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

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ITN for Mig as , VW eczal tfvenla Sponaorecl by The Special Events Committee evidenced renewed activity in pre- senting one of the most ambitious programs in many years. During the weeks before Christ- mas exams Wednesday noon saw the presentation of such artists as musical comedy star Betty Phillips, Albert Steinberg. violinist, Norma Abernethy, pianist, and mezzo Beth NVatson. Highlight of the pre-Christmas series was undoubtedly the appear- ance ot the Vancouver Productions Club Ballet in two original ballets, Theorme A and L'Auberge Der- angee, both with choreography by Canada's leading male dancer. David Adams. Ballet mistress and producer for the occasion was Mara McBirney, formerly of London and now resident in Vancouver. Song stylist Herman Risby and dancer Lennie Gibson were featur- ed in a lighter type of program. Second term highlights were twog the initial Vancouver appearance of the Iuilliard Quartet of New York who introduced the Fourth Quartet by Bartok and Alban Berg's Lyric i'JuIIiard Quartet performed on stage of Brock Hall for a special student preview. Concert introduced Berg's 'Lyric Suite' for first time in Vancouver. Suite for the first time in this city. The other concert also involved a premiere by fourth year students Colin Slim and lohn Brockington ol Bartok's Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion. Victor and Vililliam Luff, both of the Vancouver Sym- phony, were the two percussionists in charge of the eleven instruments required for the interpretation of the work. Local impressario Iohn Emerson delighted students with a series of i'John Brockington and Colin Slim practiced for months preparing for concert given in March. Slim was leader of Symphony Orchestra and Brockington was Ubyssey's fine arts editor. 44 four variety shows billed as Iohn Emerson Presents , featuring such varied performers as Betty Phillips, Karl Norman, TUTS tenor, Eleanor and her quartet, and comedians Slim Allen and David Brock. Through special arrangement with local Booking Agency, Famous Artists, students were treated to a full length recital by Negro Basso, Kenneth Spencer. Sponsored iointly by the Commit- tee and The Faculty Fine Arts Committee were a second term series of lectures on the Arts today which was highlighted by the ap- pearance of UBC alum, and CBC luminary, Lister Sinclair. Other lectures in the series were given by Harry Adaskin, B. C. Binning on Art, Earle Birney, Roy Daniells, and Mario Prizek. 9 573

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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

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