Masonry Magazine April 1969 Page. 29
GOGUEN WINS CANADIAN AWARD
Seen at the graduation exercises held at the Nova Scotia Institute of Technology are (1. to r.) Joseph Sullivan, bricklaying course instructor: Edward Joseph Goguen, fourth year apprentice having the highest standing in his class and H. Millard Wright.
The Canadian Structural Clay Association Trophy, given to the fourth year bricklayer-apprentice having the highest standing is his class, was presented to Edward Joseph Goguen at graduation exercises held at the Nova Scotia Institute of Technology in Halifax on March 6.
The award, named in honour of a pioneer brickmaker, the late L.E. Shaw, was made by Millard Wright, vice-president, Finance and Administration, L.E. Shaw Ltd., Halifax, on behalf of the Canadian Structural Clay Association.
Delivering the graduation address was E. Michael Byrne, president of the Nova Scotia Association of Architects. Mr. Byrne discussed the current state of the masonry trade. "In my opinion," he said, "it has shown signs of cutting off its nose to spite its face-over the last year or so, there have not been enough masons in the metropolitan area to do the amount of masonry work which is being asked of the trade. The end result of this is great delays in the completion of a lot of construction projects which, when they are completed, are of rather inferior quality."
Mr. Byrne then turned to a more positive vein and offered the optimum solution. "With enough masons to do the work, enough time will then be available to maintain a high standard of workmanship."
Addressing his remarks directly to the graduates, Mr. Byrne said, "it is not only very encouraging to see a large number of masonry apprentices being trained to answer the apparent shortage that exists today, but also that they are being trained in more than the basic manual skills required to enter the trade." He further admonished the graduates, "to develop the common sense on which you are going to have to rely to further your skills in your chosen trade. If you pause now and then to consider what you are doing and reflect upon whether or not it can be done better, you will find that you will develop an amount of common sense with particular regard to your chosen trade."
Basil Kilgar, president of Halifax, Local No. 1 of the Bricklayers, Masons and Plasterers International Union of America presented watches to Ronald Berrette and John Cusack. These watches are awarded on behalf of the three Nova Scotia locals of the BMPIU (Halifax, New Glasgow, and Sydney) to the graduating apprentices who stand second and third in their class.
George T. Peach, director of Apprenticeship for the Province of Nova Scotia presented certificates to: Ronald Berrette, Lourois, C.B.; John Cusack, Sydney, N.S.; Edward J. Goguen, Halifax, N.S.; John Coleman, New Glasgow, N.S.; Leonard Conrad, Dartmouth, N.S.; Patrick Devereaux, Glace Bay, N.S.; David Guthro, North Sydney, N.S.; William Hattie, Yarmouth, N.S.; Archie MacDonald, Antigonish, N.S.; Reid MacPherson, Windsor, N.S.; Gregory Noseworthy, Dartmouth, N.S.; Philip Pilon, Fairview, N.S.; Edward Pitman, Spryfield, N.S.; Ronald Wallace, Truro, N.S.; Walter Wilson, Prince Edward Island; Bill Carey, Avonport, N.S.
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