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

Page 24 text:

4 ,, 4 ‘ John Macfarlane Valerie Fount GOLD AWARD Gloria Dalton Allen Zysblat Dale Gloer Elaine Liebelt Lynne Orman SILVER AWARDS Hazel Scheuchner Peter Walls Shelagh Wilson Madame O g Stuart McCready

Page 23 text:

CLASS HISTORY 196 3 CLASS HISTORIAN JACK MARSHALL Our class has a unique place in the history of this- University, for we are the first class to complete our degrees at the new campus of the University of Alberta, Calgary. The history of the Class of ' 63 really began on November 1, 1958. On that day a sod turning ceremony was held in north-west Calgary, and work commenced on the new cam¬ pus. In September 1960, the doors of UAC opened and The Gauntlet blared Welcome Frosh! to over 700 fresh¬ men. A new university of 1,000 students was born. The of¬ ficial birth date was October 28, a month after the opening of the academic session, when Dr. M. G. Taylor was installed as Principal and the University was officially opened. A calm followed the storm of Frosh Week activities as faculty and students got down to the business of learning. We freshmen put aside our frosh beanies and buttons and opened our books. Never before had Calgary students been offered so much. Twenty new professors increased the faculty to seventy, and one hundred sixty-two courses were offered. Student activities expanded greatly to accommodate the new students. The Gauntlet established a reputation for itself under its timid, shy, boy-editor , with occasional direction from a concerned administration. An ever increasing num¬ ber of campus clubs catered to the interests and talents of students and through them the freshmen were introduced to campus life. Many memorable events took place in that first year at UAC. For months the wind blew bringing dust that left the campus, faculty and students coated. Exams came, and bridge, hearts and ping pong took their toll. Bed push¬ ing was the fad that year and UAC pushers took to the highways. But most of the time was spent gathering knowl¬ edge. The desire to learn was encouraged by the professors and enflamed by the approach of final exams. Thanks to a blizzard exams had to be postponed for a day, but we wrote them, and left for summer jobs. The first year was over. The 1961-62 academic year opened and we returned to further our studies. This time we could really enjoy Frosh Week, someone else was on the receiving end. Eight hundred freshmen boosted our student population to 1,600. Thirty- two new professors and additional courses were added. The Class of ' 63 reduced in number but as eager as ever, began more work. We also took over a number of positions in the many campus clubs. There was something going on every day as political, religious, and special interest clubs began another year ' s activities. A successful and impressive Political Seminar gave politics the boost it needed to assume its im¬ portant role on campus. It was followed late in the year by UAC ' s first Model Parliament, under Liberal Prime Minister Hugh Bessell. Other highlights of the year included a series of Conferences on Higher Education, the opening of the new gymnasium, the approval of red and gold as- our school colours, and the Western Canadian Student Teachers Con¬ vention, hosted by UAC. It wasn ' t all work and no play by any means. The first issue of the Goblet was published, Yacowar was crowned King of UAC, Color Night was a great success, UAC Radio began closed circuit broadcasting, and National Bermuda Shorts Day was more revealing than ever. Academically, the Class of ' 63 found quite a change from the previous year. Instruction was less impersonal, classes were smaller, and we began to specialize and work towards specific goals. We had begun to realize just how little we knew and how enormously distant the boundaries of knowl¬ edge are. But we were getting somewhere and when the time came to file into the Green Gym for final exams we knew we had made some progress. We returned four months later for the 1962-63 academic year to find UAC bursting at the seams. An acute shortage of space resulted in overcrowding in the library, cafeteria, and offices, and in a great restriction of lounge space. Student population approached 1,800. Council ' s austerity program was ushered in with the plaintive cry, This is the toughest year we ' ve ever had financially . None the less campus activities soon got into high gear. Members of our class found themselves guiding many campus organizations in addition to carrying a heavy academic load. Sports as¬ sumed a far more important role on campus thanks to the new gym, and the UAC Dinosaurs almost won the WCIAA Basketball championship. During the year it became evident that UAC was changing a great deal. For the first time there were considerably more upper classmen than freshmen. The number of grad¬ uate students increased considerably and the faculty in¬ creased to one hundred twenty. Construction of an impres¬ sive new library was begun. UAC was becoming a mature university, and as it matured, so too did the senior students. As graduation approached the class made plans to get jobs and make their own way in the world, or to further their education in other universities. Now we are graduating. Three wonderfully profitable and stimulating years have passed. We have had the unique advantage of being an important part in the building of a great university. As we leave in pursuit of our chosen pro¬ fessions, we hope that we will reflect credit on the University of Alberta, Calgary, and by so doing pay for a part of what it has given us.

Page 25 text:

CERTIFICATE OF MERIT A special award, in the form of a trophy with an accompanying cer¬ tificate of merit, is presented only to those students who have made outstanding contributions to student life in general throughout his entire university academic career. This is the first time that the award has been presented on the new Calgary Campus. HONORABLE MENTION FOR STUDENT AWARDS Allan Connery Wayne Harvey Deane Jensen DRAMA Carol Cooper UNIVERSITY WOMEN ' S CLUB Day Wilson DEBATE Jack Marshall MUSICAL CLUB Deane Jensen George White