CUC History: Our First Yearbook

Cover of the 1927 Yearbook.

The first “Annual” of Canadian Junior College (CJC) rolled off the press in 1927. The name Aurora was chosen for the northern lights as a symbol that the light of CJC might shine out to the remotest corners of the Western Canadian Union Conference. The four aims for publishing an annual yearbook were:

• To disseminate information regarding our College throughout the Union;
• To interest young men and women in obtaining for themselves a Christian education;
• To act as a means of training for the students; and
• To be a remembrance to them later of pleasant days spent here.

With about one-third of the book dedicated to business advertisements, the cost of the annual was one dollar.  Thanks to our ability to scan documents, you can peruse the book at no charge here.

A campaign was initiated in April to solicit subscriptions with competition between the boys and girls. Excitement soared on May 20 during chapel hour as President Herbert Klooster walked in with a bundle of one, five and ten-dollar bills for the winners. The subscriptions totaled 948. Of this 509 belonged to the girls and 439 to the boys. Cheering filled the chapel for several minutes. The girls were happy they won the contest but they soon discovered the boys were good losers. Mr. Jacob Wagner, dean of men, congratulated the girls on their success and attributed their loss on the phase of the moon.

The top three Individual winners were Alex Clark for 56 sales; Pearl Voisey for 43; and Elizabeth Goerlitz for 41.

--by Edith Fitch

Alex Clark

Pearly Voisey

Elizabeth Goerlitz

CJC President Henry Klooster

Dean of Men Jacob Wagner

CUC Joins eCampusAlberta Consortium

Representatives from the 26 member institutions of eCampusAlberta
met with Premier Dave Hancock to celebrate the expansion
of the online learning service.

CUC students now have access to more than 900 online courses through eCampusAlberta.  A consortium of Alberta's 26 publically-funded post-secondary institutions, eCampusAlberta was established in 2002 to facilitate greater access to high-quality online learning opportunities.

Canadian University College, along with six other Alberta institutions, was able to join the consortium for one year thanks to a special grant by the Province of Alberta.  "During this initial year we will monitor the extent to which students make use of eCampusAlberta and decide if it is cost-effective to continue membership," explained CUC President Mark Haynal.

Students should consult with their academic advisor and obtain the necessary approval from CUC Registrar Larry Murrin before taking any off-campus course they hope to apply toward a degree at CUC.

Jesal Odedra, Operations Manager for eCampusAlberta met with Dr. Haynal recently to sign documents related to CUC's participation in the online service.

President Haynal and Proclaim Participate in Vancouver Island Campmeeting

President Haynal and CUC's quartet Proclaim made presentations Sabbath, May 24 at Vancouver Island Campmeeting, held at Nanoose Bay Pentecostal Camp.  "Going to such a beautiful setting to fellowship with believers is certainly one of the more pleasant parts of my work," said Haynal.

Proclaim provided special music and presentations for both the youth and adult divisions.  They presented a full concert Sabbath evening.  Dr. Haynal presented the lesson study for the adults and the 11 o'clock service for the youth.

Not all of our presentations were "formal."  Sabbath afternoon a number CUC alumni and current students joined with Proclaim for a sacred "jam session."

Olympian Mike Riddle will Participate in CUC Golf Tournament

Freestyle skier Mike Riddle who won a silver medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi will be participating in this year's Alumni and Community Golf Classic, Sunday, June 8, at the Lacombe Golf and Country Club beginning at 1 pm.  CUC alumni and friends are invited to stop by for an autograph and photos with one of Canada's olympians.

If you would like to participate in this year's golf tournament please call 403-782-3381 x4161 or e-mail alumni@cauc.ca.

For a full schedule of Homecoming Weekend events, June 6-8, please click here.

View the Church Where Holy, Holy, Holy was First Sung

Reginald Heber
1783-1826

One of President Haynal's hobbies is researching the history of hymns.  He is now on an 8-day "vacation" in the United Kingdom visiting sites related to some of Christendom's most beloved hymns.  What follows is one of a few reports he will make while on this journey.

It was for Trinity Sunday at his church in Hodnet that Reginald Heber wrote the words for the beloved hymn, Holy, Holy, Holy.  I am not sure to which tune those words were sung on that Sunday.  The tune most Christians use was written many years later by John Dykes.





Another Heber hymn you may know is From Greenland's Icy Mountains.  Heber wrote the hymn in 20 minutes when his father-in-law asked him at the supper table if he might compose something for the congregation to sing the next day at St. Giles Church in Wrexham (not far from Hodnet).  Shown below is a less-than-adequate photo of Heber's handwritten copy of From Greenland's Icy Mountains that is on display at St. Giles Church in Wrexham.

One section of stained glass windows is dedicated to Heber's famous missionary
hymn.

President Studies Hymn History in the United Kingdom

One of President Haynal's hobbies is researching the history of hymns.  He is now on an 8-day "vacation" in the United Kingdom visiting sites related to some of Christendom's most beloved hymns.  What follows is the first of several reports he will make while on this journey.

During her short life, Frances Ridley Havergal, 1839-1879, wrote hundreds of hymns that have inspired and encouraged Christians over the years.  On Wednesday, April 29, I visited the old church and graveyard in Astley where Frances lived the first six years of her life while her father was the pastor and where she is now buried.

Just a few miles away is Areley House in Stourport, where in 1874, penned the words for Take My Life and Let It Be.  The story of why those words were written can be found here.  Havergal originally intended the song to be sung to a tune her father had written.  A recording of her words sung to that tune can be heard here.  Areley House is now a home for the elderly.

Flowing through Stourport is River Severn which many believe was the inspiration for my favorite Havergal hymn, Like a River Glorious.

I will attend Choral Evensong at a different cathedral each evening.  Tuesday, April 28, I enjoyed the service at Christ Church Cathedral in Oxford.  Last night heard the boys choir at 800-year-old Lichfield Cathedral.