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

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GENTLEMEN, THE DEAN Recently I returned from a two-month study, at the request of the Governments of Canda and India, of Engineering Education in India. As you may well imagine, there was much of interest to see and learn. This is obviously not the place for an expansive dissertation on the subject, but perhaps a remark or two would not be out of place. One would expect Indian engineering students to possess much the same qualities as Canadian engineering students possess, and that proves to be the case. I refuse to flatter you by describing those qualities. In two respects some of us can learn something from the Indians. They are almost invariably neatly dressed as befits men preparing themselves for a profession, and they seem to have a greater appre- ciation of their opportunity to achieve an engineering education than some, but certainly only some, of our students have. There is no doubt a very good reason for the latter. Taking India as a whole there is room for only about one-third of those who apply for an egineering education, and in some institutions the ratio of applicants to places is ten to one. Must we wait for a good thing to become scarce in order to appreciate it? There is a lesson here for all of us who tend to take for granted this wonderful country of ours. My very best wishes for successful careers go to those of you who are about to graduate. We know that you will be a credit to yourself and to us. To those in the other years I suggest a renewed resolve in September to make the best use of your glorious opportunity. R. R. McLaughlin, DEAN FACULTY OF APPLIED SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING 13

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OUR PRESIDENT ' S MESSAGE Gentlemen of The Engineering Society The Engineering Society of the University of Toronto has just completed its 75th year of continuous service to engineering undergraduates. There are very few students in our faculty who realize that this is not only the oldest student engineering society in Canada but also the oldest engineering association of any sort in this country. It was even founded several years before the beginning of the Canadian Society of Civil Engineers which later went on to become the E.I.C. So it is obvious that this Society of ours holds a fine heritage of experience and tradition. The most important event of this year was the opening of our new Engineering Building. It is rather significant that this building is named after Dr. Galbraith who did so much as the founder of our own Engineering Society. This building is a fine example of how our heritage is carried on, because it is the most modern engineering building in Canada yet bears the name of the founder of the oldest engineering organization in our country. This year of 60-61 has been successful for Skule in many respects. Although hampered by a decreased enrolment the participation in all our events; social functions, notably the At Home with its record breaking crowd, meetings of various sorts and sports, has been outstanding. I thank you for the support you have given your executive and especially, thanks to the Joes of Skule, who always come through in times of diffi culty. Congratulations are also due to the members of your Executive Committee. They have worked hard and long to organize and produce the functions and supply facilities that often tend to be taken for granted. It is my hope that the classes following 6T1 continue to give Skule their whole-hearted support in the coming years as they have this year. If this is done Skule ' s prominent place on campus will not be questioned. These four years at University are very short, especially when considered in retrospect. But the effort is undoubtedly worth the reward and I believe the class of 6T1 will graduate thankful that they made the effort. Best of luck to all on the examinations. Howard M. Malone, President 15