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

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ALFRED FRANCIS STEPHEN GII,BER'l'. Gosh Darn itl , Oh, how shall I tell the story of this youth, this man nt' profoinid miirl and long legs? How can I cramp into this small space all his had habits, good qualities. and a record ot' his acliievemeuts since entering this world of strife? His tirst appearance was at Peterboro. There he grew up. attenderl the Public School, t'ul- legiate and Normal School. I imagine there are no more sthools there, for it' there had been tiil. would have attended them, as he is a great home town hooster. He taught pulvlic school for some time in both Eastern and Western Canada, spending two years at Qucen's University in preparation for the B.Sc. degree here. He entered the O-A.t'. in September, 1918, with Year '20, In his first year at the O.A.C. he tried hard to mend, rather than hreak, the hearts ot' the fair ones of Macdonald Hall and Guelph. Whether he succeeded or not is dillicull tu say, hut it is gener- ally known that this year he has securely dug himself in hehind the prntec-ting walls ot' the tins- mopolitan Club-that haven for the women-weary. Gil, is a man who can be depended on. If he undertakes a juli, he dues il, as proven by his successful eI'l'orts in raising the tiuancial standing ol' the tltlbllllfllttllllilll t'luli. llc isa lorerol'argu4 ment and takes keen delight in controversy: a true-hearted friend and a man who is always readx to help in any scheme for the welfare ol' hist'ollege or fellow students. LIONEL H. HAMILTON. My kingdom for a horse. To Lionel H. Hamilton certain farm near Arthur, Wellington County, Ontario, is the centre ofthe universe. It was here that he received his practical agricultural education and at the same time wound his way through the Arthur High School. Entering O.A.C. with Class '18 he established for himselt' a reputation as a sprinter and a ,il1Kl1!1' ol' live stock, particularly horses. At the end of his third year he went back to the farm. where he remained for the next two years, and then returned to take his final year with '2tl. In addition to being one of the best all-round, practical men of the year, he is a keen lover ot' womankind. Without doubt the best evidence that can be brought forward to substantiate this fact is the great interest Lionel takes in the postofiice at the end of the third lecture in the morning. Here he may be heard gently humming. Give me a cosy nook, as he devours the manuscript. Anyone wishing information as to his future possibilities had better rc-read this brief bio- graphy. iw-I

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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

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ALVIN I . H A NSULD. Still water.: run deep, hy .links! llural Puhlie Sehuul, 'l'avistm'k f'untinuatiun, Stratl'nrd Vullegiate, and Stratffn'd Normal tuium-ml uul Alvin as a fully qualitierl teziehr-i', hut four year's expwieiire in iuulining the twig fle- riflerl him against surh a prufessiun. iVIrlVlaster University Arts course attraeterl him fm' a time, hut Year '20, tl,A.t'., exvrterl a nwri- powerful magnetism anfl has helfl him for the full course. l ur the past four summers he has her-n Assistant Distric-t Rep, fur Waterloo County, special- izing in St-linul l air wurk. He was one uf the oriyginaturs of the Township Teavhers' Association sc'hi'l11s-wliieh has taken such a strmn: holrl in rural districts, aufl his teaching experience has eri- uhh-zl him tu appreeiate anfl meet the prnhleni ut' the munlry sehuol. Alvin is une ut' thust- quiet, uirissuming inrlivirluals who think much aufl say little, so none uf us linuw lletiiiitely the Wi'lk'l'l'i.0l'L' ul' his mysterious weekly clisappearanees-hut we can g'll9SS. Rlt'llARlJ ll. H URHT. Ili-antn-1 in ruin thu-ii pn-tty eyes may full, X ll' you shuulil uri-1' happen tu llrup intu the lliulugy huiltling anil hear suinehurly whistling with all the strengtli uf an healthy set ot' lungs-that will he Richard. Dick was huru in Pietmi, Nura Si-utia, ami completed his twu year L'0lll'St' at the Nova Scfitia A51l'iCllitllI'ili Vullepre, Truru, N.S,, in 15118. He ents-real 0.At'. with Year '20, an'l, having hafl sc-i'i-ral years' expr-rieiiee in the employ of the Iluminiun Department of Botany, sleeided to take the liiulugy option, sperialixing in plant pathnlogy, Erirlently scientific names hulfl nn horrors for him. Ili-ing stucliuus as well as practical he has prm'e'l lieyonrl a iluuht that the curriculum of the lliulugy uptiun. invlurling such l rench rt-ailing as is fuuml in Les Alu-illes, can he altacke'l and 1u'1-i'rm1n- with 1-uiiiparalive ease. A 1:1-neral guuil ll-lluw, funil ul' a euml time. he has maule .fur himsell' a wimle rirele ul' friends ainung lmth liuys aml girls. llicharml inte-urls staying in tlntariu un i-umpletinp: his 1-nurse, hut we helit-ve he will always he an :mlent suppurternt' the liast, ul' whuse heauties' lliuth n'ilural anrl paintecl J he never wt-aries ut telling. With his ,iuxial ilisnusitiun anil linarli ot' saying' the right thing in the right place we feel sure that in his future wurk he will mem-t with every measure ut' a well meriteml success. A 'I .unit