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Reid, Bcom’49 F Q a “This spells it out” Businessmenconcerned inmaking executive Thismonthly diagnosis of thecurrent C‘nna- deciaions often make reference to the authorita- dian economic scene is prepared at the B of hf’s tiveBusiness Review published monthly by the Head Officeby economists having the sources Bank of Montreal.Experience has taught them andthe experience of Canada’sfirst bank at theycan rely on this concise report for factual their disposal. If you feel it would be of value in informationand for accurateinterpretation of yourwork, a note to thc Business Development economicdevelopments affecting their particu- Division,Bank of Montreal, P.O. Box 6002, lar business interests. Montreal, will put you on our regular mailing list. WORKING WITH CANADIANS IN EVERYWALK OF LIFE SINCE 1817 SP599 2 lolunle 16, No. 3 -Autumn, 1062 Contents EDITOR 4 Editorial Frances Tucker,BA’50 -Franklin E. Walden, BC0111’38 5 University News BUSINESS MANACER 9 NationalRole for CanadianAlumni Gordon A. Thorn, BComn1’56, “w. C. Gibson,BA’33, MSc(McGill), MBA (Maryland) DPhil(Oxon.),MD,CM(McGill) 10 “Because I Believe . ,” Interview with thePresident -Cecil Hacker, BA(Hons.)’33 (:ecil Hacker, BA’33 (Hons.), chairman 12 Whatabout UBC sport? “Allan Fotheringham, BA’54 Inglis (Bill) Bell, BA’51,BLS (Tor.) 14 MildredBrock of BrockHall Mrs. T. R. Boggs, BA’29 -by DavidBrock, B,4’30 DavidBrock, BA’30 16 A Peepinto the Future -by MamieMoloney, BA’29 AllanFotheringham, BA’54 I8 EnoughChallenge to last a Lifetime John L. Gray, BSA’39 -by J. K. Friesen 20 BobReid, BCom’49 F. P. Levirs,BA’26, MA’31 -by A. C. (Sandy) Ross, BA’57 Eric Nicol, BA’41, MA’48 23 AlumniAssociation News 26 HomecomingProgramme 28 FortiethReunion of Class of ’22 Publishedquarterly by the Alumni Association of 29 Alumnaeand Alumni the Uuiveraity of British Columbia, Vancouver, Can- ada. Buainess and editorial offices: 252 Brock Hall, U.B.C., \-ancouver X, B.C.Authorized as second classmail by the Post Office Department,Ottawa, and for payment of postagein cash. The U.B.C. Alumni Chrouicle is sent free of charge to alumni donating to the annual giving programme and U.B.C.1)evelopment Fund. Non-donors may receivethe tu;lg;tzitle by paying a subscription of $3.00 a )“a”. JOHN BARFOOT MACDONALD, DDS(TOR.),MA(ILL.), PHD (COLUMBIA), WHO TOOK OFFICE JULY 1, 1962, AS PRESIDENT OF THEUNIVERSITY OF BRITISHCOLUMBIA. PICTURESHOWS DR. MACDONALD BEFORE COMING TO UBC INHIS OFFICE INTHE FORSYTH DENTAL INFIRMARY AT HARVARD. C0.4T OF ARMS ABOVE FIREPLACE IS THATOF FORSYTH FAMILY. 3 Frank E. Walden, Alumni Associatiott president THE UNIVERSITY has a new President and we welcome Thirty thousand students will be enrolled or will seek him sincerely. In looking to the future with Dr. Mac- to be enrolled in our institutions ten years hence. Should donald, we are very conscious of Dr. MacKenzie’s all or most of these be at UBC? Probably not. Our Pro- outstandingcontribution to the University and to the vincial geography and variedregional economies cry community. Through eighteen demanding years, while for some decentralization in our higher education pro- maintaining its high academic tradition, Dr. MacKenzie gramme. Who will determinewhat should be where, guided the Universitythrough a most difficult trans- and, most important, who will pay for it? These are the formation.From a smallinstitution, it grew almost questions that must be answered. overnight to one of the country’s largest, fully able to In reaching for a solution, we may look to the sys- acceptthe responsibilitiesimposed onit by postwar tems in Great Britain, or California or Ontario, but in pressures and changingattitudes to higher education. none of these alone will the answer be found. There is We are proud of this, and we are deeplygrateful for no prototype of perfection for guidance. The situation Dr. MacKenzie’s aggressive foresight which made such in British Columbia must be thoroughly analyzed on its a development possible. own merits and an appropriate programme developed. But there is a new set of challenges and new prob- As Alumni, we should press for such a study, whether lems for which a new solution must be found. Through- through loyalty to the University or through enlightened out the Provinceurgent demands are being made for self-interest. The Alumni Association itself has neither increased facilities for higher education. These demands the funds nor the facilities to undertake the study, but are, for the most part, logical and honest, but they are itdoes have the responsibility of seeingthat a viable often made with reference to a regional point of view plan is developed, presented and adopted. only. To deal with such demands on an individual basis This is not a matter that can continue to wait through is to invitechaos, butthe result wouldprobably be endless tomorrows-it mustbe dealt with now. It is only slightly less chaotic if an attempt were made to fit only fair to the people of the Province, to the Univer- varyingrequirements into a common mould suitable sity, and to our new President that a road be charted. only to a non-existent average. Whatever the plan for higher education may be, it will By Provincial statute the control of and responsibility obviously centre on the University and the University for higher education, at least to the extent that it cul- mustknow what its responsibilities are.Certain and minates in the granting of a degree, lie with the Senate primary among these responsibilities is that of expand- andBoard of Governors of the University of British ing ourgraduate study facilities to fill an increasing Columbia. This does not mean, of course, that all post- demand for university teachers, a demand that can only secondaryeducation must be carried on atthe Point be met through our own resources. Greycampus. Indeed, the growth and reputation of Dr.Macdonald hasaccepted the responsibility, he Victoria College, achieved and prospective,indicates has demonstrated the capability, he must, through the the loss the Province would suffer should this condition immediatedevelopment and acceptance of aplan for prevail. But it does mean that the University must take higher education, be given the opportunity to carry the the initiative. work of the University forward towards a positive goal. 4 Rear \lien, .sketch shows, loft, first wing completed 1959-Top right, gradrrote wing to he rrdy this fall-"Centre, undergradlrute lahorotories wing to be ready in 1963 Chemistry Building's Third Wing Started IHE CHEMISTRY DEPARTMENT is one of dependenttheonresearch facilities in thelast three years. Comparative fig- themajor service departments of the whichit can offer. Withthis in mind ureslaken from Chemistry in Canada University.. From 60 to75 per cent increasingattention has been paid to December1961 show results of this (some1600 last year) of first yearstu- research in the last few years and a new policy: UBChad the largest graduating dentstake chemistry, 90 per cent of wingspecifically forgraduate work, re- class of honours chemists in Canada and thembecause it isrequired for sub- questedfour years ago, should be ready wassecond only to McGillinpost- sequentcourses. The risingenrolment foroccupancy this fall. The original graduatestudents. has thus provided the familiar problems sciencebuilding has been economically Therange of researchtopics is very of accommodationfor the department andskillfully renovated and is now wide but a fewrepresentative examples togetherwith some which are peculiar largelygiven over to researchand fac- willsuffice to illustrate the point. In the to a physical science. Problems of space ulty offices. field of inorganicchemistry there is cannotbe solved by the provision of Thedepartment has some 35 faculty muchcurrent interest in the chemistry lecturerooms but must also include members,15 research fellows and over of fluorine both in metallic fluorides and adequatelaboratory facilities together 80 graduatestudents so thatthere are in organo-metalliccompounds. These with auxiliary services such as stores and well overone hundred persons actively studies areoften linked with an X-ray preparationrooms. engaged in research. An increasing num- crystallographicexamination of the Thechemistry building is a well ber of the graduatestudents are on the compounds produced. knownlandmark on campus. Construc- PhDprogramme, the first suchdegree In physicalchemistry much effort is tion was started in 1914 although it was in chemistryhaving been awarded in expendedin determining the fine struc- not completed until 1925. Known origin- 1955. The researchand teaching ac- ture of moleculesby nuclear magnetic ally as the science building it has gradu- tivities are well supported by several resonanceand the associated technique allyrestricted its manifold activities as technicianswho provide mechanical, of electron spin resonance. Other groups otherdepartments have moved to their glass-blowing,electronic andmicro- are interestedin the action of catalysts ownbuildings, physics in1947, bac- analyticalservices. or energy transfer processes. teriology in 1951and chemical engin- The staff of thedepartment has been Theorganic chemists are concerned eering in 1961. carefullyrecruited over the lastfew withsteroids, alkaloids, branched chain The buildingwasalready over- years so thatall major fields of re- sugarsand their physiological action or crowded by 1955but it was not until search, and thus of teaching interest, are withthe chemistry of wood or withthe 1959 that the first extension was opened. represented. 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