United Colleges - Vox Yearbook (Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada)

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CLIFFORD J. ROBSON: PSYCHOLOGY Professor Robson is a grad¬ uate of United, the Universities of Manitoba and Minnesota, and is presently working on a doc¬ toral dissertation in Psychol¬ ogy. An enthusiastic commun¬ ity worker, he is a member of the board of directors of the Children’s Aid Society, and a Clerk of Session at St. An¬ drews River Heights. He is also an amateur carpenter and photographer, and boasts a wife and two children. HOMER V. RUTHERFORD: HISTORY One of the few perpetually happy people in the College! He studied at the University of California for his B.A.; at Columbia University for his M.A.; and at California, once again, for his Ph.D. Dr. Rutherford has studied at the Institute of Historical Re¬ search in London, England, and worked in a branch of the National Archives in the Uni¬ ted States. His hobbies in¬ clude photography, which has enabled him to collect slides of his European travels, and a large classical record iibrary. VICTOR Y. SHIMIZU: PHILOSOPHY Professor Shimizu received his B.A. from the University of Toronto, and his M.A. from Yale. Originally from the West, he has been at United for three years. Noted for his consistant good humour and the twinkle in his eye, Pro¬ fessor Shimizu has a genuine interest in his students. Cur¬ rently, he is working on a Ph.D. thesis, though he still finds time to enjoy photog¬ raphy, collecting classical records, tennis and curling. ROBERT C. STEWART: ENGLISH Dean Stewart was born near San Antonio, Texas, and went to Kenyon College, graduating with an A.B. Later, he went to Yale to receive an M.A. Dean Stewart rides herd” in true Texas tradition, on forty- six active male residents in Graham Hall. In his spare time he listens to classical and folk music records. WALTER E. SWAYZE: ENGLISH A graduate of Toronto (Uni¬ versity College) in H onours English, Dr. Swayze went on to Yale after the war for his M.A. and Ph.D. He taught at Toronto, United, Manitoba, and William and Mary in Virginia before coming back to United in ’53- Teaching and research are his main interests, but others include music and the theatre—and camping trips with Mrs. Swayze and their three children, to say nothing of the dog. LAWRENCE SWYERS: CHEMISTRY Professor Swyers studied at Wesley College, the Univer¬ sity of Manitoba and the Uni¬ versity of Chicago. His hob¬ bies include an extensive record collection, as well as experimenting with various amplifier circuits. A carefree bachelor, Professor Swyers strives for perfection and ex¬ pects others to do the same. REV. GEORGE TAYLOR: HELLENISTIC GREEK AND NEW TESTAMENT Reverend Taylor, a native Winnipegger, was ordained in 1941 ana for three years served as pastor of the Kildonan Unit¬ ed Church All Peoples Mission. Since 1945 he has been on the faculty of United College. Rev. Taylor did his M.A. studies at the University of Toronto, and has studied at the University of Chicago. He was also chairman of the Manitoba Con¬ ference of Christian Education. HAMILTON B. TIMOTHY: GREEK AND HEBREW Dr. Timothy received a B.A. (Honours) from London, an M.A. and a B.D. from Glasgow, and a Ph.D. from Edinburgh. His studies have been in the field of philosophy and the Near Eastern Languages and Liter¬ ature. In his outside activities, he enjoys gardening and water colour painting. He frankly admits to being a book lover. ROBERT A. WARDLE: ZOOLOGY Professor Wardle graduated from the University of Man¬ chester with an M.Sc. After teaching at the Universities of London, Manchester, Minnesota and Manitoba he came to Unit¬ ed last year. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society, and has written six books on zoology. A professor with his own col¬ ourful ideas, he is highly im¬ pressed with United as a coll¬ ege, and with its keen student- faculty relations. IDA G. WILKINSON: FRENCH Miss Wilkinson received her B.A. from Manitoba, and her M.A. from McGill. Her favour¬ ite French author is Voltaire, on whom she wrote her thesis. Her chief outside interest is music, especially the piano. Two voyages to France have intensified an affinity for the Loire Valley, and the Province of Burgundy. She hopes to re¬ visit them soon. 13