Rambling with Ruth By Ruth Vogt REV. DAVID J. CRAWFORD, '52 Dave Crawford is a busy man . . . almost as busy as he was at college! After graduating from Knox College in 1955, he was appointed first minister of a newly-organized congregation -- Riverside Presbyterian Church -- in Medicine Hat, Alta. Besides organizing congregational activities, he is also working on plans for a $40,000 church to seat 250. Construction will begin this spring. KARSH But this isn't enough to keep him occupied -- each week he delivers five lectures on church history and Christian doctrine at the Presbyterian Training School in Medicine Hat. He explains purpose of this school is to prepare people for lay leadership within the church. His wife, a former resident of Calgary, also teaches one day a week at the school. During his leisure time, Dave acts as playing-coach for a team in the Medicine Hat and District Intermediate Basketball Association. WARD EBY, '51 How would you like to "cover the waterfront" ? Here's the recipe, according to Ward Eby: Take a trip to Mexico; teach school for three months and learn to speak Spanish like a native. Join a shipping firm in Vancouver as a "translator" and there you are -- on the waterfront .. . BAGPIPES, TOO! KICKLINES TO FEATURE FIRST OPEN HOUSE By Don Groff Waterloo College's first Open House will skirl of the bagpipes will fill out the musbe held Feb. 7 and 8 at the college. ical program. Featuring variety shows, sports displays, Among the displays will be sneak pre-building tours, musical talent, scientific de- views of building and expansion plans. monstrations and men's and women's fash- Drawings and blueprints, shown in the ion shows, the Open House will this year board room, will provide alumni with the replace the usual Purple and Gold Show, college's plans for projected development. cancelled because of accommodation problems. Boys Kick Too Talent of last year's P and G show will feature an hour-long variety show between 8 and 9 p.m. and 9:30 to 10:30 p.m. each night. A minstrel show, girls' and boys' "The enthusiasm members of the Alumni kicklines and individual numbers will go showed at the reunion this year would help on in the dining hall. make our Open House a success", said Mr. Wagner. "Their attendance will inspire prospective students to also make Waterloo their Alma Mater". As a special feature of the Open House weekend, hardy members of the Alumni will play Friday, Feb. 8, against the college hockey team at Waterloo Arena. Game time is 6:30 p.m. Players and spectators will visit the- Open House following the-game. ALUMNI HOCKEYISTS COMPLETE SECRET TRAINING PROGRAM Brace yourself, men, the time is almost Hinschberger, Jim Bauer, and a host of here when you must again do battle for Ye others. Olde Alumni. Starting time is 6:30 p.m. If the wind On Friday, Feb. 8, we will take to the lasts we'll play until 8 p.m. will win, win, win! orous, secret training program the Alumni this is the year. last three years. This year, after a rig- ice at Waterloo Arena against those young and husky fellows of the college. But, men, We have come close to winning in the depth, men, depth. logues for shin pads and we're in business. your old hockey stick and two Eaton's cataof invitation regard this as it. Rustle up If you can still skate come out. We need If you haven't as yet received your letter Team Needs Depth See another article on this page for news of social activities at the college folJohn Does Chin-Ups lowing the game. Since the first snowfall, Rev. Max Put- nam has been sprinting to services at his church in Listowel. Wally Klymn has been A REMINDER! training with the basketball team at his t We hope all Alumni and associates have Palmerston school and John Carlyle has received a letter this month outlining annual been doing chin-ups from a second-storey operating expenses of the association. The window of the Mutual Life building. $1,000 annual budget includes publication Oh yes, our team is in shape. Besides costs of THIS IS WATERLOO, the alumni these illustrious stars the team hopes to scholarship and other expenses. have on the ice Harry Weaver, Verd Yates, If you haven't already contributed, your Jim Milne, Carl Totzke, Bob Binhammer, support would be appreciated by the execu"Bromo" Selzer, Auggie Augustine, Ross tive. Send your contribution to Richard and Earle Weichel, Bob Rafferty, Louis Mutton, Alumni treasurer, Waterloo College. Guides will conduct tours and more than 1,000 visitors each night are expected to get a wide view of college life on the campus. Refreshments in the attractive Torque Room will conclude the event. Runways are being built on top of demonstration desks for the fashion shows in the new amphitheatre. During inspection tours of the building, visitors will be able to see sports demonstrations in the gym. Movies, public speaking contest finals and musical numbers will hold forth in the music room. Paul Wagner, chairman, reports classical music, western, rock 'n roll and the TWATERLOO JANUARY 1957 Editor : Donald W. Groff Co-Editor : Earle H. Weichel Features : Miss Ruth Vogt Published Bi-Monthly by the Alumni Association of Waterloo College Waterloo Printing Company Please advise change of address