SchoolMCR16June1930nhgp1161
Calgary
Herald
16
June 1930
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M.R.C. STUDENTS RECEIVE AWARDS
Dr. R. C. Wallace Delivers Address
at Service on Sunday
That the purpose of education should be the liberating of the mind from all
pettiness and that greatness of mind should characterize every Canadian was the
statement of Dr. R. C. Wallace, president of the University of Alberta, in a
sermon delivered at the annual commencement services of Mount Royal College,
held at Knox United church, on Sunday morning.
There was much to appeal to greatness, the speaker declared, in the very
surroundings of the Canadian. This country was created on a majestic scale, in
its mountains and plains and should call forth a similar spaciousness of mind.
There was no place for littleness. "Excluding oneself from one's thoughts,
forgetting the "I" in the world will give a greater freedom to the
mind and allow a finer contribution to the world than any other means,"
Dr. Wallace declared.
That the effect of radio and other modern developments was to eliminate deep
thinking from the average man, was also the president's contention. Since
education is a process for the building of life it was the place of
institutions of learning to restore this faculty to the people, to redevelop
the ability for serous thought.
Tragedy of Cynicism
A spirit of cynicism and hostility to spiritual things had followed the
march of science, in the opinion of Dr. Wallace and this was a deplorable
thing. Unless there was a sense of the mystery and the spirit of life beneath
the power to accomplish which has been bestowed upon man by his increased
abilities, the progress made was questionable. It was the visionary and mystic
who lost the world, but who also shaped it, he said. "Jesus was a
world-loser and world-forsaker, but he has shaped and has changed the world as
no other has ever done," said Dr. Wallace.
That the world still demanded religion which each generation must interpret for
itself, was also the statement of the president. It depended upon the youth of
the country to listen to this inner cry and to make an honest effort to
interpret it through religion, he thought. It was the great opportunity and
privilege of youth to carry the message of religion in its own tongue
throughout the world.
Awards Made
A luncheon at the college followed the exercises at Knox church. Present
were members of the board of governors and their wives His Worship Mayor
Davison, Dr. Wallace, Dr. Dickson, Rev. J. E. Todd, Rev. John Garden, members
of the faculty and parents of the students. Dr. George W. Kerby presided at the
presentation of awards and medals. The pupils were complimented on their fine
showing by Dr. Wallace, Mayor Davison and Dr. G. D. Stanley,
chairman of the board of governors .
The awards in the academic department were: Senior-- gold medal for general
proficiency, Norman Saffray Free, Calgary; silver medal for general
proficiency, Mildred Irene Mallinger, Blackie; bronze medal for general
proficiency, Lewis Gwynne Thomas, Okotoks; Eric Sharples memorial silver medal,
senior English, Leona K. Redekopp, Acme; Ian Drummond memorial prize, senior
mathematics, Lewis Gwynne Thomas, Okotoks. Special prizes-- Excellence in
Latin, Clifford Raymond Bogstie, Gleichen; excellence in geometry, Nancy
Jackson, Calgary; highest standing in grade X, Louis Alfred Darby, Raley.
Intermediate, bronze medal for general proficiency, grade VIII-- Anker Kenneth
Hansen, Standard. Prizes, grade VIII-- Edwin Douglas Anderson, Kamloops, B.C.
Grade VII-- Edwin Hugh Dinzey, Big Prairie, Alta.
Junior prizes-- John Macauley Thompson, Daysland; Margaret Bernice MacDonald,
Calgary; John Graham MacDonald, Calgary; Stewart Steven Colpitts, Calgary; Una
L. Hainsworth, Calgary; Joan Patricia Comrie, Calgary; Helen Aileen MacDonald,
Calgary.
Special prizes, grade VIII grammar-- Anker Kenneth Hansen, Standard. Awarded by
Marion D. Robb, M.A.
Commercial Awards
Gold medal for general proficiency, by Henry Birks and Sons-- Harriet May
Mahood, Springbank. Silver medal for general proficiency-- Margaret Irene
Chappell, Blairmore. Bronze medal for general proficiency-- Isobel May
MacKenzie, Calgary. Diplomas and certificates-- Harriet May Mahood, Springbank;
Margaret Irene Chappell, Blairmore; Isobel May MacKenzie, Calgary; Dorothy
Price, Calgary; Winnifred Amelia Miles, Calgary; Helen Jean Johnston, Mecheche;
Dorothy Pearl Hawkins, Calgary; William K. Hope, Cochrane; Audrey Enid Hill,
Calgary; Harold H. Larsen, Standard; Helen Taylor, Calgary; Kathleen Christie,
Taber; Florence Reta McIntyre, Reid Hill; Reta Anderson, Veteran; Donald C.
Dau, Three Hills; Randolph H. Brunner, Calgary; Florence Hilda MacLeod,
Calgary; Margaret Wolstenholme, Blairmore; John Charles Stewart, Calgary.
The Conservatory of Music awards were-- Gold medal, donated by Mrs. Charles P.
Adams, to student taking honors in A.T.C.M. examination in previous year with
highest mark, Muriel Harris, Calgary.
Awards open to all departments-- Silver medal for penmanship, Kathleen Agnes
Christie, Taber. Scholarship for meritorious work, donated by Mount Royal
College Women's Educational Club, to resident student who is assisting in
expense of her education, Ethel May Akhurst, Veteran; alternate, Ethel
Elizabeth Walrod, Munson.
Prizes in religious education, grade XII-- Lewis Gwynne Thomas, Okotoks; grade
XI, Jacqueline Pearl Burggren, Rosebud; grade X, Louis Alfred Darby, Raley;
grade IX, Mildred Irene Mallinger, Blackie; commercial, William K. Hope,
Cochrane; elementary grades, Anker Kenneth Hansen, Standard
Prizes in scripture history-- 1, Ethel May Akhurst, Veteran; 2, Ada Lavina
Hunter, Leader, Sask.
Special prizes-- Etiquette notes, Ethel May Akhurst, Veteran; for conduct,
Audrey Ruth Waldron, Swalwell.
Eaton cup for patriotic essay, Lewis Gwynne Thomas, Okotoks. Debating cup,
interclass debates, won by grade XII, Julia M. Lilian Short, Calgary; James Anthony
Stephens, Hatton, Sask.
Tennis cup-- Boys' singles, Charles R. Daniel, Lethbridge; girls' singles,
Kathleen Agnes Christie, Taber.
Extracted by J. Kynman 2012-01-20
