A N N U A L R E P O R T

1962

SIR GEORGE WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY

AND THE

SIR GEORGE WILLIAMS SCHOOLS

1435 DRUMMOND STREET MONTREAL 25

SIR GEORGE WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY AND

SIR GEORGE WILLIAMS SCHOOLS

TO THE CHANCELLOR , THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS

AND THE MEMBERS OF THE CORPORATION :

Gentlemen :

I have the honour to submit herewith my first annual report as the Principal of the University and Schools .

Inasmuch as the Principalship during 1962 was shared with Dr . H.F. Hall, I must first pay tribute to the devoted leadership and long service of our Principal Emer itus . His contribution to this institution can never be fully assessed, but one can state that he is due a great deal of the credit for its growth and development over a period of thirty-six years . Sir George is extremely fortunate that on relinquishing the Principalship Dr . Hall has accepted full and important responsibilities in the eontinuing development of the institution . The recognition of his r.emarkable contr ibution was marked by the presentation of the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws by McGill University, a Community Service Award by the Kiwanis Club of Montreal and countless tributes by his colleagues , the press and the community in general .

The year was also marked by the retirement of Dr. B. W. Roberts as Chairman of the Board of Governors but , as in the case of Dr . Hall, Dr . Roberts will continue to serve Sir George as its Chancellor . His outstanding leadership and invsluable service for twenty-three years to this institution was duly noted by the Board of Governors and the staff and faculty of University and Schools . Dr . Roberts was succeeded as Chairman of the Board by Mr. F. B. Walls who was, i n turn, succeeded by Mr. F. F . Fulton in Ma r ch 1963 . During the year the Board accepted, with regret, the resignation of Mr . C. R. Armstrong who had given splend~d service as Chairman of the Personnel Committee for several years . Mr . Armstrong resi.gned owing to his spec ial appointment as an expert con­sultant in Paki stan .

In 1962 the University and Schools registered many satisfactory achievements despite the pressures of the gr eatly incr eased demand for educational opportunities . Some mod i fication of space limitation was gained by the acquiring of another f loor in the building at 2015 Drummond Street, but corridors, lobbies, classrooms and other areas were extremely crowded during the day .as well as continuing i n this usual state in the evening .

Despite these disadvantages, however, many distinguished scholarly records were established by our students and the success of our graduates in advanced studies in the universities of Canada, the United States and other countries was considerable . Although members of the teaching faculty carried heavy teaching loads during the year, many of them completed

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advanced academic degree work, several published learned articles and contributed chapters to well - recognized books, and others were granted honours of great merit fo r their educational endeavours .

It has been a y~ar of transition in several of our senior adminis­trative positions with many changes occur ring at the time when the Principalship changed hands . Professor D. B. Clarke moved from his long and distinguished career as Registrar to the Office of Vice-Principal, assuming responsibility for academic leadership . Professor D. L . Peets transferred from the Office of the Dean to the position of Registrar; Mr. R. A. Fraser and Mr. G. R. Curnew accepted new or considerably enlarged fields of responsibility . Mr . Keith Crouch commenced his tenure as University Librarian in May 1962. Several others have accepted new and expanded responsibilities during the year. It is a pleasure to report that these many changes have taken place with a minimum of disturbance and all officers have fulfilled their respon­sibilities far beyond reasonable ·expectations.

During the summer of 1962 several briefs were presented by the University and the Schools to the Royal Commission on Education . Such bodies as the Sir George Williams Association of University Teachers, the Association of Alumni, the Evening High School and others are to be cOOlll\ended on the high ' qual i ty of their presentations. A formal brief was presented on behalf of t.be.- University and School~ by the Principal, the Vice-Principal and t he Chancellor . Particular reference was made to the· contribution of this University and Schools to· this community ' and to the Province . A strong plea was again registered for the provision of some form of governmental financial assistance to the very extensive educational opportunities made available through evening courses . It is to be hoped that the Report of the Royal Commission, when published, will include recommendations for the encouragement and support of the efforts · of Sir George as well as far-reaching proposals for the enhancement of all educational activities in this Province.

It is not possible t o draw attention to all the important events that have taken place during the past academic period . It is worthy of note that Sir George received the Henry Marshall Tory Award for 1961 - 62 from the Canadian Association of Adult Education for its outstanding con­tribution to the field of adult education . When possible the facilities of Sir George were made available to other worthy bodies and during the year such groups as the Older Boys ' Parliament, the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers (meeting for the ~ irst time outside of the United States), the Provincial Association of Retired Protestant Teachers of Quebec, the Teacher Training Course in Driver Education, and many other service organizations used facilities in our building . Under the cynamic leadership of Mr . S . H. Schechter and the Vice - Principal many fine con­tributions to a Sir George Williams Art Collection were received. The University again co-operated with the National Council of YMCAs of Canada in sponsoring the Annual YMCA Secretaries Summer School at Geneva Park; fifty-seven students (twenty- seven from the United States) were enrolled in the seven courses offered 6ut')ing the summer of 1962.

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In conclusion I must make an effort to suitably direct words of appreciation to those who have made such a fine contribution tQ Sir George Williams University and Schools during the period covered .by this report. For the loyalty, hard work and co-operation of all of my administrative and faculty colleagues, I am deeply grateful. They have served industriously but also creatively in a year of transition and of many problems caused by cr;wded conditions . It has been a stimulating pleasure -to be more - closely associated with the memhe-rs of the Board of Governors and the Corporation . I am greatly impressed by the capability of the members of these bodies and appreciative of their willing efforts on behalf of this institution . Finally, I must also thank the representatives of the Government of the Province of Quebec and many municipal leaders for their co-operation and sympathy in relation to our expansion and building plans .

Respectfully submitted,

Robert C. Rae Principal and Vice-Chancellor

May 9, 1963

SIR GEORGE WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY

DEVELOPMENT AND EXPANSION

In January 1962 a public announcement was made that Sir George Williams University would erect a ten- storey educatio~al building on property acquired in the Burnside-McKay- Bishop area . The tiui~ding is to provide auditoria , classrooms, special purpose rooms, laboratoraes, student fac i lities, cafeteria services , etc . This large-scale expansion project, as developed by the Planni ng Committee of the Board of Governors, will enable the University toi increase enrollment to five thous·and Day and more than ten thousand Evening students in university classes alone.

In February 1962 the Principal appointed a committee at the University level formed of Faculty members and Administrative Officers to systematically collect , study and approve documents pertaining to the content and appearance of the proposed building as well as to con­sider the future use of the present building . These documents were studied and then forwarded to the Architects so that sketches could be drawn prior to the working out of detail drawings and specifications. These sketches were ready by J une 1962 and a target date of September 1966 .for completion of the construction and opening ~f the building was accepted as a reasonable estimate .

Preliminary calculations as to the cost of the building were pre­pared by the Architects and presented to t he proviRcial authorities in September 1962 in or der to open negotiations as to the amount of money the Provincial Government would be able to invest in Sir George ' s plans . Following consultation it is now ev,ident that we are assured of the full support of the Provincial authorities in proceeding to implement our plans .

During the summer and fall of 1962 a considerable amount of con­sultation between City Hall officials and representatives of the University was necessary to clear the way for a change in the zoning by-law for Burnside Street , which 1 imi ted the height of the buildings on Bishop and McKay Streets . By the end of December 1962, some exploration was under­taken, at the sugges-tion of the Ci ty Planning Department , re the possibility of relocat i on of the pr oposed bui lding . After careful study this suggestion was declined and the City Planning Department then assured us that the zoning by- law would be changed and that our plans could proceed on the Burnside project .

Arts Science Commerce

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REGISTRATION

The table shown belcw sets forth the academic enrollment in the academic years 1961-62 and 1962-63 .

1961-62 1962-63

Summer 1961 Academic zear 1961-62 Summer 1962 Academic zear 1962-63 (Evening only) Day Evening Total (Evening only) Day Evening Total

936 948 1848 2796 994 1162 2108 3270 472 532 1150 1682 492 649 1145 1794 627 522 1442 1964 652 564 1421 1985

Engineering 61 75 136 26 68 63 131 Partials 576 14 1770 1784 391 8 1645 -

2611 2077 6285 8362 2555 2451 6382 · '--

The degree and certificates awarded by the faculties of the University for the academic year of 1961 - 62 were as follows :

Degrees Fall 1961 Spring 1962 Total

Bachelor of Arts 73 220 293 Bachelor of Science 28 109 137 Bachelor of Conunerce 39 111 150

Total Degrees 140 440 580 -- -Certificates

Associate in Arts 7 17 24 Associate in Science 2 3 5 Associate in Commerce 2 4 6 Certificate in Engineering 8 12 20 Diploma in Association Science 1 9 · 10

Total Certificates 20 45 65 --Fi nal figures for degrees and certificates awarded in the academic year 1962-63 are not yet avai lable .

(Please note that the degree ana certificate statistics are based on the academic year in contrast to previous Annual Reports that gave figures for the ·calendar year ; i . e ., the 1961 Annual Report also included the awards made at the Fall Convocation of 1961.)

1653

8833

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CONVOCATIONS

Three convocations were held during 1962 and all were presided over by the Chancellor . The annual spring convocation took place at the Hus~ars' Armoury on June 1, the speaker being Dr . H. F' . Hall, Principal and Vice­Chancellor . The' installation of the fqurth Principal, Robert C. Rae, was held in the Salvation Army Citadel on October 19th; a number of distinguished guests from other institutions of higher education were in attendance and Reverend Fr. Henri Legar, presented greetings on behalf of the National Con­ference of Canadian Universities and Colleges. The fall convocatfon took place in St. Andrew ' s United Church on November 23; Dr. F. Cyril James, retiring Principal of McGill University, was the guest speaker.

ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT

Following is a table showing a comparison of the number of courses offered in the winter session of the academic year 1962-63 as compared with the winter session of 1961~62 (included in brackets) . It is believed that this comparison illustrates most clearly, apart from registration figures as submitted by the Registrar, the growth i.n · tHe basi'c activity· of the University.

Day Division Evening Division Total

Full courses 183 (160) 219 (185) 402 (345) Half courses 154 (144) 209 (199) 363 (343) Total* 260 (232) 324 (285) 584 (517)

(*Total course offerings have been cornouted by equating two half-courses as being equivalent to one full course . ) .

In terms of "total courses " as defined above, there was an increase of sixty­seven courses in 1962-63 over 1961 - 62 , an increase of 13% in course offerings.

Looking ,towards the future of the University, special committees have been appointed which are actively studying our future role with respect to extension and development of new areas of programme, including graduate work; the increasing of opportunities for research, scholarship, and original work by members of faculty; a widened cultural life for the university connnunity; and a reorganization of faculty structure and government.

The full-time faculty of the University was augmented by the addition of twenty- one new faculty members . This gain was redlu.ced by two resignations. The part-time faculty was increased by the appointment of nineteen more part­time instructors .

Honours degree .courses were offered for the first time commencing with the 1962-63 academic year . These programmes are now offered in Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics, and Zoology. Approval has been given by Faculty Council to offer Honours Courses in English Literature and Economics in the 1963-64 academic year.

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TELEVISION

Following the pioneer series in Educational Television offered in conjunction with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in the Fall of 1961, a second series which involved several faculty members was conducted in the Winter and Spring of 1962 . In September 1962 our first degree· cFedit course, English 254 - Shakespeare, was televised over Station CBMf on Saturday and Sunday mornings throughout the academic year of 1962-63. The course has been well received with eighty-six students ·registered for credit purposes and 417 ·students enrolled on a non- credit basis. Countless other viewers took advantage of this programme. Associate Professor Sidney S. Lamb was the television teacher for this course and his efforts have won high praise from his audience . The personal sacrifices and intense effort made by Professor Lamb are gratefully acknowledged and his pioneering venture has set the pace for future courses to be offered by televiston.

LIBRARY

During the sununer inventory was taken of the book collection. In November the staff of the Gatelogue Department took a count of the shelf list to establish accurately the number of titles and the number of volumes in the c~llection . This gave us a reliable figure from which statistical measurement of the collection could be extended Dack in the past, and forward into the future .

The collection stands as follows.

Books

January 1, 1962 Added in 1962 Withdrawn

Book collection

7,923 10

at December 31, 1962

Periodicals

Volumes

41,968

7,913

49 , 881

Titles held or subscribed to December 31, 1962 Number of bound volumes at December 31, 1962

Titles

4 , 536 3

29,482

4,533

34,015

In addition we possessed a much larger number of unbound volumes of periodicals .

Records

Collection at December 31, 1962 800 long playing discs

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Slides

Collection at December 31, 1962 1 , 822 slides

Microfilms

Collection at December 31, 1962 4 microfilms

Book Circulation Compared with Enrollment

Circulation Enrollment

% chan~e from Eguivalent full- % change from Year Number previous year Year time students previous year

1962 96,097 +27 1961-62 4,314 +10

1961 - - 75,097 +45 1960-61 3,929 +17 opening of Library on 6th floor

1960

1959

52,147 +11 1959-60 3,347 +10

47,115 1958- 59 3,051

A recent survey has indicated that the libraries of Canadian Universities are disastrously inadequate in terms of the needs of the greatly increased enrollment of university students . It is distressing to report that when comparisons of collections and expenditures include Sir George that we are in a most unsatisfactory state in relation to the "inadequate" university libraries of Canada . Efforts are being made to alter this undesirable and dangerous situation .

GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING

A review of the programme of this office for the year 1962 indicates that again increasing use of services was made by students from all units of the University and Schools . Over certain periods of the year, counselling appointment ' schedules were filled three weeks in advance.

A summary of activities for the year shows a total of over 3500 individual counselling appointments with members of the professional counselling staff. In addition, over 4000 appointments were made on either an individualor group basis for psychological testing, visual examination or reading training . The Placement Office reports 4760 interviews with students, 2737 student interviews with employers, and 887 placements. Finally, seventy-five campus visits from employers were made to interview students at the University .

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Because of the increasing numbers of psychological tests necessary in our applicant selection and freshmen testing and orientation programmes, an I . B. M. 805 test scoring machine was rented to speed scoring, reduce scor ing costs and reduce human scor i ng errors . The machine has accomplished these objectives .

Use of the machine has already extended to several other departments and is presently being considered by yet other areas . Weekly assignments and some mid - term examinations have been successfully scored and the possibility of objective type examinations in some subjects is being care­fully studied . Use of the machine has also been extended to neighbouring institutions .

EXTRA-CURRICULAR PROGRAMME

Student facilities were under great pressure during the pas~ year .:-a~d it is hoped that in the coming year some steps will be taken to ease this dif fi cult situation . One practical step was taken last fall with the utilization of the Wi llingdon Room during the luncheon period. Great use was made of this facility and as well as easing the lunching problem it led to some interesting social contacts between students .

During the year more than --i forty student clubs .were in operation in the Day. and Evening Divisions . These clubs and the student societies booked 1,-046 rooms for programme activities . Some twenty- five special events took place including Freshman Orientation Week, the Winter Carnival, Garnet and Gold Review . The Fourth Annua l Seminar on International Affairs registered 108 delegates from ~ orty- six different universities and colleges in Canada, the U. S .A. and t he Americas . The World Service Campaign was successful with 110 students involved as leaders and canvassers and $4,641 . 98 was raised for this cause . A special programme featuring "Canada" was con­ducted for students from other countries and a university reception was held which attracted seventy- seven overseas students and twelve staff members .

UNIVERSITY ATHLETIC PROGRAMME

The University Athletic Programme, during 1962 was probably the most extensive in the history of Sir George Williams University. A total of l65 participants were active in fourteen inter-collegiate sports. The total number of activities offered in the inter - collegiate , intramural and recreational sports competition number twenty-three in all. The University was represented in ten O. S ~L . I .A.A. activities . ,J'h.ere were a total of fifteen sports offered to the student body in intramural programme. There were a total of twelve activities on the recreational level. Co-recreational activities number eight .

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THE SERVICES

During the year the work of the Sir George Williams Contingent C.O. T.C. continued at a high level of achievement. The command of the Contingent was turned over to Major C. F . Fitton by the retiring commanding Officer, Major A. G. Tyner, in May 1962. A number of Sir George students also served with distinction in the United Naval Training Division and in the McGifl Student Squadron RCA~.

SCHOLARSHIPS AND STUDENT AID

In 1962 four hundred and twelve students received financial assistance from a variety of sources . A ·total of $112,729.25 was grant~d with $90,371 . 00 coming from the fine bursary ~nd loan programme of the Quebec Government and $6,075 . 00 being received by students from the Province of Ontario . The class of •54 established an emergency loan fund which was very much needed . While Quebec students have been reasonably taken care of by the provincial programme, there is still a great need for additional funds to provide scholarships for foreign students and for those peculiar problem cases not covered by government bursaries or by our 1~wn resources.

ASSOCIATION OF ALUMNI

The highlight of last year ' s activities of the Association of Alumni was the "Silver Anniversary Reunion", April 6-8, 1962, with merqbers of the original graduating classes of twenty- five years ago as honoured guests. Graduates came from many places, including Vancouver in the far west and from the United States. During the reunion the following presentations were made to the University :

1 . The Hodge Memorial Trophy Case

2 . A head in bronze of the late Dr . Kenneth E. Norris

3 . A cheque from the Alumni Library Campaign

The effort to establish branch chapters of The Association of Alumni in other cities resulted in the presentation of the first branch charter to the Ottawa area graduates. Branches in Toronto and New York are in the process of becoming established .

The Loan Fund Committee made grants to needy students to the amount of $1,350 . 00 and others were assisted by referral to other sources of aid such as the Hebrew Free Loan Association .

The Association of Alumni presented a brief to the Royal Commission on Education during the summer of 1962 urging the recognition of the

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services rendered by Sir George and, in particular, highly recommending the establishment of government grants for evening formal education programmes.

In accordance with tradition, the Association of Alumni sponsored, organized and carried out receptions following the Spring and Fall Con­vocations.

FINANCE

The fiscal year 1962 continued to show the projected increase as forecast in our budget. These increases in income were due mainly to the increase in tuition fees in the Evening Division of the University and to a greater increase in the Day University enrollment. Further, the Government Grant under Bill 58 also showed an increase for this fiscal year. The Schools tended to keep their same level with only a slight 2% increase in the Evening High School.

At the start of tlle 1962 fis~al period the Univ.ersity .and Schools budgets were separated. This. will enable us to consider the costs of each and to make adjustments, by increased fees, controlled expenses or by securing additional grants, to keep within budget provisions. There are still a few items that are difficult to ~ort out; but with a year ' s experience allocations to University and to· Schools should become clear . It will be noted that if the financial statements for University and School are combined that a net surplus of $527.00 is established for the total operation in 1962.

~he financial position of the University at the end of the fiscal year of 1962 was as follows :

Budget 1962 Actual 1962

Income 2,367 , 761 . 00 2,345,903 . 00

Expenditures 2,386,790.00 2,379,741.00

Deficit balance 19 ,029.00 33,838.00

SIR GEORGE WILLIAMS SCHOOLS

REGISTRATION

1961-62 1962-63

Summer 1961 Academic zear 1961-62 Summer 1962 Academic rear 1962-63 (Evening only) Day Evening Total (Evening only) Day Evening Total

High School 1145 2941 2941 1343 3326 3326

Elementary 119 119 144 144 School

Business- Day 109 250 94 244 School - Eve . 317 721 971 330 686 930

Art School 107 151 258 88 158 246

School of 56 56 60 60 Retailing

TOTAL 1571 413 3932 4354 1767 392 4314 4706

FINANCE

The financial position of the Schools at the end of the fiscal year of 1962 was as follows :

Budget 1962 Actual 1962

Income 412,386 . 00 421,752.00

Expenditures 393,359.00 387,387.00

Balance + 19,029 . 00 + 34,365.00

Diplomas and Certificates Awarded - All Units

High School Elementary School Business School School of Art School of Retailing

305 75 84 15 18

497

Final figures for diplomas and certificates awarded in the 1962-63 academic year are not ye·t available .

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TIIE HIGH SCHOOL

During the summer of 1°962 there were 1362 students registered in forty ­eight classes with 2245 sub j ects and an average of 46 . 8 students in each class . There were six classes in Grade VIII, six in Grade IX, eleven in Grade X and twenty - five in Grade XI .

When classes started on Monday , September 24th , 3205 students had registered in the High School and 116 students in the Elementary School . The present registration in the High School is 3326 and 144 in the Elementary School .

Students. who come to this School do so from a variety of motives. Chiefly they ccxne to improve their academic standing with the hope, which is generally realized , that this will bring promotion and economic advance­ment . The desire for knowledge for its own sake often follows this urge for economic advancement .

Some students come here with the intention of keeping ahead of their children and sc:metimes to keep up wi th husband or wife . It is gratifying to find so many people who are trying to find the purpose of living and wish to get into some profess i on like teaching, nursing or social work where they can give service to others . Many housewives, whose children _are gt own up or are· attending school~ come -here -t~ get · started on· the - rdad to greater self-development and fulfillment .

Students who wor k at a full - time j ob in the day and come to school at night have many problems and difficulties to face and conquer and there are many examples of c ourage and heroism . Many are confused and discouraged and are glad to be able , to come to the office and talk about their troubles. It is gratifying, i ndeed, when these students can be helped to carry on.

The annual graduat i on ceremonies of the Evening High School took place on October 26 . The guest speaker was Dr . H. F . Hall, Principal Emeritus . Mr . John B. Frosst of the Board of Governors acted as Chairman .

THE BUSINESS SCHOOL

January 1962 started off with 203 students in our Day Business School classes, compared to 195 in January of 1961, showing a slight increase.

Our annual graduation was held on Monday evening, June 25, 1962 with Clifford E. Frost, B. Sc . , P . Eng . , of the Bell Telephohe Company as our speaker . Mr . Fraser F . Fulton of the Board of Governors served As- Chairman.

We graduated a total of 102 students fr<Xn the Day Division and seventy­six students from the Evening Division, two of the largest groups in the evening being Business Corr~spomdence and Typewriting .

A class in Blueprint Reading was re - opened this year .

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THE SCHOOL OF RETAILING

Eighteen students graduated from the School of Retailing on May 16, 1962 . This is a smaller number than usual, but emphasis is still being placed on keeping a high standard of graduates, rather than increasing · the number of diplomas granted .

The name of the School has· spread all · across Canada, for this year students have registered from Vancouver, B. C., to St. Johns, Newfoundland. One store in Newfoundland has sent two scholarship students to the School of Retailing as the last two years of a three-year training programme.

Colonel K. S . Bjorn, Vice- President of James A. Ogilvy ' s Limited, was the guest speaker at the graduation ceremonies held on May 16. The Chairman was Mr . R. Merifield of the Board of Governors .

THE SCHOOL OF ART

Mr . H. Leslie Smith assumed the directorship of the School of Art, succeed i ng Mr . John Stewart . Enrollment in the School declined slightly in the 1962- 63. academic year ; 246 students were registered as compared to 258 students in 1961 - 62 . The annual exhibtion of art was held in the 'Spring and was well received by those in attendance . A graduation ceremony was ihei. d on May 30 and .-fi f teen students received diplomas and several prizes were awarded .

IN MEMORIAM

The announcement of the death of Professor P . T. R. Pugsley on February 12, 1963 was received with deep regret by the Board of Governors and his colleagues and friends of staff and faculty. Prafessor Phillip Pugsley commenced his long and devoted service to Sir George as a lecturer in 1939 . In 1947 he became Senior Professor and Supervisor~of the Commerce Division and in this capacity he made a great contribution to this field of study . The Commerce Division is highly respected by Canadian :Universities and institutions of higher education in the United States and a great deal of this recognition was due to· the wise guidance and hard work of Professor Pugsley . He is greatly missed by all who knew him because of his warm personal interest, concern and enthusiasm for Sir George .

All at Sir George were deeply saddened by the sudden passing of Mr . Leonard W. Townsend on March 6, -1963 . Mr . Townsend was a former President of the Corporation and by right of office sat as a member of the Board of Governors during his term of office . He had given active leadership to the development of the University and Schools and he was an enthusiastic supporter of the current expansion plans . His . chee r ful and encouraging personal manner will be greatly missed .