FALL ISSUE

0CT.- NOV., 1952

The Monthly Commercial Letter issued by The Canadian Bank of Commerce is one of the oldest publications of its kind. It contains material on economic conditions gathered from reliable sources and carefully weighed and sifted for the benefit of its readers.

This Letter has a wide circulation among business and professional men, students and journalists in Canada and abroad. An applica- tion to the Head Office, Toronto, will bring The Monthly Commercial Letter to you regu- larly, free of charge.

THE CANADIAN BANK OF COMMERCE

This advertisement is not published or displayed by the Liquor Control Board or by the Government of British Columbia.

NOW- ODOR-FREE Yes- a genuine flat oil paint with no objectionable odor! Covers with one coat, goes on like magic with either brush or roller. Next time you buy interior paint, make sure it's MONASEAL, the sealized oil finish.

Page 2 U. B. C. ALUMNI CHRONICLE

ACORNS A N D

OAKS The resilient Canadian economy gives

eloquent testimony that from small be-

ginnings great business stems, much of i t

seeded by the ideas of university-trained men and women.

The Dominion Bank has lent a helping

hand to many acorns of yesterday. Let

it help you to become tomorrow’s oak.

For any personal financial problem, con-

sult your local Dominion Bank Manager.

T H E DOMINION

BANK Established 1871

B R A N C H E S T H R O U G H O U T C A N A D A

New York Agency 49 Wall Street

London, England Branch 5 King William St., E.C. 4

Col. The Honourable E. W. Hamber, C.M.G., LL..D. Director

R. E‘. J. Ford, Manager, Vancouver, B.C. ,.

Page 3

And guess who’s treasurer..

~ \ . I ’

vv HEN there’s a community effort on foot, chances are you’ll find the Royal Bank Manager on the committee. He is often called on to act because Royal Bankers have earned a solid reputation as public spirited citizens. And so it is right down the line, from the Manager to the youngest clerk. Royal Bankers are encouraged to pull their weight in all worthwhile endeavours, for the interests of the bank and the community are one.

This spirit is reflected in their service to you. When you have banking business to do . . . when you wish to discuss some financial matter in confidence . . . see your Royal Bank first. The Manager and his staff are there to serve you in every way they can.

* * * The Royal Bank in your community your family might find it advanta- is there to serve you in many ways. geous to have a “Joint Account”. Perhaps you do not realize that: . . . when you are going away, you . . . if you find it inconvenient to visit can obtain from us Travellers Cheques the bank, you can still open an ac- which are a safe way to carry money. count, deposit and withdraw money . . . if you have valuable papers-and by mail. who has not?-you can rent a Safe . . . there are. a number of reasons Deposit Box. It is your private safe. why you and some other members of Not even the bank can open it.

THE R O Y A L B A N K OF C A N A D A

P w 4 U. 6. C. ALUMNI CHRONICLE

The U+ B+ C+ Alumni

CHROCIICl€ Published by the Alumni Association of

The University of British Colwmbia

Editor: ORMONDE J. HALL, B.Comm., LLB.

Women's Editor: LEONA SHERLOCK, B.A., '50

Board of Management: President GORDON GORDON M. LETSON, B.A.Sc., '26

Vice-president LET SON, DOUGLAS DOUGLAS MACDONALD, B.A., '30

Executive-Director DOU FRANK TURNER, B.Comm., 13.A., '39 Treasurer .......... A-.....-...G. DUDLEY DARLING, B.Comm. '39

Second Vice-president .....~..~~....~~.. -..-.......MARY MCDOUGAL B.A. '33

Third Vice-president.- ._...... -.Prof. Tom Taylor, ELA., '26 Chairman Publications Board ...... Ormonde J. Ha?, I3.Comm.

42 LLb. 48 Past President ............................ James A. Macdonald, B.A. '40

Degree Reps.: Medicine, Dr. Frank Turnbull , B.A. '23; Law, Perry Miller, LL.B. '48; Pharmacy, W. T. Ainsworth,

ture, Iain McSwan, B.S.A. '42; Social Work, Richard Clark, B.S.P. '50; Commerce, Don Miller, B.Comm. '47; Agricul-

Physical Education, Reid Mitchell, B.P.E. '49; Architecture. B.A. '41; Home Economics, Muriel Gullock, B.H.E. '46;

B.A. Sc. '24; Forestry, Jack Roff, B.Comm. '47, B.S.F. '48; Harry Lee, B.Arch. '50; Applied Science, Phil Stroyan,

Arts, Aileen Mann, B.A. '37. Members at Large: David Brousson, B.A.Sc. '49, Fred

mer, B.A. '40, Dr. W. G. Black, B.A. '22, Art Sager, B.A. '38. Grauer, B.S.A. '30, Jean Gilley, B.A. '27, Mrs. James Har-

Senate Reps.: Dr. Earl Foerster, Dr. W. C. Gibson, B.A. '33. Alma Mater Society Reps.: Vaughan Lyon and Terry Nicholls.

Editorial Office: 5TH FLOOR, YORKSHIRE HOUSE

900 w. h N D E R ST. VANCOUVER, B.C. Business Office:

ROOM 201, BROCK HALL, U.B.C.

VOL. 6, No. 3 OCTOBER-NOVEMBER, 1952

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ARTICLES PAGE Youngest Attorney-General . .~ .~ ~~~~~~ . ~ ~ ~~ ~~~~~~~~~ . ~~ 7

Victoria College 50th Anniversary ~~ .~ ~~ ~ 8, 9 Finer Things A Must-by D. Brock. ~~ ~~~~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ 23

COVER PICTURE The pert cover girl photographed by student photo-

grapher Joe Quan is a blond, blue-eyed ex-Byng actress

Queen. . . . She recently appeared in Totem Theatre's named Olive Sturgess who was chosen U.B.C. Frosh

"Summer and Smoke" . . .

OCTOBER-NOVEMBER. 1952 Page 5

Both the power-house and the ten-mile tunnel shown above, in an artist’s uisrralizution, will actuully be locuted deep underground. I n the sketch at right, the irregular durk nreu near Kitimat is the zuuter-shed of tomorrow’s cust reservoir of power-giving wuter.

Ad & CZ hC&! . .The world’s biggest single power-house at Kemano, designed to pump life into the world’s largest aluminum smelter at Kitimat. From a huge man-made cavern 1,600 feet deep inside the chest of the yet nameless mountain.

But put your imagination in dream-gear, because this is only part of the giant project now a-building-on the un- earthly scale of a scientific fantasy - in a mountainous corner of British Columbia.

This is an Aluminum Company of Canada project-Canada’s latest answer to the free world’s sore need for strategic aluminum. Its realization will involve an area of 5,000 square miles. Jobs to be done include: the raising of lakes a hundred feet or more above their present levels; building the largest rock-fill dam in the Commonwealth; boring ten miles of tunnel through a mountain chain; creating and harnessing one of the world’s highest water drops for power use; and stringing a transmission line between two mountain peaks - with helicopters.

The potential output of aluminum from this ‘Martian’ project will be 500,000 metric tons annually.

8

Yes, this is among the very greatest things to happen to the West since the transcontinental railroads were built. One of the biggest strides yet in Canada’s march to greatness.

In keeping with its tradition of pioneering with the pioneers, the Bank of Montreal recently opened a branch at Kitimat . . . t o provide banking facilities for the hundreds of Canadians already at work there.

Canada’s First Bank is proud of this opportunity to chalk up yet another ‘first‘ in the service of Canada, its industries and its people.

BANK or MONTREAL (?%fkz&i 7hst z&z4t4

“MY TO A MILLION BANK” CANADIANS

W O R K I N G W I T H C A N A D I A N S - I N E V E R Y W A L K O F L I F E S I N C E 1 8 1 7

Page 6 U. 6. C. ALUMNI CHRONICLE

V I C T O R I A C O L L E G E C E L E

A N N I V E R S A R Y O F F I R S T CLA

This fall marks the registration of the fiftieth class at \.'ictoria College, and a special celebration was held to honour the members - all seven of them - of the first class which began in the fall of 1903. In addition, the College has prepared an attractively illustrated Fiftieth Anniversary bro- chure, a copy of which \\-ill be sent to any tortner student xvho requests it.

The member of the original group best kno\vn to U.B.C. alumni is prolnbly Prof. Emeritus I;. G. C. \Vood who has \vritten a short historical piece for the brochure. Xlso included i n the Class of 1903- '04 were Mr. J. B. Clearihue, Victoria lawyer, Rhodes Scholar. Chairman of the Victoria College Council and former U.B.C. Governor; Mr. .Clifford Rogers, President of the l\-hite Pass and Yukon Railway; Miss Sara Spencer, Victoria's Best Citi- zen of 1952. and others. X l l seven ex-students antl Mrs. €1. I k o n Young and Miss Jeanette Cann. t\vo of their teachers. plan a reunion in October during Thanksgiving week \Then the College will celebrate its Fiftieth ,\nniversar>-.

A programme Ivhich included the opening o f the new Ewing Building b > - the Hon. Mrs. Till!- Rolston, was held on \I,\'ednesday, October 15th. i n the College Auditorium. Speakers marking the occasion included Dr. S. A. hi. MacKenzie, Prof. Emeritus F. G. C. l\'ood. Mr. I\-. T. Straith, Prof. Emeritus Jeffree LA. Cunninghan~, Mr. J. B. Cleari- hue, Dr. 14~7illarcl ireland, Mr. Neal Harlow ant1 others. In the ne\v Lil)rar>- 13uiltling a portrait \vas unvailetl of the late Dr. J . 11. En-ing. a former

principal, after \\\-horn the building has been named. Dr. \Yillard Treland, a Victoria College and U.B.C. graduate antl Provincial Archivist. chaired this ceremony.

The new Provincial Government building is in a modern style and houses attractive reading rooms (for both College and Normal School students), adequate stack space. administration and faculty offices and faculty lounge. T o supply books for the nelv library and pay tribute to former College professors, the LTictoria College Fiftieth Annivers- ary Library I;und has been established. Those to be so honoured are Prof. G. P. Black, Miss Jeanette A. Cann, Prof. Jeffree A. Cunningham, and the late Percy H. Elliott, Dr. J. M. Ewing, E. Stanley F'arr, John Marr, Dr. E. B. Paul, E. Howard Russell, and RIme. E. Sanderson-Mongin. Contributions can be made i n honour of any former professor or to the general fund. Former students antl other friends may earmark their annual donations to the Alumni- UUC Development Fund for this worthwhile pur- pose, or may donate directly to the Victoria College Library Fund. The objective is $5.000.00. A l l hooks hought through this plan will be inscribed \\it11 specially designed bookplates.

U.B.C. has allvays enjoyed a close affiliation Ivith Victoria College through the stream of ex- College students entering the Point Grey Campus each year and through its formal affiliation. And, as well, a con ti nu in^^ association is maintained through the College b< Paculty meml~ers (antl their \vi\-es). man>- o f u-honl are U.11.C. graduates.

I B R A T E S 50th ISS O F S E V E N

Dr. \I*. Harry Hickmall, newly - apl)ointed Principal of I'ictoria College. led the Graduating- Class of 1930. and \van the French C,o\-erntnent Scholarship allowing him a year's study at the Sor- bonne. In 1933. his Tvife (then Grace Par'iinson) repeated his achie\-ement, antl also spent a year in Paris.

I Other tnembers of the Faculty and Staff n h o are U.B.C. graduates include Dorothy M. Cruick- shank (1929), Kohert 'I'. D. Il'allace and L.e\vis J. Clark (19329, Gwladys V. Dowries (1934), I'hoel~e h'oble and Rodney P. D. I'oisson (1935), Sydney (;. Petti t and Phyllis Baxendale (1936). IT. Gordon Fields (1937), Roger J. Bishop (1938). Il'i1'3:m El. Gadtles and Charles H. Houxtson (1939), I3ileen Lee Gidney (19466). IYinona J. I3ethune (194.7). antl Philip A. Morris (1945). All of these people ha\-e pursued graduate work either at U.B.C. or else- where bringing recognition to themselves, the College and their Alma Mater. U.B.C.

OCTOBER-NOVEMBER, 1952

There’s no restric- tion on the variety of c a r e e r s that U.B.C.’s graduates can carve out for themselves,but Peter C0ttc.m. ex - army captain and D.V.A. student is the first to successfully e n t e r the field of profes- sional design.

While still a stud- ent i n the School of Architecture. Cotton began experinlenting with a few simple designs for tables and chairs, u s i 11 g xvrought-iron, glass andlaminatedwoods. I t wasn’t long before friends visiting his basement suite began to eye the furnishings with a view to their own needs. Prstluction was on. By the time he left U.B.C. those first models had be- come the prototypes for an extensive line of con- temporary furnishings which he and his associates

PETER COTTON

in Perpetua Furniture are developing for Canadian homes.

The technical training he received as an archi- tect is useful t o Peter Cotton as a designer. A knowledge of strength of materials enables him to use the most economical minimum for strength and elegance. Hut funtlamentally it is his intimate knowledge of the contemporary house antl its needs which most influences his designs. They are stripped of superfluous bulk because today’s house is smaller and every item of furniture must give maximum service in minimum space. Slender frames, translucent table-tops, delicate proportions, all help to make the smaller room seem larger hoth to the eye and i n actual use.

Moreover his designs look well in the modern house. Although many houses of good contempor- ary design are heing built today, fe\v of their own- ers are able to iurnish in equivalent style. Most of the furniture offered up as modern is the usual over-stuffed antl bulky traditional jazzed up n-ith a few modern mannerisms. Peter himself observes, “A lot. of contemporary furniture attempts to look smart but fails through misuse of materials. Excess wood is often applied just to give a ‘modern’ effect. Much existing furniture is badly proportioned. The manufacturer seems to have no understanding of the formal qualities of mass, line, texture and pro-

TOPS IN B.C. ~ CANNED SEA FOOD

Sockeye, Pink and Cohoe. The Paramount label appears on only the pick of each run . . . your guarantee of the finest salmon available.

An economical seafood that fits any occasion. For meals, or snacks . . . have herring on hand.

I I f you prefer delicious white tuna ... always pick Paramount Albacore. You’il notice the difference.

The Paramount People also pack 3 Minute Salmon Croquettes, Pilchards and Surf brand Fancy Keta.

P ALWAYS PICK ammount

Remember the Day With SNAPSHOTS

Pictures are fun to take and fun to show . . .

Take your pick of our simple to use flash cameras to “catch” those

v

your Grad of ‘54 fleeting days of childhood - NOW !

KODAK CAMERAS IN STOCK Baby Brownie Special . . . . . . . . . 3 3 . 3 0 Brownie Hawkeye . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6.25

Hawkeye Flash Model . . . . . . . . $8.25

Duaflex I I . Kodet Flash.. . . . . . . . . . . $16.75 and many, many others

Guaranteed Photographic Supplies

LTD.

787 HORNBY ST. TAtlow 246 VANCOUVER 1, B.C. DICK DOWREY - Cam. ‘40

Page 10 U. B. C. ALUMNI CHRONICLE

Eacrnbples of t he rr,oderrt fu,rnitum bc ing desigrlcd b y Peter Cottoll

portion. Cabinet making tricks are used ior de- ceptive visual effects without considering the waste of materials and effort in the manufacturing pro- cess.’’

But providing beautiful furniture within the range of the a\-erage customer is not a s n u l l time lluslness. Only some method of quantity produc- tion can realize this ideal. Mean\vhile Cotron antl his partners, along xvith a handful of other dcsig-ners across Canada continue to produce and to hope that the attention paid to their work by the Canadian Design Intlcx. Canadian Homes antl Gardens and other publications will make 110th the Canadian public and the Canadian manufacturers aware that the designing talent they need to resolve today’s furnishing problems is right on their doorstep.

“IIENE BOUX Curator of the University I.O.D.E. Fine .kts Gallery.

~. -

MEN’S RESIDENCE FURNISHING FUND

During the Winter Session of 1951-52 the Coun- cils of Fort and Acadia Camps were asked ‘by Pro- fessor Geof r\ndre\v to submit their sug-ges-tions in regard to permanent housing for men on the campus. 1 he iollo\ving suggestions xvere made : that the dormitories Ilc located near the Alemorial Gymnasium, and the construction of this housing be instituted as soon as possible.

In early :\pril o f 1952 a committee \\.as formed at Fort Camp to investigate and inaugurate a fund ior furnishing these dorms. The committee was com- posed of Mr. John Pousette, Law ’52 and Mr. Roy Sadler, President Elect of Fort Camp, together with the writer. John and Roy consulted with Mr. Ken- nedy of the Faculty of Law and a trust iund was set up. The I3oard of Governors gave their a-pproval and the members of &’ort and Acadia camps, gradu- ating this Spring were asked to leave their ten dol-

,,

OCTOBER-NOVEMBER, 1952

lar caution deposit. Many of them did SO. B u t much more money is needed.

l ye a r e nc~xv asking alumni in ,general and for- mer residents oi Fort and Acatlia 111 particular to get hehind this fund by contributing to the Alumni U.R.C. De\.e:opment Fund earmarked to the Men’s IZesidence Furnishing Fund. Such cot1tril)utions are exempt from income tax a n t l arc coulltecl as alulnni fees. So let’s have your coutril,utions, RIGHT fiOL1; !

13011 Natchett “\ggie, ’51 ;c_u

4 d 7 M KEY TO GOOD DINING

MONTY’S famous for spare ribs, broiled steaks, onion soup,

chicken and spaghetti

1339 Richards St. PA. 6012

Park. Royal West 113

If you’ve never seen “Red Brand” western beef steak broiled on the charcoal broiler - see and enjoy at the

S T E A K H O U S E 982 Howe Street Phone PA. 1022

Open 5 p.m. to 5 a.m., daily; Sundays 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Treat your family to European dishes at the

C L o 5 SPARE RIBS Our Special Dish-Shish Kebob

(Lamb on Skewer)

and other delicious specialties at 946 GRANVILLE STREET, VANCOUVER

Open 5 p.m. t o 5 a.m. (upstairs) MA. 3534

S C A N D I A A BIT OF OLD SCANDINAVIA

SMORGASBORD and STEAKS Our Specialty

LUNCHEON DINNER I 1 :30 - 2 : O O 5:OO - 1O:OO

FOR RESERVATIONS Phone: TAtlow 7733

775 BURRARD STREET (Near Hotel Vancouver)

Vancouver, Canada

Page 11

Designed and handcrafted by Birks own silversmiths . . . assuring unrivalled value.

Although every piece may be purchased separately, the prices quoted here are for three-piece sets; mirror, hair brush and comb.

BUDGET TERMS:

10% DOWN, balance in convenient monthly B I R K S payments with small S I L V E R S M I T H S carrying charge. GEORGIA AT GRANVILLE

VANCOUVER, B. C.

~~

BOXING DAY DANCE will be strictty

FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED! Carleton (Cart) Collard, prennial and capable Chairman

of the Annual Alumni Reunion Dence, announced that this year's gala affair (back on a one-night "stand'') wi l l be bigger and better than ever.

The date? BOXING DAY, of course!

The place?' Why, the COMMODORE CAB- ARET, naturally!

By returning to the one-night basis, the many dozens of alumni and their friends who've "gone the wrong night" to see their former UBC colleagues will no longer be disappointe&unless they leave it too late to get tickets and reservations!

And, to ensure that there is a representative ,all- Universities' crowd for this traditional Holiday event, tickets will be available for grads of other Un ivers i t iew through the University Women's Club, the Inter-frater- nity Alumni Council, etc.-as well as from genial Cart Collard himself at the Commodore daily between Decem- ber 17 to 24th inclusive and prior to that time, from Executive Director Frank J. E. Turner, a t the alumni office (ALma 3044).

Regardie-ne thing is sure- i f you want to be sure to go, PLEASE get your tickets and reservations NOW!

Sportswear and Accessories Specializing in Imported Woollens, Plaid Suits, Tweed Separates, Blouses,

Imported Novelty Belts and Accessories

2956 South Granville St. CHerry 5644 Vancouver, B.C.

783 GRANVILLE ST. PAcific 2056

Vancouver, B.C.

Page 12 U. B. C. ALUMNI CHRONICLE 1

F r i e n d s of t h e L i b r a r y Faraway and long ago. in the days of the Fair-

view Campus, it was a privilege for some of us to spend many happy hours exploring the hooks in the library stacks. This was a rich experience at the time and has been a source of pleasant memories since. I suspect that during the intervening thirty years many others upon graduation from 1J.B.C. have carried away the same affectionate esteem and high regard for the University Library as I did. 4 n d perhaps the successful growth of the Univers- ity of British Columbia. like that of the great uni- versities in the past, has been clue in large part to the fortunate association of a competent faculty lvith a fine library.

Not only is the Library important to the Uni- versity, but it is also important to all the people of Eritish Columbia and to the full development of their province. And, of course, through the University budget, the people provide, and will con- tinue to do so, it's main financial support. However, many of the great university libraries in the world depend upon the private support of their effection- ate and munificent friends for an added or supple- mentary richness to the scope of their basis archives. An example of such support is that furnished by the Friends of The Botlleian in Oxford, England. This group is composed of Oxonians and others (not Oxonians) from various parts of the world who are friendly supporters of the Bodleian. The principal qualification is merely an interest in the library. Although the individual financial support is not usually large, the Friends of The Bodleian have been instrumental in adding further 1it.erary treasure to archives already rich beyond the dreams of most university libraries. In addition, the .moral support generated by such an active interest also encourages those responsible for the continued wel- fare of the Bodleian Library.

I t would seem that the same opportunity exists for helping the library at U.B.C. as for helping the Eodleian at Oxford. U.B.C. is not without its valuable opportunities, provided broad interest and supplementary financial support are available. It seems hardly an overstatement to say that the need of the library at U.B.C. is a s great as that o f the Bodleian at Oxford. The Friends of The Botlleian is not a highly formal organization. but it does some effective work in a quietly informal manner.

I t would be interesting to know what general sentiment exists among U.U.C. alumni and friends of the University for supporting an activity at U.B.C. such as that outlined above. If the interest is sufficiently broad, perhaps the necessary formal- ization can be completed along proper lines. and in cooperation with the university authorities, by those interested and living in Vancouver or its vicinity.

As a friend of the U.B.C. Library, I \vould certainly give such an activity my full support.

(Xote: Information regarding the Friends of The Bodleian may be ohtained from hlIiss -4nn Smith of the University Library, or from Mr. S. G. Gillam. the Bodleian Lil)rary, Ox- ford, England.)

r,. \Y. X I ~ L E X N A K , California Branch.

The B I LL'S o f S e y m o u r S t r e e t (Percy & Jirnrnie Bill)

Invite You to

Corn pa re this TOPCOAT VALUE

$ 4 9 . 7 5 The famous Empire Twist by

E. J . Crowther in this shower- proof pure wool topcoat special!

Also West o f England Topcoats, Cashmere finish by Isaac Carr.

SUITS-Tailored to measure from the House of Habberlin.

FURNISHINGS-Van Heuson New Century Collar-BVD Tricot Nylon.

* B I L L & C 0 TAtlow 5730 456 Seymour Sa.

OCTOBER-NOVEMBER, 1952 Paqc 13

Make WEDNESDAY in.,. WEST 1 VANCOUVER

~~~~~~~ ~

COMPLIMENTS THOMAS BALSHAW

Ken wood Furs 824 PARK ROYAL WEST 351

WEST VANCOUVER

SMART SEPARATES, ACCESSORIES EXCITING GIFTS Beautifully Wrapped Free of Charge

1771 Marine Drive, West Vancouver, B.C., West 1971

KEEP THE KIDDIES CUTE, COMFY and HAPPY English Winter Coats

Snug Snow Suits Famous Kiddicraft Toys

Merry Go Round Kiddie Shop 1439 Marine Dr., West Vancouver, West 198 1

For Campus, Career, and every girl‘s n i te life

JERSEY or TWEED CREPE or TAFETTA

Our fal l styles are distinctly f lattering

E

1568 Mar ine Dr ive West Vancouver,

West 2420 B.C.

your SHOPPING Day Ytt Charmante’s for Charm ’’

Leisurely shopping for everything f ine in women’s apparel

CLapmante Gown3 J t A 757 Park Royal

West 236 1550 Marine Drive

West 1500 WEST VANCOUVER

II OPEN ALL DAY WEDNESDAY II

With CREPE and JERSEY at the top of your l i s t . , ,

See our exclusive selection of won- derful wools and flattering late-day dresses.

768 Marine Drive West 1514 West Vancouver, B.C. West 2322 Opposite Park Royal

S e e n in tLe

Autumn

pctum The new pleated tartan skirt

. . . wear it with doublet or jacket! See the smart suede

suits . . . tweeds and wor- sted suits in the Fall collec-

tion at . . . Open All Day Wednesday Monday Nights till 9 p.m.

PARK ROY A1 WEST VANCOUVER,

B.C.

Phone West 1931 1122 Sherbrooke St. W., Montreal 42 Berkely St., London, England

Page 14 U. B. C. ALUMNI CHRONICLE

7k P E R S O N A L I T I E S * At press time, word had just been received that

Jimmy Sinclair, U.B.C. Rhodes Scholar and mem- ber of parliament for Coast-Capilano, had been ele- vated to a member of the Canadian Ca’binet as Minister for Fisheries. The 44-year-old Sinclair had been mentioned as cabinet material for several years, but had recently sold his home in Ottawa and speculation was that he was quitting politics.

Lawyers have been inveigling their way into the pages of the Chronicle i n their inimitable fashion the past couple of issues but we are forced to run a sequence to follow the picture and note on William H. Q. Cameron, B.A. ’33 which ran in June . . . it turns out that Bill Cameron’s opponent in wllat might be the last appeal to the Privy Council was none other than his good friend Harry F. C. Spring, who was the counsel for the appellant in the case of Sigurdson -v- B.C. Electric . . . In the last issue we mentioned Bill Cameron, but neglected to say a word about Harry Spring . . . and Harry won the case at that.

Hugh Christie, new warden a t Oaka.lla, was faced with a prison riot this month and came through handling the matter like a veteran, . . . but Warden Christie who had warned the Provincial Government of the overcrowded situation at Oak- alla, advised there would be more trouble unless the prisoners accommodation was improved.

Enrolled on a four year course at U.B.C. is Lee Jung Ok, Korean interpreter with the Princess Pats for two years in Korea . . . Canadian army officers who brought Lee to Canada are paying his tuition fees.

Among the new Canadian diplomats is a Uni- versity of B.C. graduate, Vivienne Allen of Van- couver, who recently passed civil service examina- tions along with 23 other successful candidates.

- MAURICE’S - 3 x 8 p a r 1 R o y a P R e d t a u r a n t

FAMOUS FOR SWISS and FRENCH FCOD FROGS LEGS AU BEURRE NOIR . . . capers . . . parsley FRENCH OMELETTE?. . . 20 different varieties MILLE FEUILLES STEAK DINNER

ESCARGOTS de BOURGOGNE

BABA AU RHUM

MERINGUE AUX MARRONS

Open every day, including Sunday, from 1O:OO a.m. to 11):OO p.m.

Reservations: West 200

809 Park Royal West Vancouver, B. C.

OCTOBER-NOVEMBER, 1952

HARRY F. C. SPRING

Lieut.-Col. Tom Brown, former U.B.C. Alumni Association E’resident has been elected regional vice-president of the Association of Canadian Clubs.

New Athletic Director on the campus is local graduate Dick Penn who was chosen to succeed re- tiring Bob Robinett . . . Penn recently married the former Marg Miller also of the physical departmeut.

Dr. Richard Attree brilliant chemical engineer- ing graduate has been assigned to do research at Canada’s outstanding Chalk River, Ont. atomic energy p1ac.t.

W. P. “Pat” Birmingham, Comm. ’37, has heen appointed assistant commercial secretary in the Canadian Embassy at Bombay.

Cover gal for Canadian Home Journal, Septem- ber issue, is Shary Pitts, now doing cancer research work at U.B.C.

Another outstanding appointment to the U.H.C. medical school came this summer with the addition to staff of Dr. James Morton Mather as Professor and Head of the Department of I’ublic Health . . . H e is a Toronto graduate of 1936 and has done ex- tensive public health work in Ontario.

U.B.C. ;:oology graduate W. Winston Mair, 38, has been a?pointed chief of Canada’s wildlife ser- vice.

Page 15

ALUMNI - U. B. C. DEVELOPMENT FUND R E A C H E S N E W H I G H OF $ 1 8 , 1 0 9 . 3 6

Under Chairman Harry A. Berry, the Alumni- U.B.C. Development Fund has reached new peaks in both participation and total amount subscribed- a record-breaking-result which reflects great credit not only upon E‘und Directors and representatives, but also on the active interest and tangible expres- sion of loyalty and support of U.E.C. alumni and friends everywhere.

I n 1952 (the Fund books close early on August 31 s t ) , almost 2,200 individuals contributed $18,- 109.36 in this fourth year of operation of the Assocl- ation’s voluntary annual giving programme design- ed to help U.B.C. and its students in a practical way. In those four years, a total of some $63,000.00 has been given-an annual income which more than equals the income available from an Endowment of more than a half-million dollars!

Probably the most remarkable and heartening feature of the past year’s effort is the fact that there has been an almost 25% increase in over-all partici- pation compared to the best previous year-1950. There can be no doubt that in the long run, the number of people who are interested enough to become UBC “shareholders” through personal con- tributions-regardless of the amount-must be the yardstick by which the success of this excellent idea is measured.

Elsewhere in this issue, the actual .records established by the various classes and individual Class and Fund representatives will be seen. The “up” totals of almost every class, together with the fine efforts of so many reps., is indicative of the superb way in which this plan of practical goodwill is proving its worth.

MEMORIAL FOR DOROTHY MYERS It is felt by some of the late Dorothy Myers’

friends that there should be a memorial in her memory. Because of her interest in University women’s affairs and also in Canadian art, a sugges- tion has come forth that a picture by a Canadian artist be hung in the Women’s Residences of the University. A plaque suitably inscribed would mark such a picture.

Anyone wishing to be a part of such a memorial could contact Miss Mary Fallis, No. 1, 3777 Cambie, Vancouver, B.C., FAirmont 5987-L; Mrs. C. D. Schultz, 6092 Wiltshire St., Vancouver 13, B.C., KErrisdale 7486-L, or Alumni Director Frank J. E. Turner, ALma 3044.

THE QUARTERBACKS CLUB

Each fan screamed off his head.

So they charged one buck instead.

As valiant zoarriore orter,

They ne,ver asked fol- a q w t e r ,

”D. Badger.

Page 16

1952 FINAL FUND TOTALS:

“2190 DONORS - *$18,109.36 1916 *$ 146.00 12 1917 843.00 * 22 1918 * 95.00 “ 9 1919 351.00 * 22 1920 * 291.00 * 20 1921 * 374.00 * 34 1922 * 462.00 * 43 1923 * 693.00 * 60 1924 * 746.00 * 56 1925 543.00 * 41 1926 * 484.00 * 40 1927 * 283.00 32 1928 * 324.00 * 39 1929 * 341.00 * 53 1930 * 489.00 * 62 1931 * 662.00 * 55 1932 * 454.00 * 62 1933 * 497.00 * 74 1934 374.00 * 49 1935 381 .OO * 54 1936 * 371.00 * 49 1937 * 448.00 * 55 1938 341.00 * 56 1939 * 471.00 * 75 1940 295.00 * 49 1941 * 295.00 * 49 1942 273.00 * 44 1943 * 284.00 * 54 1944 217.00 * 40 1945 306.00 47 1946 * 433.00 * 70 1947 * 624.00 * 94 1948 * 943.00 “164 1949 * 1,012.00 *167 1950 * 873.00 “172 1951 800.00 169

* Equalled or bettered 1951 final figures (ex- clusive of the Class of 1951).

Jnsurance Of All Kinds FIRE AUTOMOBILE PERSONAL PROPERTY FLOATERS

BURGLARY

NORWICH AGENCIES LIMITED W. ORSON BANFIELD, Manyor

MArine 6171 Yorkshire House, 900 West Pender St.

VANCOUVER 1, B.C.

U. B. C. ALUMNI CHRONICLE

.

1952 LEADERS Amount

1. 1949 .................................................... $1,012.00 2. 1948 ...................................................... 943.00 3. 1950 ................................................... 873.00 4. 1917 ..................................................... 843.00 5. 1951 .................................................... 803.00 6. 1924 ...................................................... 746.00 7. 1923 .................................................... 693.00 8. 1931 ................................................. 662.00 9. 1947 ................................................ 624.00

10. 1925 .................................................... 543.00

NUMBER OF DONORS 1. 1950 ... .................................................. ~ ~ 1 7 2 2. 1951 ...................................................... 169 3. 1949 .......................................................... 167 4. 1948 ............................................................. 164 5. 1947 ......................................................... 94 6. 1939 ......................................................... 76 7. 1933 .............................................................. 74 8. 1946 ........................................................ 70 9. j 1930 !

11932 ...................................................... 1 62

IMPROVEMENT

( % increase in number of donors compared to 1951 figures, Class of '51 not included)

2. 1922 1. 1930

3. 1937 4. 1950 5. 1943 6. 1932 7. 1923 8. 1933

10. 1929 9. 1919

................................................... 4 4.18%

...................................................... 43.9 yo ....................... ...................... 41.102%

......................... ......................... 36.2 Yo

......................................... ~""~"35.00%

...................................................... 3 4.'00%

.................................................. "30.04%

................................................... ""-29.9 Yo

................................................... .29.'4 %

............................................ "."".""29.2 %

TOP TWENTY CLASS AND FUND REPRESENTATIVES

Jean Bailey ('29) ..................... A. J. F. Johnson ('35) Mrs. A. D. Weeks ('31) 100 % J. G. Light ('38) ....................... Perry Millar ('48) ..................... }

. ....

l' { ........... 6. B. G. Griffith ('26) ................... 90 % 7. Hermine Bottger ('20) ................ 83.3 % 8. Margaret Clarke ('32) ............... 81 8 %

John Gibbard ('24) 80 % Bob Osborne ('33)

W. H. Q. Cameron ('33) ......... } Gertrude Savage ('30) Mrs. Howard Green ('1 7) ........... 75 % John M. Buchanan ( ' I 7) ...........

15. { Mrs. F. Sexsrnith ( ' I 7) Doug. Macdonald ('30) ............. 7 1 .4 % Dr. W. C. Gibson ('33) ...........

.....................

....................

9. { 12. { }

........ ..

.............

18.

19.

Ben Stevenson ('36) ................. Jean Gilley ('27) ...................... G. M. Letson ('24) .................. H. T. James ('21) .................... H. I . Andrews ('20) ~~.~~ ~.~~~ . ~ ~ . ~.

Mrs. G. Candlish ('28) .... -~.: ....... Dr. 0. E. Anderson ('29) ............ Mrs. Marion Elliott ('30) ......... Alex Turnbull ('3 1 ) ................. Walter Ashford ('39) ................. Honoree Young ('43) ............... J. Allen Harris ('22) ................. Mrs. Norah Purslow ('22) ........ C. C. Upshall ('23) ................. ,

Geo. Lipsey ('24) ......................

69.2 %

66% %

STOP PRESS . . . STOP PRESS

HOMECOMING - NOV. 1st It's official - Homecoming is Saturday,

November 1 st ! However, as in the past, there will be

several othe; events during Homecoming Week-October 27th to November 1st." So- please contact your alumni office (ALma 3044) or watch your newspaper for announcements.

There'll be a Football game in the Stadi- um starting at 2:15 p.m. (with the Presenta- tion of the Great Trekker Award to the out- standing alumna or alumnus of the year at half-time), a Homecoming Princess, and a Ball, two (yes T W O !) basketball games in the War Memorial Gym in the evening (an alumni Blue team vs a Gold team as a prelim. and a feature Grads vs Thunderbirds classic a s a feature), a dramatic show in the Audi- torium at night, the Alumni Registration book,

day-Saturday, N o v e m b e r 1st. student guides on duty, etc. . . . on the big

To wind it up, of course, there'll be a dance in the Armouries, or the Fourth Estate Frolic in the Commodore Cabaret.

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION'S 35th ANNIVERSARY FEATURE OF

ANNUAL MEETING NOV. 13 Special feature of the Xssociation's A4t1nual

General Meeting on 'I'hurstlay. SovetnIm- 1 3 t h in Brock Hall, starting at 6 30 q'.nl., uil l he the Xssociation's 35th -Annix-ersary together lvi1.h the 40th A\nniversar>- of Convocation. Challcellor Shern.ood Lett (B.A. '16), Chairtnan o f Convocx- tion, will he ;I slwcial guest.

Guest speaker on the occasion \vi11 b e l [ r . Joseph Clearihur, Q.C., prominent i'ictoria Barris- ter and Solicitor, a member of the UBC Board of Governors, ant1 onc of the original Co11voc;ttion members who met in the Assembly Hall i n South Park Public School in Victoria 011 Aug-ust 21st, 1912, to launch the infant University.

Annual reports will be presented by the various Association officers while entertainment \ \ i l l I)e again providt:tl by the fine UBC Glee Cluh under the capal)lr iirwtion of Mr. FIarr). Price.

Tickets ($1.50 each) are available from the alumni office until Sovember 10th. and those wish- ing to at tend are asked to obtain same early so that catering arrangements may be completed.

OCTOBER-NOVEMBER, 1952 Page 17

Tk- W O M E N By LEONA SHERLOCK MARGARET BRUNETTE

Margaret Bru- nette, has been named to co-or- dinate the opera- tion of s e v e 11 Branch Libraries throughout t h e city . . . Miss Bru- n e t t c gratluatetl with honours in t e a c h e r train- i n g and took her library degree at Universtiy of To- ronto . . .

MARGARET BRUNETTE

It’s almost homecoming time o f the year when all good old grads go hack to the campus to see how things have progressed since they left. There are more buildings, a new coat of paint on the Aggie barns, new sloping lawns and well-kept flowerbeds-and less students. * * *

For all the sorority alumnae who haven’t heart1 about the change in rushing rules-there’s been quite a revolution in that department. This year rushing was held for just one \veek--September 15 to 23 so that all the fuss and bother was over and done with before classes began. Seems an excellent idea. But not like the good old days when there was an excuse to skip lectures and quaff coffee the first month of University! * * *

Barbara Newman Bonner has been caught up in a giddy whirl since her husl,and, Bob, was ap- pointed the new .Attorney-General. At present they’re house-hunting i n T-ictoria and feeling just a little sad about having to leave their year-old home in the University District. Barbara gradu- ated in Arts in 1944. She’d planned on going into Teachers Training but decided to get married in third year instead. She was an assistant editor on the Ubyssey for awhile and was a member of Alphi Phi sorority. She’s busier than ever now with two wee ones-a boy and a girl-to look after, parties

Lovely Essentials for Every Girl Lansea Sweaters

Stoles to Beautify

Beaded Accessories Luxite Nylon

Lingerie

880 Howe St. Vancouver, B.C. MArine 2934

to attend, antl a new part to play as the wife of the Attorney-General. * * *

The E’l17CX seems to have Iwcome a haven for CBC grads. Just joined the staff recently were Noami Page, Frances Smith and Irene Ryniak. Noami and Irene have degrees in social work, the former joining- the staff as director of the Young Adult department and the latter i n charge of the Teen-age department. Frances will be Mrs. Ryni- ak’s assistant in charg-e of Hi-Y clubs. * * *

-1 bit o f th i s and that-Mary Cole Cameron is principal oi the Civil Defence School; Connie Farleigh Lee had a I,rilliant recortl at Seattle Uni- versity last >-ear \\-inning the l’resitlent’s cup and ohtaining her Bachelor oi Science and Kwrsing ; Maureen Bray has joined the teaching staff of the University of \Vestern Ontario; Bim Schrodt is back at Magee High school on the other end of the stick-she went to school there a n t l now she’s teaching teewagers their keeping fit exercises : Mary Ann Stevenson has gone to Paris to study at L’Ecole Bazot; Shary Pitts was the cover girl on a summer issue of Canadian. Home Journal. * * *

Every Chronicle we have news of more grads going east. The saying may be Go West Young Man but i t seems to be Go East Young \Yoman

SKIRTS ’N’ SWEATERS AT

The Little Stores with the Large Selection of Finest Imports

474 GRANVILLE ST. TAtlow 4746 (Next to 0. B. Allan)

NEWSMAKERS IN SPORTSWEAR:

Pleated Skirts Matching Stoles

IMPORTANT IMPORTS: Braemar Sweaters

Liberty Scarves Rodex Coats

Tartan Molmax Bags

900 W. GEORGIA ST. PAcific 6655

VANCOUVER, B.C. W.&J.WIlSON Page 18 U. 6. C. ALUMNI CHRONICLE

W O M E N . . Off to Toronto to stay with Di Milsom i:; Betty

Heard . . . Gordon and Mary (nee Mare) 1Selman have moved to Ottawa. * * *

Joan Ritchie has gone to San Francisco to live . . . back from six months in Hollywood is Jo-Jean Johnston . . . Chris and Helen-Mary McGregor spent their honeymoon in Europe . . . -Among the UBC colony who spent the summer alxoad was Joan Stevens. * * *

Summer visitors to Vancouver from the east included Pat Borgeson Crone of Ottawa, Thelma Behnsen John of Hamilton, Olive Blair McLean of Montreal, Nancy Pitman of Ottawa. * * *

The Olympic Games drew a lot of spectators from this party of the lvorld . . . Dot and Harry Franklin flew over for a few \\-eeks . . . Doreen Fowler and Louise Haamerstrom left in June for the Olympics then stayed on i n Sweden x\-he-re they hope to Avork for a year. * * *

Out from Kingston, Jamaica, for a brief holi- day this summer was Mary Williams Lloyd, her husband Tony and their daughter. * * *

Ther.e’s nothing like having t\vo PhD’s in the family and Hugh and Marion Gilmour are \vel1 on their way to achieving just that. Hugh gets his this fall from the University of Utah and Marion gets hers next spring from the Unix-erzity of Illinois.

Bright and Dapper by Day New Elegance by Night

In your wardrobe choices for Fall and Win ter from

418 W. Hastings St. Vancouver, B.C.

0

0

0

Quality Leather BRIEF CASES

LOOSE LEAFS and

LUGGAGE BILLFOLDS MEN’S TOILET CASES

Wurte 5 Use our layaway plan for Xmas * F I N E L E A T H E R 870 HOWE ST. MArine 0838

.- -

I i

n

J

JUNIOR SHOP

5569 Dunbar St. 2608 Granville St. KErr. 8060 CEdar 4217

Vancouver, B.C.

NOW’S the timc! Here’s the place!

Choose Your CHRISTMAS CARDS New Books - Gifts

DOROTHY M. KIRBY 2830 Granvi l le St. CHerry 8810 Vancouver, B.C.

A Brillialzt Collection dresses coats suits sportswear

. . . more and more smart women are looking for the “Georgias” for fashion leader- ship each season . . . magni f i - cent imported mater ia ls . . . bri l l iant ly executed.

S T y L E 693 Granville St. S H O P S 413 W. Hastings St.

2756 5. Granville St.

DESIGNING

DRESSMAKING - RESTYLING

Wedding Ensembles

Formal Gowns

0 Cocktail and Day Dresses

Special F d 1 Feature IMPORTED WOOL DRESSES

4435 W. 10th Ave. ALma 0286-R

OCTOBER-NOVEMBER, 1952 Page 19

AUBREY ROBERTS SPEAKER -AT CAIRN CEREMONY MARKING 30th ANNIVERSARY -

OF THE GREAT TREK Aubrey F. Roberts, one of the original group

which staged the “Great Trek” of 1922, was this year’s speaker at the annual Cairn ceremony on the Main Mall.

Mr. Roberts urged U.B.C. freshmen to meet challenges presented to them at University with the same characteristics of students who partici- pated in the march that took them in 1922 from the Fairview shacks to the present campus.

H e told how the cairn, built with the original stones piled up in a mound by the first group of UBC students to visit the campus, was now a sym- bol of what university students can do when prop- erly organized.

H e said the trek was frorn the Fairview Shacks to downtown Vancouver and out to Point Grey.

Later student leaders carried a 56,000-signature petition to Victoria, where delegation leader “Ab” Richards told legislators the Fairview Shacks were inadequate and urged a new start on the war-inter- rupted Point Grey site.

One month later, Mr. Roberts said, the Legisla- ture voted more than $1,OOO,OOO to the university building program. The chemistry building went up first, followed by others.

Construction of UBC buildings started in 1914 but just as the framework of the Science building was nearly completed, war stopped work on the structure.

Nothing more was done at all, he said, until the provincial government was spurred into action by the campaign started by UBC students.

U. B. C. Alumni Association Scholarship Winners An announcement from the University of B.C.

revealed Kelowna’s 1952 “Lady of the Lake” as a girl who combines beauty with brains.

Kathleen Ann Archibald. crowned queen of the Okanagan city’s annual lake regatta, was one of 10 winners of UBC Alumni Association scholarships announced by association president Gordon M. Let- son and Dean M’alter H. Gage.

$250 AWARD The $250 awards are given annually by regions

to students in Grade 12 and 13 who are going o n to UBC and who show high marks as well as poten- tial qualities of leadership.

Among the 10 UBC lvinners today were Susan Friesen, Abbotsford, n h o received the highest I3.C. marks i n senior matriculation this year and Natlia

EVERYTHING FOR TOTS TO TEENS

I 4449 W. 10th Are. ALma 2035 I

1 1 SUPERIOR FLOWERS 1 1

724 Granville St.

Komar of Creston, who received 88.9 percent, the highest in her area.

Winners \\-ere also announced for the $ZOO0 Chris Spencer Foundation scholarships for students entering the University of B.C. for the first time.

William RIervin Jory, Ahhotsford. and Donald Richard Peter Weeden, Chilliwack. \vi11 receive $400 for their first year at UBC and will be eligible for four other payments of $400 if they maintain their high scholastic standing.

10 WINNERS The 10 winners of the UBC Alumni scholarships

\\-ere : Kathleen Ann Archibald, Kelotvna ; Douglas Benne11 Craig. Chemainus ; Susan Friesen, Abhots- ford ; James Douglas Jamieson, Armstrong; Wil- liam Harvey King. Prince George; Nadia Komar, Creston ; Norma Geraldine Koski, Victoria ; .Ruth Julia Krane, Ihlfour; Arthur Kuhn, I-ernon. and 4 Gwendolyn May Wells, Britannia Beach.

I I BRIDAL TROUSSEAUX

IMPORTED LINENS

HOSTESS ROBES

649 Howe St. Vancouver, B.C. I

Diamond Rings and Watches

Chinaware 0 Silverware

Page 20 U. B. C. ALUMNI CHRONICLE

FRANKLY SPEAKING Just forty years ago, the "Founders" gathered

together at U.B.C.'s first Convocation meeting in the Assembly Hall of the still-standing South Park Public School in Victoria--,4ugust 21st, 1912. to be exact.

The tremendous significance of that historic occasion should never be minimized now or in the future-nor ever forgotten. With the then-Pro- vincial Secretary, the late Hon. H. E. Young, M.D., LL.D., as chairman (platform guests included the Lieut-Governor, the Hon. T. W. Paterson, and Premier Sir Richard McBride), the original mem- bers of Convocation officially "launched" U.B.C. by electing the first Chancellor, the Hon. F. L. Carter Cotton, and members of the Senate.

"GREAT TREK" Just thirty years ago, UBC's students \vount l

up a remarkable campaign n-ith the no\v-iamouh "Great Trek" to the chosen University site at Point Grey. and thre\\- the rocks and stones I picked up en route) into a pile lvhich is today the family Cairn on the Main AIall-the same Cairn \vhich has be- come of a symbol o f student spirt, determination a n d faith, a n d a cons t an t cha l l enge t o all melnl,er> o f U.B.C.'s "family."

Success crowned the efforts of interested Uni- versity-trained men and women in the founding of this young and growing institution. Solid achieve- ment was the result of the activities of enterprising students a decade later in moving to the present beautiful campus.

The continuing understanding, initiati.ve and support of students, alumni, faculty, friends and subsequent Governments has contributed tremend- ously to the amazing development of our Alma Mater-an University young in years but old in tradition.

U.B.C.'s motto : "'I'LILIIII Est""litcrnl1~- tran?- lated t\vo \va!-s : "It Is Yours" and "1 t's L-1) ' l ' ~ ~ You" is a ringing challenge lvhich ha.-; I)een. i - an(1 \\ . i l l be I 1 o l d 1 ~ - accepted.

-

Alumnotes . . . Follo\\-ing a \vc.ll-c.stal~lishe~1 Engineer-grad-trerltl. the Class o f '52's Social Con- vener and H..-l.Sc. '.??-Danny Stankov:ch--\\-ellt from hither to yon. Danny'> address i z no \ \ - 1318 Princess Ave.. Camden, S.J. . . . One c ~ f the mort' than 2000 Fund tlonors this !-ear is W. Graham Fulton (U.S.A. '-kg), \\-bo's n o ~ v \vi th the 9427th T.S.U. of the U.S. A\rnly Signal Corps. P . 0 . 130s 401. Kodiak. -4laska . . . Se\v metnlwr I l i the Trail Branch is Rosalie Haakonsen, (13. . \ . '50) 1 . It'.; the Royal City's loss . . . nlan \vho. a s hc aptly I)nti i t : ."was all a t sea \\.hen T recei\-ctl 1 1 1 ~ - L7.1%.C. tlegree""ant1 literally !--cx-Sa\-yite Gordon Camp- bell (B.A. '45) is back on the campus after post- grad work a t Har\-artl a n d is n u \ v i l l L.1Z.C.'; Anthropology Department . . . Ex-Legionnaires (CBC Branch 72) p l eas no te : J. R. (Mike) Lakes, (LL.B. '49). has launchetl his o\\ -11 l a ~ v otfice in Vancouver . . . Our records are I ~ L V straig-ht ! It':; Rev. R. E. AI. Yerburgh (B.A. '28) \ v h o is Rector

OCTOBER-NOVEMBER, 1952

BY

FRANK J. E. TURNER EXECUTIVE - DIRECTOR ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

NOW! LIFE INSURANCE AND YOUR MONEY BACK A BRAND NEW SUN LIFE PLAN WHICH:

1

Returns all basic annual premiums paid if 2

Provides insurance protection to age 65.

assured lives to 65.

3 Is available for male and female lives ages 15 to 50.

A t 65, the funds can be la) taken in cash; i b l used to purchase a paid-up policy for the original sum assured and

the balance taken in cash or as guaranteed income; i c ) used to provide an annuity; [ d l l e f t on deposit a t a guaranteed rate of interest.

Inquire now about this remarkable new Sun Life plan. Just call or write:

LARRY WRIGHT (B.A. '31 1 Supervisor Vancouver Unit

Royal Bank Bldg.

PAcific 5321

SUN LIFE OF CANADA Page 21

-v S P O R T v

BASKETBALL GREATS TO FEATURE HOMECOMING GAME NOVEMBER 1st

JACK POMFRET

Dear Grad : Homecoming this year is on Saturday, Xovem-

ber 1st and we are sure this is one celebration you will want to enjoy. Once again the annual Grad basketball game is a must on the Homecoming program. I\.e feel you will lvant to recall \-our college I,asketball days by playinc your usual stellar performance lvith some of the old gang. Like last year the game will he played as follows :

The I'arsity Grads \vi11 play the first game of a double header in t\vo eight minute halfs. This \vi11 he followed by the Freshmen Grads playing a regulation game against the 1952-53 Thuntler- bird Team. If you earned your Block i n a n

"Puritan Meat Products

ALBERTA MEAT CO R. R. 1. Eburne FR. 1126

BOB SCARR DAVE CAMPBELL

odd year you will pick up a Blue jersey from Johnny 0 x v t . n . If it was an even year you w i l l play for the Golds. The Freshman Grads w i l l pick up xvhite jerseys. Please bring your ow11 shorts as the last few years \\.e have not been ahle to produce shorts to fit your magnificant lvaistlines.

Here is the schedule: 8 :OO p.m.-Thunderbird Blues (odd years)

vs Thunderbird Golds (even years)

8 :30 p.m.-Thunderbird Freshman Grads

Thunderbird 52-53.

Saturday, November lst, 1952, Place, Memorial Gym. We all look forward to seeing you again.

vs

CRAFTSMANSHIP PLUS NEATNESS

p q a l $%pI? penem 2824 Granville S t . Vancouver 9, B.C.

F o r Y o u r D i n i n g P l e a s u r e

Next to Birks-on Granville Street MArine 8 6 2 5

Page 22 U. B. C. ALUMNI CHRONICLE

By PHOEBE BEEBE, B.A. (frequent contributor to Canadian Homes,

North r\tnerican Tomes, South ;4merican Pomes, etc)

The Finer 'l'hings in Life ! ( I am not reiierring to Life Magazil1e.j Let us roll the phrase richly round ollr lips and even inside our mouths. W e leave the University with a capital U, but what does it mean, question m a r k ? I t n1e;Lns a B.A., exclamation mark ! Nothing more. Can we inter- pret a symphony? No (Period) Dare Lve live with a modern painting and permit i t to enrich our lives? Never. \Rre (and I use this pronoun in the singular) do not even own a Canadian Ininting at all, tlarnmit. And \ve think shame to ourselves, as the phrase goes. --\s it goes, as it co~nes . as it slides sidenays, who cares? That's my whole point, and that's why the l him feel he is missing one oi life's Finer Experiences. A n d may the 1,ortl pity him.

H o w often h a v e y c ~ u , dear reader. 1)c.en caught in an art gallery \\it11 your awareness nncocketl? How many times 11as a Iwautiful s y m p h ~ ~ n y g o n e in one ear antl out the other? Many's the time yo11 have listened to ;I costly phonograph record, care- fully explained to you by an expert. antl yon'\re n o t nnderstootl what made its grooves go ronntl, shame on you.

Records ! Let it be recorded ! Recorditur (Latin). You may glibly say "Recortlitur!'" but in all modesty, can you tell the difference between the records you should like and those you shoultl abominate? Not you. You're fair flummoxed. That's because you have never taken an extension course. And that's \\hat's wrong with our B.A. totlay. A bachelor's degree that doesn't incorporate an ex- tesion with it is of little use.

I will go further. I maintain that a bachelor's degree should carry with it an honorary 1,L.D. Heck, with everyone else getting LL.D.'s, why

OCTOBER-NOVEMBER, 1952

Newes t Colors Smartest Styles

for Fall and Winter

UTLEY ARMSTRONG MILLINERY

2808 Granville St. Vancouver, B.C.

Ps9e 23

FRANKLY SPEAKING (Continued from page 21)

Session were visiting Professors Lionel Laing (B.A. ’29) of Michigan, antl Malcolm McGregor (U.X. ‘30) of the University of Cincinnati . . . \\;bile in Nexv England. Prof. and Mrs. R. F. (Bob) Osborne (U.A. ’33 ; B.A. ’35), hatl an enjoyable visit uith Mr. and Mrs. Keith Porter (B.Com. ’42). Keith, a former Student Council Treasurer, is now President of Harriet Huhbard ,4yer, Inc., and represented his r \ I I n a Mater a t Columbia’s Centennial Celebrationh. . . . Another former Councillor, Margaret Low-Beer (B.A. ‘50) was an alumni office visitor from Ottawa . . . “ A wonderful experience” is the way John Drysdale (B.A. ’49) described his 3-month U. li. antl Continent tour as a member of the Unlversit). Travel Club group. \lVe deeply appreciate “Re- porter” John’s notes on the folloxving alumni : Tony Scott (B.Com ’46, B.A. ‘47). is no\v studying for his Ph.D. and lecturing on Public 1:inance at the London School of Economics . . . R. T. (Bob) Mc- Kenzie (B.A. ’37), also “€’h.d-ing”, is teaching in the Extension Dept. at the London School . . . Mr. Justice Wilson’s daughter Barbara (B.A. ’47, US\\.: ’48) worked with the International Refugee Organi- zation in Germany for 18 months, and now has a position with Ontario House in London . . . Still another who’s almost entitled to use “Ph.I).” after his name is Parzival Copes (U.,4. ’49. M A . ’50) of the London School . . . Guotl luck to F. S. (Van_) Perry (U.A. ’46), formerly Music IMitor o E the Province, i n his new position as Managing Iitlitor of the “B.C. Lumberman” . . . Mr. and Mrs. John F. Tener have no less than 3 Ul3C sons as grads. John S. (B.A. ‘48) is currently studying for his 1’h.D. in Zoology at Oxford (was 1 o f 5 students selected from all over the \vorltl for the course) : Gordon (B.A. ’49) is proceeding to\vartls the same degree at Wisconsin i n Research Chemistry, kvhile Robert (B.A. ’47) is Principal of Ulul,l)er Bay Hig-h School . . . “Woultln’t recognize the campus” stated J. D. (Jack) Mair (U.X.Sc. ‘40), n o w \vith Canatla Salt Co. in M’intlsor. a s he hatl his first look at the campus since graduation . . . “B~lsiness-tril>l)ing” t o the Coast \vas former Rhodes Scholar antl liugger star A1 Gillespie (’41) who no \v calls ’1‘0ront11 home

CARSIZE McGUlRE . . . The New Year will find Walt Wilde ( E A . ’SO) taking post-grad work at Utah State . . . Former A.M.S. President J. Carson McGuire (U.A. ’39) was yet another amazed at the tremendous develop- ments at C.B.C. i n the past years. Dr. Rlc(;uire (better known as “Carsize” when he \vas an almost non-stoppable lineman with U.B.C.’s wonder Foot- ball teams of the ’30’s) still has his big. capable hands f u l l . On the faculty o f University o f Texas, he’.; Head, Educational Psychologv, Director, Lab- oratory of Human Behavious antl Director, Air force Services Contract . . . Ex-Thunderbird Inskct- 1)aller Fran. Mitchell (’39). Ph.D. is no^ Associate Prof. of Psychology at 1Val)ash College, Crawfortls- ville, Indiana . . . Keturning to Vancouver for her first visit in 34 years was Gladys Schwesinger, Ph.L>., a memI)t,r of U.IZ.C.’s first graduating class in 1916. She is Senior Clinical Psychologist, State

Page 24

of California, Youth Authority. “A marvelous site” was her reaction to seeing the IVest Point (;re) campus Ivhich was still merely a selection in the pre-Great Trek days when she was an undeI. grad . . . Pardon the “de-motion” i n this column in June . . . Ottawa’s Irvine Ritchie (B.A. ’35) is Instructor-Commander, R.C.N. . . . Mrs. P. W. P i n n (nee Elizabeth G Petrie, B.A. ’36) , together with her husband and son had a peek at the campus this summer during a holiday from their Port ,Arthur home . . . Aggie note: Bob Machett (B.A. ‘51) can he reached at the Department of Agricul- ture, Victoria . . . After a temporary appointment i n UN Heatl(luarters, New York, Michael Hind- Smith (B.A. ’51) has returned to Canada as Execu- tive Director o f the United Nations’ Assocation’s Toronto Branch . . . Former Ubyssey Editor Chuck Marshall (U.A. ‘SO) came in to say hello just before leaving for the Xorthlvest Territories. Chuck’s now Secretary of the Council of the Northwest Admin- istration . . . ;2nother trio of alumni office visitors \yere Dr. Lionel Stevenson (B.A. ’22), back from lingland, Carleton College’s Dr. James A. Gibson (13.A. ’31), formerly Private Secretary to the late Prime Minister Mack‘enzie King, and Dr. William R. Barclay (13.A. ’41), of the Medical Faculty at the Universit)~ of Chicago.

WlllSON E. K N O W L T O N OptomPtPidt

0

MARINE 801 1

823 BIRKS BUILDING VANCOUVER. E. C.

Welcome Homecoming Alums!

C A V E & C O M P A N Y LABORATORY SUPPLIES & CHEMICALS

For Assay Offices, Educational, Hospital & Industrial Laboratories

567 Hornby St. MArine 8341 Vancouver, B.C.

[ PITMAN BUSINESS COLLEGE Secretarial Training Typewriting Stenography Dictaphone Accounting Comptometer

I DAY AND NIGHT CLASSES ENROL AT ANY TIME

BROADWAY A T GRANVILLE CHerry 7848

Violet A. Ferguron Gertrude M. Savage P.C.T., G.C.T. B.A., P.C.T. . Principal Asst. Principal

U. B. C. ALUPNI CHRONICLE

B R A N C H E S SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CHAPTER

Annual Meeting of Southern California Branch was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Cor- field, 450 No. Gerona Ave., San Gabriel.

The meeting opened with a talk by Chairman Corfield, who \yelcotnrd several new mcwllers and spoke regretfully of the absence of D r . Lionel Stev- enson, at present it1 England.

Mr. Hartley, Chairman of the Nominating- Con- mittee, presented the following names as officers for the coming year, who were elected.

Past Chairman-Guy Corfield. Chairman-Arnold Ames. First Vice-Chairn~at~”Mrs. Dwight Miller. Secretary-Treasurer-Mrs. ];red Hartley. Chairman o f Program antl .\rrangenlent.s - 1,.

Chairman of 1’nl)licity a n t 1 r\len~hershil)-lli:. 1’.

Campus Representative-I

S T A T I S T I C S BIRTHS

To Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bird, a daughter. 'I'o Mr. and Mrs. Harold Tennant, a son. '1'0 Air. a n t l Mrs. Fred H. Brooks (Billie Wadds),

'1'0 Mr. a n d Mrs. Gordon Lyall (Marigold Mc-

To Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Buchanan (Lois Stratton),

'I'o Mr. antl Mrs. Frank Nightingale (Mim Carn-

To Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Wills (Marion Hebb).

To Mr. and Mrs. David Rea (Peggy McLeod), a

To Mr. antl Mrs. Chester H. B. Cotter (Shirley

To Mr. antl Mrs. John N. Bennett (Llrts '13) a son,

To Mr. and Mrs. Ian F. Greenwood ( U S A . '19) ;I

To Mr. and Mrs. Con Ashby (13.S.W. '46) (Peggy

'1'0 Dr. and Mrs. M. A. Menzies, a girl. at Toronto. To Mr. antl Mrs. Wm. Ian Anderson (Arts '48), ;t

To Mr. a n d Mrs. Hector Grant, twins--a hoy antl a

To Mr. and Mrs. Reginald Roy (B.A. 'SO), a daugh-

To Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. McDo~~gal l (Arts '39)

:t tlartghter.

Kenzie), a son.

a son.

sew), a son.

a daughter.

daughter.

Marpole), a son.

at North \\'ilkesl)oro. North Carolina.

son at Vernon, B.C.

Jones, B.A. '38). a son at Kevelstoke, I3.C.

boy at Victoria.

girl-at Dawson City.

ter at Ottawa.

(P. U. Goddard '44), a son, at Toronto.

D E A T H S

Dr. Harry Ashton, 70, founder o f the French Department at U.B.C. in 1911 . . . holder of an hon- orary degree-Doctor of Laws-from U.U.C.

Mrs. Gladys Webster, Arts '32, wife o f Arnold IVebster Vancouver Parks h a r d Chairman.

Donald John Urquhart, 27, electrical engineering graduate, in a plane crash in the Yukon.

John Illington, '48, at Castlegar, l3.C. . . . civil engineering graduate with the federal water re- sources division.

"Pasadena Tournament of Roses" and Rosebowl Football Tour

December 26 to January 4 Lv. Vancouver December 26th-train to and from San F r a n c i s c d u s to Los Angeles. Seat on procession rout-ightseeing in San Francisco and Los Angeles. INCLUDING HOTELS ~.~..~.~~..~.~........~~........ ...~ -$ l25 .00

Deposit"925.00 by December 6th

DRAlNlE TRAVEL AGENCY 856 DUNSMUIR TAtlow 3055

Page 26

MARRIAGES Donald Lord t o Joan Nicholls Stanley Avis to Daphne Black Robert Lane tc~ Jean Mowatt Michael Bodnar t o Isabel Gould William Andreson to Geraldine Dench Reid Mitchell t o Marjorie Sharp Alexander Bingham to Janet Whitmore William Harrison t o Claire Nelson Charles Hopkins t c ~ Beverley Hall Stuart Wallace t o Janet Lister Rev. Calvin Chambers to Alice Wilson Michael Jones to Iris Sanderson Bruce Brown t o Norma McAuley Dr. Thomas McCusker to Joy Donegani John Cavers to Vivian Mo'rten Charles Bickerton to Jane Gibson John Ayers to Lorraine Mayoh John Creery to Barbara Finlay Harvey Cook to Barbara Rose Alan Newhouse to Harriet Reid William Barker to Joanne Finning Richard Lister to Lois Jensen Cyril Newton to Vivi Busch George Coates t o Joyce Handel James Dalton to Mildred Lauritsen Rodger Manning to Pat Gamey Harold Newton to Betty Jane Mathieson Lawrence Munroe to Diana Bampton Ralph Christensen to Ann Molsted Ronald Webster to Elspeth Clyne Earle Heisler to Merna Taylor Thomas Reed to Barbara Williamson Lance Heard to Frances Nelson Quinten Robertson to Elizabeth Armstrong Gordon Kemp to Frances Archibald Kelvin Service to Peggy Edwards Bruce Cooper to Patricia Tiedje 'Peter Reeves to Dorothy Snow George McKinley to Marjorie Hewett David Sharp to Kathy Howard Dr. Harold Wolverton to Muriel Penn Gerald Carter to Barbara Squire Frederick Dewey to Marilyn Giovetti Kenneth Appleby to Joyce Sumonds Lawrence Ades t o Shirley Mae Airey William Patrick to Mary Teresa Campbell Robert Kerr to Catharine Eastwood James Brisby to Jacqueline Hume Williams Lort to June McIntyre Alan Fonseca t o Shirley Lloyd John Dawson to Pauline Diamond Norman Dusting to Helen Lindsay Denis Heeney t o Jacqueline Smith James Little t( J Barbara Robinson Victor Edwards t u Margaret Chamberlain Eric Gee to Kathleen MacMillan Ian Harford to Margaret Pye John Anastasiou to Joan Barton Robert Johnstone tu Helen Collister Clifford Hill to Geraldine Mitchell William Walker to Beverley Reeder Gordon Hardwicke to Teresa Audet George Davies to. Barbara Black John Godefroid (Comm. '49) to Illa Rue Rice.

U. 6. C. ALUMNI CHROE UICLE

Ocean Products CANNED SALMON

CANNED HERRING

CANNED CLAMS CANNED SILVETS

CANNED SMOKED SALMON

+

Francis Millerd & Co. LIMITED

Cypress Park, West Vancouver

-QRAHAM W A R R I N G T O N

OCTOBER-NOVEMBER, 1952 Page 27

us the faith of the nation. G-E motors totalling 20,500 horsepower driviHg Many firms have found that it is Canada’s Zargest continuous hot-strip miZZ in avz Ovztario

in their own best interest to con- steel mill.

tact us for all their electrical . equipment needs. We want to .A 0) h, serve yotl too. We offer Canadian GENERAL@ ELECTRIC c industry our services through a ‘’ nation-wide system of sales and 13 engineering offices.

. “ ?I

3

EQUIPMENT 1

generates power, transmits it and puts it to work 1

* L :>

e a d !z 9 L L o c l -2 M

5 .A r>

. . - . > INDUSTRIAL CONTROL 2 ”

0 0 r: C l Q >

SWITCHGEAR TRANSFORMERS MOTORS

%Oo Apparatus Division & * C A N A D I A N G E N E R A L E L E C T R I C C O M P A N Y

L I M I T E D Canada’s Oldest and Largest Electricul Manufacturer

Q m