Royal Military College of Canada - Review Yearbook (Kingston, Ontario Canada)

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The Director of Studies Dr. J. R. Dacey, MBE, B.Sc., M.Sc. CDalhousiej, Ph.D. fMcGillj, F.C.l.C., succeeded the late Col. W. R. Sawyer to 'the position of Director of Studies in September, 1967. Having previously been Dean of Science and Professor of Chemistry, 'he is perhaps rel- atively unknown to the-majority of cadets, but his achievements, coupled with his position at R.M.C. since 1949, warrant a detailed acquaintance. For those cadets of English origin, it should be known that Dr. Dacey was born in'Manchester, Eng- land. Those Maritimers, or more specifically, Nova Scotians, may discover an affinity for Dr. Dacey's hav- ing moved to Nova Scotia when he was about ten years old. He also married a Nova Scotian, from which he assumes an honourary ubluenoser by adoption , in his own words. In addition, for those cadets from On- tario, Dr. Dacey, having l'ived in Kingston for about twenty years, considers himself more of a Kingston- ian . The remainder of the cadet wing may identify with Dr. 'Dacey as their academic guardian: he con- siders R.M.C. academics to be superior to those of a civilian university. This opin'ion stems from their more liberal or general nature, both in the humanities and the sciences, particularly in the first two years. Benefits of spa cialization are not appreciably affected by this generalization, he maintains. f Dr. Dacey received his B.Sc. and M.Sc. from Dal- housie University in 1936 and 1938 respectively. He proceeded to his Ph.D. at McGill., completed in 1940, then beg. .1 his long and illustrious career. He was Sen- ior Rest ch Assistant of the National Rese-arch Coun- cil and Chief Superintendent of the 'Chemical Warfare Laboratory while serving in the Cana-dian Army from 1940-1947. He retired as Major in the Chemical War- fare brancl relieved that the results of the research in this branch had never been used in the war. From 1947-1948 he was Chief Superintendent of the Defence Research Chemical Laboratory. He is a member of De- fence Research Board advisory panels on chem'ical warfare, chemistry, clothing, and general environ- mental stores. He has been awarded the Member of the Order of the British Empire CMBEQ, Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Chemists fF.C.I.C.j, and 'has been a recipient of numerous research fellowsh'ips and grants. He has published approximately sixty scientific papers and is co-author or contributor to five scientific books. During his term of service with the Canadian Army, Dr. Dacey met the late Col. Sawyer who stim- ulated interest in the rebuilding and development of the Royal Military College of Canada. Thus it was, in 1949, that Dr. Dacey responded to a greater love for teaching and an interest in R.M.C., to join the faculty. He proceeded from Professor of Chemistry to Dean of Science and to the Director of Studies. The collective conscience of those cadets of the Arts faculty need not be -disturbed by Dr. Da-ceys scientific background. Considering 'his present position, as well as his wide ex- perience, it is only appropriate that he considers the humanities section of cadet academic life 'an essential part of R.M.C.'s academic system. After he has completely mastered his new and de- manding job of Director of Studies, Dr. Dacey intends to return to h'is lectures, as he has done in the past. It is perhaps unfortunate that his experience cannot be imparted to more of the cadet wing, although his po- sition aslhgctgsci-Studies gn bg, nothing but ben- eficial to each cadefsgacademici educational f. exper- ience.