Brandon University - Sickle Yearbook (Brandon, Manitoba Canada)

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ll. S. PERDUE M.A., Ph.D., F.G.A.C. Dean of Arts and Science Acting President MRS. R. I. McLENNAN Assistant Registrar ADMINISTRATION W. W. McCUTCl-IEON L. WATSON D. R. MacKAY B.Sc., B.A., B.Ed., B.A., L.T.C.M. B.A. M-SAW Ed-IL Director of the Bursar-Registrar Dean, Faculty of Education Dept. of Music MISS F- J- GARNETT MISS E. M. MCFADDEN MISS M. HUDSON B-Sm B,A., B.L.s. S - 0 f Secretary, Office of UPBFVIS 1' 0 the President Librarian The Dining Room , QQ .Q ., , I VIVH . .,, ,,!: 1 . eue W 1 H. MRS. E. C. COWAN Dean of Ladles Residence MRS. E. J. FINCH J. A. FOTHERINGHAM B.A. B.Sc. Assistant to the Librarian Resident Master Thirteen

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Financial operation was drastically overhauled. Manitoba government agreed to guarantee an annual 822,500 grant. The city agreed to an annual levy of one mill for a 20-year span. A. E. -McKenzie, president of A. E. McKenzie Company Limited, made provision for a guaranteed endowment of S500,000. , The 1938 endowment was substantially increased in 1945 when the A, E. 'McKenzie Foundation was estab- lished for Brandon College by provincial legislation. I Fmsr science counse ' Thus the modern Brandon College emerged in 1938 from economic chaos and near-defeat. Broadening of academic facilities continued. The first Bachelor of Science degrees were conferred in 1939. Generally, since the end of the Second World War -Science classes have been larger than those in Arts. In 1948 the social science department was formed and the biology department reorganized, making more courses available to Arts and Science students. Depart- ment of political science was established in 1949. Faculty of education was organized in 1952 in co-operation with the department of education and Univer- sity of Manitoba. Next year at commencement the Education diplomas were conferred. The normal course in teacher training was started in 1955 in co-operation with the provincial department of education. 'To cope with increasing enrolment, two temporary buildings were built-a recreation hall in 1954 and a library in 1956. Brandon College, like nearly all Canadian colleges and universities, had had to work hard to get philan- thropic support. Before -the current drive for funds-excluding the magnificent contributions of A. E. McKenzie and A. E. 'McKenzie Foundation-largest single gift to the college was 57,500 in 1957. In a letter to corporation executives in 1957, Dr. Evans said: The operation of Brandon Colleges makes it necessary to call upon our supporters quite heavily from year to year. ONE CAMPAIGN DIED In 1949-the co1lege's jubilee year-an appeal for funds was suspended after barely getting off the ground. Only 39,700 was raised. It has been alleged that this campaign was killed, that the chairman was pressured into calling off the fund drive. However, the college board itself at the start couldn't agree on the objective. Some member wanted to go for 5100,000. The majority favored S500,000. There was no indication of public support. The 1949 campaign was a baffling, frustrating experience for those persons connected with Brandon College. Later appeals, mainly by letter, were more successful: 317,320 in 1954, nearly 517,000 in 1955 and about 312,000 in 1957. Of key importance for the college was the passing of a bylaw in 1958 renewing the annual one-mill levy by the city for another 20 years. But the college buildings are out-dated and inadequate. They have been for some time. In a study published last year G. A. Brakely and Company stated: The kindest thing that can be said of the college's academic and residential facilities is that they are well maintained. Replacement is not just desirable, it is essential, even for the present student enrolment. Lighting, plumbing, heating and Ventilating all are inadequate, indeed obsolete. YEAR OF MILESTONES In the history of Brandon College, 1959 will be remembered as year of milestones. The master plan for college expansion, drafted in 1958, went into effect. Work started on the new Arts and Library buildings in the fall. A new Science building, residence build- ings and expanded teacher training facilities will be established in the next five years. Provincial government in 1959 made an outright gift of S500,000 to -the college. The province has also agreed to give S2 for every S1 raised by the public campaign. Canada Council contributed a further S102,000. It is hoped that pulblic subscriptions will account for 51,000,000 of the total 253,600,000 cost of expanding college facilities. This week the campaign drive had netted close to S500,000. And 1959 will be remembered for one very different reason. On July 23, Dr. J. R. C. Evans died. He had been president of Brandon College for 31 years. He had tied his life and his many talents to the college and had struggled with it through its stormiest days. He played fairly but strongly, said Rev. W. C. Smalley, general secretary of the Baptist Union of West- ern Canada, at the funeral. I was always glad to be on his side. He lived whole-heartedly. He did only what was worth doing. He still lives-a symbol of beauty and of truth, said Rev. J. A. Berridge of Brandon's First Church United. - And his college still lives. Dr. Evans had a great dream. The dream is ,now -being realized but the man cannot be here to share it. - Twelve'

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Fourteen FACULTY OF ARTS AND SCIENCE E. A. BIRKINSHAW D. R. BROWN , W. I-I. ENTZ B.Sc. CHonsJ B.Sc., B.Paed. Ph.D. Associate Professor Instructor in Physics Assistant Professor of of Mathematics and Chemistry German and French Mm X H. S. PERDUE H. V. KIDD M.A., Ph.D., F.G.A.C. M.Sc., Ph.D., F.C.I.C., Associate Professor A.R.I.C. of Geology Associate Professor of Chemistry R. H. HANNAH R.. LASKIN G. F. MacDOWELL B.A. M.A., Ph.D. B.A., M.A. Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Assistant Professor of Biology of Sociology of Economics