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

Page 22 text:

To the Class of 1946: IN TIIE CoURsE OF the years just past, your thoughts and actions were strongly influenced by a world at war. The pressing needs of the armed forces made you wonder whether you should continue with your university training or whether you should associate yourselves more directly with the war effort. That you were allowed such a choice is proof of the worth of your training and the need that Canada has of your abilities. In the days ahead of you live up to that trust by building on the foundation that VVestern has helped you obtain. I am sure that, in leading a life with a purpose, you will do credit to our VVestern and to yourselves. May I extend to you my wishes for a busy and industrious life with a corner- stone of friendship that was found up on the hill . R. D. MacDONALD, Horzourary President 216. 18

Page 21 text:

.c To the Graduating Classes of 1946: YOU VVHO HAVE XVITNESSED the closing of VVOrld War ll by the victory of the standards of Freedom should be forcefully impressezl with the significance of the moment at which you have been fated to enter upon the main business of life. One of the outward and visible hrstfruits of the times is your freedom to choose the field of activity in which you prefer to put your training and your talents to the test: less patent may be the fact that freedom entails l-:een competition. In order to attain the high level of achievement which XYestern has learned to expect of her graduates you will need to lay aside every weight and run with diligence the race that is set before you. Your Alma Mater shows every confidence in your ability to succeed by numbering you among her honourable Alumni today. DORUTHY TURYILLE, Dean of UYOIIIUIZ. li'

Page 23 text:

The Class History of Arts '46: FIRST YEAR- OUR F REsHMAN YEAR BEGAN in a welter of confusion, as every Freshman Year always does. After the Port Stanley outing, which was enlivened by the appearance of an unknown entertainer who performed with three pipes in his mouth, the largest year in the university's history Cup to that timej settled down to the routine work and pleasure of college life. The NVar was brought home to the social butterflies when the U.S.C. slashed the number of school dances as the harvest volunteers left for the West. The Frosh were left to carry on almost alone for a month and a half, during which time Haldane, Manning, Reid and Husher took over the unorganized Frosh. Politics began to assume reality as Galbraith took over the Gazette when Scott resigned to look after the Oxy, and All Riot on the Western Front made its bow in the Gazette. We read with interest of the Harvesters' progress through Eaton's Catalogue. Culture burst upon the scene during a visit of Max Pirani to a Sunday 9 D'Clock, and House and Hartzell entertained at the Frosh Hop. First rumours of a Field House began to percolate through our ranks, and Arts '46 started on its road to athletic glory in the restricted rugby season. The next milestone was the Meds' Edition of the Gazette which appeared in ten pages filled with college humour . We began to feel very sophisticated. The Trenton Flyers were shot down by the Mustang Riders-Huyck, Douglas and Harpur starring. The Senate cut the Christmas Vacation, but the U.S.C. promised a New Year's Eve Party to compensate for Classes on New Year's Day. The U.A.T.C. was born, and such flying heroes as Bob Reid and Peter Towe deserted the C.O.T.C.. Arts '46 won the Interfaculty Track Meet, and the Mustangs tamed Vimy-Fairs, Huyck, Harris and Douglas in the saddle. Huron College handed Arts '46 its first defeat by copping the Drama Festival, but '46 came second cum laude, and our athletic domination was extended to basket- ball, where Decker, Cunningham, Gauld and Huyck quickly gained the spotlight. The C.O.T.C. Ball was held in the Arena-a swimming success, and very different from a later affair. Echoes of Boots were heard as changes were made in the brass, but the War went on over there , and George Brickenden left for the Navy. Western Looked at Life for a whole boring week, but '46 was still too busy looking at Western to pay much attention. Fraser Earle posed for his famous Santa Claus picture Cwhich seems to be a permanent part of the Gazettel as '46 battled '43 for the lead in the Interfaculty Athletic League. The examinations came as a rude shock to the verdant F rosh, and twenty-two departed for other fields of service after the january slaughter. As a result, '46 worked hard for a week or two, until the basketball season opened, but success was not easily come by there. The U.N.T.D. further depleted the ranks of the C.O.T.C., and mut- ters were heard from certain quarters at the delay in the appearance of the '46 sweaters. Lafontaine and Guymer were elected Arts prexies as Burns and Durnford retired from student politics. Six were named to the Honour Society as Hayman, Husher, Huyck and MacMillan swept into power in the '46 Executive. Sadie Hawkins gave the bashful in '46 a chance, and Neilson and Mussleman began to consider life more seriously. The Frosh Party was held at the Arena with later festivities at the Eastern Star, where it was announced that Arts '46 nad won the Interfaculty crown. Arts '43 wept unashamed. As the first year closed, Jim Gillies was heard complaining bitterly about the cancellations of examinations. The tests came anyway, and Scott promised us the Oxy ahead of schedule. Clt came out in August, just in time to put us in the mood for another year of schoolj. SECOND YEAR- OUR SECOND YEAR OPENED with a feeling of superiority as we delighted in watching the misery of a new crop of Frosh-pig-tailed, pigmentless girls, and ear-ringed Fresh- men: curtsey-gertsie and bow-cow were the passwords for three weeks. Gal- braith was running the Gazette, in which echoes of boots were heard for the last time. The Mustang Rugby Team was doing well, although Robinson was in the hospital with colic, Douglas had a charleyhorse, Allan had a torn ligament, and Fairs 19