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

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Chancellor VeTeran educaTionisT, and DepuTy lvlinisTer of EducaTion Tor eleven years, Dr. G. F. McNally was appoinTecl Chancellor oT The UniversiTy in AugusT I946. A graduaTe OT The UniversiTy oT New Brunswiclc he regisTered aT The UniversiTy of AlberTa in IQO8 and received his lvlasTer oT ArTs degree wiTh The TirsT gra- duaTion class. In l909 he was made lnspecTor oT Schools aT WeTaskiwin and laTer held The same posiTion in Calgary. l-le became Principal oT The Camrose Norf mal School in I9l3, a posiTion he held unTil l9I8 when he enTered The DeparTmenT oT EducaTion as Supervisor oT Schools. In I935 he was appoinTed DepuTy lvlinisTer oT EducaTion. ln May, l946 Dr. McNally was given The honorary degree oT DocTor of Laws aT This Unive-rsiTy. THE HON. MR. JUSTICE PARLEE, B.A.,B.C.L., LL.D. Nineteen GEORGE FREDERICK McNALLY, M.A., LL.D. Chairman of the 'Board of Governors The Honorable lvlr. JusTice l-larold Hayward Parlee, K.C., who was appoinTed in 1940 To The chairmanship oT The Board OT Governors, was born in New Brunswick. ATTer a shorT career in The Teaching prorcession he graduaTed in ArTs Trom The UniversiTy OT lvlounT Allison, and Then in Law Trom The UniversiTy oT Dalhousie, ST. John, N.B. Law School and Kings Col- lege, Windsor, N.S. Sound in adminisTraTion, slcilTul in negoTiaTion, Dr. Parlee brings To his duTies many aTTainmenTs, buT noT The leasT oT The qualiTies which have endeared him To his Triends is a peneTraTing inTeresT in The aT'lairs OT young men and wornen. l-le possesses a happy TaculTy, vouchsaTed To Tew, of never growing old: OT reTaining ThaT vigorous and challenging ouTloolc, which is char- acTerisTic oT youTh.

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fP1'esideut's message NA DISINTERESTED endeavour fo learn and propagafe fhe besf fhaf is known and fhoughf in 'lhe world, and fhus fo esfablish a currenf of fresh and frue ideas. This definifion of liferary crificism, by Maffhew Arnold, expresses also whaf we wanf of educafion. The acquisifion of fechnical skill and compefence is imporfanf, buf if is nof enough. If should be mafched by humanify and warm friendliness. The educafed man is a culfivafed human being, an assei' fo sociefy, fhough independenf of if by reason of his infellecfual resources. ln shorf, he is a man of developed characfer and infellecf. Whaf are fhe marks of educafion? Firsf is scholarship: masfery of a chosen field and infelligenf acquainf- ance wifh ofher fields of learning. Second, fhe good manners worfhy of a genfleman and scholar , for fhe scholar musf show in his daily walk fhaf he has sfudied fhe wisdom of 'rhe ages fo some purpose. Third, fhe power of con- veying fhoughf fo ofhers, a power acquired by habifually reading good books and pracfising a high sfandard of wrifing and conversafion. Fourfh, reverence for whaf is holy. Fif+h, devofion fo whafsoever fhings are frue, honesf, iusf, pure, lovely, and of good reporf. Sixfh, modesfy: lf l have seen farfher 'lhan my predecessors , said Newfon, if is because l have sfood on fhe shoulders of gianfs. Sevenfh, discipline: civilizafion is self-discipline: fhe educafed man is known by his confrolled and considerafe behaviour. There are cerfain piffalls which fhe educafed man will avoid. He will wear his learning lighfly and be welcome in any sociefy. He will shun fhe academic mind, fhaf mind which sees so many argumenfs on bofh sides if never fakes a decided sfandg be ifs possessor ever so greaf a scholar, as a cifizen he is complefely fufile. He will never resf on his oars, realizing fhaf fhe man who does so in 'this swiffly moving world is soon leff behind: eclucafion is an arduous and lifelong process. Wi? Presidenf ROBERT NEWTON, M.C., B.S.A., M.Sc., Ph.D., D.S.C., F.R.S.C. Eighteen

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I l l :::::::Admini5tf3tiQn::::::: REGISTRAR-MR. G. B. TAYLOR. Mr. G. B. Taylor, RegisTrar OT The UniversiTy, is head OT one OT The busiesT deparTmenTs on The campus. As chieT execuTive in charge OT The OTTice OT Tiles and sTenographers, Mr. Taylor's duTies are many and varied. The records and Tiles have grown wiTh each succeeding year, as consTanT conTacT is kepT wiTh The The ever growing number OT Alumni. l-lere all The records OT each sTudenT aT UniversiTy are kepT, providing a reliable source OT reTerence Tor The various TaculTies, The STudenTs' Union, and various campus OrganizaTions. Since iTs meagre beginning in I908, wiTh The TirsT small enrOlmenT, The de- parTmenT has grown To become an indispensible parT OT The UniversiTy, giving and receiving viTal inTOrmaTiOn. Presiding over a large sTaTT OT sTenographers and secreTaries, Mr. Taylor's OTTice is cOnsTanTly being beseiged noT only by UniversiTy sTudenTs. buT by prospecTive sTudenTs To gain admiTTance. LocaTed on The second Tloor OT The ArTs Building, The RegisTrar's OTTice has become a Tamiliar landmark To sTudenTs Through The years. THE BU RSAR-M R. WHITTON. The Bursar's OTTice is responsible Tor The deTail OT campus business admin- isTraTion. This OTTice has expanded Trom one small room in AThabasca Hall in The good old days To iTs spacious locaTion in The ArTs Building-wiTh a sTaTT OT more Than TwenTy. Perhaps besT known To sTudenTs as a place To pay Their Tees, The Bursar's OTTice is concerned wiTh counTless oTher TransacTions. BudgeTary conTrol, pur- chasing, payrolls, deparTmenT conTrOl, Tinancial records, sTaTemenTs, and all The various and sundry Tinancial and business TransacTiOns encounTered in a large edu- caTional insTiTuTion, suTTice To keep Tvlr. WhiTTOn The presenT Bursar, and his acTive sTaTT Tully occupied. THE ALUMNI SECRETARY-MR. MARKLE. The duTies OT The Alumni SecreTary are TwoTold. In addiTion To acTing as liaison beTween The Alumni AssociaTion and The UniversiTy, he keeps The grad- uaTes in close conTacT wiTh Their Alma MaTer. The membership OT The Alumni AssociaTion has increased To such an exTenT during The pasT years ThaT Through iTs influence and iTs sympaTheTic co-OperaTion iT is OTTen OT greaT assisTance To The UniversiTy. Branches OT The assOciaTion which have been Tormed in The larger cenTres are kepT in close conTacT wiTh The UniversiTy by Mr. Markle The Alumni SecreTary. Alumni inTeresT in The UniversiTy is TurThermore mainTained Through The medium OT The New Trail an inTormaTive quarTer annual, published under The supervision OT The versaTile secreTary OT The Alumni AssociaTion. ADVISOR TO VETERANS-DR. COOK. The VeTeran Advisor, Dr. Cook is known TO all reTurned men as an exTremely capable, undersTanding Triend. Formed in SepTember, I945, This oTTice aTTempTs To meeT The needs OT The sTudenT veTeran, who requires assisTance in solving problems OT rehabiliTaTion, ranging Trom personal aTTairs To Tinding suiTable living accommodaTions. This OTTice works in close coniuncTiOn wiTh The DeparTmenT OT VeTerans' ATTairs. Dr. Cook, an associaTe prOTessor OT maThemaTics, and secreTary OT The STudenT VeTeran Loan Board will conTinue To acT in The capaciTy OT an under- sTanding counsellor and Triend unTil needy veTeran sTudenTs have passed Trom These halls OT learning. Twenty