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

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This book is deriirated to the memory of the Iale Hon. C. Howard Ferguson who was installed in his ojice as Chancellor ofthe University at Corworatiorz last bloy. CDz'eo' Feb. 21, 19461 UMR. FERGUSON HAS ALWAYS been a strong convincing advocate of higher education and during his regime as Minister of Education and Prime Minister, he supported it liberally. He saw with more than ordinary clearness that higher education must be some- what decentralized if its facilities are to be offered to all the people of the province. That is one of the reasons why he supported -the University of Western Ontario which is devoted primarily to the district of VVestern Ontario. Over the years hundreds of students from that district have been able to attend university who otherwise would not have been able to go to the University of Toronto or other institutions. He has been Chancellor of the University for less than a year but during that short time he has given the university a devoted attention to service that has made him outstanding among chancellors. -QPresident Fox in the London Free Press, Feb. 21, 1946.5 6

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Professor R. J. E. HIRTLE AFTER TNVENTY-TVVO YEARS of service to Waterloo College, Prof. Hirtle died on january 24th, 1946. A science teacher since 1924, he became Registrar in 1928, and was known and loved by generations of VVaterloo College students. Born at Oakland in Nova Scotia, he was educated at Mahone Bay and became a teacher in public and high schools. His Bachelor of Science degree, won by the hard route of extension study while he waged his life-long fight against a physical handi- cap, came to him from Dalhousie University in 1921. He earned his Master's degree two years later. At VVaterloo he worked steadfastly for high standards and for racial and religious tolerance. He made no parade of his Christian living, his loyalty to the College, or his courage in the face of pain or disappointment. These qualities of his stand out very clearly now, as all the sons and daughters of XYaterloo weigh the contribution he made so unobtrusively to their higher education. O DV' cytemortam CAMPBELL GRANT AFTER A REMARKABLE CAREER of study and research at this university, Campbell Grant, of Belmont, died at Victoria Hos- pital on january 2, 1946. A member of the class of Meds. '47, Cam was liked and respected by all his classmates. His was a career marked by boundless energy. Graduating in honour Science in 1941, he entered the Medical course with the class of '47, and wrote off his Master's thesis while leading the class in second year medicine. At the same time he continued his research and employed himself in clinical laboratory work at Victoria Hospital. He was an ardent amateur photographer and ornithologist. Besides his scientific pursuits he found time for hiking and skiing. The loss of Cam Grant has left a permanent ache in the hearts of many. Those who worked with him will long remember his pleasant, hard-working, cheerfulness. There is a name miss- ing from the roster of Meds '47, but that name will live as a memory and as an inspiration. 5

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