UBC Calendar

Historical Statute

Section 58. (i.) of British Columbia University Act, 1908 (8 Ed. 7 Chap. 53) says that

It shall be the duty of the Senate and it shall have power...To provide for the preparation and publication of a calendar

Further, section 60. of the same Act says that

All statutes of the Senate shall have the corporate seal of the

University affixed thereto, and they shall be binding in accordance

with the true intent and meaning thereof.

Evolution

The following table shows the evolution of the Calendar.

Calendar Evolution

Year	Coat of Arms or Logo	Notes
1915-1916		TUUM EST clearly rendered "VICTORIA, B.C. : Printed by WILLIAM H. CULLIN, Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty. 1916." FIRST SESSION.
1916-1917		TUUM EST rendered in script as on College of Arms grant WHITE & BINDON. PRINTERS VANCOUVER. BRITISH COLUMBIA 1916 SECOND SESSION.
1917-1918		TUUM EST clearly rendered; strap of book unclear/absent "VICTORIA, B .C.: Printed by WILLIAM H. CULLIN, Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty. 1917." THIRD SESSION.
1918-1919		TUUM EST clearly rendered; strap of book unclear/absent TECHNICAL PRESS, LTD., PRINTERS VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA FOURTH SESSION.
1920-1921		Name truncated to "University of British Columbia" TUUM EST rendered in script; addition of banner inscribed "THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA" Evans & Hastings, Printers, Vancouver, B.C. SIXTH SESSION.
1945-1946		TUUM EST rendered in script; addition of banner as above. THIRTY-FIRST SESSION. "Vol. 31 No. 1"
1946-1947		TUUM EST rendered in script; banner as above. THIRTY-SECOND SESSION. "Vol. 32 GENERAL SERIES No. 1" First mention of Faculty of Law.
1951-1952		Motto rendered in script THIRTY-SEVENTH SESSION. "Vol. 37 GENERAL SERIES No. 1"
1952-1953		Motto rendered in script THIRTY-EIGHTH SESSION. "Vol. 38 GENERAL SERIES No. 1" VANCOUVER 8, BRITISH COLUMBIA
1965/66		Titled "UBC CALENDAR" Motto rendered in script FIFTY-FIRST SESSION.
1966/67		Titled "UBC CALENDAR" Motto rendered in script FIFTY-SECOND SESSION.
1972/3		Titled "THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA" Motto rendered in script FIFTY-EIGHTH SESSION. Logo is alike to that on Trademark Application 0902483
1984-85		Logo is more or less identical to that on Trademark Application 0902484 No session number
1986-87		Logo is alike to that on Trademark Application 0902483 "72nd Session"
2002/03		Logo is alike to that on Trademark Application 0912983

Does the Calendar Bind The University?

Given that the current Calendar does not reproduce the corporate seal of The University, there is a serious question as to whether its contents are binding upon the body of students of the University. In addition to such a technical consideration, there is the general consideration of what a Calendar is and whether or not it is appropriate (whether or not it is a common practice of University corporations) for an almanac of dates and so forth to be used as a carrier for enforceable rules.

Also, the Calendar is no longer made available in a solidified printed form as "the print edition of the Calendar has been discontinued." The Calendar website does not appear to offer date-specific point-in-time archival access. Thus, if one wished to view some Calendar section related to some past event, he would have no way to know whether or not the Calendar's current text was the same at the time of the event.