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

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l t i l WALTER HUGH JOHNS, l Assistant to the President Dr. Johns graduated trom the University ot Western Ontario, in London, in , I93O. atter which he lectured in Victoria College, University ot Toronto. Continuing , his studies in Classics, Dr. Johns received his Doctor ot Philosophy tirom Cornell in l I934. From I934 to i938 he taught at Waterloo College, and then came to the U. 1 ot A. Other than his work here, Dr. Johns is kept very busy with two little girls, aged seven and tive. A Q l The actual duties ot this position are indetinable, although there is never a dull ' moment. Dr. Johns is busy all day with odd iobs, which change trom day to day, l depending on the circumstances. At the moment he is editing publicity ot all kinds, , also is arranging tor the visit ot Prime Minister St. Laurent to the campus on April l ll, which gives some idea ot the unending variety involved. GEOFFREY BRADFORD TAYLOR, Registrar Mr. Taylor is a graduate ot the U. ot A., having received his B.Sc. in 1923 and his M.Sc. in I925, maioring in Physics. He was appointed as Registrar in the tall ot l923, and has seen many changes in over 25 years ot service. In the First World War, he served in the 3lst Overseas Battalion and was a prisoner ot war tor the last six months ot l9l8. Ot his tour grown-up children, three are graduates ot U. ot A. and the tourth is a Registered Nurse. MR. J. M. WHIDDEN. Bursar i ' DR. W. H. JOHNS. Executive Assistant to the President All the academic activities ot the students are Mr. Taylor's prime concern. He tollows their careers from the mo- ment ot registering to the tinal cum laude . Adequate records are kept by the large statt under Mr. Taylor's watch- tul eye, tor he looks atter admissions, scholarships, records and examinations, and all the ramifications arising there- trorn. He is also responsible tor carry- ing out examination arrangements be- tween the University and a large num- ber ot protessional societies which have contracts with the U. ot A., such as the Association ot Physicians and Surgeons. MR. G. B. TAYLCR. Registrar Bursar-JOHN MACLEAN WHlDDEN Mr. Whidden graduated trom the U. ot A. with a B.Comm. in l928. Betore enlisting, he worked with the Alberta Wheat Pool, and when in the Air Force was an Accountant Otticer in training schools all across Canada. He was Squadron Leader on retirement, and then came to the University as Bursar on January lst, I948. Mr. Whidden has two big boys ot seven and ten, who may grace Con Hall in the tuture. Mr. Whidden's position is that ot Business Manager and Comptroller ot the University. He and his statt look atter estimating, and control the budget tor all University activities. In this position Mr. Whidden is also Secretary ot the Board ot Governors. 29

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GEORGE FREDERICK McNALLY. M.A., LL.D. THE HONORABLE MR. JUSTICE HAROLD HAYWARD PARLEE, K.C.. Chairman oT The Board oT Governors The Hon. Mr. JusTice Parlee is a graduaTe oT MT. Allison UniversiTy oT New Brunswick in The class oT '98, He aTTended ST. John's Law School and received his B.C.L. in I900. In IQOI he was admiTTed To The bar in New Brunswick, and in I94I became Chairman oT The Board oT Governors oT The UniversiTy oT AIberTa, He was appoinTed as Judge oT The Supreme CourT in I944 and became a member oT The Appe-IIaTe Division in I946, also receiving The degree oT LL.D, Trom MT. Allison Universify The same year. JusTice Parlee has Three sons, all oT whom graduaTed Trom The U. oT A., one as a lawyer, one, a mining engineer, and one, a docTr:-r pracTicing in EdmonTon. The Chairman QT The Board oT Governors is, by sTaTuTe. appoinTed by The gc-vernmenT. He presides aT all meefings and is a member oT The execuTive, Thereby being acTive in all adminisTraTive aTTairs. ADIVII I TP. TIU GEORGE FREDERICK MCNALLY, M.A., LL.D.. Chancellor' Dr. McNally received his BA. in TraTTics Tron-i The Uni- versiTy oT New Brunswick in I9OO and his MA. Trom AIberTa in I9I I. His posT-graduaTe sTudies were pursued aT Columbia UniversiTy over a period of years Trom I9I4 To I92O. He was given The honorary degree oT DocTor oT Laws aT The U. oT A. in I946. From I9I8 To I935 he was Supervisor oT Schools Tor AIberTa, and in I935 he was made AIberTa's DepuTy MinisTer oT EducaTion. He was appoinTed Chancellor oT The IJniversiTy OT AII:JerTa in I946. DespiTe his busy career, Dr. McNally has found Time To bring up Tour children, Three girls and one boy. The Chancellor oT The UniversiTy is The Chairman OT The SenaTe and ex-oTTicio member oT The Board oT Governors. He conTers all degrees, Tor he is The senior oTTicer oT The Uni- versiTy, The PresidenT and The Chairman being iunior To him. The oTTice is a TradiTionaI one, arising in Europe, where he is called upon To deliver one lecTure a year. This mighT be an inTeresTing idea To esTabIish. THE HON. MR. JUSTICE PARLEE. BA.. B.C.L., I.L.D. ,

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X MR. J. W. E. MARKLE, MR. H. T. SPARBY, Alumni SecreTary PFOVOST JOHN WILLIAM EVANS MARKLE. Alumni SecreTary Mr. Markle TirsT aTTended This UniversiTy Tor The Term l9I4-I5, buT Then joined The lnTanTry, going overseas wiTh The 63rd BaTTaliOn Trom EdmOnTon. lT was noT unTil 1937 ThaT he received his B.A. here, specializing in English, HisTory and Languages. UnTil coming To The U. oT A. as Alumni SecreTary in I946, Mr. Markle was a Teacher in AlberTa Tor ThirTy years, TiTTeen OT which were spenT in Camrose as Principal. He has Tour married children, his eldesT son having graduaTed Trom The U. oT A. lasT year. under D.V.A. He received his B.A., and is cOnTinuing wiTh POsT-GraduaTe work in Journalism, aT OTTawa. As SecreTary OT The Alumni AssociaTion, Mr. Markle is also SecreTary-Treasurer OT The Friends To The UniversiTy, and SecreTary of The Memorial Scholarship Fund. He ediTs The New Trail as well, which is a quarTerly U. OT A. magazine. Through This magazine and oTher ways. The assOciaTiOn acTs as a liaison beTween The Uni! versiTy and iTs graduaTes. Branches have been esTablished ThrOughouT The Dominion, all OT which have Their Own social TuncTions. AnOTher aspecT OT The assOciaTion is The Tiles, which cOnTain daTa perTaining To every graduaTe oT The U. OT A. Through The newspapers and so on, These are kepT up-To-daTe and The whereabouTs OT every one is known. ALEXANDER DUNCAN CAIRNS. AssisTanT RegisTrar Also a graduaTe oT The U. OT A., Mr. Cairns received his B,A. in I938. He ioined The Air Force in l942, where he worked wiTh radar, and Then was re- musTered To EducaTion while overseas. Discharged Trom The Air Force, he came To The U. OT A., in his presenT posiTion, in December, I946. Mr. Cairns has Two Tlourishing Tulure alumni, a daughTer OT Seven and a son, aged one year. Mr. Cairns assisTs The RegisTrar in every phase, as his posiTion implies, buT he is mosT concerned wiTh examinaTions. He seTs up The Time Tables, arranges Tor accOmmOdaTion, and The prinTing and disTribuTing oT The papers. ln carrying ouT These dufies, he is Secrefary OT The Time Table CommiTTee and is also con- cerned wifh The Sessional Time Table. All professional examinaTions are also a parT of Mr. Cairns' busy schedule, l-l. T. SPARBY, ProvOsT Mr. Sparby received his B.Sc. in ArTs Trom The UniversiTy OT AlberTa in I933, and his M.A. in EducaTiOn in I939. Be- Tore underTaking The posiTion OT PrOvosT Tor The U. OT A. in I94-7, he was wiTh The DeparTmenT OT EducaTiOn in AlberTa Tor seven years as an inspecTor OT public and high schools. The PrOvosT is The member OT The ad- minisTraTive sTaTT who inTeresTs himselT in sTudenT acTiviTies on The campus, and acTs On commiTTees which are relaTed To These acTiviTies. In regard To This angle, Mr. Sparby is given invaluable help by Mrs. Sparby, who accompanies him To all TuncTions. Discipline, which is OTTen ThOughT To be The ProvosT's main concern, plays a very minor role. Mr. Sparby keeps The paTh cleared OT diTTiculTies, and so Tar he has never had any major problems. The sTudenTs are encouraged To govern Themselves as much as possible in This maTTer. ThereTore, The ProvosT acTs as a liaison beTween The sTaTT and The sTudenTs. DONALD CAMERON. DirecTor OT The DeparTmenT OT ExTension GraduaTing Trom The U. OT A. wiTh a B.Sc. in AgriculTure, Mr. Cameron was appoinTed as DirecTOr OT The ExTensiOn DeparTmenT on The day OT his graduaTion in l93O, receiving his M.Sc. in I934. During The war, he was in charge OT educaTional services Tor The Canadian Legion in The AlberTa Command, buf when The Army wanTed To Take over, The U. OT A. would nOT relinquish him. Al- Though he rules his own deparTmenT, Mr. Cameron mainTains ThaT The boss aT home is a small daughTer OT Tour. The ExTension DeparTmenT organizes all exTra-mural educa- Tional acTiviTies OT The U. oT A., giving public lecTures, shorT courses, demonsTraTions, and disTribuTion OT inTOrmaTion Through bullefins, Tilms, eTc. The deparTmenT owns The largesT library OT Tilms in Canada, and sponsors ThirTy-Tive schools and shOrT courses a year, including The BanTT School OT Fine ArTs. IT has been esTimaTed Thaf The UniversiTy, Through iTs exTension services, give some service Or oTher To 800,000 people in AlberTa. MR..C. D. CAIRNS. MR. D. E. CAMERON. AssisTanT RegisTrar DirecTOr OT ExTension