Lakehead Forestry Harvest (1979)

Lakehead Forestry Harvest (1979) was the 1979 volume of the forestry students' yearbook of Lakehead University, titled Harvest.

People

The volume names about 329 students and 44 staff and other adults, together with 108 names printed with initials only or without a first name. They are listed on Lakehead Forestry Harvest (1979) roster; individual portraits cropped from the scan are in Category:Lakehead yearbook portraits.

Contents

• Harvest '79 (scan page 1)
• Lakehead University Campus (scan page 2)
• LU FORESTER Proudly Presents HARVEST '79 (p. 1)
• Editorial (p. 2)
• Yearbook Staff (p. 3)
• L.U.F.A. Review (p. 4)
• Lufa Exec (p. 5)
• Director's Message (p. 6)
• Faculty (p. 7)
• Technicians (p. 11)
• Graduates (p. 15)
• B.Sc.F. GRADUATES 1979 (p. 16)
• Forestry is ... (p. 17)
• Graduate Students (p. 19)
• Forest Technology Graduates (p. 20)
• Activities (p. 23)
• Initiation (p. 24)
• Everybody into the pool! (p. 25)
• Shinerama (p. 26)
• Kam-Am Canoe Race (p. 28)
• Weyerhaeuser (p. 30)
• Symposium (p. 32)
• L.U.F.A. Woodsman's Competition (p. 34)
• Montreal Woodsman's Competition (p. 36)
• Women's Team (p. 37)
• Photo Contest (p. 38)
• Undergrads (p. 39)
• Degree One (p. 40)
• Hi Mom! (p. 41)
• Technology One (p. 42)
• And for dessert ... (p. 43)
• Degree Two (p. 44)
• Degree Three (p. 46)
• Sports (p. 49)
• Forestry is ... (p. 52)
• Dear Diary ... (p. 54)
• Degree One burnouts (p. 55)
• Advertising (p. 56)
• Faculty Of University Schools (p. 58)
• The End (p. 80)
• Lakehead University Campus (scan page 86)

Groups and organizations

• Yearbook Staff (committee)
• L.U.F.A (association)
• B.Sc.F. GRADUATES 1979 (class)
• Forestry Group 1 (group)
• Forestry Group 2 (group)
• Forestry Group 3 (group)
• Group 1 (class)
• Group 2 (class)
• Group 3 (class)
• Graduate Students (Group 1) (class)
• Graduate Students (Group 2) (class)
• Graduate Students (Group 3) (class)
• Graduate Students (Group 4) (class)
• Forest Technology Graduates (class)
• L.U. Foresters (club)
• Lu Shinerama (committee)
• Canoe Team (team)
• The Committee (committee)
• Group of four men (other)
• Men's Team (team)
• Women's Team (team)
• Degree One (class)
• Forestry Students Group 1 (class)
• Forestry Students Group 2 (class)
• TECHNOLOGY ONE (Group 1) (class)
• TECHNOLOGY ONE (Group 2) (class)
• Degree Two (class)
• MISSING: (lost in action?) (other)
• Degree Three (class)
• Forestry Students (class)
• Degree One-Tech One (class)

Write-ups and events

• Scenic Landscape: A full-page color photograph captures a river flowing over rocky ledges with a dense forest in the background.
• EDITORIAL: The editor discusses the multifaceted nature of forestry and introduces the yearbook theme. He acknowledges the hard work of the production and advertising staff and thanks the sponsors and readers.
• L.U.F.A. REVIEW: The president of the forestry association reflects on a year of activities including field school initiations, Shinerama, a canoe race, and various social events. The association also conducted evaluations which led to the creation of a careers night and a tubing party.
• Director's Message: The director discusses the improving career prospects for forestry graduates despite current economic concerns, citing global and national initiatives for forest management and resource conservation. He highlights the federal government's commitment to modernizing pulp and paper mills and the increasing importance of wood for energy and construction.
• Study Week Reading: A caricature of a faculty member wearing an MNR hard hat and clown shoes points to a chalkboard indicating a heavy reading load for study week.
• Forestry is ...: A collection of candid and group photos showing students and faculty engaged in activities like tree planting and posing for group shots.
• Initiation: A series of photographs capturing students participating in a muddy initiation ritual, including being carried, crawling through water, and wading through deep mud.
• Mud Pit Activities: Students are shown participating in outdoor activities involving a large mud pit and water, likely as part of a school event or initiation.
• Shinerama Fundraising: Lakehead University forestry students participate in the annual Shinerama campaign to raise money for cystic fibrosis research through shoe shines and community service booths.
• Shinerama Fundraising: Lakehead University students participated in Shinerama, a national fundraising campaign for Cystic Fibrosis. Photos show students shining shoes and collecting donations in various locations.
• Feasibility of Forest Production North of the 50th in Ontario: A lecture series in November 1978 featured speakers discussing forestry and environmental issues in Northern Ontario. The event was supported by faculty and a student committee.
• 11th annual symposium: An association hosted a symposium titled 'Forest Utilization: Problems and Proposals' featuring several guest speakers and workshops. The event concluded with a dinner-dance and a final speech by a guest of honour.
• PHOTO CONTEST: A photo of a log cabin by a lake won a forestry-themed photo contest.
• THANK GOD I'M A FORESTER!: A parody song written to a popular tune describes the life and tools of a forestry student working in the bush.
• Undergrads Cartoon: A cartoon illustration depicts a lanky student wearing an MNR hard hat and clown shoes, using a hand saw to prune a tree in the LU Arboretum for a twig collection.
• Forestry Field Activities: A collection of candid photographs showing forestry students participating in outdoor field activities, including tree planting, group gatherings in the woods, and playing in the mud.
• Forestry Field Activities: A collection of candid photographs showing students engaged in various field activities including tree climbing, surveying, and planting, accompanied by humorous captions.
• Sports Illustration: A cartoon illustration serves as a divider for the sports section, featuring a confused athlete wearing mismatched gear including a basketball, a football labeled 'Made in Japan', an ice skate, and a track shoe.
• A slightly biased sports page?: The editors apologize for the poor representation of Forestry teams in intramural sports, noting that these were the only pictures available and asking where the other team photos are.
• Candid Student Life: A collection of candid photographs showing students in various humorous or informal situations, including studying, swimming in a river, and posing in costumes or underwear.
• SUPERTREE: A government ministry is developing genetically-superior black spruce seedlings to increase forest yields. New forest management agreements, incentive programs for mills, and reforestation goals have been implemented to provide one-billion cubic feet of wood annually by 2020.
• Lakehead University Campus: A scenic photograph showing a river with small rapids flowing past a rocky shoreline and a dense evergreen forest on the Lakehead University campus.

Advertisers

The volume carries 56 advertisements from 56 businesses: Reed Ltd, American Can of Canada Ltd, Edward S. Fellows, Forestry Consultant, Collins Safety Shoes Ltd, Tony's TV and Stereo, Lakehead University Bookstore, Cumberland Book Store, Gallenkamp Shoes, Buchanan Brothers Ontario Ltd, Beaver Foods, The Corporation of the City of Thunder Bay, Ipaco Limited, Canadian Club, Newaygo Timber Company Ltd, GREAT WEST Timber LIMITED, The Griffith Mine, Domtar Forest Products, Degree One-Tech One, Sam The Record Man, Seagram's V.O, Nathanials hair styling, ADAM and EVE unisex hairstyling, Lakehead University, Black Clawson-Kennedy Ltd, Gwg Limited, Petrie's Cycle & Sports Shop, The Travel Shop Ltd, Hudson's Bay Company, The Ontario Paper Company Limited, Eaton Yale Limited, Crooks Pharmacy, Hymers Men's Wear Limited, kbm Forestry Consultants Inc, Superior Custom Trailers Ltd, Cummins Ontario Limited, The Matchbox, Ministry of Natural Resources, Canadian Institute of Forestry / Institut Forestier du Canada, Forestal International Limited, Great Lakes Forest Products Limited, Woodlot Service (1978) Ltd, Slongo's Music Centre, the Outhouse BATH BOUTIQUE, Murray Bros. Lumber Co. (1969) Limited, Abitibi Paper Company Ltd, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Levesque Lumber (Hearst) Ltd, The Ben Meadows Company, Crest Motor Hotel, Case Power & Equipment Ltd, Ipaco, Vulcan Machinery & Equipment Ltd, KIMBERLY-CLARK of CANADA LIMITED, Ontario Professional Foresters Association, Ontario Forestry Association, Inter-Collegiate Press.

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.