McGill University - Old McGill Yearbook (Montreal Quebec, Canada)

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A tour' 265111.-121211 The MCG111 Daily Honorary President: STANLEY M. E. READ, B.A. President and Editor-in-Chief: HUGH D. MACMILLAN .llfmuging Editor: THEODORE F. M. NEWTON .'Vlill'S B0.flRD Assignment Editor: WALTER B. P. POTTER Inlerrullegiate Ifdilor: THEODORE H. HARRIS C. LESLIE COPLAND '26 ELMER D. MACLEOD '25 HENRY R. L. DAVIS '27 ROBERT B. MACLEOD '26 HERVE A. GAUVIN '26 ARTHUR J. M. SMITH 'ZS ALAN S. ROSS '27 T. MILES GORDON '27 R.V.C'. Editor: JEAN AFFLECK R.V.C'. Assistant Editor: MARY W. MACLEAN R.I'.C'. Night lidilnrs: MARGARET J. L. MACLAREN AND ALICE T. ARCHIBALD Advertising illariager: GILBERT H. FLETCHER, B.A. HE main functions of the McGi ll Daily are to record incidents occurring about the campus, to give publicity to activities and organizations deserving of it, and to serve asa medium for the ex' pression of undergraduate views on questions that affect their welfare and the welfare of the University in general. In addition to this, items of news clipped from Canadian and American college papers are used, not only because they fill up the odd spaces of the Daily but because they bring to the attention of the undergraduate what is happening and what is thought throughout the University world in America. Ever since emerging from its swaddling clothes in IQI i the character of the Daily has been moulded according to the ideas of succeeding regimes of editors. As a consequence the publication may be noted for inconsistency in general characteristics throughout the years of its existence. Any newspaper, however conservative its editors may be, will necessarily go through stages of change and experiment to meet the exigencies of the time and the varying interests of readers. Experiments have been tried this year, particularly with regard to headings, and have led to improvements in the appearance of the paper. The quality of the articles published will always depend on the ability of reporters to use the English language properly. It is not possible to get a reportorial staff each member of which will have that ability to the most desirable degree. The continued existence of the Daily depends largely on the goodwill of advertisers. For a num' ber of years four columns of the front page of the Daily were utilized for advertising purposes, contrary to the form adhered to by the average college daily. The effect was not altogether pleasing to the eye, nor did it add to the dignity of the publication. The front page was cleared this session to be used for news only. The advertisers conceded the desirability of this course of action and their interest in the paper was retained. The Literary Supplement was instituted this year as a medium of expression for students who have the ability and inclination to write down some of their observations and reflections on life and letters. The venture has been favourably received by the majority of readers and the fourfpage paper has contained material of genuine merit. At times adverse criticism has been levelled at the Supplef ment. This is to be expected by any literary publication that deals with subjects on which individual views vary greatly, but it is not an indication of mediocrity. With a reasonable amount of sympathy and support from readers and contributors the continued existence of the Supplement will be ensured and it will fulhl an important function in undergraduate life. The eightfpage Christmas edition of the Daily, together with a feature issue of the Supplement and the regular L'Supplement, constituted a marked achievement in amateur journalism this session. Variety of form in presentation of special articles and the material in the articles themselves were accredited some of the best in the annals of the Daily. Following a custom that has stood for several years the R.V.C. members of the staff edited an issue of the Daily in February. The editorials and most of the writefups in the edition were composed by the R.V.C. and the quality of the edition was of a high standard. The Mongrel Daily, an annual feature, represents the work of the staff on the night of the annual banquet, when all the laws of good journalism are violated and reporters and editors alike conf centrate their attention on presenting facts and fiction in a ludicrous form. The result is considerable wit and a deal of humour. Some difficulty has been experienced this session in enlisting the services of an adequate staff of reporters who have journalistic ability. In the latter half of the session the Daily suffered from a dearth of reporters. As a consequence the routine work had to be divided among a few who were willing to devote their time unsparingly in the interests of the college paper. Under such adverse circumstances the Daily can not reach its maximum of efficiency or perfection.

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Glli1'IWl9G5ilL-15125 to ,. Dia. jour: A. NICHOLSON, MA., LL.D. Dr. Nicholson was born in Eldon, P.E.I., on March 27th, 1860. Educated Prince of Vlfales College, Charlottetown. Degree of HA. from McGill in 18873 NIA. fMcG.l 1893, LL.D. lMcG.J 1916. Dr. Nicholson took up the profession of teaching and his interests have always been cen- tered on educational work. He was Chairman of the XVestmount School Board from 191-I to 1916, and interested himself especially in educational work in the Province of Quebec. Appointed Registrar of McGill, February 28, 1902. Delegate to National Conference on Education and Citizenship in Toronto, 1923. Review of the Year 1924 Writteii for the Annual by bl. A. NICHOLSON, M.A., LLD. CVO THE PATHGLOGICAL INSTITUTE INCE the last issue of the Annual the University has made sure and steady progress. The principal visible evidence of this fact is furnished by the new Pathological Institute which was formally opened, in the presence of a large number of distinguished pathologists and representatives of other universities, by the LieutenantfGovernor of Quebec, Honorable Narcisse Perodeau, one of our own gra duates, on October 6th last. The main address for the occasion was delivered by Dr. Arthur Edwin Boycott, Graham Professor of Pathology in the University of London. The erection and equipment of this building was the outcome of the munificent donation from the Rockefeller Foundation of one million dollars at the time of the University campaign for increased funds in iozo. Une of the conditions attached to this gift was that the University should expend iBooo,ooo in the erection of certain buildings to better facilitate the work of medical education and research. The Pathological Institute was one of these. A strong contributing factor in this connection, however, was another donation amounting to SIOCLOOO from the Governors of the Royal Victoria Hospital, with which institution the Institute will be closely connected, both materially and other' wise. The building is somewhat irregular in shape. It extends two hundred and fortyftwo feet in its greatest length along University Street, sixty feet in width along Pine Avenue, and seventyfseven feet at the northern end, adjoining the athletic field of the University. It contains the necessary lecture and demonstration rooms, autopsy rooms, laboratories, museums. library, etc., and is equipped in the most modern and approved fashion, thereby placing it in the front rank of institutions of this character. fC0Hf'l 71lll'll1 on page 3281