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

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A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE INSTITUTE By J. FOWLER After the establishment of the University of Alberta in Edmonton, there arose a constantly recurring demand for the setting up of a similar institution in the City of Calgary. As a result of this agitation the College of Calgary was incor¬ porated in 1910 and its teaching programme was initiated two years later. In 1914 the Legislature appointed a Commission to enquire into and to make recommendations regarding the status of the Calgary College. On the recommendation of the Commission the Govern¬ ment decided to establish a Technical Institute in Calgary. The late Hon. J. R. Boyle, who was then Minister of Education, directed S. J. C. Miller, Director of Technical Education, to proceed with the organization of the new institution. Through the courtesy of the City Council and the Public School Board, temporary quarters were secured in the Colonel Walker School and in the East Calgary Fire Hall and Police Station. Here the Provincial Institute of Technology and Art opened its doors to the public in October, 1916. The original staff comprised the following members: Dr. J. C. Miller (Principal), Geo. R. Dolan (Vice-Principal and English), Jas. Fowler (Science and Mathematics), L. H. Bennett (Building Construction), L. E. Pearson (Art and Drafting), C. A. Mans (Motor Mechanics), the late W. A. Davidson (Mining), Miss Stewart (Secretary), Miss Davison (Correspondence Steno grapher), the late Geo. Smith (Tool Clerk). On the opening day some five students were in attendance! During the fall of 1916 there arose the problem of re¬ training those returned soldiers who, through disabilities incurred overseas, were unfitted .to resume their former occu¬ pations, and the youthful Institute was asked to undertake this service. To such magnitude did this retraining work soon develop that civilian training had to be discontinued. In 1917 the Institute staff and equipment were transferred to the Federal pay-roll and were placed under the Department of Soldiers’ Civil Re-establishment. This condition lasted until the fall of 1920, when control of the Institute was restored to the Province and civilian training was resumed. Under the direction of the late D. A. Campbell, Director of Technical Education, and J. H. Ross, Acting Principal, the work of the Institute grew by leaps and bounds. The corner-stone of the present main building was laid by Hon. Geo. P. Smith, Minister of Education, in June, 1921, and the new buildings were ready for occupation in October, 1922. Dr. W. G. Carpenter was appointed Director of Technical Education, and Principal of the Institute, in January, 1924. His ability and enthusiasm did much to p ' ace the Institute on the educational map of the Province, so that from time to time it w r as found necessary to provide additional accommodation for its ever-expanding programme. In 1926 the northeast wing (garage, battery shop and welding shop) was added to the shops building, and in 1928, a comparable addition (draft¬ ing rooms, Aero, shop and “Bull Pen”) was made at the west end. The peak in enrolment was reached in 1928-29, when some 2,023 persons received instruction in day, evening, and correspondence courses. With the large enrolment at Summer School in 1937 and with the re-establishment of evening classes last October, the enrolment of 1928-29 will probably be exceeded during the present school year. The beautification of the Institute grounds was begun in 1929 when the lawns in front of the main building were laid out. Since then the work has gone ahead steadily, if rather slowly at times. When our children’s children attend the Institute they will doubtless enjoy strolling in the shade of the magnificient old trees which were planted in our time! During the twenty-odd years of its existence the Institute has begun to establish definite traditions. Its programme of courses, characterized by a happy blending of theoretical and practical instruction, has come to be recognized as a worth¬ while one, and this belief is supported by a long list of graduates who have attained success in the industrial world. The Institute strives to develop not only the skill and the intellect of its students, but also their personal qualities; honesty, reliability, initiative, and the ability to lead and to co-operate are qualities which are greatly in demand in the workaday world. The harmonious relationship that exists between our staff and our students proves that school work can be made pleasant as well as profitable. The ever-increasing demand for our graduates proves that leaders in industry feel that the Institute is turning out material which meets their requirements. To those on the staff for whom association with the Institute has proved to be a major portion of their life-work, all these achievements are a source of intense gratification and of lasting satisfaction. Long may the Institute flourish! ABOUT OUR ADVERTISERS You may be thinking that a considerable portion of this book is devoted to advertising; and so there is, but not without reason. In the first place, this yearbook costs considerably more to turn out than you might imagine, and advertising helps to pay a large part of this cost. Otherwise the money would have to come out of the Student’s Association funds, or the cost of the book would have to be doubled. In the second place, a large number of students are from outside of Calgary, and although they have been in the city very nearly six months now, it is very doubtful whether they know of more than one or two reliable firms from which to buy with confidence. All of the advertisers in this book are merchants upon whom reliance can be placed as regards both quality of goods and price. We therefore feel that by bringing these students in contact with such firms through the “Tech. Art Record” we are doing a service, again justifying the advertising that appears in this issue. We now urge all students to patronize our advertisers, the co-operation of whom has done so much to assist in the production of this volume.