Lakehead University - Yearbook (Thunder Bay, Ontario Canada)

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THE PRINCIPAL ' S MESSAGE TO THE GRADUATES: This was an eventful year at Lakehead College. The Men ' s Residence was barely completed in time for September registrations. Some of you filled out the required forms, paid your fees, room and board, and then helped to move the beds from the trucks to the residence rooms. Years from now, when you have returned as Alumni, you will recall the first morning when you shaved without mirrors and ate breakfast from make -shift plywood tables. There were no complaints. Your eager enthusiasm was con- tagious. It was soon evident that our Residence was making an even greater contribution to Lakehead College life than any of us had anticipated. In October the Board of Governors announced that a contract has been let for the construction of a University Centre. It will house, eventually, a student lounge, cafeteria, auditorium, student offices, etc. In its initial stages, a large part of this space will be used for academic purposes. It is scheduled for completion by January and those of you who are now in first year will look forward to using it. 1 am confident that it will add even more to life at Lakehead College than the Residence has. The most significant event of the year occurred in January when the Board of Governors decided to advance the date on which the first degrees will be granted to May, 1965. As a result of this decision some of the students now enrolled in first year Arts will form the first graduating class of Lakehead College. This will be a memorable milestone. To achieve it many people have worked hard and long. Ultimate- ly much of the credit must go to the students. Their achievements have provided very real evidence of the quality of work done at Lakehead College. I extend heartiest congratulations and sincere good wishes to the class of 1963.