Lakehead University - Yearbook (Thunder Bay, Ontario Canada)

Text from Pages 1 - 94 of the 1957 volume:

LAKEHEAD TECHNICAL INSTITUTE YEARBOOK ■ 1957 52WI7 KKOPERTY OF LAKEHEAD .UNIVERSITY THE Table of Qontents Laying of Corner-Stone - - - - 6 Editorial -- 7 Principal ' s Message 10 S.A.C. President ' s Message - - - 11 Resignation and Appointments - - 12 Faculty ------- 13-14 The Student Body - - - - 15-23 Extension Classes - - - - - 23 Convocation — 1956 - - - - 24 Social Cartoon ------ 27 The Social Section ----- 28 My Pal and I by W. M. Mitchell ----- 28 Social Pictures 29 Macbeth at Hansen ' s - - - - 30 Sport ' s Cartoon - -- -- -31 Sport Writeup ------ 32 My First Experience at the Game of Curling by Doreen Inouye - - - 39 S.A.C. Council and Reps - - - 43 Athletic and Yearbook Groups - - 44 The Dark Day for Hungary A Guest Article - - - - 45 I Know Something Good About You by F. Dyer ----- 46 Two Poems by Betty Kouhi - - - - 51 Prospector ' s Heaven by Ray Hrkac - - - - 52 On Ageing by Kim Omae - - - - 55 The Funeral Bouquet by Kim Omae - - - - 57 The Private Eye by John Lychek - - - - 63 From There to Eternity by Don Coulson - - - - 67 L.T.I, in Pictures ------ 70 Mobile Radios by Manfred Ficker - - - 75 Scutted by a Moose by Vince Kenney - - - 79 Friends by Bruce Antonen - - - 81 Forestry and Mining Section - 82-85 L.T.I, in Pictures ----- 86 Index to Advertisers (back of Fly-Leaf) Although the first attempt at provid- ing a University at the Lakehead dates back more than 50 years it was not until 1945 that any successful co-operation was forthcoming from Lakehead residents. In May 1945, Premier Drew of Ontario announced that a Technical Institute would be established at the Lakehead. On October 17, 1945, the present campus was designed as the future home of the new College of Arts and Science. On June 4, 1946 an order in council set up the Lake- head Technical Institute. On January 5, 1948 the first class in the school, consist- ing of 12 students in technical mining, was held. In September of 1948, there were fur- ther technical courses added and the Uni- versity Division came into existence. As late as 1956, however, the school was still functioning in its temporary quarters on Cumberland Street. Then by an act of the Provincial Government the Lakehead College of Arts, Sciences, and Technology was set up. Work was begun on the new building on the campus set up in 1945 and the new school will be ready for classes in the fall of 1957. With this Year Book, and the class of 1956-57 an era in the history of the college at the Lakehead is closed and the new book of the Lakehead College of Arts, Sciences, and Technology is opened. 6 EDITORIAL The year 1956-57 marks the end of a period in the development of a school of higher learning at the Lakehead. The advent of the term 57-58 will mark the casting off of the old ramshackle quarters on 100 North Cumberland Street and the move to new and better things at the new site on Oliver Road. Keeping the above in mind, let us reflect on the accomplishments of the past years and the lines opened for improvement in the future. The immediate future offers no prospect for the lengthening of the courses; therefore, right at the start, we are faced with the problem of continuity from one year to the next. Up to this date, the only link for suc- ceeding groups of students has been the Nor ' Wester. This summer, Mr. Richard O ' Donnell, aided by a few students, plans to form an alumni association. This will be an invaluable asset to the students, pro- fessors, and Board of Governors. The mem- bers will include all those graduates from L.T.I, of the past eight years, and the first meeting is expected to be held in the latter part of August. Now let us consider this year at L.T.I, and search for any possible improvement that may have been overlooked in the past. The greater part of the first term is spent in feeble attempts by the students to adjust to their new environments. It is marked by splurges of effort in which the faint spark of ambition never reaches the dimen- sions of a flame. The mood in vogue for this term is one of ease and complacence; there was a burst of united effort as the Christmas exams rolled around, for as the marks indi- cated, few knew what was expected of them and fewer still what they were up against. The social schedule was equally disappoint- ing. It consisted of one party poorly attend- ed and a series of bowling parties that re- ceived a great deal more support, and a stag. In the second semester, the teachers start to put on the pressure while students are still trying to recover from the effects of the revelation of their inadequacies — so rudely uncovered by the Christmas exam results. This period also marks the begin- ning of the winter sports, Curling, Basket- ball, and Hockey. By this time the students are fairly acquainted, and stags and parties are the rule on weekends. Then yet another distraction, the Year Book , cries for atten- tion, so reading groups also become the order of the day, and for two wild weeks flashbulbs pop on all sides. Students sens- ing the atmosphere of emergency make hasty efforts to hand in their contributions. At this time Dr. Miller ' s house becomes the meeting place for many aspiring young authors and poets. If only this first term ' s apathy could be transformed into second term zeal, an earlier start in most things would provide for a more balanced year. Students must realize that going to University is a way of life, comprising not only classroom learn- ing but also the more important aspects of learning to live with their fellows. If the athletic program were started earlier it would help the students to get used to com- bing work with pleasure. Speaking from my own experience, I 7 would like to offer a few suggestions to facilitate the production of the Year Book. The advertising editors ought to get on the ball and start the advertising campaign before Christmas. The deadline for this department as well as photography should be at least two weeks in advance of the final deadline. This would enable the editors to check up on the material coming in, and advertising editors enough time to send out more letters if the estimate has not been reached. In the case of photography, this would give them an opportunity to forage around for any shots that might have been missed. An effective means of keeping the students aware of the activities on and off the campus is the monthly newsletter. A start was made this year and a couple of issues passed into the students ' hands. The newspaper should contain topical gossipy references, details of events scheduled for the future, as well as providing an outlet for artistic and literary talent. It is fitting at this moment as we look back on the events of the past year, to ex- tend a vote of thanks to all those who helped us to make this Year Book. C UJavene j CfilLert Editor Ladies and gentlemen: I have a ter- rible thing to tell you. Our poor old school is headed for the rocks; our teachers are useless ornaments; the students are a pack of listless morons; our organizations are nothing more or less than a group of money-grabbing cheats; our athletic and school activities are non-existent; the build- ing itself is just about in ruins, and I am lead to believe even the year book is a farce. We have not a spark of life or school spirit in us. No — absolutely and positively! Now, for the poor bewildered first year student, I want to explain that all the above is just a canned variety of sarcastic hokum. You hear such ravings handed out every day by the old men around the school. We can say without reserve that our Lake- head Tech. is on a par with any school in Canada and better than most. We have the v unics some of the best teachers in the Dominion, and outside of the old men just mention- ed, the student body is alive and full of school spirit. For proof you need only drop into a Student Administrative Council meeting where debates are so rigorous that the president has had to become a profes- sional wrestler, read the year book — the greatest publication in Canada, attend the basketball game, or just observe any of the school activities. L.T.I, can stand with the best, in Southern Ontario or anywhere, so if you hear anyone making nasty remarks about our school invite him into the alley, and be sure to put one punch in for me too. We ' ll show the world there ain ' t no flies on us . oL 3 Casell 8 EDITORIAL With Convocation this year the Lakehead Technic al Institute will pass out of existence and be supplanted by the Lakehead College of Arts, Science and Technology . The Nor ' Wester will continue to function, however, as the main means of keeping continuity between each succes- sive year ' s classes. We feel, therefore, that it is the privilege of the Nor ' Wester to make some constructive criticisms which might be usefully supplemented by the class of ' 57- ' 58 when they enter the new building. This year, taking up the challenge thrown out last year, we endeavoured to produce a school newspaper. Although there were only a couple of issues, the ready acceptance by the student body shows that we are ready for such a publication. The length of time between issues has been necessarily long due to an endeavour to put out at least three pages at a time. The news around the campus as of yet is not sufficient to support a monthly paper of three or four pages; it is sufficient, how- ever, to take a page each month. We would like to see the L.T.I. Reporter published next year with one page each month. This will keep everyone up to date on student incidents and thus leave the Nor ' Wester free to publish literary contributions as its main function. It has also been suggested throughout the year that a committee of students be set up to suggest a more suitable name for the new school. The present name in its length and rambling syllables does not lend itself to the common method of naming by ini- tials. We hope that some name significant of this part of the country will be chosen. The last idea which has been advanced, we hope won ' t have to wait until next year to be implemented. The idea is that of forming an alumni association. In all uni- versities such a body exists, and i s helpful to the students, as well as the board of governors and professors. I have committed myself to forming such a body, with the help of some of this year ' s students. The first meeting is expected to be held in the last part of August. Everyone who has been graduated from L.T.I, in the last eight years (that is since L.T.I. ' s formation) will be contacted. It will be up to the student body to implement the ideas of this body. We wish the best of luck to those who follow us for they have facilities which we have never had. The classes of ' 56- ' 57, as the last of the old school, have shown what can be done with temporary quarters. We want to see the new college grow in stature and position in the community through the students ' endeavours. Then, maybe the Board of Governors will see fit to approach Toronto for the privilege of giving degrees in the final year in the University division, a privilege which was not embodied in the original charter to the Lakehead College of Arts, Science and Technology when it was set up in 1956. J. 92 02L.rf Editor 9 THE ' Principal ' s message To the Graduates: It is a privilege to extend sincere con- gratulations and every good wish to the graduating class. In all probability you will be the last class to graduate from the con- verted army barracks on Cumberland Street. On many occasions, I am sure, thoughts of one year too soon must have been common. There is one characteristic, however, which has been common to all graduating classes. Either because of, or in spite of, our inadequate quarters each class has formed a very close knit and intensely loyal grou p. There has been a sense of pioneering. It is my earnest hope that some of your spirit will be carried over into our new Lakehead College. During the past week I read Atomic Quest by Arthur Holly Compton. I should like to make reference to two quotations. The first quotation results from conver- sation between Lieut. General Leslie Groves who was the man in charge of the military aspects of the atomic energy program in the United States and Dr. Compton who was the chief scientific leader in the pro- gram. The two men were just leaving a meeting of scientists who were in charge of one of the experimental investigations. Differences of opinion were expressed free- ly and the meeting was a stormy one. General Groves makes the following statement. You scientists don ' t have any discipline. You don ' t know how to take and give orders. And Dr. Compton replies: You are right General. We don ' t know how to take and give orders. But a scientist, if he is a responsible man, has a different kind of discipline. It is not possible for any one to tell a scientist what he must do, for his proper course of action is determined by the facts as he finds them for himself. Then he needs a different kind of discipline. He needs to be able to make himself do what he sees should be done without having any- one tell him to do it. Early in 1945 it was evident to those who were closely associated with the project that an atomic bomb could be built and used in the war against Japan. It was equal- ly evident that if such a bomb were dropped on a Japanese city the number of casualties would exceed any previous figures. The question was Should the Bomb be used against Japan? It was evident that strong differences of opinion existed. A questionnaire was circulated among the group in the Metal- lurgical Laboratory at Chicago. There were a few who preferred not to use the bomb at all, but 87 per cent voted for its military use, at least if other means were tried and this was found necessary to bring surrend- er. Dr. Compton goes on to say: The italics are mine. H.S.B. 10 My experience with this question- naire has confirmed my faith in the relia- bility of democratic processes in judging matters of human concern. It is a striking fact that the same points of merit were presented with closely the same degree of relative frequency by men active in widely different areas. The groups to which I refer were: (1) The men of the Interim Committee, in dividuals con- cerned with human problems in their broad- est terms and accustomed to accepting the responsibility for major decisions, (2) the mechanics in our shops who were working long hours in fabricating the bomb. When it comes to questions of value associated with human life, judgments are from the heart. During your lifetime you will have to make many decisions. Some of them will be based on facts, many will be judgments from the heart . You will be influenced by unprecedented channels of communica- tion — newspapers, magazines, radio and television programs with coast to coast net- works. But it will still be up to you to make up your mind and act accordingly. You are members of a select group — the five or six students out of one hundred who are undergoing advanced education. It will be your privilege and duty to accept more than your share of responsibilities. Some of your decisions may well have far reaching effects — not only for yourself and your family, but for the country as a whole. It is my earnest hope that in your associations with your schools, your church and your community, you are building a strong sense of values and reliable stand- ards by which to judge them. 3 Carold iS. JQrcxun Principal THE S. A. C. President ' s It has been my privilege to fill the position of President of the Students ' Ad- ministrative Council for the final year of the Lakehead Technical Institute. As you all know the new college will be called the Lakehead College of Arts, Science and Technology. We wish our suc- cessors the best of luck in the new institu- tion with the elaborate name. But I know that we who have gone to the Lakehead Technical Institute will never forget the old building and the great little room known as the Common Room where the accumulated wisdom of the ages has been unveiled. We have tried to present an adequate social programme to a very lively student body. In this we have been able to profit by experience of the previous years. Inform- al parties and stags at the beginning of the S MESSAGE year have helped to acquaint the students with each other and hence the student body early became a unit. Technical, Arts and Applied Science Students have all joined to make a very interesting and enjoyable year. The Council and I wish to thank everyone for their co-operation. We also wish to thank Dr. Miller, our adviser, and Mr. Braun, our Principal, for their advice and help. I would like to thank my fellow mem- bers of the Council, the Athletic Society and the Year Book Staff for the great work which they have done. We of the Council hope that every- one ' s dream materializes and wish you all the luck in the world. WALTER MALCHUK President 11 C. J. Campbell was appointed to the L.T.I. Faculty in 1948 to initiate the courses in Technical Forestry and Forestry Engin - eering. A dedicated teacher, nothing could persuade John Campbell to desert the pro- fession and the school, — nothing, that is, but money, and plenty of it. Since August, 1956, he has been operating his own com- pany, The Denver Timber Company Ltd., That is THE DENVER TIMBER COM- PANY, LTD.,— Peeled poplar, from con- tented trees. Douglas R. Lindsay has been appointed Head of the Departments of Biological Sciences and Organic Chemistry. Mr. Lindsay was born in Port Arthur in 1921 and graduated from the Port Arthur Collegiate in 1939. He enlisted in the RCAF and served from 1941 to 1946. After discharge he entered Queen ' s Uni- versity where he specialized in biology, graduating with an Honours B.A. in 1949. He then went on to the University of Wisconsin where he specialized in plant ecology, graduating in 1951 with an M.Sc. Following his University work, Mr. Lindsay was for seven years a research botanist with the Canadian Department of Agriculture Science Service at the Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa. Mr. Lindsay brings with him a varied experience in many fields of research which should prove very valuable to the courses given at the Lakehead Technical Institute. Mrs. B. Viegandt has been appointed Assistant Librairian at the L.T.I. Mrs. Vie- gandt has had four years experience in the Fort William Public Library. 12 THE Faculty of lt.i. 13 R. Lehtovaara, b. com. D. Lindsay, b.a., m.sc. T. B. Miller, b.a, ph.d. W. D. McKinnon, b. sc. eng. E. G. Pye, m.a., ph.d. T. W. Page, b. sc. Mrs. R. W. Stevenson, b.a. B Viegandt, assistant librarian 14 THE Students OF L. T Bruce Antonen Applied Science PORT ARTHUR CURLING, HOCKEY, S.A.C. lit ill:- Egidio Babudro Arts PORT ARTHUR YEARBOOK Stanley Beckett Technical Forestry I OTTAWA CURLING, S.A.C. Ronald Bellingham Technical Forestry II FORT WILLIAM YEARBOOK, S.A.C. CURLING, BASKETBALL, lllli Patrick Boivan Technical Mining I NORTH BAY CURLING, S.A.C. Coral Lee Bro Technical Chemistry I PORT ARTHUR CURLING, S.A.C. 15 Frank Buchik Technical Forestry I FORT WILLIAM John Cerven Technical Chemistry I PORT ARTHUR M.A.S. Ted Christianson Technical Forestry II MATTICE, ONT. CURLING Glen Coley Technical Mining I SUDBURY HOCKEY Donald Coulson Applied Science SOUTH GILLIES CURLING, HOCKEY David Crozier Applied Science NORTH BAY BASKETBALL, CURLING Felix Dzuba Technical Mining I LOON LAKE Ben Drabbe Technical Forestry II PORT ARTHUR YEARBOOK 16 Joan Eickimeir Technical Chemistry I SCHRIEBER S.A.C. Manfred Ficker Applied Science FORT WILLIAM CURLING William Fleming Applied Science BRUCE MINES S.A.C. Lloyd Fucile Arts FORT WILLIAM CURLING, HOCKEY William Gault Technical Mining I BELLEVILLE CURLING, BASKETBALL, M.A.S. Waveney Gilbert Arts FORT WILLIAM CURLING, YEARBOOK Robert Hasell Applied Science FORT WILLIAM CURLING Richard Heale Applied Science ATIKOKAN CURLING 17 Victor Hill Technical Mining I FORT WILLIAM CURLING, HOCKEY Raymond Hrkac Applied Science PORT ARTHUR HOCKEY, CURLING Doreen Inouye Technical Chemistry I FORT WILLIAM CURLING, M.A.S. SEC, YEARBOOK Melvin Jacobson Applied Science FORT WILLIAM CURLING, BASKETBALL Alan Johnson Applied Science PORT ARTHUR CURLING, HOCKEY Robert Johnson Applied Science FORT WILLIAM M.A.S. YEARBOOK CURLING, BASKETBALL, Vincent Kenney Applied Science TERRACE BAY CURLING, BASKETBALL Allan Korkola Technical Forestry I TIMMINS M.A.S. 18 John Lagadin Technical Mining I PORT ARTHUR HOCKEY John Lychek Arts PORT ARTHUR YEARBOOK, BASKETBALL i i ' M mm m mm George Maier Arts FORT WILLIAM BASKETBALL, CURLING Walter Malchuk Technical Mining II FORT WILLIAM PRESIDENT OF THE S.A.C. Donald Martin Technical Chemistry I FORT WILLIAM Wilbur Mazurski Technical Chemistry I FORT WILLIAM HOCKEY Albert Marvez Applied Science CARACAS, VENEZUELA Stuart McNeil Arts PORT ARTHUR PRESIDENT OF M.A.S., HOCKEY 19 Arthur Menhart Arts PORT ARTHUR BASKETBALL, S.A.C. Wallace Mitchell Applied Science PORT ARTHUR HOCKEY Fumio Montomura Applied Science NIPIGON CURLING, HOCKEY, M.A.S. TREAS, Jack Myronuk Applied Science KAPUSKASING M.A.S. VICE PRESIDENT CURLING, HOCKEY, Roger Nordrum Applied Science DRYDEN Carl Nygren Applied Science DRYDEN CURLING Richard O ' Donell Applied Science FORT WILLIAM YEARBOOK Kim Omae Applied Science FORT WILLIAM CURLING 20 Harrold Pantoulias Applied Science FORT WILLIAM William Plunkett Arts FORT WILLIAM CURLING 1 m ■ I M Allan Quackenbush Applied Science FORT WILLIAM CURLING Keith Perry | Arts III ORT ARTHUR CURLING Blliife ' Edward Pounder pi Arts J FORT WILLIAM CURLING Dennis Richter Applied Science FORT WILLIAM HOCKEY Brian Robinson Technical Forestry I SARNIA CURLING. YEARBOOK Robert Sliskovitch Applied Science PORT ARTHUR HOCKEY 21 Gerald Smith Technical Mining I NIPIGON BASKETBALL, CURLING Michael Syrduk Technical Forestry I PORT ARTHUR HOCKEY Edward Tutkaluk Technical Mining I ATIKOKAN BASKETBALL, CURLING Raymond Villeneuve Technical Forestry I TIMMINS HOCKEY Bernard Waatainen Technical Forestry II PORT ARTHUR CURLING, HOCKEY, M.A.S. Robert Walterson Tecnical Mining I PORT ARTHUR HOCKEY fPI 4p Gordon Whybourne Applied Science FORT WILLIAM CURLING Jack Weib Arts FORT WILLIAM CURLING 22 EXTENSION CLASSES PSYCHOLOGY: Joan Davidson, Fred Goodfellow , Joyce Kiiskila, Marlene Lindstrom, J. Morton, Robert McCall, Marjorie Rayner, Lahja Repo, Carol Sherlock, J. S. Wade, W. J. Watkins. THE Convocation 1956 At the close of the eighth session, the Lakehead Technical Institute presented its annual convocation on May 10, 1956 in St. Paul ' s United Church ' s Youth Hall, Port Arthur. The ceremonies opened with O Can- ada . The Reverend W. C. Mercer deliver- ed the invocation. The address of welcome was given by the Principal, Mr. Harold S. Braun. Diplomas and certificates in the Techni- cal Division were conferred by Mr. A. V. Chapman. Certificates in the University Division were presented by Dr. M. W. Bartley. Mr. R. J. Flatt, Chairman of the Advis- ory Committee, introduced the guest speak- er, Mr. Alexander Phillips, General Man- ager, Northwestern Ontario Development Association. SCHOLARSHIPS AND PRIZES Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario Scholarship Presented to Lynden Erickson by Mr. D. I. Nattress Abitibi Power Paper Co. Ltd. Scholarship Presented to Donald Henderson by Mr. Gordon Sutton City of Fort William Scholarship Presented to Conway Daly by His Worship Mayor Badanai City of Port Arthur Scholarship Presented to Robert Nash by Her Worship Mayor Wishart .Marathon Paper Mills of Canada Limited Scholarship Presented to John Peacock by Mr. P. V. LeMay Northwestern Ontario Timber Operator ' s Association Scholarship Presented to Bernard Waatainen by Mr. H. H. Styffe Jessie Makey Memorial Scholarship Presented to Sheila McKessock by Miss Isobel Mackey J. P. Bickell Foundation Scholarship in Mining Presented to Walter Malchuk by Mr. W. G. Tamblun Lady Grey Chapter, I.O.D.E. Scholarship Presented to James Hicks by Mrs. R. W. Osling Port Arthur Gyro Club Scholarship Presented to Ernest Mackinnon by Mr. R. A. Pattison L.T.I. Students ' Administration Council Scholarship Presented to James Aitken by Mr. Wayne Brown National Council of Jewish Women Scholarship Presented to Jim Foulds by Mrs. H. Pergamit The Canadian Legion B.E.S.L., Fort William Branch Scholarship Presented to Don Henderson by Mr. George Shaw Principal ' s Prize in Forestry and Mining Presented to Lucien E order (Forestry), Clarence Kustra (Mining) Prizes to Part-Time Students Miss Je an Bond (Economics) , Miss Jacqueline Dennis (Philosophy) Robert Poulin Memorial Trophy Presented by Mr. L. Walker to James Foulds Year Book Prize Presented to Ernest Mackinnon by Dr. T. B. Miller Donald Clark Cup and Athletic Awards Presented by Mr. D. C. Clark to Ron Miki STEEP ROCK IRON MINES LIMITED Compare the difference in 10 years! At the end of the year 1946 1956 SRIM ' s yearly payroll $1,160,000 $5,305,000 No. of employees 457 1,160 Tons of ore shipped 1,206,000 3,317,000 Atikokan population 1,181 5,957 Atikokan ' s municipal assessment $ 270,217 $5,435,590 ) Years ago . . . we planned for the future ODAY . . . We are still planning for the future. And opportunities with SRIMS are greater than ever before. New positions . . . new ideas . . . and new mines resulting from a rapidly growing company is the story of the decade at STEEP ROCK. Rewarding Career.. The mines of Ontario are representative of the application of hard work and knowledge of geology, engineering, metallurgy and allied sciences. Over the years the methods employed in locating mineral deposits, the extraction of the ore from the ground, and the refining of the ore, have been constantly improving and research into these sciences is never at a standstill. To those who are seeking a career which offers great opportunity to the enterprising, the many fields of endeavour which comprise the mining industry are indeed worthy of investigation. ONTARIO DEPARTMENT OF MINES HON. PHILIP T. KELLY Minister H. C. RICKABY Deputy Minister 26 WORLP FAMOUS ORCHESTRAS PL vy AT Ot R PANCE$ AT THIS PARTY SHAKESPEARE vWAS QU0T ED ' ■ V WHA7 HATH MAP£ 7H£M dRunk hath MADE ME OU e THE SOCIAL SECTION The social season at Lakehead Techni- cal Institute began in early October at the home of Walter Malchuk. This was the event of the S.A.C. The purpose of the stag was to enable the boys to get acquainted. All the faculties were well represented and Mr. Page and Dr. Miller represented the staff. There were various events throughout the night such as poker games, drinking contests and even a discourse by the good Dr. Miller in the front room and an im- promptu lecture by Mr. Page. Next on our list of events was a Dinner- Dance at the Flamingo Club, Fort William. Games helped to fill in the interval between dining and dancing. After, dancing began to the music of various nickelodeon bands and continued into the wee hours of the morning. The third event on our agenda was another stag. This time the event was at the home of John Lychek in Port Arthur. At this stag the usual round of events took place, a rousing game of poker and various other activities. The social event of the year, the Mid- Winter Formal, was held on February 8th, 1957. This was held at the Port Arthur Golf and Country Club and dancing was from nine until one o ' clock to the music of Howard Huby ' s orchestra. There was a good crowd at the dance and everyone enjoyed themselves. Finally we had the Pre-cambrian stag which again was held at the home of John Lychek. This stag was much the same as all the others and I have run through them quite well so I ' ll leave this as it is. A verse by W. M. MITCHELL We went for a walk, But we could not talk To each other, my pal and I; But as we strolled along Our hearts filled with song My pal and I. Without a jot of care We breathed the morning air, For we both enjoyed this One hour of friendly bliss. Too soon it had to end, Each to his own fate wend; He to his kennel small, And I to my book-pile tall. 28 29 JMacLetti 4t J (c ansen s Sir Francis Bacon ' Is this a pool cue which I see before me, The handle toward my hand? Come, let me clutch thee. I have thee not, and yet I see thee still. Art thou not, fatal weapon, straight To hit as I shoot? or art thou but A cue of the mind, a false creation, Proceeding from the smoke-oppressed brain? I see thee yet, plain as day, as palpable As this which now I have Thou hit ' st the ball I was shooting; And such an instrument I was to use. Mine eyes saw a red ball drop in the left corner pocket, Or was it a white one; I see thee still. And on thy tip bits of powder blue, Which was not so before. There ' s no such thing; It is the bloody white ball which fell Thus to mine eyes. Now o ' er the one half table The balls seem dead, and wicked dreams abuse My brilliant play; now witchcraft celebrates His pale offerings, and wither ' d handshake, Alarum ' d by his sentinel, the snear He broke his cue on the table, and Moves like a ghost. Thou sure and smoke- filled room, Hear not my steps, which way they walk for fear Thy very stones prate my whereabout, And take his money back from me Which now jingles pleasantly. Whiles I shoot, he stands Words to the best shots he says little. 30 THE Sports SECTION The year 1956-57 was a successful one for L.T.I, as far as athletics were concerned. Our school is not noted for its momentous athletic achievements but these were more than compensated for by the good fun en- joyed by all. Once again curling highlighted the sporting program with over forty students participating; this included a team com- posed of staff members, Messrs. Braun, Mackinnon, Lindsay and Miller. At the time of this writing the curling champion- ship had not been settled but barring any major upsets, it appears to be a fight to the finish between rinks skipped by Keith Perry and Gerry Smith. Table-tennis was played throughout the year and our common room was al- ways crowded with aspiring ping-pong champs. Gerry Smith emerged the winner of a long tournament and received a suit- able trophy as champ of the school. During lunch hour on Wednesday fifteen boys journeyed to the arena for an hour of hockey practice. Despite a lack of equipment no serious injuries resulted. The record for the season was an impressive one of one loss at the hands of P. A.C.I, and a tie with the General Hospital Nurses. The basketball team experienced a very successful season, winning three games and losing two. Once again lack of a good gymnasium limited practice sessions al- though the St. Paul ' s gym was used. Next year L.T.I, will have a new home and with it new athletic possibilities. We are most optimistic for the future and can look forward to big things from the large enrollment of the new school. A little thought can best sum up the year of athletics at L.T.I. : When that one great scorer comes to mark against your name, he counts not whether you won or lost but how you played the game. The students of L.T.I, have played their games in a way that we can be proud of because everything was sacrificed for a year of clean fun and enjoyment. HOCKEY BASKETBALL 32 33 CURLING Left: Back Row: Stan Beckett, Lloyd Fucile, Ted Christianson, Waveney Gilbert. Left: Front Row: Dave Crozier, Manfred Ficker, Allan Quackenbush, Coral Lee Bro. Right: Back Row: Al Johnson, Keith Perry, Vic Hill, Doreen Inouye, Ed. Tukaluk. Right: Front Row: Vince Kenney; Bernard Waatinen. Back Row: Carl Nygren, Bill Plunkett, Ed. Pounder, Don Coulson. Front Row: Jack Wieb, Jack Myronuk, Brian Robinson. Back Row: W. D. Mckinnon, D. Lindsay, T. B. Miller, H. S. Braun. Front Row: Pat Boivan, Kim Omae, Bob Hasell, Jerry Smith. 34 DO YOU KNOW WHAT OUR FORESTS MEAN TO YOU ? IMAGINE ONTARIO WITHOUT ANY TREES ! IN SUMMER A SAHARA DESERT. IN WINTER AN ARCTIC REGION. me rt v Only you can i PREVENT FOREST FIRES ! I Without trees, this wonderful province of ours would have no lumber, no pulp and paper industries Little or no fish and wild game for the anglers and hunters. No delightful camping and vacationing spots. KEEP ONTARIO GREEN PREVENT FOREST FIRES The Ontario Department of Lands and Forests is dedicated to the task of perpetuating the renewable, natural resources of this province. The people of Ontario, and all those who visit our forested areas, have a responsibility, too. By co-operating with fire pre- vention and conservation regulations, you are measuring up to that responsibility. Re- member, 80 per cent of forest fires are caused by human carelessness. ANGLERS, HUNTERS, CAMPERS ... BE GOOD SPORTSMEN ... BE GOOD WOODSMEN EXERCISE CAUTION. Carefully extinguish campfires, matches and cigarettes. DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND FORESTS HON. CLARE E. MAPLEDORAM F .E. MacDOUGALL Minister Deputy Minister 35 TO UNIVERSITY UNDERGRADUATES SERVICE IN THE RCAF offers young men and women an unusual opportunity to expand their knowledge and gain valuable expe- rience while making an important contribution to the cause of freedom. Financial assistance to help with university expenses can be obtained by undergraduates in either of these two plans: AIR FORCE U. R.T. P. (University Reserve Training Plan) Flight Cadets (male and female) are enrolled in the Reserve Force — receive 16 days pay during the University Term — and have a potential of 22 weeks additional paid employment during sum- mer vacation months. Openings now for AIR CREW, TECHNICAL LIST AND NON-TECH- NICAL LIST OFFICERS. R.O.T. P. 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EATON CS«™ PORT ARTHUR BRANCH Compliments of A B I T I B I Power and Paper Company Limited LAKEHEAD WOODLANDS DIVISION PORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO LADIE S WEAR MEN ' S WEAR ■ FOOT WEAR • IMPORTERS V • BOY ' S WEAR • GIRL ' S WEAR • LINENS LUGGAGE DISTRIBUTORS 38 erience at tlie C ame oj- urlin d January 7, 1957 marked the opening of the Curling Season for the Lakehead Technical Institute. Among the 63 male Brobdignagians (60 ' Giants) stood a female Lilliputian (6 Midget). When the Petite Lilliputian was finally discover- ed, she was given as a handicap (and what a handicap) to the team of Messrs Perry, Hill and Tutkaluk. Not yet knowing the extent of their misfortunes to come, the team resigned themselves to their fate and trudged over to sheet number one. The skip, Keith Voiceless Perry pa- tiently explained the principles of the sport? while I Doreen Hopeless Inouye slowly gazed over the neatly arranged set of discs and speculated as to their weights. By this time, the opposing team was ready, willing and certainly looked able to get their first win of the season. Since I was a complete foreigner to this game, I was to play the lead — whatever that was. The team members were now waiting for me to shoot my first set of rocks when the Skip at the far end of the ice began to wave at me. Feeling overwhelmed by this friendly gesture from a usually reserved Art student, I instinctively waved back, while waiting for the signal to throw my rock. Ed Bigmouth Tutkaluk, our third placed a funny looking stone made of cement, I thought, in front of me and stated: Lift it and slide it down the ice. After picking up the great big rock with both hands, I had the hardest fall of my life when I fell on my derriere. The rock weighed only a few pounds less than I. This was indeed the case of an irresistible force meeting an immovable object. Trying again, I gave myself a great big push and slid half way down the ice with Doreen Inouye the rock when I heard Vic Motionless Hill holler: Let go of the rock Dough Head. You ' re not supposed to go over the hog line. With great curiosity, I got up, walked up and down every sheet of ice looking for the hog line, and to my disappointment, I couldn ' t even see one little hog. Then I was told that Skip wanted me to attempt to place the rock in the middle of a circle which the players called a shack or barn or something of that sort. On my third try, I gave my stone a push with all my might, and to my surprise, it landed in the middle of the circle. Feeling proud, I began to praise myself when I was abruptly inter- rupted in my world of glory by the thunder- ing and howling of Ed ' s voice hissing: The rock is supposed to be put in the circle at the far end of the ice Dopey — where Skip is standing. Well of all the selfish people, I thought. Why in the world should I throw the rock all the way down the ice to where Skip was standing and make him move, when he looked so handsome and comfort- able leaning on his broom. Besides, they count the number of rocks inside the circle anyway, so why not count the one that I placed in at the other end of the ice. After holding up the game for an hour or so, to learn how to throw the rock, and 39 Compliments of PROVINCIAL PAPER, LIMITED PORT ARTHUR DIVISION Eat Sir aw s ENRICHED WHOLESOME BREAD 240 S. Algoma St. Port Arthur DIAL 5-7327 Compliments of International Transit LIMITED FOR GROUP TRAVEL CHARTER A BUS ! 269 Arthur St., Port Arthur Dial 4-3051 40 what some of the things as what a rock is as well as what the pigline, barn and other things were, I was given a broom and told to sweep with Ed since it was Vic ' s turn to shoot. This strange looking contraption called a broom towered over me a full two feet. When Vic threw the rock very grace- fully, I ran all the way down the ice sweeping after the rock since Ed swept in front of it. When the rock stopped moving, I noticed that all the players as well as Vic were sprawled all over the ice killing them- selves laughing at a joke I didn ' t see or hear. Finally, Skip bellowed out very quietly: You are supposed to sweep in front of the rock and not behind it. To me the most logical thing to do was to sweep behind the rock since Ed swept in front of the rock, and left half of the straws from his broom on the ice. There- fore, I thought that the more a player swept in the game, the more the ice got cluttered up with dust and straws, leaving the ice dirtier after the ice was swept than before the game even started. Skip once again, gave me more instructions, before walking back to the other end of the ice. He stated that I was to sweep in front of the rock, behind or in front of Ed. All set to sweep; as the rock came slowly gliding along, I couldn ' t sweep in front of Ed because he moved too fast for me, and I couldn ' t sweep in front of the rock since Ed was again in my way. Therefore, I decided to sweep be- tween his legs since he took such big steps. A second later Ed shouted: O Little One, stop untying my shoelaces! Not concentrating on his sweeping, Ed slipped and fell in front of the rock, insist- ing that I tripped him with my broom while I was sweeping between his legs. Boys cer- tainly are clumsy, always tripping on their big Athletic feet — and not admitting it. The game slowly moved along till fin- ally it was Skip ' s turn to shoot. Here all the other members of our team get into a circle and began to whisper something to each other. Well, I thought, the person who invented this game certainly didn ' t have any manners. After the last rock was thrown by our Skip, all the rocks were knocked out of the circle so Ed began to holler: A draw! A draw! Not wanting to get another scolding from Skip or Vic, I ran off the ice and got pencils, papers and crayons for all the play- ers on our ice, so that everybody would be able to draw their pictures at the same time and not wait for anybody to finish theirs. Then out of the clear blue sky, all the players on our team got into a dilemma and began to laugh and cry at the same time as if they were going crazy. My, I thought, If this is the way curlers act after only throwing two rocks each, I cer- tainly was not going to have anything more to do with this game. The eccentric manner of Skip, Ed and Vic continued throughout the game getting worse and worse as time went by. Finally, after four hours of these queer ructions on the ice, our team came out victorious as far as the game went, but the losers as far as their sanity went. This was my first experience at this unusual game of curling and my first dealings with the opposite sex who call themselves Men?. 41 Compliments of J Cowe COMPANY, LIMITED Consulting Engineers 710 PUBLIC UTILITIES BUILDING PORT ARTHUR ONTARIO TOURTELLOT HARDWARE COMPANY LIMITED 1907 - 1957 Arthur St. Port Arthur Compliments of £. 07 ompson UJ iite exf OPTOMETRIST Cumberland St. Port Arthur 42 S.A.C. EXECUTIVE Left To Right: Joan Eickmeier, Bruce Antonen, Bill Fleming, Walter Malchuk. S.A.C. REPRESENTATIVES Left To Right: Art Menhart, Allan Quackenbush, Coral Lee Bro, Jack Myronuk (missing: Ron Bellingham). 43 ATHLETIC COUNCIL Left To Right: Bill Plunkett, Bob Johnson, Jack Mxjronuk, Doreen Inouye, Stu McNeill, Bill Gault, (missing: Fumio Motomura). YEARBOOK STAFF Back Row: John Lychek, Bob Johnson, Bill Plunkett, Dick O ' Donnell, Wally Mitchell. Egidio Babuoro. Front Row: Doreen Inouye, Waveney Gilbert. Missing: Brian Robinson. 44 OCTOBER 23, 1956 J lie J ark 3 ay for J Cun fari — or for world communism (Editor ' s Note: The name of the writer of this article cannot be given, as he has relatives still in Hungary who might be subject to reprisals.) On this day the Hungarian people started a rev- olution against their own communist regime, the so called regime of the people. The West will ask: How can a people revolt against its own regime, which to them represents the wonderful ideology of communism, as it may be known to the West from books? It may become under- standable if I tell you the facts in historical order, starting with 1945. In that year the Russian army with the help of the Western Allies liberated Hungary from Nazi occupation. Then a free political life started — under the watch- ful eyes of the Russian troops who were biding their time. At this time there were three leading free political parties in Hun- gary — Social Democrats, the Party of the Small Farmers, and the smallest at the time, the Communist party. With the help of the Russian army, paid propaganda and economic pressure on the community and on individuals, the communists forced the Social Democrats to join their ranks to have, as it was put, one party only to look after the rights of the working population. The leading real Social Democrats were opposed to this, but were removed by well- known Russian methods, deportation and execu- tion. This was in 1948. It gave the com- munists the upper hand, and the other free parties were wiped out over-night. They had a free hand to organize the political and economic life after their own fashion. Overnight all plants and factories were confiscated, a secret political police was formed (called AVO). Well paid, but unschooled dependable party members were put in leading positions in the confiscated factories. Political spies were employed along with the workers to supervise their reactions and report to the AVO any re- marks against the regime, which usually resulted in deportation for the worker. At the same time, the smaller farmers were forced to join the Kolchose where they got the same type of political leaders as the factories. All larger farms were confiscated. The communist regime had to find a way to remove the intellectuals, that is, the people with political and professional education. At this time there was still, from the war, an enormous shortage of houses in the cities. They solved both problems in a unique way: The unreliable people were deported within a few hours, the houses thus unoccupied but fully furnished were handed to political puppets. This was only one of many ways in which they insured the unconditional dependency of these people. In the meantime the world situation had changed. The Russians had started a re-armament program in which they need- ed their satellite countries including Hun- gary. Hungary by its geographical and climatical position has always been an agricultural country, with light industry. This was of no help to Russian plans. Therefore as in other satellite countries the whole economic structure was changed to promote heavy industry at the cost of the living standards of the population. Taxes and forced deductions from the working man paid for an industry whose products were sent to Russia — for practically nothing in return. During all this time the population was forced to buy the political newspapers of the communist party, the radio was con- 45 tinuously broadcasting communist propa- ganda and everybody was forced to attend communist schooling once a week. Cultural life, film and theatre, was completely under communist influence. Through all mediums the Hungarian population was told time and again how wonderful the life they were leading and how badly the worker in the West was living. There was only one mis- take: Life was supposed to be so wonder- ful, and yet a man after a ten hour work- ing day came home to find his family with- out food and clothing, and cold, as all the available heating material was used up by industry. The contrast between the real life and the day and night long propaganda became visible even to the dullest persons after a while. (If you want to read an ac- count of how and what propaganda can do, read Brave New World by Aldous Hux- ley). The enormous physical and mental pressure had to blow up. It needed only a spark. This came when the population of Budapest, lead by the students, staged a silent march of sympathy for the Polish freedom fighters. The Communists wanted to show their strength and started to shoot. That was the beginning of the Hungarian revolt on October 23, 1956 — a fight against an overpowering enemy by a practically unarmed people — a fight that was hopeless from the start. The Hungarian people lost this fight. But it is still a question whether communism has not lost this fight too. Wouldn ' t this old world be better If the folks we meet would say, I know something good about you And then treat us just that way? Wouldn ' t it be fine and dandy, If each handclasp warm and true Carried with it this assurance I know something good about you . Wouldn ' t life be lots more happy If the good that ' s in us all Were the only thing about us That folks bothered to recall. Wouldn ' t life be lots more happy If we praised the good we see For there ' s such a lot of goodness In the worst of you and me. Wouldn ' t it be nice to practice That fine way of thinking too, You know something good about me I know something good about you. F. Dyer 46 GARDENER-DENVER COMPANY CANADA LIMITED ♦ TORONTO CANADA 47 CENTENNIAL 1857 ■ 1957 PLAN TO ATTEND THE CELEBRATIONS 26th JULY TO 2nd AUGUST, 1957 . Mayor— EUNICE M. WISHART Aldermen: E. V. ANTEN, M.D. JEAN T. ROBINSON A. J. HINTON D. H. COGHLAN J. M. STITT R. N. FREEMAN M. R. ZALE E. R. FREEMAN A. G. MAURO GEO. NEILL City Clerk— ARTHUR H. EVANS, O.B.E., F.C.I.S. 48 Compliments of MADSEN RED LAKE GOLD MINES LIM ITED Head Office: 67 Younge Street, Toronto, Ontario Mine Office: Madsen, Ontario 49 For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law. Get wisdom, get understanding; forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth. Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her and she shall keep thee. Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom; and with all thy getting, get understanding. Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her. Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many. Proverbs 4:2,5, 6, 1, 8, 10 e POWELL EQUIPMENT Company Lim 50 Pat that yellow stuff Mrs. Abdul in the next tent Knows nothing of butter making. It ' s so soft and yellow Push it around some more. Have you heard? They wouldn ' t buy Mrs. Tsi Lun ' s Butter at the market place yesterday. The milk must all be squeezed out. Pat, push and squeeze that yellow stuff. Mrs. Creto always buys her butter From the peasant woman of Marathon, And Portia gets hers along the Appian way. It ' s coming now, it ' s beginning to look like it should. A few more pats with a sure firm hand. Mrs. Van Dorn is the best housewife on the canal. Her butter is always firm and clean and yellow. Now pile it all up into a yellow mound. Look at it! So sweet and firm. Much better than Mrs. Smith ' s next door. Naked branches trace Black patterns of death On the grey slate Of the autumn sky. Do you suppose the purple of my gloves Will match the purple of my hat? We are pleased to be able to print the following poems by Betty Kouhi of Raith. Mrs. Kouhi is a native of North West Ontario, who received most of her education locally. She is a writer of increasing attain- ments, who is doing much to reproduce and interpret North Western Ontario atmosphere . The muskeg is laid out Cold and naked On a marble slab Of rigid autum earth. Where is Johnny taking you to-night? The movie at the Rialto is good they say. Only by Faith we know That the sap will run again. And the muskeg rise From its sleep of death. Do you. think it will rain today? I ' d hate to have my Easter bonnet spoiled. 51 vospector s J Leaven 3 Ce Ray Hrkac How these years do swiftly fly Now another is almost done I stop and think of one July An adventure had begun. I was a young lad and ambitions had To search for wealth in stone So I got a job with old Joe Todd We hit the trail alone. A prospector all his life was he A finer man couldn ' t be found He often told me in the woods he felt free So he never settled down. We put the canoe in the water blue And started across the lake The sun stretched down with its lofty crown I thought that I would bake. Sweat plastered me with its suction grip And covered me head to toe. Damn it! said I and prepared to fry But it didn ' t bother Joe. His paddle thrust us straight ahead To the sun he gave no thought Not even a hat upon his head My God! but it was hot. My sigh of relief sounded like grief When we reached the other side Out of the sun I felt well done One side rare, the other fried. Joe gave a sigh, I wondered why? I ' m gonna die, he said It won ' t be long before I ' m gone And folks ' ll say Joe ' s dead. I forgot the heat, stared in disbelief For these words were said with cheer And a smile stretched across his lips No sadness and no fear. 52 Listen son, till this tale is done And you ' ll find the reason why I smiled when I said those words Why I ' m glad I ' m gonna die. Though I grow old I ' ll not forget When I was ten and seven The time Old Joe disclosed to me The place called Prospector ' s Heaven . When I beach my canoe for the final time And stow away my pack I ' ll start on a trip, without a grip And I ' m never comin ' back. When I get to the gate, you can bet I won ' t wait Old Pete will let me in With a slap on the back and a fine Howdy Mac My new life will begin. Oh it ' ll be great as a man of state With a mansion of fifty rooms With butlers, footmen, cooks and maids And even a couple of grooms. There ' ll be bars with jars of the best preserves Thick red rugs, books piled upon shelves There ' ll be other bottles to settle my nerves And a feather bed — twelve by twelve. And if that recorder from over the border Should come by when I ' m doin ' so well With a mighty cry I ' ll spit in his eye And send him back to hell. And every Friday I ' ll throw a party For tried and true old friends Laugh upon laugh and draught upon draught A party that never ends. Joe laughed, and sighed, and closed his eyes And though I was just ten and seven I wished with might to earn the right To go to PROSPECTOR ' S HEAVEN. 53 THE UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA announces the Opening of the 19574958 Session Courses will be offered AGRICULTURE ARCHITECTURE ARTS COMMERCE EDUCATION FINE and APPLIED ART (Painting, Sculpture, Cermamics) leading to degrees in: ENGINEERING HOME ECONOMICS INTERIOR DESIGN LAW MEDICINE PHARMACY SCIENCE SOCIAL WORK Valuable scholarships and bursaries. ■fa Excellent athletic and re- creational facilities in the new University Gymna- sium. Residences. And to diplomas or certificates in: AGRICULTURE APPLIED ART EDUCATION MUSIC NURSING EDUCATION For free particulars write to: THE REGISTRAR The University of Manitoba, Fort Garry, Man. Compliments of ANDREW INSURANCE AGENCY LIMITED INSURANCE 204 Arthur St. Port Arthur J. L. McCormack, President Compliments of SPORTING GOODS LIMITED 9 S. Cumberland St. Guy Perciante Edgar Laprade 54 Kim Omae An elderly man once spoke to himself: Alas, the years swiftly fly, Adding age to the spry, Mocking memories that cry To be recalled lest they die; Linking all bonds that tie Youth ' s aspirations built high And this world ' s grim reply. His son sitting by understood and replied: Release the cares of your heart, Set yourself on a throne, We the young, we the humble, Deeply crave for a part Of that life you alone Could have lived as a symbol Of faith in our generation. Know the sun sets at eve, Yet to rise in the morn O ' er a world without scorn. The old man smiled, To his son, softly murmured: Ah yes, we must not ask, Why? , For the Lord up on high, Surely gives us the courage To bear our loads with a sigh, That he might not deny A paradisal repose. Let us smile and not cry If the years swiftly fly. 55 For You — The Future Your future advancement, both culturai 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 teil 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. Ill u o f UJ e stern O n { a r i o LONDON - CANADA Compliments of LIMITED AUTO - FIRE - LIFE INSURANCE 604 Public Utilities Building Port Arthur Dial 5-7309 Compliments of Newaygo Timber Co. LIMITED subsidiary of CONSOLIDATED WATER POWER and PAPER COMPANY Port Arthur Ontario 56 J lie 1 jj-uneval f ouquet (An Essay in Autobiography) These were days when most of the people in the relocation community of New Denver, British Columbia were reading the headlines Paris Liberated by Anglo- American Forces , Americans Recapture Guam or Allies Retake Guadalcanal . The war was waning in the Pacific and in Europe. Perhaps there were among the very old folks a few who experienced a strange ache in their hearts. With each passing day they realized more and more that soon their former mother country, of which they held dear memories, must fall before the mighty forces of the western land. The younger generation doctored an injured pride. They sought dearly to be accepted in Canada as loyal Canadians and not a bunch of snivelling yellow rats who had to be evacuated from the coast into remote re- location centers where they could be kept under constant surveillance of the R.C.M.P. Canadians of Japanese descent were fight- ing off the humiliation of segregation. I can vividly recall an autumn morn- ing in 1944 when the members of our household were not particularly interested in the common turmoils of the people around them. Mother and father had re- ceived news the day before that a very dear friend whom they had known for many years had died suddenly in Lemon Creek, another relocation town thirty miles away. With all due respect father decided that we would attend the funeral. Having little knowledge of who the gentlemen was, I certainly felt no sorrow Kim Omae g for him. Instead, in my childish mind I was somewhat uncomfortably overjoyed that this old fellow has passed away. I thought of his death only in terms of the bus trip that would be involved in attend- ing his funeral. My first funeral, I thought to myself. I spent considerable time trying to imagine what a funeral was going to be like. My imagination was horrifying. When the time came for us to leave for the bus depot I insisted that I be per- mitted to carry the huge bouquet of flowers mother had picked from the garden. I remember how very pleased my parents were with my request. They smiled at me and I smiled at them as I gently tucked the bouquet under my arm. We boarded the half-full greyhound bus. Father and mother sat in a se at near the rear and I occupied an empty seat across the aisle. Carefully laying the bouquet be- side me I quickly pressed my nose against the window and watched New Denver dis- appear into the background. Within min- utes we were in the mountains. I shall never forget the mountain road on which I travelled that day. On the inner side of the road there rose a steep incline which invariably reached the snow-covered mountain peak. On the outer edge an equally steep precipice terminated at the shore of a lake far, far below the level of the road. The road was narrow — so narrow that each time the bus encountered an automobile travelling in the opposite dir- ection it was a matter of forcing the car back some distance where the road was 57 wide enough to allow the bus to pass. The passengers were unusually quiet. Were they feeling uneasiness of the tor- tuous climb up the narrow mountain route or had they noticed, as I did, the change in the weather? The sky had turned an eery gray, and the wind had begun to whistle through the tall evergreens. A flash of lightening, the rumble of thunder, and then a deluge of rain. In no time at all the dusty road became the muddy bed of a slowly flowing stream of water. I uncon- sciously grasped the bouquet as I began to ponder the possibility that nature was per- sonifying an obsequial atmosphere. The monotony of the unvaried tone of the passengers ' whispered conversations and the wearisome cadence of the motor soon overcame my mind. I was on the verge of falling asleep when suddenly I felt a sharp jerk. Before I could fully realize what was happening I was rolling over in my seat. I felt the sensation of terrific blows hit my body. I heard piercing screams. I saw a galaxy of heavenly bodies and I fell through space. My eardrums resounded the deafening reverberations of two crashing bodies then all was motionless. As I regained my senses a sickening sight met my eyes. Suitcases were strewn about, seats were twisted, and glass in the windows was shattered and threatened to slash you at every move. A confusion of bat- tered passengers motioned uncontrollably with their limbs. Midst all this I found my- self wedged under a contorted seat. I strug- gled violently to free myself but to no avail. Father came crawling over to me and fran- tically threw aside the wreckage which laid on me and pulled me to him. He cursed as he told me the bus had crashed. The bus driver, a gash across his fore- head, wavered to the rear of the bus and, like a movie hero, kicked open the emer- gency door and ordered the passengers to climb out one by one. Father lifted me through the escapeway then helped mother out. We stood helpless in the rain. Much to my surprise I discovered that I stood, not on the road, but on a steep slope with the road far above me. I shuddered to think that the bus had actually toppled off the road and had rolled down the mountainside until finally stopped by two large trees. Had it not been for those trees the bus would have continued down the incline until it reached the lake below. On hands and knees we made our way up to the road. Just how long we stood in the rain I do not know; but during that time I observed people with bloody and battered faces, people writhing in pain, people in grimy, wet clothing, people who were in suffering but thankful that they were still alive. These people reminded me of photographs I had seen in magazines — photographs of helpless civilians caught in war-torn countries of Europe and Asia. I realized, then, how truly ugly war must be, and, if the ugliness of Pearl Harbour in- cited evacuation I can bear no malice against the Canadian government. By some turn of luck a huge moving van happened to come along the road that afternoon. We boarded it. As we roared away I looked once more at the wreckage which lay folded like a dead animal on the muddy mountainside. To whose funer- al was I going when I left this morning? 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This is the uncensored, true-to-life account of one of the many intriguing adventures that filled my life when I was a private eye in that corrupted city that abounded in sin, passion, violence and crime — Fort William. I was seated by my office window one- day enjoying one of those balmy mid-winter afternoons that Fort William often exper- iences — 40 below — when the phone rang. It was Martha. She told me she was trying to get the City Council to move Pacific Avenue to a more choice location where competition wouldn ' t be so high, and wanted me to bribe some of the aldermen. In return for my ser- vices, she would give me a year ' s complim- entary pass. I told her that the task would be impossible for our City Fathers are noble, righteous, uncorruptable Civic Administrat- ors and not to be swayed by bribery — (but that she might have some success if she, offerered them the pass). Martha, who had, a very good eye for business, saw my point, and the case was closed. My business with Martha being complet- ed, I dug into my files and started on a dif- ferent case. After killing about ten bottles, I decided that I should make a few business calls — the first stop being the washroom. I took the elevator to the basement garage and John Lychek started up my cut-down baby Austin with the continental wheel, four-barrelled carb and 375 horsepower engine. I took off amid a shatter of glass, splintered wood and rip- ped steel — I had forgotten to open the gar- age door again. I then decided to stop at a bar and have a double shot of coffee. As I entered the cafe, I noticed a young kid in a silver-gray jacket with red trim with the word Arts written across his back, sitting in one of the back booths. Tears were streaming down his face and in between sobs that torturously racked his body, he kept murmuring over and over Hansen ' s, burnt to the ground! Hansen ' s burnt to the ground. I slid into one of the booths and signal- led to the waitress. She was a knock-out. Her long natural blonde curls were combed out into long waves that fell like sunlight across her shoulders. Her uniform encased her like a second skin. She walked slowly towards me, her hips rolling, every move- ment of her body a silent invitation. When she reached my booth, her lips parted in a seductive smile and her blue eyes fixed themselves on mine with an inviting stare. As her slender delicate fingers started to work their way up the sleeve of my coat, I got up, crushed my cigarette out on the 63 Compliments of NORTHERN WOOD PRESERVERS LIMITED TORONTO, ONT. PORT ARTHUR, ONT. PRINCE ALBERT, SASK. Conserve the Forests Preserve the Timber AQUA TEL Automatic Waterproof Watches Sold Only By BIRKS STITT CREDIT JEWELERS LTD. Arthur and Court Street, Port Arthur BEST BET WITH THE COLLEGE SET Compliments of AGNEW SURPASS SHOE STORE Arthur St. Port Arthur 64 back of her milk white hand, put on my coat and walked out — I hate blondes! That afternoon, as I got back to my office, I decided to call up my wife to apolo- gize for being late for dinner — so I was only two years late. Just as I was setting the receiver down, I heard someone turn the knob of the hall door. I whirled about and saw a dark, menacing shadow looming be- hind the frosted pane of the glass. I felt an icy chill creep up the base of my spine. I had forgotten to close the trap door on my long johns . My agile mind quickly put two and two together and I deduced that it was Laughing Lloyd coming to wreak his vengence on me for stealing his woman. Like a flash my right hand plunged inside my coat and curled around the butt of my trusty Colt .45. I pumped six rapid, quick fire shots into — my left arm. I ' m a little slow on the draw. I desperately fired my last shot through the door. The glass shat- tered and I heard a dull thud as the body fell to the floor. I opened the door expect- ing to see Laughing Lloyd lying in a pool of blood. To my surprise it was my secre- tary, late for work as usual. She was lying on her back with a hole in her head where her right eye should have been. Oh well, everybody makes mistakes. Compliments of oC e IrOccj the 1 jj-lorist Port Arthur Fort William R. C. Addison INSURANCE REAL ESTATE Dial 5-9251 Port Arthur 65 MacLEOD-COCKSHUTT GOLD MINES LIMITED HEAD OFFICE 357 Bay St., Toronto ATKINSON ' S Jewellers limited TROPHY CUPS, PINS, MEDALS, RINGS 8 S. Cumberland St. Port Arthur MINE OFFICE Geraldton Port Arthur Fort William PRESCRIPTION SPECIALISTS 66 L jj-rovn J liere o sternity Science began when humanity began. One could say, in a very crude sense, that it began even before humanity. At first it was merely a science of protection and sur- vival, the earliest form of which was kill or be killed and eat or be eaten . In following the field of science from the before to the beyond, we meet the com- mon individual whom I shall call Ugg . It has been a long road for this poor tired fellow and I am ashamed to say, the road, ahead looks even more trying. Although Ugg was but a mere element of civilization, we must admit that he had done and is doing a great job in stimulating an other- wise moribund society. Like most other major tasks, it had to be started from scratch. It didn ' t take Ugg long — only a matter of a million years or so — to realize that the more thought and consideration he put into a project, the less brawn he would have to expend in undertaking it. Bits of logic like this drawn from all corners of his prim- itive mind led to the discovery of that circu- lar object called the wheel . None have to be reminded of its importance. In our modern world it is used on, and in, every- thing from motor cars to gambling halls. So began mechanics. Inventions like the above sparked Ugg and many of his associates, friends and or enemies into a new world of thought. The wheel saved them so much time that they Don Coulson now had to spend only twenty of the twenty- four hours per day protecting and supporting themselves and their dependents and they had to find some way to amuse themselves for the other four. At first this posed a prob- lem because J. Arthur Rank of R.K.O. had not yet produced his first western movie so it left the people with no reason to go to a theatre (unless of course, it was a drive- in). This problem has two solutions: (1) New discoveries, and (2) The development of culture. Idleness and boredom set in, but could not prevail long. Ugg could not stand the sheer emptiness in his mind; the echo was driving him mad. Being of a particularly intelligent nature, he decided to use his spare time to best possible advantage. He had found that when one hard object was brought in contact with another of slightly less tensile strength, the latter was impress- ed. It took a little research for him to see in this phenomenon a method of expressing himself when he was not on speaking terms with some of his colleagues: he could mark his message on a rock and throw it at the head of the person to whom it was address- ed and so make his point in that manner. Within the short period of a thousand years and sev eral marked up caves, Ugg emerged with an entire body of literature including several volumes (rock volumes, of course) of the Encyclopedia Britannica. These comprehensive volumes contained everything from a full scale description of 67 Compliments of THE a p e r v cat jCL a L e s C FORT WILLIAM, ONTARIO Best Wishes to GRADUATES and STUDENTS of the LAKEHEAD TECHNICAL INSTITUTE from 3 Fort William Port Arthur Compliments of COCHRANE HARDWARE (WESTERN LIMITED) WHOLESALE HARDWARE, IRON, STEEL MINING and FORESTRY SUPPLIES CONGRATULATIONS TO ONTARIO ' S NEWEST JUNIOR COLLEGE, THE LAKEHEAD TECHNICAL INSTITUTE PORT ARTHUR FORT WILLIAM 68 the amoeba to the placing of a flag on the peak of Mt. Everest which, incidentally, was then just a geological mole-hill . The enthusiasm of the people was ex- ceeded only by the effect Ugg ' s work was to have on building a society. Within the next ten or fifteen millenia, every available cave was so fully marked that not another letter could be hewn out. This made it necessary to begin carving on rocks outside of the caves. One rainy day, Ugg was carving a message on a boulder which stood on the edge of a long hill. Lightning struck a huge tree behind him and set it alight. The tree fell, sent the boulder rolling down the long hill, and fire and long distance com- munications were simultaneously brought into being. The chances were few of light- ning hitting a tree, and of having sufficient boulders and high enough hills, but it was a start. All our hero needed was some method by which he might re-ignite the tree, and also some method of communica- tion which did not require topographical assistance. Heads were put together; sometimes in thought, sometimes with a great deal of destructive force. Ugg spent many tiring hours with the friction-sticks before he struck the idea of a match. He worked many a carrier pigeon to death carrying rocks before he invented paper to make its task a bit easier. Through thick and thin, science kept on progressing. The world on the East Side became too small for Ugg and his growing tribe of intellectuals. They began to venture far- ther from their caves, mentally and geo- graphically. Ugg, who was brave enough to stake his life on theory, ventured forth on his wind powered log, to prove to the old stick-in-the muds at home that he could return to the port of departure without altering his gyroscope course by one hun- dred and eighty degrees. Many minor developments follow ed: the internal combustion engine, the main reason for high premiums on life insur- ance, namely the motor car, the aeroplane, jet propulsion, and today Ugg is working on a superlitic (speed of light) (PHOTON propelled space ship. So far, with the help of applied science, our primitive has moved from disorganized barbarism to organized barbarism, from cave to the Lakehead College of Arts, Science and Technology. And the end is not yet. 69 70 ictoria  __ o cere University of Toronto Founded 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 Resi- dences accommodation is available for men students of the College. For full information, including calendars and bulletins, apply to the Registrar, Victoria College, Toronto. Men and Women in Residence may be assisted through Residence Bursaries. 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McLennan Lumber COMPANY LIMITED Building Supplies — Paint — Fuel — Ice 80 N. Cumberland St. Port Arthur 74 OS Manfred Ficker It is no understatement when I say that our modern civilization could not exist if there were no radio. The term radio , however, can be applied to a large number of devices, ranging from crystal sets to the remote control systems of guided missies. To cover all the applications in this short space is therefore impossible and I intend to limit myself to the two-way radio, and to explain its use and application especially with respect to those aspects which are of direct significance to the public. Applications of two-way radios are varied and modern transportation systems depend on the most. Before the introduc- tion of radio the terse message lost at sea, no trace found printed in the newspapers was often all that was know of ship disast- ers. The advent of radio however has changed this. Radio has been responsible for saving countless lives at sea, from the sinking of the Titanic to the most recent disaster, the collision of the Andrea Doria with the Stockholm, for immediate aid could be quickly dispatched. Today any tramp steamer can be reached by radio, no matter where it is. Radio is also vital to air trans- portation where it is invaluable in giving weather reports, position checks, and flight instructions. On land, railroad companies are making more and more use of two-way communication equipment to aid and facil- itate both freight and passenger service. Each year due to the use of mobile radios by police and fire departments counties ' } lives and millions of dollars are saved. The most common examples of mobile radios are those used in cabs. The respond to your call within minutes saves both time and money for you and the taxi companies. Industry has also been fast in realizing the advantages of mobile two-way radios; especially to the forest industry where walkie-talkies , and breakie-backies are of great value in the fight against forest fires. Many factories are also equipped with plant-wide radio communication, and have installed mobile units in their trucks so that they can be in constant contact, thus enabling the most economical use of their equipment. The popularity of two-way radios increases steadily as they become more compact, more dependable, and easier to operate. The ultimate, however, is the personal radio; these are pocket-size trans- ceivers with which a person can call a fixed or another mobile station. Steps towards these Dick Tracy sets have already been taken, and in some cities paging systems are in operation. A subscriber to the system carries a tiny receiver, to which he listens periodically. When someone wants to phone him, the person phones the centre, from where the subscriber ' s number is broadcast. 75 UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK A modern university for men and women, situated in Fred- ericton, the beautiful capital city of New Brunswick. The Faculty of Law is maintained in Saint John. GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE COURSES Arts (B.A., M.A.); Sciences (B.Sc., M.Sc, Ph.D.): Engineering — Civil, Mechanical, Electrical (B.Sc, M.Sc.) : Forestry (B.Sc, M.Sc); Law (B.C.L.): Edu- cation (B.Ed., M.Ed., B. of Teaching); Business Ad ministration (B.B.A.); (Three-year Certificate Courses available in Chemical and Mining Engineering) For full particulars about courses, scholarships and other academic information, write : THE REGISTRAR UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK, Fredericton, N.B. ' Where Price and Quality Never Take a Holiday 12 5. CUMBER LA N D ST. PORT ARTHUR SPORTSWEAR - LINGERIE HOSIERY - APPAREL Compliments of Chartered Accountant 230 Van Norman St. Port Arthur 76 Compliments of GENT ' S TOGGERY CLOTHING AND FURNISHING 118 N. Cumberland St. Dial 5-8422 Compliments of WOODGATES THE MAN ' S SHOP Warren K. Cook Clothes Fort Williar When he hears his number in his radio, he phones the centre, where he is connected to the calling party. This system has al- ready proven its value, and services are expanding. The greater the number of mobile radios becomes, the greater becomes the problem of channel scarcity. Already the frequencies are crowded, and there is just not enough room in the radio spectrum to have only one system operating on one frequency. Therefore, the output of the transmitters has to be limited to keep their range down and prevent interference with other systems operating on the same fre- quencies some distance away. Splitting the existing channels and utilizing microwaves has relieved the situation somewhat but a more suitable and satisfactory system must be found soon. There is also the problem of keeping the conversations private; the best that can be done economically now is comparable to having a party line. Many of these difficulties will eventually be solved, and the present use of two-way radios is only a beginning. Much work is now being done towards the perfection of the transistor, a device working with semi- conductors and designed to replace the vacuum tube. Since transistors have no fila- ment and operate at relatively low voltages, transistor-equipped portable equipment does not require heavy and expensive power sup- plies. This means that walkie-talkies and personal radios can be made smaller, light- er, and more efficient. Eventually the time will come when any person can take a small radio out of his pocket, dial a number, and talk to any other person in the world. This is still a long time away, but in the mean- time capable engineers are needed to make this dream real. 77 78 Scutted Jjy zA JHi oose Back up, yelled Charley Lance. I stared up at the bigges t moose I ' d ever seen. She was a cow, her mane standing like a crinoline about her long, bulbous head, her ears jutting out like a mule ' s. She was an awesome sight. I jammed in my paddle, but there wasn ' t a chance. She hoisted her calf into the bushes with a heave of her snout and just plain jumped on us. We were sliding into deep water, but one of her great chisel hoofs smashed into the bow, a foot from my face. Vince Kenney shoreline a few miles from camp. It was late afternoon when we steered into a sort of fiord and pulled slowly along the shore — Charley at the stern paddle doing most of the work To our left was a jut of land clotted with debris; beyond it a boggy stagnant bay. Moose lick, Charley grunted. That ' s one of the places where the big ones come to wade, drink and eat the mud; it ' s supposed to have some mineral quality that ' s good for them. We capsized in a second, that blowing, bubbling moster simply raging near us. We swam for our lives, and luckily for us, she took out her rage on the canoe, stamping and even butting it, until it was a mess of flinders in the water. This was my first and only one bad encounter with a wild moose and it is one encounter I shall never forget to this day. The episode took place on Simpson Island on a cool, breezy afternoon in mid-Septem- ber. Charley and I were having fun. We ' d caught salmon and had boiled them over spruce knots. We ' d eaten berries and swallowed our hooch every night before turning in to sleep like gophers. We ' d seen bears but I didn ' t want one unless I could beat my last year ' s hide that squared upward of eight feet. We ' d been fishing happily along the We were drifting over for a look-see when we heard this floundering and splash- ing. Something was blowing and grunting in the shallows close to the shore. Cautious- ly, we rounded the point. It was a moose calf, maybe half a dozen months old, drowning in about five feet of water. His eyes were bugged with fear as he lashed the water to foam with his forehoofs. But he was weakening. Char- ley was for backing off and shooting him. No good, the half-breed said. Nuts, I answered. He ' s only a calf. Let ' s give him a hand. I pulled in and Charley had to follow. Telling him to turn the light canoe, I leaned down, snaching one of the calf ' s forelegs and gave it a yank; the calf came loose at the second tug; evidently, his hind leg had been caught in a sunken root or 79 weed. He tried to climb aboard, and Char- ley whacked him with a paddle. So I headed him toward the shelving bank, and he was just making it when mama appeared and stamped our canoe to bits. We swam to the end of the point and climbed out, soaked and cold as Chinese hell. Big fool! Charley observed. What we do now? Rifle gone, fishin ' tackle gone, field glasses gone, ground sheet gone, grub ... Oh, shut-up! I said, my teeth chat- tering. Let ' s see what we can salvage. Man! That water was cold. It was al- most dark before we recovered our rifles, the field glasses and our fishing rods. Then we had to pack them five miles along the shelving bank in the darkness, but we made it back to camp, half-dead with fatigue, cold and hungry. I sat there thinking of that day, that day of fear against that animal, but some- how, I found in my heart a liking for that brutal moose, for she was like any mother trying to protect her young ones. Now we gave each other a rubdown, Charley rubbed so hard that he shaved most of the hide off me; had a couple of snorts, some grub, and then went to sleep, close to the biggest fire we ' d built so far. Rutledge Stationery LIMITED GREETING CARDS - STATIONERY BOOKS - OFFICE SUPPLIES OFFICE FURNITURE Phone 2-1653 Fort William 512 Victoria Ave. Ontario Compliments of TAYLOR ' S Port Arthur, Ont. 40 S. Cumberland St. TAILORED TO FIT TAILORED TO WEAR TAILORED BY TAYLOR ' S MEN ' S WEAR 80 c-r . i 99 jj-viends Bruce Antonen My old man must be the friendliest person on the street. He can talk to any- body. Now I know it isn ' t hard to talk to somebody but I mean friendly talk, like you would use when you meet a good friend. It ' s nothing for my pop to take the mower out after supper and lean on it till the sun goes down talking to old Ed Crozic, our neighbour, and then put the mower away realizing he had never cut a blade of grass that night. Don ' t get the wrong idea my pop ' s lazy, he just likes to be friendly. When I grow up I hope I can be like my father. Right now though, everyone! thinks I ' m a little queer. When someone comes toward me my mind goes in a whirl. Should I say hello? Of course I know the person. No, I ' ll wait and see if he says hello first. What if he stops to talk? I know, the weather. No! everyone talks about the weather. I won ' t say anything. And so we pass by and I give a sigh of relief. Girls are the worst problem. Now and then I man- age to pass through a one-sided conversa- tion with a man, but never with a girl. I don ' t know, my mom says girls shouldn ' t be any different to talk to than boys but I don ' t know. What am I going to say to a girl? I know they really don ' t want to talk to me, so I try my best to avoid embarrass- ment for both parties, especially myself. I just don ' t know what to say although I wish I did. My pop can talk about any- thing at all and he ' s got a lot of friends. He knows everyone on the street while I just know our close neighbours. My mom tells me it ' s important to have friends, but I can ' t talk to people I don ' t want to talk to; I refuse to do it. I think that when I grow up I ' ll be able to know better who my friends really are and then there will be no trouble .... Last night my mother pointed out an item in the paper for my father to read. He read aloud, Mr. Ed Crozic, 211 Alpha Avenue, involved in an accident amounting to $500.00 to both vehicles was charged with careless driving this morning in magistrate ' s court and received a $100.00 fine, his license suspended for six months. A queer look then came over his face as he said, I told you that guy drove like a madman. Serves him right. I wonder, do people know what he is really like? I think may be my method of choosing friends is better. 81 Ait T AY FOR CKWkief MM f tSHi ta Pc LC tf cam 0« T t JT i fA SAXfc- Oitui POM OA of SvN plA I tASa iltAOr £ O M+f CO M C ! MOW-SH4 =5 IN CAfts Of WMM CAt CAiMg Tgfg is fa-em T C«AMf of 9 0% , Fly iWATTec f« Swk«i«ti fufi AwAY {At A KC  0 T L.  «I Watch - wa7S tHu - f, amti ■ i« t« jv tT i« MMntr, f£aei c«m c «t vit  i rot Ml. ' l «f«T fi m9. 5am FoZ C6U.ecTl « Of SOC ' ) LdA C , 0 Well? Equipped L jf-ovestry faculty L J-ieU C jj-undamentals The second year started as usual with the annual week of cruising at Fish Lake, which introduces the new recruits to the forest and helps the old hands to become reacquainted with Mother Nature. Transportation was no problem with such a grand fleet as Mr. Haggerty ' s luxurious limousine, Ben ' s bahoo, and Ron ' s heap always gased and snorting to be exercised. The daily trips to the forest were large- ly uneventful — hubcaps flew, there were blowouts, and exhaust smoke screens, and one morning when the bahoo was several minutes ahead of the limousine and heap, a case of sabotage was suspected as a log mysteriously appeared on the road. The second year forestry students under the able supervision of Mr. Haggerty did their utmost to instruct the greenhorns in the principals of cruising. This was no easy task since some of the freshmen did not even know a coniferous tree from a hardwood — and still don ' t. Frequent shouts of world shaking accuracy like, get that partridge with the calipers, smoke time, ' ' that ' s not a poplar you nitwit, it ' s a jack- pine made our chests expand with pride. The second trip to the Department of Lands and Forests scaling in October, at- tended only by the big four proved to be more successful, with the lectures run- ing a close second to extra-curricular activ- ities. However, with the close of Exams in the course for Friday, the 13th, a hasty withdrawal was made back to L.T.I. November lectures were regrettably in- terrupted by the first tour of company oper- ations, and we became the guests of the Ontario-Minnesota, Dryden, and Great Lakes Paper companies, the Camps, logging operations. The mill in Dryden was visited and we stayed at the Lodge where cham- pagne dinners were common fare. Our chaperone, Mr. Haggerty, expressed a desire for a Jaguar but we were only able to rent a Chevy for him at the time. Ron had the Jaguar spirited away. In early February, this time accompanied by the newly acquired Mr. Lindsay, we visited the Longlac and Marathon opera- tions. At Caramat the mechanical slashers and mechanical bundle were put on view for us. The trip came to an end all too soon and again we found ourselves back in Port Arthur faced with the ignorance of the Miners and Artsmen. The Second Year Foresters, B. Waatainen, J. Christianson, R. Bellingham, B. Drabbe. I 83 84 entvna The week of mining field trips of 1956- 57 started in a manner which was to be an indication of the year. The whole group of miners got lost from Mr. Page. On a bright morning in October all assembled at the school, and after heads were counted started off in Bob Walter- son ' s car . The destination on this first trip was the Hilldale Road, a destination which all the boys claim was chosen for its inaccessibility. When the party arrived at the point of disembarkture, a desolate clearing miles away from nowhere, it was found that one piece of vital equipment was missing — Mr. Page. After a wait of several hours, some of the brighter boys came to the conclusion that either they were lost, or Mr. Page was. Since they knew where they were, it must be Trev who was lost and a search party was formed immediately. After wandering through miles of des- olate country, punctuated by abandoned farms, old wells, and hungry dogs, the search was abandoned Slowly the caravan made its way back to Port Arthur to give the mournful news to all the students — Mr. Page was lost. Upon arrival at L.T.I., however, it be- came exceedingly evident that Mr. Page was here since his blue station wagon was in the parking lot. After being thoroughly grilled and given a third-degree Mr. Page confessed that he had been to the Hilldale Road but couldn ' t find the boys. Are there two Hilldale Roads? The second day was better organized with a trip to Shuniah and Thunderhead. This time rock classification was the main objective and everyone had an ample supply of different rocks to keep him busy, par- ticularly at Thunderhead. The third and fourth days of the week were uneventful with a trip to Finmark ' for magnetometer mapping, and an under- ground tour at Coldstream finishing the week. In early January when extracurricular activities had ground to a standstill the Pre Cambrian Club decided to visit Steep Rock under the pretense of visiting the mine. After a trip at the terrific average speed of 17 miles per hour the miners ar- rived safely but shaken at Atikokan and began a round of activities which will never be experienced again. A trip into the mine, a glassy stare from an electronic eye, steel arches at $175. each are all that are re- membered of the Steep Rock Mine tour. A few Engineers who were on the trip when asked what they thought of the trip don ' t answer but get a far away look in their eyes, and mumble something about an amber coloured drink with a froth on top, and go off muttering. The results of spring, I guess!!! 85 86 A BUSINESS COLLEGE IS A SPECIAL SCHOOL Business school men were the first to sell business men on the idea that girls should be employed as stenographers. The masterful selling job that they did, 75 years ago, brought about a veritable revolution in business offices. Business school men think of their insti- tutions as training schools for business. They provide the best preparation for business that can be devised. The business school background is one of imagination and ingenuity, and the development of special skills to supple- ment academic training. KING ' S BUSINESS COLLEGE C. W. KING, Principal 40 S. Court St. Dial 5-9551 FORT WILLIAM ' S House of Diamonds Compliments of C. R. STRACHAN FORT WILLIAM Diamond Merchants for over 60 years 87 easy on limited budgets. Style Store for Young Men LIMITED 88 INDEX Abitibi Power Paper .... 38 Agnew Surpass 64 Andres 76 Andrew Insurance 54 Atkinsons Jewellers 66 Birks Stitt Credit Jewellers . 64 Bonin Dobie Jackson Ltd. 56 Bourkes Drugs 66 Bryans Limited 68 C. D. Howe Co. Ltd 42 Chappies Ltd 88 City of Fort William 62 City of Port Arthur 48 Coca-Cola Ltd 49 Cochrane Hardware 68 C. R. Strachan Jewellers . . 87 Dept. of Lands Forests ... 35 Dept. of Mines 26 Day Company 60 Eaton ' s 38 Gardner-Denver Co 47 Gents Toggery 77 Great Lakes Lumb. Shipp. 72 G. R. Duncan 60 Great Lakes Paper Co. Ltd. . 68 International Transit 40 J. Clemens 73 J. H. McLennan Lumber Co. 74 King ' s Business College ... 87 L. D. Dack 76 LeCocq Florist 65 Louis Helper 72 Lowerys Ltd 61 MacLeod-Cockshutt 66 Madsen Red Lake Gold Mines 49 Mahon Electric , 61 Marathon Corporation 73 McCartney Jewellers 87 McNulty ' s Ltd 38 Newaygo Timber Co 56 News-Chronicle 74 Northern Wood Preservers . 64 Perciante Laprade 54 Peterson Electric 60 Powell Equipment Co. Ltd. . 50 Provincial Paper Mill 40 Queen ' s University 59 R. C. Adisson 65 R.C.A.F 36 Rutledge Stationery 80 Ruttan-Bolduc-Adderly 71 Shaw Baking Company .... 40 S. S. Kresge 73 Steep Rock Iron Mines .... 25 St. James Gift Shop 72 St. Michael ' s College 61 Taylors Men ' s Wear 80 The University of Manitoba . 54 The Willson Stationary .... 74 Thunder Bay Auto Assoc. . . 37 Tourtellot Hardware 42 T. Whitley 42 University of New Brunswick 76 University of Western Ont. . 56 Van Peteghen Furs 71 Victoria College 71 Willson Stationery 74 Woodgates 77 LE 3 .A15 c.2 1957 Port Arthur, Ont. Lakehead University. The NorVWester. JHtVBB