Lakehead University - Yearbook (Thunder Bay, Ontario Canada)

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LAKEHEAD TECHNICAL INSTITUTE YEAR BOOK -t ]lllllll!!lll[]illlllllllllC3lllll!llllll[]llllllllllllt3llllllllllllt:illlllllllllt]IIIIIIIIIIM[]ll ID niNlllillllOimilllllOIIIIIIIIIIIUIIIIIIIIIIIOIIIIIIIIIIIC I COMPLIMENTS OF I HAMMERMILL PAPER | COMPANY ]||||||||||IOIIIIIIIIIIOIIIIIIIIIIOIIIIIIIIIIIUIIIIIIIIIIIIUmillllM J On behalf of the Officers and Delegates of the | ! FORT WILLIAM TRADES and LABOR COUNCIL, } j we sincerely wish the students of the Lakehead | 1 Technical Institute the best the future has to offer. I i ! j R. W. KORCHESKI, President. j B. A. McLELLAN. Secretary. — 16 —

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LAKEHEAD TECHNICAL INSTITUTE YEAR BOOK 7 e tyutuAje Ahead Exploring coal and ore developments, new oil and metal possibilities, increased development of natural resources and utilization of waste mate- rials, Canada looks ahead to a promising future, bright with opportunity for young men and women who will work and accept responsibility. At The Ontario Paper Company, waste materials, by-products of pulp production, soon will provide the basis for vanillin manufacture introducing an entirely new chemical process. A few years ago, intensive investigations by Ontario Paper Company gave Canada new supplies of commercial yeast and industrial alcohol through waste utilization. Daily Canada ' s trained technicians, researchers, chemists and professional engineers write history for Canada ' s pulp and paper industry . . . testing, experimenting, exploring the promise of great advances and new horizons in Canadian development, providing a better way of life for more Canadians. The Ontario Paper Company salutes the Lake- head Technical Institute and the student body. Trainees today . . . tomorrow your skills will help build a broader Canadian foundation for pros- perity and progress. Published in the public interest by ONTARIO PAPER CO., LIMITED Thorold, Heron Bay, and Gore Bay, Ontario — 15 —

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LAKEHEAD TECHNICAL INSTITUTE YEAR BOOK P until one hundred years ago the Indian tribes were the only form of civilization along the north shore of Lake Superior. Many legends have been handed down which are centered around scenic wonders of the region. One of these attractions is the Sea Lion on the shore of Silver Island. According to legend, the great Nanna Bijou, spirit of the Deep Sea Water, had two pets, a Thunder Bird and a winged lion, Nagochee. One day, after Nanna Bijou had received an urgent message from across the waters, he quickly mounted Nagochee and flew off. In his haste he left Thunder Bird behind on the island and she became very jealous of the lion during their absence. When the great lion came into sight, carrying his master back from his travels, Thunder Bird screeched and screamed until the heaven was filled with the noise and Nagochee and Nanna Bijou were thrown into the wildly surging sea. Nagochee tried to reach his master but could not because of the huge waves. Nanna Bijou finally made his way to shore unaided and, thinking that his pet had failed him, turned him into stone. To this day the faithful beast stands on the shore of the island looking solemnly out over the sea, awaiting the return of his beloved master. Another story is told of White Bear, an aged Ojibway leader who ruled over a peaceful, prosperous tribe at the mouth of the Kaministiquia River. The tribe had not been bothered by their enemies for a long time; one day word came that warriors were approaching in canoes from the upper reaches of the river. The old chieftain was greatly distressed because he was too old to lead his braves into battle and he scarcely knew how to ward off the enemy. His young daughter Green Mantle, seeing her father ' s anxiety, took her leave the next morning and paddled up the river to the Great White Falls. She left her canoe at the bottom of the gorge and proceeded up the river on foot. She soon reached the enemy camp and was captured and taken before the chief. They immediately decided to put her to death but she bargained with them until they agreed that she should lead them to her father ' s camp in exchange for her life. Very shortly she was placed in the head canoe and, following her suggestion, all the canoes were tied together. As they were travelling down the river very rapidly, anxious to reach the Ojibway camp they rounded a bend in the river just above the falls and due to the strong current, could not save themselves. The entire tribe plunged headlong over Kakabeka Falls. From a point a short distance down stream where the falls are visible, the figure of Green Mantle can be seen in the mist where the Great Manitou placed the brave little Indian girl who gave her life for her people. — E. M. B. — 17 —