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MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY of NEWFOUNDLAND Vol. 7, No. 3 Thursday, October 17, 1974 St. John's, Newfoundland Honourable E. John A. Harnum Dr. George A. Hickman Dr. Donald G. Creighton Mrs. Helena Frecker Mr. Cecil Mouland MUN Fall Convocation Five Honorary Degrees to be awarded Memorial University of Newfoundland will honour five distinguished Canadians at the Fall Convocation to take place in St. John's, October 19, 1974 at the Arts and Culture Centre. In the morning, Newfoundland's former Lieutenant-Governor, the Honourable E. John A. Harnum, and Dr. George A. Hickman will receive honourary Doctor of Laws degrees. The honourary Doctor of Letters degree will be conferred upon Mrs. Helena Frecker. Mrs. Frecker will be Convocation Speaker. On the afternoon of October 19th, the honourary Doctor of Letters degree will be conferred on Canadian historian Dr. Donald G. Creighton, who will address Convocation. Mr. Cecil Mouland, a retired fisherman, logger, sealer, carpenter and one of four living survivors of the tragic S.S. Newfoundland sealing disaster of 1914 will be awarded an honourary Doctor of Laws degree. *Mr. Harnum, 64, was born at Sound Island, Placentia Bay, where he received his early education. He attended Bishop Feild College in St. John's and upon graduating entered the business world working in insurance until he set up his own company, Harnum Insurance Agencies Ltd., in 1958. He sold his interests in . the firm earlier this year. Mr. Harnum was a president of the Newfoundland Board of Insurance Underwriters, the Insurance Institution of Newfoundland and the Newfoundland Insurance Agents Association. A Mason for the past 40 years, Mr. Harnum was Newfoundland District Grand Master, Masonic Lodge, Scottish Constitution, from 1964-69. Mr. Harnum was sworn in as the province's fifth Lieutenant-Governor on April 2, 1969. He retired from the post June 30, 1974. Mrs. Helena Frecker was born in Oderin, Placentia Bay, and received her early education there and at Mercy Convent School, St. John's. She was awarded the Senior Jubilee Scholarship in 1925 and was the first student to graduate from Memorial University College in 1926. Mrs. Frecker then attended Loretto and St. Michael's Colleges, the University of Toronto, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree (Honours) in English and History. A Gold Medallist in English in her graduating year, Mrs. Frecker later obtained her Master of Arts degree from the University of Toronto in 1930. From 1929 to 1933, Mrs. Frecker was a lecturer in English and Latin at Memorial University College. She married Dr. G.A. Frecker (who is now the University's Chancellor) in 1933 and retired from academic life to raise eight children. She returned to Memorial in the academic year 1958-59 as a lecturer in the Department of English. Mrs. Frecker has remained associated with the English Department since that time. She will retire at the end of this academic year. Dr. Hickman was born and grew up in Fortune, Fortune Bay. He attended the Newfoundland Normal School graduating in 1927 and taught in several Newfoundland outports. In 1935, Drt Hickman completed the two-year diploma course at Memorial University College and in 1937 graduated from Mount Allison University with a Bachelor of Arts Degree. He received the degree of Master of Arts in Education from Acadia University in 1941 and his doctorate from Columbia University, New York, in 1954. For eight years, Dr. Hickman served as principal of Grand Falls Academy and came to Memorial in the Fall of 1944 as Head of the Department of Education. In^ recognition of the contribution he has made to education in Newfoundland and the Atlantic Provinces, Mount Allison University awarded Dr. Hickman an Honourary Doctor of Law Degree in 1972. Canadian historian. Dr. Donald Creighton, 72 was born in Toronto, Ontario, and received his early education at Humberside Collegiate Institute. He graduated from Victoria College, University of Toronto, with a Bachelor of Arts degree. He went on to complete his Master of Arts degree at Balliol College, Oxford University. Dr. Creighton joined the University of Toronto in 1927 as a lecturer in the History Department and became full Professor of History in 1945. He was the Sir John A. MacDonald Professor of History at the University in 1965. He is the author of many books on Canadian History including the widely acclaimed two-volume biography of John A. MacDonald. His other works include Dominion of the North and The Empire of the St. Lawrence. Dr. Creighton is the recipient of several awards for historical writing which include the Tyrel Medal for History, the Royal Society of Canada in 1951, the Governor-General's Medal for Academic Non-Fiction, 1952, and the Molson Prize, awarded by the Canada Council in 1964. He holds membership in a number of learned societies and is a Corresponding Member of the Royal Society. Dr. Creighton has honourary doctorates from the Universities of New Brunswick, Queen's, Saskatchewan, British Columbia, Victoria, St. Francis Xavier, and Dalhousie. Born in Doting Cove, Bonavista Bay, September 27, 1893, Mr. Cecil Mouland represents the sturdy, self- sufficient Newfoundlander and is an outstanding example of his generation and time. As with most of his generation, he was a fisherman during the Summer months and worked as a logger in the Winter. In the Spring of 1912, he made the first of his two voyages to the sealf ishery as a sealer on board one of the famed "wooden walls", the S.S. Newfoundland commanded by Captain Wes Kean. His last "Spring at the Ice" was in 1914, again with Captain Wes Kean in the S.S. -Newfoundland, but with tragedy and consequences that were never contemplated. On March 31, 1914, the "Newfoundland's" crew were put on the ice floes on the Front. Some of the sealers returned to their vessel early in the morning because of threatening weather conditions. Mr. Mouland and his party pressed onwards. Later in the day, some 120 sealers, many of whom had little food and were dressed in only light clothing became stranded in a blizzard. They were on the ice for two nights and three days before being rescued by ships of the sealing fleet, who ironically were only a few niles away from the lost party. There are many tales of heroism and the will to live. Mr. Mouland was one of the 51 survivors who lived through the ordeal. The others died. Mr. Mouland never returned to the sealf ishery. In 1928, he went to Brooklyn, United States of America, where he worked as a carpenter. Retiring in 1958, he returned to Newfoundland and resided at Hare Bay, Bonavista Bay, until he moved to St. John's several years ago. Approximately 567 undergraduate and 86 graduate students will receive degrees. In the morning the degrees to be conferred are: Bachelor of Arts- education), Bachelor of Education, Master of Education and Graduate Diploma in Education. On the afternoon of October 19, the following degrees will be conferred: Bachelor of Arts (Honours and general), Bachelor of Science (Honours and general) Bachelor of Commerce, Bachelor of Physical Education, Bachelor of Nursing, Bachelor of Medical Science, Doctor of Medicine, Master of Arts, Master of Science, Master of Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy, Master of Physical Education and Master of Philosophy.
Object Description
Title by Date | 1974-10-17. MUN Gazette, vol. 07, no. 03 |
Publisher | Memorial University of Newfoundland |
Place of Publication | St. John's (N.L.) |
Date | 1974 |
Physical Description | ill. |
Description | The official newspaper of Memorial University of Newfoundland. |
Subject | Memorial University of Newfoundland--20th century--Periodicals |
Note | Range: 1968-present, biweekly during the university year and monthly during June, July and August. |
Indexed In | Newfoundland Periodical Article Bibliography |
Location | Canada--Newfoundland and Labrador--Avalon Peninsula--St. John's |
Time Period | 20 Century |
Type | Text |
Resource Type | Periodical |
Format | image/jpeg; application/pdf |
Language | eng |
Collection | MUN Gazette newspaper |
Sponsor | Centre for Newfoundland Studies |
Source | Print text held in the Centre for Newfoundland Studies. |
Repository | Memorial University of Newfoundland. Libraries. Centre for Newfoundland Studies |
PDF File | (9.33 MB) -- http://collections.mun.ca/PDFs/mun_gazette/19741017MUNGazettevol07no03.pdf |
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Description | 1974-10-17. MUN Gazette, vol. 07, no. 03 |
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Transcript | MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY of NEWFOUNDLAND Vol. 7, No. 3 Thursday, October 17, 1974 St. John's, Newfoundland Honourable E. John A. Harnum Dr. George A. Hickman Dr. Donald G. Creighton Mrs. Helena Frecker Mr. Cecil Mouland MUN Fall Convocation Five Honorary Degrees to be awarded Memorial University of Newfoundland will honour five distinguished Canadians at the Fall Convocation to take place in St. John's, October 19, 1974 at the Arts and Culture Centre. In the morning, Newfoundland's former Lieutenant-Governor, the Honourable E. John A. Harnum, and Dr. George A. Hickman will receive honourary Doctor of Laws degrees. The honourary Doctor of Letters degree will be conferred upon Mrs. Helena Frecker. Mrs. Frecker will be Convocation Speaker. On the afternoon of October 19th, the honourary Doctor of Letters degree will be conferred on Canadian historian Dr. Donald G. Creighton, who will address Convocation. Mr. Cecil Mouland, a retired fisherman, logger, sealer, carpenter and one of four living survivors of the tragic S.S. Newfoundland sealing disaster of 1914 will be awarded an honourary Doctor of Laws degree. *Mr. Harnum, 64, was born at Sound Island, Placentia Bay, where he received his early education. He attended Bishop Feild College in St. John's and upon graduating entered the business world working in insurance until he set up his own company, Harnum Insurance Agencies Ltd., in 1958. He sold his interests in . the firm earlier this year. Mr. Harnum was a president of the Newfoundland Board of Insurance Underwriters, the Insurance Institution of Newfoundland and the Newfoundland Insurance Agents Association. A Mason for the past 40 years, Mr. Harnum was Newfoundland District Grand Master, Masonic Lodge, Scottish Constitution, from 1964-69. Mr. Harnum was sworn in as the province's fifth Lieutenant-Governor on April 2, 1969. He retired from the post June 30, 1974. Mrs. Helena Frecker was born in Oderin, Placentia Bay, and received her early education there and at Mercy Convent School, St. John's. She was awarded the Senior Jubilee Scholarship in 1925 and was the first student to graduate from Memorial University College in 1926. Mrs. Frecker then attended Loretto and St. Michael's Colleges, the University of Toronto, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree (Honours) in English and History. A Gold Medallist in English in her graduating year, Mrs. Frecker later obtained her Master of Arts degree from the University of Toronto in 1930. From 1929 to 1933, Mrs. Frecker was a lecturer in English and Latin at Memorial University College. She married Dr. G.A. Frecker (who is now the University's Chancellor) in 1933 and retired from academic life to raise eight children. She returned to Memorial in the academic year 1958-59 as a lecturer in the Department of English. Mrs. Frecker has remained associated with the English Department since that time. She will retire at the end of this academic year. Dr. Hickman was born and grew up in Fortune, Fortune Bay. He attended the Newfoundland Normal School graduating in 1927 and taught in several Newfoundland outports. In 1935, Drt Hickman completed the two-year diploma course at Memorial University College and in 1937 graduated from Mount Allison University with a Bachelor of Arts Degree. He received the degree of Master of Arts in Education from Acadia University in 1941 and his doctorate from Columbia University, New York, in 1954. For eight years, Dr. Hickman served as principal of Grand Falls Academy and came to Memorial in the Fall of 1944 as Head of the Department of Education. In^ recognition of the contribution he has made to education in Newfoundland and the Atlantic Provinces, Mount Allison University awarded Dr. Hickman an Honourary Doctor of Law Degree in 1972. Canadian historian. Dr. Donald Creighton, 72 was born in Toronto, Ontario, and received his early education at Humberside Collegiate Institute. He graduated from Victoria College, University of Toronto, with a Bachelor of Arts degree. He went on to complete his Master of Arts degree at Balliol College, Oxford University. Dr. Creighton joined the University of Toronto in 1927 as a lecturer in the History Department and became full Professor of History in 1945. He was the Sir John A. MacDonald Professor of History at the University in 1965. He is the author of many books on Canadian History including the widely acclaimed two-volume biography of John A. MacDonald. His other works include Dominion of the North and The Empire of the St. Lawrence. Dr. Creighton is the recipient of several awards for historical writing which include the Tyrel Medal for History, the Royal Society of Canada in 1951, the Governor-General's Medal for Academic Non-Fiction, 1952, and the Molson Prize, awarded by the Canada Council in 1964. He holds membership in a number of learned societies and is a Corresponding Member of the Royal Society. Dr. Creighton has honourary doctorates from the Universities of New Brunswick, Queen's, Saskatchewan, British Columbia, Victoria, St. Francis Xavier, and Dalhousie. Born in Doting Cove, Bonavista Bay, September 27, 1893, Mr. Cecil Mouland represents the sturdy, self- sufficient Newfoundlander and is an outstanding example of his generation and time. As with most of his generation, he was a fisherman during the Summer months and worked as a logger in the Winter. In the Spring of 1912, he made the first of his two voyages to the sealf ishery as a sealer on board one of the famed "wooden walls", the S.S. Newfoundland commanded by Captain Wes Kean. His last "Spring at the Ice" was in 1914, again with Captain Wes Kean in the S.S. -Newfoundland, but with tragedy and consequences that were never contemplated. On March 31, 1914, the "Newfoundland's" crew were put on the ice floes on the Front. Some of the sealers returned to their vessel early in the morning because of threatening weather conditions. Mr. Mouland and his party pressed onwards. Later in the day, some 120 sealers, many of whom had little food and were dressed in only light clothing became stranded in a blizzard. They were on the ice for two nights and three days before being rescued by ships of the sealing fleet, who ironically were only a few niles away from the lost party. There are many tales of heroism and the will to live. Mr. Mouland was one of the 51 survivors who lived through the ordeal. The others died. Mr. Mouland never returned to the sealf ishery. In 1928, he went to Brooklyn, United States of America, where he worked as a carpenter. Retiring in 1958, he returned to Newfoundland and resided at Hare Bay, Bonavista Bay, until he moved to St. John's several years ago. Approximately 567 undergraduate and 86 graduate students will receive degrees. In the morning the degrees to be conferred are: Bachelor of Arts- education), Bachelor of Education, Master of Education and Graduate Diploma in Education. On the afternoon of October 19, the following degrees will be conferred: Bachelor of Arts (Honours and general), Bachelor of Science (Honours and general) Bachelor of Commerce, Bachelor of Physical Education, Bachelor of Nursing, Bachelor of Medical Science, Doctor of Medicine, Master of Arts, Master of Science, Master of Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy, Master of Physical Education and Master of Philosophy. |