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

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lecficaiian We dedicate this volume to the graduates and undergraduates ot the University of Western Ontario, men and women who have, temporarily at least, ceased in their search tor knowledge and taken up the torch to carry it against those would-being encroachers upon the individual's right ot selt-expression. We wish them God-speed in their mission, and hope that they will bring their idealism to an international realization. M

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WYW1 if 1 '10 we awww 4194.2 .- You are leaving the University to take your place in the world of affairs at a time more dis- rnaying 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 primary duty is to prepare yourselves for 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 your- selves acguainted with the mistakes of the period following the last war and with the effects of those mistakes upon men and nations. Form sure opin- ions of how similar errors may he avoided this time. Consult with othersfnot fanatics wedded to some illusory theory but those who are clear thinkers and open-minded. Be open-minded your- selves. Listen patiently to others, then form your own opinions, and when you are sure you are right, become vocal. lf all the graduates of Canadian universities would do this, the results would be far-reaching upon Canada ahead. and the world in the years that are A. T. LITTLE, Chairman, Board of Governors . ll, V . .... l .' fly? :lla l ,--J tip . i Saab ' -1. 'lQd:'hf V '5 gi Ol 'A