McGILL HOMECOMING 1997

Festivities kicked off Thursday, September 18, with the Sports Hall of Fame Luncheon hosted by David Johnston, Richard Pound, BCom'62, BCL'67, and Master of Ceremonies Dick Irvin, BCom'53. Next up was the 28th Annual Leacock Luncheon with a record 755 guests at the Radisson Hotel des Gouver-neurs who turned out to dine and enjoy the humour of this year's guest lecturer, Bill Richardson. Out on the Macdonald campus, Mac grads attended the Sir William Macdonald Luncheon with special guest speaker the Honourable Clifford Lincoln, whose strong environmental interests and concerns made him a natural for the luncheon. Guests at the 25th Anniversary Dinner and Dance were treated to an Elvis sighting and boogied the night away at the Faculty Club. The Class Leaders' Recep-tion at Redpath Hall honoured alumni for years of service to the Alma Mater Fund and the McGill Alumni Association. Principal Shapiro welcomed the 50th Anniversary Class (1947) to the Principal's Dinner at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, with each class member being presented with a commemorative gift. At the Chancellor's Dinner in the next room over at the Ritz, Chancellor Gretta Chambers, the Class of 1942 and earlier years were regaled with a singing toast from toastmaster Torrence Gurman, BSc'22, who celebrated his 75th anniversary - yes, 75th - as an alumnus of McGill.

There were many other Homecoming '97 activities over the weekend, with campus tours and lectures, a first-ever Cyber Café where grads learned to surf the Net, walking tours of Old Montreal, and 65 class reunions across campus. The Shrine Bowl on Saturday saw a large turnout of devoted alumni and fans for the Redmen game against the Bishop's Gaiters, but fans were unfortunately not able to cheer their team in victory this year, as the Redmen lost 21-11. Stats watchers may take heart, however, to learn that the official score has been changed to 1-0 for McGill, as Bishop's had to forfeit five season games for using an academically ineligible player.

Homecoming '97 came to an end with the Closing Brunch on Sunday at Gibby's in Old Montreal. Here are some snapshots captured by our roving Homecoming photographer, Nicolas Morin.

Meanwhile, back on the farm... Clifford Lincoln, Federal Member of Parliament and former Quebec Minister of the Environment, and Richard E. Archibald, BSc(Agr)'51, raised a toast to Macdonald during the Sir William Macdonald Luncheon. Left to right: Macdonald Homecoming Chair Chandra Madramootoo, BSc (AgrEng)'77, MSc'81, PhD'85, Clifford Lincoln, Richard E. Archibald, BSc(Agr)'51, Dean Deborah Buszard, Faculty of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences.

Puttin' on the Ritz Members of the Classes of '42, '37, '32, and others dined at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel for the Chancellor's dinner with Chancellor Gretta Chambers, BA'47. Left to right: Mary (Cantlon) Coppin, BA'37, Margaret (Kilpatrick) Gibbins, BA'37, Betty (Smith) Locke, BA'37, Gertrude I. (Rogers) Bourne, BA'37, BLS'38, and Isobel (MacLaggan) Oswald, BA'37, MA'81.

Welcome home Members of the Class of '47 at the Macdonald Homecoming. 1st Row (left to right): Jo (Mitton) McFadden, BSc(HEc)'47, Eileen (Frappier) Borthwick, BSc(HEc)'47, Sylvia (Eardley-Wilmot) Saunders, BSc(HEc)'47, Roland Greenbank, BSc(Agr)'47, Dip. 1, 2, 3 Ed (QC), Sheila (Cone) Sinclair, BSc(HEc)'47, Cynthia (Dhein) Mahabir, BSc(HEc)'47, Ruth Shaver, BSc(HEc)'47. 2nd Row (left to right): Rev. David R. Morrison, BSc(Agr)'47, Allan A. Saunders, BSc(Agr)'47, Dr. John E. Moxley, BSc(Agr)'47, MSc'52, Normand R. St-Jean, BSc(Agr)'47, John L. Walter, BSc(Agr)'47, Rhodes L. Hennigar, BSc(Agr)'47, Charles H. Jefferson, BSc(Agr)'47, G. Allan O'Brien, BSc(Agr)'47.

50 years Chancellor Gretta Chambers received her 50th Anniversary Pin from Principal Bernard Shapiro, BA'56, LLD'88, at the Chancellor's Dinner held at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel.

Polish up the silver At the Class Leaders' Reception, the 1947 Engineering class were recipients of the Lorne Gales Award for staying in close touch with McGill. Pamela Miller, BA'66, presenting Award to Donald R. Mooney, BEng'47, Louis J. Laflamme, BEng'47, John M. Bishop, BEng'47, Mario Spino, BEng'47, and Richard A. Ward, BEng'47 (missing from photo: George F. Bassett, BEng'47).

Anyone know the Heimlich manoeuvre? Laughs and lunch: this year's guest lecturer at the 28th Annual Leacock Luncheon was novelist and humourist Bill Richardson. Left to right: noted comedians Derek Drummond, BArch'62, Vice-Principal (Development and Alumni Relations), and Bill Richardson share a chuckle.

Celebration time Christine Hiller, MLIS'87, Chair, Class Agents' Committee, Salwa Ferahian, BA'80, MLS'83, Maria Keenan, Cert HRM'97, Alumni Relations Officer and indefatigable Homecoming organizer, pause for a snapshot.

Where'd Elvis go? Alumni at the 25th Anniversary Dinner and Dance ate, drank, danced and were treated to an Elvis impersonator to boot. At far right is Ian McLachlin, BEng'60, Homecoming '97 Chair, with 25th anniversary celebrants at the McGill Faculty Club. Elvis has no doubt left the building.

Lead on... Principal Bernard Shapiro, BA'56, LLD'88, honours Herbert Thornhill, BA'46, as a Class Agent with 50 years of active and valued leadership.

Cheers! Torrence I. Gurman, BSc'22, gave the toast to McGill at the Chancellor's Dinner in his own way. He sang. Torrence Gurman with Chancellor Gretta Chambers.