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Dr. Maurice Young interview

CALL NUMBER: T0505:0001 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Dr. Maurice Young : University Naval Training Division, 1957-1968 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1974-03-30 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Dr. Maurice Young (born 1912) discusses his family background. Education. Civil Defence London 1939-1940. R.N.V.R. in England then on HMS Gerusalemme. Post-war education. UBC Paediatrics 1953;. R.C.N.R. HMCS Donacona. Discovery. Becomes Commanding Officer of University Naval Training Division (U.N.T.D.). TRACK 2: Efficiency award system. Composition of U.N.T.D. Familiarization cruises. Public relations. Effects of integration. Move to UBC. Problems with integration. Support from UBC presidents.

CALL NUMBER: T0505:0002 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Dr. Maurice Young : University Naval Training Division 1957-1968 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1974-03-30 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Maurice Young makes a comparison of UBC presidents' attitudes toward military units. Effects of quotas. Economic motivations. Decline of moral due to government. Motives for involvement in UNTD. Traditions. Effect of training on students. [TRACK 2: blank.]

Frank Turner interview

CALL NUMBER: T0506:0001 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Frank Turner : University Naval Training Division, 1946-1954 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1974-05-01 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Frank Turner was born in 1916 and discusses his family background. Education. UBC life in the 1930s. Views on international affairs. Attitude to Canadian Officers' Training Corps (COTC) in peace time. Enlists navy 1941. Sea experience. Reasons for preferring navy over other services. Alumni secretary 1946-1954. Became Commanding Officer in U.N.T.D. TRACK 2: Post war uncertainty. Composition of U.N.T.D. Story of the gun room. Annual balls. Changes in training. Ex-naval officers in U.N.T.D. Success of U.N.T.D.

CALL NUMBER: T0506:0002 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Frank Turner : University Naval Training Division 1946-1954 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1974-05-01 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Frank Turner discusses the value of training program to the individual. Group activity, cooperation and competition. Personal philosophy. Dean Gage's contributions to society.