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Former Canadian Receives Unique Honor in IJ.S.A. on A native son DI Saugeen Town- ship, also well known tn Port Elgln has been honored With a degree from North Idaho Coll- ego. Air Force LL-Col IRet] John Mcvang, Spokane. received the Honorary Degree at convocation exarcisus held at the College in May, Col. McEwing lounded. and heads the North Idaho College Piobaireachd Society School ol Bagpiping in Coeur d’Alene, the largest such school in the world. President a? the College, Barry Schuler, presented the degree for.CoI, McEwing‘s "rich con tributions tn the preservattort 0' L, the colorful heritage of the Scot- tish oeuple in the New World, and for his tireless cllorts In Dl' oneertng and bulldinq the out- starldirlg pngtsilTI at the Spok' arse-based college," Jolirl MEEwlng p the youngest son of the latt- Mr and Mrs. James McEwing, and was born at Queen Hill Farm, Saugeen annsth. In 1931 he moved to the United States, living first in Hollywood, where he se veu as a technical advrser with the motion picture InduSU'l lor many movies which had a Scottish theme and In which the bagpipes were used in December ISQI he offered his services after the bombing ot Pearl Hall)qu He was commis- sioned in July 1942 and served tn the U. 8. Air Force, rEmalnA mg on active duty Ior 2| years, His final assignment was with NATO .n Oslo, Norway, where he served lor two years. During this oerlod he was made Honor- ary Piper lor the Caledonia Society of Norway, of which the late King Olal was a most illust- rious member. Attcr lellnng tn 1953 he settled in Spokane and here he concelv ed the idea of establishing a Sch- ool For the Pipes, which are one of the real loves of his life. In l957 - EB the summer schde drew 13 and IE sludento respect- ively and was held in the Naval- Marine Reserve Camolex. In 1969 the school was moved to the magnificent campus of the College at Loch Couer d'Alene where it has continued to incre- est: in enrolment and interest. Last year the student body to- talled 130 and this year is ex- pected to reach 150 Nothing but individual piping is taught here, and the College is the only school which oifers live college credits in applied music. The Spoken Piobaireachd So- ciety is world renowned. it has been proclaimed in tournals throughout the English speakr ing world and on more than one occasion mentioned by the B. a. C. in his acceptance speech Col, McEwing said" without the un» laillng support oi every one as- socrated with North Idaho Coll~ age, it would have been imposs- ible to achieve our obiectlves so elfectivel ' "I am convinced that these ideal relations between the College and Society of which I am lound- er~presiderit, will continue For many yearsj'he stated "Your people have told me the haunting mush: of the PlDbaI' eachd has brought a new dimen- ston into their cultural lives’ hund- reds and hundreds oi nonrscots or even descendents of Auld Sco» t‘la are attending the school in order to express themselves Via this immortal legacy handed down to us by the ancient McCrimmons who played, taught and composed musrcal masterpieces." the native horn man said President Schuler termed Col. McEwing "The Dean" who has brought sn much pleasurc to th- ose who love the music at [his tamed, grand old instrument, the bagpipes. John McEwrng is well remember- ed in this dls‘rlct. He was the spark WI’IICI’I resulted in haying the school bell rrorn No. 5, Sougv can school placed outside the new Port Elglrl Saugeen Central School aboui two years ago. He had attended the Saugeen Township School and tho bell and its ttnal resting place was a matter or deep concern to him. Many Beanie who attended the recer‘i Ontarto Genealogical Su~ cely strntnar .n Pnrr Elgln commented on the beauty of the bell and tts Setllrig, reading with tntEleSi the accompanying plaour: It has nlteh hrtn said the sound 01 the DIDES tcachcs for it l5 grattrytng to know the Sounds and results rrxrlrh way back to "Po’t" ‘rom Spokane Cnl MrEwr”g has a sitter, Mar garet, IESldl"g in London. :lroth ert Don of Bru'e Township, And tow and Jams r.l entt Flgtn, and Archrt‘. also n- London