McMaster University - Marmor Yearbook (Hamilton, Ontario Canada)

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Qfl 0.'jl98Cf l'The memory of the past will stay and half our joys reneW. Upper classmen returned in the fall to be disappointed by the order of restricted initiations, but inter-year rivalry revived with the Soph-Frosh tomato battle. Inter-year sports . . . No track meet, offset somewhat by a varsity game with the champion Wildcats . . . Table tennis again steals the limelight from the bigger sports. Publications again scooped the campus by reporting in the Iazz Issue a nefa- rious game conducted by UH.-B. Morris and other well-known students . . . the Petrouchka controversy . . . co-ed issue replies YES to Should Babies be Abolished? Military life brightened by co-eds appearing in maroon and gray uniforms . . . Women's war fund responsible for first tea dance in Mac's history . . . Self-denial days upheld nobly by the men . . . Cold armouries and colds . . . Military life dulled for the eds by Syllabus A . . . Many men leaving to join the forces and deserving the title of Mac's honoured sons. Macte Georgi! . . . a new Chancellor informally welcomed by enthusiastic students before formal induction by the Lieutenant-Governor . . . Dr. Burke appointed Dean of Arts and Science. Students' Council meetings denied a domestic atmosphere by edict of no knitting, please! Student Assemblies became bright spot of the week when Hellz-a-poppin' and a fashion parade of masticated and massacred lab. coats took the stage. Soph-Frosh highlighted by short, humorous speeches . . . Ir. Prom whosit . . . Iuniors and harassed, ambitious Seniors lulled by discourse on lazy, lackadaisical life in Bermuda at the Collation . . . Pressed uniforms at the C.O.T.C. dance. Men score again with tables and benches for their lunch room, while the girls suffer on. The Admirable Crichton, distinguished by such unique costuming as pyjamas and leopard skins . . . Iolanthe came through with a smashing hit after many torturing setbacks. Residence life . . . Quarantine in Wallingford . . . Men and mice in Edwards Hall soon affected in like manner. Men and women again carry all before them in intercollegiate debating. Athletic Banquet -and then the hush before the hurricane of exams. . new Chancellor speeds year '42 on to a strange, new life.

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Dean of Arts an FHCULTY GF .QRTS HND SCIENCE

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Wilhelmina Abeles CZECHOSLOVAKIA Honour French and German Three and a half years ago Wilhel- mina came from Czechoslovakia. Entering with high academic stand- ing, on a B'nai Brith scholarship, she has maintained it, and also a keen interest in M.C.U., W.I.R.C., Philos. Club fSec. Treas. IVJ and Modern Language Club, lPres. Ger- man IVJ. The dusty stacks will miss her, but not half as much as her friends will miss her stimulating mind. Post-grad studies will permit her to pursue her chief interest- the pathological conditions of society. Elizabeth lean Anderson LINDSAY General Course Beth came to college to make many friends, have a good time and get a little bit of knowledge. Her charming and sparkling personality has made her a general favourite on the campus. In her final year she was unanimously elected Vice- President of Wallingford and will be remembered as a most gracious and dignified senior. Ql'ac!1fzafe5 in ,Alfa Roberta Ackert HAMILTON General Course Bobbie came from Delta Collegiate. In her three years here she has dis- played a flare for friends, fun and bulls eyes. Pet aversion is toy counters, favourite expression is I have to work from 4-G. Whether it be Social Service or Library School we wish her luck. Harold D. Ames HAMILTON Honour Chemistry Harold forges ahead! He slashed his way out of H.C.C.I. into Honour Science, and has been slashing ever since - first into Frogs' Cerebra - later, as lab assistant, into frosh celebrations. He was a keen mem- ber of the Science Club. In his spare time he slashed badminton birds, tennis balls, a ski run, or anything hindering a good photo- graph. Future-Medicine. Good slashing, Harold. George Albert Armstrong IARVIS Extension Course George matriculated from Waterford H.S. and Toronto Normal. With this excellent training he taught public school for four years, and found a principal's position took up his time as well as his interests. The future will bring . . . Well who knows what? Charles Russell Bailey ST. CATHARINES Mathematics Option A conscientious worker, Ace never- theless found sufficient time to enjoy residence life. Besides typing and wearing Russian hats, he contri- buted a deep baritone to three Operettas, experimented with Math, and Pol. Econ. Club meetings and played badminton. Summered on S.S. Hamonic. Thanks to wartime conditions he enjoyed the unenvi- able distinction of holding the toughest job a headwaiter ever had. Future: Meteorologist. Dorothy Ardley OTTAWA Honour English From Ottawa came this versatile student whose four years at Mac were crowded with extra-curricular activities. She was Vice-Pres. in her Sophomore year, Secretary of Wallingford Hall in her Iunior year, a member of the tennis team in '39 and '40, an enthusiastic skier, a valuable reporter on the Sil staff, and Vice-President of the Dramatic Society in her Senior year. A talented actress, a witty conversa- tionalist, Dot has made many friends during her stay at Mac. Iaihdaaa lean Hazel Baird HAMILTON Honour English lean came from Westdale to McMas- ter where her diligent efforts and unique flair for English won her the MacGregor - Smith - Burr Memorial Prize. Secretary of the W.l.R.C. fllll, Secretary of the Modern Liter- ature Club KIVJ. Favourite pastime -engaging in iniormal debates. Her poise and vivacity will ensure suc- cess in any future she may choose for herself. ljtljlt' jiftt t