Lakehead University Forestry Association - Yearbook (Thunder Bay, Ontario Canada)

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L.U.F.A. REVIEW The term 1976-77 has been an interesting, eventful year for the forestry students of L.U. A great deaj. of credit is due to the LUFA executive: Wolf Schwan, Wilma Cornelissen, Frances Bennett, Jamie Corcoran, Hak Neilson and Brian Vermeersch. However, without the participation of large numbers of the student body, none of the successes would have been possible. The first LUFA event of the year was Shinerama Day, on behalf of cystic fibrosis. Under the leadership of Wilma and Wolf, this shoe shining blitz netted a record high. The annual corn roast was held at the LU woodlot, and was w j eJ | J |1 ajyj£jy L - EiJjji was actually available. first time in five years, corn trong teams in soccer, foot- The faculty of forestry was unusually active in intramural sports this year, fieli ball, broomball, all three hockey leagues, indoor soccer and basketball. The woodsman ' s competition was bigger and better than ever this year, thanfcslto me organizational abilities of Hak Neilson and Murray Peterson. The competition was won bv. Degree II team, while four tourth year teams broke into the top ten. One week after the [.UFA competition, a men ' s team and a women ' s team represented Lakehfcad University at the Macdonald College championship in Montreal. The men ' s team finished in the middle of the field, while the women ' s team scored a win in the log splitting event of the tourney. The first gold medal ever received by Lakehead University. The Ninth Annual Symposium was concerned with the integKltion of logging and silviculture, and was ably ar- ranged by Paul Butra and his committee. The lectures and succeeding discussion were interesting and provocative. The Weyerhauser Lecture Series was competently orchestrated by Bob Mears and his committee, and the subject: Compatability of Logging and Wildlife Management, was timely and absorbing. Wfcl 4 The final event of the year was the Ski Night held at Mount Baldy. This affair was very well supported and enjoy by all. T| -ff Jfj| ; It is hoped the LUFA executives and members of future years may learn both from the accomplishments and the tribulations of the 1976-77 forestry year. 4 4 % vv