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Home My WebLink AboutThe Huron Expositor, 1962-12-20, Page 3caa ,'d .114e -- awl 4's aase cue to u<ii each `j you a &eery Meeery ehusem.s. Oast all al ud. ROBERT BELL INDUSTRIES LIMITED Phone 267 ;.-a.:` I• ;w I,X••- • u•' I E,jI w• I,>,4' I Yy 1;1+' I;Y' 1!�` Seaforth 1,k, lY+' )k• - I W Ilu' I k^'I.W' k^' I it, • NEED RUBBER STAMPS? Phone 141 or 142 SEAFORTH Ryerson Institute Reflects Planning of Seaforth Area Nctive (By David Laundy, in The Canadian School Journal) (The subject of the following story is Principal H. H. Kerr, of Ryerson Institute of Tech- nology, and a graduate of Sea - forth Collegiate Institute. Mr. Kerr is the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. James Kerr, of Sea - forth and McKillop. His wife is the former Beatrice Larkin; a daughter of the late Dr. F. H. Larkin and Mrs. Larkin, of Seaforth.) Ontario Premier John Robarts opened Ryerson Institute of Technology's new student un- ion building in November 1960, with a tribute. "It is fitting that your prin- cipal's name be perpetuated in connection with Ryerson," he said' before unveiling a plaque with the words "Kerr Halt" en- graved in polished, bronze let- ters. Opening of the newly -convert- ed 110 -year-old Working Boys' Home,.; on Goul St. as a Ryerson student residence culminated years of hard work by Howard Mien Kerr, B.A.Sc., B.Paed., P.Eng., handsome greying prin- cipal of the Institute. He had channeled profits from the Student Union Cor- poration toward the residence. As early as 1953, he organized a committee to campaign for funds. Wobbly Tenor He played an active part in the campaigns and donated his "wobbly tenor" as prize in a radio auction over the campus station CJRT. At 61, Principal H. H. Kerr is an enthusiastic worker. He has been the driving force at D. Brightrall FINA SERVICE PHONE 354 Just s2y,thew.s.ri LAGER ^BEER FOR THE tKEHTER QAC -SER WITH THE HAPPY FLAVOUR is Ryerson since its establishment in 1948. And his students re- spect and admire him for it. • Under his guidance, the in- stitute has advanced from a mixed technical school and ap- prenticeship training establish- ment, enrolling some 500 stu- dents, to Canada's most ad- vanced polytechnical institute. Enrolment this year is 2,700. More than 200 students were refused admittance in Septem- ber because there just wasn't enough room for them. In 1948, only 175 students were registered in technology courses which varied in length from one to three years. Today, all but two Ryerson courses take three years to complete, About half the 2,700 students take technology while the rest are enrolled in such business and arts courses as Merchandising Administration, Hotel, Resort and Restaurant Administration, Home Econom- ics and Radio and Television Arts. "Over the years we -have been developing our curricula `until we feel we're now equal to the standards of similar schools in Europe and the United States," said Mr. Kerr. "And we're expanding all the time." Expand is right. The original Ryerson centred on the 110 -year-old Ontario Nor- mal School building and made use of a number of dilapidated wooden annex structures. Now the days of the old building are numbered as a new multi-million dollar struc- ture capable of handling more than 4,000 students surrounds it. Howard Kerr began his teach- ing career after graduating as an engineer from the Faculty of Applied Science at Univers- ity of Toronto in 1922. But when he set out to find a job, he found the prospects none too promising. His first position brought in $18 a week —"a far cry from the $400 a month the young fellows are making today." So Mr. Kerr decided to try his hand at teaching. "My mother was a teacher and she always upheld it as a fine profession," ',he recalled. "I've never regretted entering teaching because it's been an exciting and rewarding experi- ence." He started his career as a mathematics instructor. at To- ronto's Western Technical School in 1928. Three years lat- er he moved to the Oshawa Vo- cational Technical School as head of the Technical Depart- ment. When war broke out in 1939, Mr. Kerr was appointed direc- tor of the Ontario Emergency Training Program, preparing Canadians to work in war in- dustries. 32,000 Retrained War training turned to re- habilitation training in 1944 with Howard Kerr still at the helm. Headquarters was St. James' Square—the present Ry- erson campus—where some 32,- 000 persons were retrained, half in matriculation and half in trades courses. In 1948 Ryerson's principal found himself unemployed. With the number of unskill- ed war veterans declining, the rehabilitation centre was closed down. • But for Howard Kerr, this temporary lack of work on- ly signalled a new phase in his varied career in industry and education. In the fall of the sameyear, a revolutionary step forward took place when- the Ryerson Institute of Technology opened its doors for the first time with Mr. Kerr as principal. H. H. Kerr has received due recognition for his work at Ry- erson: In -1953, Queen Elizabeth presented him with the Corona- tion Medal. Contribution To Nation Five years later, he received the Gold Medal from the Pro- fessional Institute of the Pub- lic Service of Canada for his "contribution to national well- being in a field other than pure or applied science." This award "shows that Can- adians are- beaming mor aware, of Ryerson Institute as school of advanced education,' he said after the presentation. To those who know H. Hfi (a he is affectionately called by his students) this is no. idle statement. "My whole life i Ryerson," • he told reporters. " live it, eat it, sleep it." Mr. Kerr has always made a point of getting to know as many of his students as pos sible. Unlike many pricipals who. hide behind forbidding desks in equally forbidding offices, he can often be found strolling through the corridors smiling and saying "hello" to any stu- dent he encounters. Veteran staff members re- member the time when Mr. Kerr knew practically -all stu- dents by name and seemed to remember their individual courses and extra -curricular in- terests. He now finds it next to im- possible to know each of Ryer- son's 2,700 students personally. "But I try to learn as many names as possible. 1 know all the fellows and girls playing on the school teams and any other students with whom I come in personal contact." e His One Regret a The only regret Howard Kerr has about his career is that "it has taken so 1png to convince s the public of the importance of Ryerson in the field of educa- tion. s "People tend to have faith 1 in what they know, and lack faith in what they don't know," he said. "To many parents and teachers, an institution on the _ junior college level such as Ry- erson, which- can successfully prepare its students to step in- to good paying jobs after three years of study, is unheard of. "Gradually the public .is be- ginning to accept Ryerson— largely because of the part play- ed by its graduates." Mr. Kerr pointed out that Ry- erson grads are working all ov- er the world. "But I'm glad to say that nearly all of them re- turn to Canada," he smiled. "We have them in every province," He pointed with pride to the fact that industry now sends representatives to Ryerson to interview graduating students in February. Many of them are placed before they graduate. Sure sign of the fruit of Mr. Kerr's long struggle for proper recognition of Ryerson's place in education is .the institute's ever-increasing enrolment. Personal Advisor "Ryerson students realize Mr. Kerr's interest in them and many bring their personal prob- lems directly to the principal. "`They mostly come to talk about money—how to get some. I try to help them as best I can." Howard Kerr's affection for his students can probably be traced to his deep love for the humanities. He feels there is an impor- tant place for humanities in all Ryerson courses. "Every course, especially Journalism and Radio and Tele- vision Arts, has some of the humanities in it," explained Mr, •Kerr. "I feel this is es- sential for any student Even though I'm an engineer, I've al- ways loved the humanities." There's also a more practical value in studying the humani- ties. "Too narrow an education is a mistake. A student never knows what he'll be called upon to do in the future. If his scope is too narrow, he may find it very difficult to change." The Ryerson Calendar reflects the principal's attitude toward the humanities. Business students study econ- omics, English, political and eco- nomic geography and psycholo- gy. Technology students take economics,. English and philoso- phy. Included in the Journalism and Radio and Television Arts program are history, geogra- phy, English, sociology, psychol- ogy, philosophy and political Three -Semester Plan When the new building is operating at capacity, plans are to increase length of the school day. Further in the future are plans for a three -semester sys- stem—with school terms oper- ating all year round. Students would attend two of the three terms. Mr. Kerr will contin son with t purpose of mak- ing Ryerson's fu- ture prosp ects are rosy. "We ue to develop Ryer- he ur ose ing it the best institution of its kind in Canada." With 14 degree -granting es- tablishments in Ontario alone, Ryerson's role in the Canadian educational scene should re- main as it is now, "a middle of the road between the secondary and university levels which can provide .an education for speci- fic occupations." Mr. Kerr's pride in Ryerson and its students is only equal- led by his pride in his family —wife Beatrice, daughter Esme, a graduate in biochemistry and physiology married to a profes- sor, daughter Elizabeth, a dieti- tion married to a research en- gineer, and son Ian, now Dr. Ian Kerr, a specialist in sur- gery. He is also proud of his eight grandchildren. When Premier Roberts un- veiled the bronze plaque on Kerr Hall, he was dedicating the fifth monument to Howard Hillen Kerr. He already had four—a hap- py home, three successful chil- dren, eight grandchildren and Ryerson Institute of Technol- science. ogy. Iw,rr Y) )e- ) ,;e-IxY)er41 , wI r ;rr I e"..'"- ,-,'•• .4.x..5.. ..5.. To all our many friends and customers-- p may you enjoy the happiest holiday ever! SEAFORTH COIN OPERATED LAUNDRY FRANK MILLS ;"`-11 e41e.4) eta) I. I ;r I I I e I ;e . �W I w I I, aam ..n.,..,,,..,. Ani. 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