IN THIS ISSUE

• Library Campaign Windup

(page 7)

• Bridge Tournament Planned

(page 8)

• Memorial Lectures Success

(page 8)

• Fall Convocation

(page 11)

• Separatism: Utility- Futility

(page 16)

Postgrad

ASSOCIATION OF ALUMNI

SIR GEORGE WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY MONTREAL

WINTER ISSUE DECEMBER 1961

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Postgrad Published quarterly by the Association of Alumni of Sir George Williams University, 1435 Drummond Street, Montreal 25, Quebec, Canada. VI. 4-0131, Alumni Office. Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa. Printed for the Publish­ers by Canadian Printing and Lithographing Com­pany Limited, 5670 Chauveau Street, Montreal 5. Please address all communications to the Alumni office, 1435 Drummond St., Montreal, Room 338.

Publications Committee Chairman - Barry Cracower

Postgrad editor: Stanley Asher

Associate editors : Hyman Peskin and Esty Feldman

Publications committee members: John Ferguson,

Alec Fineberg and Milan Moravec

Advertising: Archie E. Filteau

VOLUME 17, NUMBER 4 DECEMBER 1961

WINTER ISSUE

ASSOCIATION OF ALUMNI SIR GEORGE WILLIAMS

UNIVERSITY

EX ECUTIVE COMMITTEE

President , Gerald B. Miller ; 1st Vice Pres ident , Peter Pitsiladis; 2nd Vice President , Alex Fineberg; Secretary, Dr. J . Bernard Toncbin ; Treasurer, Nick Grycan.

BOARD MEMBERS

Stanley Asher , J . B. Bradley, Gordon C. Donaldson, Maurice Gold , John Hannan, Robert Hayes, Les Melia, G. Mullin , Bernard H. Oliver, Roland Picard, M. Sanders, Frank Stan­nard , Richard G. Thompson, Miss Frances Williams, Mr . Glenn Wood.

EX ECUTIVE DIRECTOR

E xecutive Director , Mr. John M·. Ferguson; Reunion Chairman, Mr. C. Charles Nichols ; Publications Committee Chairman, Mr. Barry Cracower ; A uditor, Mr. E. H . Veinish, C.A.; Grad Class Representative, Miss Judy Judges.

The Alumni in Pictures

A photo review of the season.

This trophy case, in the lobby outside Birks Hall , will he presented by the Alumni Association to the U niversity

during R eunion W eek in April.

Seen at the fall convocation- Dr. Hall, principal of Sir George Williams University; Principal Glass of Bishop's University, who was guest speaker, and arts graduate

Bissoondaye Maharaj.

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ENID FLEMING

Past Chairman of Publica tions Commission

of A lumni Association

There is a certain kind of man. This man bas a certain kind of mind. This mind breeds two certain kinds of consequences. It is a small mind. It is a mind which can only be concerned with the day to day processes of living. It asks only the questions which fall into the same cat egory as the followin g: "Will I get to work on time j)" or "Will the groceries hold out until payday ~,,. But it is probably best exemplified by those two results or consequences for which it is responsible.

The first result of this near-sighted view (perhaps non-view is a bett er word) is the complete disinterest in the affairs of the world. Yet it is impossible to listen to the radio or read a newspaper in these times without being at least aware of one crucial situation after another. Our certain kind of man passes these off with a shrugged "Gee, that's too bad," or a sarcastic "Not anoth er revolt.".

The second result is a little more closely allied with the purpose of this magazine. It is to forget Sir George. Do you remember when you first entered the college j) Do you remember the general acceptance of any student, regardless of his background, colour, or race j) Do you know that there is more emphasis than ever on a special kind of education at Sir George j) Do you know that this education is prob­ably the most valuable of all t ypes, that is, the broadening of the mind to combat prejudice, bigotry, and intellectual snobbery j) As a matter of fact, do you know anything about the present day aims and structure of Sir George j)

Though these are two unpleasant results, there are two simple solutions. These are not merely solutions. They are (risking sentimentality and trite­ness) moral obligations.

T aking these obligations in reverse order, the first is an obligation to Sir George. This is more important than ever in this, our 25th anniversary. You can , and are invited to, contribute to the library campaign or come to the events that appeal to you. You can read t he Postgrad. But there is an easier and psycho­logically more important method. It is to be proud of Sir George and to be a ware of your college. The best publicity a , University can have is each and every one of its graduates. If you have Sir George in

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your thinking, it is left in the thinking of the persons whom you meet. When you make a good impression , Sir George will make a good impression . Thus you can have a large part in a gigantic snowball of thought that will give Sir George Williams University the widespread reputation it so richly deserves.

Your second obligation is to the world and your fellow man. This obligation falls to you because you are the educated. The late Dag H ammarskold left us all an example to follow. H e had an ideal of equality for all nations, large and small, wealthy or poor, strong or weak. One may argue that he did not always take the right course in the pursuit of this ic;leal, but one cannot say that the pursuit was for a lesser ideal. The important thing is that he was striving, that he did not give up.

Follow this example in any way you want. P erhaps it would be most beneficial to follow it in the field of education. Insist that all members of society have an equal right to an education . Insist that education is a right, not a fringe benefit , and that no one may be deprived of it. The important word here is "insist". It is good to believe, but it does little good if no one knows that you do.

The problem attitude is " not caring" . The solution attitude is not simply caring, but caring and acting.

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An Important 1Message

from the Principal

Elsewhere in this issue encouraging reports arc made on the progress of the Alumni Library Expan­sion Campaign. This excellent result has not been achieved without hard work on the part of the C hairman and the Organizing Committee as well as generous giving on the part of many Alumni.

In most campaigns a stage is reached at which the subscriptions start to lag and this is the condition with this important project. If the objective is to be reached, now is the time for all those who have not yet subscribed to do so. May I also suggest that a subscription to a campaign like this is not to be considered a handout. The subscription may easily be doubled or tripled by paying it over a period of time. It is hoped that especially at this season, when giving cash is difficult, it will be kept in mind that pledges are just as good . In any case, may I respect­fully suggest that now is the time to act.

On behalf of my colleagues, both officially and personally , may I once more thank the Committee of all those Alumni who have set their hands to this task and who have advanced it so favourably thus far. With the compliments of the Season and oll good wishes for th e New Year to all Alumni .

HENRY F. HALL

Principal

NOTES ON NICK

(Grycan, That Is)

As promised in our last issue, here is a brief profile of our able Library Campaign Chairman and Alumni Association Treasurer , Nick Grycan. A transplanted Westerner, Nick hails from Vegreville, Alberta. His experiences include a war-t ime stint as Navigator for the RCAF, delivering bombers to Britain , Africa and India.

In 1944 Nick married the former E. Shirley McGill of Montreal. While getting settled in our town, he entered, and in 1950, graduated from Sir George with a B. Comm .

He started with the Bank of Montreal at their Beaver Hall Hill Branch upon graduation , and after serving at various branches in the city, was appointed manager at the Cote St. Catherine Road and Decarie Boulevard Branch on January 4, 1960.

Nick's main interest (other than- in order, of course- his wife, family and Alumni Association), is Church work . He is an elder at the Ephraim Scott Memorial Presbyterian Church in the Snowdon area of Montreal, where he and his family reside.

In 1960, he was elected Treasurer of the Associa­tion of Alumni, and has since stepped in as Library Campaign Chairman when Bill Thresh was trans­ferred to New York City. For an up-to-date statis­tical roundup on the Library Campaign to date, see below.

JOTTINGS ....

This past summer proved to be a busy one, marriage-wise, for Sir George graduates

IAN MooRE, B.A. 1961 and PATTY THOMPSON, also RA. 1961 . .. June 10 .. . JOHN ALLEN, B.Sc. 1961 ... HAROLD BEDOUKIAN, B.A. 1961 .. .

STAN AsHER, B.A. 1955 and SHARON SEGALL, now in third year Arts at Sir George . .. June 25 . ..

WAYNE Dons, B.Comm., 1961 and ROBIN BROCKLE­HURST on August 27.

LIBRARY CAMPAIGN PRESS RELEASE

Results of Library Campaign as of December 8th :

Number of Donations ........ .. ...... 1259

Total Cash and Pledges ....... $14,550.00

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Mr. J ohn Ferguson,

Executive-Secretary.

It would be most appreciated if you would pass my congratulations along to the Editor of the PosTGRAD on the format and c6ntent of the last issue-it was indeed a fine issue.

One thing that I noticed was the omission of the Class of '49 when graduates from each year were mention ed. At first I was dismayed but then I realized that you are undoubtedly planning to give us a full page in a future issue. If this is not the case, please consider yourself barred from the Class of '49 party which will be part of the 25TH ANNI­VERSARY REUNION next April 6th, 7th, and 8th. Incidentally, I hear the Class of ' 54 are also

planning a party so you had better k eep including them or you will be a social outcast.

Yours very truly, MAGNUS FLYNN

Assistant Dean, Student Affairs ED NOTE.- Thanks, hope we live up to it.

D ear Sir, Some time ago someone asked for contributions.

Enclosed is a short piece of partly borrowed whimsy which please feel free to use or not , depending on how interesting you find it and on the degree of sympathy you might have for weathermen.

Sincerely, FERGUS CRONIN

ED NOTE.- We did- see page 14.

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LIBRARY CAMPAIGN

WINDS UP IN DECEMBER

The Sir George Alumni is now almost through its Library Expansion Campaign for the University. Working under the name of "Operation Telethon" , the Alumni hopes to raise a quarter of a million dollars to improve the present library.

The Campaign began on September 25 and so far over 7,000 graduates have been contacted. It is being conducted in three phases.

First by direct mailing, in which graduates were sent literature informing them about the campaign , after which they were asked to make a contribution by mail.

In the second phase graduates were contacted by telephone during last month's Telethon , and asked to send in a contribution. If graduates were unable to contribute as much as they would like to imme­diately, a token contribution of one dollar was suggested until the rest is forwarded.

There is also a "follow up mailing" system. A spe­cial 'Names Committee' chaired by Ted Lande has been set up to contact affluent Sir George Alumni

Mr. P eter Pitsilatis, who is the Campaign Chair­man, said the response has been " most encouraging ; with increasing enrolment, the necessity for a larger and better equipped library is imminent. We hope to raise a substantial amount by December 15th when the Campaign closes."

Mr. Pitsilatis further stated that although only Sir George Alumni have been contacted, the asso­ciation will accept contributions from other sources.

Lecture series

This year the Alumni celebrates its 25th Anni­versary and the Library Campaign is an important part of its anniversary year. To celebrate this anni­versary, the Alumni sponsored the 'K. E. Norris Memorial lecture series' on November 9th and 10th, and will hold a Grand Reunion on the 6th, 7th and 8th of April, next spring.

The association hopes that through the Library Expansion Campaign they will be able to develop a great er spirit of enthusiasm among alumni, and encourage continued financial support for the University.

Meet your Alumni

THIS MONTH:

TED LANDE

THEODORE (Ted) LANDE, Chairman of the Special Names Committee- Alumni Library Expan­sion Campaign, was graduated from Sir George with a Bachelor of Science, Commerce degree in 1939. He is presently Vice-President and General Manager of Community Finance Corporation and recent past President of the Canadian Consumers Loan Asso­ciation .

Ted was a former president of the S.U.S. and the Students Council and had much to do with the organization of many undergradu ate clubs that still carry on today.

Since graduation, Ted has spent a great deal of time and energy in philanthropic work. He and his wife live close to the University , on Drummond Street.

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ALUMNI BRIDGE TOURNAMENT

Feb. 24

PROCEEDS TO ALUMNI FUND

The Association of Alumui, Sir George Williams University, is holdiug a Bridge Tournament on February 24, 1962, from 8:30 P.M. to 11:00 P .M.

Although it is being call ed a Bridge Tournament , Gin Rummy and Whist may be played .

The Tournament will be held at the homes of graduates. A graduate will be asked to invite seven people to his home. These guests do not have to be just graduates of our University, but can be t he fri ends of t he host or hostess.

lf a graduate cannot have it at his home, but is willing to participate, he will be abl e to play cards at a home of another fellow graduate.

Each player will have to pay $1.25 and this money will go towards the Alumni Fund.

This is YOUR Alumni, and without YOU it cannot be successful.

For further information , and for all those inter­est ed in participating in the Bridge Tournament, please contact: Florence Yaffe at RE. 1-1964 or John Ferguson, Alumui Office, VI. 4,-0131 , Loe. 134,.

NORRIS MEMORIAL

LECTURES, A RESOUNDING

SUCCESS

Rt. Hon. Louis St. Laurent

speaks to packed house

The Rt. Hon. Louis St. Laurent told the luau­gural Address of the Kenneth E. Norris Memorial Lectures At Sir George that in effect "there is legal equality between our two cultures, but in fact there is no actual equality ." H e did not think that the re was any definite attempt to discriminate between the French and the English, nor does he suggest that all of Canada become bilingual, but he would like to see instituted a program whereby the top echelon of Canada's intellectuals and business men become bilingual. He commended Dr. Michael Oliver's suggestion, that the Canadian Government within a time limit of fifteen years make it a pre­requisite for all top Government officials to speak both languages.

Mr. St. Laurent traced t he heritage of our peoples. "We are largely from the same ancestral s tock. A great many of our French-Ancestors come from Normandy and Brittany, and mutually a large number of the British come from decendents £,,:om the Norman Invasion of England. Canadians whose culture is different were united as one people in 1867 with t he British North America Act. "Shall not

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IT'S ALMOST REUNION TIME

WEEKEND OF APRIL 6, 1962

by Bob Haye

There's certainly no lack of enthusiasm for the university's 25th "Birthday Party" set for next April- 6, 7, and 8, according to Committee Chair­man Charlie Nichols.

" It's shaping up to be t he biggest celebration since the university received its charter in 1948," the chairman told The Postgrad. " Scores of commit­t ees are working overtime to get the events lined up and final plans will be announced in a very short time."

As yet , no definite decision has been reached on the guest speaker for the grand banquet and dance on the Saturday night, but the committee promises an anr: ouncement on t his within a few days, but too lat e for t his issue. You'll be hearing all about t his and other up-t o-the-minute plans by mail.

The 25th Anniversary Reunion program has attracted great interest, not only in the Montreal area, but in all parts where alumni members are now living. Many grads are planning to make the get­together part of their vacation and are bringing the family along to enjoy the festivities.

Sponsored by the Association of Alumni , with the wholehearted support of university officers, the reunion will feature a gala evening reception on April 6, and on the followin g day there will be tour of t he new university facilities, a "championship" basketball game, class luncheons, sightseeing t rips and the evening banquet in the Queen Elizabeth H otel. On Sunday there will be a non-denominational service in the morning and a closing luncheon at noon.

The only t hing further we can say now is- Watch your mailbox for more news- but let 's hope we see you in '62.

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ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE Leonard Fyleris David Riley

ASSOCIATE IN ARTS Grant Baker, Sybi l Barrett, Jack Berbrier, Peter Hajnal,

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BACHELOR OF SCIENCE Leonard Blanshay, Noharam Boodram, Frederick Bride), Don­ald Cavanaugh, Kenneth Chetwynd, Michael Hung Hang Chiu, Bent Christiansen, Reginald Clarke, George Constanto­poulos, Robert Edelstein, Derrick F erguson, John F inn , Fernando Garcia, Michael Ginger, David Goodwillie, Leslie Harrison, Raymond Hok.ea, Peter Hossack, Irving Lindy, Emerson Macleod, George Martzoukos, Erika Norman, Arthur Peters, James Peters, Andreja Puric, Ivor Singer, Michael Sirchis, Raloh Sulc.

BACHELOR OF ARTS R ichard Abrahamson, B.Comm, F lorrie Adelson, Ernest Amerie, Peter Berry, Brenda Bookman, Donald Boule, Louis Buell , Fern Butler, Janet Cadogan-Robb, Jeffrey Carriqne, Lorna Chaisson, Georgie Crawford , Joseph Crisafi, Arthur Dalfen, Olga Eckford, James F iles, Lindsay Finney, Francis F loszmann Jan Frajkor, Michael Godfrey, Adam Grant, Molly Haapa­lainen, Beverley Hawker, Eugene Herman, Carl Hotton, Pau­line Jackson, \Villiam Jay, Doreen Jones, Owen Jones, George Juliver, B.Com., Kenneth Kay, Herbert Keough, B.Com. , Marjorie Kirkpatrick , Louis Kupperman, James Lennox, Lois Longhurst, Ann Lowe, Charles MacDonald, Bissoondaye Maharaj, Ronald Masson , H ussein Mekki, Sheila Miller, Ralph Millman, Rosalind Moldaver, Margaret Nayler , B.Com., E lan Neev, Frances ·Newman, Carol Norri~, Peter Palmer, Gloria Pere!, Nissen P lotkin, Joseph Princz, Judith Princz, Irene Ross, Peter Say, Golda Schrier, Royston Seaman, Stanley Selinger Marc Serrouya, Brian Shackleton, Harriette Singer, Berenice Smirle, Terence Smith, Ann Sutcliffe, Frank Thomerson, Shelamith Tyberg, Mary Ungar, Harry Wagscbal, Eva Wallner, Marilyn Ward, Hans Wieland, Harriet Wiseman, Royce \Voollerton.

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"POSTGRAD'' Notice of Change of Address

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BOARD ROOM NEWS Items of interest from the Alumni Association

Board of Directors Meeting of November 15, 1961.

Gerald Miller, Alumni President, reported on the success of a luncheon during which he, Daniel Coates (SUS President) and Peter McCann (ESA Presi­dent) had the privilege of meeting and talking with Mr. Louis St. Laurent, inaugural speaker at the Kenneth E. Norris Memorial Lectures. (For story and excerpts of the address delivered by the former Prime Minister to Alumni at Birks Hall last N ovem­ber, please see page 8.

Les Melia, Dick Thompson and John Hannan have been admitted recently as members of the Board of Directors.

Barry Cracower was appointed Chairman of the Publications Committee to succeed Enid Fleming, whose final editorial appears on page 4 of this issue of the Postgrad.

Mr. John Ferguson, the Executive Director, com­mended Maurice Gold for the tremendous amount of time and effort he had spent to malte the Norris Memorial Lecture Series a success.

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By Esty Feldman

It is a rare occurrence to be able to trace a Geor­gian graduate as far as France. GEORGES DESTERNES, B.Sc., 1951, is presently the Assistant Director in the Department of External Relations and Documenta­tion at the French National Office for Aeronautical and Space Research.

Mr. Desternes is married and has a daughter, aged sixteen. He hasn't the time for hobbies, but enjoys investigating the technical and scientific aspects of airplanes and rockets.

It was suggested by Mr. Desternes to have an Alumni Directory, listing graduates names, degrees and graduating year, address and occupation. This be feels would be especially beneficial to out-of-town Alumni.

He would also like to see poetry and French written articles in THE PosTGRAD--anyone is wel­come to comply.

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RAYMOND RODGERS WRITES: A new column on timely topics by our 1957 graduate, now Ottawa editor of Saturday Night

WHY THE NON-WHITES MAY OVERRUN THE WEST

Current anti-colonialism , says P. Stursberg in his "Canada, Colonialism and Color" (Saturday N ight,) is mostly a question of racial resentment aud our complaints at the UN about Soviet colonialism in East Europe fall on deaf ears. This argument can be taken one step further: non-white desires for revenge will be with us for decades- if not centuries- with dire results for world peace.

Liberally-minded people believe that with the end of white colonialism we will all live as brothers. Unfortunately, with rare exceptions, non-whites who have felt past racial discrimination will never be able to forget it. At present there are some 222,000 non-whites in Britain alone (SN, J a n 23 '61) feeling the edge of discrimination. Those that return to their own countries will be forging the new race-hatred philosophies of the developin g countries.

It takes many decades to erase group resentment s: the history of Europe is a case in point. And at the present time non-white resentments are increasing, rather than decreasing. This is true throughout Africa- the new Balkans- as well as in most parts of Asia. Anti-white doctrines are being developed in such disparat e places as the West Indies and Indo­nesia. Doctrines of non-white supremacy are being advocated by many sects throughout the world; by the Rastafarians; the so-called "Mus]jms" of Negro America; and many others.

In the Congo and elsewhere in Africa, indepen­dence has frequently been accompanied by sugges­tions that the Negro will eject the white man but retain his women. It seems the most degrading act that some Congolese soldiers could use to show their disrespect for the United Nations was the raping of a official. M iscegenation per se does not disturb me; sexuality as a channel for aggression does.

Perhaps the most frightening example of anti­white sentiment (though cloaked under an ideolo­gical doctrine and not extended to white Commu­nists) is t he rage of the Chin ese against W estern Devils. A child in China is taught to repress his personal problems and to believe that diffi culties, such as food shortages, are the fault of the West. The history of Europe, apart from the last few hundred

years, is one of repeated invasions from the East­we may live to see yet another attempt from China.

Part of the explanation would be the tremendous population explosion which is taking place in Asia. It has been calculated that every hour world popula­tion goes up by 6,000. With a few exceptions, such as the baby boom in North America, this increase is taking place outside the West- which is stagnating and even declining in places.

Another reason why inter-racial warfare may break out is directly tied to the frustrations of the indi­vidual in the under-developed countries. China an d

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THE SUCCESS STORY OF THE JACKASS

by Fergus Cronin

FERGUS CRONIN, B.A. '4-8, was on the staff of The Montreal Star as a reporter for four years after finishlng a wartime over­seas hitch in the R.C.A.F. , during which he fl ew many missions. Then he was editor of the Rouyn-Noranda Press for a year, and later he became a copy editor with The Globe and Mail, Toronto . .In recent years he has been a free-lancer working out of Toronto.

Weathermen are again being castigated for the comparatively few times their predictions are wrong, while the many times they are right are taken for granted. But it is doubtful if they will ever again be subjected to the sharp-witted denunciation their kind received just about a hundred years ago by "Petroleum V. Nasby," pseudonym for the American journalist, David Ross Locke, who died in 1888.

A native of Vestal, N.Y., Locke became editor of the JEFFERSONIAN at Findlay, Ohio. His "Petroleum V. Nasby Letters" began in that paper and later continued in the Toledo, Ohio, BLADE through 1887. His fame began during the Civil War when his letters argued in an illiterate fashion in favor of the South. He used distorted spelling and logic, in the style of Artemus Ward, and it is said that Lincoln read some of the letters to his Cabinet.

"Once there was a king," began one of the Nasby letters, "who hired him a prophet to prophet him his weather. And one day the king notioned to go fishin' but the best fisbin' place was nigh onto where his best gal lived. So he aimed to wear him his best clothes. So he called in bis prophet and he says: 'Prophet, is it a-comin' on to rain il' And the prophet says, 'N:o, King, it ain't a-comin' on to rain, not even a sizzle-sozzle.'

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"So the King he put on his best clothes and he got his fishin' tackle, and he started down the road towards the fishin' place and he met a farmer ridin' a jackass. And the farmer says, 'King, if ye ain't aimin' to get yore clothes wetted, ye'd best turn back for it's a-comin' on to rain, a trash-mover and a gulley-washer.' But the King drewed himself up and be says, 'Farmer, I hired me a high-wage prophet to prophet me my weather and ' lows how it ain't a-comin' on to rain, not even a frog-duster.'

"So the King he went a-fishin' and it come on to. rain a clod-buster and a chunk-mover. And the King's clothes was wetted and they shrunk on him, and the King's best gal she seen him and laughed and the King was wroth and he went home and he throwed out his prophet and he says, 'Farmer, I throwed out my prophet and I aim to hire you to prophet me my weather from now on'ards.'

"And the farmer says, 'King, I ain't no prophet. All I done this evenin' was to look at my jackass's ears. For if it's a-comin' on to rain, his ears lops down and the harder it's a-comin' on, the lower they lays, and this evenin' they was a la yin' and a-loppin'. ' And the King says, 'Go home, Farmer, I' ll hire me the jackass.'

"And that's how it happened. And the jackasses have been weather-prophetin ' ever since."

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This rnonth: Steve (B. A. '53) Montague, teacher and now, T. V. star (CFCF-TV)

Sub-atomic and macromolecular processes are subjects seldom found in Grade seven curricula. In fact most teachers would claim t heir inclusion a waste of time.

But on Montreal's CFCF-TV junior science show " Let's Find Out" t hey are not only taught- they are understood.

Finding a teaching technique capable of transmit­ting such knowledge presented a demanding task to Cliff Brown, Director of CFCF-TV's Public Affairs and Education Department. And it typifies the care, attention and importance he and his department attach to educational programming.

The method approved was adapted from the Physical Science Study Committee courses of the Massachusett's Institute of T echnology. Director Brown had studied TV teaching methods for ten years before deciding on the PSCC course.

Equal study was given to the selection of a teacher for the course. Some 23 applicants were screened before a final decision was made.

Steve at work o n a 1·ecent s how .

Steve expla ining atomic physics.

Selected teacher was Steve Montague, Principal of Sorel (Que.) Intermediate School, "who gave us not only teaching qualifications, but also good per­formance on camera, personality and attitude to children, " says Mr. Brown. "The programs have proved our selection was right. "

This perhaps is the reason for the success of "Let's Find Out"- seen 12.30 p.m. Saturdays, iu t he Montreal and Ottawa areas.

In addit ion to Mr. Montague's easy way with both the children and the camera, the program has one vital quality found in few other similar programs - it's strictly educational.

"We are not interested in stunts and gimmicks or show business appeal- we are only concerned with educating," Mr. Brown added.

Proof that these aims have been realised can be determined by the reaction of qualified people to the show. "We have had many spontaneous com­ments from teachers on how good it is and not one complaint ," continued Mr. Brown.

Reactions like this in TV are rare, as any producer will tell you. But even more proof, from CFCF-TV"s view point, is the interest shown by other station . " Let's Find Out" is already being shown on CJOH­TV, Ottawa. (continued on page 24)

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Sir George at Royal Commission?

From the Georgian, Montreal, Tuesday, December 5, 1961

From a student's point of view it is very disap­pointing that this University has not yet signified whether or not it is presenting any type of brief to the provincial Royal Commission on Education.

The recommendations of the Royal Commission will be of extreme importance as it is making the first thorough and public study of the whole field of education in the province in more than 100 years.

The Commission is needed and a new approach to education is needed, educators feel, because the whole structure of the educational system has been so changed and modified over the years to meet particular needs that no study has ever been made as to where these adaptations were leading.

It is of the utmost importance that all responsible institutions and individuals associated with educa­tion make known their views and put forward any constructive recommendations so as to raise the standards and levels of education in this province and this country.

That Sir George Williams University should present a brief is self evident. This University is a pioneer in evening education not only in the province, but in the country. The experience that Sir George has gained during the past 88 years is of vital impor­tance today, for many colleges are presently begin­ning to realize the need for evening instruction and are therefore expanding facilities to include this type of education in their future plans.

Having a Day Division student population of over 2,000 compels Sir George to present its views.

But the main reason that Sir George Williams University should make recommendations to the Commission is because Sir George Williams is a university and, as such, has been made responsible for the higher education of the province's population today and in years to come. As a university it must look ahead and plan ahead.

And as a university, it should be concerned with the educational process in the elementary school system. From its experience with immediate high school graduates it is able to detect the apparent weaknesses which exist in that system.

We hope that in the new year Sir George Williams University will present its brief to the Quebec Royal Commission on Education. Sir George has much to offer the Commission and its voice should be heard.

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SEPARATISM:

Utility - Futility

By CAMERON NISH

Lecturer In History

Recently the public mediums of Canada, press, radio and television, have been filled with SEPA­RATISM. A great deal of space and time is devoted to cataloguing the pros and cons of the contentious movements, right, moderate and left. Should Quebec leave Confederation ? What would happen to the Canadian State ? Are the French Canadians mis­treated ? Are the separatist movements useful or futile? I contend that they are useful and futile.

Let us examine the historical background of Confederation. It is significant that separatism raises its contentious head after Confederation and not before. Extreme movements did exist prior to 1867 but political conditions did not necessitate the radical solution now offered. After the Conquest of 1760 the French Canadians, though a majority in the country, are subjected to British rule. However, they are allowed to retain their language, their religion and judicial code. They are even granted permission to remain in Canada if they so choose. We thus have a French Canadian Society existing in a British American State, for never let it be forgotten, that Canada (French Canada, specifically) is a conquered state.

A historical event of some significance then oc­curred. The American oolonies revolted. A new situation arose. It was always possible that, prior to the revolution, the French Canadians would be absorbed by the Americans. After all, there were one and a half million Americans as against sixty-five thousand French Canadians. The end of the first British Empire created Canada and thus the possi­bility of the British Americans looking upon Canada as their homeland. It is too often forgotten that the Anglo-Canadians of this country look upon Canada as their homeland in very much the same way as the French Canadians do.

The British, committed to some extent to repre­sentative government were, to say the least, in a "pretty pickle." To grant representative government meant to give the French Canadians representation, but the line had to be drawn at the point where representation meant responsible government. The

(Cont'd on page 30)

SIR GEORGE - FUTURE OF THE UNIVERSITY

(.from the Georgian)

In the main, we believe that Sir George•is begin­ning to move in a planned course and all past weak­nesses are being corrected. Physical expansion will soon be a reality; one would recommend that designs for any new building or buildings be selected from a competition between architects, so as to have a well-designed campus, with pleasant surroundings, conducive to an academic atmosphere. More full­time qualified staff are being hired. An Honors and a Graduate work programs are to be inaugurated sooner than many people believe. The library is being improved administratively and through the acquisition of additional books.

But more has to be done.

The University must have a much larger number of scholarships and bursaries available for deserving and needy students. Money for this purpose must be searched for in all places. If this already is being done, and nothing is being achieved, the affiliation of the University to the Young Men's Christian Association must be investigated. This relationship may hold the key to the financial program.

To be absolutely free of any external control, direct or indirect, little or large, the University must, we believe, drop all connections with the YMCA. Sir George has reached adulthood, so to speak, and must now continue on its own. Many universities have dropped the affiliation of their founders, and as an independent organ, have continued most admirably. Queen's, Harvard, and Yale are only a few to support this proposal.

Perhaps, also, if the University were a private independent corporation more money and other aids would be forthcoming much more quickly and much more often. Any fear or prejudice by the prospective donor of his money being transferred to the YMCA,

an organization he might not wish to support, would therefore be non existent.

More qualified full-time teachers must be em­ployed here. Instructors are presently being encour­aged to study towards degrees at a post-graduate level. It should become the policy that any candidate being considered for promotion to Associate of full Professor must possess a Doctoral degree, or at least a Master's degree. Of course, in the same vein, sala­ries should be raised for qualified personnel.

A System of sabatical leaves for all staff should be established. A professor should be able, every so often, to leave his job for a year to study and travel in other areas of the world. One tends to become stale by remaining in one place so long.

Scholars from other universities should be invited to visit the University for a term as a visiting lec­turer. This can be done with the co-operation of other universities on a reciprocal basis.

The student should be challenged in his studies more than he is at present. This is a problem that is prevalent in the majority of American and Canadian Universities. Examinations should be more difficult and any so-called "snap" courses be eliminated. To stimulate the intellect of the student, more seminars and study groups should be formed in more than the several courses at present.

Each student should have a faculty advisor to aid him in independent intellectual pursuits and academic work.

The preceding are our recommendations to the University in order to make it a more respected and perfect institution of higher learning. These sugges­tions seem to be valid and ought to be considered by the responsible authorities. These people should welcome such suggestions from all bodies vitally connected with the university.

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WHERE THEY ARE NOW

A positive account of our graduates' whereabouts

1961 KENNETH MORRIS, B.Sc., is now doing graduate work at Columbia University, as well as being a Teaching Assistant in the Physics Department. Ross McKEOWN, B.Sc., is a financial analyst. CHES MACEY, B.Comm., is a sales representative for the Upjohn Company of Canada.

1960 lvAN ROBERT GABOR, B.Sc., is in his second year of Medicine at McGill University. WILLIAM M. SHARP, B.Comm., is training to become a financial analyst at nited Corporations, Limited. A DRE LANDRIAU, B.A., B.Comm. , is a Bailiff for the Superior Court and is Assistant Sheriff.

1959 Mrs. Ev A (BRAUN-BARTOK) ALLMEN, B.A., is a social worker for the Children's Aid Society in Halton County, Ontario. DouGLAS C. WARREN, B.A., is presently studying for the United Church ministry at Queen's Theolo­gical College.

1958 LESLIE W. MELIA, B.A., is a fire protection engineer. C. PETER BUETOW, B.Comm., is an internal auditor. Mrs. MARA I. PuTSEP, B.A., is a lawyer , having received her law degree at McGill University.

1957 JACK CooPERSTONE, B.Comm., is a sales manager , married to Leba Weisberg, B.A. 1957. OTTO GEORGE DrnszEGI, B.Sc., is a chemical sales engineer. E DEL RIST, B.Sc., is an assistant refinery chemist , supervising quality control in the petroleum refinery laboratory.

1956 AR OLD A. GREE BERG , B.A., is teaching mathema­tics and history at Montreal West High School. RICHARD FELDMAN, B.Sc. , is an administrative assistant at the Beth Israel Hospital in ew York City. J ULIAN E. A VRUTIK works for the Young and Rubi­cam advertising ageucy.

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1955 GORDON SHAPIRO, B.A., is New Editor for the Cana­dian Broadcasting Corporation. WILLIAM B. HOROVITZ, B.Comm. , works in the Accounting Department of the Aluminum Company of Canada. He is also working on a thesis for his Master of Arts degree in Economics at McGill University.

1954 MERVIN McMANUS is an assistant operations mana­ger for th e orthern Electric Company. D. E. ROLFE teaches science and mathematics to senior high school students.

1953 RACHELLE (CALIB) DREZNICK, B.A. , is teaching in New York City. JOHN Ross BEVERIDGE, B.A., is a Captain of the Royal Canadian Dragoons.

1952 Rev. GEORGE CLIFFORD, B.A., is a clergyman of the United Church of Canada. ROBERT WILLIAM BONSER, B.Sc., is an inspector for the Department of National Defense.

1951 JACOB GREY, B.Comm. , is a Chartered Accountant. STANFORD M. VErnA is the chief clerl in the business office of the Board of Education in Stamford, Connecticut.

1950 ALAN McCANN, B.A. , is the program secretary of the Y.M .C.A. in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. JoHN H. WALDIE, B.A. , is a Flight Lieutenant Pilot in the RCAF, in Trenton, Ontario.

1949 HELE E. GROSS, B.A., is secretary to the president of Combustion Engineering-Superheater Limited. W. E. HAVERCROFT, B.Sc.; is a civil servant, classed as Senior Scientific Officer , Mines," in the Depart­ment of Mines and T echnical Surveys. RAYMO D CROMARTY, B.Sc., a pathologist, is Direc­tor of Laboratories at the Humber Memorial Hos­pital in Weston , Ontario.

(Cont'd on page 30)

SOME THOUGHTS ON LITERARY APPRECIATION by RACHEL CHAIT WASSERMAN

Professor of Humanities Sir George Williams University, Montreal

Everyone who has read a book has made some sort of judgment of it. Not only does one's literary judg­ment often differ radically from another's, but one's literary judgment changes as one grows older, meets more people, shifts one's philosophy and reads more books. But, if there is nothing fixed concerning a reader's conclusions, at least there should be among intelligent and train ed readers some common ground of approach to literature.

This writer has a very simple method to suggest and it has only two steps in its procedure. It insists that first there be an understanding of the author before there be a judgment of him. It asks two questions, therefore : What :is the author attempting to do, and how successful has he been in his attempt ?

l. What is the author attempting to do ? A. What is the purpose of his creation ? If one

hasn't outgrown the idea that every piece of literature should have a "moral", one should as soon as pos­sible. It should be remembered that "ethics" is only one of the many fields of philosophy, and that man speculates and is stirred by many aspects of the universe besides human conduct. The impulses that lead an author to communicate to others may be equally varied.

Listed below are merely some of the purposes a piece of writing may intend to fulfil:

l. To tell an interesting story, as is the case in most detective stories.

2. To reveal, satirically or sympathetically, a character.

For instance: Sinclair Lewis' Babitt, Flauberts' Madame Bovary.

3. To create a scene or setting, as in Keats' Ode to Autumn.

4. To create an emotional atmcsphere: as does Edgar Allen Poe in The Rann.

5. To p ~ese" t ( without neceSsarily taking sides) a pressi • O g social problem. For instance : Galsworthy's Strife.

6. To present what the author considers a re]jgious or philcsophic truth, as in Sophocles' Oedif;us the King.

B. What form or literary medium has the author chosen to express himself ? Poetry? Drama? Prose?

C. What historical information is necessary to understand the author's att empt? The reader misses

much of the enjoyment he should derive from litera­ture of the past unless he has some acquaintance with the conventions and conditions of the past most reflected in the particular literary work he is reading.

The list below merely indicates some of the impor­tant historical factors that often have to be consi­dered by the reader who wishes to enjoy literature that was not written in his own lifetime .

l. Political conditions. Examples: Comedies of Aristophanes , Swifts' Gulliver Travels.

2. Philosophical and religious background. Exam­ple: Greek tragedies, Milton.

3. Origin ofliterary form. Example: Greek tragedy, Shakespearean tragedy.

To judge how ·well the author succeeded in his attempt is very di:fEcult because literary forms are so varied and dissimilar as to make it impossible to examine them with a common set of standards. The excellence of a lyric poem is far different from the excellence of a comedy. Therefore, poetry, drama and the novel should be examined separately, although it should be remembered that such a divi­sion in actuality is not so clear-cut as to be valid.

Above all it should be remembered that literature is subjective, sersual and highly personal and the aim of literature (ur1like mathematics and philos­ophy) is to delight. The duty of the reader is to be delighted: his efforts should be direct ed to developing his faculty of appreciation .

Sir George Alumni in New York

It may be news to many Alum ui that the Asso­ciation has established a chapter of Georgian Alumni in New York. Recently, these graduates held a most successful banquet, celebrating the founding of this group, at which over twenty members attended. Both Gerald Miller and Dr. Henry F. Hall took part in this event.

At present, the New York executive is as follows:

FRED KERNER, President; Doms FoxMAN, Secretary; NICK FouRrnzos, Treasurer; GE­RALDINE GRINGER, Membership Chairman ;

Dr. JEROME BEAMISH, Constitution Chair­man; GoRDON PEEL, Library Campaign.

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THE NEW BREED OF UNDERGRADUATE

June Mack and Jim McKenna, television personalities

When four-thirty Saturday afternoon rolls around, CFCF Television studios take on the aura of recess time at any large Canadian high school. The big attraction is LIKE YOUNG, something like a weekly 'prom' only shorter (one hour), and definitely more educational!

Recording star and CFCF Radio 'Morning Man' Bob Gillies, adds charm and the adult influence as host of the gay goings on with assists from attractive and suitably 'young' college students, June Mack and Jim McKenna, both Sir George undergraduates.

The format is elastic, giving program planners and producers the opportunity to engulf any topical occurrence and personality along with features that would be termed as "educational". Pleasantly edu­cational because of bright presentation. What youngster could ignore the charms of the culinary art when a Polynesian chef from Montreal's famed "Kon Tiki" wields the skillet~ And even "The Causes of War" are interesting when discussed by foreign students from local universities.

Like young also whips up an interest in news, sports, vocations, art, literature, deportment and Canadian history with generous portions of the more popular forms of dancing and visits from teen idols.

Members of Eaton's Junior Council act as advisors on the show.

Sir George Faculty Airs Views

on Causes of War

Dr. Brock Chisholm, the noted controversial educationist was featured panelist on CFCF-TV's Forum broadcast of ovember 5th when noted visitors to the Sir George Williams' Symposium on " The Causes of War" debated the week's main issues aired at the university.

Under the Chairmanship of Dr. Cameron Nish, S.G.W.U., the other panelists were Dr. Robert Vogel, Assistant Professor of History, McGill Uni­versity, Professor Edward McCullough, Chairman of the Department of History, S.G.W.U., and F. C. Hunnius, Executive Secretary of the Canadian Com­mittee for the Control of Radiation Hazards.

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The "Georgian" for 1961-62 By Gerald J. Rip

Editor-in-chief, ''Georgian''

This year the ' 'Georgian" will attempt to be more than a publicity organ for the many varied activities that take place in the university; and also more than an organ used to expound views for its own sake.

This year the "Georgian" will make a serious and deliberate attempt to move and influence the Uni­versity. In its first issue (Sept. 26, 1961) of the year an editorial explaining the newspaper's Statement of Policy declared that "as for those primarily responsible for putting out the 'Georgian' there is only one aim: to use the 'Georgian' to improve Sir George Williams University."

The editorial stated that stories, articles and editorials will be published that may not be compli­mentary to certain personnel and organizations. While the editorial board knows that while these articles will not be applauded by those that will be subjects of the articles, neither does it expect anger from these people. "For whatever we shall do" , the editorial concludes, "we shall do only for the excel­lence of the university in the near present and further future."

In this work we expect the support, moral and otherwise, from all individuals who are genuinely interested in the welfare and future of Sir George.

The people working this year on the "Georgian" . are an enthusiastic and dedicated lot. They feel they have something to offer to the university that is trying to educate them. They wish only to reci­procate.

This year is the twenty-fifth anniversary of the "Georgian". On or about March 7, 1962 each member of the alumni will be receiving in the mail a silver anniversary issue of the "Georgian". This issue will feature stories from those staffers who wrote for the paper during your years at Sir George as well as stories by today's staff. All in all we hope to make this issue the strong initial stage that is necessary for your homecoming in April.

We at the "Georgian" have recently not had very close relations with the "Association of Alumni" but we feel that this year our relations with this very important body will become very warm and mutually rewarding.

Review of the University Year

1960-61

Again, as in 1959-60, action ' in the Province of Quebec highlighted the university year. The new Liberal government began a new programme of operating grants to universities and colleges, gave them statutory assurance of substantial assistance in the construction of new buildings, and increased its provisions for aid to students.

Other developments of special significance included the introduction of a federal programme of loans to universities for the construction of student residences, evidence of awareness of foreign students as a group in need of special attention and improved services, and a trend toward the creation of provincial plan­rung agencies concerned with the support and development of facilities for higher education.

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GEORGIANS AT WORK

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the new countries of Africa and Asia, tend to dicta­torial regimes. They are governed by elites with personal resentments against the whites. In addition, as Frederick Schuman has pointed out in his Com­monwealth of Man: "Every elite is unsafe. Every mass is prone to envy and hatred of superiors. To deflect the resentments of the multitudes away from those who rule them and against foreign foes and domestic pariahs has ever been the most efficacious means of maintaining the loyalty of masses towards elites ... "

My fear is that all these resentments will be channelled into a desire for revenge against the white-man. Because of its primitiveness and Bal­kanization, revenge in Africa is likely to be domestic. But in the case of China we may yet see a revival of the Mongol Horde. The Chinese have agreed with Russia that nuclear war is "not desirable" at this time. But they have also said that if war came, China "would lose only a few million people"- with from 600 to 650 million to lose from!

It is debatable whether the West is prepared to stand up to any such attempts at revenge. Our very advances in science have rendered us impotent. The use of nuclear weapons would rebound (and China along with other countries will soon have them). Furthermore, medical advance has weakened us from within . There is a mentally-retarded child born every 35 minutes in Canada. Our newspapers are full of glowing accounts about the congenitally unfit being, .kept alive with mechanical means and injec­tions. In simpler days these people would not have survived to reproduce themselves and burden society.

Sir Sydney Smith, eminent medico-legal expert, has been quoted as pointing to our degeneracy: "Bad behaviour is perfectly natural, of course; good behaviour has to be developed through training, and there's less training of children these days than there used to be. In England and Wales, crime- indictable offenses- multiplied six times between 1900 and 1957, mostly among fourteen- and fifteen-year-olds. I don't know where the end lies."

On top of these signs, there are the much more serious structural difficulties- such as automation, international trade adjustments, and unemploy­ment- which take up so much of our energies. It requires much thought and complex administrative and technical structures to handle these problems. The average man in the West does not understand the tensions of bis own society- how can he be

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The terrible fact is that fairly simple forms or organization suffice for mass population migration and war. The success of the barbarians against Rome and the Mongols against medieval Europe testify to that. The great fear is that the non-whites will divert their energies from development at home to adventures of revenge abroad. If they do, the whites in the West will surely be the target .

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EVENING STUDENTS ORIENTATION NIGHT

FEATURES CLUB DISPLAY

COMPLIMENTS ESON: HUGE SUCCESS

Evening students' orientation night was held on Thursday, October 19 with the displ ay of 25 various clubs as its highlight.

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The Judges picked the Afro Asian Society as the best booth, closely followed by the Rifle Club and the Chinese Georgians, 2nd and 3rd respectively. Dr. Hall and the Board of Governors were very impressed by the exhibition.

BANQUET

Highlighting the evening was a banquet at wlrich Dr. Hall addressed the assembled evening students. Dr. Hall said that Sir George is making an interna­tional reputation in the field of adult education and that the day and night division must grow cooperati­vely if Sir George is to take its proper place in tlie academic world.

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NORRIS MEMORIAL LECTURES·,. · (cont'd from page 8)

Canadians look back with thankful memory to John Hampden, the pioneer of our freedom , '·and with grateful recognition to Samuel Champlain, pioneer of our heritage ~"

Mr. St. Laurent said that " the pioneer history of each race in Canada is the common history of both. As leaders of public opinion you can do much to awaken a vivid realization of this truth and to arouse a deeper interest in the dramatic story of our national evolution and of our essential nation al unity. "

"The angry young men of today are much the same as the angry youn g men of my era." Mr. St. Laurent regards this ferment as an evidence of a deeper concern about many aspects of our social institutions and as a more realistic concept of every individual's personal responsibility in making his contribution to the challenging conditions of today.

In a subsequent Press conference, Mr. St. Laurent said that " his speech was intended as a gentl e rebuke to separatism" because he feels t hat sepa­ratism is dying out.

FOR COMPLETE

When asked about the forthcoming elections, Mr. St. Laurent felt that the New Democratic Party would not elect a single member in Quebec because it is regarded as a party of the labour unions: "They do not want their unions to t ell them which Church, or which School board member to vote for , nor do they want the labour unions telling them who to elect as their representative.

In conclusion he felt that the Russians will go no farther than the " Brink of War" and that the entr-y of the United Kingdom into the European Common M arket would be in the long run beneficial to Canada because it will increase our competitive spirit.

From the Staff of the POSTGRAD

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The Evening Students' Association Report

by BRUCE MOWAT

The Evening Students Association now has five clubs with solely evening stud ent participation and twelve clubs which are sponsored jointly with the day division.

The five solely evening clubs include the Young Men's Business Club, the Progressive Conservative Club, The E conomics Club, The Accounting Club, and the Camera Club.

The YMBC is becoming quite active and it is felt t hat this will develop into one of the big clubs in the evening division.

The P.C. Club has a membership of nearly 100 a nd this club is a going concern and wiU have a very interestin g year.

The Economics, Accounting and Camera Clubs are all in the formative stage but should be running smoothly before too long.

There is great interest among the political clubs because this year the M odel Parliament is t o be a joint event and will be held sometime after Christ­mas.

Evening Student participation in the remaining joint clubs runs anywhere from excellent to poor. The Afro-Asian study group and West Indian Society have a large evenin g participation.

The main problem is lack of funds to give to the clubs. This, if not remedied soon, will lead to either t he dissolution of clubs or th ey will have to charge membership fees .

All in all it should be a good year with the clubs and the E.S.A. constantly striving to put something interesting before t he students.

Professor Gets New Appointment

It has been announced that Assistant Professor John O'Brien has been appointed an Assistant D ean.

Assistant Dean O'Brien joined the faculty in 1954 and was appointed Assistant Professor in April of 1957. H e received his M.A. from McGill in 1955.

University

Model United Nations

Sir George to send

delegates

The fourth session of the University Model United Nations, jointly sponsored by Montreal's three Universities and Loyola College, will take place at the University of Montreal, McGill and Loyola from February 7 to 10. This year it is expected to be attended by University Student delegates from all parts of the world. This is a splendid chance for all those interest ed in International Affairs to receive firsthand knowledge of the way world affairs are conducted and t ake part in the International Political intrigues.

During the actual session of the UMUN, diplomats from the various embassies an d Consulates will act as advisers to the stude11t delegations.

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SEPARATISM (cont'd from page 16)

Constitutional Act of 1791 gave representative gov­ernment to the people of Upper and Lower Canada, but appointed councils as well. People tend to forget that two problems existed during the British Colonjal Period in Canada. First, that of Imperial relations ( were the destinies of the colonies to be controlled from London or the colonies) ? Second, how to settle the case of the French Canadians within a frame compatible with the British political traditions and current policies.

The Rebellion of 1837 indicates the nature of this double problem. Two distinct strains meet, form an alliance, and after the Durham mission, gain a measure of success ( or so we are often told in our history books). By 1849 and the Rebellion Losses Bill, Canada acquires responsible government, but let us pause and examine the situation a little. Canada East and Canada West have equal repre­sentation in the popular assembly though, in the early 1840s, the Anglo-Canadians are in a minority. Did the French Canadians then achieve equality by the Act of Union? A little after 1847 the total Anglo­Canadian population of the Canadas is in the majority and from this time dates the agitation for representation by population. Confederation in 1867 places the French Canadian not only in a confirmed political minority, one province out of four, but provincializes them as well. Confederation leaves to the central government the significant powers:­_war, external trade and, eventually, greater powers of taxation. - "

The internal problem of Canada, putting the French Canadians in a minority is settled. The remnant of colonialism takes a little longer. The First World War, the Halibut Treaty and Finally the Statute of Westminster emancipates the Cana­dian State, but (and it is an important but) the French Canadians have as their homeland not a state but a province. They must, in a democracy , submit to the rule of the majority ·and in times of crisis they have.

Separatism, past and present, serves a useful function in that it clearly limits the field of action open to the French Canadian. A realization of the significance of Confederation creates an awareness of the avenues open to a provincial state. One cardinal feature of the New Separatist Movement is that it is producing a flow of intellectuals and experienced civil servants from Ottawa to Quebec , at times with a financial loss to the individual. The

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French Canadian, opposed to sepaTatism, values the new movement as useful for a 'prise de conscience'. For the French Canadian the movements result in a conservation of energies. Less time and energy is wasted seeking the unattainable and more is spent on profiting his homeland, his province.

We are not a state with a dual culture or a bi­ethnic nation ; we are predominantly an Anglo­Canadian State. This realization is useful.

Now to the futility of the movement. If the Frenc!J Canadian has trouble withstanding the pressures of the fourteen million or so Anglo-Canadians what will he do without the support of the Canadian State when he is free and facing the American Mass to the South. Where will he draw his capital ? Most important, how will he achieve his republic, Demo­cratic means? Fine, let us take a vote on a national scale. By force? Fine and civil war will result . Have the political leaders of Canada from Mac­donald to Cartier to Pearson to Diefenbaker advo­cated a Canadian Nation only to see it 'balkanized' ? Have we in Canada, as separate little states, the ability to even remain a distinct people? If th e separatists are capable of answering some of these objections, and especially the last two, I will remove the 'futility' from my thinl,ing and my title.

WHERE ARE THEY NOW? (continued from page 18)

1948 JACK R . STEIN, B.Comm., is a chartered accountant in the firm of Stein, Wolkove and Co. FERGUS CRONIN, B.A., is a free-lance writer in Scarboro, Ontario.

1946 A. E. ,,rINN, B.Comm. , 1s a statistician for the Canadian Government.

1942 EDGAR EDWARD SMEE, B.A. , operates his own motel.

1937 JAMES R. KELLY, B.A., is the chief referee for the Family Court Center, Lucas County Juvenile Court, Toledo, Ohio.

The Postgrad is interested in knowing where you are and what you are doing. If you have not received our questionnaire, do not hesitate to let us know what you have been doing since graduation. Write to the Alumni office, or the editor 444-93rd ave., Chomedey, Que.

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