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      The Wilfrid Laurier University Permanent Art Collection cares for approximately 400 pieces by Woldemar Neufeld. Woldemar Neufeld (1909 - 2002) Born of German-speaking Mennonites in Waldheim, Russia, Woldemar Neufeld immigrated to Canada in 1924, arriving with hope that the "new world" would welcome him with opportunity. At age 15 Neufeld …

      The Wilfrid Laurier University Permanent Art Collection cares for approximately 400 pieces by Woldemar Neufeld. Woldemar Neufeld (1909 - 2002) Born of German-speaking Mennonites in Waldheim, Russia, Woldemar Neufeld immigrated to Canada in 1924, arriving with hope that the "new world" would welcome him with opportunity. At age 15 Neufeld …

      Doreen Sanderson was a student in the Department of Secretarial Science at Waterloo College from 1955 to her graduation in 1958. Her married name is Doreen Smith. Wilfrid Laurier University is located in Waterloo, Ontario. It began in 1911 as the Evangelical Lutheran Seminary of Canada. In 1924 Waterloo College …

      Willison Hall was built in 1914, expanded in 1924, and demolished in 1970. It contained administration offices, classrooms and laboratories, a chapel, a dining hall, the library, a gymnasium, and student accommodations. The building was commonly known as “Old Main” until the mid 1950s when it was named in honour …

      Wilfrid Laurier University is a public university in Waterloo, Ontario. Laurier traces its roots to 1911 with the founding of the Evangelical Lutheran Seminary of Canada, the first Lutheran seminary in Canada. As the seminary grew, it expanded teaching into new areas. From 1914-1929 it founded and operated Waterloo College …

 Eisendrath, Dr. Maurice N., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1956), 23 Feb 1956, 219-235     A discussion of what, if anything, in life is free. The "price of Brotherhood—or Peace—is far steeper than the mere words in our mouths." Our unwillingness and failure to pay the price of brotherhood in our relationships among the nations on the political front, and also in the economic sphere. …

 Smith, I. Norman, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1956), 5 Mar 1956, 258-273     A joint meeting of The Empire Club of Canada and The Canadian Club of Toronto. Some introductory remarks about Russia and the speaker's recent trip there. Response to the speaker's reports from Russia. Knowledge and ignorance: a two-way iron curtain. A summary of what the speaker reported from Russia. The …

 Bowditch, Richard L., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1956), 19 Jan 1956, 169-178     Some remarks about relations between Canada and the United States, between Americans and Canadians. The speaker's affection for Canada and Canadians. A look at the United States. Topics covered including geography; climate; the effects of geography and climate on cultural development and political thinking; the size of the country; "thinking …

 Smith, Major-General J.D.B., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1956), 22 Mar 1956, 293-305     Canada and NATO. Some of the highlights of the historical background leading up to NATO. Some of the motivating international actions which brought about its organization. How NATO is different from the classic alliances of the past. Defining NATO. Article 5 as the "hard core" of NATO. Details of NATO's …

 Gathercole, George, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1956), 26 Apr 1956, 365-376     Singing the praises of Ontario. Some figures to show the spectacular economic expansion of Ontario in the last decade and a half. An examination of several indicators and factors including population, consumer purchases, living standards, immigration, capital investment. Various demands that need to be met, including sewerage systems to abate …

 Borden, Henry, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1957), 18 Oct 1956, 21-33     A twentieth century that perhaps belong to the New World—North and South America. Two countries destined to share an increasingly important part of the remainder of the century: Canada and Brazil. A shared handicap: they have not been sufficiently known to, or understood by, persons in other lands. Some amusing …

 Miller, Eugene, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1957), 29 Nov 1956, 99-110     President Eisenhower's startling landslide of three weeks ago and the conditions under which he begins his second term. The Administration's program for the next four years. A program of prosperity and economic growth. What will have to be done to keep American business growing. How the Eisenhower Administration proposes to …

 Thompson, Dr. John F., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1956), 5 Apr 1956, 314-326     "A mineral deposit has no value unless the ore can be mined, refined and the resulting metal sold at a profit." Emphasizing the word "sold." Some history of the mining business going back 50 years ago when the speaker entered the field, and before that to 1883 when nickel was …

 Coyne, J.E., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1956), 27 Feb 1956, 236-245     Thinking of, and taking for granted, Canada's continued growth and economic prospects. The Royal Commission of five distinguished Canadians under the chairmanship of Walter Gordon, appointed last year to study these economic issues. Conclusion of the Commission still to come. The Commission focusing attention on our future economic opportunities and …

 McEachern, Ronald A., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1957), 22 Nov 1956, 85-98     A travel story. How the speaker came to go to Russia. The open Russian door for the first time since the Second World War. Some facts about the Communist world. A detailed description of the speaker's trip, which included the following topics. Foreign visitors to Russia; tourism; the food; taking …

 Davis, Nathanael V., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1956), 2 Feb 1956, 189-198     Shareholders of the speaker's company in Toronto and Montreal. Toronto's links with the aluminum industry. The subject of Aluminium Limited's growth and its position in international trade. The story of a group of companies, originally small subsidiaries of an American company, coming of age 27 years ago as an independent …

      Convocation ceremonies were held at the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario. Wilfrid Laurier University is located in Waterloo, Ontario. It began in 1911 as the Evangelical Lutheran Seminary of Canada. In 1924 Waterloo College was established, providing courses in post-secondary education. In 1960 Waterloo College became Waterloo Lutheran …

      The Evangelical Lutheran Seminary of Canada began in 1911. In 1924 Waterloo College was established, providing courses in post-secondary education. In 1960 Waterloo Lutheran University was formed, consisting of Waterloo University College and Waterloo Lutheran Seminary. In 1973 the name of the University was changed to Wilfrid Laurier University, with …

      This is a hard covered lined notebook with divisions for Minutes, General Meeting notes, Cash journal, Financial Statements, Officers and Directors, and Membership Lists

 Rauf, Dr. M.A., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1956), 12 Jan 1956, 161-168     Illuminating the new age ahead of us. The great interest in the economic activities in India. India's food situation, her effort to create new industries, her Five-Year Plan and other like subjects better appreciated than her foreign policy. Details of India's foreign policy and reasons for it. Some characteristics of …