Lakehead College Metamorphoses (1960)

Lakehead College Metamorphoses (1960) was the 1960 yearbook of the Lakehead College of Arts, Science and Technology at the Lakehead (Port Arthur and Fort William, now Thunder Bay), produced by its students.

People

The volume names about 194 students and 38 staff and other adults, together with 233 names printed with initials only or without a first name. They are listed on Lakehead College Metamorphoses (1960) roster; individual portraits cropped from the scan are in Category:Lakehead yearbook portraits.

Contents

• Metamorphoses (p. 1)
• Acknowledgement : (p. 7)
• Table Of (p. 8)
• Contents (p. 9)
• Editorial (p. 10)
• Board Of Governors (p. 14)
• S.A.C. Message (p. 15)
• The Faculty (p. 16)
• Sessional Lecturers (p. 18)
• The Students (p. 20)
• Council (p. 21)
• Convocation '59 (p. 23)
• The Year (p. 24)
• Book Staff (p. 25)
• B.A.S. Presidents Message (p. 26)
• B. A. S. (p. 27)
• The Sports Reporter (p. 29)
• Sports Candids (p. 30)
• Anything Goes (p. 32)
• The Camera Club (p. 36)
• The New Library (p. 38)
• Arts Faculty (p. 40)
• Applied Science Faculty (p. 50)
• Engineering Technology II Faculty (p. 58)
• University Forestry (p. 60)
• Engineering Technology I Faculty (p. 62)
• Forest Technology II Faculty (p. 66)
• Forestry: (p. 67)
• Forest Technology I Faculty (p. 70)
• Student Nurses (p. 75)
• Letters To The Editor (p. 76)
• Literary (p. 88)
• This Land Of God (p. 89)
• Is This You? (p. 90)
• The Lakehead (p. 91)
• The Specialist (p. 92)
• A Simple Treatise (p. 95)
• My School In Italy (p. 96)
• The Lesson (p. 97)
• Everyday the Same (p. 100)
• Out of My Head (p. 102)
• A Summer on the North Shore of Lake Superior (p. 103)
• Snap Line (p. 104)
• Observed (p. 106)
• Dr. T. B. Miller's Lecture on Goof-offs (p. 107)
• And You Think You've Got Problems! (p. 108)
• Strife Among the Leaders (p. 112)
• What About Jazz? (p. 113)
• Death (p. 115)
• The Social Year (p. 116)
• Student Directory (p. 119)
• Engineering Technology I (p. 120)

Groups and organizations

• Nor'Wester Staff (staff)
• Student's Council (council)
• Camera Club (club)
• Student Nurses (class)
• Board of Governors (council)
• Students' Administrative Council (council)
• Nor'Wester (club)
• Book Staff (club)
• Athletic Society (council)
• B. A. S (association)
• Broomball All-Star team (team)
• Debate Team (team)
• Hockey (team)
• Curling (club)
• Engineering Tec. II All-Stars (team)
• Applied Science and Arts All-Stars (team)
• Lakehead College Debaters (team)
• Applied Science Faculty (class)
• University Forestry (program)
• Forestry Students (class)
• Forest Technology I Faculty (staff)
• Arts (class)
• Engineering Technology I (class)
• Engineering Technology II (class)
• Forest Technology I (class)
• Forest Technology II (class)
• Medical Technology I (class)
• Ryerson Technology I (class)
• Forestry Technology II (class)
• Eng. Tech. II (class)

Write-ups and events

• Aerial View of Port Arthur: An aerial photograph showing the industrial waterfront, grain elevators, railway yards, and residential areas of Port Arthur, Ontario.
• Aerial View of Fort William: An aerial photograph showing the city of Fort William, including residential areas, industrial grain elevators along the Kaministiquia River, and the surrounding landscape.
• Seek her side: A short poetic verse about seeking blessings, hearing the name, singing praise, and spreading the fame of the institution.
• Acknowledgement: The yearbook staff reflects on the thousand-hour process of creating the book, which cost two thousand dollars to print. They credit specific students for advertising sales, typing, photography, and literary contributions, while thanking faculty advisors and the printer for technical support.
• Editorial: The editor discusses the concept of repentance as a complete metamorphosis and change in one's way of life, distinguishing it from mere remorse, fear of consequences, or emotional feelings.
• Principal's Message: Principal H. S. Braun congratulates the Class of 1960 and discusses the challenges of the upcoming decade. He emphasizes the importance of leadership, critical thinking, and citizenship in a complex society.
• S.A.C. Message: The President of the Students' Administrative Council discusses how the college's small size fosters a closely-knit community where students and faculty interact across different disciplines. He encourages students to take advantage of individual attention and to remain connected to the institution as alumni.
• Convocation '59: The eleventh annual convocation of Lakehead College took place on May 7, 1959, at the Fort William Collegiate Institute. The event featured an invocation by Reverend S. R. McLeod, a welcome from Principal H. S. Braun, and a guest speech by Dean M. St. A. Woodside.
• Scholarships and Bursaries: A comprehensive list of academic awards, scholarships, and bursaries presented to students by various community organizations and individuals during the 1959 convocation season.
• B.A.S. Presidents Message: The President of the Athletic Society outlines the formation and functions of the group, which provides sporting activities like curling, hockey, and broomball. He details the year's events, including a broomball league, an elimination hockey tournament with local high schools, and social dances.
• BROOMBALL: The College All-Star broomball team participated in three exhibition games, finishing the season undefeated. They secured victories against F.W.C.I. Blue-Bears and P.A.C.I., with notable performances by Sinclair, Jessiman, and Chrusz.
• Debate Tournament: Two debate teams from Lakehead College traveled to the University of Minnesota, Duluth, where they earned a third-place finish in a tournament.
• Hockey: The college hockey program saw active participation from thirty students on Tuesday afternoons, resulting in a tie for first place between the white and blue teams. Mike Cowan was the standout player, winning the scoring title with a high goal average.
• Curling: Thirteen student rinks competed at the Port Arthur Curling Club on Wednesday afternoons, with the Athletic Council subsidizing fees. Female students also participated as skips, and the rinks led by Wayne Robinson, Glen Eklund, and Gus Candido were top contenders.
• Soccer: Two soccer games were held at Brent Park between the Engineering Tech II and Applied Science and Arts All-Stars. Engineering Tech II won the overall series six-two after a dominant first game and a closely contested second game.
• Sports Candids: A collection of candid photographs showing students engaged in various recreational activities including chess, card games, billiards, and outdoor winter sports.
• Lakehead College Debaters Do Well: Two debating teams from Lakehead College participated in the third annual debate tournament at the University of Minnesota, Duluth branch. Competing against 21 American teams, the Lakehead debaters placed third overall and were the only Canadian participants, debating the topic of whether Congress should have the power to reverse Supreme Court decisions.
• The Camera Club: After several years of inactivity, the Camera Club was reformed in November 1959 with seven members. The group secured a grant from the student council to purchase darkroom equipment and took on the responsibility of taking candid photos of faculty and organizations for the yearbook.
• Student in Library: A student is shown in profile browsing the library shelves and pulling out a textbook titled 'Physics'.
• Campus Life and Labs: A collection of candid photographs showing students engaged in various academic activities including studying in the library, working in a physics or electronics lab with an instructor, performing forestry field work on a tree, and using laboratory equipment.
• FORESTRY: The forestry class participated in a scaling course at Longlac and conducted timber cruises in the college forest. They toured industrial sites including Northern Plywood, Northern Wood Preservers, Abitibi Pulp and Paper, Great Lakes Paper, and Marathon Corporation.
• Leonard Helmer Suomo Profile: Leonard Suomo, known as Len, is a student from Waters Township who plans to graduate from U.N.B. as a forester. He is described as a skilled cook who enjoys eating, has an interest in traps and snares, and worked for the K.O.P. Company over the summer.
• Letters to the Editor: A collection of satirical letters to the editor regarding censorship, rejected poetry, and the moral content of the yearbook. The letters use humorous pseudonyms and exaggerated complaints to mock conservative sensibilities.
• Social Events: A collection of photographs depicting students and faculty attending formal social gatherings, including dinners and dances.
• THIS LAND OF GOD: A short essay reflecting on Canada as a land of wilderness and freshness, built by pioneers from England and France who established institutions of government and religion.
• Teachers—"things" they remind us of: A humorous piece by Wayne Robinson comparing the college environment to a jungle and its teachers to various animals like giraffes, owls, and water buffalos.
• Is This You?: A fictional story about a serious student named Sylvester who eventually succumbs to the distractions of the college Common Room. He becomes an expert bridge player, dominating the room until he is eventually replaced by a new student named Percival.
• The Specialist: A humorous monologue by a carpenter who specializes in building outhouses, detailing his expertise in location, construction, and maintenance. He recounts specific jobs for customers like Luke Harkins and Elmer Ridgway, emphasizing his attention to detail and professional pride.
• The Specialist: A humorous narrative written in a colloquial dialect about the fine points of building a first-class outhouse, including advice on windows, door ventilators, and paint colors. The narrator recounts his professional advice to a man named Elmer and mentions a failed DIY attempt by old man Clark's sons.
• The Privy Story: A humorous anecdote written in dialect about a man who builds a high-quality outhouse for a neighbor, which is later tipped over by local boys on Halloween with the owner inside.
• Character: A poem discussing the nature of character as a virtue manifest at an early age, which grows through home background and school training, ultimately determining if one becomes a leader or a follower.
• Look next to you when you ride on a bus!: A narrative reflecting on the life of an elderly woman on a bus, imagining her past wealth and social status compared to her current humble life visiting children in a hospital. It details her marriage to a country doctor named Tom and her eventual return to the city as a widow.
• The Limp: A short story about a homeless man seeking shelter from a storm in a tin shack, reflecting on past rejection in a seaside village and finding a sense of hope as the sun rises on a new day.
• Everyday the Same: A poem by Frank Murphy detailing the daily rush of a student's morning, including breakfast, a non-starting TR-2 car, picking up Klem and Ron, and narrowly missing Butch while driving to the college.
• On Being Clean: The author recounts an experience assisting Charlie Mailloux, a logging company barn boss, with injecting penicillin into seventy-five sick bush horses. Despite Charlie's humorous and somewhat unhygienic insistence on 'sterilizing' the needles with alcohol while using his dirty coat sleeve as a rag, all the horses surprisingly recovered.
• Mr. Higgs: A poem dedicated to Mr. Higgs, describing him as a stern but wise English gentleman at the college who oversees the soccer field and inspires students with his humor and knowledge.
• Out of My Head: A humorous column by R. Klemocki featuring a series of 'Wouldn't it be funny' hypothetical scenarios involving various students and faculty members at the college.
• Snap Line: A first-person narrative describing the miserable conditions of forestry cruising in a swamp, dealing with heat, wet clothes, and relentless biting insects like black flies and mosquitoes.
• Confession: A short poetic dialogue or wordplay piece touching on popularity, shorthand, and Venus pencils.
• Break-up: A humorous poem about a beatnik's cockroach named John-Henry and his romance with a cat named Mary-Jane, which is ended by her father.
• Observed: A poem reflecting on the habits and academic struggles of students at the college, mentioning bridge games and cigarette smoke in the common room.
• Attention Bounty Hunters: An announcement regarding a mouse-catching competition at Lakehead College, detailing rules for trapping, weighing, and disqualifications to address an overpopulation of mice.
• Dr. T. B. Miller's Lecture on Goof-offs: A satirical script depicting a professor lecturing his absent-minded Arts students on the different categories of 'goof-offs', ranging from intellectual dreamers to those distracted by romance or extracurricular activities.
• Sex in Nature: An essay exploring the diverse and often bizarre mating rituals and reproductive biological traits of various animals, including fiddler crabs, humpback whales, sea squids, sea horses, and praying mantises. The author concludes that human romantic difficulties are minor compared to the complex and sometimes violent behaviors found in the animal kingdom.
• The Urge to Kill: A man named George dreams of murdering his nagging wife, Henrietta, by pushing her off a cliff during a weekend trip to their cottage. He wakes up from the nightmare in his office and immediately calls his wife to suggest they go to the cottage for the weekend.
• How the Lakehead Hit Higgs: A faculty member from England describes his initial expectations of a wild frontier versus the reality of rugged roads and surprisingly polite, English-speaking students. He notes the contrast between the courtesy found at the college and the 'law of the jungle' in the local town.
• The Melnyk's Tale: A poem written in a parody of Chaucerian Middle English reflecting on the pursuit of learning and social activities at the college.
• Strife Among the Leaders: A satirical story written in biblical style about internal conflicts and leadership at Lakehead College of Arts, Science and Technology. It features characters like Harrius Caesar, Sinclair, Nebuchednazzar, Satan, and Zacchaeus dealing with decrees, floor polishers, and parking summons.
• What About Jazz?: Buddy Rollins writes about the misconceptions of jazz music at the Lakehead, arguing that it is a genuine art form and American culture. He discusses the technical aspects of rhythm and melody, the influence of the audience, and mentions famous figures like Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie.
• MISS MATTHEWS (The Trinity Story): Miss Matthews graduated from the University of Toronto and studied in the Netherlands on a scholarship. She has a diverse background including teaching in England, working for the Bank of Canada, and researching for the Ontario Provincial Archives before coming to Lakehead College.
• DR. GRODZICKY: Roman Raphael Grodzicky, born in Poland, survived imprisonment during WWII before earning his Ph.D. in Munich. After moving to Canada, he worked for the T. Eaton Company and various university libraries before being appointed head librarian and psychology lecturer at Lakehead College.
• MR. McKENZIE: Mr. McKenzie, originally from Regina, earned his degree from the University of Saskatchewan. He has spent time working in Yellowknife and enjoys various hobbies including music and games.
• The Social Year: A list of social events held throughout the academic year, including dances at the college and local hotels, ski and toboggan parties at Loch Lomond, and a bridge night.
• Cartoon Illustration: A humorous cartoon illustration depicting several students chasing mice, with one student riding a motor scooter and another holding a butterfly net.
• TWO FACETS OF NATURE: The advertisement discusses the balance between mining ore at Steep Rock Lake and preserving the natural beauty of the forests and wilderness in the Atikokan area. It claims that mining development is strictly controlled to protect the surrounding countryside for the benefit of sportsmen and society.
• INDIANS ON THE WARPATH: A brief historical anecdote set in Fort Worth in 1885 describing a conflict where inhabitants fled and troops were dispatched from Fort Deming.
• Aerial View of Port Arthur: An aerial photograph showing the industrial waterfront of Port Arthur, featuring several large grain elevators, a ship at dock, railway lines, and the residential city stretching toward the hills in the background.

Advertisers

The volume carries 169 advertisements from 126 businesses: Powell Equipment Co. Ltd, Lecocq The Florist, News Chronicle, Lakehead Supermart, Canad Asafeway, Superior Bottling Co, Times-Journal, Canadian Pittsburgh Industries, Northern Engineering & Supply Co, Simpsons-Sears, Woodgate's, McCARTNEY'S, Kimberley Clark, Steep Rock Iron Mines, Dryden Paper, Supercrete (Ontario) Ltd, McNULTY'S, Water Carriers, Eaton's, Regular Officer Training Plan, City Of Port Arthur, Queen's University, Palm Dairies, Sick Horses, Lost & Found, City Of Fort William, Carleton University, Bourke's Drug Store, Andres, North American Lumber & Supply, Scollies, Reoch & Co, Hot & Cold Baths, Pioneer Fruit Store, Chapples, The Great Lakes Paper Co. Ltd, Kellough Bros. Dairy, University Of Western Ontario, Madsen Red Lake, Clare Mapledoram Agencies, Perciante & Laprade, Thunder Bay Automobile Dealers Assoc, Abitibi Power & Paper, Van Peteghem Furs, Pilkington Glass Limited, Victoria College, BARNETT-McQUEEN COMPANY LIMITED, Ontario Paper Company Ltd, Northern Wood Preservers Ltd, Doran's Brewery Ltd, Newaygo Timber Co, Gerry Bros, University O Fmanitoba, Stage To The Mines, Taylor's Men's Wear, Marathon Corporation, Don'T Be Duped, Indians On The Warpath, Cochrane Hardware (Western) Ltd, Anaconda Irone Ore, Blackwood Hodge, Assumption University, Provincial Paper, Shaw's Bread, Birks Stitt, Crooks Pharmacy, Rutledge Stationery, Ontario Department Of Mines, Claydon Company Limited, Burney's Taxi, St. James Stereo Centre, Atkinson's Jewellers, J. H. Bartle, Don Murphy Construction Ltd, Ruttan-Bolduc-Adderley, J. H. McLENNAN LUMBER, Scott Motor Sales, Lowery's Limited, Royal Edward Hotel, Shop-Easy Stores, Willson Stationer, Lakehead Supermart Ltd, Canada Safeway Ltd, The Times-Journal Commercial Printers, Canadian Pittsburgh Industries Limited, NORTHERN ENGINEERING & SUPPLY Co. Ltd, Kimberly-Clark Pulp & Paper Company Limited, Dryden Paper Co. Ltd, Bird's RESTAURANT, McNulty's Limited, Local Health Board, The T. Eaton Co. Limited, Canadian Services Colleges, The Corporation of the City of Port Arthur, Palm Quality Dairy Products, J. G. Payne, E. Emmons, The Corporation of the CITY of FORT WILLIAM, North American Lumber & Supply Co. Ltd, Scollies Ice Cream, Hot and Cold Baths, The Great Lakes Paper Company, Ltd, SEVEN-UP BOTTLING COMPANY (Fort William) LIMITED, Madsen Red Lake Gold Mines Limited, Guaranty Trust Company Of Canada, The Bank Of New York, Clare Mapledoram Agencies Limited, Perciante & Laprade Sporting Goods Limited, Thunder Bay Automobile Dealers Association, International Varnish Co. Limited, Victoria College in the University of Toronto, Doran's (Port Arthur) Brewery Ltd, Newaygo Timber Co. LIMITED, Gerry BROS. LIMITED, Silver Mountain And Whitefish Lake Stage And Transfer Line, Marathon Corporation Of Canada Limited, Cable or El Padre cigars, Anaconda Iron Ore (Ontario) Limited, Assumption University of Windsor, Shaw's, Birks Stitt CREDIT JEWELERS LIMITED, Crooks Rexall Pharmacy, ATKINSON'S Jewellers Limited, Ruttan - Bolduc - Adderley Limited, The J. H. McLennan Lumber COMPANY LIMITED, The Willson Stationery Company Limited.

Transcription notes

Transcribed from page images of the Internet Archive scan. Descriptions of write-ups are summaries in the wiki's own words. Names printed with initials only cannot be matched to people and are recorded on the roster as printed.