Lakehead University - Yearbook (Thunder Bay, Ontario Canada)

Text from Pages 1 - 124 of the 1954 volume:

THE STUDENTS of the Lakehead Technical Institute present THE NOR ' WESTER 46205 VOLUME V 1953-4 PROPERTY Of 1AKEHEAD UNIVERSITY, THE NOR ' WESTER Perhaps the most valuable result of all education is the ability to make yourself do the thing you have to do, when it ought to be done, whether you like it or not; it is the first lesson that ought to be learned; and however early a man s training begins, it is probably the last lesson he learns thoroughly. — Thomas Henry Huxley 2 — Forward This issue bears the name The Nor ' Wester in tribute to those adventuresome and gallant men who first braved the rugged Lake Super- ior country. May we, the Citizens and Governors of tomorrow ' s Canada, perpetuate their indefatigable courage and faith both in themselves and the future of our land. The Tear Book Staff - 3 aPs Message TO THE GRADUATES It is a privilege to extend sincere congratulations and every good wish to the graduating class. You are the sixth group of young men and women to graduate from the Lakehead Technical Institute. The staff is very proud of the recognition and pres- tige which has been won by those who have preceded you. During the past year over one hundred graduates pursued their studies in various Canadian and American universities. They have won more than their share of scholarships and honours. Graduates in the Technical Forestry and Mining divisions are standing up well under in- dustry ' s rigorous scrutiny. We have every confi- dence that the members of this graduating class will not hesitate to accept the challenge which has been handed to them. I hope that the training you have received will help you meet the demands which life will make upon you. They will be many and varied. We cannot describe them accurately because they are closely involved with the rapidly changing nature of this atomic age. Education cannot give you the answer to the riddle of the years ahead but it can provide you with a basic knowledge, flexible enough to allow you to meet these challenges with confidence and enthusiasm. We Canadians are proud of our way of life. But let us always remember that our way of life is not an artificial philosophy, demanding only lip serv- ice. It demands more than mere intellectual convic- tion; it needs to be deeply felt, deeply believed. We hand on to you a little training, a heritage, and a land of opportunities. A great challenge faces you. HAROLD S. BRAUN, Principal THE NOR ' WESTER The Chairman s Message A few years ago, when the future needs of a growing population were assessed, it was seen that provision must be made at the Lakehead for edu- cational facilities beyond the secondary school level. Canada is becoming increasingly important among the nations as its natural resources are being discovered and developed. Our own prov- ince is keeping pace, and, in turn, Northwestern Ontario is not lagging behind. With this in mind, in 1948 the Lakehead Technical Institute was opened. During the intervening years it has passed through the elementary stages, and plans for a junior college are beginning to take shape. Architects ' plans for the bu ilding have been drawn up and approved by the Department of Education; financial arrangements are within sight of their objective, and it is not unlikely that a start on the construction will be made in the near future. The excellent record of the students, both graduates of Technical Forestry and Technical Mining and those who have continued their studies at a university, speaks well for the training they received at the Lakehead Tech . It is now evident that the forecasts for the future of Northwestern Ontario were not just wishful thinking, and with your continued interest and support we believe that our hopes for the Lakehead College of Arts and Sciences will be fulfilled. P. V. LEMAY, Chairman, Advisory Board. — 5 THE NOR ' WESTER STUDENTS ' ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL The President ' s Message The graduate of a Canadian University assumes a posi- tion of great responsibility. By virtue of his training, the graduate must accept a position of leadership. And he must be careful not to lead in the wrong direction. Every graduate should have a common goal: the de- velopment of Canada. The individual ' s training will determine the channel through which he moves to achieve the goal. But the goal must be the same. The engineer, technologist, and technician must supervise intelligently the utilization of the nation ' s resources. The student of political science and history must guide the nation through the labyrinth of government. He must preserve the traditions of government we already have, and contribute to the progress of our changing democ- racy. The student of literature, art, and music must create a national culture that will survive the influence of older, established cultures. Some emphasis, in the development of Canada, should be placed on the creation of a national culture. In giv- ing the realm a character of its own, we are giving ourselves a nationality of which we may rightfully be proud. There are great problems confronting the Cana- dian setting out to establish a truly Canadian mark. But he will need more than training. He must be able to exert himself, perhaps more than ever before. He must be the sort of man of whom Peter McArthur wrote: A man! a man! There is a man loose in Canada. A Man of heroic mould, a ' throwback ' of earlier ages. Vigorous, public-spirited, not afraid of work! A doer of deeds, not a dreamer and babbler; A man, simple, direct, unaffected. His feeling of accomplishment will be ample reward. ROBERT SAXBERG 6 — THE NOR ' WESTER Htsftorp of tjje Hafce eafc tolmtcal institute Prior to 1948, high school graduates at the Lakehead and in other parts of Northwestern Ontario who wished to continue their formal education were forced to go, at very great expense, to universities and technical colleges far away from home. As early as the latter part of 1944, a committee of Lakehead representatives investigated the educational needs of North West Ontario. When the committee completed its survey in 1946, it found that the need was greatest for an institution providing courses in Mining, Forestry and Agriculture, with university courses when suitable facilities were available. As the result of a brief containing the committee ' s finding and submitted to the Department of Education, Province of Ontario, an Order-in-Council was passed on June 6, 1946 to establish a Provincial Technical Institute at the Lakehead to be known as the Lakehead Technical Institute. The school was to be administered by an advisory committee consisting of representatives — 7 THE NOR ' WESTER Jltetorp of tfje Jlafeeljeab edmtcal Snjstttute - Conttnueb from Mining, Forestry and Agricultural industries, from labour organizations and from the various Boards of Education. This advisory committee was to be responsible to the Department of Education. In 1947 the committee decided to obtain temporary quarters and begin classes with a course in Technical Mining. The first class assembled January 5, 1948. The following September, courses in Technical Forestry, Arts, and Applied Science were added. In the fall of 1949, a course in professional forestry at the university level was added. The courses available at present are as follows: two years in each of Technical Mining and Forestry, both terminal courses; one year of University Forestry, one year of Arts and one year of Applied Science. Up to the school term 1953-1954, there has been no course in Agriculture. The academic courses are accepted in the Universities of Ontario, British Columbia, Mani- toba, New Brunswick, and various universities in the United States. The Mining and Forestry industries support the Institute by helping the students to find summer employment, and by providing scholarships. Within a year or two we hope to move from our present cramped, inade- quate quarters on Cumberland Street to a new home on Oliver Road between the Twin Cities. An architect ' s model of the future Lakehead College heads this history. These plans represent good common sense for in the six years since its inception, the Institute has proved itself worthy of the faith placed in it by its founders. —IRENE KAUHANEN. 8 — THE NOR ' WESTER FACULTY MEMBERS of the LAKEHEAD TECHNICAL INSTITUTE THE NOR ' WESTER FACULTY MEMBERS of the LAKEHEAD TECHNICAL INSTITUTE PART TIME MEMBERS 10 — THE NOR ' WESTER FACULTY MEMBERS of the LAKEHEAD TECHNICAL INSTITUTE PART TIME MEMBERS MRS. B. D. FLEMING B.P.H.E., B.S.W., Toronto W. L. GREER B.St., Manitoba Ph.D., Wisconsin W. M. MORGAN B. Comm., Queen ' s E. G. PYE M.A., Ph.D., Toronto PART TIME MEMBERS MISS J. ROSS B.A., Manitoba M.A., Middlebury THE NOR ' WESTER The Editor s Message This year sees Volume V of the Lakehead Technical Institute year book leave the press. Our little book is growing up. We have christened it, The Ncr ' Wester , and hope it will see many happy years ahead. This volume symbolizes many hopes and expecta- tions. Some of them we have realized. Others, such as our desire for a ha rd-bound book, we leave as a legacy to next year ' s students. Our staff this year faced a big job with little or no experience, but we learned quickly. We have had ample money this year, thanks to the combined efforts of Don Martin, Arvo Vinni and our many advertisers. Our entire year book staff, with the guidance of our faculty adviser, Mr. Ross, has worked hard to make this book a chronicle of school events, and a memento for the students. Within these pages we hope, in later years, you will find pleasant memories and old friendships. Some day soon we hope to see a Lakehead College of Arts and Science built at the Lakehead and the nucleus of a University of Northwestern Ontario established here. But who can say what the future will hold for either this school or its students. Our grateful thanks are again offered to our phot og- rapher, Miss Pouncy, the printers, Creighton and Sherlock, and those essential people, our adver- tisers. Illlllllll —SYBIL STRACHAN. 12 — THE NOR ' WESTER STUDENTS ' ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL Front Row: Don Martin, John Zvonar, Irene Mazurkewich, Irene Kauhanen, Bob Saxberg, John Bayko. Back Row: Frank Harrison, George Wood. Ron Norland, Tom Piper, Pieter Prins, Howard Stanzell, Arvo Vinni. EXECUTIVE President .... Robert Saxberg First Vice-President Paul McDougall Secretary ... Irene Kauhanen Treasurer John Bayko President, M.A.S.: Tom Piper STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES Arts Don Martin Applied Science John Zvonar, George Wood Technical Forestry I Frank Harrison Technical Forestry II Pieter Prins Technical Mining I Ronald Norland Technical Mining II Howard Stanzell Industrial Chemistry Irene Mazurkewich — 13 THE NOR ' WESTER THE NOR ' WESTER STAFF EDITOR: Sybil Strctchctn ASSOCIATE EDITOR: Sylvia Lee BUSINESS MANAGER: Donald Martin LITERARY EDITOR: Helen Stanworth ADVERTISING MANAGER: Arvo Vinni SPORTS EDITOR: Cal Duthie PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR: Pieter Prins SOCIAL EDITOR: Charmaine Dodge ACCOUNTANT: John Zvonar ADVISERS: Mr. A. M. Ross, Robert Saxberg ADVERTISING STAFF The advertising this year was allotted out to a number of the students, each going to a few firms. Our top advertising salesmen were Neil Ornstein, Howard Stanzell, and Bob Saxberg. FACULTY REPRESENTATIVES ARTS: Irene Kauhanen APPLIED SCIENCE: Garfield Nuttall Don Trotter INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY: Nara Belluz TECHNICAL FORESTRY: I Ken Craig II Ted Iwasa TECHNICAL MINING: I Frank Harrison II John Bayko 14 — THE NOR ' WESTER YEAR BOOK STAFF Front Row: Bob Saxberg, Helen Stanworth, Sybil Strachan, Charmaine Dodge, Pieter Prins. Back Row: John Zvonar, Cal Duthie, Don Martin, Arvo Vinni. STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES Garfield Nuttall, Irene Kauhanen, John Bayko, Nara Belluz, Frank Harrison. Missing: Don Trotter, Ken Craig, Ted Iwasa. — 15 THE NOR ' WESTER W$t Eamtmsittcjma Houte EDITOR ' S NOTE: Mr. John Stevenson is at present teaching at the Fort William Collegiate Institute and spending his spare time working on his thesis for his master ' s degree, which will deal with the history of Fort William. The following essay has been assembled from information he has accumulated prior to commencing his thesis. One of the earliest established trading routes from Lake Superior to the in- terior of the North American continent was the Kaministiquia Route. It was discovered, in 1688, by Jacques de Noyon, a French trader from Three Rivers, Quebec, who travelled up the Kaministiquia River, portaged through to Dog Lake and the Seine River, and eventually reached Rainy Lake. De Noyon spent the winter at Rainy Lake, and built a post at its western outlet for the Government of New France. The Thunder Bay area had been visited twice before de Noyon ' s explorations. Radisson and Groseilliers apparently skirted the north shore of Lake Superior, in 1662, on their famous venture into the north west. In 1678, Daniel Grey- soion, Sieur du Lhut, and La Tourette established the first French fort, Kaministiquia, on the present site of Fort William. This fort, however, was not maintained during subsequent years, and was finally abandoned. In 1717, with a view to the discovery of the western sea, the Kaministiquia post was re-built by Zacharie Robutal de La Noue under the direction of the Governor, M. de Vaudreuil, and the Intendant, M. Begon of New France. The King of France gave his blessing to the scheme along with an annotation that costs be kept to a minimum. In 1727, Pierre de Varennes, Sieur de La Verendrye, was appointed to the Postes du Nord , which included Kami- nistiquia. In the years following his appointment, La Verendrye used the Kaministiquia Route numerous times in his unsuccessful search for the west- ern sea. French efforts to extend the fur trade and to press to the western sea were continued by subsequent commanders after the death of La Verendrye in 1749; preference, however, was eventually given to a shorter route from Superior west — that developed from Grand Portage along the present Inter- national boundary to Rainy Lake. When the Seven Years ' War broke out in 1756, French officers and men were recalled to Montreal and Quebec to help defend the eastern section of New France against the British. By the end of the war, and with the Treaty of Paris in 1763, the posts of the north west were all but abandoned by the French. English efforts to reconstitute the trade from Montreal to the interior, after the 16 — THE NOR ' WESTER THE KAMINISTIQUIA ROUTE — Continued fall of New France, began to meet with success in the late 1760 ' s. The traders or ' pedlars ' , as they were called, pushed west by way of Grand Portage; some of these men eventually formed the nucleus of The North West Company. Only one trader, Thomas Currie, went to Kaministiquia, in 1767, to re-establish commerce in that area; but in subsequent years he followed the Grand Port- age Route, and the Kaministiquia Route was completely forgotten. In the following years an increasingly successful trade was carried on by the English and Scottish traders of The North West Company. They developed a long chain of forts from Grand Portage deep into the western regions of Canada, practically unchallenged by the interests of the Thirteen Colonies to the south. The American War of Independence and the Treaty of Versailles, 1783, however, changed the picture somewhat with the definition of the Cana- dian-American boundary along Pigeon River. The North West Company found that some of its most important posts, including Grand Portage, were in American territory. As a result, Edward Umfreville was despatched in 1784 to find a new all-British route through Lake Nipigon and connecting lakes and rivers to Lake Winnipeg. Umfreville was successful in his ven- ture, but the route proved too difficult and was never used. During the in- tervening years The North West Company continued to use its posts in the United States, but was finally forced to relinquish them under the terms of Jay ' s Treaty of 1794. It is interesting to note that the Kaministiquia Route, along with the Grand Portage Route, was marked on Peter Pond ' s map of 1789. Pond, an itinerant trader throughout the west, was from time to time connected with The North West Company; apparently the information that he possessed was never divulged. It was not, therefore, until 1798 that the only practical all-British route was re-discovered. Roderick Mackenzie, on a trip from Grand Portage to Rainy Lake, met a family of Indians at the height of land, and learned from them of a route from Lake Superior to Rainy Lake navigable for large canoes, and entire- ly in British territory. Mackenzie followed the ioute to Lake Superior, and thus re-opened the waterway discovered by Jacqes de Noyon, a hundred and ten years earlier. The North West Company transferred its post from Grand Portage to Kaministi- quia in 1802-03, and the fur trade was continued by the Canadian route. In 1807, Kaministiquia was re-named Fort William after William McGillivray, the Company ' s agent. Unt il the decline of the fur trade, and the advent of modern methods of transportation, Fort William and the Kaministiquia Route remained in continuous use in the vast fur empire of the north west. MR. JOHN STEVENSON — 17 THE NOR ' WESTER JOURNEY TO RUTUF It was the morning of May 18, 1996, when I had finally finished construction of my saucer shaped intercelestial space missile. Having reached the age of thirty, two days previously, and having celebrated my birthday at a surprise party which my friends had thrown for me on the night of May 16, I was in very good spirits. My elation increased when I proudly inspected my fioraluminum missile fitted with six motors powered by solar and electro- atomic energy. For security reasons I cannot reveal the dimensions, weight, power, or color of my missile. Alter completing preparations for my departure from Earth, I secretly shot off into space from a spot in the most isolated region of desolate and barren Labrador at twenty-one minutes after two o ' clock in the afternoon of May 18, 1996. Again, for security reasons, I have to withhold certain information, including the exact take-off place and the speed with which I left the earth ' s atmosphere. It all seemed like a dream. But I was jolted back to reality with a shock when my missile broke through the light barrier. My gyro-gravitational cockpit allowed me to maintain my balance when my missile accelerated beyond the speed of light. It felt as though eons of time had passed. Actually I had been travelling just seventy-four hours, twenty-six minutes, and four and three-fifth seconds when my missile left our universe and entered another one known only to myself. Its name is Rutuf. I had made the journey very quickly because I had taken a short cut through the fourth dimension. I set my automatic radar-operated controls to land at my destination, the planet Hewhassay. I arrived without mishap and climbed down from my missile. I met a citizen who could converse with me, because the people of Hewhassay spoke a kind of Pidgin-English. The friendly Hewhassayan ' s name was Otis K. Zmpclbtx (pronounced Qsnrvpdk). He told me that all the people of Hewhassay had ignored my arrival there. He told me that the law of the planet forced the populace to ignore unusual things in the sky, especially flying saucers. He quoted the law which stated: Strange, uncommon, or unusual objects (particularly those which are saucer shaped) seen in the sky are to be ignored. They do not (under any circum- stances) exist. The said objects are merely optical illusions, hallucinations, or the results of mass hypnosis. The citizens of Hewhassay resembled the people of America except for their scrawny bodies, the result of doing no physical work. Push-button controlled robots and electronic brains relieved the people from burdensome physical and mental effort. Because their eyes were badly weakened from cinema- scopic five dimensional colored television, 98.6 per cent of the population wore thick spectacles resembling binoculars. Senator Shady Burns, dictator of the democratic Hewhassayan government, Otis told me, enforces laws which restrict, restrain, control, confine, and pro- hibit certain thoughts, opinions, and beliefs of the citizens. Senator Burns enforces these laws to preserve the glorious freedom and liberty which we Hewhassayans enjoy. Senator Burns also had a crusher machine which resembled the meat grinder used by American housewives, except that it was twelve and one-quarter times larger, and its jaws were kept churning by 18 — THE NOR ' WESTER JOURNEY TO RUTUF — Continued the power of the Hewhassayan perpetual motion machine. Into the crusher, Senator Burns pushed stacks of books. The senator took strong exception to certain books having brightly colored covers which hurt his eyes. He said that these dangerous books were a threat to the people ' s health, and unless they were put into his crusher to be destroyed, the whole population of Hew- hassay would become color-blind. Senator Morton Graft, who assisted Senator Burns, headed the Hewhassayan Investigating Committee, which investigated investigators investigating the citizens for signs of unconventional thoughts. Senator Graft charged with treason any citizen who advocated policies contrary to the traditional opinions of Hewhassay. Senator Graft also found guilty any citizen refusing to answer his interrogator ' s questions. Senator Graft publicly condemned the traitor before his trial. Judge Virgil Bridemore then sentenced the traitor to be deported to the terrible planet of Parasov, where people lived a life worse than death. Hewnassay constantly feared attack from Parasov because of its aggressive and hostile dictatorship called the Kremtreach. Fortunately, a great and won- derful invention, the nucleusonic bomb, preserved peace and prevented uni- versal warfare. One good thing about Parasov was the absence of unemployment. The pep- per mines and slave camps of sweltering Tropicornia, an unbearably hot and humid land in eastern Parasov, always provided opportunities with a future , and a substantial proportion of the population worked there. The M.K.B.D. (The Men who Kindly Butcher Deviates) was a marvellous organization which performed two functions. First, it continually watched over every activity of every citizen every minute of his life. Secondly, it was the employment agency for the Tropicornia pepper mines and slave camps, and it was instru- mental in procuring large numbers of workers. My Hewhassayan freind, Otis K. Zmpclbtx (pronounced Qsnrvpdk) told me he was a dog psychologist. He tested dogs to determine their I.Q. Dogs with superior intelligence were used to perform many minor tasks for the people. They were also taught to talk, and to play football, baseball, and other sports. I particularly admired the educational system in Hewhassay. Otis and I had much in common in that we both possessed a vast amount of information on a variety of worthwhile subjects. We both had memorized significant speech- es from the classics of our languages. He was delighted when I was able to quote twenty-five lines from Polonius ' speech beginning: And these few percepts in thy memory Look thou char- acter ... He especially admired the kindly wisdom of that excellent old man Polonius. Otis then impressed me by disclosing many exact statistics of his country. He was able to give the average rainfall from 1896 to 1963 of six different Hewhassayan cities: Katzala, Esp, Saint Kosher, Oopdeedoo, Tillden, and the tropical paradise Kmonawanaseeya. Otis was as equally skilled in the ancient nd extinct Hewhssayan language called Mortis as I was in Latin. He easily said Articus ignorala prima donna camera non- sensi , but he did not know what it meant. Both of us knew a great many words in these ancient languages, although we were not always sure of either the meaning or pronunciation of most of them. Both of us had a good understanding of the parts and functions of plants and animals, and we agreed that this knowledge more than made up for our ignorance about the physical and mental funtioning of our own respective species. As in some places on my own planet, radicals who advocated a new and — 19 THE NOR ' WESTER JOURNEY TO RUTUF — Continued improved educational system were placed In mental hospitals. Otis and 1 laughed at some of the ridiculous policies which the radicals emphasized: the study of the fundamentals of learning, of thinking clearly, and of com- municating properly. This last foolish topic included instruction in how to read for comprehension and speed, and how to write and speak correctly and effectively. Such departures from the traditional methods of the educational system would only result in the growth of political groups opposed to good, sound government. Hewhassayans had sound ideas about the qualifications necessary to enter university. Athletic ability and family prestige were the necessary qualifica- tions, rather than intelligence. Students with outstanding athletic ability, rather than students with superior intelligence, received scholarships or finan- cial aid. Otis told me that in South Alababeeboo, a province in the planet Afersleep, and to a lesser extent in Dickzeedee, in the lower regions of Hewhassay, people having certain physical characteristics were denied many privileges. In these places, persons with red hair and persons weighing more than one hundred and seventy-eight pounds, were considered to be second-class cit izens. The first-class citizens discriminated against them, and prevented them by law from living near their betters, riding in the public vehicles, or entering buildings owned by first-class citizens. I suggested that such bigoted, narrow-minded and prejudiced people must be sacrilegious monsters and heathens, if they did not agree with God who put all human beings into his universe with the intention that they should all be treated as people of equal importance. Otis! firmly denied my suggestion. In the land of Dickzeedee, said Otis, a great spiritual leader named Ig- natious Hickblare leads the people in emotional spiritual riots. He rants and raves, and the audience becomes temporarily insane. Ignatious Hickblare acquired his great ability as a spiritual leader by taking courses in public relations, advertising and salesmanship. I agreed with Otis about the achievements of Mr. Hickblare, after Otis told me of the large sums of money wnich Hickblare re ceived for his tireless efforts in influencing the people towards his spiritual ideas. As much as I enjoyed Otis ' company, I began to perceive that the Hewhas- sayans were becoming somewhat hostile toward me. On asking Otis the cause of their hostility, he informed me that they resented my auburn hair and sanguine complexion. There were even rumours that the Hewhassayan Investigating Committee was going to place me on its scales because they began to suspect that my weight was more than one hundred and seventy- eight pounds. Otis advised me to end my visit for my own safety. With the help of Otis, I immediately prepared for my return to Earth. It took us twenty-three minutes to fill my missile with the proper provisions. Then at twenty minutes to two, in the afternoon of May 22, 1996, I said farewell to Otis and shot off into space. Because of the mistake I made when I set the automatic guiding controls, my missile went forty-three million light miles in the wrong direction. Fortunately I corrected my mistake, and except for this short delay, I arrived back to Earth. My joy and enthusiasm at returning home multiplied when I was informed that my wife had just given birth to our fifth child, a girl. BY Z. THEODORE HONEY, PH. D. 20 — THE NOR ' WESTER COME ALONG WITH ME, JOHN ZAGAR And then there was John Zagctr. He was an unlawful brute. Why, when John was only Little Johnny , he could spit through his teeth better than any of the boys. His incisors always gleamed white in the midst of his blackened face. And whistle! He could make a steam engine sound hoarse. Johnny had the habit of collecting toads but his warts were not a result of his interest in the class Reptilia. He could usually be found at the old sump hole swimming with the Jones boy and Peter Selbian. They swam without  the conventional outfit, and whenever the fluttering of the ground snipes tele- graphed the approach of an enemy , they took to the water and found refuge in the muddy depths. Yes, John was a rough youngster but he had a way about him that drew you to him. His smile was pleasant with a catch of devilment at the corners of his mouth. But these were only little things and I never pictured him as a rogue. John Zagar Men ' s Wear ' that was what the big sign hanging over the door said, and it gave a great illusion of cleanliness and simple living. The sign looked as if a Puritan had painted it. But just inside that door and around into the back room was a den of vice, a twentieth century Newgate, and yet, the palace of a king. For John Zagar was a king, secure in his own office. He had no rivals. I opened the door into the back room and walked in. It was like walking from a church lobby into a smoky boiler room. The walls were covered with a thin film of cheap paint spotted with soot and dust. The floor was made of rough boards. The cracks between the boards were a blessing to the janitor as they made good depositories for his sweepings. A number of light bulbs hung from the ceiling like spiders at the end of their webs. At the back of the room, in sharp contrast to its drab surroundings, was a huge coloured board across which flashed lights and names in a mad medley. To read this board was like trying to find a street number along Portage Avenue on a busy night. Blue-grey smoke hung over the heads of evil men, and mingled with the reek of garlic and cheap wine. In this crowd, John Zagar stood out. — 21 THE NOR ' WESTER COME ALONG WITH ME, JOHN ZAGAR - Continued He was a big man, six feet or slightly more, solidly built. A great head of hair topped his huge frame. Its colour was neither blond nor brown but somewhere between the two. As his head moved toward me, a halo that suited John Zagar moved with him. The head stopped; his eyes peered into the murky depths of the room; into that which was and would always be in this place he called home. His eyes were grey, a very mild colour for such a violent man. His nose was well-formed and his chin was square and determined. He was whistling Rock of Ages — his mouth puckered up as if he were about to blow a trumpet. I could see that his teeth were still white. I wondered if he could still spit through them as expertly as he used to. Telephones rang continually and little men answered them with a harsh bark. Horses ' names flashed on the well-lit board and a mass of human puppets fought to catch a glimpse of this mechanical monster to which their strings of destiny were securely fastened. John Zagar could have been a good man if he had been born on the right side of the tracks. As it turned out, he was hard and ruthless. On his way to the top he had smothered all opposition. His downfall came in his never- ending quest for power. Power to create; power to destroy; power so that he could order a host of little men around and drive a big car. As he stood there surveying his domain, Zagar did not realize how flat his back was against the wall: the solid wall of the law. Because one of his pup- pets, envious of his master ' s success had squealed, J went up to the big man and said, Come along with me, John Zagar . This year ' s prizes for contributions to The Nor ' Wester go to Cal Duthie for his cover design, to Neil Ornstein for his short story Journey to Rutuf , which the judges placed first among the entries, and to Brooks Rapley for his short story Come With Me, John Zagar , which placed second. Neil Ornstein won a second award for being the student who collected the greatest number of advertisements for The Nor ' Wester. 22 — THE NOR ' WESTER THE NOR ' WESTER Arts CAL DUTHIE Fort William Cal can generally be found in the library between classes poring over university calenders, and has just about decided Western will be hon- oured by his presence. He is a fine artist, would probably do well in com- mercial art. but plans to be a lawyer. Whatever he does, he will go places . IRENE KAUHANEN Port Arthur Irene, taking her first year at L.T.I., intends to continue her course in His- tory and English at McMaster Univer- sity, and promises not to be too hard on her class when she is teaching, as she still remembers her own school days. She is secretary of the S.A.C. She, Helen and Syb are to be found every noon brewing their soup in the Chemistry lab. RON LARIVIERE Port Arthur Ron is a quiet lad, but appearances are often deceiving. We heard he had a fine time in Duluth. He plans to attend Western U. and major in commerce. He sports a green Meteor and a shy grin. — 23 THE NOR ' WESTER Arts DON MARTIN Port Arthur Don is commonly referred to as Woody or Copperhead . He likes to argue in class or ask Why? He is busy in school activities: represent- ative for Arts in the S.A.C. and Bus- iness Administrator of the Year Book. Future plans are to go to Toronto to prepare for law. NEIL ORN STEIN Vancouver Neil was originally from Port Arthur, now lives in Fort William, but calls Vancouver his home. He is noted for his jokes and intelligent comments. His plans at present are to attend U.B.C. and eventually be a lawyer. TOM PIPER Fort William Rocky is the celebrity in our midst, having appeared on T.V. while in Duluth. He plays hockey and basket- ball and is president of the M.A.S. at L.T.I. He also played rugby for the Redskins last fall. Future plans are to go to Western for Business Ad- ministration. 24 — THE NOR ' WESTER Jlrts BROOKS RAPLEY Fort William Brooks is the chauffeur deluxe, trans- porting the Fort Williamites to school and back again. An avid skier and curler, he nevertheless finds time to do his school work. Next year, he will take General Science at Queen ' s University, or is it Honours Geography at Western? BOB SAXBERG Port Arthur Bob is a reformed Science student, and now plans to be a botanist (he sez). He spent several interesting months in the Air Force which might yet claim him. He is President of the Student ' s Council. When he can tear himself away from ping-pong, he at- tends classes. HELEN STANWORTH Port Arthur Helen enjoys reading and writing science stories. Her forte is not science alone, though she does plan to take it up at McMaster. She is Literary Editor and secretary of the Year Book Staff. — 25 THE NOR ' WESTER Arts 26 — SYBIL STRACHAN Fort William Although Sybil hails from Fort Wil- liam, she spends most of her spare time running between L.T.I, and the Port Arthur Tech, where she is taking Special Commercial. Her ambition is to go to Western, graduate in Busi- ness Administration, and then be a world traveller. She is toying with the idea of teaching for a year. She is also Editor of The Nor ' Wester. MATTHEW VUKOVICH Port Arthur Matt plays for the Port Arthur Bear- cats and ably defends them in any argument. His healthy roar can be found in just about any discussion. He is planning to take Business Ad- ministration at Western. That is, if he can just do that Accounting. TED WAIN IK KA Port Arthur Ted plays hockey for L.T.I, and when the boys went to Duluth, he certainly enjoyed himself. If he can get to more classes (especially on Saturday mornings) he may pass on to Com- merce at Western U. THE NOR ' WESTER THE NOR ' WESTER APPLIED SCIENCE DESMOND (DESI) ANN ALA Port Arthur Since enrolling at L.T.I., Desi has be- come a conscientious student. He plays centre for the school hockey team and is the spark plug of the power play. From here, Desi intends to go to the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, after which he hopes to get married to a certain, cute blonde and settle down to the life of a married engineer. JIM (CLEM) BAILEY Fort William Clem ' s probable destination is North Bay Normal where he intends to carry on his friendship with a female of the opposite sex. He is L.T.I. ' s ping pong pro and can frequently be heard saying on with the game . According to Hal, Clem is the school bully but Hal is prejudiced as Clem is always picking on him. EDWARD (EDDY) BEDNARZ Toronto Eddy, the only boy in L.T.I. who has to walk through a door sideways, appears to be a quiet, unassuming chap but looks are deceiving (e.g. the L.T.I. formal). He claims that his time is taken up with writing physics lab. reports. His secret ambition is to break the Canadian Shot-Put record. THE NOR ' WESTER APPLIED SCIENCE HHHHNMBHi HENRY BOYLE Fort William Henry is another of our more con- scientious students and seems to be in complete control of the situation. His main pastime is playing- pool in Han- sen ' s with Mike. Mike, he tells us, is the only pool-playing member of Ap- plied Science whom he can beat with any consistency. Henry hopes to enter Queen ' s in Electrical Engineering. MORLEY BAITER Kenora A decided favourite among the fairer sex, Morley still manages to keep a cool head and gives them all a break. He rooms with Brian and Eddy, two stalwart engineers, so that this fact explains why he always comes to class with his homework done; Morley in- tends to enroll in civil engineering in Manitoba. GORDON DEXON Fort William Although treasurer of the M.A.S. and manager of the hockey team, Gord still finds time to entertain a nurse named Betty. He is a member of the hockey team, and also a good pool player. Gord is going to University of British Columbia in the fall to take civil engineering. 28 — THE NOR ' WESTER APPLIED JOHN FINSTAD Port Arthur If rocks are concerned in one way or another, Johnny can do it. He skips a very successful curling team and in our Geology Lab, he is an authority on rock types. But when he sits down to do his homework, he finds his brain becomes fossilized. Next year, he hopes he will be at the University of Manitoba. DANTE GAUDINO Port Arthur The little square guy is one of our star basketball players, and he plays hockey and curls too. But Danny hints that the engineering course is too much for him and that he may enter an accountancy course this spring. Indeed, he is one of the most agreeable personalities in the school. P.S. He always has something to say to the fair sex. BOB HYDE Fort William Hydie, a TV attraction when in Duluth, is another L.T.I, hockey play- er. An ardent follower of sports he still has time for the Applied Science course at the school. Next year he is heading for the University of Min- nesota to take Petroleum Engineering. SCIENCE — 29 THE NOR ' WESTER APPLIED SCIENCE EUGENE GENE KOCZKUR Linko, Ontario Gene, a serious lad with the build of a pro football player, takes an absorb- ing interest in his studies and is one of the few students who seem to know what to do during an infre- quent spare period. Although he is a pessimist, he is sure to succeed. Every- one is telling Gene where to go but he is still undecided. ARNOLD KOIVU Port Arthur Our man-of-the-woods type never brings his lunch but whips to and from school in a big, black 1949 Dodge. Arnold ' s main interests outside L.T.I, are in his accordion and Ella. He wants to take Civil Engineering at Queen ' s. MORRIS MERKO Fort William Merky ' s history is a mystery. But we do know that he wants to take Civil Engineering at Queen ' s, that his favourite subject is lunch hour, and that he is politically a radical. (He proposes abolishment of all labs and drawing periods.) 30 — THE NOR ' WESTER APPLIED SCIENCE HAL MORAN Fort William In Hally ' s humble opinion he is the best athlete and handsomest boy at L.T.I. This bashing L.T.I. hockey player will enroll next fall in Civil Engineering at Toronto. P.S. - Hally likes ricochet girls. FRED MORIN Port Arthur Fred amazes his fellow class-mates with his dexterity in maths. It is ru- moured that he is now conducting a debate by mail with Einstein. He plans to enter Queen ' s Electrical in the fall and should further uphold the good tradition of our school. His one drawback seems to be reading classical novels during geology lectures. MIKE MOZIAR Port Arthur Mike ' s favourite pastime is insulting Reid in drafting class, much to the amusement of his fellow class-mates. A clean-living chap, he is always bum- ming cigarettes from any passerby. Mike is planning on entering Queen ' s Electrical in the fall. A member of L.T.I. ' s basketball team, he is a pro- lific scorer and the terror of the opposition. Unofficial reports list his home town as Jumbo Gardens, Cana- da. Mike ' s favourite saying is censor- ed and any day now we expect him to pay a $5 fine to Mr. Ross. — 31 THE NOR ' WESTER APPLIED SCIENCE GARFIELD NUTTALL Port Arthur Gar is the outstanding scholar in Applied Science and topped the class at Christmas. He is sure to succeed and uphold the tradition of our school. Gar is living the life of leisure on scholarships and his marks are the envy of every would-be engineer. Finstad claims that Garfield takes dope because Gar is always borrowing his needle. PAUL NYK NYKANEN Nipigon, Ontario A member of Nipigon ' s upper crust and a former taxi-driver, Nyk is plan- ning on attending University of Tor- onto in Mchanical Engineering. He is here on a Dominion Provincial Bursary and appears to be making the most of it. Nyk ' s favourite saying is let ' s have a party , and to him, no night would be complete without one. WALTER OKTABA Fort William Paavila ' s rival physicist runs a Hill- man bus service between Port Arthur and Fort William. Walter prefers outdoor sports, particularly hunting deer or partridge, but manages to be enthusiastic even when he curls. Next year he will take Electrical Engineering at Queen ' s. 32 — THE NOR ' WESTER APPLIED JACK PAAVILA Fort William Blond, 19, and single , L.T.I. ' s basket- ball wizard is also one of our top students. And his classmates highly regard his views on Engineering Draw- ing problems. But he also daily competes with his friend Walter in the computation of problems in dynamics. These problems involve coloured balls of two-inch diameter. SCIENCE JIM PURVIS Port Arthur Jim amazes and amuses his class- mates with his frequent puns. He is often seen with Woody arguing the merits of a scientific education. Jim plays first line on the hockey team and a local lass takes up much of his weekends. Jim, one of our better than average students, mixes extra- mural activities and studies to best advantage. BRIAN REID Kenora Brian skips the most successful curl- ing team in the league but states that he is staying out of sports to get his year. Buzzy is a Kenora boy who, because of his indifference to Lakehead women, has begun im- porting from Duluth. P.S. — Favourite name: Gloria. THE NOR ' WESTER APPLIED SCIENCE WARREN RITCHIE Port Arthur The boy with the model T Ford is L.T.I. ' s ping-pong champion. No one can match his lightning-fast, table- edge returns. He longs to return to good old Queen ' s, but for various rea- sons, some written, his hopes are low. Eventually, he hopes, he will be a mechanical engineer. DON TROTTER Sudbury Leon was goalie for our hockey team until after the Duluth trip. Some students associate him with the name Perkie and his philosophy is Have the most fun in the least time. This Sudbury boy dreams of taking Geology next year at Queen ' s. Favourite saying: Let ' s get the puck out of here (the net). JACK WIEB Fort William Jocko Mac Wieb masterminds our school curling league and skips one of the toughest looking entries. He hopes someday to play in the Mac- Donald Brier, but between now and then Wieb intends to become a mechanical engineer. Next fall he will head for Queen ' s. Favourite saying: B-I-G Deal! 34 — THE NOR ' WESTER APPLIED SCIENCE GEORGE WOOD Fort Frances Woody fears that he soon will be driving a truck in Fort Frances but wants to take Mechanical Engineer- ing at Queen ' s. George plays both defence and forward on our hockey team and he curls with the best. Strangely his team; is unsuccessful. Usually he can be found wincing at the jokes of his pal, Jim Purvis. JOHN ZVONAR Port Arthur John holds the attention of his class- mates with his sensible views on all subjects. Known as Number One. after coming first in the term tests, he also displays his proficiency on the basketball court and hockey rink. Although noted for his pessimistic views he has little to worry about. THE NOR ' WESTER Forestry Engineering PAUL JAR VIS Port Arthur Paul is rather unique in our circle, being the first to take a course in Forestry Engineering at L.T.I. Prom here he will enter second year forestry at University of British Columbia. A former bartender from Duluth, Paul has mended his evil ways and, from all appearances, is devoting his time to studies. Engineers 9 Paradise Under Transit Mountain, hard by Level Lake Lies the Engineers ' Paradise, where nothing is at stake. From early morn till sunet — so I am told They drink all the liquor they can hold. Foaming torrents cascading down Leave fiery liquors all around. Engineers loll in the shade Drinking the finest whiskey made. The lake is filled with rum so strong A mere Arts man will not last long The thundering cataracts, oh so clear Are made of foaming He-man beer . All you heretics may simply spoof But they all bathe in 90 proof. Come! Heed the engineering call And swim about in alcohol. See, with your own disbelieving eyes, Where the engineer goes when he dies. Rum and whiskey are just for sport They down tequila by the quart Then for balance they add the caser A kegg of beer for a chaser. Frustrated arts types look on with envy Working themselves into a frenzy For this fair land of rum and beer Is dedicated to the engineer. THE VARSITY , UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO. 36 — THE NOR ' WESTER Forestry I Handle: DON GILDNER Nickname: Gildy. Hails From: Kitchener. Ambition: To find a forest without blackflies or mosquitoes. Favourite expression: Whatsat!! Future Plans: To work for the gov- ernment. Handle: FRANK HARRISON Nickname: Stan. Hails From: Aurora. Ambition: To help Dr. Clapp. Weakness: Eyesight. Favourite expression: You don ' t mean that, Alb. Future Plans: To write a book en- titled: Timber Estimating Made Easy . Handle: GAYLE ALEXANDER LEACHMAN Nickname: Alb. Hails From: London. Ambition: To be a pulp-cutter with a Ph.D. Weakness: Health. Favourite Expression: Oh my hair line. Future Plans: Chief Forester of Ont- ario. — 37 THE NOR ' WESTER Forestry I Handle: PETER Mac K EN Z IE Nickname : Muscles. Hails From : Sudbury. Ambition: To find some one who knows where East Rim is! Weakness: Classes. Favourite Expression: Good Heavens Alb! Future Plans: To get married. Handle: BOB REYNOLDS Nickname : Slim. Hails From: Toronto. Ambition : Naturalist. Weakness : Women. Favourite Expression: I wouldn ' t say that. Future Plans: To work in B.C. FORESTERS AND MINERS INFORMAL STAG The second-year Foresters and Miners held a stag for Bob Schumacher on November 27. Pieter Prins congratulated Bob on the even! of his future wed- ding. We wish to express our thanks to Mr. and Mrs. Haggerty for their kind co-operation. 38 — THE NOR ' WESTER LUCIEN FORCIER New Liskeard. Ontario Lou ' s absence owing to his recent ill- ness has saddened us. We all give him our sincere sympathy and wish him a speedy recovery. He maintains that cruising parties should have cooks that are able to bake bread that will float. Lou ' s ambition is to acquire a woodlot and to demonstrate how it should be properly managed. Forestry II TED IWASA Fort William Ted, Kayo , is often seen obtaining a light from his fellow smokers. He believes that supplying one ' s own light is the greatest expense of smoking. Kayo is a good surveyor and draftsman and proved this fact at the stadia survey of St. Andrew ' s Cemetery. Basketball is Ted ' s main sport. JOHN POHANKA Lowther, Ontario This kid from up north is often absent- minded when eating in bush camps. His ambition is to become a forester for the Department of Lands and Forests, but we think his probable destiny will be a cookee. John is always arguing with Bob about finer things in life. Favourite expression: What ' s that? THE NOR ' WESTER Forestry II ROBERT SCHUMACHER Port Arthur Bob, grandpappy of our class, has proved that his love escapade last year with a certain nurse at the Lakehead has been successful. He has made nistory. as he is the first married for- estry student to attend L.T.I. You can find him building furniture in the basement of his new house during his spare time. His latest saying is, Let ' s stake some claims on the Manitouwadge exploitations. University Forestry PIETER PRINS Port Arthur Pieter is our very ambitious forester who has decided to take some univer- sity subjects to prepare himself for next year at university. He looked after the photography for the Nor ' Wester so that if you have any com- plaints, Pieter is the man to consult. He is an enthusiastic curler and is noted for his singing rehearsals during the cruising lab. 40 — THE NOR ' WESTER Industrial Chemistry N ARA - THERE SE BELLUZ Vermilion Bay Nara ' s a very serious, conscientious student who knows a little bit about a lot of things. She ' s a ready listener to our feeble jokes, and a great help in our endless homework. We often hear this petite, dark-haired girl say- ing, For Pete ' s sake! IRENE MAZURKEWICH Port Arthur The movie expert of our class as she rarely misses attending the latest. The girl likes opera and certainly knows what she ' s talking about when on the subject. Main ambition is to get to school on time. Her favourite saying: Do you really think so? CHARMAINE DODGE Terrace Bay A very determined but cheerful girl who can always be heard singing the latest song. Most likely to be heard asking, What is the name of this song? or, I wonder if our cheques are in. Her morning greeting to her classmates: Guess who phoned me last night? Popular, eh? THE NOR ' WESTER Industrial Chemistry EMMA-CHARLENE RICHMOND Port Arthur Better known as Chummy to her friend)? ' . She strives desperately to understand what Mr. Page is saying. Favourite muttered expression is un- doubtedly: I ' ll buy a new pair of shoes when we get rid of that darn dog. Emma has the most refreshing knack of expressing herself in the funniest terms. JACK LAHTI Port Arthur This lover of the outdoors has the rather dubious honour of arriving in Duluth and not knowing it.(?) Hunt- ing and fishing, curling and basketball are his mam sports. He is headed for Ryerson determined to paint Toronto red. Private life is gay but generally mysterious. His ambition is to work in atomic research but his probable destiny is on the jack-ladder at the Provincial Mill! 42 — THE NOR ' WESTER Tech Mining KEN CRAIG Port Arthur Ken is the genius in a class of genius- es; engineering, drawing and mining are his favourite subjects. He was awarded the $100.00 I.O.O.F. scholar- ship for his high standing at Port Arthur Technical School; he also managed to obtain top marks in the Christmas set of examinations. Ken is a member of the L.S.S.R. reserve army unit. u v 4k. v.. ' . ' - ' ' ' ' ' Z ' -.:- BOB FOSTER Port Arthur Bob is one of the few with ambition; someday he hopes to be a mining engineer. He is an ardent curler. In school, he ' s tops in physics. Bob ' s favourite pastime is arguing with Ron in Mineralogy. Favourite expression: Holy Jemima! RAY HARTVIK SEN Port Arthur Ray, the boy with the brush-cut, is another Collegiate import. He is tops in Trig, and Algebra and has the hon- ourable position of being the best ping- pong player among the miners. Ray is also a member of the curling team and in addition likes to while away the hours at Hansen ' s with Nelson. THE NOR ' WESTER Tech Mining I DUANE HOWES Fort Frances Duane (Buzz ' ; Howes is our only foreigner, hailing from that bustling metropolis of Fort Frances. He is our mining expert, and though somewhat disillusioned by chemisty, he manages to do well in all his work. His fav- ourite pastime is annoying Mbrt Leachman. RON NORLAND Port Arthur Ron excels in Geology and represents the first-year miners in the Students ' Council. He is also an ardent miner- alogist and hopes some day to be President of Steep Rock, or to beat Ritchie at ping-pong. Favourite ex- pression: It can ' t be gold, it just can ' t be! KEN NELSON Port Arthur Ken High-ball Nelson is a little fellow with a lot of energy. He ' s a master-mind in Math, and even knows what he ' s doing in chemistry. Ken is a member of our school hockey team and his present ambition is to beat Hartviksen at ping-pong. Favourite expression: Let ' s go for a smoke. 44 — THE NOR ' WESTER Tech JOHN BAYKO Rosslyn The scholar of the hard rockers or so they think. John is our brilliant temperamental hockey stylist and the mine s athletic contribution to the school, as shown by the feats he performed at Duluth. John feels he should travel but has been voted the mostly likely of the five to settle down. Mining II JIM McTAVISH Fort Frances Crazy Jack to those who know him. McTavish and Poutanen are still undecided as to which one of them played the more important part in running things at Coldstream last summer. Poutanen tells us Jim made more friends with the natives of Kashabowie though! Jim is the bud- ding geologist of the famous five this year, and we hope he succeeds. RALPH POUTANEN Port Arthur Ralph decided to play the stock market this summer but unfortunate- ly found that it costs money to gain experience in that field. Oh well, he can always make a career at ping- pong! Rlph enjoyed the peacefulness and seclusion of work at Coldstream Copper Mines so well that we had a difficult time getting him back to school this fall. To liven things up this summer Ralph and Jim came into the Lakehead the odd week-end to visit their Uncle Frank . THE NOR ' WESTER Tech Mining II HOWARD STANZELL Port Arthur Howard plans to be a real hard rock miner and is seriously considering taking a position with Giant Yellow- knife Gold Mines this year. We know that Howard is just the guy to make good at anything he decides to accomplish. Howard intends to try out for track and field this spring. He really showed us his stuff at the low hurdles in Duluth. The Lakehead Technical Institute also needs more ardent hockey supporters like Howard. ARVO VINNI Port Arthur Arvo ' s personality and great golf play- ing won him many friends last sum- mer in Quebec and we know he gave the people of Val-d ' Or a favourable impression of the Lakehead and the Lakehead Technical Institute. He says he has mastered the French language but we think his French is limited to you ' re a cute chicken . Arvo and Howard make a good team but we haven ' t decided what they ' re good for. The school spirit and am- bition displayed by Arvo assures us that he will make a success of his career whatever it may be. 46 — THE NOR ' WESTER A NEW COURSE OFFERED AT L.T.I. Since the beginning of World War II, the demand for skilled, technically- trained persons has greatly increased with the industrial growth of our coun- try. In the chemical field this demand is very evident, for recent surveys show that at least five capable persons are required for every graduate engineer employed. To comply with this need for chemically trained personnel, the course of the Industrial Chemistry has been added to the calender of the Lakehead Technical Institute. In this course the student may specialize in either research, instruments, or public health laboratory work. The first year of all these courses is identical. The second year is taken at the Ryerson Institute of Technology in Toronto where the student branches into his particular field in Industrial Chemistry. To stimulate further interest and particularly to obtain trained technicians, the Ontario Department of Health has offered financial assistance to students enrolling in the Public Health Laboratory Technicians ' course. To many this assistance is important and greatly appreciated. The course gives a sound basis in chemistry, physics, and mathematics which is essential for our advancement. Graduates of this course have before them an interesting future. These young people are part of the backbone of industry which is so essential for the welfare of the Dominion. ODE TO AN ILLUSION . . . (THE LAB. TECHNICIANS ' LAMENT) When we arrived at L.T.I. We were a gay quartet, Now our happy merriment Has changed to our lament. In Zoo we dissect worms and clams To see what makes them tick. We tolerate formaldehyde Although it makes us sick. With won ' drous awe we used to stare At the equipment placed within our trust. We hardly know or even care If the darn stuff now, is left to rust. Math, one and two are hopeless quests We readily admit. We computate and try again Determined not to quit. On Friday ' s lab we dig right in Our lot down here is not severe, We ' re forced to this admission. We know we ' ll miss old L.T.I. When we ' ve become Technicians. To seek the ions of copper and zinc. Next day some numbskull saunters in And nonchalantly pours in down the sink. IRENE MILTON, NARA BYRON — 47 THE NOR ' WESTER ARTS Special Division Throughout the year, there have been thirty-four part-time students attending classes in the Arts course. With few exceptions they were elementary school teachers from Fort William, Port Arthur and the surrounding districts, who are working towards their B.A. degrees. This year they had a choice of three courses: Politics, English or Psychology. Both the English and Psychology classes consisted of part-time as well as full-time students; the Politics class consisted of part-time students only. Several times a week these people rushed to buses and cars in order to arrive at class on time. It was very seldom they won the race against the 4:30 bell, and there were always one or two who hurried in several minutes late. Never did a record-breaking blizzard or a late date the night before deter them. Well . . . hardly ever! SYLVIA LEE, ANNE WESTOVER. PSYCHOLOGY Front Row: Therese Kowalewski, Ruth Parsons, Edna Aedy, Mrs. Glena Cald- well. Back Row: Walter Fedyna, Leo Bruzas, Mykola Krenta. Absent: Jean Bond. 48 — ENGLISH Front: Anne Westover, Mcrgdcdine Fronais, Oris Watsyk, Sylvia Lee, Joan Wright. Back Row: Walter Fedyna, Irma Maki, Jacqueline Dennis, Freda Akervall, Helen Newman, Ken Webster. Absent: Therese Kowalewski, Newton McArthur. POLITICAL SCIENCE Front Row: Shirley Wright, Gordon Murray, Oris Watsyk, Sylvia Lee. Back Row: Dave Botley, Wilfred Miettinen, Donald Smith, Bill McCallum, Walter Miettinen. Absent: Newton McArthur, Mis. Mary Reed. — 49 THE NOR ' WESTER Institute Forestry Camp Under the supervision of Mr. Campbell and Mr. Haggerty, the second year students commenced their term on September 15. This year we drove from Port Arthur each day to the forestry camp. During the first week, we were taught the procedure of laying out a road and of constructing a barn. Monday, September 22, the first year students accompanied us and were shown the Institute forest and given a brief introduction to forestry. Tuesday, September 23, five individual parties blazed out their respective blocks and located the corner posts. The next day four parties, each com- prising a cruiser and a compassman, performed a ten percent continuous strip cruise while one party worked on the construction of the barn. This method was applied throughout the second week. The first few days in cruising were a baffling experience but eventually all of us became accus- tomed to this type of cruise and completed the required inventory survey of the limit. The last week in September was the highlight of the two and one-half weeks ' course. We saw the completed log barn made without modern implements. Mr. Campbell and Mr. Haggerty showed us the correct method of filing saws and felling trees. The Sealing Course On October 5, Mr. Campbell and four second year students of Technical Forestry arrived at Camp 20, Black Sturgeon Concession of the Great Lakes Paper Company Limited. The course was conducted under the supervision of Mr. J. Peden and C. Clarke. Messrs. L. Sullivan, C. McCay and B. Hall assisted most efficiently. The instructors gave us lectures in the morning, field experience in the after- noon, and occasional evening lectures. The third scaler ' s examination held in 1953 was most successful. Approxi- mately 65 men wrote the test on October 26. It consisted of two parts; that is, field qualification in the morning, and written examination in the afternoon. We wish to extend our thanks to Great Lakes Paper Company Limited, the Department of Lands and Forests, and those people who made our course so enjoyable. We have again maintained the high standard established by former second year classes and hope that future foresters will do so too. 50 — THE NOR ' WESTER Fail Utilization Trip On November 2, Mr. Haggerty, Mr. Fisher and the second year Foresters arrived at the Dog River Concession of Great Lakes Paper Company Limited. We were in time for a tasty lunch at Camp 231. That afternoon we saw their eight feet cut and pile operation in the black Spruce swamp. We were also shown the bridges, dams, roads and camp layout. Mr. Cameron Bell explained to us their construction of a portable, camp, bam and garage. Since no accommodation was available we stayed overnight at headquarters. The following day a tour of their sixteen feet cut- skid operation at Camp 232 proved interesting for all of us. The class left the Dog River Concession on Tuesday afternoon and travelled to the Ontario- Minnesota ' s camp depot on their Patricia Concession. We arrived here at six o ' clock in the evening. Each of us was introduced to the Company ' s permanent staff. Mr. Joe Sniezak ' s informal discussion on football was very enjoyable. The next day we saw the Company ' s sulky and horse operation. A sulky is a mechanical device that transports approximately one cord of pulpwood or about five sawlogs to a skidway. The class was also shown their sawmill and permanent camp layout. Mr. Gerry Seed conducted the tour and gave us a talk on the Company ' s policy. We then left the Patricia Concession and drove to Dryden. Under the guid- ance of Mr. William Cuff and Mr. Robert Bunney, the boys saw Dryden Paper Company ' s bull-dozed strip and gyppo operation. Bull-dozed strip operation is carried on in sandy gravel sites. The area is laid out similar to the cut and pile method of logging. No strip road is necessary because a bul ldozer makes a pathway between two adjacent strips for dragline and trucks. Gyppo is a term applied to a cut and skid operation using horses. On Friday morn- ing, Mr. Bill Cuff arranged a tour through the Company ' s paper mill. The visit of the mill was of particular interest to the class. We wish to extend our thanks to the various Companies, their personnel, and to Mr. Haggerty and Mr. Fisher, for making this trip informative and worth while. — 51 THE NOR ' WESTER Winter Utilization Trip On February 8, the second-year foresters accompanied by Mr. J. Haggerty and Mr. D. Fisher arrived by car at the Longlac Pulp and Paper Company townsite at Longlac. Upon arrival we were each handed an itinerary of the tour. Under the guidance of Mr. H. Renaud and Mr. J. Pringle we saw one of the Company ' s new permanent camps under construction and also truckloads of sixteen-foot logs unloaded with a tractor pusher at the ice dump. Next day Mr. J. Humphreys took over Mr. J. Pringle ' s place, and after a brief orientation discussion in the engineering office, we proceeded to the field for the day. We were shown the bundle yarding and loading of eight-foot wood with a swing dingle; loading of sixteen-foot logs onto truck deck with a carey-lift loader; and the transfer of eight-foot wood from sleighs to truck deck with a swing dingle. The exciting part of the day came at the time when a truck broke through the ice at the main dump. After supper a bull session was held in the conference room. Next morning Mr. D. Yule conducted the tour of the inter-season dump, the service departments in the yard, and the townsite. The class then boarded a train for Caramat which is on the Pic River Concession of Marathon Paper Mills of Canada. We saw the Company ' s diversified mechanical methods of utilizing pulpwood: tree length yarding and slashing, and bundle yarding of eight-foot pulpwood. The mobile yarder under construction and the mobile slasher already in use, impressed the class. The construction of their perma- nent bunk houses and garages at Caramat, Stevens, and Hillsport was of particular interest to us. Mr. N. Husak conducted most of the tour. On Friday, we visited with the Nipigon Lake Timber Company. Under the guidance of Mr. W. Collins we saw an eight-foot truck-sleigh train haul. We noticed the technique they used in planning the layout of their ice landing. The class wishes to express its thanks to the Companies, their personnel, and the L.T.I. Forestry Staff for making this an interesting and successful trip. 52 — THE NOR ' WESTER TECH MINING FIELD TRIPS Silver Mountain Survey Alter two weeks at Pardee, the mining class ol the Lakehead Technical Institute spent another week at Silver Mountain. The second-year students were engaged in carrying out a survey of the now abandoned Silver Mount- ain Mine workings. The first-year students had their duties as cooks and bottlewashers and they also took spells at being backsight men for the sec- ond-year groups. To tell the truth they were more like backsightless men because the supply of flashlights and flashlight batteries proved inadequate in lighting our way through the underground workings. Our living quarters were comfortable but close, as we spent the week in a two-room farm-house. You can imagine sleeping twelve men and a dog in such a residence as this. The first-year boys showed their worth at im- provising double bunks and all felt that a patent should be obtained for the collapsible bunk used in the kitchen. The second-year fellows split up into three parties again, with Ralph and Howard teaming up and John and Arvo getting together. McTavish carried out his survey with the assistance of two first-year students. Bayko and Vinni started their survey at the portal of the adit, Poutanen and Stanzell started half way into the mine workings and McTavish started on the surface. The object was for the three parties to meet and thus obtain one complete closed traverse of the mine. Surveying underground was a great experience and the inclined work up the shaft and raises of the mine proved interesting, although at times some- what difficult. The flocks of bats seemed quite comfortable, which was more than we could say for ourselves as we found the underground workings quite cold. We began to tire of the mine workings after putting in long hours each day. We worked at the survey all day, coming to surface only for lunch and supper, and we also spent several hours underground each eve- ning. The second-year students were of the opinion that more time should be devoted to the mine survey field trip as it is of greatest practical import- ance in the mining field. The underground workings yielded many excellent mineral specimens, especially amethyst quartz samples. Our night life was restricted and all welcomed the opportunity to hit the sack early after putting in a hard day at the mine. The end of the week was upon us before we realized that it had begun and our return to the city and school brought to an end the excursions of the mining class for 1953. — 53 THE NOR ' WESTER Autumn Field Trip School really didn ' t get rolling this fall until Ralph made his grand entrance alter spending an eventlul summer at Kashabowie. Hardly had Poutanen ' s arrival worn off when we were back in the bush again pn our annual fall field trip. Both first and second-year groups were present this year and the senior students now had six husky first-year boys to father. Headquarters were once again established on a group of mining claims in Pardee Township, and upon arrival at the camp, everyone pitched in to make things livable for the next two weeks. The senior students grouped together cnce again to occupy the so-called bunkhouse and the junior stu- dents, Mr. Page, and our mascot Paddy took up residence in the combina- tion cookhouse and bunkhouse. We were all assigned our duties for the two-week stay and everyone took up his chores enthusiastically. Quite a variety of cooking was experienced as we split into parties of two with a different set of cooks each day. It was a toss-up to decide which were the better cooks, the first-year or the second- year fellows. The first-year mining students carried out pace and compass surveys and cut some mighty fine picket lines for the two weeks. They also did a bit of prospecting and geological study and aided the second-year lads in their stadia survey. McTavish and Bayko teamed up to form one party, and Vinni and Stanzell formed a second party, while Poutanen remained the lone wolf on his ex- cursions for the two weeks. We then spent the first week cleaning up old picket lines and running a stadia traverse over these lines. The second-year students enjoyed the stadia work and gained much valuable experience in that branch of surveying. We spent the second week at geological mapping of the areas cut by our stadia traverses. The second-year boys spent several late evenings in trying to get a transit sight on Polaris, but we were able to find the means for passing time quickly enough on other nights. Some of the fellows ran out of means by the end of the first week. Our field trip would not have been complete without an excursion to the American border where we were able to purchase a few of the necessities required on such a trip. Some of the first-year men were initiated into a new experience for themselves and found that riding on the back of a jeep could be very rough. The prowlings of a bear about the camp for several nights also provided a little excitement. The woodsmen of the group applied their ingenuity in devising a fiendish bear trap which didn ' t catch anything except smart com- ments. The miners also tried fishing in the nearby lake but weren ' t able to decide whether their fruitless efforts were worth the arduous task they had in hiking the canoe up and down a very steep and exhausting hill. The two weeks passed speedily and eventfully and everyone was pleased w ' ith the results of the trip. I ' m also sure that the first-year students are already keenly looking forward to this annual excursion of the Technical Mining class. 54 — THE NOR ' WESTER MEN ' S ATHLETIC SOCIETY President ' s Message In a small college such as ours one might think that interest in athletics would be low. This is not true at L.T.I. About ninety per cent of the students have taken part in some form of athletics during the past year. I believe that this large student participation is much better than having a few teams with correspondingly few players. Curling was perhaps our most successful sport. Almost the whole student body curled this year. We have several skilled curlers at L.T.I., and these boys teach the novices the art of curling. This year two curling teams journeyed to Duluth along with the hockey team. Although the University of Minnesota, Duluth Branch beat our boys in the end, the games were well played and closely contested. Jack Wieb was curling director and deserves much credit for its success. Our hockey team was unfortunate in that they were unable to schedule games against local teams. Weekly practices were held and attendance was good. The hockey trip to Duluth was the highlight of the season. I honestly feel that, if arrangements were made early enough, a tour could be possible against American college teams. There are several small colleges close to Duluth who would be eager to play us. Then these schools could be invited to a return game at the Lakehead. Gordon Dixon was a hard and willing worker as hockey convenor. This year for the first time an intramural basketball league was run off. Interest was high at the first but lagged towards the end of the year. Perhaps the schedule ' s late beginning accounted for this shortcoming. A group of the best players were chosen to represent the school in exhibition games against the various high schools. This proved to be an excellent idea and the team won all but one of its games. Jack Paavila proved to be the best man possible for basketball convenor. We would like to thank Mr. Braun for his helpful advice on so many occasions. We would also like to thank Mr. Campbell for offering his services to the hockey team. Lakehead Tech. should have a better team in 1954 if Mr. Campbell coaches. Jack Wieb, Gordon Dixon, Jack Paavila and myself wish our successors and all the teams the best of luck for 1954. TOM PIPER — 55 THE NOR ' WESTER Men ' s Athletic Society Jack Wieb, Jack Paavila, Gordon Dixon, Tom Piper. PRESIDENT Tom Piper VICE PRESIDENT ( ( Jack Paavila ' SECRETARY Jack Wieb TREASURER Gordon Dixon 56 — THE NOR ' WESTER BASKETBALL The L.T.I. Thunderbolts had a very successful time on the basketball floor this year. The stacked team played six exhibition games with the Port Arthur and Fort William Collegiates and Fort William Vocational Senior squads, coming out on top in all but one encounter. The scores were as follows: L.T.I. 65 — Vocational 44 L.T.I. 92 — F.W.C.I. 61 L.T.I. 85 — P.A.C.I. 63 L.T.I. 76 — Vocational 55 L.T.I. 66 — F.W.C.I. 77 L.T.I. 118 — P.A.C.I. 47 Intermural basketball games were played at the Griffon on Saturday after- noons between teams of Arts students, Engineers and Miners and Foresters. These games were very popular and well attended. The Arts team and Engineers finished up in a tie for the championship. ♦ PING PONG Ping pong proved to be the most popular sporting pastime at the school this year and the common room became the scene of many a hard-fought battle. A trophy was put up to be played for in a singles tournament, and after a long elimination contest, Ted Wainikka was declared the school champion. 58 — J. Haggerty, H. Braun, J. Campbell, Skip, A. Ross. THE NOR ' WESTER CURLING The 1954 Lakehead Technical Institute curling started off early in January and ran through to the end of March. Curling was a great success due to the large number of rinks and the keen interest displayed by the participants throughout the season. This year curling proved to be the best attraction of any of the school ' s sports. Thirty-six students and four teachers formed ten well-balanced rinks. The ten rinks were skipped by H. Stanzell, D. Martin, J. McTavish, J. Wieb, R. Poutanen, J. Finstad, G. Wood, B. Reid, A. Vinni and C. J. Campbell. January 15th, the Lakehead Technical Institute formed two rinks and travelled with the L.T.I, hockey team to Duluth to challenge two rinks from the Univer- sity of Minnesota, Duluth Branch. A. Vinni, skip, R. Poutanen, J. McTavish, H. Stanzell and B. Reid, skip, G. Wood, J. Wieb, P. Jarvis made up the two rinks. The two L.T.I, rinks lost their draws to two good Duluth rinks. The Engineers ' rink, skipped by B. Reid, lost 11 to 6, and the Miners, skipped by A. Vinni, lost 12 to 8. The L.T.I, eliminations began in late March between the first six rinks in the year ' s standing. The two first-place rinks received byes into the semi- finals. Stanzell upset Jungle Jim McTavish 11 to 5, and Finstad defeated Poutanen 7 to 2. On March 20 the four remaining teams played off for the two top positions. Vinni downed Stanzell by 12 to 6 and Reid edged out Finstad 6 to 4. The final game was played on March 24th. Reid opened up the scoring in the second end with 2, but Vinni came back to take the lead with 3 in the third end. In the fourth end the game opened up with Ried counting 4 to make the score 6 to 3. Vinni settled down, and with some fine shots, caught up to Reid in the 5th and 6th ends, counting 2 and 1. In the 7th end Reid came up with 3 more to make the score 9 to 6. Vinni came back strong to take the 8th, 9th and 10th ends, counting 1 each time to tie the game up. In the extra end, Vinni came through to take the L.T.I, championship when he counted 1 final rock to make the score 10 to 9. We, the curlers of L.T.I. , wish to extend our sincere thanks to the Port Arthur Curling Club, for allowing us the use of their facilities. JACK WIEB, Curling Convener. — 61 THE NOR ' WESTER 62 — WE ' RE READY THE NOR ' WESTER HOCKEY Members of the L.T.I. Hockey Team: Ron Lariviere, Dante Gaudino, George Wood, John Zvonar, Matthew Vukovich, Des Annala, Tom Piper, Bob Hyde, Ted Wainikka, John Bayko, Jack Wieb, Jim Purvis, Don Trotte, Ken Nelson, Gordon Dixon. The boys went all out this year for hockey and the intramural games at the Arena on Wednesday afternoons were really something to see. A game ' was arranged with the University of Minnesota, Duluth branch and the L.T.I, team ventured south in very high spirits to tangle with their American counter- parts. The game was played before a sell-out crowd and the L.T.I, team, with their clean and polished play very quickly became endeared to the impartial audience. At the end of the second period the score stood 8-0 for the Duluth boys but in the final frame, the L.T.I, team, spurred on by encour- aging comments from the crowd, slammed in four quick goals to the opposi- tion ' s two and the game ended 10-4 in favour of U.M.D. Wieb, Annala, Zvonar and Vukovitch scored the goals for L.T.I. A host of new friends were made and a return match was arranged to be played at the Lakehead. Mr. Campbell took over coaching duties and the team practised diligently with revenge in mind, but the return game had to be postponed till next year. — 63 64 — THE NOR ' WESTER CONVOCATION The Lctkehead Technical Institute held its fifth annual convocation in the auditorium of the Fort William Collegiate on May 6, 1953. Convocation opened with the singing of O Canada and the invocation by Reverend A. H. Johnston. Mr. Harold Braun, the Principal, then delivered an address of welcome. Mr. H. L. Moffatt conferred the diplomas on the graduates of the Technical Division. The University Division graduates received their certificates from Dr. F. A. Blatchford. The Honourable W. J. Dunlop presented a certificate in Cost Accounting to Mr. Russel Caddo who had completed three years of night school study at the Lakehead Technical Institute. Mr. P. V. LeMay, Chairman of the Advisory Committee, introduced the guest speaker, the Honourable W. J. Dunlop, Minister of Education for the province of Ontario. The Minister ' s address to the graduates centred about the word CORE, the letters of which represented the qualities of cheerfulness, orig- inality, religion and enthusiasm. After the scholarships, trophies and awards were presented, the Convoca- ticn closed with God Save the Queen. iCHOLARSHIPS AND PRIZED William J. Toivonen: Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario Scholar- ship, value $300. Winners of scholarships and prizes for the academic year 1952-53 were as follows: Miss Diane Banks: City of Fort William Scholarship, value $200. Edwin T. Dawson: City of Port Arthur Scholarship, value $200. Ted Iwasa: Marathon Paper Mills of Canada Limited Scholarship, value $200. Pieter Prins: Thunder Bay Timber Operators ' Association Scholarship, value $200. David McLaren: Canadian Legion, Port Arthur Branch, Bursary, value $100. John Bayko: J. P. Bickell Foundation Scholarship in Mining, value $100. Ronald McKitrick: University of Toronto Alumni Scholarship, Lakehead Branch, value $75. Miss Shizuye Togawa: Jessie Mackey Memorial Scholarship, value $25. Anthony Petrina: Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Lakehead- Geraldton Branch, Bursary, value $100. Ernest Harrie: Principal ' s Prize in Forestry, value $15. Ted Iwasa: Len Wood Prize in Surveying and Engineering Drawing, value $25. The following part-time students have been awarded prizes for high standing in French, History and Psychology: Dennis Brougham, Donald Fairfax, Miss Jacqueline Dennis. 68 — THE NOR ' WESTER IN r I VIM i f L.T.I. A distant, uneven jangling occurs. It is barely audible above the shuffling of feet and the clatter of dropping pen cils. Enraptured students open their eyes slightly. They begin slowly and nonchalantly to screw on pen tops and zipper up binders as if somewhat disappointed that a highly interesting class is at an end. The professor makes the carefully chosen and extremely amusing, final remark; then, envisioning dinner, he seizes brief case and notes and strides from the cool, comfortable lecture room. The scholars remain nonchalant for one-tenth of a second more. They rise, pushing their chairs gently back, causing many of them to fold up neatly and drop softly to the floor. The male students walk politely out of the room followed shortly by the girls. Once in the halls they stroll in orderly fashion down the spacious corridors. Now and then, of course, they squeeze sideways in order to pass an open locker or hop nimbly over buckets, placed at strategic intervals on the floor. Sometimes in passing the teachers ' offices they overhear gleeful chuckles and snatches of mirthful maunderings, such as: another failure , or I ' ll give him D. minus this time. Most of the male students go to the beautiful refectory. This lies at the north- east corner of the Institute. If we pause to listen for a moment we notice the cultural refinement of the students. The learned and complimentary remarks on various school topics illustrates this expressive gentility. On entering the refectory we are again reminded of the blunder, made some- how in the past, of putting drafting tables in here. Nevertheless, the slanted tops are a slight compensation for the error. They enable students who have brought soup for lunch to eat all of it without having to tip the bowl to get the last spoonful. Perhaps this is unfortunate, for as readers of Emily Post know, soup bowls should be tilted away from, not towards the consumer. In any case, L.T.I, etiquette allows one hand to be left free. This is very useful for accurately tossing bread crusts behind the ladiators. Through the large mullioned windows of our refectory we gaze at a glorious landscape-or seascape? Our college has the largest fresh water lake in the world, immediately ajacent to the other side of the thirty-foot concrete campus. Several majestic buildings are silouetted against the beautiful sparkling blue waters. After finishing lunch, most students journey out to the common room to partici- pate in the many stimulating activities in progress there, such as standing around smoking or drinking cokes, or placing wagers on the cockroach races. A delightful atmosphere confronts us when we enter. Several students turn green, grasp their noses and are heard to say that they are glad they ate be- fore they came in. Most of those present are standing. They do not wish to soil the spotless easy chairs. We are conscious of the gentle, subdued conver- sations of the students present. In one corner of the room we notice the be- loved mascot of the school, a little black puppy, quietly munching on some ping pong bats. After rebaiting our rat-traps we return with renewed eagerness to the class- rooms, there to soak up as much knowledge as possible in those fleeting minutes before the Institute ' s porticoes are closed for the day. CAL DUTHIE — 69 THE NOR ' WESTER In Sad Cypress The grey snow-laden clouds slowly moved across the winter moon; I moved almost in harmony with this aged canopy as I entered the darkened kitchen. I ht the coal-oil lamp and by its pale light I traded my heavy overcoat for my worn smoking jacket. As I shuffled slowly along the thick carpet leading into the dimly-lit living room, a quiet soothing sensation swept over me. I insensibly moved to one corner and sank into the yielding cushions of the couch. Gradually my failing eyes became accustomed to the half-light and I slowly made out the familiar details of the room. As I gazed about, the reflections from the fireplace took on shapes that leaped and savagely danced aoout the panelled walls, tantalizing the mid-century ancestor in the darkened portrait. From the chair to the table, from the fire irons to the shadowy bust of Napoleon, the silent reflections nimbly flitted. This movement shook off the drowsy, unconcerned feeling I had and my imagination leaped and flashed in concert with these fantastic ballet dancers. My weakened heart quickened. Then I became aware of a second throng — darker, but reeling and darting like the other forms. These were the shadows. The two hordes like a savage African tribe seemed to be entertaining me with a ceremonial dance. They writhed and slithered, flitted and hovered all about me. Then my eyes seemed to be drawn away from these scenes back to the yellow, blue and reddish flames of the fire. It began snapping and crackling. I studied it. Then one of the heavy logs slipped off the andirons in a shower of yellow sparks that wove their way up the chimney and out of my sight. The crackling subsided and some of the red-hot embers that had rolled near the front of the fire gradually lost their brightness and turned into grey, smouldering outcasts. The fire was smaller now; it gave me a contented feeling. My thoughts slowed down and I turned my attention to the field-stones that had been cleverly fitted together to form an intricate design. The pattern, slowly and smoothly worked its way around this massive hearth and seemed to take away the hardness of the stones. The light that spread its way up the out- side of these stones brought out their beauty; they sparkled like jewelled eyes. A sharp crack and then a shower of sparks danced up the chimney; another log had slipped down to settle itself comfortably for the night. The fire-light ebbed slowly and the reflections and shadows grew smaller and more indistinct. The many coloured eyes kept winking, but slowly now; a few closed, like the lights blinking out over a tired little town. My eye-lids were heavier; my breathing more laboured; another shower of sparks, a short flame and then a few scattered embers glowing mischievously as a wisp of cool air revived them for a moment. Then they faded and darkness came upon me. FRANK HARRISON 70 — THE NOR ' WESTER COMPLIMENTS OF ARTHUR CARE 220 Arthur Street Phone 5-7711 ATKINSON ' S Jewellers Limited TROPHY CUPS, PINS. MEDALS, RINGS 8 South Cumberland Street Port Arthur NONSENSE Where can a man buy a cap for his knee? Or a key for the lock of his hair? Could you call his eyes an academy Because there are pupils there? Can you sit in the shade of tne palm of your hand? Or travel the bridge of your nose? If you wanted to mend the roof of your mouth Could you use the nails in your toes? Can the crook in your elbow be sent to jail? If so, just what did he do? Where can I sharpen my shoulder blade? I ' ll be darned if I know, do you? COMPLIMENTS OF BARTON FISHER HARDWARE 186 S. ALGOMA ST. — PHONE 4-1961 — 71 THE NOR ' WESTER AOTJATEL AUTOMATIC WATERPROOF WATCHES SOLD ONLY BY BIRKS STITT Credit Jewelers Arthur Street Port Arthur IGNORANCE IS BLISS One freshman received a letter from his mother and this is an extract from it: Dear Sen: I do wish you would not shoot the little craps. Remember that they love life as well as you do. Compliments of HAROLD G. BLANCHARD 0:00.0:0:0:0:0:0:00:0:000 ♦ COMPLIMENTS OF NORTHERN WOOD PRESERVERS LTD, A Lctkehectd Institution ' CONSERVE THE FORESTS — PRESERVE THE TIMBER ♦ 72 — THE NOR ' WESTER COMPLIMENTS OF PORT ARTHUR ARENA SO WHY STUDY The more you study, the more you know The more you know, the more you forget The more you forget, the less you know So why study? The less you study, the less you know The less you know, the less you forget The less you forget, the more you know So why study? Scandinavian Home HOME-COOKED MEALS 147 S. Algoma Street Port Arthur, Ontario Phone 5-7442 Eat Sha it ' s Enriched Wholesome Bread — 73 THE NOR ' WESTER THE TWO YEAR TECHNICAL FORESTRY COURSE AND THE FIRST YEAR UNIVERSITY FORESTRY COURSE are training young men for Northwestern Ontario ' s largest industry. The granting of an annual bursary and the utmost co-operation in every way is indicative that woods operators are vitally interested in the Forestry Courses at the Lakehead Technical Institute. THE NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO TIMBER OPERATORS ' ASSOCIATION Mr. Page: Did you filter this? Student: No, I didn ' t think it would stand the strain. Compliments of X BELL CARTAGE CO PORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO Congratulations and Good Wishes f oi ' your Future from J. T. M. PIPER, Hard ware 127-129 Simpson Street Phone 3-7425 SPORTING GOODS — PAINTS — ELECTRIC APPLIANCES -. College Education Leadership Training the career opportunity of the year for high school students High School Students may now get a free college education while qualifying for the Queen ' s Commis- sion in the Navy, Army or Air Force, under the Regular Officer Training Plan. Successful candidates will attend Royal Military College. Royal Roads, College Militaire Royal de Saint- Jean, or designated Canadian universities, as cadets in the Regular Forces. They will receive service pay plus board and lodging, plus tuition costs at college, will take paid training with their chosen service in summer months and on completion of academic courses, serve Canada as Regular Force officers with the option of release after three years. Applicants must have Senior Matriculation or equivalent, except for College Militaire Royal de Saint- Jean, wher e requirement is Junior Matriculation. Age limits for College Militaire Royal de Saint-Jean are 16 to 20 on 1st January of the year of entrance, for all others 16 to 21 on 1st January of the year of entrance. Applicants must be single, physically fit, and meet officer selection standards. For full information write to the Regular Officer ) Training Plan Selection Board, National Defence Head- quarters. Ottawa, or to any of the following: — The Registrar, Royal Military College, Kingston, Ont. The Registrar, Royal Roads, Victoria, B.C. The Registrar, College Militaire Royal de Saint-Jean, St. Jean, P.Q. 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BUNNEY REALTOR Where Buyer and Sellers Meet 275 ARTHUR STREET PHONE 5-5491 BEST WISHES TO THE GRADUATES AND STUDENTS of the LAKEHEAD TECHNICAL INSTITUTE from Fort William 84 — THE NOR ' WESTER S ' lIilllllllllllllllllllllilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII COMPLIMENTS OF GAVIN H. YOUNG iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiisiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii. Here are a few of the unpleasant ' st words that ever blotted paper. Mr. Ross returns our essays. Enjoy a Chocolate Bar To-day! OH HENRY — NUT MILK CARAVAN EATMORE — MILK NUT LOAF CHERRY BLOSSOM BUNDLES THEY ' RE CRACKER JACKS THE NOR ' WESTER oooc-oc ch:,c : ' Oooooch ooooooooooooooooo.oo.oooo.oooolo;oo.oooooooooooo.o A GOLDEN TIDE OF WHEAT FLOWING ANNUALLY FROM THE PRAIRIES OF WESTERN CANADA THROUGH THE HEAD OF THE LAKES AND ON TO THE MARKETS OF THE WORLD CREATES A SOLID BOND BETWEEN YOUR COMMUNITY AND OURS. MORE THAN 100,000 FARMER-MEMBERS DOING BUSINESS CO-OPERATIVELY THROUGH THE SASKATCHEWAN WHEAT POOL OWN AND OPERATE THREE GREAT TERMINALS AT THE LAKEHEAD WITH A CAPACITY OF 20,000,000 BUSHELS OF GRAIN. THIS IS ANOTHER VERY PRACTICAL LINK BETWEEN THE PEOPLE OF SASKATCHE- WAN AND THE PEOPLE OF PORT ARTHUR AND FORT WILLIAM. SASKATCHEWAN WHEAT POOL Head Office: Regina, Sask. THE NOR ' WESTER | RUTTAN-BOLDUC-ADDERLEY LTD. INSURANCE AND MORTGAGE LOANS J i Hurry, hurry! Get there! Scoot! The undertaker has your suit. Clear ahead? Don ' t look around. You ' ll look better underground. Slippery pavement? Never fear, You ' ll grow lillies in a year. Railroad crossing? You and wife Will sit beneath the Tree of Life. Pull the throttle, use the gas. I ' ll tell your friends, I saw you pass. Simpscns-Sears For a Complete Selection of Victor and Bluebird Phonograph ) Records, Albums, and Supplies. ( 14 N. CUMBERLAND STREET PORT ARTHUR COMPLIMENTS OF DINGWELL MACHINE SHOP MACHINISTS AND WELDERS — 87 THE NOR ' WESTER gj yiLLS0N Stationer VV- C OMPANY-VJ -LIMITED ■ ) ) ) COURT STREET ) ' PORT ARTHUR ONTARIO } ' COMPLIMENTS OF HANSEN ' S BILLIARDS 0ooooo:o00;o:o:o0:oo0O ' O0 A pupil ' s knowledge varies inversely as the square of the distance from the teacher. COMPLIMENTS OF ) t ) ) ) THE PROGRESSIVE MEN ' S STORE ' ( ( 46 S. Cumberland St. ( t COMPLIMENTS OF § BONIN-DOBIE-JACKSON LTD. AUTO - FIRE - LIFE - INSURANCE PHONE 5-7309 604 Public Utilities Building Port Arthur, Ontario 0000000000000O0000000000000000O000000000003C83833888£8383 D. J. STITT THE NOR ' WESTER McFARLANE ' S MEN ' S WEAR LIMITED 32-34 S. Cumberland St. Port Arthur, Ontario AN INVESTMENT IN GOOD APPEARANCE 0 ' O0000O000000000000000£ 0000 V000000000000O 00000000000000£ 0O£ A farmer engaged the services of a wanderer who one night applied to him for a night ' s lodging and something to eat. All went satisfactory for a week or so, and then the farmer routed out the newly hired man about 3.30 in the morning. What ' s up, boss? queried the hobo, drowsily rubbing his eyes. Time to get up and go to work. vVhat ' s the big idea? We ' re going to reap. Reap what? Oats. Are they wild oats? Wild oats? Of course not. Why? Well, if they ain ' t wild oats, why do you have to sneak up on ' em like this in the dark? Compliments of TI,Ht tzt CC. LIMITED Subsidiary of CONSOLIDATED WATER POWER and PAPER COMPANY PORT ARTHUR ONTARIO — 89 THE NOR ' WESTER OO.OOOOOOOOOOOOOiOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ' 000.0 Marathon Paper Mills of Canada Limited MANUFACTURERS OF Bleached Sulphate Pulp ♦ Mill at Marathon, Ontario HEAD OFFICE — TORONTO, ONTARIO Woodlands Division — Port Arthur, Ont. 90 — THE NOR ' WESTER The Bcctery ; FINEST IN FAMILY FOOTWEAR SCOTT McHALE AND KARTT SHOES ) ) Fort William Port Arthur People who live in glass houses should dress in the cellar. 8 MURRAY ' S GRILL FOR FINE FOOD 18 N. Cumberland St., Port Arthur Across from Prince Arthur Hotel ( FOR FINE FURS i VAN PETEGHEM HENRY MANUFACTURING FURRIERS t ) I ) Repairs - Re-styling - Storage Dial 5-6341 8 S. Court St., Port Arthur, Ont. ( ) ) ) ) Port Arthur Ha ' F° rt William PRESCRIPTION SPECIALISTS — 91 THE NOR ' WESTER O.OO.O:OOOOOOOOOOCtOOOOOOOvOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ' OO.OO0 With the Compliments of THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR MAYOR FRED O. ROBINSON ALDERMEN: EUNICE M. WISHART W. E. RIDDELL R. V. WILMOT R. A. ROBINSON R. N. FREEMAN A. J. HINTON T. J. McAULIFFE G. NEILL W. BRAYSHAW C. DILLEY CITY CLERK: ARTHUR H. EVANS 92 — THE NOR ' WESTER t COMPLIMENTS ANDREW INSURANCE AGENCY LTD. t ( INSURANCE I 204 Arthur Street Telephone 4-1351 ( J. L. McCORMACK, President Port Arthur. Canada I tore up your picture, dear, but I ' ll never forget your frame. R. S. V. P. - Requires suit, vest, and pantsi He ' s like cleaning fluid - works like magic but leaves no rings! A woman in a strapless evening gown — one who refuses to shoulder responsibility. Most girls think they are tonics — just like dope on the market. Some people conduct their lives on the cafeteria plan — self-service only. DAFFYNITIONS — A Kiss — A pleasant reminder that two heads are better than one. Education — The ability to describe a beautiful girl without using your hands. E. H. TREMBLAY PORT ARTHUR REPRESENTATIVE WAWANESA MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY 50 Ray Boulevard Dial 5-8638 — 93 THE NOR ' WESTER With the Best Wishes of THE ONTARIO PAPER COMPANY LIMITED Mill at Thorold and Woods Operations at HERON BAY AND MANITOULIN ISLAND ONTARIO COMPLIMENTS OF The Great Lakes Paper Company Limited FORT WILLIAM — ONTARIO 94 — THE NOR ' WESTER 111 ' 2 S. MAY STREET FORT WILLIAM, ONT. COMPLIMENTS OF McKINNON ' S STORE ALGOMA STREET — OPPOSITE ST. JOSEPH ' S HOS PITAL She: Won ' t you join me in a cup of tea? He (hesitatingly): Well, you get in, and I ' ll see if there is any room left. r Authorized Outboard Service Depot — Headquarters for Fishing Tackle Distributor Johnson Seahorse Outboard Motors and Parts Peterboro Boats CANADA TIRE SUPPLY CO. Opposite Royal Edward Hotel, 119 S. May St. Dial 3-7913 PARTS ACCESSORIES — INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES TOOLS COMPLIMENTS OF MAIN CAFE 11 S. CUMBERLAND ST. DIAL 4-4431 95 THE NOR ' WESTER COMPLIMENTS OF Perciante Laprade SPORTING GOODS LIMITED 9 S. Cumberland St. Guy Perciante Edgar Laprade SUCCESS IN WORK OR PLAY 8 from C %• Piper Sens WESTFORT HARDWARE, SPORTING GOODS We ' ll teach you to drink deep ere you depart, second-year student welcom- ing first-year student. f STUDENTS ! For the Smartest Fashions in Quality Clothing and Accessories, Come to ( Arthur St. — The Lakehead ' s Finest Apparel Store — Port Arthur t COMPLIMENTS OF Smith ' s Service Station 96 — THE NOR ' WESTER USE R.O. PETROLEUM PRODUCTS FOR PERFECT PERFORMANCE Support Your Local Refinery RIVERLAKE OILS LIMITED ISLAND NO. 1 TELEPHONE 2-0631 FORT WILLIAM ©ueen ' £ UntbersUtp KINGSTON, ONTARIO. Incorporated by Royal Charter 1841 } ARTS — Courses leading to the degrees of B.A. and B.Com. Part of the work f may be done by Summer School and correspondence. ( SCIENCE — Courses leading to the degree of B.Sc. in Chemistry, Geological ) Sciences, Physics; and in Mining, Metallurgical, Chemical, Civil, f Mechanical and Electrical Engineering. ) GRADUATE courses in Arts and Science leading to the degrees of M.A., f M.Com., M.Sc. and Ph.D. ) MEDICINE — Courses leading to the degrees of M.D., CM., and M.Sc. (Med.); j Diploma of Public Health, and Diploma in Medical Radiology. NURSING SCIENCE— Courses leading to the degree of B.N. Sc. p COMBINED COURSES in Arts and Physical and Health Education leading to the B.A., B.P.H.E. degrees. t Matriculation pamphlet, sent on request, includes complete list of scholarships ) and prizes awarded on entrance and on University work. ( WRITE TO THE REGISTRAR FOR A COPY OF QUEEN ' S IN PICTURES . ft COMPLIMENTS OF St. Lawrence Corporation Limited NIPIGON WOODLANDS DEPARTMENT NIPIGON, ONTARIO — 97 THE NOR ' WESTER COMPLIMENTS OF Del mars Ladies IV ear Said a monk, as he swung by his tail, To the little monks, male and female, From your offspring, my dears, In a few million years, May evolve a professor at Yale. A flea and a fly in a flue Were imprisoned, so what could they do? Said the fly, Let us flee! Let us fly! said the flea, And they flew through a flaw in the flue. COMPLIMENTS OF G. H. GODS ALL EQUIPMENT ltd. 98 — THE NOR ' WESTER liXtctorta College in the UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO Pounded by Royal Charter in 1836 for the general education of youth in the various branches of Literature and Science on Christian Principles. As one of the Federated Colleges in the Faculty of Arts of the University of Toronto, Victoria College enrols students in all courses leading to the degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Commerce and preparatory to admission to the schools of Graduate Studies, Divinity, Education, Law and Social Work. In the Annesley Hall Women ' s Residences accommodation is available for women students of Victoria College. In the Victoria College Residences accommodation is available for men students of the College. For full information, including calendars and bulletins, apply to the Registrar, Victoria College, Toronto. ftt Jfltcfjaers College The Catholic College of the University of Toronto Founded 1852 All courses in Arts and Sciences leading to the degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Commerce and preparatory to admission to the Schools of Graduate Studies, Education, Law and Social Work. RESIDENCE FACILITIES FOR MEN AND WOMEN STUDENTS For Full Information Write to: THE REGISTRAR, ST. MICHAEL ' S COLLEGE Toronto 5. Ontario — 99 THE NOR ' WESTER COMPLIMENTS OF Crooks Rexall Pharmacy FORT WILLIAM PORT ARTHUR Dial 3-8451 Dial 5-6564 COMPLIMENTS OF LeCocq the Florist PORT ARTHUR FORT WILLIAM COMPLIMENTS OF BOYLES BROS. DRILLING (EASTERN) LTD. Canada ' s Most Complete Diamond Drilling Service PORT ARTHUR - KIRKLAND LAKE - EDMONTON - VANCOUVER 100 — THE NOR ' WESTER O X O.OOv 0 K OOCK OOC ' 0000 46 St. Paul Street — Port Arthur, Ontario WHERE FINE FOODS ARE UNSURPASSED £606C6C8CK8Q£6C6C@C83£ COMPLIMENTS OF Gent ' s Tcaaery CLOTHING AND FURNISHING 118 N. Cumberland St. Dial 5-8422 North May St., Fort William Red River Road. Port Arthur Dial 3-6457 Dial 5-5489 S. J. Hill Sons Ltd. Sales and Service ) INTERNATIONAL MOTOR TRUCKS and ALLIED EQUIPMENT ) FRUEHAUF TRAILERS and NASH CARS ) Port Arthur and Fort William ( uiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiEiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin = Lowe Brothers ' Paints Connor Washers C.I.L. Ammunition = ] TOURTELLOT HARDWARE CO. LTD. f = Arthur Street, Port Arthur = = Do-It-Yourself Tools Fishing Tackle C.C.M. Bicycles = i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ■ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ■ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ■ ■ ■ 1 1 ■ i ■ i b 1 1 1 77 — 101 THE NOR ' WESTER MEATS. GROCERIES AND FEEDS Dial 5-7341 - 5-7342 Corner Bay and Secord Sts. Port Arthur, Ont. People ' s Co-Operative (Port Arthur) COMPLIMENTS OF t ) ) ) ) ' ) ) ) t Ron: No more poker for me. I played last night, and they cleaned me. Ted: How much did you lose? Ron: Sixty cents. Ted: You weren ' t very dirty, were you? Tom: Pop, what becomes of a ball player when his eye-sight begins to fail? Pop: They make an umpire of him. Coach: What ' s his name? Manager: Osscowinsinski. Coach: Put him on the first team. Boy, will I get even with the newspapers. 1 Compliments of CONSULTING ENGINEERS PORT ARTHUR ONTARIO 102 — THE NOR ' WESTER COMPLIMENTS OF KIVELA BAKERY MAKERS OF RYE BREAD 111 Secord St. Port Arthur. Ont. t HAVING A PARTY? - Call at Simon ' s Sport Shop £ 63 Cumberland St. S. Phone 5-6044 Port Arthur, Ontario ( FOR TRICKS, JOKES AND ALL PARTY GAMES } Mr. Ross: Duthie, why are you late for History class? Cal: Class started before I got here. Compliments of LAKEHEAD CLEANERS TAILORS AND LAUNDERERS 70 S. Cumberland St., Port Arthur, Ont. Phone 55-935 1 FORT WILLIAM ' S HOUSE OF DIAMONDS 103 THE NOR ' WESTER I WE WISH TO EXTEND 1 I OUR BEST WISHES 1 I FOR I I ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL YEAR § DRYDEN PAPER CO. 1 LIMITED 1 | MILLS AT DRYDEN. ONTARIO | 8 President ' s Office S 8 Dominion Bank Building 3 | Port Arthur, Ont. 8 FOR YOU: THE FUTURE Your future advancement, both cultural and material, will depend on many factors, none more important than your use of the years immediately following your graduation from high school. Never before has university training been deemed so imperative for young people who sincerely wish to make the most of their capabilities. If you are interested, the University of Western Ontario is ready to tell you of its wide-ranging educational facilities, to show you how Western can meet your needs. By writing to the registrar now you may obtain an interesting illustrated folder which outlines Admission Requirements, Courses, Scholarships and Fees. THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO London Canada 104 — THE NOR ' WESTER COMPLIMENTS OF Don-Wayne Shoes EXCLUSIVE DACK ' S AGENCY COMPLIMENTS OF Eo Thompson Whiteley OPTOMETRIST PORT ARTHUR ONTARIO Down, down to hell, and say I sent thee thither. — Mrs. Fleming telling Vukovich he couldn ' t come back till he ' d been to the principal ' s office. COMPLIMENTS OF WILMOT-SIDDALL CO. MEATS AND GROCERIES Remember — No Parking Problems DIAL 5-6576 — 106 N. HIGH ST. — PORT ARTHUR COMPLIMENTS OF Willpc 1 1 Realty Ltd. YOUR REAL ESTATE EXPERTS 230 Van Norman St., Port Arthur Dial 4-2494 — 105 THE NOR ' WESTER f ( COMPLIMENTS OF f Jessiman Motors Ltd. ( Authorized Dealers • MERCURY. LINCOLN, METEOR CARS — MERCURY TRUCKS ) Port Arthur The quiet little freshman co-ed from the country was on her first college date, and thrilled beyond words. She didn ' t want to appear countrified; she had put on her prettiest dress, got a sophisticated hair-do and was all pre- pared to talk understandingly about music, art or politics. Her hero took her to a movie, and then to the favourite college cafe. Two beers, he told the waiter. She, not to be outdone, murmured: The same for me. ' Tis ma bir-r-thday, Jeanie, cried big-hearted MacKenzie. Hang tha expense. Gie tha canary anither seed. Demand the Best . . . ORANGE THRILL — GOODY ROOT BEER — CREAM SODA LEMON LIME — PLUS 4 ALL IN LARGE BOTTLES PORT ARTHUR BEVERAGE CO. Phone 5-9244 106 — THE NOR ' WESTER COMPLIMENTS OF LAKEHEAD MOTORS LIMITED YOUR CHRYSLER - PLYMOUTH - FARGO DEALER Port Arthur — Fort William Himiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinimmi iiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiMiiii!i:n iiiimiimiinii snimmim Hi I LUMBER CO. LTD. ms mm PORT ARTHUR • PHONE 5-5453 j llllllllllllilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllMIIIIIINIIIIIIIIIIIIillllliltlieh Gordon: I ' m tired. I was out with my nurse last night. Woody: Cheer up. Maybe your mother will let you out without one, someday. COMPLIMENTS OF Orpheum Grill ' PORT ARTHUR ' S FINEST RESTAURANT ' 7 S. Cumberland t Phone 5-6743 MICKELSON AND FRASER 1 ENGINEERS - ARCHITECTS | A. J. MICKELSON, P.Eng. R. F. FRASER, M.R.A.I.C. | A. R. HAYWOOD, M.R.A.I.C. § — 107 THE NOR ' WESTER COMPLIMENTS OF F arrant Gordon CLOTHIERS RUTTAN BUILDING PORT ARTHUR WE OFFER a complete programme of Business Courses during the Summer months, beginning in May or June. THESE COURSES are specifically designed for University Students who wish to add the Business Skills which are in such demand to their professional training. CALL OR WRITE FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION KING ' S BUSINESS COLLEGE C. W. KING, Principal 40 S. Court Street Port Arthur Telephone 5-9551 ' ( COMPLIMENTS OF DOMINION MOTORS Port Arthur — Fort William I ( PONTIAC — BUICK — VAUXHALL CARS — G.M.C. TRUCKS i 108 — THE NOR ' WESTER Compliments of L D. DACK CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT They were driving home. The night was black, the road unfrequented and it was past two o ' clock. Suddenly the motor gave some convulsive sobs and the car stopped. The young man, visibly embarrassed, made an earnest effort to start the engine, but failed. After getting out and looking over the engine he turned to the girl and said: This is most unfortunate. The gasoline tank seems to be full of water and we can ' t move a foot. The girl was far less perturbed. She said: Come on inside and stop looking worried. This has happened to me before. All we have to do is to sit in the back seat for about an hour and the water turns right back into gasoline. C ' 000000000000000,OOOOOC ' vC , C ' 0 ' ' V ' , vvvvv , : h ' ' C , C , Ovv ' OOvOOOC Curwalmi Jewellers 10 S. Court St., Port Arthur — Phone 4-3965 THE HOME OF MEMORY DIAMONDS AND WEDDING RINGS COMPLIMENTS OF MARSHALL-WELLS CANADA ' S LARGEST HARDWARE DISTRIBUTORS AND THE LAKEHEAD ' S LEADING HARDWARE STORE Quality Merchandise at Budget- Wise Prices 109 THE NOR ' WESTER - A. M 0 HURTIG FURRIERS 807 VICTORIA AVE FORT WILLIAM PHONE 3-9539 COMPLIMENTS OF INTERNATIONAL CO-OP STORE LTD. 176 S. Algoma St. — Port Arthur Phone 5-7339 McMASTER UNIVERSITY with which is affiliated HAMILTON COLLEGE REGULAR COURSES in General Arts (B.A.) Science (B.Sc.) Nursing (B.Sc.N.) POST GRADUATE COURSES leading to the Master ' s and Doctor ' s Degree (Ph.D.) A COMPLETE PROGRAMME OF ATHLETICS For detailed information concerning Fees Scholarships Residence Student Employment Service etc. Apply to Tho Itegistrar McMaster University HAMILTON, ONT. 110 — THE NOR ' WESTER Ctje Untoersittp of jftlamtoba In the 1954-55 session courses leading to degrees or diplomas will be offered in: ARTS SCIENCE COMMERCE MEDICINE ENGINEERING ARCHITECTURE INTERIOR DESIGN PAINTING, SCULPTURE HOME ECONOMICS AGRICULTURE SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION PHARMACY MUSIC LAW GRADUATE STUDIES AND RESEARCH Students are encouraged to take part in the social, cultural and recreational amenities at the University. Accommodations for Six Hundred Students in Residence. Student Self-Government — University of Manitoba Students ' Union provides opportunities for participation in Journalism, De- bating, Glee Club, Dramatics, Radio and many other activities. Student Health Service. Athletic and Recreation Programs in new Gymnasia and Rink Musical Recitals, Art and Handicrafts Exhibits BULLETINS AND INFORMATION SUPPLIED ON REQUEST Address Your Inquiry to THE REGISTRAR— THE UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA. WINNIPEG — Ill THE NOR ' WESTER STRACHAN AIKEN ELECTRIC CO. LTD. ENGINEERING and CONTRACTING DIAL 3-9567 FORT WILLIAM, ONTARIO 114 SIMPSON ST. YOUR APPLIANCE SHOPPING CENTRE FOR FRIGID AIRE — WESTINGHOUSE — GENERAL ELECTRIC NORTHERN ELECTRIC — MOFFAT — CROSLEY COMPLIMENTS OF TOMLINSON BROS. LIMITED ENGINEERS AND CONTRACTORS ) 9 tomlinson block Port Arthur, Ont. { t ON BOOKS — Books are good enough in their own way, but they are a mighty bloodless substitute for life. — Robert Louis Stevenson. Up! Up! My Friend, and quit your books; Or surely you ' ll grow double. Up! Up! My Friend, and clear your looks; Why all this toil and trouble? — William Wordsworth. The bookful blockhead, ignorantly read. With loads of learned lumber in his head. — Alexander Pope. 8 Compliments of 8 I SUPERIOR AGENCY I INSURANCE REAL ESTATE % 21 Tomlinson Block Port Arthur. Ont. 8 ff R. W. HUBIE, Broker 112 — THE NOR ' WESTER • Compliments of ' ' ) t ' f 269 Arthur Street, Port Arthur ( Dial 4-3051 TRAVEL BY BUS Klomp s Dairy DIAL 22-169 Quality Milk Products ' ( COMPLIMENTS OF Bird ' s RESTAURANT M operates the largest sheet metal plant in Northwestern wJ I Ontario with over one hundred employees. DAY specialize in Dust-Control Systems and Quality Built Custom Products from Stainless Steel, Aluminum and Mild Steel. THE DAY COMPANY OF CANADA LTD. Head Office and Plant: Fort William Branch: Toronto Associate: THE DAY COMPANY Buffalo, N.Y.; Minneapolis. Minn.; Fort Worth, Texas — 113 THE NOR ' WESTER DIRECTORY EDNA CONSTANCE AEDY — Special Division Arts 266 E. Christina St., Fort William FREDA ADILI AKERVALL — Special Division Arts 476 Oliver Rd., Port Arthur DESMOND ANNALA— Applied Science 211 Wolseley St., Port Arthur JAMES BAILEY— Applied Science 626 S. Norah St., Fort William ROBERT BAXTER— Special Division Arts 237 Mc Vicar St., Port Arthur JOHN BAYKO— Tech Mining II R.R. 2, Fort William EDWARD BEDNARZ— Applied Science 406 Gilbert Ave.. Toronto NARA BELLUZ — Industrial Chemistry Vermilion Bay, Ont. LEO BRUZAS— Special Division Arts Fort William DAVID BOTLY— Special Division Arts 326 St. George St., Port Arthur HENRY BOYLE— Applied Science 193 Ruttan St., Port Arthur GLENA CALDWELL— Special Division Arts 56 Regent St., Port Arthur KENNETH CRAIG— Tech Mining 227 Angus St., Port Arthur MORLEY DAITER— Applied Science 823 River St., Kenora, Ont. JACQUELINE DENNIS — Special Division Arts 263 Harrington Ave., Port Arthur GORDON DIXON— Applied Science Vickers Heights, Fort William CHARMAINE DODGE— Industrial Chemistry 269 Kenogami Rd., Terrace Bay CAL DUTHIE— Arts 269 Empire Ave., Fort William HERB FARRANT— Applied Science 104 Peter St., Port Arthur WALTER FEDYN A— Special Division Arts 722 Northern Ave., Fort William JOHN F IN STAD — Applied Science 286 Mclntyre St., Port Arthur LUCIEN FORCIER — Tech Forestry II General Delivery, New Liskeard, Ont. ROBERT FOSTER— Tech Mining 223 Prospect Ave., Port Arthur MAGDALINE FRONAIS— Special Division Arts 222 N. Brodie St., Fort William DANTE GAUDINO— Applied Science 341 Dufferin St., Port Arthur DONALD GILDNER— Tech Forestry 483 Glasgow Rbad, Kitchener FRANK HARRISON— Tech Forestry Newmarket, Ont. RAYMOND HARTVIKSEN— Tech Mining 13 Melvin Ave., Port Arthur AUDREY HILL— Special Division 303 Cumberland St., Port Arthur DUANE HOWES— Tech Mining 433 Colonization Rd., Fort Frances ROBERT HYDE— Applied Science 822 Finlayson St., Fort William TED IWASA— Tech Forestry 218 Rowand St., Fort William IRENE KAUHANEN— Arts 439 John St., Port Arthur EUGENE KOCZKUR— Applied Science 436 Marion St., Port Arthur ARNOLD KOIVU— Applied Science 55 Crown St., Port Arthur THERESE KOWALEWSKI— Special Division Arts 226 S. Vickers St., Fort William MYKOLA KRENTA— Special Division Arts 201 Robertson St., Fort William JOHN LAHTI— Industrial Chemistry 346 Foley St., Port Arthur RONALD LARIVIERE— Arts 159 College St., Port Arthur GERALDINE LAPOINTE— Special Division Arts 302y 2 Victoria Ave., Fort William GAYLE LEACHMAN— Tech Forestry 389 Erb St. W., Waterloo, Ont. SYVIA LEE — Special Division Arts 10 Ross Block, Fort William NEWTON McARTHUR— Special Division Arts 363 Waverley St., Port Arthur WILLIAM McCALLUM— Special Division Arts 84 Carrie St., Port Arthur PAUL McDOUGALL— Tech Forestry I 136 Winnipeg Ave., Port Arthur PETER MacKENZIE— Tech Forestry I Box 393, E. Rim Nickel Mines, Sudbury WILLIAM McPHERSON — Special Division Arts 130 Peter Sit., Port Arthur JAMES McTAVISH— Tech Mining II La Vallee, Ont. ORMA MAKI— Special Division Arts Ste. 2, 137 Pine St., Port Arthur DONALD MARTIN— Arts 396 Arthur St., Port Arthur IRENE MAZURKEWICH— Industrial Chemistry 1003 Alexandra St., Fort William MORRIS MERKO 1 — Applied Science R.R. 2, Fort William PETER MERRILL— Applied Science 1360 Governor ' s Ave., Sillery Quebec City WALTER MIETTINEN— Special Division Arts 137 S. Rbckwood Ave., Port Arthur WEIKKO MIETTINEN— Special Division Arts 207 S. Empire Ave., Fort William HAROLD MORAN— Applied Science 415 S. Norah St. Fort William FRED MOR ' IN— Applied Science 263 Rupert St., Port Arthur MICHAEL MOZIAR— Applied Science Jumbo Gardens P.O., Port Arthur GORDON MURRAY— Special Divsion Arts 398 N. High St., Port Arthur KENNETH NELSON— Tech Mining 299 Dewe Ave., Port Arthur 114 — THE NOR ' WESTER HELEN NEWMAN— Special Division Arts RONALD NORLAND— Tech Mining GARFIELD NUTTALL— Applied Science PAUL NYKANEN— Applied Science WALTER OKTABA— Applied Science NEIL ORNSTEIN— Arts JACK PAA VILA— Applied Science RUTH PARSONS— Special Division Arts THOMAS PIPER — Arts JOHN POHANKA— Tech Forestry II RALPH POUTANEN— Tech Mining PIETER PRINS— Tech Forestry II JAMES PURVIS— Applied Science BROOKS RAPLEY— Arts MARY REED— Special Division Arts BRIAN REID— Applied Science ROBERT REYNOLDS— Tech Forestry I EMMA RICHMOND— Industrial Chemistry WARREN RITCHIE— Applied Science ROBERT SAXBERG— Applied Science ROBERT SCHUMACHER— Tech Forestry II ROSS SINCLAIR— Special Division Arts ESTHER SOUTHON— Industrial Chemistry MINA SMITH — Industrial Chemistry DONALD SMITH— Industrial Chemistry HELEN ST AN WORTH — Arte HOWARD STANZELL— Tech Mining SYBIL STRACHAN— Arts MARGARET TRENCHARD— Special Division Arts DONALD TROTTER— Applied Science MATTHEW VUKOVICH— Arts TED WAIN IKK A — Arts ORIS WAI ' SYK— Special Division Arts KENNETH WEBSTER — Special Division Arts ELIZABETH WESTOVER— Special Division Arts JACK WIEB — Applied Science GEORGE WOOD— Applied Science JOAN WRIGHT— Special Division Arts JOHN ZVONAR— Applied Science 112 Banning St., Port Arthur 315 Dufferin St., Port Arthur 240 Van Horne St., Port Arthur Box 4, Nipigon R.R. 2. Fort William 6657 Churchill St., Vancouver, B.C. 1027 Alexandra St., Fort William 320 Franklin St.. Fort William 432 S. Selkirk Ave.. Fort William Lowther, Ont. 539 Oliver Road, Port Arthur 291 Argyle St., Port Arthur 155 Rupert St., Port Arthur 342 N. Norah St., Fort William 605 Tupper St., Port Arthur 342 Seventh Ave. S., Kenora 106 Southvale N., Leaside, Ont. 82 N. High St., Port Arthur 30 S. High St. 56 Ray Blvd. 9 Nugent St, 144 College St., Archibald St.. 250 Balmoral St., 115 W. Francis St., 176 N. High St. 27 Stokes St. 1415 Ridgeway St., 367 E. Francis St., Fort William 82 Baker St.. Sudbury, Ont. 19 Centre St.. Port Arthur 2 Crown St. 1417 Hamilton Ave., 242 S. Court St 635 S. Norah St., Fort William 243 N. Franklin St., Fort William 713 Webster Ave., 88 N. Hill St. 37 Centre St. 328 Port Arthur Port Arthur Port Arthur . Port Arthur Fort William Fort William Fort William , Port Arthur Port Arthur Fort William Port Arthur Fort William Port Arthur Fort Frances Port Arthur Port Arthur STAFF W. S. ARMSTRONG 25 Summit Ave., Port Arthur M. W. BARTLEY 209 Winnipeg Ave. Port Arthur A. G. BAKER 1425 Cuthbertson Place, Fort William H. S. BRAUN 372 Arthur St., Port Arthur C. J. CAMPBELL 42 Dixon St., Port Arthur JOHN H. CHARNOCK 535 Hyde Park Ave., Fort William J. DOWHOS 335 Ray Blvd., Port Arthur MRS. B. D. FLEMING 531 Hyde Park Ave., Fort William DOUGLAS M. FISHER 85 Pine St., Port Arthur W. LEONARD GREER 200 Winnipeg Ave., Port Arthur J. W. HAGGERTY 340 Dawson St., Port Arthur W. D. MACKINNON 104 Elm St.. Port Arthur W. M. MORGAN 537 S. Norah St., Fort William TREVOR W. PAGE 112 S. John St., Fort William E. G. PYE 52 Maudslay Court, Port Arthur MR. A. M. ROSS 372 Arthur St., Port Arthur MISS JOCELYN ROSS 472 St. Patrick ' s Square, Port Arthur MRS. M. WALIERSON 81 Enniskillen Ave., Port Arthur — 115 THE NOR ' WESTER ADVERTISERS ' INDEX Emil Anderson Construction 77 Andrew Insurance Agency 93 Arthur Cafe 71 Atkinson ' s Jeweller 71 Barton-Fisher Hardware 71 Bell Cartage 74 Bev. Porter v 83 Bird ' s Restaurant 113 H. G. Blanchafd 72 Bonin-Dobie-Jackson 88 The Bootery 91 Bourke ' s Drug Store 91 Boyles Bros. Drilling Ltd. 100 Bryan ' s Limited 84 R. C. M. Bunney 84 G. H. Burke Jeweller 82 Canadian Car Foundry Co 76 Canada Tire Supply 95 City of Port Arthur 92 Crook ' s Rexall Pharmacy 100- Curwain Jeweller 109 L. D. Dack 109 Day Co 113 Delmar ' s 98 Dingwell Machine Shop 87 Dominion Motors 108 Dryden Paper Company Ltd 104 Farrant Gordon 108 Gardner-Denver Co. Ltd 80 Gent ' s Toggery 101 Godsall Equipment Ltd 98 Great Lakes Paper Co. Ltd 94 Hansen ' s Billiards 88 S. J. Hill Sons 101 C. D. Howe Co. Ltd 102 A. M. Hurtig Furriers 110 International Co-Op Stores Ltd 110 International Transit 113 Jessiman Motors Ltd 106 King ' s Business College 108 £- Kivela Bakery 103 Klomp ' s Dairy 113 Lakehead Cleaners 103 Lakehead Motors Ltd 107 LeCocq The Florist 100 W. M. Lowney Co. Ltd 85 Madsen Red Lake Gold Mines Ltd. 78 Main Cafe 95 Marathon Paper Mills Ltd 90 Marshall-Wells 109 Mickelson Fraser 107 Mitchell ' s Drug Store 79 Murray ' s Grill 91 McCartney Jewellers 103 McFarlane ' s Men ' s Wear 89 McKenzie Red Lake Gold Mines Ltd. 76 McKinnon ' s Store 95 J. H. McLennan Lumber Co. Ltd. 107 McMaster University 110 McNulty ' s Ltd 96 Newaygo Timber Co., Ltd. 89 The News-Chronicle 79 Northern Wood Preservers Ltd 72 N.W. Ont. Timber Operators 74 Ontario Paper Co., Ltd 94 Orpheum Grill 107 Park Mount Hotel 79 People ' s Co-operative 102 Perciante Laprade Ltd 96 J. T. M. Piper 74 R. S. Piper Sons 96 Porky ' s 101 Port Arthur Arena 73 Port Arthur Beverage Co. 106 Port Arthur Motors 77 Provincial Paper Ltd 83 Queen ' s University 97 Radio Station CFPA 77 Riverlake Oils Limited 97 Royal Military College 75 Ruttan-Bolduc-Adderley Ltd 87 Saskatchewan Wheat Pool 86 St. Lawrence Corporation Ltd. 97 Scandinavian Home Society 73 Shaw Baking Co. Ltd. 73 Simon ' s Sport Shop .103 Simpson- Sears 87 Singer Sewing Machine 95 Smith ' s Service Station 96 Steep Rock Iron Mines Ltd. 81 St. Michael ' s College 99 Birks Stitt Jewelers 72 Superior Agency 112 D. . J. Stitt 88 Strachan-Aiken Electric Co. Ltd 112 Tomlinson Bros. 112 Tourtellot Hardware Co. Ltd 101 E. H. Tremblay 93 University of Manitoba Ill University of Western Ontario 104 Van Peteghem Henry 91 Victoria University 99 Wardrope Agency 82 Watt and Kyro 82 Don- Wayne ' s Shoes 105 E. T. Whiteley 105 Willmot-Siddall Co. 105 Willport Realty Ltd 105 Willson Stationery Co. Ltd. 88 Gavin H. 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