE EARLE BI,RNEY --- AUTHOR, POET By Dorothy Livesay naturepoetry of thenineteenth century was not what finally attractedBirney. It was thesatirical, humanand piscaresque romancing of Geoffrey Chaucer with which he found kinship. So much SO, that his PHD thesis was as its theme. ”The Irony of Chaucer.”That study not only developedBir- ney’s absorbing interest in the sources of English poetry, the Anglo-Saxon rhythms, and vocabulary; it also pointedup the satirical and highlycritical qualityin his own nature. My second encounter with Ikle Birney was in theearly years of thewar. He had returned to Canada in 1936 and obtained an assistant professor- shipat University College, Toronto.But he sur- prised himself andeveryone else by beginning. in those years of the late thirties, to Ivrite poetry. His interestin the academic was never a dry-as-dust affair. He madethe books work for him. In the same way, his interest in Canadian culture was not perfunctory,not an ivory-towerposition either. From the moment when he became a writer himself he set out to do something about Canadian writing. Thus it was that he became, in 1936, literary editor of theCanadian Forum. As such hedid pioneer work in stirring up interest in younger writers and in trying to establish a higher level of criticism in Canada. Caustic Critic Rirney’s uncompromising attitude often led him -Photo by HAROLD SOMBERG, Toronto into battles. There were some who feared the caus- ticpen, the quick tongue. It was therefore a bit Thelong-limbed, sandy haired young man - of a surpriseto me. interviewing himin thetiny obviously with muchof the Scot in him - was guest officelvithin thecloisters of UniversityCollege, at a tea party in Harry Cassidy’s house when I first to find him so genial, friendly and thoroughly dis- met him, in 1933. That was in Toronto, in the deep posed to be interested in other people’s \I-ork. of thedepression. Earle Birney hailedfrom the A visit to his home, early in1942, and the domes- University of B. C., they said; he was finishing his tic comfort inspired by his English wife Esther 31.A - at the University of Toronto and would be on his pride in his baby son - these things strength- his way shortly to the University of London, as a ened the impression that Earle Birney was genuine- RoyalSociety Fellow. His concern was English ly concerned with human values. And hedoes not literature;but neither he nor anyone else present lkave them behind when he sits in hisprofessorial seemed to be interested in talking about literature. chair, as hundreds of his students will testify. Per- The talk was of how to get a job;of economics and hapsthe most significant trait in Earle Birney’s Marxism; of apossible world war. One did not character is that, although a poet, he does not shun sense that this young man was soon to become one action. of Canada’s most important poets and novelists. Earle Birney had got his education the hard way, .Action hehad indeed when he \vent overseas byworking his way through college. He bumped in 1943. Not behind a gun, but as a Selection of Per- into all manner of menand his social inclinations sonnelOfficer. In England he interviewed hun- were early at variance with his desire to be alone dreds of young Canadians, eventually joining them withnature. Perhaps his most meaningful lessons in Holland,the Canadian Army’s Korth-West had come from direct contact with nature, in moun- Theatre. Those were the years when Earle Birney tainclimbing near the village of Banff hvhere he wasnot only writing some of hismost exciting firstwent to school. His adolescent years were poetry,but also taking persistent, wry and ribald spent on a farm in the Kootenays, and here again notes on the nature of men in wartime- and in par- the impression went deep. There is no great love of ticular, Canadian men. The notes bore fruit in 1949, citiesnor of cityways in Earle Birney’s poetry. whenthe first novel “Turvey” made its hilarious Ratherwe find adistrust and suspicion of man’s appearance. mechanicaladvances, a call to return and be re- Whenhe came back from the war, in\-alidetl freshed where homeafter a longbout in army hospitals. Major “the stars went out, and the quiet heather flushed Earle Birney found himself nationally known as a and the skyline pulsed with the surging bloom poet, critic and radio broadcaster. For a year he was Of incredible dawn in the Rockies.” employed with the CBC in Montreal, until his all- (FromDavid). pointment to the English staff at UBC in 1946. He At University-, in Vancouver, the love of nature joined the Canadian Authors -4ssociationand under- was merged with the love of poetry. But the idyllic (Continued on page 28) MARCH, 1950 Page 9 Alumni Fund Hits $8000 Total in Sedgewick Memorial One of Fund The second year of the Alumni-U.B.C. Develop- has been in attendance at every meeting. mentFund has opened with an enthusiastic res- “The importance of the Development Fund can ponsewhich augurs well for this new feature of not be over-estimated says Mr. Buchanan. “It gives university life. There has been a greater participa- new purpose and new vigor to the Alumni Associa- tionthis year, with $8,000 alreadyreceived from tion and it gives us a chance to do something for 900 donors, totals well ahead of those of 1949 at the the University.” corresponding date. The 1950 Development Fund spirit was much in In its first year the Development Fund reached evidence at the class managers dinner in the Brock atotal of $12,215 contributedby 1452 formerstu- Hall, in February, when more than 100 Fund Ivork- dents,a performance comparable to themost suc- ersturned out to get themselves organized. The cessful campaigns among smaller U.S. universities. dinner was bigger and better than in the first year. U.B.C.’s Development Fund is the first in Can- Brief addressesby Dr. Norman Mackenzie, Mr. ada but McGill and Manitoba have joined the parade Buchanan and Chairman Brown were followed by a and are making their first appeals this year. Natur- detailedanalysis by Frank Turner, of theFund ally they look to British Columbia to see what has collection plan. This year, class managers have been beenaccomplished and, of course,we hope to Set suppliedwith individual cards for their prospects an excellent pace for them. and it is expected that more graduates will be con- Althoughthe Alumni executive and the Board tacted. There are 300 class managers this year, as of Directors of the Fund have not set any objective compared with 115 last year. for 1950, it is no secret that theywill be disappointed Alumni emphasize once again that the Develop- if the total doesn’t reach $20,000. ment Fund is a three-in-one appeal, because it pro- The Board of Directorsunder chairmanship of vides (a) Gifts to the University, (b) Alumni Asso- Joseph F. BrownJr. (Arts ’23) meetsmonthly - ciation operating funds, including the heavy direct and sometimes more frequently - to wrestle with mail costs necessary in the campaign and (c) Alum- all the details which go into a successful campaign. ni Chroniclefunds. John M. Buchanan, Arts ’17, the .ilumni president, Fourobjectives have beennamed for 1950 by has been a tower of strength to the committee and theBoard of Directorsas follows - (1) Unre-
President .“orman McKeqie. Alumni President John Buchanan and Alumni-U.B.C. Development Fund chairman /oe Brmlooked happy as they surveyed tb’e large twrnout for the secmd annual class rnamge$s dinwr in Brock Hall.
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UARCH, 1950 PERSONALITIES * lvife (,bTargarettaUnderhill, Arts ’27, Education ’28). Dr.Stedman \vas withthe Ministry of Food in London during the war. Another Crraduate doing important work in an- otherdistant part of the worldis Dr. Harry M. Cassidy,Director of the School of Social Work at theUniversity of Toronto,who has been granted three months leave of absence for a United Nations assignment in Egypt. Dr. Cassidy hasbeen chosen by theSocial As- sistanceDivision to advisethe Egyptian Govern- ment onsocial welfare measures. He is Arts ’23 andhis lvife is BeatricePearce Cassidy (Nursing ’24). Campus Capers It may be bull but it’s the, best on the continent . . . “Ubyssey White Cockade” Ayrshirebull bred by theUniversity of B. C.and sold tothe Dominion Government is claimed to be the top hull in North America . , . his first eight daughters on Record of Performance official tests are farther ahead of their dams in milk and butterproduction than those of anyother North ;\mericansire knoxvn to U.B.C. investigators. New President on the campus is John Haar, who nosed out Bill Haggart by 21 votes . . . like his pre- decessors for the past five years Haar is a veteran. Dick Berry won the dubious honor of “Egg-eat- ing champion of U.B.C.” by eating 37 raw eggs in 20 minutes . . . runner-up was Ursula Knight who donmed 20 eggs ina contest which recalled the gold fish swallowing era in the American colleges. PRESIDENT ... JOHN HAAR Crimeswept the campus last month when U.13.C. editorswere kidnapped by the Engineers Appointments lvho took over the Ubyssey . . . Editor Jim Banham Lloyd F. Detwiller, 31-year-old L-nil-ersity of andSenior Editor Hugh Cameron were taken by BritishColumhia Graduate, is rapidly climbing to car to anauto court in Burnabywhile Editorial the position of BritishColumbia’s bright young writer Les Armour had his hair shaved off . . . the man . . . Detwiller, who set up the sales tax mach- engineerslvere aroused when the editorial board inery for the British Columbia Government has heen wouldonly give them one page to advertise their named Commissioner of the Provincial Hospital In- spins danceinstead of theusual one entire issue suranceService . . . Detwillerwas unanimously . . . The Supreme Moot Court later rectified things selected by the Provincial Cabinet. and his selection by finding the Engineers guilty and sentencing them had full approval of James A. Hamilton and Asso- to cleaning the Pub officefloor with toothbrushes. ciates,Hospital Consultants. . . Hehas beenap- FormerVictoria High School and U.B.C. Stu- pointed on a permanent basis and will be qualified dents, Peter B. St. Louis, R.C.A.F., recently rescued as a first grade deputy minister. To succeedDetwiller as Sales Tax Commis- sioner,the Provincial Government has chosen an- otherUniversity Graduate. 29-year-old Gordon S. Bryson (B. Comm. ’12) . . . Brysonwas an assist- ant sales tax commissioner since April. Evidencethat the MedicalSchool \vas being organized rapidly was apparent with the announce- mentthis month that Dr. H. RockeRobinson, Director of Surgery at Shaughnessy Hospital, will headthe University of BritishColumbia Depart- ment of Surgery . . . Also appointed \vas Dr. Sydney M. Freedman,Associate Professor of anatomyat McGill University, who will head the Anatomy De- partmentat the University of BritishColumbia. 301 WEST HASTINGS Dr. Ralph Stedman (Arts ’27) has beenappointed as Food Attaches to the British Embassy in Wash- and 4444 WEST 10th ington, D.C. . . . hewill be accompanied by his Page 12 THE U.B.C. ALUMNI CHRONICLE I
~ aparty of scientistsfrotn Stonington Island in the Graham Land area by flying in a specially-equipped NorsemanXircraft. On leavefrom the R.C.A.F.. he is personal pilot to the Government of the Falk- land Islands of the South Pacific. Grads of the fist Have You Joined class in 1939 and all those that came after them will be sorry t? Bear that Prof. Ellis The Quiz Yet? H. Morrow, head of HERE’S a new pastime that givesa lot the Commerce Dept. since its inception in Tof innocent pleasure to people who like thefirst year of the to keep track of what’s happening in the world war,is retiring July and why. It’s the weekly Current Events Quiz 1 . . . Prof.Morrow that appears in The Vancouver Sun every Tues- is knowntheas day to testthe knowledge of, wile away abruptbusinessman and pofessor who under- many a happy hour for, those who fancy them- neath was sentimen- selves as right on theball when it comes to tal about his gradu- today’shistory. Join the Sun’s quizzersand ates . . . he’ll long be PROVE how much you know! rememberedby the manywar veterans 0 whogotbusiness positionsafter the war on the strength of invariablyhis “kind” recommenda- .~E. H. MORROW -.. tions to employers. - Jimmy Sinclair, who went to Belgrade to settle Yugo-Slavia’s debt to Canada, had an intervie-wlast monthwith Marshall Tito. Sinclair isnow parlia- mentaryassistant to Finance Minister Douglas Abbott; LabourCandidate in theBritish Elections was Huntley M. Sinclair,who was aformer 1J.B.C. 0 Eeconomics lecturer. The former Sophie Witter (Arts ’34), now Mrs. Prepared by R. J. Boroughs and K. D. Ray G. de la Haye, is a missionary at Kano, Housa- M. Large,assistant directors of U.B.C. land, Nigeria. department of University Extension. Hamilton R. H. Gray, illustrious U.B.C. Gradu- Answers appear in each issue of Sunday ate who posthumously won the Victoria Cross as a Sun. member of the Fleet Air Arm during the last. war, hasbeen honoured in the City of Elgin,Scotland. The City fathers there have named a street in his honour “Gray’s Walk.” THE VANCOUVER JohnnyBaker (B. Comm. ’47) wasrecently awarded the prize of the Alberta Institute of Chart- ered Accountants in the recent intermediate exam- inations.
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MARCH, 1950 Page 13 REPORT ON B.C. NATURAL RESOURCESCONFERENCE The “British Columbia Natural Resources Con- Railway Co., is the new Treasurer, while Dr. David ference,” an organizationrepresenting industry, B. Turner (B.S.A. ’33, B.A. ’36), Provincial Depart- Universityand government, is one of themost ment of Lands and Forests, continues in the import- strikingexamples of actualcontributions being ant Secretarial position. Dr. Purdy also represents made by the University of British Columbia in the the Power industry. general development of this Province. Other alumni on the new executive are Lyle A. Under the patronage of the Hon. E. T. Kenney, .Atkinson (B.S.A. ’25), AssistantGeneral Manager XIinister of Landsand Forests, the Third Aunual of theFraser Valley Milk Producers’ Association, Meeting of thisgroup was held in I’ictoriathis theAgricultural Industry’s delegate, Mr. John M. February. Pertinent, practical suggestions and rec- Buchanan(B.A. ’17), President of B.C. Packers ommendationswere made with respect to all nine Limited and President of the U.B.C. Alumni Asso- of our primary industries. In addition to Conference ication,representing the Fishing Industry, and Chairman,Dr. Harry V. Warren (I3.A.Sc.’27). JamesA. Pike (B.A. ’31), of theIsland Mountain there were many U.B.C. “products”- its alumni - Mines Ltd., Mining Industry’s delegate. as jvell as other 1J.B.C. facultymembers on the Actually,the only two positions not filled by executive of this important body. alumni and U.B.C. Professor Laird are those asso- ciatedwith the Recreation and WaterIndustries. &LIS a matter of fact, B. C. citizens could have no Mr. E. G. Oldhamcontinues as the former’s dele- better, tangible proof of the part nolv being played gate.while no onehas been named to replace the by U.B.C.-trained men and \\-omen and U.B.C. (non- Inte, K. C. Farrow as Water representative. alumni)Professors, than the new slate of officers One or two of Dr. Warren’s statements indicate andexecutive memhers of thisvital group. The the practicality of the group’s work. In his opening new President is Dr. Ian RZcTaggart (B..4. ’32). remarks, he said: “One year of office has convinced who willrepresent the IViltllife Industry in addi- nle that \\.e must, in thefuture, spend a greater tionto his Presidential duties. Immediate Past- proportion of our national income in attempting to President Warren continues to ser\-e on the execu- maintain, and if possibleexpend, the productivity tive, while U.B.C. Professor D. G. Laird remains on of our primary industries.” as1st Vice-president and Chairman of theSoils I\gain, inhis conclusion, Dr. Warren reminded Section.Dr. J. E. Liersch(B.A. ’26, B.A.Sc. ’27), his associates that “all must learn to co-operate ... AssistantVice-president of thePowell River Co. that paradoxically enough any apparent loss which Ltd., re-elected 2 nd Vice-president, will represent oneinduetry may sustain by making sacrifices for the Forestry industry. her sister industries will be more than balanced by Dr. Harry I,. Purdy, (B.A. ’26))Director of Re- indirect returns obtained by greater overall perman- searchand construction for the B. C. Electric entproductivity and by increased good will.”
0 0 Page 14 THE U.B.C.ALUMNI CHRONICLE J J Educational Trend There is anundeniable thrill coming to the Universityof British Columbia Graduate who re- turns to the Campus at this time and realizes the tremendousgrowth that has taken place at Point Grey in the past fi7.e years. ORMONDE On all sides, new buildings have heen just coni- HALL pleted or are in various stages of construction. The Scene revealsthe tremendous energy, enthusiasm andoptimism inherent in the people of om Pro\" ince. AS onejourneys about the Compus, hon-ever. viewingthe various new structures, housing. the faculties or departments of applied Science. physics. atomic research, home economics. pharmacy, med- cine, and others, one is struck by the fact that this is indeed the age of specialization. TheUniversity can beproud of itsgraduates who are achieving renownin all the fields of human Vl1ereas \\.e haveproduced many excellent ad- endeavor. We have famous physicists, statisticians.. ministrators, we still must search in vain for anyone dietitians, social welfare officers, successful business \vho standsout as a greathumanitarian or leader men,public relations experts, actors and so on. of men or who can be regarded as outstanding to TheUniversity can justly say that our graduates the point that he is a superior human being, or who have won fame from Australia to the Transvaal and is acknowledged as an exceptional man hp the great even to the remote regions of the Egyptian Desert masses of the population. where U.B.C. men are engaged in the search of such The argumentj of course, is that the University vital products as oil. is young and has not hadtime to develop individuals Theseare very comforting thoughts and they of that calibre. hut the fact remains that U.B.C. has aretestimony to the fact that our University ad- producedgraduates who excel in certain practical ministratorsare farsighted efficient individuals. It fields, which \vould lend credence to the belief that speaks well for ow- faculty members who have im- there is somethinglacking in ourcurriculum, and partedknowledge to the thousands of graduates that the possibility is that unlessa change in empha- who have gone through U.B.C. sis is made, \ve will continue to produce topnotch technicians.administrators and professional men Disquieting Factors but that we have not the necessary facilities to pro- But the disquieting factor about all this is that duce great thinkers such as have been poduced by whilethere has been a tremendous growth in the othercountries, other civilizations and other phil- material and practical subjects on the U.B.C. Curric- osophies. ulum, there does not seem to be the same propor- The crux of the matter seems to lie in the phil- tionatedevelopment in the study of thehumani- osophy that the pursuit of money or power is the ties, and there appears to be a concentration in our endall. Neglected isthe old philosophy which curriculum of preparing our students for the prac- taughtthat wisdom liesin thestudy of manand tical pursuits of life; all those subjects which foster his experience and that true learning is to learn to the means for the destruction rather than the eleva- thinkon abroad intellectual basis. An attempt tion of mankind. should be made to greatly strengthen the faculties There is nothing unusual about this and it only inwhich the humanities are studied, and a con- reflect theattitudes and trends that are apparent centration should be made in introducing our stud- throughout the whole world today. ents to the idea that paramount in this world is the There is no discounting the fact that there has search for truth and beauty. been tremendous progress made along cultural lines Unless this is done and the guiding principle of andthat facilities for the study of musicand art theUniversity continues to be the outfitting of a and culture generally havebeen greatly enhanced at student for making his way in the world commerc- the University in the past five or ten years. Never- ially, it would appear that we will have to depend theless the brilliance of our graduates is mostly in upon obtaining our great thinkers and leaders from those callings that have more to do with the prac- the old sources of the log cabin and the farm, from ticaland material than the cultural. Whether we whence have come, in the past, the individuals who 'like it Or not, apart from the President whois; a man have illustrated the supreme majesty of man. of manyParts, we find our mostilIustrious pro- fessorsare not to befound teaching History, If there is any hope for permanent peace in this English Or Philosophy, and likewise we must con- world,it has to come from a verybroad type of cede the University has yet to produce a graduate thinking pocess, and not from a segmentalized kind who by any stretch of the imaginatioll can be called of reasoningthat is themark of theUniversity agreat man. graduate today.
Page 15 MARCH, 1950 SPORT Bakken Forth with OLE BAKKEN
CONFERENCE BASEBALL STARTS MAY 1st away with top honours in almost all events in last Hjelmar“Jelly” Anderson, Assistant Football year’s meet. Coach at U.B.C., assumes still another duty in the To windup the meet, team members of all coaching field as head coach of the First Thunder- schoolswill be invited to a banquet in the main bird baseball team entered in Evergreen Conference dining room of the Brock. Purpose of the banquet Play this spring. will be the presentation of trophies to the winning Duringthe‘ past month, Anderson has had a schoolin each sport during the 1949-50 season. squad of seventy-fivehopefuls working out in the EasternWashington will be awarded the football U.B.C.field house on slidingdrills and funda- andbasketball trophies, U.B.C. the swimming mentals of battlingand fielding. As soonas the trophy, with the remainder of the championships to weather clears, Anderson will move his squad out- bedecided prior to the Conference Meet, which side for several intra-squad games before he chooses winds up the athletic year. his eighteen-man team. ~~~ The ‘Birds have a conference schedule of eight THUNDERBIRDS MEET BEARS FOR double headers in an eighteen-day period from May WORLDCUP 1stto the 18th in the western half of Evergreen The U.B.C. Thunderbirdsrugby team, un- Play.Bracketed in this half withthe ’Birds are defeatedin McKecknie Cup and Exhibition rugby WesternWashington College, Pacific Lutheran prior to their California trip in March 6th, meet the College,College of PugetSound and St. Martin’s California Bears in the third and fourth gamesof the College. The winner of this bracket meets the win- World Cup Series on March 23rd and 25th at U.B.C. ner of the eastern division on May 20th to decide stadium,with the first two games in Berkeley on theConference championship. March 9th and 11th. The ’Birdswill start off their season with two California, last year, won the World Cup for the exhibition games on April 7th and 8th against Art firsttime in three post-year years of play.Scores McLarney’sUniversity of WashingtonHuskies. for the four games were: Then, after a break for sessional examinations, the THUNDERBIRDSCALIFORNIA BEARS ’Birds swing into the Conference games on May 1st. 3 8 A11 homegames will be played at Capilano 0 0 Stadium. Complete schedule follows : 11 3 April7-University of Washington vs. U.B.C. 5 11 April %-Universityof 12’ashington vs. U.B.C. This year the coach Albert Laithwaite’s fifteen May 1-St. Martin’sCollege vs. U.B.C. have played good rugby, and followers of the Eng- May 3-U.B.C. vs.\Vestern Washington College. lishhandling code at U.B.C. arehoping that the May 5-U.B.C. vs.PacificLutheran College world Cup will again grace the trophy case on the May6”College of PugetSound vs. U.B.C. Point Grey campus. May IO-Western WashingtonCollege vs. U.B.C. May I2-U.B.C. vs.College of PugetSound. May 14-U.R.C. vs. St. Martin’sCollege. THUNDERBIRD ROUND-UP May 17-Pacific LutheranCollege 17s. U.B.C. The U.B.C.volleyball team, in two exhibition matches against the Universityof Washington, won the first before a packed noon-hour crowd, but lost U.B.C. HOSTS EVERGREENCONFERENCE on the Huskies’ second visit on March lst, in three TRACK, TENNIS, GOLF straightgames. Volleyball enthusiasts are looking OnMay 19th and 20th. U.B.C. will host the secondAnnual Evergreen Conference Track, Ten- nisand Golf Meets. In strength of numbers this will be the largest At Docker’s on Howe St. invasion in U.B.C. athletic history. Over two hun- STUDENT HEADQUARTERS dred athletes from the eight competing schools will be housed at Acadia Camp for the two-day combined for advanced styling in meet. The Track will be staged at the U.B.C. stadium, the Golf at Marine Drive and the Tennis at Dunbar Courts. Sport Jackets and Slacks U.B.C. thinclads will be relying heavily on Bob Piercy, outstanding distance man and John Pavelich, Conference shot put titlist, to score most of their pointsagainst Conference foes. Last year’s golf team, which won the Conference title in Spokane, will field the same squad with Doug Bajus andPeter Bentley rated as the two strongest men. Thetennis squad will field ateam of approxi- mately the same strength as last year’s finalists. Favouredfor a repeatvictory in track is the EasternWashington College “Savages,” who ran 635 HOWE MA. 2037
Page 16 THE U.B.C. ALUMNI CHRONKLE graduating in comnlerce this spring . . . starting off with a hang. ’l‘hunderbirdhasketballers wound upwith a \vhimper.After winning their first five pre-season exhillition games, the ’l’hunderbirtls were only able to 111anage four move victories during the course of the season ; two in Conference play against Pacific Luthcmll College and Western \Yashington Collegeantl the other two in exhibitiongames against Vanr~)uverClover Leafs. 1;iL-e men11,ers arc graduating from Thunderbirdranks this yrar -- Reid Mitchell, Norm Watt, Bill Bell, and John For- sythin teachcw training and Nev Munro in I,n\v . . . GordyCowan and GeorgeMerry paced the U.E.C. ski twnl in their successful invasion of 13anfi against tea1115 from otheruniversities and collcges in the l’acific Northwest. u.13.C.’~best events are in the L)CI\VII JIill and Slalom. The team is weak in jumping e\-ellt.; . . . athletics at U.I%.C.during the 1‘149-1950 sc..;sion \vi11 xross approximately $45, OOO.00 made t1Il fromstudent fees. gate receipts, guarantees arl(l revenue from concessions. Increascd costsincurretl 1)y anexpanded program brings ex- pensesto thc ~ameamount . . . footballschedule for 1950is no\v complete. On September 23rd U.B.C. open the season at home against St. Martin’s College. Remainder of the schedule follows : Sept. 23---St. LIartin’s College ...... _..______.Vancouver Oct. 7-Whiternan College ____.._...... _.__..Vancouver Oct.14-Wcstern LVashingtonCollege..Vancouver No\.. 4”Nortllern Idaho College ..______Vancouver (Homecoming) Nov. 1 l-Ihstcrn \\Tashington Co1lcb.e.... Vancouver “JELLY” ANDERSON Nov. 1%-Whitworth College ...... Vancouver Nov. 23-Western Washington College..Vancouver forward to an extended schedule in iuture )ears . . . Seasontickcts will beavailable shortly, at the U.B.C.Thunderbirds’ hockey team tlroppe’d out of rate of $5.00 for six home games. Write or telephone theAllan Cup picture by losing in a two-game Graduate Manager of Athletics, U.B.C., ALma 2818. total point series to Kerrisdale Monarchs by scores of 8-1 and 5-2. The Thunderbirds. after a :layoff of I fourweeks previous to the two-game series, were heaten in the third period of each game due to lack FLASH of adequatecompetition previous to the playoff dates. Earlier, they had defeated the University of For the firsttime, Grads will be invitedto 1Zll)erta to take the Hamber Cup antl, with it, the attendConvocation Ball: mythicaltitle of WesternCanadian Collegiate - May 1 lth and 12th - champs. Bob Koch, Terry Nelford, Fred Andrews, Wag Wagner and Hugh Berry are graduating mem- n bers of thehockey squad. Koch, during his three years of play at the university, has been the kingpin in theU.B.C. scoring attack and one of the finest players to ever draw on skates on the Thunderbird squad . . . U.B.C.braves frosh entry in the Inter- EasterGreetings mediate “A” BasketballLeague won their league and now are carrying on in provincial playoffs . . . five outstanding U.B.C. athleteswere honoured to Ahmni during halftime of the Stanford-U.B.C. rugby game on P‘ebruary 18th. The coaches presented individual trophies, on behalf of the student body, to gradu- ating athletes John Frazee, skiing; John Pavelich, Wags Wagner, hockey ; Doug Reid, football; and Russ Latham, rugby. The same day, Latham scored twelvepoints as the‘Birds won 17-9 . . . Bill Deyoung, inside three on the Stanford rugby team, PACIFICMEAT Co. ltd. was rated one of the top fullbacks in the nation on theStanford football eleven last fall . . . Brock Ostrom,fourth year Psysical Education student, VANCOUVER, B. C. elected president of the Men’s Athletic Directorate forthe 1950-51 termduring A.M.S. elections. He willsucceed Hilary Wotherspoon, who will be
MARCH, lOB0 Page 17 FRATERNITIES HITHEADLINES FRAT-CLUBS EXPOSED (;od wot. :Iny gardenerknows you ruin a garden I)}, leaning on it or even hiking lightly through it, SHAUGHNESSY EXPOSED! andShaughnessy is peopled by garden-lovers,and NUDE TORSO IN TRUNK! one Shaughnessy gardener even \\.~nx prize in open competitionagainst Hastings l‘nst. :\nd another FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS MOOTED! thing,many fraternit?- houses are filled five orsix (Are you the hidden witness?) nights a xveek \vith >-out1g mcn silentl\-studying. I{y D. BADGI‘II (It isn’t every fraternity that has the sense to hang
P, over its doors the Ivords of 1:rier John of the Flails, he a and to I Alumni Chronicle, as ~oul~licservice \vho snit1 “In our abbej- \ve ne\-cr study for fear of decreaseits circulation, has started a Hidden Iliit- the mumps.”) Tn the present xvritcr’s own fraternity nesscampaign of itsown. If you knonanything house, scme t1venty j-ears axo. the silence LISLI~~~~ nnstj- about fraternities in general or one frat-clllh Ijecame oppresbive and e\-en frightening. A4.ncl has in particular,especially those no\v muscling in on any group the rix-ht to gc~up into Shaug-hness;)- antl Shaughnessy Heights, just phm~eus in a disg-uiscc! oppress and frix-liten theislantlers that 11-ay? It’s \ oicc orhoarse xvhisner, and xve \vi11 mail you ;LII ;L hell of a thing ally \Yay you look atit. 011 yes, :~n~t~ytnouscheque for any sum thatseems abso- ;Ind it \vas saitl in open court in \7;tncouvrr that one lute!?. convenient.Justice must 1)revail againbt fraternity allon-et1 itsmetnl)ers to drink Imr in a thesedelinquent hoodlums, this raganluffin rahble lrivateplace, to wit a garden. If theyhad drunk . . . or,as Sir l’hos. Uurquhart hat1 it from“the iton the street. that xvoultl have I~eenfine ($50), cluintessential lvortls of those incotltcstal)l?- regaliatl I,ut it seemed to mean to keep just within the law Iills.” theseprattling Cal>lers, syco1)hant Varlets. . . . almost furti\-e. in fact, and furti\-e drinkers are iorIornSnakes. 1)Iockish Grutnols.Iontlling 1;ol)s. the worst. It is all right for a11 ordinary Shaughes- tlotltlipol .Joltheads, slutch Cali-I,ollies, codshend bian toserve cocktails in his pergola,rose arllour, 1,oobies. jol)ernc-)l Goosecaps.grout-head Gnxt- etc., but for a student to tlrink Ixer at all is enough Snappers, notltlie-peakSimpletons. I,ol)-Dotterels. to driveboth him and his neighlmurs mad, except a11tl ninnie-hammerFlycatchers. in Heitlelherg.I,eyden, Copenhagen, Louvain, Ox- Deplorable Fact ford. Cam1)ritlgc. I’aris, and other tlerelict skidroads Themost deplorable fact is that certain frater- ~)fthat sort. 24s forfraternity houses that forbid nities (so rightly termed frats hy all hut their men- e\-enheer (for purposes of stutlyrather than of bcrs) have had the effronteq- to move into the fair morality). Ive kno\\-they cannot exist because it land of Shaughnessy,that tight little island pro- tloesn’t suit 11s to I,elieve they do. tectedby a deepmoat of slums \vhichnone has Scarred Soul hithertodared cross. Among these islanders exist. There is littleroom here to discuss the indoor a taboo against more than one family inhabiting- :t harm of fraternities, out of sight of the neighbours, d\\.elling at any one time; this is thought to nartl but a fen. points might be mentioned. Any club is off theFalling Sickness (in so faras that disease a bad thing-, for it tends to leave people outside it. canaffect real estate). As anytrained anthopolo- Godknonrs \\.hat harmwas done to the present gist may guess, there ;tre ways of getting round the writer at U.E.C. He was neverinvited to join the tahoo;after a ceremonialpurification, a man ma!. Pep Club, the Musical Society, the Chess Clul), the permithis wife’s family to move in on himeither RadioCIul), the Thoth Club (whatever that was), byfrontal attack or an encircling movement. He and a hundredother exclu.sive rackets.This made may convert his castle into a boarding-house, room- himfeel punk. Worse, he was asked to join the ing-house, nursing-home, private hotel, small apart- Letters Cluh (not Geek letter nor Big Block letters, ment-house, select girls’ school, girls’ select school, but,as the French say, beautiful letters), and he unselectedschool, semi-residential kindergarten, was then bounced out again for his lack of earnest- bootlegging joint, and You-Knon-l\‘hat. The taboo ness.Turfed out. Sent down. (What scars do yotl is still there, the old magic still works, but the only notnow bear, 0 my soul?)Even a frat-club way of failing to get round the damned thing is to wouldn’t have done quite so horil~lea thing. He did start a fraternity. For this one exception no excep- manage to stick in the Players Club for four years tion can he made. And no wonder, for the very word (even during 1927, the year of the Two Famous Ex- fraternity itselfimplies one big family, and you pulsions from that club), but this \vas only I)ecause can’t fit one big family into a one-family dwelling, he hadn’t the courage to resign as a protest against thoughyou can rent the cupboards easily enough the undemocratic Ability Test. Worse, he joined a to txventy smallfamilies. fraternity antlby its unfair means made certain .4nd what is so horribleabout fraternities . . . friends both within and without its gates. That vile residentially, that is? Well, they lower the tone of society certainly changed him. He was a shy little a neighhourhood, and just as there are some tones growth,that infant, and by himselfwould have so high that only a dog can hear them, so there are madehardly a friendin four years; those he did tones SO low that only a dog can bear them. It is make would have been very like himself, too. As it understoodthat many fraternities actually have was, he got a cross-section of the university in min- carsparked outside them, a thoughtcalculated to iatureand had to get to know these men and get makeanyone shudder even \\-hen not planning to along with them and like them. Would it not have have one’s cocktail party’s cars parked outside one’s been far, far Ixtter if hehad hecn true to himself own home and on past the fraternity house. Again, andremained absolutely in a nicebig companion- several fraternities are alleged to use their gardens, (Continued on page 29)
Page 18 THE U.B.C. ALUMNICHRONICLE JEAN COULTHARDS COMPOSITIONS HONORED AGAIN Coulthard’sworks) far more enthusiastically than we do at home, but have often written to the CBC to ask if we have no songs, and this has been em- barrassing. The lyric Jean Coulthard chose for set- ting(mixed chorus and two pianos) was Earle Rirney’sfamiliar “Quebec May”, and thus ‘U.B.C. . is doubly honoure-1. Bq the time these words appear in print, there willhave been (on March 1) aperformance at U.C.C. of anentire evening of JeanCoulthard’s works, a companion performance to the whole con- cert devoted to the works of her colleague, Barbara Pentland. Coulthard and Pentland are two of Can- ada’s most distinguished and consistent composers, and to find them both on the staff of one department odd be astonishing anywhere . . . more astonish- ing still at U.B.C., perhaps, where the arts are very new, but less astonishing when one remembers the zeal and drive and the unerring ear of the professor, Harry Adaskin. In order to he a successful composer, you need (amongother things) to have something to say; to have an individual way of saying it; to become knownamong musicians (and later, of course, amongthe public) so asto get your works per- formed; and to enjoy hard work of an exhausting andunremunerative type unknown to thosewho JeanCoulthard (inprivate life, Mrs. Don wittily call themselves labourers. Also, while there Adams) has won yet another prize for her ~nusical is no full-time living to be made from full-time seri- ous compositioneven when you are sitting glori- compositions, and brought one more honour to the ously on the top rung, you should devote as much Department of Music in which she lectures. This is timeas possible to it, which means that the rest becominghabitual. The prize this time was $250, of your livingshould come from a closelyallied offered bythe CBC’s InternationalService for a trade.Jean Coulthard fulfils all these conditions, distinctively Canadian song suitable for use on its and more, and the prizes should not cease. foreign broadcasts. (Nine other similar prizes were By the way, while not wishing to be fussy about given,B. C. winning two out of ten.) Foreign lis- it, she enjoys having her name pronounced correct- teners often praise Canadian music (including Jean ly (unlike you, dear reader?). It is COAL-THARD. with the accent on the first syllable but a full value to the A in THARD. It is also Scottish, not French. It isn’t cool-tar. Neither is it cool-third. Though shemight easily make a coolthird of herincome from royalties one day, which would be nice going indeed in that very tough profession.
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LAUGH IT OFF . CLASS ’25 REUNION Said Pippa Passes to Job of UT; The class of ’25 will reune on June 17. Mrs. “I eat life’s peach and stones and fuzz.” Said Job of Us to Pippa Passes: Frank Ross (Phyllis Gregory) has invited the “Do you eat the twigs? I do, in masses.” class to her lovely home for a Social Hour at 5:30. The party will then dine at the Faculty .%id Pippa Passes to job of Uz: Club at 7.15. Freddie Wood,Heily Arkley, “Why am I happy? Jztst becul.” Harold Henderson, Florence MacLeod, Phyllis Said Job of LIZ to Pippa Passes : ROSS,Elsie Davies, Lyle Atkinson,Neal Carter, “Life’s either dark or light molasses.” Dal Grauer, and several others have been work- ’25 Said Pippa Passes to Job of Up: ing. Notices are being sent to all grads on “If ever you’re blue, give me a bull.” office files. Members notcontacted are asked Said Job of Us to Pippa Passes : to communicate with Miss F. McLeod, 811 W. “IYhy, heaven is blue. And so is Parmssus.” 26th, Vancouver, any other committee member, or the Alumni Secretary. Said Pippa Passes to Job of LIZ : Remember the TIME and the PLACE: “The world is better than ever it w?.” June 17, 1950 ; 5.30 at the home of Mrs. F. Ross, Said Job of UT to Pippa Passes : 4899 Belmont; 7.15, dinner on the campus. “And so am I. Shall we start some classes?” Said Pippa Passes to job of Uq : DEATHS “Happy is as happy does.” Deathclaimed several well-known University Said Job of Uz to Pippa Passes: graduates recently in the persons of Dr. George M. “If they strike me blind I won’t need gla5se.s.”- Weir.,. , former B. C. Education Minister and Provin- cia1 Secretary! Hewas professor of educationat Said Pippa Passes of to Job Ut: U.B.C. in 1921 and held that post until 1933 when he “Does happy stuff leave a fzqTy-mu We British Columbiansare not a demonstrative people, but we are by no means lacking in appre- ciation of our magnificent province nor slow to voice its praises. But no one has a deeper sense of what it has and what it means than those who have been absent from it. From far and near the alumni of the University of British Columbia find their way back to the stately buildings on Point Grey which, native sons or not, they look upon as “Home.” We bid them welcome-welcome to those halls of learning, tothe cordial, colourful City of Vancouver.Welcome to British Columbia. Information on British Columbia was never more in demand than it is taday. There is an eager- ness everywhere to know what it has to offer, and people in all parts of the world begin tosee it as a highly interesting field of opportunity. MEN WHOCAN CHOOSE 0 PICK BRITISH COLUMBIA THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY Parliament Buildings Victoria, B. C. E. G. Rowebottom, Leslie. Hon. H. Eyres, Deputy Minister Minister PageCHRONICLE 20 ALUfflNl U.B.C. THE PLAYER‘SCLUB CELEBRATES 35th BIRTHDAY WITH PRESENTATION OF ”AN INSPECTORCALLS” This year the Uni- as head of the Drama Department at the University versity and the Play- of Alberta. ers’Club are thirty- The Players’ Club is led this year by President five yearsold. And Ronald Wilson (-4rts ’SO) and Vice-Pesident Philip thestudent - actors Keatley (.Arts ’Sl), both of whomhope to make a are celebrating their career in professional theatre. If the past experience anniversary with the of Club alums is any indication, they have a good presentation of J. B. chance to succeed. Among those who were Player..’ Club members and have made good in the field of Priestley’s r e c e n t dramaare Lister Sinclair. Art Hill, Joy Coghill, Londonand ,\jet,. Rill Buckingham,Beth Gillanders, and. of course. Yorksuccess, *’.An Sidney Risk. Inspector Calls.” ‘‘.h Inspector Calls,” which was hailed in Lon- Thisyear the don by J. C. ‘I’rewin of “The Observer” with “un- Spring Play is under reserved enthusiasm,” and in New York by Wolcott the direction of Sid- Gibbs of the ‘‘New Yorker” as a work of “ingenuity neyRisk (-4rts ’30), andsardonic humour,” will he presentedon the Campus on March 13-18. The Players’ Club is plan- whommany gradu- ning, too! in line with its thirty-five year old tradi- ates willremember tion, rarely broken, to take the play on tour in May, as the Club’s director and Tour-Manager Roy Bartholomen- has been busy in 1932 and 1933 as sincethe fall preparing itineraries and securing wellas 1939 and F. G. C. WOOD sponsors in the citiesand tonms of the Province. 1940. Mr.Risk has The Players’ Club has much to offer, and repre- had wide experience in all phases of theatre. includ- sents U.B.C. to the public in many places. It hopes ing training with the Old \-ic in London. and ap- in 1950, to uphold well the aims that have animated pearances there, starringin “Sight Must Fall” on its it since 1915, when in the old Fairview Shacks, Pro- fes.;or 1:. G. C. Wood produced four one-act pia\-.;. firstrun. He returnedthree years ago to U.B.C.’? Extension Department after serving for some time *** Fine Clothes are known by the i r IHDWE * LEISHMAN * LOMBARD1 BY FAR * SAVILLE ROW the up-and-coming business- man looks successful when he dresses in good taste. For your SPRING SUIT, TOPCOAT or SPORTCOAT C - DIAL 600 534 SEYMOUR ST. (Opposite Yorkshire Bldg.) MARCH, 1950 Page 21 72 POETRY 72 (Patricin Mitchell recellfly married a la-,. studrl1t fronz Leidelr see the new arrivals she met atthe London School of Ecomnl1cs u11J under ber married name of Patricia van der Esch 11as writtell the follov- DRESSES ilzg poem for the Chronicle . . . 111 the uext issue w~llappear COATS a11 article by her OII Stzrdent Life ut the Sorborrrw. Ed uote.) SUITS . THE GULF OF THE SAINT LAWRENCE RAINCOATS Night fell late that summer eve I On the vast dark waters of the river. A full white moon, one bright star above it. t Shone across the oily stillness of the gulf In a path of silver threads 726 GranvilleStreet MArine 1059 Which shimmered like the sequins On the dress of sotne ethereal, dark-eyed woman. merchandiseshipped on approval Too lovely and harmonious in her being To be of mortal flesh. Rec@e for Beauty ,4nd then, as if the Gods were casting all A New Hair Styling ! Upon the heavenly stage of night, a4bovethe northern shore, Let us create a lovelier you with Long tentacles of greenish light a new cap cut hairstyling. Weaved across the sky, Cold Wave Permanents, Tinting andManicures are Beauty Reflecting the chill cold of ice cocktails In varying intensity- Rays making music in a ghostly symphony of light. Call ANITA ARNOT And all about was peace - And flashing beauty on the river. 201 1 West 4 1 st Ave. KErr. 1562 -I - P. van der Esch. Attention Grads of '50. D'Arcy o~ersa special rate on graduationportraits. Arrange to buve that importmt event captured in a fine portrait by D'Arcy. Your graduation portrait is sonzetbingyau'll treasure always. Make an ap@intment with DArcy earlyand take adzfantagc of this sherialrate rmu! Telephone CEdar 13 14. 271.5' GRANVILLE ST. AT 11th AVENUE CEdar 1314 Page 22 THE U.B.C. ALUMNI CHRONICLE Can Life in Kew Westminster (former Thuntlerl3rd hoopgreat Ted McEwen is Managerthere), and severaldozen more . . . CharlesLong (B.Comm. ’43), a Varsity rugger “lock” yesteryear, took in the Stanford series in the stadium . . . Congratulations toDarrell Braidwood (B.A. ’40), formerAlumni president and ChronicleEditor, on his election as I’ice-Chairman of the Advertising and Sales Bureau of theVancouver Board of Trade,and to Fund Director Joe Kania (B.A.Sc. ’26), new Mining Com- mittee Head in the Board . Manypeople, many times have nondersed why analumni secretary stays in thatparticular Fraternityalumni Jack Ross (B. Comm. ’40) and position. JackHetherinton (B.A.Sc. ’45) checkedlists with ourMiss Dot Dawson in the office, and helped ,411 importantpart of the ansxver to tha.t que+- supplyquite a fewaddresses currently unknown. tion is quite obviously the fact that alumni m.embers To the pair of Jacks - thanks. And the the same wish to keep the current director. And as far as the to class managers who attended the Second Llnnual individual himself isconcerned, it’s probablybe- Dinnerand gave LIS a fewdozen more correct cause of a continuousstimulating experience of addresses, as well as to the many who answered our helpingfellow alumni “get things done for Alma pleain theDecember Chronicle . . . Penticton Mater,” and, assisting in a small way, to develop an A,41unlniPresident Fred Shirley informed us of Mrs. evergreater and moreresponsil~le organization in ClarenceBurtch’s (nee Mary Harris, B.A. ’30) the process. election to the Penticton School Board. Good work Certainlythat is thecase here at the one and Mrs. Burtch antl good luck; may many more alumni onlyU.B.C. Each year, more and more of our iollon- your example of service . . , Graduate Athletic alumni volunteer to give of their time and energy Manager Ole Bakken (B.A. ’48) took his basketball in serving the rlssociation, and the University. And “Chiefs”to I’rince Rupert,and met \yith Roy each year, more U.B.C. alumni come closer to the Morton (B.A.Sc. ’45). Roy’s now with the Canadian “idea1””if you’ll pardon a Secretary’s comment. Sometime ago a clipping,one which I think CelaneseCorp. Ole also chattedwith Elliott describes the ideal alumnus very well. came to nly Montador (B.A. ’46) of attention. MontadorReal Estate. “The alumni secretary is reported to be a victim Elliott started the Student ol hallucinations. He is said to have related a vision EmploymentService at in which he met the ideal alumnus. This individual, U.B.C. . . . The very best accordingto the secretary, sends in newspaper clippingsevery time he reads about the school or of goodfortune to Grad one of its alumni, makes regular and generous con- Class President(another tributions to the college, talks about his alma mater Engineer) Don Urquhart toprospective students. sends the names of out- antlall the members of standinghigh school seniors tothe adnlissions the 1950 Class. Lettheir office, and writes the alumni office whenhe hears about his school on the radio. This man also solicits slogan be : “Llarching ill fundsfrom wealthy and philanthropic indi-viduals, front in Fifty.” is an acti\-emember oi hislocal alumni branch, notifies the office \\.hen he changes his address, and writesoccasionally telling of fellowalumni whom QUALITY CLEANLINES! bemeets in histravels. The alumni secretary is I I stillfeverish after his vision, hut his temperature I isslowly dropping to normal.” Forunately for us all, our tradition is still “Tuum Est.” Alumnotes :- BREAD CAKE PIES Nancy Davidson (B.A. ’49), former X.,hI.S. Sec- retary, is now in Ottawa with the National Research Always Oven-Fresh Council and is active in the Ottawa Branch. Nancy Vancouver headedthe Decorating Committee for Ottawa’s Spring Alumni get-together . . . Officevisi-tors in- cluded Don Winchester of CKMO, Whitworth Col- lege’s AlumniSecretary Bruce McCullough, Ross INATIONAL SYSTEM of BAKING LTD. McGrath (B. Comm. ’47) of Sun Life and formerly 519 Granville St. ExportManager of AtlasSteel in Ontario, John FRIENDLINESS SERVICE Shaw (B. Comm. ’37), barrister with North Ameri- I MARCH, 1950 Page 23 WOMEN By MARYFALLIS alsoemployed on a \vritingventure. She and her husband are at work translating the Old Testament intoHousa, dialecta used by twenty million Africans. Intracing information on alumnae authors we thought that we would be able to report a new pub- licationby JEANBURTON ’24. Butwe discov- ered that there were two authors by that name, and thatthe latest book by alumnaJean Burton ap- r pearedin 1945. Shehad exlier established a liter- ary reputation for herself by her biographical study “SirRichard Burton,” \vhich vas chosen as a hook i club selection. RESIDENCE REPORT. Tenders ha\-ebeen received for the residences and constructions should be under way shortly. At present, three units will be built and the structure will be as originall!- planned concrete and fireproof. Alumnae interest centres around the furnishinr of these residences. \Ye report happily that Pentic- tonand Victoria have set up Committees to pro- moteinterest in theresidences in their communi- ties. The conveners are MRS. J. D. McMYN, and GLORIA KENDALL ’47. (Continued on page 29) ”FURS are FASHIONS The smiling girl above is Lois Ried, who, last week added the CanadianWomen’s badminton title to her list of athletic triumphs . . . Lois is also NO. 1 B. C. yF * tern‘s player and fourth ranking in the Dominion . . . \ 653 Howe Street she is a physical education teacher at Lord Byng High School. AhIOKG THE -4UTHORS MADELEINEBLANCHE ELLIS ’36, hascap- tured critical acclaim for her first book, “La Nouv- ellEloise, Synthesisa of Rousseau’sThought” (1790-1759) whichmas published last fall by the University of TorontoPress. An M.A. from B.C., anda Ph.D. from Toronto, Miss Ellis now holds the chair of French Canadian Literature at Mariana- polis College in Montreal. CAROL COATES ’30, is the author of a new book of poetry “Invitation to Mood”, recently published by the Ryerson Press. The poems are in the man- ner of the Japanese “hokku.” In style, pattern and substancethey are fresh and delightful. The book establishesMiss Coates as a distinguished artist. FromKana. Housaland. Kigeria. comes word that SOPHIEWITTER DE LA HAYE ’34, is Page 24 THE U.B.C.ALUMNI CHRONICLE Visit S,Sa5 "DearlyBeloved" Shop for Bridal Gowns, Bridesmaids' Gowns, Veils andCoronets. "Second Floor " MARCH, 1960 Page 25 New Arrivals for Spring f:EATUKL THE SINGLE-UKEASTED 0Y DOUBLE-BKEASlED su 1-r T hc CASUAL, TOI’(33AT Let us measure you for a tallored .uit in your cholce of materials LTD. ”3”f Syd T. Soohen, Manager Q :n 327 Seymour St. PAcific 29 17 Page 26 111€ U.R.C. ALUMNI CHRONICLL * BRANCHES * NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TRAIL Someforty alunlni of LJ.1l.C. helped to tletnon- Anotherhranch of theUniversity of K. C. strate that the Northern California Branch ir: one of 'Alumni 'Issociation has beenorganized with the themost alert and activeI)ranches of the xssocia- formation of a group in Trail, B. C. At the inaugural tionwhen they mct for :t tlinner 011 January28th. Dinner meeting. honored guests \\ere Dean Sperrin atthe l'alace EIotel in San 1:rancisco. (>uests (Jf N. I:. Chant. clean of Arts antl Sciences and 1)r. honor\vere Mr.Harry A.Scott, CalladimConsul- Hector J. I\Ict,eotl, head of the n1echanical and elec- (;ener;tl in San Francisco, and Mrs. Scott. trical engineering department at U.8.C. r\rrangements for the meeting were. as usual. it] Dr. C. A. 11. \\'right \vas electedchairman of thecapable hands of Lester McLennan, Arts '22; the ne\\ organization and other officers elected are: antl Dr. Percy Barr, Sc. '24. chairinall of the l)r:tnch, vice-presidents. 1. I). Hartleyand L. J. Nicholson : presitletl in his itlinlit;thI~1fashion. Bob apRoberts, Secl-etar!l-'T'reas;urer. T. 13. Kenny : l':xecutivc, Airs, Arts '11. esplainctlthe l)lans for the Sedgewick I:. 1'. hIcCualey, Rlrs. (>ordonRedgrave. Kennet!: Memorial Fund antl urged support of it \vhen con- McKee. .I.I<. Loft and Mrs. TI. C. Giegerich. trihutionsare made tothe general alutnni fund. .-\lumni presentincluded graduates of nearly everyyear of theexistence of theUniversity of .\nd now '"l'urvey'' Earle Briney '26. has turnctl llritish Columbia from old kZcCill days to last sum- to the field of the humourous antl satirical novc:l \\.itIl of mer..\rts '16 \vas representedby hliss Marjorie his account of army life as seen through the e\.e Dunton and Arts '17 hy Laura IPim, no\v Mrs. E. a soldier he oncekne\v. According to Eric Nicol, Swadell; Sc. '49 by Bill Barron and Sc. '19 by J. D. "thisis a genuinelyfunny novel . . . delighting 11s McCawley. with proof that the modern army is its worst enemy. In a brief talk Consul Scott outlintrtl his tll.lties ill Don't let your Inaiden aunt see this satire or you'll promoting Canatlian-;2lllericanrelationshil)s antl get it hack all tlogearetl antl underlined." And Lister prmnisetl the help of his office in behalf of all U.B.C. Sinclair's comment : "A realistic tlonm-to-earth sat- graduates in Xorthern California. tire..written \vithimagination and fantasy.It is pungent, pointed. energetic; almve all it is an extra- ordinarypleasure to read." I'ul~lisher-McCIeIIa~~~I FORM TO BE USED IN MAKING A and Stewart. ' BEQUEST TO THE UNIVERSITY I bequeath to The University of British Columbia of Vancouver, B. C., Canada, Holiday Information ". ~ ..".".. ~. ~~~ """~ Let us help you with suggested itineraries . . . for educational purposes, and I declare Reasonably priced Resorts . . . the receipt of the Treasurer or other proper officer for the time being of the Things to da and see said Univesity shall be a sufficient dis- charge for the same. Witness Rogers Building Vancouver,B.C. ""c"".""~ "" ~~~ "" ~ ""~~ ~~ ""_ ~ "~~ PAcific 3367 .~.~"" ". ~"~~"" ~~".~~" ~~. Date-" ~ ___._~~ __.___._~ Ask. for FREE Holiday Bulletin I Insurance Of All Kinds FIRE AUTOMOBILE Features New Arrivals PERSONA4PROPERTY FLOATERS for Spring BURGLARY ENGLISH IMPORTS Tailored Felt Hats to go with NORWICHAGENCIES LIMITED "Harella"Suits and Coats W. ORSON BANFIELD, Many(er "Lansea') Sweaters MArine 6171 211 RogersBldg.Vancouver, B. C. CHerry 8440 2572 South Granville Page 27 tookto edit, for twoyears, the organ “Canadian Poetry Magazine.” His editorship showed the same unflinchingattitude as ill the P‘orum years. He workedtirelessly for a higherstantlard of output and for encouragement of young poets, even should theirnwrk be off the beaten track. Today, Earle Rirney is the author of three vul- unles of poetry : “1)avitl ant1 Other Poenls” ; “Now Is Time”: antl “The Strait of .\nian”. Hisfirst novel “’L’urvey’’ rocketwl to snccesslast year. To those encountering his 1Ixn-k for the first time there may seen1 to he a dichc,tomy hetween the poet and the satirist. But oljservi1lg his life and development at closer range one is struck by the tlegree of fusion achieved. The elements of poetic itlentification with nature antl of cynical yet lusty a1)prcciation of man. were inherent in the young student antl are likely to he a continuous part of the mature Ivriter. EarleUirney, though teaching Ehglish litera- ture, finds that his “pet” course is that in Creative Writing. There his energies go in searching for the spark of creativealdity in youngCanatlians, and helping them to find outlets for their work. “Thetoughest part of it is” he \vi11 tellyou. “that there are so few opportunities opening up for young writers here, whether in the universities. or in the publishing field.” To help remedy this situa- tionEarle Birney has spear-headed the western section of the Canadian \Vriters Committee, a new organization of professionalwriters \\.hose, first aim is to obtain awards and scholarships for promis- GUARANTEED PHOTOGRAPHIC SUPPLIES ing younger writers. He is active in promoting his TA- 2 467 own work, yes; a writer has to be, in Canada! But HORNBY AT ROBSON VANCOUVER.B.C. he gives without stint when there are young people of promiseneeding encouragement. Canada could do with more Earle Birneys. A REFLECTION FOR MANAGEMENT . . it ih’t an apirin she nedi -iti better LIGHT! 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Outstanding contri1)utions are being made by Panhellenic groups ~vhoindividually andcollectively are sponsoring projectsto furnish rooms.Both undergraduate and alumnae Panhel- lenic groups are working for the "Residence Year." Amongorganizations with plans forgifts are theVancouver TJniversity Women's Clul). 7'hc ProvincialChapter of the P.E.O., theParent Teacher'sAssociation :\nd theFaculty Women's Club. Elsewhere in this issue you will find an account of anadvertising project being undertaken by the AlumnaeCommittee. The next socialevent spon- sored by the Committee is to he an evening in the BrockBuilding. March 30th, when Dr. Mawdsley and MARJORIE LEEMING '26, will showtheir coloured pictures. movies and stills, of their Euro- pean trip. LETTER TO THE EDITOR (Continuedfrom page 7) effect on the advancement of sports in our provincc as a whole. Mre \\.elcome the l FRATERNITY HEADLINES InquiriesTreated in StrictConfidence (Continued from page IS) Offices in Canada from Coast to Coast abledemocratic loneliness? How couldhe have e lacked society with a whole crammed campus ignor- ing him? Anyhow, he could have joined the Stamp Club and spent all his spare hours with philatelists ASSETS UNDER ADMINISTRATION exactly like himself. In those days he was fond of OVER ONE BILLION DOLLARS stamps.The fraternity ruined that. May the: Lorc! pityhim. You maysee him today smoking antl laughing,and generally carrying on asdisgrace- e fully as anundertaker at a convention, while he prowlsOsler Avenue's gutter for cigarette butts. Vancouver Branch: 626 West Pender St. His only source of income is as a Hidden Witness, and all because he ganged up with the Hidden Wit- George 0. Vale, Manager less. IT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU. MARCH, 1950 Page * STATISTICS z?3 MARRIAGES BIRTHS To Mr. and Mrs. Frank Burnham, a daughter. George A. Stoner to Mary Ramsay Jean Shore. To Mr. and Mrs. Allan Mercer, a daughter. WilliamBaxter Stewart to Emily Mary Nicholas. To Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Pollock, a son. JohnHoward Baldwin to Phyllis Marjorie Drape To Mr. and Mrs. :Peter Runkle, a son. Williams. To Mr. antl Mrs. Colin Atkinson (Thelma Witton), Stuart Roddan to Josephine Anne Hirst. a son. Donald Norman King to Barbara Joan Adams. To Mr. and Mrs. F. J. E. Turner, a son. To Mr. and Mrs. Murray Martin (Evelyn Filmer), Francis Harry Nightingale to Hilda Muriel Carsew. a son. r ArchibaldMcAllister Byers toCaroline Louise '1'0 Mr. antl Mrs. P. H. Brown, a son. Johnson. To Mr. and Mrs. A. G. E. McGeachie, a son. James David King to Ruth Parnum. 7'0 andMr. Mrs. John daughter.Alley, a 1 Richard Edgar Leurey to Muriel Naomi Wall. To Mrs. and Mrs. E. H. Toombs, a daughter. John Robert Thomas to Catherine McLeod Ander- '1'0 Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Hind, a son. son. To Rev. and Nrs. R. G.de la Haye (Sophie Witter), adaughter. Robert G. 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