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V O".OOOOONOONOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW"MOOM"MM $000000 999""69990 .o'"0'00otttt00otooooootooto- il BOLLETTINO ITALO-CANADESE 144 CHESTNUT ST. ArhlGE0LO'S HOTEL 1N TUTTO ll, CANADA SI PARLA . 9845 dell'- TORONTO But there was one point to which Dr. Tiberi referred that I would like to emphasiie. He noted that not long ago, in Rome, there was estab- lished an Institute of American Stu- dies. That 1nsztir,,re, 1...; .'.- Sa . A large number of our students, year by year, engage, at the Univer- sity, in studies in the Department of Italian and Spanish. My own per- sonal recollections take me back to the days at the University when Professor David Keyes, lectured in Italian, and initiated me into the mysteries of that language and its literature. The tradition which he was still further carried 01 H. Fraser-prof. Sir Wil Fraser-and today is car Professor Shaw. who-m T '"Ttt'yer--aeul today is carried on by Professor Shaw, whom I see before me, and Professor Goggio. We are proud indeed, at the University, of the splendid equipment that has been provided for the carrying on of Ita- lian studies. The University of Toronto, which today I represent, has the proud dis- tinction of being one of those Uni- versities, on this continent, in which for a very long period of time, Ita- lian Studies have formed an integral part of the curriculum. That hap- pened rather curiously. Modern Ian. guages had little place in ancient universities, and they had little place in the earliest universities on this continent. When Modern languages were introduced, they embraced only French and German. But, in the University of Toronto, it happened, that the first instructor-he wasn't at the moment a full professor-in Modern Languages, was an Ita- lian in race, Dr. Farneri, and he therefore taught, from the very beginning, not only French and Ger- man, but Italian. By that happy ae. cident, Italian studies have had a place in the curriculum of the Uni- versity of Toronto from almost the beginning of its academic career. I am glad that such an opportunr. ty will be given to them here, in this place. But, as Dr. Tiberi has said, and to that I would draw special at- tention, this is more than a business office; it is more, even, than a social centre for those of Italian race who wish to join together; it is a possible centre of cultural studies. l This is a very suitable spot to be the centre of a cultural movement. 'It is a historic house in the City of Toronto, and has behind it a long and honorable history. It is the most natural thing in the world that pe. 'ople of one racial origin, when they ;come into another country, should form organizations to keep alive the memory of the old home. Irishmen have the Ancient Order of Hiber.. nians, and the Protestant Benevolent Society, and other orders. The Scotchmen have the Caledonian Soci, ety and the St. Andrew's Society; the Englishmen have the St. Georu ge's Society. Why should not the citizens of Canada who are of Italian race feel that they, too, may have a home in this new land to which they have come, that may be, in a very real sense, their own, and remind them of their origin and their Colm.., try's past? Dr. Tiberi, Ladies and Gentlemen: May I, in the name of all who are gathered here today, express to Dr. Tiberi our heartiest congratulations upon entering into this large and beautiful House. May I also thank him for his gracious hospitality this afternoon. Essi dimenticano anzitutto che il ricevimento é stato dato dal Console (a proprie spese) alla Societa' Ca- nadese di Toronto, non per l'inaugu- razione della Casa d'Italia - che a.. vra' Iuogo nella prossima primave- ra - ma per l'inaugurazione dell', Uffieio di Rappresentanza Ctmsola- re. L'Uffieio Consolare é accreditato presso le Autorita' e press0 il popo- Io Canadese, non press0 i connazio- nali Scopo inoltre della cerimonia 6 state quello di lanciare l'idea dell'I- A questo proposito, abbiamo sa- puto che alcuni connazionali si sono rammarieati di non aver ricevuto l'invito a partecipare al ricevimento. Continuiamo il resoconto del gran- de ricevimento svoltosi nella Casa d'Italia per l'inaugurazione dell'UC ficio Consolare, Che non potemmo pubblicare per intero nel numero precedente per mancanza di spazio. an Institute of American Stu. That Institute had as its aim Address of Dr. Cody at Casa d'Italia non which he carried on ther carried on by Dr. W. Prof. Sir William Henry Echi Del Grande Ricevimento nel Vice-Consolato d'Italia More than that. No student of the Middle Ages can enter at all into the spirit of that great period of human history without knowing something of the great names of Dante and Petrarca. No student of world his.. tory, whether in literature or in art, can be ignorant of the mighty con. tribution made by Italy in the days suggestive illustrations of how much the world of culture at large owes to Italy and I hope, therefore, that in the future, it may be possible to or- ganize these studies in Italian cul. ture, that are far removed from any- thing like political propaganda - these studies in Italian mum-A a": We have had contacts with Italy lsince the days when Julius Caesar conquered a certain part of the Mother Land. All through the Mid.. dle Ages there were close Eeelesias., tical contact.. and at the time of the Renaissance, English scholars con- stantly went to Italy to study the classics. , I "'l Was it not Britain that threw the whole weight of her influence behind patriotic Italians as they en- tered upon that heroic struggle for the Unity of Italy in the 19th centu- ry. We can never forget the great names of the philosopher Mazzini, the statesman Cavour, and that dashing hero, Garibaldi. They, to- gether, with the leadership of Victor Emanuel the Second, created the modern united Italy. _ Now, We have had these contacts: But are not the contacts still wide) open? Ladies and Gentlemen, the more you think over it, the greater is the cultural debt that the world at large owes to Italy. I do not imagine that we people would be here in quite the same capacity as we are to-night, had it not been for an Ita- lian navigator called Christopher Columbus, who discovered this Colm.. try! I do not know that the name of the country would perhaps be what 'it is today, had it not been for tul- other Italian navigator, Amerigo Vespucci, and Pm not sure that Bri.. tain would have touched the eastern shores of Newfoundland had it not been for two other Italian naviga- tors, who sailed drom Bristol, Gio- vanni Caboto and Sebastiano Cabo.. to. So that we have a very special link with Italian navigators. Now, is it not worth while to car- ry on those studies? It seems to me there are few-countries in the world that have a more thrilling, and a more attractive history than has Ita, ly. (Hear, hear.) the providing of material, literary and human, for the study of Amer- iean History, American Literature, American Customs, American Instr. tutions. There is no reason why there should not be a similar Insti- tute, in essence, established here in our own city. We have at the Uni. versity, a group of students studying Italian and Spanish, who have a Club of their own. There is another or... ganization at the University made up of students of Italian origin, or the "Fratellanza" and there is a flo- urishing organization, in Toronto, of the "Friends of Italy". Now, all the- se together have one common par- pose, and that is to study the history and the literature, the culture gener- ally and the ideals and aims and in.. stitutions of Italy. This would be a very suitable centre, a cultural een.. tre, in which, in days to come, per- haps, these studies could be carried on. Ed ora, proseguendo con la nostra cronaca, pubblichiamo il testo del di- scorso pronunziato dal Rettore Ma- gnifico dell'Universiw di Toronto, dott. comm. H. J. Cody, in risposta alla succinta e significativa prolusio.. ne del V. Console cav. Tiberi, che abbiamo gia' pubblicato la scorsa settimana. Coloro che si sono rammaricati di una pretesa dimenticanza, danno per- ei6 prova non solo di incomprensio- ne, ma anche di poca diseiplina e di scarso patriottismo. Siamo certi che essi non perderanno tempo a 1'avve- dersi spontaneamente, dimostrando di possedere almeno le basi di un'ele- menta're educazione patriottica. otituto Italiano di Cultura, che sara' composto di Canadesi, ma l'esistenza del quaie produrra' indirettamente cffetti vantaggiosi alla eomunita' C. taliana. 1tltteal propaganda _ in Italian culture that L30 contacts with Italy "S when Julius Caesar certain part of the . All through the Mid.. her Italian naviga- drom Bristol, Gio- 1d Sebastiano Cabo.. have a very special lCompensation Board; Inspector and Mrs. C. W. Scott; Wm. B. Watson, Esq., Manager Bank of Canada; W. F. A. MacSadyen, Esq., Saperinten- dent, Bank of Montreal; J. A. Mae, Leod, Esq., President, Bank of Nova Scotia; Sir John Aird, President Ca.. nadian Bank of Commerce; C. H. Carlisle, Esq., President. Dominion Bank; John Scott, Esq.; F. D. L. Smith, Esq.; Mr. and Mrs. John McCullogh; J. E. Atkinson, Esq.; Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Hindmarsh; Mr. and Mrs. B. K. Sandwell; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Rutledge; Mr. and Mrs. H. Summerville; Dr. W. B. Craithton; C. J. H. Snider, Esq.; H. C. Mac- Kendiok; The President of the Ita- lian Spanish Club; Officer Command- ing and Officers of the American Army Team; Officer Commanding and Officers of the Irish Army Team; Officer Commanding and Of- ficers of the English Army Team; Mrs. Bryson; Mrs. Lloyd Wood; Gor... don Peiry, Esq., President, Royal Winter Fair; Cav. S. Alfred Jones; Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Jones; Mrs. Percy Parker; Miss Estelle Kerr; His Hon. Dr. and Mrs. W. H. Bru... ce, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario; Comm. and Mrs. H. J. Cody, Presi- dent, University of Toronto; The Hon. and Mrs. David C'roll, Minis, ter of Labor; Mayor W. D. Robbins; Controllers George Ramsden, Esq., W. J. Wadsworth, Esq., Ralph C. Day, Esq.; Brig. Gen. and Mrs. D. C. Draper, Chief Constable; James So- mers, Esq.; Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Rogers, President Canadian Nat. Ex- hibition; Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Odette, Chief Commissioner, Liquor Control Board; Comm. J. Campbell McInnes, President "Friends of Italy"; George Wilkie, Esq., Chairman Workmen's Again, in your name, may I offer our heartiest thanks to you, Sir, for, your gracious hospitality and wish you well in this larger home. (prol- onged applause.) I do hope that the institution of all these cultural efforts housed in this beautiful mansion, will play some part, at least, in promoting that good understanding and that good will among nations without which there can be no lasting peace, because without peace there can be no true prosperity and progress in the world. Riportiamo la lista degli invitati a1 ricevimento: Now love of one's own countrv""ii'l a dear and profound instance, but that love of one's own country, in Christendom, takes on somewhat of a new and higher aspect. The two great marks of that christian patri- otism are that each country recogni- ses that it and all other countries hs. ve a distinctive contribution to make, and therefore it does not despise the contribution of any other country, and each country realizes that the factors that will lead to its own des- struction are not factors that are brought to bear upon it from With- out, but factors of ill that may exist within. It is our own faults and our cm sins and our own failures that weaken our eountry's life. I cannot close without adding one other word, stirred within me by what Dr. Tiberi has said. The world today is sorely perplexed and dis- tressed. A great Italian philosopher, whose name I have mentioned, Maz- zini, said that "God had written one line of his thought upon each nati- on". I do not know a better way of expressing the truth that each nati- on in the world has its own distinc- tive contribution to make to the in- tellectual and moral and spiritual life of the world, as a whole. No other nation can make that contribu- tion, and that contribution should never be overwhelmed or trodden un- der foot by any other. God has writ- ten one line of this thought upon' each nation. _ M MMI would find a home, perhaps, in this handsome residence. ABITI LONDON CUSTOM TAILOR SYSTEM AD. 1754 P. Palange Un abito su misura per uomo 0 per donna, fatto con buon gusto, non vi costa piu' di quello che dovete paga- re nei negozi locali. Provateci alla prossima occasione. 18A TEMPERAN CE ST. Per la vostra Famiglia, su t l MISURA 27 Novembre 1936 G. Guido and Mrs. D. C and Mrs. H. T. and Mrs. P. A Mr. and Mrs. R