Lakehead University - Yearbook (Thunder Bay, Ontario Canada)

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1 HE PRINCIPAL ' S MESSAGE To the Graduates: It is my privilege to extend sincere congratulations and every good wish to the first graduating class from the Lakehead College of Arts, Science and Technology. The occasion is a milestone — not only in your own personal lives — but also in the hopes, aspirations and earnest endeavours of the many people in this community who have worked hard to establish the College here. These days are full of challenge for all who are engaged in the various fields of education. Not for many, many years has the spotlight of public interest been focused on our school ' s and universities with such glaring intensity. The interest is almost universal. It extends from parents to politicians to business corporations. All of them are prepared to help. You have taken full advantage of the facilities that are available at the Lakehead and I have every confidence that you will prove yourselves worthy of the sacrifices that have been made in your behalf. In the final analysis, the future of the College will depend on the calibre of the graduates. You are graduating at a time when the world is filled with opportunity but plagued by anxiety. You are members of a select group — the six or seven students out of one .hundred who are participating in education beyond the secondary school level. It will be your rivilege and duty to accept more than the average share of responsibilities. I hope that you will accept them with confidence and courage, and always remember that the solution to your problems must lie in human understanding and in wisdom applied to human affairs. Harold S. Braun Principal Page 4

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EDITORIAL As an inexperienced hand in the role of editor and organizer, it has been my greatest privilege to have worked with everyone associated with the Yearbook this year. I ventured quite blindly into this undertaking, and with experience gained the hard way, have tried to produce a book that would be a credit to the inaugural year of the Lakehead College. Does everyone realize that we are the initial group of an institution that has just started on the long path towards a bright future? The opening of a Junior College in the Lakehead may well be the first step in establishing a University at the Head of the Lakes. The enrollment this year, double that of last year is unquestionable proof that the need for a college such as the Lakehead College was acute. The fact that Northwestern Ontario High School Graduates had to travel at least a thousand miles from home to continue their studies should have been appreciated by those concerned a long time ago. It was this factor, plus many others, that finally brought this matter to the attention of the right people. It can also be said that many of those that have been interested in the introduction of a college at the Lakehead really had a battle on their hands to convince those that held the bag that the need was there. Now that the seed has been sown, perhaps the next step is the growth of our Junior College into a University. As a second year Technical Mining student, I am leaving the Lakehead with fond memories of the old Lakehead Technical Institute and the new Lakehead College. I feel fortunate that circumstances have brought me here from the East to continue my studies. I will always remember these last two years as a student of the old and the new. They have been two great years. The editing of this book has been made relatively simple due to the cooperation that I have received from many students. The book was late in getting started, and as a result, the deadlines were upon us almost as soon as we began. To state a few of the initial problems that we met, there was first, the banking, then an advertising campaign, and the general finding out of how the production of a yearbook is handled. I appreciate the experience this has given me. Then followed the work of gathering material, photography, etc. and etc. I was fortunate to have a few other people interested enough in helping me iron out these problems. Even though my comments should deal only with the organizing and publishing of this yearbook, I feel it is my privilege to say, on behalf of all the student body, a hearty wish of good luck to Mr. Page. For those who did not know, he is going on to the University of Minnesota to get his Doctor of Philosophy degree in Geology. I hope that the Lakehead College will regain the use of his advanced studies on completion of his course. I would like to finish by wishing everyone the best of luck in their ventures and to say farewell to the many friends I have made. Pat Boivin Editor Page 3

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THE NEW COLLEGE The Lakehead College of Arts, Science and Technology officially opened on October 2nd, 1957. Previous to this date, many students throughout the province and beyond had received letters of acceptance from the principal of the College, stating that registra- tion would take place on Monday, September 18th, at the new building located off the Oliver Road across from the cemetery. On registration day, many new faces were seen on the campus. Students were di- rected to the various teachers situated around the new common room. Approximately one hundred and thirty-five students enrolled on Monday and Tuesday, as well as about fifty part-time students. In the library, students could be seen buying armfuls of text books and school laboratory supplies throughout these days. Lecrures opened for the full time students at 9:55 Wednesday morning, following an assembly in Room 2, conducted by Mr. Braun to help the students become acquainted wirh the rules and regulations of the College. Since our college had only been built, the laboratories on the second floor were not completed when the lectures began. Until a month or so after lectures commenced, only four lecture rooms, plus a few chairs in the common room, were available to the students. October 2nd was declared a holiday for the college students to attend the official opening of the new Lakehead College of Arts, Science and Technology. To date, half of the school year is completed. A few students from various faculties have left here, although the College still has an enrollment of over a hundred and ten students. As the college will grow in size, the student body will grow, even in the percentage of girls. This year, the College only has five girls, one in Technical Division and four in the Arts faculty. School sports will also increase, and will get even better response from the student body, although over sixty-five percent of the students now participate in them. The social life at the school is still in full swing. However, this will slowly slacken as the examinations draw nearer. So far, the College has had a very successful year in everything. I am sure this will continue not only until the end of this term, but also in the years to come. Doreen Inouye Page 5