Saskatchewan College of Engineering plans enhanced postgraduate study
Dr Porter, dean, outlines an ambitious program at the University of Saskatchewan to add honors and postgraduate courses and expand research. New fields include information processing and control, medical electronics and mechanics, and operational research.
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College of Engineering
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon
Art? Pourver
Sas 4
Remus
Canada
Dean Porter
Porter
Saskatchewan
U. of S College of Engineering
Tractors urged safer operation after Saskatchewan fatalities
Three fatal tractor accidents in Saskatchewan over a few days prompt calls for greater care. Dr. F B Roth, deputy minister of public health, says farmers must stay in the driver's seat when starting or moving tractors left in gear. Health officials and imple ment companies caution against lax handling of power machines to prevent more tragedies.
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Saskatchewan
F. B. Roth
Health Department
Dr. Roth
Britannia's 119th Birthday Marks Cunard Line History
On its 119th birthday the Cunard Line reflects on the 1840 voyage of the Britannia from Liverpool to Halifax and Boston with 63 passengers and a milch cow. Samuel Cunard led a pioneer transatlantic service, while later Cunard liners carried nearly two thousand travelers from Montreal and New York voyages.
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Liverpool
Halifax
Boston
N.S
Britannia
Samuel Cunard
North Atlantic
Cunard
Montreal
New York
Europe
Cunard Line
Western engineers win Canadian Good Roads scholarships
Four of six 1959 Good Roads Scholars are from the west. Ronald E. Pesky of Saskatchewan receives $3000 Esso scholarship. Boris R. Hryhorczuk of Winnipeg gets $2000 Armco Drainage fellowship. Bryan K. Johnston of Banff earns $2000 Standard Gravel award. Kenneth M. Jardine of Manitoba wins $2000 Industrial Acceptance scholarship.
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Ronald E. Pesky
Department of Highway and Transportation
Saskatchewan
Esso
Boris R. Hryhorczuk
W. L. Wardrop & Associates
Winnipeg
Armco Drainage
Bryan K. Johnston
Banff
Highways Division
Federal
Department of Public Works
Kenneth M. Jardine
Highways Branch
Manitoba
Stay Alive: In Water Safety Message for Summer
Advice urging canoeists to stay in their seats and keep water safe this summer. Encourages mindful behavior and quick thinking to prevent sinking in small boats.
CNR box car makes unusual run at Laird Sask
A CNR box car 71976 returned to Laird Saskatchewan twice in 1959 for loading with wheat. The shipments, both by Searle Grain Company, occurred May 14 and June 10, a million to one coincidence.
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CNR
Laird, Sask
Searle Grain Company
Problems To Solve And Share
A short note on the value of exchanging problems for solutions. It highlights that many know how to solve others issues but struggle with their own and suggests shared approaches to collaborative problem solving.
Pool to honor Robertson with U of S scholarship
The Saskatchewan Wheat Pool creates the George W. Robertson Scholarship at the University of Saskatchewan worth 1200 dollars annually for Saskatchewan residents who are graduates of the U of S and pursue post graduate work in agriculture cereal chemistry economics political science or sociology. It is tenable at the University of Saskatchewan and renewable for multiple years.
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University of Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Wheat Pool
George W. Robertson
Farm Organization
Robertson
The
Co-Operative
Saskatchewan
Board of Governors
University Hospital
Wheat Pool
Committee On
College of Graduate Studies
Saskatoon
Five Alberta Porcupines Arrive at Winnipeg Zoo
Five tree porcupines arrived at the Assiniboine Zoo in Winnipeg via Canadian National Express from Alberta game farms near Edmonton. The delivery raises the zoo’s porcupine total to eight. Zoo director Dr. Guenter Voss says the shipment supports a long-range plan to stock the zoo with Canadian wild animals.
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Canadian National Express
Alberta
Edmonton
Assiniboine Zoo
Guenter Voss
Flower Lovers Seek Tulips at Keukenhof Holland
Flower enthusiasts from around the world flock to Keukenhof in the Netherlands each spring to view millions of tulips, bask in color, and enjoy garden displays.
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World
the Keudenhof
Holland
Britannia hangar opens for Canada’s jet age airliners
Canada’s first jet-age hangar for commercial airliners officially opened January 22, 1958, to house two 100 passenger Britannia prop jets. The 51 900 square foot concrete arch design removes vertical supports and features heated tracks for door operation, caisson pilings for ground support, and a 37 foot tail fin clearance. Designed by O Safir and built by Marwell Construction of Vancouver, it marks a milestone in civil aviation progress.
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Orville Wright
Britannia Hanga
Britannia Garage
Sea Island
Vancouver
O. Safir
Marwell Construction
Vancouve
Safe Spray Painting Outside With Fresh Air
For small movable items spray painting is safest outdoors. Keep doors and windows wide open, avoid closed rooms, and eliminate open flames. Do not smoke during the spraying task.
Pattern promotion for fuller-figure fashion playsuit
Advertisement for a Printed Pattern 4690 offering a curved playsuit with hip slimming lines and a plus-cover coat. Includes half sizes and yardage details for several sizes, with printed pattern directions and an order form asking for fifty cents and mailing address.
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Arthur Porter
U. of S
Canadian Good Roads Association
Quebec City
University of Manitoba
Jardine
Johnston
Hryhorczuk
Pelkey
Regina
University of Illinois
Yale University
CGRA
National Research Council
Northwest Power Industries
Manitoba Department of Public Works
University of California
Queen's University
City of
Welland
Provincial Department of Public Works
R. M. Hardy
University of Alberta
H. T. Miard
British Columbia
R. E. Pelkey
Pool
U.of S
Wynyard
Saskatchewan Grain Growers Association
Winnipeg Zoo
Anne Adams
Department P.P.L
Front Street
Toronto
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