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

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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

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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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WILLIAM A. FLEMMING. A Favured Youth, William A. Flemming. as he was christened with all due Prcshytcrian tlourishes, tirst smiled on the outskirts of Truro. Nova Scotia, some time in the nineties- Although a true hrcw of the sod, he cnioyed the privileges ot' 'l'ruro's Puhlie School. Then he put in some time at Volehoster Academy. ltowever, town schools didn't wcan Hill from thc farm, for he duly graduated from the Nova Scotia Agricultural t'olls-gc in 1916. Year '20 tirst knew this good-natured, rutldy-checked St-otian in the I-'all ol' '18. His sturdy nature soon carved for him a niche. He was hrst spare on the Chicago team, losing out hy a few points. He performed the duties ot' agricultural editor ot' the Review for a term, anfl servel time on the Athletic executive: an'l he upheld the honor of his class onthe platform in his third year. Asa juggler ot' the billiard cue, a euchre player, tnot according to Hoylel, and an exponent of l't-rcheron horses and Truro marsh land, Hill looms up prominently. But 'Ansome 'Arry, as he is justly known, proved his alvility when, amidst the task ot' preparing a thesis, tracing pe ligrees an l r:-ailing numerous texts, he ceased to reside at the Cosmo Club, rented a house down town :url pro- ceeded to sail the rcefy sea ot' matrimmly. liill has a hig smile. is most practical and lacks the stingiucss credited to thc ancestors i'1 illl which he sprung, Ile intends to set a worthy example hy growing hay and raising stock on his own Acadian soil. 1i.l'.GANDlER. ' onirli the oorlal taltcs his silt-nt way. the sun tust set on t .xp in tht month ot' June, ixlifhiliPt'lUl'lSlill11l,U11i. It is recounted that thc lad grew and waxed strong due to thc native t'ruit ot' Pelee-o-n-i-o-n-s. Upon arriving at the age of six he went to school at l,ion's Head. Ht-re such a love existed hetween his teacher, S. H. tlandier. and young: liurnham Pridham tlandier, that the latter frequently remained in school after tour. He liked water-an excellent sign-and sailed the Great Lakes for two summers. At the end ot' this time, however, he decided that terra tirma was a safer place of abode, so landed at Guelph on Scptemln-r 18, 1912, and tcll in with year '16, with whom he remained two years. After two years' li-are ot' absence he reshipped with '18 and gained great prominence cn the Year hockey team and on the first rughy squad. In 1917 he joined the R.i .i'.,il1ll'l1tlil1j1l0til'til1 a homh on the Kaiser and thus end the war, hut was winged by the medical hoard. ' ' Last Fall he was one of the strong: reint'orcenn-n's that came to the support ot' '20, and so well does he like milk, cream an'l other dairy products that the men ol' the Dairy option recognize him as chief critic. On leaving college, lt. l'. intends to revolutionize thc dairying husiness hy tapping the Milky Whey! lu- n t-toni