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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The Nor ' Wester would like to extend thanks and appreci- ation to all students who helped in the production of the Yearbook. Special thanks go to our staff: Pauline Grieve, Charles Mountford, Susan Greer, Frank Murphy and Fred Bodnar. Thanks also to Dr. Miller for cheering us when we were in trouble and for giving his expert advice when- ever it was needed. Without the helpful co-operation of Yearbook House, we could never have published this book — a sincere thank you! Photography by Eric Kutok. Page 2
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THE N 0 R ' W ESTER Yearbook of the LAKEHEAD COLLEGE of Arts, Science and Technology Editor STEWART SMITH Volume ' : 10 Session: 195 8-59 Published by the students of the Lakehead College 1959 PORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO Page 1
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EDITORIAL Familiarity breeds contempt. But it also breeds apathy. Today in the Western world, we should take a long, hard look at our political system and decide if it is the system or the operators of the system which have caused the apathy evident in nearly all democratic countries. The theories of Democracy, the ascendant political philosophy of the Western world, presuppose that man is interested enough in his own well-being and safety to share in the responsibilities of running the government. This does not mean that all the individual should do is to vote and pay taxes, rather he should also become a living expression of the democratic ideal — a man with liberty, but who wishes to promote the interests of his society, even to the extent of sacrificing his own interests at times. Yet is not this supposition much too unrealistic? History has proven to us the bitter lesson that man, even at the height of his political sophistication, has not even come close to the bright ideals, presupposed by the faith of democracy. The advocates of democracy often advance the argument that it is democracy that people want, and that this alone is justification for its initiation in a country. This argument seems wholly illogical and ridiculous, especially when one considers the un- usual and often immoral things which people want, and yet this desire for these things has certainly never been used as justification for their adoption. Do people really want democracy? NO. It expects too much from the common citizen. People are basically disgustingly materialistic. So long as people have satisfactory homes, good jobs and some leisure time, they care little for the high-flown phrases and glowing idealism of our well meaning democrats. And since most people find it almost impossible to fulfill their material designs by a strict adherence to the theories of democracy they abandon their God-given obligations, and resort to barbaric, and often cave-man like techniques to achieve their ambitions. A moral degeneration occurs, in the form of political apathy and a withdrawal from the responsibilities of citizenship. This conclusion is derived not from the idle imaginings of a non-voter and non-participant in the processes of democratic living, but from the dillusioning evidence of actual life. The inhuman coldness of statistics tell us that in Canada and the United States, the average vote in any election, hardly ever rises above 65%. And, if one could by some magical process subtract from this percentage those voters who are totally unqualified to vote or who care little for this obligation, the final percentage would undoubtedly be depressingly low. And not only is apathy apparent in the inconclusive matter of voting statistics, but also in almost every other field of responsibility and citizenship. It might then be argued that the people would care just as well for a despot so long as he satisfied their material aims. Unfortunately, this seems to be the only logical conclusion to be drawn from the present situation. Although it seems almost inconceivable that people would willingly allow themselves to be deprived of their liberty and benefits of a free country, it seems that one can arrive only at this unhappy conclusion. However, this criticism must not be mis-interpreted. I do not suggest we sur- render to the facts and let ourselves be defeated by our own faults. Page 3
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