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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 …

      Book bound by duotang. Cover is plain Kraft paper. The text on the first page of the book reads: The Railway Association of Canada Uniform Code of Operating Rules Questions Submitted to the Railway Association Committee on Operating Rules Additional pages will be prepared as conditions require and should be …

      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.

      This photo can be found in the Tweedsmuir History created by the Sunnyside Women's Institute.

 Maloney, Arthur and Sedgwick, Joseph, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1955), 25 Nov 1954, 76-92     The case against the death penalty: Mr. Arthur Maloney: First, some humorous stories in connection with this discussion. Some facts and figures. Motives that lie behind the murders committed in Canada over a 20-year period. Some Provincial statistics. The question of executive clemency. Contrasting the use made in Canada of …

 Goldring, Dr. C.C., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1954), 11 Mar 1954, 241-250     Confusing statements about schools and educational work. Reasons for those confusing statements. The contradictory implications of the terms "School" and "Curriculum." Recent controversy about traditional education and progressive education. Some facts. The nature of children. The development and growth of the child. Instruments used as a means to an end—the …

 Brockington, Leonard W., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1954), 22 Apr 1954, 322-341     Beginning with something typically British—talking about the weather. Talking about April and St. George being born on April 23rd, as was Shakespeare. Imagining being in Warwickshire in April. A detailed description of some St. George Day celebrations. A look at England and the English people. A lighthearted review, with many …

 McCaffrey, John L., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1954), 11 Feb 1954, 191-201     The creation of a separate company to serve Canada one of the first important acts of the present International Harvester Company. The United States company formed in 1902, and International Harvester of Canada created just one year later, in 1903. The Hamilton works of the Canadian company this year completing …

 Wemyss and March, The Earl of, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1955), 2 Dec 1954, 93-106     The National Trust for Scotland: a private organization and charity. Concern with the preservation of an important part of the Scottish scene, for the past, and also the present. The special aim to try to bring alive, or keep alive, all that is good and worthy in our past, or …

 Creighton, Luella; Berton, Pierre; Penfield, Dr. Wilder, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1954), 1 Apr 1954, 279-298     A joint meeting with Smith's Literary Luncheon. Mrs. Creighton: Some comments on writing and fiction. What it is that makes the writer operate when he is concerned with purely imaginative fiction. A definition of the kind of fiction the speaker is talking about. A quote from Stephen Leacock on writing. …

      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 …

      Waterloo Lutheran Seminary is located in Waterloo, Ontario. It is a graduate school operated by the Eastern Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada and is a federated college of Wilfrid Laurier University. It began in 1911 as the Evangelical Lutheran Seminary of Canada, and changed to its current …

      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 …

      A Canada 2-cent stamp, visible on pages 1 and 16, was used to seal the booklet for mailing. This was the only issue ever produced. 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, …

 Hammarskjold, Dag, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1954), 25 Feb 1954, 220-229     A joint meeting of The Empire Club of Canada with The United Nations Association of Canada (Toronto Branch). Hearing from Canada the voice of reason and enlightenment, rejecting the extremes of partisanship, seeking patiently the common ground for men of good will, yet always standing firm upon the basic principles …

 Litchfield, Paul Weeks, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1954), 25 Mar 1954, 266-278     Some introductory remarks about Canada and the speaker's relationship with it. The rubber business as the central point in the speaker's life for more than 50 years. The rubber industry's record of achievement in human progress, and the speaker's enthusiasm about its opportunities for the future. Likening our business-economic structure …

 Buchan, Honourable Alastair, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1955), 9 Dec 1954, 107-121     A journalist's report; a personal interpretation of the trend of American policy. The change in the world scene over the past two and a half years since the speaker last addressed the Empire Club. Problems then and now. The development in the last two months or so, of a greater …

 Baillieu, The Lord, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1955), 28 Oct 1954, 40-55     A joint meeting of The Empire Club of Canada and the Toronto Branch of the English-Speaking Union. The English-Speaking Union. A brief picture of the personnel of the government of the Union. Raising funds for the Union. Attracting youth to the movement. Carrying the message to the factory door, to …

 Thorneycroft, Peter, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1955), 11 Jun 1954, 1-5     A joint meeting of The Empire Club of Canada and the Canadian Club of Toronto and the Board of Trade, Toronto. A look outside the field of Canadian-United Kingdom trade, and see how jointly we should face the world beyond. The certainty that we must face it together, and that …