Lakehead University - Yearbook (Thunder Bay, Ontario Canada)

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THE GIANT Regardless of where one looks from in either of our twin cities, one can always see the Sleeping Giant — a massive rock lying in the middle of Thunder Bay. The contour of this noteworthy landmark points it out as a favourite sight for all tourists. We, the staff of the 1958 edition of the yearbook, felt that it was only fitting to name the first edition of this yearbook for the new Lakehead College after this natural formation, and so we chose The Giant for our new name. Much Indian folklore is attached to the Giant, but one of the most entertaining of all legends is this one, told back in 1889: Nana, the sleeping giant which reposes in Thunder Bay, lived at the time the mastadon roamed our forests. He stood thousands of feet high, a giant and monarch, chief of earth and sea. He wooed and won a dusky maiden. She was young and beautiful, tall like himself, and her foot was as fleet as the frightened deer. Her tresses were like the raven ' s wings and her eyes as bright as dew drops. Her voice was as soft as the music of the mountain brook and she was as joyous as a bird and as lovely as a summer day. By the lake side in a rocky cave they dwelt for two thousand years, and the Ojibways and all the other powerful Indian tribes of the Lake Superior district were Nan ' s descendants. The old warrior was fond of fishing, and it was his wont to walk through the lake swinging a large hemlock tree for a club to drive the fish before him out into the lake to Sault Ste. Marie, where his faithful wife stood and caught them. This was fine angling. Years rolled on until one fine day the old squaw lost her cunning and all the fish that Nana drove before him passed her and swam into Lake Huran, and the old giant, hungry and relentless in his rage, killed his good wife with his club, and her poor life- less body floated down upon the shore of Lake Huron, where it can be seen unto this day, a cape known as the Old Squaw, or Nana ' s Wife. When Nana saw what he had done he was afraid and could not rest. He called his wife by name and talked of love. In vain he sought the Great Spirit for rest and in agonizing despair he raved and tore his hair. Nana was penitent and sorrowful; peni- tent in fear of the Great Spirit ' s anger and sorrowful in the loss of his wife ' s companion- ship. He wandered from his home out upon the prairies and far over the mountains, seeking forgetfulness and rest when, lo, he heard the loud cannonading of bursting boulders, and saw huge rocks high in the air. He heard fearful hissing of escaping gas and steam, and felt the suffocation of many obnoxious odors. The crimson heavens rained rocks, lava and ashes, whilst amid the clashing perils of thunder and the red lightning ' s fitful glare, the earth shook and trembled from the awful groaning roar of the volcanic fires. The Great Spirit was angry with Nana and he fled away, swifter than the eagles fly, back to his Lake Superior home, where he heard his wife ' s voice calling to him and beheld her streaming eyes so wild in fear, so sad in their imploring look, beseeching him to stay the cruel blow. He heard her death cry in the passionate sounds of the winds. Retribution was overtaking him. He walked once more in Thunder Bay and then, in agony of remorse and despairing anquish, Nana laid himself down and died of a broken heart. Page 7

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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

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FACULTY MEMBERS V . — P H. S. BRAUN, B.A. Principal W. S. ARMSTRONG, M.A. J. W. HAGGERTY, B.Sc.F. D. LINDSAY, B.A., M.Sc. Page 8