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U. B. C. ALUMNI CHRONICLE 2 U. B. C. ALUMNI CHRONICLE CONTENTS Editor: James A. Bunham, B.A.’51 Assistunt Editor: Frurzces Tucker, B.A.’50 Publishedquarterly by theAlumni Association Alumni News of the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. 4 Homecoming 7 Community Relations Conference BOARD OF MANAGEMENT Alumnaeand Alumni EXECUTIVECOMMIITEE: President, 8 MarkCollins, B.A.. B.Com.’34:past president, -By Frances Tucker NormanJ. Hyland. B.Com.’34;first vice- 10 Around the World with U.B.C. president, Don F. Miller,B.Com.’47: second -By F. H. Soward vice-president,William C.Gibson. B.A.’33, M.Sc., M.D., Ph.D.;third vice-president, Mrs. AlexW. Fisher, B.A.’31; treasurer.Donald B. Features Fields,B.Com.’43; director, A. H. Sager,B.A. 14 Counselling Services at U.B.C. ‘38: (exofficio), James A. Banham. B.A.’51. ”By A. F. Shirran MEMBERS-AT-LARGE: Rika Wright, B.A. ‘33; Russell Palmer, B.A.’26. M.D..C.M.; 16 AutobiographicalProfile Hon.James Sinclair, B.A.Sc.’28; Harry J. -By Charles Armstrong Franklin, B.A.’49; Terry D. Nicholls,B.Com. 18 Victoria College Appeal ’55, LL.B.’56; Mrs. I-. H.Leeson, B.A.’23. “By AnthonyEmery ALUMNISENATE APPOINTEES: J. NormanHyland. B.Com.’34, Nathan T. 20 Higher Education in B.C. Nemetz, Q.C., B.A.’34, H. L. Purdy, B.A.’26, “By N. A. M. MacKenzie Ph.D. DEGREEREPRESENTATIVES: Agricul- The University ture,N. S. Wright, M.S.A.’46. Ph.D.;Applied Science, E. DouglasSutcliffe, B.A.Sc.’43; 25 No News is Good News Architecture,James Y. Johnstone,B.Arch’52; “By DaveBrock Artsand Science, Mrs. ArthurF.McKay, B.A.’33; Commerce,Emerson H. Gennis, 27 The Faculty B.Com.’48; Education,John L. Prior, B.A.’35; 28 Sport News Forestry, Kingsley F. Harris, B.Com.’47, B.S.F. “By R. J. ’Bus’ Phillips ’48; HomeEconomics, Anne E.Howorth, B.H.E.’52; L.aw, IvanR.Feltham, B.A.’53, LL.B.’54,B.C.L.; Medicine, John(Bud) M. Fredrickson, B.A.’53, M.D.’57; Nursing, Margaret E. Leighton,B.N.(McGill); Pharm- acy, D. B. Franklin, B.S.P.’52; Physical Ednca- tion,Reid Mitchell, B.P.E.’49, B.Ed.’55;Social Work, Edwin F. Watson, B.S.W.’49, M.S.W.’55. COVER AlmaMater Society representative: A.M.S. president,Peter Meekison. Homecominghighlight on EDITORIAL COMMITTEE: Chairman: November 7 um thepre- W. C. Gibson,B.A.33, M.Sc., M.D.. Ph.D.; sentation of Greatthe Technical advisers: J. Stuart Keate, B.A.’35, R. Trekker award for 1959 to CampbellKenmuir. Arts ’42, R. E. “Buzz” Walker, B.Com.’47. Jimmy Sinclair, B.A.Sc.’H, Chroniclebusiness and editorial offices: left,by A.M.S. president 252 BrockHall, U.B.C., Vancouver 8, B.C. Authorizedas second class mail, Post Office Pete Meekison at half time Department,Ottawa. of thefootball game. The U.B.C.Alumni Chronicle is sentfree of chargeto alumni donating to the annual giving program and U.B.C. Development Fund. WINTER, 1959 Non-donors may receive the magazine by paying ~~~~:::~:~.:~:~~~:~:~,~~:~:~~::~~~v.~.:.:.~:.:.:.:.:.:.~.:.:.~.~.:~:.~.:.:.:.~.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:._,.,._,.,.,.,,~ .,...... _,.,..._.,._.... ., ...... ”...... +!j&...... :..... ’ ..’.‘.....’...... ””””””””””” ...... a subscription of $3.00 a year.

3 U. B. C. ALUMNI CHRONICLE First reunionof U.B.C. medicalschool graduates took place Soundingthe call to the class of 19253, whichheld a re- at theliniversity Club on thefirst night Home-of union in theFaculty Club Friday night is HaroldKing, cornzng. TellingBeverley Tamboline, who will graduate composer ofthe University song, "Hail U.B.C." Among nextyear, what its like to bea practising doctor are (left thosewho heeded the callare (leftto right). Professor to right) John Hunt, '58; HerbForward, '57; Dwight ArchiePeebles, department of cizjil engtneerzng;Mrs. Peretz,'56; Gordon Heydon, '54; andGordon Gell, '55. ClaudineTait Hambleton, Colonel Harry T. Logan,former Morethan 60 medicalgraduates attended the banquet head ofthe classics department;Mrs. Mary Carter Morri- ulhich was addressed by Dr. HaroldCopp. son,and Mrs. Gerry Whittaker Birkett. HOMECOMING - 1959

Honouredguests at the annual Homeconting luncheon in Gay,Louise Grant, Heather Dauies,Sandra Cusack, Satya Brock Hall at noon on Saturday were ten of the winners of Brown, Wendy Dobson, Valerie Perkins, Edward Grande, and the 1959 Alumni Regional Scholarships. The students,who are Mike Campbell. The students were presented to those gradu- at U.B.C. this year, are (left to right), Michael Wayman, Errol ates whoattended the Homecoming luncheon.

U. B. C. ALUMNI CHRONICLE 4 InternationalHouse at UBC was the setting for the re- The Jokers were ut it again at the class of 1939 reunion which unionof the class of 1934 on Suturcfuy night. Among took place in the tconzen’s gymnasium on Saturday night. thosewho attended this event are (left to right) Harold Ironically, the ’49ers, whodid much to help build the War Lando, Jim Bardsley,one of theall-time greats irr Cana- Memorial Gym, bud to meet in the women’s gym because the dianbasketball; Fred Bolton, Mrs. Hilda BoneMuch‘enzie, nzuin gym u‘us in use that night for a busketball gdme. Howls CyrilChaue, one of the organizers ofthe reunion, and of delight came from the meeting place horc.et,er us the Jokers NathanNemetz, who is now amember of the bourd of sruged many 01 their old gags. Wawning up abo1.e are the governors of theUniuersity. Lel,y twins, Jack and Leo, and John Tennant. Takeseveral thousand U.B.C. graduates,add two days packed full of seminars,class reunions, coffee parties and sporting events, throw in a spoonful of nostalgia and mix well in the atmosphere of anexpanding campus. Alumni Asso- ciationofficials used this recipe to pro- ducethe most successful Homecoming in historyon November h and 7. A committee of graduates led by King- sley Harrisspent several months planning the 1959 Homecomingevents down to the last detail.A note of serioumrss wasadded to thecelebrations for the second time in as many years with three seminarson the general theme of “The challenge of science today.” G. L. Hol- lingsworth,director of researchfor the Boeing AirplaneCompmy inSeattle, openedthe seminars with atalk on Fri- day night entitled“The challenge of outerspace.” He dwelt on thebenefits to be derived from space exploration. the challenge to our technology and the need to view spaceresearch in relation to otherresearch needs. While Mr. Hollingsworthspoke in the Buchanan building the class of 1929 Was holding their reunion in the new Faculty Cluband the current edition of the Thunderbirdbasketball team was meeting a team of graduates in the War Me- morialGymnasium. The grads managed to topplethe ’Birds in a hard-follght contest. OnSaturday morning two more semi- narsmet in thelaw building following coffeeparties in Brock Hall where pro- fessorshad a chance to meetreturning graduates.The seminars. which dealt with theeducation of artsmenand the hazards of nuclearfallout, were chaired by Dean S. N. F. Chant.head of the Faculty of Arts and Science and Dr. Wil- liam C. Gibson,head of thedepartment of neurologicalresearch. respectively. The Homecoming luncheon which followed was well attendedand graduates had anopportunity to meetten of the Dean Li. D. MacPhee, acting for President MrccKenzie, uho zl’as ubsent durirrg Home- studentswho were this year awarded conling for meetings of the CanudaCouncil in Winnipeg, crowned the 1959 Home- AlumniRegional Scholarships. Follow- coming Queen, Naida Chernenkou, at the first of two student ddnces in the Armoury.

5 U.B.C. ALUMNI CHRONICLE ing the buffettheing luncheon graduates marched to thestadium where they saw theThunderbirds take on theUniversity of Saskatchewan in the final game of the WesternIntercollegiate Football Union schedule. The ’Birds swampedthe Hus- kies by ascore of 38to 7. Inthe eveningfive classes gathered atvarious campus points to reminisce aboutold timesand learn what had become of oldclassmates. More than 700 graduates returned to Brock Hall later the sameevening for theannual alumni dance which featured the music of Ernie Prenticeand the singing Eleanorof Collins. The highlight of the day however, was the presentation to ‘Jimmy’ Sinclair of the GreatTrekker award for 1959at half time of thefootball game. Mr. Sinclair, presidentof the B.C. FisheriesAssocia- tion,graduated in1928 with the degree of bachelor of appliedscience and was RhodesScholar at Oxford from 1928 to 193 1. Thestudent award is madean- nually to a graduatewho has a record of continuousservice to theUniversity.

The class of 1924 (top of page) met in the Faculty Club Saturduy night for their reunion.Obviously enjoying themselves are (left to right) Dr. R. P. Steeues, Dr. RossDauidson, Murray Brink, James Mitchell,Mrs. Frances McMorrisMor- den, Miss MyrtleKieuell, Fred Coffin and John Burton. Class of 1939 (center picture)met in BrockHall. “Things werenever like this in our day,” says MulcolmBrown, as hepoints to un urtist’s sketch of a futureU.B.C. development.The ladiesare Mrs. Lin Brown Lathum (left), and Mrs. Ruth Barss Eng- lish. At bottomsome members of the cluss of 1944, whichmet in theold Faculty Club, check ouer the script for a skit which they put on during the eue- ?zing.Seated are (leftto right), Mrs. Lloyd Ross, Mrs. LeslieSandison and Mrs. LionelSalt. Standing are (left to right), NickReimer, Alec Rome, Stun Todhunter, John Shaw andLeslie Smith.

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U.B. c. ALUMNI CHRONICLE 6 Delegatesfrom 27 B.C. communities andSeattle came to the campus on Sep- tember 18 and 19 totake part in the secondannual Community Relations Conferenceand to discuss andexpress opinions on Universityproblems. The conference, sponsored jointly by the Uni- versity administration,the Alumni Asso- ciationand the extension department, was dividedinto three sections. On theopening night of theconfer- encedelegates met in the new faculty club where they heard the president speak on “Highereducation in B.C.” (The president’s address is reproduced begin- ning on page 20). The same evening they heardDean E. D. MacPhee discuss the buildingprogram, and the registrar,Mr. I. E. A.Parnall, discuss futureenrol- ments and failure rates at the University. Themain sessions of theconference took place the following day in the Uni- versity Library.Each session consisted of a generalintroduction followed by group discussions at whichdelegates expressed opinions and made recommendations. Eachgroup appointed a chairman Delegutes to theCommunity Relutions Conference at U.B.C. in September heard whoreported back to theconference Dr.John Friesen,standing, explain how the University extends its services to all when it reconvened. parts of theprovince. Seatedare GordonSelman, assistunt directorof extension, left,and Knute Butteduhl, director of the study discussion program in the liberal Mark Collins, president of the Alumni arts, one of the most successful of the department‘s projects. Association, opened the first session with a brief description of the Association and its objectives. Vice-presidentDon Miller, who spoke next, outlined the composition of the board of management and its function as a governingand policy-making COMMUNITY body.Nathan Nemetz, an alumni representative on theboard of governors, explained the functions of the board (faculty appointments,fees, finances), and the RELATIONS senate(curriculum and academic matters). Ingroup discussions whichfollowed delegates suggested thatthevarious CONFERENCE branches of theAssociation throughout the province might well serve as a liaison groupbetween the University and the community.They made recommendations concerningsenate representation andthe implementation of an entrance examination. In the afternoonthe University ex- tensiondepartment took over the meeting. Dr.John Friesen, director of the department, explained how the services of theUniversity areextended to all parts of theprovince and delegates expressed themselves franklyon howthe department could best help individuals and the community. In discussionsessions delegates suggested that “extension committees” should be established in all communities to pro- The Community Relutions Conference broke up after eachgenerul session and delegates were asked to discuss and make recommendations on University problems. Here vide closercooperation between the de- a groupof delegatesbuckle down to thejob in oneof the rooms of the library partmentand the province. where discussions took place.

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(Items of Alumninews are invited in SpecialtyShops Ltd. inVancouver in hasbeen appointed commanding officer theform of pressclippings or personal 1935. of the R.C.A.F. station at Camp Borden letters.These should reach the Editor, 1931 in Barrie, Ontario. U.B.C.Alumni Chronicle, 252 Brock Ronald Mavius Burns, B.Com.,direc- WilliamM. Keenleyside, B.A.,has Hall, U.B.C., for the next issue not later tor of federal-provincialrelations in the been appointed vice-president of Western than February 1, 1960. department of finance at Ottawa for the Canada SteelLimited and its associated pastfive years, and widely recognized companies.He has served as secretary- 1924 acrossCanada as an expert on fiscal Geoffrey Bruun, B.A., Ph.D.(Cornell), treasurersince 1954. matters,has just become Manitoba’s spendsmost of histime now at writing A. K. Macleod, B.A., whowas super- deputyprovincial treasurer. Apart from visingprincipal of theSummerland andresearch inhistory, with an oc- wartime service with the navy, Mr. Burns casionalstint of teaching. Hetaught at Junior-Seniorhigh school for 20 years was inthe B.C. department of finance has been appointed supervisor of elemen- New York University, 1927-41, and since from1935 until he went to Ottawa in asvisiting professor at Columbia, Cor- taryinstruction for Trail school district. 1954. nell,U.B.C., Smith,Holyoke. He lives Mrs. Macleod is the former Beatrice M. Kenneth W. Martin, B.A.Sc.,M.A.Sc. now in Ithaca, N.Y., and expects to visit Cooke, B.A.’34. Vancouver next summer. ’32, whowas in New Orleans with the Daniel L. McMullan, B.A.Sc., has been Shell Oil Company, has been transferred mademanager of timberand lands for 1925 toNew York as manager of anewly- B.C.Forest Products Ltd. He has been HomerA.Thompson, B.A., M.A., createdadministrative services depart- chief foresterfor the company since Ph.D., LL.D., honoursgraduate in clas- mentin the Exploration and Production 1946. sics,Professor ClassicalArchaeology of organizationthecompany’sat head 1936 atthe Institute for Advanced Study, office. Eleanor S. Graham, B.A.Sc., M.Sc. Princeton, New Jersey, has been honoured C. C. Strachan, B.S.A.,M.S.(Oregon (Chic.), has been appointed assistant exe- with appointment as the George Eastman State Coll.), Ph.D.(Mass.State. Coll.), cutive secretary to the Registered Nurses’ VisitingProfessor at Oxford University hasbeen appointed director of theRe- Association of B.C.,following six years for theacademic year 1959-60. searchStation, Canada Agriculture, at of duty with the World Health Organiza- 1927 Summerland. tion in India. Mollie Cottingham, B.A., M.A.,’47, an 1932 1937 associate professor in the College of Edu- Harold A. Gibbard, B.A., Ph.D.(Mich.) W/C Ralph V. Manning, B.A., has cation and a well-known former teacher chairman of the department of sociology been transferred to the air historian’s sec- in the schools of the province, was named of WestVirginia University atMorgan- tion at R.C.A.F. headquarters in Ottawa, to the council of the Canadian College of town,West Virginia, represented the followinga posting as a member of the Teachers at their annual meeting in Hali- president of U.B.C.at the inauguration NORADgroup in ColoradoSprings, fax this summer. of Elvis Jacob Stahr as president of West Colorado. 1928 VirginiaUniversity on October3, 1959. 1938 Gwendolen Mary Kournossoff (Gwen Cecilia Long, B.A., has been appointed Ian D. Boyd, B.A.,was elected presi- Musgrave, B.A.), of Chilliwack,was nationalpublic information director of dent of theCanadian Teachers’ Federa- awardedan M.A. inhistory this year, The Canadian Arthritis and Rheumatism tion at theFederation’s annualmeeting whileher husband Michael started a Society. She has wide experience in pub- in Halifaxin August. The Federation is coursetowards a B.A.in Slavonic licrelations and advertising, both com- anational body representing all teachers languages. mercially and in the public service field. insecondary and elementary schools in 1929 She was the first woman to be elected as Canada except those in the Roman Catho-

Arthur~~~ ~~ ~ T.Fell. B.A.Sc.in chemical president of the Federation of Advertising licschools of Quebec.Mr. Boyd was engineering,lives in Brockville and is and Sales Clubs of Canada. president of theB.C. Teachers’ Federa- manager of theMaitland Works of Du Enid S. Wyness, B.A.M.S.W.’SO, has tionin 1956-57. Pont of Canada.He has been with the been appointed to the staff of the Ottawa CharlesM. Campbell, B.A.,B.A.Sc., companyand its former organization, Civic Hospital as director of a new social P.Eng.,was appointed mine superinten- C-I-L,since his graduation. Mr. Fell is servicedepartment. dent at Bralorne early this year, where he also on thetown council and chairman 1933 and hiswife are living. Mr. Campbell of the airport commission, besides many Maurice H. Farrant, B.A., hasbeen marriedthe former Mrs. AudreyDrum- other community activities. appointedchief actuary of theBritish mond (Audrey Lucille Jones, B.A.’42) in MargaretOrmsby, B.A.,M.A.’31, PacificLife Insurance Co., the west April. Ph.D.(Bryn Mawr), professor in the de- coast’sfirst federal life insurance com- HughE. Farquhar, B.A.,M.A.’55, as- partment of history atU.B.C., has re- pany. sociate professor and supervisor of studies ceivedword that herbook, British Patrick Duncan McTaggart Cowan, in theFaculty of Educationat Victoria Columbia: A History, has been given top M.B.E.,B.A., has been appointed direc- College, anddirector of VictoriaCol- award in the category of local history by tor of themeteorological branch of the lege’s summer session, has been appointed archivists andhistorians meeting in transportdepartment in Toronto. Early executiveassistant to Dr. Hickman, the Philadelphiain October. The book was this year he received the Robert M. Losey principal of theCollege. cited by theAmerican Association of awardfrom the Institute of theAero- 1939 Stateand Local History, the US. His- nauticalSciences “in recognition of out- G. Noel Harrison, H.A., has been made toricSites’ Administrators andthe standingcontributions to the science of manager,lumber sales - export, by Society of American Archivists. meteorologyas applied to aeronautics.” RayonierCanada Sales Ltd., formerly John S. Stevenson, B.A.,B.A.Sc.’30, Mrs. McTaggartCowan is the former Alaska Pine & CelluloseSales Ltd. Ph.D.(M.I.T.)’34,in geology, is profes- Margaret L. Palmer, B.A.’33. 1940 sor of mineralogyat McGill, and con- 1934 W. FrethEdmonds, B.Com.,has been sultinggeologist for International Nickel JessieWinifred Ahston, B.A., M.A.’35, appointed secretary-treasurer to the Van- Company,Copper Cliff, Ontario. Dr. Ph.D.(BrynMawr) in classics and arche- derhoof board of school trustees. For the Stevenson is currentlypresident of the ology, is head of the department of clas- last two years he has been a school trus- Mineralogical Association of Canada. sics at Harbord Collegiate Institute, Tor- tee in Coquitlam, and for many years has 1930 onto.Miss Alston spent last year at the beenactive in communityorganizations Harry LeonKostman, B.A., opened AmericanSchool of ClassicalStudies in and both credit unions and cooperatives. thehundred and first of hischain of Athens,Greece, on aCanada Council 1941 ladies’specialty shops in Winnipeg this teacher’sfellowship. Grace Cuthbert, B.Com., B.A.’46, won summer. He opened the first of his Sally G/C Richard R. Hilton, C.D., B.A.Sc., a bronze medal and a scholarship awarded

U.B.C.ALUMNI CHRONICLE 8 by the Canadian Western Pipe Mills Ltd. fromFort St. John to Quesnel,and has in the Canadian Society of Industrial and openedlaw offices there. Cost Accountants exams in September. Donald Baker Robinson, B.A.Sc., M.A. BRANCHES Stanley L. Hams, B.A.Sc., has been ap- Sc.’46, D.Sc.(Mich.), hasbeen appointed pointed west coast representative, resident head of the department of chemical and PENTICTON at SantaClara, California, of Monsanto petroleumengineering of theUniversity October 18. Annual meeting and Chemical Company’s plastics division de- of Albertain Edmonton. He joined the traditionalsmorgasbord theat velopmentdepartment, after serving as facultyin 1948. Dr. Robinson’s primary home of Dr. Hugh Barr, outgoing manager of western operations for Mon- research interests are in the behaviour of andincoming president. santoCanada Limited here. hydrocarbon systems and fluidization. VICTORIA John MacD. Lecky, B.A., hasbeen 1946 October 23. Annualball, Siroc- appointed marketing director for The Sun, Muriel Ellen Martinson, B.A., has been coClub, as usual successful. No- a newly-createdpost. Mr. Lecky will be appointed planning officer, regional plan- vember 2. Executivemeeting, Vic- responsiblefor advertising, circulation, ning division, department of municipal toriaCollege. Here the branch promotionand public relations of the affairs,in Victoria. She was formerly gears itself forthe fund drive to newspaper. with the planning department in Burnaby. beginin January. 1942 George M.Schuthe, B.Com., B.A.’47, LONDON Margaret M. Campbell, B.A.Sc., with M.A.’50, is chief of thetransportation October 24-25. Receptionfor a master’s degree in public health nursing and trade services division of the Depart- Canadianstudents at the home of from the University of Michigan, teaches ment of Tradeand Commerce, Ottawa. Mr.and Mrs. H. H. Hemming- publichealth nursing to graduate nurses Hehas just been appointed a Canadian homeaway from home for our at theUniversity of AlbertaSchool of member of theJoint Tolls Advisory alumni in England. Board set up by the St. Lawrence Seaway nursing. SEATTLE Harold T. Fargey, B.A.Sc., has been Authority.The function of theBoard made manager of the metal sales division is to hearcomplaints relating to the in- October 26. Goodturn-out at annualdinner with Mr. and Mrs. of the Consolidated Mining and Smelting terpretation of the toll schedules. Aubrey Roberts, Don Miller, Emer- Company Ltd. 1947 John W. S. Arthur, B.A., has been ap- son Gennis and director Art Sager 1943 pointeddirector of group sales andser- fromVancouver. Guest speaker EdwardBenson, B.A.Sc., has been vice for the Canadian operations of The Mr.Claude Chatillon, Canadian appointedgeneral manager for Pacific Prudential Insurance Company of Ameri- consul. All incumbents re-elected Press Limited of Vancouver. ca.He joined the company in June. unopposed. Warren Gottlieb BruceCasselman, George Bulhak, B.S.A., haswritten a VERNON BA., M.A.,’44, M.D.(Tor.), Ph.D.(Tor.), 32-pagebooklet RecreationalAlmanac is head of the electron microscopy section November 13. Luncheonmeet- of BritishColumbia, Canada. It is pub- ing at the “Round-up.’’Les Mc- of the Muscle Research Institute in New lished by B.C. RecreationalAlmanac York. TheInstitute occupies a new 11- Lean,non-alumnus friend of edu- Limited,789 West Pender Street, Van- cation,rounds up 25 civic leaders storeybuilding where researchers from cower,and is on sale inmost sports all over the world will come to work on toestablish “Universitya Com- shops and in the Fish and Game depart- muscle diseases. mittee” which couldbecome the ment of theVancouver Sun. The Uni- modelfor future Alumni-Exten- 1944 versitybook store also has it in stock. sioncooperation communityat Arthur C. Johnson, B.A., M.A.’46 If you want to know the temperature, the level. Attended by Mr.and Mrs. (experimental physics), Ph.D.(Purdue) annualrainfall, the species of game in MarkCollins, John Haar and di- (experimentalnuclear physics) is mana- everypart of theprovince, and how to rector. ger, product evaluation, with the General getthere, the book tells youin chart KELOWNA AtomicDivision of GeneralDynamics form.Some of the best informationhas Corporation, and lives in San Diego, Cali- November 13. Annualmeeting comefrom the transactions and atlas of at high schoolchaired by Art fornia.From 1951-55 he was reactor the B.C. NaturalResources Conference. physicist, NRXreactor, at Chalk River Dawe. New president is Mr. Harry Othermaterial has come from wildlife Raikes,honorary alumnus and andfrom 1955-59 projectsmanager, experts,skiers, mountaineers and even nuclear division, for Canadair, Montreal. former area chairman for develop- professors. ment fund campaign. W. D. Thumm, B.A.. hasbeen trans- John F. Graham, B.A., professor of ferredfrom College Militaire, St. Johns, economicsat Dalhousie University, has OTTAWA P.Q., to Canadian Services College, Royal beennamed general editor of aseries December 9. Dr.G. M. Shrum Roads. Mr. Thumm is a recentrecipient of researchstudies oneconomic condi- addresses the active Ottawa branch of theLieutenant-Governor’s medal for tions and problems of the Atlantic Prov- at an evening meeting arranged by thehighest marks in mathematics and inces, sponsored by theSocial Science branchpresident Victor Johnston. physics at SirGeorge Williams College ResearchCouncil of Canada. inMontreal. Peter W. N. Graham, B.Com., presi- Christopher Cleave Wright, B.A., was dent of Family Finance Corporation Ltd., il appointeddistrict superintendent of has been electedto the board of direc- schoolsfor Smithers, Burns Lake and tors of CanadianCollieries Resources A Few Copies Left Vanderhooflast June. He and Mrs. Ltd. Wright (Eve Bradley, B.A.’44) are now CecilGorby, B.A.(Sask.), B.S.W., has ll living inSmithers. beenappointed administrator forthe ‘TUUM EST’ 1945 Weyburnregional office of the Saskat- CampbellJ.Coady, B.A., M.D.(Mc- chewan department of social welfare and Gill), is director of laboratories at Royal rehabilitation. A History of U.B.C. ColumbiaHospital in New Westminster. Eric T. Reaville, B.A.Sc., Ph.D.(Wash.), Withthe associate director. Dr. Lindsay groupleader for resin materialsand By H. T. Logan Sturrock,and supported by aCanadian papx chemicalsresearch in theMon- II Cancer Society research grant, Dr. Coady santoorganization has been appointed Winner of Two Awards is conducting hundreds of tests aimed at toserve as technical liaisonbetween the theeffective use of fluorescentdyes to division’s researchdepartment in St. II identifycancer cells inblood samples Louis,Missouri, and that of Monsanto For Copies Write To: examined with an ultraviolet microscope. ChemicalsLimited, the company’s Brit- U.B.C. Alumni Association ish subsidiary.Dr. Reaville’s duties will Eugene P. LaBelle, B.A.Sc., hasbeen Brock Hall, U.B.C. - AL. 4200 appointed assistant chief engineer of B.C. include the technical direction of a newly /I Telephone Company. formedresearch group of Britishscien- $5 Donald J. C. Ralston, B.A., has moved CONTINUEDON PAGE 11 II

9 U. 8. C. ALUMNICHRONICLE AROUND THE WORLD WITH U.B.C. BY F. H. SOWARD Milaneserestaurants. David was ful- filling a long-standingambition by It istaken for grantedtoday that studying voice. FromItaly via anyCanadian university from its Switzerland we travelled by trainto very nature serves all Canada and not Vienna. When we came into the dining merely its localconstituency. The car it wasnot long untilwe were trainingwhich itgives itsgraduates hailed by George Robertson, B.A.’50, fits them for service in any part of the whowas free-lancing and had plans country and they go where opportunity forrecording on tapean interview calls. But it is not often that one can with thefamous Hungarian orchestra readilyfind definite proof to support now domiciled in Vienna.Our hotel thebolder claim that the University waslocated in thesuburb of Schon- serves the world as well as the nation. brunnnear the magnificent summer Suchhas been my experience, how- palace of Emperor Francis Joseph. It ever, in a recent global trip where al- is a mecca for sightseers, so it did not mosteverywhere a U.B.C.graduate come as too great a surprise, in a year appeared to make me feel I was never whenthe tourist traffic had never far from the campus. been better, to be greeted by Norman Atthe end of thefall term last Rothstein, B.A.’39, and his wife (Rosa- year, Mrs. Soward and I left for New lieGale Rothstein), B.A.’49. In the Delhi where I was to serve for a term Canadianembassy at Vienna I dis- as visiting professor of Common- covered that the counsellor was W. H. wealth History and Institutions at the Barton, B.A.’40, whose scientific train- Indian School of International Studies. ing has made him a mostuseful per- Since New Delhi is almost exactly half son to have on thestaff when the wayround the world from here, we Professor F. H. Soward United Nations Atomic Energy Centre decided toreturn home by way of residence Colonel John Beeman, B.A. is just around the corner. Europeand thus circumnavigate the Germany and Belgium failed to live globe. Sc.’35, who is one of theobservers for the United Nations in the Kashmir up to the record of the other countries En route to New Delhi we stopped we had visited in providingU.B.C. for Christmas (and shopping) in Hong area. My last speaking engagement in India was at the University of Rajas- contacts,but the United Kingdom Kong. There, through the good offices more than made up for their deficien- of ProfessorLeslie Wong, we were than, located at Jaipur. There we were fortunateenough to be guests of the cies. I had luncheon with Bob McKen- soon touchin with Merle Quan, de, B.A.’37, now on the staff of the B.H.E.’56, whose husband studied law governor,who kindly arranged that we should seea specialdocumentary LondonSchool of Economics,who for a year at U.B.C. beforegoing wasgetting ready to analyse for the furtherafield, to Northwestern. Our filmdevoted to the people of Rajas- than. The film had been commission- Observer thecoming election whose next stopwas Bangkok, where one outcome he correctly foresaw. At the wouldthink it unlikely that U.B.C. ed by Burma Shell as a goodwill Anglo-AmericanConference of His- would be represented. But it was not gestureand when the name of the torians, John Bovey, B.A.37, came up long until Wah B.A.’48, whose producer was flashed on thescreen I Wong, tosee me and report on hispost- wife is also U.B.C. graduate, got in wasable to inform my host that he a graduatework in history at the Uni- touch with us. He is working with the was a U.B.C. graduate, Jim Beveridge, versity London. John Bosher, B.A. UnitedNations Children’s Fund and B.A.’38. of ’50, was of special interest to me, since hopes soon to have a furlough in Van- Ourjourney home byway of he had just agreed to return to us as couver. Europerequired a stopat Karachi, Asour plane settled down on the where our highcommissioner to assistantprofessor of historyafter teaching at King’s Collegefor three runway at the New Delhi airport late Pakistanwas a formercolleague of on New Year’s evening,we found minein external affairs. He took me years. Don Hutchison, B.A.’33, whom Allan McGUI, B.A.’48, thereto greet tosee the office. I hadscarcely met many will rememberas one of the us. As a firstsecretary in the office the first secretary (commercial), when bestpresidents of theAlma Mater of the High Commissioner for Canada heinformed me that he was one of Societyand who is now a personnel he couldhe facilitate ourclearance our graduates of commerce ‘42. specialist for PhilipsElectric, invited us to havedinner withhis wife and throughcustoms. Allan has since re- In Europe,our first stop was turnedto duty in Ottawa and during Athens. As usual, I called on our em- himself at theirhome in Wallington, Surrey. Ken Fans, B.A.’54, metme his leave proved an invaluable leader bassy and, by this time, was not in the in thediscussions atthe seminar on leastsurprised to see there another forlunch to describe his planfor a India, held on the campus in August. graduate, PaulMcLane, B.A.’24. On Ph.D. at the London School of Econ- omicsand to bring news of Peter I found our Delhi mission well staffed our earlier trip around the Common- with U.B.C. graduates. Besides Allan wealth in 1950, he had been of great Silverman, M.A.36,and R. D. Jack- there were Bruce Macdonald, B.A.’26, help to us in New Zealand. We flew to son, B.A.’56, who are also studying at who is a commercialcounsellor, and Rome from Athens and when I went theSchool. Our last U.B.C. contact J. H. Nelson, thirdsecretary (com- to cash some travellers’ cheques at the was Amsterdamin where, as we mercial), who graduated in commerce American Express office I was at once waitedfor our plane, wewere hailed in 1955. hailed by a recent commerce graduate by R. Heal, B.S.A.’47, now resident in Before we left Delhi at the end of (1956). He was too busy making him- Armstrong and managing to combine April we met at a showing of Cana- self knownas someone from U.B.C. business andpleasure in a trip to dian films at the High Commissioner’s to give me his name, but was happily Europe. touring Europe on his own. When we I don’t doubt that many of my col- reached Milan, after travelling up and leagueshave had similar experiences Frederick H. Soward, B.A.(Tor.), B.Litt.(Oxon.), F.R.S.C., is associate downthe Italian peninsula it was and I am sure have felt the same warm dean ofthe Faculty ofGraduate David Spencer, another Arts ’38 grad, glow fromrealizing that the associa- Studies,head ofthe department of who took us for a tour of the Italian tions of collegedays really mean history, and director of Znternational lakesand rounded off theday by a somethingas staff andstudents meet Studies and Asian Studies. superbdinner atone of thebest in all corners of the globe.

U.B. C. ALUMNICHRONICLE 10 CONTINUED FROM PAGE 9 Service. For the last 7 years he has been MR. AND MRS. VICTOR J. HAY, B.A. tists working on long-rangeprojects for senior biologist andhead of the wildlife ’51, a son,David, August 17, 1959, in thedivision in the Nickell laboratories research division of the Saskatchewan Vancouver. ofMonsanto Chemicals Ltd. at Ruabon, department of naturalresources. MR. AND MRS. W. C. JOHNSTONE, Wales. He will takeup his new post at HectorMacDonald Macrae, B.A., (nee THELMA PITT, B.A.’57), a son, RuabonJanuary 1,1960. LL.B.’50, afterpractising as a lawyer JeffreyPitt, July 19, 1959,in Van- 0. W. Woodside, B.A.Sc., has been ap- for six years in Vancouverhas taken couver. pointedassistant department manager, religious vows with the Benedictine order MR. AND MRS. DOUGLASLAM- toppingand thermal cracking, at Shell at Mission, and is now knownas Frater BERT, B.A.Sc.’52, (neeBEVERLEY Oil’s MontrealEast refinery. Maurus Macrae, O.S.B. His sister is Mrs. ANN NELSON, B.A.’53), adaughter, 1948 DavieFulton (Patricia M. Macrae, B.A. AlisonChristine, August 25. 1959,in P. E. Argyle, B.A., M.A.’50, is among ’39). Vancouver. the scientists of theDominion Observa- Don C. Moulson, B.A.Sc., is in charge MR.AND MRS. C. GORDON toriesstaff who will be usingthe new of construction of thefirst steel millin (GUNDY)McLEOD, B.Com.35, (nee federalradio-astronomy station, under Hawaii. It is being built by Hawaiian DOROTHYANN CAMERON, B.A. constructionat Penticton, to study the Western Steel Co., which is affiliated with ’54), a daughter, Julie Ann, August 18, distributionof neutral hydrogen, which WesternCanada SteelMills of Vancou- 19S9, in Vancouver. forms the bulk of matter in outer space, ver. MR. AND MRS. CLAREMcSORLEY, among our own and neighboring galaxies. Russell A. Munro, B.Com., whohas B.Com.’57, (nee WENDYMacDON- W. Gerald Burch, B.A.Sc., formerly been associated with Kraft Foods Limited ALD,B.A.39, a daughter.Sandra assistant chief forester,has been ap- for the pastten years, has been named Lynn, October 24, 1959, in Vancouver. pointedsupervisor of forestryfor B.C. institutionalsales manager. MR. AND MRS. GORDON H. NEW- ForestProducts Ltd. HarryWillems, B.A., B.S.W.’SO, HOUSE, B.A.’58, (neeBARBARA William A. Laudrum, B.Com., who has M.S.W.’52, has been appointedadminis- KEELER,B.A.(McMaster), B.S.W.’55) beenassistant Victoria store manager of trator of theMelfort regional office of a son,David Gordon, February 9, the Hudson’s Bay Company for the past theSaskatchewan department of social 1959,in Vancouver. twoyears, has been appointed to a top welfareand rehabilitation. MR. AND MRS. JAMES M. PATER- executiveposition in Hudson’s Bay Co. SON, B.A.Sc.’54, (nee VALERIEA. Fur SaleInc., New York, a U.S. subsi- DARLING, B.H.E.’54), a son, Donald diary of H.B.C. at whose annual auctions Kent, March 30, 1959, at Powell River. about 60 per cent of the fur sales in the BIRTHS MR. AND MRS.BILL ST. JOHN, B. U.S. are conducted. Before going to Vic- MR. AND MRS. MICHAEL AMSDEN, Corn.’%, a daughter, Karen Elizabeth, toria, Mr. Laudrum served in Vancouver, B.A.Sc.’59, (neeLORNA RYDER, September7, 1959, inPortland, Ore- Edmonton, Saskatoon and Calgary. B.Ed.‘58), a daughter, Lisa Maria, July gon. Leonard K. Narod, B.A.Sc., P.Eng., 25, 1959, in Yellowknife,N.W.T. MR.AND MRS. F. CAMERONWIL- hasrecently joined the firm of Phillips MR.AND MRS.W.J. AWMACK, KINSON, B.Com.’48, a daughter, Sep- Barratt & Partners.While he was chief B.S.A.’43, (nee WINIFRED McBRIDE, tember 7, 1959, in Vancouver. structuralengineer for A. B. Sanderson B.S.A.’40), a son,Henry James, Sep- MR. AND MRS. FRANK A. R. WILLIS, andCompany Ltd., thefirm built the tember 19, 1959, in Cranbrook. B.A.Sc.’52, (nee MARY ANNA MOR- domefor a new48-inch telescope to be MR. AND MRS. JOHNRICHARD RISH, B.S.N.’58), a daughter,Novem- usedchiefly for spectrography for the BARNSLEY, B.Com.’54. ason. John ber 3, 1959,in Vancouver. DominionAstrophysical Observatory Michael,October 11, 1959, in Van- MR. AND MRS. ALAN WOLRIGE, B. nearVictoria. Mrs. Narod is theformer couver. Com.’55, a sonJeffrey Alan. August SylviaBergman, B.A.’51, B.S.W.’52. MR. AND MRS. HARRY BELL. B.Com. 22, 1959, in Vancouver. R. G. Simonton, B.A.Sc., hasjoined ‘51, (nee BERNICE LAIRD, B.A.’51), AtlanticRefining Company to headthe adaughter. August 23, 1959, in Van- drilling-production group for their Cana- couver. dian operations. MR. AND MRS. R. JOHN W. BISHOP, MARRIAGES Major Paul J. Sykes, B.A., M.A. B.Com.’58, a son,Robert Michael. (Calif.), the U.S. Air Force’s firstpro- April 22, 1959. in Vancouver. AITKEN-PI:RKINS.Robert Aitken to ject engineer for the nuclear engineering MR. AND MRS. GEORGE S. CUM- MaryElizabeth Perkins, B.A.59, in testreactor, built for their air research MING. B.A.’50. LL.B.‘51, (neeMAR- Vancouver. anddevelopment command in Ohio, is GARET I. ROGERS, B.A.’54), a son, ALLISON-BEEDOM. Roy William Alli- to be listed in thefirst edition of Who’s BrianGeorge. May 17. 1959, inVan- son: B.A.Sc.’58, to ElaineGeorgina Who in Atoms. Before returning to com- couver. Beedom,in Vancouver. plete his B.A. here,he was a navigator MK. AND MRS. EKlC K. FIRUS, B. ARCHAMBAULT-WHAN. R i c h a r d with theAmerican air force, and has Com.’53, a daughter,Karen Patrice, BensonArchambault, B.Arch.’55, to logged 2300hours invarious multi- October 12, 1959, in Vancouver. PatriciaElizabeth Whan, in Victoria. enginedaircraft. Major Sykes is now a MR. AND MRS. J. DOUGLAS BALL-PAUL.Lorne Ball, B.Sc.’59, to projectofficer with theair force in Al- FRASER,B.Com.‘48, B.A.’49. a son, MargaretAnne Paul, in Dawson buquerque,New Mexico. September 5. 1959, in Vancouver. Creek. Murray M. Wiggius, B.S.A., hasgone DR. AND MRS. JOHN M.FRED- BANKS-McRAE. Anthony Fraser Banks to Jordanas irrigation agronomist for RICKSON. B.A.’53, M.D.’57, a daugh- to Mary Katherine McRae, B.A.’59, in the Harga Engineering Company of Chi- ter, Lisa Jane.August 30, 1959, in Nelson. cago.Hisheadquarters will be in Vancouver. BEVERIDGE-WHITTLE.Lieut. Robert Amman. MR.AND MRS. LUCIAN GALLI- HannaBeveridge, U.S.A.F., toAl- 1949 NARI, LL.B.’58, (nee SALLY O’CON- bertaAnne Whittle, B.A.’56, inSouth Robert H. Ahrens, B.A.Sc., has been NOR.B.A.‘49), adaughter, Kathleen Burnaby. made chief of the planning division, Pro- Jane,in May, 1959, in Livorno, Italy. BIRCH-LEDGERWOOD.Elliot John vincial ParksBranch, Victoria. replacing MR.AND MRS. ROBERT H. GAY- Birch to PatriciaJean Ledgerwood, LloydBrooks, who has gone to theNa- NER, B.A.’52, a son,September 1, B.H.E.’58, inVancouver. tionalParks Service inOttawa. 1959, in Manila, Phillipine Islands. BIRKETT-BREITHAUPT.Edward Roy Bruce S. Aitken, B.Com., has been ap- DR.AND MRS. J. A.GIBSON, (nee Birkett,B.Com.’SI, Joanto Ruth pointeddirector of sales for the Philip- CATHERINEA.MUNRO, B.H.E. Breithaupt,in Toronto. pine Manufacturing Company in Manila, ’54), a daughter,October 12,1959, in BURNSTEIN-RAELS.Michael Burn- a part of the Procter & Gamble organiza- Vancouver. stein, B.S.P.’58, to NassaLeah Raels, tion. MR.AND MRS. WILLIAMGROW inVancouver. Walter A. Benson, B.A., M.A.’50, has (neeNANCY CAMERON, B.A.31) CANT-CRANN.Eric George Douglas beenappointed a biologist at theVan- a daughter,Rebecca Jane, June 1, Cant, B.Com.’56, LL.B.37, to Sharron couveroffice of theCanadian Wildlife 1959, in NewHaven, Connecticut. Ann Crann, in Vancouver.

1 1 U. 6. C. ALUMNICHRONICLE CLAYTON-FLEMING.John E d r ic Clure, B.A.Sc.’59, to IreneCampbell ’54, M.A.35,Ph.D.(Iowa State Coll.), Clayton. B.Com.’58, to (Sara) Maureen Blackie Service, in Vancouver. to UrsulaHildegard Mai, atAmes, Flcming. in Burnaby. MACDONALD-BRETT.Donald Grant Iowa. CLYNE-POYNTER. John Stuart Somer- Macdonald,LL.B.39, to Carol June WHITON-GILMOUR.Geoffrey Arthur set Clyne, B.A.’SS, L.L.B.’56, toMar- ElizabethBrett, B.H.E.’59, in Pentic- Whiton, B.A.’59, to Dorothy Mae Gil- l garctElizabeth Poynter,Vancouver. in ton. mour, in South Burnaby. COHEN-MARTENS.Robert Thomas MacDONALD-MYERS.James Alexan- WHITTAKER-WAIK. David Neil Eaton Cohento Margareta Martens, B.A.‘58. derMacDonald to MargaretSusanne Whittaker, B.A.’54, to Elvi Waik, B.A. inAbbotsford. Myers, B.H.E.’56, in Vancouver. ’55, M.A.’57, inSan Francisco, Cali- COLLVER-EDLUND.Ross Douglass McFARLAND-HORNE. G. C. McFar- fornia. Collver, B.A.’57, toBonita Glorian land to Dorothy S. K. Horne,B.H.E. WOODMAN-CLARK.Alan D a v i d Edlund,in Vancouver. ’56, inCalifornia. Woodman, B.Com.’59, Roxannato CRAIN-MITCHELL.Finlay Ross Crain MacLEOD-ROSE.John Cameron Mac- TrudyClark, in Vancouver. to MargaretKathleen Mitchell, B.A. Leod, B.Sc.’58, to Helen Ann Rose, in ’58. in NewWestminster. Winchester,Ontario. CRESSWELL-HEWITT.John George MacMILLAN-BUTLER. Douglas Thom- DEATHS Cresswell, B.A.’58, toHannah Belle asMacMillan. B.Com.’55, toAudrey 1917 Hewitt. in Naramata. Edith Butler, B.Com.’54, in Vancouver. Miss Margaret E. Maynard, B.A.. an CROIZIER-HESLOP.RalphCharles MADDISON-RTCKARD.Rodney Ralph assistant professor in the Collegc of Edu- Croizier, B.A.’57, toAnna Marion Maddison, B.A.Sc.’59, to Dianna Carol cation,died in Vancouver on November Heslop, B.H.E.’58. in Trail. Rickard, in WestVancouver. 9at the age of 62 following a lengthy DAVIES-GRINDE.Alan David Davies, PENDAKUR-SARDAR.Venkatachala illness. B.A.’S6, to Evelyn Elsie Grinde,in SettyPendakur, B.E.(Mysore), M.Sc. Miss Maynardtaught in Vancouver Vancouver. ‘58, to Rajinder Kaur Sardar, B.A.’57, elementary, junior and senior high schools DEMPSTER-BARTON.George Gavin in Vancouver. from 1918to 1929 beforejoining the Dempster, B.A.Sc.’56, to LoisJean PURDY-WRIGHT. Reginald R o b e r t staff of theprovincial normal school in Barton, in Vancouver. Purdy, B.A.’59, to PatriciaJoan 1930. Shejoined the staff of the college DOHM-HOWARD.Patrick D o na 1 d Wright, at Port Coquitlam. of educationat U.B.C. in 1956when it Dohm, B.A.’58, to Barbara Jean How- PALMER-PICKETT. Gary E d w a r d wasincorporated into the University. ard.in Kamloops. Palmer, B.Com.’59, to Marianne Pic- Miss Maynard did post-graduatework DUNSMORE-BOUGHTON. R o b e r t kett, in Vancouver. in homeeconomics at the University of OlmsteadDunsmore, B.S.F.’SS to Ali- ROSS-ANDREEN.John Bethune (Jock) California in 1922and 1923 andin 1930 son Joan Boughton, in Vancouver. Ross,B.Com.’53, to Peggy LouEr- and1936. She also served on theexecu- landson Andreen, M.D.’58, in Vancou- FARJS-BICKS.Roland Lyle Faris, B.A. tive of the Universitv Women’s Club. ver. 1924 ’58, to Valerie Anne Bicks, in Vancou- RICHMOND-ARMOUR.Christopher ver. JosephinePrice (nee Josephine Al- JohnRichmond, B.Com.39, to Mary phonsineParadis, B.A.), wife of George FERKY-HALL.David William Ferry to ElspethArmour, in New Westminster. SumnDiane Hall, B.A.’57, inVan- R. Price, died October 25, 1959, in White SAMIS-MACDONALD.Robert Bruce RockHospital. Before her marriage in couver. Samis, B.A.’57, toSherrill Anne Mac- FORREST-JONES.Stewart Robert For- 1942, whenshe moved to White Rock, donald,B.Ed.’58, in West Vancouver. Mrs.Price, asJosephine Paradis, had re\t, B.A.(Wash.), LL.B.’48, to Ethel SMEELE-McGREGOR.Frank Smeele, JaneJones, in Victoria. taughtin Summerland, Vancouver and B.S.F.’59, to FrancesCatherine Mc- West Vancouver. She majored in mathe- FORTIER-FRANCIS.Lieut. Jean Pierre Gregor, in Nelson. Fortier, B.Com.’58, CanadianArmy maticsand French at U.B.C.Surviving SMITH-McKAY.Bryan Robert Smith, are her husband, two brothersand three Overseas,Jeanto Marie Francis, B.A.Sc.’58, toKathryn Anne McKay, B.S.N.’58, in Vancouver. sisters.~~~ She ~ was 53. B.S.N.’58, in Kimberley. 1931 GAYTON-DALY. John Wilmot Gayton, SMITH-GRANT.Edward Joseph Smith, Katharine L. C. Gaul. B.A.. died ALE- B.A.Sc.’57, to Margaret Anne (Marnie) B.A.Sc.’59, to hlarilyneAlice Grant, ust 15,1959, afteran illness’ of ayear Daly,in Trail. in Courtenay. and a half. For 23 yearsshe had been GISH-THOMPSON.Norman Richard THOMPSON-BRADLEY.Lorimer Sid- secretary to thedirector of theVancou- Gi\h to Joan Ann Thompson, B.A.’58, ney Thompson, B.Com.’54, to Gwendo- ver GeneralHospital school of nursing. in Vancouver. lyn MargaretBradley, B.H.E.’51, in She is survived by her mother, 3271 West GOLF-RITCHIE. Aristotle Ted Golf, B. Vancouver. 28thAvenue, and abrother Raymond Ed.’59,to Ann-Louise Ritchie, B.H.E. TREASURER-MASON.Bernie Trea- Gaul, B.A.Sc.’41, living inOhio. An- ’58, in Vancouver. surer, B.Com.’58, toBarbara Anne otherbrother, Robert Gaul, B.A.’35, HALLAGNEW. DavidAlbert Hall to Mason,in Vancouver. B.A.Sc.’35, who died six monthsafter Pauline Agnew, B.A.’58, in Vancouver. TYNAN-MALCOLM.Sub-Lieut. John his graduation, is rememberedat U.B.C. HASIINGS-SUTHERLAND.D a v id M. C. Tynan, B.A.Sc.’59, R.C.N., to as anoutstanding athlete, in whose EricHastings, M.D.’58, toShyrl hlar- Margaret Rose Malcolm,in Vancou- memorytheRobert Gaul Memorial garet Sutherland, in Vancouver. ver. Trophyhas been awarded each year HOWARD-THOMPSON.Edmond Wil- WADDELL-WALKER.F/L. G. Gra- since 1936. liamHoward, B.S.F.’58, to Phyllis hamWaddell, R.C.A.F., to Heather 1942 Rosemary Thompson, B.A.’58. Adelle Walker, B.Ed.’59, in Saskatoon, Gordon M. Fierheller.B.A., M.D. HUKST-RICHMOND.John Norquay Saskatchewan. (Alta.), died August 27, 1959, in Vancou- Hunt, B.Com.’58,LL.B.’59, toSally WALLACE-LONG.Fraser Gill Wal- verGeneral Hospital at the age of 39. PhinParker Richmond, in Vancouver. lace,B.Com.’58, M.B.A.(Calif.), to Shortlyafter finishing his medicaltrain- JEFFREY-GERRIE.James Robert Jef- BarbaraAnne Long, in Los Angeles, ing, heset up in general practice in frey to ShirleyMae Gerrie, B.Ed.’59, California. PrinceGeorge where he came to know in Peachland. WATTS-COLEMAN.Robert Arthur the arduous life of a country doctor. He JOHNSON-RODRJGUE.Arthur Wil- Watts, B.Sc.’58 to RosemaryJoan madedangerous night flights by bush liamJohnson, B.Sc.’SX, toConstance Coleman,B.A.39, in Regina, Saskat- aircraft,travelled back roads allin Rodrigue,in St. Georges, P.Q. chewan. weather,and became as familiar with WEBB-NORMAN. Charles R i c h a r d the cabins of the Indians as he was with KURTA-ATEN.John Kurta to Edwina Webb, B.A.Sc.’59, to FrancesMary thehospital operating room. Mary Aten, B.H.E.’58, in Salmon Arm. JeanNorman, B.A.’56, inVancouver. Dr.Fierheller brought his family to LECKIE-DONOVAN.Walter Merrill WELSFORD-MULVIHILL. W a 1 te r Vancouverin 1957, taking post-graduate Leckie, B.Com.37, LL.B.’58. to Bever- (Duthie)Welsford, B.S.F.’58, toLor- studiesin the pathology department of ley Emily Jean Donovan, in Vancouver. raineClaire Mulvihill, in Vancouver. VancouverGeneral Hospital, where he McCLURE-SERVICE. Richard Neil Mc- WHITE-MAI. GordonA. White, B.A. was working up to his death.

U.B. C. ALUMNI CHRONICLE 12 New graduate center will be constructed on the west mull with $400,000 gift from Dr. Leon Koerner NEW CENTER FOR GRADUATESTUDENTS

President N. A. M. MacKenzie will be shortly leaving the University The contracts are for construction hasannounced that acenter for to provide leadership in the sciences, of anew wing tothe Buchanan graduate studentswill be constructed in business, in government,and in building ($981 ,OOO), Panhellenic at the University of British Colum- teaching and research,should have House ($94,0001,and a new wing to biawith a $400,000 gift fromDr. facilitieswhere they canmeet and theWesbrook building ($536,000) Leon J. Koerner,the retired chair- exchange ideas. to house the facultyof pharmacy. man of the Alaska Pine and Cellu- “With the enormous influence of Burnsand Dutton have begun lose Company. science and technologicaldevelop- work on the Buchanan wing which The center will be known as Thea ment on every aspect of modern life, will be ready for classes in Septem- KoernerHouse in memory of Dr. it is imperativethat persons in the ber, 1960.The L-shapedaddition Koerner’swife who died in July of arts and persons in the sciences ap- will be made up of athree-storey this year. The gift will bemade preciate each others’ points of view. classroom block anda four-storey through the Leon and Thea Koerner I know of no better way to promote office block. Foundation, established by Dr. and the intermingling of students and the The wing, which will be a multi- Mrs. Koerner in 1955, the president freeexchange of informationthan purpose building for use by various added. in a facility such asDr. Koerner’s University departments, is being The new center will occupy a site gift will provide,” the president said. constructed on the parking lot to the onthe University’s west mall, be- Dr.Gordon Shrum, dean of the east of theexisting building. Total tween InternationalHouse and the Faculty of Graduate Studies, said cost of the addition will be 91,300,- Faculty Club and University Social such a center would be “the greatest 000. Burns and Dutton were one of Center, whichwas completed in stimulus to graduate work since the ten bidders for the job. June of this year through a donation Faculty was established at the Uni- Panhellenic House will be located of $600,000 to the U.B.C. Develop- versity. We have 616 students from on Marine Drive adjacent to Inter- ment Fund by Dr. and Mrs. Koerner. all parts of the world doing graduate national House. Turnbull and Gale Plans for the graduate center are work, and I havealways been con- will build the two-storey house con- now being prepared by the Univer- cernedthat they shouldcome to tainingrooms for U.B.C.’snine sity’s architects, Thompson, Berwick know one another during their stay sororitiesand offices forthe Pan- andPratt, in association with an- here.” hellenic Association. otherVancouver architect, Peter The center will be fourstoreys The firm of John Laing and Son Kaffka.Tentative date for the be- high and will containloungea were the lowest of 17 biddersfor ginning of construction is April, measuring 65 feet by 25 feet, a self- construction of theaddition to the 1960, with completion about ten service cafeteria, a library and semi- Wesbrookbuilding which will be months later. nar rooms, a recreation room, a pro- completed by September, 1960. PresidentMacKenzie said Mr. jection room and several offices and Architects for all three projects are Koerner’s generous gift would do a committee rooms. Thompson, Berwick and Pratt. great deal to promote the academic The four-storeyaddition for the andsocial welfare of graduatestu- faculty of pharmacy will be con- dents. “We are greatlyindebted to structedat the south end of the Dr.Koerner for, in my opinion, it Three buildingcontracts with a presentWesbrook building. The is bothdesirable and essentialthat total value of $1,6 11,000 have been wing will contain classrooms, labor- thoseyoung men and women who awarded by the board of governors. atories and offices for faculty.

13 U. B. C. ALUMNICHRONICLE HELPING U.B.C. STUDENTS

discussed will remain a private discussion Throughout the summer months many BY A. F. SHIRRAN between himself andthe counsellor. As of the studentswho wrote the tests in such,counselling is notassociated with May make individual counselling appoint- Counselling is one of those words with admissionprocedures or used as a fore- ments. In thecounselling interview no a myriad of meanings. The interpretation runner to possible administrative action. attempt is made to tell thestudent what seems to depend primarily upon the per- heshould do. It is primarilydirected sonmaking the definition. There are The services of thecounselling office towardsproviding an orientation to the thosewho adhere to the friendly pat on are available to any student on the cam- Universityand allowing the student to the backapproach. Here the cheerful pus. During the course of a year students make some preliminary plans based on a smileand the quickword of encourage- from all faculties and years make use of realisticevaluation of himself andthe ment are seen as sure ways to dissolve all it. They express problems of many types various objectives which he may be con- problems. Then there are the enthusiastic rangingfrom personal-social difficulties sidering. The counsellor has the student’s dispensers of advicederiving their tothose of an educational-vocational highschool record to which is attached omnisciencefrom some unknown source nature.The latter have received the the high schoolcounsellor’s remarks. denied to lessermortals. Thesummer majoremphasis and it is in connection Since this is usually based on a number of campshave added their contributions. with that area that most students request years of observation,the information is With so many varieties of counselling to anappointment with acounsellor. Con- most useful. The student’s test results are choosefrom it seems little wonder that siderablestress has been placed on the available.These give an objectiveap- the term remains a vague and ill-defined first-yearstudent. This group, moving praisalof the student’s performancein one. It is unfortunate that to many people fromthe familiar high schoolsetting to relation to other students with whom he counsellingcarries with it a connotation themore demanding and unknown uni- of removingthe individual’s prerogative versity atmosphere, expresses the greatest will becompeting. The counsellor has a in the making of decisions. need. Effectivecounselling with this goodknowledge of courseand educa- tionalrequirements combined with a The counselling office at the University group of students can do a great deal to reduce the high attrition rate. The enter- close familiarity with many occupational of BritishColumbia operates onthe fields and opportunities. This then allows premisethat the individual must be res- ing student often finds that the methods heused in high schoolare no longer a realisticdiscussion regarding the ponsible for thesolution of his own student’s interests, abilities and ambitions problems and in the determination of his appropriate.He has to orientate himself withrespect to thevarious occupational owncourse of action.This viewpoint is to new circumstances and a way of doing or educationalobjectives which he may central and enters not only into the way his work which will mean a greater be considering. thatcounselling is performedbut also emphasis upon self-reliance. If he has not intothe role of thecounselling office alreadydone so, hemust begin to con- within theuniversity. siderseriously what hewants to do FANCIFUL IMPRESSIONS occupationally.His course selection will Most students have limited information require more direction in view of his par- REALISTIC DISCUSSION about the many fields of endeavour which ticularobjectives. Previously determined areopen tothem. They are usually Thecounselling office is primarily a goals may have to be modified or altered acquainted with occupationsinwhich place where students voluntarily come to because of fresh considerations. discusstheir problems and toreceive their immediate family or friends are en- assistance in making their own decisions. Withthese considerations in mind a gaged.One or two of themore widely Trained counsellors with academic back- well-defined programhas been imple- publicized fields have been drawn to their groundsin psychology are available to mentedto assist thefreshman group. attention. What freshman student has not assist them. Discussions are conducted on Duringthe early summer of eachyear heard about, and been impressed by, the an individualappointment basis andare graduatinghigh school students are dedicated scientist unveiling the mysteries permissive innature. A non-directive advised through their high schools that a of the universe or the trial lawyer fasten- client-centered approach is used. Such an series of selected aptitude tests are avail- ing the crime on the guilty party in one outlook maintains that the individual can able atthe university. These are admin- dramatic and eloquent courtroom master- reachhis own solutions and arrive at istered on two separate days in late May stroke? Too often these students have not decisions with which he will be satisfied. or earlyJune and take approximately considered the long hours of data collec- The counsellor endeavours to stimulate a four hours to complete.They include tion or case preparation which must pre- realisticdiscussion that will leadthe testsdesigned to indicategeneral intel- cedethese satisfying moments. Their student to thinkconstructively about his lectual potential, measures of verbal and impressionare frequently acquired from problems. This may involve providing in- numerical achievement and questionnaires fanciful television andmovie portrayals formation upon which to base a decision. aimedat uncovering the student’s major of anoccupation rather than a realistic The aim of the counselling interview is to fields of interests.The students are ad- appraisal of allthe aspects of the field. assist the student to obtain a better under- vised at the time of writingthese tests Thecounselling interview allows an standing of his ownmotivations and thatcounsellors will be availableduring opportunity for the student to investigate capabilities and to use this information in thesummer to discuss theirplans with his chosenprofession or to investigate a determininganappropriate course of them and they are prompted to make an widerrange of alternatives than he has action. appointment.Eleven hundred students, previouslyconsidered. Statistics indicate Counselling at the University is looked mainlyfrom the lower mainland high that at least fifty per cent of the students uponas a confidentialrelationship. A schools, wrotethe tests inMay of this enteringtheuniversity expressing a studentcan be assured that the topics year. Special arrangementsare made for specificobjective change that objective group testing sessions during the summer withinfour years. Thiswould suggest for students who missed writingthem at that a greatdeal of unrealisticplanning the earlier date. During registration week is done. Aiexrtnder F. Shirran,M.A.(Brit.Col.) is furthergroup testing is conducted. Out- assistant director and counsellor, Student andPersonnel Services, and lecturer in of-townstudents usually write them at Manypeople look uponaptitude test- thedepartment of psychology. thistime. ing as a rejuvenated form of teacup read-

U. B.C.ALUMNI CHRONICLE 14 MAKE THEIR OWN DECISIONS

You’re wrong if you thinkthe students in thephotograph loufermainland students who came to U.B.C. llrst Miry to abot’e are uritingexams. They are part of a group of 1100 utrite testsadministered by U.B.C.’s counsellingbureau.

ing or Ouija board manipulation which is if he is basinghis judgmenton an have receivedthe majoremphasis, capable of providingclearcut answers understanding of the nature of thework students of more senior years also make withstartling clarity. Thegreatest or is responding to fewa ill-chosen extensive use of thecounselling service. obstacleto be overcome in the inter- stereotypes or morethe glamorous Theymay wish tofurther clarify objec- pretation of thetests is thefirm belief aspects of thefield. In order to provide tivesdiscussed whenthey first entered inmany persons’ mindsthat, having more factual information about the many theuniversity. Personal or social prob- beensubjected to four hours ofwriting types of work,the counselling office lems may be their reason for making an (and this representssomething of an maintainsan occupational library. Here appointment. Faculty members. observing endurancerecord for the average high thestudent can become acquainted with schoolsenior), they will now be told themore important aspects and require- a studentin difficulties, may make a exactlywhat they should do for the rest ments of thevarious types of work.He referral.These and many other reasons of their lives. This, of course, thetests canfind answers to such questions as motivate the senior student to seek assist- will notdo. They do, however, provide whatthe job actually involves; what ance.Where the problem is suchthat it some basic informationwhich, when abilitiesare required to do the job well; requiresthe attention of aspecialist, the combined with manyother factors, can what the opportunities are, and the many student is referredto the person most beused in making a decision. other important facts that can play a part able to assist him. This may be a specific in making a decision. Of great importance facultymember, the reading clinic, the PLAN REALISTICALLY ensuringin that the student obtains health services or one of the many other adequateoccupational and course infor- specialized offices on the campus. The test scoresare expressed in terms mation is thefaculty member. The un- of howa particular individual perform- decidedstudent, thestudent wishing or STUDENTS ACCEPTSERVICE edcompared with otherstudents with to gain more knowledge about a specific whom he will be competing. This, in part, field, is referredthetoappropriate Students have shown a real acceptance will provide some information on how he facultymember. This allows the student of thecounselling service and it would is likely to progress.Itdoes not, of toobtain further detailed information appear to meet a major need on their course, give any indication of motivation, andto discuss the fieldwith someone part.Last year over 3000 studentsre- organization or themany other intang- havinga first-hand knowledge of it. ceived individualcounselling appoint- ibles whichcan play a very Important mentsand the majority of themwere rolein a successful university career. By Christmas marks are a good indication firstyear studenth. It is interestingto acareful analysis of the test pattern in of a student’s progressand a further notethat records maintained over the relationshipto the requirements of the follow-up of the first year group is made yearsindicate that students who receive variousacademic or othertraining pro- atthat time. All firstyear students who counsellingprior to entering the Univer- gramsuseful material can be obtained. failthe Christmas examinations are in- sity have a significantlyhigher pass rate Whenthis is combined with otherper- vited tomake an appointment with a thanthose who do not. Thepreponder- tinentinformation the student is in a counsellor in order to discuss their work. ance of counselleesbeing first year stu- betterposition to planrealistically. Veryoften the student’s inadequate per- dents is compatible with theaim of the Aptitudetests are useful as an interview formance is theresult of poorstudy or counselling service. It is hopedthat the aid but they are not answers in them- difficulties of a personal or social nature. studenthas received assistancewhen he selves. Adequate counselling at this point, before needed it and that as he enters his more Of equalimportance to the individual thestudent develops fixed habits or be- senior years he is becoming more capable is theanalysis of the many occupational comes unduly discouraged, can mean the of makingdecisions independently. A andeducational fields. Whena student differencebetween whether the student counsellingprogram which becomes too expresses anintention of proceeding to- passes or fails the year. supportivecan only result in creating a wards a particulararea of work,the greaterdependency on the part of the counsellor is interestedinfinding out While the first year group of students student.

15 U. 0. C. ALUMNICHRONICLE 'THE MOST EXCITING BY CHARLES ARMSTRONG

It is a very flatteringbut somewhat alarmingexperience to be invited to do an autobiography. It's hard to know what to say,and how to sayit. There is one greatadvantage, however: at least I can controlwhat goes intothis account, and what doesn't. The latter is important. As forthe bare biographical bones, they can be disposed of fairly quickly . . . bornI91 1 in Victoria,moved to the UnitedStates in 1918, wheremy father enteredthe advertising business on his returnfrom World War I. . . we moved around a good deal and I once computed that I attendednine different public schoolsbefore finally finishinghigh schoolin 1928 (whatever the dubious educationalbenefits of sucha program, it atleast made for adaptibility) . . . acquired U.S. citizenship in 1925 . . . movedback to Victoriain1926 on father'sdeath . . . graduatedfrom Vic- toria High in 1928,then twoyears at VictoriaCollege . . . graduated in 1932 from U.B.C., majoring in classics . . . a year's graduatestudy there on afellow- ship.then three years atHarvard in classical philology,obtaining a Ph.D. in 1936.

MEMORIES OF U.B.C. Memories of U.B.C. crowd in strongly . . . the endless hours spent in bull session in "the Caf"and in the fraternity house . . . vigorousarguments about the big ideas and equally strenuous discussions of trivia . . . thelong rehearsals of Gilbert and Sullivan for the Musical Society, and the excitementand tension of opening nights . . . most of all,the influence of greatteachers likeLem Robertson, Otis Toddand Harry Logan, who tried (and to some extent succeeded) to instill ideas of precision, accuracy, clarity of thought U. B. C. graduate Charles J. Armstrong, andexpression, the disciplines of hard workand logical reasoning . . . (things whichhelped mightily to smoothsome President of the Universityof Nevada, of theexceedingly rough spots of first year graduate school). writes the secondautobiographical Beganteaching at RollinsCollege, Florida, in September,1936 . . . married JuneHerren of Pasadena,California, in profilefor the 'Chronicle,'and tells 1937 . . . fourchildren, Judith, 17, (entered Wellesley Collegelast month), Christopher,12, Charles, 9, Michael, 7, why his job is the 'mostexciting and (all now in school, thankfully). Moved to DartmouthCollege as in- structorin classics, 1939 . . . then to challenging'one in the worldtoday Brown University, 1941, became an assis-

u. B. c. ALUMNI CHRONICLE 16 JOB IN THE WORLD’ tantdean in 1942 (thefirst stepon the vitally important public. andonly the primrosepath of theadministrator) . . . president may present.discuss andde- in 1943 went to Whitman College, Walla fend the annualbudget requests before Walla,Washington, as director of the that body. Navy V-12 College Training Program for Of equalimportance to thewell-being officer candidates . . . when the program of theinstitution are the facultyand wasde-activated atend of WorldWar administrativestaff. and the president is 11, stayed onas dean of administration expected to provideintellectual leader- andassistant professor of classics . . . ship to these groups in thedevelopment promoted successively throughthe ranks of educationalprograms. toelection as Clement Biddle Penrose Professor of Latin in 1947 . . . became Otherimportant publics includethe vice-presidentand dean of faculty, 1951 student body. theirparents, the alumni. . . . in1953 accepted presidency of the business, industrialand professional Pacific University, Forest Grove, Oregon communities of the state.farming and . . . finally, on September 1, 1958,took mining interests. all of which are affected officeas president of theUniversity of in one way or another by the university’s GRADUATION PICTURE-1 932 Nevada. operations,and to each of which the presidenthas certain definite responsi- TheUniversity of Nevada in some bilities. Thuspublic relations, which respectsresembles theUniversity of meansadequately informing these diver- FLASH BACK BritishColumbia . . . it is supported by gentpublics of the university’sactivities, publicfunds, it is theonly institution of purposes and needs, is a major concern of When Charles Armstrong gradu- highereducation in thestate (although the president. we have a relatively new andrapidly ated from Victoria College in 1930, growing branch, Nevada Southern, in Las the Annualfor that year had this $9 MILLION BUDGET Vegas), andas such has a responsibility to say about him: toserve all citizens of thestate in pro- Financial management and sUperViSiOn “The shining example of what a grams of resident and off-campus instruc- of theuniversity‘s budget,together with tion,inpublic service activities (State preparationand development of annual collegestudent ought to be. ’Tis bureaumines,of mining analytical budgetrequests. make up another time- rumored that other dictators of the laboratory,agricultural experiment and consumingbut vital responsibility.For worldare on the wane, but our extension,and similar agencies), andin example, the university’s budget for fiscal austereprssident shows no sign of research,both basic andapplied. The 1959-1960 is $9,073.426.including losinghis power.Not only does opzratingand capital outlay funds. University was created by the State Con- our master-mind succeed in getting stitution in 1864 and began actual opera- The president mustalso devote Con- fifty m.p.h.out of decrepit a tionin 1874. Organizedin nine colleges siderable time to long-range planning for Buick, but also he has achieved the (Agriculture, Arts and Sciences,Business futuregrowth and development. new supreme social honour of belonging Administration,Education, Engineering, buildings, new programs . . . to the selec- to thearistocracy of sophs - he Mines, Nursing,Southern Regional tion of new facultyand other personnel understandsMaths 11. Charlie’s Division, and Graduate School), the Uni- . . . tomatters of promotionand the massive browconceals unplumbed versity hasat present a totalenrolment granting of tenure . . . tostudy and knowledge of Latinand English, inall categories in excess of 4.000. The approvalof various contracts with state, but,above all, (whisper it) he tremendous upsurge of college-age popu- federaland private agenciesfor research knowsGreek! What is more, we lation and increasing demands for college and other pl-ograms . . . to a regular daily believe that,except for Gage and educationindicate a potentially doubled round of internal administrative and per- enrolment by 1965and more a than sonnelmatters. There is alwaysde-a Einstein,Charles must be the best tripled figure for 1970. Faculty and staff mandingroutine of correspondence, mathematician this side of Sooke.” presentlytotal above 600. speeches, articles and public appearances; In The Totem for 1932, the year The task of the chief executive of such local,state. regional and national com- he graduated from U.B.C., Charles an institution in this year 1959 is a com- mitteesand conferences, not to mention Armstrong is listed as a member of theritualistic functions of convocations, plex one,because of thevariety of de- the followingorganizations: the commencementsandother university mandsmade upon the university as a C.O.T.C., MusicalSociety andthe ceremonials. publicinstitution, and because of the Classics Club. large number of different “publics” with Obviouslynobody could even attempt whichthe president must work. In the sucha ,job without a greatdeal of help Among his classmateswere first place, he is responsible - solely . . . andherein lies one of the mostim- Mary Fallis, now a member of the responsible-to the governing body of the portantaspects of university administra- senate of the University.Robert university, the Board of Regents(elected tion (as in any other form of administra- Wallace, now vice-principal of Vic- by the people of the state), for everything tion),namely, delegation of authority toriaCollege. and Ian McTaggart within the institution and its entire opera- and responsibility. By this I mean Cowan, now head of thedepart- tion. The State legislature, which controls absolutedelegation with consequent res- ment of zoology at U.B.C. the purse strings of annual operating and ponsibility. . . thechief executivemust capital outlay appropriations, is a second be kept informed,and must approve

17 U. e. c. ALUMNICHRONICLE policy decisions,but otherwise each ad- couragement, his is the most exciting and ministrativesubordinate operates freely challengingjob in the world, and he within his particulararea. and is fully would not change it for anything. supported by thepresident (unless, of VICTORIA course, the individualproves to be in- STAGGERING POTENTIAL competent or unable to assumesuch Highereducation in the United States responsibility). The ability to carry res- is movingrapidly into a period of tre- ponsibility in increasingamounts is an mendouschange and growth, which is indispensablerequirement of theuniver- revolutionizingmost of our traditional sity administrator . . . he must be able to concepts.The aspect of sheernumbers say ”no” on many occasions, and it is to could be almost a catastrophe if it were be hopedthat he can do so with a notsuch astimulating challenge. Cur- minimum of discomfiture to theperson rently about 3.6 million students, approxi- on thereceiving end. mately 22% of the college-age popula- Which brings up another point . . . the tion,(18-21 years old), are enrolled in administratormust enjoy working with our colleges and universities. Due to the people.and he needs in high degree the “babyboom” of the 1940s andthe con- quality of empathy . . . hemust have tinuinghigh birth rate since, the size of endless patience, and thewillingness to the college-agepopulation is growing wait,sometimes for many months or tremendously.Add to this the increasing even years,for the fruition of his plans percentage of thatpopulation seeking . . . he must be able to work successfully collegeadmission, and the potential is with thefaculty, which, if it is a top- really staggering. notchone. is agroup of strong-minded, To illustrate, a recent survey made for highly individualisticpeople (in the the Ford Foundation indicates that as of clasbic definition,a professor is aman now, 69% of the nation’s children under whothinks otherwise). 18 years of age are expected by their parents to go to college. BUSINESSLIKE OPERATION Theresultant problems of teacher shortage,classroom and housing short- A university cannot be run like a rail- ages, andthe biggest problem of all, road, or an industrial concern, yet it must namely,how we shallmaintain quality also be a businesslike operation . . . it must not show a profit, yet deficits mean inand with quantity,could be night- marish,but they delineatethe nature real trouble. of the challenge. We are determined to pre- The president needs also to understand servequality and tomake room for the teaching process and to havehad quantity, because we know that in today’s experienceas a teacher . . . reasonable and tomorrow’s world the survival of our scholarly attainment on his part is essen- way of life will in large measure depend tial if he is to win theconfidence and upon the quality and the quantity of the \upport of thefaculty . . . he needs to education which we provide to larger and have a broad overview and understanding larger numbers of our young people. of every aspect of the university’s operation . . . for all these reasons, experience INGENUITY MORE IMPORTANT hasshown that the most successful uni- So todayin all our country’s colleges venity presidents are generally those who and universities, administratorsand havecome up through the ranks of the facultiesare racking their brains to ex- facultyand who have held increasingly tend the effectivenessthetend of faculty responsibleadministrative posts. resources,to find new ways to improve Obviously no one individual could pos- thequality of instruction for more stu- sibly possess all these qualities (this helps dents, to makebetter use of physical to explainthe large annual turnover of facilities, to use most effectively the new college presidents) and the almost impos- instructional tools thein audio-visual 5ible complexity of the president’s job. as field, teachingtapes, closed-circut TV, our universities grow in size and diversi- and the like. Inventivenessand ingenuity fication, is acause of realconcern . . . in meetingthese problems are at a still, there are many of us who are willing premiumtoday, and they are far more to try it. importantthan money, essential as that This brings me to a finalcomment is. about the president. Above all, he needs Here,then, is thereason why for this a tough physical and mental constitution, universitypresident, at least, his is the and the unshakeable conviction that des- mostexciting and challenging job in the pitedisappointments, frustrations, oc- world,one that he wouldn’t change for Dr. W. Hurry Hicknzun is principul of casionalexhaustion and frequent dis- anything. Victoria College in B.C.’s cupitrlcity.

U.B.C. ALUMNI CHRONICLE ‘18 COLLEGE FUND DRIVE

ri recent photogruph of the Victoriu College cumpus BY ANTHONY EMERY ready for use at thebeginning of the $400,000in after carefully-planned a Severalyears ago, the council and academic year now already three months four-yearcampaign. faculty of Victoria College, looking ahead old.Nor is thatall, for as soon as the Fortunately,however, the College is tothe time when the children born dur- designersexamined the problems raised notrequired to raisethis vastsum by ing thewartime period of thebooming by thesetwo buildings, it becameappar- itself. TheProvincial Go&+nmenthas birthrateshould reach college entrance ent that the venerable boiler-plant, which offeredto match, dollar for dollar, any age, were doing their best to provide for has been deliveringheat to thecampus funds raised by the College up to a total a greatlyincreased enrolment in the last fornearly half a century, would be in- of $2,000,000over four years; and a year of the50s and the early 1960s. adequate for future needs. CanadaCouncil grant of $300.000 is At thesame time, plans were on foot The immediate requirements, then, are: availablefor the College to call on in the construction of the new library. to expand the College program from that a new library of 53,000 sq. ft. to replace suitablefor an institution giving only thepresent one, whose 16,000 sq. ft. Early in 1960,the Co!lege will launch thefirst two years of undergraduate canaccommodate neither books norstu- anappeal for $1,500,000. Whilemuch work, to onecommensurate with full dentsin an adequate manner; a science of this will be raised, it is hoped, in Vic- degree-grantingstatus. building, designed for thisspecific pur- toria,the council expects to receive a pose,instead of the crampedand make- substantialsum from Vancouver Island, Theselast-named plans are now in fromVancouver itself, andfrom those operation. By carefulscheduling of time shiftquarters which now barelycontain the Bantingsand Oslers of tomorrow: communities in the interior of theprov- andthe available space, in conjunction incefrom which many students have with a boldand far-sighted policy of anda new boiler-house,large enough to discharge its increasedobligations. comein the past to Victoria College, as recruitment of instructors,the College, well as from other parts of Canada. well launched on this new phase in its It is estimatedthat the new buildings On the response to thisappeal de- history, will seethe first large group of will costinthe neighborhood of 3% pendsthe immediate future of Victoria VictoriaCollege students graduate in milliondollars: this is thetarget-sum at College. Given the support it needs from 1961. The degrees granted will, of course, whichcouncil and faculty and student governmentand community, it can con- be those of the University of British Co- body are levelling their sights. and they tinue to serve the cause of higher educa- lumbia,the parent institution which has have the support of the citizens of Vic- tion in a manner which has, in the past, done all in its power to encourageand toriaatlarge. The local chamber of brought signal honour and success. With- assist theserecent developments in Vic- commerce is particularlyanxious to see outthat support, manifested in the form toria. VictoriaCollege attain full University of generousdonations, there is a grave The prospectis less rosywhen one status at theearliest possible moment. dangerthat the College will betaxed turnstoexamine the accommodation andhas seen to it that the Collegehas beyondits capacity by theincreased en- available to house a rapidly-growing stu- notlacked for publicity. rolmentpredicted for thenext decade. dentbody, of whoman ever-increasing Thecourageous optimism underlying Although the council and the adminis- number will beintent on staying for thechoice of this targetfigure becomes tration of the Collegehave recently per- fouryears instead of two. Twolarge evident when one discovers that the only formedmiracles of improvisationin andexpensive buildings, librarya and institution in Victoria that has ever raised strivingto cope with theinflux in 1958 a science building, are needed at once; over half amillion dollars is the So- and 1959, there is a limit to what can be ideally, in fact,they should have been larium, whichexists tocare for crippled done by such means. If the real interests children from all over the province; and of young people seeking higher education C. AnthonyEmery, M.A.(Oxon.), is us- morethan two-thirds of the$600,000 at Victoria College are not to be jeopar- sistantprofessor of English and history raisedcame from Vancouver. Recently, dized,warma response to theforth- at Victoria College. theRoyal Jubilee Hospital has gathered comingappeal for funds is essential.

19 U. 8. C. ALUMNICHRONICLE HIGHE

By PRESIDENT N.A.M. MacKENZIE

’I. . . My assignment . . . is to discuss brieflythe future of highereducation in thisprovince. At the outset I wouldlike to make two statements of principle. “First, I amnot interested in bigness for the sake of biyess. There are many advantages to being a member of a small. closely-knitinstitution. “Second. I amnot opposed to the decentralization of higher education. sub- jectalways to a thorough study of the relevantcircumstances. so that we are certain that what we decide to do iswise andappropriate. The circumstances includethe time, the condition of the province. its financial resources, its population,the distribution of thatpopula- tionand. more particularly, the percentage of theresources that we citizens of theprovince are prepared to setaside for higher education in competition with other desirable objectives and needs. “I saythis advisedly because, relatively, we are a very young province, a very bigprovince, and one inwhich the pro- visionof adequate services will probably always be difficult and expensive. I think it is moreexpensive to provide for the needs of the p-ople of British Columbia in a physical sense than it is in any other provincein Canada. “Ourneighbours to thesouth, the UnitedStates, have had along and a variedexperience withhigher education in a greatmany forms. They have from 1800 to 2000 institutionslisted as uni- versitiesand colleges; in additionthey have junior colleges, community colleges, andother institutions of variouskinds. I haveno doubt that we will, indue course, follow the American example and adopt many of their educational practices in order to meetour desiresand needs. But it iswell to remember that there are morethan ten times as many people in the United States as there are in Canada, and that their wealth is almost unlimited comparedwith ours. Astate like Cali- forniacan afford each year to provide for itsunlversities more than a hundred milliondollars, when ours is lucky if it receives five millions from the Provincial Government.

The President, Dr. N. A. M. MacKenzie, left,struck a characteristic pose as be spoke to delegates ut the Community Relutions Conference. His speech on that occasion is reproduced, in part, on these pages.

U.8. C. ALUMNI CHRONICLE 20 k EDUCATION IN B.C.

Dean E. D. MacPhee exDlrrins the new medical sciences dedopment to conference delegates.

“To thebest of myknowledge, with believe that the majorlty of young people give leadership in the governments of theexception of the JuniorCollege in are happier and better off in worthwhile our provinceand nation. Others must Lethbridge,there are no junior colleges employmentthat does not requirea uni- carryon essential researchand graduate inCanada, though we dohave in the versity education.This I stateas a gen- work. Maritimes and in Quebec an organization eral principle,with the knowledgethat “Now, the number of thoseequipped of educationsomewhat different from there must be manyexceptions and that, foradvanced studies is limited,and the ours . . . if we canafford it, it is probablydesir- needfor them, though greater than it able to providesome junior colleges ”Education is a general and in a sense wastwenty or thirtyyears ago, is not giving two years of formal education be- all-embracing term but I propose to limit unlimited. As resulta some selection yond highschool in usefuland practical it tonight to formal education in school, mustbe made of thosewho go on to fields. Thiswould help to providean college, technicalinstitute or university. highereducation, into the professions, interestingand useful occupationfor a But first a word on the basic philosophy intograduate work, and into research. number of ouryoung men and women of education. I believe thateducation Butit is certain.definite, and obvious who, for one reason and another, are not is good,necessary, and important. I am that no society, province, or country, and ready yet foremployment or marriage. in favour of the maximum education that no educational system canmeet modern But you will note that I make it a condi- we canafford for everyone, provided it needswithout first-rate university oppor- tionthat we canafford it inthe society is suitedto our needs, to our individual tunitiesand facilities. Thismeans that and time in which we live. interests, abilities and characteristics. But if we areintelligent. the first claim on acceptingthis we must realize thatedu- “For the reasonsset out above, our thefunds available for educationshould cation is an expensive business, particu- problem in British Columbia is reallya be for our schools which should provide larly at thepost-high school level . . . matter of how muchmoney we arepre- foreveryone up to eighteen.The other pared to spendon education. and how claim and of equal importance is for our “For many reasons, but essentially be- best it can be used for further education universities. Evidencehas shown that cause of thecosts involved, one of the beyond thehigh school level. Inour thepeople of this province in thepast first questions we must aek is this:‘Who society It is now generallyaccepted that haveeither been unable or unwilling to shouldgo to college and for how long?’ everyoneshould go to school until the provideadequate funds for both these As ageneral principle I feelthat every- 1 age of fifteen or sixteen with an increas- areas of education.As evidence of this, one should be permitted and encouraged ing numbercarrying on until they are you only have to think about the schools toremain in school until he is eighteen. eighteen. Inaddition, a certain percent- andteachers in thecommunities from I realizethat there may be individuals i whowould bebetter off otherin forms age of youngpeople, because of their which you come,the facilities and the interestsand talents, and because of the salariesthat were paid.Fortunately this of activityduring the yearsfrom fifteen needs of our society, should have the op- situationhas greatly improved. But here toeighteen . . . portunity of attendingvocational schools at theUniversity. the only institution of “Unless our society and economy really andtechnical institutes. Then theat its kind serving the universityneeds of require it, I do not believe thatformal higher levels there will always be an the wholeprovince, westill use more educationshould be continued or ex- urgent need for a certain number of pro- thanthree hundred Army huts that are tended beyond the age of eighteen except fessional menand women: doctors, law- obsolete, expznsive to maintainand a for those who are suited to university or yers,engineers, teachers, and clerymen. seriousfire hazard. This. I claim,bears professionaltraining: and in reverse, I toname a few.A certain number must outwhat I saidearlier about either the

21 V. B. C. ALUMNICHRONICLE inability or theunreadiness of thepeo- “Itfollows that, if juniorcolleges are studentswhose homes are at some dis- ple of this province to provide adequately to beestablished, willit probablybe tanceoutside the Greater Vancouver for all of the areas of education in which necessary to establish them on a regional area.This is a view which I have been theyprofess to be and are interested. basis. This means a decision will have to expressingever since I cameto British “Then too, I think it is fairto say be made about the location of proposed Columbia,but to date I havenot been thatin the University our student-staff colleges which are to serve an area. Such successful in having it accepted. By way ratio-and I suspectthis is true of the a choicemay not be politically popular of encouragement, I shouldadd that in schools too-is still too high,and that in cities andtowns which are by-passed. 1941 some of us concerned with higher our University salaries, though they have In addition, if one of these colleges is to educationin Canada began to urge the been improving markedly, are still not as serve anarea, then young men and wo- FederalGovernment to assumesome of good asthose paid in someother Cana- menfrom other towns and communities thecosts of highereducation. We were dian universities. will, asnow, have to leavehome and told at thetime that we werefoolish, secure living accommodationeither in “And so I ask myself,‘Where do for the obviousreason that the Federal residencesthat are expensive to build, junior colleges fitinto the scheme of Governmenthad no legalresponsibility or inboarding houses. Asall of you educationin British Columbia?’Pro- forhigher education-in fact it could vided we canafford them, junior col- know, we at the University, in the more get itself intotrouble with voters in than forty years of history, have not yet certainsections of this country if it at- leges will certainly be assets of a cul- been able to persuade the people of Brit- turaland educational nature for the tempted tointerfere in anarea which ish Columbia to provide us with enough young people whoattend them, and for by the constitution is given, it is claimed, residences for thosestudents who must the community fortunate enough to pos- exclusively tothe province. But we per- cometo this institution.When came sess them.They will, inaddition, make I sisted andin 1951, withouta singledis- herein 1944, thisUniversity provided it possible for a substantially larger num- sentingvote to the best of my know- no residence accommodation of any kind ber of youngmen and women to con- ledge, the Parliament of Canada adopted forstudents. At the present time, be- arecommendation of theRoyal Com- tinuetheir education beyond the high cause we use Army huts, we are able to schoolfor at least two years. mission providing for Federal aid to the provide for aboutfifteen or sixteen universities. This has caused the Federal “It will also be claimedthat they are hundredstudents. We are working ex- Government some trouble in Quebec and anadequate substitute, in certain fields. tremely hard to replace those huts and to it is still ahot issue there. I mention for the firsttwo years of university. 1 add to the total residence accommodation thisas evidence of whatpersistence and would willingly accept such a claim, pro- for students who, whether we have junior goodorganization can do; and I suggest vided thatthe qualifications of thestaff colleges or not, will haveto go to a toyou that if youtake this matter seri- in the junior colleges are satisfactory and universitysomewhere for professional ouslyand pursue it over a sufficiently providedthat libraries, laboratories, and trainingand for graduatestudy. My longperiod of time, I hopeand expect other facilities areadequate. All of us own experience indicates that itwill not thatyou can persuade our Provincial inhigher education know that well- beeasy to findmoney for the necessary Governmentand our FederalGovern- trainedand competent staff will be in- residenceaccommodation if area or re- ment,too,provideto either more creasinglydifficult to find and keep in gionaljunior colleges arebuilt through- scholarshipsand bursaries and loans for theyears ahead because of thetremen- out the province. allstudents coming to University, or an dousincrease in the numbers coming to “Nowas to the costs: thereseem to equalizationgrant for those who live at schoolsand universities. Librariesand be two opinions as to who will pay them. some distance from any university. laboratoriesare expensive and I assure Thepopular one, that is theone which youthat no oneshould think of getting most of us inthe circumstances would intothe businessof junior colleges on wish for, is thatthe provincial govern- RESIDENCE ACCOMMODATION theassumption that they will notcost ment will provideall of thenecessary “Good and adequate residence accom- allof us, eachtax payer in British Co- funds. Theother, and perhaps the more modation at theUniversity would be a lumbia,a great deal of money. realistic, is that the junior college will be greathelp to all students from the In- something in the nature of a community teriorand from Vancouver Island. A SPECIALPROBLEM college or a recognizedpart of theex- substantialmeasure of decentralization isting school system. In that case, a sub- withinthe University, which we agree “Another special problem in education stantialpart of thecost will beborne inBritish Columbia is due to thedistri- is becoming a verylarge university, by theresidents of theschool district. wouldbe healthy and desirable. But de- bution of our population.The bulk of Now this obviously is less attractive than centralizationinevitably involves some thepopulation of BritishColumbia is thealternative of passing thecost on to duplication of facilities,administrative in the Greater Vancouver area and Lower theprovincial government, but in the overhead and staff. To be successful and Mainland. Our expertsonpopulation finalanalysis all our publicrevenues effectiveit must be accompanied by a statethat over seventy per cent of the comeout of thesame pockets-that is substantialincrease in teaching and ad- total population of the province is within your pockets and my pockets, the pockets ministrativestaff, and additional monies 100 miles of theUniversity and more of the tax payers of this province. than fifty per cent in the Greater Vancou- “Havingemphasized some of thedif- forbuildings . . . ver area.Moreover, theincrease in ficulties, I should now point out what is “These . . . are some of the ideas that population is principallyinthis same obviousto everyone: the University of come to mymind as I thinkabout the area for theobvious reason that where BritishColumbia isbecoming a large future of highereducation in the prov- thepeople are, there the children are institutioninterms of enrolmentand ince. Onlyone last word-I wouldnot born.and where industry and jobs are organization,and there is no endin want any of you to think that I am op- available, there the immigrants or others sight. I feelitboth desirable and in- posed to thebuilding, outside the Van- will cometo seek employment.There evitable that, in due course, some decen- couver area, of facilities for higher edu- are, in fact,no other centres in British tralizationshould take place, probably cation if that is whatthe people of this Columbiaoutside the lower mainland inthe form of anotherliberal arts col- provincewant and if that is the wise area, except Victoria and Nanaimo, which lege. Thepresent system obviously does thingto do and if that is what we can haveany substantial numbers of people discriminate against those who live in the afford. I myself have no personal vested resident in them. Unless there is a mini- interior of the province or on Vancouver interest.But I do wantto ensure that mum number of young men and women Island as contrasted with those who live aslong as I am associatedwith it, the willing and eligible toattend a junior withincommuting distance of theUni- University of BritishColumbia will be college, the cost per student of establish- versity atPoint Grey. asgood as itis possible tomake it in ing and maintaining it will be either pro- “Thisdiscrimination could be over- thecircumstances and with thefacilities hibitive or economicallyquestionable. comein part by subsidies toworthy made available to us.”

U.B. C. ALUMNICHRONICLE 22 c believe we are right and wise in assigning THE PRESIDENT to thestudent5 major responsibility for In his annualaddress to the student theirown affair\ and why I believe too bodyin October the presidentdwelt on that the teachingstaff should have the the issues of freedomand responsibility maximumfreedom to investigateand in- and how they affect life at the University. quireand, on thebasis of thisinvestiga- Hesaid, in part: *‘. . . I believe that tion, inquiryand research, to statethe freedomfor the individual to develop factsand speak the truth as theycome himself and his potentialities to the maxi- to know it and believe in it, though mumand to livethe kind of life that having in mindalways that they have he or she is interested in andwants to responsibilities too as citizens of a larger live is, next to lifeitself, themost im- society, and thenecessity of considering portant thing in life.It so happens. how- theviews, the feelings and the interests ever,that practically all of LIS live with andconcerns of other citizens in that andamong other human beings who larger society . . . .” havetheir own rights and desires and ambitions. In themajority of cases all human beings aredependent upon other SCHOLARSHIPS human beings in a great variety of ways Contributions to theThea Koerner and even for theircontinued existence. MemorialFund will be used to endow a Thishas meant and means that if the scholarshipin drama and the finearts, individual is to enjoy the maximum free- Dr. N. A. M. MacKenzie has announced. dom, or even to stay alive, some sort of More than $1,500 has already been re- social organization is necessary and some ceived for the fund which was established consideration must be given to the rights, by the University’s board of governors interests, feelings anddesires of others. followingthe death of Mrs.Koerner in “This is where responsibility and dis- Jumes C. Gurvrer, ucting curutor 01 the July. ciplinebecome important. I havealways University’s a~tf3ropology museum, holds Mrs. Koerner, with her husband Leon, feltthat responsibility accepted by the ‘1 recent museum ucquisitiotz-one of the jointlyestablished the foundation which individualwithout external pressure is etrrliest pieces of Iudiupz woodcurzling bearstheir name to distributefunds for betterand more effective than enforced et’er foud in the Pucific Northwest. The projects in the arts,education and re- responsibility. In thesame way, self- object is u spear-throurer, used by lndiuns search.Mr. and Mrs. Koerneralso gave tohurl their spears grelrter distunces. $600,000 to theU.B.C. Development discipline, that is theability developed The 1 Sl/l. inch curving, in yew, dredged Fundfor the construction of thefaculty by the individual to do or not to do those fromthe wuter of the Skugit river ipt thingswhich seem necessary andproper 19116 ujus ulmost destroyed.The urti- cluband social centerat the University. inany given circumstances, is the best fuct wus purchused for the U.B.C.mus- Graduates and members of the faculty kind and form of discipline. eum from the H. R. MucMilllrn Gift who wish to contributeshould contact “ln additionto responsibility and dis- FurId. Curtled on the speurthroufer is un DeanWalter Gage. cipline, I makemention of the necessity utzimrrl figure with heuch pebbles irzluid for social organization.This is particu- for eyes. larlytrue in our modern, industrialized VISITORS andurbanized society andworld. The Morethan 800 parents of freshman business or problem of theeffective or- country,and of giving leadershiptoo, in studentswere the guests of theUni- ganization of human beingswith a view all of the areas that I have touched upon versity for a day on October 17. to thepractical and satisfactory solution earlier.This is a most excitingchallenge Administrationand students combined of their problems and the satisfaction of andprovides all of us, orshould, with to stagethe event which aimed at ac- their needs, without resort to violence or amost interesting life andcareer, but quaintingparents with theconditions resentedand resisted coercionorthe we docarry basicallythe greatestand under which their children live at U.B.C. wastefulconflict between competing heaviestresponsibility of anygroup in andthe services available to them. groups, is certainly the number one prob- oursociety. Theday opened with anassembly in lem of our day and age . . . . “Those of you who are students during theauditorium where parents saw the “We at the University occupy a special the yearsyou are members of theuni- film “Tuum Est” and heard addresses by placein society. Weare, in a very real versity community willbe taught all that President MacKenzie, Dean Walter Gage sense, a community within a community, we know or can give you, and will learn and Col. John I’. McLean,director of andresponsible for the conduct of our for yourselves and from yourselves many student services. Immediatelyfollowing ownaffairs. We have also beengiven of the lessons of life. includingthose. the assembly parents were taken on tours the most important task of educating the I hope,about responsibility and disci- of thecampus to seethe physics and best-in the sense of the most intelligent plineand thenecessity for social organ- chemistry buildings, residences,the ”of theyoung men and women of the izationand co-operation. This is why I libraryand the Buchanan building.

23 u. B. c. ALUMNI CHRONICLE I Lunchwasserved to almost800per- sons in BrockHall at noon and many EXPEDITIONS parentsstayed inthe afternoon to take anotherlook at the campus or attend A U.B.C. archaeologisthas unearthed the football game. The event was termed crudestone knives andscrapers used by “anoutstanding success” by AubreyF. Fraser Valley Indians 8,150 years ago. Roberta,director of the U.B.C. Develop- Dr.Charles Borden, leader of an ex- mentFund. “We will almostcertainly peditionwhich spent the summer ex- make this anannual affair.”he added. cavating in theFraser Canyon north of Yale,says the implements are the oldest knownevidence of human habitation yet APPOINTMENTS discoveredin western Canada. New appointments to the U.B.C. senate Charcoaland wood ash foand im- andthe board of governors have been bedded in sand 20 feet below the surface ofthe site has been dated by theradio- announced by President N. A. M. Mac- Kenzie. The provincialgovernment has activecarbon method at the University alsorenewed the appointment\ of two of Saskatchewan.Scientists there say the remains of the campfires date back 8.150 members of the board. The presidentannounced that Mr. years, give or take 310 years. KennethCaple had beenelected by the Charred pits of the choke cherry have senate to theboard of governors to suc- alsobeen found in theancient ashes. ceed Mr.Justice Arthur Lord, whose Dr. Borden says the Indians who gathered term of officehad expired under the thecherries and threw the pits intothe UniversityAct. firemust have occupied thesite in Mr. JusticeLord was first elected to August or Septembersince the choke theboard in 1940and has served six cherry matures in these months. three-year terms since then. He has been “By inference,”he says, “we canas- a membera of senate longer than any sumethat the Indians came to thesite otherperson. tocatch the salmon which would be Mr.Caple has served on the senate moving up the river at that time on their since1945 andwas amember of the way to spawn.” boardon two previous occasions. The site of the excavation is about 60 The presidentalso announced that the feetabove the high water mark of the Right ReverendR. S. Dean.Bishop of presentriver. In the intervening years theCariboo and acting head ofthe theFraser has deepened its channel by AnglicanTheological College. has been cuttingthrough solid rock. appointed to representthe College on Dr.Borden says he has uncovered a the senate. secondlayer of sandbelow hispresent The provincialgovernment has re- excavation.“There are tentative signs appointedtwo members of theboard of of occupation at this level also,” he says. governors by order-in-council.They are Samplesare nowbeing datedatthe Mr.Percy Bengough, and Mr. George University of Saskatchewan. Cunningham,both of whomwere first Dr.Borden plans to return to thesite appointed to theboard in1935. next summerfor further work. Mr.Cunningham has served on the One of themost interesting items un- board of governors without a break since earthed by thescientists was smalla thattime. Mr. Bengough served two piece of clear obsidian, a type of volcanic termson the board until 1941 whenhe glasswhich theIndians used tomake resigned to becomepresident ofthe ProfessorMalcolm McGregor, heud of knives andprojectile points. CanadianTrades and Labour Congress. thedepartment of classics, carried the “Thisparticular piece of obsidian is In 1955 Mr. Bengough was reappointed University’snew muce beforethe chancellor’sprocession at the fall congrega- clearrather than opaque,” explains Dr. to theboard by theprovincial govern- Borden.The-closest deposits of clear mentand has served continuously since tionon October 30. The mace,in the shape of unIndian club, was designed obsidianare to befound in Southern then. undcarved by Vancouc,ersculptor Oregonwhich probably means that local GeorgeNorris. Totem pole carver Bill Indianscarried on a thriving trade with Reid advised on the Thunderbird design moreremote tribes. BUILDINGS carvedon the mace. The mace,symbol Theseancient inhabitants were prob- The board of governors have approved of the chancellor’s authority, is carved ablyquite similar appearancein to a proposala that the newwing to the from yew and will be used at all future present-dayIndians, Dr. Borden claims. ceremonialoccasions at U.B.C. At the biological sciences building be named for full congregation honorary degrees were “Theywere not an agricultural people,” Professor C. McLeanFraser, the first uwarded to Sir HughTaylor, president he says, “and were nomadic to the extent head of thezoology department. of the WOodrOW W7ils0n Fellowship thatthey moved around in search of Professor Fraser was an expert on the Foundation, and Dr. John Rohhins, edi- food.” marine life of thePacific and a prolific tor ofthe Encyclopediu Canudiana. De- Dr. Borden’s attentionwas drawn to writer.He was educatedat Toronto and greeswere uwarded to morethan 470 thesite three years ago by a localresi- theUniversity ofIowa. Hecame to students. dent who noticed Indian artifacts nearby. U.B.C. in1920 and retired in1940, six H.is expedition of lastsummer was sup- yearsprior to hisdeath. A third room in the new wing willbe ported by grantsfrom the University’s Anoffice and research laboratory in namedthe G. J. SpencerEntomological committeeon research, the Leon and the newwing will be namedthe W. A. Museumfor Professor Spencer who was TheaKoerner Foundation and the Na- Clemensrooms for the man who suc- amember of theU.B.C. faculty from tionalMuseum of Canada. ceededProfessor Fraser as head of the 1924until his retirement in1953. Dr.Borden feels he is involvedin a zoologydepartment. Themuseum contains 350,000 ento- “raceagainst progress” inhis investiga- Dr.Clemens was director of thePa- mological specimens which were gathered tionof ancient sites. He feelsgovern- cificBiological Stationfrom 197-4 until andclassified by ProfessorSpencer. He mentaction is necessary if prehistoric 1940when hejoined the U.B.C. faculty. is agraduate of theUniversities of To- sites are to be saved from destruction by He retired in 1953. Hewas a graduate rontoand Illinois. Professor Clemens theflooding which occurs when public of the University of Toronto and Cornell andProfessor Spencer are still active in andprivate power projects are con- University. thedepartment as special lecturers. structed.

u. B. c. ALUMNI CHRONICLE 24 parentstend to becomefull of im- patience, scorn or embarrassment. He NO NEWS IS GOOD NEWS was glad to hear rumors that the De- By DAVE BROCK and their affection for her complicates partment of Egalitarianismwas plan- theirrelations with others.Now, I ning to meet all comers on any intel- Whengood old Enright Binch havealways seen little wrong with a lectual level. at any hour of the day or Transom graduated ’way ’way back in boy whodotes on his Mom.And if night. Enright B. wasvoted the Grad ’25, he identifieshis Mom with apicture- Enrighthad only one mild com- MostLikely to Get Beloved. Nor tube and its commercials, well, I guess plaint to make, in thecourse of a havethose hopes proved illusory. that’s betterthan being anorphan. speech thatwould otherwise have Year by year,good old Enright has Buthow much better it must be to been a credit to Sunshine Susie. He gotmore and more beloved, until havehim think the University is his said thatfor four years as an under- now,after 34 years of such goings- mother. Or even fractiona of the graduate and for 34 years afterwards, on, it would be both hard and tedious University.” he had been under the impression that tothink of anyonemuch more be- Enright said that some departments AlmaMater meant Our Mother. The loved than he. naturallymake better mothers than previous evening he had finally looked Enrightturned up this autumn at others. For example,oceanography thething up, only to find that Our Homecoming, with a whole carillon of makes an excellentmother, because Motherwould be MaterNostra. Al- bells on . . . in fact, he wasawarded the sea was the mother of us all, and ma,he had discovered, was a Latin theTriple Bob Major for having the of Venus as well. Venus was even wordmeaning nourishing, fair, graci- most bells on,and in recognition of referred to as Alma by Horace. (Loud ous, propitiousand kind. Andjust thisrecognition he tinkled his thanks. cries of “Whohe?”) And it is well- what was wrong with Mom-ism which In thecourse of his speech,Enright knownthat Venus, or Alma,was a reverencedgraciousness? mentioned the alleged danger of Mom- mater, though of course she went out Amidhearty laughter, Enright ism setting in among those who think at night gooda deal, which many confessed he’d discoveredthat alma of their university as Alma Mater. mothersdeplore. But (Enright said wasalso Arabic for anEgyptian “I havebeen told,” hesaid, “that with tearsin hiseyes), a Mom’s a dancinggirl, so thatan aha mater most people to-day are in some danger Mom for a’ that. would be anEgyptian dancing girl of thinking their television set is their Enright said that a good recipe for whohad become a mother.But the mother.They sit at its feetand it friendiyparent-child relationships is implication of theword was inter- tells them stories and sings them songs to haveneither the parent nor the esting. Itmeant “the learned” . . . . and tells themwhat to do, and after child brighterthan the other, but on that is tosay, learned in dancing. a while (or so the psychologists say) a single intellectualplane. Children Andhe hoped the learned professors theywant this foster-mother to look of brilliantparents, with or without among his audience would now dance after them.They grow completely nagging. fall into helplessness and lack thehappy night away. (Tremendous passive, they are unhappy without her, identity, while children of stupid applause, with sporadic sobbing.)

No Point In Carrying This ThingToo Far

I Nonconformism is wonderful,and rightly popular these days. Practically everyone with a conviction of personal excellence is nonconforming in a sociallyapproved way. TheNews of the World , Of course there are dangers involved when nonconform- ingbecomes either compulsory or compulsivebut we needn’t go into that, except to wonder, when most people arenonconforming, what does that make a conformist? However, we who hisdon’t specially expressesnonconformism like by the rugged not reading SEE individual ITThe INTHE@ Sun. Wethink everyone should read The Sun.

25 u. B. c. ALUMNI CHRONICLE Foresight BOOK REVIEW In the minds of most people is the hope that at some time they The Ethicol Idealism of Matthew very heart of thesedifferences- will attain a measure of financial Arrrold, byWilliam Robbins. To- literary,scientific, metaphysical, theo- ronto,University of Toronto Press, logical,ethical. With patient and independence.Too often this 1959. xi, 259 pp., $3.75. painstaking skill heshows Arnold attainment is left to accident or struggling by hiswritings to convince This book brings distinction to two theprotagonists to abandontheir ex- luck. Neither is satisfactory universities as well asto the author. . . . tremepositions and join him some- who receivedhis B.A. and M.A. at where along the middle road of recon- neither is sound. the University of BritishColumbia ciliation. and his Ph.D.at the University of Experience showsthat theonly Three divisions makeup the major Toronto.That the work is important sure way of reaching this position and timely hasalready been recog- portion of the book.Part I-Back- nized by press notices both in Canada groundand Content-sets thestage, is by a sound plan of investment and abroad where the London Times inthree chapters, by a survey of the gave it mostfavourable comment years 1860-1 880, a comprehensive ac- . . . aplan designed for the several weeks ago. count of MatthewArnold’s religious investor’s own requirements, plus thoughtand a sketch of the chief MatthewArnold was an outstand- formative influences which shaped his ing leaderin the literary and intel- thecourage and foresight to mind.In Part 2-The MainThemes lectual life of theVictorian era: Dr. ”Dr. Robbins analyses Arnold’s views carry it out. Robbins’book leaves us in no doubt aboutthat and many will agreewith andthe reactions provoked by them. Thefour chapters are entitled “Ex- Thosewho have shared in himthat Arnold’s influence can still perienceand Dogma,” “The Idea of be a vital factor in our modern world. (lanada’salmost spectacular God,”“Morality Touched with Emo- “In an age,” writes the author, “which tion” (Arnold’s definition religion), growth in recent years havebeen cansolve the problem of survival of and“Church and Dissent.” Part 3- only by a pooling of moraland \vel1 rewarded.There is ample . . . Influenceand Relevance-concludes spiritualresources, thesanity and thestudy in two chapters: “A Sum- evidence thatthis growth will catholicity attitudeslike his are of mary of Arnold’sPosition,” and “A desperately needed.” continue as Canada maintainsits Glanceat the Contemporary Scene.” The title waschosen with extreme In 26 pages of noteswhich follow, place as an important supplierof careas including a study of Arnold’s printed in small type, the author pro- many of the world’s needs. Fore- ideas on morals,religion, literature vides an ample directory of quotations and science. Theworks which come andmakes many fresh observations sighttoday, through carefully underthis extended study comprise a which greatly increase the book’s area planned investment, can helpyou small selection of Arnold’s poems and of interest. allhis proseworks bearing on these There is much here of Arnold’s own share in this growth and helpyon subjects, Cultureand Anarchy, St. Paul and Protestantism, Literature and “wisdomandgoodness.” In the reach themeasure of financial breadthand compactness of itsin- Dogma,God and theBible, Last Es- independence you Jvant. says on Church and Religion, Irish Es- formation the work is almost a minia- turedictionary of Victorian and later says and Others, etc. humanism. Dr. Robbinshas a firm Thcre is nouniversal invest- This is a critical study of a literary hold of his subjectmatter. He is no ment programme. Whether for a critic par excellence. The Roman poet heroworshipper. He deals at length Juvenallong ago posed the famous with Arnold’sweaknesses and fairly large amount or for a moderate question, “quis custodiet custodes?”- with his honest critics. Wherehe whichmight befreely translated, agreeswith Arnold he yields tono amount,an investment pro- “Who will criticize thecritics?” Dr. critic.With flippant or flimsy stric- grammeshould be carelully Robbinshas attempted this very dif- tureshe shows neither patience nor ficulttask. In doing so hehas fol- mercy,The index seems adequate. plantled to meetyour personal lowed Arnold’s own prescription when Thisstudy of a greatmodern ex- requirenlents. This is where we hedefined literary criticism as “a ponent of practicalChristian human- disinterestedendeavour to knowand ism shouldbe read by everyserious can assist you. topropagate the best thathas been student of modern society. thoughtand said in the world.” He We shall be happy to help you hasbrought to bearon his subject “Harry T. Logan. wide resources of scholarship-how plan a programme . . . without wide maybe seen by a glance at the Professor Williom Robbins is a mew obligation to you of course. Just six pages of Selected Bibliography. ber of the U.B.C. department of Eng- come in to any of our offices The period of Arnold’smature lish,and during the 1959-60 session . . . istaking the place of Prof.Roy writing,the 1860’s and 1870’s, has Daniells, head of the department, who or drop us a line. been called “the climax of Victorian- is absent on leave. In his preface the ism.” Therewas commercial pros- author pays a graceful tribute to the perity. Startlingadvance in scientific firsthead ofthe department: “It is & knowledge provided new problems for pleasant,”he writes,“to recoll the A. E. Ames Co. orthodoxChristians. Keen debates stimulus towards Arnold studies given Limited took place on the relations of Church me by the late G. G. Sedgewick, rare Business Established 1889 and State. The Oxford Movement was spiritand beloved teacher.” The re- 626 West Pender St., Vancouver viewer isProfessor Emeritus Harry infull swing. Bittercontroversies de- T. Logan,special lecturer in classics, Telephone Mutual 1-7521 velopedover denominational empha- former head ofthe department of sis, ritualismand biblical criticism. classics, andformer editor of the TORONTOMONTREAL NEW YORK LONDON, ENG Dr. Robbins takes his readers into the U.B.C. Alumni Chronicle. VlCTORlA WINNIPEE CALGARY LONOON AAMILTONOTTAWA KITCHENER ST. CATH4RINES nWENSOUND OUEBEC BOSTON. MASS.

u. B.C. ALUMNI CHRONICLE 26 Joseph Crumb Rlob bert R.George Noble Ellk Bruce Graham

He is a graduate of theUniversity of Dr. Elliot was born in HarrisonHot THE FACULTY Torontowhere he obtainedhis bachelor Springsand graduated from Queen’s President N. A. M. MacKenzie has an- of arts degree in 1928 and his master of Universitywith his medical degree in nouncedfive major appointments to the artsdegree in 1930. He did post-gradu- 1935. He receivedthe degree of doctor faculty of theUniversity since the last atework at McMasterUniversity and of publichealth from the University of issue of the Alumni Chronicle. Oxfordand was awarded his doctor of Torontoin 1940. Theappointments are as follows: Pro- philosophydegree by theUniversity of Dr. Elliotwas in private practice in fessor Joseph Crumb as head of the de- Breslauin 1935. Creston in 1937 and 1938 after interning partment of economicsand political Hetaught atUnited College from atthe Vancouver General Hospital. He science; Dr. W. Meredith Thompsonas 1934to 1946 and rose to becomehead wasassociated with provincial mental an associate professor in the English de- of theEnglish department and fulla hospitals1938in and1939 and the partment; Dr. Robert R. Noble as director professor. In 1946-47 he taughtat Canadaquarantine service from 1940 of theCancer Research Institute; Dr. Wesleyan University in Middletown, Con- to 1942. George Elliot asa professor in the de- necticut,before joining the staff of the Afterserving with the R.C.A.F. in partment of preventivemedicine, and University of SouthernCalifornia where Canada and overseas from 1943 to 1946 Dr. BruceGraham ashead of thede- hehas been developing graduate school Dr.Elliot became director of the North partment of paediatrics. work. Okanaganhealth unit. He became as- Dr.Crumb has been appointed head Theappointment of Dr.Noble as sistantprovincial health officer in 1948. of economicsand political science for head of theCancer Research Institute Dr. Graham, a professor of paediatrics the1959-60 session. His appointment presagesthe expansion of researchin atthe University of Michigan,succeeds willterminate on June 30,1960, at his cancerwhen the new medical sciences Dr. J. F. McCreary,who was named ownrequest to aUow himto complete center is completedin September, 1961. dean of medicineearlier this year. two books dealicg with money and bank- Dr. Noble is professor of medicalre- Dr.Graham isanative of Roberts, ing and general economics. search at theUniversity of WesternOn- Wisconsin,and a graduate of theUni- Dr. Crumb, who is the senior member tarioand an associate director of the versityof Alabama,where he received of thedepartment, succeeds Prof. John CollipMedical Research Laboratory hisbachelor’s degree 1939,in and Deutschwho resigned earlier this year there.He will take up hisduties at Vanderbilt University where he obtained to go toQueen’s University where he is U.B.C.in 1960. hismedical degree in1942. He then vice-principalin charge of administra- Dr.Noble is agraduate of theUni- beganan association with the University tion. versity of Torontowhere he received of Michiganin Ann Arbor, Michigan, “Thousands of studentsare indebted his medical degree in 1934. He did post- whichhas continued to the present day. graduate work at the University of Lon- to Professor Crumb for the guidance and Afterinterning in paediatrics at the donwhere he received the degrees of help which he has given since joining the University of Michiganhospital in 1942 facultyin 1938,” Dr. MacKenzie said in doctor of science anddoctor of philosophy. and1943 Dr. Graham joined the U.S. announcingthe appointment. “We are armyas a medical officer. He returned fortunatein having so loyaland trust- From1934 to 1937Dr. Noble studied atthe Courtauld Institute inLondon toMichigan following the war and was worthy a personwho is willingto give namedresident in paediatrics in 1947. wherehe did research in endocrinology. up valuable research time to assume ad- Two years later he became director of ministrativeduties.” From 1938 to 1947 he was a member of theendocrinology department at McGill paediatricslaboratories, apost he has Dr.Crumb, who is honorarypresi- helduntil now. He became an assistant dent of theclass of 1943, is a graduate University in Montreal. Dr. Noblejoined the faculty of the professorin 1951, an associateprofessor of theUniversities of Washingtonand in1954, and a fullprofessor this year. California.Before coming to U.B.C. University of WesternOntario in 1947 he taught at the University of California andbecame associated with the Collip and,for a number of years,served as MedicalResearch Laboratory there in economist and analyst for the California 1950. Thesame year he was elected a George S. Allen, M.A.Sc.(Brit.Col.), superintendentof banks. fellow of theRoyal Society of Canada. Ph.D.(Calif.), deanof the Faculty of Sincecoming to U.B.C.he has, in In 1951, Dr. Noblewas named re- Forestry,has been named to the board addition to hisregular teaching assign- searchadvisor to the National Cancer of the B.C. ResearchCouncil by the ments,participated inthe educational Institute.While atWestern he was a U.B.C. board of governors. activities of the local banks and those of member of thatuniversity’s senate and Cyril Bekhaw, M.A.(NewZealand), theborder States. He has also found wasactive inthe school ofgraduate Ph.D.(London),has been appointed act- timeto chair numerous labour concilia- studies. inghead of thedepartment of anthro- tionboards and to act as a consultant Dr.Elliot, who will continuein his pology,criminology and sociology for on labour and financial problems. presentposition as assistantprovincial the session 1959-60. Dr.Thompson, a native of Hamilton, healthofficer, has been appointed to F. C. “Tat” Boyes, M.A.(Brit.Col.), Ontario, is a former head of the depart- assistDr. James Mather, head of the who retired as director of student teach- ment of English at United College, Win- department of preventivemedicine, and inginthe Faculty of Educationlast nipeg, and since 1947 has been teaching towork with voluntary health agencies spring,has been granted the title Pro- at the University of Southern California. inthe province. fessor Emeritus by the University Senate.

27 u. e. c. ALUMNI CHRONICLE inglickings on the gridiron at the hands Cup will be presented to the first Cana- SPORTS of theEvergreen Conference colleges. dianintercollegiate football champion. Last year,U.B.C. won three games TheGreen and Gold “Huskies” foot- BY R. J. ‘BUS’ PHILLIPS and lost six,with three of thelosses by ball teamfrom the University of Sas- Athletic Director I, 2 and 3 points.This was the ’Birds’ katchewaninvaded the “Thunderbird” WhenFrank “Stuffy” Gnup came to swansong in theEvergreen, and a most nest onNovember 7. Whenthese two U.B.C. ashead football coach in 1955, successfulyear itwas. teamsmet earlier in the year at Saska- fromHamilton, Ontario, he neverex- Thisfall U.B.C. entered a new ath- toon, U.B.C. ranaway with a48-6 win. pected to be around in 1959 for, asa leticconference, the Western Canadian The U.B.C. “Thunderbirds”defeated transplanted American, professional foot- Intercollegiate,embracing 11 sports. the “Huskies” 39-7, before a Homecoming ball player and coach, he was well aware Homeand home games were played in crowd of over 3,000 at U.B.C. Stadium, of the U.S. collegeattitude to coaches footballagainst Alberta and Saskatche- to remainundefeated in Western Inter- who don’t producewinning teams. But wan.Not only have the “Thunderbirds” collegiateleague play. at theUniversity of British Columbia wonall their Canadian games, but also Twenty-threeGrad basketball players heencountered a refreshinglydifferent they havewon two American games- sat down to dinner with the current crop philosophy regarding football. There was running up a string of five victories be- of “Thunderbirds”prior to theAnnual no pressure on him to win, either by the fore losing to Whitworth College at Spo- HomecomingGame on Friday, Novem- studentsor the administration, and he kane.This set a new U.B.C. football ber6th. In thegame between the 1959 was able to settle down and plan a long- record. ”Thunderbird”basketball team and the rangeprogram to bring U.B.C. out of By virtue of theirunbeaten record in graduates. the graduates, coached by Bob the depths of the EvergreenConference. Canadian college play, the ’Birds won the (Tony)Osborne, eked out a 52-48 win Assisted by Bob Hindmarch,Frank right to represent Western Canada in the over the “Thunderbirds” in a game which sought to overcomea defeatist attitude, East-Westcollege final at Toronto on was close and exciting throughout. brought about by sound and overwhelm- November 14. On that date the Churchill CONTINUED ON PAGE 30

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29 u. B. c. ALUMNI CHRONICLE GOLF ANDTENNIS BASKETBALL OnOctober 8 and 9 U.B.C.hosted JackPomfret’s “Thunderbirds” have A LEGACY the Men’s and Women’s Golf and Tennis settheir sights on atrip to Romefor Championships.The results were as fol- the 1960 OlympicGames. But thepath lows: ahead will berough indeed for some 14 IN CANADA’S collegiate hoopsters, who face a 32-game 1. Golf-Men: Procter M e m o r i a I schedule, followed by B.C. and Canadian Trophy won by University of Saskat- playoffs.U.B.C. entered theSenior FUTURE... chewanwith 467 points. Men’s medalist: Men’s Inter-CityBasketball League in Mike Richards of Alberta-150. Women: ordertoqualify for B.C. playdowns. Birks’ ChallengeTrophy won by Uni- “We can only pay our debt Thisinvolves a 12-game schedule. After versity of Saskatchewan.Women’s the new year, the ’Birds start their West- to the past byputting the medallist:Lynne McDonald (Sask.)- ernIntercollegiate schedule, also con- future in debtto ourselves.” 171. sisting of 12 games, against the Universi- “Lord Tweedsmuir 2. Tennis-Women:Marjorie Leeming ties of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Mani- Trophy won by the University of British toba. Columbia.Men:Smith-JonesBurt TheB.C. Inter-City League includes Thereare several ways in Trophy won by the University of British threelocal teams-New Westminster which a personmay perpetuate Columbia.Mixed doubles: Priscilla Eilers, Cloverleafs and Dietrich-Collins- Hammond Trophy won by the University AlberniAthletics, and U.B.C. “Thunder- hisinterest in education by be- of BritishColumbia. Men’ssingles: won birds.” quest or trustto the University by EdmundVlaszaty of U.B.C. over Graduate John Forsyth is coaching ofBritish Columbia. Such gifts JohnSutherland of U.B.C., 6-2, 9-11. Eilers andgraduate Harry Franklin is Cloverleafs coach. The new league marks may be unrestricted or maybe 6-2, 6-4. directed to specific purposes. I I Bequests need not be in large ESTATE AND RETIREMENTPLANNING SERVICE amounts to be effective is assist- I I ing the University. For example: I Sidney K. Cole, C.L.U. I $1000”addedtothe Student BRANCHMANAGER LoanFund would be used I I over and over as students re- Canadian Premier Life Insurance Company pay amounts borrowed. 779 W.Phone VancouverBroadway TR 9-2924 $2000-wouldprovide f o u r years of scholarships or bursaries-asubsidize the pub- lication of a scholarly work- or purchasespecial books, paintings, musical instruments plate making needs ... or other equipment.

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u. B. c. ALUMNI CHRONICLE 32 I thereturn ofVarsity a team to Senior I “A” leagueplayaftera 14 years’ ab- sence. RUGBY Albert Laithwaite is taking a year out. The well-knownandpopular rugger coach,acting on doctor’s orders, has turnedover the coaching of the Varsity tocapable Max Howell for this year. Max will be in charge of the total rugby program, involving six Universityteams, participatinginthe Vancouver Rugby Union.BobMorford, formerly a “Thunderbird”rugger star and captain, is a new addition to the school of physi- caleducation staff and coach of the “Braves”rugby team. 1959-60 ATHLETIC PROGRAM The body responsible for theadminis- tration of men’s athletics at theUni- versity is the Men’s AthleticCommittee. Chaired by thedean of pharmacy, Dr. A. W. “Whit”Matthews, the committee consists of thefollowing: Prof. R. F. Osborne, Dr. G. Pickard, Mr. Lorne Brown,Mr. Harry Franklin, Mr. Peter Meekison,Mr. David Edgar. Mr. Ian Stewart, Mr. Chris Webster. Theathletic director serves as executive secretaryin a non-voting capacity. This yearthe Committee is operatinga program of 24 sports,with a total budget of $67,000. Thefollowing sports makeup the 1959-60 program:badmin- ton,baseball, basketball, cricket, cross- country,curling, fencing, football, golf, grasshockey, gymnastics, ice hockey, rowing, rugby,. sailing, skiing, soccer, RANGE squash,swlmmmg, tennis, track Rc field, volleyball,weightlifting and wrestling. The CanadaLife has a wide range STUDENT NEWS of plans BY MARILYN BERNARD A.M.S.Public Relations Officer to suit the needs Frosh Retreat,which developed from of every individual. a suggestion made at last year’s Leader- shipConference, will become an annual For sound advice event at U.B.C. Overone hundred delegates met at on yourprogram CampElphinstone on theOctober 3-4 weekendto take part in discussions on for future security, publications,current campus problems, consult a CanadaLife representative. I PITMAN BUSINESS Then you will know COLLEGE your insurance planning “Vancouver’sLeading is designed BusinessCollege” to fit Secretarial Training, Stenography, yourpersonal situation. Accounting,Dictaphone Typewriting,Comptometer Individual instruction Enrol at Any Time Broadway and Granville VANCOUVER 9, B.C. Telephone:REgent 8-7848 MRS. A. S. KANCS, P.C.T., G.C.T Principal

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Merren McKillop represented U.B.C. in a contesta to select “Miss Football of 1959” held at Berkeley in September in connection with the 14th annuul Nation- a1 Footboll Festival. Miss McKillop is an Arts senior, majoring in historyand sociology. athletics and finance which were designed to familiarizefreshmen with student in- stitutionsand problems at U.B.C. Participationon the part of thefrosh delegateswas excellent and they all seemed to feel that they were very fortunate to have had an opportunity to meet Need a members of the faculty and student coun- new cillors on an informal basis. Thefifth annual Leadership Confer- corrugated. encewas held on Thanksgiving weekend atCamp Elphinstone. One hundred and packaging fortycampus leaders and faculty mem- idea? bersattended. One of themain resolutions to come out of theconference was that “a carnival, consisting of displays. variety shows, games of chance, etc., replace the Home- comingparade preparations on the Fri- day night of the Homecoming weekend.” Themajority of thedelegates werein favour of such a carnivalbut unfortu- to H&D natelytime was too short to attemptto your incorporatesuch an extensive program Packaging intothis year’s Homecoming.The possi- bilities will be examined for holding such Engineer a carnival next year. Highlights of theconference, on the less serious side.were a footballgame betweenthe girls and boys which was refereed most entertainingly by Professor Osborne of theSchool of PhysicalEdu- k$ cation, and a program of skits put on by thevarious cabins. Allagreed that the 3. ,4+.pd UIffBEd D!UW skitput on by theprofessors was the T,, mostentertaining effort of theevening! \f-( ’* AUTHORITYON PACKAGING Theannual High School Conference. “*-k HlNDE and OAUCHPAPER sponsoredjointly by the B.C. Teachers’ CO. of CANADALTD. Federationand the B.C. Parent-Teacher Associationin cooperation with the Uni- TORONTO 3, ONTARIO versity administrationandthe Alma Mater Society, will be held at U.B.C. on February 26th and 27th. Thisconference, unique in Canada, is held to familiarizehigh school students from all over British Columbia with all aspects of universitylife.

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35 U.B.C.ALUMNI CHRONICLE GET BEHIND... SUPPORT THE The FESTIVAL IDEA! FESTIVAL Theword “festival” by its very nature implies a gathering Become a member of the Vancouver Festival together of people forpurposes of pleasureand celebration. Society and participate in the development of Festivalsare feasts in honour of saints, in thanksgivingfor North America’s largest and most important harvests,in praise of thearts. Whatever the purpose.feasts areprepared by psoplefor the enjoyment of everyone. A international festival of the arts. festivalinvolves thewhole community. TheVancouver International Festival was established with thisidea in mind. In 1958 100,000 people cameto North America’slargest and most important feast of entertainment here in Vancouver.The total audience increased to 115,000 Why You Should Join: in 1959. For fiveweeks this summer the new QueenElizabeth Theatreand several theatres in the downtown area werethe * For the satisfaction of being part of a construc- focal points of this great festival of the arts. Newspaper critics tive and exciting project of importance to every camefrom all points of the compass to observeand praise citizen. what they sawhere. At theclosing ceremonies of theFestival His Worship MayorA. Thomas Alsbury said, “The status of this city has To demonstrateyour belief inthe Festival and * grown vastly in a two yearperiod. I maintain in all earnest- the benefitsit brings to youand the entire ness that we havecrossed a new threshold,and that the Van- province. couverInternational Festival focussing, as it hasdone, the eyes of theworld on this area,has been one of themost im- * To indicate your desire for the continuation of portantfactors in the establishment of this status.” theFestival as an important influence in your TheMayor pointed outthat the task of organizingand lifeand the lives of yourchildren. launchingthe Festival had rested on thc shoulders of avolun- tarygroup for more than four years. “We owethose individuals a heartfelt vote of thanks,” he said,“more than that we owethem our willing. enthusiasticand tangible support.” Up until now it hasbeen difficult for thecitizens of What You Get British Columbia to demonstratetheir support of theFestival, otherthan at the box office.Recently the opportunity for * Priorityin ticket purchases before the official activeparticipation has been established.Anyone interested opening of the box office. andeager to support the Festivalidea can now becomemem- bers of the VancouverFestival Society. ‘The opportunity is * Afree subscription to theVancouver Festival open to studentsas well asadults. Newsletter. A number of privileges attach to membership. Festival members in good standing will receive a regularly-issued newsletter. * Invitations to pre-Festivallectures and panel They will bc eligible toattend a series of pre-Festivallectures discussions. andpanel discussions to be heldthis winter. During the run of the Festival special arrangements will be madeto attend selectedrehearsals, and at least one reception will be arranged * Theopportunity to meetFestival artists. whereFestival Society mcmberscan meet the artists. Members will receive priority in thepurchase of Festival * Attendanceat the annual meeting of theVan- ticketsprior to thebox office opening and will be eligible to couverFestival Society. attend the annualmeeting of theVancouver Festival Society. The membership campaign is in keeping with the Festival idea. Any festival worthy of the name must be woven intothe very fabric of community life. Share in the development of the Vancouver Inaddition to this theVancouver Festival must continue lnternationalFestival ...Join The toattract more people to the Festivalevents each year. New inducementshave been created to makeattendance at the VancouverFestival Society Festival possible for a largersegment of thepopulation: It will be possible topurchase ticketa on a seriesdiscount ”””” ”“” scheme. This will permit an sppreciable saving on the purchase VANCOUVERFESTIVAL SOCIETY, of ticketsto a series of belccted events in avariety of price HotelVancouver, ranges.There will be specialstudent rates to selected events, I Vancouver 1, B.C. I andthere will be moremedium and low-priced seatsthan in Please accept my membership in the Vancouver Festival I 1959. I Society for which I enclose AnotherInnovation is a FestivalGift Certificate in three $5.00 asmy regular dues 0 I differentdenominations, eminently suited as a gift in any I 92.00 as mystudents dues 0 Season of theyear. 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