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

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THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO I.ONDON,CANADA V soano oF Gov: RNDRS 5rd May, l9h1. To the Graduates of 19h1: You are leaving the University to take your place in the world of affairs at a time more dismaying than any in all our recorded history. ln this world you have very distinct duties as young men and women to whom special privileges have been given and from whom, therefore, special duties may be demanded. Your first duty is that you shall contribute every last atom of your energy to the winning of the war. This is the immediate duty of all of us. A Your second duty is to prepare yourselves for the after-war conditions, not alone for your own after-war pursuits, but also that you may contribute to that new world that must come. Make yourselves acquainted with the mistakes of the period following the last war and with the effects of those mistakes upon men and nations. Form sure ' opinions of how similar errors may be avoided this time. Consult with others-not fanatics wedded to some illusory theory but those who are clear thinkers and open-minded. Be open-minded yourselves. Listen patiently to others, then form your own opinions and when you are sure you are right, become vocal. If all the graduates of Canadian universities would do this, the results would be far-reaching upon Canada and the world in the - years that are ahead. Cij'2i, 4L4Lf4,Af,4L, Chairman, Board of Governors. BOARD OF GOVEIQNORS ARTHUR T. LITTLE - - Chairman ARTHUR W. WHITE - - - Vice-Chairman LT.-COL. CLAUDE BROWN DR. A. S. DUNCAN, M.L.A. ARTHUR R. FORD M. FRANK FORRISTAL LT.-COL. GORDON J. INGRAM EDWARD E. REID A. E. SILVERWOOD LT.-COL. J. E. SMALLMAN H-.?5VV. STRUDLEY COLONEL, THE HON. HENRY COCKSHUTT - - Chancellor Iexjofficiol GORDON E. HICKS ----- - Warden Iex-officiol MAYOR W. J. HEAMAN - - Iex-officiol DR. W. SHERWOOD FOX - - - - President Iex-otficiol COLONEL WALTER JAMES BROWN - - - Secreiary

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THE UNI VE RSITY or WE LON STERN ONT DON, CANA OFFICE OF PRESIDENT Amo To fhe Member ARIO DA vice-cH ANCELLOR s of fhe Class of l94l: The burden of my message fhis year is only a variafion of fhaf of each previous annual messagexa plea for a clear undersfanding and lhe faifhl rice of democracy. We argue glibl fhe individual as bein Unhappil y, however, all loo offen we acl fo permission f and ul prac- y abour freedom of g fhe very essence of democrac our pracfice beli as if fh' y. es our words: is freedom were limifed o seelr hrsr of all our own ad fo exacf our own righfs. We every ofher cifizen is ' rhaf we exercise. ln o blind fo our own respon parf of democra pellin vanfage seem fo f enhlled orgef rhaf fo fhe same f fher word reedom s, we h Sibilil' ave become ies which are as much a cy as are our righfs. The war is g us fo see rhings as fhey ar fhen, falfe advanlage fi ' see clearly o our res so seei com- e. Should lhis we nof, unique opporfunify lo ponsibilifies as fhey are? Only by ng fhem can we deserve democracy: and only by deserving if can we preserve if. l can wish norhing beffer for Wesfern graduafes fhan fhey play noble, self-ehfacing parl in fhe presenf fo preserve our herifage of f ll. re Si a greaf sfruggle edom by full c y deserv' ncerely ing yours, W.S HER WOOD FOX

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THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO LONDON CANADA 5rd May, l9hl. To the Graduates of l9hl: Ir these difficult days when the frame- work of civilization seems to be dlsintegrating and the small nations of Europe are one by one surrendering their sovereignty to the dictator powers it is essential that our young men and young women should take their citizen- ship seriously and should dedicate their lives to the cause of freedom - a freedom for which our forefathers made costly sacrifices. In the present crisis we are called upon to preserve this priceless heritage. Freedom in its widest and truest sense includes the fundamental principles of demooracyg the right to govern ourselves, the right to worship God in our own way and the right to search openly for the truth. The preservation of mental and spiritual freedom and the extension of individual and collective justice is a practical ideal to which this generation must dedicate itself. '7 f L57 -f 51,LLL,f,,' ULJZMN ff X ecutlve Secretary. s44444 if v xiif e v A M mxmvfk. 0 QQYFAAA - S r T21 Tl A v m? ' A A 'Vo u ON 4 'Yvvv 5 4 QF WEST V 4 www 5,9 QR A 1 5 Q -7 7 4: Qfgfmipy DP' 44t Ill . :ji 1 qgal i i-li Q ixxxq ':, 1 M e M v . -A S' ' ' Q A i L v