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Bissell, Dr. Claude T., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1971), 15 Apr 1971, 366-378     Looking forward to make some predictions about the future; speaking as one about to shed responsibilities. Beginning with the problem of relating numbers to physical capacity, of determining the limi

Arthurs, Harry, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1990), 22 Mar 1990, 267-277     Looking at York University as a corporation and reviewing some of its accomplishments. Problems with underfunding and its consequences, particularly with regard to students. How York's experience may

Bissell, Claude Thomas, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1958), 24 Apr 1958, 317-326     The speaker's recent appointment at the University of Toronto. Some remarks about Ottawa and its development, as well as the development of all cities. City and University about to enter upon a new p

Gordon, Very Rev. Dr. D.M., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1904), 17 Mar 1904, 115-124     The relation of the universities to the people. The importance of this subject, even from an Imperial point of view. The strength of a nation dependent upon the intellectual and moral qualities of it

Williams, Dr. David Carlton, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1975), 5 Dec 1974, 138-148     The third crisis in three decades. A review of the others. A statement about the plight of universities today, with regard to maintaining a "policy of openness and accessibility and to maintain and i

Hutchins, Dr. R.M., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1960), 16 Nov 1959, 92-101     A joint meeting with The Canadian Club of Toronto. The situation with regard to universities. Many contrasts and comparisons made between Canadian and American universities. The problem of specializa

Falconer, Dr. R.A., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1913), 9 Jan 1913, 118-128     The Congress of the Universities of the Empire, the second of its kind, held last July in London; the speaker's impressions. Preparation for the Congress. The importance of the congress shows by the

Currie, General Sir Arthur W., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1921), 13 Oct 1920, 344-355     Hope for the effectual solution of problems which confront our country dependent largely on our educational systems. The universities and the nation inseparably linked together in any wide view of th

Connell, Dr. George, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1986), 17 Oct 1985, 59-70     Some opening remarks about National Universities Week to begin in two day's time, and universities in general. The audience and general public as beneficiaries of university research, with examples.

Johnston, Dr. David L., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1989), 1 Dec 1988, 146-153     The importance of post-secondary education. Demands made of our community colleges and universities. The education debate: what it is all about. Implications of a negative reply to the question "Can

McCulley, Joseph, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1957), 25 Apr 1957, 357-369     Some real challenges to all thinking Canadians, posed by Mr. James S. Duncan in his address to the Empire Club some four months ago, entitled "Education and the Cold War." A summary of what that spea

Deutsch, John J., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1973), 15 Mar 1973, 295-312     Universities seen as vitally important to the country, and the province (Ontario). The rapid change from a relatively small elite system to a system of mass education. An historical review of the rol

Macdonald, H. Ian, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1974), 7 Feb 1974, 212-223     A short review of post-secondary institutions, particularly in the 1960's. A switch from the "quantitative revolution" to the "qualitative revolution" in education from the 1960's to the 1970's. The

Ross, Murray G., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1960), 11 Feb 1960, 196-205     The exciting project which is York University. The kind of university that York will be. The purpose of a university, and what York University will do to fulfill that purpose. Ideas, particularly new

Chant, Dr. Donald A., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1976), 22 Jan 1976, 218-231     Problems and crises facing Canada's universities. The true role of universities as institutions, and the original roles of universities: "to create new knowledge and understanding, to transmit these

Smith, Dr. Sidney Earle, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1947), 16 Jan 1947, 157-166     "Your University" as the University of Toronto and "Canada's Finest Generation" including the veterans of World War II. A history of the University of Toronto from the founding of King's College in 1

Macdonald, H. Ian, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1975), 17 Apr 1975, 361-375     The Canadian economy today as a bundle of paradoxes. Two fundamental issues: our economic policy is not equipped to deal with today's realities; and we have unreasonable expectations for governments