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Keys, David Arnold, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1955), 7 Apr 1955, 255-268     "No scientific discovery has created such devastating possibilities and at the same time offered vast opportunities for the benefit of mankind as that of the controlled release of atomic energy by nu

Ambridge, Douglas White, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1955), 24 Mar 1955, 233-242     History of the forests and man's fascination with it. The forest as a mysterious place. Early man's veneration for the trees and forests. Groves of trees often the scene of religious exercises. An ac

Martin, the Honourable Paul, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1955), 24 Feb 1955, 205-212     The beginning, tomorrow, in London, of a meeting of five men representing five nations on a matter vitally affecting the peace of the world, the question of disarmament. The urgency of the need for s

Jones, Oakah L., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1955), 17 Mar 1955, 226-232     Some remarks about Toronto. How a company like Consumers' Gas and Natural Gas can help to make Toronto a "city of infinite beauty." A recent finding that the cost of manufacturing gas was so costly b

Weeks, Edward, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1956), 12 Oct 1955, 43-49     Some constant qualities of Canada and Canadians. Some illusions about each other (Americans and Canadians). Canada's new-found resourcefulness and her ability to speak her independent mind. Canada as

Whitehead, Commander, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1956), 3 Nov 1955, 71-89     Automation and the development of the mechanical age. A reconsideration of the growing significance of the human factor. Mechanization and the introduction of new and fantastically powerful weapons a

Bassett, John Jr., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1956), 16 Jun 1955, 1-13     A joint meeting of The Empire Club of Canada and The Canadian Club of Toronto and the Life Underwriters Association. A personal report of a recent trip to Europe. The speaker's opportunity to meet an

McGeachy, J.B., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1955), 20 Jan 1955, 151-160     Reflections on the Canadian Parliament. Parliament in the news. The various ways the House of Commons is giving thought to improvements in its procedure. A look at Parliament in the setting of contem

Goldring, Dr. C.C., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1955), 3 Mar 1955, 213-216     Education Week in Canada from March 6th to the 12th. Purpose of Education Week. Introduction of special guests. The process of imparting to citizens information about schools and their work: two chan

Reuther, Dr. Walter P., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1956), 11 Oct 1955, 26-42     A joint meeting of The Empire Club of Canada and The Canadian Club of Toronto. The speaker's belief that we can all agree that peace in the world in which we live is an indivisible value and that Can