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The President's Address at the opening of Session 1933-34, Dalhousie University

The President's Address at the opening of Session 1933-34, Dalhousie University

Item consists of an offprint of Carleton Stanley's address at the opening session of the 1933-34 Dalhousie academic year, delivered on October 5, 1933. Item discussing the recent passing of Archibald MacMechan, outlining goals for the freshman class, and warning of the "terrible situation that has overtaken academic life in Germany" and the threat to "intellectual freedom everywhere" posed by rise of the Nazis, and the need to ward off "selfish apathy and indifference", before encouraging all in attendance to go to Professor [Alfred Eckhard] Zimmern's forthcoming lecture series.
The alumni news, October 1962

The alumni news, October 1962

  • MS-1-Ref, Box 21, Folder 6, Item 3
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  • 1962-10

    • Part of Alumni News

Item is a copy of The Alumni News (Volume 19, Number 3), a quarterly publication of the Dalhousie Alumni Association. Numbering for this new series restarted in 1943. Issue includes the article "Dr Archibald MacMechan: An article abridged from a lecture given to Homecoming Alumni in May 1962" by Prof. C.L. Bennet.
Letter from George W. Robinson to Archibald McKellar MacMechan regarding MacMechan's letter of su...

Letter from George W. Robinson to Archibald McKellar MacMechan regarding MacMechan's letter of support for Dr. Daniel Cobb Harvey

Item is a letter from George W. Robinson (representing the Committee on Fellowships and Dean Haskins of Harvard University), thanking MacMechan for his endorsement of Daniel Cobb Harvey, who qualified for the Bayard Cutting Fellowship, despite having not completed his Harvard residence.
"Evangeline and the Real Acadians"

"Evangeline and the Real Acadians"

Item is a typescript transcription of "Evangeline and the Real Acadians," an essay by Archibald MacMechan. MacMechan published the essay in 1914, as part of the collection 'The Life of a Little College & Other Papers'.
Carleton Stanley's address to the Dalhousie community at the 1933-34 opening session

Carleton Stanley's address to the Dalhousie community at the 1933-34 opening session

Item consists of an annotated typescript copy of Carleton Stanley's 1933-34 Opening Session address to the Dalhousie commuity, delivered on October 5, 1933. Item discussing the recent passing of Archibald MacMechan, outlining goals for the freshman class, and warning of the "terrible situation that has overtaken academic life in Germany" and the threat to "intellectual freedom everywhere" posed by rise of the Nazis, and the need to ward off "selfish apathy and indifference", before encouraging all in attendance to go to Professor [Alfred Eckhard] Zimmern's forthcoming lecture series.