United Colleges - Vox Yearbook (Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada)

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JOHN CLAKE: PSYCHOLOGY After receiving his B.A., he spent two years of post-grad¬ uate study at the University of Manitoba, and then two more years at the University of Tor¬ onto doing work toward his Ph.D. His dissertation is to be on the psychological ef¬ fects of stress. An amateur carpenter, Professor Clake has built a boat. He is also active in handball, volleyball, fish¬ ing, and duck shooting. ALLISON CONNELL: FRENCH A native Ontarian, Dr. Con¬ nell received his B.A. (Hon¬ ours) from Mount Allison, and his doctorate from the Sor- bonne. He has taught in France on a teaching fellow¬ ship, and went to the Sorbonne under the sponsorship of the Humanities Research Council. Dr. Connell has a good humour and a ready wit in teaching the language he loves so well. One of his chief recreational outlets is camping while seek¬ ing the elusive Northern Pike. JAMES DALE: ENGLISH Professor Dale received his M.A. from Cambridge. Having spent six years at his alma mater, he will hear no evil spoken of her. His interests include a wide field of reading (especially eighteenth century literature and theology), walk¬ ing, and listening to music. He likes the dry winters of Man¬ itoba, and the students of United, though he says that ' •their minds are rather sloppy JACK E.G. DIXON: FRENCH Professor Dixon received his M.A. from Oxford in 1952, and came to Calgary where, having already served eight years in the R.A.F., he took a commis¬ sion in the R.C.A.F. and ser¬ ved with NATO for two years. Resigning from the R.C.A.F. in 1957, he went to Vancouver and then came to United. He is engaged in translating Le Mie Prigioni” by Silvio Pell- ico. He is a member of the R.C.A.F. reserve, and his pol¬ itical interests lead him to take part in the activities of the Liberal Party. JOHN DOHERTYt ENGLISH Dr. Doherty received his B.A. from Vermont, and his M.A. and Ph.D. from Yale. He join¬ ed the faculty of United Coll¬ ege three years ago, and quick¬ ly fitted into the college’s atmosphere, gaining the affec¬ tion of his students immediat¬ ely. His new home in the wilds” will allow wide scope for the hunting which he likes so well. He has enjoyed his three years at United, and hopes that it will continue to preserve its individual char¬ acter. A. GERALD BEDFORD: ENGLISH Dr. Bedford graduated from the University ot Manitoba with an M.A. and from Toronto with a Ph.D. Besides being part of the English Department, Dr. Bedford also acts as registrar of this college. Though he is a busy man, he still finds time to curl, watch baseball games, garden, and enjoy the company of his two sons. He enjoys teaching, and names Milton as his favourite poet. GORDON BLAKE: ECONOMICS Dr. Blake received his B.A. from McMaster, and his M.A. and Ph.D. from Toronto. Econ¬ omics occupies practically all his waking hours, for in addi¬ tion to teaching the subject, he has written a book. Customs Administration in Canada, and several articles. He has serv¬ ed on royal commissions. A consultant to government de¬ partments, he is currently in¬ terested in the regulation of public utilities. His other interest is tennis, which he has played all his life. JOHN L. BOSACE: FRENCH Professor Bosace received his B.S. from Idaho, his Dip. of Lit. from the Sorbonne, and his M.A. from Middlebury. He is fond of Canada’s wide spaces, wilderness and trees. His hobbies include hunting, archery, gunsmithing, and other precision work. Professor Bosace likes the small college atmosphere that he finds at United. MARION K. BURROWS: CHEMISTRY Mrs. Burrows graduated from the University of Manitoba with a B.Sc., and did one year of post-graduate work there. Interested in travel, she has toured the continent and visit¬ ed Mexico. She has also stud¬ ied French, Spanish and some Italian. She likes United be¬ cause it has great scope for getting to know students well. W. CRAWFORD CAMPBELL: MATHEMATICS Professor Campbell graduated from the University of Man¬ itoba with his B.A. in 1946. Subsequently, he did post¬ graduate work at the Univer¬ sity of Chicago. In addition to a busy teaching schedule, Pro¬ fessor Campbell is also Dean of Men, assisting the Dean of Arts and Science in administra¬ tive affairs. Despite being fully occupied with teaching and administrative duties, he still finds time to enjoy curling. 10

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REVEREND DOCTOR WILFRED C. LOCKHART: PRINCIPAL AND PROFESSOR OF PRACTICAL THEOLOGY Dr. Lockhart received his early education in his bi rthplace, Dun¬ dalk, Ontario. He received his M.A. from the University of Toron¬ to. Following this he graduated in Theology from Emmanuel College in 1933 Having received a travelling fellowship, he was married and went to the University of Edinburgh for his Ph.D. While in Edinburgh he was assistant minister of North Leith Church. In 1935 he returned to Canada, where he became padre of Hart House, and General Secretary of the S.C.M. at Toronto. He was chaplain to the C.O.T.C. at Toronto from 1939 to 1946. For two years he was minister of Sherbourne Street United Church, after which he spent thirteen years at Kingsway-Lambton. In 1950, his alma mater, Victoria College, conferred a D.D. on him. From 1946 to 1955, Dr. Lockhart was chairman of the Board of Colleges and Schools of United Church, and in 1955 he was made principal of United College. His hobbies include curling, golf, sailing, water skiing. He has two children: Wendy, a graduate of United, and David, who is now attending United. REVEREND ROBERT B. TILLMAN: DEAN OF THEOLOGY AND PROFESSOR OF CHURCH HISTORY Dean Tillman received his B.A. from Alberta, and his B.D. from St. Stephens. In addition, he did postgraduate work at the Univers¬ ity of British Columbia. Previous to the Second World War he was secretary of the Student Christian movement at the University of British Columbia. Ordained into the ministry of the United Church in 1941, he has been pastor in Morningside, Taber and Claresholm in Alberta. For three years he was assistant general secretary of World Student Relief in Geneva. From 1950 to 1956 he served as a secretary of the World Council of Churches, also in Geneva. Immediately prior to coming to United he was secretary for Over¬ seas Missions and Evangelism of the Canadian Council of Churches. Dean Tillman is married and has three children. DEAN EDWIN D. EAGLE: DEAN OF ARTS AND SCIENCE AND PROFESSOR OF CLASSICS Dean Eagle graduated from the University of Toronto with a B.A. and an M.A., and from the University of Wisconsin with a Ph.D. Before coming to United College in 1940, he taught in a preparatory school in Connecticut, and in a junior college in Pennsylvania. In the past twenty years that he has spent at United College, Dean Eagle has gained the respect and admiration of both the faculty and his own students as a teacher and scholar of the highest quality. In addition to his academic excellence, Dean Eagle has won many friends with his personality that possesses charm and understand¬ ing, qualities that are needful to a teacher and an administrator. Dean Eagle is married and has two children, John and Moira. John, a B.A. graduate from Manitoba, is doing postgraduate work in Toronto and Moira attends high school in Winnipeg. Though he is a busy man, Dean Eagle still finds time to enjoy playing the viola and colour photography. Last year he added to his interests by trying his hand at curling. He is also the editor of Classical News and Views, the bulletin of the Classical Association of Canada. 9

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JAMES F. DUFF: PHYSICS Professor Duff graduated from the University of Man¬ itoba with his B.Sc. (Honours), and from Minnesota with an M.S. He has four children, and when he can find the time enjoys curling, colour movies of his family, golf, and tennis. REV. CHARLES A. FORSYTH: PUBLIC SPEAKING AND CHURCH MUSIC Reverend Forsyth studied for his B.A. and his B.D. at Unit¬ ed. An active man, he is also the minister of St. Andrews Church on Elgin Street, and the Superintendent of the Central Winnipeg Mission. He was or¬ dained in 1950, and has taught at United for the past four years. The amazing fact is that, with all these duties, Reverend Forsyth still finds time to enjoy classical music, curling and some boating. ABRAM FRIESEN: GERMAN Dr. Friesen received his ele¬ mentary and high school educa¬ tion in Gruenthal and Stein- bach. After working as a farm labourer, lumberjack, factory worker, and linotype operator, he went to Germany in 1954- He studied in Gottingen and Mainz, where he received his Dr. Phil. His major was Theaterwissenschaft” (Hist¬ ory of the Theatre); and his minors were German philology and literature, and British and American literature. JOHN FROESE: MATHEMATICS Professor Froese took his B.A. from Manitoba, and his M.A. from Queen’s. He is cur¬ rently working on his Ph.D. He owns a farm in southern Manitoba, and pursues such hobbies as piano playing, ski¬ ing, and boxing. As an off¬ beat issue, Professor Froese also claims to be a specialist in making wheat wine. Added to this accomplishment, he is also the father of a one-year old girl. RICHARD H. FROST: HISTORY Dr. Frost graduated from Swarthmore with an A.B. (Honours) and from California with an M.A. and a Ph.D. By no means is all of his time spent in study, however, for he is an ardent canoeist. Though he is a native of New York, Vermont is his favourite state, and he likes San Francisco better than any other city in the United States. ROBERT D. GOLD: CLASSICS A reward will be offered to anyone finding this professor without a grin on his face. Professor Gold is an M.A. grad¬ uate of McGill. After gradua¬ tion he taught in a Quebec high school for three years, and at McGill. In his leisure time Professor Gold plays the piano and the bass tuba, and graces the choir of Westminster United Church. ROBERT HALLSTEAD: ENGLISH Professor Hallstead received his B.A. (Honours) from Ind¬ iana. A modest individual, he takes an active interest in the college yearbook and theatre. His interests are varied rang¬ ing from alcohol education to chamber music, progressive jazz, and even gardening. Pro¬ fessor Hallstead is never bored because he is more in¬ terested in other people than in himself. ALICE HAMILTON: ENGLISH Born in Nova Scotia, Dr. Ham¬ ilton graduated with an M.A. in English from Dalhousie Uni¬ versity. Later, she graduated from the University of London with a Ph.D. While in England she worked in a museum, an occupation she found fascina¬ ting. Her main interests are the raising of her three child¬ ren, poetry, and archaelogy. She is also interested in vase and coin collecting, saying, I love collecting anything.” REV. KENNETH M. HAMILTON: SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY Reverend Hamilton holds a M.A. from London University in English, an M.A. in philos¬ ophy from Dalhousie, and a Th.M. from Pine Hill. He came to United in 1958 and is As¬ sociate Professor of Systemat¬ ic Theology and Church His¬ tory. He has written one book The Protestant V ay , and is interested in art. He met his wife midst the historic romance of the British Museum, and they have two teenage sons and a young daughter. FREDERICK HUNG: GEOGRAPHY Dr. Hung, born in Chufu, Shantung Province, North China, (birthplace of Con¬ fucius), received his early education in a Christian uni¬ versity in China. Later, he graduated with a Doctorate in geography from the University of Lyon, where he studied for five years on a scholarship. He taught in China, U.S.A., and Japan before coming here. Dr. Hung is presently engaged in writing a text on the Far East for a New York publisher. 11