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

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any - 5223333 To +he Class of I940: Your gradualion from 'rhe Universily is a happy and also a solemn crisis in your lives. I+ is no occasion for boasling, for plalilude, or for adulalion. I wish you all Iols of work, plenly of fun, and of leisure enough +ha'r you may spare some for olher work. May you enjoy as much happiness as you 'fry 'ro creale for olhers, and success in pro- porlion lo 'rhe reach of your sympalhies. I hope +ha+ you have learned here chiefly how IiHIe you know: 'rhal knowledge, avidly soughl, honeslly faced, courageously acled upon, is lhe only sure bond belween men and befween peoples: and lhal if democracy means anylhing aclion is re- quired of all, irrespeclive of gaps in knowledge, desire for advancemenl, or 'rhe despicable secu- ri+y of 'rhe mugwump. You have enioyed privileges denied 'ro many who could make as good use of 'rhem as your- selves. You will be regarded as leaders as you should be. Thus your responsibililies are doubled. Neilher ralionalize lhem info inaclion, nor prosli- lule fhem 'ro selfishness, nor evade lhem by pafernalism or philanlhropy. You are new wine. Sociely, polilics, business, even organized religion, will pour you inlo old boHIes. If you Iel lhem. I have higher hopes of you. R. E. K. PEMBERTON, Honorary Presidenl, Arls '40.

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EQ PQPQ' ?Q?q?Q?Q?2?QPH?QPQ?Q?Q?Q?QPQ?QF CLASS HISTORY - ARTS '40 lhe inlercollegiale rugby linals: Sadie Hawkins lirsl slriking lerror inlo lhe hearls ol Weslern he-menu: lhe Band being al lasl recognized as Ca nada's leading College gridiron enlerlainmenlg Bill Craig slrulling his slull as a, cheer-leader and Frances Boyce sponsoring a youlh hoslel move- menl whereby everybody was lo go on long hikes lrom here lo lhere and back again. Don Pearce, lhal lall, ediled lhe Lilerary Supplemenl in such a way lhal he was asked lor an encore in I939. Gord Taylor, All Hurley, Peggy Slurman and Fred Hill were elecled lo lhe U.S.C. and Terry and Doris Eagles became lhe new Prelecl and Sub-Prelecl. Percy Lee look over lhe presidency ol lhe year and Mari. Fealherslone hu ng on lo her vice-presidency. Thal lhird year closed wilh such a bang lhal lourlh year very nearly didn'l open. The Prolesl Campaign was lhe biggesl awakening in Weslern hislory. ll was a broadside ol banners, poslers, parades, speeches, pamphlels, radio broadcasls, balloons, hilch-hiking, lellers and Mr. Hepburn. Mooney organized a band lhal blew much sweeler lhe nighl belore lhan lhe morning aller. Jock Slewarl was lhe slar lrumpeler li.e. lhe nighl belorel. Arls '40 planned and carried oul lhe Prolesl Campaign and we defy any olher year lo beal il. Belore classes resumed in I939, war was declared and lhe world suddenly look on a lillle dillerenl appearance. As if lhal were nol bad enough, il was evenlually revealed lhal Arls '40 had placed lhe Universily in lhe hands of a series ol bad-men. The edilor ol lhe Gazelle had become an irresponsible scamp ol lickle idenlily. The Prelecl had dilficully keeping his Assembly in hand and lhe U.S.C. developed ils own aulocracy. To lop all our worries Arl Lennox relurned lrom his vacalion behind whal he claimed was a red, arislocralic beard-needless lo say il was laler removed al a pre-rugby game lracas. To celebrale our linal year lhe Muslangs won lhe inler- collegiale lille wilhoul losing a single game. All Hurley won lhe McCullagh lrophy and Ralph Blackmore won lhe McCullagh. The Taylors ran campaigns againsl secrel lrials, lhe Gazelle, lhe Prelecl, lhe Honour Sociely, elc. Conway, aller lhree years ol solilary sulking, assumed lhe edilorship ol lhe Commerce Quarlerly and lurned in lhe linesl iob lo dale. Carllon added lo his lame as a dance convenor by pulling on his supreme ellorl, lhe Arls '40 dance. The war lirsl dipped inlo our under- graduales wilh bolh John Rider and Bill Archer leaving Universily lo ioin lhe army. Haggsie, who had been benl on becoming lirsl lady ol Arls '40 , was loiled by Mary Hayman who cul classes lor a couple ol days lo go and gel married. Our beaulilul sub-prelecl demonslraled lhe diversily ol her lalenls by modelling lor nalional slocking adverlising. Fellowships were won by several ol our members, lirsl blood going lo Clyde MacDonald, slar pianisl of our year. Gradua- lion loomed in sighl and pre-exam cramming began again. Aller lour years we almosl had il down lo a science. Nolable lealure ol gradualion was our unique female geologisl, slriclly an Arls '40 producl. Peg Slurman was lhe baby gradualeg she won'l be eligible lor lhe old age pension unlil l986. ll was greal while il lasled, lhe pily is lhal finally we musl leave. However, in our briel lour years we have accumulaled enough malerial lor all lhe Arls '40 bull sessions lhal can be held lrom now unlil elernily. Remember lhe shock you gol lhe lirsl lime you lilled lhe receiver and swilchboard greeled you wilh a deep bass voice lGladish and Hilll? Remember lhal inde- linable somelhing known as lhe Spoils Syslem , so ably exposed by lhe edilor ol lhe Gazelle? Remember Mooney and Taylor, aller vainly lrying lo cover lor each olher, escaping in a canoe down a swollen Thames? Remember .... H. G. P. T. 29 GgggbifgibvgivgillQYS:2?,vS:l?,v.B:rv.laii:Q,v.3:il,YSQ:?,1eE2:r,ialf:r.1f3Q:bvaziifaivkbig55551535119Q 59 QQ