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DEDICATION AS a token of the esteem in which he is held by the Staff and Students of this Institute, and in appreciation of his long and faithful service in the field of Technical Education in Canada, this volume is dedicated to IGtnMpy Untry Ipunrtt AN APPRECIATION By JAMES FOWLER HE time was July, 1916. The place was a large boulder in front of Athabasca Hall on the campus of the University of Alberta. Seated on the boulder and basking in the cheering rays of the Alberta sun was a man in the prime of life. He had auburn hair, a reddish moustache with sharp waxed points, and a fresh rosy complexion. His countenance showed poise, intelligence, friendliness. The crow’s feet at the corners of his eyes indicated a readiness to laughter. When he removed his pipe his whimsical mouth seemed equally ready to utter some deep philosophical truth or some devastating pun. The constant use of his hands to supple¬ ment his conversation conveyed the impression of energy, mobility, dynamic, and capacity for work. Such was Lindley H. Bennett as I first met him. Long years of intimate daily association have only served to increase the high regard in which I early learned to hold Mr. Bennett is probably the most cultured and versatile member of the Institute Staff, for only to a few individuals is given the capacity to become so proficient in such a variety of activities. Dur¬ ing a long professional career he has remained a keen student and a ready learner, yet withal he has been an outstanding teacher and has shown a remarkable ability to adapt his knowledge and experience to changing conditions in the educational field. This ability to adapt himself to new situations and to keep abreast of the times probably accounts for Mr. Bennett’s continued buoyancy of disposition and his freshness of outlook. As a teacher he is unique in being equally at home in the shop and in the classroom. His teaching is brilliant whether the subject be English, Woodworking, Pedagogy, Architec¬ ture, Drafting, Carving, Modelling, Art Appreciation, or many others. Fortunate indeed are the thousands of students who have been privileged to sit at his feet. From the experience of a ' full and abundant life Mr. Bennett brings to the classroom a warmth of human sympathy and understanding that is rare indeed. In addition he has been the guide, philosopher, and friend of countless teachers across the Dominion, so that it would be difficult to estimate the beneficient influence he has exerted on the development of practical education in Canada. Now his forty year term of enlistment in the service of Canada draws near its close. Soon will come the time for his release from the domination of time-tables and the insistence of class bells. But his wit, wisdom and whimsicality remain undiminished. He is just going to start to do the many things which for years he has wanted to do. We, his friends, his ex-students whose name is legion, wish him long years of health and happiness. To future generations of Tech, students we shall say: “No. You wouldn’t remember Mr. Bennett. What a pity. You don’t know what you’ve missed.” Page three
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MESSAGE FROM THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION 3 T is with much pleasure that I send this message for insertion in the Tech-Art Record. I do not know of any group that I would rather address than the student body of our Institute of Technology—those young men and women, who are preparing themselves for the battle of life. Having left behind the more or less carefree days of public school,they are now in a position to appreciate the toil and sacrifice of the generation before them, and with the determination character¬ istic of our Western pioneers, are going to carry the torch forward. We older people may only see the Promised Land but we hope that you will enter into it. I am expecting great things of Alberta in the years to come. How much of that greatness will be contributed by our technical school students, even history can only tell in part, but ' this we do know,—that there is no effort for the welfare of our neighbors or ourselves that is ever wasted. It is the accumulated efforts for the better things of life of the generations before us that has made the world of the present a better place in which to live. Those who are graduating this year, p articularly, may find some comfort in the foregoing when they find positions requiring their training hard to obtain, but who can tell what tomorrow will bring. So be of good cheer and continue to do your best to reach that goal worthy of your talents. WILLIAM ABERHART, Premier and Minister of Education. Page four
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