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OR DE R OF PR OCE EDI NGS

AT T H E PR E S E N TA T I ON TO T H E U N I VE RSI TY

HAR T H O U S E '

T H E M A SS EY FOUNDA T I ON

A ND T H E FORMA L OPEN I NG OF T H E BU I LDI NG

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llo n n m n n h QI The fo wi g g e t l e e , Gover ors of t e i i ll an d D n l i U n vers ty , H eads of Co eges ea s of Facu t es , Wa n and St wa s H a t H u s and Gu sts th e rde e rd of r o e , e a l n h of the U niversity , es pe c i l y i vited , met the C ancellor and the President in the Senior Common R oom at half ’ n c k past eleve o clo .

HI S E' Y THE D K OF D I K G CELLENC U E EVONSH RE , .

' T . . . N C L . H H L1 EUT . O HE ON H G E DERSON ,

E ' r t to . Military Secre ary H . The Governor Gene al .

T H E E R OF HADDTNGTON C P . A D C A T A L , M . C . , . . .

' LT . OL . S R N HI S H . I H ON C JOH ENDRI E , K . C . M . G

a ' o Lieuten nt G vernor of Ontario .

' COL . ' I . A F A D C L EUT LE ANDER RASER, . . .

S I R E DH U ND W K D AL ER , LL . . ,

Chairman of the Board of Governors .

M R . . C Y HESTER D MASSE , s Chairman of the Ma sey Foundation .

V . . MR . INCENT MASSEY, M A ,

' Vice Chairman of the Massey Foundation .

T M F NDLE Y MR . HO AS I ,

. G . A . MR W . L . RANT , M , r f Di ect ors o the Massey Foundation .

S R . H MR ENRY P OATT ,

. E R P MR RNEST OL H , r of A chitects Hart House . (31 M R . E F B A W . O . . ALT R B WLES , , W arden of Hart House . T P D HE REV . R . . BOWLES, . D . , LL . D . ,

President of Victoria College .

K D D THE REV. T . C . STREET MAC LEM, . LL . D . ,

Provost of Trinity College .

B M R . ERIC N. ARMOUR , . A .

E H Y M A . TH H R . C D ON . AND EV . J . OD , . LL . , SI R P FLA VE LLE D JOSE H , BART LL . . ,

'. . S K . . MR . A LA H , . C , LL D

' L . W. R LIEUT . CO . R LEONA D ,

A . T R D . D HE EV . BRUCE MACDONALD , M . LL . ,

T R . A D HE EV . J . MACDONALD, LL . . , B A MR . T . A . RUSSELL , . h Governors of t e University .

C . P K . HIS WORSHI THOMAS L . CHURCH , ,

Mayor of Toronto . D D THE RIGHT REV . JAMES SWEENEY, .

Lord Bishop of Toronto .

' WATKI N C B MA'OR GENERAL W. G . G , . f Chief of t he General Sta f , Can ada .

' F M T . MAIOR GENERAL J . OTHERINGHA

' i . Director General of Medical Serv ces , Canada

' D . C B. S G H . C . . O. BRIG . ENERAL . MITCHELL , , F Offi 2 B E . e f nd . . Late G neral Sta f cer . Army,

(Dean of the Faculty of Applied Science'.

T . W V. C . MA'OR HAIN MACDOWELL , , 8th E E Late 3 Battalion , C . . .

(Victoria College . '

. C . D S c. PROFESSOR J MCLENNAN , . , Late Scientific Adviser to t he Admiralty

of P of . (Professor hysics , University Toronto' [4] D D Y . . THE REV . R. BRUCE TA LOR, , ' Principal of Q ueen s University .

D . O SS . . PR FE OR J A ALE , M A ill Representin g McG University .

K . . THE R EV. PROFESSOR E . M . EIRSTEAD, LL D

Repres enting the University of New Brunswick.

PROFESSOR N. B . MCLEAN ,

Representin g the University of Manitoba .

R G S I WILLIAM AGE ,

Representing Mount Al lison University .

A . DR . A . L . MCCRIMMON , M . , r Chancellor of Mc Mas te University .

D . . R GEORGE E VINCENT ,

President of the Rockefeller Foun dation .

PROFESSOR J . A . PINE , n a s Representi g Columbi Univer ity .

S . . PROFE SOR R 'BONNER , r sen in Rep e t g Chicago University .

S W. . PROFES OR P MUSTARD , n Represe ting 'ohns Hopkins Univers ity .

PROFESSOR YOUNG , e Repres nting Cornell University .

. . C PROFESSOR 'A RAIG ,

Representing the University of Michigan . T M R . . . S B RAINER , e Repr sen ting Harvard University . B M R . U R ARTH R E . E STO ,

President of Chautauqua Institution .

F A . . . H . D PRO ESSOR MAURICE UTTON , M , LL ,

President of University College .

T HE R . . . EV PROFESSOR F D MEADER, B. A . , ' Registrar of St . Michael s College . [51 D D THE R EV. ALFR ED CANDIER , . . ,

Principal of Knox College .

’ THE REV . CANON T . R . O MEARA, LL . D . ,

Principal of Wycliffe College . F PROFESSOR A . P . COLEMAN , M . A . , . R . S

Dean of the Faculty of Arts . D K M . . PROFESSOR C . K . CLAR E , ,

Dean of the Faculty of Medicine . D R . C . D . HOWE ,

Dean of the Faculty of Forestry . D R . . . R E E LMAN G C C ,

President of the Ontario Agricultural College .

D . W B R . A E . E STER,

Dean of the Royal College of Dental Surgeons . D R . . . G Y C D MC ILVRA ,

Principal of the Ontario Veterinary College .

R . B B A M JAMES BRE NER, .

Registrar of the University .

H . . . T E HON M R . JUSTICE C A MASTEN,

President of the Alumni Association .

M R . P . M . BALLANTYNE ,

D R . . '. W BARTON , R M . W . A . DAF OE ,

M R . . H . 0 G AGUE ,

PROFESSOR V . E . HENDERSON , M . A

R . M . F . C . A HOUSTON,

M R . R . S . H OS KI NGS ,

M R . V . G . LEWIS , R M . H . A . PATON ,

M . A . PROFESSOR I . R . POUNDER , ,

A . M . . . M PROFESSOR G M S ITH , ,

The Stewards of Hart House . [6] 1 2 Noon .

'll The Proc ession entered the Great H all at 1 2

Noon . GOD SA VE TH E KI NG

( S I R W L L A M l l h e H on . 1 Th e C h a n c e o r , t I I

MERE DI T H presided .

( HThe Provost of Trinity College read the Prayer

a i n he au i nc stan in . of I nvoc t o , t d e e d g

Almighty God in whom we live and move and have our

t ' d a c d being , be present wi h us to y , we besee h Thee , an

let Thy blessing rest upon all that we do.

e 0 God of love , who didst put into th hearts of Thy

servants , members of the Family of Hart Massey , to donate to the University of Toronto the noble gift of this d Hart House , we pray Thee that Thy gracious bene iction

may rest upon all its activities , and u pon the Family

whose name will be forever associated with it .

Grant that the members of this University , both now

and in the years to come , enjoying the privileges of i ma this pr ncely House , y ever hold in grateful memory those by whose mu nificence it has been provided 'and h h ' t at ot er citi ens of our Dominion , inspired by Thee and stimulated by the splendid liberality to which this House

bears enduring witness , may with like liberality devote

their wealth and talents to the public good .

Gran t that the beneficent purposes the donors had in V fi iew may be worthily ful lled , through all the years to come , to the lasting good of the youth of the land ,

and to the glory of Thy name .

(71 And unto us all grant , we pray Thee , such a sense Of the manifold blessings Thou hast bestowed so richly upon ou r country , that we may go about ou r daily work with

S grateful hearts , and how forth ou r thankfulness by seeking to build up ou r University and this whole Dominion upon the sure foundation Of righteousn ess and brotherly to of love , the honour and glory Thy name , through r 'esus Christ ou Lord .

Amen .

( ss which ll s a II A n addre , fo ow , w s read by the

i ' i man the a s s F u n a i n V ce Cha r of M e y o d t o , M R . Y M VI NCENT M ASSE , A .

May it please Your Excellency

. P Mr . Chancellor , Mr resident , Ladies and Gentlemen

It is my agreeable duty on behalf of the Massey Fou nda i tion , on this occasion , to explain the origins of th s building and to express the purposes which it is hoped that Hart

House will serve .

s O f Before doing o, may I take this opportunity expressing Y ou r ou to you , our Excellency , great pleasure that y

have been able to honour this occasion with your presence . The University of Toronto is happy to count you as one n of its most distinguished ho orary members , and if I may

be permitted , I would express the hope that the ceremonial

key of the building , which will shortly pass into your

possession , will symbolise the closest relation , in the o ou future , between yourself and this H use , and that y fi may fi nd occasion in time to come , in a gurative sense at

least , to put your key to use . 1 91 0 The project of Hart House was conceived in , when it became evident that the Young Men ’ s Christian Asso ciation stood in need of better rooms and that the Under

graduate body required quarters in the nature of a club . [8] of To meet these needs the Executors of the Estate Mr . f Hart Massey , ofToronto , Of ered to give to the University a building which would serve as a Memorial to the founder ff r . o e of the trust , and bear his name This was accepted and construct ion commenced in 1 91 1 .

Owing to the war , Hart House developed slowly , but the pause in its erection gave an opportunity to widen its no scope . It is perhaps t incorrect to say that the House as it now stands is intended to represent the sum of those activities of the student , which lie outside the curriculum .

Thes e activities are not unimportant 'indeed , I would submit , Sir , that the truest education requires that the discipline of the class ' room should be generously supple ment ed by the enjoyment , in the fullest measure , of a common life . A common life , of course , presupposes common ground . At this University it happens that but a very small proportion of the students can enjoy the ad vantages of the community life provided by a college . It is perhaps unlikely that we shall ever see in Toronto a completely developed collegiate system . But even if this were the outcome , there would still be the need , indeed the greater need , for the unifying force which it is one purpose of this institution to introduce into the

University .

’ u Hart Ho se , in one sense , may be desc ribed as 3 Students

Club , but the purpose of the House is wider . I t is greatly to be hoped that this place from the many angles at which it touches the life of the student , will exert an

fl c of s in uen e the mo t positive nature , in giving him a real of sense membership in an acad emic family , and in making him conscious of a very noble trad ition , which it is his duty and his privilege to maintain .

Furthermore , let us hope that not only will the House serve the interests of the active members of the University f o Toronto , teachers as well as undergraduates , but that [9] it may help to bridge the gulf of time and space which too Often separates the graduate from his University . Here will be a place where the present and the past generations may meet , and here , let us hope , may be fostered the lasting loyalty and the esprit de corps which an are essential to the welfare of y seat Of learning .

h as f This House been built for the men o the University , and save for special occasions will be reserved for their use . May I explain here , lest misunderstandings arise , that this condition was due in no sense to a lack of appre

— ciat ion of the benefits Of the co' educational system a system which is so firmly establish ed and vindicated as to — require no defence but entirely to the fact , quite as f little in need o explanation , that the purpose of this building could not be achieved were it to be occupied jointly by men and women . fi I t is a source of profound grati cation , Sir , to anyone e associated with Hart House , that t h building during the

' years Of the war , was able to make some contribution to f the cause which , at the time , stood O paramount import of 1 9 1 4 ance . From the autumn until a few months ago , the structure was used for military purposes , and for some years when construction was all but suspended , it was almost entirely occupied by Military Training Schools . On the south facade are carved the devices of the principal ’ units which occupied the building 'the Offi cers Training O Of Corps and verseas Training Company this University , f the District School of Musketry , a Cadet School o the

Royal Air Force , and a unit of the Canadian Army Medical O Corps . f those who passed through these schools there were many who , had they returned , would have enriched the life of this place . We may remember them along with the great company to whose memory we do especial

' honour to day . I t is a very great pleasure to be able to pay some small S roat t tribute to the work of the Architects , Mr . Henry p [1 0] fi fi and his colleague Mr . Ernest Rolph . One nds it dif cult to overstate the idealism and the devotion which both these gentlemen have applied to their task . Their obj ect f was the creation of a work o art in the true sense , but they never failed to strike that fi ne balance between beauty of of design and utility purpose , the achievement ofwhich of is one of the major problems architecture . Their d enthusiasm , energy an patience in this work have been unbroken .

I would not forget , too , to refer to those individuals and

firms who have sympathetically co' operated with the architects , and under their inspiration , have produced the actual fabric . On the imaginative , as well as on the purely structural side , the exec ution of this work has been most painstaking and entirely conscientious .

If the direction of the building was sincere , the workman ship has been no les s so . I t t oo Often happens in these days that the pleasure of self' expression has passed from manual work . On this structure , due both to the length f o the period during which it was in process , and to th e of m nature the work itself, it was possible to preserve so e of thing the spirit Of individual achievement , which is associated wi th another age . The craftsmen on the i h bu lding , and I use t is honourable term advisedly , have shown both corporately an d individually , that the no mediaeval joy of creation has t entirel y passed . I t is for a satisfaction to know that , save one or two instances , ' they were all Canadian citi e ns .

' th Hart House pas ses to day , Sir , from e phase of prepara tion to that of accomplishment ' from the period of fi anticipation to that of ful llment . The work is done and the House sta nds a completed thing . But with the last blow of the hammer the building is finished in only one sense . The bricks and mortar are but the bones 'the community of Hart House must provide the spirit . But [ 1 1 ] I have no fear , Sir , for what may be called , in its widest sense , the spiritual S ide of the House . The institution has been organi'ed on an ordered plan 'presiding over its fortunes is a gentleman , on whose appointment as Warden f o the House , the University is to be congratulated 'and associated with the Warden , in his task of administration , f are a group o men , whose leadership in many departments f o student life , will give the fabric coherence , symmetry n and a genuine purpose . I make o doubt that the building through the personalities which alone can give it vitality , will take its part in what must perhaps be the f supreme function Of a Un iversity , the development o individual character .

n Perhaps , Sir, in closing I can do o better than to quote from the commemorative inscription shortly to be unveiled by His Excellency , which sets forth in formal terms the purpose of this place '

The Prayer ofthe Founders is , that Hart House , under the guidance of its Warden , may serve , in the generations to come , the highest interests ofthis University by drawing into a common fellowship the members of the several

Colleges and Faculties , and by gathering into a true society , the teacher and the student , the graduate and the under graduate 'further , that the members of Hart House may discover within its walls the true education that is to be n found in good fellowship , in frie dly disputation and of debate , in the conversation wise and earnest men , in S music , pictures and the play , in the casual book , in ports m f and games and the astery o the body 'and lastly , that just as in the days of war , this House was devoted to the f so f train ing in arms o the young soldier , in the time o peace its halls may be dedicated to the task Of arming youth with strength and suppleness of limb , with clarity of mind and depth of understanding , and wit h a spirit ' of true religion and high endeavour . [1 2 ] ( II The K ey of H art H ou se w as received by the n MR H T D MA SS Y Chairman of the Fou ndatio , . C ES ER . E , Y R A M T LPH from M R . H ENR SP O TT and R . E RNES RO , c Of he Bu l in and as s nt h the A rchite ts t i d g, w pre e ed wit the followin g statement to the Chairman of the Board WAL K LL D of Governors , SI R EDMU ND ER , . .

I have great pleasure on behalf Of the Massey Founda tion in presenting the key of this House to Sir Edmund f Walker, Chairman o the Board of Governors , thus trans

ferring the property to th e University Of Toronto .

( I The C h ai rman of the Board of Gove r n o r s accepted the gift of H art H o u s e on be h al f of the U niversity and read an address whic h follows

I t is my great privilege as Chairman Of the Boa rd Of Governors to receive these keys as th e evidence Of the gift to the University Of Toronto by the Massey Fou nda so tion of the establishment , covering many activities in the lives of the men students and graduates and of the to k faculty , which is be nown for all time as Hart House . The building is to commemorate one of the builders of

Canada , Mr . Hart A . Massey , and I can imagine no more

useful or more suitable memorial .

’ fi I recall the meeting in the President s of ce , at which Mr . ' Chester Massey oflered to erect a building to supply the ' need s of the University in the form of a Students Union and suitable premises for the University and I remember that he desired to be assured that the author ities of the University recogni'ed the need for such a

building . This assurance was given very fervently indeed ff an d Mr . Massey then O ered to spend on these structures h an amount ofmoney which we t ought splendidly generous , [ 1 31 but which had but a very small relation to what the final outcome must have been .

I had the pleasure of being made a member of the committee , having in charge the various plans in connection with what was really a great architectural enterprise and I recall no instance in which any suggested cheaper or easier manner of dealing with a diffi cult detail was accepted . Nothing was allowed to mar or lessen the determination to reach as perfect a structure as was possible . As one new idea after another of forms of r usefulness o of added beauty were suggested , they were adopted and as a result we have one of the most complete examples of University machinery and one of the most beautiful academic buildings in the world .

r Fo this result , apart from our gratitude to the Massey

Foundation , we have to thank Mr . Chester Massey and — his sister , Mrs . Massey Treble who unfortunately did not live to see this wonderful addition to her own splendid gift to the University— for much more than mere Trustee i ship n the Massey Foundation 'indeed Mr . Chester Massey ’ s intense interest and unmeasured generosity in adopting each new feature in a great conception , al one made the gift in its present form possible . For the share ofMr . Vincent Massey and his wife in the enterprise there is no measure of praise which seems suffi cient . T o every feature , every new proposal , every detail , they have given such careful study as is not often met in t he con

' struction Ofany semi public building and , without detract ing from the share ofthe architects , we can readily under stand how greatly the structure has gained by their loving and generous concern .

n In closing may I add the thanks , ot merely of the Uni ' S r a t r . t . versity but ofou citi ens , to Mr p o and Mr Rolph for adding to the attractions ofToronto one perfect example of a great style in architecture . [1 41 (II The K ey was then presented to H is E'cellency

D NSHI K ho a he the D U K E OF EVO RE , . G. , w decl red t

il i and a an A which ll ws in Bu d ng open re d ddress, fo o part i fi We are , ndeed , grateful to those who in the rst place

were inspired by the requirement and the need , who had

the opport unity and capacity for doing it , and who with skil led and wi se assistance were able to turn a generous i find mpulse into a very beautiful building , in which we

' n ourselves to day . It marks a great epoch ot only in

university life, but it marks a very great epoch also in

the sense of responsibility , and sense of duty , not only to

your University , but to your country . In View of the S plendid part that you have played in the war it is most appropriate that this ceremony should take place on the fi rst anniversary of the S igning of the

To' day we are celebrating the formal opening of a buil ding which in itself will stand a credit for all time to the University and to those who made it possible for the

University to have it . One is on safe ground when one

prophesies that as Canada goes on progressing , achieving

even greater results than she has achieved in the past , this University and this buildin g will play a strengthening

and i nspiring part in that development .

'The P s i nt the U n i s it SI R ROBERT re de of ver y ,

FA L L n o t h e C O NE R , K . C . M . G L . D . , p re s e t e d t h ll M WALT an Wa n H a H u R . C ce or the rde of rt o se , ER

FL T CH W L E ER BO Es, B. A .

M R . CHANCELLOR I have the honour to introduce to you the Warden of B A M R . W F . Hart House , ALTER LETCHER BOWLES , of i t h s University . Upon the Warden Of Hart House will depend in large measure the realisation of the purpose of [1 5] the gift . He will give direction to many of the varied f f activities o this House , and as Chairman o the Board of Stewards he will have the responsibility of instituting such measures and creating such an atmosphere as will make a healthy social life among the members of Hart R House . What we have known of M . BOWLES as an ffi undergraduate , as a member ofthe O cers Training Com ffi pany , and as an O cer in the First Tank Battalion Over seas is suffi cient ground for our belief that as first Warden fi he will ful l the duties of the Office with much success .

(II The P re s i de n t of Victoria College read the a D ica i n h i n n in Pr yer of ed t o , t e au d e ce sta d g .

d r Almighty Go , we beseech Thee to accept at ou hands ,

unworthy though they be , this building erected to Thy greater glory and designated unto the good of this

University . Thou art the source and the abiding home of all strength and beauty and in Thee are the springs

of all knowledge and goodness . That our young men in the University may the more perfectly keep their

bodies in Health , in Temperance and in Chastity , that by mutual intercourse they may develop their minds in the of love truth , and by fellowship together grow in moral f feeling and in social sympathy , the trustees o a large

public benefaction have erected this building . They who thus give and they who receive woul d now dedicate O God this place and all its appointments unto Thee , , r without whom nothing is good or fair o prosperous , praying that all those things which minister to the welfare h of our University may find here shelter and nouris ment . May the life Of this institution be so ordered under Thy blessing and guidance that the memories of this place S hall be to the many students who go forth from its fellowship an inspiration in after years to high and useful

endeavour . Grant , 0 Lord , that those who enjoy the [1 61

A of this University , and Vincent M assey , Esq M . .

Dean of Residence, Victoria College , of whom the f latter directed the creation o this House , and was given C 'I ' al in the year M M for the perpetu use, enjoyment fi and bene t of all men who shal l be members , graduate as well as undergraduate of this University, George V .

G . K 9th of K . being ing, Victor , Duke Devonshire , ,

' H n Governor General of C anada ' the o . Sir William

K . D t O Meredith , t LL Chief 'us ice of ntario , Chancellor ' f . o Sir Edmund Walker , LL D . , Chairman f the Board o Governors ' and Sir Robert Falconer ,

i . D . f M . A . , L tt LL D . , President o this Uni versity 'in which same year , and before the gift of Hart

House was made , the said Estate was incorporated as the Massey Foundation , the several Directors thereof o w t being the two Executors f the Estate, together i h

Thomas Findley , Esq . , William Lawson Grant , Esq . ,

M . A . and Raymond Hart Massey , Esq .

The Architects ofthis House were Henry S proat t , E and rnest Ross Rolph , Esquires . The fabric was f wrought by craftsmen o this city .

Throughout the years of the Great War the building was used by the Government of Canada and also by the Royal Air Force to house certain Military Schools 'herein

' ffi Officers , non commissioned O cers and men , were trained

’ ' M es rmie for service abroad in His aj ty s a s , and women received instruction in the care of the wounded 'herein also there was prosecuted for many months the work of restoring to health men disabled by wounds or S ickness .

The Prayer of the Founders is , that Hart House , under the guidance Of its Warden , may serve in the generations t o come the highest interests ofthis University by drawing into a common fellowship the members of the several

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Colleges and Faculties , and by gathering into a true society the teacher and the student , the graduate and the [1 8] undergraduate 'further , that the members of Hart House may discover within its walls the true education that is l to be found in good fel owship , in friendly disputation and debate , in the conversation of wise and earnest men , in music , pictures and the play , in the casual book , in sports and games and the mastery of the body 'and lastl y , that just as in the days of war this House was devoted to the training in arms of the young soldier, so in the time of peace its halls may be dedicated to the task of arming youth with strength and suppleness Of limb , w O ith clarity of mind and depth funderstanding , and with a spirit of true religion and high endeavour .

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