| description: | Action Shots Of Individual Members Of The Girls Basketball Team Of Brandon College, Brandon, Mb, With Head Shot Of Their Coach, Dr. John Robert Charles Evans..The Girls Are: A. Waychok, Forward; M. Man, Guard; F. Robertson, Forward; D. Keppel, Guard; H. Pattison, Guard; A. Bigelow, Forward; M. Pattison, Centre; W. Watson, Guard; J. Varcoe, Guard; R. Heywood, Forward. John Evans Was Born At Nanaimo, Bc, On March 15, 1891. He Entered Brandon College At Age 16 And Received A Ba When 22. He Served As Oc To Cotc In Word War I And In World War Ii. Then Went On To Receive Ph.D In Philosophy At Chicago University Majoring In Geology. He Then Returned To Brandon College As A Full Prof And Advanced In 1928 To President Of The College. There He Received The Queen Elizabeth Coronation Medal For His Outstanding Contribution To Education In The British Commonwealth. He Received The Honourary Degree Of Doctor Of Laws By Mcmaster University. He Remained As President Of Brandon University For 31 Years Until His Death On July 29, 1959 At Age Of 68 |