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      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 University, and in 1973 changed its name to Wilfrid Laurier University.

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 Day, Professor John Percival, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1930), 9 Jan 1930, 361-370     The agreements at Geneva in 1928 to set up a Committee of Experts for the purpose of drawing up proposals for a complete and final settlement of the reparation problem. The proposals known as the Young Plan after the chairman of the Committee, Owen D. Young. The establishment of the …

 Willingdon, His Excellency, Viscount, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1931), 28 Mar 1930, 124-137     Sir William Mulock spoke first about His Excellency, Viscount Willingdon, Governor-General of Canada and presented him with a certificate of life membership in The Empire Club of Canada. His Excellency accepted the certificate, and then addressed the audience. Some remarks on the Naval Conference which is being held in London …

 Butler, Harold B., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1931), 31 Oct 1930, 265-273     Some words of Mr. Bennett's which sum up the real problem before the League of Nations and before the International Labour Organization. The beginning of the League 11 years ago. The conversion from ideal to fact which has come about through necessity. Why these two organizations are necessary. A look …

 Smuts, General Right Honourable Jan Christiaan, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1930), 3 Jan 1930, 350-360     What binds the Empire together: the human feelings, the ideals and friendships. The speaker's belief that in our family group of Empire we have solved problems. The thorough testing of the Empire over the last decade or two. Signs of new life in Great Britain. Problems facing the British Empire …

 Oliver, Honourable Frank, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1931), 13 Mar 1930, 103-113     Wheat production as a national matter. The speaker's comments an expression of his conclusions after a length of time of interest in public affairs, and particularly in western affairs. Wheat as Canada's principal source of wealth at the present time. The expansion of the production of wheat the greatest contribution …

 Woods, Colonel J.H., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1931), 9 Oct 1930, 230-239     A joint meeting of The Empire Club of Canada, The Canadian Club, and the Toronto Board of Trade. Some words on the Canadian Chamber of Commerce and its work. Speaking with confidence as to the general situation within the Dominion. The ever widening horizon that faces us in our business …

 Cromie, Robert J., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1931), 1 May 1930, 180-194     A trip around the world. Keeping in mind the size and population of Canada as we compare Asian countries with our own, and their productive capacity with ours. An analogous comparison of a country with an individual. Canada and Egypt as lucky countries, and why that is so. Starting from …

 Rowell, Honourable N.W., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1931), 16 Jan 1930, 1-15     The present form of government in China, with some history of its development. The difficulties of setting up a Republican form of government among one-fourth of the human race in a country as large as the nine provinces of Canada, with no common spoken language, divided by great mountain ranges, …

 Ward, Honourable Hamilton, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1931), 24 Apr 1930, 165-179     The increasing importance of the question of the level of the Great Lakes, and the amount of water that flows down our international rivers. The suits brought in the United States Supreme Court by the State of New York and the other States against the State of Illinois and the …

 Insull, Samuel, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1931), 13 Nov 1930, 286-292     Reference to Britain as Canadians' "mother's house." Canada as the daughter with great influence in her mother's house. The United States as "a good neighbour." Reasons why Canada and the U.S. should be good neighbours. Trade and tourist dollars exchanged between the two countries. Reasons to believe that our respective …

 Wilson, Honourable Cairine M., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1931), 20 Nov 1930, 293-299     Ladies Day Giving credit to the members of the female sex, who have struggled so long and courageously for the privileges which are accepted naturally today. A look at women in various societies and cultures throughout the past centuries; their status, position, education, and self-worth. Employment historically open to women. …

 Carrel, Honourable Frank, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1931), 3 Apr 1930, 138-152     The background of Intra-Empire Trade: what it is, how it concerns us, and how Canada and the Empire stand to benefit from it. What Intra-Empire Trade does not mean. Remembering that each individual unit of the Empire, including the Mother Country, enjoys complete economic autonomy; the right to trade wheresoever …

 Fay, C.R., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1931), 6 Mar 1930, 90-102     The course of events which has taken place in the grain trade in the last ten years. What went wrong with the system. A look at the Wheat Pool in Canada today. A brief history of the growth of Western Canada. What the speaker found there in 1922: a country …

 MacAulay, T.B., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1931), 2 Oct 1930, 221-229     Being proud of the resources of our Empire. Reasons why these resources are so undeveloped. The need for markets, tariff barriers and preferential markets for surplus products. Contrasting our position with that of the United States. The Canadian policy of preserving our own markets for our own people. Thinking sectionally …

 Various, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1931), 13 Feb 1930, 48-65     Various speakers spoke in honour of, and about, The Right Honourable Sir William Mulock. They spoke in the following order: His Honour, The Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario; The Honourable G. Howard Ferguson, Prime Minister of Ontario; The Honourable Mr. Justice Hodgins, representing the Bench of Ontario; Mr. Hugh Eayrs, immediate Past …

 Munro, H.F., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1931), 30 Jan 1930, 23-35     The coming Naval Disarmament Conference. The age-long question of the Freedom of the Seas to be settled between Great Britain and the United States. The origin of the present Naval Conference, and why it has come up at this particular time. Why it was that we just fell short of …

 Logan, Honourable M.M., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1931), 28 Feb 1930, 80-89     The biggest problem in the world today the working out of plans that will ensure peace, permanent and honourable peace, among the nations. Canada and the United States as living examples of peace. A discussion of war and peace. No resort to war at the zenith of civilization. Society imperfect …

 Swanson, Prof. W.W., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1931), 27 Nov 1930, 300-312     A discussion of the question of the Imperial Conference in relation to the economic problems of Canada. Attempting to define what is the economic problem facing our country today. Proof of the fact that the problem is not one of production, with accompanying figures of the total gross production of …