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Dr. Davies added to the number of excellent slides shown at the previous<br />
tal k. Dr. Davies 'is well known to many of the Arct'ic <strong>Circle</strong> members. ile is<br />
one of our founding members and an early president. He was geomagrteticjan<br />
on Admiral Byrd's fjrst expedition to Little America, Antarct'ica, jn<br />
192E-30, and leader of the Canadian Expedition to Hudson Bay during the<br />
Second Polar Year, 1932-33. Subsequent to l^Jorld War II he was a scientist<br />
with the Defence Research Board of Canada and Chief of the Telecormunicaticns<br />
Research Establ 'i shmen t at Sh i rl ey Bay.<br />
MEJVIB ERS<br />
Dr. Richard Sl obodin, Department of Anthropo'logy, McFhster Un'iversity, is<br />
ffioutifanyArct.ic<strong>Circle</strong>membershaveinfornatjonand/<br />
or pictures of winter bicycle travel in the Yukon reg'ion during goldrush times.<br />
Anyone having such information mjght contact Dr. Slobodin directly; letters<br />
sent to the Editor of <strong>The</strong> <strong>Arctic</strong> Cirular will be forvrarded on to him.<br />
Keith C. Arnold, pdst President of <strong>The</strong> <strong>Arctic</strong> Cjrcle<br />
from McG'i I 'l Un ivers i ty in 0ctober.<br />
received h'is Ph.D.<br />
Betveen September and December the 0ntario Science Centre offered a series<br />
of public lectures entitled "Science and Adventure in the Canad'ian <strong>Arctic</strong>".<br />
Two <strong>Arctic</strong> <strong>Circle</strong> mernbers took part in this series: Steurart D. lt4acDonald<br />
Spokeon,'Ghosts,Gu1lsandGreatWhiteBears',,oflt@<br />
C. pulIen spoke on "Icebreakens - Past, Present and Future", on 8 0ctd5er.-<br />
<strong>The</strong> Centre a1so sponsored a three-day symposium on "Ljving Explorers of the<br />
Canadian <strong>Arctic</strong>", 13-15 0ctober. <strong>Arctic</strong> Cjrcle members taking part'in the<br />
symposium were: ^ Richard S. Finnie, Frank T. Davies, Thomas<br />
F-<br />
rc@obson<br />
H. Manninq, Patr - Fennimore Cooper, C.n. uougras utarKe,<br />
<strong>The</strong> Artic<br />
Pres i den t<br />
u. n. uouq tas ul arKe,<br />
E E. FneieE rrecem ck cK Roots. KooEs, (forge u, HoDSon,<br />
_ JacoDsen,<br />
@i ffi0ffi.<br />
Ci rc I e vras saddened by the news of the death of its inrned'late Past-<br />
L. A. C. 0. Hunt : An obi tuary follows: -<br />
L. A. C. O. HUNI 1909 -1 9i8<br />
l,Jell known and a man of extensjve northern experjence and dedicated service to<br />
the people of northern Canada, 1.A.C.0. Hunt died in 0ttawa after a brief illnessron<br />
November 5, I978.<br />
1.A.C.0. Hunt was born jn England on June 5, 1919 and came to Canada in I92B<br />
to enter the Fur Trade with the Hudson's Bay Company. His first northern post'ing<br />
was to Fort Ch'ipewyan in 1930 followed by Fort Simpson uhere he remained unt1l<br />
1939. This was a period when communities of the north uere truly isolated from<br />
southern Canada and the Indian anC Inuit urere wiCel.y scattered fol lowing traCitional<br />
pursuits of hunting and trapping.<br />
During Wor'ld War II he saw overseas service wjth +-he Loyal Edrnonton hgiment.<br />
At the end of hostil'ities, he returned to Canada and entered the Federil Government<br />
service with the Bureau of Statistics. He decided to return north and in<br />
1951 ioined the forerunner of the present Department of Inciian & Northern Affa'irs.
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