United Colleges - Vox Yearbook (Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada)

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Wilfred C. Lockhart think continually of those who were truly great. Who, from the womb, remembered the soul ' s history Through corridors of light where the hours are suns Endless and singing . The names of those who in their lives fought for life Who wore at their hearts the fire’s centre. Born of the sun they travelled a short while towards the sun. And left the vivid air signed with their honour”. Stephen Spender. What is your ambition? What do you hope to do with your life and what is the record you wish to leave behind you? Somewhere in your years in College you have had to ask yourself this question; sometime throughout these days you have had to sit down with yourself alone with this problem. In that place and in that hour, you have reflected on the ultimate mystery of life itself, on the fact that you exist, and are called on to live out a life in a world and at a time not of your choosing. Surely you would be less than human, if in your search for an answer, you have not been tempted to assume that you and you alone, give meaning to your own exis¬ tence and hence the only concerns that have validity are those which serve your own ends, your own comfort and your own security. ...principal ' s message On the other hand I do not wish to believe that it is possible for anyone to pass through the halls of United College without being stirred and challenged to think, as Spender suggests of those who were truly great”; those whose inner spirits were quickened to a consciousness of the nobility and grandeur of human existence. It would be sad to assume that a person could share this adventure of learning and allow the aspirations of the human spirit to be smothered under the traffic of learning. If this has happen¬ ed we have indeed failed you. The information that has been imparted to you here in the College in any area of human thought and endeavour is really only incidental. It is important but not crucial. You can gain all this from any good library. Our hope is that you have been forced to probe deeper than the level of knowledge and that you have been awakened to an awareness of a quality of life that belongs to greatness; a greatness that is born of the consciousness that no life is mean¬ ingless and that each is called to a fulfilment that will issue in the enrichment of our common existence. One could express no higher hope for this generation of students at United College than this might be truly said of you ”Born of the sun they travelled a short while towards the sun, And left the vivid air signed with their honour”. 4

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.contents Principal’s Message 4 Honourary Editor’s Message 5 College History 6 Faculty Section 7 Year Reports 15 Awards 26 Graduates Section 27 Valedictory 39 Literary and Art Section 43 Activities Section 63 Sports 81 Advertisers Section 83 3

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...honourary editor ' s message Work on Vox ' 61 began about one year ago. Capable leadership by the Editor and tireless effort put forth by Vox staffers have combined to develop detailed and imaginative plans into this comprehensive report of the year’s activities at United College, 1960—61. Vox ' 61 reflects a marked trend of recent years to be a kind of college annual. Editors of recent years have expressed concern about this trend. Perhaps, they have suggested, Vox is not really fulfilling the primary function intended by its founders: Vox was established as a publication devoted to significant writing and comment by College students and faculty. Certainly the emphasis placed on this im¬ portant function of Vox can be no more than a reflection of the measure of the creative activity within the College. There is therefore some satisfaction in noting that contributions to Vox ' 61 ' s photography, art and literary competi¬ tions were more numerous than is usual. Those selected for awards and publication suggest the continuing high calibre of creative works sub¬ mitted by students of the College, and hold the promise that United College graduates will continue to make significant contributions in fields of Canadian art and literature. Work on Vox ' 62 has already begun. The Editor hopes to significantly increase the em¬ phasis on creative work. We hope that your summer plans will include time for writing, art and photography. We hope that you will plan to enter these works in Vox ' 62’s creative art and literary competitions. Ron. J. Riddell 5