Lakehead University - Yearbook (Thunder Bay, Ontario Canada)

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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

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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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PRESIDENT ' S MESSAGE The position of President of the Students ' Administrative Council is an honourable and pleasurable one, honourable in the fact that it is the highest position to which a student can be elected by his fellows. The students elect the person they feel will aptly represent them with character, deportment and ability. He must be willing to assume the responsibilities that they do not wish to assume themselves. The pleasant part is in knowing that, of those who elected you, there are many on whom you can rely to render every assistance to make the job enjoyable. It was with great pride that I assumed this position for 1957-58. When my fellow students felt that I would fill this most important position to their satisfaction was indeed a proud moment for me. To be the first President in the new College is some- thing upon which I will reflect for many years. This year has marked a milestone in the progress of our institute. From having to restrict our social activities to two or three parties per year at a local club, we have been able to expand to many dances at the school plus our traditional club parties. The club parties were a success and all concerned had a good time. The school dances, al- though not supported to the full extent, proved to be a starting point for more parties in the future years. The students this year did not realize that these paries were for all the student body, and whether or not they attended these functions, the non-participants helped pay for the others. We must be growing not only in numbers but in thought. Already we seem to have fraternities, or should I say, clans. There seems to be a two way criss-cross, three way split, the facilities versus each other and also Fort Bill against Port Art versus out of town. These groups would be fine if it were just to outdo each other, but detrimental if they tried to depreciate other group functions. There are some detrimental rivalries already between these clans. The proof of this is, that if one sponsors a dance, the majority clans, namely Fort William and the Engineers, do not always support, with the result that only a select group shows up every time. Some mention of appreciation should go out to Richard Heale and Bob Nash. Although the council supported them financially and enthusiastically, if it were not for these boys, we would not have VE3ECT, our new club radio station. The council also financially helped the lapidary club, frequented by the miners. The council this year, in my opinion, was a good one. The executive and repre- sentatives were very cooperative and willing to tackle anything themselves, but usually only the Technical group gave support to their reps. At this time, I would like to thank our five wonderful girls who pitched in and helped us every time there was some decorating or organizing that needed doing. In closing, I would like to say that, although things were hectic at times, I was glad to be able to serve those who appreciated the Students ' Council functions, and knowing that there were some who enjoyed these affairs and recognized the amount of planning that went into them, I am happy. A wise woman, my mother often quoted to me from Abe Lincoln: You can please all of the people some of the time and some of the people all of the time, but you can ' t please all of the people all of the time. With this in mind, good luck to next year ' s council and president. Glen Coley President Page 6