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Drawing of sterling silver fish that adorn the base of the Dalhousie University mace

Item is a pencil drawing of the silver fish that adorn the base of the Dalhousie University mace. The drawing, by R.L. de C.H. Saunders, shows an orthographic projection and a bird's-eye view of the fish, which were added to the mace to recognize the primary source of the local economy. The bird's-eye view shows a seashell between the fish tails that was not incorporated into the mace when it was built by A.H. MacMillan.

Drawing of circular scene at the base of the Dalhousie University mace

Item is a pencil drawing by R.L. de C.H. Saunders that shows Saunders' design for a circular scene carved into the base of the Dalhousie University mace. The drawing shows the "deep gutter between sky and sea" and a sea nymph "calling across the waves toward the setting sun in representation of the impulse that led navigators to sail westward to our shores."

Drawing of circlet of mayflowers carved into the head of the Dalhousie University mace

Item is a pencil drawing by R.L. de C.H. Saunders. The drawing illustrates Saunders' design for a circlet of mayflowers that adorns the head of the Dalhousie University mace. The mayflowers symbolize the province and the "flowering new civilization therein which led to the establishment of the university."

Drawing of Scottish earl's coronet carved into the head of the Dalhousie University mace

Item is a pencil drawing by R.L. de C.H. Saunders. The drawing illustrates Saunders' design for the five-rayed Scottish earl's coronet that adorns the head of the Dalhousie University mace. The drawing includes measurements and other notes written in pencil. The coronet is included in the mace "in recognition of the University founder, the 9th Earl of Dalhousie." This part of the mace was carved into a piece of oak cut from the estate of the Earl of Dalhousie.

Drawing of the sterling silver Celtic cross that adorns the head of the Dalhousie University mace

Item is a pencil drawing by R.L. de C.H. Saunders. The drawing illustrates Saunders' design for the sterling silver Celtic cross that adorns the head of the Dalhousie University mace. The drawing includes measurements and other notes written in pencil. The Celtic cross is set atop the cap of the coronet that forms the uppermost part of the mace head.

Drawing of the sterling silver Celtic cross that adorns the head of the Dalhousie University mace

Item is a pencil drawing by R.L. de C.H. Saunders. The drawing illustrates Saunders' design for the sterling silver Celtic cross that adorns the head of the Dalhousie University mace. The drawing includes measurements other notes written in pencil. The Celtic cross is set atop the cap of the coronet that forms the uppermost part of the mace head. This drawing shows the University motto "Ora et Labora" and the five points of the coronet surrounding the Celtic cross.

The inauguration of Carleton W. Stanley as President of Dalhousie University : Programme of Ceremonies, Capitol Theatre, Halifax, Friday, October 9, 1931

Item consists of issue number 4 of the Dalhousie University Bulletin, a special inauguration number celebrating the appointment of Carleton Wellesley Stanley as the new President of Dalhousie University. Includes the text of speeches by The Right Honorable R.B. Bennett (Canadian Prime Minister, and Governor of Dalhousie), G. Fred Pearson (Chairman of the Board of Governors), A. Stanley Mackenzie (President Emeritus), and Carleton W. Stanley (newly-appointed President).

Convocation address delivered by Carleton Stanley at the Special Convocation ceremonies at a reunion event August 17, 1938

Item consists of a facsimile of the text of an address delivered by President Carleton Stanley at a Special Convocation ceremony at a Dalhousie University Reunion event, August 17, 1938. Item originally appeared in Volume 2, Number 1 of the Second Series of The Alumni News, pages 9 and 16.

The inauguration of Alexander E. Kerr as President of Dalhousie University : programme of ceremonies, The Gymnasium, Tuesday, November 13, 1945

Item consists of a programme of events celebrating the inauguration of Alexander Enoch Kerr as the new President of Dalhousie University, November 13, 1945. Includes the text of speeches by D.L. Sutherland (President of the Council of the Students), Dean Vincent C. MacDonald (University Senate), George J. Trueman (Chairmain for the Central Advisory Committee on Education in the Maritime Provinces and Newfoundland), Lieutenant-Colonel K.C. Laurie (Chairman of the Board of Governors), and Alexander Kerr's inaugural address. Also includes a list of delegates from other institutions.

Dalhousie University : the post-war years, 1945-1963 : President's Convocation address, May 16, 1963, and highlights of the development of the period, by Faculties

Item consists of the text of an address delivered by President Alexander Enoch Kerr at the May 6, 1963 Dalhousie University Convocation ceremonies, about Dalhousie's growth and development in the post-war years (coinciding with Kerr's tenure as President). Item also contains reports submitted by individual faculties about their developments under Kerr's presidency. Includes reports submitted by H.B.S. Cooke (Dean, Faculty of Arts), H.E. Read (Dean, Faculty of Law), C.B. Stewart (Dean, Faculty of Medicine), J.D. McLean (Dean, Faculty of Dentistry), W.R. Trost (Dean, Faculty of Graduate Studies), F.R. Hayes (Director, Institute of Oceanography), E.A. Electa MacLennan (Director, Faculty of Health Professions), J.G. Duff (Director, College of Pharmacy), Arthur H. Shears (Director) and Robert M. MacDonald (Dean-elect, School of Physiotherapy), Guy Henson (Director, Institute of Public Affairs), J.P. Wilkinson (University Librarian), K.D. Gowie (Director, Physical Education), and Bruce G. Irwin (Director, Alumni Association).

The significance of the Reformed Church tradition for modern education

Item consists of an offprint containing the text of an address delivered by President Alexander Enoch Kerr to the Annual Meeting of the Western Section of the Alliance of Reformed Churches, held in 1948 in Buck Hill Falls, Pennsylvania, about the integration of Reformed Church/Calvinist principles into modern educational methods.

Anniversaries in Geneva, 1959

Item consists of an offprint from the Summer 1959 issue of the Dalhousie Review (pages [208]-218), containing the text of an address delivered by President Alexander Enoch Kerr about the the recent celebration of three different anniversaries related to the life and activities of John Calvin in Geneva, Switzerland in the sixteenth century.

Dalhousie University Bulletin: Inauguration number

Item consists of two copies of the Dalhousie University Bulletin, Inauguration Number (#4), dated October 1931, from the inauguration of Carleton W. Stanley as president of Dalhousie University. The bulletin contains the program of the event, a photograph of Stanley, transcriptions of addresses given at the event, and a list of delegates from other universities.

Convocation program : Saturday, October 17, 2009 [and] Sunday, October 18, 2009

Item consists of the Convocation program for the following proceedings: Architecture and Planning, Dentistry, Health Professions, Law, Medicine, Graduate Studies, 9:30 am, October 17, 2009; Arts and Science, Computer Science, Engineering, Graduate Studies, 2:30 pm, October 17, 2009; [and] Management, Arts and Science, Graduate Studies, 9:30 am, October 18, 2009.

Dalhousie Student Union - CKDU Publication - 'Earcandy' - Vol. 3, No. 4

Item consists of the fourth issue of the third volume (likely from May 1993) of Earcandy, a semi-regular publication of CKDU Radio. This issue includes articles on the upcoming Scotia Festival, the wild growth of hip-hop music in Halifax, a profile of R. Murray Schafer, and classical programming at CKDU. Includes articles by Suzanne Brown, Chris Trowbridge, Michael Wile, Steven Slater, Spike Taylor, Laura Borealis, and Deborah Odhiambo.
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