United College Collegiate - Tric Tics Yearbook (Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada)

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PRINCIPAL ' S MESSAGE Dr. Penfield, world-famous Canadian neurologist, speaking in Winnipeg late in February of this year, said “the primary function of education is to open the windows of the mind”. There is something very refreshing about this statement because it is so simple and yet so suggestive. It implies that the process of edu¬ cation is essentially that of enabling a person to see what he has not seen; to discern where he has not discerned and to understand where he has not under¬ stood. This process results in the pushing back of the frontiers of human knowledge and of extending human horizons so that a person is able to think clearly, to judge wisely and to act creatively. I hope that your time at United has brought you this kind of experience. I trust that windows have been opened that have enabled you to understand bet¬ ter the nature of the world in which you live, so that you appreciate more fully the wonder and mystery of life itself. 1 hope you have looked through windows so as to comprehend the great ideas of men before you, to have seen the visions they have seen and so to have found inspiration and encouragement from their achievements. 1 trust that windows have been opened so that you are now able to look upon those of other races and creeds and to see all men, irrespective of differences, as your equals and your brothers. Perhaps most important of all, I hope you have had some vision of the larger and nobler purposes that under¬ gird our human existence so that you have come to a deeper understanding of your own mission and destiny in life. What we have been able to do for you in College has perhaps been very limited. We have helped open some windows. We have tried to point you where you will find truth and understanding. You, however, have had to be willing to look, to search for meaning and above all, to lay claim to what awaits you be¬ yond any new horizon. Only through self-conscious disciplined effort on your part, have you been able to gain from the opportunities that have been provided. I hope that you will now match that effort by a passionate desire to use all the gifts and talents that life has given you to enrich the age in which you live. When you go from this college, keep alive your desire to ' know and to apprehend truth and never at any time, surrender your concern to remain sensitive and aware of the larger claims of life upon you. WILFRED C. LOCKHART, Principal. 4

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UNITED COLLEGE UNITED COLLEGE is a good place to attend if you plan to increase your educational standing. Cen¬ trally located, it offers commodious pleasant surround¬ ings, excellent study facilities, an extensive library, an efficient faculty, and above all an active, alert and varied student body. UNITED COLLEGE is new and expanding, but rich in tradition. It is concerned to meet the challenge of a new world in a new day: but it will do it through you. 3 Come to United College.

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DEAN ' S MESSAGE HONOR SIT QUI EST DICNUS HONORE All of those concerned, when considering to whom this edition of Trie Tics should be dedicated, thought of only one person—Alfred Duncan Longman. This is not surprising as Mr. Longman has always been held in high esteem—as an outstanding teacher, a faithful colleague, and a Christian gentleman. Alfred Longman was born in a sod house in Camduff, Assiniboia, North West Territories (now a part of the province of Saskatchewan). After moving to Man¬ itoba he began his elementary education in Deloraine and remained there until he had completed his final year of high school. He entered the First Year of Art s (Wesley College) in 1920 and graduated in 1924. Following graduation he en¬ rolled for summer courses in education at the University of Chicago (1925-28). As a student Mr. Longman exhibited a keen interest in dramatics, student publications and debating. His enthusiasm has not waned and he continues to provide valuable guidance in these areas. In his final year he served as class treasur¬ er and was chosen as valedictorian. Mr. Longman was appointed as an instructor in the Collegiate Division in 1924 and in addition acted as assistant dean of the men’s residence. By the spring of 1925 he had been promoted to the post of dean of residence, a position he con¬ tinued to hold until his marriage to Miss Delza Lakey in 1948. Miss Lakey had been a member of the College Faculty in the Department of English. In recent years Mr. Longman has been very active in the work of the United College Gradu¬ ates Association. In the course of his teaching career, Mr. Longman has taught many subjects including mathematics and science. Latterly his subject has been English—a field particularly suitfed to his talents and a medium by means of which he reveals to his students many of the principles which have served to guide his own life. As one of his colleagues, the writer welcomes this opportunity of expressing, on behalf of all members of the Collegiate Division, our gratitude for the loyal, useful, and devoted service which Mr. Longman continues to render within the college community. Mr. Longman has a favourite passage of scripture which he frequently quotes. It summarizes those values which he holds to be of primary importance and man¬ ages so ably to communicate to others. It is contained in Paul’s Epistle to the Philippians: Chapter 4-8: “Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.’’ L. A. Tomlinson, Dean.