University of Western Ontario - Occidentalia Yearbook (London, Ontario Canada)

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In the SPN!! 0f190N, the UfWll'0f1S Oflllv LIUIU Clraos came from crrsrrros with .1 cataclysmic -UNIVl- PXSITY OI- ns 4. fi s I fr J vt 5-40 -N1 5' rllqal 1 2 eng .- g . . rrNr1'rcrisr'r'Y , m,,ALm,5 ni 1' . - BY E-.SJlE,PsN ORN TAM O. CHRISTPPHER FREDERICK McRAE Some t.1lknfAlexav1dev and some of Hercules, Fred came to us from Glencoe on the wings of a scholarship and ever since has soared through that rare world ofprrzes and Frrsts. He solclrered with the C. O. T C. and won both A and B certlicates rn the first two years. Fred rs also En actor of note, for he appeared rn the Glee Club's Something Doin', for Le Cercle Francais, rn Le Malade Im.1ernaire and La Cachettef' and rn the Hesperran Club's Hamlet For a year he skrpperec.l the Lit. Then rn 1929, he brought honor to hrs school and .rdded fresh laurels to himself when as a member ofthe Can' adian Uarversrtres Debating team he toured the United States. In hrs fourth year he has been prominent rn theactrvitres ofthe Huron College Debating Unron, and has helped to uphold rts newfwon prestige. MQLAY McMllRRlCH MILLER HAROLD HENRY MILLS l am lm! mad nrrrtherrortlrvumtp when the wrrrd 1.x southerly l lirrow rr lrrrwlq from 11 lurrrdarrruf' Let mu 1111 lrrrllr a1r.l.rl1.1vu The rrrrrwjluwrrrrg mir. Wrrr. Wrrlarnrr. lrttle town of Aylmer was startled by the lusty crres of a future man of science, then rn .1 rudrf mentary state rt rs true, Srnce that time, M c evolved into an rndrvrdual of versatile capacities, and one who is understood only by those who know hrm well. McLr1y rs .1 l.1d of retrrrnrg na- ture, with Ll profound aversion to social func' tions, but blessed with .1 ready wrt and a sense of humor which enables hrm to laugh most heartily when the jol-te is on hrrrrselll, McL.1y brought with hrm to Western the hrghest matrrculatron award obtainable and rrp- held hrs reputatron by wrnnrng the General Scrence scholarship rn hrs Freshman and Sophor more years, and rn capturrng the coveted certrf frcate A rn rnfanrry. Remember the name Some day you will hear rt agrrrn. Hal, .1sl1e rshest knnwrr tothe World,cl1ose Srrn .ras the 1111145 srrrtahle -r nge upon wh ch to make hrs debut, and as the elrrtarn went down on the lirst act. he let:S.rr111.1tZr1ller11.rte to seek hrrrhereducatrrrrr .1tWestern,rrtl1er 111 knowledge and honored wrth severalstl1nl.1rel1ips. Now, being ol .1 more or I1-as imrrrr-rrtive naf ture, Hal dclved deep rrlttl the re.1lme0l'l'l1ysrcs but unl'ortur1.rtcly lorrnd E111-stern .1 lrttlc ullolrf ring and Classrcsr really w.1Ql1rslorte.rearn rn' trrrgued hrs versatile brarn, H.1l.'s .rctrvrtres .rt Western have heen uf .1 lrrnrted clraracter hut conlidentrally, he rmrst reerrperate drrrrnrg the wrnter from hrs strenuous srrrrrrrrvrsr as rr sailor vrrth the proverhral rgrrl rn every port. So, Hal. rs leavrnrg rs wrth hrs IS. A. and we all hope that he wrll not only share the over' flowing sun rr1hrs quests arnurrd the earth but will also Frnd the pot of rgnld .rt the end ot' the rainbow. GEORGE EDWIN MORROW Mrd111r4l1t rlrnrrl and rcrfulry, 'Tnfmy rlrurcc and rr1llrtv, ff-Mrlwrr. crash when George Edwin rarsed his plarrrtrve voice for the hret time out where the west be- erns, Lrglrtnrrres flashed, thunder broke, and make were rent asurrder as this latest scron ol an old Methodrst larnrly had hrs name engraved rrpnn the shield. The mighty moral of thrs mar- velous message ofn1argn.rr11rnous Mother Nature was made much more rnaunihcent as Morrow marched manlirlly, morhrdly and methodically under the hrrnner of the Corporation of Wesley and Ryerson. C.1ml.1chie,S.1rn1a and the College nl Arts were all to feel the seraphic touch ot hrs wrlhrl wrnes. At the George Robinson Mem' urral Church he has shone like a satellrte. ln errccer and basketfball he has made 11 name for h1mself,.1nd as he marches onward and, we hope, upward, it will he rrrterestrnrr to survey the prof gross of this pungent, pure and prorrrrsrng pil' grim. Page Tu enzyfnrne

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,U rsnvlr its Frv our, un me 40+ fxtlfxc A Iii- O PZ E 't if ' 4 1:1-agile? F' S COLLEGE UNIVERSITY .X L NVE STE PsN CNTAIRI 0. ELlZAIll'Tl'l l1UlllIALIl.'X Mulllllilll TR MURRAY HULT M.-xcLFOl'T C- G- MQNAY DAVID MALCOLM MCQUEEN ,Shy K mlmm nl lllllilllllllmallgml T Surely npfuuialmi nmlgetli ii :msc vnun mud 'ATl1c sweetest lmms tlmt elcr l spend 'Olz, I cnurts 'm all mirl I marries um1u ' Said A , tt ' The greatest accolnpllslinirnl ol l'li:ahrlh up to the tinu' ol her lurth was that she :liaise gmul Scotch t.-lk lnr her parents, and lntnlentally, h1ar1anKt'rrl1 lorheraunt. A damsel wlmcould show such pond taste ht-lore lurth has untold capacities lor tlevelnpment alterwards. And when we lunlq at Elizabeth we can'r say that we are drsappouuerl L she might he .1 shade ton gentle, hut that is a welcome fault in women. Before Elrzalwerh Iinally settled in London she lived in Annan, Ontario, and Spoltane, Wash' ington 'She luund Annan too small for her taste, and Sgulxane ton lar away from home, so that explains why Arts '30 has rlus modest elnltl in its mrmlwerslup, Her sorority is Alpha Kappa Chl. You might lutlpe Elizabeth hurriedly and de' cide that gentle modesty was her h-.ulrnu charac- teristic. But she nlten surprises you with some radical statement that makes you gasp, Shy has the blood ol' some hardy nhl adventurer in her veins, which she exluhits very dt-Ilnuely in ref fusing to ta e the streebcar to school mornings. YVith staunch daring she waits, rides. ls early for lectures, and saves a nickel. Ah lassre, at ken well your rate' ' Eulcarrlarea 77. lt is most dillicult to de-icrllwe the personality which lurks helund the eountenante pictured alwnvt' The late is not beautiful, 'tis true, and ver there is somerlunu about ir, some expression or tnnruur ofseature, which holds one in expec' tation, And that is rust the point! VJ: expert great tlungslrom Murray because we have seen the heginnings ol' them in his woflc while at Wt-ste n and Huron A selvlarslupaud Grade As hy the score have ht-en among the .utainments nl' MaeLeod's course These have dotted a scholastic land- scape already made attractive lay sound judgf ment, ready wit and wisely governed orattwrieal powers, Murray has sgmetlung to oller theChurch but she has more to oller lum 'ofthe things he needs and will take advantage of-fwe are sure. An':.penltivnor1gtlrc lllsscs Ol -Burm Grah.un,hctter known as Stony uttered hrs first word ol' Gaelic in the Scotch settlement of Lucltnow,O.1tar1o. After graduating from Lueltf nowCnnt1nuat1on School .ind Stratford Normal, he tanelut for live years before eoming to West' ern to avail himself of an Arts course and all that goes with it. For two years, he assisted the Little Theatre Orthrstra, and Huron College will long rememf her the dm he could raise with his yoglehng, his violin and hrs sax. On three occasions he ap- peared in Shakespearian produetxons and his versatile ability was displayed to advantage each year in Monkey Business. During the term od 102820, he represented his year on the Huron College Council, In Smtty one may Hnl a staunch heart and a sympathetic mind, His many friends at West' ern will miss his hearty laugh and his warm com' panionship, Good luck, Scotty, and -loy be wi' ye ave' Barnacle Bill, the sailor. Mac originallv hauled frcm Elora hut has been seen sround such places as Toronto, Montreal. Virgin1a.ete.,and lately has been living ID Scot' land lOntarxo'. ln the fallof'26. fornoapparent reason he blew into London and identified him- self with Chem. 30. A weakness for College Humor soon earned Dave the exalted title of Ole Hotug his eussetlness severalothers which we won't mention. We understand he is an expert at pitching horseshoes, throwing tlee hull and other rural pastimes. Besides twargmg a hanjo and shnging a bass in the Glee Cftl Mrs. MeQueen's little boy finds time to grab a scholf arship now and then. His chief weakness is freshetres with a willowy Hgure and his chief responsibility looking after the Science Club. The b'st ofluck, Ole Hot! Page Tu enry-eight

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.U rsnvrrerrgsr Y olrl g bgvcsrzrxu ONTARIO. MARY IlliRNAl TETTI? MURPHY Ur-rrr rr ru' irrr 4 mnrna to ure. Ihurrrr her uurlcr an free, llr-flwal llvr tur1.rlr1vrrx'. lVlrr-ever sarrl that wlren lrrsh eyes are mul' rug, they steal your lrrart away nrust lraw seen llcrrrres smrlc lt rs rust tlrrs capaerry lor lraulr trrendlrnrss that has led Ilernrc rntornrrt.rtt wrth -rr nranv People and .retrvrlres Alter leavlnu Lrrndrrrr Cr-nttal Cnllegrate, shr- eayc three years In rrrusual pursurts urrtrl she .rclrrevcd her A, T ll, M degree and several awards url merrt .rs wr-Il XV: are ,glad she was rnteresterl rn eullvce, and durrng her career at Western -hc has taken an rfhererrt place rn the work nl the Wrrrrwrrk Urgarrrzarrorr, rn whrelr shc has hchl nlhee Irrr three years The success ot Group V 's rurrsrealr testrlres to lrcr eapalrlc leadershrp as presrdvrrt tlus year She rs a rnenr, her oi' the llpsrlon lut.rSlr1nr.rSfW0rlIy' Besides, Bernre has rrrany other mtere5Lg mil, as centre ahout clrureh and social wcllare work. She does thrngs quretlv and dues them well, lVe dorft know what career she rntends tu pure sue, hut we do knnw tlr.rt wrth her capaerty to meet the eternal every dar' so dcpentlalrlv, slit need not worry alwrrt the future lrrsrrvr rzsr rv L .J L-01 I LGI - L. HALL NEWELL A lurryrwnlrrll rl lnarjv hrlrlrelnr Of rrvrrrlv vcrrm of nge he runs, I gucrrv Ujhu.rmrrm'lu'rur1anjevcrr luuglln' And wurrrlcrlv rlelvrfevu and greet nfarrerrgtlrc Clrrlufer, Springfield, Ontario, proudly lmasts nl Hall .rs 'ther llurest sou. Alter gradr1.rtlr1r1frnrrrAvl. nrcr H. S he came to lhlestern to further hrnarlcrr lurnsell nr .ru Honor course rn Englrsh and Hrs' tory. Between long sessrons with Clraucer and Slr.rkespe.ue he has round trnre to hrrne lr-wnor to hrs Alma Mater and credit to lrrrrrselfrrr many lrclds of college actrvrry. Hall holds the lnter'Collcgiatr: clranrprnnslup lor the discus and lr.rsplunr1Cd the hne ln Inter' nredrate Ruohy. At Huron College hc rs presrf dent ofthe Athlet cAssocratron and a letter man rn Soccer and Basltetlnrll as well as hrs vear's rcprcscntative on the Student Councrl We shall long rernenrher hrs drarnatre ahrlrtv as portrayed hy Dogherry and Ivan Vassrlf lycvrtehf' Hrs services as Scrucarrtf.rtfArrns ol hoth the S. A. A. and the Huron College Dehat' rug Unron have hecn rnvaluahlc. llesrdes the .rlvove honors, H.rll holds the drslrnctron at Huron College ol' herng vrce-prcsrden! or the Seal Clrrh. the Lord Knrght of the Hath Lfor lreshnrenl. and the colleges greatest lover 4 l r -r W, E. NEWHAM A'Dnruvr zlre xtvcet wrtlr hmglrtev and xlrnut, Glrul In the jveedorn of school let ont. Red claims that Chatham is homeg there he lrnrshcd hrs sxondary educatron and came to Western rn the autumn of1026. At Western he has become known to all on the campus for hrs sunny drsposrtron and jovral manner. He has heen actrve in .rthletrcsg rugby and haslcetlwall have shared honors rn hrs career. He strvcd on the staff of the Gazette for two years and rs a memher ofSrgnra Kappa Srrgma. He hrs also earned .r place wrth the 600. In the Sgrence Clulw and Geologrcqrl Socrety he has shown speeral rnterest. Red has selected the life of .r geoloerst. As hc goes rnto the world, hrs many frrends wrll follow lus course wrth a feelrng of prrde and farth, DOROTH Y ADELENE O'DELL ln her eycr L1 smrle, Ou her lrps a laugh And rn her heart A smcere frrewrdshrpf' Not so many years ago Dorothy was born in London, and after a short mreratron to Wrndsor. returned to recerve her secondary education at L. C C I On coming to Western she chose Mathcmatrcs and Physres--Nlath. Major- which she pursued drlrgently when not rnterf rupted hy nragazines and radro. She was a mem' ber of the Glee Club for two years and has be' longed to the Science Cluh since rts formation. Her happy drsposrtion has won her many frrends. School malam or actuary' As erther we feel sure that she wrll frnd success Page Thirty