University of Toronto Engineering Society - Skule Yearbook (Toronto, Ontario Canada)

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0 9 0 foad ‘Sait 5738 Suite talk . . . What’ll you have? . . . GRAD BALL 5T8 Yet another Engineering Graduation Ball has passed the gate of time leaving a trail of hopes and memories as its mark. The evening of Thursday, February 20th, was the evening when the three hundred couples wined, dined, and danced until dawn in the glittering ballrooms and sumptuous reception halls of the Royal York Hotel. Scores of waiters brought course after course to the happy diners, with succulent roast chicken and delicious white wine being featured. Dean Woodside and Dean McLaughlin were present to reply to university and faculty toasts, as were Dr. Marcus Long, who toasted the ladies in up- roarious fashion, and Prof. Wright, who toasted the graduating class warmly and sincerely. Gold keys were awarded to executive members and special awards made to the deserving. The evening continued with dancing to the orchestras of Benny Louis, Ken Dean, and Peter Appleyard. And even after the 3 a.m. finale, the partying continued in many and varied cloistered nooks of the old R. Y. as the happy couples greeted the dawn of their graduation. Conversation was informal . . . . . , Dining was formal 15

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0 4 4 7 e Social tyva i The Sehool Dinner Mr. Lister Sinclair, noted playwright, actor, musician, author and mathematician, ushered in the new school year with a short after-dinner speech to the throng gathered for the sixty- eighth annual School Dinner. Mr. Sinclair spoke both in a stimulating and entertaining vein. Perhaps the high point of his appea rance was reached when he told of lecturing in calculus to first year engineers. In his words: I didn ' t like lecturing to them and they didn ' t like me, so I guess we ended up even. After Mr. Sinclair concluded with a few remarks calculated to provoke some thought, Professor V. G. Smith presented the scholarships and awards. The remainder of the evening was spent in places of intellectual stimulation (Kam- pus Comment Room) where the guest speaker ' s remarks were carefully considered. The Cannon Ball Perhaps the theme The Passion and the Passion was responsible but more Skulemen and dates than ever before were present at Hart House on November 15, 1957. Of course the gala occasion was the Engineers ' Informal — The Cannon Ball The dance was highlighted by a fantastic mural depicting the actions of the men from the Little Red Skulehouse. As a takeoff on a recent movie, the mural showed the men, engineers of course, rising from their oppression to demolish a foreign castle (Victoria-Small Building on the northern extremes of the campus) with the aid of their trusty cannon. The prize for all of this was Sofa Lion . Other murals were tendered by the various clubs in the first of the new Inter-course competitions. All of the judges agreed that all of the entries were of a high calibre. The School At-Home The theme of the 5T8 At-Home was Skule goes Nite-Clubbing . Certainly no more suitable place could have been found than the Club Kingsway. The two huge ballrooms easily accom- modated the more than four hundred couples who danced away the night to the music of Benny Louis downstairs, and the Kingsway Or- chestra upstairs. In true engineers ' style, the shot-glasses flow- ed like water as each person received a souvenir. To top it all off, each lady received a corsage — free — in her own choice of colour. What is a night club without a floor show? So naturally, the School At-Home had to have the best floor show it could find. Alex Read kept everyone laughing for almost half an hour, until Zena Cheevers took over and turned on the heat. The Add-Fours Quartet filled out the show with some fine harmonizing. The manager of Club Kingsway was so im- pressed by the 5T8 School At-Home that he could not bear the thought of all the fumbling imitations that were bound to follow. The Club burned to the ground less than a week later. In conclusion, I would like to thank all of those with whom I have had the opportunity to work this year. Chris Smith, Frank Collins, Jim McCartney, and Dave Brooks were responsible for much of the work this year, and formed the backbone of all the committees. The forecast for next year is excellent, since of these, only Chris graduates this year. TOIKE 01 KE and the best of luck in the future. A. E. MATTHEWS JR. 14

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• Qoing.5 On Major acquisition was this real live Fire Engine Liz at work . . . One of several Sputniks launched by Skulemen . . . 16