Carleton University - Raven Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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On September Zlst, in the Glebe Collegiate Auditorium, a simple but -impressive opening ceremony was held. Dr. Tory related how the University of Alberta, which he also founded, had its beginnings, and with this background material, he declared the college open. It was Dr. Ke-enleyside, Vice-Chairman of the Board of Governors, who voiced the opinion that Carleton College had both a good student body and a good faculty-two factors important to a college. He stressed the need for social activity within the college which is so necessary to the building of a healthy college spirit. At this meeting, the Board of Governors, through Frank Patton, expressed their appreciation of the great help received from the Collegiate Board. Thereafter, in the evenings of the week and on Saturday afternoons, students assembled in the Gl-ebe-Commerce building to attend the lectures of Carleton College. Highlights of the Year Much credit is to be given to the President of the College, the Board of Governors and the Faculty for the smoothness with which the college operated during its first and most formative year. An interesting event of the year was a brief talk by Dr. Tory to a meeting of the Discussion Group on the future of Carleton College in which he said that the college will eventually have a course for graduates, training them for public service in Canada and probably qualifying them for special positions in the Government. This was along the lines of the Institute of Public Administration previously mentioned. During the year, too, an informative chat on inter-American relations was given by Mr. Edgard de Mello, Commercial Counsellor to the Brazilian Legation, to the Spanish and other students of the college. In the course of the year, a student association was established and many activities promoted, details of which are given on the pages following. The Future Looking into the future, it is felt that in time Carleton College will rank among the finest in Canada, with its own permanent faculties, its own buildings and campus, and a full university curriculum. NOTE :-For further material on the founding and first plans of the college and for immediate plans for the second year, the reader is referred to th-e Second Annual Calendar. which also includes a complete list of the members of the Board of Covernors, the Faculty, and the Ottawa Association for the Advancement of Learning. In addition, the Ottawa press carried detailed coverage of this historic enterprise. 'page seven

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A History of Carleton College The Founding The vast influx into Ottawa of young people, the gr-eater part of whom had brok-en off their education to contribute to the war effort, impressed a committee of Ottawa citizens with the great need for non-denominational facilities for higher education. This committee had met under-the chair- manship of Dr. H. L. Keenleyside during l938-39 to discuss higher edu- cational facilities in the city but had discontinued its work at the outbreak of war. Meetings were again resumed and the situation was discussed with many prominent citizens of Ottawa, who, without exception, were of the opinion that permament need for such work existed in this community and offered their support and co-operation. The idea of establishing an autonomous association for the purpose of conducting a college met with very general acceptance, and operational funds were assured. The out- come was the establishment of the Ottawa Association for the Advance- ment of Learning under the chairmanship of Dr. H. M. Tory. This association has as its objects the promotion of the intellectual, social, moral and physical welfare of the community in which it operates and of those directly interested in it: the promotion of learning in any or all of its branchesg the organization and establishment of an institute of public administrationg and the immediate object of the organization and establishment of a junior college giving its first instruction in the year I942-43. The name chosen for this college was HCARLETON COLLEGEHI The Board of Governors were chosen with Dr. P. D. Ross as Honorary Chairman. The Board is comprised of twenty-one members, one third retiring every year. Dr. Tory was one of the first seven fto retire in I943J and was chosen Chairman of the Board. With unanimous consent, he was appointed the first president of Carleton College. In accepting this position, the president announced that he would not accept any remuneration. The first press announcement was issued on June 9, l942. During the summer, about l,000 enquiries poured in on the registrar, Mr. Lloyd R. Shaw, who occupied the first office of the college, located on the second floor of the Y.IVl.C.A. It was not until the college opened that the present office on the third floor of the High School of Commerce was used. Registration took place in the evenings of September I4-I8, and instead of IOO students registering as was expected, there were well over four hundred. Late registrations brought the total to almost seven hundred students. It was necessary for the college to engage additional teaching staff for th-e extra classes necessitated. page six

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A Message from the Student Council ln the past few months, much has been said about post-war re- construction, but very few people have considered the importance of post-war education and the effect it can have on the new world. ' . This present world conflict has taught us several important things: namely, the need of a better educa- tional program: the possibilities of shorter apprenticeship periods: and the necessity for stronger leadership . based on democratic principles. The first need is substantiated by the obvious scarcity of trained men who could be rapidly absorbed into war work: the second has been proven by the fact that every day the armed services are turning out skilled men who have mastered a new trade in very few months: inso- far as the third point is concerned, it is recognized that many new JACK 5, MCCRACKEN leaders will be required to solve PRESIDENT, STUDENT couNclt., 1942-1943 the numerous post,-war problems which will arise after this world conflict has been successfully terminated. Let us, as students of Carleton College, look into the future of Canada's education. It is evident that another trend of education must be adopted throughout the Dominion if we are to take our rightful place as a leading nation. Regarding Carleton College in this light, l feel sure that this enter- prise is a definite step towards the accomplishment of these needs. Academically, it provides concise and complete courses for more people, and socially, it provides training for leadership fundamentally democratic, and an opportunity for constructive advancement in national good-will, as illustrated by our Latin American Club. As you turn the pages of this initial yearbook, you will find that our activities this year are only beginning to fulfill these requirements, but as President of the Student Council, l feel that here in Carleton College we have laid a firm foundation. page eight