scholarly journals For the Empire, the Nation and the West: The University of Alberta's Contribution to World War 1

2008 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Borys
Keyword(s):  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Western Canada ◽  
World War ◽  
The West ◽  
University Of Alberta ◽  
War Effort ◽  
The University ◽  
Formative Years ◽  
At Home

At the outbreak of war in August of 1914, the University of Alberta was one of the youngest educational institutions in Canada. It boasted only 439 students and an even smaller staff. However, its support of the war at home and abroad was one of dedication and commitment far beyond what was ever expected of this small institution. The years 1914-1918 witnessed the University of Alberta become one of the leading educational institutions in Western Canada. This paper examines the university’s contribution to the war effort and chronicles its growth and maturation during these formative years.

War Art in Japan

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Asato Ikeda
Keyword(s):  
World War Ii ◽  
Interior Design ◽  
Subject Matter ◽  
The State ◽  
Japanese Culture ◽  
World War ◽  
The West ◽  
Woodblock Prints ◽  
War Effort ◽  
Totalitarian State

Under Japan’s totalitarian state during World War II, most Japanese artists participated in the war effort. Their activities included producing works commissioned by the state, displaying works in state-sponsored exhibitions, donating the proceeds of art to the state, and dedicating works, as symbolic gestures, to religious sites, important battles, seminal state officials, or to those who gave their lives in the war. War artists produced works in diverse media, styles, and subject matter, ranging from painting, photography, woodblock prints, and sculpture to architecture and interior design. However, their works invariably glorified Japan’s military occupation in Asia and war against the West, or they resonated with the wartime state ideology that sought to recreate a traditional Japanese culture uncontaminated by modernity.

scholarly journals Violet Archer's Formative Years: A Bibliographical Catalogue of Her Compositions, 1932–43

2013 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 145-195
Author(s):  
James Whittle
Keyword(s):  
Supporting Evidence ◽  
University Of Alberta ◽  
University Of Calgary ◽  
Canadian Music ◽  
Music Centre ◽  
The University ◽  
Formative Years

This chronological catalogue of Violet Archer's earliest completed compositions, including works written from 1932 to 1943, is based on manuscripts in her possession and on deposit at the University of Calgary Library, as well as published scores and reproductions of manuscripts in the University of Alberta Library and the libraries of the Canadian Music Centre. It provides the date of composition for each work and summarizes the supporting evidence, including dates found on manuscripts, the types of paper used, entries on lists of works compiled by the composer, and dates of first and early performances. Also included are the medium of performance of each work, a list of movements, the source of any text, and the location of scores and recordings.

Australian and New Zealand women teachers in the First World War

2019 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-45
Author(s):  
Kay Morris Matthews ◽  
Kay Whitehead
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
First World War ◽  
Women Teachers ◽  
Secondary Source ◽  
World War ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The First World War ◽  
War Effort ◽  
First World ◽  
At Home

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to highlight the contributions of women teachers to the war effort at home in Australia and New Zealand and in Egypt and Europe between 1914 and 1918. Design/methodology/approach Framed as a feminist transnational history, this research paper drew upon extensive primary and secondary source material in order to identify the women teachers. It provides comparative analyses using a thematic approach providing examples of women teachers war work at home and abroad. Findings Insights are offered into the opportunities provided by the First World War for channelling the abilities and leadership skills of women teachers at home and abroad. Canvassed also are the tensions for German heritage teachers; ideological differences concerning patriotism and pacifism and issues arising from government attitudes on both sides of the Tasman towards women’s war service. Originality/value This is likely the only research offering combined Australian–New Zealand analyses of women teacher’s war service, either in support at home in Australia and New Zealand or working as volunteers abroad. To date, the efforts of Australian and New Zealand women teachers have largely gone unrecognised.

Fifty-eight years in science – a commentary

2005 ◽  
Vol 83 (8-9) ◽  
pp. 657-663 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edwin E Daniel
Keyword(s):  
Smooth Muscle ◽  
World War Ii ◽  
Problem Based Learning ◽  
Cellular Biology ◽  
World War ◽  
University Of Alberta ◽  
Muscle Research ◽  
Helping Others ◽  
Health And Disease ◽  
The University

After 58 years in science, mostly in pharmacology, one gains perspective. Mine is that there have been important changes over this time, some good and some questionable. In this commentary, I try to reveal how I got to this stage, partially explaining my biases, and possibly helping others learn from my experiences including mistakes. Changing from seeking an M.D. to cellular biology and then to pharmacology early in my career were the best moves I made. The next best move was migration to Canada, away from the McCarthy-McCarran hysteria. Arriving at a time after the end of World War II when science in Canada was expanding was very good luck. I had an excellent opportunity to enjoy both the administration (as Chair of the first independent Department of Pharmacology at the University of Alberta) and the practice of pharmacology (as a practitioner of research on smooth muscle in health and disease). For me, the practice of research has always won over administration when a choice had to be made. Early on, I began to ask questions about educational practices and tried to evaluate them. This led me to initiate changes in laboratories and to seek nondidactic educational approaches such as problem-based learning. I also developed questions about the practice of anonymous peer review. After moving to McMaster in 1975, I was compelled to find a solution for a failed "Pharmacology Program" and eventually developed the first "Smooth Muscle Research Program". Although that was a good solution for the research component, it did not solve the educational needs. This led to the development of "therapeutic problems", which were used to help McMaster medical students educate themselves about applied pharmacology. Now these problems are being used to educate pharmacology honours and graduate students at the University of Alberta. The best part of all these activities is the colleagues and friends that I have interacted with and learned from over the years, and the realization that many of them have collaborated with me again in this volume.Key words: bias and anonymity, problem-based learning, research versus administration, smooth muscle.

The Winchester Repeating Arms Company’s Exports to Foreign Powers During the First World War

2021 ◽  
Vol VII (1) ◽  
pp. 37-60
Author(s):  
Matthew Moss
Keyword(s):  
The United States ◽  
First World War ◽  
World War ◽  
The West ◽  
Small Arms ◽  
The First World War ◽  
Buffalo Bill ◽  
Before And After ◽  
War Effort ◽  
First World

During the First World War, the Winchester Repeating Arms Company was one of a number of American small arms manufacturers that played a key role in the Entente’s war effort. Winchester provided not only rifles, but also ammunition and munitions materials to all three of the major Allied nations—Britain, France, and Russia. This article was written following a fresh survey of the available documentation from the period which survives in the Winchester archives, now held by the McCracken Library at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West, in Cody, Wyoming. As may be expected, the available documentation is incomplete and thus the conclusions contained herein are necessarily limited. Nonetheless, it is clear from the magnitude of Winchester’s work—both before and after the United States’ entry into the war—that the company played a significant role in arming the Entente powers during a period when European industrial capacity was at its limits. This article explores the scope of the company’s work and identifies several of the key items supplied to their European customers. The author also sheds new light on some of the difficulties and challenges Winchester faced in carrying out their wartime production.

Grigore Nandriș. Bridging the East and the West through the History of Language, Culture, Religion

DIALOGO ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 119-128
Author(s):  
Iulian ISBĂȘOIU ◽  
Nicoleta STANCA
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Languages ◽  
European Studies ◽  
The West ◽  
East European ◽  
University Professor ◽  
History Of ◽  
The University ◽  
At Home

In a recent context in which Romania is confronted with the problem of emigration, this article portrays the life and works of Grigore Nandriș (1895-1968), university professor and patriot, who offers an example of devotion to his profession and country that could be set as a standard for all the following generations. He defended Romania in the war, as a soldier, and then at home in the academia, at the University of Chernivtsi and abroad, in France, at the Romanian School at Fontenay-aux-Roses, and in England, at the School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University of London. Brilliant linguist, speaking 14 foreign languages, he left a considerable amount of books, articles, reviews, conferences on linguistics, folklore, religion, and culture, being mainly interested in establishing links between language and place and culture and neighbouring nations. And above all, Grigore Nandriș’s personality remains a landmark among scholars in his field and colleagues, friends, students, and followers, who admired his devotedness to the Romanian cause abroad.

Rrralph by L. Ehlert

2012 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kim Frail
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Tree Bark ◽  
Large Format ◽  
University Of Alberta ◽  
Black And White ◽  
Word Play ◽  
Story Time ◽  
The University ◽  
At Home

Ehlert, Lois. Rrralph. New York: Beach Lane Books, 2011. Print. “Would you like to meet a talking dog?” According to the author’s note, this book was based on jokes that her brother told his grandchildren. The humour translates well into the story as the narrator uses a series of onomatopoeic word-play to explain how Ralph the dog “talks”.  For example, when asked where he is, Ralph answers that he is on the “Roof” of the dog house. When asked what is on a tree, he replies “Bark, Bark, Bark”. The story even includes a somewhat scary encounter between Ralph and a “Wolf! Wolf!” This book will definitely be a story-time favourite for younger children. The large format and brightly coloured pages make it ideal for displaying to groups. The super-size font alternates on each page between black and white, creating high contrasts. The illustrations were created from: “zippers, wood, buttons, twine, metal, tree bark, screws, hand-painted and home-made papers, and textile fragments”. This creates layers of interesting textures and gives the book a “home-spun” appeal. It would also provide an interesting opportunity for educators or parents to talk about making art from found or recycled objects, or the benefits of recycling in general.  The highlight of the illustrations is Ralph’s multi-coloured textile collar and metal-heart shaped dog tag, which will remind readers of real beloved family pets. His zipper smile is pretty endearing as well. Other books by Lois Ehlert include: “Lots of Spots”, “Boo to You!” and “Chicka Chicka Boom Boom”. According to the publisher Rrralph is recommended for ages 2-6. Highly recommended: four out of four starsReviewer: Kim FrailKim is a Public Services Librarian at the H.T. Coutts Education Library at the University of Alberta. Children’s literature is a big part of her world at work and at home. She also enjoys gardening, renovating and keeping up with her two-year old.

The application of pressuremeter test results in deformation analyses

1977 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 64-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Burgess ◽  
Z. Eisenstein
Keyword(s):  
Field Data ◽  
Back Analysis ◽  
Complex Problem ◽  
Load Test ◽  
Western Canada ◽  
Case Histories ◽  
University Of Alberta ◽  
Bored Pile ◽  
First Case ◽  
The University

The overconsolidated soils and soft rocks which form a large proportion of foundation materials in Western Canada typically have a substantial component of their total deformation of an immediate (time independent) nature. This makes them particularly suitable for application of pressuremeter testing when deformation characteristics are sought for settlement or heave analysis.The presented study is a continuation of work on pressuremeter testing carried out at the University of Alberta systematically since 1971 with a view to developing a pragmatic approach to a complex problem of foundation deformation analysis.Described in detail are pressuremeter testings on three sites in Western Canada where documented case histories of deformation behavior were available. The first case history analysed was a settlement of Mount Blackstrap near Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, which is a man-made ski hill founded on very deep till strata. The second case was the settlement of concrete silos in Calgary, Alberta, founded on a layer of dense, coarse gravel. The third study was concerned with an analysis of a load test on a bored pile embedded in Cretaceous bedrock at the Calgary Airport.At all three sites the pressuremeter derived moduli were used in back-analysis of foundation behavior and the results were compared with previously recorded field data. An agreement between the back-analysis and field data in some cases and discrepancies in others indicate the limitations of this approach to pressuremeter testing in these types of foundation materials. The results are discussed and conclusions are drawn on the basis of these as well as the previously studied case histories.

scholarly journals Blastomyces helicus, an Emerging Dimorphic Fungal Pathogen Causing Fatal Pulmonary and Disseminated Disease in Humans and Animals in Western Canada and United States

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (suppl_1) ◽  
pp. S83-S84 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilan S Schwartz ◽  
Nathan P Wiederhold ◽  
Thomas F Patterson ◽  
Lynne Sigler
Keyword(s):  
Fungal Pathogen ◽  
San Antonio ◽  
Companion Animals ◽  
Geographic Range ◽  
Western Canada ◽  
Dimorphic Fungus ◽  
Testing Laboratory ◽  
University Of Alberta ◽  
Disseminated Disease ◽  
The University

Abstract Background Blastomyces helicus (formerly Emmonsia helica) is a recently described dimorphic fungus first isolated from a man who died of encephalitis in Alberta, Canada. The geographic range, epidemiology and clinical features are unknown. Methods We reviewed clinical and veterinary isolates of Blastomyces and Emmonsia at the University of Alberta Microfungus Collection and Herbarium and the UT Health San Antonio Fungus Testing Laboratory. Isolates were selected based on low B. dermatitidis DNA probe values and/or atypical morphology. DNA sequence analysis was performed. Epidemiological and clinical data were analyzed. Results Isolates of B. helicus were identified from eight human (Table 1) and five veterinary cases (Table 2). Mycelial and yeast-like phases of typical clinical isolates are shown in Figures 1 and 2, respectively. Isolates were referred from provinces and states shown in Figure 3. Conclusion Blastomyces helicus caused pulmonary and fatal disseminated disease, mainly in immunocompromised persons, and lung disease in companion animals in western Canada and US. Epidemiological investigations are needed to establish the burden of disease and geographic range of this pathogen. Disclosures All authors: No reported disclosures.

scholarly journals Mister Doctor: Janusz Korczak and the Orphans of the Warsaw Ghetto by I. Cohen-Janka

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Leslie Aitken
Keyword(s):  
World War I ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Upper Elementary ◽  
Child Rearing ◽  
World War ◽  
University Of Alberta ◽  
Warsaw Ghetto ◽  
Nazi Occupation ◽  
The University ◽  
Martin Luther King

Cohen-Janka, Irène.  Mister Doctor: Janusz Korczak and the Orphans of the Warsaw Ghetto.  Illus. Maurizio A.C. Quarello.  Trans. Paula Ayer.  Toronto: Annic Press, 2015.When the human order descends into madness, the heroes are those who remain humane.  One such hero was a Polish national, the “Mister Doctor” of this story.  Born into a Jewish family as Henryk Goldzsmit, he became better known by his nom de plume, Janusz Korczak, under which he wrote popular books for children.  A trained physician, he served his country as a military doctor in World War I.  When peace came, he turned his attention to pediatrics.  He shared, through radio broadcasts, his enlightened ideas for child rearing.  These ideas he put into practice in Warsaw as the head of an orphanage for Jewish children.  Mister Doctor provides an account of his last years as he struggled to bring hope and comfort to the orphans following the Nazi occupation of Poland in World War II.The narrative voice of Mister Doctor is haunting, for it is a voice from the grave.  Simon, the child narrator, relates events as the Nazis repeatedly relocate Korczak and his young charges, first, from the security of their orphanage into the nightmare of the Warsaw Ghetto and, from there, into the death bound trains that would transport them to the extermination camp at Treblinka. We see through Simon’s eyes how Korczak, defying the climate of deprivation, attempts to retain at least some of those things that are vital to childhood: a sense of play, the assurance of love, the comforting presence of an attentive adult.Cohen-Janka has created in Simon a youthful and unadorned voice that will speak to children in upper elementary and junior high school.  Maurizio Quarello’s somber, realistic, charcoal drawings, are masterful works that would speak to any age. Excellent end notes give further details of Janusz Korczak’s life.Korczak, like other men of conscience, Oskar Schindler, Mahatma Ghandi, Martin Luther King, and Canadians of our own era—Ambassador Kenneth Taylor, Roméo Dallaire,  retained, under extreme duress, the courage of his convictions.  In today’s world, beset as it is with sectarian violence, terrorism, and the murder and displacement of innocent people, children need to know that it is possible to be steadfastly life affirming.  Parents, teachers and librarians might well share and discuss with them this story of Mister Doctor.Highly Recommended: 4 out of 4 starsReviewer:  Leslie AitkenLeslie Aitken’s long career in librarianship involved selection of children’s literature for school, public, special and academic libraries.  She was formerly Curriculum Librarian for the University of Alberta.

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