U Sask to Name New Engineering Dean as Fraser Retires
Dr Arthur Porter will become dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Saskatchewan on June 30 1955 succeeding Dr I M Fraser who retires. Fraser born in Pictou NS joined Saskatoon campus in 1921 and led mechanical engineering and the college since 1953. Porter a Manchester graduate and former Ferranti head of large scale computer research will join from Imperial College London.
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I. M. Fraser
College of Engineering
University of Saskatchewan
Bastatoon
Arthur Porter
Imperial College of Science and Technology
University of London
England
W. P. Thompson
U. of S. Made
Saskatoon
Dean Fraser
Porter
Pictou
Nova Scotia
Dalhousie University
McGill University
McGill
Dominion Engineering Works Limited
Montreal
Fraser
Engineering Institute of Canada
Association of Professional Engineers of Saskatchewan
University of Manchester
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
British Admiralty
Department of Technology
Royal Military College of Science
Ferranti Electrical Company
Toronto
Family of skunks disrupts classes at old high school
A family of skunks moved from winter hibernation into the old high school, prompting a sudden holiday for students. Principal J J Hollicky inspected the site and dismissed students while P M Bourauel and workers redirected activity to a room in the new school building under construction.
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J. J. Hollicky
P. M. Bourauel
Davidson Fire Brigade Wins National Fire Prevention Prize
Davidson Fire Brigade earned first place in the 1957 NFPA Fire Prevention contest for Saskatchewan. Chief Johnny Stulberg led a scrap book on their year’s fire prevention efforts and the team earned praise from Saskatchewan Fire Commissioner R A W Switzer for promoting safety and low fire losses in Davidson.
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Davidson Fire Brigade
Johnny Stulberg
National Fire Protection Association
Saskatchewan
Boston
Mass
Davidson
Winnipeg
John Stulberg
R. A. W. Switzer
Switzer
NFPA
North America
Sask
South African race problems outlined to Rotary
Rev. I Pollick spoke to Penth Rotary Club detailing South Africa's racial issues. He, a Strathroy minister, drew on seven years with the Congregational church to explain a nation with three million whites and about twelve million colored people, warning of darker days ahead and urging support for educated native communities. BE A COLETEOUS DRIVER.
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Rotary
South Africa
Penth Rotary Club
I. Pollick
Strathroy United Seas
Congregational Church
British South Africa
Watford, Ont
Board moves to own buses cuts costs for riders
The Mercury reports Rodney Ontario notes annual saving of about ten thousand dollars for ratepayers by the school board purchasing its own buses, avoiding private contractor costs of over fifteen thousand six hundred dollars in 1954 and saving taxpayers around five thousand eight hundred seventy five dollars including depreciation last year.
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The
Mercury
Rodney
Ont
Stoughton Board of Trade Calls Feb meeting in Town Hall
The Stoughton Board of Trade invites all citizens to a Thursday February 6 meeting at 8 p m in the Town Hall. The aim is to promote community enterprises and keep an active business group for the betterment of the town and dominion.
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Board of Trade
Chamber of Commerce
Stoughton
Dominion
Stoughton Board of Trade
Times
Stoughton, Sask
Mix.match fashions pattern for fuller figures
Mix-match patterns offer an easy way to update wardrobes. Printed Pattern 4712 covers a blouse and six-gore skirt in half sizes with directions on each part. Send 40 cents to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Toronto for pattern 4712.
Favorite horses embroidery pattern 7362 offered by Arts Dept
Pattern 7362 offers transfer of a picture sized 16 by 19.1 inches with color chart and instructions for making a panel and framing. Fun to embroider in six strand cotton or wool. Send thirty five cents for the pattern to Arts Department P P L 60 Front Street W Toronto.
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Arts Department
P.P.L
Front Street
Toronto
Over-organized town faces burden of volunteers
A reader laments Kindersley is over organized with too many groups. The piece argues individuals must limit commitments to preserve home life and effectiveness, suggesting each person drop nonessential associations and let the strongest survive.
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Kindersley
RSR
Outrage Over Rail Incident Spreads in Grand Forks
The Gazette reports several near-fatalities after a train wreck near Grand Forks and criticizes local apathy toward the crime. It urges continued police work against extremist acts and calls for action to remove suspected bombers linked to the Sons of Freedom.
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CPR
Grand Forks
West Kootenay Pole Line
RCMP
Editorial complacency must be watched
A Thamesville Herald column warns editors in small towns face risk when friendly ties with local councils breed complacency. It argues both sides share blame for withheld information and urges vigilance when the press pursues truth despite unease in council routines.
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Dr. A. Porter
U. of S. Engineering
Snow Cave
Arctic
Fort Churchill
Man
Tommy Claxton
Dick Carratt
Delburne
Alta
Cpl
Carratt
Anne Adams Pattern Dept
Pap
the Clarion, Kindersley, Sask
Russia
the Gazette
Grand Forks, B.C
the Herald
Thamesville, Ontario
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