United Colleges - Vox Yearbook (Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada)

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16 VOX MISS DOROTHY KUSHNER t The story of Miss Dorothy Kushner is full of interest and romance. She was born near Kolomya, in the Ukraine, and came when a baby with her parents and three brothers to this new land of promise. Dorothy’s parents made their home at Stein- bach, Man,, and it was in this community that she received her education in the junior grades, coming to Winnipeg in 1917, and covering grades 5-9 in three years’ study. Sickness in the home made further attend¬ ance at day school impossible, but grade 10 stand¬ ing was secured by night school work, and financial help given to the home by occupation during the day. In 1920 Mrs. Kushner came to Winnipeg for hospital treat¬ ment, and Mr. Kushner following in 1921, the family has since been resident in this city. Continued sickness in the home made it impossible for Dorothy to carry out her cherished plan, but, whenever possible, she added to her savings fund, to enable her some day to attend college. The death of her father in the spring of 1925 eased the fin¬ ancial burden, and the autumn of that year saw the realization of Dorothy’s dream and she enrolled as a student in Manitoba College. Her graduation as a deaconess this year was a red-letter day with the Ukrainian people, for she is the first Ukrainian deaconess iin Canada, and the occasion was fittingly marked by a presentation of books from her people. Since coming to Winnipeg, Dorothy has attended the Ukrai¬ nian Mission in North Winnipeg, and her first practical deaconess work was done amongst her own people. Later, in order to gain wider experience, her work has been at the Point Douglas Church, in which busy centre almost every type of Christian activity is to be found, and where the problems of the new Canadian just arriv¬ ing in the new land, present a great opportunity of helpfulness to the Point Douglas staff, especially to a bi-lingual worker. Miss Kushner’s charming personality, Christian experience, and cultural training of the past three years at Manitoba College, com¬ bine to make her a character ready for much useful service in the work of the Master to whom her life is dedicated. We pray God’s richest blessing upon her as she goes forward into the work of the future. —M.T.

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vox 15 JAMES FARGEY, B.A. (United Theology) Mr. Fargey was born at La Riviere, Man.— one whose birth, training and environment has particularly suited him to the task of ministering to Western people; one of the advance guard of Western Canada’s own sons who are coming for¬ ward to train themselves for spiritual leadership among their own people. Mr. Fargey took his arts course at the Uni¬ versity, specializing in English and philosophy. He then proceeded immediately to Theology and concluded his course this year with much credit, receiving the Governor-General’s medal for the highest average in all three years. Throughout his course Mr. Fargey has taken a great deal of interest in athletics, curling, basketball, and baseball might be men¬ tioned, but football was the game at which he excelled, winning his senior “M” on the University team in 1927. After ordination Mr. Fargey will take the United Church at Eriksdale as his first charge. He goes well equipped and qualified, not the least of which qualifications is his determination to call a spade a spade .... and no frills. MRS. M. THOMSON S Mrs. M. Thomson, with her husband, came to Canada from London, England, some years ago, to do pastoral work in British Columbia and Alberta. After a number of years of successful work there they came to Winnipeg where Mr. Thomson took an active part among the women and children. But this happy work was predes¬ tined to a change, Mr. Thomson, through illness, was disabled for further work, but Mrs. Thom¬ son, with a true Christian spirit, carried on and in the year 1924 was appointed deaconess in North Winnipeg Baptist Mission. Although she knew the work and was carrying it on very successfully, her desire for greater knowledge and to get herself better fitted for the work, lead her to the halls of Manitoba College where she took up the Deaconess Course. Here also, in spite of her duties at home and in the mission, Mrs. Thomson was able to carry her studies very successfully, and her ability was recognized with the bronze medal when she graduated in the spring of 1928. —D.N.K.

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vox 17 Graduates in C Irts F. W. ARMSTRONG (United Arts) Mr. Armstrong was born near Melita, Man., in the year 1900. During the hectic days of the Great War he tried successively banking, farm¬ ing and school teaching, finally enlisting in the Royal Canadian Air Force in June, 1918. The conclusion of hostilities in November prevented him from seeing active service, and finding himself at a loose end, he completed the work necessary for entrance to the University and went up in 1921. After completing his second year at the Uni¬ versity he decided definitely to train for the ministry and entered Theology at Manitoba. Upon completing the prescribed course there, he elected to continue his Arts course for the two final years at Wesley College. Following his ordination on June 10 of this year, he will take charge of the Pierson United Church, which church includes the district in which he was born, and to which he has received a unani¬ mous call from the people of the congregation. WILLIAM S. ATCHISON Many students have taken this man for a professor around the College, but being in the ' 28 Class did not at all belittle him. Yes, to graduate at his age is worthy of commendation. Though “Atchy” is an ordained minister and preached with marked success on the Foam Lake circuit in Saskatchewan for several years, he thought noth¬ ing less than a B.A., B.D., would satisfy his edu¬ cational ambition. He came back to Wesley Col¬ lege and started with the ’28 class as a freshman —but different from the rest, for he not only had wider but also matrimonial experience, and on several occasions he would bring his little boy to sit beside him in lectures, which benefited neither father nor son. During the four years “Atchy” spent in College he never gave up preaching. He has now achieved his harder half—his B.A.— and next year he will enter for his degree course in Theology. He does not believe in doing things in halves. He wants to be a minister of the first order and we know he will achieve his end, for he has the great prerequisites of personality, character, uprightness and am¬ bition. These qualities have won him many steadfast friends in his circuit and in Wesley College. -J.E.L.