Geology Club (Lakehead University)
Geology Club was a student club at Lakehead University.[1]
1971, Geology Journal
The club was officially established in 1968 to organize geology students and participate in field trips and conferences.[1]
The Geology Journal names 9 people for this group: Lou Covello; Phil Walford; Peter J. Vanstone; Joe Kasarda; Patrick Fung; Juris Zdanovskis; Brian Clerihew; Roy Shegelski; Rick Middaugh.
Officers and advisers named: Juris Zdanovskis (Secretary/Treasurer (1970/71)); Patrick Fung (President); Lou Covello (President (1968-69)); Phil Walford (Secretary/Treasurer (1968-69)); Peter J. Vanstone (President (1969/70)); Joe Kasarda (Secretary/Treasurer (1969/70)).
- President's Message: The president provides a brief history of the university's geology club from its 1968 founding to the 1970-71 academic year. He highlights the club's participation in geological conferences and credits faculty and students for the creation of the first geology year book.[2]
1972, Forestry Annual
The club sponsored the Prince and Princess contest after it was dropped as an official A.M.S. function. The club retaliated against the engineers by stealing their cannon and auctioning it off.[3]
- Winter Carnival 1972: The 1972 Winter Carnival saw several changes, including the replacement of the wind-up ball with a bandarama and the removal of official sanction for several contests. One club stepped in to sponsor the royalty competition, while students from one faculty participated in various events like the bike race and hockey.[3]
- Carnival '72.. The Year of the Cannon: The winter carnival involved a prank war where one student group kidnapped a representative from another, who then retaliated by stealing a cannon. The cannon was auctioned off to a third group to raise money for charity, though the event was marred by some campus vandalism.[4]
1972, Geology Journal
The club participated in various activities including selling hunting maps, a canoe race, and a mine tour. The technician congratulated the club on a successful and active year.[5]
Officers and advisers named: Les Tihor (President); Beth Hillary (Secretary); Eric W. Brown (Treasurer); David Powers (Yearbook Editor); Brenda Cooper (Social Director); David Powers (Prince); Cookie Poirer (Princess); Cookie Poirer (Geology Princess); Larry Ovifrichuk (Artist).
- President's Message: The club president summarizes a busy year involving a failed map-selling fundraiser, participation in a canoe race, and rescuing the Winter Carnival. The club also toured a mine and hosted several guest speakers to fund their yearbook.[6]
- Geochemistry Laboratory Report: A laboratory technician describes the equipment and functions of the geology research labs. The facility is used by faculty and fourth-year students for geochemical analyses, including atomic absorption spectrophotometry.[7]
1978, Geology Journal
The Dean of Science wishes the members of this club a rewarding experience at the university. The club went on a field trip to Silver Islet.[8]
Officers and advisers named: Bruce Jago (President); Gordon Yule (Vice President); Rob Bennett (Secretary-Treasurer); Heather Brown (Social Co-ordinator); Allan Schappert (Field Trip Co-ordinator).
- Message from the Dean of Science: The dean congratulates the editor and staff for restarting the yearbook series and emphasizes the importance of extracurricular social development.[9]
- Geology Club Field Trip: A collage of photos and drawings documenting a Geology Club excursion to Silver Islet, featuring students by the water and landscape views.[10]
- Message from the Geology Club: The club president reflects on a successful year despite budget issues and friction with the student union. He highlights the revival of the department yearbook and thanks the executive and production staff.[11]
1980, Geology Journal
The club is responsible for continuing the publication of the yearbook. a student served as the social coordinator for this club for three years.[12]
Officers and advisers named: Heather Brown (social coordinator).
- Field Season Reflections: A professor recounts his summer field research in Northwestern Ontario, including distractions at a local river and a boating mishap on a lake that required air rescue.[12]
- Heather Brown: One student is the only single female in the fourth year geology class and served as a social coordinator for the club. She has worked for several mining and oil companies and is completing a thesis on lake sediment magnetism.[13]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lakehead University Geology Journal (1971), p. 1. Internet Archive.
- ↑ Lakehead University Geology Journal (1971), p. 6. Internet Archive.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lakehead University Forestry Annual (1972), scan page 38. Internet Archive.
- ↑ Lakehead University Forestry Annual (1972), scan page 39. Internet Archive.
- ↑ Lakehead University Geology Journal (1972), p. 1. Internet Archive.
- ↑ Lakehead University Geology Journal (1972), p. 8. Internet Archive.
- ↑ Lakehead University Geology Journal (1972), p. 30. Internet Archive.
- ↑ Lakehead University Geology Journal (1978), scan page 5. Internet Archive.
- ↑ Lakehead University Geology Journal (1978), scan page 12. Internet Archive.
- ↑ Lakehead University Geology Journal (1978), scan page 44. Internet Archive.
- ↑ Lakehead University Geology Journal (1978), scan page 66. Internet Archive.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Lakehead University Geology Journal (1980), scan page 23. Internet Archive.
- ↑ Lakehead University Geology Journal (1980), scan page 38. Internet Archive.