Lakehead Forestry Harvest (1973)

Lakehead Forestry Harvest (1973) was the 1973 volume of the forestry students' yearbook of Lakehead University, titled Harvest.

People

The volume names about 159 students and 26 staff and other adults, together with 411 names printed with initials only or without a first name. They are listed on Lakehead Forestry Harvest (1973) roster; individual portraits cropped from the scan are in Category:Lakehead yearbook portraits.

Contents

• Lakehead Forestry Harvest 73 (scan page 1)
• Editorial (scan page 12)
• Chairman's Message (scan page 13)
• Faculty (scan page 14)
• Staff (scan page 15)
• LUFA Executive (scan page 19)
• What Is The Forestry Policy Of Ontario? (scan page 22)
• Field Trips (scan page 26)
• Stags (scan page 36)
• Class Of '73 (scan page 40)
• Degree III (scan page 42)
• Degree II (scan page 43)
• Degree I (scan page 44)
• Technology I (scan page 45)
• Technology II Graduates (scan page 46)
• Environmental Studies Graduates (scan page 48)
• Winter Carn (scan page 50)
• val Campout (scan page 51)
• The Bicycle Race (scan page 52)
• ...Pigeon River To Thunder Bay (scan page 53)
• Woodsman's Co (scan page 54)
• Petition (scan page 55)
• Symposium (scan page 57)
• Forestry Symposium (scan page 58)
• Weyerhaeuser (scan page 60)
• Lecture Series (scan page 61)
• Sports (scan page 62)
• Curling (scan page 63)
• Mooseport "100" (scan page 64)
• Track and Field (scan page 65)
• Tennis (scan page 66)
• Yearbook Staff (scan page 70)

Groups and organizations

• Lakehead Forestry (program)
• Lakehead University Forestry Association (association)
• Yearbook Staff (committee)
• LUFA Executive (council)
• Forestry Students (class)
• Forestry (program)
• Degree III (class)
• Degree II (class)
• Degree I (class)
• Technology I (class)
• Technology II (class)
• Forestry Degree II (class)
• 1973 Symposium Committee (committee)
• Tackle Football Team (team)
• Curling Team 1 (team)
• Curling Team 2 (team)
• Broomball Team 1 (team)
• Broomball Team 2 (team)
• Broomball Team 3 (team)
• Broomball Team 4 (team)
• Mooseport "100" Short Team (team)
• Mooseport "100" Tall Team (team)
• Varsity Judo (team)
• Track and Field (team)
• Tennis (team)
• Golf (team)
• Bowling (team)
• Skiing (team)
• S.C.A (council)
• Class of '73 (class)
• 2nd year Degree (class)

Write-ups and events

• Publication Information: The 1973 edition of the Lakehead Forestry Harvest was published by the Lakehead University Forestry Association in Thunder Bay, Ontario.
• Editorial: The editor discusses the graduation of the university's first class of degree foresters. He notes the contrast between academic theory and practical field reality, urging graduates to maintain their values as they enter their careers.
• Chairman's Message: The chairman reflects on the historic graduation of the first forestry degree class in 1973, tracing the program's evolution from its 1948 technology roots. He acknowledges the contributions of past leaders and expresses optimism for the school's expansion in the upcoming academic year.
• Forest Management Funding Analysis: This text discusses the financial commitment of the provincial government to silvicultural programs, noting a discrepancy between estimated needs and actual funding. It highlights that while budgets have increased, the number of professional foresters has remained stagnant since 1962, and compares forestry spending to other provincial projects like Ontario Place and Old Fort William.
• Forest Policy and Management: The text discusses the role of Unit Foresters in planning and supervising large forest areas in Northern Ontario. It critiques current policy as being driven by expedience and notes a decrease in financial support for silviculture.
• Candid Photo Collage: A collection of candid photographs showing students outdoors and indoors, accompanied by humorous captions about drinking, smoking, and social interactions.
• Daily Nipple Nap: A collection of candid photographs showing students in various humorous or compromising positions, including sleeping, shouting, and posing with a bicycle.
• Aerial View of Lakehead University: An aerial photograph showing the Lakehead University campus buildings, parking lots, and surrounding landscape in Thunder Bay.
• Aerial View of Lakehead University: An aerial photograph showing the Lakehead University campus buildings, parking lots, and surrounding forested landscape in Thunder Bay.
• Campout in Connaught Park: Students held a warm-weather campout in downtown Port Arthur featuring a snowman and late-night fires. For the first time, the event included female participants staying overnight, and the local fire chief visited but allowed the festivities to continue.
• Woodman's Competion: A successful woodman's competition was held with fifty participants enjoying pea soup and refreshments. One specific class team won the championship trophy and prizes.
• Winter Carnival: A collection of photographs showing students gathered around campfires and outdoors during the winter carnival festivities.
• Winter Carnival Campout: Forestry students participate in a winter campout featuring outdoor cooking over a fire and the construction of a large snow sculpture holding a crosscut saw.
• The Bicycle Race: A series of photographs documenting a winter bicycle race event, featuring students with custom-built tandem bicycles, some carrying signs and racing on snowy roads alongside logging trucks.
• Pigeon River to Thunder Bay: A series of photographs documenting a group of students participating in a winter bicycle trek or race from Pigeon River to Thunder Bay, featuring a tandem bicycle and a support van.
• Fifth Annual Symposium: A university forestry association held its fifth annual symposium regarding the future of forestry, featuring speakers from government and industry. Despite travel disruptions caused by bad weather, the event included a series of lectures followed by a dinner at a local legion and dancing.
• Football: The university introduced tackle football to its intramural program with a team of twenty players. They competed against other faculty teams and won an exhibition game against a local high school to raise money for a medical foundation.
• Curling and Broomball: The students participated in curling and broomball leagues, with the curling team competing in university playdowns and the broomball league seeing a high turnout despite no teams reaching the finals.
• Mooseport "100": Two teams participated in a bicycle race where they placed fourth and fifth out of five teams, suggesting a need for more practice.
• Varsity Judo: Two students won a conference title in Brandon, placing second and third respectively in the middleweight division despite being lower-ranked belts.
• Swimming: One student was the sole forestry student to attend the swimming meet, where he won the 50m breaststroke and placed third in the 50m crawl.
• Track and Field: Athletes competed in several track and field events, with some participants coming over from the football team to try out the sport.
• Flag Football: The flag football league was discontinued following the arrival of tackle football at the university, resulting in a missed final game due to a mix-up.
• Tennis: One student won the single elimination tennis tournament as the champion.
• Golf: One student reached the final round of intramural golf but was unable to compete due to a forestry field trip.
• Bowling: Four students participated in intramural bowling at the lanes, though none of them won.
• Skiing: One student was the only person to place in intramural skiing, finishing in a tie for third.
• SUMMARY: The department won the Participation Trophy for having the highest engagement in sports throughout the year, which was celebrated at a dinner dance.

Advertisers

The volume carries 22 advertisements from 22 businesses: Faculty of University Schools, Lakehead University, Imperial Bank of Commerce, Lakehead University Branch, Nirvana, Crest Motor Hotel, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Northern Wood Preservers Limited, Clark Equipment of Canada, Canadian Institute of Forestry, Northwestern Ontario Section, Lakehead University Bookstore, Lakehead University Food Services, Curladrome Curling Club, Dynast Forest Products Limited, Abitibi Paper Company Limited - Lakehead Woodlands, Stan's Pizzeria and Spaghetti House and Tavern, Kimberly-Clark Pulp and Paper Company Limited, Woodlands Department, The Ontario-Minnesota Pulp and Paper Company Limited, The Great Lakes Paper Company Limited, The Ontario Paper Company Limited, Domatar Woodlands Limited, Pauli Garofalo Barber Shops, Bert Styffe and Son Contractors Limited, Inter-Collegiate Press of Canada (1971) Ltd.

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.