Provincial Institute of Technology and Art - Record Yearbook (Calgary, Alberta Canada)

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demobilized in September, 1919, with rank of Captain. En¬ tered Royal Air Force as Technical Officer in 1922 with rank of Flight Lieutenant. Returned to Canada in 1925 and joined the Staff of the Institute in 1930. Has a unique Scotch accent. C. A. Choate, A.M.S.A.E., Motors —Born near Inger- soll, Ont., and received his early education in the same place. Spent some time in Toronto, and (in 1909 came west to engage in the motor industry in Alberta. Enlisted during the Great War and on his return in 1918 he joined the S. C. R. staff in East Calgary. He has been on the teaching Staff of the Institute ever since, supervising the making of old cars into new ones. Takes a strong interest and active part in various student athletic activities. L. C. Browning, Electrical Shop —One of the old relia¬ bles, always seen at the Tech dances, accompanied by his better half. Born in Kent, England. Came to Canada in 1907 and followed the electrical trade in Winnipeg and Vancouver. After being in charge of the electrical installation work during the construction of the Institute buildings, he joined the Staff as elec¬ trical shop instructor. Takes an active part in social functions and the coaching of class teams on the rifle range. A. Higgins, R.P.E., Maths, and Mechanical Engineering Born in Ayr, Scotland. Educated at Kilmarnock Academy and Royal Technical College, Glasgow. Spent two years in naval gun department of Beardmore Ltd., Clydebank, and three years in foreign construction, dam and harbour work. Came to Canada in 1912. Spent six years as chief engineer and master mechanic in various plants in the province; five years as mine superintend¬ ent; and joined Institute Staff in 1926. Teaches Maths, and English with a strong Scotch accent. W. H. Broughton, R.P.E., Mechanical Engineering — A native of Grimsby, England. Attended Hull Technical School and Goldsmith’s College, London, after graduating from Grammar School. On completion of his apprenticeship to the mechanical engineering trade he entered the profession of marine engineer and naval architect. Was engaged as mechanical en¬ gineer on harbour construction work for seven years. Came to Canada in 1914 and settled at Red Deer. Joined Institute Staff in 1920. Occupies an important place in Student Association affairs as banker and financial advisor. W. A. Pinkerton, B.Sc., English and Maths. —Bom in Portland, Ontario. Is a graduate of Queen’s University in Electrical Engineering, and also served an apprenticeship with the Westinghouse Engineering Co., at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Commenced his teachmg career in High Schools in Northern Alberta, and joined the Institute Staff in 1929. Teaches Eng¬ lish and Maths. Another big man; would probably be our anchor man if we had a tug-of-war team. Staff representative on the Students’ Executive Council. S. Simons, Motors —Born in London, England. Educated at St. Mary’s School, Church End, Frlchley. Came to Canada in 1912 and has been connected with the automotive industry ever since, except for four years’ war service in the Royal Navy. Joined the Motor Shop warders in 1929. Page Nineteen

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TECH-ART RECORD 1 LJ a ' y ' 7 r V w ■ ' ' ■ ' .’. •■r-v-rw ■ -.y v Staff Biographies—(continued) J. O. l ioWELi,s, B.Sc., F.G.S., R.P.E., Science and Geology —Born in Llanddensant, Wales. Was educated at the University of Wales, graduated from that institution and came to Canada in 1924 to study mining methods in this country. Spent two years in mining and prospecting work in Northern Ontario, and then joined the Institute Staff as teacher of science and geo¬ logy. Spends summers in carrying out geological work for vari¬ ous metaliferous mining companies. One of the big men of the Institute Staff, but intends to reduce some day when he has a little more spare time. F. G. Young, M.A., Maths. —A native of London, Eng. Graduated from Lacombe High School in 1911 and from the University of Alberta in 1915. Took a Normal course at Camrose Normal School and on its completion served overseas with the Canadian army. On returnmg took a position as in¬ structor in Mathematics at the University of Alberta. Joined the Institute Staff irr 1925 in the same capacity. Was a tower of strength on the volleyball team in the days when the Staff used to trim the students occasionally just to keep their heads from swelling unduly. A. W. Baxter, Mining and Drafting —A rugged Scot who received h s early education at Hamilton and Glasgow Technical Schools. Spent several years in mining on the Rand in South Africa, then came to America and engaged in engineer¬ ing work in New York. As a pioneer of technical education he conducted mining classes in the Crow’s Nest Pass twenty years ago. Fond of a joke and knows a good one about two Scotch¬ men and an Irishman, and another good one about an Irishman and two Scotchmen. F. N. Rhodes, A.M.E.I.C., Electrical Theory —Born at Hagley, England, and was educated at Sidcot Resideneial Col¬ lege. Entered the electrical business and came to Canada in 1904. Has been engaged in various branches of the electrical industry in the territory bounded by the Arctic Circle and the Mexican border since coming to this country. During the war he joined the flying corps and on returning in 1919, joined the S. C. R. teaching staff. Hides a caustic wit and strong sense of humor behind a sober and studious mien. Says he is a Quaker, but has no objection to a fight. A. A. Peebles, M.I. Aero. E., Aeronautics —Born in the Kingdom of Fife, Scotland, and has been trying to live it down ever since. Received technical education at Goldsm th’s Insti¬ tute, London: Royal Technical College, Glasgow, and London University. Came to Winnipeg in 1910 and became editor of the “Western Canada Contractor” and “Western Lumberman.” Enlisted in 1st Canadian Contingent in August, 1914. Was Page Eighteen

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ECU A R T RE COR D w ' Xt Staff Biographies- ' (continued) T. A. Hedley, A.M.S.A.E., M.Coll.H., Tractor —Bom near Cayuga, Ont. Received Public and High School training there. Studied telegraphy, farmed for a few years, and then opened a machine shop in Cayuga. Later spent several years with the Fiairbanks-Morse Co. in Toronto, Winnipeg and Cal¬ gary. Started with the C.P.R. in 1913. Joined the Staff of the Institute in 1917 and has been here ever since. He has, at different times, taken trips through Eastern factories on research work in connection with tractors and farm machinery. A. C. Leighton, R.B.A., Art —This noted English artist com.es from a famous family of artists and is distantly re¬ lated to Lord Leighton, the famous painter. He studied art in England and has exhibited at the Royal Academy, Royal So¬ ciety of British Artists and the Paris Salon, as well as numerous other important exhibitions in the United Kingdom, on the Con¬ tinent ard in Canada. Mr. Leighton joined the Institute Staff in 1929, succeeding the late Mr. Lars Haukaness. J. Dichmont, Art —A native of Lancashire, England. Came to Canada in 1 904, and was associated with the early art movement which centred around Mr. Beer, an Australian art ' st, Is an associate member of the Alberta Society of Artists, and has exhibited at the National Gallery in Ottawa. L. E. Pearson, Art —Born in Kansas and received Public and High School education in California. Taught for five years at California Polytechnical, and then attended Columb a Uni¬ versity, receiving a diploma in Fine Arts. Completed the work for his degree in Arts at summer schools in Stanford University, after teaching for some time in New York schools and the Camrose Normal School, Alberta. Joined the original Staff in 1916 and has remained ever since, with the exception of one year on the staff of the Edmonton Normal School. Miss Clara E. Smu h. Dressmaking and Millinery — Claims Collingwocd, Simcoe County, Western Ontario, as her birthplace. In 1917 was se ' ected by the Edmonton Public School Board to organize and direct the Dressmaking Depart¬ ment of the Edmonton Technical H gh School, and i n 1927 came to the Institute. Has taken courses in Toronto University, University of Wisconsin (two sessions), American Fashion Com- also taught at the Llanarthney School for Girls at Edmonton, ur bia University. In 1924 she vis ' ted Europe, attending the British Empire Exposition, and studying teaching methods in the British Isles and France. Miss Alida Veenendaal, Dressmal ing —Born at Am¬ sterdam, Holland, and attended Public School there, as well as Page Twenty