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

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Preparations for the At Home were started before Christmas and by the end of the exams in January the committee machine was in high gear. Through neces- sity, the dance was again held at the Club Kingsway. The two spacious ballrooms there provided ample dancing space and everyone found adequate opportunity to sit around a table with their friends and enjoy the spirit of the evening. Owing to an unexpected turnout at the At Home, the favours and corsages did not last long and unfortunately a few people had to go home without a souvenir beer-mug. Dancing for the evening was to the music of Mart Kenney and his orchestra and during the intermission the audience was treated to the sensational knife throwing act of Del Rio and Rosita in which a stalwart Electrical was asked to participate. Comedian Les Barker and the Skule House Four also contributed to the entertainment. I would like to take this opportunity to express in print my sincere thanks for the great help which Howie Malone, Stan Klich, Frank Collins and Glen Bonham gave me on the dance committees. If it were not for men like these the dances this year could never have come close to being as successful as they were. Again gentlemen, I thank you. Finally I would like to extend to you all my best wishes for the future — may it be all that you could ever hope for. G. A. BAKER, First Vice-PresidenT. Entertainment at the At Home 15

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She .Social % ear • • • The Engineering social year got under way last fall on October 30th with the holding of the sixty-ninth Annual School Dinner in the Great Hall of Hart House. After a fine roast beef dinner, Col. W. S. Wilson presented the scholarship winners of the previous year with their awards. The highlight of the evening for everyone was the talk given by Dr. Murray Ross, Vice-President of the University on Education in Russia. Dr. Ross ' s talk was most interesting and his somewhat controversial topic aroused much dis- cussion among those present. November 28th saw Hart House trembling under the strain of some 450 engineers tripping the light fantastic at the best fall informal on campus, the Cannon Ball. This year ' s Cannon Ball offered more entertainment than ever before with four bands, a sketch artist, a fortune teller along with the usual intermission entertainment. This year the theme of the dance was Uses of the Cannon and the Inter-course competition murals based on this theme brought many a loud guffaw and sly chuckle from the dancers in the lower gym. Skule Di nner speaker Dr. Murray Ross 14

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CjraJ EJ( 509 The night of Thursday, February 19 was a memorable occasion for over four hundred members of the class of 5T9 and for one distinguished member of the class of 1T2. The Engineering Graduation Ball which took place in the sumptuous surroundings of the new Canadian Room of the Royal York Hotel was a fitting climax to the social activities of the graduating year. The men were resplendent in formal white ties and tails; the ladies were breathtaking in their colourful gowns. The head table of the banquet was graced by guest of honor President Claude T. Bissell and other distinguished educators and their ladies. But the highlight of the evening unquestionably was the recognition accorded retiring Professor W. J. T. Wright for the great contribution he has made to the school and to the Engineering Society over a period starting in 1912. On behalf of the Engineering Society and the Engineering Alumni Association, President Rick Schaeff presented Professor Wright with a 5-year membership in his golf club and a gold watch. 16