Lakehead Technical Institute Nor'Wester (1955)

Lakehead Technical Institute Nor'Wester (1955) was the 1955 yearbook of the Lakehead Technical Institute at the Lakehead (Port Arthur and Fort William, now Thunder Bay), produced by its students.

People

The volume names about 71 students and 27 staff and other adults, together with 250 names printed with initials only or without a first name. They are listed on Lakehead Technical Institute Nor'Wester (1955) roster; individual portraits cropped from the scan are in Category:Lakehead yearbook portraits.

Contents

• The Nor'Wester (p. 3)
• Acknowledgements (p. 4)
• Table of Contents (p. 5)
• Editorial (p. 6)
• THE Chairman's MESSAGE (p. 7)
• THE S.A.C. President's MESSAGE (p. 8)
• THE Faculty OF L.T.I. (p. 9)
• Extension Classes (p. 23)
• THE Convocation 1954 (p. 24)
• THE Sports SECTION (p. 29)
• Men's Athletic Society Executive (p. 30)
• Curling (p. 32)
• Football (p. 33)
• Work and Plans of Advisory Committee (p. 40)
• Ring in the New (p. 41)
• TWO Poems (p. 42)
• Sechs Jahre in Canada (p. 43)
• On Education (p. 53)
• On the Art of Writing (p. 57)
• The Dog (p. 63)
• And I've Met the President (p. 65)
• An Overwork Trauma (p. 67)
• INDEX to Advertisers (scan page 86)

Groups and organizations

• Nor'Wester Staff (staff)
• Advisory Board (committee)
• Students' Council (council)
• Athletic Society (club)
• Student's Administrative Council (council)
• Precambrian Club (club)
• History (class)
• French (class)
• Advisory Committee (committee)
• The Students' Administrative Council of the Lakehead Technical Institute (council)
• Men's Athletic Society (association)
• Curling (program)
• Men's Athletic Society Executive (council)
• Hockey (team)
• Football (team)
• Basketball (team)
• Building Committee (committee)
• Campaign Committee (committee)

Write-ups and events

• Acknowledgements: The editorial staff expresses gratitude to the advertisers, contributors, and advisors who helped produce this sixth volume of the Nor'Wester, which aims to reflect the school's transition to a junior college.
• Editorial: The author reflects on the importance of individuality and the danger of falling into mediocrity through fear of being different. She encourages students to be assertive and contribute their fresh ideas to society despite potential criticism or poor physical conditions at the school.
• The Chairman's Message: The chairman reports on the proven need for the school since 1948 and the progress made toward constructing a new building for the Lakehead College of Arts, Science and Technology with community support.
• The Principal's Message: The principal congratulates the seventh graduating class, noting they may be the last to graduate from the current converted army barracks before moving to a new campus.
• The S.A.C. President's Message: The council president discusses the role of the Student's Administrative Council in providing social opportunities and bridging the gap between high school and university. He emphasizes that success in life requires being part of a team and cultivating friendships beyond academic studies.
• Convocation 1954: The sixth annual convocation of the Lakehead Technical Institute took place on May 6, 1954, at St. Paul's United Church. The event featured an address by Dr. David Owen and the presentation of various diplomas, certificates, and academic awards.
• Social Events Invitations: This page displays five formal invitations for social events held during the 1954-1955 school year, including a private party, a fall dance, a Christmas party, a mid-winter formal, and a year-end wind-up dance.
• The Year in Brief: A review of the school's athletic season, including rugby's intramural matches, the basketball team's independent efforts, and the hockey team's trip to Duluth. It also highlights the success of the curling league and the table tennis tournament.
• Sports Action Photos: A collection of candid photographs showing students participating in hockey, curling, and table tennis. One photo features the L.T.I. Curling Trophy.
• Saskatchewan Celebrates: The province of Saskatchewan is marking its 50th anniversary, honoring the pioneers who developed the prairie agricultural industry. The text notes that the flow of grain through the Lakehead connects the destiny of Saskatchewan with Fort William and Port Arthur.
• Campus Floor Plans: Architectural floor plans for the Lakehead Technical Institute and Lakehead College of Arts, Science and Technology buildings, showing labs, lecture rooms, offices, and common areas.
• Work and Plans of Advisory Committee: The Vice-Chairman reports on the rapid progress toward establishing the Lakehead College of Arts, Science and Technology, including plans for a new $350,000 two-story building. Funding is being secured through provincial grants, municipal support from Fort William and Port Arthur, and a local fundraising campaign targeting $65,000.
• Ring in the New: Ian Kingston compares the current dilapidated Lakehead Technical Institute building, made of old army huts, to the planned Lakehead College of Arts, Science and Technology. He describes the current facility's leaks, narrow halls, and dusty labs while looking forward to the new 80-acre campus situated between Port Arthur and Fort William.
• Lord Selkirk's Expedition to Fort William: This historical account details Lord Selkirk's 1816 journey from York to Fort William, including his interactions with the Nor'Westers following the Seven Oaks massacre. Upon arrival at Thunder Bay, Selkirk arrested William McGillivray and other partners, eventually purchasing the fort and its supplies.
• Sechs Jahre in Canada: This historical account details Von Graffenried's travels through the Canadian wilderness between 1816 and 1818. It describes the layout and operations of the North West Company's fort, his arduous winter journey to Rainy River, and his eventual return to Europe via Montreal and New York.
• Charlie: A man named Charlie, who appears prosperous at first glance but is actually wearing worn-out clothes, walks down a busy street carrying a cane and a cigar butt.
• You Figure It Out: The author attempts to write an essay about nothing, discussing the difficulty of choosing a title and the circular nature of trying to convey no information.
• The Direction of Emphasis in Education: An essay discussing the philosophy of education, arguing against a system driven solely by popular opinion or vocational training. It advocates for education as an end in itself, focusing on the wisdom of the human race and the development of individual character rather than conformity to societal trends.
• English Literature 10 Reflections: An author reflects on the challenges of writing and literary style, referencing various textbooks and the advice of masters like H. W. Raleigh. The narrative recounts interactions with three students: one writing a romanticized account of a night at Boulevard Lake, a young lady upset by the killing of a moose in Port Arthur, and a young man frustrated by the noise of a lumber mill interfering with his psychological studies.
• The Choice of a Topic: The author recounts humorous interactions with various college characters, including a janitor writing an essay and a student with a thermo-nuclear formula, while struggling to choose a literary topic. He eventually considers a proposal to merge Fort William and Port Arthur into a new capital named Superiora, but decides against it to avoid jeopardizing his summer employment prospects.
• The Dog: A hunter goes out on a cold winter day with his dog, haunted by an old man's story about a dog named Grumpy who was carried off by a buck. After the dog disappears following a chase, the hunter fears the worst until the animal reappears safely at dusk.
• And I've Met the President: A humorous and surreal fictional account of a student's meeting with a university president, involving a dead dog on the ceiling and a story about a wealthy friend named Sam who lacked a college education.
• The Tuition Fee: A humorous fictional anecdote where a student is interrogated with academic questions and threatened with a sten gun by a man demanding a tuition fee, before being carried off by two men removing a dead dog.
• An Overwork Trauma: A student overwhelmed by heavy homework assignments from various professors falls into a dream-like state where they encounter a strange principal and eccentric classmates. The narrative satirizes the academic pressure and the personalities of fellow students and faculty through a surreal tour of the school.
• A Dream of the Arts Section: The narrator visits the Arts section with the principal and meets several eccentric students, including a sculptor named Colin Camdonald and a painter named Johnny Rembrant. They also encounter Billy Cos Weaklimbs, an athlete struggling with calculus, before the narrator wakes up from what turns out to have been a dream.
• The Turning Point: A short philosophical narrative about a man walking a familiar street, contemplating his own intelligence, maturity, and the eventual end of his life's journey.
• The Case of the 64 Bees: A humorous detective story written by G. Reguly involving a narrator and his friend Bill investigating a murder scene. The victim is identified as Bill Race, and the narrative includes various jokes and puns.
• The Butler Did It: A humorous short story concludes with a detective discovering a note insulting a pianist's music and then finding a second victim, an elderly woman. The detective confronts the shifty butler, George, who confesses to the murder because the victim mistreated his mother.
• Injuns: A short creative story about a boy imagining a dangerous encounter with a tribe of warriors, only to be revealed at the end that he was actually playing and had taken his father's bicycle without permission.

Advertisers

The volume carries 105 advertisements from 105 businesses: Neilson's, Marathon Corporation Of Canada Limited, Madsen Red Lake Gold Mines Limited, The University Of Manitoba, Gardner-Denver Company, THE CORPORATION of the CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, Steep Rock Iron Mines Limited, Premium Iron Ores Limited, McMASTER UNIVERSITY, Superior Agency, Watt & Kyro, Saskatchewan Wheat Pool, Ontario Department of Lands and Forests, Rapid Grip and Batten Limited, Ontario Department of Mines, Provincial Paper, Limited, Zeller's, Crooks Rexall Pharmacy, Queen's University, St. Lawrence Corporation Ltd, Willport Realty Ltd, Gent's Toggery, Newaygo Timber Co. Limited, Cooper's, Lakehead Cleaners, The T. Eaton Co. Limited, Harold G. Blanchard, The Day Company of Canada Limited, G. H. Godsall Equipment Ltd, Shaw's, Scandinavian Home, The Camera Shop, International Transit Limited, Bonin-Dobie-Jackson Limited, Lakehead Motors, Peterson Electric COMPANY LIMITED, Milton Francis Lumber Co. Ltd, Victoria College in the University of Toronto, Fort William Lumber Company Limited, A. & M. Hurtig Limited, St. Michael's College, James Murphy Coal Co, Porky's, MacLEOD-COCKSHUTT Gold Mines Limited, Pouncy's Studio, University College, University of Toronto, The Great Lakes Paper Company Limited, McKINNON'S STORE, D. & J. Stitt, Northern Wood Preservers Limited, Louis Helper Limited, The News-Chronicle, Dominion Motors, McNultys Limited, Lowerys LIMITED, G. R. Duncan & Co. Limited, Marshall-Wells, Gavin H. Young, Boyles Bros. Drilling (Eastern) Limited, THUNDER BAY LUMBER COMPANY Limited, R. C. Addison, The Ontario Paper Company Limited, Bentz Millwork Limited, George H. Burke Jewellers, Lowney's, J. & T. M. Piper, Mahon Electric Co. Ltd, C. D. Howe Company Limited, McKenzie Red Lake Gold Mines Limited, New Idea Sheet Metal Works, Andrew Insurance Agency Limited, Perciante & Laprade Sporting Goods Limited, The New Simpsons-Sears Family Store, Tourtellot Hardware Company Limited, E. Thompson Whiteley, LeCocq the Florist, Birks Stitt Credit Jewelers Ltd, King's Business College, ATKINSON'S Jewellers Limited, Bourke's DRUG STORE LTD, Wilmot-Siddall & Co, Jessiman Motors Limited, The University of Western Ontario, Van Peteghem & Henry, Francey's Pharmacy, The Willson Stationery Company Limited, Bev. Porter's Sportswear Shop, Ruttan-Bolduc-Adderley Limited, Hansen's Billiards, Bird's Restaurant, Bryans, Farrant & Gordon, McCartney's, Dingwell Machine Shop, Russel-Hipwell ENGINES LIMITED, City Recreation, Agnew Surpass Shoe Store, Tomlinson Bros. Limited, McFARLANE'S MEN'S WEAR LIMITED, DOUG'S Office & Stationery Supplies, Andres, Dryden Paper Co. Limited, L. D. Dack, Port Arthur Motors Limited, Chapples 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.