University of British Columbia - Totem Yearbook (Vancouver, British Columbia Canada)

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UBC graduates have an opportunity each year to return to the campus of their Alma Mater for a Homecoming weekend during which they can observe and comment on the dire and portentous doings of their successors. Features of this year's annual Homecoming cele- brations were a revival of student spirit, tours of new buildings, presentation of a hooded duck-billed dinosuar to the university by the National Museum in Ottawa and the cabaret dance Saturday evening in the Armory. Other activities included the Homecoming football game, the annual game between the UBC Thunderbirds and the team of ex-Bird grads, election of a Homecom- ing Queen, and a massive parade at half-time of the football game. A proposed torch light parade through downtown Vancouver the Thursday preceding Homecoming week- end was squashed by Mayor Charles E. Thompson, in gracfa .lffofcl Reunion ai .Homecoming time to be announced at the AMS general meeting. Mayor Thompson issued the cancellation order at the request of the Vancouver fire wardens office. N. A. Aiken, chief of fire wardens, was opposed to any fire being used in a parade, and was afraid that the result would be hospitalized casualty. Student spirit revival evidenced itself in the mam- moth parade staged at the football game, and in the bonfire, pep meet, and dance which were held Friday evening. Bonfire was staged in the south field, follow- ing the successful bonfire arranged as a send-off for 'Bird footballers on their Oregon trip. Following the bonfire, which included cheers, singing and speeches, the crowds flocked to the Field House for a Kickapoo- sponsored pep meet and a dance. Pharmacy students gathered wood for the bonfire, erected a stage in the field house, and distributed song sheets during the evening. The parade pulled out from the Field House sharp at noon on Saturday, complete with twenty-four floats, two bands, a mock trek group and a parade of model A's and T's which were entered by campus students. Most of the cars were still being driven to UBC in the mornings. The parade proceeded through the Sasamat shopping district, down South Granville, Arbutus, Ker- risdale and Dunbar, to publicize Homecoming. They returned to the stadium in time to take a turn around the cinder oval at half-time of the football game. Pres- entation of the Great Trekker Award for 1950 took place during the half-time ceremonies. Ioseph Brown, i'Above, Highlight of the Homecoming celebration was the present- ing of 60 million year old dinosaur skeleton to the university. i'At left immediate past president of the UBC Alumni Association congratulates Engineer's candidate Greta Ward on topping the Homecoming Princess polls. As usual UBC lost their football game.

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Uciobefz .Saw gan gfzacfuaie Cappe Nearly 400 students received degrees at the 24th annual congregation in the Armory on Qctober 26. The degrees were presented by Acting Chancellor N. A. M. MacKenzie. The congregation address was given by Dr. George Sherman Avery, who urged graduating students to make the world a better place to live in. We must learn to appreciate life which is dit- ferent from our own,',, he said. Dr. Avery felt such an appreciation was essential to an understanding of world problems and any at- tempt to aid those problems. He stressed the importance of the United Nations and the contributions graduates could make to it. I am sure any peace and happiness in this world will come through the UN, he said. Dr. Avery stressed the importance of teaching Eur- opean students decent living in order to counteract the principles of hate and revolution which are being taught in Russia today. Graduates should attempt to provide more fel- lowships for more foreign students, he said. Before the address honorary degrees of doctor of science were awarded to Avery for his study of plant hormones, and to Professor I. R. Dymond, head of the department of Zoology at the University of Toronto and past director of the Royal Ontario Museum. Both degrees were presented by N. A. M. MacKenzie, who acted for Chancellor Eric W. Hamber. 'kHonourabIe W. T. Straith ltopl turns over keys of new million dollar Biological Science building to President MacKenzie during opening day ceremonies. Centre, the start of the procession over to the Congregation tea in Brock Hall. Largest number of people in the history of the university attended the Fall ceremonies, which saw over 400 handed their sheepskin. 41

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wus'9'5 y ,C Q ll l s I Ir., received the award for his out- standing work as chairman of the Alumni Development Fund for the past two years. Floats in the parade were judged by a committee, and first award went to the float entered by Sigma Chi, Phi Delta Theta, and Kappa Alpha Theta. Representatives of the three groups were awarded a silver cup for their float of a UBC football player, standing nearly eighteen feet tall, and decked in traditional colors. Model was de- signed by Richard Archambault of Sigma Chi. Second prize went to members of the Law Undergraduate Society who staged a mock trial in which they put athletic lethargy on trial. Their float was followed by an aged, black hearse, carrying leth- argyis coffin. Returning grads were treated to guided tours of the new buildings, many of which had not even been thought of when they were under- graduates. Buildings were open for inspections Saturday morning and grads were escorted through the then uncompleted War Memorial Gymnasium, the new Biological Science Building, the new Engineer- ing Building and the Fraser River project on the west side of the campus. The tour was sponsored by the Men's Big Block Club. A special attraction of Home- coming ceremonies this year was the presentation of a 60,000,000-year-old dinosaur to the University. This latest accomplishment of Professor Emeritus M. Y. Williziins, past head of the department of geology and geography will reside in the Applied Science building. Dr. Williams, as representative of the National Museum in Ottawa, presented the dinosaur to Dean Chant, at that time acting president of the University. Dr. H. C. Gunn- ing, present head of the Geology department, presided over the ceremony. The Duck-Billed Dinosaur, a two and one-half ton array of ribs, clavicles, and vertebrae of ribs, clavi- cles and vertebrae mounted in swim- ming position, is on permanent loan i'Grad Ron Haggert gathered at the Publi- cations board table in the Armouries at the Homecoming Cabaret. Below the Law Under- graduate Society float which placed second in the parade competition. Winners of the Cup for the best float was Sigma Chi, Phi Delta Theta, and Kappa Alpha Theta. from the National Museum in Ottawa. In his heyday, Duck-billed Dinny was a delicate specimen some thirty feet long. He was herbivorous and semi-aquatic, and probably had a real hazard with sinus trouble. Top of the dinny's skull was a net work of air passages probably permitting him to browse under water for long periods of time. The Lambeosaurus was dis- covered in 1913 at Steveville, Alberta, where Charles H. Stern- berg unearthed him in prehistoric quicksand. 43