Lakehead Technical Institute Year Book (1952)

Lakehead Technical Institute Year Book (1952) was the 1952 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 93 students and 54 staff and other adults, together with 129 names printed with initials only or without a first name. They are listed on Lakehead Technical Institute Year Book (1952) roster; individual portraits cropped from the scan are in Category:Lakehead yearbook portraits.

Contents

• 1952 Year Book (scan page 1)
• Dedication (p. 2)
• Principal's Message (p. 3)
• Table Of Contents (p. 5)
• The Minister Of Education (p. 6)
• Student's Administrative Council (p. 9)
• Students' Administrative Council (p. 10)
• Editorial (p. 11)
• Year Book Staff (p. 12)
• Year Book Advertising Staff (p. 14)
• Lakehead Legends.. (p. 17)
• A Need For Understanding (p. 21)
• The Most Important Job For The Government Today (p. 22)
• Gliding At The Lakehead (p. 23)
• Death In The North! (p. 24)
• FIELD TRIP . . . Arts (p. 25)
• Field Trip—Arts (p. 26)
• I Well Remember . . (p. 27)
• The Lakehead Technical Institute (p. 28)
• L. T. I. Staff (p. 29)
• Part-Time Staff (p. 30)
• What About Arts? (p. 31)
• Faculty Of Arts (p. 32)
• Faculty of Applied Science (p. 34)
• Technical Mining II (p. 40)
• TECHNICAL FORESTRY First Year (p. 42)
• TECHNICAL FORESTRY Second Year (p. 45)
• University Forestry (p. 48)
• Special Division ZOOLOGY (p. 49)
• Special Division PSYCHOLOGY (p. 50)
• The Special Division (p. 51)
• Men's Athletic Association (p. 52)
• Sports (p. 54)
• Hockey (p. 55)
• Lakehead Technical Institute Hockey Team (p. 56)
• Curling (p. 57)
• The Scaling Course (p. 61)
• Forestry Camp (p. 62)
• Utilization Trips (p. 63)
• FIELD TRIPS .... Mining (p. 64)
• THE ROBERT POULIN Memorial Trophy (p. 67)
• Special News (p. 68)
• Social Events (p. 69)
• Forestry '52 (p. 70)
• Mining '52 (p. 71)
• Convocation (p. 72)
• Guests Of The School (p. 73)
• Students' Administrative Council TREASURER'S REPORT (p. 74)
• Humour (p. 75)
• Directory (p. 95)
• Commerce (p. 96)

Groups and organizations

• Students' Administrative Council (council)
• Year Book Staff (committee)
• Faculty of Arts (program)
• Faculty of Applied Science (program)
• Technical Mining II (class)
• Technical Forestry I (class)
• Technical Forestry II (class)
• Special Division (class)
• Men's Athletic Association (association)
• Year Book Committee (committee)
• Advertising Staff (committee)
• Year Book Representatives (committee)
• Year Book Faculty Representatives (committee)
• Year Book Advertising Staff (staff)
• Fort William Air Cadet Squadron (club)
• Arts Faculty (class)
• Advisory Board (council)
• L. T. I. Staff (staff)
• Part-Time Staff (staff)
• Arts (program)
• Men's Athletic Society (association)
• Year Book editorial staff (committee)
• U.N.T.D (club)
• Technical Forestry First Year (class)
• Technical Forestry Second Year (class)
• Special Division ZOOLOGY (class)
• Special Division PSYCHOLOGY (class)
• Zoology (class)
• Psychology (class)
• English and History (class)
• Basketball Team (team)
• L.T.I. hockey team (team)
• Lakehead Technical Institute Hockey Team (team)
• Mining Curling Team (team)
• Forestry Curling Team (team)
• Second year Foresters (class)
• Athletic Association (association)
• Year Book (committee)
• Dance Committee (committee)
• Hammerheads (class)
• The Tech Boys (class)
• Valora (class)
• The "Babies" (class)
• Where's Soup (class)
• Mining '52 (class)
• Class '52 (class)
• Unitarian Services Committee (committee)
• Permanent Staff (staff)
• Commerce (class)
• Applied Science (class)
• Degree Forestry (class)

Write-ups and events

• 1952 Year Book Cover: The cover of the 1952 Lakehead Technical Institute yearbook, Volume Three, featuring the school crest and illustrations of regional industries like forestry, mining, and agriculture.
• Principal's Message: The Acting Principal addresses the graduating class of 1952, offering advice on entering the workforce or continuing education. He highlights the importance of perseverance and ambition in achieving success within Canada's landscape of natural resources and opportunity.
• THREE SUGGESTIONS: The Ontario Minister of Education offers advice to students, encouraging them to complete their courses, work hard without wasting time, and master the English language while valuing democracy.
• President's Message: The student council president discusses the transition from childhood to adulthood and the importance of the first year of university training. He expresses gratitude to the community and part-time lecturers for supporting the institute's development.
• Editorial: The editor reflects on the completion of the third yearbook volume, thanking advisors and photographers for their help. The text discusses the school's growth, its potential name change to The Lakehead College of Arts and Sciences, and its role in training forestry, mining, engineering, and teaching students.
• Lakehead Legends: This page recounts two local Indigenous legends: the origin of the Sea Lion rock formation on Silver Island involving Nanna Bijou and his pets, and the story of Green Mantle, an Ojibway leader's daughter who sacrificed herself to lead an enemy tribe over Kakabeka Falls.
• "Lafter" IS THE BEST MEDICINE: A collection of humorous student errors and malapropisms from schoolwork, including jokes about history, geography, and literature.
• A Need For Understanding: An editorial piece arguing that the best way to combat Communism is through education and understanding its methods rather than avoidance. It suggests that students should be taught the reality of modern Communism to better defend democracy.
• The Most Important Job for the Government Today: The author argues that building the St. Lawrence Seaway is Canada's top priority to address power shortages, reduce transport costs for Great Lakes commerce, and enhance national defense. The text highlights the potential for industrial expansion along the north shore from Montreal to Sarnia and the strategic importance of inland shipping protected from submarines.
• Gliding At The Lakehead: The author recounts training with a Kirby Cadet glider at the local airport five years ago under instructor W. P. Stevens. The program involved ground instruction and truck-towed flights before cadets were allowed to fly solo up to a thousand feet, though operations eventually ceased due to new government regulations.
• Death in the North!: A trapper named John Pick suffers from food poisoning in a remote cabin and attempts a desperate self-surgery. His neighbor, George Farrel, senses trouble and travels through a blizzard to help, only to find Pick dead and his sled dogs shot to prevent their starvation.
• FIELD TRIP . . . Arts: A humorous account of Arts students traveling to the Port Arthur Public Library for Library Science. The writer describes the satirical contents of the students' binders and their distraction by a double feature movie at the Lyceum Theatre during their journey down Cumberland Street.
• Field Trip—Arts: Arts students recount a humorous trip through Port Arthur, including a steep climb up Arthur Street and a visit to a library for a lecture on bibliographies. The narrative includes jokes about local landmarks and the specific interests of various classmates and faculty.
• Engineer's Business Letter: A short, humorous exchange of letters between an engineering student and his father regarding a lack of funds.
• I Well Remember . .: An anonymous student recounts their first day working underground in a Canadian gold mine, describing the descent in a cage, navigating dark drifts, and the physical challenge of shovelling rock into a funnel during an eight-hour shift.
• The Lakehead Technical Institute: The institute is completing its fourth year of providing technical and university-level courses in temporary 1948 buildings. A new eighty-acre site between Port Arthur and Fort William has been donated for the construction of permanent facilities once financing is secured.
• What About Arts?: The author defends the Arts program against teasing from Science and Technical students, noting that Arts students hold significant leadership roles on campus. The piece highlights the program's importance and the social dynamics between different student groups at the institute.
• English Examination Humor: A humorous anecdote describes a student's creative grammatical parsing of the word 'kiss' on an English exam. The response treats the word as a noun and conjunction that is 'more common than proper'.
• Engineering Students: A brief introduction to the engineering class, addressing their reputation for being rowdy and their fondness for the Toronto Engineer's Song.
• Donald Marston: Don is a tall mining engineering student from Fort William who plays basketball and occasionally gets into playful scuffles with Neil.
• George Miller: George is a hockey player from Fort William who maintains an idealistic outlook compared to other engineering students.
• Edmund "Ed" McCabe: Ed is a student from Port Arthur skilled in curling, billiards, and hockey who intends to attend Queen's University.
• Raymond West Profile: Raymond West, a student from Nipigon and P.A.C.I. graduate, is studying to be an electrical engineer and is known for his curling skills in Duluth.
• POEME MODERNE: A humorous poem describing the struggles of a female yearbook editor who cannot get contributions from students and eventually loses her mind from the stress of writing everything herself.
• LEST WE FORGET . . .: A humorous list of ten commandments for students, advising on school attendance, behavior in class, and interactions with teachers and peers.
• The Special Division: This division consists of 'Occasional' students, primarily local teachers from Port Arthur and Fort William seeking teaching certificates or university degrees. While most are local, three students traveled from further away in Ontario and Manitoba to attend.
• President's Message: The president reflects on a successful year of athletics, noting participation in the Lakehead Senior Basketball League and a hockey game against the University of Minnesota Duluth Branch. He also highlights the popularity of curling at the Port Arthur Curling Rink and thanks several individuals for their support of the programs.
• BASKETBALL: The Lakehead Tech Thunderbirds basketball team had a promising preseason but ultimately finished with a 2-6 record. The team faced challenges due to a lack of reserve strength and spent part of the season without a coach until a volunteer stepped in.
• Hockey: The L.T.I. hockey team practiced on Thursdays and Fridays starting in November. They traveled by bus to Duluth on February 22 to play the University of Minnesota Duluth Branch, losing 6-3 in a game played under American College rules.
• Curling: The 1952 curling season featured eight teams of students and faculty competing in a round-robin schedule. One student's team took first place, and four students traveled to Duluth to compete in the George Washington Memorial Bonspiel, reaching the semi-finals.
• The Scaling Course: Second-year forestry students attended a government scaling course at Brompton's Camp 49 in September 1951. The course included an arithmetic exam and a final culler's examination, which all seven students from the institute passed.
• Forestry Camp: Students spent September and October at a 15-square-mile Institute Forest near Trout Lake, using a Boy Scout camp for housing. First and second-year students conducted strip cruising and later performed pulpwood cutting and road location work at Boulevard Lake. The experience included learning technical skills like saw filing and tree felling, as well as recreational activities like rugby and cards.
• Fall Utilization Trip: In late October 1951, second-year forestry students traveled east of the Lakehead to visit industrial logging sites. They observed mechanical operations at Caramat, toured equipment and a new sawmill at Longlac, and studied pulpwood cutting at Beardmore.
• Winter Utilization Trip: In February, forestry students visited several paper company operations to observe winter hauling techniques. The trip included stops at Valora, a conference in Sioux Lookout, a visit to the Ycliffe depot, and a final tour in Dryden.
• Jarvis Bay: Mining students traveled by snowshoe and ski to Mr. Page's claims at Jarvis Bay for a two-day excursion. They spent their time drilling, blasting, and collecting assay samples from a prominent outcrop.
• Silver Mountain: Students visited Silver Mountain weekly to survey old mine workings and create a complete map for practical experience. The trips included partridge hunting along the way and navigating icy conditions inside the mine shafts.
• The Robert Poulin Memorial Trophy: A new trophy was created by staff and forestry students to honor Robert Poulin, who passed away in 1951. It is awarded annually at convocation to a full-time student with high academic standing and significant contributions to the school, with winners selected through a nomination and secret ballot process involving teachers, the student council, the athletic association, and the yearbook staff.
• Forestry Dance: First and second year forestry students traveled from their camp at Trout Lake to host a dance at Club 17 in Fort William on October 6.
• Get-Acquainted Party: The Students' Administrative Council sponsored an informal dance at a student's home in late October, featuring dancing in a basement room called the 'mushroom'.
• Christmas Party: A holiday party featuring recorded music and a buffet lunch was held at the Highland Inn on December 1.
• Annual Winter Formal: The third annual formal dance took place on January 25, 1952, at the Port Arthur Golf and Country Club, featuring live music and balancing acts.
• Social Events Photo Collage: This page features a collection of candid and posed photographs from various school social functions, including formal dances and casual gatherings at tables with drinks.
• Mining '52 Activities: A photo collage depicts the 1952 mining class participating in various practical exercises including surveying, assaying, and prospecting. The images also capture social moments and field locations like Silver Mountain and 'Ye Olde Tavern'.
• Convocation: The third annual graduation ceremony took place on May 4, 1951, at the Fort William Collegiate Auditorium. The event featured addresses by the Principal, a guest speaker from the University of Western Ontario, and a representative discussing the school's future, alongside the presentation of diplomas and certificates.
• Guests of the School: The Lakehead Technical Institute hosted several notable visitors during the year who gave speeches to the students or toured the facility to learn about the school's operations.
• Treasurer's Report: A financial statement for the Students' Administrative Council covering the period from October 1, 1951, to March 13, 1952, listing income from fees and events against expenses for dances, committees, and services.
• FANTASTIC IS WAAB, WITH A 'GIFT O' GAB': A humorous article discussing various legendary and cryptid creatures from Africa and South America, such as the red-haired waab, humanoid apes, the agogwe, and the Nandi Bear. It references reports from the National Geographic Society regarding rewards for capturing these elusive beasts.
• Somthin' old, Somthin' new: A collection of short jokes and humorous rhymes about marriage, dating, and social interactions.

Advertisers

The volume carries 78 advertisements from 77 businesses: Robert W. Morton, George Lehto & Co, City of Port Arthur, The Thunder Bay Timber Operator's Association, McKENZIE RED LAKE GOLD MINES LIMITED, Ontario Paper Co., Limited, Simpson's, Harold G. Blanchard, Hammermill Paper Company, FORT WILLIAM TRADES and LABOR COUNCIL, Stirling's Plumbing Service, Hinspergers Harness and Tent Company Ltd, Madsen Red Lake Gold Mines Limited, Murray's Grill, Gent's Toggery, D. A. Clark Nipigon Lake Timber Company Limited, St. James Gift Shop, Bourke's Drug Store Ltd, LeCocq THE FLORIST, New York Restaurant and Soda Bar, Steep Rock Iron Mines Limited, Premium Iron Ores Limited, The Great Lakes Paper Company Limited, The T. Eaton Co. Limited, Queen's University, Thunder Bay Lumber Company Limited, Tomlinson Bros. Limited, Bryans, Taylor's Men's Wear, Dack CORPORATION LIMITED, The University of Western Ontario, Mahon's, Tourtellot Hardware Co. Ltd, Canadian Car And Foundry Company Limited, Dryden Paper Company Limited, Kresge's, Shaw Baking Co., Ltd, George H. Burke Jewellers, Logan's Flower Shop, Abitibi Power & Paper Company Ltd, McNultys Limited, Boyles Bros. Drilling (Eastern) Ltd, F. H. Black And Company, Lacy's Taxi, Hansen's, Arthur Cafe, The Willson Stationery Co., Limited, The Thunder Bay Co-Operative Dairy Limited, Birks Stitt Credit Jewellers, Port Arthur Motors Limited, R. C. M. Bunney, N. M. Paterson And Sons Limited, C. D. Howe Company Limited, Roach's Taxi, Perciante & Laprade SPORTING GOODS LTD, The Port Arthur Trades And Labour Council, J. W. Crooks Company Limited, Marathon Paper Mills of Canada Limited, Marshall-Wells, Orpheum Grill, Strachan-Aiken Electric Company Limited, The J. H. McLennan Lumber Company Limited, E. Thompson Whiteley, Bonin-Dobie-Jackson Ltd, J. A. ROYCE McCUAIG, Gavin H. Young, Newaygo Timber Co. Limited, Lowerys Limited, Atkinson's Jewellers Limited, Provincial Paper Limited, Twin City Industrial Equipment Limited, Andrew Insurance Agency Limited, BROMPTON Pulp & Paper Co., Ltd, The University of Manitoba, Longlac Pulp And Paper Company Limited, Royal Canadian Air Force, 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.