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THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES COLLEGIATE AND VOCATIONAL INSTITUTE SOUVENIR EDITION--MAY 7, 1980 Universities of Ontario Are Offering Wide Range of Courses Ontario Has Five Universities Three of Them Generously Assisted by the Government By W. J. DUNLOP, B.A, Director of Extension and Publicity, University of Toronto F all the perplexing problems which puzzle the parents of this genera- tion there Is perhaps none quite so difficult of solution as this--Into what occupation or profession should my boy or girl go so as to make the best use of his or her abilities Oshawa is opening a new educational institution, the Oshawa Vocational In- stitute, From now on her hoys and girls will have all the opportunities for secon- dary education that are afforded by the Inrgest and most modern cities mil Bi technical, and vocational, Those parents whose children are this year in the high est form in the public or separate schools of this City should take ways and means to discover during the next two months for which of these, three branches of secondary education their boys and girls are hest fitted, This they can best do by securing the advice of the teachers concerned, There used to be an Idea that the young person who choses technical or vocational education demonstrated at once that his or her intellectual ability was below par and was not equivalent to that of the boy or girl who chose col leginte instruction, Such is, of course, not the case, Different brains function in different ways, Some people Ike to get thelr information from hooks; others prefer to use their hands in the making of things; still others have a desire for commercial pursuits, It would be a queer old world if everyone in it were adapted for the same sort of work, The Next Step Beyond the 'secondary schools--colle ginte, technical, and voeational--stand the universities, offering to those who can and will go further a still more advanced training, Universities train leaders in the various walks of life; they train ex perts, Not all young people go on to university ; not all should, But it is re garded as a fundamental principle in edu- cation in this Province that all who can pros by a university education should be allowed to take it, Ontario Is well equiped with universities, University of Toronto Of these, the University of Toronto, the largest and best equipped university in Canada, is the Provincial University of Ontario; that is, it is owned by the people of this Province, is operated od sup- ported by the Government of Ontario, 'he University of Toronto maintains high standards and enjoys a woriderful pres- tige throughout the world, It has nine Faculties, The first is Arts, in which clergymen, teachers, lawyers, journalists, research men and women, experts in commerce, and many others, may receive the first part, the basis, of their educa- tion, In the Faculty of Arts one secures a liberal education; the old traditional subjects still maintain their status here, In this Faculty, too, is the course in Commerce which is so popular, parti cularly with young men, that it is one of the largest courses in the whole univer: sity; and in this Faculty the pure scien- ces are taught--Physies, Chemistry, Zoology, Botany, ieology Mineralogy, Psychology, Household Selonce, Econo- mics and so on; todayy there are-many openings for those who are experts in scientific research, , The second is the Faculty of Medicine which produces physicians and surgeons, Third is the Faculty of Applied Science 'and Engineering in which are trained civil, chemical, electrical, mechanical, metallurgical, and mining engineers, also architects, In this young and growing country there is usually a scarcity of en- gineers, In the Faculty of Household Science, young women study for the de gree of Bachelor of Household Science and fit themselves to become teachers and dietitians, also to do research work in laboratories, In the Faculty of Eduea- tion attention is given to the professional training of teachers, In the Faculty of Forestry, foresters are trained and, it may be sald, there are positions waiting for all of them as soon as they have completed their course, Indeed, this is true of most of the professional faculties in the Umversity of Toronto, Specialised Departments Then there is the Faculty of Music; and the Toronto Conservatory of Music is a part of the University, In the Faculty of Graduate Studies young men and women have the opportunity to take still more advanced work and to secure post- graduate degrees," The Faculty of Den tistry trains dentists and dental nurses, The School of Hygiene housed in the building provided by the International Health Board of the Rockfeller Founda- tion, embraces the Department of Hygiene and Preventive Medicine, the Department of Public Health Nursing, - the Departments of Blometrics and Epidemiology and Physiological Hygiene, The Connaught Laboratories, which con sist of Research, Antitoxin and Insulin divisions, are intimately related and in close affilintion with the School of Hygiene, Teaching, research, and public service are the functions of this School and of the Connaught Laboratories, In the Department of University Ex tension there is a special course for teach- ers which enables them to secure the degree of Bachelor of Arts without gly Ing up their teaching; there are two-year diploma courses in Occupational Therapy and in Physiotherapy which offer careers for young women; and there is a one- year course in Teaching and Administra tion for Graduate Nurses, A great deal of attention Is given to providing educa- tional facilities for adults who wish to pursue their studies, Another uncrowded career is offered by the Department of Social - Science which has a two-year diploma course, Four Arts Colleges In the University of Toronto there are four Arts Colleges: University College, Victoria College, Trinity College and St, Michael's College, Federated with the University are Knox College, Wycliffe College and Emmanuel College, and in affiliation with the University are the Ontario Agricultural College, the Ontario Veterinary College, the Ontario College of Pharmacy, and the Ontario College of Art, The University has very close affiliation with the Toronto General Hospital and privileges in the Sick Chil- dren's Hospital, St, Michael's Hospital, Western Hospital, and the Psychiatric Hospital, The Royal Ontario Museum Is maintained jointly by the Government and the University, Queen's University Queen's University is beautifully situa- ted on "the old Ontario strand" at King- ston, Queen's has three Faculties--Arts, Medicine, and. Applied Science and En- gineering, This University Is famous for substantial work in all departments and for the wonderful esprit de corps of its graduates, The young man or woman who decides to throw in his or her lot with Queen's University makes no mis- take, The degree of Bachelor of Com- merce is offered there, as well as other degrees and Queen's Mining School has a high reputation throughout the con. tinent, For many years Queen's has heen --- bE yo - CONVOCATION HALL, UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO W. J. DUNLOP, B.A. doing a great deal of excellent work in adult education, Graduates of Queen's University are to be found in positions of responsibility everywhere throughout the Dominion, in the Old Land and in the United States, McMaster University McMaster University is moving next September to a very attractive site in Hamilton where splendid buildings for its use are now near completion, In this University, which is a Baptist institution, there are two faculties--Arts and Theology, in both of which good work is done, Western University Situated In London, Ontario, is the University of Western Ontario which is un strong and rapidly-growing educational institution with Faculties of Arts, Medi cine, and Public Health, This University has a beautiful site and well equipped buildings, Affiliated with it are Huron College, Assumption College, Ursuline College, Waterloo College, and Alma Col lege in St. Thomas, The University of Western Ontario is developing rapidly and has for some years past filled an im portant place in the family of Ontario Iniversitics, Both Queen's University and the University of Western Ontario receive generous grants from the Pro- vincinl Government, Ottawa University The University of Ottawa, situated in the City of Ottawa, is conducted by the Oblate Fathers of Mary Immaculate and grants the degrees of Bachelor and Mas- ter of Arts, Bachelor of Literature, Bachelor and Doctor of Philosophy, Bachelor and Doctor of Theology, as well as Licentiate of Philosophy and of Theology. Oshawa Fortunate $0 the Province of Ontario possesses, in all, five universities, one controlled and supported in full by the Government, two of them assisted generously by the Gov- ernment, and two under private or de- nominational control, Abundant oppor- tunity for university education is avail: able to the youth of Ontario, A letter addressed to the Registrar of any or all the Universities mentioned will bring full information as to courses, The young people of Oshawa are particularly fortun- ate in having easy access to either one of two great universities, Queen's Univer sity in Kingston, 127 miles to the east of them, and the University of Toronto less than forty miles to the west, So, with an efficient system of elementary education available in the public and separate schools of Oshawa, with collegiate, technical, and vocational education avail- able at their very doors, and with two universities in the immediate vicinity, the ambitious youth of Oshawa do not lack for the very hest of educational facilities, The new gymnasium at the Oshawa Collegiate and Vocational Institute is not entirely reserved for the use of the stu- dents of that institution, It is used regu larly by some of the senior classes in the public schools of the city for physical training work, One of the advantages which the Col leginte and Vocational Institute enjoys because of its location is provided hy the sroximity of Alexandra Park, This park, being only a short distance from the school, is greatly used for the physical training and athletic activities of the stu- dents, and provides an excellent outdoor gymnasium during the late spring, sum-« mer and fall months of the year, The University of Toronto The Provincial University of Ontario FACULTIES ;--Arts (including Sciences and Commerce), Medicine, Applied Science and Engineering, Household Science, Forestry, Education (Ontario College of Educa- tion), Music, School of Graduate Studies, and Dentistry. Attractive two-year courses leading to di- plomas in Occupational Therapy and in Physiotherapy are offered to young women of eighteen years or over who have full Pass Matriculation Standing. There is a one-year diploma course in Teaching and Administra- tion for Graduate Nurses, For bulletins on courses in Pure Sciences, in Applied Science and Engineering, in Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy Write to the Director University Extension UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO TORONTO §, ONTARIO