Gazette, 1976-08-25

              M.U.N. GAZETTE
Wednesday, August 25,1976
H
Former chancellor
Lord Thomson dies
New Registrar appointed
Lord Thomson
First Installment
of Programme
Grant Received
The Canada Council
recently announced the awarding of the first installment of a
five year Programme Grant to
the Maritime History Group,
Memorial University of Newfoundland for historical research
on the rise and fall of the
shipping industry in Eastern
Canada from 1830 to 1914 and
its effects on the social and
economic history of the area.
The first installment is
$132,902 with the total grant
for the five year period being
approximately $733,000. The
funding of the research project
was first announced in April.
It is one of the largest
grants ever awarded Memorial
University of Newfoundland.
The Canada Council established
the Programme Grants last year
to permit scholars to undertake
long term research in a special
subject area in the Social
Sciences and the Humanities.
Thirty applications were
received by the Canada Council
and only four Programme Grants
were awarded of which
Memorial  University was one.
Other Programme Grants went
to York University, McMaster
University and the University of
British Columbia.
The principal researchers
for the project are Dr. Keith
Matthews, Chairman of the Maritime History Group, Dr. David
Alexander and Professor Gerald
Panting.
The main thrust of the
undertaking is to produce, with
the use of computerized data, a
widespread and thorough
analysis of the shipping industry
of Eastern Canada in the provinces of Newfoundland, Nova
Scotia, New Brunswick and
Prince Edward Island during the
period 1840-1914. This will provide a model or base for further
study by scholars and other
interested groups into the social
and economic history of the
region.
Memorial University of
Newfoundland regrets to record
the passing of die Rt. Hon. the
Lord Thomson of Fleet who
died in London, England,
August 4, 1976 at the age of 82.
He was Chancellor of the University from 1961 to 1968.
The following is the text
of Jhe message sent by the Chancellor, Dr. G.A. Frecker to the
family of the late Lord
Thomson:
"The Regents, Senate,
officers, faculty, staff and students of Memorial University of
Newfoundland join with me in
extending deepest sympathy at
the death of your father. Lord
Thomson served this University
well as its second Chancellor
from 1961 to 1968 and his
continuing interest in the afi'airs
of the University was greatly
appreciated."
At the time, of his death,
he was the owner of more than
200 daily newspapers in a dozen
countries. He also had interests
in radio, television, magazines
and other enterprises including
North Sea oil deposits.
Bom in Toronto June 5,
1894, the son of a barber, Roy
Thomson left school at the age
of 14 and became a clerk, salesman, farmer, stenographer and
book-keeper. During the 1930's,
he built a small radio station in
northern Ontario and shortly
after took over a small weekly
newspaper. Within the next
decade he acquired a group of
newspapers in Canada. In 1953,
he purchased the newspaper The
Scotsman, of Edinburgh and
went to live in Britain. His other
acquisitions included the prestigious Times of London. He
became a British citizen and was
made the first Baron of Fleet,
taking his title from the famous
London newspaper district of
Fleet Street.
On July 14, 1961, the
then premier of Newfoundland,
the Hon. J.R. Smallwood
announced the appointment of
Lord Thomson as the second
Chancellor of Memorial University of Newfoundland, replacing
the Rt. Hon. The Viscount
Rothermere of Hemsted who
served  from  1952 until  1961.
Lord Thomson was installed as
Chancellor Oct. 7,1961.
He announced his resignation on May 25, 1968 at the
official opening of the Thomson
Student Centre which is name^F
after him.
The late Lord Thomson
paid a private visit to Memorial
University in August, 1975.
Memorial University of
Newfoundland has announced
the appointment of Mr. W.
Wayne Thistle to the position of
Registrar; Mr Glenn W. Collins
to the position of Deputy
Registrar and Mr. D. Bruce
Baker as Associate Registrar.
Mrs. M.M. O'Dea, who was
appointed Associate Registrar in
March, 1976 will continue in
that position.
Mr. Wayne Thistle replaces
Mr. H.T. Renouf, whose retirement was announced at the
Spring Convocation. Mr. Renouf
retires August 31. Mr. Thistle,
the son of Harris and Ivy Thistle,
was bom in Hickman's Harbour,
Trinity Bay and attended Horwood Regional High School in
Clarenville.
Mr. Thistle received his
B.Sc. (Hons.) and B.Ed, from
M.U.N, in 1968 and his M.A.
(Mathematics) in 1970. In 1971
he was awarded the LL.B. degree
from Dalhousie University. He
joined the staff of Memorial
University as Assistant Registrar
in 1968 becoming Associate
Registrar in 1970 ,and Special
Assistant to the Vice-President
(Administration) in 1974. Since
September of 1975 he has served
as Deputy Registrar and Legal
Counsel for the University.
Mr. Thistle is married to
Gloria Pack of St. John's, they
have two children, Jason five
and Dana two.
Mr. Glenn Collins was
bom in Hare Bay, Bonavista
Bay. He is the son of Wilfred and
Minnie Collins. Mr. Collins
received his early education at
the Salvation Army Elementary
School and Brown Memorial
High School in Hare Bay. He
Thistle
Collins
graduated with^ the degree of
B.Sc. from Memorial University
in 1969 and obtained his M.Sc.
(Mathematics) in 1974.
Mr. Collins was appointed
Assistant Registrar of Memorial
University in May of 1970 and
Associate Registrar in October
19^7 7
He is married to Peggy
Wells of Glovertown, they have
one child, Paula aged five.
Mr. Bruce Baker was born
in Botwood. He is the son of
Frank and Vera Baker and graduated from Botwood Regional
High School in 1963.
Mr. Baker received his
B.A. degree from Memorial University in 1968 and his B.Sc. in
1970. He was appointed Assistant Registrar at Memorial University in 1971.
* Mr.  Baker is married to
Elaine Crocker of St. John's.
All three appointments
become effective on September
1,1976. 	
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