JANUARY 1955 THE CHRISTMAS DINNER AND FESTIVAL ...

--4-At the Central Ontario Drama Festival, which closed on April 2nd at Hart House,James E. Dean received the Calvert Award for the best presentation in the Festival, thePlaycraftsmen's production of The Country Girl. Herbert Whittaker, director of and de-Ssigner of the sets for Uncle Vanya, received the Hugh Eayrs Trophy for the best visualpresentation. The Edgar Stone Challenge Trophy for direction was divided between MissToby Gordon, who directed the Play-Actors in The mnperor's Clothes and Mrs. D. F. Roberts,director of the Sudbury Little Theatre Guild entry Antigone.ie notice names of Club members among the judges of the Governor General'sAwards for Canadian Literature for 1954: R. D. Hilton Smith (Chairman), F. E. McDowell,Dr. G. E. Reaman and Dr. Ira Dilworth.Pat Hichards, in a newspaper review of Walter Lippman's The Public Philosophy,thinks so highly of it that he considers it a book that everyone should read.NOTES ABOUT NEW MEMBERSDonald NeddeauMr. Neddeau is an instructor on the staff of the Art Department, Central TechnicalSchool, a member of the Ontario society of Artists, The Canadian Society ofPainters in Water Colour, and the Phildelphia dater Colour Society. He served in theRC.A.F. and the Canadian Army during WJorld War 2.Mr. Neddeau's absorbing interest is in painting and outdoor sketching. Inaddition he is interested in ceramics, sculpture, and other forms of artistic expression.Dr. C, M. SpoonerDr. Spooner was born in 1901 at Rat Portage, Untario. Received the degree ofM.D. from the University of Manitoba in 1925 and spent three years in England in postgraduatestudy in Urology. He is at present Chief of Urological Service of WesternHospital. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (Canada).During the war he served with the R.C.A.M.C. He is very much interested inphotography, particularly colour processing and colour prints.Arthur R. G. AmentMr. Ament was born in Seaforth, Ontario, in 1907. He received the degree ofBachelor of Commerce from the University of Toronto in 1928 and his status of CharteredAccountant in 1933.During the war years, 1940-1946, he was progressively Chief Accountant, AssistantComptroller and Treasurer at Research Enterprises and received the M.B.E. (civil)at this time. From 1946 to 1948 he was Assistant Comptroller of the British AmericanOil Company. Since 1948 he has been with the Brazilian Traction, Light and Power Co.,where he is now Director of Administration.His duties with the Brazilian Company necessitate visits to Brazil. Thiscountry should give him splendid opportunities of indulging in one of his hobbies -colour photography. He is also an enthusiastic Sunday painter, much interested in music,* is a keen fisherman, and skiis whenever he has an opportunity. Evidently time willnever hang heavily on Mr. Ament's hands.i ~-