The new church of St. Andrew's and St. Paul's on Sherbrooke St. West, Montreal, is a notably fine example of modern construction materials and methods applied to church requiretnents. Built with concrete, St. Andrew's and St. Paul's combines massiveness with beauty of line. It is fire-safe. And it has provided a maximum of all-Canadian employ· ment at a time when work in Canada was needed most. Anglin-Norcross Limited of Montreal, were cont ractors; H. L. Fetherstonhaugh, Montreal, architect. Coruulr our Sen•iC< Depannumr on ull concrete: corutrucrion problems. Our library is at your disposal tl'ichout charge. \Vrice 14S. Canada Cement Company Limited Canada Cement Company Building Phillips Square Montreal Sales Offices at: MONTREAL TORONTO WINNIPEG CALGARY Co11crete Constt·ttction is ALL -CANADIAN Jan. , 1932 THE JOURNAL, ROYAL ARCHITECTURAL lNSTJTUTE OF CANADA ADA'S FINEST BUILDINGS USE OTIS-FENSOM
Aldred Building M onrrea1 Baron & Blackader, Architects Every one of these fine buildings is equipped with Otis-Fensom Signal Control Micro-Levelling Passenger Elevators. Made in Canada q ~r=ROM PIT TO PENTHOuse> ' It Trill JOURNAL. ROYAL ARCHITECTURAL Ii>JSTlTUTE OF CANADA Jan. , 1932 c c
Theo tmembll of the steel worlt rommmced 011 .Augnlt 14 anti Wt1$ eompletnl on Septrmbt l:' 18. The New Maple Leal :A.re12a, Xoronto <( 760 tons ef structural steel were used in the construction of this 350 It, by 282 ft. Arena. lt has seating capacity for 13,000 people. The d.istance from the floor to the centre of the roof is 140 ft.-more than the height of a ten-st()rey building. <( A~ unobstructed view ()f the sports a,rea is obtained from every seat, due to the entire absence of columns. This is made possible th.rou!;!h the use of a great domed roof, the steel wor~ of wb~ch comprises 'two arch ribs span• ning the .rectangle on the 306 ft. diagonals, and carried on shoes at the four co.tners of'the rectangle. The structure i$ tied together by a series of horizon tal trusses, which support the rafters carrying the steel deck roof. (( The design and erection of the Maple Leaf Arena was made possi,ple }?y the .use of structural steel, which wa~ supplied and erected by Dominien Bridge Co. Limited. DOMINION BRIDGE COMPANY LIMITED MONTREAL AMHERST CALGARY OTTAWA VANCOUVER lan., 1932 THR JOURNAL, ROYAL ARCHI'l'EC'I'LJRAL INSTITUTE OF CANADA Ill
LOAD-BEARING WALL TILE PLATE 1, SERIES A
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LOAD-BEARING WALL TILE USED AS A BASE FOR STUCCO
Walls of Load-Bearing Structural Clay Wall Tile provide an excellent base for the direct application of Portland Cement Stucco; they are highly rated as fi re re tardants and insulate against heat and cold by the means of the air cells in the tile. ~ When such walls are furred with Structural Clay Furring Tile additional resistance ::0)> C· to the passage of heat, cold and dampness is provided. o= -;~ Satisfactory insu lation may thus be obtained through the use of only fireproof c ::0 , )> - materials. rl:;; Oz )>.ro -< - T H E STR U CT UR AL CL AY TILE ASSOC I AT I ON OF CANA D A -; ~ r MONTREAL, QUE. TORONTO, ONT. VANCOUVER, B.C. rr1 IV THE JOURNAL, ROYAL ARCHITECTURAL INSTITUTE OF CANADA Jan .. 1932
Better light-diffusion with Walpamur A N IDEAL Architect's drafting room, decorated with 1\. Walpamur, is pictured above. This is but one of the The Architects BuildinG many rooms throughout the Architects Building, Montreal, designed by Ross & Macdonald, in which this famous flat finish for walls and ceilings was specified. Walpamur provides an ideal background for both natural and artificial light. It ensures an artistic finish, perfect light diffusion, and minimizes eye strain. Walpamur, being washable, is permanent and sanitary. It is manufactured in a complete range of popular shades, and is most economical in application either with tinting brush or spray gun. Architects and decorators, who have made a close study of its features, find that Walpamur meets their most exacting standards.
W a/pamur is made in Canada by
The Crown9Diamond• Paint Co. Limited TORONTO MONTREAL HALIFAX Jan.. 1932 THE JOURNAL, ROYAL ARCHITECTGRAL INSTITUTE OF CANADA v
Jenliins Hydraulic and Hand Operated Filter Valves are extensively used in Filtration Plants throughout the Dominion
A mong the most recent plants specifying Jenkins Valves are the following-
City of Brantford City of Calgary City of Hamilton City of Lachine City of Ottawa City of St. Thomas City of Joliette The E. B. Eddy Company Limited, Hull, Que. Essex Border Public Utilities Commission Niagara Falls Filtration Plant
These institutions are expecting years of d ependable, trouble-free service. They will not b e disappointed. Su ch service and rdiabili t y is built into .J enJ~ins Valves st arting at the first stroke of Lhe p en cil in the draughting room to the last minute inspection before shipping. Close control Shtm·ing a IJatcery (Jj ./t.mkins 1-lytlrau/icuJly opf!rUUtt! F'llter Vtd Vf!i> ,·, tlr ~> Fillfw Lim~ nt Cit;Y of Rra-wfonl Filtratiott Plcmt. .Jenkins Filter VahY?s is n1aintained ovm· ever y s tage of manufacture . You will iu sizes 6".. 10". 16n un(/ 111" ur~ ,.ustalftNI. lil{ewise not be disappointed if you specify J enkins Valves for your next valve job.
l\'ladc in Canada hy J enkins Bros., Limited Montreal, Que.
rnf Q.( 1/w -l8" /QL(' preSSUI"('., /?~llr (Jperal(•(/ r·a, : es fl(JU' bei"l( iu-,tu!lecl in the c ;t,_v Qj Thefil/(?'1' sallery Ul lhl! City of :\1/rmlrMl Filtr(Jfion Plant. The t•i ew , Dependable . . electric clock control. Simple . . pneumatic valves and relays. Direct Flushing • from city water supply. Jobn sotl P neumat ic Time F lus h Clocl<, \ Varre,n 'T e JechrOr\ Driven. Dlllgram shows a Johnson Single T ime Flush System. Normally closed dia· phragm valve insures against waste of water in case of trouble. Time fl ush valve by-passed so that continuous sup ply may be had. Lock-shield gate valves .Joh nson Flush Clock, on each side of flush valve and in by foralternate flushing. pass. A switch may be arranged to se lect manual or clock operation at will. Johnson M ultiple Time Flush Systems are described in Bulle tin C-301. Johnson P neumatic OW it is possible to have an efficient Multiple T ime F lush Clock. Warren T ele and reliable periodic flush system. c hron. Ori ven : {- J>oi n t Flushintt Glock Tllus N An electric clock, actuating pneu- rr ated above. 2l'oin t Flush C loc k lllus trat• matic relays, positively opens and closes diaphragm valves and causes cd below. flushing to take place automatically for any desired length of time. The full force of the city water supply is utilized for cleansing pur poses. The valves may be arranged so that sections are flushed at intervals or there may be one valve to flush in all parts of the build ing simultaneously. The multiple arrangement is desirable in large buildings, reducing the load on the water supply and waste pipes. Johnson Flush Systems require no troublesome float control mechanism. They are positive and direct in their action. END for Bulletin C-301 which illus trates and describes in every detail A S loa n R oya I Flush V;uve With J ohnson S the various interesting features of Air Motor. Johnson Periodic Flush Systems . - . both single and multiple. Be come posted at once on this important new advancement. A card will bring Bulletin C-301. Watrous Flush Valve With J o hnson A ir Motor. JOHNSON TEMPERATURE MANUFACTURERS REGULATING COMPANY OF OF CANADA, LIMITED JOI-INSON I-IEAT 97 Jarvis Street ,. Toronto AND A S tandard J ohnson Sylt>hon Reverse V"lve. BRANCHES IN ALL PRINCIPAL CITIES 1-lUMIDITY CONTROL THE JOURNAL ROYAL ARC HITECTURAL INSTITUTE OF CANADA Serial No. 77 TORONTO, JANUARY, 193 2 V ol. IX , No. 1 CONTENTS Detail of Main Entrance, Bank of Nova Scotia Building, Halifax, N . S .... •...... Frontispiece President's Message ...... •...... , 3 Speculative Builders, loan Companies and the A rchitects ...... • ...... , ...... • . . 4 The Bank of Nova Scotia Bu ilding, Hali fax, N .S...... 5 Fifty·Second Annual Exhibition, Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, By W. 5. Maxwell, R.C.A.. 14 A Challenge to the Architectural Profession, By James H. Craig ...... 22 A ctivities of the Institute ...... •.... , .•...... 24 Activities of Provincial A ssociations ...... 25 Obituary ...... •. ... •...... •...... • ...... 26 Notes ...... ·· ····· · · · · · · · · · · • · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · • · · · · · · · · ·' ·• · · · · · · · · · · · · · 26 Books Reviewed ...... 26 Manufacturer's Publications Received...... 26 PUBLISHED EVERY MO NTH FO R THE ROYAL ARC HI TEC TURAL IN ST ITUTE OF CANADA Ediror-1. MARKUS EDITO RIAL BO ARD Chamnan J. P. HYNES PROf' R AMSAY TRAQUAIR G tL. BERT PARPJ r-r Ontario Associa tion of ArchitecLs Quebec Associat ion o f Architects Manitoba Association o f Architects .J OHN M . L YLU A I..CIDE CHAUSSE S. M . EVEL.Il PUBLI S HERS ARC H ITE CTU RAL PU BLICA T IONS LIM IT ED Publication , Editorial and Advertising Offices ...... 74 King Street East, Toron1o Chicago Representative ...... \tlacimyre & Simpson, 75 East Wacker Drive, Chicago New York Representative ...... , .. L. Ra)' Nelson. 2.50 West .57th Street, New York Representativt in Great Britain ...... W. H . D tckie, 126 Castella in Mansions, ~-! aida Vale, London, W9, England. S U BSCRIPTI ON S Canada and Newfoundland-Three Dollars per year. CreaL BriLain, BriLish Possessions. UniLed SL&Les and Mextco-l~tve o~nars per year. All Other Counuies-Six Dollars per year. Single Copres-Canada 50 Cents; Other Countries 75 Cents. VIII THE JOURNAL, ROYAL ARCHlTECTURAL INSTITUTE OF CANADA Jan., 1032 MANITOBA Ti': LJ:: J>HON 1·: SYSTt:M Hl ll LDIN(;. Wl:-INIPEC: Architect: .\J.x. .\lelville (;eneral C...Ontr.lctOr: Su 1her land ConSI . Co. e e e The latest Westin ghouse-T urn bull gearl ess elevators will give speedy and efficient service in th is splendid new head quarters of the Manitoba Telephone System. TURNBULL ELEVATOR Companq Limited TORONTO Vancouver Ca lgary Winnipeg Ouebec Ottawa Saint John Edmonton Regina Port Arthur Hamilton M ontreal H alifax Jan., 1932 THE JOURNAL, ROYAL ARCHlTECTURAL l NSTlTUTE OF CANADA lX IN THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA---HALIFAX 1 \ The ceiling ~ixture . '// / I and one of the wall brackets in the mana ger's o~ice of the Bank of Nova Scotia, Halifax - part of a contract for special lighting fixtures executed by The Robert Mitchell Company. Below, one of the main entrance lanterns. The lanterns are bronze - the interior ~ixtures bronze with the or nament picked out in gold and si lver. THE ROBERT MI'FCHELL COMPANY LIMITED Architectural Bronze & Iron Division MONTREAL TORONTO JOHN M. LYLE, F.R.I.B.A., R.C.A.- TORONTO Architect GEO. A. FULLER CO. OF CANADA LIMITED General Contractors METALWORK IS ESSENTIAL TO MODERN ARCHITECTURE X THE JOURNAL, ROYAL ARCHITECTURAL INSTlTUTE OF CANADA ] an., 1932 FLUSH VE,..,EERED DOORS jor lJ ~ ll'ER§ITY &S£HOOL 131JILDI~GS WESTERN UNIVERSITY LONDON CHOSE DOORS C'ultuieby HAY~COLimtted Woodstock~Onta rio h • .., ... ,...... - ...... [ l l l l l DETAIL OF MAIN ENTRANCE. BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA BUILDING, HALIFAX. N. S. John M. Lyle. Architect At~ The Journal, Royal Architect1trat Institute of Canada Page 2 January, 1932 THE JOURNAL RO YA L A RCHITECTURAL INSTITUTE OF CANADA Serial No. 77 TORONTO, JANUARY, 1932 Vol. IX , No.1 PRESID ENT'S MESSAGE Jdnudry 1st, 1932 OR the last time I have the honour of sending a FNew Year's message to the members of the R.A.I.C. as their President. The only reference I need make to the disastrous effect of the depression on the businesses of so many architects is to wish you all better things for 1932, and to say that the b est means of maintaining morale is to absorb energy in seeking p hysical Fitness. Y our executive committee has been much occupied on three matters arising out of the difficulties of the times; a survey of unemployment in the profession; an investigation of the amount of foreign products used in Canada with special reference to the U.S.A. as a source of supply; and an effort to deal with specula tive jerry builders and loan companies. These are all rather depressing subjects; partaking of the nature of "Post Mortems." I venture to hope that they have been disposed of in such a way that no further time need be spent upon them at the Annual Meeting, and that when we all meet at Lucerne-in-Ouebec in February, we may bend our minds to those problems which bear directly on the solidarity of our pro fession, with the utmost confidence in the future o f Canada. PE RCY E. NOBBS , P.R.A.I.C. 3 4 THE JOURNAL, ROYAL ARCHITECTURAL INSTITUTE OF CANADA Jan., 1932 Speculative Builders, Loan Companies and the Architects EDITOR'S NOTE- ThefoUowitt?,letter has />een sent by the President of the Institute to the Presi dents of the Boards of Tra ERT AIN aspects of t he speculative building There are other aspects of the wild exploitation C business have been drawn to the attention of of land, materials and labour, which ru n counter the Execu tive Comm_ittee of the Royal Architectural to wholesome development in the building in Institute of Canada by several of the component dustries. Speculative builders who have failed , societies of the rn stitute. These matters affect the not once but again and again, seem to have no investing public, the financiers, t he supply men, difficulty in raising building loans. Sometimes a the manufacturers, and all who have a stake in the condition of the loan is that the supply men will not conservation of urban values, and in the aggregate put a lien on the building. There is thus evidently their interests far surpass those of the architects. an irresponsible element in the supply business which Signs are not wanting that a considerable volume gayly risks bankruptcy at the expense of the of speculative building in t he lower categories manufacturer. apartments, tenements, etc.-is going on and pro Now, all this makes legitimate speculative and jected. High-class speculative building, in con other building so much the more costly. nection with which architects are usually employed, M y confreres in certain provinces wish that the is meantime at a stand-still. loan companies would, to some extent, protect The speculative builder who does not employ an both themselves and those who invest with them, architect is usuall y a contractor, but seldom a by seeing to it that in all cases architects are em member of a local Builders' Exchange or of the ployed; but it seems that something more is re Canadian Construction Association. With t hese quired. Some cities insist on the employment of bodies the architectural organizations are on terms architects in the preparation of plans submitted of perfect amity, and it is with their members that for permits, but it is doubtful whether that can be t he archi tects habitually do business. a very sure means of getting better value in b uild Now, the speculative builders of the class com ing unless superintendence is also obligatory. plained of appear to be having little difficulty in Statu tory re medies of this kind may be in order. getting financial accommodation from private in The counlry is suffering from three classes of dividuals a nd from loan companies unconnected persons, the speculative jerry builder, the irre with any national organization. Otherwise these sponsible supply men, and those loan company remarks would be addressed to any professional directors who do not give enough weight to good organization to which they belonged. design and sound construction in the case of build The first point I wish to ma ke on behali of the ings offered as security fo r loans. architectural profession is that all loan companies At a time when a great deal of urban land can be would be well advised to see that reputable a nd picked up at bargain prices, particularly in Western competent architects are employed for full pro cities, there is surely every reason to discourage fessional services (design and superintendence) in the activities of these three classes, when they all cases where money is advanced for the purpose co-operate to cumber our cities with structures of b uilding. As in a ll our provinces, from Quebec lacking in all those quali ties and values which westwards, Lhe architectural profession is highly the architectural profession exists to provide. organized under provincial statutes, members of There are in Canada something over 500 firms of the profession are in the position of having passed independen l practising architects, and a very much tests a nd are amenable to professional codes; their greater number of assistants. In one province no reputability a nd competence are thus generally of architects or assistants, other than salaried officials, a highly satisfactory standard, and their employ a re employed today. rn the others, the percentage men t to design and superintend works is a con of individua ls more or less employed varies from siderable guarantee of a sound building investment 10% to 30% . \~l i t hin two years the actual re as the basis fo r a loan. duction in value of building entrusted to these The kind of speculative building done without independen t a rchitects (that is, work on which the intervention of the architect in design and fees are paid) has averaged about 65% over superintendence, is, as a genera l rule, ill-planned Canada as a whole. and jerry-built, bo th as to materials and work And now we are threatened, in certain parts of manship. More often than not, it is also ill -judged. the count ry, with a small boom in the kind of from the point of view of town planning, tending building on which it is too often supposed an to destroy rather than to conserve existing values architect is not needed , whereas in fact he is as in its neighbourhood , and with its rapid deteriora much needed in that class of building as in a ny tion to promote slum conditions. other. Jan .. 1932 THE JOURNAL, ROYAL ARCHITECTURAL INSTITUTE OF CANADA 5 The Bank of Nova Scoti a Buildin g, Halifa x H E problem presented was to design a building windows should give into the main banking room Twhich was a combination of banking premises and off this vestibule. As it was necessary to have a four storeys of office units, the banking premises court on one side of the banking room this shifted HOLLIS STREET ELEVATIOiX BANK OF" NOVA SCOTIA Bt;ILDING. HALIFAX, N'. S. Jolm M. Lyle. Arcl!itect J.1 'tdre·w R. Col>b. llssor-iote t'rrltitecl to consist of a safety deposit section, main banking the axis o f the banking room proper off centre with room, manager's office, ladies' retiring room and the main entrance from the street. By opening up board room. A departure from the ordinary type the large windows into the banking room the change of banking plan is that the office entrance and of axis is not noticeable and a view of the whole ban kin¥' entrance come into a large common vesti banking room is obtained from ·t he vestibule. bule w1th the elevators and staircase to the left In designing the exterior we were anxious to of the entrance to the banking room-off axis with strike a modern note but owing to the fact that the the main door. The bank desired that large Parliament Building was just across the street we 6 THE JOURNAL, ROYAL ARCHITECTURAL I)JSTITUTE OF CANADA Jan .. 1!)32 l) E D r 0 B. . D L 0 !- w ...... ; l- l I G H T C.ovrvT V') :z: H a L L 5 51B..ttT GROUND FI.OOR PLAN IV,NK OF NOVA SCOTIA BU ILDING. HALIFAX. N.S. Joh>J .11. T.ylt, . lrfhitecl Andre1v R.. Cobb •. \ ssociol< Architect Jan., 1932 THE JOURNAL, ROYAL ARCHITECTURAL INSTITUTE OF CANADA 7 THE BANI., Or NOVA "-COTio~ TH£ MAIN EN TRANCE !lANK OF XOVA SCOTIA BUILDING, HALfFAX. X. S. John M . L~le, Archifetl A ndrt'ID R. Cobb, A ssoci WINDOW GRILLE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA Bui LDING. HALIFAX. N. S. Jt>h" M. L3•lt, A rch•itecl An.dr.w R. Cobb. Associate Archilecl Jan., 1H32 THE JOURNAL, ROYAL ARCHITECTURAL INSTITUTE OF CANADA 9 FIREPLACE IN MANAGER'S OFFICE MAIN BANKING ROOM 10 THE JOURNAL, ROYAL ARCHITECTURAL I NSTITUTE OF CANADA Jan., 1932 DETAIL IN LADIES' ROOM BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA BUILDING, HALIFAX , N. S. John. M . Lyle, Architect A11drew R . Cobb, Associate Architect Jan., 1932 THE JOURNAL, ROYAL ARCHITECTURAL JN'STITUTE OF CANADA 11 DETAIL OF CEJL!XG, MAIN BANKING ROOM BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA BUIJ, DING. HALIFAX. N. S. John M. Lyle, rlrthitecl ,, ndrn• R. Cobb. Associate Arehilea 12 THE JOURNAL, ROYAL ARCHITECTURAL INSTITUTE OF CANADA Jan., 1932 SPANDREL PANELS BANR OF NOVA SCOTIA BUILDING, HALIFAX, N.S. Upper Panel-TURKEY Centre Panel - CANAD A GOOSE Lo·wer Panel- BEAR Jan., ·1$132 THE JOURNAL. ROYAL ARCHITECTURAL l NSTlTUTE OF CANADA 13 felt that certain characteristics of this very fine crab also lent themselves to the decorative scheme. building should be echoed in the new build ing. So In every case we studied the natura l forms, we adopted the parti of recalli ng the channellated translating them into conventionalized ornament lower storey of the Parlia- for wood, stone, plas ter, ment Building using a classic bronze or iron. base on which to develop our design and by the use of The ornament on the Canadian forms endeavoured exterior stone work was to stri ke a personal note. treated in the modern man ncr, quite flat with softened vVe found it an extremely arrises with occasional crisp, difficult problem to treat on sharp notes as accents. The facade owing to the fact that effect of this treatment in the banking room being 32 the wall is to make the orna feel high demanded la rge ment plastic in character and scale windows to ligh t this married to the wall surface area, the marriage, therefore without undue play cf light of the office units to the and shade. main banking room Aoo r was compLicated because of the The walls of the vestibule four storeys of small unit are panelled to the ceiling in fenestration. In order to marble with bronze doors marry the scale of the bank leading into the diffe rent ing room floo r to the four rooms- the floors are Roman storeys of office units, we travertine. The banking room decided to tie these four flooJ·s and walls are Roman storeys together by fl uted travertine. piers, crowning the whole building with a wide simple All the inlerior metal work frieze decorated with medal is a combination o f bronze lions of old Canadian coins. and Monel metal, the Monel One of the interesting feat metal being used 111 the ures of this building is the decorative forms. large simple scale of the exterior t reatment. The manager's room is panelled to the ceiling in Both on the exterior and buu-ended maple treated 111 in the interior we endeavour- the modern manner. The ed to use Canadian fauna, board room is pine, antique Bora, bird and animal life and fin ish. The ladies' room is a marine life as symbolism in painted room in shades o f our decorative feature"l using jade green and silver antique eighty-six differcn L Canadian finish. motifs from the small trailing ONE O F A PAIR OF GATES TO SAFETY arbutus- the Horal emblem DEPOSIT DEPARTZ>·lENT The general colour scheme of Nova ScoLia-to the sun of the main banking room is flower, and from the sea-gull to the Canada bright and gay. It is flooded with light and a goose, the bear, the silver fox, the codfish and distinct note of cheerfulness is in evidence. - John M. Lyle 14 THE JOURNAL, ROYAL ARCHITECTURAL INSTITUTE OF CANADA Jan., 1932 WHERE Tf!E RED GODS LIVE By rl rt!Jur Heming Fifty-Sec.ond Annual Exhibition, Royal Canadian Academy of Arts By w. S. MAXWELL, R.C.A., F.R.I.B.A., F.R.A.l.C. HIS year's exhibition is well up to the average of the exhibition has been already covered by an T standard, and in quantity of submitted and illustrated article in THE jouRNAL, there is no accepted works exceeds any in the history of the reason for going into a detailed consideration of its academy. merits, but the fact remains that the work of mural T he hanging committee deserve a word of appre painters is evident in only one of the many interiors ciation for their good work, the general appearance shown. This absence of painted mural work is of the walls is pleasing and with few exceptions quiLe out of alignment with the great art periods of there is an absence of d iscordant notes. This may the past, and one may in truth say at variance be due to the greater purity of colour in the can with the best precedent of today. vasses of what we may sometimes refer to as the A painter who has a true feeling for mural decora "conservatives" and to the skilful placing of the tion contri butes an clement of beauty that is of more vigorous abstractions of t he younger painters. greater decorative and human interest than the The ce ntre a nd t he east gallery are devoted to work of craftsmen usually employed in the con works in oil and the west gallery·to a special exhibi ventional embellishment of our public and other tion of photographs of work done by architects who buildings. Architects are realizing the virtues of are members of the R.A.I.C. In the gallery at the the sister art of sculpture and significant and beauti head of t he main staircase and on the walls oi t he ful results have already been achieved in some staircase hall are paintings and sculpture. Two Canadian buildings. To the end that a revived subsidiary galleries facing Ontario Avenue are interest be aroused in mural decoration, the sugges devoted to water-colours, drawings, designs and tion is offered that the R.C.A. should give the illustrations, etc., and to the showing of architec subject consideration and arrange for illustrated tural work. lectures and magazine articles covering modern as 1t is a source of satisfaction to the architectural well as old work. profession to be more closely associated with and From time to time one hears the call for a true more fully represented in the Royal Canadian Canadian school of painting, just what this means Academy Exhibition. This is the second year in at the present time I do not know. The present which the R.A.l.C. has taken a n active part by exhibition is to all intents and purposes wholl y exhibiting enlarged photographs entered in a com Canadian. Among the oil paintings there a re 116 petition limited to its members and for which works showing landscapes, marines, and other city awards were made under seven classifications. The and town subjects, which are Canadian, and if the high quality of the work exhibited has merited the portraits and figure subjects are included it be genuine interest shown by the public. As this aspect comes preponderatingly a national show. Jan., 1!132 THE JOURNAL, ROYAL ARCIJlTECTuRAL J .'-lS'l'I'l'u'l'E OF CA)IADA l.i NOOX By F. S. Cobum, l<.C.A. Great variety in subject and technique is evidenl. work of Canadian artists, a nd in a way, this is no The 19th century, with its conscientious literalism great loss. l t is significant that the Canadian and emphasis on detail, rubs shoulders with the paintings of men such as J ackson and Holgate are vigorously patterned work of the inheritors of the now generally understood and receive the apprecia Tom Thomson mantle. Between these extremes tion which should always be given to capable there i~ an abundance of good, sound work, and if personal work based on the truths of nature. there are few outstanding achievements there is at T here is a noticeable tendency to paint pictures least evidence of progress that bodes well for the which are primarily intended for exhibition pur future of Canadian art. poses, and while admitting the desirabiJity of con The extremes of European modernists such as tinuing the practice, there is a tendency to exag Pirasso and Braque have had little influence on the geration of scale and the use of technical methods THE HOUSE OF SI R CHRISTOPHER WREN, HAMPTOX COURT By Richard Ja~l,, R.A. 16 THE JOURNAL, ROYAL ARCHITECTURAL INSTITUTE OF CANADA Jan., 1932 which are more suitable for other purposes. In public's weakness for the anecdotal and senti stained glass the lead cames are an essential part of mental. Unfortunately the late Victorian work, the design, their function is a stru<:tural, as well a~ and the Continental for that matter, was accom an aesthetic one, and they a re an mherent part of panied by a n over-emphasis on accessories and an the technique of the craft. In the exhibition there absence of good painting, story telling was the are paintings in which dark outline functions in the theme and had the right of way. In the works of same manner as in the art of stained glass. This Velasquez, Jan Steen, Hogarth, Rowla ndson, technical aberration varies from thin lines to some Chardin, Daumier, Forain, and others, the pictorial that are a full qua rter of an inch wide. One may quality seldom suffered at the expense of the human adopt the attitude that it is resulLs we are after in relationships shown in t heir work. Our country this eclectic age, and that t he end justifies the has been discovered in so far as the richness of its PROFESSOR l RVtNG H. CAMERON. :vr.n .. F.H.C.S., LL.D. E. JV.vly Grier, P.R.C.A. means, but why introduce into painted canvasses a ouLdoor material is concerned, from the point of technique which appertains to poster work and view of historic and genre painting only the fringe stained glass? has been touched. Several painters have found inspiration in t he The tendency to send in large, vigorously painted north, or what has all the appearance of virgin canvasses has continued to the point that it is out country. They have shown canvasses of great of alignment with Lhe requirements of the pur decorative interest and emotional content. For chasing public. Admittedly the exhibition has the some, the scene has been resolved into splendid appearance of a stunning show on fi rst inspection. patterns, interlacements of leafless trees, swirling vVith recurring visits and the opportunity of quieter waters, majestic eli ffs, mountains with mist and cloud and more intimate study, a revaluation of first that have drifted into alluringly decorative shapes. impressions takes place. The stunning canvasses There are few paintings shown in which figure are reviewed in relation to their possible introduc work is an important element. This is to be tion in our homes and are usually considered in regretted and may be due to the ridicule directed eligible because of their size and very vigorous against t he work of painters who traded on the technique. Artists are surely aware of the fact that Jan., 1932 THE JOURNAL, ROYAL ARCHITECTURAL INSTITUTE OF CANADA 17 SAILORS SAND BAR, FRASER CANYON. B.C. By J. W. G. MacD<:matd we are becoming a nation of apartment house that practically all the greatest artists of the dwellers, living in comparatively small rooms. If nineteenth century, from Corot to 'Whistler, painters would bear this in mind and if the academy established their fame by paintings of quite would hang the small and the moderate-sized pic mcderate dimensions." No painter should b.e tures in a separate gallery, the results would be of urged to deviate from his conception of what he greater interest to the public and more pictures shall paint or how he shall do it ; but the old view would be sold. The desirability of a simple neutral point may be raised as to w\:lether art is not a n background is evident, and the walls should no t be expression of a civilization and really very closely overcrowded. related to it. Art is becoming more and more a In "Thirty Years of British Art," Sir Joseph matter of interest to the general public, and manv Duveen, Bt., says "Incidentally it may be remarked art galleries have been recently erected on thi's HERRING COVE, NOVA SCOTIA By Mrs. Florence M. Piprm Jan .. 1932 18 THE J OURNAL , ROYAL ARCJ-llTEC'flJRA IA i NSTITUTE O F CANADA conlinenl. T oday Canadians spend very ml.•ch No. -!0, ":\oon," the la ndscape is indicated with more o n imported paintings than on Canadtan freedom and the two resting horses painted in the ones, and several reasons for this.may be.ad\·anced. masterly way one expects from this artist. Foreign paintings a rc s~ l ecLed 111 relat10 ~ to the Mr. Ma urice C ullen, R.C.A., is represented by a tastes of the dealer's clientele and a re d1splayed pastel. 'o. 54, " The Echo River near Banff," an without overcrowding. There is an entire absence accomplished, dignified composition, low in key, of the "exhibition" and "public gallery" type and with fine renections in lhe water. in the ensemble there is achieved a quality of Mr. J. Horne Russell , R.C.. -\., has confined him unity whether the show be confined to consen·a ~e l f to Marines this year. His I o . 256. "Crescent tive o~ advanced modern work. The average R.C.A. Beach. 1 .S." has been acquired by the Art As Exhibition would not suffer if fewer works were social io n of Mo ntreal. The movement of waves and selected, if less ellort were made to attract atten- the reflections o n the beach are very well indicated. PORTTUIT ST UD\' By Fttderick fl. t'arley•. l.R.C.. CHUHALDIN By Chas. F. Comfnrt Dona ld ; " Da rk Autumn" by Mr. J. E. H . Mac Nobbs, R.C.A., P .R.A.T.C.; Mr. Ernest Cormier D ona ld , A.R.C.A. ; "Peaks of Silence" by Mr. W. P. (Archi tect elect) ; Mr. W. J. Phillips; M r. Stanley Weston; "Timberline" by Mr. Franz Johnston, T urner, A.R .C.A . and others . A.R.C.A. , and M r. George D . Pepper 's " Indian Of etchings, drawings, designs a nd illustrations, Smoke-Houses." fewe r are shown tha n is the case when the Academy Mr. Paul B. Earle, A.R.C.A., shows three well Exhibi tion is held in Toronto. Assumedly this is painted landscapes glowing with mellow colour. due to the ma ny publishing concerns having their Characteristicall y good work is shown by M r. headquarters in Toronto. M r. Arthur Lismer, Wilfred Barnes, A.R.C.A. and Mr. Hugh Jones, A. R.C.A., shows three fi ne drawings which give R.C.A. , who in add ition to being a well-known evidence of the sincere study which is back of his architect, is a painter of merit. paintings. Decorative distinction is achieved by able Mr. Edwin Holgate is represented by a fine painting, agreeable colour a nd a fairly vigorous drawing of a head and a good lithograph- a technique in "Fishing Boats" and in "Seaport" medium whi ch is being taken up by several of by M r. Peter C. Sheppard, A.R.C.t\ . Mont real's younger a rtists. M r. Ernest Newman M r. George Fox has two marines in which the shows a portrait of Rabbi Stern, a sincere drawing movement of water is well analysed a nd indicated. in which character is achieved. Mr. Herbert Of the canvasses showing harbour scenes, Mr. Raine, R.C.A. , shows four etchings that are among Adrien Hebert's "Hangars et Elevateur'' is interest- his !Jest achievements. Among other good works Jan .. 1V:{2 THF: JOUR~AL, ROYAL ARCJHTECTURAL lNSTITUTE OF CANADA 21 are a fine etching of "The Rock at Perce, P.Q." concentrated in any one place, adds interest to the by Mr. S . H. :Maw; colour prints by Mr. W. J. ensem ble of the gall eries. Mr. George Hill, R.C.A., P hillips; lino-cuts by Mr. Tom Rober ts and M r. shows four reliefs of the "J ames Mitchell Memorial Felix Shea. A symbolic composition "Science" by Fountain, Sherbrooke. P.Q." Ably modelled Mr. Walter Lohse is very modern in conception graceful figures, they might have stepped out of and largely geometric in its com position. Good the Sixteenth Century, but the modern types and examples of the Art of Manuscript Illumination are personal treatment of details precludes this shown by Mr. J. Charlebois. assumption. Mr. F..manuel Hahn, R.C.A., has a A UT\i~H-.7 SW.f~fER F'RAGiV!ENTS OF THE J AMES :-UTCHELL MEMORIAL FOUXTA!N, SHERBROOKE, QUE. G. nr. JJ ill. R.C.A .. sc ..lptor The showing of Architecture, apart from the good head of "Stcfansson" a nd a. charming "Cana room _devoted to the R.A.I.C. special exhibit is dian Deer." Miss Elizabeth Wyn Wood, A.R.C.A., small 111 extent and not as good as i t should be. shows a particularly fine bust of "Narcisse Pelle ~ndoubt.edl y the di vision of exhibits has affected tier" modern in treatment. By Miss F lorence ~~- ln Lhe future the Association of Architects func Wyle, A.R.C.A. , "Study of a Girl" is excellent. tioning in the city in w hich the R.C.A. Exhibition Among other exhi bits of merit are works by Mr. A. takes place, should make it their business to round Laliberte, R.C.A.; Mr. Henri Hebert, R.C.A. ; Mr. up the good work available and see that it is shown. Charles Adamson and Mr. Fred Winkler who The Art of Sculplure is well represented , the shows a very spiri ted decoratively conceived general disposition of the exhibits, which are not "Seagull ." 22 THE JOURNAL, ROYAL ARCHITECTURAL INSTITUTE OF CANADA Jan., 1932 A Challenge to the Architectural Profession From an address f!.iven. by James H. Craig, President of the Ontario !l ssoc-iMion. of Architects at a Joint Meet1:ng of the Cou11cil and the Otta' HE sphere of use ful ness of any association or the Toronto Transportation Commission. The T body of men is limited only by the vision of its Toronto Board of Education and the City of membership. ·when conditions of living are such Toronto have been guilty of accepting taxes from that a man has employment which will ensure his Toron to architects, demanding payments in gold family and himself the degree of economic inde and refusing payments in kind. When the schools pendence to which habit has accustomed him to attempted to compete with the public which sup consider his just right, most men are satisfied . Their ported them in the sale of confections there was a v ision is circumscribed by the horizon of immediate strong protest, but archi tects have too long been personal and family requirements. At best a feeling content to accept what has been, as a condition of patriotism at times widens the horizon to include which cannot IJe altered. the well-being of one's fellow countrymen. It is However, we have come to the cross roads, and only at times of economic depression such as that out of the gloom of this depression will dawn a through which we are passing that we are disposed brighter day for architects practising in this to take stock of the conditions under whi ch we live, province. Our present Provincial Government has with t he object of bringing about needed reforms shown its sympathy with our pro fession in passing and, as self preservation is the first law of nature, the ArchitecLs' Act at t he last session of the legis we do so, not so much from altruistic motives but lature and it is to be congratulated for doing what because of dire necessity. its predecessors in office failed to do. In Toronto The present economic depression which is world we have a municipal government which is no t wide, has taught us one fu ndamental lesson--that unmindful of our claims to recogni tion, and during national boundaries no longer provide security the past week, the preparation of plans for four from the economic ills which affect our neighbours. municipal buildings has been entrusted to archi \iVith the advent of fast steamship service, aerial tects in private practice. transportation, wireless, radio and wi reless tele But without an active provincial association a nd phones, the world has grown smaller. A revolution active chapters in each mu nicipality where anum in South America or a war in China at once re-acts ber of architects are in practice, such resul ts cannot on security values throughout the world. The be obtained. As you have learned, representations progress of scientific discovery and industrial devel have been made to the Provincial Government opment has outstr ipped man's abili ty to adapt asking for the awarding of commissions to architects himself to the fast changing cyclorama of events. in private practice. The policy of employing Old forms of government are being taxed to the architects in private practice is one which has, in a breaking point to cope with the new conditions, measure, been successfully adopted by our Domi but radical changes in government and economic nion Government, witness the magnificent Parlia systems must be made, if the new world, which ment Buildings for which M r. John Pearson was has been created by such unparalleled scien ti fie the architect. Tt is gratifying to every member o f and industrial changes is to be successfully the profession in this province, that Mr. Pearson, governed. a recognized leader of the profession, should have Jt was formerly the object of every nation to accepted the chairmanship o [ the ArchiLects' maintain a favourable balance of trade in order tha t Registration Board and should devote so much time her currency might be at a premium in the world's and energy to this branch of pu bli c service, which markets; that is to say, that other countries must he has undertaken. pay in gold ralher than in kind for the commodities T he planning of the I ational Research Building purchased from the favoured nation. T he fallacy has also been entrusted to a nationally known firm of such a policy is evident from the position whi ch of architects in private practice. It is not to be is occupied to-day by the United States. The implied that because archi tects in private practice treasuries are fi lled with the world's gold, but the wish to serve the country in designing and super lactories are idle. T he Canadian dollar is worth vising Lhe construction of its m~j or public buildings, only eigh ty cents in New York funds, and as a that there will be nothing remaining for depart result Canadian dollars are being spent at home mental architects to do. T here is, in facl, much and the American factories remain idle. beneficial work to be done by such departmen ts It is high time that our governments recognized which is not at present being attempted. T here is the application of this same principle, in d istribu t no adequate provincial system of plan examination. i ng to architects in private practice commissions The co llection of data relating to materials to be to plan and supervise the construction of public used to reduce the first cost and the lower main buildings; why the architect, who is a tax-payer, tenance costs of buildings towards which the should be discriminated against and his services government contributes grants, would be a legiti usurped by governments which he helps to maintain, mate field in which the government departments is difficult to understand. might function. T he maintenance of advisory In the City of T oronto, the following situation services such as the Dominion Government's exists : The Provincial Government designs and Department of Hospital Advisory Service would supervises Lhe construction of p ublic buildings provide another function in which the Provincial through its own departments. T he Provincial Government might ably participate. Such serv ices Hydro-Electric Commission has been adopting the as those of collecting data relating to the use of same principle. The Toronto Hydro-Electric Corn economical material!-; of construction and advisory mission has followed a similar policy as has also services, should prove of special benefit to sma ll Jan., 1932 THE JOURNAL, ROYAL ARCHITECTURAL INSTITUTE OF CANADA 23 municipalities and to the architects practicing in expendit ures of large sums of money in conformity such centres. to the laws of structural economics. As it is, you At the present time, owing to our limited organi can each answer for yourselves from what profes zation, it is difficult to institute changes which the sion most elected servants of the public are derived. members of our profession know would be in the They are not even from the ranks of the producers. public interest, so that the need of extending and It is perhaps only natural t hat so many legislators strengthening our present organization becomes t he should be selected from the legal profession, for more apparent. At the present time there is not an traditionally government was largely a matter of a rchitect member in the Provincial Legislature, nor law making. To-day, conditions are different and in t he Dominion House of Commons. The years government has become chiefly concerned with the of study in planning, the study of the economics of economic li fe of the state. construction and the high ethical standards main It is gratifying that our present Dominion tained by members of our profession are lost to the Government has taken the initiative in calling a governments at a time when planning the recon conference of representatives from the governments struction of the economic fabric is the chief task of component parts of the Empire, to arrive at an of governments and when the integrity of public exchange of commodities. A world conference is at servants was never more vital to the nation's well present impracticable, but should the Empire con being. ference a rrive at a satisfactory basis of reciprocal Sir Francis Bacon, who was Great Britain's trade, it is not too much to hope that other nations Chancellor during the reign of Queen Elizabeth, will in time join with those of the Empire in working published a volume two years prior to his death out a basis for exchange of commodities. entitled "The New Atlantis." Will Durant, in his At such times as these, we need not relinquish Story of Philosophy, relates of the New Atlantis our admiration for our own institutions and for that a ship set sail from Peru for China a nd Japan constitutional procedure, when we look about us to by the South Sea, and after various calamities and observe what changes are taking place elsewhere in vicissitudes when the crew were upon the verge of methods of government . To shut our eyes to t he death, they saw, almost unbelieving, a fair island experiments which are in progress in Russia and looming up under the sky. This was the New Italy is to fear t hem. In modern Italy every Atlantis. Weeks of convalescence were spent upon citizen belongs to a syndicate or group composed of the Island and the habits and customs of the members of the same trade, vocation or calling. inhabitants revealed a Utopian state of civilization Our own association of architects might be con far beyond the conditions prevailing in Europe. sidered analogous wit h one of these syndicates. Solomon's House, in the New Atlantis, took the Within the group, problems concerning the group place of our House of Parliament and formed the are discussed and suggested solutions outlined. home of the island government . To quote:- These groups are united in a federation and from "But there are no politicia ns there, no in the federation members are elected to the govern solent 'elected persons,' no 'national palaver,' ment. The various industries of the country a re as Carlyle would say; no parties, caucuses, then given representation in accord with the pri maries, conventions, campaigns, buttons, numbers of people employed in the industry. lithographs, edi torials, speeches, lies and As architects, we in Ontario belong to the con elections; the idea of filling public . office by struction industry and as a class are dependent such dramatic methods seems never to have for our economic welfare upon the welfa re of the entered the heads of these Atlantans. But the industry as a whole. Several times during my year road to the heights of scientific repute is open of office as president of the association, we, as a n to all, and only those who have travelled the association, have worked in collaboration with the road sit in the councils of the state. It is a Canadian Construction Association. One fruit of government of the people and for the people this collaboration may have been the decision of by the selected best of t he people ; a govern our Provincial Government of expending a portion ment by technicians, architect<>, astronomers, of the funds for unemployment relief in the con geologists, biologists, physicians, chemists, struction of buildings. Deputations from our two economists, sociologists, psychologists and associations waited upon the Premier, advocating philosophers. Complicated enough ; but think this expendit ure and the government subsequently of a government without politicians." decided upon the policy. In this connection the . We may agree that Utopian states are quite untiring efforts of Mr. H. P. Frid of Hamilton, 1mpossible of a ttainment in an age which has so the president of the C.C.A., must be commended. recently experienced a cataclysm such as the At the present time . the building industry is World War, but when we read of Bacon's Utopia faced with a very serious problem by reason of the we are disposed to marvel at our own gullibility and legal decision made in the case of J ohn Inglis vs. lack of imagination. Queen's Park Plaza. As a result of the decision, The chief object of present governments through loans on various building projects are being held up out. the world would appear to be that of restoring by loan companies and the builders who have been agncultural, industrial and commercial activities carrying on in good faith that funds would be which would result in happier economic conditions. forthcoming a re now in many cases facing financial To this end an intelligent observer would expect to ruin. see the producer or the potential producer pre The renewal of mortgages which are coming due, dominate in the councils of state. He might by Insurance Companies and Loan Companies, re~na bly expect to find among elected represen at the former rates where obligations have been tatives trained economists who would function met, would be expected at a time when living costs wit~ the authority of legislators as well as in an are reduced, earning powers reduced a nd rents advt~o r y capacity. Also he would expect to find lowered. But t his is not the case. Interest rates arch1tects and engineers experienced in supervising are increased and re-payments of principal are 24 THE JOURNAL. ROYAL ARCHlTEC'J'URAL TXSTTTUTE OF CA~ADA .J an .. 1!)32 demanded in excess of former demands. There building ind ustry an invitation to send d ul y wo uld appear to be something sinister . in this accredited delegates to n~eet with the ouject of attitude of financial institution:; at such a nme, but discussing the advisability of forming a P rovincial these people who are not. prcducers are well Council of Construction Industries, wh ich will organized and present a umted fro n t: vVhe r e~s united ly represent the whole industry in all matters producers in the past have been organt?:Cd only tn o f common concern. factions and small group~. Such a body ~ho ul d include not only delegates lt has uecomc axiomatic that the last industry to from manufacturers, contractors, a rchitects, en recuperate a fter an econo~ic d~pression is the gineers, and supply ho u~es, but also delegates from building industry . At best tn a clt mate where the the various trade organizations which fo rm the winters-make the industry in a measure a seasonal other ranks of the construction army. The pro one, the problems to be solved are many a nd ulems of the rank a nd file in the army during the warrant the concerted study of all parties war were the very real pro!Jlems of their officers. concerned. The other ranks of the construction industry need Gentlemen, 1 am firmly convinced that the new us to help solve their pro!Jiems and we require their times which have come upon us require new support in attacking the problems of the industry. methods and should 1 receive the support of this The archi tect., if he be the true head of the meeting, I propose to extend to the Canadian building industry, should be the prime mover in Construction Association and to all provincial bringing about such an organization and with your bodies which are in any measure associated with the support J am willing to take the initiative. Activi ties of th e In stitute A meeting of the executive committee of the Tt was decided to offer the photographs of the council of the Royal Architectural Institute of eigh teen buildings which received awards at the Canada was held at the office of the Institute, 627 exhibition to the component societies and schools Dorchester Street West, Montreal, Quebec, on of architecture for exhibition. Thursday, December 17th, 1931 , at 4.00 p.m. Public Relations: In the absence of Mr. West, Present: Percy E . Nobbs, president; Alcide the secretary reported that letters had been received Chaus:::e, hcnorary secretary; 'vV . S. Maxwell ; E. J. from the Canadian Manufacturers Association, Barott and I. Markus, secretary. Produced in Canada Quebec Association, Depart ment of Trade and Commerce, Canada Crushed Reports of Stand·ing Committees: Stone Corporation a nd the Board of Trade of the A rchitecturat Training: l\II r. Maxwell reported City of Toronto, commending the action of the that as a result of negotiations with the accredited Jnslilute in publishing an editorial on "The Archi schools of architecture, the proposed R.A.l.C. tects' Responsibility." He a lso advised the mee ting competitions wou ld be arranged so as to fit into the that press notices relative to this editorial had regular work of the schools. It was intended to appeared in several newspapers and trade pub hold two competitions, one open to fourth and lications. fifth year studem s, and the other open to second Fellowsh-ips: The secretary reported the death of and third year students. Three cash prizes to be Frank P. Martin of Saskatoon, a Fellow of the awarded in each competition. Institute. The meeting recorded its deep regret, The secretary advised the meeting that the and requested the president to convey the con drawings submitted in the W. S. Maxwell prize dolences of the council to his family. competition had been recently exhibited at the Proposed Amendment to the By-Laws: The University of Manitoba. honorary secretary presented a proposed amend Art, Science and Resea·rch: The secretary read men t to clause 16 of the by-laws of the Institute. a letter from the Canadian Engineering Standards The principal of the proposed amendment was Association advising that the first meeting of the approved by the executive committee, and the proposed conference on the standardization of president a nd honorary secretary were requested build ing materials would likely be held in Toronto to re-draft the clause in simpler fo rm and give at an early date and asking the Institu te to appoint notice of motion to the council. two delegates. The president informed the meeting Use of Ccmctdian }.faterials: The president re that he had requested Mr. J. H. Craig and Mr. ported the printing and issue of the booklet con H. E. Moore to represent the Institute, and that taining data on foreign building products used in they had agreed to attend the first meeting. Canada provided by Mr. orman Holland, chair P1·ojessionat U sctges: The .president reported man of the Industrial Commission on Unemploy that the O.A.A. and the P .Q.A.A. were taking steps ment for tbe City of Montreal, which also included to jointly consider a unifo rm schedule of fees. a letter to the members of the Institute from the Exhibitions and Awards: In the absence of Mr. president, urging Lhem to specify building products Turner, the president advised the n:eeting that the of Canadian manufacture wherever possible. He R.A.I.C. exhi bition now being held in the Mon further reported that copies of these booklets had treal Art Gallery was very successful and that the been distributed to the members on December 15th. jury of award had submitted their report embody The Financing of Speculative Buildings by Loan ing certain recommendations for fu ture exhibitions Companies: The president read a d raft of a letter which would be considered at the next annual which he had prepared relative to the activities of meeting. speculative builders who secured thei r funds from 'J'H 1·: .lOU·L\ AL. ROY.\ L ARCJll'J' EC'I'CR·\ L 1:\~ 'l'J TL/ l ' E OF CA , ADA 25 loan ~nd mortgngc companies, lO be sent to the to the president for reference in the annual report boards of trade in the ,·arious cities throughou t the of the council so that the matter might be broughL Dominion. The letter met with the approval of rhe up for discussion at the next annual meeting. meeting a nd the secretary was instructed to ha,·e a Bud:f.et for 1932: The secretary presented a budget copy of it published in the next issueofTRE] Ov R:\.\L. of estimated income and expenditures for 1932. .lfiscellaneous: :\ letter was read from G. Roper After certain revi!>ions. the sccretan• was instructed Gouinlock (Jf) of T oronto, regarding Income Tax w present the revised budget at the next meeting paid by members of the architectural profession. of the cou nci I. The letter pointed out certain injustices in the Date and Place of Next i\1eehng: It was decided present basis of payment of Income Tax by to hold the next meeting of the execmiYe committee architects. :\1r. Couinlock's letter was referred in :\!Jon treal on Thursday, January 14th, 1932. Note to Members, R.A.I.C. for the information of the members of Lhe Royal Arc·h iLe;·1ural Institute of Canada, t he foll owing details will be of some use to t hose who intend to be present at the t wenty fifth general meeting on Friday and Saturday the 19th a nd 20t h February, 1932, at the Log ChaLeau, Lucerne-in-Quebec, Montebello, Que. Lnfl ics are cord ially invited and specinl entertainments will be provided for Lhern duri ng the t wo days of the annuillmeeting. Montebell o is on t he Montreal-Ottawa :-.Jorth Shore li ne of the Canadian P Activities o f Provincial A ssociations Ottawa on the same day a nd were the guests of the Ottawa A rc hitectural Institute of British Columbia chapter at the annua l dinner. .\bout thiny-two members attended the annual meeting The coun<"il a lso entertained the chapter to a luncheon at of the .\rchiter tural Institute of British Columbia which was the Laurentian Club following which there was a general held nt the Em1>ress Hotel, Victoria. B.C., on December 2nd. discussion on matters of importance to the Association. The retiring presidem, :\fr. Andrew L. Mercer, was in the It was clet·ided to hold the next meeting of the club at the rhair, and after the various reports for the past yea r had been Chateau Laurier on Tuesday, january 19t h. presented, the election of officers took place for the ensuing ye.tr, whirh resulted as follows: president, John Y. l\tcCarter, TO RO NTO CHAPTER, O.A.A. \'ancouver: vice-president, llubert Savage, Victoria; honora ry A special luncheon meeting of the Toronto chapter, O.A.A. !'ecretary, S. i\1. Eveleigh, Vancou,·er: honorary treasurer, Thco J..: orner, \\'est 1:3ay: secretary, E. B. Ylc!Vlaster, \'an was held on December 21st at the King £dward Hotel, with ('Ou\'er. the chairman, Mr. F. II . Marani in t he chair. About one hundred and twenty-fiw members and guests a t tended t he luncheon, the main object of which was to pay tr ibute to t he Th e Ontario A ssociation of Architects Mayor, Wm. J. Stewart and t he members of the Board of Control for t heir fa rsightedness irt seeking t he co·operation Severalwuncil meeti ngs have been held recent ly, including of the a rchitects in con nection wit h civic improvement. one at l larlli lton during November, a nd a not her a t Ottawa The :'11'ayor addressed th<' meeting a t some length and a fter on December 15th. 1\ representative gathering of architects out lining what 1he City Counci l had endeavoured to do in fi'Om Ningara 17 a ll s, St. Cuncil has dcdderl, in view of the difficult times matters pertaining to town-planning a nrl ci,·ic beautification. which architcrts are now exl)eriencing and in consideration M r H. B. Ounnington-Cruhh, land;;ca pe architect, a lso of the fee payable to the Arc 1itects Registration l:loard, that spoke on the importance of developing the approaches to no membership fees shall be charged for the fi,·e months from the city. July .l ist to December 31st, 1931. lt has a lso been decided to change the financial rear to correspond with the calendar year. 1_'~e next annual meeting of the Association will be held at I oronto on February I ith, t9.H. The meeting will be Province of Ouebec Association of Architects fo_llowed by a dinner at which :\Ir. George Oakley, '!.P.r. At a recent c·mmcilmeeting of t he Association, the following wtlt _he the guest of honour in appretiation of t he ,·a tuable architects were elected to membership in the P.Q.A.A.; Rene scrnces rendered by him in piloting the Architects' Act, 193 I, Rlancher, Ceorges l3lache, Richard E. Dolton, J\1. lVI. Kalman, through the legislature. Louis ~ icolas, J. Eugene Perron. Paul Rousseau, R. Allan O TTAWA CHAPTER, O .A .A . Scott, Ha zen Sise, and J. A. G. Vallerand. .-\ series of competitions for unemployed draftsmen has The a nnual dinner meeting of the Ardtitects Club of been ina ugur The next an11ual meeting of the Maritime Association of Obituary Architects will be held in Moncton, N.H., on Tuesday, Janu FRA!\K P. ~MA RTI!\ , F.R.A.l.C. ary 12th, 1932 . * * * * Frank P. Martin. a rchitecl of Saskatoon, died of a heart Messrs. Ross and Macdonald, architects of Montreal an a track at his horne on December lst, 1931 , i11 his forty-ninth nounce the retirement from their fi rm of Mr. W. J . Arm1 year. Mr. Nlarti n had been experiencing il.l health for some strong, formerly in charge of their engineering department. tillle and was on the eve of an extended hohday to the South The engineering department will be continued as heretofore, when death overtook him. but' Mr. Armstrong will practice as a consulting engineer He was born at l\llaidstone, Kent, Engla nd, and practised o n his own behalf. his profession at Lindsay, Ontario, before locating in Saska * * * toon where he practised continuously for over t wenty years. Philip J. Turner (F), architect of Montreal, delivered a lecture on "The Building of a Cathedral, Liverpool," at the Hotel Pennsylvania, New York, on December 19th, under the auspices of t he National Council on Church Architecture. qn D~cember 20th, Mr. Turner also addressed the congrega tion ot Chnst Church, Staten Island, N. Y .1 on t he same subject. Situation Wanted Situation wanted as assistant in a n architect's office by an experienced architect, diplomed by the Fre nch Government ; speaks French, E nglish, Italia n and German; willing to accept small salary for permanent position. Address: Archi tectural Studio, R egina, Sask. Books Reviewed GEORGIAN ENGLAND . By A. E. Richardson, F.R.l.13.t\. Published by B. T. Batsford, Limited, London. Price $6.50 In this volume Professor Richardson has endeavoured to present an intimate picture of the life, work and arts in England between the years 1700 and 1830. His knowledge of Georgian England is very profound, in fact, he is considered to be one of the foremost living a uthorities on t he subject, and his record of the more salient features and characteristics of the age is most fasc inating. Although the a uthor has not attempted to confine himself to the a rchitecture of the period, he has succeeded in tracin g the influence exerted on the arts by the life and customs of the people of t he times. Professor Richardson, in his very interesting book, reviews t he social life throughout the period as it affected every class of Ens-lishman; he tells us how he lived and dressed how he furmshed his house, and how he a mused himself. Following this he discusses the arts and their subsidiary crafts, including the building crafts, interior decora tion, the decorative arts, painting, sculpture, the t heatre, THE LAT E FRANK P . MARTIN music and li terature. There is also a very interesting chapter describing the methods of building construction and t he ma He was an energetic worker a nd in Saskatoon and the norther n terials used duri ng the period, including masonry, brickwork, part of Saskatchewan, many fine buildings stand to his credit. tiling, s lating, stuccowork, ironwork, leadwork, glass, plaster He was a charter member of t he Saskatchewan Association work and woodwork. of Architects and occupied at various times every office in The book is replete with ill ustrat ions of every variety, a the Association, including the Presidency during 1922. He large number of them representing the actual work of artists, was elected a fellow of the Royal Architectural Institute of architects a nd cra ftsmen of the t ime. It is 6}2" x 9~" in Canada in 1930. size, contains 210 pages a nd 253 ill ustrations from contemp Besides his widow he is survived by two sons, both of whom orary prints, drawings, paintings a nd photographs. are students in architecture, one at t he University of Wash ington and the other at the University of Manitoba. M anu facturers ' Publicati ons Reviewed ZOTIQUE TRUDE L, ~I.R.A.I.C. NATIONAL FrRE PROOFING COMPANY OF CANADA Mr. Zotique Trudel, architect of Montreal, passed away The National F ire P roofing Company of Canada, Limited very suddenly on December 19th, 1931. M r. Trudel was has recently issued a booklet containing a report of a test made fifty-nine years of age at the time of his death, and had been on a NatcoAor panel by the Canadian Inspection and Testing a member of t he Province of Quebec Association of Architects Company, Limited. T his test was carried out on October since 1898. He was born in Sorel, Quebec, and was a graduate 30th, 1931, in the presence of a large number of architects of the University of Montreal. and engineers who journeyed to t he plant at Aldershot, Ontario, to wi t ness the test. The Natcoflor panel tested was a one way reinforced floor s lab construction using a specially designed unit in combina Notes tion with concrete joints. The purpose of the test was to show that the t ile and the concrete work together in carrying com Mr. john Y. McCarter, of McCarter and Nairne, architects pressive and shearing stresses. of Vancouver, was elected president of the Architectural The report, which is most informative in ~har acter, is Institute of British Columbia at the annual meeting of that presented in a commendable manner. It descnbes the test body held at Victoria, B.C ., on December 2nd. structure, the loading of the panel at the be~i nning of the • * * test of 1.10 lbs. per square foot, the final loadmg of 468 lbs. The next annua I meeting of the Province of Quebec Associa per square foot in. an effort to b~eak t he .slab, but wb1ch to tion of Architects wi ll be held a t t he Association rooms, 6.27 this date has earned the load w1thout fatlure, a nd t he con l)orchester Street \~est , Montreal, on Saturday, j a nuary clusions a rrived at by the Company carrying out the test. 30th, 1932, at 6.00 p.m. The booklet which is of standard filing size, contams 28 * * * * pages and incl'udes, in addition to lhe report of the test, a Philip j . Turner (F), archi tect of Montreal was the guest complete description of Natcotlor. Copies may be obtained of honour a t a meeting of t he Architectural League of New from the office of t he National Fire Proofing Company of York on December 17th. Canada, Limited, Dominion . Bank Building, Toronto. Jan., 1932 THE JOURNAL, ROYAL ARCHITECTURAL INSTITUTE OF CANADA 27 ARCHITECTS REGISTRATION 8 OARD ESTABLISHED BY ·ACT OF THE LEGISLATURE OF ONTARIO, 1931 LI ST OF REGISTRATIONS TO DECEMBER 31st, 1931 ABRA1 W. ] ...... •...... 55 Metcalfe Street , Ottawa BROWN, J. HODGE ...... 37 Macdonald Street, Ottawa ABREY, F. E. L...... 128 Castlefield Ave., Toronto BROWN, M u RRAY...... Confederation Life Building, Toronto ADAM, ]As ...... Bank of Montreal, Ottawa BROWN, W. GRAYSON ...... 28 J ames StreetS .. Hamilton ALBRECRTSEN, OLuF ...... 767 Yonge St reet, T oronto BRYDON, ARTHUR M ...... 2 Bloor Street W., Toronto AI, LAN, J T ...... 332~ George Street, Peterborough BucK, CHARLES H ...... •...... 38 Bloor Street W., Toronto ALLASTER, A. ST UART ...... 174~ Christina St., Sarnia BuRDEN, C. F ...... Massey ALLEN, E . M ...... • . . . . . Parliament Bldgs., Toronto Bu RDEN, H. ] ...... 400 Avenue Road, Toronto ALL WARD, HUGH L...... 61 Yorkville Ave., Toronto BuRGEss, CECIL ...... 53 Queen Street, Ottawa A NGUS, A. E ...... Whalen Building, Port Arthur BuRRITT, C. J ...... 644 Rideau Street, Ottawa ANGUS, R. Y ...... 8~ Main St reet W., North Bay B uRTON, T. B ...... 12 Adelaide St. E., Toronto ARMSTRONG, N. A ...... 7 King Street E., Toronto BuTLER, E. A ...... •...... 241 King Street W., Toronto ARNOLDI, E. T ELFER . . . Confederation Life Bldg., ToJ:onto ARTHUR, E. R ...... University of Toronto, T oronto CALVIN, D. D ...... , .•. .. 36 Toronto Street, Toronto AuSTIN, AARON ...... 79 Quebec Street, Guelph CAMERON, D.] ...... Bartlett Building, Windsor CAMERON, KENNETH L...... Canada Permanent Bldg., Toronto BACHMANN, CEo. A ...... 372 Bay Street, Toronto CARD, R AYMOND W. G ...... 142 Chester Ave., T oronto BAKER, ALFRED ...... • . . . 57 Queen Street W., Toronto CARROTHERS, L. E ...... Public Utilities Bldg., London BALDWIN, MARTIN ...... •.•... .. 26 Bloor Street W., Toronto CARTER, ALEXANDER Scorr ..... 1 Breadalbaoe Street, Toronto BALLANTYNE, H. F ...... 63 Sparks Street, Ottawa CARTER, HAROLD ...... 1162 Bay Street, Toron to BAND, CHARLES P ...... •.. .. . 95 Woodlawn Ave. W., Toronto CARTER, W. J ...... Security Building, Windsor BARBER, A. H ...... 19) University Ave., Toronto CA'rTO, DouGLAS E. . .•.• ...... 68 King Street E., Toronto BARCLAY, ART. J...... •...... Hunter Building, Ottawa CATTO, R. W ...... 68 King Street E., Toronto BARLOW, J. R ...... 78 Summerhill Ave., Toronto CHADWICK, B RYAN ...... 132 Church Street, Toronto BAROTT, E RNEST I...... Canada Cement Bldg., Montreal, Que. CHADWICK, VAUX ...... •. ... . 132 Church Street, Toronto BEATTIE, J. L ...... 394 Lauder Ave., Toronto CHAPMAN, ALF RED ...... 372 Bay Street, Toronto BEATTIE, W. C ...... 66 Cra ig Street, Ottawa CHARTERS, WILLIAM C ...... 105 Victoria Street, Toronto BECK, J. ]...... •.• ...... 230 Bloor Street W., Toronto CRISWELL, R. L ...... 12 Adelaide Street E., Toronto BEGGS, NEIL G ...... 465 Bay Street, Toronto CHOWN , HENRY J . .. •• ...... 20 Wayland Ave., Toronto BERRY, F'RANCIS R ...... •. ... 89 Dewson Street, Toronto CLARK, ] OHN T ...... 950 Second Ave. E., Owen Sound BER RY, T . D ...... 117 Earl Street, Kingston CLEVELAND, C. BARRY ...... 2 Leader Lane, Toronto BERTON, V. F . R ...... •.• ...... Hunter Building, Ottawa CoALES, H . R ...... 20 Douglas Street, G uelph BILLSON, CEO. E ...... 7 Hughson StreetS., Hamilton CoLEMAN, ERVINE M ...... 25 King Street W., Toronto BIRD, EuSTACE G ...... • ...... 53 King Street W., Toronto CoLLETT, WM . CHAS ...... 264 Wright Ave., Toronto BIRIUJWVA, A. (Miss) ...... 25 Severn Street, Toronto CoLLINGE, RAYMOND H .... . , ...... 515 Jarvis Street, Toronto BISHOP, ROY H ...... Harbour Commission Bldg., Toronto CoLLINS, J. UPPER ...... 2150 Dorchester Rd., Niagara Falls S. BLACKWELL, VrcTOR J ...... 288 Dundas Street, Loudon CoLTHURST, G. BuLLER . . . Bank of Montreal Building, Windsor BLACKWELL, W ...... 137 Wellington Street W., Toronto CoNNERY, W...... 119 Scollard Street, Toronto BLACKWELL, WALTER R. L ... .. 543 George Street, Peterborough CooN, B. R ...... 4 St. Thomas Street, Toronto BLACKWELL, \:VILLI AM.. Bank of Commerce Bldg., Peterborough CooN, S. B ...... 4 St. Thomas Street, TorontO BLANCHARD, GEORGE ...... Whalen Build ing, Port Ar t hur CORLEY, FRANKS ...... 176 Yonge Street, T oronto BLYTH, ALEX ...... Parliament Build ings, Toronto CORMACK, IRWIN R ...... •...... 155 College Street, Toronto BoDLEY, ALFRED ...... John Street, Mount Forest COTTON, D. C ...... Port Credit BoDLEY, FREDERICK C ...... Temple Building, Brantford COURTICE, E. D. W . . . . Hamilton Technical I nstitute, Hamilton BOYDE, JoHN R ...... Security Building, Windsor CowAN, FRANK R...... 155 College Street, Toronto COWAN, JAMES M ...... •...... 200 St. Clarens Ave., Toronto BRADFIELD, H. Henry ...... 39 Valha lla Blvd., Toronto Cox, EDWARD M ...... 303 Cooper Street, Ottawa BRAULT, C. GusTAVE...... Hunter Building, Ottawa CRA IG, J. H ...... 96 Bloor Street W., Toronto BRIDGMAN, L. G ...... Royal Bank Chambers, London CUTH BERT, ARTHUR B ...... Federal Building, T oronto BROWN, F. BRUCE ...... 2 Bloor Street E., Toronto BROWN, FRANK B ...... 6 Hayden Street, Toronto DANGERFIELD, BERNARD ...... 12 Adelaide Street E ., Toronto BROWN, J. FRANCIS ...... 2 Bloor Street E., Toronto DAVIDSON, ] OCEI..YN ...... 119 Scollard Street, Toronto 28 THE JOURNAL, ROYAL ARCHITECTURAL INSTITUTE OF CANADA Jan., 1932 DAVIS, ARTHURS...... •...... Hunter Bldg., Ottawa H,\RRIS, CEo. HOWELL . .. .• ... Imperial Oil Company, Toronto DEACON, P. ALAN ...... 1162 Bay Street, Toronto HARRIS, j. E...... 447 Main Street E., Hamilton DERBYSHIRE, R. L...... 28 Bloor Street VII. , Toronto HARRIS0:-< 1 F ...... 371 Bay Street, T oronto DILLON, BENJA)ll~ ... • ...... 43 King Street W., Brockville HARVEY,]. A ...... , ...... 15 Olympus Ave., Toronto Dor,PHIN1 CHAS. B ...... 10 Leader Lane, Toronto HAVILL,]. L ...... 169 Concord Ave., Toronto DnEVER, CoLIN ...... 81 Brock Street, Kingston · HAZELGROVE, ALBERT J AMES ...... 63 Sparks Street, Ottawa DREWIT1'1 C. MINORS .. . Windsor Street St ation, Montreal, Que. I-lEDGES, ] . G ...... Harbow· Comm ission Building, Toronto DuERR, H. C ...... Lumsden Building, Toronto I-lEIST, HAROLD A ...... City Hall, Hamilton DYSON, C. E. CYIHL ...... 155 College Street, Toronto HELBRONNER, MrCKEL ...... 410 St. Nicholas Street, Montreal HELLIWELL, GRANT ...... 35 Kendal Ave., Toronto EADIE, ARTH{;R H ...... 230 Bloor Street W., Toronto HEL)fE1 J. B~;RN ...... • ... 119 Elmsley S treet, Smith:; Falls EASTON,]. A. G...... Danforth Technical School, Toronto H ENNIGAR, D. M ...... 489 Richmond Street, London EDWARDS, G. R ...... 18 T oronto Street, Toronto HENSON, H. G ...... Central Technical School, Toronto EDWARDS-EVANS,] ...... • . . . . 1162 Bay Street, Toronto HEPBURN, THOMAS JAMES ...... 21 Downie Street, Stratford ELLIS, BERNARD...... Dineen Building, Toronto HESSON, L. A...... Terminal Building, Hamilton ELTON, A. G ...... Confederation Life Building, Toronto HOARE, E. R ...... •...... 24 Bloor Street W., Toronto EvANs, GLADSTONE...... 1162 Bay Street, Toronto HOARE, J OH:-1 E., ]R ...... 24 .Bloor Street W ., Toronto EVANS, CEO. T ...... •...... Federal Building, Hamilton HoDGES, CLAUDE V ...... Huron and Erie B uilding, Hamil ton EVANS, J ...... 30 Water Street, Galt HoLCOMBE, WM. H ...... 7 Hughson StreetS., Hamilton E VANS, W uLIA~I G .... .• ... . . 235 Hunter Street W., Hamilton HoLDEN, W . F ...... City Architects Department, Toronto EVERETT, ARTHUR ] ...... 2 Leader Lane, Toronto HOLE, jOHN ...... Harbour Commission Bldg., Toronto EWART, J. A ...... • . . . . j ackson Build ing, Ottawa HoL~IAN, H. G ...... 148 King Street W ., Toronto FACEY, A. G ...... 3 72 Bay Street, Toronto HoL:MES, ARTHUR W ...... 79 St. j oseph Street, Toronto FERGUSON, J. A ...... •. ... . H unter Building, Ott awa HoPE, PETER B. M ...... 49 Victoria Ave. N ., Hamilton HoRNER, HERBERT ...... 60 Victoria Street, Toronto FERGUSON, W~J. M .. . .. 515 Jarvis Street, Toronto HoRNSBY, }OFIN T ...... 33272 George Street, Peterborough FETHERSTONHAUGH, ARTH UR E ...... 82 King Street E., Toronto HoRSBURGH, V. D ...... 25 King Street W., Toronto FINDLAY, CLAUDE A ...... 449 Queen Street, Niagara Falls HoRWOOD, ALLAN W ...... 53 Queen Street, Ottawa FINDLAY, jOHN T ...... 430 Talbot Street, St. Thomas HoRWOOD, E. L ...... 305 Metcalfe Street, Ottawa FISKEN, J . B. K...... 23 Scott Street, Toronto HoRWOOD, ]. C. B ...... 229 Yonge Street, Toronto FoRBES, W ...... 302 Bay Street; Toronto FouLIS, j AMES ...... 449 Queen Street, Niagara Falls HO\VLA:ID, W. F ...... 146 King Street W., Toronto FRANKLIN, D . R ...... 587Yz Yonge Street, Toronto HuBER, W~t...... Department of Public Works, Ottawa FREESTONE, A. J...... 155 College Street, Toronto HUN KIN, WILI..IA)f H ...... Tero1inal Building, Hamilt on FRYER, S. T. J ...... City Architects Department, Toronto HuNTER, SAXON H ...... • ...... 11 Leader Lane, Toronto FuLLER, T. W ...... Department of Public Works, Ottawa H uSBAND, L. B ...... Birks Building, Hamilton HuTCIUSON, CEo. N ...... Hunter Building, Ottawa GARDNER, E. A ...... • ...... • ...... 53 Queen Street, Ottawa HuTTo~, GoRDON J . . . .. Bank of Commerce B uilding, Hamilton GEORGE, ALLAN ...... • ...... 1123 Bay Street, Toronto HYNES,]. P ...... 74 King Street£., Toronto GEORGI,, W. HERJ3ERT ...... Daly Building, Ottawa HYSLOP, KIRK ...... •...... 10 Sparkhall Ave., Toronto GILBERT, H. BRYAN. . . .. 66 St. George Street, Toronto IRWIN, NoRMAN L...... • ...... Old M ill CrasoN, C. J ...... • ...... 36 T oronto Street, Toronto GILLIES, ARCH...... 17 Pine Street, Timmins ] AMES, FRED B ...... Walkerton GILLIES, K. S ...... City Hall , Toronto ]ESSOP, EDWARD ...... • .. . . 25 King Street W., Toronto GLADMAN, VICTOR L ...... Parliament Buildings, T oronto joNES, B. A ...... 31 Ontario Street, Kitchener CoDFREY, W . F. C ...... 20 York Street, Toronto KAPL.AN, H AROt.D S ...... 305 Dundas Street W., Toronto GoLDING, WILLIAM A ...... 1162 Bay Street, Toronto KEARNS, NoRMAN A ...... • ...... Temple Building, Weiland GouiNLOCK, G . RoPER ...... 371 Bay Street, Toronto KEIGHLEY, W. C...... 89 Balmoral Ave., Toront o GovAN, ]AMES ...... , ...... 515 Jarvis Street, T oronto KENT, H. HAROLD ...... 3 Talbot Road, Northmount GRAin, ANDREW ...... Parliament Buildings, T oronto KERTLAND, D . E ...... 6 Hayden Street, Toronto GREENE, G. E . D ...... 26 Bloor Street W., T oronto KERTt.AND S. W ...... 6 Hayden Street, Toronto GREGG, A. H...... 137 Wellington Street W., Toronto 1 l<.IKG, CECIL C ...... • ...... 1123 Bay Street, Toronto GREIG,]. W . D .. . . • ...... 19 Nealon Ave., Toronto KING, GEO. W ...... Town H a ll, Fort Erie GRENFELL, J. H ...... 284 Jarvis Street, Toronto KINSMAN, W. RALPH ... .. • ...... 371 Bay Street, Toronto HACKETT, W. B ...... Parliament Buildings, Toronto KITCHEN, JOHN M ...... City Hall, Ott awa HALDENBV, E. W ...... 96 Bloor Street W ., Toronto KLEIN, D. V ...... •. .... 86 Adelaide Street E ., Toronto HALL, R. W. jR ...... • ...... Q ueen Street W., Brampton KLEIN, MAURICE D ...... 71 King Street W ., Toronto HALL, R AY M ...... 54 Ainslie Street N., Galt KNECHTEL, CHARLES ...... 31 Courtland Ave. W ., Kitchener HARE, CHAS. 1v1 ...... • . , .... • . , ... 2 Bloor Street W., Toronto KYLES, J. D ...... 78 Ontario Ave., Hamilton Jan., l !J32 THE JOURNAL, ROYAL ARCHITECTURAL H\STITCTE OF CANADA 29 LAIRD, EL~IA L. (MISS) ...... Temple Building, Brantford MOLLARD, W. A ...... , .... 96 Bloor Street 'vV., Toronto LANGLEY, CHARLES E ...... 146 King Street W., Toronto MooRE, HERBERT E ... •...... 229 Yonge Street , Toronto LARUE, J. ALBERT ...... 5711 Durocher Ave., Montreal, Que. MOORE, 0 . RoY... . .489 Richmond Street , London LAWSON, ]. IRVING ...... 38 Bloor Street W., Toronto MooRHOUSE, WALTER N ...... 112.3 Bay Street, Toronto LEBLANC, L...... 45 Rideau Street, Ottawa MoRGAN, V. L...... 1454A Yonge St reet, T oronto LEE, FREDERICK C ...... 62 Charles Street E., Toronto MoRHAM, \V. C...... , ... . 999 Mt. P leasant Road, Toronto LEIGH, E. A ...... 82 Bloor Street W., Toronto MoRIN, H.]...... 45 Rideau St reet, Ottawa LEIGHTON, ] . W ., ]R ...... • ...... Security Building, Windsor MoRRIS, R. ScHOFIELD ...... 38 Bloor Street \N., Toronto LELEU, F. H ...... •...... Pigott Building, Hamilton MoRTON, ]. GIBB ...... 86 Adelaide Street E., Toronto LENNOX, CHAS. D .-wm ...... 51 Patricia Drive, Toronto M UIRHEAD, T. E ...... 155 College Street, Toronto LENNOX, E . E ...... 45 Richmond Street W., Toronto MUNRO, J. VICAR . . 12 Market Lane, London LENNOX, E. ] ...... 45 Richmond Street Vv., Toronto MURRAY, JoHN] ...... Suri Life Building, Hamilton L INDSAY, P. WHITE ...... 28 William Street, Weston MURRAY, WM. G ...... Ri chmond Building, London LINDSAY, H ...... 2 Leader Lane, Toronto MURTON, HERBERT EASTWOOD ...... Pigott Building, Hamilton LITHGOW, G. F ...... 20 York Street, Toronto NEWLANDS, ]. C ...... • . .. 296 Bagot Street, Kingston LONG, HARLE B ...... Whitewood Ave., New L iskeard NICHOLS, D. W . F ...... 24 Chatham Street, Windsor LYLE, J oaN M ...... 230 Bloor Street W ., T oronto NICHOLSON, A. E ...... 46 Queen Street, St. Catharines NICHOLSON, R. A. V . . Department of National Defence, Ottawa M ACBETH, ROilT. !...... 46 Queen Street, St. Catharines MACDONALD, ROBERT H .. . Beaver Hall Hill, Montreal, Que. NICOL, A. C. BuRNETT .. .. Provincial Architects Dept., Toront o MACKLIN, H. G...... 20 Triller Ave., T oronto NICOLL, jAMES...... 25 l RENNlli, G. C...... 767 Yonge Street, Toronto STR ll'GER, ARC H!Il .\LD .T ..... Central Technical School, Toronto REYNOLDS, A. W ...... H unter Building, Ottawa SWARTZ, B...... 334 Dundas Street W., Toronto RICHARDS, H. A ...... 55 Metcalfe Street, Ottawa SvJ. VESTE r<, W . C...... Medical Arts Building, Ottawa RICHA RDSON, G. B ...... 75 Binscartb Road, Toronto TAYLOR, ALL!i:>~ J\11 •.•... .•.•••• Parliament Buildings, Toronto Rroo£1:.1,, W . B...... Sun Life Building, Hamil ton TAYLOR , L. Fr::NN!NGS ...... Fraser Building, Ottawa RLDDLE, GEORGE KE:-<:'-IETH ...... 152 Col borne Street, London TEMPLE, c l~lC E ...... Hunter Building, Ott awa RIVERS, ALFRED J...... J ohn Street, • ew Liskeard T EXCH, 0 . E ...... Newmarket RoBERTS, A. EDWARD ...... 121 Hazelton Ave., Toronto TE: SHEf'I'ARD, EAR l~E L...... 57 Queen Street W ., T oronto WtLKS1 Taos. R ...... 612 Queen Street E., Sault Ste. Marie SHEPPARD, HuGH P ...... Equity C hambers, Windsor WILLL\MS, F. A ...... 76 Adelaide Street W ., Toronto SHERRll'F, R. W ...... 991 Bay Street, Toronto WILLIAMS, CEo. N ...... Parliament Buildings, Toronto SmoALL, J. W ...... 14 Bloor Street E., Toronto WILLMOT, CHAS. M ...... l83 Parkside Drive, Toronto SLEACO, H ERBERT ...... Town r lanning Commisston, Ottawa WILLMOT, H. E ...... 183 Par kside Drive, Toronto SMITH, CHARLES WELLINGTON . . Bloor a nd Dundas Sts., Toronto WILSON, ABE ...... 37 1 Bay Street, Toronto SMITH, DAVID E ...... 96 Bloor Street W ., Toronto WILSON, E . G ...... 42 Langley Ave., Toronto SMITH, HAROLD J...... 62 Charles Street E ., Toronto WJLSOK, J. D ...... 2 Leader Lane, Toronto s~uTH, SANDFORD F ...... 25 Melinda Street, Toronto WILSON, ] NO...... Collingwood SMITH, WtLFRED F.. . 222 K ing Street, Midland WJ:- SPRO,\TT1 C. B ...... 1162 Bay Street, Toronto WoooDURN, ASHLEY ...... • ...... City Hall, Toronto SPROATT1 HENRY ...... 1162 Bay Street, Toronto Woon<;, CHESTER C ...... 47 Boustead Ave., Toronto STANFORD, J. HUNT ...... 57 Queen Street W., Toronto WOOLNOUGH, J. ]...... City Hall, Toronto STANFORD, LEO HuNT. . . . . 57 Queen Street W .. Toronto WORK, W...... 5 15 Jarvis Street, T oronto STEELE, HARLAND ...... 20 St. C lair Ave. W., Toronto WRIGHT, A. B ...... •...... Hunter Building, Ottawa STENHOUSE, C. C ...... Royal Bank Building, Oshawa WRIGHT, B. H...... 96 Bloor Street W., Toronto WRIGHT, W. W ...... •...... 38 Bloor Streel W., Toronto StEPHENS0:-<1 GEO. E ...... 48 Glen Rose Ave., Toronto E. StoKr::s, ERNEST V ...... 96 Bloor Street \N., Toronto WRIGHT, Pr::RCY R ...... Bloor & Dundas S ts., Toronto J an., 1!)32 THE JOURNAL, ROYAL A RCJ-IJTECTUR!\ 1. J:t\ STITUTE OF CANADA X I TRAPS EXCESSIVE NOISE Sound deadening- NATCOFLOR traps noise- the cells in each tile act as a Buffer to Sound. Insulation is improved- Dead weight reduced-Costs are actually decreased. The ahove statements are facts Ni-\TC:C) worthy of your fullest investigation. Technical details, samples of Tile Tt-l E Ll N E COMPLETE of and Sales En gineering service on STRUCTURAL CLAY TILE request. HAMILTON NATIONAl: nHE · Pl~ 1. SATISFACTORY OPERATION: 3. RANGE OF PRODUCTS: The careful workmanship, precision con Westinghouse offers some 320,000 pro struction and quality materials that are ducts to cover thoroughly your electricat built into every Westinghouse product, needs all the way from Mazda lamps to together with unexcelled manufacturing giant water-wheel generators. facilities-assure you of the utmost value for every dollar expended. 4. SERVICE FACILITIES: 2. ENGINEERING and RESEARCH: Westinghouse responsibility extends be Westinghouse have a background of yond the manufacture to the installation accumulated engineering experience that and maintenance of operating effici ency of is unequai'.'ed in this field. They retain the product. Westinghouse representa on their staff many of the most outstanding electrical engineers of the day. Westing tives are technically trained to give intel house research supports this engineering by ligent advice on your problems. Service conceiving new equipment for industries' shops, with factory-trained mechanics and demands and further developing accepted engineering specialists are conveniently products for more profitable application. located across the Dominion. CANADIAN WESTINGHOUSE COMPANY, LIMITED HEAD OF"F"ICE AND WORKS, HAMILTON, ONTARIO BRANCH OF"F"ICES AND REPAIR SHOPS IN ALL PRINCIPA L CITI ES XIV THE JOURNAL, ROYAL ARCHITECTURAL INSTITUTE OF CANADA Jan .. Ul32 HOW STUBBORN IS PAINT? 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It is made in a modern plant designed and equipped lo meet the highest standards of modern production and precision requirements. Expert skill and high grade material combine to produce pipe that is easy to cut and thread. Every length is tested to 700 lbs. pressure. Specify 11 Red Diamond 11 pipe when next ord ering your requirements. W e manufaCture, also, nipples and couplings, blacl< and galvan ized in all sizes. CANADIAN TUBE & STEEL PRODUCTS LIMITED MONTREAL THE ROYAL ARCHITECTURAL INSTITUTE OF CANADA TWENTY- FIFTH GENERAL ANNUAL MEETING AT THE LOG CHATEAU (LUCERNE-IN-QUEBEC), MONTEBELLO, QUE. ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, THE 19TH AND 20TH FEBRUARY, 1932. Programme FRIDAY, THE 19TH FEBRUARY, 1932 9.30 A.M.-Registrc~tion of Members c1nd Guests c1t (e) Reports of the Standing Committees; the lnformc1tion OfFice on the Rotundc1 Floor. (1) Architecturc1l Tre~ini'!_!J, 10.00 A.M.-Meeting of the Executive Committee of Mr. W. S. Me~xwell (t), Chairm6n; the Council in Room 215, Rotunda Floor. (2) Scholarships 11.00 A.M.-Meeting of the (1931) Council in Mr. J . Cecil McDoug"ll (F), Chc~irmc~n; Room 215, Rotundc1 Floor. (3) ArtJ. Science 6nd Resec1rch, Mr. 1$. Evt~n Pc~rry (F), Chairmt~n; 12.00 Noon-lnc~ugurc~l session of the Twenty-Filth (4) Professioncsl Us.,ge, Generc1l Annuc1l Meeting of the Royc1l Architec· Mr. Percy E. Nobbs (F), Chairmc~n; turc1l Institute of Cc~nadc1 in Bc~ll Room, Mu:unine (S) Public Relt~tions Floor. (c1) Re6ding c1nd 6doption of the Minutes of the Mr. Gordon M. West (F), Chairmt~n ; Twenty-Fourth Gener6l Annuc1l Meeting of (6) Editori61 Bot~rd, Journt~l, R.A.I.C. The Royal Architecturc~l Institute of unada, Mr. J . P. Hynes (F), Chairmc1n1 held ell Montebello, (lucerne-in-Ouebec) (f) Report of the Honorc1ry Trec~surer, including on the 20th 6nd 21st Februc1ry, 19311 the Auditor's report. Mr. Gordon M. West, (b) Business e1rising out of the Minutes; Honore1ry Tree1surer1 (c) Report of the Council. (g) Reports of the Election of Delegc~tes from the 12.50 P.M.- Group photograph to be tc1ken. Component Societies to the (1932) Council of the Royt~l Architectural Institute of Cc1nada. 1.00 P.M.-luncheon. 7.30 P.M.-Dinner e1nd Address by John lyle (f). 2.30 P.M.- Business session. M (d) Discussion on the report of the Council; 9.00 P.M.- Meeting of the Fellows of the R.A.I.C. SATU RDAY, THE 20TH FEBRUARY, 1932 9.30 A.M.- Sports, etc. (5) Appointment of Stc~nding Committees and the Editorial Boc1rd of "The Journcsl, 10.30 A.M.- Business Session. R.A.I.C."1 (h) UnAnished business from previous session; (6) Delegc1tion of powers to Executive Com· (i) Discussion on Professionc1l Che~rges; mittee; (j) New business. (7) Authorize~tion for the Honorc~ry Treasurer to pe1y certain expenses; 1.00 P.M.- luncheon. (8) Pl.sce of next Annuc1l Meeting; 2.30 P.M.-Meeting of the (1932) Council in (9) Other business. Room 215, Rotunda Floor. 2.30 P.M.-outdoor Sports for those not e1ttending (1) Election of OfFicers; Meeting of the Council. (2~ Appointment of the Executive Committee, (3 Budget for 19321 7.30 P.M.- Annuc!l Bcsnquet. (4 Appointment of c1n Auditor; Presentc1tions. LADIES Specic1l e~rre~ngements will be me~de for the entertainment of the le~dies elttending the convention e1nd they are also invited to be present .st the Bc~nquet. COMMITTEE OF ARRANGEMENTS Messrs. Percy E. Nobbs, Gordon M. West, W. S. Maxwell, J. Cecil McDougc~ll, J. J. Perree1ult, Philip J. Turner, ludger Venne, W. L. Somerville, B. Evc1n Pc1rry e~nd Alcide Chc~uss~ . This progre~mme is subject to chc1nge. Announcements of chc1nges will be mc1de e1t the Business Sessions. 627 West Dorchester Street, PERCY E. NOBBS, President. Montree~l, 1st December, 1931. AlCIDE CHAUSSE, Honorc~ry Secretar y. ~RI NTC.D I N C ANA. 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