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

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1 1. To fhe Graduafes of I939: If is a well known and generally accepfed facf fhaf fhe healfh of ifs people is fhe greafesf assef of any counfry. If is also recognized fhaf educafion in fhe fundamenfal principles of hygiene and public healfh is one of fhe firsf essenfials in healfh promofion. Through fhe feaching of fhese sub- iecfs in fhe public and secondary schools our fufure cifizens are being frained in fhe way of healfhful living. f The rapid advancemenf of Public Healfh presenfs an opporfunify for service fo humanify unequalled perhaps by any ofher vocafion open fo fhe nursing profession. We confidenfly look fo you fo make your confribufion fo fhe advancemenf of Pub- lic Healfh worfhy of yourself and your Universify. A. J. SLACK, Dean, Faculfy of Public Healfh. To fhe Graduafes of I939: Teach me oodness disci line and knowledge. 9 I P The ideal educafion is fhaf which gives fhe firsf place in ifs considerafion 'ro 'rhe building up of infegrafed personali- fies. The aim of educafion musf be direcfed fowards somefhing more complefe fhan mere professional or vocafional efficiency, however neces- sary fhis may be. Educafion fhaf is more concerned wifh problems of effi- ciency and skill fhan wifh culfural values is sfricfly ufilifarian, and so, fo a greaf exfenf maferialisfic. Personalify ifself is roofed in fhe rafional nafure of man, and may be viewed from 'rwo sfandpoinfs, indi- vidual and social. Self-possession is fhaf which characferizes individual personalify: whilsf moral influence on ofhers, a man's influence in sociefy, on his fellow-men, marks him as a social personalify. Man's greafesf achievemenf lies in fhe making of self. Man can become fhe archifecf of his characfer, and a well-infegrafed characfer and personalify fends fo irradiafe on fhe communify. May you, fhe newesf graduafes of Assumpfion College, build up your personalifies wifh an in- crease of fhose giffs of goodness, discipline and knowledge which your Alma Mafer has sfriven 'ro give you. REV. T. A. MacDONALD, C.S.B., Presidenf. V 1 1, :pw H

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To fhe Graduafes of I939: lf your fime and energy have been wisely expended during your under- graduafe years, affer graduafion , rfr' fhe manifesfafions of wisdom will be in fhe form of purposeful ambi- fion, eagerness for acfion, and skill l in performance. There is a place in fhe world's work for everyone wifh fhis equipmenf and wifh sufficienf alerfness i fo find +ha'r place and abilify 'ro keep if. i Our expecfafion is fhaf fhe members of fhe Class of '39 will be as successful as fheir predecessors in demonsfrafing fhis frufh, and in glorifying fhe name of Wesfern . May happiness and prosperify be yours! DOROTHY TURVILLE, Adviser fo Women. To fhe Graduafes of I939: If is cusfomary, I know, for fhe younger genera- fion fo regard advice as cheap, and usually fo be ignored. lf may be fhaf fhis so-called new era of fhe radio, fhe falkie and fhe airplane has broughf wifh if shorf-cuf disregard of fhe homely virfues of puncfualify, keeping one's promises, paying one's bills, and doing a liffle bif more fhan one's job acfually demands. However, l venfure fo commend fo you fhaf fhe culfivafion of fhe old copy book virfues of honesfy, sobriefy, indusfry and self-respecf will have a greaf deal fo do wifh your fufure success. Sincerify you musf have or people will nof believe in you. Develop some forfifude when fhings go nof so well. Affainmenf of success is never an uninferrupfed pro- cess. Read Osler's Aequanimifas . F. J. H. CAMPBELL, Dean, Faculfy of Medicine. -5 fl' '11 33 2 'Q

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To fhe Graduafes of I939: If was Chrisfian Philosophy, wifh ifs insisfence on fhe end and value of human life, fhe inviolabilify of fhe righfs of fhe individual and fhe sacredness of human personalify, fhaf overfhrew Paganism. ln fhis age, when Neo- Paganism, under differenf forms and ideologies, is on fhe march and has succeeded already in reducing large masses of people fo economic, polifical and moral slavery, if is fo Chrisfian philosophy again fhaf we musf look for fheir emancipafion. You, fhe Graduafes in Honour Philosophy, are prepared bofh infellecfually and morally fo fake your proper place in fhis world sfruggle. See fo if fhaf by word and acfion you make your influence felf in whafever sphere of life you may choose. ANDREW P. MAHON EY, Recfor. My Dear Fellow-Graduafess Warm congrafulafions on reaching fhe nearer goal of your efforfs in your differenf fields. The besf fhing fhaf a bad king once said fo an arroganf opponenf was Lei nof him fhaf girdefh on his armour boasf himself as he fhaf puffefh if off. Lafer a prophef broughf a promise of vicfory. The king asked By whom? The y prophef said, By fhe young men of fhe V' princes. The margin suggesfs servanfs . As fime reminds us older men of a day when we shall puf off our armour we look fo our youfh 'ro bear aloff fhe forch of Righfeous- ness, Liberfy and Service in fhe cause of fhe Prince who guaranfees Vicfory, be- cause He said, l have overcome fhe world. C. CAMERON WALLER. 'V- 'Abe ,J in mul W ' ii pix it 'M K H '-U-E11-. 'T 1-14','.' - V 1 . ..z',flf.- PFA- ,-.sw 3.4 .. ': -. VQQTV1' Leak!-.f'H,' - ,A'.f .-L I. -3: -.- ?T- - ' ' Sq L4 - : f--., ':ia'ui'o-3. - I .' . V1 L-'my' Nqr -.2-,V V' .4 g. - ...'. ,x3fv!,1y.,-3 vafjg-N..-'. X 3, , ' .V .I , w1w..,tg'n at ,L ., . ' ,h -:4'i1i- f .'...f s.r, .. :'-1. ' 3. ,-12 .diL.j'-. 1,4'..,f-.- 1 . ,f -.v-N '.- q..' ' :'.-rp... .. --: -'-,-nz .. -:Sv -.-.. lx' .-..1..,v, ,.--,.- '---- ' ' -in TV'-l-.... N. -T -2,-W. f.,-3. . 1, .' Aw -'iv N -- V eq,4n.,.. if ., 1-it ., 32,3 1. r- 7-1..j.Lg,:..:, -V 1 - v.qiQ3,:-'tx .1 H W -JaLs,5?i 4 X 'TQ 1-' V 2 . gg ff -il 4' if .Ser EQ.. f,5Frf3-g'.1',-1- -ue -, f v. , ' 4 f Akfwif' X T, '- -.gifgreir Q.v.q,.,L3gL1 ' ,Q .Qi z ,':'f:-1-'51-jyfipg ' :,jq1J5g:.31g ,Ji '1 wi ' ,QYLPY nl' 'it 'L 73- ' ans- :' .- jiifqkii' 'EN f-'sf , A . b1q.'Lx.?. s wnlvu.. ,-1:f5.f5-.3 ,- X, -'1,'2,'5-, . ',g-.4i1a.- ,,1.iQ,iif5x-F, X qu' 3. '-3 lfil:-U ,H ' 5- '?'E 'ig,w . F ' S ij i :'l,.L',v- h o: ' U rim. L 4 'fi ,QQ .. :eff : 'far 'Inv f - :.. rl, L, -,, Ty. X --.j,.c'h - ... was H Q. ,-,-1.1, J f.n,v,.2 kk. . 'x , , i'?2f ffl x ' U' 1 TW: 'R 435.4 I '-bf gy 'Nga .kb 792' 1-1 W.. .11 I' -'Fx fl? is, y ,Bi 'fri-fflagsa 10 U! l Q .3 - QQGELEZ. N -55 igftbw ' 9 s'1'i'?4?W1'?- 1'-T rrufeeziyi lf 'fiffif f ... m- 1- Q.i1iP'X.i3f' 1-TEA. .zfjg '- - ' !.j,?Q P3554 l'sgj,L,: -. , 4.1. 4 Fitllg .. flag NZ, Q5 H., g ni' 'IW QQ 3