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This item consists of a digitized copy of a film assembled from a series of historical film clips that was presented to E.W. Hamber who served as UBC Chancellor 1944-1951. The film consists of: First graduation ceremony (1916) featuring President F.F. Wesbrook and Chancellor F.L. Carter-Cotton and congregation procession at Vancouver Courthouse [0:21-1:25]. UBC and World War I period – shows military training, ca. 1916 [1:26-2:33]. Campus following the war with overcrowding at Fairview and the Great Trek (1922) [2:34-5:02]. Views of the Science Building and Library and students arriving at the new Gymnasium on buses and in cars in the early 1930s [5:03-5:31]. English rugby game with kick off by President Leonard Klinck [5:32-5:46]. Premier T.D. Patullo receiving an honorary degree from Chancellor R.E. McKechnie (October 1937) [5:47-6:03]. “Growing Pains Again, 1938” - crowded classroom [6:04-6:23]. Lieutenant Governor Eric Hamber in congregation procession into and out of the Library (1938) [6:24-7:49]. “Time passes peacefully” – campus view of Science building, Library and Gymnasium in the 30s [7:50-8:22]. John Ridington in front of the Library [8:23-8:38]. Royal visit to campus of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth as part of May 1939 Canadian tour [8:39-9:22]. Congregation procession leaving the Library in 1940 with good shots of Chancellor McKechnie and President Klinck [9:23-10:17]. Brock Hall opened in 1940 by Lt. Gov. Eric Hamber [10:18-10:52]. Views of war efforts including marching, drilling and radar training [10:52-11:33]. Construction of Armoury [11:34-12:01]. More military exercises with firearm drills and marching – forming “UBC” in stadium [12:02-14:13]. Moving army huts to campus for classrooms [14:14-15:36]. Cairn ceremony featuring new UBC President Norman Mackenzie [15:37-16:50]. Freshmen initiation rituals [16:51-17:23]. Physics building sod turning ceremony (1944) with speakers Norman Mackenzie, Eric Hamber, C.J. Mackenzie, Daniel Buchanan, G.M. Shrum and W. Thompson [17:24-20:24]. Views of construction of Physics building [20:25-20:49]. Awarding of honorary degrees to O.M. Solandt, E.O.L. Lawrence, C.J. Mackenzie and L.E. Dubridge (1947) and then the procession to new Physics building [20:50-21:44]. Procession to the new Physics building following 1947 congregation [21:45-22:02]. View of opening ceremony for Physics building and reception [22:03-23:08]. Student campaign to build new gymnasium [23:09-25:20]. Remembrance Day ceremony (1947) [25:21-25:59]. E.C. Carson turns sod in 1947 for new War Memorial Gymnasium [26:00-26:46]. Views of new buildings added since 1947 – north wing of Main Library, Home Economics, Applied Science building, Biological Sciences building, War Memorial Gymnasium and Wesbrook building [26:47-27:47]. Research and the Fraser River Model Project [27:48-28:08]. Chancellor Hamber confers honorary degrees on Ray Atherton, Liu Shih-Shun and George Randolf Pearkes and other views of the 1944 congregation ceremony [28:09-30:10]. Congregation procession (1946) heading towards the Armoury [30:11-30:46]. Congregation procession (1947) leaving the Library [30:47-31:12]. Congregation procession (1948) featuring Lord Alexander, Governor General of Canada [31:13-31:53]. Congregation procession (1950) featuring Robert Menzies, Australian Prime Minister [31:54-32:36]. Visit of India’s Prime Minister Jawarhalal Nehru (1949) [32:37-33:35]. View of opening ceremony at Totem Park (1951) featuring platform guests Hunter Lewis, Mungo Martin, Eric Hamber and Norman Mackenzie [33:36-34:29]. The final act of Chancellor Eric Hamber – Convocation ceremony (1951) [34:30-35:37]. University community bids official farewell to Chancellor Hamber on the occasion of his retirement (1951) [35:38-36:00]. General shots of campus (ca. 1951) [36:01-36:57].

University of British Columbia--History; Wesbrook, F. F. (Frank Fairchild), 1868-1918; Carter, Frank (Frank L.); Military education; University of British Columbia. Library; Pattullo, Thomas Dufferin, 1873-1956; George VI, King of Great Britain, 1895-1952; Huts; Initiation; War Memorial Gymnasium (Vancouver, B.C.); Alexander of Tunis, Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, Earl, 1891-1969; Menzies, Robert; Nehru, Jawaharlal, 1889-1964; Martin, Mungo, -1962

Moving Image

English

UBC Archives Video & Film Collection

2013-04-18

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