Ontario Agricultural College - OAC Bulletin Yearbook (Guelph, Ontario Canada)

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:uh-my and lfltlinliurgh .nivvrsi 5 pi iirit-s, st-ntlinp' his hausturia into tht- I.at-unihu tlistrit-t, Allivrla, with 'lt5. lluwtwcr, bt-t'urt- tht- spring exams, hupassvtl up t'ollt-ge life for that ot' thu C. E. F., en- listing in tho lst Uniwi'sity t'on1pany. ln July ut' the same year hu was in France with the ' P. l'. I.. I. llt- tlistiuguisht-tl himst-lt' as a snipt-r and wun the M. M. and ai Commission. sl ccialty was arpriit-nu-iits. CARI. MANNINU IIICKEY. l nr what l will, I will :intl tln-iv :tu n-ntl l' V ll sulitil whtn uni- Se-pt lqth tiftht'l'ittc-1' part ofthe 'l'hu dt-stiny ol' the Annapu is a t-y was .' '- 1 , . J , . lflth t't-ntury, t':u'I arrive-tl to takt- cliarme ul' allairs at his home near Uppt-r t'auartl, N.S. Littlv is knuwn ot' his early st-huol lift- ur his four ytlars at Kt-ntville High School. Iluwever, as his taste ' ' ' . .. ' v ' , T V h for agrit-nlturu was not satisfied after taking two yt-.ns at thu Agl'lClIllllIl2ll tullegt at rtno, me travt-llt-tl to Gut-lph coming in for his third year with '14. After spending a year with thu tl. A- C . Furl wt-nt out as Ilistrirt Rcpi'esviitativt- in Norfolk County for a year and a halt. Ilt- saw :wt-rseas svrvirt- with tht- Sith Siegf Ilattt-ry, guiiigovt-1' with the lrzitttwy as sig- nallur, :intl staying un the jul: until the Armistice. At presont t'arl is finishing with Class '20, having taken sirius with l'ltil'llL'tllllll'U. Although nut arhlictetl tu talking, everyone who has pierced his reserve has learned to respert his opinions in matte-rs ui' importanuv. His aliility anrl jutlgnient to go after anrl get the things that count, i alung with his goutl naturt- will rarry him tu the front in any work hu unhfrtaltt-s. NORMAN D. DOW. Slut-li inuy l t- nianlo ut' a Svotvliuixiii, il' hv ht- raniyflit yutiiiigf' Norman was hurn :it lhtlinann t'astIt-, Pt-rthshiri-, Srutlantl. llt- passt-tl quit-kly through Pt-rth L' ' 't ' :intl as a Xllllllg nian tit' twcnty yt-urs was a ll.Sc., Agriculturt-. urtly aittt-rwartls ht- was Iillt-il with :i grvzit att-sire fur plain living su lHlg'l'1ll0.l tu tht- t'1in:uli:in In thc tall ut' 1014 ht- ll'tll1Slil'l'l't'tl his Iuggagt- tn the 0.A.t',, wht-rv he vntcretl the thirtl year , On his rt-turn to t'anatla ht- was Fit-ltl Supervisor tin the S. S. U. in Alberta, to which position will return in Juiw. At Utillvigu his chit-t' rt-crt-:iliuiis have been tlant-ing anrl skating and his l i .-imww

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WVUTER ANTHONY SCOTT DE LONG. I llm it is a scholar, and :i ripe and good om-5 NICIIOIAS CURTIS. Roth strength ot' liinli and policy of mind. Nick's Iirst neighbors were the t'ossacks of Southern Russia. At an early age, however, li migrated to the land of the Pharoahs, to commune with the Sphinx an1l the Pyramids. Possibly it was through his association with the mummitied ancients that he learned the rudiments of the diplomacy which now ranks as one of his chief assets. When hc had accumulated all the knowledge stored up in the Monks' school at College des Freres, Cairo, he journeyed to Lincoln, England, for further tuition, and in 1909 joined the Faculty of Engineering of London University. Crossing to Canada. he started in on the B.S,A. course in the Fall of 1911. In 1913 he was appointed Dean of Residence. and in May, 1915, joined the llith Battery. C.F.A.. with the rank of lieutenant. Owing to the effects of German gas, Nick was invalided home in the Spring of 1918, and. with the passing of the summer, fell into the thin red line ol' Year '3o. In his third year he was one of 20's representatives onthe Students' t'ounciI and distinguished himself on one occasion during a threatened attack on Grub Alley by his cool, futherly advice to the succulent invaders- Because ol' this :inl recognized ability he became President of the Council. As guiding spirit of the student body he has become well known by all, from dignified seniors down. His other chief interest has been live stock, particularly beef cattle. In latei' years we expect to tind Nick concerned in some way with cattle, of which he is a good judge: but whatever his occupation, wc would as soon back him as the fourth year baseball team. 0 luxcce ling wise, fair spoken and persuading. This genuine Blnenose was discovered at O.A.C. in December, 1917. A feverish crowd of stu- dents was elbowing, pushing, jostling, near the College bulletin board with the hope of seeing their names near the top of the recently published list of examination papers. The First name they saw was that of De Long., De Long ..., De Long, who is he anyway 'Z .... What is he like? . . . . Does he ever visit Mac. Hall? Outside of his roommate and table companions no one seemed to know much about this man. Someone, more curious than the rest rushed to the Presidents otlice for information. Then he found that Acaciaville. N.S., was the unknown's birthplace, that he had tirst appeared there in '94, and that he had completed the two year course at the Nova Scotia Ag- ricultural College in 1916 and was Gold Medalist. Further investigation disclosed the fact that De Long had subsequently spent some time with the Entomological Department at Truro and had entered 0.A.C. with '19 in the fall ot' 1917. As one would infer from the above his unassuming disposition was not conducive to popul- arity, but those who succeeded in penetrating his reticence found an agreeable personality, never averse to a joke or a smoke. During his iinal year De Long has specialized in chemistry, a phase of Agricultural work in which his power of application should win him 21 degree which means somc- thing.

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ERNEST L. EATON. Thr friendly avid jovial face igleaius round and red as the harvest morn through the uiist of .he iuarsliesf' Out of the fruitful valley of old Acadie, one day in the early Fall of '18, Ernest Lowden Eaton rumbled forth on the lntercolonial. On this occasion it was not the usurping British who drove this happy and contented soul from the home of the lrippy, but the uniiuenehahle desire to sit at the feet of the wise men of the West, whose abode was at the O. A, F. As, perhaps, a few of our more learned perusers may have surmised the subject nl' our dis- course was born in the land of Evangeline, at a place known to the post olliee authorities as Up- per Canard. King's County, and, as the registry oflicc will verify. in the year 1896. llere. the fnrm, the village church and the public school fuinished Ernest with his education. Thereafter, for a few years, he roamed the sea and land in search of further knowledge, going to sea for a year, farming at home and later joining the army, being prevented t'rom going overseas by illness. He entered the N. S. A. C. as an Associate o '18 and we have heard several rumors ot' his success at that institution. Then he became Vocational instructor at a military hospital, linally turning up at the O, A. F. Since his arrival he has demonstrated his ability in several ways. In scholastic atlainniculs he has shown the heel to the big percentage of ho ne-brcwsg his literary hcnt was utilized as ex- perimental Qqlitm- of the Rgvigwg hg was Une gf '20's representatives in the Public Speaking Vontest 3 and he has assisted in guiding the destinies ot' several college organizations. ln everything pcr- taining to college life Ernest has taken a keen interest. prove sanitation and the race. PETER HOWARD FERGUSON. He could distinguish and divide A hair 'twixt south and southwest side. Fergie earned local reputation as a debater at Mooretield, Ontario, in a dispute with his nurse over the pasteurization of milk. When she changed the subject. showed him the moon- and ex- plained that it was made of green cheese, he demanded proof, charged her with confusing fact and theory, and called upon her to secure scientific and astronomical support before making such rash statements. Since that time he has always followed this policy. After exhausting the argumentative Possibilities of Regina, he determined to sound those of the O.A.C. with Year '15. In March. 1915, he set out with the First University Company, reinforcing the Princess Pats, to settle the argument over there. Cyclone reasoned with Fritz to some purpose, winninil the M-M-' il lflllff' stock of experience, and the satisfaction of convincing a stubborn opponent. After stopping long enough in Great Britain to study agricultural and social conditions there, he came back to the College to evolve a standard system of marketing. With that irresistible smile oi' his he makes a friend ot' everyone he meets,-and he meets many pretty people. In the spring he will not go to the highest lidder. but l'LTlllllN to thi Vtll x t n