University of Alberta Calgary - Evergreen and Gold Yearbook (Calgary, Alberta Canada)

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EARLE PARKHILL SCARLETT B.A., M.B., F.R.C.P. Chancellor of the University.

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31 it iiicutnnattt GEORGE KENNEDY SHEANE, B.A., M.A., D.PAED. On August 15, 1952, Dr. G. K. Sheane, Associate-Professor of Math¬ ematics and Science at the Calgary branch of the University of Alberta, passed away. To those of us who knew him, either by working with him or by attendance in his classes, came the realization of a great loss. Dr. Sheane was born in 1892 in Bruce county, Ontario. He received his public and high school education in Selkirk, Manitoba. He then attended the University of Manitoba, later transferring to Alberta, where he received his B.A. in 1915. The degree of Master of Arts was con¬ ferred upon him in 1941 and he received the D. Paed. degree from the University of Toronto in 1948. After a year at the Camrose Normal School, Dr. Sheane began his teaching career as principal in the public school in High River. The Calgary Normal School welcomed him to the staff in 1928 and in 1945, when the school became a part of the University, he was appointed to teach math¬ ematics and science. Dr. Sheane made outstanding contributions to the field of education in Alberta, not only in the teaching field but also by writing many outstand¬ ing textbooks—books which are noted for their clarity, conciseness of pre¬ sentation and meaningful subject matter. But impressive as these educational accomplishments are, it will not be for these alone that we shall remember him. Through the years we shall recall the kindly professor who took such a personal interest in each student. Nothing was too much trouble as long as it helped some individual. From the first day of the term, when he straightened out twisted timetables and helped bewildered beginners, to the last day, when he gave them his parting good wishes, his thoughtfulness was always evident. His contributions to education were not only in tangible things, but also in the ideals and inspir¬ ation which he transmitted to us who follow on behind. “The best portion of a good man ' s life — His little nameless unremembered acts Of kindness and of love. HYACINTHE MUNRO 3

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A [z±±acjz j-zom tfiz dfianaz [[or Recently I have been looking over some of my own college Year Books of the past, and as the old, familiar faces and echoes of times spent in youthful enthusiasm unfolded themselves I was struck with the degree to which objects and people and even atmosphere can return their identity and significance. The tradition al Year Book, therefore, is much more than pious memories embalmed between paper covers—it is the symbol of an organic thing, the life of a generation, and even in a new land serves to make the past a real presence. It is the log-book of the activities of a group, but it is also an unconscious horoscope of the individuals in that group, and reading its pages years later one can see how personalities were already expressing themselves within the frame of habit and later in the ebb and flow of life unfolded along the lines here sketchily foreshadowed. With this idea of A Year Book in mind, I know that I should rise above the usual commonplaces, but how difficult that is in the course of a con¬ ventional greeting of this sort! A University Chancellor at best is apt to be little more than a disembodied spirit who like the celebrated Cheshire Cat of beloved memory materializes each spring at Convocation time in the form of a smile and a verbal Latin blessing—and then fades away into the academic Limbo inhabited by other shadowy figures of the University administration. On this occasion may that disembodied Chancellor ' s voice address you directly. You are undergraduates in the Calgary branch of the University of Alberta, an institution still in its infancy which represents the conviction of a large constituency of our citizens that a College in the southern part of the province can better serve the interests of higher education in Alberta. Such a smaller college community should foster talents leading to the earlier and stronger development of personality besides enriching the life of a growing city. I would remind you that it is your privilege as students to assist in creating the basic traditions and history of this young College, to share the enthusiasm of an able staff and to justify the hopes and am¬ bitions which have brought this institution into being. You, in short, are the instruments and youthful architects of the idea of a University in Calgary. May your accomplishments and idealism and imagination develop that finer type of college which is a school of char¬ acter no less than a school of mind ! In these days we all need your faith—that faith which is the giving substance to things hoped for, the proving of things not seen. On behalf of your University may I wish for each of you now and in the future the wisdom to comprehend, the grace to enrich and the courage to endure the business of life. E. P. SCARLETT. 5