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Talks on Christmas Drunks RETIRED POLICEMAN. 92 Talks On Christmas Drunks By JOHN STEELE In 1906, he arrived in Toronto and He tumbled off the car and rolled asleep on a sidewalk outside of a that they were the culprits. The How does one interview a 92- stSrted work with the City police; down Dundas Street before coming house. The half-empty whisky desk sergeant explained that a year-old, former motorcycle police conditions for a rookie officer at to a stop; face down in the middle bottle beside him. woman had phoned to complain I officer? The answer was relatively that time were not ideal. A con- of the road. Mr. Dickinson said he An attempt was made to awaken about a drunken stranger she simple: I turned on my tape stable's pay cheque for one month thought surely the man had the person but he refused to found fast asleep on her bed with a recorder, sat back, and listened. amounted to oidy $54.25, minus perished in his fall; running over to budge; a young boy rushed up and whisky bottle beside him. He George Fredrich Dickinson is deductions and he was forced to him he turned him upright and told the policemen that the poor commented that "the child made just one of the 125 guests ex- work an entire year before he was exclaimed, "good gracious man, fellow lived in a near-by house. an honest mistake and that police pected to attend Humber's annual allowed a day off. what ever made you do that." The George knocked on the door, but no officers sometimes do too." Senior Citizens' Christinas dinner Mechanization came to the Cockney, in his best inebriated one was at home; they found a Mr. Dickinson was present at on December 19. The entire Toronto police force in 1912 when a accent replied, "gor blimey of- window that could be opened and last year's Senior Citizens party at evening is being sponsored by group of four motorcyclists were ficer, don't you get excited, I gently lifted the man through it. the College and said "it was the Humber College's second year used to curb Metro's ever in- always get off like that." Once insided they deposited the best party he had been at that public relations' class. creasing traffic problem. Mr. Mr. Dickinson's ability to recite lush on a bed and left his whisky year." Other members of George's Mr. Dickinson, a lively articulate Dickinson is the only surviving poetry is quite remarkable when bottle close at hand and then left club told me how much they were man, was bom on September 12, member of that first motorcycle you consider that some of it was the house and continued on their looking forward to this year's 1880 in a small village in Lin- squad. The maximum speed limit written well over 70 years ago. He beat. party. With characters like George colnshire County, England. At in Toronto at that time was 15 promised us that this year he Later on that night they returned Fredrich Dickinson and other ttie age of nine, after only two miles-per-hour and Mr. Dickinson would recite some poetry for this to meet the wrath of their sergeant equally colorful members of the years of formal education he set claims that he could run faster year's Christmas party. who asked them if they had indeed Albion Gardens Senior Citizens out to assist his father in the brick- then his vehicle was allowed to Senior citizens love to entertain left a man inside a house that Club, this year's party looks like a building industry. In a time when travel. themselves when at social night. The two officers admitted sure success. machines were imheard of, young With ahnost unbelievable recall gatherings and if Mr. Dickinson's George made well over 700,000 he talked of making his first poetry is any criterion, it will be a bricks by hand by the time he was arrest: A young Englii^ man, after very entertaining evening. 22. visiting a local pub was travelling On the subject of Christmas, Brick-making and George parted down Bathurst Street on the rear of George related to us his first company when he joined the a street car. He wished to get off at Christmas eve on the beat: All Lincolnshire police force in 1902. Dundas, but was unable to draw officers had been ordered to get the This started his 40-year career the attention of the driver to stop drunks home if at all possible. with various law enforcement the car. The car reached Dundas George and his fellow officer, agencies both in England and and the young man decided to came across a man who had too Toronto. jump from the fast-moving trolley. much to drink and was lying fast Vol.2, No. 15 MERRY CHRISTMAS Friday, Cobtn December 15, 1972 HUMBER COLLEGE OF APPLIED ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY TOWN HOUSE PROPOSAL New housing plan (Photo by Joe Miller) may accomodate students George Dickinson, one of the guests who will attend the Senior Citizens' Party, December 19, spoke with amazing recall of his 40-year law- ByBILLLmSTONE to discuss development plans for Mr. Macpherson cahned the enforcement career. Areas near the College scheduled Planning District Oa. Humber is fears of the Board by saying that for townhouses or apartments situated in the middle of the the lot opposite the hospital was could be developed for student district. zoned for offices and small stores. housing. Ian Macpherson, Director No shopping complex of any size College unions of Planning for the Borough of has been planned for Humber's The Board of Governors is Etobicoke suggested that the immediate area. concerned over land allocated for Ontario Housing CoriK)ration could townhouses along Humber College When asked if the Borough could assist in providing such housing. Boulevard, directly in front of the make provisions for student ask for College. They also questioned the housing, Mr, Macpherson said "I Mr. Macpherson made this use of a section of land opposite the think we can use a certain amount suggestion at a meeting of Etobicoke General Hospital, which of influence ... to msure that of policy members the administration is commercial. There had autonomy zoned as these goals are met. I don't see that and the Board of Governors on been rumors of a shopping centre they are inconsistent with the By CHRIS JACKSON discuss any decision with the December 8. The meeting was held being constructed there. interests of the developers." The 22 presidents of student presidents at the next joint unions in Ontario community meeting in April. One area mentioned as a possible » •.•.•_< colleges have asked the Student Although the Council of Regents :.:.:.:.:.:.:-::::S:::::::::x:S:S?S:™^^^ site for student housing is north '.v.' Affairs Conmiittee of the Council of cannot order the Boards of < • • < west of the College on the far side Regents for a uniform policy on Governors to accept the resolution, of the football field. Other areas v.*. student autonomy. the SU presidents hope that after zoned for apartments are on the ..v.'.v. The request came in a resolution considering the resolution, the Inside This Issue •.V, west bank of the Humber river, • • • presented to the committee when it Council will inake a strong opposite the College. to to accept •.V,'.V. met with the presidents at Queen's suggestion the Boards development around Park, December 1. The Council of the resolution. • • • Land A Humber student explains why it is difficult for her to get •.V, Humber is seen by Mr. Mao^ Regents is the top poUcy-making •.V,•v. The meeting was also informed ••v,•v. into the Christmas mood. See page 4. •• • pherson as a reflection of the body of the community college *.'.: .V. of a draft of 14 suggestions com- • ••• I •.V,.V. compelling demand for ac- system. •.V,.V. piled by SU officials from I • • fifty thousand The Student Affairs Conmiittee commodation by the Algonquin, Centennial, St. to Toronto council is its liaison with Several students comment on what Christmas means to people who move each of the Lawrence and Humber colleges, year." student governments of the them in a COVEN opinion poll. See page 5. proposing changes in the Ontario Cities like Toronto are "just too province. Student Awards Program. damn big and have too many The resolution asks the Boards of people to have an effective and Governors of each college to assist Some of the proposed changes holiday A special fashion article spotlights the latest in livable community" said Mr. in the collection of SU fees but to are the lowering of the age of m- the evening, wear. See page 6. Macpherson. He went on, saying leave student government in the dependence, changing that in time areas like Toronto will hands of elected student officials. definition of independence to in- be decentralized, but until then it At this time each student clude unmarried as well as for the married students at the age of Over 500 staff members and their cliildren attended would be "damn silly not to realize government must hope the need for accommodation, and sympathy of its Board of Gover- independence and lowering the Humber's annual Christmas Party last Saturday. See page the economic resources of the nors in respect to autonomy. amount of loans from $800. to $600. v.*. v.*. 7. .•.V people who need it." Mr. Whittingham, a member of thus raising the grants by $200.
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