L.G. THOMAS was born in Alberta; he received his B.A. and M.A. from the University of Alberta and the Ph.D. from Harvard. He served in the Royal Canadian Navy from 1939 to 1945. Since the war he has been a member of the staff of the University of Alberta, where he is now head of the Department of History. Professor Thomas has written various articles and reviews, and a book, History of the University of Alberta during the War Years, 1939-1945, published in 1948.