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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.

      Receipt outlining that Ford S. Kumpf, Trustee of Dominion Life Insurance Company, has paid $200 for two shares entitling him to a one seventieth undivided interest in leases on 9 properties in Kansas and New Mexico. Trustees are Marshal A. Cook and Charles E.L. Babcock.

      The Brooklin Spring Fair was initiated by the South Ontario County Agricultural Association, a group of farmers and businessmen in the Township of Whitby that also operated the Oshawa Fair. The first fair, lasting one day, was held at Grass Park on 24 May 1911. By 1915, the Brooklin Spring …

      Whitby’s house numbering system was provided by Rev. Dr. James Roy Van Wyck (1877-1941), a retired Presbyterian minister. Van Wyck provided this service to the town, free of charge, during the Great Depression. By the summer of 1935, Whitby had a population of about 4,000 people and a house numbering …

 Raja-Singham, A.I., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1935), 31 Jan 1935, 229-245     Why the speaker chose this topic. Self-determination. Different approaches that have been taken to the problem of India. Words from the Ex Lord Mayor of Calcutta and from Rabindranath Tagore, representing different views of India, between which lie the view of the vast majority of the people of India. The …

 Gardiner, The Hon. James Garfield, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1935), 8 Mar 1935, 296-315     Speaking on the same subject as seven or eight years ago: "The Problems of the West." The problems of 1926-27. The trials and tribulations lived through since that time. Today confronted by the problem as to whether or not people should remain in that section of the country that some …

 Perrine, Dr. J.O., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1936), 17 Oct 1935, 56-74     The transformation and transmittals of waves. The telephone in the classification of transportation, and how that is so. Getting the sound out of a subscriber's mouth into another subscriber's ear. Visual demonstrations of sound waves. How the microphone works. A demonstration of what is going on inside a telephone. Other …

 Huston, Walter, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1935), 25 Apr 1935, 361-373     The speaker's personal reminiscences, interspersed with many anecdotes pertaining to vaudeville. Memories from the speaker's childhood. Mr. Huston's family. Some words about Miss May Irwin, one of the Canadians who was a great help to the speaker during his vaudeville experience. Stories about George M. Cohan. Some words on the …

 Scroggs, William O., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1935), 21 Mar 1935, 316-328     A discussion of the foreign policy of the New Deal in the United States. The foreign policy much less complex than the domestic policy. Some words and background on Mr. Roosevelt. The strict nationalist policy followed by the Roosevelt Administration during its first year. Measures of economic collaboration as a …

 Thorndike, Dame Sybil, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1935), 21 Feb 1935, 260-274     Some words on the theatre. The rivalry of the cinema and its anticipated effects. Some words on the theatre and the cinema together. The great need of human beings of personal expression, fulfilled in various ways. The function of the theatre. What the theatre stands for, distinct from the cinema. …

 Purvis, Arthur B., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1935), 28 Feb 1935, 275-295     An outline of the general conditions with which we are faced in order to paint the background upon which any effort in industrial life has at this time to be superimposed. The present attack on depression problems based on a general theory that industry has overbuilt and the speaker's belief …

 Lyons, The Right Honourable J.A., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1936), 12 Jul 1935, 1-18     A joint meeting of The Empire Club of Canada and other Luncheon and Service Clubs of Toronto. Canada and Australia representing two important units in the great Empire. The King as the great unifying influence of our Empire. What Canada and Australia have in common. Trade treaties with Canada from …

 Greenshields, Honourable Mr. Justice R.A.E., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1936), 12 Dec 1935, 156-168     The British Commonwealth of Nations today. Enjoying the heritage of a great past. Guarding the noble ideals which are our priceless inheritance. The greatest and most outstanding perplexity that faces mankind at this moment and which is apparent to the most superficial observer of today is that chaotic condition in …

 Drew, Lieutenant-Colonel George A., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1936), 31 Oct 1935, 75-91     Living through one of the greatest, one of the most far-reaching events in the history of the world. The next few weeks to decide whether the principal of collective enforcement of peace, which was the dream of those who signed the Treaty of Versailles is to become a reality, or …

 May, Clement, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1936), 5 Dec 1935, 140-155     The power of the human voice, with many examples. Using language to bring about a better understanding with our fellow men. A look at the characters created by Mr. Dickens and his understanding of his fellow men as expressed through them. Two of the finest voices in England: Her Majesty …

 Mercer, Rev. Dr. S.A.B., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1936), 10 Oct 1935, 42-55     An address in three parts: Ethiopia, her people, her history and civilization; Italy's relations with Ethiopia; present problems in Ethiopia. Clearing up misunderstandings in people's minds about Ethiopia. Clarification of the name Ethiopia. A physical description of the county. Population statistics. The civilization of Ethiopia which is one of the …

 Moore, H. Napier, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1935), 7 Feb 1935, 246-259     The melancholy aspects toward laughter. Relating laughter to an attribute of the lower animals, with examples. An analysis of what it is that makes people laugh, with example. The Scot's amazing self assurance and complacency that gives the greatest laughter to other people, with demonstration. This humorous analysis and examination …

 Strachey, John, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1935), 24 Jan 1935, 216-228     The causes of modern war, I.e., what seems to have caused the last war and what the speaker is bound to say seems so very rapidly to be about to case the next war, or is causing the astonishing preparations for a new armed conflict. The world in a state …

 Vining, Charles A.M., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1935), 28 Mar 1935, 329-341     The newsprint industry and its importance to every person in the audience. Newsprint, next to wheat, as the chief commodity Canada has for sale to the world. Some dollar figures to illustrate the importance of the newsprint industry. Success even in the time of depression. Dollars from foreign customers. Comparisons …

 Merriman, Right Honourable Sir (Frank) Boyd, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1936), 3 Sep 1935, 19-28     Some history and background to the High Court of the Admiralty. A detailed description of the silver oar and what it symbolizes.