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

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To lhe Graduales of l94l: ln lhe presenl chaolic condilion oi world aiclairs and in a counlry already engaged in a war for lhe mainlenance oi 'rhe righl lo live a free life, lhe heallh ol our civil populalion as well as lhal ol our mililary populalion becomes a mailer of exlreme nalional imporlance. Every loyal cilizen will gladly conlribule ol his gifls whelher of weallh or of knowl- edge 'roward lhe successful conclusion of lhe slruggle lo preserve democracy. As graduale nurses wilh specialized knowledge in lhe melhods ol heallh pro- molion and disease prevenlion, you have much lo offer. We confidenlly look lo you 'ro make your conlribulion lo lhe advance- menl of Public l-leallh worlhy ol yourself and your Universily. i A. J. SLACK. Dean, Facully ol Public l-leallh. ' ,Tr . liiliiiil 1.53225 ggi... 11?--.. is by HMA ynmvr. nf Md,-.. ll -rv 'fp nfl trim lS'1wvl..3't. uri-gunwxu -v -suns -.1 - hibbloitl lwldfvw-1.13 hBvl 'f+k ..N1'1 PM.1 ,A.A.bkum.lx .P ' ff at -- -or !5XJw..K?j .ffzffix riff:-fu x .. 'rv , -zg'4'i'+.l.z ' of . aww faxuwurv' Rf NN, WK wa z 'X-45,3-Afimxr-xtwm l I 2 'f iifiilfi To lhe Graduales oi l94l: To you who are aboul lo enler on a new chapler ol lhe volume of life, one, who is aboul 'lo close lhe longesl chapler he will ever wrile, sends greelings of goodwill. One of lhe besl working molloes l know is l-loc.age, which mighl be freely ren- dered Go lo il. Solomon was nol so succincl bul l lhink he me-anl lhe same lhing-- Wha+soever lhy hand iindelh lo do, do il wilh lhy migh+. The world needs such men and women, especially in lhose arenas which deal wilh Jrhe lhings lhal remain ralher lhan wilh lhe more lransienl aclivilies which so ollen crowd our lhings of more permanenl value. So farewell, C. CAMERON WALLER, Principal of l-luron College.

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To The GraduaTing Classes: In These chaoTic Times, when The Tuluro looms wiTh a more Than usual specTral Torm, There sTill remains The cerTainTy ThaT The experiences oT your undergraduaTe years are yours To lceep. l-low much pleas- ure and proTiT you derive Trom Them depends on your desire and your abiliTy To apply Them To daily life. As Tor The Empire, so Tor each ciTizen individually, The supreme requisiTe is sTrengTh To endure, accompanied by a deTermined cheerTul- ness, more easily aTTained and pracTised by enlighTened minds Trained To reason sanely Trom The daTa oT The pasT. If you have developed This TorTiTude ol characTer your conTribuTion To socieTy will be worThy oT The besT TradiTions oT WesTern. DOROTHY TURVILLE. Adviser To Women. fig: , :U 55353 V AQ igiii E ei ff alas To The GraduaTes oT l94l: You are graduaTing during a War which is buT a chapTer in a series oT social changes in which you will, oT necessiTy, be personally involved. You cannoT aTTord To school yourselves in science alone. You musT lcnow someThing oT men and move- menTs, Too: you musT qualiTy Tor ciTizenship as well as Tor your docToraTe in medicine. 'VVhaTever Torm our TuTure STaTe may Talce, The docTor will always be a lcey man in iTs organizaTion. A docTor who is noT a good ciTizen is noT a compleTe docTor. By one means or oTher you musT develop The social conscience which has, in The view oT many oT us, been Too liTTle evidenT in The years preceding The War. F. J. l-l. CAMPBELL. Dean, FaculTy oT Medicine.

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To lhe Gradua+es of l94I: A philosopher mire said Hiai a human being comes info the world by birih buf a man is a hunian beinii periecled by means of educalion. In our days men are required, You were horn in this renlury: heir- and now you miiui play your pari. You rannol lwerome an innofenl lnysiander. ln Ihr: words ml Piiif, XI, The forces ol good and evil are ioclay loclnecl in a mighiy conllicif' As Chrisiians you can survey Ihe luiure wilh an equanimiiy born of ihe divine. 'lprovidence rules ihe world, and noi falef' as Allred lhe Greai declared when surrounded by ihe barbarians of anoiher age. The pagan hordes beaiing af lhe very gales of S+. Augus1ine's ciiy could noi disfraci him from his greai worlc, The Kingdom of Godu: and Gregory lhe Greal weni about his parlirular iaslc of reforming church music, ihough Goihs as wild as Nazis were menacing every veslige of civilizalion. You, foo. have been sowing in your minds and hearis ihe efernally frue principles upon which ihe edifice of lhe new Chrisiendom musi be erecled. No room for heaihen despair! Susiain lhe righll Triumph if will. ihough we may noi live lo see ils full viciory. You may behold Gelhsemani and Good Friday, and bui fain? gleams of Easier morn in our cauldronvlilce age: bur fhe fain? gleam will bursf inlo an ehfulgence of glory in Gods own lime, dependenl also on how well each Chrisiian is faiihlul io his duly. Thanlc God for being alive NOW. Aslc l-lim io make you worihy of your greai faslc. VINCENT J. GUINAN, Presidenl Assumpiion College. F ...-f ullfvr- n-4. vis 4 .HL vs no-.. we im ivmvci ' 'Kim 4m.yr.uN.t fm-w,vG0.u.', ,.5,,5,., ri 46 -., elk 3 ' 5522 . . hi is lggi 3?iiE.Q. sin , 1 i .- 3 5' iiriiiilii g -,-,,,. HEP JImJxl'T9V'!.Yv - .-'L- V-af.-vs 4ca'.1n,...'M'-A 'IVf l ul' 41 s'9'v4x -ans: rw: 'rf mw1srv.m.- -Q To Jrhe Graduafes of I94I: You are gradualing info a world Jrorn by srrife ai a lime when all Jrhe liberiies we cherish are 'rhre-arened. I+ is well for you, who aspire 'ro leadership in ihe reli- gious sphere, +o realize Thai in Jrhe days io come you mus'r play a very imporiani role in Jrhis ballle for Chrisiian civilizaiion. ln poinring ii oul io you l can choose no more forceful language Jrhan lhai ol lhe wise admonirions of Wolsey To Cromwell: Love lhyseli lasl. Be iusi and fear noi. Lei all Jrhe ends Jrhou aim's+ al be 'rhy coun- +ry's, ihy Gods, and +ru'rh's. l-lere are rhe iundamenlals of Jrrue Chrisjrian cirizen- ship. These are ihe principles Thai you musl leach by word and example. May God grani you ihe wisdom and courage io be ai all limes real leaders and Chrislian parrioisl ANDREW P. MAHCNEY. Recfor of S+. Pe+er's Seminary College ol Arls.