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University of Guelph Alumnus Magazine, Spring 1980

Transcript of Guelph Alumnus Magazine, Spring 1980

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UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH

GUELPH AWMNV S Spring 1980 Vol 0 No2

UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH ALUMNI ASSOCI A TION

HONORAR Y PRESI DENT Professor Dona ld F Forster

PRESIDENT Ja nice (Robertson) Partlow Arts 70

PAST PRESIDENT W Ken Bell CBS 73

SENIOR VIC E-PRESIDENT Dr Tom De Geer OVC 54

VICE PRESIDENTS Dr Clifford Barker OVC 4 I Mary Budd Arts 72 Peter McMullen CPS 76 Patricia (Shie r) Mighton OAC 64 Richard Moccia CBS 76 J a ne (Volli ck) Webster FACS 75

SECR ET ARY Jackie (Wem yss) Wright CBS 74

DIRECTORS Ewa rt Ca rberry OAC 44 Les Dunn CBS 76 Eli za be th Heeney Mac 7 1 Lynn ( Morrow) Fea therston Mac 68 Ba rba ra Hinds CSS 74 Edith Le Lacheur Arts 72 Pa t (Honey) Lonergan CSS 68 Mel Pol a nd OVC 44 Ambrose Samulski CBS 73 Tom Sawye r OAC 59A a nd 64 Barry Stahlbaum CPS 74 A nne Vaugha n Am 78 Dr Stan Ward OVC 36

EX-OFFI C IO DIRECTORS Frances Adams CSS 8 1 President Uniersity of Guelph Central Students Association John K Babcock OAC 54 Director of Alumni Affa irs and Development Dr C Robert Buck OVC 46 President OVC Alumni Association Judith Ca rson Arts 75 President College of Arts Alumni Association Ja mes Da nce CSS 74 President CSS Alumni Association Barbara Dell Mac 68 President Mac-FACS Alumni Association Kathryn Martin CBS 76 President Graduate Students Association Glenn Powell OAC 62 President OAC Alumni Association Willi a m Sa nford CPS 73 President CPS Alumni Association A l Sippel CllS 75 President CllS Alumni Association

TREAS URER Ja mes J Elmslie

ASSOCIATE S EC RETARY Rose ma ry Cla rk Mac 59

The Guelph Alumnus is published by the Depa rtment of Alumni Affa irs and Development in co-operation with the Department of Information Uni versity of Guelph

Th e Editorial Commiltee is comprised of Editor Derek J Wing Publications Officer Art Director Erich H Barth John K Babcock OAC 54 Director of Alumni Affa irs and Development Rosemary H Clark Mac 59 Ass istant Director for Alumni Programs Pa tri cia G Orr Development Officer Douglas L Waterston Director of Information Donald W Jose OAC 49 Assistant Director of Information

The Editorial Advisory Board of the University of G uelph Alumni Association is comprised of Ewart Ca rberry OAC 44 Chairman Lorene Archdekin CSS 74 Dr All a n Austin Dr Donald A Barnum OVC 41 W John Bow les CSS 72 Judith Carson Arts 75 Pete r Hohenad el OAC 75 Oli ve (Thompson ) Tho mpson Mac 35 Sandra Webster CSS 75 ExmiddotOfficio Jo hn K Babcock OAC 54 Janice ( Robertson) Partlow Arts 70

Undelivered copies should be returned to the Department of Alumni Affairs and Development Universit y of Guelph Guelph Onta rio N I G 2W I

One hundred years after its beginning the Associate Diploma in Agriculture

Program is a strong viable and very important component of the OAc Its graduates have made extremely valuable contributions in many ways

To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the diploma program a special weekend of events has been planned to be held July 19 and 20 1980

PROGRAM OF EVENTS Saturday July 19 1000 am

REGISTRATION Johnston Hall

1000 am to noon

WAGON TOURS BASEBALL GAME OAC CENTENNIAL FILM HORSESHOE PITCHING TOUCH FOOTBALL

1200 noon

LUNCH front campus ($250 per person) Morning activities continue throughout the afternoon

200 to 400 p_m

RECEPTION AND SOCIALIZING with OAC faculty alumni friends

530 pm

RECEPTION (cash bar) Regal Hall Woodlawn Road Guelph

630 pm

DINNER - DANCE Regal Hall ($10 per person)

Sunday July 20 1000 am

CHURCH SERVICE War Memorial Hall CLASS REUNIONS Arrangements by class

For further information and ticket and reservation forms wr-ite Diploma Centennial Department of Alumni Affairs and Development Level 4 University Centre UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH Guelph Ontario NIG 2Wl or call toll free I -800-265-8344 ext 2122

The Ontario School of Agriculture and Experimental Farm was establi shed with the purchase of the Frederick W Stone Farm near Guelph in 1873 and the enrollment on May I 1874 of31 young men in the fir st cl ass

The original agricultural program which was directed by a principal took one year to complete a nd students worked on the farm in exchange for instruction and board and lodging

The School underwent a most important change in 1880 with an Act of Incorporation By this act the School became the Ontario Agricultural College and Experimental f a rm At the same time the two-year diploma program was initiated-the forerunner of todays program

In 1887 a third year was added to the curriculum for those students who wished to continue their education and qualify for a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture degree In 1903 the course was extended to a four-year progra m All students enrolled in the diploma program and those who wished and who were qualified could continue for the four years

As a result of World War II the diploma program was temporarily discontinued until 1947 During that time the intermediate year disappeared and the four-year degree program became separate

Professor Arthur D Runions was the first person officially designated responsibility for the diploma program upon its revival after the war In 1950 following Professor Runions sudden death the late Dr Norman H High was appointed as the first director He was succeeded by Dr Harvey W Caldwell OAC 51 Dr W Stan Young OAC 49 and currently by Dr Neal C Stoskopf OAC 57

As permanent recognition of the 100th anniversa ry of the establishment of the program the Diploma Centennial Scholarships have been established Four $500 awards will be presented annually to students between their first and second shyyears You may support these scholarships through the Alma Mater Fund Cheques may be made payable to the Alma Mater Fund clearly marked to the Diploma Centennial Scholarships and sent co the Department of Alumni Affairs Level 4 University Centre UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH Guelph Ontario N IG 2W I Receipts will be issued for ta x purposes 0

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$268840 to the 1979 Alma Mater Fund

Dr Mabel Sanderson Mac 31 centre Campaign Chairmanor th e 1979 Alma Mat er Fund with Ross R Hay OAC 45 Deputy Chairman and Janice (Robertson) Partlow Arts 70 President UGAA

T hanks again for another banner year The words of

Campaign Chairman Dr Mabel Sanderson Mac 31 expressed her deep gratitude to the 5259 alumni faculty and friends of the University of Guelph who donated $268840 to the 1979 Alma Mater Fund

This amount surpassed last years record high by $22923 better than 9 per cent and surpassed the $260000 objective by a comfortable margin The participation rate was a highly creditable 21 per cent and the gift average $5111

CAMPAIGN LEADERSHIP

The success of the Fund would not have been possible without the leadership and support of the members of the Campaign Management Committee who headed up the various divisions and the volunteers who made the important contacts with alumni said Dr Sanderson

The members of the Campaign Management Committee were Deputy Chairman Ross R Hay OAC 45 Campus Fund Co-Chairmen Dr Marion Steele and Professor Sandy Pearson OAC 42 Century Club Campus Chairman Dr Cliff Barker OVC 41 Century Club Chairman Dr Alfred Va nags OVC 59 and Deputy Chairman Dr Donald Huntley OAC 41 Class Agent Chairman Jack Gallin OAC 47 Reunion Gifts Chairman James Kenney OAC 44 Commemorative Gifts Chairman Dr Russ McDonald OVC 45 Direct Mail Chairman Mark Webster Arts 73 and Deputy Chairman Brian Love Arts 69 UGA A President Ken Bell CBS 73 Friends of University of Guelph Inc President Dr A Grant Misener OAC 35 OVC 38 and Vice-President Dr J William (Bill) Barnes OVC 59 Fund Director John K Babcock OAC 54 Assistant Director James J Elmslie and communication consultant Patricia G Orr

DIVISIONAL RESPONSE

Dr Sanderson reported that the Century Club Division renecting all leadership gifts of $100 or more regardless of the division in which they were received recorded 965 gifts amounting to $157793 or 57 per cent of the Fund total I would like to see the membership go well over the thousand mark in 1980 she commented

Returns from the Campus Fund indicated 512 gifts a mounting to $38805 When adjusted to include memorial gifts and gifts-in-kind the total campus giving rose to $44039 The Class Agent Division attracted many new donors to the Fund and additional support from regular donors with a total of 1341 gifts amounting to $26434 The General and Reminder mailings in

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August and November 1979 respectively exceeded expectations with 2057 gifts amounting to $38265

It is interesting to note that alumni are very conscientious in returning the subscription cards with their gifts This assists the Fund Office in processing gifts and getting receipts out promptly Also the updating of addresses and personal information on the reverse side of the card is helpful to the alumni records section and saves money on mailings which would otherwise go astray

ALLOCATION OF PROCEEDS

In reporting the results of the 1979 Fund to Advisory Council Chairman Dr Bob Buck OVC 46 Vice-Chairman Janice Partlow Arts 70 and other council members Dr Sanderson indicated that the arboretum scholarships and library acquisitions projects were most favoured by alumni in 1979 followed by the FACS WorkStudy and London House programs

In allocating the proceeds of the 1979 Alma Mater Fund the Advisory Council granted $44143 to the scholarship program Included in this amount were incentive grants of $ 1000 each to the College of Arts Social Science Physical Science and Biological Science Alumni Associations to encourage scholarship support from their graduates

The eleventh annual grant of $20000 has helped reduce the capital interest-free loan on Alumni Stadium to $135921 The total ca pital cost of this major project was aoout $550000 It is estimated that it will take five years to complete this project utilizing AM F grants and current gate revenues

A major grant of $40000 was made for library acquisitions to help offset the increased cost of special book collections A grant of $10000 was made for art purchases Gifts of books and paintings from alumlli increased the value of these grants by $6800 and $6355 respectively

The College of Family and Consumer Studies will be the recipient of a $15000 grant on behalf of the Winegard Visiting Professorship Colleges participate in this program on an annual rotational basis A new program called the College Advancement Fund has been established this year Terms of reference are being written which will make available to the dean of each college the sum of $5000 annually for special items such as travel funds for graduate students special items of equipment visiting professors and special needs over and above the operating budget

The Arboretum has been allocated $10000 for collection development and a similar amount has been allocated for Memorial Hall improvements It is planned

Grants for scholarships

the Arboretum

and library acquisitions were most favoured by alumni in 1979

to refurbish the downstairs area of War Memorial Hall and sufficient funds have now been set aside for this purpose

The FACS WorkStudy program is to be funded by a $10 000 grant The feasibility of incorporating a workstudy experience field experience and clinical practicum components into the BASc program is being studied The results of this study may also have some application in the other colleges

The London House program which provides a winter semester for College of Arts undergraduate students has been expanded to include a Semester Abroad Program for third-year Master of

Landscape Architecture students doing research and fourth-year Bachelor of Landscape Architecture students during the fall semester A grant of $5000 was allocated towards the capital cost of London House and a $5000 bursary fund to help alleviate increased travel costs The capital cost of London House an extension of the University of Guelph in London England has been reduced to about $102000 The rise ill real estate values in London has made London House an exceUent investment property

Alumni and faculty commemorative gifts have a special interest for donors In 1979 close to $31 000 was earmarked for commemorative funds such as the WF Mitchell Fund Professor Ross Cavers Scholarship Professor John Melby Prize and special funds in memory of the late Dr John Bandeen OAC 57 Dr Donald Ingram OVC 52 Professor Robert Moffatt Dr Dick Waghorne OAC 40 Professor Sass Peepre Gary Putnam CBS 76 and Professor Alex Brodie

In winding up aJlocations for the 1979 Alma Mater Fund it was reported that the quality of residence life for South Residence students had improved significantly with the refurbishing of a multi-purpose room in Mountain Hall with a $9000 grant from the AMF Since its opening last September it had been used on 42 different occasions to accommodate special events such as dinners meetings and dances

NEW PROGRAMS FOR 1980 FUND

Associate Diploma Centennial Project Graduates of the Associate Diploma in

Agriculture program will commemorate the 100th anniversary of the granting of the diploma Plans are under way to raise $10000 which will be matched by the OAC Alumni Foundation to provide an endowment to fund four $500 annual scholarship awards

Small Animal Clinic Extension A canine isolation ward and equipment

costs for the Small Animal Clinic Extension at OVc is to be funded at an estimated cost of $66000 Gifts for this major project will be collected over a three-year period -Instructional Deyelopment Program

Established by the Ministry of Colleges and Universities to stimulate the improvement of teaching and learning in Ontario the program was initially funded by MCU Universities are now expected to assume long-term responsibility for this activity Some of the projects undertaken at Guelph include the development of the Study Skills Program and the English

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Writing Centre The current support required is $10000

Choir Tour of Scandinavia in 1981

Alma Mater Fund grants have been a cata lyst for the raising of funds for tours of Scotland (1973) Southern Engla nd (1975) A ustria and Germany (1977) and Wales England and Scotland (i 979) The University has gained much favourable publicity from these tours Further assistance is to be granted the forthcoming tour of Scandinavia

GRYPHON CLUB ESTABLISHED

More and more alumni-many of them former University of Guelph a thletes- have expressed an intense desire to help develop on campus the best university athletic program in Canada In response to this interest the Gryphon Club has been esta blished under the chairmanship of former Athletic Director WF Bill Mitchell OAC 38 Your support through an annual Gryphon Club membership may be channelled through the annual Alma Mater Fund

Special emphasis will be on recruiting enabling all Gryphon teams to develop strong bases Members will have a part in the sports education of todays students and will be contributing to the maintenance of school spir it vital to the campus environment Membership cards a monthly publication Gryphon Notesmiddot and from time to time complimentary tickets to Gryphon events are benefits available to donors of $25 or more

REUNION CLASSES

Class executives considering reunions are invited to consider a special gift or project on behalf of their Alma Mater A new division of the Alma Mater Fund has been established to be known as the Class Reunion Division under the guidance of Chairman Jim Kenney A Shopping List of Campus Needs has been prepa red and is available on request at the Development Office

COMMEMORATIVE GIVING

The increasing number of commemorative and memorial gifts being received has resulted in the appointment of Dr Russ McDonald as Chairman of the Alma Mater Fund Commemorative Gifts Division Projects to commemorate a relative friend or classmate are welcomed and will be coordinated by the Development Office Contact the Development Office Level 4 University Centre University of Guelph Guelph Ontario N I G 2W I (519) 824-3100 for further information 0

Highlights bull New record established with 5259 gifts amounti ng to $268840-bighest

gift amount in the II-year history of the Fund bull Overall participation was 21 per cent with a gift average of $5 111 bull Century Club members contributed 965 leadership gifts tota lling $156793

57 per cent of gift total bull Faculty and staff participation in the Campus Fund was 53 L per cent with

a gift average of $7579 bull OAC alumni participation of 243 per cent topped OVc al umni at 23 8

per cent and Mac-FACS alumni at 23 per cent

Summary of Allocations 1979 1969-79

Scholarships _ $ 74755 $ 390615 Library Acquisitions 46800 123848 College Advancement Projects 35000 35000 Alumni Stadium 20000 22039 1 Art Purchases 163 55 99798 Winegard Visiting Professorships 15000 120000 Arboretum Development 11 253 349298 War Memorial Hall 10000 60000 Mac-FACS WorkStudy Project 10000 10000 London House Purchase 5000 28519 Music Program 5000 33782 Athletic Program 2 183 9422 Mac-FACS 75th Anniversary Project 100400 Clinic Seminar Room at OVc 35000 Residence Life - 9000 Drama Projects 3250 Sundry Projects 17494 84393

middotIncludes Comme morative G ifts and London Bursaries $268840 $1 7127 16

Summary of Alumni Support 1979

Alma Mater Fund Development Fund Total Change Amounts Change Amounts Gifts 78179 Given 78 179 Given

O AC 2157 - 40 $1 06432 + 67 $ 509 OVc 605 - 27 31791 -254 180 Mac-FACS 1019 -115 34984 + 45 35 Arts amp Science 914 + 37 15553 + 122 53 FacultyStaff 3R7

5082 Other credits 177

+ 21 32617 -

$221 377 47463

51 ~ $ 3914

5259 $268840 + 93

Alma Mater Fund 1979 gift tota l $268840 Development Fund alumni pledge pa yments received in 1979 3914 Alumni associations special projects 1 138 Alumni and faculty bequests and endowments 42 11 0

Total alumni support in 1979 $3 16002 Wintario matching grants 21 940

Grand total $337942

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Alloway Ayrshire Scotland

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House on London Road Gl eph

By Debbie Chambers Arts 77

M eeting artist Robin Baird Lewis Arts 73 means being captivated by her

optimistic excitement Robin has every reason to be excited

Her showing last February in the University of Guelph Faculty Cl ub followed successful exhibitions at the G uelph Public Library and Glenhyrst Gardens and the G allery of Brant both in Brantford Future showings of her watercolours and drawings will be held this year at the O akville C entennial Gallery the KitchenershyW aterloo Art Gallery and the University of Guelph

Lewis Ar s73 Cover Artist For This Issue

Despite the anticipated continued success of her 1980 art shows thc major source of Robin s excitement is a planned trip to Br itain She feels this trip will be a critical step in her career Traditionall y Robins work has captured O ntario scenes She now looks forward to using British landscapes and subjects for her paintings and drawings

Robins vocation as a professional artist began at a very early age He r first painting was sold when she was 12 years old Since that time being a professional artist has been a lucrative part-time carcer A lack of formal artistic training has certainly not kep t Robin from becoming an accomplished artist H er name appears in the Index of Ontario Artists and her contributions to the G lenhyrst Permanent C ollection have been viewed across Canada and the United States

At the moment R obin has two part-time occupations which utilize her artistic talents Besides worki ng as a n art in structor at Fanshawe College Robin is also a free-lance commercia l a rtist O ne of her most successful commercial ventures has been illustrative work in the 1980 edition of the Canadian Children s Annual published by Bob Nielsen M A Arts 71 _ owner of Potlatch Publications in Hamilton H er six illustrations were so well received that Bob has offered her a contract for the 1981 Annual

Robin is quick to acknowledge the debts that she and the other Lewis offspring owe to their parents The Lewises encouraged their youngsters to explore their personal crea tive talents As a result Robin is an artist her brother is an actor one

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sister is a potter and another sister is a part-time lithographer T he Lewises support for their familys career pursuits may stem from the fact that they too are very creative and talent ed Robins father is a commercial antique reo torer while her mother Georgie Baird Lewis is an accomplished portrait painter and curator of Glenhyrst Gardens

Robin s part-time activity as a professional artist was crucial to her financial survival while she studied for BA and MA degrees at the University of Guelph

Now the tables have turned Robin hopes that her academic and teaching experience will enable her to secure a full -time position which will finance her part-time occupation as a professional artist 0 Baal on Dunnet sands - Caithness

Ab(lndnned hOlise at Marden 7

A New Hat Peter F Hannam OAC 62 has stepped down as leader of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) Ontarios largest agricultural lobby group to become head of CANFARM Hannam told his constituents that he had a tremendous sense of accomplishment from his years of service for the OFA

Hanna m said he will not be leaving agricultural politics altogether But I am going to change the way I contribute Hannam said I want to rise to meet the challenge that CANFARM presents As president of the OFA Ha nnam was instrumental in organizing the takeover of the computer fa rm record services when t he previous Li beral government decided to cease funding the program as a Crown Corporation

The following excerpts are from Hannams farewell address to OFA convention delegates in Toronto as reported by The Grower published by the Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association

D uring the past decade farming has undergone considerable change

Farms have become larger more mechanized and in the process farming Peler Hannam OAC 62

and serv ices and have t hU $ provided a major stimulus for other sectors of our economy In spite of high barriers to our exports and the import of more and more food ag riculture still makes a significant contribution to our international balance of trade

There is no question that farmers benefitted during the 1970s The real winner however was the average Canadian citi zen

But what of the 80sl What of the cha llenges in the 80s~ T he future is uncertain but it is clea r that we cant count on thi s industry continuing as it had in the 7 0s

Ten years ago no one but a visionary or a madman would have predicted the challenges we are facin g today It was little more th an ten years ago that Federal Minister Joe Greene forecast that we had enough oil to last a thousa nd years Who would have believed ten years ago that interest rates would have reached the level

has become more of a business and less of a way of life

The farmer has changed as well Today there are fewer of us Our average age has dropped as older farmers have retired and more young people have moved into farming More of our time is spent on manag ing and planning as we have learned we can make more money with a pencil or now a computer than a pitchfork Incomes though they moved in fits and sta rts have improved Generally the 1970s were good for Ontarios farmers

The OFA has changed drama tically as well In ten years it has moved from a period of uncertain ty-from a small group of dedicated members to wh ere it is now the largest most influential farm organization this province has ever seen This growth has been due la rgely to the foresight and dedication of a host of leaders particularly in the first half of the 70s who built a solid base of support to the loyalty and talents of OFA staff and to the determination and support of all our members

But farmers are not the only ones who have gained from the developments in agriculture in the last ten years Consumers -have also been well served In spite of recent price increases consumers today are better fed on a greater variety of food for a smaller portion of their paycheque than at any time in the worlds history

Indeed society as a whole has benefitted from the changes in agriculture in the last ten years Low food costs have meant more money to spend on other goods

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they are now or that tractors would cost $20- to $80000 and some combines over $100000 Nor ten years ago would anyone have believcd thc increas ing government restrictions wc now face on our methods of farming

That has been the rapid pace of change in thc 70s and given the challenges we must face in the 80s the only safe prediction we can makt is that change will accelerate even raster

If fa rming is to remain healthy and profitable if we are to continue to provide thc bountiful supplies of food that

anadians have become accustomed to then agriculture will undergo as much changc in the next tcn years as it has undergonc in thc last 20 or even 30 years

I do not want to sound ala rmist or pessimistic because I am not Im optimistic But mere optimism wont make the next decade rosy Its going to take planning forcsight and hard work How well thesc challenges are overcome will literally determine the health and profitability of farming in the next ten years

Nor will the effects be limited to the farm community because they also have broad social and economic implications In discussing the health of the [arm community we are also discussing how well fed Canadians will be ten yea rs from now and how much of their paycheques will be netded to buy food In turn this will determine how much they will have left for other things The future of [arming is also the future of Canada

Canadian economic policies weigh heavily on farmers Even the wellshyestablishcd farmer is now dependent on his banker The young farmcr with mortgages and debts reaching $250000 to $500000 or even more is not just dependent upon his banker he is at the bankers mercy How many young farmers did not make it through last winter~

However it is not just a question of who will go under The high cost of borrowing means that needed repairs new equipment new land or improvcd facilities may not be purchased now Our efficiency can only suffer and with it our competitive position

Right now we are predicting that in addition to facing an inflation rate which may well be over 10 per cent we will be paying 25 per cent more for drainage tiles 12 to J8 cents more per gallon for gasoline diesel fuel and heating oil and at least 15 per cent more for fertilizer Prices will go still higher but there is little corresponding prospect of prices for our products keeping pace

The right to farm will also continue to be a problem Even the decision as to what to produce is being taken out of our hands

Decisions at Queens Park or illcrcasingly by urban-dominated Illunicipal councils now dictate whether or not we can produce livestock whether or not wc can expand and even the hours we can work in our fields

The common thread in all these problems is that the rea l decision-making power does not rest in our hands

This docs not mcan we ca nnot influence those decisions- we can But it will not be easy

To do it however we must lift our gaze to events beyond our line fences We must become more involved in all those decisions which shape social and economic policy We must become a powerful influential unified team

We must continue to get out and tell the consumer the politician the civil servant the businessman and all those who influence policy just how importa nt farm ing is to this country

It can be done We have proven it can

Fuel prices wi be the scourge of the 80s

be done In the last ten years the OFA has become a powerful voice for Ontarios farmers but there is so much more to do

Obviously we can have little impact as ind ividuals We must be organized we must be well financed we must have the research and we must have the skills to make our voices heard

That s a big challenge for this organiza tion but I know we have the talent and the will to be even more successful

There is one other activity which I think farmers should get involved in to a greater extent in the next decade That is self-policing our industry

Having had a lot of contact in the past few years with non-farmers from every walk of life I have come to appreciate that Ontario farmers by and large enjoy a very

finc reputation of being hard working honest considerate and the sa lt of the earth My contact with farmers in every corner of this province convinces me tha t reputa tion is well deserved

We must work hard to keep it that way if we are to earn the respect we need as an industry

As the pressures from change grow in the 80s there will no doubt be a ttempts by some few farmers to operate in a way tha t we cannot condone We must be cautious tha t those few do not spoil the industry for the rest of us

We must attack infl ation because it is crippling us with increased costs We have heard one government pronouncement after another that they a re going to stop inflation What s happened ~ Unfortunately inflation is like sin Every government denounces it in public while at the sa me time they gleefully practice it in private

We must object to the da mage th a t unprecedented high interest ra tes are causing in our industry and we must demand that a lterna tives be found or tha t Canadian agriculture is shielded from the full impact of these senselessly high ra tes just as agriculture in other countries is

We must continue to hammer away at finding more markets for our fa rm products This involves continuing to fight for fa irer trade rules to undertake programs to have our food replace imported food and to increase our export market efforts These measures must have the full support o[ farmers the rest of the food industry and governments as well

We must mount a campaign to ensure farmers will have assured supplies of fuel a t reasona ble prices Fuel prices will be the scourge of the 80s Theres no need to follo w the world price of oil so slavishly in a key industry like agriculture To do so as quickly as is now being planned will cripple producers and will jeopardi ze this countrys food supply

One of the reasons for high fuel prices is sup posed to be th at it will encourage conservat ion thats unfair Farmers dont have to be hit over the head with a sledge hammer to practice conservation Fa rmers across this province are already ma king major advancements towa rds conservation and in developing alterna tive energy sources And tha t without getting encouragement to do so

lt will be difficult to get the decisions which you will make on energy implemented by governmetJts but energy issues must be addressed with conviction

Yes there are many challenges facing us in the next decade Thats no reason to throw up our hands in despair We must take a positive attitude tha t these problems will be resolved We must convince a lot of people that they need to be solved 0

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The Ontario Agricultural College Alumni Association

ALUMNI NEWS

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Editor William C (Bill) Tolton 36

The Dippers Coat of Arms

This is centennial year for the Associate Diploma in Agriculture course at the OAC and the graduates have planned a celebration on the weekend of July 19 While these students have been an inteshygral part of the campus since 1880 it was not until 1953 that they obtained a coat of arms or crest for themselves

Yea r 5 2 Associa tes presen ted an idea for an Associate crest to the OAC -SAC but it was rejected The crest presented was similar to that of the degree course with a change from gold to silver in the wire embossing

Year 53 Associates took up the challenge and the year executive offered $5 to the winning designer From the designs presented that of Wendell Nufer was chosen Wendells father who had designed crests in the past for the South African Olympic teams as well as for several Swiss Army regishyments created it

Changes were made in the crest design to obtain approval by the presishydent The year president Mr Colley and the late Dr Norm High obtained a

copyright for the crest which made the College Co-op the sole distributor To obtain the crest a t the Co-op a note had

to be obtained from the registrar of the OAC

The Students Administrative Council of the OAC passed a resolushytion that the Students Co-operative be the sole source of the official Degree gold wire crest and the new Associate silver wire crest These crests were only available to graduates seniors and junshyiors of the Degree course and to gradushyates and second-year students of the Associate course Dave Barrie was 53 class president and Professor Robert Forsha w was honorary class president

The addition of the words Assoshyciate Diploma Agriculture OAC was designed by Richard Buck 76A The change has received the approval of the Dean of the OAC and will be officiaHy added to the crest

The colourful silver-wreathed in- signia are in stock at the Campus Coshyoperative shops at $325 each They should be worn only by those who are entitled to do so and they should be worn on a somewhat formal garment such as a blazer 0

A Variety of V erse

Len Vickars 33A and 46 has retired to Newmarket Ontario after an intershyesting and varied career He has preshypared a little booklet containing some of the results of a lifelong avocation-the writing of verse Some of the verse was written while he was a student at the OAC in the early 30s others in his years in Northern Ontario mining towns during wartime service overseas and finally from his post retirement occupation as an agricultural teacher at a church school in the Yukon Illustrashytions in the book are by Lens daughter Dawn a resident of Carmacks in the Yukon

Guelph 1933

Thrice cursed is he who doth smile in a lecture For that luckless might well regret it- you betcha If you do see a paradox Its considered urlOrthodox To exhibit your glee In a manner so free You may shout sing or weep Raise Hell - or just sleep But it is really unethical And shews lack of principle To beguile With a smile A Prof When hes wrath

Rivers (Yukon 1974)

Ive paddled my feet in the Tiber And frozen them numb in the Klondike Ive waded full dress cross the Rubicon And swum in the buff in the Thames Ive crossed the Rhine under shell fire And canoed mid the ice on the Ottawa Ive washed my socks in the Mirimichi And have squelched in the mud of the Seine In my life Ive crossed many rivers And some that I didnt quite cross BUl from the fast flowing streams to the Arctic To the filth choked flows of the South From the insect fraught heat of the summer To the bone chilling frost of the fall Theyre the only things Ive seen in nature That never perceltibly stop 0

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Our Man In Cairo

Larry Dickenson 68

Lawrence (Larry) T Dickenson 68 and his family are now well settled in at their new home in Cairo Egypt where he is commercial counsellor at the Canashydian Embassy His duties cover a much wider field than the United Arab Reshypublic of Egypt however as he will also be responsible for the Canadian trade promotion program in the Sudan and Libya This requires a knowledge of Arabic which came by way of an intenshysive three-month course in Ottawa

Larry has been nearly eight years in the diplomatic offices of Canada in Europe with about half of that time in Eastern Europe This is his first experishyence however in a developing or an Arabic-speaking area

The first adjustment was to the slower pace of getting things done it took the Dickensons three months to get

Mechanizing Rice Paddies James S Townsend 56 has taken leave from the Department of Agricultural Engineering University of Manitoba to work for two years with the Internashytional Rice Research Institute Los Bashynos Philippines

Dr Townsend will be stationed in Rangoon Burma where he will serve as an agricultural engineer in the area of small-scale mechanization for rice proshyduction In addition he will serve as

into their home in a Cairo residential suburb and the majority of their personal effects had not yet arrived five months later Larry writes Once we had adjusted to the tremendous concenshytration of people- Cairo has a populashytion of approximately 11 million - the noise dust new food and customs we became decidedly attracted to the Egypshytian people who are very hospitable and possess a rich culture dating back thoushysands of years

Since arriving in Cairo in addition to moving into our new home we have had the visit to our territory of the first large federal government trade mission It was comprised of 18 representatives of government and industry interested in the fields of consulting engineering and construction

In both November and December I made one-week trips to Tripoli and Libya where Canada has considerable export potential One officer from the commercial division travels to Tripoli every month

Larrys wife Margaret Mac 68 keeps very busy as well as there is a heavy social commitment which goes with his profession She accompanies him to many dinners and receptions and of course is hostess for those occasions where she treats Egyptian foreign and Canadian contacts to favourite recipes acquired in various other countries

Margaret and I went to Kharshytoum the capital of the Sudan in Janushyary After completing business calls durshying a period of nine days we returned to Cairo via Jeddah visiting friends in our embassy to Saudi Arabia

During our trip to the Sudan and Saudi Arabia daughters Tonya II and Christa 9 stayed in a convent just one

team leader and country representative in Burma for the International Rice Research Institute The Canada-IRRI Burma project is a co-operative project funded by the Canadian International Development Agency and the Governshyment of Burma with IRRI as the executshying agency

Dr Townsend is accompanied in Burma by his wife Yvonne and two sons Alan and Neil Two other sons remain in Canada Philip in Winnipeg Manitoba and Robert at Belwood Onshytario Dr Townsends address is Canashydian Section British Embassy PO Box 1121 Rangoon Burma

Margaret Dickenson

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The three Dickenson youngsters

block from our home This convent is occupied by 13 delightful nuns who are decidedly senIor citizens with warm generous hearts They are of many nashytionalities and have devoted entire lifeshytimes to Egypt As the convent is within one block of the girls school-the French Lycee-this will be convenient for the girls Tonya and Christa have pursued their education totally in French in Brussels OUa wa and now here in Cairo

Margaret is turning her culinary skills along with her food and nutrition training at Macdonald Institute to the development of interesting new recipes based upon local ingredients and local dishes 0

Hall of Fame A person nominated by the OAC Alumni Association will be included in the first group to be entered in the new Ontario Agriculture Hall of Fame The OAC Alumni Association is a foundshying member of the Hall of Fame Associshyation and this nomination was prepared by a special committee of the directors

The Hall of Fame is located at the Ontario Agricultural Museum in Milshyton Ontario and the first portraits will be placed in position at a special cereshymony this summer 0

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With a Song In His Heart Come July 15 Lyle Pettigrew 61 takes up a new position He is giving up his secondary school teaching job with the Waterloo-Oxford DSS in Baden Onshytario and is moving to Kenosha Wisshyconsin to be a member of the headquarshyters staff of the Society for the Presershyvation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America Inc (S PEBSQSA) Specifically he will be one half of the team of instructor coaches who will assist in training choshyrus directors in the 16 districts of the Society He will have eight districts for a while and then alternate with his fellow instructorcoach

Nancy Brown Ends Busy Year

Lyle Pettigrew 61

The new position entails a great deal of travelling but Lyle is used to that For the first five years out of OAC he worked with the United Coshyoperatives of Ontario at five locations during that time

Nancy Brown 79 completed her year as president of the Central Student Association of the University last month It wa s a rough year she had stepped into a situ ation of distress inshyvolving many problems not the least of which was a $60000 debt

At the end of her year that debt had been whittled down to Iess than $10000 new s ~aff had been hired the books had been straightened out and much of the credibiI ity with University faculty and administration was regained She originally stated that she felt it would take at least two years to straightshyen out the mess left by previous mismanshyagement and internal bickering It looks like this diminutive bundle of energy has almost done it in 12 months She had help from fellow executives whom she gladly praises and heartily thanks

As if her problems with the Central Students Association were not enough her year also brought an extra load in another field As chairman of the Unishyversity Centre Board she had to contend with the several changes in staff that took place during the year

But then Nancy is no stranger to hard work and delicate dealings with people Back home on the farm near Beaverton she and her father had been

workers in 4-H clubs a job she loved and which she kept on doing during her college semesters

From her first weeks on campus she had demonstrated her leadership abilities as the freshman president of Year 79 She was later chairman of the 0Ac Student Federation an executive of College Royal and OAC student rep on the CSA

What now Nancy As she ended her year of office she fel t that she had seen enough of politics for a while She is aiming her sights on an MBA from one of the provinces older and prestishygious universities and is awaiting the results of her applica tion as she cleans up the last of her work a t the CSA presidents desk

With a sol id major in Animal Scishyence a background of years of successshyfully working with people a minor in business administration and her eyes on a masters Nancy Brown is another Aggie whose future should make intershyesting watching Not many would take a bet that her present downer on politicsshyOne year in a job like president of the CSA is enough for me will prove to be her permanent attitude 0

Singing is something that has been dear to him for a very long time He was a member of the famous quartet on campus in the 50s and 60s- the Kol shylege Kings- with Trev Dickinson 61 Bill Baxter 62 and Ted Curti s 62 They sang for just about every Co llege function needing entertainment We were one of Padre Youngs most popular acts Lyle recalls

For a few years after graduation he dropped out of singing because he was really never long enough in one place to put down any roots However when he moved to Baden he was soon invited to come out with the Guelph Chorus and then joined the Kitchener-Waterloo Chorus which was closer to home It was one of the old KoHege Kings who brought him back into the fold

Since that reunion a dozen years ago Lyle has been at it steadily and now he moves to headquarters to become a permanent member of that enthusias tic group helping to spread harmony and good fellowship all across the continent 0

At It Again Doug Hoffman 46 retired in 1978 from his post as director of the Centre for Resources Development after 32 years on the Guelph campus Following his retirement he went over to the Unishyversity of Waterloo to give them the benefit of his long training in rural planning Now he is acting dean over there

A new building to expand the U of Ws Department of Environmental Studies is under way and the dean is off-campus for a while So maybe Doug will get some use out of that shovel his boys Dougs Cruds gave him when he left the Guelph campus 0

Carrie Reek At the ripe old age of 92 Carrie widow of Dr William R Reek 10 a former president of the OAC died on March 2 at Wardsville Ontario Dr Reek who had a long and distinguished career in Ontario agriculture died in 1968

A very gracious lady Carrie Reek will be fondly remembered by hundreds of students who were at Guelph during the immediate post-war years and by hundreds more who got to know her at Ridgetown 0

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Handling Hamburger On The Hoof Before the hamburger (or the steak for that matter) gets to your plate there is a number of necessary steps to be comshypleted in thc marketing chain from newshyborn calf to butchers block One of these steps is the transfer of the young feeder cattle from the ranch to the fcedlot where the final finish will be added

In Ontario today auction sales of feeder cattle held at 14 locations around the province carry out this function where thousands of cattle and millions of dollars change hands smoothly and quickly

The story of these feeder auctions has been added by Tommy Cooper 18 to his book on the history of agriculture in Grey County but he refuses to take credit for the auction systcm

He gives the credit to another OAC grad the late Charles F Macshykenzie 19 one of the members of the Collcge judging team at the Chicago International in 1918 where he won the

first placing in beef cattle judging After graduation Charles Mackenzie was apshypointed to the Dominion Department of Agriculture federal inspection service which included serving Manitoulin Isshyland where there were many cattle proshyducers but no marketing organization Farmers were still selling as individuals to itinerant cattle buyers sometimes with inequitable results After years of effort he finally got cattlemen to form an auction-selling organization

So successful was this system that in 1950 Tommy Cooper suggested the Grey County Federation sponsor a simishylar arrangement A committee of three was sent to a sale at Little Current on Manitoulin Island that September

That committee was impressed by the way the farmers co-operated and asked Tommy to get one going in Grey County but a 1951 trial was not a success However the example of the 195J sale on the Island sparked another trial in Grey County the following year

That 1952 sale brought out 1250 head The co-op had but one scale of 5000-pound capacity so that animals had to be weighed individually-a very time-consuming task However the idea did catch on memberships were taken out property bought at Wiarton Onshytario and a permanent set-up begun with much of the labour coming from the farmers themselves Now there is a covered assembly and sales area supshyplied with town water and a 30000-pound scale all free of debt

The co-op in Grey County has 800 members and cattle production is about three times as great as it was at the beginning 30 years ago There are four sales a year and as many as 11000 head pass over the scales at a spring sa le The fall sales in 1979 brought $4000000

The original spark from Charles F Mackenzie has grown to 14 sales organishyzations around the province 0

Mac Gordon Honoured One-timc hog grader and the man who was instrumental in working out thc system of tattooing hogs for rail grading Mac Gordon 29 has been honoured for his efforts in another direction

He has received the Guelph Hortishycultural Society Conservation Award for outstanding service to the community

Mac moved from Hamilton to Guelph in 1948 With him he brought a sincere and enduring enthusiasm for conservation

He had a ttended the Na tiona I Aushydubon Societys wildlife film series in Hamilton and was most impresscd with its educational and entertainment value so when he arrived in Guelph he set out to show the series there by arranging for its sponsorship by the Agricultural Instishytute of Canadas Guelph Branch

Mac insists that before each film the national anthem 0 Canada be sungmiddot--an obscrvation which was lauded by the committee in selecting this years winner He has been very involved in other community work and has just retired as clerk of sessions for Chalmers United Church 0

India Hand Almost from the beginning of the OAC graduates have found their way to far places and contributed much to the improvement in agriculture and life around the world Typical of these was the late Kenneth William Forman 22 who died last December in Danvers Mass at 83 years of age

Ken carne to the OAC originally as a Diploma in Agriculture student with the Class of 18 but took time out for war service returning with the wave of veterans in 1919 He graduated with the Class of 20A and stayed on to take his BSA with 22 He was a native of the United States and except for some months on the staff of the old An Hub departmen t right a fter grad ua tion he spent all his life outside of Canada

In his student days Ken was a noted a thlete and the last student physishycal director Up to his leaving that post all athletic endeavours had been handled by the students themselves In 1921 with the greatly increased size of the student body the College decided to appoint a physical director as part of the faculty

The OAc Review of that day records Kens enthusiasm and work for

College athletics will always be rememshybered by ex-students and the students of today Those who knew the tremendous amount of work he covered the difficulshyties he had to contend with will apprecishyate the spirit with which he tackled the job and the work he has done In the fall of 1919 when he took over the task of physical director College athletics were somewhat disorganized but the fall of 1920 and the spring term of 1921 witshynessed a great change Being a football man himself he successfully trained the two Junior Intercollegiate teams of 1919 and 1920 besides training other branches of sport too numerous to menshytion

His first foreign field was in India where he went as dairy cattle specialist at the Allahabad Agricultural Institute United Provinces and served for several years as a teacher He returned to his native Massachusetts as a teacher in animal husbandry at the Essex County -Agricultural School Hawthorne and later as a specialist in dairy with the HK Webster Co of Lawrence

In spite of the fact that he spent so little time in Ontario his feelings for his alma mater were strongly evidenced by his life membership in the OAC Alumni Association 0

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ODH Program The executive of the ODH Graduates Association has prepared a program of monthly visits from March to October to places of interest to their [l1(mbers These visits are open to all interested and are free The program for 1980 includes a June visit to the University of Guelph on the morning of the 21 st moving to the Cambridge Research Stashytion in the afternoon The August visit is planned for Queens Park Toronto on the 23rd The September visit will be to the Borough of Scarborough Parks Deshypartment on the 13th and the October visi t to Cannon Nurseries Waterdown on the 4th 0

Railway Blooms Since Leon Claus 22 moved to a house near the railway tracks in Canton N Y he has pl anted the railwa y right of way with flowers and vegeta bles This island of beauty located where more often a weed patch is found has brought attenshytion to Leon especially from studen ts and faculty at the St Lawrence Univershysity in town

Recently the local newspaper fe ashytured hi s beautifying efforts in a story He has become the stately white-haired gentleman who has put the lovely flowshyers on th e railroad embankment 0

Best Seller This time it is Don Inine 42 and the subject is cheese The Canadian Dairy Foods Service Bureau had his professhysional assistance plus that of others in the preparation of its booklet Great Canadian Cheeses More than a million and a half copies have been distributed The booklet dea ls with the more than 50 varieties made in Canada and while good old rat-trap cheddar is still the favourite the consumption of other types has increased to almost J 6 pounds per person annually 0

Bmiddotyron Jenvy At the age of 98 Myron Jenvey of I ngersoll has died For 65 years he was a member of the Holstein-Friesian Assoshyciation and an historian of the dairy industry in Oxford ounty For five years he was a member of the staff of the OAC and some of his recollections of those days have appeared in issues of the OA C Alumni N ews 0

Bonspiel Winners

The Year 51 Trophy was presellled by Dean Clay Switzer 51 la 11o r Glenn Hay ter 73 Bruce Shillinglaw 67 Jack Fraser 73 and Bob Anderson 73

The Year 33 Trophy was presenled by Don lfuj 5 lo 110 r Glenn Powell 62 and Bill Harri sun 62 Other learn members were Bruce Humer 62 and Don Hill 62

The N R Rick Richards Trophy was won by 110 r Bi A llelI Bob Edgar Jerry Felk er (lIld WaYlIe S impson al Clem of 7 2

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The College of Arts Alumni Association

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To The Queens Taste An Elizabethan dinner in honour of Queen Elizabeth I (1558-1603) was held in early February Sponsored by the University of Guelph Historical Soshyciety the feast attracted 45 members of the Guelph academic community includshying several alumni Guests were asked to attend in period costume and to provide an authentic Elizabethan dish

Master of the feast was Dr Lewis Abbott Department of History In accordance with Her Majestys wishes (Marilyn Armstrong 78) Master AbshybOll provided whimsical sketche~ of the head-table guests accompanicd the Queen dancing and called forth her loyal subjects to pay tribute to her beauty and grace

DELPHA Editor Debbie Chambers 77

AI the dinner Morris Lemire CSS78 Bev Lemire 79 Margo Shoemaker 79 Dr Lewis Abbot Marilyn Armstrong 78 Urve Abbot and Dr Stefan Straka Chairman Departmenr aHistory

Musical entertainment for the eveshyning was provided by the Queens court musicians conducted by Shannon Purshyvis-Smith a music instructor at the University The ensemble played a deshylightful repertoire of authentic Elizabeshythan music

SOllle of the delights of authentic Elizabethan cuisine tha t were served included Fartes Portingale Livering Puddings Pork a lOrange Turnep in a Tench Compound Pallet and Almonde Tartes They were selected by Margo Shoemaker 79

Her Work Is Her Life Mieke Bevelander 73 graduated with distinction from the honours program in Fine A rl However her art career began in high school and was followed by intensive study at the Frec Academy and The Royal Academy of Art in T he Hague Holland Then there was an interruption of a few years while M iekc taught elementary school in Toronto before she got back on track at Guelph

Her work is her life O nly when she is drawing and now painting is she pleased with he rself and able to cope

with the major set-back for artists- the continuing lack of moneyl

Not only has Micke fine artistic talent and drive which has kept her going for the last dozen years but also she is a gifted teachel Imiddot or the past three years she has been a sessional instructor at the University of Waterloo in the fall of 1979 she is credited with puiling their extension course in Stratshyford out of danger of extinction After Miekes fall session the university had a

continued over

Dancing a favourite pastime of Her Majesty was encouraged between courses The first dance selection known as a galliard was demonstrated by Shannon Purvis-Smith A stately dance it provided an excellent contrast to dance instructor Dave Greens version of a rapid peasant dance

It is hoped that the tradition of providing an historical dinner for stushydents faculty and alumni will continue in the coming years We look forward to seeing you there 0

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flood of requests for another course with her

The Art Gatlery of Kitchener boasts a simi~ar success story with their Saturday childrens classes which Mieke has taught for the past two years Her popularity and ability tripled enrolment

Mieke has had shows in The Hague Edinburgh and Guelph and her work has appeared in shows in Vancouvshyer Winnipeg Brantford and Toronto Several corporations and numerous indishyviduals own her drawings paintings and sculptures A series of her drawings is hanging in the Sears Building in Chicashygo

Miekes loft apartment in Elora Ontario reflects her personality and consequently her work It is a compact

bright open space filled with Canadian antiques and a wood-burning stove There are books drawings sculptures toys a nd curios on every ledge a nd piece of furniture Luxurious plants hang everywhere and give the space a garden quality-a garden of earthly delights to steal a quotation However Miekes ambition wiJi not allow her to stay much longer in this pastoral setting Soon she will uproot herself to move to Toronto where she is affiliated with the Bau-Xi Gallery on Dundas Street exhibiting artists such as Jack Shadbolt Tony Urqhart and Claude Breeze

Although a major problem for all artists is making a living from their art an added problem M ieke has found is finding gallery owners and fellow artists

who take women artists seriously thorny situation but a very real one Also a particular problem for artists is trying to be recognized as an important segment of society to establish a status quo in a society which views art as a luxury or at most as play

If universities are recently experishyencing an anti-intellectual backlash artshyists have continuously bucked an antishyaesthetic appreciation in our materialisshytic society If you cant eat it wear it drive it or spend it it cant be worth very much Mieke has written eloqucntly on this topic and given the chance will talk fervently about her lifes work- art works This graduate is going places and several major shows are in the making now 0

Mahoud Sadek

King Tot

Professor Sadek with the Department of Fine Art presented a slide show on King Tut at a recent meeting of the College of Arts Alumni Association Before the show Professor Sadek filled in the pertishynent background of King Tut Accordshying to the professor the misconception that Tut was not an important Pharaoh

is false In fact he was very influential as he returned the old religion of Amon to Egypt

King Tut followed Adhenaton who had imposed the worship of Aten (sunshygod) on the people In essence this was monotheism The religion revolved around the rays of middotthe sun which were the manifestation of light and heat The sign of the ankh was the symbol which denoted life

There was not only a religious revoshylution but also a cultural revolution Previously art had been idealized where everybody was portrayed as being strong and beautiful Art now became antishyclassical and a caricature Freedom of expression was allowed Akhenaton moved the capital from Thebes to Amashy

rah King Tut was nine years old whcn

he ascended to the throne He moved the capital back to Thebes and rebuilt the temple of Amon He died from an unknown cause at age 18 His tomb was hidden and therefore was not vandalized by robbers It lay undisturbed until discovered by Howard Carter in 1922 This major discovery gave the world a large collection of Egyptian art

The slide show demonstrated not only the size but also the sheer beauty of the Tut collection

The College of Arts Alumni Associshyation is grateful to Professor Sadek for his enlightening talk and for his compreshyhensive slide show of the King Tut collection 0

Scholarships At the College of Arts Alumni Associashytion Board of Directors meeting of March 22 1980 three new scholarships were designed and will be presented at the spring meeting of Senate for approvshyaL

Members of the Board hope these

awards will help encourage graduate and part-time students to maintain high academic standards The first a wards will be presented in the fall of J 980

An amount of $500 will be awarded to the College of Arts student with the highest cumulative average in Years 3 and 4 who is entering a College of Arts graduate degree program The award is

open to a student entering either an MA or PhD program with a Universishyty of Guelph undergraduate Arts degree

An amount of $250 will be awarded to each of two semester 5 part-time College of Arts students with the two highest cumulative averages and entershying semester 6 They will be presented in the fall and winter semesters 0

Grad News 1977

Paulette McGarr After working three years in visual arts Paulette is a student apprentice with British glass master Stephen Taylor in Caledon and is living in Toronto

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Dalid Coates Newspapers Right David is city reporter for the Peterborshyough Examiner

Patricia (Cole) Bigley is employed as a dental assistant by Drs R amp c Armshystrong Leamington Ontario

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Robert Bishop is the manager of the Tydagon Golf Club in Burlington Onshytario

David Schwitzer is pu~suing doctoral studies at the University of London in England 0

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The Ontario Veterinary College Alumni Association

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BULLETIN

From The Pres ident

Dr Bob Buck 46

Since our last opportunity to chat by means of a publication several items of interest have occurred Perhaps that of greatest current interest involves arshyrangements which will culminate in the presentation of a portrait of Dr Dcnnis Howell to our former dean on Alumni Weekend

The Honours and Awards Commitshytee under the chairmanship of Dr Bob Silk 64 has been working fervently to ensure that the presentation can be made at the time of our Annual General Meeting which this year takes place on campus during Alumni Weekend June 20 to 22 Further details of these cereshymonies will be available soon

The OVc Alumni Directorate is enthused about this project and like the Honours and Awards Committee is anxiously awaiting the opportunity to view the work

Having mentioned Alumni Weckshyend [ hope that you will note again those dates of Friday Saturday and Sunday June 20 21 and 22 and if you possibly can make arrangements to visit Guelph and the old stamping grounds and appreciate what is available to the students of today compared to that which was present in the dim distant past

Not only will it be an opportunity to renew friendships which may have been neglected somewhat due to disshytance and other responsibilities but you will have an opportunity to visually acknowledge some of the strides that have been taken during the growth of the University of Guelph and in parshyticular the Ontario Veterinary College during the years since you left the campus

On sllch a visit you can more accurately gauge the importance of the contributions which each of us attempt to make to our Alma Mater as the years pass

There is some personal satisfaction in being able to actually see some of the things which we read about in our communications from the various Unishyversity organizations

At this particular time of year we would hope that those of our alumni living some distance from Guelph may decide that a venture to this part of Ontario might be considered as part of a vacation plan

How about some of those of you who live beyond the borders of Onshytario- or within the borders of Ontario for that matter- who have not had an opportunity to be in Guelph for some time contacting former classmates and arranging a visit part of which may be spent here at the OVc and on-campus at the University of Guelph

Watch for further information which will be forthcoming Those of us in this part of the country would be delighted to see you

Since last we talked the Awards Committee has presented the OVc Alumni Association Fellowships to Dr Louis Laliberte of the Department of Clinical Studies and Michael Clarke and Diane Friesian of the Departments of Pathology and Biomedica Sciences reshyspectively These are postgraduate study scholarships

Recently Jim Sweetman 81 was selected as the recipient of this years

OVc Alumni Travel Fellowship Award Jim who is currently President of the Canadian Veterinary Students Association chapter at Guelph will be travelling to the United Kingdom and other areas during the course of this summer

During the first week in March the annual College Royal activities took place on campus The OVc student body has become a very important part of this event as time has passed Disshyplays have been provided for the public by each of the years and by several of the activity groups within the College walls

On Open House Days hundreds of visitors from various parts of the province are given guided tours through the OVCs facilities and the students do an exceJlent job in providing informashytion concerning their studies and chosen vocation as well as acting as excellent purveyors of good-will for veterinary medicine Your Association has helped albeit rather modestly in assisting with this endeavour

You will be pleased to know that Dean Doug Maplesden SO has disshyplayed his continued interest in alumni activities by attending our Board of Directors meetings and contributing personally by giving much appreciated opinions and assistance Dr Howells very active conscientious involvement in alumni activities provides Doug with a very strenuous precedent to follow but we are looking forward to his associa tion with OVc alumni

Perhaps 1 have rambled long enough I shaH close by once more recommending that you consider serishyously visiting your Alma Mater during the forthcoming Alumni Weekend in June If you consider that arranging a class reunion or some such function would be constructive for goodness sake let us know and we shall attempt to assist in whatever way appears to be practical Hope to see many of you before long 0

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CODlDleDlorative Plaque In Stratford On August 24 1979 a plaque was unveiled in Stratford Ontario by the Local Architectural Conservation Advishysory Committee (LACAC) Stratford to mark the restoration of the Brandenshyberger Block built in the late 1800s

In addition to the historic signifishycance of the building is the fact that among the persons who used the buildshying was John Luke Poett VS (Edinshyburgh) the first veterinary surgeon apshypointed to the Northwest Mounted Poshylice

Poett joined the NWMP in 1874 after practising in Stratford for four years He was in charge of the large group of horses sent from Toronto in 1874 to eventually become part of the march west later that year from Fort Dufferin Manitoba to Fort Whoop-up in Alberta In 1877 he completed his service with the NWMP and returned to practice in Stratford

On September 21 1881 he advershytised that his office had been moved to Brandenbergers new block and he reshymained at this location until 1884 In that year he rejoined the Mounties eventually settling in Battleford Saskatshychewan serving as a non-commissioned police officer there until his death in 1895 His wife lived to be 87 dying in 1937 A granddaughter survives in Vanshycouver

Poetts office was reached through a door under the Jetter R in Reward (see photograph this page) and upstairs to the first floor

The plaque is on the wall just below the word Blowes (Blowes Travel Sershyvice) It will undoubtedly be read by thousands of visitors attending Stratshyford s Shakespearean Festival each year

Apart from being the first veterinashyrian in the NWM P Poetts name is the first to have been entered in the original register of the Ontario Veterishynary Association How his name came to be entered in this way is unknown The register was established in 1879 but it shows his address as the NW MP in Western Canada and in reality he was still in Stratford

The plaque was sponsored by Jim Anderson President LACAC Stratshyford who became interested in the hisshytory of Poett while the author was researching in the Perth County Arshy

chives in 1976 A fuller story of Poett Ontario relating to veterinary medicine may be found in the book Vet in the In 1973 the Toronto Historical Board Saddle by Dr Frank Loew and EH erected the Upper Canada Veterinary Wood published by Western Producer School pl aque on the site of the first Prairie Books Saskatoon 1978 veterinary college in Canada at 40-42

This is the second plaque erected in Temperance Street Toronto 0

Brandenberger Block Stratford Ontario Site of Poetts office

~ Upper Canada Veterinary School plaque 1973

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The College of Social Scie nce Alumni Association

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the current year despite continuing From The infl a tion in excess of 9 per cent The increases in faculty salaries have fallshyen behind other comparable professhyDean sions consistently since the early 1970s

3 Some estimates suggest that universishyIt is with pleasure that I report to you ties will be required to terminate upthe success which the College of Social to 20 per cent of faculty over the next Science Alumni Association has enjoyed few years if insolvency is to be preshyin the last year This succcss is due in ventedlarge measure to the encrgy and hard

work of the Association s Beards of Additional facts which should be of

Directors since 1978 interest and concern to you as alumni

The College of Social Science and voters are the following

Alumni Associations presence is being I Ontario now provides $1 000 less in felt in overaH alumni affamiddotirs May I operating grants per full-time equivashyhope that in increasing numbers Social lent student than the average of the

Dr Jack W SkinnerScience alumni will join in actively supshy rest of Canada ($1800 less than porting their Alumni Association the Quebec) College and the University prevent universities from providing both 2 Were Ontario universities funded at

As a second matter I am a ble to quality education and accessibility for a level equivalent to the average for report that the level of participation in students the rest of Canada total grants to the the BA Graduate Survey project was A strong statement on behalf of system for 1979-80 would have to be good May I thank those of you who universities was made in September to increased by $185000000 took the time and trouble to complete Premier Davis and senior ministers by 3 On a relative basis measured in the questionnaire JH Panabaker Chairman of the Board 1977-78 dollars grants per student in

There is another matter which I of McMaster Univcrsity as spokesman universities had fallen 71 per cent trust will be of interest As you are no for board chairmen and executive heads from 1970-71 to 1977-78 While doubt aware Ontarios universities have of Ontario universities Among the facts grants per student in the colleges of been and continue to be involved in a which he prcsented were applied arts and technology (CAAT) substantial amount of retrenchment as a I Library acquisitions per student have rose by 22 per cent costs per pupil in result of past and continuing reduced fallen by about 40 per cent in real secondary schools rose 396 per cent levels of government financial support terms since the early 1970s despite and costs per-patient-day in hospitals While it could be argued that a certain the continuing explosion of knowshy rose 51 per cent Finally of interest amount of retrenchment was needed ledge around the world are the studentstaff ratios In as well as politicaJIy desirab]e a conshy 2 For years increases in salary scales 1977-78 for universities 149 to I tinuation of reduced support on the part have been held well below the rate of CAATs 126 to I and secondary of the government will bring about acshy inflation- they were 37 per cent in schools 169 to l 0 tions which will greatly hamper if not 1978-79 and just over 5 per ccnt for

The membcrs of your Board of Directors dents we a ttended the College of Social recently endorscd a resolution to make Science we had little or no opportunity Five -five scholarhips available to in-course to earn an achievement award

In-course Collcge of Social Science students It s a We have plenty of reasons to make start and without your support of the awards available to deserving students College of Social Science Alumni Assoshy If each of our members could encourage Scholarships ciation and of the Alma Mater Fund it one new membership we could continue would not have been possible to make things happen What do youIntroduced Do you realize that when as stu- say Lets get on with the job 0

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Peacekeeper Playing a key role in peacekeeping opershya tions is as much an a rt as a defined position sa ys Political Studies professhysor Henry Wiseman Professor Wiseshyman who has also been Faculty Assoshyciate in the Office of the Provost this past year has been named Director of Peacekeeping Programs at the Internashytional Peace Academy (IPA) New York He assumed the position for one year as of Janu ary I

The Interna tional Peace Academy which was established in 1969 as an institute devoted to furthering the skills of conflict resolution has a vita l pa rt to

Hes Off To Israel John Vanderkamp

Professor John Vanderkamp Chairman Department of Economics has been apshypointed as visiting professor in the Cashynadia n Studies Program at Hebrew Unishyversityin Jerusalem

Professor Vanderkamp will spend the greater part of three months April to June in Israel where he will give a graduate course in labor economics a nd make himself available for consultations with faculty a nd graduate students

The Canadian Studies Program is relatively new It was established in

Birth Of OASA Much overdue but now ready for acshytion is the way Professor KJ Duncan describes the Ontario Association of Sociology and Anthropology (OASA) Professor Duncan of the UniversityS Department of Sociology and Anthroshypology was the Associa tions first presishydent

Canada has not been without asshysociations in the fi eld There is a nationshyalone the Canadian Sociological and Anthropological Association a nd over

play in world a ffairs The U N as Professor Wiseman pointed out has no specific constitut ional basis for pcaceshykeeping in its charter although it does practise peacekeeping from time to time on an ad hoc basis

Over the ycars a ttempts have been made to define the practice in constitushytiona l terms but without success Professor Wiseman believes there are good political reasons why this has not occurred the fear by some states that the UN would evolve its own a uthority or military force less dependent on the will of the member states

For this reason the IPA while remaining independent of the UN pershyform s the crucial functions of developing

1978 as the result of a VISit by John Roberts then Secretary of State to Israel Funded by the Canadian govern shyment and Toronto philanthropists Dr and Mrs Ralph Halbert the program got under way last year when urban planner Peter Oberlander of British Coshylumbia spent a period at the Israeli university

The successful applicant for the program is selected from candida tes in the social sciences hu manities a nd law Administra tion of the selection is handshyled at the Canadia n end by an advisory committee made up of eight members from a variety of disciplines in Frenchshya nd English-speaking institutions from across the country Recommendationsmiddot are submitted by the Canadian commitshytee to the Hebrew University where the final choice of visiting scholar is made

Professor Vanderkamps talents make him eminently suited to the posishytion H e is the editor of Canadian Public

the yea rs regiona l ones have emerged in the Maritimes Quebec and the western provinces but not until now in Onta rio

Professor Duncan and a number of others including department chairman Professor WE Thompson and departshyment colleague Professor TF Condon have actively supported the idea of a provincial association for years because as Professor Duncan says the real acshytion takes place at the provincial level We need such an assocation he adds to provide a provincial presence to speak on behalf of our two disciplines to government representatives and to the

procedures and policies for peacekeeping to bring greater order to the ad hoc UN practice Such activity is dependent on broad co-operation by UN members One hundred and fourteen have parshyticipa ted in IPA programs to date

The Political Studies professors tasks include arranging professional inshyternational training seminars for diploshymats military officers academics and policy makers in the subjects of peaceshykeeping mediation and negotiation and setting up off-the-record meetings beshytween parties directly involved in disshyputes such as Namibia a nd the Middle East These a re two of the ma in duties of the Academy 0

Policy- Analyse de Poliliques the jourshynal which he founded six years ago to bring together resea rch in economics a nd rela ted disciplines such as political science and sociology with a view to stimulating research and discussion of problems in Canadian policy He is also a member of the executive council of the Canadian Economics Association and author of many papers on Canadian economic activity

The aim of the program is to inshycrease Canadian exposure overseas the economist says It is hoped that eventushyally graduate fellowships in Canadian studies will be made available for stu-

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dents at the Hebrew University further extending the educationa l scope of the program

In the initial five years of operation an endowment fund is being built up Once that income is esta blished visiting professorships will be for a years durashytionD

pUblic Professor Duncan says meetings of

the Associa tion will take place twice a year and that attention will be turned to ways of improving the teaching of socishyology and anthropology as well as a tshytracting the participation of those workshying in community colleges government -private agencies and in industry

For further information about the Association contact Mrs Wilda Blackshylock through the Depa rtment of Socioloshygy and Anthropology (519) 824-4120 ext 3894 0

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The College of Biological Science Alumni Association

~ BIO-ALUMNI ~ NEWS Editor Jane Selley Arts 70

J Tent And Sleeping Bags Anyone Panoramic scenery wa rm campfires wild-flowers and pines scenting fresh summer breezes quiet walks along wooded trails a chance to photograph relax and enjoy the company of good friends Sounds like a dream doesn t it

Well your dreams have come true because the CB S Alumni Association has designed such a weekend this year just for you

From June 6 to 8 1980 (Friday evening to Sund ay night) we have for alumni and their families an Interpreshytive Weekend excursion to Cyprus Lake Provincial Park on th e picturesque Upper Bruce Peninsula We have lined up a full weekend of activity including a wildlife photography sessi on plant and geomorphology lectures bird watching

a Fathom Five ta lk a boat trip to Flower Pot Island a nd much much more

Photographers will want to see the orchids which will be in bloom that wcekend a nd there are ma ny excellent access points for scuba diving enshythusi ast s as well Brave folks might even attempt a midnight dip in th e cool waters of Georgian Bay

We will be camping in the Provinshycia[ Park and should qualify for free group camping if enough adventurers register for the s leep-out If youre not one for organized activities thats okay too

While only a few hours drive from Guelph this part of Ontario is an historshyic glacial-formed environment supportshy

ing rich and diverse flora and fa una You are required to bring your ow n

support gea r food clothing and provide tran sport a tion to a nd from the park The CBSAA will be providing wilderness progra ms and marshmallows

Most o f all the weekend a[ lows friends old and new a chance to relax together and enjoy some free time Twen ty-nine people have already sig ned up a nd we think this will truly be our best event ever

For registration write to CBS Interpretive W eekend co Department of Alumni Affairs a nd Development Level 4 Unive rsity Centre University of Guelph Guelph Ontar io N I G 2W I or telephon e (519) 824-4120 Ext 2122 0

Your 1980 Executive The CBS Alumni Association Board of Directors for 1980 who were elected a t the Annua l Meeting at College Roya[ is a mi xture of new and old faces Wed like to tell you something about each of these people who have volunshyteered their time for you

AI Sippel BSc 74 President A[ is a fish hea lth biologi st with the Ontario Ministry of N a tural Resources working on campus

Richard Moccia BSc 76 MSc 78 Immediate Past President Rick is preshysentlya U of G fish pathologist offershying a consulting service to commercial fish farms la rge aquaria home aquarishyots and resea rch subcontractors

David MaraIdo MSc 78 Vice Presishydent David is a fisheries biologist for Canada Centre for In[and Waters Burlshyington Ontario

Winn Halina BSc 74 MSc 77 Secshyretary T reasurer Winn is a researc h assistant in the Department of Biomedishyca l S cience at the O Vc

Sheena Ba msey BSc 77 Director Sheena is a research chemist for Shell C a nada Ltd

J im Ga llivan BSc 73 M Sc 77 Dishyrector Ji m has been a Ph D student in Medical Sciences a t McMas ter Univershysity since 1978

At the Annual M eeting I to rare

president AI Sippel 74

Professor R on Brooks Zoology and immediate

past president Rick Moccia 76

Ron presented a da zz ling talk and

show on th e Galapagos

Islands

Ka thryn Martin BSc 76 Director Kathryn is a grad student in the Depa rtshyment of Biomedical Sci ence

Margo Tant BSc 76 Director Margo is a full-time stude nt at the O Vc

Jan Watson BSc 75 Director Jan our first CBS President is now an applications specia list fo r Pa yton Asshysocia tes which manufactures e lectronic medica l instruments 0

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University of G uelph 3049 CBS stushyA Message From dents including pos tgraduate students

President

Al Sippel

Al Sippel 74

As the incoming president of the College of Biological Science Alumni Associashytion I would like to thank the immedishyate Past President Richard Moccia 76 and the other outgoing members of the Board of Directors Ted Armstrong 74 Les Dunn 76 Jim Grayston 75 Kathy Martin 76 Ambrose Sarnulski 73 Jim Sheldon 74 and Pat Yungblut 73 for their accomplishments

Over the past year Richard and the others expended a considerable amount of time and energy on alumni associashytion activities with excellent results Both Careers ight and the Elora Gorge Walk were successful again this year Careers N ight is organized specifishycally for senior undergraduate CBS studenb One or two aluIllni frOI11 each

program (eg Microbiology Human Kinetics Zoology N utrition Botany l Genetics) returned to discuss aspects of job hunting resume writing and career development The Elora Gorge Walk was designed to promote outdoor activishyties for alumni during Alumni Weekend

Our other regular activities the Homecoming Biobash and the Annual General Meeting were less successfuL Although a few faithful alumni turned out for each event they were very poorly attended

Despite these disappointments the Association completed two projects that have been on the drawing board for some time Life membership dues finally reached a sufficient level to start a tru st fund for two scholarships for second year CBS students These scholarships will be presented for the first time in 1980

A special Distinguished Alumnus Award was also created this past year Although no nominations for the a ward were received its crea tion provides a format for honouring graduates of the cBS who have distinguished themshyselves in some field

I am confident that thi s year members of the Board of Directors will be ab le to maintain the momentUin generated by their predecessors 1 he nlOW faces on the Board should provide an abundance of energy and fresh ideas Board members serving second or more terllls will provide the necessary experishyelllOe gained from previous years Thi s blend of old and new has worked well in the past and should continue to do so

The major thrust of this years Board of Directors will be aimed at increas ing membership in the Associashytion In the ten years that the College of Biological Science has been a part of the

have graduated However only 202 (66 per cent) of these have Joined the CBs Alumni AssolOiation T herefore much of our effort will be devoted to contacting alumni evaluating their eommenb and re-evaluating our program in an attempt to attract more members

You probably ques tion why you should become a member of the Associshyation Me mbership dues are necessa ry to operate and expand the projects that I have outlined I believe that the CBs Alumni Asocia tion has a lot to offer to undergraduates to the University comshymunity and most importantly to alumshyni

I n particular we provide a forum for keeping in touch with former classshymates through the Guelph Alumnus and the Bio-A lumni N ews Alumni Weekend Supplement and by sponsoring events to which alumni return However as with any organization particularly one such as the CB S Alumni Association that is rel atively young there is always room for improvement If you believe the programs offered by the C BS Alumni Association are inappropriate please let us know as a re-evaluation of alumni shyoriented even ts will be made this year

Without input from our alumni change will not necessarily mean imshyprovement We need your support in the form of members hip and your opinion of the present program In particular I would appreciate receiving comments from Department of Human Kinetics alumni who have been noticeably absent from many of our activities in recent years Please give a little thought to what you think the CB S Alumni A~soshy

ciation should be doing and forward you r ideas to Al Sippel co Departllient of Alumni Affair and Development Levlt 4 niversity Centre niversityof Guclph Cruelph Ontario N 1 G 2W 1 0

Careers Night Seventy-five people attended enjoyed and asked many questions of the six speakers at the 2nd Annual College of Biological ScieIlce Alulllni Association Careers ight

John Byrne fish culture specialist with tell years at the Ministry of Natushyral Resources gave a strong talk stresshysing hiring methods attitude motivation and generally se t the lOne fo r Sheena

Ba rusey BSc 17 and her clever preshyentation which covered as a reselI ch chcmist in Microbiology at Guelph tactic~ to usc job applications and intershyesting facts about prospects for the fushyture in the job market

Jennifer Conners BSc 75 SOOIl to be an M D and who originally graduat shyed in Botany disc ussed the neces ity of being flexible of being wise and not being too specific ill job intcnt when entering uni ve rsity

Dr John Hilton Lkpar lmen t of

utr ition slressed the necessity fo r pcr onal contact and steing the top pCIon when making application for a position Dr John Powell told of the multitude of opportunities which ex ists for a well ed ucated perOIl giving examshyples of 26 graduates from the Departshyf1)tl1t of Huma n Kintl ics and their difshyk re llt afJ Puilltments

Ian W hite OAe 52 co-ordinator of Placement Services summarized and told of the lllaIlY useful services that the

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Macdonald Institute College of Family and Consumer Studies

Alumni Association

ALUMNI NEWS Editor Wantedl

Elizabeth Gullel 55

Food Industry Welcomes Contacts Industry may seem a world away from the univlrsity environment but Conshysumer Studies professor Elizabeth Gulshylett 55 spent the fall semester bridging this gap She visited about 25 companies in the food industry to see what they arc doing in sensory evaluation of food and consumer rda tions

Professor Gullett started her odysshysey through the food industry by conshytacting the presidents of the companies then visiting their laboratories and conshysumer relations departments HI feel very positive about the developments in

News Editor Wanted The position of Alumni ews Editor for the Mac- FACS Alumni Association is presently vacant

The person who fills this position has the important job of gathering and co-ordinating information for the threeshypage Mac-fACS Alumni News section in each of the quarterly Guelph AlurnshyfillS pUblications and for one four-page unit of news in the Annual Alumni

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these two areas she comments The Canadian food industry IS

expanding and refining its programs in sensory evaluation and consumer relashytions

Sensory evaluation techniques run the gamut from rudimentary tests to very complete profile studies that inshyvolve a team of five or six trained tasters Companies have learned that sensory evaluation improves their batshyting average in introducing new proshyducts Professor Gullett explains that it used to be common for only ten ou t of every 100 ideas to see the light of day and of those only one would be a success Sensory evaluation helps idenshytify the potentially successful products and saves significantly in product develshyopment costs

Curious abollt the state of sensory evaluation in the cosmetics industry Professor G ulictt also contacted several Canadian cosmetics companies but found virtually no activity in the area

ost 01 the Canadian cosmetics firms are distributors for foreign products They tend to rely on the technical expershytise of the parent company

The food industry is becoming more Canadian in outlook according to Professor Gullett Canadian branches of foreign companies are developing food testing product development and evalushyation functions in Canada

Consumer relations have blossomed

Weekend Supplement The Editor is a member of a Comshy

mittee of ditors which meets regularly prior to the publication of each Guelph Alumnus to plan and co-ordinate alumshyni news portions

The Editor is a member of the Mac-FACS Alumni Association Board of Directors which meets regularly throughout the year The Alumni Assoshy

in the last decade particularly throughshyout the food industry Professor Gullett suspects tha t the industry is trying to overcome what it perceive to be a bad public image The consumer movemellt nudged most companies into a greater awareness of consumers and a commitshyment to deal with their complaints and suggestions She was impressed with the speed and thoroughness with which the food companies handled consumer comshyplaints

The visits to the companies revep d that permanent and summer employshyment prospects for Consumer Studies graduates will continue to be good Our students have a lways been hired for their technical knowledge she notes but their broad knowledge of consumer concerns will bccome more and more attractive to employers

While learning about food company programs Professor Gullett did not miss the opportunity to tell her hosts about the undergraduate programs research and expertise in the Department of Conshysumer Studies

Every company I visited seemed genuinely pleased to have someone from a university show an interest in what they are doing she observed Many industry people told me they had regular contacts with community colleges but not with universities A continuing exshychange of ideas will be mutually benefishycial 0

ciation pays all telephone and postage costs of collecting information for the two publications and has designated an honorarium of $50 per publication for the Editor

If you are interested in this posishytion please ca II or write ei t her Roseshymary Clark 59 at the Alumni Office 824-4120 ext 2122 or Ruth Wilson 6251 Oak Street Guelph NIG 2Nl 821-2632 (after 5 pm)

Remember if you wish to continue receiving news of your college we must have all Editor - and 0011 J

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Freighter Voyage By Dr Margaret S McCready

The winter season was a good time to be one of 12 passengers eight Canadian women four Americans (two men two women) on a large freighter Delta Line out of Brooklyn ew York Deshycember 14 1979 for a seven-week voyshyage through the Caribbean and the Panama Canal to Ecuador Peru and Chile and return But cargo was the important item to the ships owners and about one day out of Brooklyn a new sched ule was posted cutting out the Caribbean ports at Aruba Santo Doshymingo and Barranquilla

Cargo was delivered or picked up at Philadelphia Baltimore Charleston and Mi ami in generally very fine weather There were perhaps one and a half days of slight turbulence off Cape Hatteris enough to make it difficult to set the ta bles in the dining room which we shared with a dozen ships officers and the captain

The crew of about 30 sailors were a busy lot-always some ship s painting to be done as well as swabbi ng down the decks Handling the ve ry large banana crop (green) of Ecuador was a big part of the work for longshoremen-bananas to Chile and to New York State Much of the ships cargo had to be kept at spec ific temperatures SOme of it frozen

Above all we and the officers had excellent meals and very spacious wellshycared for cabins with toilets Actually by the terms of the Seamens Union all sa ilors must be given plentiful and good food to keep them happy and well nourshyished and this was certa inly so

We enjoyed knowing the ships offshyicers One a graduate in law was workshy

ing on a freight er to find out more about mercantile law he was busy also getting his daily exercise by weight-lifting and chinning the bar We passengers worked a bit on the stationa ry bicycle for our exercise

Another officer a graduate engishyneer was working on the freighter to learn more abo ut ship building and space utili zation One specialist in navishygation reminded us to keep certain curshytains drawn at night to prevent glare on the ocean waves which confused their navigation readings from the heavens There is a constant charting of the ship s position on the high seas

Special celebrations and meetings with the captain and officers sometimes when films were shown were enjoyed but also enjoyed was the time spent watching the intricate organization of the loading and unloading of cargo some of it in containers However on docking with the help of pilots we usualshyly planned to take taxis to the big cities and market places not forgetting the small Indian craft shops on or close to the docks The native crafts of fine straw and hair work knitted-wear and handshymade dresses beautiful jewelery of seshymi-precious stones such as lapislazuli malachit e a nd onyx were hard to resist

The museums cathedrals and other handsome buildings reminded us of the culture~ If ( i er peoples in addition to th e Spanish con ribution The beautiful scenery and the objects d art a lmost made us forgetful of the repressive govshyernments in most of these South Amerishycan countries today

It was a memorable days trip when

we motored from Valparaiso Ch ile through the foothills of the Andes to the beautiful capital city Santiago seeing en route the dry desert and mountain country bordering the very fertile va lleys growing lush market and fruit crops (not bananas)

Some bridge playing a nd much reading took up considerable time so that it was difficult to keep a diary and write postcards to friends Obviollsly there was some real rela xa tion and rest on the journey Tt was always pleasant to be having such delightful summcr weat her and enjoying some sunning on deck with tea and happy hours whenshyever one wished to utili ze the passenger lounge for a friendl y get-together

Yes despite sc hedules being changed and in this case shor tened by one week the sea voyage from North to South America at this season was a delight D

Passing through Ihe Suez Canal

The Delta Venezuela out of Brooklyn New York Margaret McCready right in Santiago Chie

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Families Coping With Change The family is alive and well in the twentieth century despite widely pubshylished reports that it is an outdated social institution Social critics bemoan the disintegration of the family and use as evidence the soaring divorce rate juvcnile delinquency wife and child abuse and thc isolated elderly

This gloomy outlook is not shared by three faculty members in the Departshyment of Family Studies who have extenshysive experience working with families and are pursuing family-related reshysearch

Concern over weakening families is not unique to our generation observes Professor Anne Callagan a family socishyologist with a background in professhysiona social work Observers 50 years ago voiced many of the same complaints about urban families she notes and questions whether families have really changed as much as were led to believe The divorce ra Ie was 236100000 in Canada in 1976 and is rising but is still only about half of the US rate

Divorce has replaced death as a cause of single parent families over the years rn addition perhaps urban famishylies of 100 years ago didnt have probshylems with their teen-agers because so many adolescent children didnt live at home

Different Expectation What has changed dramatically is our expectation about family life Until the last few decades marriage tended to be an institutional arrangement On farms the family was a producing unit and in urban environments it was a framework for survival Today we look to the family for intimate personal relationships and emotional support

Professor Claude Guldner former Director of the Interfaith Counselling Centre in Kitchener and now on the faculty in Family Studies doesnt touch on the traditional institutional roles for marriage in describing todays family He focusses on the adult functions of marriage- companionship sharing afshyfcction and sex-instead of viewing marshyriage primari ly in terms of having chilshydren

Where Children Fit In Children are and will continue to be an important focus in most families but the

task of raising them is difficult in the climate of rapid social and technological change Todays parents live in a world very different from the one in which they were raised and their children will have to cope with an accelerating rate of change The task of raisi ng children is not so much preparing them for the world but equipping them to cope with the inevitable changes ahead

The rapid change and uncertainty in the world has eroded parents sense of self-confidence claims Professor George Kawash a child psychologist with a particular concern for parentchild inshyteractions One anchor parents can proshyvide in this unsettled environment is consis tency in their child rearing pracshytices But it is very difficult to maintain if the parents feel unsure of themselves and their parenting skills Children need rules limits and some authority but parents often shy away from setting rules because they view this as a form of authoritarianism says Professor Kashywash Rules are not in themselves aushythoritarian especially if the children ha ve the opportunity to express their grievances about rules they feel are unreasonable Children will be more willing to accept rules if they feel they can discuss them

Professor Guldner feels there is a tendency among educators now to look at the entire family in dealing with problems in children Many families are referred to family counselling agencies because a child has problems in school Ten years ago we would have blamed those problems on the school systems he says Today family counsellors look to the family for weaknesses or strains that may have contributed to such probshylems This approach acknowledges the continued importance of the family unit in the socialization of children

The Individual Within the Family Creating a stable family environment requires input from solid individuals In family counselling explains Professor Guldner we usually focus on the husshyband and wife roles because strong partshyners secure in their relationship funcshytion better in the mother and father roles Further the husband and wife relationship needs to be nurtured throughout a marriage so it can survive after the parenting roles have been

From a FACS sheet by Mary Cocivera

completed Many marri ages break down after the children leave home because the partners threw themselves into the father and mother roles to the exclusion of the husband and wife roles After the years of neglect there was nothing left of the original relationship as husshyband and wife

One of the great tasks in family therapy confided Professor Guldner is helping individuals differentiate themselves from their fa mily of origin Their personal development and success in marriage depend on emerging from the family of their childhood observ ing and evaluating it ancj then making ratioshynal but at the sa me time gut-level choices about their own future Many marriage and family problems are caused by a failure to work through this rela tionship The process is not complete until the individual reconnects and estashyblishes an entirely different relationship with his family of origiIi

A fam ily can provide a supportive environment in which to grapple with these relational tasks Professor Guldner describes marriage as a cyclical IIwe equilibrium which has its ups and downs Individual growth requires comshying to grips with the conflicts

He fears though that many people walk awa y from conflict in marriage by seeking divorce rather than working through the problem This short-cirshycuits individual growth he explains Family counselling helps partners deal with conflict in a marriage relationship but does not guarantee living happily ever after Sometimes working out a rel a tionship results in termination of the marriage

Professor Guldner sees the emphashysis on the individual as a positive develshyopment for the family Were becoming more tolerant of individual diffe rences within the family and among families Young people will feel freer to make choices based on what is best for them personally and inter-personally rather than external expectations -North Americans will find it easier to accept and respect different types of families in the decades to come but they will also have to accept the responsibility for making informed intelligent choices compatible with their personal values ambitions and capabilities 0

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The College of Phys ical Science Alumni Association -5Ju

I SCIMP Editor Bob Winkel

Cell Patent Granted

Dr Ron Fawce ll with electroplated semiconductor

Two resea rchers at the University of GueJph have received a United States patent on a process tha t could revolushytionize the production of photo voltaic cells and reduce the cost several times

Doctors Ron Fawcett and Andrzej Baranski developed the process similar to techniques used in the electroplating industry during two months of research on applying semi-conductors to metal in la te 1978

The process does not require the

present use of vaporization to deposit a film of light-sensitive material on meta l

Present tec hnology for photo voltaic cells evolved from space research and uses either a single crystal silicon or a costly vaporization process for cadmium sulphide

Until now electroplating has been used as a way to deposit one metal on another in some kind of pl a ting solution through which you pass current but what we are depositing here is a semishy

conductor-cadmium sulphide Dr Fawcett said Other semiconductors which can be electrodeposited include cadmium selenide bismuth sulphide cushyprous sulphide and silver sulphide

The new process can be used with a variety of metals including stainless steet and aluminum foil he said

You can imagine pass ing great shee ts of metal through a plating bath and covering them with a thin coherent and uni fo rm deposit of th e photo sensishytive materia l said Dr Fawcett An America n patent was applied for beshycause most ma nufacturing is carried out in the United Sta tes

The chem is ts who will sha re the patent with the University are now seeking patents in Canada Great Britshyain and other industrialized nations

Manufacture of the new electroshyplated semi-conductor solar cells is cheaper than the vaporization process used for cadmium sulphide and initia l tests indicate a higher efficiency on output voltage Dr Fawcett sa id

Immediate application of the comshypound is in photo voltaic devices recshytification of alternating current into dishyrect current light detection equipment and special applications in photography

The research which led to the proshycess was sponsored by a grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Reshysea rch Council of Canada 0

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Prof Moffat Scholarship The College of Physical Science is pleased to announce the establishment of a memorial scholarship by the family and friends of the late Professor and Mrs Robert C Moffatt

Professor Moffatt formed the faculshyty of Physics at the Onta rio Agricultural College in 1917 and was head of the Department of Physics and Mathematshyics for the ten years prior to his retireshyment in 1956 H e was named Professor

Emeritus in 1974 In 1922 he was responsi ble to a

major degree for the organization of the Agricult~ral Science Option so that its graduates could qualify for admission to courses at the Onta rio College of Educashytion leading to the High School Assistshyants Certificate Type A Agriculture In 1950 he orga nized the General Scishyence Option leadin g to Type A Science

Professor Bob Moffatt was known continued

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to most physics students as the Prof and taught for many years the undershygraduate and graduate courses in theory of measurement and statistics He did much to cncourage agricultural reshysearchers to use statistical methods in the interpretations of their results and assisted in many of the a nalyses

[t is most fitting for the College of Physical Science to offer a scholars hi p

established in memory of Professor and Mrs Moffatt who gave so much to the department and the community

The $200 scholarship will be awarded annually to a student who has completed semester 4 and is enrolled in semester 5 or higher of an Honours Program in Mathematics Statistics or Physics

Alumni who graduated from the

Rites Of Passage Worthwhile Graduate work is not everyon es cup of tea Even an intense love of learning can be daunted by long hours of painstaking research the trauma tic experience of the oral comprehensive and the setting forth - and re-working- of first the masters then the doctora1 thesis

But for Bob Dudley who received his PhD in orga nic chemistry at winter Convocation stopping a t the bachelors level would have been unthinka ble He says he was too excited by the prospect of trying his ha nd at basic research something he had been una ble to do as an undergraduate

Bob came to Guelph three years ago from the University of Georgia where he obtained his M Sc working under Professor Ed Janzen When Professor Janzen joined Guelphs Deshypartment of Chemistry Bob moved there too

Bobs doctoral research has Inshyvolved a method of detection called spin trapping of free radicals that is molecules which have an unpaired elecshytron Spin trapping is only used in ten or 12 places in the world Three places in Canada including Guelph use it regularly it is not used at all on a regular basis in the United States

Looking back over the past three years Bob says the hardest things to contend with were assembling his thesis from all those piles of research material and confronting a sea of strange faces as he walked in to teach his first lab

But despite such trying moments Bob has enjoyed his time at Guelph a nd the abundance of ideas a nd stimulating atmosphere created by the joint campus arrangement of the Guelph-Waterloo Centre for Graduate Work in Chemisshytry

Agr Sci option during the time when Professor Moffatt guided developments in physics mathema tics and statistics were informed by Dean MacNaughton of the plan to establish a Moffa tt Meshymorial Scholarship We are most grateshyful for the generous response

It is expected that the first award will be presented at the I Oth anniversary celebrations of the college on June 210

H e has been fortunate too in his wife of ten years Tricia who never doubted for a minute that he would get his degree and whose enthusiasm and moral support cheered him on when the going was especially ha rd

Although their interests and expershytise are different-she graduated from East Tennessee State University in 1969 with a BSc having studied speech pathology language and audiology and is a speech pathologist and teacher of deaf education in Guelph-they find themselves good sounding boards for each ot her s problems

With his doctoral qua lificatio ns completed Bob will be working during th e coming year as a post-doc for Chemistry professor Colin Fyfe in solid state MR (nuclear magnetic resoshynance) After that he will be looking for a more permanent job Bob views that prospect with optimism 0

Our Tenth Anniversary Celebrations -(n June 1970 the new Physical Science Building was officially opened T he building replaced the old rose-garden south of Zavitz Hall and drastica lly changed a birds-eye view to the southshyeast as demonstrated in the two photoshygraphs on this page

Physics Chemistry and Math-Stats

have flowered irl this first decade To celebrate this occasion the College will hold an official cake-cutting ceremony with tea at 400 pm June 21 in the lobby beside the Campus Co-operative Bookstore This is to be preceded by tours of the facilities

Coincidental with this celebration is

the 10th anniversary of the formation of the College of Arts the College of Social Science and the College of Physica l Science and at 630 pm on June 21 in the University Centre Faculty Club alumni of the three colleges will join ranks with cocktails and dinner Come join us then 0

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By Mary Cocivera

T he College of Physical Science has yet to reach the age of puberty but is

poised to enter its second decade as a major centre for science research and undergraduate programs in Canada

The short existence belies a long history on the Guelph campus as major supporting disciplines to the agricultural programs Stretching back to the 1880s the story progresses through such varied pursuits as analysis of dairy products sugar beets well water and wood ashes levelling and surveying water finding machines lightning rods ventilation and soil physics

Old-timers can spin colorful tales of early instructors There was Prof Soccer-Bill Blackwood whose speciality was (literally) dynamite He was fond of bringing dynamite caps into the lecture room to demonstrate their safety He regularly stood by the window toying with one of these capriciously explosive caps before lighting it and toss ing it out the window where it exploded on cue Art Thompson OAC )7 remembers the ill-fated cap that rode a stiff wind right into the open window of a lab full of equipment on the lower floor That cap too exploded on cue

Art chuckles as he describes Prof Blackwoods favorite exam question You have a rock three feet by four feet by five feet two feet of it underground in the middle of a swamp and you want to blast it out How much of a charge of dynamite do you need He describes the technique of mud-capping- planting dynamite under a mud cap on top of the rock and letting er rip You can sit down and do all the calculations for this problem says Art but the right answer is that the rock is in a swamp so why would you need to blast it away

No reflections on the physical sciences could be complete without reference to Prof Moffatt claims Dean Earl MacNaughton He was called Mr Physics and his courses on theory of measurements were dubbed theory of Moffatt

Years When the Physics Building was built

in 1916 recalls the Dean inmates from the Ontario Reformatory were used to ca rry plaster a nd so the plasterers pu t a generous inch-thick layer on the ceilings By the early 50s the plaster frequently and with very little warning separated [rom the Ilath and both Prof and I had some close calls when the plaster would suddenly drop in our offices and on laboratory benches

Ventilation was indeed a problem when 50 to 60 students gathered for a qua1litative analysis laboratory and started bubbling H2S through solutions in order to precipitate metal ions H2S is infamous for it s smell --middotrotten eggs concen tra ted Professor John Rothwel OAC 39 now retired developed sensitive timing catchill~ about-to-expire students and hauling them to the window for a breather We had big fans installed he explains but the students opened the windows next to the fan short-circuiting the makeshift ventilation system Qualita tive analysis was eventually dropped from the curriculum Professor Rothwell is

The Chemistry Building Circa j 91 O

covered with equipment Chemistry had the distinction of being

the first science department on campus to have its own building by 1887 (the odiferous na ture of the pursuit no doubt affected the decision to construct a separate building) The building however la sted only until 1896 when fire destroyed it The replacement on the same location-where the north wing of the Arts Building now stands- housed generations of chern students until the Department of Chemistry moved to the present Chemistry and Microbiology building in 1965

When Prof Bill Brown arrived on campus in the 1 940s he suggested only partially in jest that the venerable building be named Reek Hall after the then president of the OAC William R Reek OAC 10 It was an idea that never emerged from the flask

The building easily would have justified that label Prof Brown tells of a visiting chemist from Iowa State University As he walked through the front entrance he sniffed deeply and sighed Ah beautiful-this is a lovely chemistry building It takes years of chemical training to appreciate the bouquet of aged chemistry buildings

convinced because other faculty members didnt appreciate the smell

While future physicists werent likely to find their way to the Guelph campus the OAC trained many of the high school science teachers in Ontario The old Agricultural Science option introduced ill 1922 and the General Science option introduced in 1950 provided an excellent broad scientific background for high school teaching and graduate study in any number of agricultural and scientific disciplines

With the establishment of the University of Guelph in 1964 the physical sciences emerged from their supporting roles to limelight positions on campus Greatly expanded research facilities and undergraduate laboratory capability had to be provided The Physics Department had been cramped for years in the red brick building and was unable to develop its undergraduate programs nor introduce graduate student and research programs appropriate for the mushrooming University The Chemistry Department had moved into the new Chemistry and MicrobiOlogy Building but research activity in the department had expanded graduate programs were becoming mOre important and essential scientific

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equipment was proliferating Both tcaching and research activities required much more space

The Physical Science Building an efficient gem of an edifice was completed and occupied by the fall of 1969 Attached to the Chemistry and Microbiology Building it provided expanded facilities for chemistry as well as teaching research and office space for Physics Mathematics and Sta tistics When the Department of Computing and Information Science emerged in 1971 it located in the Institute of Computer Science Building (the renovated Physics Building) for proximity to the computer hardware

For Physics the move to the new facilities was like a speed-of-light journey from 1916 to 1970 From graffiti-embellished lab benches to immaculate well-equipped spacious undergraduate la boratories from dingy basement research cubby-holes to well-lighted laboratories from makeshift to state-of-the-art equipment

Equipping the departments with essential iescarch instruments will be a never-ending program because the advances in science occur rapidly and because Guelph will want to maintain its hard-earned position at the forefront of research in Canada

By most accounts the move to the building occurred so smoothly that the undergraduate students remember only closing the drawer in one laboratory one day and showing up the next day in a new lab

We collected a roomful of old glassware brass bunsen burners and all kinds of junk when we moved out of the old Physics Building recalls Professor Jim Hunt Instead of throwing it out I bet other faculty members that we could sell it We did --we sold every last bit of broken glass and laboratory equipment amassed $500 and started a scholarship fund for undergraduate students in physics

The very existence of the physical science disciplines is often overshadowed by the emphasis on the life sciences at Guelph Because of this undergraduate degree programs stili attract a relatively small number of students-a predicament that is both attractive and threatening at the same time Faculty describe the size of some of the undergraduate programs as

bull uncomfortably small while recent graduates from the programs see the small size as an important difference between Guelph aNd the grist mills that churn out hundreds of graduates

Everything has to do with size observes Terry Clifford Like most of his classmates at the OAC he came from a rurat background We really appreciated Guelphs organization in terms of social

development We got to know everyone in our class Professors assigned to the year really developed close relationships There was no dou bt that everyone encouraged us Professor MacNaughton (now the dean) was like a mother hen-he developed a really close rapPorl with all the students and graduates Hes a mini alumni associa t ion hi msel r

How the Physical Sciences disciplines evolved on the Guelph campus is a fascinating account in itself They all appeared originally to serve agricultural interests Chemists performed analyses on everything from soil to sugar beets physicists monitored the weather and contributed a variety of engineeringshyoriented expertise Mathematicians helped agricultural research workers use statistical methods to interpret their da tao Even the late-comer Computing and Information Science appeared on campus in an agricultural capacity Animal scientists had gathered enough milking data on cards to fill a room but couldnt use the information The computer stored that information and made it accessible for research

The undergraduate program in Computing and Information Science reflects these origins emphasiZing systems rather than computation It focuses on how to best utilize the computer to solve problems This approach meshes well with the existing biological and agricultural research on campus Fourth year classes in computing science boast about 35 students the 90 terminals in the ICS building are in use practically round-the-clock and the majority of students on campus has some contact with the computer during studies at Guelph

WHAT IS TO COME The general perception of whats

happening in the job market for physical science graduates is completely incorrect according to Professor Jack MacDonald Chairman Department of Physics In the

next decade there won t be enough physicists ma thema ticia ns and chemists to go around There was a move away from the physical sciences when they were blamed for pollution and technological problems Students looked to the biological sciences for solutions Now were seeing a move back to chemistry and physics as young people start to recognize that they offer the best hope for long-range solutions to many pressing problems Physical Science graduates are basically problem-solvers

The pre-adolescent CoJlege of Physical Science has emerged from a decade that was turbulent for the physical sciences at all institutions Ted Newton describes the see-saw years Until about 1970 we had money and jobs to offer but no one to whom to offer them Then the money dried up and really good candidates for faculty positions became availa ble

The disciplines not only are firmly esta blished on ca mpus but are setting high standards in teaching and research Were proud of the progress in physical sciences in the 15 years since the formation of the University adds Dean Earl MacNaughton

Faculty pursue research in fields as diverse as biophysics environmental toxicology electrochemistry surface physics neutron scattering mathematical and sta tistical a nalysis of biologica I systems and the design of a georeferences data base for the Province of Onta rio Funds from outside sources amounting to about one and a half million dollars annually support a large portion of this fundamental and applied research

As the disciplines continue their growth predicts the Dean our faculty will strive to preserve the informality and close contact with students that has distinguished Guelph in the past

The College may be only ten years old but has already come of age in the scientific research community I990- here we come 0

A physics leclure 1958 with Dr Earl MacNaughton now Dean

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y ou hear the sales approac h lt1 llmost cve ry day The new improved producl - more

powerful more efficient more everything Well that sa me approach very aptly applied

to College Roya I and University Open House 80 This yea r as well as the usual multitud e of events and exhibits across-camrus there were many exciting and refreshing innovations that added that extra sparkle to the glitter

The officia l opening of open house weekend by a professional actor and comedian was a first Canadils own tongue-in-cheek Don Harron though not bespectacled and disguised in the dilaridatcd cloth cap three-day beard and moth-eat en swea ter of the irreverent Chrlie Farquharso n ce rtainly sounded like that entertaining rural cha racter during a eourle of his r ertinent rronouncements

Another new fea ture of this years College Royal open hOlle weekend walt Fly-Days The sky W i the limit when at $7 a ti ck t cIIQO11 ers took 30-minute flights over the Univcrsit v nd thc surrounding ar a Thc Flying C1uh1I thl

Don Harron and Charlie Farquharson opened open house weekend with ColeRe Royal president Dawn Wert and College Roya cehbrafll Connalyn Cooke

Something New At Collegl

Where MY funny hal University of Guelph dreamed up the idea provided planes and pilots and des pite il storm that dumped ten inches of snow on G uelph in less than three hours ilttrac ted more thiln 40 adventu rers

Another well-attended newcomer event was th e Woodsman Comretitions where ring of axe rasp of crosscut sa wand flying logs a od woodchips filled the a ir ilS contestants pitted their muscles ilgainst the clock

A new wag and wiggle to the O Vc Dog Show was the mutt show - comrlete with a delightful dog-in -a n-Easter-bonnet competition

Well over 20000 people visit ed the campus during Collegc Royal open hou se weekend

Pr~ilting the thousa nds of bu sy students who orgil ni zed something for this University that it could not do for itself Prcsident Donald F Forster lnuded them for rroudly serving the 56-year tradition of College Roy~Jmiddot

What s new a t College Roy~l ) The rhot ograrhs on these two pagcs sum it ur much hetter th ~1 1l mInv tnou s no of word~ []

Pilots with the Flying Cluh at the Univ(fsity of Guelph introduced Fly-Days With customers is Paul Sullivan right Club prlsident

Collegl Royal open house weekend was a cold one but students who entered the Woodsman Competitions soon warmed to the job

Royal 80 A 30s lapper Daisy Mae

Linda Filller 80 Derek style at the fashion show

Just a big baby

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A New

Look At Old

Folks Exerpts from a FACS sheet

by Mary Cocivera

I nd ependence self-respect and dignity can make the difference between

enjoying the later years and mere ly enduring them Helping seniors maintain their independence is an increasingly popular more enlightened approach to providing the services required by the elder ly

Canadas population is getting old The proportion of the elderly is increasing as a result of extended life span lower birth rates and immigration cutbacks The percentage of Canadas popula tion over 65 increased from 5 per cent in 190 I to 87 per cent in 1976 Demographic projections predict that in 50 years more than 20 per cent of the Canadian population will be over 65

Supporting these elderly and providing the needed services will demand novel approaches new insights and an emphas is on enjoying rather than enduring the later years

WHO ARE THE ELDERLY

The elderly a re generaJly considered to be anyone over 65 yea rs old-the age of mandatory retirement At tha t turning point workers stop being wage earners and sta rt being senior citizens They receive old age security benefits draw pensio ns and ride buses at reduced ra tes

The retirement years are rewarding for many seniors Jackrabbit Johannsen still cross-count ry skis at 104 Grandma Moses painted into her 90s others earn university degrees pursue second careers indu lge in hobbies travel and find happiness in volunteer work But for some of the elderly the retirement years bring loneliness despair and poverty along with independence

Most of the elderly are women Of the elderl y living a lone 70 per cent are women

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The proportion of the elderly in Canada is increasing rapidly

Almost half of the women over 65 are widowed and widows outnumber widowers five to one

Three-quarters of the women over 65 living on their own have no income other than government stipends for the elderl y In Ontario these stipends now amount to about $365 monthly and are adjusted quarterly

INCOME DURING RETIREMENT

The financial picture for many seniors looks bleak but it may appear worse than it really is suggests Dr Kathleen Brown a family economist in the Department of Family Studies Without work-related costs retirees have lower expenses

In addition seniors can take advantage of free medical care free or reduced admissions property tax refunds income tax deductions public tra nsportation passes reductions on restaurant meals free drugs and seniors discoun ts at stores These benefits help spread retirement income that much further

Dr Brown suspects that the recently retired may see their financial position as worse than it rea ll y is She and Professor

Martin-Matthews arc doing a study of how recently retired people adjus t to changes in their economic and social status Its a difficu lt psychologica l adjustment for someone who has saved for retirement to start dipping into savings she says Consequently many scniors dont live as well as they co uld Some who could don t take taxis and hire help when they rea lly nced to because it is contrary to their Iife-Iong habits

The family home owned Iree and clear is a major economic assct in retirement and is the surest hedge against int1ation New programs likc the reverse mortgage can convert this asset into cash while a llowing the owner to stay in the house

In this scheme the bank or finance company buys the house over a period of about 20 ycars giving the resident homeowner monthly cash payments based on the assessed value of the house Varia tions on this theme may be one answer for asset-rich but cash-poor sen iors

Financially this arrangement makes good sense but convincing seniors may take some doing After people work a lifetimc to own a home outright they arc understandably reluctant to put a claim on it explains Dr Brown

Selling the family home in retirement is a calculated risk Will the capital from the house support a retired person for 10 years 20 years 30 yea rs Will it cover possi ble hi gh care costs in the later years A dollar saved in 1932 bu ys only 20 cents worth of goods and services at todays prices Int1ation will continue to erode the purchasing power of dollars saved fo r retirement

Financial management in general may present spec ial problems for many seniors notes Dr Brown Sources of income tend to be more diffuse in retirement coming from ann uities pensions RRSPs income supplements and perhaps reverse mortgages All of these require some attention managemen t and filling out of form s Often it s the widow who has to handle these ar rangements and she may be fac in g family finances for the first time in her life Seniors who could benefit from financial counselling don t know where to go for help

Growing old may not be glamorous but it need not be frig htening lonely and poverty-ridden In other cultures extended family a rrangements ass ure that elders will be loved needed and honoured until death In Canada senio rs place a high val ue on independence but geronto logists are now

realizing that independence can be facilitated while providing needed services and opportunities to the growing elderly populat ion 0

Election of alumni to Senate

Regulations governing election All alumni shall be eligible to vote providing they have graduated from the University of Guelph or the founding Colleges Alumni members of faculty a t the University of Guelph or full-time or part-time students enrolled in a pTogram under the jurisdiction of the Senate of the University of Guelph may not vote in the election of alumni to Senate if they have participated in the current election of faculty or the election of students to Senate

There shall be a minimum of one and a maximum of three elected alumni from anyone of the undernoted alumni bodies (a) Macdonald Institute or its successor College of Family and Consumer Studies (b) Ontario Agricultural College (c) Ontario Veterinary College (d) As a group the Colleges of Arts and Social Science and Wellington College- BA degree (e) As a group the Colleges of Biological Science and Physical Science and Wellington College-BSc degree

Each year the three-year terms of office of three of the nine alumni senators expire Retiring August 31 1980 are Frank Archibald OAC 39 W John Bowles CSS 72 and Dr Vc Rowan Walker OVC 47 The terms of office of Gordon B Henry OAC 34 Mrs Mary (Robertson) McGillivray Mac 36 and John R Flegg Arts 68 will expire August 31 1981 Charles (Chuck) Broadwell OAC 54 Bill Tolton OAC 36 and Dr Robert (Herb) Wright OVC 38 will sit on Senate until August 31 198 2

Voting instructions Please vote for a maximum of three candidates on the ballot form Voting shall be by an x Or checkm~rk Any mark on a ballot other than those required for marking the voters preference shall make the ballot null and void

Completed ballot form should be clipped and placed in an envelope on which you are requested to put your name and year in the upper left-hand corner To facilitate voting by an alumnus whose spouse is a lso an alumnus of the University of Guelph and who therefore jointly receive only one copy of the Guelph Alumnus two ballot forms are provided A joint return (two ballots in the same envelope) is acceptable only if the name and year of both voters a re on the envelope Address to Box SE Alumni Office University Centre University of Guelph Guelph Ontario NIG 2W l stamp and mail An on-campus polling booth in the foyer of the Physical Sciences Building will be open between the hours of 800 am and 200 pm on Saturday June 21 during Alumni Weekend Ballot forms and envelopes will be available at the booth On receipt at the Alumni Office eligibility to vote will be verified The sealed envelopes will be opencd on or after June 23 1980 and the ballots counted by scrutineers appointed by the Executivc Committee of the University of Guel ph Alumni Association Only valid ballots with voter identification on the enclosure envelopc received on or before that date will be counted

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iSenate Ballot Form iSenate Ballot Form I I For election of three alumni to Senate University of I For election of three alumni to Senate University of I I Guelph for the three-year term commencing Sep- I Guelph for the three-year term commencing Sep- I tember I 1980 See other side of this page for tember 1 1980 See other side of this page for I biographical sketches of candidates Vote for a biographicalfskhetches o~ candoidatebslvote for a I

maximum of three nominees One ballot per voter maximum 0 tree nommees ne a tot per voter I

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FERGUSON Paul D I CPS 67 Guelph

I FERGUSON Paul D I CPS 67 Guelph J

I GRUBBE Arthur G (Art) I OAC 41 Arthur I

GRUBBE Arthur G (Art) OAC 41 Arthur

I LEWIS Robin BI Aits 73 BTantford

I MILNE (Dennison) Lorna A I OAC 56 Brampton

I LEWIS Robin B I Arts 73 Brantford

MILNE (Dennison) Lorna A I OAC 56 Brampton

I YOUNG N Richard P Arts MA 76 Ridgeville

YOUNG N Richard P 1 Arts MA 76 Ridgeville

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News From Guelph

CAMPUS HIGHLIGHTS Summer Campus 1980 Summer Campus 80 will be a laughing matter if Larry Horowitz has his way A professional entertainer Horowitz is teaching a comedy workshop as part of the U niversi ty s uniq ue vaca tion proshygram which this year begins July 7 Timing voice inflection and mannerisms are almost more important than content according to thi s young comic who deshylights in sending up commercials

From comedy to reincarnation and apiculture Summer Campus this year presents vacationers with an extraordishynary smorgasbord of courses and activishyties For some people a relaxing vacashytion means a complete change from their usual activities explains Professor Jim Murray who established the program the only one of its kind at a Canadian university five years ago Teachers

lawyers and housewives will probably be among those who take Horowitzs comedy workshop or classes In drawing piano-playing or conversational French

Others however prefer to use the time to further develop themselves professiona ly says Professor Murray This year for the first time courses which form part of certificate programs in business and education wil[ be ineludshyed so that the family can come along while mom or dad sharpens professional skills Some of the 27 adult courses offered thi s summer are designed to fulfill specific personal needs such as how to become a skillful negotiator or generally manage life more effectively

Summer Campus is an ideal chance for alumni to spend time at the Univershysity of Guelph again notes Professor Murray Since Summer Campus has 12 special youth progra ms for children from 4 to 16 years of age returning to your alma mater can become a family

affair This year youngsters can ha m it up in a theatre workshop or learn about science computcrs or nature Workshops in jOllrnalism and art also encourage young talent

Tennis squash swimming and 800 acres of green space provide numerous recreational opportunities In the eveshyning it is poss ible to enjoy the campus through twilight tours and a myriad of student events includling the community barbeque Musical performances Walt Disney film nights and socials are espeshycially organized for Summer Campus va ca tioners

Summer Ca mpus 80 has two oneshyweek sess ions July 7-11 and 14-18 Course rates begins at $25 for children and $35 for adults per week Residence accomodation is available For complete program a nd fee information contact Continuing Education Division UNIshyVERSITY OF GUELPH Guelph Onshytario NIG 2WI or phone (519) 824-4120 ext 39560

Biographical Sketches- Senate Candidates middot PAUL D FERG SON CPS 67 lives in Guelph and is territory manager with Supersweet Feeds Stratford Paul taught at J F Ross Collegiate and then farmed near Arthur As an alu mni sena tor he at on Senate from 1969 to 1972 and feels he can provide an effective voice for alumni

ARTHUR G (ART) GRUBB OAC 41 is retired and lives in Arthur after a 35-yea r career with OMAF as an Ag Rep for the counties of Prince Edward Gray Oxford l anark and Perth Art is Secretary Ontario Institute of Agrologists Guelph Branch and is married to Lenore (McFadden) Mac 40

ROBIN BAIRD LEWIS Arts 73 lives in Brantford and is a part-time professional artist (see article on pages 6 and 7) An art instructor at Fanshawe College Robin is also a free-lance com mercial artist and has illustrated childrens books Her name is in the Index of Ontario Artists

LORNA A (DENNISON) MILNE OAC 56 lives in Brampton where she has operated Flowertown Antiques for eight years She is a trustee with the Peel Board of Education and vice chairman of the North Peel unit of the Canadian Cancer Society She is married to Ross Milne OAC 55

N RICHARD P YOUNG Arts MA 76 lives in Ridgeville and is a candidate for bar admission He is with the law firm of Young and McNamara in Thorold With his knowledge of taw he feels he can contribute to Senate during this period of economic difficulty

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Great Year For Gryphons

Mens Hock ey Cryphons winners of the OUAA championship

With no less than seven Gryphon teams taking Ontario championships the 1979-1980 intercollegiate season at the University of Guelph was certainly an unprecedented one

II a II started in the fall when the Senior Mens Varsity Eight rowing tea m broke records at the Ontario Universishyties Athletic Association (OUAA) meet in Weiland to take first place Then the mens and womens curling teams trashyvelled to the Universi ty of Western Ontario to defeat all comers and sweep two Ontario titles

Following th at came a weekend at Guelph that will not soon be forgotten by those involved February 22-23 saw the University of Guelph host both the Ontario Womens Basketball Championshyships and the Ontario Wrestling Chamshypionsh ips At approximately 800 pm on Saturday Feb 22 the Guelph women defeated Laurentian University for their first ever Ontario Womens Intercollegishy

ate Athletic Association (OWIAA) championship Three hours later the men had edged out the University of Western Ontario to bring back the Onshytario wrestling title after an absence of one year

Meanwhile the womens crossshycountry ski team put together a strong effort and snatched the provincial title from perennia l winner Carleton Univershysity

It was also about this time that the men s hockey Gryphons were putting together a miraculous comeback Ending up in fifth place in the OUAA the team had to travel to Laurentian University for a sudden death game The Gryphons won it They then fell one game down in a best of three semi-final with the Unishyversity of Toronto Varsity Blues and had to win two in a row to advance to the final They did In the final against the number one ranked McMaster Universishyty Marlins the Gryphons again fell one

game down You guessed it they won th e next two and became the second team ever to win back-to-back Ontario championships

The wrest lers basketball and hockshyey players all advanced to the Canadian Intra-universi ty Athletic Union (CIAU) Championships and a lthough no team titles were brought home they a ll made their presence felt at the national level

As weJl as seven championships the Gryphons had seven individual Ontario champions They were Ken Hawthorne in the 15 km Nord ic sk iing race and Bob Pronk Ken Bradford Jamie Beshythune Ed Slabikowski Gavin Carrow and Wayne Brightwell from th e wresshytling Gryphons The Nordic ski relay team of Dan MaJlet John Bonardelli and Ken Hawthorne also took a gold at the OUAA championships At the CIAU wrestling ch ampionships Wayne Brightwell took a gold medal in his weight class

The Gryphons also had ten Ontario a ll-stars in Candy Clarkson Linda Jolie Sue Lindley Mike Sesto Rick Dundas and Tom Heslip from basketball John Lowe and Jeff Inglis from football Mike McParland from hockey and Tony Tenwesteneind from volleyball Candy Clarkson wa s also named to the allshyCanadian team at the CJAU banquet in Halifax

Following the completion of the schedules the first annual Co-Educashytional Awards Banquet was held at the University s Peter Clark Hall The event was well received by athletes and staff a like and plans are already in the making for next seasons banquet 0

Microbiology Open House June 15 Microbiology is fascinating Thats the message of an open house to be held Sunday June 15 from I 00 pm to 500 pm in the Universitys Chemistry and Microbiology Building College of Physshyical Science Sponsored by the Canadian Society of Microbiologists Committee on Education with the co-operation of the Departments of Microbiology Vetshyerinary Microbiology and Immunology and the Microbiology Club Microbioloshygy Day is for everyone-young and old novice and expert alike

Four second-floor laboratories will house presentat ions demonstrations and poster displays of the latest research

developments in medical agricultural and industrial microbiology-in a way that can be readily understood even by non-scientists

For those who want to explore furshyther there will be tours of resea rch laboratories where work will be in progshyress and equipment in use including the electron microscope Interes ted visitors may also tour the Department of Veterishynary Microbiology and Immunologys research facilities

At 300 pm in Room 200 of the Chemistry and Microbiology Building Jay Ingram microbiologist and host of CBC Radio s Quirks and Quarks will

give a slide and video lecture on the history of microbiology and some of the most recent trends The talk will be aimed primarily at high school students but everyone should find it interest ing Later Jay will mingle and chat with visitors

Microbiology Day has been planned as part of the first joint annual meeting -of the Canad ian Society of Microbiolo shygists and the Genetics Society of Canashyda being held on campus from June J 5 to June 19 Over 400 delegates from across Canada and the United States will be there Heres a chance to hobnob with the experts Plan to bring the whole family It promises to be a great day 0

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Alumni Publications-Consolidation ue to a combination of rapidly escalating paper prices and mailing rates and a directiveD issued to all academic and administrative units of the University requesting that a ll 1979-80

budget submissions reflect a 5 per cent reduction of their 1978-79 budget allotments it became necessary to review the vital field of a lumni publications

To this end President DF Forster appointed a Special Advisory Committee on Alumni Publications with representatives from the U of G Alumni Association and each of the seven college alumni associations The Committee compiled a re port and the President accepted its recommendation to consolidate the Guelph A lumnus and the se ven individual college alumni bulletins

Through the year the four re gular issues of the Guelph Alumnus will consist of 36 pages and up to 18 page s in each issue will be a llocated to the college alumni associations Space will be divided in proportion to the size o f individual college alumni bodies and copy for the 18 pages will be pro vided by individual college e ditors To obtain a good institutional image and to m ainta in alumni acceptance the quality of Guelph Alumnus paper stock has been upgraded to a lighter weight coated stock This will result in lower mailing costs

Subject to annual review and the availa bility of funds the President has approved the publication ot an e ight-page Annual Alumni Weekend Supplement under the individual mastheads of the seven college alum ni associations The supplement will consist of a common four-page insert covering Alumni Weekend programs plus a four-page format of copy exclusive to and provided by e ach of the seven college alumni associations

Your colle ge editors met a de m anding deadline for this the first consolidated publication and we are very grateful to them We t hink we ve done the right thing-what do you think Ed 0

CODling Events

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Alumni Weekend

Annual Meetings at Guelph Friends of U of G Incbull Mac-FACS

OAC OVC bull Arts CPSbull CSS and U of G Alumni

Associations

Summer Campus

CVMA Confere nce Moncton NB

Centennial Banquet Associate Diploma in Agriculture

AVMA Convention Washington DC

Aggie Week

OAC Alumni Association Golf Tournament

Homecoming

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Spring 1986 Vol 13 Nltgt 2

Canada Postes Post Canada ~~oJod PYlp~+ pulk Ennombre third troisieme class classe 1067 Guelph Ont

ADDRESS CORRECTION REOUESTED

If th e addressee or a son o r a daughter w ho IS an atumnu s has moved please notify th~ Alum ni OHice University 01 G uelph N I G 2W so thai th is magazine may be forwarded to the proper address

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for donating

$268840 to the 1979 Alma Mater Fund

Dr Mabel Sanderson Mac 31 centre Campaign Chairmanor th e 1979 Alma Mat er Fund with Ross R Hay OAC 45 Deputy Chairman and Janice (Robertson) Partlow Arts 70 President UGAA

T hanks again for another banner year The words of

Campaign Chairman Dr Mabel Sanderson Mac 31 expressed her deep gratitude to the 5259 alumni faculty and friends of the University of Guelph who donated $268840 to the 1979 Alma Mater Fund

This amount surpassed last years record high by $22923 better than 9 per cent and surpassed the $260000 objective by a comfortable margin The participation rate was a highly creditable 21 per cent and the gift average $5111

CAMPAIGN LEADERSHIP

The success of the Fund would not have been possible without the leadership and support of the members of the Campaign Management Committee who headed up the various divisions and the volunteers who made the important contacts with alumni said Dr Sanderson

The members of the Campaign Management Committee were Deputy Chairman Ross R Hay OAC 45 Campus Fund Co-Chairmen Dr Marion Steele and Professor Sandy Pearson OAC 42 Century Club Campus Chairman Dr Cliff Barker OVC 41 Century Club Chairman Dr Alfred Va nags OVC 59 and Deputy Chairman Dr Donald Huntley OAC 41 Class Agent Chairman Jack Gallin OAC 47 Reunion Gifts Chairman James Kenney OAC 44 Commemorative Gifts Chairman Dr Russ McDonald OVC 45 Direct Mail Chairman Mark Webster Arts 73 and Deputy Chairman Brian Love Arts 69 UGA A President Ken Bell CBS 73 Friends of University of Guelph Inc President Dr A Grant Misener OAC 35 OVC 38 and Vice-President Dr J William (Bill) Barnes OVC 59 Fund Director John K Babcock OAC 54 Assistant Director James J Elmslie and communication consultant Patricia G Orr

DIVISIONAL RESPONSE

Dr Sanderson reported that the Century Club Division renecting all leadership gifts of $100 or more regardless of the division in which they were received recorded 965 gifts amounting to $157793 or 57 per cent of the Fund total I would like to see the membership go well over the thousand mark in 1980 she commented

Returns from the Campus Fund indicated 512 gifts a mounting to $38805 When adjusted to include memorial gifts and gifts-in-kind the total campus giving rose to $44039 The Class Agent Division attracted many new donors to the Fund and additional support from regular donors with a total of 1341 gifts amounting to $26434 The General and Reminder mailings in

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August and November 1979 respectively exceeded expectations with 2057 gifts amounting to $38265

It is interesting to note that alumni are very conscientious in returning the subscription cards with their gifts This assists the Fund Office in processing gifts and getting receipts out promptly Also the updating of addresses and personal information on the reverse side of the card is helpful to the alumni records section and saves money on mailings which would otherwise go astray

ALLOCATION OF PROCEEDS

In reporting the results of the 1979 Fund to Advisory Council Chairman Dr Bob Buck OVC 46 Vice-Chairman Janice Partlow Arts 70 and other council members Dr Sanderson indicated that the arboretum scholarships and library acquisitions projects were most favoured by alumni in 1979 followed by the FACS WorkStudy and London House programs

In allocating the proceeds of the 1979 Alma Mater Fund the Advisory Council granted $44143 to the scholarship program Included in this amount were incentive grants of $ 1000 each to the College of Arts Social Science Physical Science and Biological Science Alumni Associations to encourage scholarship support from their graduates

The eleventh annual grant of $20000 has helped reduce the capital interest-free loan on Alumni Stadium to $135921 The total ca pital cost of this major project was aoout $550000 It is estimated that it will take five years to complete this project utilizing AM F grants and current gate revenues

A major grant of $40000 was made for library acquisitions to help offset the increased cost of special book collections A grant of $10000 was made for art purchases Gifts of books and paintings from alumlli increased the value of these grants by $6800 and $6355 respectively

The College of Family and Consumer Studies will be the recipient of a $15000 grant on behalf of the Winegard Visiting Professorship Colleges participate in this program on an annual rotational basis A new program called the College Advancement Fund has been established this year Terms of reference are being written which will make available to the dean of each college the sum of $5000 annually for special items such as travel funds for graduate students special items of equipment visiting professors and special needs over and above the operating budget

The Arboretum has been allocated $10000 for collection development and a similar amount has been allocated for Memorial Hall improvements It is planned

Grants for scholarships

the Arboretum

and library acquisitions were most favoured by alumni in 1979

to refurbish the downstairs area of War Memorial Hall and sufficient funds have now been set aside for this purpose

The FACS WorkStudy program is to be funded by a $10 000 grant The feasibility of incorporating a workstudy experience field experience and clinical practicum components into the BASc program is being studied The results of this study may also have some application in the other colleges

The London House program which provides a winter semester for College of Arts undergraduate students has been expanded to include a Semester Abroad Program for third-year Master of

Landscape Architecture students doing research and fourth-year Bachelor of Landscape Architecture students during the fall semester A grant of $5000 was allocated towards the capital cost of London House and a $5000 bursary fund to help alleviate increased travel costs The capital cost of London House an extension of the University of Guelph in London England has been reduced to about $102000 The rise ill real estate values in London has made London House an exceUent investment property

Alumni and faculty commemorative gifts have a special interest for donors In 1979 close to $31 000 was earmarked for commemorative funds such as the WF Mitchell Fund Professor Ross Cavers Scholarship Professor John Melby Prize and special funds in memory of the late Dr John Bandeen OAC 57 Dr Donald Ingram OVC 52 Professor Robert Moffatt Dr Dick Waghorne OAC 40 Professor Sass Peepre Gary Putnam CBS 76 and Professor Alex Brodie

In winding up aJlocations for the 1979 Alma Mater Fund it was reported that the quality of residence life for South Residence students had improved significantly with the refurbishing of a multi-purpose room in Mountain Hall with a $9000 grant from the AMF Since its opening last September it had been used on 42 different occasions to accommodate special events such as dinners meetings and dances

NEW PROGRAMS FOR 1980 FUND

Associate Diploma Centennial Project Graduates of the Associate Diploma in

Agriculture program will commemorate the 100th anniversary of the granting of the diploma Plans are under way to raise $10000 which will be matched by the OAC Alumni Foundation to provide an endowment to fund four $500 annual scholarship awards

Small Animal Clinic Extension A canine isolation ward and equipment

costs for the Small Animal Clinic Extension at OVc is to be funded at an estimated cost of $66000 Gifts for this major project will be collected over a three-year period -Instructional Deyelopment Program

Established by the Ministry of Colleges and Universities to stimulate the improvement of teaching and learning in Ontario the program was initially funded by MCU Universities are now expected to assume long-term responsibility for this activity Some of the projects undertaken at Guelph include the development of the Study Skills Program and the English

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Choir Tour of Scandinavia in 1981

Alma Mater Fund grants have been a cata lyst for the raising of funds for tours of Scotland (1973) Southern Engla nd (1975) A ustria and Germany (1977) and Wales England and Scotland (i 979) The University has gained much favourable publicity from these tours Further assistance is to be granted the forthcoming tour of Scandinavia

GRYPHON CLUB ESTABLISHED

More and more alumni-many of them former University of Guelph a thletes- have expressed an intense desire to help develop on campus the best university athletic program in Canada In response to this interest the Gryphon Club has been esta blished under the chairmanship of former Athletic Director WF Bill Mitchell OAC 38 Your support through an annual Gryphon Club membership may be channelled through the annual Alma Mater Fund

Special emphasis will be on recruiting enabling all Gryphon teams to develop strong bases Members will have a part in the sports education of todays students and will be contributing to the maintenance of school spir it vital to the campus environment Membership cards a monthly publication Gryphon Notesmiddot and from time to time complimentary tickets to Gryphon events are benefits available to donors of $25 or more

REUNION CLASSES

Class executives considering reunions are invited to consider a special gift or project on behalf of their Alma Mater A new division of the Alma Mater Fund has been established to be known as the Class Reunion Division under the guidance of Chairman Jim Kenney A Shopping List of Campus Needs has been prepa red and is available on request at the Development Office

COMMEMORATIVE GIVING

The increasing number of commemorative and memorial gifts being received has resulted in the appointment of Dr Russ McDonald as Chairman of the Alma Mater Fund Commemorative Gifts Division Projects to commemorate a relative friend or classmate are welcomed and will be coordinated by the Development Office Contact the Development Office Level 4 University Centre University of Guelph Guelph Ontario N I G 2W I (519) 824-3100 for further information 0

Highlights bull New record established with 5259 gifts amounti ng to $268840-bighest

gift amount in the II-year history of the Fund bull Overall participation was 21 per cent with a gift average of $5 111 bull Century Club members contributed 965 leadership gifts tota lling $156793

57 per cent of gift total bull Faculty and staff participation in the Campus Fund was 53 L per cent with

a gift average of $7579 bull OAC alumni participation of 243 per cent topped OVc al umni at 23 8

per cent and Mac-FACS alumni at 23 per cent

Summary of Allocations 1979 1969-79

Scholarships _ $ 74755 $ 390615 Library Acquisitions 46800 123848 College Advancement Projects 35000 35000 Alumni Stadium 20000 22039 1 Art Purchases 163 55 99798 Winegard Visiting Professorships 15000 120000 Arboretum Development 11 253 349298 War Memorial Hall 10000 60000 Mac-FACS WorkStudy Project 10000 10000 London House Purchase 5000 28519 Music Program 5000 33782 Athletic Program 2 183 9422 Mac-FACS 75th Anniversary Project 100400 Clinic Seminar Room at OVc 35000 Residence Life - 9000 Drama Projects 3250 Sundry Projects 17494 84393

middotIncludes Comme morative G ifts and London Bursaries $268840 $1 7127 16

Summary of Alumni Support 1979

Alma Mater Fund Development Fund Total Change Amounts Change Amounts Gifts 78179 Given 78 179 Given

O AC 2157 - 40 $1 06432 + 67 $ 509 OVc 605 - 27 31791 -254 180 Mac-FACS 1019 -115 34984 + 45 35 Arts amp Science 914 + 37 15553 + 122 53 FacultyStaff 3R7

5082 Other credits 177

+ 21 32617 -

$221 377 47463

51 ~ $ 3914

5259 $268840 + 93

Alma Mater Fund 1979 gift tota l $268840 Development Fund alumni pledge pa yments received in 1979 3914 Alumni associations special projects 1 138 Alumni and faculty bequests and endowments 42 11 0

Total alumni support in 1979 $3 16002 Wintario matching grants 21 940

Grand total $337942

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House on London Road Gl eph

By Debbie Chambers Arts 77

M eeting artist Robin Baird Lewis Arts 73 means being captivated by her

optimistic excitement Robin has every reason to be excited

Her showing last February in the University of Guelph Faculty Cl ub followed successful exhibitions at the G uelph Public Library and Glenhyrst Gardens and the G allery of Brant both in Brantford Future showings of her watercolours and drawings will be held this year at the O akville C entennial Gallery the KitchenershyW aterloo Art Gallery and the University of Guelph

Lewis Ar s73 Cover Artist For This Issue

Despite the anticipated continued success of her 1980 art shows thc major source of Robin s excitement is a planned trip to Br itain She feels this trip will be a critical step in her career Traditionall y Robins work has captured O ntario scenes She now looks forward to using British landscapes and subjects for her paintings and drawings

Robins vocation as a professional artist began at a very early age He r first painting was sold when she was 12 years old Since that time being a professional artist has been a lucrative part-time carcer A lack of formal artistic training has certainly not kep t Robin from becoming an accomplished artist H er name appears in the Index of Ontario Artists and her contributions to the G lenhyrst Permanent C ollection have been viewed across Canada and the United States

At the moment R obin has two part-time occupations which utilize her artistic talents Besides worki ng as a n art in structor at Fanshawe College Robin is also a free-lance commercia l a rtist O ne of her most successful commercial ventures has been illustrative work in the 1980 edition of the Canadian Children s Annual published by Bob Nielsen M A Arts 71 _ owner of Potlatch Publications in Hamilton H er six illustrations were so well received that Bob has offered her a contract for the 1981 Annual

Robin is quick to acknowledge the debts that she and the other Lewis offspring owe to their parents The Lewises encouraged their youngsters to explore their personal crea tive talents As a result Robin is an artist her brother is an actor one

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sister is a potter and another sister is a part-time lithographer T he Lewises support for their familys career pursuits may stem from the fact that they too are very creative and talent ed Robins father is a commercial antique reo torer while her mother Georgie Baird Lewis is an accomplished portrait painter and curator of Glenhyrst Gardens

Robin s part-time activity as a professional artist was crucial to her financial survival while she studied for BA and MA degrees at the University of Guelph

Now the tables have turned Robin hopes that her academic and teaching experience will enable her to secure a full -time position which will finance her part-time occupation as a professional artist 0 Baal on Dunnet sands - Caithness

Ab(lndnned hOlise at Marden 7

A New Hat Peter F Hannam OAC 62 has stepped down as leader of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) Ontarios largest agricultural lobby group to become head of CANFARM Hannam told his constituents that he had a tremendous sense of accomplishment from his years of service for the OFA

Hanna m said he will not be leaving agricultural politics altogether But I am going to change the way I contribute Hannam said I want to rise to meet the challenge that CANFARM presents As president of the OFA Ha nnam was instrumental in organizing the takeover of the computer fa rm record services when t he previous Li beral government decided to cease funding the program as a Crown Corporation

The following excerpts are from Hannams farewell address to OFA convention delegates in Toronto as reported by The Grower published by the Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association

D uring the past decade farming has undergone considerable change

Farms have become larger more mechanized and in the process farming Peler Hannam OAC 62

and serv ices and have t hU $ provided a major stimulus for other sectors of our economy In spite of high barriers to our exports and the import of more and more food ag riculture still makes a significant contribution to our international balance of trade

There is no question that farmers benefitted during the 1970s The real winner however was the average Canadian citi zen

But what of the 80sl What of the cha llenges in the 80s~ T he future is uncertain but it is clea r that we cant count on thi s industry continuing as it had in the 7 0s

Ten years ago no one but a visionary or a madman would have predicted the challenges we are facin g today It was little more th an ten years ago that Federal Minister Joe Greene forecast that we had enough oil to last a thousa nd years Who would have believed ten years ago that interest rates would have reached the level

has become more of a business and less of a way of life

The farmer has changed as well Today there are fewer of us Our average age has dropped as older farmers have retired and more young people have moved into farming More of our time is spent on manag ing and planning as we have learned we can make more money with a pencil or now a computer than a pitchfork Incomes though they moved in fits and sta rts have improved Generally the 1970s were good for Ontarios farmers

The OFA has changed drama tically as well In ten years it has moved from a period of uncertain ty-from a small group of dedicated members to wh ere it is now the largest most influential farm organization this province has ever seen This growth has been due la rgely to the foresight and dedication of a host of leaders particularly in the first half of the 70s who built a solid base of support to the loyalty and talents of OFA staff and to the determination and support of all our members

But farmers are not the only ones who have gained from the developments in agriculture in the last ten years Consumers -have also been well served In spite of recent price increases consumers today are better fed on a greater variety of food for a smaller portion of their paycheque than at any time in the worlds history

Indeed society as a whole has benefitted from the changes in agriculture in the last ten years Low food costs have meant more money to spend on other goods

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they are now or that tractors would cost $20- to $80000 and some combines over $100000 Nor ten years ago would anyone have believcd thc increas ing government restrictions wc now face on our methods of farming

That has been the rapid pace of change in thc 70s and given the challenges we must face in the 80s the only safe prediction we can makt is that change will accelerate even raster

If fa rming is to remain healthy and profitable if we are to continue to provide thc bountiful supplies of food that

anadians have become accustomed to then agriculture will undergo as much changc in the next tcn years as it has undergonc in thc last 20 or even 30 years

I do not want to sound ala rmist or pessimistic because I am not Im optimistic But mere optimism wont make the next decade rosy Its going to take planning forcsight and hard work How well thesc challenges are overcome will literally determine the health and profitability of farming in the next ten years

Nor will the effects be limited to the farm community because they also have broad social and economic implications In discussing the health of the [arm community we are also discussing how well fed Canadians will be ten yea rs from now and how much of their paycheques will be netded to buy food In turn this will determine how much they will have left for other things The future of [arming is also the future of Canada

Canadian economic policies weigh heavily on farmers Even the wellshyestablishcd farmer is now dependent on his banker The young farmcr with mortgages and debts reaching $250000 to $500000 or even more is not just dependent upon his banker he is at the bankers mercy How many young farmers did not make it through last winter~

However it is not just a question of who will go under The high cost of borrowing means that needed repairs new equipment new land or improvcd facilities may not be purchased now Our efficiency can only suffer and with it our competitive position

Right now we are predicting that in addition to facing an inflation rate which may well be over 10 per cent we will be paying 25 per cent more for drainage tiles 12 to J8 cents more per gallon for gasoline diesel fuel and heating oil and at least 15 per cent more for fertilizer Prices will go still higher but there is little corresponding prospect of prices for our products keeping pace

The right to farm will also continue to be a problem Even the decision as to what to produce is being taken out of our hands

Decisions at Queens Park or illcrcasingly by urban-dominated Illunicipal councils now dictate whether or not we can produce livestock whether or not wc can expand and even the hours we can work in our fields

The common thread in all these problems is that the rea l decision-making power does not rest in our hands

This docs not mcan we ca nnot influence those decisions- we can But it will not be easy

To do it however we must lift our gaze to events beyond our line fences We must become more involved in all those decisions which shape social and economic policy We must become a powerful influential unified team

We must continue to get out and tell the consumer the politician the civil servant the businessman and all those who influence policy just how importa nt farm ing is to this country

It can be done We have proven it can

Fuel prices wi be the scourge of the 80s

be done In the last ten years the OFA has become a powerful voice for Ontarios farmers but there is so much more to do

Obviously we can have little impact as ind ividuals We must be organized we must be well financed we must have the research and we must have the skills to make our voices heard

That s a big challenge for this organiza tion but I know we have the talent and the will to be even more successful

There is one other activity which I think farmers should get involved in to a greater extent in the next decade That is self-policing our industry

Having had a lot of contact in the past few years with non-farmers from every walk of life I have come to appreciate that Ontario farmers by and large enjoy a very

finc reputation of being hard working honest considerate and the sa lt of the earth My contact with farmers in every corner of this province convinces me tha t reputa tion is well deserved

We must work hard to keep it that way if we are to earn the respect we need as an industry

As the pressures from change grow in the 80s there will no doubt be a ttempts by some few farmers to operate in a way tha t we cannot condone We must be cautious tha t those few do not spoil the industry for the rest of us

We must attack infl ation because it is crippling us with increased costs We have heard one government pronouncement after another that they a re going to stop inflation What s happened ~ Unfortunately inflation is like sin Every government denounces it in public while at the sa me time they gleefully practice it in private

We must object to the da mage th a t unprecedented high interest ra tes are causing in our industry and we must demand that a lterna tives be found or tha t Canadian agriculture is shielded from the full impact of these senselessly high ra tes just as agriculture in other countries is

We must continue to hammer away at finding more markets for our fa rm products This involves continuing to fight for fa irer trade rules to undertake programs to have our food replace imported food and to increase our export market efforts These measures must have the full support o[ farmers the rest of the food industry and governments as well

We must mount a campaign to ensure farmers will have assured supplies of fuel a t reasona ble prices Fuel prices will be the scourge of the 80s Theres no need to follo w the world price of oil so slavishly in a key industry like agriculture To do so as quickly as is now being planned will cripple producers and will jeopardi ze this countrys food supply

One of the reasons for high fuel prices is sup posed to be th at it will encourage conservat ion thats unfair Farmers dont have to be hit over the head with a sledge hammer to practice conservation Fa rmers across this province are already ma king major advancements towa rds conservation and in developing alterna tive energy sources And tha t without getting encouragement to do so

lt will be difficult to get the decisions which you will make on energy implemented by governmetJts but energy issues must be addressed with conviction

Yes there are many challenges facing us in the next decade Thats no reason to throw up our hands in despair We must take a positive attitude tha t these problems will be resolved We must convince a lot of people that they need to be solved 0

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The Ontario Agricultural College Alumni Association

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The Dippers Coat of Arms

This is centennial year for the Associate Diploma in Agriculture course at the OAC and the graduates have planned a celebration on the weekend of July 19 While these students have been an inteshygral part of the campus since 1880 it was not until 1953 that they obtained a coat of arms or crest for themselves

Yea r 5 2 Associa tes presen ted an idea for an Associate crest to the OAC -SAC but it was rejected The crest presented was similar to that of the degree course with a change from gold to silver in the wire embossing

Year 53 Associates took up the challenge and the year executive offered $5 to the winning designer From the designs presented that of Wendell Nufer was chosen Wendells father who had designed crests in the past for the South African Olympic teams as well as for several Swiss Army regishyments created it

Changes were made in the crest design to obtain approval by the presishydent The year president Mr Colley and the late Dr Norm High obtained a

copyright for the crest which made the College Co-op the sole distributor To obtain the crest a t the Co-op a note had

to be obtained from the registrar of the OAC

The Students Administrative Council of the OAC passed a resolushytion that the Students Co-operative be the sole source of the official Degree gold wire crest and the new Associate silver wire crest These crests were only available to graduates seniors and junshyiors of the Degree course and to gradushyates and second-year students of the Associate course Dave Barrie was 53 class president and Professor Robert Forsha w was honorary class president

The addition of the words Assoshyciate Diploma Agriculture OAC was designed by Richard Buck 76A The change has received the approval of the Dean of the OAC and will be officiaHy added to the crest

The colourful silver-wreathed in- signia are in stock at the Campus Coshyoperative shops at $325 each They should be worn only by those who are entitled to do so and they should be worn on a somewhat formal garment such as a blazer 0

A Variety of V erse

Len Vickars 33A and 46 has retired to Newmarket Ontario after an intershyesting and varied career He has preshypared a little booklet containing some of the results of a lifelong avocation-the writing of verse Some of the verse was written while he was a student at the OAC in the early 30s others in his years in Northern Ontario mining towns during wartime service overseas and finally from his post retirement occupation as an agricultural teacher at a church school in the Yukon Illustrashytions in the book are by Lens daughter Dawn a resident of Carmacks in the Yukon

Guelph 1933

Thrice cursed is he who doth smile in a lecture For that luckless might well regret it- you betcha If you do see a paradox Its considered urlOrthodox To exhibit your glee In a manner so free You may shout sing or weep Raise Hell - or just sleep But it is really unethical And shews lack of principle To beguile With a smile A Prof When hes wrath

Rivers (Yukon 1974)

Ive paddled my feet in the Tiber And frozen them numb in the Klondike Ive waded full dress cross the Rubicon And swum in the buff in the Thames Ive crossed the Rhine under shell fire And canoed mid the ice on the Ottawa Ive washed my socks in the Mirimichi And have squelched in the mud of the Seine In my life Ive crossed many rivers And some that I didnt quite cross BUl from the fast flowing streams to the Arctic To the filth choked flows of the South From the insect fraught heat of the summer To the bone chilling frost of the fall Theyre the only things Ive seen in nature That never perceltibly stop 0

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Our Man In Cairo

Larry Dickenson 68

Lawrence (Larry) T Dickenson 68 and his family are now well settled in at their new home in Cairo Egypt where he is commercial counsellor at the Canashydian Embassy His duties cover a much wider field than the United Arab Reshypublic of Egypt however as he will also be responsible for the Canadian trade promotion program in the Sudan and Libya This requires a knowledge of Arabic which came by way of an intenshysive three-month course in Ottawa

Larry has been nearly eight years in the diplomatic offices of Canada in Europe with about half of that time in Eastern Europe This is his first experishyence however in a developing or an Arabic-speaking area

The first adjustment was to the slower pace of getting things done it took the Dickensons three months to get

Mechanizing Rice Paddies James S Townsend 56 has taken leave from the Department of Agricultural Engineering University of Manitoba to work for two years with the Internashytional Rice Research Institute Los Bashynos Philippines

Dr Townsend will be stationed in Rangoon Burma where he will serve as an agricultural engineer in the area of small-scale mechanization for rice proshyduction In addition he will serve as

into their home in a Cairo residential suburb and the majority of their personal effects had not yet arrived five months later Larry writes Once we had adjusted to the tremendous concenshytration of people- Cairo has a populashytion of approximately 11 million - the noise dust new food and customs we became decidedly attracted to the Egypshytian people who are very hospitable and possess a rich culture dating back thoushysands of years

Since arriving in Cairo in addition to moving into our new home we have had the visit to our territory of the first large federal government trade mission It was comprised of 18 representatives of government and industry interested in the fields of consulting engineering and construction

In both November and December I made one-week trips to Tripoli and Libya where Canada has considerable export potential One officer from the commercial division travels to Tripoli every month

Larrys wife Margaret Mac 68 keeps very busy as well as there is a heavy social commitment which goes with his profession She accompanies him to many dinners and receptions and of course is hostess for those occasions where she treats Egyptian foreign and Canadian contacts to favourite recipes acquired in various other countries

Margaret and I went to Kharshytoum the capital of the Sudan in Janushyary After completing business calls durshying a period of nine days we returned to Cairo via Jeddah visiting friends in our embassy to Saudi Arabia

During our trip to the Sudan and Saudi Arabia daughters Tonya II and Christa 9 stayed in a convent just one

team leader and country representative in Burma for the International Rice Research Institute The Canada-IRRI Burma project is a co-operative project funded by the Canadian International Development Agency and the Governshyment of Burma with IRRI as the executshying agency

Dr Townsend is accompanied in Burma by his wife Yvonne and two sons Alan and Neil Two other sons remain in Canada Philip in Winnipeg Manitoba and Robert at Belwood Onshytario Dr Townsends address is Canashydian Section British Embassy PO Box 1121 Rangoon Burma

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The three Dickenson youngsters

block from our home This convent is occupied by 13 delightful nuns who are decidedly senIor citizens with warm generous hearts They are of many nashytionalities and have devoted entire lifeshytimes to Egypt As the convent is within one block of the girls school-the French Lycee-this will be convenient for the girls Tonya and Christa have pursued their education totally in French in Brussels OUa wa and now here in Cairo

Margaret is turning her culinary skills along with her food and nutrition training at Macdonald Institute to the development of interesting new recipes based upon local ingredients and local dishes 0

Hall of Fame A person nominated by the OAC Alumni Association will be included in the first group to be entered in the new Ontario Agriculture Hall of Fame The OAC Alumni Association is a foundshying member of the Hall of Fame Associshyation and this nomination was prepared by a special committee of the directors

The Hall of Fame is located at the Ontario Agricultural Museum in Milshyton Ontario and the first portraits will be placed in position at a special cereshymony this summer 0

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With a Song In His Heart Come July 15 Lyle Pettigrew 61 takes up a new position He is giving up his secondary school teaching job with the Waterloo-Oxford DSS in Baden Onshytario and is moving to Kenosha Wisshyconsin to be a member of the headquarshyters staff of the Society for the Presershyvation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America Inc (S PEBSQSA) Specifically he will be one half of the team of instructor coaches who will assist in training choshyrus directors in the 16 districts of the Society He will have eight districts for a while and then alternate with his fellow instructorcoach

Nancy Brown Ends Busy Year

Lyle Pettigrew 61

The new position entails a great deal of travelling but Lyle is used to that For the first five years out of OAC he worked with the United Coshyoperatives of Ontario at five locations during that time

Nancy Brown 79 completed her year as president of the Central Student Association of the University last month It wa s a rough year she had stepped into a situ ation of distress inshyvolving many problems not the least of which was a $60000 debt

At the end of her year that debt had been whittled down to Iess than $10000 new s ~aff had been hired the books had been straightened out and much of the credibiI ity with University faculty and administration was regained She originally stated that she felt it would take at least two years to straightshyen out the mess left by previous mismanshyagement and internal bickering It looks like this diminutive bundle of energy has almost done it in 12 months She had help from fellow executives whom she gladly praises and heartily thanks

As if her problems with the Central Students Association were not enough her year also brought an extra load in another field As chairman of the Unishyversity Centre Board she had to contend with the several changes in staff that took place during the year

But then Nancy is no stranger to hard work and delicate dealings with people Back home on the farm near Beaverton she and her father had been

workers in 4-H clubs a job she loved and which she kept on doing during her college semesters

From her first weeks on campus she had demonstrated her leadership abilities as the freshman president of Year 79 She was later chairman of the 0Ac Student Federation an executive of College Royal and OAC student rep on the CSA

What now Nancy As she ended her year of office she fel t that she had seen enough of politics for a while She is aiming her sights on an MBA from one of the provinces older and prestishygious universities and is awaiting the results of her applica tion as she cleans up the last of her work a t the CSA presidents desk

With a sol id major in Animal Scishyence a background of years of successshyfully working with people a minor in business administration and her eyes on a masters Nancy Brown is another Aggie whose future should make intershyesting watching Not many would take a bet that her present downer on politicsshyOne year in a job like president of the CSA is enough for me will prove to be her permanent attitude 0

Singing is something that has been dear to him for a very long time He was a member of the famous quartet on campus in the 50s and 60s- the Kol shylege Kings- with Trev Dickinson 61 Bill Baxter 62 and Ted Curti s 62 They sang for just about every Co llege function needing entertainment We were one of Padre Youngs most popular acts Lyle recalls

For a few years after graduation he dropped out of singing because he was really never long enough in one place to put down any roots However when he moved to Baden he was soon invited to come out with the Guelph Chorus and then joined the Kitchener-Waterloo Chorus which was closer to home It was one of the old KoHege Kings who brought him back into the fold

Since that reunion a dozen years ago Lyle has been at it steadily and now he moves to headquarters to become a permanent member of that enthusias tic group helping to spread harmony and good fellowship all across the continent 0

At It Again Doug Hoffman 46 retired in 1978 from his post as director of the Centre for Resources Development after 32 years on the Guelph campus Following his retirement he went over to the Unishyversity of Waterloo to give them the benefit of his long training in rural planning Now he is acting dean over there

A new building to expand the U of Ws Department of Environmental Studies is under way and the dean is off-campus for a while So maybe Doug will get some use out of that shovel his boys Dougs Cruds gave him when he left the Guelph campus 0

Carrie Reek At the ripe old age of 92 Carrie widow of Dr William R Reek 10 a former president of the OAC died on March 2 at Wardsville Ontario Dr Reek who had a long and distinguished career in Ontario agriculture died in 1968

A very gracious lady Carrie Reek will be fondly remembered by hundreds of students who were at Guelph during the immediate post-war years and by hundreds more who got to know her at Ridgetown 0

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Handling Hamburger On The Hoof Before the hamburger (or the steak for that matter) gets to your plate there is a number of necessary steps to be comshypleted in thc marketing chain from newshyborn calf to butchers block One of these steps is the transfer of the young feeder cattle from the ranch to the fcedlot where the final finish will be added

In Ontario today auction sales of feeder cattle held at 14 locations around the province carry out this function where thousands of cattle and millions of dollars change hands smoothly and quickly

The story of these feeder auctions has been added by Tommy Cooper 18 to his book on the history of agriculture in Grey County but he refuses to take credit for the auction systcm

He gives the credit to another OAC grad the late Charles F Macshykenzie 19 one of the members of the Collcge judging team at the Chicago International in 1918 where he won the

first placing in beef cattle judging After graduation Charles Mackenzie was apshypointed to the Dominion Department of Agriculture federal inspection service which included serving Manitoulin Isshyland where there were many cattle proshyducers but no marketing organization Farmers were still selling as individuals to itinerant cattle buyers sometimes with inequitable results After years of effort he finally got cattlemen to form an auction-selling organization

So successful was this system that in 1950 Tommy Cooper suggested the Grey County Federation sponsor a simishylar arrangement A committee of three was sent to a sale at Little Current on Manitoulin Island that September

That committee was impressed by the way the farmers co-operated and asked Tommy to get one going in Grey County but a 1951 trial was not a success However the example of the 195J sale on the Island sparked another trial in Grey County the following year

That 1952 sale brought out 1250 head The co-op had but one scale of 5000-pound capacity so that animals had to be weighed individually-a very time-consuming task However the idea did catch on memberships were taken out property bought at Wiarton Onshytario and a permanent set-up begun with much of the labour coming from the farmers themselves Now there is a covered assembly and sales area supshyplied with town water and a 30000-pound scale all free of debt

The co-op in Grey County has 800 members and cattle production is about three times as great as it was at the beginning 30 years ago There are four sales a year and as many as 11000 head pass over the scales at a spring sa le The fall sales in 1979 brought $4000000

The original spark from Charles F Mackenzie has grown to 14 sales organishyzations around the province 0

Mac Gordon Honoured One-timc hog grader and the man who was instrumental in working out thc system of tattooing hogs for rail grading Mac Gordon 29 has been honoured for his efforts in another direction

He has received the Guelph Hortishycultural Society Conservation Award for outstanding service to the community

Mac moved from Hamilton to Guelph in 1948 With him he brought a sincere and enduring enthusiasm for conservation

He had a ttended the Na tiona I Aushydubon Societys wildlife film series in Hamilton and was most impresscd with its educational and entertainment value so when he arrived in Guelph he set out to show the series there by arranging for its sponsorship by the Agricultural Instishytute of Canadas Guelph Branch

Mac insists that before each film the national anthem 0 Canada be sungmiddot--an obscrvation which was lauded by the committee in selecting this years winner He has been very involved in other community work and has just retired as clerk of sessions for Chalmers United Church 0

India Hand Almost from the beginning of the OAC graduates have found their way to far places and contributed much to the improvement in agriculture and life around the world Typical of these was the late Kenneth William Forman 22 who died last December in Danvers Mass at 83 years of age

Ken carne to the OAC originally as a Diploma in Agriculture student with the Class of 18 but took time out for war service returning with the wave of veterans in 1919 He graduated with the Class of 20A and stayed on to take his BSA with 22 He was a native of the United States and except for some months on the staff of the old An Hub departmen t right a fter grad ua tion he spent all his life outside of Canada

In his student days Ken was a noted a thlete and the last student physishycal director Up to his leaving that post all athletic endeavours had been handled by the students themselves In 1921 with the greatly increased size of the student body the College decided to appoint a physical director as part of the faculty

The OAc Review of that day records Kens enthusiasm and work for

College athletics will always be rememshybered by ex-students and the students of today Those who knew the tremendous amount of work he covered the difficulshyties he had to contend with will apprecishyate the spirit with which he tackled the job and the work he has done In the fall of 1919 when he took over the task of physical director College athletics were somewhat disorganized but the fall of 1920 and the spring term of 1921 witshynessed a great change Being a football man himself he successfully trained the two Junior Intercollegiate teams of 1919 and 1920 besides training other branches of sport too numerous to menshytion

His first foreign field was in India where he went as dairy cattle specialist at the Allahabad Agricultural Institute United Provinces and served for several years as a teacher He returned to his native Massachusetts as a teacher in animal husbandry at the Essex County -Agricultural School Hawthorne and later as a specialist in dairy with the HK Webster Co of Lawrence

In spite of the fact that he spent so little time in Ontario his feelings for his alma mater were strongly evidenced by his life membership in the OAC Alumni Association 0

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ODH Program The executive of the ODH Graduates Association has prepared a program of monthly visits from March to October to places of interest to their [l1(mbers These visits are open to all interested and are free The program for 1980 includes a June visit to the University of Guelph on the morning of the 21 st moving to the Cambridge Research Stashytion in the afternoon The August visit is planned for Queens Park Toronto on the 23rd The September visit will be to the Borough of Scarborough Parks Deshypartment on the 13th and the October visi t to Cannon Nurseries Waterdown on the 4th 0

Railway Blooms Since Leon Claus 22 moved to a house near the railway tracks in Canton N Y he has pl anted the railwa y right of way with flowers and vegeta bles This island of beauty located where more often a weed patch is found has brought attenshytion to Leon especially from studen ts and faculty at the St Lawrence Univershysity in town

Recently the local newspaper fe ashytured hi s beautifying efforts in a story He has become the stately white-haired gentleman who has put the lovely flowshyers on th e railroad embankment 0

Best Seller This time it is Don Inine 42 and the subject is cheese The Canadian Dairy Foods Service Bureau had his professhysional assistance plus that of others in the preparation of its booklet Great Canadian Cheeses More than a million and a half copies have been distributed The booklet dea ls with the more than 50 varieties made in Canada and while good old rat-trap cheddar is still the favourite the consumption of other types has increased to almost J 6 pounds per person annually 0

Bmiddotyron Jenvy At the age of 98 Myron Jenvey of I ngersoll has died For 65 years he was a member of the Holstein-Friesian Assoshyciation and an historian of the dairy industry in Oxford ounty For five years he was a member of the staff of the OAC and some of his recollections of those days have appeared in issues of the OA C Alumni N ews 0

Bonspiel Winners

The Year 51 Trophy was presellled by Dean Clay Switzer 51 la 11o r Glenn Hay ter 73 Bruce Shillinglaw 67 Jack Fraser 73 and Bob Anderson 73

The Year 33 Trophy was presenled by Don lfuj 5 lo 110 r Glenn Powell 62 and Bill Harri sun 62 Other learn members were Bruce Humer 62 and Don Hill 62

The N R Rick Richards Trophy was won by 110 r Bi A llelI Bob Edgar Jerry Felk er (lIld WaYlIe S impson al Clem of 7 2

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The College of Arts Alumni Association

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To The Queens Taste An Elizabethan dinner in honour of Queen Elizabeth I (1558-1603) was held in early February Sponsored by the University of Guelph Historical Soshyciety the feast attracted 45 members of the Guelph academic community includshying several alumni Guests were asked to attend in period costume and to provide an authentic Elizabethan dish

Master of the feast was Dr Lewis Abbott Department of History In accordance with Her Majestys wishes (Marilyn Armstrong 78) Master AbshybOll provided whimsical sketche~ of the head-table guests accompanicd the Queen dancing and called forth her loyal subjects to pay tribute to her beauty and grace

DELPHA Editor Debbie Chambers 77

AI the dinner Morris Lemire CSS78 Bev Lemire 79 Margo Shoemaker 79 Dr Lewis Abbot Marilyn Armstrong 78 Urve Abbot and Dr Stefan Straka Chairman Departmenr aHistory

Musical entertainment for the eveshyning was provided by the Queens court musicians conducted by Shannon Purshyvis-Smith a music instructor at the University The ensemble played a deshylightful repertoire of authentic Elizabeshythan music

SOllle of the delights of authentic Elizabethan cuisine tha t were served included Fartes Portingale Livering Puddings Pork a lOrange Turnep in a Tench Compound Pallet and Almonde Tartes They were selected by Margo Shoemaker 79

Her Work Is Her Life Mieke Bevelander 73 graduated with distinction from the honours program in Fine A rl However her art career began in high school and was followed by intensive study at the Frec Academy and The Royal Academy of Art in T he Hague Holland Then there was an interruption of a few years while M iekc taught elementary school in Toronto before she got back on track at Guelph

Her work is her life O nly when she is drawing and now painting is she pleased with he rself and able to cope

with the major set-back for artists- the continuing lack of moneyl

Not only has Micke fine artistic talent and drive which has kept her going for the last dozen years but also she is a gifted teachel Imiddot or the past three years she has been a sessional instructor at the University of Waterloo in the fall of 1979 she is credited with puiling their extension course in Stratshyford out of danger of extinction After Miekes fall session the university had a

continued over

Dancing a favourite pastime of Her Majesty was encouraged between courses The first dance selection known as a galliard was demonstrated by Shannon Purvis-Smith A stately dance it provided an excellent contrast to dance instructor Dave Greens version of a rapid peasant dance

It is hoped that the tradition of providing an historical dinner for stushydents faculty and alumni will continue in the coming years We look forward to seeing you there 0

Mieke Bevelander 73

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flood of requests for another course with her

The Art Gatlery of Kitchener boasts a simi~ar success story with their Saturday childrens classes which Mieke has taught for the past two years Her popularity and ability tripled enrolment

Mieke has had shows in The Hague Edinburgh and Guelph and her work has appeared in shows in Vancouvshyer Winnipeg Brantford and Toronto Several corporations and numerous indishyviduals own her drawings paintings and sculptures A series of her drawings is hanging in the Sears Building in Chicashygo

Miekes loft apartment in Elora Ontario reflects her personality and consequently her work It is a compact

bright open space filled with Canadian antiques and a wood-burning stove There are books drawings sculptures toys a nd curios on every ledge a nd piece of furniture Luxurious plants hang everywhere and give the space a garden quality-a garden of earthly delights to steal a quotation However Miekes ambition wiJi not allow her to stay much longer in this pastoral setting Soon she will uproot herself to move to Toronto where she is affiliated with the Bau-Xi Gallery on Dundas Street exhibiting artists such as Jack Shadbolt Tony Urqhart and Claude Breeze

Although a major problem for all artists is making a living from their art an added problem M ieke has found is finding gallery owners and fellow artists

who take women artists seriously thorny situation but a very real one Also a particular problem for artists is trying to be recognized as an important segment of society to establish a status quo in a society which views art as a luxury or at most as play

If universities are recently experishyencing an anti-intellectual backlash artshyists have continuously bucked an antishyaesthetic appreciation in our materialisshytic society If you cant eat it wear it drive it or spend it it cant be worth very much Mieke has written eloqucntly on this topic and given the chance will talk fervently about her lifes work- art works This graduate is going places and several major shows are in the making now 0

Mahoud Sadek

King Tot

Professor Sadek with the Department of Fine Art presented a slide show on King Tut at a recent meeting of the College of Arts Alumni Association Before the show Professor Sadek filled in the pertishynent background of King Tut Accordshying to the professor the misconception that Tut was not an important Pharaoh

is false In fact he was very influential as he returned the old religion of Amon to Egypt

King Tut followed Adhenaton who had imposed the worship of Aten (sunshygod) on the people In essence this was monotheism The religion revolved around the rays of middotthe sun which were the manifestation of light and heat The sign of the ankh was the symbol which denoted life

There was not only a religious revoshylution but also a cultural revolution Previously art had been idealized where everybody was portrayed as being strong and beautiful Art now became antishyclassical and a caricature Freedom of expression was allowed Akhenaton moved the capital from Thebes to Amashy

rah King Tut was nine years old whcn

he ascended to the throne He moved the capital back to Thebes and rebuilt the temple of Amon He died from an unknown cause at age 18 His tomb was hidden and therefore was not vandalized by robbers It lay undisturbed until discovered by Howard Carter in 1922 This major discovery gave the world a large collection of Egyptian art

The slide show demonstrated not only the size but also the sheer beauty of the Tut collection

The College of Arts Alumni Associshyation is grateful to Professor Sadek for his enlightening talk and for his compreshyhensive slide show of the King Tut collection 0

Scholarships At the College of Arts Alumni Associashytion Board of Directors meeting of March 22 1980 three new scholarships were designed and will be presented at the spring meeting of Senate for approvshyaL

Members of the Board hope these

awards will help encourage graduate and part-time students to maintain high academic standards The first a wards will be presented in the fall of J 980

An amount of $500 will be awarded to the College of Arts student with the highest cumulative average in Years 3 and 4 who is entering a College of Arts graduate degree program The award is

open to a student entering either an MA or PhD program with a Universishyty of Guelph undergraduate Arts degree

An amount of $250 will be awarded to each of two semester 5 part-time College of Arts students with the two highest cumulative averages and entershying semester 6 They will be presented in the fall and winter semesters 0

Grad News 1977

Paulette McGarr After working three years in visual arts Paulette is a student apprentice with British glass master Stephen Taylor in Caledon and is living in Toronto

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Dalid Coates Newspapers Right David is city reporter for the Peterborshyough Examiner

Patricia (Cole) Bigley is employed as a dental assistant by Drs R amp c Armshystrong Leamington Ontario

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Robert Bishop is the manager of the Tydagon Golf Club in Burlington Onshytario

David Schwitzer is pu~suing doctoral studies at the University of London in England 0

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The Ontario Veterinary College Alumni Association

~~ ALUMNI Editor Dr Cliff Barker 41

BULLETIN

From The Pres ident

Dr Bob Buck 46

Since our last opportunity to chat by means of a publication several items of interest have occurred Perhaps that of greatest current interest involves arshyrangements which will culminate in the presentation of a portrait of Dr Dcnnis Howell to our former dean on Alumni Weekend

The Honours and Awards Commitshytee under the chairmanship of Dr Bob Silk 64 has been working fervently to ensure that the presentation can be made at the time of our Annual General Meeting which this year takes place on campus during Alumni Weekend June 20 to 22 Further details of these cereshymonies will be available soon

The OVc Alumni Directorate is enthused about this project and like the Honours and Awards Committee is anxiously awaiting the opportunity to view the work

Having mentioned Alumni Weckshyend [ hope that you will note again those dates of Friday Saturday and Sunday June 20 21 and 22 and if you possibly can make arrangements to visit Guelph and the old stamping grounds and appreciate what is available to the students of today compared to that which was present in the dim distant past

Not only will it be an opportunity to renew friendships which may have been neglected somewhat due to disshytance and other responsibilities but you will have an opportunity to visually acknowledge some of the strides that have been taken during the growth of the University of Guelph and in parshyticular the Ontario Veterinary College during the years since you left the campus

On sllch a visit you can more accurately gauge the importance of the contributions which each of us attempt to make to our Alma Mater as the years pass

There is some personal satisfaction in being able to actually see some of the things which we read about in our communications from the various Unishyversity organizations

At this particular time of year we would hope that those of our alumni living some distance from Guelph may decide that a venture to this part of Ontario might be considered as part of a vacation plan

How about some of those of you who live beyond the borders of Onshytario- or within the borders of Ontario for that matter- who have not had an opportunity to be in Guelph for some time contacting former classmates and arranging a visit part of which may be spent here at the OVc and on-campus at the University of Guelph

Watch for further information which will be forthcoming Those of us in this part of the country would be delighted to see you

Since last we talked the Awards Committee has presented the OVc Alumni Association Fellowships to Dr Louis Laliberte of the Department of Clinical Studies and Michael Clarke and Diane Friesian of the Departments of Pathology and Biomedica Sciences reshyspectively These are postgraduate study scholarships

Recently Jim Sweetman 81 was selected as the recipient of this years

OVc Alumni Travel Fellowship Award Jim who is currently President of the Canadian Veterinary Students Association chapter at Guelph will be travelling to the United Kingdom and other areas during the course of this summer

During the first week in March the annual College Royal activities took place on campus The OVc student body has become a very important part of this event as time has passed Disshyplays have been provided for the public by each of the years and by several of the activity groups within the College walls

On Open House Days hundreds of visitors from various parts of the province are given guided tours through the OVCs facilities and the students do an exceJlent job in providing informashytion concerning their studies and chosen vocation as well as acting as excellent purveyors of good-will for veterinary medicine Your Association has helped albeit rather modestly in assisting with this endeavour

You will be pleased to know that Dean Doug Maplesden SO has disshyplayed his continued interest in alumni activities by attending our Board of Directors meetings and contributing personally by giving much appreciated opinions and assistance Dr Howells very active conscientious involvement in alumni activities provides Doug with a very strenuous precedent to follow but we are looking forward to his associa tion with OVc alumni

Perhaps 1 have rambled long enough I shaH close by once more recommending that you consider serishyously visiting your Alma Mater during the forthcoming Alumni Weekend in June If you consider that arranging a class reunion or some such function would be constructive for goodness sake let us know and we shall attempt to assist in whatever way appears to be practical Hope to see many of you before long 0

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CODlDleDlorative Plaque In Stratford On August 24 1979 a plaque was unveiled in Stratford Ontario by the Local Architectural Conservation Advishysory Committee (LACAC) Stratford to mark the restoration of the Brandenshyberger Block built in the late 1800s

In addition to the historic signifishycance of the building is the fact that among the persons who used the buildshying was John Luke Poett VS (Edinshyburgh) the first veterinary surgeon apshypointed to the Northwest Mounted Poshylice

Poett joined the NWMP in 1874 after practising in Stratford for four years He was in charge of the large group of horses sent from Toronto in 1874 to eventually become part of the march west later that year from Fort Dufferin Manitoba to Fort Whoop-up in Alberta In 1877 he completed his service with the NWMP and returned to practice in Stratford

On September 21 1881 he advershytised that his office had been moved to Brandenbergers new block and he reshymained at this location until 1884 In that year he rejoined the Mounties eventually settling in Battleford Saskatshychewan serving as a non-commissioned police officer there until his death in 1895 His wife lived to be 87 dying in 1937 A granddaughter survives in Vanshycouver

Poetts office was reached through a door under the Jetter R in Reward (see photograph this page) and upstairs to the first floor

The plaque is on the wall just below the word Blowes (Blowes Travel Sershyvice) It will undoubtedly be read by thousands of visitors attending Stratshyford s Shakespearean Festival each year

Apart from being the first veterinashyrian in the NWM P Poetts name is the first to have been entered in the original register of the Ontario Veterishynary Association How his name came to be entered in this way is unknown The register was established in 1879 but it shows his address as the NW MP in Western Canada and in reality he was still in Stratford

The plaque was sponsored by Jim Anderson President LACAC Stratshyford who became interested in the hisshytory of Poett while the author was researching in the Perth County Arshy

chives in 1976 A fuller story of Poett Ontario relating to veterinary medicine may be found in the book Vet in the In 1973 the Toronto Historical Board Saddle by Dr Frank Loew and EH erected the Upper Canada Veterinary Wood published by Western Producer School pl aque on the site of the first Prairie Books Saskatoon 1978 veterinary college in Canada at 40-42

This is the second plaque erected in Temperance Street Toronto 0

Brandenberger Block Stratford Ontario Site of Poetts office

~ Upper Canada Veterinary School plaque 1973

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The College of Social Scie nce Alumni Association

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Edtor Rkk Kna 74

the current year despite continuing From The infl a tion in excess of 9 per cent The increases in faculty salaries have fallshyen behind other comparable professhyDean sions consistently since the early 1970s

3 Some estimates suggest that universishyIt is with pleasure that I report to you ties will be required to terminate upthe success which the College of Social to 20 per cent of faculty over the next Science Alumni Association has enjoyed few years if insolvency is to be preshyin the last year This succcss is due in ventedlarge measure to the encrgy and hard

work of the Association s Beards of Additional facts which should be of

Directors since 1978 interest and concern to you as alumni

The College of Social Science and voters are the following

Alumni Associations presence is being I Ontario now provides $1 000 less in felt in overaH alumni affamiddotirs May I operating grants per full-time equivashyhope that in increasing numbers Social lent student than the average of the

Dr Jack W SkinnerScience alumni will join in actively supshy rest of Canada ($1800 less than porting their Alumni Association the Quebec) College and the University prevent universities from providing both 2 Were Ontario universities funded at

As a second matter I am a ble to quality education and accessibility for a level equivalent to the average for report that the level of participation in students the rest of Canada total grants to the the BA Graduate Survey project was A strong statement on behalf of system for 1979-80 would have to be good May I thank those of you who universities was made in September to increased by $185000000 took the time and trouble to complete Premier Davis and senior ministers by 3 On a relative basis measured in the questionnaire JH Panabaker Chairman of the Board 1977-78 dollars grants per student in

There is another matter which I of McMaster Univcrsity as spokesman universities had fallen 71 per cent trust will be of interest As you are no for board chairmen and executive heads from 1970-71 to 1977-78 While doubt aware Ontarios universities have of Ontario universities Among the facts grants per student in the colleges of been and continue to be involved in a which he prcsented were applied arts and technology (CAAT) substantial amount of retrenchment as a I Library acquisitions per student have rose by 22 per cent costs per pupil in result of past and continuing reduced fallen by about 40 per cent in real secondary schools rose 396 per cent levels of government financial support terms since the early 1970s despite and costs per-patient-day in hospitals While it could be argued that a certain the continuing explosion of knowshy rose 51 per cent Finally of interest amount of retrenchment was needed ledge around the world are the studentstaff ratios In as well as politicaJIy desirab]e a conshy 2 For years increases in salary scales 1977-78 for universities 149 to I tinuation of reduced support on the part have been held well below the rate of CAATs 126 to I and secondary of the government will bring about acshy inflation- they were 37 per cent in schools 169 to l 0 tions which will greatly hamper if not 1978-79 and just over 5 per ccnt for

The membcrs of your Board of Directors dents we a ttended the College of Social recently endorscd a resolution to make Science we had little or no opportunity Five -five scholarhips available to in-course to earn an achievement award

In-course Collcge of Social Science students It s a We have plenty of reasons to make start and without your support of the awards available to deserving students College of Social Science Alumni Assoshy If each of our members could encourage Scholarships ciation and of the Alma Mater Fund it one new membership we could continue would not have been possible to make things happen What do youIntroduced Do you realize that when as stu- say Lets get on with the job 0

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Peacekeeper Playing a key role in peacekeeping opershya tions is as much an a rt as a defined position sa ys Political Studies professhysor Henry Wiseman Professor Wiseshyman who has also been Faculty Assoshyciate in the Office of the Provost this past year has been named Director of Peacekeeping Programs at the Internashytional Peace Academy (IPA) New York He assumed the position for one year as of Janu ary I

The Interna tional Peace Academy which was established in 1969 as an institute devoted to furthering the skills of conflict resolution has a vita l pa rt to

Hes Off To Israel John Vanderkamp

Professor John Vanderkamp Chairman Department of Economics has been apshypointed as visiting professor in the Cashynadia n Studies Program at Hebrew Unishyversityin Jerusalem

Professor Vanderkamp will spend the greater part of three months April to June in Israel where he will give a graduate course in labor economics a nd make himself available for consultations with faculty a nd graduate students

The Canadian Studies Program is relatively new It was established in

Birth Of OASA Much overdue but now ready for acshytion is the way Professor KJ Duncan describes the Ontario Association of Sociology and Anthropology (OASA) Professor Duncan of the UniversityS Department of Sociology and Anthroshypology was the Associa tions first presishydent

Canada has not been without asshysociations in the fi eld There is a nationshyalone the Canadian Sociological and Anthropological Association a nd over

play in world a ffairs The U N as Professor Wiseman pointed out has no specific constitut ional basis for pcaceshykeeping in its charter although it does practise peacekeeping from time to time on an ad hoc basis

Over the ycars a ttempts have been made to define the practice in constitushytiona l terms but without success Professor Wiseman believes there are good political reasons why this has not occurred the fear by some states that the UN would evolve its own a uthority or military force less dependent on the will of the member states

For this reason the IPA while remaining independent of the UN pershyform s the crucial functions of developing

1978 as the result of a VISit by John Roberts then Secretary of State to Israel Funded by the Canadian govern shyment and Toronto philanthropists Dr and Mrs Ralph Halbert the program got under way last year when urban planner Peter Oberlander of British Coshylumbia spent a period at the Israeli university

The successful applicant for the program is selected from candida tes in the social sciences hu manities a nd law Administra tion of the selection is handshyled at the Canadia n end by an advisory committee made up of eight members from a variety of disciplines in Frenchshya nd English-speaking institutions from across the country Recommendationsmiddot are submitted by the Canadian commitshytee to the Hebrew University where the final choice of visiting scholar is made

Professor Vanderkamps talents make him eminently suited to the posishytion H e is the editor of Canadian Public

the yea rs regiona l ones have emerged in the Maritimes Quebec and the western provinces but not until now in Onta rio

Professor Duncan and a number of others including department chairman Professor WE Thompson and departshyment colleague Professor TF Condon have actively supported the idea of a provincial association for years because as Professor Duncan says the real acshytion takes place at the provincial level We need such an assocation he adds to provide a provincial presence to speak on behalf of our two disciplines to government representatives and to the

procedures and policies for peacekeeping to bring greater order to the ad hoc UN practice Such activity is dependent on broad co-operation by UN members One hundred and fourteen have parshyticipa ted in IPA programs to date

The Political Studies professors tasks include arranging professional inshyternational training seminars for diploshymats military officers academics and policy makers in the subjects of peaceshykeeping mediation and negotiation and setting up off-the-record meetings beshytween parties directly involved in disshyputes such as Namibia a nd the Middle East These a re two of the ma in duties of the Academy 0

Policy- Analyse de Poliliques the jourshynal which he founded six years ago to bring together resea rch in economics a nd rela ted disciplines such as political science and sociology with a view to stimulating research and discussion of problems in Canadian policy He is also a member of the executive council of the Canadian Economics Association and author of many papers on Canadian economic activity

The aim of the program is to inshycrease Canadian exposure overseas the economist says It is hoped that eventushyally graduate fellowships in Canadian studies will be made available for stu-

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dents at the Hebrew University further extending the educationa l scope of the program

In the initial five years of operation an endowment fund is being built up Once that income is esta blished visiting professorships will be for a years durashytionD

pUblic Professor Duncan says meetings of

the Associa tion will take place twice a year and that attention will be turned to ways of improving the teaching of socishyology and anthropology as well as a tshytracting the participation of those workshying in community colleges government -private agencies and in industry

For further information about the Association contact Mrs Wilda Blackshylock through the Depa rtment of Socioloshygy and Anthropology (519) 824-4120 ext 3894 0

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The College of Biological Science Alumni Association

~ BIO-ALUMNI ~ NEWS Editor Jane Selley Arts 70

J Tent And Sleeping Bags Anyone Panoramic scenery wa rm campfires wild-flowers and pines scenting fresh summer breezes quiet walks along wooded trails a chance to photograph relax and enjoy the company of good friends Sounds like a dream doesn t it

Well your dreams have come true because the CB S Alumni Association has designed such a weekend this year just for you

From June 6 to 8 1980 (Friday evening to Sund ay night) we have for alumni and their families an Interpreshytive Weekend excursion to Cyprus Lake Provincial Park on th e picturesque Upper Bruce Peninsula We have lined up a full weekend of activity including a wildlife photography sessi on plant and geomorphology lectures bird watching

a Fathom Five ta lk a boat trip to Flower Pot Island a nd much much more

Photographers will want to see the orchids which will be in bloom that wcekend a nd there are ma ny excellent access points for scuba diving enshythusi ast s as well Brave folks might even attempt a midnight dip in th e cool waters of Georgian Bay

We will be camping in the Provinshycia[ Park and should qualify for free group camping if enough adventurers register for the s leep-out If youre not one for organized activities thats okay too

While only a few hours drive from Guelph this part of Ontario is an historshyic glacial-formed environment supportshy

ing rich and diverse flora and fa una You are required to bring your ow n

support gea r food clothing and provide tran sport a tion to a nd from the park The CBSAA will be providing wilderness progra ms and marshmallows

Most o f all the weekend a[ lows friends old and new a chance to relax together and enjoy some free time Twen ty-nine people have already sig ned up a nd we think this will truly be our best event ever

For registration write to CBS Interpretive W eekend co Department of Alumni Affairs a nd Development Level 4 Unive rsity Centre University of Guelph Guelph Ontar io N I G 2W I or telephon e (519) 824-4120 Ext 2122 0

Your 1980 Executive The CBS Alumni Association Board of Directors for 1980 who were elected a t the Annua l Meeting at College Roya[ is a mi xture of new and old faces Wed like to tell you something about each of these people who have volunshyteered their time for you

AI Sippel BSc 74 President A[ is a fish hea lth biologi st with the Ontario Ministry of N a tural Resources working on campus

Richard Moccia BSc 76 MSc 78 Immediate Past President Rick is preshysentlya U of G fish pathologist offershying a consulting service to commercial fish farms la rge aquaria home aquarishyots and resea rch subcontractors

David MaraIdo MSc 78 Vice Presishydent David is a fisheries biologist for Canada Centre for In[and Waters Burlshyington Ontario

Winn Halina BSc 74 MSc 77 Secshyretary T reasurer Winn is a researc h assistant in the Department of Biomedishyca l S cience at the O Vc

Sheena Ba msey BSc 77 Director Sheena is a research chemist for Shell C a nada Ltd

J im Ga llivan BSc 73 M Sc 77 Dishyrector Ji m has been a Ph D student in Medical Sciences a t McMas ter Univershysity since 1978

At the Annual M eeting I to rare

president AI Sippel 74

Professor R on Brooks Zoology and immediate

past president Rick Moccia 76

Ron presented a da zz ling talk and

show on th e Galapagos

Islands

Ka thryn Martin BSc 76 Director Kathryn is a grad student in the Depa rtshyment of Biomedical Sci ence

Margo Tant BSc 76 Director Margo is a full-time stude nt at the O Vc

Jan Watson BSc 75 Director Jan our first CBS President is now an applications specia list fo r Pa yton Asshysocia tes which manufactures e lectronic medica l instruments 0

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University of G uelph 3049 CBS stushyA Message From dents including pos tgraduate students

President

Al Sippel

Al Sippel 74

As the incoming president of the College of Biological Science Alumni Associashytion I would like to thank the immedishyate Past President Richard Moccia 76 and the other outgoing members of the Board of Directors Ted Armstrong 74 Les Dunn 76 Jim Grayston 75 Kathy Martin 76 Ambrose Sarnulski 73 Jim Sheldon 74 and Pat Yungblut 73 for their accomplishments

Over the past year Richard and the others expended a considerable amount of time and energy on alumni associashytion activities with excellent results Both Careers ight and the Elora Gorge Walk were successful again this year Careers N ight is organized specifishycally for senior undergraduate CBS studenb One or two aluIllni frOI11 each

program (eg Microbiology Human Kinetics Zoology N utrition Botany l Genetics) returned to discuss aspects of job hunting resume writing and career development The Elora Gorge Walk was designed to promote outdoor activishyties for alumni during Alumni Weekend

Our other regular activities the Homecoming Biobash and the Annual General Meeting were less successfuL Although a few faithful alumni turned out for each event they were very poorly attended

Despite these disappointments the Association completed two projects that have been on the drawing board for some time Life membership dues finally reached a sufficient level to start a tru st fund for two scholarships for second year CBS students These scholarships will be presented for the first time in 1980

A special Distinguished Alumnus Award was also created this past year Although no nominations for the a ward were received its crea tion provides a format for honouring graduates of the cBS who have distinguished themshyselves in some field

I am confident that thi s year members of the Board of Directors will be ab le to maintain the momentUin generated by their predecessors 1 he nlOW faces on the Board should provide an abundance of energy and fresh ideas Board members serving second or more terllls will provide the necessary experishyelllOe gained from previous years Thi s blend of old and new has worked well in the past and should continue to do so

The major thrust of this years Board of Directors will be aimed at increas ing membership in the Associashytion In the ten years that the College of Biological Science has been a part of the

have graduated However only 202 (66 per cent) of these have Joined the CBs Alumni AssolOiation T herefore much of our effort will be devoted to contacting alumni evaluating their eommenb and re-evaluating our program in an attempt to attract more members

You probably ques tion why you should become a member of the Associshyation Me mbership dues are necessa ry to operate and expand the projects that I have outlined I believe that the CBs Alumni Asocia tion has a lot to offer to undergraduates to the University comshymunity and most importantly to alumshyni

I n particular we provide a forum for keeping in touch with former classshymates through the Guelph Alumnus and the Bio-A lumni N ews Alumni Weekend Supplement and by sponsoring events to which alumni return However as with any organization particularly one such as the CB S Alumni Association that is rel atively young there is always room for improvement If you believe the programs offered by the C BS Alumni Association are inappropriate please let us know as a re-evaluation of alumni shyoriented even ts will be made this year

Without input from our alumni change will not necessarily mean imshyprovement We need your support in the form of members hip and your opinion of the present program In particular I would appreciate receiving comments from Department of Human Kinetics alumni who have been noticeably absent from many of our activities in recent years Please give a little thought to what you think the CB S Alumni A~soshy

ciation should be doing and forward you r ideas to Al Sippel co Departllient of Alumni Affair and Development Levlt 4 niversity Centre niversityof Guclph Cruelph Ontario N 1 G 2W 1 0

Careers Night Seventy-five people attended enjoyed and asked many questions of the six speakers at the 2nd Annual College of Biological ScieIlce Alulllni Association Careers ight

John Byrne fish culture specialist with tell years at the Ministry of Natushyral Resources gave a strong talk stresshysing hiring methods attitude motivation and generally se t the lOne fo r Sheena

Ba rusey BSc 17 and her clever preshyentation which covered as a reselI ch chcmist in Microbiology at Guelph tactic~ to usc job applications and intershyesting facts about prospects for the fushyture in the job market

Jennifer Conners BSc 75 SOOIl to be an M D and who originally graduat shyed in Botany disc ussed the neces ity of being flexible of being wise and not being too specific ill job intcnt when entering uni ve rsity

Dr John Hilton Lkpar lmen t of

utr ition slressed the necessity fo r pcr onal contact and steing the top pCIon when making application for a position Dr John Powell told of the multitude of opportunities which ex ists for a well ed ucated perOIl giving examshyples of 26 graduates from the Departshyf1)tl1t of Huma n Kintl ics and their difshyk re llt afJ Puilltments

Ian W hite OAe 52 co-ordinator of Placement Services summarized and told of the lllaIlY useful services that the

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Macdonald Institute College of Family and Consumer Studies

Alumni Association

ALUMNI NEWS Editor Wantedl

Elizabeth Gullel 55

Food Industry Welcomes Contacts Industry may seem a world away from the univlrsity environment but Conshysumer Studies professor Elizabeth Gulshylett 55 spent the fall semester bridging this gap She visited about 25 companies in the food industry to see what they arc doing in sensory evaluation of food and consumer rda tions

Professor Gullett started her odysshysey through the food industry by conshytacting the presidents of the companies then visiting their laboratories and conshysumer relations departments HI feel very positive about the developments in

News Editor Wanted The position of Alumni ews Editor for the Mac- FACS Alumni Association is presently vacant

The person who fills this position has the important job of gathering and co-ordinating information for the threeshypage Mac-fACS Alumni News section in each of the quarterly Guelph AlurnshyfillS pUblications and for one four-page unit of news in the Annual Alumni

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these two areas she comments The Canadian food industry IS

expanding and refining its programs in sensory evaluation and consumer relashytions

Sensory evaluation techniques run the gamut from rudimentary tests to very complete profile studies that inshyvolve a team of five or six trained tasters Companies have learned that sensory evaluation improves their batshyting average in introducing new proshyducts Professor Gullett explains that it used to be common for only ten ou t of every 100 ideas to see the light of day and of those only one would be a success Sensory evaluation helps idenshytify the potentially successful products and saves significantly in product develshyopment costs

Curious abollt the state of sensory evaluation in the cosmetics industry Professor G ulictt also contacted several Canadian cosmetics companies but found virtually no activity in the area

ost 01 the Canadian cosmetics firms are distributors for foreign products They tend to rely on the technical expershytise of the parent company

The food industry is becoming more Canadian in outlook according to Professor Gullett Canadian branches of foreign companies are developing food testing product development and evalushyation functions in Canada

Consumer relations have blossomed

Weekend Supplement The Editor is a member of a Comshy

mittee of ditors which meets regularly prior to the publication of each Guelph Alumnus to plan and co-ordinate alumshyni news portions

The Editor is a member of the Mac-FACS Alumni Association Board of Directors which meets regularly throughout the year The Alumni Assoshy

in the last decade particularly throughshyout the food industry Professor Gullett suspects tha t the industry is trying to overcome what it perceive to be a bad public image The consumer movemellt nudged most companies into a greater awareness of consumers and a commitshyment to deal with their complaints and suggestions She was impressed with the speed and thoroughness with which the food companies handled consumer comshyplaints

The visits to the companies revep d that permanent and summer employshyment prospects for Consumer Studies graduates will continue to be good Our students have a lways been hired for their technical knowledge she notes but their broad knowledge of consumer concerns will bccome more and more attractive to employers

While learning about food company programs Professor Gullett did not miss the opportunity to tell her hosts about the undergraduate programs research and expertise in the Department of Conshysumer Studies

Every company I visited seemed genuinely pleased to have someone from a university show an interest in what they are doing she observed Many industry people told me they had regular contacts with community colleges but not with universities A continuing exshychange of ideas will be mutually benefishycial 0

ciation pays all telephone and postage costs of collecting information for the two publications and has designated an honorarium of $50 per publication for the Editor

If you are interested in this posishytion please ca II or write ei t her Roseshymary Clark 59 at the Alumni Office 824-4120 ext 2122 or Ruth Wilson 6251 Oak Street Guelph NIG 2Nl 821-2632 (after 5 pm)

Remember if you wish to continue receiving news of your college we must have all Editor - and 0011 J

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Freighter Voyage By Dr Margaret S McCready

The winter season was a good time to be one of 12 passengers eight Canadian women four Americans (two men two women) on a large freighter Delta Line out of Brooklyn ew York Deshycember 14 1979 for a seven-week voyshyage through the Caribbean and the Panama Canal to Ecuador Peru and Chile and return But cargo was the important item to the ships owners and about one day out of Brooklyn a new sched ule was posted cutting out the Caribbean ports at Aruba Santo Doshymingo and Barranquilla

Cargo was delivered or picked up at Philadelphia Baltimore Charleston and Mi ami in generally very fine weather There were perhaps one and a half days of slight turbulence off Cape Hatteris enough to make it difficult to set the ta bles in the dining room which we shared with a dozen ships officers and the captain

The crew of about 30 sailors were a busy lot-always some ship s painting to be done as well as swabbi ng down the decks Handling the ve ry large banana crop (green) of Ecuador was a big part of the work for longshoremen-bananas to Chile and to New York State Much of the ships cargo had to be kept at spec ific temperatures SOme of it frozen

Above all we and the officers had excellent meals and very spacious wellshycared for cabins with toilets Actually by the terms of the Seamens Union all sa ilors must be given plentiful and good food to keep them happy and well nourshyished and this was certa inly so

We enjoyed knowing the ships offshyicers One a graduate in law was workshy

ing on a freight er to find out more about mercantile law he was busy also getting his daily exercise by weight-lifting and chinning the bar We passengers worked a bit on the stationa ry bicycle for our exercise

Another officer a graduate engishyneer was working on the freighter to learn more abo ut ship building and space utili zation One specialist in navishygation reminded us to keep certain curshytains drawn at night to prevent glare on the ocean waves which confused their navigation readings from the heavens There is a constant charting of the ship s position on the high seas

Special celebrations and meetings with the captain and officers sometimes when films were shown were enjoyed but also enjoyed was the time spent watching the intricate organization of the loading and unloading of cargo some of it in containers However on docking with the help of pilots we usualshyly planned to take taxis to the big cities and market places not forgetting the small Indian craft shops on or close to the docks The native crafts of fine straw and hair work knitted-wear and handshymade dresses beautiful jewelery of seshymi-precious stones such as lapislazuli malachit e a nd onyx were hard to resist

The museums cathedrals and other handsome buildings reminded us of the culture~ If ( i er peoples in addition to th e Spanish con ribution The beautiful scenery and the objects d art a lmost made us forgetful of the repressive govshyernments in most of these South Amerishycan countries today

It was a memorable days trip when

we motored from Valparaiso Ch ile through the foothills of the Andes to the beautiful capital city Santiago seeing en route the dry desert and mountain country bordering the very fertile va lleys growing lush market and fruit crops (not bananas)

Some bridge playing a nd much reading took up considerable time so that it was difficult to keep a diary and write postcards to friends Obviollsly there was some real rela xa tion and rest on the journey Tt was always pleasant to be having such delightful summcr weat her and enjoying some sunning on deck with tea and happy hours whenshyever one wished to utili ze the passenger lounge for a friendl y get-together

Yes despite sc hedules being changed and in this case shor tened by one week the sea voyage from North to South America at this season was a delight D

Passing through Ihe Suez Canal

The Delta Venezuela out of Brooklyn New York Margaret McCready right in Santiago Chie

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Families Coping With Change The family is alive and well in the twentieth century despite widely pubshylished reports that it is an outdated social institution Social critics bemoan the disintegration of the family and use as evidence the soaring divorce rate juvcnile delinquency wife and child abuse and thc isolated elderly

This gloomy outlook is not shared by three faculty members in the Departshyment of Family Studies who have extenshysive experience working with families and are pursuing family-related reshysearch

Concern over weakening families is not unique to our generation observes Professor Anne Callagan a family socishyologist with a background in professhysiona social work Observers 50 years ago voiced many of the same complaints about urban families she notes and questions whether families have really changed as much as were led to believe The divorce ra Ie was 236100000 in Canada in 1976 and is rising but is still only about half of the US rate

Divorce has replaced death as a cause of single parent families over the years rn addition perhaps urban famishylies of 100 years ago didnt have probshylems with their teen-agers because so many adolescent children didnt live at home

Different Expectation What has changed dramatically is our expectation about family life Until the last few decades marriage tended to be an institutional arrangement On farms the family was a producing unit and in urban environments it was a framework for survival Today we look to the family for intimate personal relationships and emotional support

Professor Claude Guldner former Director of the Interfaith Counselling Centre in Kitchener and now on the faculty in Family Studies doesnt touch on the traditional institutional roles for marriage in describing todays family He focusses on the adult functions of marriage- companionship sharing afshyfcction and sex-instead of viewing marshyriage primari ly in terms of having chilshydren

Where Children Fit In Children are and will continue to be an important focus in most families but the

task of raising them is difficult in the climate of rapid social and technological change Todays parents live in a world very different from the one in which they were raised and their children will have to cope with an accelerating rate of change The task of raisi ng children is not so much preparing them for the world but equipping them to cope with the inevitable changes ahead

The rapid change and uncertainty in the world has eroded parents sense of self-confidence claims Professor George Kawash a child psychologist with a particular concern for parentchild inshyteractions One anchor parents can proshyvide in this unsettled environment is consis tency in their child rearing pracshytices But it is very difficult to maintain if the parents feel unsure of themselves and their parenting skills Children need rules limits and some authority but parents often shy away from setting rules because they view this as a form of authoritarianism says Professor Kashywash Rules are not in themselves aushythoritarian especially if the children ha ve the opportunity to express their grievances about rules they feel are unreasonable Children will be more willing to accept rules if they feel they can discuss them

Professor Guldner feels there is a tendency among educators now to look at the entire family in dealing with problems in children Many families are referred to family counselling agencies because a child has problems in school Ten years ago we would have blamed those problems on the school systems he says Today family counsellors look to the family for weaknesses or strains that may have contributed to such probshylems This approach acknowledges the continued importance of the family unit in the socialization of children

The Individual Within the Family Creating a stable family environment requires input from solid individuals In family counselling explains Professor Guldner we usually focus on the husshyband and wife roles because strong partshyners secure in their relationship funcshytion better in the mother and father roles Further the husband and wife relationship needs to be nurtured throughout a marriage so it can survive after the parenting roles have been

From a FACS sheet by Mary Cocivera

completed Many marri ages break down after the children leave home because the partners threw themselves into the father and mother roles to the exclusion of the husband and wife roles After the years of neglect there was nothing left of the original relationship as husshyband and wife

One of the great tasks in family therapy confided Professor Guldner is helping individuals differentiate themselves from their fa mily of origin Their personal development and success in marriage depend on emerging from the family of their childhood observ ing and evaluating it ancj then making ratioshynal but at the sa me time gut-level choices about their own future Many marriage and family problems are caused by a failure to work through this rela tionship The process is not complete until the individual reconnects and estashyblishes an entirely different relationship with his family of origiIi

A fam ily can provide a supportive environment in which to grapple with these relational tasks Professor Guldner describes marriage as a cyclical IIwe equilibrium which has its ups and downs Individual growth requires comshying to grips with the conflicts

He fears though that many people walk awa y from conflict in marriage by seeking divorce rather than working through the problem This short-cirshycuits individual growth he explains Family counselling helps partners deal with conflict in a marriage relationship but does not guarantee living happily ever after Sometimes working out a rel a tionship results in termination of the marriage

Professor Guldner sees the emphashysis on the individual as a positive develshyopment for the family Were becoming more tolerant of individual diffe rences within the family and among families Young people will feel freer to make choices based on what is best for them personally and inter-personally rather than external expectations -North Americans will find it easier to accept and respect different types of families in the decades to come but they will also have to accept the responsibility for making informed intelligent choices compatible with their personal values ambitions and capabilities 0

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The College of Phys ical Science Alumni Association -5Ju

I SCIMP Editor Bob Winkel

Cell Patent Granted

Dr Ron Fawce ll with electroplated semiconductor

Two resea rchers at the University of GueJph have received a United States patent on a process tha t could revolushytionize the production of photo voltaic cells and reduce the cost several times

Doctors Ron Fawcett and Andrzej Baranski developed the process similar to techniques used in the electroplating industry during two months of research on applying semi-conductors to metal in la te 1978

The process does not require the

present use of vaporization to deposit a film of light-sensitive material on meta l

Present tec hnology for photo voltaic cells evolved from space research and uses either a single crystal silicon or a costly vaporization process for cadmium sulphide

Until now electroplating has been used as a way to deposit one metal on another in some kind of pl a ting solution through which you pass current but what we are depositing here is a semishy

conductor-cadmium sulphide Dr Fawcett said Other semiconductors which can be electrodeposited include cadmium selenide bismuth sulphide cushyprous sulphide and silver sulphide

The new process can be used with a variety of metals including stainless steet and aluminum foil he said

You can imagine pass ing great shee ts of metal through a plating bath and covering them with a thin coherent and uni fo rm deposit of th e photo sensishytive materia l said Dr Fawcett An America n patent was applied for beshycause most ma nufacturing is carried out in the United Sta tes

The chem is ts who will sha re the patent with the University are now seeking patents in Canada Great Britshyain and other industrialized nations

Manufacture of the new electroshyplated semi-conductor solar cells is cheaper than the vaporization process used for cadmium sulphide and initia l tests indicate a higher efficiency on output voltage Dr Fawcett sa id

Immediate application of the comshypound is in photo voltaic devices recshytification of alternating current into dishyrect current light detection equipment and special applications in photography

The research which led to the proshycess was sponsored by a grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Reshysea rch Council of Canada 0

The late Prof Moffa

Prof Moffat Scholarship The College of Physical Science is pleased to announce the establishment of a memorial scholarship by the family and friends of the late Professor and Mrs Robert C Moffatt

Professor Moffatt formed the faculshyty of Physics at the Onta rio Agricultural College in 1917 and was head of the Department of Physics and Mathematshyics for the ten years prior to his retireshyment in 1956 H e was named Professor

Emeritus in 1974 In 1922 he was responsi ble to a

major degree for the organization of the Agricult~ral Science Option so that its graduates could qualify for admission to courses at the Onta rio College of Educashytion leading to the High School Assistshyants Certificate Type A Agriculture In 1950 he orga nized the General Scishyence Option leadin g to Type A Science

Professor Bob Moffatt was known continued

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to most physics students as the Prof and taught for many years the undershygraduate and graduate courses in theory of measurement and statistics He did much to cncourage agricultural reshysearchers to use statistical methods in the interpretations of their results and assisted in many of the a nalyses

[t is most fitting for the College of Physical Science to offer a scholars hi p

established in memory of Professor and Mrs Moffatt who gave so much to the department and the community

The $200 scholarship will be awarded annually to a student who has completed semester 4 and is enrolled in semester 5 or higher of an Honours Program in Mathematics Statistics or Physics

Alumni who graduated from the

Rites Of Passage Worthwhile Graduate work is not everyon es cup of tea Even an intense love of learning can be daunted by long hours of painstaking research the trauma tic experience of the oral comprehensive and the setting forth - and re-working- of first the masters then the doctora1 thesis

But for Bob Dudley who received his PhD in orga nic chemistry at winter Convocation stopping a t the bachelors level would have been unthinka ble He says he was too excited by the prospect of trying his ha nd at basic research something he had been una ble to do as an undergraduate

Bob came to Guelph three years ago from the University of Georgia where he obtained his M Sc working under Professor Ed Janzen When Professor Janzen joined Guelphs Deshypartment of Chemistry Bob moved there too

Bobs doctoral research has Inshyvolved a method of detection called spin trapping of free radicals that is molecules which have an unpaired elecshytron Spin trapping is only used in ten or 12 places in the world Three places in Canada including Guelph use it regularly it is not used at all on a regular basis in the United States

Looking back over the past three years Bob says the hardest things to contend with were assembling his thesis from all those piles of research material and confronting a sea of strange faces as he walked in to teach his first lab

But despite such trying moments Bob has enjoyed his time at Guelph a nd the abundance of ideas a nd stimulating atmosphere created by the joint campus arrangement of the Guelph-Waterloo Centre for Graduate Work in Chemisshytry

Agr Sci option during the time when Professor Moffatt guided developments in physics mathema tics and statistics were informed by Dean MacNaughton of the plan to establish a Moffa tt Meshymorial Scholarship We are most grateshyful for the generous response

It is expected that the first award will be presented at the I Oth anniversary celebrations of the college on June 210

H e has been fortunate too in his wife of ten years Tricia who never doubted for a minute that he would get his degree and whose enthusiasm and moral support cheered him on when the going was especially ha rd

Although their interests and expershytise are different-she graduated from East Tennessee State University in 1969 with a BSc having studied speech pathology language and audiology and is a speech pathologist and teacher of deaf education in Guelph-they find themselves good sounding boards for each ot her s problems

With his doctoral qua lificatio ns completed Bob will be working during th e coming year as a post-doc for Chemistry professor Colin Fyfe in solid state MR (nuclear magnetic resoshynance) After that he will be looking for a more permanent job Bob views that prospect with optimism 0

Our Tenth Anniversary Celebrations -(n June 1970 the new Physical Science Building was officially opened T he building replaced the old rose-garden south of Zavitz Hall and drastica lly changed a birds-eye view to the southshyeast as demonstrated in the two photoshygraphs on this page

Physics Chemistry and Math-Stats

have flowered irl this first decade To celebrate this occasion the College will hold an official cake-cutting ceremony with tea at 400 pm June 21 in the lobby beside the Campus Co-operative Bookstore This is to be preceded by tours of the facilities

Coincidental with this celebration is

the 10th anniversary of the formation of the College of Arts the College of Social Science and the College of Physica l Science and at 630 pm on June 21 in the University Centre Faculty Club alumni of the three colleges will join ranks with cocktails and dinner Come join us then 0

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By Mary Cocivera

T he College of Physical Science has yet to reach the age of puberty but is

poised to enter its second decade as a major centre for science research and undergraduate programs in Canada

The short existence belies a long history on the Guelph campus as major supporting disciplines to the agricultural programs Stretching back to the 1880s the story progresses through such varied pursuits as analysis of dairy products sugar beets well water and wood ashes levelling and surveying water finding machines lightning rods ventilation and soil physics

Old-timers can spin colorful tales of early instructors There was Prof Soccer-Bill Blackwood whose speciality was (literally) dynamite He was fond of bringing dynamite caps into the lecture room to demonstrate their safety He regularly stood by the window toying with one of these capriciously explosive caps before lighting it and toss ing it out the window where it exploded on cue Art Thompson OAC )7 remembers the ill-fated cap that rode a stiff wind right into the open window of a lab full of equipment on the lower floor That cap too exploded on cue

Art chuckles as he describes Prof Blackwoods favorite exam question You have a rock three feet by four feet by five feet two feet of it underground in the middle of a swamp and you want to blast it out How much of a charge of dynamite do you need He describes the technique of mud-capping- planting dynamite under a mud cap on top of the rock and letting er rip You can sit down and do all the calculations for this problem says Art but the right answer is that the rock is in a swamp so why would you need to blast it away

No reflections on the physical sciences could be complete without reference to Prof Moffatt claims Dean Earl MacNaughton He was called Mr Physics and his courses on theory of measurements were dubbed theory of Moffatt

Years When the Physics Building was built

in 1916 recalls the Dean inmates from the Ontario Reformatory were used to ca rry plaster a nd so the plasterers pu t a generous inch-thick layer on the ceilings By the early 50s the plaster frequently and with very little warning separated [rom the Ilath and both Prof and I had some close calls when the plaster would suddenly drop in our offices and on laboratory benches

Ventilation was indeed a problem when 50 to 60 students gathered for a qua1litative analysis laboratory and started bubbling H2S through solutions in order to precipitate metal ions H2S is infamous for it s smell --middotrotten eggs concen tra ted Professor John Rothwel OAC 39 now retired developed sensitive timing catchill~ about-to-expire students and hauling them to the window for a breather We had big fans installed he explains but the students opened the windows next to the fan short-circuiting the makeshift ventilation system Qualita tive analysis was eventually dropped from the curriculum Professor Rothwell is

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covered with equipment Chemistry had the distinction of being

the first science department on campus to have its own building by 1887 (the odiferous na ture of the pursuit no doubt affected the decision to construct a separate building) The building however la sted only until 1896 when fire destroyed it The replacement on the same location-where the north wing of the Arts Building now stands- housed generations of chern students until the Department of Chemistry moved to the present Chemistry and Microbiology building in 1965

When Prof Bill Brown arrived on campus in the 1 940s he suggested only partially in jest that the venerable building be named Reek Hall after the then president of the OAC William R Reek OAC 10 It was an idea that never emerged from the flask

The building easily would have justified that label Prof Brown tells of a visiting chemist from Iowa State University As he walked through the front entrance he sniffed deeply and sighed Ah beautiful-this is a lovely chemistry building It takes years of chemical training to appreciate the bouquet of aged chemistry buildings

convinced because other faculty members didnt appreciate the smell

While future physicists werent likely to find their way to the Guelph campus the OAC trained many of the high school science teachers in Ontario The old Agricultural Science option introduced ill 1922 and the General Science option introduced in 1950 provided an excellent broad scientific background for high school teaching and graduate study in any number of agricultural and scientific disciplines

With the establishment of the University of Guelph in 1964 the physical sciences emerged from their supporting roles to limelight positions on campus Greatly expanded research facilities and undergraduate laboratory capability had to be provided The Physics Department had been cramped for years in the red brick building and was unable to develop its undergraduate programs nor introduce graduate student and research programs appropriate for the mushrooming University The Chemistry Department had moved into the new Chemistry and MicrobiOlogy Building but research activity in the department had expanded graduate programs were becoming mOre important and essential scientific

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equipment was proliferating Both tcaching and research activities required much more space

The Physical Science Building an efficient gem of an edifice was completed and occupied by the fall of 1969 Attached to the Chemistry and Microbiology Building it provided expanded facilities for chemistry as well as teaching research and office space for Physics Mathematics and Sta tistics When the Department of Computing and Information Science emerged in 1971 it located in the Institute of Computer Science Building (the renovated Physics Building) for proximity to the computer hardware

For Physics the move to the new facilities was like a speed-of-light journey from 1916 to 1970 From graffiti-embellished lab benches to immaculate well-equipped spacious undergraduate la boratories from dingy basement research cubby-holes to well-lighted laboratories from makeshift to state-of-the-art equipment

Equipping the departments with essential iescarch instruments will be a never-ending program because the advances in science occur rapidly and because Guelph will want to maintain its hard-earned position at the forefront of research in Canada

By most accounts the move to the building occurred so smoothly that the undergraduate students remember only closing the drawer in one laboratory one day and showing up the next day in a new lab

We collected a roomful of old glassware brass bunsen burners and all kinds of junk when we moved out of the old Physics Building recalls Professor Jim Hunt Instead of throwing it out I bet other faculty members that we could sell it We did --we sold every last bit of broken glass and laboratory equipment amassed $500 and started a scholarship fund for undergraduate students in physics

The very existence of the physical science disciplines is often overshadowed by the emphasis on the life sciences at Guelph Because of this undergraduate degree programs stili attract a relatively small number of students-a predicament that is both attractive and threatening at the same time Faculty describe the size of some of the undergraduate programs as

bull uncomfortably small while recent graduates from the programs see the small size as an important difference between Guelph aNd the grist mills that churn out hundreds of graduates

Everything has to do with size observes Terry Clifford Like most of his classmates at the OAC he came from a rurat background We really appreciated Guelphs organization in terms of social

development We got to know everyone in our class Professors assigned to the year really developed close relationships There was no dou bt that everyone encouraged us Professor MacNaughton (now the dean) was like a mother hen-he developed a really close rapPorl with all the students and graduates Hes a mini alumni associa t ion hi msel r

How the Physical Sciences disciplines evolved on the Guelph campus is a fascinating account in itself They all appeared originally to serve agricultural interests Chemists performed analyses on everything from soil to sugar beets physicists monitored the weather and contributed a variety of engineeringshyoriented expertise Mathematicians helped agricultural research workers use statistical methods to interpret their da tao Even the late-comer Computing and Information Science appeared on campus in an agricultural capacity Animal scientists had gathered enough milking data on cards to fill a room but couldnt use the information The computer stored that information and made it accessible for research

The undergraduate program in Computing and Information Science reflects these origins emphasiZing systems rather than computation It focuses on how to best utilize the computer to solve problems This approach meshes well with the existing biological and agricultural research on campus Fourth year classes in computing science boast about 35 students the 90 terminals in the ICS building are in use practically round-the-clock and the majority of students on campus has some contact with the computer during studies at Guelph

WHAT IS TO COME The general perception of whats

happening in the job market for physical science graduates is completely incorrect according to Professor Jack MacDonald Chairman Department of Physics In the

next decade there won t be enough physicists ma thema ticia ns and chemists to go around There was a move away from the physical sciences when they were blamed for pollution and technological problems Students looked to the biological sciences for solutions Now were seeing a move back to chemistry and physics as young people start to recognize that they offer the best hope for long-range solutions to many pressing problems Physical Science graduates are basically problem-solvers

The pre-adolescent CoJlege of Physical Science has emerged from a decade that was turbulent for the physical sciences at all institutions Ted Newton describes the see-saw years Until about 1970 we had money and jobs to offer but no one to whom to offer them Then the money dried up and really good candidates for faculty positions became availa ble

The disciplines not only are firmly esta blished on ca mpus but are setting high standards in teaching and research Were proud of the progress in physical sciences in the 15 years since the formation of the University adds Dean Earl MacNaughton

Faculty pursue research in fields as diverse as biophysics environmental toxicology electrochemistry surface physics neutron scattering mathematical and sta tistical a nalysis of biologica I systems and the design of a georeferences data base for the Province of Onta rio Funds from outside sources amounting to about one and a half million dollars annually support a large portion of this fundamental and applied research

As the disciplines continue their growth predicts the Dean our faculty will strive to preserve the informality and close contact with students that has distinguished Guelph in the past

The College may be only ten years old but has already come of age in the scientific research community I990- here we come 0

A physics leclure 1958 with Dr Earl MacNaughton now Dean

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y ou hear the sales approac h lt1 llmost cve ry day The new improved producl - more

powerful more efficient more everything Well that sa me approach very aptly applied

to College Roya I and University Open House 80 This yea r as well as the usual multitud e of events and exhibits across-camrus there were many exciting and refreshing innovations that added that extra sparkle to the glitter

The officia l opening of open house weekend by a professional actor and comedian was a first Canadils own tongue-in-cheek Don Harron though not bespectacled and disguised in the dilaridatcd cloth cap three-day beard and moth-eat en swea ter of the irreverent Chrlie Farquharso n ce rtainly sounded like that entertaining rural cha racter during a eourle of his r ertinent rronouncements

Another new fea ture of this years College Royal open hOlle weekend walt Fly-Days The sky W i the limit when at $7 a ti ck t cIIQO11 ers took 30-minute flights over the Univcrsit v nd thc surrounding ar a Thc Flying C1uh1I thl

Don Harron and Charlie Farquharson opened open house weekend with ColeRe Royal president Dawn Wert and College Roya cehbrafll Connalyn Cooke

Something New At Collegl

Where MY funny hal University of Guelph dreamed up the idea provided planes and pilots and des pite il storm that dumped ten inches of snow on G uelph in less than three hours ilttrac ted more thiln 40 adventu rers

Another well-attended newcomer event was th e Woodsman Comretitions where ring of axe rasp of crosscut sa wand flying logs a od woodchips filled the a ir ilS contestants pitted their muscles ilgainst the clock

A new wag and wiggle to the O Vc Dog Show was the mutt show - comrlete with a delightful dog-in -a n-Easter-bonnet competition

Well over 20000 people visit ed the campus during Collegc Royal open hou se weekend

Pr~ilting the thousa nds of bu sy students who orgil ni zed something for this University that it could not do for itself Prcsident Donald F Forster lnuded them for rroudly serving the 56-year tradition of College Roy~Jmiddot

What s new a t College Roy~l ) The rhot ograrhs on these two pagcs sum it ur much hetter th ~1 1l mInv tnou s no of word~ []

Pilots with the Flying Cluh at the Univ(fsity of Guelph introduced Fly-Days With customers is Paul Sullivan right Club prlsident

Collegl Royal open house weekend was a cold one but students who entered the Woodsman Competitions soon warmed to the job

Royal 80 A 30s lapper Daisy Mae

Linda Filller 80 Derek style at the fashion show

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A New

Look At Old

Folks Exerpts from a FACS sheet

by Mary Cocivera

I nd ependence self-respect and dignity can make the difference between

enjoying the later years and mere ly enduring them Helping seniors maintain their independence is an increasingly popular more enlightened approach to providing the services required by the elder ly

Canadas population is getting old The proportion of the elderly is increasing as a result of extended life span lower birth rates and immigration cutbacks The percentage of Canadas popula tion over 65 increased from 5 per cent in 190 I to 87 per cent in 1976 Demographic projections predict that in 50 years more than 20 per cent of the Canadian population will be over 65

Supporting these elderly and providing the needed services will demand novel approaches new insights and an emphas is on enjoying rather than enduring the later years

WHO ARE THE ELDERLY

The elderly a re generaJly considered to be anyone over 65 yea rs old-the age of mandatory retirement At tha t turning point workers stop being wage earners and sta rt being senior citizens They receive old age security benefits draw pensio ns and ride buses at reduced ra tes

The retirement years are rewarding for many seniors Jackrabbit Johannsen still cross-count ry skis at 104 Grandma Moses painted into her 90s others earn university degrees pursue second careers indu lge in hobbies travel and find happiness in volunteer work But for some of the elderly the retirement years bring loneliness despair and poverty along with independence

Most of the elderly are women Of the elderl y living a lone 70 per cent are women

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The proportion of the elderly in Canada is increasing rapidly

Almost half of the women over 65 are widowed and widows outnumber widowers five to one

Three-quarters of the women over 65 living on their own have no income other than government stipends for the elderl y In Ontario these stipends now amount to about $365 monthly and are adjusted quarterly

INCOME DURING RETIREMENT

The financial picture for many seniors looks bleak but it may appear worse than it really is suggests Dr Kathleen Brown a family economist in the Department of Family Studies Without work-related costs retirees have lower expenses

In addition seniors can take advantage of free medical care free or reduced admissions property tax refunds income tax deductions public tra nsportation passes reductions on restaurant meals free drugs and seniors discoun ts at stores These benefits help spread retirement income that much further

Dr Brown suspects that the recently retired may see their financial position as worse than it rea ll y is She and Professor

Martin-Matthews arc doing a study of how recently retired people adjus t to changes in their economic and social status Its a difficu lt psychologica l adjustment for someone who has saved for retirement to start dipping into savings she says Consequently many scniors dont live as well as they co uld Some who could don t take taxis and hire help when they rea lly nced to because it is contrary to their Iife-Iong habits

The family home owned Iree and clear is a major economic assct in retirement and is the surest hedge against int1ation New programs likc the reverse mortgage can convert this asset into cash while a llowing the owner to stay in the house

In this scheme the bank or finance company buys the house over a period of about 20 ycars giving the resident homeowner monthly cash payments based on the assessed value of the house Varia tions on this theme may be one answer for asset-rich but cash-poor sen iors

Financially this arrangement makes good sense but convincing seniors may take some doing After people work a lifetimc to own a home outright they arc understandably reluctant to put a claim on it explains Dr Brown

Selling the family home in retirement is a calculated risk Will the capital from the house support a retired person for 10 years 20 years 30 yea rs Will it cover possi ble hi gh care costs in the later years A dollar saved in 1932 bu ys only 20 cents worth of goods and services at todays prices Int1ation will continue to erode the purchasing power of dollars saved fo r retirement

Financial management in general may present spec ial problems for many seniors notes Dr Brown Sources of income tend to be more diffuse in retirement coming from ann uities pensions RRSPs income supplements and perhaps reverse mortgages All of these require some attention managemen t and filling out of form s Often it s the widow who has to handle these ar rangements and she may be fac in g family finances for the first time in her life Seniors who could benefit from financial counselling don t know where to go for help

Growing old may not be glamorous but it need not be frig htening lonely and poverty-ridden In other cultures extended family a rrangements ass ure that elders will be loved needed and honoured until death In Canada senio rs place a high val ue on independence but geronto logists are now

realizing that independence can be facilitated while providing needed services and opportunities to the growing elderly populat ion 0

Election of alumni to Senate

Regulations governing election All alumni shall be eligible to vote providing they have graduated from the University of Guelph or the founding Colleges Alumni members of faculty a t the University of Guelph or full-time or part-time students enrolled in a pTogram under the jurisdiction of the Senate of the University of Guelph may not vote in the election of alumni to Senate if they have participated in the current election of faculty or the election of students to Senate

There shall be a minimum of one and a maximum of three elected alumni from anyone of the undernoted alumni bodies (a) Macdonald Institute or its successor College of Family and Consumer Studies (b) Ontario Agricultural College (c) Ontario Veterinary College (d) As a group the Colleges of Arts and Social Science and Wellington College- BA degree (e) As a group the Colleges of Biological Science and Physical Science and Wellington College-BSc degree

Each year the three-year terms of office of three of the nine alumni senators expire Retiring August 31 1980 are Frank Archibald OAC 39 W John Bowles CSS 72 and Dr Vc Rowan Walker OVC 47 The terms of office of Gordon B Henry OAC 34 Mrs Mary (Robertson) McGillivray Mac 36 and John R Flegg Arts 68 will expire August 31 1981 Charles (Chuck) Broadwell OAC 54 Bill Tolton OAC 36 and Dr Robert (Herb) Wright OVC 38 will sit on Senate until August 31 198 2

Voting instructions Please vote for a maximum of three candidates on the ballot form Voting shall be by an x Or checkm~rk Any mark on a ballot other than those required for marking the voters preference shall make the ballot null and void

Completed ballot form should be clipped and placed in an envelope on which you are requested to put your name and year in the upper left-hand corner To facilitate voting by an alumnus whose spouse is a lso an alumnus of the University of Guelph and who therefore jointly receive only one copy of the Guelph Alumnus two ballot forms are provided A joint return (two ballots in the same envelope) is acceptable only if the name and year of both voters a re on the envelope Address to Box SE Alumni Office University Centre University of Guelph Guelph Ontario NIG 2W l stamp and mail An on-campus polling booth in the foyer of the Physical Sciences Building will be open between the hours of 800 am and 200 pm on Saturday June 21 during Alumni Weekend Ballot forms and envelopes will be available at the booth On receipt at the Alumni Office eligibility to vote will be verified The sealed envelopes will be opencd on or after June 23 1980 and the ballots counted by scrutineers appointed by the Executivc Committee of the University of Guel ph Alumni Association Only valid ballots with voter identification on the enclosure envelopc received on or before that date will be counted

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iSenate Ballot Form iSenate Ballot Form I I For election of three alumni to Senate University of I For election of three alumni to Senate University of I I Guelph for the three-year term commencing Sep- I Guelph for the three-year term commencing Sep- I tember I 1980 See other side of this page for tember 1 1980 See other side of this page for I biographical sketches of candidates Vote for a biographicalfskhetches o~ candoidatebslvote for a I

maximum of three nominees One ballot per voter maximum 0 tree nommees ne a tot per voter I

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FERGUSON Paul D I CPS 67 Guelph

I FERGUSON Paul D I CPS 67 Guelph J

I GRUBBE Arthur G (Art) I OAC 41 Arthur I

GRUBBE Arthur G (Art) OAC 41 Arthur

I LEWIS Robin BI Aits 73 BTantford

I MILNE (Dennison) Lorna A I OAC 56 Brampton

I LEWIS Robin B I Arts 73 Brantford

MILNE (Dennison) Lorna A I OAC 56 Brampton

I YOUNG N Richard P Arts MA 76 Ridgeville

YOUNG N Richard P 1 Arts MA 76 Ridgeville

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News From Guelph

CAMPUS HIGHLIGHTS Summer Campus 1980 Summer Campus 80 will be a laughing matter if Larry Horowitz has his way A professional entertainer Horowitz is teaching a comedy workshop as part of the U niversi ty s uniq ue vaca tion proshygram which this year begins July 7 Timing voice inflection and mannerisms are almost more important than content according to thi s young comic who deshylights in sending up commercials

From comedy to reincarnation and apiculture Summer Campus this year presents vacationers with an extraordishynary smorgasbord of courses and activishyties For some people a relaxing vacashytion means a complete change from their usual activities explains Professor Jim Murray who established the program the only one of its kind at a Canadian university five years ago Teachers

lawyers and housewives will probably be among those who take Horowitzs comedy workshop or classes In drawing piano-playing or conversational French

Others however prefer to use the time to further develop themselves professiona ly says Professor Murray This year for the first time courses which form part of certificate programs in business and education wil[ be ineludshyed so that the family can come along while mom or dad sharpens professional skills Some of the 27 adult courses offered thi s summer are designed to fulfill specific personal needs such as how to become a skillful negotiator or generally manage life more effectively

Summer Campus is an ideal chance for alumni to spend time at the Univershysity of Guelph again notes Professor Murray Since Summer Campus has 12 special youth progra ms for children from 4 to 16 years of age returning to your alma mater can become a family

affair This year youngsters can ha m it up in a theatre workshop or learn about science computcrs or nature Workshops in jOllrnalism and art also encourage young talent

Tennis squash swimming and 800 acres of green space provide numerous recreational opportunities In the eveshyning it is poss ible to enjoy the campus through twilight tours and a myriad of student events includling the community barbeque Musical performances Walt Disney film nights and socials are espeshycially organized for Summer Campus va ca tioners

Summer Ca mpus 80 has two oneshyweek sess ions July 7-11 and 14-18 Course rates begins at $25 for children and $35 for adults per week Residence accomodation is available For complete program a nd fee information contact Continuing Education Division UNIshyVERSITY OF GUELPH Guelph Onshytario NIG 2WI or phone (519) 824-4120 ext 39560

Biographical Sketches- Senate Candidates middot PAUL D FERG SON CPS 67 lives in Guelph and is territory manager with Supersweet Feeds Stratford Paul taught at J F Ross Collegiate and then farmed near Arthur As an alu mni sena tor he at on Senate from 1969 to 1972 and feels he can provide an effective voice for alumni

ARTHUR G (ART) GRUBB OAC 41 is retired and lives in Arthur after a 35-yea r career with OMAF as an Ag Rep for the counties of Prince Edward Gray Oxford l anark and Perth Art is Secretary Ontario Institute of Agrologists Guelph Branch and is married to Lenore (McFadden) Mac 40

ROBIN BAIRD LEWIS Arts 73 lives in Brantford and is a part-time professional artist (see article on pages 6 and 7) An art instructor at Fanshawe College Robin is also a free-lance com mercial artist and has illustrated childrens books Her name is in the Index of Ontario Artists

LORNA A (DENNISON) MILNE OAC 56 lives in Brampton where she has operated Flowertown Antiques for eight years She is a trustee with the Peel Board of Education and vice chairman of the North Peel unit of the Canadian Cancer Society She is married to Ross Milne OAC 55

N RICHARD P YOUNG Arts MA 76 lives in Ridgeville and is a candidate for bar admission He is with the law firm of Young and McNamara in Thorold With his knowledge of taw he feels he can contribute to Senate during this period of economic difficulty

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Great Year For Gryphons

Mens Hock ey Cryphons winners of the OUAA championship

With no less than seven Gryphon teams taking Ontario championships the 1979-1980 intercollegiate season at the University of Guelph was certainly an unprecedented one

II a II started in the fall when the Senior Mens Varsity Eight rowing tea m broke records at the Ontario Universishyties Athletic Association (OUAA) meet in Weiland to take first place Then the mens and womens curling teams trashyvelled to the Universi ty of Western Ontario to defeat all comers and sweep two Ontario titles

Following th at came a weekend at Guelph that will not soon be forgotten by those involved February 22-23 saw the University of Guelph host both the Ontario Womens Basketball Championshyships and the Ontario Wrestling Chamshypionsh ips At approximately 800 pm on Saturday Feb 22 the Guelph women defeated Laurentian University for their first ever Ontario Womens Intercollegishy

ate Athletic Association (OWIAA) championship Three hours later the men had edged out the University of Western Ontario to bring back the Onshytario wrestling title after an absence of one year

Meanwhile the womens crossshycountry ski team put together a strong effort and snatched the provincial title from perennia l winner Carleton Univershysity

It was also about this time that the men s hockey Gryphons were putting together a miraculous comeback Ending up in fifth place in the OUAA the team had to travel to Laurentian University for a sudden death game The Gryphons won it They then fell one game down in a best of three semi-final with the Unishyversity of Toronto Varsity Blues and had to win two in a row to advance to the final They did In the final against the number one ranked McMaster Universishyty Marlins the Gryphons again fell one

game down You guessed it they won th e next two and became the second team ever to win back-to-back Ontario championships

The wrest lers basketball and hockshyey players all advanced to the Canadian Intra-universi ty Athletic Union (CIAU) Championships and a lthough no team titles were brought home they a ll made their presence felt at the national level

As weJl as seven championships the Gryphons had seven individual Ontario champions They were Ken Hawthorne in the 15 km Nord ic sk iing race and Bob Pronk Ken Bradford Jamie Beshythune Ed Slabikowski Gavin Carrow and Wayne Brightwell from th e wresshytling Gryphons The Nordic ski relay team of Dan MaJlet John Bonardelli and Ken Hawthorne also took a gold at the OUAA championships At the CIAU wrestling ch ampionships Wayne Brightwell took a gold medal in his weight class

The Gryphons also had ten Ontario a ll-stars in Candy Clarkson Linda Jolie Sue Lindley Mike Sesto Rick Dundas and Tom Heslip from basketball John Lowe and Jeff Inglis from football Mike McParland from hockey and Tony Tenwesteneind from volleyball Candy Clarkson wa s also named to the allshyCanadian team at the CJAU banquet in Halifax

Following the completion of the schedules the first annual Co-Educashytional Awards Banquet was held at the University s Peter Clark Hall The event was well received by athletes and staff a like and plans are already in the making for next seasons banquet 0

Microbiology Open House June 15 Microbiology is fascinating Thats the message of an open house to be held Sunday June 15 from I 00 pm to 500 pm in the Universitys Chemistry and Microbiology Building College of Physshyical Science Sponsored by the Canadian Society of Microbiologists Committee on Education with the co-operation of the Departments of Microbiology Vetshyerinary Microbiology and Immunology and the Microbiology Club Microbioloshygy Day is for everyone-young and old novice and expert alike

Four second-floor laboratories will house presentat ions demonstrations and poster displays of the latest research

developments in medical agricultural and industrial microbiology-in a way that can be readily understood even by non-scientists

For those who want to explore furshyther there will be tours of resea rch laboratories where work will be in progshyress and equipment in use including the electron microscope Interes ted visitors may also tour the Department of Veterishynary Microbiology and Immunologys research facilities

At 300 pm in Room 200 of the Chemistry and Microbiology Building Jay Ingram microbiologist and host of CBC Radio s Quirks and Quarks will

give a slide and video lecture on the history of microbiology and some of the most recent trends The talk will be aimed primarily at high school students but everyone should find it interest ing Later Jay will mingle and chat with visitors

Microbiology Day has been planned as part of the first joint annual meeting -of the Canad ian Society of Microbiolo shygists and the Genetics Society of Canashyda being held on campus from June J 5 to June 19 Over 400 delegates from across Canada and the United States will be there Heres a chance to hobnob with the experts Plan to bring the whole family It promises to be a great day 0

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Alumni Publications-Consolidation ue to a combination of rapidly escalating paper prices and mailing rates and a directiveD issued to all academic and administrative units of the University requesting that a ll 1979-80

budget submissions reflect a 5 per cent reduction of their 1978-79 budget allotments it became necessary to review the vital field of a lumni publications

To this end President DF Forster appointed a Special Advisory Committee on Alumni Publications with representatives from the U of G Alumni Association and each of the seven college alumni associations The Committee compiled a re port and the President accepted its recommendation to consolidate the Guelph A lumnus and the se ven individual college alumni bulletins

Through the year the four re gular issues of the Guelph Alumnus will consist of 36 pages and up to 18 page s in each issue will be a llocated to the college alumni associations Space will be divided in proportion to the size o f individual college alumni bodies and copy for the 18 pages will be pro vided by individual college e ditors To obtain a good institutional image and to m ainta in alumni acceptance the quality of Guelph Alumnus paper stock has been upgraded to a lighter weight coated stock This will result in lower mailing costs

Subject to annual review and the availa bility of funds the President has approved the publication ot an e ight-page Annual Alumni Weekend Supplement under the individual mastheads of the seven college alum ni associations The supplement will consist of a common four-page insert covering Alumni Weekend programs plus a four-page format of copy exclusive to and provided by e ach of the seven college alumni associations

Your colle ge editors met a de m anding deadline for this the first consolidated publication and we are very grateful to them We t hink we ve done the right thing-what do you think Ed 0

CODling Events

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Alumni Weekend

Annual Meetings at Guelph Friends of U of G Incbull Mac-FACS

OAC OVC bull Arts CPSbull CSS and U of G Alumni

Associations

Summer Campus

CVMA Confere nce Moncton NB

Centennial Banquet Associate Diploma in Agriculture

AVMA Convention Washington DC

Aggie Week

OAC Alumni Association Golf Tournament

Homecoming

GUELPHIALUMNUS ~

Spring 1986 Vol 13 Nltgt 2

Canada Postes Post Canada ~~oJod PYlp~+ pulk Ennombre third troisieme class classe 1067 Guelph Ont

ADDRESS CORRECTION REOUESTED

If th e addressee or a son o r a daughter w ho IS an atumnu s has moved please notify th~ Alum ni OHice University 01 G uelph N I G 2W so thai th is magazine may be forwarded to the proper address

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August and November 1979 respectively exceeded expectations with 2057 gifts amounting to $38265

It is interesting to note that alumni are very conscientious in returning the subscription cards with their gifts This assists the Fund Office in processing gifts and getting receipts out promptly Also the updating of addresses and personal information on the reverse side of the card is helpful to the alumni records section and saves money on mailings which would otherwise go astray

ALLOCATION OF PROCEEDS

In reporting the results of the 1979 Fund to Advisory Council Chairman Dr Bob Buck OVC 46 Vice-Chairman Janice Partlow Arts 70 and other council members Dr Sanderson indicated that the arboretum scholarships and library acquisitions projects were most favoured by alumni in 1979 followed by the FACS WorkStudy and London House programs

In allocating the proceeds of the 1979 Alma Mater Fund the Advisory Council granted $44143 to the scholarship program Included in this amount were incentive grants of $ 1000 each to the College of Arts Social Science Physical Science and Biological Science Alumni Associations to encourage scholarship support from their graduates

The eleventh annual grant of $20000 has helped reduce the capital interest-free loan on Alumni Stadium to $135921 The total ca pital cost of this major project was aoout $550000 It is estimated that it will take five years to complete this project utilizing AM F grants and current gate revenues

A major grant of $40000 was made for library acquisitions to help offset the increased cost of special book collections A grant of $10000 was made for art purchases Gifts of books and paintings from alumlli increased the value of these grants by $6800 and $6355 respectively

The College of Family and Consumer Studies will be the recipient of a $15000 grant on behalf of the Winegard Visiting Professorship Colleges participate in this program on an annual rotational basis A new program called the College Advancement Fund has been established this year Terms of reference are being written which will make available to the dean of each college the sum of $5000 annually for special items such as travel funds for graduate students special items of equipment visiting professors and special needs over and above the operating budget

The Arboretum has been allocated $10000 for collection development and a similar amount has been allocated for Memorial Hall improvements It is planned

Grants for scholarships

the Arboretum

and library acquisitions were most favoured by alumni in 1979

to refurbish the downstairs area of War Memorial Hall and sufficient funds have now been set aside for this purpose

The FACS WorkStudy program is to be funded by a $10 000 grant The feasibility of incorporating a workstudy experience field experience and clinical practicum components into the BASc program is being studied The results of this study may also have some application in the other colleges

The London House program which provides a winter semester for College of Arts undergraduate students has been expanded to include a Semester Abroad Program for third-year Master of

Landscape Architecture students doing research and fourth-year Bachelor of Landscape Architecture students during the fall semester A grant of $5000 was allocated towards the capital cost of London House and a $5000 bursary fund to help alleviate increased travel costs The capital cost of London House an extension of the University of Guelph in London England has been reduced to about $102000 The rise ill real estate values in London has made London House an exceUent investment property

Alumni and faculty commemorative gifts have a special interest for donors In 1979 close to $31 000 was earmarked for commemorative funds such as the WF Mitchell Fund Professor Ross Cavers Scholarship Professor John Melby Prize and special funds in memory of the late Dr John Bandeen OAC 57 Dr Donald Ingram OVC 52 Professor Robert Moffatt Dr Dick Waghorne OAC 40 Professor Sass Peepre Gary Putnam CBS 76 and Professor Alex Brodie

In winding up aJlocations for the 1979 Alma Mater Fund it was reported that the quality of residence life for South Residence students had improved significantly with the refurbishing of a multi-purpose room in Mountain Hall with a $9000 grant from the AMF Since its opening last September it had been used on 42 different occasions to accommodate special events such as dinners meetings and dances

NEW PROGRAMS FOR 1980 FUND

Associate Diploma Centennial Project Graduates of the Associate Diploma in

Agriculture program will commemorate the 100th anniversary of the granting of the diploma Plans are under way to raise $10000 which will be matched by the OAC Alumni Foundation to provide an endowment to fund four $500 annual scholarship awards

Small Animal Clinic Extension A canine isolation ward and equipment

costs for the Small Animal Clinic Extension at OVc is to be funded at an estimated cost of $66000 Gifts for this major project will be collected over a three-year period -Instructional Deyelopment Program

Established by the Ministry of Colleges and Universities to stimulate the improvement of teaching and learning in Ontario the program was initially funded by MCU Universities are now expected to assume long-term responsibility for this activity Some of the projects undertaken at Guelph include the development of the Study Skills Program and the English

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Writing Centre The current support required is $10000

Choir Tour of Scandinavia in 1981

Alma Mater Fund grants have been a cata lyst for the raising of funds for tours of Scotland (1973) Southern Engla nd (1975) A ustria and Germany (1977) and Wales England and Scotland (i 979) The University has gained much favourable publicity from these tours Further assistance is to be granted the forthcoming tour of Scandinavia

GRYPHON CLUB ESTABLISHED

More and more alumni-many of them former University of Guelph a thletes- have expressed an intense desire to help develop on campus the best university athletic program in Canada In response to this interest the Gryphon Club has been esta blished under the chairmanship of former Athletic Director WF Bill Mitchell OAC 38 Your support through an annual Gryphon Club membership may be channelled through the annual Alma Mater Fund

Special emphasis will be on recruiting enabling all Gryphon teams to develop strong bases Members will have a part in the sports education of todays students and will be contributing to the maintenance of school spir it vital to the campus environment Membership cards a monthly publication Gryphon Notesmiddot and from time to time complimentary tickets to Gryphon events are benefits available to donors of $25 or more

REUNION CLASSES

Class executives considering reunions are invited to consider a special gift or project on behalf of their Alma Mater A new division of the Alma Mater Fund has been established to be known as the Class Reunion Division under the guidance of Chairman Jim Kenney A Shopping List of Campus Needs has been prepa red and is available on request at the Development Office

COMMEMORATIVE GIVING

The increasing number of commemorative and memorial gifts being received has resulted in the appointment of Dr Russ McDonald as Chairman of the Alma Mater Fund Commemorative Gifts Division Projects to commemorate a relative friend or classmate are welcomed and will be coordinated by the Development Office Contact the Development Office Level 4 University Centre University of Guelph Guelph Ontario N I G 2W I (519) 824-3100 for further information 0

Highlights bull New record established with 5259 gifts amounti ng to $268840-bighest

gift amount in the II-year history of the Fund bull Overall participation was 21 per cent with a gift average of $5 111 bull Century Club members contributed 965 leadership gifts tota lling $156793

57 per cent of gift total bull Faculty and staff participation in the Campus Fund was 53 L per cent with

a gift average of $7579 bull OAC alumni participation of 243 per cent topped OVc al umni at 23 8

per cent and Mac-FACS alumni at 23 per cent

Summary of Allocations 1979 1969-79

Scholarships _ $ 74755 $ 390615 Library Acquisitions 46800 123848 College Advancement Projects 35000 35000 Alumni Stadium 20000 22039 1 Art Purchases 163 55 99798 Winegard Visiting Professorships 15000 120000 Arboretum Development 11 253 349298 War Memorial Hall 10000 60000 Mac-FACS WorkStudy Project 10000 10000 London House Purchase 5000 28519 Music Program 5000 33782 Athletic Program 2 183 9422 Mac-FACS 75th Anniversary Project 100400 Clinic Seminar Room at OVc 35000 Residence Life - 9000 Drama Projects 3250 Sundry Projects 17494 84393

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Summary of Alumni Support 1979

Alma Mater Fund Development Fund Total Change Amounts Change Amounts Gifts 78179 Given 78 179 Given

O AC 2157 - 40 $1 06432 + 67 $ 509 OVc 605 - 27 31791 -254 180 Mac-FACS 1019 -115 34984 + 45 35 Arts amp Science 914 + 37 15553 + 122 53 FacultyStaff 3R7

5082 Other credits 177

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$221 377 47463

51 ~ $ 3914

5259 $268840 + 93

Alma Mater Fund 1979 gift tota l $268840 Development Fund alumni pledge pa yments received in 1979 3914 Alumni associations special projects 1 138 Alumni and faculty bequests and endowments 42 11 0

Total alumni support in 1979 $3 16002 Wintario matching grants 21 940

Grand total $337942

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House on London Road Gl eph

By Debbie Chambers Arts 77

M eeting artist Robin Baird Lewis Arts 73 means being captivated by her

optimistic excitement Robin has every reason to be excited

Her showing last February in the University of Guelph Faculty Cl ub followed successful exhibitions at the G uelph Public Library and Glenhyrst Gardens and the G allery of Brant both in Brantford Future showings of her watercolours and drawings will be held this year at the O akville C entennial Gallery the KitchenershyW aterloo Art Gallery and the University of Guelph

Lewis Ar s73 Cover Artist For This Issue

Despite the anticipated continued success of her 1980 art shows thc major source of Robin s excitement is a planned trip to Br itain She feels this trip will be a critical step in her career Traditionall y Robins work has captured O ntario scenes She now looks forward to using British landscapes and subjects for her paintings and drawings

Robins vocation as a professional artist began at a very early age He r first painting was sold when she was 12 years old Since that time being a professional artist has been a lucrative part-time carcer A lack of formal artistic training has certainly not kep t Robin from becoming an accomplished artist H er name appears in the Index of Ontario Artists and her contributions to the G lenhyrst Permanent C ollection have been viewed across Canada and the United States

At the moment R obin has two part-time occupations which utilize her artistic talents Besides worki ng as a n art in structor at Fanshawe College Robin is also a free-lance commercia l a rtist O ne of her most successful commercial ventures has been illustrative work in the 1980 edition of the Canadian Children s Annual published by Bob Nielsen M A Arts 71 _ owner of Potlatch Publications in Hamilton H er six illustrations were so well received that Bob has offered her a contract for the 1981 Annual

Robin is quick to acknowledge the debts that she and the other Lewis offspring owe to their parents The Lewises encouraged their youngsters to explore their personal crea tive talents As a result Robin is an artist her brother is an actor one

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sister is a potter and another sister is a part-time lithographer T he Lewises support for their familys career pursuits may stem from the fact that they too are very creative and talent ed Robins father is a commercial antique reo torer while her mother Georgie Baird Lewis is an accomplished portrait painter and curator of Glenhyrst Gardens

Robin s part-time activity as a professional artist was crucial to her financial survival while she studied for BA and MA degrees at the University of Guelph

Now the tables have turned Robin hopes that her academic and teaching experience will enable her to secure a full -time position which will finance her part-time occupation as a professional artist 0 Baal on Dunnet sands - Caithness

Ab(lndnned hOlise at Marden 7

A New Hat Peter F Hannam OAC 62 has stepped down as leader of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) Ontarios largest agricultural lobby group to become head of CANFARM Hannam told his constituents that he had a tremendous sense of accomplishment from his years of service for the OFA

Hanna m said he will not be leaving agricultural politics altogether But I am going to change the way I contribute Hannam said I want to rise to meet the challenge that CANFARM presents As president of the OFA Ha nnam was instrumental in organizing the takeover of the computer fa rm record services when t he previous Li beral government decided to cease funding the program as a Crown Corporation

The following excerpts are from Hannams farewell address to OFA convention delegates in Toronto as reported by The Grower published by the Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association

D uring the past decade farming has undergone considerable change

Farms have become larger more mechanized and in the process farming Peler Hannam OAC 62

and serv ices and have t hU $ provided a major stimulus for other sectors of our economy In spite of high barriers to our exports and the import of more and more food ag riculture still makes a significant contribution to our international balance of trade

There is no question that farmers benefitted during the 1970s The real winner however was the average Canadian citi zen

But what of the 80sl What of the cha llenges in the 80s~ T he future is uncertain but it is clea r that we cant count on thi s industry continuing as it had in the 7 0s

Ten years ago no one but a visionary or a madman would have predicted the challenges we are facin g today It was little more th an ten years ago that Federal Minister Joe Greene forecast that we had enough oil to last a thousa nd years Who would have believed ten years ago that interest rates would have reached the level

has become more of a business and less of a way of life

The farmer has changed as well Today there are fewer of us Our average age has dropped as older farmers have retired and more young people have moved into farming More of our time is spent on manag ing and planning as we have learned we can make more money with a pencil or now a computer than a pitchfork Incomes though they moved in fits and sta rts have improved Generally the 1970s were good for Ontarios farmers

The OFA has changed drama tically as well In ten years it has moved from a period of uncertain ty-from a small group of dedicated members to wh ere it is now the largest most influential farm organization this province has ever seen This growth has been due la rgely to the foresight and dedication of a host of leaders particularly in the first half of the 70s who built a solid base of support to the loyalty and talents of OFA staff and to the determination and support of all our members

But farmers are not the only ones who have gained from the developments in agriculture in the last ten years Consumers -have also been well served In spite of recent price increases consumers today are better fed on a greater variety of food for a smaller portion of their paycheque than at any time in the worlds history

Indeed society as a whole has benefitted from the changes in agriculture in the last ten years Low food costs have meant more money to spend on other goods

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they are now or that tractors would cost $20- to $80000 and some combines over $100000 Nor ten years ago would anyone have believcd thc increas ing government restrictions wc now face on our methods of farming

That has been the rapid pace of change in thc 70s and given the challenges we must face in the 80s the only safe prediction we can makt is that change will accelerate even raster

If fa rming is to remain healthy and profitable if we are to continue to provide thc bountiful supplies of food that

anadians have become accustomed to then agriculture will undergo as much changc in the next tcn years as it has undergonc in thc last 20 or even 30 years

I do not want to sound ala rmist or pessimistic because I am not Im optimistic But mere optimism wont make the next decade rosy Its going to take planning forcsight and hard work How well thesc challenges are overcome will literally determine the health and profitability of farming in the next ten years

Nor will the effects be limited to the farm community because they also have broad social and economic implications In discussing the health of the [arm community we are also discussing how well fed Canadians will be ten yea rs from now and how much of their paycheques will be netded to buy food In turn this will determine how much they will have left for other things The future of [arming is also the future of Canada

Canadian economic policies weigh heavily on farmers Even the wellshyestablishcd farmer is now dependent on his banker The young farmcr with mortgages and debts reaching $250000 to $500000 or even more is not just dependent upon his banker he is at the bankers mercy How many young farmers did not make it through last winter~

However it is not just a question of who will go under The high cost of borrowing means that needed repairs new equipment new land or improvcd facilities may not be purchased now Our efficiency can only suffer and with it our competitive position

Right now we are predicting that in addition to facing an inflation rate which may well be over 10 per cent we will be paying 25 per cent more for drainage tiles 12 to J8 cents more per gallon for gasoline diesel fuel and heating oil and at least 15 per cent more for fertilizer Prices will go still higher but there is little corresponding prospect of prices for our products keeping pace

The right to farm will also continue to be a problem Even the decision as to what to produce is being taken out of our hands

Decisions at Queens Park or illcrcasingly by urban-dominated Illunicipal councils now dictate whether or not we can produce livestock whether or not wc can expand and even the hours we can work in our fields

The common thread in all these problems is that the rea l decision-making power does not rest in our hands

This docs not mcan we ca nnot influence those decisions- we can But it will not be easy

To do it however we must lift our gaze to events beyond our line fences We must become more involved in all those decisions which shape social and economic policy We must become a powerful influential unified team

We must continue to get out and tell the consumer the politician the civil servant the businessman and all those who influence policy just how importa nt farm ing is to this country

It can be done We have proven it can

Fuel prices wi be the scourge of the 80s

be done In the last ten years the OFA has become a powerful voice for Ontarios farmers but there is so much more to do

Obviously we can have little impact as ind ividuals We must be organized we must be well financed we must have the research and we must have the skills to make our voices heard

That s a big challenge for this organiza tion but I know we have the talent and the will to be even more successful

There is one other activity which I think farmers should get involved in to a greater extent in the next decade That is self-policing our industry

Having had a lot of contact in the past few years with non-farmers from every walk of life I have come to appreciate that Ontario farmers by and large enjoy a very

finc reputation of being hard working honest considerate and the sa lt of the earth My contact with farmers in every corner of this province convinces me tha t reputa tion is well deserved

We must work hard to keep it that way if we are to earn the respect we need as an industry

As the pressures from change grow in the 80s there will no doubt be a ttempts by some few farmers to operate in a way tha t we cannot condone We must be cautious tha t those few do not spoil the industry for the rest of us

We must attack infl ation because it is crippling us with increased costs We have heard one government pronouncement after another that they a re going to stop inflation What s happened ~ Unfortunately inflation is like sin Every government denounces it in public while at the sa me time they gleefully practice it in private

We must object to the da mage th a t unprecedented high interest ra tes are causing in our industry and we must demand that a lterna tives be found or tha t Canadian agriculture is shielded from the full impact of these senselessly high ra tes just as agriculture in other countries is

We must continue to hammer away at finding more markets for our fa rm products This involves continuing to fight for fa irer trade rules to undertake programs to have our food replace imported food and to increase our export market efforts These measures must have the full support o[ farmers the rest of the food industry and governments as well

We must mount a campaign to ensure farmers will have assured supplies of fuel a t reasona ble prices Fuel prices will be the scourge of the 80s Theres no need to follo w the world price of oil so slavishly in a key industry like agriculture To do so as quickly as is now being planned will cripple producers and will jeopardi ze this countrys food supply

One of the reasons for high fuel prices is sup posed to be th at it will encourage conservat ion thats unfair Farmers dont have to be hit over the head with a sledge hammer to practice conservation Fa rmers across this province are already ma king major advancements towa rds conservation and in developing alterna tive energy sources And tha t without getting encouragement to do so

lt will be difficult to get the decisions which you will make on energy implemented by governmetJts but energy issues must be addressed with conviction

Yes there are many challenges facing us in the next decade Thats no reason to throw up our hands in despair We must take a positive attitude tha t these problems will be resolved We must convince a lot of people that they need to be solved 0

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Editor William C (Bill) Tolton 36

The Dippers Coat of Arms

This is centennial year for the Associate Diploma in Agriculture course at the OAC and the graduates have planned a celebration on the weekend of July 19 While these students have been an inteshygral part of the campus since 1880 it was not until 1953 that they obtained a coat of arms or crest for themselves

Yea r 5 2 Associa tes presen ted an idea for an Associate crest to the OAC -SAC but it was rejected The crest presented was similar to that of the degree course with a change from gold to silver in the wire embossing

Year 53 Associates took up the challenge and the year executive offered $5 to the winning designer From the designs presented that of Wendell Nufer was chosen Wendells father who had designed crests in the past for the South African Olympic teams as well as for several Swiss Army regishyments created it

Changes were made in the crest design to obtain approval by the presishydent The year president Mr Colley and the late Dr Norm High obtained a

copyright for the crest which made the College Co-op the sole distributor To obtain the crest a t the Co-op a note had

to be obtained from the registrar of the OAC

The Students Administrative Council of the OAC passed a resolushytion that the Students Co-operative be the sole source of the official Degree gold wire crest and the new Associate silver wire crest These crests were only available to graduates seniors and junshyiors of the Degree course and to gradushyates and second-year students of the Associate course Dave Barrie was 53 class president and Professor Robert Forsha w was honorary class president

The addition of the words Assoshyciate Diploma Agriculture OAC was designed by Richard Buck 76A The change has received the approval of the Dean of the OAC and will be officiaHy added to the crest

The colourful silver-wreathed in- signia are in stock at the Campus Coshyoperative shops at $325 each They should be worn only by those who are entitled to do so and they should be worn on a somewhat formal garment such as a blazer 0

A Variety of V erse

Len Vickars 33A and 46 has retired to Newmarket Ontario after an intershyesting and varied career He has preshypared a little booklet containing some of the results of a lifelong avocation-the writing of verse Some of the verse was written while he was a student at the OAC in the early 30s others in his years in Northern Ontario mining towns during wartime service overseas and finally from his post retirement occupation as an agricultural teacher at a church school in the Yukon Illustrashytions in the book are by Lens daughter Dawn a resident of Carmacks in the Yukon

Guelph 1933

Thrice cursed is he who doth smile in a lecture For that luckless might well regret it- you betcha If you do see a paradox Its considered urlOrthodox To exhibit your glee In a manner so free You may shout sing or weep Raise Hell - or just sleep But it is really unethical And shews lack of principle To beguile With a smile A Prof When hes wrath

Rivers (Yukon 1974)

Ive paddled my feet in the Tiber And frozen them numb in the Klondike Ive waded full dress cross the Rubicon And swum in the buff in the Thames Ive crossed the Rhine under shell fire And canoed mid the ice on the Ottawa Ive washed my socks in the Mirimichi And have squelched in the mud of the Seine In my life Ive crossed many rivers And some that I didnt quite cross BUl from the fast flowing streams to the Arctic To the filth choked flows of the South From the insect fraught heat of the summer To the bone chilling frost of the fall Theyre the only things Ive seen in nature That never perceltibly stop 0

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Our Man In Cairo

Larry Dickenson 68

Lawrence (Larry) T Dickenson 68 and his family are now well settled in at their new home in Cairo Egypt where he is commercial counsellor at the Canashydian Embassy His duties cover a much wider field than the United Arab Reshypublic of Egypt however as he will also be responsible for the Canadian trade promotion program in the Sudan and Libya This requires a knowledge of Arabic which came by way of an intenshysive three-month course in Ottawa

Larry has been nearly eight years in the diplomatic offices of Canada in Europe with about half of that time in Eastern Europe This is his first experishyence however in a developing or an Arabic-speaking area

The first adjustment was to the slower pace of getting things done it took the Dickensons three months to get

Mechanizing Rice Paddies James S Townsend 56 has taken leave from the Department of Agricultural Engineering University of Manitoba to work for two years with the Internashytional Rice Research Institute Los Bashynos Philippines

Dr Townsend will be stationed in Rangoon Burma where he will serve as an agricultural engineer in the area of small-scale mechanization for rice proshyduction In addition he will serve as

into their home in a Cairo residential suburb and the majority of their personal effects had not yet arrived five months later Larry writes Once we had adjusted to the tremendous concenshytration of people- Cairo has a populashytion of approximately 11 million - the noise dust new food and customs we became decidedly attracted to the Egypshytian people who are very hospitable and possess a rich culture dating back thoushysands of years

Since arriving in Cairo in addition to moving into our new home we have had the visit to our territory of the first large federal government trade mission It was comprised of 18 representatives of government and industry interested in the fields of consulting engineering and construction

In both November and December I made one-week trips to Tripoli and Libya where Canada has considerable export potential One officer from the commercial division travels to Tripoli every month

Larrys wife Margaret Mac 68 keeps very busy as well as there is a heavy social commitment which goes with his profession She accompanies him to many dinners and receptions and of course is hostess for those occasions where she treats Egyptian foreign and Canadian contacts to favourite recipes acquired in various other countries

Margaret and I went to Kharshytoum the capital of the Sudan in Janushyary After completing business calls durshying a period of nine days we returned to Cairo via Jeddah visiting friends in our embassy to Saudi Arabia

During our trip to the Sudan and Saudi Arabia daughters Tonya II and Christa 9 stayed in a convent just one

team leader and country representative in Burma for the International Rice Research Institute The Canada-IRRI Burma project is a co-operative project funded by the Canadian International Development Agency and the Governshyment of Burma with IRRI as the executshying agency

Dr Townsend is accompanied in Burma by his wife Yvonne and two sons Alan and Neil Two other sons remain in Canada Philip in Winnipeg Manitoba and Robert at Belwood Onshytario Dr Townsends address is Canashydian Section British Embassy PO Box 1121 Rangoon Burma

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The three Dickenson youngsters

block from our home This convent is occupied by 13 delightful nuns who are decidedly senIor citizens with warm generous hearts They are of many nashytionalities and have devoted entire lifeshytimes to Egypt As the convent is within one block of the girls school-the French Lycee-this will be convenient for the girls Tonya and Christa have pursued their education totally in French in Brussels OUa wa and now here in Cairo

Margaret is turning her culinary skills along with her food and nutrition training at Macdonald Institute to the development of interesting new recipes based upon local ingredients and local dishes 0

Hall of Fame A person nominated by the OAC Alumni Association will be included in the first group to be entered in the new Ontario Agriculture Hall of Fame The OAC Alumni Association is a foundshying member of the Hall of Fame Associshyation and this nomination was prepared by a special committee of the directors

The Hall of Fame is located at the Ontario Agricultural Museum in Milshyton Ontario and the first portraits will be placed in position at a special cereshymony this summer 0

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With a Song In His Heart Come July 15 Lyle Pettigrew 61 takes up a new position He is giving up his secondary school teaching job with the Waterloo-Oxford DSS in Baden Onshytario and is moving to Kenosha Wisshyconsin to be a member of the headquarshyters staff of the Society for the Presershyvation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America Inc (S PEBSQSA) Specifically he will be one half of the team of instructor coaches who will assist in training choshyrus directors in the 16 districts of the Society He will have eight districts for a while and then alternate with his fellow instructorcoach

Nancy Brown Ends Busy Year

Lyle Pettigrew 61

The new position entails a great deal of travelling but Lyle is used to that For the first five years out of OAC he worked with the United Coshyoperatives of Ontario at five locations during that time

Nancy Brown 79 completed her year as president of the Central Student Association of the University last month It wa s a rough year she had stepped into a situ ation of distress inshyvolving many problems not the least of which was a $60000 debt

At the end of her year that debt had been whittled down to Iess than $10000 new s ~aff had been hired the books had been straightened out and much of the credibiI ity with University faculty and administration was regained She originally stated that she felt it would take at least two years to straightshyen out the mess left by previous mismanshyagement and internal bickering It looks like this diminutive bundle of energy has almost done it in 12 months She had help from fellow executives whom she gladly praises and heartily thanks

As if her problems with the Central Students Association were not enough her year also brought an extra load in another field As chairman of the Unishyversity Centre Board she had to contend with the several changes in staff that took place during the year

But then Nancy is no stranger to hard work and delicate dealings with people Back home on the farm near Beaverton she and her father had been

workers in 4-H clubs a job she loved and which she kept on doing during her college semesters

From her first weeks on campus she had demonstrated her leadership abilities as the freshman president of Year 79 She was later chairman of the 0Ac Student Federation an executive of College Royal and OAC student rep on the CSA

What now Nancy As she ended her year of office she fel t that she had seen enough of politics for a while She is aiming her sights on an MBA from one of the provinces older and prestishygious universities and is awaiting the results of her applica tion as she cleans up the last of her work a t the CSA presidents desk

With a sol id major in Animal Scishyence a background of years of successshyfully working with people a minor in business administration and her eyes on a masters Nancy Brown is another Aggie whose future should make intershyesting watching Not many would take a bet that her present downer on politicsshyOne year in a job like president of the CSA is enough for me will prove to be her permanent attitude 0

Singing is something that has been dear to him for a very long time He was a member of the famous quartet on campus in the 50s and 60s- the Kol shylege Kings- with Trev Dickinson 61 Bill Baxter 62 and Ted Curti s 62 They sang for just about every Co llege function needing entertainment We were one of Padre Youngs most popular acts Lyle recalls

For a few years after graduation he dropped out of singing because he was really never long enough in one place to put down any roots However when he moved to Baden he was soon invited to come out with the Guelph Chorus and then joined the Kitchener-Waterloo Chorus which was closer to home It was one of the old KoHege Kings who brought him back into the fold

Since that reunion a dozen years ago Lyle has been at it steadily and now he moves to headquarters to become a permanent member of that enthusias tic group helping to spread harmony and good fellowship all across the continent 0

At It Again Doug Hoffman 46 retired in 1978 from his post as director of the Centre for Resources Development after 32 years on the Guelph campus Following his retirement he went over to the Unishyversity of Waterloo to give them the benefit of his long training in rural planning Now he is acting dean over there

A new building to expand the U of Ws Department of Environmental Studies is under way and the dean is off-campus for a while So maybe Doug will get some use out of that shovel his boys Dougs Cruds gave him when he left the Guelph campus 0

Carrie Reek At the ripe old age of 92 Carrie widow of Dr William R Reek 10 a former president of the OAC died on March 2 at Wardsville Ontario Dr Reek who had a long and distinguished career in Ontario agriculture died in 1968

A very gracious lady Carrie Reek will be fondly remembered by hundreds of students who were at Guelph during the immediate post-war years and by hundreds more who got to know her at Ridgetown 0

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Handling Hamburger On The Hoof Before the hamburger (or the steak for that matter) gets to your plate there is a number of necessary steps to be comshypleted in thc marketing chain from newshyborn calf to butchers block One of these steps is the transfer of the young feeder cattle from the ranch to the fcedlot where the final finish will be added

In Ontario today auction sales of feeder cattle held at 14 locations around the province carry out this function where thousands of cattle and millions of dollars change hands smoothly and quickly

The story of these feeder auctions has been added by Tommy Cooper 18 to his book on the history of agriculture in Grey County but he refuses to take credit for the auction systcm

He gives the credit to another OAC grad the late Charles F Macshykenzie 19 one of the members of the Collcge judging team at the Chicago International in 1918 where he won the

first placing in beef cattle judging After graduation Charles Mackenzie was apshypointed to the Dominion Department of Agriculture federal inspection service which included serving Manitoulin Isshyland where there were many cattle proshyducers but no marketing organization Farmers were still selling as individuals to itinerant cattle buyers sometimes with inequitable results After years of effort he finally got cattlemen to form an auction-selling organization

So successful was this system that in 1950 Tommy Cooper suggested the Grey County Federation sponsor a simishylar arrangement A committee of three was sent to a sale at Little Current on Manitoulin Island that September

That committee was impressed by the way the farmers co-operated and asked Tommy to get one going in Grey County but a 1951 trial was not a success However the example of the 195J sale on the Island sparked another trial in Grey County the following year

That 1952 sale brought out 1250 head The co-op had but one scale of 5000-pound capacity so that animals had to be weighed individually-a very time-consuming task However the idea did catch on memberships were taken out property bought at Wiarton Onshytario and a permanent set-up begun with much of the labour coming from the farmers themselves Now there is a covered assembly and sales area supshyplied with town water and a 30000-pound scale all free of debt

The co-op in Grey County has 800 members and cattle production is about three times as great as it was at the beginning 30 years ago There are four sales a year and as many as 11000 head pass over the scales at a spring sa le The fall sales in 1979 brought $4000000

The original spark from Charles F Mackenzie has grown to 14 sales organishyzations around the province 0

Mac Gordon Honoured One-timc hog grader and the man who was instrumental in working out thc system of tattooing hogs for rail grading Mac Gordon 29 has been honoured for his efforts in another direction

He has received the Guelph Hortishycultural Society Conservation Award for outstanding service to the community

Mac moved from Hamilton to Guelph in 1948 With him he brought a sincere and enduring enthusiasm for conservation

He had a ttended the Na tiona I Aushydubon Societys wildlife film series in Hamilton and was most impresscd with its educational and entertainment value so when he arrived in Guelph he set out to show the series there by arranging for its sponsorship by the Agricultural Instishytute of Canadas Guelph Branch

Mac insists that before each film the national anthem 0 Canada be sungmiddot--an obscrvation which was lauded by the committee in selecting this years winner He has been very involved in other community work and has just retired as clerk of sessions for Chalmers United Church 0

India Hand Almost from the beginning of the OAC graduates have found their way to far places and contributed much to the improvement in agriculture and life around the world Typical of these was the late Kenneth William Forman 22 who died last December in Danvers Mass at 83 years of age

Ken carne to the OAC originally as a Diploma in Agriculture student with the Class of 18 but took time out for war service returning with the wave of veterans in 1919 He graduated with the Class of 20A and stayed on to take his BSA with 22 He was a native of the United States and except for some months on the staff of the old An Hub departmen t right a fter grad ua tion he spent all his life outside of Canada

In his student days Ken was a noted a thlete and the last student physishycal director Up to his leaving that post all athletic endeavours had been handled by the students themselves In 1921 with the greatly increased size of the student body the College decided to appoint a physical director as part of the faculty

The OAc Review of that day records Kens enthusiasm and work for

College athletics will always be rememshybered by ex-students and the students of today Those who knew the tremendous amount of work he covered the difficulshyties he had to contend with will apprecishyate the spirit with which he tackled the job and the work he has done In the fall of 1919 when he took over the task of physical director College athletics were somewhat disorganized but the fall of 1920 and the spring term of 1921 witshynessed a great change Being a football man himself he successfully trained the two Junior Intercollegiate teams of 1919 and 1920 besides training other branches of sport too numerous to menshytion

His first foreign field was in India where he went as dairy cattle specialist at the Allahabad Agricultural Institute United Provinces and served for several years as a teacher He returned to his native Massachusetts as a teacher in animal husbandry at the Essex County -Agricultural School Hawthorne and later as a specialist in dairy with the HK Webster Co of Lawrence

In spite of the fact that he spent so little time in Ontario his feelings for his alma mater were strongly evidenced by his life membership in the OAC Alumni Association 0

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ODH Program The executive of the ODH Graduates Association has prepared a program of monthly visits from March to October to places of interest to their [l1(mbers These visits are open to all interested and are free The program for 1980 includes a June visit to the University of Guelph on the morning of the 21 st moving to the Cambridge Research Stashytion in the afternoon The August visit is planned for Queens Park Toronto on the 23rd The September visit will be to the Borough of Scarborough Parks Deshypartment on the 13th and the October visi t to Cannon Nurseries Waterdown on the 4th 0

Railway Blooms Since Leon Claus 22 moved to a house near the railway tracks in Canton N Y he has pl anted the railwa y right of way with flowers and vegeta bles This island of beauty located where more often a weed patch is found has brought attenshytion to Leon especially from studen ts and faculty at the St Lawrence Univershysity in town

Recently the local newspaper fe ashytured hi s beautifying efforts in a story He has become the stately white-haired gentleman who has put the lovely flowshyers on th e railroad embankment 0

Best Seller This time it is Don Inine 42 and the subject is cheese The Canadian Dairy Foods Service Bureau had his professhysional assistance plus that of others in the preparation of its booklet Great Canadian Cheeses More than a million and a half copies have been distributed The booklet dea ls with the more than 50 varieties made in Canada and while good old rat-trap cheddar is still the favourite the consumption of other types has increased to almost J 6 pounds per person annually 0

Bmiddotyron Jenvy At the age of 98 Myron Jenvey of I ngersoll has died For 65 years he was a member of the Holstein-Friesian Assoshyciation and an historian of the dairy industry in Oxford ounty For five years he was a member of the staff of the OAC and some of his recollections of those days have appeared in issues of the OA C Alumni N ews 0

Bonspiel Winners

The Year 51 Trophy was presellled by Dean Clay Switzer 51 la 11o r Glenn Hay ter 73 Bruce Shillinglaw 67 Jack Fraser 73 and Bob Anderson 73

The Year 33 Trophy was presenled by Don lfuj 5 lo 110 r Glenn Powell 62 and Bill Harri sun 62 Other learn members were Bruce Humer 62 and Don Hill 62

The N R Rick Richards Trophy was won by 110 r Bi A llelI Bob Edgar Jerry Felk er (lIld WaYlIe S impson al Clem of 7 2

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The College of Arts Alumni Association

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To The Queens Taste An Elizabethan dinner in honour of Queen Elizabeth I (1558-1603) was held in early February Sponsored by the University of Guelph Historical Soshyciety the feast attracted 45 members of the Guelph academic community includshying several alumni Guests were asked to attend in period costume and to provide an authentic Elizabethan dish

Master of the feast was Dr Lewis Abbott Department of History In accordance with Her Majestys wishes (Marilyn Armstrong 78) Master AbshybOll provided whimsical sketche~ of the head-table guests accompanicd the Queen dancing and called forth her loyal subjects to pay tribute to her beauty and grace

DELPHA Editor Debbie Chambers 77

AI the dinner Morris Lemire CSS78 Bev Lemire 79 Margo Shoemaker 79 Dr Lewis Abbot Marilyn Armstrong 78 Urve Abbot and Dr Stefan Straka Chairman Departmenr aHistory

Musical entertainment for the eveshyning was provided by the Queens court musicians conducted by Shannon Purshyvis-Smith a music instructor at the University The ensemble played a deshylightful repertoire of authentic Elizabeshythan music

SOllle of the delights of authentic Elizabethan cuisine tha t were served included Fartes Portingale Livering Puddings Pork a lOrange Turnep in a Tench Compound Pallet and Almonde Tartes They were selected by Margo Shoemaker 79

Her Work Is Her Life Mieke Bevelander 73 graduated with distinction from the honours program in Fine A rl However her art career began in high school and was followed by intensive study at the Frec Academy and The Royal Academy of Art in T he Hague Holland Then there was an interruption of a few years while M iekc taught elementary school in Toronto before she got back on track at Guelph

Her work is her life O nly when she is drawing and now painting is she pleased with he rself and able to cope

with the major set-back for artists- the continuing lack of moneyl

Not only has Micke fine artistic talent and drive which has kept her going for the last dozen years but also she is a gifted teachel Imiddot or the past three years she has been a sessional instructor at the University of Waterloo in the fall of 1979 she is credited with puiling their extension course in Stratshyford out of danger of extinction After Miekes fall session the university had a

continued over

Dancing a favourite pastime of Her Majesty was encouraged between courses The first dance selection known as a galliard was demonstrated by Shannon Purvis-Smith A stately dance it provided an excellent contrast to dance instructor Dave Greens version of a rapid peasant dance

It is hoped that the tradition of providing an historical dinner for stushydents faculty and alumni will continue in the coming years We look forward to seeing you there 0

Mieke Bevelander 73

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flood of requests for another course with her

The Art Gatlery of Kitchener boasts a simi~ar success story with their Saturday childrens classes which Mieke has taught for the past two years Her popularity and ability tripled enrolment

Mieke has had shows in The Hague Edinburgh and Guelph and her work has appeared in shows in Vancouvshyer Winnipeg Brantford and Toronto Several corporations and numerous indishyviduals own her drawings paintings and sculptures A series of her drawings is hanging in the Sears Building in Chicashygo

Miekes loft apartment in Elora Ontario reflects her personality and consequently her work It is a compact

bright open space filled with Canadian antiques and a wood-burning stove There are books drawings sculptures toys a nd curios on every ledge a nd piece of furniture Luxurious plants hang everywhere and give the space a garden quality-a garden of earthly delights to steal a quotation However Miekes ambition wiJi not allow her to stay much longer in this pastoral setting Soon she will uproot herself to move to Toronto where she is affiliated with the Bau-Xi Gallery on Dundas Street exhibiting artists such as Jack Shadbolt Tony Urqhart and Claude Breeze

Although a major problem for all artists is making a living from their art an added problem M ieke has found is finding gallery owners and fellow artists

who take women artists seriously thorny situation but a very real one Also a particular problem for artists is trying to be recognized as an important segment of society to establish a status quo in a society which views art as a luxury or at most as play

If universities are recently experishyencing an anti-intellectual backlash artshyists have continuously bucked an antishyaesthetic appreciation in our materialisshytic society If you cant eat it wear it drive it or spend it it cant be worth very much Mieke has written eloqucntly on this topic and given the chance will talk fervently about her lifes work- art works This graduate is going places and several major shows are in the making now 0

Mahoud Sadek

King Tot

Professor Sadek with the Department of Fine Art presented a slide show on King Tut at a recent meeting of the College of Arts Alumni Association Before the show Professor Sadek filled in the pertishynent background of King Tut Accordshying to the professor the misconception that Tut was not an important Pharaoh

is false In fact he was very influential as he returned the old religion of Amon to Egypt

King Tut followed Adhenaton who had imposed the worship of Aten (sunshygod) on the people In essence this was monotheism The religion revolved around the rays of middotthe sun which were the manifestation of light and heat The sign of the ankh was the symbol which denoted life

There was not only a religious revoshylution but also a cultural revolution Previously art had been idealized where everybody was portrayed as being strong and beautiful Art now became antishyclassical and a caricature Freedom of expression was allowed Akhenaton moved the capital from Thebes to Amashy

rah King Tut was nine years old whcn

he ascended to the throne He moved the capital back to Thebes and rebuilt the temple of Amon He died from an unknown cause at age 18 His tomb was hidden and therefore was not vandalized by robbers It lay undisturbed until discovered by Howard Carter in 1922 This major discovery gave the world a large collection of Egyptian art

The slide show demonstrated not only the size but also the sheer beauty of the Tut collection

The College of Arts Alumni Associshyation is grateful to Professor Sadek for his enlightening talk and for his compreshyhensive slide show of the King Tut collection 0

Scholarships At the College of Arts Alumni Associashytion Board of Directors meeting of March 22 1980 three new scholarships were designed and will be presented at the spring meeting of Senate for approvshyaL

Members of the Board hope these

awards will help encourage graduate and part-time students to maintain high academic standards The first a wards will be presented in the fall of J 980

An amount of $500 will be awarded to the College of Arts student with the highest cumulative average in Years 3 and 4 who is entering a College of Arts graduate degree program The award is

open to a student entering either an MA or PhD program with a Universishyty of Guelph undergraduate Arts degree

An amount of $250 will be awarded to each of two semester 5 part-time College of Arts students with the two highest cumulative averages and entershying semester 6 They will be presented in the fall and winter semesters 0

Grad News 1977

Paulette McGarr After working three years in visual arts Paulette is a student apprentice with British glass master Stephen Taylor in Caledon and is living in Toronto

1978

Dalid Coates Newspapers Right David is city reporter for the Peterborshyough Examiner

Patricia (Cole) Bigley is employed as a dental assistant by Drs R amp c Armshystrong Leamington Ontario

1979

Robert Bishop is the manager of the Tydagon Golf Club in Burlington Onshytario

David Schwitzer is pu~suing doctoral studies at the University of London in England 0

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The Ontario Veterinary College Alumni Association

~~ ALUMNI Editor Dr Cliff Barker 41

BULLETIN

From The Pres ident

Dr Bob Buck 46

Since our last opportunity to chat by means of a publication several items of interest have occurred Perhaps that of greatest current interest involves arshyrangements which will culminate in the presentation of a portrait of Dr Dcnnis Howell to our former dean on Alumni Weekend

The Honours and Awards Commitshytee under the chairmanship of Dr Bob Silk 64 has been working fervently to ensure that the presentation can be made at the time of our Annual General Meeting which this year takes place on campus during Alumni Weekend June 20 to 22 Further details of these cereshymonies will be available soon

The OVc Alumni Directorate is enthused about this project and like the Honours and Awards Committee is anxiously awaiting the opportunity to view the work

Having mentioned Alumni Weckshyend [ hope that you will note again those dates of Friday Saturday and Sunday June 20 21 and 22 and if you possibly can make arrangements to visit Guelph and the old stamping grounds and appreciate what is available to the students of today compared to that which was present in the dim distant past

Not only will it be an opportunity to renew friendships which may have been neglected somewhat due to disshytance and other responsibilities but you will have an opportunity to visually acknowledge some of the strides that have been taken during the growth of the University of Guelph and in parshyticular the Ontario Veterinary College during the years since you left the campus

On sllch a visit you can more accurately gauge the importance of the contributions which each of us attempt to make to our Alma Mater as the years pass

There is some personal satisfaction in being able to actually see some of the things which we read about in our communications from the various Unishyversity organizations

At this particular time of year we would hope that those of our alumni living some distance from Guelph may decide that a venture to this part of Ontario might be considered as part of a vacation plan

How about some of those of you who live beyond the borders of Onshytario- or within the borders of Ontario for that matter- who have not had an opportunity to be in Guelph for some time contacting former classmates and arranging a visit part of which may be spent here at the OVc and on-campus at the University of Guelph

Watch for further information which will be forthcoming Those of us in this part of the country would be delighted to see you

Since last we talked the Awards Committee has presented the OVc Alumni Association Fellowships to Dr Louis Laliberte of the Department of Clinical Studies and Michael Clarke and Diane Friesian of the Departments of Pathology and Biomedica Sciences reshyspectively These are postgraduate study scholarships

Recently Jim Sweetman 81 was selected as the recipient of this years

OVc Alumni Travel Fellowship Award Jim who is currently President of the Canadian Veterinary Students Association chapter at Guelph will be travelling to the United Kingdom and other areas during the course of this summer

During the first week in March the annual College Royal activities took place on campus The OVc student body has become a very important part of this event as time has passed Disshyplays have been provided for the public by each of the years and by several of the activity groups within the College walls

On Open House Days hundreds of visitors from various parts of the province are given guided tours through the OVCs facilities and the students do an exceJlent job in providing informashytion concerning their studies and chosen vocation as well as acting as excellent purveyors of good-will for veterinary medicine Your Association has helped albeit rather modestly in assisting with this endeavour

You will be pleased to know that Dean Doug Maplesden SO has disshyplayed his continued interest in alumni activities by attending our Board of Directors meetings and contributing personally by giving much appreciated opinions and assistance Dr Howells very active conscientious involvement in alumni activities provides Doug with a very strenuous precedent to follow but we are looking forward to his associa tion with OVc alumni

Perhaps 1 have rambled long enough I shaH close by once more recommending that you consider serishyously visiting your Alma Mater during the forthcoming Alumni Weekend in June If you consider that arranging a class reunion or some such function would be constructive for goodness sake let us know and we shall attempt to assist in whatever way appears to be practical Hope to see many of you before long 0

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CODlDleDlorative Plaque In Stratford On August 24 1979 a plaque was unveiled in Stratford Ontario by the Local Architectural Conservation Advishysory Committee (LACAC) Stratford to mark the restoration of the Brandenshyberger Block built in the late 1800s

In addition to the historic signifishycance of the building is the fact that among the persons who used the buildshying was John Luke Poett VS (Edinshyburgh) the first veterinary surgeon apshypointed to the Northwest Mounted Poshylice

Poett joined the NWMP in 1874 after practising in Stratford for four years He was in charge of the large group of horses sent from Toronto in 1874 to eventually become part of the march west later that year from Fort Dufferin Manitoba to Fort Whoop-up in Alberta In 1877 he completed his service with the NWMP and returned to practice in Stratford

On September 21 1881 he advershytised that his office had been moved to Brandenbergers new block and he reshymained at this location until 1884 In that year he rejoined the Mounties eventually settling in Battleford Saskatshychewan serving as a non-commissioned police officer there until his death in 1895 His wife lived to be 87 dying in 1937 A granddaughter survives in Vanshycouver

Poetts office was reached through a door under the Jetter R in Reward (see photograph this page) and upstairs to the first floor

The plaque is on the wall just below the word Blowes (Blowes Travel Sershyvice) It will undoubtedly be read by thousands of visitors attending Stratshyford s Shakespearean Festival each year

Apart from being the first veterinashyrian in the NWM P Poetts name is the first to have been entered in the original register of the Ontario Veterishynary Association How his name came to be entered in this way is unknown The register was established in 1879 but it shows his address as the NW MP in Western Canada and in reality he was still in Stratford

The plaque was sponsored by Jim Anderson President LACAC Stratshyford who became interested in the hisshytory of Poett while the author was researching in the Perth County Arshy

chives in 1976 A fuller story of Poett Ontario relating to veterinary medicine may be found in the book Vet in the In 1973 the Toronto Historical Board Saddle by Dr Frank Loew and EH erected the Upper Canada Veterinary Wood published by Western Producer School pl aque on the site of the first Prairie Books Saskatoon 1978 veterinary college in Canada at 40-42

This is the second plaque erected in Temperance Street Toronto 0

Brandenberger Block Stratford Ontario Site of Poetts office

~ Upper Canada Veterinary School plaque 1973

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The College of Social Scie nce Alumni Association

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Edtor Rkk Kna 74

the current year despite continuing From The infl a tion in excess of 9 per cent The increases in faculty salaries have fallshyen behind other comparable professhyDean sions consistently since the early 1970s

3 Some estimates suggest that universishyIt is with pleasure that I report to you ties will be required to terminate upthe success which the College of Social to 20 per cent of faculty over the next Science Alumni Association has enjoyed few years if insolvency is to be preshyin the last year This succcss is due in ventedlarge measure to the encrgy and hard

work of the Association s Beards of Additional facts which should be of

Directors since 1978 interest and concern to you as alumni

The College of Social Science and voters are the following

Alumni Associations presence is being I Ontario now provides $1 000 less in felt in overaH alumni affamiddotirs May I operating grants per full-time equivashyhope that in increasing numbers Social lent student than the average of the

Dr Jack W SkinnerScience alumni will join in actively supshy rest of Canada ($1800 less than porting their Alumni Association the Quebec) College and the University prevent universities from providing both 2 Were Ontario universities funded at

As a second matter I am a ble to quality education and accessibility for a level equivalent to the average for report that the level of participation in students the rest of Canada total grants to the the BA Graduate Survey project was A strong statement on behalf of system for 1979-80 would have to be good May I thank those of you who universities was made in September to increased by $185000000 took the time and trouble to complete Premier Davis and senior ministers by 3 On a relative basis measured in the questionnaire JH Panabaker Chairman of the Board 1977-78 dollars grants per student in

There is another matter which I of McMaster Univcrsity as spokesman universities had fallen 71 per cent trust will be of interest As you are no for board chairmen and executive heads from 1970-71 to 1977-78 While doubt aware Ontarios universities have of Ontario universities Among the facts grants per student in the colleges of been and continue to be involved in a which he prcsented were applied arts and technology (CAAT) substantial amount of retrenchment as a I Library acquisitions per student have rose by 22 per cent costs per pupil in result of past and continuing reduced fallen by about 40 per cent in real secondary schools rose 396 per cent levels of government financial support terms since the early 1970s despite and costs per-patient-day in hospitals While it could be argued that a certain the continuing explosion of knowshy rose 51 per cent Finally of interest amount of retrenchment was needed ledge around the world are the studentstaff ratios In as well as politicaJIy desirab]e a conshy 2 For years increases in salary scales 1977-78 for universities 149 to I tinuation of reduced support on the part have been held well below the rate of CAATs 126 to I and secondary of the government will bring about acshy inflation- they were 37 per cent in schools 169 to l 0 tions which will greatly hamper if not 1978-79 and just over 5 per ccnt for

The membcrs of your Board of Directors dents we a ttended the College of Social recently endorscd a resolution to make Science we had little or no opportunity Five -five scholarhips available to in-course to earn an achievement award

In-course Collcge of Social Science students It s a We have plenty of reasons to make start and without your support of the awards available to deserving students College of Social Science Alumni Assoshy If each of our members could encourage Scholarships ciation and of the Alma Mater Fund it one new membership we could continue would not have been possible to make things happen What do youIntroduced Do you realize that when as stu- say Lets get on with the job 0

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Peacekeeper Playing a key role in peacekeeping opershya tions is as much an a rt as a defined position sa ys Political Studies professhysor Henry Wiseman Professor Wiseshyman who has also been Faculty Assoshyciate in the Office of the Provost this past year has been named Director of Peacekeeping Programs at the Internashytional Peace Academy (IPA) New York He assumed the position for one year as of Janu ary I

The Interna tional Peace Academy which was established in 1969 as an institute devoted to furthering the skills of conflict resolution has a vita l pa rt to

Hes Off To Israel John Vanderkamp

Professor John Vanderkamp Chairman Department of Economics has been apshypointed as visiting professor in the Cashynadia n Studies Program at Hebrew Unishyversityin Jerusalem

Professor Vanderkamp will spend the greater part of three months April to June in Israel where he will give a graduate course in labor economics a nd make himself available for consultations with faculty a nd graduate students

The Canadian Studies Program is relatively new It was established in

Birth Of OASA Much overdue but now ready for acshytion is the way Professor KJ Duncan describes the Ontario Association of Sociology and Anthropology (OASA) Professor Duncan of the UniversityS Department of Sociology and Anthroshypology was the Associa tions first presishydent

Canada has not been without asshysociations in the fi eld There is a nationshyalone the Canadian Sociological and Anthropological Association a nd over

play in world a ffairs The U N as Professor Wiseman pointed out has no specific constitut ional basis for pcaceshykeeping in its charter although it does practise peacekeeping from time to time on an ad hoc basis

Over the ycars a ttempts have been made to define the practice in constitushytiona l terms but without success Professor Wiseman believes there are good political reasons why this has not occurred the fear by some states that the UN would evolve its own a uthority or military force less dependent on the will of the member states

For this reason the IPA while remaining independent of the UN pershyform s the crucial functions of developing

1978 as the result of a VISit by John Roberts then Secretary of State to Israel Funded by the Canadian govern shyment and Toronto philanthropists Dr and Mrs Ralph Halbert the program got under way last year when urban planner Peter Oberlander of British Coshylumbia spent a period at the Israeli university

The successful applicant for the program is selected from candida tes in the social sciences hu manities a nd law Administra tion of the selection is handshyled at the Canadia n end by an advisory committee made up of eight members from a variety of disciplines in Frenchshya nd English-speaking institutions from across the country Recommendationsmiddot are submitted by the Canadian commitshytee to the Hebrew University where the final choice of visiting scholar is made

Professor Vanderkamps talents make him eminently suited to the posishytion H e is the editor of Canadian Public

the yea rs regiona l ones have emerged in the Maritimes Quebec and the western provinces but not until now in Onta rio

Professor Duncan and a number of others including department chairman Professor WE Thompson and departshyment colleague Professor TF Condon have actively supported the idea of a provincial association for years because as Professor Duncan says the real acshytion takes place at the provincial level We need such an assocation he adds to provide a provincial presence to speak on behalf of our two disciplines to government representatives and to the

procedures and policies for peacekeeping to bring greater order to the ad hoc UN practice Such activity is dependent on broad co-operation by UN members One hundred and fourteen have parshyticipa ted in IPA programs to date

The Political Studies professors tasks include arranging professional inshyternational training seminars for diploshymats military officers academics and policy makers in the subjects of peaceshykeeping mediation and negotiation and setting up off-the-record meetings beshytween parties directly involved in disshyputes such as Namibia a nd the Middle East These a re two of the ma in duties of the Academy 0

Policy- Analyse de Poliliques the jourshynal which he founded six years ago to bring together resea rch in economics a nd rela ted disciplines such as political science and sociology with a view to stimulating research and discussion of problems in Canadian policy He is also a member of the executive council of the Canadian Economics Association and author of many papers on Canadian economic activity

The aim of the program is to inshycrease Canadian exposure overseas the economist says It is hoped that eventushyally graduate fellowships in Canadian studies will be made available for stu-

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dents at the Hebrew University further extending the educationa l scope of the program

In the initial five years of operation an endowment fund is being built up Once that income is esta blished visiting professorships will be for a years durashytionD

pUblic Professor Duncan says meetings of

the Associa tion will take place twice a year and that attention will be turned to ways of improving the teaching of socishyology and anthropology as well as a tshytracting the participation of those workshying in community colleges government -private agencies and in industry

For further information about the Association contact Mrs Wilda Blackshylock through the Depa rtment of Socioloshygy and Anthropology (519) 824-4120 ext 3894 0

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The College of Biological Science Alumni Association

~ BIO-ALUMNI ~ NEWS Editor Jane Selley Arts 70

J Tent And Sleeping Bags Anyone Panoramic scenery wa rm campfires wild-flowers and pines scenting fresh summer breezes quiet walks along wooded trails a chance to photograph relax and enjoy the company of good friends Sounds like a dream doesn t it

Well your dreams have come true because the CB S Alumni Association has designed such a weekend this year just for you

From June 6 to 8 1980 (Friday evening to Sund ay night) we have for alumni and their families an Interpreshytive Weekend excursion to Cyprus Lake Provincial Park on th e picturesque Upper Bruce Peninsula We have lined up a full weekend of activity including a wildlife photography sessi on plant and geomorphology lectures bird watching

a Fathom Five ta lk a boat trip to Flower Pot Island a nd much much more

Photographers will want to see the orchids which will be in bloom that wcekend a nd there are ma ny excellent access points for scuba diving enshythusi ast s as well Brave folks might even attempt a midnight dip in th e cool waters of Georgian Bay

We will be camping in the Provinshycia[ Park and should qualify for free group camping if enough adventurers register for the s leep-out If youre not one for organized activities thats okay too

While only a few hours drive from Guelph this part of Ontario is an historshyic glacial-formed environment supportshy

ing rich and diverse flora and fa una You are required to bring your ow n

support gea r food clothing and provide tran sport a tion to a nd from the park The CBSAA will be providing wilderness progra ms and marshmallows

Most o f all the weekend a[ lows friends old and new a chance to relax together and enjoy some free time Twen ty-nine people have already sig ned up a nd we think this will truly be our best event ever

For registration write to CBS Interpretive W eekend co Department of Alumni Affairs a nd Development Level 4 Unive rsity Centre University of Guelph Guelph Ontar io N I G 2W I or telephon e (519) 824-4120 Ext 2122 0

Your 1980 Executive The CBS Alumni Association Board of Directors for 1980 who were elected a t the Annua l Meeting at College Roya[ is a mi xture of new and old faces Wed like to tell you something about each of these people who have volunshyteered their time for you

AI Sippel BSc 74 President A[ is a fish hea lth biologi st with the Ontario Ministry of N a tural Resources working on campus

Richard Moccia BSc 76 MSc 78 Immediate Past President Rick is preshysentlya U of G fish pathologist offershying a consulting service to commercial fish farms la rge aquaria home aquarishyots and resea rch subcontractors

David MaraIdo MSc 78 Vice Presishydent David is a fisheries biologist for Canada Centre for In[and Waters Burlshyington Ontario

Winn Halina BSc 74 MSc 77 Secshyretary T reasurer Winn is a researc h assistant in the Department of Biomedishyca l S cience at the O Vc

Sheena Ba msey BSc 77 Director Sheena is a research chemist for Shell C a nada Ltd

J im Ga llivan BSc 73 M Sc 77 Dishyrector Ji m has been a Ph D student in Medical Sciences a t McMas ter Univershysity since 1978

At the Annual M eeting I to rare

president AI Sippel 74

Professor R on Brooks Zoology and immediate

past president Rick Moccia 76

Ron presented a da zz ling talk and

show on th e Galapagos

Islands

Ka thryn Martin BSc 76 Director Kathryn is a grad student in the Depa rtshyment of Biomedical Sci ence

Margo Tant BSc 76 Director Margo is a full-time stude nt at the O Vc

Jan Watson BSc 75 Director Jan our first CBS President is now an applications specia list fo r Pa yton Asshysocia tes which manufactures e lectronic medica l instruments 0

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University of G uelph 3049 CBS stushyA Message From dents including pos tgraduate students

President

Al Sippel

Al Sippel 74

As the incoming president of the College of Biological Science Alumni Associashytion I would like to thank the immedishyate Past President Richard Moccia 76 and the other outgoing members of the Board of Directors Ted Armstrong 74 Les Dunn 76 Jim Grayston 75 Kathy Martin 76 Ambrose Sarnulski 73 Jim Sheldon 74 and Pat Yungblut 73 for their accomplishments

Over the past year Richard and the others expended a considerable amount of time and energy on alumni associashytion activities with excellent results Both Careers ight and the Elora Gorge Walk were successful again this year Careers N ight is organized specifishycally for senior undergraduate CBS studenb One or two aluIllni frOI11 each

program (eg Microbiology Human Kinetics Zoology N utrition Botany l Genetics) returned to discuss aspects of job hunting resume writing and career development The Elora Gorge Walk was designed to promote outdoor activishyties for alumni during Alumni Weekend

Our other regular activities the Homecoming Biobash and the Annual General Meeting were less successfuL Although a few faithful alumni turned out for each event they were very poorly attended

Despite these disappointments the Association completed two projects that have been on the drawing board for some time Life membership dues finally reached a sufficient level to start a tru st fund for two scholarships for second year CBS students These scholarships will be presented for the first time in 1980

A special Distinguished Alumnus Award was also created this past year Although no nominations for the a ward were received its crea tion provides a format for honouring graduates of the cBS who have distinguished themshyselves in some field

I am confident that thi s year members of the Board of Directors will be ab le to maintain the momentUin generated by their predecessors 1 he nlOW faces on the Board should provide an abundance of energy and fresh ideas Board members serving second or more terllls will provide the necessary experishyelllOe gained from previous years Thi s blend of old and new has worked well in the past and should continue to do so

The major thrust of this years Board of Directors will be aimed at increas ing membership in the Associashytion In the ten years that the College of Biological Science has been a part of the

have graduated However only 202 (66 per cent) of these have Joined the CBs Alumni AssolOiation T herefore much of our effort will be devoted to contacting alumni evaluating their eommenb and re-evaluating our program in an attempt to attract more members

You probably ques tion why you should become a member of the Associshyation Me mbership dues are necessa ry to operate and expand the projects that I have outlined I believe that the CBs Alumni Asocia tion has a lot to offer to undergraduates to the University comshymunity and most importantly to alumshyni

I n particular we provide a forum for keeping in touch with former classshymates through the Guelph Alumnus and the Bio-A lumni N ews Alumni Weekend Supplement and by sponsoring events to which alumni return However as with any organization particularly one such as the CB S Alumni Association that is rel atively young there is always room for improvement If you believe the programs offered by the C BS Alumni Association are inappropriate please let us know as a re-evaluation of alumni shyoriented even ts will be made this year

Without input from our alumni change will not necessarily mean imshyprovement We need your support in the form of members hip and your opinion of the present program In particular I would appreciate receiving comments from Department of Human Kinetics alumni who have been noticeably absent from many of our activities in recent years Please give a little thought to what you think the CB S Alumni A~soshy

ciation should be doing and forward you r ideas to Al Sippel co Departllient of Alumni Affair and Development Levlt 4 niversity Centre niversityof Guclph Cruelph Ontario N 1 G 2W 1 0

Careers Night Seventy-five people attended enjoyed and asked many questions of the six speakers at the 2nd Annual College of Biological ScieIlce Alulllni Association Careers ight

John Byrne fish culture specialist with tell years at the Ministry of Natushyral Resources gave a strong talk stresshysing hiring methods attitude motivation and generally se t the lOne fo r Sheena

Ba rusey BSc 17 and her clever preshyentation which covered as a reselI ch chcmist in Microbiology at Guelph tactic~ to usc job applications and intershyesting facts about prospects for the fushyture in the job market

Jennifer Conners BSc 75 SOOIl to be an M D and who originally graduat shyed in Botany disc ussed the neces ity of being flexible of being wise and not being too specific ill job intcnt when entering uni ve rsity

Dr John Hilton Lkpar lmen t of

utr ition slressed the necessity fo r pcr onal contact and steing the top pCIon when making application for a position Dr John Powell told of the multitude of opportunities which ex ists for a well ed ucated perOIl giving examshyples of 26 graduates from the Departshyf1)tl1t of Huma n Kintl ics and their difshyk re llt afJ Puilltments

Ian W hite OAe 52 co-ordinator of Placement Services summarized and told of the lllaIlY useful services that the

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Macdonald Institute College of Family and Consumer Studies

Alumni Association

ALUMNI NEWS Editor Wantedl

Elizabeth Gullel 55

Food Industry Welcomes Contacts Industry may seem a world away from the univlrsity environment but Conshysumer Studies professor Elizabeth Gulshylett 55 spent the fall semester bridging this gap She visited about 25 companies in the food industry to see what they arc doing in sensory evaluation of food and consumer rda tions

Professor Gullett started her odysshysey through the food industry by conshytacting the presidents of the companies then visiting their laboratories and conshysumer relations departments HI feel very positive about the developments in

News Editor Wanted The position of Alumni ews Editor for the Mac- FACS Alumni Association is presently vacant

The person who fills this position has the important job of gathering and co-ordinating information for the threeshypage Mac-fACS Alumni News section in each of the quarterly Guelph AlurnshyfillS pUblications and for one four-page unit of news in the Annual Alumni

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these two areas she comments The Canadian food industry IS

expanding and refining its programs in sensory evaluation and consumer relashytions

Sensory evaluation techniques run the gamut from rudimentary tests to very complete profile studies that inshyvolve a team of five or six trained tasters Companies have learned that sensory evaluation improves their batshyting average in introducing new proshyducts Professor Gullett explains that it used to be common for only ten ou t of every 100 ideas to see the light of day and of those only one would be a success Sensory evaluation helps idenshytify the potentially successful products and saves significantly in product develshyopment costs

Curious abollt the state of sensory evaluation in the cosmetics industry Professor G ulictt also contacted several Canadian cosmetics companies but found virtually no activity in the area

ost 01 the Canadian cosmetics firms are distributors for foreign products They tend to rely on the technical expershytise of the parent company

The food industry is becoming more Canadian in outlook according to Professor Gullett Canadian branches of foreign companies are developing food testing product development and evalushyation functions in Canada

Consumer relations have blossomed

Weekend Supplement The Editor is a member of a Comshy

mittee of ditors which meets regularly prior to the publication of each Guelph Alumnus to plan and co-ordinate alumshyni news portions

The Editor is a member of the Mac-FACS Alumni Association Board of Directors which meets regularly throughout the year The Alumni Assoshy

in the last decade particularly throughshyout the food industry Professor Gullett suspects tha t the industry is trying to overcome what it perceive to be a bad public image The consumer movemellt nudged most companies into a greater awareness of consumers and a commitshyment to deal with their complaints and suggestions She was impressed with the speed and thoroughness with which the food companies handled consumer comshyplaints

The visits to the companies revep d that permanent and summer employshyment prospects for Consumer Studies graduates will continue to be good Our students have a lways been hired for their technical knowledge she notes but their broad knowledge of consumer concerns will bccome more and more attractive to employers

While learning about food company programs Professor Gullett did not miss the opportunity to tell her hosts about the undergraduate programs research and expertise in the Department of Conshysumer Studies

Every company I visited seemed genuinely pleased to have someone from a university show an interest in what they are doing she observed Many industry people told me they had regular contacts with community colleges but not with universities A continuing exshychange of ideas will be mutually benefishycial 0

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Freighter Voyage By Dr Margaret S McCready

The winter season was a good time to be one of 12 passengers eight Canadian women four Americans (two men two women) on a large freighter Delta Line out of Brooklyn ew York Deshycember 14 1979 for a seven-week voyshyage through the Caribbean and the Panama Canal to Ecuador Peru and Chile and return But cargo was the important item to the ships owners and about one day out of Brooklyn a new sched ule was posted cutting out the Caribbean ports at Aruba Santo Doshymingo and Barranquilla

Cargo was delivered or picked up at Philadelphia Baltimore Charleston and Mi ami in generally very fine weather There were perhaps one and a half days of slight turbulence off Cape Hatteris enough to make it difficult to set the ta bles in the dining room which we shared with a dozen ships officers and the captain

The crew of about 30 sailors were a busy lot-always some ship s painting to be done as well as swabbi ng down the decks Handling the ve ry large banana crop (green) of Ecuador was a big part of the work for longshoremen-bananas to Chile and to New York State Much of the ships cargo had to be kept at spec ific temperatures SOme of it frozen

Above all we and the officers had excellent meals and very spacious wellshycared for cabins with toilets Actually by the terms of the Seamens Union all sa ilors must be given plentiful and good food to keep them happy and well nourshyished and this was certa inly so

We enjoyed knowing the ships offshyicers One a graduate in law was workshy

ing on a freight er to find out more about mercantile law he was busy also getting his daily exercise by weight-lifting and chinning the bar We passengers worked a bit on the stationa ry bicycle for our exercise

Another officer a graduate engishyneer was working on the freighter to learn more abo ut ship building and space utili zation One specialist in navishygation reminded us to keep certain curshytains drawn at night to prevent glare on the ocean waves which confused their navigation readings from the heavens There is a constant charting of the ship s position on the high seas

Special celebrations and meetings with the captain and officers sometimes when films were shown were enjoyed but also enjoyed was the time spent watching the intricate organization of the loading and unloading of cargo some of it in containers However on docking with the help of pilots we usualshyly planned to take taxis to the big cities and market places not forgetting the small Indian craft shops on or close to the docks The native crafts of fine straw and hair work knitted-wear and handshymade dresses beautiful jewelery of seshymi-precious stones such as lapislazuli malachit e a nd onyx were hard to resist

The museums cathedrals and other handsome buildings reminded us of the culture~ If ( i er peoples in addition to th e Spanish con ribution The beautiful scenery and the objects d art a lmost made us forgetful of the repressive govshyernments in most of these South Amerishycan countries today

It was a memorable days trip when

we motored from Valparaiso Ch ile through the foothills of the Andes to the beautiful capital city Santiago seeing en route the dry desert and mountain country bordering the very fertile va lleys growing lush market and fruit crops (not bananas)

Some bridge playing a nd much reading took up considerable time so that it was difficult to keep a diary and write postcards to friends Obviollsly there was some real rela xa tion and rest on the journey Tt was always pleasant to be having such delightful summcr weat her and enjoying some sunning on deck with tea and happy hours whenshyever one wished to utili ze the passenger lounge for a friendl y get-together

Yes despite sc hedules being changed and in this case shor tened by one week the sea voyage from North to South America at this season was a delight D

Passing through Ihe Suez Canal

The Delta Venezuela out of Brooklyn New York Margaret McCready right in Santiago Chie

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Families Coping With Change The family is alive and well in the twentieth century despite widely pubshylished reports that it is an outdated social institution Social critics bemoan the disintegration of the family and use as evidence the soaring divorce rate juvcnile delinquency wife and child abuse and thc isolated elderly

This gloomy outlook is not shared by three faculty members in the Departshyment of Family Studies who have extenshysive experience working with families and are pursuing family-related reshysearch

Concern over weakening families is not unique to our generation observes Professor Anne Callagan a family socishyologist with a background in professhysiona social work Observers 50 years ago voiced many of the same complaints about urban families she notes and questions whether families have really changed as much as were led to believe The divorce ra Ie was 236100000 in Canada in 1976 and is rising but is still only about half of the US rate

Divorce has replaced death as a cause of single parent families over the years rn addition perhaps urban famishylies of 100 years ago didnt have probshylems with their teen-agers because so many adolescent children didnt live at home

Different Expectation What has changed dramatically is our expectation about family life Until the last few decades marriage tended to be an institutional arrangement On farms the family was a producing unit and in urban environments it was a framework for survival Today we look to the family for intimate personal relationships and emotional support

Professor Claude Guldner former Director of the Interfaith Counselling Centre in Kitchener and now on the faculty in Family Studies doesnt touch on the traditional institutional roles for marriage in describing todays family He focusses on the adult functions of marriage- companionship sharing afshyfcction and sex-instead of viewing marshyriage primari ly in terms of having chilshydren

Where Children Fit In Children are and will continue to be an important focus in most families but the

task of raising them is difficult in the climate of rapid social and technological change Todays parents live in a world very different from the one in which they were raised and their children will have to cope with an accelerating rate of change The task of raisi ng children is not so much preparing them for the world but equipping them to cope with the inevitable changes ahead

The rapid change and uncertainty in the world has eroded parents sense of self-confidence claims Professor George Kawash a child psychologist with a particular concern for parentchild inshyteractions One anchor parents can proshyvide in this unsettled environment is consis tency in their child rearing pracshytices But it is very difficult to maintain if the parents feel unsure of themselves and their parenting skills Children need rules limits and some authority but parents often shy away from setting rules because they view this as a form of authoritarianism says Professor Kashywash Rules are not in themselves aushythoritarian especially if the children ha ve the opportunity to express their grievances about rules they feel are unreasonable Children will be more willing to accept rules if they feel they can discuss them

Professor Guldner feels there is a tendency among educators now to look at the entire family in dealing with problems in children Many families are referred to family counselling agencies because a child has problems in school Ten years ago we would have blamed those problems on the school systems he says Today family counsellors look to the family for weaknesses or strains that may have contributed to such probshylems This approach acknowledges the continued importance of the family unit in the socialization of children

The Individual Within the Family Creating a stable family environment requires input from solid individuals In family counselling explains Professor Guldner we usually focus on the husshyband and wife roles because strong partshyners secure in their relationship funcshytion better in the mother and father roles Further the husband and wife relationship needs to be nurtured throughout a marriage so it can survive after the parenting roles have been

From a FACS sheet by Mary Cocivera

completed Many marri ages break down after the children leave home because the partners threw themselves into the father and mother roles to the exclusion of the husband and wife roles After the years of neglect there was nothing left of the original relationship as husshyband and wife

One of the great tasks in family therapy confided Professor Guldner is helping individuals differentiate themselves from their fa mily of origin Their personal development and success in marriage depend on emerging from the family of their childhood observ ing and evaluating it ancj then making ratioshynal but at the sa me time gut-level choices about their own future Many marriage and family problems are caused by a failure to work through this rela tionship The process is not complete until the individual reconnects and estashyblishes an entirely different relationship with his family of origiIi

A fam ily can provide a supportive environment in which to grapple with these relational tasks Professor Guldner describes marriage as a cyclical IIwe equilibrium which has its ups and downs Individual growth requires comshying to grips with the conflicts

He fears though that many people walk awa y from conflict in marriage by seeking divorce rather than working through the problem This short-cirshycuits individual growth he explains Family counselling helps partners deal with conflict in a marriage relationship but does not guarantee living happily ever after Sometimes working out a rel a tionship results in termination of the marriage

Professor Guldner sees the emphashysis on the individual as a positive develshyopment for the family Were becoming more tolerant of individual diffe rences within the family and among families Young people will feel freer to make choices based on what is best for them personally and inter-personally rather than external expectations -North Americans will find it easier to accept and respect different types of families in the decades to come but they will also have to accept the responsibility for making informed intelligent choices compatible with their personal values ambitions and capabilities 0

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The College of Phys ical Science Alumni Association -5Ju

I SCIMP Editor Bob Winkel

Cell Patent Granted

Dr Ron Fawce ll with electroplated semiconductor

Two resea rchers at the University of GueJph have received a United States patent on a process tha t could revolushytionize the production of photo voltaic cells and reduce the cost several times

Doctors Ron Fawcett and Andrzej Baranski developed the process similar to techniques used in the electroplating industry during two months of research on applying semi-conductors to metal in la te 1978

The process does not require the

present use of vaporization to deposit a film of light-sensitive material on meta l

Present tec hnology for photo voltaic cells evolved from space research and uses either a single crystal silicon or a costly vaporization process for cadmium sulphide

Until now electroplating has been used as a way to deposit one metal on another in some kind of pl a ting solution through which you pass current but what we are depositing here is a semishy

conductor-cadmium sulphide Dr Fawcett said Other semiconductors which can be electrodeposited include cadmium selenide bismuth sulphide cushyprous sulphide and silver sulphide

The new process can be used with a variety of metals including stainless steet and aluminum foil he said

You can imagine pass ing great shee ts of metal through a plating bath and covering them with a thin coherent and uni fo rm deposit of th e photo sensishytive materia l said Dr Fawcett An America n patent was applied for beshycause most ma nufacturing is carried out in the United Sta tes

The chem is ts who will sha re the patent with the University are now seeking patents in Canada Great Britshyain and other industrialized nations

Manufacture of the new electroshyplated semi-conductor solar cells is cheaper than the vaporization process used for cadmium sulphide and initia l tests indicate a higher efficiency on output voltage Dr Fawcett sa id

Immediate application of the comshypound is in photo voltaic devices recshytification of alternating current into dishyrect current light detection equipment and special applications in photography

The research which led to the proshycess was sponsored by a grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Reshysea rch Council of Canada 0

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Prof Moffat Scholarship The College of Physical Science is pleased to announce the establishment of a memorial scholarship by the family and friends of the late Professor and Mrs Robert C Moffatt

Professor Moffatt formed the faculshyty of Physics at the Onta rio Agricultural College in 1917 and was head of the Department of Physics and Mathematshyics for the ten years prior to his retireshyment in 1956 H e was named Professor

Emeritus in 1974 In 1922 he was responsi ble to a

major degree for the organization of the Agricult~ral Science Option so that its graduates could qualify for admission to courses at the Onta rio College of Educashytion leading to the High School Assistshyants Certificate Type A Agriculture In 1950 he orga nized the General Scishyence Option leadin g to Type A Science

Professor Bob Moffatt was known continued

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to most physics students as the Prof and taught for many years the undershygraduate and graduate courses in theory of measurement and statistics He did much to cncourage agricultural reshysearchers to use statistical methods in the interpretations of their results and assisted in many of the a nalyses

[t is most fitting for the College of Physical Science to offer a scholars hi p

established in memory of Professor and Mrs Moffatt who gave so much to the department and the community

The $200 scholarship will be awarded annually to a student who has completed semester 4 and is enrolled in semester 5 or higher of an Honours Program in Mathematics Statistics or Physics

Alumni who graduated from the

Rites Of Passage Worthwhile Graduate work is not everyon es cup of tea Even an intense love of learning can be daunted by long hours of painstaking research the trauma tic experience of the oral comprehensive and the setting forth - and re-working- of first the masters then the doctora1 thesis

But for Bob Dudley who received his PhD in orga nic chemistry at winter Convocation stopping a t the bachelors level would have been unthinka ble He says he was too excited by the prospect of trying his ha nd at basic research something he had been una ble to do as an undergraduate

Bob came to Guelph three years ago from the University of Georgia where he obtained his M Sc working under Professor Ed Janzen When Professor Janzen joined Guelphs Deshypartment of Chemistry Bob moved there too

Bobs doctoral research has Inshyvolved a method of detection called spin trapping of free radicals that is molecules which have an unpaired elecshytron Spin trapping is only used in ten or 12 places in the world Three places in Canada including Guelph use it regularly it is not used at all on a regular basis in the United States

Looking back over the past three years Bob says the hardest things to contend with were assembling his thesis from all those piles of research material and confronting a sea of strange faces as he walked in to teach his first lab

But despite such trying moments Bob has enjoyed his time at Guelph a nd the abundance of ideas a nd stimulating atmosphere created by the joint campus arrangement of the Guelph-Waterloo Centre for Graduate Work in Chemisshytry

Agr Sci option during the time when Professor Moffatt guided developments in physics mathema tics and statistics were informed by Dean MacNaughton of the plan to establish a Moffa tt Meshymorial Scholarship We are most grateshyful for the generous response

It is expected that the first award will be presented at the I Oth anniversary celebrations of the college on June 210

H e has been fortunate too in his wife of ten years Tricia who never doubted for a minute that he would get his degree and whose enthusiasm and moral support cheered him on when the going was especially ha rd

Although their interests and expershytise are different-she graduated from East Tennessee State University in 1969 with a BSc having studied speech pathology language and audiology and is a speech pathologist and teacher of deaf education in Guelph-they find themselves good sounding boards for each ot her s problems

With his doctoral qua lificatio ns completed Bob will be working during th e coming year as a post-doc for Chemistry professor Colin Fyfe in solid state MR (nuclear magnetic resoshynance) After that he will be looking for a more permanent job Bob views that prospect with optimism 0

Our Tenth Anniversary Celebrations -(n June 1970 the new Physical Science Building was officially opened T he building replaced the old rose-garden south of Zavitz Hall and drastica lly changed a birds-eye view to the southshyeast as demonstrated in the two photoshygraphs on this page

Physics Chemistry and Math-Stats

have flowered irl this first decade To celebrate this occasion the College will hold an official cake-cutting ceremony with tea at 400 pm June 21 in the lobby beside the Campus Co-operative Bookstore This is to be preceded by tours of the facilities

Coincidental with this celebration is

the 10th anniversary of the formation of the College of Arts the College of Social Science and the College of Physica l Science and at 630 pm on June 21 in the University Centre Faculty Club alumni of the three colleges will join ranks with cocktails and dinner Come join us then 0

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By Mary Cocivera

T he College of Physical Science has yet to reach the age of puberty but is

poised to enter its second decade as a major centre for science research and undergraduate programs in Canada

The short existence belies a long history on the Guelph campus as major supporting disciplines to the agricultural programs Stretching back to the 1880s the story progresses through such varied pursuits as analysis of dairy products sugar beets well water and wood ashes levelling and surveying water finding machines lightning rods ventilation and soil physics

Old-timers can spin colorful tales of early instructors There was Prof Soccer-Bill Blackwood whose speciality was (literally) dynamite He was fond of bringing dynamite caps into the lecture room to demonstrate their safety He regularly stood by the window toying with one of these capriciously explosive caps before lighting it and toss ing it out the window where it exploded on cue Art Thompson OAC )7 remembers the ill-fated cap that rode a stiff wind right into the open window of a lab full of equipment on the lower floor That cap too exploded on cue

Art chuckles as he describes Prof Blackwoods favorite exam question You have a rock three feet by four feet by five feet two feet of it underground in the middle of a swamp and you want to blast it out How much of a charge of dynamite do you need He describes the technique of mud-capping- planting dynamite under a mud cap on top of the rock and letting er rip You can sit down and do all the calculations for this problem says Art but the right answer is that the rock is in a swamp so why would you need to blast it away

No reflections on the physical sciences could be complete without reference to Prof Moffatt claims Dean Earl MacNaughton He was called Mr Physics and his courses on theory of measurements were dubbed theory of Moffatt

Years When the Physics Building was built

in 1916 recalls the Dean inmates from the Ontario Reformatory were used to ca rry plaster a nd so the plasterers pu t a generous inch-thick layer on the ceilings By the early 50s the plaster frequently and with very little warning separated [rom the Ilath and both Prof and I had some close calls when the plaster would suddenly drop in our offices and on laboratory benches

Ventilation was indeed a problem when 50 to 60 students gathered for a qua1litative analysis laboratory and started bubbling H2S through solutions in order to precipitate metal ions H2S is infamous for it s smell --middotrotten eggs concen tra ted Professor John Rothwel OAC 39 now retired developed sensitive timing catchill~ about-to-expire students and hauling them to the window for a breather We had big fans installed he explains but the students opened the windows next to the fan short-circuiting the makeshift ventilation system Qualita tive analysis was eventually dropped from the curriculum Professor Rothwell is

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covered with equipment Chemistry had the distinction of being

the first science department on campus to have its own building by 1887 (the odiferous na ture of the pursuit no doubt affected the decision to construct a separate building) The building however la sted only until 1896 when fire destroyed it The replacement on the same location-where the north wing of the Arts Building now stands- housed generations of chern students until the Department of Chemistry moved to the present Chemistry and Microbiology building in 1965

When Prof Bill Brown arrived on campus in the 1 940s he suggested only partially in jest that the venerable building be named Reek Hall after the then president of the OAC William R Reek OAC 10 It was an idea that never emerged from the flask

The building easily would have justified that label Prof Brown tells of a visiting chemist from Iowa State University As he walked through the front entrance he sniffed deeply and sighed Ah beautiful-this is a lovely chemistry building It takes years of chemical training to appreciate the bouquet of aged chemistry buildings

convinced because other faculty members didnt appreciate the smell

While future physicists werent likely to find their way to the Guelph campus the OAC trained many of the high school science teachers in Ontario The old Agricultural Science option introduced ill 1922 and the General Science option introduced in 1950 provided an excellent broad scientific background for high school teaching and graduate study in any number of agricultural and scientific disciplines

With the establishment of the University of Guelph in 1964 the physical sciences emerged from their supporting roles to limelight positions on campus Greatly expanded research facilities and undergraduate laboratory capability had to be provided The Physics Department had been cramped for years in the red brick building and was unable to develop its undergraduate programs nor introduce graduate student and research programs appropriate for the mushrooming University The Chemistry Department had moved into the new Chemistry and MicrobiOlogy Building but research activity in the department had expanded graduate programs were becoming mOre important and essential scientific

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equipment was proliferating Both tcaching and research activities required much more space

The Physical Science Building an efficient gem of an edifice was completed and occupied by the fall of 1969 Attached to the Chemistry and Microbiology Building it provided expanded facilities for chemistry as well as teaching research and office space for Physics Mathematics and Sta tistics When the Department of Computing and Information Science emerged in 1971 it located in the Institute of Computer Science Building (the renovated Physics Building) for proximity to the computer hardware

For Physics the move to the new facilities was like a speed-of-light journey from 1916 to 1970 From graffiti-embellished lab benches to immaculate well-equipped spacious undergraduate la boratories from dingy basement research cubby-holes to well-lighted laboratories from makeshift to state-of-the-art equipment

Equipping the departments with essential iescarch instruments will be a never-ending program because the advances in science occur rapidly and because Guelph will want to maintain its hard-earned position at the forefront of research in Canada

By most accounts the move to the building occurred so smoothly that the undergraduate students remember only closing the drawer in one laboratory one day and showing up the next day in a new lab

We collected a roomful of old glassware brass bunsen burners and all kinds of junk when we moved out of the old Physics Building recalls Professor Jim Hunt Instead of throwing it out I bet other faculty members that we could sell it We did --we sold every last bit of broken glass and laboratory equipment amassed $500 and started a scholarship fund for undergraduate students in physics

The very existence of the physical science disciplines is often overshadowed by the emphasis on the life sciences at Guelph Because of this undergraduate degree programs stili attract a relatively small number of students-a predicament that is both attractive and threatening at the same time Faculty describe the size of some of the undergraduate programs as

bull uncomfortably small while recent graduates from the programs see the small size as an important difference between Guelph aNd the grist mills that churn out hundreds of graduates

Everything has to do with size observes Terry Clifford Like most of his classmates at the OAC he came from a rurat background We really appreciated Guelphs organization in terms of social

development We got to know everyone in our class Professors assigned to the year really developed close relationships There was no dou bt that everyone encouraged us Professor MacNaughton (now the dean) was like a mother hen-he developed a really close rapPorl with all the students and graduates Hes a mini alumni associa t ion hi msel r

How the Physical Sciences disciplines evolved on the Guelph campus is a fascinating account in itself They all appeared originally to serve agricultural interests Chemists performed analyses on everything from soil to sugar beets physicists monitored the weather and contributed a variety of engineeringshyoriented expertise Mathematicians helped agricultural research workers use statistical methods to interpret their da tao Even the late-comer Computing and Information Science appeared on campus in an agricultural capacity Animal scientists had gathered enough milking data on cards to fill a room but couldnt use the information The computer stored that information and made it accessible for research

The undergraduate program in Computing and Information Science reflects these origins emphasiZing systems rather than computation It focuses on how to best utilize the computer to solve problems This approach meshes well with the existing biological and agricultural research on campus Fourth year classes in computing science boast about 35 students the 90 terminals in the ICS building are in use practically round-the-clock and the majority of students on campus has some contact with the computer during studies at Guelph

WHAT IS TO COME The general perception of whats

happening in the job market for physical science graduates is completely incorrect according to Professor Jack MacDonald Chairman Department of Physics In the

next decade there won t be enough physicists ma thema ticia ns and chemists to go around There was a move away from the physical sciences when they were blamed for pollution and technological problems Students looked to the biological sciences for solutions Now were seeing a move back to chemistry and physics as young people start to recognize that they offer the best hope for long-range solutions to many pressing problems Physical Science graduates are basically problem-solvers

The pre-adolescent CoJlege of Physical Science has emerged from a decade that was turbulent for the physical sciences at all institutions Ted Newton describes the see-saw years Until about 1970 we had money and jobs to offer but no one to whom to offer them Then the money dried up and really good candidates for faculty positions became availa ble

The disciplines not only are firmly esta blished on ca mpus but are setting high standards in teaching and research Were proud of the progress in physical sciences in the 15 years since the formation of the University adds Dean Earl MacNaughton

Faculty pursue research in fields as diverse as biophysics environmental toxicology electrochemistry surface physics neutron scattering mathematical and sta tistical a nalysis of biologica I systems and the design of a georeferences data base for the Province of Onta rio Funds from outside sources amounting to about one and a half million dollars annually support a large portion of this fundamental and applied research

As the disciplines continue their growth predicts the Dean our faculty will strive to preserve the informality and close contact with students that has distinguished Guelph in the past

The College may be only ten years old but has already come of age in the scientific research community I990- here we come 0

A physics leclure 1958 with Dr Earl MacNaughton now Dean

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y ou hear the sales approac h lt1 llmost cve ry day The new improved producl - more

powerful more efficient more everything Well that sa me approach very aptly applied

to College Roya I and University Open House 80 This yea r as well as the usual multitud e of events and exhibits across-camrus there were many exciting and refreshing innovations that added that extra sparkle to the glitter

The officia l opening of open house weekend by a professional actor and comedian was a first Canadils own tongue-in-cheek Don Harron though not bespectacled and disguised in the dilaridatcd cloth cap three-day beard and moth-eat en swea ter of the irreverent Chrlie Farquharso n ce rtainly sounded like that entertaining rural cha racter during a eourle of his r ertinent rronouncements

Another new fea ture of this years College Royal open hOlle weekend walt Fly-Days The sky W i the limit when at $7 a ti ck t cIIQO11 ers took 30-minute flights over the Univcrsit v nd thc surrounding ar a Thc Flying C1uh1I thl

Don Harron and Charlie Farquharson opened open house weekend with ColeRe Royal president Dawn Wert and College Roya cehbrafll Connalyn Cooke

Something New At Collegl

Where MY funny hal University of Guelph dreamed up the idea provided planes and pilots and des pite il storm that dumped ten inches of snow on G uelph in less than three hours ilttrac ted more thiln 40 adventu rers

Another well-attended newcomer event was th e Woodsman Comretitions where ring of axe rasp of crosscut sa wand flying logs a od woodchips filled the a ir ilS contestants pitted their muscles ilgainst the clock

A new wag and wiggle to the O Vc Dog Show was the mutt show - comrlete with a delightful dog-in -a n-Easter-bonnet competition

Well over 20000 people visit ed the campus during Collegc Royal open hou se weekend

Pr~ilting the thousa nds of bu sy students who orgil ni zed something for this University that it could not do for itself Prcsident Donald F Forster lnuded them for rroudly serving the 56-year tradition of College Roy~Jmiddot

What s new a t College Roy~l ) The rhot ograrhs on these two pagcs sum it ur much hetter th ~1 1l mInv tnou s no of word~ []

Pilots with the Flying Cluh at the Univ(fsity of Guelph introduced Fly-Days With customers is Paul Sullivan right Club prlsident

Collegl Royal open house weekend was a cold one but students who entered the Woodsman Competitions soon warmed to the job

Royal 80 A 30s lapper Daisy Mae

Linda Filller 80 Derek style at the fashion show

Just a big baby

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A New

Look At Old

Folks Exerpts from a FACS sheet

by Mary Cocivera

I nd ependence self-respect and dignity can make the difference between

enjoying the later years and mere ly enduring them Helping seniors maintain their independence is an increasingly popular more enlightened approach to providing the services required by the elder ly

Canadas population is getting old The proportion of the elderly is increasing as a result of extended life span lower birth rates and immigration cutbacks The percentage of Canadas popula tion over 65 increased from 5 per cent in 190 I to 87 per cent in 1976 Demographic projections predict that in 50 years more than 20 per cent of the Canadian population will be over 65

Supporting these elderly and providing the needed services will demand novel approaches new insights and an emphas is on enjoying rather than enduring the later years

WHO ARE THE ELDERLY

The elderly a re generaJly considered to be anyone over 65 yea rs old-the age of mandatory retirement At tha t turning point workers stop being wage earners and sta rt being senior citizens They receive old age security benefits draw pensio ns and ride buses at reduced ra tes

The retirement years are rewarding for many seniors Jackrabbit Johannsen still cross-count ry skis at 104 Grandma Moses painted into her 90s others earn university degrees pursue second careers indu lge in hobbies travel and find happiness in volunteer work But for some of the elderly the retirement years bring loneliness despair and poverty along with independence

Most of the elderly are women Of the elderl y living a lone 70 per cent are women

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The proportion of the elderly in Canada is increasing rapidly

Almost half of the women over 65 are widowed and widows outnumber widowers five to one

Three-quarters of the women over 65 living on their own have no income other than government stipends for the elderl y In Ontario these stipends now amount to about $365 monthly and are adjusted quarterly

INCOME DURING RETIREMENT

The financial picture for many seniors looks bleak but it may appear worse than it really is suggests Dr Kathleen Brown a family economist in the Department of Family Studies Without work-related costs retirees have lower expenses

In addition seniors can take advantage of free medical care free or reduced admissions property tax refunds income tax deductions public tra nsportation passes reductions on restaurant meals free drugs and seniors discoun ts at stores These benefits help spread retirement income that much further

Dr Brown suspects that the recently retired may see their financial position as worse than it rea ll y is She and Professor

Martin-Matthews arc doing a study of how recently retired people adjus t to changes in their economic and social status Its a difficu lt psychologica l adjustment for someone who has saved for retirement to start dipping into savings she says Consequently many scniors dont live as well as they co uld Some who could don t take taxis and hire help when they rea lly nced to because it is contrary to their Iife-Iong habits

The family home owned Iree and clear is a major economic assct in retirement and is the surest hedge against int1ation New programs likc the reverse mortgage can convert this asset into cash while a llowing the owner to stay in the house

In this scheme the bank or finance company buys the house over a period of about 20 ycars giving the resident homeowner monthly cash payments based on the assessed value of the house Varia tions on this theme may be one answer for asset-rich but cash-poor sen iors

Financially this arrangement makes good sense but convincing seniors may take some doing After people work a lifetimc to own a home outright they arc understandably reluctant to put a claim on it explains Dr Brown

Selling the family home in retirement is a calculated risk Will the capital from the house support a retired person for 10 years 20 years 30 yea rs Will it cover possi ble hi gh care costs in the later years A dollar saved in 1932 bu ys only 20 cents worth of goods and services at todays prices Int1ation will continue to erode the purchasing power of dollars saved fo r retirement

Financial management in general may present spec ial problems for many seniors notes Dr Brown Sources of income tend to be more diffuse in retirement coming from ann uities pensions RRSPs income supplements and perhaps reverse mortgages All of these require some attention managemen t and filling out of form s Often it s the widow who has to handle these ar rangements and she may be fac in g family finances for the first time in her life Seniors who could benefit from financial counselling don t know where to go for help

Growing old may not be glamorous but it need not be frig htening lonely and poverty-ridden In other cultures extended family a rrangements ass ure that elders will be loved needed and honoured until death In Canada senio rs place a high val ue on independence but geronto logists are now

realizing that independence can be facilitated while providing needed services and opportunities to the growing elderly populat ion 0

Election of alumni to Senate

Regulations governing election All alumni shall be eligible to vote providing they have graduated from the University of Guelph or the founding Colleges Alumni members of faculty a t the University of Guelph or full-time or part-time students enrolled in a pTogram under the jurisdiction of the Senate of the University of Guelph may not vote in the election of alumni to Senate if they have participated in the current election of faculty or the election of students to Senate

There shall be a minimum of one and a maximum of three elected alumni from anyone of the undernoted alumni bodies (a) Macdonald Institute or its successor College of Family and Consumer Studies (b) Ontario Agricultural College (c) Ontario Veterinary College (d) As a group the Colleges of Arts and Social Science and Wellington College- BA degree (e) As a group the Colleges of Biological Science and Physical Science and Wellington College-BSc degree

Each year the three-year terms of office of three of the nine alumni senators expire Retiring August 31 1980 are Frank Archibald OAC 39 W John Bowles CSS 72 and Dr Vc Rowan Walker OVC 47 The terms of office of Gordon B Henry OAC 34 Mrs Mary (Robertson) McGillivray Mac 36 and John R Flegg Arts 68 will expire August 31 1981 Charles (Chuck) Broadwell OAC 54 Bill Tolton OAC 36 and Dr Robert (Herb) Wright OVC 38 will sit on Senate until August 31 198 2

Voting instructions Please vote for a maximum of three candidates on the ballot form Voting shall be by an x Or checkm~rk Any mark on a ballot other than those required for marking the voters preference shall make the ballot null and void

Completed ballot form should be clipped and placed in an envelope on which you are requested to put your name and year in the upper left-hand corner To facilitate voting by an alumnus whose spouse is a lso an alumnus of the University of Guelph and who therefore jointly receive only one copy of the Guelph Alumnus two ballot forms are provided A joint return (two ballots in the same envelope) is acceptable only if the name and year of both voters a re on the envelope Address to Box SE Alumni Office University Centre University of Guelph Guelph Ontario NIG 2W l stamp and mail An on-campus polling booth in the foyer of the Physical Sciences Building will be open between the hours of 800 am and 200 pm on Saturday June 21 during Alumni Weekend Ballot forms and envelopes will be available at the booth On receipt at the Alumni Office eligibility to vote will be verified The sealed envelopes will be opencd on or after June 23 1980 and the ballots counted by scrutineers appointed by the Executivc Committee of the University of Guel ph Alumni Association Only valid ballots with voter identification on the enclosure envelopc received on or before that date will be counted

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iSenate Ballot Form iSenate Ballot Form I I For election of three alumni to Senate University of I For election of three alumni to Senate University of I I Guelph for the three-year term commencing Sep- I Guelph for the three-year term commencing Sep- I tember I 1980 See other side of this page for tember 1 1980 See other side of this page for I biographical sketches of candidates Vote for a biographicalfskhetches o~ candoidatebslvote for a I

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FERGUSON Paul D I CPS 67 Guelph

I FERGUSON Paul D I CPS 67 Guelph J

I GRUBBE Arthur G (Art) I OAC 41 Arthur I

GRUBBE Arthur G (Art) OAC 41 Arthur

I LEWIS Robin BI Aits 73 BTantford

I MILNE (Dennison) Lorna A I OAC 56 Brampton

I LEWIS Robin B I Arts 73 Brantford

MILNE (Dennison) Lorna A I OAC 56 Brampton

I YOUNG N Richard P Arts MA 76 Ridgeville

YOUNG N Richard P 1 Arts MA 76 Ridgeville

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News From Guelph

CAMPUS HIGHLIGHTS Summer Campus 1980 Summer Campus 80 will be a laughing matter if Larry Horowitz has his way A professional entertainer Horowitz is teaching a comedy workshop as part of the U niversi ty s uniq ue vaca tion proshygram which this year begins July 7 Timing voice inflection and mannerisms are almost more important than content according to thi s young comic who deshylights in sending up commercials

From comedy to reincarnation and apiculture Summer Campus this year presents vacationers with an extraordishynary smorgasbord of courses and activishyties For some people a relaxing vacashytion means a complete change from their usual activities explains Professor Jim Murray who established the program the only one of its kind at a Canadian university five years ago Teachers

lawyers and housewives will probably be among those who take Horowitzs comedy workshop or classes In drawing piano-playing or conversational French

Others however prefer to use the time to further develop themselves professiona ly says Professor Murray This year for the first time courses which form part of certificate programs in business and education wil[ be ineludshyed so that the family can come along while mom or dad sharpens professional skills Some of the 27 adult courses offered thi s summer are designed to fulfill specific personal needs such as how to become a skillful negotiator or generally manage life more effectively

Summer Campus is an ideal chance for alumni to spend time at the Univershysity of Guelph again notes Professor Murray Since Summer Campus has 12 special youth progra ms for children from 4 to 16 years of age returning to your alma mater can become a family

affair This year youngsters can ha m it up in a theatre workshop or learn about science computcrs or nature Workshops in jOllrnalism and art also encourage young talent

Tennis squash swimming and 800 acres of green space provide numerous recreational opportunities In the eveshyning it is poss ible to enjoy the campus through twilight tours and a myriad of student events includling the community barbeque Musical performances Walt Disney film nights and socials are espeshycially organized for Summer Campus va ca tioners

Summer Ca mpus 80 has two oneshyweek sess ions July 7-11 and 14-18 Course rates begins at $25 for children and $35 for adults per week Residence accomodation is available For complete program a nd fee information contact Continuing Education Division UNIshyVERSITY OF GUELPH Guelph Onshytario NIG 2WI or phone (519) 824-4120 ext 39560

Biographical Sketches- Senate Candidates middot PAUL D FERG SON CPS 67 lives in Guelph and is territory manager with Supersweet Feeds Stratford Paul taught at J F Ross Collegiate and then farmed near Arthur As an alu mni sena tor he at on Senate from 1969 to 1972 and feels he can provide an effective voice for alumni

ARTHUR G (ART) GRUBB OAC 41 is retired and lives in Arthur after a 35-yea r career with OMAF as an Ag Rep for the counties of Prince Edward Gray Oxford l anark and Perth Art is Secretary Ontario Institute of Agrologists Guelph Branch and is married to Lenore (McFadden) Mac 40

ROBIN BAIRD LEWIS Arts 73 lives in Brantford and is a part-time professional artist (see article on pages 6 and 7) An art instructor at Fanshawe College Robin is also a free-lance com mercial artist and has illustrated childrens books Her name is in the Index of Ontario Artists

LORNA A (DENNISON) MILNE OAC 56 lives in Brampton where she has operated Flowertown Antiques for eight years She is a trustee with the Peel Board of Education and vice chairman of the North Peel unit of the Canadian Cancer Society She is married to Ross Milne OAC 55

N RICHARD P YOUNG Arts MA 76 lives in Ridgeville and is a candidate for bar admission He is with the law firm of Young and McNamara in Thorold With his knowledge of taw he feels he can contribute to Senate during this period of economic difficulty

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Great Year For Gryphons

Mens Hock ey Cryphons winners of the OUAA championship

With no less than seven Gryphon teams taking Ontario championships the 1979-1980 intercollegiate season at the University of Guelph was certainly an unprecedented one

II a II started in the fall when the Senior Mens Varsity Eight rowing tea m broke records at the Ontario Universishyties Athletic Association (OUAA) meet in Weiland to take first place Then the mens and womens curling teams trashyvelled to the Universi ty of Western Ontario to defeat all comers and sweep two Ontario titles

Following th at came a weekend at Guelph that will not soon be forgotten by those involved February 22-23 saw the University of Guelph host both the Ontario Womens Basketball Championshyships and the Ontario Wrestling Chamshypionsh ips At approximately 800 pm on Saturday Feb 22 the Guelph women defeated Laurentian University for their first ever Ontario Womens Intercollegishy

ate Athletic Association (OWIAA) championship Three hours later the men had edged out the University of Western Ontario to bring back the Onshytario wrestling title after an absence of one year

Meanwhile the womens crossshycountry ski team put together a strong effort and snatched the provincial title from perennia l winner Carleton Univershysity

It was also about this time that the men s hockey Gryphons were putting together a miraculous comeback Ending up in fifth place in the OUAA the team had to travel to Laurentian University for a sudden death game The Gryphons won it They then fell one game down in a best of three semi-final with the Unishyversity of Toronto Varsity Blues and had to win two in a row to advance to the final They did In the final against the number one ranked McMaster Universishyty Marlins the Gryphons again fell one

game down You guessed it they won th e next two and became the second team ever to win back-to-back Ontario championships

The wrest lers basketball and hockshyey players all advanced to the Canadian Intra-universi ty Athletic Union (CIAU) Championships and a lthough no team titles were brought home they a ll made their presence felt at the national level

As weJl as seven championships the Gryphons had seven individual Ontario champions They were Ken Hawthorne in the 15 km Nord ic sk iing race and Bob Pronk Ken Bradford Jamie Beshythune Ed Slabikowski Gavin Carrow and Wayne Brightwell from th e wresshytling Gryphons The Nordic ski relay team of Dan MaJlet John Bonardelli and Ken Hawthorne also took a gold at the OUAA championships At the CIAU wrestling ch ampionships Wayne Brightwell took a gold medal in his weight class

The Gryphons also had ten Ontario a ll-stars in Candy Clarkson Linda Jolie Sue Lindley Mike Sesto Rick Dundas and Tom Heslip from basketball John Lowe and Jeff Inglis from football Mike McParland from hockey and Tony Tenwesteneind from volleyball Candy Clarkson wa s also named to the allshyCanadian team at the CJAU banquet in Halifax

Following the completion of the schedules the first annual Co-Educashytional Awards Banquet was held at the University s Peter Clark Hall The event was well received by athletes and staff a like and plans are already in the making for next seasons banquet 0

Microbiology Open House June 15 Microbiology is fascinating Thats the message of an open house to be held Sunday June 15 from I 00 pm to 500 pm in the Universitys Chemistry and Microbiology Building College of Physshyical Science Sponsored by the Canadian Society of Microbiologists Committee on Education with the co-operation of the Departments of Microbiology Vetshyerinary Microbiology and Immunology and the Microbiology Club Microbioloshygy Day is for everyone-young and old novice and expert alike

Four second-floor laboratories will house presentat ions demonstrations and poster displays of the latest research

developments in medical agricultural and industrial microbiology-in a way that can be readily understood even by non-scientists

For those who want to explore furshyther there will be tours of resea rch laboratories where work will be in progshyress and equipment in use including the electron microscope Interes ted visitors may also tour the Department of Veterishynary Microbiology and Immunologys research facilities

At 300 pm in Room 200 of the Chemistry and Microbiology Building Jay Ingram microbiologist and host of CBC Radio s Quirks and Quarks will

give a slide and video lecture on the history of microbiology and some of the most recent trends The talk will be aimed primarily at high school students but everyone should find it interest ing Later Jay will mingle and chat with visitors

Microbiology Day has been planned as part of the first joint annual meeting -of the Canad ian Society of Microbiolo shygists and the Genetics Society of Canashyda being held on campus from June J 5 to June 19 Over 400 delegates from across Canada and the United States will be there Heres a chance to hobnob with the experts Plan to bring the whole family It promises to be a great day 0

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Alumni Publications-Consolidation ue to a combination of rapidly escalating paper prices and mailing rates and a directiveD issued to all academic and administrative units of the University requesting that a ll 1979-80

budget submissions reflect a 5 per cent reduction of their 1978-79 budget allotments it became necessary to review the vital field of a lumni publications

To this end President DF Forster appointed a Special Advisory Committee on Alumni Publications with representatives from the U of G Alumni Association and each of the seven college alumni associations The Committee compiled a re port and the President accepted its recommendation to consolidate the Guelph A lumnus and the se ven individual college alumni bulletins

Through the year the four re gular issues of the Guelph Alumnus will consist of 36 pages and up to 18 page s in each issue will be a llocated to the college alumni associations Space will be divided in proportion to the size o f individual college alumni bodies and copy for the 18 pages will be pro vided by individual college e ditors To obtain a good institutional image and to m ainta in alumni acceptance the quality of Guelph Alumnus paper stock has been upgraded to a lighter weight coated stock This will result in lower mailing costs

Subject to annual review and the availa bility of funds the President has approved the publication ot an e ight-page Annual Alumni Weekend Supplement under the individual mastheads of the seven college alum ni associations The supplement will consist of a common four-page insert covering Alumni Weekend programs plus a four-page format of copy exclusive to and provided by e ach of the seven college alumni associations

Your colle ge editors met a de m anding deadline for this the first consolidated publication and we are very grateful to them We t hink we ve done the right thing-what do you think Ed 0

CODling Events

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Annual Meetings at Guelph Friends of U of G Incbull Mac-FACS

OAC OVC bull Arts CPSbull CSS and U of G Alumni

Associations

Summer Campus

CVMA Confere nce Moncton NB

Centennial Banquet Associate Diploma in Agriculture

AVMA Convention Washington DC

Aggie Week

OAC Alumni Association Golf Tournament

Homecoming

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Spring 1986 Vol 13 Nltgt 2

Canada Postes Post Canada ~~oJod PYlp~+ pulk Ennombre third troisieme class classe 1067 Guelph Ont

ADDRESS CORRECTION REOUESTED

If th e addressee or a son o r a daughter w ho IS an atumnu s has moved please notify th~ Alum ni OHice University 01 G uelph N I G 2W so thai th is magazine may be forwarded to the proper address

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Writing Centre The current support required is $10000

Choir Tour of Scandinavia in 1981

Alma Mater Fund grants have been a cata lyst for the raising of funds for tours of Scotland (1973) Southern Engla nd (1975) A ustria and Germany (1977) and Wales England and Scotland (i 979) The University has gained much favourable publicity from these tours Further assistance is to be granted the forthcoming tour of Scandinavia

GRYPHON CLUB ESTABLISHED

More and more alumni-many of them former University of Guelph a thletes- have expressed an intense desire to help develop on campus the best university athletic program in Canada In response to this interest the Gryphon Club has been esta blished under the chairmanship of former Athletic Director WF Bill Mitchell OAC 38 Your support through an annual Gryphon Club membership may be channelled through the annual Alma Mater Fund

Special emphasis will be on recruiting enabling all Gryphon teams to develop strong bases Members will have a part in the sports education of todays students and will be contributing to the maintenance of school spir it vital to the campus environment Membership cards a monthly publication Gryphon Notesmiddot and from time to time complimentary tickets to Gryphon events are benefits available to donors of $25 or more

REUNION CLASSES

Class executives considering reunions are invited to consider a special gift or project on behalf of their Alma Mater A new division of the Alma Mater Fund has been established to be known as the Class Reunion Division under the guidance of Chairman Jim Kenney A Shopping List of Campus Needs has been prepa red and is available on request at the Development Office

COMMEMORATIVE GIVING

The increasing number of commemorative and memorial gifts being received has resulted in the appointment of Dr Russ McDonald as Chairman of the Alma Mater Fund Commemorative Gifts Division Projects to commemorate a relative friend or classmate are welcomed and will be coordinated by the Development Office Contact the Development Office Level 4 University Centre University of Guelph Guelph Ontario N I G 2W I (519) 824-3100 for further information 0

Highlights bull New record established with 5259 gifts amounti ng to $268840-bighest

gift amount in the II-year history of the Fund bull Overall participation was 21 per cent with a gift average of $5 111 bull Century Club members contributed 965 leadership gifts tota lling $156793

57 per cent of gift total bull Faculty and staff participation in the Campus Fund was 53 L per cent with

a gift average of $7579 bull OAC alumni participation of 243 per cent topped OVc al umni at 23 8

per cent and Mac-FACS alumni at 23 per cent

Summary of Allocations 1979 1969-79

Scholarships _ $ 74755 $ 390615 Library Acquisitions 46800 123848 College Advancement Projects 35000 35000 Alumni Stadium 20000 22039 1 Art Purchases 163 55 99798 Winegard Visiting Professorships 15000 120000 Arboretum Development 11 253 349298 War Memorial Hall 10000 60000 Mac-FACS WorkStudy Project 10000 10000 London House Purchase 5000 28519 Music Program 5000 33782 Athletic Program 2 183 9422 Mac-FACS 75th Anniversary Project 100400 Clinic Seminar Room at OVc 35000 Residence Life - 9000 Drama Projects 3250 Sundry Projects 17494 84393

middotIncludes Comme morative G ifts and London Bursaries $268840 $1 7127 16

Summary of Alumni Support 1979

Alma Mater Fund Development Fund Total Change Amounts Change Amounts Gifts 78179 Given 78 179 Given

O AC 2157 - 40 $1 06432 + 67 $ 509 OVc 605 - 27 31791 -254 180 Mac-FACS 1019 -115 34984 + 45 35 Arts amp Science 914 + 37 15553 + 122 53 FacultyStaff 3R7

5082 Other credits 177

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$221 377 47463

51 ~ $ 3914

5259 $268840 + 93

Alma Mater Fund 1979 gift tota l $268840 Development Fund alumni pledge pa yments received in 1979 3914 Alumni associations special projects 1 138 Alumni and faculty bequests and endowments 42 11 0

Total alumni support in 1979 $3 16002 Wintario matching grants 21 940

Grand total $337942

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House on London Road Gl eph

By Debbie Chambers Arts 77

M eeting artist Robin Baird Lewis Arts 73 means being captivated by her

optimistic excitement Robin has every reason to be excited

Her showing last February in the University of Guelph Faculty Cl ub followed successful exhibitions at the G uelph Public Library and Glenhyrst Gardens and the G allery of Brant both in Brantford Future showings of her watercolours and drawings will be held this year at the O akville C entennial Gallery the KitchenershyW aterloo Art Gallery and the University of Guelph

Lewis Ar s73 Cover Artist For This Issue

Despite the anticipated continued success of her 1980 art shows thc major source of Robin s excitement is a planned trip to Br itain She feels this trip will be a critical step in her career Traditionall y Robins work has captured O ntario scenes She now looks forward to using British landscapes and subjects for her paintings and drawings

Robins vocation as a professional artist began at a very early age He r first painting was sold when she was 12 years old Since that time being a professional artist has been a lucrative part-time carcer A lack of formal artistic training has certainly not kep t Robin from becoming an accomplished artist H er name appears in the Index of Ontario Artists and her contributions to the G lenhyrst Permanent C ollection have been viewed across Canada and the United States

At the moment R obin has two part-time occupations which utilize her artistic talents Besides worki ng as a n art in structor at Fanshawe College Robin is also a free-lance commercia l a rtist O ne of her most successful commercial ventures has been illustrative work in the 1980 edition of the Canadian Children s Annual published by Bob Nielsen M A Arts 71 _ owner of Potlatch Publications in Hamilton H er six illustrations were so well received that Bob has offered her a contract for the 1981 Annual

Robin is quick to acknowledge the debts that she and the other Lewis offspring owe to their parents The Lewises encouraged their youngsters to explore their personal crea tive talents As a result Robin is an artist her brother is an actor one

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sister is a potter and another sister is a part-time lithographer T he Lewises support for their familys career pursuits may stem from the fact that they too are very creative and talent ed Robins father is a commercial antique reo torer while her mother Georgie Baird Lewis is an accomplished portrait painter and curator of Glenhyrst Gardens

Robin s part-time activity as a professional artist was crucial to her financial survival while she studied for BA and MA degrees at the University of Guelph

Now the tables have turned Robin hopes that her academic and teaching experience will enable her to secure a full -time position which will finance her part-time occupation as a professional artist 0 Baal on Dunnet sands - Caithness

Ab(lndnned hOlise at Marden 7

A New Hat Peter F Hannam OAC 62 has stepped down as leader of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) Ontarios largest agricultural lobby group to become head of CANFARM Hannam told his constituents that he had a tremendous sense of accomplishment from his years of service for the OFA

Hanna m said he will not be leaving agricultural politics altogether But I am going to change the way I contribute Hannam said I want to rise to meet the challenge that CANFARM presents As president of the OFA Ha nnam was instrumental in organizing the takeover of the computer fa rm record services when t he previous Li beral government decided to cease funding the program as a Crown Corporation

The following excerpts are from Hannams farewell address to OFA convention delegates in Toronto as reported by The Grower published by the Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association

D uring the past decade farming has undergone considerable change

Farms have become larger more mechanized and in the process farming Peler Hannam OAC 62

and serv ices and have t hU $ provided a major stimulus for other sectors of our economy In spite of high barriers to our exports and the import of more and more food ag riculture still makes a significant contribution to our international balance of trade

There is no question that farmers benefitted during the 1970s The real winner however was the average Canadian citi zen

But what of the 80sl What of the cha llenges in the 80s~ T he future is uncertain but it is clea r that we cant count on thi s industry continuing as it had in the 7 0s

Ten years ago no one but a visionary or a madman would have predicted the challenges we are facin g today It was little more th an ten years ago that Federal Minister Joe Greene forecast that we had enough oil to last a thousa nd years Who would have believed ten years ago that interest rates would have reached the level

has become more of a business and less of a way of life

The farmer has changed as well Today there are fewer of us Our average age has dropped as older farmers have retired and more young people have moved into farming More of our time is spent on manag ing and planning as we have learned we can make more money with a pencil or now a computer than a pitchfork Incomes though they moved in fits and sta rts have improved Generally the 1970s were good for Ontarios farmers

The OFA has changed drama tically as well In ten years it has moved from a period of uncertain ty-from a small group of dedicated members to wh ere it is now the largest most influential farm organization this province has ever seen This growth has been due la rgely to the foresight and dedication of a host of leaders particularly in the first half of the 70s who built a solid base of support to the loyalty and talents of OFA staff and to the determination and support of all our members

But farmers are not the only ones who have gained from the developments in agriculture in the last ten years Consumers -have also been well served In spite of recent price increases consumers today are better fed on a greater variety of food for a smaller portion of their paycheque than at any time in the worlds history

Indeed society as a whole has benefitted from the changes in agriculture in the last ten years Low food costs have meant more money to spend on other goods

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they are now or that tractors would cost $20- to $80000 and some combines over $100000 Nor ten years ago would anyone have believcd thc increas ing government restrictions wc now face on our methods of farming

That has been the rapid pace of change in thc 70s and given the challenges we must face in the 80s the only safe prediction we can makt is that change will accelerate even raster

If fa rming is to remain healthy and profitable if we are to continue to provide thc bountiful supplies of food that

anadians have become accustomed to then agriculture will undergo as much changc in the next tcn years as it has undergonc in thc last 20 or even 30 years

I do not want to sound ala rmist or pessimistic because I am not Im optimistic But mere optimism wont make the next decade rosy Its going to take planning forcsight and hard work How well thesc challenges are overcome will literally determine the health and profitability of farming in the next ten years

Nor will the effects be limited to the farm community because they also have broad social and economic implications In discussing the health of the [arm community we are also discussing how well fed Canadians will be ten yea rs from now and how much of their paycheques will be netded to buy food In turn this will determine how much they will have left for other things The future of [arming is also the future of Canada

Canadian economic policies weigh heavily on farmers Even the wellshyestablishcd farmer is now dependent on his banker The young farmcr with mortgages and debts reaching $250000 to $500000 or even more is not just dependent upon his banker he is at the bankers mercy How many young farmers did not make it through last winter~

However it is not just a question of who will go under The high cost of borrowing means that needed repairs new equipment new land or improvcd facilities may not be purchased now Our efficiency can only suffer and with it our competitive position

Right now we are predicting that in addition to facing an inflation rate which may well be over 10 per cent we will be paying 25 per cent more for drainage tiles 12 to J8 cents more per gallon for gasoline diesel fuel and heating oil and at least 15 per cent more for fertilizer Prices will go still higher but there is little corresponding prospect of prices for our products keeping pace

The right to farm will also continue to be a problem Even the decision as to what to produce is being taken out of our hands

Decisions at Queens Park or illcrcasingly by urban-dominated Illunicipal councils now dictate whether or not we can produce livestock whether or not wc can expand and even the hours we can work in our fields

The common thread in all these problems is that the rea l decision-making power does not rest in our hands

This docs not mcan we ca nnot influence those decisions- we can But it will not be easy

To do it however we must lift our gaze to events beyond our line fences We must become more involved in all those decisions which shape social and economic policy We must become a powerful influential unified team

We must continue to get out and tell the consumer the politician the civil servant the businessman and all those who influence policy just how importa nt farm ing is to this country

It can be done We have proven it can

Fuel prices wi be the scourge of the 80s

be done In the last ten years the OFA has become a powerful voice for Ontarios farmers but there is so much more to do

Obviously we can have little impact as ind ividuals We must be organized we must be well financed we must have the research and we must have the skills to make our voices heard

That s a big challenge for this organiza tion but I know we have the talent and the will to be even more successful

There is one other activity which I think farmers should get involved in to a greater extent in the next decade That is self-policing our industry

Having had a lot of contact in the past few years with non-farmers from every walk of life I have come to appreciate that Ontario farmers by and large enjoy a very

finc reputation of being hard working honest considerate and the sa lt of the earth My contact with farmers in every corner of this province convinces me tha t reputa tion is well deserved

We must work hard to keep it that way if we are to earn the respect we need as an industry

As the pressures from change grow in the 80s there will no doubt be a ttempts by some few farmers to operate in a way tha t we cannot condone We must be cautious tha t those few do not spoil the industry for the rest of us

We must attack infl ation because it is crippling us with increased costs We have heard one government pronouncement after another that they a re going to stop inflation What s happened ~ Unfortunately inflation is like sin Every government denounces it in public while at the sa me time they gleefully practice it in private

We must object to the da mage th a t unprecedented high interest ra tes are causing in our industry and we must demand that a lterna tives be found or tha t Canadian agriculture is shielded from the full impact of these senselessly high ra tes just as agriculture in other countries is

We must continue to hammer away at finding more markets for our fa rm products This involves continuing to fight for fa irer trade rules to undertake programs to have our food replace imported food and to increase our export market efforts These measures must have the full support o[ farmers the rest of the food industry and governments as well

We must mount a campaign to ensure farmers will have assured supplies of fuel a t reasona ble prices Fuel prices will be the scourge of the 80s Theres no need to follo w the world price of oil so slavishly in a key industry like agriculture To do so as quickly as is now being planned will cripple producers and will jeopardi ze this countrys food supply

One of the reasons for high fuel prices is sup posed to be th at it will encourage conservat ion thats unfair Farmers dont have to be hit over the head with a sledge hammer to practice conservation Fa rmers across this province are already ma king major advancements towa rds conservation and in developing alterna tive energy sources And tha t without getting encouragement to do so

lt will be difficult to get the decisions which you will make on energy implemented by governmetJts but energy issues must be addressed with conviction

Yes there are many challenges facing us in the next decade Thats no reason to throw up our hands in despair We must take a positive attitude tha t these problems will be resolved We must convince a lot of people that they need to be solved 0

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The Dippers Coat of Arms

This is centennial year for the Associate Diploma in Agriculture course at the OAC and the graduates have planned a celebration on the weekend of July 19 While these students have been an inteshygral part of the campus since 1880 it was not until 1953 that they obtained a coat of arms or crest for themselves

Yea r 5 2 Associa tes presen ted an idea for an Associate crest to the OAC -SAC but it was rejected The crest presented was similar to that of the degree course with a change from gold to silver in the wire embossing

Year 53 Associates took up the challenge and the year executive offered $5 to the winning designer From the designs presented that of Wendell Nufer was chosen Wendells father who had designed crests in the past for the South African Olympic teams as well as for several Swiss Army regishyments created it

Changes were made in the crest design to obtain approval by the presishydent The year president Mr Colley and the late Dr Norm High obtained a

copyright for the crest which made the College Co-op the sole distributor To obtain the crest a t the Co-op a note had

to be obtained from the registrar of the OAC

The Students Administrative Council of the OAC passed a resolushytion that the Students Co-operative be the sole source of the official Degree gold wire crest and the new Associate silver wire crest These crests were only available to graduates seniors and junshyiors of the Degree course and to gradushyates and second-year students of the Associate course Dave Barrie was 53 class president and Professor Robert Forsha w was honorary class president

The addition of the words Assoshyciate Diploma Agriculture OAC was designed by Richard Buck 76A The change has received the approval of the Dean of the OAC and will be officiaHy added to the crest

The colourful silver-wreathed in- signia are in stock at the Campus Coshyoperative shops at $325 each They should be worn only by those who are entitled to do so and they should be worn on a somewhat formal garment such as a blazer 0

A Variety of V erse

Len Vickars 33A and 46 has retired to Newmarket Ontario after an intershyesting and varied career He has preshypared a little booklet containing some of the results of a lifelong avocation-the writing of verse Some of the verse was written while he was a student at the OAC in the early 30s others in his years in Northern Ontario mining towns during wartime service overseas and finally from his post retirement occupation as an agricultural teacher at a church school in the Yukon Illustrashytions in the book are by Lens daughter Dawn a resident of Carmacks in the Yukon

Guelph 1933

Thrice cursed is he who doth smile in a lecture For that luckless might well regret it- you betcha If you do see a paradox Its considered urlOrthodox To exhibit your glee In a manner so free You may shout sing or weep Raise Hell - or just sleep But it is really unethical And shews lack of principle To beguile With a smile A Prof When hes wrath

Rivers (Yukon 1974)

Ive paddled my feet in the Tiber And frozen them numb in the Klondike Ive waded full dress cross the Rubicon And swum in the buff in the Thames Ive crossed the Rhine under shell fire And canoed mid the ice on the Ottawa Ive washed my socks in the Mirimichi And have squelched in the mud of the Seine In my life Ive crossed many rivers And some that I didnt quite cross BUl from the fast flowing streams to the Arctic To the filth choked flows of the South From the insect fraught heat of the summer To the bone chilling frost of the fall Theyre the only things Ive seen in nature That never perceltibly stop 0

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Our Man In Cairo

Larry Dickenson 68

Lawrence (Larry) T Dickenson 68 and his family are now well settled in at their new home in Cairo Egypt where he is commercial counsellor at the Canashydian Embassy His duties cover a much wider field than the United Arab Reshypublic of Egypt however as he will also be responsible for the Canadian trade promotion program in the Sudan and Libya This requires a knowledge of Arabic which came by way of an intenshysive three-month course in Ottawa

Larry has been nearly eight years in the diplomatic offices of Canada in Europe with about half of that time in Eastern Europe This is his first experishyence however in a developing or an Arabic-speaking area

The first adjustment was to the slower pace of getting things done it took the Dickensons three months to get

Mechanizing Rice Paddies James S Townsend 56 has taken leave from the Department of Agricultural Engineering University of Manitoba to work for two years with the Internashytional Rice Research Institute Los Bashynos Philippines

Dr Townsend will be stationed in Rangoon Burma where he will serve as an agricultural engineer in the area of small-scale mechanization for rice proshyduction In addition he will serve as

into their home in a Cairo residential suburb and the majority of their personal effects had not yet arrived five months later Larry writes Once we had adjusted to the tremendous concenshytration of people- Cairo has a populashytion of approximately 11 million - the noise dust new food and customs we became decidedly attracted to the Egypshytian people who are very hospitable and possess a rich culture dating back thoushysands of years

Since arriving in Cairo in addition to moving into our new home we have had the visit to our territory of the first large federal government trade mission It was comprised of 18 representatives of government and industry interested in the fields of consulting engineering and construction

In both November and December I made one-week trips to Tripoli and Libya where Canada has considerable export potential One officer from the commercial division travels to Tripoli every month

Larrys wife Margaret Mac 68 keeps very busy as well as there is a heavy social commitment which goes with his profession She accompanies him to many dinners and receptions and of course is hostess for those occasions where she treats Egyptian foreign and Canadian contacts to favourite recipes acquired in various other countries

Margaret and I went to Kharshytoum the capital of the Sudan in Janushyary After completing business calls durshying a period of nine days we returned to Cairo via Jeddah visiting friends in our embassy to Saudi Arabia

During our trip to the Sudan and Saudi Arabia daughters Tonya II and Christa 9 stayed in a convent just one

team leader and country representative in Burma for the International Rice Research Institute The Canada-IRRI Burma project is a co-operative project funded by the Canadian International Development Agency and the Governshyment of Burma with IRRI as the executshying agency

Dr Townsend is accompanied in Burma by his wife Yvonne and two sons Alan and Neil Two other sons remain in Canada Philip in Winnipeg Manitoba and Robert at Belwood Onshytario Dr Townsends address is Canashydian Section British Embassy PO Box 1121 Rangoon Burma

Margaret Dickenson

Mac 68

The three Dickenson youngsters

block from our home This convent is occupied by 13 delightful nuns who are decidedly senIor citizens with warm generous hearts They are of many nashytionalities and have devoted entire lifeshytimes to Egypt As the convent is within one block of the girls school-the French Lycee-this will be convenient for the girls Tonya and Christa have pursued their education totally in French in Brussels OUa wa and now here in Cairo

Margaret is turning her culinary skills along with her food and nutrition training at Macdonald Institute to the development of interesting new recipes based upon local ingredients and local dishes 0

Hall of Fame A person nominated by the OAC Alumni Association will be included in the first group to be entered in the new Ontario Agriculture Hall of Fame The OAC Alumni Association is a foundshying member of the Hall of Fame Associshyation and this nomination was prepared by a special committee of the directors

The Hall of Fame is located at the Ontario Agricultural Museum in Milshyton Ontario and the first portraits will be placed in position at a special cereshymony this summer 0

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With a Song In His Heart Come July 15 Lyle Pettigrew 61 takes up a new position He is giving up his secondary school teaching job with the Waterloo-Oxford DSS in Baden Onshytario and is moving to Kenosha Wisshyconsin to be a member of the headquarshyters staff of the Society for the Presershyvation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America Inc (S PEBSQSA) Specifically he will be one half of the team of instructor coaches who will assist in training choshyrus directors in the 16 districts of the Society He will have eight districts for a while and then alternate with his fellow instructorcoach

Nancy Brown Ends Busy Year

Lyle Pettigrew 61

The new position entails a great deal of travelling but Lyle is used to that For the first five years out of OAC he worked with the United Coshyoperatives of Ontario at five locations during that time

Nancy Brown 79 completed her year as president of the Central Student Association of the University last month It wa s a rough year she had stepped into a situ ation of distress inshyvolving many problems not the least of which was a $60000 debt

At the end of her year that debt had been whittled down to Iess than $10000 new s ~aff had been hired the books had been straightened out and much of the credibiI ity with University faculty and administration was regained She originally stated that she felt it would take at least two years to straightshyen out the mess left by previous mismanshyagement and internal bickering It looks like this diminutive bundle of energy has almost done it in 12 months She had help from fellow executives whom she gladly praises and heartily thanks

As if her problems with the Central Students Association were not enough her year also brought an extra load in another field As chairman of the Unishyversity Centre Board she had to contend with the several changes in staff that took place during the year

But then Nancy is no stranger to hard work and delicate dealings with people Back home on the farm near Beaverton she and her father had been

workers in 4-H clubs a job she loved and which she kept on doing during her college semesters

From her first weeks on campus she had demonstrated her leadership abilities as the freshman president of Year 79 She was later chairman of the 0Ac Student Federation an executive of College Royal and OAC student rep on the CSA

What now Nancy As she ended her year of office she fel t that she had seen enough of politics for a while She is aiming her sights on an MBA from one of the provinces older and prestishygious universities and is awaiting the results of her applica tion as she cleans up the last of her work a t the CSA presidents desk

With a sol id major in Animal Scishyence a background of years of successshyfully working with people a minor in business administration and her eyes on a masters Nancy Brown is another Aggie whose future should make intershyesting watching Not many would take a bet that her present downer on politicsshyOne year in a job like president of the CSA is enough for me will prove to be her permanent attitude 0

Singing is something that has been dear to him for a very long time He was a member of the famous quartet on campus in the 50s and 60s- the Kol shylege Kings- with Trev Dickinson 61 Bill Baxter 62 and Ted Curti s 62 They sang for just about every Co llege function needing entertainment We were one of Padre Youngs most popular acts Lyle recalls

For a few years after graduation he dropped out of singing because he was really never long enough in one place to put down any roots However when he moved to Baden he was soon invited to come out with the Guelph Chorus and then joined the Kitchener-Waterloo Chorus which was closer to home It was one of the old KoHege Kings who brought him back into the fold

Since that reunion a dozen years ago Lyle has been at it steadily and now he moves to headquarters to become a permanent member of that enthusias tic group helping to spread harmony and good fellowship all across the continent 0

At It Again Doug Hoffman 46 retired in 1978 from his post as director of the Centre for Resources Development after 32 years on the Guelph campus Following his retirement he went over to the Unishyversity of Waterloo to give them the benefit of his long training in rural planning Now he is acting dean over there

A new building to expand the U of Ws Department of Environmental Studies is under way and the dean is off-campus for a while So maybe Doug will get some use out of that shovel his boys Dougs Cruds gave him when he left the Guelph campus 0

Carrie Reek At the ripe old age of 92 Carrie widow of Dr William R Reek 10 a former president of the OAC died on March 2 at Wardsville Ontario Dr Reek who had a long and distinguished career in Ontario agriculture died in 1968

A very gracious lady Carrie Reek will be fondly remembered by hundreds of students who were at Guelph during the immediate post-war years and by hundreds more who got to know her at Ridgetown 0

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Handling Hamburger On The Hoof Before the hamburger (or the steak for that matter) gets to your plate there is a number of necessary steps to be comshypleted in thc marketing chain from newshyborn calf to butchers block One of these steps is the transfer of the young feeder cattle from the ranch to the fcedlot where the final finish will be added

In Ontario today auction sales of feeder cattle held at 14 locations around the province carry out this function where thousands of cattle and millions of dollars change hands smoothly and quickly

The story of these feeder auctions has been added by Tommy Cooper 18 to his book on the history of agriculture in Grey County but he refuses to take credit for the auction systcm

He gives the credit to another OAC grad the late Charles F Macshykenzie 19 one of the members of the Collcge judging team at the Chicago International in 1918 where he won the

first placing in beef cattle judging After graduation Charles Mackenzie was apshypointed to the Dominion Department of Agriculture federal inspection service which included serving Manitoulin Isshyland where there were many cattle proshyducers but no marketing organization Farmers were still selling as individuals to itinerant cattle buyers sometimes with inequitable results After years of effort he finally got cattlemen to form an auction-selling organization

So successful was this system that in 1950 Tommy Cooper suggested the Grey County Federation sponsor a simishylar arrangement A committee of three was sent to a sale at Little Current on Manitoulin Island that September

That committee was impressed by the way the farmers co-operated and asked Tommy to get one going in Grey County but a 1951 trial was not a success However the example of the 195J sale on the Island sparked another trial in Grey County the following year

That 1952 sale brought out 1250 head The co-op had but one scale of 5000-pound capacity so that animals had to be weighed individually-a very time-consuming task However the idea did catch on memberships were taken out property bought at Wiarton Onshytario and a permanent set-up begun with much of the labour coming from the farmers themselves Now there is a covered assembly and sales area supshyplied with town water and a 30000-pound scale all free of debt

The co-op in Grey County has 800 members and cattle production is about three times as great as it was at the beginning 30 years ago There are four sales a year and as many as 11000 head pass over the scales at a spring sa le The fall sales in 1979 brought $4000000

The original spark from Charles F Mackenzie has grown to 14 sales organishyzations around the province 0

Mac Gordon Honoured One-timc hog grader and the man who was instrumental in working out thc system of tattooing hogs for rail grading Mac Gordon 29 has been honoured for his efforts in another direction

He has received the Guelph Hortishycultural Society Conservation Award for outstanding service to the community

Mac moved from Hamilton to Guelph in 1948 With him he brought a sincere and enduring enthusiasm for conservation

He had a ttended the Na tiona I Aushydubon Societys wildlife film series in Hamilton and was most impresscd with its educational and entertainment value so when he arrived in Guelph he set out to show the series there by arranging for its sponsorship by the Agricultural Instishytute of Canadas Guelph Branch

Mac insists that before each film the national anthem 0 Canada be sungmiddot--an obscrvation which was lauded by the committee in selecting this years winner He has been very involved in other community work and has just retired as clerk of sessions for Chalmers United Church 0

India Hand Almost from the beginning of the OAC graduates have found their way to far places and contributed much to the improvement in agriculture and life around the world Typical of these was the late Kenneth William Forman 22 who died last December in Danvers Mass at 83 years of age

Ken carne to the OAC originally as a Diploma in Agriculture student with the Class of 18 but took time out for war service returning with the wave of veterans in 1919 He graduated with the Class of 20A and stayed on to take his BSA with 22 He was a native of the United States and except for some months on the staff of the old An Hub departmen t right a fter grad ua tion he spent all his life outside of Canada

In his student days Ken was a noted a thlete and the last student physishycal director Up to his leaving that post all athletic endeavours had been handled by the students themselves In 1921 with the greatly increased size of the student body the College decided to appoint a physical director as part of the faculty

The OAc Review of that day records Kens enthusiasm and work for

College athletics will always be rememshybered by ex-students and the students of today Those who knew the tremendous amount of work he covered the difficulshyties he had to contend with will apprecishyate the spirit with which he tackled the job and the work he has done In the fall of 1919 when he took over the task of physical director College athletics were somewhat disorganized but the fall of 1920 and the spring term of 1921 witshynessed a great change Being a football man himself he successfully trained the two Junior Intercollegiate teams of 1919 and 1920 besides training other branches of sport too numerous to menshytion

His first foreign field was in India where he went as dairy cattle specialist at the Allahabad Agricultural Institute United Provinces and served for several years as a teacher He returned to his native Massachusetts as a teacher in animal husbandry at the Essex County -Agricultural School Hawthorne and later as a specialist in dairy with the HK Webster Co of Lawrence

In spite of the fact that he spent so little time in Ontario his feelings for his alma mater were strongly evidenced by his life membership in the OAC Alumni Association 0

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ODH Program The executive of the ODH Graduates Association has prepared a program of monthly visits from March to October to places of interest to their [l1(mbers These visits are open to all interested and are free The program for 1980 includes a June visit to the University of Guelph on the morning of the 21 st moving to the Cambridge Research Stashytion in the afternoon The August visit is planned for Queens Park Toronto on the 23rd The September visit will be to the Borough of Scarborough Parks Deshypartment on the 13th and the October visi t to Cannon Nurseries Waterdown on the 4th 0

Railway Blooms Since Leon Claus 22 moved to a house near the railway tracks in Canton N Y he has pl anted the railwa y right of way with flowers and vegeta bles This island of beauty located where more often a weed patch is found has brought attenshytion to Leon especially from studen ts and faculty at the St Lawrence Univershysity in town

Recently the local newspaper fe ashytured hi s beautifying efforts in a story He has become the stately white-haired gentleman who has put the lovely flowshyers on th e railroad embankment 0

Best Seller This time it is Don Inine 42 and the subject is cheese The Canadian Dairy Foods Service Bureau had his professhysional assistance plus that of others in the preparation of its booklet Great Canadian Cheeses More than a million and a half copies have been distributed The booklet dea ls with the more than 50 varieties made in Canada and while good old rat-trap cheddar is still the favourite the consumption of other types has increased to almost J 6 pounds per person annually 0

Bmiddotyron Jenvy At the age of 98 Myron Jenvey of I ngersoll has died For 65 years he was a member of the Holstein-Friesian Assoshyciation and an historian of the dairy industry in Oxford ounty For five years he was a member of the staff of the OAC and some of his recollections of those days have appeared in issues of the OA C Alumni N ews 0

Bonspiel Winners

The Year 51 Trophy was presellled by Dean Clay Switzer 51 la 11o r Glenn Hay ter 73 Bruce Shillinglaw 67 Jack Fraser 73 and Bob Anderson 73

The Year 33 Trophy was presenled by Don lfuj 5 lo 110 r Glenn Powell 62 and Bill Harri sun 62 Other learn members were Bruce Humer 62 and Don Hill 62

The N R Rick Richards Trophy was won by 110 r Bi A llelI Bob Edgar Jerry Felk er (lIld WaYlIe S impson al Clem of 7 2

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The College of Arts Alumni Association

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To The Queens Taste An Elizabethan dinner in honour of Queen Elizabeth I (1558-1603) was held in early February Sponsored by the University of Guelph Historical Soshyciety the feast attracted 45 members of the Guelph academic community includshying several alumni Guests were asked to attend in period costume and to provide an authentic Elizabethan dish

Master of the feast was Dr Lewis Abbott Department of History In accordance with Her Majestys wishes (Marilyn Armstrong 78) Master AbshybOll provided whimsical sketche~ of the head-table guests accompanicd the Queen dancing and called forth her loyal subjects to pay tribute to her beauty and grace

DELPHA Editor Debbie Chambers 77

AI the dinner Morris Lemire CSS78 Bev Lemire 79 Margo Shoemaker 79 Dr Lewis Abbot Marilyn Armstrong 78 Urve Abbot and Dr Stefan Straka Chairman Departmenr aHistory

Musical entertainment for the eveshyning was provided by the Queens court musicians conducted by Shannon Purshyvis-Smith a music instructor at the University The ensemble played a deshylightful repertoire of authentic Elizabeshythan music

SOllle of the delights of authentic Elizabethan cuisine tha t were served included Fartes Portingale Livering Puddings Pork a lOrange Turnep in a Tench Compound Pallet and Almonde Tartes They were selected by Margo Shoemaker 79

Her Work Is Her Life Mieke Bevelander 73 graduated with distinction from the honours program in Fine A rl However her art career began in high school and was followed by intensive study at the Frec Academy and The Royal Academy of Art in T he Hague Holland Then there was an interruption of a few years while M iekc taught elementary school in Toronto before she got back on track at Guelph

Her work is her life O nly when she is drawing and now painting is she pleased with he rself and able to cope

with the major set-back for artists- the continuing lack of moneyl

Not only has Micke fine artistic talent and drive which has kept her going for the last dozen years but also she is a gifted teachel Imiddot or the past three years she has been a sessional instructor at the University of Waterloo in the fall of 1979 she is credited with puiling their extension course in Stratshyford out of danger of extinction After Miekes fall session the university had a

continued over

Dancing a favourite pastime of Her Majesty was encouraged between courses The first dance selection known as a galliard was demonstrated by Shannon Purvis-Smith A stately dance it provided an excellent contrast to dance instructor Dave Greens version of a rapid peasant dance

It is hoped that the tradition of providing an historical dinner for stushydents faculty and alumni will continue in the coming years We look forward to seeing you there 0

Mieke Bevelander 73

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flood of requests for another course with her

The Art Gatlery of Kitchener boasts a simi~ar success story with their Saturday childrens classes which Mieke has taught for the past two years Her popularity and ability tripled enrolment

Mieke has had shows in The Hague Edinburgh and Guelph and her work has appeared in shows in Vancouvshyer Winnipeg Brantford and Toronto Several corporations and numerous indishyviduals own her drawings paintings and sculptures A series of her drawings is hanging in the Sears Building in Chicashygo

Miekes loft apartment in Elora Ontario reflects her personality and consequently her work It is a compact

bright open space filled with Canadian antiques and a wood-burning stove There are books drawings sculptures toys a nd curios on every ledge a nd piece of furniture Luxurious plants hang everywhere and give the space a garden quality-a garden of earthly delights to steal a quotation However Miekes ambition wiJi not allow her to stay much longer in this pastoral setting Soon she will uproot herself to move to Toronto where she is affiliated with the Bau-Xi Gallery on Dundas Street exhibiting artists such as Jack Shadbolt Tony Urqhart and Claude Breeze

Although a major problem for all artists is making a living from their art an added problem M ieke has found is finding gallery owners and fellow artists

who take women artists seriously thorny situation but a very real one Also a particular problem for artists is trying to be recognized as an important segment of society to establish a status quo in a society which views art as a luxury or at most as play

If universities are recently experishyencing an anti-intellectual backlash artshyists have continuously bucked an antishyaesthetic appreciation in our materialisshytic society If you cant eat it wear it drive it or spend it it cant be worth very much Mieke has written eloqucntly on this topic and given the chance will talk fervently about her lifes work- art works This graduate is going places and several major shows are in the making now 0

Mahoud Sadek

King Tot

Professor Sadek with the Department of Fine Art presented a slide show on King Tut at a recent meeting of the College of Arts Alumni Association Before the show Professor Sadek filled in the pertishynent background of King Tut Accordshying to the professor the misconception that Tut was not an important Pharaoh

is false In fact he was very influential as he returned the old religion of Amon to Egypt

King Tut followed Adhenaton who had imposed the worship of Aten (sunshygod) on the people In essence this was monotheism The religion revolved around the rays of middotthe sun which were the manifestation of light and heat The sign of the ankh was the symbol which denoted life

There was not only a religious revoshylution but also a cultural revolution Previously art had been idealized where everybody was portrayed as being strong and beautiful Art now became antishyclassical and a caricature Freedom of expression was allowed Akhenaton moved the capital from Thebes to Amashy

rah King Tut was nine years old whcn

he ascended to the throne He moved the capital back to Thebes and rebuilt the temple of Amon He died from an unknown cause at age 18 His tomb was hidden and therefore was not vandalized by robbers It lay undisturbed until discovered by Howard Carter in 1922 This major discovery gave the world a large collection of Egyptian art

The slide show demonstrated not only the size but also the sheer beauty of the Tut collection

The College of Arts Alumni Associshyation is grateful to Professor Sadek for his enlightening talk and for his compreshyhensive slide show of the King Tut collection 0

Scholarships At the College of Arts Alumni Associashytion Board of Directors meeting of March 22 1980 three new scholarships were designed and will be presented at the spring meeting of Senate for approvshyaL

Members of the Board hope these

awards will help encourage graduate and part-time students to maintain high academic standards The first a wards will be presented in the fall of J 980

An amount of $500 will be awarded to the College of Arts student with the highest cumulative average in Years 3 and 4 who is entering a College of Arts graduate degree program The award is

open to a student entering either an MA or PhD program with a Universishyty of Guelph undergraduate Arts degree

An amount of $250 will be awarded to each of two semester 5 part-time College of Arts students with the two highest cumulative averages and entershying semester 6 They will be presented in the fall and winter semesters 0

Grad News 1977

Paulette McGarr After working three years in visual arts Paulette is a student apprentice with British glass master Stephen Taylor in Caledon and is living in Toronto

1978

Dalid Coates Newspapers Right David is city reporter for the Peterborshyough Examiner

Patricia (Cole) Bigley is employed as a dental assistant by Drs R amp c Armshystrong Leamington Ontario

1979

Robert Bishop is the manager of the Tydagon Golf Club in Burlington Onshytario

David Schwitzer is pu~suing doctoral studies at the University of London in England 0

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The Ontario Veterinary College Alumni Association

~~ ALUMNI Editor Dr Cliff Barker 41

BULLETIN

From The Pres ident

Dr Bob Buck 46

Since our last opportunity to chat by means of a publication several items of interest have occurred Perhaps that of greatest current interest involves arshyrangements which will culminate in the presentation of a portrait of Dr Dcnnis Howell to our former dean on Alumni Weekend

The Honours and Awards Commitshytee under the chairmanship of Dr Bob Silk 64 has been working fervently to ensure that the presentation can be made at the time of our Annual General Meeting which this year takes place on campus during Alumni Weekend June 20 to 22 Further details of these cereshymonies will be available soon

The OVc Alumni Directorate is enthused about this project and like the Honours and Awards Committee is anxiously awaiting the opportunity to view the work

Having mentioned Alumni Weckshyend [ hope that you will note again those dates of Friday Saturday and Sunday June 20 21 and 22 and if you possibly can make arrangements to visit Guelph and the old stamping grounds and appreciate what is available to the students of today compared to that which was present in the dim distant past

Not only will it be an opportunity to renew friendships which may have been neglected somewhat due to disshytance and other responsibilities but you will have an opportunity to visually acknowledge some of the strides that have been taken during the growth of the University of Guelph and in parshyticular the Ontario Veterinary College during the years since you left the campus

On sllch a visit you can more accurately gauge the importance of the contributions which each of us attempt to make to our Alma Mater as the years pass

There is some personal satisfaction in being able to actually see some of the things which we read about in our communications from the various Unishyversity organizations

At this particular time of year we would hope that those of our alumni living some distance from Guelph may decide that a venture to this part of Ontario might be considered as part of a vacation plan

How about some of those of you who live beyond the borders of Onshytario- or within the borders of Ontario for that matter- who have not had an opportunity to be in Guelph for some time contacting former classmates and arranging a visit part of which may be spent here at the OVc and on-campus at the University of Guelph

Watch for further information which will be forthcoming Those of us in this part of the country would be delighted to see you

Since last we talked the Awards Committee has presented the OVc Alumni Association Fellowships to Dr Louis Laliberte of the Department of Clinical Studies and Michael Clarke and Diane Friesian of the Departments of Pathology and Biomedica Sciences reshyspectively These are postgraduate study scholarships

Recently Jim Sweetman 81 was selected as the recipient of this years

OVc Alumni Travel Fellowship Award Jim who is currently President of the Canadian Veterinary Students Association chapter at Guelph will be travelling to the United Kingdom and other areas during the course of this summer

During the first week in March the annual College Royal activities took place on campus The OVc student body has become a very important part of this event as time has passed Disshyplays have been provided for the public by each of the years and by several of the activity groups within the College walls

On Open House Days hundreds of visitors from various parts of the province are given guided tours through the OVCs facilities and the students do an exceJlent job in providing informashytion concerning their studies and chosen vocation as well as acting as excellent purveyors of good-will for veterinary medicine Your Association has helped albeit rather modestly in assisting with this endeavour

You will be pleased to know that Dean Doug Maplesden SO has disshyplayed his continued interest in alumni activities by attending our Board of Directors meetings and contributing personally by giving much appreciated opinions and assistance Dr Howells very active conscientious involvement in alumni activities provides Doug with a very strenuous precedent to follow but we are looking forward to his associa tion with OVc alumni

Perhaps 1 have rambled long enough I shaH close by once more recommending that you consider serishyously visiting your Alma Mater during the forthcoming Alumni Weekend in June If you consider that arranging a class reunion or some such function would be constructive for goodness sake let us know and we shall attempt to assist in whatever way appears to be practical Hope to see many of you before long 0

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CODlDleDlorative Plaque In Stratford On August 24 1979 a plaque was unveiled in Stratford Ontario by the Local Architectural Conservation Advishysory Committee (LACAC) Stratford to mark the restoration of the Brandenshyberger Block built in the late 1800s

In addition to the historic signifishycance of the building is the fact that among the persons who used the buildshying was John Luke Poett VS (Edinshyburgh) the first veterinary surgeon apshypointed to the Northwest Mounted Poshylice

Poett joined the NWMP in 1874 after practising in Stratford for four years He was in charge of the large group of horses sent from Toronto in 1874 to eventually become part of the march west later that year from Fort Dufferin Manitoba to Fort Whoop-up in Alberta In 1877 he completed his service with the NWMP and returned to practice in Stratford

On September 21 1881 he advershytised that his office had been moved to Brandenbergers new block and he reshymained at this location until 1884 In that year he rejoined the Mounties eventually settling in Battleford Saskatshychewan serving as a non-commissioned police officer there until his death in 1895 His wife lived to be 87 dying in 1937 A granddaughter survives in Vanshycouver

Poetts office was reached through a door under the Jetter R in Reward (see photograph this page) and upstairs to the first floor

The plaque is on the wall just below the word Blowes (Blowes Travel Sershyvice) It will undoubtedly be read by thousands of visitors attending Stratshyford s Shakespearean Festival each year

Apart from being the first veterinashyrian in the NWM P Poetts name is the first to have been entered in the original register of the Ontario Veterishynary Association How his name came to be entered in this way is unknown The register was established in 1879 but it shows his address as the NW MP in Western Canada and in reality he was still in Stratford

The plaque was sponsored by Jim Anderson President LACAC Stratshyford who became interested in the hisshytory of Poett while the author was researching in the Perth County Arshy

chives in 1976 A fuller story of Poett Ontario relating to veterinary medicine may be found in the book Vet in the In 1973 the Toronto Historical Board Saddle by Dr Frank Loew and EH erected the Upper Canada Veterinary Wood published by Western Producer School pl aque on the site of the first Prairie Books Saskatoon 1978 veterinary college in Canada at 40-42

This is the second plaque erected in Temperance Street Toronto 0

Brandenberger Block Stratford Ontario Site of Poetts office

~ Upper Canada Veterinary School plaque 1973

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The College of Social Scie nce Alumni Association

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the current year despite continuing From The infl a tion in excess of 9 per cent The increases in faculty salaries have fallshyen behind other comparable professhyDean sions consistently since the early 1970s

3 Some estimates suggest that universishyIt is with pleasure that I report to you ties will be required to terminate upthe success which the College of Social to 20 per cent of faculty over the next Science Alumni Association has enjoyed few years if insolvency is to be preshyin the last year This succcss is due in ventedlarge measure to the encrgy and hard

work of the Association s Beards of Additional facts which should be of

Directors since 1978 interest and concern to you as alumni

The College of Social Science and voters are the following

Alumni Associations presence is being I Ontario now provides $1 000 less in felt in overaH alumni affamiddotirs May I operating grants per full-time equivashyhope that in increasing numbers Social lent student than the average of the

Dr Jack W SkinnerScience alumni will join in actively supshy rest of Canada ($1800 less than porting their Alumni Association the Quebec) College and the University prevent universities from providing both 2 Were Ontario universities funded at

As a second matter I am a ble to quality education and accessibility for a level equivalent to the average for report that the level of participation in students the rest of Canada total grants to the the BA Graduate Survey project was A strong statement on behalf of system for 1979-80 would have to be good May I thank those of you who universities was made in September to increased by $185000000 took the time and trouble to complete Premier Davis and senior ministers by 3 On a relative basis measured in the questionnaire JH Panabaker Chairman of the Board 1977-78 dollars grants per student in

There is another matter which I of McMaster Univcrsity as spokesman universities had fallen 71 per cent trust will be of interest As you are no for board chairmen and executive heads from 1970-71 to 1977-78 While doubt aware Ontarios universities have of Ontario universities Among the facts grants per student in the colleges of been and continue to be involved in a which he prcsented were applied arts and technology (CAAT) substantial amount of retrenchment as a I Library acquisitions per student have rose by 22 per cent costs per pupil in result of past and continuing reduced fallen by about 40 per cent in real secondary schools rose 396 per cent levels of government financial support terms since the early 1970s despite and costs per-patient-day in hospitals While it could be argued that a certain the continuing explosion of knowshy rose 51 per cent Finally of interest amount of retrenchment was needed ledge around the world are the studentstaff ratios In as well as politicaJIy desirab]e a conshy 2 For years increases in salary scales 1977-78 for universities 149 to I tinuation of reduced support on the part have been held well below the rate of CAATs 126 to I and secondary of the government will bring about acshy inflation- they were 37 per cent in schools 169 to l 0 tions which will greatly hamper if not 1978-79 and just over 5 per ccnt for

The membcrs of your Board of Directors dents we a ttended the College of Social recently endorscd a resolution to make Science we had little or no opportunity Five -five scholarhips available to in-course to earn an achievement award

In-course Collcge of Social Science students It s a We have plenty of reasons to make start and without your support of the awards available to deserving students College of Social Science Alumni Assoshy If each of our members could encourage Scholarships ciation and of the Alma Mater Fund it one new membership we could continue would not have been possible to make things happen What do youIntroduced Do you realize that when as stu- say Lets get on with the job 0

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Peacekeeper Playing a key role in peacekeeping opershya tions is as much an a rt as a defined position sa ys Political Studies professhysor Henry Wiseman Professor Wiseshyman who has also been Faculty Assoshyciate in the Office of the Provost this past year has been named Director of Peacekeeping Programs at the Internashytional Peace Academy (IPA) New York He assumed the position for one year as of Janu ary I

The Interna tional Peace Academy which was established in 1969 as an institute devoted to furthering the skills of conflict resolution has a vita l pa rt to

Hes Off To Israel John Vanderkamp

Professor John Vanderkamp Chairman Department of Economics has been apshypointed as visiting professor in the Cashynadia n Studies Program at Hebrew Unishyversityin Jerusalem

Professor Vanderkamp will spend the greater part of three months April to June in Israel where he will give a graduate course in labor economics a nd make himself available for consultations with faculty a nd graduate students

The Canadian Studies Program is relatively new It was established in

Birth Of OASA Much overdue but now ready for acshytion is the way Professor KJ Duncan describes the Ontario Association of Sociology and Anthropology (OASA) Professor Duncan of the UniversityS Department of Sociology and Anthroshypology was the Associa tions first presishydent

Canada has not been without asshysociations in the fi eld There is a nationshyalone the Canadian Sociological and Anthropological Association a nd over

play in world a ffairs The U N as Professor Wiseman pointed out has no specific constitut ional basis for pcaceshykeeping in its charter although it does practise peacekeeping from time to time on an ad hoc basis

Over the ycars a ttempts have been made to define the practice in constitushytiona l terms but without success Professor Wiseman believes there are good political reasons why this has not occurred the fear by some states that the UN would evolve its own a uthority or military force less dependent on the will of the member states

For this reason the IPA while remaining independent of the UN pershyform s the crucial functions of developing

1978 as the result of a VISit by John Roberts then Secretary of State to Israel Funded by the Canadian govern shyment and Toronto philanthropists Dr and Mrs Ralph Halbert the program got under way last year when urban planner Peter Oberlander of British Coshylumbia spent a period at the Israeli university

The successful applicant for the program is selected from candida tes in the social sciences hu manities a nd law Administra tion of the selection is handshyled at the Canadia n end by an advisory committee made up of eight members from a variety of disciplines in Frenchshya nd English-speaking institutions from across the country Recommendationsmiddot are submitted by the Canadian commitshytee to the Hebrew University where the final choice of visiting scholar is made

Professor Vanderkamps talents make him eminently suited to the posishytion H e is the editor of Canadian Public

the yea rs regiona l ones have emerged in the Maritimes Quebec and the western provinces but not until now in Onta rio

Professor Duncan and a number of others including department chairman Professor WE Thompson and departshyment colleague Professor TF Condon have actively supported the idea of a provincial association for years because as Professor Duncan says the real acshytion takes place at the provincial level We need such an assocation he adds to provide a provincial presence to speak on behalf of our two disciplines to government representatives and to the

procedures and policies for peacekeeping to bring greater order to the ad hoc UN practice Such activity is dependent on broad co-operation by UN members One hundred and fourteen have parshyticipa ted in IPA programs to date

The Political Studies professors tasks include arranging professional inshyternational training seminars for diploshymats military officers academics and policy makers in the subjects of peaceshykeeping mediation and negotiation and setting up off-the-record meetings beshytween parties directly involved in disshyputes such as Namibia a nd the Middle East These a re two of the ma in duties of the Academy 0

Policy- Analyse de Poliliques the jourshynal which he founded six years ago to bring together resea rch in economics a nd rela ted disciplines such as political science and sociology with a view to stimulating research and discussion of problems in Canadian policy He is also a member of the executive council of the Canadian Economics Association and author of many papers on Canadian economic activity

The aim of the program is to inshycrease Canadian exposure overseas the economist says It is hoped that eventushyally graduate fellowships in Canadian studies will be made available for stu-

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dents at the Hebrew University further extending the educationa l scope of the program

In the initial five years of operation an endowment fund is being built up Once that income is esta blished visiting professorships will be for a years durashytionD

pUblic Professor Duncan says meetings of

the Associa tion will take place twice a year and that attention will be turned to ways of improving the teaching of socishyology and anthropology as well as a tshytracting the participation of those workshying in community colleges government -private agencies and in industry

For further information about the Association contact Mrs Wilda Blackshylock through the Depa rtment of Socioloshygy and Anthropology (519) 824-4120 ext 3894 0

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The College of Biological Science Alumni Association

~ BIO-ALUMNI ~ NEWS Editor Jane Selley Arts 70

J Tent And Sleeping Bags Anyone Panoramic scenery wa rm campfires wild-flowers and pines scenting fresh summer breezes quiet walks along wooded trails a chance to photograph relax and enjoy the company of good friends Sounds like a dream doesn t it

Well your dreams have come true because the CB S Alumni Association has designed such a weekend this year just for you

From June 6 to 8 1980 (Friday evening to Sund ay night) we have for alumni and their families an Interpreshytive Weekend excursion to Cyprus Lake Provincial Park on th e picturesque Upper Bruce Peninsula We have lined up a full weekend of activity including a wildlife photography sessi on plant and geomorphology lectures bird watching

a Fathom Five ta lk a boat trip to Flower Pot Island a nd much much more

Photographers will want to see the orchids which will be in bloom that wcekend a nd there are ma ny excellent access points for scuba diving enshythusi ast s as well Brave folks might even attempt a midnight dip in th e cool waters of Georgian Bay

We will be camping in the Provinshycia[ Park and should qualify for free group camping if enough adventurers register for the s leep-out If youre not one for organized activities thats okay too

While only a few hours drive from Guelph this part of Ontario is an historshyic glacial-formed environment supportshy

ing rich and diverse flora and fa una You are required to bring your ow n

support gea r food clothing and provide tran sport a tion to a nd from the park The CBSAA will be providing wilderness progra ms and marshmallows

Most o f all the weekend a[ lows friends old and new a chance to relax together and enjoy some free time Twen ty-nine people have already sig ned up a nd we think this will truly be our best event ever

For registration write to CBS Interpretive W eekend co Department of Alumni Affairs a nd Development Level 4 Unive rsity Centre University of Guelph Guelph Ontar io N I G 2W I or telephon e (519) 824-4120 Ext 2122 0

Your 1980 Executive The CBS Alumni Association Board of Directors for 1980 who were elected a t the Annua l Meeting at College Roya[ is a mi xture of new and old faces Wed like to tell you something about each of these people who have volunshyteered their time for you

AI Sippel BSc 74 President A[ is a fish hea lth biologi st with the Ontario Ministry of N a tural Resources working on campus

Richard Moccia BSc 76 MSc 78 Immediate Past President Rick is preshysentlya U of G fish pathologist offershying a consulting service to commercial fish farms la rge aquaria home aquarishyots and resea rch subcontractors

David MaraIdo MSc 78 Vice Presishydent David is a fisheries biologist for Canada Centre for In[and Waters Burlshyington Ontario

Winn Halina BSc 74 MSc 77 Secshyretary T reasurer Winn is a researc h assistant in the Department of Biomedishyca l S cience at the O Vc

Sheena Ba msey BSc 77 Director Sheena is a research chemist for Shell C a nada Ltd

J im Ga llivan BSc 73 M Sc 77 Dishyrector Ji m has been a Ph D student in Medical Sciences a t McMas ter Univershysity since 1978

At the Annual M eeting I to rare

president AI Sippel 74

Professor R on Brooks Zoology and immediate

past president Rick Moccia 76

Ron presented a da zz ling talk and

show on th e Galapagos

Islands

Ka thryn Martin BSc 76 Director Kathryn is a grad student in the Depa rtshyment of Biomedical Sci ence

Margo Tant BSc 76 Director Margo is a full-time stude nt at the O Vc

Jan Watson BSc 75 Director Jan our first CBS President is now an applications specia list fo r Pa yton Asshysocia tes which manufactures e lectronic medica l instruments 0

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University of G uelph 3049 CBS stushyA Message From dents including pos tgraduate students

President

Al Sippel

Al Sippel 74

As the incoming president of the College of Biological Science Alumni Associashytion I would like to thank the immedishyate Past President Richard Moccia 76 and the other outgoing members of the Board of Directors Ted Armstrong 74 Les Dunn 76 Jim Grayston 75 Kathy Martin 76 Ambrose Sarnulski 73 Jim Sheldon 74 and Pat Yungblut 73 for their accomplishments

Over the past year Richard and the others expended a considerable amount of time and energy on alumni associashytion activities with excellent results Both Careers ight and the Elora Gorge Walk were successful again this year Careers N ight is organized specifishycally for senior undergraduate CBS studenb One or two aluIllni frOI11 each

program (eg Microbiology Human Kinetics Zoology N utrition Botany l Genetics) returned to discuss aspects of job hunting resume writing and career development The Elora Gorge Walk was designed to promote outdoor activishyties for alumni during Alumni Weekend

Our other regular activities the Homecoming Biobash and the Annual General Meeting were less successfuL Although a few faithful alumni turned out for each event they were very poorly attended

Despite these disappointments the Association completed two projects that have been on the drawing board for some time Life membership dues finally reached a sufficient level to start a tru st fund for two scholarships for second year CBS students These scholarships will be presented for the first time in 1980

A special Distinguished Alumnus Award was also created this past year Although no nominations for the a ward were received its crea tion provides a format for honouring graduates of the cBS who have distinguished themshyselves in some field

I am confident that thi s year members of the Board of Directors will be ab le to maintain the momentUin generated by their predecessors 1 he nlOW faces on the Board should provide an abundance of energy and fresh ideas Board members serving second or more terllls will provide the necessary experishyelllOe gained from previous years Thi s blend of old and new has worked well in the past and should continue to do so

The major thrust of this years Board of Directors will be aimed at increas ing membership in the Associashytion In the ten years that the College of Biological Science has been a part of the

have graduated However only 202 (66 per cent) of these have Joined the CBs Alumni AssolOiation T herefore much of our effort will be devoted to contacting alumni evaluating their eommenb and re-evaluating our program in an attempt to attract more members

You probably ques tion why you should become a member of the Associshyation Me mbership dues are necessa ry to operate and expand the projects that I have outlined I believe that the CBs Alumni Asocia tion has a lot to offer to undergraduates to the University comshymunity and most importantly to alumshyni

I n particular we provide a forum for keeping in touch with former classshymates through the Guelph Alumnus and the Bio-A lumni N ews Alumni Weekend Supplement and by sponsoring events to which alumni return However as with any organization particularly one such as the CB S Alumni Association that is rel atively young there is always room for improvement If you believe the programs offered by the C BS Alumni Association are inappropriate please let us know as a re-evaluation of alumni shyoriented even ts will be made this year

Without input from our alumni change will not necessarily mean imshyprovement We need your support in the form of members hip and your opinion of the present program In particular I would appreciate receiving comments from Department of Human Kinetics alumni who have been noticeably absent from many of our activities in recent years Please give a little thought to what you think the CB S Alumni A~soshy

ciation should be doing and forward you r ideas to Al Sippel co Departllient of Alumni Affair and Development Levlt 4 niversity Centre niversityof Guclph Cruelph Ontario N 1 G 2W 1 0

Careers Night Seventy-five people attended enjoyed and asked many questions of the six speakers at the 2nd Annual College of Biological ScieIlce Alulllni Association Careers ight

John Byrne fish culture specialist with tell years at the Ministry of Natushyral Resources gave a strong talk stresshysing hiring methods attitude motivation and generally se t the lOne fo r Sheena

Ba rusey BSc 17 and her clever preshyentation which covered as a reselI ch chcmist in Microbiology at Guelph tactic~ to usc job applications and intershyesting facts about prospects for the fushyture in the job market

Jennifer Conners BSc 75 SOOIl to be an M D and who originally graduat shyed in Botany disc ussed the neces ity of being flexible of being wise and not being too specific ill job intcnt when entering uni ve rsity

Dr John Hilton Lkpar lmen t of

utr ition slressed the necessity fo r pcr onal contact and steing the top pCIon when making application for a position Dr John Powell told of the multitude of opportunities which ex ists for a well ed ucated perOIl giving examshyples of 26 graduates from the Departshyf1)tl1t of Huma n Kintl ics and their difshyk re llt afJ Puilltments

Ian W hite OAe 52 co-ordinator of Placement Services summarized and told of the lllaIlY useful services that the

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Macdonald Institute College of Family and Consumer Studies

Alumni Association

ALUMNI NEWS Editor Wantedl

Elizabeth Gullel 55

Food Industry Welcomes Contacts Industry may seem a world away from the univlrsity environment but Conshysumer Studies professor Elizabeth Gulshylett 55 spent the fall semester bridging this gap She visited about 25 companies in the food industry to see what they arc doing in sensory evaluation of food and consumer rda tions

Professor Gullett started her odysshysey through the food industry by conshytacting the presidents of the companies then visiting their laboratories and conshysumer relations departments HI feel very positive about the developments in

News Editor Wanted The position of Alumni ews Editor for the Mac- FACS Alumni Association is presently vacant

The person who fills this position has the important job of gathering and co-ordinating information for the threeshypage Mac-fACS Alumni News section in each of the quarterly Guelph AlurnshyfillS pUblications and for one four-page unit of news in the Annual Alumni

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these two areas she comments The Canadian food industry IS

expanding and refining its programs in sensory evaluation and consumer relashytions

Sensory evaluation techniques run the gamut from rudimentary tests to very complete profile studies that inshyvolve a team of five or six trained tasters Companies have learned that sensory evaluation improves their batshyting average in introducing new proshyducts Professor Gullett explains that it used to be common for only ten ou t of every 100 ideas to see the light of day and of those only one would be a success Sensory evaluation helps idenshytify the potentially successful products and saves significantly in product develshyopment costs

Curious abollt the state of sensory evaluation in the cosmetics industry Professor G ulictt also contacted several Canadian cosmetics companies but found virtually no activity in the area

ost 01 the Canadian cosmetics firms are distributors for foreign products They tend to rely on the technical expershytise of the parent company

The food industry is becoming more Canadian in outlook according to Professor Gullett Canadian branches of foreign companies are developing food testing product development and evalushyation functions in Canada

Consumer relations have blossomed

Weekend Supplement The Editor is a member of a Comshy

mittee of ditors which meets regularly prior to the publication of each Guelph Alumnus to plan and co-ordinate alumshyni news portions

The Editor is a member of the Mac-FACS Alumni Association Board of Directors which meets regularly throughout the year The Alumni Assoshy

in the last decade particularly throughshyout the food industry Professor Gullett suspects tha t the industry is trying to overcome what it perceive to be a bad public image The consumer movemellt nudged most companies into a greater awareness of consumers and a commitshyment to deal with their complaints and suggestions She was impressed with the speed and thoroughness with which the food companies handled consumer comshyplaints

The visits to the companies revep d that permanent and summer employshyment prospects for Consumer Studies graduates will continue to be good Our students have a lways been hired for their technical knowledge she notes but their broad knowledge of consumer concerns will bccome more and more attractive to employers

While learning about food company programs Professor Gullett did not miss the opportunity to tell her hosts about the undergraduate programs research and expertise in the Department of Conshysumer Studies

Every company I visited seemed genuinely pleased to have someone from a university show an interest in what they are doing she observed Many industry people told me they had regular contacts with community colleges but not with universities A continuing exshychange of ideas will be mutually benefishycial 0

ciation pays all telephone and postage costs of collecting information for the two publications and has designated an honorarium of $50 per publication for the Editor

If you are interested in this posishytion please ca II or write ei t her Roseshymary Clark 59 at the Alumni Office 824-4120 ext 2122 or Ruth Wilson 6251 Oak Street Guelph NIG 2Nl 821-2632 (after 5 pm)

Remember if you wish to continue receiving news of your college we must have all Editor - and 0011 J

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Freighter Voyage By Dr Margaret S McCready

The winter season was a good time to be one of 12 passengers eight Canadian women four Americans (two men two women) on a large freighter Delta Line out of Brooklyn ew York Deshycember 14 1979 for a seven-week voyshyage through the Caribbean and the Panama Canal to Ecuador Peru and Chile and return But cargo was the important item to the ships owners and about one day out of Brooklyn a new sched ule was posted cutting out the Caribbean ports at Aruba Santo Doshymingo and Barranquilla

Cargo was delivered or picked up at Philadelphia Baltimore Charleston and Mi ami in generally very fine weather There were perhaps one and a half days of slight turbulence off Cape Hatteris enough to make it difficult to set the ta bles in the dining room which we shared with a dozen ships officers and the captain

The crew of about 30 sailors were a busy lot-always some ship s painting to be done as well as swabbi ng down the decks Handling the ve ry large banana crop (green) of Ecuador was a big part of the work for longshoremen-bananas to Chile and to New York State Much of the ships cargo had to be kept at spec ific temperatures SOme of it frozen

Above all we and the officers had excellent meals and very spacious wellshycared for cabins with toilets Actually by the terms of the Seamens Union all sa ilors must be given plentiful and good food to keep them happy and well nourshyished and this was certa inly so

We enjoyed knowing the ships offshyicers One a graduate in law was workshy

ing on a freight er to find out more about mercantile law he was busy also getting his daily exercise by weight-lifting and chinning the bar We passengers worked a bit on the stationa ry bicycle for our exercise

Another officer a graduate engishyneer was working on the freighter to learn more abo ut ship building and space utili zation One specialist in navishygation reminded us to keep certain curshytains drawn at night to prevent glare on the ocean waves which confused their navigation readings from the heavens There is a constant charting of the ship s position on the high seas

Special celebrations and meetings with the captain and officers sometimes when films were shown were enjoyed but also enjoyed was the time spent watching the intricate organization of the loading and unloading of cargo some of it in containers However on docking with the help of pilots we usualshyly planned to take taxis to the big cities and market places not forgetting the small Indian craft shops on or close to the docks The native crafts of fine straw and hair work knitted-wear and handshymade dresses beautiful jewelery of seshymi-precious stones such as lapislazuli malachit e a nd onyx were hard to resist

The museums cathedrals and other handsome buildings reminded us of the culture~ If ( i er peoples in addition to th e Spanish con ribution The beautiful scenery and the objects d art a lmost made us forgetful of the repressive govshyernments in most of these South Amerishycan countries today

It was a memorable days trip when

we motored from Valparaiso Ch ile through the foothills of the Andes to the beautiful capital city Santiago seeing en route the dry desert and mountain country bordering the very fertile va lleys growing lush market and fruit crops (not bananas)

Some bridge playing a nd much reading took up considerable time so that it was difficult to keep a diary and write postcards to friends Obviollsly there was some real rela xa tion and rest on the journey Tt was always pleasant to be having such delightful summcr weat her and enjoying some sunning on deck with tea and happy hours whenshyever one wished to utili ze the passenger lounge for a friendl y get-together

Yes despite sc hedules being changed and in this case shor tened by one week the sea voyage from North to South America at this season was a delight D

Passing through Ihe Suez Canal

The Delta Venezuela out of Brooklyn New York Margaret McCready right in Santiago Chie

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Families Coping With Change The family is alive and well in the twentieth century despite widely pubshylished reports that it is an outdated social institution Social critics bemoan the disintegration of the family and use as evidence the soaring divorce rate juvcnile delinquency wife and child abuse and thc isolated elderly

This gloomy outlook is not shared by three faculty members in the Departshyment of Family Studies who have extenshysive experience working with families and are pursuing family-related reshysearch

Concern over weakening families is not unique to our generation observes Professor Anne Callagan a family socishyologist with a background in professhysiona social work Observers 50 years ago voiced many of the same complaints about urban families she notes and questions whether families have really changed as much as were led to believe The divorce ra Ie was 236100000 in Canada in 1976 and is rising but is still only about half of the US rate

Divorce has replaced death as a cause of single parent families over the years rn addition perhaps urban famishylies of 100 years ago didnt have probshylems with their teen-agers because so many adolescent children didnt live at home

Different Expectation What has changed dramatically is our expectation about family life Until the last few decades marriage tended to be an institutional arrangement On farms the family was a producing unit and in urban environments it was a framework for survival Today we look to the family for intimate personal relationships and emotional support

Professor Claude Guldner former Director of the Interfaith Counselling Centre in Kitchener and now on the faculty in Family Studies doesnt touch on the traditional institutional roles for marriage in describing todays family He focusses on the adult functions of marriage- companionship sharing afshyfcction and sex-instead of viewing marshyriage primari ly in terms of having chilshydren

Where Children Fit In Children are and will continue to be an important focus in most families but the

task of raising them is difficult in the climate of rapid social and technological change Todays parents live in a world very different from the one in which they were raised and their children will have to cope with an accelerating rate of change The task of raisi ng children is not so much preparing them for the world but equipping them to cope with the inevitable changes ahead

The rapid change and uncertainty in the world has eroded parents sense of self-confidence claims Professor George Kawash a child psychologist with a particular concern for parentchild inshyteractions One anchor parents can proshyvide in this unsettled environment is consis tency in their child rearing pracshytices But it is very difficult to maintain if the parents feel unsure of themselves and their parenting skills Children need rules limits and some authority but parents often shy away from setting rules because they view this as a form of authoritarianism says Professor Kashywash Rules are not in themselves aushythoritarian especially if the children ha ve the opportunity to express their grievances about rules they feel are unreasonable Children will be more willing to accept rules if they feel they can discuss them

Professor Guldner feels there is a tendency among educators now to look at the entire family in dealing with problems in children Many families are referred to family counselling agencies because a child has problems in school Ten years ago we would have blamed those problems on the school systems he says Today family counsellors look to the family for weaknesses or strains that may have contributed to such probshylems This approach acknowledges the continued importance of the family unit in the socialization of children

The Individual Within the Family Creating a stable family environment requires input from solid individuals In family counselling explains Professor Guldner we usually focus on the husshyband and wife roles because strong partshyners secure in their relationship funcshytion better in the mother and father roles Further the husband and wife relationship needs to be nurtured throughout a marriage so it can survive after the parenting roles have been

From a FACS sheet by Mary Cocivera

completed Many marri ages break down after the children leave home because the partners threw themselves into the father and mother roles to the exclusion of the husband and wife roles After the years of neglect there was nothing left of the original relationship as husshyband and wife

One of the great tasks in family therapy confided Professor Guldner is helping individuals differentiate themselves from their fa mily of origin Their personal development and success in marriage depend on emerging from the family of their childhood observ ing and evaluating it ancj then making ratioshynal but at the sa me time gut-level choices about their own future Many marriage and family problems are caused by a failure to work through this rela tionship The process is not complete until the individual reconnects and estashyblishes an entirely different relationship with his family of origiIi

A fam ily can provide a supportive environment in which to grapple with these relational tasks Professor Guldner describes marriage as a cyclical IIwe equilibrium which has its ups and downs Individual growth requires comshying to grips with the conflicts

He fears though that many people walk awa y from conflict in marriage by seeking divorce rather than working through the problem This short-cirshycuits individual growth he explains Family counselling helps partners deal with conflict in a marriage relationship but does not guarantee living happily ever after Sometimes working out a rel a tionship results in termination of the marriage

Professor Guldner sees the emphashysis on the individual as a positive develshyopment for the family Were becoming more tolerant of individual diffe rences within the family and among families Young people will feel freer to make choices based on what is best for them personally and inter-personally rather than external expectations -North Americans will find it easier to accept and respect different types of families in the decades to come but they will also have to accept the responsibility for making informed intelligent choices compatible with their personal values ambitions and capabilities 0

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The College of Phys ical Science Alumni Association -5Ju

I SCIMP Editor Bob Winkel

Cell Patent Granted

Dr Ron Fawce ll with electroplated semiconductor

Two resea rchers at the University of GueJph have received a United States patent on a process tha t could revolushytionize the production of photo voltaic cells and reduce the cost several times

Doctors Ron Fawcett and Andrzej Baranski developed the process similar to techniques used in the electroplating industry during two months of research on applying semi-conductors to metal in la te 1978

The process does not require the

present use of vaporization to deposit a film of light-sensitive material on meta l

Present tec hnology for photo voltaic cells evolved from space research and uses either a single crystal silicon or a costly vaporization process for cadmium sulphide

Until now electroplating has been used as a way to deposit one metal on another in some kind of pl a ting solution through which you pass current but what we are depositing here is a semishy

conductor-cadmium sulphide Dr Fawcett said Other semiconductors which can be electrodeposited include cadmium selenide bismuth sulphide cushyprous sulphide and silver sulphide

The new process can be used with a variety of metals including stainless steet and aluminum foil he said

You can imagine pass ing great shee ts of metal through a plating bath and covering them with a thin coherent and uni fo rm deposit of th e photo sensishytive materia l said Dr Fawcett An America n patent was applied for beshycause most ma nufacturing is carried out in the United Sta tes

The chem is ts who will sha re the patent with the University are now seeking patents in Canada Great Britshyain and other industrialized nations

Manufacture of the new electroshyplated semi-conductor solar cells is cheaper than the vaporization process used for cadmium sulphide and initia l tests indicate a higher efficiency on output voltage Dr Fawcett sa id

Immediate application of the comshypound is in photo voltaic devices recshytification of alternating current into dishyrect current light detection equipment and special applications in photography

The research which led to the proshycess was sponsored by a grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Reshysea rch Council of Canada 0

The late Prof Moffa

Prof Moffat Scholarship The College of Physical Science is pleased to announce the establishment of a memorial scholarship by the family and friends of the late Professor and Mrs Robert C Moffatt

Professor Moffatt formed the faculshyty of Physics at the Onta rio Agricultural College in 1917 and was head of the Department of Physics and Mathematshyics for the ten years prior to his retireshyment in 1956 H e was named Professor

Emeritus in 1974 In 1922 he was responsi ble to a

major degree for the organization of the Agricult~ral Science Option so that its graduates could qualify for admission to courses at the Onta rio College of Educashytion leading to the High School Assistshyants Certificate Type A Agriculture In 1950 he orga nized the General Scishyence Option leadin g to Type A Science

Professor Bob Moffatt was known continued

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to most physics students as the Prof and taught for many years the undershygraduate and graduate courses in theory of measurement and statistics He did much to cncourage agricultural reshysearchers to use statistical methods in the interpretations of their results and assisted in many of the a nalyses

[t is most fitting for the College of Physical Science to offer a scholars hi p

established in memory of Professor and Mrs Moffatt who gave so much to the department and the community

The $200 scholarship will be awarded annually to a student who has completed semester 4 and is enrolled in semester 5 or higher of an Honours Program in Mathematics Statistics or Physics

Alumni who graduated from the

Rites Of Passage Worthwhile Graduate work is not everyon es cup of tea Even an intense love of learning can be daunted by long hours of painstaking research the trauma tic experience of the oral comprehensive and the setting forth - and re-working- of first the masters then the doctora1 thesis

But for Bob Dudley who received his PhD in orga nic chemistry at winter Convocation stopping a t the bachelors level would have been unthinka ble He says he was too excited by the prospect of trying his ha nd at basic research something he had been una ble to do as an undergraduate

Bob came to Guelph three years ago from the University of Georgia where he obtained his M Sc working under Professor Ed Janzen When Professor Janzen joined Guelphs Deshypartment of Chemistry Bob moved there too

Bobs doctoral research has Inshyvolved a method of detection called spin trapping of free radicals that is molecules which have an unpaired elecshytron Spin trapping is only used in ten or 12 places in the world Three places in Canada including Guelph use it regularly it is not used at all on a regular basis in the United States

Looking back over the past three years Bob says the hardest things to contend with were assembling his thesis from all those piles of research material and confronting a sea of strange faces as he walked in to teach his first lab

But despite such trying moments Bob has enjoyed his time at Guelph a nd the abundance of ideas a nd stimulating atmosphere created by the joint campus arrangement of the Guelph-Waterloo Centre for Graduate Work in Chemisshytry

Agr Sci option during the time when Professor Moffatt guided developments in physics mathema tics and statistics were informed by Dean MacNaughton of the plan to establish a Moffa tt Meshymorial Scholarship We are most grateshyful for the generous response

It is expected that the first award will be presented at the I Oth anniversary celebrations of the college on June 210

H e has been fortunate too in his wife of ten years Tricia who never doubted for a minute that he would get his degree and whose enthusiasm and moral support cheered him on when the going was especially ha rd

Although their interests and expershytise are different-she graduated from East Tennessee State University in 1969 with a BSc having studied speech pathology language and audiology and is a speech pathologist and teacher of deaf education in Guelph-they find themselves good sounding boards for each ot her s problems

With his doctoral qua lificatio ns completed Bob will be working during th e coming year as a post-doc for Chemistry professor Colin Fyfe in solid state MR (nuclear magnetic resoshynance) After that he will be looking for a more permanent job Bob views that prospect with optimism 0

Our Tenth Anniversary Celebrations -(n June 1970 the new Physical Science Building was officially opened T he building replaced the old rose-garden south of Zavitz Hall and drastica lly changed a birds-eye view to the southshyeast as demonstrated in the two photoshygraphs on this page

Physics Chemistry and Math-Stats

have flowered irl this first decade To celebrate this occasion the College will hold an official cake-cutting ceremony with tea at 400 pm June 21 in the lobby beside the Campus Co-operative Bookstore This is to be preceded by tours of the facilities

Coincidental with this celebration is

the 10th anniversary of the formation of the College of Arts the College of Social Science and the College of Physica l Science and at 630 pm on June 21 in the University Centre Faculty Club alumni of the three colleges will join ranks with cocktails and dinner Come join us then 0

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By Mary Cocivera

T he College of Physical Science has yet to reach the age of puberty but is

poised to enter its second decade as a major centre for science research and undergraduate programs in Canada

The short existence belies a long history on the Guelph campus as major supporting disciplines to the agricultural programs Stretching back to the 1880s the story progresses through such varied pursuits as analysis of dairy products sugar beets well water and wood ashes levelling and surveying water finding machines lightning rods ventilation and soil physics

Old-timers can spin colorful tales of early instructors There was Prof Soccer-Bill Blackwood whose speciality was (literally) dynamite He was fond of bringing dynamite caps into the lecture room to demonstrate their safety He regularly stood by the window toying with one of these capriciously explosive caps before lighting it and toss ing it out the window where it exploded on cue Art Thompson OAC )7 remembers the ill-fated cap that rode a stiff wind right into the open window of a lab full of equipment on the lower floor That cap too exploded on cue

Art chuckles as he describes Prof Blackwoods favorite exam question You have a rock three feet by four feet by five feet two feet of it underground in the middle of a swamp and you want to blast it out How much of a charge of dynamite do you need He describes the technique of mud-capping- planting dynamite under a mud cap on top of the rock and letting er rip You can sit down and do all the calculations for this problem says Art but the right answer is that the rock is in a swamp so why would you need to blast it away

No reflections on the physical sciences could be complete without reference to Prof Moffatt claims Dean Earl MacNaughton He was called Mr Physics and his courses on theory of measurements were dubbed theory of Moffatt

Years When the Physics Building was built

in 1916 recalls the Dean inmates from the Ontario Reformatory were used to ca rry plaster a nd so the plasterers pu t a generous inch-thick layer on the ceilings By the early 50s the plaster frequently and with very little warning separated [rom the Ilath and both Prof and I had some close calls when the plaster would suddenly drop in our offices and on laboratory benches

Ventilation was indeed a problem when 50 to 60 students gathered for a qua1litative analysis laboratory and started bubbling H2S through solutions in order to precipitate metal ions H2S is infamous for it s smell --middotrotten eggs concen tra ted Professor John Rothwel OAC 39 now retired developed sensitive timing catchill~ about-to-expire students and hauling them to the window for a breather We had big fans installed he explains but the students opened the windows next to the fan short-circuiting the makeshift ventilation system Qualita tive analysis was eventually dropped from the curriculum Professor Rothwell is

The Chemistry Building Circa j 91 O

covered with equipment Chemistry had the distinction of being

the first science department on campus to have its own building by 1887 (the odiferous na ture of the pursuit no doubt affected the decision to construct a separate building) The building however la sted only until 1896 when fire destroyed it The replacement on the same location-where the north wing of the Arts Building now stands- housed generations of chern students until the Department of Chemistry moved to the present Chemistry and Microbiology building in 1965

When Prof Bill Brown arrived on campus in the 1 940s he suggested only partially in jest that the venerable building be named Reek Hall after the then president of the OAC William R Reek OAC 10 It was an idea that never emerged from the flask

The building easily would have justified that label Prof Brown tells of a visiting chemist from Iowa State University As he walked through the front entrance he sniffed deeply and sighed Ah beautiful-this is a lovely chemistry building It takes years of chemical training to appreciate the bouquet of aged chemistry buildings

convinced because other faculty members didnt appreciate the smell

While future physicists werent likely to find their way to the Guelph campus the OAC trained many of the high school science teachers in Ontario The old Agricultural Science option introduced ill 1922 and the General Science option introduced in 1950 provided an excellent broad scientific background for high school teaching and graduate study in any number of agricultural and scientific disciplines

With the establishment of the University of Guelph in 1964 the physical sciences emerged from their supporting roles to limelight positions on campus Greatly expanded research facilities and undergraduate laboratory capability had to be provided The Physics Department had been cramped for years in the red brick building and was unable to develop its undergraduate programs nor introduce graduate student and research programs appropriate for the mushrooming University The Chemistry Department had moved into the new Chemistry and MicrobiOlogy Building but research activity in the department had expanded graduate programs were becoming mOre important and essential scientific

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equipment was proliferating Both tcaching and research activities required much more space

The Physical Science Building an efficient gem of an edifice was completed and occupied by the fall of 1969 Attached to the Chemistry and Microbiology Building it provided expanded facilities for chemistry as well as teaching research and office space for Physics Mathematics and Sta tistics When the Department of Computing and Information Science emerged in 1971 it located in the Institute of Computer Science Building (the renovated Physics Building) for proximity to the computer hardware

For Physics the move to the new facilities was like a speed-of-light journey from 1916 to 1970 From graffiti-embellished lab benches to immaculate well-equipped spacious undergraduate la boratories from dingy basement research cubby-holes to well-lighted laboratories from makeshift to state-of-the-art equipment

Equipping the departments with essential iescarch instruments will be a never-ending program because the advances in science occur rapidly and because Guelph will want to maintain its hard-earned position at the forefront of research in Canada

By most accounts the move to the building occurred so smoothly that the undergraduate students remember only closing the drawer in one laboratory one day and showing up the next day in a new lab

We collected a roomful of old glassware brass bunsen burners and all kinds of junk when we moved out of the old Physics Building recalls Professor Jim Hunt Instead of throwing it out I bet other faculty members that we could sell it We did --we sold every last bit of broken glass and laboratory equipment amassed $500 and started a scholarship fund for undergraduate students in physics

The very existence of the physical science disciplines is often overshadowed by the emphasis on the life sciences at Guelph Because of this undergraduate degree programs stili attract a relatively small number of students-a predicament that is both attractive and threatening at the same time Faculty describe the size of some of the undergraduate programs as

bull uncomfortably small while recent graduates from the programs see the small size as an important difference between Guelph aNd the grist mills that churn out hundreds of graduates

Everything has to do with size observes Terry Clifford Like most of his classmates at the OAC he came from a rurat background We really appreciated Guelphs organization in terms of social

development We got to know everyone in our class Professors assigned to the year really developed close relationships There was no dou bt that everyone encouraged us Professor MacNaughton (now the dean) was like a mother hen-he developed a really close rapPorl with all the students and graduates Hes a mini alumni associa t ion hi msel r

How the Physical Sciences disciplines evolved on the Guelph campus is a fascinating account in itself They all appeared originally to serve agricultural interests Chemists performed analyses on everything from soil to sugar beets physicists monitored the weather and contributed a variety of engineeringshyoriented expertise Mathematicians helped agricultural research workers use statistical methods to interpret their da tao Even the late-comer Computing and Information Science appeared on campus in an agricultural capacity Animal scientists had gathered enough milking data on cards to fill a room but couldnt use the information The computer stored that information and made it accessible for research

The undergraduate program in Computing and Information Science reflects these origins emphasiZing systems rather than computation It focuses on how to best utilize the computer to solve problems This approach meshes well with the existing biological and agricultural research on campus Fourth year classes in computing science boast about 35 students the 90 terminals in the ICS building are in use practically round-the-clock and the majority of students on campus has some contact with the computer during studies at Guelph

WHAT IS TO COME The general perception of whats

happening in the job market for physical science graduates is completely incorrect according to Professor Jack MacDonald Chairman Department of Physics In the

next decade there won t be enough physicists ma thema ticia ns and chemists to go around There was a move away from the physical sciences when they were blamed for pollution and technological problems Students looked to the biological sciences for solutions Now were seeing a move back to chemistry and physics as young people start to recognize that they offer the best hope for long-range solutions to many pressing problems Physical Science graduates are basically problem-solvers

The pre-adolescent CoJlege of Physical Science has emerged from a decade that was turbulent for the physical sciences at all institutions Ted Newton describes the see-saw years Until about 1970 we had money and jobs to offer but no one to whom to offer them Then the money dried up and really good candidates for faculty positions became availa ble

The disciplines not only are firmly esta blished on ca mpus but are setting high standards in teaching and research Were proud of the progress in physical sciences in the 15 years since the formation of the University adds Dean Earl MacNaughton

Faculty pursue research in fields as diverse as biophysics environmental toxicology electrochemistry surface physics neutron scattering mathematical and sta tistical a nalysis of biologica I systems and the design of a georeferences data base for the Province of Onta rio Funds from outside sources amounting to about one and a half million dollars annually support a large portion of this fundamental and applied research

As the disciplines continue their growth predicts the Dean our faculty will strive to preserve the informality and close contact with students that has distinguished Guelph in the past

The College may be only ten years old but has already come of age in the scientific research community I990- here we come 0

A physics leclure 1958 with Dr Earl MacNaughton now Dean

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y ou hear the sales approac h lt1 llmost cve ry day The new improved producl - more

powerful more efficient more everything Well that sa me approach very aptly applied

to College Roya I and University Open House 80 This yea r as well as the usual multitud e of events and exhibits across-camrus there were many exciting and refreshing innovations that added that extra sparkle to the glitter

The officia l opening of open house weekend by a professional actor and comedian was a first Canadils own tongue-in-cheek Don Harron though not bespectacled and disguised in the dilaridatcd cloth cap three-day beard and moth-eat en swea ter of the irreverent Chrlie Farquharso n ce rtainly sounded like that entertaining rural cha racter during a eourle of his r ertinent rronouncements

Another new fea ture of this years College Royal open hOlle weekend walt Fly-Days The sky W i the limit when at $7 a ti ck t cIIQO11 ers took 30-minute flights over the Univcrsit v nd thc surrounding ar a Thc Flying C1uh1I thl

Don Harron and Charlie Farquharson opened open house weekend with ColeRe Royal president Dawn Wert and College Roya cehbrafll Connalyn Cooke

Something New At Collegl

Where MY funny hal University of Guelph dreamed up the idea provided planes and pilots and des pite il storm that dumped ten inches of snow on G uelph in less than three hours ilttrac ted more thiln 40 adventu rers

Another well-attended newcomer event was th e Woodsman Comretitions where ring of axe rasp of crosscut sa wand flying logs a od woodchips filled the a ir ilS contestants pitted their muscles ilgainst the clock

A new wag and wiggle to the O Vc Dog Show was the mutt show - comrlete with a delightful dog-in -a n-Easter-bonnet competition

Well over 20000 people visit ed the campus during Collegc Royal open hou se weekend

Pr~ilting the thousa nds of bu sy students who orgil ni zed something for this University that it could not do for itself Prcsident Donald F Forster lnuded them for rroudly serving the 56-year tradition of College Roy~Jmiddot

What s new a t College Roy~l ) The rhot ograrhs on these two pagcs sum it ur much hetter th ~1 1l mInv tnou s no of word~ []

Pilots with the Flying Cluh at the Univ(fsity of Guelph introduced Fly-Days With customers is Paul Sullivan right Club prlsident

Collegl Royal open house weekend was a cold one but students who entered the Woodsman Competitions soon warmed to the job

Royal 80 A 30s lapper Daisy Mae

Linda Filller 80 Derek style at the fashion show

Just a big baby

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A New

Look At Old

Folks Exerpts from a FACS sheet

by Mary Cocivera

I nd ependence self-respect and dignity can make the difference between

enjoying the later years and mere ly enduring them Helping seniors maintain their independence is an increasingly popular more enlightened approach to providing the services required by the elder ly

Canadas population is getting old The proportion of the elderly is increasing as a result of extended life span lower birth rates and immigration cutbacks The percentage of Canadas popula tion over 65 increased from 5 per cent in 190 I to 87 per cent in 1976 Demographic projections predict that in 50 years more than 20 per cent of the Canadian population will be over 65

Supporting these elderly and providing the needed services will demand novel approaches new insights and an emphas is on enjoying rather than enduring the later years

WHO ARE THE ELDERLY

The elderly a re generaJly considered to be anyone over 65 yea rs old-the age of mandatory retirement At tha t turning point workers stop being wage earners and sta rt being senior citizens They receive old age security benefits draw pensio ns and ride buses at reduced ra tes

The retirement years are rewarding for many seniors Jackrabbit Johannsen still cross-count ry skis at 104 Grandma Moses painted into her 90s others earn university degrees pursue second careers indu lge in hobbies travel and find happiness in volunteer work But for some of the elderly the retirement years bring loneliness despair and poverty along with independence

Most of the elderly are women Of the elderl y living a lone 70 per cent are women

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The proportion of the elderly in Canada is increasing rapidly

Almost half of the women over 65 are widowed and widows outnumber widowers five to one

Three-quarters of the women over 65 living on their own have no income other than government stipends for the elderl y In Ontario these stipends now amount to about $365 monthly and are adjusted quarterly

INCOME DURING RETIREMENT

The financial picture for many seniors looks bleak but it may appear worse than it really is suggests Dr Kathleen Brown a family economist in the Department of Family Studies Without work-related costs retirees have lower expenses

In addition seniors can take advantage of free medical care free or reduced admissions property tax refunds income tax deductions public tra nsportation passes reductions on restaurant meals free drugs and seniors discoun ts at stores These benefits help spread retirement income that much further

Dr Brown suspects that the recently retired may see their financial position as worse than it rea ll y is She and Professor

Martin-Matthews arc doing a study of how recently retired people adjus t to changes in their economic and social status Its a difficu lt psychologica l adjustment for someone who has saved for retirement to start dipping into savings she says Consequently many scniors dont live as well as they co uld Some who could don t take taxis and hire help when they rea lly nced to because it is contrary to their Iife-Iong habits

The family home owned Iree and clear is a major economic assct in retirement and is the surest hedge against int1ation New programs likc the reverse mortgage can convert this asset into cash while a llowing the owner to stay in the house

In this scheme the bank or finance company buys the house over a period of about 20 ycars giving the resident homeowner monthly cash payments based on the assessed value of the house Varia tions on this theme may be one answer for asset-rich but cash-poor sen iors

Financially this arrangement makes good sense but convincing seniors may take some doing After people work a lifetimc to own a home outright they arc understandably reluctant to put a claim on it explains Dr Brown

Selling the family home in retirement is a calculated risk Will the capital from the house support a retired person for 10 years 20 years 30 yea rs Will it cover possi ble hi gh care costs in the later years A dollar saved in 1932 bu ys only 20 cents worth of goods and services at todays prices Int1ation will continue to erode the purchasing power of dollars saved fo r retirement

Financial management in general may present spec ial problems for many seniors notes Dr Brown Sources of income tend to be more diffuse in retirement coming from ann uities pensions RRSPs income supplements and perhaps reverse mortgages All of these require some attention managemen t and filling out of form s Often it s the widow who has to handle these ar rangements and she may be fac in g family finances for the first time in her life Seniors who could benefit from financial counselling don t know where to go for help

Growing old may not be glamorous but it need not be frig htening lonely and poverty-ridden In other cultures extended family a rrangements ass ure that elders will be loved needed and honoured until death In Canada senio rs place a high val ue on independence but geronto logists are now

realizing that independence can be facilitated while providing needed services and opportunities to the growing elderly populat ion 0

Election of alumni to Senate

Regulations governing election All alumni shall be eligible to vote providing they have graduated from the University of Guelph or the founding Colleges Alumni members of faculty a t the University of Guelph or full-time or part-time students enrolled in a pTogram under the jurisdiction of the Senate of the University of Guelph may not vote in the election of alumni to Senate if they have participated in the current election of faculty or the election of students to Senate

There shall be a minimum of one and a maximum of three elected alumni from anyone of the undernoted alumni bodies (a) Macdonald Institute or its successor College of Family and Consumer Studies (b) Ontario Agricultural College (c) Ontario Veterinary College (d) As a group the Colleges of Arts and Social Science and Wellington College- BA degree (e) As a group the Colleges of Biological Science and Physical Science and Wellington College-BSc degree

Each year the three-year terms of office of three of the nine alumni senators expire Retiring August 31 1980 are Frank Archibald OAC 39 W John Bowles CSS 72 and Dr Vc Rowan Walker OVC 47 The terms of office of Gordon B Henry OAC 34 Mrs Mary (Robertson) McGillivray Mac 36 and John R Flegg Arts 68 will expire August 31 1981 Charles (Chuck) Broadwell OAC 54 Bill Tolton OAC 36 and Dr Robert (Herb) Wright OVC 38 will sit on Senate until August 31 198 2

Voting instructions Please vote for a maximum of three candidates on the ballot form Voting shall be by an x Or checkm~rk Any mark on a ballot other than those required for marking the voters preference shall make the ballot null and void

Completed ballot form should be clipped and placed in an envelope on which you are requested to put your name and year in the upper left-hand corner To facilitate voting by an alumnus whose spouse is a lso an alumnus of the University of Guelph and who therefore jointly receive only one copy of the Guelph Alumnus two ballot forms are provided A joint return (two ballots in the same envelope) is acceptable only if the name and year of both voters a re on the envelope Address to Box SE Alumni Office University Centre University of Guelph Guelph Ontario NIG 2W l stamp and mail An on-campus polling booth in the foyer of the Physical Sciences Building will be open between the hours of 800 am and 200 pm on Saturday June 21 during Alumni Weekend Ballot forms and envelopes will be available at the booth On receipt at the Alumni Office eligibility to vote will be verified The sealed envelopes will be opencd on or after June 23 1980 and the ballots counted by scrutineers appointed by the Executivc Committee of the University of Guel ph Alumni Association Only valid ballots with voter identification on the enclosure envelopc received on or before that date will be counted

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iSenate Ballot Form iSenate Ballot Form I I For election of three alumni to Senate University of I For election of three alumni to Senate University of I I Guelph for the three-year term commencing Sep- I Guelph for the three-year term commencing Sep- I tember I 1980 See other side of this page for tember 1 1980 See other side of this page for I biographical sketches of candidates Vote for a biographicalfskhetches o~ candoidatebslvote for a I

maximum of three nominees One ballot per voter maximum 0 tree nommees ne a tot per voter I

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FERGUSON Paul D I CPS 67 Guelph

I FERGUSON Paul D I CPS 67 Guelph J

I GRUBBE Arthur G (Art) I OAC 41 Arthur I

GRUBBE Arthur G (Art) OAC 41 Arthur

I LEWIS Robin BI Aits 73 BTantford

I MILNE (Dennison) Lorna A I OAC 56 Brampton

I LEWIS Robin B I Arts 73 Brantford

MILNE (Dennison) Lorna A I OAC 56 Brampton

I YOUNG N Richard P Arts MA 76 Ridgeville

YOUNG N Richard P 1 Arts MA 76 Ridgeville

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News From Guelph

CAMPUS HIGHLIGHTS Summer Campus 1980 Summer Campus 80 will be a laughing matter if Larry Horowitz has his way A professional entertainer Horowitz is teaching a comedy workshop as part of the U niversi ty s uniq ue vaca tion proshygram which this year begins July 7 Timing voice inflection and mannerisms are almost more important than content according to thi s young comic who deshylights in sending up commercials

From comedy to reincarnation and apiculture Summer Campus this year presents vacationers with an extraordishynary smorgasbord of courses and activishyties For some people a relaxing vacashytion means a complete change from their usual activities explains Professor Jim Murray who established the program the only one of its kind at a Canadian university five years ago Teachers

lawyers and housewives will probably be among those who take Horowitzs comedy workshop or classes In drawing piano-playing or conversational French

Others however prefer to use the time to further develop themselves professiona ly says Professor Murray This year for the first time courses which form part of certificate programs in business and education wil[ be ineludshyed so that the family can come along while mom or dad sharpens professional skills Some of the 27 adult courses offered thi s summer are designed to fulfill specific personal needs such as how to become a skillful negotiator or generally manage life more effectively

Summer Campus is an ideal chance for alumni to spend time at the Univershysity of Guelph again notes Professor Murray Since Summer Campus has 12 special youth progra ms for children from 4 to 16 years of age returning to your alma mater can become a family

affair This year youngsters can ha m it up in a theatre workshop or learn about science computcrs or nature Workshops in jOllrnalism and art also encourage young talent

Tennis squash swimming and 800 acres of green space provide numerous recreational opportunities In the eveshyning it is poss ible to enjoy the campus through twilight tours and a myriad of student events includling the community barbeque Musical performances Walt Disney film nights and socials are espeshycially organized for Summer Campus va ca tioners

Summer Ca mpus 80 has two oneshyweek sess ions July 7-11 and 14-18 Course rates begins at $25 for children and $35 for adults per week Residence accomodation is available For complete program a nd fee information contact Continuing Education Division UNIshyVERSITY OF GUELPH Guelph Onshytario NIG 2WI or phone (519) 824-4120 ext 39560

Biographical Sketches- Senate Candidates middot PAUL D FERG SON CPS 67 lives in Guelph and is territory manager with Supersweet Feeds Stratford Paul taught at J F Ross Collegiate and then farmed near Arthur As an alu mni sena tor he at on Senate from 1969 to 1972 and feels he can provide an effective voice for alumni

ARTHUR G (ART) GRUBB OAC 41 is retired and lives in Arthur after a 35-yea r career with OMAF as an Ag Rep for the counties of Prince Edward Gray Oxford l anark and Perth Art is Secretary Ontario Institute of Agrologists Guelph Branch and is married to Lenore (McFadden) Mac 40

ROBIN BAIRD LEWIS Arts 73 lives in Brantford and is a part-time professional artist (see article on pages 6 and 7) An art instructor at Fanshawe College Robin is also a free-lance com mercial artist and has illustrated childrens books Her name is in the Index of Ontario Artists

LORNA A (DENNISON) MILNE OAC 56 lives in Brampton where she has operated Flowertown Antiques for eight years She is a trustee with the Peel Board of Education and vice chairman of the North Peel unit of the Canadian Cancer Society She is married to Ross Milne OAC 55

N RICHARD P YOUNG Arts MA 76 lives in Ridgeville and is a candidate for bar admission He is with the law firm of Young and McNamara in Thorold With his knowledge of taw he feels he can contribute to Senate during this period of economic difficulty

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Great Year For Gryphons

Mens Hock ey Cryphons winners of the OUAA championship

With no less than seven Gryphon teams taking Ontario championships the 1979-1980 intercollegiate season at the University of Guelph was certainly an unprecedented one

II a II started in the fall when the Senior Mens Varsity Eight rowing tea m broke records at the Ontario Universishyties Athletic Association (OUAA) meet in Weiland to take first place Then the mens and womens curling teams trashyvelled to the Universi ty of Western Ontario to defeat all comers and sweep two Ontario titles

Following th at came a weekend at Guelph that will not soon be forgotten by those involved February 22-23 saw the University of Guelph host both the Ontario Womens Basketball Championshyships and the Ontario Wrestling Chamshypionsh ips At approximately 800 pm on Saturday Feb 22 the Guelph women defeated Laurentian University for their first ever Ontario Womens Intercollegishy

ate Athletic Association (OWIAA) championship Three hours later the men had edged out the University of Western Ontario to bring back the Onshytario wrestling title after an absence of one year

Meanwhile the womens crossshycountry ski team put together a strong effort and snatched the provincial title from perennia l winner Carleton Univershysity

It was also about this time that the men s hockey Gryphons were putting together a miraculous comeback Ending up in fifth place in the OUAA the team had to travel to Laurentian University for a sudden death game The Gryphons won it They then fell one game down in a best of three semi-final with the Unishyversity of Toronto Varsity Blues and had to win two in a row to advance to the final They did In the final against the number one ranked McMaster Universishyty Marlins the Gryphons again fell one

game down You guessed it they won th e next two and became the second team ever to win back-to-back Ontario championships

The wrest lers basketball and hockshyey players all advanced to the Canadian Intra-universi ty Athletic Union (CIAU) Championships and a lthough no team titles were brought home they a ll made their presence felt at the national level

As weJl as seven championships the Gryphons had seven individual Ontario champions They were Ken Hawthorne in the 15 km Nord ic sk iing race and Bob Pronk Ken Bradford Jamie Beshythune Ed Slabikowski Gavin Carrow and Wayne Brightwell from th e wresshytling Gryphons The Nordic ski relay team of Dan MaJlet John Bonardelli and Ken Hawthorne also took a gold at the OUAA championships At the CIAU wrestling ch ampionships Wayne Brightwell took a gold medal in his weight class

The Gryphons also had ten Ontario a ll-stars in Candy Clarkson Linda Jolie Sue Lindley Mike Sesto Rick Dundas and Tom Heslip from basketball John Lowe and Jeff Inglis from football Mike McParland from hockey and Tony Tenwesteneind from volleyball Candy Clarkson wa s also named to the allshyCanadian team at the CJAU banquet in Halifax

Following the completion of the schedules the first annual Co-Educashytional Awards Banquet was held at the University s Peter Clark Hall The event was well received by athletes and staff a like and plans are already in the making for next seasons banquet 0

Microbiology Open House June 15 Microbiology is fascinating Thats the message of an open house to be held Sunday June 15 from I 00 pm to 500 pm in the Universitys Chemistry and Microbiology Building College of Physshyical Science Sponsored by the Canadian Society of Microbiologists Committee on Education with the co-operation of the Departments of Microbiology Vetshyerinary Microbiology and Immunology and the Microbiology Club Microbioloshygy Day is for everyone-young and old novice and expert alike

Four second-floor laboratories will house presentat ions demonstrations and poster displays of the latest research

developments in medical agricultural and industrial microbiology-in a way that can be readily understood even by non-scientists

For those who want to explore furshyther there will be tours of resea rch laboratories where work will be in progshyress and equipment in use including the electron microscope Interes ted visitors may also tour the Department of Veterishynary Microbiology and Immunologys research facilities

At 300 pm in Room 200 of the Chemistry and Microbiology Building Jay Ingram microbiologist and host of CBC Radio s Quirks and Quarks will

give a slide and video lecture on the history of microbiology and some of the most recent trends The talk will be aimed primarily at high school students but everyone should find it interest ing Later Jay will mingle and chat with visitors

Microbiology Day has been planned as part of the first joint annual meeting -of the Canad ian Society of Microbiolo shygists and the Genetics Society of Canashyda being held on campus from June J 5 to June 19 Over 400 delegates from across Canada and the United States will be there Heres a chance to hobnob with the experts Plan to bring the whole family It promises to be a great day 0

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Alumni Publications-Consolidation ue to a combination of rapidly escalating paper prices and mailing rates and a directiveD issued to all academic and administrative units of the University requesting that a ll 1979-80

budget submissions reflect a 5 per cent reduction of their 1978-79 budget allotments it became necessary to review the vital field of a lumni publications

To this end President DF Forster appointed a Special Advisory Committee on Alumni Publications with representatives from the U of G Alumni Association and each of the seven college alumni associations The Committee compiled a re port and the President accepted its recommendation to consolidate the Guelph A lumnus and the se ven individual college alumni bulletins

Through the year the four re gular issues of the Guelph Alumnus will consist of 36 pages and up to 18 page s in each issue will be a llocated to the college alumni associations Space will be divided in proportion to the size o f individual college alumni bodies and copy for the 18 pages will be pro vided by individual college e ditors To obtain a good institutional image and to m ainta in alumni acceptance the quality of Guelph Alumnus paper stock has been upgraded to a lighter weight coated stock This will result in lower mailing costs

Subject to annual review and the availa bility of funds the President has approved the publication ot an e ight-page Annual Alumni Weekend Supplement under the individual mastheads of the seven college alum ni associations The supplement will consist of a common four-page insert covering Alumni Weekend programs plus a four-page format of copy exclusive to and provided by e ach of the seven college alumni associations

Your colle ge editors met a de m anding deadline for this the first consolidated publication and we are very grateful to them We t hink we ve done the right thing-what do you think Ed 0

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House on London Road Gl eph

By Debbie Chambers Arts 77

M eeting artist Robin Baird Lewis Arts 73 means being captivated by her

optimistic excitement Robin has every reason to be excited

Her showing last February in the University of Guelph Faculty Cl ub followed successful exhibitions at the G uelph Public Library and Glenhyrst Gardens and the G allery of Brant both in Brantford Future showings of her watercolours and drawings will be held this year at the O akville C entennial Gallery the KitchenershyW aterloo Art Gallery and the University of Guelph

Lewis Ar s73 Cover Artist For This Issue

Despite the anticipated continued success of her 1980 art shows thc major source of Robin s excitement is a planned trip to Br itain She feels this trip will be a critical step in her career Traditionall y Robins work has captured O ntario scenes She now looks forward to using British landscapes and subjects for her paintings and drawings

Robins vocation as a professional artist began at a very early age He r first painting was sold when she was 12 years old Since that time being a professional artist has been a lucrative part-time carcer A lack of formal artistic training has certainly not kep t Robin from becoming an accomplished artist H er name appears in the Index of Ontario Artists and her contributions to the G lenhyrst Permanent C ollection have been viewed across Canada and the United States

At the moment R obin has two part-time occupations which utilize her artistic talents Besides worki ng as a n art in structor at Fanshawe College Robin is also a free-lance commercia l a rtist O ne of her most successful commercial ventures has been illustrative work in the 1980 edition of the Canadian Children s Annual published by Bob Nielsen M A Arts 71 _ owner of Potlatch Publications in Hamilton H er six illustrations were so well received that Bob has offered her a contract for the 1981 Annual

Robin is quick to acknowledge the debts that she and the other Lewis offspring owe to their parents The Lewises encouraged their youngsters to explore their personal crea tive talents As a result Robin is an artist her brother is an actor one

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sister is a potter and another sister is a part-time lithographer T he Lewises support for their familys career pursuits may stem from the fact that they too are very creative and talent ed Robins father is a commercial antique reo torer while her mother Georgie Baird Lewis is an accomplished portrait painter and curator of Glenhyrst Gardens

Robin s part-time activity as a professional artist was crucial to her financial survival while she studied for BA and MA degrees at the University of Guelph

Now the tables have turned Robin hopes that her academic and teaching experience will enable her to secure a full -time position which will finance her part-time occupation as a professional artist 0 Baal on Dunnet sands - Caithness

Ab(lndnned hOlise at Marden 7

A New Hat Peter F Hannam OAC 62 has stepped down as leader of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) Ontarios largest agricultural lobby group to become head of CANFARM Hannam told his constituents that he had a tremendous sense of accomplishment from his years of service for the OFA

Hanna m said he will not be leaving agricultural politics altogether But I am going to change the way I contribute Hannam said I want to rise to meet the challenge that CANFARM presents As president of the OFA Ha nnam was instrumental in organizing the takeover of the computer fa rm record services when t he previous Li beral government decided to cease funding the program as a Crown Corporation

The following excerpts are from Hannams farewell address to OFA convention delegates in Toronto as reported by The Grower published by the Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association

D uring the past decade farming has undergone considerable change

Farms have become larger more mechanized and in the process farming Peler Hannam OAC 62

and serv ices and have t hU $ provided a major stimulus for other sectors of our economy In spite of high barriers to our exports and the import of more and more food ag riculture still makes a significant contribution to our international balance of trade

There is no question that farmers benefitted during the 1970s The real winner however was the average Canadian citi zen

But what of the 80sl What of the cha llenges in the 80s~ T he future is uncertain but it is clea r that we cant count on thi s industry continuing as it had in the 7 0s

Ten years ago no one but a visionary or a madman would have predicted the challenges we are facin g today It was little more th an ten years ago that Federal Minister Joe Greene forecast that we had enough oil to last a thousa nd years Who would have believed ten years ago that interest rates would have reached the level

has become more of a business and less of a way of life

The farmer has changed as well Today there are fewer of us Our average age has dropped as older farmers have retired and more young people have moved into farming More of our time is spent on manag ing and planning as we have learned we can make more money with a pencil or now a computer than a pitchfork Incomes though they moved in fits and sta rts have improved Generally the 1970s were good for Ontarios farmers

The OFA has changed drama tically as well In ten years it has moved from a period of uncertain ty-from a small group of dedicated members to wh ere it is now the largest most influential farm organization this province has ever seen This growth has been due la rgely to the foresight and dedication of a host of leaders particularly in the first half of the 70s who built a solid base of support to the loyalty and talents of OFA staff and to the determination and support of all our members

But farmers are not the only ones who have gained from the developments in agriculture in the last ten years Consumers -have also been well served In spite of recent price increases consumers today are better fed on a greater variety of food for a smaller portion of their paycheque than at any time in the worlds history

Indeed society as a whole has benefitted from the changes in agriculture in the last ten years Low food costs have meant more money to spend on other goods

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they are now or that tractors would cost $20- to $80000 and some combines over $100000 Nor ten years ago would anyone have believcd thc increas ing government restrictions wc now face on our methods of farming

That has been the rapid pace of change in thc 70s and given the challenges we must face in the 80s the only safe prediction we can makt is that change will accelerate even raster

If fa rming is to remain healthy and profitable if we are to continue to provide thc bountiful supplies of food that

anadians have become accustomed to then agriculture will undergo as much changc in the next tcn years as it has undergonc in thc last 20 or even 30 years

I do not want to sound ala rmist or pessimistic because I am not Im optimistic But mere optimism wont make the next decade rosy Its going to take planning forcsight and hard work How well thesc challenges are overcome will literally determine the health and profitability of farming in the next ten years

Nor will the effects be limited to the farm community because they also have broad social and economic implications In discussing the health of the [arm community we are also discussing how well fed Canadians will be ten yea rs from now and how much of their paycheques will be netded to buy food In turn this will determine how much they will have left for other things The future of [arming is also the future of Canada

Canadian economic policies weigh heavily on farmers Even the wellshyestablishcd farmer is now dependent on his banker The young farmcr with mortgages and debts reaching $250000 to $500000 or even more is not just dependent upon his banker he is at the bankers mercy How many young farmers did not make it through last winter~

However it is not just a question of who will go under The high cost of borrowing means that needed repairs new equipment new land or improvcd facilities may not be purchased now Our efficiency can only suffer and with it our competitive position

Right now we are predicting that in addition to facing an inflation rate which may well be over 10 per cent we will be paying 25 per cent more for drainage tiles 12 to J8 cents more per gallon for gasoline diesel fuel and heating oil and at least 15 per cent more for fertilizer Prices will go still higher but there is little corresponding prospect of prices for our products keeping pace

The right to farm will also continue to be a problem Even the decision as to what to produce is being taken out of our hands

Decisions at Queens Park or illcrcasingly by urban-dominated Illunicipal councils now dictate whether or not we can produce livestock whether or not wc can expand and even the hours we can work in our fields

The common thread in all these problems is that the rea l decision-making power does not rest in our hands

This docs not mcan we ca nnot influence those decisions- we can But it will not be easy

To do it however we must lift our gaze to events beyond our line fences We must become more involved in all those decisions which shape social and economic policy We must become a powerful influential unified team

We must continue to get out and tell the consumer the politician the civil servant the businessman and all those who influence policy just how importa nt farm ing is to this country

It can be done We have proven it can

Fuel prices wi be the scourge of the 80s

be done In the last ten years the OFA has become a powerful voice for Ontarios farmers but there is so much more to do

Obviously we can have little impact as ind ividuals We must be organized we must be well financed we must have the research and we must have the skills to make our voices heard

That s a big challenge for this organiza tion but I know we have the talent and the will to be even more successful

There is one other activity which I think farmers should get involved in to a greater extent in the next decade That is self-policing our industry

Having had a lot of contact in the past few years with non-farmers from every walk of life I have come to appreciate that Ontario farmers by and large enjoy a very

finc reputation of being hard working honest considerate and the sa lt of the earth My contact with farmers in every corner of this province convinces me tha t reputa tion is well deserved

We must work hard to keep it that way if we are to earn the respect we need as an industry

As the pressures from change grow in the 80s there will no doubt be a ttempts by some few farmers to operate in a way tha t we cannot condone We must be cautious tha t those few do not spoil the industry for the rest of us

We must attack infl ation because it is crippling us with increased costs We have heard one government pronouncement after another that they a re going to stop inflation What s happened ~ Unfortunately inflation is like sin Every government denounces it in public while at the sa me time they gleefully practice it in private

We must object to the da mage th a t unprecedented high interest ra tes are causing in our industry and we must demand that a lterna tives be found or tha t Canadian agriculture is shielded from the full impact of these senselessly high ra tes just as agriculture in other countries is

We must continue to hammer away at finding more markets for our fa rm products This involves continuing to fight for fa irer trade rules to undertake programs to have our food replace imported food and to increase our export market efforts These measures must have the full support o[ farmers the rest of the food industry and governments as well

We must mount a campaign to ensure farmers will have assured supplies of fuel a t reasona ble prices Fuel prices will be the scourge of the 80s Theres no need to follo w the world price of oil so slavishly in a key industry like agriculture To do so as quickly as is now being planned will cripple producers and will jeopardi ze this countrys food supply

One of the reasons for high fuel prices is sup posed to be th at it will encourage conservat ion thats unfair Farmers dont have to be hit over the head with a sledge hammer to practice conservation Fa rmers across this province are already ma king major advancements towa rds conservation and in developing alterna tive energy sources And tha t without getting encouragement to do so

lt will be difficult to get the decisions which you will make on energy implemented by governmetJts but energy issues must be addressed with conviction

Yes there are many challenges facing us in the next decade Thats no reason to throw up our hands in despair We must take a positive attitude tha t these problems will be resolved We must convince a lot of people that they need to be solved 0

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The Dippers Coat of Arms

This is centennial year for the Associate Diploma in Agriculture course at the OAC and the graduates have planned a celebration on the weekend of July 19 While these students have been an inteshygral part of the campus since 1880 it was not until 1953 that they obtained a coat of arms or crest for themselves

Yea r 5 2 Associa tes presen ted an idea for an Associate crest to the OAC -SAC but it was rejected The crest presented was similar to that of the degree course with a change from gold to silver in the wire embossing

Year 53 Associates took up the challenge and the year executive offered $5 to the winning designer From the designs presented that of Wendell Nufer was chosen Wendells father who had designed crests in the past for the South African Olympic teams as well as for several Swiss Army regishyments created it

Changes were made in the crest design to obtain approval by the presishydent The year president Mr Colley and the late Dr Norm High obtained a

copyright for the crest which made the College Co-op the sole distributor To obtain the crest a t the Co-op a note had

to be obtained from the registrar of the OAC

The Students Administrative Council of the OAC passed a resolushytion that the Students Co-operative be the sole source of the official Degree gold wire crest and the new Associate silver wire crest These crests were only available to graduates seniors and junshyiors of the Degree course and to gradushyates and second-year students of the Associate course Dave Barrie was 53 class president and Professor Robert Forsha w was honorary class president

The addition of the words Assoshyciate Diploma Agriculture OAC was designed by Richard Buck 76A The change has received the approval of the Dean of the OAC and will be officiaHy added to the crest

The colourful silver-wreathed in- signia are in stock at the Campus Coshyoperative shops at $325 each They should be worn only by those who are entitled to do so and they should be worn on a somewhat formal garment such as a blazer 0

A Variety of V erse

Len Vickars 33A and 46 has retired to Newmarket Ontario after an intershyesting and varied career He has preshypared a little booklet containing some of the results of a lifelong avocation-the writing of verse Some of the verse was written while he was a student at the OAC in the early 30s others in his years in Northern Ontario mining towns during wartime service overseas and finally from his post retirement occupation as an agricultural teacher at a church school in the Yukon Illustrashytions in the book are by Lens daughter Dawn a resident of Carmacks in the Yukon

Guelph 1933

Thrice cursed is he who doth smile in a lecture For that luckless might well regret it- you betcha If you do see a paradox Its considered urlOrthodox To exhibit your glee In a manner so free You may shout sing or weep Raise Hell - or just sleep But it is really unethical And shews lack of principle To beguile With a smile A Prof When hes wrath

Rivers (Yukon 1974)

Ive paddled my feet in the Tiber And frozen them numb in the Klondike Ive waded full dress cross the Rubicon And swum in the buff in the Thames Ive crossed the Rhine under shell fire And canoed mid the ice on the Ottawa Ive washed my socks in the Mirimichi And have squelched in the mud of the Seine In my life Ive crossed many rivers And some that I didnt quite cross BUl from the fast flowing streams to the Arctic To the filth choked flows of the South From the insect fraught heat of the summer To the bone chilling frost of the fall Theyre the only things Ive seen in nature That never perceltibly stop 0

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Our Man In Cairo

Larry Dickenson 68

Lawrence (Larry) T Dickenson 68 and his family are now well settled in at their new home in Cairo Egypt where he is commercial counsellor at the Canashydian Embassy His duties cover a much wider field than the United Arab Reshypublic of Egypt however as he will also be responsible for the Canadian trade promotion program in the Sudan and Libya This requires a knowledge of Arabic which came by way of an intenshysive three-month course in Ottawa

Larry has been nearly eight years in the diplomatic offices of Canada in Europe with about half of that time in Eastern Europe This is his first experishyence however in a developing or an Arabic-speaking area

The first adjustment was to the slower pace of getting things done it took the Dickensons three months to get

Mechanizing Rice Paddies James S Townsend 56 has taken leave from the Department of Agricultural Engineering University of Manitoba to work for two years with the Internashytional Rice Research Institute Los Bashynos Philippines

Dr Townsend will be stationed in Rangoon Burma where he will serve as an agricultural engineer in the area of small-scale mechanization for rice proshyduction In addition he will serve as

into their home in a Cairo residential suburb and the majority of their personal effects had not yet arrived five months later Larry writes Once we had adjusted to the tremendous concenshytration of people- Cairo has a populashytion of approximately 11 million - the noise dust new food and customs we became decidedly attracted to the Egypshytian people who are very hospitable and possess a rich culture dating back thoushysands of years

Since arriving in Cairo in addition to moving into our new home we have had the visit to our territory of the first large federal government trade mission It was comprised of 18 representatives of government and industry interested in the fields of consulting engineering and construction

In both November and December I made one-week trips to Tripoli and Libya where Canada has considerable export potential One officer from the commercial division travels to Tripoli every month

Larrys wife Margaret Mac 68 keeps very busy as well as there is a heavy social commitment which goes with his profession She accompanies him to many dinners and receptions and of course is hostess for those occasions where she treats Egyptian foreign and Canadian contacts to favourite recipes acquired in various other countries

Margaret and I went to Kharshytoum the capital of the Sudan in Janushyary After completing business calls durshying a period of nine days we returned to Cairo via Jeddah visiting friends in our embassy to Saudi Arabia

During our trip to the Sudan and Saudi Arabia daughters Tonya II and Christa 9 stayed in a convent just one

team leader and country representative in Burma for the International Rice Research Institute The Canada-IRRI Burma project is a co-operative project funded by the Canadian International Development Agency and the Governshyment of Burma with IRRI as the executshying agency

Dr Townsend is accompanied in Burma by his wife Yvonne and two sons Alan and Neil Two other sons remain in Canada Philip in Winnipeg Manitoba and Robert at Belwood Onshytario Dr Townsends address is Canashydian Section British Embassy PO Box 1121 Rangoon Burma

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The three Dickenson youngsters

block from our home This convent is occupied by 13 delightful nuns who are decidedly senIor citizens with warm generous hearts They are of many nashytionalities and have devoted entire lifeshytimes to Egypt As the convent is within one block of the girls school-the French Lycee-this will be convenient for the girls Tonya and Christa have pursued their education totally in French in Brussels OUa wa and now here in Cairo

Margaret is turning her culinary skills along with her food and nutrition training at Macdonald Institute to the development of interesting new recipes based upon local ingredients and local dishes 0

Hall of Fame A person nominated by the OAC Alumni Association will be included in the first group to be entered in the new Ontario Agriculture Hall of Fame The OAC Alumni Association is a foundshying member of the Hall of Fame Associshyation and this nomination was prepared by a special committee of the directors

The Hall of Fame is located at the Ontario Agricultural Museum in Milshyton Ontario and the first portraits will be placed in position at a special cereshymony this summer 0

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With a Song In His Heart Come July 15 Lyle Pettigrew 61 takes up a new position He is giving up his secondary school teaching job with the Waterloo-Oxford DSS in Baden Onshytario and is moving to Kenosha Wisshyconsin to be a member of the headquarshyters staff of the Society for the Presershyvation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America Inc (S PEBSQSA) Specifically he will be one half of the team of instructor coaches who will assist in training choshyrus directors in the 16 districts of the Society He will have eight districts for a while and then alternate with his fellow instructorcoach

Nancy Brown Ends Busy Year

Lyle Pettigrew 61

The new position entails a great deal of travelling but Lyle is used to that For the first five years out of OAC he worked with the United Coshyoperatives of Ontario at five locations during that time

Nancy Brown 79 completed her year as president of the Central Student Association of the University last month It wa s a rough year she had stepped into a situ ation of distress inshyvolving many problems not the least of which was a $60000 debt

At the end of her year that debt had been whittled down to Iess than $10000 new s ~aff had been hired the books had been straightened out and much of the credibiI ity with University faculty and administration was regained She originally stated that she felt it would take at least two years to straightshyen out the mess left by previous mismanshyagement and internal bickering It looks like this diminutive bundle of energy has almost done it in 12 months She had help from fellow executives whom she gladly praises and heartily thanks

As if her problems with the Central Students Association were not enough her year also brought an extra load in another field As chairman of the Unishyversity Centre Board she had to contend with the several changes in staff that took place during the year

But then Nancy is no stranger to hard work and delicate dealings with people Back home on the farm near Beaverton she and her father had been

workers in 4-H clubs a job she loved and which she kept on doing during her college semesters

From her first weeks on campus she had demonstrated her leadership abilities as the freshman president of Year 79 She was later chairman of the 0Ac Student Federation an executive of College Royal and OAC student rep on the CSA

What now Nancy As she ended her year of office she fel t that she had seen enough of politics for a while She is aiming her sights on an MBA from one of the provinces older and prestishygious universities and is awaiting the results of her applica tion as she cleans up the last of her work a t the CSA presidents desk

With a sol id major in Animal Scishyence a background of years of successshyfully working with people a minor in business administration and her eyes on a masters Nancy Brown is another Aggie whose future should make intershyesting watching Not many would take a bet that her present downer on politicsshyOne year in a job like president of the CSA is enough for me will prove to be her permanent attitude 0

Singing is something that has been dear to him for a very long time He was a member of the famous quartet on campus in the 50s and 60s- the Kol shylege Kings- with Trev Dickinson 61 Bill Baxter 62 and Ted Curti s 62 They sang for just about every Co llege function needing entertainment We were one of Padre Youngs most popular acts Lyle recalls

For a few years after graduation he dropped out of singing because he was really never long enough in one place to put down any roots However when he moved to Baden he was soon invited to come out with the Guelph Chorus and then joined the Kitchener-Waterloo Chorus which was closer to home It was one of the old KoHege Kings who brought him back into the fold

Since that reunion a dozen years ago Lyle has been at it steadily and now he moves to headquarters to become a permanent member of that enthusias tic group helping to spread harmony and good fellowship all across the continent 0

At It Again Doug Hoffman 46 retired in 1978 from his post as director of the Centre for Resources Development after 32 years on the Guelph campus Following his retirement he went over to the Unishyversity of Waterloo to give them the benefit of his long training in rural planning Now he is acting dean over there

A new building to expand the U of Ws Department of Environmental Studies is under way and the dean is off-campus for a while So maybe Doug will get some use out of that shovel his boys Dougs Cruds gave him when he left the Guelph campus 0

Carrie Reek At the ripe old age of 92 Carrie widow of Dr William R Reek 10 a former president of the OAC died on March 2 at Wardsville Ontario Dr Reek who had a long and distinguished career in Ontario agriculture died in 1968

A very gracious lady Carrie Reek will be fondly remembered by hundreds of students who were at Guelph during the immediate post-war years and by hundreds more who got to know her at Ridgetown 0

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Handling Hamburger On The Hoof Before the hamburger (or the steak for that matter) gets to your plate there is a number of necessary steps to be comshypleted in thc marketing chain from newshyborn calf to butchers block One of these steps is the transfer of the young feeder cattle from the ranch to the fcedlot where the final finish will be added

In Ontario today auction sales of feeder cattle held at 14 locations around the province carry out this function where thousands of cattle and millions of dollars change hands smoothly and quickly

The story of these feeder auctions has been added by Tommy Cooper 18 to his book on the history of agriculture in Grey County but he refuses to take credit for the auction systcm

He gives the credit to another OAC grad the late Charles F Macshykenzie 19 one of the members of the Collcge judging team at the Chicago International in 1918 where he won the

first placing in beef cattle judging After graduation Charles Mackenzie was apshypointed to the Dominion Department of Agriculture federal inspection service which included serving Manitoulin Isshyland where there were many cattle proshyducers but no marketing organization Farmers were still selling as individuals to itinerant cattle buyers sometimes with inequitable results After years of effort he finally got cattlemen to form an auction-selling organization

So successful was this system that in 1950 Tommy Cooper suggested the Grey County Federation sponsor a simishylar arrangement A committee of three was sent to a sale at Little Current on Manitoulin Island that September

That committee was impressed by the way the farmers co-operated and asked Tommy to get one going in Grey County but a 1951 trial was not a success However the example of the 195J sale on the Island sparked another trial in Grey County the following year

That 1952 sale brought out 1250 head The co-op had but one scale of 5000-pound capacity so that animals had to be weighed individually-a very time-consuming task However the idea did catch on memberships were taken out property bought at Wiarton Onshytario and a permanent set-up begun with much of the labour coming from the farmers themselves Now there is a covered assembly and sales area supshyplied with town water and a 30000-pound scale all free of debt

The co-op in Grey County has 800 members and cattle production is about three times as great as it was at the beginning 30 years ago There are four sales a year and as many as 11000 head pass over the scales at a spring sa le The fall sales in 1979 brought $4000000

The original spark from Charles F Mackenzie has grown to 14 sales organishyzations around the province 0

Mac Gordon Honoured One-timc hog grader and the man who was instrumental in working out thc system of tattooing hogs for rail grading Mac Gordon 29 has been honoured for his efforts in another direction

He has received the Guelph Hortishycultural Society Conservation Award for outstanding service to the community

Mac moved from Hamilton to Guelph in 1948 With him he brought a sincere and enduring enthusiasm for conservation

He had a ttended the Na tiona I Aushydubon Societys wildlife film series in Hamilton and was most impresscd with its educational and entertainment value so when he arrived in Guelph he set out to show the series there by arranging for its sponsorship by the Agricultural Instishytute of Canadas Guelph Branch

Mac insists that before each film the national anthem 0 Canada be sungmiddot--an obscrvation which was lauded by the committee in selecting this years winner He has been very involved in other community work and has just retired as clerk of sessions for Chalmers United Church 0

India Hand Almost from the beginning of the OAC graduates have found their way to far places and contributed much to the improvement in agriculture and life around the world Typical of these was the late Kenneth William Forman 22 who died last December in Danvers Mass at 83 years of age

Ken carne to the OAC originally as a Diploma in Agriculture student with the Class of 18 but took time out for war service returning with the wave of veterans in 1919 He graduated with the Class of 20A and stayed on to take his BSA with 22 He was a native of the United States and except for some months on the staff of the old An Hub departmen t right a fter grad ua tion he spent all his life outside of Canada

In his student days Ken was a noted a thlete and the last student physishycal director Up to his leaving that post all athletic endeavours had been handled by the students themselves In 1921 with the greatly increased size of the student body the College decided to appoint a physical director as part of the faculty

The OAc Review of that day records Kens enthusiasm and work for

College athletics will always be rememshybered by ex-students and the students of today Those who knew the tremendous amount of work he covered the difficulshyties he had to contend with will apprecishyate the spirit with which he tackled the job and the work he has done In the fall of 1919 when he took over the task of physical director College athletics were somewhat disorganized but the fall of 1920 and the spring term of 1921 witshynessed a great change Being a football man himself he successfully trained the two Junior Intercollegiate teams of 1919 and 1920 besides training other branches of sport too numerous to menshytion

His first foreign field was in India where he went as dairy cattle specialist at the Allahabad Agricultural Institute United Provinces and served for several years as a teacher He returned to his native Massachusetts as a teacher in animal husbandry at the Essex County -Agricultural School Hawthorne and later as a specialist in dairy with the HK Webster Co of Lawrence

In spite of the fact that he spent so little time in Ontario his feelings for his alma mater were strongly evidenced by his life membership in the OAC Alumni Association 0

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ODH Program The executive of the ODH Graduates Association has prepared a program of monthly visits from March to October to places of interest to their [l1(mbers These visits are open to all interested and are free The program for 1980 includes a June visit to the University of Guelph on the morning of the 21 st moving to the Cambridge Research Stashytion in the afternoon The August visit is planned for Queens Park Toronto on the 23rd The September visit will be to the Borough of Scarborough Parks Deshypartment on the 13th and the October visi t to Cannon Nurseries Waterdown on the 4th 0

Railway Blooms Since Leon Claus 22 moved to a house near the railway tracks in Canton N Y he has pl anted the railwa y right of way with flowers and vegeta bles This island of beauty located where more often a weed patch is found has brought attenshytion to Leon especially from studen ts and faculty at the St Lawrence Univershysity in town

Recently the local newspaper fe ashytured hi s beautifying efforts in a story He has become the stately white-haired gentleman who has put the lovely flowshyers on th e railroad embankment 0

Best Seller This time it is Don Inine 42 and the subject is cheese The Canadian Dairy Foods Service Bureau had his professhysional assistance plus that of others in the preparation of its booklet Great Canadian Cheeses More than a million and a half copies have been distributed The booklet dea ls with the more than 50 varieties made in Canada and while good old rat-trap cheddar is still the favourite the consumption of other types has increased to almost J 6 pounds per person annually 0

Bmiddotyron Jenvy At the age of 98 Myron Jenvey of I ngersoll has died For 65 years he was a member of the Holstein-Friesian Assoshyciation and an historian of the dairy industry in Oxford ounty For five years he was a member of the staff of the OAC and some of his recollections of those days have appeared in issues of the OA C Alumni N ews 0

Bonspiel Winners

The Year 51 Trophy was presellled by Dean Clay Switzer 51 la 11o r Glenn Hay ter 73 Bruce Shillinglaw 67 Jack Fraser 73 and Bob Anderson 73

The Year 33 Trophy was presenled by Don lfuj 5 lo 110 r Glenn Powell 62 and Bill Harri sun 62 Other learn members were Bruce Humer 62 and Don Hill 62

The N R Rick Richards Trophy was won by 110 r Bi A llelI Bob Edgar Jerry Felk er (lIld WaYlIe S impson al Clem of 7 2

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To The Queens Taste An Elizabethan dinner in honour of Queen Elizabeth I (1558-1603) was held in early February Sponsored by the University of Guelph Historical Soshyciety the feast attracted 45 members of the Guelph academic community includshying several alumni Guests were asked to attend in period costume and to provide an authentic Elizabethan dish

Master of the feast was Dr Lewis Abbott Department of History In accordance with Her Majestys wishes (Marilyn Armstrong 78) Master AbshybOll provided whimsical sketche~ of the head-table guests accompanicd the Queen dancing and called forth her loyal subjects to pay tribute to her beauty and grace

DELPHA Editor Debbie Chambers 77

AI the dinner Morris Lemire CSS78 Bev Lemire 79 Margo Shoemaker 79 Dr Lewis Abbot Marilyn Armstrong 78 Urve Abbot and Dr Stefan Straka Chairman Departmenr aHistory

Musical entertainment for the eveshyning was provided by the Queens court musicians conducted by Shannon Purshyvis-Smith a music instructor at the University The ensemble played a deshylightful repertoire of authentic Elizabeshythan music

SOllle of the delights of authentic Elizabethan cuisine tha t were served included Fartes Portingale Livering Puddings Pork a lOrange Turnep in a Tench Compound Pallet and Almonde Tartes They were selected by Margo Shoemaker 79

Her Work Is Her Life Mieke Bevelander 73 graduated with distinction from the honours program in Fine A rl However her art career began in high school and was followed by intensive study at the Frec Academy and The Royal Academy of Art in T he Hague Holland Then there was an interruption of a few years while M iekc taught elementary school in Toronto before she got back on track at Guelph

Her work is her life O nly when she is drawing and now painting is she pleased with he rself and able to cope

with the major set-back for artists- the continuing lack of moneyl

Not only has Micke fine artistic talent and drive which has kept her going for the last dozen years but also she is a gifted teachel Imiddot or the past three years she has been a sessional instructor at the University of Waterloo in the fall of 1979 she is credited with puiling their extension course in Stratshyford out of danger of extinction After Miekes fall session the university had a

continued over

Dancing a favourite pastime of Her Majesty was encouraged between courses The first dance selection known as a galliard was demonstrated by Shannon Purvis-Smith A stately dance it provided an excellent contrast to dance instructor Dave Greens version of a rapid peasant dance

It is hoped that the tradition of providing an historical dinner for stushydents faculty and alumni will continue in the coming years We look forward to seeing you there 0

Mieke Bevelander 73

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flood of requests for another course with her

The Art Gatlery of Kitchener boasts a simi~ar success story with their Saturday childrens classes which Mieke has taught for the past two years Her popularity and ability tripled enrolment

Mieke has had shows in The Hague Edinburgh and Guelph and her work has appeared in shows in Vancouvshyer Winnipeg Brantford and Toronto Several corporations and numerous indishyviduals own her drawings paintings and sculptures A series of her drawings is hanging in the Sears Building in Chicashygo

Miekes loft apartment in Elora Ontario reflects her personality and consequently her work It is a compact

bright open space filled with Canadian antiques and a wood-burning stove There are books drawings sculptures toys a nd curios on every ledge a nd piece of furniture Luxurious plants hang everywhere and give the space a garden quality-a garden of earthly delights to steal a quotation However Miekes ambition wiJi not allow her to stay much longer in this pastoral setting Soon she will uproot herself to move to Toronto where she is affiliated with the Bau-Xi Gallery on Dundas Street exhibiting artists such as Jack Shadbolt Tony Urqhart and Claude Breeze

Although a major problem for all artists is making a living from their art an added problem M ieke has found is finding gallery owners and fellow artists

who take women artists seriously thorny situation but a very real one Also a particular problem for artists is trying to be recognized as an important segment of society to establish a status quo in a society which views art as a luxury or at most as play

If universities are recently experishyencing an anti-intellectual backlash artshyists have continuously bucked an antishyaesthetic appreciation in our materialisshytic society If you cant eat it wear it drive it or spend it it cant be worth very much Mieke has written eloqucntly on this topic and given the chance will talk fervently about her lifes work- art works This graduate is going places and several major shows are in the making now 0

Mahoud Sadek

King Tot

Professor Sadek with the Department of Fine Art presented a slide show on King Tut at a recent meeting of the College of Arts Alumni Association Before the show Professor Sadek filled in the pertishynent background of King Tut Accordshying to the professor the misconception that Tut was not an important Pharaoh

is false In fact he was very influential as he returned the old religion of Amon to Egypt

King Tut followed Adhenaton who had imposed the worship of Aten (sunshygod) on the people In essence this was monotheism The religion revolved around the rays of middotthe sun which were the manifestation of light and heat The sign of the ankh was the symbol which denoted life

There was not only a religious revoshylution but also a cultural revolution Previously art had been idealized where everybody was portrayed as being strong and beautiful Art now became antishyclassical and a caricature Freedom of expression was allowed Akhenaton moved the capital from Thebes to Amashy

rah King Tut was nine years old whcn

he ascended to the throne He moved the capital back to Thebes and rebuilt the temple of Amon He died from an unknown cause at age 18 His tomb was hidden and therefore was not vandalized by robbers It lay undisturbed until discovered by Howard Carter in 1922 This major discovery gave the world a large collection of Egyptian art

The slide show demonstrated not only the size but also the sheer beauty of the Tut collection

The College of Arts Alumni Associshyation is grateful to Professor Sadek for his enlightening talk and for his compreshyhensive slide show of the King Tut collection 0

Scholarships At the College of Arts Alumni Associashytion Board of Directors meeting of March 22 1980 three new scholarships were designed and will be presented at the spring meeting of Senate for approvshyaL

Members of the Board hope these

awards will help encourage graduate and part-time students to maintain high academic standards The first a wards will be presented in the fall of J 980

An amount of $500 will be awarded to the College of Arts student with the highest cumulative average in Years 3 and 4 who is entering a College of Arts graduate degree program The award is

open to a student entering either an MA or PhD program with a Universishyty of Guelph undergraduate Arts degree

An amount of $250 will be awarded to each of two semester 5 part-time College of Arts students with the two highest cumulative averages and entershying semester 6 They will be presented in the fall and winter semesters 0

Grad News 1977

Paulette McGarr After working three years in visual arts Paulette is a student apprentice with British glass master Stephen Taylor in Caledon and is living in Toronto

1978

Dalid Coates Newspapers Right David is city reporter for the Peterborshyough Examiner

Patricia (Cole) Bigley is employed as a dental assistant by Drs R amp c Armshystrong Leamington Ontario

1979

Robert Bishop is the manager of the Tydagon Golf Club in Burlington Onshytario

David Schwitzer is pu~suing doctoral studies at the University of London in England 0

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The Ontario Veterinary College Alumni Association

~~ ALUMNI Editor Dr Cliff Barker 41

BULLETIN

From The Pres ident

Dr Bob Buck 46

Since our last opportunity to chat by means of a publication several items of interest have occurred Perhaps that of greatest current interest involves arshyrangements which will culminate in the presentation of a portrait of Dr Dcnnis Howell to our former dean on Alumni Weekend

The Honours and Awards Commitshytee under the chairmanship of Dr Bob Silk 64 has been working fervently to ensure that the presentation can be made at the time of our Annual General Meeting which this year takes place on campus during Alumni Weekend June 20 to 22 Further details of these cereshymonies will be available soon

The OVc Alumni Directorate is enthused about this project and like the Honours and Awards Committee is anxiously awaiting the opportunity to view the work

Having mentioned Alumni Weckshyend [ hope that you will note again those dates of Friday Saturday and Sunday June 20 21 and 22 and if you possibly can make arrangements to visit Guelph and the old stamping grounds and appreciate what is available to the students of today compared to that which was present in the dim distant past

Not only will it be an opportunity to renew friendships which may have been neglected somewhat due to disshytance and other responsibilities but you will have an opportunity to visually acknowledge some of the strides that have been taken during the growth of the University of Guelph and in parshyticular the Ontario Veterinary College during the years since you left the campus

On sllch a visit you can more accurately gauge the importance of the contributions which each of us attempt to make to our Alma Mater as the years pass

There is some personal satisfaction in being able to actually see some of the things which we read about in our communications from the various Unishyversity organizations

At this particular time of year we would hope that those of our alumni living some distance from Guelph may decide that a venture to this part of Ontario might be considered as part of a vacation plan

How about some of those of you who live beyond the borders of Onshytario- or within the borders of Ontario for that matter- who have not had an opportunity to be in Guelph for some time contacting former classmates and arranging a visit part of which may be spent here at the OVc and on-campus at the University of Guelph

Watch for further information which will be forthcoming Those of us in this part of the country would be delighted to see you

Since last we talked the Awards Committee has presented the OVc Alumni Association Fellowships to Dr Louis Laliberte of the Department of Clinical Studies and Michael Clarke and Diane Friesian of the Departments of Pathology and Biomedica Sciences reshyspectively These are postgraduate study scholarships

Recently Jim Sweetman 81 was selected as the recipient of this years

OVc Alumni Travel Fellowship Award Jim who is currently President of the Canadian Veterinary Students Association chapter at Guelph will be travelling to the United Kingdom and other areas during the course of this summer

During the first week in March the annual College Royal activities took place on campus The OVc student body has become a very important part of this event as time has passed Disshyplays have been provided for the public by each of the years and by several of the activity groups within the College walls

On Open House Days hundreds of visitors from various parts of the province are given guided tours through the OVCs facilities and the students do an exceJlent job in providing informashytion concerning their studies and chosen vocation as well as acting as excellent purveyors of good-will for veterinary medicine Your Association has helped albeit rather modestly in assisting with this endeavour

You will be pleased to know that Dean Doug Maplesden SO has disshyplayed his continued interest in alumni activities by attending our Board of Directors meetings and contributing personally by giving much appreciated opinions and assistance Dr Howells very active conscientious involvement in alumni activities provides Doug with a very strenuous precedent to follow but we are looking forward to his associa tion with OVc alumni

Perhaps 1 have rambled long enough I shaH close by once more recommending that you consider serishyously visiting your Alma Mater during the forthcoming Alumni Weekend in June If you consider that arranging a class reunion or some such function would be constructive for goodness sake let us know and we shall attempt to assist in whatever way appears to be practical Hope to see many of you before long 0

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CODlDleDlorative Plaque In Stratford On August 24 1979 a plaque was unveiled in Stratford Ontario by the Local Architectural Conservation Advishysory Committee (LACAC) Stratford to mark the restoration of the Brandenshyberger Block built in the late 1800s

In addition to the historic signifishycance of the building is the fact that among the persons who used the buildshying was John Luke Poett VS (Edinshyburgh) the first veterinary surgeon apshypointed to the Northwest Mounted Poshylice

Poett joined the NWMP in 1874 after practising in Stratford for four years He was in charge of the large group of horses sent from Toronto in 1874 to eventually become part of the march west later that year from Fort Dufferin Manitoba to Fort Whoop-up in Alberta In 1877 he completed his service with the NWMP and returned to practice in Stratford

On September 21 1881 he advershytised that his office had been moved to Brandenbergers new block and he reshymained at this location until 1884 In that year he rejoined the Mounties eventually settling in Battleford Saskatshychewan serving as a non-commissioned police officer there until his death in 1895 His wife lived to be 87 dying in 1937 A granddaughter survives in Vanshycouver

Poetts office was reached through a door under the Jetter R in Reward (see photograph this page) and upstairs to the first floor

The plaque is on the wall just below the word Blowes (Blowes Travel Sershyvice) It will undoubtedly be read by thousands of visitors attending Stratshyford s Shakespearean Festival each year

Apart from being the first veterinashyrian in the NWM P Poetts name is the first to have been entered in the original register of the Ontario Veterishynary Association How his name came to be entered in this way is unknown The register was established in 1879 but it shows his address as the NW MP in Western Canada and in reality he was still in Stratford

The plaque was sponsored by Jim Anderson President LACAC Stratshyford who became interested in the hisshytory of Poett while the author was researching in the Perth County Arshy

chives in 1976 A fuller story of Poett Ontario relating to veterinary medicine may be found in the book Vet in the In 1973 the Toronto Historical Board Saddle by Dr Frank Loew and EH erected the Upper Canada Veterinary Wood published by Western Producer School pl aque on the site of the first Prairie Books Saskatoon 1978 veterinary college in Canada at 40-42

This is the second plaque erected in Temperance Street Toronto 0

Brandenberger Block Stratford Ontario Site of Poetts office

~ Upper Canada Veterinary School plaque 1973

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The College of Social Scie nce Alumni Association

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Edtor Rkk Kna 74

the current year despite continuing From The infl a tion in excess of 9 per cent The increases in faculty salaries have fallshyen behind other comparable professhyDean sions consistently since the early 1970s

3 Some estimates suggest that universishyIt is with pleasure that I report to you ties will be required to terminate upthe success which the College of Social to 20 per cent of faculty over the next Science Alumni Association has enjoyed few years if insolvency is to be preshyin the last year This succcss is due in ventedlarge measure to the encrgy and hard

work of the Association s Beards of Additional facts which should be of

Directors since 1978 interest and concern to you as alumni

The College of Social Science and voters are the following

Alumni Associations presence is being I Ontario now provides $1 000 less in felt in overaH alumni affamiddotirs May I operating grants per full-time equivashyhope that in increasing numbers Social lent student than the average of the

Dr Jack W SkinnerScience alumni will join in actively supshy rest of Canada ($1800 less than porting their Alumni Association the Quebec) College and the University prevent universities from providing both 2 Were Ontario universities funded at

As a second matter I am a ble to quality education and accessibility for a level equivalent to the average for report that the level of participation in students the rest of Canada total grants to the the BA Graduate Survey project was A strong statement on behalf of system for 1979-80 would have to be good May I thank those of you who universities was made in September to increased by $185000000 took the time and trouble to complete Premier Davis and senior ministers by 3 On a relative basis measured in the questionnaire JH Panabaker Chairman of the Board 1977-78 dollars grants per student in

There is another matter which I of McMaster Univcrsity as spokesman universities had fallen 71 per cent trust will be of interest As you are no for board chairmen and executive heads from 1970-71 to 1977-78 While doubt aware Ontarios universities have of Ontario universities Among the facts grants per student in the colleges of been and continue to be involved in a which he prcsented were applied arts and technology (CAAT) substantial amount of retrenchment as a I Library acquisitions per student have rose by 22 per cent costs per pupil in result of past and continuing reduced fallen by about 40 per cent in real secondary schools rose 396 per cent levels of government financial support terms since the early 1970s despite and costs per-patient-day in hospitals While it could be argued that a certain the continuing explosion of knowshy rose 51 per cent Finally of interest amount of retrenchment was needed ledge around the world are the studentstaff ratios In as well as politicaJIy desirab]e a conshy 2 For years increases in salary scales 1977-78 for universities 149 to I tinuation of reduced support on the part have been held well below the rate of CAATs 126 to I and secondary of the government will bring about acshy inflation- they were 37 per cent in schools 169 to l 0 tions which will greatly hamper if not 1978-79 and just over 5 per ccnt for

The membcrs of your Board of Directors dents we a ttended the College of Social recently endorscd a resolution to make Science we had little or no opportunity Five -five scholarhips available to in-course to earn an achievement award

In-course Collcge of Social Science students It s a We have plenty of reasons to make start and without your support of the awards available to deserving students College of Social Science Alumni Assoshy If each of our members could encourage Scholarships ciation and of the Alma Mater Fund it one new membership we could continue would not have been possible to make things happen What do youIntroduced Do you realize that when as stu- say Lets get on with the job 0

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Peacekeeper Playing a key role in peacekeeping opershya tions is as much an a rt as a defined position sa ys Political Studies professhysor Henry Wiseman Professor Wiseshyman who has also been Faculty Assoshyciate in the Office of the Provost this past year has been named Director of Peacekeeping Programs at the Internashytional Peace Academy (IPA) New York He assumed the position for one year as of Janu ary I

The Interna tional Peace Academy which was established in 1969 as an institute devoted to furthering the skills of conflict resolution has a vita l pa rt to

Hes Off To Israel John Vanderkamp

Professor John Vanderkamp Chairman Department of Economics has been apshypointed as visiting professor in the Cashynadia n Studies Program at Hebrew Unishyversityin Jerusalem

Professor Vanderkamp will spend the greater part of three months April to June in Israel where he will give a graduate course in labor economics a nd make himself available for consultations with faculty a nd graduate students

The Canadian Studies Program is relatively new It was established in

Birth Of OASA Much overdue but now ready for acshytion is the way Professor KJ Duncan describes the Ontario Association of Sociology and Anthropology (OASA) Professor Duncan of the UniversityS Department of Sociology and Anthroshypology was the Associa tions first presishydent

Canada has not been without asshysociations in the fi eld There is a nationshyalone the Canadian Sociological and Anthropological Association a nd over

play in world a ffairs The U N as Professor Wiseman pointed out has no specific constitut ional basis for pcaceshykeeping in its charter although it does practise peacekeeping from time to time on an ad hoc basis

Over the ycars a ttempts have been made to define the practice in constitushytiona l terms but without success Professor Wiseman believes there are good political reasons why this has not occurred the fear by some states that the UN would evolve its own a uthority or military force less dependent on the will of the member states

For this reason the IPA while remaining independent of the UN pershyform s the crucial functions of developing

1978 as the result of a VISit by John Roberts then Secretary of State to Israel Funded by the Canadian govern shyment and Toronto philanthropists Dr and Mrs Ralph Halbert the program got under way last year when urban planner Peter Oberlander of British Coshylumbia spent a period at the Israeli university

The successful applicant for the program is selected from candida tes in the social sciences hu manities a nd law Administra tion of the selection is handshyled at the Canadia n end by an advisory committee made up of eight members from a variety of disciplines in Frenchshya nd English-speaking institutions from across the country Recommendationsmiddot are submitted by the Canadian commitshytee to the Hebrew University where the final choice of visiting scholar is made

Professor Vanderkamps talents make him eminently suited to the posishytion H e is the editor of Canadian Public

the yea rs regiona l ones have emerged in the Maritimes Quebec and the western provinces but not until now in Onta rio

Professor Duncan and a number of others including department chairman Professor WE Thompson and departshyment colleague Professor TF Condon have actively supported the idea of a provincial association for years because as Professor Duncan says the real acshytion takes place at the provincial level We need such an assocation he adds to provide a provincial presence to speak on behalf of our two disciplines to government representatives and to the

procedures and policies for peacekeeping to bring greater order to the ad hoc UN practice Such activity is dependent on broad co-operation by UN members One hundred and fourteen have parshyticipa ted in IPA programs to date

The Political Studies professors tasks include arranging professional inshyternational training seminars for diploshymats military officers academics and policy makers in the subjects of peaceshykeeping mediation and negotiation and setting up off-the-record meetings beshytween parties directly involved in disshyputes such as Namibia a nd the Middle East These a re two of the ma in duties of the Academy 0

Policy- Analyse de Poliliques the jourshynal which he founded six years ago to bring together resea rch in economics a nd rela ted disciplines such as political science and sociology with a view to stimulating research and discussion of problems in Canadian policy He is also a member of the executive council of the Canadian Economics Association and author of many papers on Canadian economic activity

The aim of the program is to inshycrease Canadian exposure overseas the economist says It is hoped that eventushyally graduate fellowships in Canadian studies will be made available for stu-

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dents at the Hebrew University further extending the educationa l scope of the program

In the initial five years of operation an endowment fund is being built up Once that income is esta blished visiting professorships will be for a years durashytionD

pUblic Professor Duncan says meetings of

the Associa tion will take place twice a year and that attention will be turned to ways of improving the teaching of socishyology and anthropology as well as a tshytracting the participation of those workshying in community colleges government -private agencies and in industry

For further information about the Association contact Mrs Wilda Blackshylock through the Depa rtment of Socioloshygy and Anthropology (519) 824-4120 ext 3894 0

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The College of Biological Science Alumni Association

~ BIO-ALUMNI ~ NEWS Editor Jane Selley Arts 70

J Tent And Sleeping Bags Anyone Panoramic scenery wa rm campfires wild-flowers and pines scenting fresh summer breezes quiet walks along wooded trails a chance to photograph relax and enjoy the company of good friends Sounds like a dream doesn t it

Well your dreams have come true because the CB S Alumni Association has designed such a weekend this year just for you

From June 6 to 8 1980 (Friday evening to Sund ay night) we have for alumni and their families an Interpreshytive Weekend excursion to Cyprus Lake Provincial Park on th e picturesque Upper Bruce Peninsula We have lined up a full weekend of activity including a wildlife photography sessi on plant and geomorphology lectures bird watching

a Fathom Five ta lk a boat trip to Flower Pot Island a nd much much more

Photographers will want to see the orchids which will be in bloom that wcekend a nd there are ma ny excellent access points for scuba diving enshythusi ast s as well Brave folks might even attempt a midnight dip in th e cool waters of Georgian Bay

We will be camping in the Provinshycia[ Park and should qualify for free group camping if enough adventurers register for the s leep-out If youre not one for organized activities thats okay too

While only a few hours drive from Guelph this part of Ontario is an historshyic glacial-formed environment supportshy

ing rich and diverse flora and fa una You are required to bring your ow n

support gea r food clothing and provide tran sport a tion to a nd from the park The CBSAA will be providing wilderness progra ms and marshmallows

Most o f all the weekend a[ lows friends old and new a chance to relax together and enjoy some free time Twen ty-nine people have already sig ned up a nd we think this will truly be our best event ever

For registration write to CBS Interpretive W eekend co Department of Alumni Affairs a nd Development Level 4 Unive rsity Centre University of Guelph Guelph Ontar io N I G 2W I or telephon e (519) 824-4120 Ext 2122 0

Your 1980 Executive The CBS Alumni Association Board of Directors for 1980 who were elected a t the Annua l Meeting at College Roya[ is a mi xture of new and old faces Wed like to tell you something about each of these people who have volunshyteered their time for you

AI Sippel BSc 74 President A[ is a fish hea lth biologi st with the Ontario Ministry of N a tural Resources working on campus

Richard Moccia BSc 76 MSc 78 Immediate Past President Rick is preshysentlya U of G fish pathologist offershying a consulting service to commercial fish farms la rge aquaria home aquarishyots and resea rch subcontractors

David MaraIdo MSc 78 Vice Presishydent David is a fisheries biologist for Canada Centre for In[and Waters Burlshyington Ontario

Winn Halina BSc 74 MSc 77 Secshyretary T reasurer Winn is a researc h assistant in the Department of Biomedishyca l S cience at the O Vc

Sheena Ba msey BSc 77 Director Sheena is a research chemist for Shell C a nada Ltd

J im Ga llivan BSc 73 M Sc 77 Dishyrector Ji m has been a Ph D student in Medical Sciences a t McMas ter Univershysity since 1978

At the Annual M eeting I to rare

president AI Sippel 74

Professor R on Brooks Zoology and immediate

past president Rick Moccia 76

Ron presented a da zz ling talk and

show on th e Galapagos

Islands

Ka thryn Martin BSc 76 Director Kathryn is a grad student in the Depa rtshyment of Biomedical Sci ence

Margo Tant BSc 76 Director Margo is a full-time stude nt at the O Vc

Jan Watson BSc 75 Director Jan our first CBS President is now an applications specia list fo r Pa yton Asshysocia tes which manufactures e lectronic medica l instruments 0

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University of G uelph 3049 CBS stushyA Message From dents including pos tgraduate students

President

Al Sippel

Al Sippel 74

As the incoming president of the College of Biological Science Alumni Associashytion I would like to thank the immedishyate Past President Richard Moccia 76 and the other outgoing members of the Board of Directors Ted Armstrong 74 Les Dunn 76 Jim Grayston 75 Kathy Martin 76 Ambrose Sarnulski 73 Jim Sheldon 74 and Pat Yungblut 73 for their accomplishments

Over the past year Richard and the others expended a considerable amount of time and energy on alumni associashytion activities with excellent results Both Careers ight and the Elora Gorge Walk were successful again this year Careers N ight is organized specifishycally for senior undergraduate CBS studenb One or two aluIllni frOI11 each

program (eg Microbiology Human Kinetics Zoology N utrition Botany l Genetics) returned to discuss aspects of job hunting resume writing and career development The Elora Gorge Walk was designed to promote outdoor activishyties for alumni during Alumni Weekend

Our other regular activities the Homecoming Biobash and the Annual General Meeting were less successfuL Although a few faithful alumni turned out for each event they were very poorly attended

Despite these disappointments the Association completed two projects that have been on the drawing board for some time Life membership dues finally reached a sufficient level to start a tru st fund for two scholarships for second year CBS students These scholarships will be presented for the first time in 1980

A special Distinguished Alumnus Award was also created this past year Although no nominations for the a ward were received its crea tion provides a format for honouring graduates of the cBS who have distinguished themshyselves in some field

I am confident that thi s year members of the Board of Directors will be ab le to maintain the momentUin generated by their predecessors 1 he nlOW faces on the Board should provide an abundance of energy and fresh ideas Board members serving second or more terllls will provide the necessary experishyelllOe gained from previous years Thi s blend of old and new has worked well in the past and should continue to do so

The major thrust of this years Board of Directors will be aimed at increas ing membership in the Associashytion In the ten years that the College of Biological Science has been a part of the

have graduated However only 202 (66 per cent) of these have Joined the CBs Alumni AssolOiation T herefore much of our effort will be devoted to contacting alumni evaluating their eommenb and re-evaluating our program in an attempt to attract more members

You probably ques tion why you should become a member of the Associshyation Me mbership dues are necessa ry to operate and expand the projects that I have outlined I believe that the CBs Alumni Asocia tion has a lot to offer to undergraduates to the University comshymunity and most importantly to alumshyni

I n particular we provide a forum for keeping in touch with former classshymates through the Guelph Alumnus and the Bio-A lumni N ews Alumni Weekend Supplement and by sponsoring events to which alumni return However as with any organization particularly one such as the CB S Alumni Association that is rel atively young there is always room for improvement If you believe the programs offered by the C BS Alumni Association are inappropriate please let us know as a re-evaluation of alumni shyoriented even ts will be made this year

Without input from our alumni change will not necessarily mean imshyprovement We need your support in the form of members hip and your opinion of the present program In particular I would appreciate receiving comments from Department of Human Kinetics alumni who have been noticeably absent from many of our activities in recent years Please give a little thought to what you think the CB S Alumni A~soshy

ciation should be doing and forward you r ideas to Al Sippel co Departllient of Alumni Affair and Development Levlt 4 niversity Centre niversityof Guclph Cruelph Ontario N 1 G 2W 1 0

Careers Night Seventy-five people attended enjoyed and asked many questions of the six speakers at the 2nd Annual College of Biological ScieIlce Alulllni Association Careers ight

John Byrne fish culture specialist with tell years at the Ministry of Natushyral Resources gave a strong talk stresshysing hiring methods attitude motivation and generally se t the lOne fo r Sheena

Ba rusey BSc 17 and her clever preshyentation which covered as a reselI ch chcmist in Microbiology at Guelph tactic~ to usc job applications and intershyesting facts about prospects for the fushyture in the job market

Jennifer Conners BSc 75 SOOIl to be an M D and who originally graduat shyed in Botany disc ussed the neces ity of being flexible of being wise and not being too specific ill job intcnt when entering uni ve rsity

Dr John Hilton Lkpar lmen t of

utr ition slressed the necessity fo r pcr onal contact and steing the top pCIon when making application for a position Dr John Powell told of the multitude of opportunities which ex ists for a well ed ucated perOIl giving examshyples of 26 graduates from the Departshyf1)tl1t of Huma n Kintl ics and their difshyk re llt afJ Puilltments

Ian W hite OAe 52 co-ordinator of Placement Services summarized and told of the lllaIlY useful services that the

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Macdonald Institute College of Family and Consumer Studies

Alumni Association

ALUMNI NEWS Editor Wantedl

Elizabeth Gullel 55

Food Industry Welcomes Contacts Industry may seem a world away from the univlrsity environment but Conshysumer Studies professor Elizabeth Gulshylett 55 spent the fall semester bridging this gap She visited about 25 companies in the food industry to see what they arc doing in sensory evaluation of food and consumer rda tions

Professor Gullett started her odysshysey through the food industry by conshytacting the presidents of the companies then visiting their laboratories and conshysumer relations departments HI feel very positive about the developments in

News Editor Wanted The position of Alumni ews Editor for the Mac- FACS Alumni Association is presently vacant

The person who fills this position has the important job of gathering and co-ordinating information for the threeshypage Mac-fACS Alumni News section in each of the quarterly Guelph AlurnshyfillS pUblications and for one four-page unit of news in the Annual Alumni

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these two areas she comments The Canadian food industry IS

expanding and refining its programs in sensory evaluation and consumer relashytions

Sensory evaluation techniques run the gamut from rudimentary tests to very complete profile studies that inshyvolve a team of five or six trained tasters Companies have learned that sensory evaluation improves their batshyting average in introducing new proshyducts Professor Gullett explains that it used to be common for only ten ou t of every 100 ideas to see the light of day and of those only one would be a success Sensory evaluation helps idenshytify the potentially successful products and saves significantly in product develshyopment costs

Curious abollt the state of sensory evaluation in the cosmetics industry Professor G ulictt also contacted several Canadian cosmetics companies but found virtually no activity in the area

ost 01 the Canadian cosmetics firms are distributors for foreign products They tend to rely on the technical expershytise of the parent company

The food industry is becoming more Canadian in outlook according to Professor Gullett Canadian branches of foreign companies are developing food testing product development and evalushyation functions in Canada

Consumer relations have blossomed

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in the last decade particularly throughshyout the food industry Professor Gullett suspects tha t the industry is trying to overcome what it perceive to be a bad public image The consumer movemellt nudged most companies into a greater awareness of consumers and a commitshyment to deal with their complaints and suggestions She was impressed with the speed and thoroughness with which the food companies handled consumer comshyplaints

The visits to the companies revep d that permanent and summer employshyment prospects for Consumer Studies graduates will continue to be good Our students have a lways been hired for their technical knowledge she notes but their broad knowledge of consumer concerns will bccome more and more attractive to employers

While learning about food company programs Professor Gullett did not miss the opportunity to tell her hosts about the undergraduate programs research and expertise in the Department of Conshysumer Studies

Every company I visited seemed genuinely pleased to have someone from a university show an interest in what they are doing she observed Many industry people told me they had regular contacts with community colleges but not with universities A continuing exshychange of ideas will be mutually benefishycial 0

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Freighter Voyage By Dr Margaret S McCready

The winter season was a good time to be one of 12 passengers eight Canadian women four Americans (two men two women) on a large freighter Delta Line out of Brooklyn ew York Deshycember 14 1979 for a seven-week voyshyage through the Caribbean and the Panama Canal to Ecuador Peru and Chile and return But cargo was the important item to the ships owners and about one day out of Brooklyn a new sched ule was posted cutting out the Caribbean ports at Aruba Santo Doshymingo and Barranquilla

Cargo was delivered or picked up at Philadelphia Baltimore Charleston and Mi ami in generally very fine weather There were perhaps one and a half days of slight turbulence off Cape Hatteris enough to make it difficult to set the ta bles in the dining room which we shared with a dozen ships officers and the captain

The crew of about 30 sailors were a busy lot-always some ship s painting to be done as well as swabbi ng down the decks Handling the ve ry large banana crop (green) of Ecuador was a big part of the work for longshoremen-bananas to Chile and to New York State Much of the ships cargo had to be kept at spec ific temperatures SOme of it frozen

Above all we and the officers had excellent meals and very spacious wellshycared for cabins with toilets Actually by the terms of the Seamens Union all sa ilors must be given plentiful and good food to keep them happy and well nourshyished and this was certa inly so

We enjoyed knowing the ships offshyicers One a graduate in law was workshy

ing on a freight er to find out more about mercantile law he was busy also getting his daily exercise by weight-lifting and chinning the bar We passengers worked a bit on the stationa ry bicycle for our exercise

Another officer a graduate engishyneer was working on the freighter to learn more abo ut ship building and space utili zation One specialist in navishygation reminded us to keep certain curshytains drawn at night to prevent glare on the ocean waves which confused their navigation readings from the heavens There is a constant charting of the ship s position on the high seas

Special celebrations and meetings with the captain and officers sometimes when films were shown were enjoyed but also enjoyed was the time spent watching the intricate organization of the loading and unloading of cargo some of it in containers However on docking with the help of pilots we usualshyly planned to take taxis to the big cities and market places not forgetting the small Indian craft shops on or close to the docks The native crafts of fine straw and hair work knitted-wear and handshymade dresses beautiful jewelery of seshymi-precious stones such as lapislazuli malachit e a nd onyx were hard to resist

The museums cathedrals and other handsome buildings reminded us of the culture~ If ( i er peoples in addition to th e Spanish con ribution The beautiful scenery and the objects d art a lmost made us forgetful of the repressive govshyernments in most of these South Amerishycan countries today

It was a memorable days trip when

we motored from Valparaiso Ch ile through the foothills of the Andes to the beautiful capital city Santiago seeing en route the dry desert and mountain country bordering the very fertile va lleys growing lush market and fruit crops (not bananas)

Some bridge playing a nd much reading took up considerable time so that it was difficult to keep a diary and write postcards to friends Obviollsly there was some real rela xa tion and rest on the journey Tt was always pleasant to be having such delightful summcr weat her and enjoying some sunning on deck with tea and happy hours whenshyever one wished to utili ze the passenger lounge for a friendl y get-together

Yes despite sc hedules being changed and in this case shor tened by one week the sea voyage from North to South America at this season was a delight D

Passing through Ihe Suez Canal

The Delta Venezuela out of Brooklyn New York Margaret McCready right in Santiago Chie

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Families Coping With Change The family is alive and well in the twentieth century despite widely pubshylished reports that it is an outdated social institution Social critics bemoan the disintegration of the family and use as evidence the soaring divorce rate juvcnile delinquency wife and child abuse and thc isolated elderly

This gloomy outlook is not shared by three faculty members in the Departshyment of Family Studies who have extenshysive experience working with families and are pursuing family-related reshysearch

Concern over weakening families is not unique to our generation observes Professor Anne Callagan a family socishyologist with a background in professhysiona social work Observers 50 years ago voiced many of the same complaints about urban families she notes and questions whether families have really changed as much as were led to believe The divorce ra Ie was 236100000 in Canada in 1976 and is rising but is still only about half of the US rate

Divorce has replaced death as a cause of single parent families over the years rn addition perhaps urban famishylies of 100 years ago didnt have probshylems with their teen-agers because so many adolescent children didnt live at home

Different Expectation What has changed dramatically is our expectation about family life Until the last few decades marriage tended to be an institutional arrangement On farms the family was a producing unit and in urban environments it was a framework for survival Today we look to the family for intimate personal relationships and emotional support

Professor Claude Guldner former Director of the Interfaith Counselling Centre in Kitchener and now on the faculty in Family Studies doesnt touch on the traditional institutional roles for marriage in describing todays family He focusses on the adult functions of marriage- companionship sharing afshyfcction and sex-instead of viewing marshyriage primari ly in terms of having chilshydren

Where Children Fit In Children are and will continue to be an important focus in most families but the

task of raising them is difficult in the climate of rapid social and technological change Todays parents live in a world very different from the one in which they were raised and their children will have to cope with an accelerating rate of change The task of raisi ng children is not so much preparing them for the world but equipping them to cope with the inevitable changes ahead

The rapid change and uncertainty in the world has eroded parents sense of self-confidence claims Professor George Kawash a child psychologist with a particular concern for parentchild inshyteractions One anchor parents can proshyvide in this unsettled environment is consis tency in their child rearing pracshytices But it is very difficult to maintain if the parents feel unsure of themselves and their parenting skills Children need rules limits and some authority but parents often shy away from setting rules because they view this as a form of authoritarianism says Professor Kashywash Rules are not in themselves aushythoritarian especially if the children ha ve the opportunity to express their grievances about rules they feel are unreasonable Children will be more willing to accept rules if they feel they can discuss them

Professor Guldner feels there is a tendency among educators now to look at the entire family in dealing with problems in children Many families are referred to family counselling agencies because a child has problems in school Ten years ago we would have blamed those problems on the school systems he says Today family counsellors look to the family for weaknesses or strains that may have contributed to such probshylems This approach acknowledges the continued importance of the family unit in the socialization of children

The Individual Within the Family Creating a stable family environment requires input from solid individuals In family counselling explains Professor Guldner we usually focus on the husshyband and wife roles because strong partshyners secure in their relationship funcshytion better in the mother and father roles Further the husband and wife relationship needs to be nurtured throughout a marriage so it can survive after the parenting roles have been

From a FACS sheet by Mary Cocivera

completed Many marri ages break down after the children leave home because the partners threw themselves into the father and mother roles to the exclusion of the husband and wife roles After the years of neglect there was nothing left of the original relationship as husshyband and wife

One of the great tasks in family therapy confided Professor Guldner is helping individuals differentiate themselves from their fa mily of origin Their personal development and success in marriage depend on emerging from the family of their childhood observ ing and evaluating it ancj then making ratioshynal but at the sa me time gut-level choices about their own future Many marriage and family problems are caused by a failure to work through this rela tionship The process is not complete until the individual reconnects and estashyblishes an entirely different relationship with his family of origiIi

A fam ily can provide a supportive environment in which to grapple with these relational tasks Professor Guldner describes marriage as a cyclical IIwe equilibrium which has its ups and downs Individual growth requires comshying to grips with the conflicts

He fears though that many people walk awa y from conflict in marriage by seeking divorce rather than working through the problem This short-cirshycuits individual growth he explains Family counselling helps partners deal with conflict in a marriage relationship but does not guarantee living happily ever after Sometimes working out a rel a tionship results in termination of the marriage

Professor Guldner sees the emphashysis on the individual as a positive develshyopment for the family Were becoming more tolerant of individual diffe rences within the family and among families Young people will feel freer to make choices based on what is best for them personally and inter-personally rather than external expectations -North Americans will find it easier to accept and respect different types of families in the decades to come but they will also have to accept the responsibility for making informed intelligent choices compatible with their personal values ambitions and capabilities 0

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The College of Phys ical Science Alumni Association -5Ju

I SCIMP Editor Bob Winkel

Cell Patent Granted

Dr Ron Fawce ll with electroplated semiconductor

Two resea rchers at the University of GueJph have received a United States patent on a process tha t could revolushytionize the production of photo voltaic cells and reduce the cost several times

Doctors Ron Fawcett and Andrzej Baranski developed the process similar to techniques used in the electroplating industry during two months of research on applying semi-conductors to metal in la te 1978

The process does not require the

present use of vaporization to deposit a film of light-sensitive material on meta l

Present tec hnology for photo voltaic cells evolved from space research and uses either a single crystal silicon or a costly vaporization process for cadmium sulphide

Until now electroplating has been used as a way to deposit one metal on another in some kind of pl a ting solution through which you pass current but what we are depositing here is a semishy

conductor-cadmium sulphide Dr Fawcett said Other semiconductors which can be electrodeposited include cadmium selenide bismuth sulphide cushyprous sulphide and silver sulphide

The new process can be used with a variety of metals including stainless steet and aluminum foil he said

You can imagine pass ing great shee ts of metal through a plating bath and covering them with a thin coherent and uni fo rm deposit of th e photo sensishytive materia l said Dr Fawcett An America n patent was applied for beshycause most ma nufacturing is carried out in the United Sta tes

The chem is ts who will sha re the patent with the University are now seeking patents in Canada Great Britshyain and other industrialized nations

Manufacture of the new electroshyplated semi-conductor solar cells is cheaper than the vaporization process used for cadmium sulphide and initia l tests indicate a higher efficiency on output voltage Dr Fawcett sa id

Immediate application of the comshypound is in photo voltaic devices recshytification of alternating current into dishyrect current light detection equipment and special applications in photography

The research which led to the proshycess was sponsored by a grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Reshysea rch Council of Canada 0

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Prof Moffat Scholarship The College of Physical Science is pleased to announce the establishment of a memorial scholarship by the family and friends of the late Professor and Mrs Robert C Moffatt

Professor Moffatt formed the faculshyty of Physics at the Onta rio Agricultural College in 1917 and was head of the Department of Physics and Mathematshyics for the ten years prior to his retireshyment in 1956 H e was named Professor

Emeritus in 1974 In 1922 he was responsi ble to a

major degree for the organization of the Agricult~ral Science Option so that its graduates could qualify for admission to courses at the Onta rio College of Educashytion leading to the High School Assistshyants Certificate Type A Agriculture In 1950 he orga nized the General Scishyence Option leadin g to Type A Science

Professor Bob Moffatt was known continued

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to most physics students as the Prof and taught for many years the undershygraduate and graduate courses in theory of measurement and statistics He did much to cncourage agricultural reshysearchers to use statistical methods in the interpretations of their results and assisted in many of the a nalyses

[t is most fitting for the College of Physical Science to offer a scholars hi p

established in memory of Professor and Mrs Moffatt who gave so much to the department and the community

The $200 scholarship will be awarded annually to a student who has completed semester 4 and is enrolled in semester 5 or higher of an Honours Program in Mathematics Statistics or Physics

Alumni who graduated from the

Rites Of Passage Worthwhile Graduate work is not everyon es cup of tea Even an intense love of learning can be daunted by long hours of painstaking research the trauma tic experience of the oral comprehensive and the setting forth - and re-working- of first the masters then the doctora1 thesis

But for Bob Dudley who received his PhD in orga nic chemistry at winter Convocation stopping a t the bachelors level would have been unthinka ble He says he was too excited by the prospect of trying his ha nd at basic research something he had been una ble to do as an undergraduate

Bob came to Guelph three years ago from the University of Georgia where he obtained his M Sc working under Professor Ed Janzen When Professor Janzen joined Guelphs Deshypartment of Chemistry Bob moved there too

Bobs doctoral research has Inshyvolved a method of detection called spin trapping of free radicals that is molecules which have an unpaired elecshytron Spin trapping is only used in ten or 12 places in the world Three places in Canada including Guelph use it regularly it is not used at all on a regular basis in the United States

Looking back over the past three years Bob says the hardest things to contend with were assembling his thesis from all those piles of research material and confronting a sea of strange faces as he walked in to teach his first lab

But despite such trying moments Bob has enjoyed his time at Guelph a nd the abundance of ideas a nd stimulating atmosphere created by the joint campus arrangement of the Guelph-Waterloo Centre for Graduate Work in Chemisshytry

Agr Sci option during the time when Professor Moffatt guided developments in physics mathema tics and statistics were informed by Dean MacNaughton of the plan to establish a Moffa tt Meshymorial Scholarship We are most grateshyful for the generous response

It is expected that the first award will be presented at the I Oth anniversary celebrations of the college on June 210

H e has been fortunate too in his wife of ten years Tricia who never doubted for a minute that he would get his degree and whose enthusiasm and moral support cheered him on when the going was especially ha rd

Although their interests and expershytise are different-she graduated from East Tennessee State University in 1969 with a BSc having studied speech pathology language and audiology and is a speech pathologist and teacher of deaf education in Guelph-they find themselves good sounding boards for each ot her s problems

With his doctoral qua lificatio ns completed Bob will be working during th e coming year as a post-doc for Chemistry professor Colin Fyfe in solid state MR (nuclear magnetic resoshynance) After that he will be looking for a more permanent job Bob views that prospect with optimism 0

Our Tenth Anniversary Celebrations -(n June 1970 the new Physical Science Building was officially opened T he building replaced the old rose-garden south of Zavitz Hall and drastica lly changed a birds-eye view to the southshyeast as demonstrated in the two photoshygraphs on this page

Physics Chemistry and Math-Stats

have flowered irl this first decade To celebrate this occasion the College will hold an official cake-cutting ceremony with tea at 400 pm June 21 in the lobby beside the Campus Co-operative Bookstore This is to be preceded by tours of the facilities

Coincidental with this celebration is

the 10th anniversary of the formation of the College of Arts the College of Social Science and the College of Physica l Science and at 630 pm on June 21 in the University Centre Faculty Club alumni of the three colleges will join ranks with cocktails and dinner Come join us then 0

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By Mary Cocivera

T he College of Physical Science has yet to reach the age of puberty but is

poised to enter its second decade as a major centre for science research and undergraduate programs in Canada

The short existence belies a long history on the Guelph campus as major supporting disciplines to the agricultural programs Stretching back to the 1880s the story progresses through such varied pursuits as analysis of dairy products sugar beets well water and wood ashes levelling and surveying water finding machines lightning rods ventilation and soil physics

Old-timers can spin colorful tales of early instructors There was Prof Soccer-Bill Blackwood whose speciality was (literally) dynamite He was fond of bringing dynamite caps into the lecture room to demonstrate their safety He regularly stood by the window toying with one of these capriciously explosive caps before lighting it and toss ing it out the window where it exploded on cue Art Thompson OAC )7 remembers the ill-fated cap that rode a stiff wind right into the open window of a lab full of equipment on the lower floor That cap too exploded on cue

Art chuckles as he describes Prof Blackwoods favorite exam question You have a rock three feet by four feet by five feet two feet of it underground in the middle of a swamp and you want to blast it out How much of a charge of dynamite do you need He describes the technique of mud-capping- planting dynamite under a mud cap on top of the rock and letting er rip You can sit down and do all the calculations for this problem says Art but the right answer is that the rock is in a swamp so why would you need to blast it away

No reflections on the physical sciences could be complete without reference to Prof Moffatt claims Dean Earl MacNaughton He was called Mr Physics and his courses on theory of measurements were dubbed theory of Moffatt

Years When the Physics Building was built

in 1916 recalls the Dean inmates from the Ontario Reformatory were used to ca rry plaster a nd so the plasterers pu t a generous inch-thick layer on the ceilings By the early 50s the plaster frequently and with very little warning separated [rom the Ilath and both Prof and I had some close calls when the plaster would suddenly drop in our offices and on laboratory benches

Ventilation was indeed a problem when 50 to 60 students gathered for a qua1litative analysis laboratory and started bubbling H2S through solutions in order to precipitate metal ions H2S is infamous for it s smell --middotrotten eggs concen tra ted Professor John Rothwel OAC 39 now retired developed sensitive timing catchill~ about-to-expire students and hauling them to the window for a breather We had big fans installed he explains but the students opened the windows next to the fan short-circuiting the makeshift ventilation system Qualita tive analysis was eventually dropped from the curriculum Professor Rothwell is

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covered with equipment Chemistry had the distinction of being

the first science department on campus to have its own building by 1887 (the odiferous na ture of the pursuit no doubt affected the decision to construct a separate building) The building however la sted only until 1896 when fire destroyed it The replacement on the same location-where the north wing of the Arts Building now stands- housed generations of chern students until the Department of Chemistry moved to the present Chemistry and Microbiology building in 1965

When Prof Bill Brown arrived on campus in the 1 940s he suggested only partially in jest that the venerable building be named Reek Hall after the then president of the OAC William R Reek OAC 10 It was an idea that never emerged from the flask

The building easily would have justified that label Prof Brown tells of a visiting chemist from Iowa State University As he walked through the front entrance he sniffed deeply and sighed Ah beautiful-this is a lovely chemistry building It takes years of chemical training to appreciate the bouquet of aged chemistry buildings

convinced because other faculty members didnt appreciate the smell

While future physicists werent likely to find their way to the Guelph campus the OAC trained many of the high school science teachers in Ontario The old Agricultural Science option introduced ill 1922 and the General Science option introduced in 1950 provided an excellent broad scientific background for high school teaching and graduate study in any number of agricultural and scientific disciplines

With the establishment of the University of Guelph in 1964 the physical sciences emerged from their supporting roles to limelight positions on campus Greatly expanded research facilities and undergraduate laboratory capability had to be provided The Physics Department had been cramped for years in the red brick building and was unable to develop its undergraduate programs nor introduce graduate student and research programs appropriate for the mushrooming University The Chemistry Department had moved into the new Chemistry and MicrobiOlogy Building but research activity in the department had expanded graduate programs were becoming mOre important and essential scientific

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equipment was proliferating Both tcaching and research activities required much more space

The Physical Science Building an efficient gem of an edifice was completed and occupied by the fall of 1969 Attached to the Chemistry and Microbiology Building it provided expanded facilities for chemistry as well as teaching research and office space for Physics Mathematics and Sta tistics When the Department of Computing and Information Science emerged in 1971 it located in the Institute of Computer Science Building (the renovated Physics Building) for proximity to the computer hardware

For Physics the move to the new facilities was like a speed-of-light journey from 1916 to 1970 From graffiti-embellished lab benches to immaculate well-equipped spacious undergraduate la boratories from dingy basement research cubby-holes to well-lighted laboratories from makeshift to state-of-the-art equipment

Equipping the departments with essential iescarch instruments will be a never-ending program because the advances in science occur rapidly and because Guelph will want to maintain its hard-earned position at the forefront of research in Canada

By most accounts the move to the building occurred so smoothly that the undergraduate students remember only closing the drawer in one laboratory one day and showing up the next day in a new lab

We collected a roomful of old glassware brass bunsen burners and all kinds of junk when we moved out of the old Physics Building recalls Professor Jim Hunt Instead of throwing it out I bet other faculty members that we could sell it We did --we sold every last bit of broken glass and laboratory equipment amassed $500 and started a scholarship fund for undergraduate students in physics

The very existence of the physical science disciplines is often overshadowed by the emphasis on the life sciences at Guelph Because of this undergraduate degree programs stili attract a relatively small number of students-a predicament that is both attractive and threatening at the same time Faculty describe the size of some of the undergraduate programs as

bull uncomfortably small while recent graduates from the programs see the small size as an important difference between Guelph aNd the grist mills that churn out hundreds of graduates

Everything has to do with size observes Terry Clifford Like most of his classmates at the OAC he came from a rurat background We really appreciated Guelphs organization in terms of social

development We got to know everyone in our class Professors assigned to the year really developed close relationships There was no dou bt that everyone encouraged us Professor MacNaughton (now the dean) was like a mother hen-he developed a really close rapPorl with all the students and graduates Hes a mini alumni associa t ion hi msel r

How the Physical Sciences disciplines evolved on the Guelph campus is a fascinating account in itself They all appeared originally to serve agricultural interests Chemists performed analyses on everything from soil to sugar beets physicists monitored the weather and contributed a variety of engineeringshyoriented expertise Mathematicians helped agricultural research workers use statistical methods to interpret their da tao Even the late-comer Computing and Information Science appeared on campus in an agricultural capacity Animal scientists had gathered enough milking data on cards to fill a room but couldnt use the information The computer stored that information and made it accessible for research

The undergraduate program in Computing and Information Science reflects these origins emphasiZing systems rather than computation It focuses on how to best utilize the computer to solve problems This approach meshes well with the existing biological and agricultural research on campus Fourth year classes in computing science boast about 35 students the 90 terminals in the ICS building are in use practically round-the-clock and the majority of students on campus has some contact with the computer during studies at Guelph

WHAT IS TO COME The general perception of whats

happening in the job market for physical science graduates is completely incorrect according to Professor Jack MacDonald Chairman Department of Physics In the

next decade there won t be enough physicists ma thema ticia ns and chemists to go around There was a move away from the physical sciences when they were blamed for pollution and technological problems Students looked to the biological sciences for solutions Now were seeing a move back to chemistry and physics as young people start to recognize that they offer the best hope for long-range solutions to many pressing problems Physical Science graduates are basically problem-solvers

The pre-adolescent CoJlege of Physical Science has emerged from a decade that was turbulent for the physical sciences at all institutions Ted Newton describes the see-saw years Until about 1970 we had money and jobs to offer but no one to whom to offer them Then the money dried up and really good candidates for faculty positions became availa ble

The disciplines not only are firmly esta blished on ca mpus but are setting high standards in teaching and research Were proud of the progress in physical sciences in the 15 years since the formation of the University adds Dean Earl MacNaughton

Faculty pursue research in fields as diverse as biophysics environmental toxicology electrochemistry surface physics neutron scattering mathematical and sta tistical a nalysis of biologica I systems and the design of a georeferences data base for the Province of Onta rio Funds from outside sources amounting to about one and a half million dollars annually support a large portion of this fundamental and applied research

As the disciplines continue their growth predicts the Dean our faculty will strive to preserve the informality and close contact with students that has distinguished Guelph in the past

The College may be only ten years old but has already come of age in the scientific research community I990- here we come 0

A physics leclure 1958 with Dr Earl MacNaughton now Dean

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y ou hear the sales approac h lt1 llmost cve ry day The new improved producl - more

powerful more efficient more everything Well that sa me approach very aptly applied

to College Roya I and University Open House 80 This yea r as well as the usual multitud e of events and exhibits across-camrus there were many exciting and refreshing innovations that added that extra sparkle to the glitter

The officia l opening of open house weekend by a professional actor and comedian was a first Canadils own tongue-in-cheek Don Harron though not bespectacled and disguised in the dilaridatcd cloth cap three-day beard and moth-eat en swea ter of the irreverent Chrlie Farquharso n ce rtainly sounded like that entertaining rural cha racter during a eourle of his r ertinent rronouncements

Another new fea ture of this years College Royal open hOlle weekend walt Fly-Days The sky W i the limit when at $7 a ti ck t cIIQO11 ers took 30-minute flights over the Univcrsit v nd thc surrounding ar a Thc Flying C1uh1I thl

Don Harron and Charlie Farquharson opened open house weekend with ColeRe Royal president Dawn Wert and College Roya cehbrafll Connalyn Cooke

Something New At Collegl

Where MY funny hal University of Guelph dreamed up the idea provided planes and pilots and des pite il storm that dumped ten inches of snow on G uelph in less than three hours ilttrac ted more thiln 40 adventu rers

Another well-attended newcomer event was th e Woodsman Comretitions where ring of axe rasp of crosscut sa wand flying logs a od woodchips filled the a ir ilS contestants pitted their muscles ilgainst the clock

A new wag and wiggle to the O Vc Dog Show was the mutt show - comrlete with a delightful dog-in -a n-Easter-bonnet competition

Well over 20000 people visit ed the campus during Collegc Royal open hou se weekend

Pr~ilting the thousa nds of bu sy students who orgil ni zed something for this University that it could not do for itself Prcsident Donald F Forster lnuded them for rroudly serving the 56-year tradition of College Roy~Jmiddot

What s new a t College Roy~l ) The rhot ograrhs on these two pagcs sum it ur much hetter th ~1 1l mInv tnou s no of word~ []

Pilots with the Flying Cluh at the Univ(fsity of Guelph introduced Fly-Days With customers is Paul Sullivan right Club prlsident

Collegl Royal open house weekend was a cold one but students who entered the Woodsman Competitions soon warmed to the job

Royal 80 A 30s lapper Daisy Mae

Linda Filller 80 Derek style at the fashion show

Just a big baby

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A New

Look At Old

Folks Exerpts from a FACS sheet

by Mary Cocivera

I nd ependence self-respect and dignity can make the difference between

enjoying the later years and mere ly enduring them Helping seniors maintain their independence is an increasingly popular more enlightened approach to providing the services required by the elder ly

Canadas population is getting old The proportion of the elderly is increasing as a result of extended life span lower birth rates and immigration cutbacks The percentage of Canadas popula tion over 65 increased from 5 per cent in 190 I to 87 per cent in 1976 Demographic projections predict that in 50 years more than 20 per cent of the Canadian population will be over 65

Supporting these elderly and providing the needed services will demand novel approaches new insights and an emphas is on enjoying rather than enduring the later years

WHO ARE THE ELDERLY

The elderly a re generaJly considered to be anyone over 65 yea rs old-the age of mandatory retirement At tha t turning point workers stop being wage earners and sta rt being senior citizens They receive old age security benefits draw pensio ns and ride buses at reduced ra tes

The retirement years are rewarding for many seniors Jackrabbit Johannsen still cross-count ry skis at 104 Grandma Moses painted into her 90s others earn university degrees pursue second careers indu lge in hobbies travel and find happiness in volunteer work But for some of the elderly the retirement years bring loneliness despair and poverty along with independence

Most of the elderly are women Of the elderl y living a lone 70 per cent are women

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The proportion of the elderly in Canada is increasing rapidly

Almost half of the women over 65 are widowed and widows outnumber widowers five to one

Three-quarters of the women over 65 living on their own have no income other than government stipends for the elderl y In Ontario these stipends now amount to about $365 monthly and are adjusted quarterly

INCOME DURING RETIREMENT

The financial picture for many seniors looks bleak but it may appear worse than it really is suggests Dr Kathleen Brown a family economist in the Department of Family Studies Without work-related costs retirees have lower expenses

In addition seniors can take advantage of free medical care free or reduced admissions property tax refunds income tax deductions public tra nsportation passes reductions on restaurant meals free drugs and seniors discoun ts at stores These benefits help spread retirement income that much further

Dr Brown suspects that the recently retired may see their financial position as worse than it rea ll y is She and Professor

Martin-Matthews arc doing a study of how recently retired people adjus t to changes in their economic and social status Its a difficu lt psychologica l adjustment for someone who has saved for retirement to start dipping into savings she says Consequently many scniors dont live as well as they co uld Some who could don t take taxis and hire help when they rea lly nced to because it is contrary to their Iife-Iong habits

The family home owned Iree and clear is a major economic assct in retirement and is the surest hedge against int1ation New programs likc the reverse mortgage can convert this asset into cash while a llowing the owner to stay in the house

In this scheme the bank or finance company buys the house over a period of about 20 ycars giving the resident homeowner monthly cash payments based on the assessed value of the house Varia tions on this theme may be one answer for asset-rich but cash-poor sen iors

Financially this arrangement makes good sense but convincing seniors may take some doing After people work a lifetimc to own a home outright they arc understandably reluctant to put a claim on it explains Dr Brown

Selling the family home in retirement is a calculated risk Will the capital from the house support a retired person for 10 years 20 years 30 yea rs Will it cover possi ble hi gh care costs in the later years A dollar saved in 1932 bu ys only 20 cents worth of goods and services at todays prices Int1ation will continue to erode the purchasing power of dollars saved fo r retirement

Financial management in general may present spec ial problems for many seniors notes Dr Brown Sources of income tend to be more diffuse in retirement coming from ann uities pensions RRSPs income supplements and perhaps reverse mortgages All of these require some attention managemen t and filling out of form s Often it s the widow who has to handle these ar rangements and she may be fac in g family finances for the first time in her life Seniors who could benefit from financial counselling don t know where to go for help

Growing old may not be glamorous but it need not be frig htening lonely and poverty-ridden In other cultures extended family a rrangements ass ure that elders will be loved needed and honoured until death In Canada senio rs place a high val ue on independence but geronto logists are now

realizing that independence can be facilitated while providing needed services and opportunities to the growing elderly populat ion 0

Election of alumni to Senate

Regulations governing election All alumni shall be eligible to vote providing they have graduated from the University of Guelph or the founding Colleges Alumni members of faculty a t the University of Guelph or full-time or part-time students enrolled in a pTogram under the jurisdiction of the Senate of the University of Guelph may not vote in the election of alumni to Senate if they have participated in the current election of faculty or the election of students to Senate

There shall be a minimum of one and a maximum of three elected alumni from anyone of the undernoted alumni bodies (a) Macdonald Institute or its successor College of Family and Consumer Studies (b) Ontario Agricultural College (c) Ontario Veterinary College (d) As a group the Colleges of Arts and Social Science and Wellington College- BA degree (e) As a group the Colleges of Biological Science and Physical Science and Wellington College-BSc degree

Each year the three-year terms of office of three of the nine alumni senators expire Retiring August 31 1980 are Frank Archibald OAC 39 W John Bowles CSS 72 and Dr Vc Rowan Walker OVC 47 The terms of office of Gordon B Henry OAC 34 Mrs Mary (Robertson) McGillivray Mac 36 and John R Flegg Arts 68 will expire August 31 1981 Charles (Chuck) Broadwell OAC 54 Bill Tolton OAC 36 and Dr Robert (Herb) Wright OVC 38 will sit on Senate until August 31 198 2

Voting instructions Please vote for a maximum of three candidates on the ballot form Voting shall be by an x Or checkm~rk Any mark on a ballot other than those required for marking the voters preference shall make the ballot null and void

Completed ballot form should be clipped and placed in an envelope on which you are requested to put your name and year in the upper left-hand corner To facilitate voting by an alumnus whose spouse is a lso an alumnus of the University of Guelph and who therefore jointly receive only one copy of the Guelph Alumnus two ballot forms are provided A joint return (two ballots in the same envelope) is acceptable only if the name and year of both voters a re on the envelope Address to Box SE Alumni Office University Centre University of Guelph Guelph Ontario NIG 2W l stamp and mail An on-campus polling booth in the foyer of the Physical Sciences Building will be open between the hours of 800 am and 200 pm on Saturday June 21 during Alumni Weekend Ballot forms and envelopes will be available at the booth On receipt at the Alumni Office eligibility to vote will be verified The sealed envelopes will be opencd on or after June 23 1980 and the ballots counted by scrutineers appointed by the Executivc Committee of the University of Guel ph Alumni Association Only valid ballots with voter identification on the enclosure envelopc received on or before that date will be counted

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iSenate Ballot Form iSenate Ballot Form I I For election of three alumni to Senate University of I For election of three alumni to Senate University of I I Guelph for the three-year term commencing Sep- I Guelph for the three-year term commencing Sep- I tember I 1980 See other side of this page for tember 1 1980 See other side of this page for I biographical sketches of candidates Vote for a biographicalfskhetches o~ candoidatebslvote for a I

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FERGUSON Paul D I CPS 67 Guelph

I FERGUSON Paul D I CPS 67 Guelph J

I GRUBBE Arthur G (Art) I OAC 41 Arthur I

GRUBBE Arthur G (Art) OAC 41 Arthur

I LEWIS Robin BI Aits 73 BTantford

I MILNE (Dennison) Lorna A I OAC 56 Brampton

I LEWIS Robin B I Arts 73 Brantford

MILNE (Dennison) Lorna A I OAC 56 Brampton

I YOUNG N Richard P Arts MA 76 Ridgeville

YOUNG N Richard P 1 Arts MA 76 Ridgeville

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News From Guelph

CAMPUS HIGHLIGHTS Summer Campus 1980 Summer Campus 80 will be a laughing matter if Larry Horowitz has his way A professional entertainer Horowitz is teaching a comedy workshop as part of the U niversi ty s uniq ue vaca tion proshygram which this year begins July 7 Timing voice inflection and mannerisms are almost more important than content according to thi s young comic who deshylights in sending up commercials

From comedy to reincarnation and apiculture Summer Campus this year presents vacationers with an extraordishynary smorgasbord of courses and activishyties For some people a relaxing vacashytion means a complete change from their usual activities explains Professor Jim Murray who established the program the only one of its kind at a Canadian university five years ago Teachers

lawyers and housewives will probably be among those who take Horowitzs comedy workshop or classes In drawing piano-playing or conversational French

Others however prefer to use the time to further develop themselves professiona ly says Professor Murray This year for the first time courses which form part of certificate programs in business and education wil[ be ineludshyed so that the family can come along while mom or dad sharpens professional skills Some of the 27 adult courses offered thi s summer are designed to fulfill specific personal needs such as how to become a skillful negotiator or generally manage life more effectively

Summer Campus is an ideal chance for alumni to spend time at the Univershysity of Guelph again notes Professor Murray Since Summer Campus has 12 special youth progra ms for children from 4 to 16 years of age returning to your alma mater can become a family

affair This year youngsters can ha m it up in a theatre workshop or learn about science computcrs or nature Workshops in jOllrnalism and art also encourage young talent

Tennis squash swimming and 800 acres of green space provide numerous recreational opportunities In the eveshyning it is poss ible to enjoy the campus through twilight tours and a myriad of student events includling the community barbeque Musical performances Walt Disney film nights and socials are espeshycially organized for Summer Campus va ca tioners

Summer Ca mpus 80 has two oneshyweek sess ions July 7-11 and 14-18 Course rates begins at $25 for children and $35 for adults per week Residence accomodation is available For complete program a nd fee information contact Continuing Education Division UNIshyVERSITY OF GUELPH Guelph Onshytario NIG 2WI or phone (519) 824-4120 ext 39560

Biographical Sketches- Senate Candidates middot PAUL D FERG SON CPS 67 lives in Guelph and is territory manager with Supersweet Feeds Stratford Paul taught at J F Ross Collegiate and then farmed near Arthur As an alu mni sena tor he at on Senate from 1969 to 1972 and feels he can provide an effective voice for alumni

ARTHUR G (ART) GRUBB OAC 41 is retired and lives in Arthur after a 35-yea r career with OMAF as an Ag Rep for the counties of Prince Edward Gray Oxford l anark and Perth Art is Secretary Ontario Institute of Agrologists Guelph Branch and is married to Lenore (McFadden) Mac 40

ROBIN BAIRD LEWIS Arts 73 lives in Brantford and is a part-time professional artist (see article on pages 6 and 7) An art instructor at Fanshawe College Robin is also a free-lance com mercial artist and has illustrated childrens books Her name is in the Index of Ontario Artists

LORNA A (DENNISON) MILNE OAC 56 lives in Brampton where she has operated Flowertown Antiques for eight years She is a trustee with the Peel Board of Education and vice chairman of the North Peel unit of the Canadian Cancer Society She is married to Ross Milne OAC 55

N RICHARD P YOUNG Arts MA 76 lives in Ridgeville and is a candidate for bar admission He is with the law firm of Young and McNamara in Thorold With his knowledge of taw he feels he can contribute to Senate during this period of economic difficulty

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Great Year For Gryphons

Mens Hock ey Cryphons winners of the OUAA championship

With no less than seven Gryphon teams taking Ontario championships the 1979-1980 intercollegiate season at the University of Guelph was certainly an unprecedented one

II a II started in the fall when the Senior Mens Varsity Eight rowing tea m broke records at the Ontario Universishyties Athletic Association (OUAA) meet in Weiland to take first place Then the mens and womens curling teams trashyvelled to the Universi ty of Western Ontario to defeat all comers and sweep two Ontario titles

Following th at came a weekend at Guelph that will not soon be forgotten by those involved February 22-23 saw the University of Guelph host both the Ontario Womens Basketball Championshyships and the Ontario Wrestling Chamshypionsh ips At approximately 800 pm on Saturday Feb 22 the Guelph women defeated Laurentian University for their first ever Ontario Womens Intercollegishy

ate Athletic Association (OWIAA) championship Three hours later the men had edged out the University of Western Ontario to bring back the Onshytario wrestling title after an absence of one year

Meanwhile the womens crossshycountry ski team put together a strong effort and snatched the provincial title from perennia l winner Carleton Univershysity

It was also about this time that the men s hockey Gryphons were putting together a miraculous comeback Ending up in fifth place in the OUAA the team had to travel to Laurentian University for a sudden death game The Gryphons won it They then fell one game down in a best of three semi-final with the Unishyversity of Toronto Varsity Blues and had to win two in a row to advance to the final They did In the final against the number one ranked McMaster Universishyty Marlins the Gryphons again fell one

game down You guessed it they won th e next two and became the second team ever to win back-to-back Ontario championships

The wrest lers basketball and hockshyey players all advanced to the Canadian Intra-universi ty Athletic Union (CIAU) Championships and a lthough no team titles were brought home they a ll made their presence felt at the national level

As weJl as seven championships the Gryphons had seven individual Ontario champions They were Ken Hawthorne in the 15 km Nord ic sk iing race and Bob Pronk Ken Bradford Jamie Beshythune Ed Slabikowski Gavin Carrow and Wayne Brightwell from th e wresshytling Gryphons The Nordic ski relay team of Dan MaJlet John Bonardelli and Ken Hawthorne also took a gold at the OUAA championships At the CIAU wrestling ch ampionships Wayne Brightwell took a gold medal in his weight class

The Gryphons also had ten Ontario a ll-stars in Candy Clarkson Linda Jolie Sue Lindley Mike Sesto Rick Dundas and Tom Heslip from basketball John Lowe and Jeff Inglis from football Mike McParland from hockey and Tony Tenwesteneind from volleyball Candy Clarkson wa s also named to the allshyCanadian team at the CJAU banquet in Halifax

Following the completion of the schedules the first annual Co-Educashytional Awards Banquet was held at the University s Peter Clark Hall The event was well received by athletes and staff a like and plans are already in the making for next seasons banquet 0

Microbiology Open House June 15 Microbiology is fascinating Thats the message of an open house to be held Sunday June 15 from I 00 pm to 500 pm in the Universitys Chemistry and Microbiology Building College of Physshyical Science Sponsored by the Canadian Society of Microbiologists Committee on Education with the co-operation of the Departments of Microbiology Vetshyerinary Microbiology and Immunology and the Microbiology Club Microbioloshygy Day is for everyone-young and old novice and expert alike

Four second-floor laboratories will house presentat ions demonstrations and poster displays of the latest research

developments in medical agricultural and industrial microbiology-in a way that can be readily understood even by non-scientists

For those who want to explore furshyther there will be tours of resea rch laboratories where work will be in progshyress and equipment in use including the electron microscope Interes ted visitors may also tour the Department of Veterishynary Microbiology and Immunologys research facilities

At 300 pm in Room 200 of the Chemistry and Microbiology Building Jay Ingram microbiologist and host of CBC Radio s Quirks and Quarks will

give a slide and video lecture on the history of microbiology and some of the most recent trends The talk will be aimed primarily at high school students but everyone should find it interest ing Later Jay will mingle and chat with visitors

Microbiology Day has been planned as part of the first joint annual meeting -of the Canad ian Society of Microbiolo shygists and the Genetics Society of Canashyda being held on campus from June J 5 to June 19 Over 400 delegates from across Canada and the United States will be there Heres a chance to hobnob with the experts Plan to bring the whole family It promises to be a great day 0

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Alumni Publications-Consolidation ue to a combination of rapidly escalating paper prices and mailing rates and a directiveD issued to all academic and administrative units of the University requesting that a ll 1979-80

budget submissions reflect a 5 per cent reduction of their 1978-79 budget allotments it became necessary to review the vital field of a lumni publications

To this end President DF Forster appointed a Special Advisory Committee on Alumni Publications with representatives from the U of G Alumni Association and each of the seven college alumni associations The Committee compiled a re port and the President accepted its recommendation to consolidate the Guelph A lumnus and the se ven individual college alumni bulletins

Through the year the four re gular issues of the Guelph Alumnus will consist of 36 pages and up to 18 page s in each issue will be a llocated to the college alumni associations Space will be divided in proportion to the size o f individual college alumni bodies and copy for the 18 pages will be pro vided by individual college e ditors To obtain a good institutional image and to m ainta in alumni acceptance the quality of Guelph Alumnus paper stock has been upgraded to a lighter weight coated stock This will result in lower mailing costs

Subject to annual review and the availa bility of funds the President has approved the publication ot an e ight-page Annual Alumni Weekend Supplement under the individual mastheads of the seven college alum ni associations The supplement will consist of a common four-page insert covering Alumni Weekend programs plus a four-page format of copy exclusive to and provided by e ach of the seven college alumni associations

Your colle ge editors met a de m anding deadline for this the first consolidated publication and we are very grateful to them We t hink we ve done the right thing-what do you think Ed 0

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Annual Meetings at Guelph Friends of U of G Incbull Mac-FACS

OAC OVC bull Arts CPSbull CSS and U of G Alumni

Associations

Summer Campus

CVMA Confere nce Moncton NB

Centennial Banquet Associate Diploma in Agriculture

AVMA Convention Washington DC

Aggie Week

OAC Alumni Association Golf Tournament

Homecoming

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Spring 1986 Vol 13 Nltgt 2

Canada Postes Post Canada ~~oJod PYlp~+ pulk Ennombre third troisieme class classe 1067 Guelph Ont

ADDRESS CORRECTION REOUESTED

If th e addressee or a son o r a daughter w ho IS an atumnu s has moved please notify th~ Alum ni OHice University 01 G uelph N I G 2W so thai th is magazine may be forwarded to the proper address

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sister is a potter and another sister is a part-time lithographer T he Lewises support for their familys career pursuits may stem from the fact that they too are very creative and talent ed Robins father is a commercial antique reo torer while her mother Georgie Baird Lewis is an accomplished portrait painter and curator of Glenhyrst Gardens

Robin s part-time activity as a professional artist was crucial to her financial survival while she studied for BA and MA degrees at the University of Guelph

Now the tables have turned Robin hopes that her academic and teaching experience will enable her to secure a full -time position which will finance her part-time occupation as a professional artist 0 Baal on Dunnet sands - Caithness

Ab(lndnned hOlise at Marden 7

A New Hat Peter F Hannam OAC 62 has stepped down as leader of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) Ontarios largest agricultural lobby group to become head of CANFARM Hannam told his constituents that he had a tremendous sense of accomplishment from his years of service for the OFA

Hanna m said he will not be leaving agricultural politics altogether But I am going to change the way I contribute Hannam said I want to rise to meet the challenge that CANFARM presents As president of the OFA Ha nnam was instrumental in organizing the takeover of the computer fa rm record services when t he previous Li beral government decided to cease funding the program as a Crown Corporation

The following excerpts are from Hannams farewell address to OFA convention delegates in Toronto as reported by The Grower published by the Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association

D uring the past decade farming has undergone considerable change

Farms have become larger more mechanized and in the process farming Peler Hannam OAC 62

and serv ices and have t hU $ provided a major stimulus for other sectors of our economy In spite of high barriers to our exports and the import of more and more food ag riculture still makes a significant contribution to our international balance of trade

There is no question that farmers benefitted during the 1970s The real winner however was the average Canadian citi zen

But what of the 80sl What of the cha llenges in the 80s~ T he future is uncertain but it is clea r that we cant count on thi s industry continuing as it had in the 7 0s

Ten years ago no one but a visionary or a madman would have predicted the challenges we are facin g today It was little more th an ten years ago that Federal Minister Joe Greene forecast that we had enough oil to last a thousa nd years Who would have believed ten years ago that interest rates would have reached the level

has become more of a business and less of a way of life

The farmer has changed as well Today there are fewer of us Our average age has dropped as older farmers have retired and more young people have moved into farming More of our time is spent on manag ing and planning as we have learned we can make more money with a pencil or now a computer than a pitchfork Incomes though they moved in fits and sta rts have improved Generally the 1970s were good for Ontarios farmers

The OFA has changed drama tically as well In ten years it has moved from a period of uncertain ty-from a small group of dedicated members to wh ere it is now the largest most influential farm organization this province has ever seen This growth has been due la rgely to the foresight and dedication of a host of leaders particularly in the first half of the 70s who built a solid base of support to the loyalty and talents of OFA staff and to the determination and support of all our members

But farmers are not the only ones who have gained from the developments in agriculture in the last ten years Consumers -have also been well served In spite of recent price increases consumers today are better fed on a greater variety of food for a smaller portion of their paycheque than at any time in the worlds history

Indeed society as a whole has benefitted from the changes in agriculture in the last ten years Low food costs have meant more money to spend on other goods

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they are now or that tractors would cost $20- to $80000 and some combines over $100000 Nor ten years ago would anyone have believcd thc increas ing government restrictions wc now face on our methods of farming

That has been the rapid pace of change in thc 70s and given the challenges we must face in the 80s the only safe prediction we can makt is that change will accelerate even raster

If fa rming is to remain healthy and profitable if we are to continue to provide thc bountiful supplies of food that

anadians have become accustomed to then agriculture will undergo as much changc in the next tcn years as it has undergonc in thc last 20 or even 30 years

I do not want to sound ala rmist or pessimistic because I am not Im optimistic But mere optimism wont make the next decade rosy Its going to take planning forcsight and hard work How well thesc challenges are overcome will literally determine the health and profitability of farming in the next ten years

Nor will the effects be limited to the farm community because they also have broad social and economic implications In discussing the health of the [arm community we are also discussing how well fed Canadians will be ten yea rs from now and how much of their paycheques will be netded to buy food In turn this will determine how much they will have left for other things The future of [arming is also the future of Canada

Canadian economic policies weigh heavily on farmers Even the wellshyestablishcd farmer is now dependent on his banker The young farmcr with mortgages and debts reaching $250000 to $500000 or even more is not just dependent upon his banker he is at the bankers mercy How many young farmers did not make it through last winter~

However it is not just a question of who will go under The high cost of borrowing means that needed repairs new equipment new land or improvcd facilities may not be purchased now Our efficiency can only suffer and with it our competitive position

Right now we are predicting that in addition to facing an inflation rate which may well be over 10 per cent we will be paying 25 per cent more for drainage tiles 12 to J8 cents more per gallon for gasoline diesel fuel and heating oil and at least 15 per cent more for fertilizer Prices will go still higher but there is little corresponding prospect of prices for our products keeping pace

The right to farm will also continue to be a problem Even the decision as to what to produce is being taken out of our hands

Decisions at Queens Park or illcrcasingly by urban-dominated Illunicipal councils now dictate whether or not we can produce livestock whether or not wc can expand and even the hours we can work in our fields

The common thread in all these problems is that the rea l decision-making power does not rest in our hands

This docs not mcan we ca nnot influence those decisions- we can But it will not be easy

To do it however we must lift our gaze to events beyond our line fences We must become more involved in all those decisions which shape social and economic policy We must become a powerful influential unified team

We must continue to get out and tell the consumer the politician the civil servant the businessman and all those who influence policy just how importa nt farm ing is to this country

It can be done We have proven it can

Fuel prices wi be the scourge of the 80s

be done In the last ten years the OFA has become a powerful voice for Ontarios farmers but there is so much more to do

Obviously we can have little impact as ind ividuals We must be organized we must be well financed we must have the research and we must have the skills to make our voices heard

That s a big challenge for this organiza tion but I know we have the talent and the will to be even more successful

There is one other activity which I think farmers should get involved in to a greater extent in the next decade That is self-policing our industry

Having had a lot of contact in the past few years with non-farmers from every walk of life I have come to appreciate that Ontario farmers by and large enjoy a very

finc reputation of being hard working honest considerate and the sa lt of the earth My contact with farmers in every corner of this province convinces me tha t reputa tion is well deserved

We must work hard to keep it that way if we are to earn the respect we need as an industry

As the pressures from change grow in the 80s there will no doubt be a ttempts by some few farmers to operate in a way tha t we cannot condone We must be cautious tha t those few do not spoil the industry for the rest of us

We must attack infl ation because it is crippling us with increased costs We have heard one government pronouncement after another that they a re going to stop inflation What s happened ~ Unfortunately inflation is like sin Every government denounces it in public while at the sa me time they gleefully practice it in private

We must object to the da mage th a t unprecedented high interest ra tes are causing in our industry and we must demand that a lterna tives be found or tha t Canadian agriculture is shielded from the full impact of these senselessly high ra tes just as agriculture in other countries is

We must continue to hammer away at finding more markets for our fa rm products This involves continuing to fight for fa irer trade rules to undertake programs to have our food replace imported food and to increase our export market efforts These measures must have the full support o[ farmers the rest of the food industry and governments as well

We must mount a campaign to ensure farmers will have assured supplies of fuel a t reasona ble prices Fuel prices will be the scourge of the 80s Theres no need to follo w the world price of oil so slavishly in a key industry like agriculture To do so as quickly as is now being planned will cripple producers and will jeopardi ze this countrys food supply

One of the reasons for high fuel prices is sup posed to be th at it will encourage conservat ion thats unfair Farmers dont have to be hit over the head with a sledge hammer to practice conservation Fa rmers across this province are already ma king major advancements towa rds conservation and in developing alterna tive energy sources And tha t without getting encouragement to do so

lt will be difficult to get the decisions which you will make on energy implemented by governmetJts but energy issues must be addressed with conviction

Yes there are many challenges facing us in the next decade Thats no reason to throw up our hands in despair We must take a positive attitude tha t these problems will be resolved We must convince a lot of people that they need to be solved 0

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The Dippers Coat of Arms

This is centennial year for the Associate Diploma in Agriculture course at the OAC and the graduates have planned a celebration on the weekend of July 19 While these students have been an inteshygral part of the campus since 1880 it was not until 1953 that they obtained a coat of arms or crest for themselves

Yea r 5 2 Associa tes presen ted an idea for an Associate crest to the OAC -SAC but it was rejected The crest presented was similar to that of the degree course with a change from gold to silver in the wire embossing

Year 53 Associates took up the challenge and the year executive offered $5 to the winning designer From the designs presented that of Wendell Nufer was chosen Wendells father who had designed crests in the past for the South African Olympic teams as well as for several Swiss Army regishyments created it

Changes were made in the crest design to obtain approval by the presishydent The year president Mr Colley and the late Dr Norm High obtained a

copyright for the crest which made the College Co-op the sole distributor To obtain the crest a t the Co-op a note had

to be obtained from the registrar of the OAC

The Students Administrative Council of the OAC passed a resolushytion that the Students Co-operative be the sole source of the official Degree gold wire crest and the new Associate silver wire crest These crests were only available to graduates seniors and junshyiors of the Degree course and to gradushyates and second-year students of the Associate course Dave Barrie was 53 class president and Professor Robert Forsha w was honorary class president

The addition of the words Assoshyciate Diploma Agriculture OAC was designed by Richard Buck 76A The change has received the approval of the Dean of the OAC and will be officiaHy added to the crest

The colourful silver-wreathed in- signia are in stock at the Campus Coshyoperative shops at $325 each They should be worn only by those who are entitled to do so and they should be worn on a somewhat formal garment such as a blazer 0

A Variety of V erse

Len Vickars 33A and 46 has retired to Newmarket Ontario after an intershyesting and varied career He has preshypared a little booklet containing some of the results of a lifelong avocation-the writing of verse Some of the verse was written while he was a student at the OAC in the early 30s others in his years in Northern Ontario mining towns during wartime service overseas and finally from his post retirement occupation as an agricultural teacher at a church school in the Yukon Illustrashytions in the book are by Lens daughter Dawn a resident of Carmacks in the Yukon

Guelph 1933

Thrice cursed is he who doth smile in a lecture For that luckless might well regret it- you betcha If you do see a paradox Its considered urlOrthodox To exhibit your glee In a manner so free You may shout sing or weep Raise Hell - or just sleep But it is really unethical And shews lack of principle To beguile With a smile A Prof When hes wrath

Rivers (Yukon 1974)

Ive paddled my feet in the Tiber And frozen them numb in the Klondike Ive waded full dress cross the Rubicon And swum in the buff in the Thames Ive crossed the Rhine under shell fire And canoed mid the ice on the Ottawa Ive washed my socks in the Mirimichi And have squelched in the mud of the Seine In my life Ive crossed many rivers And some that I didnt quite cross BUl from the fast flowing streams to the Arctic To the filth choked flows of the South From the insect fraught heat of the summer To the bone chilling frost of the fall Theyre the only things Ive seen in nature That never perceltibly stop 0

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Our Man In Cairo

Larry Dickenson 68

Lawrence (Larry) T Dickenson 68 and his family are now well settled in at their new home in Cairo Egypt where he is commercial counsellor at the Canashydian Embassy His duties cover a much wider field than the United Arab Reshypublic of Egypt however as he will also be responsible for the Canadian trade promotion program in the Sudan and Libya This requires a knowledge of Arabic which came by way of an intenshysive three-month course in Ottawa

Larry has been nearly eight years in the diplomatic offices of Canada in Europe with about half of that time in Eastern Europe This is his first experishyence however in a developing or an Arabic-speaking area

The first adjustment was to the slower pace of getting things done it took the Dickensons three months to get

Mechanizing Rice Paddies James S Townsend 56 has taken leave from the Department of Agricultural Engineering University of Manitoba to work for two years with the Internashytional Rice Research Institute Los Bashynos Philippines

Dr Townsend will be stationed in Rangoon Burma where he will serve as an agricultural engineer in the area of small-scale mechanization for rice proshyduction In addition he will serve as

into their home in a Cairo residential suburb and the majority of their personal effects had not yet arrived five months later Larry writes Once we had adjusted to the tremendous concenshytration of people- Cairo has a populashytion of approximately 11 million - the noise dust new food and customs we became decidedly attracted to the Egypshytian people who are very hospitable and possess a rich culture dating back thoushysands of years

Since arriving in Cairo in addition to moving into our new home we have had the visit to our territory of the first large federal government trade mission It was comprised of 18 representatives of government and industry interested in the fields of consulting engineering and construction

In both November and December I made one-week trips to Tripoli and Libya where Canada has considerable export potential One officer from the commercial division travels to Tripoli every month

Larrys wife Margaret Mac 68 keeps very busy as well as there is a heavy social commitment which goes with his profession She accompanies him to many dinners and receptions and of course is hostess for those occasions where she treats Egyptian foreign and Canadian contacts to favourite recipes acquired in various other countries

Margaret and I went to Kharshytoum the capital of the Sudan in Janushyary After completing business calls durshying a period of nine days we returned to Cairo via Jeddah visiting friends in our embassy to Saudi Arabia

During our trip to the Sudan and Saudi Arabia daughters Tonya II and Christa 9 stayed in a convent just one

team leader and country representative in Burma for the International Rice Research Institute The Canada-IRRI Burma project is a co-operative project funded by the Canadian International Development Agency and the Governshyment of Burma with IRRI as the executshying agency

Dr Townsend is accompanied in Burma by his wife Yvonne and two sons Alan and Neil Two other sons remain in Canada Philip in Winnipeg Manitoba and Robert at Belwood Onshytario Dr Townsends address is Canashydian Section British Embassy PO Box 1121 Rangoon Burma

Margaret Dickenson

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The three Dickenson youngsters

block from our home This convent is occupied by 13 delightful nuns who are decidedly senIor citizens with warm generous hearts They are of many nashytionalities and have devoted entire lifeshytimes to Egypt As the convent is within one block of the girls school-the French Lycee-this will be convenient for the girls Tonya and Christa have pursued their education totally in French in Brussels OUa wa and now here in Cairo

Margaret is turning her culinary skills along with her food and nutrition training at Macdonald Institute to the development of interesting new recipes based upon local ingredients and local dishes 0

Hall of Fame A person nominated by the OAC Alumni Association will be included in the first group to be entered in the new Ontario Agriculture Hall of Fame The OAC Alumni Association is a foundshying member of the Hall of Fame Associshyation and this nomination was prepared by a special committee of the directors

The Hall of Fame is located at the Ontario Agricultural Museum in Milshyton Ontario and the first portraits will be placed in position at a special cereshymony this summer 0

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With a Song In His Heart Come July 15 Lyle Pettigrew 61 takes up a new position He is giving up his secondary school teaching job with the Waterloo-Oxford DSS in Baden Onshytario and is moving to Kenosha Wisshyconsin to be a member of the headquarshyters staff of the Society for the Presershyvation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America Inc (S PEBSQSA) Specifically he will be one half of the team of instructor coaches who will assist in training choshyrus directors in the 16 districts of the Society He will have eight districts for a while and then alternate with his fellow instructorcoach

Nancy Brown Ends Busy Year

Lyle Pettigrew 61

The new position entails a great deal of travelling but Lyle is used to that For the first five years out of OAC he worked with the United Coshyoperatives of Ontario at five locations during that time

Nancy Brown 79 completed her year as president of the Central Student Association of the University last month It wa s a rough year she had stepped into a situ ation of distress inshyvolving many problems not the least of which was a $60000 debt

At the end of her year that debt had been whittled down to Iess than $10000 new s ~aff had been hired the books had been straightened out and much of the credibiI ity with University faculty and administration was regained She originally stated that she felt it would take at least two years to straightshyen out the mess left by previous mismanshyagement and internal bickering It looks like this diminutive bundle of energy has almost done it in 12 months She had help from fellow executives whom she gladly praises and heartily thanks

As if her problems with the Central Students Association were not enough her year also brought an extra load in another field As chairman of the Unishyversity Centre Board she had to contend with the several changes in staff that took place during the year

But then Nancy is no stranger to hard work and delicate dealings with people Back home on the farm near Beaverton she and her father had been

workers in 4-H clubs a job she loved and which she kept on doing during her college semesters

From her first weeks on campus she had demonstrated her leadership abilities as the freshman president of Year 79 She was later chairman of the 0Ac Student Federation an executive of College Royal and OAC student rep on the CSA

What now Nancy As she ended her year of office she fel t that she had seen enough of politics for a while She is aiming her sights on an MBA from one of the provinces older and prestishygious universities and is awaiting the results of her applica tion as she cleans up the last of her work a t the CSA presidents desk

With a sol id major in Animal Scishyence a background of years of successshyfully working with people a minor in business administration and her eyes on a masters Nancy Brown is another Aggie whose future should make intershyesting watching Not many would take a bet that her present downer on politicsshyOne year in a job like president of the CSA is enough for me will prove to be her permanent attitude 0

Singing is something that has been dear to him for a very long time He was a member of the famous quartet on campus in the 50s and 60s- the Kol shylege Kings- with Trev Dickinson 61 Bill Baxter 62 and Ted Curti s 62 They sang for just about every Co llege function needing entertainment We were one of Padre Youngs most popular acts Lyle recalls

For a few years after graduation he dropped out of singing because he was really never long enough in one place to put down any roots However when he moved to Baden he was soon invited to come out with the Guelph Chorus and then joined the Kitchener-Waterloo Chorus which was closer to home It was one of the old KoHege Kings who brought him back into the fold

Since that reunion a dozen years ago Lyle has been at it steadily and now he moves to headquarters to become a permanent member of that enthusias tic group helping to spread harmony and good fellowship all across the continent 0

At It Again Doug Hoffman 46 retired in 1978 from his post as director of the Centre for Resources Development after 32 years on the Guelph campus Following his retirement he went over to the Unishyversity of Waterloo to give them the benefit of his long training in rural planning Now he is acting dean over there

A new building to expand the U of Ws Department of Environmental Studies is under way and the dean is off-campus for a while So maybe Doug will get some use out of that shovel his boys Dougs Cruds gave him when he left the Guelph campus 0

Carrie Reek At the ripe old age of 92 Carrie widow of Dr William R Reek 10 a former president of the OAC died on March 2 at Wardsville Ontario Dr Reek who had a long and distinguished career in Ontario agriculture died in 1968

A very gracious lady Carrie Reek will be fondly remembered by hundreds of students who were at Guelph during the immediate post-war years and by hundreds more who got to know her at Ridgetown 0

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Handling Hamburger On The Hoof Before the hamburger (or the steak for that matter) gets to your plate there is a number of necessary steps to be comshypleted in thc marketing chain from newshyborn calf to butchers block One of these steps is the transfer of the young feeder cattle from the ranch to the fcedlot where the final finish will be added

In Ontario today auction sales of feeder cattle held at 14 locations around the province carry out this function where thousands of cattle and millions of dollars change hands smoothly and quickly

The story of these feeder auctions has been added by Tommy Cooper 18 to his book on the history of agriculture in Grey County but he refuses to take credit for the auction systcm

He gives the credit to another OAC grad the late Charles F Macshykenzie 19 one of the members of the Collcge judging team at the Chicago International in 1918 where he won the

first placing in beef cattle judging After graduation Charles Mackenzie was apshypointed to the Dominion Department of Agriculture federal inspection service which included serving Manitoulin Isshyland where there were many cattle proshyducers but no marketing organization Farmers were still selling as individuals to itinerant cattle buyers sometimes with inequitable results After years of effort he finally got cattlemen to form an auction-selling organization

So successful was this system that in 1950 Tommy Cooper suggested the Grey County Federation sponsor a simishylar arrangement A committee of three was sent to a sale at Little Current on Manitoulin Island that September

That committee was impressed by the way the farmers co-operated and asked Tommy to get one going in Grey County but a 1951 trial was not a success However the example of the 195J sale on the Island sparked another trial in Grey County the following year

That 1952 sale brought out 1250 head The co-op had but one scale of 5000-pound capacity so that animals had to be weighed individually-a very time-consuming task However the idea did catch on memberships were taken out property bought at Wiarton Onshytario and a permanent set-up begun with much of the labour coming from the farmers themselves Now there is a covered assembly and sales area supshyplied with town water and a 30000-pound scale all free of debt

The co-op in Grey County has 800 members and cattle production is about three times as great as it was at the beginning 30 years ago There are four sales a year and as many as 11000 head pass over the scales at a spring sa le The fall sales in 1979 brought $4000000

The original spark from Charles F Mackenzie has grown to 14 sales organishyzations around the province 0

Mac Gordon Honoured One-timc hog grader and the man who was instrumental in working out thc system of tattooing hogs for rail grading Mac Gordon 29 has been honoured for his efforts in another direction

He has received the Guelph Hortishycultural Society Conservation Award for outstanding service to the community

Mac moved from Hamilton to Guelph in 1948 With him he brought a sincere and enduring enthusiasm for conservation

He had a ttended the Na tiona I Aushydubon Societys wildlife film series in Hamilton and was most impresscd with its educational and entertainment value so when he arrived in Guelph he set out to show the series there by arranging for its sponsorship by the Agricultural Instishytute of Canadas Guelph Branch

Mac insists that before each film the national anthem 0 Canada be sungmiddot--an obscrvation which was lauded by the committee in selecting this years winner He has been very involved in other community work and has just retired as clerk of sessions for Chalmers United Church 0

India Hand Almost from the beginning of the OAC graduates have found their way to far places and contributed much to the improvement in agriculture and life around the world Typical of these was the late Kenneth William Forman 22 who died last December in Danvers Mass at 83 years of age

Ken carne to the OAC originally as a Diploma in Agriculture student with the Class of 18 but took time out for war service returning with the wave of veterans in 1919 He graduated with the Class of 20A and stayed on to take his BSA with 22 He was a native of the United States and except for some months on the staff of the old An Hub departmen t right a fter grad ua tion he spent all his life outside of Canada

In his student days Ken was a noted a thlete and the last student physishycal director Up to his leaving that post all athletic endeavours had been handled by the students themselves In 1921 with the greatly increased size of the student body the College decided to appoint a physical director as part of the faculty

The OAc Review of that day records Kens enthusiasm and work for

College athletics will always be rememshybered by ex-students and the students of today Those who knew the tremendous amount of work he covered the difficulshyties he had to contend with will apprecishyate the spirit with which he tackled the job and the work he has done In the fall of 1919 when he took over the task of physical director College athletics were somewhat disorganized but the fall of 1920 and the spring term of 1921 witshynessed a great change Being a football man himself he successfully trained the two Junior Intercollegiate teams of 1919 and 1920 besides training other branches of sport too numerous to menshytion

His first foreign field was in India where he went as dairy cattle specialist at the Allahabad Agricultural Institute United Provinces and served for several years as a teacher He returned to his native Massachusetts as a teacher in animal husbandry at the Essex County -Agricultural School Hawthorne and later as a specialist in dairy with the HK Webster Co of Lawrence

In spite of the fact that he spent so little time in Ontario his feelings for his alma mater were strongly evidenced by his life membership in the OAC Alumni Association 0

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ODH Program The executive of the ODH Graduates Association has prepared a program of monthly visits from March to October to places of interest to their [l1(mbers These visits are open to all interested and are free The program for 1980 includes a June visit to the University of Guelph on the morning of the 21 st moving to the Cambridge Research Stashytion in the afternoon The August visit is planned for Queens Park Toronto on the 23rd The September visit will be to the Borough of Scarborough Parks Deshypartment on the 13th and the October visi t to Cannon Nurseries Waterdown on the 4th 0

Railway Blooms Since Leon Claus 22 moved to a house near the railway tracks in Canton N Y he has pl anted the railwa y right of way with flowers and vegeta bles This island of beauty located where more often a weed patch is found has brought attenshytion to Leon especially from studen ts and faculty at the St Lawrence Univershysity in town

Recently the local newspaper fe ashytured hi s beautifying efforts in a story He has become the stately white-haired gentleman who has put the lovely flowshyers on th e railroad embankment 0

Best Seller This time it is Don Inine 42 and the subject is cheese The Canadian Dairy Foods Service Bureau had his professhysional assistance plus that of others in the preparation of its booklet Great Canadian Cheeses More than a million and a half copies have been distributed The booklet dea ls with the more than 50 varieties made in Canada and while good old rat-trap cheddar is still the favourite the consumption of other types has increased to almost J 6 pounds per person annually 0

Bmiddotyron Jenvy At the age of 98 Myron Jenvey of I ngersoll has died For 65 years he was a member of the Holstein-Friesian Assoshyciation and an historian of the dairy industry in Oxford ounty For five years he was a member of the staff of the OAC and some of his recollections of those days have appeared in issues of the OA C Alumni N ews 0

Bonspiel Winners

The Year 51 Trophy was presellled by Dean Clay Switzer 51 la 11o r Glenn Hay ter 73 Bruce Shillinglaw 67 Jack Fraser 73 and Bob Anderson 73

The Year 33 Trophy was presenled by Don lfuj 5 lo 110 r Glenn Powell 62 and Bill Harri sun 62 Other learn members were Bruce Humer 62 and Don Hill 62

The N R Rick Richards Trophy was won by 110 r Bi A llelI Bob Edgar Jerry Felk er (lIld WaYlIe S impson al Clem of 7 2

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The College of Arts Alumni Association

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To The Queens Taste An Elizabethan dinner in honour of Queen Elizabeth I (1558-1603) was held in early February Sponsored by the University of Guelph Historical Soshyciety the feast attracted 45 members of the Guelph academic community includshying several alumni Guests were asked to attend in period costume and to provide an authentic Elizabethan dish

Master of the feast was Dr Lewis Abbott Department of History In accordance with Her Majestys wishes (Marilyn Armstrong 78) Master AbshybOll provided whimsical sketche~ of the head-table guests accompanicd the Queen dancing and called forth her loyal subjects to pay tribute to her beauty and grace

DELPHA Editor Debbie Chambers 77

AI the dinner Morris Lemire CSS78 Bev Lemire 79 Margo Shoemaker 79 Dr Lewis Abbot Marilyn Armstrong 78 Urve Abbot and Dr Stefan Straka Chairman Departmenr aHistory

Musical entertainment for the eveshyning was provided by the Queens court musicians conducted by Shannon Purshyvis-Smith a music instructor at the University The ensemble played a deshylightful repertoire of authentic Elizabeshythan music

SOllle of the delights of authentic Elizabethan cuisine tha t were served included Fartes Portingale Livering Puddings Pork a lOrange Turnep in a Tench Compound Pallet and Almonde Tartes They were selected by Margo Shoemaker 79

Her Work Is Her Life Mieke Bevelander 73 graduated with distinction from the honours program in Fine A rl However her art career began in high school and was followed by intensive study at the Frec Academy and The Royal Academy of Art in T he Hague Holland Then there was an interruption of a few years while M iekc taught elementary school in Toronto before she got back on track at Guelph

Her work is her life O nly when she is drawing and now painting is she pleased with he rself and able to cope

with the major set-back for artists- the continuing lack of moneyl

Not only has Micke fine artistic talent and drive which has kept her going for the last dozen years but also she is a gifted teachel Imiddot or the past three years she has been a sessional instructor at the University of Waterloo in the fall of 1979 she is credited with puiling their extension course in Stratshyford out of danger of extinction After Miekes fall session the university had a

continued over

Dancing a favourite pastime of Her Majesty was encouraged between courses The first dance selection known as a galliard was demonstrated by Shannon Purvis-Smith A stately dance it provided an excellent contrast to dance instructor Dave Greens version of a rapid peasant dance

It is hoped that the tradition of providing an historical dinner for stushydents faculty and alumni will continue in the coming years We look forward to seeing you there 0

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flood of requests for another course with her

The Art Gatlery of Kitchener boasts a simi~ar success story with their Saturday childrens classes which Mieke has taught for the past two years Her popularity and ability tripled enrolment

Mieke has had shows in The Hague Edinburgh and Guelph and her work has appeared in shows in Vancouvshyer Winnipeg Brantford and Toronto Several corporations and numerous indishyviduals own her drawings paintings and sculptures A series of her drawings is hanging in the Sears Building in Chicashygo

Miekes loft apartment in Elora Ontario reflects her personality and consequently her work It is a compact

bright open space filled with Canadian antiques and a wood-burning stove There are books drawings sculptures toys a nd curios on every ledge a nd piece of furniture Luxurious plants hang everywhere and give the space a garden quality-a garden of earthly delights to steal a quotation However Miekes ambition wiJi not allow her to stay much longer in this pastoral setting Soon she will uproot herself to move to Toronto where she is affiliated with the Bau-Xi Gallery on Dundas Street exhibiting artists such as Jack Shadbolt Tony Urqhart and Claude Breeze

Although a major problem for all artists is making a living from their art an added problem M ieke has found is finding gallery owners and fellow artists

who take women artists seriously thorny situation but a very real one Also a particular problem for artists is trying to be recognized as an important segment of society to establish a status quo in a society which views art as a luxury or at most as play

If universities are recently experishyencing an anti-intellectual backlash artshyists have continuously bucked an antishyaesthetic appreciation in our materialisshytic society If you cant eat it wear it drive it or spend it it cant be worth very much Mieke has written eloqucntly on this topic and given the chance will talk fervently about her lifes work- art works This graduate is going places and several major shows are in the making now 0

Mahoud Sadek

King Tot

Professor Sadek with the Department of Fine Art presented a slide show on King Tut at a recent meeting of the College of Arts Alumni Association Before the show Professor Sadek filled in the pertishynent background of King Tut Accordshying to the professor the misconception that Tut was not an important Pharaoh

is false In fact he was very influential as he returned the old religion of Amon to Egypt

King Tut followed Adhenaton who had imposed the worship of Aten (sunshygod) on the people In essence this was monotheism The religion revolved around the rays of middotthe sun which were the manifestation of light and heat The sign of the ankh was the symbol which denoted life

There was not only a religious revoshylution but also a cultural revolution Previously art had been idealized where everybody was portrayed as being strong and beautiful Art now became antishyclassical and a caricature Freedom of expression was allowed Akhenaton moved the capital from Thebes to Amashy

rah King Tut was nine years old whcn

he ascended to the throne He moved the capital back to Thebes and rebuilt the temple of Amon He died from an unknown cause at age 18 His tomb was hidden and therefore was not vandalized by robbers It lay undisturbed until discovered by Howard Carter in 1922 This major discovery gave the world a large collection of Egyptian art

The slide show demonstrated not only the size but also the sheer beauty of the Tut collection

The College of Arts Alumni Associshyation is grateful to Professor Sadek for his enlightening talk and for his compreshyhensive slide show of the King Tut collection 0

Scholarships At the College of Arts Alumni Associashytion Board of Directors meeting of March 22 1980 three new scholarships were designed and will be presented at the spring meeting of Senate for approvshyaL

Members of the Board hope these

awards will help encourage graduate and part-time students to maintain high academic standards The first a wards will be presented in the fall of J 980

An amount of $500 will be awarded to the College of Arts student with the highest cumulative average in Years 3 and 4 who is entering a College of Arts graduate degree program The award is

open to a student entering either an MA or PhD program with a Universishyty of Guelph undergraduate Arts degree

An amount of $250 will be awarded to each of two semester 5 part-time College of Arts students with the two highest cumulative averages and entershying semester 6 They will be presented in the fall and winter semesters 0

Grad News 1977

Paulette McGarr After working three years in visual arts Paulette is a student apprentice with British glass master Stephen Taylor in Caledon and is living in Toronto

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Dalid Coates Newspapers Right David is city reporter for the Peterborshyough Examiner

Patricia (Cole) Bigley is employed as a dental assistant by Drs R amp c Armshystrong Leamington Ontario

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Robert Bishop is the manager of the Tydagon Golf Club in Burlington Onshytario

David Schwitzer is pu~suing doctoral studies at the University of London in England 0

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The Ontario Veterinary College Alumni Association

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BULLETIN

From The Pres ident

Dr Bob Buck 46

Since our last opportunity to chat by means of a publication several items of interest have occurred Perhaps that of greatest current interest involves arshyrangements which will culminate in the presentation of a portrait of Dr Dcnnis Howell to our former dean on Alumni Weekend

The Honours and Awards Commitshytee under the chairmanship of Dr Bob Silk 64 has been working fervently to ensure that the presentation can be made at the time of our Annual General Meeting which this year takes place on campus during Alumni Weekend June 20 to 22 Further details of these cereshymonies will be available soon

The OVc Alumni Directorate is enthused about this project and like the Honours and Awards Committee is anxiously awaiting the opportunity to view the work

Having mentioned Alumni Weckshyend [ hope that you will note again those dates of Friday Saturday and Sunday June 20 21 and 22 and if you possibly can make arrangements to visit Guelph and the old stamping grounds and appreciate what is available to the students of today compared to that which was present in the dim distant past

Not only will it be an opportunity to renew friendships which may have been neglected somewhat due to disshytance and other responsibilities but you will have an opportunity to visually acknowledge some of the strides that have been taken during the growth of the University of Guelph and in parshyticular the Ontario Veterinary College during the years since you left the campus

On sllch a visit you can more accurately gauge the importance of the contributions which each of us attempt to make to our Alma Mater as the years pass

There is some personal satisfaction in being able to actually see some of the things which we read about in our communications from the various Unishyversity organizations

At this particular time of year we would hope that those of our alumni living some distance from Guelph may decide that a venture to this part of Ontario might be considered as part of a vacation plan

How about some of those of you who live beyond the borders of Onshytario- or within the borders of Ontario for that matter- who have not had an opportunity to be in Guelph for some time contacting former classmates and arranging a visit part of which may be spent here at the OVc and on-campus at the University of Guelph

Watch for further information which will be forthcoming Those of us in this part of the country would be delighted to see you

Since last we talked the Awards Committee has presented the OVc Alumni Association Fellowships to Dr Louis Laliberte of the Department of Clinical Studies and Michael Clarke and Diane Friesian of the Departments of Pathology and Biomedica Sciences reshyspectively These are postgraduate study scholarships

Recently Jim Sweetman 81 was selected as the recipient of this years

OVc Alumni Travel Fellowship Award Jim who is currently President of the Canadian Veterinary Students Association chapter at Guelph will be travelling to the United Kingdom and other areas during the course of this summer

During the first week in March the annual College Royal activities took place on campus The OVc student body has become a very important part of this event as time has passed Disshyplays have been provided for the public by each of the years and by several of the activity groups within the College walls

On Open House Days hundreds of visitors from various parts of the province are given guided tours through the OVCs facilities and the students do an exceJlent job in providing informashytion concerning their studies and chosen vocation as well as acting as excellent purveyors of good-will for veterinary medicine Your Association has helped albeit rather modestly in assisting with this endeavour

You will be pleased to know that Dean Doug Maplesden SO has disshyplayed his continued interest in alumni activities by attending our Board of Directors meetings and contributing personally by giving much appreciated opinions and assistance Dr Howells very active conscientious involvement in alumni activities provides Doug with a very strenuous precedent to follow but we are looking forward to his associa tion with OVc alumni

Perhaps 1 have rambled long enough I shaH close by once more recommending that you consider serishyously visiting your Alma Mater during the forthcoming Alumni Weekend in June If you consider that arranging a class reunion or some such function would be constructive for goodness sake let us know and we shall attempt to assist in whatever way appears to be practical Hope to see many of you before long 0

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CODlDleDlorative Plaque In Stratford On August 24 1979 a plaque was unveiled in Stratford Ontario by the Local Architectural Conservation Advishysory Committee (LACAC) Stratford to mark the restoration of the Brandenshyberger Block built in the late 1800s

In addition to the historic signifishycance of the building is the fact that among the persons who used the buildshying was John Luke Poett VS (Edinshyburgh) the first veterinary surgeon apshypointed to the Northwest Mounted Poshylice

Poett joined the NWMP in 1874 after practising in Stratford for four years He was in charge of the large group of horses sent from Toronto in 1874 to eventually become part of the march west later that year from Fort Dufferin Manitoba to Fort Whoop-up in Alberta In 1877 he completed his service with the NWMP and returned to practice in Stratford

On September 21 1881 he advershytised that his office had been moved to Brandenbergers new block and he reshymained at this location until 1884 In that year he rejoined the Mounties eventually settling in Battleford Saskatshychewan serving as a non-commissioned police officer there until his death in 1895 His wife lived to be 87 dying in 1937 A granddaughter survives in Vanshycouver

Poetts office was reached through a door under the Jetter R in Reward (see photograph this page) and upstairs to the first floor

The plaque is on the wall just below the word Blowes (Blowes Travel Sershyvice) It will undoubtedly be read by thousands of visitors attending Stratshyford s Shakespearean Festival each year

Apart from being the first veterinashyrian in the NWM P Poetts name is the first to have been entered in the original register of the Ontario Veterishynary Association How his name came to be entered in this way is unknown The register was established in 1879 but it shows his address as the NW MP in Western Canada and in reality he was still in Stratford

The plaque was sponsored by Jim Anderson President LACAC Stratshyford who became interested in the hisshytory of Poett while the author was researching in the Perth County Arshy

chives in 1976 A fuller story of Poett Ontario relating to veterinary medicine may be found in the book Vet in the In 1973 the Toronto Historical Board Saddle by Dr Frank Loew and EH erected the Upper Canada Veterinary Wood published by Western Producer School pl aque on the site of the first Prairie Books Saskatoon 1978 veterinary college in Canada at 40-42

This is the second plaque erected in Temperance Street Toronto 0

Brandenberger Block Stratford Ontario Site of Poetts office

~ Upper Canada Veterinary School plaque 1973

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The College of Social Scie nce Alumni Association

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the current year despite continuing From The infl a tion in excess of 9 per cent The increases in faculty salaries have fallshyen behind other comparable professhyDean sions consistently since the early 1970s

3 Some estimates suggest that universishyIt is with pleasure that I report to you ties will be required to terminate upthe success which the College of Social to 20 per cent of faculty over the next Science Alumni Association has enjoyed few years if insolvency is to be preshyin the last year This succcss is due in ventedlarge measure to the encrgy and hard

work of the Association s Beards of Additional facts which should be of

Directors since 1978 interest and concern to you as alumni

The College of Social Science and voters are the following

Alumni Associations presence is being I Ontario now provides $1 000 less in felt in overaH alumni affamiddotirs May I operating grants per full-time equivashyhope that in increasing numbers Social lent student than the average of the

Dr Jack W SkinnerScience alumni will join in actively supshy rest of Canada ($1800 less than porting their Alumni Association the Quebec) College and the University prevent universities from providing both 2 Were Ontario universities funded at

As a second matter I am a ble to quality education and accessibility for a level equivalent to the average for report that the level of participation in students the rest of Canada total grants to the the BA Graduate Survey project was A strong statement on behalf of system for 1979-80 would have to be good May I thank those of you who universities was made in September to increased by $185000000 took the time and trouble to complete Premier Davis and senior ministers by 3 On a relative basis measured in the questionnaire JH Panabaker Chairman of the Board 1977-78 dollars grants per student in

There is another matter which I of McMaster Univcrsity as spokesman universities had fallen 71 per cent trust will be of interest As you are no for board chairmen and executive heads from 1970-71 to 1977-78 While doubt aware Ontarios universities have of Ontario universities Among the facts grants per student in the colleges of been and continue to be involved in a which he prcsented were applied arts and technology (CAAT) substantial amount of retrenchment as a I Library acquisitions per student have rose by 22 per cent costs per pupil in result of past and continuing reduced fallen by about 40 per cent in real secondary schools rose 396 per cent levels of government financial support terms since the early 1970s despite and costs per-patient-day in hospitals While it could be argued that a certain the continuing explosion of knowshy rose 51 per cent Finally of interest amount of retrenchment was needed ledge around the world are the studentstaff ratios In as well as politicaJIy desirab]e a conshy 2 For years increases in salary scales 1977-78 for universities 149 to I tinuation of reduced support on the part have been held well below the rate of CAATs 126 to I and secondary of the government will bring about acshy inflation- they were 37 per cent in schools 169 to l 0 tions which will greatly hamper if not 1978-79 and just over 5 per ccnt for

The membcrs of your Board of Directors dents we a ttended the College of Social recently endorscd a resolution to make Science we had little or no opportunity Five -five scholarhips available to in-course to earn an achievement award

In-course Collcge of Social Science students It s a We have plenty of reasons to make start and without your support of the awards available to deserving students College of Social Science Alumni Assoshy If each of our members could encourage Scholarships ciation and of the Alma Mater Fund it one new membership we could continue would not have been possible to make things happen What do youIntroduced Do you realize that when as stu- say Lets get on with the job 0

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Peacekeeper Playing a key role in peacekeeping opershya tions is as much an a rt as a defined position sa ys Political Studies professhysor Henry Wiseman Professor Wiseshyman who has also been Faculty Assoshyciate in the Office of the Provost this past year has been named Director of Peacekeeping Programs at the Internashytional Peace Academy (IPA) New York He assumed the position for one year as of Janu ary I

The Interna tional Peace Academy which was established in 1969 as an institute devoted to furthering the skills of conflict resolution has a vita l pa rt to

Hes Off To Israel John Vanderkamp

Professor John Vanderkamp Chairman Department of Economics has been apshypointed as visiting professor in the Cashynadia n Studies Program at Hebrew Unishyversityin Jerusalem

Professor Vanderkamp will spend the greater part of three months April to June in Israel where he will give a graduate course in labor economics a nd make himself available for consultations with faculty a nd graduate students

The Canadian Studies Program is relatively new It was established in

Birth Of OASA Much overdue but now ready for acshytion is the way Professor KJ Duncan describes the Ontario Association of Sociology and Anthropology (OASA) Professor Duncan of the UniversityS Department of Sociology and Anthroshypology was the Associa tions first presishydent

Canada has not been without asshysociations in the fi eld There is a nationshyalone the Canadian Sociological and Anthropological Association a nd over

play in world a ffairs The U N as Professor Wiseman pointed out has no specific constitut ional basis for pcaceshykeeping in its charter although it does practise peacekeeping from time to time on an ad hoc basis

Over the ycars a ttempts have been made to define the practice in constitushytiona l terms but without success Professor Wiseman believes there are good political reasons why this has not occurred the fear by some states that the UN would evolve its own a uthority or military force less dependent on the will of the member states

For this reason the IPA while remaining independent of the UN pershyform s the crucial functions of developing

1978 as the result of a VISit by John Roberts then Secretary of State to Israel Funded by the Canadian govern shyment and Toronto philanthropists Dr and Mrs Ralph Halbert the program got under way last year when urban planner Peter Oberlander of British Coshylumbia spent a period at the Israeli university

The successful applicant for the program is selected from candida tes in the social sciences hu manities a nd law Administra tion of the selection is handshyled at the Canadia n end by an advisory committee made up of eight members from a variety of disciplines in Frenchshya nd English-speaking institutions from across the country Recommendationsmiddot are submitted by the Canadian commitshytee to the Hebrew University where the final choice of visiting scholar is made

Professor Vanderkamps talents make him eminently suited to the posishytion H e is the editor of Canadian Public

the yea rs regiona l ones have emerged in the Maritimes Quebec and the western provinces but not until now in Onta rio

Professor Duncan and a number of others including department chairman Professor WE Thompson and departshyment colleague Professor TF Condon have actively supported the idea of a provincial association for years because as Professor Duncan says the real acshytion takes place at the provincial level We need such an assocation he adds to provide a provincial presence to speak on behalf of our two disciplines to government representatives and to the

procedures and policies for peacekeeping to bring greater order to the ad hoc UN practice Such activity is dependent on broad co-operation by UN members One hundred and fourteen have parshyticipa ted in IPA programs to date

The Political Studies professors tasks include arranging professional inshyternational training seminars for diploshymats military officers academics and policy makers in the subjects of peaceshykeeping mediation and negotiation and setting up off-the-record meetings beshytween parties directly involved in disshyputes such as Namibia a nd the Middle East These a re two of the ma in duties of the Academy 0

Policy- Analyse de Poliliques the jourshynal which he founded six years ago to bring together resea rch in economics a nd rela ted disciplines such as political science and sociology with a view to stimulating research and discussion of problems in Canadian policy He is also a member of the executive council of the Canadian Economics Association and author of many papers on Canadian economic activity

The aim of the program is to inshycrease Canadian exposure overseas the economist says It is hoped that eventushyally graduate fellowships in Canadian studies will be made available for stu-

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dents at the Hebrew University further extending the educationa l scope of the program

In the initial five years of operation an endowment fund is being built up Once that income is esta blished visiting professorships will be for a years durashytionD

pUblic Professor Duncan says meetings of

the Associa tion will take place twice a year and that attention will be turned to ways of improving the teaching of socishyology and anthropology as well as a tshytracting the participation of those workshying in community colleges government -private agencies and in industry

For further information about the Association contact Mrs Wilda Blackshylock through the Depa rtment of Socioloshygy and Anthropology (519) 824-4120 ext 3894 0

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The College of Biological Science Alumni Association

~ BIO-ALUMNI ~ NEWS Editor Jane Selley Arts 70

J Tent And Sleeping Bags Anyone Panoramic scenery wa rm campfires wild-flowers and pines scenting fresh summer breezes quiet walks along wooded trails a chance to photograph relax and enjoy the company of good friends Sounds like a dream doesn t it

Well your dreams have come true because the CB S Alumni Association has designed such a weekend this year just for you

From June 6 to 8 1980 (Friday evening to Sund ay night) we have for alumni and their families an Interpreshytive Weekend excursion to Cyprus Lake Provincial Park on th e picturesque Upper Bruce Peninsula We have lined up a full weekend of activity including a wildlife photography sessi on plant and geomorphology lectures bird watching

a Fathom Five ta lk a boat trip to Flower Pot Island a nd much much more

Photographers will want to see the orchids which will be in bloom that wcekend a nd there are ma ny excellent access points for scuba diving enshythusi ast s as well Brave folks might even attempt a midnight dip in th e cool waters of Georgian Bay

We will be camping in the Provinshycia[ Park and should qualify for free group camping if enough adventurers register for the s leep-out If youre not one for organized activities thats okay too

While only a few hours drive from Guelph this part of Ontario is an historshyic glacial-formed environment supportshy

ing rich and diverse flora and fa una You are required to bring your ow n

support gea r food clothing and provide tran sport a tion to a nd from the park The CBSAA will be providing wilderness progra ms and marshmallows

Most o f all the weekend a[ lows friends old and new a chance to relax together and enjoy some free time Twen ty-nine people have already sig ned up a nd we think this will truly be our best event ever

For registration write to CBS Interpretive W eekend co Department of Alumni Affairs a nd Development Level 4 Unive rsity Centre University of Guelph Guelph Ontar io N I G 2W I or telephon e (519) 824-4120 Ext 2122 0

Your 1980 Executive The CBS Alumni Association Board of Directors for 1980 who were elected a t the Annua l Meeting at College Roya[ is a mi xture of new and old faces Wed like to tell you something about each of these people who have volunshyteered their time for you

AI Sippel BSc 74 President A[ is a fish hea lth biologi st with the Ontario Ministry of N a tural Resources working on campus

Richard Moccia BSc 76 MSc 78 Immediate Past President Rick is preshysentlya U of G fish pathologist offershying a consulting service to commercial fish farms la rge aquaria home aquarishyots and resea rch subcontractors

David MaraIdo MSc 78 Vice Presishydent David is a fisheries biologist for Canada Centre for In[and Waters Burlshyington Ontario

Winn Halina BSc 74 MSc 77 Secshyretary T reasurer Winn is a researc h assistant in the Department of Biomedishyca l S cience at the O Vc

Sheena Ba msey BSc 77 Director Sheena is a research chemist for Shell C a nada Ltd

J im Ga llivan BSc 73 M Sc 77 Dishyrector Ji m has been a Ph D student in Medical Sciences a t McMas ter Univershysity since 1978

At the Annual M eeting I to rare

president AI Sippel 74

Professor R on Brooks Zoology and immediate

past president Rick Moccia 76

Ron presented a da zz ling talk and

show on th e Galapagos

Islands

Ka thryn Martin BSc 76 Director Kathryn is a grad student in the Depa rtshyment of Biomedical Sci ence

Margo Tant BSc 76 Director Margo is a full-time stude nt at the O Vc

Jan Watson BSc 75 Director Jan our first CBS President is now an applications specia list fo r Pa yton Asshysocia tes which manufactures e lectronic medica l instruments 0

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University of G uelph 3049 CBS stushyA Message From dents including pos tgraduate students

President

Al Sippel

Al Sippel 74

As the incoming president of the College of Biological Science Alumni Associashytion I would like to thank the immedishyate Past President Richard Moccia 76 and the other outgoing members of the Board of Directors Ted Armstrong 74 Les Dunn 76 Jim Grayston 75 Kathy Martin 76 Ambrose Sarnulski 73 Jim Sheldon 74 and Pat Yungblut 73 for their accomplishments

Over the past year Richard and the others expended a considerable amount of time and energy on alumni associashytion activities with excellent results Both Careers ight and the Elora Gorge Walk were successful again this year Careers N ight is organized specifishycally for senior undergraduate CBS studenb One or two aluIllni frOI11 each

program (eg Microbiology Human Kinetics Zoology N utrition Botany l Genetics) returned to discuss aspects of job hunting resume writing and career development The Elora Gorge Walk was designed to promote outdoor activishyties for alumni during Alumni Weekend

Our other regular activities the Homecoming Biobash and the Annual General Meeting were less successfuL Although a few faithful alumni turned out for each event they were very poorly attended

Despite these disappointments the Association completed two projects that have been on the drawing board for some time Life membership dues finally reached a sufficient level to start a tru st fund for two scholarships for second year CBS students These scholarships will be presented for the first time in 1980

A special Distinguished Alumnus Award was also created this past year Although no nominations for the a ward were received its crea tion provides a format for honouring graduates of the cBS who have distinguished themshyselves in some field

I am confident that thi s year members of the Board of Directors will be ab le to maintain the momentUin generated by their predecessors 1 he nlOW faces on the Board should provide an abundance of energy and fresh ideas Board members serving second or more terllls will provide the necessary experishyelllOe gained from previous years Thi s blend of old and new has worked well in the past and should continue to do so

The major thrust of this years Board of Directors will be aimed at increas ing membership in the Associashytion In the ten years that the College of Biological Science has been a part of the

have graduated However only 202 (66 per cent) of these have Joined the CBs Alumni AssolOiation T herefore much of our effort will be devoted to contacting alumni evaluating their eommenb and re-evaluating our program in an attempt to attract more members

You probably ques tion why you should become a member of the Associshyation Me mbership dues are necessa ry to operate and expand the projects that I have outlined I believe that the CBs Alumni Asocia tion has a lot to offer to undergraduates to the University comshymunity and most importantly to alumshyni

I n particular we provide a forum for keeping in touch with former classshymates through the Guelph Alumnus and the Bio-A lumni N ews Alumni Weekend Supplement and by sponsoring events to which alumni return However as with any organization particularly one such as the CB S Alumni Association that is rel atively young there is always room for improvement If you believe the programs offered by the C BS Alumni Association are inappropriate please let us know as a re-evaluation of alumni shyoriented even ts will be made this year

Without input from our alumni change will not necessarily mean imshyprovement We need your support in the form of members hip and your opinion of the present program In particular I would appreciate receiving comments from Department of Human Kinetics alumni who have been noticeably absent from many of our activities in recent years Please give a little thought to what you think the CB S Alumni A~soshy

ciation should be doing and forward you r ideas to Al Sippel co Departllient of Alumni Affair and Development Levlt 4 niversity Centre niversityof Guclph Cruelph Ontario N 1 G 2W 1 0

Careers Night Seventy-five people attended enjoyed and asked many questions of the six speakers at the 2nd Annual College of Biological ScieIlce Alulllni Association Careers ight

John Byrne fish culture specialist with tell years at the Ministry of Natushyral Resources gave a strong talk stresshysing hiring methods attitude motivation and generally se t the lOne fo r Sheena

Ba rusey BSc 17 and her clever preshyentation which covered as a reselI ch chcmist in Microbiology at Guelph tactic~ to usc job applications and intershyesting facts about prospects for the fushyture in the job market

Jennifer Conners BSc 75 SOOIl to be an M D and who originally graduat shyed in Botany disc ussed the neces ity of being flexible of being wise and not being too specific ill job intcnt when entering uni ve rsity

Dr John Hilton Lkpar lmen t of

utr ition slressed the necessity fo r pcr onal contact and steing the top pCIon when making application for a position Dr John Powell told of the multitude of opportunities which ex ists for a well ed ucated perOIl giving examshyples of 26 graduates from the Departshyf1)tl1t of Huma n Kintl ics and their difshyk re llt afJ Puilltments

Ian W hite OAe 52 co-ordinator of Placement Services summarized and told of the lllaIlY useful services that the

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Macdonald Institute College of Family and Consumer Studies

Alumni Association

ALUMNI NEWS Editor Wantedl

Elizabeth Gullel 55

Food Industry Welcomes Contacts Industry may seem a world away from the univlrsity environment but Conshysumer Studies professor Elizabeth Gulshylett 55 spent the fall semester bridging this gap She visited about 25 companies in the food industry to see what they arc doing in sensory evaluation of food and consumer rda tions

Professor Gullett started her odysshysey through the food industry by conshytacting the presidents of the companies then visiting their laboratories and conshysumer relations departments HI feel very positive about the developments in

News Editor Wanted The position of Alumni ews Editor for the Mac- FACS Alumni Association is presently vacant

The person who fills this position has the important job of gathering and co-ordinating information for the threeshypage Mac-fACS Alumni News section in each of the quarterly Guelph AlurnshyfillS pUblications and for one four-page unit of news in the Annual Alumni

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these two areas she comments The Canadian food industry IS

expanding and refining its programs in sensory evaluation and consumer relashytions

Sensory evaluation techniques run the gamut from rudimentary tests to very complete profile studies that inshyvolve a team of five or six trained tasters Companies have learned that sensory evaluation improves their batshyting average in introducing new proshyducts Professor Gullett explains that it used to be common for only ten ou t of every 100 ideas to see the light of day and of those only one would be a success Sensory evaluation helps idenshytify the potentially successful products and saves significantly in product develshyopment costs

Curious abollt the state of sensory evaluation in the cosmetics industry Professor G ulictt also contacted several Canadian cosmetics companies but found virtually no activity in the area

ost 01 the Canadian cosmetics firms are distributors for foreign products They tend to rely on the technical expershytise of the parent company

The food industry is becoming more Canadian in outlook according to Professor Gullett Canadian branches of foreign companies are developing food testing product development and evalushyation functions in Canada

Consumer relations have blossomed

Weekend Supplement The Editor is a member of a Comshy

mittee of ditors which meets regularly prior to the publication of each Guelph Alumnus to plan and co-ordinate alumshyni news portions

The Editor is a member of the Mac-FACS Alumni Association Board of Directors which meets regularly throughout the year The Alumni Assoshy

in the last decade particularly throughshyout the food industry Professor Gullett suspects tha t the industry is trying to overcome what it perceive to be a bad public image The consumer movemellt nudged most companies into a greater awareness of consumers and a commitshyment to deal with their complaints and suggestions She was impressed with the speed and thoroughness with which the food companies handled consumer comshyplaints

The visits to the companies revep d that permanent and summer employshyment prospects for Consumer Studies graduates will continue to be good Our students have a lways been hired for their technical knowledge she notes but their broad knowledge of consumer concerns will bccome more and more attractive to employers

While learning about food company programs Professor Gullett did not miss the opportunity to tell her hosts about the undergraduate programs research and expertise in the Department of Conshysumer Studies

Every company I visited seemed genuinely pleased to have someone from a university show an interest in what they are doing she observed Many industry people told me they had regular contacts with community colleges but not with universities A continuing exshychange of ideas will be mutually benefishycial 0

ciation pays all telephone and postage costs of collecting information for the two publications and has designated an honorarium of $50 per publication for the Editor

If you are interested in this posishytion please ca II or write ei t her Roseshymary Clark 59 at the Alumni Office 824-4120 ext 2122 or Ruth Wilson 6251 Oak Street Guelph NIG 2Nl 821-2632 (after 5 pm)

Remember if you wish to continue receiving news of your college we must have all Editor - and 0011 J

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Freighter Voyage By Dr Margaret S McCready

The winter season was a good time to be one of 12 passengers eight Canadian women four Americans (two men two women) on a large freighter Delta Line out of Brooklyn ew York Deshycember 14 1979 for a seven-week voyshyage through the Caribbean and the Panama Canal to Ecuador Peru and Chile and return But cargo was the important item to the ships owners and about one day out of Brooklyn a new sched ule was posted cutting out the Caribbean ports at Aruba Santo Doshymingo and Barranquilla

Cargo was delivered or picked up at Philadelphia Baltimore Charleston and Mi ami in generally very fine weather There were perhaps one and a half days of slight turbulence off Cape Hatteris enough to make it difficult to set the ta bles in the dining room which we shared with a dozen ships officers and the captain

The crew of about 30 sailors were a busy lot-always some ship s painting to be done as well as swabbi ng down the decks Handling the ve ry large banana crop (green) of Ecuador was a big part of the work for longshoremen-bananas to Chile and to New York State Much of the ships cargo had to be kept at spec ific temperatures SOme of it frozen

Above all we and the officers had excellent meals and very spacious wellshycared for cabins with toilets Actually by the terms of the Seamens Union all sa ilors must be given plentiful and good food to keep them happy and well nourshyished and this was certa inly so

We enjoyed knowing the ships offshyicers One a graduate in law was workshy

ing on a freight er to find out more about mercantile law he was busy also getting his daily exercise by weight-lifting and chinning the bar We passengers worked a bit on the stationa ry bicycle for our exercise

Another officer a graduate engishyneer was working on the freighter to learn more abo ut ship building and space utili zation One specialist in navishygation reminded us to keep certain curshytains drawn at night to prevent glare on the ocean waves which confused their navigation readings from the heavens There is a constant charting of the ship s position on the high seas

Special celebrations and meetings with the captain and officers sometimes when films were shown were enjoyed but also enjoyed was the time spent watching the intricate organization of the loading and unloading of cargo some of it in containers However on docking with the help of pilots we usualshyly planned to take taxis to the big cities and market places not forgetting the small Indian craft shops on or close to the docks The native crafts of fine straw and hair work knitted-wear and handshymade dresses beautiful jewelery of seshymi-precious stones such as lapislazuli malachit e a nd onyx were hard to resist

The museums cathedrals and other handsome buildings reminded us of the culture~ If ( i er peoples in addition to th e Spanish con ribution The beautiful scenery and the objects d art a lmost made us forgetful of the repressive govshyernments in most of these South Amerishycan countries today

It was a memorable days trip when

we motored from Valparaiso Ch ile through the foothills of the Andes to the beautiful capital city Santiago seeing en route the dry desert and mountain country bordering the very fertile va lleys growing lush market and fruit crops (not bananas)

Some bridge playing a nd much reading took up considerable time so that it was difficult to keep a diary and write postcards to friends Obviollsly there was some real rela xa tion and rest on the journey Tt was always pleasant to be having such delightful summcr weat her and enjoying some sunning on deck with tea and happy hours whenshyever one wished to utili ze the passenger lounge for a friendl y get-together

Yes despite sc hedules being changed and in this case shor tened by one week the sea voyage from North to South America at this season was a delight D

Passing through Ihe Suez Canal

The Delta Venezuela out of Brooklyn New York Margaret McCready right in Santiago Chie

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Families Coping With Change The family is alive and well in the twentieth century despite widely pubshylished reports that it is an outdated social institution Social critics bemoan the disintegration of the family and use as evidence the soaring divorce rate juvcnile delinquency wife and child abuse and thc isolated elderly

This gloomy outlook is not shared by three faculty members in the Departshyment of Family Studies who have extenshysive experience working with families and are pursuing family-related reshysearch

Concern over weakening families is not unique to our generation observes Professor Anne Callagan a family socishyologist with a background in professhysiona social work Observers 50 years ago voiced many of the same complaints about urban families she notes and questions whether families have really changed as much as were led to believe The divorce ra Ie was 236100000 in Canada in 1976 and is rising but is still only about half of the US rate

Divorce has replaced death as a cause of single parent families over the years rn addition perhaps urban famishylies of 100 years ago didnt have probshylems with their teen-agers because so many adolescent children didnt live at home

Different Expectation What has changed dramatically is our expectation about family life Until the last few decades marriage tended to be an institutional arrangement On farms the family was a producing unit and in urban environments it was a framework for survival Today we look to the family for intimate personal relationships and emotional support

Professor Claude Guldner former Director of the Interfaith Counselling Centre in Kitchener and now on the faculty in Family Studies doesnt touch on the traditional institutional roles for marriage in describing todays family He focusses on the adult functions of marriage- companionship sharing afshyfcction and sex-instead of viewing marshyriage primari ly in terms of having chilshydren

Where Children Fit In Children are and will continue to be an important focus in most families but the

task of raising them is difficult in the climate of rapid social and technological change Todays parents live in a world very different from the one in which they were raised and their children will have to cope with an accelerating rate of change The task of raisi ng children is not so much preparing them for the world but equipping them to cope with the inevitable changes ahead

The rapid change and uncertainty in the world has eroded parents sense of self-confidence claims Professor George Kawash a child psychologist with a particular concern for parentchild inshyteractions One anchor parents can proshyvide in this unsettled environment is consis tency in their child rearing pracshytices But it is very difficult to maintain if the parents feel unsure of themselves and their parenting skills Children need rules limits and some authority but parents often shy away from setting rules because they view this as a form of authoritarianism says Professor Kashywash Rules are not in themselves aushythoritarian especially if the children ha ve the opportunity to express their grievances about rules they feel are unreasonable Children will be more willing to accept rules if they feel they can discuss them

Professor Guldner feels there is a tendency among educators now to look at the entire family in dealing with problems in children Many families are referred to family counselling agencies because a child has problems in school Ten years ago we would have blamed those problems on the school systems he says Today family counsellors look to the family for weaknesses or strains that may have contributed to such probshylems This approach acknowledges the continued importance of the family unit in the socialization of children

The Individual Within the Family Creating a stable family environment requires input from solid individuals In family counselling explains Professor Guldner we usually focus on the husshyband and wife roles because strong partshyners secure in their relationship funcshytion better in the mother and father roles Further the husband and wife relationship needs to be nurtured throughout a marriage so it can survive after the parenting roles have been

From a FACS sheet by Mary Cocivera

completed Many marri ages break down after the children leave home because the partners threw themselves into the father and mother roles to the exclusion of the husband and wife roles After the years of neglect there was nothing left of the original relationship as husshyband and wife

One of the great tasks in family therapy confided Professor Guldner is helping individuals differentiate themselves from their fa mily of origin Their personal development and success in marriage depend on emerging from the family of their childhood observ ing and evaluating it ancj then making ratioshynal but at the sa me time gut-level choices about their own future Many marriage and family problems are caused by a failure to work through this rela tionship The process is not complete until the individual reconnects and estashyblishes an entirely different relationship with his family of origiIi

A fam ily can provide a supportive environment in which to grapple with these relational tasks Professor Guldner describes marriage as a cyclical IIwe equilibrium which has its ups and downs Individual growth requires comshying to grips with the conflicts

He fears though that many people walk awa y from conflict in marriage by seeking divorce rather than working through the problem This short-cirshycuits individual growth he explains Family counselling helps partners deal with conflict in a marriage relationship but does not guarantee living happily ever after Sometimes working out a rel a tionship results in termination of the marriage

Professor Guldner sees the emphashysis on the individual as a positive develshyopment for the family Were becoming more tolerant of individual diffe rences within the family and among families Young people will feel freer to make choices based on what is best for them personally and inter-personally rather than external expectations -North Americans will find it easier to accept and respect different types of families in the decades to come but they will also have to accept the responsibility for making informed intelligent choices compatible with their personal values ambitions and capabilities 0

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The College of Phys ical Science Alumni Association -5Ju

I SCIMP Editor Bob Winkel

Cell Patent Granted

Dr Ron Fawce ll with electroplated semiconductor

Two resea rchers at the University of GueJph have received a United States patent on a process tha t could revolushytionize the production of photo voltaic cells and reduce the cost several times

Doctors Ron Fawcett and Andrzej Baranski developed the process similar to techniques used in the electroplating industry during two months of research on applying semi-conductors to metal in la te 1978

The process does not require the

present use of vaporization to deposit a film of light-sensitive material on meta l

Present tec hnology for photo voltaic cells evolved from space research and uses either a single crystal silicon or a costly vaporization process for cadmium sulphide

Until now electroplating has been used as a way to deposit one metal on another in some kind of pl a ting solution through which you pass current but what we are depositing here is a semishy

conductor-cadmium sulphide Dr Fawcett said Other semiconductors which can be electrodeposited include cadmium selenide bismuth sulphide cushyprous sulphide and silver sulphide

The new process can be used with a variety of metals including stainless steet and aluminum foil he said

You can imagine pass ing great shee ts of metal through a plating bath and covering them with a thin coherent and uni fo rm deposit of th e photo sensishytive materia l said Dr Fawcett An America n patent was applied for beshycause most ma nufacturing is carried out in the United Sta tes

The chem is ts who will sha re the patent with the University are now seeking patents in Canada Great Britshyain and other industrialized nations

Manufacture of the new electroshyplated semi-conductor solar cells is cheaper than the vaporization process used for cadmium sulphide and initia l tests indicate a higher efficiency on output voltage Dr Fawcett sa id

Immediate application of the comshypound is in photo voltaic devices recshytification of alternating current into dishyrect current light detection equipment and special applications in photography

The research which led to the proshycess was sponsored by a grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Reshysea rch Council of Canada 0

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Prof Moffat Scholarship The College of Physical Science is pleased to announce the establishment of a memorial scholarship by the family and friends of the late Professor and Mrs Robert C Moffatt

Professor Moffatt formed the faculshyty of Physics at the Onta rio Agricultural College in 1917 and was head of the Department of Physics and Mathematshyics for the ten years prior to his retireshyment in 1956 H e was named Professor

Emeritus in 1974 In 1922 he was responsi ble to a

major degree for the organization of the Agricult~ral Science Option so that its graduates could qualify for admission to courses at the Onta rio College of Educashytion leading to the High School Assistshyants Certificate Type A Agriculture In 1950 he orga nized the General Scishyence Option leadin g to Type A Science

Professor Bob Moffatt was known continued

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to most physics students as the Prof and taught for many years the undershygraduate and graduate courses in theory of measurement and statistics He did much to cncourage agricultural reshysearchers to use statistical methods in the interpretations of their results and assisted in many of the a nalyses

[t is most fitting for the College of Physical Science to offer a scholars hi p

established in memory of Professor and Mrs Moffatt who gave so much to the department and the community

The $200 scholarship will be awarded annually to a student who has completed semester 4 and is enrolled in semester 5 or higher of an Honours Program in Mathematics Statistics or Physics

Alumni who graduated from the

Rites Of Passage Worthwhile Graduate work is not everyon es cup of tea Even an intense love of learning can be daunted by long hours of painstaking research the trauma tic experience of the oral comprehensive and the setting forth - and re-working- of first the masters then the doctora1 thesis

But for Bob Dudley who received his PhD in orga nic chemistry at winter Convocation stopping a t the bachelors level would have been unthinka ble He says he was too excited by the prospect of trying his ha nd at basic research something he had been una ble to do as an undergraduate

Bob came to Guelph three years ago from the University of Georgia where he obtained his M Sc working under Professor Ed Janzen When Professor Janzen joined Guelphs Deshypartment of Chemistry Bob moved there too

Bobs doctoral research has Inshyvolved a method of detection called spin trapping of free radicals that is molecules which have an unpaired elecshytron Spin trapping is only used in ten or 12 places in the world Three places in Canada including Guelph use it regularly it is not used at all on a regular basis in the United States

Looking back over the past three years Bob says the hardest things to contend with were assembling his thesis from all those piles of research material and confronting a sea of strange faces as he walked in to teach his first lab

But despite such trying moments Bob has enjoyed his time at Guelph a nd the abundance of ideas a nd stimulating atmosphere created by the joint campus arrangement of the Guelph-Waterloo Centre for Graduate Work in Chemisshytry

Agr Sci option during the time when Professor Moffatt guided developments in physics mathema tics and statistics were informed by Dean MacNaughton of the plan to establish a Moffa tt Meshymorial Scholarship We are most grateshyful for the generous response

It is expected that the first award will be presented at the I Oth anniversary celebrations of the college on June 210

H e has been fortunate too in his wife of ten years Tricia who never doubted for a minute that he would get his degree and whose enthusiasm and moral support cheered him on when the going was especially ha rd

Although their interests and expershytise are different-she graduated from East Tennessee State University in 1969 with a BSc having studied speech pathology language and audiology and is a speech pathologist and teacher of deaf education in Guelph-they find themselves good sounding boards for each ot her s problems

With his doctoral qua lificatio ns completed Bob will be working during th e coming year as a post-doc for Chemistry professor Colin Fyfe in solid state MR (nuclear magnetic resoshynance) After that he will be looking for a more permanent job Bob views that prospect with optimism 0

Our Tenth Anniversary Celebrations -(n June 1970 the new Physical Science Building was officially opened T he building replaced the old rose-garden south of Zavitz Hall and drastica lly changed a birds-eye view to the southshyeast as demonstrated in the two photoshygraphs on this page

Physics Chemistry and Math-Stats

have flowered irl this first decade To celebrate this occasion the College will hold an official cake-cutting ceremony with tea at 400 pm June 21 in the lobby beside the Campus Co-operative Bookstore This is to be preceded by tours of the facilities

Coincidental with this celebration is

the 10th anniversary of the formation of the College of Arts the College of Social Science and the College of Physica l Science and at 630 pm on June 21 in the University Centre Faculty Club alumni of the three colleges will join ranks with cocktails and dinner Come join us then 0

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By Mary Cocivera

T he College of Physical Science has yet to reach the age of puberty but is

poised to enter its second decade as a major centre for science research and undergraduate programs in Canada

The short existence belies a long history on the Guelph campus as major supporting disciplines to the agricultural programs Stretching back to the 1880s the story progresses through such varied pursuits as analysis of dairy products sugar beets well water and wood ashes levelling and surveying water finding machines lightning rods ventilation and soil physics

Old-timers can spin colorful tales of early instructors There was Prof Soccer-Bill Blackwood whose speciality was (literally) dynamite He was fond of bringing dynamite caps into the lecture room to demonstrate their safety He regularly stood by the window toying with one of these capriciously explosive caps before lighting it and toss ing it out the window where it exploded on cue Art Thompson OAC )7 remembers the ill-fated cap that rode a stiff wind right into the open window of a lab full of equipment on the lower floor That cap too exploded on cue

Art chuckles as he describes Prof Blackwoods favorite exam question You have a rock three feet by four feet by five feet two feet of it underground in the middle of a swamp and you want to blast it out How much of a charge of dynamite do you need He describes the technique of mud-capping- planting dynamite under a mud cap on top of the rock and letting er rip You can sit down and do all the calculations for this problem says Art but the right answer is that the rock is in a swamp so why would you need to blast it away

No reflections on the physical sciences could be complete without reference to Prof Moffatt claims Dean Earl MacNaughton He was called Mr Physics and his courses on theory of measurements were dubbed theory of Moffatt

Years When the Physics Building was built

in 1916 recalls the Dean inmates from the Ontario Reformatory were used to ca rry plaster a nd so the plasterers pu t a generous inch-thick layer on the ceilings By the early 50s the plaster frequently and with very little warning separated [rom the Ilath and both Prof and I had some close calls when the plaster would suddenly drop in our offices and on laboratory benches

Ventilation was indeed a problem when 50 to 60 students gathered for a qua1litative analysis laboratory and started bubbling H2S through solutions in order to precipitate metal ions H2S is infamous for it s smell --middotrotten eggs concen tra ted Professor John Rothwel OAC 39 now retired developed sensitive timing catchill~ about-to-expire students and hauling them to the window for a breather We had big fans installed he explains but the students opened the windows next to the fan short-circuiting the makeshift ventilation system Qualita tive analysis was eventually dropped from the curriculum Professor Rothwell is

The Chemistry Building Circa j 91 O

covered with equipment Chemistry had the distinction of being

the first science department on campus to have its own building by 1887 (the odiferous na ture of the pursuit no doubt affected the decision to construct a separate building) The building however la sted only until 1896 when fire destroyed it The replacement on the same location-where the north wing of the Arts Building now stands- housed generations of chern students until the Department of Chemistry moved to the present Chemistry and Microbiology building in 1965

When Prof Bill Brown arrived on campus in the 1 940s he suggested only partially in jest that the venerable building be named Reek Hall after the then president of the OAC William R Reek OAC 10 It was an idea that never emerged from the flask

The building easily would have justified that label Prof Brown tells of a visiting chemist from Iowa State University As he walked through the front entrance he sniffed deeply and sighed Ah beautiful-this is a lovely chemistry building It takes years of chemical training to appreciate the bouquet of aged chemistry buildings

convinced because other faculty members didnt appreciate the smell

While future physicists werent likely to find their way to the Guelph campus the OAC trained many of the high school science teachers in Ontario The old Agricultural Science option introduced ill 1922 and the General Science option introduced in 1950 provided an excellent broad scientific background for high school teaching and graduate study in any number of agricultural and scientific disciplines

With the establishment of the University of Guelph in 1964 the physical sciences emerged from their supporting roles to limelight positions on campus Greatly expanded research facilities and undergraduate laboratory capability had to be provided The Physics Department had been cramped for years in the red brick building and was unable to develop its undergraduate programs nor introduce graduate student and research programs appropriate for the mushrooming University The Chemistry Department had moved into the new Chemistry and MicrobiOlogy Building but research activity in the department had expanded graduate programs were becoming mOre important and essential scientific

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equipment was proliferating Both tcaching and research activities required much more space

The Physical Science Building an efficient gem of an edifice was completed and occupied by the fall of 1969 Attached to the Chemistry and Microbiology Building it provided expanded facilities for chemistry as well as teaching research and office space for Physics Mathematics and Sta tistics When the Department of Computing and Information Science emerged in 1971 it located in the Institute of Computer Science Building (the renovated Physics Building) for proximity to the computer hardware

For Physics the move to the new facilities was like a speed-of-light journey from 1916 to 1970 From graffiti-embellished lab benches to immaculate well-equipped spacious undergraduate la boratories from dingy basement research cubby-holes to well-lighted laboratories from makeshift to state-of-the-art equipment

Equipping the departments with essential iescarch instruments will be a never-ending program because the advances in science occur rapidly and because Guelph will want to maintain its hard-earned position at the forefront of research in Canada

By most accounts the move to the building occurred so smoothly that the undergraduate students remember only closing the drawer in one laboratory one day and showing up the next day in a new lab

We collected a roomful of old glassware brass bunsen burners and all kinds of junk when we moved out of the old Physics Building recalls Professor Jim Hunt Instead of throwing it out I bet other faculty members that we could sell it We did --we sold every last bit of broken glass and laboratory equipment amassed $500 and started a scholarship fund for undergraduate students in physics

The very existence of the physical science disciplines is often overshadowed by the emphasis on the life sciences at Guelph Because of this undergraduate degree programs stili attract a relatively small number of students-a predicament that is both attractive and threatening at the same time Faculty describe the size of some of the undergraduate programs as

bull uncomfortably small while recent graduates from the programs see the small size as an important difference between Guelph aNd the grist mills that churn out hundreds of graduates

Everything has to do with size observes Terry Clifford Like most of his classmates at the OAC he came from a rurat background We really appreciated Guelphs organization in terms of social

development We got to know everyone in our class Professors assigned to the year really developed close relationships There was no dou bt that everyone encouraged us Professor MacNaughton (now the dean) was like a mother hen-he developed a really close rapPorl with all the students and graduates Hes a mini alumni associa t ion hi msel r

How the Physical Sciences disciplines evolved on the Guelph campus is a fascinating account in itself They all appeared originally to serve agricultural interests Chemists performed analyses on everything from soil to sugar beets physicists monitored the weather and contributed a variety of engineeringshyoriented expertise Mathematicians helped agricultural research workers use statistical methods to interpret their da tao Even the late-comer Computing and Information Science appeared on campus in an agricultural capacity Animal scientists had gathered enough milking data on cards to fill a room but couldnt use the information The computer stored that information and made it accessible for research

The undergraduate program in Computing and Information Science reflects these origins emphasiZing systems rather than computation It focuses on how to best utilize the computer to solve problems This approach meshes well with the existing biological and agricultural research on campus Fourth year classes in computing science boast about 35 students the 90 terminals in the ICS building are in use practically round-the-clock and the majority of students on campus has some contact with the computer during studies at Guelph

WHAT IS TO COME The general perception of whats

happening in the job market for physical science graduates is completely incorrect according to Professor Jack MacDonald Chairman Department of Physics In the

next decade there won t be enough physicists ma thema ticia ns and chemists to go around There was a move away from the physical sciences when they were blamed for pollution and technological problems Students looked to the biological sciences for solutions Now were seeing a move back to chemistry and physics as young people start to recognize that they offer the best hope for long-range solutions to many pressing problems Physical Science graduates are basically problem-solvers

The pre-adolescent CoJlege of Physical Science has emerged from a decade that was turbulent for the physical sciences at all institutions Ted Newton describes the see-saw years Until about 1970 we had money and jobs to offer but no one to whom to offer them Then the money dried up and really good candidates for faculty positions became availa ble

The disciplines not only are firmly esta blished on ca mpus but are setting high standards in teaching and research Were proud of the progress in physical sciences in the 15 years since the formation of the University adds Dean Earl MacNaughton

Faculty pursue research in fields as diverse as biophysics environmental toxicology electrochemistry surface physics neutron scattering mathematical and sta tistical a nalysis of biologica I systems and the design of a georeferences data base for the Province of Onta rio Funds from outside sources amounting to about one and a half million dollars annually support a large portion of this fundamental and applied research

As the disciplines continue their growth predicts the Dean our faculty will strive to preserve the informality and close contact with students that has distinguished Guelph in the past

The College may be only ten years old but has already come of age in the scientific research community I990- here we come 0

A physics leclure 1958 with Dr Earl MacNaughton now Dean

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y ou hear the sales approac h lt1 llmost cve ry day The new improved producl - more

powerful more efficient more everything Well that sa me approach very aptly applied

to College Roya I and University Open House 80 This yea r as well as the usual multitud e of events and exhibits across-camrus there were many exciting and refreshing innovations that added that extra sparkle to the glitter

The officia l opening of open house weekend by a professional actor and comedian was a first Canadils own tongue-in-cheek Don Harron though not bespectacled and disguised in the dilaridatcd cloth cap three-day beard and moth-eat en swea ter of the irreverent Chrlie Farquharso n ce rtainly sounded like that entertaining rural cha racter during a eourle of his r ertinent rronouncements

Another new fea ture of this years College Royal open hOlle weekend walt Fly-Days The sky W i the limit when at $7 a ti ck t cIIQO11 ers took 30-minute flights over the Univcrsit v nd thc surrounding ar a Thc Flying C1uh1I thl

Don Harron and Charlie Farquharson opened open house weekend with ColeRe Royal president Dawn Wert and College Roya cehbrafll Connalyn Cooke

Something New At Collegl

Where MY funny hal University of Guelph dreamed up the idea provided planes and pilots and des pite il storm that dumped ten inches of snow on G uelph in less than three hours ilttrac ted more thiln 40 adventu rers

Another well-attended newcomer event was th e Woodsman Comretitions where ring of axe rasp of crosscut sa wand flying logs a od woodchips filled the a ir ilS contestants pitted their muscles ilgainst the clock

A new wag and wiggle to the O Vc Dog Show was the mutt show - comrlete with a delightful dog-in -a n-Easter-bonnet competition

Well over 20000 people visit ed the campus during Collegc Royal open hou se weekend

Pr~ilting the thousa nds of bu sy students who orgil ni zed something for this University that it could not do for itself Prcsident Donald F Forster lnuded them for rroudly serving the 56-year tradition of College Roy~Jmiddot

What s new a t College Roy~l ) The rhot ograrhs on these two pagcs sum it ur much hetter th ~1 1l mInv tnou s no of word~ []

Pilots with the Flying Cluh at the Univ(fsity of Guelph introduced Fly-Days With customers is Paul Sullivan right Club prlsident

Collegl Royal open house weekend was a cold one but students who entered the Woodsman Competitions soon warmed to the job

Royal 80 A 30s lapper Daisy Mae

Linda Filller 80 Derek style at the fashion show

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A New

Look At Old

Folks Exerpts from a FACS sheet

by Mary Cocivera

I nd ependence self-respect and dignity can make the difference between

enjoying the later years and mere ly enduring them Helping seniors maintain their independence is an increasingly popular more enlightened approach to providing the services required by the elder ly

Canadas population is getting old The proportion of the elderly is increasing as a result of extended life span lower birth rates and immigration cutbacks The percentage of Canadas popula tion over 65 increased from 5 per cent in 190 I to 87 per cent in 1976 Demographic projections predict that in 50 years more than 20 per cent of the Canadian population will be over 65

Supporting these elderly and providing the needed services will demand novel approaches new insights and an emphas is on enjoying rather than enduring the later years

WHO ARE THE ELDERLY

The elderly a re generaJly considered to be anyone over 65 yea rs old-the age of mandatory retirement At tha t turning point workers stop being wage earners and sta rt being senior citizens They receive old age security benefits draw pensio ns and ride buses at reduced ra tes

The retirement years are rewarding for many seniors Jackrabbit Johannsen still cross-count ry skis at 104 Grandma Moses painted into her 90s others earn university degrees pursue second careers indu lge in hobbies travel and find happiness in volunteer work But for some of the elderly the retirement years bring loneliness despair and poverty along with independence

Most of the elderly are women Of the elderl y living a lone 70 per cent are women

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The proportion of the elderly in Canada is increasing rapidly

Almost half of the women over 65 are widowed and widows outnumber widowers five to one

Three-quarters of the women over 65 living on their own have no income other than government stipends for the elderl y In Ontario these stipends now amount to about $365 monthly and are adjusted quarterly

INCOME DURING RETIREMENT

The financial picture for many seniors looks bleak but it may appear worse than it really is suggests Dr Kathleen Brown a family economist in the Department of Family Studies Without work-related costs retirees have lower expenses

In addition seniors can take advantage of free medical care free or reduced admissions property tax refunds income tax deductions public tra nsportation passes reductions on restaurant meals free drugs and seniors discoun ts at stores These benefits help spread retirement income that much further

Dr Brown suspects that the recently retired may see their financial position as worse than it rea ll y is She and Professor

Martin-Matthews arc doing a study of how recently retired people adjus t to changes in their economic and social status Its a difficu lt psychologica l adjustment for someone who has saved for retirement to start dipping into savings she says Consequently many scniors dont live as well as they co uld Some who could don t take taxis and hire help when they rea lly nced to because it is contrary to their Iife-Iong habits

The family home owned Iree and clear is a major economic assct in retirement and is the surest hedge against int1ation New programs likc the reverse mortgage can convert this asset into cash while a llowing the owner to stay in the house

In this scheme the bank or finance company buys the house over a period of about 20 ycars giving the resident homeowner monthly cash payments based on the assessed value of the house Varia tions on this theme may be one answer for asset-rich but cash-poor sen iors

Financially this arrangement makes good sense but convincing seniors may take some doing After people work a lifetimc to own a home outright they arc understandably reluctant to put a claim on it explains Dr Brown

Selling the family home in retirement is a calculated risk Will the capital from the house support a retired person for 10 years 20 years 30 yea rs Will it cover possi ble hi gh care costs in the later years A dollar saved in 1932 bu ys only 20 cents worth of goods and services at todays prices Int1ation will continue to erode the purchasing power of dollars saved fo r retirement

Financial management in general may present spec ial problems for many seniors notes Dr Brown Sources of income tend to be more diffuse in retirement coming from ann uities pensions RRSPs income supplements and perhaps reverse mortgages All of these require some attention managemen t and filling out of form s Often it s the widow who has to handle these ar rangements and she may be fac in g family finances for the first time in her life Seniors who could benefit from financial counselling don t know where to go for help

Growing old may not be glamorous but it need not be frig htening lonely and poverty-ridden In other cultures extended family a rrangements ass ure that elders will be loved needed and honoured until death In Canada senio rs place a high val ue on independence but geronto logists are now

realizing that independence can be facilitated while providing needed services and opportunities to the growing elderly populat ion 0

Election of alumni to Senate

Regulations governing election All alumni shall be eligible to vote providing they have graduated from the University of Guelph or the founding Colleges Alumni members of faculty a t the University of Guelph or full-time or part-time students enrolled in a pTogram under the jurisdiction of the Senate of the University of Guelph may not vote in the election of alumni to Senate if they have participated in the current election of faculty or the election of students to Senate

There shall be a minimum of one and a maximum of three elected alumni from anyone of the undernoted alumni bodies (a) Macdonald Institute or its successor College of Family and Consumer Studies (b) Ontario Agricultural College (c) Ontario Veterinary College (d) As a group the Colleges of Arts and Social Science and Wellington College- BA degree (e) As a group the Colleges of Biological Science and Physical Science and Wellington College-BSc degree

Each year the three-year terms of office of three of the nine alumni senators expire Retiring August 31 1980 are Frank Archibald OAC 39 W John Bowles CSS 72 and Dr Vc Rowan Walker OVC 47 The terms of office of Gordon B Henry OAC 34 Mrs Mary (Robertson) McGillivray Mac 36 and John R Flegg Arts 68 will expire August 31 1981 Charles (Chuck) Broadwell OAC 54 Bill Tolton OAC 36 and Dr Robert (Herb) Wright OVC 38 will sit on Senate until August 31 198 2

Voting instructions Please vote for a maximum of three candidates on the ballot form Voting shall be by an x Or checkm~rk Any mark on a ballot other than those required for marking the voters preference shall make the ballot null and void

Completed ballot form should be clipped and placed in an envelope on which you are requested to put your name and year in the upper left-hand corner To facilitate voting by an alumnus whose spouse is a lso an alumnus of the University of Guelph and who therefore jointly receive only one copy of the Guelph Alumnus two ballot forms are provided A joint return (two ballots in the same envelope) is acceptable only if the name and year of both voters a re on the envelope Address to Box SE Alumni Office University Centre University of Guelph Guelph Ontario NIG 2W l stamp and mail An on-campus polling booth in the foyer of the Physical Sciences Building will be open between the hours of 800 am and 200 pm on Saturday June 21 during Alumni Weekend Ballot forms and envelopes will be available at the booth On receipt at the Alumni Office eligibility to vote will be verified The sealed envelopes will be opencd on or after June 23 1980 and the ballots counted by scrutineers appointed by the Executivc Committee of the University of Guel ph Alumni Association Only valid ballots with voter identification on the enclosure envelopc received on or before that date will be counted

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iSenate Ballot Form iSenate Ballot Form I I For election of three alumni to Senate University of I For election of three alumni to Senate University of I I Guelph for the three-year term commencing Sep- I Guelph for the three-year term commencing Sep- I tember I 1980 See other side of this page for tember 1 1980 See other side of this page for I biographical sketches of candidates Vote for a biographicalfskhetches o~ candoidatebslvote for a I

maximum of three nominees One ballot per voter maximum 0 tree nommees ne a tot per voter I

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FERGUSON Paul D I CPS 67 Guelph

I FERGUSON Paul D I CPS 67 Guelph J

I GRUBBE Arthur G (Art) I OAC 41 Arthur I

GRUBBE Arthur G (Art) OAC 41 Arthur

I LEWIS Robin BI Aits 73 BTantford

I MILNE (Dennison) Lorna A I OAC 56 Brampton

I LEWIS Robin B I Arts 73 Brantford

MILNE (Dennison) Lorna A I OAC 56 Brampton

I YOUNG N Richard P Arts MA 76 Ridgeville

YOUNG N Richard P 1 Arts MA 76 Ridgeville

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News From Guelph

CAMPUS HIGHLIGHTS Summer Campus 1980 Summer Campus 80 will be a laughing matter if Larry Horowitz has his way A professional entertainer Horowitz is teaching a comedy workshop as part of the U niversi ty s uniq ue vaca tion proshygram which this year begins July 7 Timing voice inflection and mannerisms are almost more important than content according to thi s young comic who deshylights in sending up commercials

From comedy to reincarnation and apiculture Summer Campus this year presents vacationers with an extraordishynary smorgasbord of courses and activishyties For some people a relaxing vacashytion means a complete change from their usual activities explains Professor Jim Murray who established the program the only one of its kind at a Canadian university five years ago Teachers

lawyers and housewives will probably be among those who take Horowitzs comedy workshop or classes In drawing piano-playing or conversational French

Others however prefer to use the time to further develop themselves professiona ly says Professor Murray This year for the first time courses which form part of certificate programs in business and education wil[ be ineludshyed so that the family can come along while mom or dad sharpens professional skills Some of the 27 adult courses offered thi s summer are designed to fulfill specific personal needs such as how to become a skillful negotiator or generally manage life more effectively

Summer Campus is an ideal chance for alumni to spend time at the Univershysity of Guelph again notes Professor Murray Since Summer Campus has 12 special youth progra ms for children from 4 to 16 years of age returning to your alma mater can become a family

affair This year youngsters can ha m it up in a theatre workshop or learn about science computcrs or nature Workshops in jOllrnalism and art also encourage young talent

Tennis squash swimming and 800 acres of green space provide numerous recreational opportunities In the eveshyning it is poss ible to enjoy the campus through twilight tours and a myriad of student events includling the community barbeque Musical performances Walt Disney film nights and socials are espeshycially organized for Summer Campus va ca tioners

Summer Ca mpus 80 has two oneshyweek sess ions July 7-11 and 14-18 Course rates begins at $25 for children and $35 for adults per week Residence accomodation is available For complete program a nd fee information contact Continuing Education Division UNIshyVERSITY OF GUELPH Guelph Onshytario NIG 2WI or phone (519) 824-4120 ext 39560

Biographical Sketches- Senate Candidates middot PAUL D FERG SON CPS 67 lives in Guelph and is territory manager with Supersweet Feeds Stratford Paul taught at J F Ross Collegiate and then farmed near Arthur As an alu mni sena tor he at on Senate from 1969 to 1972 and feels he can provide an effective voice for alumni

ARTHUR G (ART) GRUBB OAC 41 is retired and lives in Arthur after a 35-yea r career with OMAF as an Ag Rep for the counties of Prince Edward Gray Oxford l anark and Perth Art is Secretary Ontario Institute of Agrologists Guelph Branch and is married to Lenore (McFadden) Mac 40

ROBIN BAIRD LEWIS Arts 73 lives in Brantford and is a part-time professional artist (see article on pages 6 and 7) An art instructor at Fanshawe College Robin is also a free-lance com mercial artist and has illustrated childrens books Her name is in the Index of Ontario Artists

LORNA A (DENNISON) MILNE OAC 56 lives in Brampton where she has operated Flowertown Antiques for eight years She is a trustee with the Peel Board of Education and vice chairman of the North Peel unit of the Canadian Cancer Society She is married to Ross Milne OAC 55

N RICHARD P YOUNG Arts MA 76 lives in Ridgeville and is a candidate for bar admission He is with the law firm of Young and McNamara in Thorold With his knowledge of taw he feels he can contribute to Senate during this period of economic difficulty

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Great Year For Gryphons

Mens Hock ey Cryphons winners of the OUAA championship

With no less than seven Gryphon teams taking Ontario championships the 1979-1980 intercollegiate season at the University of Guelph was certainly an unprecedented one

II a II started in the fall when the Senior Mens Varsity Eight rowing tea m broke records at the Ontario Universishyties Athletic Association (OUAA) meet in Weiland to take first place Then the mens and womens curling teams trashyvelled to the Universi ty of Western Ontario to defeat all comers and sweep two Ontario titles

Following th at came a weekend at Guelph that will not soon be forgotten by those involved February 22-23 saw the University of Guelph host both the Ontario Womens Basketball Championshyships and the Ontario Wrestling Chamshypionsh ips At approximately 800 pm on Saturday Feb 22 the Guelph women defeated Laurentian University for their first ever Ontario Womens Intercollegishy

ate Athletic Association (OWIAA) championship Three hours later the men had edged out the University of Western Ontario to bring back the Onshytario wrestling title after an absence of one year

Meanwhile the womens crossshycountry ski team put together a strong effort and snatched the provincial title from perennia l winner Carleton Univershysity

It was also about this time that the men s hockey Gryphons were putting together a miraculous comeback Ending up in fifth place in the OUAA the team had to travel to Laurentian University for a sudden death game The Gryphons won it They then fell one game down in a best of three semi-final with the Unishyversity of Toronto Varsity Blues and had to win two in a row to advance to the final They did In the final against the number one ranked McMaster Universishyty Marlins the Gryphons again fell one

game down You guessed it they won th e next two and became the second team ever to win back-to-back Ontario championships

The wrest lers basketball and hockshyey players all advanced to the Canadian Intra-universi ty Athletic Union (CIAU) Championships and a lthough no team titles were brought home they a ll made their presence felt at the national level

As weJl as seven championships the Gryphons had seven individual Ontario champions They were Ken Hawthorne in the 15 km Nord ic sk iing race and Bob Pronk Ken Bradford Jamie Beshythune Ed Slabikowski Gavin Carrow and Wayne Brightwell from th e wresshytling Gryphons The Nordic ski relay team of Dan MaJlet John Bonardelli and Ken Hawthorne also took a gold at the OUAA championships At the CIAU wrestling ch ampionships Wayne Brightwell took a gold medal in his weight class

The Gryphons also had ten Ontario a ll-stars in Candy Clarkson Linda Jolie Sue Lindley Mike Sesto Rick Dundas and Tom Heslip from basketball John Lowe and Jeff Inglis from football Mike McParland from hockey and Tony Tenwesteneind from volleyball Candy Clarkson wa s also named to the allshyCanadian team at the CJAU banquet in Halifax

Following the completion of the schedules the first annual Co-Educashytional Awards Banquet was held at the University s Peter Clark Hall The event was well received by athletes and staff a like and plans are already in the making for next seasons banquet 0

Microbiology Open House June 15 Microbiology is fascinating Thats the message of an open house to be held Sunday June 15 from I 00 pm to 500 pm in the Universitys Chemistry and Microbiology Building College of Physshyical Science Sponsored by the Canadian Society of Microbiologists Committee on Education with the co-operation of the Departments of Microbiology Vetshyerinary Microbiology and Immunology and the Microbiology Club Microbioloshygy Day is for everyone-young and old novice and expert alike

Four second-floor laboratories will house presentat ions demonstrations and poster displays of the latest research

developments in medical agricultural and industrial microbiology-in a way that can be readily understood even by non-scientists

For those who want to explore furshyther there will be tours of resea rch laboratories where work will be in progshyress and equipment in use including the electron microscope Interes ted visitors may also tour the Department of Veterishynary Microbiology and Immunologys research facilities

At 300 pm in Room 200 of the Chemistry and Microbiology Building Jay Ingram microbiologist and host of CBC Radio s Quirks and Quarks will

give a slide and video lecture on the history of microbiology and some of the most recent trends The talk will be aimed primarily at high school students but everyone should find it interest ing Later Jay will mingle and chat with visitors

Microbiology Day has been planned as part of the first joint annual meeting -of the Canad ian Society of Microbiolo shygists and the Genetics Society of Canashyda being held on campus from June J 5 to June 19 Over 400 delegates from across Canada and the United States will be there Heres a chance to hobnob with the experts Plan to bring the whole family It promises to be a great day 0

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Alumni Publications-Consolidation ue to a combination of rapidly escalating paper prices and mailing rates and a directiveD issued to all academic and administrative units of the University requesting that a ll 1979-80

budget submissions reflect a 5 per cent reduction of their 1978-79 budget allotments it became necessary to review the vital field of a lumni publications

To this end President DF Forster appointed a Special Advisory Committee on Alumni Publications with representatives from the U of G Alumni Association and each of the seven college alumni associations The Committee compiled a re port and the President accepted its recommendation to consolidate the Guelph A lumnus and the se ven individual college alumni bulletins

Through the year the four re gular issues of the Guelph Alumnus will consist of 36 pages and up to 18 page s in each issue will be a llocated to the college alumni associations Space will be divided in proportion to the size o f individual college alumni bodies and copy for the 18 pages will be pro vided by individual college e ditors To obtain a good institutional image and to m ainta in alumni acceptance the quality of Guelph Alumnus paper stock has been upgraded to a lighter weight coated stock This will result in lower mailing costs

Subject to annual review and the availa bility of funds the President has approved the publication ot an e ight-page Annual Alumni Weekend Supplement under the individual mastheads of the seven college alum ni associations The supplement will consist of a common four-page insert covering Alumni Weekend programs plus a four-page format of copy exclusive to and provided by e ach of the seven college alumni associations

Your colle ge editors met a de m anding deadline for this the first consolidated publication and we are very grateful to them We t hink we ve done the right thing-what do you think Ed 0

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Alumni Weekend

Annual Meetings at Guelph Friends of U of G Incbull Mac-FACS

OAC OVC bull Arts CPSbull CSS and U of G Alumni

Associations

Summer Campus

CVMA Confere nce Moncton NB

Centennial Banquet Associate Diploma in Agriculture

AVMA Convention Washington DC

Aggie Week

OAC Alumni Association Golf Tournament

Homecoming

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ADDRESS CORRECTION REOUESTED

If th e addressee or a son o r a daughter w ho IS an atumnu s has moved please notify th~ Alum ni OHice University 01 G uelph N I G 2W so thai th is magazine may be forwarded to the proper address

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A New Hat Peter F Hannam OAC 62 has stepped down as leader of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) Ontarios largest agricultural lobby group to become head of CANFARM Hannam told his constituents that he had a tremendous sense of accomplishment from his years of service for the OFA

Hanna m said he will not be leaving agricultural politics altogether But I am going to change the way I contribute Hannam said I want to rise to meet the challenge that CANFARM presents As president of the OFA Ha nnam was instrumental in organizing the takeover of the computer fa rm record services when t he previous Li beral government decided to cease funding the program as a Crown Corporation

The following excerpts are from Hannams farewell address to OFA convention delegates in Toronto as reported by The Grower published by the Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association

D uring the past decade farming has undergone considerable change

Farms have become larger more mechanized and in the process farming Peler Hannam OAC 62

and serv ices and have t hU $ provided a major stimulus for other sectors of our economy In spite of high barriers to our exports and the import of more and more food ag riculture still makes a significant contribution to our international balance of trade

There is no question that farmers benefitted during the 1970s The real winner however was the average Canadian citi zen

But what of the 80sl What of the cha llenges in the 80s~ T he future is uncertain but it is clea r that we cant count on thi s industry continuing as it had in the 7 0s

Ten years ago no one but a visionary or a madman would have predicted the challenges we are facin g today It was little more th an ten years ago that Federal Minister Joe Greene forecast that we had enough oil to last a thousa nd years Who would have believed ten years ago that interest rates would have reached the level

has become more of a business and less of a way of life

The farmer has changed as well Today there are fewer of us Our average age has dropped as older farmers have retired and more young people have moved into farming More of our time is spent on manag ing and planning as we have learned we can make more money with a pencil or now a computer than a pitchfork Incomes though they moved in fits and sta rts have improved Generally the 1970s were good for Ontarios farmers

The OFA has changed drama tically as well In ten years it has moved from a period of uncertain ty-from a small group of dedicated members to wh ere it is now the largest most influential farm organization this province has ever seen This growth has been due la rgely to the foresight and dedication of a host of leaders particularly in the first half of the 70s who built a solid base of support to the loyalty and talents of OFA staff and to the determination and support of all our members

But farmers are not the only ones who have gained from the developments in agriculture in the last ten years Consumers -have also been well served In spite of recent price increases consumers today are better fed on a greater variety of food for a smaller portion of their paycheque than at any time in the worlds history

Indeed society as a whole has benefitted from the changes in agriculture in the last ten years Low food costs have meant more money to spend on other goods

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they are now or that tractors would cost $20- to $80000 and some combines over $100000 Nor ten years ago would anyone have believcd thc increas ing government restrictions wc now face on our methods of farming

That has been the rapid pace of change in thc 70s and given the challenges we must face in the 80s the only safe prediction we can makt is that change will accelerate even raster

If fa rming is to remain healthy and profitable if we are to continue to provide thc bountiful supplies of food that

anadians have become accustomed to then agriculture will undergo as much changc in the next tcn years as it has undergonc in thc last 20 or even 30 years

I do not want to sound ala rmist or pessimistic because I am not Im optimistic But mere optimism wont make the next decade rosy Its going to take planning forcsight and hard work How well thesc challenges are overcome will literally determine the health and profitability of farming in the next ten years

Nor will the effects be limited to the farm community because they also have broad social and economic implications In discussing the health of the [arm community we are also discussing how well fed Canadians will be ten yea rs from now and how much of their paycheques will be netded to buy food In turn this will determine how much they will have left for other things The future of [arming is also the future of Canada

Canadian economic policies weigh heavily on farmers Even the wellshyestablishcd farmer is now dependent on his banker The young farmcr with mortgages and debts reaching $250000 to $500000 or even more is not just dependent upon his banker he is at the bankers mercy How many young farmers did not make it through last winter~

However it is not just a question of who will go under The high cost of borrowing means that needed repairs new equipment new land or improvcd facilities may not be purchased now Our efficiency can only suffer and with it our competitive position

Right now we are predicting that in addition to facing an inflation rate which may well be over 10 per cent we will be paying 25 per cent more for drainage tiles 12 to J8 cents more per gallon for gasoline diesel fuel and heating oil and at least 15 per cent more for fertilizer Prices will go still higher but there is little corresponding prospect of prices for our products keeping pace

The right to farm will also continue to be a problem Even the decision as to what to produce is being taken out of our hands

Decisions at Queens Park or illcrcasingly by urban-dominated Illunicipal councils now dictate whether or not we can produce livestock whether or not wc can expand and even the hours we can work in our fields

The common thread in all these problems is that the rea l decision-making power does not rest in our hands

This docs not mcan we ca nnot influence those decisions- we can But it will not be easy

To do it however we must lift our gaze to events beyond our line fences We must become more involved in all those decisions which shape social and economic policy We must become a powerful influential unified team

We must continue to get out and tell the consumer the politician the civil servant the businessman and all those who influence policy just how importa nt farm ing is to this country

It can be done We have proven it can

Fuel prices wi be the scourge of the 80s

be done In the last ten years the OFA has become a powerful voice for Ontarios farmers but there is so much more to do

Obviously we can have little impact as ind ividuals We must be organized we must be well financed we must have the research and we must have the skills to make our voices heard

That s a big challenge for this organiza tion but I know we have the talent and the will to be even more successful

There is one other activity which I think farmers should get involved in to a greater extent in the next decade That is self-policing our industry

Having had a lot of contact in the past few years with non-farmers from every walk of life I have come to appreciate that Ontario farmers by and large enjoy a very

finc reputation of being hard working honest considerate and the sa lt of the earth My contact with farmers in every corner of this province convinces me tha t reputa tion is well deserved

We must work hard to keep it that way if we are to earn the respect we need as an industry

As the pressures from change grow in the 80s there will no doubt be a ttempts by some few farmers to operate in a way tha t we cannot condone We must be cautious tha t those few do not spoil the industry for the rest of us

We must attack infl ation because it is crippling us with increased costs We have heard one government pronouncement after another that they a re going to stop inflation What s happened ~ Unfortunately inflation is like sin Every government denounces it in public while at the sa me time they gleefully practice it in private

We must object to the da mage th a t unprecedented high interest ra tes are causing in our industry and we must demand that a lterna tives be found or tha t Canadian agriculture is shielded from the full impact of these senselessly high ra tes just as agriculture in other countries is

We must continue to hammer away at finding more markets for our fa rm products This involves continuing to fight for fa irer trade rules to undertake programs to have our food replace imported food and to increase our export market efforts These measures must have the full support o[ farmers the rest of the food industry and governments as well

We must mount a campaign to ensure farmers will have assured supplies of fuel a t reasona ble prices Fuel prices will be the scourge of the 80s Theres no need to follo w the world price of oil so slavishly in a key industry like agriculture To do so as quickly as is now being planned will cripple producers and will jeopardi ze this countrys food supply

One of the reasons for high fuel prices is sup posed to be th at it will encourage conservat ion thats unfair Farmers dont have to be hit over the head with a sledge hammer to practice conservation Fa rmers across this province are already ma king major advancements towa rds conservation and in developing alterna tive energy sources And tha t without getting encouragement to do so

lt will be difficult to get the decisions which you will make on energy implemented by governmetJts but energy issues must be addressed with conviction

Yes there are many challenges facing us in the next decade Thats no reason to throw up our hands in despair We must take a positive attitude tha t these problems will be resolved We must convince a lot of people that they need to be solved 0

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Editor William C (Bill) Tolton 36

The Dippers Coat of Arms

This is centennial year for the Associate Diploma in Agriculture course at the OAC and the graduates have planned a celebration on the weekend of July 19 While these students have been an inteshygral part of the campus since 1880 it was not until 1953 that they obtained a coat of arms or crest for themselves

Yea r 5 2 Associa tes presen ted an idea for an Associate crest to the OAC -SAC but it was rejected The crest presented was similar to that of the degree course with a change from gold to silver in the wire embossing

Year 53 Associates took up the challenge and the year executive offered $5 to the winning designer From the designs presented that of Wendell Nufer was chosen Wendells father who had designed crests in the past for the South African Olympic teams as well as for several Swiss Army regishyments created it

Changes were made in the crest design to obtain approval by the presishydent The year president Mr Colley and the late Dr Norm High obtained a

copyright for the crest which made the College Co-op the sole distributor To obtain the crest a t the Co-op a note had

to be obtained from the registrar of the OAC

The Students Administrative Council of the OAC passed a resolushytion that the Students Co-operative be the sole source of the official Degree gold wire crest and the new Associate silver wire crest These crests were only available to graduates seniors and junshyiors of the Degree course and to gradushyates and second-year students of the Associate course Dave Barrie was 53 class president and Professor Robert Forsha w was honorary class president

The addition of the words Assoshyciate Diploma Agriculture OAC was designed by Richard Buck 76A The change has received the approval of the Dean of the OAC and will be officiaHy added to the crest

The colourful silver-wreathed in- signia are in stock at the Campus Coshyoperative shops at $325 each They should be worn only by those who are entitled to do so and they should be worn on a somewhat formal garment such as a blazer 0

A Variety of V erse

Len Vickars 33A and 46 has retired to Newmarket Ontario after an intershyesting and varied career He has preshypared a little booklet containing some of the results of a lifelong avocation-the writing of verse Some of the verse was written while he was a student at the OAC in the early 30s others in his years in Northern Ontario mining towns during wartime service overseas and finally from his post retirement occupation as an agricultural teacher at a church school in the Yukon Illustrashytions in the book are by Lens daughter Dawn a resident of Carmacks in the Yukon

Guelph 1933

Thrice cursed is he who doth smile in a lecture For that luckless might well regret it- you betcha If you do see a paradox Its considered urlOrthodox To exhibit your glee In a manner so free You may shout sing or weep Raise Hell - or just sleep But it is really unethical And shews lack of principle To beguile With a smile A Prof When hes wrath

Rivers (Yukon 1974)

Ive paddled my feet in the Tiber And frozen them numb in the Klondike Ive waded full dress cross the Rubicon And swum in the buff in the Thames Ive crossed the Rhine under shell fire And canoed mid the ice on the Ottawa Ive washed my socks in the Mirimichi And have squelched in the mud of the Seine In my life Ive crossed many rivers And some that I didnt quite cross BUl from the fast flowing streams to the Arctic To the filth choked flows of the South From the insect fraught heat of the summer To the bone chilling frost of the fall Theyre the only things Ive seen in nature That never perceltibly stop 0

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Our Man In Cairo

Larry Dickenson 68

Lawrence (Larry) T Dickenson 68 and his family are now well settled in at their new home in Cairo Egypt where he is commercial counsellor at the Canashydian Embassy His duties cover a much wider field than the United Arab Reshypublic of Egypt however as he will also be responsible for the Canadian trade promotion program in the Sudan and Libya This requires a knowledge of Arabic which came by way of an intenshysive three-month course in Ottawa

Larry has been nearly eight years in the diplomatic offices of Canada in Europe with about half of that time in Eastern Europe This is his first experishyence however in a developing or an Arabic-speaking area

The first adjustment was to the slower pace of getting things done it took the Dickensons three months to get

Mechanizing Rice Paddies James S Townsend 56 has taken leave from the Department of Agricultural Engineering University of Manitoba to work for two years with the Internashytional Rice Research Institute Los Bashynos Philippines

Dr Townsend will be stationed in Rangoon Burma where he will serve as an agricultural engineer in the area of small-scale mechanization for rice proshyduction In addition he will serve as

into their home in a Cairo residential suburb and the majority of their personal effects had not yet arrived five months later Larry writes Once we had adjusted to the tremendous concenshytration of people- Cairo has a populashytion of approximately 11 million - the noise dust new food and customs we became decidedly attracted to the Egypshytian people who are very hospitable and possess a rich culture dating back thoushysands of years

Since arriving in Cairo in addition to moving into our new home we have had the visit to our territory of the first large federal government trade mission It was comprised of 18 representatives of government and industry interested in the fields of consulting engineering and construction

In both November and December I made one-week trips to Tripoli and Libya where Canada has considerable export potential One officer from the commercial division travels to Tripoli every month

Larrys wife Margaret Mac 68 keeps very busy as well as there is a heavy social commitment which goes with his profession She accompanies him to many dinners and receptions and of course is hostess for those occasions where she treats Egyptian foreign and Canadian contacts to favourite recipes acquired in various other countries

Margaret and I went to Kharshytoum the capital of the Sudan in Janushyary After completing business calls durshying a period of nine days we returned to Cairo via Jeddah visiting friends in our embassy to Saudi Arabia

During our trip to the Sudan and Saudi Arabia daughters Tonya II and Christa 9 stayed in a convent just one

team leader and country representative in Burma for the International Rice Research Institute The Canada-IRRI Burma project is a co-operative project funded by the Canadian International Development Agency and the Governshyment of Burma with IRRI as the executshying agency

Dr Townsend is accompanied in Burma by his wife Yvonne and two sons Alan and Neil Two other sons remain in Canada Philip in Winnipeg Manitoba and Robert at Belwood Onshytario Dr Townsends address is Canashydian Section British Embassy PO Box 1121 Rangoon Burma

Margaret Dickenson

Mac 68

The three Dickenson youngsters

block from our home This convent is occupied by 13 delightful nuns who are decidedly senIor citizens with warm generous hearts They are of many nashytionalities and have devoted entire lifeshytimes to Egypt As the convent is within one block of the girls school-the French Lycee-this will be convenient for the girls Tonya and Christa have pursued their education totally in French in Brussels OUa wa and now here in Cairo

Margaret is turning her culinary skills along with her food and nutrition training at Macdonald Institute to the development of interesting new recipes based upon local ingredients and local dishes 0

Hall of Fame A person nominated by the OAC Alumni Association will be included in the first group to be entered in the new Ontario Agriculture Hall of Fame The OAC Alumni Association is a foundshying member of the Hall of Fame Associshyation and this nomination was prepared by a special committee of the directors

The Hall of Fame is located at the Ontario Agricultural Museum in Milshyton Ontario and the first portraits will be placed in position at a special cereshymony this summer 0

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With a Song In His Heart Come July 15 Lyle Pettigrew 61 takes up a new position He is giving up his secondary school teaching job with the Waterloo-Oxford DSS in Baden Onshytario and is moving to Kenosha Wisshyconsin to be a member of the headquarshyters staff of the Society for the Presershyvation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America Inc (S PEBSQSA) Specifically he will be one half of the team of instructor coaches who will assist in training choshyrus directors in the 16 districts of the Society He will have eight districts for a while and then alternate with his fellow instructorcoach

Nancy Brown Ends Busy Year

Lyle Pettigrew 61

The new position entails a great deal of travelling but Lyle is used to that For the first five years out of OAC he worked with the United Coshyoperatives of Ontario at five locations during that time

Nancy Brown 79 completed her year as president of the Central Student Association of the University last month It wa s a rough year she had stepped into a situ ation of distress inshyvolving many problems not the least of which was a $60000 debt

At the end of her year that debt had been whittled down to Iess than $10000 new s ~aff had been hired the books had been straightened out and much of the credibiI ity with University faculty and administration was regained She originally stated that she felt it would take at least two years to straightshyen out the mess left by previous mismanshyagement and internal bickering It looks like this diminutive bundle of energy has almost done it in 12 months She had help from fellow executives whom she gladly praises and heartily thanks

As if her problems with the Central Students Association were not enough her year also brought an extra load in another field As chairman of the Unishyversity Centre Board she had to contend with the several changes in staff that took place during the year

But then Nancy is no stranger to hard work and delicate dealings with people Back home on the farm near Beaverton she and her father had been

workers in 4-H clubs a job she loved and which she kept on doing during her college semesters

From her first weeks on campus she had demonstrated her leadership abilities as the freshman president of Year 79 She was later chairman of the 0Ac Student Federation an executive of College Royal and OAC student rep on the CSA

What now Nancy As she ended her year of office she fel t that she had seen enough of politics for a while She is aiming her sights on an MBA from one of the provinces older and prestishygious universities and is awaiting the results of her applica tion as she cleans up the last of her work a t the CSA presidents desk

With a sol id major in Animal Scishyence a background of years of successshyfully working with people a minor in business administration and her eyes on a masters Nancy Brown is another Aggie whose future should make intershyesting watching Not many would take a bet that her present downer on politicsshyOne year in a job like president of the CSA is enough for me will prove to be her permanent attitude 0

Singing is something that has been dear to him for a very long time He was a member of the famous quartet on campus in the 50s and 60s- the Kol shylege Kings- with Trev Dickinson 61 Bill Baxter 62 and Ted Curti s 62 They sang for just about every Co llege function needing entertainment We were one of Padre Youngs most popular acts Lyle recalls

For a few years after graduation he dropped out of singing because he was really never long enough in one place to put down any roots However when he moved to Baden he was soon invited to come out with the Guelph Chorus and then joined the Kitchener-Waterloo Chorus which was closer to home It was one of the old KoHege Kings who brought him back into the fold

Since that reunion a dozen years ago Lyle has been at it steadily and now he moves to headquarters to become a permanent member of that enthusias tic group helping to spread harmony and good fellowship all across the continent 0

At It Again Doug Hoffman 46 retired in 1978 from his post as director of the Centre for Resources Development after 32 years on the Guelph campus Following his retirement he went over to the Unishyversity of Waterloo to give them the benefit of his long training in rural planning Now he is acting dean over there

A new building to expand the U of Ws Department of Environmental Studies is under way and the dean is off-campus for a while So maybe Doug will get some use out of that shovel his boys Dougs Cruds gave him when he left the Guelph campus 0

Carrie Reek At the ripe old age of 92 Carrie widow of Dr William R Reek 10 a former president of the OAC died on March 2 at Wardsville Ontario Dr Reek who had a long and distinguished career in Ontario agriculture died in 1968

A very gracious lady Carrie Reek will be fondly remembered by hundreds of students who were at Guelph during the immediate post-war years and by hundreds more who got to know her at Ridgetown 0

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Handling Hamburger On The Hoof Before the hamburger (or the steak for that matter) gets to your plate there is a number of necessary steps to be comshypleted in thc marketing chain from newshyborn calf to butchers block One of these steps is the transfer of the young feeder cattle from the ranch to the fcedlot where the final finish will be added

In Ontario today auction sales of feeder cattle held at 14 locations around the province carry out this function where thousands of cattle and millions of dollars change hands smoothly and quickly

The story of these feeder auctions has been added by Tommy Cooper 18 to his book on the history of agriculture in Grey County but he refuses to take credit for the auction systcm

He gives the credit to another OAC grad the late Charles F Macshykenzie 19 one of the members of the Collcge judging team at the Chicago International in 1918 where he won the

first placing in beef cattle judging After graduation Charles Mackenzie was apshypointed to the Dominion Department of Agriculture federal inspection service which included serving Manitoulin Isshyland where there were many cattle proshyducers but no marketing organization Farmers were still selling as individuals to itinerant cattle buyers sometimes with inequitable results After years of effort he finally got cattlemen to form an auction-selling organization

So successful was this system that in 1950 Tommy Cooper suggested the Grey County Federation sponsor a simishylar arrangement A committee of three was sent to a sale at Little Current on Manitoulin Island that September

That committee was impressed by the way the farmers co-operated and asked Tommy to get one going in Grey County but a 1951 trial was not a success However the example of the 195J sale on the Island sparked another trial in Grey County the following year

That 1952 sale brought out 1250 head The co-op had but one scale of 5000-pound capacity so that animals had to be weighed individually-a very time-consuming task However the idea did catch on memberships were taken out property bought at Wiarton Onshytario and a permanent set-up begun with much of the labour coming from the farmers themselves Now there is a covered assembly and sales area supshyplied with town water and a 30000-pound scale all free of debt

The co-op in Grey County has 800 members and cattle production is about three times as great as it was at the beginning 30 years ago There are four sales a year and as many as 11000 head pass over the scales at a spring sa le The fall sales in 1979 brought $4000000

The original spark from Charles F Mackenzie has grown to 14 sales organishyzations around the province 0

Mac Gordon Honoured One-timc hog grader and the man who was instrumental in working out thc system of tattooing hogs for rail grading Mac Gordon 29 has been honoured for his efforts in another direction

He has received the Guelph Hortishycultural Society Conservation Award for outstanding service to the community

Mac moved from Hamilton to Guelph in 1948 With him he brought a sincere and enduring enthusiasm for conservation

He had a ttended the Na tiona I Aushydubon Societys wildlife film series in Hamilton and was most impresscd with its educational and entertainment value so when he arrived in Guelph he set out to show the series there by arranging for its sponsorship by the Agricultural Instishytute of Canadas Guelph Branch

Mac insists that before each film the national anthem 0 Canada be sungmiddot--an obscrvation which was lauded by the committee in selecting this years winner He has been very involved in other community work and has just retired as clerk of sessions for Chalmers United Church 0

India Hand Almost from the beginning of the OAC graduates have found their way to far places and contributed much to the improvement in agriculture and life around the world Typical of these was the late Kenneth William Forman 22 who died last December in Danvers Mass at 83 years of age

Ken carne to the OAC originally as a Diploma in Agriculture student with the Class of 18 but took time out for war service returning with the wave of veterans in 1919 He graduated with the Class of 20A and stayed on to take his BSA with 22 He was a native of the United States and except for some months on the staff of the old An Hub departmen t right a fter grad ua tion he spent all his life outside of Canada

In his student days Ken was a noted a thlete and the last student physishycal director Up to his leaving that post all athletic endeavours had been handled by the students themselves In 1921 with the greatly increased size of the student body the College decided to appoint a physical director as part of the faculty

The OAc Review of that day records Kens enthusiasm and work for

College athletics will always be rememshybered by ex-students and the students of today Those who knew the tremendous amount of work he covered the difficulshyties he had to contend with will apprecishyate the spirit with which he tackled the job and the work he has done In the fall of 1919 when he took over the task of physical director College athletics were somewhat disorganized but the fall of 1920 and the spring term of 1921 witshynessed a great change Being a football man himself he successfully trained the two Junior Intercollegiate teams of 1919 and 1920 besides training other branches of sport too numerous to menshytion

His first foreign field was in India where he went as dairy cattle specialist at the Allahabad Agricultural Institute United Provinces and served for several years as a teacher He returned to his native Massachusetts as a teacher in animal husbandry at the Essex County -Agricultural School Hawthorne and later as a specialist in dairy with the HK Webster Co of Lawrence

In spite of the fact that he spent so little time in Ontario his feelings for his alma mater were strongly evidenced by his life membership in the OAC Alumni Association 0

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ODH Program The executive of the ODH Graduates Association has prepared a program of monthly visits from March to October to places of interest to their [l1(mbers These visits are open to all interested and are free The program for 1980 includes a June visit to the University of Guelph on the morning of the 21 st moving to the Cambridge Research Stashytion in the afternoon The August visit is planned for Queens Park Toronto on the 23rd The September visit will be to the Borough of Scarborough Parks Deshypartment on the 13th and the October visi t to Cannon Nurseries Waterdown on the 4th 0

Railway Blooms Since Leon Claus 22 moved to a house near the railway tracks in Canton N Y he has pl anted the railwa y right of way with flowers and vegeta bles This island of beauty located where more often a weed patch is found has brought attenshytion to Leon especially from studen ts and faculty at the St Lawrence Univershysity in town

Recently the local newspaper fe ashytured hi s beautifying efforts in a story He has become the stately white-haired gentleman who has put the lovely flowshyers on th e railroad embankment 0

Best Seller This time it is Don Inine 42 and the subject is cheese The Canadian Dairy Foods Service Bureau had his professhysional assistance plus that of others in the preparation of its booklet Great Canadian Cheeses More than a million and a half copies have been distributed The booklet dea ls with the more than 50 varieties made in Canada and while good old rat-trap cheddar is still the favourite the consumption of other types has increased to almost J 6 pounds per person annually 0

Bmiddotyron Jenvy At the age of 98 Myron Jenvey of I ngersoll has died For 65 years he was a member of the Holstein-Friesian Assoshyciation and an historian of the dairy industry in Oxford ounty For five years he was a member of the staff of the OAC and some of his recollections of those days have appeared in issues of the OA C Alumni N ews 0

Bonspiel Winners

The Year 51 Trophy was presellled by Dean Clay Switzer 51 la 11o r Glenn Hay ter 73 Bruce Shillinglaw 67 Jack Fraser 73 and Bob Anderson 73

The Year 33 Trophy was presenled by Don lfuj 5 lo 110 r Glenn Powell 62 and Bill Harri sun 62 Other learn members were Bruce Humer 62 and Don Hill 62

The N R Rick Richards Trophy was won by 110 r Bi A llelI Bob Edgar Jerry Felk er (lIld WaYlIe S impson al Clem of 7 2

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The College of Arts Alumni Association

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To The Queens Taste An Elizabethan dinner in honour of Queen Elizabeth I (1558-1603) was held in early February Sponsored by the University of Guelph Historical Soshyciety the feast attracted 45 members of the Guelph academic community includshying several alumni Guests were asked to attend in period costume and to provide an authentic Elizabethan dish

Master of the feast was Dr Lewis Abbott Department of History In accordance with Her Majestys wishes (Marilyn Armstrong 78) Master AbshybOll provided whimsical sketche~ of the head-table guests accompanicd the Queen dancing and called forth her loyal subjects to pay tribute to her beauty and grace

DELPHA Editor Debbie Chambers 77

AI the dinner Morris Lemire CSS78 Bev Lemire 79 Margo Shoemaker 79 Dr Lewis Abbot Marilyn Armstrong 78 Urve Abbot and Dr Stefan Straka Chairman Departmenr aHistory

Musical entertainment for the eveshyning was provided by the Queens court musicians conducted by Shannon Purshyvis-Smith a music instructor at the University The ensemble played a deshylightful repertoire of authentic Elizabeshythan music

SOllle of the delights of authentic Elizabethan cuisine tha t were served included Fartes Portingale Livering Puddings Pork a lOrange Turnep in a Tench Compound Pallet and Almonde Tartes They were selected by Margo Shoemaker 79

Her Work Is Her Life Mieke Bevelander 73 graduated with distinction from the honours program in Fine A rl However her art career began in high school and was followed by intensive study at the Frec Academy and The Royal Academy of Art in T he Hague Holland Then there was an interruption of a few years while M iekc taught elementary school in Toronto before she got back on track at Guelph

Her work is her life O nly when she is drawing and now painting is she pleased with he rself and able to cope

with the major set-back for artists- the continuing lack of moneyl

Not only has Micke fine artistic talent and drive which has kept her going for the last dozen years but also she is a gifted teachel Imiddot or the past three years she has been a sessional instructor at the University of Waterloo in the fall of 1979 she is credited with puiling their extension course in Stratshyford out of danger of extinction After Miekes fall session the university had a

continued over

Dancing a favourite pastime of Her Majesty was encouraged between courses The first dance selection known as a galliard was demonstrated by Shannon Purvis-Smith A stately dance it provided an excellent contrast to dance instructor Dave Greens version of a rapid peasant dance

It is hoped that the tradition of providing an historical dinner for stushydents faculty and alumni will continue in the coming years We look forward to seeing you there 0

Mieke Bevelander 73

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flood of requests for another course with her

The Art Gatlery of Kitchener boasts a simi~ar success story with their Saturday childrens classes which Mieke has taught for the past two years Her popularity and ability tripled enrolment

Mieke has had shows in The Hague Edinburgh and Guelph and her work has appeared in shows in Vancouvshyer Winnipeg Brantford and Toronto Several corporations and numerous indishyviduals own her drawings paintings and sculptures A series of her drawings is hanging in the Sears Building in Chicashygo

Miekes loft apartment in Elora Ontario reflects her personality and consequently her work It is a compact

bright open space filled with Canadian antiques and a wood-burning stove There are books drawings sculptures toys a nd curios on every ledge a nd piece of furniture Luxurious plants hang everywhere and give the space a garden quality-a garden of earthly delights to steal a quotation However Miekes ambition wiJi not allow her to stay much longer in this pastoral setting Soon she will uproot herself to move to Toronto where she is affiliated with the Bau-Xi Gallery on Dundas Street exhibiting artists such as Jack Shadbolt Tony Urqhart and Claude Breeze

Although a major problem for all artists is making a living from their art an added problem M ieke has found is finding gallery owners and fellow artists

who take women artists seriously thorny situation but a very real one Also a particular problem for artists is trying to be recognized as an important segment of society to establish a status quo in a society which views art as a luxury or at most as play

If universities are recently experishyencing an anti-intellectual backlash artshyists have continuously bucked an antishyaesthetic appreciation in our materialisshytic society If you cant eat it wear it drive it or spend it it cant be worth very much Mieke has written eloqucntly on this topic and given the chance will talk fervently about her lifes work- art works This graduate is going places and several major shows are in the making now 0

Mahoud Sadek

King Tot

Professor Sadek with the Department of Fine Art presented a slide show on King Tut at a recent meeting of the College of Arts Alumni Association Before the show Professor Sadek filled in the pertishynent background of King Tut Accordshying to the professor the misconception that Tut was not an important Pharaoh

is false In fact he was very influential as he returned the old religion of Amon to Egypt

King Tut followed Adhenaton who had imposed the worship of Aten (sunshygod) on the people In essence this was monotheism The religion revolved around the rays of middotthe sun which were the manifestation of light and heat The sign of the ankh was the symbol which denoted life

There was not only a religious revoshylution but also a cultural revolution Previously art had been idealized where everybody was portrayed as being strong and beautiful Art now became antishyclassical and a caricature Freedom of expression was allowed Akhenaton moved the capital from Thebes to Amashy

rah King Tut was nine years old whcn

he ascended to the throne He moved the capital back to Thebes and rebuilt the temple of Amon He died from an unknown cause at age 18 His tomb was hidden and therefore was not vandalized by robbers It lay undisturbed until discovered by Howard Carter in 1922 This major discovery gave the world a large collection of Egyptian art

The slide show demonstrated not only the size but also the sheer beauty of the Tut collection

The College of Arts Alumni Associshyation is grateful to Professor Sadek for his enlightening talk and for his compreshyhensive slide show of the King Tut collection 0

Scholarships At the College of Arts Alumni Associashytion Board of Directors meeting of March 22 1980 three new scholarships were designed and will be presented at the spring meeting of Senate for approvshyaL

Members of the Board hope these

awards will help encourage graduate and part-time students to maintain high academic standards The first a wards will be presented in the fall of J 980

An amount of $500 will be awarded to the College of Arts student with the highest cumulative average in Years 3 and 4 who is entering a College of Arts graduate degree program The award is

open to a student entering either an MA or PhD program with a Universishyty of Guelph undergraduate Arts degree

An amount of $250 will be awarded to each of two semester 5 part-time College of Arts students with the two highest cumulative averages and entershying semester 6 They will be presented in the fall and winter semesters 0

Grad News 1977

Paulette McGarr After working three years in visual arts Paulette is a student apprentice with British glass master Stephen Taylor in Caledon and is living in Toronto

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Dalid Coates Newspapers Right David is city reporter for the Peterborshyough Examiner

Patricia (Cole) Bigley is employed as a dental assistant by Drs R amp c Armshystrong Leamington Ontario

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Robert Bishop is the manager of the Tydagon Golf Club in Burlington Onshytario

David Schwitzer is pu~suing doctoral studies at the University of London in England 0

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The Ontario Veterinary College Alumni Association

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BULLETIN

From The Pres ident

Dr Bob Buck 46

Since our last opportunity to chat by means of a publication several items of interest have occurred Perhaps that of greatest current interest involves arshyrangements which will culminate in the presentation of a portrait of Dr Dcnnis Howell to our former dean on Alumni Weekend

The Honours and Awards Commitshytee under the chairmanship of Dr Bob Silk 64 has been working fervently to ensure that the presentation can be made at the time of our Annual General Meeting which this year takes place on campus during Alumni Weekend June 20 to 22 Further details of these cereshymonies will be available soon

The OVc Alumni Directorate is enthused about this project and like the Honours and Awards Committee is anxiously awaiting the opportunity to view the work

Having mentioned Alumni Weckshyend [ hope that you will note again those dates of Friday Saturday and Sunday June 20 21 and 22 and if you possibly can make arrangements to visit Guelph and the old stamping grounds and appreciate what is available to the students of today compared to that which was present in the dim distant past

Not only will it be an opportunity to renew friendships which may have been neglected somewhat due to disshytance and other responsibilities but you will have an opportunity to visually acknowledge some of the strides that have been taken during the growth of the University of Guelph and in parshyticular the Ontario Veterinary College during the years since you left the campus

On sllch a visit you can more accurately gauge the importance of the contributions which each of us attempt to make to our Alma Mater as the years pass

There is some personal satisfaction in being able to actually see some of the things which we read about in our communications from the various Unishyversity organizations

At this particular time of year we would hope that those of our alumni living some distance from Guelph may decide that a venture to this part of Ontario might be considered as part of a vacation plan

How about some of those of you who live beyond the borders of Onshytario- or within the borders of Ontario for that matter- who have not had an opportunity to be in Guelph for some time contacting former classmates and arranging a visit part of which may be spent here at the OVc and on-campus at the University of Guelph

Watch for further information which will be forthcoming Those of us in this part of the country would be delighted to see you

Since last we talked the Awards Committee has presented the OVc Alumni Association Fellowships to Dr Louis Laliberte of the Department of Clinical Studies and Michael Clarke and Diane Friesian of the Departments of Pathology and Biomedica Sciences reshyspectively These are postgraduate study scholarships

Recently Jim Sweetman 81 was selected as the recipient of this years

OVc Alumni Travel Fellowship Award Jim who is currently President of the Canadian Veterinary Students Association chapter at Guelph will be travelling to the United Kingdom and other areas during the course of this summer

During the first week in March the annual College Royal activities took place on campus The OVc student body has become a very important part of this event as time has passed Disshyplays have been provided for the public by each of the years and by several of the activity groups within the College walls

On Open House Days hundreds of visitors from various parts of the province are given guided tours through the OVCs facilities and the students do an exceJlent job in providing informashytion concerning their studies and chosen vocation as well as acting as excellent purveyors of good-will for veterinary medicine Your Association has helped albeit rather modestly in assisting with this endeavour

You will be pleased to know that Dean Doug Maplesden SO has disshyplayed his continued interest in alumni activities by attending our Board of Directors meetings and contributing personally by giving much appreciated opinions and assistance Dr Howells very active conscientious involvement in alumni activities provides Doug with a very strenuous precedent to follow but we are looking forward to his associa tion with OVc alumni

Perhaps 1 have rambled long enough I shaH close by once more recommending that you consider serishyously visiting your Alma Mater during the forthcoming Alumni Weekend in June If you consider that arranging a class reunion or some such function would be constructive for goodness sake let us know and we shall attempt to assist in whatever way appears to be practical Hope to see many of you before long 0

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CODlDleDlorative Plaque In Stratford On August 24 1979 a plaque was unveiled in Stratford Ontario by the Local Architectural Conservation Advishysory Committee (LACAC) Stratford to mark the restoration of the Brandenshyberger Block built in the late 1800s

In addition to the historic signifishycance of the building is the fact that among the persons who used the buildshying was John Luke Poett VS (Edinshyburgh) the first veterinary surgeon apshypointed to the Northwest Mounted Poshylice

Poett joined the NWMP in 1874 after practising in Stratford for four years He was in charge of the large group of horses sent from Toronto in 1874 to eventually become part of the march west later that year from Fort Dufferin Manitoba to Fort Whoop-up in Alberta In 1877 he completed his service with the NWMP and returned to practice in Stratford

On September 21 1881 he advershytised that his office had been moved to Brandenbergers new block and he reshymained at this location until 1884 In that year he rejoined the Mounties eventually settling in Battleford Saskatshychewan serving as a non-commissioned police officer there until his death in 1895 His wife lived to be 87 dying in 1937 A granddaughter survives in Vanshycouver

Poetts office was reached through a door under the Jetter R in Reward (see photograph this page) and upstairs to the first floor

The plaque is on the wall just below the word Blowes (Blowes Travel Sershyvice) It will undoubtedly be read by thousands of visitors attending Stratshyford s Shakespearean Festival each year

Apart from being the first veterinashyrian in the NWM P Poetts name is the first to have been entered in the original register of the Ontario Veterishynary Association How his name came to be entered in this way is unknown The register was established in 1879 but it shows his address as the NW MP in Western Canada and in reality he was still in Stratford

The plaque was sponsored by Jim Anderson President LACAC Stratshyford who became interested in the hisshytory of Poett while the author was researching in the Perth County Arshy

chives in 1976 A fuller story of Poett Ontario relating to veterinary medicine may be found in the book Vet in the In 1973 the Toronto Historical Board Saddle by Dr Frank Loew and EH erected the Upper Canada Veterinary Wood published by Western Producer School pl aque on the site of the first Prairie Books Saskatoon 1978 veterinary college in Canada at 40-42

This is the second plaque erected in Temperance Street Toronto 0

Brandenberger Block Stratford Ontario Site of Poetts office

~ Upper Canada Veterinary School plaque 1973

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The College of Social Scie nce Alumni Association

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Edtor Rkk Kna 74

the current year despite continuing From The infl a tion in excess of 9 per cent The increases in faculty salaries have fallshyen behind other comparable professhyDean sions consistently since the early 1970s

3 Some estimates suggest that universishyIt is with pleasure that I report to you ties will be required to terminate upthe success which the College of Social to 20 per cent of faculty over the next Science Alumni Association has enjoyed few years if insolvency is to be preshyin the last year This succcss is due in ventedlarge measure to the encrgy and hard

work of the Association s Beards of Additional facts which should be of

Directors since 1978 interest and concern to you as alumni

The College of Social Science and voters are the following

Alumni Associations presence is being I Ontario now provides $1 000 less in felt in overaH alumni affamiddotirs May I operating grants per full-time equivashyhope that in increasing numbers Social lent student than the average of the

Dr Jack W SkinnerScience alumni will join in actively supshy rest of Canada ($1800 less than porting their Alumni Association the Quebec) College and the University prevent universities from providing both 2 Were Ontario universities funded at

As a second matter I am a ble to quality education and accessibility for a level equivalent to the average for report that the level of participation in students the rest of Canada total grants to the the BA Graduate Survey project was A strong statement on behalf of system for 1979-80 would have to be good May I thank those of you who universities was made in September to increased by $185000000 took the time and trouble to complete Premier Davis and senior ministers by 3 On a relative basis measured in the questionnaire JH Panabaker Chairman of the Board 1977-78 dollars grants per student in

There is another matter which I of McMaster Univcrsity as spokesman universities had fallen 71 per cent trust will be of interest As you are no for board chairmen and executive heads from 1970-71 to 1977-78 While doubt aware Ontarios universities have of Ontario universities Among the facts grants per student in the colleges of been and continue to be involved in a which he prcsented were applied arts and technology (CAAT) substantial amount of retrenchment as a I Library acquisitions per student have rose by 22 per cent costs per pupil in result of past and continuing reduced fallen by about 40 per cent in real secondary schools rose 396 per cent levels of government financial support terms since the early 1970s despite and costs per-patient-day in hospitals While it could be argued that a certain the continuing explosion of knowshy rose 51 per cent Finally of interest amount of retrenchment was needed ledge around the world are the studentstaff ratios In as well as politicaJIy desirab]e a conshy 2 For years increases in salary scales 1977-78 for universities 149 to I tinuation of reduced support on the part have been held well below the rate of CAATs 126 to I and secondary of the government will bring about acshy inflation- they were 37 per cent in schools 169 to l 0 tions which will greatly hamper if not 1978-79 and just over 5 per ccnt for

The membcrs of your Board of Directors dents we a ttended the College of Social recently endorscd a resolution to make Science we had little or no opportunity Five -five scholarhips available to in-course to earn an achievement award

In-course Collcge of Social Science students It s a We have plenty of reasons to make start and without your support of the awards available to deserving students College of Social Science Alumni Assoshy If each of our members could encourage Scholarships ciation and of the Alma Mater Fund it one new membership we could continue would not have been possible to make things happen What do youIntroduced Do you realize that when as stu- say Lets get on with the job 0

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Peacekeeper Playing a key role in peacekeeping opershya tions is as much an a rt as a defined position sa ys Political Studies professhysor Henry Wiseman Professor Wiseshyman who has also been Faculty Assoshyciate in the Office of the Provost this past year has been named Director of Peacekeeping Programs at the Internashytional Peace Academy (IPA) New York He assumed the position for one year as of Janu ary I

The Interna tional Peace Academy which was established in 1969 as an institute devoted to furthering the skills of conflict resolution has a vita l pa rt to

Hes Off To Israel John Vanderkamp

Professor John Vanderkamp Chairman Department of Economics has been apshypointed as visiting professor in the Cashynadia n Studies Program at Hebrew Unishyversityin Jerusalem

Professor Vanderkamp will spend the greater part of three months April to June in Israel where he will give a graduate course in labor economics a nd make himself available for consultations with faculty a nd graduate students

The Canadian Studies Program is relatively new It was established in

Birth Of OASA Much overdue but now ready for acshytion is the way Professor KJ Duncan describes the Ontario Association of Sociology and Anthropology (OASA) Professor Duncan of the UniversityS Department of Sociology and Anthroshypology was the Associa tions first presishydent

Canada has not been without asshysociations in the fi eld There is a nationshyalone the Canadian Sociological and Anthropological Association a nd over

play in world a ffairs The U N as Professor Wiseman pointed out has no specific constitut ional basis for pcaceshykeeping in its charter although it does practise peacekeeping from time to time on an ad hoc basis

Over the ycars a ttempts have been made to define the practice in constitushytiona l terms but without success Professor Wiseman believes there are good political reasons why this has not occurred the fear by some states that the UN would evolve its own a uthority or military force less dependent on the will of the member states

For this reason the IPA while remaining independent of the UN pershyform s the crucial functions of developing

1978 as the result of a VISit by John Roberts then Secretary of State to Israel Funded by the Canadian govern shyment and Toronto philanthropists Dr and Mrs Ralph Halbert the program got under way last year when urban planner Peter Oberlander of British Coshylumbia spent a period at the Israeli university

The successful applicant for the program is selected from candida tes in the social sciences hu manities a nd law Administra tion of the selection is handshyled at the Canadia n end by an advisory committee made up of eight members from a variety of disciplines in Frenchshya nd English-speaking institutions from across the country Recommendationsmiddot are submitted by the Canadian commitshytee to the Hebrew University where the final choice of visiting scholar is made

Professor Vanderkamps talents make him eminently suited to the posishytion H e is the editor of Canadian Public

the yea rs regiona l ones have emerged in the Maritimes Quebec and the western provinces but not until now in Onta rio

Professor Duncan and a number of others including department chairman Professor WE Thompson and departshyment colleague Professor TF Condon have actively supported the idea of a provincial association for years because as Professor Duncan says the real acshytion takes place at the provincial level We need such an assocation he adds to provide a provincial presence to speak on behalf of our two disciplines to government representatives and to the

procedures and policies for peacekeeping to bring greater order to the ad hoc UN practice Such activity is dependent on broad co-operation by UN members One hundred and fourteen have parshyticipa ted in IPA programs to date

The Political Studies professors tasks include arranging professional inshyternational training seminars for diploshymats military officers academics and policy makers in the subjects of peaceshykeeping mediation and negotiation and setting up off-the-record meetings beshytween parties directly involved in disshyputes such as Namibia a nd the Middle East These a re two of the ma in duties of the Academy 0

Policy- Analyse de Poliliques the jourshynal which he founded six years ago to bring together resea rch in economics a nd rela ted disciplines such as political science and sociology with a view to stimulating research and discussion of problems in Canadian policy He is also a member of the executive council of the Canadian Economics Association and author of many papers on Canadian economic activity

The aim of the program is to inshycrease Canadian exposure overseas the economist says It is hoped that eventushyally graduate fellowships in Canadian studies will be made available for stu-

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dents at the Hebrew University further extending the educationa l scope of the program

In the initial five years of operation an endowment fund is being built up Once that income is esta blished visiting professorships will be for a years durashytionD

pUblic Professor Duncan says meetings of

the Associa tion will take place twice a year and that attention will be turned to ways of improving the teaching of socishyology and anthropology as well as a tshytracting the participation of those workshying in community colleges government -private agencies and in industry

For further information about the Association contact Mrs Wilda Blackshylock through the Depa rtment of Socioloshygy and Anthropology (519) 824-4120 ext 3894 0

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The College of Biological Science Alumni Association

~ BIO-ALUMNI ~ NEWS Editor Jane Selley Arts 70

J Tent And Sleeping Bags Anyone Panoramic scenery wa rm campfires wild-flowers and pines scenting fresh summer breezes quiet walks along wooded trails a chance to photograph relax and enjoy the company of good friends Sounds like a dream doesn t it

Well your dreams have come true because the CB S Alumni Association has designed such a weekend this year just for you

From June 6 to 8 1980 (Friday evening to Sund ay night) we have for alumni and their families an Interpreshytive Weekend excursion to Cyprus Lake Provincial Park on th e picturesque Upper Bruce Peninsula We have lined up a full weekend of activity including a wildlife photography sessi on plant and geomorphology lectures bird watching

a Fathom Five ta lk a boat trip to Flower Pot Island a nd much much more

Photographers will want to see the orchids which will be in bloom that wcekend a nd there are ma ny excellent access points for scuba diving enshythusi ast s as well Brave folks might even attempt a midnight dip in th e cool waters of Georgian Bay

We will be camping in the Provinshycia[ Park and should qualify for free group camping if enough adventurers register for the s leep-out If youre not one for organized activities thats okay too

While only a few hours drive from Guelph this part of Ontario is an historshyic glacial-formed environment supportshy

ing rich and diverse flora and fa una You are required to bring your ow n

support gea r food clothing and provide tran sport a tion to a nd from the park The CBSAA will be providing wilderness progra ms and marshmallows

Most o f all the weekend a[ lows friends old and new a chance to relax together and enjoy some free time Twen ty-nine people have already sig ned up a nd we think this will truly be our best event ever

For registration write to CBS Interpretive W eekend co Department of Alumni Affairs a nd Development Level 4 Unive rsity Centre University of Guelph Guelph Ontar io N I G 2W I or telephon e (519) 824-4120 Ext 2122 0

Your 1980 Executive The CBS Alumni Association Board of Directors for 1980 who were elected a t the Annua l Meeting at College Roya[ is a mi xture of new and old faces Wed like to tell you something about each of these people who have volunshyteered their time for you

AI Sippel BSc 74 President A[ is a fish hea lth biologi st with the Ontario Ministry of N a tural Resources working on campus

Richard Moccia BSc 76 MSc 78 Immediate Past President Rick is preshysentlya U of G fish pathologist offershying a consulting service to commercial fish farms la rge aquaria home aquarishyots and resea rch subcontractors

David MaraIdo MSc 78 Vice Presishydent David is a fisheries biologist for Canada Centre for In[and Waters Burlshyington Ontario

Winn Halina BSc 74 MSc 77 Secshyretary T reasurer Winn is a researc h assistant in the Department of Biomedishyca l S cience at the O Vc

Sheena Ba msey BSc 77 Director Sheena is a research chemist for Shell C a nada Ltd

J im Ga llivan BSc 73 M Sc 77 Dishyrector Ji m has been a Ph D student in Medical Sciences a t McMas ter Univershysity since 1978

At the Annual M eeting I to rare

president AI Sippel 74

Professor R on Brooks Zoology and immediate

past president Rick Moccia 76

Ron presented a da zz ling talk and

show on th e Galapagos

Islands

Ka thryn Martin BSc 76 Director Kathryn is a grad student in the Depa rtshyment of Biomedical Sci ence

Margo Tant BSc 76 Director Margo is a full-time stude nt at the O Vc

Jan Watson BSc 75 Director Jan our first CBS President is now an applications specia list fo r Pa yton Asshysocia tes which manufactures e lectronic medica l instruments 0

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University of G uelph 3049 CBS stushyA Message From dents including pos tgraduate students

President

Al Sippel

Al Sippel 74

As the incoming president of the College of Biological Science Alumni Associashytion I would like to thank the immedishyate Past President Richard Moccia 76 and the other outgoing members of the Board of Directors Ted Armstrong 74 Les Dunn 76 Jim Grayston 75 Kathy Martin 76 Ambrose Sarnulski 73 Jim Sheldon 74 and Pat Yungblut 73 for their accomplishments

Over the past year Richard and the others expended a considerable amount of time and energy on alumni associashytion activities with excellent results Both Careers ight and the Elora Gorge Walk were successful again this year Careers N ight is organized specifishycally for senior undergraduate CBS studenb One or two aluIllni frOI11 each

program (eg Microbiology Human Kinetics Zoology N utrition Botany l Genetics) returned to discuss aspects of job hunting resume writing and career development The Elora Gorge Walk was designed to promote outdoor activishyties for alumni during Alumni Weekend

Our other regular activities the Homecoming Biobash and the Annual General Meeting were less successfuL Although a few faithful alumni turned out for each event they were very poorly attended

Despite these disappointments the Association completed two projects that have been on the drawing board for some time Life membership dues finally reached a sufficient level to start a tru st fund for two scholarships for second year CBS students These scholarships will be presented for the first time in 1980

A special Distinguished Alumnus Award was also created this past year Although no nominations for the a ward were received its crea tion provides a format for honouring graduates of the cBS who have distinguished themshyselves in some field

I am confident that thi s year members of the Board of Directors will be ab le to maintain the momentUin generated by their predecessors 1 he nlOW faces on the Board should provide an abundance of energy and fresh ideas Board members serving second or more terllls will provide the necessary experishyelllOe gained from previous years Thi s blend of old and new has worked well in the past and should continue to do so

The major thrust of this years Board of Directors will be aimed at increas ing membership in the Associashytion In the ten years that the College of Biological Science has been a part of the

have graduated However only 202 (66 per cent) of these have Joined the CBs Alumni AssolOiation T herefore much of our effort will be devoted to contacting alumni evaluating their eommenb and re-evaluating our program in an attempt to attract more members

You probably ques tion why you should become a member of the Associshyation Me mbership dues are necessa ry to operate and expand the projects that I have outlined I believe that the CBs Alumni Asocia tion has a lot to offer to undergraduates to the University comshymunity and most importantly to alumshyni

I n particular we provide a forum for keeping in touch with former classshymates through the Guelph Alumnus and the Bio-A lumni N ews Alumni Weekend Supplement and by sponsoring events to which alumni return However as with any organization particularly one such as the CB S Alumni Association that is rel atively young there is always room for improvement If you believe the programs offered by the C BS Alumni Association are inappropriate please let us know as a re-evaluation of alumni shyoriented even ts will be made this year

Without input from our alumni change will not necessarily mean imshyprovement We need your support in the form of members hip and your opinion of the present program In particular I would appreciate receiving comments from Department of Human Kinetics alumni who have been noticeably absent from many of our activities in recent years Please give a little thought to what you think the CB S Alumni A~soshy

ciation should be doing and forward you r ideas to Al Sippel co Departllient of Alumni Affair and Development Levlt 4 niversity Centre niversityof Guclph Cruelph Ontario N 1 G 2W 1 0

Careers Night Seventy-five people attended enjoyed and asked many questions of the six speakers at the 2nd Annual College of Biological ScieIlce Alulllni Association Careers ight

John Byrne fish culture specialist with tell years at the Ministry of Natushyral Resources gave a strong talk stresshysing hiring methods attitude motivation and generally se t the lOne fo r Sheena

Ba rusey BSc 17 and her clever preshyentation which covered as a reselI ch chcmist in Microbiology at Guelph tactic~ to usc job applications and intershyesting facts about prospects for the fushyture in the job market

Jennifer Conners BSc 75 SOOIl to be an M D and who originally graduat shyed in Botany disc ussed the neces ity of being flexible of being wise and not being too specific ill job intcnt when entering uni ve rsity

Dr John Hilton Lkpar lmen t of

utr ition slressed the necessity fo r pcr onal contact and steing the top pCIon when making application for a position Dr John Powell told of the multitude of opportunities which ex ists for a well ed ucated perOIl giving examshyples of 26 graduates from the Departshyf1)tl1t of Huma n Kintl ics and their difshyk re llt afJ Puilltments

Ian W hite OAe 52 co-ordinator of Placement Services summarized and told of the lllaIlY useful services that the

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Macdonald Institute College of Family and Consumer Studies

Alumni Association

ALUMNI NEWS Editor Wantedl

Elizabeth Gullel 55

Food Industry Welcomes Contacts Industry may seem a world away from the univlrsity environment but Conshysumer Studies professor Elizabeth Gulshylett 55 spent the fall semester bridging this gap She visited about 25 companies in the food industry to see what they arc doing in sensory evaluation of food and consumer rda tions

Professor Gullett started her odysshysey through the food industry by conshytacting the presidents of the companies then visiting their laboratories and conshysumer relations departments HI feel very positive about the developments in

News Editor Wanted The position of Alumni ews Editor for the Mac- FACS Alumni Association is presently vacant

The person who fills this position has the important job of gathering and co-ordinating information for the threeshypage Mac-fACS Alumni News section in each of the quarterly Guelph AlurnshyfillS pUblications and for one four-page unit of news in the Annual Alumni

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these two areas she comments The Canadian food industry IS

expanding and refining its programs in sensory evaluation and consumer relashytions

Sensory evaluation techniques run the gamut from rudimentary tests to very complete profile studies that inshyvolve a team of five or six trained tasters Companies have learned that sensory evaluation improves their batshyting average in introducing new proshyducts Professor Gullett explains that it used to be common for only ten ou t of every 100 ideas to see the light of day and of those only one would be a success Sensory evaluation helps idenshytify the potentially successful products and saves significantly in product develshyopment costs

Curious abollt the state of sensory evaluation in the cosmetics industry Professor G ulictt also contacted several Canadian cosmetics companies but found virtually no activity in the area

ost 01 the Canadian cosmetics firms are distributors for foreign products They tend to rely on the technical expershytise of the parent company

The food industry is becoming more Canadian in outlook according to Professor Gullett Canadian branches of foreign companies are developing food testing product development and evalushyation functions in Canada

Consumer relations have blossomed

Weekend Supplement The Editor is a member of a Comshy

mittee of ditors which meets regularly prior to the publication of each Guelph Alumnus to plan and co-ordinate alumshyni news portions

The Editor is a member of the Mac-FACS Alumni Association Board of Directors which meets regularly throughout the year The Alumni Assoshy

in the last decade particularly throughshyout the food industry Professor Gullett suspects tha t the industry is trying to overcome what it perceive to be a bad public image The consumer movemellt nudged most companies into a greater awareness of consumers and a commitshyment to deal with their complaints and suggestions She was impressed with the speed and thoroughness with which the food companies handled consumer comshyplaints

The visits to the companies revep d that permanent and summer employshyment prospects for Consumer Studies graduates will continue to be good Our students have a lways been hired for their technical knowledge she notes but their broad knowledge of consumer concerns will bccome more and more attractive to employers

While learning about food company programs Professor Gullett did not miss the opportunity to tell her hosts about the undergraduate programs research and expertise in the Department of Conshysumer Studies

Every company I visited seemed genuinely pleased to have someone from a university show an interest in what they are doing she observed Many industry people told me they had regular contacts with community colleges but not with universities A continuing exshychange of ideas will be mutually benefishycial 0

ciation pays all telephone and postage costs of collecting information for the two publications and has designated an honorarium of $50 per publication for the Editor

If you are interested in this posishytion please ca II or write ei t her Roseshymary Clark 59 at the Alumni Office 824-4120 ext 2122 or Ruth Wilson 6251 Oak Street Guelph NIG 2Nl 821-2632 (after 5 pm)

Remember if you wish to continue receiving news of your college we must have all Editor - and 0011 J

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Freighter Voyage By Dr Margaret S McCready

The winter season was a good time to be one of 12 passengers eight Canadian women four Americans (two men two women) on a large freighter Delta Line out of Brooklyn ew York Deshycember 14 1979 for a seven-week voyshyage through the Caribbean and the Panama Canal to Ecuador Peru and Chile and return But cargo was the important item to the ships owners and about one day out of Brooklyn a new sched ule was posted cutting out the Caribbean ports at Aruba Santo Doshymingo and Barranquilla

Cargo was delivered or picked up at Philadelphia Baltimore Charleston and Mi ami in generally very fine weather There were perhaps one and a half days of slight turbulence off Cape Hatteris enough to make it difficult to set the ta bles in the dining room which we shared with a dozen ships officers and the captain

The crew of about 30 sailors were a busy lot-always some ship s painting to be done as well as swabbi ng down the decks Handling the ve ry large banana crop (green) of Ecuador was a big part of the work for longshoremen-bananas to Chile and to New York State Much of the ships cargo had to be kept at spec ific temperatures SOme of it frozen

Above all we and the officers had excellent meals and very spacious wellshycared for cabins with toilets Actually by the terms of the Seamens Union all sa ilors must be given plentiful and good food to keep them happy and well nourshyished and this was certa inly so

We enjoyed knowing the ships offshyicers One a graduate in law was workshy

ing on a freight er to find out more about mercantile law he was busy also getting his daily exercise by weight-lifting and chinning the bar We passengers worked a bit on the stationa ry bicycle for our exercise

Another officer a graduate engishyneer was working on the freighter to learn more abo ut ship building and space utili zation One specialist in navishygation reminded us to keep certain curshytains drawn at night to prevent glare on the ocean waves which confused their navigation readings from the heavens There is a constant charting of the ship s position on the high seas

Special celebrations and meetings with the captain and officers sometimes when films were shown were enjoyed but also enjoyed was the time spent watching the intricate organization of the loading and unloading of cargo some of it in containers However on docking with the help of pilots we usualshyly planned to take taxis to the big cities and market places not forgetting the small Indian craft shops on or close to the docks The native crafts of fine straw and hair work knitted-wear and handshymade dresses beautiful jewelery of seshymi-precious stones such as lapislazuli malachit e a nd onyx were hard to resist

The museums cathedrals and other handsome buildings reminded us of the culture~ If ( i er peoples in addition to th e Spanish con ribution The beautiful scenery and the objects d art a lmost made us forgetful of the repressive govshyernments in most of these South Amerishycan countries today

It was a memorable days trip when

we motored from Valparaiso Ch ile through the foothills of the Andes to the beautiful capital city Santiago seeing en route the dry desert and mountain country bordering the very fertile va lleys growing lush market and fruit crops (not bananas)

Some bridge playing a nd much reading took up considerable time so that it was difficult to keep a diary and write postcards to friends Obviollsly there was some real rela xa tion and rest on the journey Tt was always pleasant to be having such delightful summcr weat her and enjoying some sunning on deck with tea and happy hours whenshyever one wished to utili ze the passenger lounge for a friendl y get-together

Yes despite sc hedules being changed and in this case shor tened by one week the sea voyage from North to South America at this season was a delight D

Passing through Ihe Suez Canal

The Delta Venezuela out of Brooklyn New York Margaret McCready right in Santiago Chie

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Families Coping With Change The family is alive and well in the twentieth century despite widely pubshylished reports that it is an outdated social institution Social critics bemoan the disintegration of the family and use as evidence the soaring divorce rate juvcnile delinquency wife and child abuse and thc isolated elderly

This gloomy outlook is not shared by three faculty members in the Departshyment of Family Studies who have extenshysive experience working with families and are pursuing family-related reshysearch

Concern over weakening families is not unique to our generation observes Professor Anne Callagan a family socishyologist with a background in professhysiona social work Observers 50 years ago voiced many of the same complaints about urban families she notes and questions whether families have really changed as much as were led to believe The divorce ra Ie was 236100000 in Canada in 1976 and is rising but is still only about half of the US rate

Divorce has replaced death as a cause of single parent families over the years rn addition perhaps urban famishylies of 100 years ago didnt have probshylems with their teen-agers because so many adolescent children didnt live at home

Different Expectation What has changed dramatically is our expectation about family life Until the last few decades marriage tended to be an institutional arrangement On farms the family was a producing unit and in urban environments it was a framework for survival Today we look to the family for intimate personal relationships and emotional support

Professor Claude Guldner former Director of the Interfaith Counselling Centre in Kitchener and now on the faculty in Family Studies doesnt touch on the traditional institutional roles for marriage in describing todays family He focusses on the adult functions of marriage- companionship sharing afshyfcction and sex-instead of viewing marshyriage primari ly in terms of having chilshydren

Where Children Fit In Children are and will continue to be an important focus in most families but the

task of raising them is difficult in the climate of rapid social and technological change Todays parents live in a world very different from the one in which they were raised and their children will have to cope with an accelerating rate of change The task of raisi ng children is not so much preparing them for the world but equipping them to cope with the inevitable changes ahead

The rapid change and uncertainty in the world has eroded parents sense of self-confidence claims Professor George Kawash a child psychologist with a particular concern for parentchild inshyteractions One anchor parents can proshyvide in this unsettled environment is consis tency in their child rearing pracshytices But it is very difficult to maintain if the parents feel unsure of themselves and their parenting skills Children need rules limits and some authority but parents often shy away from setting rules because they view this as a form of authoritarianism says Professor Kashywash Rules are not in themselves aushythoritarian especially if the children ha ve the opportunity to express their grievances about rules they feel are unreasonable Children will be more willing to accept rules if they feel they can discuss them

Professor Guldner feels there is a tendency among educators now to look at the entire family in dealing with problems in children Many families are referred to family counselling agencies because a child has problems in school Ten years ago we would have blamed those problems on the school systems he says Today family counsellors look to the family for weaknesses or strains that may have contributed to such probshylems This approach acknowledges the continued importance of the family unit in the socialization of children

The Individual Within the Family Creating a stable family environment requires input from solid individuals In family counselling explains Professor Guldner we usually focus on the husshyband and wife roles because strong partshyners secure in their relationship funcshytion better in the mother and father roles Further the husband and wife relationship needs to be nurtured throughout a marriage so it can survive after the parenting roles have been

From a FACS sheet by Mary Cocivera

completed Many marri ages break down after the children leave home because the partners threw themselves into the father and mother roles to the exclusion of the husband and wife roles After the years of neglect there was nothing left of the original relationship as husshyband and wife

One of the great tasks in family therapy confided Professor Guldner is helping individuals differentiate themselves from their fa mily of origin Their personal development and success in marriage depend on emerging from the family of their childhood observ ing and evaluating it ancj then making ratioshynal but at the sa me time gut-level choices about their own future Many marriage and family problems are caused by a failure to work through this rela tionship The process is not complete until the individual reconnects and estashyblishes an entirely different relationship with his family of origiIi

A fam ily can provide a supportive environment in which to grapple with these relational tasks Professor Guldner describes marriage as a cyclical IIwe equilibrium which has its ups and downs Individual growth requires comshying to grips with the conflicts

He fears though that many people walk awa y from conflict in marriage by seeking divorce rather than working through the problem This short-cirshycuits individual growth he explains Family counselling helps partners deal with conflict in a marriage relationship but does not guarantee living happily ever after Sometimes working out a rel a tionship results in termination of the marriage

Professor Guldner sees the emphashysis on the individual as a positive develshyopment for the family Were becoming more tolerant of individual diffe rences within the family and among families Young people will feel freer to make choices based on what is best for them personally and inter-personally rather than external expectations -North Americans will find it easier to accept and respect different types of families in the decades to come but they will also have to accept the responsibility for making informed intelligent choices compatible with their personal values ambitions and capabilities 0

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The College of Phys ical Science Alumni Association -5Ju

I SCIMP Editor Bob Winkel

Cell Patent Granted

Dr Ron Fawce ll with electroplated semiconductor

Two resea rchers at the University of GueJph have received a United States patent on a process tha t could revolushytionize the production of photo voltaic cells and reduce the cost several times

Doctors Ron Fawcett and Andrzej Baranski developed the process similar to techniques used in the electroplating industry during two months of research on applying semi-conductors to metal in la te 1978

The process does not require the

present use of vaporization to deposit a film of light-sensitive material on meta l

Present tec hnology for photo voltaic cells evolved from space research and uses either a single crystal silicon or a costly vaporization process for cadmium sulphide

Until now electroplating has been used as a way to deposit one metal on another in some kind of pl a ting solution through which you pass current but what we are depositing here is a semishy

conductor-cadmium sulphide Dr Fawcett said Other semiconductors which can be electrodeposited include cadmium selenide bismuth sulphide cushyprous sulphide and silver sulphide

The new process can be used with a variety of metals including stainless steet and aluminum foil he said

You can imagine pass ing great shee ts of metal through a plating bath and covering them with a thin coherent and uni fo rm deposit of th e photo sensishytive materia l said Dr Fawcett An America n patent was applied for beshycause most ma nufacturing is carried out in the United Sta tes

The chem is ts who will sha re the patent with the University are now seeking patents in Canada Great Britshyain and other industrialized nations

Manufacture of the new electroshyplated semi-conductor solar cells is cheaper than the vaporization process used for cadmium sulphide and initia l tests indicate a higher efficiency on output voltage Dr Fawcett sa id

Immediate application of the comshypound is in photo voltaic devices recshytification of alternating current into dishyrect current light detection equipment and special applications in photography

The research which led to the proshycess was sponsored by a grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Reshysea rch Council of Canada 0

The late Prof Moffa

Prof Moffat Scholarship The College of Physical Science is pleased to announce the establishment of a memorial scholarship by the family and friends of the late Professor and Mrs Robert C Moffatt

Professor Moffatt formed the faculshyty of Physics at the Onta rio Agricultural College in 1917 and was head of the Department of Physics and Mathematshyics for the ten years prior to his retireshyment in 1956 H e was named Professor

Emeritus in 1974 In 1922 he was responsi ble to a

major degree for the organization of the Agricult~ral Science Option so that its graduates could qualify for admission to courses at the Onta rio College of Educashytion leading to the High School Assistshyants Certificate Type A Agriculture In 1950 he orga nized the General Scishyence Option leadin g to Type A Science

Professor Bob Moffatt was known continued

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to most physics students as the Prof and taught for many years the undershygraduate and graduate courses in theory of measurement and statistics He did much to cncourage agricultural reshysearchers to use statistical methods in the interpretations of their results and assisted in many of the a nalyses

[t is most fitting for the College of Physical Science to offer a scholars hi p

established in memory of Professor and Mrs Moffatt who gave so much to the department and the community

The $200 scholarship will be awarded annually to a student who has completed semester 4 and is enrolled in semester 5 or higher of an Honours Program in Mathematics Statistics or Physics

Alumni who graduated from the

Rites Of Passage Worthwhile Graduate work is not everyon es cup of tea Even an intense love of learning can be daunted by long hours of painstaking research the trauma tic experience of the oral comprehensive and the setting forth - and re-working- of first the masters then the doctora1 thesis

But for Bob Dudley who received his PhD in orga nic chemistry at winter Convocation stopping a t the bachelors level would have been unthinka ble He says he was too excited by the prospect of trying his ha nd at basic research something he had been una ble to do as an undergraduate

Bob came to Guelph three years ago from the University of Georgia where he obtained his M Sc working under Professor Ed Janzen When Professor Janzen joined Guelphs Deshypartment of Chemistry Bob moved there too

Bobs doctoral research has Inshyvolved a method of detection called spin trapping of free radicals that is molecules which have an unpaired elecshytron Spin trapping is only used in ten or 12 places in the world Three places in Canada including Guelph use it regularly it is not used at all on a regular basis in the United States

Looking back over the past three years Bob says the hardest things to contend with were assembling his thesis from all those piles of research material and confronting a sea of strange faces as he walked in to teach his first lab

But despite such trying moments Bob has enjoyed his time at Guelph a nd the abundance of ideas a nd stimulating atmosphere created by the joint campus arrangement of the Guelph-Waterloo Centre for Graduate Work in Chemisshytry

Agr Sci option during the time when Professor Moffatt guided developments in physics mathema tics and statistics were informed by Dean MacNaughton of the plan to establish a Moffa tt Meshymorial Scholarship We are most grateshyful for the generous response

It is expected that the first award will be presented at the I Oth anniversary celebrations of the college on June 210

H e has been fortunate too in his wife of ten years Tricia who never doubted for a minute that he would get his degree and whose enthusiasm and moral support cheered him on when the going was especially ha rd

Although their interests and expershytise are different-she graduated from East Tennessee State University in 1969 with a BSc having studied speech pathology language and audiology and is a speech pathologist and teacher of deaf education in Guelph-they find themselves good sounding boards for each ot her s problems

With his doctoral qua lificatio ns completed Bob will be working during th e coming year as a post-doc for Chemistry professor Colin Fyfe in solid state MR (nuclear magnetic resoshynance) After that he will be looking for a more permanent job Bob views that prospect with optimism 0

Our Tenth Anniversary Celebrations -(n June 1970 the new Physical Science Building was officially opened T he building replaced the old rose-garden south of Zavitz Hall and drastica lly changed a birds-eye view to the southshyeast as demonstrated in the two photoshygraphs on this page

Physics Chemistry and Math-Stats

have flowered irl this first decade To celebrate this occasion the College will hold an official cake-cutting ceremony with tea at 400 pm June 21 in the lobby beside the Campus Co-operative Bookstore This is to be preceded by tours of the facilities

Coincidental with this celebration is

the 10th anniversary of the formation of the College of Arts the College of Social Science and the College of Physica l Science and at 630 pm on June 21 in the University Centre Faculty Club alumni of the three colleges will join ranks with cocktails and dinner Come join us then 0

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By Mary Cocivera

T he College of Physical Science has yet to reach the age of puberty but is

poised to enter its second decade as a major centre for science research and undergraduate programs in Canada

The short existence belies a long history on the Guelph campus as major supporting disciplines to the agricultural programs Stretching back to the 1880s the story progresses through such varied pursuits as analysis of dairy products sugar beets well water and wood ashes levelling and surveying water finding machines lightning rods ventilation and soil physics

Old-timers can spin colorful tales of early instructors There was Prof Soccer-Bill Blackwood whose speciality was (literally) dynamite He was fond of bringing dynamite caps into the lecture room to demonstrate their safety He regularly stood by the window toying with one of these capriciously explosive caps before lighting it and toss ing it out the window where it exploded on cue Art Thompson OAC )7 remembers the ill-fated cap that rode a stiff wind right into the open window of a lab full of equipment on the lower floor That cap too exploded on cue

Art chuckles as he describes Prof Blackwoods favorite exam question You have a rock three feet by four feet by five feet two feet of it underground in the middle of a swamp and you want to blast it out How much of a charge of dynamite do you need He describes the technique of mud-capping- planting dynamite under a mud cap on top of the rock and letting er rip You can sit down and do all the calculations for this problem says Art but the right answer is that the rock is in a swamp so why would you need to blast it away

No reflections on the physical sciences could be complete without reference to Prof Moffatt claims Dean Earl MacNaughton He was called Mr Physics and his courses on theory of measurements were dubbed theory of Moffatt

Years When the Physics Building was built

in 1916 recalls the Dean inmates from the Ontario Reformatory were used to ca rry plaster a nd so the plasterers pu t a generous inch-thick layer on the ceilings By the early 50s the plaster frequently and with very little warning separated [rom the Ilath and both Prof and I had some close calls when the plaster would suddenly drop in our offices and on laboratory benches

Ventilation was indeed a problem when 50 to 60 students gathered for a qua1litative analysis laboratory and started bubbling H2S through solutions in order to precipitate metal ions H2S is infamous for it s smell --middotrotten eggs concen tra ted Professor John Rothwel OAC 39 now retired developed sensitive timing catchill~ about-to-expire students and hauling them to the window for a breather We had big fans installed he explains but the students opened the windows next to the fan short-circuiting the makeshift ventilation system Qualita tive analysis was eventually dropped from the curriculum Professor Rothwell is

The Chemistry Building Circa j 91 O

covered with equipment Chemistry had the distinction of being

the first science department on campus to have its own building by 1887 (the odiferous na ture of the pursuit no doubt affected the decision to construct a separate building) The building however la sted only until 1896 when fire destroyed it The replacement on the same location-where the north wing of the Arts Building now stands- housed generations of chern students until the Department of Chemistry moved to the present Chemistry and Microbiology building in 1965

When Prof Bill Brown arrived on campus in the 1 940s he suggested only partially in jest that the venerable building be named Reek Hall after the then president of the OAC William R Reek OAC 10 It was an idea that never emerged from the flask

The building easily would have justified that label Prof Brown tells of a visiting chemist from Iowa State University As he walked through the front entrance he sniffed deeply and sighed Ah beautiful-this is a lovely chemistry building It takes years of chemical training to appreciate the bouquet of aged chemistry buildings

convinced because other faculty members didnt appreciate the smell

While future physicists werent likely to find their way to the Guelph campus the OAC trained many of the high school science teachers in Ontario The old Agricultural Science option introduced ill 1922 and the General Science option introduced in 1950 provided an excellent broad scientific background for high school teaching and graduate study in any number of agricultural and scientific disciplines

With the establishment of the University of Guelph in 1964 the physical sciences emerged from their supporting roles to limelight positions on campus Greatly expanded research facilities and undergraduate laboratory capability had to be provided The Physics Department had been cramped for years in the red brick building and was unable to develop its undergraduate programs nor introduce graduate student and research programs appropriate for the mushrooming University The Chemistry Department had moved into the new Chemistry and MicrobiOlogy Building but research activity in the department had expanded graduate programs were becoming mOre important and essential scientific

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equipment was proliferating Both tcaching and research activities required much more space

The Physical Science Building an efficient gem of an edifice was completed and occupied by the fall of 1969 Attached to the Chemistry and Microbiology Building it provided expanded facilities for chemistry as well as teaching research and office space for Physics Mathematics and Sta tistics When the Department of Computing and Information Science emerged in 1971 it located in the Institute of Computer Science Building (the renovated Physics Building) for proximity to the computer hardware

For Physics the move to the new facilities was like a speed-of-light journey from 1916 to 1970 From graffiti-embellished lab benches to immaculate well-equipped spacious undergraduate la boratories from dingy basement research cubby-holes to well-lighted laboratories from makeshift to state-of-the-art equipment

Equipping the departments with essential iescarch instruments will be a never-ending program because the advances in science occur rapidly and because Guelph will want to maintain its hard-earned position at the forefront of research in Canada

By most accounts the move to the building occurred so smoothly that the undergraduate students remember only closing the drawer in one laboratory one day and showing up the next day in a new lab

We collected a roomful of old glassware brass bunsen burners and all kinds of junk when we moved out of the old Physics Building recalls Professor Jim Hunt Instead of throwing it out I bet other faculty members that we could sell it We did --we sold every last bit of broken glass and laboratory equipment amassed $500 and started a scholarship fund for undergraduate students in physics

The very existence of the physical science disciplines is often overshadowed by the emphasis on the life sciences at Guelph Because of this undergraduate degree programs stili attract a relatively small number of students-a predicament that is both attractive and threatening at the same time Faculty describe the size of some of the undergraduate programs as

bull uncomfortably small while recent graduates from the programs see the small size as an important difference between Guelph aNd the grist mills that churn out hundreds of graduates

Everything has to do with size observes Terry Clifford Like most of his classmates at the OAC he came from a rurat background We really appreciated Guelphs organization in terms of social

development We got to know everyone in our class Professors assigned to the year really developed close relationships There was no dou bt that everyone encouraged us Professor MacNaughton (now the dean) was like a mother hen-he developed a really close rapPorl with all the students and graduates Hes a mini alumni associa t ion hi msel r

How the Physical Sciences disciplines evolved on the Guelph campus is a fascinating account in itself They all appeared originally to serve agricultural interests Chemists performed analyses on everything from soil to sugar beets physicists monitored the weather and contributed a variety of engineeringshyoriented expertise Mathematicians helped agricultural research workers use statistical methods to interpret their da tao Even the late-comer Computing and Information Science appeared on campus in an agricultural capacity Animal scientists had gathered enough milking data on cards to fill a room but couldnt use the information The computer stored that information and made it accessible for research

The undergraduate program in Computing and Information Science reflects these origins emphasiZing systems rather than computation It focuses on how to best utilize the computer to solve problems This approach meshes well with the existing biological and agricultural research on campus Fourth year classes in computing science boast about 35 students the 90 terminals in the ICS building are in use practically round-the-clock and the majority of students on campus has some contact with the computer during studies at Guelph

WHAT IS TO COME The general perception of whats

happening in the job market for physical science graduates is completely incorrect according to Professor Jack MacDonald Chairman Department of Physics In the

next decade there won t be enough physicists ma thema ticia ns and chemists to go around There was a move away from the physical sciences when they were blamed for pollution and technological problems Students looked to the biological sciences for solutions Now were seeing a move back to chemistry and physics as young people start to recognize that they offer the best hope for long-range solutions to many pressing problems Physical Science graduates are basically problem-solvers

The pre-adolescent CoJlege of Physical Science has emerged from a decade that was turbulent for the physical sciences at all institutions Ted Newton describes the see-saw years Until about 1970 we had money and jobs to offer but no one to whom to offer them Then the money dried up and really good candidates for faculty positions became availa ble

The disciplines not only are firmly esta blished on ca mpus but are setting high standards in teaching and research Were proud of the progress in physical sciences in the 15 years since the formation of the University adds Dean Earl MacNaughton

Faculty pursue research in fields as diverse as biophysics environmental toxicology electrochemistry surface physics neutron scattering mathematical and sta tistical a nalysis of biologica I systems and the design of a georeferences data base for the Province of Onta rio Funds from outside sources amounting to about one and a half million dollars annually support a large portion of this fundamental and applied research

As the disciplines continue their growth predicts the Dean our faculty will strive to preserve the informality and close contact with students that has distinguished Guelph in the past

The College may be only ten years old but has already come of age in the scientific research community I990- here we come 0

A physics leclure 1958 with Dr Earl MacNaughton now Dean

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y ou hear the sales approac h lt1 llmost cve ry day The new improved producl - more

powerful more efficient more everything Well that sa me approach very aptly applied

to College Roya I and University Open House 80 This yea r as well as the usual multitud e of events and exhibits across-camrus there were many exciting and refreshing innovations that added that extra sparkle to the glitter

The officia l opening of open house weekend by a professional actor and comedian was a first Canadils own tongue-in-cheek Don Harron though not bespectacled and disguised in the dilaridatcd cloth cap three-day beard and moth-eat en swea ter of the irreverent Chrlie Farquharso n ce rtainly sounded like that entertaining rural cha racter during a eourle of his r ertinent rronouncements

Another new fea ture of this years College Royal open hOlle weekend walt Fly-Days The sky W i the limit when at $7 a ti ck t cIIQO11 ers took 30-minute flights over the Univcrsit v nd thc surrounding ar a Thc Flying C1uh1I thl

Don Harron and Charlie Farquharson opened open house weekend with ColeRe Royal president Dawn Wert and College Roya cehbrafll Connalyn Cooke

Something New At Collegl

Where MY funny hal University of Guelph dreamed up the idea provided planes and pilots and des pite il storm that dumped ten inches of snow on G uelph in less than three hours ilttrac ted more thiln 40 adventu rers

Another well-attended newcomer event was th e Woodsman Comretitions where ring of axe rasp of crosscut sa wand flying logs a od woodchips filled the a ir ilS contestants pitted their muscles ilgainst the clock

A new wag and wiggle to the O Vc Dog Show was the mutt show - comrlete with a delightful dog-in -a n-Easter-bonnet competition

Well over 20000 people visit ed the campus during Collegc Royal open hou se weekend

Pr~ilting the thousa nds of bu sy students who orgil ni zed something for this University that it could not do for itself Prcsident Donald F Forster lnuded them for rroudly serving the 56-year tradition of College Roy~Jmiddot

What s new a t College Roy~l ) The rhot ograrhs on these two pagcs sum it ur much hetter th ~1 1l mInv tnou s no of word~ []

Pilots with the Flying Cluh at the Univ(fsity of Guelph introduced Fly-Days With customers is Paul Sullivan right Club prlsident

Collegl Royal open house weekend was a cold one but students who entered the Woodsman Competitions soon warmed to the job

Royal 80 A 30s lapper Daisy Mae

Linda Filller 80 Derek style at the fashion show

Just a big baby

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A New

Look At Old

Folks Exerpts from a FACS sheet

by Mary Cocivera

I nd ependence self-respect and dignity can make the difference between

enjoying the later years and mere ly enduring them Helping seniors maintain their independence is an increasingly popular more enlightened approach to providing the services required by the elder ly

Canadas population is getting old The proportion of the elderly is increasing as a result of extended life span lower birth rates and immigration cutbacks The percentage of Canadas popula tion over 65 increased from 5 per cent in 190 I to 87 per cent in 1976 Demographic projections predict that in 50 years more than 20 per cent of the Canadian population will be over 65

Supporting these elderly and providing the needed services will demand novel approaches new insights and an emphas is on enjoying rather than enduring the later years

WHO ARE THE ELDERLY

The elderly a re generaJly considered to be anyone over 65 yea rs old-the age of mandatory retirement At tha t turning point workers stop being wage earners and sta rt being senior citizens They receive old age security benefits draw pensio ns and ride buses at reduced ra tes

The retirement years are rewarding for many seniors Jackrabbit Johannsen still cross-count ry skis at 104 Grandma Moses painted into her 90s others earn university degrees pursue second careers indu lge in hobbies travel and find happiness in volunteer work But for some of the elderly the retirement years bring loneliness despair and poverty along with independence

Most of the elderly are women Of the elderl y living a lone 70 per cent are women

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The proportion of the elderly in Canada is increasing rapidly

Almost half of the women over 65 are widowed and widows outnumber widowers five to one

Three-quarters of the women over 65 living on their own have no income other than government stipends for the elderl y In Ontario these stipends now amount to about $365 monthly and are adjusted quarterly

INCOME DURING RETIREMENT

The financial picture for many seniors looks bleak but it may appear worse than it really is suggests Dr Kathleen Brown a family economist in the Department of Family Studies Without work-related costs retirees have lower expenses

In addition seniors can take advantage of free medical care free or reduced admissions property tax refunds income tax deductions public tra nsportation passes reductions on restaurant meals free drugs and seniors discoun ts at stores These benefits help spread retirement income that much further

Dr Brown suspects that the recently retired may see their financial position as worse than it rea ll y is She and Professor

Martin-Matthews arc doing a study of how recently retired people adjus t to changes in their economic and social status Its a difficu lt psychologica l adjustment for someone who has saved for retirement to start dipping into savings she says Consequently many scniors dont live as well as they co uld Some who could don t take taxis and hire help when they rea lly nced to because it is contrary to their Iife-Iong habits

The family home owned Iree and clear is a major economic assct in retirement and is the surest hedge against int1ation New programs likc the reverse mortgage can convert this asset into cash while a llowing the owner to stay in the house

In this scheme the bank or finance company buys the house over a period of about 20 ycars giving the resident homeowner monthly cash payments based on the assessed value of the house Varia tions on this theme may be one answer for asset-rich but cash-poor sen iors

Financially this arrangement makes good sense but convincing seniors may take some doing After people work a lifetimc to own a home outright they arc understandably reluctant to put a claim on it explains Dr Brown

Selling the family home in retirement is a calculated risk Will the capital from the house support a retired person for 10 years 20 years 30 yea rs Will it cover possi ble hi gh care costs in the later years A dollar saved in 1932 bu ys only 20 cents worth of goods and services at todays prices Int1ation will continue to erode the purchasing power of dollars saved fo r retirement

Financial management in general may present spec ial problems for many seniors notes Dr Brown Sources of income tend to be more diffuse in retirement coming from ann uities pensions RRSPs income supplements and perhaps reverse mortgages All of these require some attention managemen t and filling out of form s Often it s the widow who has to handle these ar rangements and she may be fac in g family finances for the first time in her life Seniors who could benefit from financial counselling don t know where to go for help

Growing old may not be glamorous but it need not be frig htening lonely and poverty-ridden In other cultures extended family a rrangements ass ure that elders will be loved needed and honoured until death In Canada senio rs place a high val ue on independence but geronto logists are now

realizing that independence can be facilitated while providing needed services and opportunities to the growing elderly populat ion 0

Election of alumni to Senate

Regulations governing election All alumni shall be eligible to vote providing they have graduated from the University of Guelph or the founding Colleges Alumni members of faculty a t the University of Guelph or full-time or part-time students enrolled in a pTogram under the jurisdiction of the Senate of the University of Guelph may not vote in the election of alumni to Senate if they have participated in the current election of faculty or the election of students to Senate

There shall be a minimum of one and a maximum of three elected alumni from anyone of the undernoted alumni bodies (a) Macdonald Institute or its successor College of Family and Consumer Studies (b) Ontario Agricultural College (c) Ontario Veterinary College (d) As a group the Colleges of Arts and Social Science and Wellington College- BA degree (e) As a group the Colleges of Biological Science and Physical Science and Wellington College-BSc degree

Each year the three-year terms of office of three of the nine alumni senators expire Retiring August 31 1980 are Frank Archibald OAC 39 W John Bowles CSS 72 and Dr Vc Rowan Walker OVC 47 The terms of office of Gordon B Henry OAC 34 Mrs Mary (Robertson) McGillivray Mac 36 and John R Flegg Arts 68 will expire August 31 1981 Charles (Chuck) Broadwell OAC 54 Bill Tolton OAC 36 and Dr Robert (Herb) Wright OVC 38 will sit on Senate until August 31 198 2

Voting instructions Please vote for a maximum of three candidates on the ballot form Voting shall be by an x Or checkm~rk Any mark on a ballot other than those required for marking the voters preference shall make the ballot null and void

Completed ballot form should be clipped and placed in an envelope on which you are requested to put your name and year in the upper left-hand corner To facilitate voting by an alumnus whose spouse is a lso an alumnus of the University of Guelph and who therefore jointly receive only one copy of the Guelph Alumnus two ballot forms are provided A joint return (two ballots in the same envelope) is acceptable only if the name and year of both voters a re on the envelope Address to Box SE Alumni Office University Centre University of Guelph Guelph Ontario NIG 2W l stamp and mail An on-campus polling booth in the foyer of the Physical Sciences Building will be open between the hours of 800 am and 200 pm on Saturday June 21 during Alumni Weekend Ballot forms and envelopes will be available at the booth On receipt at the Alumni Office eligibility to vote will be verified The sealed envelopes will be opencd on or after June 23 1980 and the ballots counted by scrutineers appointed by the Executivc Committee of the University of Guel ph Alumni Association Only valid ballots with voter identification on the enclosure envelopc received on or before that date will be counted

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iSenate Ballot Form iSenate Ballot Form I I For election of three alumni to Senate University of I For election of three alumni to Senate University of I I Guelph for the three-year term commencing Sep- I Guelph for the three-year term commencing Sep- I tember I 1980 See other side of this page for tember 1 1980 See other side of this page for I biographical sketches of candidates Vote for a biographicalfskhetches o~ candoidatebslvote for a I

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FERGUSON Paul D I CPS 67 Guelph

I FERGUSON Paul D I CPS 67 Guelph J

I GRUBBE Arthur G (Art) I OAC 41 Arthur I

GRUBBE Arthur G (Art) OAC 41 Arthur

I LEWIS Robin BI Aits 73 BTantford

I MILNE (Dennison) Lorna A I OAC 56 Brampton

I LEWIS Robin B I Arts 73 Brantford

MILNE (Dennison) Lorna A I OAC 56 Brampton

I YOUNG N Richard P Arts MA 76 Ridgeville

YOUNG N Richard P 1 Arts MA 76 Ridgeville

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News From Guelph

CAMPUS HIGHLIGHTS Summer Campus 1980 Summer Campus 80 will be a laughing matter if Larry Horowitz has his way A professional entertainer Horowitz is teaching a comedy workshop as part of the U niversi ty s uniq ue vaca tion proshygram which this year begins July 7 Timing voice inflection and mannerisms are almost more important than content according to thi s young comic who deshylights in sending up commercials

From comedy to reincarnation and apiculture Summer Campus this year presents vacationers with an extraordishynary smorgasbord of courses and activishyties For some people a relaxing vacashytion means a complete change from their usual activities explains Professor Jim Murray who established the program the only one of its kind at a Canadian university five years ago Teachers

lawyers and housewives will probably be among those who take Horowitzs comedy workshop or classes In drawing piano-playing or conversational French

Others however prefer to use the time to further develop themselves professiona ly says Professor Murray This year for the first time courses which form part of certificate programs in business and education wil[ be ineludshyed so that the family can come along while mom or dad sharpens professional skills Some of the 27 adult courses offered thi s summer are designed to fulfill specific personal needs such as how to become a skillful negotiator or generally manage life more effectively

Summer Campus is an ideal chance for alumni to spend time at the Univershysity of Guelph again notes Professor Murray Since Summer Campus has 12 special youth progra ms for children from 4 to 16 years of age returning to your alma mater can become a family

affair This year youngsters can ha m it up in a theatre workshop or learn about science computcrs or nature Workshops in jOllrnalism and art also encourage young talent

Tennis squash swimming and 800 acres of green space provide numerous recreational opportunities In the eveshyning it is poss ible to enjoy the campus through twilight tours and a myriad of student events includling the community barbeque Musical performances Walt Disney film nights and socials are espeshycially organized for Summer Campus va ca tioners

Summer Ca mpus 80 has two oneshyweek sess ions July 7-11 and 14-18 Course rates begins at $25 for children and $35 for adults per week Residence accomodation is available For complete program a nd fee information contact Continuing Education Division UNIshyVERSITY OF GUELPH Guelph Onshytario NIG 2WI or phone (519) 824-4120 ext 39560

Biographical Sketches- Senate Candidates middot PAUL D FERG SON CPS 67 lives in Guelph and is territory manager with Supersweet Feeds Stratford Paul taught at J F Ross Collegiate and then farmed near Arthur As an alu mni sena tor he at on Senate from 1969 to 1972 and feels he can provide an effective voice for alumni

ARTHUR G (ART) GRUBB OAC 41 is retired and lives in Arthur after a 35-yea r career with OMAF as an Ag Rep for the counties of Prince Edward Gray Oxford l anark and Perth Art is Secretary Ontario Institute of Agrologists Guelph Branch and is married to Lenore (McFadden) Mac 40

ROBIN BAIRD LEWIS Arts 73 lives in Brantford and is a part-time professional artist (see article on pages 6 and 7) An art instructor at Fanshawe College Robin is also a free-lance com mercial artist and has illustrated childrens books Her name is in the Index of Ontario Artists

LORNA A (DENNISON) MILNE OAC 56 lives in Brampton where she has operated Flowertown Antiques for eight years She is a trustee with the Peel Board of Education and vice chairman of the North Peel unit of the Canadian Cancer Society She is married to Ross Milne OAC 55

N RICHARD P YOUNG Arts MA 76 lives in Ridgeville and is a candidate for bar admission He is with the law firm of Young and McNamara in Thorold With his knowledge of taw he feels he can contribute to Senate during this period of economic difficulty

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Great Year For Gryphons

Mens Hock ey Cryphons winners of the OUAA championship

With no less than seven Gryphon teams taking Ontario championships the 1979-1980 intercollegiate season at the University of Guelph was certainly an unprecedented one

II a II started in the fall when the Senior Mens Varsity Eight rowing tea m broke records at the Ontario Universishyties Athletic Association (OUAA) meet in Weiland to take first place Then the mens and womens curling teams trashyvelled to the Universi ty of Western Ontario to defeat all comers and sweep two Ontario titles

Following th at came a weekend at Guelph that will not soon be forgotten by those involved February 22-23 saw the University of Guelph host both the Ontario Womens Basketball Championshyships and the Ontario Wrestling Chamshypionsh ips At approximately 800 pm on Saturday Feb 22 the Guelph women defeated Laurentian University for their first ever Ontario Womens Intercollegishy

ate Athletic Association (OWIAA) championship Three hours later the men had edged out the University of Western Ontario to bring back the Onshytario wrestling title after an absence of one year

Meanwhile the womens crossshycountry ski team put together a strong effort and snatched the provincial title from perennia l winner Carleton Univershysity

It was also about this time that the men s hockey Gryphons were putting together a miraculous comeback Ending up in fifth place in the OUAA the team had to travel to Laurentian University for a sudden death game The Gryphons won it They then fell one game down in a best of three semi-final with the Unishyversity of Toronto Varsity Blues and had to win two in a row to advance to the final They did In the final against the number one ranked McMaster Universishyty Marlins the Gryphons again fell one

game down You guessed it they won th e next two and became the second team ever to win back-to-back Ontario championships

The wrest lers basketball and hockshyey players all advanced to the Canadian Intra-universi ty Athletic Union (CIAU) Championships and a lthough no team titles were brought home they a ll made their presence felt at the national level

As weJl as seven championships the Gryphons had seven individual Ontario champions They were Ken Hawthorne in the 15 km Nord ic sk iing race and Bob Pronk Ken Bradford Jamie Beshythune Ed Slabikowski Gavin Carrow and Wayne Brightwell from th e wresshytling Gryphons The Nordic ski relay team of Dan MaJlet John Bonardelli and Ken Hawthorne also took a gold at the OUAA championships At the CIAU wrestling ch ampionships Wayne Brightwell took a gold medal in his weight class

The Gryphons also had ten Ontario a ll-stars in Candy Clarkson Linda Jolie Sue Lindley Mike Sesto Rick Dundas and Tom Heslip from basketball John Lowe and Jeff Inglis from football Mike McParland from hockey and Tony Tenwesteneind from volleyball Candy Clarkson wa s also named to the allshyCanadian team at the CJAU banquet in Halifax

Following the completion of the schedules the first annual Co-Educashytional Awards Banquet was held at the University s Peter Clark Hall The event was well received by athletes and staff a like and plans are already in the making for next seasons banquet 0

Microbiology Open House June 15 Microbiology is fascinating Thats the message of an open house to be held Sunday June 15 from I 00 pm to 500 pm in the Universitys Chemistry and Microbiology Building College of Physshyical Science Sponsored by the Canadian Society of Microbiologists Committee on Education with the co-operation of the Departments of Microbiology Vetshyerinary Microbiology and Immunology and the Microbiology Club Microbioloshygy Day is for everyone-young and old novice and expert alike

Four second-floor laboratories will house presentat ions demonstrations and poster displays of the latest research

developments in medical agricultural and industrial microbiology-in a way that can be readily understood even by non-scientists

For those who want to explore furshyther there will be tours of resea rch laboratories where work will be in progshyress and equipment in use including the electron microscope Interes ted visitors may also tour the Department of Veterishynary Microbiology and Immunologys research facilities

At 300 pm in Room 200 of the Chemistry and Microbiology Building Jay Ingram microbiologist and host of CBC Radio s Quirks and Quarks will

give a slide and video lecture on the history of microbiology and some of the most recent trends The talk will be aimed primarily at high school students but everyone should find it interest ing Later Jay will mingle and chat with visitors

Microbiology Day has been planned as part of the first joint annual meeting -of the Canad ian Society of Microbiolo shygists and the Genetics Society of Canashyda being held on campus from June J 5 to June 19 Over 400 delegates from across Canada and the United States will be there Heres a chance to hobnob with the experts Plan to bring the whole family It promises to be a great day 0

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Alumni Publications-Consolidation ue to a combination of rapidly escalating paper prices and mailing rates and a directiveD issued to all academic and administrative units of the University requesting that a ll 1979-80

budget submissions reflect a 5 per cent reduction of their 1978-79 budget allotments it became necessary to review the vital field of a lumni publications

To this end President DF Forster appointed a Special Advisory Committee on Alumni Publications with representatives from the U of G Alumni Association and each of the seven college alumni associations The Committee compiled a re port and the President accepted its recommendation to consolidate the Guelph A lumnus and the se ven individual college alumni bulletins

Through the year the four re gular issues of the Guelph Alumnus will consist of 36 pages and up to 18 page s in each issue will be a llocated to the college alumni associations Space will be divided in proportion to the size o f individual college alumni bodies and copy for the 18 pages will be pro vided by individual college e ditors To obtain a good institutional image and to m ainta in alumni acceptance the quality of Guelph Alumnus paper stock has been upgraded to a lighter weight coated stock This will result in lower mailing costs

Subject to annual review and the availa bility of funds the President has approved the publication ot an e ight-page Annual Alumni Weekend Supplement under the individual mastheads of the seven college alum ni associations The supplement will consist of a common four-page insert covering Alumni Weekend programs plus a four-page format of copy exclusive to and provided by e ach of the seven college alumni associations

Your colle ge editors met a de m anding deadline for this the first consolidated publication and we are very grateful to them We t hink we ve done the right thing-what do you think Ed 0

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Centennial Banquet Associate Diploma in Agriculture

AVMA Convention Washington DC

Aggie Week

OAC Alumni Association Golf Tournament

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Spring 1986 Vol 13 Nltgt 2

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they are now or that tractors would cost $20- to $80000 and some combines over $100000 Nor ten years ago would anyone have believcd thc increas ing government restrictions wc now face on our methods of farming

That has been the rapid pace of change in thc 70s and given the challenges we must face in the 80s the only safe prediction we can makt is that change will accelerate even raster

If fa rming is to remain healthy and profitable if we are to continue to provide thc bountiful supplies of food that

anadians have become accustomed to then agriculture will undergo as much changc in the next tcn years as it has undergonc in thc last 20 or even 30 years

I do not want to sound ala rmist or pessimistic because I am not Im optimistic But mere optimism wont make the next decade rosy Its going to take planning forcsight and hard work How well thesc challenges are overcome will literally determine the health and profitability of farming in the next ten years

Nor will the effects be limited to the farm community because they also have broad social and economic implications In discussing the health of the [arm community we are also discussing how well fed Canadians will be ten yea rs from now and how much of their paycheques will be netded to buy food In turn this will determine how much they will have left for other things The future of [arming is also the future of Canada

Canadian economic policies weigh heavily on farmers Even the wellshyestablishcd farmer is now dependent on his banker The young farmcr with mortgages and debts reaching $250000 to $500000 or even more is not just dependent upon his banker he is at the bankers mercy How many young farmers did not make it through last winter~

However it is not just a question of who will go under The high cost of borrowing means that needed repairs new equipment new land or improvcd facilities may not be purchased now Our efficiency can only suffer and with it our competitive position

Right now we are predicting that in addition to facing an inflation rate which may well be over 10 per cent we will be paying 25 per cent more for drainage tiles 12 to J8 cents more per gallon for gasoline diesel fuel and heating oil and at least 15 per cent more for fertilizer Prices will go still higher but there is little corresponding prospect of prices for our products keeping pace

The right to farm will also continue to be a problem Even the decision as to what to produce is being taken out of our hands

Decisions at Queens Park or illcrcasingly by urban-dominated Illunicipal councils now dictate whether or not we can produce livestock whether or not wc can expand and even the hours we can work in our fields

The common thread in all these problems is that the rea l decision-making power does not rest in our hands

This docs not mcan we ca nnot influence those decisions- we can But it will not be easy

To do it however we must lift our gaze to events beyond our line fences We must become more involved in all those decisions which shape social and economic policy We must become a powerful influential unified team

We must continue to get out and tell the consumer the politician the civil servant the businessman and all those who influence policy just how importa nt farm ing is to this country

It can be done We have proven it can

Fuel prices wi be the scourge of the 80s

be done In the last ten years the OFA has become a powerful voice for Ontarios farmers but there is so much more to do

Obviously we can have little impact as ind ividuals We must be organized we must be well financed we must have the research and we must have the skills to make our voices heard

That s a big challenge for this organiza tion but I know we have the talent and the will to be even more successful

There is one other activity which I think farmers should get involved in to a greater extent in the next decade That is self-policing our industry

Having had a lot of contact in the past few years with non-farmers from every walk of life I have come to appreciate that Ontario farmers by and large enjoy a very

finc reputation of being hard working honest considerate and the sa lt of the earth My contact with farmers in every corner of this province convinces me tha t reputa tion is well deserved

We must work hard to keep it that way if we are to earn the respect we need as an industry

As the pressures from change grow in the 80s there will no doubt be a ttempts by some few farmers to operate in a way tha t we cannot condone We must be cautious tha t those few do not spoil the industry for the rest of us

We must attack infl ation because it is crippling us with increased costs We have heard one government pronouncement after another that they a re going to stop inflation What s happened ~ Unfortunately inflation is like sin Every government denounces it in public while at the sa me time they gleefully practice it in private

We must object to the da mage th a t unprecedented high interest ra tes are causing in our industry and we must demand that a lterna tives be found or tha t Canadian agriculture is shielded from the full impact of these senselessly high ra tes just as agriculture in other countries is

We must continue to hammer away at finding more markets for our fa rm products This involves continuing to fight for fa irer trade rules to undertake programs to have our food replace imported food and to increase our export market efforts These measures must have the full support o[ farmers the rest of the food industry and governments as well

We must mount a campaign to ensure farmers will have assured supplies of fuel a t reasona ble prices Fuel prices will be the scourge of the 80s Theres no need to follo w the world price of oil so slavishly in a key industry like agriculture To do so as quickly as is now being planned will cripple producers and will jeopardi ze this countrys food supply

One of the reasons for high fuel prices is sup posed to be th at it will encourage conservat ion thats unfair Farmers dont have to be hit over the head with a sledge hammer to practice conservation Fa rmers across this province are already ma king major advancements towa rds conservation and in developing alterna tive energy sources And tha t without getting encouragement to do so

lt will be difficult to get the decisions which you will make on energy implemented by governmetJts but energy issues must be addressed with conviction

Yes there are many challenges facing us in the next decade Thats no reason to throw up our hands in despair We must take a positive attitude tha t these problems will be resolved We must convince a lot of people that they need to be solved 0

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The Dippers Coat of Arms

This is centennial year for the Associate Diploma in Agriculture course at the OAC and the graduates have planned a celebration on the weekend of July 19 While these students have been an inteshygral part of the campus since 1880 it was not until 1953 that they obtained a coat of arms or crest for themselves

Yea r 5 2 Associa tes presen ted an idea for an Associate crest to the OAC -SAC but it was rejected The crest presented was similar to that of the degree course with a change from gold to silver in the wire embossing

Year 53 Associates took up the challenge and the year executive offered $5 to the winning designer From the designs presented that of Wendell Nufer was chosen Wendells father who had designed crests in the past for the South African Olympic teams as well as for several Swiss Army regishyments created it

Changes were made in the crest design to obtain approval by the presishydent The year president Mr Colley and the late Dr Norm High obtained a

copyright for the crest which made the College Co-op the sole distributor To obtain the crest a t the Co-op a note had

to be obtained from the registrar of the OAC

The Students Administrative Council of the OAC passed a resolushytion that the Students Co-operative be the sole source of the official Degree gold wire crest and the new Associate silver wire crest These crests were only available to graduates seniors and junshyiors of the Degree course and to gradushyates and second-year students of the Associate course Dave Barrie was 53 class president and Professor Robert Forsha w was honorary class president

The addition of the words Assoshyciate Diploma Agriculture OAC was designed by Richard Buck 76A The change has received the approval of the Dean of the OAC and will be officiaHy added to the crest

The colourful silver-wreathed in- signia are in stock at the Campus Coshyoperative shops at $325 each They should be worn only by those who are entitled to do so and they should be worn on a somewhat formal garment such as a blazer 0

A Variety of V erse

Len Vickars 33A and 46 has retired to Newmarket Ontario after an intershyesting and varied career He has preshypared a little booklet containing some of the results of a lifelong avocation-the writing of verse Some of the verse was written while he was a student at the OAC in the early 30s others in his years in Northern Ontario mining towns during wartime service overseas and finally from his post retirement occupation as an agricultural teacher at a church school in the Yukon Illustrashytions in the book are by Lens daughter Dawn a resident of Carmacks in the Yukon

Guelph 1933

Thrice cursed is he who doth smile in a lecture For that luckless might well regret it- you betcha If you do see a paradox Its considered urlOrthodox To exhibit your glee In a manner so free You may shout sing or weep Raise Hell - or just sleep But it is really unethical And shews lack of principle To beguile With a smile A Prof When hes wrath

Rivers (Yukon 1974)

Ive paddled my feet in the Tiber And frozen them numb in the Klondike Ive waded full dress cross the Rubicon And swum in the buff in the Thames Ive crossed the Rhine under shell fire And canoed mid the ice on the Ottawa Ive washed my socks in the Mirimichi And have squelched in the mud of the Seine In my life Ive crossed many rivers And some that I didnt quite cross BUl from the fast flowing streams to the Arctic To the filth choked flows of the South From the insect fraught heat of the summer To the bone chilling frost of the fall Theyre the only things Ive seen in nature That never perceltibly stop 0

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Our Man In Cairo

Larry Dickenson 68

Lawrence (Larry) T Dickenson 68 and his family are now well settled in at their new home in Cairo Egypt where he is commercial counsellor at the Canashydian Embassy His duties cover a much wider field than the United Arab Reshypublic of Egypt however as he will also be responsible for the Canadian trade promotion program in the Sudan and Libya This requires a knowledge of Arabic which came by way of an intenshysive three-month course in Ottawa

Larry has been nearly eight years in the diplomatic offices of Canada in Europe with about half of that time in Eastern Europe This is his first experishyence however in a developing or an Arabic-speaking area

The first adjustment was to the slower pace of getting things done it took the Dickensons three months to get

Mechanizing Rice Paddies James S Townsend 56 has taken leave from the Department of Agricultural Engineering University of Manitoba to work for two years with the Internashytional Rice Research Institute Los Bashynos Philippines

Dr Townsend will be stationed in Rangoon Burma where he will serve as an agricultural engineer in the area of small-scale mechanization for rice proshyduction In addition he will serve as

into their home in a Cairo residential suburb and the majority of their personal effects had not yet arrived five months later Larry writes Once we had adjusted to the tremendous concenshytration of people- Cairo has a populashytion of approximately 11 million - the noise dust new food and customs we became decidedly attracted to the Egypshytian people who are very hospitable and possess a rich culture dating back thoushysands of years

Since arriving in Cairo in addition to moving into our new home we have had the visit to our territory of the first large federal government trade mission It was comprised of 18 representatives of government and industry interested in the fields of consulting engineering and construction

In both November and December I made one-week trips to Tripoli and Libya where Canada has considerable export potential One officer from the commercial division travels to Tripoli every month

Larrys wife Margaret Mac 68 keeps very busy as well as there is a heavy social commitment which goes with his profession She accompanies him to many dinners and receptions and of course is hostess for those occasions where she treats Egyptian foreign and Canadian contacts to favourite recipes acquired in various other countries

Margaret and I went to Kharshytoum the capital of the Sudan in Janushyary After completing business calls durshying a period of nine days we returned to Cairo via Jeddah visiting friends in our embassy to Saudi Arabia

During our trip to the Sudan and Saudi Arabia daughters Tonya II and Christa 9 stayed in a convent just one

team leader and country representative in Burma for the International Rice Research Institute The Canada-IRRI Burma project is a co-operative project funded by the Canadian International Development Agency and the Governshyment of Burma with IRRI as the executshying agency

Dr Townsend is accompanied in Burma by his wife Yvonne and two sons Alan and Neil Two other sons remain in Canada Philip in Winnipeg Manitoba and Robert at Belwood Onshytario Dr Townsends address is Canashydian Section British Embassy PO Box 1121 Rangoon Burma

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The three Dickenson youngsters

block from our home This convent is occupied by 13 delightful nuns who are decidedly senIor citizens with warm generous hearts They are of many nashytionalities and have devoted entire lifeshytimes to Egypt As the convent is within one block of the girls school-the French Lycee-this will be convenient for the girls Tonya and Christa have pursued their education totally in French in Brussels OUa wa and now here in Cairo

Margaret is turning her culinary skills along with her food and nutrition training at Macdonald Institute to the development of interesting new recipes based upon local ingredients and local dishes 0

Hall of Fame A person nominated by the OAC Alumni Association will be included in the first group to be entered in the new Ontario Agriculture Hall of Fame The OAC Alumni Association is a foundshying member of the Hall of Fame Associshyation and this nomination was prepared by a special committee of the directors

The Hall of Fame is located at the Ontario Agricultural Museum in Milshyton Ontario and the first portraits will be placed in position at a special cereshymony this summer 0

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With a Song In His Heart Come July 15 Lyle Pettigrew 61 takes up a new position He is giving up his secondary school teaching job with the Waterloo-Oxford DSS in Baden Onshytario and is moving to Kenosha Wisshyconsin to be a member of the headquarshyters staff of the Society for the Presershyvation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America Inc (S PEBSQSA) Specifically he will be one half of the team of instructor coaches who will assist in training choshyrus directors in the 16 districts of the Society He will have eight districts for a while and then alternate with his fellow instructorcoach

Nancy Brown Ends Busy Year

Lyle Pettigrew 61

The new position entails a great deal of travelling but Lyle is used to that For the first five years out of OAC he worked with the United Coshyoperatives of Ontario at five locations during that time

Nancy Brown 79 completed her year as president of the Central Student Association of the University last month It wa s a rough year she had stepped into a situ ation of distress inshyvolving many problems not the least of which was a $60000 debt

At the end of her year that debt had been whittled down to Iess than $10000 new s ~aff had been hired the books had been straightened out and much of the credibiI ity with University faculty and administration was regained She originally stated that she felt it would take at least two years to straightshyen out the mess left by previous mismanshyagement and internal bickering It looks like this diminutive bundle of energy has almost done it in 12 months She had help from fellow executives whom she gladly praises and heartily thanks

As if her problems with the Central Students Association were not enough her year also brought an extra load in another field As chairman of the Unishyversity Centre Board she had to contend with the several changes in staff that took place during the year

But then Nancy is no stranger to hard work and delicate dealings with people Back home on the farm near Beaverton she and her father had been

workers in 4-H clubs a job she loved and which she kept on doing during her college semesters

From her first weeks on campus she had demonstrated her leadership abilities as the freshman president of Year 79 She was later chairman of the 0Ac Student Federation an executive of College Royal and OAC student rep on the CSA

What now Nancy As she ended her year of office she fel t that she had seen enough of politics for a while She is aiming her sights on an MBA from one of the provinces older and prestishygious universities and is awaiting the results of her applica tion as she cleans up the last of her work a t the CSA presidents desk

With a sol id major in Animal Scishyence a background of years of successshyfully working with people a minor in business administration and her eyes on a masters Nancy Brown is another Aggie whose future should make intershyesting watching Not many would take a bet that her present downer on politicsshyOne year in a job like president of the CSA is enough for me will prove to be her permanent attitude 0

Singing is something that has been dear to him for a very long time He was a member of the famous quartet on campus in the 50s and 60s- the Kol shylege Kings- with Trev Dickinson 61 Bill Baxter 62 and Ted Curti s 62 They sang for just about every Co llege function needing entertainment We were one of Padre Youngs most popular acts Lyle recalls

For a few years after graduation he dropped out of singing because he was really never long enough in one place to put down any roots However when he moved to Baden he was soon invited to come out with the Guelph Chorus and then joined the Kitchener-Waterloo Chorus which was closer to home It was one of the old KoHege Kings who brought him back into the fold

Since that reunion a dozen years ago Lyle has been at it steadily and now he moves to headquarters to become a permanent member of that enthusias tic group helping to spread harmony and good fellowship all across the continent 0

At It Again Doug Hoffman 46 retired in 1978 from his post as director of the Centre for Resources Development after 32 years on the Guelph campus Following his retirement he went over to the Unishyversity of Waterloo to give them the benefit of his long training in rural planning Now he is acting dean over there

A new building to expand the U of Ws Department of Environmental Studies is under way and the dean is off-campus for a while So maybe Doug will get some use out of that shovel his boys Dougs Cruds gave him when he left the Guelph campus 0

Carrie Reek At the ripe old age of 92 Carrie widow of Dr William R Reek 10 a former president of the OAC died on March 2 at Wardsville Ontario Dr Reek who had a long and distinguished career in Ontario agriculture died in 1968

A very gracious lady Carrie Reek will be fondly remembered by hundreds of students who were at Guelph during the immediate post-war years and by hundreds more who got to know her at Ridgetown 0

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Handling Hamburger On The Hoof Before the hamburger (or the steak for that matter) gets to your plate there is a number of necessary steps to be comshypleted in thc marketing chain from newshyborn calf to butchers block One of these steps is the transfer of the young feeder cattle from the ranch to the fcedlot where the final finish will be added

In Ontario today auction sales of feeder cattle held at 14 locations around the province carry out this function where thousands of cattle and millions of dollars change hands smoothly and quickly

The story of these feeder auctions has been added by Tommy Cooper 18 to his book on the history of agriculture in Grey County but he refuses to take credit for the auction systcm

He gives the credit to another OAC grad the late Charles F Macshykenzie 19 one of the members of the Collcge judging team at the Chicago International in 1918 where he won the

first placing in beef cattle judging After graduation Charles Mackenzie was apshypointed to the Dominion Department of Agriculture federal inspection service which included serving Manitoulin Isshyland where there were many cattle proshyducers but no marketing organization Farmers were still selling as individuals to itinerant cattle buyers sometimes with inequitable results After years of effort he finally got cattlemen to form an auction-selling organization

So successful was this system that in 1950 Tommy Cooper suggested the Grey County Federation sponsor a simishylar arrangement A committee of three was sent to a sale at Little Current on Manitoulin Island that September

That committee was impressed by the way the farmers co-operated and asked Tommy to get one going in Grey County but a 1951 trial was not a success However the example of the 195J sale on the Island sparked another trial in Grey County the following year

That 1952 sale brought out 1250 head The co-op had but one scale of 5000-pound capacity so that animals had to be weighed individually-a very time-consuming task However the idea did catch on memberships were taken out property bought at Wiarton Onshytario and a permanent set-up begun with much of the labour coming from the farmers themselves Now there is a covered assembly and sales area supshyplied with town water and a 30000-pound scale all free of debt

The co-op in Grey County has 800 members and cattle production is about three times as great as it was at the beginning 30 years ago There are four sales a year and as many as 11000 head pass over the scales at a spring sa le The fall sales in 1979 brought $4000000

The original spark from Charles F Mackenzie has grown to 14 sales organishyzations around the province 0

Mac Gordon Honoured One-timc hog grader and the man who was instrumental in working out thc system of tattooing hogs for rail grading Mac Gordon 29 has been honoured for his efforts in another direction

He has received the Guelph Hortishycultural Society Conservation Award for outstanding service to the community

Mac moved from Hamilton to Guelph in 1948 With him he brought a sincere and enduring enthusiasm for conservation

He had a ttended the Na tiona I Aushydubon Societys wildlife film series in Hamilton and was most impresscd with its educational and entertainment value so when he arrived in Guelph he set out to show the series there by arranging for its sponsorship by the Agricultural Instishytute of Canadas Guelph Branch

Mac insists that before each film the national anthem 0 Canada be sungmiddot--an obscrvation which was lauded by the committee in selecting this years winner He has been very involved in other community work and has just retired as clerk of sessions for Chalmers United Church 0

India Hand Almost from the beginning of the OAC graduates have found their way to far places and contributed much to the improvement in agriculture and life around the world Typical of these was the late Kenneth William Forman 22 who died last December in Danvers Mass at 83 years of age

Ken carne to the OAC originally as a Diploma in Agriculture student with the Class of 18 but took time out for war service returning with the wave of veterans in 1919 He graduated with the Class of 20A and stayed on to take his BSA with 22 He was a native of the United States and except for some months on the staff of the old An Hub departmen t right a fter grad ua tion he spent all his life outside of Canada

In his student days Ken was a noted a thlete and the last student physishycal director Up to his leaving that post all athletic endeavours had been handled by the students themselves In 1921 with the greatly increased size of the student body the College decided to appoint a physical director as part of the faculty

The OAc Review of that day records Kens enthusiasm and work for

College athletics will always be rememshybered by ex-students and the students of today Those who knew the tremendous amount of work he covered the difficulshyties he had to contend with will apprecishyate the spirit with which he tackled the job and the work he has done In the fall of 1919 when he took over the task of physical director College athletics were somewhat disorganized but the fall of 1920 and the spring term of 1921 witshynessed a great change Being a football man himself he successfully trained the two Junior Intercollegiate teams of 1919 and 1920 besides training other branches of sport too numerous to menshytion

His first foreign field was in India where he went as dairy cattle specialist at the Allahabad Agricultural Institute United Provinces and served for several years as a teacher He returned to his native Massachusetts as a teacher in animal husbandry at the Essex County -Agricultural School Hawthorne and later as a specialist in dairy with the HK Webster Co of Lawrence

In spite of the fact that he spent so little time in Ontario his feelings for his alma mater were strongly evidenced by his life membership in the OAC Alumni Association 0

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ODH Program The executive of the ODH Graduates Association has prepared a program of monthly visits from March to October to places of interest to their [l1(mbers These visits are open to all interested and are free The program for 1980 includes a June visit to the University of Guelph on the morning of the 21 st moving to the Cambridge Research Stashytion in the afternoon The August visit is planned for Queens Park Toronto on the 23rd The September visit will be to the Borough of Scarborough Parks Deshypartment on the 13th and the October visi t to Cannon Nurseries Waterdown on the 4th 0

Railway Blooms Since Leon Claus 22 moved to a house near the railway tracks in Canton N Y he has pl anted the railwa y right of way with flowers and vegeta bles This island of beauty located where more often a weed patch is found has brought attenshytion to Leon especially from studen ts and faculty at the St Lawrence Univershysity in town

Recently the local newspaper fe ashytured hi s beautifying efforts in a story He has become the stately white-haired gentleman who has put the lovely flowshyers on th e railroad embankment 0

Best Seller This time it is Don Inine 42 and the subject is cheese The Canadian Dairy Foods Service Bureau had his professhysional assistance plus that of others in the preparation of its booklet Great Canadian Cheeses More than a million and a half copies have been distributed The booklet dea ls with the more than 50 varieties made in Canada and while good old rat-trap cheddar is still the favourite the consumption of other types has increased to almost J 6 pounds per person annually 0

Bmiddotyron Jenvy At the age of 98 Myron Jenvey of I ngersoll has died For 65 years he was a member of the Holstein-Friesian Assoshyciation and an historian of the dairy industry in Oxford ounty For five years he was a member of the staff of the OAC and some of his recollections of those days have appeared in issues of the OA C Alumni N ews 0

Bonspiel Winners

The Year 51 Trophy was presellled by Dean Clay Switzer 51 la 11o r Glenn Hay ter 73 Bruce Shillinglaw 67 Jack Fraser 73 and Bob Anderson 73

The Year 33 Trophy was presenled by Don lfuj 5 lo 110 r Glenn Powell 62 and Bill Harri sun 62 Other learn members were Bruce Humer 62 and Don Hill 62

The N R Rick Richards Trophy was won by 110 r Bi A llelI Bob Edgar Jerry Felk er (lIld WaYlIe S impson al Clem of 7 2

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The College of Arts Alumni Association

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To The Queens Taste An Elizabethan dinner in honour of Queen Elizabeth I (1558-1603) was held in early February Sponsored by the University of Guelph Historical Soshyciety the feast attracted 45 members of the Guelph academic community includshying several alumni Guests were asked to attend in period costume and to provide an authentic Elizabethan dish

Master of the feast was Dr Lewis Abbott Department of History In accordance with Her Majestys wishes (Marilyn Armstrong 78) Master AbshybOll provided whimsical sketche~ of the head-table guests accompanicd the Queen dancing and called forth her loyal subjects to pay tribute to her beauty and grace

DELPHA Editor Debbie Chambers 77

AI the dinner Morris Lemire CSS78 Bev Lemire 79 Margo Shoemaker 79 Dr Lewis Abbot Marilyn Armstrong 78 Urve Abbot and Dr Stefan Straka Chairman Departmenr aHistory

Musical entertainment for the eveshyning was provided by the Queens court musicians conducted by Shannon Purshyvis-Smith a music instructor at the University The ensemble played a deshylightful repertoire of authentic Elizabeshythan music

SOllle of the delights of authentic Elizabethan cuisine tha t were served included Fartes Portingale Livering Puddings Pork a lOrange Turnep in a Tench Compound Pallet and Almonde Tartes They were selected by Margo Shoemaker 79

Her Work Is Her Life Mieke Bevelander 73 graduated with distinction from the honours program in Fine A rl However her art career began in high school and was followed by intensive study at the Frec Academy and The Royal Academy of Art in T he Hague Holland Then there was an interruption of a few years while M iekc taught elementary school in Toronto before she got back on track at Guelph

Her work is her life O nly when she is drawing and now painting is she pleased with he rself and able to cope

with the major set-back for artists- the continuing lack of moneyl

Not only has Micke fine artistic talent and drive which has kept her going for the last dozen years but also she is a gifted teachel Imiddot or the past three years she has been a sessional instructor at the University of Waterloo in the fall of 1979 she is credited with puiling their extension course in Stratshyford out of danger of extinction After Miekes fall session the university had a

continued over

Dancing a favourite pastime of Her Majesty was encouraged between courses The first dance selection known as a galliard was demonstrated by Shannon Purvis-Smith A stately dance it provided an excellent contrast to dance instructor Dave Greens version of a rapid peasant dance

It is hoped that the tradition of providing an historical dinner for stushydents faculty and alumni will continue in the coming years We look forward to seeing you there 0

Mieke Bevelander 73

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flood of requests for another course with her

The Art Gatlery of Kitchener boasts a simi~ar success story with their Saturday childrens classes which Mieke has taught for the past two years Her popularity and ability tripled enrolment

Mieke has had shows in The Hague Edinburgh and Guelph and her work has appeared in shows in Vancouvshyer Winnipeg Brantford and Toronto Several corporations and numerous indishyviduals own her drawings paintings and sculptures A series of her drawings is hanging in the Sears Building in Chicashygo

Miekes loft apartment in Elora Ontario reflects her personality and consequently her work It is a compact

bright open space filled with Canadian antiques and a wood-burning stove There are books drawings sculptures toys a nd curios on every ledge a nd piece of furniture Luxurious plants hang everywhere and give the space a garden quality-a garden of earthly delights to steal a quotation However Miekes ambition wiJi not allow her to stay much longer in this pastoral setting Soon she will uproot herself to move to Toronto where she is affiliated with the Bau-Xi Gallery on Dundas Street exhibiting artists such as Jack Shadbolt Tony Urqhart and Claude Breeze

Although a major problem for all artists is making a living from their art an added problem M ieke has found is finding gallery owners and fellow artists

who take women artists seriously thorny situation but a very real one Also a particular problem for artists is trying to be recognized as an important segment of society to establish a status quo in a society which views art as a luxury or at most as play

If universities are recently experishyencing an anti-intellectual backlash artshyists have continuously bucked an antishyaesthetic appreciation in our materialisshytic society If you cant eat it wear it drive it or spend it it cant be worth very much Mieke has written eloqucntly on this topic and given the chance will talk fervently about her lifes work- art works This graduate is going places and several major shows are in the making now 0

Mahoud Sadek

King Tot

Professor Sadek with the Department of Fine Art presented a slide show on King Tut at a recent meeting of the College of Arts Alumni Association Before the show Professor Sadek filled in the pertishynent background of King Tut Accordshying to the professor the misconception that Tut was not an important Pharaoh

is false In fact he was very influential as he returned the old religion of Amon to Egypt

King Tut followed Adhenaton who had imposed the worship of Aten (sunshygod) on the people In essence this was monotheism The religion revolved around the rays of middotthe sun which were the manifestation of light and heat The sign of the ankh was the symbol which denoted life

There was not only a religious revoshylution but also a cultural revolution Previously art had been idealized where everybody was portrayed as being strong and beautiful Art now became antishyclassical and a caricature Freedom of expression was allowed Akhenaton moved the capital from Thebes to Amashy

rah King Tut was nine years old whcn

he ascended to the throne He moved the capital back to Thebes and rebuilt the temple of Amon He died from an unknown cause at age 18 His tomb was hidden and therefore was not vandalized by robbers It lay undisturbed until discovered by Howard Carter in 1922 This major discovery gave the world a large collection of Egyptian art

The slide show demonstrated not only the size but also the sheer beauty of the Tut collection

The College of Arts Alumni Associshyation is grateful to Professor Sadek for his enlightening talk and for his compreshyhensive slide show of the King Tut collection 0

Scholarships At the College of Arts Alumni Associashytion Board of Directors meeting of March 22 1980 three new scholarships were designed and will be presented at the spring meeting of Senate for approvshyaL

Members of the Board hope these

awards will help encourage graduate and part-time students to maintain high academic standards The first a wards will be presented in the fall of J 980

An amount of $500 will be awarded to the College of Arts student with the highest cumulative average in Years 3 and 4 who is entering a College of Arts graduate degree program The award is

open to a student entering either an MA or PhD program with a Universishyty of Guelph undergraduate Arts degree

An amount of $250 will be awarded to each of two semester 5 part-time College of Arts students with the two highest cumulative averages and entershying semester 6 They will be presented in the fall and winter semesters 0

Grad News 1977

Paulette McGarr After working three years in visual arts Paulette is a student apprentice with British glass master Stephen Taylor in Caledon and is living in Toronto

1978

Dalid Coates Newspapers Right David is city reporter for the Peterborshyough Examiner

Patricia (Cole) Bigley is employed as a dental assistant by Drs R amp c Armshystrong Leamington Ontario

1979

Robert Bishop is the manager of the Tydagon Golf Club in Burlington Onshytario

David Schwitzer is pu~suing doctoral studies at the University of London in England 0

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The Ontario Veterinary College Alumni Association

~~ ALUMNI Editor Dr Cliff Barker 41

BULLETIN

From The Pres ident

Dr Bob Buck 46

Since our last opportunity to chat by means of a publication several items of interest have occurred Perhaps that of greatest current interest involves arshyrangements which will culminate in the presentation of a portrait of Dr Dcnnis Howell to our former dean on Alumni Weekend

The Honours and Awards Commitshytee under the chairmanship of Dr Bob Silk 64 has been working fervently to ensure that the presentation can be made at the time of our Annual General Meeting which this year takes place on campus during Alumni Weekend June 20 to 22 Further details of these cereshymonies will be available soon

The OVc Alumni Directorate is enthused about this project and like the Honours and Awards Committee is anxiously awaiting the opportunity to view the work

Having mentioned Alumni Weckshyend [ hope that you will note again those dates of Friday Saturday and Sunday June 20 21 and 22 and if you possibly can make arrangements to visit Guelph and the old stamping grounds and appreciate what is available to the students of today compared to that which was present in the dim distant past

Not only will it be an opportunity to renew friendships which may have been neglected somewhat due to disshytance and other responsibilities but you will have an opportunity to visually acknowledge some of the strides that have been taken during the growth of the University of Guelph and in parshyticular the Ontario Veterinary College during the years since you left the campus

On sllch a visit you can more accurately gauge the importance of the contributions which each of us attempt to make to our Alma Mater as the years pass

There is some personal satisfaction in being able to actually see some of the things which we read about in our communications from the various Unishyversity organizations

At this particular time of year we would hope that those of our alumni living some distance from Guelph may decide that a venture to this part of Ontario might be considered as part of a vacation plan

How about some of those of you who live beyond the borders of Onshytario- or within the borders of Ontario for that matter- who have not had an opportunity to be in Guelph for some time contacting former classmates and arranging a visit part of which may be spent here at the OVc and on-campus at the University of Guelph

Watch for further information which will be forthcoming Those of us in this part of the country would be delighted to see you

Since last we talked the Awards Committee has presented the OVc Alumni Association Fellowships to Dr Louis Laliberte of the Department of Clinical Studies and Michael Clarke and Diane Friesian of the Departments of Pathology and Biomedica Sciences reshyspectively These are postgraduate study scholarships

Recently Jim Sweetman 81 was selected as the recipient of this years

OVc Alumni Travel Fellowship Award Jim who is currently President of the Canadian Veterinary Students Association chapter at Guelph will be travelling to the United Kingdom and other areas during the course of this summer

During the first week in March the annual College Royal activities took place on campus The OVc student body has become a very important part of this event as time has passed Disshyplays have been provided for the public by each of the years and by several of the activity groups within the College walls

On Open House Days hundreds of visitors from various parts of the province are given guided tours through the OVCs facilities and the students do an exceJlent job in providing informashytion concerning their studies and chosen vocation as well as acting as excellent purveyors of good-will for veterinary medicine Your Association has helped albeit rather modestly in assisting with this endeavour

You will be pleased to know that Dean Doug Maplesden SO has disshyplayed his continued interest in alumni activities by attending our Board of Directors meetings and contributing personally by giving much appreciated opinions and assistance Dr Howells very active conscientious involvement in alumni activities provides Doug with a very strenuous precedent to follow but we are looking forward to his associa tion with OVc alumni

Perhaps 1 have rambled long enough I shaH close by once more recommending that you consider serishyously visiting your Alma Mater during the forthcoming Alumni Weekend in June If you consider that arranging a class reunion or some such function would be constructive for goodness sake let us know and we shall attempt to assist in whatever way appears to be practical Hope to see many of you before long 0

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CODlDleDlorative Plaque In Stratford On August 24 1979 a plaque was unveiled in Stratford Ontario by the Local Architectural Conservation Advishysory Committee (LACAC) Stratford to mark the restoration of the Brandenshyberger Block built in the late 1800s

In addition to the historic signifishycance of the building is the fact that among the persons who used the buildshying was John Luke Poett VS (Edinshyburgh) the first veterinary surgeon apshypointed to the Northwest Mounted Poshylice

Poett joined the NWMP in 1874 after practising in Stratford for four years He was in charge of the large group of horses sent from Toronto in 1874 to eventually become part of the march west later that year from Fort Dufferin Manitoba to Fort Whoop-up in Alberta In 1877 he completed his service with the NWMP and returned to practice in Stratford

On September 21 1881 he advershytised that his office had been moved to Brandenbergers new block and he reshymained at this location until 1884 In that year he rejoined the Mounties eventually settling in Battleford Saskatshychewan serving as a non-commissioned police officer there until his death in 1895 His wife lived to be 87 dying in 1937 A granddaughter survives in Vanshycouver

Poetts office was reached through a door under the Jetter R in Reward (see photograph this page) and upstairs to the first floor

The plaque is on the wall just below the word Blowes (Blowes Travel Sershyvice) It will undoubtedly be read by thousands of visitors attending Stratshyford s Shakespearean Festival each year

Apart from being the first veterinashyrian in the NWM P Poetts name is the first to have been entered in the original register of the Ontario Veterishynary Association How his name came to be entered in this way is unknown The register was established in 1879 but it shows his address as the NW MP in Western Canada and in reality he was still in Stratford

The plaque was sponsored by Jim Anderson President LACAC Stratshyford who became interested in the hisshytory of Poett while the author was researching in the Perth County Arshy

chives in 1976 A fuller story of Poett Ontario relating to veterinary medicine may be found in the book Vet in the In 1973 the Toronto Historical Board Saddle by Dr Frank Loew and EH erected the Upper Canada Veterinary Wood published by Western Producer School pl aque on the site of the first Prairie Books Saskatoon 1978 veterinary college in Canada at 40-42

This is the second plaque erected in Temperance Street Toronto 0

Brandenberger Block Stratford Ontario Site of Poetts office

~ Upper Canada Veterinary School plaque 1973

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The College of Social Scie nce Alumni Association

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Edtor Rkk Kna 74

the current year despite continuing From The infl a tion in excess of 9 per cent The increases in faculty salaries have fallshyen behind other comparable professhyDean sions consistently since the early 1970s

3 Some estimates suggest that universishyIt is with pleasure that I report to you ties will be required to terminate upthe success which the College of Social to 20 per cent of faculty over the next Science Alumni Association has enjoyed few years if insolvency is to be preshyin the last year This succcss is due in ventedlarge measure to the encrgy and hard

work of the Association s Beards of Additional facts which should be of

Directors since 1978 interest and concern to you as alumni

The College of Social Science and voters are the following

Alumni Associations presence is being I Ontario now provides $1 000 less in felt in overaH alumni affamiddotirs May I operating grants per full-time equivashyhope that in increasing numbers Social lent student than the average of the

Dr Jack W SkinnerScience alumni will join in actively supshy rest of Canada ($1800 less than porting their Alumni Association the Quebec) College and the University prevent universities from providing both 2 Were Ontario universities funded at

As a second matter I am a ble to quality education and accessibility for a level equivalent to the average for report that the level of participation in students the rest of Canada total grants to the the BA Graduate Survey project was A strong statement on behalf of system for 1979-80 would have to be good May I thank those of you who universities was made in September to increased by $185000000 took the time and trouble to complete Premier Davis and senior ministers by 3 On a relative basis measured in the questionnaire JH Panabaker Chairman of the Board 1977-78 dollars grants per student in

There is another matter which I of McMaster Univcrsity as spokesman universities had fallen 71 per cent trust will be of interest As you are no for board chairmen and executive heads from 1970-71 to 1977-78 While doubt aware Ontarios universities have of Ontario universities Among the facts grants per student in the colleges of been and continue to be involved in a which he prcsented were applied arts and technology (CAAT) substantial amount of retrenchment as a I Library acquisitions per student have rose by 22 per cent costs per pupil in result of past and continuing reduced fallen by about 40 per cent in real secondary schools rose 396 per cent levels of government financial support terms since the early 1970s despite and costs per-patient-day in hospitals While it could be argued that a certain the continuing explosion of knowshy rose 51 per cent Finally of interest amount of retrenchment was needed ledge around the world are the studentstaff ratios In as well as politicaJIy desirab]e a conshy 2 For years increases in salary scales 1977-78 for universities 149 to I tinuation of reduced support on the part have been held well below the rate of CAATs 126 to I and secondary of the government will bring about acshy inflation- they were 37 per cent in schools 169 to l 0 tions which will greatly hamper if not 1978-79 and just over 5 per ccnt for

The membcrs of your Board of Directors dents we a ttended the College of Social recently endorscd a resolution to make Science we had little or no opportunity Five -five scholarhips available to in-course to earn an achievement award

In-course Collcge of Social Science students It s a We have plenty of reasons to make start and without your support of the awards available to deserving students College of Social Science Alumni Assoshy If each of our members could encourage Scholarships ciation and of the Alma Mater Fund it one new membership we could continue would not have been possible to make things happen What do youIntroduced Do you realize that when as stu- say Lets get on with the job 0

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Peacekeeper Playing a key role in peacekeeping opershya tions is as much an a rt as a defined position sa ys Political Studies professhysor Henry Wiseman Professor Wiseshyman who has also been Faculty Assoshyciate in the Office of the Provost this past year has been named Director of Peacekeeping Programs at the Internashytional Peace Academy (IPA) New York He assumed the position for one year as of Janu ary I

The Interna tional Peace Academy which was established in 1969 as an institute devoted to furthering the skills of conflict resolution has a vita l pa rt to

Hes Off To Israel John Vanderkamp

Professor John Vanderkamp Chairman Department of Economics has been apshypointed as visiting professor in the Cashynadia n Studies Program at Hebrew Unishyversityin Jerusalem

Professor Vanderkamp will spend the greater part of three months April to June in Israel where he will give a graduate course in labor economics a nd make himself available for consultations with faculty a nd graduate students

The Canadian Studies Program is relatively new It was established in

Birth Of OASA Much overdue but now ready for acshytion is the way Professor KJ Duncan describes the Ontario Association of Sociology and Anthropology (OASA) Professor Duncan of the UniversityS Department of Sociology and Anthroshypology was the Associa tions first presishydent

Canada has not been without asshysociations in the fi eld There is a nationshyalone the Canadian Sociological and Anthropological Association a nd over

play in world a ffairs The U N as Professor Wiseman pointed out has no specific constitut ional basis for pcaceshykeeping in its charter although it does practise peacekeeping from time to time on an ad hoc basis

Over the ycars a ttempts have been made to define the practice in constitushytiona l terms but without success Professor Wiseman believes there are good political reasons why this has not occurred the fear by some states that the UN would evolve its own a uthority or military force less dependent on the will of the member states

For this reason the IPA while remaining independent of the UN pershyform s the crucial functions of developing

1978 as the result of a VISit by John Roberts then Secretary of State to Israel Funded by the Canadian govern shyment and Toronto philanthropists Dr and Mrs Ralph Halbert the program got under way last year when urban planner Peter Oberlander of British Coshylumbia spent a period at the Israeli university

The successful applicant for the program is selected from candida tes in the social sciences hu manities a nd law Administra tion of the selection is handshyled at the Canadia n end by an advisory committee made up of eight members from a variety of disciplines in Frenchshya nd English-speaking institutions from across the country Recommendationsmiddot are submitted by the Canadian commitshytee to the Hebrew University where the final choice of visiting scholar is made

Professor Vanderkamps talents make him eminently suited to the posishytion H e is the editor of Canadian Public

the yea rs regiona l ones have emerged in the Maritimes Quebec and the western provinces but not until now in Onta rio

Professor Duncan and a number of others including department chairman Professor WE Thompson and departshyment colleague Professor TF Condon have actively supported the idea of a provincial association for years because as Professor Duncan says the real acshytion takes place at the provincial level We need such an assocation he adds to provide a provincial presence to speak on behalf of our two disciplines to government representatives and to the

procedures and policies for peacekeeping to bring greater order to the ad hoc UN practice Such activity is dependent on broad co-operation by UN members One hundred and fourteen have parshyticipa ted in IPA programs to date

The Political Studies professors tasks include arranging professional inshyternational training seminars for diploshymats military officers academics and policy makers in the subjects of peaceshykeeping mediation and negotiation and setting up off-the-record meetings beshytween parties directly involved in disshyputes such as Namibia a nd the Middle East These a re two of the ma in duties of the Academy 0

Policy- Analyse de Poliliques the jourshynal which he founded six years ago to bring together resea rch in economics a nd rela ted disciplines such as political science and sociology with a view to stimulating research and discussion of problems in Canadian policy He is also a member of the executive council of the Canadian Economics Association and author of many papers on Canadian economic activity

The aim of the program is to inshycrease Canadian exposure overseas the economist says It is hoped that eventushyally graduate fellowships in Canadian studies will be made available for stu-

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dents at the Hebrew University further extending the educationa l scope of the program

In the initial five years of operation an endowment fund is being built up Once that income is esta blished visiting professorships will be for a years durashytionD

pUblic Professor Duncan says meetings of

the Associa tion will take place twice a year and that attention will be turned to ways of improving the teaching of socishyology and anthropology as well as a tshytracting the participation of those workshying in community colleges government -private agencies and in industry

For further information about the Association contact Mrs Wilda Blackshylock through the Depa rtment of Socioloshygy and Anthropology (519) 824-4120 ext 3894 0

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The College of Biological Science Alumni Association

~ BIO-ALUMNI ~ NEWS Editor Jane Selley Arts 70

J Tent And Sleeping Bags Anyone Panoramic scenery wa rm campfires wild-flowers and pines scenting fresh summer breezes quiet walks along wooded trails a chance to photograph relax and enjoy the company of good friends Sounds like a dream doesn t it

Well your dreams have come true because the CB S Alumni Association has designed such a weekend this year just for you

From June 6 to 8 1980 (Friday evening to Sund ay night) we have for alumni and their families an Interpreshytive Weekend excursion to Cyprus Lake Provincial Park on th e picturesque Upper Bruce Peninsula We have lined up a full weekend of activity including a wildlife photography sessi on plant and geomorphology lectures bird watching

a Fathom Five ta lk a boat trip to Flower Pot Island a nd much much more

Photographers will want to see the orchids which will be in bloom that wcekend a nd there are ma ny excellent access points for scuba diving enshythusi ast s as well Brave folks might even attempt a midnight dip in th e cool waters of Georgian Bay

We will be camping in the Provinshycia[ Park and should qualify for free group camping if enough adventurers register for the s leep-out If youre not one for organized activities thats okay too

While only a few hours drive from Guelph this part of Ontario is an historshyic glacial-formed environment supportshy

ing rich and diverse flora and fa una You are required to bring your ow n

support gea r food clothing and provide tran sport a tion to a nd from the park The CBSAA will be providing wilderness progra ms and marshmallows

Most o f all the weekend a[ lows friends old and new a chance to relax together and enjoy some free time Twen ty-nine people have already sig ned up a nd we think this will truly be our best event ever

For registration write to CBS Interpretive W eekend co Department of Alumni Affairs a nd Development Level 4 Unive rsity Centre University of Guelph Guelph Ontar io N I G 2W I or telephon e (519) 824-4120 Ext 2122 0

Your 1980 Executive The CBS Alumni Association Board of Directors for 1980 who were elected a t the Annua l Meeting at College Roya[ is a mi xture of new and old faces Wed like to tell you something about each of these people who have volunshyteered their time for you

AI Sippel BSc 74 President A[ is a fish hea lth biologi st with the Ontario Ministry of N a tural Resources working on campus

Richard Moccia BSc 76 MSc 78 Immediate Past President Rick is preshysentlya U of G fish pathologist offershying a consulting service to commercial fish farms la rge aquaria home aquarishyots and resea rch subcontractors

David MaraIdo MSc 78 Vice Presishydent David is a fisheries biologist for Canada Centre for In[and Waters Burlshyington Ontario

Winn Halina BSc 74 MSc 77 Secshyretary T reasurer Winn is a researc h assistant in the Department of Biomedishyca l S cience at the O Vc

Sheena Ba msey BSc 77 Director Sheena is a research chemist for Shell C a nada Ltd

J im Ga llivan BSc 73 M Sc 77 Dishyrector Ji m has been a Ph D student in Medical Sciences a t McMas ter Univershysity since 1978

At the Annual M eeting I to rare

president AI Sippel 74

Professor R on Brooks Zoology and immediate

past president Rick Moccia 76

Ron presented a da zz ling talk and

show on th e Galapagos

Islands

Ka thryn Martin BSc 76 Director Kathryn is a grad student in the Depa rtshyment of Biomedical Sci ence

Margo Tant BSc 76 Director Margo is a full-time stude nt at the O Vc

Jan Watson BSc 75 Director Jan our first CBS President is now an applications specia list fo r Pa yton Asshysocia tes which manufactures e lectronic medica l instruments 0

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University of G uelph 3049 CBS stushyA Message From dents including pos tgraduate students

President

Al Sippel

Al Sippel 74

As the incoming president of the College of Biological Science Alumni Associashytion I would like to thank the immedishyate Past President Richard Moccia 76 and the other outgoing members of the Board of Directors Ted Armstrong 74 Les Dunn 76 Jim Grayston 75 Kathy Martin 76 Ambrose Sarnulski 73 Jim Sheldon 74 and Pat Yungblut 73 for their accomplishments

Over the past year Richard and the others expended a considerable amount of time and energy on alumni associashytion activities with excellent results Both Careers ight and the Elora Gorge Walk were successful again this year Careers N ight is organized specifishycally for senior undergraduate CBS studenb One or two aluIllni frOI11 each

program (eg Microbiology Human Kinetics Zoology N utrition Botany l Genetics) returned to discuss aspects of job hunting resume writing and career development The Elora Gorge Walk was designed to promote outdoor activishyties for alumni during Alumni Weekend

Our other regular activities the Homecoming Biobash and the Annual General Meeting were less successfuL Although a few faithful alumni turned out for each event they were very poorly attended

Despite these disappointments the Association completed two projects that have been on the drawing board for some time Life membership dues finally reached a sufficient level to start a tru st fund for two scholarships for second year CBS students These scholarships will be presented for the first time in 1980

A special Distinguished Alumnus Award was also created this past year Although no nominations for the a ward were received its crea tion provides a format for honouring graduates of the cBS who have distinguished themshyselves in some field

I am confident that thi s year members of the Board of Directors will be ab le to maintain the momentUin generated by their predecessors 1 he nlOW faces on the Board should provide an abundance of energy and fresh ideas Board members serving second or more terllls will provide the necessary experishyelllOe gained from previous years Thi s blend of old and new has worked well in the past and should continue to do so

The major thrust of this years Board of Directors will be aimed at increas ing membership in the Associashytion In the ten years that the College of Biological Science has been a part of the

have graduated However only 202 (66 per cent) of these have Joined the CBs Alumni AssolOiation T herefore much of our effort will be devoted to contacting alumni evaluating their eommenb and re-evaluating our program in an attempt to attract more members

You probably ques tion why you should become a member of the Associshyation Me mbership dues are necessa ry to operate and expand the projects that I have outlined I believe that the CBs Alumni Asocia tion has a lot to offer to undergraduates to the University comshymunity and most importantly to alumshyni

I n particular we provide a forum for keeping in touch with former classshymates through the Guelph Alumnus and the Bio-A lumni N ews Alumni Weekend Supplement and by sponsoring events to which alumni return However as with any organization particularly one such as the CB S Alumni Association that is rel atively young there is always room for improvement If you believe the programs offered by the C BS Alumni Association are inappropriate please let us know as a re-evaluation of alumni shyoriented even ts will be made this year

Without input from our alumni change will not necessarily mean imshyprovement We need your support in the form of members hip and your opinion of the present program In particular I would appreciate receiving comments from Department of Human Kinetics alumni who have been noticeably absent from many of our activities in recent years Please give a little thought to what you think the CB S Alumni A~soshy

ciation should be doing and forward you r ideas to Al Sippel co Departllient of Alumni Affair and Development Levlt 4 niversity Centre niversityof Guclph Cruelph Ontario N 1 G 2W 1 0

Careers Night Seventy-five people attended enjoyed and asked many questions of the six speakers at the 2nd Annual College of Biological ScieIlce Alulllni Association Careers ight

John Byrne fish culture specialist with tell years at the Ministry of Natushyral Resources gave a strong talk stresshysing hiring methods attitude motivation and generally se t the lOne fo r Sheena

Ba rusey BSc 17 and her clever preshyentation which covered as a reselI ch chcmist in Microbiology at Guelph tactic~ to usc job applications and intershyesting facts about prospects for the fushyture in the job market

Jennifer Conners BSc 75 SOOIl to be an M D and who originally graduat shyed in Botany disc ussed the neces ity of being flexible of being wise and not being too specific ill job intcnt when entering uni ve rsity

Dr John Hilton Lkpar lmen t of

utr ition slressed the necessity fo r pcr onal contact and steing the top pCIon when making application for a position Dr John Powell told of the multitude of opportunities which ex ists for a well ed ucated perOIl giving examshyples of 26 graduates from the Departshyf1)tl1t of Huma n Kintl ics and their difshyk re llt afJ Puilltments

Ian W hite OAe 52 co-ordinator of Placement Services summarized and told of the lllaIlY useful services that the

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Macdonald Institute College of Family and Consumer Studies

Alumni Association

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Elizabeth Gullel 55

Food Industry Welcomes Contacts Industry may seem a world away from the univlrsity environment but Conshysumer Studies professor Elizabeth Gulshylett 55 spent the fall semester bridging this gap She visited about 25 companies in the food industry to see what they arc doing in sensory evaluation of food and consumer rda tions

Professor Gullett started her odysshysey through the food industry by conshytacting the presidents of the companies then visiting their laboratories and conshysumer relations departments HI feel very positive about the developments in

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The person who fills this position has the important job of gathering and co-ordinating information for the threeshypage Mac-fACS Alumni News section in each of the quarterly Guelph AlurnshyfillS pUblications and for one four-page unit of news in the Annual Alumni

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these two areas she comments The Canadian food industry IS

expanding and refining its programs in sensory evaluation and consumer relashytions

Sensory evaluation techniques run the gamut from rudimentary tests to very complete profile studies that inshyvolve a team of five or six trained tasters Companies have learned that sensory evaluation improves their batshyting average in introducing new proshyducts Professor Gullett explains that it used to be common for only ten ou t of every 100 ideas to see the light of day and of those only one would be a success Sensory evaluation helps idenshytify the potentially successful products and saves significantly in product develshyopment costs

Curious abollt the state of sensory evaluation in the cosmetics industry Professor G ulictt also contacted several Canadian cosmetics companies but found virtually no activity in the area

ost 01 the Canadian cosmetics firms are distributors for foreign products They tend to rely on the technical expershytise of the parent company

The food industry is becoming more Canadian in outlook according to Professor Gullett Canadian branches of foreign companies are developing food testing product development and evalushyation functions in Canada

Consumer relations have blossomed

Weekend Supplement The Editor is a member of a Comshy

mittee of ditors which meets regularly prior to the publication of each Guelph Alumnus to plan and co-ordinate alumshyni news portions

The Editor is a member of the Mac-FACS Alumni Association Board of Directors which meets regularly throughout the year The Alumni Assoshy

in the last decade particularly throughshyout the food industry Professor Gullett suspects tha t the industry is trying to overcome what it perceive to be a bad public image The consumer movemellt nudged most companies into a greater awareness of consumers and a commitshyment to deal with their complaints and suggestions She was impressed with the speed and thoroughness with which the food companies handled consumer comshyplaints

The visits to the companies revep d that permanent and summer employshyment prospects for Consumer Studies graduates will continue to be good Our students have a lways been hired for their technical knowledge she notes but their broad knowledge of consumer concerns will bccome more and more attractive to employers

While learning about food company programs Professor Gullett did not miss the opportunity to tell her hosts about the undergraduate programs research and expertise in the Department of Conshysumer Studies

Every company I visited seemed genuinely pleased to have someone from a university show an interest in what they are doing she observed Many industry people told me they had regular contacts with community colleges but not with universities A continuing exshychange of ideas will be mutually benefishycial 0

ciation pays all telephone and postage costs of collecting information for the two publications and has designated an honorarium of $50 per publication for the Editor

If you are interested in this posishytion please ca II or write ei t her Roseshymary Clark 59 at the Alumni Office 824-4120 ext 2122 or Ruth Wilson 6251 Oak Street Guelph NIG 2Nl 821-2632 (after 5 pm)

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Freighter Voyage By Dr Margaret S McCready

The winter season was a good time to be one of 12 passengers eight Canadian women four Americans (two men two women) on a large freighter Delta Line out of Brooklyn ew York Deshycember 14 1979 for a seven-week voyshyage through the Caribbean and the Panama Canal to Ecuador Peru and Chile and return But cargo was the important item to the ships owners and about one day out of Brooklyn a new sched ule was posted cutting out the Caribbean ports at Aruba Santo Doshymingo and Barranquilla

Cargo was delivered or picked up at Philadelphia Baltimore Charleston and Mi ami in generally very fine weather There were perhaps one and a half days of slight turbulence off Cape Hatteris enough to make it difficult to set the ta bles in the dining room which we shared with a dozen ships officers and the captain

The crew of about 30 sailors were a busy lot-always some ship s painting to be done as well as swabbi ng down the decks Handling the ve ry large banana crop (green) of Ecuador was a big part of the work for longshoremen-bananas to Chile and to New York State Much of the ships cargo had to be kept at spec ific temperatures SOme of it frozen

Above all we and the officers had excellent meals and very spacious wellshycared for cabins with toilets Actually by the terms of the Seamens Union all sa ilors must be given plentiful and good food to keep them happy and well nourshyished and this was certa inly so

We enjoyed knowing the ships offshyicers One a graduate in law was workshy

ing on a freight er to find out more about mercantile law he was busy also getting his daily exercise by weight-lifting and chinning the bar We passengers worked a bit on the stationa ry bicycle for our exercise

Another officer a graduate engishyneer was working on the freighter to learn more abo ut ship building and space utili zation One specialist in navishygation reminded us to keep certain curshytains drawn at night to prevent glare on the ocean waves which confused their navigation readings from the heavens There is a constant charting of the ship s position on the high seas

Special celebrations and meetings with the captain and officers sometimes when films were shown were enjoyed but also enjoyed was the time spent watching the intricate organization of the loading and unloading of cargo some of it in containers However on docking with the help of pilots we usualshyly planned to take taxis to the big cities and market places not forgetting the small Indian craft shops on or close to the docks The native crafts of fine straw and hair work knitted-wear and handshymade dresses beautiful jewelery of seshymi-precious stones such as lapislazuli malachit e a nd onyx were hard to resist

The museums cathedrals and other handsome buildings reminded us of the culture~ If ( i er peoples in addition to th e Spanish con ribution The beautiful scenery and the objects d art a lmost made us forgetful of the repressive govshyernments in most of these South Amerishycan countries today

It was a memorable days trip when

we motored from Valparaiso Ch ile through the foothills of the Andes to the beautiful capital city Santiago seeing en route the dry desert and mountain country bordering the very fertile va lleys growing lush market and fruit crops (not bananas)

Some bridge playing a nd much reading took up considerable time so that it was difficult to keep a diary and write postcards to friends Obviollsly there was some real rela xa tion and rest on the journey Tt was always pleasant to be having such delightful summcr weat her and enjoying some sunning on deck with tea and happy hours whenshyever one wished to utili ze the passenger lounge for a friendl y get-together

Yes despite sc hedules being changed and in this case shor tened by one week the sea voyage from North to South America at this season was a delight D

Passing through Ihe Suez Canal

The Delta Venezuela out of Brooklyn New York Margaret McCready right in Santiago Chie

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Families Coping With Change The family is alive and well in the twentieth century despite widely pubshylished reports that it is an outdated social institution Social critics bemoan the disintegration of the family and use as evidence the soaring divorce rate juvcnile delinquency wife and child abuse and thc isolated elderly

This gloomy outlook is not shared by three faculty members in the Departshyment of Family Studies who have extenshysive experience working with families and are pursuing family-related reshysearch

Concern over weakening families is not unique to our generation observes Professor Anne Callagan a family socishyologist with a background in professhysiona social work Observers 50 years ago voiced many of the same complaints about urban families she notes and questions whether families have really changed as much as were led to believe The divorce ra Ie was 236100000 in Canada in 1976 and is rising but is still only about half of the US rate

Divorce has replaced death as a cause of single parent families over the years rn addition perhaps urban famishylies of 100 years ago didnt have probshylems with their teen-agers because so many adolescent children didnt live at home

Different Expectation What has changed dramatically is our expectation about family life Until the last few decades marriage tended to be an institutional arrangement On farms the family was a producing unit and in urban environments it was a framework for survival Today we look to the family for intimate personal relationships and emotional support

Professor Claude Guldner former Director of the Interfaith Counselling Centre in Kitchener and now on the faculty in Family Studies doesnt touch on the traditional institutional roles for marriage in describing todays family He focusses on the adult functions of marriage- companionship sharing afshyfcction and sex-instead of viewing marshyriage primari ly in terms of having chilshydren

Where Children Fit In Children are and will continue to be an important focus in most families but the

task of raising them is difficult in the climate of rapid social and technological change Todays parents live in a world very different from the one in which they were raised and their children will have to cope with an accelerating rate of change The task of raisi ng children is not so much preparing them for the world but equipping them to cope with the inevitable changes ahead

The rapid change and uncertainty in the world has eroded parents sense of self-confidence claims Professor George Kawash a child psychologist with a particular concern for parentchild inshyteractions One anchor parents can proshyvide in this unsettled environment is consis tency in their child rearing pracshytices But it is very difficult to maintain if the parents feel unsure of themselves and their parenting skills Children need rules limits and some authority but parents often shy away from setting rules because they view this as a form of authoritarianism says Professor Kashywash Rules are not in themselves aushythoritarian especially if the children ha ve the opportunity to express their grievances about rules they feel are unreasonable Children will be more willing to accept rules if they feel they can discuss them

Professor Guldner feels there is a tendency among educators now to look at the entire family in dealing with problems in children Many families are referred to family counselling agencies because a child has problems in school Ten years ago we would have blamed those problems on the school systems he says Today family counsellors look to the family for weaknesses or strains that may have contributed to such probshylems This approach acknowledges the continued importance of the family unit in the socialization of children

The Individual Within the Family Creating a stable family environment requires input from solid individuals In family counselling explains Professor Guldner we usually focus on the husshyband and wife roles because strong partshyners secure in their relationship funcshytion better in the mother and father roles Further the husband and wife relationship needs to be nurtured throughout a marriage so it can survive after the parenting roles have been

From a FACS sheet by Mary Cocivera

completed Many marri ages break down after the children leave home because the partners threw themselves into the father and mother roles to the exclusion of the husband and wife roles After the years of neglect there was nothing left of the original relationship as husshyband and wife

One of the great tasks in family therapy confided Professor Guldner is helping individuals differentiate themselves from their fa mily of origin Their personal development and success in marriage depend on emerging from the family of their childhood observ ing and evaluating it ancj then making ratioshynal but at the sa me time gut-level choices about their own future Many marriage and family problems are caused by a failure to work through this rela tionship The process is not complete until the individual reconnects and estashyblishes an entirely different relationship with his family of origiIi

A fam ily can provide a supportive environment in which to grapple with these relational tasks Professor Guldner describes marriage as a cyclical IIwe equilibrium which has its ups and downs Individual growth requires comshying to grips with the conflicts

He fears though that many people walk awa y from conflict in marriage by seeking divorce rather than working through the problem This short-cirshycuits individual growth he explains Family counselling helps partners deal with conflict in a marriage relationship but does not guarantee living happily ever after Sometimes working out a rel a tionship results in termination of the marriage

Professor Guldner sees the emphashysis on the individual as a positive develshyopment for the family Were becoming more tolerant of individual diffe rences within the family and among families Young people will feel freer to make choices based on what is best for them personally and inter-personally rather than external expectations -North Americans will find it easier to accept and respect different types of families in the decades to come but they will also have to accept the responsibility for making informed intelligent choices compatible with their personal values ambitions and capabilities 0

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The College of Phys ical Science Alumni Association -5Ju

I SCIMP Editor Bob Winkel

Cell Patent Granted

Dr Ron Fawce ll with electroplated semiconductor

Two resea rchers at the University of GueJph have received a United States patent on a process tha t could revolushytionize the production of photo voltaic cells and reduce the cost several times

Doctors Ron Fawcett and Andrzej Baranski developed the process similar to techniques used in the electroplating industry during two months of research on applying semi-conductors to metal in la te 1978

The process does not require the

present use of vaporization to deposit a film of light-sensitive material on meta l

Present tec hnology for photo voltaic cells evolved from space research and uses either a single crystal silicon or a costly vaporization process for cadmium sulphide

Until now electroplating has been used as a way to deposit one metal on another in some kind of pl a ting solution through which you pass current but what we are depositing here is a semishy

conductor-cadmium sulphide Dr Fawcett said Other semiconductors which can be electrodeposited include cadmium selenide bismuth sulphide cushyprous sulphide and silver sulphide

The new process can be used with a variety of metals including stainless steet and aluminum foil he said

You can imagine pass ing great shee ts of metal through a plating bath and covering them with a thin coherent and uni fo rm deposit of th e photo sensishytive materia l said Dr Fawcett An America n patent was applied for beshycause most ma nufacturing is carried out in the United Sta tes

The chem is ts who will sha re the patent with the University are now seeking patents in Canada Great Britshyain and other industrialized nations

Manufacture of the new electroshyplated semi-conductor solar cells is cheaper than the vaporization process used for cadmium sulphide and initia l tests indicate a higher efficiency on output voltage Dr Fawcett sa id

Immediate application of the comshypound is in photo voltaic devices recshytification of alternating current into dishyrect current light detection equipment and special applications in photography

The research which led to the proshycess was sponsored by a grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Reshysea rch Council of Canada 0

The late Prof Moffa

Prof Moffat Scholarship The College of Physical Science is pleased to announce the establishment of a memorial scholarship by the family and friends of the late Professor and Mrs Robert C Moffatt

Professor Moffatt formed the faculshyty of Physics at the Onta rio Agricultural College in 1917 and was head of the Department of Physics and Mathematshyics for the ten years prior to his retireshyment in 1956 H e was named Professor

Emeritus in 1974 In 1922 he was responsi ble to a

major degree for the organization of the Agricult~ral Science Option so that its graduates could qualify for admission to courses at the Onta rio College of Educashytion leading to the High School Assistshyants Certificate Type A Agriculture In 1950 he orga nized the General Scishyence Option leadin g to Type A Science

Professor Bob Moffatt was known continued

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to most physics students as the Prof and taught for many years the undershygraduate and graduate courses in theory of measurement and statistics He did much to cncourage agricultural reshysearchers to use statistical methods in the interpretations of their results and assisted in many of the a nalyses

[t is most fitting for the College of Physical Science to offer a scholars hi p

established in memory of Professor and Mrs Moffatt who gave so much to the department and the community

The $200 scholarship will be awarded annually to a student who has completed semester 4 and is enrolled in semester 5 or higher of an Honours Program in Mathematics Statistics or Physics

Alumni who graduated from the

Rites Of Passage Worthwhile Graduate work is not everyon es cup of tea Even an intense love of learning can be daunted by long hours of painstaking research the trauma tic experience of the oral comprehensive and the setting forth - and re-working- of first the masters then the doctora1 thesis

But for Bob Dudley who received his PhD in orga nic chemistry at winter Convocation stopping a t the bachelors level would have been unthinka ble He says he was too excited by the prospect of trying his ha nd at basic research something he had been una ble to do as an undergraduate

Bob came to Guelph three years ago from the University of Georgia where he obtained his M Sc working under Professor Ed Janzen When Professor Janzen joined Guelphs Deshypartment of Chemistry Bob moved there too

Bobs doctoral research has Inshyvolved a method of detection called spin trapping of free radicals that is molecules which have an unpaired elecshytron Spin trapping is only used in ten or 12 places in the world Three places in Canada including Guelph use it regularly it is not used at all on a regular basis in the United States

Looking back over the past three years Bob says the hardest things to contend with were assembling his thesis from all those piles of research material and confronting a sea of strange faces as he walked in to teach his first lab

But despite such trying moments Bob has enjoyed his time at Guelph a nd the abundance of ideas a nd stimulating atmosphere created by the joint campus arrangement of the Guelph-Waterloo Centre for Graduate Work in Chemisshytry

Agr Sci option during the time when Professor Moffatt guided developments in physics mathema tics and statistics were informed by Dean MacNaughton of the plan to establish a Moffa tt Meshymorial Scholarship We are most grateshyful for the generous response

It is expected that the first award will be presented at the I Oth anniversary celebrations of the college on June 210

H e has been fortunate too in his wife of ten years Tricia who never doubted for a minute that he would get his degree and whose enthusiasm and moral support cheered him on when the going was especially ha rd

Although their interests and expershytise are different-she graduated from East Tennessee State University in 1969 with a BSc having studied speech pathology language and audiology and is a speech pathologist and teacher of deaf education in Guelph-they find themselves good sounding boards for each ot her s problems

With his doctoral qua lificatio ns completed Bob will be working during th e coming year as a post-doc for Chemistry professor Colin Fyfe in solid state MR (nuclear magnetic resoshynance) After that he will be looking for a more permanent job Bob views that prospect with optimism 0

Our Tenth Anniversary Celebrations -(n June 1970 the new Physical Science Building was officially opened T he building replaced the old rose-garden south of Zavitz Hall and drastica lly changed a birds-eye view to the southshyeast as demonstrated in the two photoshygraphs on this page

Physics Chemistry and Math-Stats

have flowered irl this first decade To celebrate this occasion the College will hold an official cake-cutting ceremony with tea at 400 pm June 21 in the lobby beside the Campus Co-operative Bookstore This is to be preceded by tours of the facilities

Coincidental with this celebration is

the 10th anniversary of the formation of the College of Arts the College of Social Science and the College of Physica l Science and at 630 pm on June 21 in the University Centre Faculty Club alumni of the three colleges will join ranks with cocktails and dinner Come join us then 0

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By Mary Cocivera

T he College of Physical Science has yet to reach the age of puberty but is

poised to enter its second decade as a major centre for science research and undergraduate programs in Canada

The short existence belies a long history on the Guelph campus as major supporting disciplines to the agricultural programs Stretching back to the 1880s the story progresses through such varied pursuits as analysis of dairy products sugar beets well water and wood ashes levelling and surveying water finding machines lightning rods ventilation and soil physics

Old-timers can spin colorful tales of early instructors There was Prof Soccer-Bill Blackwood whose speciality was (literally) dynamite He was fond of bringing dynamite caps into the lecture room to demonstrate their safety He regularly stood by the window toying with one of these capriciously explosive caps before lighting it and toss ing it out the window where it exploded on cue Art Thompson OAC )7 remembers the ill-fated cap that rode a stiff wind right into the open window of a lab full of equipment on the lower floor That cap too exploded on cue

Art chuckles as he describes Prof Blackwoods favorite exam question You have a rock three feet by four feet by five feet two feet of it underground in the middle of a swamp and you want to blast it out How much of a charge of dynamite do you need He describes the technique of mud-capping- planting dynamite under a mud cap on top of the rock and letting er rip You can sit down and do all the calculations for this problem says Art but the right answer is that the rock is in a swamp so why would you need to blast it away

No reflections on the physical sciences could be complete without reference to Prof Moffatt claims Dean Earl MacNaughton He was called Mr Physics and his courses on theory of measurements were dubbed theory of Moffatt

Years When the Physics Building was built

in 1916 recalls the Dean inmates from the Ontario Reformatory were used to ca rry plaster a nd so the plasterers pu t a generous inch-thick layer on the ceilings By the early 50s the plaster frequently and with very little warning separated [rom the Ilath and both Prof and I had some close calls when the plaster would suddenly drop in our offices and on laboratory benches

Ventilation was indeed a problem when 50 to 60 students gathered for a qua1litative analysis laboratory and started bubbling H2S through solutions in order to precipitate metal ions H2S is infamous for it s smell --middotrotten eggs concen tra ted Professor John Rothwel OAC 39 now retired developed sensitive timing catchill~ about-to-expire students and hauling them to the window for a breather We had big fans installed he explains but the students opened the windows next to the fan short-circuiting the makeshift ventilation system Qualita tive analysis was eventually dropped from the curriculum Professor Rothwell is

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covered with equipment Chemistry had the distinction of being

the first science department on campus to have its own building by 1887 (the odiferous na ture of the pursuit no doubt affected the decision to construct a separate building) The building however la sted only until 1896 when fire destroyed it The replacement on the same location-where the north wing of the Arts Building now stands- housed generations of chern students until the Department of Chemistry moved to the present Chemistry and Microbiology building in 1965

When Prof Bill Brown arrived on campus in the 1 940s he suggested only partially in jest that the venerable building be named Reek Hall after the then president of the OAC William R Reek OAC 10 It was an idea that never emerged from the flask

The building easily would have justified that label Prof Brown tells of a visiting chemist from Iowa State University As he walked through the front entrance he sniffed deeply and sighed Ah beautiful-this is a lovely chemistry building It takes years of chemical training to appreciate the bouquet of aged chemistry buildings

convinced because other faculty members didnt appreciate the smell

While future physicists werent likely to find their way to the Guelph campus the OAC trained many of the high school science teachers in Ontario The old Agricultural Science option introduced ill 1922 and the General Science option introduced in 1950 provided an excellent broad scientific background for high school teaching and graduate study in any number of agricultural and scientific disciplines

With the establishment of the University of Guelph in 1964 the physical sciences emerged from their supporting roles to limelight positions on campus Greatly expanded research facilities and undergraduate laboratory capability had to be provided The Physics Department had been cramped for years in the red brick building and was unable to develop its undergraduate programs nor introduce graduate student and research programs appropriate for the mushrooming University The Chemistry Department had moved into the new Chemistry and MicrobiOlogy Building but research activity in the department had expanded graduate programs were becoming mOre important and essential scientific

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equipment was proliferating Both tcaching and research activities required much more space

The Physical Science Building an efficient gem of an edifice was completed and occupied by the fall of 1969 Attached to the Chemistry and Microbiology Building it provided expanded facilities for chemistry as well as teaching research and office space for Physics Mathematics and Sta tistics When the Department of Computing and Information Science emerged in 1971 it located in the Institute of Computer Science Building (the renovated Physics Building) for proximity to the computer hardware

For Physics the move to the new facilities was like a speed-of-light journey from 1916 to 1970 From graffiti-embellished lab benches to immaculate well-equipped spacious undergraduate la boratories from dingy basement research cubby-holes to well-lighted laboratories from makeshift to state-of-the-art equipment

Equipping the departments with essential iescarch instruments will be a never-ending program because the advances in science occur rapidly and because Guelph will want to maintain its hard-earned position at the forefront of research in Canada

By most accounts the move to the building occurred so smoothly that the undergraduate students remember only closing the drawer in one laboratory one day and showing up the next day in a new lab

We collected a roomful of old glassware brass bunsen burners and all kinds of junk when we moved out of the old Physics Building recalls Professor Jim Hunt Instead of throwing it out I bet other faculty members that we could sell it We did --we sold every last bit of broken glass and laboratory equipment amassed $500 and started a scholarship fund for undergraduate students in physics

The very existence of the physical science disciplines is often overshadowed by the emphasis on the life sciences at Guelph Because of this undergraduate degree programs stili attract a relatively small number of students-a predicament that is both attractive and threatening at the same time Faculty describe the size of some of the undergraduate programs as

bull uncomfortably small while recent graduates from the programs see the small size as an important difference between Guelph aNd the grist mills that churn out hundreds of graduates

Everything has to do with size observes Terry Clifford Like most of his classmates at the OAC he came from a rurat background We really appreciated Guelphs organization in terms of social

development We got to know everyone in our class Professors assigned to the year really developed close relationships There was no dou bt that everyone encouraged us Professor MacNaughton (now the dean) was like a mother hen-he developed a really close rapPorl with all the students and graduates Hes a mini alumni associa t ion hi msel r

How the Physical Sciences disciplines evolved on the Guelph campus is a fascinating account in itself They all appeared originally to serve agricultural interests Chemists performed analyses on everything from soil to sugar beets physicists monitored the weather and contributed a variety of engineeringshyoriented expertise Mathematicians helped agricultural research workers use statistical methods to interpret their da tao Even the late-comer Computing and Information Science appeared on campus in an agricultural capacity Animal scientists had gathered enough milking data on cards to fill a room but couldnt use the information The computer stored that information and made it accessible for research

The undergraduate program in Computing and Information Science reflects these origins emphasiZing systems rather than computation It focuses on how to best utilize the computer to solve problems This approach meshes well with the existing biological and agricultural research on campus Fourth year classes in computing science boast about 35 students the 90 terminals in the ICS building are in use practically round-the-clock and the majority of students on campus has some contact with the computer during studies at Guelph

WHAT IS TO COME The general perception of whats

happening in the job market for physical science graduates is completely incorrect according to Professor Jack MacDonald Chairman Department of Physics In the

next decade there won t be enough physicists ma thema ticia ns and chemists to go around There was a move away from the physical sciences when they were blamed for pollution and technological problems Students looked to the biological sciences for solutions Now were seeing a move back to chemistry and physics as young people start to recognize that they offer the best hope for long-range solutions to many pressing problems Physical Science graduates are basically problem-solvers

The pre-adolescent CoJlege of Physical Science has emerged from a decade that was turbulent for the physical sciences at all institutions Ted Newton describes the see-saw years Until about 1970 we had money and jobs to offer but no one to whom to offer them Then the money dried up and really good candidates for faculty positions became availa ble

The disciplines not only are firmly esta blished on ca mpus but are setting high standards in teaching and research Were proud of the progress in physical sciences in the 15 years since the formation of the University adds Dean Earl MacNaughton

Faculty pursue research in fields as diverse as biophysics environmental toxicology electrochemistry surface physics neutron scattering mathematical and sta tistical a nalysis of biologica I systems and the design of a georeferences data base for the Province of Onta rio Funds from outside sources amounting to about one and a half million dollars annually support a large portion of this fundamental and applied research

As the disciplines continue their growth predicts the Dean our faculty will strive to preserve the informality and close contact with students that has distinguished Guelph in the past

The College may be only ten years old but has already come of age in the scientific research community I990- here we come 0

A physics leclure 1958 with Dr Earl MacNaughton now Dean

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y ou hear the sales approac h lt1 llmost cve ry day The new improved producl - more

powerful more efficient more everything Well that sa me approach very aptly applied

to College Roya I and University Open House 80 This yea r as well as the usual multitud e of events and exhibits across-camrus there were many exciting and refreshing innovations that added that extra sparkle to the glitter

The officia l opening of open house weekend by a professional actor and comedian was a first Canadils own tongue-in-cheek Don Harron though not bespectacled and disguised in the dilaridatcd cloth cap three-day beard and moth-eat en swea ter of the irreverent Chrlie Farquharso n ce rtainly sounded like that entertaining rural cha racter during a eourle of his r ertinent rronouncements

Another new fea ture of this years College Royal open hOlle weekend walt Fly-Days The sky W i the limit when at $7 a ti ck t cIIQO11 ers took 30-minute flights over the Univcrsit v nd thc surrounding ar a Thc Flying C1uh1I thl

Don Harron and Charlie Farquharson opened open house weekend with ColeRe Royal president Dawn Wert and College Roya cehbrafll Connalyn Cooke

Something New At Collegl

Where MY funny hal University of Guelph dreamed up the idea provided planes and pilots and des pite il storm that dumped ten inches of snow on G uelph in less than three hours ilttrac ted more thiln 40 adventu rers

Another well-attended newcomer event was th e Woodsman Comretitions where ring of axe rasp of crosscut sa wand flying logs a od woodchips filled the a ir ilS contestants pitted their muscles ilgainst the clock

A new wag and wiggle to the O Vc Dog Show was the mutt show - comrlete with a delightful dog-in -a n-Easter-bonnet competition

Well over 20000 people visit ed the campus during Collegc Royal open hou se weekend

Pr~ilting the thousa nds of bu sy students who orgil ni zed something for this University that it could not do for itself Prcsident Donald F Forster lnuded them for rroudly serving the 56-year tradition of College Roy~Jmiddot

What s new a t College Roy~l ) The rhot ograrhs on these two pagcs sum it ur much hetter th ~1 1l mInv tnou s no of word~ []

Pilots with the Flying Cluh at the Univ(fsity of Guelph introduced Fly-Days With customers is Paul Sullivan right Club prlsident

Collegl Royal open house weekend was a cold one but students who entered the Woodsman Competitions soon warmed to the job

Royal 80 A 30s lapper Daisy Mae

Linda Filller 80 Derek style at the fashion show

Just a big baby

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A New

Look At Old

Folks Exerpts from a FACS sheet

by Mary Cocivera

I nd ependence self-respect and dignity can make the difference between

enjoying the later years and mere ly enduring them Helping seniors maintain their independence is an increasingly popular more enlightened approach to providing the services required by the elder ly

Canadas population is getting old The proportion of the elderly is increasing as a result of extended life span lower birth rates and immigration cutbacks The percentage of Canadas popula tion over 65 increased from 5 per cent in 190 I to 87 per cent in 1976 Demographic projections predict that in 50 years more than 20 per cent of the Canadian population will be over 65

Supporting these elderly and providing the needed services will demand novel approaches new insights and an emphas is on enjoying rather than enduring the later years

WHO ARE THE ELDERLY

The elderly a re generaJly considered to be anyone over 65 yea rs old-the age of mandatory retirement At tha t turning point workers stop being wage earners and sta rt being senior citizens They receive old age security benefits draw pensio ns and ride buses at reduced ra tes

The retirement years are rewarding for many seniors Jackrabbit Johannsen still cross-count ry skis at 104 Grandma Moses painted into her 90s others earn university degrees pursue second careers indu lge in hobbies travel and find happiness in volunteer work But for some of the elderly the retirement years bring loneliness despair and poverty along with independence

Most of the elderly are women Of the elderl y living a lone 70 per cent are women

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The proportion of the elderly in Canada is increasing rapidly

Almost half of the women over 65 are widowed and widows outnumber widowers five to one

Three-quarters of the women over 65 living on their own have no income other than government stipends for the elderl y In Ontario these stipends now amount to about $365 monthly and are adjusted quarterly

INCOME DURING RETIREMENT

The financial picture for many seniors looks bleak but it may appear worse than it really is suggests Dr Kathleen Brown a family economist in the Department of Family Studies Without work-related costs retirees have lower expenses

In addition seniors can take advantage of free medical care free or reduced admissions property tax refunds income tax deductions public tra nsportation passes reductions on restaurant meals free drugs and seniors discoun ts at stores These benefits help spread retirement income that much further

Dr Brown suspects that the recently retired may see their financial position as worse than it rea ll y is She and Professor

Martin-Matthews arc doing a study of how recently retired people adjus t to changes in their economic and social status Its a difficu lt psychologica l adjustment for someone who has saved for retirement to start dipping into savings she says Consequently many scniors dont live as well as they co uld Some who could don t take taxis and hire help when they rea lly nced to because it is contrary to their Iife-Iong habits

The family home owned Iree and clear is a major economic assct in retirement and is the surest hedge against int1ation New programs likc the reverse mortgage can convert this asset into cash while a llowing the owner to stay in the house

In this scheme the bank or finance company buys the house over a period of about 20 ycars giving the resident homeowner monthly cash payments based on the assessed value of the house Varia tions on this theme may be one answer for asset-rich but cash-poor sen iors

Financially this arrangement makes good sense but convincing seniors may take some doing After people work a lifetimc to own a home outright they arc understandably reluctant to put a claim on it explains Dr Brown

Selling the family home in retirement is a calculated risk Will the capital from the house support a retired person for 10 years 20 years 30 yea rs Will it cover possi ble hi gh care costs in the later years A dollar saved in 1932 bu ys only 20 cents worth of goods and services at todays prices Int1ation will continue to erode the purchasing power of dollars saved fo r retirement

Financial management in general may present spec ial problems for many seniors notes Dr Brown Sources of income tend to be more diffuse in retirement coming from ann uities pensions RRSPs income supplements and perhaps reverse mortgages All of these require some attention managemen t and filling out of form s Often it s the widow who has to handle these ar rangements and she may be fac in g family finances for the first time in her life Seniors who could benefit from financial counselling don t know where to go for help

Growing old may not be glamorous but it need not be frig htening lonely and poverty-ridden In other cultures extended family a rrangements ass ure that elders will be loved needed and honoured until death In Canada senio rs place a high val ue on independence but geronto logists are now

realizing that independence can be facilitated while providing needed services and opportunities to the growing elderly populat ion 0

Election of alumni to Senate

Regulations governing election All alumni shall be eligible to vote providing they have graduated from the University of Guelph or the founding Colleges Alumni members of faculty a t the University of Guelph or full-time or part-time students enrolled in a pTogram under the jurisdiction of the Senate of the University of Guelph may not vote in the election of alumni to Senate if they have participated in the current election of faculty or the election of students to Senate

There shall be a minimum of one and a maximum of three elected alumni from anyone of the undernoted alumni bodies (a) Macdonald Institute or its successor College of Family and Consumer Studies (b) Ontario Agricultural College (c) Ontario Veterinary College (d) As a group the Colleges of Arts and Social Science and Wellington College- BA degree (e) As a group the Colleges of Biological Science and Physical Science and Wellington College-BSc degree

Each year the three-year terms of office of three of the nine alumni senators expire Retiring August 31 1980 are Frank Archibald OAC 39 W John Bowles CSS 72 and Dr Vc Rowan Walker OVC 47 The terms of office of Gordon B Henry OAC 34 Mrs Mary (Robertson) McGillivray Mac 36 and John R Flegg Arts 68 will expire August 31 1981 Charles (Chuck) Broadwell OAC 54 Bill Tolton OAC 36 and Dr Robert (Herb) Wright OVC 38 will sit on Senate until August 31 198 2

Voting instructions Please vote for a maximum of three candidates on the ballot form Voting shall be by an x Or checkm~rk Any mark on a ballot other than those required for marking the voters preference shall make the ballot null and void

Completed ballot form should be clipped and placed in an envelope on which you are requested to put your name and year in the upper left-hand corner To facilitate voting by an alumnus whose spouse is a lso an alumnus of the University of Guelph and who therefore jointly receive only one copy of the Guelph Alumnus two ballot forms are provided A joint return (two ballots in the same envelope) is acceptable only if the name and year of both voters a re on the envelope Address to Box SE Alumni Office University Centre University of Guelph Guelph Ontario NIG 2W l stamp and mail An on-campus polling booth in the foyer of the Physical Sciences Building will be open between the hours of 800 am and 200 pm on Saturday June 21 during Alumni Weekend Ballot forms and envelopes will be available at the booth On receipt at the Alumni Office eligibility to vote will be verified The sealed envelopes will be opencd on or after June 23 1980 and the ballots counted by scrutineers appointed by the Executivc Committee of the University of Guel ph Alumni Association Only valid ballots with voter identification on the enclosure envelopc received on or before that date will be counted

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iSenate Ballot Form iSenate Ballot Form I I For election of three alumni to Senate University of I For election of three alumni to Senate University of I I Guelph for the three-year term commencing Sep- I Guelph for the three-year term commencing Sep- I tember I 1980 See other side of this page for tember 1 1980 See other side of this page for I biographical sketches of candidates Vote for a biographicalfskhetches o~ candoidatebslvote for a I

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FERGUSON Paul D I CPS 67 Guelph

I FERGUSON Paul D I CPS 67 Guelph J

I GRUBBE Arthur G (Art) I OAC 41 Arthur I

GRUBBE Arthur G (Art) OAC 41 Arthur

I LEWIS Robin BI Aits 73 BTantford

I MILNE (Dennison) Lorna A I OAC 56 Brampton

I LEWIS Robin B I Arts 73 Brantford

MILNE (Dennison) Lorna A I OAC 56 Brampton

I YOUNG N Richard P Arts MA 76 Ridgeville

YOUNG N Richard P 1 Arts MA 76 Ridgeville

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News From Guelph

CAMPUS HIGHLIGHTS Summer Campus 1980 Summer Campus 80 will be a laughing matter if Larry Horowitz has his way A professional entertainer Horowitz is teaching a comedy workshop as part of the U niversi ty s uniq ue vaca tion proshygram which this year begins July 7 Timing voice inflection and mannerisms are almost more important than content according to thi s young comic who deshylights in sending up commercials

From comedy to reincarnation and apiculture Summer Campus this year presents vacationers with an extraordishynary smorgasbord of courses and activishyties For some people a relaxing vacashytion means a complete change from their usual activities explains Professor Jim Murray who established the program the only one of its kind at a Canadian university five years ago Teachers

lawyers and housewives will probably be among those who take Horowitzs comedy workshop or classes In drawing piano-playing or conversational French

Others however prefer to use the time to further develop themselves professiona ly says Professor Murray This year for the first time courses which form part of certificate programs in business and education wil[ be ineludshyed so that the family can come along while mom or dad sharpens professional skills Some of the 27 adult courses offered thi s summer are designed to fulfill specific personal needs such as how to become a skillful negotiator or generally manage life more effectively

Summer Campus is an ideal chance for alumni to spend time at the Univershysity of Guelph again notes Professor Murray Since Summer Campus has 12 special youth progra ms for children from 4 to 16 years of age returning to your alma mater can become a family

affair This year youngsters can ha m it up in a theatre workshop or learn about science computcrs or nature Workshops in jOllrnalism and art also encourage young talent

Tennis squash swimming and 800 acres of green space provide numerous recreational opportunities In the eveshyning it is poss ible to enjoy the campus through twilight tours and a myriad of student events includling the community barbeque Musical performances Walt Disney film nights and socials are espeshycially organized for Summer Campus va ca tioners

Summer Ca mpus 80 has two oneshyweek sess ions July 7-11 and 14-18 Course rates begins at $25 for children and $35 for adults per week Residence accomodation is available For complete program a nd fee information contact Continuing Education Division UNIshyVERSITY OF GUELPH Guelph Onshytario NIG 2WI or phone (519) 824-4120 ext 39560

Biographical Sketches- Senate Candidates middot PAUL D FERG SON CPS 67 lives in Guelph and is territory manager with Supersweet Feeds Stratford Paul taught at J F Ross Collegiate and then farmed near Arthur As an alu mni sena tor he at on Senate from 1969 to 1972 and feels he can provide an effective voice for alumni

ARTHUR G (ART) GRUBB OAC 41 is retired and lives in Arthur after a 35-yea r career with OMAF as an Ag Rep for the counties of Prince Edward Gray Oxford l anark and Perth Art is Secretary Ontario Institute of Agrologists Guelph Branch and is married to Lenore (McFadden) Mac 40

ROBIN BAIRD LEWIS Arts 73 lives in Brantford and is a part-time professional artist (see article on pages 6 and 7) An art instructor at Fanshawe College Robin is also a free-lance com mercial artist and has illustrated childrens books Her name is in the Index of Ontario Artists

LORNA A (DENNISON) MILNE OAC 56 lives in Brampton where she has operated Flowertown Antiques for eight years She is a trustee with the Peel Board of Education and vice chairman of the North Peel unit of the Canadian Cancer Society She is married to Ross Milne OAC 55

N RICHARD P YOUNG Arts MA 76 lives in Ridgeville and is a candidate for bar admission He is with the law firm of Young and McNamara in Thorold With his knowledge of taw he feels he can contribute to Senate during this period of economic difficulty

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Great Year For Gryphons

Mens Hock ey Cryphons winners of the OUAA championship

With no less than seven Gryphon teams taking Ontario championships the 1979-1980 intercollegiate season at the University of Guelph was certainly an unprecedented one

II a II started in the fall when the Senior Mens Varsity Eight rowing tea m broke records at the Ontario Universishyties Athletic Association (OUAA) meet in Weiland to take first place Then the mens and womens curling teams trashyvelled to the Universi ty of Western Ontario to defeat all comers and sweep two Ontario titles

Following th at came a weekend at Guelph that will not soon be forgotten by those involved February 22-23 saw the University of Guelph host both the Ontario Womens Basketball Championshyships and the Ontario Wrestling Chamshypionsh ips At approximately 800 pm on Saturday Feb 22 the Guelph women defeated Laurentian University for their first ever Ontario Womens Intercollegishy

ate Athletic Association (OWIAA) championship Three hours later the men had edged out the University of Western Ontario to bring back the Onshytario wrestling title after an absence of one year

Meanwhile the womens crossshycountry ski team put together a strong effort and snatched the provincial title from perennia l winner Carleton Univershysity

It was also about this time that the men s hockey Gryphons were putting together a miraculous comeback Ending up in fifth place in the OUAA the team had to travel to Laurentian University for a sudden death game The Gryphons won it They then fell one game down in a best of three semi-final with the Unishyversity of Toronto Varsity Blues and had to win two in a row to advance to the final They did In the final against the number one ranked McMaster Universishyty Marlins the Gryphons again fell one

game down You guessed it they won th e next two and became the second team ever to win back-to-back Ontario championships

The wrest lers basketball and hockshyey players all advanced to the Canadian Intra-universi ty Athletic Union (CIAU) Championships and a lthough no team titles were brought home they a ll made their presence felt at the national level

As weJl as seven championships the Gryphons had seven individual Ontario champions They were Ken Hawthorne in the 15 km Nord ic sk iing race and Bob Pronk Ken Bradford Jamie Beshythune Ed Slabikowski Gavin Carrow and Wayne Brightwell from th e wresshytling Gryphons The Nordic ski relay team of Dan MaJlet John Bonardelli and Ken Hawthorne also took a gold at the OUAA championships At the CIAU wrestling ch ampionships Wayne Brightwell took a gold medal in his weight class

The Gryphons also had ten Ontario a ll-stars in Candy Clarkson Linda Jolie Sue Lindley Mike Sesto Rick Dundas and Tom Heslip from basketball John Lowe and Jeff Inglis from football Mike McParland from hockey and Tony Tenwesteneind from volleyball Candy Clarkson wa s also named to the allshyCanadian team at the CJAU banquet in Halifax

Following the completion of the schedules the first annual Co-Educashytional Awards Banquet was held at the University s Peter Clark Hall The event was well received by athletes and staff a like and plans are already in the making for next seasons banquet 0

Microbiology Open House June 15 Microbiology is fascinating Thats the message of an open house to be held Sunday June 15 from I 00 pm to 500 pm in the Universitys Chemistry and Microbiology Building College of Physshyical Science Sponsored by the Canadian Society of Microbiologists Committee on Education with the co-operation of the Departments of Microbiology Vetshyerinary Microbiology and Immunology and the Microbiology Club Microbioloshygy Day is for everyone-young and old novice and expert alike

Four second-floor laboratories will house presentat ions demonstrations and poster displays of the latest research

developments in medical agricultural and industrial microbiology-in a way that can be readily understood even by non-scientists

For those who want to explore furshyther there will be tours of resea rch laboratories where work will be in progshyress and equipment in use including the electron microscope Interes ted visitors may also tour the Department of Veterishynary Microbiology and Immunologys research facilities

At 300 pm in Room 200 of the Chemistry and Microbiology Building Jay Ingram microbiologist and host of CBC Radio s Quirks and Quarks will

give a slide and video lecture on the history of microbiology and some of the most recent trends The talk will be aimed primarily at high school students but everyone should find it interest ing Later Jay will mingle and chat with visitors

Microbiology Day has been planned as part of the first joint annual meeting -of the Canad ian Society of Microbiolo shygists and the Genetics Society of Canashyda being held on campus from June J 5 to June 19 Over 400 delegates from across Canada and the United States will be there Heres a chance to hobnob with the experts Plan to bring the whole family It promises to be a great day 0

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Alumni Publications-Consolidation ue to a combination of rapidly escalating paper prices and mailing rates and a directiveD issued to all academic and administrative units of the University requesting that a ll 1979-80

budget submissions reflect a 5 per cent reduction of their 1978-79 budget allotments it became necessary to review the vital field of a lumni publications

To this end President DF Forster appointed a Special Advisory Committee on Alumni Publications with representatives from the U of G Alumni Association and each of the seven college alumni associations The Committee compiled a re port and the President accepted its recommendation to consolidate the Guelph A lumnus and the se ven individual college alumni bulletins

Through the year the four re gular issues of the Guelph Alumnus will consist of 36 pages and up to 18 page s in each issue will be a llocated to the college alumni associations Space will be divided in proportion to the size o f individual college alumni bodies and copy for the 18 pages will be pro vided by individual college e ditors To obtain a good institutional image and to m ainta in alumni acceptance the quality of Guelph Alumnus paper stock has been upgraded to a lighter weight coated stock This will result in lower mailing costs

Subject to annual review and the availa bility of funds the President has approved the publication ot an e ight-page Annual Alumni Weekend Supplement under the individual mastheads of the seven college alum ni associations The supplement will consist of a common four-page insert covering Alumni Weekend programs plus a four-page format of copy exclusive to and provided by e ach of the seven college alumni associations

Your colle ge editors met a de m anding deadline for this the first consolidated publication and we are very grateful to them We t hink we ve done the right thing-what do you think Ed 0

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CVMA Confere nce Moncton NB

Centennial Banquet Associate Diploma in Agriculture

AVMA Convention Washington DC

Aggie Week

OAC Alumni Association Golf Tournament

Homecoming

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Canada Postes Post Canada ~~oJod PYlp~+ pulk Ennombre third troisieme class classe 1067 Guelph Ont

ADDRESS CORRECTION REOUESTED

If th e addressee or a son o r a daughter w ho IS an atumnu s has moved please notify th~ Alum ni OHice University 01 G uelph N I G 2W so thai th is magazine may be forwarded to the proper address

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The Ontario Agricultural College Alumni Association

ALUMNI NEWS

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The Dippers Coat of Arms

This is centennial year for the Associate Diploma in Agriculture course at the OAC and the graduates have planned a celebration on the weekend of July 19 While these students have been an inteshygral part of the campus since 1880 it was not until 1953 that they obtained a coat of arms or crest for themselves

Yea r 5 2 Associa tes presen ted an idea for an Associate crest to the OAC -SAC but it was rejected The crest presented was similar to that of the degree course with a change from gold to silver in the wire embossing

Year 53 Associates took up the challenge and the year executive offered $5 to the winning designer From the designs presented that of Wendell Nufer was chosen Wendells father who had designed crests in the past for the South African Olympic teams as well as for several Swiss Army regishyments created it

Changes were made in the crest design to obtain approval by the presishydent The year president Mr Colley and the late Dr Norm High obtained a

copyright for the crest which made the College Co-op the sole distributor To obtain the crest a t the Co-op a note had

to be obtained from the registrar of the OAC

The Students Administrative Council of the OAC passed a resolushytion that the Students Co-operative be the sole source of the official Degree gold wire crest and the new Associate silver wire crest These crests were only available to graduates seniors and junshyiors of the Degree course and to gradushyates and second-year students of the Associate course Dave Barrie was 53 class president and Professor Robert Forsha w was honorary class president

The addition of the words Assoshyciate Diploma Agriculture OAC was designed by Richard Buck 76A The change has received the approval of the Dean of the OAC and will be officiaHy added to the crest

The colourful silver-wreathed in- signia are in stock at the Campus Coshyoperative shops at $325 each They should be worn only by those who are entitled to do so and they should be worn on a somewhat formal garment such as a blazer 0

A Variety of V erse

Len Vickars 33A and 46 has retired to Newmarket Ontario after an intershyesting and varied career He has preshypared a little booklet containing some of the results of a lifelong avocation-the writing of verse Some of the verse was written while he was a student at the OAC in the early 30s others in his years in Northern Ontario mining towns during wartime service overseas and finally from his post retirement occupation as an agricultural teacher at a church school in the Yukon Illustrashytions in the book are by Lens daughter Dawn a resident of Carmacks in the Yukon

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Thrice cursed is he who doth smile in a lecture For that luckless might well regret it- you betcha If you do see a paradox Its considered urlOrthodox To exhibit your glee In a manner so free You may shout sing or weep Raise Hell - or just sleep But it is really unethical And shews lack of principle To beguile With a smile A Prof When hes wrath

Rivers (Yukon 1974)

Ive paddled my feet in the Tiber And frozen them numb in the Klondike Ive waded full dress cross the Rubicon And swum in the buff in the Thames Ive crossed the Rhine under shell fire And canoed mid the ice on the Ottawa Ive washed my socks in the Mirimichi And have squelched in the mud of the Seine In my life Ive crossed many rivers And some that I didnt quite cross BUl from the fast flowing streams to the Arctic To the filth choked flows of the South From the insect fraught heat of the summer To the bone chilling frost of the fall Theyre the only things Ive seen in nature That never perceltibly stop 0

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Our Man In Cairo

Larry Dickenson 68

Lawrence (Larry) T Dickenson 68 and his family are now well settled in at their new home in Cairo Egypt where he is commercial counsellor at the Canashydian Embassy His duties cover a much wider field than the United Arab Reshypublic of Egypt however as he will also be responsible for the Canadian trade promotion program in the Sudan and Libya This requires a knowledge of Arabic which came by way of an intenshysive three-month course in Ottawa

Larry has been nearly eight years in the diplomatic offices of Canada in Europe with about half of that time in Eastern Europe This is his first experishyence however in a developing or an Arabic-speaking area

The first adjustment was to the slower pace of getting things done it took the Dickensons three months to get

Mechanizing Rice Paddies James S Townsend 56 has taken leave from the Department of Agricultural Engineering University of Manitoba to work for two years with the Internashytional Rice Research Institute Los Bashynos Philippines

Dr Townsend will be stationed in Rangoon Burma where he will serve as an agricultural engineer in the area of small-scale mechanization for rice proshyduction In addition he will serve as

into their home in a Cairo residential suburb and the majority of their personal effects had not yet arrived five months later Larry writes Once we had adjusted to the tremendous concenshytration of people- Cairo has a populashytion of approximately 11 million - the noise dust new food and customs we became decidedly attracted to the Egypshytian people who are very hospitable and possess a rich culture dating back thoushysands of years

Since arriving in Cairo in addition to moving into our new home we have had the visit to our territory of the first large federal government trade mission It was comprised of 18 representatives of government and industry interested in the fields of consulting engineering and construction

In both November and December I made one-week trips to Tripoli and Libya where Canada has considerable export potential One officer from the commercial division travels to Tripoli every month

Larrys wife Margaret Mac 68 keeps very busy as well as there is a heavy social commitment which goes with his profession She accompanies him to many dinners and receptions and of course is hostess for those occasions where she treats Egyptian foreign and Canadian contacts to favourite recipes acquired in various other countries

Margaret and I went to Kharshytoum the capital of the Sudan in Janushyary After completing business calls durshying a period of nine days we returned to Cairo via Jeddah visiting friends in our embassy to Saudi Arabia

During our trip to the Sudan and Saudi Arabia daughters Tonya II and Christa 9 stayed in a convent just one

team leader and country representative in Burma for the International Rice Research Institute The Canada-IRRI Burma project is a co-operative project funded by the Canadian International Development Agency and the Governshyment of Burma with IRRI as the executshying agency

Dr Townsend is accompanied in Burma by his wife Yvonne and two sons Alan and Neil Two other sons remain in Canada Philip in Winnipeg Manitoba and Robert at Belwood Onshytario Dr Townsends address is Canashydian Section British Embassy PO Box 1121 Rangoon Burma

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The three Dickenson youngsters

block from our home This convent is occupied by 13 delightful nuns who are decidedly senIor citizens with warm generous hearts They are of many nashytionalities and have devoted entire lifeshytimes to Egypt As the convent is within one block of the girls school-the French Lycee-this will be convenient for the girls Tonya and Christa have pursued their education totally in French in Brussels OUa wa and now here in Cairo

Margaret is turning her culinary skills along with her food and nutrition training at Macdonald Institute to the development of interesting new recipes based upon local ingredients and local dishes 0

Hall of Fame A person nominated by the OAC Alumni Association will be included in the first group to be entered in the new Ontario Agriculture Hall of Fame The OAC Alumni Association is a foundshying member of the Hall of Fame Associshyation and this nomination was prepared by a special committee of the directors

The Hall of Fame is located at the Ontario Agricultural Museum in Milshyton Ontario and the first portraits will be placed in position at a special cereshymony this summer 0

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With a Song In His Heart Come July 15 Lyle Pettigrew 61 takes up a new position He is giving up his secondary school teaching job with the Waterloo-Oxford DSS in Baden Onshytario and is moving to Kenosha Wisshyconsin to be a member of the headquarshyters staff of the Society for the Presershyvation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America Inc (S PEBSQSA) Specifically he will be one half of the team of instructor coaches who will assist in training choshyrus directors in the 16 districts of the Society He will have eight districts for a while and then alternate with his fellow instructorcoach

Nancy Brown Ends Busy Year

Lyle Pettigrew 61

The new position entails a great deal of travelling but Lyle is used to that For the first five years out of OAC he worked with the United Coshyoperatives of Ontario at five locations during that time

Nancy Brown 79 completed her year as president of the Central Student Association of the University last month It wa s a rough year she had stepped into a situ ation of distress inshyvolving many problems not the least of which was a $60000 debt

At the end of her year that debt had been whittled down to Iess than $10000 new s ~aff had been hired the books had been straightened out and much of the credibiI ity with University faculty and administration was regained She originally stated that she felt it would take at least two years to straightshyen out the mess left by previous mismanshyagement and internal bickering It looks like this diminutive bundle of energy has almost done it in 12 months She had help from fellow executives whom she gladly praises and heartily thanks

As if her problems with the Central Students Association were not enough her year also brought an extra load in another field As chairman of the Unishyversity Centre Board she had to contend with the several changes in staff that took place during the year

But then Nancy is no stranger to hard work and delicate dealings with people Back home on the farm near Beaverton she and her father had been

workers in 4-H clubs a job she loved and which she kept on doing during her college semesters

From her first weeks on campus she had demonstrated her leadership abilities as the freshman president of Year 79 She was later chairman of the 0Ac Student Federation an executive of College Royal and OAC student rep on the CSA

What now Nancy As she ended her year of office she fel t that she had seen enough of politics for a while She is aiming her sights on an MBA from one of the provinces older and prestishygious universities and is awaiting the results of her applica tion as she cleans up the last of her work a t the CSA presidents desk

With a sol id major in Animal Scishyence a background of years of successshyfully working with people a minor in business administration and her eyes on a masters Nancy Brown is another Aggie whose future should make intershyesting watching Not many would take a bet that her present downer on politicsshyOne year in a job like president of the CSA is enough for me will prove to be her permanent attitude 0

Singing is something that has been dear to him for a very long time He was a member of the famous quartet on campus in the 50s and 60s- the Kol shylege Kings- with Trev Dickinson 61 Bill Baxter 62 and Ted Curti s 62 They sang for just about every Co llege function needing entertainment We were one of Padre Youngs most popular acts Lyle recalls

For a few years after graduation he dropped out of singing because he was really never long enough in one place to put down any roots However when he moved to Baden he was soon invited to come out with the Guelph Chorus and then joined the Kitchener-Waterloo Chorus which was closer to home It was one of the old KoHege Kings who brought him back into the fold

Since that reunion a dozen years ago Lyle has been at it steadily and now he moves to headquarters to become a permanent member of that enthusias tic group helping to spread harmony and good fellowship all across the continent 0

At It Again Doug Hoffman 46 retired in 1978 from his post as director of the Centre for Resources Development after 32 years on the Guelph campus Following his retirement he went over to the Unishyversity of Waterloo to give them the benefit of his long training in rural planning Now he is acting dean over there

A new building to expand the U of Ws Department of Environmental Studies is under way and the dean is off-campus for a while So maybe Doug will get some use out of that shovel his boys Dougs Cruds gave him when he left the Guelph campus 0

Carrie Reek At the ripe old age of 92 Carrie widow of Dr William R Reek 10 a former president of the OAC died on March 2 at Wardsville Ontario Dr Reek who had a long and distinguished career in Ontario agriculture died in 1968

A very gracious lady Carrie Reek will be fondly remembered by hundreds of students who were at Guelph during the immediate post-war years and by hundreds more who got to know her at Ridgetown 0

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Handling Hamburger On The Hoof Before the hamburger (or the steak for that matter) gets to your plate there is a number of necessary steps to be comshypleted in thc marketing chain from newshyborn calf to butchers block One of these steps is the transfer of the young feeder cattle from the ranch to the fcedlot where the final finish will be added

In Ontario today auction sales of feeder cattle held at 14 locations around the province carry out this function where thousands of cattle and millions of dollars change hands smoothly and quickly

The story of these feeder auctions has been added by Tommy Cooper 18 to his book on the history of agriculture in Grey County but he refuses to take credit for the auction systcm

He gives the credit to another OAC grad the late Charles F Macshykenzie 19 one of the members of the Collcge judging team at the Chicago International in 1918 where he won the

first placing in beef cattle judging After graduation Charles Mackenzie was apshypointed to the Dominion Department of Agriculture federal inspection service which included serving Manitoulin Isshyland where there were many cattle proshyducers but no marketing organization Farmers were still selling as individuals to itinerant cattle buyers sometimes with inequitable results After years of effort he finally got cattlemen to form an auction-selling organization

So successful was this system that in 1950 Tommy Cooper suggested the Grey County Federation sponsor a simishylar arrangement A committee of three was sent to a sale at Little Current on Manitoulin Island that September

That committee was impressed by the way the farmers co-operated and asked Tommy to get one going in Grey County but a 1951 trial was not a success However the example of the 195J sale on the Island sparked another trial in Grey County the following year

That 1952 sale brought out 1250 head The co-op had but one scale of 5000-pound capacity so that animals had to be weighed individually-a very time-consuming task However the idea did catch on memberships were taken out property bought at Wiarton Onshytario and a permanent set-up begun with much of the labour coming from the farmers themselves Now there is a covered assembly and sales area supshyplied with town water and a 30000-pound scale all free of debt

The co-op in Grey County has 800 members and cattle production is about three times as great as it was at the beginning 30 years ago There are four sales a year and as many as 11000 head pass over the scales at a spring sa le The fall sales in 1979 brought $4000000

The original spark from Charles F Mackenzie has grown to 14 sales organishyzations around the province 0

Mac Gordon Honoured One-timc hog grader and the man who was instrumental in working out thc system of tattooing hogs for rail grading Mac Gordon 29 has been honoured for his efforts in another direction

He has received the Guelph Hortishycultural Society Conservation Award for outstanding service to the community

Mac moved from Hamilton to Guelph in 1948 With him he brought a sincere and enduring enthusiasm for conservation

He had a ttended the Na tiona I Aushydubon Societys wildlife film series in Hamilton and was most impresscd with its educational and entertainment value so when he arrived in Guelph he set out to show the series there by arranging for its sponsorship by the Agricultural Instishytute of Canadas Guelph Branch

Mac insists that before each film the national anthem 0 Canada be sungmiddot--an obscrvation which was lauded by the committee in selecting this years winner He has been very involved in other community work and has just retired as clerk of sessions for Chalmers United Church 0

India Hand Almost from the beginning of the OAC graduates have found their way to far places and contributed much to the improvement in agriculture and life around the world Typical of these was the late Kenneth William Forman 22 who died last December in Danvers Mass at 83 years of age

Ken carne to the OAC originally as a Diploma in Agriculture student with the Class of 18 but took time out for war service returning with the wave of veterans in 1919 He graduated with the Class of 20A and stayed on to take his BSA with 22 He was a native of the United States and except for some months on the staff of the old An Hub departmen t right a fter grad ua tion he spent all his life outside of Canada

In his student days Ken was a noted a thlete and the last student physishycal director Up to his leaving that post all athletic endeavours had been handled by the students themselves In 1921 with the greatly increased size of the student body the College decided to appoint a physical director as part of the faculty

The OAc Review of that day records Kens enthusiasm and work for

College athletics will always be rememshybered by ex-students and the students of today Those who knew the tremendous amount of work he covered the difficulshyties he had to contend with will apprecishyate the spirit with which he tackled the job and the work he has done In the fall of 1919 when he took over the task of physical director College athletics were somewhat disorganized but the fall of 1920 and the spring term of 1921 witshynessed a great change Being a football man himself he successfully trained the two Junior Intercollegiate teams of 1919 and 1920 besides training other branches of sport too numerous to menshytion

His first foreign field was in India where he went as dairy cattle specialist at the Allahabad Agricultural Institute United Provinces and served for several years as a teacher He returned to his native Massachusetts as a teacher in animal husbandry at the Essex County -Agricultural School Hawthorne and later as a specialist in dairy with the HK Webster Co of Lawrence

In spite of the fact that he spent so little time in Ontario his feelings for his alma mater were strongly evidenced by his life membership in the OAC Alumni Association 0

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ODH Program The executive of the ODH Graduates Association has prepared a program of monthly visits from March to October to places of interest to their [l1(mbers These visits are open to all interested and are free The program for 1980 includes a June visit to the University of Guelph on the morning of the 21 st moving to the Cambridge Research Stashytion in the afternoon The August visit is planned for Queens Park Toronto on the 23rd The September visit will be to the Borough of Scarborough Parks Deshypartment on the 13th and the October visi t to Cannon Nurseries Waterdown on the 4th 0

Railway Blooms Since Leon Claus 22 moved to a house near the railway tracks in Canton N Y he has pl anted the railwa y right of way with flowers and vegeta bles This island of beauty located where more often a weed patch is found has brought attenshytion to Leon especially from studen ts and faculty at the St Lawrence Univershysity in town

Recently the local newspaper fe ashytured hi s beautifying efforts in a story He has become the stately white-haired gentleman who has put the lovely flowshyers on th e railroad embankment 0

Best Seller This time it is Don Inine 42 and the subject is cheese The Canadian Dairy Foods Service Bureau had his professhysional assistance plus that of others in the preparation of its booklet Great Canadian Cheeses More than a million and a half copies have been distributed The booklet dea ls with the more than 50 varieties made in Canada and while good old rat-trap cheddar is still the favourite the consumption of other types has increased to almost J 6 pounds per person annually 0

Bmiddotyron Jenvy At the age of 98 Myron Jenvey of I ngersoll has died For 65 years he was a member of the Holstein-Friesian Assoshyciation and an historian of the dairy industry in Oxford ounty For five years he was a member of the staff of the OAC and some of his recollections of those days have appeared in issues of the OA C Alumni N ews 0

Bonspiel Winners

The Year 51 Trophy was presellled by Dean Clay Switzer 51 la 11o r Glenn Hay ter 73 Bruce Shillinglaw 67 Jack Fraser 73 and Bob Anderson 73

The Year 33 Trophy was presenled by Don lfuj 5 lo 110 r Glenn Powell 62 and Bill Harri sun 62 Other learn members were Bruce Humer 62 and Don Hill 62

The N R Rick Richards Trophy was won by 110 r Bi A llelI Bob Edgar Jerry Felk er (lIld WaYlIe S impson al Clem of 7 2

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The College of Arts Alumni Association

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To The Queens Taste An Elizabethan dinner in honour of Queen Elizabeth I (1558-1603) was held in early February Sponsored by the University of Guelph Historical Soshyciety the feast attracted 45 members of the Guelph academic community includshying several alumni Guests were asked to attend in period costume and to provide an authentic Elizabethan dish

Master of the feast was Dr Lewis Abbott Department of History In accordance with Her Majestys wishes (Marilyn Armstrong 78) Master AbshybOll provided whimsical sketche~ of the head-table guests accompanicd the Queen dancing and called forth her loyal subjects to pay tribute to her beauty and grace

DELPHA Editor Debbie Chambers 77

AI the dinner Morris Lemire CSS78 Bev Lemire 79 Margo Shoemaker 79 Dr Lewis Abbot Marilyn Armstrong 78 Urve Abbot and Dr Stefan Straka Chairman Departmenr aHistory

Musical entertainment for the eveshyning was provided by the Queens court musicians conducted by Shannon Purshyvis-Smith a music instructor at the University The ensemble played a deshylightful repertoire of authentic Elizabeshythan music

SOllle of the delights of authentic Elizabethan cuisine tha t were served included Fartes Portingale Livering Puddings Pork a lOrange Turnep in a Tench Compound Pallet and Almonde Tartes They were selected by Margo Shoemaker 79

Her Work Is Her Life Mieke Bevelander 73 graduated with distinction from the honours program in Fine A rl However her art career began in high school and was followed by intensive study at the Frec Academy and The Royal Academy of Art in T he Hague Holland Then there was an interruption of a few years while M iekc taught elementary school in Toronto before she got back on track at Guelph

Her work is her life O nly when she is drawing and now painting is she pleased with he rself and able to cope

with the major set-back for artists- the continuing lack of moneyl

Not only has Micke fine artistic talent and drive which has kept her going for the last dozen years but also she is a gifted teachel Imiddot or the past three years she has been a sessional instructor at the University of Waterloo in the fall of 1979 she is credited with puiling their extension course in Stratshyford out of danger of extinction After Miekes fall session the university had a

continued over

Dancing a favourite pastime of Her Majesty was encouraged between courses The first dance selection known as a galliard was demonstrated by Shannon Purvis-Smith A stately dance it provided an excellent contrast to dance instructor Dave Greens version of a rapid peasant dance

It is hoped that the tradition of providing an historical dinner for stushydents faculty and alumni will continue in the coming years We look forward to seeing you there 0

Mieke Bevelander 73

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flood of requests for another course with her

The Art Gatlery of Kitchener boasts a simi~ar success story with their Saturday childrens classes which Mieke has taught for the past two years Her popularity and ability tripled enrolment

Mieke has had shows in The Hague Edinburgh and Guelph and her work has appeared in shows in Vancouvshyer Winnipeg Brantford and Toronto Several corporations and numerous indishyviduals own her drawings paintings and sculptures A series of her drawings is hanging in the Sears Building in Chicashygo

Miekes loft apartment in Elora Ontario reflects her personality and consequently her work It is a compact

bright open space filled with Canadian antiques and a wood-burning stove There are books drawings sculptures toys a nd curios on every ledge a nd piece of furniture Luxurious plants hang everywhere and give the space a garden quality-a garden of earthly delights to steal a quotation However Miekes ambition wiJi not allow her to stay much longer in this pastoral setting Soon she will uproot herself to move to Toronto where she is affiliated with the Bau-Xi Gallery on Dundas Street exhibiting artists such as Jack Shadbolt Tony Urqhart and Claude Breeze

Although a major problem for all artists is making a living from their art an added problem M ieke has found is finding gallery owners and fellow artists

who take women artists seriously thorny situation but a very real one Also a particular problem for artists is trying to be recognized as an important segment of society to establish a status quo in a society which views art as a luxury or at most as play

If universities are recently experishyencing an anti-intellectual backlash artshyists have continuously bucked an antishyaesthetic appreciation in our materialisshytic society If you cant eat it wear it drive it or spend it it cant be worth very much Mieke has written eloqucntly on this topic and given the chance will talk fervently about her lifes work- art works This graduate is going places and several major shows are in the making now 0

Mahoud Sadek

King Tot

Professor Sadek with the Department of Fine Art presented a slide show on King Tut at a recent meeting of the College of Arts Alumni Association Before the show Professor Sadek filled in the pertishynent background of King Tut Accordshying to the professor the misconception that Tut was not an important Pharaoh

is false In fact he was very influential as he returned the old religion of Amon to Egypt

King Tut followed Adhenaton who had imposed the worship of Aten (sunshygod) on the people In essence this was monotheism The religion revolved around the rays of middotthe sun which were the manifestation of light and heat The sign of the ankh was the symbol which denoted life

There was not only a religious revoshylution but also a cultural revolution Previously art had been idealized where everybody was portrayed as being strong and beautiful Art now became antishyclassical and a caricature Freedom of expression was allowed Akhenaton moved the capital from Thebes to Amashy

rah King Tut was nine years old whcn

he ascended to the throne He moved the capital back to Thebes and rebuilt the temple of Amon He died from an unknown cause at age 18 His tomb was hidden and therefore was not vandalized by robbers It lay undisturbed until discovered by Howard Carter in 1922 This major discovery gave the world a large collection of Egyptian art

The slide show demonstrated not only the size but also the sheer beauty of the Tut collection

The College of Arts Alumni Associshyation is grateful to Professor Sadek for his enlightening talk and for his compreshyhensive slide show of the King Tut collection 0

Scholarships At the College of Arts Alumni Associashytion Board of Directors meeting of March 22 1980 three new scholarships were designed and will be presented at the spring meeting of Senate for approvshyaL

Members of the Board hope these

awards will help encourage graduate and part-time students to maintain high academic standards The first a wards will be presented in the fall of J 980

An amount of $500 will be awarded to the College of Arts student with the highest cumulative average in Years 3 and 4 who is entering a College of Arts graduate degree program The award is

open to a student entering either an MA or PhD program with a Universishyty of Guelph undergraduate Arts degree

An amount of $250 will be awarded to each of two semester 5 part-time College of Arts students with the two highest cumulative averages and entershying semester 6 They will be presented in the fall and winter semesters 0

Grad News 1977

Paulette McGarr After working three years in visual arts Paulette is a student apprentice with British glass master Stephen Taylor in Caledon and is living in Toronto

1978

Dalid Coates Newspapers Right David is city reporter for the Peterborshyough Examiner

Patricia (Cole) Bigley is employed as a dental assistant by Drs R amp c Armshystrong Leamington Ontario

1979

Robert Bishop is the manager of the Tydagon Golf Club in Burlington Onshytario

David Schwitzer is pu~suing doctoral studies at the University of London in England 0

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The Ontario Veterinary College Alumni Association

~~ ALUMNI Editor Dr Cliff Barker 41

BULLETIN

From The Pres ident

Dr Bob Buck 46

Since our last opportunity to chat by means of a publication several items of interest have occurred Perhaps that of greatest current interest involves arshyrangements which will culminate in the presentation of a portrait of Dr Dcnnis Howell to our former dean on Alumni Weekend

The Honours and Awards Commitshytee under the chairmanship of Dr Bob Silk 64 has been working fervently to ensure that the presentation can be made at the time of our Annual General Meeting which this year takes place on campus during Alumni Weekend June 20 to 22 Further details of these cereshymonies will be available soon

The OVc Alumni Directorate is enthused about this project and like the Honours and Awards Committee is anxiously awaiting the opportunity to view the work

Having mentioned Alumni Weckshyend [ hope that you will note again those dates of Friday Saturday and Sunday June 20 21 and 22 and if you possibly can make arrangements to visit Guelph and the old stamping grounds and appreciate what is available to the students of today compared to that which was present in the dim distant past

Not only will it be an opportunity to renew friendships which may have been neglected somewhat due to disshytance and other responsibilities but you will have an opportunity to visually acknowledge some of the strides that have been taken during the growth of the University of Guelph and in parshyticular the Ontario Veterinary College during the years since you left the campus

On sllch a visit you can more accurately gauge the importance of the contributions which each of us attempt to make to our Alma Mater as the years pass

There is some personal satisfaction in being able to actually see some of the things which we read about in our communications from the various Unishyversity organizations

At this particular time of year we would hope that those of our alumni living some distance from Guelph may decide that a venture to this part of Ontario might be considered as part of a vacation plan

How about some of those of you who live beyond the borders of Onshytario- or within the borders of Ontario for that matter- who have not had an opportunity to be in Guelph for some time contacting former classmates and arranging a visit part of which may be spent here at the OVc and on-campus at the University of Guelph

Watch for further information which will be forthcoming Those of us in this part of the country would be delighted to see you

Since last we talked the Awards Committee has presented the OVc Alumni Association Fellowships to Dr Louis Laliberte of the Department of Clinical Studies and Michael Clarke and Diane Friesian of the Departments of Pathology and Biomedica Sciences reshyspectively These are postgraduate study scholarships

Recently Jim Sweetman 81 was selected as the recipient of this years

OVc Alumni Travel Fellowship Award Jim who is currently President of the Canadian Veterinary Students Association chapter at Guelph will be travelling to the United Kingdom and other areas during the course of this summer

During the first week in March the annual College Royal activities took place on campus The OVc student body has become a very important part of this event as time has passed Disshyplays have been provided for the public by each of the years and by several of the activity groups within the College walls

On Open House Days hundreds of visitors from various parts of the province are given guided tours through the OVCs facilities and the students do an exceJlent job in providing informashytion concerning their studies and chosen vocation as well as acting as excellent purveyors of good-will for veterinary medicine Your Association has helped albeit rather modestly in assisting with this endeavour

You will be pleased to know that Dean Doug Maplesden SO has disshyplayed his continued interest in alumni activities by attending our Board of Directors meetings and contributing personally by giving much appreciated opinions and assistance Dr Howells very active conscientious involvement in alumni activities provides Doug with a very strenuous precedent to follow but we are looking forward to his associa tion with OVc alumni

Perhaps 1 have rambled long enough I shaH close by once more recommending that you consider serishyously visiting your Alma Mater during the forthcoming Alumni Weekend in June If you consider that arranging a class reunion or some such function would be constructive for goodness sake let us know and we shall attempt to assist in whatever way appears to be practical Hope to see many of you before long 0

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CODlDleDlorative Plaque In Stratford On August 24 1979 a plaque was unveiled in Stratford Ontario by the Local Architectural Conservation Advishysory Committee (LACAC) Stratford to mark the restoration of the Brandenshyberger Block built in the late 1800s

In addition to the historic signifishycance of the building is the fact that among the persons who used the buildshying was John Luke Poett VS (Edinshyburgh) the first veterinary surgeon apshypointed to the Northwest Mounted Poshylice

Poett joined the NWMP in 1874 after practising in Stratford for four years He was in charge of the large group of horses sent from Toronto in 1874 to eventually become part of the march west later that year from Fort Dufferin Manitoba to Fort Whoop-up in Alberta In 1877 he completed his service with the NWMP and returned to practice in Stratford

On September 21 1881 he advershytised that his office had been moved to Brandenbergers new block and he reshymained at this location until 1884 In that year he rejoined the Mounties eventually settling in Battleford Saskatshychewan serving as a non-commissioned police officer there until his death in 1895 His wife lived to be 87 dying in 1937 A granddaughter survives in Vanshycouver

Poetts office was reached through a door under the Jetter R in Reward (see photograph this page) and upstairs to the first floor

The plaque is on the wall just below the word Blowes (Blowes Travel Sershyvice) It will undoubtedly be read by thousands of visitors attending Stratshyford s Shakespearean Festival each year

Apart from being the first veterinashyrian in the NWM P Poetts name is the first to have been entered in the original register of the Ontario Veterishynary Association How his name came to be entered in this way is unknown The register was established in 1879 but it shows his address as the NW MP in Western Canada and in reality he was still in Stratford

The plaque was sponsored by Jim Anderson President LACAC Stratshyford who became interested in the hisshytory of Poett while the author was researching in the Perth County Arshy

chives in 1976 A fuller story of Poett Ontario relating to veterinary medicine may be found in the book Vet in the In 1973 the Toronto Historical Board Saddle by Dr Frank Loew and EH erected the Upper Canada Veterinary Wood published by Western Producer School pl aque on the site of the first Prairie Books Saskatoon 1978 veterinary college in Canada at 40-42

This is the second plaque erected in Temperance Street Toronto 0

Brandenberger Block Stratford Ontario Site of Poetts office

~ Upper Canada Veterinary School plaque 1973

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The College of Social Scie nce Alumni Association

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Edtor Rkk Kna 74

the current year despite continuing From The infl a tion in excess of 9 per cent The increases in faculty salaries have fallshyen behind other comparable professhyDean sions consistently since the early 1970s

3 Some estimates suggest that universishyIt is with pleasure that I report to you ties will be required to terminate upthe success which the College of Social to 20 per cent of faculty over the next Science Alumni Association has enjoyed few years if insolvency is to be preshyin the last year This succcss is due in ventedlarge measure to the encrgy and hard

work of the Association s Beards of Additional facts which should be of

Directors since 1978 interest and concern to you as alumni

The College of Social Science and voters are the following

Alumni Associations presence is being I Ontario now provides $1 000 less in felt in overaH alumni affamiddotirs May I operating grants per full-time equivashyhope that in increasing numbers Social lent student than the average of the

Dr Jack W SkinnerScience alumni will join in actively supshy rest of Canada ($1800 less than porting their Alumni Association the Quebec) College and the University prevent universities from providing both 2 Were Ontario universities funded at

As a second matter I am a ble to quality education and accessibility for a level equivalent to the average for report that the level of participation in students the rest of Canada total grants to the the BA Graduate Survey project was A strong statement on behalf of system for 1979-80 would have to be good May I thank those of you who universities was made in September to increased by $185000000 took the time and trouble to complete Premier Davis and senior ministers by 3 On a relative basis measured in the questionnaire JH Panabaker Chairman of the Board 1977-78 dollars grants per student in

There is another matter which I of McMaster Univcrsity as spokesman universities had fallen 71 per cent trust will be of interest As you are no for board chairmen and executive heads from 1970-71 to 1977-78 While doubt aware Ontarios universities have of Ontario universities Among the facts grants per student in the colleges of been and continue to be involved in a which he prcsented were applied arts and technology (CAAT) substantial amount of retrenchment as a I Library acquisitions per student have rose by 22 per cent costs per pupil in result of past and continuing reduced fallen by about 40 per cent in real secondary schools rose 396 per cent levels of government financial support terms since the early 1970s despite and costs per-patient-day in hospitals While it could be argued that a certain the continuing explosion of knowshy rose 51 per cent Finally of interest amount of retrenchment was needed ledge around the world are the studentstaff ratios In as well as politicaJIy desirab]e a conshy 2 For years increases in salary scales 1977-78 for universities 149 to I tinuation of reduced support on the part have been held well below the rate of CAATs 126 to I and secondary of the government will bring about acshy inflation- they were 37 per cent in schools 169 to l 0 tions which will greatly hamper if not 1978-79 and just over 5 per ccnt for

The membcrs of your Board of Directors dents we a ttended the College of Social recently endorscd a resolution to make Science we had little or no opportunity Five -five scholarhips available to in-course to earn an achievement award

In-course Collcge of Social Science students It s a We have plenty of reasons to make start and without your support of the awards available to deserving students College of Social Science Alumni Assoshy If each of our members could encourage Scholarships ciation and of the Alma Mater Fund it one new membership we could continue would not have been possible to make things happen What do youIntroduced Do you realize that when as stu- say Lets get on with the job 0

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Peacekeeper Playing a key role in peacekeeping opershya tions is as much an a rt as a defined position sa ys Political Studies professhysor Henry Wiseman Professor Wiseshyman who has also been Faculty Assoshyciate in the Office of the Provost this past year has been named Director of Peacekeeping Programs at the Internashytional Peace Academy (IPA) New York He assumed the position for one year as of Janu ary I

The Interna tional Peace Academy which was established in 1969 as an institute devoted to furthering the skills of conflict resolution has a vita l pa rt to

Hes Off To Israel John Vanderkamp

Professor John Vanderkamp Chairman Department of Economics has been apshypointed as visiting professor in the Cashynadia n Studies Program at Hebrew Unishyversityin Jerusalem

Professor Vanderkamp will spend the greater part of three months April to June in Israel where he will give a graduate course in labor economics a nd make himself available for consultations with faculty a nd graduate students

The Canadian Studies Program is relatively new It was established in

Birth Of OASA Much overdue but now ready for acshytion is the way Professor KJ Duncan describes the Ontario Association of Sociology and Anthropology (OASA) Professor Duncan of the UniversityS Department of Sociology and Anthroshypology was the Associa tions first presishydent

Canada has not been without asshysociations in the fi eld There is a nationshyalone the Canadian Sociological and Anthropological Association a nd over

play in world a ffairs The U N as Professor Wiseman pointed out has no specific constitut ional basis for pcaceshykeeping in its charter although it does practise peacekeeping from time to time on an ad hoc basis

Over the ycars a ttempts have been made to define the practice in constitushytiona l terms but without success Professor Wiseman believes there are good political reasons why this has not occurred the fear by some states that the UN would evolve its own a uthority or military force less dependent on the will of the member states

For this reason the IPA while remaining independent of the UN pershyform s the crucial functions of developing

1978 as the result of a VISit by John Roberts then Secretary of State to Israel Funded by the Canadian govern shyment and Toronto philanthropists Dr and Mrs Ralph Halbert the program got under way last year when urban planner Peter Oberlander of British Coshylumbia spent a period at the Israeli university

The successful applicant for the program is selected from candida tes in the social sciences hu manities a nd law Administra tion of the selection is handshyled at the Canadia n end by an advisory committee made up of eight members from a variety of disciplines in Frenchshya nd English-speaking institutions from across the country Recommendationsmiddot are submitted by the Canadian commitshytee to the Hebrew University where the final choice of visiting scholar is made

Professor Vanderkamps talents make him eminently suited to the posishytion H e is the editor of Canadian Public

the yea rs regiona l ones have emerged in the Maritimes Quebec and the western provinces but not until now in Onta rio

Professor Duncan and a number of others including department chairman Professor WE Thompson and departshyment colleague Professor TF Condon have actively supported the idea of a provincial association for years because as Professor Duncan says the real acshytion takes place at the provincial level We need such an assocation he adds to provide a provincial presence to speak on behalf of our two disciplines to government representatives and to the

procedures and policies for peacekeeping to bring greater order to the ad hoc UN practice Such activity is dependent on broad co-operation by UN members One hundred and fourteen have parshyticipa ted in IPA programs to date

The Political Studies professors tasks include arranging professional inshyternational training seminars for diploshymats military officers academics and policy makers in the subjects of peaceshykeeping mediation and negotiation and setting up off-the-record meetings beshytween parties directly involved in disshyputes such as Namibia a nd the Middle East These a re two of the ma in duties of the Academy 0

Policy- Analyse de Poliliques the jourshynal which he founded six years ago to bring together resea rch in economics a nd rela ted disciplines such as political science and sociology with a view to stimulating research and discussion of problems in Canadian policy He is also a member of the executive council of the Canadian Economics Association and author of many papers on Canadian economic activity

The aim of the program is to inshycrease Canadian exposure overseas the economist says It is hoped that eventushyally graduate fellowships in Canadian studies will be made available for stu-

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dents at the Hebrew University further extending the educationa l scope of the program

In the initial five years of operation an endowment fund is being built up Once that income is esta blished visiting professorships will be for a years durashytionD

pUblic Professor Duncan says meetings of

the Associa tion will take place twice a year and that attention will be turned to ways of improving the teaching of socishyology and anthropology as well as a tshytracting the participation of those workshying in community colleges government -private agencies and in industry

For further information about the Association contact Mrs Wilda Blackshylock through the Depa rtment of Socioloshygy and Anthropology (519) 824-4120 ext 3894 0

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The College of Biological Science Alumni Association

~ BIO-ALUMNI ~ NEWS Editor Jane Selley Arts 70

J Tent And Sleeping Bags Anyone Panoramic scenery wa rm campfires wild-flowers and pines scenting fresh summer breezes quiet walks along wooded trails a chance to photograph relax and enjoy the company of good friends Sounds like a dream doesn t it

Well your dreams have come true because the CB S Alumni Association has designed such a weekend this year just for you

From June 6 to 8 1980 (Friday evening to Sund ay night) we have for alumni and their families an Interpreshytive Weekend excursion to Cyprus Lake Provincial Park on th e picturesque Upper Bruce Peninsula We have lined up a full weekend of activity including a wildlife photography sessi on plant and geomorphology lectures bird watching

a Fathom Five ta lk a boat trip to Flower Pot Island a nd much much more

Photographers will want to see the orchids which will be in bloom that wcekend a nd there are ma ny excellent access points for scuba diving enshythusi ast s as well Brave folks might even attempt a midnight dip in th e cool waters of Georgian Bay

We will be camping in the Provinshycia[ Park and should qualify for free group camping if enough adventurers register for the s leep-out If youre not one for organized activities thats okay too

While only a few hours drive from Guelph this part of Ontario is an historshyic glacial-formed environment supportshy

ing rich and diverse flora and fa una You are required to bring your ow n

support gea r food clothing and provide tran sport a tion to a nd from the park The CBSAA will be providing wilderness progra ms and marshmallows

Most o f all the weekend a[ lows friends old and new a chance to relax together and enjoy some free time Twen ty-nine people have already sig ned up a nd we think this will truly be our best event ever

For registration write to CBS Interpretive W eekend co Department of Alumni Affairs a nd Development Level 4 Unive rsity Centre University of Guelph Guelph Ontar io N I G 2W I or telephon e (519) 824-4120 Ext 2122 0

Your 1980 Executive The CBS Alumni Association Board of Directors for 1980 who were elected a t the Annua l Meeting at College Roya[ is a mi xture of new and old faces Wed like to tell you something about each of these people who have volunshyteered their time for you

AI Sippel BSc 74 President A[ is a fish hea lth biologi st with the Ontario Ministry of N a tural Resources working on campus

Richard Moccia BSc 76 MSc 78 Immediate Past President Rick is preshysentlya U of G fish pathologist offershying a consulting service to commercial fish farms la rge aquaria home aquarishyots and resea rch subcontractors

David MaraIdo MSc 78 Vice Presishydent David is a fisheries biologist for Canada Centre for In[and Waters Burlshyington Ontario

Winn Halina BSc 74 MSc 77 Secshyretary T reasurer Winn is a researc h assistant in the Department of Biomedishyca l S cience at the O Vc

Sheena Ba msey BSc 77 Director Sheena is a research chemist for Shell C a nada Ltd

J im Ga llivan BSc 73 M Sc 77 Dishyrector Ji m has been a Ph D student in Medical Sciences a t McMas ter Univershysity since 1978

At the Annual M eeting I to rare

president AI Sippel 74

Professor R on Brooks Zoology and immediate

past president Rick Moccia 76

Ron presented a da zz ling talk and

show on th e Galapagos

Islands

Ka thryn Martin BSc 76 Director Kathryn is a grad student in the Depa rtshyment of Biomedical Sci ence

Margo Tant BSc 76 Director Margo is a full-time stude nt at the O Vc

Jan Watson BSc 75 Director Jan our first CBS President is now an applications specia list fo r Pa yton Asshysocia tes which manufactures e lectronic medica l instruments 0

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University of G uelph 3049 CBS stushyA Message From dents including pos tgraduate students

President

Al Sippel

Al Sippel 74

As the incoming president of the College of Biological Science Alumni Associashytion I would like to thank the immedishyate Past President Richard Moccia 76 and the other outgoing members of the Board of Directors Ted Armstrong 74 Les Dunn 76 Jim Grayston 75 Kathy Martin 76 Ambrose Sarnulski 73 Jim Sheldon 74 and Pat Yungblut 73 for their accomplishments

Over the past year Richard and the others expended a considerable amount of time and energy on alumni associashytion activities with excellent results Both Careers ight and the Elora Gorge Walk were successful again this year Careers N ight is organized specifishycally for senior undergraduate CBS studenb One or two aluIllni frOI11 each

program (eg Microbiology Human Kinetics Zoology N utrition Botany l Genetics) returned to discuss aspects of job hunting resume writing and career development The Elora Gorge Walk was designed to promote outdoor activishyties for alumni during Alumni Weekend

Our other regular activities the Homecoming Biobash and the Annual General Meeting were less successfuL Although a few faithful alumni turned out for each event they were very poorly attended

Despite these disappointments the Association completed two projects that have been on the drawing board for some time Life membership dues finally reached a sufficient level to start a tru st fund for two scholarships for second year CBS students These scholarships will be presented for the first time in 1980

A special Distinguished Alumnus Award was also created this past year Although no nominations for the a ward were received its crea tion provides a format for honouring graduates of the cBS who have distinguished themshyselves in some field

I am confident that thi s year members of the Board of Directors will be ab le to maintain the momentUin generated by their predecessors 1 he nlOW faces on the Board should provide an abundance of energy and fresh ideas Board members serving second or more terllls will provide the necessary experishyelllOe gained from previous years Thi s blend of old and new has worked well in the past and should continue to do so

The major thrust of this years Board of Directors will be aimed at increas ing membership in the Associashytion In the ten years that the College of Biological Science has been a part of the

have graduated However only 202 (66 per cent) of these have Joined the CBs Alumni AssolOiation T herefore much of our effort will be devoted to contacting alumni evaluating their eommenb and re-evaluating our program in an attempt to attract more members

You probably ques tion why you should become a member of the Associshyation Me mbership dues are necessa ry to operate and expand the projects that I have outlined I believe that the CBs Alumni Asocia tion has a lot to offer to undergraduates to the University comshymunity and most importantly to alumshyni

I n particular we provide a forum for keeping in touch with former classshymates through the Guelph Alumnus and the Bio-A lumni N ews Alumni Weekend Supplement and by sponsoring events to which alumni return However as with any organization particularly one such as the CB S Alumni Association that is rel atively young there is always room for improvement If you believe the programs offered by the C BS Alumni Association are inappropriate please let us know as a re-evaluation of alumni shyoriented even ts will be made this year

Without input from our alumni change will not necessarily mean imshyprovement We need your support in the form of members hip and your opinion of the present program In particular I would appreciate receiving comments from Department of Human Kinetics alumni who have been noticeably absent from many of our activities in recent years Please give a little thought to what you think the CB S Alumni A~soshy

ciation should be doing and forward you r ideas to Al Sippel co Departllient of Alumni Affair and Development Levlt 4 niversity Centre niversityof Guclph Cruelph Ontario N 1 G 2W 1 0

Careers Night Seventy-five people attended enjoyed and asked many questions of the six speakers at the 2nd Annual College of Biological ScieIlce Alulllni Association Careers ight

John Byrne fish culture specialist with tell years at the Ministry of Natushyral Resources gave a strong talk stresshysing hiring methods attitude motivation and generally se t the lOne fo r Sheena

Ba rusey BSc 17 and her clever preshyentation which covered as a reselI ch chcmist in Microbiology at Guelph tactic~ to usc job applications and intershyesting facts about prospects for the fushyture in the job market

Jennifer Conners BSc 75 SOOIl to be an M D and who originally graduat shyed in Botany disc ussed the neces ity of being flexible of being wise and not being too specific ill job intcnt when entering uni ve rsity

Dr John Hilton Lkpar lmen t of

utr ition slressed the necessity fo r pcr onal contact and steing the top pCIon when making application for a position Dr John Powell told of the multitude of opportunities which ex ists for a well ed ucated perOIl giving examshyples of 26 graduates from the Departshyf1)tl1t of Huma n Kintl ics and their difshyk re llt afJ Puilltments

Ian W hite OAe 52 co-ordinator of Placement Services summarized and told of the lllaIlY useful services that the

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Macdonald Institute College of Family and Consumer Studies

Alumni Association

ALUMNI NEWS Editor Wantedl

Elizabeth Gullel 55

Food Industry Welcomes Contacts Industry may seem a world away from the univlrsity environment but Conshysumer Studies professor Elizabeth Gulshylett 55 spent the fall semester bridging this gap She visited about 25 companies in the food industry to see what they arc doing in sensory evaluation of food and consumer rda tions

Professor Gullett started her odysshysey through the food industry by conshytacting the presidents of the companies then visiting their laboratories and conshysumer relations departments HI feel very positive about the developments in

News Editor Wanted The position of Alumni ews Editor for the Mac- FACS Alumni Association is presently vacant

The person who fills this position has the important job of gathering and co-ordinating information for the threeshypage Mac-fACS Alumni News section in each of the quarterly Guelph AlurnshyfillS pUblications and for one four-page unit of news in the Annual Alumni

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these two areas she comments The Canadian food industry IS

expanding and refining its programs in sensory evaluation and consumer relashytions

Sensory evaluation techniques run the gamut from rudimentary tests to very complete profile studies that inshyvolve a team of five or six trained tasters Companies have learned that sensory evaluation improves their batshyting average in introducing new proshyducts Professor Gullett explains that it used to be common for only ten ou t of every 100 ideas to see the light of day and of those only one would be a success Sensory evaluation helps idenshytify the potentially successful products and saves significantly in product develshyopment costs

Curious abollt the state of sensory evaluation in the cosmetics industry Professor G ulictt also contacted several Canadian cosmetics companies but found virtually no activity in the area

ost 01 the Canadian cosmetics firms are distributors for foreign products They tend to rely on the technical expershytise of the parent company

The food industry is becoming more Canadian in outlook according to Professor Gullett Canadian branches of foreign companies are developing food testing product development and evalushyation functions in Canada

Consumer relations have blossomed

Weekend Supplement The Editor is a member of a Comshy

mittee of ditors which meets regularly prior to the publication of each Guelph Alumnus to plan and co-ordinate alumshyni news portions

The Editor is a member of the Mac-FACS Alumni Association Board of Directors which meets regularly throughout the year The Alumni Assoshy

in the last decade particularly throughshyout the food industry Professor Gullett suspects tha t the industry is trying to overcome what it perceive to be a bad public image The consumer movemellt nudged most companies into a greater awareness of consumers and a commitshyment to deal with their complaints and suggestions She was impressed with the speed and thoroughness with which the food companies handled consumer comshyplaints

The visits to the companies revep d that permanent and summer employshyment prospects for Consumer Studies graduates will continue to be good Our students have a lways been hired for their technical knowledge she notes but their broad knowledge of consumer concerns will bccome more and more attractive to employers

While learning about food company programs Professor Gullett did not miss the opportunity to tell her hosts about the undergraduate programs research and expertise in the Department of Conshysumer Studies

Every company I visited seemed genuinely pleased to have someone from a university show an interest in what they are doing she observed Many industry people told me they had regular contacts with community colleges but not with universities A continuing exshychange of ideas will be mutually benefishycial 0

ciation pays all telephone and postage costs of collecting information for the two publications and has designated an honorarium of $50 per publication for the Editor

If you are interested in this posishytion please ca II or write ei t her Roseshymary Clark 59 at the Alumni Office 824-4120 ext 2122 or Ruth Wilson 6251 Oak Street Guelph NIG 2Nl 821-2632 (after 5 pm)

Remember if you wish to continue receiving news of your college we must have all Editor - and 0011 J

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Freighter Voyage By Dr Margaret S McCready

The winter season was a good time to be one of 12 passengers eight Canadian women four Americans (two men two women) on a large freighter Delta Line out of Brooklyn ew York Deshycember 14 1979 for a seven-week voyshyage through the Caribbean and the Panama Canal to Ecuador Peru and Chile and return But cargo was the important item to the ships owners and about one day out of Brooklyn a new sched ule was posted cutting out the Caribbean ports at Aruba Santo Doshymingo and Barranquilla

Cargo was delivered or picked up at Philadelphia Baltimore Charleston and Mi ami in generally very fine weather There were perhaps one and a half days of slight turbulence off Cape Hatteris enough to make it difficult to set the ta bles in the dining room which we shared with a dozen ships officers and the captain

The crew of about 30 sailors were a busy lot-always some ship s painting to be done as well as swabbi ng down the decks Handling the ve ry large banana crop (green) of Ecuador was a big part of the work for longshoremen-bananas to Chile and to New York State Much of the ships cargo had to be kept at spec ific temperatures SOme of it frozen

Above all we and the officers had excellent meals and very spacious wellshycared for cabins with toilets Actually by the terms of the Seamens Union all sa ilors must be given plentiful and good food to keep them happy and well nourshyished and this was certa inly so

We enjoyed knowing the ships offshyicers One a graduate in law was workshy

ing on a freight er to find out more about mercantile law he was busy also getting his daily exercise by weight-lifting and chinning the bar We passengers worked a bit on the stationa ry bicycle for our exercise

Another officer a graduate engishyneer was working on the freighter to learn more abo ut ship building and space utili zation One specialist in navishygation reminded us to keep certain curshytains drawn at night to prevent glare on the ocean waves which confused their navigation readings from the heavens There is a constant charting of the ship s position on the high seas

Special celebrations and meetings with the captain and officers sometimes when films were shown were enjoyed but also enjoyed was the time spent watching the intricate organization of the loading and unloading of cargo some of it in containers However on docking with the help of pilots we usualshyly planned to take taxis to the big cities and market places not forgetting the small Indian craft shops on or close to the docks The native crafts of fine straw and hair work knitted-wear and handshymade dresses beautiful jewelery of seshymi-precious stones such as lapislazuli malachit e a nd onyx were hard to resist

The museums cathedrals and other handsome buildings reminded us of the culture~ If ( i er peoples in addition to th e Spanish con ribution The beautiful scenery and the objects d art a lmost made us forgetful of the repressive govshyernments in most of these South Amerishycan countries today

It was a memorable days trip when

we motored from Valparaiso Ch ile through the foothills of the Andes to the beautiful capital city Santiago seeing en route the dry desert and mountain country bordering the very fertile va lleys growing lush market and fruit crops (not bananas)

Some bridge playing a nd much reading took up considerable time so that it was difficult to keep a diary and write postcards to friends Obviollsly there was some real rela xa tion and rest on the journey Tt was always pleasant to be having such delightful summcr weat her and enjoying some sunning on deck with tea and happy hours whenshyever one wished to utili ze the passenger lounge for a friendl y get-together

Yes despite sc hedules being changed and in this case shor tened by one week the sea voyage from North to South America at this season was a delight D

Passing through Ihe Suez Canal

The Delta Venezuela out of Brooklyn New York Margaret McCready right in Santiago Chie

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Families Coping With Change The family is alive and well in the twentieth century despite widely pubshylished reports that it is an outdated social institution Social critics bemoan the disintegration of the family and use as evidence the soaring divorce rate juvcnile delinquency wife and child abuse and thc isolated elderly

This gloomy outlook is not shared by three faculty members in the Departshyment of Family Studies who have extenshysive experience working with families and are pursuing family-related reshysearch

Concern over weakening families is not unique to our generation observes Professor Anne Callagan a family socishyologist with a background in professhysiona social work Observers 50 years ago voiced many of the same complaints about urban families she notes and questions whether families have really changed as much as were led to believe The divorce ra Ie was 236100000 in Canada in 1976 and is rising but is still only about half of the US rate

Divorce has replaced death as a cause of single parent families over the years rn addition perhaps urban famishylies of 100 years ago didnt have probshylems with their teen-agers because so many adolescent children didnt live at home

Different Expectation What has changed dramatically is our expectation about family life Until the last few decades marriage tended to be an institutional arrangement On farms the family was a producing unit and in urban environments it was a framework for survival Today we look to the family for intimate personal relationships and emotional support

Professor Claude Guldner former Director of the Interfaith Counselling Centre in Kitchener and now on the faculty in Family Studies doesnt touch on the traditional institutional roles for marriage in describing todays family He focusses on the adult functions of marriage- companionship sharing afshyfcction and sex-instead of viewing marshyriage primari ly in terms of having chilshydren

Where Children Fit In Children are and will continue to be an important focus in most families but the

task of raising them is difficult in the climate of rapid social and technological change Todays parents live in a world very different from the one in which they were raised and their children will have to cope with an accelerating rate of change The task of raisi ng children is not so much preparing them for the world but equipping them to cope with the inevitable changes ahead

The rapid change and uncertainty in the world has eroded parents sense of self-confidence claims Professor George Kawash a child psychologist with a particular concern for parentchild inshyteractions One anchor parents can proshyvide in this unsettled environment is consis tency in their child rearing pracshytices But it is very difficult to maintain if the parents feel unsure of themselves and their parenting skills Children need rules limits and some authority but parents often shy away from setting rules because they view this as a form of authoritarianism says Professor Kashywash Rules are not in themselves aushythoritarian especially if the children ha ve the opportunity to express their grievances about rules they feel are unreasonable Children will be more willing to accept rules if they feel they can discuss them

Professor Guldner feels there is a tendency among educators now to look at the entire family in dealing with problems in children Many families are referred to family counselling agencies because a child has problems in school Ten years ago we would have blamed those problems on the school systems he says Today family counsellors look to the family for weaknesses or strains that may have contributed to such probshylems This approach acknowledges the continued importance of the family unit in the socialization of children

The Individual Within the Family Creating a stable family environment requires input from solid individuals In family counselling explains Professor Guldner we usually focus on the husshyband and wife roles because strong partshyners secure in their relationship funcshytion better in the mother and father roles Further the husband and wife relationship needs to be nurtured throughout a marriage so it can survive after the parenting roles have been

From a FACS sheet by Mary Cocivera

completed Many marri ages break down after the children leave home because the partners threw themselves into the father and mother roles to the exclusion of the husband and wife roles After the years of neglect there was nothing left of the original relationship as husshyband and wife

One of the great tasks in family therapy confided Professor Guldner is helping individuals differentiate themselves from their fa mily of origin Their personal development and success in marriage depend on emerging from the family of their childhood observ ing and evaluating it ancj then making ratioshynal but at the sa me time gut-level choices about their own future Many marriage and family problems are caused by a failure to work through this rela tionship The process is not complete until the individual reconnects and estashyblishes an entirely different relationship with his family of origiIi

A fam ily can provide a supportive environment in which to grapple with these relational tasks Professor Guldner describes marriage as a cyclical IIwe equilibrium which has its ups and downs Individual growth requires comshying to grips with the conflicts

He fears though that many people walk awa y from conflict in marriage by seeking divorce rather than working through the problem This short-cirshycuits individual growth he explains Family counselling helps partners deal with conflict in a marriage relationship but does not guarantee living happily ever after Sometimes working out a rel a tionship results in termination of the marriage

Professor Guldner sees the emphashysis on the individual as a positive develshyopment for the family Were becoming more tolerant of individual diffe rences within the family and among families Young people will feel freer to make choices based on what is best for them personally and inter-personally rather than external expectations -North Americans will find it easier to accept and respect different types of families in the decades to come but they will also have to accept the responsibility for making informed intelligent choices compatible with their personal values ambitions and capabilities 0

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The College of Phys ical Science Alumni Association -5Ju

I SCIMP Editor Bob Winkel

Cell Patent Granted

Dr Ron Fawce ll with electroplated semiconductor

Two resea rchers at the University of GueJph have received a United States patent on a process tha t could revolushytionize the production of photo voltaic cells and reduce the cost several times

Doctors Ron Fawcett and Andrzej Baranski developed the process similar to techniques used in the electroplating industry during two months of research on applying semi-conductors to metal in la te 1978

The process does not require the

present use of vaporization to deposit a film of light-sensitive material on meta l

Present tec hnology for photo voltaic cells evolved from space research and uses either a single crystal silicon or a costly vaporization process for cadmium sulphide

Until now electroplating has been used as a way to deposit one metal on another in some kind of pl a ting solution through which you pass current but what we are depositing here is a semishy

conductor-cadmium sulphide Dr Fawcett said Other semiconductors which can be electrodeposited include cadmium selenide bismuth sulphide cushyprous sulphide and silver sulphide

The new process can be used with a variety of metals including stainless steet and aluminum foil he said

You can imagine pass ing great shee ts of metal through a plating bath and covering them with a thin coherent and uni fo rm deposit of th e photo sensishytive materia l said Dr Fawcett An America n patent was applied for beshycause most ma nufacturing is carried out in the United Sta tes

The chem is ts who will sha re the patent with the University are now seeking patents in Canada Great Britshyain and other industrialized nations

Manufacture of the new electroshyplated semi-conductor solar cells is cheaper than the vaporization process used for cadmium sulphide and initia l tests indicate a higher efficiency on output voltage Dr Fawcett sa id

Immediate application of the comshypound is in photo voltaic devices recshytification of alternating current into dishyrect current light detection equipment and special applications in photography

The research which led to the proshycess was sponsored by a grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Reshysea rch Council of Canada 0

The late Prof Moffa

Prof Moffat Scholarship The College of Physical Science is pleased to announce the establishment of a memorial scholarship by the family and friends of the late Professor and Mrs Robert C Moffatt

Professor Moffatt formed the faculshyty of Physics at the Onta rio Agricultural College in 1917 and was head of the Department of Physics and Mathematshyics for the ten years prior to his retireshyment in 1956 H e was named Professor

Emeritus in 1974 In 1922 he was responsi ble to a

major degree for the organization of the Agricult~ral Science Option so that its graduates could qualify for admission to courses at the Onta rio College of Educashytion leading to the High School Assistshyants Certificate Type A Agriculture In 1950 he orga nized the General Scishyence Option leadin g to Type A Science

Professor Bob Moffatt was known continued

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to most physics students as the Prof and taught for many years the undershygraduate and graduate courses in theory of measurement and statistics He did much to cncourage agricultural reshysearchers to use statistical methods in the interpretations of their results and assisted in many of the a nalyses

[t is most fitting for the College of Physical Science to offer a scholars hi p

established in memory of Professor and Mrs Moffatt who gave so much to the department and the community

The $200 scholarship will be awarded annually to a student who has completed semester 4 and is enrolled in semester 5 or higher of an Honours Program in Mathematics Statistics or Physics

Alumni who graduated from the

Rites Of Passage Worthwhile Graduate work is not everyon es cup of tea Even an intense love of learning can be daunted by long hours of painstaking research the trauma tic experience of the oral comprehensive and the setting forth - and re-working- of first the masters then the doctora1 thesis

But for Bob Dudley who received his PhD in orga nic chemistry at winter Convocation stopping a t the bachelors level would have been unthinka ble He says he was too excited by the prospect of trying his ha nd at basic research something he had been una ble to do as an undergraduate

Bob came to Guelph three years ago from the University of Georgia where he obtained his M Sc working under Professor Ed Janzen When Professor Janzen joined Guelphs Deshypartment of Chemistry Bob moved there too

Bobs doctoral research has Inshyvolved a method of detection called spin trapping of free radicals that is molecules which have an unpaired elecshytron Spin trapping is only used in ten or 12 places in the world Three places in Canada including Guelph use it regularly it is not used at all on a regular basis in the United States

Looking back over the past three years Bob says the hardest things to contend with were assembling his thesis from all those piles of research material and confronting a sea of strange faces as he walked in to teach his first lab

But despite such trying moments Bob has enjoyed his time at Guelph a nd the abundance of ideas a nd stimulating atmosphere created by the joint campus arrangement of the Guelph-Waterloo Centre for Graduate Work in Chemisshytry

Agr Sci option during the time when Professor Moffatt guided developments in physics mathema tics and statistics were informed by Dean MacNaughton of the plan to establish a Moffa tt Meshymorial Scholarship We are most grateshyful for the generous response

It is expected that the first award will be presented at the I Oth anniversary celebrations of the college on June 210

H e has been fortunate too in his wife of ten years Tricia who never doubted for a minute that he would get his degree and whose enthusiasm and moral support cheered him on when the going was especially ha rd

Although their interests and expershytise are different-she graduated from East Tennessee State University in 1969 with a BSc having studied speech pathology language and audiology and is a speech pathologist and teacher of deaf education in Guelph-they find themselves good sounding boards for each ot her s problems

With his doctoral qua lificatio ns completed Bob will be working during th e coming year as a post-doc for Chemistry professor Colin Fyfe in solid state MR (nuclear magnetic resoshynance) After that he will be looking for a more permanent job Bob views that prospect with optimism 0

Our Tenth Anniversary Celebrations -(n June 1970 the new Physical Science Building was officially opened T he building replaced the old rose-garden south of Zavitz Hall and drastica lly changed a birds-eye view to the southshyeast as demonstrated in the two photoshygraphs on this page

Physics Chemistry and Math-Stats

have flowered irl this first decade To celebrate this occasion the College will hold an official cake-cutting ceremony with tea at 400 pm June 21 in the lobby beside the Campus Co-operative Bookstore This is to be preceded by tours of the facilities

Coincidental with this celebration is

the 10th anniversary of the formation of the College of Arts the College of Social Science and the College of Physica l Science and at 630 pm on June 21 in the University Centre Faculty Club alumni of the three colleges will join ranks with cocktails and dinner Come join us then 0

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By Mary Cocivera

T he College of Physical Science has yet to reach the age of puberty but is

poised to enter its second decade as a major centre for science research and undergraduate programs in Canada

The short existence belies a long history on the Guelph campus as major supporting disciplines to the agricultural programs Stretching back to the 1880s the story progresses through such varied pursuits as analysis of dairy products sugar beets well water and wood ashes levelling and surveying water finding machines lightning rods ventilation and soil physics

Old-timers can spin colorful tales of early instructors There was Prof Soccer-Bill Blackwood whose speciality was (literally) dynamite He was fond of bringing dynamite caps into the lecture room to demonstrate their safety He regularly stood by the window toying with one of these capriciously explosive caps before lighting it and toss ing it out the window where it exploded on cue Art Thompson OAC )7 remembers the ill-fated cap that rode a stiff wind right into the open window of a lab full of equipment on the lower floor That cap too exploded on cue

Art chuckles as he describes Prof Blackwoods favorite exam question You have a rock three feet by four feet by five feet two feet of it underground in the middle of a swamp and you want to blast it out How much of a charge of dynamite do you need He describes the technique of mud-capping- planting dynamite under a mud cap on top of the rock and letting er rip You can sit down and do all the calculations for this problem says Art but the right answer is that the rock is in a swamp so why would you need to blast it away

No reflections on the physical sciences could be complete without reference to Prof Moffatt claims Dean Earl MacNaughton He was called Mr Physics and his courses on theory of measurements were dubbed theory of Moffatt

Years When the Physics Building was built

in 1916 recalls the Dean inmates from the Ontario Reformatory were used to ca rry plaster a nd so the plasterers pu t a generous inch-thick layer on the ceilings By the early 50s the plaster frequently and with very little warning separated [rom the Ilath and both Prof and I had some close calls when the plaster would suddenly drop in our offices and on laboratory benches

Ventilation was indeed a problem when 50 to 60 students gathered for a qua1litative analysis laboratory and started bubbling H2S through solutions in order to precipitate metal ions H2S is infamous for it s smell --middotrotten eggs concen tra ted Professor John Rothwel OAC 39 now retired developed sensitive timing catchill~ about-to-expire students and hauling them to the window for a breather We had big fans installed he explains but the students opened the windows next to the fan short-circuiting the makeshift ventilation system Qualita tive analysis was eventually dropped from the curriculum Professor Rothwell is

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covered with equipment Chemistry had the distinction of being

the first science department on campus to have its own building by 1887 (the odiferous na ture of the pursuit no doubt affected the decision to construct a separate building) The building however la sted only until 1896 when fire destroyed it The replacement on the same location-where the north wing of the Arts Building now stands- housed generations of chern students until the Department of Chemistry moved to the present Chemistry and Microbiology building in 1965

When Prof Bill Brown arrived on campus in the 1 940s he suggested only partially in jest that the venerable building be named Reek Hall after the then president of the OAC William R Reek OAC 10 It was an idea that never emerged from the flask

The building easily would have justified that label Prof Brown tells of a visiting chemist from Iowa State University As he walked through the front entrance he sniffed deeply and sighed Ah beautiful-this is a lovely chemistry building It takes years of chemical training to appreciate the bouquet of aged chemistry buildings

convinced because other faculty members didnt appreciate the smell

While future physicists werent likely to find their way to the Guelph campus the OAC trained many of the high school science teachers in Ontario The old Agricultural Science option introduced ill 1922 and the General Science option introduced in 1950 provided an excellent broad scientific background for high school teaching and graduate study in any number of agricultural and scientific disciplines

With the establishment of the University of Guelph in 1964 the physical sciences emerged from their supporting roles to limelight positions on campus Greatly expanded research facilities and undergraduate laboratory capability had to be provided The Physics Department had been cramped for years in the red brick building and was unable to develop its undergraduate programs nor introduce graduate student and research programs appropriate for the mushrooming University The Chemistry Department had moved into the new Chemistry and MicrobiOlogy Building but research activity in the department had expanded graduate programs were becoming mOre important and essential scientific

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equipment was proliferating Both tcaching and research activities required much more space

The Physical Science Building an efficient gem of an edifice was completed and occupied by the fall of 1969 Attached to the Chemistry and Microbiology Building it provided expanded facilities for chemistry as well as teaching research and office space for Physics Mathematics and Sta tistics When the Department of Computing and Information Science emerged in 1971 it located in the Institute of Computer Science Building (the renovated Physics Building) for proximity to the computer hardware

For Physics the move to the new facilities was like a speed-of-light journey from 1916 to 1970 From graffiti-embellished lab benches to immaculate well-equipped spacious undergraduate la boratories from dingy basement research cubby-holes to well-lighted laboratories from makeshift to state-of-the-art equipment

Equipping the departments with essential iescarch instruments will be a never-ending program because the advances in science occur rapidly and because Guelph will want to maintain its hard-earned position at the forefront of research in Canada

By most accounts the move to the building occurred so smoothly that the undergraduate students remember only closing the drawer in one laboratory one day and showing up the next day in a new lab

We collected a roomful of old glassware brass bunsen burners and all kinds of junk when we moved out of the old Physics Building recalls Professor Jim Hunt Instead of throwing it out I bet other faculty members that we could sell it We did --we sold every last bit of broken glass and laboratory equipment amassed $500 and started a scholarship fund for undergraduate students in physics

The very existence of the physical science disciplines is often overshadowed by the emphasis on the life sciences at Guelph Because of this undergraduate degree programs stili attract a relatively small number of students-a predicament that is both attractive and threatening at the same time Faculty describe the size of some of the undergraduate programs as

bull uncomfortably small while recent graduates from the programs see the small size as an important difference between Guelph aNd the grist mills that churn out hundreds of graduates

Everything has to do with size observes Terry Clifford Like most of his classmates at the OAC he came from a rurat background We really appreciated Guelphs organization in terms of social

development We got to know everyone in our class Professors assigned to the year really developed close relationships There was no dou bt that everyone encouraged us Professor MacNaughton (now the dean) was like a mother hen-he developed a really close rapPorl with all the students and graduates Hes a mini alumni associa t ion hi msel r

How the Physical Sciences disciplines evolved on the Guelph campus is a fascinating account in itself They all appeared originally to serve agricultural interests Chemists performed analyses on everything from soil to sugar beets physicists monitored the weather and contributed a variety of engineeringshyoriented expertise Mathematicians helped agricultural research workers use statistical methods to interpret their da tao Even the late-comer Computing and Information Science appeared on campus in an agricultural capacity Animal scientists had gathered enough milking data on cards to fill a room but couldnt use the information The computer stored that information and made it accessible for research

The undergraduate program in Computing and Information Science reflects these origins emphasiZing systems rather than computation It focuses on how to best utilize the computer to solve problems This approach meshes well with the existing biological and agricultural research on campus Fourth year classes in computing science boast about 35 students the 90 terminals in the ICS building are in use practically round-the-clock and the majority of students on campus has some contact with the computer during studies at Guelph

WHAT IS TO COME The general perception of whats

happening in the job market for physical science graduates is completely incorrect according to Professor Jack MacDonald Chairman Department of Physics In the

next decade there won t be enough physicists ma thema ticia ns and chemists to go around There was a move away from the physical sciences when they were blamed for pollution and technological problems Students looked to the biological sciences for solutions Now were seeing a move back to chemistry and physics as young people start to recognize that they offer the best hope for long-range solutions to many pressing problems Physical Science graduates are basically problem-solvers

The pre-adolescent CoJlege of Physical Science has emerged from a decade that was turbulent for the physical sciences at all institutions Ted Newton describes the see-saw years Until about 1970 we had money and jobs to offer but no one to whom to offer them Then the money dried up and really good candidates for faculty positions became availa ble

The disciplines not only are firmly esta blished on ca mpus but are setting high standards in teaching and research Were proud of the progress in physical sciences in the 15 years since the formation of the University adds Dean Earl MacNaughton

Faculty pursue research in fields as diverse as biophysics environmental toxicology electrochemistry surface physics neutron scattering mathematical and sta tistical a nalysis of biologica I systems and the design of a georeferences data base for the Province of Onta rio Funds from outside sources amounting to about one and a half million dollars annually support a large portion of this fundamental and applied research

As the disciplines continue their growth predicts the Dean our faculty will strive to preserve the informality and close contact with students that has distinguished Guelph in the past

The College may be only ten years old but has already come of age in the scientific research community I990- here we come 0

A physics leclure 1958 with Dr Earl MacNaughton now Dean

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y ou hear the sales approac h lt1 llmost cve ry day The new improved producl - more

powerful more efficient more everything Well that sa me approach very aptly applied

to College Roya I and University Open House 80 This yea r as well as the usual multitud e of events and exhibits across-camrus there were many exciting and refreshing innovations that added that extra sparkle to the glitter

The officia l opening of open house weekend by a professional actor and comedian was a first Canadils own tongue-in-cheek Don Harron though not bespectacled and disguised in the dilaridatcd cloth cap three-day beard and moth-eat en swea ter of the irreverent Chrlie Farquharso n ce rtainly sounded like that entertaining rural cha racter during a eourle of his r ertinent rronouncements

Another new fea ture of this years College Royal open hOlle weekend walt Fly-Days The sky W i the limit when at $7 a ti ck t cIIQO11 ers took 30-minute flights over the Univcrsit v nd thc surrounding ar a Thc Flying C1uh1I thl

Don Harron and Charlie Farquharson opened open house weekend with ColeRe Royal president Dawn Wert and College Roya cehbrafll Connalyn Cooke

Something New At Collegl

Where MY funny hal University of Guelph dreamed up the idea provided planes and pilots and des pite il storm that dumped ten inches of snow on G uelph in less than three hours ilttrac ted more thiln 40 adventu rers

Another well-attended newcomer event was th e Woodsman Comretitions where ring of axe rasp of crosscut sa wand flying logs a od woodchips filled the a ir ilS contestants pitted their muscles ilgainst the clock

A new wag and wiggle to the O Vc Dog Show was the mutt show - comrlete with a delightful dog-in -a n-Easter-bonnet competition

Well over 20000 people visit ed the campus during Collegc Royal open hou se weekend

Pr~ilting the thousa nds of bu sy students who orgil ni zed something for this University that it could not do for itself Prcsident Donald F Forster lnuded them for rroudly serving the 56-year tradition of College Roy~Jmiddot

What s new a t College Roy~l ) The rhot ograrhs on these two pagcs sum it ur much hetter th ~1 1l mInv tnou s no of word~ []

Pilots with the Flying Cluh at the Univ(fsity of Guelph introduced Fly-Days With customers is Paul Sullivan right Club prlsident

Collegl Royal open house weekend was a cold one but students who entered the Woodsman Competitions soon warmed to the job

Royal 80 A 30s lapper Daisy Mae

Linda Filller 80 Derek style at the fashion show

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A New

Look At Old

Folks Exerpts from a FACS sheet

by Mary Cocivera

I nd ependence self-respect and dignity can make the difference between

enjoying the later years and mere ly enduring them Helping seniors maintain their independence is an increasingly popular more enlightened approach to providing the services required by the elder ly

Canadas population is getting old The proportion of the elderly is increasing as a result of extended life span lower birth rates and immigration cutbacks The percentage of Canadas popula tion over 65 increased from 5 per cent in 190 I to 87 per cent in 1976 Demographic projections predict that in 50 years more than 20 per cent of the Canadian population will be over 65

Supporting these elderly and providing the needed services will demand novel approaches new insights and an emphas is on enjoying rather than enduring the later years

WHO ARE THE ELDERLY

The elderly a re generaJly considered to be anyone over 65 yea rs old-the age of mandatory retirement At tha t turning point workers stop being wage earners and sta rt being senior citizens They receive old age security benefits draw pensio ns and ride buses at reduced ra tes

The retirement years are rewarding for many seniors Jackrabbit Johannsen still cross-count ry skis at 104 Grandma Moses painted into her 90s others earn university degrees pursue second careers indu lge in hobbies travel and find happiness in volunteer work But for some of the elderly the retirement years bring loneliness despair and poverty along with independence

Most of the elderly are women Of the elderl y living a lone 70 per cent are women

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The proportion of the elderly in Canada is increasing rapidly

Almost half of the women over 65 are widowed and widows outnumber widowers five to one

Three-quarters of the women over 65 living on their own have no income other than government stipends for the elderl y In Ontario these stipends now amount to about $365 monthly and are adjusted quarterly

INCOME DURING RETIREMENT

The financial picture for many seniors looks bleak but it may appear worse than it really is suggests Dr Kathleen Brown a family economist in the Department of Family Studies Without work-related costs retirees have lower expenses

In addition seniors can take advantage of free medical care free or reduced admissions property tax refunds income tax deductions public tra nsportation passes reductions on restaurant meals free drugs and seniors discoun ts at stores These benefits help spread retirement income that much further

Dr Brown suspects that the recently retired may see their financial position as worse than it rea ll y is She and Professor

Martin-Matthews arc doing a study of how recently retired people adjus t to changes in their economic and social status Its a difficu lt psychologica l adjustment for someone who has saved for retirement to start dipping into savings she says Consequently many scniors dont live as well as they co uld Some who could don t take taxis and hire help when they rea lly nced to because it is contrary to their Iife-Iong habits

The family home owned Iree and clear is a major economic assct in retirement and is the surest hedge against int1ation New programs likc the reverse mortgage can convert this asset into cash while a llowing the owner to stay in the house

In this scheme the bank or finance company buys the house over a period of about 20 ycars giving the resident homeowner monthly cash payments based on the assessed value of the house Varia tions on this theme may be one answer for asset-rich but cash-poor sen iors

Financially this arrangement makes good sense but convincing seniors may take some doing After people work a lifetimc to own a home outright they arc understandably reluctant to put a claim on it explains Dr Brown

Selling the family home in retirement is a calculated risk Will the capital from the house support a retired person for 10 years 20 years 30 yea rs Will it cover possi ble hi gh care costs in the later years A dollar saved in 1932 bu ys only 20 cents worth of goods and services at todays prices Int1ation will continue to erode the purchasing power of dollars saved fo r retirement

Financial management in general may present spec ial problems for many seniors notes Dr Brown Sources of income tend to be more diffuse in retirement coming from ann uities pensions RRSPs income supplements and perhaps reverse mortgages All of these require some attention managemen t and filling out of form s Often it s the widow who has to handle these ar rangements and she may be fac in g family finances for the first time in her life Seniors who could benefit from financial counselling don t know where to go for help

Growing old may not be glamorous but it need not be frig htening lonely and poverty-ridden In other cultures extended family a rrangements ass ure that elders will be loved needed and honoured until death In Canada senio rs place a high val ue on independence but geronto logists are now

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Election of alumni to Senate

Regulations governing election All alumni shall be eligible to vote providing they have graduated from the University of Guelph or the founding Colleges Alumni members of faculty a t the University of Guelph or full-time or part-time students enrolled in a pTogram under the jurisdiction of the Senate of the University of Guelph may not vote in the election of alumni to Senate if they have participated in the current election of faculty or the election of students to Senate

There shall be a minimum of one and a maximum of three elected alumni from anyone of the undernoted alumni bodies (a) Macdonald Institute or its successor College of Family and Consumer Studies (b) Ontario Agricultural College (c) Ontario Veterinary College (d) As a group the Colleges of Arts and Social Science and Wellington College- BA degree (e) As a group the Colleges of Biological Science and Physical Science and Wellington College-BSc degree

Each year the three-year terms of office of three of the nine alumni senators expire Retiring August 31 1980 are Frank Archibald OAC 39 W John Bowles CSS 72 and Dr Vc Rowan Walker OVC 47 The terms of office of Gordon B Henry OAC 34 Mrs Mary (Robertson) McGillivray Mac 36 and John R Flegg Arts 68 will expire August 31 1981 Charles (Chuck) Broadwell OAC 54 Bill Tolton OAC 36 and Dr Robert (Herb) Wright OVC 38 will sit on Senate until August 31 198 2

Voting instructions Please vote for a maximum of three candidates on the ballot form Voting shall be by an x Or checkm~rk Any mark on a ballot other than those required for marking the voters preference shall make the ballot null and void

Completed ballot form should be clipped and placed in an envelope on which you are requested to put your name and year in the upper left-hand corner To facilitate voting by an alumnus whose spouse is a lso an alumnus of the University of Guelph and who therefore jointly receive only one copy of the Guelph Alumnus two ballot forms are provided A joint return (two ballots in the same envelope) is acceptable only if the name and year of both voters a re on the envelope Address to Box SE Alumni Office University Centre University of Guelph Guelph Ontario NIG 2W l stamp and mail An on-campus polling booth in the foyer of the Physical Sciences Building will be open between the hours of 800 am and 200 pm on Saturday June 21 during Alumni Weekend Ballot forms and envelopes will be available at the booth On receipt at the Alumni Office eligibility to vote will be verified The sealed envelopes will be opencd on or after June 23 1980 and the ballots counted by scrutineers appointed by the Executivc Committee of the University of Guel ph Alumni Association Only valid ballots with voter identification on the enclosure envelopc received on or before that date will be counted

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iSenate Ballot Form iSenate Ballot Form I I For election of three alumni to Senate University of I For election of three alumni to Senate University of I I Guelph for the three-year term commencing Sep- I Guelph for the three-year term commencing Sep- I tember I 1980 See other side of this page for tember 1 1980 See other side of this page for I biographical sketches of candidates Vote for a biographicalfskhetches o~ candoidatebslvote for a I

maximum of three nominees One ballot per voter maximum 0 tree nommees ne a tot per voter I

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FERGUSON Paul D I CPS 67 Guelph

I FERGUSON Paul D I CPS 67 Guelph J

I GRUBBE Arthur G (Art) I OAC 41 Arthur I

GRUBBE Arthur G (Art) OAC 41 Arthur

I LEWIS Robin BI Aits 73 BTantford

I MILNE (Dennison) Lorna A I OAC 56 Brampton

I LEWIS Robin B I Arts 73 Brantford

MILNE (Dennison) Lorna A I OAC 56 Brampton

I YOUNG N Richard P Arts MA 76 Ridgeville

YOUNG N Richard P 1 Arts MA 76 Ridgeville

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News From Guelph

CAMPUS HIGHLIGHTS Summer Campus 1980 Summer Campus 80 will be a laughing matter if Larry Horowitz has his way A professional entertainer Horowitz is teaching a comedy workshop as part of the U niversi ty s uniq ue vaca tion proshygram which this year begins July 7 Timing voice inflection and mannerisms are almost more important than content according to thi s young comic who deshylights in sending up commercials

From comedy to reincarnation and apiculture Summer Campus this year presents vacationers with an extraordishynary smorgasbord of courses and activishyties For some people a relaxing vacashytion means a complete change from their usual activities explains Professor Jim Murray who established the program the only one of its kind at a Canadian university five years ago Teachers

lawyers and housewives will probably be among those who take Horowitzs comedy workshop or classes In drawing piano-playing or conversational French

Others however prefer to use the time to further develop themselves professiona ly says Professor Murray This year for the first time courses which form part of certificate programs in business and education wil[ be ineludshyed so that the family can come along while mom or dad sharpens professional skills Some of the 27 adult courses offered thi s summer are designed to fulfill specific personal needs such as how to become a skillful negotiator or generally manage life more effectively

Summer Campus is an ideal chance for alumni to spend time at the Univershysity of Guelph again notes Professor Murray Since Summer Campus has 12 special youth progra ms for children from 4 to 16 years of age returning to your alma mater can become a family

affair This year youngsters can ha m it up in a theatre workshop or learn about science computcrs or nature Workshops in jOllrnalism and art also encourage young talent

Tennis squash swimming and 800 acres of green space provide numerous recreational opportunities In the eveshyning it is poss ible to enjoy the campus through twilight tours and a myriad of student events includling the community barbeque Musical performances Walt Disney film nights and socials are espeshycially organized for Summer Campus va ca tioners

Summer Ca mpus 80 has two oneshyweek sess ions July 7-11 and 14-18 Course rates begins at $25 for children and $35 for adults per week Residence accomodation is available For complete program a nd fee information contact Continuing Education Division UNIshyVERSITY OF GUELPH Guelph Onshytario NIG 2WI or phone (519) 824-4120 ext 39560

Biographical Sketches- Senate Candidates middot PAUL D FERG SON CPS 67 lives in Guelph and is territory manager with Supersweet Feeds Stratford Paul taught at J F Ross Collegiate and then farmed near Arthur As an alu mni sena tor he at on Senate from 1969 to 1972 and feels he can provide an effective voice for alumni

ARTHUR G (ART) GRUBB OAC 41 is retired and lives in Arthur after a 35-yea r career with OMAF as an Ag Rep for the counties of Prince Edward Gray Oxford l anark and Perth Art is Secretary Ontario Institute of Agrologists Guelph Branch and is married to Lenore (McFadden) Mac 40

ROBIN BAIRD LEWIS Arts 73 lives in Brantford and is a part-time professional artist (see article on pages 6 and 7) An art instructor at Fanshawe College Robin is also a free-lance com mercial artist and has illustrated childrens books Her name is in the Index of Ontario Artists

LORNA A (DENNISON) MILNE OAC 56 lives in Brampton where she has operated Flowertown Antiques for eight years She is a trustee with the Peel Board of Education and vice chairman of the North Peel unit of the Canadian Cancer Society She is married to Ross Milne OAC 55

N RICHARD P YOUNG Arts MA 76 lives in Ridgeville and is a candidate for bar admission He is with the law firm of Young and McNamara in Thorold With his knowledge of taw he feels he can contribute to Senate during this period of economic difficulty

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Great Year For Gryphons

Mens Hock ey Cryphons winners of the OUAA championship

With no less than seven Gryphon teams taking Ontario championships the 1979-1980 intercollegiate season at the University of Guelph was certainly an unprecedented one

II a II started in the fall when the Senior Mens Varsity Eight rowing tea m broke records at the Ontario Universishyties Athletic Association (OUAA) meet in Weiland to take first place Then the mens and womens curling teams trashyvelled to the Universi ty of Western Ontario to defeat all comers and sweep two Ontario titles

Following th at came a weekend at Guelph that will not soon be forgotten by those involved February 22-23 saw the University of Guelph host both the Ontario Womens Basketball Championshyships and the Ontario Wrestling Chamshypionsh ips At approximately 800 pm on Saturday Feb 22 the Guelph women defeated Laurentian University for their first ever Ontario Womens Intercollegishy

ate Athletic Association (OWIAA) championship Three hours later the men had edged out the University of Western Ontario to bring back the Onshytario wrestling title after an absence of one year

Meanwhile the womens crossshycountry ski team put together a strong effort and snatched the provincial title from perennia l winner Carleton Univershysity

It was also about this time that the men s hockey Gryphons were putting together a miraculous comeback Ending up in fifth place in the OUAA the team had to travel to Laurentian University for a sudden death game The Gryphons won it They then fell one game down in a best of three semi-final with the Unishyversity of Toronto Varsity Blues and had to win two in a row to advance to the final They did In the final against the number one ranked McMaster Universishyty Marlins the Gryphons again fell one

game down You guessed it they won th e next two and became the second team ever to win back-to-back Ontario championships

The wrest lers basketball and hockshyey players all advanced to the Canadian Intra-universi ty Athletic Union (CIAU) Championships and a lthough no team titles were brought home they a ll made their presence felt at the national level

As weJl as seven championships the Gryphons had seven individual Ontario champions They were Ken Hawthorne in the 15 km Nord ic sk iing race and Bob Pronk Ken Bradford Jamie Beshythune Ed Slabikowski Gavin Carrow and Wayne Brightwell from th e wresshytling Gryphons The Nordic ski relay team of Dan MaJlet John Bonardelli and Ken Hawthorne also took a gold at the OUAA championships At the CIAU wrestling ch ampionships Wayne Brightwell took a gold medal in his weight class

The Gryphons also had ten Ontario a ll-stars in Candy Clarkson Linda Jolie Sue Lindley Mike Sesto Rick Dundas and Tom Heslip from basketball John Lowe and Jeff Inglis from football Mike McParland from hockey and Tony Tenwesteneind from volleyball Candy Clarkson wa s also named to the allshyCanadian team at the CJAU banquet in Halifax

Following the completion of the schedules the first annual Co-Educashytional Awards Banquet was held at the University s Peter Clark Hall The event was well received by athletes and staff a like and plans are already in the making for next seasons banquet 0

Microbiology Open House June 15 Microbiology is fascinating Thats the message of an open house to be held Sunday June 15 from I 00 pm to 500 pm in the Universitys Chemistry and Microbiology Building College of Physshyical Science Sponsored by the Canadian Society of Microbiologists Committee on Education with the co-operation of the Departments of Microbiology Vetshyerinary Microbiology and Immunology and the Microbiology Club Microbioloshygy Day is for everyone-young and old novice and expert alike

Four second-floor laboratories will house presentat ions demonstrations and poster displays of the latest research

developments in medical agricultural and industrial microbiology-in a way that can be readily understood even by non-scientists

For those who want to explore furshyther there will be tours of resea rch laboratories where work will be in progshyress and equipment in use including the electron microscope Interes ted visitors may also tour the Department of Veterishynary Microbiology and Immunologys research facilities

At 300 pm in Room 200 of the Chemistry and Microbiology Building Jay Ingram microbiologist and host of CBC Radio s Quirks and Quarks will

give a slide and video lecture on the history of microbiology and some of the most recent trends The talk will be aimed primarily at high school students but everyone should find it interest ing Later Jay will mingle and chat with visitors

Microbiology Day has been planned as part of the first joint annual meeting -of the Canad ian Society of Microbiolo shygists and the Genetics Society of Canashyda being held on campus from June J 5 to June 19 Over 400 delegates from across Canada and the United States will be there Heres a chance to hobnob with the experts Plan to bring the whole family It promises to be a great day 0

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Alumni Publications-Consolidation ue to a combination of rapidly escalating paper prices and mailing rates and a directiveD issued to all academic and administrative units of the University requesting that a ll 1979-80

budget submissions reflect a 5 per cent reduction of their 1978-79 budget allotments it became necessary to review the vital field of a lumni publications

To this end President DF Forster appointed a Special Advisory Committee on Alumni Publications with representatives from the U of G Alumni Association and each of the seven college alumni associations The Committee compiled a re port and the President accepted its recommendation to consolidate the Guelph A lumnus and the se ven individual college alumni bulletins

Through the year the four re gular issues of the Guelph Alumnus will consist of 36 pages and up to 18 page s in each issue will be a llocated to the college alumni associations Space will be divided in proportion to the size o f individual college alumni bodies and copy for the 18 pages will be pro vided by individual college e ditors To obtain a good institutional image and to m ainta in alumni acceptance the quality of Guelph Alumnus paper stock has been upgraded to a lighter weight coated stock This will result in lower mailing costs

Subject to annual review and the availa bility of funds the President has approved the publication ot an e ight-page Annual Alumni Weekend Supplement under the individual mastheads of the seven college alum ni associations The supplement will consist of a common four-page insert covering Alumni Weekend programs plus a four-page format of copy exclusive to and provided by e ach of the seven college alumni associations

Your colle ge editors met a de m anding deadline for this the first consolidated publication and we are very grateful to them We t hink we ve done the right thing-what do you think Ed 0

CODling Events

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Annual Meetings at Guelph Friends of U of G Incbull Mac-FACS

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Associations

Summer Campus

CVMA Confere nce Moncton NB

Centennial Banquet Associate Diploma in Agriculture

AVMA Convention Washington DC

Aggie Week

OAC Alumni Association Golf Tournament

Homecoming

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ADDRESS CORRECTION REOUESTED

If th e addressee or a son o r a daughter w ho IS an atumnu s has moved please notify th~ Alum ni OHice University 01 G uelph N I G 2W so thai th is magazine may be forwarded to the proper address

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Our Man In Cairo

Larry Dickenson 68

Lawrence (Larry) T Dickenson 68 and his family are now well settled in at their new home in Cairo Egypt where he is commercial counsellor at the Canashydian Embassy His duties cover a much wider field than the United Arab Reshypublic of Egypt however as he will also be responsible for the Canadian trade promotion program in the Sudan and Libya This requires a knowledge of Arabic which came by way of an intenshysive three-month course in Ottawa

Larry has been nearly eight years in the diplomatic offices of Canada in Europe with about half of that time in Eastern Europe This is his first experishyence however in a developing or an Arabic-speaking area

The first adjustment was to the slower pace of getting things done it took the Dickensons three months to get

Mechanizing Rice Paddies James S Townsend 56 has taken leave from the Department of Agricultural Engineering University of Manitoba to work for two years with the Internashytional Rice Research Institute Los Bashynos Philippines

Dr Townsend will be stationed in Rangoon Burma where he will serve as an agricultural engineer in the area of small-scale mechanization for rice proshyduction In addition he will serve as

into their home in a Cairo residential suburb and the majority of their personal effects had not yet arrived five months later Larry writes Once we had adjusted to the tremendous concenshytration of people- Cairo has a populashytion of approximately 11 million - the noise dust new food and customs we became decidedly attracted to the Egypshytian people who are very hospitable and possess a rich culture dating back thoushysands of years

Since arriving in Cairo in addition to moving into our new home we have had the visit to our territory of the first large federal government trade mission It was comprised of 18 representatives of government and industry interested in the fields of consulting engineering and construction

In both November and December I made one-week trips to Tripoli and Libya where Canada has considerable export potential One officer from the commercial division travels to Tripoli every month

Larrys wife Margaret Mac 68 keeps very busy as well as there is a heavy social commitment which goes with his profession She accompanies him to many dinners and receptions and of course is hostess for those occasions where she treats Egyptian foreign and Canadian contacts to favourite recipes acquired in various other countries

Margaret and I went to Kharshytoum the capital of the Sudan in Janushyary After completing business calls durshying a period of nine days we returned to Cairo via Jeddah visiting friends in our embassy to Saudi Arabia

During our trip to the Sudan and Saudi Arabia daughters Tonya II and Christa 9 stayed in a convent just one

team leader and country representative in Burma for the International Rice Research Institute The Canada-IRRI Burma project is a co-operative project funded by the Canadian International Development Agency and the Governshyment of Burma with IRRI as the executshying agency

Dr Townsend is accompanied in Burma by his wife Yvonne and two sons Alan and Neil Two other sons remain in Canada Philip in Winnipeg Manitoba and Robert at Belwood Onshytario Dr Townsends address is Canashydian Section British Embassy PO Box 1121 Rangoon Burma

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The three Dickenson youngsters

block from our home This convent is occupied by 13 delightful nuns who are decidedly senIor citizens with warm generous hearts They are of many nashytionalities and have devoted entire lifeshytimes to Egypt As the convent is within one block of the girls school-the French Lycee-this will be convenient for the girls Tonya and Christa have pursued their education totally in French in Brussels OUa wa and now here in Cairo

Margaret is turning her culinary skills along with her food and nutrition training at Macdonald Institute to the development of interesting new recipes based upon local ingredients and local dishes 0

Hall of Fame A person nominated by the OAC Alumni Association will be included in the first group to be entered in the new Ontario Agriculture Hall of Fame The OAC Alumni Association is a foundshying member of the Hall of Fame Associshyation and this nomination was prepared by a special committee of the directors

The Hall of Fame is located at the Ontario Agricultural Museum in Milshyton Ontario and the first portraits will be placed in position at a special cereshymony this summer 0

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With a Song In His Heart Come July 15 Lyle Pettigrew 61 takes up a new position He is giving up his secondary school teaching job with the Waterloo-Oxford DSS in Baden Onshytario and is moving to Kenosha Wisshyconsin to be a member of the headquarshyters staff of the Society for the Presershyvation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America Inc (S PEBSQSA) Specifically he will be one half of the team of instructor coaches who will assist in training choshyrus directors in the 16 districts of the Society He will have eight districts for a while and then alternate with his fellow instructorcoach

Nancy Brown Ends Busy Year

Lyle Pettigrew 61

The new position entails a great deal of travelling but Lyle is used to that For the first five years out of OAC he worked with the United Coshyoperatives of Ontario at five locations during that time

Nancy Brown 79 completed her year as president of the Central Student Association of the University last month It wa s a rough year she had stepped into a situ ation of distress inshyvolving many problems not the least of which was a $60000 debt

At the end of her year that debt had been whittled down to Iess than $10000 new s ~aff had been hired the books had been straightened out and much of the credibiI ity with University faculty and administration was regained She originally stated that she felt it would take at least two years to straightshyen out the mess left by previous mismanshyagement and internal bickering It looks like this diminutive bundle of energy has almost done it in 12 months She had help from fellow executives whom she gladly praises and heartily thanks

As if her problems with the Central Students Association were not enough her year also brought an extra load in another field As chairman of the Unishyversity Centre Board she had to contend with the several changes in staff that took place during the year

But then Nancy is no stranger to hard work and delicate dealings with people Back home on the farm near Beaverton she and her father had been

workers in 4-H clubs a job she loved and which she kept on doing during her college semesters

From her first weeks on campus she had demonstrated her leadership abilities as the freshman president of Year 79 She was later chairman of the 0Ac Student Federation an executive of College Royal and OAC student rep on the CSA

What now Nancy As she ended her year of office she fel t that she had seen enough of politics for a while She is aiming her sights on an MBA from one of the provinces older and prestishygious universities and is awaiting the results of her applica tion as she cleans up the last of her work a t the CSA presidents desk

With a sol id major in Animal Scishyence a background of years of successshyfully working with people a minor in business administration and her eyes on a masters Nancy Brown is another Aggie whose future should make intershyesting watching Not many would take a bet that her present downer on politicsshyOne year in a job like president of the CSA is enough for me will prove to be her permanent attitude 0

Singing is something that has been dear to him for a very long time He was a member of the famous quartet on campus in the 50s and 60s- the Kol shylege Kings- with Trev Dickinson 61 Bill Baxter 62 and Ted Curti s 62 They sang for just about every Co llege function needing entertainment We were one of Padre Youngs most popular acts Lyle recalls

For a few years after graduation he dropped out of singing because he was really never long enough in one place to put down any roots However when he moved to Baden he was soon invited to come out with the Guelph Chorus and then joined the Kitchener-Waterloo Chorus which was closer to home It was one of the old KoHege Kings who brought him back into the fold

Since that reunion a dozen years ago Lyle has been at it steadily and now he moves to headquarters to become a permanent member of that enthusias tic group helping to spread harmony and good fellowship all across the continent 0

At It Again Doug Hoffman 46 retired in 1978 from his post as director of the Centre for Resources Development after 32 years on the Guelph campus Following his retirement he went over to the Unishyversity of Waterloo to give them the benefit of his long training in rural planning Now he is acting dean over there

A new building to expand the U of Ws Department of Environmental Studies is under way and the dean is off-campus for a while So maybe Doug will get some use out of that shovel his boys Dougs Cruds gave him when he left the Guelph campus 0

Carrie Reek At the ripe old age of 92 Carrie widow of Dr William R Reek 10 a former president of the OAC died on March 2 at Wardsville Ontario Dr Reek who had a long and distinguished career in Ontario agriculture died in 1968

A very gracious lady Carrie Reek will be fondly remembered by hundreds of students who were at Guelph during the immediate post-war years and by hundreds more who got to know her at Ridgetown 0

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Handling Hamburger On The Hoof Before the hamburger (or the steak for that matter) gets to your plate there is a number of necessary steps to be comshypleted in thc marketing chain from newshyborn calf to butchers block One of these steps is the transfer of the young feeder cattle from the ranch to the fcedlot where the final finish will be added

In Ontario today auction sales of feeder cattle held at 14 locations around the province carry out this function where thousands of cattle and millions of dollars change hands smoothly and quickly

The story of these feeder auctions has been added by Tommy Cooper 18 to his book on the history of agriculture in Grey County but he refuses to take credit for the auction systcm

He gives the credit to another OAC grad the late Charles F Macshykenzie 19 one of the members of the Collcge judging team at the Chicago International in 1918 where he won the

first placing in beef cattle judging After graduation Charles Mackenzie was apshypointed to the Dominion Department of Agriculture federal inspection service which included serving Manitoulin Isshyland where there were many cattle proshyducers but no marketing organization Farmers were still selling as individuals to itinerant cattle buyers sometimes with inequitable results After years of effort he finally got cattlemen to form an auction-selling organization

So successful was this system that in 1950 Tommy Cooper suggested the Grey County Federation sponsor a simishylar arrangement A committee of three was sent to a sale at Little Current on Manitoulin Island that September

That committee was impressed by the way the farmers co-operated and asked Tommy to get one going in Grey County but a 1951 trial was not a success However the example of the 195J sale on the Island sparked another trial in Grey County the following year

That 1952 sale brought out 1250 head The co-op had but one scale of 5000-pound capacity so that animals had to be weighed individually-a very time-consuming task However the idea did catch on memberships were taken out property bought at Wiarton Onshytario and a permanent set-up begun with much of the labour coming from the farmers themselves Now there is a covered assembly and sales area supshyplied with town water and a 30000-pound scale all free of debt

The co-op in Grey County has 800 members and cattle production is about three times as great as it was at the beginning 30 years ago There are four sales a year and as many as 11000 head pass over the scales at a spring sa le The fall sales in 1979 brought $4000000

The original spark from Charles F Mackenzie has grown to 14 sales organishyzations around the province 0

Mac Gordon Honoured One-timc hog grader and the man who was instrumental in working out thc system of tattooing hogs for rail grading Mac Gordon 29 has been honoured for his efforts in another direction

He has received the Guelph Hortishycultural Society Conservation Award for outstanding service to the community

Mac moved from Hamilton to Guelph in 1948 With him he brought a sincere and enduring enthusiasm for conservation

He had a ttended the Na tiona I Aushydubon Societys wildlife film series in Hamilton and was most impresscd with its educational and entertainment value so when he arrived in Guelph he set out to show the series there by arranging for its sponsorship by the Agricultural Instishytute of Canadas Guelph Branch

Mac insists that before each film the national anthem 0 Canada be sungmiddot--an obscrvation which was lauded by the committee in selecting this years winner He has been very involved in other community work and has just retired as clerk of sessions for Chalmers United Church 0

India Hand Almost from the beginning of the OAC graduates have found their way to far places and contributed much to the improvement in agriculture and life around the world Typical of these was the late Kenneth William Forman 22 who died last December in Danvers Mass at 83 years of age

Ken carne to the OAC originally as a Diploma in Agriculture student with the Class of 18 but took time out for war service returning with the wave of veterans in 1919 He graduated with the Class of 20A and stayed on to take his BSA with 22 He was a native of the United States and except for some months on the staff of the old An Hub departmen t right a fter grad ua tion he spent all his life outside of Canada

In his student days Ken was a noted a thlete and the last student physishycal director Up to his leaving that post all athletic endeavours had been handled by the students themselves In 1921 with the greatly increased size of the student body the College decided to appoint a physical director as part of the faculty

The OAc Review of that day records Kens enthusiasm and work for

College athletics will always be rememshybered by ex-students and the students of today Those who knew the tremendous amount of work he covered the difficulshyties he had to contend with will apprecishyate the spirit with which he tackled the job and the work he has done In the fall of 1919 when he took over the task of physical director College athletics were somewhat disorganized but the fall of 1920 and the spring term of 1921 witshynessed a great change Being a football man himself he successfully trained the two Junior Intercollegiate teams of 1919 and 1920 besides training other branches of sport too numerous to menshytion

His first foreign field was in India where he went as dairy cattle specialist at the Allahabad Agricultural Institute United Provinces and served for several years as a teacher He returned to his native Massachusetts as a teacher in animal husbandry at the Essex County -Agricultural School Hawthorne and later as a specialist in dairy with the HK Webster Co of Lawrence

In spite of the fact that he spent so little time in Ontario his feelings for his alma mater were strongly evidenced by his life membership in the OAC Alumni Association 0

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ODH Program The executive of the ODH Graduates Association has prepared a program of monthly visits from March to October to places of interest to their [l1(mbers These visits are open to all interested and are free The program for 1980 includes a June visit to the University of Guelph on the morning of the 21 st moving to the Cambridge Research Stashytion in the afternoon The August visit is planned for Queens Park Toronto on the 23rd The September visit will be to the Borough of Scarborough Parks Deshypartment on the 13th and the October visi t to Cannon Nurseries Waterdown on the 4th 0

Railway Blooms Since Leon Claus 22 moved to a house near the railway tracks in Canton N Y he has pl anted the railwa y right of way with flowers and vegeta bles This island of beauty located where more often a weed patch is found has brought attenshytion to Leon especially from studen ts and faculty at the St Lawrence Univershysity in town

Recently the local newspaper fe ashytured hi s beautifying efforts in a story He has become the stately white-haired gentleman who has put the lovely flowshyers on th e railroad embankment 0

Best Seller This time it is Don Inine 42 and the subject is cheese The Canadian Dairy Foods Service Bureau had his professhysional assistance plus that of others in the preparation of its booklet Great Canadian Cheeses More than a million and a half copies have been distributed The booklet dea ls with the more than 50 varieties made in Canada and while good old rat-trap cheddar is still the favourite the consumption of other types has increased to almost J 6 pounds per person annually 0

Bmiddotyron Jenvy At the age of 98 Myron Jenvey of I ngersoll has died For 65 years he was a member of the Holstein-Friesian Assoshyciation and an historian of the dairy industry in Oxford ounty For five years he was a member of the staff of the OAC and some of his recollections of those days have appeared in issues of the OA C Alumni N ews 0

Bonspiel Winners

The Year 51 Trophy was presellled by Dean Clay Switzer 51 la 11o r Glenn Hay ter 73 Bruce Shillinglaw 67 Jack Fraser 73 and Bob Anderson 73

The Year 33 Trophy was presenled by Don lfuj 5 lo 110 r Glenn Powell 62 and Bill Harri sun 62 Other learn members were Bruce Humer 62 and Don Hill 62

The N R Rick Richards Trophy was won by 110 r Bi A llelI Bob Edgar Jerry Felk er (lIld WaYlIe S impson al Clem of 7 2

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The College of Arts Alumni Association

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To The Queens Taste An Elizabethan dinner in honour of Queen Elizabeth I (1558-1603) was held in early February Sponsored by the University of Guelph Historical Soshyciety the feast attracted 45 members of the Guelph academic community includshying several alumni Guests were asked to attend in period costume and to provide an authentic Elizabethan dish

Master of the feast was Dr Lewis Abbott Department of History In accordance with Her Majestys wishes (Marilyn Armstrong 78) Master AbshybOll provided whimsical sketche~ of the head-table guests accompanicd the Queen dancing and called forth her loyal subjects to pay tribute to her beauty and grace

DELPHA Editor Debbie Chambers 77

AI the dinner Morris Lemire CSS78 Bev Lemire 79 Margo Shoemaker 79 Dr Lewis Abbot Marilyn Armstrong 78 Urve Abbot and Dr Stefan Straka Chairman Departmenr aHistory

Musical entertainment for the eveshyning was provided by the Queens court musicians conducted by Shannon Purshyvis-Smith a music instructor at the University The ensemble played a deshylightful repertoire of authentic Elizabeshythan music

SOllle of the delights of authentic Elizabethan cuisine tha t were served included Fartes Portingale Livering Puddings Pork a lOrange Turnep in a Tench Compound Pallet and Almonde Tartes They were selected by Margo Shoemaker 79

Her Work Is Her Life Mieke Bevelander 73 graduated with distinction from the honours program in Fine A rl However her art career began in high school and was followed by intensive study at the Frec Academy and The Royal Academy of Art in T he Hague Holland Then there was an interruption of a few years while M iekc taught elementary school in Toronto before she got back on track at Guelph

Her work is her life O nly when she is drawing and now painting is she pleased with he rself and able to cope

with the major set-back for artists- the continuing lack of moneyl

Not only has Micke fine artistic talent and drive which has kept her going for the last dozen years but also she is a gifted teachel Imiddot or the past three years she has been a sessional instructor at the University of Waterloo in the fall of 1979 she is credited with puiling their extension course in Stratshyford out of danger of extinction After Miekes fall session the university had a

continued over

Dancing a favourite pastime of Her Majesty was encouraged between courses The first dance selection known as a galliard was demonstrated by Shannon Purvis-Smith A stately dance it provided an excellent contrast to dance instructor Dave Greens version of a rapid peasant dance

It is hoped that the tradition of providing an historical dinner for stushydents faculty and alumni will continue in the coming years We look forward to seeing you there 0

Mieke Bevelander 73

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flood of requests for another course with her

The Art Gatlery of Kitchener boasts a simi~ar success story with their Saturday childrens classes which Mieke has taught for the past two years Her popularity and ability tripled enrolment

Mieke has had shows in The Hague Edinburgh and Guelph and her work has appeared in shows in Vancouvshyer Winnipeg Brantford and Toronto Several corporations and numerous indishyviduals own her drawings paintings and sculptures A series of her drawings is hanging in the Sears Building in Chicashygo

Miekes loft apartment in Elora Ontario reflects her personality and consequently her work It is a compact

bright open space filled with Canadian antiques and a wood-burning stove There are books drawings sculptures toys a nd curios on every ledge a nd piece of furniture Luxurious plants hang everywhere and give the space a garden quality-a garden of earthly delights to steal a quotation However Miekes ambition wiJi not allow her to stay much longer in this pastoral setting Soon she will uproot herself to move to Toronto where she is affiliated with the Bau-Xi Gallery on Dundas Street exhibiting artists such as Jack Shadbolt Tony Urqhart and Claude Breeze

Although a major problem for all artists is making a living from their art an added problem M ieke has found is finding gallery owners and fellow artists

who take women artists seriously thorny situation but a very real one Also a particular problem for artists is trying to be recognized as an important segment of society to establish a status quo in a society which views art as a luxury or at most as play

If universities are recently experishyencing an anti-intellectual backlash artshyists have continuously bucked an antishyaesthetic appreciation in our materialisshytic society If you cant eat it wear it drive it or spend it it cant be worth very much Mieke has written eloqucntly on this topic and given the chance will talk fervently about her lifes work- art works This graduate is going places and several major shows are in the making now 0

Mahoud Sadek

King Tot

Professor Sadek with the Department of Fine Art presented a slide show on King Tut at a recent meeting of the College of Arts Alumni Association Before the show Professor Sadek filled in the pertishynent background of King Tut Accordshying to the professor the misconception that Tut was not an important Pharaoh

is false In fact he was very influential as he returned the old religion of Amon to Egypt

King Tut followed Adhenaton who had imposed the worship of Aten (sunshygod) on the people In essence this was monotheism The religion revolved around the rays of middotthe sun which were the manifestation of light and heat The sign of the ankh was the symbol which denoted life

There was not only a religious revoshylution but also a cultural revolution Previously art had been idealized where everybody was portrayed as being strong and beautiful Art now became antishyclassical and a caricature Freedom of expression was allowed Akhenaton moved the capital from Thebes to Amashy

rah King Tut was nine years old whcn

he ascended to the throne He moved the capital back to Thebes and rebuilt the temple of Amon He died from an unknown cause at age 18 His tomb was hidden and therefore was not vandalized by robbers It lay undisturbed until discovered by Howard Carter in 1922 This major discovery gave the world a large collection of Egyptian art

The slide show demonstrated not only the size but also the sheer beauty of the Tut collection

The College of Arts Alumni Associshyation is grateful to Professor Sadek for his enlightening talk and for his compreshyhensive slide show of the King Tut collection 0

Scholarships At the College of Arts Alumni Associashytion Board of Directors meeting of March 22 1980 three new scholarships were designed and will be presented at the spring meeting of Senate for approvshyaL

Members of the Board hope these

awards will help encourage graduate and part-time students to maintain high academic standards The first a wards will be presented in the fall of J 980

An amount of $500 will be awarded to the College of Arts student with the highest cumulative average in Years 3 and 4 who is entering a College of Arts graduate degree program The award is

open to a student entering either an MA or PhD program with a Universishyty of Guelph undergraduate Arts degree

An amount of $250 will be awarded to each of two semester 5 part-time College of Arts students with the two highest cumulative averages and entershying semester 6 They will be presented in the fall and winter semesters 0

Grad News 1977

Paulette McGarr After working three years in visual arts Paulette is a student apprentice with British glass master Stephen Taylor in Caledon and is living in Toronto

1978

Dalid Coates Newspapers Right David is city reporter for the Peterborshyough Examiner

Patricia (Cole) Bigley is employed as a dental assistant by Drs R amp c Armshystrong Leamington Ontario

1979

Robert Bishop is the manager of the Tydagon Golf Club in Burlington Onshytario

David Schwitzer is pu~suing doctoral studies at the University of London in England 0

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The Ontario Veterinary College Alumni Association

~~ ALUMNI Editor Dr Cliff Barker 41

BULLETIN

From The Pres ident

Dr Bob Buck 46

Since our last opportunity to chat by means of a publication several items of interest have occurred Perhaps that of greatest current interest involves arshyrangements which will culminate in the presentation of a portrait of Dr Dcnnis Howell to our former dean on Alumni Weekend

The Honours and Awards Commitshytee under the chairmanship of Dr Bob Silk 64 has been working fervently to ensure that the presentation can be made at the time of our Annual General Meeting which this year takes place on campus during Alumni Weekend June 20 to 22 Further details of these cereshymonies will be available soon

The OVc Alumni Directorate is enthused about this project and like the Honours and Awards Committee is anxiously awaiting the opportunity to view the work

Having mentioned Alumni Weckshyend [ hope that you will note again those dates of Friday Saturday and Sunday June 20 21 and 22 and if you possibly can make arrangements to visit Guelph and the old stamping grounds and appreciate what is available to the students of today compared to that which was present in the dim distant past

Not only will it be an opportunity to renew friendships which may have been neglected somewhat due to disshytance and other responsibilities but you will have an opportunity to visually acknowledge some of the strides that have been taken during the growth of the University of Guelph and in parshyticular the Ontario Veterinary College during the years since you left the campus

On sllch a visit you can more accurately gauge the importance of the contributions which each of us attempt to make to our Alma Mater as the years pass

There is some personal satisfaction in being able to actually see some of the things which we read about in our communications from the various Unishyversity organizations

At this particular time of year we would hope that those of our alumni living some distance from Guelph may decide that a venture to this part of Ontario might be considered as part of a vacation plan

How about some of those of you who live beyond the borders of Onshytario- or within the borders of Ontario for that matter- who have not had an opportunity to be in Guelph for some time contacting former classmates and arranging a visit part of which may be spent here at the OVc and on-campus at the University of Guelph

Watch for further information which will be forthcoming Those of us in this part of the country would be delighted to see you

Since last we talked the Awards Committee has presented the OVc Alumni Association Fellowships to Dr Louis Laliberte of the Department of Clinical Studies and Michael Clarke and Diane Friesian of the Departments of Pathology and Biomedica Sciences reshyspectively These are postgraduate study scholarships

Recently Jim Sweetman 81 was selected as the recipient of this years

OVc Alumni Travel Fellowship Award Jim who is currently President of the Canadian Veterinary Students Association chapter at Guelph will be travelling to the United Kingdom and other areas during the course of this summer

During the first week in March the annual College Royal activities took place on campus The OVc student body has become a very important part of this event as time has passed Disshyplays have been provided for the public by each of the years and by several of the activity groups within the College walls

On Open House Days hundreds of visitors from various parts of the province are given guided tours through the OVCs facilities and the students do an exceJlent job in providing informashytion concerning their studies and chosen vocation as well as acting as excellent purveyors of good-will for veterinary medicine Your Association has helped albeit rather modestly in assisting with this endeavour

You will be pleased to know that Dean Doug Maplesden SO has disshyplayed his continued interest in alumni activities by attending our Board of Directors meetings and contributing personally by giving much appreciated opinions and assistance Dr Howells very active conscientious involvement in alumni activities provides Doug with a very strenuous precedent to follow but we are looking forward to his associa tion with OVc alumni

Perhaps 1 have rambled long enough I shaH close by once more recommending that you consider serishyously visiting your Alma Mater during the forthcoming Alumni Weekend in June If you consider that arranging a class reunion or some such function would be constructive for goodness sake let us know and we shall attempt to assist in whatever way appears to be practical Hope to see many of you before long 0

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CODlDleDlorative Plaque In Stratford On August 24 1979 a plaque was unveiled in Stratford Ontario by the Local Architectural Conservation Advishysory Committee (LACAC) Stratford to mark the restoration of the Brandenshyberger Block built in the late 1800s

In addition to the historic signifishycance of the building is the fact that among the persons who used the buildshying was John Luke Poett VS (Edinshyburgh) the first veterinary surgeon apshypointed to the Northwest Mounted Poshylice

Poett joined the NWMP in 1874 after practising in Stratford for four years He was in charge of the large group of horses sent from Toronto in 1874 to eventually become part of the march west later that year from Fort Dufferin Manitoba to Fort Whoop-up in Alberta In 1877 he completed his service with the NWMP and returned to practice in Stratford

On September 21 1881 he advershytised that his office had been moved to Brandenbergers new block and he reshymained at this location until 1884 In that year he rejoined the Mounties eventually settling in Battleford Saskatshychewan serving as a non-commissioned police officer there until his death in 1895 His wife lived to be 87 dying in 1937 A granddaughter survives in Vanshycouver

Poetts office was reached through a door under the Jetter R in Reward (see photograph this page) and upstairs to the first floor

The plaque is on the wall just below the word Blowes (Blowes Travel Sershyvice) It will undoubtedly be read by thousands of visitors attending Stratshyford s Shakespearean Festival each year

Apart from being the first veterinashyrian in the NWM P Poetts name is the first to have been entered in the original register of the Ontario Veterishynary Association How his name came to be entered in this way is unknown The register was established in 1879 but it shows his address as the NW MP in Western Canada and in reality he was still in Stratford

The plaque was sponsored by Jim Anderson President LACAC Stratshyford who became interested in the hisshytory of Poett while the author was researching in the Perth County Arshy

chives in 1976 A fuller story of Poett Ontario relating to veterinary medicine may be found in the book Vet in the In 1973 the Toronto Historical Board Saddle by Dr Frank Loew and EH erected the Upper Canada Veterinary Wood published by Western Producer School pl aque on the site of the first Prairie Books Saskatoon 1978 veterinary college in Canada at 40-42

This is the second plaque erected in Temperance Street Toronto 0

Brandenberger Block Stratford Ontario Site of Poetts office

~ Upper Canada Veterinary School plaque 1973

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The College of Social Scie nce Alumni Association

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Edtor Rkk Kna 74

the current year despite continuing From The infl a tion in excess of 9 per cent The increases in faculty salaries have fallshyen behind other comparable professhyDean sions consistently since the early 1970s

3 Some estimates suggest that universishyIt is with pleasure that I report to you ties will be required to terminate upthe success which the College of Social to 20 per cent of faculty over the next Science Alumni Association has enjoyed few years if insolvency is to be preshyin the last year This succcss is due in ventedlarge measure to the encrgy and hard

work of the Association s Beards of Additional facts which should be of

Directors since 1978 interest and concern to you as alumni

The College of Social Science and voters are the following

Alumni Associations presence is being I Ontario now provides $1 000 less in felt in overaH alumni affamiddotirs May I operating grants per full-time equivashyhope that in increasing numbers Social lent student than the average of the

Dr Jack W SkinnerScience alumni will join in actively supshy rest of Canada ($1800 less than porting their Alumni Association the Quebec) College and the University prevent universities from providing both 2 Were Ontario universities funded at

As a second matter I am a ble to quality education and accessibility for a level equivalent to the average for report that the level of participation in students the rest of Canada total grants to the the BA Graduate Survey project was A strong statement on behalf of system for 1979-80 would have to be good May I thank those of you who universities was made in September to increased by $185000000 took the time and trouble to complete Premier Davis and senior ministers by 3 On a relative basis measured in the questionnaire JH Panabaker Chairman of the Board 1977-78 dollars grants per student in

There is another matter which I of McMaster Univcrsity as spokesman universities had fallen 71 per cent trust will be of interest As you are no for board chairmen and executive heads from 1970-71 to 1977-78 While doubt aware Ontarios universities have of Ontario universities Among the facts grants per student in the colleges of been and continue to be involved in a which he prcsented were applied arts and technology (CAAT) substantial amount of retrenchment as a I Library acquisitions per student have rose by 22 per cent costs per pupil in result of past and continuing reduced fallen by about 40 per cent in real secondary schools rose 396 per cent levels of government financial support terms since the early 1970s despite and costs per-patient-day in hospitals While it could be argued that a certain the continuing explosion of knowshy rose 51 per cent Finally of interest amount of retrenchment was needed ledge around the world are the studentstaff ratios In as well as politicaJIy desirab]e a conshy 2 For years increases in salary scales 1977-78 for universities 149 to I tinuation of reduced support on the part have been held well below the rate of CAATs 126 to I and secondary of the government will bring about acshy inflation- they were 37 per cent in schools 169 to l 0 tions which will greatly hamper if not 1978-79 and just over 5 per ccnt for

The membcrs of your Board of Directors dents we a ttended the College of Social recently endorscd a resolution to make Science we had little or no opportunity Five -five scholarhips available to in-course to earn an achievement award

In-course Collcge of Social Science students It s a We have plenty of reasons to make start and without your support of the awards available to deserving students College of Social Science Alumni Assoshy If each of our members could encourage Scholarships ciation and of the Alma Mater Fund it one new membership we could continue would not have been possible to make things happen What do youIntroduced Do you realize that when as stu- say Lets get on with the job 0

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Peacekeeper Playing a key role in peacekeeping opershya tions is as much an a rt as a defined position sa ys Political Studies professhysor Henry Wiseman Professor Wiseshyman who has also been Faculty Assoshyciate in the Office of the Provost this past year has been named Director of Peacekeeping Programs at the Internashytional Peace Academy (IPA) New York He assumed the position for one year as of Janu ary I

The Interna tional Peace Academy which was established in 1969 as an institute devoted to furthering the skills of conflict resolution has a vita l pa rt to

Hes Off To Israel John Vanderkamp

Professor John Vanderkamp Chairman Department of Economics has been apshypointed as visiting professor in the Cashynadia n Studies Program at Hebrew Unishyversityin Jerusalem

Professor Vanderkamp will spend the greater part of three months April to June in Israel where he will give a graduate course in labor economics a nd make himself available for consultations with faculty a nd graduate students

The Canadian Studies Program is relatively new It was established in

Birth Of OASA Much overdue but now ready for acshytion is the way Professor KJ Duncan describes the Ontario Association of Sociology and Anthropology (OASA) Professor Duncan of the UniversityS Department of Sociology and Anthroshypology was the Associa tions first presishydent

Canada has not been without asshysociations in the fi eld There is a nationshyalone the Canadian Sociological and Anthropological Association a nd over

play in world a ffairs The U N as Professor Wiseman pointed out has no specific constitut ional basis for pcaceshykeeping in its charter although it does practise peacekeeping from time to time on an ad hoc basis

Over the ycars a ttempts have been made to define the practice in constitushytiona l terms but without success Professor Wiseman believes there are good political reasons why this has not occurred the fear by some states that the UN would evolve its own a uthority or military force less dependent on the will of the member states

For this reason the IPA while remaining independent of the UN pershyform s the crucial functions of developing

1978 as the result of a VISit by John Roberts then Secretary of State to Israel Funded by the Canadian govern shyment and Toronto philanthropists Dr and Mrs Ralph Halbert the program got under way last year when urban planner Peter Oberlander of British Coshylumbia spent a period at the Israeli university

The successful applicant for the program is selected from candida tes in the social sciences hu manities a nd law Administra tion of the selection is handshyled at the Canadia n end by an advisory committee made up of eight members from a variety of disciplines in Frenchshya nd English-speaking institutions from across the country Recommendationsmiddot are submitted by the Canadian commitshytee to the Hebrew University where the final choice of visiting scholar is made

Professor Vanderkamps talents make him eminently suited to the posishytion H e is the editor of Canadian Public

the yea rs regiona l ones have emerged in the Maritimes Quebec and the western provinces but not until now in Onta rio

Professor Duncan and a number of others including department chairman Professor WE Thompson and departshyment colleague Professor TF Condon have actively supported the idea of a provincial association for years because as Professor Duncan says the real acshytion takes place at the provincial level We need such an assocation he adds to provide a provincial presence to speak on behalf of our two disciplines to government representatives and to the

procedures and policies for peacekeeping to bring greater order to the ad hoc UN practice Such activity is dependent on broad co-operation by UN members One hundred and fourteen have parshyticipa ted in IPA programs to date

The Political Studies professors tasks include arranging professional inshyternational training seminars for diploshymats military officers academics and policy makers in the subjects of peaceshykeeping mediation and negotiation and setting up off-the-record meetings beshytween parties directly involved in disshyputes such as Namibia a nd the Middle East These a re two of the ma in duties of the Academy 0

Policy- Analyse de Poliliques the jourshynal which he founded six years ago to bring together resea rch in economics a nd rela ted disciplines such as political science and sociology with a view to stimulating research and discussion of problems in Canadian policy He is also a member of the executive council of the Canadian Economics Association and author of many papers on Canadian economic activity

The aim of the program is to inshycrease Canadian exposure overseas the economist says It is hoped that eventushyally graduate fellowships in Canadian studies will be made available for stu-

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dents at the Hebrew University further extending the educationa l scope of the program

In the initial five years of operation an endowment fund is being built up Once that income is esta blished visiting professorships will be for a years durashytionD

pUblic Professor Duncan says meetings of

the Associa tion will take place twice a year and that attention will be turned to ways of improving the teaching of socishyology and anthropology as well as a tshytracting the participation of those workshying in community colleges government -private agencies and in industry

For further information about the Association contact Mrs Wilda Blackshylock through the Depa rtment of Socioloshygy and Anthropology (519) 824-4120 ext 3894 0

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The College of Biological Science Alumni Association

~ BIO-ALUMNI ~ NEWS Editor Jane Selley Arts 70

J Tent And Sleeping Bags Anyone Panoramic scenery wa rm campfires wild-flowers and pines scenting fresh summer breezes quiet walks along wooded trails a chance to photograph relax and enjoy the company of good friends Sounds like a dream doesn t it

Well your dreams have come true because the CB S Alumni Association has designed such a weekend this year just for you

From June 6 to 8 1980 (Friday evening to Sund ay night) we have for alumni and their families an Interpreshytive Weekend excursion to Cyprus Lake Provincial Park on th e picturesque Upper Bruce Peninsula We have lined up a full weekend of activity including a wildlife photography sessi on plant and geomorphology lectures bird watching

a Fathom Five ta lk a boat trip to Flower Pot Island a nd much much more

Photographers will want to see the orchids which will be in bloom that wcekend a nd there are ma ny excellent access points for scuba diving enshythusi ast s as well Brave folks might even attempt a midnight dip in th e cool waters of Georgian Bay

We will be camping in the Provinshycia[ Park and should qualify for free group camping if enough adventurers register for the s leep-out If youre not one for organized activities thats okay too

While only a few hours drive from Guelph this part of Ontario is an historshyic glacial-formed environment supportshy

ing rich and diverse flora and fa una You are required to bring your ow n

support gea r food clothing and provide tran sport a tion to a nd from the park The CBSAA will be providing wilderness progra ms and marshmallows

Most o f all the weekend a[ lows friends old and new a chance to relax together and enjoy some free time Twen ty-nine people have already sig ned up a nd we think this will truly be our best event ever

For registration write to CBS Interpretive W eekend co Department of Alumni Affairs a nd Development Level 4 Unive rsity Centre University of Guelph Guelph Ontar io N I G 2W I or telephon e (519) 824-4120 Ext 2122 0

Your 1980 Executive The CBS Alumni Association Board of Directors for 1980 who were elected a t the Annua l Meeting at College Roya[ is a mi xture of new and old faces Wed like to tell you something about each of these people who have volunshyteered their time for you

AI Sippel BSc 74 President A[ is a fish hea lth biologi st with the Ontario Ministry of N a tural Resources working on campus

Richard Moccia BSc 76 MSc 78 Immediate Past President Rick is preshysentlya U of G fish pathologist offershying a consulting service to commercial fish farms la rge aquaria home aquarishyots and resea rch subcontractors

David MaraIdo MSc 78 Vice Presishydent David is a fisheries biologist for Canada Centre for In[and Waters Burlshyington Ontario

Winn Halina BSc 74 MSc 77 Secshyretary T reasurer Winn is a researc h assistant in the Department of Biomedishyca l S cience at the O Vc

Sheena Ba msey BSc 77 Director Sheena is a research chemist for Shell C a nada Ltd

J im Ga llivan BSc 73 M Sc 77 Dishyrector Ji m has been a Ph D student in Medical Sciences a t McMas ter Univershysity since 1978

At the Annual M eeting I to rare

president AI Sippel 74

Professor R on Brooks Zoology and immediate

past president Rick Moccia 76

Ron presented a da zz ling talk and

show on th e Galapagos

Islands

Ka thryn Martin BSc 76 Director Kathryn is a grad student in the Depa rtshyment of Biomedical Sci ence

Margo Tant BSc 76 Director Margo is a full-time stude nt at the O Vc

Jan Watson BSc 75 Director Jan our first CBS President is now an applications specia list fo r Pa yton Asshysocia tes which manufactures e lectronic medica l instruments 0

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University of G uelph 3049 CBS stushyA Message From dents including pos tgraduate students

President

Al Sippel

Al Sippel 74

As the incoming president of the College of Biological Science Alumni Associashytion I would like to thank the immedishyate Past President Richard Moccia 76 and the other outgoing members of the Board of Directors Ted Armstrong 74 Les Dunn 76 Jim Grayston 75 Kathy Martin 76 Ambrose Sarnulski 73 Jim Sheldon 74 and Pat Yungblut 73 for their accomplishments

Over the past year Richard and the others expended a considerable amount of time and energy on alumni associashytion activities with excellent results Both Careers ight and the Elora Gorge Walk were successful again this year Careers N ight is organized specifishycally for senior undergraduate CBS studenb One or two aluIllni frOI11 each

program (eg Microbiology Human Kinetics Zoology N utrition Botany l Genetics) returned to discuss aspects of job hunting resume writing and career development The Elora Gorge Walk was designed to promote outdoor activishyties for alumni during Alumni Weekend

Our other regular activities the Homecoming Biobash and the Annual General Meeting were less successfuL Although a few faithful alumni turned out for each event they were very poorly attended

Despite these disappointments the Association completed two projects that have been on the drawing board for some time Life membership dues finally reached a sufficient level to start a tru st fund for two scholarships for second year CBS students These scholarships will be presented for the first time in 1980

A special Distinguished Alumnus Award was also created this past year Although no nominations for the a ward were received its crea tion provides a format for honouring graduates of the cBS who have distinguished themshyselves in some field

I am confident that thi s year members of the Board of Directors will be ab le to maintain the momentUin generated by their predecessors 1 he nlOW faces on the Board should provide an abundance of energy and fresh ideas Board members serving second or more terllls will provide the necessary experishyelllOe gained from previous years Thi s blend of old and new has worked well in the past and should continue to do so

The major thrust of this years Board of Directors will be aimed at increas ing membership in the Associashytion In the ten years that the College of Biological Science has been a part of the

have graduated However only 202 (66 per cent) of these have Joined the CBs Alumni AssolOiation T herefore much of our effort will be devoted to contacting alumni evaluating their eommenb and re-evaluating our program in an attempt to attract more members

You probably ques tion why you should become a member of the Associshyation Me mbership dues are necessa ry to operate and expand the projects that I have outlined I believe that the CBs Alumni Asocia tion has a lot to offer to undergraduates to the University comshymunity and most importantly to alumshyni

I n particular we provide a forum for keeping in touch with former classshymates through the Guelph Alumnus and the Bio-A lumni N ews Alumni Weekend Supplement and by sponsoring events to which alumni return However as with any organization particularly one such as the CB S Alumni Association that is rel atively young there is always room for improvement If you believe the programs offered by the C BS Alumni Association are inappropriate please let us know as a re-evaluation of alumni shyoriented even ts will be made this year

Without input from our alumni change will not necessarily mean imshyprovement We need your support in the form of members hip and your opinion of the present program In particular I would appreciate receiving comments from Department of Human Kinetics alumni who have been noticeably absent from many of our activities in recent years Please give a little thought to what you think the CB S Alumni A~soshy

ciation should be doing and forward you r ideas to Al Sippel co Departllient of Alumni Affair and Development Levlt 4 niversity Centre niversityof Guclph Cruelph Ontario N 1 G 2W 1 0

Careers Night Seventy-five people attended enjoyed and asked many questions of the six speakers at the 2nd Annual College of Biological ScieIlce Alulllni Association Careers ight

John Byrne fish culture specialist with tell years at the Ministry of Natushyral Resources gave a strong talk stresshysing hiring methods attitude motivation and generally se t the lOne fo r Sheena

Ba rusey BSc 17 and her clever preshyentation which covered as a reselI ch chcmist in Microbiology at Guelph tactic~ to usc job applications and intershyesting facts about prospects for the fushyture in the job market

Jennifer Conners BSc 75 SOOIl to be an M D and who originally graduat shyed in Botany disc ussed the neces ity of being flexible of being wise and not being too specific ill job intcnt when entering uni ve rsity

Dr John Hilton Lkpar lmen t of

utr ition slressed the necessity fo r pcr onal contact and steing the top pCIon when making application for a position Dr John Powell told of the multitude of opportunities which ex ists for a well ed ucated perOIl giving examshyples of 26 graduates from the Departshyf1)tl1t of Huma n Kintl ics and their difshyk re llt afJ Puilltments

Ian W hite OAe 52 co-ordinator of Placement Services summarized and told of the lllaIlY useful services that the

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Macdonald Institute College of Family and Consumer Studies

Alumni Association

ALUMNI NEWS Editor Wantedl

Elizabeth Gullel 55

Food Industry Welcomes Contacts Industry may seem a world away from the univlrsity environment but Conshysumer Studies professor Elizabeth Gulshylett 55 spent the fall semester bridging this gap She visited about 25 companies in the food industry to see what they arc doing in sensory evaluation of food and consumer rda tions

Professor Gullett started her odysshysey through the food industry by conshytacting the presidents of the companies then visiting their laboratories and conshysumer relations departments HI feel very positive about the developments in

News Editor Wanted The position of Alumni ews Editor for the Mac- FACS Alumni Association is presently vacant

The person who fills this position has the important job of gathering and co-ordinating information for the threeshypage Mac-fACS Alumni News section in each of the quarterly Guelph AlurnshyfillS pUblications and for one four-page unit of news in the Annual Alumni

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these two areas she comments The Canadian food industry IS

expanding and refining its programs in sensory evaluation and consumer relashytions

Sensory evaluation techniques run the gamut from rudimentary tests to very complete profile studies that inshyvolve a team of five or six trained tasters Companies have learned that sensory evaluation improves their batshyting average in introducing new proshyducts Professor Gullett explains that it used to be common for only ten ou t of every 100 ideas to see the light of day and of those only one would be a success Sensory evaluation helps idenshytify the potentially successful products and saves significantly in product develshyopment costs

Curious abollt the state of sensory evaluation in the cosmetics industry Professor G ulictt also contacted several Canadian cosmetics companies but found virtually no activity in the area

ost 01 the Canadian cosmetics firms are distributors for foreign products They tend to rely on the technical expershytise of the parent company

The food industry is becoming more Canadian in outlook according to Professor Gullett Canadian branches of foreign companies are developing food testing product development and evalushyation functions in Canada

Consumer relations have blossomed

Weekend Supplement The Editor is a member of a Comshy

mittee of ditors which meets regularly prior to the publication of each Guelph Alumnus to plan and co-ordinate alumshyni news portions

The Editor is a member of the Mac-FACS Alumni Association Board of Directors which meets regularly throughout the year The Alumni Assoshy

in the last decade particularly throughshyout the food industry Professor Gullett suspects tha t the industry is trying to overcome what it perceive to be a bad public image The consumer movemellt nudged most companies into a greater awareness of consumers and a commitshyment to deal with their complaints and suggestions She was impressed with the speed and thoroughness with which the food companies handled consumer comshyplaints

The visits to the companies revep d that permanent and summer employshyment prospects for Consumer Studies graduates will continue to be good Our students have a lways been hired for their technical knowledge she notes but their broad knowledge of consumer concerns will bccome more and more attractive to employers

While learning about food company programs Professor Gullett did not miss the opportunity to tell her hosts about the undergraduate programs research and expertise in the Department of Conshysumer Studies

Every company I visited seemed genuinely pleased to have someone from a university show an interest in what they are doing she observed Many industry people told me they had regular contacts with community colleges but not with universities A continuing exshychange of ideas will be mutually benefishycial 0

ciation pays all telephone and postage costs of collecting information for the two publications and has designated an honorarium of $50 per publication for the Editor

If you are interested in this posishytion please ca II or write ei t her Roseshymary Clark 59 at the Alumni Office 824-4120 ext 2122 or Ruth Wilson 6251 Oak Street Guelph NIG 2Nl 821-2632 (after 5 pm)

Remember if you wish to continue receiving news of your college we must have all Editor - and 0011 J

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Freighter Voyage By Dr Margaret S McCready

The winter season was a good time to be one of 12 passengers eight Canadian women four Americans (two men two women) on a large freighter Delta Line out of Brooklyn ew York Deshycember 14 1979 for a seven-week voyshyage through the Caribbean and the Panama Canal to Ecuador Peru and Chile and return But cargo was the important item to the ships owners and about one day out of Brooklyn a new sched ule was posted cutting out the Caribbean ports at Aruba Santo Doshymingo and Barranquilla

Cargo was delivered or picked up at Philadelphia Baltimore Charleston and Mi ami in generally very fine weather There were perhaps one and a half days of slight turbulence off Cape Hatteris enough to make it difficult to set the ta bles in the dining room which we shared with a dozen ships officers and the captain

The crew of about 30 sailors were a busy lot-always some ship s painting to be done as well as swabbi ng down the decks Handling the ve ry large banana crop (green) of Ecuador was a big part of the work for longshoremen-bananas to Chile and to New York State Much of the ships cargo had to be kept at spec ific temperatures SOme of it frozen

Above all we and the officers had excellent meals and very spacious wellshycared for cabins with toilets Actually by the terms of the Seamens Union all sa ilors must be given plentiful and good food to keep them happy and well nourshyished and this was certa inly so

We enjoyed knowing the ships offshyicers One a graduate in law was workshy

ing on a freight er to find out more about mercantile law he was busy also getting his daily exercise by weight-lifting and chinning the bar We passengers worked a bit on the stationa ry bicycle for our exercise

Another officer a graduate engishyneer was working on the freighter to learn more abo ut ship building and space utili zation One specialist in navishygation reminded us to keep certain curshytains drawn at night to prevent glare on the ocean waves which confused their navigation readings from the heavens There is a constant charting of the ship s position on the high seas

Special celebrations and meetings with the captain and officers sometimes when films were shown were enjoyed but also enjoyed was the time spent watching the intricate organization of the loading and unloading of cargo some of it in containers However on docking with the help of pilots we usualshyly planned to take taxis to the big cities and market places not forgetting the small Indian craft shops on or close to the docks The native crafts of fine straw and hair work knitted-wear and handshymade dresses beautiful jewelery of seshymi-precious stones such as lapislazuli malachit e a nd onyx were hard to resist

The museums cathedrals and other handsome buildings reminded us of the culture~ If ( i er peoples in addition to th e Spanish con ribution The beautiful scenery and the objects d art a lmost made us forgetful of the repressive govshyernments in most of these South Amerishycan countries today

It was a memorable days trip when

we motored from Valparaiso Ch ile through the foothills of the Andes to the beautiful capital city Santiago seeing en route the dry desert and mountain country bordering the very fertile va lleys growing lush market and fruit crops (not bananas)

Some bridge playing a nd much reading took up considerable time so that it was difficult to keep a diary and write postcards to friends Obviollsly there was some real rela xa tion and rest on the journey Tt was always pleasant to be having such delightful summcr weat her and enjoying some sunning on deck with tea and happy hours whenshyever one wished to utili ze the passenger lounge for a friendl y get-together

Yes despite sc hedules being changed and in this case shor tened by one week the sea voyage from North to South America at this season was a delight D

Passing through Ihe Suez Canal

The Delta Venezuela out of Brooklyn New York Margaret McCready right in Santiago Chie

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Families Coping With Change The family is alive and well in the twentieth century despite widely pubshylished reports that it is an outdated social institution Social critics bemoan the disintegration of the family and use as evidence the soaring divorce rate juvcnile delinquency wife and child abuse and thc isolated elderly

This gloomy outlook is not shared by three faculty members in the Departshyment of Family Studies who have extenshysive experience working with families and are pursuing family-related reshysearch

Concern over weakening families is not unique to our generation observes Professor Anne Callagan a family socishyologist with a background in professhysiona social work Observers 50 years ago voiced many of the same complaints about urban families she notes and questions whether families have really changed as much as were led to believe The divorce ra Ie was 236100000 in Canada in 1976 and is rising but is still only about half of the US rate

Divorce has replaced death as a cause of single parent families over the years rn addition perhaps urban famishylies of 100 years ago didnt have probshylems with their teen-agers because so many adolescent children didnt live at home

Different Expectation What has changed dramatically is our expectation about family life Until the last few decades marriage tended to be an institutional arrangement On farms the family was a producing unit and in urban environments it was a framework for survival Today we look to the family for intimate personal relationships and emotional support

Professor Claude Guldner former Director of the Interfaith Counselling Centre in Kitchener and now on the faculty in Family Studies doesnt touch on the traditional institutional roles for marriage in describing todays family He focusses on the adult functions of marriage- companionship sharing afshyfcction and sex-instead of viewing marshyriage primari ly in terms of having chilshydren

Where Children Fit In Children are and will continue to be an important focus in most families but the

task of raising them is difficult in the climate of rapid social and technological change Todays parents live in a world very different from the one in which they were raised and their children will have to cope with an accelerating rate of change The task of raisi ng children is not so much preparing them for the world but equipping them to cope with the inevitable changes ahead

The rapid change and uncertainty in the world has eroded parents sense of self-confidence claims Professor George Kawash a child psychologist with a particular concern for parentchild inshyteractions One anchor parents can proshyvide in this unsettled environment is consis tency in their child rearing pracshytices But it is very difficult to maintain if the parents feel unsure of themselves and their parenting skills Children need rules limits and some authority but parents often shy away from setting rules because they view this as a form of authoritarianism says Professor Kashywash Rules are not in themselves aushythoritarian especially if the children ha ve the opportunity to express their grievances about rules they feel are unreasonable Children will be more willing to accept rules if they feel they can discuss them

Professor Guldner feels there is a tendency among educators now to look at the entire family in dealing with problems in children Many families are referred to family counselling agencies because a child has problems in school Ten years ago we would have blamed those problems on the school systems he says Today family counsellors look to the family for weaknesses or strains that may have contributed to such probshylems This approach acknowledges the continued importance of the family unit in the socialization of children

The Individual Within the Family Creating a stable family environment requires input from solid individuals In family counselling explains Professor Guldner we usually focus on the husshyband and wife roles because strong partshyners secure in their relationship funcshytion better in the mother and father roles Further the husband and wife relationship needs to be nurtured throughout a marriage so it can survive after the parenting roles have been

From a FACS sheet by Mary Cocivera

completed Many marri ages break down after the children leave home because the partners threw themselves into the father and mother roles to the exclusion of the husband and wife roles After the years of neglect there was nothing left of the original relationship as husshyband and wife

One of the great tasks in family therapy confided Professor Guldner is helping individuals differentiate themselves from their fa mily of origin Their personal development and success in marriage depend on emerging from the family of their childhood observ ing and evaluating it ancj then making ratioshynal but at the sa me time gut-level choices about their own future Many marriage and family problems are caused by a failure to work through this rela tionship The process is not complete until the individual reconnects and estashyblishes an entirely different relationship with his family of origiIi

A fam ily can provide a supportive environment in which to grapple with these relational tasks Professor Guldner describes marriage as a cyclical IIwe equilibrium which has its ups and downs Individual growth requires comshying to grips with the conflicts

He fears though that many people walk awa y from conflict in marriage by seeking divorce rather than working through the problem This short-cirshycuits individual growth he explains Family counselling helps partners deal with conflict in a marriage relationship but does not guarantee living happily ever after Sometimes working out a rel a tionship results in termination of the marriage

Professor Guldner sees the emphashysis on the individual as a positive develshyopment for the family Were becoming more tolerant of individual diffe rences within the family and among families Young people will feel freer to make choices based on what is best for them personally and inter-personally rather than external expectations -North Americans will find it easier to accept and respect different types of families in the decades to come but they will also have to accept the responsibility for making informed intelligent choices compatible with their personal values ambitions and capabilities 0

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The College of Phys ical Science Alumni Association -5Ju

I SCIMP Editor Bob Winkel

Cell Patent Granted

Dr Ron Fawce ll with electroplated semiconductor

Two resea rchers at the University of GueJph have received a United States patent on a process tha t could revolushytionize the production of photo voltaic cells and reduce the cost several times

Doctors Ron Fawcett and Andrzej Baranski developed the process similar to techniques used in the electroplating industry during two months of research on applying semi-conductors to metal in la te 1978

The process does not require the

present use of vaporization to deposit a film of light-sensitive material on meta l

Present tec hnology for photo voltaic cells evolved from space research and uses either a single crystal silicon or a costly vaporization process for cadmium sulphide

Until now electroplating has been used as a way to deposit one metal on another in some kind of pl a ting solution through which you pass current but what we are depositing here is a semishy

conductor-cadmium sulphide Dr Fawcett said Other semiconductors which can be electrodeposited include cadmium selenide bismuth sulphide cushyprous sulphide and silver sulphide

The new process can be used with a variety of metals including stainless steet and aluminum foil he said

You can imagine pass ing great shee ts of metal through a plating bath and covering them with a thin coherent and uni fo rm deposit of th e photo sensishytive materia l said Dr Fawcett An America n patent was applied for beshycause most ma nufacturing is carried out in the United Sta tes

The chem is ts who will sha re the patent with the University are now seeking patents in Canada Great Britshyain and other industrialized nations

Manufacture of the new electroshyplated semi-conductor solar cells is cheaper than the vaporization process used for cadmium sulphide and initia l tests indicate a higher efficiency on output voltage Dr Fawcett sa id

Immediate application of the comshypound is in photo voltaic devices recshytification of alternating current into dishyrect current light detection equipment and special applications in photography

The research which led to the proshycess was sponsored by a grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Reshysea rch Council of Canada 0

The late Prof Moffa

Prof Moffat Scholarship The College of Physical Science is pleased to announce the establishment of a memorial scholarship by the family and friends of the late Professor and Mrs Robert C Moffatt

Professor Moffatt formed the faculshyty of Physics at the Onta rio Agricultural College in 1917 and was head of the Department of Physics and Mathematshyics for the ten years prior to his retireshyment in 1956 H e was named Professor

Emeritus in 1974 In 1922 he was responsi ble to a

major degree for the organization of the Agricult~ral Science Option so that its graduates could qualify for admission to courses at the Onta rio College of Educashytion leading to the High School Assistshyants Certificate Type A Agriculture In 1950 he orga nized the General Scishyence Option leadin g to Type A Science

Professor Bob Moffatt was known continued

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to most physics students as the Prof and taught for many years the undershygraduate and graduate courses in theory of measurement and statistics He did much to cncourage agricultural reshysearchers to use statistical methods in the interpretations of their results and assisted in many of the a nalyses

[t is most fitting for the College of Physical Science to offer a scholars hi p

established in memory of Professor and Mrs Moffatt who gave so much to the department and the community

The $200 scholarship will be awarded annually to a student who has completed semester 4 and is enrolled in semester 5 or higher of an Honours Program in Mathematics Statistics or Physics

Alumni who graduated from the

Rites Of Passage Worthwhile Graduate work is not everyon es cup of tea Even an intense love of learning can be daunted by long hours of painstaking research the trauma tic experience of the oral comprehensive and the setting forth - and re-working- of first the masters then the doctora1 thesis

But for Bob Dudley who received his PhD in orga nic chemistry at winter Convocation stopping a t the bachelors level would have been unthinka ble He says he was too excited by the prospect of trying his ha nd at basic research something he had been una ble to do as an undergraduate

Bob came to Guelph three years ago from the University of Georgia where he obtained his M Sc working under Professor Ed Janzen When Professor Janzen joined Guelphs Deshypartment of Chemistry Bob moved there too

Bobs doctoral research has Inshyvolved a method of detection called spin trapping of free radicals that is molecules which have an unpaired elecshytron Spin trapping is only used in ten or 12 places in the world Three places in Canada including Guelph use it regularly it is not used at all on a regular basis in the United States

Looking back over the past three years Bob says the hardest things to contend with were assembling his thesis from all those piles of research material and confronting a sea of strange faces as he walked in to teach his first lab

But despite such trying moments Bob has enjoyed his time at Guelph a nd the abundance of ideas a nd stimulating atmosphere created by the joint campus arrangement of the Guelph-Waterloo Centre for Graduate Work in Chemisshytry

Agr Sci option during the time when Professor Moffatt guided developments in physics mathema tics and statistics were informed by Dean MacNaughton of the plan to establish a Moffa tt Meshymorial Scholarship We are most grateshyful for the generous response

It is expected that the first award will be presented at the I Oth anniversary celebrations of the college on June 210

H e has been fortunate too in his wife of ten years Tricia who never doubted for a minute that he would get his degree and whose enthusiasm and moral support cheered him on when the going was especially ha rd

Although their interests and expershytise are different-she graduated from East Tennessee State University in 1969 with a BSc having studied speech pathology language and audiology and is a speech pathologist and teacher of deaf education in Guelph-they find themselves good sounding boards for each ot her s problems

With his doctoral qua lificatio ns completed Bob will be working during th e coming year as a post-doc for Chemistry professor Colin Fyfe in solid state MR (nuclear magnetic resoshynance) After that he will be looking for a more permanent job Bob views that prospect with optimism 0

Our Tenth Anniversary Celebrations -(n June 1970 the new Physical Science Building was officially opened T he building replaced the old rose-garden south of Zavitz Hall and drastica lly changed a birds-eye view to the southshyeast as demonstrated in the two photoshygraphs on this page

Physics Chemistry and Math-Stats

have flowered irl this first decade To celebrate this occasion the College will hold an official cake-cutting ceremony with tea at 400 pm June 21 in the lobby beside the Campus Co-operative Bookstore This is to be preceded by tours of the facilities

Coincidental with this celebration is

the 10th anniversary of the formation of the College of Arts the College of Social Science and the College of Physica l Science and at 630 pm on June 21 in the University Centre Faculty Club alumni of the three colleges will join ranks with cocktails and dinner Come join us then 0

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By Mary Cocivera

T he College of Physical Science has yet to reach the age of puberty but is

poised to enter its second decade as a major centre for science research and undergraduate programs in Canada

The short existence belies a long history on the Guelph campus as major supporting disciplines to the agricultural programs Stretching back to the 1880s the story progresses through such varied pursuits as analysis of dairy products sugar beets well water and wood ashes levelling and surveying water finding machines lightning rods ventilation and soil physics

Old-timers can spin colorful tales of early instructors There was Prof Soccer-Bill Blackwood whose speciality was (literally) dynamite He was fond of bringing dynamite caps into the lecture room to demonstrate their safety He regularly stood by the window toying with one of these capriciously explosive caps before lighting it and toss ing it out the window where it exploded on cue Art Thompson OAC )7 remembers the ill-fated cap that rode a stiff wind right into the open window of a lab full of equipment on the lower floor That cap too exploded on cue

Art chuckles as he describes Prof Blackwoods favorite exam question You have a rock three feet by four feet by five feet two feet of it underground in the middle of a swamp and you want to blast it out How much of a charge of dynamite do you need He describes the technique of mud-capping- planting dynamite under a mud cap on top of the rock and letting er rip You can sit down and do all the calculations for this problem says Art but the right answer is that the rock is in a swamp so why would you need to blast it away

No reflections on the physical sciences could be complete without reference to Prof Moffatt claims Dean Earl MacNaughton He was called Mr Physics and his courses on theory of measurements were dubbed theory of Moffatt

Years When the Physics Building was built

in 1916 recalls the Dean inmates from the Ontario Reformatory were used to ca rry plaster a nd so the plasterers pu t a generous inch-thick layer on the ceilings By the early 50s the plaster frequently and with very little warning separated [rom the Ilath and both Prof and I had some close calls when the plaster would suddenly drop in our offices and on laboratory benches

Ventilation was indeed a problem when 50 to 60 students gathered for a qua1litative analysis laboratory and started bubbling H2S through solutions in order to precipitate metal ions H2S is infamous for it s smell --middotrotten eggs concen tra ted Professor John Rothwel OAC 39 now retired developed sensitive timing catchill~ about-to-expire students and hauling them to the window for a breather We had big fans installed he explains but the students opened the windows next to the fan short-circuiting the makeshift ventilation system Qualita tive analysis was eventually dropped from the curriculum Professor Rothwell is

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covered with equipment Chemistry had the distinction of being

the first science department on campus to have its own building by 1887 (the odiferous na ture of the pursuit no doubt affected the decision to construct a separate building) The building however la sted only until 1896 when fire destroyed it The replacement on the same location-where the north wing of the Arts Building now stands- housed generations of chern students until the Department of Chemistry moved to the present Chemistry and Microbiology building in 1965

When Prof Bill Brown arrived on campus in the 1 940s he suggested only partially in jest that the venerable building be named Reek Hall after the then president of the OAC William R Reek OAC 10 It was an idea that never emerged from the flask

The building easily would have justified that label Prof Brown tells of a visiting chemist from Iowa State University As he walked through the front entrance he sniffed deeply and sighed Ah beautiful-this is a lovely chemistry building It takes years of chemical training to appreciate the bouquet of aged chemistry buildings

convinced because other faculty members didnt appreciate the smell

While future physicists werent likely to find their way to the Guelph campus the OAC trained many of the high school science teachers in Ontario The old Agricultural Science option introduced ill 1922 and the General Science option introduced in 1950 provided an excellent broad scientific background for high school teaching and graduate study in any number of agricultural and scientific disciplines

With the establishment of the University of Guelph in 1964 the physical sciences emerged from their supporting roles to limelight positions on campus Greatly expanded research facilities and undergraduate laboratory capability had to be provided The Physics Department had been cramped for years in the red brick building and was unable to develop its undergraduate programs nor introduce graduate student and research programs appropriate for the mushrooming University The Chemistry Department had moved into the new Chemistry and MicrobiOlogy Building but research activity in the department had expanded graduate programs were becoming mOre important and essential scientific

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equipment was proliferating Both tcaching and research activities required much more space

The Physical Science Building an efficient gem of an edifice was completed and occupied by the fall of 1969 Attached to the Chemistry and Microbiology Building it provided expanded facilities for chemistry as well as teaching research and office space for Physics Mathematics and Sta tistics When the Department of Computing and Information Science emerged in 1971 it located in the Institute of Computer Science Building (the renovated Physics Building) for proximity to the computer hardware

For Physics the move to the new facilities was like a speed-of-light journey from 1916 to 1970 From graffiti-embellished lab benches to immaculate well-equipped spacious undergraduate la boratories from dingy basement research cubby-holes to well-lighted laboratories from makeshift to state-of-the-art equipment

Equipping the departments with essential iescarch instruments will be a never-ending program because the advances in science occur rapidly and because Guelph will want to maintain its hard-earned position at the forefront of research in Canada

By most accounts the move to the building occurred so smoothly that the undergraduate students remember only closing the drawer in one laboratory one day and showing up the next day in a new lab

We collected a roomful of old glassware brass bunsen burners and all kinds of junk when we moved out of the old Physics Building recalls Professor Jim Hunt Instead of throwing it out I bet other faculty members that we could sell it We did --we sold every last bit of broken glass and laboratory equipment amassed $500 and started a scholarship fund for undergraduate students in physics

The very existence of the physical science disciplines is often overshadowed by the emphasis on the life sciences at Guelph Because of this undergraduate degree programs stili attract a relatively small number of students-a predicament that is both attractive and threatening at the same time Faculty describe the size of some of the undergraduate programs as

bull uncomfortably small while recent graduates from the programs see the small size as an important difference between Guelph aNd the grist mills that churn out hundreds of graduates

Everything has to do with size observes Terry Clifford Like most of his classmates at the OAC he came from a rurat background We really appreciated Guelphs organization in terms of social

development We got to know everyone in our class Professors assigned to the year really developed close relationships There was no dou bt that everyone encouraged us Professor MacNaughton (now the dean) was like a mother hen-he developed a really close rapPorl with all the students and graduates Hes a mini alumni associa t ion hi msel r

How the Physical Sciences disciplines evolved on the Guelph campus is a fascinating account in itself They all appeared originally to serve agricultural interests Chemists performed analyses on everything from soil to sugar beets physicists monitored the weather and contributed a variety of engineeringshyoriented expertise Mathematicians helped agricultural research workers use statistical methods to interpret their da tao Even the late-comer Computing and Information Science appeared on campus in an agricultural capacity Animal scientists had gathered enough milking data on cards to fill a room but couldnt use the information The computer stored that information and made it accessible for research

The undergraduate program in Computing and Information Science reflects these origins emphasiZing systems rather than computation It focuses on how to best utilize the computer to solve problems This approach meshes well with the existing biological and agricultural research on campus Fourth year classes in computing science boast about 35 students the 90 terminals in the ICS building are in use practically round-the-clock and the majority of students on campus has some contact with the computer during studies at Guelph

WHAT IS TO COME The general perception of whats

happening in the job market for physical science graduates is completely incorrect according to Professor Jack MacDonald Chairman Department of Physics In the

next decade there won t be enough physicists ma thema ticia ns and chemists to go around There was a move away from the physical sciences when they were blamed for pollution and technological problems Students looked to the biological sciences for solutions Now were seeing a move back to chemistry and physics as young people start to recognize that they offer the best hope for long-range solutions to many pressing problems Physical Science graduates are basically problem-solvers

The pre-adolescent CoJlege of Physical Science has emerged from a decade that was turbulent for the physical sciences at all institutions Ted Newton describes the see-saw years Until about 1970 we had money and jobs to offer but no one to whom to offer them Then the money dried up and really good candidates for faculty positions became availa ble

The disciplines not only are firmly esta blished on ca mpus but are setting high standards in teaching and research Were proud of the progress in physical sciences in the 15 years since the formation of the University adds Dean Earl MacNaughton

Faculty pursue research in fields as diverse as biophysics environmental toxicology electrochemistry surface physics neutron scattering mathematical and sta tistical a nalysis of biologica I systems and the design of a georeferences data base for the Province of Onta rio Funds from outside sources amounting to about one and a half million dollars annually support a large portion of this fundamental and applied research

As the disciplines continue their growth predicts the Dean our faculty will strive to preserve the informality and close contact with students that has distinguished Guelph in the past

The College may be only ten years old but has already come of age in the scientific research community I990- here we come 0

A physics leclure 1958 with Dr Earl MacNaughton now Dean

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y ou hear the sales approac h lt1 llmost cve ry day The new improved producl - more

powerful more efficient more everything Well that sa me approach very aptly applied

to College Roya I and University Open House 80 This yea r as well as the usual multitud e of events and exhibits across-camrus there were many exciting and refreshing innovations that added that extra sparkle to the glitter

The officia l opening of open house weekend by a professional actor and comedian was a first Canadils own tongue-in-cheek Don Harron though not bespectacled and disguised in the dilaridatcd cloth cap three-day beard and moth-eat en swea ter of the irreverent Chrlie Farquharso n ce rtainly sounded like that entertaining rural cha racter during a eourle of his r ertinent rronouncements

Another new fea ture of this years College Royal open hOlle weekend walt Fly-Days The sky W i the limit when at $7 a ti ck t cIIQO11 ers took 30-minute flights over the Univcrsit v nd thc surrounding ar a Thc Flying C1uh1I thl

Don Harron and Charlie Farquharson opened open house weekend with ColeRe Royal president Dawn Wert and College Roya cehbrafll Connalyn Cooke

Something New At Collegl

Where MY funny hal University of Guelph dreamed up the idea provided planes and pilots and des pite il storm that dumped ten inches of snow on G uelph in less than three hours ilttrac ted more thiln 40 adventu rers

Another well-attended newcomer event was th e Woodsman Comretitions where ring of axe rasp of crosscut sa wand flying logs a od woodchips filled the a ir ilS contestants pitted their muscles ilgainst the clock

A new wag and wiggle to the O Vc Dog Show was the mutt show - comrlete with a delightful dog-in -a n-Easter-bonnet competition

Well over 20000 people visit ed the campus during Collegc Royal open hou se weekend

Pr~ilting the thousa nds of bu sy students who orgil ni zed something for this University that it could not do for itself Prcsident Donald F Forster lnuded them for rroudly serving the 56-year tradition of College Roy~Jmiddot

What s new a t College Roy~l ) The rhot ograrhs on these two pagcs sum it ur much hetter th ~1 1l mInv tnou s no of word~ []

Pilots with the Flying Cluh at the Univ(fsity of Guelph introduced Fly-Days With customers is Paul Sullivan right Club prlsident

Collegl Royal open house weekend was a cold one but students who entered the Woodsman Competitions soon warmed to the job

Royal 80 A 30s lapper Daisy Mae

Linda Filller 80 Derek style at the fashion show

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A New

Look At Old

Folks Exerpts from a FACS sheet

by Mary Cocivera

I nd ependence self-respect and dignity can make the difference between

enjoying the later years and mere ly enduring them Helping seniors maintain their independence is an increasingly popular more enlightened approach to providing the services required by the elder ly

Canadas population is getting old The proportion of the elderly is increasing as a result of extended life span lower birth rates and immigration cutbacks The percentage of Canadas popula tion over 65 increased from 5 per cent in 190 I to 87 per cent in 1976 Demographic projections predict that in 50 years more than 20 per cent of the Canadian population will be over 65

Supporting these elderly and providing the needed services will demand novel approaches new insights and an emphas is on enjoying rather than enduring the later years

WHO ARE THE ELDERLY

The elderly a re generaJly considered to be anyone over 65 yea rs old-the age of mandatory retirement At tha t turning point workers stop being wage earners and sta rt being senior citizens They receive old age security benefits draw pensio ns and ride buses at reduced ra tes

The retirement years are rewarding for many seniors Jackrabbit Johannsen still cross-count ry skis at 104 Grandma Moses painted into her 90s others earn university degrees pursue second careers indu lge in hobbies travel and find happiness in volunteer work But for some of the elderly the retirement years bring loneliness despair and poverty along with independence

Most of the elderly are women Of the elderl y living a lone 70 per cent are women

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The proportion of the elderly in Canada is increasing rapidly

Almost half of the women over 65 are widowed and widows outnumber widowers five to one

Three-quarters of the women over 65 living on their own have no income other than government stipends for the elderl y In Ontario these stipends now amount to about $365 monthly and are adjusted quarterly

INCOME DURING RETIREMENT

The financial picture for many seniors looks bleak but it may appear worse than it really is suggests Dr Kathleen Brown a family economist in the Department of Family Studies Without work-related costs retirees have lower expenses

In addition seniors can take advantage of free medical care free or reduced admissions property tax refunds income tax deductions public tra nsportation passes reductions on restaurant meals free drugs and seniors discoun ts at stores These benefits help spread retirement income that much further

Dr Brown suspects that the recently retired may see their financial position as worse than it rea ll y is She and Professor

Martin-Matthews arc doing a study of how recently retired people adjus t to changes in their economic and social status Its a difficu lt psychologica l adjustment for someone who has saved for retirement to start dipping into savings she says Consequently many scniors dont live as well as they co uld Some who could don t take taxis and hire help when they rea lly nced to because it is contrary to their Iife-Iong habits

The family home owned Iree and clear is a major economic assct in retirement and is the surest hedge against int1ation New programs likc the reverse mortgage can convert this asset into cash while a llowing the owner to stay in the house

In this scheme the bank or finance company buys the house over a period of about 20 ycars giving the resident homeowner monthly cash payments based on the assessed value of the house Varia tions on this theme may be one answer for asset-rich but cash-poor sen iors

Financially this arrangement makes good sense but convincing seniors may take some doing After people work a lifetimc to own a home outright they arc understandably reluctant to put a claim on it explains Dr Brown

Selling the family home in retirement is a calculated risk Will the capital from the house support a retired person for 10 years 20 years 30 yea rs Will it cover possi ble hi gh care costs in the later years A dollar saved in 1932 bu ys only 20 cents worth of goods and services at todays prices Int1ation will continue to erode the purchasing power of dollars saved fo r retirement

Financial management in general may present spec ial problems for many seniors notes Dr Brown Sources of income tend to be more diffuse in retirement coming from ann uities pensions RRSPs income supplements and perhaps reverse mortgages All of these require some attention managemen t and filling out of form s Often it s the widow who has to handle these ar rangements and she may be fac in g family finances for the first time in her life Seniors who could benefit from financial counselling don t know where to go for help

Growing old may not be glamorous but it need not be frig htening lonely and poverty-ridden In other cultures extended family a rrangements ass ure that elders will be loved needed and honoured until death In Canada senio rs place a high val ue on independence but geronto logists are now

realizing that independence can be facilitated while providing needed services and opportunities to the growing elderly populat ion 0

Election of alumni to Senate

Regulations governing election All alumni shall be eligible to vote providing they have graduated from the University of Guelph or the founding Colleges Alumni members of faculty a t the University of Guelph or full-time or part-time students enrolled in a pTogram under the jurisdiction of the Senate of the University of Guelph may not vote in the election of alumni to Senate if they have participated in the current election of faculty or the election of students to Senate

There shall be a minimum of one and a maximum of three elected alumni from anyone of the undernoted alumni bodies (a) Macdonald Institute or its successor College of Family and Consumer Studies (b) Ontario Agricultural College (c) Ontario Veterinary College (d) As a group the Colleges of Arts and Social Science and Wellington College- BA degree (e) As a group the Colleges of Biological Science and Physical Science and Wellington College-BSc degree

Each year the three-year terms of office of three of the nine alumni senators expire Retiring August 31 1980 are Frank Archibald OAC 39 W John Bowles CSS 72 and Dr Vc Rowan Walker OVC 47 The terms of office of Gordon B Henry OAC 34 Mrs Mary (Robertson) McGillivray Mac 36 and John R Flegg Arts 68 will expire August 31 1981 Charles (Chuck) Broadwell OAC 54 Bill Tolton OAC 36 and Dr Robert (Herb) Wright OVC 38 will sit on Senate until August 31 198 2

Voting instructions Please vote for a maximum of three candidates on the ballot form Voting shall be by an x Or checkm~rk Any mark on a ballot other than those required for marking the voters preference shall make the ballot null and void

Completed ballot form should be clipped and placed in an envelope on which you are requested to put your name and year in the upper left-hand corner To facilitate voting by an alumnus whose spouse is a lso an alumnus of the University of Guelph and who therefore jointly receive only one copy of the Guelph Alumnus two ballot forms are provided A joint return (two ballots in the same envelope) is acceptable only if the name and year of both voters a re on the envelope Address to Box SE Alumni Office University Centre University of Guelph Guelph Ontario NIG 2W l stamp and mail An on-campus polling booth in the foyer of the Physical Sciences Building will be open between the hours of 800 am and 200 pm on Saturday June 21 during Alumni Weekend Ballot forms and envelopes will be available at the booth On receipt at the Alumni Office eligibility to vote will be verified The sealed envelopes will be opencd on or after June 23 1980 and the ballots counted by scrutineers appointed by the Executivc Committee of the University of Guel ph Alumni Association Only valid ballots with voter identification on the enclosure envelopc received on or before that date will be counted

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iSenate Ballot Form iSenate Ballot Form I I For election of three alumni to Senate University of I For election of three alumni to Senate University of I I Guelph for the three-year term commencing Sep- I Guelph for the three-year term commencing Sep- I tember I 1980 See other side of this page for tember 1 1980 See other side of this page for I biographical sketches of candidates Vote for a biographicalfskhetches o~ candoidatebslvote for a I

maximum of three nominees One ballot per voter maximum 0 tree nommees ne a tot per voter I

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FERGUSON Paul D I CPS 67 Guelph

I FERGUSON Paul D I CPS 67 Guelph J

I GRUBBE Arthur G (Art) I OAC 41 Arthur I

GRUBBE Arthur G (Art) OAC 41 Arthur

I LEWIS Robin BI Aits 73 BTantford

I MILNE (Dennison) Lorna A I OAC 56 Brampton

I LEWIS Robin B I Arts 73 Brantford

MILNE (Dennison) Lorna A I OAC 56 Brampton

I YOUNG N Richard P Arts MA 76 Ridgeville

YOUNG N Richard P 1 Arts MA 76 Ridgeville

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News From Guelph

CAMPUS HIGHLIGHTS Summer Campus 1980 Summer Campus 80 will be a laughing matter if Larry Horowitz has his way A professional entertainer Horowitz is teaching a comedy workshop as part of the U niversi ty s uniq ue vaca tion proshygram which this year begins July 7 Timing voice inflection and mannerisms are almost more important than content according to thi s young comic who deshylights in sending up commercials

From comedy to reincarnation and apiculture Summer Campus this year presents vacationers with an extraordishynary smorgasbord of courses and activishyties For some people a relaxing vacashytion means a complete change from their usual activities explains Professor Jim Murray who established the program the only one of its kind at a Canadian university five years ago Teachers

lawyers and housewives will probably be among those who take Horowitzs comedy workshop or classes In drawing piano-playing or conversational French

Others however prefer to use the time to further develop themselves professiona ly says Professor Murray This year for the first time courses which form part of certificate programs in business and education wil[ be ineludshyed so that the family can come along while mom or dad sharpens professional skills Some of the 27 adult courses offered thi s summer are designed to fulfill specific personal needs such as how to become a skillful negotiator or generally manage life more effectively

Summer Campus is an ideal chance for alumni to spend time at the Univershysity of Guelph again notes Professor Murray Since Summer Campus has 12 special youth progra ms for children from 4 to 16 years of age returning to your alma mater can become a family

affair This year youngsters can ha m it up in a theatre workshop or learn about science computcrs or nature Workshops in jOllrnalism and art also encourage young talent

Tennis squash swimming and 800 acres of green space provide numerous recreational opportunities In the eveshyning it is poss ible to enjoy the campus through twilight tours and a myriad of student events includling the community barbeque Musical performances Walt Disney film nights and socials are espeshycially organized for Summer Campus va ca tioners

Summer Ca mpus 80 has two oneshyweek sess ions July 7-11 and 14-18 Course rates begins at $25 for children and $35 for adults per week Residence accomodation is available For complete program a nd fee information contact Continuing Education Division UNIshyVERSITY OF GUELPH Guelph Onshytario NIG 2WI or phone (519) 824-4120 ext 39560

Biographical Sketches- Senate Candidates middot PAUL D FERG SON CPS 67 lives in Guelph and is territory manager with Supersweet Feeds Stratford Paul taught at J F Ross Collegiate and then farmed near Arthur As an alu mni sena tor he at on Senate from 1969 to 1972 and feels he can provide an effective voice for alumni

ARTHUR G (ART) GRUBB OAC 41 is retired and lives in Arthur after a 35-yea r career with OMAF as an Ag Rep for the counties of Prince Edward Gray Oxford l anark and Perth Art is Secretary Ontario Institute of Agrologists Guelph Branch and is married to Lenore (McFadden) Mac 40

ROBIN BAIRD LEWIS Arts 73 lives in Brantford and is a part-time professional artist (see article on pages 6 and 7) An art instructor at Fanshawe College Robin is also a free-lance com mercial artist and has illustrated childrens books Her name is in the Index of Ontario Artists

LORNA A (DENNISON) MILNE OAC 56 lives in Brampton where she has operated Flowertown Antiques for eight years She is a trustee with the Peel Board of Education and vice chairman of the North Peel unit of the Canadian Cancer Society She is married to Ross Milne OAC 55

N RICHARD P YOUNG Arts MA 76 lives in Ridgeville and is a candidate for bar admission He is with the law firm of Young and McNamara in Thorold With his knowledge of taw he feels he can contribute to Senate during this period of economic difficulty

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Great Year For Gryphons

Mens Hock ey Cryphons winners of the OUAA championship

With no less than seven Gryphon teams taking Ontario championships the 1979-1980 intercollegiate season at the University of Guelph was certainly an unprecedented one

II a II started in the fall when the Senior Mens Varsity Eight rowing tea m broke records at the Ontario Universishyties Athletic Association (OUAA) meet in Weiland to take first place Then the mens and womens curling teams trashyvelled to the Universi ty of Western Ontario to defeat all comers and sweep two Ontario titles

Following th at came a weekend at Guelph that will not soon be forgotten by those involved February 22-23 saw the University of Guelph host both the Ontario Womens Basketball Championshyships and the Ontario Wrestling Chamshypionsh ips At approximately 800 pm on Saturday Feb 22 the Guelph women defeated Laurentian University for their first ever Ontario Womens Intercollegishy

ate Athletic Association (OWIAA) championship Three hours later the men had edged out the University of Western Ontario to bring back the Onshytario wrestling title after an absence of one year

Meanwhile the womens crossshycountry ski team put together a strong effort and snatched the provincial title from perennia l winner Carleton Univershysity

It was also about this time that the men s hockey Gryphons were putting together a miraculous comeback Ending up in fifth place in the OUAA the team had to travel to Laurentian University for a sudden death game The Gryphons won it They then fell one game down in a best of three semi-final with the Unishyversity of Toronto Varsity Blues and had to win two in a row to advance to the final They did In the final against the number one ranked McMaster Universishyty Marlins the Gryphons again fell one

game down You guessed it they won th e next two and became the second team ever to win back-to-back Ontario championships

The wrest lers basketball and hockshyey players all advanced to the Canadian Intra-universi ty Athletic Union (CIAU) Championships and a lthough no team titles were brought home they a ll made their presence felt at the national level

As weJl as seven championships the Gryphons had seven individual Ontario champions They were Ken Hawthorne in the 15 km Nord ic sk iing race and Bob Pronk Ken Bradford Jamie Beshythune Ed Slabikowski Gavin Carrow and Wayne Brightwell from th e wresshytling Gryphons The Nordic ski relay team of Dan MaJlet John Bonardelli and Ken Hawthorne also took a gold at the OUAA championships At the CIAU wrestling ch ampionships Wayne Brightwell took a gold medal in his weight class

The Gryphons also had ten Ontario a ll-stars in Candy Clarkson Linda Jolie Sue Lindley Mike Sesto Rick Dundas and Tom Heslip from basketball John Lowe and Jeff Inglis from football Mike McParland from hockey and Tony Tenwesteneind from volleyball Candy Clarkson wa s also named to the allshyCanadian team at the CJAU banquet in Halifax

Following the completion of the schedules the first annual Co-Educashytional Awards Banquet was held at the University s Peter Clark Hall The event was well received by athletes and staff a like and plans are already in the making for next seasons banquet 0

Microbiology Open House June 15 Microbiology is fascinating Thats the message of an open house to be held Sunday June 15 from I 00 pm to 500 pm in the Universitys Chemistry and Microbiology Building College of Physshyical Science Sponsored by the Canadian Society of Microbiologists Committee on Education with the co-operation of the Departments of Microbiology Vetshyerinary Microbiology and Immunology and the Microbiology Club Microbioloshygy Day is for everyone-young and old novice and expert alike

Four second-floor laboratories will house presentat ions demonstrations and poster displays of the latest research

developments in medical agricultural and industrial microbiology-in a way that can be readily understood even by non-scientists

For those who want to explore furshyther there will be tours of resea rch laboratories where work will be in progshyress and equipment in use including the electron microscope Interes ted visitors may also tour the Department of Veterishynary Microbiology and Immunologys research facilities

At 300 pm in Room 200 of the Chemistry and Microbiology Building Jay Ingram microbiologist and host of CBC Radio s Quirks and Quarks will

give a slide and video lecture on the history of microbiology and some of the most recent trends The talk will be aimed primarily at high school students but everyone should find it interest ing Later Jay will mingle and chat with visitors

Microbiology Day has been planned as part of the first joint annual meeting -of the Canad ian Society of Microbiolo shygists and the Genetics Society of Canashyda being held on campus from June J 5 to June 19 Over 400 delegates from across Canada and the United States will be there Heres a chance to hobnob with the experts Plan to bring the whole family It promises to be a great day 0

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Alumni Publications-Consolidation ue to a combination of rapidly escalating paper prices and mailing rates and a directiveD issued to all academic and administrative units of the University requesting that a ll 1979-80

budget submissions reflect a 5 per cent reduction of their 1978-79 budget allotments it became necessary to review the vital field of a lumni publications

To this end President DF Forster appointed a Special Advisory Committee on Alumni Publications with representatives from the U of G Alumni Association and each of the seven college alumni associations The Committee compiled a re port and the President accepted its recommendation to consolidate the Guelph A lumnus and the se ven individual college alumni bulletins

Through the year the four re gular issues of the Guelph Alumnus will consist of 36 pages and up to 18 page s in each issue will be a llocated to the college alumni associations Space will be divided in proportion to the size o f individual college alumni bodies and copy for the 18 pages will be pro vided by individual college e ditors To obtain a good institutional image and to m ainta in alumni acceptance the quality of Guelph Alumnus paper stock has been upgraded to a lighter weight coated stock This will result in lower mailing costs

Subject to annual review and the availa bility of funds the President has approved the publication ot an e ight-page Annual Alumni Weekend Supplement under the individual mastheads of the seven college alum ni associations The supplement will consist of a common four-page insert covering Alumni Weekend programs plus a four-page format of copy exclusive to and provided by e ach of the seven college alumni associations

Your colle ge editors met a de m anding deadline for this the first consolidated publication and we are very grateful to them We t hink we ve done the right thing-what do you think Ed 0

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Annual Meetings at Guelph Friends of U of G Incbull Mac-FACS

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Associations

Summer Campus

CVMA Confere nce Moncton NB

Centennial Banquet Associate Diploma in Agriculture

AVMA Convention Washington DC

Aggie Week

OAC Alumni Association Golf Tournament

Homecoming

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Spring 1986 Vol 13 Nltgt 2

Canada Postes Post Canada ~~oJod PYlp~+ pulk Ennombre third troisieme class classe 1067 Guelph Ont

ADDRESS CORRECTION REOUESTED

If th e addressee or a son o r a daughter w ho IS an atumnu s has moved please notify th~ Alum ni OHice University 01 G uelph N I G 2W so thai th is magazine may be forwarded to the proper address

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With a Song In His Heart Come July 15 Lyle Pettigrew 61 takes up a new position He is giving up his secondary school teaching job with the Waterloo-Oxford DSS in Baden Onshytario and is moving to Kenosha Wisshyconsin to be a member of the headquarshyters staff of the Society for the Presershyvation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America Inc (S PEBSQSA) Specifically he will be one half of the team of instructor coaches who will assist in training choshyrus directors in the 16 districts of the Society He will have eight districts for a while and then alternate with his fellow instructorcoach

Nancy Brown Ends Busy Year

Lyle Pettigrew 61

The new position entails a great deal of travelling but Lyle is used to that For the first five years out of OAC he worked with the United Coshyoperatives of Ontario at five locations during that time

Nancy Brown 79 completed her year as president of the Central Student Association of the University last month It wa s a rough year she had stepped into a situ ation of distress inshyvolving many problems not the least of which was a $60000 debt

At the end of her year that debt had been whittled down to Iess than $10000 new s ~aff had been hired the books had been straightened out and much of the credibiI ity with University faculty and administration was regained She originally stated that she felt it would take at least two years to straightshyen out the mess left by previous mismanshyagement and internal bickering It looks like this diminutive bundle of energy has almost done it in 12 months She had help from fellow executives whom she gladly praises and heartily thanks

As if her problems with the Central Students Association were not enough her year also brought an extra load in another field As chairman of the Unishyversity Centre Board she had to contend with the several changes in staff that took place during the year

But then Nancy is no stranger to hard work and delicate dealings with people Back home on the farm near Beaverton she and her father had been

workers in 4-H clubs a job she loved and which she kept on doing during her college semesters

From her first weeks on campus she had demonstrated her leadership abilities as the freshman president of Year 79 She was later chairman of the 0Ac Student Federation an executive of College Royal and OAC student rep on the CSA

What now Nancy As she ended her year of office she fel t that she had seen enough of politics for a while She is aiming her sights on an MBA from one of the provinces older and prestishygious universities and is awaiting the results of her applica tion as she cleans up the last of her work a t the CSA presidents desk

With a sol id major in Animal Scishyence a background of years of successshyfully working with people a minor in business administration and her eyes on a masters Nancy Brown is another Aggie whose future should make intershyesting watching Not many would take a bet that her present downer on politicsshyOne year in a job like president of the CSA is enough for me will prove to be her permanent attitude 0

Singing is something that has been dear to him for a very long time He was a member of the famous quartet on campus in the 50s and 60s- the Kol shylege Kings- with Trev Dickinson 61 Bill Baxter 62 and Ted Curti s 62 They sang for just about every Co llege function needing entertainment We were one of Padre Youngs most popular acts Lyle recalls

For a few years after graduation he dropped out of singing because he was really never long enough in one place to put down any roots However when he moved to Baden he was soon invited to come out with the Guelph Chorus and then joined the Kitchener-Waterloo Chorus which was closer to home It was one of the old KoHege Kings who brought him back into the fold

Since that reunion a dozen years ago Lyle has been at it steadily and now he moves to headquarters to become a permanent member of that enthusias tic group helping to spread harmony and good fellowship all across the continent 0

At It Again Doug Hoffman 46 retired in 1978 from his post as director of the Centre for Resources Development after 32 years on the Guelph campus Following his retirement he went over to the Unishyversity of Waterloo to give them the benefit of his long training in rural planning Now he is acting dean over there

A new building to expand the U of Ws Department of Environmental Studies is under way and the dean is off-campus for a while So maybe Doug will get some use out of that shovel his boys Dougs Cruds gave him when he left the Guelph campus 0

Carrie Reek At the ripe old age of 92 Carrie widow of Dr William R Reek 10 a former president of the OAC died on March 2 at Wardsville Ontario Dr Reek who had a long and distinguished career in Ontario agriculture died in 1968

A very gracious lady Carrie Reek will be fondly remembered by hundreds of students who were at Guelph during the immediate post-war years and by hundreds more who got to know her at Ridgetown 0

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Handling Hamburger On The Hoof Before the hamburger (or the steak for that matter) gets to your plate there is a number of necessary steps to be comshypleted in thc marketing chain from newshyborn calf to butchers block One of these steps is the transfer of the young feeder cattle from the ranch to the fcedlot where the final finish will be added

In Ontario today auction sales of feeder cattle held at 14 locations around the province carry out this function where thousands of cattle and millions of dollars change hands smoothly and quickly

The story of these feeder auctions has been added by Tommy Cooper 18 to his book on the history of agriculture in Grey County but he refuses to take credit for the auction systcm

He gives the credit to another OAC grad the late Charles F Macshykenzie 19 one of the members of the Collcge judging team at the Chicago International in 1918 where he won the

first placing in beef cattle judging After graduation Charles Mackenzie was apshypointed to the Dominion Department of Agriculture federal inspection service which included serving Manitoulin Isshyland where there were many cattle proshyducers but no marketing organization Farmers were still selling as individuals to itinerant cattle buyers sometimes with inequitable results After years of effort he finally got cattlemen to form an auction-selling organization

So successful was this system that in 1950 Tommy Cooper suggested the Grey County Federation sponsor a simishylar arrangement A committee of three was sent to a sale at Little Current on Manitoulin Island that September

That committee was impressed by the way the farmers co-operated and asked Tommy to get one going in Grey County but a 1951 trial was not a success However the example of the 195J sale on the Island sparked another trial in Grey County the following year

That 1952 sale brought out 1250 head The co-op had but one scale of 5000-pound capacity so that animals had to be weighed individually-a very time-consuming task However the idea did catch on memberships were taken out property bought at Wiarton Onshytario and a permanent set-up begun with much of the labour coming from the farmers themselves Now there is a covered assembly and sales area supshyplied with town water and a 30000-pound scale all free of debt

The co-op in Grey County has 800 members and cattle production is about three times as great as it was at the beginning 30 years ago There are four sales a year and as many as 11000 head pass over the scales at a spring sa le The fall sales in 1979 brought $4000000

The original spark from Charles F Mackenzie has grown to 14 sales organishyzations around the province 0

Mac Gordon Honoured One-timc hog grader and the man who was instrumental in working out thc system of tattooing hogs for rail grading Mac Gordon 29 has been honoured for his efforts in another direction

He has received the Guelph Hortishycultural Society Conservation Award for outstanding service to the community

Mac moved from Hamilton to Guelph in 1948 With him he brought a sincere and enduring enthusiasm for conservation

He had a ttended the Na tiona I Aushydubon Societys wildlife film series in Hamilton and was most impresscd with its educational and entertainment value so when he arrived in Guelph he set out to show the series there by arranging for its sponsorship by the Agricultural Instishytute of Canadas Guelph Branch

Mac insists that before each film the national anthem 0 Canada be sungmiddot--an obscrvation which was lauded by the committee in selecting this years winner He has been very involved in other community work and has just retired as clerk of sessions for Chalmers United Church 0

India Hand Almost from the beginning of the OAC graduates have found their way to far places and contributed much to the improvement in agriculture and life around the world Typical of these was the late Kenneth William Forman 22 who died last December in Danvers Mass at 83 years of age

Ken carne to the OAC originally as a Diploma in Agriculture student with the Class of 18 but took time out for war service returning with the wave of veterans in 1919 He graduated with the Class of 20A and stayed on to take his BSA with 22 He was a native of the United States and except for some months on the staff of the old An Hub departmen t right a fter grad ua tion he spent all his life outside of Canada

In his student days Ken was a noted a thlete and the last student physishycal director Up to his leaving that post all athletic endeavours had been handled by the students themselves In 1921 with the greatly increased size of the student body the College decided to appoint a physical director as part of the faculty

The OAc Review of that day records Kens enthusiasm and work for

College athletics will always be rememshybered by ex-students and the students of today Those who knew the tremendous amount of work he covered the difficulshyties he had to contend with will apprecishyate the spirit with which he tackled the job and the work he has done In the fall of 1919 when he took over the task of physical director College athletics were somewhat disorganized but the fall of 1920 and the spring term of 1921 witshynessed a great change Being a football man himself he successfully trained the two Junior Intercollegiate teams of 1919 and 1920 besides training other branches of sport too numerous to menshytion

His first foreign field was in India where he went as dairy cattle specialist at the Allahabad Agricultural Institute United Provinces and served for several years as a teacher He returned to his native Massachusetts as a teacher in animal husbandry at the Essex County -Agricultural School Hawthorne and later as a specialist in dairy with the HK Webster Co of Lawrence

In spite of the fact that he spent so little time in Ontario his feelings for his alma mater were strongly evidenced by his life membership in the OAC Alumni Association 0

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ODH Program The executive of the ODH Graduates Association has prepared a program of monthly visits from March to October to places of interest to their [l1(mbers These visits are open to all interested and are free The program for 1980 includes a June visit to the University of Guelph on the morning of the 21 st moving to the Cambridge Research Stashytion in the afternoon The August visit is planned for Queens Park Toronto on the 23rd The September visit will be to the Borough of Scarborough Parks Deshypartment on the 13th and the October visi t to Cannon Nurseries Waterdown on the 4th 0

Railway Blooms Since Leon Claus 22 moved to a house near the railway tracks in Canton N Y he has pl anted the railwa y right of way with flowers and vegeta bles This island of beauty located where more often a weed patch is found has brought attenshytion to Leon especially from studen ts and faculty at the St Lawrence Univershysity in town

Recently the local newspaper fe ashytured hi s beautifying efforts in a story He has become the stately white-haired gentleman who has put the lovely flowshyers on th e railroad embankment 0

Best Seller This time it is Don Inine 42 and the subject is cheese The Canadian Dairy Foods Service Bureau had his professhysional assistance plus that of others in the preparation of its booklet Great Canadian Cheeses More than a million and a half copies have been distributed The booklet dea ls with the more than 50 varieties made in Canada and while good old rat-trap cheddar is still the favourite the consumption of other types has increased to almost J 6 pounds per person annually 0

Bmiddotyron Jenvy At the age of 98 Myron Jenvey of I ngersoll has died For 65 years he was a member of the Holstein-Friesian Assoshyciation and an historian of the dairy industry in Oxford ounty For five years he was a member of the staff of the OAC and some of his recollections of those days have appeared in issues of the OA C Alumni N ews 0

Bonspiel Winners

The Year 51 Trophy was presellled by Dean Clay Switzer 51 la 11o r Glenn Hay ter 73 Bruce Shillinglaw 67 Jack Fraser 73 and Bob Anderson 73

The Year 33 Trophy was presenled by Don lfuj 5 lo 110 r Glenn Powell 62 and Bill Harri sun 62 Other learn members were Bruce Humer 62 and Don Hill 62

The N R Rick Richards Trophy was won by 110 r Bi A llelI Bob Edgar Jerry Felk er (lIld WaYlIe S impson al Clem of 7 2

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The College of Arts Alumni Association

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To The Queens Taste An Elizabethan dinner in honour of Queen Elizabeth I (1558-1603) was held in early February Sponsored by the University of Guelph Historical Soshyciety the feast attracted 45 members of the Guelph academic community includshying several alumni Guests were asked to attend in period costume and to provide an authentic Elizabethan dish

Master of the feast was Dr Lewis Abbott Department of History In accordance with Her Majestys wishes (Marilyn Armstrong 78) Master AbshybOll provided whimsical sketche~ of the head-table guests accompanicd the Queen dancing and called forth her loyal subjects to pay tribute to her beauty and grace

DELPHA Editor Debbie Chambers 77

AI the dinner Morris Lemire CSS78 Bev Lemire 79 Margo Shoemaker 79 Dr Lewis Abbot Marilyn Armstrong 78 Urve Abbot and Dr Stefan Straka Chairman Departmenr aHistory

Musical entertainment for the eveshyning was provided by the Queens court musicians conducted by Shannon Purshyvis-Smith a music instructor at the University The ensemble played a deshylightful repertoire of authentic Elizabeshythan music

SOllle of the delights of authentic Elizabethan cuisine tha t were served included Fartes Portingale Livering Puddings Pork a lOrange Turnep in a Tench Compound Pallet and Almonde Tartes They were selected by Margo Shoemaker 79

Her Work Is Her Life Mieke Bevelander 73 graduated with distinction from the honours program in Fine A rl However her art career began in high school and was followed by intensive study at the Frec Academy and The Royal Academy of Art in T he Hague Holland Then there was an interruption of a few years while M iekc taught elementary school in Toronto before she got back on track at Guelph

Her work is her life O nly when she is drawing and now painting is she pleased with he rself and able to cope

with the major set-back for artists- the continuing lack of moneyl

Not only has Micke fine artistic talent and drive which has kept her going for the last dozen years but also she is a gifted teachel Imiddot or the past three years she has been a sessional instructor at the University of Waterloo in the fall of 1979 she is credited with puiling their extension course in Stratshyford out of danger of extinction After Miekes fall session the university had a

continued over

Dancing a favourite pastime of Her Majesty was encouraged between courses The first dance selection known as a galliard was demonstrated by Shannon Purvis-Smith A stately dance it provided an excellent contrast to dance instructor Dave Greens version of a rapid peasant dance

It is hoped that the tradition of providing an historical dinner for stushydents faculty and alumni will continue in the coming years We look forward to seeing you there 0

Mieke Bevelander 73

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flood of requests for another course with her

The Art Gatlery of Kitchener boasts a simi~ar success story with their Saturday childrens classes which Mieke has taught for the past two years Her popularity and ability tripled enrolment

Mieke has had shows in The Hague Edinburgh and Guelph and her work has appeared in shows in Vancouvshyer Winnipeg Brantford and Toronto Several corporations and numerous indishyviduals own her drawings paintings and sculptures A series of her drawings is hanging in the Sears Building in Chicashygo

Miekes loft apartment in Elora Ontario reflects her personality and consequently her work It is a compact

bright open space filled with Canadian antiques and a wood-burning stove There are books drawings sculptures toys a nd curios on every ledge a nd piece of furniture Luxurious plants hang everywhere and give the space a garden quality-a garden of earthly delights to steal a quotation However Miekes ambition wiJi not allow her to stay much longer in this pastoral setting Soon she will uproot herself to move to Toronto where she is affiliated with the Bau-Xi Gallery on Dundas Street exhibiting artists such as Jack Shadbolt Tony Urqhart and Claude Breeze

Although a major problem for all artists is making a living from their art an added problem M ieke has found is finding gallery owners and fellow artists

who take women artists seriously thorny situation but a very real one Also a particular problem for artists is trying to be recognized as an important segment of society to establish a status quo in a society which views art as a luxury or at most as play

If universities are recently experishyencing an anti-intellectual backlash artshyists have continuously bucked an antishyaesthetic appreciation in our materialisshytic society If you cant eat it wear it drive it or spend it it cant be worth very much Mieke has written eloqucntly on this topic and given the chance will talk fervently about her lifes work- art works This graduate is going places and several major shows are in the making now 0

Mahoud Sadek

King Tot

Professor Sadek with the Department of Fine Art presented a slide show on King Tut at a recent meeting of the College of Arts Alumni Association Before the show Professor Sadek filled in the pertishynent background of King Tut Accordshying to the professor the misconception that Tut was not an important Pharaoh

is false In fact he was very influential as he returned the old religion of Amon to Egypt

King Tut followed Adhenaton who had imposed the worship of Aten (sunshygod) on the people In essence this was monotheism The religion revolved around the rays of middotthe sun which were the manifestation of light and heat The sign of the ankh was the symbol which denoted life

There was not only a religious revoshylution but also a cultural revolution Previously art had been idealized where everybody was portrayed as being strong and beautiful Art now became antishyclassical and a caricature Freedom of expression was allowed Akhenaton moved the capital from Thebes to Amashy

rah King Tut was nine years old whcn

he ascended to the throne He moved the capital back to Thebes and rebuilt the temple of Amon He died from an unknown cause at age 18 His tomb was hidden and therefore was not vandalized by robbers It lay undisturbed until discovered by Howard Carter in 1922 This major discovery gave the world a large collection of Egyptian art

The slide show demonstrated not only the size but also the sheer beauty of the Tut collection

The College of Arts Alumni Associshyation is grateful to Professor Sadek for his enlightening talk and for his compreshyhensive slide show of the King Tut collection 0

Scholarships At the College of Arts Alumni Associashytion Board of Directors meeting of March 22 1980 three new scholarships were designed and will be presented at the spring meeting of Senate for approvshyaL

Members of the Board hope these

awards will help encourage graduate and part-time students to maintain high academic standards The first a wards will be presented in the fall of J 980

An amount of $500 will be awarded to the College of Arts student with the highest cumulative average in Years 3 and 4 who is entering a College of Arts graduate degree program The award is

open to a student entering either an MA or PhD program with a Universishyty of Guelph undergraduate Arts degree

An amount of $250 will be awarded to each of two semester 5 part-time College of Arts students with the two highest cumulative averages and entershying semester 6 They will be presented in the fall and winter semesters 0

Grad News 1977

Paulette McGarr After working three years in visual arts Paulette is a student apprentice with British glass master Stephen Taylor in Caledon and is living in Toronto

1978

Dalid Coates Newspapers Right David is city reporter for the Peterborshyough Examiner

Patricia (Cole) Bigley is employed as a dental assistant by Drs R amp c Armshystrong Leamington Ontario

1979

Robert Bishop is the manager of the Tydagon Golf Club in Burlington Onshytario

David Schwitzer is pu~suing doctoral studies at the University of London in England 0

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The Ontario Veterinary College Alumni Association

~~ ALUMNI Editor Dr Cliff Barker 41

BULLETIN

From The Pres ident

Dr Bob Buck 46

Since our last opportunity to chat by means of a publication several items of interest have occurred Perhaps that of greatest current interest involves arshyrangements which will culminate in the presentation of a portrait of Dr Dcnnis Howell to our former dean on Alumni Weekend

The Honours and Awards Commitshytee under the chairmanship of Dr Bob Silk 64 has been working fervently to ensure that the presentation can be made at the time of our Annual General Meeting which this year takes place on campus during Alumni Weekend June 20 to 22 Further details of these cereshymonies will be available soon

The OVc Alumni Directorate is enthused about this project and like the Honours and Awards Committee is anxiously awaiting the opportunity to view the work

Having mentioned Alumni Weckshyend [ hope that you will note again those dates of Friday Saturday and Sunday June 20 21 and 22 and if you possibly can make arrangements to visit Guelph and the old stamping grounds and appreciate what is available to the students of today compared to that which was present in the dim distant past

Not only will it be an opportunity to renew friendships which may have been neglected somewhat due to disshytance and other responsibilities but you will have an opportunity to visually acknowledge some of the strides that have been taken during the growth of the University of Guelph and in parshyticular the Ontario Veterinary College during the years since you left the campus

On sllch a visit you can more accurately gauge the importance of the contributions which each of us attempt to make to our Alma Mater as the years pass

There is some personal satisfaction in being able to actually see some of the things which we read about in our communications from the various Unishyversity organizations

At this particular time of year we would hope that those of our alumni living some distance from Guelph may decide that a venture to this part of Ontario might be considered as part of a vacation plan

How about some of those of you who live beyond the borders of Onshytario- or within the borders of Ontario for that matter- who have not had an opportunity to be in Guelph for some time contacting former classmates and arranging a visit part of which may be spent here at the OVc and on-campus at the University of Guelph

Watch for further information which will be forthcoming Those of us in this part of the country would be delighted to see you

Since last we talked the Awards Committee has presented the OVc Alumni Association Fellowships to Dr Louis Laliberte of the Department of Clinical Studies and Michael Clarke and Diane Friesian of the Departments of Pathology and Biomedica Sciences reshyspectively These are postgraduate study scholarships

Recently Jim Sweetman 81 was selected as the recipient of this years

OVc Alumni Travel Fellowship Award Jim who is currently President of the Canadian Veterinary Students Association chapter at Guelph will be travelling to the United Kingdom and other areas during the course of this summer

During the first week in March the annual College Royal activities took place on campus The OVc student body has become a very important part of this event as time has passed Disshyplays have been provided for the public by each of the years and by several of the activity groups within the College walls

On Open House Days hundreds of visitors from various parts of the province are given guided tours through the OVCs facilities and the students do an exceJlent job in providing informashytion concerning their studies and chosen vocation as well as acting as excellent purveyors of good-will for veterinary medicine Your Association has helped albeit rather modestly in assisting with this endeavour

You will be pleased to know that Dean Doug Maplesden SO has disshyplayed his continued interest in alumni activities by attending our Board of Directors meetings and contributing personally by giving much appreciated opinions and assistance Dr Howells very active conscientious involvement in alumni activities provides Doug with a very strenuous precedent to follow but we are looking forward to his associa tion with OVc alumni

Perhaps 1 have rambled long enough I shaH close by once more recommending that you consider serishyously visiting your Alma Mater during the forthcoming Alumni Weekend in June If you consider that arranging a class reunion or some such function would be constructive for goodness sake let us know and we shall attempt to assist in whatever way appears to be practical Hope to see many of you before long 0

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CODlDleDlorative Plaque In Stratford On August 24 1979 a plaque was unveiled in Stratford Ontario by the Local Architectural Conservation Advishysory Committee (LACAC) Stratford to mark the restoration of the Brandenshyberger Block built in the late 1800s

In addition to the historic signifishycance of the building is the fact that among the persons who used the buildshying was John Luke Poett VS (Edinshyburgh) the first veterinary surgeon apshypointed to the Northwest Mounted Poshylice

Poett joined the NWMP in 1874 after practising in Stratford for four years He was in charge of the large group of horses sent from Toronto in 1874 to eventually become part of the march west later that year from Fort Dufferin Manitoba to Fort Whoop-up in Alberta In 1877 he completed his service with the NWMP and returned to practice in Stratford

On September 21 1881 he advershytised that his office had been moved to Brandenbergers new block and he reshymained at this location until 1884 In that year he rejoined the Mounties eventually settling in Battleford Saskatshychewan serving as a non-commissioned police officer there until his death in 1895 His wife lived to be 87 dying in 1937 A granddaughter survives in Vanshycouver

Poetts office was reached through a door under the Jetter R in Reward (see photograph this page) and upstairs to the first floor

The plaque is on the wall just below the word Blowes (Blowes Travel Sershyvice) It will undoubtedly be read by thousands of visitors attending Stratshyford s Shakespearean Festival each year

Apart from being the first veterinashyrian in the NWM P Poetts name is the first to have been entered in the original register of the Ontario Veterishynary Association How his name came to be entered in this way is unknown The register was established in 1879 but it shows his address as the NW MP in Western Canada and in reality he was still in Stratford

The plaque was sponsored by Jim Anderson President LACAC Stratshyford who became interested in the hisshytory of Poett while the author was researching in the Perth County Arshy

chives in 1976 A fuller story of Poett Ontario relating to veterinary medicine may be found in the book Vet in the In 1973 the Toronto Historical Board Saddle by Dr Frank Loew and EH erected the Upper Canada Veterinary Wood published by Western Producer School pl aque on the site of the first Prairie Books Saskatoon 1978 veterinary college in Canada at 40-42

This is the second plaque erected in Temperance Street Toronto 0

Brandenberger Block Stratford Ontario Site of Poetts office

~ Upper Canada Veterinary School plaque 1973

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The College of Social Scie nce Alumni Association

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Edtor Rkk Kna 74

the current year despite continuing From The infl a tion in excess of 9 per cent The increases in faculty salaries have fallshyen behind other comparable professhyDean sions consistently since the early 1970s

3 Some estimates suggest that universishyIt is with pleasure that I report to you ties will be required to terminate upthe success which the College of Social to 20 per cent of faculty over the next Science Alumni Association has enjoyed few years if insolvency is to be preshyin the last year This succcss is due in ventedlarge measure to the encrgy and hard

work of the Association s Beards of Additional facts which should be of

Directors since 1978 interest and concern to you as alumni

The College of Social Science and voters are the following

Alumni Associations presence is being I Ontario now provides $1 000 less in felt in overaH alumni affamiddotirs May I operating grants per full-time equivashyhope that in increasing numbers Social lent student than the average of the

Dr Jack W SkinnerScience alumni will join in actively supshy rest of Canada ($1800 less than porting their Alumni Association the Quebec) College and the University prevent universities from providing both 2 Were Ontario universities funded at

As a second matter I am a ble to quality education and accessibility for a level equivalent to the average for report that the level of participation in students the rest of Canada total grants to the the BA Graduate Survey project was A strong statement on behalf of system for 1979-80 would have to be good May I thank those of you who universities was made in September to increased by $185000000 took the time and trouble to complete Premier Davis and senior ministers by 3 On a relative basis measured in the questionnaire JH Panabaker Chairman of the Board 1977-78 dollars grants per student in

There is another matter which I of McMaster Univcrsity as spokesman universities had fallen 71 per cent trust will be of interest As you are no for board chairmen and executive heads from 1970-71 to 1977-78 While doubt aware Ontarios universities have of Ontario universities Among the facts grants per student in the colleges of been and continue to be involved in a which he prcsented were applied arts and technology (CAAT) substantial amount of retrenchment as a I Library acquisitions per student have rose by 22 per cent costs per pupil in result of past and continuing reduced fallen by about 40 per cent in real secondary schools rose 396 per cent levels of government financial support terms since the early 1970s despite and costs per-patient-day in hospitals While it could be argued that a certain the continuing explosion of knowshy rose 51 per cent Finally of interest amount of retrenchment was needed ledge around the world are the studentstaff ratios In as well as politicaJIy desirab]e a conshy 2 For years increases in salary scales 1977-78 for universities 149 to I tinuation of reduced support on the part have been held well below the rate of CAATs 126 to I and secondary of the government will bring about acshy inflation- they were 37 per cent in schools 169 to l 0 tions which will greatly hamper if not 1978-79 and just over 5 per ccnt for

The membcrs of your Board of Directors dents we a ttended the College of Social recently endorscd a resolution to make Science we had little or no opportunity Five -five scholarhips available to in-course to earn an achievement award

In-course Collcge of Social Science students It s a We have plenty of reasons to make start and without your support of the awards available to deserving students College of Social Science Alumni Assoshy If each of our members could encourage Scholarships ciation and of the Alma Mater Fund it one new membership we could continue would not have been possible to make things happen What do youIntroduced Do you realize that when as stu- say Lets get on with the job 0

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Peacekeeper Playing a key role in peacekeeping opershya tions is as much an a rt as a defined position sa ys Political Studies professhysor Henry Wiseman Professor Wiseshyman who has also been Faculty Assoshyciate in the Office of the Provost this past year has been named Director of Peacekeeping Programs at the Internashytional Peace Academy (IPA) New York He assumed the position for one year as of Janu ary I

The Interna tional Peace Academy which was established in 1969 as an institute devoted to furthering the skills of conflict resolution has a vita l pa rt to

Hes Off To Israel John Vanderkamp

Professor John Vanderkamp Chairman Department of Economics has been apshypointed as visiting professor in the Cashynadia n Studies Program at Hebrew Unishyversityin Jerusalem

Professor Vanderkamp will spend the greater part of three months April to June in Israel where he will give a graduate course in labor economics a nd make himself available for consultations with faculty a nd graduate students

The Canadian Studies Program is relatively new It was established in

Birth Of OASA Much overdue but now ready for acshytion is the way Professor KJ Duncan describes the Ontario Association of Sociology and Anthropology (OASA) Professor Duncan of the UniversityS Department of Sociology and Anthroshypology was the Associa tions first presishydent

Canada has not been without asshysociations in the fi eld There is a nationshyalone the Canadian Sociological and Anthropological Association a nd over

play in world a ffairs The U N as Professor Wiseman pointed out has no specific constitut ional basis for pcaceshykeeping in its charter although it does practise peacekeeping from time to time on an ad hoc basis

Over the ycars a ttempts have been made to define the practice in constitushytiona l terms but without success Professor Wiseman believes there are good political reasons why this has not occurred the fear by some states that the UN would evolve its own a uthority or military force less dependent on the will of the member states

For this reason the IPA while remaining independent of the UN pershyform s the crucial functions of developing

1978 as the result of a VISit by John Roberts then Secretary of State to Israel Funded by the Canadian govern shyment and Toronto philanthropists Dr and Mrs Ralph Halbert the program got under way last year when urban planner Peter Oberlander of British Coshylumbia spent a period at the Israeli university

The successful applicant for the program is selected from candida tes in the social sciences hu manities a nd law Administra tion of the selection is handshyled at the Canadia n end by an advisory committee made up of eight members from a variety of disciplines in Frenchshya nd English-speaking institutions from across the country Recommendationsmiddot are submitted by the Canadian commitshytee to the Hebrew University where the final choice of visiting scholar is made

Professor Vanderkamps talents make him eminently suited to the posishytion H e is the editor of Canadian Public

the yea rs regiona l ones have emerged in the Maritimes Quebec and the western provinces but not until now in Onta rio

Professor Duncan and a number of others including department chairman Professor WE Thompson and departshyment colleague Professor TF Condon have actively supported the idea of a provincial association for years because as Professor Duncan says the real acshytion takes place at the provincial level We need such an assocation he adds to provide a provincial presence to speak on behalf of our two disciplines to government representatives and to the

procedures and policies for peacekeeping to bring greater order to the ad hoc UN practice Such activity is dependent on broad co-operation by UN members One hundred and fourteen have parshyticipa ted in IPA programs to date

The Political Studies professors tasks include arranging professional inshyternational training seminars for diploshymats military officers academics and policy makers in the subjects of peaceshykeeping mediation and negotiation and setting up off-the-record meetings beshytween parties directly involved in disshyputes such as Namibia a nd the Middle East These a re two of the ma in duties of the Academy 0

Policy- Analyse de Poliliques the jourshynal which he founded six years ago to bring together resea rch in economics a nd rela ted disciplines such as political science and sociology with a view to stimulating research and discussion of problems in Canadian policy He is also a member of the executive council of the Canadian Economics Association and author of many papers on Canadian economic activity

The aim of the program is to inshycrease Canadian exposure overseas the economist says It is hoped that eventushyally graduate fellowships in Canadian studies will be made available for stu-

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dents at the Hebrew University further extending the educationa l scope of the program

In the initial five years of operation an endowment fund is being built up Once that income is esta blished visiting professorships will be for a years durashytionD

pUblic Professor Duncan says meetings of

the Associa tion will take place twice a year and that attention will be turned to ways of improving the teaching of socishyology and anthropology as well as a tshytracting the participation of those workshying in community colleges government -private agencies and in industry

For further information about the Association contact Mrs Wilda Blackshylock through the Depa rtment of Socioloshygy and Anthropology (519) 824-4120 ext 3894 0

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The College of Biological Science Alumni Association

~ BIO-ALUMNI ~ NEWS Editor Jane Selley Arts 70

J Tent And Sleeping Bags Anyone Panoramic scenery wa rm campfires wild-flowers and pines scenting fresh summer breezes quiet walks along wooded trails a chance to photograph relax and enjoy the company of good friends Sounds like a dream doesn t it

Well your dreams have come true because the CB S Alumni Association has designed such a weekend this year just for you

From June 6 to 8 1980 (Friday evening to Sund ay night) we have for alumni and their families an Interpreshytive Weekend excursion to Cyprus Lake Provincial Park on th e picturesque Upper Bruce Peninsula We have lined up a full weekend of activity including a wildlife photography sessi on plant and geomorphology lectures bird watching

a Fathom Five ta lk a boat trip to Flower Pot Island a nd much much more

Photographers will want to see the orchids which will be in bloom that wcekend a nd there are ma ny excellent access points for scuba diving enshythusi ast s as well Brave folks might even attempt a midnight dip in th e cool waters of Georgian Bay

We will be camping in the Provinshycia[ Park and should qualify for free group camping if enough adventurers register for the s leep-out If youre not one for organized activities thats okay too

While only a few hours drive from Guelph this part of Ontario is an historshyic glacial-formed environment supportshy

ing rich and diverse flora and fa una You are required to bring your ow n

support gea r food clothing and provide tran sport a tion to a nd from the park The CBSAA will be providing wilderness progra ms and marshmallows

Most o f all the weekend a[ lows friends old and new a chance to relax together and enjoy some free time Twen ty-nine people have already sig ned up a nd we think this will truly be our best event ever

For registration write to CBS Interpretive W eekend co Department of Alumni Affairs a nd Development Level 4 Unive rsity Centre University of Guelph Guelph Ontar io N I G 2W I or telephon e (519) 824-4120 Ext 2122 0

Your 1980 Executive The CBS Alumni Association Board of Directors for 1980 who were elected a t the Annua l Meeting at College Roya[ is a mi xture of new and old faces Wed like to tell you something about each of these people who have volunshyteered their time for you

AI Sippel BSc 74 President A[ is a fish hea lth biologi st with the Ontario Ministry of N a tural Resources working on campus

Richard Moccia BSc 76 MSc 78 Immediate Past President Rick is preshysentlya U of G fish pathologist offershying a consulting service to commercial fish farms la rge aquaria home aquarishyots and resea rch subcontractors

David MaraIdo MSc 78 Vice Presishydent David is a fisheries biologist for Canada Centre for In[and Waters Burlshyington Ontario

Winn Halina BSc 74 MSc 77 Secshyretary T reasurer Winn is a researc h assistant in the Department of Biomedishyca l S cience at the O Vc

Sheena Ba msey BSc 77 Director Sheena is a research chemist for Shell C a nada Ltd

J im Ga llivan BSc 73 M Sc 77 Dishyrector Ji m has been a Ph D student in Medical Sciences a t McMas ter Univershysity since 1978

At the Annual M eeting I to rare

president AI Sippel 74

Professor R on Brooks Zoology and immediate

past president Rick Moccia 76

Ron presented a da zz ling talk and

show on th e Galapagos

Islands

Ka thryn Martin BSc 76 Director Kathryn is a grad student in the Depa rtshyment of Biomedical Sci ence

Margo Tant BSc 76 Director Margo is a full-time stude nt at the O Vc

Jan Watson BSc 75 Director Jan our first CBS President is now an applications specia list fo r Pa yton Asshysocia tes which manufactures e lectronic medica l instruments 0

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University of G uelph 3049 CBS stushyA Message From dents including pos tgraduate students

President

Al Sippel

Al Sippel 74

As the incoming president of the College of Biological Science Alumni Associashytion I would like to thank the immedishyate Past President Richard Moccia 76 and the other outgoing members of the Board of Directors Ted Armstrong 74 Les Dunn 76 Jim Grayston 75 Kathy Martin 76 Ambrose Sarnulski 73 Jim Sheldon 74 and Pat Yungblut 73 for their accomplishments

Over the past year Richard and the others expended a considerable amount of time and energy on alumni associashytion activities with excellent results Both Careers ight and the Elora Gorge Walk were successful again this year Careers N ight is organized specifishycally for senior undergraduate CBS studenb One or two aluIllni frOI11 each

program (eg Microbiology Human Kinetics Zoology N utrition Botany l Genetics) returned to discuss aspects of job hunting resume writing and career development The Elora Gorge Walk was designed to promote outdoor activishyties for alumni during Alumni Weekend

Our other regular activities the Homecoming Biobash and the Annual General Meeting were less successfuL Although a few faithful alumni turned out for each event they were very poorly attended

Despite these disappointments the Association completed two projects that have been on the drawing board for some time Life membership dues finally reached a sufficient level to start a tru st fund for two scholarships for second year CBS students These scholarships will be presented for the first time in 1980

A special Distinguished Alumnus Award was also created this past year Although no nominations for the a ward were received its crea tion provides a format for honouring graduates of the cBS who have distinguished themshyselves in some field

I am confident that thi s year members of the Board of Directors will be ab le to maintain the momentUin generated by their predecessors 1 he nlOW faces on the Board should provide an abundance of energy and fresh ideas Board members serving second or more terllls will provide the necessary experishyelllOe gained from previous years Thi s blend of old and new has worked well in the past and should continue to do so

The major thrust of this years Board of Directors will be aimed at increas ing membership in the Associashytion In the ten years that the College of Biological Science has been a part of the

have graduated However only 202 (66 per cent) of these have Joined the CBs Alumni AssolOiation T herefore much of our effort will be devoted to contacting alumni evaluating their eommenb and re-evaluating our program in an attempt to attract more members

You probably ques tion why you should become a member of the Associshyation Me mbership dues are necessa ry to operate and expand the projects that I have outlined I believe that the CBs Alumni Asocia tion has a lot to offer to undergraduates to the University comshymunity and most importantly to alumshyni

I n particular we provide a forum for keeping in touch with former classshymates through the Guelph Alumnus and the Bio-A lumni N ews Alumni Weekend Supplement and by sponsoring events to which alumni return However as with any organization particularly one such as the CB S Alumni Association that is rel atively young there is always room for improvement If you believe the programs offered by the C BS Alumni Association are inappropriate please let us know as a re-evaluation of alumni shyoriented even ts will be made this year

Without input from our alumni change will not necessarily mean imshyprovement We need your support in the form of members hip and your opinion of the present program In particular I would appreciate receiving comments from Department of Human Kinetics alumni who have been noticeably absent from many of our activities in recent years Please give a little thought to what you think the CB S Alumni A~soshy

ciation should be doing and forward you r ideas to Al Sippel co Departllient of Alumni Affair and Development Levlt 4 niversity Centre niversityof Guclph Cruelph Ontario N 1 G 2W 1 0

Careers Night Seventy-five people attended enjoyed and asked many questions of the six speakers at the 2nd Annual College of Biological ScieIlce Alulllni Association Careers ight

John Byrne fish culture specialist with tell years at the Ministry of Natushyral Resources gave a strong talk stresshysing hiring methods attitude motivation and generally se t the lOne fo r Sheena

Ba rusey BSc 17 and her clever preshyentation which covered as a reselI ch chcmist in Microbiology at Guelph tactic~ to usc job applications and intershyesting facts about prospects for the fushyture in the job market

Jennifer Conners BSc 75 SOOIl to be an M D and who originally graduat shyed in Botany disc ussed the neces ity of being flexible of being wise and not being too specific ill job intcnt when entering uni ve rsity

Dr John Hilton Lkpar lmen t of

utr ition slressed the necessity fo r pcr onal contact and steing the top pCIon when making application for a position Dr John Powell told of the multitude of opportunities which ex ists for a well ed ucated perOIl giving examshyples of 26 graduates from the Departshyf1)tl1t of Huma n Kintl ics and their difshyk re llt afJ Puilltments

Ian W hite OAe 52 co-ordinator of Placement Services summarized and told of the lllaIlY useful services that the

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Macdonald Institute College of Family and Consumer Studies

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ALUMNI NEWS Editor Wantedl

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Food Industry Welcomes Contacts Industry may seem a world away from the univlrsity environment but Conshysumer Studies professor Elizabeth Gulshylett 55 spent the fall semester bridging this gap She visited about 25 companies in the food industry to see what they arc doing in sensory evaluation of food and consumer rda tions

Professor Gullett started her odysshysey through the food industry by conshytacting the presidents of the companies then visiting their laboratories and conshysumer relations departments HI feel very positive about the developments in

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these two areas she comments The Canadian food industry IS

expanding and refining its programs in sensory evaluation and consumer relashytions

Sensory evaluation techniques run the gamut from rudimentary tests to very complete profile studies that inshyvolve a team of five or six trained tasters Companies have learned that sensory evaluation improves their batshyting average in introducing new proshyducts Professor Gullett explains that it used to be common for only ten ou t of every 100 ideas to see the light of day and of those only one would be a success Sensory evaluation helps idenshytify the potentially successful products and saves significantly in product develshyopment costs

Curious abollt the state of sensory evaluation in the cosmetics industry Professor G ulictt also contacted several Canadian cosmetics companies but found virtually no activity in the area

ost 01 the Canadian cosmetics firms are distributors for foreign products They tend to rely on the technical expershytise of the parent company

The food industry is becoming more Canadian in outlook according to Professor Gullett Canadian branches of foreign companies are developing food testing product development and evalushyation functions in Canada

Consumer relations have blossomed

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in the last decade particularly throughshyout the food industry Professor Gullett suspects tha t the industry is trying to overcome what it perceive to be a bad public image The consumer movemellt nudged most companies into a greater awareness of consumers and a commitshyment to deal with their complaints and suggestions She was impressed with the speed and thoroughness with which the food companies handled consumer comshyplaints

The visits to the companies revep d that permanent and summer employshyment prospects for Consumer Studies graduates will continue to be good Our students have a lways been hired for their technical knowledge she notes but their broad knowledge of consumer concerns will bccome more and more attractive to employers

While learning about food company programs Professor Gullett did not miss the opportunity to tell her hosts about the undergraduate programs research and expertise in the Department of Conshysumer Studies

Every company I visited seemed genuinely pleased to have someone from a university show an interest in what they are doing she observed Many industry people told me they had regular contacts with community colleges but not with universities A continuing exshychange of ideas will be mutually benefishycial 0

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Freighter Voyage By Dr Margaret S McCready

The winter season was a good time to be one of 12 passengers eight Canadian women four Americans (two men two women) on a large freighter Delta Line out of Brooklyn ew York Deshycember 14 1979 for a seven-week voyshyage through the Caribbean and the Panama Canal to Ecuador Peru and Chile and return But cargo was the important item to the ships owners and about one day out of Brooklyn a new sched ule was posted cutting out the Caribbean ports at Aruba Santo Doshymingo and Barranquilla

Cargo was delivered or picked up at Philadelphia Baltimore Charleston and Mi ami in generally very fine weather There were perhaps one and a half days of slight turbulence off Cape Hatteris enough to make it difficult to set the ta bles in the dining room which we shared with a dozen ships officers and the captain

The crew of about 30 sailors were a busy lot-always some ship s painting to be done as well as swabbi ng down the decks Handling the ve ry large banana crop (green) of Ecuador was a big part of the work for longshoremen-bananas to Chile and to New York State Much of the ships cargo had to be kept at spec ific temperatures SOme of it frozen

Above all we and the officers had excellent meals and very spacious wellshycared for cabins with toilets Actually by the terms of the Seamens Union all sa ilors must be given plentiful and good food to keep them happy and well nourshyished and this was certa inly so

We enjoyed knowing the ships offshyicers One a graduate in law was workshy

ing on a freight er to find out more about mercantile law he was busy also getting his daily exercise by weight-lifting and chinning the bar We passengers worked a bit on the stationa ry bicycle for our exercise

Another officer a graduate engishyneer was working on the freighter to learn more abo ut ship building and space utili zation One specialist in navishygation reminded us to keep certain curshytains drawn at night to prevent glare on the ocean waves which confused their navigation readings from the heavens There is a constant charting of the ship s position on the high seas

Special celebrations and meetings with the captain and officers sometimes when films were shown were enjoyed but also enjoyed was the time spent watching the intricate organization of the loading and unloading of cargo some of it in containers However on docking with the help of pilots we usualshyly planned to take taxis to the big cities and market places not forgetting the small Indian craft shops on or close to the docks The native crafts of fine straw and hair work knitted-wear and handshymade dresses beautiful jewelery of seshymi-precious stones such as lapislazuli malachit e a nd onyx were hard to resist

The museums cathedrals and other handsome buildings reminded us of the culture~ If ( i er peoples in addition to th e Spanish con ribution The beautiful scenery and the objects d art a lmost made us forgetful of the repressive govshyernments in most of these South Amerishycan countries today

It was a memorable days trip when

we motored from Valparaiso Ch ile through the foothills of the Andes to the beautiful capital city Santiago seeing en route the dry desert and mountain country bordering the very fertile va lleys growing lush market and fruit crops (not bananas)

Some bridge playing a nd much reading took up considerable time so that it was difficult to keep a diary and write postcards to friends Obviollsly there was some real rela xa tion and rest on the journey Tt was always pleasant to be having such delightful summcr weat her and enjoying some sunning on deck with tea and happy hours whenshyever one wished to utili ze the passenger lounge for a friendl y get-together

Yes despite sc hedules being changed and in this case shor tened by one week the sea voyage from North to South America at this season was a delight D

Passing through Ihe Suez Canal

The Delta Venezuela out of Brooklyn New York Margaret McCready right in Santiago Chie

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Families Coping With Change The family is alive and well in the twentieth century despite widely pubshylished reports that it is an outdated social institution Social critics bemoan the disintegration of the family and use as evidence the soaring divorce rate juvcnile delinquency wife and child abuse and thc isolated elderly

This gloomy outlook is not shared by three faculty members in the Departshyment of Family Studies who have extenshysive experience working with families and are pursuing family-related reshysearch

Concern over weakening families is not unique to our generation observes Professor Anne Callagan a family socishyologist with a background in professhysiona social work Observers 50 years ago voiced many of the same complaints about urban families she notes and questions whether families have really changed as much as were led to believe The divorce ra Ie was 236100000 in Canada in 1976 and is rising but is still only about half of the US rate

Divorce has replaced death as a cause of single parent families over the years rn addition perhaps urban famishylies of 100 years ago didnt have probshylems with their teen-agers because so many adolescent children didnt live at home

Different Expectation What has changed dramatically is our expectation about family life Until the last few decades marriage tended to be an institutional arrangement On farms the family was a producing unit and in urban environments it was a framework for survival Today we look to the family for intimate personal relationships and emotional support

Professor Claude Guldner former Director of the Interfaith Counselling Centre in Kitchener and now on the faculty in Family Studies doesnt touch on the traditional institutional roles for marriage in describing todays family He focusses on the adult functions of marriage- companionship sharing afshyfcction and sex-instead of viewing marshyriage primari ly in terms of having chilshydren

Where Children Fit In Children are and will continue to be an important focus in most families but the

task of raising them is difficult in the climate of rapid social and technological change Todays parents live in a world very different from the one in which they were raised and their children will have to cope with an accelerating rate of change The task of raisi ng children is not so much preparing them for the world but equipping them to cope with the inevitable changes ahead

The rapid change and uncertainty in the world has eroded parents sense of self-confidence claims Professor George Kawash a child psychologist with a particular concern for parentchild inshyteractions One anchor parents can proshyvide in this unsettled environment is consis tency in their child rearing pracshytices But it is very difficult to maintain if the parents feel unsure of themselves and their parenting skills Children need rules limits and some authority but parents often shy away from setting rules because they view this as a form of authoritarianism says Professor Kashywash Rules are not in themselves aushythoritarian especially if the children ha ve the opportunity to express their grievances about rules they feel are unreasonable Children will be more willing to accept rules if they feel they can discuss them

Professor Guldner feels there is a tendency among educators now to look at the entire family in dealing with problems in children Many families are referred to family counselling agencies because a child has problems in school Ten years ago we would have blamed those problems on the school systems he says Today family counsellors look to the family for weaknesses or strains that may have contributed to such probshylems This approach acknowledges the continued importance of the family unit in the socialization of children

The Individual Within the Family Creating a stable family environment requires input from solid individuals In family counselling explains Professor Guldner we usually focus on the husshyband and wife roles because strong partshyners secure in their relationship funcshytion better in the mother and father roles Further the husband and wife relationship needs to be nurtured throughout a marriage so it can survive after the parenting roles have been

From a FACS sheet by Mary Cocivera

completed Many marri ages break down after the children leave home because the partners threw themselves into the father and mother roles to the exclusion of the husband and wife roles After the years of neglect there was nothing left of the original relationship as husshyband and wife

One of the great tasks in family therapy confided Professor Guldner is helping individuals differentiate themselves from their fa mily of origin Their personal development and success in marriage depend on emerging from the family of their childhood observ ing and evaluating it ancj then making ratioshynal but at the sa me time gut-level choices about their own future Many marriage and family problems are caused by a failure to work through this rela tionship The process is not complete until the individual reconnects and estashyblishes an entirely different relationship with his family of origiIi

A fam ily can provide a supportive environment in which to grapple with these relational tasks Professor Guldner describes marriage as a cyclical IIwe equilibrium which has its ups and downs Individual growth requires comshying to grips with the conflicts

He fears though that many people walk awa y from conflict in marriage by seeking divorce rather than working through the problem This short-cirshycuits individual growth he explains Family counselling helps partners deal with conflict in a marriage relationship but does not guarantee living happily ever after Sometimes working out a rel a tionship results in termination of the marriage

Professor Guldner sees the emphashysis on the individual as a positive develshyopment for the family Were becoming more tolerant of individual diffe rences within the family and among families Young people will feel freer to make choices based on what is best for them personally and inter-personally rather than external expectations -North Americans will find it easier to accept and respect different types of families in the decades to come but they will also have to accept the responsibility for making informed intelligent choices compatible with their personal values ambitions and capabilities 0

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The College of Phys ical Science Alumni Association -5Ju

I SCIMP Editor Bob Winkel

Cell Patent Granted

Dr Ron Fawce ll with electroplated semiconductor

Two resea rchers at the University of GueJph have received a United States patent on a process tha t could revolushytionize the production of photo voltaic cells and reduce the cost several times

Doctors Ron Fawcett and Andrzej Baranski developed the process similar to techniques used in the electroplating industry during two months of research on applying semi-conductors to metal in la te 1978

The process does not require the

present use of vaporization to deposit a film of light-sensitive material on meta l

Present tec hnology for photo voltaic cells evolved from space research and uses either a single crystal silicon or a costly vaporization process for cadmium sulphide

Until now electroplating has been used as a way to deposit one metal on another in some kind of pl a ting solution through which you pass current but what we are depositing here is a semishy

conductor-cadmium sulphide Dr Fawcett said Other semiconductors which can be electrodeposited include cadmium selenide bismuth sulphide cushyprous sulphide and silver sulphide

The new process can be used with a variety of metals including stainless steet and aluminum foil he said

You can imagine pass ing great shee ts of metal through a plating bath and covering them with a thin coherent and uni fo rm deposit of th e photo sensishytive materia l said Dr Fawcett An America n patent was applied for beshycause most ma nufacturing is carried out in the United Sta tes

The chem is ts who will sha re the patent with the University are now seeking patents in Canada Great Britshyain and other industrialized nations

Manufacture of the new electroshyplated semi-conductor solar cells is cheaper than the vaporization process used for cadmium sulphide and initia l tests indicate a higher efficiency on output voltage Dr Fawcett sa id

Immediate application of the comshypound is in photo voltaic devices recshytification of alternating current into dishyrect current light detection equipment and special applications in photography

The research which led to the proshycess was sponsored by a grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Reshysea rch Council of Canada 0

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Prof Moffat Scholarship The College of Physical Science is pleased to announce the establishment of a memorial scholarship by the family and friends of the late Professor and Mrs Robert C Moffatt

Professor Moffatt formed the faculshyty of Physics at the Onta rio Agricultural College in 1917 and was head of the Department of Physics and Mathematshyics for the ten years prior to his retireshyment in 1956 H e was named Professor

Emeritus in 1974 In 1922 he was responsi ble to a

major degree for the organization of the Agricult~ral Science Option so that its graduates could qualify for admission to courses at the Onta rio College of Educashytion leading to the High School Assistshyants Certificate Type A Agriculture In 1950 he orga nized the General Scishyence Option leadin g to Type A Science

Professor Bob Moffatt was known continued

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to most physics students as the Prof and taught for many years the undershygraduate and graduate courses in theory of measurement and statistics He did much to cncourage agricultural reshysearchers to use statistical methods in the interpretations of their results and assisted in many of the a nalyses

[t is most fitting for the College of Physical Science to offer a scholars hi p

established in memory of Professor and Mrs Moffatt who gave so much to the department and the community

The $200 scholarship will be awarded annually to a student who has completed semester 4 and is enrolled in semester 5 or higher of an Honours Program in Mathematics Statistics or Physics

Alumni who graduated from the

Rites Of Passage Worthwhile Graduate work is not everyon es cup of tea Even an intense love of learning can be daunted by long hours of painstaking research the trauma tic experience of the oral comprehensive and the setting forth - and re-working- of first the masters then the doctora1 thesis

But for Bob Dudley who received his PhD in orga nic chemistry at winter Convocation stopping a t the bachelors level would have been unthinka ble He says he was too excited by the prospect of trying his ha nd at basic research something he had been una ble to do as an undergraduate

Bob came to Guelph three years ago from the University of Georgia where he obtained his M Sc working under Professor Ed Janzen When Professor Janzen joined Guelphs Deshypartment of Chemistry Bob moved there too

Bobs doctoral research has Inshyvolved a method of detection called spin trapping of free radicals that is molecules which have an unpaired elecshytron Spin trapping is only used in ten or 12 places in the world Three places in Canada including Guelph use it regularly it is not used at all on a regular basis in the United States

Looking back over the past three years Bob says the hardest things to contend with were assembling his thesis from all those piles of research material and confronting a sea of strange faces as he walked in to teach his first lab

But despite such trying moments Bob has enjoyed his time at Guelph a nd the abundance of ideas a nd stimulating atmosphere created by the joint campus arrangement of the Guelph-Waterloo Centre for Graduate Work in Chemisshytry

Agr Sci option during the time when Professor Moffatt guided developments in physics mathema tics and statistics were informed by Dean MacNaughton of the plan to establish a Moffa tt Meshymorial Scholarship We are most grateshyful for the generous response

It is expected that the first award will be presented at the I Oth anniversary celebrations of the college on June 210

H e has been fortunate too in his wife of ten years Tricia who never doubted for a minute that he would get his degree and whose enthusiasm and moral support cheered him on when the going was especially ha rd

Although their interests and expershytise are different-she graduated from East Tennessee State University in 1969 with a BSc having studied speech pathology language and audiology and is a speech pathologist and teacher of deaf education in Guelph-they find themselves good sounding boards for each ot her s problems

With his doctoral qua lificatio ns completed Bob will be working during th e coming year as a post-doc for Chemistry professor Colin Fyfe in solid state MR (nuclear magnetic resoshynance) After that he will be looking for a more permanent job Bob views that prospect with optimism 0

Our Tenth Anniversary Celebrations -(n June 1970 the new Physical Science Building was officially opened T he building replaced the old rose-garden south of Zavitz Hall and drastica lly changed a birds-eye view to the southshyeast as demonstrated in the two photoshygraphs on this page

Physics Chemistry and Math-Stats

have flowered irl this first decade To celebrate this occasion the College will hold an official cake-cutting ceremony with tea at 400 pm June 21 in the lobby beside the Campus Co-operative Bookstore This is to be preceded by tours of the facilities

Coincidental with this celebration is

the 10th anniversary of the formation of the College of Arts the College of Social Science and the College of Physica l Science and at 630 pm on June 21 in the University Centre Faculty Club alumni of the three colleges will join ranks with cocktails and dinner Come join us then 0

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By Mary Cocivera

T he College of Physical Science has yet to reach the age of puberty but is

poised to enter its second decade as a major centre for science research and undergraduate programs in Canada

The short existence belies a long history on the Guelph campus as major supporting disciplines to the agricultural programs Stretching back to the 1880s the story progresses through such varied pursuits as analysis of dairy products sugar beets well water and wood ashes levelling and surveying water finding machines lightning rods ventilation and soil physics

Old-timers can spin colorful tales of early instructors There was Prof Soccer-Bill Blackwood whose speciality was (literally) dynamite He was fond of bringing dynamite caps into the lecture room to demonstrate their safety He regularly stood by the window toying with one of these capriciously explosive caps before lighting it and toss ing it out the window where it exploded on cue Art Thompson OAC )7 remembers the ill-fated cap that rode a stiff wind right into the open window of a lab full of equipment on the lower floor That cap too exploded on cue

Art chuckles as he describes Prof Blackwoods favorite exam question You have a rock three feet by four feet by five feet two feet of it underground in the middle of a swamp and you want to blast it out How much of a charge of dynamite do you need He describes the technique of mud-capping- planting dynamite under a mud cap on top of the rock and letting er rip You can sit down and do all the calculations for this problem says Art but the right answer is that the rock is in a swamp so why would you need to blast it away

No reflections on the physical sciences could be complete without reference to Prof Moffatt claims Dean Earl MacNaughton He was called Mr Physics and his courses on theory of measurements were dubbed theory of Moffatt

Years When the Physics Building was built

in 1916 recalls the Dean inmates from the Ontario Reformatory were used to ca rry plaster a nd so the plasterers pu t a generous inch-thick layer on the ceilings By the early 50s the plaster frequently and with very little warning separated [rom the Ilath and both Prof and I had some close calls when the plaster would suddenly drop in our offices and on laboratory benches

Ventilation was indeed a problem when 50 to 60 students gathered for a qua1litative analysis laboratory and started bubbling H2S through solutions in order to precipitate metal ions H2S is infamous for it s smell --middotrotten eggs concen tra ted Professor John Rothwel OAC 39 now retired developed sensitive timing catchill~ about-to-expire students and hauling them to the window for a breather We had big fans installed he explains but the students opened the windows next to the fan short-circuiting the makeshift ventilation system Qualita tive analysis was eventually dropped from the curriculum Professor Rothwell is

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covered with equipment Chemistry had the distinction of being

the first science department on campus to have its own building by 1887 (the odiferous na ture of the pursuit no doubt affected the decision to construct a separate building) The building however la sted only until 1896 when fire destroyed it The replacement on the same location-where the north wing of the Arts Building now stands- housed generations of chern students until the Department of Chemistry moved to the present Chemistry and Microbiology building in 1965

When Prof Bill Brown arrived on campus in the 1 940s he suggested only partially in jest that the venerable building be named Reek Hall after the then president of the OAC William R Reek OAC 10 It was an idea that never emerged from the flask

The building easily would have justified that label Prof Brown tells of a visiting chemist from Iowa State University As he walked through the front entrance he sniffed deeply and sighed Ah beautiful-this is a lovely chemistry building It takes years of chemical training to appreciate the bouquet of aged chemistry buildings

convinced because other faculty members didnt appreciate the smell

While future physicists werent likely to find their way to the Guelph campus the OAC trained many of the high school science teachers in Ontario The old Agricultural Science option introduced ill 1922 and the General Science option introduced in 1950 provided an excellent broad scientific background for high school teaching and graduate study in any number of agricultural and scientific disciplines

With the establishment of the University of Guelph in 1964 the physical sciences emerged from their supporting roles to limelight positions on campus Greatly expanded research facilities and undergraduate laboratory capability had to be provided The Physics Department had been cramped for years in the red brick building and was unable to develop its undergraduate programs nor introduce graduate student and research programs appropriate for the mushrooming University The Chemistry Department had moved into the new Chemistry and MicrobiOlogy Building but research activity in the department had expanded graduate programs were becoming mOre important and essential scientific

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equipment was proliferating Both tcaching and research activities required much more space

The Physical Science Building an efficient gem of an edifice was completed and occupied by the fall of 1969 Attached to the Chemistry and Microbiology Building it provided expanded facilities for chemistry as well as teaching research and office space for Physics Mathematics and Sta tistics When the Department of Computing and Information Science emerged in 1971 it located in the Institute of Computer Science Building (the renovated Physics Building) for proximity to the computer hardware

For Physics the move to the new facilities was like a speed-of-light journey from 1916 to 1970 From graffiti-embellished lab benches to immaculate well-equipped spacious undergraduate la boratories from dingy basement research cubby-holes to well-lighted laboratories from makeshift to state-of-the-art equipment

Equipping the departments with essential iescarch instruments will be a never-ending program because the advances in science occur rapidly and because Guelph will want to maintain its hard-earned position at the forefront of research in Canada

By most accounts the move to the building occurred so smoothly that the undergraduate students remember only closing the drawer in one laboratory one day and showing up the next day in a new lab

We collected a roomful of old glassware brass bunsen burners and all kinds of junk when we moved out of the old Physics Building recalls Professor Jim Hunt Instead of throwing it out I bet other faculty members that we could sell it We did --we sold every last bit of broken glass and laboratory equipment amassed $500 and started a scholarship fund for undergraduate students in physics

The very existence of the physical science disciplines is often overshadowed by the emphasis on the life sciences at Guelph Because of this undergraduate degree programs stili attract a relatively small number of students-a predicament that is both attractive and threatening at the same time Faculty describe the size of some of the undergraduate programs as

bull uncomfortably small while recent graduates from the programs see the small size as an important difference between Guelph aNd the grist mills that churn out hundreds of graduates

Everything has to do with size observes Terry Clifford Like most of his classmates at the OAC he came from a rurat background We really appreciated Guelphs organization in terms of social

development We got to know everyone in our class Professors assigned to the year really developed close relationships There was no dou bt that everyone encouraged us Professor MacNaughton (now the dean) was like a mother hen-he developed a really close rapPorl with all the students and graduates Hes a mini alumni associa t ion hi msel r

How the Physical Sciences disciplines evolved on the Guelph campus is a fascinating account in itself They all appeared originally to serve agricultural interests Chemists performed analyses on everything from soil to sugar beets physicists monitored the weather and contributed a variety of engineeringshyoriented expertise Mathematicians helped agricultural research workers use statistical methods to interpret their da tao Even the late-comer Computing and Information Science appeared on campus in an agricultural capacity Animal scientists had gathered enough milking data on cards to fill a room but couldnt use the information The computer stored that information and made it accessible for research

The undergraduate program in Computing and Information Science reflects these origins emphasiZing systems rather than computation It focuses on how to best utilize the computer to solve problems This approach meshes well with the existing biological and agricultural research on campus Fourth year classes in computing science boast about 35 students the 90 terminals in the ICS building are in use practically round-the-clock and the majority of students on campus has some contact with the computer during studies at Guelph

WHAT IS TO COME The general perception of whats

happening in the job market for physical science graduates is completely incorrect according to Professor Jack MacDonald Chairman Department of Physics In the

next decade there won t be enough physicists ma thema ticia ns and chemists to go around There was a move away from the physical sciences when they were blamed for pollution and technological problems Students looked to the biological sciences for solutions Now were seeing a move back to chemistry and physics as young people start to recognize that they offer the best hope for long-range solutions to many pressing problems Physical Science graduates are basically problem-solvers

The pre-adolescent CoJlege of Physical Science has emerged from a decade that was turbulent for the physical sciences at all institutions Ted Newton describes the see-saw years Until about 1970 we had money and jobs to offer but no one to whom to offer them Then the money dried up and really good candidates for faculty positions became availa ble

The disciplines not only are firmly esta blished on ca mpus but are setting high standards in teaching and research Were proud of the progress in physical sciences in the 15 years since the formation of the University adds Dean Earl MacNaughton

Faculty pursue research in fields as diverse as biophysics environmental toxicology electrochemistry surface physics neutron scattering mathematical and sta tistical a nalysis of biologica I systems and the design of a georeferences data base for the Province of Onta rio Funds from outside sources amounting to about one and a half million dollars annually support a large portion of this fundamental and applied research

As the disciplines continue their growth predicts the Dean our faculty will strive to preserve the informality and close contact with students that has distinguished Guelph in the past

The College may be only ten years old but has already come of age in the scientific research community I990- here we come 0

A physics leclure 1958 with Dr Earl MacNaughton now Dean

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y ou hear the sales approac h lt1 llmost cve ry day The new improved producl - more

powerful more efficient more everything Well that sa me approach very aptly applied

to College Roya I and University Open House 80 This yea r as well as the usual multitud e of events and exhibits across-camrus there were many exciting and refreshing innovations that added that extra sparkle to the glitter

The officia l opening of open house weekend by a professional actor and comedian was a first Canadils own tongue-in-cheek Don Harron though not bespectacled and disguised in the dilaridatcd cloth cap three-day beard and moth-eat en swea ter of the irreverent Chrlie Farquharso n ce rtainly sounded like that entertaining rural cha racter during a eourle of his r ertinent rronouncements

Another new fea ture of this years College Royal open hOlle weekend walt Fly-Days The sky W i the limit when at $7 a ti ck t cIIQO11 ers took 30-minute flights over the Univcrsit v nd thc surrounding ar a Thc Flying C1uh1I thl

Don Harron and Charlie Farquharson opened open house weekend with ColeRe Royal president Dawn Wert and College Roya cehbrafll Connalyn Cooke

Something New At Collegl

Where MY funny hal University of Guelph dreamed up the idea provided planes and pilots and des pite il storm that dumped ten inches of snow on G uelph in less than three hours ilttrac ted more thiln 40 adventu rers

Another well-attended newcomer event was th e Woodsman Comretitions where ring of axe rasp of crosscut sa wand flying logs a od woodchips filled the a ir ilS contestants pitted their muscles ilgainst the clock

A new wag and wiggle to the O Vc Dog Show was the mutt show - comrlete with a delightful dog-in -a n-Easter-bonnet competition

Well over 20000 people visit ed the campus during Collegc Royal open hou se weekend

Pr~ilting the thousa nds of bu sy students who orgil ni zed something for this University that it could not do for itself Prcsident Donald F Forster lnuded them for rroudly serving the 56-year tradition of College Roy~Jmiddot

What s new a t College Roy~l ) The rhot ograrhs on these two pagcs sum it ur much hetter th ~1 1l mInv tnou s no of word~ []

Pilots with the Flying Cluh at the Univ(fsity of Guelph introduced Fly-Days With customers is Paul Sullivan right Club prlsident

Collegl Royal open house weekend was a cold one but students who entered the Woodsman Competitions soon warmed to the job

Royal 80 A 30s lapper Daisy Mae

Linda Filller 80 Derek style at the fashion show

Just a big baby

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A New

Look At Old

Folks Exerpts from a FACS sheet

by Mary Cocivera

I nd ependence self-respect and dignity can make the difference between

enjoying the later years and mere ly enduring them Helping seniors maintain their independence is an increasingly popular more enlightened approach to providing the services required by the elder ly

Canadas population is getting old The proportion of the elderly is increasing as a result of extended life span lower birth rates and immigration cutbacks The percentage of Canadas popula tion over 65 increased from 5 per cent in 190 I to 87 per cent in 1976 Demographic projections predict that in 50 years more than 20 per cent of the Canadian population will be over 65

Supporting these elderly and providing the needed services will demand novel approaches new insights and an emphas is on enjoying rather than enduring the later years

WHO ARE THE ELDERLY

The elderly a re generaJly considered to be anyone over 65 yea rs old-the age of mandatory retirement At tha t turning point workers stop being wage earners and sta rt being senior citizens They receive old age security benefits draw pensio ns and ride buses at reduced ra tes

The retirement years are rewarding for many seniors Jackrabbit Johannsen still cross-count ry skis at 104 Grandma Moses painted into her 90s others earn university degrees pursue second careers indu lge in hobbies travel and find happiness in volunteer work But for some of the elderly the retirement years bring loneliness despair and poverty along with independence

Most of the elderly are women Of the elderl y living a lone 70 per cent are women

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The proportion of the elderly in Canada is increasing rapidly

Almost half of the women over 65 are widowed and widows outnumber widowers five to one

Three-quarters of the women over 65 living on their own have no income other than government stipends for the elderl y In Ontario these stipends now amount to about $365 monthly and are adjusted quarterly

INCOME DURING RETIREMENT

The financial picture for many seniors looks bleak but it may appear worse than it really is suggests Dr Kathleen Brown a family economist in the Department of Family Studies Without work-related costs retirees have lower expenses

In addition seniors can take advantage of free medical care free or reduced admissions property tax refunds income tax deductions public tra nsportation passes reductions on restaurant meals free drugs and seniors discoun ts at stores These benefits help spread retirement income that much further

Dr Brown suspects that the recently retired may see their financial position as worse than it rea ll y is She and Professor

Martin-Matthews arc doing a study of how recently retired people adjus t to changes in their economic and social status Its a difficu lt psychologica l adjustment for someone who has saved for retirement to start dipping into savings she says Consequently many scniors dont live as well as they co uld Some who could don t take taxis and hire help when they rea lly nced to because it is contrary to their Iife-Iong habits

The family home owned Iree and clear is a major economic assct in retirement and is the surest hedge against int1ation New programs likc the reverse mortgage can convert this asset into cash while a llowing the owner to stay in the house

In this scheme the bank or finance company buys the house over a period of about 20 ycars giving the resident homeowner monthly cash payments based on the assessed value of the house Varia tions on this theme may be one answer for asset-rich but cash-poor sen iors

Financially this arrangement makes good sense but convincing seniors may take some doing After people work a lifetimc to own a home outright they arc understandably reluctant to put a claim on it explains Dr Brown

Selling the family home in retirement is a calculated risk Will the capital from the house support a retired person for 10 years 20 years 30 yea rs Will it cover possi ble hi gh care costs in the later years A dollar saved in 1932 bu ys only 20 cents worth of goods and services at todays prices Int1ation will continue to erode the purchasing power of dollars saved fo r retirement

Financial management in general may present spec ial problems for many seniors notes Dr Brown Sources of income tend to be more diffuse in retirement coming from ann uities pensions RRSPs income supplements and perhaps reverse mortgages All of these require some attention managemen t and filling out of form s Often it s the widow who has to handle these ar rangements and she may be fac in g family finances for the first time in her life Seniors who could benefit from financial counselling don t know where to go for help

Growing old may not be glamorous but it need not be frig htening lonely and poverty-ridden In other cultures extended family a rrangements ass ure that elders will be loved needed and honoured until death In Canada senio rs place a high val ue on independence but geronto logists are now

realizing that independence can be facilitated while providing needed services and opportunities to the growing elderly populat ion 0

Election of alumni to Senate

Regulations governing election All alumni shall be eligible to vote providing they have graduated from the University of Guelph or the founding Colleges Alumni members of faculty a t the University of Guelph or full-time or part-time students enrolled in a pTogram under the jurisdiction of the Senate of the University of Guelph may not vote in the election of alumni to Senate if they have participated in the current election of faculty or the election of students to Senate

There shall be a minimum of one and a maximum of three elected alumni from anyone of the undernoted alumni bodies (a) Macdonald Institute or its successor College of Family and Consumer Studies (b) Ontario Agricultural College (c) Ontario Veterinary College (d) As a group the Colleges of Arts and Social Science and Wellington College- BA degree (e) As a group the Colleges of Biological Science and Physical Science and Wellington College-BSc degree

Each year the three-year terms of office of three of the nine alumni senators expire Retiring August 31 1980 are Frank Archibald OAC 39 W John Bowles CSS 72 and Dr Vc Rowan Walker OVC 47 The terms of office of Gordon B Henry OAC 34 Mrs Mary (Robertson) McGillivray Mac 36 and John R Flegg Arts 68 will expire August 31 1981 Charles (Chuck) Broadwell OAC 54 Bill Tolton OAC 36 and Dr Robert (Herb) Wright OVC 38 will sit on Senate until August 31 198 2

Voting instructions Please vote for a maximum of three candidates on the ballot form Voting shall be by an x Or checkm~rk Any mark on a ballot other than those required for marking the voters preference shall make the ballot null and void

Completed ballot form should be clipped and placed in an envelope on which you are requested to put your name and year in the upper left-hand corner To facilitate voting by an alumnus whose spouse is a lso an alumnus of the University of Guelph and who therefore jointly receive only one copy of the Guelph Alumnus two ballot forms are provided A joint return (two ballots in the same envelope) is acceptable only if the name and year of both voters a re on the envelope Address to Box SE Alumni Office University Centre University of Guelph Guelph Ontario NIG 2W l stamp and mail An on-campus polling booth in the foyer of the Physical Sciences Building will be open between the hours of 800 am and 200 pm on Saturday June 21 during Alumni Weekend Ballot forms and envelopes will be available at the booth On receipt at the Alumni Office eligibility to vote will be verified The sealed envelopes will be opencd on or after June 23 1980 and the ballots counted by scrutineers appointed by the Executivc Committee of the University of Guel ph Alumni Association Only valid ballots with voter identification on the enclosure envelopc received on or before that date will be counted

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iSenate Ballot Form iSenate Ballot Form I I For election of three alumni to Senate University of I For election of three alumni to Senate University of I I Guelph for the three-year term commencing Sep- I Guelph for the three-year term commencing Sep- I tember I 1980 See other side of this page for tember 1 1980 See other side of this page for I biographical sketches of candidates Vote for a biographicalfskhetches o~ candoidatebslvote for a I

maximum of three nominees One ballot per voter maximum 0 tree nommees ne a tot per voter I

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FERGUSON Paul D I CPS 67 Guelph

I FERGUSON Paul D I CPS 67 Guelph J

I GRUBBE Arthur G (Art) I OAC 41 Arthur I

GRUBBE Arthur G (Art) OAC 41 Arthur

I LEWIS Robin BI Aits 73 BTantford

I MILNE (Dennison) Lorna A I OAC 56 Brampton

I LEWIS Robin B I Arts 73 Brantford

MILNE (Dennison) Lorna A I OAC 56 Brampton

I YOUNG N Richard P Arts MA 76 Ridgeville

YOUNG N Richard P 1 Arts MA 76 Ridgeville

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News From Guelph

CAMPUS HIGHLIGHTS Summer Campus 1980 Summer Campus 80 will be a laughing matter if Larry Horowitz has his way A professional entertainer Horowitz is teaching a comedy workshop as part of the U niversi ty s uniq ue vaca tion proshygram which this year begins July 7 Timing voice inflection and mannerisms are almost more important than content according to thi s young comic who deshylights in sending up commercials

From comedy to reincarnation and apiculture Summer Campus this year presents vacationers with an extraordishynary smorgasbord of courses and activishyties For some people a relaxing vacashytion means a complete change from their usual activities explains Professor Jim Murray who established the program the only one of its kind at a Canadian university five years ago Teachers

lawyers and housewives will probably be among those who take Horowitzs comedy workshop or classes In drawing piano-playing or conversational French

Others however prefer to use the time to further develop themselves professiona ly says Professor Murray This year for the first time courses which form part of certificate programs in business and education wil[ be ineludshyed so that the family can come along while mom or dad sharpens professional skills Some of the 27 adult courses offered thi s summer are designed to fulfill specific personal needs such as how to become a skillful negotiator or generally manage life more effectively

Summer Campus is an ideal chance for alumni to spend time at the Univershysity of Guelph again notes Professor Murray Since Summer Campus has 12 special youth progra ms for children from 4 to 16 years of age returning to your alma mater can become a family

affair This year youngsters can ha m it up in a theatre workshop or learn about science computcrs or nature Workshops in jOllrnalism and art also encourage young talent

Tennis squash swimming and 800 acres of green space provide numerous recreational opportunities In the eveshyning it is poss ible to enjoy the campus through twilight tours and a myriad of student events includling the community barbeque Musical performances Walt Disney film nights and socials are espeshycially organized for Summer Campus va ca tioners

Summer Ca mpus 80 has two oneshyweek sess ions July 7-11 and 14-18 Course rates begins at $25 for children and $35 for adults per week Residence accomodation is available For complete program a nd fee information contact Continuing Education Division UNIshyVERSITY OF GUELPH Guelph Onshytario NIG 2WI or phone (519) 824-4120 ext 39560

Biographical Sketches- Senate Candidates middot PAUL D FERG SON CPS 67 lives in Guelph and is territory manager with Supersweet Feeds Stratford Paul taught at J F Ross Collegiate and then farmed near Arthur As an alu mni sena tor he at on Senate from 1969 to 1972 and feels he can provide an effective voice for alumni

ARTHUR G (ART) GRUBB OAC 41 is retired and lives in Arthur after a 35-yea r career with OMAF as an Ag Rep for the counties of Prince Edward Gray Oxford l anark and Perth Art is Secretary Ontario Institute of Agrologists Guelph Branch and is married to Lenore (McFadden) Mac 40

ROBIN BAIRD LEWIS Arts 73 lives in Brantford and is a part-time professional artist (see article on pages 6 and 7) An art instructor at Fanshawe College Robin is also a free-lance com mercial artist and has illustrated childrens books Her name is in the Index of Ontario Artists

LORNA A (DENNISON) MILNE OAC 56 lives in Brampton where she has operated Flowertown Antiques for eight years She is a trustee with the Peel Board of Education and vice chairman of the North Peel unit of the Canadian Cancer Society She is married to Ross Milne OAC 55

N RICHARD P YOUNG Arts MA 76 lives in Ridgeville and is a candidate for bar admission He is with the law firm of Young and McNamara in Thorold With his knowledge of taw he feels he can contribute to Senate during this period of economic difficulty

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Great Year For Gryphons

Mens Hock ey Cryphons winners of the OUAA championship

With no less than seven Gryphon teams taking Ontario championships the 1979-1980 intercollegiate season at the University of Guelph was certainly an unprecedented one

II a II started in the fall when the Senior Mens Varsity Eight rowing tea m broke records at the Ontario Universishyties Athletic Association (OUAA) meet in Weiland to take first place Then the mens and womens curling teams trashyvelled to the Universi ty of Western Ontario to defeat all comers and sweep two Ontario titles

Following th at came a weekend at Guelph that will not soon be forgotten by those involved February 22-23 saw the University of Guelph host both the Ontario Womens Basketball Championshyships and the Ontario Wrestling Chamshypionsh ips At approximately 800 pm on Saturday Feb 22 the Guelph women defeated Laurentian University for their first ever Ontario Womens Intercollegishy

ate Athletic Association (OWIAA) championship Three hours later the men had edged out the University of Western Ontario to bring back the Onshytario wrestling title after an absence of one year

Meanwhile the womens crossshycountry ski team put together a strong effort and snatched the provincial title from perennia l winner Carleton Univershysity

It was also about this time that the men s hockey Gryphons were putting together a miraculous comeback Ending up in fifth place in the OUAA the team had to travel to Laurentian University for a sudden death game The Gryphons won it They then fell one game down in a best of three semi-final with the Unishyversity of Toronto Varsity Blues and had to win two in a row to advance to the final They did In the final against the number one ranked McMaster Universishyty Marlins the Gryphons again fell one

game down You guessed it they won th e next two and became the second team ever to win back-to-back Ontario championships

The wrest lers basketball and hockshyey players all advanced to the Canadian Intra-universi ty Athletic Union (CIAU) Championships and a lthough no team titles were brought home they a ll made their presence felt at the national level

As weJl as seven championships the Gryphons had seven individual Ontario champions They were Ken Hawthorne in the 15 km Nord ic sk iing race and Bob Pronk Ken Bradford Jamie Beshythune Ed Slabikowski Gavin Carrow and Wayne Brightwell from th e wresshytling Gryphons The Nordic ski relay team of Dan MaJlet John Bonardelli and Ken Hawthorne also took a gold at the OUAA championships At the CIAU wrestling ch ampionships Wayne Brightwell took a gold medal in his weight class

The Gryphons also had ten Ontario a ll-stars in Candy Clarkson Linda Jolie Sue Lindley Mike Sesto Rick Dundas and Tom Heslip from basketball John Lowe and Jeff Inglis from football Mike McParland from hockey and Tony Tenwesteneind from volleyball Candy Clarkson wa s also named to the allshyCanadian team at the CJAU banquet in Halifax

Following the completion of the schedules the first annual Co-Educashytional Awards Banquet was held at the University s Peter Clark Hall The event was well received by athletes and staff a like and plans are already in the making for next seasons banquet 0

Microbiology Open House June 15 Microbiology is fascinating Thats the message of an open house to be held Sunday June 15 from I 00 pm to 500 pm in the Universitys Chemistry and Microbiology Building College of Physshyical Science Sponsored by the Canadian Society of Microbiologists Committee on Education with the co-operation of the Departments of Microbiology Vetshyerinary Microbiology and Immunology and the Microbiology Club Microbioloshygy Day is for everyone-young and old novice and expert alike

Four second-floor laboratories will house presentat ions demonstrations and poster displays of the latest research

developments in medical agricultural and industrial microbiology-in a way that can be readily understood even by non-scientists

For those who want to explore furshyther there will be tours of resea rch laboratories where work will be in progshyress and equipment in use including the electron microscope Interes ted visitors may also tour the Department of Veterishynary Microbiology and Immunologys research facilities

At 300 pm in Room 200 of the Chemistry and Microbiology Building Jay Ingram microbiologist and host of CBC Radio s Quirks and Quarks will

give a slide and video lecture on the history of microbiology and some of the most recent trends The talk will be aimed primarily at high school students but everyone should find it interest ing Later Jay will mingle and chat with visitors

Microbiology Day has been planned as part of the first joint annual meeting -of the Canad ian Society of Microbiolo shygists and the Genetics Society of Canashyda being held on campus from June J 5 to June 19 Over 400 delegates from across Canada and the United States will be there Heres a chance to hobnob with the experts Plan to bring the whole family It promises to be a great day 0

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Alumni Publications-Consolidation ue to a combination of rapidly escalating paper prices and mailing rates and a directiveD issued to all academic and administrative units of the University requesting that a ll 1979-80

budget submissions reflect a 5 per cent reduction of their 1978-79 budget allotments it became necessary to review the vital field of a lumni publications

To this end President DF Forster appointed a Special Advisory Committee on Alumni Publications with representatives from the U of G Alumni Association and each of the seven college alumni associations The Committee compiled a re port and the President accepted its recommendation to consolidate the Guelph A lumnus and the se ven individual college alumni bulletins

Through the year the four re gular issues of the Guelph Alumnus will consist of 36 pages and up to 18 page s in each issue will be a llocated to the college alumni associations Space will be divided in proportion to the size o f individual college alumni bodies and copy for the 18 pages will be pro vided by individual college e ditors To obtain a good institutional image and to m ainta in alumni acceptance the quality of Guelph Alumnus paper stock has been upgraded to a lighter weight coated stock This will result in lower mailing costs

Subject to annual review and the availa bility of funds the President has approved the publication ot an e ight-page Annual Alumni Weekend Supplement under the individual mastheads of the seven college alum ni associations The supplement will consist of a common four-page insert covering Alumni Weekend programs plus a four-page format of copy exclusive to and provided by e ach of the seven college alumni associations

Your colle ge editors met a de m anding deadline for this the first consolidated publication and we are very grateful to them We t hink we ve done the right thing-what do you think Ed 0

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Annual Meetings at Guelph Friends of U of G Incbull Mac-FACS

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CVMA Confere nce Moncton NB

Centennial Banquet Associate Diploma in Agriculture

AVMA Convention Washington DC

Aggie Week

OAC Alumni Association Golf Tournament

Homecoming

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Canada Postes Post Canada ~~oJod PYlp~+ pulk Ennombre third troisieme class classe 1067 Guelph Ont

ADDRESS CORRECTION REOUESTED

If th e addressee or a son o r a daughter w ho IS an atumnu s has moved please notify th~ Alum ni OHice University 01 G uelph N I G 2W so thai th is magazine may be forwarded to the proper address

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Handling Hamburger On The Hoof Before the hamburger (or the steak for that matter) gets to your plate there is a number of necessary steps to be comshypleted in thc marketing chain from newshyborn calf to butchers block One of these steps is the transfer of the young feeder cattle from the ranch to the fcedlot where the final finish will be added

In Ontario today auction sales of feeder cattle held at 14 locations around the province carry out this function where thousands of cattle and millions of dollars change hands smoothly and quickly

The story of these feeder auctions has been added by Tommy Cooper 18 to his book on the history of agriculture in Grey County but he refuses to take credit for the auction systcm

He gives the credit to another OAC grad the late Charles F Macshykenzie 19 one of the members of the Collcge judging team at the Chicago International in 1918 where he won the

first placing in beef cattle judging After graduation Charles Mackenzie was apshypointed to the Dominion Department of Agriculture federal inspection service which included serving Manitoulin Isshyland where there were many cattle proshyducers but no marketing organization Farmers were still selling as individuals to itinerant cattle buyers sometimes with inequitable results After years of effort he finally got cattlemen to form an auction-selling organization

So successful was this system that in 1950 Tommy Cooper suggested the Grey County Federation sponsor a simishylar arrangement A committee of three was sent to a sale at Little Current on Manitoulin Island that September

That committee was impressed by the way the farmers co-operated and asked Tommy to get one going in Grey County but a 1951 trial was not a success However the example of the 195J sale on the Island sparked another trial in Grey County the following year

That 1952 sale brought out 1250 head The co-op had but one scale of 5000-pound capacity so that animals had to be weighed individually-a very time-consuming task However the idea did catch on memberships were taken out property bought at Wiarton Onshytario and a permanent set-up begun with much of the labour coming from the farmers themselves Now there is a covered assembly and sales area supshyplied with town water and a 30000-pound scale all free of debt

The co-op in Grey County has 800 members and cattle production is about three times as great as it was at the beginning 30 years ago There are four sales a year and as many as 11000 head pass over the scales at a spring sa le The fall sales in 1979 brought $4000000

The original spark from Charles F Mackenzie has grown to 14 sales organishyzations around the province 0

Mac Gordon Honoured One-timc hog grader and the man who was instrumental in working out thc system of tattooing hogs for rail grading Mac Gordon 29 has been honoured for his efforts in another direction

He has received the Guelph Hortishycultural Society Conservation Award for outstanding service to the community

Mac moved from Hamilton to Guelph in 1948 With him he brought a sincere and enduring enthusiasm for conservation

He had a ttended the Na tiona I Aushydubon Societys wildlife film series in Hamilton and was most impresscd with its educational and entertainment value so when he arrived in Guelph he set out to show the series there by arranging for its sponsorship by the Agricultural Instishytute of Canadas Guelph Branch

Mac insists that before each film the national anthem 0 Canada be sungmiddot--an obscrvation which was lauded by the committee in selecting this years winner He has been very involved in other community work and has just retired as clerk of sessions for Chalmers United Church 0

India Hand Almost from the beginning of the OAC graduates have found their way to far places and contributed much to the improvement in agriculture and life around the world Typical of these was the late Kenneth William Forman 22 who died last December in Danvers Mass at 83 years of age

Ken carne to the OAC originally as a Diploma in Agriculture student with the Class of 18 but took time out for war service returning with the wave of veterans in 1919 He graduated with the Class of 20A and stayed on to take his BSA with 22 He was a native of the United States and except for some months on the staff of the old An Hub departmen t right a fter grad ua tion he spent all his life outside of Canada

In his student days Ken was a noted a thlete and the last student physishycal director Up to his leaving that post all athletic endeavours had been handled by the students themselves In 1921 with the greatly increased size of the student body the College decided to appoint a physical director as part of the faculty

The OAc Review of that day records Kens enthusiasm and work for

College athletics will always be rememshybered by ex-students and the students of today Those who knew the tremendous amount of work he covered the difficulshyties he had to contend with will apprecishyate the spirit with which he tackled the job and the work he has done In the fall of 1919 when he took over the task of physical director College athletics were somewhat disorganized but the fall of 1920 and the spring term of 1921 witshynessed a great change Being a football man himself he successfully trained the two Junior Intercollegiate teams of 1919 and 1920 besides training other branches of sport too numerous to menshytion

His first foreign field was in India where he went as dairy cattle specialist at the Allahabad Agricultural Institute United Provinces and served for several years as a teacher He returned to his native Massachusetts as a teacher in animal husbandry at the Essex County -Agricultural School Hawthorne and later as a specialist in dairy with the HK Webster Co of Lawrence

In spite of the fact that he spent so little time in Ontario his feelings for his alma mater were strongly evidenced by his life membership in the OAC Alumni Association 0

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ODH Program The executive of the ODH Graduates Association has prepared a program of monthly visits from March to October to places of interest to their [l1(mbers These visits are open to all interested and are free The program for 1980 includes a June visit to the University of Guelph on the morning of the 21 st moving to the Cambridge Research Stashytion in the afternoon The August visit is planned for Queens Park Toronto on the 23rd The September visit will be to the Borough of Scarborough Parks Deshypartment on the 13th and the October visi t to Cannon Nurseries Waterdown on the 4th 0

Railway Blooms Since Leon Claus 22 moved to a house near the railway tracks in Canton N Y he has pl anted the railwa y right of way with flowers and vegeta bles This island of beauty located where more often a weed patch is found has brought attenshytion to Leon especially from studen ts and faculty at the St Lawrence Univershysity in town

Recently the local newspaper fe ashytured hi s beautifying efforts in a story He has become the stately white-haired gentleman who has put the lovely flowshyers on th e railroad embankment 0

Best Seller This time it is Don Inine 42 and the subject is cheese The Canadian Dairy Foods Service Bureau had his professhysional assistance plus that of others in the preparation of its booklet Great Canadian Cheeses More than a million and a half copies have been distributed The booklet dea ls with the more than 50 varieties made in Canada and while good old rat-trap cheddar is still the favourite the consumption of other types has increased to almost J 6 pounds per person annually 0

Bmiddotyron Jenvy At the age of 98 Myron Jenvey of I ngersoll has died For 65 years he was a member of the Holstein-Friesian Assoshyciation and an historian of the dairy industry in Oxford ounty For five years he was a member of the staff of the OAC and some of his recollections of those days have appeared in issues of the OA C Alumni N ews 0

Bonspiel Winners

The Year 51 Trophy was presellled by Dean Clay Switzer 51 la 11o r Glenn Hay ter 73 Bruce Shillinglaw 67 Jack Fraser 73 and Bob Anderson 73

The Year 33 Trophy was presenled by Don lfuj 5 lo 110 r Glenn Powell 62 and Bill Harri sun 62 Other learn members were Bruce Humer 62 and Don Hill 62

The N R Rick Richards Trophy was won by 110 r Bi A llelI Bob Edgar Jerry Felk er (lIld WaYlIe S impson al Clem of 7 2

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To The Queens Taste An Elizabethan dinner in honour of Queen Elizabeth I (1558-1603) was held in early February Sponsored by the University of Guelph Historical Soshyciety the feast attracted 45 members of the Guelph academic community includshying several alumni Guests were asked to attend in period costume and to provide an authentic Elizabethan dish

Master of the feast was Dr Lewis Abbott Department of History In accordance with Her Majestys wishes (Marilyn Armstrong 78) Master AbshybOll provided whimsical sketche~ of the head-table guests accompanicd the Queen dancing and called forth her loyal subjects to pay tribute to her beauty and grace

DELPHA Editor Debbie Chambers 77

AI the dinner Morris Lemire CSS78 Bev Lemire 79 Margo Shoemaker 79 Dr Lewis Abbot Marilyn Armstrong 78 Urve Abbot and Dr Stefan Straka Chairman Departmenr aHistory

Musical entertainment for the eveshyning was provided by the Queens court musicians conducted by Shannon Purshyvis-Smith a music instructor at the University The ensemble played a deshylightful repertoire of authentic Elizabeshythan music

SOllle of the delights of authentic Elizabethan cuisine tha t were served included Fartes Portingale Livering Puddings Pork a lOrange Turnep in a Tench Compound Pallet and Almonde Tartes They were selected by Margo Shoemaker 79

Her Work Is Her Life Mieke Bevelander 73 graduated with distinction from the honours program in Fine A rl However her art career began in high school and was followed by intensive study at the Frec Academy and The Royal Academy of Art in T he Hague Holland Then there was an interruption of a few years while M iekc taught elementary school in Toronto before she got back on track at Guelph

Her work is her life O nly when she is drawing and now painting is she pleased with he rself and able to cope

with the major set-back for artists- the continuing lack of moneyl

Not only has Micke fine artistic talent and drive which has kept her going for the last dozen years but also she is a gifted teachel Imiddot or the past three years she has been a sessional instructor at the University of Waterloo in the fall of 1979 she is credited with puiling their extension course in Stratshyford out of danger of extinction After Miekes fall session the university had a

continued over

Dancing a favourite pastime of Her Majesty was encouraged between courses The first dance selection known as a galliard was demonstrated by Shannon Purvis-Smith A stately dance it provided an excellent contrast to dance instructor Dave Greens version of a rapid peasant dance

It is hoped that the tradition of providing an historical dinner for stushydents faculty and alumni will continue in the coming years We look forward to seeing you there 0

Mieke Bevelander 73

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flood of requests for another course with her

The Art Gatlery of Kitchener boasts a simi~ar success story with their Saturday childrens classes which Mieke has taught for the past two years Her popularity and ability tripled enrolment

Mieke has had shows in The Hague Edinburgh and Guelph and her work has appeared in shows in Vancouvshyer Winnipeg Brantford and Toronto Several corporations and numerous indishyviduals own her drawings paintings and sculptures A series of her drawings is hanging in the Sears Building in Chicashygo

Miekes loft apartment in Elora Ontario reflects her personality and consequently her work It is a compact

bright open space filled with Canadian antiques and a wood-burning stove There are books drawings sculptures toys a nd curios on every ledge a nd piece of furniture Luxurious plants hang everywhere and give the space a garden quality-a garden of earthly delights to steal a quotation However Miekes ambition wiJi not allow her to stay much longer in this pastoral setting Soon she will uproot herself to move to Toronto where she is affiliated with the Bau-Xi Gallery on Dundas Street exhibiting artists such as Jack Shadbolt Tony Urqhart and Claude Breeze

Although a major problem for all artists is making a living from their art an added problem M ieke has found is finding gallery owners and fellow artists

who take women artists seriously thorny situation but a very real one Also a particular problem for artists is trying to be recognized as an important segment of society to establish a status quo in a society which views art as a luxury or at most as play

If universities are recently experishyencing an anti-intellectual backlash artshyists have continuously bucked an antishyaesthetic appreciation in our materialisshytic society If you cant eat it wear it drive it or spend it it cant be worth very much Mieke has written eloqucntly on this topic and given the chance will talk fervently about her lifes work- art works This graduate is going places and several major shows are in the making now 0

Mahoud Sadek

King Tot

Professor Sadek with the Department of Fine Art presented a slide show on King Tut at a recent meeting of the College of Arts Alumni Association Before the show Professor Sadek filled in the pertishynent background of King Tut Accordshying to the professor the misconception that Tut was not an important Pharaoh

is false In fact he was very influential as he returned the old religion of Amon to Egypt

King Tut followed Adhenaton who had imposed the worship of Aten (sunshygod) on the people In essence this was monotheism The religion revolved around the rays of middotthe sun which were the manifestation of light and heat The sign of the ankh was the symbol which denoted life

There was not only a religious revoshylution but also a cultural revolution Previously art had been idealized where everybody was portrayed as being strong and beautiful Art now became antishyclassical and a caricature Freedom of expression was allowed Akhenaton moved the capital from Thebes to Amashy

rah King Tut was nine years old whcn

he ascended to the throne He moved the capital back to Thebes and rebuilt the temple of Amon He died from an unknown cause at age 18 His tomb was hidden and therefore was not vandalized by robbers It lay undisturbed until discovered by Howard Carter in 1922 This major discovery gave the world a large collection of Egyptian art

The slide show demonstrated not only the size but also the sheer beauty of the Tut collection

The College of Arts Alumni Associshyation is grateful to Professor Sadek for his enlightening talk and for his compreshyhensive slide show of the King Tut collection 0

Scholarships At the College of Arts Alumni Associashytion Board of Directors meeting of March 22 1980 three new scholarships were designed and will be presented at the spring meeting of Senate for approvshyaL

Members of the Board hope these

awards will help encourage graduate and part-time students to maintain high academic standards The first a wards will be presented in the fall of J 980

An amount of $500 will be awarded to the College of Arts student with the highest cumulative average in Years 3 and 4 who is entering a College of Arts graduate degree program The award is

open to a student entering either an MA or PhD program with a Universishyty of Guelph undergraduate Arts degree

An amount of $250 will be awarded to each of two semester 5 part-time College of Arts students with the two highest cumulative averages and entershying semester 6 They will be presented in the fall and winter semesters 0

Grad News 1977

Paulette McGarr After working three years in visual arts Paulette is a student apprentice with British glass master Stephen Taylor in Caledon and is living in Toronto

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Dalid Coates Newspapers Right David is city reporter for the Peterborshyough Examiner

Patricia (Cole) Bigley is employed as a dental assistant by Drs R amp c Armshystrong Leamington Ontario

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Robert Bishop is the manager of the Tydagon Golf Club in Burlington Onshytario

David Schwitzer is pu~suing doctoral studies at the University of London in England 0

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BULLETIN

From The Pres ident

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Since our last opportunity to chat by means of a publication several items of interest have occurred Perhaps that of greatest current interest involves arshyrangements which will culminate in the presentation of a portrait of Dr Dcnnis Howell to our former dean on Alumni Weekend

The Honours and Awards Commitshytee under the chairmanship of Dr Bob Silk 64 has been working fervently to ensure that the presentation can be made at the time of our Annual General Meeting which this year takes place on campus during Alumni Weekend June 20 to 22 Further details of these cereshymonies will be available soon

The OVc Alumni Directorate is enthused about this project and like the Honours and Awards Committee is anxiously awaiting the opportunity to view the work

Having mentioned Alumni Weckshyend [ hope that you will note again those dates of Friday Saturday and Sunday June 20 21 and 22 and if you possibly can make arrangements to visit Guelph and the old stamping grounds and appreciate what is available to the students of today compared to that which was present in the dim distant past

Not only will it be an opportunity to renew friendships which may have been neglected somewhat due to disshytance and other responsibilities but you will have an opportunity to visually acknowledge some of the strides that have been taken during the growth of the University of Guelph and in parshyticular the Ontario Veterinary College during the years since you left the campus

On sllch a visit you can more accurately gauge the importance of the contributions which each of us attempt to make to our Alma Mater as the years pass

There is some personal satisfaction in being able to actually see some of the things which we read about in our communications from the various Unishyversity organizations

At this particular time of year we would hope that those of our alumni living some distance from Guelph may decide that a venture to this part of Ontario might be considered as part of a vacation plan

How about some of those of you who live beyond the borders of Onshytario- or within the borders of Ontario for that matter- who have not had an opportunity to be in Guelph for some time contacting former classmates and arranging a visit part of which may be spent here at the OVc and on-campus at the University of Guelph

Watch for further information which will be forthcoming Those of us in this part of the country would be delighted to see you

Since last we talked the Awards Committee has presented the OVc Alumni Association Fellowships to Dr Louis Laliberte of the Department of Clinical Studies and Michael Clarke and Diane Friesian of the Departments of Pathology and Biomedica Sciences reshyspectively These are postgraduate study scholarships

Recently Jim Sweetman 81 was selected as the recipient of this years

OVc Alumni Travel Fellowship Award Jim who is currently President of the Canadian Veterinary Students Association chapter at Guelph will be travelling to the United Kingdom and other areas during the course of this summer

During the first week in March the annual College Royal activities took place on campus The OVc student body has become a very important part of this event as time has passed Disshyplays have been provided for the public by each of the years and by several of the activity groups within the College walls

On Open House Days hundreds of visitors from various parts of the province are given guided tours through the OVCs facilities and the students do an exceJlent job in providing informashytion concerning their studies and chosen vocation as well as acting as excellent purveyors of good-will for veterinary medicine Your Association has helped albeit rather modestly in assisting with this endeavour

You will be pleased to know that Dean Doug Maplesden SO has disshyplayed his continued interest in alumni activities by attending our Board of Directors meetings and contributing personally by giving much appreciated opinions and assistance Dr Howells very active conscientious involvement in alumni activities provides Doug with a very strenuous precedent to follow but we are looking forward to his associa tion with OVc alumni

Perhaps 1 have rambled long enough I shaH close by once more recommending that you consider serishyously visiting your Alma Mater during the forthcoming Alumni Weekend in June If you consider that arranging a class reunion or some such function would be constructive for goodness sake let us know and we shall attempt to assist in whatever way appears to be practical Hope to see many of you before long 0

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CODlDleDlorative Plaque In Stratford On August 24 1979 a plaque was unveiled in Stratford Ontario by the Local Architectural Conservation Advishysory Committee (LACAC) Stratford to mark the restoration of the Brandenshyberger Block built in the late 1800s

In addition to the historic signifishycance of the building is the fact that among the persons who used the buildshying was John Luke Poett VS (Edinshyburgh) the first veterinary surgeon apshypointed to the Northwest Mounted Poshylice

Poett joined the NWMP in 1874 after practising in Stratford for four years He was in charge of the large group of horses sent from Toronto in 1874 to eventually become part of the march west later that year from Fort Dufferin Manitoba to Fort Whoop-up in Alberta In 1877 he completed his service with the NWMP and returned to practice in Stratford

On September 21 1881 he advershytised that his office had been moved to Brandenbergers new block and he reshymained at this location until 1884 In that year he rejoined the Mounties eventually settling in Battleford Saskatshychewan serving as a non-commissioned police officer there until his death in 1895 His wife lived to be 87 dying in 1937 A granddaughter survives in Vanshycouver

Poetts office was reached through a door under the Jetter R in Reward (see photograph this page) and upstairs to the first floor

The plaque is on the wall just below the word Blowes (Blowes Travel Sershyvice) It will undoubtedly be read by thousands of visitors attending Stratshyford s Shakespearean Festival each year

Apart from being the first veterinashyrian in the NWM P Poetts name is the first to have been entered in the original register of the Ontario Veterishynary Association How his name came to be entered in this way is unknown The register was established in 1879 but it shows his address as the NW MP in Western Canada and in reality he was still in Stratford

The plaque was sponsored by Jim Anderson President LACAC Stratshyford who became interested in the hisshytory of Poett while the author was researching in the Perth County Arshy

chives in 1976 A fuller story of Poett Ontario relating to veterinary medicine may be found in the book Vet in the In 1973 the Toronto Historical Board Saddle by Dr Frank Loew and EH erected the Upper Canada Veterinary Wood published by Western Producer School pl aque on the site of the first Prairie Books Saskatoon 1978 veterinary college in Canada at 40-42

This is the second plaque erected in Temperance Street Toronto 0

Brandenberger Block Stratford Ontario Site of Poetts office

~ Upper Canada Veterinary School plaque 1973

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The College of Social Scie nce Alumni Association

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Edtor Rkk Kna 74

the current year despite continuing From The infl a tion in excess of 9 per cent The increases in faculty salaries have fallshyen behind other comparable professhyDean sions consistently since the early 1970s

3 Some estimates suggest that universishyIt is with pleasure that I report to you ties will be required to terminate upthe success which the College of Social to 20 per cent of faculty over the next Science Alumni Association has enjoyed few years if insolvency is to be preshyin the last year This succcss is due in ventedlarge measure to the encrgy and hard

work of the Association s Beards of Additional facts which should be of

Directors since 1978 interest and concern to you as alumni

The College of Social Science and voters are the following

Alumni Associations presence is being I Ontario now provides $1 000 less in felt in overaH alumni affamiddotirs May I operating grants per full-time equivashyhope that in increasing numbers Social lent student than the average of the

Dr Jack W SkinnerScience alumni will join in actively supshy rest of Canada ($1800 less than porting their Alumni Association the Quebec) College and the University prevent universities from providing both 2 Were Ontario universities funded at

As a second matter I am a ble to quality education and accessibility for a level equivalent to the average for report that the level of participation in students the rest of Canada total grants to the the BA Graduate Survey project was A strong statement on behalf of system for 1979-80 would have to be good May I thank those of you who universities was made in September to increased by $185000000 took the time and trouble to complete Premier Davis and senior ministers by 3 On a relative basis measured in the questionnaire JH Panabaker Chairman of the Board 1977-78 dollars grants per student in

There is another matter which I of McMaster Univcrsity as spokesman universities had fallen 71 per cent trust will be of interest As you are no for board chairmen and executive heads from 1970-71 to 1977-78 While doubt aware Ontarios universities have of Ontario universities Among the facts grants per student in the colleges of been and continue to be involved in a which he prcsented were applied arts and technology (CAAT) substantial amount of retrenchment as a I Library acquisitions per student have rose by 22 per cent costs per pupil in result of past and continuing reduced fallen by about 40 per cent in real secondary schools rose 396 per cent levels of government financial support terms since the early 1970s despite and costs per-patient-day in hospitals While it could be argued that a certain the continuing explosion of knowshy rose 51 per cent Finally of interest amount of retrenchment was needed ledge around the world are the studentstaff ratios In as well as politicaJIy desirab]e a conshy 2 For years increases in salary scales 1977-78 for universities 149 to I tinuation of reduced support on the part have been held well below the rate of CAATs 126 to I and secondary of the government will bring about acshy inflation- they were 37 per cent in schools 169 to l 0 tions which will greatly hamper if not 1978-79 and just over 5 per ccnt for

The membcrs of your Board of Directors dents we a ttended the College of Social recently endorscd a resolution to make Science we had little or no opportunity Five -five scholarhips available to in-course to earn an achievement award

In-course Collcge of Social Science students It s a We have plenty of reasons to make start and without your support of the awards available to deserving students College of Social Science Alumni Assoshy If each of our members could encourage Scholarships ciation and of the Alma Mater Fund it one new membership we could continue would not have been possible to make things happen What do youIntroduced Do you realize that when as stu- say Lets get on with the job 0

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Peacekeeper Playing a key role in peacekeeping opershya tions is as much an a rt as a defined position sa ys Political Studies professhysor Henry Wiseman Professor Wiseshyman who has also been Faculty Assoshyciate in the Office of the Provost this past year has been named Director of Peacekeeping Programs at the Internashytional Peace Academy (IPA) New York He assumed the position for one year as of Janu ary I

The Interna tional Peace Academy which was established in 1969 as an institute devoted to furthering the skills of conflict resolution has a vita l pa rt to

Hes Off To Israel John Vanderkamp

Professor John Vanderkamp Chairman Department of Economics has been apshypointed as visiting professor in the Cashynadia n Studies Program at Hebrew Unishyversityin Jerusalem

Professor Vanderkamp will spend the greater part of three months April to June in Israel where he will give a graduate course in labor economics a nd make himself available for consultations with faculty a nd graduate students

The Canadian Studies Program is relatively new It was established in

Birth Of OASA Much overdue but now ready for acshytion is the way Professor KJ Duncan describes the Ontario Association of Sociology and Anthropology (OASA) Professor Duncan of the UniversityS Department of Sociology and Anthroshypology was the Associa tions first presishydent

Canada has not been without asshysociations in the fi eld There is a nationshyalone the Canadian Sociological and Anthropological Association a nd over

play in world a ffairs The U N as Professor Wiseman pointed out has no specific constitut ional basis for pcaceshykeeping in its charter although it does practise peacekeeping from time to time on an ad hoc basis

Over the ycars a ttempts have been made to define the practice in constitushytiona l terms but without success Professor Wiseman believes there are good political reasons why this has not occurred the fear by some states that the UN would evolve its own a uthority or military force less dependent on the will of the member states

For this reason the IPA while remaining independent of the UN pershyform s the crucial functions of developing

1978 as the result of a VISit by John Roberts then Secretary of State to Israel Funded by the Canadian govern shyment and Toronto philanthropists Dr and Mrs Ralph Halbert the program got under way last year when urban planner Peter Oberlander of British Coshylumbia spent a period at the Israeli university

The successful applicant for the program is selected from candida tes in the social sciences hu manities a nd law Administra tion of the selection is handshyled at the Canadia n end by an advisory committee made up of eight members from a variety of disciplines in Frenchshya nd English-speaking institutions from across the country Recommendationsmiddot are submitted by the Canadian commitshytee to the Hebrew University where the final choice of visiting scholar is made

Professor Vanderkamps talents make him eminently suited to the posishytion H e is the editor of Canadian Public

the yea rs regiona l ones have emerged in the Maritimes Quebec and the western provinces but not until now in Onta rio

Professor Duncan and a number of others including department chairman Professor WE Thompson and departshyment colleague Professor TF Condon have actively supported the idea of a provincial association for years because as Professor Duncan says the real acshytion takes place at the provincial level We need such an assocation he adds to provide a provincial presence to speak on behalf of our two disciplines to government representatives and to the

procedures and policies for peacekeeping to bring greater order to the ad hoc UN practice Such activity is dependent on broad co-operation by UN members One hundred and fourteen have parshyticipa ted in IPA programs to date

The Political Studies professors tasks include arranging professional inshyternational training seminars for diploshymats military officers academics and policy makers in the subjects of peaceshykeeping mediation and negotiation and setting up off-the-record meetings beshytween parties directly involved in disshyputes such as Namibia a nd the Middle East These a re two of the ma in duties of the Academy 0

Policy- Analyse de Poliliques the jourshynal which he founded six years ago to bring together resea rch in economics a nd rela ted disciplines such as political science and sociology with a view to stimulating research and discussion of problems in Canadian policy He is also a member of the executive council of the Canadian Economics Association and author of many papers on Canadian economic activity

The aim of the program is to inshycrease Canadian exposure overseas the economist says It is hoped that eventushyally graduate fellowships in Canadian studies will be made available for stu-

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dents at the Hebrew University further extending the educationa l scope of the program

In the initial five years of operation an endowment fund is being built up Once that income is esta blished visiting professorships will be for a years durashytionD

pUblic Professor Duncan says meetings of

the Associa tion will take place twice a year and that attention will be turned to ways of improving the teaching of socishyology and anthropology as well as a tshytracting the participation of those workshying in community colleges government -private agencies and in industry

For further information about the Association contact Mrs Wilda Blackshylock through the Depa rtment of Socioloshygy and Anthropology (519) 824-4120 ext 3894 0

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The College of Biological Science Alumni Association

~ BIO-ALUMNI ~ NEWS Editor Jane Selley Arts 70

J Tent And Sleeping Bags Anyone Panoramic scenery wa rm campfires wild-flowers and pines scenting fresh summer breezes quiet walks along wooded trails a chance to photograph relax and enjoy the company of good friends Sounds like a dream doesn t it

Well your dreams have come true because the CB S Alumni Association has designed such a weekend this year just for you

From June 6 to 8 1980 (Friday evening to Sund ay night) we have for alumni and their families an Interpreshytive Weekend excursion to Cyprus Lake Provincial Park on th e picturesque Upper Bruce Peninsula We have lined up a full weekend of activity including a wildlife photography sessi on plant and geomorphology lectures bird watching

a Fathom Five ta lk a boat trip to Flower Pot Island a nd much much more

Photographers will want to see the orchids which will be in bloom that wcekend a nd there are ma ny excellent access points for scuba diving enshythusi ast s as well Brave folks might even attempt a midnight dip in th e cool waters of Georgian Bay

We will be camping in the Provinshycia[ Park and should qualify for free group camping if enough adventurers register for the s leep-out If youre not one for organized activities thats okay too

While only a few hours drive from Guelph this part of Ontario is an historshyic glacial-formed environment supportshy

ing rich and diverse flora and fa una You are required to bring your ow n

support gea r food clothing and provide tran sport a tion to a nd from the park The CBSAA will be providing wilderness progra ms and marshmallows

Most o f all the weekend a[ lows friends old and new a chance to relax together and enjoy some free time Twen ty-nine people have already sig ned up a nd we think this will truly be our best event ever

For registration write to CBS Interpretive W eekend co Department of Alumni Affairs a nd Development Level 4 Unive rsity Centre University of Guelph Guelph Ontar io N I G 2W I or telephon e (519) 824-4120 Ext 2122 0

Your 1980 Executive The CBS Alumni Association Board of Directors for 1980 who were elected a t the Annua l Meeting at College Roya[ is a mi xture of new and old faces Wed like to tell you something about each of these people who have volunshyteered their time for you

AI Sippel BSc 74 President A[ is a fish hea lth biologi st with the Ontario Ministry of N a tural Resources working on campus

Richard Moccia BSc 76 MSc 78 Immediate Past President Rick is preshysentlya U of G fish pathologist offershying a consulting service to commercial fish farms la rge aquaria home aquarishyots and resea rch subcontractors

David MaraIdo MSc 78 Vice Presishydent David is a fisheries biologist for Canada Centre for In[and Waters Burlshyington Ontario

Winn Halina BSc 74 MSc 77 Secshyretary T reasurer Winn is a researc h assistant in the Department of Biomedishyca l S cience at the O Vc

Sheena Ba msey BSc 77 Director Sheena is a research chemist for Shell C a nada Ltd

J im Ga llivan BSc 73 M Sc 77 Dishyrector Ji m has been a Ph D student in Medical Sciences a t McMas ter Univershysity since 1978

At the Annual M eeting I to rare

president AI Sippel 74

Professor R on Brooks Zoology and immediate

past president Rick Moccia 76

Ron presented a da zz ling talk and

show on th e Galapagos

Islands

Ka thryn Martin BSc 76 Director Kathryn is a grad student in the Depa rtshyment of Biomedical Sci ence

Margo Tant BSc 76 Director Margo is a full-time stude nt at the O Vc

Jan Watson BSc 75 Director Jan our first CBS President is now an applications specia list fo r Pa yton Asshysocia tes which manufactures e lectronic medica l instruments 0

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University of G uelph 3049 CBS stushyA Message From dents including pos tgraduate students

President

Al Sippel

Al Sippel 74

As the incoming president of the College of Biological Science Alumni Associashytion I would like to thank the immedishyate Past President Richard Moccia 76 and the other outgoing members of the Board of Directors Ted Armstrong 74 Les Dunn 76 Jim Grayston 75 Kathy Martin 76 Ambrose Sarnulski 73 Jim Sheldon 74 and Pat Yungblut 73 for their accomplishments

Over the past year Richard and the others expended a considerable amount of time and energy on alumni associashytion activities with excellent results Both Careers ight and the Elora Gorge Walk were successful again this year Careers N ight is organized specifishycally for senior undergraduate CBS studenb One or two aluIllni frOI11 each

program (eg Microbiology Human Kinetics Zoology N utrition Botany l Genetics) returned to discuss aspects of job hunting resume writing and career development The Elora Gorge Walk was designed to promote outdoor activishyties for alumni during Alumni Weekend

Our other regular activities the Homecoming Biobash and the Annual General Meeting were less successfuL Although a few faithful alumni turned out for each event they were very poorly attended

Despite these disappointments the Association completed two projects that have been on the drawing board for some time Life membership dues finally reached a sufficient level to start a tru st fund for two scholarships for second year CBS students These scholarships will be presented for the first time in 1980

A special Distinguished Alumnus Award was also created this past year Although no nominations for the a ward were received its crea tion provides a format for honouring graduates of the cBS who have distinguished themshyselves in some field

I am confident that thi s year members of the Board of Directors will be ab le to maintain the momentUin generated by their predecessors 1 he nlOW faces on the Board should provide an abundance of energy and fresh ideas Board members serving second or more terllls will provide the necessary experishyelllOe gained from previous years Thi s blend of old and new has worked well in the past and should continue to do so

The major thrust of this years Board of Directors will be aimed at increas ing membership in the Associashytion In the ten years that the College of Biological Science has been a part of the

have graduated However only 202 (66 per cent) of these have Joined the CBs Alumni AssolOiation T herefore much of our effort will be devoted to contacting alumni evaluating their eommenb and re-evaluating our program in an attempt to attract more members

You probably ques tion why you should become a member of the Associshyation Me mbership dues are necessa ry to operate and expand the projects that I have outlined I believe that the CBs Alumni Asocia tion has a lot to offer to undergraduates to the University comshymunity and most importantly to alumshyni

I n particular we provide a forum for keeping in touch with former classshymates through the Guelph Alumnus and the Bio-A lumni N ews Alumni Weekend Supplement and by sponsoring events to which alumni return However as with any organization particularly one such as the CB S Alumni Association that is rel atively young there is always room for improvement If you believe the programs offered by the C BS Alumni Association are inappropriate please let us know as a re-evaluation of alumni shyoriented even ts will be made this year

Without input from our alumni change will not necessarily mean imshyprovement We need your support in the form of members hip and your opinion of the present program In particular I would appreciate receiving comments from Department of Human Kinetics alumni who have been noticeably absent from many of our activities in recent years Please give a little thought to what you think the CB S Alumni A~soshy

ciation should be doing and forward you r ideas to Al Sippel co Departllient of Alumni Affair and Development Levlt 4 niversity Centre niversityof Guclph Cruelph Ontario N 1 G 2W 1 0

Careers Night Seventy-five people attended enjoyed and asked many questions of the six speakers at the 2nd Annual College of Biological ScieIlce Alulllni Association Careers ight

John Byrne fish culture specialist with tell years at the Ministry of Natushyral Resources gave a strong talk stresshysing hiring methods attitude motivation and generally se t the lOne fo r Sheena

Ba rusey BSc 17 and her clever preshyentation which covered as a reselI ch chcmist in Microbiology at Guelph tactic~ to usc job applications and intershyesting facts about prospects for the fushyture in the job market

Jennifer Conners BSc 75 SOOIl to be an M D and who originally graduat shyed in Botany disc ussed the neces ity of being flexible of being wise and not being too specific ill job intcnt when entering uni ve rsity

Dr John Hilton Lkpar lmen t of

utr ition slressed the necessity fo r pcr onal contact and steing the top pCIon when making application for a position Dr John Powell told of the multitude of opportunities which ex ists for a well ed ucated perOIl giving examshyples of 26 graduates from the Departshyf1)tl1t of Huma n Kintl ics and their difshyk re llt afJ Puilltments

Ian W hite OAe 52 co-ordinator of Placement Services summarized and told of the lllaIlY useful services that the

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Macdonald Institute College of Family and Consumer Studies

Alumni Association

ALUMNI NEWS Editor Wantedl

Elizabeth Gullel 55

Food Industry Welcomes Contacts Industry may seem a world away from the univlrsity environment but Conshysumer Studies professor Elizabeth Gulshylett 55 spent the fall semester bridging this gap She visited about 25 companies in the food industry to see what they arc doing in sensory evaluation of food and consumer rda tions

Professor Gullett started her odysshysey through the food industry by conshytacting the presidents of the companies then visiting their laboratories and conshysumer relations departments HI feel very positive about the developments in

News Editor Wanted The position of Alumni ews Editor for the Mac- FACS Alumni Association is presently vacant

The person who fills this position has the important job of gathering and co-ordinating information for the threeshypage Mac-fACS Alumni News section in each of the quarterly Guelph AlurnshyfillS pUblications and for one four-page unit of news in the Annual Alumni

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these two areas she comments The Canadian food industry IS

expanding and refining its programs in sensory evaluation and consumer relashytions

Sensory evaluation techniques run the gamut from rudimentary tests to very complete profile studies that inshyvolve a team of five or six trained tasters Companies have learned that sensory evaluation improves their batshyting average in introducing new proshyducts Professor Gullett explains that it used to be common for only ten ou t of every 100 ideas to see the light of day and of those only one would be a success Sensory evaluation helps idenshytify the potentially successful products and saves significantly in product develshyopment costs

Curious abollt the state of sensory evaluation in the cosmetics industry Professor G ulictt also contacted several Canadian cosmetics companies but found virtually no activity in the area

ost 01 the Canadian cosmetics firms are distributors for foreign products They tend to rely on the technical expershytise of the parent company

The food industry is becoming more Canadian in outlook according to Professor Gullett Canadian branches of foreign companies are developing food testing product development and evalushyation functions in Canada

Consumer relations have blossomed

Weekend Supplement The Editor is a member of a Comshy

mittee of ditors which meets regularly prior to the publication of each Guelph Alumnus to plan and co-ordinate alumshyni news portions

The Editor is a member of the Mac-FACS Alumni Association Board of Directors which meets regularly throughout the year The Alumni Assoshy

in the last decade particularly throughshyout the food industry Professor Gullett suspects tha t the industry is trying to overcome what it perceive to be a bad public image The consumer movemellt nudged most companies into a greater awareness of consumers and a commitshyment to deal with their complaints and suggestions She was impressed with the speed and thoroughness with which the food companies handled consumer comshyplaints

The visits to the companies revep d that permanent and summer employshyment prospects for Consumer Studies graduates will continue to be good Our students have a lways been hired for their technical knowledge she notes but their broad knowledge of consumer concerns will bccome more and more attractive to employers

While learning about food company programs Professor Gullett did not miss the opportunity to tell her hosts about the undergraduate programs research and expertise in the Department of Conshysumer Studies

Every company I visited seemed genuinely pleased to have someone from a university show an interest in what they are doing she observed Many industry people told me they had regular contacts with community colleges but not with universities A continuing exshychange of ideas will be mutually benefishycial 0

ciation pays all telephone and postage costs of collecting information for the two publications and has designated an honorarium of $50 per publication for the Editor

If you are interested in this posishytion please ca II or write ei t her Roseshymary Clark 59 at the Alumni Office 824-4120 ext 2122 or Ruth Wilson 6251 Oak Street Guelph NIG 2Nl 821-2632 (after 5 pm)

Remember if you wish to continue receiving news of your college we must have all Editor - and 0011 J

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Freighter Voyage By Dr Margaret S McCready

The winter season was a good time to be one of 12 passengers eight Canadian women four Americans (two men two women) on a large freighter Delta Line out of Brooklyn ew York Deshycember 14 1979 for a seven-week voyshyage through the Caribbean and the Panama Canal to Ecuador Peru and Chile and return But cargo was the important item to the ships owners and about one day out of Brooklyn a new sched ule was posted cutting out the Caribbean ports at Aruba Santo Doshymingo and Barranquilla

Cargo was delivered or picked up at Philadelphia Baltimore Charleston and Mi ami in generally very fine weather There were perhaps one and a half days of slight turbulence off Cape Hatteris enough to make it difficult to set the ta bles in the dining room which we shared with a dozen ships officers and the captain

The crew of about 30 sailors were a busy lot-always some ship s painting to be done as well as swabbi ng down the decks Handling the ve ry large banana crop (green) of Ecuador was a big part of the work for longshoremen-bananas to Chile and to New York State Much of the ships cargo had to be kept at spec ific temperatures SOme of it frozen

Above all we and the officers had excellent meals and very spacious wellshycared for cabins with toilets Actually by the terms of the Seamens Union all sa ilors must be given plentiful and good food to keep them happy and well nourshyished and this was certa inly so

We enjoyed knowing the ships offshyicers One a graduate in law was workshy

ing on a freight er to find out more about mercantile law he was busy also getting his daily exercise by weight-lifting and chinning the bar We passengers worked a bit on the stationa ry bicycle for our exercise

Another officer a graduate engishyneer was working on the freighter to learn more abo ut ship building and space utili zation One specialist in navishygation reminded us to keep certain curshytains drawn at night to prevent glare on the ocean waves which confused their navigation readings from the heavens There is a constant charting of the ship s position on the high seas

Special celebrations and meetings with the captain and officers sometimes when films were shown were enjoyed but also enjoyed was the time spent watching the intricate organization of the loading and unloading of cargo some of it in containers However on docking with the help of pilots we usualshyly planned to take taxis to the big cities and market places not forgetting the small Indian craft shops on or close to the docks The native crafts of fine straw and hair work knitted-wear and handshymade dresses beautiful jewelery of seshymi-precious stones such as lapislazuli malachit e a nd onyx were hard to resist

The museums cathedrals and other handsome buildings reminded us of the culture~ If ( i er peoples in addition to th e Spanish con ribution The beautiful scenery and the objects d art a lmost made us forgetful of the repressive govshyernments in most of these South Amerishycan countries today

It was a memorable days trip when

we motored from Valparaiso Ch ile through the foothills of the Andes to the beautiful capital city Santiago seeing en route the dry desert and mountain country bordering the very fertile va lleys growing lush market and fruit crops (not bananas)

Some bridge playing a nd much reading took up considerable time so that it was difficult to keep a diary and write postcards to friends Obviollsly there was some real rela xa tion and rest on the journey Tt was always pleasant to be having such delightful summcr weat her and enjoying some sunning on deck with tea and happy hours whenshyever one wished to utili ze the passenger lounge for a friendl y get-together

Yes despite sc hedules being changed and in this case shor tened by one week the sea voyage from North to South America at this season was a delight D

Passing through Ihe Suez Canal

The Delta Venezuela out of Brooklyn New York Margaret McCready right in Santiago Chie

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Families Coping With Change The family is alive and well in the twentieth century despite widely pubshylished reports that it is an outdated social institution Social critics bemoan the disintegration of the family and use as evidence the soaring divorce rate juvcnile delinquency wife and child abuse and thc isolated elderly

This gloomy outlook is not shared by three faculty members in the Departshyment of Family Studies who have extenshysive experience working with families and are pursuing family-related reshysearch

Concern over weakening families is not unique to our generation observes Professor Anne Callagan a family socishyologist with a background in professhysiona social work Observers 50 years ago voiced many of the same complaints about urban families she notes and questions whether families have really changed as much as were led to believe The divorce ra Ie was 236100000 in Canada in 1976 and is rising but is still only about half of the US rate

Divorce has replaced death as a cause of single parent families over the years rn addition perhaps urban famishylies of 100 years ago didnt have probshylems with their teen-agers because so many adolescent children didnt live at home

Different Expectation What has changed dramatically is our expectation about family life Until the last few decades marriage tended to be an institutional arrangement On farms the family was a producing unit and in urban environments it was a framework for survival Today we look to the family for intimate personal relationships and emotional support

Professor Claude Guldner former Director of the Interfaith Counselling Centre in Kitchener and now on the faculty in Family Studies doesnt touch on the traditional institutional roles for marriage in describing todays family He focusses on the adult functions of marriage- companionship sharing afshyfcction and sex-instead of viewing marshyriage primari ly in terms of having chilshydren

Where Children Fit In Children are and will continue to be an important focus in most families but the

task of raising them is difficult in the climate of rapid social and technological change Todays parents live in a world very different from the one in which they were raised and their children will have to cope with an accelerating rate of change The task of raisi ng children is not so much preparing them for the world but equipping them to cope with the inevitable changes ahead

The rapid change and uncertainty in the world has eroded parents sense of self-confidence claims Professor George Kawash a child psychologist with a particular concern for parentchild inshyteractions One anchor parents can proshyvide in this unsettled environment is consis tency in their child rearing pracshytices But it is very difficult to maintain if the parents feel unsure of themselves and their parenting skills Children need rules limits and some authority but parents often shy away from setting rules because they view this as a form of authoritarianism says Professor Kashywash Rules are not in themselves aushythoritarian especially if the children ha ve the opportunity to express their grievances about rules they feel are unreasonable Children will be more willing to accept rules if they feel they can discuss them

Professor Guldner feels there is a tendency among educators now to look at the entire family in dealing with problems in children Many families are referred to family counselling agencies because a child has problems in school Ten years ago we would have blamed those problems on the school systems he says Today family counsellors look to the family for weaknesses or strains that may have contributed to such probshylems This approach acknowledges the continued importance of the family unit in the socialization of children

The Individual Within the Family Creating a stable family environment requires input from solid individuals In family counselling explains Professor Guldner we usually focus on the husshyband and wife roles because strong partshyners secure in their relationship funcshytion better in the mother and father roles Further the husband and wife relationship needs to be nurtured throughout a marriage so it can survive after the parenting roles have been

From a FACS sheet by Mary Cocivera

completed Many marri ages break down after the children leave home because the partners threw themselves into the father and mother roles to the exclusion of the husband and wife roles After the years of neglect there was nothing left of the original relationship as husshyband and wife

One of the great tasks in family therapy confided Professor Guldner is helping individuals differentiate themselves from their fa mily of origin Their personal development and success in marriage depend on emerging from the family of their childhood observ ing and evaluating it ancj then making ratioshynal but at the sa me time gut-level choices about their own future Many marriage and family problems are caused by a failure to work through this rela tionship The process is not complete until the individual reconnects and estashyblishes an entirely different relationship with his family of origiIi

A fam ily can provide a supportive environment in which to grapple with these relational tasks Professor Guldner describes marriage as a cyclical IIwe equilibrium which has its ups and downs Individual growth requires comshying to grips with the conflicts

He fears though that many people walk awa y from conflict in marriage by seeking divorce rather than working through the problem This short-cirshycuits individual growth he explains Family counselling helps partners deal with conflict in a marriage relationship but does not guarantee living happily ever after Sometimes working out a rel a tionship results in termination of the marriage

Professor Guldner sees the emphashysis on the individual as a positive develshyopment for the family Were becoming more tolerant of individual diffe rences within the family and among families Young people will feel freer to make choices based on what is best for them personally and inter-personally rather than external expectations -North Americans will find it easier to accept and respect different types of families in the decades to come but they will also have to accept the responsibility for making informed intelligent choices compatible with their personal values ambitions and capabilities 0

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The College of Phys ical Science Alumni Association -5Ju

I SCIMP Editor Bob Winkel

Cell Patent Granted

Dr Ron Fawce ll with electroplated semiconductor

Two resea rchers at the University of GueJph have received a United States patent on a process tha t could revolushytionize the production of photo voltaic cells and reduce the cost several times

Doctors Ron Fawcett and Andrzej Baranski developed the process similar to techniques used in the electroplating industry during two months of research on applying semi-conductors to metal in la te 1978

The process does not require the

present use of vaporization to deposit a film of light-sensitive material on meta l

Present tec hnology for photo voltaic cells evolved from space research and uses either a single crystal silicon or a costly vaporization process for cadmium sulphide

Until now electroplating has been used as a way to deposit one metal on another in some kind of pl a ting solution through which you pass current but what we are depositing here is a semishy

conductor-cadmium sulphide Dr Fawcett said Other semiconductors which can be electrodeposited include cadmium selenide bismuth sulphide cushyprous sulphide and silver sulphide

The new process can be used with a variety of metals including stainless steet and aluminum foil he said

You can imagine pass ing great shee ts of metal through a plating bath and covering them with a thin coherent and uni fo rm deposit of th e photo sensishytive materia l said Dr Fawcett An America n patent was applied for beshycause most ma nufacturing is carried out in the United Sta tes

The chem is ts who will sha re the patent with the University are now seeking patents in Canada Great Britshyain and other industrialized nations

Manufacture of the new electroshyplated semi-conductor solar cells is cheaper than the vaporization process used for cadmium sulphide and initia l tests indicate a higher efficiency on output voltage Dr Fawcett sa id

Immediate application of the comshypound is in photo voltaic devices recshytification of alternating current into dishyrect current light detection equipment and special applications in photography

The research which led to the proshycess was sponsored by a grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Reshysea rch Council of Canada 0

The late Prof Moffa

Prof Moffat Scholarship The College of Physical Science is pleased to announce the establishment of a memorial scholarship by the family and friends of the late Professor and Mrs Robert C Moffatt

Professor Moffatt formed the faculshyty of Physics at the Onta rio Agricultural College in 1917 and was head of the Department of Physics and Mathematshyics for the ten years prior to his retireshyment in 1956 H e was named Professor

Emeritus in 1974 In 1922 he was responsi ble to a

major degree for the organization of the Agricult~ral Science Option so that its graduates could qualify for admission to courses at the Onta rio College of Educashytion leading to the High School Assistshyants Certificate Type A Agriculture In 1950 he orga nized the General Scishyence Option leadin g to Type A Science

Professor Bob Moffatt was known continued

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to most physics students as the Prof and taught for many years the undershygraduate and graduate courses in theory of measurement and statistics He did much to cncourage agricultural reshysearchers to use statistical methods in the interpretations of their results and assisted in many of the a nalyses

[t is most fitting for the College of Physical Science to offer a scholars hi p

established in memory of Professor and Mrs Moffatt who gave so much to the department and the community

The $200 scholarship will be awarded annually to a student who has completed semester 4 and is enrolled in semester 5 or higher of an Honours Program in Mathematics Statistics or Physics

Alumni who graduated from the

Rites Of Passage Worthwhile Graduate work is not everyon es cup of tea Even an intense love of learning can be daunted by long hours of painstaking research the trauma tic experience of the oral comprehensive and the setting forth - and re-working- of first the masters then the doctora1 thesis

But for Bob Dudley who received his PhD in orga nic chemistry at winter Convocation stopping a t the bachelors level would have been unthinka ble He says he was too excited by the prospect of trying his ha nd at basic research something he had been una ble to do as an undergraduate

Bob came to Guelph three years ago from the University of Georgia where he obtained his M Sc working under Professor Ed Janzen When Professor Janzen joined Guelphs Deshypartment of Chemistry Bob moved there too

Bobs doctoral research has Inshyvolved a method of detection called spin trapping of free radicals that is molecules which have an unpaired elecshytron Spin trapping is only used in ten or 12 places in the world Three places in Canada including Guelph use it regularly it is not used at all on a regular basis in the United States

Looking back over the past three years Bob says the hardest things to contend with were assembling his thesis from all those piles of research material and confronting a sea of strange faces as he walked in to teach his first lab

But despite such trying moments Bob has enjoyed his time at Guelph a nd the abundance of ideas a nd stimulating atmosphere created by the joint campus arrangement of the Guelph-Waterloo Centre for Graduate Work in Chemisshytry

Agr Sci option during the time when Professor Moffatt guided developments in physics mathema tics and statistics were informed by Dean MacNaughton of the plan to establish a Moffa tt Meshymorial Scholarship We are most grateshyful for the generous response

It is expected that the first award will be presented at the I Oth anniversary celebrations of the college on June 210

H e has been fortunate too in his wife of ten years Tricia who never doubted for a minute that he would get his degree and whose enthusiasm and moral support cheered him on when the going was especially ha rd

Although their interests and expershytise are different-she graduated from East Tennessee State University in 1969 with a BSc having studied speech pathology language and audiology and is a speech pathologist and teacher of deaf education in Guelph-they find themselves good sounding boards for each ot her s problems

With his doctoral qua lificatio ns completed Bob will be working during th e coming year as a post-doc for Chemistry professor Colin Fyfe in solid state MR (nuclear magnetic resoshynance) After that he will be looking for a more permanent job Bob views that prospect with optimism 0

Our Tenth Anniversary Celebrations -(n June 1970 the new Physical Science Building was officially opened T he building replaced the old rose-garden south of Zavitz Hall and drastica lly changed a birds-eye view to the southshyeast as demonstrated in the two photoshygraphs on this page

Physics Chemistry and Math-Stats

have flowered irl this first decade To celebrate this occasion the College will hold an official cake-cutting ceremony with tea at 400 pm June 21 in the lobby beside the Campus Co-operative Bookstore This is to be preceded by tours of the facilities

Coincidental with this celebration is

the 10th anniversary of the formation of the College of Arts the College of Social Science and the College of Physica l Science and at 630 pm on June 21 in the University Centre Faculty Club alumni of the three colleges will join ranks with cocktails and dinner Come join us then 0

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By Mary Cocivera

T he College of Physical Science has yet to reach the age of puberty but is

poised to enter its second decade as a major centre for science research and undergraduate programs in Canada

The short existence belies a long history on the Guelph campus as major supporting disciplines to the agricultural programs Stretching back to the 1880s the story progresses through such varied pursuits as analysis of dairy products sugar beets well water and wood ashes levelling and surveying water finding machines lightning rods ventilation and soil physics

Old-timers can spin colorful tales of early instructors There was Prof Soccer-Bill Blackwood whose speciality was (literally) dynamite He was fond of bringing dynamite caps into the lecture room to demonstrate their safety He regularly stood by the window toying with one of these capriciously explosive caps before lighting it and toss ing it out the window where it exploded on cue Art Thompson OAC )7 remembers the ill-fated cap that rode a stiff wind right into the open window of a lab full of equipment on the lower floor That cap too exploded on cue

Art chuckles as he describes Prof Blackwoods favorite exam question You have a rock three feet by four feet by five feet two feet of it underground in the middle of a swamp and you want to blast it out How much of a charge of dynamite do you need He describes the technique of mud-capping- planting dynamite under a mud cap on top of the rock and letting er rip You can sit down and do all the calculations for this problem says Art but the right answer is that the rock is in a swamp so why would you need to blast it away

No reflections on the physical sciences could be complete without reference to Prof Moffatt claims Dean Earl MacNaughton He was called Mr Physics and his courses on theory of measurements were dubbed theory of Moffatt

Years When the Physics Building was built

in 1916 recalls the Dean inmates from the Ontario Reformatory were used to ca rry plaster a nd so the plasterers pu t a generous inch-thick layer on the ceilings By the early 50s the plaster frequently and with very little warning separated [rom the Ilath and both Prof and I had some close calls when the plaster would suddenly drop in our offices and on laboratory benches

Ventilation was indeed a problem when 50 to 60 students gathered for a qua1litative analysis laboratory and started bubbling H2S through solutions in order to precipitate metal ions H2S is infamous for it s smell --middotrotten eggs concen tra ted Professor John Rothwel OAC 39 now retired developed sensitive timing catchill~ about-to-expire students and hauling them to the window for a breather We had big fans installed he explains but the students opened the windows next to the fan short-circuiting the makeshift ventilation system Qualita tive analysis was eventually dropped from the curriculum Professor Rothwell is

The Chemistry Building Circa j 91 O

covered with equipment Chemistry had the distinction of being

the first science department on campus to have its own building by 1887 (the odiferous na ture of the pursuit no doubt affected the decision to construct a separate building) The building however la sted only until 1896 when fire destroyed it The replacement on the same location-where the north wing of the Arts Building now stands- housed generations of chern students until the Department of Chemistry moved to the present Chemistry and Microbiology building in 1965

When Prof Bill Brown arrived on campus in the 1 940s he suggested only partially in jest that the venerable building be named Reek Hall after the then president of the OAC William R Reek OAC 10 It was an idea that never emerged from the flask

The building easily would have justified that label Prof Brown tells of a visiting chemist from Iowa State University As he walked through the front entrance he sniffed deeply and sighed Ah beautiful-this is a lovely chemistry building It takes years of chemical training to appreciate the bouquet of aged chemistry buildings

convinced because other faculty members didnt appreciate the smell

While future physicists werent likely to find their way to the Guelph campus the OAC trained many of the high school science teachers in Ontario The old Agricultural Science option introduced ill 1922 and the General Science option introduced in 1950 provided an excellent broad scientific background for high school teaching and graduate study in any number of agricultural and scientific disciplines

With the establishment of the University of Guelph in 1964 the physical sciences emerged from their supporting roles to limelight positions on campus Greatly expanded research facilities and undergraduate laboratory capability had to be provided The Physics Department had been cramped for years in the red brick building and was unable to develop its undergraduate programs nor introduce graduate student and research programs appropriate for the mushrooming University The Chemistry Department had moved into the new Chemistry and MicrobiOlogy Building but research activity in the department had expanded graduate programs were becoming mOre important and essential scientific

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equipment was proliferating Both tcaching and research activities required much more space

The Physical Science Building an efficient gem of an edifice was completed and occupied by the fall of 1969 Attached to the Chemistry and Microbiology Building it provided expanded facilities for chemistry as well as teaching research and office space for Physics Mathematics and Sta tistics When the Department of Computing and Information Science emerged in 1971 it located in the Institute of Computer Science Building (the renovated Physics Building) for proximity to the computer hardware

For Physics the move to the new facilities was like a speed-of-light journey from 1916 to 1970 From graffiti-embellished lab benches to immaculate well-equipped spacious undergraduate la boratories from dingy basement research cubby-holes to well-lighted laboratories from makeshift to state-of-the-art equipment

Equipping the departments with essential iescarch instruments will be a never-ending program because the advances in science occur rapidly and because Guelph will want to maintain its hard-earned position at the forefront of research in Canada

By most accounts the move to the building occurred so smoothly that the undergraduate students remember only closing the drawer in one laboratory one day and showing up the next day in a new lab

We collected a roomful of old glassware brass bunsen burners and all kinds of junk when we moved out of the old Physics Building recalls Professor Jim Hunt Instead of throwing it out I bet other faculty members that we could sell it We did --we sold every last bit of broken glass and laboratory equipment amassed $500 and started a scholarship fund for undergraduate students in physics

The very existence of the physical science disciplines is often overshadowed by the emphasis on the life sciences at Guelph Because of this undergraduate degree programs stili attract a relatively small number of students-a predicament that is both attractive and threatening at the same time Faculty describe the size of some of the undergraduate programs as

bull uncomfortably small while recent graduates from the programs see the small size as an important difference between Guelph aNd the grist mills that churn out hundreds of graduates

Everything has to do with size observes Terry Clifford Like most of his classmates at the OAC he came from a rurat background We really appreciated Guelphs organization in terms of social

development We got to know everyone in our class Professors assigned to the year really developed close relationships There was no dou bt that everyone encouraged us Professor MacNaughton (now the dean) was like a mother hen-he developed a really close rapPorl with all the students and graduates Hes a mini alumni associa t ion hi msel r

How the Physical Sciences disciplines evolved on the Guelph campus is a fascinating account in itself They all appeared originally to serve agricultural interests Chemists performed analyses on everything from soil to sugar beets physicists monitored the weather and contributed a variety of engineeringshyoriented expertise Mathematicians helped agricultural research workers use statistical methods to interpret their da tao Even the late-comer Computing and Information Science appeared on campus in an agricultural capacity Animal scientists had gathered enough milking data on cards to fill a room but couldnt use the information The computer stored that information and made it accessible for research

The undergraduate program in Computing and Information Science reflects these origins emphasiZing systems rather than computation It focuses on how to best utilize the computer to solve problems This approach meshes well with the existing biological and agricultural research on campus Fourth year classes in computing science boast about 35 students the 90 terminals in the ICS building are in use practically round-the-clock and the majority of students on campus has some contact with the computer during studies at Guelph

WHAT IS TO COME The general perception of whats

happening in the job market for physical science graduates is completely incorrect according to Professor Jack MacDonald Chairman Department of Physics In the

next decade there won t be enough physicists ma thema ticia ns and chemists to go around There was a move away from the physical sciences when they were blamed for pollution and technological problems Students looked to the biological sciences for solutions Now were seeing a move back to chemistry and physics as young people start to recognize that they offer the best hope for long-range solutions to many pressing problems Physical Science graduates are basically problem-solvers

The pre-adolescent CoJlege of Physical Science has emerged from a decade that was turbulent for the physical sciences at all institutions Ted Newton describes the see-saw years Until about 1970 we had money and jobs to offer but no one to whom to offer them Then the money dried up and really good candidates for faculty positions became availa ble

The disciplines not only are firmly esta blished on ca mpus but are setting high standards in teaching and research Were proud of the progress in physical sciences in the 15 years since the formation of the University adds Dean Earl MacNaughton

Faculty pursue research in fields as diverse as biophysics environmental toxicology electrochemistry surface physics neutron scattering mathematical and sta tistical a nalysis of biologica I systems and the design of a georeferences data base for the Province of Onta rio Funds from outside sources amounting to about one and a half million dollars annually support a large portion of this fundamental and applied research

As the disciplines continue their growth predicts the Dean our faculty will strive to preserve the informality and close contact with students that has distinguished Guelph in the past

The College may be only ten years old but has already come of age in the scientific research community I990- here we come 0

A physics leclure 1958 with Dr Earl MacNaughton now Dean

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y ou hear the sales approac h lt1 llmost cve ry day The new improved producl - more

powerful more efficient more everything Well that sa me approach very aptly applied

to College Roya I and University Open House 80 This yea r as well as the usual multitud e of events and exhibits across-camrus there were many exciting and refreshing innovations that added that extra sparkle to the glitter

The officia l opening of open house weekend by a professional actor and comedian was a first Canadils own tongue-in-cheek Don Harron though not bespectacled and disguised in the dilaridatcd cloth cap three-day beard and moth-eat en swea ter of the irreverent Chrlie Farquharso n ce rtainly sounded like that entertaining rural cha racter during a eourle of his r ertinent rronouncements

Another new fea ture of this years College Royal open hOlle weekend walt Fly-Days The sky W i the limit when at $7 a ti ck t cIIQO11 ers took 30-minute flights over the Univcrsit v nd thc surrounding ar a Thc Flying C1uh1I thl

Don Harron and Charlie Farquharson opened open house weekend with ColeRe Royal president Dawn Wert and College Roya cehbrafll Connalyn Cooke

Something New At Collegl

Where MY funny hal University of Guelph dreamed up the idea provided planes and pilots and des pite il storm that dumped ten inches of snow on G uelph in less than three hours ilttrac ted more thiln 40 adventu rers

Another well-attended newcomer event was th e Woodsman Comretitions where ring of axe rasp of crosscut sa wand flying logs a od woodchips filled the a ir ilS contestants pitted their muscles ilgainst the clock

A new wag and wiggle to the O Vc Dog Show was the mutt show - comrlete with a delightful dog-in -a n-Easter-bonnet competition

Well over 20000 people visit ed the campus during Collegc Royal open hou se weekend

Pr~ilting the thousa nds of bu sy students who orgil ni zed something for this University that it could not do for itself Prcsident Donald F Forster lnuded them for rroudly serving the 56-year tradition of College Roy~Jmiddot

What s new a t College Roy~l ) The rhot ograrhs on these two pagcs sum it ur much hetter th ~1 1l mInv tnou s no of word~ []

Pilots with the Flying Cluh at the Univ(fsity of Guelph introduced Fly-Days With customers is Paul Sullivan right Club prlsident

Collegl Royal open house weekend was a cold one but students who entered the Woodsman Competitions soon warmed to the job

Royal 80 A 30s lapper Daisy Mae

Linda Filller 80 Derek style at the fashion show

Just a big baby

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A New

Look At Old

Folks Exerpts from a FACS sheet

by Mary Cocivera

I nd ependence self-respect and dignity can make the difference between

enjoying the later years and mere ly enduring them Helping seniors maintain their independence is an increasingly popular more enlightened approach to providing the services required by the elder ly

Canadas population is getting old The proportion of the elderly is increasing as a result of extended life span lower birth rates and immigration cutbacks The percentage of Canadas popula tion over 65 increased from 5 per cent in 190 I to 87 per cent in 1976 Demographic projections predict that in 50 years more than 20 per cent of the Canadian population will be over 65

Supporting these elderly and providing the needed services will demand novel approaches new insights and an emphas is on enjoying rather than enduring the later years

WHO ARE THE ELDERLY

The elderly a re generaJly considered to be anyone over 65 yea rs old-the age of mandatory retirement At tha t turning point workers stop being wage earners and sta rt being senior citizens They receive old age security benefits draw pensio ns and ride buses at reduced ra tes

The retirement years are rewarding for many seniors Jackrabbit Johannsen still cross-count ry skis at 104 Grandma Moses painted into her 90s others earn university degrees pursue second careers indu lge in hobbies travel and find happiness in volunteer work But for some of the elderly the retirement years bring loneliness despair and poverty along with independence

Most of the elderly are women Of the elderl y living a lone 70 per cent are women

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The proportion of the elderly in Canada is increasing rapidly

Almost half of the women over 65 are widowed and widows outnumber widowers five to one

Three-quarters of the women over 65 living on their own have no income other than government stipends for the elderl y In Ontario these stipends now amount to about $365 monthly and are adjusted quarterly

INCOME DURING RETIREMENT

The financial picture for many seniors looks bleak but it may appear worse than it really is suggests Dr Kathleen Brown a family economist in the Department of Family Studies Without work-related costs retirees have lower expenses

In addition seniors can take advantage of free medical care free or reduced admissions property tax refunds income tax deductions public tra nsportation passes reductions on restaurant meals free drugs and seniors discoun ts at stores These benefits help spread retirement income that much further

Dr Brown suspects that the recently retired may see their financial position as worse than it rea ll y is She and Professor

Martin-Matthews arc doing a study of how recently retired people adjus t to changes in their economic and social status Its a difficu lt psychologica l adjustment for someone who has saved for retirement to start dipping into savings she says Consequently many scniors dont live as well as they co uld Some who could don t take taxis and hire help when they rea lly nced to because it is contrary to their Iife-Iong habits

The family home owned Iree and clear is a major economic assct in retirement and is the surest hedge against int1ation New programs likc the reverse mortgage can convert this asset into cash while a llowing the owner to stay in the house

In this scheme the bank or finance company buys the house over a period of about 20 ycars giving the resident homeowner monthly cash payments based on the assessed value of the house Varia tions on this theme may be one answer for asset-rich but cash-poor sen iors

Financially this arrangement makes good sense but convincing seniors may take some doing After people work a lifetimc to own a home outright they arc understandably reluctant to put a claim on it explains Dr Brown

Selling the family home in retirement is a calculated risk Will the capital from the house support a retired person for 10 years 20 years 30 yea rs Will it cover possi ble hi gh care costs in the later years A dollar saved in 1932 bu ys only 20 cents worth of goods and services at todays prices Int1ation will continue to erode the purchasing power of dollars saved fo r retirement

Financial management in general may present spec ial problems for many seniors notes Dr Brown Sources of income tend to be more diffuse in retirement coming from ann uities pensions RRSPs income supplements and perhaps reverse mortgages All of these require some attention managemen t and filling out of form s Often it s the widow who has to handle these ar rangements and she may be fac in g family finances for the first time in her life Seniors who could benefit from financial counselling don t know where to go for help

Growing old may not be glamorous but it need not be frig htening lonely and poverty-ridden In other cultures extended family a rrangements ass ure that elders will be loved needed and honoured until death In Canada senio rs place a high val ue on independence but geronto logists are now

realizing that independence can be facilitated while providing needed services and opportunities to the growing elderly populat ion 0

Election of alumni to Senate

Regulations governing election All alumni shall be eligible to vote providing they have graduated from the University of Guelph or the founding Colleges Alumni members of faculty a t the University of Guelph or full-time or part-time students enrolled in a pTogram under the jurisdiction of the Senate of the University of Guelph may not vote in the election of alumni to Senate if they have participated in the current election of faculty or the election of students to Senate

There shall be a minimum of one and a maximum of three elected alumni from anyone of the undernoted alumni bodies (a) Macdonald Institute or its successor College of Family and Consumer Studies (b) Ontario Agricultural College (c) Ontario Veterinary College (d) As a group the Colleges of Arts and Social Science and Wellington College- BA degree (e) As a group the Colleges of Biological Science and Physical Science and Wellington College-BSc degree

Each year the three-year terms of office of three of the nine alumni senators expire Retiring August 31 1980 are Frank Archibald OAC 39 W John Bowles CSS 72 and Dr Vc Rowan Walker OVC 47 The terms of office of Gordon B Henry OAC 34 Mrs Mary (Robertson) McGillivray Mac 36 and John R Flegg Arts 68 will expire August 31 1981 Charles (Chuck) Broadwell OAC 54 Bill Tolton OAC 36 and Dr Robert (Herb) Wright OVC 38 will sit on Senate until August 31 198 2

Voting instructions Please vote for a maximum of three candidates on the ballot form Voting shall be by an x Or checkm~rk Any mark on a ballot other than those required for marking the voters preference shall make the ballot null and void

Completed ballot form should be clipped and placed in an envelope on which you are requested to put your name and year in the upper left-hand corner To facilitate voting by an alumnus whose spouse is a lso an alumnus of the University of Guelph and who therefore jointly receive only one copy of the Guelph Alumnus two ballot forms are provided A joint return (two ballots in the same envelope) is acceptable only if the name and year of both voters a re on the envelope Address to Box SE Alumni Office University Centre University of Guelph Guelph Ontario NIG 2W l stamp and mail An on-campus polling booth in the foyer of the Physical Sciences Building will be open between the hours of 800 am and 200 pm on Saturday June 21 during Alumni Weekend Ballot forms and envelopes will be available at the booth On receipt at the Alumni Office eligibility to vote will be verified The sealed envelopes will be opencd on or after June 23 1980 and the ballots counted by scrutineers appointed by the Executivc Committee of the University of Guel ph Alumni Association Only valid ballots with voter identification on the enclosure envelopc received on or before that date will be counted

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iSenate Ballot Form iSenate Ballot Form I I For election of three alumni to Senate University of I For election of three alumni to Senate University of I I Guelph for the three-year term commencing Sep- I Guelph for the three-year term commencing Sep- I tember I 1980 See other side of this page for tember 1 1980 See other side of this page for I biographical sketches of candidates Vote for a biographicalfskhetches o~ candoidatebslvote for a I

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FERGUSON Paul D I CPS 67 Guelph

I FERGUSON Paul D I CPS 67 Guelph J

I GRUBBE Arthur G (Art) I OAC 41 Arthur I

GRUBBE Arthur G (Art) OAC 41 Arthur

I LEWIS Robin BI Aits 73 BTantford

I MILNE (Dennison) Lorna A I OAC 56 Brampton

I LEWIS Robin B I Arts 73 Brantford

MILNE (Dennison) Lorna A I OAC 56 Brampton

I YOUNG N Richard P Arts MA 76 Ridgeville

YOUNG N Richard P 1 Arts MA 76 Ridgeville

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News From Guelph

CAMPUS HIGHLIGHTS Summer Campus 1980 Summer Campus 80 will be a laughing matter if Larry Horowitz has his way A professional entertainer Horowitz is teaching a comedy workshop as part of the U niversi ty s uniq ue vaca tion proshygram which this year begins July 7 Timing voice inflection and mannerisms are almost more important than content according to thi s young comic who deshylights in sending up commercials

From comedy to reincarnation and apiculture Summer Campus this year presents vacationers with an extraordishynary smorgasbord of courses and activishyties For some people a relaxing vacashytion means a complete change from their usual activities explains Professor Jim Murray who established the program the only one of its kind at a Canadian university five years ago Teachers

lawyers and housewives will probably be among those who take Horowitzs comedy workshop or classes In drawing piano-playing or conversational French

Others however prefer to use the time to further develop themselves professiona ly says Professor Murray This year for the first time courses which form part of certificate programs in business and education wil[ be ineludshyed so that the family can come along while mom or dad sharpens professional skills Some of the 27 adult courses offered thi s summer are designed to fulfill specific personal needs such as how to become a skillful negotiator or generally manage life more effectively

Summer Campus is an ideal chance for alumni to spend time at the Univershysity of Guelph again notes Professor Murray Since Summer Campus has 12 special youth progra ms for children from 4 to 16 years of age returning to your alma mater can become a family

affair This year youngsters can ha m it up in a theatre workshop or learn about science computcrs or nature Workshops in jOllrnalism and art also encourage young talent

Tennis squash swimming and 800 acres of green space provide numerous recreational opportunities In the eveshyning it is poss ible to enjoy the campus through twilight tours and a myriad of student events includling the community barbeque Musical performances Walt Disney film nights and socials are espeshycially organized for Summer Campus va ca tioners

Summer Ca mpus 80 has two oneshyweek sess ions July 7-11 and 14-18 Course rates begins at $25 for children and $35 for adults per week Residence accomodation is available For complete program a nd fee information contact Continuing Education Division UNIshyVERSITY OF GUELPH Guelph Onshytario NIG 2WI or phone (519) 824-4120 ext 39560

Biographical Sketches- Senate Candidates middot PAUL D FERG SON CPS 67 lives in Guelph and is territory manager with Supersweet Feeds Stratford Paul taught at J F Ross Collegiate and then farmed near Arthur As an alu mni sena tor he at on Senate from 1969 to 1972 and feels he can provide an effective voice for alumni

ARTHUR G (ART) GRUBB OAC 41 is retired and lives in Arthur after a 35-yea r career with OMAF as an Ag Rep for the counties of Prince Edward Gray Oxford l anark and Perth Art is Secretary Ontario Institute of Agrologists Guelph Branch and is married to Lenore (McFadden) Mac 40

ROBIN BAIRD LEWIS Arts 73 lives in Brantford and is a part-time professional artist (see article on pages 6 and 7) An art instructor at Fanshawe College Robin is also a free-lance com mercial artist and has illustrated childrens books Her name is in the Index of Ontario Artists

LORNA A (DENNISON) MILNE OAC 56 lives in Brampton where she has operated Flowertown Antiques for eight years She is a trustee with the Peel Board of Education and vice chairman of the North Peel unit of the Canadian Cancer Society She is married to Ross Milne OAC 55

N RICHARD P YOUNG Arts MA 76 lives in Ridgeville and is a candidate for bar admission He is with the law firm of Young and McNamara in Thorold With his knowledge of taw he feels he can contribute to Senate during this period of economic difficulty

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Great Year For Gryphons

Mens Hock ey Cryphons winners of the OUAA championship

With no less than seven Gryphon teams taking Ontario championships the 1979-1980 intercollegiate season at the University of Guelph was certainly an unprecedented one

II a II started in the fall when the Senior Mens Varsity Eight rowing tea m broke records at the Ontario Universishyties Athletic Association (OUAA) meet in Weiland to take first place Then the mens and womens curling teams trashyvelled to the Universi ty of Western Ontario to defeat all comers and sweep two Ontario titles

Following th at came a weekend at Guelph that will not soon be forgotten by those involved February 22-23 saw the University of Guelph host both the Ontario Womens Basketball Championshyships and the Ontario Wrestling Chamshypionsh ips At approximately 800 pm on Saturday Feb 22 the Guelph women defeated Laurentian University for their first ever Ontario Womens Intercollegishy

ate Athletic Association (OWIAA) championship Three hours later the men had edged out the University of Western Ontario to bring back the Onshytario wrestling title after an absence of one year

Meanwhile the womens crossshycountry ski team put together a strong effort and snatched the provincial title from perennia l winner Carleton Univershysity

It was also about this time that the men s hockey Gryphons were putting together a miraculous comeback Ending up in fifth place in the OUAA the team had to travel to Laurentian University for a sudden death game The Gryphons won it They then fell one game down in a best of three semi-final with the Unishyversity of Toronto Varsity Blues and had to win two in a row to advance to the final They did In the final against the number one ranked McMaster Universishyty Marlins the Gryphons again fell one

game down You guessed it they won th e next two and became the second team ever to win back-to-back Ontario championships

The wrest lers basketball and hockshyey players all advanced to the Canadian Intra-universi ty Athletic Union (CIAU) Championships and a lthough no team titles were brought home they a ll made their presence felt at the national level

As weJl as seven championships the Gryphons had seven individual Ontario champions They were Ken Hawthorne in the 15 km Nord ic sk iing race and Bob Pronk Ken Bradford Jamie Beshythune Ed Slabikowski Gavin Carrow and Wayne Brightwell from th e wresshytling Gryphons The Nordic ski relay team of Dan MaJlet John Bonardelli and Ken Hawthorne also took a gold at the OUAA championships At the CIAU wrestling ch ampionships Wayne Brightwell took a gold medal in his weight class

The Gryphons also had ten Ontario a ll-stars in Candy Clarkson Linda Jolie Sue Lindley Mike Sesto Rick Dundas and Tom Heslip from basketball John Lowe and Jeff Inglis from football Mike McParland from hockey and Tony Tenwesteneind from volleyball Candy Clarkson wa s also named to the allshyCanadian team at the CJAU banquet in Halifax

Following the completion of the schedules the first annual Co-Educashytional Awards Banquet was held at the University s Peter Clark Hall The event was well received by athletes and staff a like and plans are already in the making for next seasons banquet 0

Microbiology Open House June 15 Microbiology is fascinating Thats the message of an open house to be held Sunday June 15 from I 00 pm to 500 pm in the Universitys Chemistry and Microbiology Building College of Physshyical Science Sponsored by the Canadian Society of Microbiologists Committee on Education with the co-operation of the Departments of Microbiology Vetshyerinary Microbiology and Immunology and the Microbiology Club Microbioloshygy Day is for everyone-young and old novice and expert alike

Four second-floor laboratories will house presentat ions demonstrations and poster displays of the latest research

developments in medical agricultural and industrial microbiology-in a way that can be readily understood even by non-scientists

For those who want to explore furshyther there will be tours of resea rch laboratories where work will be in progshyress and equipment in use including the electron microscope Interes ted visitors may also tour the Department of Veterishynary Microbiology and Immunologys research facilities

At 300 pm in Room 200 of the Chemistry and Microbiology Building Jay Ingram microbiologist and host of CBC Radio s Quirks and Quarks will

give a slide and video lecture on the history of microbiology and some of the most recent trends The talk will be aimed primarily at high school students but everyone should find it interest ing Later Jay will mingle and chat with visitors

Microbiology Day has been planned as part of the first joint annual meeting -of the Canad ian Society of Microbiolo shygists and the Genetics Society of Canashyda being held on campus from June J 5 to June 19 Over 400 delegates from across Canada and the United States will be there Heres a chance to hobnob with the experts Plan to bring the whole family It promises to be a great day 0

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Alumni Publications-Consolidation ue to a combination of rapidly escalating paper prices and mailing rates and a directiveD issued to all academic and administrative units of the University requesting that a ll 1979-80

budget submissions reflect a 5 per cent reduction of their 1978-79 budget allotments it became necessary to review the vital field of a lumni publications

To this end President DF Forster appointed a Special Advisory Committee on Alumni Publications with representatives from the U of G Alumni Association and each of the seven college alumni associations The Committee compiled a re port and the President accepted its recommendation to consolidate the Guelph A lumnus and the se ven individual college alumni bulletins

Through the year the four re gular issues of the Guelph Alumnus will consist of 36 pages and up to 18 page s in each issue will be a llocated to the college alumni associations Space will be divided in proportion to the size o f individual college alumni bodies and copy for the 18 pages will be pro vided by individual college e ditors To obtain a good institutional image and to m ainta in alumni acceptance the quality of Guelph Alumnus paper stock has been upgraded to a lighter weight coated stock This will result in lower mailing costs

Subject to annual review and the availa bility of funds the President has approved the publication ot an e ight-page Annual Alumni Weekend Supplement under the individual mastheads of the seven college alum ni associations The supplement will consist of a common four-page insert covering Alumni Weekend programs plus a four-page format of copy exclusive to and provided by e ach of the seven college alumni associations

Your colle ge editors met a de m anding deadline for this the first consolidated publication and we are very grateful to them We t hink we ve done the right thing-what do you think Ed 0

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Centennial Banquet Associate Diploma in Agriculture

AVMA Convention Washington DC

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OAC Alumni Association Golf Tournament

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ODH Program The executive of the ODH Graduates Association has prepared a program of monthly visits from March to October to places of interest to their [l1(mbers These visits are open to all interested and are free The program for 1980 includes a June visit to the University of Guelph on the morning of the 21 st moving to the Cambridge Research Stashytion in the afternoon The August visit is planned for Queens Park Toronto on the 23rd The September visit will be to the Borough of Scarborough Parks Deshypartment on the 13th and the October visi t to Cannon Nurseries Waterdown on the 4th 0

Railway Blooms Since Leon Claus 22 moved to a house near the railway tracks in Canton N Y he has pl anted the railwa y right of way with flowers and vegeta bles This island of beauty located where more often a weed patch is found has brought attenshytion to Leon especially from studen ts and faculty at the St Lawrence Univershysity in town

Recently the local newspaper fe ashytured hi s beautifying efforts in a story He has become the stately white-haired gentleman who has put the lovely flowshyers on th e railroad embankment 0

Best Seller This time it is Don Inine 42 and the subject is cheese The Canadian Dairy Foods Service Bureau had his professhysional assistance plus that of others in the preparation of its booklet Great Canadian Cheeses More than a million and a half copies have been distributed The booklet dea ls with the more than 50 varieties made in Canada and while good old rat-trap cheddar is still the favourite the consumption of other types has increased to almost J 6 pounds per person annually 0

Bmiddotyron Jenvy At the age of 98 Myron Jenvey of I ngersoll has died For 65 years he was a member of the Holstein-Friesian Assoshyciation and an historian of the dairy industry in Oxford ounty For five years he was a member of the staff of the OAC and some of his recollections of those days have appeared in issues of the OA C Alumni N ews 0

Bonspiel Winners

The Year 51 Trophy was presellled by Dean Clay Switzer 51 la 11o r Glenn Hay ter 73 Bruce Shillinglaw 67 Jack Fraser 73 and Bob Anderson 73

The Year 33 Trophy was presenled by Don lfuj 5 lo 110 r Glenn Powell 62 and Bill Harri sun 62 Other learn members were Bruce Humer 62 and Don Hill 62

The N R Rick Richards Trophy was won by 110 r Bi A llelI Bob Edgar Jerry Felk er (lIld WaYlIe S impson al Clem of 7 2

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The College of Arts Alumni Association

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To The Queens Taste An Elizabethan dinner in honour of Queen Elizabeth I (1558-1603) was held in early February Sponsored by the University of Guelph Historical Soshyciety the feast attracted 45 members of the Guelph academic community includshying several alumni Guests were asked to attend in period costume and to provide an authentic Elizabethan dish

Master of the feast was Dr Lewis Abbott Department of History In accordance with Her Majestys wishes (Marilyn Armstrong 78) Master AbshybOll provided whimsical sketche~ of the head-table guests accompanicd the Queen dancing and called forth her loyal subjects to pay tribute to her beauty and grace

DELPHA Editor Debbie Chambers 77

AI the dinner Morris Lemire CSS78 Bev Lemire 79 Margo Shoemaker 79 Dr Lewis Abbot Marilyn Armstrong 78 Urve Abbot and Dr Stefan Straka Chairman Departmenr aHistory

Musical entertainment for the eveshyning was provided by the Queens court musicians conducted by Shannon Purshyvis-Smith a music instructor at the University The ensemble played a deshylightful repertoire of authentic Elizabeshythan music

SOllle of the delights of authentic Elizabethan cuisine tha t were served included Fartes Portingale Livering Puddings Pork a lOrange Turnep in a Tench Compound Pallet and Almonde Tartes They were selected by Margo Shoemaker 79

Her Work Is Her Life Mieke Bevelander 73 graduated with distinction from the honours program in Fine A rl However her art career began in high school and was followed by intensive study at the Frec Academy and The Royal Academy of Art in T he Hague Holland Then there was an interruption of a few years while M iekc taught elementary school in Toronto before she got back on track at Guelph

Her work is her life O nly when she is drawing and now painting is she pleased with he rself and able to cope

with the major set-back for artists- the continuing lack of moneyl

Not only has Micke fine artistic talent and drive which has kept her going for the last dozen years but also she is a gifted teachel Imiddot or the past three years she has been a sessional instructor at the University of Waterloo in the fall of 1979 she is credited with puiling their extension course in Stratshyford out of danger of extinction After Miekes fall session the university had a

continued over

Dancing a favourite pastime of Her Majesty was encouraged between courses The first dance selection known as a galliard was demonstrated by Shannon Purvis-Smith A stately dance it provided an excellent contrast to dance instructor Dave Greens version of a rapid peasant dance

It is hoped that the tradition of providing an historical dinner for stushydents faculty and alumni will continue in the coming years We look forward to seeing you there 0

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flood of requests for another course with her

The Art Gatlery of Kitchener boasts a simi~ar success story with their Saturday childrens classes which Mieke has taught for the past two years Her popularity and ability tripled enrolment

Mieke has had shows in The Hague Edinburgh and Guelph and her work has appeared in shows in Vancouvshyer Winnipeg Brantford and Toronto Several corporations and numerous indishyviduals own her drawings paintings and sculptures A series of her drawings is hanging in the Sears Building in Chicashygo

Miekes loft apartment in Elora Ontario reflects her personality and consequently her work It is a compact

bright open space filled with Canadian antiques and a wood-burning stove There are books drawings sculptures toys a nd curios on every ledge a nd piece of furniture Luxurious plants hang everywhere and give the space a garden quality-a garden of earthly delights to steal a quotation However Miekes ambition wiJi not allow her to stay much longer in this pastoral setting Soon she will uproot herself to move to Toronto where she is affiliated with the Bau-Xi Gallery on Dundas Street exhibiting artists such as Jack Shadbolt Tony Urqhart and Claude Breeze

Although a major problem for all artists is making a living from their art an added problem M ieke has found is finding gallery owners and fellow artists

who take women artists seriously thorny situation but a very real one Also a particular problem for artists is trying to be recognized as an important segment of society to establish a status quo in a society which views art as a luxury or at most as play

If universities are recently experishyencing an anti-intellectual backlash artshyists have continuously bucked an antishyaesthetic appreciation in our materialisshytic society If you cant eat it wear it drive it or spend it it cant be worth very much Mieke has written eloqucntly on this topic and given the chance will talk fervently about her lifes work- art works This graduate is going places and several major shows are in the making now 0

Mahoud Sadek

King Tot

Professor Sadek with the Department of Fine Art presented a slide show on King Tut at a recent meeting of the College of Arts Alumni Association Before the show Professor Sadek filled in the pertishynent background of King Tut Accordshying to the professor the misconception that Tut was not an important Pharaoh

is false In fact he was very influential as he returned the old religion of Amon to Egypt

King Tut followed Adhenaton who had imposed the worship of Aten (sunshygod) on the people In essence this was monotheism The religion revolved around the rays of middotthe sun which were the manifestation of light and heat The sign of the ankh was the symbol which denoted life

There was not only a religious revoshylution but also a cultural revolution Previously art had been idealized where everybody was portrayed as being strong and beautiful Art now became antishyclassical and a caricature Freedom of expression was allowed Akhenaton moved the capital from Thebes to Amashy

rah King Tut was nine years old whcn

he ascended to the throne He moved the capital back to Thebes and rebuilt the temple of Amon He died from an unknown cause at age 18 His tomb was hidden and therefore was not vandalized by robbers It lay undisturbed until discovered by Howard Carter in 1922 This major discovery gave the world a large collection of Egyptian art

The slide show demonstrated not only the size but also the sheer beauty of the Tut collection

The College of Arts Alumni Associshyation is grateful to Professor Sadek for his enlightening talk and for his compreshyhensive slide show of the King Tut collection 0

Scholarships At the College of Arts Alumni Associashytion Board of Directors meeting of March 22 1980 three new scholarships were designed and will be presented at the spring meeting of Senate for approvshyaL

Members of the Board hope these

awards will help encourage graduate and part-time students to maintain high academic standards The first a wards will be presented in the fall of J 980

An amount of $500 will be awarded to the College of Arts student with the highest cumulative average in Years 3 and 4 who is entering a College of Arts graduate degree program The award is

open to a student entering either an MA or PhD program with a Universishyty of Guelph undergraduate Arts degree

An amount of $250 will be awarded to each of two semester 5 part-time College of Arts students with the two highest cumulative averages and entershying semester 6 They will be presented in the fall and winter semesters 0

Grad News 1977

Paulette McGarr After working three years in visual arts Paulette is a student apprentice with British glass master Stephen Taylor in Caledon and is living in Toronto

1978

Dalid Coates Newspapers Right David is city reporter for the Peterborshyough Examiner

Patricia (Cole) Bigley is employed as a dental assistant by Drs R amp c Armshystrong Leamington Ontario

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Robert Bishop is the manager of the Tydagon Golf Club in Burlington Onshytario

David Schwitzer is pu~suing doctoral studies at the University of London in England 0

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The Ontario Veterinary College Alumni Association

~~ ALUMNI Editor Dr Cliff Barker 41

BULLETIN

From The Pres ident

Dr Bob Buck 46

Since our last opportunity to chat by means of a publication several items of interest have occurred Perhaps that of greatest current interest involves arshyrangements which will culminate in the presentation of a portrait of Dr Dcnnis Howell to our former dean on Alumni Weekend

The Honours and Awards Commitshytee under the chairmanship of Dr Bob Silk 64 has been working fervently to ensure that the presentation can be made at the time of our Annual General Meeting which this year takes place on campus during Alumni Weekend June 20 to 22 Further details of these cereshymonies will be available soon

The OVc Alumni Directorate is enthused about this project and like the Honours and Awards Committee is anxiously awaiting the opportunity to view the work

Having mentioned Alumni Weckshyend [ hope that you will note again those dates of Friday Saturday and Sunday June 20 21 and 22 and if you possibly can make arrangements to visit Guelph and the old stamping grounds and appreciate what is available to the students of today compared to that which was present in the dim distant past

Not only will it be an opportunity to renew friendships which may have been neglected somewhat due to disshytance and other responsibilities but you will have an opportunity to visually acknowledge some of the strides that have been taken during the growth of the University of Guelph and in parshyticular the Ontario Veterinary College during the years since you left the campus

On sllch a visit you can more accurately gauge the importance of the contributions which each of us attempt to make to our Alma Mater as the years pass

There is some personal satisfaction in being able to actually see some of the things which we read about in our communications from the various Unishyversity organizations

At this particular time of year we would hope that those of our alumni living some distance from Guelph may decide that a venture to this part of Ontario might be considered as part of a vacation plan

How about some of those of you who live beyond the borders of Onshytario- or within the borders of Ontario for that matter- who have not had an opportunity to be in Guelph for some time contacting former classmates and arranging a visit part of which may be spent here at the OVc and on-campus at the University of Guelph

Watch for further information which will be forthcoming Those of us in this part of the country would be delighted to see you

Since last we talked the Awards Committee has presented the OVc Alumni Association Fellowships to Dr Louis Laliberte of the Department of Clinical Studies and Michael Clarke and Diane Friesian of the Departments of Pathology and Biomedica Sciences reshyspectively These are postgraduate study scholarships

Recently Jim Sweetman 81 was selected as the recipient of this years

OVc Alumni Travel Fellowship Award Jim who is currently President of the Canadian Veterinary Students Association chapter at Guelph will be travelling to the United Kingdom and other areas during the course of this summer

During the first week in March the annual College Royal activities took place on campus The OVc student body has become a very important part of this event as time has passed Disshyplays have been provided for the public by each of the years and by several of the activity groups within the College walls

On Open House Days hundreds of visitors from various parts of the province are given guided tours through the OVCs facilities and the students do an exceJlent job in providing informashytion concerning their studies and chosen vocation as well as acting as excellent purveyors of good-will for veterinary medicine Your Association has helped albeit rather modestly in assisting with this endeavour

You will be pleased to know that Dean Doug Maplesden SO has disshyplayed his continued interest in alumni activities by attending our Board of Directors meetings and contributing personally by giving much appreciated opinions and assistance Dr Howells very active conscientious involvement in alumni activities provides Doug with a very strenuous precedent to follow but we are looking forward to his associa tion with OVc alumni

Perhaps 1 have rambled long enough I shaH close by once more recommending that you consider serishyously visiting your Alma Mater during the forthcoming Alumni Weekend in June If you consider that arranging a class reunion or some such function would be constructive for goodness sake let us know and we shall attempt to assist in whatever way appears to be practical Hope to see many of you before long 0

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CODlDleDlorative Plaque In Stratford On August 24 1979 a plaque was unveiled in Stratford Ontario by the Local Architectural Conservation Advishysory Committee (LACAC) Stratford to mark the restoration of the Brandenshyberger Block built in the late 1800s

In addition to the historic signifishycance of the building is the fact that among the persons who used the buildshying was John Luke Poett VS (Edinshyburgh) the first veterinary surgeon apshypointed to the Northwest Mounted Poshylice

Poett joined the NWMP in 1874 after practising in Stratford for four years He was in charge of the large group of horses sent from Toronto in 1874 to eventually become part of the march west later that year from Fort Dufferin Manitoba to Fort Whoop-up in Alberta In 1877 he completed his service with the NWMP and returned to practice in Stratford

On September 21 1881 he advershytised that his office had been moved to Brandenbergers new block and he reshymained at this location until 1884 In that year he rejoined the Mounties eventually settling in Battleford Saskatshychewan serving as a non-commissioned police officer there until his death in 1895 His wife lived to be 87 dying in 1937 A granddaughter survives in Vanshycouver

Poetts office was reached through a door under the Jetter R in Reward (see photograph this page) and upstairs to the first floor

The plaque is on the wall just below the word Blowes (Blowes Travel Sershyvice) It will undoubtedly be read by thousands of visitors attending Stratshyford s Shakespearean Festival each year

Apart from being the first veterinashyrian in the NWM P Poetts name is the first to have been entered in the original register of the Ontario Veterishynary Association How his name came to be entered in this way is unknown The register was established in 1879 but it shows his address as the NW MP in Western Canada and in reality he was still in Stratford

The plaque was sponsored by Jim Anderson President LACAC Stratshyford who became interested in the hisshytory of Poett while the author was researching in the Perth County Arshy

chives in 1976 A fuller story of Poett Ontario relating to veterinary medicine may be found in the book Vet in the In 1973 the Toronto Historical Board Saddle by Dr Frank Loew and EH erected the Upper Canada Veterinary Wood published by Western Producer School pl aque on the site of the first Prairie Books Saskatoon 1978 veterinary college in Canada at 40-42

This is the second plaque erected in Temperance Street Toronto 0

Brandenberger Block Stratford Ontario Site of Poetts office

~ Upper Canada Veterinary School plaque 1973

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The College of Social Scie nce Alumni Association

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the current year despite continuing From The infl a tion in excess of 9 per cent The increases in faculty salaries have fallshyen behind other comparable professhyDean sions consistently since the early 1970s

3 Some estimates suggest that universishyIt is with pleasure that I report to you ties will be required to terminate upthe success which the College of Social to 20 per cent of faculty over the next Science Alumni Association has enjoyed few years if insolvency is to be preshyin the last year This succcss is due in ventedlarge measure to the encrgy and hard

work of the Association s Beards of Additional facts which should be of

Directors since 1978 interest and concern to you as alumni

The College of Social Science and voters are the following

Alumni Associations presence is being I Ontario now provides $1 000 less in felt in overaH alumni affamiddotirs May I operating grants per full-time equivashyhope that in increasing numbers Social lent student than the average of the

Dr Jack W SkinnerScience alumni will join in actively supshy rest of Canada ($1800 less than porting their Alumni Association the Quebec) College and the University prevent universities from providing both 2 Were Ontario universities funded at

As a second matter I am a ble to quality education and accessibility for a level equivalent to the average for report that the level of participation in students the rest of Canada total grants to the the BA Graduate Survey project was A strong statement on behalf of system for 1979-80 would have to be good May I thank those of you who universities was made in September to increased by $185000000 took the time and trouble to complete Premier Davis and senior ministers by 3 On a relative basis measured in the questionnaire JH Panabaker Chairman of the Board 1977-78 dollars grants per student in

There is another matter which I of McMaster Univcrsity as spokesman universities had fallen 71 per cent trust will be of interest As you are no for board chairmen and executive heads from 1970-71 to 1977-78 While doubt aware Ontarios universities have of Ontario universities Among the facts grants per student in the colleges of been and continue to be involved in a which he prcsented were applied arts and technology (CAAT) substantial amount of retrenchment as a I Library acquisitions per student have rose by 22 per cent costs per pupil in result of past and continuing reduced fallen by about 40 per cent in real secondary schools rose 396 per cent levels of government financial support terms since the early 1970s despite and costs per-patient-day in hospitals While it could be argued that a certain the continuing explosion of knowshy rose 51 per cent Finally of interest amount of retrenchment was needed ledge around the world are the studentstaff ratios In as well as politicaJIy desirab]e a conshy 2 For years increases in salary scales 1977-78 for universities 149 to I tinuation of reduced support on the part have been held well below the rate of CAATs 126 to I and secondary of the government will bring about acshy inflation- they were 37 per cent in schools 169 to l 0 tions which will greatly hamper if not 1978-79 and just over 5 per ccnt for

The membcrs of your Board of Directors dents we a ttended the College of Social recently endorscd a resolution to make Science we had little or no opportunity Five -five scholarhips available to in-course to earn an achievement award

In-course Collcge of Social Science students It s a We have plenty of reasons to make start and without your support of the awards available to deserving students College of Social Science Alumni Assoshy If each of our members could encourage Scholarships ciation and of the Alma Mater Fund it one new membership we could continue would not have been possible to make things happen What do youIntroduced Do you realize that when as stu- say Lets get on with the job 0

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Peacekeeper Playing a key role in peacekeeping opershya tions is as much an a rt as a defined position sa ys Political Studies professhysor Henry Wiseman Professor Wiseshyman who has also been Faculty Assoshyciate in the Office of the Provost this past year has been named Director of Peacekeeping Programs at the Internashytional Peace Academy (IPA) New York He assumed the position for one year as of Janu ary I

The Interna tional Peace Academy which was established in 1969 as an institute devoted to furthering the skills of conflict resolution has a vita l pa rt to

Hes Off To Israel John Vanderkamp

Professor John Vanderkamp Chairman Department of Economics has been apshypointed as visiting professor in the Cashynadia n Studies Program at Hebrew Unishyversityin Jerusalem

Professor Vanderkamp will spend the greater part of three months April to June in Israel where he will give a graduate course in labor economics a nd make himself available for consultations with faculty a nd graduate students

The Canadian Studies Program is relatively new It was established in

Birth Of OASA Much overdue but now ready for acshytion is the way Professor KJ Duncan describes the Ontario Association of Sociology and Anthropology (OASA) Professor Duncan of the UniversityS Department of Sociology and Anthroshypology was the Associa tions first presishydent

Canada has not been without asshysociations in the fi eld There is a nationshyalone the Canadian Sociological and Anthropological Association a nd over

play in world a ffairs The U N as Professor Wiseman pointed out has no specific constitut ional basis for pcaceshykeeping in its charter although it does practise peacekeeping from time to time on an ad hoc basis

Over the ycars a ttempts have been made to define the practice in constitushytiona l terms but without success Professor Wiseman believes there are good political reasons why this has not occurred the fear by some states that the UN would evolve its own a uthority or military force less dependent on the will of the member states

For this reason the IPA while remaining independent of the UN pershyform s the crucial functions of developing

1978 as the result of a VISit by John Roberts then Secretary of State to Israel Funded by the Canadian govern shyment and Toronto philanthropists Dr and Mrs Ralph Halbert the program got under way last year when urban planner Peter Oberlander of British Coshylumbia spent a period at the Israeli university

The successful applicant for the program is selected from candida tes in the social sciences hu manities a nd law Administra tion of the selection is handshyled at the Canadia n end by an advisory committee made up of eight members from a variety of disciplines in Frenchshya nd English-speaking institutions from across the country Recommendationsmiddot are submitted by the Canadian commitshytee to the Hebrew University where the final choice of visiting scholar is made

Professor Vanderkamps talents make him eminently suited to the posishytion H e is the editor of Canadian Public

the yea rs regiona l ones have emerged in the Maritimes Quebec and the western provinces but not until now in Onta rio

Professor Duncan and a number of others including department chairman Professor WE Thompson and departshyment colleague Professor TF Condon have actively supported the idea of a provincial association for years because as Professor Duncan says the real acshytion takes place at the provincial level We need such an assocation he adds to provide a provincial presence to speak on behalf of our two disciplines to government representatives and to the

procedures and policies for peacekeeping to bring greater order to the ad hoc UN practice Such activity is dependent on broad co-operation by UN members One hundred and fourteen have parshyticipa ted in IPA programs to date

The Political Studies professors tasks include arranging professional inshyternational training seminars for diploshymats military officers academics and policy makers in the subjects of peaceshykeeping mediation and negotiation and setting up off-the-record meetings beshytween parties directly involved in disshyputes such as Namibia a nd the Middle East These a re two of the ma in duties of the Academy 0

Policy- Analyse de Poliliques the jourshynal which he founded six years ago to bring together resea rch in economics a nd rela ted disciplines such as political science and sociology with a view to stimulating research and discussion of problems in Canadian policy He is also a member of the executive council of the Canadian Economics Association and author of many papers on Canadian economic activity

The aim of the program is to inshycrease Canadian exposure overseas the economist says It is hoped that eventushyally graduate fellowships in Canadian studies will be made available for stu-

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dents at the Hebrew University further extending the educationa l scope of the program

In the initial five years of operation an endowment fund is being built up Once that income is esta blished visiting professorships will be for a years durashytionD

pUblic Professor Duncan says meetings of

the Associa tion will take place twice a year and that attention will be turned to ways of improving the teaching of socishyology and anthropology as well as a tshytracting the participation of those workshying in community colleges government -private agencies and in industry

For further information about the Association contact Mrs Wilda Blackshylock through the Depa rtment of Socioloshygy and Anthropology (519) 824-4120 ext 3894 0

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The College of Biological Science Alumni Association

~ BIO-ALUMNI ~ NEWS Editor Jane Selley Arts 70

J Tent And Sleeping Bags Anyone Panoramic scenery wa rm campfires wild-flowers and pines scenting fresh summer breezes quiet walks along wooded trails a chance to photograph relax and enjoy the company of good friends Sounds like a dream doesn t it

Well your dreams have come true because the CB S Alumni Association has designed such a weekend this year just for you

From June 6 to 8 1980 (Friday evening to Sund ay night) we have for alumni and their families an Interpreshytive Weekend excursion to Cyprus Lake Provincial Park on th e picturesque Upper Bruce Peninsula We have lined up a full weekend of activity including a wildlife photography sessi on plant and geomorphology lectures bird watching

a Fathom Five ta lk a boat trip to Flower Pot Island a nd much much more

Photographers will want to see the orchids which will be in bloom that wcekend a nd there are ma ny excellent access points for scuba diving enshythusi ast s as well Brave folks might even attempt a midnight dip in th e cool waters of Georgian Bay

We will be camping in the Provinshycia[ Park and should qualify for free group camping if enough adventurers register for the s leep-out If youre not one for organized activities thats okay too

While only a few hours drive from Guelph this part of Ontario is an historshyic glacial-formed environment supportshy

ing rich and diverse flora and fa una You are required to bring your ow n

support gea r food clothing and provide tran sport a tion to a nd from the park The CBSAA will be providing wilderness progra ms and marshmallows

Most o f all the weekend a[ lows friends old and new a chance to relax together and enjoy some free time Twen ty-nine people have already sig ned up a nd we think this will truly be our best event ever

For registration write to CBS Interpretive W eekend co Department of Alumni Affairs a nd Development Level 4 Unive rsity Centre University of Guelph Guelph Ontar io N I G 2W I or telephon e (519) 824-4120 Ext 2122 0

Your 1980 Executive The CBS Alumni Association Board of Directors for 1980 who were elected a t the Annua l Meeting at College Roya[ is a mi xture of new and old faces Wed like to tell you something about each of these people who have volunshyteered their time for you

AI Sippel BSc 74 President A[ is a fish hea lth biologi st with the Ontario Ministry of N a tural Resources working on campus

Richard Moccia BSc 76 MSc 78 Immediate Past President Rick is preshysentlya U of G fish pathologist offershying a consulting service to commercial fish farms la rge aquaria home aquarishyots and resea rch subcontractors

David MaraIdo MSc 78 Vice Presishydent David is a fisheries biologist for Canada Centre for In[and Waters Burlshyington Ontario

Winn Halina BSc 74 MSc 77 Secshyretary T reasurer Winn is a researc h assistant in the Department of Biomedishyca l S cience at the O Vc

Sheena Ba msey BSc 77 Director Sheena is a research chemist for Shell C a nada Ltd

J im Ga llivan BSc 73 M Sc 77 Dishyrector Ji m has been a Ph D student in Medical Sciences a t McMas ter Univershysity since 1978

At the Annual M eeting I to rare

president AI Sippel 74

Professor R on Brooks Zoology and immediate

past president Rick Moccia 76

Ron presented a da zz ling talk and

show on th e Galapagos

Islands

Ka thryn Martin BSc 76 Director Kathryn is a grad student in the Depa rtshyment of Biomedical Sci ence

Margo Tant BSc 76 Director Margo is a full-time stude nt at the O Vc

Jan Watson BSc 75 Director Jan our first CBS President is now an applications specia list fo r Pa yton Asshysocia tes which manufactures e lectronic medica l instruments 0

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University of G uelph 3049 CBS stushyA Message From dents including pos tgraduate students

President

Al Sippel

Al Sippel 74

As the incoming president of the College of Biological Science Alumni Associashytion I would like to thank the immedishyate Past President Richard Moccia 76 and the other outgoing members of the Board of Directors Ted Armstrong 74 Les Dunn 76 Jim Grayston 75 Kathy Martin 76 Ambrose Sarnulski 73 Jim Sheldon 74 and Pat Yungblut 73 for their accomplishments

Over the past year Richard and the others expended a considerable amount of time and energy on alumni associashytion activities with excellent results Both Careers ight and the Elora Gorge Walk were successful again this year Careers N ight is organized specifishycally for senior undergraduate CBS studenb One or two aluIllni frOI11 each

program (eg Microbiology Human Kinetics Zoology N utrition Botany l Genetics) returned to discuss aspects of job hunting resume writing and career development The Elora Gorge Walk was designed to promote outdoor activishyties for alumni during Alumni Weekend

Our other regular activities the Homecoming Biobash and the Annual General Meeting were less successfuL Although a few faithful alumni turned out for each event they were very poorly attended

Despite these disappointments the Association completed two projects that have been on the drawing board for some time Life membership dues finally reached a sufficient level to start a tru st fund for two scholarships for second year CBS students These scholarships will be presented for the first time in 1980

A special Distinguished Alumnus Award was also created this past year Although no nominations for the a ward were received its crea tion provides a format for honouring graduates of the cBS who have distinguished themshyselves in some field

I am confident that thi s year members of the Board of Directors will be ab le to maintain the momentUin generated by their predecessors 1 he nlOW faces on the Board should provide an abundance of energy and fresh ideas Board members serving second or more terllls will provide the necessary experishyelllOe gained from previous years Thi s blend of old and new has worked well in the past and should continue to do so

The major thrust of this years Board of Directors will be aimed at increas ing membership in the Associashytion In the ten years that the College of Biological Science has been a part of the

have graduated However only 202 (66 per cent) of these have Joined the CBs Alumni AssolOiation T herefore much of our effort will be devoted to contacting alumni evaluating their eommenb and re-evaluating our program in an attempt to attract more members

You probably ques tion why you should become a member of the Associshyation Me mbership dues are necessa ry to operate and expand the projects that I have outlined I believe that the CBs Alumni Asocia tion has a lot to offer to undergraduates to the University comshymunity and most importantly to alumshyni

I n particular we provide a forum for keeping in touch with former classshymates through the Guelph Alumnus and the Bio-A lumni N ews Alumni Weekend Supplement and by sponsoring events to which alumni return However as with any organization particularly one such as the CB S Alumni Association that is rel atively young there is always room for improvement If you believe the programs offered by the C BS Alumni Association are inappropriate please let us know as a re-evaluation of alumni shyoriented even ts will be made this year

Without input from our alumni change will not necessarily mean imshyprovement We need your support in the form of members hip and your opinion of the present program In particular I would appreciate receiving comments from Department of Human Kinetics alumni who have been noticeably absent from many of our activities in recent years Please give a little thought to what you think the CB S Alumni A~soshy

ciation should be doing and forward you r ideas to Al Sippel co Departllient of Alumni Affair and Development Levlt 4 niversity Centre niversityof Guclph Cruelph Ontario N 1 G 2W 1 0

Careers Night Seventy-five people attended enjoyed and asked many questions of the six speakers at the 2nd Annual College of Biological ScieIlce Alulllni Association Careers ight

John Byrne fish culture specialist with tell years at the Ministry of Natushyral Resources gave a strong talk stresshysing hiring methods attitude motivation and generally se t the lOne fo r Sheena

Ba rusey BSc 17 and her clever preshyentation which covered as a reselI ch chcmist in Microbiology at Guelph tactic~ to usc job applications and intershyesting facts about prospects for the fushyture in the job market

Jennifer Conners BSc 75 SOOIl to be an M D and who originally graduat shyed in Botany disc ussed the neces ity of being flexible of being wise and not being too specific ill job intcnt when entering uni ve rsity

Dr John Hilton Lkpar lmen t of

utr ition slressed the necessity fo r pcr onal contact and steing the top pCIon when making application for a position Dr John Powell told of the multitude of opportunities which ex ists for a well ed ucated perOIl giving examshyples of 26 graduates from the Departshyf1)tl1t of Huma n Kintl ics and their difshyk re llt afJ Puilltments

Ian W hite OAe 52 co-ordinator of Placement Services summarized and told of the lllaIlY useful services that the

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Macdonald Institute College of Family and Consumer Studies

Alumni Association

ALUMNI NEWS Editor Wantedl

Elizabeth Gullel 55

Food Industry Welcomes Contacts Industry may seem a world away from the univlrsity environment but Conshysumer Studies professor Elizabeth Gulshylett 55 spent the fall semester bridging this gap She visited about 25 companies in the food industry to see what they arc doing in sensory evaluation of food and consumer rda tions

Professor Gullett started her odysshysey through the food industry by conshytacting the presidents of the companies then visiting their laboratories and conshysumer relations departments HI feel very positive about the developments in

News Editor Wanted The position of Alumni ews Editor for the Mac- FACS Alumni Association is presently vacant

The person who fills this position has the important job of gathering and co-ordinating information for the threeshypage Mac-fACS Alumni News section in each of the quarterly Guelph AlurnshyfillS pUblications and for one four-page unit of news in the Annual Alumni

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these two areas she comments The Canadian food industry IS

expanding and refining its programs in sensory evaluation and consumer relashytions

Sensory evaluation techniques run the gamut from rudimentary tests to very complete profile studies that inshyvolve a team of five or six trained tasters Companies have learned that sensory evaluation improves their batshyting average in introducing new proshyducts Professor Gullett explains that it used to be common for only ten ou t of every 100 ideas to see the light of day and of those only one would be a success Sensory evaluation helps idenshytify the potentially successful products and saves significantly in product develshyopment costs

Curious abollt the state of sensory evaluation in the cosmetics industry Professor G ulictt also contacted several Canadian cosmetics companies but found virtually no activity in the area

ost 01 the Canadian cosmetics firms are distributors for foreign products They tend to rely on the technical expershytise of the parent company

The food industry is becoming more Canadian in outlook according to Professor Gullett Canadian branches of foreign companies are developing food testing product development and evalushyation functions in Canada

Consumer relations have blossomed

Weekend Supplement The Editor is a member of a Comshy

mittee of ditors which meets regularly prior to the publication of each Guelph Alumnus to plan and co-ordinate alumshyni news portions

The Editor is a member of the Mac-FACS Alumni Association Board of Directors which meets regularly throughout the year The Alumni Assoshy

in the last decade particularly throughshyout the food industry Professor Gullett suspects tha t the industry is trying to overcome what it perceive to be a bad public image The consumer movemellt nudged most companies into a greater awareness of consumers and a commitshyment to deal with their complaints and suggestions She was impressed with the speed and thoroughness with which the food companies handled consumer comshyplaints

The visits to the companies revep d that permanent and summer employshyment prospects for Consumer Studies graduates will continue to be good Our students have a lways been hired for their technical knowledge she notes but their broad knowledge of consumer concerns will bccome more and more attractive to employers

While learning about food company programs Professor Gullett did not miss the opportunity to tell her hosts about the undergraduate programs research and expertise in the Department of Conshysumer Studies

Every company I visited seemed genuinely pleased to have someone from a university show an interest in what they are doing she observed Many industry people told me they had regular contacts with community colleges but not with universities A continuing exshychange of ideas will be mutually benefishycial 0

ciation pays all telephone and postage costs of collecting information for the two publications and has designated an honorarium of $50 per publication for the Editor

If you are interested in this posishytion please ca II or write ei t her Roseshymary Clark 59 at the Alumni Office 824-4120 ext 2122 or Ruth Wilson 6251 Oak Street Guelph NIG 2Nl 821-2632 (after 5 pm)

Remember if you wish to continue receiving news of your college we must have all Editor - and 0011 J

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Freighter Voyage By Dr Margaret S McCready

The winter season was a good time to be one of 12 passengers eight Canadian women four Americans (two men two women) on a large freighter Delta Line out of Brooklyn ew York Deshycember 14 1979 for a seven-week voyshyage through the Caribbean and the Panama Canal to Ecuador Peru and Chile and return But cargo was the important item to the ships owners and about one day out of Brooklyn a new sched ule was posted cutting out the Caribbean ports at Aruba Santo Doshymingo and Barranquilla

Cargo was delivered or picked up at Philadelphia Baltimore Charleston and Mi ami in generally very fine weather There were perhaps one and a half days of slight turbulence off Cape Hatteris enough to make it difficult to set the ta bles in the dining room which we shared with a dozen ships officers and the captain

The crew of about 30 sailors were a busy lot-always some ship s painting to be done as well as swabbi ng down the decks Handling the ve ry large banana crop (green) of Ecuador was a big part of the work for longshoremen-bananas to Chile and to New York State Much of the ships cargo had to be kept at spec ific temperatures SOme of it frozen

Above all we and the officers had excellent meals and very spacious wellshycared for cabins with toilets Actually by the terms of the Seamens Union all sa ilors must be given plentiful and good food to keep them happy and well nourshyished and this was certa inly so

We enjoyed knowing the ships offshyicers One a graduate in law was workshy

ing on a freight er to find out more about mercantile law he was busy also getting his daily exercise by weight-lifting and chinning the bar We passengers worked a bit on the stationa ry bicycle for our exercise

Another officer a graduate engishyneer was working on the freighter to learn more abo ut ship building and space utili zation One specialist in navishygation reminded us to keep certain curshytains drawn at night to prevent glare on the ocean waves which confused their navigation readings from the heavens There is a constant charting of the ship s position on the high seas

Special celebrations and meetings with the captain and officers sometimes when films were shown were enjoyed but also enjoyed was the time spent watching the intricate organization of the loading and unloading of cargo some of it in containers However on docking with the help of pilots we usualshyly planned to take taxis to the big cities and market places not forgetting the small Indian craft shops on or close to the docks The native crafts of fine straw and hair work knitted-wear and handshymade dresses beautiful jewelery of seshymi-precious stones such as lapislazuli malachit e a nd onyx were hard to resist

The museums cathedrals and other handsome buildings reminded us of the culture~ If ( i er peoples in addition to th e Spanish con ribution The beautiful scenery and the objects d art a lmost made us forgetful of the repressive govshyernments in most of these South Amerishycan countries today

It was a memorable days trip when

we motored from Valparaiso Ch ile through the foothills of the Andes to the beautiful capital city Santiago seeing en route the dry desert and mountain country bordering the very fertile va lleys growing lush market and fruit crops (not bananas)

Some bridge playing a nd much reading took up considerable time so that it was difficult to keep a diary and write postcards to friends Obviollsly there was some real rela xa tion and rest on the journey Tt was always pleasant to be having such delightful summcr weat her and enjoying some sunning on deck with tea and happy hours whenshyever one wished to utili ze the passenger lounge for a friendl y get-together

Yes despite sc hedules being changed and in this case shor tened by one week the sea voyage from North to South America at this season was a delight D

Passing through Ihe Suez Canal

The Delta Venezuela out of Brooklyn New York Margaret McCready right in Santiago Chie

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Families Coping With Change The family is alive and well in the twentieth century despite widely pubshylished reports that it is an outdated social institution Social critics bemoan the disintegration of the family and use as evidence the soaring divorce rate juvcnile delinquency wife and child abuse and thc isolated elderly

This gloomy outlook is not shared by three faculty members in the Departshyment of Family Studies who have extenshysive experience working with families and are pursuing family-related reshysearch

Concern over weakening families is not unique to our generation observes Professor Anne Callagan a family socishyologist with a background in professhysiona social work Observers 50 years ago voiced many of the same complaints about urban families she notes and questions whether families have really changed as much as were led to believe The divorce ra Ie was 236100000 in Canada in 1976 and is rising but is still only about half of the US rate

Divorce has replaced death as a cause of single parent families over the years rn addition perhaps urban famishylies of 100 years ago didnt have probshylems with their teen-agers because so many adolescent children didnt live at home

Different Expectation What has changed dramatically is our expectation about family life Until the last few decades marriage tended to be an institutional arrangement On farms the family was a producing unit and in urban environments it was a framework for survival Today we look to the family for intimate personal relationships and emotional support

Professor Claude Guldner former Director of the Interfaith Counselling Centre in Kitchener and now on the faculty in Family Studies doesnt touch on the traditional institutional roles for marriage in describing todays family He focusses on the adult functions of marriage- companionship sharing afshyfcction and sex-instead of viewing marshyriage primari ly in terms of having chilshydren

Where Children Fit In Children are and will continue to be an important focus in most families but the

task of raising them is difficult in the climate of rapid social and technological change Todays parents live in a world very different from the one in which they were raised and their children will have to cope with an accelerating rate of change The task of raisi ng children is not so much preparing them for the world but equipping them to cope with the inevitable changes ahead

The rapid change and uncertainty in the world has eroded parents sense of self-confidence claims Professor George Kawash a child psychologist with a particular concern for parentchild inshyteractions One anchor parents can proshyvide in this unsettled environment is consis tency in their child rearing pracshytices But it is very difficult to maintain if the parents feel unsure of themselves and their parenting skills Children need rules limits and some authority but parents often shy away from setting rules because they view this as a form of authoritarianism says Professor Kashywash Rules are not in themselves aushythoritarian especially if the children ha ve the opportunity to express their grievances about rules they feel are unreasonable Children will be more willing to accept rules if they feel they can discuss them

Professor Guldner feels there is a tendency among educators now to look at the entire family in dealing with problems in children Many families are referred to family counselling agencies because a child has problems in school Ten years ago we would have blamed those problems on the school systems he says Today family counsellors look to the family for weaknesses or strains that may have contributed to such probshylems This approach acknowledges the continued importance of the family unit in the socialization of children

The Individual Within the Family Creating a stable family environment requires input from solid individuals In family counselling explains Professor Guldner we usually focus on the husshyband and wife roles because strong partshyners secure in their relationship funcshytion better in the mother and father roles Further the husband and wife relationship needs to be nurtured throughout a marriage so it can survive after the parenting roles have been

From a FACS sheet by Mary Cocivera

completed Many marri ages break down after the children leave home because the partners threw themselves into the father and mother roles to the exclusion of the husband and wife roles After the years of neglect there was nothing left of the original relationship as husshyband and wife

One of the great tasks in family therapy confided Professor Guldner is helping individuals differentiate themselves from their fa mily of origin Their personal development and success in marriage depend on emerging from the family of their childhood observ ing and evaluating it ancj then making ratioshynal but at the sa me time gut-level choices about their own future Many marriage and family problems are caused by a failure to work through this rela tionship The process is not complete until the individual reconnects and estashyblishes an entirely different relationship with his family of origiIi

A fam ily can provide a supportive environment in which to grapple with these relational tasks Professor Guldner describes marriage as a cyclical IIwe equilibrium which has its ups and downs Individual growth requires comshying to grips with the conflicts

He fears though that many people walk awa y from conflict in marriage by seeking divorce rather than working through the problem This short-cirshycuits individual growth he explains Family counselling helps partners deal with conflict in a marriage relationship but does not guarantee living happily ever after Sometimes working out a rel a tionship results in termination of the marriage

Professor Guldner sees the emphashysis on the individual as a positive develshyopment for the family Were becoming more tolerant of individual diffe rences within the family and among families Young people will feel freer to make choices based on what is best for them personally and inter-personally rather than external expectations -North Americans will find it easier to accept and respect different types of families in the decades to come but they will also have to accept the responsibility for making informed intelligent choices compatible with their personal values ambitions and capabilities 0

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The College of Phys ical Science Alumni Association -5Ju

I SCIMP Editor Bob Winkel

Cell Patent Granted

Dr Ron Fawce ll with electroplated semiconductor

Two resea rchers at the University of GueJph have received a United States patent on a process tha t could revolushytionize the production of photo voltaic cells and reduce the cost several times

Doctors Ron Fawcett and Andrzej Baranski developed the process similar to techniques used in the electroplating industry during two months of research on applying semi-conductors to metal in la te 1978

The process does not require the

present use of vaporization to deposit a film of light-sensitive material on meta l

Present tec hnology for photo voltaic cells evolved from space research and uses either a single crystal silicon or a costly vaporization process for cadmium sulphide

Until now electroplating has been used as a way to deposit one metal on another in some kind of pl a ting solution through which you pass current but what we are depositing here is a semishy

conductor-cadmium sulphide Dr Fawcett said Other semiconductors which can be electrodeposited include cadmium selenide bismuth sulphide cushyprous sulphide and silver sulphide

The new process can be used with a variety of metals including stainless steet and aluminum foil he said

You can imagine pass ing great shee ts of metal through a plating bath and covering them with a thin coherent and uni fo rm deposit of th e photo sensishytive materia l said Dr Fawcett An America n patent was applied for beshycause most ma nufacturing is carried out in the United Sta tes

The chem is ts who will sha re the patent with the University are now seeking patents in Canada Great Britshyain and other industrialized nations

Manufacture of the new electroshyplated semi-conductor solar cells is cheaper than the vaporization process used for cadmium sulphide and initia l tests indicate a higher efficiency on output voltage Dr Fawcett sa id

Immediate application of the comshypound is in photo voltaic devices recshytification of alternating current into dishyrect current light detection equipment and special applications in photography

The research which led to the proshycess was sponsored by a grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Reshysea rch Council of Canada 0

The late Prof Moffa

Prof Moffat Scholarship The College of Physical Science is pleased to announce the establishment of a memorial scholarship by the family and friends of the late Professor and Mrs Robert C Moffatt

Professor Moffatt formed the faculshyty of Physics at the Onta rio Agricultural College in 1917 and was head of the Department of Physics and Mathematshyics for the ten years prior to his retireshyment in 1956 H e was named Professor

Emeritus in 1974 In 1922 he was responsi ble to a

major degree for the organization of the Agricult~ral Science Option so that its graduates could qualify for admission to courses at the Onta rio College of Educashytion leading to the High School Assistshyants Certificate Type A Agriculture In 1950 he orga nized the General Scishyence Option leadin g to Type A Science

Professor Bob Moffatt was known continued

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to most physics students as the Prof and taught for many years the undershygraduate and graduate courses in theory of measurement and statistics He did much to cncourage agricultural reshysearchers to use statistical methods in the interpretations of their results and assisted in many of the a nalyses

[t is most fitting for the College of Physical Science to offer a scholars hi p

established in memory of Professor and Mrs Moffatt who gave so much to the department and the community

The $200 scholarship will be awarded annually to a student who has completed semester 4 and is enrolled in semester 5 or higher of an Honours Program in Mathematics Statistics or Physics

Alumni who graduated from the

Rites Of Passage Worthwhile Graduate work is not everyon es cup of tea Even an intense love of learning can be daunted by long hours of painstaking research the trauma tic experience of the oral comprehensive and the setting forth - and re-working- of first the masters then the doctora1 thesis

But for Bob Dudley who received his PhD in orga nic chemistry at winter Convocation stopping a t the bachelors level would have been unthinka ble He says he was too excited by the prospect of trying his ha nd at basic research something he had been una ble to do as an undergraduate

Bob came to Guelph three years ago from the University of Georgia where he obtained his M Sc working under Professor Ed Janzen When Professor Janzen joined Guelphs Deshypartment of Chemistry Bob moved there too

Bobs doctoral research has Inshyvolved a method of detection called spin trapping of free radicals that is molecules which have an unpaired elecshytron Spin trapping is only used in ten or 12 places in the world Three places in Canada including Guelph use it regularly it is not used at all on a regular basis in the United States

Looking back over the past three years Bob says the hardest things to contend with were assembling his thesis from all those piles of research material and confronting a sea of strange faces as he walked in to teach his first lab

But despite such trying moments Bob has enjoyed his time at Guelph a nd the abundance of ideas a nd stimulating atmosphere created by the joint campus arrangement of the Guelph-Waterloo Centre for Graduate Work in Chemisshytry

Agr Sci option during the time when Professor Moffatt guided developments in physics mathema tics and statistics were informed by Dean MacNaughton of the plan to establish a Moffa tt Meshymorial Scholarship We are most grateshyful for the generous response

It is expected that the first award will be presented at the I Oth anniversary celebrations of the college on June 210

H e has been fortunate too in his wife of ten years Tricia who never doubted for a minute that he would get his degree and whose enthusiasm and moral support cheered him on when the going was especially ha rd

Although their interests and expershytise are different-she graduated from East Tennessee State University in 1969 with a BSc having studied speech pathology language and audiology and is a speech pathologist and teacher of deaf education in Guelph-they find themselves good sounding boards for each ot her s problems

With his doctoral qua lificatio ns completed Bob will be working during th e coming year as a post-doc for Chemistry professor Colin Fyfe in solid state MR (nuclear magnetic resoshynance) After that he will be looking for a more permanent job Bob views that prospect with optimism 0

Our Tenth Anniversary Celebrations -(n June 1970 the new Physical Science Building was officially opened T he building replaced the old rose-garden south of Zavitz Hall and drastica lly changed a birds-eye view to the southshyeast as demonstrated in the two photoshygraphs on this page

Physics Chemistry and Math-Stats

have flowered irl this first decade To celebrate this occasion the College will hold an official cake-cutting ceremony with tea at 400 pm June 21 in the lobby beside the Campus Co-operative Bookstore This is to be preceded by tours of the facilities

Coincidental with this celebration is

the 10th anniversary of the formation of the College of Arts the College of Social Science and the College of Physica l Science and at 630 pm on June 21 in the University Centre Faculty Club alumni of the three colleges will join ranks with cocktails and dinner Come join us then 0

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By Mary Cocivera

T he College of Physical Science has yet to reach the age of puberty but is

poised to enter its second decade as a major centre for science research and undergraduate programs in Canada

The short existence belies a long history on the Guelph campus as major supporting disciplines to the agricultural programs Stretching back to the 1880s the story progresses through such varied pursuits as analysis of dairy products sugar beets well water and wood ashes levelling and surveying water finding machines lightning rods ventilation and soil physics

Old-timers can spin colorful tales of early instructors There was Prof Soccer-Bill Blackwood whose speciality was (literally) dynamite He was fond of bringing dynamite caps into the lecture room to demonstrate their safety He regularly stood by the window toying with one of these capriciously explosive caps before lighting it and toss ing it out the window where it exploded on cue Art Thompson OAC )7 remembers the ill-fated cap that rode a stiff wind right into the open window of a lab full of equipment on the lower floor That cap too exploded on cue

Art chuckles as he describes Prof Blackwoods favorite exam question You have a rock three feet by four feet by five feet two feet of it underground in the middle of a swamp and you want to blast it out How much of a charge of dynamite do you need He describes the technique of mud-capping- planting dynamite under a mud cap on top of the rock and letting er rip You can sit down and do all the calculations for this problem says Art but the right answer is that the rock is in a swamp so why would you need to blast it away

No reflections on the physical sciences could be complete without reference to Prof Moffatt claims Dean Earl MacNaughton He was called Mr Physics and his courses on theory of measurements were dubbed theory of Moffatt

Years When the Physics Building was built

in 1916 recalls the Dean inmates from the Ontario Reformatory were used to ca rry plaster a nd so the plasterers pu t a generous inch-thick layer on the ceilings By the early 50s the plaster frequently and with very little warning separated [rom the Ilath and both Prof and I had some close calls when the plaster would suddenly drop in our offices and on laboratory benches

Ventilation was indeed a problem when 50 to 60 students gathered for a qua1litative analysis laboratory and started bubbling H2S through solutions in order to precipitate metal ions H2S is infamous for it s smell --middotrotten eggs concen tra ted Professor John Rothwel OAC 39 now retired developed sensitive timing catchill~ about-to-expire students and hauling them to the window for a breather We had big fans installed he explains but the students opened the windows next to the fan short-circuiting the makeshift ventilation system Qualita tive analysis was eventually dropped from the curriculum Professor Rothwell is

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covered with equipment Chemistry had the distinction of being

the first science department on campus to have its own building by 1887 (the odiferous na ture of the pursuit no doubt affected the decision to construct a separate building) The building however la sted only until 1896 when fire destroyed it The replacement on the same location-where the north wing of the Arts Building now stands- housed generations of chern students until the Department of Chemistry moved to the present Chemistry and Microbiology building in 1965

When Prof Bill Brown arrived on campus in the 1 940s he suggested only partially in jest that the venerable building be named Reek Hall after the then president of the OAC William R Reek OAC 10 It was an idea that never emerged from the flask

The building easily would have justified that label Prof Brown tells of a visiting chemist from Iowa State University As he walked through the front entrance he sniffed deeply and sighed Ah beautiful-this is a lovely chemistry building It takes years of chemical training to appreciate the bouquet of aged chemistry buildings

convinced because other faculty members didnt appreciate the smell

While future physicists werent likely to find their way to the Guelph campus the OAC trained many of the high school science teachers in Ontario The old Agricultural Science option introduced ill 1922 and the General Science option introduced in 1950 provided an excellent broad scientific background for high school teaching and graduate study in any number of agricultural and scientific disciplines

With the establishment of the University of Guelph in 1964 the physical sciences emerged from their supporting roles to limelight positions on campus Greatly expanded research facilities and undergraduate laboratory capability had to be provided The Physics Department had been cramped for years in the red brick building and was unable to develop its undergraduate programs nor introduce graduate student and research programs appropriate for the mushrooming University The Chemistry Department had moved into the new Chemistry and MicrobiOlogy Building but research activity in the department had expanded graduate programs were becoming mOre important and essential scientific

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equipment was proliferating Both tcaching and research activities required much more space

The Physical Science Building an efficient gem of an edifice was completed and occupied by the fall of 1969 Attached to the Chemistry and Microbiology Building it provided expanded facilities for chemistry as well as teaching research and office space for Physics Mathematics and Sta tistics When the Department of Computing and Information Science emerged in 1971 it located in the Institute of Computer Science Building (the renovated Physics Building) for proximity to the computer hardware

For Physics the move to the new facilities was like a speed-of-light journey from 1916 to 1970 From graffiti-embellished lab benches to immaculate well-equipped spacious undergraduate la boratories from dingy basement research cubby-holes to well-lighted laboratories from makeshift to state-of-the-art equipment

Equipping the departments with essential iescarch instruments will be a never-ending program because the advances in science occur rapidly and because Guelph will want to maintain its hard-earned position at the forefront of research in Canada

By most accounts the move to the building occurred so smoothly that the undergraduate students remember only closing the drawer in one laboratory one day and showing up the next day in a new lab

We collected a roomful of old glassware brass bunsen burners and all kinds of junk when we moved out of the old Physics Building recalls Professor Jim Hunt Instead of throwing it out I bet other faculty members that we could sell it We did --we sold every last bit of broken glass and laboratory equipment amassed $500 and started a scholarship fund for undergraduate students in physics

The very existence of the physical science disciplines is often overshadowed by the emphasis on the life sciences at Guelph Because of this undergraduate degree programs stili attract a relatively small number of students-a predicament that is both attractive and threatening at the same time Faculty describe the size of some of the undergraduate programs as

bull uncomfortably small while recent graduates from the programs see the small size as an important difference between Guelph aNd the grist mills that churn out hundreds of graduates

Everything has to do with size observes Terry Clifford Like most of his classmates at the OAC he came from a rurat background We really appreciated Guelphs organization in terms of social

development We got to know everyone in our class Professors assigned to the year really developed close relationships There was no dou bt that everyone encouraged us Professor MacNaughton (now the dean) was like a mother hen-he developed a really close rapPorl with all the students and graduates Hes a mini alumni associa t ion hi msel r

How the Physical Sciences disciplines evolved on the Guelph campus is a fascinating account in itself They all appeared originally to serve agricultural interests Chemists performed analyses on everything from soil to sugar beets physicists monitored the weather and contributed a variety of engineeringshyoriented expertise Mathematicians helped agricultural research workers use statistical methods to interpret their da tao Even the late-comer Computing and Information Science appeared on campus in an agricultural capacity Animal scientists had gathered enough milking data on cards to fill a room but couldnt use the information The computer stored that information and made it accessible for research

The undergraduate program in Computing and Information Science reflects these origins emphasiZing systems rather than computation It focuses on how to best utilize the computer to solve problems This approach meshes well with the existing biological and agricultural research on campus Fourth year classes in computing science boast about 35 students the 90 terminals in the ICS building are in use practically round-the-clock and the majority of students on campus has some contact with the computer during studies at Guelph

WHAT IS TO COME The general perception of whats

happening in the job market for physical science graduates is completely incorrect according to Professor Jack MacDonald Chairman Department of Physics In the

next decade there won t be enough physicists ma thema ticia ns and chemists to go around There was a move away from the physical sciences when they were blamed for pollution and technological problems Students looked to the biological sciences for solutions Now were seeing a move back to chemistry and physics as young people start to recognize that they offer the best hope for long-range solutions to many pressing problems Physical Science graduates are basically problem-solvers

The pre-adolescent CoJlege of Physical Science has emerged from a decade that was turbulent for the physical sciences at all institutions Ted Newton describes the see-saw years Until about 1970 we had money and jobs to offer but no one to whom to offer them Then the money dried up and really good candidates for faculty positions became availa ble

The disciplines not only are firmly esta blished on ca mpus but are setting high standards in teaching and research Were proud of the progress in physical sciences in the 15 years since the formation of the University adds Dean Earl MacNaughton

Faculty pursue research in fields as diverse as biophysics environmental toxicology electrochemistry surface physics neutron scattering mathematical and sta tistical a nalysis of biologica I systems and the design of a georeferences data base for the Province of Onta rio Funds from outside sources amounting to about one and a half million dollars annually support a large portion of this fundamental and applied research

As the disciplines continue their growth predicts the Dean our faculty will strive to preserve the informality and close contact with students that has distinguished Guelph in the past

The College may be only ten years old but has already come of age in the scientific research community I990- here we come 0

A physics leclure 1958 with Dr Earl MacNaughton now Dean

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y ou hear the sales approac h lt1 llmost cve ry day The new improved producl - more

powerful more efficient more everything Well that sa me approach very aptly applied

to College Roya I and University Open House 80 This yea r as well as the usual multitud e of events and exhibits across-camrus there were many exciting and refreshing innovations that added that extra sparkle to the glitter

The officia l opening of open house weekend by a professional actor and comedian was a first Canadils own tongue-in-cheek Don Harron though not bespectacled and disguised in the dilaridatcd cloth cap three-day beard and moth-eat en swea ter of the irreverent Chrlie Farquharso n ce rtainly sounded like that entertaining rural cha racter during a eourle of his r ertinent rronouncements

Another new fea ture of this years College Royal open hOlle weekend walt Fly-Days The sky W i the limit when at $7 a ti ck t cIIQO11 ers took 30-minute flights over the Univcrsit v nd thc surrounding ar a Thc Flying C1uh1I thl

Don Harron and Charlie Farquharson opened open house weekend with ColeRe Royal president Dawn Wert and College Roya cehbrafll Connalyn Cooke

Something New At Collegl

Where MY funny hal University of Guelph dreamed up the idea provided planes and pilots and des pite il storm that dumped ten inches of snow on G uelph in less than three hours ilttrac ted more thiln 40 adventu rers

Another well-attended newcomer event was th e Woodsman Comretitions where ring of axe rasp of crosscut sa wand flying logs a od woodchips filled the a ir ilS contestants pitted their muscles ilgainst the clock

A new wag and wiggle to the O Vc Dog Show was the mutt show - comrlete with a delightful dog-in -a n-Easter-bonnet competition

Well over 20000 people visit ed the campus during Collegc Royal open hou se weekend

Pr~ilting the thousa nds of bu sy students who orgil ni zed something for this University that it could not do for itself Prcsident Donald F Forster lnuded them for rroudly serving the 56-year tradition of College Roy~Jmiddot

What s new a t College Roy~l ) The rhot ograrhs on these two pagcs sum it ur much hetter th ~1 1l mInv tnou s no of word~ []

Pilots with the Flying Cluh at the Univ(fsity of Guelph introduced Fly-Days With customers is Paul Sullivan right Club prlsident

Collegl Royal open house weekend was a cold one but students who entered the Woodsman Competitions soon warmed to the job

Royal 80 A 30s lapper Daisy Mae

Linda Filller 80 Derek style at the fashion show

Just a big baby

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A New

Look At Old

Folks Exerpts from a FACS sheet

by Mary Cocivera

I nd ependence self-respect and dignity can make the difference between

enjoying the later years and mere ly enduring them Helping seniors maintain their independence is an increasingly popular more enlightened approach to providing the services required by the elder ly

Canadas population is getting old The proportion of the elderly is increasing as a result of extended life span lower birth rates and immigration cutbacks The percentage of Canadas popula tion over 65 increased from 5 per cent in 190 I to 87 per cent in 1976 Demographic projections predict that in 50 years more than 20 per cent of the Canadian population will be over 65

Supporting these elderly and providing the needed services will demand novel approaches new insights and an emphas is on enjoying rather than enduring the later years

WHO ARE THE ELDERLY

The elderly a re generaJly considered to be anyone over 65 yea rs old-the age of mandatory retirement At tha t turning point workers stop being wage earners and sta rt being senior citizens They receive old age security benefits draw pensio ns and ride buses at reduced ra tes

The retirement years are rewarding for many seniors Jackrabbit Johannsen still cross-count ry skis at 104 Grandma Moses painted into her 90s others earn university degrees pursue second careers indu lge in hobbies travel and find happiness in volunteer work But for some of the elderly the retirement years bring loneliness despair and poverty along with independence

Most of the elderly are women Of the elderl y living a lone 70 per cent are women

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The proportion of the elderly in Canada is increasing rapidly

Almost half of the women over 65 are widowed and widows outnumber widowers five to one

Three-quarters of the women over 65 living on their own have no income other than government stipends for the elderl y In Ontario these stipends now amount to about $365 monthly and are adjusted quarterly

INCOME DURING RETIREMENT

The financial picture for many seniors looks bleak but it may appear worse than it really is suggests Dr Kathleen Brown a family economist in the Department of Family Studies Without work-related costs retirees have lower expenses

In addition seniors can take advantage of free medical care free or reduced admissions property tax refunds income tax deductions public tra nsportation passes reductions on restaurant meals free drugs and seniors discoun ts at stores These benefits help spread retirement income that much further

Dr Brown suspects that the recently retired may see their financial position as worse than it rea ll y is She and Professor

Martin-Matthews arc doing a study of how recently retired people adjus t to changes in their economic and social status Its a difficu lt psychologica l adjustment for someone who has saved for retirement to start dipping into savings she says Consequently many scniors dont live as well as they co uld Some who could don t take taxis and hire help when they rea lly nced to because it is contrary to their Iife-Iong habits

The family home owned Iree and clear is a major economic assct in retirement and is the surest hedge against int1ation New programs likc the reverse mortgage can convert this asset into cash while a llowing the owner to stay in the house

In this scheme the bank or finance company buys the house over a period of about 20 ycars giving the resident homeowner monthly cash payments based on the assessed value of the house Varia tions on this theme may be one answer for asset-rich but cash-poor sen iors

Financially this arrangement makes good sense but convincing seniors may take some doing After people work a lifetimc to own a home outright they arc understandably reluctant to put a claim on it explains Dr Brown

Selling the family home in retirement is a calculated risk Will the capital from the house support a retired person for 10 years 20 years 30 yea rs Will it cover possi ble hi gh care costs in the later years A dollar saved in 1932 bu ys only 20 cents worth of goods and services at todays prices Int1ation will continue to erode the purchasing power of dollars saved fo r retirement

Financial management in general may present spec ial problems for many seniors notes Dr Brown Sources of income tend to be more diffuse in retirement coming from ann uities pensions RRSPs income supplements and perhaps reverse mortgages All of these require some attention managemen t and filling out of form s Often it s the widow who has to handle these ar rangements and she may be fac in g family finances for the first time in her life Seniors who could benefit from financial counselling don t know where to go for help

Growing old may not be glamorous but it need not be frig htening lonely and poverty-ridden In other cultures extended family a rrangements ass ure that elders will be loved needed and honoured until death In Canada senio rs place a high val ue on independence but geronto logists are now

realizing that independence can be facilitated while providing needed services and opportunities to the growing elderly populat ion 0

Election of alumni to Senate

Regulations governing election All alumni shall be eligible to vote providing they have graduated from the University of Guelph or the founding Colleges Alumni members of faculty a t the University of Guelph or full-time or part-time students enrolled in a pTogram under the jurisdiction of the Senate of the University of Guelph may not vote in the election of alumni to Senate if they have participated in the current election of faculty or the election of students to Senate

There shall be a minimum of one and a maximum of three elected alumni from anyone of the undernoted alumni bodies (a) Macdonald Institute or its successor College of Family and Consumer Studies (b) Ontario Agricultural College (c) Ontario Veterinary College (d) As a group the Colleges of Arts and Social Science and Wellington College- BA degree (e) As a group the Colleges of Biological Science and Physical Science and Wellington College-BSc degree

Each year the three-year terms of office of three of the nine alumni senators expire Retiring August 31 1980 are Frank Archibald OAC 39 W John Bowles CSS 72 and Dr Vc Rowan Walker OVC 47 The terms of office of Gordon B Henry OAC 34 Mrs Mary (Robertson) McGillivray Mac 36 and John R Flegg Arts 68 will expire August 31 1981 Charles (Chuck) Broadwell OAC 54 Bill Tolton OAC 36 and Dr Robert (Herb) Wright OVC 38 will sit on Senate until August 31 198 2

Voting instructions Please vote for a maximum of three candidates on the ballot form Voting shall be by an x Or checkm~rk Any mark on a ballot other than those required for marking the voters preference shall make the ballot null and void

Completed ballot form should be clipped and placed in an envelope on which you are requested to put your name and year in the upper left-hand corner To facilitate voting by an alumnus whose spouse is a lso an alumnus of the University of Guelph and who therefore jointly receive only one copy of the Guelph Alumnus two ballot forms are provided A joint return (two ballots in the same envelope) is acceptable only if the name and year of both voters a re on the envelope Address to Box SE Alumni Office University Centre University of Guelph Guelph Ontario NIG 2W l stamp and mail An on-campus polling booth in the foyer of the Physical Sciences Building will be open between the hours of 800 am and 200 pm on Saturday June 21 during Alumni Weekend Ballot forms and envelopes will be available at the booth On receipt at the Alumni Office eligibility to vote will be verified The sealed envelopes will be opencd on or after June 23 1980 and the ballots counted by scrutineers appointed by the Executivc Committee of the University of Guel ph Alumni Association Only valid ballots with voter identification on the enclosure envelopc received on or before that date will be counted

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iSenate Ballot Form iSenate Ballot Form I I For election of three alumni to Senate University of I For election of three alumni to Senate University of I I Guelph for the three-year term commencing Sep- I Guelph for the three-year term commencing Sep- I tember I 1980 See other side of this page for tember 1 1980 See other side of this page for I biographical sketches of candidates Vote for a biographicalfskhetches o~ candoidatebslvote for a I

maximum of three nominees One ballot per voter maximum 0 tree nommees ne a tot per voter I

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FERGUSON Paul D I CPS 67 Guelph

I FERGUSON Paul D I CPS 67 Guelph J

I GRUBBE Arthur G (Art) I OAC 41 Arthur I

GRUBBE Arthur G (Art) OAC 41 Arthur

I LEWIS Robin BI Aits 73 BTantford

I MILNE (Dennison) Lorna A I OAC 56 Brampton

I LEWIS Robin B I Arts 73 Brantford

MILNE (Dennison) Lorna A I OAC 56 Brampton

I YOUNG N Richard P Arts MA 76 Ridgeville

YOUNG N Richard P 1 Arts MA 76 Ridgeville

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News From Guelph

CAMPUS HIGHLIGHTS Summer Campus 1980 Summer Campus 80 will be a laughing matter if Larry Horowitz has his way A professional entertainer Horowitz is teaching a comedy workshop as part of the U niversi ty s uniq ue vaca tion proshygram which this year begins July 7 Timing voice inflection and mannerisms are almost more important than content according to thi s young comic who deshylights in sending up commercials

From comedy to reincarnation and apiculture Summer Campus this year presents vacationers with an extraordishynary smorgasbord of courses and activishyties For some people a relaxing vacashytion means a complete change from their usual activities explains Professor Jim Murray who established the program the only one of its kind at a Canadian university five years ago Teachers

lawyers and housewives will probably be among those who take Horowitzs comedy workshop or classes In drawing piano-playing or conversational French

Others however prefer to use the time to further develop themselves professiona ly says Professor Murray This year for the first time courses which form part of certificate programs in business and education wil[ be ineludshyed so that the family can come along while mom or dad sharpens professional skills Some of the 27 adult courses offered thi s summer are designed to fulfill specific personal needs such as how to become a skillful negotiator or generally manage life more effectively

Summer Campus is an ideal chance for alumni to spend time at the Univershysity of Guelph again notes Professor Murray Since Summer Campus has 12 special youth progra ms for children from 4 to 16 years of age returning to your alma mater can become a family

affair This year youngsters can ha m it up in a theatre workshop or learn about science computcrs or nature Workshops in jOllrnalism and art also encourage young talent

Tennis squash swimming and 800 acres of green space provide numerous recreational opportunities In the eveshyning it is poss ible to enjoy the campus through twilight tours and a myriad of student events includling the community barbeque Musical performances Walt Disney film nights and socials are espeshycially organized for Summer Campus va ca tioners

Summer Ca mpus 80 has two oneshyweek sess ions July 7-11 and 14-18 Course rates begins at $25 for children and $35 for adults per week Residence accomodation is available For complete program a nd fee information contact Continuing Education Division UNIshyVERSITY OF GUELPH Guelph Onshytario NIG 2WI or phone (519) 824-4120 ext 39560

Biographical Sketches- Senate Candidates middot PAUL D FERG SON CPS 67 lives in Guelph and is territory manager with Supersweet Feeds Stratford Paul taught at J F Ross Collegiate and then farmed near Arthur As an alu mni sena tor he at on Senate from 1969 to 1972 and feels he can provide an effective voice for alumni

ARTHUR G (ART) GRUBB OAC 41 is retired and lives in Arthur after a 35-yea r career with OMAF as an Ag Rep for the counties of Prince Edward Gray Oxford l anark and Perth Art is Secretary Ontario Institute of Agrologists Guelph Branch and is married to Lenore (McFadden) Mac 40

ROBIN BAIRD LEWIS Arts 73 lives in Brantford and is a part-time professional artist (see article on pages 6 and 7) An art instructor at Fanshawe College Robin is also a free-lance com mercial artist and has illustrated childrens books Her name is in the Index of Ontario Artists

LORNA A (DENNISON) MILNE OAC 56 lives in Brampton where she has operated Flowertown Antiques for eight years She is a trustee with the Peel Board of Education and vice chairman of the North Peel unit of the Canadian Cancer Society She is married to Ross Milne OAC 55

N RICHARD P YOUNG Arts MA 76 lives in Ridgeville and is a candidate for bar admission He is with the law firm of Young and McNamara in Thorold With his knowledge of taw he feels he can contribute to Senate during this period of economic difficulty

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Great Year For Gryphons

Mens Hock ey Cryphons winners of the OUAA championship

With no less than seven Gryphon teams taking Ontario championships the 1979-1980 intercollegiate season at the University of Guelph was certainly an unprecedented one

II a II started in the fall when the Senior Mens Varsity Eight rowing tea m broke records at the Ontario Universishyties Athletic Association (OUAA) meet in Weiland to take first place Then the mens and womens curling teams trashyvelled to the Universi ty of Western Ontario to defeat all comers and sweep two Ontario titles

Following th at came a weekend at Guelph that will not soon be forgotten by those involved February 22-23 saw the University of Guelph host both the Ontario Womens Basketball Championshyships and the Ontario Wrestling Chamshypionsh ips At approximately 800 pm on Saturday Feb 22 the Guelph women defeated Laurentian University for their first ever Ontario Womens Intercollegishy

ate Athletic Association (OWIAA) championship Three hours later the men had edged out the University of Western Ontario to bring back the Onshytario wrestling title after an absence of one year

Meanwhile the womens crossshycountry ski team put together a strong effort and snatched the provincial title from perennia l winner Carleton Univershysity

It was also about this time that the men s hockey Gryphons were putting together a miraculous comeback Ending up in fifth place in the OUAA the team had to travel to Laurentian University for a sudden death game The Gryphons won it They then fell one game down in a best of three semi-final with the Unishyversity of Toronto Varsity Blues and had to win two in a row to advance to the final They did In the final against the number one ranked McMaster Universishyty Marlins the Gryphons again fell one

game down You guessed it they won th e next two and became the second team ever to win back-to-back Ontario championships

The wrest lers basketball and hockshyey players all advanced to the Canadian Intra-universi ty Athletic Union (CIAU) Championships and a lthough no team titles were brought home they a ll made their presence felt at the national level

As weJl as seven championships the Gryphons had seven individual Ontario champions They were Ken Hawthorne in the 15 km Nord ic sk iing race and Bob Pronk Ken Bradford Jamie Beshythune Ed Slabikowski Gavin Carrow and Wayne Brightwell from th e wresshytling Gryphons The Nordic ski relay team of Dan MaJlet John Bonardelli and Ken Hawthorne also took a gold at the OUAA championships At the CIAU wrestling ch ampionships Wayne Brightwell took a gold medal in his weight class

The Gryphons also had ten Ontario a ll-stars in Candy Clarkson Linda Jolie Sue Lindley Mike Sesto Rick Dundas and Tom Heslip from basketball John Lowe and Jeff Inglis from football Mike McParland from hockey and Tony Tenwesteneind from volleyball Candy Clarkson wa s also named to the allshyCanadian team at the CJAU banquet in Halifax

Following the completion of the schedules the first annual Co-Educashytional Awards Banquet was held at the University s Peter Clark Hall The event was well received by athletes and staff a like and plans are already in the making for next seasons banquet 0

Microbiology Open House June 15 Microbiology is fascinating Thats the message of an open house to be held Sunday June 15 from I 00 pm to 500 pm in the Universitys Chemistry and Microbiology Building College of Physshyical Science Sponsored by the Canadian Society of Microbiologists Committee on Education with the co-operation of the Departments of Microbiology Vetshyerinary Microbiology and Immunology and the Microbiology Club Microbioloshygy Day is for everyone-young and old novice and expert alike

Four second-floor laboratories will house presentat ions demonstrations and poster displays of the latest research

developments in medical agricultural and industrial microbiology-in a way that can be readily understood even by non-scientists

For those who want to explore furshyther there will be tours of resea rch laboratories where work will be in progshyress and equipment in use including the electron microscope Interes ted visitors may also tour the Department of Veterishynary Microbiology and Immunologys research facilities

At 300 pm in Room 200 of the Chemistry and Microbiology Building Jay Ingram microbiologist and host of CBC Radio s Quirks and Quarks will

give a slide and video lecture on the history of microbiology and some of the most recent trends The talk will be aimed primarily at high school students but everyone should find it interest ing Later Jay will mingle and chat with visitors

Microbiology Day has been planned as part of the first joint annual meeting -of the Canad ian Society of Microbiolo shygists and the Genetics Society of Canashyda being held on campus from June J 5 to June 19 Over 400 delegates from across Canada and the United States will be there Heres a chance to hobnob with the experts Plan to bring the whole family It promises to be a great day 0

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Alumni Publications-Consolidation ue to a combination of rapidly escalating paper prices and mailing rates and a directiveD issued to all academic and administrative units of the University requesting that a ll 1979-80

budget submissions reflect a 5 per cent reduction of their 1978-79 budget allotments it became necessary to review the vital field of a lumni publications

To this end President DF Forster appointed a Special Advisory Committee on Alumni Publications with representatives from the U of G Alumni Association and each of the seven college alumni associations The Committee compiled a re port and the President accepted its recommendation to consolidate the Guelph A lumnus and the se ven individual college alumni bulletins

Through the year the four re gular issues of the Guelph Alumnus will consist of 36 pages and up to 18 page s in each issue will be a llocated to the college alumni associations Space will be divided in proportion to the size o f individual college alumni bodies and copy for the 18 pages will be pro vided by individual college e ditors To obtain a good institutional image and to m ainta in alumni acceptance the quality of Guelph Alumnus paper stock has been upgraded to a lighter weight coated stock This will result in lower mailing costs

Subject to annual review and the availa bility of funds the President has approved the publication ot an e ight-page Annual Alumni Weekend Supplement under the individual mastheads of the seven college alum ni associations The supplement will consist of a common four-page insert covering Alumni Weekend programs plus a four-page format of copy exclusive to and provided by e ach of the seven college alumni associations

Your colle ge editors met a de m anding deadline for this the first consolidated publication and we are very grateful to them We t hink we ve done the right thing-what do you think Ed 0

CODling Events

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Alumni Weekend

Annual Meetings at Guelph Friends of U of G Incbull Mac-FACS

OAC OVC bull Arts CPSbull CSS and U of G Alumni

Associations

Summer Campus

CVMA Confere nce Moncton NB

Centennial Banquet Associate Diploma in Agriculture

AVMA Convention Washington DC

Aggie Week

OAC Alumni Association Golf Tournament

Homecoming

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Canada Postes Post Canada ~~oJod PYlp~+ pulk Ennombre third troisieme class classe 1067 Guelph Ont

ADDRESS CORRECTION REOUESTED

If th e addressee or a son o r a daughter w ho IS an atumnu s has moved please notify th~ Alum ni OHice University 01 G uelph N I G 2W so thai th is magazine may be forwarded to the proper address

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The College of Arts Alumni Association

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To The Queens Taste An Elizabethan dinner in honour of Queen Elizabeth I (1558-1603) was held in early February Sponsored by the University of Guelph Historical Soshyciety the feast attracted 45 members of the Guelph academic community includshying several alumni Guests were asked to attend in period costume and to provide an authentic Elizabethan dish

Master of the feast was Dr Lewis Abbott Department of History In accordance with Her Majestys wishes (Marilyn Armstrong 78) Master AbshybOll provided whimsical sketche~ of the head-table guests accompanicd the Queen dancing and called forth her loyal subjects to pay tribute to her beauty and grace

DELPHA Editor Debbie Chambers 77

AI the dinner Morris Lemire CSS78 Bev Lemire 79 Margo Shoemaker 79 Dr Lewis Abbot Marilyn Armstrong 78 Urve Abbot and Dr Stefan Straka Chairman Departmenr aHistory

Musical entertainment for the eveshyning was provided by the Queens court musicians conducted by Shannon Purshyvis-Smith a music instructor at the University The ensemble played a deshylightful repertoire of authentic Elizabeshythan music

SOllle of the delights of authentic Elizabethan cuisine tha t were served included Fartes Portingale Livering Puddings Pork a lOrange Turnep in a Tench Compound Pallet and Almonde Tartes They were selected by Margo Shoemaker 79

Her Work Is Her Life Mieke Bevelander 73 graduated with distinction from the honours program in Fine A rl However her art career began in high school and was followed by intensive study at the Frec Academy and The Royal Academy of Art in T he Hague Holland Then there was an interruption of a few years while M iekc taught elementary school in Toronto before she got back on track at Guelph

Her work is her life O nly when she is drawing and now painting is she pleased with he rself and able to cope

with the major set-back for artists- the continuing lack of moneyl

Not only has Micke fine artistic talent and drive which has kept her going for the last dozen years but also she is a gifted teachel Imiddot or the past three years she has been a sessional instructor at the University of Waterloo in the fall of 1979 she is credited with puiling their extension course in Stratshyford out of danger of extinction After Miekes fall session the university had a

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Dancing a favourite pastime of Her Majesty was encouraged between courses The first dance selection known as a galliard was demonstrated by Shannon Purvis-Smith A stately dance it provided an excellent contrast to dance instructor Dave Greens version of a rapid peasant dance

It is hoped that the tradition of providing an historical dinner for stushydents faculty and alumni will continue in the coming years We look forward to seeing you there 0

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flood of requests for another course with her

The Art Gatlery of Kitchener boasts a simi~ar success story with their Saturday childrens classes which Mieke has taught for the past two years Her popularity and ability tripled enrolment

Mieke has had shows in The Hague Edinburgh and Guelph and her work has appeared in shows in Vancouvshyer Winnipeg Brantford and Toronto Several corporations and numerous indishyviduals own her drawings paintings and sculptures A series of her drawings is hanging in the Sears Building in Chicashygo

Miekes loft apartment in Elora Ontario reflects her personality and consequently her work It is a compact

bright open space filled with Canadian antiques and a wood-burning stove There are books drawings sculptures toys a nd curios on every ledge a nd piece of furniture Luxurious plants hang everywhere and give the space a garden quality-a garden of earthly delights to steal a quotation However Miekes ambition wiJi not allow her to stay much longer in this pastoral setting Soon she will uproot herself to move to Toronto where she is affiliated with the Bau-Xi Gallery on Dundas Street exhibiting artists such as Jack Shadbolt Tony Urqhart and Claude Breeze

Although a major problem for all artists is making a living from their art an added problem M ieke has found is finding gallery owners and fellow artists

who take women artists seriously thorny situation but a very real one Also a particular problem for artists is trying to be recognized as an important segment of society to establish a status quo in a society which views art as a luxury or at most as play

If universities are recently experishyencing an anti-intellectual backlash artshyists have continuously bucked an antishyaesthetic appreciation in our materialisshytic society If you cant eat it wear it drive it or spend it it cant be worth very much Mieke has written eloqucntly on this topic and given the chance will talk fervently about her lifes work- art works This graduate is going places and several major shows are in the making now 0

Mahoud Sadek

King Tot

Professor Sadek with the Department of Fine Art presented a slide show on King Tut at a recent meeting of the College of Arts Alumni Association Before the show Professor Sadek filled in the pertishynent background of King Tut Accordshying to the professor the misconception that Tut was not an important Pharaoh

is false In fact he was very influential as he returned the old religion of Amon to Egypt

King Tut followed Adhenaton who had imposed the worship of Aten (sunshygod) on the people In essence this was monotheism The religion revolved around the rays of middotthe sun which were the manifestation of light and heat The sign of the ankh was the symbol which denoted life

There was not only a religious revoshylution but also a cultural revolution Previously art had been idealized where everybody was portrayed as being strong and beautiful Art now became antishyclassical and a caricature Freedom of expression was allowed Akhenaton moved the capital from Thebes to Amashy

rah King Tut was nine years old whcn

he ascended to the throne He moved the capital back to Thebes and rebuilt the temple of Amon He died from an unknown cause at age 18 His tomb was hidden and therefore was not vandalized by robbers It lay undisturbed until discovered by Howard Carter in 1922 This major discovery gave the world a large collection of Egyptian art

The slide show demonstrated not only the size but also the sheer beauty of the Tut collection

The College of Arts Alumni Associshyation is grateful to Professor Sadek for his enlightening talk and for his compreshyhensive slide show of the King Tut collection 0

Scholarships At the College of Arts Alumni Associashytion Board of Directors meeting of March 22 1980 three new scholarships were designed and will be presented at the spring meeting of Senate for approvshyaL

Members of the Board hope these

awards will help encourage graduate and part-time students to maintain high academic standards The first a wards will be presented in the fall of J 980

An amount of $500 will be awarded to the College of Arts student with the highest cumulative average in Years 3 and 4 who is entering a College of Arts graduate degree program The award is

open to a student entering either an MA or PhD program with a Universishyty of Guelph undergraduate Arts degree

An amount of $250 will be awarded to each of two semester 5 part-time College of Arts students with the two highest cumulative averages and entershying semester 6 They will be presented in the fall and winter semesters 0

Grad News 1977

Paulette McGarr After working three years in visual arts Paulette is a student apprentice with British glass master Stephen Taylor in Caledon and is living in Toronto

1978

Dalid Coates Newspapers Right David is city reporter for the Peterborshyough Examiner

Patricia (Cole) Bigley is employed as a dental assistant by Drs R amp c Armshystrong Leamington Ontario

1979

Robert Bishop is the manager of the Tydagon Golf Club in Burlington Onshytario

David Schwitzer is pu~suing doctoral studies at the University of London in England 0

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The Ontario Veterinary College Alumni Association

~~ ALUMNI Editor Dr Cliff Barker 41

BULLETIN

From The Pres ident

Dr Bob Buck 46

Since our last opportunity to chat by means of a publication several items of interest have occurred Perhaps that of greatest current interest involves arshyrangements which will culminate in the presentation of a portrait of Dr Dcnnis Howell to our former dean on Alumni Weekend

The Honours and Awards Commitshytee under the chairmanship of Dr Bob Silk 64 has been working fervently to ensure that the presentation can be made at the time of our Annual General Meeting which this year takes place on campus during Alumni Weekend June 20 to 22 Further details of these cereshymonies will be available soon

The OVc Alumni Directorate is enthused about this project and like the Honours and Awards Committee is anxiously awaiting the opportunity to view the work

Having mentioned Alumni Weckshyend [ hope that you will note again those dates of Friday Saturday and Sunday June 20 21 and 22 and if you possibly can make arrangements to visit Guelph and the old stamping grounds and appreciate what is available to the students of today compared to that which was present in the dim distant past

Not only will it be an opportunity to renew friendships which may have been neglected somewhat due to disshytance and other responsibilities but you will have an opportunity to visually acknowledge some of the strides that have been taken during the growth of the University of Guelph and in parshyticular the Ontario Veterinary College during the years since you left the campus

On sllch a visit you can more accurately gauge the importance of the contributions which each of us attempt to make to our Alma Mater as the years pass

There is some personal satisfaction in being able to actually see some of the things which we read about in our communications from the various Unishyversity organizations

At this particular time of year we would hope that those of our alumni living some distance from Guelph may decide that a venture to this part of Ontario might be considered as part of a vacation plan

How about some of those of you who live beyond the borders of Onshytario- or within the borders of Ontario for that matter- who have not had an opportunity to be in Guelph for some time contacting former classmates and arranging a visit part of which may be spent here at the OVc and on-campus at the University of Guelph

Watch for further information which will be forthcoming Those of us in this part of the country would be delighted to see you

Since last we talked the Awards Committee has presented the OVc Alumni Association Fellowships to Dr Louis Laliberte of the Department of Clinical Studies and Michael Clarke and Diane Friesian of the Departments of Pathology and Biomedica Sciences reshyspectively These are postgraduate study scholarships

Recently Jim Sweetman 81 was selected as the recipient of this years

OVc Alumni Travel Fellowship Award Jim who is currently President of the Canadian Veterinary Students Association chapter at Guelph will be travelling to the United Kingdom and other areas during the course of this summer

During the first week in March the annual College Royal activities took place on campus The OVc student body has become a very important part of this event as time has passed Disshyplays have been provided for the public by each of the years and by several of the activity groups within the College walls

On Open House Days hundreds of visitors from various parts of the province are given guided tours through the OVCs facilities and the students do an exceJlent job in providing informashytion concerning their studies and chosen vocation as well as acting as excellent purveyors of good-will for veterinary medicine Your Association has helped albeit rather modestly in assisting with this endeavour

You will be pleased to know that Dean Doug Maplesden SO has disshyplayed his continued interest in alumni activities by attending our Board of Directors meetings and contributing personally by giving much appreciated opinions and assistance Dr Howells very active conscientious involvement in alumni activities provides Doug with a very strenuous precedent to follow but we are looking forward to his associa tion with OVc alumni

Perhaps 1 have rambled long enough I shaH close by once more recommending that you consider serishyously visiting your Alma Mater during the forthcoming Alumni Weekend in June If you consider that arranging a class reunion or some such function would be constructive for goodness sake let us know and we shall attempt to assist in whatever way appears to be practical Hope to see many of you before long 0

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CODlDleDlorative Plaque In Stratford On August 24 1979 a plaque was unveiled in Stratford Ontario by the Local Architectural Conservation Advishysory Committee (LACAC) Stratford to mark the restoration of the Brandenshyberger Block built in the late 1800s

In addition to the historic signifishycance of the building is the fact that among the persons who used the buildshying was John Luke Poett VS (Edinshyburgh) the first veterinary surgeon apshypointed to the Northwest Mounted Poshylice

Poett joined the NWMP in 1874 after practising in Stratford for four years He was in charge of the large group of horses sent from Toronto in 1874 to eventually become part of the march west later that year from Fort Dufferin Manitoba to Fort Whoop-up in Alberta In 1877 he completed his service with the NWMP and returned to practice in Stratford

On September 21 1881 he advershytised that his office had been moved to Brandenbergers new block and he reshymained at this location until 1884 In that year he rejoined the Mounties eventually settling in Battleford Saskatshychewan serving as a non-commissioned police officer there until his death in 1895 His wife lived to be 87 dying in 1937 A granddaughter survives in Vanshycouver

Poetts office was reached through a door under the Jetter R in Reward (see photograph this page) and upstairs to the first floor

The plaque is on the wall just below the word Blowes (Blowes Travel Sershyvice) It will undoubtedly be read by thousands of visitors attending Stratshyford s Shakespearean Festival each year

Apart from being the first veterinashyrian in the NWM P Poetts name is the first to have been entered in the original register of the Ontario Veterishynary Association How his name came to be entered in this way is unknown The register was established in 1879 but it shows his address as the NW MP in Western Canada and in reality he was still in Stratford

The plaque was sponsored by Jim Anderson President LACAC Stratshyford who became interested in the hisshytory of Poett while the author was researching in the Perth County Arshy

chives in 1976 A fuller story of Poett Ontario relating to veterinary medicine may be found in the book Vet in the In 1973 the Toronto Historical Board Saddle by Dr Frank Loew and EH erected the Upper Canada Veterinary Wood published by Western Producer School pl aque on the site of the first Prairie Books Saskatoon 1978 veterinary college in Canada at 40-42

This is the second plaque erected in Temperance Street Toronto 0

Brandenberger Block Stratford Ontario Site of Poetts office

~ Upper Canada Veterinary School plaque 1973

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The College of Social Scie nce Alumni Association

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Edtor Rkk Kna 74

the current year despite continuing From The infl a tion in excess of 9 per cent The increases in faculty salaries have fallshyen behind other comparable professhyDean sions consistently since the early 1970s

3 Some estimates suggest that universishyIt is with pleasure that I report to you ties will be required to terminate upthe success which the College of Social to 20 per cent of faculty over the next Science Alumni Association has enjoyed few years if insolvency is to be preshyin the last year This succcss is due in ventedlarge measure to the encrgy and hard

work of the Association s Beards of Additional facts which should be of

Directors since 1978 interest and concern to you as alumni

The College of Social Science and voters are the following

Alumni Associations presence is being I Ontario now provides $1 000 less in felt in overaH alumni affamiddotirs May I operating grants per full-time equivashyhope that in increasing numbers Social lent student than the average of the

Dr Jack W SkinnerScience alumni will join in actively supshy rest of Canada ($1800 less than porting their Alumni Association the Quebec) College and the University prevent universities from providing both 2 Were Ontario universities funded at

As a second matter I am a ble to quality education and accessibility for a level equivalent to the average for report that the level of participation in students the rest of Canada total grants to the the BA Graduate Survey project was A strong statement on behalf of system for 1979-80 would have to be good May I thank those of you who universities was made in September to increased by $185000000 took the time and trouble to complete Premier Davis and senior ministers by 3 On a relative basis measured in the questionnaire JH Panabaker Chairman of the Board 1977-78 dollars grants per student in

There is another matter which I of McMaster Univcrsity as spokesman universities had fallen 71 per cent trust will be of interest As you are no for board chairmen and executive heads from 1970-71 to 1977-78 While doubt aware Ontarios universities have of Ontario universities Among the facts grants per student in the colleges of been and continue to be involved in a which he prcsented were applied arts and technology (CAAT) substantial amount of retrenchment as a I Library acquisitions per student have rose by 22 per cent costs per pupil in result of past and continuing reduced fallen by about 40 per cent in real secondary schools rose 396 per cent levels of government financial support terms since the early 1970s despite and costs per-patient-day in hospitals While it could be argued that a certain the continuing explosion of knowshy rose 51 per cent Finally of interest amount of retrenchment was needed ledge around the world are the studentstaff ratios In as well as politicaJIy desirab]e a conshy 2 For years increases in salary scales 1977-78 for universities 149 to I tinuation of reduced support on the part have been held well below the rate of CAATs 126 to I and secondary of the government will bring about acshy inflation- they were 37 per cent in schools 169 to l 0 tions which will greatly hamper if not 1978-79 and just over 5 per ccnt for

The membcrs of your Board of Directors dents we a ttended the College of Social recently endorscd a resolution to make Science we had little or no opportunity Five -five scholarhips available to in-course to earn an achievement award

In-course Collcge of Social Science students It s a We have plenty of reasons to make start and without your support of the awards available to deserving students College of Social Science Alumni Assoshy If each of our members could encourage Scholarships ciation and of the Alma Mater Fund it one new membership we could continue would not have been possible to make things happen What do youIntroduced Do you realize that when as stu- say Lets get on with the job 0

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Peacekeeper Playing a key role in peacekeeping opershya tions is as much an a rt as a defined position sa ys Political Studies professhysor Henry Wiseman Professor Wiseshyman who has also been Faculty Assoshyciate in the Office of the Provost this past year has been named Director of Peacekeeping Programs at the Internashytional Peace Academy (IPA) New York He assumed the position for one year as of Janu ary I

The Interna tional Peace Academy which was established in 1969 as an institute devoted to furthering the skills of conflict resolution has a vita l pa rt to

Hes Off To Israel John Vanderkamp

Professor John Vanderkamp Chairman Department of Economics has been apshypointed as visiting professor in the Cashynadia n Studies Program at Hebrew Unishyversityin Jerusalem

Professor Vanderkamp will spend the greater part of three months April to June in Israel where he will give a graduate course in labor economics a nd make himself available for consultations with faculty a nd graduate students

The Canadian Studies Program is relatively new It was established in

Birth Of OASA Much overdue but now ready for acshytion is the way Professor KJ Duncan describes the Ontario Association of Sociology and Anthropology (OASA) Professor Duncan of the UniversityS Department of Sociology and Anthroshypology was the Associa tions first presishydent

Canada has not been without asshysociations in the fi eld There is a nationshyalone the Canadian Sociological and Anthropological Association a nd over

play in world a ffairs The U N as Professor Wiseman pointed out has no specific constitut ional basis for pcaceshykeeping in its charter although it does practise peacekeeping from time to time on an ad hoc basis

Over the ycars a ttempts have been made to define the practice in constitushytiona l terms but without success Professor Wiseman believes there are good political reasons why this has not occurred the fear by some states that the UN would evolve its own a uthority or military force less dependent on the will of the member states

For this reason the IPA while remaining independent of the UN pershyform s the crucial functions of developing

1978 as the result of a VISit by John Roberts then Secretary of State to Israel Funded by the Canadian govern shyment and Toronto philanthropists Dr and Mrs Ralph Halbert the program got under way last year when urban planner Peter Oberlander of British Coshylumbia spent a period at the Israeli university

The successful applicant for the program is selected from candida tes in the social sciences hu manities a nd law Administra tion of the selection is handshyled at the Canadia n end by an advisory committee made up of eight members from a variety of disciplines in Frenchshya nd English-speaking institutions from across the country Recommendationsmiddot are submitted by the Canadian commitshytee to the Hebrew University where the final choice of visiting scholar is made

Professor Vanderkamps talents make him eminently suited to the posishytion H e is the editor of Canadian Public

the yea rs regiona l ones have emerged in the Maritimes Quebec and the western provinces but not until now in Onta rio

Professor Duncan and a number of others including department chairman Professor WE Thompson and departshyment colleague Professor TF Condon have actively supported the idea of a provincial association for years because as Professor Duncan says the real acshytion takes place at the provincial level We need such an assocation he adds to provide a provincial presence to speak on behalf of our two disciplines to government representatives and to the

procedures and policies for peacekeeping to bring greater order to the ad hoc UN practice Such activity is dependent on broad co-operation by UN members One hundred and fourteen have parshyticipa ted in IPA programs to date

The Political Studies professors tasks include arranging professional inshyternational training seminars for diploshymats military officers academics and policy makers in the subjects of peaceshykeeping mediation and negotiation and setting up off-the-record meetings beshytween parties directly involved in disshyputes such as Namibia a nd the Middle East These a re two of the ma in duties of the Academy 0

Policy- Analyse de Poliliques the jourshynal which he founded six years ago to bring together resea rch in economics a nd rela ted disciplines such as political science and sociology with a view to stimulating research and discussion of problems in Canadian policy He is also a member of the executive council of the Canadian Economics Association and author of many papers on Canadian economic activity

The aim of the program is to inshycrease Canadian exposure overseas the economist says It is hoped that eventushyally graduate fellowships in Canadian studies will be made available for stu-

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dents at the Hebrew University further extending the educationa l scope of the program

In the initial five years of operation an endowment fund is being built up Once that income is esta blished visiting professorships will be for a years durashytionD

pUblic Professor Duncan says meetings of

the Associa tion will take place twice a year and that attention will be turned to ways of improving the teaching of socishyology and anthropology as well as a tshytracting the participation of those workshying in community colleges government -private agencies and in industry

For further information about the Association contact Mrs Wilda Blackshylock through the Depa rtment of Socioloshygy and Anthropology (519) 824-4120 ext 3894 0

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The College of Biological Science Alumni Association

~ BIO-ALUMNI ~ NEWS Editor Jane Selley Arts 70

J Tent And Sleeping Bags Anyone Panoramic scenery wa rm campfires wild-flowers and pines scenting fresh summer breezes quiet walks along wooded trails a chance to photograph relax and enjoy the company of good friends Sounds like a dream doesn t it

Well your dreams have come true because the CB S Alumni Association has designed such a weekend this year just for you

From June 6 to 8 1980 (Friday evening to Sund ay night) we have for alumni and their families an Interpreshytive Weekend excursion to Cyprus Lake Provincial Park on th e picturesque Upper Bruce Peninsula We have lined up a full weekend of activity including a wildlife photography sessi on plant and geomorphology lectures bird watching

a Fathom Five ta lk a boat trip to Flower Pot Island a nd much much more

Photographers will want to see the orchids which will be in bloom that wcekend a nd there are ma ny excellent access points for scuba diving enshythusi ast s as well Brave folks might even attempt a midnight dip in th e cool waters of Georgian Bay

We will be camping in the Provinshycia[ Park and should qualify for free group camping if enough adventurers register for the s leep-out If youre not one for organized activities thats okay too

While only a few hours drive from Guelph this part of Ontario is an historshyic glacial-formed environment supportshy

ing rich and diverse flora and fa una You are required to bring your ow n

support gea r food clothing and provide tran sport a tion to a nd from the park The CBSAA will be providing wilderness progra ms and marshmallows

Most o f all the weekend a[ lows friends old and new a chance to relax together and enjoy some free time Twen ty-nine people have already sig ned up a nd we think this will truly be our best event ever

For registration write to CBS Interpretive W eekend co Department of Alumni Affairs a nd Development Level 4 Unive rsity Centre University of Guelph Guelph Ontar io N I G 2W I or telephon e (519) 824-4120 Ext 2122 0

Your 1980 Executive The CBS Alumni Association Board of Directors for 1980 who were elected a t the Annua l Meeting at College Roya[ is a mi xture of new and old faces Wed like to tell you something about each of these people who have volunshyteered their time for you

AI Sippel BSc 74 President A[ is a fish hea lth biologi st with the Ontario Ministry of N a tural Resources working on campus

Richard Moccia BSc 76 MSc 78 Immediate Past President Rick is preshysentlya U of G fish pathologist offershying a consulting service to commercial fish farms la rge aquaria home aquarishyots and resea rch subcontractors

David MaraIdo MSc 78 Vice Presishydent David is a fisheries biologist for Canada Centre for In[and Waters Burlshyington Ontario

Winn Halina BSc 74 MSc 77 Secshyretary T reasurer Winn is a researc h assistant in the Department of Biomedishyca l S cience at the O Vc

Sheena Ba msey BSc 77 Director Sheena is a research chemist for Shell C a nada Ltd

J im Ga llivan BSc 73 M Sc 77 Dishyrector Ji m has been a Ph D student in Medical Sciences a t McMas ter Univershysity since 1978

At the Annual M eeting I to rare

president AI Sippel 74

Professor R on Brooks Zoology and immediate

past president Rick Moccia 76

Ron presented a da zz ling talk and

show on th e Galapagos

Islands

Ka thryn Martin BSc 76 Director Kathryn is a grad student in the Depa rtshyment of Biomedical Sci ence

Margo Tant BSc 76 Director Margo is a full-time stude nt at the O Vc

Jan Watson BSc 75 Director Jan our first CBS President is now an applications specia list fo r Pa yton Asshysocia tes which manufactures e lectronic medica l instruments 0

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University of G uelph 3049 CBS stushyA Message From dents including pos tgraduate students

President

Al Sippel

Al Sippel 74

As the incoming president of the College of Biological Science Alumni Associashytion I would like to thank the immedishyate Past President Richard Moccia 76 and the other outgoing members of the Board of Directors Ted Armstrong 74 Les Dunn 76 Jim Grayston 75 Kathy Martin 76 Ambrose Sarnulski 73 Jim Sheldon 74 and Pat Yungblut 73 for their accomplishments

Over the past year Richard and the others expended a considerable amount of time and energy on alumni associashytion activities with excellent results Both Careers ight and the Elora Gorge Walk were successful again this year Careers N ight is organized specifishycally for senior undergraduate CBS studenb One or two aluIllni frOI11 each

program (eg Microbiology Human Kinetics Zoology N utrition Botany l Genetics) returned to discuss aspects of job hunting resume writing and career development The Elora Gorge Walk was designed to promote outdoor activishyties for alumni during Alumni Weekend

Our other regular activities the Homecoming Biobash and the Annual General Meeting were less successfuL Although a few faithful alumni turned out for each event they were very poorly attended

Despite these disappointments the Association completed two projects that have been on the drawing board for some time Life membership dues finally reached a sufficient level to start a tru st fund for two scholarships for second year CBS students These scholarships will be presented for the first time in 1980

A special Distinguished Alumnus Award was also created this past year Although no nominations for the a ward were received its crea tion provides a format for honouring graduates of the cBS who have distinguished themshyselves in some field

I am confident that thi s year members of the Board of Directors will be ab le to maintain the momentUin generated by their predecessors 1 he nlOW faces on the Board should provide an abundance of energy and fresh ideas Board members serving second or more terllls will provide the necessary experishyelllOe gained from previous years Thi s blend of old and new has worked well in the past and should continue to do so

The major thrust of this years Board of Directors will be aimed at increas ing membership in the Associashytion In the ten years that the College of Biological Science has been a part of the

have graduated However only 202 (66 per cent) of these have Joined the CBs Alumni AssolOiation T herefore much of our effort will be devoted to contacting alumni evaluating their eommenb and re-evaluating our program in an attempt to attract more members

You probably ques tion why you should become a member of the Associshyation Me mbership dues are necessa ry to operate and expand the projects that I have outlined I believe that the CBs Alumni Asocia tion has a lot to offer to undergraduates to the University comshymunity and most importantly to alumshyni

I n particular we provide a forum for keeping in touch with former classshymates through the Guelph Alumnus and the Bio-A lumni N ews Alumni Weekend Supplement and by sponsoring events to which alumni return However as with any organization particularly one such as the CB S Alumni Association that is rel atively young there is always room for improvement If you believe the programs offered by the C BS Alumni Association are inappropriate please let us know as a re-evaluation of alumni shyoriented even ts will be made this year

Without input from our alumni change will not necessarily mean imshyprovement We need your support in the form of members hip and your opinion of the present program In particular I would appreciate receiving comments from Department of Human Kinetics alumni who have been noticeably absent from many of our activities in recent years Please give a little thought to what you think the CB S Alumni A~soshy

ciation should be doing and forward you r ideas to Al Sippel co Departllient of Alumni Affair and Development Levlt 4 niversity Centre niversityof Guclph Cruelph Ontario N 1 G 2W 1 0

Careers Night Seventy-five people attended enjoyed and asked many questions of the six speakers at the 2nd Annual College of Biological ScieIlce Alulllni Association Careers ight

John Byrne fish culture specialist with tell years at the Ministry of Natushyral Resources gave a strong talk stresshysing hiring methods attitude motivation and generally se t the lOne fo r Sheena

Ba rusey BSc 17 and her clever preshyentation which covered as a reselI ch chcmist in Microbiology at Guelph tactic~ to usc job applications and intershyesting facts about prospects for the fushyture in the job market

Jennifer Conners BSc 75 SOOIl to be an M D and who originally graduat shyed in Botany disc ussed the neces ity of being flexible of being wise and not being too specific ill job intcnt when entering uni ve rsity

Dr John Hilton Lkpar lmen t of

utr ition slressed the necessity fo r pcr onal contact and steing the top pCIon when making application for a position Dr John Powell told of the multitude of opportunities which ex ists for a well ed ucated perOIl giving examshyples of 26 graduates from the Departshyf1)tl1t of Huma n Kintl ics and their difshyk re llt afJ Puilltments

Ian W hite OAe 52 co-ordinator of Placement Services summarized and told of the lllaIlY useful services that the

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Macdonald Institute College of Family and Consumer Studies

Alumni Association

ALUMNI NEWS Editor Wantedl

Elizabeth Gullel 55

Food Industry Welcomes Contacts Industry may seem a world away from the univlrsity environment but Conshysumer Studies professor Elizabeth Gulshylett 55 spent the fall semester bridging this gap She visited about 25 companies in the food industry to see what they arc doing in sensory evaluation of food and consumer rda tions

Professor Gullett started her odysshysey through the food industry by conshytacting the presidents of the companies then visiting their laboratories and conshysumer relations departments HI feel very positive about the developments in

News Editor Wanted The position of Alumni ews Editor for the Mac- FACS Alumni Association is presently vacant

The person who fills this position has the important job of gathering and co-ordinating information for the threeshypage Mac-fACS Alumni News section in each of the quarterly Guelph AlurnshyfillS pUblications and for one four-page unit of news in the Annual Alumni

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these two areas she comments The Canadian food industry IS

expanding and refining its programs in sensory evaluation and consumer relashytions

Sensory evaluation techniques run the gamut from rudimentary tests to very complete profile studies that inshyvolve a team of five or six trained tasters Companies have learned that sensory evaluation improves their batshyting average in introducing new proshyducts Professor Gullett explains that it used to be common for only ten ou t of every 100 ideas to see the light of day and of those only one would be a success Sensory evaluation helps idenshytify the potentially successful products and saves significantly in product develshyopment costs

Curious abollt the state of sensory evaluation in the cosmetics industry Professor G ulictt also contacted several Canadian cosmetics companies but found virtually no activity in the area

ost 01 the Canadian cosmetics firms are distributors for foreign products They tend to rely on the technical expershytise of the parent company

The food industry is becoming more Canadian in outlook according to Professor Gullett Canadian branches of foreign companies are developing food testing product development and evalushyation functions in Canada

Consumer relations have blossomed

Weekend Supplement The Editor is a member of a Comshy

mittee of ditors which meets regularly prior to the publication of each Guelph Alumnus to plan and co-ordinate alumshyni news portions

The Editor is a member of the Mac-FACS Alumni Association Board of Directors which meets regularly throughout the year The Alumni Assoshy

in the last decade particularly throughshyout the food industry Professor Gullett suspects tha t the industry is trying to overcome what it perceive to be a bad public image The consumer movemellt nudged most companies into a greater awareness of consumers and a commitshyment to deal with their complaints and suggestions She was impressed with the speed and thoroughness with which the food companies handled consumer comshyplaints

The visits to the companies revep d that permanent and summer employshyment prospects for Consumer Studies graduates will continue to be good Our students have a lways been hired for their technical knowledge she notes but their broad knowledge of consumer concerns will bccome more and more attractive to employers

While learning about food company programs Professor Gullett did not miss the opportunity to tell her hosts about the undergraduate programs research and expertise in the Department of Conshysumer Studies

Every company I visited seemed genuinely pleased to have someone from a university show an interest in what they are doing she observed Many industry people told me they had regular contacts with community colleges but not with universities A continuing exshychange of ideas will be mutually benefishycial 0

ciation pays all telephone and postage costs of collecting information for the two publications and has designated an honorarium of $50 per publication for the Editor

If you are interested in this posishytion please ca II or write ei t her Roseshymary Clark 59 at the Alumni Office 824-4120 ext 2122 or Ruth Wilson 6251 Oak Street Guelph NIG 2Nl 821-2632 (after 5 pm)

Remember if you wish to continue receiving news of your college we must have all Editor - and 0011 J

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Freighter Voyage By Dr Margaret S McCready

The winter season was a good time to be one of 12 passengers eight Canadian women four Americans (two men two women) on a large freighter Delta Line out of Brooklyn ew York Deshycember 14 1979 for a seven-week voyshyage through the Caribbean and the Panama Canal to Ecuador Peru and Chile and return But cargo was the important item to the ships owners and about one day out of Brooklyn a new sched ule was posted cutting out the Caribbean ports at Aruba Santo Doshymingo and Barranquilla

Cargo was delivered or picked up at Philadelphia Baltimore Charleston and Mi ami in generally very fine weather There were perhaps one and a half days of slight turbulence off Cape Hatteris enough to make it difficult to set the ta bles in the dining room which we shared with a dozen ships officers and the captain

The crew of about 30 sailors were a busy lot-always some ship s painting to be done as well as swabbi ng down the decks Handling the ve ry large banana crop (green) of Ecuador was a big part of the work for longshoremen-bananas to Chile and to New York State Much of the ships cargo had to be kept at spec ific temperatures SOme of it frozen

Above all we and the officers had excellent meals and very spacious wellshycared for cabins with toilets Actually by the terms of the Seamens Union all sa ilors must be given plentiful and good food to keep them happy and well nourshyished and this was certa inly so

We enjoyed knowing the ships offshyicers One a graduate in law was workshy

ing on a freight er to find out more about mercantile law he was busy also getting his daily exercise by weight-lifting and chinning the bar We passengers worked a bit on the stationa ry bicycle for our exercise

Another officer a graduate engishyneer was working on the freighter to learn more abo ut ship building and space utili zation One specialist in navishygation reminded us to keep certain curshytains drawn at night to prevent glare on the ocean waves which confused their navigation readings from the heavens There is a constant charting of the ship s position on the high seas

Special celebrations and meetings with the captain and officers sometimes when films were shown were enjoyed but also enjoyed was the time spent watching the intricate organization of the loading and unloading of cargo some of it in containers However on docking with the help of pilots we usualshyly planned to take taxis to the big cities and market places not forgetting the small Indian craft shops on or close to the docks The native crafts of fine straw and hair work knitted-wear and handshymade dresses beautiful jewelery of seshymi-precious stones such as lapislazuli malachit e a nd onyx were hard to resist

The museums cathedrals and other handsome buildings reminded us of the culture~ If ( i er peoples in addition to th e Spanish con ribution The beautiful scenery and the objects d art a lmost made us forgetful of the repressive govshyernments in most of these South Amerishycan countries today

It was a memorable days trip when

we motored from Valparaiso Ch ile through the foothills of the Andes to the beautiful capital city Santiago seeing en route the dry desert and mountain country bordering the very fertile va lleys growing lush market and fruit crops (not bananas)

Some bridge playing a nd much reading took up considerable time so that it was difficult to keep a diary and write postcards to friends Obviollsly there was some real rela xa tion and rest on the journey Tt was always pleasant to be having such delightful summcr weat her and enjoying some sunning on deck with tea and happy hours whenshyever one wished to utili ze the passenger lounge for a friendl y get-together

Yes despite sc hedules being changed and in this case shor tened by one week the sea voyage from North to South America at this season was a delight D

Passing through Ihe Suez Canal

The Delta Venezuela out of Brooklyn New York Margaret McCready right in Santiago Chie

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Families Coping With Change The family is alive and well in the twentieth century despite widely pubshylished reports that it is an outdated social institution Social critics bemoan the disintegration of the family and use as evidence the soaring divorce rate juvcnile delinquency wife and child abuse and thc isolated elderly

This gloomy outlook is not shared by three faculty members in the Departshyment of Family Studies who have extenshysive experience working with families and are pursuing family-related reshysearch

Concern over weakening families is not unique to our generation observes Professor Anne Callagan a family socishyologist with a background in professhysiona social work Observers 50 years ago voiced many of the same complaints about urban families she notes and questions whether families have really changed as much as were led to believe The divorce ra Ie was 236100000 in Canada in 1976 and is rising but is still only about half of the US rate

Divorce has replaced death as a cause of single parent families over the years rn addition perhaps urban famishylies of 100 years ago didnt have probshylems with their teen-agers because so many adolescent children didnt live at home

Different Expectation What has changed dramatically is our expectation about family life Until the last few decades marriage tended to be an institutional arrangement On farms the family was a producing unit and in urban environments it was a framework for survival Today we look to the family for intimate personal relationships and emotional support

Professor Claude Guldner former Director of the Interfaith Counselling Centre in Kitchener and now on the faculty in Family Studies doesnt touch on the traditional institutional roles for marriage in describing todays family He focusses on the adult functions of marriage- companionship sharing afshyfcction and sex-instead of viewing marshyriage primari ly in terms of having chilshydren

Where Children Fit In Children are and will continue to be an important focus in most families but the

task of raising them is difficult in the climate of rapid social and technological change Todays parents live in a world very different from the one in which they were raised and their children will have to cope with an accelerating rate of change The task of raisi ng children is not so much preparing them for the world but equipping them to cope with the inevitable changes ahead

The rapid change and uncertainty in the world has eroded parents sense of self-confidence claims Professor George Kawash a child psychologist with a particular concern for parentchild inshyteractions One anchor parents can proshyvide in this unsettled environment is consis tency in their child rearing pracshytices But it is very difficult to maintain if the parents feel unsure of themselves and their parenting skills Children need rules limits and some authority but parents often shy away from setting rules because they view this as a form of authoritarianism says Professor Kashywash Rules are not in themselves aushythoritarian especially if the children ha ve the opportunity to express their grievances about rules they feel are unreasonable Children will be more willing to accept rules if they feel they can discuss them

Professor Guldner feels there is a tendency among educators now to look at the entire family in dealing with problems in children Many families are referred to family counselling agencies because a child has problems in school Ten years ago we would have blamed those problems on the school systems he says Today family counsellors look to the family for weaknesses or strains that may have contributed to such probshylems This approach acknowledges the continued importance of the family unit in the socialization of children

The Individual Within the Family Creating a stable family environment requires input from solid individuals In family counselling explains Professor Guldner we usually focus on the husshyband and wife roles because strong partshyners secure in their relationship funcshytion better in the mother and father roles Further the husband and wife relationship needs to be nurtured throughout a marriage so it can survive after the parenting roles have been

From a FACS sheet by Mary Cocivera

completed Many marri ages break down after the children leave home because the partners threw themselves into the father and mother roles to the exclusion of the husband and wife roles After the years of neglect there was nothing left of the original relationship as husshyband and wife

One of the great tasks in family therapy confided Professor Guldner is helping individuals differentiate themselves from their fa mily of origin Their personal development and success in marriage depend on emerging from the family of their childhood observ ing and evaluating it ancj then making ratioshynal but at the sa me time gut-level choices about their own future Many marriage and family problems are caused by a failure to work through this rela tionship The process is not complete until the individual reconnects and estashyblishes an entirely different relationship with his family of origiIi

A fam ily can provide a supportive environment in which to grapple with these relational tasks Professor Guldner describes marriage as a cyclical IIwe equilibrium which has its ups and downs Individual growth requires comshying to grips with the conflicts

He fears though that many people walk awa y from conflict in marriage by seeking divorce rather than working through the problem This short-cirshycuits individual growth he explains Family counselling helps partners deal with conflict in a marriage relationship but does not guarantee living happily ever after Sometimes working out a rel a tionship results in termination of the marriage

Professor Guldner sees the emphashysis on the individual as a positive develshyopment for the family Were becoming more tolerant of individual diffe rences within the family and among families Young people will feel freer to make choices based on what is best for them personally and inter-personally rather than external expectations -North Americans will find it easier to accept and respect different types of families in the decades to come but they will also have to accept the responsibility for making informed intelligent choices compatible with their personal values ambitions and capabilities 0

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The College of Phys ical Science Alumni Association -5Ju

I SCIMP Editor Bob Winkel

Cell Patent Granted

Dr Ron Fawce ll with electroplated semiconductor

Two resea rchers at the University of GueJph have received a United States patent on a process tha t could revolushytionize the production of photo voltaic cells and reduce the cost several times

Doctors Ron Fawcett and Andrzej Baranski developed the process similar to techniques used in the electroplating industry during two months of research on applying semi-conductors to metal in la te 1978

The process does not require the

present use of vaporization to deposit a film of light-sensitive material on meta l

Present tec hnology for photo voltaic cells evolved from space research and uses either a single crystal silicon or a costly vaporization process for cadmium sulphide

Until now electroplating has been used as a way to deposit one metal on another in some kind of pl a ting solution through which you pass current but what we are depositing here is a semishy

conductor-cadmium sulphide Dr Fawcett said Other semiconductors which can be electrodeposited include cadmium selenide bismuth sulphide cushyprous sulphide and silver sulphide

The new process can be used with a variety of metals including stainless steet and aluminum foil he said

You can imagine pass ing great shee ts of metal through a plating bath and covering them with a thin coherent and uni fo rm deposit of th e photo sensishytive materia l said Dr Fawcett An America n patent was applied for beshycause most ma nufacturing is carried out in the United Sta tes

The chem is ts who will sha re the patent with the University are now seeking patents in Canada Great Britshyain and other industrialized nations

Manufacture of the new electroshyplated semi-conductor solar cells is cheaper than the vaporization process used for cadmium sulphide and initia l tests indicate a higher efficiency on output voltage Dr Fawcett sa id

Immediate application of the comshypound is in photo voltaic devices recshytification of alternating current into dishyrect current light detection equipment and special applications in photography

The research which led to the proshycess was sponsored by a grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Reshysea rch Council of Canada 0

The late Prof Moffa

Prof Moffat Scholarship The College of Physical Science is pleased to announce the establishment of a memorial scholarship by the family and friends of the late Professor and Mrs Robert C Moffatt

Professor Moffatt formed the faculshyty of Physics at the Onta rio Agricultural College in 1917 and was head of the Department of Physics and Mathematshyics for the ten years prior to his retireshyment in 1956 H e was named Professor

Emeritus in 1974 In 1922 he was responsi ble to a

major degree for the organization of the Agricult~ral Science Option so that its graduates could qualify for admission to courses at the Onta rio College of Educashytion leading to the High School Assistshyants Certificate Type A Agriculture In 1950 he orga nized the General Scishyence Option leadin g to Type A Science

Professor Bob Moffatt was known continued

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to most physics students as the Prof and taught for many years the undershygraduate and graduate courses in theory of measurement and statistics He did much to cncourage agricultural reshysearchers to use statistical methods in the interpretations of their results and assisted in many of the a nalyses

[t is most fitting for the College of Physical Science to offer a scholars hi p

established in memory of Professor and Mrs Moffatt who gave so much to the department and the community

The $200 scholarship will be awarded annually to a student who has completed semester 4 and is enrolled in semester 5 or higher of an Honours Program in Mathematics Statistics or Physics

Alumni who graduated from the

Rites Of Passage Worthwhile Graduate work is not everyon es cup of tea Even an intense love of learning can be daunted by long hours of painstaking research the trauma tic experience of the oral comprehensive and the setting forth - and re-working- of first the masters then the doctora1 thesis

But for Bob Dudley who received his PhD in orga nic chemistry at winter Convocation stopping a t the bachelors level would have been unthinka ble He says he was too excited by the prospect of trying his ha nd at basic research something he had been una ble to do as an undergraduate

Bob came to Guelph three years ago from the University of Georgia where he obtained his M Sc working under Professor Ed Janzen When Professor Janzen joined Guelphs Deshypartment of Chemistry Bob moved there too

Bobs doctoral research has Inshyvolved a method of detection called spin trapping of free radicals that is molecules which have an unpaired elecshytron Spin trapping is only used in ten or 12 places in the world Three places in Canada including Guelph use it regularly it is not used at all on a regular basis in the United States

Looking back over the past three years Bob says the hardest things to contend with were assembling his thesis from all those piles of research material and confronting a sea of strange faces as he walked in to teach his first lab

But despite such trying moments Bob has enjoyed his time at Guelph a nd the abundance of ideas a nd stimulating atmosphere created by the joint campus arrangement of the Guelph-Waterloo Centre for Graduate Work in Chemisshytry

Agr Sci option during the time when Professor Moffatt guided developments in physics mathema tics and statistics were informed by Dean MacNaughton of the plan to establish a Moffa tt Meshymorial Scholarship We are most grateshyful for the generous response

It is expected that the first award will be presented at the I Oth anniversary celebrations of the college on June 210

H e has been fortunate too in his wife of ten years Tricia who never doubted for a minute that he would get his degree and whose enthusiasm and moral support cheered him on when the going was especially ha rd

Although their interests and expershytise are different-she graduated from East Tennessee State University in 1969 with a BSc having studied speech pathology language and audiology and is a speech pathologist and teacher of deaf education in Guelph-they find themselves good sounding boards for each ot her s problems

With his doctoral qua lificatio ns completed Bob will be working during th e coming year as a post-doc for Chemistry professor Colin Fyfe in solid state MR (nuclear magnetic resoshynance) After that he will be looking for a more permanent job Bob views that prospect with optimism 0

Our Tenth Anniversary Celebrations -(n June 1970 the new Physical Science Building was officially opened T he building replaced the old rose-garden south of Zavitz Hall and drastica lly changed a birds-eye view to the southshyeast as demonstrated in the two photoshygraphs on this page

Physics Chemistry and Math-Stats

have flowered irl this first decade To celebrate this occasion the College will hold an official cake-cutting ceremony with tea at 400 pm June 21 in the lobby beside the Campus Co-operative Bookstore This is to be preceded by tours of the facilities

Coincidental with this celebration is

the 10th anniversary of the formation of the College of Arts the College of Social Science and the College of Physica l Science and at 630 pm on June 21 in the University Centre Faculty Club alumni of the three colleges will join ranks with cocktails and dinner Come join us then 0

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By Mary Cocivera

T he College of Physical Science has yet to reach the age of puberty but is

poised to enter its second decade as a major centre for science research and undergraduate programs in Canada

The short existence belies a long history on the Guelph campus as major supporting disciplines to the agricultural programs Stretching back to the 1880s the story progresses through such varied pursuits as analysis of dairy products sugar beets well water and wood ashes levelling and surveying water finding machines lightning rods ventilation and soil physics

Old-timers can spin colorful tales of early instructors There was Prof Soccer-Bill Blackwood whose speciality was (literally) dynamite He was fond of bringing dynamite caps into the lecture room to demonstrate their safety He regularly stood by the window toying with one of these capriciously explosive caps before lighting it and toss ing it out the window where it exploded on cue Art Thompson OAC )7 remembers the ill-fated cap that rode a stiff wind right into the open window of a lab full of equipment on the lower floor That cap too exploded on cue

Art chuckles as he describes Prof Blackwoods favorite exam question You have a rock three feet by four feet by five feet two feet of it underground in the middle of a swamp and you want to blast it out How much of a charge of dynamite do you need He describes the technique of mud-capping- planting dynamite under a mud cap on top of the rock and letting er rip You can sit down and do all the calculations for this problem says Art but the right answer is that the rock is in a swamp so why would you need to blast it away

No reflections on the physical sciences could be complete without reference to Prof Moffatt claims Dean Earl MacNaughton He was called Mr Physics and his courses on theory of measurements were dubbed theory of Moffatt

Years When the Physics Building was built

in 1916 recalls the Dean inmates from the Ontario Reformatory were used to ca rry plaster a nd so the plasterers pu t a generous inch-thick layer on the ceilings By the early 50s the plaster frequently and with very little warning separated [rom the Ilath and both Prof and I had some close calls when the plaster would suddenly drop in our offices and on laboratory benches

Ventilation was indeed a problem when 50 to 60 students gathered for a qua1litative analysis laboratory and started bubbling H2S through solutions in order to precipitate metal ions H2S is infamous for it s smell --middotrotten eggs concen tra ted Professor John Rothwel OAC 39 now retired developed sensitive timing catchill~ about-to-expire students and hauling them to the window for a breather We had big fans installed he explains but the students opened the windows next to the fan short-circuiting the makeshift ventilation system Qualita tive analysis was eventually dropped from the curriculum Professor Rothwell is

The Chemistry Building Circa j 91 O

covered with equipment Chemistry had the distinction of being

the first science department on campus to have its own building by 1887 (the odiferous na ture of the pursuit no doubt affected the decision to construct a separate building) The building however la sted only until 1896 when fire destroyed it The replacement on the same location-where the north wing of the Arts Building now stands- housed generations of chern students until the Department of Chemistry moved to the present Chemistry and Microbiology building in 1965

When Prof Bill Brown arrived on campus in the 1 940s he suggested only partially in jest that the venerable building be named Reek Hall after the then president of the OAC William R Reek OAC 10 It was an idea that never emerged from the flask

The building easily would have justified that label Prof Brown tells of a visiting chemist from Iowa State University As he walked through the front entrance he sniffed deeply and sighed Ah beautiful-this is a lovely chemistry building It takes years of chemical training to appreciate the bouquet of aged chemistry buildings

convinced because other faculty members didnt appreciate the smell

While future physicists werent likely to find their way to the Guelph campus the OAC trained many of the high school science teachers in Ontario The old Agricultural Science option introduced ill 1922 and the General Science option introduced in 1950 provided an excellent broad scientific background for high school teaching and graduate study in any number of agricultural and scientific disciplines

With the establishment of the University of Guelph in 1964 the physical sciences emerged from their supporting roles to limelight positions on campus Greatly expanded research facilities and undergraduate laboratory capability had to be provided The Physics Department had been cramped for years in the red brick building and was unable to develop its undergraduate programs nor introduce graduate student and research programs appropriate for the mushrooming University The Chemistry Department had moved into the new Chemistry and MicrobiOlogy Building but research activity in the department had expanded graduate programs were becoming mOre important and essential scientific

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equipment was proliferating Both tcaching and research activities required much more space

The Physical Science Building an efficient gem of an edifice was completed and occupied by the fall of 1969 Attached to the Chemistry and Microbiology Building it provided expanded facilities for chemistry as well as teaching research and office space for Physics Mathematics and Sta tistics When the Department of Computing and Information Science emerged in 1971 it located in the Institute of Computer Science Building (the renovated Physics Building) for proximity to the computer hardware

For Physics the move to the new facilities was like a speed-of-light journey from 1916 to 1970 From graffiti-embellished lab benches to immaculate well-equipped spacious undergraduate la boratories from dingy basement research cubby-holes to well-lighted laboratories from makeshift to state-of-the-art equipment

Equipping the departments with essential iescarch instruments will be a never-ending program because the advances in science occur rapidly and because Guelph will want to maintain its hard-earned position at the forefront of research in Canada

By most accounts the move to the building occurred so smoothly that the undergraduate students remember only closing the drawer in one laboratory one day and showing up the next day in a new lab

We collected a roomful of old glassware brass bunsen burners and all kinds of junk when we moved out of the old Physics Building recalls Professor Jim Hunt Instead of throwing it out I bet other faculty members that we could sell it We did --we sold every last bit of broken glass and laboratory equipment amassed $500 and started a scholarship fund for undergraduate students in physics

The very existence of the physical science disciplines is often overshadowed by the emphasis on the life sciences at Guelph Because of this undergraduate degree programs stili attract a relatively small number of students-a predicament that is both attractive and threatening at the same time Faculty describe the size of some of the undergraduate programs as

bull uncomfortably small while recent graduates from the programs see the small size as an important difference between Guelph aNd the grist mills that churn out hundreds of graduates

Everything has to do with size observes Terry Clifford Like most of his classmates at the OAC he came from a rurat background We really appreciated Guelphs organization in terms of social

development We got to know everyone in our class Professors assigned to the year really developed close relationships There was no dou bt that everyone encouraged us Professor MacNaughton (now the dean) was like a mother hen-he developed a really close rapPorl with all the students and graduates Hes a mini alumni associa t ion hi msel r

How the Physical Sciences disciplines evolved on the Guelph campus is a fascinating account in itself They all appeared originally to serve agricultural interests Chemists performed analyses on everything from soil to sugar beets physicists monitored the weather and contributed a variety of engineeringshyoriented expertise Mathematicians helped agricultural research workers use statistical methods to interpret their da tao Even the late-comer Computing and Information Science appeared on campus in an agricultural capacity Animal scientists had gathered enough milking data on cards to fill a room but couldnt use the information The computer stored that information and made it accessible for research

The undergraduate program in Computing and Information Science reflects these origins emphasiZing systems rather than computation It focuses on how to best utilize the computer to solve problems This approach meshes well with the existing biological and agricultural research on campus Fourth year classes in computing science boast about 35 students the 90 terminals in the ICS building are in use practically round-the-clock and the majority of students on campus has some contact with the computer during studies at Guelph

WHAT IS TO COME The general perception of whats

happening in the job market for physical science graduates is completely incorrect according to Professor Jack MacDonald Chairman Department of Physics In the

next decade there won t be enough physicists ma thema ticia ns and chemists to go around There was a move away from the physical sciences when they were blamed for pollution and technological problems Students looked to the biological sciences for solutions Now were seeing a move back to chemistry and physics as young people start to recognize that they offer the best hope for long-range solutions to many pressing problems Physical Science graduates are basically problem-solvers

The pre-adolescent CoJlege of Physical Science has emerged from a decade that was turbulent for the physical sciences at all institutions Ted Newton describes the see-saw years Until about 1970 we had money and jobs to offer but no one to whom to offer them Then the money dried up and really good candidates for faculty positions became availa ble

The disciplines not only are firmly esta blished on ca mpus but are setting high standards in teaching and research Were proud of the progress in physical sciences in the 15 years since the formation of the University adds Dean Earl MacNaughton

Faculty pursue research in fields as diverse as biophysics environmental toxicology electrochemistry surface physics neutron scattering mathematical and sta tistical a nalysis of biologica I systems and the design of a georeferences data base for the Province of Onta rio Funds from outside sources amounting to about one and a half million dollars annually support a large portion of this fundamental and applied research

As the disciplines continue their growth predicts the Dean our faculty will strive to preserve the informality and close contact with students that has distinguished Guelph in the past

The College may be only ten years old but has already come of age in the scientific research community I990- here we come 0

A physics leclure 1958 with Dr Earl MacNaughton now Dean

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y ou hear the sales approac h lt1 llmost cve ry day The new improved producl - more

powerful more efficient more everything Well that sa me approach very aptly applied

to College Roya I and University Open House 80 This yea r as well as the usual multitud e of events and exhibits across-camrus there were many exciting and refreshing innovations that added that extra sparkle to the glitter

The officia l opening of open house weekend by a professional actor and comedian was a first Canadils own tongue-in-cheek Don Harron though not bespectacled and disguised in the dilaridatcd cloth cap three-day beard and moth-eat en swea ter of the irreverent Chrlie Farquharso n ce rtainly sounded like that entertaining rural cha racter during a eourle of his r ertinent rronouncements

Another new fea ture of this years College Royal open hOlle weekend walt Fly-Days The sky W i the limit when at $7 a ti ck t cIIQO11 ers took 30-minute flights over the Univcrsit v nd thc surrounding ar a Thc Flying C1uh1I thl

Don Harron and Charlie Farquharson opened open house weekend with ColeRe Royal president Dawn Wert and College Roya cehbrafll Connalyn Cooke

Something New At Collegl

Where MY funny hal University of Guelph dreamed up the idea provided planes and pilots and des pite il storm that dumped ten inches of snow on G uelph in less than three hours ilttrac ted more thiln 40 adventu rers

Another well-attended newcomer event was th e Woodsman Comretitions where ring of axe rasp of crosscut sa wand flying logs a od woodchips filled the a ir ilS contestants pitted their muscles ilgainst the clock

A new wag and wiggle to the O Vc Dog Show was the mutt show - comrlete with a delightful dog-in -a n-Easter-bonnet competition

Well over 20000 people visit ed the campus during Collegc Royal open hou se weekend

Pr~ilting the thousa nds of bu sy students who orgil ni zed something for this University that it could not do for itself Prcsident Donald F Forster lnuded them for rroudly serving the 56-year tradition of College Roy~Jmiddot

What s new a t College Roy~l ) The rhot ograrhs on these two pagcs sum it ur much hetter th ~1 1l mInv tnou s no of word~ []

Pilots with the Flying Cluh at the Univ(fsity of Guelph introduced Fly-Days With customers is Paul Sullivan right Club prlsident

Collegl Royal open house weekend was a cold one but students who entered the Woodsman Competitions soon warmed to the job

Royal 80 A 30s lapper Daisy Mae

Linda Filller 80 Derek style at the fashion show

Just a big baby

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A New

Look At Old

Folks Exerpts from a FACS sheet

by Mary Cocivera

I nd ependence self-respect and dignity can make the difference between

enjoying the later years and mere ly enduring them Helping seniors maintain their independence is an increasingly popular more enlightened approach to providing the services required by the elder ly

Canadas population is getting old The proportion of the elderly is increasing as a result of extended life span lower birth rates and immigration cutbacks The percentage of Canadas popula tion over 65 increased from 5 per cent in 190 I to 87 per cent in 1976 Demographic projections predict that in 50 years more than 20 per cent of the Canadian population will be over 65

Supporting these elderly and providing the needed services will demand novel approaches new insights and an emphas is on enjoying rather than enduring the later years

WHO ARE THE ELDERLY

The elderly a re generaJly considered to be anyone over 65 yea rs old-the age of mandatory retirement At tha t turning point workers stop being wage earners and sta rt being senior citizens They receive old age security benefits draw pensio ns and ride buses at reduced ra tes

The retirement years are rewarding for many seniors Jackrabbit Johannsen still cross-count ry skis at 104 Grandma Moses painted into her 90s others earn university degrees pursue second careers indu lge in hobbies travel and find happiness in volunteer work But for some of the elderly the retirement years bring loneliness despair and poverty along with independence

Most of the elderly are women Of the elderl y living a lone 70 per cent are women

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The proportion of the elderly in Canada is increasing rapidly

Almost half of the women over 65 are widowed and widows outnumber widowers five to one

Three-quarters of the women over 65 living on their own have no income other than government stipends for the elderl y In Ontario these stipends now amount to about $365 monthly and are adjusted quarterly

INCOME DURING RETIREMENT

The financial picture for many seniors looks bleak but it may appear worse than it really is suggests Dr Kathleen Brown a family economist in the Department of Family Studies Without work-related costs retirees have lower expenses

In addition seniors can take advantage of free medical care free or reduced admissions property tax refunds income tax deductions public tra nsportation passes reductions on restaurant meals free drugs and seniors discoun ts at stores These benefits help spread retirement income that much further

Dr Brown suspects that the recently retired may see their financial position as worse than it rea ll y is She and Professor

Martin-Matthews arc doing a study of how recently retired people adjus t to changes in their economic and social status Its a difficu lt psychologica l adjustment for someone who has saved for retirement to start dipping into savings she says Consequently many scniors dont live as well as they co uld Some who could don t take taxis and hire help when they rea lly nced to because it is contrary to their Iife-Iong habits

The family home owned Iree and clear is a major economic assct in retirement and is the surest hedge against int1ation New programs likc the reverse mortgage can convert this asset into cash while a llowing the owner to stay in the house

In this scheme the bank or finance company buys the house over a period of about 20 ycars giving the resident homeowner monthly cash payments based on the assessed value of the house Varia tions on this theme may be one answer for asset-rich but cash-poor sen iors

Financially this arrangement makes good sense but convincing seniors may take some doing After people work a lifetimc to own a home outright they arc understandably reluctant to put a claim on it explains Dr Brown

Selling the family home in retirement is a calculated risk Will the capital from the house support a retired person for 10 years 20 years 30 yea rs Will it cover possi ble hi gh care costs in the later years A dollar saved in 1932 bu ys only 20 cents worth of goods and services at todays prices Int1ation will continue to erode the purchasing power of dollars saved fo r retirement

Financial management in general may present spec ial problems for many seniors notes Dr Brown Sources of income tend to be more diffuse in retirement coming from ann uities pensions RRSPs income supplements and perhaps reverse mortgages All of these require some attention managemen t and filling out of form s Often it s the widow who has to handle these ar rangements and she may be fac in g family finances for the first time in her life Seniors who could benefit from financial counselling don t know where to go for help

Growing old may not be glamorous but it need not be frig htening lonely and poverty-ridden In other cultures extended family a rrangements ass ure that elders will be loved needed and honoured until death In Canada senio rs place a high val ue on independence but geronto logists are now

realizing that independence can be facilitated while providing needed services and opportunities to the growing elderly populat ion 0

Election of alumni to Senate

Regulations governing election All alumni shall be eligible to vote providing they have graduated from the University of Guelph or the founding Colleges Alumni members of faculty a t the University of Guelph or full-time or part-time students enrolled in a pTogram under the jurisdiction of the Senate of the University of Guelph may not vote in the election of alumni to Senate if they have participated in the current election of faculty or the election of students to Senate

There shall be a minimum of one and a maximum of three elected alumni from anyone of the undernoted alumni bodies (a) Macdonald Institute or its successor College of Family and Consumer Studies (b) Ontario Agricultural College (c) Ontario Veterinary College (d) As a group the Colleges of Arts and Social Science and Wellington College- BA degree (e) As a group the Colleges of Biological Science and Physical Science and Wellington College-BSc degree

Each year the three-year terms of office of three of the nine alumni senators expire Retiring August 31 1980 are Frank Archibald OAC 39 W John Bowles CSS 72 and Dr Vc Rowan Walker OVC 47 The terms of office of Gordon B Henry OAC 34 Mrs Mary (Robertson) McGillivray Mac 36 and John R Flegg Arts 68 will expire August 31 1981 Charles (Chuck) Broadwell OAC 54 Bill Tolton OAC 36 and Dr Robert (Herb) Wright OVC 38 will sit on Senate until August 31 198 2

Voting instructions Please vote for a maximum of three candidates on the ballot form Voting shall be by an x Or checkm~rk Any mark on a ballot other than those required for marking the voters preference shall make the ballot null and void

Completed ballot form should be clipped and placed in an envelope on which you are requested to put your name and year in the upper left-hand corner To facilitate voting by an alumnus whose spouse is a lso an alumnus of the University of Guelph and who therefore jointly receive only one copy of the Guelph Alumnus two ballot forms are provided A joint return (two ballots in the same envelope) is acceptable only if the name and year of both voters a re on the envelope Address to Box SE Alumni Office University Centre University of Guelph Guelph Ontario NIG 2W l stamp and mail An on-campus polling booth in the foyer of the Physical Sciences Building will be open between the hours of 800 am and 200 pm on Saturday June 21 during Alumni Weekend Ballot forms and envelopes will be available at the booth On receipt at the Alumni Office eligibility to vote will be verified The sealed envelopes will be opencd on or after June 23 1980 and the ballots counted by scrutineers appointed by the Executivc Committee of the University of Guel ph Alumni Association Only valid ballots with voter identification on the enclosure envelopc received on or before that date will be counted

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iSenate Ballot Form iSenate Ballot Form I I For election of three alumni to Senate University of I For election of three alumni to Senate University of I I Guelph for the three-year term commencing Sep- I Guelph for the three-year term commencing Sep- I tember I 1980 See other side of this page for tember 1 1980 See other side of this page for I biographical sketches of candidates Vote for a biographicalfskhetches o~ candoidatebslvote for a I

maximum of three nominees One ballot per voter maximum 0 tree nommees ne a tot per voter I

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FERGUSON Paul D I CPS 67 Guelph

I FERGUSON Paul D I CPS 67 Guelph J

I GRUBBE Arthur G (Art) I OAC 41 Arthur I

GRUBBE Arthur G (Art) OAC 41 Arthur

I LEWIS Robin BI Aits 73 BTantford

I MILNE (Dennison) Lorna A I OAC 56 Brampton

I LEWIS Robin B I Arts 73 Brantford

MILNE (Dennison) Lorna A I OAC 56 Brampton

I YOUNG N Richard P Arts MA 76 Ridgeville

YOUNG N Richard P 1 Arts MA 76 Ridgeville

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News From Guelph

CAMPUS HIGHLIGHTS Summer Campus 1980 Summer Campus 80 will be a laughing matter if Larry Horowitz has his way A professional entertainer Horowitz is teaching a comedy workshop as part of the U niversi ty s uniq ue vaca tion proshygram which this year begins July 7 Timing voice inflection and mannerisms are almost more important than content according to thi s young comic who deshylights in sending up commercials

From comedy to reincarnation and apiculture Summer Campus this year presents vacationers with an extraordishynary smorgasbord of courses and activishyties For some people a relaxing vacashytion means a complete change from their usual activities explains Professor Jim Murray who established the program the only one of its kind at a Canadian university five years ago Teachers

lawyers and housewives will probably be among those who take Horowitzs comedy workshop or classes In drawing piano-playing or conversational French

Others however prefer to use the time to further develop themselves professiona ly says Professor Murray This year for the first time courses which form part of certificate programs in business and education wil[ be ineludshyed so that the family can come along while mom or dad sharpens professional skills Some of the 27 adult courses offered thi s summer are designed to fulfill specific personal needs such as how to become a skillful negotiator or generally manage life more effectively

Summer Campus is an ideal chance for alumni to spend time at the Univershysity of Guelph again notes Professor Murray Since Summer Campus has 12 special youth progra ms for children from 4 to 16 years of age returning to your alma mater can become a family

affair This year youngsters can ha m it up in a theatre workshop or learn about science computcrs or nature Workshops in jOllrnalism and art also encourage young talent

Tennis squash swimming and 800 acres of green space provide numerous recreational opportunities In the eveshyning it is poss ible to enjoy the campus through twilight tours and a myriad of student events includling the community barbeque Musical performances Walt Disney film nights and socials are espeshycially organized for Summer Campus va ca tioners

Summer Ca mpus 80 has two oneshyweek sess ions July 7-11 and 14-18 Course rates begins at $25 for children and $35 for adults per week Residence accomodation is available For complete program a nd fee information contact Continuing Education Division UNIshyVERSITY OF GUELPH Guelph Onshytario NIG 2WI or phone (519) 824-4120 ext 39560

Biographical Sketches- Senate Candidates middot PAUL D FERG SON CPS 67 lives in Guelph and is territory manager with Supersweet Feeds Stratford Paul taught at J F Ross Collegiate and then farmed near Arthur As an alu mni sena tor he at on Senate from 1969 to 1972 and feels he can provide an effective voice for alumni

ARTHUR G (ART) GRUBB OAC 41 is retired and lives in Arthur after a 35-yea r career with OMAF as an Ag Rep for the counties of Prince Edward Gray Oxford l anark and Perth Art is Secretary Ontario Institute of Agrologists Guelph Branch and is married to Lenore (McFadden) Mac 40

ROBIN BAIRD LEWIS Arts 73 lives in Brantford and is a part-time professional artist (see article on pages 6 and 7) An art instructor at Fanshawe College Robin is also a free-lance com mercial artist and has illustrated childrens books Her name is in the Index of Ontario Artists

LORNA A (DENNISON) MILNE OAC 56 lives in Brampton where she has operated Flowertown Antiques for eight years She is a trustee with the Peel Board of Education and vice chairman of the North Peel unit of the Canadian Cancer Society She is married to Ross Milne OAC 55

N RICHARD P YOUNG Arts MA 76 lives in Ridgeville and is a candidate for bar admission He is with the law firm of Young and McNamara in Thorold With his knowledge of taw he feels he can contribute to Senate during this period of economic difficulty

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Great Year For Gryphons

Mens Hock ey Cryphons winners of the OUAA championship

With no less than seven Gryphon teams taking Ontario championships the 1979-1980 intercollegiate season at the University of Guelph was certainly an unprecedented one

II a II started in the fall when the Senior Mens Varsity Eight rowing tea m broke records at the Ontario Universishyties Athletic Association (OUAA) meet in Weiland to take first place Then the mens and womens curling teams trashyvelled to the Universi ty of Western Ontario to defeat all comers and sweep two Ontario titles

Following th at came a weekend at Guelph that will not soon be forgotten by those involved February 22-23 saw the University of Guelph host both the Ontario Womens Basketball Championshyships and the Ontario Wrestling Chamshypionsh ips At approximately 800 pm on Saturday Feb 22 the Guelph women defeated Laurentian University for their first ever Ontario Womens Intercollegishy

ate Athletic Association (OWIAA) championship Three hours later the men had edged out the University of Western Ontario to bring back the Onshytario wrestling title after an absence of one year

Meanwhile the womens crossshycountry ski team put together a strong effort and snatched the provincial title from perennia l winner Carleton Univershysity

It was also about this time that the men s hockey Gryphons were putting together a miraculous comeback Ending up in fifth place in the OUAA the team had to travel to Laurentian University for a sudden death game The Gryphons won it They then fell one game down in a best of three semi-final with the Unishyversity of Toronto Varsity Blues and had to win two in a row to advance to the final They did In the final against the number one ranked McMaster Universishyty Marlins the Gryphons again fell one

game down You guessed it they won th e next two and became the second team ever to win back-to-back Ontario championships

The wrest lers basketball and hockshyey players all advanced to the Canadian Intra-universi ty Athletic Union (CIAU) Championships and a lthough no team titles were brought home they a ll made their presence felt at the national level

As weJl as seven championships the Gryphons had seven individual Ontario champions They were Ken Hawthorne in the 15 km Nord ic sk iing race and Bob Pronk Ken Bradford Jamie Beshythune Ed Slabikowski Gavin Carrow and Wayne Brightwell from th e wresshytling Gryphons The Nordic ski relay team of Dan MaJlet John Bonardelli and Ken Hawthorne also took a gold at the OUAA championships At the CIAU wrestling ch ampionships Wayne Brightwell took a gold medal in his weight class

The Gryphons also had ten Ontario a ll-stars in Candy Clarkson Linda Jolie Sue Lindley Mike Sesto Rick Dundas and Tom Heslip from basketball John Lowe and Jeff Inglis from football Mike McParland from hockey and Tony Tenwesteneind from volleyball Candy Clarkson wa s also named to the allshyCanadian team at the CJAU banquet in Halifax

Following the completion of the schedules the first annual Co-Educashytional Awards Banquet was held at the University s Peter Clark Hall The event was well received by athletes and staff a like and plans are already in the making for next seasons banquet 0

Microbiology Open House June 15 Microbiology is fascinating Thats the message of an open house to be held Sunday June 15 from I 00 pm to 500 pm in the Universitys Chemistry and Microbiology Building College of Physshyical Science Sponsored by the Canadian Society of Microbiologists Committee on Education with the co-operation of the Departments of Microbiology Vetshyerinary Microbiology and Immunology and the Microbiology Club Microbioloshygy Day is for everyone-young and old novice and expert alike

Four second-floor laboratories will house presentat ions demonstrations and poster displays of the latest research

developments in medical agricultural and industrial microbiology-in a way that can be readily understood even by non-scientists

For those who want to explore furshyther there will be tours of resea rch laboratories where work will be in progshyress and equipment in use including the electron microscope Interes ted visitors may also tour the Department of Veterishynary Microbiology and Immunologys research facilities

At 300 pm in Room 200 of the Chemistry and Microbiology Building Jay Ingram microbiologist and host of CBC Radio s Quirks and Quarks will

give a slide and video lecture on the history of microbiology and some of the most recent trends The talk will be aimed primarily at high school students but everyone should find it interest ing Later Jay will mingle and chat with visitors

Microbiology Day has been planned as part of the first joint annual meeting -of the Canad ian Society of Microbiolo shygists and the Genetics Society of Canashyda being held on campus from June J 5 to June 19 Over 400 delegates from across Canada and the United States will be there Heres a chance to hobnob with the experts Plan to bring the whole family It promises to be a great day 0

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Alumni Publications-Consolidation ue to a combination of rapidly escalating paper prices and mailing rates and a directiveD issued to all academic and administrative units of the University requesting that a ll 1979-80

budget submissions reflect a 5 per cent reduction of their 1978-79 budget allotments it became necessary to review the vital field of a lumni publications

To this end President DF Forster appointed a Special Advisory Committee on Alumni Publications with representatives from the U of G Alumni Association and each of the seven college alumni associations The Committee compiled a re port and the President accepted its recommendation to consolidate the Guelph A lumnus and the se ven individual college alumni bulletins

Through the year the four re gular issues of the Guelph Alumnus will consist of 36 pages and up to 18 page s in each issue will be a llocated to the college alumni associations Space will be divided in proportion to the size o f individual college alumni bodies and copy for the 18 pages will be pro vided by individual college e ditors To obtain a good institutional image and to m ainta in alumni acceptance the quality of Guelph Alumnus paper stock has been upgraded to a lighter weight coated stock This will result in lower mailing costs

Subject to annual review and the availa bility of funds the President has approved the publication ot an e ight-page Annual Alumni Weekend Supplement under the individual mastheads of the seven college alum ni associations The supplement will consist of a common four-page insert covering Alumni Weekend programs plus a four-page format of copy exclusive to and provided by e ach of the seven college alumni associations

Your colle ge editors met a de m anding deadline for this the first consolidated publication and we are very grateful to them We t hink we ve done the right thing-what do you think Ed 0

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flood of requests for another course with her

The Art Gatlery of Kitchener boasts a simi~ar success story with their Saturday childrens classes which Mieke has taught for the past two years Her popularity and ability tripled enrolment

Mieke has had shows in The Hague Edinburgh and Guelph and her work has appeared in shows in Vancouvshyer Winnipeg Brantford and Toronto Several corporations and numerous indishyviduals own her drawings paintings and sculptures A series of her drawings is hanging in the Sears Building in Chicashygo

Miekes loft apartment in Elora Ontario reflects her personality and consequently her work It is a compact

bright open space filled with Canadian antiques and a wood-burning stove There are books drawings sculptures toys a nd curios on every ledge a nd piece of furniture Luxurious plants hang everywhere and give the space a garden quality-a garden of earthly delights to steal a quotation However Miekes ambition wiJi not allow her to stay much longer in this pastoral setting Soon she will uproot herself to move to Toronto where she is affiliated with the Bau-Xi Gallery on Dundas Street exhibiting artists such as Jack Shadbolt Tony Urqhart and Claude Breeze

Although a major problem for all artists is making a living from their art an added problem M ieke has found is finding gallery owners and fellow artists

who take women artists seriously thorny situation but a very real one Also a particular problem for artists is trying to be recognized as an important segment of society to establish a status quo in a society which views art as a luxury or at most as play

If universities are recently experishyencing an anti-intellectual backlash artshyists have continuously bucked an antishyaesthetic appreciation in our materialisshytic society If you cant eat it wear it drive it or spend it it cant be worth very much Mieke has written eloqucntly on this topic and given the chance will talk fervently about her lifes work- art works This graduate is going places and several major shows are in the making now 0

Mahoud Sadek

King Tot

Professor Sadek with the Department of Fine Art presented a slide show on King Tut at a recent meeting of the College of Arts Alumni Association Before the show Professor Sadek filled in the pertishynent background of King Tut Accordshying to the professor the misconception that Tut was not an important Pharaoh

is false In fact he was very influential as he returned the old religion of Amon to Egypt

King Tut followed Adhenaton who had imposed the worship of Aten (sunshygod) on the people In essence this was monotheism The religion revolved around the rays of middotthe sun which were the manifestation of light and heat The sign of the ankh was the symbol which denoted life

There was not only a religious revoshylution but also a cultural revolution Previously art had been idealized where everybody was portrayed as being strong and beautiful Art now became antishyclassical and a caricature Freedom of expression was allowed Akhenaton moved the capital from Thebes to Amashy

rah King Tut was nine years old whcn

he ascended to the throne He moved the capital back to Thebes and rebuilt the temple of Amon He died from an unknown cause at age 18 His tomb was hidden and therefore was not vandalized by robbers It lay undisturbed until discovered by Howard Carter in 1922 This major discovery gave the world a large collection of Egyptian art

The slide show demonstrated not only the size but also the sheer beauty of the Tut collection

The College of Arts Alumni Associshyation is grateful to Professor Sadek for his enlightening talk and for his compreshyhensive slide show of the King Tut collection 0

Scholarships At the College of Arts Alumni Associashytion Board of Directors meeting of March 22 1980 three new scholarships were designed and will be presented at the spring meeting of Senate for approvshyaL

Members of the Board hope these

awards will help encourage graduate and part-time students to maintain high academic standards The first a wards will be presented in the fall of J 980

An amount of $500 will be awarded to the College of Arts student with the highest cumulative average in Years 3 and 4 who is entering a College of Arts graduate degree program The award is

open to a student entering either an MA or PhD program with a Universishyty of Guelph undergraduate Arts degree

An amount of $250 will be awarded to each of two semester 5 part-time College of Arts students with the two highest cumulative averages and entershying semester 6 They will be presented in the fall and winter semesters 0

Grad News 1977

Paulette McGarr After working three years in visual arts Paulette is a student apprentice with British glass master Stephen Taylor in Caledon and is living in Toronto

1978

Dalid Coates Newspapers Right David is city reporter for the Peterborshyough Examiner

Patricia (Cole) Bigley is employed as a dental assistant by Drs R amp c Armshystrong Leamington Ontario

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Robert Bishop is the manager of the Tydagon Golf Club in Burlington Onshytario

David Schwitzer is pu~suing doctoral studies at the University of London in England 0

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The Ontario Veterinary College Alumni Association

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BULLETIN

From The Pres ident

Dr Bob Buck 46

Since our last opportunity to chat by means of a publication several items of interest have occurred Perhaps that of greatest current interest involves arshyrangements which will culminate in the presentation of a portrait of Dr Dcnnis Howell to our former dean on Alumni Weekend

The Honours and Awards Commitshytee under the chairmanship of Dr Bob Silk 64 has been working fervently to ensure that the presentation can be made at the time of our Annual General Meeting which this year takes place on campus during Alumni Weekend June 20 to 22 Further details of these cereshymonies will be available soon

The OVc Alumni Directorate is enthused about this project and like the Honours and Awards Committee is anxiously awaiting the opportunity to view the work

Having mentioned Alumni Weckshyend [ hope that you will note again those dates of Friday Saturday and Sunday June 20 21 and 22 and if you possibly can make arrangements to visit Guelph and the old stamping grounds and appreciate what is available to the students of today compared to that which was present in the dim distant past

Not only will it be an opportunity to renew friendships which may have been neglected somewhat due to disshytance and other responsibilities but you will have an opportunity to visually acknowledge some of the strides that have been taken during the growth of the University of Guelph and in parshyticular the Ontario Veterinary College during the years since you left the campus

On sllch a visit you can more accurately gauge the importance of the contributions which each of us attempt to make to our Alma Mater as the years pass

There is some personal satisfaction in being able to actually see some of the things which we read about in our communications from the various Unishyversity organizations

At this particular time of year we would hope that those of our alumni living some distance from Guelph may decide that a venture to this part of Ontario might be considered as part of a vacation plan

How about some of those of you who live beyond the borders of Onshytario- or within the borders of Ontario for that matter- who have not had an opportunity to be in Guelph for some time contacting former classmates and arranging a visit part of which may be spent here at the OVc and on-campus at the University of Guelph

Watch for further information which will be forthcoming Those of us in this part of the country would be delighted to see you

Since last we talked the Awards Committee has presented the OVc Alumni Association Fellowships to Dr Louis Laliberte of the Department of Clinical Studies and Michael Clarke and Diane Friesian of the Departments of Pathology and Biomedica Sciences reshyspectively These are postgraduate study scholarships

Recently Jim Sweetman 81 was selected as the recipient of this years

OVc Alumni Travel Fellowship Award Jim who is currently President of the Canadian Veterinary Students Association chapter at Guelph will be travelling to the United Kingdom and other areas during the course of this summer

During the first week in March the annual College Royal activities took place on campus The OVc student body has become a very important part of this event as time has passed Disshyplays have been provided for the public by each of the years and by several of the activity groups within the College walls

On Open House Days hundreds of visitors from various parts of the province are given guided tours through the OVCs facilities and the students do an exceJlent job in providing informashytion concerning their studies and chosen vocation as well as acting as excellent purveyors of good-will for veterinary medicine Your Association has helped albeit rather modestly in assisting with this endeavour

You will be pleased to know that Dean Doug Maplesden SO has disshyplayed his continued interest in alumni activities by attending our Board of Directors meetings and contributing personally by giving much appreciated opinions and assistance Dr Howells very active conscientious involvement in alumni activities provides Doug with a very strenuous precedent to follow but we are looking forward to his associa tion with OVc alumni

Perhaps 1 have rambled long enough I shaH close by once more recommending that you consider serishyously visiting your Alma Mater during the forthcoming Alumni Weekend in June If you consider that arranging a class reunion or some such function would be constructive for goodness sake let us know and we shall attempt to assist in whatever way appears to be practical Hope to see many of you before long 0

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CODlDleDlorative Plaque In Stratford On August 24 1979 a plaque was unveiled in Stratford Ontario by the Local Architectural Conservation Advishysory Committee (LACAC) Stratford to mark the restoration of the Brandenshyberger Block built in the late 1800s

In addition to the historic signifishycance of the building is the fact that among the persons who used the buildshying was John Luke Poett VS (Edinshyburgh) the first veterinary surgeon apshypointed to the Northwest Mounted Poshylice

Poett joined the NWMP in 1874 after practising in Stratford for four years He was in charge of the large group of horses sent from Toronto in 1874 to eventually become part of the march west later that year from Fort Dufferin Manitoba to Fort Whoop-up in Alberta In 1877 he completed his service with the NWMP and returned to practice in Stratford

On September 21 1881 he advershytised that his office had been moved to Brandenbergers new block and he reshymained at this location until 1884 In that year he rejoined the Mounties eventually settling in Battleford Saskatshychewan serving as a non-commissioned police officer there until his death in 1895 His wife lived to be 87 dying in 1937 A granddaughter survives in Vanshycouver

Poetts office was reached through a door under the Jetter R in Reward (see photograph this page) and upstairs to the first floor

The plaque is on the wall just below the word Blowes (Blowes Travel Sershyvice) It will undoubtedly be read by thousands of visitors attending Stratshyford s Shakespearean Festival each year

Apart from being the first veterinashyrian in the NWM P Poetts name is the first to have been entered in the original register of the Ontario Veterishynary Association How his name came to be entered in this way is unknown The register was established in 1879 but it shows his address as the NW MP in Western Canada and in reality he was still in Stratford

The plaque was sponsored by Jim Anderson President LACAC Stratshyford who became interested in the hisshytory of Poett while the author was researching in the Perth County Arshy

chives in 1976 A fuller story of Poett Ontario relating to veterinary medicine may be found in the book Vet in the In 1973 the Toronto Historical Board Saddle by Dr Frank Loew and EH erected the Upper Canada Veterinary Wood published by Western Producer School pl aque on the site of the first Prairie Books Saskatoon 1978 veterinary college in Canada at 40-42

This is the second plaque erected in Temperance Street Toronto 0

Brandenberger Block Stratford Ontario Site of Poetts office

~ Upper Canada Veterinary School plaque 1973

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The College of Social Scie nce Alumni Association

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the current year despite continuing From The infl a tion in excess of 9 per cent The increases in faculty salaries have fallshyen behind other comparable professhyDean sions consistently since the early 1970s

3 Some estimates suggest that universishyIt is with pleasure that I report to you ties will be required to terminate upthe success which the College of Social to 20 per cent of faculty over the next Science Alumni Association has enjoyed few years if insolvency is to be preshyin the last year This succcss is due in ventedlarge measure to the encrgy and hard

work of the Association s Beards of Additional facts which should be of

Directors since 1978 interest and concern to you as alumni

The College of Social Science and voters are the following

Alumni Associations presence is being I Ontario now provides $1 000 less in felt in overaH alumni affamiddotirs May I operating grants per full-time equivashyhope that in increasing numbers Social lent student than the average of the

Dr Jack W SkinnerScience alumni will join in actively supshy rest of Canada ($1800 less than porting their Alumni Association the Quebec) College and the University prevent universities from providing both 2 Were Ontario universities funded at

As a second matter I am a ble to quality education and accessibility for a level equivalent to the average for report that the level of participation in students the rest of Canada total grants to the the BA Graduate Survey project was A strong statement on behalf of system for 1979-80 would have to be good May I thank those of you who universities was made in September to increased by $185000000 took the time and trouble to complete Premier Davis and senior ministers by 3 On a relative basis measured in the questionnaire JH Panabaker Chairman of the Board 1977-78 dollars grants per student in

There is another matter which I of McMaster Univcrsity as spokesman universities had fallen 71 per cent trust will be of interest As you are no for board chairmen and executive heads from 1970-71 to 1977-78 While doubt aware Ontarios universities have of Ontario universities Among the facts grants per student in the colleges of been and continue to be involved in a which he prcsented were applied arts and technology (CAAT) substantial amount of retrenchment as a I Library acquisitions per student have rose by 22 per cent costs per pupil in result of past and continuing reduced fallen by about 40 per cent in real secondary schools rose 396 per cent levels of government financial support terms since the early 1970s despite and costs per-patient-day in hospitals While it could be argued that a certain the continuing explosion of knowshy rose 51 per cent Finally of interest amount of retrenchment was needed ledge around the world are the studentstaff ratios In as well as politicaJIy desirab]e a conshy 2 For years increases in salary scales 1977-78 for universities 149 to I tinuation of reduced support on the part have been held well below the rate of CAATs 126 to I and secondary of the government will bring about acshy inflation- they were 37 per cent in schools 169 to l 0 tions which will greatly hamper if not 1978-79 and just over 5 per ccnt for

The membcrs of your Board of Directors dents we a ttended the College of Social recently endorscd a resolution to make Science we had little or no opportunity Five -five scholarhips available to in-course to earn an achievement award

In-course Collcge of Social Science students It s a We have plenty of reasons to make start and without your support of the awards available to deserving students College of Social Science Alumni Assoshy If each of our members could encourage Scholarships ciation and of the Alma Mater Fund it one new membership we could continue would not have been possible to make things happen What do youIntroduced Do you realize that when as stu- say Lets get on with the job 0

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Peacekeeper Playing a key role in peacekeeping opershya tions is as much an a rt as a defined position sa ys Political Studies professhysor Henry Wiseman Professor Wiseshyman who has also been Faculty Assoshyciate in the Office of the Provost this past year has been named Director of Peacekeeping Programs at the Internashytional Peace Academy (IPA) New York He assumed the position for one year as of Janu ary I

The Interna tional Peace Academy which was established in 1969 as an institute devoted to furthering the skills of conflict resolution has a vita l pa rt to

Hes Off To Israel John Vanderkamp

Professor John Vanderkamp Chairman Department of Economics has been apshypointed as visiting professor in the Cashynadia n Studies Program at Hebrew Unishyversityin Jerusalem

Professor Vanderkamp will spend the greater part of three months April to June in Israel where he will give a graduate course in labor economics a nd make himself available for consultations with faculty a nd graduate students

The Canadian Studies Program is relatively new It was established in

Birth Of OASA Much overdue but now ready for acshytion is the way Professor KJ Duncan describes the Ontario Association of Sociology and Anthropology (OASA) Professor Duncan of the UniversityS Department of Sociology and Anthroshypology was the Associa tions first presishydent

Canada has not been without asshysociations in the fi eld There is a nationshyalone the Canadian Sociological and Anthropological Association a nd over

play in world a ffairs The U N as Professor Wiseman pointed out has no specific constitut ional basis for pcaceshykeeping in its charter although it does practise peacekeeping from time to time on an ad hoc basis

Over the ycars a ttempts have been made to define the practice in constitushytiona l terms but without success Professor Wiseman believes there are good political reasons why this has not occurred the fear by some states that the UN would evolve its own a uthority or military force less dependent on the will of the member states

For this reason the IPA while remaining independent of the UN pershyform s the crucial functions of developing

1978 as the result of a VISit by John Roberts then Secretary of State to Israel Funded by the Canadian govern shyment and Toronto philanthropists Dr and Mrs Ralph Halbert the program got under way last year when urban planner Peter Oberlander of British Coshylumbia spent a period at the Israeli university

The successful applicant for the program is selected from candida tes in the social sciences hu manities a nd law Administra tion of the selection is handshyled at the Canadia n end by an advisory committee made up of eight members from a variety of disciplines in Frenchshya nd English-speaking institutions from across the country Recommendationsmiddot are submitted by the Canadian commitshytee to the Hebrew University where the final choice of visiting scholar is made

Professor Vanderkamps talents make him eminently suited to the posishytion H e is the editor of Canadian Public

the yea rs regiona l ones have emerged in the Maritimes Quebec and the western provinces but not until now in Onta rio

Professor Duncan and a number of others including department chairman Professor WE Thompson and departshyment colleague Professor TF Condon have actively supported the idea of a provincial association for years because as Professor Duncan says the real acshytion takes place at the provincial level We need such an assocation he adds to provide a provincial presence to speak on behalf of our two disciplines to government representatives and to the

procedures and policies for peacekeeping to bring greater order to the ad hoc UN practice Such activity is dependent on broad co-operation by UN members One hundred and fourteen have parshyticipa ted in IPA programs to date

The Political Studies professors tasks include arranging professional inshyternational training seminars for diploshymats military officers academics and policy makers in the subjects of peaceshykeeping mediation and negotiation and setting up off-the-record meetings beshytween parties directly involved in disshyputes such as Namibia a nd the Middle East These a re two of the ma in duties of the Academy 0

Policy- Analyse de Poliliques the jourshynal which he founded six years ago to bring together resea rch in economics a nd rela ted disciplines such as political science and sociology with a view to stimulating research and discussion of problems in Canadian policy He is also a member of the executive council of the Canadian Economics Association and author of many papers on Canadian economic activity

The aim of the program is to inshycrease Canadian exposure overseas the economist says It is hoped that eventushyally graduate fellowships in Canadian studies will be made available for stu-

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dents at the Hebrew University further extending the educationa l scope of the program

In the initial five years of operation an endowment fund is being built up Once that income is esta blished visiting professorships will be for a years durashytionD

pUblic Professor Duncan says meetings of

the Associa tion will take place twice a year and that attention will be turned to ways of improving the teaching of socishyology and anthropology as well as a tshytracting the participation of those workshying in community colleges government -private agencies and in industry

For further information about the Association contact Mrs Wilda Blackshylock through the Depa rtment of Socioloshygy and Anthropology (519) 824-4120 ext 3894 0

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The College of Biological Science Alumni Association

~ BIO-ALUMNI ~ NEWS Editor Jane Selley Arts 70

J Tent And Sleeping Bags Anyone Panoramic scenery wa rm campfires wild-flowers and pines scenting fresh summer breezes quiet walks along wooded trails a chance to photograph relax and enjoy the company of good friends Sounds like a dream doesn t it

Well your dreams have come true because the CB S Alumni Association has designed such a weekend this year just for you

From June 6 to 8 1980 (Friday evening to Sund ay night) we have for alumni and their families an Interpreshytive Weekend excursion to Cyprus Lake Provincial Park on th e picturesque Upper Bruce Peninsula We have lined up a full weekend of activity including a wildlife photography sessi on plant and geomorphology lectures bird watching

a Fathom Five ta lk a boat trip to Flower Pot Island a nd much much more

Photographers will want to see the orchids which will be in bloom that wcekend a nd there are ma ny excellent access points for scuba diving enshythusi ast s as well Brave folks might even attempt a midnight dip in th e cool waters of Georgian Bay

We will be camping in the Provinshycia[ Park and should qualify for free group camping if enough adventurers register for the s leep-out If youre not one for organized activities thats okay too

While only a few hours drive from Guelph this part of Ontario is an historshyic glacial-formed environment supportshy

ing rich and diverse flora and fa una You are required to bring your ow n

support gea r food clothing and provide tran sport a tion to a nd from the park The CBSAA will be providing wilderness progra ms and marshmallows

Most o f all the weekend a[ lows friends old and new a chance to relax together and enjoy some free time Twen ty-nine people have already sig ned up a nd we think this will truly be our best event ever

For registration write to CBS Interpretive W eekend co Department of Alumni Affairs a nd Development Level 4 Unive rsity Centre University of Guelph Guelph Ontar io N I G 2W I or telephon e (519) 824-4120 Ext 2122 0

Your 1980 Executive The CBS Alumni Association Board of Directors for 1980 who were elected a t the Annua l Meeting at College Roya[ is a mi xture of new and old faces Wed like to tell you something about each of these people who have volunshyteered their time for you

AI Sippel BSc 74 President A[ is a fish hea lth biologi st with the Ontario Ministry of N a tural Resources working on campus

Richard Moccia BSc 76 MSc 78 Immediate Past President Rick is preshysentlya U of G fish pathologist offershying a consulting service to commercial fish farms la rge aquaria home aquarishyots and resea rch subcontractors

David MaraIdo MSc 78 Vice Presishydent David is a fisheries biologist for Canada Centre for In[and Waters Burlshyington Ontario

Winn Halina BSc 74 MSc 77 Secshyretary T reasurer Winn is a researc h assistant in the Department of Biomedishyca l S cience at the O Vc

Sheena Ba msey BSc 77 Director Sheena is a research chemist for Shell C a nada Ltd

J im Ga llivan BSc 73 M Sc 77 Dishyrector Ji m has been a Ph D student in Medical Sciences a t McMas ter Univershysity since 1978

At the Annual M eeting I to rare

president AI Sippel 74

Professor R on Brooks Zoology and immediate

past president Rick Moccia 76

Ron presented a da zz ling talk and

show on th e Galapagos

Islands

Ka thryn Martin BSc 76 Director Kathryn is a grad student in the Depa rtshyment of Biomedical Sci ence

Margo Tant BSc 76 Director Margo is a full-time stude nt at the O Vc

Jan Watson BSc 75 Director Jan our first CBS President is now an applications specia list fo r Pa yton Asshysocia tes which manufactures e lectronic medica l instruments 0

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University of G uelph 3049 CBS stushyA Message From dents including pos tgraduate students

President

Al Sippel

Al Sippel 74

As the incoming president of the College of Biological Science Alumni Associashytion I would like to thank the immedishyate Past President Richard Moccia 76 and the other outgoing members of the Board of Directors Ted Armstrong 74 Les Dunn 76 Jim Grayston 75 Kathy Martin 76 Ambrose Sarnulski 73 Jim Sheldon 74 and Pat Yungblut 73 for their accomplishments

Over the past year Richard and the others expended a considerable amount of time and energy on alumni associashytion activities with excellent results Both Careers ight and the Elora Gorge Walk were successful again this year Careers N ight is organized specifishycally for senior undergraduate CBS studenb One or two aluIllni frOI11 each

program (eg Microbiology Human Kinetics Zoology N utrition Botany l Genetics) returned to discuss aspects of job hunting resume writing and career development The Elora Gorge Walk was designed to promote outdoor activishyties for alumni during Alumni Weekend

Our other regular activities the Homecoming Biobash and the Annual General Meeting were less successfuL Although a few faithful alumni turned out for each event they were very poorly attended

Despite these disappointments the Association completed two projects that have been on the drawing board for some time Life membership dues finally reached a sufficient level to start a tru st fund for two scholarships for second year CBS students These scholarships will be presented for the first time in 1980

A special Distinguished Alumnus Award was also created this past year Although no nominations for the a ward were received its crea tion provides a format for honouring graduates of the cBS who have distinguished themshyselves in some field

I am confident that thi s year members of the Board of Directors will be ab le to maintain the momentUin generated by their predecessors 1 he nlOW faces on the Board should provide an abundance of energy and fresh ideas Board members serving second or more terllls will provide the necessary experishyelllOe gained from previous years Thi s blend of old and new has worked well in the past and should continue to do so

The major thrust of this years Board of Directors will be aimed at increas ing membership in the Associashytion In the ten years that the College of Biological Science has been a part of the

have graduated However only 202 (66 per cent) of these have Joined the CBs Alumni AssolOiation T herefore much of our effort will be devoted to contacting alumni evaluating their eommenb and re-evaluating our program in an attempt to attract more members

You probably ques tion why you should become a member of the Associshyation Me mbership dues are necessa ry to operate and expand the projects that I have outlined I believe that the CBs Alumni Asocia tion has a lot to offer to undergraduates to the University comshymunity and most importantly to alumshyni

I n particular we provide a forum for keeping in touch with former classshymates through the Guelph Alumnus and the Bio-A lumni N ews Alumni Weekend Supplement and by sponsoring events to which alumni return However as with any organization particularly one such as the CB S Alumni Association that is rel atively young there is always room for improvement If you believe the programs offered by the C BS Alumni Association are inappropriate please let us know as a re-evaluation of alumni shyoriented even ts will be made this year

Without input from our alumni change will not necessarily mean imshyprovement We need your support in the form of members hip and your opinion of the present program In particular I would appreciate receiving comments from Department of Human Kinetics alumni who have been noticeably absent from many of our activities in recent years Please give a little thought to what you think the CB S Alumni A~soshy

ciation should be doing and forward you r ideas to Al Sippel co Departllient of Alumni Affair and Development Levlt 4 niversity Centre niversityof Guclph Cruelph Ontario N 1 G 2W 1 0

Careers Night Seventy-five people attended enjoyed and asked many questions of the six speakers at the 2nd Annual College of Biological ScieIlce Alulllni Association Careers ight

John Byrne fish culture specialist with tell years at the Ministry of Natushyral Resources gave a strong talk stresshysing hiring methods attitude motivation and generally se t the lOne fo r Sheena

Ba rusey BSc 17 and her clever preshyentation which covered as a reselI ch chcmist in Microbiology at Guelph tactic~ to usc job applications and intershyesting facts about prospects for the fushyture in the job market

Jennifer Conners BSc 75 SOOIl to be an M D and who originally graduat shyed in Botany disc ussed the neces ity of being flexible of being wise and not being too specific ill job intcnt when entering uni ve rsity

Dr John Hilton Lkpar lmen t of

utr ition slressed the necessity fo r pcr onal contact and steing the top pCIon when making application for a position Dr John Powell told of the multitude of opportunities which ex ists for a well ed ucated perOIl giving examshyples of 26 graduates from the Departshyf1)tl1t of Huma n Kintl ics and their difshyk re llt afJ Puilltments

Ian W hite OAe 52 co-ordinator of Placement Services summarized and told of the lllaIlY useful services that the

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Macdonald Institute College of Family and Consumer Studies

Alumni Association

ALUMNI NEWS Editor Wantedl

Elizabeth Gullel 55

Food Industry Welcomes Contacts Industry may seem a world away from the univlrsity environment but Conshysumer Studies professor Elizabeth Gulshylett 55 spent the fall semester bridging this gap She visited about 25 companies in the food industry to see what they arc doing in sensory evaluation of food and consumer rda tions

Professor Gullett started her odysshysey through the food industry by conshytacting the presidents of the companies then visiting their laboratories and conshysumer relations departments HI feel very positive about the developments in

News Editor Wanted The position of Alumni ews Editor for the Mac- FACS Alumni Association is presently vacant

The person who fills this position has the important job of gathering and co-ordinating information for the threeshypage Mac-fACS Alumni News section in each of the quarterly Guelph AlurnshyfillS pUblications and for one four-page unit of news in the Annual Alumni

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these two areas she comments The Canadian food industry IS

expanding and refining its programs in sensory evaluation and consumer relashytions

Sensory evaluation techniques run the gamut from rudimentary tests to very complete profile studies that inshyvolve a team of five or six trained tasters Companies have learned that sensory evaluation improves their batshyting average in introducing new proshyducts Professor Gullett explains that it used to be common for only ten ou t of every 100 ideas to see the light of day and of those only one would be a success Sensory evaluation helps idenshytify the potentially successful products and saves significantly in product develshyopment costs

Curious abollt the state of sensory evaluation in the cosmetics industry Professor G ulictt also contacted several Canadian cosmetics companies but found virtually no activity in the area

ost 01 the Canadian cosmetics firms are distributors for foreign products They tend to rely on the technical expershytise of the parent company

The food industry is becoming more Canadian in outlook according to Professor Gullett Canadian branches of foreign companies are developing food testing product development and evalushyation functions in Canada

Consumer relations have blossomed

Weekend Supplement The Editor is a member of a Comshy

mittee of ditors which meets regularly prior to the publication of each Guelph Alumnus to plan and co-ordinate alumshyni news portions

The Editor is a member of the Mac-FACS Alumni Association Board of Directors which meets regularly throughout the year The Alumni Assoshy

in the last decade particularly throughshyout the food industry Professor Gullett suspects tha t the industry is trying to overcome what it perceive to be a bad public image The consumer movemellt nudged most companies into a greater awareness of consumers and a commitshyment to deal with their complaints and suggestions She was impressed with the speed and thoroughness with which the food companies handled consumer comshyplaints

The visits to the companies revep d that permanent and summer employshyment prospects for Consumer Studies graduates will continue to be good Our students have a lways been hired for their technical knowledge she notes but their broad knowledge of consumer concerns will bccome more and more attractive to employers

While learning about food company programs Professor Gullett did not miss the opportunity to tell her hosts about the undergraduate programs research and expertise in the Department of Conshysumer Studies

Every company I visited seemed genuinely pleased to have someone from a university show an interest in what they are doing she observed Many industry people told me they had regular contacts with community colleges but not with universities A continuing exshychange of ideas will be mutually benefishycial 0

ciation pays all telephone and postage costs of collecting information for the two publications and has designated an honorarium of $50 per publication for the Editor

If you are interested in this posishytion please ca II or write ei t her Roseshymary Clark 59 at the Alumni Office 824-4120 ext 2122 or Ruth Wilson 6251 Oak Street Guelph NIG 2Nl 821-2632 (after 5 pm)

Remember if you wish to continue receiving news of your college we must have all Editor - and 0011 J

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Freighter Voyage By Dr Margaret S McCready

The winter season was a good time to be one of 12 passengers eight Canadian women four Americans (two men two women) on a large freighter Delta Line out of Brooklyn ew York Deshycember 14 1979 for a seven-week voyshyage through the Caribbean and the Panama Canal to Ecuador Peru and Chile and return But cargo was the important item to the ships owners and about one day out of Brooklyn a new sched ule was posted cutting out the Caribbean ports at Aruba Santo Doshymingo and Barranquilla

Cargo was delivered or picked up at Philadelphia Baltimore Charleston and Mi ami in generally very fine weather There were perhaps one and a half days of slight turbulence off Cape Hatteris enough to make it difficult to set the ta bles in the dining room which we shared with a dozen ships officers and the captain

The crew of about 30 sailors were a busy lot-always some ship s painting to be done as well as swabbi ng down the decks Handling the ve ry large banana crop (green) of Ecuador was a big part of the work for longshoremen-bananas to Chile and to New York State Much of the ships cargo had to be kept at spec ific temperatures SOme of it frozen

Above all we and the officers had excellent meals and very spacious wellshycared for cabins with toilets Actually by the terms of the Seamens Union all sa ilors must be given plentiful and good food to keep them happy and well nourshyished and this was certa inly so

We enjoyed knowing the ships offshyicers One a graduate in law was workshy

ing on a freight er to find out more about mercantile law he was busy also getting his daily exercise by weight-lifting and chinning the bar We passengers worked a bit on the stationa ry bicycle for our exercise

Another officer a graduate engishyneer was working on the freighter to learn more abo ut ship building and space utili zation One specialist in navishygation reminded us to keep certain curshytains drawn at night to prevent glare on the ocean waves which confused their navigation readings from the heavens There is a constant charting of the ship s position on the high seas

Special celebrations and meetings with the captain and officers sometimes when films were shown were enjoyed but also enjoyed was the time spent watching the intricate organization of the loading and unloading of cargo some of it in containers However on docking with the help of pilots we usualshyly planned to take taxis to the big cities and market places not forgetting the small Indian craft shops on or close to the docks The native crafts of fine straw and hair work knitted-wear and handshymade dresses beautiful jewelery of seshymi-precious stones such as lapislazuli malachit e a nd onyx were hard to resist

The museums cathedrals and other handsome buildings reminded us of the culture~ If ( i er peoples in addition to th e Spanish con ribution The beautiful scenery and the objects d art a lmost made us forgetful of the repressive govshyernments in most of these South Amerishycan countries today

It was a memorable days trip when

we motored from Valparaiso Ch ile through the foothills of the Andes to the beautiful capital city Santiago seeing en route the dry desert and mountain country bordering the very fertile va lleys growing lush market and fruit crops (not bananas)

Some bridge playing a nd much reading took up considerable time so that it was difficult to keep a diary and write postcards to friends Obviollsly there was some real rela xa tion and rest on the journey Tt was always pleasant to be having such delightful summcr weat her and enjoying some sunning on deck with tea and happy hours whenshyever one wished to utili ze the passenger lounge for a friendl y get-together

Yes despite sc hedules being changed and in this case shor tened by one week the sea voyage from North to South America at this season was a delight D

Passing through Ihe Suez Canal

The Delta Venezuela out of Brooklyn New York Margaret McCready right in Santiago Chie

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Families Coping With Change The family is alive and well in the twentieth century despite widely pubshylished reports that it is an outdated social institution Social critics bemoan the disintegration of the family and use as evidence the soaring divorce rate juvcnile delinquency wife and child abuse and thc isolated elderly

This gloomy outlook is not shared by three faculty members in the Departshyment of Family Studies who have extenshysive experience working with families and are pursuing family-related reshysearch

Concern over weakening families is not unique to our generation observes Professor Anne Callagan a family socishyologist with a background in professhysiona social work Observers 50 years ago voiced many of the same complaints about urban families she notes and questions whether families have really changed as much as were led to believe The divorce ra Ie was 236100000 in Canada in 1976 and is rising but is still only about half of the US rate

Divorce has replaced death as a cause of single parent families over the years rn addition perhaps urban famishylies of 100 years ago didnt have probshylems with their teen-agers because so many adolescent children didnt live at home

Different Expectation What has changed dramatically is our expectation about family life Until the last few decades marriage tended to be an institutional arrangement On farms the family was a producing unit and in urban environments it was a framework for survival Today we look to the family for intimate personal relationships and emotional support

Professor Claude Guldner former Director of the Interfaith Counselling Centre in Kitchener and now on the faculty in Family Studies doesnt touch on the traditional institutional roles for marriage in describing todays family He focusses on the adult functions of marriage- companionship sharing afshyfcction and sex-instead of viewing marshyriage primari ly in terms of having chilshydren

Where Children Fit In Children are and will continue to be an important focus in most families but the

task of raising them is difficult in the climate of rapid social and technological change Todays parents live in a world very different from the one in which they were raised and their children will have to cope with an accelerating rate of change The task of raisi ng children is not so much preparing them for the world but equipping them to cope with the inevitable changes ahead

The rapid change and uncertainty in the world has eroded parents sense of self-confidence claims Professor George Kawash a child psychologist with a particular concern for parentchild inshyteractions One anchor parents can proshyvide in this unsettled environment is consis tency in their child rearing pracshytices But it is very difficult to maintain if the parents feel unsure of themselves and their parenting skills Children need rules limits and some authority but parents often shy away from setting rules because they view this as a form of authoritarianism says Professor Kashywash Rules are not in themselves aushythoritarian especially if the children ha ve the opportunity to express their grievances about rules they feel are unreasonable Children will be more willing to accept rules if they feel they can discuss them

Professor Guldner feels there is a tendency among educators now to look at the entire family in dealing with problems in children Many families are referred to family counselling agencies because a child has problems in school Ten years ago we would have blamed those problems on the school systems he says Today family counsellors look to the family for weaknesses or strains that may have contributed to such probshylems This approach acknowledges the continued importance of the family unit in the socialization of children

The Individual Within the Family Creating a stable family environment requires input from solid individuals In family counselling explains Professor Guldner we usually focus on the husshyband and wife roles because strong partshyners secure in their relationship funcshytion better in the mother and father roles Further the husband and wife relationship needs to be nurtured throughout a marriage so it can survive after the parenting roles have been

From a FACS sheet by Mary Cocivera

completed Many marri ages break down after the children leave home because the partners threw themselves into the father and mother roles to the exclusion of the husband and wife roles After the years of neglect there was nothing left of the original relationship as husshyband and wife

One of the great tasks in family therapy confided Professor Guldner is helping individuals differentiate themselves from their fa mily of origin Their personal development and success in marriage depend on emerging from the family of their childhood observ ing and evaluating it ancj then making ratioshynal but at the sa me time gut-level choices about their own future Many marriage and family problems are caused by a failure to work through this rela tionship The process is not complete until the individual reconnects and estashyblishes an entirely different relationship with his family of origiIi

A fam ily can provide a supportive environment in which to grapple with these relational tasks Professor Guldner describes marriage as a cyclical IIwe equilibrium which has its ups and downs Individual growth requires comshying to grips with the conflicts

He fears though that many people walk awa y from conflict in marriage by seeking divorce rather than working through the problem This short-cirshycuits individual growth he explains Family counselling helps partners deal with conflict in a marriage relationship but does not guarantee living happily ever after Sometimes working out a rel a tionship results in termination of the marriage

Professor Guldner sees the emphashysis on the individual as a positive develshyopment for the family Were becoming more tolerant of individual diffe rences within the family and among families Young people will feel freer to make choices based on what is best for them personally and inter-personally rather than external expectations -North Americans will find it easier to accept and respect different types of families in the decades to come but they will also have to accept the responsibility for making informed intelligent choices compatible with their personal values ambitions and capabilities 0

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The College of Phys ical Science Alumni Association -5Ju

I SCIMP Editor Bob Winkel

Cell Patent Granted

Dr Ron Fawce ll with electroplated semiconductor

Two resea rchers at the University of GueJph have received a United States patent on a process tha t could revolushytionize the production of photo voltaic cells and reduce the cost several times

Doctors Ron Fawcett and Andrzej Baranski developed the process similar to techniques used in the electroplating industry during two months of research on applying semi-conductors to metal in la te 1978

The process does not require the

present use of vaporization to deposit a film of light-sensitive material on meta l

Present tec hnology for photo voltaic cells evolved from space research and uses either a single crystal silicon or a costly vaporization process for cadmium sulphide

Until now electroplating has been used as a way to deposit one metal on another in some kind of pl a ting solution through which you pass current but what we are depositing here is a semishy

conductor-cadmium sulphide Dr Fawcett said Other semiconductors which can be electrodeposited include cadmium selenide bismuth sulphide cushyprous sulphide and silver sulphide

The new process can be used with a variety of metals including stainless steet and aluminum foil he said

You can imagine pass ing great shee ts of metal through a plating bath and covering them with a thin coherent and uni fo rm deposit of th e photo sensishytive materia l said Dr Fawcett An America n patent was applied for beshycause most ma nufacturing is carried out in the United Sta tes

The chem is ts who will sha re the patent with the University are now seeking patents in Canada Great Britshyain and other industrialized nations

Manufacture of the new electroshyplated semi-conductor solar cells is cheaper than the vaporization process used for cadmium sulphide and initia l tests indicate a higher efficiency on output voltage Dr Fawcett sa id

Immediate application of the comshypound is in photo voltaic devices recshytification of alternating current into dishyrect current light detection equipment and special applications in photography

The research which led to the proshycess was sponsored by a grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Reshysea rch Council of Canada 0

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Prof Moffat Scholarship The College of Physical Science is pleased to announce the establishment of a memorial scholarship by the family and friends of the late Professor and Mrs Robert C Moffatt

Professor Moffatt formed the faculshyty of Physics at the Onta rio Agricultural College in 1917 and was head of the Department of Physics and Mathematshyics for the ten years prior to his retireshyment in 1956 H e was named Professor

Emeritus in 1974 In 1922 he was responsi ble to a

major degree for the organization of the Agricult~ral Science Option so that its graduates could qualify for admission to courses at the Onta rio College of Educashytion leading to the High School Assistshyants Certificate Type A Agriculture In 1950 he orga nized the General Scishyence Option leadin g to Type A Science

Professor Bob Moffatt was known continued

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to most physics students as the Prof and taught for many years the undershygraduate and graduate courses in theory of measurement and statistics He did much to cncourage agricultural reshysearchers to use statistical methods in the interpretations of their results and assisted in many of the a nalyses

[t is most fitting for the College of Physical Science to offer a scholars hi p

established in memory of Professor and Mrs Moffatt who gave so much to the department and the community

The $200 scholarship will be awarded annually to a student who has completed semester 4 and is enrolled in semester 5 or higher of an Honours Program in Mathematics Statistics or Physics

Alumni who graduated from the

Rites Of Passage Worthwhile Graduate work is not everyon es cup of tea Even an intense love of learning can be daunted by long hours of painstaking research the trauma tic experience of the oral comprehensive and the setting forth - and re-working- of first the masters then the doctora1 thesis

But for Bob Dudley who received his PhD in orga nic chemistry at winter Convocation stopping a t the bachelors level would have been unthinka ble He says he was too excited by the prospect of trying his ha nd at basic research something he had been una ble to do as an undergraduate

Bob came to Guelph three years ago from the University of Georgia where he obtained his M Sc working under Professor Ed Janzen When Professor Janzen joined Guelphs Deshypartment of Chemistry Bob moved there too

Bobs doctoral research has Inshyvolved a method of detection called spin trapping of free radicals that is molecules which have an unpaired elecshytron Spin trapping is only used in ten or 12 places in the world Three places in Canada including Guelph use it regularly it is not used at all on a regular basis in the United States

Looking back over the past three years Bob says the hardest things to contend with were assembling his thesis from all those piles of research material and confronting a sea of strange faces as he walked in to teach his first lab

But despite such trying moments Bob has enjoyed his time at Guelph a nd the abundance of ideas a nd stimulating atmosphere created by the joint campus arrangement of the Guelph-Waterloo Centre for Graduate Work in Chemisshytry

Agr Sci option during the time when Professor Moffatt guided developments in physics mathema tics and statistics were informed by Dean MacNaughton of the plan to establish a Moffa tt Meshymorial Scholarship We are most grateshyful for the generous response

It is expected that the first award will be presented at the I Oth anniversary celebrations of the college on June 210

H e has been fortunate too in his wife of ten years Tricia who never doubted for a minute that he would get his degree and whose enthusiasm and moral support cheered him on when the going was especially ha rd

Although their interests and expershytise are different-she graduated from East Tennessee State University in 1969 with a BSc having studied speech pathology language and audiology and is a speech pathologist and teacher of deaf education in Guelph-they find themselves good sounding boards for each ot her s problems

With his doctoral qua lificatio ns completed Bob will be working during th e coming year as a post-doc for Chemistry professor Colin Fyfe in solid state MR (nuclear magnetic resoshynance) After that he will be looking for a more permanent job Bob views that prospect with optimism 0

Our Tenth Anniversary Celebrations -(n June 1970 the new Physical Science Building was officially opened T he building replaced the old rose-garden south of Zavitz Hall and drastica lly changed a birds-eye view to the southshyeast as demonstrated in the two photoshygraphs on this page

Physics Chemistry and Math-Stats

have flowered irl this first decade To celebrate this occasion the College will hold an official cake-cutting ceremony with tea at 400 pm June 21 in the lobby beside the Campus Co-operative Bookstore This is to be preceded by tours of the facilities

Coincidental with this celebration is

the 10th anniversary of the formation of the College of Arts the College of Social Science and the College of Physica l Science and at 630 pm on June 21 in the University Centre Faculty Club alumni of the three colleges will join ranks with cocktails and dinner Come join us then 0

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By Mary Cocivera

T he College of Physical Science has yet to reach the age of puberty but is

poised to enter its second decade as a major centre for science research and undergraduate programs in Canada

The short existence belies a long history on the Guelph campus as major supporting disciplines to the agricultural programs Stretching back to the 1880s the story progresses through such varied pursuits as analysis of dairy products sugar beets well water and wood ashes levelling and surveying water finding machines lightning rods ventilation and soil physics

Old-timers can spin colorful tales of early instructors There was Prof Soccer-Bill Blackwood whose speciality was (literally) dynamite He was fond of bringing dynamite caps into the lecture room to demonstrate their safety He regularly stood by the window toying with one of these capriciously explosive caps before lighting it and toss ing it out the window where it exploded on cue Art Thompson OAC )7 remembers the ill-fated cap that rode a stiff wind right into the open window of a lab full of equipment on the lower floor That cap too exploded on cue

Art chuckles as he describes Prof Blackwoods favorite exam question You have a rock three feet by four feet by five feet two feet of it underground in the middle of a swamp and you want to blast it out How much of a charge of dynamite do you need He describes the technique of mud-capping- planting dynamite under a mud cap on top of the rock and letting er rip You can sit down and do all the calculations for this problem says Art but the right answer is that the rock is in a swamp so why would you need to blast it away

No reflections on the physical sciences could be complete without reference to Prof Moffatt claims Dean Earl MacNaughton He was called Mr Physics and his courses on theory of measurements were dubbed theory of Moffatt

Years When the Physics Building was built

in 1916 recalls the Dean inmates from the Ontario Reformatory were used to ca rry plaster a nd so the plasterers pu t a generous inch-thick layer on the ceilings By the early 50s the plaster frequently and with very little warning separated [rom the Ilath and both Prof and I had some close calls when the plaster would suddenly drop in our offices and on laboratory benches

Ventilation was indeed a problem when 50 to 60 students gathered for a qua1litative analysis laboratory and started bubbling H2S through solutions in order to precipitate metal ions H2S is infamous for it s smell --middotrotten eggs concen tra ted Professor John Rothwel OAC 39 now retired developed sensitive timing catchill~ about-to-expire students and hauling them to the window for a breather We had big fans installed he explains but the students opened the windows next to the fan short-circuiting the makeshift ventilation system Qualita tive analysis was eventually dropped from the curriculum Professor Rothwell is

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covered with equipment Chemistry had the distinction of being

the first science department on campus to have its own building by 1887 (the odiferous na ture of the pursuit no doubt affected the decision to construct a separate building) The building however la sted only until 1896 when fire destroyed it The replacement on the same location-where the north wing of the Arts Building now stands- housed generations of chern students until the Department of Chemistry moved to the present Chemistry and Microbiology building in 1965

When Prof Bill Brown arrived on campus in the 1 940s he suggested only partially in jest that the venerable building be named Reek Hall after the then president of the OAC William R Reek OAC 10 It was an idea that never emerged from the flask

The building easily would have justified that label Prof Brown tells of a visiting chemist from Iowa State University As he walked through the front entrance he sniffed deeply and sighed Ah beautiful-this is a lovely chemistry building It takes years of chemical training to appreciate the bouquet of aged chemistry buildings

convinced because other faculty members didnt appreciate the smell

While future physicists werent likely to find their way to the Guelph campus the OAC trained many of the high school science teachers in Ontario The old Agricultural Science option introduced ill 1922 and the General Science option introduced in 1950 provided an excellent broad scientific background for high school teaching and graduate study in any number of agricultural and scientific disciplines

With the establishment of the University of Guelph in 1964 the physical sciences emerged from their supporting roles to limelight positions on campus Greatly expanded research facilities and undergraduate laboratory capability had to be provided The Physics Department had been cramped for years in the red brick building and was unable to develop its undergraduate programs nor introduce graduate student and research programs appropriate for the mushrooming University The Chemistry Department had moved into the new Chemistry and MicrobiOlogy Building but research activity in the department had expanded graduate programs were becoming mOre important and essential scientific

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equipment was proliferating Both tcaching and research activities required much more space

The Physical Science Building an efficient gem of an edifice was completed and occupied by the fall of 1969 Attached to the Chemistry and Microbiology Building it provided expanded facilities for chemistry as well as teaching research and office space for Physics Mathematics and Sta tistics When the Department of Computing and Information Science emerged in 1971 it located in the Institute of Computer Science Building (the renovated Physics Building) for proximity to the computer hardware

For Physics the move to the new facilities was like a speed-of-light journey from 1916 to 1970 From graffiti-embellished lab benches to immaculate well-equipped spacious undergraduate la boratories from dingy basement research cubby-holes to well-lighted laboratories from makeshift to state-of-the-art equipment

Equipping the departments with essential iescarch instruments will be a never-ending program because the advances in science occur rapidly and because Guelph will want to maintain its hard-earned position at the forefront of research in Canada

By most accounts the move to the building occurred so smoothly that the undergraduate students remember only closing the drawer in one laboratory one day and showing up the next day in a new lab

We collected a roomful of old glassware brass bunsen burners and all kinds of junk when we moved out of the old Physics Building recalls Professor Jim Hunt Instead of throwing it out I bet other faculty members that we could sell it We did --we sold every last bit of broken glass and laboratory equipment amassed $500 and started a scholarship fund for undergraduate students in physics

The very existence of the physical science disciplines is often overshadowed by the emphasis on the life sciences at Guelph Because of this undergraduate degree programs stili attract a relatively small number of students-a predicament that is both attractive and threatening at the same time Faculty describe the size of some of the undergraduate programs as

bull uncomfortably small while recent graduates from the programs see the small size as an important difference between Guelph aNd the grist mills that churn out hundreds of graduates

Everything has to do with size observes Terry Clifford Like most of his classmates at the OAC he came from a rurat background We really appreciated Guelphs organization in terms of social

development We got to know everyone in our class Professors assigned to the year really developed close relationships There was no dou bt that everyone encouraged us Professor MacNaughton (now the dean) was like a mother hen-he developed a really close rapPorl with all the students and graduates Hes a mini alumni associa t ion hi msel r

How the Physical Sciences disciplines evolved on the Guelph campus is a fascinating account in itself They all appeared originally to serve agricultural interests Chemists performed analyses on everything from soil to sugar beets physicists monitored the weather and contributed a variety of engineeringshyoriented expertise Mathematicians helped agricultural research workers use statistical methods to interpret their da tao Even the late-comer Computing and Information Science appeared on campus in an agricultural capacity Animal scientists had gathered enough milking data on cards to fill a room but couldnt use the information The computer stored that information and made it accessible for research

The undergraduate program in Computing and Information Science reflects these origins emphasiZing systems rather than computation It focuses on how to best utilize the computer to solve problems This approach meshes well with the existing biological and agricultural research on campus Fourth year classes in computing science boast about 35 students the 90 terminals in the ICS building are in use practically round-the-clock and the majority of students on campus has some contact with the computer during studies at Guelph

WHAT IS TO COME The general perception of whats

happening in the job market for physical science graduates is completely incorrect according to Professor Jack MacDonald Chairman Department of Physics In the

next decade there won t be enough physicists ma thema ticia ns and chemists to go around There was a move away from the physical sciences when they were blamed for pollution and technological problems Students looked to the biological sciences for solutions Now were seeing a move back to chemistry and physics as young people start to recognize that they offer the best hope for long-range solutions to many pressing problems Physical Science graduates are basically problem-solvers

The pre-adolescent CoJlege of Physical Science has emerged from a decade that was turbulent for the physical sciences at all institutions Ted Newton describes the see-saw years Until about 1970 we had money and jobs to offer but no one to whom to offer them Then the money dried up and really good candidates for faculty positions became availa ble

The disciplines not only are firmly esta blished on ca mpus but are setting high standards in teaching and research Were proud of the progress in physical sciences in the 15 years since the formation of the University adds Dean Earl MacNaughton

Faculty pursue research in fields as diverse as biophysics environmental toxicology electrochemistry surface physics neutron scattering mathematical and sta tistical a nalysis of biologica I systems and the design of a georeferences data base for the Province of Onta rio Funds from outside sources amounting to about one and a half million dollars annually support a large portion of this fundamental and applied research

As the disciplines continue their growth predicts the Dean our faculty will strive to preserve the informality and close contact with students that has distinguished Guelph in the past

The College may be only ten years old but has already come of age in the scientific research community I990- here we come 0

A physics leclure 1958 with Dr Earl MacNaughton now Dean

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y ou hear the sales approac h lt1 llmost cve ry day The new improved producl - more

powerful more efficient more everything Well that sa me approach very aptly applied

to College Roya I and University Open House 80 This yea r as well as the usual multitud e of events and exhibits across-camrus there were many exciting and refreshing innovations that added that extra sparkle to the glitter

The officia l opening of open house weekend by a professional actor and comedian was a first Canadils own tongue-in-cheek Don Harron though not bespectacled and disguised in the dilaridatcd cloth cap three-day beard and moth-eat en swea ter of the irreverent Chrlie Farquharso n ce rtainly sounded like that entertaining rural cha racter during a eourle of his r ertinent rronouncements

Another new fea ture of this years College Royal open hOlle weekend walt Fly-Days The sky W i the limit when at $7 a ti ck t cIIQO11 ers took 30-minute flights over the Univcrsit v nd thc surrounding ar a Thc Flying C1uh1I thl

Don Harron and Charlie Farquharson opened open house weekend with ColeRe Royal president Dawn Wert and College Roya cehbrafll Connalyn Cooke

Something New At Collegl

Where MY funny hal University of Guelph dreamed up the idea provided planes and pilots and des pite il storm that dumped ten inches of snow on G uelph in less than three hours ilttrac ted more thiln 40 adventu rers

Another well-attended newcomer event was th e Woodsman Comretitions where ring of axe rasp of crosscut sa wand flying logs a od woodchips filled the a ir ilS contestants pitted their muscles ilgainst the clock

A new wag and wiggle to the O Vc Dog Show was the mutt show - comrlete with a delightful dog-in -a n-Easter-bonnet competition

Well over 20000 people visit ed the campus during Collegc Royal open hou se weekend

Pr~ilting the thousa nds of bu sy students who orgil ni zed something for this University that it could not do for itself Prcsident Donald F Forster lnuded them for rroudly serving the 56-year tradition of College Roy~Jmiddot

What s new a t College Roy~l ) The rhot ograrhs on these two pagcs sum it ur much hetter th ~1 1l mInv tnou s no of word~ []

Pilots with the Flying Cluh at the Univ(fsity of Guelph introduced Fly-Days With customers is Paul Sullivan right Club prlsident

Collegl Royal open house weekend was a cold one but students who entered the Woodsman Competitions soon warmed to the job

Royal 80 A 30s lapper Daisy Mae

Linda Filller 80 Derek style at the fashion show

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A New

Look At Old

Folks Exerpts from a FACS sheet

by Mary Cocivera

I nd ependence self-respect and dignity can make the difference between

enjoying the later years and mere ly enduring them Helping seniors maintain their independence is an increasingly popular more enlightened approach to providing the services required by the elder ly

Canadas population is getting old The proportion of the elderly is increasing as a result of extended life span lower birth rates and immigration cutbacks The percentage of Canadas popula tion over 65 increased from 5 per cent in 190 I to 87 per cent in 1976 Demographic projections predict that in 50 years more than 20 per cent of the Canadian population will be over 65

Supporting these elderly and providing the needed services will demand novel approaches new insights and an emphas is on enjoying rather than enduring the later years

WHO ARE THE ELDERLY

The elderly a re generaJly considered to be anyone over 65 yea rs old-the age of mandatory retirement At tha t turning point workers stop being wage earners and sta rt being senior citizens They receive old age security benefits draw pensio ns and ride buses at reduced ra tes

The retirement years are rewarding for many seniors Jackrabbit Johannsen still cross-count ry skis at 104 Grandma Moses painted into her 90s others earn university degrees pursue second careers indu lge in hobbies travel and find happiness in volunteer work But for some of the elderly the retirement years bring loneliness despair and poverty along with independence

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The proportion of the elderly in Canada is increasing rapidly

Almost half of the women over 65 are widowed and widows outnumber widowers five to one

Three-quarters of the women over 65 living on their own have no income other than government stipends for the elderl y In Ontario these stipends now amount to about $365 monthly and are adjusted quarterly

INCOME DURING RETIREMENT

The financial picture for many seniors looks bleak but it may appear worse than it really is suggests Dr Kathleen Brown a family economist in the Department of Family Studies Without work-related costs retirees have lower expenses

In addition seniors can take advantage of free medical care free or reduced admissions property tax refunds income tax deductions public tra nsportation passes reductions on restaurant meals free drugs and seniors discoun ts at stores These benefits help spread retirement income that much further

Dr Brown suspects that the recently retired may see their financial position as worse than it rea ll y is She and Professor

Martin-Matthews arc doing a study of how recently retired people adjus t to changes in their economic and social status Its a difficu lt psychologica l adjustment for someone who has saved for retirement to start dipping into savings she says Consequently many scniors dont live as well as they co uld Some who could don t take taxis and hire help when they rea lly nced to because it is contrary to their Iife-Iong habits

The family home owned Iree and clear is a major economic assct in retirement and is the surest hedge against int1ation New programs likc the reverse mortgage can convert this asset into cash while a llowing the owner to stay in the house

In this scheme the bank or finance company buys the house over a period of about 20 ycars giving the resident homeowner monthly cash payments based on the assessed value of the house Varia tions on this theme may be one answer for asset-rich but cash-poor sen iors

Financially this arrangement makes good sense but convincing seniors may take some doing After people work a lifetimc to own a home outright they arc understandably reluctant to put a claim on it explains Dr Brown

Selling the family home in retirement is a calculated risk Will the capital from the house support a retired person for 10 years 20 years 30 yea rs Will it cover possi ble hi gh care costs in the later years A dollar saved in 1932 bu ys only 20 cents worth of goods and services at todays prices Int1ation will continue to erode the purchasing power of dollars saved fo r retirement

Financial management in general may present spec ial problems for many seniors notes Dr Brown Sources of income tend to be more diffuse in retirement coming from ann uities pensions RRSPs income supplements and perhaps reverse mortgages All of these require some attention managemen t and filling out of form s Often it s the widow who has to handle these ar rangements and she may be fac in g family finances for the first time in her life Seniors who could benefit from financial counselling don t know where to go for help

Growing old may not be glamorous but it need not be frig htening lonely and poverty-ridden In other cultures extended family a rrangements ass ure that elders will be loved needed and honoured until death In Canada senio rs place a high val ue on independence but geronto logists are now

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Election of alumni to Senate

Regulations governing election All alumni shall be eligible to vote providing they have graduated from the University of Guelph or the founding Colleges Alumni members of faculty a t the University of Guelph or full-time or part-time students enrolled in a pTogram under the jurisdiction of the Senate of the University of Guelph may not vote in the election of alumni to Senate if they have participated in the current election of faculty or the election of students to Senate

There shall be a minimum of one and a maximum of three elected alumni from anyone of the undernoted alumni bodies (a) Macdonald Institute or its successor College of Family and Consumer Studies (b) Ontario Agricultural College (c) Ontario Veterinary College (d) As a group the Colleges of Arts and Social Science and Wellington College- BA degree (e) As a group the Colleges of Biological Science and Physical Science and Wellington College-BSc degree

Each year the three-year terms of office of three of the nine alumni senators expire Retiring August 31 1980 are Frank Archibald OAC 39 W John Bowles CSS 72 and Dr Vc Rowan Walker OVC 47 The terms of office of Gordon B Henry OAC 34 Mrs Mary (Robertson) McGillivray Mac 36 and John R Flegg Arts 68 will expire August 31 1981 Charles (Chuck) Broadwell OAC 54 Bill Tolton OAC 36 and Dr Robert (Herb) Wright OVC 38 will sit on Senate until August 31 198 2

Voting instructions Please vote for a maximum of three candidates on the ballot form Voting shall be by an x Or checkm~rk Any mark on a ballot other than those required for marking the voters preference shall make the ballot null and void

Completed ballot form should be clipped and placed in an envelope on which you are requested to put your name and year in the upper left-hand corner To facilitate voting by an alumnus whose spouse is a lso an alumnus of the University of Guelph and who therefore jointly receive only one copy of the Guelph Alumnus two ballot forms are provided A joint return (two ballots in the same envelope) is acceptable only if the name and year of both voters a re on the envelope Address to Box SE Alumni Office University Centre University of Guelph Guelph Ontario NIG 2W l stamp and mail An on-campus polling booth in the foyer of the Physical Sciences Building will be open between the hours of 800 am and 200 pm on Saturday June 21 during Alumni Weekend Ballot forms and envelopes will be available at the booth On receipt at the Alumni Office eligibility to vote will be verified The sealed envelopes will be opencd on or after June 23 1980 and the ballots counted by scrutineers appointed by the Executivc Committee of the University of Guel ph Alumni Association Only valid ballots with voter identification on the enclosure envelopc received on or before that date will be counted

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iSenate Ballot Form iSenate Ballot Form I I For election of three alumni to Senate University of I For election of three alumni to Senate University of I I Guelph for the three-year term commencing Sep- I Guelph for the three-year term commencing Sep- I tember I 1980 See other side of this page for tember 1 1980 See other side of this page for I biographical sketches of candidates Vote for a biographicalfskhetches o~ candoidatebslvote for a I

maximum of three nominees One ballot per voter maximum 0 tree nommees ne a tot per voter I

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FERGUSON Paul D I CPS 67 Guelph

I FERGUSON Paul D I CPS 67 Guelph J

I GRUBBE Arthur G (Art) I OAC 41 Arthur I

GRUBBE Arthur G (Art) OAC 41 Arthur

I LEWIS Robin BI Aits 73 BTantford

I MILNE (Dennison) Lorna A I OAC 56 Brampton

I LEWIS Robin B I Arts 73 Brantford

MILNE (Dennison) Lorna A I OAC 56 Brampton

I YOUNG N Richard P Arts MA 76 Ridgeville

YOUNG N Richard P 1 Arts MA 76 Ridgeville

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News From Guelph

CAMPUS HIGHLIGHTS Summer Campus 1980 Summer Campus 80 will be a laughing matter if Larry Horowitz has his way A professional entertainer Horowitz is teaching a comedy workshop as part of the U niversi ty s uniq ue vaca tion proshygram which this year begins July 7 Timing voice inflection and mannerisms are almost more important than content according to thi s young comic who deshylights in sending up commercials

From comedy to reincarnation and apiculture Summer Campus this year presents vacationers with an extraordishynary smorgasbord of courses and activishyties For some people a relaxing vacashytion means a complete change from their usual activities explains Professor Jim Murray who established the program the only one of its kind at a Canadian university five years ago Teachers

lawyers and housewives will probably be among those who take Horowitzs comedy workshop or classes In drawing piano-playing or conversational French

Others however prefer to use the time to further develop themselves professiona ly says Professor Murray This year for the first time courses which form part of certificate programs in business and education wil[ be ineludshyed so that the family can come along while mom or dad sharpens professional skills Some of the 27 adult courses offered thi s summer are designed to fulfill specific personal needs such as how to become a skillful negotiator or generally manage life more effectively

Summer Campus is an ideal chance for alumni to spend time at the Univershysity of Guelph again notes Professor Murray Since Summer Campus has 12 special youth progra ms for children from 4 to 16 years of age returning to your alma mater can become a family

affair This year youngsters can ha m it up in a theatre workshop or learn about science computcrs or nature Workshops in jOllrnalism and art also encourage young talent

Tennis squash swimming and 800 acres of green space provide numerous recreational opportunities In the eveshyning it is poss ible to enjoy the campus through twilight tours and a myriad of student events includling the community barbeque Musical performances Walt Disney film nights and socials are espeshycially organized for Summer Campus va ca tioners

Summer Ca mpus 80 has two oneshyweek sess ions July 7-11 and 14-18 Course rates begins at $25 for children and $35 for adults per week Residence accomodation is available For complete program a nd fee information contact Continuing Education Division UNIshyVERSITY OF GUELPH Guelph Onshytario NIG 2WI or phone (519) 824-4120 ext 39560

Biographical Sketches- Senate Candidates middot PAUL D FERG SON CPS 67 lives in Guelph and is territory manager with Supersweet Feeds Stratford Paul taught at J F Ross Collegiate and then farmed near Arthur As an alu mni sena tor he at on Senate from 1969 to 1972 and feels he can provide an effective voice for alumni

ARTHUR G (ART) GRUBB OAC 41 is retired and lives in Arthur after a 35-yea r career with OMAF as an Ag Rep for the counties of Prince Edward Gray Oxford l anark and Perth Art is Secretary Ontario Institute of Agrologists Guelph Branch and is married to Lenore (McFadden) Mac 40

ROBIN BAIRD LEWIS Arts 73 lives in Brantford and is a part-time professional artist (see article on pages 6 and 7) An art instructor at Fanshawe College Robin is also a free-lance com mercial artist and has illustrated childrens books Her name is in the Index of Ontario Artists

LORNA A (DENNISON) MILNE OAC 56 lives in Brampton where she has operated Flowertown Antiques for eight years She is a trustee with the Peel Board of Education and vice chairman of the North Peel unit of the Canadian Cancer Society She is married to Ross Milne OAC 55

N RICHARD P YOUNG Arts MA 76 lives in Ridgeville and is a candidate for bar admission He is with the law firm of Young and McNamara in Thorold With his knowledge of taw he feels he can contribute to Senate during this period of economic difficulty

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Great Year For Gryphons

Mens Hock ey Cryphons winners of the OUAA championship

With no less than seven Gryphon teams taking Ontario championships the 1979-1980 intercollegiate season at the University of Guelph was certainly an unprecedented one

II a II started in the fall when the Senior Mens Varsity Eight rowing tea m broke records at the Ontario Universishyties Athletic Association (OUAA) meet in Weiland to take first place Then the mens and womens curling teams trashyvelled to the Universi ty of Western Ontario to defeat all comers and sweep two Ontario titles

Following th at came a weekend at Guelph that will not soon be forgotten by those involved February 22-23 saw the University of Guelph host both the Ontario Womens Basketball Championshyships and the Ontario Wrestling Chamshypionsh ips At approximately 800 pm on Saturday Feb 22 the Guelph women defeated Laurentian University for their first ever Ontario Womens Intercollegishy

ate Athletic Association (OWIAA) championship Three hours later the men had edged out the University of Western Ontario to bring back the Onshytario wrestling title after an absence of one year

Meanwhile the womens crossshycountry ski team put together a strong effort and snatched the provincial title from perennia l winner Carleton Univershysity

It was also about this time that the men s hockey Gryphons were putting together a miraculous comeback Ending up in fifth place in the OUAA the team had to travel to Laurentian University for a sudden death game The Gryphons won it They then fell one game down in a best of three semi-final with the Unishyversity of Toronto Varsity Blues and had to win two in a row to advance to the final They did In the final against the number one ranked McMaster Universishyty Marlins the Gryphons again fell one

game down You guessed it they won th e next two and became the second team ever to win back-to-back Ontario championships

The wrest lers basketball and hockshyey players all advanced to the Canadian Intra-universi ty Athletic Union (CIAU) Championships and a lthough no team titles were brought home they a ll made their presence felt at the national level

As weJl as seven championships the Gryphons had seven individual Ontario champions They were Ken Hawthorne in the 15 km Nord ic sk iing race and Bob Pronk Ken Bradford Jamie Beshythune Ed Slabikowski Gavin Carrow and Wayne Brightwell from th e wresshytling Gryphons The Nordic ski relay team of Dan MaJlet John Bonardelli and Ken Hawthorne also took a gold at the OUAA championships At the CIAU wrestling ch ampionships Wayne Brightwell took a gold medal in his weight class

The Gryphons also had ten Ontario a ll-stars in Candy Clarkson Linda Jolie Sue Lindley Mike Sesto Rick Dundas and Tom Heslip from basketball John Lowe and Jeff Inglis from football Mike McParland from hockey and Tony Tenwesteneind from volleyball Candy Clarkson wa s also named to the allshyCanadian team at the CJAU banquet in Halifax

Following the completion of the schedules the first annual Co-Educashytional Awards Banquet was held at the University s Peter Clark Hall The event was well received by athletes and staff a like and plans are already in the making for next seasons banquet 0

Microbiology Open House June 15 Microbiology is fascinating Thats the message of an open house to be held Sunday June 15 from I 00 pm to 500 pm in the Universitys Chemistry and Microbiology Building College of Physshyical Science Sponsored by the Canadian Society of Microbiologists Committee on Education with the co-operation of the Departments of Microbiology Vetshyerinary Microbiology and Immunology and the Microbiology Club Microbioloshygy Day is for everyone-young and old novice and expert alike

Four second-floor laboratories will house presentat ions demonstrations and poster displays of the latest research

developments in medical agricultural and industrial microbiology-in a way that can be readily understood even by non-scientists

For those who want to explore furshyther there will be tours of resea rch laboratories where work will be in progshyress and equipment in use including the electron microscope Interes ted visitors may also tour the Department of Veterishynary Microbiology and Immunologys research facilities

At 300 pm in Room 200 of the Chemistry and Microbiology Building Jay Ingram microbiologist and host of CBC Radio s Quirks and Quarks will

give a slide and video lecture on the history of microbiology and some of the most recent trends The talk will be aimed primarily at high school students but everyone should find it interest ing Later Jay will mingle and chat with visitors

Microbiology Day has been planned as part of the first joint annual meeting -of the Canad ian Society of Microbiolo shygists and the Genetics Society of Canashyda being held on campus from June J 5 to June 19 Over 400 delegates from across Canada and the United States will be there Heres a chance to hobnob with the experts Plan to bring the whole family It promises to be a great day 0

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Alumni Publications-Consolidation ue to a combination of rapidly escalating paper prices and mailing rates and a directiveD issued to all academic and administrative units of the University requesting that a ll 1979-80

budget submissions reflect a 5 per cent reduction of their 1978-79 budget allotments it became necessary to review the vital field of a lumni publications

To this end President DF Forster appointed a Special Advisory Committee on Alumni Publications with representatives from the U of G Alumni Association and each of the seven college alumni associations The Committee compiled a re port and the President accepted its recommendation to consolidate the Guelph A lumnus and the se ven individual college alumni bulletins

Through the year the four re gular issues of the Guelph Alumnus will consist of 36 pages and up to 18 page s in each issue will be a llocated to the college alumni associations Space will be divided in proportion to the size o f individual college alumni bodies and copy for the 18 pages will be pro vided by individual college e ditors To obtain a good institutional image and to m ainta in alumni acceptance the quality of Guelph Alumnus paper stock has been upgraded to a lighter weight coated stock This will result in lower mailing costs

Subject to annual review and the availa bility of funds the President has approved the publication ot an e ight-page Annual Alumni Weekend Supplement under the individual mastheads of the seven college alum ni associations The supplement will consist of a common four-page insert covering Alumni Weekend programs plus a four-page format of copy exclusive to and provided by e ach of the seven college alumni associations

Your colle ge editors met a de m anding deadline for this the first consolidated publication and we are very grateful to them We t hink we ve done the right thing-what do you think Ed 0

CODling Events

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Alumni Weekend

Annual Meetings at Guelph Friends of U of G Incbull Mac-FACS

OAC OVC bull Arts CPSbull CSS and U of G Alumni

Associations

Summer Campus

CVMA Confere nce Moncton NB

Centennial Banquet Associate Diploma in Agriculture

AVMA Convention Washington DC

Aggie Week

OAC Alumni Association Golf Tournament

Homecoming

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Spring 1986 Vol 13 Nltgt 2

Canada Postes Post Canada ~~oJod PYlp~+ pulk Ennombre third troisieme class classe 1067 Guelph Ont

ADDRESS CORRECTION REOUESTED

If th e addressee or a son o r a daughter w ho IS an atumnu s has moved please notify th~ Alum ni OHice University 01 G uelph N I G 2W so thai th is magazine may be forwarded to the proper address

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The Ontario Veterinary College Alumni Association

~~ ALUMNI Editor Dr Cliff Barker 41

BULLETIN

From The Pres ident

Dr Bob Buck 46

Since our last opportunity to chat by means of a publication several items of interest have occurred Perhaps that of greatest current interest involves arshyrangements which will culminate in the presentation of a portrait of Dr Dcnnis Howell to our former dean on Alumni Weekend

The Honours and Awards Commitshytee under the chairmanship of Dr Bob Silk 64 has been working fervently to ensure that the presentation can be made at the time of our Annual General Meeting which this year takes place on campus during Alumni Weekend June 20 to 22 Further details of these cereshymonies will be available soon

The OVc Alumni Directorate is enthused about this project and like the Honours and Awards Committee is anxiously awaiting the opportunity to view the work

Having mentioned Alumni Weckshyend [ hope that you will note again those dates of Friday Saturday and Sunday June 20 21 and 22 and if you possibly can make arrangements to visit Guelph and the old stamping grounds and appreciate what is available to the students of today compared to that which was present in the dim distant past

Not only will it be an opportunity to renew friendships which may have been neglected somewhat due to disshytance and other responsibilities but you will have an opportunity to visually acknowledge some of the strides that have been taken during the growth of the University of Guelph and in parshyticular the Ontario Veterinary College during the years since you left the campus

On sllch a visit you can more accurately gauge the importance of the contributions which each of us attempt to make to our Alma Mater as the years pass

There is some personal satisfaction in being able to actually see some of the things which we read about in our communications from the various Unishyversity organizations

At this particular time of year we would hope that those of our alumni living some distance from Guelph may decide that a venture to this part of Ontario might be considered as part of a vacation plan

How about some of those of you who live beyond the borders of Onshytario- or within the borders of Ontario for that matter- who have not had an opportunity to be in Guelph for some time contacting former classmates and arranging a visit part of which may be spent here at the OVc and on-campus at the University of Guelph

Watch for further information which will be forthcoming Those of us in this part of the country would be delighted to see you

Since last we talked the Awards Committee has presented the OVc Alumni Association Fellowships to Dr Louis Laliberte of the Department of Clinical Studies and Michael Clarke and Diane Friesian of the Departments of Pathology and Biomedica Sciences reshyspectively These are postgraduate study scholarships

Recently Jim Sweetman 81 was selected as the recipient of this years

OVc Alumni Travel Fellowship Award Jim who is currently President of the Canadian Veterinary Students Association chapter at Guelph will be travelling to the United Kingdom and other areas during the course of this summer

During the first week in March the annual College Royal activities took place on campus The OVc student body has become a very important part of this event as time has passed Disshyplays have been provided for the public by each of the years and by several of the activity groups within the College walls

On Open House Days hundreds of visitors from various parts of the province are given guided tours through the OVCs facilities and the students do an exceJlent job in providing informashytion concerning their studies and chosen vocation as well as acting as excellent purveyors of good-will for veterinary medicine Your Association has helped albeit rather modestly in assisting with this endeavour

You will be pleased to know that Dean Doug Maplesden SO has disshyplayed his continued interest in alumni activities by attending our Board of Directors meetings and contributing personally by giving much appreciated opinions and assistance Dr Howells very active conscientious involvement in alumni activities provides Doug with a very strenuous precedent to follow but we are looking forward to his associa tion with OVc alumni

Perhaps 1 have rambled long enough I shaH close by once more recommending that you consider serishyously visiting your Alma Mater during the forthcoming Alumni Weekend in June If you consider that arranging a class reunion or some such function would be constructive for goodness sake let us know and we shall attempt to assist in whatever way appears to be practical Hope to see many of you before long 0

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CODlDleDlorative Plaque In Stratford On August 24 1979 a plaque was unveiled in Stratford Ontario by the Local Architectural Conservation Advishysory Committee (LACAC) Stratford to mark the restoration of the Brandenshyberger Block built in the late 1800s

In addition to the historic signifishycance of the building is the fact that among the persons who used the buildshying was John Luke Poett VS (Edinshyburgh) the first veterinary surgeon apshypointed to the Northwest Mounted Poshylice

Poett joined the NWMP in 1874 after practising in Stratford for four years He was in charge of the large group of horses sent from Toronto in 1874 to eventually become part of the march west later that year from Fort Dufferin Manitoba to Fort Whoop-up in Alberta In 1877 he completed his service with the NWMP and returned to practice in Stratford

On September 21 1881 he advershytised that his office had been moved to Brandenbergers new block and he reshymained at this location until 1884 In that year he rejoined the Mounties eventually settling in Battleford Saskatshychewan serving as a non-commissioned police officer there until his death in 1895 His wife lived to be 87 dying in 1937 A granddaughter survives in Vanshycouver

Poetts office was reached through a door under the Jetter R in Reward (see photograph this page) and upstairs to the first floor

The plaque is on the wall just below the word Blowes (Blowes Travel Sershyvice) It will undoubtedly be read by thousands of visitors attending Stratshyford s Shakespearean Festival each year

Apart from being the first veterinashyrian in the NWM P Poetts name is the first to have been entered in the original register of the Ontario Veterishynary Association How his name came to be entered in this way is unknown The register was established in 1879 but it shows his address as the NW MP in Western Canada and in reality he was still in Stratford

The plaque was sponsored by Jim Anderson President LACAC Stratshyford who became interested in the hisshytory of Poett while the author was researching in the Perth County Arshy

chives in 1976 A fuller story of Poett Ontario relating to veterinary medicine may be found in the book Vet in the In 1973 the Toronto Historical Board Saddle by Dr Frank Loew and EH erected the Upper Canada Veterinary Wood published by Western Producer School pl aque on the site of the first Prairie Books Saskatoon 1978 veterinary college in Canada at 40-42

This is the second plaque erected in Temperance Street Toronto 0

Brandenberger Block Stratford Ontario Site of Poetts office

~ Upper Canada Veterinary School plaque 1973

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The College of Social Scie nce Alumni Association

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the current year despite continuing From The infl a tion in excess of 9 per cent The increases in faculty salaries have fallshyen behind other comparable professhyDean sions consistently since the early 1970s

3 Some estimates suggest that universishyIt is with pleasure that I report to you ties will be required to terminate upthe success which the College of Social to 20 per cent of faculty over the next Science Alumni Association has enjoyed few years if insolvency is to be preshyin the last year This succcss is due in ventedlarge measure to the encrgy and hard

work of the Association s Beards of Additional facts which should be of

Directors since 1978 interest and concern to you as alumni

The College of Social Science and voters are the following

Alumni Associations presence is being I Ontario now provides $1 000 less in felt in overaH alumni affamiddotirs May I operating grants per full-time equivashyhope that in increasing numbers Social lent student than the average of the

Dr Jack W SkinnerScience alumni will join in actively supshy rest of Canada ($1800 less than porting their Alumni Association the Quebec) College and the University prevent universities from providing both 2 Were Ontario universities funded at

As a second matter I am a ble to quality education and accessibility for a level equivalent to the average for report that the level of participation in students the rest of Canada total grants to the the BA Graduate Survey project was A strong statement on behalf of system for 1979-80 would have to be good May I thank those of you who universities was made in September to increased by $185000000 took the time and trouble to complete Premier Davis and senior ministers by 3 On a relative basis measured in the questionnaire JH Panabaker Chairman of the Board 1977-78 dollars grants per student in

There is another matter which I of McMaster Univcrsity as spokesman universities had fallen 71 per cent trust will be of interest As you are no for board chairmen and executive heads from 1970-71 to 1977-78 While doubt aware Ontarios universities have of Ontario universities Among the facts grants per student in the colleges of been and continue to be involved in a which he prcsented were applied arts and technology (CAAT) substantial amount of retrenchment as a I Library acquisitions per student have rose by 22 per cent costs per pupil in result of past and continuing reduced fallen by about 40 per cent in real secondary schools rose 396 per cent levels of government financial support terms since the early 1970s despite and costs per-patient-day in hospitals While it could be argued that a certain the continuing explosion of knowshy rose 51 per cent Finally of interest amount of retrenchment was needed ledge around the world are the studentstaff ratios In as well as politicaJIy desirab]e a conshy 2 For years increases in salary scales 1977-78 for universities 149 to I tinuation of reduced support on the part have been held well below the rate of CAATs 126 to I and secondary of the government will bring about acshy inflation- they were 37 per cent in schools 169 to l 0 tions which will greatly hamper if not 1978-79 and just over 5 per ccnt for

The membcrs of your Board of Directors dents we a ttended the College of Social recently endorscd a resolution to make Science we had little or no opportunity Five -five scholarhips available to in-course to earn an achievement award

In-course Collcge of Social Science students It s a We have plenty of reasons to make start and without your support of the awards available to deserving students College of Social Science Alumni Assoshy If each of our members could encourage Scholarships ciation and of the Alma Mater Fund it one new membership we could continue would not have been possible to make things happen What do youIntroduced Do you realize that when as stu- say Lets get on with the job 0

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Peacekeeper Playing a key role in peacekeeping opershya tions is as much an a rt as a defined position sa ys Political Studies professhysor Henry Wiseman Professor Wiseshyman who has also been Faculty Assoshyciate in the Office of the Provost this past year has been named Director of Peacekeeping Programs at the Internashytional Peace Academy (IPA) New York He assumed the position for one year as of Janu ary I

The Interna tional Peace Academy which was established in 1969 as an institute devoted to furthering the skills of conflict resolution has a vita l pa rt to

Hes Off To Israel John Vanderkamp

Professor John Vanderkamp Chairman Department of Economics has been apshypointed as visiting professor in the Cashynadia n Studies Program at Hebrew Unishyversityin Jerusalem

Professor Vanderkamp will spend the greater part of three months April to June in Israel where he will give a graduate course in labor economics a nd make himself available for consultations with faculty a nd graduate students

The Canadian Studies Program is relatively new It was established in

Birth Of OASA Much overdue but now ready for acshytion is the way Professor KJ Duncan describes the Ontario Association of Sociology and Anthropology (OASA) Professor Duncan of the UniversityS Department of Sociology and Anthroshypology was the Associa tions first presishydent

Canada has not been without asshysociations in the fi eld There is a nationshyalone the Canadian Sociological and Anthropological Association a nd over

play in world a ffairs The U N as Professor Wiseman pointed out has no specific constitut ional basis for pcaceshykeeping in its charter although it does practise peacekeeping from time to time on an ad hoc basis

Over the ycars a ttempts have been made to define the practice in constitushytiona l terms but without success Professor Wiseman believes there are good political reasons why this has not occurred the fear by some states that the UN would evolve its own a uthority or military force less dependent on the will of the member states

For this reason the IPA while remaining independent of the UN pershyform s the crucial functions of developing

1978 as the result of a VISit by John Roberts then Secretary of State to Israel Funded by the Canadian govern shyment and Toronto philanthropists Dr and Mrs Ralph Halbert the program got under way last year when urban planner Peter Oberlander of British Coshylumbia spent a period at the Israeli university

The successful applicant for the program is selected from candida tes in the social sciences hu manities a nd law Administra tion of the selection is handshyled at the Canadia n end by an advisory committee made up of eight members from a variety of disciplines in Frenchshya nd English-speaking institutions from across the country Recommendationsmiddot are submitted by the Canadian commitshytee to the Hebrew University where the final choice of visiting scholar is made

Professor Vanderkamps talents make him eminently suited to the posishytion H e is the editor of Canadian Public

the yea rs regiona l ones have emerged in the Maritimes Quebec and the western provinces but not until now in Onta rio

Professor Duncan and a number of others including department chairman Professor WE Thompson and departshyment colleague Professor TF Condon have actively supported the idea of a provincial association for years because as Professor Duncan says the real acshytion takes place at the provincial level We need such an assocation he adds to provide a provincial presence to speak on behalf of our two disciplines to government representatives and to the

procedures and policies for peacekeeping to bring greater order to the ad hoc UN practice Such activity is dependent on broad co-operation by UN members One hundred and fourteen have parshyticipa ted in IPA programs to date

The Political Studies professors tasks include arranging professional inshyternational training seminars for diploshymats military officers academics and policy makers in the subjects of peaceshykeeping mediation and negotiation and setting up off-the-record meetings beshytween parties directly involved in disshyputes such as Namibia a nd the Middle East These a re two of the ma in duties of the Academy 0

Policy- Analyse de Poliliques the jourshynal which he founded six years ago to bring together resea rch in economics a nd rela ted disciplines such as political science and sociology with a view to stimulating research and discussion of problems in Canadian policy He is also a member of the executive council of the Canadian Economics Association and author of many papers on Canadian economic activity

The aim of the program is to inshycrease Canadian exposure overseas the economist says It is hoped that eventushyally graduate fellowships in Canadian studies will be made available for stu-

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dents at the Hebrew University further extending the educationa l scope of the program

In the initial five years of operation an endowment fund is being built up Once that income is esta blished visiting professorships will be for a years durashytionD

pUblic Professor Duncan says meetings of

the Associa tion will take place twice a year and that attention will be turned to ways of improving the teaching of socishyology and anthropology as well as a tshytracting the participation of those workshying in community colleges government -private agencies and in industry

For further information about the Association contact Mrs Wilda Blackshylock through the Depa rtment of Socioloshygy and Anthropology (519) 824-4120 ext 3894 0

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The College of Biological Science Alumni Association

~ BIO-ALUMNI ~ NEWS Editor Jane Selley Arts 70

J Tent And Sleeping Bags Anyone Panoramic scenery wa rm campfires wild-flowers and pines scenting fresh summer breezes quiet walks along wooded trails a chance to photograph relax and enjoy the company of good friends Sounds like a dream doesn t it

Well your dreams have come true because the CB S Alumni Association has designed such a weekend this year just for you

From June 6 to 8 1980 (Friday evening to Sund ay night) we have for alumni and their families an Interpreshytive Weekend excursion to Cyprus Lake Provincial Park on th e picturesque Upper Bruce Peninsula We have lined up a full weekend of activity including a wildlife photography sessi on plant and geomorphology lectures bird watching

a Fathom Five ta lk a boat trip to Flower Pot Island a nd much much more

Photographers will want to see the orchids which will be in bloom that wcekend a nd there are ma ny excellent access points for scuba diving enshythusi ast s as well Brave folks might even attempt a midnight dip in th e cool waters of Georgian Bay

We will be camping in the Provinshycia[ Park and should qualify for free group camping if enough adventurers register for the s leep-out If youre not one for organized activities thats okay too

While only a few hours drive from Guelph this part of Ontario is an historshyic glacial-formed environment supportshy

ing rich and diverse flora and fa una You are required to bring your ow n

support gea r food clothing and provide tran sport a tion to a nd from the park The CBSAA will be providing wilderness progra ms and marshmallows

Most o f all the weekend a[ lows friends old and new a chance to relax together and enjoy some free time Twen ty-nine people have already sig ned up a nd we think this will truly be our best event ever

For registration write to CBS Interpretive W eekend co Department of Alumni Affairs a nd Development Level 4 Unive rsity Centre University of Guelph Guelph Ontar io N I G 2W I or telephon e (519) 824-4120 Ext 2122 0

Your 1980 Executive The CBS Alumni Association Board of Directors for 1980 who were elected a t the Annua l Meeting at College Roya[ is a mi xture of new and old faces Wed like to tell you something about each of these people who have volunshyteered their time for you

AI Sippel BSc 74 President A[ is a fish hea lth biologi st with the Ontario Ministry of N a tural Resources working on campus

Richard Moccia BSc 76 MSc 78 Immediate Past President Rick is preshysentlya U of G fish pathologist offershying a consulting service to commercial fish farms la rge aquaria home aquarishyots and resea rch subcontractors

David MaraIdo MSc 78 Vice Presishydent David is a fisheries biologist for Canada Centre for In[and Waters Burlshyington Ontario

Winn Halina BSc 74 MSc 77 Secshyretary T reasurer Winn is a researc h assistant in the Department of Biomedishyca l S cience at the O Vc

Sheena Ba msey BSc 77 Director Sheena is a research chemist for Shell C a nada Ltd

J im Ga llivan BSc 73 M Sc 77 Dishyrector Ji m has been a Ph D student in Medical Sciences a t McMas ter Univershysity since 1978

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president AI Sippel 74

Professor R on Brooks Zoology and immediate

past president Rick Moccia 76

Ron presented a da zz ling talk and

show on th e Galapagos

Islands

Ka thryn Martin BSc 76 Director Kathryn is a grad student in the Depa rtshyment of Biomedical Sci ence

Margo Tant BSc 76 Director Margo is a full-time stude nt at the O Vc

Jan Watson BSc 75 Director Jan our first CBS President is now an applications specia list fo r Pa yton Asshysocia tes which manufactures e lectronic medica l instruments 0

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University of G uelph 3049 CBS stushyA Message From dents including pos tgraduate students

President

Al Sippel

Al Sippel 74

As the incoming president of the College of Biological Science Alumni Associashytion I would like to thank the immedishyate Past President Richard Moccia 76 and the other outgoing members of the Board of Directors Ted Armstrong 74 Les Dunn 76 Jim Grayston 75 Kathy Martin 76 Ambrose Sarnulski 73 Jim Sheldon 74 and Pat Yungblut 73 for their accomplishments

Over the past year Richard and the others expended a considerable amount of time and energy on alumni associashytion activities with excellent results Both Careers ight and the Elora Gorge Walk were successful again this year Careers N ight is organized specifishycally for senior undergraduate CBS studenb One or two aluIllni frOI11 each

program (eg Microbiology Human Kinetics Zoology N utrition Botany l Genetics) returned to discuss aspects of job hunting resume writing and career development The Elora Gorge Walk was designed to promote outdoor activishyties for alumni during Alumni Weekend

Our other regular activities the Homecoming Biobash and the Annual General Meeting were less successfuL Although a few faithful alumni turned out for each event they were very poorly attended

Despite these disappointments the Association completed two projects that have been on the drawing board for some time Life membership dues finally reached a sufficient level to start a tru st fund for two scholarships for second year CBS students These scholarships will be presented for the first time in 1980

A special Distinguished Alumnus Award was also created this past year Although no nominations for the a ward were received its crea tion provides a format for honouring graduates of the cBS who have distinguished themshyselves in some field

I am confident that thi s year members of the Board of Directors will be ab le to maintain the momentUin generated by their predecessors 1 he nlOW faces on the Board should provide an abundance of energy and fresh ideas Board members serving second or more terllls will provide the necessary experishyelllOe gained from previous years Thi s blend of old and new has worked well in the past and should continue to do so

The major thrust of this years Board of Directors will be aimed at increas ing membership in the Associashytion In the ten years that the College of Biological Science has been a part of the

have graduated However only 202 (66 per cent) of these have Joined the CBs Alumni AssolOiation T herefore much of our effort will be devoted to contacting alumni evaluating their eommenb and re-evaluating our program in an attempt to attract more members

You probably ques tion why you should become a member of the Associshyation Me mbership dues are necessa ry to operate and expand the projects that I have outlined I believe that the CBs Alumni Asocia tion has a lot to offer to undergraduates to the University comshymunity and most importantly to alumshyni

I n particular we provide a forum for keeping in touch with former classshymates through the Guelph Alumnus and the Bio-A lumni N ews Alumni Weekend Supplement and by sponsoring events to which alumni return However as with any organization particularly one such as the CB S Alumni Association that is rel atively young there is always room for improvement If you believe the programs offered by the C BS Alumni Association are inappropriate please let us know as a re-evaluation of alumni shyoriented even ts will be made this year

Without input from our alumni change will not necessarily mean imshyprovement We need your support in the form of members hip and your opinion of the present program In particular I would appreciate receiving comments from Department of Human Kinetics alumni who have been noticeably absent from many of our activities in recent years Please give a little thought to what you think the CB S Alumni A~soshy

ciation should be doing and forward you r ideas to Al Sippel co Departllient of Alumni Affair and Development Levlt 4 niversity Centre niversityof Guclph Cruelph Ontario N 1 G 2W 1 0

Careers Night Seventy-five people attended enjoyed and asked many questions of the six speakers at the 2nd Annual College of Biological ScieIlce Alulllni Association Careers ight

John Byrne fish culture specialist with tell years at the Ministry of Natushyral Resources gave a strong talk stresshysing hiring methods attitude motivation and generally se t the lOne fo r Sheena

Ba rusey BSc 17 and her clever preshyentation which covered as a reselI ch chcmist in Microbiology at Guelph tactic~ to usc job applications and intershyesting facts about prospects for the fushyture in the job market

Jennifer Conners BSc 75 SOOIl to be an M D and who originally graduat shyed in Botany disc ussed the neces ity of being flexible of being wise and not being too specific ill job intcnt when entering uni ve rsity

Dr John Hilton Lkpar lmen t of

utr ition slressed the necessity fo r pcr onal contact and steing the top pCIon when making application for a position Dr John Powell told of the multitude of opportunities which ex ists for a well ed ucated perOIl giving examshyples of 26 graduates from the Departshyf1)tl1t of Huma n Kintl ics and their difshyk re llt afJ Puilltments

Ian W hite OAe 52 co-ordinator of Placement Services summarized and told of the lllaIlY useful services that the

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Macdonald Institute College of Family and Consumer Studies

Alumni Association

ALUMNI NEWS Editor Wantedl

Elizabeth Gullel 55

Food Industry Welcomes Contacts Industry may seem a world away from the univlrsity environment but Conshysumer Studies professor Elizabeth Gulshylett 55 spent the fall semester bridging this gap She visited about 25 companies in the food industry to see what they arc doing in sensory evaluation of food and consumer rda tions

Professor Gullett started her odysshysey through the food industry by conshytacting the presidents of the companies then visiting their laboratories and conshysumer relations departments HI feel very positive about the developments in

News Editor Wanted The position of Alumni ews Editor for the Mac- FACS Alumni Association is presently vacant

The person who fills this position has the important job of gathering and co-ordinating information for the threeshypage Mac-fACS Alumni News section in each of the quarterly Guelph AlurnshyfillS pUblications and for one four-page unit of news in the Annual Alumni

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these two areas she comments The Canadian food industry IS

expanding and refining its programs in sensory evaluation and consumer relashytions

Sensory evaluation techniques run the gamut from rudimentary tests to very complete profile studies that inshyvolve a team of five or six trained tasters Companies have learned that sensory evaluation improves their batshyting average in introducing new proshyducts Professor Gullett explains that it used to be common for only ten ou t of every 100 ideas to see the light of day and of those only one would be a success Sensory evaluation helps idenshytify the potentially successful products and saves significantly in product develshyopment costs

Curious abollt the state of sensory evaluation in the cosmetics industry Professor G ulictt also contacted several Canadian cosmetics companies but found virtually no activity in the area

ost 01 the Canadian cosmetics firms are distributors for foreign products They tend to rely on the technical expershytise of the parent company

The food industry is becoming more Canadian in outlook according to Professor Gullett Canadian branches of foreign companies are developing food testing product development and evalushyation functions in Canada

Consumer relations have blossomed

Weekend Supplement The Editor is a member of a Comshy

mittee of ditors which meets regularly prior to the publication of each Guelph Alumnus to plan and co-ordinate alumshyni news portions

The Editor is a member of the Mac-FACS Alumni Association Board of Directors which meets regularly throughout the year The Alumni Assoshy

in the last decade particularly throughshyout the food industry Professor Gullett suspects tha t the industry is trying to overcome what it perceive to be a bad public image The consumer movemellt nudged most companies into a greater awareness of consumers and a commitshyment to deal with their complaints and suggestions She was impressed with the speed and thoroughness with which the food companies handled consumer comshyplaints

The visits to the companies revep d that permanent and summer employshyment prospects for Consumer Studies graduates will continue to be good Our students have a lways been hired for their technical knowledge she notes but their broad knowledge of consumer concerns will bccome more and more attractive to employers

While learning about food company programs Professor Gullett did not miss the opportunity to tell her hosts about the undergraduate programs research and expertise in the Department of Conshysumer Studies

Every company I visited seemed genuinely pleased to have someone from a university show an interest in what they are doing she observed Many industry people told me they had regular contacts with community colleges but not with universities A continuing exshychange of ideas will be mutually benefishycial 0

ciation pays all telephone and postage costs of collecting information for the two publications and has designated an honorarium of $50 per publication for the Editor

If you are interested in this posishytion please ca II or write ei t her Roseshymary Clark 59 at the Alumni Office 824-4120 ext 2122 or Ruth Wilson 6251 Oak Street Guelph NIG 2Nl 821-2632 (after 5 pm)

Remember if you wish to continue receiving news of your college we must have all Editor - and 0011 J

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Freighter Voyage By Dr Margaret S McCready

The winter season was a good time to be one of 12 passengers eight Canadian women four Americans (two men two women) on a large freighter Delta Line out of Brooklyn ew York Deshycember 14 1979 for a seven-week voyshyage through the Caribbean and the Panama Canal to Ecuador Peru and Chile and return But cargo was the important item to the ships owners and about one day out of Brooklyn a new sched ule was posted cutting out the Caribbean ports at Aruba Santo Doshymingo and Barranquilla

Cargo was delivered or picked up at Philadelphia Baltimore Charleston and Mi ami in generally very fine weather There were perhaps one and a half days of slight turbulence off Cape Hatteris enough to make it difficult to set the ta bles in the dining room which we shared with a dozen ships officers and the captain

The crew of about 30 sailors were a busy lot-always some ship s painting to be done as well as swabbi ng down the decks Handling the ve ry large banana crop (green) of Ecuador was a big part of the work for longshoremen-bananas to Chile and to New York State Much of the ships cargo had to be kept at spec ific temperatures SOme of it frozen

Above all we and the officers had excellent meals and very spacious wellshycared for cabins with toilets Actually by the terms of the Seamens Union all sa ilors must be given plentiful and good food to keep them happy and well nourshyished and this was certa inly so

We enjoyed knowing the ships offshyicers One a graduate in law was workshy

ing on a freight er to find out more about mercantile law he was busy also getting his daily exercise by weight-lifting and chinning the bar We passengers worked a bit on the stationa ry bicycle for our exercise

Another officer a graduate engishyneer was working on the freighter to learn more abo ut ship building and space utili zation One specialist in navishygation reminded us to keep certain curshytains drawn at night to prevent glare on the ocean waves which confused their navigation readings from the heavens There is a constant charting of the ship s position on the high seas

Special celebrations and meetings with the captain and officers sometimes when films were shown were enjoyed but also enjoyed was the time spent watching the intricate organization of the loading and unloading of cargo some of it in containers However on docking with the help of pilots we usualshyly planned to take taxis to the big cities and market places not forgetting the small Indian craft shops on or close to the docks The native crafts of fine straw and hair work knitted-wear and handshymade dresses beautiful jewelery of seshymi-precious stones such as lapislazuli malachit e a nd onyx were hard to resist

The museums cathedrals and other handsome buildings reminded us of the culture~ If ( i er peoples in addition to th e Spanish con ribution The beautiful scenery and the objects d art a lmost made us forgetful of the repressive govshyernments in most of these South Amerishycan countries today

It was a memorable days trip when

we motored from Valparaiso Ch ile through the foothills of the Andes to the beautiful capital city Santiago seeing en route the dry desert and mountain country bordering the very fertile va lleys growing lush market and fruit crops (not bananas)

Some bridge playing a nd much reading took up considerable time so that it was difficult to keep a diary and write postcards to friends Obviollsly there was some real rela xa tion and rest on the journey Tt was always pleasant to be having such delightful summcr weat her and enjoying some sunning on deck with tea and happy hours whenshyever one wished to utili ze the passenger lounge for a friendl y get-together

Yes despite sc hedules being changed and in this case shor tened by one week the sea voyage from North to South America at this season was a delight D

Passing through Ihe Suez Canal

The Delta Venezuela out of Brooklyn New York Margaret McCready right in Santiago Chie

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Families Coping With Change The family is alive and well in the twentieth century despite widely pubshylished reports that it is an outdated social institution Social critics bemoan the disintegration of the family and use as evidence the soaring divorce rate juvcnile delinquency wife and child abuse and thc isolated elderly

This gloomy outlook is not shared by three faculty members in the Departshyment of Family Studies who have extenshysive experience working with families and are pursuing family-related reshysearch

Concern over weakening families is not unique to our generation observes Professor Anne Callagan a family socishyologist with a background in professhysiona social work Observers 50 years ago voiced many of the same complaints about urban families she notes and questions whether families have really changed as much as were led to believe The divorce ra Ie was 236100000 in Canada in 1976 and is rising but is still only about half of the US rate

Divorce has replaced death as a cause of single parent families over the years rn addition perhaps urban famishylies of 100 years ago didnt have probshylems with their teen-agers because so many adolescent children didnt live at home

Different Expectation What has changed dramatically is our expectation about family life Until the last few decades marriage tended to be an institutional arrangement On farms the family was a producing unit and in urban environments it was a framework for survival Today we look to the family for intimate personal relationships and emotional support

Professor Claude Guldner former Director of the Interfaith Counselling Centre in Kitchener and now on the faculty in Family Studies doesnt touch on the traditional institutional roles for marriage in describing todays family He focusses on the adult functions of marriage- companionship sharing afshyfcction and sex-instead of viewing marshyriage primari ly in terms of having chilshydren

Where Children Fit In Children are and will continue to be an important focus in most families but the

task of raising them is difficult in the climate of rapid social and technological change Todays parents live in a world very different from the one in which they were raised and their children will have to cope with an accelerating rate of change The task of raisi ng children is not so much preparing them for the world but equipping them to cope with the inevitable changes ahead

The rapid change and uncertainty in the world has eroded parents sense of self-confidence claims Professor George Kawash a child psychologist with a particular concern for parentchild inshyteractions One anchor parents can proshyvide in this unsettled environment is consis tency in their child rearing pracshytices But it is very difficult to maintain if the parents feel unsure of themselves and their parenting skills Children need rules limits and some authority but parents often shy away from setting rules because they view this as a form of authoritarianism says Professor Kashywash Rules are not in themselves aushythoritarian especially if the children ha ve the opportunity to express their grievances about rules they feel are unreasonable Children will be more willing to accept rules if they feel they can discuss them

Professor Guldner feels there is a tendency among educators now to look at the entire family in dealing with problems in children Many families are referred to family counselling agencies because a child has problems in school Ten years ago we would have blamed those problems on the school systems he says Today family counsellors look to the family for weaknesses or strains that may have contributed to such probshylems This approach acknowledges the continued importance of the family unit in the socialization of children

The Individual Within the Family Creating a stable family environment requires input from solid individuals In family counselling explains Professor Guldner we usually focus on the husshyband and wife roles because strong partshyners secure in their relationship funcshytion better in the mother and father roles Further the husband and wife relationship needs to be nurtured throughout a marriage so it can survive after the parenting roles have been

From a FACS sheet by Mary Cocivera

completed Many marri ages break down after the children leave home because the partners threw themselves into the father and mother roles to the exclusion of the husband and wife roles After the years of neglect there was nothing left of the original relationship as husshyband and wife

One of the great tasks in family therapy confided Professor Guldner is helping individuals differentiate themselves from their fa mily of origin Their personal development and success in marriage depend on emerging from the family of their childhood observ ing and evaluating it ancj then making ratioshynal but at the sa me time gut-level choices about their own future Many marriage and family problems are caused by a failure to work through this rela tionship The process is not complete until the individual reconnects and estashyblishes an entirely different relationship with his family of origiIi

A fam ily can provide a supportive environment in which to grapple with these relational tasks Professor Guldner describes marriage as a cyclical IIwe equilibrium which has its ups and downs Individual growth requires comshying to grips with the conflicts

He fears though that many people walk awa y from conflict in marriage by seeking divorce rather than working through the problem This short-cirshycuits individual growth he explains Family counselling helps partners deal with conflict in a marriage relationship but does not guarantee living happily ever after Sometimes working out a rel a tionship results in termination of the marriage

Professor Guldner sees the emphashysis on the individual as a positive develshyopment for the family Were becoming more tolerant of individual diffe rences within the family and among families Young people will feel freer to make choices based on what is best for them personally and inter-personally rather than external expectations -North Americans will find it easier to accept and respect different types of families in the decades to come but they will also have to accept the responsibility for making informed intelligent choices compatible with their personal values ambitions and capabilities 0

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The College of Phys ical Science Alumni Association -5Ju

I SCIMP Editor Bob Winkel

Cell Patent Granted

Dr Ron Fawce ll with electroplated semiconductor

Two resea rchers at the University of GueJph have received a United States patent on a process tha t could revolushytionize the production of photo voltaic cells and reduce the cost several times

Doctors Ron Fawcett and Andrzej Baranski developed the process similar to techniques used in the electroplating industry during two months of research on applying semi-conductors to metal in la te 1978

The process does not require the

present use of vaporization to deposit a film of light-sensitive material on meta l

Present tec hnology for photo voltaic cells evolved from space research and uses either a single crystal silicon or a costly vaporization process for cadmium sulphide

Until now electroplating has been used as a way to deposit one metal on another in some kind of pl a ting solution through which you pass current but what we are depositing here is a semishy

conductor-cadmium sulphide Dr Fawcett said Other semiconductors which can be electrodeposited include cadmium selenide bismuth sulphide cushyprous sulphide and silver sulphide

The new process can be used with a variety of metals including stainless steet and aluminum foil he said

You can imagine pass ing great shee ts of metal through a plating bath and covering them with a thin coherent and uni fo rm deposit of th e photo sensishytive materia l said Dr Fawcett An America n patent was applied for beshycause most ma nufacturing is carried out in the United Sta tes

The chem is ts who will sha re the patent with the University are now seeking patents in Canada Great Britshyain and other industrialized nations

Manufacture of the new electroshyplated semi-conductor solar cells is cheaper than the vaporization process used for cadmium sulphide and initia l tests indicate a higher efficiency on output voltage Dr Fawcett sa id

Immediate application of the comshypound is in photo voltaic devices recshytification of alternating current into dishyrect current light detection equipment and special applications in photography

The research which led to the proshycess was sponsored by a grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Reshysea rch Council of Canada 0

The late Prof Moffa

Prof Moffat Scholarship The College of Physical Science is pleased to announce the establishment of a memorial scholarship by the family and friends of the late Professor and Mrs Robert C Moffatt

Professor Moffatt formed the faculshyty of Physics at the Onta rio Agricultural College in 1917 and was head of the Department of Physics and Mathematshyics for the ten years prior to his retireshyment in 1956 H e was named Professor

Emeritus in 1974 In 1922 he was responsi ble to a

major degree for the organization of the Agricult~ral Science Option so that its graduates could qualify for admission to courses at the Onta rio College of Educashytion leading to the High School Assistshyants Certificate Type A Agriculture In 1950 he orga nized the General Scishyence Option leadin g to Type A Science

Professor Bob Moffatt was known continued

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to most physics students as the Prof and taught for many years the undershygraduate and graduate courses in theory of measurement and statistics He did much to cncourage agricultural reshysearchers to use statistical methods in the interpretations of their results and assisted in many of the a nalyses

[t is most fitting for the College of Physical Science to offer a scholars hi p

established in memory of Professor and Mrs Moffatt who gave so much to the department and the community

The $200 scholarship will be awarded annually to a student who has completed semester 4 and is enrolled in semester 5 or higher of an Honours Program in Mathematics Statistics or Physics

Alumni who graduated from the

Rites Of Passage Worthwhile Graduate work is not everyon es cup of tea Even an intense love of learning can be daunted by long hours of painstaking research the trauma tic experience of the oral comprehensive and the setting forth - and re-working- of first the masters then the doctora1 thesis

But for Bob Dudley who received his PhD in orga nic chemistry at winter Convocation stopping a t the bachelors level would have been unthinka ble He says he was too excited by the prospect of trying his ha nd at basic research something he had been una ble to do as an undergraduate

Bob came to Guelph three years ago from the University of Georgia where he obtained his M Sc working under Professor Ed Janzen When Professor Janzen joined Guelphs Deshypartment of Chemistry Bob moved there too

Bobs doctoral research has Inshyvolved a method of detection called spin trapping of free radicals that is molecules which have an unpaired elecshytron Spin trapping is only used in ten or 12 places in the world Three places in Canada including Guelph use it regularly it is not used at all on a regular basis in the United States

Looking back over the past three years Bob says the hardest things to contend with were assembling his thesis from all those piles of research material and confronting a sea of strange faces as he walked in to teach his first lab

But despite such trying moments Bob has enjoyed his time at Guelph a nd the abundance of ideas a nd stimulating atmosphere created by the joint campus arrangement of the Guelph-Waterloo Centre for Graduate Work in Chemisshytry

Agr Sci option during the time when Professor Moffatt guided developments in physics mathema tics and statistics were informed by Dean MacNaughton of the plan to establish a Moffa tt Meshymorial Scholarship We are most grateshyful for the generous response

It is expected that the first award will be presented at the I Oth anniversary celebrations of the college on June 210

H e has been fortunate too in his wife of ten years Tricia who never doubted for a minute that he would get his degree and whose enthusiasm and moral support cheered him on when the going was especially ha rd

Although their interests and expershytise are different-she graduated from East Tennessee State University in 1969 with a BSc having studied speech pathology language and audiology and is a speech pathologist and teacher of deaf education in Guelph-they find themselves good sounding boards for each ot her s problems

With his doctoral qua lificatio ns completed Bob will be working during th e coming year as a post-doc for Chemistry professor Colin Fyfe in solid state MR (nuclear magnetic resoshynance) After that he will be looking for a more permanent job Bob views that prospect with optimism 0

Our Tenth Anniversary Celebrations -(n June 1970 the new Physical Science Building was officially opened T he building replaced the old rose-garden south of Zavitz Hall and drastica lly changed a birds-eye view to the southshyeast as demonstrated in the two photoshygraphs on this page

Physics Chemistry and Math-Stats

have flowered irl this first decade To celebrate this occasion the College will hold an official cake-cutting ceremony with tea at 400 pm June 21 in the lobby beside the Campus Co-operative Bookstore This is to be preceded by tours of the facilities

Coincidental with this celebration is

the 10th anniversary of the formation of the College of Arts the College of Social Science and the College of Physica l Science and at 630 pm on June 21 in the University Centre Faculty Club alumni of the three colleges will join ranks with cocktails and dinner Come join us then 0

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By Mary Cocivera

T he College of Physical Science has yet to reach the age of puberty but is

poised to enter its second decade as a major centre for science research and undergraduate programs in Canada

The short existence belies a long history on the Guelph campus as major supporting disciplines to the agricultural programs Stretching back to the 1880s the story progresses through such varied pursuits as analysis of dairy products sugar beets well water and wood ashes levelling and surveying water finding machines lightning rods ventilation and soil physics

Old-timers can spin colorful tales of early instructors There was Prof Soccer-Bill Blackwood whose speciality was (literally) dynamite He was fond of bringing dynamite caps into the lecture room to demonstrate their safety He regularly stood by the window toying with one of these capriciously explosive caps before lighting it and toss ing it out the window where it exploded on cue Art Thompson OAC )7 remembers the ill-fated cap that rode a stiff wind right into the open window of a lab full of equipment on the lower floor That cap too exploded on cue

Art chuckles as he describes Prof Blackwoods favorite exam question You have a rock three feet by four feet by five feet two feet of it underground in the middle of a swamp and you want to blast it out How much of a charge of dynamite do you need He describes the technique of mud-capping- planting dynamite under a mud cap on top of the rock and letting er rip You can sit down and do all the calculations for this problem says Art but the right answer is that the rock is in a swamp so why would you need to blast it away

No reflections on the physical sciences could be complete without reference to Prof Moffatt claims Dean Earl MacNaughton He was called Mr Physics and his courses on theory of measurements were dubbed theory of Moffatt

Years When the Physics Building was built

in 1916 recalls the Dean inmates from the Ontario Reformatory were used to ca rry plaster a nd so the plasterers pu t a generous inch-thick layer on the ceilings By the early 50s the plaster frequently and with very little warning separated [rom the Ilath and both Prof and I had some close calls when the plaster would suddenly drop in our offices and on laboratory benches

Ventilation was indeed a problem when 50 to 60 students gathered for a qua1litative analysis laboratory and started bubbling H2S through solutions in order to precipitate metal ions H2S is infamous for it s smell --middotrotten eggs concen tra ted Professor John Rothwel OAC 39 now retired developed sensitive timing catchill~ about-to-expire students and hauling them to the window for a breather We had big fans installed he explains but the students opened the windows next to the fan short-circuiting the makeshift ventilation system Qualita tive analysis was eventually dropped from the curriculum Professor Rothwell is

The Chemistry Building Circa j 91 O

covered with equipment Chemistry had the distinction of being

the first science department on campus to have its own building by 1887 (the odiferous na ture of the pursuit no doubt affected the decision to construct a separate building) The building however la sted only until 1896 when fire destroyed it The replacement on the same location-where the north wing of the Arts Building now stands- housed generations of chern students until the Department of Chemistry moved to the present Chemistry and Microbiology building in 1965

When Prof Bill Brown arrived on campus in the 1 940s he suggested only partially in jest that the venerable building be named Reek Hall after the then president of the OAC William R Reek OAC 10 It was an idea that never emerged from the flask

The building easily would have justified that label Prof Brown tells of a visiting chemist from Iowa State University As he walked through the front entrance he sniffed deeply and sighed Ah beautiful-this is a lovely chemistry building It takes years of chemical training to appreciate the bouquet of aged chemistry buildings

convinced because other faculty members didnt appreciate the smell

While future physicists werent likely to find their way to the Guelph campus the OAC trained many of the high school science teachers in Ontario The old Agricultural Science option introduced ill 1922 and the General Science option introduced in 1950 provided an excellent broad scientific background for high school teaching and graduate study in any number of agricultural and scientific disciplines

With the establishment of the University of Guelph in 1964 the physical sciences emerged from their supporting roles to limelight positions on campus Greatly expanded research facilities and undergraduate laboratory capability had to be provided The Physics Department had been cramped for years in the red brick building and was unable to develop its undergraduate programs nor introduce graduate student and research programs appropriate for the mushrooming University The Chemistry Department had moved into the new Chemistry and MicrobiOlogy Building but research activity in the department had expanded graduate programs were becoming mOre important and essential scientific

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equipment was proliferating Both tcaching and research activities required much more space

The Physical Science Building an efficient gem of an edifice was completed and occupied by the fall of 1969 Attached to the Chemistry and Microbiology Building it provided expanded facilities for chemistry as well as teaching research and office space for Physics Mathematics and Sta tistics When the Department of Computing and Information Science emerged in 1971 it located in the Institute of Computer Science Building (the renovated Physics Building) for proximity to the computer hardware

For Physics the move to the new facilities was like a speed-of-light journey from 1916 to 1970 From graffiti-embellished lab benches to immaculate well-equipped spacious undergraduate la boratories from dingy basement research cubby-holes to well-lighted laboratories from makeshift to state-of-the-art equipment

Equipping the departments with essential iescarch instruments will be a never-ending program because the advances in science occur rapidly and because Guelph will want to maintain its hard-earned position at the forefront of research in Canada

By most accounts the move to the building occurred so smoothly that the undergraduate students remember only closing the drawer in one laboratory one day and showing up the next day in a new lab

We collected a roomful of old glassware brass bunsen burners and all kinds of junk when we moved out of the old Physics Building recalls Professor Jim Hunt Instead of throwing it out I bet other faculty members that we could sell it We did --we sold every last bit of broken glass and laboratory equipment amassed $500 and started a scholarship fund for undergraduate students in physics

The very existence of the physical science disciplines is often overshadowed by the emphasis on the life sciences at Guelph Because of this undergraduate degree programs stili attract a relatively small number of students-a predicament that is both attractive and threatening at the same time Faculty describe the size of some of the undergraduate programs as

bull uncomfortably small while recent graduates from the programs see the small size as an important difference between Guelph aNd the grist mills that churn out hundreds of graduates

Everything has to do with size observes Terry Clifford Like most of his classmates at the OAC he came from a rurat background We really appreciated Guelphs organization in terms of social

development We got to know everyone in our class Professors assigned to the year really developed close relationships There was no dou bt that everyone encouraged us Professor MacNaughton (now the dean) was like a mother hen-he developed a really close rapPorl with all the students and graduates Hes a mini alumni associa t ion hi msel r

How the Physical Sciences disciplines evolved on the Guelph campus is a fascinating account in itself They all appeared originally to serve agricultural interests Chemists performed analyses on everything from soil to sugar beets physicists monitored the weather and contributed a variety of engineeringshyoriented expertise Mathematicians helped agricultural research workers use statistical methods to interpret their da tao Even the late-comer Computing and Information Science appeared on campus in an agricultural capacity Animal scientists had gathered enough milking data on cards to fill a room but couldnt use the information The computer stored that information and made it accessible for research

The undergraduate program in Computing and Information Science reflects these origins emphasiZing systems rather than computation It focuses on how to best utilize the computer to solve problems This approach meshes well with the existing biological and agricultural research on campus Fourth year classes in computing science boast about 35 students the 90 terminals in the ICS building are in use practically round-the-clock and the majority of students on campus has some contact with the computer during studies at Guelph

WHAT IS TO COME The general perception of whats

happening in the job market for physical science graduates is completely incorrect according to Professor Jack MacDonald Chairman Department of Physics In the

next decade there won t be enough physicists ma thema ticia ns and chemists to go around There was a move away from the physical sciences when they were blamed for pollution and technological problems Students looked to the biological sciences for solutions Now were seeing a move back to chemistry and physics as young people start to recognize that they offer the best hope for long-range solutions to many pressing problems Physical Science graduates are basically problem-solvers

The pre-adolescent CoJlege of Physical Science has emerged from a decade that was turbulent for the physical sciences at all institutions Ted Newton describes the see-saw years Until about 1970 we had money and jobs to offer but no one to whom to offer them Then the money dried up and really good candidates for faculty positions became availa ble

The disciplines not only are firmly esta blished on ca mpus but are setting high standards in teaching and research Were proud of the progress in physical sciences in the 15 years since the formation of the University adds Dean Earl MacNaughton

Faculty pursue research in fields as diverse as biophysics environmental toxicology electrochemistry surface physics neutron scattering mathematical and sta tistical a nalysis of biologica I systems and the design of a georeferences data base for the Province of Onta rio Funds from outside sources amounting to about one and a half million dollars annually support a large portion of this fundamental and applied research

As the disciplines continue their growth predicts the Dean our faculty will strive to preserve the informality and close contact with students that has distinguished Guelph in the past

The College may be only ten years old but has already come of age in the scientific research community I990- here we come 0

A physics leclure 1958 with Dr Earl MacNaughton now Dean

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y ou hear the sales approac h lt1 llmost cve ry day The new improved producl - more

powerful more efficient more everything Well that sa me approach very aptly applied

to College Roya I and University Open House 80 This yea r as well as the usual multitud e of events and exhibits across-camrus there were many exciting and refreshing innovations that added that extra sparkle to the glitter

The officia l opening of open house weekend by a professional actor and comedian was a first Canadils own tongue-in-cheek Don Harron though not bespectacled and disguised in the dilaridatcd cloth cap three-day beard and moth-eat en swea ter of the irreverent Chrlie Farquharso n ce rtainly sounded like that entertaining rural cha racter during a eourle of his r ertinent rronouncements

Another new fea ture of this years College Royal open hOlle weekend walt Fly-Days The sky W i the limit when at $7 a ti ck t cIIQO11 ers took 30-minute flights over the Univcrsit v nd thc surrounding ar a Thc Flying C1uh1I thl

Don Harron and Charlie Farquharson opened open house weekend with ColeRe Royal president Dawn Wert and College Roya cehbrafll Connalyn Cooke

Something New At Collegl

Where MY funny hal University of Guelph dreamed up the idea provided planes and pilots and des pite il storm that dumped ten inches of snow on G uelph in less than three hours ilttrac ted more thiln 40 adventu rers

Another well-attended newcomer event was th e Woodsman Comretitions where ring of axe rasp of crosscut sa wand flying logs a od woodchips filled the a ir ilS contestants pitted their muscles ilgainst the clock

A new wag and wiggle to the O Vc Dog Show was the mutt show - comrlete with a delightful dog-in -a n-Easter-bonnet competition

Well over 20000 people visit ed the campus during Collegc Royal open hou se weekend

Pr~ilting the thousa nds of bu sy students who orgil ni zed something for this University that it could not do for itself Prcsident Donald F Forster lnuded them for rroudly serving the 56-year tradition of College Roy~Jmiddot

What s new a t College Roy~l ) The rhot ograrhs on these two pagcs sum it ur much hetter th ~1 1l mInv tnou s no of word~ []

Pilots with the Flying Cluh at the Univ(fsity of Guelph introduced Fly-Days With customers is Paul Sullivan right Club prlsident

Collegl Royal open house weekend was a cold one but students who entered the Woodsman Competitions soon warmed to the job

Royal 80 A 30s lapper Daisy Mae

Linda Filller 80 Derek style at the fashion show

Just a big baby

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A New

Look At Old

Folks Exerpts from a FACS sheet

by Mary Cocivera

I nd ependence self-respect and dignity can make the difference between

enjoying the later years and mere ly enduring them Helping seniors maintain their independence is an increasingly popular more enlightened approach to providing the services required by the elder ly

Canadas population is getting old The proportion of the elderly is increasing as a result of extended life span lower birth rates and immigration cutbacks The percentage of Canadas popula tion over 65 increased from 5 per cent in 190 I to 87 per cent in 1976 Demographic projections predict that in 50 years more than 20 per cent of the Canadian population will be over 65

Supporting these elderly and providing the needed services will demand novel approaches new insights and an emphas is on enjoying rather than enduring the later years

WHO ARE THE ELDERLY

The elderly a re generaJly considered to be anyone over 65 yea rs old-the age of mandatory retirement At tha t turning point workers stop being wage earners and sta rt being senior citizens They receive old age security benefits draw pensio ns and ride buses at reduced ra tes

The retirement years are rewarding for many seniors Jackrabbit Johannsen still cross-count ry skis at 104 Grandma Moses painted into her 90s others earn university degrees pursue second careers indu lge in hobbies travel and find happiness in volunteer work But for some of the elderly the retirement years bring loneliness despair and poverty along with independence

Most of the elderly are women Of the elderl y living a lone 70 per cent are women

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The proportion of the elderly in Canada is increasing rapidly

Almost half of the women over 65 are widowed and widows outnumber widowers five to one

Three-quarters of the women over 65 living on their own have no income other than government stipends for the elderl y In Ontario these stipends now amount to about $365 monthly and are adjusted quarterly

INCOME DURING RETIREMENT

The financial picture for many seniors looks bleak but it may appear worse than it really is suggests Dr Kathleen Brown a family economist in the Department of Family Studies Without work-related costs retirees have lower expenses

In addition seniors can take advantage of free medical care free or reduced admissions property tax refunds income tax deductions public tra nsportation passes reductions on restaurant meals free drugs and seniors discoun ts at stores These benefits help spread retirement income that much further

Dr Brown suspects that the recently retired may see their financial position as worse than it rea ll y is She and Professor

Martin-Matthews arc doing a study of how recently retired people adjus t to changes in their economic and social status Its a difficu lt psychologica l adjustment for someone who has saved for retirement to start dipping into savings she says Consequently many scniors dont live as well as they co uld Some who could don t take taxis and hire help when they rea lly nced to because it is contrary to their Iife-Iong habits

The family home owned Iree and clear is a major economic assct in retirement and is the surest hedge against int1ation New programs likc the reverse mortgage can convert this asset into cash while a llowing the owner to stay in the house

In this scheme the bank or finance company buys the house over a period of about 20 ycars giving the resident homeowner monthly cash payments based on the assessed value of the house Varia tions on this theme may be one answer for asset-rich but cash-poor sen iors

Financially this arrangement makes good sense but convincing seniors may take some doing After people work a lifetimc to own a home outright they arc understandably reluctant to put a claim on it explains Dr Brown

Selling the family home in retirement is a calculated risk Will the capital from the house support a retired person for 10 years 20 years 30 yea rs Will it cover possi ble hi gh care costs in the later years A dollar saved in 1932 bu ys only 20 cents worth of goods and services at todays prices Int1ation will continue to erode the purchasing power of dollars saved fo r retirement

Financial management in general may present spec ial problems for many seniors notes Dr Brown Sources of income tend to be more diffuse in retirement coming from ann uities pensions RRSPs income supplements and perhaps reverse mortgages All of these require some attention managemen t and filling out of form s Often it s the widow who has to handle these ar rangements and she may be fac in g family finances for the first time in her life Seniors who could benefit from financial counselling don t know where to go for help

Growing old may not be glamorous but it need not be frig htening lonely and poverty-ridden In other cultures extended family a rrangements ass ure that elders will be loved needed and honoured until death In Canada senio rs place a high val ue on independence but geronto logists are now

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Election of alumni to Senate

Regulations governing election All alumni shall be eligible to vote providing they have graduated from the University of Guelph or the founding Colleges Alumni members of faculty a t the University of Guelph or full-time or part-time students enrolled in a pTogram under the jurisdiction of the Senate of the University of Guelph may not vote in the election of alumni to Senate if they have participated in the current election of faculty or the election of students to Senate

There shall be a minimum of one and a maximum of three elected alumni from anyone of the undernoted alumni bodies (a) Macdonald Institute or its successor College of Family and Consumer Studies (b) Ontario Agricultural College (c) Ontario Veterinary College (d) As a group the Colleges of Arts and Social Science and Wellington College- BA degree (e) As a group the Colleges of Biological Science and Physical Science and Wellington College-BSc degree

Each year the three-year terms of office of three of the nine alumni senators expire Retiring August 31 1980 are Frank Archibald OAC 39 W John Bowles CSS 72 and Dr Vc Rowan Walker OVC 47 The terms of office of Gordon B Henry OAC 34 Mrs Mary (Robertson) McGillivray Mac 36 and John R Flegg Arts 68 will expire August 31 1981 Charles (Chuck) Broadwell OAC 54 Bill Tolton OAC 36 and Dr Robert (Herb) Wright OVC 38 will sit on Senate until August 31 198 2

Voting instructions Please vote for a maximum of three candidates on the ballot form Voting shall be by an x Or checkm~rk Any mark on a ballot other than those required for marking the voters preference shall make the ballot null and void

Completed ballot form should be clipped and placed in an envelope on which you are requested to put your name and year in the upper left-hand corner To facilitate voting by an alumnus whose spouse is a lso an alumnus of the University of Guelph and who therefore jointly receive only one copy of the Guelph Alumnus two ballot forms are provided A joint return (two ballots in the same envelope) is acceptable only if the name and year of both voters a re on the envelope Address to Box SE Alumni Office University Centre University of Guelph Guelph Ontario NIG 2W l stamp and mail An on-campus polling booth in the foyer of the Physical Sciences Building will be open between the hours of 800 am and 200 pm on Saturday June 21 during Alumni Weekend Ballot forms and envelopes will be available at the booth On receipt at the Alumni Office eligibility to vote will be verified The sealed envelopes will be opencd on or after June 23 1980 and the ballots counted by scrutineers appointed by the Executivc Committee of the University of Guel ph Alumni Association Only valid ballots with voter identification on the enclosure envelopc received on or before that date will be counted

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iSenate Ballot Form iSenate Ballot Form I I For election of three alumni to Senate University of I For election of three alumni to Senate University of I I Guelph for the three-year term commencing Sep- I Guelph for the three-year term commencing Sep- I tember I 1980 See other side of this page for tember 1 1980 See other side of this page for I biographical sketches of candidates Vote for a biographicalfskhetches o~ candoidatebslvote for a I

maximum of three nominees One ballot per voter maximum 0 tree nommees ne a tot per voter I

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FERGUSON Paul D I CPS 67 Guelph

I FERGUSON Paul D I CPS 67 Guelph J

I GRUBBE Arthur G (Art) I OAC 41 Arthur I

GRUBBE Arthur G (Art) OAC 41 Arthur

I LEWIS Robin BI Aits 73 BTantford

I MILNE (Dennison) Lorna A I OAC 56 Brampton

I LEWIS Robin B I Arts 73 Brantford

MILNE (Dennison) Lorna A I OAC 56 Brampton

I YOUNG N Richard P Arts MA 76 Ridgeville

YOUNG N Richard P 1 Arts MA 76 Ridgeville

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News From Guelph

CAMPUS HIGHLIGHTS Summer Campus 1980 Summer Campus 80 will be a laughing matter if Larry Horowitz has his way A professional entertainer Horowitz is teaching a comedy workshop as part of the U niversi ty s uniq ue vaca tion proshygram which this year begins July 7 Timing voice inflection and mannerisms are almost more important than content according to thi s young comic who deshylights in sending up commercials

From comedy to reincarnation and apiculture Summer Campus this year presents vacationers with an extraordishynary smorgasbord of courses and activishyties For some people a relaxing vacashytion means a complete change from their usual activities explains Professor Jim Murray who established the program the only one of its kind at a Canadian university five years ago Teachers

lawyers and housewives will probably be among those who take Horowitzs comedy workshop or classes In drawing piano-playing or conversational French

Others however prefer to use the time to further develop themselves professiona ly says Professor Murray This year for the first time courses which form part of certificate programs in business and education wil[ be ineludshyed so that the family can come along while mom or dad sharpens professional skills Some of the 27 adult courses offered thi s summer are designed to fulfill specific personal needs such as how to become a skillful negotiator or generally manage life more effectively

Summer Campus is an ideal chance for alumni to spend time at the Univershysity of Guelph again notes Professor Murray Since Summer Campus has 12 special youth progra ms for children from 4 to 16 years of age returning to your alma mater can become a family

affair This year youngsters can ha m it up in a theatre workshop or learn about science computcrs or nature Workshops in jOllrnalism and art also encourage young talent

Tennis squash swimming and 800 acres of green space provide numerous recreational opportunities In the eveshyning it is poss ible to enjoy the campus through twilight tours and a myriad of student events includling the community barbeque Musical performances Walt Disney film nights and socials are espeshycially organized for Summer Campus va ca tioners

Summer Ca mpus 80 has two oneshyweek sess ions July 7-11 and 14-18 Course rates begins at $25 for children and $35 for adults per week Residence accomodation is available For complete program a nd fee information contact Continuing Education Division UNIshyVERSITY OF GUELPH Guelph Onshytario NIG 2WI or phone (519) 824-4120 ext 39560

Biographical Sketches- Senate Candidates middot PAUL D FERG SON CPS 67 lives in Guelph and is territory manager with Supersweet Feeds Stratford Paul taught at J F Ross Collegiate and then farmed near Arthur As an alu mni sena tor he at on Senate from 1969 to 1972 and feels he can provide an effective voice for alumni

ARTHUR G (ART) GRUBB OAC 41 is retired and lives in Arthur after a 35-yea r career with OMAF as an Ag Rep for the counties of Prince Edward Gray Oxford l anark and Perth Art is Secretary Ontario Institute of Agrologists Guelph Branch and is married to Lenore (McFadden) Mac 40

ROBIN BAIRD LEWIS Arts 73 lives in Brantford and is a part-time professional artist (see article on pages 6 and 7) An art instructor at Fanshawe College Robin is also a free-lance com mercial artist and has illustrated childrens books Her name is in the Index of Ontario Artists

LORNA A (DENNISON) MILNE OAC 56 lives in Brampton where she has operated Flowertown Antiques for eight years She is a trustee with the Peel Board of Education and vice chairman of the North Peel unit of the Canadian Cancer Society She is married to Ross Milne OAC 55

N RICHARD P YOUNG Arts MA 76 lives in Ridgeville and is a candidate for bar admission He is with the law firm of Young and McNamara in Thorold With his knowledge of taw he feels he can contribute to Senate during this period of economic difficulty

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Great Year For Gryphons

Mens Hock ey Cryphons winners of the OUAA championship

With no less than seven Gryphon teams taking Ontario championships the 1979-1980 intercollegiate season at the University of Guelph was certainly an unprecedented one

II a II started in the fall when the Senior Mens Varsity Eight rowing tea m broke records at the Ontario Universishyties Athletic Association (OUAA) meet in Weiland to take first place Then the mens and womens curling teams trashyvelled to the Universi ty of Western Ontario to defeat all comers and sweep two Ontario titles

Following th at came a weekend at Guelph that will not soon be forgotten by those involved February 22-23 saw the University of Guelph host both the Ontario Womens Basketball Championshyships and the Ontario Wrestling Chamshypionsh ips At approximately 800 pm on Saturday Feb 22 the Guelph women defeated Laurentian University for their first ever Ontario Womens Intercollegishy

ate Athletic Association (OWIAA) championship Three hours later the men had edged out the University of Western Ontario to bring back the Onshytario wrestling title after an absence of one year

Meanwhile the womens crossshycountry ski team put together a strong effort and snatched the provincial title from perennia l winner Carleton Univershysity

It was also about this time that the men s hockey Gryphons were putting together a miraculous comeback Ending up in fifth place in the OUAA the team had to travel to Laurentian University for a sudden death game The Gryphons won it They then fell one game down in a best of three semi-final with the Unishyversity of Toronto Varsity Blues and had to win two in a row to advance to the final They did In the final against the number one ranked McMaster Universishyty Marlins the Gryphons again fell one

game down You guessed it they won th e next two and became the second team ever to win back-to-back Ontario championships

The wrest lers basketball and hockshyey players all advanced to the Canadian Intra-universi ty Athletic Union (CIAU) Championships and a lthough no team titles were brought home they a ll made their presence felt at the national level

As weJl as seven championships the Gryphons had seven individual Ontario champions They were Ken Hawthorne in the 15 km Nord ic sk iing race and Bob Pronk Ken Bradford Jamie Beshythune Ed Slabikowski Gavin Carrow and Wayne Brightwell from th e wresshytling Gryphons The Nordic ski relay team of Dan MaJlet John Bonardelli and Ken Hawthorne also took a gold at the OUAA championships At the CIAU wrestling ch ampionships Wayne Brightwell took a gold medal in his weight class

The Gryphons also had ten Ontario a ll-stars in Candy Clarkson Linda Jolie Sue Lindley Mike Sesto Rick Dundas and Tom Heslip from basketball John Lowe and Jeff Inglis from football Mike McParland from hockey and Tony Tenwesteneind from volleyball Candy Clarkson wa s also named to the allshyCanadian team at the CJAU banquet in Halifax

Following the completion of the schedules the first annual Co-Educashytional Awards Banquet was held at the University s Peter Clark Hall The event was well received by athletes and staff a like and plans are already in the making for next seasons banquet 0

Microbiology Open House June 15 Microbiology is fascinating Thats the message of an open house to be held Sunday June 15 from I 00 pm to 500 pm in the Universitys Chemistry and Microbiology Building College of Physshyical Science Sponsored by the Canadian Society of Microbiologists Committee on Education with the co-operation of the Departments of Microbiology Vetshyerinary Microbiology and Immunology and the Microbiology Club Microbioloshygy Day is for everyone-young and old novice and expert alike

Four second-floor laboratories will house presentat ions demonstrations and poster displays of the latest research

developments in medical agricultural and industrial microbiology-in a way that can be readily understood even by non-scientists

For those who want to explore furshyther there will be tours of resea rch laboratories where work will be in progshyress and equipment in use including the electron microscope Interes ted visitors may also tour the Department of Veterishynary Microbiology and Immunologys research facilities

At 300 pm in Room 200 of the Chemistry and Microbiology Building Jay Ingram microbiologist and host of CBC Radio s Quirks and Quarks will

give a slide and video lecture on the history of microbiology and some of the most recent trends The talk will be aimed primarily at high school students but everyone should find it interest ing Later Jay will mingle and chat with visitors

Microbiology Day has been planned as part of the first joint annual meeting -of the Canad ian Society of Microbiolo shygists and the Genetics Society of Canashyda being held on campus from June J 5 to June 19 Over 400 delegates from across Canada and the United States will be there Heres a chance to hobnob with the experts Plan to bring the whole family It promises to be a great day 0

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Alumni Publications-Consolidation ue to a combination of rapidly escalating paper prices and mailing rates and a directiveD issued to all academic and administrative units of the University requesting that a ll 1979-80

budget submissions reflect a 5 per cent reduction of their 1978-79 budget allotments it became necessary to review the vital field of a lumni publications

To this end President DF Forster appointed a Special Advisory Committee on Alumni Publications with representatives from the U of G Alumni Association and each of the seven college alumni associations The Committee compiled a re port and the President accepted its recommendation to consolidate the Guelph A lumnus and the se ven individual college alumni bulletins

Through the year the four re gular issues of the Guelph Alumnus will consist of 36 pages and up to 18 page s in each issue will be a llocated to the college alumni associations Space will be divided in proportion to the size o f individual college alumni bodies and copy for the 18 pages will be pro vided by individual college e ditors To obtain a good institutional image and to m ainta in alumni acceptance the quality of Guelph Alumnus paper stock has been upgraded to a lighter weight coated stock This will result in lower mailing costs

Subject to annual review and the availa bility of funds the President has approved the publication ot an e ight-page Annual Alumni Weekend Supplement under the individual mastheads of the seven college alum ni associations The supplement will consist of a common four-page insert covering Alumni Weekend programs plus a four-page format of copy exclusive to and provided by e ach of the seven college alumni associations

Your colle ge editors met a de m anding deadline for this the first consolidated publication and we are very grateful to them We t hink we ve done the right thing-what do you think Ed 0

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Centennial Banquet Associate Diploma in Agriculture

AVMA Convention Washington DC

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OAC Alumni Association Golf Tournament

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CODlDleDlorative Plaque In Stratford On August 24 1979 a plaque was unveiled in Stratford Ontario by the Local Architectural Conservation Advishysory Committee (LACAC) Stratford to mark the restoration of the Brandenshyberger Block built in the late 1800s

In addition to the historic signifishycance of the building is the fact that among the persons who used the buildshying was John Luke Poett VS (Edinshyburgh) the first veterinary surgeon apshypointed to the Northwest Mounted Poshylice

Poett joined the NWMP in 1874 after practising in Stratford for four years He was in charge of the large group of horses sent from Toronto in 1874 to eventually become part of the march west later that year from Fort Dufferin Manitoba to Fort Whoop-up in Alberta In 1877 he completed his service with the NWMP and returned to practice in Stratford

On September 21 1881 he advershytised that his office had been moved to Brandenbergers new block and he reshymained at this location until 1884 In that year he rejoined the Mounties eventually settling in Battleford Saskatshychewan serving as a non-commissioned police officer there until his death in 1895 His wife lived to be 87 dying in 1937 A granddaughter survives in Vanshycouver

Poetts office was reached through a door under the Jetter R in Reward (see photograph this page) and upstairs to the first floor

The plaque is on the wall just below the word Blowes (Blowes Travel Sershyvice) It will undoubtedly be read by thousands of visitors attending Stratshyford s Shakespearean Festival each year

Apart from being the first veterinashyrian in the NWM P Poetts name is the first to have been entered in the original register of the Ontario Veterishynary Association How his name came to be entered in this way is unknown The register was established in 1879 but it shows his address as the NW MP in Western Canada and in reality he was still in Stratford

The plaque was sponsored by Jim Anderson President LACAC Stratshyford who became interested in the hisshytory of Poett while the author was researching in the Perth County Arshy

chives in 1976 A fuller story of Poett Ontario relating to veterinary medicine may be found in the book Vet in the In 1973 the Toronto Historical Board Saddle by Dr Frank Loew and EH erected the Upper Canada Veterinary Wood published by Western Producer School pl aque on the site of the first Prairie Books Saskatoon 1978 veterinary college in Canada at 40-42

This is the second plaque erected in Temperance Street Toronto 0

Brandenberger Block Stratford Ontario Site of Poetts office

~ Upper Canada Veterinary School plaque 1973

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The College of Social Scie nce Alumni Association

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Edtor Rkk Kna 74

the current year despite continuing From The infl a tion in excess of 9 per cent The increases in faculty salaries have fallshyen behind other comparable professhyDean sions consistently since the early 1970s

3 Some estimates suggest that universishyIt is with pleasure that I report to you ties will be required to terminate upthe success which the College of Social to 20 per cent of faculty over the next Science Alumni Association has enjoyed few years if insolvency is to be preshyin the last year This succcss is due in ventedlarge measure to the encrgy and hard

work of the Association s Beards of Additional facts which should be of

Directors since 1978 interest and concern to you as alumni

The College of Social Science and voters are the following

Alumni Associations presence is being I Ontario now provides $1 000 less in felt in overaH alumni affamiddotirs May I operating grants per full-time equivashyhope that in increasing numbers Social lent student than the average of the

Dr Jack W SkinnerScience alumni will join in actively supshy rest of Canada ($1800 less than porting their Alumni Association the Quebec) College and the University prevent universities from providing both 2 Were Ontario universities funded at

As a second matter I am a ble to quality education and accessibility for a level equivalent to the average for report that the level of participation in students the rest of Canada total grants to the the BA Graduate Survey project was A strong statement on behalf of system for 1979-80 would have to be good May I thank those of you who universities was made in September to increased by $185000000 took the time and trouble to complete Premier Davis and senior ministers by 3 On a relative basis measured in the questionnaire JH Panabaker Chairman of the Board 1977-78 dollars grants per student in

There is another matter which I of McMaster Univcrsity as spokesman universities had fallen 71 per cent trust will be of interest As you are no for board chairmen and executive heads from 1970-71 to 1977-78 While doubt aware Ontarios universities have of Ontario universities Among the facts grants per student in the colleges of been and continue to be involved in a which he prcsented were applied arts and technology (CAAT) substantial amount of retrenchment as a I Library acquisitions per student have rose by 22 per cent costs per pupil in result of past and continuing reduced fallen by about 40 per cent in real secondary schools rose 396 per cent levels of government financial support terms since the early 1970s despite and costs per-patient-day in hospitals While it could be argued that a certain the continuing explosion of knowshy rose 51 per cent Finally of interest amount of retrenchment was needed ledge around the world are the studentstaff ratios In as well as politicaJIy desirab]e a conshy 2 For years increases in salary scales 1977-78 for universities 149 to I tinuation of reduced support on the part have been held well below the rate of CAATs 126 to I and secondary of the government will bring about acshy inflation- they were 37 per cent in schools 169 to l 0 tions which will greatly hamper if not 1978-79 and just over 5 per ccnt for

The membcrs of your Board of Directors dents we a ttended the College of Social recently endorscd a resolution to make Science we had little or no opportunity Five -five scholarhips available to in-course to earn an achievement award

In-course Collcge of Social Science students It s a We have plenty of reasons to make start and without your support of the awards available to deserving students College of Social Science Alumni Assoshy If each of our members could encourage Scholarships ciation and of the Alma Mater Fund it one new membership we could continue would not have been possible to make things happen What do youIntroduced Do you realize that when as stu- say Lets get on with the job 0

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Peacekeeper Playing a key role in peacekeeping opershya tions is as much an a rt as a defined position sa ys Political Studies professhysor Henry Wiseman Professor Wiseshyman who has also been Faculty Assoshyciate in the Office of the Provost this past year has been named Director of Peacekeeping Programs at the Internashytional Peace Academy (IPA) New York He assumed the position for one year as of Janu ary I

The Interna tional Peace Academy which was established in 1969 as an institute devoted to furthering the skills of conflict resolution has a vita l pa rt to

Hes Off To Israel John Vanderkamp

Professor John Vanderkamp Chairman Department of Economics has been apshypointed as visiting professor in the Cashynadia n Studies Program at Hebrew Unishyversityin Jerusalem

Professor Vanderkamp will spend the greater part of three months April to June in Israel where he will give a graduate course in labor economics a nd make himself available for consultations with faculty a nd graduate students

The Canadian Studies Program is relatively new It was established in

Birth Of OASA Much overdue but now ready for acshytion is the way Professor KJ Duncan describes the Ontario Association of Sociology and Anthropology (OASA) Professor Duncan of the UniversityS Department of Sociology and Anthroshypology was the Associa tions first presishydent

Canada has not been without asshysociations in the fi eld There is a nationshyalone the Canadian Sociological and Anthropological Association a nd over

play in world a ffairs The U N as Professor Wiseman pointed out has no specific constitut ional basis for pcaceshykeeping in its charter although it does practise peacekeeping from time to time on an ad hoc basis

Over the ycars a ttempts have been made to define the practice in constitushytiona l terms but without success Professor Wiseman believes there are good political reasons why this has not occurred the fear by some states that the UN would evolve its own a uthority or military force less dependent on the will of the member states

For this reason the IPA while remaining independent of the UN pershyform s the crucial functions of developing

1978 as the result of a VISit by John Roberts then Secretary of State to Israel Funded by the Canadian govern shyment and Toronto philanthropists Dr and Mrs Ralph Halbert the program got under way last year when urban planner Peter Oberlander of British Coshylumbia spent a period at the Israeli university

The successful applicant for the program is selected from candida tes in the social sciences hu manities a nd law Administra tion of the selection is handshyled at the Canadia n end by an advisory committee made up of eight members from a variety of disciplines in Frenchshya nd English-speaking institutions from across the country Recommendationsmiddot are submitted by the Canadian commitshytee to the Hebrew University where the final choice of visiting scholar is made

Professor Vanderkamps talents make him eminently suited to the posishytion H e is the editor of Canadian Public

the yea rs regiona l ones have emerged in the Maritimes Quebec and the western provinces but not until now in Onta rio

Professor Duncan and a number of others including department chairman Professor WE Thompson and departshyment colleague Professor TF Condon have actively supported the idea of a provincial association for years because as Professor Duncan says the real acshytion takes place at the provincial level We need such an assocation he adds to provide a provincial presence to speak on behalf of our two disciplines to government representatives and to the

procedures and policies for peacekeeping to bring greater order to the ad hoc UN practice Such activity is dependent on broad co-operation by UN members One hundred and fourteen have parshyticipa ted in IPA programs to date

The Political Studies professors tasks include arranging professional inshyternational training seminars for diploshymats military officers academics and policy makers in the subjects of peaceshykeeping mediation and negotiation and setting up off-the-record meetings beshytween parties directly involved in disshyputes such as Namibia a nd the Middle East These a re two of the ma in duties of the Academy 0

Policy- Analyse de Poliliques the jourshynal which he founded six years ago to bring together resea rch in economics a nd rela ted disciplines such as political science and sociology with a view to stimulating research and discussion of problems in Canadian policy He is also a member of the executive council of the Canadian Economics Association and author of many papers on Canadian economic activity

The aim of the program is to inshycrease Canadian exposure overseas the economist says It is hoped that eventushyally graduate fellowships in Canadian studies will be made available for stu-

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dents at the Hebrew University further extending the educationa l scope of the program

In the initial five years of operation an endowment fund is being built up Once that income is esta blished visiting professorships will be for a years durashytionD

pUblic Professor Duncan says meetings of

the Associa tion will take place twice a year and that attention will be turned to ways of improving the teaching of socishyology and anthropology as well as a tshytracting the participation of those workshying in community colleges government -private agencies and in industry

For further information about the Association contact Mrs Wilda Blackshylock through the Depa rtment of Socioloshygy and Anthropology (519) 824-4120 ext 3894 0

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The College of Biological Science Alumni Association

~ BIO-ALUMNI ~ NEWS Editor Jane Selley Arts 70

J Tent And Sleeping Bags Anyone Panoramic scenery wa rm campfires wild-flowers and pines scenting fresh summer breezes quiet walks along wooded trails a chance to photograph relax and enjoy the company of good friends Sounds like a dream doesn t it

Well your dreams have come true because the CB S Alumni Association has designed such a weekend this year just for you

From June 6 to 8 1980 (Friday evening to Sund ay night) we have for alumni and their families an Interpreshytive Weekend excursion to Cyprus Lake Provincial Park on th e picturesque Upper Bruce Peninsula We have lined up a full weekend of activity including a wildlife photography sessi on plant and geomorphology lectures bird watching

a Fathom Five ta lk a boat trip to Flower Pot Island a nd much much more

Photographers will want to see the orchids which will be in bloom that wcekend a nd there are ma ny excellent access points for scuba diving enshythusi ast s as well Brave folks might even attempt a midnight dip in th e cool waters of Georgian Bay

We will be camping in the Provinshycia[ Park and should qualify for free group camping if enough adventurers register for the s leep-out If youre not one for organized activities thats okay too

While only a few hours drive from Guelph this part of Ontario is an historshyic glacial-formed environment supportshy

ing rich and diverse flora and fa una You are required to bring your ow n

support gea r food clothing and provide tran sport a tion to a nd from the park The CBSAA will be providing wilderness progra ms and marshmallows

Most o f all the weekend a[ lows friends old and new a chance to relax together and enjoy some free time Twen ty-nine people have already sig ned up a nd we think this will truly be our best event ever

For registration write to CBS Interpretive W eekend co Department of Alumni Affairs a nd Development Level 4 Unive rsity Centre University of Guelph Guelph Ontar io N I G 2W I or telephon e (519) 824-4120 Ext 2122 0

Your 1980 Executive The CBS Alumni Association Board of Directors for 1980 who were elected a t the Annua l Meeting at College Roya[ is a mi xture of new and old faces Wed like to tell you something about each of these people who have volunshyteered their time for you

AI Sippel BSc 74 President A[ is a fish hea lth biologi st with the Ontario Ministry of N a tural Resources working on campus

Richard Moccia BSc 76 MSc 78 Immediate Past President Rick is preshysentlya U of G fish pathologist offershying a consulting service to commercial fish farms la rge aquaria home aquarishyots and resea rch subcontractors

David MaraIdo MSc 78 Vice Presishydent David is a fisheries biologist for Canada Centre for In[and Waters Burlshyington Ontario

Winn Halina BSc 74 MSc 77 Secshyretary T reasurer Winn is a researc h assistant in the Department of Biomedishyca l S cience at the O Vc

Sheena Ba msey BSc 77 Director Sheena is a research chemist for Shell C a nada Ltd

J im Ga llivan BSc 73 M Sc 77 Dishyrector Ji m has been a Ph D student in Medical Sciences a t McMas ter Univershysity since 1978

At the Annual M eeting I to rare

president AI Sippel 74

Professor R on Brooks Zoology and immediate

past president Rick Moccia 76

Ron presented a da zz ling talk and

show on th e Galapagos

Islands

Ka thryn Martin BSc 76 Director Kathryn is a grad student in the Depa rtshyment of Biomedical Sci ence

Margo Tant BSc 76 Director Margo is a full-time stude nt at the O Vc

Jan Watson BSc 75 Director Jan our first CBS President is now an applications specia list fo r Pa yton Asshysocia tes which manufactures e lectronic medica l instruments 0

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University of G uelph 3049 CBS stushyA Message From dents including pos tgraduate students

President

Al Sippel

Al Sippel 74

As the incoming president of the College of Biological Science Alumni Associashytion I would like to thank the immedishyate Past President Richard Moccia 76 and the other outgoing members of the Board of Directors Ted Armstrong 74 Les Dunn 76 Jim Grayston 75 Kathy Martin 76 Ambrose Sarnulski 73 Jim Sheldon 74 and Pat Yungblut 73 for their accomplishments

Over the past year Richard and the others expended a considerable amount of time and energy on alumni associashytion activities with excellent results Both Careers ight and the Elora Gorge Walk were successful again this year Careers N ight is organized specifishycally for senior undergraduate CBS studenb One or two aluIllni frOI11 each

program (eg Microbiology Human Kinetics Zoology N utrition Botany l Genetics) returned to discuss aspects of job hunting resume writing and career development The Elora Gorge Walk was designed to promote outdoor activishyties for alumni during Alumni Weekend

Our other regular activities the Homecoming Biobash and the Annual General Meeting were less successfuL Although a few faithful alumni turned out for each event they were very poorly attended

Despite these disappointments the Association completed two projects that have been on the drawing board for some time Life membership dues finally reached a sufficient level to start a tru st fund for two scholarships for second year CBS students These scholarships will be presented for the first time in 1980

A special Distinguished Alumnus Award was also created this past year Although no nominations for the a ward were received its crea tion provides a format for honouring graduates of the cBS who have distinguished themshyselves in some field

I am confident that thi s year members of the Board of Directors will be ab le to maintain the momentUin generated by their predecessors 1 he nlOW faces on the Board should provide an abundance of energy and fresh ideas Board members serving second or more terllls will provide the necessary experishyelllOe gained from previous years Thi s blend of old and new has worked well in the past and should continue to do so

The major thrust of this years Board of Directors will be aimed at increas ing membership in the Associashytion In the ten years that the College of Biological Science has been a part of the

have graduated However only 202 (66 per cent) of these have Joined the CBs Alumni AssolOiation T herefore much of our effort will be devoted to contacting alumni evaluating their eommenb and re-evaluating our program in an attempt to attract more members

You probably ques tion why you should become a member of the Associshyation Me mbership dues are necessa ry to operate and expand the projects that I have outlined I believe that the CBs Alumni Asocia tion has a lot to offer to undergraduates to the University comshymunity and most importantly to alumshyni

I n particular we provide a forum for keeping in touch with former classshymates through the Guelph Alumnus and the Bio-A lumni N ews Alumni Weekend Supplement and by sponsoring events to which alumni return However as with any organization particularly one such as the CB S Alumni Association that is rel atively young there is always room for improvement If you believe the programs offered by the C BS Alumni Association are inappropriate please let us know as a re-evaluation of alumni shyoriented even ts will be made this year

Without input from our alumni change will not necessarily mean imshyprovement We need your support in the form of members hip and your opinion of the present program In particular I would appreciate receiving comments from Department of Human Kinetics alumni who have been noticeably absent from many of our activities in recent years Please give a little thought to what you think the CB S Alumni A~soshy

ciation should be doing and forward you r ideas to Al Sippel co Departllient of Alumni Affair and Development Levlt 4 niversity Centre niversityof Guclph Cruelph Ontario N 1 G 2W 1 0

Careers Night Seventy-five people attended enjoyed and asked many questions of the six speakers at the 2nd Annual College of Biological ScieIlce Alulllni Association Careers ight

John Byrne fish culture specialist with tell years at the Ministry of Natushyral Resources gave a strong talk stresshysing hiring methods attitude motivation and generally se t the lOne fo r Sheena

Ba rusey BSc 17 and her clever preshyentation which covered as a reselI ch chcmist in Microbiology at Guelph tactic~ to usc job applications and intershyesting facts about prospects for the fushyture in the job market

Jennifer Conners BSc 75 SOOIl to be an M D and who originally graduat shyed in Botany disc ussed the neces ity of being flexible of being wise and not being too specific ill job intcnt when entering uni ve rsity

Dr John Hilton Lkpar lmen t of

utr ition slressed the necessity fo r pcr onal contact and steing the top pCIon when making application for a position Dr John Powell told of the multitude of opportunities which ex ists for a well ed ucated perOIl giving examshyples of 26 graduates from the Departshyf1)tl1t of Huma n Kintl ics and their difshyk re llt afJ Puilltments

Ian W hite OAe 52 co-ordinator of Placement Services summarized and told of the lllaIlY useful services that the

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Macdonald Institute College of Family and Consumer Studies

Alumni Association

ALUMNI NEWS Editor Wantedl

Elizabeth Gullel 55

Food Industry Welcomes Contacts Industry may seem a world away from the univlrsity environment but Conshysumer Studies professor Elizabeth Gulshylett 55 spent the fall semester bridging this gap She visited about 25 companies in the food industry to see what they arc doing in sensory evaluation of food and consumer rda tions

Professor Gullett started her odysshysey through the food industry by conshytacting the presidents of the companies then visiting their laboratories and conshysumer relations departments HI feel very positive about the developments in

News Editor Wanted The position of Alumni ews Editor for the Mac- FACS Alumni Association is presently vacant

The person who fills this position has the important job of gathering and co-ordinating information for the threeshypage Mac-fACS Alumni News section in each of the quarterly Guelph AlurnshyfillS pUblications and for one four-page unit of news in the Annual Alumni

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these two areas she comments The Canadian food industry IS

expanding and refining its programs in sensory evaluation and consumer relashytions

Sensory evaluation techniques run the gamut from rudimentary tests to very complete profile studies that inshyvolve a team of five or six trained tasters Companies have learned that sensory evaluation improves their batshyting average in introducing new proshyducts Professor Gullett explains that it used to be common for only ten ou t of every 100 ideas to see the light of day and of those only one would be a success Sensory evaluation helps idenshytify the potentially successful products and saves significantly in product develshyopment costs

Curious abollt the state of sensory evaluation in the cosmetics industry Professor G ulictt also contacted several Canadian cosmetics companies but found virtually no activity in the area

ost 01 the Canadian cosmetics firms are distributors for foreign products They tend to rely on the technical expershytise of the parent company

The food industry is becoming more Canadian in outlook according to Professor Gullett Canadian branches of foreign companies are developing food testing product development and evalushyation functions in Canada

Consumer relations have blossomed

Weekend Supplement The Editor is a member of a Comshy

mittee of ditors which meets regularly prior to the publication of each Guelph Alumnus to plan and co-ordinate alumshyni news portions

The Editor is a member of the Mac-FACS Alumni Association Board of Directors which meets regularly throughout the year The Alumni Assoshy

in the last decade particularly throughshyout the food industry Professor Gullett suspects tha t the industry is trying to overcome what it perceive to be a bad public image The consumer movemellt nudged most companies into a greater awareness of consumers and a commitshyment to deal with their complaints and suggestions She was impressed with the speed and thoroughness with which the food companies handled consumer comshyplaints

The visits to the companies revep d that permanent and summer employshyment prospects for Consumer Studies graduates will continue to be good Our students have a lways been hired for their technical knowledge she notes but their broad knowledge of consumer concerns will bccome more and more attractive to employers

While learning about food company programs Professor Gullett did not miss the opportunity to tell her hosts about the undergraduate programs research and expertise in the Department of Conshysumer Studies

Every company I visited seemed genuinely pleased to have someone from a university show an interest in what they are doing she observed Many industry people told me they had regular contacts with community colleges but not with universities A continuing exshychange of ideas will be mutually benefishycial 0

ciation pays all telephone and postage costs of collecting information for the two publications and has designated an honorarium of $50 per publication for the Editor

If you are interested in this posishytion please ca II or write ei t her Roseshymary Clark 59 at the Alumni Office 824-4120 ext 2122 or Ruth Wilson 6251 Oak Street Guelph NIG 2Nl 821-2632 (after 5 pm)

Remember if you wish to continue receiving news of your college we must have all Editor - and 0011 J

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Freighter Voyage By Dr Margaret S McCready

The winter season was a good time to be one of 12 passengers eight Canadian women four Americans (two men two women) on a large freighter Delta Line out of Brooklyn ew York Deshycember 14 1979 for a seven-week voyshyage through the Caribbean and the Panama Canal to Ecuador Peru and Chile and return But cargo was the important item to the ships owners and about one day out of Brooklyn a new sched ule was posted cutting out the Caribbean ports at Aruba Santo Doshymingo and Barranquilla

Cargo was delivered or picked up at Philadelphia Baltimore Charleston and Mi ami in generally very fine weather There were perhaps one and a half days of slight turbulence off Cape Hatteris enough to make it difficult to set the ta bles in the dining room which we shared with a dozen ships officers and the captain

The crew of about 30 sailors were a busy lot-always some ship s painting to be done as well as swabbi ng down the decks Handling the ve ry large banana crop (green) of Ecuador was a big part of the work for longshoremen-bananas to Chile and to New York State Much of the ships cargo had to be kept at spec ific temperatures SOme of it frozen

Above all we and the officers had excellent meals and very spacious wellshycared for cabins with toilets Actually by the terms of the Seamens Union all sa ilors must be given plentiful and good food to keep them happy and well nourshyished and this was certa inly so

We enjoyed knowing the ships offshyicers One a graduate in law was workshy

ing on a freight er to find out more about mercantile law he was busy also getting his daily exercise by weight-lifting and chinning the bar We passengers worked a bit on the stationa ry bicycle for our exercise

Another officer a graduate engishyneer was working on the freighter to learn more abo ut ship building and space utili zation One specialist in navishygation reminded us to keep certain curshytains drawn at night to prevent glare on the ocean waves which confused their navigation readings from the heavens There is a constant charting of the ship s position on the high seas

Special celebrations and meetings with the captain and officers sometimes when films were shown were enjoyed but also enjoyed was the time spent watching the intricate organization of the loading and unloading of cargo some of it in containers However on docking with the help of pilots we usualshyly planned to take taxis to the big cities and market places not forgetting the small Indian craft shops on or close to the docks The native crafts of fine straw and hair work knitted-wear and handshymade dresses beautiful jewelery of seshymi-precious stones such as lapislazuli malachit e a nd onyx were hard to resist

The museums cathedrals and other handsome buildings reminded us of the culture~ If ( i er peoples in addition to th e Spanish con ribution The beautiful scenery and the objects d art a lmost made us forgetful of the repressive govshyernments in most of these South Amerishycan countries today

It was a memorable days trip when

we motored from Valparaiso Ch ile through the foothills of the Andes to the beautiful capital city Santiago seeing en route the dry desert and mountain country bordering the very fertile va lleys growing lush market and fruit crops (not bananas)

Some bridge playing a nd much reading took up considerable time so that it was difficult to keep a diary and write postcards to friends Obviollsly there was some real rela xa tion and rest on the journey Tt was always pleasant to be having such delightful summcr weat her and enjoying some sunning on deck with tea and happy hours whenshyever one wished to utili ze the passenger lounge for a friendl y get-together

Yes despite sc hedules being changed and in this case shor tened by one week the sea voyage from North to South America at this season was a delight D

Passing through Ihe Suez Canal

The Delta Venezuela out of Brooklyn New York Margaret McCready right in Santiago Chie

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Families Coping With Change The family is alive and well in the twentieth century despite widely pubshylished reports that it is an outdated social institution Social critics bemoan the disintegration of the family and use as evidence the soaring divorce rate juvcnile delinquency wife and child abuse and thc isolated elderly

This gloomy outlook is not shared by three faculty members in the Departshyment of Family Studies who have extenshysive experience working with families and are pursuing family-related reshysearch

Concern over weakening families is not unique to our generation observes Professor Anne Callagan a family socishyologist with a background in professhysiona social work Observers 50 years ago voiced many of the same complaints about urban families she notes and questions whether families have really changed as much as were led to believe The divorce ra Ie was 236100000 in Canada in 1976 and is rising but is still only about half of the US rate

Divorce has replaced death as a cause of single parent families over the years rn addition perhaps urban famishylies of 100 years ago didnt have probshylems with their teen-agers because so many adolescent children didnt live at home

Different Expectation What has changed dramatically is our expectation about family life Until the last few decades marriage tended to be an institutional arrangement On farms the family was a producing unit and in urban environments it was a framework for survival Today we look to the family for intimate personal relationships and emotional support

Professor Claude Guldner former Director of the Interfaith Counselling Centre in Kitchener and now on the faculty in Family Studies doesnt touch on the traditional institutional roles for marriage in describing todays family He focusses on the adult functions of marriage- companionship sharing afshyfcction and sex-instead of viewing marshyriage primari ly in terms of having chilshydren

Where Children Fit In Children are and will continue to be an important focus in most families but the

task of raising them is difficult in the climate of rapid social and technological change Todays parents live in a world very different from the one in which they were raised and their children will have to cope with an accelerating rate of change The task of raisi ng children is not so much preparing them for the world but equipping them to cope with the inevitable changes ahead

The rapid change and uncertainty in the world has eroded parents sense of self-confidence claims Professor George Kawash a child psychologist with a particular concern for parentchild inshyteractions One anchor parents can proshyvide in this unsettled environment is consis tency in their child rearing pracshytices But it is very difficult to maintain if the parents feel unsure of themselves and their parenting skills Children need rules limits and some authority but parents often shy away from setting rules because they view this as a form of authoritarianism says Professor Kashywash Rules are not in themselves aushythoritarian especially if the children ha ve the opportunity to express their grievances about rules they feel are unreasonable Children will be more willing to accept rules if they feel they can discuss them

Professor Guldner feels there is a tendency among educators now to look at the entire family in dealing with problems in children Many families are referred to family counselling agencies because a child has problems in school Ten years ago we would have blamed those problems on the school systems he says Today family counsellors look to the family for weaknesses or strains that may have contributed to such probshylems This approach acknowledges the continued importance of the family unit in the socialization of children

The Individual Within the Family Creating a stable family environment requires input from solid individuals In family counselling explains Professor Guldner we usually focus on the husshyband and wife roles because strong partshyners secure in their relationship funcshytion better in the mother and father roles Further the husband and wife relationship needs to be nurtured throughout a marriage so it can survive after the parenting roles have been

From a FACS sheet by Mary Cocivera

completed Many marri ages break down after the children leave home because the partners threw themselves into the father and mother roles to the exclusion of the husband and wife roles After the years of neglect there was nothing left of the original relationship as husshyband and wife

One of the great tasks in family therapy confided Professor Guldner is helping individuals differentiate themselves from their fa mily of origin Their personal development and success in marriage depend on emerging from the family of their childhood observ ing and evaluating it ancj then making ratioshynal but at the sa me time gut-level choices about their own future Many marriage and family problems are caused by a failure to work through this rela tionship The process is not complete until the individual reconnects and estashyblishes an entirely different relationship with his family of origiIi

A fam ily can provide a supportive environment in which to grapple with these relational tasks Professor Guldner describes marriage as a cyclical IIwe equilibrium which has its ups and downs Individual growth requires comshying to grips with the conflicts

He fears though that many people walk awa y from conflict in marriage by seeking divorce rather than working through the problem This short-cirshycuits individual growth he explains Family counselling helps partners deal with conflict in a marriage relationship but does not guarantee living happily ever after Sometimes working out a rel a tionship results in termination of the marriage

Professor Guldner sees the emphashysis on the individual as a positive develshyopment for the family Were becoming more tolerant of individual diffe rences within the family and among families Young people will feel freer to make choices based on what is best for them personally and inter-personally rather than external expectations -North Americans will find it easier to accept and respect different types of families in the decades to come but they will also have to accept the responsibility for making informed intelligent choices compatible with their personal values ambitions and capabilities 0

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The College of Phys ical Science Alumni Association -5Ju

I SCIMP Editor Bob Winkel

Cell Patent Granted

Dr Ron Fawce ll with electroplated semiconductor

Two resea rchers at the University of GueJph have received a United States patent on a process tha t could revolushytionize the production of photo voltaic cells and reduce the cost several times

Doctors Ron Fawcett and Andrzej Baranski developed the process similar to techniques used in the electroplating industry during two months of research on applying semi-conductors to metal in la te 1978

The process does not require the

present use of vaporization to deposit a film of light-sensitive material on meta l

Present tec hnology for photo voltaic cells evolved from space research and uses either a single crystal silicon or a costly vaporization process for cadmium sulphide

Until now electroplating has been used as a way to deposit one metal on another in some kind of pl a ting solution through which you pass current but what we are depositing here is a semishy

conductor-cadmium sulphide Dr Fawcett said Other semiconductors which can be electrodeposited include cadmium selenide bismuth sulphide cushyprous sulphide and silver sulphide

The new process can be used with a variety of metals including stainless steet and aluminum foil he said

You can imagine pass ing great shee ts of metal through a plating bath and covering them with a thin coherent and uni fo rm deposit of th e photo sensishytive materia l said Dr Fawcett An America n patent was applied for beshycause most ma nufacturing is carried out in the United Sta tes

The chem is ts who will sha re the patent with the University are now seeking patents in Canada Great Britshyain and other industrialized nations

Manufacture of the new electroshyplated semi-conductor solar cells is cheaper than the vaporization process used for cadmium sulphide and initia l tests indicate a higher efficiency on output voltage Dr Fawcett sa id

Immediate application of the comshypound is in photo voltaic devices recshytification of alternating current into dishyrect current light detection equipment and special applications in photography

The research which led to the proshycess was sponsored by a grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Reshysea rch Council of Canada 0

The late Prof Moffa

Prof Moffat Scholarship The College of Physical Science is pleased to announce the establishment of a memorial scholarship by the family and friends of the late Professor and Mrs Robert C Moffatt

Professor Moffatt formed the faculshyty of Physics at the Onta rio Agricultural College in 1917 and was head of the Department of Physics and Mathematshyics for the ten years prior to his retireshyment in 1956 H e was named Professor

Emeritus in 1974 In 1922 he was responsi ble to a

major degree for the organization of the Agricult~ral Science Option so that its graduates could qualify for admission to courses at the Onta rio College of Educashytion leading to the High School Assistshyants Certificate Type A Agriculture In 1950 he orga nized the General Scishyence Option leadin g to Type A Science

Professor Bob Moffatt was known continued

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to most physics students as the Prof and taught for many years the undershygraduate and graduate courses in theory of measurement and statistics He did much to cncourage agricultural reshysearchers to use statistical methods in the interpretations of their results and assisted in many of the a nalyses

[t is most fitting for the College of Physical Science to offer a scholars hi p

established in memory of Professor and Mrs Moffatt who gave so much to the department and the community

The $200 scholarship will be awarded annually to a student who has completed semester 4 and is enrolled in semester 5 or higher of an Honours Program in Mathematics Statistics or Physics

Alumni who graduated from the

Rites Of Passage Worthwhile Graduate work is not everyon es cup of tea Even an intense love of learning can be daunted by long hours of painstaking research the trauma tic experience of the oral comprehensive and the setting forth - and re-working- of first the masters then the doctora1 thesis

But for Bob Dudley who received his PhD in orga nic chemistry at winter Convocation stopping a t the bachelors level would have been unthinka ble He says he was too excited by the prospect of trying his ha nd at basic research something he had been una ble to do as an undergraduate

Bob came to Guelph three years ago from the University of Georgia where he obtained his M Sc working under Professor Ed Janzen When Professor Janzen joined Guelphs Deshypartment of Chemistry Bob moved there too

Bobs doctoral research has Inshyvolved a method of detection called spin trapping of free radicals that is molecules which have an unpaired elecshytron Spin trapping is only used in ten or 12 places in the world Three places in Canada including Guelph use it regularly it is not used at all on a regular basis in the United States

Looking back over the past three years Bob says the hardest things to contend with were assembling his thesis from all those piles of research material and confronting a sea of strange faces as he walked in to teach his first lab

But despite such trying moments Bob has enjoyed his time at Guelph a nd the abundance of ideas a nd stimulating atmosphere created by the joint campus arrangement of the Guelph-Waterloo Centre for Graduate Work in Chemisshytry

Agr Sci option during the time when Professor Moffatt guided developments in physics mathema tics and statistics were informed by Dean MacNaughton of the plan to establish a Moffa tt Meshymorial Scholarship We are most grateshyful for the generous response

It is expected that the first award will be presented at the I Oth anniversary celebrations of the college on June 210

H e has been fortunate too in his wife of ten years Tricia who never doubted for a minute that he would get his degree and whose enthusiasm and moral support cheered him on when the going was especially ha rd

Although their interests and expershytise are different-she graduated from East Tennessee State University in 1969 with a BSc having studied speech pathology language and audiology and is a speech pathologist and teacher of deaf education in Guelph-they find themselves good sounding boards for each ot her s problems

With his doctoral qua lificatio ns completed Bob will be working during th e coming year as a post-doc for Chemistry professor Colin Fyfe in solid state MR (nuclear magnetic resoshynance) After that he will be looking for a more permanent job Bob views that prospect with optimism 0

Our Tenth Anniversary Celebrations -(n June 1970 the new Physical Science Building was officially opened T he building replaced the old rose-garden south of Zavitz Hall and drastica lly changed a birds-eye view to the southshyeast as demonstrated in the two photoshygraphs on this page

Physics Chemistry and Math-Stats

have flowered irl this first decade To celebrate this occasion the College will hold an official cake-cutting ceremony with tea at 400 pm June 21 in the lobby beside the Campus Co-operative Bookstore This is to be preceded by tours of the facilities

Coincidental with this celebration is

the 10th anniversary of the formation of the College of Arts the College of Social Science and the College of Physica l Science and at 630 pm on June 21 in the University Centre Faculty Club alumni of the three colleges will join ranks with cocktails and dinner Come join us then 0

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By Mary Cocivera

T he College of Physical Science has yet to reach the age of puberty but is

poised to enter its second decade as a major centre for science research and undergraduate programs in Canada

The short existence belies a long history on the Guelph campus as major supporting disciplines to the agricultural programs Stretching back to the 1880s the story progresses through such varied pursuits as analysis of dairy products sugar beets well water and wood ashes levelling and surveying water finding machines lightning rods ventilation and soil physics

Old-timers can spin colorful tales of early instructors There was Prof Soccer-Bill Blackwood whose speciality was (literally) dynamite He was fond of bringing dynamite caps into the lecture room to demonstrate their safety He regularly stood by the window toying with one of these capriciously explosive caps before lighting it and toss ing it out the window where it exploded on cue Art Thompson OAC )7 remembers the ill-fated cap that rode a stiff wind right into the open window of a lab full of equipment on the lower floor That cap too exploded on cue

Art chuckles as he describes Prof Blackwoods favorite exam question You have a rock three feet by four feet by five feet two feet of it underground in the middle of a swamp and you want to blast it out How much of a charge of dynamite do you need He describes the technique of mud-capping- planting dynamite under a mud cap on top of the rock and letting er rip You can sit down and do all the calculations for this problem says Art but the right answer is that the rock is in a swamp so why would you need to blast it away

No reflections on the physical sciences could be complete without reference to Prof Moffatt claims Dean Earl MacNaughton He was called Mr Physics and his courses on theory of measurements were dubbed theory of Moffatt

Years When the Physics Building was built

in 1916 recalls the Dean inmates from the Ontario Reformatory were used to ca rry plaster a nd so the plasterers pu t a generous inch-thick layer on the ceilings By the early 50s the plaster frequently and with very little warning separated [rom the Ilath and both Prof and I had some close calls when the plaster would suddenly drop in our offices and on laboratory benches

Ventilation was indeed a problem when 50 to 60 students gathered for a qua1litative analysis laboratory and started bubbling H2S through solutions in order to precipitate metal ions H2S is infamous for it s smell --middotrotten eggs concen tra ted Professor John Rothwel OAC 39 now retired developed sensitive timing catchill~ about-to-expire students and hauling them to the window for a breather We had big fans installed he explains but the students opened the windows next to the fan short-circuiting the makeshift ventilation system Qualita tive analysis was eventually dropped from the curriculum Professor Rothwell is

The Chemistry Building Circa j 91 O

covered with equipment Chemistry had the distinction of being

the first science department on campus to have its own building by 1887 (the odiferous na ture of the pursuit no doubt affected the decision to construct a separate building) The building however la sted only until 1896 when fire destroyed it The replacement on the same location-where the north wing of the Arts Building now stands- housed generations of chern students until the Department of Chemistry moved to the present Chemistry and Microbiology building in 1965

When Prof Bill Brown arrived on campus in the 1 940s he suggested only partially in jest that the venerable building be named Reek Hall after the then president of the OAC William R Reek OAC 10 It was an idea that never emerged from the flask

The building easily would have justified that label Prof Brown tells of a visiting chemist from Iowa State University As he walked through the front entrance he sniffed deeply and sighed Ah beautiful-this is a lovely chemistry building It takes years of chemical training to appreciate the bouquet of aged chemistry buildings

convinced because other faculty members didnt appreciate the smell

While future physicists werent likely to find their way to the Guelph campus the OAC trained many of the high school science teachers in Ontario The old Agricultural Science option introduced ill 1922 and the General Science option introduced in 1950 provided an excellent broad scientific background for high school teaching and graduate study in any number of agricultural and scientific disciplines

With the establishment of the University of Guelph in 1964 the physical sciences emerged from their supporting roles to limelight positions on campus Greatly expanded research facilities and undergraduate laboratory capability had to be provided The Physics Department had been cramped for years in the red brick building and was unable to develop its undergraduate programs nor introduce graduate student and research programs appropriate for the mushrooming University The Chemistry Department had moved into the new Chemistry and MicrobiOlogy Building but research activity in the department had expanded graduate programs were becoming mOre important and essential scientific

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equipment was proliferating Both tcaching and research activities required much more space

The Physical Science Building an efficient gem of an edifice was completed and occupied by the fall of 1969 Attached to the Chemistry and Microbiology Building it provided expanded facilities for chemistry as well as teaching research and office space for Physics Mathematics and Sta tistics When the Department of Computing and Information Science emerged in 1971 it located in the Institute of Computer Science Building (the renovated Physics Building) for proximity to the computer hardware

For Physics the move to the new facilities was like a speed-of-light journey from 1916 to 1970 From graffiti-embellished lab benches to immaculate well-equipped spacious undergraduate la boratories from dingy basement research cubby-holes to well-lighted laboratories from makeshift to state-of-the-art equipment

Equipping the departments with essential iescarch instruments will be a never-ending program because the advances in science occur rapidly and because Guelph will want to maintain its hard-earned position at the forefront of research in Canada

By most accounts the move to the building occurred so smoothly that the undergraduate students remember only closing the drawer in one laboratory one day and showing up the next day in a new lab

We collected a roomful of old glassware brass bunsen burners and all kinds of junk when we moved out of the old Physics Building recalls Professor Jim Hunt Instead of throwing it out I bet other faculty members that we could sell it We did --we sold every last bit of broken glass and laboratory equipment amassed $500 and started a scholarship fund for undergraduate students in physics

The very existence of the physical science disciplines is often overshadowed by the emphasis on the life sciences at Guelph Because of this undergraduate degree programs stili attract a relatively small number of students-a predicament that is both attractive and threatening at the same time Faculty describe the size of some of the undergraduate programs as

bull uncomfortably small while recent graduates from the programs see the small size as an important difference between Guelph aNd the grist mills that churn out hundreds of graduates

Everything has to do with size observes Terry Clifford Like most of his classmates at the OAC he came from a rurat background We really appreciated Guelphs organization in terms of social

development We got to know everyone in our class Professors assigned to the year really developed close relationships There was no dou bt that everyone encouraged us Professor MacNaughton (now the dean) was like a mother hen-he developed a really close rapPorl with all the students and graduates Hes a mini alumni associa t ion hi msel r

How the Physical Sciences disciplines evolved on the Guelph campus is a fascinating account in itself They all appeared originally to serve agricultural interests Chemists performed analyses on everything from soil to sugar beets physicists monitored the weather and contributed a variety of engineeringshyoriented expertise Mathematicians helped agricultural research workers use statistical methods to interpret their da tao Even the late-comer Computing and Information Science appeared on campus in an agricultural capacity Animal scientists had gathered enough milking data on cards to fill a room but couldnt use the information The computer stored that information and made it accessible for research

The undergraduate program in Computing and Information Science reflects these origins emphasiZing systems rather than computation It focuses on how to best utilize the computer to solve problems This approach meshes well with the existing biological and agricultural research on campus Fourth year classes in computing science boast about 35 students the 90 terminals in the ICS building are in use practically round-the-clock and the majority of students on campus has some contact with the computer during studies at Guelph

WHAT IS TO COME The general perception of whats

happening in the job market for physical science graduates is completely incorrect according to Professor Jack MacDonald Chairman Department of Physics In the

next decade there won t be enough physicists ma thema ticia ns and chemists to go around There was a move away from the physical sciences when they were blamed for pollution and technological problems Students looked to the biological sciences for solutions Now were seeing a move back to chemistry and physics as young people start to recognize that they offer the best hope for long-range solutions to many pressing problems Physical Science graduates are basically problem-solvers

The pre-adolescent CoJlege of Physical Science has emerged from a decade that was turbulent for the physical sciences at all institutions Ted Newton describes the see-saw years Until about 1970 we had money and jobs to offer but no one to whom to offer them Then the money dried up and really good candidates for faculty positions became availa ble

The disciplines not only are firmly esta blished on ca mpus but are setting high standards in teaching and research Were proud of the progress in physical sciences in the 15 years since the formation of the University adds Dean Earl MacNaughton

Faculty pursue research in fields as diverse as biophysics environmental toxicology electrochemistry surface physics neutron scattering mathematical and sta tistical a nalysis of biologica I systems and the design of a georeferences data base for the Province of Onta rio Funds from outside sources amounting to about one and a half million dollars annually support a large portion of this fundamental and applied research

As the disciplines continue their growth predicts the Dean our faculty will strive to preserve the informality and close contact with students that has distinguished Guelph in the past

The College may be only ten years old but has already come of age in the scientific research community I990- here we come 0

A physics leclure 1958 with Dr Earl MacNaughton now Dean

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y ou hear the sales approac h lt1 llmost cve ry day The new improved producl - more

powerful more efficient more everything Well that sa me approach very aptly applied

to College Roya I and University Open House 80 This yea r as well as the usual multitud e of events and exhibits across-camrus there were many exciting and refreshing innovations that added that extra sparkle to the glitter

The officia l opening of open house weekend by a professional actor and comedian was a first Canadils own tongue-in-cheek Don Harron though not bespectacled and disguised in the dilaridatcd cloth cap three-day beard and moth-eat en swea ter of the irreverent Chrlie Farquharso n ce rtainly sounded like that entertaining rural cha racter during a eourle of his r ertinent rronouncements

Another new fea ture of this years College Royal open hOlle weekend walt Fly-Days The sky W i the limit when at $7 a ti ck t cIIQO11 ers took 30-minute flights over the Univcrsit v nd thc surrounding ar a Thc Flying C1uh1I thl

Don Harron and Charlie Farquharson opened open house weekend with ColeRe Royal president Dawn Wert and College Roya cehbrafll Connalyn Cooke

Something New At Collegl

Where MY funny hal University of Guelph dreamed up the idea provided planes and pilots and des pite il storm that dumped ten inches of snow on G uelph in less than three hours ilttrac ted more thiln 40 adventu rers

Another well-attended newcomer event was th e Woodsman Comretitions where ring of axe rasp of crosscut sa wand flying logs a od woodchips filled the a ir ilS contestants pitted their muscles ilgainst the clock

A new wag and wiggle to the O Vc Dog Show was the mutt show - comrlete with a delightful dog-in -a n-Easter-bonnet competition

Well over 20000 people visit ed the campus during Collegc Royal open hou se weekend

Pr~ilting the thousa nds of bu sy students who orgil ni zed something for this University that it could not do for itself Prcsident Donald F Forster lnuded them for rroudly serving the 56-year tradition of College Roy~Jmiddot

What s new a t College Roy~l ) The rhot ograrhs on these two pagcs sum it ur much hetter th ~1 1l mInv tnou s no of word~ []

Pilots with the Flying Cluh at the Univ(fsity of Guelph introduced Fly-Days With customers is Paul Sullivan right Club prlsident

Collegl Royal open house weekend was a cold one but students who entered the Woodsman Competitions soon warmed to the job

Royal 80 A 30s lapper Daisy Mae

Linda Filller 80 Derek style at the fashion show

Just a big baby

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A New

Look At Old

Folks Exerpts from a FACS sheet

by Mary Cocivera

I nd ependence self-respect and dignity can make the difference between

enjoying the later years and mere ly enduring them Helping seniors maintain their independence is an increasingly popular more enlightened approach to providing the services required by the elder ly

Canadas population is getting old The proportion of the elderly is increasing as a result of extended life span lower birth rates and immigration cutbacks The percentage of Canadas popula tion over 65 increased from 5 per cent in 190 I to 87 per cent in 1976 Demographic projections predict that in 50 years more than 20 per cent of the Canadian population will be over 65

Supporting these elderly and providing the needed services will demand novel approaches new insights and an emphas is on enjoying rather than enduring the later years

WHO ARE THE ELDERLY

The elderly a re generaJly considered to be anyone over 65 yea rs old-the age of mandatory retirement At tha t turning point workers stop being wage earners and sta rt being senior citizens They receive old age security benefits draw pensio ns and ride buses at reduced ra tes

The retirement years are rewarding for many seniors Jackrabbit Johannsen still cross-count ry skis at 104 Grandma Moses painted into her 90s others earn university degrees pursue second careers indu lge in hobbies travel and find happiness in volunteer work But for some of the elderly the retirement years bring loneliness despair and poverty along with independence

Most of the elderly are women Of the elderl y living a lone 70 per cent are women

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The proportion of the elderly in Canada is increasing rapidly

Almost half of the women over 65 are widowed and widows outnumber widowers five to one

Three-quarters of the women over 65 living on their own have no income other than government stipends for the elderl y In Ontario these stipends now amount to about $365 monthly and are adjusted quarterly

INCOME DURING RETIREMENT

The financial picture for many seniors looks bleak but it may appear worse than it really is suggests Dr Kathleen Brown a family economist in the Department of Family Studies Without work-related costs retirees have lower expenses

In addition seniors can take advantage of free medical care free or reduced admissions property tax refunds income tax deductions public tra nsportation passes reductions on restaurant meals free drugs and seniors discoun ts at stores These benefits help spread retirement income that much further

Dr Brown suspects that the recently retired may see their financial position as worse than it rea ll y is She and Professor

Martin-Matthews arc doing a study of how recently retired people adjus t to changes in their economic and social status Its a difficu lt psychologica l adjustment for someone who has saved for retirement to start dipping into savings she says Consequently many scniors dont live as well as they co uld Some who could don t take taxis and hire help when they rea lly nced to because it is contrary to their Iife-Iong habits

The family home owned Iree and clear is a major economic assct in retirement and is the surest hedge against int1ation New programs likc the reverse mortgage can convert this asset into cash while a llowing the owner to stay in the house

In this scheme the bank or finance company buys the house over a period of about 20 ycars giving the resident homeowner monthly cash payments based on the assessed value of the house Varia tions on this theme may be one answer for asset-rich but cash-poor sen iors

Financially this arrangement makes good sense but convincing seniors may take some doing After people work a lifetimc to own a home outright they arc understandably reluctant to put a claim on it explains Dr Brown

Selling the family home in retirement is a calculated risk Will the capital from the house support a retired person for 10 years 20 years 30 yea rs Will it cover possi ble hi gh care costs in the later years A dollar saved in 1932 bu ys only 20 cents worth of goods and services at todays prices Int1ation will continue to erode the purchasing power of dollars saved fo r retirement

Financial management in general may present spec ial problems for many seniors notes Dr Brown Sources of income tend to be more diffuse in retirement coming from ann uities pensions RRSPs income supplements and perhaps reverse mortgages All of these require some attention managemen t and filling out of form s Often it s the widow who has to handle these ar rangements and she may be fac in g family finances for the first time in her life Seniors who could benefit from financial counselling don t know where to go for help

Growing old may not be glamorous but it need not be frig htening lonely and poverty-ridden In other cultures extended family a rrangements ass ure that elders will be loved needed and honoured until death In Canada senio rs place a high val ue on independence but geronto logists are now

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Election of alumni to Senate

Regulations governing election All alumni shall be eligible to vote providing they have graduated from the University of Guelph or the founding Colleges Alumni members of faculty a t the University of Guelph or full-time or part-time students enrolled in a pTogram under the jurisdiction of the Senate of the University of Guelph may not vote in the election of alumni to Senate if they have participated in the current election of faculty or the election of students to Senate

There shall be a minimum of one and a maximum of three elected alumni from anyone of the undernoted alumni bodies (a) Macdonald Institute or its successor College of Family and Consumer Studies (b) Ontario Agricultural College (c) Ontario Veterinary College (d) As a group the Colleges of Arts and Social Science and Wellington College- BA degree (e) As a group the Colleges of Biological Science and Physical Science and Wellington College-BSc degree

Each year the three-year terms of office of three of the nine alumni senators expire Retiring August 31 1980 are Frank Archibald OAC 39 W John Bowles CSS 72 and Dr Vc Rowan Walker OVC 47 The terms of office of Gordon B Henry OAC 34 Mrs Mary (Robertson) McGillivray Mac 36 and John R Flegg Arts 68 will expire August 31 1981 Charles (Chuck) Broadwell OAC 54 Bill Tolton OAC 36 and Dr Robert (Herb) Wright OVC 38 will sit on Senate until August 31 198 2

Voting instructions Please vote for a maximum of three candidates on the ballot form Voting shall be by an x Or checkm~rk Any mark on a ballot other than those required for marking the voters preference shall make the ballot null and void

Completed ballot form should be clipped and placed in an envelope on which you are requested to put your name and year in the upper left-hand corner To facilitate voting by an alumnus whose spouse is a lso an alumnus of the University of Guelph and who therefore jointly receive only one copy of the Guelph Alumnus two ballot forms are provided A joint return (two ballots in the same envelope) is acceptable only if the name and year of both voters a re on the envelope Address to Box SE Alumni Office University Centre University of Guelph Guelph Ontario NIG 2W l stamp and mail An on-campus polling booth in the foyer of the Physical Sciences Building will be open between the hours of 800 am and 200 pm on Saturday June 21 during Alumni Weekend Ballot forms and envelopes will be available at the booth On receipt at the Alumni Office eligibility to vote will be verified The sealed envelopes will be opencd on or after June 23 1980 and the ballots counted by scrutineers appointed by the Executivc Committee of the University of Guel ph Alumni Association Only valid ballots with voter identification on the enclosure envelopc received on or before that date will be counted

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iSenate Ballot Form iSenate Ballot Form I I For election of three alumni to Senate University of I For election of three alumni to Senate University of I I Guelph for the three-year term commencing Sep- I Guelph for the three-year term commencing Sep- I tember I 1980 See other side of this page for tember 1 1980 See other side of this page for I biographical sketches of candidates Vote for a biographicalfskhetches o~ candoidatebslvote for a I

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FERGUSON Paul D I CPS 67 Guelph

I FERGUSON Paul D I CPS 67 Guelph J

I GRUBBE Arthur G (Art) I OAC 41 Arthur I

GRUBBE Arthur G (Art) OAC 41 Arthur

I LEWIS Robin BI Aits 73 BTantford

I MILNE (Dennison) Lorna A I OAC 56 Brampton

I LEWIS Robin B I Arts 73 Brantford

MILNE (Dennison) Lorna A I OAC 56 Brampton

I YOUNG N Richard P Arts MA 76 Ridgeville

YOUNG N Richard P 1 Arts MA 76 Ridgeville

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News From Guelph

CAMPUS HIGHLIGHTS Summer Campus 1980 Summer Campus 80 will be a laughing matter if Larry Horowitz has his way A professional entertainer Horowitz is teaching a comedy workshop as part of the U niversi ty s uniq ue vaca tion proshygram which this year begins July 7 Timing voice inflection and mannerisms are almost more important than content according to thi s young comic who deshylights in sending up commercials

From comedy to reincarnation and apiculture Summer Campus this year presents vacationers with an extraordishynary smorgasbord of courses and activishyties For some people a relaxing vacashytion means a complete change from their usual activities explains Professor Jim Murray who established the program the only one of its kind at a Canadian university five years ago Teachers

lawyers and housewives will probably be among those who take Horowitzs comedy workshop or classes In drawing piano-playing or conversational French

Others however prefer to use the time to further develop themselves professiona ly says Professor Murray This year for the first time courses which form part of certificate programs in business and education wil[ be ineludshyed so that the family can come along while mom or dad sharpens professional skills Some of the 27 adult courses offered thi s summer are designed to fulfill specific personal needs such as how to become a skillful negotiator or generally manage life more effectively

Summer Campus is an ideal chance for alumni to spend time at the Univershysity of Guelph again notes Professor Murray Since Summer Campus has 12 special youth progra ms for children from 4 to 16 years of age returning to your alma mater can become a family

affair This year youngsters can ha m it up in a theatre workshop or learn about science computcrs or nature Workshops in jOllrnalism and art also encourage young talent

Tennis squash swimming and 800 acres of green space provide numerous recreational opportunities In the eveshyning it is poss ible to enjoy the campus through twilight tours and a myriad of student events includling the community barbeque Musical performances Walt Disney film nights and socials are espeshycially organized for Summer Campus va ca tioners

Summer Ca mpus 80 has two oneshyweek sess ions July 7-11 and 14-18 Course rates begins at $25 for children and $35 for adults per week Residence accomodation is available For complete program a nd fee information contact Continuing Education Division UNIshyVERSITY OF GUELPH Guelph Onshytario NIG 2WI or phone (519) 824-4120 ext 39560

Biographical Sketches- Senate Candidates middot PAUL D FERG SON CPS 67 lives in Guelph and is territory manager with Supersweet Feeds Stratford Paul taught at J F Ross Collegiate and then farmed near Arthur As an alu mni sena tor he at on Senate from 1969 to 1972 and feels he can provide an effective voice for alumni

ARTHUR G (ART) GRUBB OAC 41 is retired and lives in Arthur after a 35-yea r career with OMAF as an Ag Rep for the counties of Prince Edward Gray Oxford l anark and Perth Art is Secretary Ontario Institute of Agrologists Guelph Branch and is married to Lenore (McFadden) Mac 40

ROBIN BAIRD LEWIS Arts 73 lives in Brantford and is a part-time professional artist (see article on pages 6 and 7) An art instructor at Fanshawe College Robin is also a free-lance com mercial artist and has illustrated childrens books Her name is in the Index of Ontario Artists

LORNA A (DENNISON) MILNE OAC 56 lives in Brampton where she has operated Flowertown Antiques for eight years She is a trustee with the Peel Board of Education and vice chairman of the North Peel unit of the Canadian Cancer Society She is married to Ross Milne OAC 55

N RICHARD P YOUNG Arts MA 76 lives in Ridgeville and is a candidate for bar admission He is with the law firm of Young and McNamara in Thorold With his knowledge of taw he feels he can contribute to Senate during this period of economic difficulty

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Great Year For Gryphons

Mens Hock ey Cryphons winners of the OUAA championship

With no less than seven Gryphon teams taking Ontario championships the 1979-1980 intercollegiate season at the University of Guelph was certainly an unprecedented one

II a II started in the fall when the Senior Mens Varsity Eight rowing tea m broke records at the Ontario Universishyties Athletic Association (OUAA) meet in Weiland to take first place Then the mens and womens curling teams trashyvelled to the Universi ty of Western Ontario to defeat all comers and sweep two Ontario titles

Following th at came a weekend at Guelph that will not soon be forgotten by those involved February 22-23 saw the University of Guelph host both the Ontario Womens Basketball Championshyships and the Ontario Wrestling Chamshypionsh ips At approximately 800 pm on Saturday Feb 22 the Guelph women defeated Laurentian University for their first ever Ontario Womens Intercollegishy

ate Athletic Association (OWIAA) championship Three hours later the men had edged out the University of Western Ontario to bring back the Onshytario wrestling title after an absence of one year

Meanwhile the womens crossshycountry ski team put together a strong effort and snatched the provincial title from perennia l winner Carleton Univershysity

It was also about this time that the men s hockey Gryphons were putting together a miraculous comeback Ending up in fifth place in the OUAA the team had to travel to Laurentian University for a sudden death game The Gryphons won it They then fell one game down in a best of three semi-final with the Unishyversity of Toronto Varsity Blues and had to win two in a row to advance to the final They did In the final against the number one ranked McMaster Universishyty Marlins the Gryphons again fell one

game down You guessed it they won th e next two and became the second team ever to win back-to-back Ontario championships

The wrest lers basketball and hockshyey players all advanced to the Canadian Intra-universi ty Athletic Union (CIAU) Championships and a lthough no team titles were brought home they a ll made their presence felt at the national level

As weJl as seven championships the Gryphons had seven individual Ontario champions They were Ken Hawthorne in the 15 km Nord ic sk iing race and Bob Pronk Ken Bradford Jamie Beshythune Ed Slabikowski Gavin Carrow and Wayne Brightwell from th e wresshytling Gryphons The Nordic ski relay team of Dan MaJlet John Bonardelli and Ken Hawthorne also took a gold at the OUAA championships At the CIAU wrestling ch ampionships Wayne Brightwell took a gold medal in his weight class

The Gryphons also had ten Ontario a ll-stars in Candy Clarkson Linda Jolie Sue Lindley Mike Sesto Rick Dundas and Tom Heslip from basketball John Lowe and Jeff Inglis from football Mike McParland from hockey and Tony Tenwesteneind from volleyball Candy Clarkson wa s also named to the allshyCanadian team at the CJAU banquet in Halifax

Following the completion of the schedules the first annual Co-Educashytional Awards Banquet was held at the University s Peter Clark Hall The event was well received by athletes and staff a like and plans are already in the making for next seasons banquet 0

Microbiology Open House June 15 Microbiology is fascinating Thats the message of an open house to be held Sunday June 15 from I 00 pm to 500 pm in the Universitys Chemistry and Microbiology Building College of Physshyical Science Sponsored by the Canadian Society of Microbiologists Committee on Education with the co-operation of the Departments of Microbiology Vetshyerinary Microbiology and Immunology and the Microbiology Club Microbioloshygy Day is for everyone-young and old novice and expert alike

Four second-floor laboratories will house presentat ions demonstrations and poster displays of the latest research

developments in medical agricultural and industrial microbiology-in a way that can be readily understood even by non-scientists

For those who want to explore furshyther there will be tours of resea rch laboratories where work will be in progshyress and equipment in use including the electron microscope Interes ted visitors may also tour the Department of Veterishynary Microbiology and Immunologys research facilities

At 300 pm in Room 200 of the Chemistry and Microbiology Building Jay Ingram microbiologist and host of CBC Radio s Quirks and Quarks will

give a slide and video lecture on the history of microbiology and some of the most recent trends The talk will be aimed primarily at high school students but everyone should find it interest ing Later Jay will mingle and chat with visitors

Microbiology Day has been planned as part of the first joint annual meeting -of the Canad ian Society of Microbiolo shygists and the Genetics Society of Canashyda being held on campus from June J 5 to June 19 Over 400 delegates from across Canada and the United States will be there Heres a chance to hobnob with the experts Plan to bring the whole family It promises to be a great day 0

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Alumni Publications-Consolidation ue to a combination of rapidly escalating paper prices and mailing rates and a directiveD issued to all academic and administrative units of the University requesting that a ll 1979-80

budget submissions reflect a 5 per cent reduction of their 1978-79 budget allotments it became necessary to review the vital field of a lumni publications

To this end President DF Forster appointed a Special Advisory Committee on Alumni Publications with representatives from the U of G Alumni Association and each of the seven college alumni associations The Committee compiled a re port and the President accepted its recommendation to consolidate the Guelph A lumnus and the se ven individual college alumni bulletins

Through the year the four re gular issues of the Guelph Alumnus will consist of 36 pages and up to 18 page s in each issue will be a llocated to the college alumni associations Space will be divided in proportion to the size o f individual college alumni bodies and copy for the 18 pages will be pro vided by individual college e ditors To obtain a good institutional image and to m ainta in alumni acceptance the quality of Guelph Alumnus paper stock has been upgraded to a lighter weight coated stock This will result in lower mailing costs

Subject to annual review and the availa bility of funds the President has approved the publication ot an e ight-page Annual Alumni Weekend Supplement under the individual mastheads of the seven college alum ni associations The supplement will consist of a common four-page insert covering Alumni Weekend programs plus a four-page format of copy exclusive to and provided by e ach of the seven college alumni associations

Your colle ge editors met a de m anding deadline for this the first consolidated publication and we are very grateful to them We t hink we ve done the right thing-what do you think Ed 0

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The College of Social Scie nce Alumni Association

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the current year despite continuing From The infl a tion in excess of 9 per cent The increases in faculty salaries have fallshyen behind other comparable professhyDean sions consistently since the early 1970s

3 Some estimates suggest that universishyIt is with pleasure that I report to you ties will be required to terminate upthe success which the College of Social to 20 per cent of faculty over the next Science Alumni Association has enjoyed few years if insolvency is to be preshyin the last year This succcss is due in ventedlarge measure to the encrgy and hard

work of the Association s Beards of Additional facts which should be of

Directors since 1978 interest and concern to you as alumni

The College of Social Science and voters are the following

Alumni Associations presence is being I Ontario now provides $1 000 less in felt in overaH alumni affamiddotirs May I operating grants per full-time equivashyhope that in increasing numbers Social lent student than the average of the

Dr Jack W SkinnerScience alumni will join in actively supshy rest of Canada ($1800 less than porting their Alumni Association the Quebec) College and the University prevent universities from providing both 2 Were Ontario universities funded at

As a second matter I am a ble to quality education and accessibility for a level equivalent to the average for report that the level of participation in students the rest of Canada total grants to the the BA Graduate Survey project was A strong statement on behalf of system for 1979-80 would have to be good May I thank those of you who universities was made in September to increased by $185000000 took the time and trouble to complete Premier Davis and senior ministers by 3 On a relative basis measured in the questionnaire JH Panabaker Chairman of the Board 1977-78 dollars grants per student in

There is another matter which I of McMaster Univcrsity as spokesman universities had fallen 71 per cent trust will be of interest As you are no for board chairmen and executive heads from 1970-71 to 1977-78 While doubt aware Ontarios universities have of Ontario universities Among the facts grants per student in the colleges of been and continue to be involved in a which he prcsented were applied arts and technology (CAAT) substantial amount of retrenchment as a I Library acquisitions per student have rose by 22 per cent costs per pupil in result of past and continuing reduced fallen by about 40 per cent in real secondary schools rose 396 per cent levels of government financial support terms since the early 1970s despite and costs per-patient-day in hospitals While it could be argued that a certain the continuing explosion of knowshy rose 51 per cent Finally of interest amount of retrenchment was needed ledge around the world are the studentstaff ratios In as well as politicaJIy desirab]e a conshy 2 For years increases in salary scales 1977-78 for universities 149 to I tinuation of reduced support on the part have been held well below the rate of CAATs 126 to I and secondary of the government will bring about acshy inflation- they were 37 per cent in schools 169 to l 0 tions which will greatly hamper if not 1978-79 and just over 5 per ccnt for

The membcrs of your Board of Directors dents we a ttended the College of Social recently endorscd a resolution to make Science we had little or no opportunity Five -five scholarhips available to in-course to earn an achievement award

In-course Collcge of Social Science students It s a We have plenty of reasons to make start and without your support of the awards available to deserving students College of Social Science Alumni Assoshy If each of our members could encourage Scholarships ciation and of the Alma Mater Fund it one new membership we could continue would not have been possible to make things happen What do youIntroduced Do you realize that when as stu- say Lets get on with the job 0

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Peacekeeper Playing a key role in peacekeeping opershya tions is as much an a rt as a defined position sa ys Political Studies professhysor Henry Wiseman Professor Wiseshyman who has also been Faculty Assoshyciate in the Office of the Provost this past year has been named Director of Peacekeeping Programs at the Internashytional Peace Academy (IPA) New York He assumed the position for one year as of Janu ary I

The Interna tional Peace Academy which was established in 1969 as an institute devoted to furthering the skills of conflict resolution has a vita l pa rt to

Hes Off To Israel John Vanderkamp

Professor John Vanderkamp Chairman Department of Economics has been apshypointed as visiting professor in the Cashynadia n Studies Program at Hebrew Unishyversityin Jerusalem

Professor Vanderkamp will spend the greater part of three months April to June in Israel where he will give a graduate course in labor economics a nd make himself available for consultations with faculty a nd graduate students

The Canadian Studies Program is relatively new It was established in

Birth Of OASA Much overdue but now ready for acshytion is the way Professor KJ Duncan describes the Ontario Association of Sociology and Anthropology (OASA) Professor Duncan of the UniversityS Department of Sociology and Anthroshypology was the Associa tions first presishydent

Canada has not been without asshysociations in the fi eld There is a nationshyalone the Canadian Sociological and Anthropological Association a nd over

play in world a ffairs The U N as Professor Wiseman pointed out has no specific constitut ional basis for pcaceshykeeping in its charter although it does practise peacekeeping from time to time on an ad hoc basis

Over the ycars a ttempts have been made to define the practice in constitushytiona l terms but without success Professor Wiseman believes there are good political reasons why this has not occurred the fear by some states that the UN would evolve its own a uthority or military force less dependent on the will of the member states

For this reason the IPA while remaining independent of the UN pershyform s the crucial functions of developing

1978 as the result of a VISit by John Roberts then Secretary of State to Israel Funded by the Canadian govern shyment and Toronto philanthropists Dr and Mrs Ralph Halbert the program got under way last year when urban planner Peter Oberlander of British Coshylumbia spent a period at the Israeli university

The successful applicant for the program is selected from candida tes in the social sciences hu manities a nd law Administra tion of the selection is handshyled at the Canadia n end by an advisory committee made up of eight members from a variety of disciplines in Frenchshya nd English-speaking institutions from across the country Recommendationsmiddot are submitted by the Canadian commitshytee to the Hebrew University where the final choice of visiting scholar is made

Professor Vanderkamps talents make him eminently suited to the posishytion H e is the editor of Canadian Public

the yea rs regiona l ones have emerged in the Maritimes Quebec and the western provinces but not until now in Onta rio

Professor Duncan and a number of others including department chairman Professor WE Thompson and departshyment colleague Professor TF Condon have actively supported the idea of a provincial association for years because as Professor Duncan says the real acshytion takes place at the provincial level We need such an assocation he adds to provide a provincial presence to speak on behalf of our two disciplines to government representatives and to the

procedures and policies for peacekeeping to bring greater order to the ad hoc UN practice Such activity is dependent on broad co-operation by UN members One hundred and fourteen have parshyticipa ted in IPA programs to date

The Political Studies professors tasks include arranging professional inshyternational training seminars for diploshymats military officers academics and policy makers in the subjects of peaceshykeeping mediation and negotiation and setting up off-the-record meetings beshytween parties directly involved in disshyputes such as Namibia a nd the Middle East These a re two of the ma in duties of the Academy 0

Policy- Analyse de Poliliques the jourshynal which he founded six years ago to bring together resea rch in economics a nd rela ted disciplines such as political science and sociology with a view to stimulating research and discussion of problems in Canadian policy He is also a member of the executive council of the Canadian Economics Association and author of many papers on Canadian economic activity

The aim of the program is to inshycrease Canadian exposure overseas the economist says It is hoped that eventushyally graduate fellowships in Canadian studies will be made available for stu-

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dents at the Hebrew University further extending the educationa l scope of the program

In the initial five years of operation an endowment fund is being built up Once that income is esta blished visiting professorships will be for a years durashytionD

pUblic Professor Duncan says meetings of

the Associa tion will take place twice a year and that attention will be turned to ways of improving the teaching of socishyology and anthropology as well as a tshytracting the participation of those workshying in community colleges government -private agencies and in industry

For further information about the Association contact Mrs Wilda Blackshylock through the Depa rtment of Socioloshygy and Anthropology (519) 824-4120 ext 3894 0

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The College of Biological Science Alumni Association

~ BIO-ALUMNI ~ NEWS Editor Jane Selley Arts 70

J Tent And Sleeping Bags Anyone Panoramic scenery wa rm campfires wild-flowers and pines scenting fresh summer breezes quiet walks along wooded trails a chance to photograph relax and enjoy the company of good friends Sounds like a dream doesn t it

Well your dreams have come true because the CB S Alumni Association has designed such a weekend this year just for you

From June 6 to 8 1980 (Friday evening to Sund ay night) we have for alumni and their families an Interpreshytive Weekend excursion to Cyprus Lake Provincial Park on th e picturesque Upper Bruce Peninsula We have lined up a full weekend of activity including a wildlife photography sessi on plant and geomorphology lectures bird watching

a Fathom Five ta lk a boat trip to Flower Pot Island a nd much much more

Photographers will want to see the orchids which will be in bloom that wcekend a nd there are ma ny excellent access points for scuba diving enshythusi ast s as well Brave folks might even attempt a midnight dip in th e cool waters of Georgian Bay

We will be camping in the Provinshycia[ Park and should qualify for free group camping if enough adventurers register for the s leep-out If youre not one for organized activities thats okay too

While only a few hours drive from Guelph this part of Ontario is an historshyic glacial-formed environment supportshy

ing rich and diverse flora and fa una You are required to bring your ow n

support gea r food clothing and provide tran sport a tion to a nd from the park The CBSAA will be providing wilderness progra ms and marshmallows

Most o f all the weekend a[ lows friends old and new a chance to relax together and enjoy some free time Twen ty-nine people have already sig ned up a nd we think this will truly be our best event ever

For registration write to CBS Interpretive W eekend co Department of Alumni Affairs a nd Development Level 4 Unive rsity Centre University of Guelph Guelph Ontar io N I G 2W I or telephon e (519) 824-4120 Ext 2122 0

Your 1980 Executive The CBS Alumni Association Board of Directors for 1980 who were elected a t the Annua l Meeting at College Roya[ is a mi xture of new and old faces Wed like to tell you something about each of these people who have volunshyteered their time for you

AI Sippel BSc 74 President A[ is a fish hea lth biologi st with the Ontario Ministry of N a tural Resources working on campus

Richard Moccia BSc 76 MSc 78 Immediate Past President Rick is preshysentlya U of G fish pathologist offershying a consulting service to commercial fish farms la rge aquaria home aquarishyots and resea rch subcontractors

David MaraIdo MSc 78 Vice Presishydent David is a fisheries biologist for Canada Centre for In[and Waters Burlshyington Ontario

Winn Halina BSc 74 MSc 77 Secshyretary T reasurer Winn is a researc h assistant in the Department of Biomedishyca l S cience at the O Vc

Sheena Ba msey BSc 77 Director Sheena is a research chemist for Shell C a nada Ltd

J im Ga llivan BSc 73 M Sc 77 Dishyrector Ji m has been a Ph D student in Medical Sciences a t McMas ter Univershysity since 1978

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president AI Sippel 74

Professor R on Brooks Zoology and immediate

past president Rick Moccia 76

Ron presented a da zz ling talk and

show on th e Galapagos

Islands

Ka thryn Martin BSc 76 Director Kathryn is a grad student in the Depa rtshyment of Biomedical Sci ence

Margo Tant BSc 76 Director Margo is a full-time stude nt at the O Vc

Jan Watson BSc 75 Director Jan our first CBS President is now an applications specia list fo r Pa yton Asshysocia tes which manufactures e lectronic medica l instruments 0

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University of G uelph 3049 CBS stushyA Message From dents including pos tgraduate students

President

Al Sippel

Al Sippel 74

As the incoming president of the College of Biological Science Alumni Associashytion I would like to thank the immedishyate Past President Richard Moccia 76 and the other outgoing members of the Board of Directors Ted Armstrong 74 Les Dunn 76 Jim Grayston 75 Kathy Martin 76 Ambrose Sarnulski 73 Jim Sheldon 74 and Pat Yungblut 73 for their accomplishments

Over the past year Richard and the others expended a considerable amount of time and energy on alumni associashytion activities with excellent results Both Careers ight and the Elora Gorge Walk were successful again this year Careers N ight is organized specifishycally for senior undergraduate CBS studenb One or two aluIllni frOI11 each

program (eg Microbiology Human Kinetics Zoology N utrition Botany l Genetics) returned to discuss aspects of job hunting resume writing and career development The Elora Gorge Walk was designed to promote outdoor activishyties for alumni during Alumni Weekend

Our other regular activities the Homecoming Biobash and the Annual General Meeting were less successfuL Although a few faithful alumni turned out for each event they were very poorly attended

Despite these disappointments the Association completed two projects that have been on the drawing board for some time Life membership dues finally reached a sufficient level to start a tru st fund for two scholarships for second year CBS students These scholarships will be presented for the first time in 1980

A special Distinguished Alumnus Award was also created this past year Although no nominations for the a ward were received its crea tion provides a format for honouring graduates of the cBS who have distinguished themshyselves in some field

I am confident that thi s year members of the Board of Directors will be ab le to maintain the momentUin generated by their predecessors 1 he nlOW faces on the Board should provide an abundance of energy and fresh ideas Board members serving second or more terllls will provide the necessary experishyelllOe gained from previous years Thi s blend of old and new has worked well in the past and should continue to do so

The major thrust of this years Board of Directors will be aimed at increas ing membership in the Associashytion In the ten years that the College of Biological Science has been a part of the

have graduated However only 202 (66 per cent) of these have Joined the CBs Alumni AssolOiation T herefore much of our effort will be devoted to contacting alumni evaluating their eommenb and re-evaluating our program in an attempt to attract more members

You probably ques tion why you should become a member of the Associshyation Me mbership dues are necessa ry to operate and expand the projects that I have outlined I believe that the CBs Alumni Asocia tion has a lot to offer to undergraduates to the University comshymunity and most importantly to alumshyni

I n particular we provide a forum for keeping in touch with former classshymates through the Guelph Alumnus and the Bio-A lumni N ews Alumni Weekend Supplement and by sponsoring events to which alumni return However as with any organization particularly one such as the CB S Alumni Association that is rel atively young there is always room for improvement If you believe the programs offered by the C BS Alumni Association are inappropriate please let us know as a re-evaluation of alumni shyoriented even ts will be made this year

Without input from our alumni change will not necessarily mean imshyprovement We need your support in the form of members hip and your opinion of the present program In particular I would appreciate receiving comments from Department of Human Kinetics alumni who have been noticeably absent from many of our activities in recent years Please give a little thought to what you think the CB S Alumni A~soshy

ciation should be doing and forward you r ideas to Al Sippel co Departllient of Alumni Affair and Development Levlt 4 niversity Centre niversityof Guclph Cruelph Ontario N 1 G 2W 1 0

Careers Night Seventy-five people attended enjoyed and asked many questions of the six speakers at the 2nd Annual College of Biological ScieIlce Alulllni Association Careers ight

John Byrne fish culture specialist with tell years at the Ministry of Natushyral Resources gave a strong talk stresshysing hiring methods attitude motivation and generally se t the lOne fo r Sheena

Ba rusey BSc 17 and her clever preshyentation which covered as a reselI ch chcmist in Microbiology at Guelph tactic~ to usc job applications and intershyesting facts about prospects for the fushyture in the job market

Jennifer Conners BSc 75 SOOIl to be an M D and who originally graduat shyed in Botany disc ussed the neces ity of being flexible of being wise and not being too specific ill job intcnt when entering uni ve rsity

Dr John Hilton Lkpar lmen t of

utr ition slressed the necessity fo r pcr onal contact and steing the top pCIon when making application for a position Dr John Powell told of the multitude of opportunities which ex ists for a well ed ucated perOIl giving examshyples of 26 graduates from the Departshyf1)tl1t of Huma n Kintl ics and their difshyk re llt afJ Puilltments

Ian W hite OAe 52 co-ordinator of Placement Services summarized and told of the lllaIlY useful services that the

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Macdonald Institute College of Family and Consumer Studies

Alumni Association

ALUMNI NEWS Editor Wantedl

Elizabeth Gullel 55

Food Industry Welcomes Contacts Industry may seem a world away from the univlrsity environment but Conshysumer Studies professor Elizabeth Gulshylett 55 spent the fall semester bridging this gap She visited about 25 companies in the food industry to see what they arc doing in sensory evaluation of food and consumer rda tions

Professor Gullett started her odysshysey through the food industry by conshytacting the presidents of the companies then visiting their laboratories and conshysumer relations departments HI feel very positive about the developments in

News Editor Wanted The position of Alumni ews Editor for the Mac- FACS Alumni Association is presently vacant

The person who fills this position has the important job of gathering and co-ordinating information for the threeshypage Mac-fACS Alumni News section in each of the quarterly Guelph AlurnshyfillS pUblications and for one four-page unit of news in the Annual Alumni

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these two areas she comments The Canadian food industry IS

expanding and refining its programs in sensory evaluation and consumer relashytions

Sensory evaluation techniques run the gamut from rudimentary tests to very complete profile studies that inshyvolve a team of five or six trained tasters Companies have learned that sensory evaluation improves their batshyting average in introducing new proshyducts Professor Gullett explains that it used to be common for only ten ou t of every 100 ideas to see the light of day and of those only one would be a success Sensory evaluation helps idenshytify the potentially successful products and saves significantly in product develshyopment costs

Curious abollt the state of sensory evaluation in the cosmetics industry Professor G ulictt also contacted several Canadian cosmetics companies but found virtually no activity in the area

ost 01 the Canadian cosmetics firms are distributors for foreign products They tend to rely on the technical expershytise of the parent company

The food industry is becoming more Canadian in outlook according to Professor Gullett Canadian branches of foreign companies are developing food testing product development and evalushyation functions in Canada

Consumer relations have blossomed

Weekend Supplement The Editor is a member of a Comshy

mittee of ditors which meets regularly prior to the publication of each Guelph Alumnus to plan and co-ordinate alumshyni news portions

The Editor is a member of the Mac-FACS Alumni Association Board of Directors which meets regularly throughout the year The Alumni Assoshy

in the last decade particularly throughshyout the food industry Professor Gullett suspects tha t the industry is trying to overcome what it perceive to be a bad public image The consumer movemellt nudged most companies into a greater awareness of consumers and a commitshyment to deal with their complaints and suggestions She was impressed with the speed and thoroughness with which the food companies handled consumer comshyplaints

The visits to the companies revep d that permanent and summer employshyment prospects for Consumer Studies graduates will continue to be good Our students have a lways been hired for their technical knowledge she notes but their broad knowledge of consumer concerns will bccome more and more attractive to employers

While learning about food company programs Professor Gullett did not miss the opportunity to tell her hosts about the undergraduate programs research and expertise in the Department of Conshysumer Studies

Every company I visited seemed genuinely pleased to have someone from a university show an interest in what they are doing she observed Many industry people told me they had regular contacts with community colleges but not with universities A continuing exshychange of ideas will be mutually benefishycial 0

ciation pays all telephone and postage costs of collecting information for the two publications and has designated an honorarium of $50 per publication for the Editor

If you are interested in this posishytion please ca II or write ei t her Roseshymary Clark 59 at the Alumni Office 824-4120 ext 2122 or Ruth Wilson 6251 Oak Street Guelph NIG 2Nl 821-2632 (after 5 pm)

Remember if you wish to continue receiving news of your college we must have all Editor - and 0011 J

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Freighter Voyage By Dr Margaret S McCready

The winter season was a good time to be one of 12 passengers eight Canadian women four Americans (two men two women) on a large freighter Delta Line out of Brooklyn ew York Deshycember 14 1979 for a seven-week voyshyage through the Caribbean and the Panama Canal to Ecuador Peru and Chile and return But cargo was the important item to the ships owners and about one day out of Brooklyn a new sched ule was posted cutting out the Caribbean ports at Aruba Santo Doshymingo and Barranquilla

Cargo was delivered or picked up at Philadelphia Baltimore Charleston and Mi ami in generally very fine weather There were perhaps one and a half days of slight turbulence off Cape Hatteris enough to make it difficult to set the ta bles in the dining room which we shared with a dozen ships officers and the captain

The crew of about 30 sailors were a busy lot-always some ship s painting to be done as well as swabbi ng down the decks Handling the ve ry large banana crop (green) of Ecuador was a big part of the work for longshoremen-bananas to Chile and to New York State Much of the ships cargo had to be kept at spec ific temperatures SOme of it frozen

Above all we and the officers had excellent meals and very spacious wellshycared for cabins with toilets Actually by the terms of the Seamens Union all sa ilors must be given plentiful and good food to keep them happy and well nourshyished and this was certa inly so

We enjoyed knowing the ships offshyicers One a graduate in law was workshy

ing on a freight er to find out more about mercantile law he was busy also getting his daily exercise by weight-lifting and chinning the bar We passengers worked a bit on the stationa ry bicycle for our exercise

Another officer a graduate engishyneer was working on the freighter to learn more abo ut ship building and space utili zation One specialist in navishygation reminded us to keep certain curshytains drawn at night to prevent glare on the ocean waves which confused their navigation readings from the heavens There is a constant charting of the ship s position on the high seas

Special celebrations and meetings with the captain and officers sometimes when films were shown were enjoyed but also enjoyed was the time spent watching the intricate organization of the loading and unloading of cargo some of it in containers However on docking with the help of pilots we usualshyly planned to take taxis to the big cities and market places not forgetting the small Indian craft shops on or close to the docks The native crafts of fine straw and hair work knitted-wear and handshymade dresses beautiful jewelery of seshymi-precious stones such as lapislazuli malachit e a nd onyx were hard to resist

The museums cathedrals and other handsome buildings reminded us of the culture~ If ( i er peoples in addition to th e Spanish con ribution The beautiful scenery and the objects d art a lmost made us forgetful of the repressive govshyernments in most of these South Amerishycan countries today

It was a memorable days trip when

we motored from Valparaiso Ch ile through the foothills of the Andes to the beautiful capital city Santiago seeing en route the dry desert and mountain country bordering the very fertile va lleys growing lush market and fruit crops (not bananas)

Some bridge playing a nd much reading took up considerable time so that it was difficult to keep a diary and write postcards to friends Obviollsly there was some real rela xa tion and rest on the journey Tt was always pleasant to be having such delightful summcr weat her and enjoying some sunning on deck with tea and happy hours whenshyever one wished to utili ze the passenger lounge for a friendl y get-together

Yes despite sc hedules being changed and in this case shor tened by one week the sea voyage from North to South America at this season was a delight D

Passing through Ihe Suez Canal

The Delta Venezuela out of Brooklyn New York Margaret McCready right in Santiago Chie

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Families Coping With Change The family is alive and well in the twentieth century despite widely pubshylished reports that it is an outdated social institution Social critics bemoan the disintegration of the family and use as evidence the soaring divorce rate juvcnile delinquency wife and child abuse and thc isolated elderly

This gloomy outlook is not shared by three faculty members in the Departshyment of Family Studies who have extenshysive experience working with families and are pursuing family-related reshysearch

Concern over weakening families is not unique to our generation observes Professor Anne Callagan a family socishyologist with a background in professhysiona social work Observers 50 years ago voiced many of the same complaints about urban families she notes and questions whether families have really changed as much as were led to believe The divorce ra Ie was 236100000 in Canada in 1976 and is rising but is still only about half of the US rate

Divorce has replaced death as a cause of single parent families over the years rn addition perhaps urban famishylies of 100 years ago didnt have probshylems with their teen-agers because so many adolescent children didnt live at home

Different Expectation What has changed dramatically is our expectation about family life Until the last few decades marriage tended to be an institutional arrangement On farms the family was a producing unit and in urban environments it was a framework for survival Today we look to the family for intimate personal relationships and emotional support

Professor Claude Guldner former Director of the Interfaith Counselling Centre in Kitchener and now on the faculty in Family Studies doesnt touch on the traditional institutional roles for marriage in describing todays family He focusses on the adult functions of marriage- companionship sharing afshyfcction and sex-instead of viewing marshyriage primari ly in terms of having chilshydren

Where Children Fit In Children are and will continue to be an important focus in most families but the

task of raising them is difficult in the climate of rapid social and technological change Todays parents live in a world very different from the one in which they were raised and their children will have to cope with an accelerating rate of change The task of raisi ng children is not so much preparing them for the world but equipping them to cope with the inevitable changes ahead

The rapid change and uncertainty in the world has eroded parents sense of self-confidence claims Professor George Kawash a child psychologist with a particular concern for parentchild inshyteractions One anchor parents can proshyvide in this unsettled environment is consis tency in their child rearing pracshytices But it is very difficult to maintain if the parents feel unsure of themselves and their parenting skills Children need rules limits and some authority but parents often shy away from setting rules because they view this as a form of authoritarianism says Professor Kashywash Rules are not in themselves aushythoritarian especially if the children ha ve the opportunity to express their grievances about rules they feel are unreasonable Children will be more willing to accept rules if they feel they can discuss them

Professor Guldner feels there is a tendency among educators now to look at the entire family in dealing with problems in children Many families are referred to family counselling agencies because a child has problems in school Ten years ago we would have blamed those problems on the school systems he says Today family counsellors look to the family for weaknesses or strains that may have contributed to such probshylems This approach acknowledges the continued importance of the family unit in the socialization of children

The Individual Within the Family Creating a stable family environment requires input from solid individuals In family counselling explains Professor Guldner we usually focus on the husshyband and wife roles because strong partshyners secure in their relationship funcshytion better in the mother and father roles Further the husband and wife relationship needs to be nurtured throughout a marriage so it can survive after the parenting roles have been

From a FACS sheet by Mary Cocivera

completed Many marri ages break down after the children leave home because the partners threw themselves into the father and mother roles to the exclusion of the husband and wife roles After the years of neglect there was nothing left of the original relationship as husshyband and wife

One of the great tasks in family therapy confided Professor Guldner is helping individuals differentiate themselves from their fa mily of origin Their personal development and success in marriage depend on emerging from the family of their childhood observ ing and evaluating it ancj then making ratioshynal but at the sa me time gut-level choices about their own future Many marriage and family problems are caused by a failure to work through this rela tionship The process is not complete until the individual reconnects and estashyblishes an entirely different relationship with his family of origiIi

A fam ily can provide a supportive environment in which to grapple with these relational tasks Professor Guldner describes marriage as a cyclical IIwe equilibrium which has its ups and downs Individual growth requires comshying to grips with the conflicts

He fears though that many people walk awa y from conflict in marriage by seeking divorce rather than working through the problem This short-cirshycuits individual growth he explains Family counselling helps partners deal with conflict in a marriage relationship but does not guarantee living happily ever after Sometimes working out a rel a tionship results in termination of the marriage

Professor Guldner sees the emphashysis on the individual as a positive develshyopment for the family Were becoming more tolerant of individual diffe rences within the family and among families Young people will feel freer to make choices based on what is best for them personally and inter-personally rather than external expectations -North Americans will find it easier to accept and respect different types of families in the decades to come but they will also have to accept the responsibility for making informed intelligent choices compatible with their personal values ambitions and capabilities 0

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The College of Phys ical Science Alumni Association -5Ju

I SCIMP Editor Bob Winkel

Cell Patent Granted

Dr Ron Fawce ll with electroplated semiconductor

Two resea rchers at the University of GueJph have received a United States patent on a process tha t could revolushytionize the production of photo voltaic cells and reduce the cost several times

Doctors Ron Fawcett and Andrzej Baranski developed the process similar to techniques used in the electroplating industry during two months of research on applying semi-conductors to metal in la te 1978

The process does not require the

present use of vaporization to deposit a film of light-sensitive material on meta l

Present tec hnology for photo voltaic cells evolved from space research and uses either a single crystal silicon or a costly vaporization process for cadmium sulphide

Until now electroplating has been used as a way to deposit one metal on another in some kind of pl a ting solution through which you pass current but what we are depositing here is a semishy

conductor-cadmium sulphide Dr Fawcett said Other semiconductors which can be electrodeposited include cadmium selenide bismuth sulphide cushyprous sulphide and silver sulphide

The new process can be used with a variety of metals including stainless steet and aluminum foil he said

You can imagine pass ing great shee ts of metal through a plating bath and covering them with a thin coherent and uni fo rm deposit of th e photo sensishytive materia l said Dr Fawcett An America n patent was applied for beshycause most ma nufacturing is carried out in the United Sta tes

The chem is ts who will sha re the patent with the University are now seeking patents in Canada Great Britshyain and other industrialized nations

Manufacture of the new electroshyplated semi-conductor solar cells is cheaper than the vaporization process used for cadmium sulphide and initia l tests indicate a higher efficiency on output voltage Dr Fawcett sa id

Immediate application of the comshypound is in photo voltaic devices recshytification of alternating current into dishyrect current light detection equipment and special applications in photography

The research which led to the proshycess was sponsored by a grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Reshysea rch Council of Canada 0

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Prof Moffat Scholarship The College of Physical Science is pleased to announce the establishment of a memorial scholarship by the family and friends of the late Professor and Mrs Robert C Moffatt

Professor Moffatt formed the faculshyty of Physics at the Onta rio Agricultural College in 1917 and was head of the Department of Physics and Mathematshyics for the ten years prior to his retireshyment in 1956 H e was named Professor

Emeritus in 1974 In 1922 he was responsi ble to a

major degree for the organization of the Agricult~ral Science Option so that its graduates could qualify for admission to courses at the Onta rio College of Educashytion leading to the High School Assistshyants Certificate Type A Agriculture In 1950 he orga nized the General Scishyence Option leadin g to Type A Science

Professor Bob Moffatt was known continued

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to most physics students as the Prof and taught for many years the undershygraduate and graduate courses in theory of measurement and statistics He did much to cncourage agricultural reshysearchers to use statistical methods in the interpretations of their results and assisted in many of the a nalyses

[t is most fitting for the College of Physical Science to offer a scholars hi p

established in memory of Professor and Mrs Moffatt who gave so much to the department and the community

The $200 scholarship will be awarded annually to a student who has completed semester 4 and is enrolled in semester 5 or higher of an Honours Program in Mathematics Statistics or Physics

Alumni who graduated from the

Rites Of Passage Worthwhile Graduate work is not everyon es cup of tea Even an intense love of learning can be daunted by long hours of painstaking research the trauma tic experience of the oral comprehensive and the setting forth - and re-working- of first the masters then the doctora1 thesis

But for Bob Dudley who received his PhD in orga nic chemistry at winter Convocation stopping a t the bachelors level would have been unthinka ble He says he was too excited by the prospect of trying his ha nd at basic research something he had been una ble to do as an undergraduate

Bob came to Guelph three years ago from the University of Georgia where he obtained his M Sc working under Professor Ed Janzen When Professor Janzen joined Guelphs Deshypartment of Chemistry Bob moved there too

Bobs doctoral research has Inshyvolved a method of detection called spin trapping of free radicals that is molecules which have an unpaired elecshytron Spin trapping is only used in ten or 12 places in the world Three places in Canada including Guelph use it regularly it is not used at all on a regular basis in the United States

Looking back over the past three years Bob says the hardest things to contend with were assembling his thesis from all those piles of research material and confronting a sea of strange faces as he walked in to teach his first lab

But despite such trying moments Bob has enjoyed his time at Guelph a nd the abundance of ideas a nd stimulating atmosphere created by the joint campus arrangement of the Guelph-Waterloo Centre for Graduate Work in Chemisshytry

Agr Sci option during the time when Professor Moffatt guided developments in physics mathema tics and statistics were informed by Dean MacNaughton of the plan to establish a Moffa tt Meshymorial Scholarship We are most grateshyful for the generous response

It is expected that the first award will be presented at the I Oth anniversary celebrations of the college on June 210

H e has been fortunate too in his wife of ten years Tricia who never doubted for a minute that he would get his degree and whose enthusiasm and moral support cheered him on when the going was especially ha rd

Although their interests and expershytise are different-she graduated from East Tennessee State University in 1969 with a BSc having studied speech pathology language and audiology and is a speech pathologist and teacher of deaf education in Guelph-they find themselves good sounding boards for each ot her s problems

With his doctoral qua lificatio ns completed Bob will be working during th e coming year as a post-doc for Chemistry professor Colin Fyfe in solid state MR (nuclear magnetic resoshynance) After that he will be looking for a more permanent job Bob views that prospect with optimism 0

Our Tenth Anniversary Celebrations -(n June 1970 the new Physical Science Building was officially opened T he building replaced the old rose-garden south of Zavitz Hall and drastica lly changed a birds-eye view to the southshyeast as demonstrated in the two photoshygraphs on this page

Physics Chemistry and Math-Stats

have flowered irl this first decade To celebrate this occasion the College will hold an official cake-cutting ceremony with tea at 400 pm June 21 in the lobby beside the Campus Co-operative Bookstore This is to be preceded by tours of the facilities

Coincidental with this celebration is

the 10th anniversary of the formation of the College of Arts the College of Social Science and the College of Physica l Science and at 630 pm on June 21 in the University Centre Faculty Club alumni of the three colleges will join ranks with cocktails and dinner Come join us then 0

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By Mary Cocivera

T he College of Physical Science has yet to reach the age of puberty but is

poised to enter its second decade as a major centre for science research and undergraduate programs in Canada

The short existence belies a long history on the Guelph campus as major supporting disciplines to the agricultural programs Stretching back to the 1880s the story progresses through such varied pursuits as analysis of dairy products sugar beets well water and wood ashes levelling and surveying water finding machines lightning rods ventilation and soil physics

Old-timers can spin colorful tales of early instructors There was Prof Soccer-Bill Blackwood whose speciality was (literally) dynamite He was fond of bringing dynamite caps into the lecture room to demonstrate their safety He regularly stood by the window toying with one of these capriciously explosive caps before lighting it and toss ing it out the window where it exploded on cue Art Thompson OAC )7 remembers the ill-fated cap that rode a stiff wind right into the open window of a lab full of equipment on the lower floor That cap too exploded on cue

Art chuckles as he describes Prof Blackwoods favorite exam question You have a rock three feet by four feet by five feet two feet of it underground in the middle of a swamp and you want to blast it out How much of a charge of dynamite do you need He describes the technique of mud-capping- planting dynamite under a mud cap on top of the rock and letting er rip You can sit down and do all the calculations for this problem says Art but the right answer is that the rock is in a swamp so why would you need to blast it away

No reflections on the physical sciences could be complete without reference to Prof Moffatt claims Dean Earl MacNaughton He was called Mr Physics and his courses on theory of measurements were dubbed theory of Moffatt

Years When the Physics Building was built

in 1916 recalls the Dean inmates from the Ontario Reformatory were used to ca rry plaster a nd so the plasterers pu t a generous inch-thick layer on the ceilings By the early 50s the plaster frequently and with very little warning separated [rom the Ilath and both Prof and I had some close calls when the plaster would suddenly drop in our offices and on laboratory benches

Ventilation was indeed a problem when 50 to 60 students gathered for a qua1litative analysis laboratory and started bubbling H2S through solutions in order to precipitate metal ions H2S is infamous for it s smell --middotrotten eggs concen tra ted Professor John Rothwel OAC 39 now retired developed sensitive timing catchill~ about-to-expire students and hauling them to the window for a breather We had big fans installed he explains but the students opened the windows next to the fan short-circuiting the makeshift ventilation system Qualita tive analysis was eventually dropped from the curriculum Professor Rothwell is

The Chemistry Building Circa j 91 O

covered with equipment Chemistry had the distinction of being

the first science department on campus to have its own building by 1887 (the odiferous na ture of the pursuit no doubt affected the decision to construct a separate building) The building however la sted only until 1896 when fire destroyed it The replacement on the same location-where the north wing of the Arts Building now stands- housed generations of chern students until the Department of Chemistry moved to the present Chemistry and Microbiology building in 1965

When Prof Bill Brown arrived on campus in the 1 940s he suggested only partially in jest that the venerable building be named Reek Hall after the then president of the OAC William R Reek OAC 10 It was an idea that never emerged from the flask

The building easily would have justified that label Prof Brown tells of a visiting chemist from Iowa State University As he walked through the front entrance he sniffed deeply and sighed Ah beautiful-this is a lovely chemistry building It takes years of chemical training to appreciate the bouquet of aged chemistry buildings

convinced because other faculty members didnt appreciate the smell

While future physicists werent likely to find their way to the Guelph campus the OAC trained many of the high school science teachers in Ontario The old Agricultural Science option introduced ill 1922 and the General Science option introduced in 1950 provided an excellent broad scientific background for high school teaching and graduate study in any number of agricultural and scientific disciplines

With the establishment of the University of Guelph in 1964 the physical sciences emerged from their supporting roles to limelight positions on campus Greatly expanded research facilities and undergraduate laboratory capability had to be provided The Physics Department had been cramped for years in the red brick building and was unable to develop its undergraduate programs nor introduce graduate student and research programs appropriate for the mushrooming University The Chemistry Department had moved into the new Chemistry and MicrobiOlogy Building but research activity in the department had expanded graduate programs were becoming mOre important and essential scientific

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equipment was proliferating Both tcaching and research activities required much more space

The Physical Science Building an efficient gem of an edifice was completed and occupied by the fall of 1969 Attached to the Chemistry and Microbiology Building it provided expanded facilities for chemistry as well as teaching research and office space for Physics Mathematics and Sta tistics When the Department of Computing and Information Science emerged in 1971 it located in the Institute of Computer Science Building (the renovated Physics Building) for proximity to the computer hardware

For Physics the move to the new facilities was like a speed-of-light journey from 1916 to 1970 From graffiti-embellished lab benches to immaculate well-equipped spacious undergraduate la boratories from dingy basement research cubby-holes to well-lighted laboratories from makeshift to state-of-the-art equipment

Equipping the departments with essential iescarch instruments will be a never-ending program because the advances in science occur rapidly and because Guelph will want to maintain its hard-earned position at the forefront of research in Canada

By most accounts the move to the building occurred so smoothly that the undergraduate students remember only closing the drawer in one laboratory one day and showing up the next day in a new lab

We collected a roomful of old glassware brass bunsen burners and all kinds of junk when we moved out of the old Physics Building recalls Professor Jim Hunt Instead of throwing it out I bet other faculty members that we could sell it We did --we sold every last bit of broken glass and laboratory equipment amassed $500 and started a scholarship fund for undergraduate students in physics

The very existence of the physical science disciplines is often overshadowed by the emphasis on the life sciences at Guelph Because of this undergraduate degree programs stili attract a relatively small number of students-a predicament that is both attractive and threatening at the same time Faculty describe the size of some of the undergraduate programs as

bull uncomfortably small while recent graduates from the programs see the small size as an important difference between Guelph aNd the grist mills that churn out hundreds of graduates

Everything has to do with size observes Terry Clifford Like most of his classmates at the OAC he came from a rurat background We really appreciated Guelphs organization in terms of social

development We got to know everyone in our class Professors assigned to the year really developed close relationships There was no dou bt that everyone encouraged us Professor MacNaughton (now the dean) was like a mother hen-he developed a really close rapPorl with all the students and graduates Hes a mini alumni associa t ion hi msel r

How the Physical Sciences disciplines evolved on the Guelph campus is a fascinating account in itself They all appeared originally to serve agricultural interests Chemists performed analyses on everything from soil to sugar beets physicists monitored the weather and contributed a variety of engineeringshyoriented expertise Mathematicians helped agricultural research workers use statistical methods to interpret their da tao Even the late-comer Computing and Information Science appeared on campus in an agricultural capacity Animal scientists had gathered enough milking data on cards to fill a room but couldnt use the information The computer stored that information and made it accessible for research

The undergraduate program in Computing and Information Science reflects these origins emphasiZing systems rather than computation It focuses on how to best utilize the computer to solve problems This approach meshes well with the existing biological and agricultural research on campus Fourth year classes in computing science boast about 35 students the 90 terminals in the ICS building are in use practically round-the-clock and the majority of students on campus has some contact with the computer during studies at Guelph

WHAT IS TO COME The general perception of whats

happening in the job market for physical science graduates is completely incorrect according to Professor Jack MacDonald Chairman Department of Physics In the

next decade there won t be enough physicists ma thema ticia ns and chemists to go around There was a move away from the physical sciences when they were blamed for pollution and technological problems Students looked to the biological sciences for solutions Now were seeing a move back to chemistry and physics as young people start to recognize that they offer the best hope for long-range solutions to many pressing problems Physical Science graduates are basically problem-solvers

The pre-adolescent CoJlege of Physical Science has emerged from a decade that was turbulent for the physical sciences at all institutions Ted Newton describes the see-saw years Until about 1970 we had money and jobs to offer but no one to whom to offer them Then the money dried up and really good candidates for faculty positions became availa ble

The disciplines not only are firmly esta blished on ca mpus but are setting high standards in teaching and research Were proud of the progress in physical sciences in the 15 years since the formation of the University adds Dean Earl MacNaughton

Faculty pursue research in fields as diverse as biophysics environmental toxicology electrochemistry surface physics neutron scattering mathematical and sta tistical a nalysis of biologica I systems and the design of a georeferences data base for the Province of Onta rio Funds from outside sources amounting to about one and a half million dollars annually support a large portion of this fundamental and applied research

As the disciplines continue their growth predicts the Dean our faculty will strive to preserve the informality and close contact with students that has distinguished Guelph in the past

The College may be only ten years old but has already come of age in the scientific research community I990- here we come 0

A physics leclure 1958 with Dr Earl MacNaughton now Dean

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y ou hear the sales approac h lt1 llmost cve ry day The new improved producl - more

powerful more efficient more everything Well that sa me approach very aptly applied

to College Roya I and University Open House 80 This yea r as well as the usual multitud e of events and exhibits across-camrus there were many exciting and refreshing innovations that added that extra sparkle to the glitter

The officia l opening of open house weekend by a professional actor and comedian was a first Canadils own tongue-in-cheek Don Harron though not bespectacled and disguised in the dilaridatcd cloth cap three-day beard and moth-eat en swea ter of the irreverent Chrlie Farquharso n ce rtainly sounded like that entertaining rural cha racter during a eourle of his r ertinent rronouncements

Another new fea ture of this years College Royal open hOlle weekend walt Fly-Days The sky W i the limit when at $7 a ti ck t cIIQO11 ers took 30-minute flights over the Univcrsit v nd thc surrounding ar a Thc Flying C1uh1I thl

Don Harron and Charlie Farquharson opened open house weekend with ColeRe Royal president Dawn Wert and College Roya cehbrafll Connalyn Cooke

Something New At Collegl

Where MY funny hal University of Guelph dreamed up the idea provided planes and pilots and des pite il storm that dumped ten inches of snow on G uelph in less than three hours ilttrac ted more thiln 40 adventu rers

Another well-attended newcomer event was th e Woodsman Comretitions where ring of axe rasp of crosscut sa wand flying logs a od woodchips filled the a ir ilS contestants pitted their muscles ilgainst the clock

A new wag and wiggle to the O Vc Dog Show was the mutt show - comrlete with a delightful dog-in -a n-Easter-bonnet competition

Well over 20000 people visit ed the campus during Collegc Royal open hou se weekend

Pr~ilting the thousa nds of bu sy students who orgil ni zed something for this University that it could not do for itself Prcsident Donald F Forster lnuded them for rroudly serving the 56-year tradition of College Roy~Jmiddot

What s new a t College Roy~l ) The rhot ograrhs on these two pagcs sum it ur much hetter th ~1 1l mInv tnou s no of word~ []

Pilots with the Flying Cluh at the Univ(fsity of Guelph introduced Fly-Days With customers is Paul Sullivan right Club prlsident

Collegl Royal open house weekend was a cold one but students who entered the Woodsman Competitions soon warmed to the job

Royal 80 A 30s lapper Daisy Mae

Linda Filller 80 Derek style at the fashion show

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A New

Look At Old

Folks Exerpts from a FACS sheet

by Mary Cocivera

I nd ependence self-respect and dignity can make the difference between

enjoying the later years and mere ly enduring them Helping seniors maintain their independence is an increasingly popular more enlightened approach to providing the services required by the elder ly

Canadas population is getting old The proportion of the elderly is increasing as a result of extended life span lower birth rates and immigration cutbacks The percentage of Canadas popula tion over 65 increased from 5 per cent in 190 I to 87 per cent in 1976 Demographic projections predict that in 50 years more than 20 per cent of the Canadian population will be over 65

Supporting these elderly and providing the needed services will demand novel approaches new insights and an emphas is on enjoying rather than enduring the later years

WHO ARE THE ELDERLY

The elderly a re generaJly considered to be anyone over 65 yea rs old-the age of mandatory retirement At tha t turning point workers stop being wage earners and sta rt being senior citizens They receive old age security benefits draw pensio ns and ride buses at reduced ra tes

The retirement years are rewarding for many seniors Jackrabbit Johannsen still cross-count ry skis at 104 Grandma Moses painted into her 90s others earn university degrees pursue second careers indu lge in hobbies travel and find happiness in volunteer work But for some of the elderly the retirement years bring loneliness despair and poverty along with independence

Most of the elderly are women Of the elderl y living a lone 70 per cent are women

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The proportion of the elderly in Canada is increasing rapidly

Almost half of the women over 65 are widowed and widows outnumber widowers five to one

Three-quarters of the women over 65 living on their own have no income other than government stipends for the elderl y In Ontario these stipends now amount to about $365 monthly and are adjusted quarterly

INCOME DURING RETIREMENT

The financial picture for many seniors looks bleak but it may appear worse than it really is suggests Dr Kathleen Brown a family economist in the Department of Family Studies Without work-related costs retirees have lower expenses

In addition seniors can take advantage of free medical care free or reduced admissions property tax refunds income tax deductions public tra nsportation passes reductions on restaurant meals free drugs and seniors discoun ts at stores These benefits help spread retirement income that much further

Dr Brown suspects that the recently retired may see their financial position as worse than it rea ll y is She and Professor

Martin-Matthews arc doing a study of how recently retired people adjus t to changes in their economic and social status Its a difficu lt psychologica l adjustment for someone who has saved for retirement to start dipping into savings she says Consequently many scniors dont live as well as they co uld Some who could don t take taxis and hire help when they rea lly nced to because it is contrary to their Iife-Iong habits

The family home owned Iree and clear is a major economic assct in retirement and is the surest hedge against int1ation New programs likc the reverse mortgage can convert this asset into cash while a llowing the owner to stay in the house

In this scheme the bank or finance company buys the house over a period of about 20 ycars giving the resident homeowner monthly cash payments based on the assessed value of the house Varia tions on this theme may be one answer for asset-rich but cash-poor sen iors

Financially this arrangement makes good sense but convincing seniors may take some doing After people work a lifetimc to own a home outright they arc understandably reluctant to put a claim on it explains Dr Brown

Selling the family home in retirement is a calculated risk Will the capital from the house support a retired person for 10 years 20 years 30 yea rs Will it cover possi ble hi gh care costs in the later years A dollar saved in 1932 bu ys only 20 cents worth of goods and services at todays prices Int1ation will continue to erode the purchasing power of dollars saved fo r retirement

Financial management in general may present spec ial problems for many seniors notes Dr Brown Sources of income tend to be more diffuse in retirement coming from ann uities pensions RRSPs income supplements and perhaps reverse mortgages All of these require some attention managemen t and filling out of form s Often it s the widow who has to handle these ar rangements and she may be fac in g family finances for the first time in her life Seniors who could benefit from financial counselling don t know where to go for help

Growing old may not be glamorous but it need not be frig htening lonely and poverty-ridden In other cultures extended family a rrangements ass ure that elders will be loved needed and honoured until death In Canada senio rs place a high val ue on independence but geronto logists are now

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Election of alumni to Senate

Regulations governing election All alumni shall be eligible to vote providing they have graduated from the University of Guelph or the founding Colleges Alumni members of faculty a t the University of Guelph or full-time or part-time students enrolled in a pTogram under the jurisdiction of the Senate of the University of Guelph may not vote in the election of alumni to Senate if they have participated in the current election of faculty or the election of students to Senate

There shall be a minimum of one and a maximum of three elected alumni from anyone of the undernoted alumni bodies (a) Macdonald Institute or its successor College of Family and Consumer Studies (b) Ontario Agricultural College (c) Ontario Veterinary College (d) As a group the Colleges of Arts and Social Science and Wellington College- BA degree (e) As a group the Colleges of Biological Science and Physical Science and Wellington College-BSc degree

Each year the three-year terms of office of three of the nine alumni senators expire Retiring August 31 1980 are Frank Archibald OAC 39 W John Bowles CSS 72 and Dr Vc Rowan Walker OVC 47 The terms of office of Gordon B Henry OAC 34 Mrs Mary (Robertson) McGillivray Mac 36 and John R Flegg Arts 68 will expire August 31 1981 Charles (Chuck) Broadwell OAC 54 Bill Tolton OAC 36 and Dr Robert (Herb) Wright OVC 38 will sit on Senate until August 31 198 2

Voting instructions Please vote for a maximum of three candidates on the ballot form Voting shall be by an x Or checkm~rk Any mark on a ballot other than those required for marking the voters preference shall make the ballot null and void

Completed ballot form should be clipped and placed in an envelope on which you are requested to put your name and year in the upper left-hand corner To facilitate voting by an alumnus whose spouse is a lso an alumnus of the University of Guelph and who therefore jointly receive only one copy of the Guelph Alumnus two ballot forms are provided A joint return (two ballots in the same envelope) is acceptable only if the name and year of both voters a re on the envelope Address to Box SE Alumni Office University Centre University of Guelph Guelph Ontario NIG 2W l stamp and mail An on-campus polling booth in the foyer of the Physical Sciences Building will be open between the hours of 800 am and 200 pm on Saturday June 21 during Alumni Weekend Ballot forms and envelopes will be available at the booth On receipt at the Alumni Office eligibility to vote will be verified The sealed envelopes will be opencd on or after June 23 1980 and the ballots counted by scrutineers appointed by the Executivc Committee of the University of Guel ph Alumni Association Only valid ballots with voter identification on the enclosure envelopc received on or before that date will be counted

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FERGUSON Paul D I CPS 67 Guelph

I FERGUSON Paul D I CPS 67 Guelph J

I GRUBBE Arthur G (Art) I OAC 41 Arthur I

GRUBBE Arthur G (Art) OAC 41 Arthur

I LEWIS Robin BI Aits 73 BTantford

I MILNE (Dennison) Lorna A I OAC 56 Brampton

I LEWIS Robin B I Arts 73 Brantford

MILNE (Dennison) Lorna A I OAC 56 Brampton

I YOUNG N Richard P Arts MA 76 Ridgeville

YOUNG N Richard P 1 Arts MA 76 Ridgeville

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News From Guelph

CAMPUS HIGHLIGHTS Summer Campus 1980 Summer Campus 80 will be a laughing matter if Larry Horowitz has his way A professional entertainer Horowitz is teaching a comedy workshop as part of the U niversi ty s uniq ue vaca tion proshygram which this year begins July 7 Timing voice inflection and mannerisms are almost more important than content according to thi s young comic who deshylights in sending up commercials

From comedy to reincarnation and apiculture Summer Campus this year presents vacationers with an extraordishynary smorgasbord of courses and activishyties For some people a relaxing vacashytion means a complete change from their usual activities explains Professor Jim Murray who established the program the only one of its kind at a Canadian university five years ago Teachers

lawyers and housewives will probably be among those who take Horowitzs comedy workshop or classes In drawing piano-playing or conversational French

Others however prefer to use the time to further develop themselves professiona ly says Professor Murray This year for the first time courses which form part of certificate programs in business and education wil[ be ineludshyed so that the family can come along while mom or dad sharpens professional skills Some of the 27 adult courses offered thi s summer are designed to fulfill specific personal needs such as how to become a skillful negotiator or generally manage life more effectively

Summer Campus is an ideal chance for alumni to spend time at the Univershysity of Guelph again notes Professor Murray Since Summer Campus has 12 special youth progra ms for children from 4 to 16 years of age returning to your alma mater can become a family

affair This year youngsters can ha m it up in a theatre workshop or learn about science computcrs or nature Workshops in jOllrnalism and art also encourage young talent

Tennis squash swimming and 800 acres of green space provide numerous recreational opportunities In the eveshyning it is poss ible to enjoy the campus through twilight tours and a myriad of student events includling the community barbeque Musical performances Walt Disney film nights and socials are espeshycially organized for Summer Campus va ca tioners

Summer Ca mpus 80 has two oneshyweek sess ions July 7-11 and 14-18 Course rates begins at $25 for children and $35 for adults per week Residence accomodation is available For complete program a nd fee information contact Continuing Education Division UNIshyVERSITY OF GUELPH Guelph Onshytario NIG 2WI or phone (519) 824-4120 ext 39560

Biographical Sketches- Senate Candidates middot PAUL D FERG SON CPS 67 lives in Guelph and is territory manager with Supersweet Feeds Stratford Paul taught at J F Ross Collegiate and then farmed near Arthur As an alu mni sena tor he at on Senate from 1969 to 1972 and feels he can provide an effective voice for alumni

ARTHUR G (ART) GRUBB OAC 41 is retired and lives in Arthur after a 35-yea r career with OMAF as an Ag Rep for the counties of Prince Edward Gray Oxford l anark and Perth Art is Secretary Ontario Institute of Agrologists Guelph Branch and is married to Lenore (McFadden) Mac 40

ROBIN BAIRD LEWIS Arts 73 lives in Brantford and is a part-time professional artist (see article on pages 6 and 7) An art instructor at Fanshawe College Robin is also a free-lance com mercial artist and has illustrated childrens books Her name is in the Index of Ontario Artists

LORNA A (DENNISON) MILNE OAC 56 lives in Brampton where she has operated Flowertown Antiques for eight years She is a trustee with the Peel Board of Education and vice chairman of the North Peel unit of the Canadian Cancer Society She is married to Ross Milne OAC 55

N RICHARD P YOUNG Arts MA 76 lives in Ridgeville and is a candidate for bar admission He is with the law firm of Young and McNamara in Thorold With his knowledge of taw he feels he can contribute to Senate during this period of economic difficulty

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Great Year For Gryphons

Mens Hock ey Cryphons winners of the OUAA championship

With no less than seven Gryphon teams taking Ontario championships the 1979-1980 intercollegiate season at the University of Guelph was certainly an unprecedented one

II a II started in the fall when the Senior Mens Varsity Eight rowing tea m broke records at the Ontario Universishyties Athletic Association (OUAA) meet in Weiland to take first place Then the mens and womens curling teams trashyvelled to the Universi ty of Western Ontario to defeat all comers and sweep two Ontario titles

Following th at came a weekend at Guelph that will not soon be forgotten by those involved February 22-23 saw the University of Guelph host both the Ontario Womens Basketball Championshyships and the Ontario Wrestling Chamshypionsh ips At approximately 800 pm on Saturday Feb 22 the Guelph women defeated Laurentian University for their first ever Ontario Womens Intercollegishy

ate Athletic Association (OWIAA) championship Three hours later the men had edged out the University of Western Ontario to bring back the Onshytario wrestling title after an absence of one year

Meanwhile the womens crossshycountry ski team put together a strong effort and snatched the provincial title from perennia l winner Carleton Univershysity

It was also about this time that the men s hockey Gryphons were putting together a miraculous comeback Ending up in fifth place in the OUAA the team had to travel to Laurentian University for a sudden death game The Gryphons won it They then fell one game down in a best of three semi-final with the Unishyversity of Toronto Varsity Blues and had to win two in a row to advance to the final They did In the final against the number one ranked McMaster Universishyty Marlins the Gryphons again fell one

game down You guessed it they won th e next two and became the second team ever to win back-to-back Ontario championships

The wrest lers basketball and hockshyey players all advanced to the Canadian Intra-universi ty Athletic Union (CIAU) Championships and a lthough no team titles were brought home they a ll made their presence felt at the national level

As weJl as seven championships the Gryphons had seven individual Ontario champions They were Ken Hawthorne in the 15 km Nord ic sk iing race and Bob Pronk Ken Bradford Jamie Beshythune Ed Slabikowski Gavin Carrow and Wayne Brightwell from th e wresshytling Gryphons The Nordic ski relay team of Dan MaJlet John Bonardelli and Ken Hawthorne also took a gold at the OUAA championships At the CIAU wrestling ch ampionships Wayne Brightwell took a gold medal in his weight class

The Gryphons also had ten Ontario a ll-stars in Candy Clarkson Linda Jolie Sue Lindley Mike Sesto Rick Dundas and Tom Heslip from basketball John Lowe and Jeff Inglis from football Mike McParland from hockey and Tony Tenwesteneind from volleyball Candy Clarkson wa s also named to the allshyCanadian team at the CJAU banquet in Halifax

Following the completion of the schedules the first annual Co-Educashytional Awards Banquet was held at the University s Peter Clark Hall The event was well received by athletes and staff a like and plans are already in the making for next seasons banquet 0

Microbiology Open House June 15 Microbiology is fascinating Thats the message of an open house to be held Sunday June 15 from I 00 pm to 500 pm in the Universitys Chemistry and Microbiology Building College of Physshyical Science Sponsored by the Canadian Society of Microbiologists Committee on Education with the co-operation of the Departments of Microbiology Vetshyerinary Microbiology and Immunology and the Microbiology Club Microbioloshygy Day is for everyone-young and old novice and expert alike

Four second-floor laboratories will house presentat ions demonstrations and poster displays of the latest research

developments in medical agricultural and industrial microbiology-in a way that can be readily understood even by non-scientists

For those who want to explore furshyther there will be tours of resea rch laboratories where work will be in progshyress and equipment in use including the electron microscope Interes ted visitors may also tour the Department of Veterishynary Microbiology and Immunologys research facilities

At 300 pm in Room 200 of the Chemistry and Microbiology Building Jay Ingram microbiologist and host of CBC Radio s Quirks and Quarks will

give a slide and video lecture on the history of microbiology and some of the most recent trends The talk will be aimed primarily at high school students but everyone should find it interest ing Later Jay will mingle and chat with visitors

Microbiology Day has been planned as part of the first joint annual meeting -of the Canad ian Society of Microbiolo shygists and the Genetics Society of Canashyda being held on campus from June J 5 to June 19 Over 400 delegates from across Canada and the United States will be there Heres a chance to hobnob with the experts Plan to bring the whole family It promises to be a great day 0

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Alumni Publications-Consolidation ue to a combination of rapidly escalating paper prices and mailing rates and a directiveD issued to all academic and administrative units of the University requesting that a ll 1979-80

budget submissions reflect a 5 per cent reduction of their 1978-79 budget allotments it became necessary to review the vital field of a lumni publications

To this end President DF Forster appointed a Special Advisory Committee on Alumni Publications with representatives from the U of G Alumni Association and each of the seven college alumni associations The Committee compiled a re port and the President accepted its recommendation to consolidate the Guelph A lumnus and the se ven individual college alumni bulletins

Through the year the four re gular issues of the Guelph Alumnus will consist of 36 pages and up to 18 page s in each issue will be a llocated to the college alumni associations Space will be divided in proportion to the size o f individual college alumni bodies and copy for the 18 pages will be pro vided by individual college e ditors To obtain a good institutional image and to m ainta in alumni acceptance the quality of Guelph Alumnus paper stock has been upgraded to a lighter weight coated stock This will result in lower mailing costs

Subject to annual review and the availa bility of funds the President has approved the publication ot an e ight-page Annual Alumni Weekend Supplement under the individual mastheads of the seven college alum ni associations The supplement will consist of a common four-page insert covering Alumni Weekend programs plus a four-page format of copy exclusive to and provided by e ach of the seven college alumni associations

Your colle ge editors met a de m anding deadline for this the first consolidated publication and we are very grateful to them We t hink we ve done the right thing-what do you think Ed 0

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OAC Alumni Association Golf Tournament

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Peacekeeper Playing a key role in peacekeeping opershya tions is as much an a rt as a defined position sa ys Political Studies professhysor Henry Wiseman Professor Wiseshyman who has also been Faculty Assoshyciate in the Office of the Provost this past year has been named Director of Peacekeeping Programs at the Internashytional Peace Academy (IPA) New York He assumed the position for one year as of Janu ary I

The Interna tional Peace Academy which was established in 1969 as an institute devoted to furthering the skills of conflict resolution has a vita l pa rt to

Hes Off To Israel John Vanderkamp

Professor John Vanderkamp Chairman Department of Economics has been apshypointed as visiting professor in the Cashynadia n Studies Program at Hebrew Unishyversityin Jerusalem

Professor Vanderkamp will spend the greater part of three months April to June in Israel where he will give a graduate course in labor economics a nd make himself available for consultations with faculty a nd graduate students

The Canadian Studies Program is relatively new It was established in

Birth Of OASA Much overdue but now ready for acshytion is the way Professor KJ Duncan describes the Ontario Association of Sociology and Anthropology (OASA) Professor Duncan of the UniversityS Department of Sociology and Anthroshypology was the Associa tions first presishydent

Canada has not been without asshysociations in the fi eld There is a nationshyalone the Canadian Sociological and Anthropological Association a nd over

play in world a ffairs The U N as Professor Wiseman pointed out has no specific constitut ional basis for pcaceshykeeping in its charter although it does practise peacekeeping from time to time on an ad hoc basis

Over the ycars a ttempts have been made to define the practice in constitushytiona l terms but without success Professor Wiseman believes there are good political reasons why this has not occurred the fear by some states that the UN would evolve its own a uthority or military force less dependent on the will of the member states

For this reason the IPA while remaining independent of the UN pershyform s the crucial functions of developing

1978 as the result of a VISit by John Roberts then Secretary of State to Israel Funded by the Canadian govern shyment and Toronto philanthropists Dr and Mrs Ralph Halbert the program got under way last year when urban planner Peter Oberlander of British Coshylumbia spent a period at the Israeli university

The successful applicant for the program is selected from candida tes in the social sciences hu manities a nd law Administra tion of the selection is handshyled at the Canadia n end by an advisory committee made up of eight members from a variety of disciplines in Frenchshya nd English-speaking institutions from across the country Recommendationsmiddot are submitted by the Canadian commitshytee to the Hebrew University where the final choice of visiting scholar is made

Professor Vanderkamps talents make him eminently suited to the posishytion H e is the editor of Canadian Public

the yea rs regiona l ones have emerged in the Maritimes Quebec and the western provinces but not until now in Onta rio

Professor Duncan and a number of others including department chairman Professor WE Thompson and departshyment colleague Professor TF Condon have actively supported the idea of a provincial association for years because as Professor Duncan says the real acshytion takes place at the provincial level We need such an assocation he adds to provide a provincial presence to speak on behalf of our two disciplines to government representatives and to the

procedures and policies for peacekeeping to bring greater order to the ad hoc UN practice Such activity is dependent on broad co-operation by UN members One hundred and fourteen have parshyticipa ted in IPA programs to date

The Political Studies professors tasks include arranging professional inshyternational training seminars for diploshymats military officers academics and policy makers in the subjects of peaceshykeeping mediation and negotiation and setting up off-the-record meetings beshytween parties directly involved in disshyputes such as Namibia a nd the Middle East These a re two of the ma in duties of the Academy 0

Policy- Analyse de Poliliques the jourshynal which he founded six years ago to bring together resea rch in economics a nd rela ted disciplines such as political science and sociology with a view to stimulating research and discussion of problems in Canadian policy He is also a member of the executive council of the Canadian Economics Association and author of many papers on Canadian economic activity

The aim of the program is to inshycrease Canadian exposure overseas the economist says It is hoped that eventushyally graduate fellowships in Canadian studies will be made available for stu-

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dents at the Hebrew University further extending the educationa l scope of the program

In the initial five years of operation an endowment fund is being built up Once that income is esta blished visiting professorships will be for a years durashytionD

pUblic Professor Duncan says meetings of

the Associa tion will take place twice a year and that attention will be turned to ways of improving the teaching of socishyology and anthropology as well as a tshytracting the participation of those workshying in community colleges government -private agencies and in industry

For further information about the Association contact Mrs Wilda Blackshylock through the Depa rtment of Socioloshygy and Anthropology (519) 824-4120 ext 3894 0

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The College of Biological Science Alumni Association

~ BIO-ALUMNI ~ NEWS Editor Jane Selley Arts 70

J Tent And Sleeping Bags Anyone Panoramic scenery wa rm campfires wild-flowers and pines scenting fresh summer breezes quiet walks along wooded trails a chance to photograph relax and enjoy the company of good friends Sounds like a dream doesn t it

Well your dreams have come true because the CB S Alumni Association has designed such a weekend this year just for you

From June 6 to 8 1980 (Friday evening to Sund ay night) we have for alumni and their families an Interpreshytive Weekend excursion to Cyprus Lake Provincial Park on th e picturesque Upper Bruce Peninsula We have lined up a full weekend of activity including a wildlife photography sessi on plant and geomorphology lectures bird watching

a Fathom Five ta lk a boat trip to Flower Pot Island a nd much much more

Photographers will want to see the orchids which will be in bloom that wcekend a nd there are ma ny excellent access points for scuba diving enshythusi ast s as well Brave folks might even attempt a midnight dip in th e cool waters of Georgian Bay

We will be camping in the Provinshycia[ Park and should qualify for free group camping if enough adventurers register for the s leep-out If youre not one for organized activities thats okay too

While only a few hours drive from Guelph this part of Ontario is an historshyic glacial-formed environment supportshy

ing rich and diverse flora and fa una You are required to bring your ow n

support gea r food clothing and provide tran sport a tion to a nd from the park The CBSAA will be providing wilderness progra ms and marshmallows

Most o f all the weekend a[ lows friends old and new a chance to relax together and enjoy some free time Twen ty-nine people have already sig ned up a nd we think this will truly be our best event ever

For registration write to CBS Interpretive W eekend co Department of Alumni Affairs a nd Development Level 4 Unive rsity Centre University of Guelph Guelph Ontar io N I G 2W I or telephon e (519) 824-4120 Ext 2122 0

Your 1980 Executive The CBS Alumni Association Board of Directors for 1980 who were elected a t the Annua l Meeting at College Roya[ is a mi xture of new and old faces Wed like to tell you something about each of these people who have volunshyteered their time for you

AI Sippel BSc 74 President A[ is a fish hea lth biologi st with the Ontario Ministry of N a tural Resources working on campus

Richard Moccia BSc 76 MSc 78 Immediate Past President Rick is preshysentlya U of G fish pathologist offershying a consulting service to commercial fish farms la rge aquaria home aquarishyots and resea rch subcontractors

David MaraIdo MSc 78 Vice Presishydent David is a fisheries biologist for Canada Centre for In[and Waters Burlshyington Ontario

Winn Halina BSc 74 MSc 77 Secshyretary T reasurer Winn is a researc h assistant in the Department of Biomedishyca l S cience at the O Vc

Sheena Ba msey BSc 77 Director Sheena is a research chemist for Shell C a nada Ltd

J im Ga llivan BSc 73 M Sc 77 Dishyrector Ji m has been a Ph D student in Medical Sciences a t McMas ter Univershysity since 1978

At the Annual M eeting I to rare

president AI Sippel 74

Professor R on Brooks Zoology and immediate

past president Rick Moccia 76

Ron presented a da zz ling talk and

show on th e Galapagos

Islands

Ka thryn Martin BSc 76 Director Kathryn is a grad student in the Depa rtshyment of Biomedical Sci ence

Margo Tant BSc 76 Director Margo is a full-time stude nt at the O Vc

Jan Watson BSc 75 Director Jan our first CBS President is now an applications specia list fo r Pa yton Asshysocia tes which manufactures e lectronic medica l instruments 0

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University of G uelph 3049 CBS stushyA Message From dents including pos tgraduate students

President

Al Sippel

Al Sippel 74

As the incoming president of the College of Biological Science Alumni Associashytion I would like to thank the immedishyate Past President Richard Moccia 76 and the other outgoing members of the Board of Directors Ted Armstrong 74 Les Dunn 76 Jim Grayston 75 Kathy Martin 76 Ambrose Sarnulski 73 Jim Sheldon 74 and Pat Yungblut 73 for their accomplishments

Over the past year Richard and the others expended a considerable amount of time and energy on alumni associashytion activities with excellent results Both Careers ight and the Elora Gorge Walk were successful again this year Careers N ight is organized specifishycally for senior undergraduate CBS studenb One or two aluIllni frOI11 each

program (eg Microbiology Human Kinetics Zoology N utrition Botany l Genetics) returned to discuss aspects of job hunting resume writing and career development The Elora Gorge Walk was designed to promote outdoor activishyties for alumni during Alumni Weekend

Our other regular activities the Homecoming Biobash and the Annual General Meeting were less successfuL Although a few faithful alumni turned out for each event they were very poorly attended

Despite these disappointments the Association completed two projects that have been on the drawing board for some time Life membership dues finally reached a sufficient level to start a tru st fund for two scholarships for second year CBS students These scholarships will be presented for the first time in 1980

A special Distinguished Alumnus Award was also created this past year Although no nominations for the a ward were received its crea tion provides a format for honouring graduates of the cBS who have distinguished themshyselves in some field

I am confident that thi s year members of the Board of Directors will be ab le to maintain the momentUin generated by their predecessors 1 he nlOW faces on the Board should provide an abundance of energy and fresh ideas Board members serving second or more terllls will provide the necessary experishyelllOe gained from previous years Thi s blend of old and new has worked well in the past and should continue to do so

The major thrust of this years Board of Directors will be aimed at increas ing membership in the Associashytion In the ten years that the College of Biological Science has been a part of the

have graduated However only 202 (66 per cent) of these have Joined the CBs Alumni AssolOiation T herefore much of our effort will be devoted to contacting alumni evaluating their eommenb and re-evaluating our program in an attempt to attract more members

You probably ques tion why you should become a member of the Associshyation Me mbership dues are necessa ry to operate and expand the projects that I have outlined I believe that the CBs Alumni Asocia tion has a lot to offer to undergraduates to the University comshymunity and most importantly to alumshyni

I n particular we provide a forum for keeping in touch with former classshymates through the Guelph Alumnus and the Bio-A lumni N ews Alumni Weekend Supplement and by sponsoring events to which alumni return However as with any organization particularly one such as the CB S Alumni Association that is rel atively young there is always room for improvement If you believe the programs offered by the C BS Alumni Association are inappropriate please let us know as a re-evaluation of alumni shyoriented even ts will be made this year

Without input from our alumni change will not necessarily mean imshyprovement We need your support in the form of members hip and your opinion of the present program In particular I would appreciate receiving comments from Department of Human Kinetics alumni who have been noticeably absent from many of our activities in recent years Please give a little thought to what you think the CB S Alumni A~soshy

ciation should be doing and forward you r ideas to Al Sippel co Departllient of Alumni Affair and Development Levlt 4 niversity Centre niversityof Guclph Cruelph Ontario N 1 G 2W 1 0

Careers Night Seventy-five people attended enjoyed and asked many questions of the six speakers at the 2nd Annual College of Biological ScieIlce Alulllni Association Careers ight

John Byrne fish culture specialist with tell years at the Ministry of Natushyral Resources gave a strong talk stresshysing hiring methods attitude motivation and generally se t the lOne fo r Sheena

Ba rusey BSc 17 and her clever preshyentation which covered as a reselI ch chcmist in Microbiology at Guelph tactic~ to usc job applications and intershyesting facts about prospects for the fushyture in the job market

Jennifer Conners BSc 75 SOOIl to be an M D and who originally graduat shyed in Botany disc ussed the neces ity of being flexible of being wise and not being too specific ill job intcnt when entering uni ve rsity

Dr John Hilton Lkpar lmen t of

utr ition slressed the necessity fo r pcr onal contact and steing the top pCIon when making application for a position Dr John Powell told of the multitude of opportunities which ex ists for a well ed ucated perOIl giving examshyples of 26 graduates from the Departshyf1)tl1t of Huma n Kintl ics and their difshyk re llt afJ Puilltments

Ian W hite OAe 52 co-ordinator of Placement Services summarized and told of the lllaIlY useful services that the

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Macdonald Institute College of Family and Consumer Studies

Alumni Association

ALUMNI NEWS Editor Wantedl

Elizabeth Gullel 55

Food Industry Welcomes Contacts Industry may seem a world away from the univlrsity environment but Conshysumer Studies professor Elizabeth Gulshylett 55 spent the fall semester bridging this gap She visited about 25 companies in the food industry to see what they arc doing in sensory evaluation of food and consumer rda tions

Professor Gullett started her odysshysey through the food industry by conshytacting the presidents of the companies then visiting their laboratories and conshysumer relations departments HI feel very positive about the developments in

News Editor Wanted The position of Alumni ews Editor for the Mac- FACS Alumni Association is presently vacant

The person who fills this position has the important job of gathering and co-ordinating information for the threeshypage Mac-fACS Alumni News section in each of the quarterly Guelph AlurnshyfillS pUblications and for one four-page unit of news in the Annual Alumni

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these two areas she comments The Canadian food industry IS

expanding and refining its programs in sensory evaluation and consumer relashytions

Sensory evaluation techniques run the gamut from rudimentary tests to very complete profile studies that inshyvolve a team of five or six trained tasters Companies have learned that sensory evaluation improves their batshyting average in introducing new proshyducts Professor Gullett explains that it used to be common for only ten ou t of every 100 ideas to see the light of day and of those only one would be a success Sensory evaluation helps idenshytify the potentially successful products and saves significantly in product develshyopment costs

Curious abollt the state of sensory evaluation in the cosmetics industry Professor G ulictt also contacted several Canadian cosmetics companies but found virtually no activity in the area

ost 01 the Canadian cosmetics firms are distributors for foreign products They tend to rely on the technical expershytise of the parent company

The food industry is becoming more Canadian in outlook according to Professor Gullett Canadian branches of foreign companies are developing food testing product development and evalushyation functions in Canada

Consumer relations have blossomed

Weekend Supplement The Editor is a member of a Comshy

mittee of ditors which meets regularly prior to the publication of each Guelph Alumnus to plan and co-ordinate alumshyni news portions

The Editor is a member of the Mac-FACS Alumni Association Board of Directors which meets regularly throughout the year The Alumni Assoshy

in the last decade particularly throughshyout the food industry Professor Gullett suspects tha t the industry is trying to overcome what it perceive to be a bad public image The consumer movemellt nudged most companies into a greater awareness of consumers and a commitshyment to deal with their complaints and suggestions She was impressed with the speed and thoroughness with which the food companies handled consumer comshyplaints

The visits to the companies revep d that permanent and summer employshyment prospects for Consumer Studies graduates will continue to be good Our students have a lways been hired for their technical knowledge she notes but their broad knowledge of consumer concerns will bccome more and more attractive to employers

While learning about food company programs Professor Gullett did not miss the opportunity to tell her hosts about the undergraduate programs research and expertise in the Department of Conshysumer Studies

Every company I visited seemed genuinely pleased to have someone from a university show an interest in what they are doing she observed Many industry people told me they had regular contacts with community colleges but not with universities A continuing exshychange of ideas will be mutually benefishycial 0

ciation pays all telephone and postage costs of collecting information for the two publications and has designated an honorarium of $50 per publication for the Editor

If you are interested in this posishytion please ca II or write ei t her Roseshymary Clark 59 at the Alumni Office 824-4120 ext 2122 or Ruth Wilson 6251 Oak Street Guelph NIG 2Nl 821-2632 (after 5 pm)

Remember if you wish to continue receiving news of your college we must have all Editor - and 0011 J

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Freighter Voyage By Dr Margaret S McCready

The winter season was a good time to be one of 12 passengers eight Canadian women four Americans (two men two women) on a large freighter Delta Line out of Brooklyn ew York Deshycember 14 1979 for a seven-week voyshyage through the Caribbean and the Panama Canal to Ecuador Peru and Chile and return But cargo was the important item to the ships owners and about one day out of Brooklyn a new sched ule was posted cutting out the Caribbean ports at Aruba Santo Doshymingo and Barranquilla

Cargo was delivered or picked up at Philadelphia Baltimore Charleston and Mi ami in generally very fine weather There were perhaps one and a half days of slight turbulence off Cape Hatteris enough to make it difficult to set the ta bles in the dining room which we shared with a dozen ships officers and the captain

The crew of about 30 sailors were a busy lot-always some ship s painting to be done as well as swabbi ng down the decks Handling the ve ry large banana crop (green) of Ecuador was a big part of the work for longshoremen-bananas to Chile and to New York State Much of the ships cargo had to be kept at spec ific temperatures SOme of it frozen

Above all we and the officers had excellent meals and very spacious wellshycared for cabins with toilets Actually by the terms of the Seamens Union all sa ilors must be given plentiful and good food to keep them happy and well nourshyished and this was certa inly so

We enjoyed knowing the ships offshyicers One a graduate in law was workshy

ing on a freight er to find out more about mercantile law he was busy also getting his daily exercise by weight-lifting and chinning the bar We passengers worked a bit on the stationa ry bicycle for our exercise

Another officer a graduate engishyneer was working on the freighter to learn more abo ut ship building and space utili zation One specialist in navishygation reminded us to keep certain curshytains drawn at night to prevent glare on the ocean waves which confused their navigation readings from the heavens There is a constant charting of the ship s position on the high seas

Special celebrations and meetings with the captain and officers sometimes when films were shown were enjoyed but also enjoyed was the time spent watching the intricate organization of the loading and unloading of cargo some of it in containers However on docking with the help of pilots we usualshyly planned to take taxis to the big cities and market places not forgetting the small Indian craft shops on or close to the docks The native crafts of fine straw and hair work knitted-wear and handshymade dresses beautiful jewelery of seshymi-precious stones such as lapislazuli malachit e a nd onyx were hard to resist

The museums cathedrals and other handsome buildings reminded us of the culture~ If ( i er peoples in addition to th e Spanish con ribution The beautiful scenery and the objects d art a lmost made us forgetful of the repressive govshyernments in most of these South Amerishycan countries today

It was a memorable days trip when

we motored from Valparaiso Ch ile through the foothills of the Andes to the beautiful capital city Santiago seeing en route the dry desert and mountain country bordering the very fertile va lleys growing lush market and fruit crops (not bananas)

Some bridge playing a nd much reading took up considerable time so that it was difficult to keep a diary and write postcards to friends Obviollsly there was some real rela xa tion and rest on the journey Tt was always pleasant to be having such delightful summcr weat her and enjoying some sunning on deck with tea and happy hours whenshyever one wished to utili ze the passenger lounge for a friendl y get-together

Yes despite sc hedules being changed and in this case shor tened by one week the sea voyage from North to South America at this season was a delight D

Passing through Ihe Suez Canal

The Delta Venezuela out of Brooklyn New York Margaret McCready right in Santiago Chie

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Families Coping With Change The family is alive and well in the twentieth century despite widely pubshylished reports that it is an outdated social institution Social critics bemoan the disintegration of the family and use as evidence the soaring divorce rate juvcnile delinquency wife and child abuse and thc isolated elderly

This gloomy outlook is not shared by three faculty members in the Departshyment of Family Studies who have extenshysive experience working with families and are pursuing family-related reshysearch

Concern over weakening families is not unique to our generation observes Professor Anne Callagan a family socishyologist with a background in professhysiona social work Observers 50 years ago voiced many of the same complaints about urban families she notes and questions whether families have really changed as much as were led to believe The divorce ra Ie was 236100000 in Canada in 1976 and is rising but is still only about half of the US rate

Divorce has replaced death as a cause of single parent families over the years rn addition perhaps urban famishylies of 100 years ago didnt have probshylems with their teen-agers because so many adolescent children didnt live at home

Different Expectation What has changed dramatically is our expectation about family life Until the last few decades marriage tended to be an institutional arrangement On farms the family was a producing unit and in urban environments it was a framework for survival Today we look to the family for intimate personal relationships and emotional support

Professor Claude Guldner former Director of the Interfaith Counselling Centre in Kitchener and now on the faculty in Family Studies doesnt touch on the traditional institutional roles for marriage in describing todays family He focusses on the adult functions of marriage- companionship sharing afshyfcction and sex-instead of viewing marshyriage primari ly in terms of having chilshydren

Where Children Fit In Children are and will continue to be an important focus in most families but the

task of raising them is difficult in the climate of rapid social and technological change Todays parents live in a world very different from the one in which they were raised and their children will have to cope with an accelerating rate of change The task of raisi ng children is not so much preparing them for the world but equipping them to cope with the inevitable changes ahead

The rapid change and uncertainty in the world has eroded parents sense of self-confidence claims Professor George Kawash a child psychologist with a particular concern for parentchild inshyteractions One anchor parents can proshyvide in this unsettled environment is consis tency in their child rearing pracshytices But it is very difficult to maintain if the parents feel unsure of themselves and their parenting skills Children need rules limits and some authority but parents often shy away from setting rules because they view this as a form of authoritarianism says Professor Kashywash Rules are not in themselves aushythoritarian especially if the children ha ve the opportunity to express their grievances about rules they feel are unreasonable Children will be more willing to accept rules if they feel they can discuss them

Professor Guldner feels there is a tendency among educators now to look at the entire family in dealing with problems in children Many families are referred to family counselling agencies because a child has problems in school Ten years ago we would have blamed those problems on the school systems he says Today family counsellors look to the family for weaknesses or strains that may have contributed to such probshylems This approach acknowledges the continued importance of the family unit in the socialization of children

The Individual Within the Family Creating a stable family environment requires input from solid individuals In family counselling explains Professor Guldner we usually focus on the husshyband and wife roles because strong partshyners secure in their relationship funcshytion better in the mother and father roles Further the husband and wife relationship needs to be nurtured throughout a marriage so it can survive after the parenting roles have been

From a FACS sheet by Mary Cocivera

completed Many marri ages break down after the children leave home because the partners threw themselves into the father and mother roles to the exclusion of the husband and wife roles After the years of neglect there was nothing left of the original relationship as husshyband and wife

One of the great tasks in family therapy confided Professor Guldner is helping individuals differentiate themselves from their fa mily of origin Their personal development and success in marriage depend on emerging from the family of their childhood observ ing and evaluating it ancj then making ratioshynal but at the sa me time gut-level choices about their own future Many marriage and family problems are caused by a failure to work through this rela tionship The process is not complete until the individual reconnects and estashyblishes an entirely different relationship with his family of origiIi

A fam ily can provide a supportive environment in which to grapple with these relational tasks Professor Guldner describes marriage as a cyclical IIwe equilibrium which has its ups and downs Individual growth requires comshying to grips with the conflicts

He fears though that many people walk awa y from conflict in marriage by seeking divorce rather than working through the problem This short-cirshycuits individual growth he explains Family counselling helps partners deal with conflict in a marriage relationship but does not guarantee living happily ever after Sometimes working out a rel a tionship results in termination of the marriage

Professor Guldner sees the emphashysis on the individual as a positive develshyopment for the family Were becoming more tolerant of individual diffe rences within the family and among families Young people will feel freer to make choices based on what is best for them personally and inter-personally rather than external expectations -North Americans will find it easier to accept and respect different types of families in the decades to come but they will also have to accept the responsibility for making informed intelligent choices compatible with their personal values ambitions and capabilities 0

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The College of Phys ical Science Alumni Association -5Ju

I SCIMP Editor Bob Winkel

Cell Patent Granted

Dr Ron Fawce ll with electroplated semiconductor

Two resea rchers at the University of GueJph have received a United States patent on a process tha t could revolushytionize the production of photo voltaic cells and reduce the cost several times

Doctors Ron Fawcett and Andrzej Baranski developed the process similar to techniques used in the electroplating industry during two months of research on applying semi-conductors to metal in la te 1978

The process does not require the

present use of vaporization to deposit a film of light-sensitive material on meta l

Present tec hnology for photo voltaic cells evolved from space research and uses either a single crystal silicon or a costly vaporization process for cadmium sulphide

Until now electroplating has been used as a way to deposit one metal on another in some kind of pl a ting solution through which you pass current but what we are depositing here is a semishy

conductor-cadmium sulphide Dr Fawcett said Other semiconductors which can be electrodeposited include cadmium selenide bismuth sulphide cushyprous sulphide and silver sulphide

The new process can be used with a variety of metals including stainless steet and aluminum foil he said

You can imagine pass ing great shee ts of metal through a plating bath and covering them with a thin coherent and uni fo rm deposit of th e photo sensishytive materia l said Dr Fawcett An America n patent was applied for beshycause most ma nufacturing is carried out in the United Sta tes

The chem is ts who will sha re the patent with the University are now seeking patents in Canada Great Britshyain and other industrialized nations

Manufacture of the new electroshyplated semi-conductor solar cells is cheaper than the vaporization process used for cadmium sulphide and initia l tests indicate a higher efficiency on output voltage Dr Fawcett sa id

Immediate application of the comshypound is in photo voltaic devices recshytification of alternating current into dishyrect current light detection equipment and special applications in photography

The research which led to the proshycess was sponsored by a grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Reshysea rch Council of Canada 0

The late Prof Moffa

Prof Moffat Scholarship The College of Physical Science is pleased to announce the establishment of a memorial scholarship by the family and friends of the late Professor and Mrs Robert C Moffatt

Professor Moffatt formed the faculshyty of Physics at the Onta rio Agricultural College in 1917 and was head of the Department of Physics and Mathematshyics for the ten years prior to his retireshyment in 1956 H e was named Professor

Emeritus in 1974 In 1922 he was responsi ble to a

major degree for the organization of the Agricult~ral Science Option so that its graduates could qualify for admission to courses at the Onta rio College of Educashytion leading to the High School Assistshyants Certificate Type A Agriculture In 1950 he orga nized the General Scishyence Option leadin g to Type A Science

Professor Bob Moffatt was known continued

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to most physics students as the Prof and taught for many years the undershygraduate and graduate courses in theory of measurement and statistics He did much to cncourage agricultural reshysearchers to use statistical methods in the interpretations of their results and assisted in many of the a nalyses

[t is most fitting for the College of Physical Science to offer a scholars hi p

established in memory of Professor and Mrs Moffatt who gave so much to the department and the community

The $200 scholarship will be awarded annually to a student who has completed semester 4 and is enrolled in semester 5 or higher of an Honours Program in Mathematics Statistics or Physics

Alumni who graduated from the

Rites Of Passage Worthwhile Graduate work is not everyon es cup of tea Even an intense love of learning can be daunted by long hours of painstaking research the trauma tic experience of the oral comprehensive and the setting forth - and re-working- of first the masters then the doctora1 thesis

But for Bob Dudley who received his PhD in orga nic chemistry at winter Convocation stopping a t the bachelors level would have been unthinka ble He says he was too excited by the prospect of trying his ha nd at basic research something he had been una ble to do as an undergraduate

Bob came to Guelph three years ago from the University of Georgia where he obtained his M Sc working under Professor Ed Janzen When Professor Janzen joined Guelphs Deshypartment of Chemistry Bob moved there too

Bobs doctoral research has Inshyvolved a method of detection called spin trapping of free radicals that is molecules which have an unpaired elecshytron Spin trapping is only used in ten or 12 places in the world Three places in Canada including Guelph use it regularly it is not used at all on a regular basis in the United States

Looking back over the past three years Bob says the hardest things to contend with were assembling his thesis from all those piles of research material and confronting a sea of strange faces as he walked in to teach his first lab

But despite such trying moments Bob has enjoyed his time at Guelph a nd the abundance of ideas a nd stimulating atmosphere created by the joint campus arrangement of the Guelph-Waterloo Centre for Graduate Work in Chemisshytry

Agr Sci option during the time when Professor Moffatt guided developments in physics mathema tics and statistics were informed by Dean MacNaughton of the plan to establish a Moffa tt Meshymorial Scholarship We are most grateshyful for the generous response

It is expected that the first award will be presented at the I Oth anniversary celebrations of the college on June 210

H e has been fortunate too in his wife of ten years Tricia who never doubted for a minute that he would get his degree and whose enthusiasm and moral support cheered him on when the going was especially ha rd

Although their interests and expershytise are different-she graduated from East Tennessee State University in 1969 with a BSc having studied speech pathology language and audiology and is a speech pathologist and teacher of deaf education in Guelph-they find themselves good sounding boards for each ot her s problems

With his doctoral qua lificatio ns completed Bob will be working during th e coming year as a post-doc for Chemistry professor Colin Fyfe in solid state MR (nuclear magnetic resoshynance) After that he will be looking for a more permanent job Bob views that prospect with optimism 0

Our Tenth Anniversary Celebrations -(n June 1970 the new Physical Science Building was officially opened T he building replaced the old rose-garden south of Zavitz Hall and drastica lly changed a birds-eye view to the southshyeast as demonstrated in the two photoshygraphs on this page

Physics Chemistry and Math-Stats

have flowered irl this first decade To celebrate this occasion the College will hold an official cake-cutting ceremony with tea at 400 pm June 21 in the lobby beside the Campus Co-operative Bookstore This is to be preceded by tours of the facilities

Coincidental with this celebration is

the 10th anniversary of the formation of the College of Arts the College of Social Science and the College of Physica l Science and at 630 pm on June 21 in the University Centre Faculty Club alumni of the three colleges will join ranks with cocktails and dinner Come join us then 0

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By Mary Cocivera

T he College of Physical Science has yet to reach the age of puberty but is

poised to enter its second decade as a major centre for science research and undergraduate programs in Canada

The short existence belies a long history on the Guelph campus as major supporting disciplines to the agricultural programs Stretching back to the 1880s the story progresses through such varied pursuits as analysis of dairy products sugar beets well water and wood ashes levelling and surveying water finding machines lightning rods ventilation and soil physics

Old-timers can spin colorful tales of early instructors There was Prof Soccer-Bill Blackwood whose speciality was (literally) dynamite He was fond of bringing dynamite caps into the lecture room to demonstrate their safety He regularly stood by the window toying with one of these capriciously explosive caps before lighting it and toss ing it out the window where it exploded on cue Art Thompson OAC )7 remembers the ill-fated cap that rode a stiff wind right into the open window of a lab full of equipment on the lower floor That cap too exploded on cue

Art chuckles as he describes Prof Blackwoods favorite exam question You have a rock three feet by four feet by five feet two feet of it underground in the middle of a swamp and you want to blast it out How much of a charge of dynamite do you need He describes the technique of mud-capping- planting dynamite under a mud cap on top of the rock and letting er rip You can sit down and do all the calculations for this problem says Art but the right answer is that the rock is in a swamp so why would you need to blast it away

No reflections on the physical sciences could be complete without reference to Prof Moffatt claims Dean Earl MacNaughton He was called Mr Physics and his courses on theory of measurements were dubbed theory of Moffatt

Years When the Physics Building was built

in 1916 recalls the Dean inmates from the Ontario Reformatory were used to ca rry plaster a nd so the plasterers pu t a generous inch-thick layer on the ceilings By the early 50s the plaster frequently and with very little warning separated [rom the Ilath and both Prof and I had some close calls when the plaster would suddenly drop in our offices and on laboratory benches

Ventilation was indeed a problem when 50 to 60 students gathered for a qua1litative analysis laboratory and started bubbling H2S through solutions in order to precipitate metal ions H2S is infamous for it s smell --middotrotten eggs concen tra ted Professor John Rothwel OAC 39 now retired developed sensitive timing catchill~ about-to-expire students and hauling them to the window for a breather We had big fans installed he explains but the students opened the windows next to the fan short-circuiting the makeshift ventilation system Qualita tive analysis was eventually dropped from the curriculum Professor Rothwell is

The Chemistry Building Circa j 91 O

covered with equipment Chemistry had the distinction of being

the first science department on campus to have its own building by 1887 (the odiferous na ture of the pursuit no doubt affected the decision to construct a separate building) The building however la sted only until 1896 when fire destroyed it The replacement on the same location-where the north wing of the Arts Building now stands- housed generations of chern students until the Department of Chemistry moved to the present Chemistry and Microbiology building in 1965

When Prof Bill Brown arrived on campus in the 1 940s he suggested only partially in jest that the venerable building be named Reek Hall after the then president of the OAC William R Reek OAC 10 It was an idea that never emerged from the flask

The building easily would have justified that label Prof Brown tells of a visiting chemist from Iowa State University As he walked through the front entrance he sniffed deeply and sighed Ah beautiful-this is a lovely chemistry building It takes years of chemical training to appreciate the bouquet of aged chemistry buildings

convinced because other faculty members didnt appreciate the smell

While future physicists werent likely to find their way to the Guelph campus the OAC trained many of the high school science teachers in Ontario The old Agricultural Science option introduced ill 1922 and the General Science option introduced in 1950 provided an excellent broad scientific background for high school teaching and graduate study in any number of agricultural and scientific disciplines

With the establishment of the University of Guelph in 1964 the physical sciences emerged from their supporting roles to limelight positions on campus Greatly expanded research facilities and undergraduate laboratory capability had to be provided The Physics Department had been cramped for years in the red brick building and was unable to develop its undergraduate programs nor introduce graduate student and research programs appropriate for the mushrooming University The Chemistry Department had moved into the new Chemistry and MicrobiOlogy Building but research activity in the department had expanded graduate programs were becoming mOre important and essential scientific

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equipment was proliferating Both tcaching and research activities required much more space

The Physical Science Building an efficient gem of an edifice was completed and occupied by the fall of 1969 Attached to the Chemistry and Microbiology Building it provided expanded facilities for chemistry as well as teaching research and office space for Physics Mathematics and Sta tistics When the Department of Computing and Information Science emerged in 1971 it located in the Institute of Computer Science Building (the renovated Physics Building) for proximity to the computer hardware

For Physics the move to the new facilities was like a speed-of-light journey from 1916 to 1970 From graffiti-embellished lab benches to immaculate well-equipped spacious undergraduate la boratories from dingy basement research cubby-holes to well-lighted laboratories from makeshift to state-of-the-art equipment

Equipping the departments with essential iescarch instruments will be a never-ending program because the advances in science occur rapidly and because Guelph will want to maintain its hard-earned position at the forefront of research in Canada

By most accounts the move to the building occurred so smoothly that the undergraduate students remember only closing the drawer in one laboratory one day and showing up the next day in a new lab

We collected a roomful of old glassware brass bunsen burners and all kinds of junk when we moved out of the old Physics Building recalls Professor Jim Hunt Instead of throwing it out I bet other faculty members that we could sell it We did --we sold every last bit of broken glass and laboratory equipment amassed $500 and started a scholarship fund for undergraduate students in physics

The very existence of the physical science disciplines is often overshadowed by the emphasis on the life sciences at Guelph Because of this undergraduate degree programs stili attract a relatively small number of students-a predicament that is both attractive and threatening at the same time Faculty describe the size of some of the undergraduate programs as

bull uncomfortably small while recent graduates from the programs see the small size as an important difference between Guelph aNd the grist mills that churn out hundreds of graduates

Everything has to do with size observes Terry Clifford Like most of his classmates at the OAC he came from a rurat background We really appreciated Guelphs organization in terms of social

development We got to know everyone in our class Professors assigned to the year really developed close relationships There was no dou bt that everyone encouraged us Professor MacNaughton (now the dean) was like a mother hen-he developed a really close rapPorl with all the students and graduates Hes a mini alumni associa t ion hi msel r

How the Physical Sciences disciplines evolved on the Guelph campus is a fascinating account in itself They all appeared originally to serve agricultural interests Chemists performed analyses on everything from soil to sugar beets physicists monitored the weather and contributed a variety of engineeringshyoriented expertise Mathematicians helped agricultural research workers use statistical methods to interpret their da tao Even the late-comer Computing and Information Science appeared on campus in an agricultural capacity Animal scientists had gathered enough milking data on cards to fill a room but couldnt use the information The computer stored that information and made it accessible for research

The undergraduate program in Computing and Information Science reflects these origins emphasiZing systems rather than computation It focuses on how to best utilize the computer to solve problems This approach meshes well with the existing biological and agricultural research on campus Fourth year classes in computing science boast about 35 students the 90 terminals in the ICS building are in use practically round-the-clock and the majority of students on campus has some contact with the computer during studies at Guelph

WHAT IS TO COME The general perception of whats

happening in the job market for physical science graduates is completely incorrect according to Professor Jack MacDonald Chairman Department of Physics In the

next decade there won t be enough physicists ma thema ticia ns and chemists to go around There was a move away from the physical sciences when they were blamed for pollution and technological problems Students looked to the biological sciences for solutions Now were seeing a move back to chemistry and physics as young people start to recognize that they offer the best hope for long-range solutions to many pressing problems Physical Science graduates are basically problem-solvers

The pre-adolescent CoJlege of Physical Science has emerged from a decade that was turbulent for the physical sciences at all institutions Ted Newton describes the see-saw years Until about 1970 we had money and jobs to offer but no one to whom to offer them Then the money dried up and really good candidates for faculty positions became availa ble

The disciplines not only are firmly esta blished on ca mpus but are setting high standards in teaching and research Were proud of the progress in physical sciences in the 15 years since the formation of the University adds Dean Earl MacNaughton

Faculty pursue research in fields as diverse as biophysics environmental toxicology electrochemistry surface physics neutron scattering mathematical and sta tistical a nalysis of biologica I systems and the design of a georeferences data base for the Province of Onta rio Funds from outside sources amounting to about one and a half million dollars annually support a large portion of this fundamental and applied research

As the disciplines continue their growth predicts the Dean our faculty will strive to preserve the informality and close contact with students that has distinguished Guelph in the past

The College may be only ten years old but has already come of age in the scientific research community I990- here we come 0

A physics leclure 1958 with Dr Earl MacNaughton now Dean

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y ou hear the sales approac h lt1 llmost cve ry day The new improved producl - more

powerful more efficient more everything Well that sa me approach very aptly applied

to College Roya I and University Open House 80 This yea r as well as the usual multitud e of events and exhibits across-camrus there were many exciting and refreshing innovations that added that extra sparkle to the glitter

The officia l opening of open house weekend by a professional actor and comedian was a first Canadils own tongue-in-cheek Don Harron though not bespectacled and disguised in the dilaridatcd cloth cap three-day beard and moth-eat en swea ter of the irreverent Chrlie Farquharso n ce rtainly sounded like that entertaining rural cha racter during a eourle of his r ertinent rronouncements

Another new fea ture of this years College Royal open hOlle weekend walt Fly-Days The sky W i the limit when at $7 a ti ck t cIIQO11 ers took 30-minute flights over the Univcrsit v nd thc surrounding ar a Thc Flying C1uh1I thl

Don Harron and Charlie Farquharson opened open house weekend with ColeRe Royal president Dawn Wert and College Roya cehbrafll Connalyn Cooke

Something New At Collegl

Where MY funny hal University of Guelph dreamed up the idea provided planes and pilots and des pite il storm that dumped ten inches of snow on G uelph in less than three hours ilttrac ted more thiln 40 adventu rers

Another well-attended newcomer event was th e Woodsman Comretitions where ring of axe rasp of crosscut sa wand flying logs a od woodchips filled the a ir ilS contestants pitted their muscles ilgainst the clock

A new wag and wiggle to the O Vc Dog Show was the mutt show - comrlete with a delightful dog-in -a n-Easter-bonnet competition

Well over 20000 people visit ed the campus during Collegc Royal open hou se weekend

Pr~ilting the thousa nds of bu sy students who orgil ni zed something for this University that it could not do for itself Prcsident Donald F Forster lnuded them for rroudly serving the 56-year tradition of College Roy~Jmiddot

What s new a t College Roy~l ) The rhot ograrhs on these two pagcs sum it ur much hetter th ~1 1l mInv tnou s no of word~ []

Pilots with the Flying Cluh at the Univ(fsity of Guelph introduced Fly-Days With customers is Paul Sullivan right Club prlsident

Collegl Royal open house weekend was a cold one but students who entered the Woodsman Competitions soon warmed to the job

Royal 80 A 30s lapper Daisy Mae

Linda Filller 80 Derek style at the fashion show

Just a big baby

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A New

Look At Old

Folks Exerpts from a FACS sheet

by Mary Cocivera

I nd ependence self-respect and dignity can make the difference between

enjoying the later years and mere ly enduring them Helping seniors maintain their independence is an increasingly popular more enlightened approach to providing the services required by the elder ly

Canadas population is getting old The proportion of the elderly is increasing as a result of extended life span lower birth rates and immigration cutbacks The percentage of Canadas popula tion over 65 increased from 5 per cent in 190 I to 87 per cent in 1976 Demographic projections predict that in 50 years more than 20 per cent of the Canadian population will be over 65

Supporting these elderly and providing the needed services will demand novel approaches new insights and an emphas is on enjoying rather than enduring the later years

WHO ARE THE ELDERLY

The elderly a re generaJly considered to be anyone over 65 yea rs old-the age of mandatory retirement At tha t turning point workers stop being wage earners and sta rt being senior citizens They receive old age security benefits draw pensio ns and ride buses at reduced ra tes

The retirement years are rewarding for many seniors Jackrabbit Johannsen still cross-count ry skis at 104 Grandma Moses painted into her 90s others earn university degrees pursue second careers indu lge in hobbies travel and find happiness in volunteer work But for some of the elderly the retirement years bring loneliness despair and poverty along with independence

Most of the elderly are women Of the elderl y living a lone 70 per cent are women

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The proportion of the elderly in Canada is increasing rapidly

Almost half of the women over 65 are widowed and widows outnumber widowers five to one

Three-quarters of the women over 65 living on their own have no income other than government stipends for the elderl y In Ontario these stipends now amount to about $365 monthly and are adjusted quarterly

INCOME DURING RETIREMENT

The financial picture for many seniors looks bleak but it may appear worse than it really is suggests Dr Kathleen Brown a family economist in the Department of Family Studies Without work-related costs retirees have lower expenses

In addition seniors can take advantage of free medical care free or reduced admissions property tax refunds income tax deductions public tra nsportation passes reductions on restaurant meals free drugs and seniors discoun ts at stores These benefits help spread retirement income that much further

Dr Brown suspects that the recently retired may see their financial position as worse than it rea ll y is She and Professor

Martin-Matthews arc doing a study of how recently retired people adjus t to changes in their economic and social status Its a difficu lt psychologica l adjustment for someone who has saved for retirement to start dipping into savings she says Consequently many scniors dont live as well as they co uld Some who could don t take taxis and hire help when they rea lly nced to because it is contrary to their Iife-Iong habits

The family home owned Iree and clear is a major economic assct in retirement and is the surest hedge against int1ation New programs likc the reverse mortgage can convert this asset into cash while a llowing the owner to stay in the house

In this scheme the bank or finance company buys the house over a period of about 20 ycars giving the resident homeowner monthly cash payments based on the assessed value of the house Varia tions on this theme may be one answer for asset-rich but cash-poor sen iors

Financially this arrangement makes good sense but convincing seniors may take some doing After people work a lifetimc to own a home outright they arc understandably reluctant to put a claim on it explains Dr Brown

Selling the family home in retirement is a calculated risk Will the capital from the house support a retired person for 10 years 20 years 30 yea rs Will it cover possi ble hi gh care costs in the later years A dollar saved in 1932 bu ys only 20 cents worth of goods and services at todays prices Int1ation will continue to erode the purchasing power of dollars saved fo r retirement

Financial management in general may present spec ial problems for many seniors notes Dr Brown Sources of income tend to be more diffuse in retirement coming from ann uities pensions RRSPs income supplements and perhaps reverse mortgages All of these require some attention managemen t and filling out of form s Often it s the widow who has to handle these ar rangements and she may be fac in g family finances for the first time in her life Seniors who could benefit from financial counselling don t know where to go for help

Growing old may not be glamorous but it need not be frig htening lonely and poverty-ridden In other cultures extended family a rrangements ass ure that elders will be loved needed and honoured until death In Canada senio rs place a high val ue on independence but geronto logists are now

realizing that independence can be facilitated while providing needed services and opportunities to the growing elderly populat ion 0

Election of alumni to Senate

Regulations governing election All alumni shall be eligible to vote providing they have graduated from the University of Guelph or the founding Colleges Alumni members of faculty a t the University of Guelph or full-time or part-time students enrolled in a pTogram under the jurisdiction of the Senate of the University of Guelph may not vote in the election of alumni to Senate if they have participated in the current election of faculty or the election of students to Senate

There shall be a minimum of one and a maximum of three elected alumni from anyone of the undernoted alumni bodies (a) Macdonald Institute or its successor College of Family and Consumer Studies (b) Ontario Agricultural College (c) Ontario Veterinary College (d) As a group the Colleges of Arts and Social Science and Wellington College- BA degree (e) As a group the Colleges of Biological Science and Physical Science and Wellington College-BSc degree

Each year the three-year terms of office of three of the nine alumni senators expire Retiring August 31 1980 are Frank Archibald OAC 39 W John Bowles CSS 72 and Dr Vc Rowan Walker OVC 47 The terms of office of Gordon B Henry OAC 34 Mrs Mary (Robertson) McGillivray Mac 36 and John R Flegg Arts 68 will expire August 31 1981 Charles (Chuck) Broadwell OAC 54 Bill Tolton OAC 36 and Dr Robert (Herb) Wright OVC 38 will sit on Senate until August 31 198 2

Voting instructions Please vote for a maximum of three candidates on the ballot form Voting shall be by an x Or checkm~rk Any mark on a ballot other than those required for marking the voters preference shall make the ballot null and void

Completed ballot form should be clipped and placed in an envelope on which you are requested to put your name and year in the upper left-hand corner To facilitate voting by an alumnus whose spouse is a lso an alumnus of the University of Guelph and who therefore jointly receive only one copy of the Guelph Alumnus two ballot forms are provided A joint return (two ballots in the same envelope) is acceptable only if the name and year of both voters a re on the envelope Address to Box SE Alumni Office University Centre University of Guelph Guelph Ontario NIG 2W l stamp and mail An on-campus polling booth in the foyer of the Physical Sciences Building will be open between the hours of 800 am and 200 pm on Saturday June 21 during Alumni Weekend Ballot forms and envelopes will be available at the booth On receipt at the Alumni Office eligibility to vote will be verified The sealed envelopes will be opencd on or after June 23 1980 and the ballots counted by scrutineers appointed by the Executivc Committee of the University of Guel ph Alumni Association Only valid ballots with voter identification on the enclosure envelopc received on or before that date will be counted

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iSenate Ballot Form iSenate Ballot Form I I For election of three alumni to Senate University of I For election of three alumni to Senate University of I I Guelph for the three-year term commencing Sep- I Guelph for the three-year term commencing Sep- I tember I 1980 See other side of this page for tember 1 1980 See other side of this page for I biographical sketches of candidates Vote for a biographicalfskhetches o~ candoidatebslvote for a I

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FERGUSON Paul D I CPS 67 Guelph

I FERGUSON Paul D I CPS 67 Guelph J

I GRUBBE Arthur G (Art) I OAC 41 Arthur I

GRUBBE Arthur G (Art) OAC 41 Arthur

I LEWIS Robin BI Aits 73 BTantford

I MILNE (Dennison) Lorna A I OAC 56 Brampton

I LEWIS Robin B I Arts 73 Brantford

MILNE (Dennison) Lorna A I OAC 56 Brampton

I YOUNG N Richard P Arts MA 76 Ridgeville

YOUNG N Richard P 1 Arts MA 76 Ridgeville

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News From Guelph

CAMPUS HIGHLIGHTS Summer Campus 1980 Summer Campus 80 will be a laughing matter if Larry Horowitz has his way A professional entertainer Horowitz is teaching a comedy workshop as part of the U niversi ty s uniq ue vaca tion proshygram which this year begins July 7 Timing voice inflection and mannerisms are almost more important than content according to thi s young comic who deshylights in sending up commercials

From comedy to reincarnation and apiculture Summer Campus this year presents vacationers with an extraordishynary smorgasbord of courses and activishyties For some people a relaxing vacashytion means a complete change from their usual activities explains Professor Jim Murray who established the program the only one of its kind at a Canadian university five years ago Teachers

lawyers and housewives will probably be among those who take Horowitzs comedy workshop or classes In drawing piano-playing or conversational French

Others however prefer to use the time to further develop themselves professiona ly says Professor Murray This year for the first time courses which form part of certificate programs in business and education wil[ be ineludshyed so that the family can come along while mom or dad sharpens professional skills Some of the 27 adult courses offered thi s summer are designed to fulfill specific personal needs such as how to become a skillful negotiator or generally manage life more effectively

Summer Campus is an ideal chance for alumni to spend time at the Univershysity of Guelph again notes Professor Murray Since Summer Campus has 12 special youth progra ms for children from 4 to 16 years of age returning to your alma mater can become a family

affair This year youngsters can ha m it up in a theatre workshop or learn about science computcrs or nature Workshops in jOllrnalism and art also encourage young talent

Tennis squash swimming and 800 acres of green space provide numerous recreational opportunities In the eveshyning it is poss ible to enjoy the campus through twilight tours and a myriad of student events includling the community barbeque Musical performances Walt Disney film nights and socials are espeshycially organized for Summer Campus va ca tioners

Summer Ca mpus 80 has two oneshyweek sess ions July 7-11 and 14-18 Course rates begins at $25 for children and $35 for adults per week Residence accomodation is available For complete program a nd fee information contact Continuing Education Division UNIshyVERSITY OF GUELPH Guelph Onshytario NIG 2WI or phone (519) 824-4120 ext 39560

Biographical Sketches- Senate Candidates middot PAUL D FERG SON CPS 67 lives in Guelph and is territory manager with Supersweet Feeds Stratford Paul taught at J F Ross Collegiate and then farmed near Arthur As an alu mni sena tor he at on Senate from 1969 to 1972 and feels he can provide an effective voice for alumni

ARTHUR G (ART) GRUBB OAC 41 is retired and lives in Arthur after a 35-yea r career with OMAF as an Ag Rep for the counties of Prince Edward Gray Oxford l anark and Perth Art is Secretary Ontario Institute of Agrologists Guelph Branch and is married to Lenore (McFadden) Mac 40

ROBIN BAIRD LEWIS Arts 73 lives in Brantford and is a part-time professional artist (see article on pages 6 and 7) An art instructor at Fanshawe College Robin is also a free-lance com mercial artist and has illustrated childrens books Her name is in the Index of Ontario Artists

LORNA A (DENNISON) MILNE OAC 56 lives in Brampton where she has operated Flowertown Antiques for eight years She is a trustee with the Peel Board of Education and vice chairman of the North Peel unit of the Canadian Cancer Society She is married to Ross Milne OAC 55

N RICHARD P YOUNG Arts MA 76 lives in Ridgeville and is a candidate for bar admission He is with the law firm of Young and McNamara in Thorold With his knowledge of taw he feels he can contribute to Senate during this period of economic difficulty

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Great Year For Gryphons

Mens Hock ey Cryphons winners of the OUAA championship

With no less than seven Gryphon teams taking Ontario championships the 1979-1980 intercollegiate season at the University of Guelph was certainly an unprecedented one

II a II started in the fall when the Senior Mens Varsity Eight rowing tea m broke records at the Ontario Universishyties Athletic Association (OUAA) meet in Weiland to take first place Then the mens and womens curling teams trashyvelled to the Universi ty of Western Ontario to defeat all comers and sweep two Ontario titles

Following th at came a weekend at Guelph that will not soon be forgotten by those involved February 22-23 saw the University of Guelph host both the Ontario Womens Basketball Championshyships and the Ontario Wrestling Chamshypionsh ips At approximately 800 pm on Saturday Feb 22 the Guelph women defeated Laurentian University for their first ever Ontario Womens Intercollegishy

ate Athletic Association (OWIAA) championship Three hours later the men had edged out the University of Western Ontario to bring back the Onshytario wrestling title after an absence of one year

Meanwhile the womens crossshycountry ski team put together a strong effort and snatched the provincial title from perennia l winner Carleton Univershysity

It was also about this time that the men s hockey Gryphons were putting together a miraculous comeback Ending up in fifth place in the OUAA the team had to travel to Laurentian University for a sudden death game The Gryphons won it They then fell one game down in a best of three semi-final with the Unishyversity of Toronto Varsity Blues and had to win two in a row to advance to the final They did In the final against the number one ranked McMaster Universishyty Marlins the Gryphons again fell one

game down You guessed it they won th e next two and became the second team ever to win back-to-back Ontario championships

The wrest lers basketball and hockshyey players all advanced to the Canadian Intra-universi ty Athletic Union (CIAU) Championships and a lthough no team titles were brought home they a ll made their presence felt at the national level

As weJl as seven championships the Gryphons had seven individual Ontario champions They were Ken Hawthorne in the 15 km Nord ic sk iing race and Bob Pronk Ken Bradford Jamie Beshythune Ed Slabikowski Gavin Carrow and Wayne Brightwell from th e wresshytling Gryphons The Nordic ski relay team of Dan MaJlet John Bonardelli and Ken Hawthorne also took a gold at the OUAA championships At the CIAU wrestling ch ampionships Wayne Brightwell took a gold medal in his weight class

The Gryphons also had ten Ontario a ll-stars in Candy Clarkson Linda Jolie Sue Lindley Mike Sesto Rick Dundas and Tom Heslip from basketball John Lowe and Jeff Inglis from football Mike McParland from hockey and Tony Tenwesteneind from volleyball Candy Clarkson wa s also named to the allshyCanadian team at the CJAU banquet in Halifax

Following the completion of the schedules the first annual Co-Educashytional Awards Banquet was held at the University s Peter Clark Hall The event was well received by athletes and staff a like and plans are already in the making for next seasons banquet 0

Microbiology Open House June 15 Microbiology is fascinating Thats the message of an open house to be held Sunday June 15 from I 00 pm to 500 pm in the Universitys Chemistry and Microbiology Building College of Physshyical Science Sponsored by the Canadian Society of Microbiologists Committee on Education with the co-operation of the Departments of Microbiology Vetshyerinary Microbiology and Immunology and the Microbiology Club Microbioloshygy Day is for everyone-young and old novice and expert alike

Four second-floor laboratories will house presentat ions demonstrations and poster displays of the latest research

developments in medical agricultural and industrial microbiology-in a way that can be readily understood even by non-scientists

For those who want to explore furshyther there will be tours of resea rch laboratories where work will be in progshyress and equipment in use including the electron microscope Interes ted visitors may also tour the Department of Veterishynary Microbiology and Immunologys research facilities

At 300 pm in Room 200 of the Chemistry and Microbiology Building Jay Ingram microbiologist and host of CBC Radio s Quirks and Quarks will

give a slide and video lecture on the history of microbiology and some of the most recent trends The talk will be aimed primarily at high school students but everyone should find it interest ing Later Jay will mingle and chat with visitors

Microbiology Day has been planned as part of the first joint annual meeting -of the Canad ian Society of Microbiolo shygists and the Genetics Society of Canashyda being held on campus from June J 5 to June 19 Over 400 delegates from across Canada and the United States will be there Heres a chance to hobnob with the experts Plan to bring the whole family It promises to be a great day 0

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Alumni Publications-Consolidation ue to a combination of rapidly escalating paper prices and mailing rates and a directiveD issued to all academic and administrative units of the University requesting that a ll 1979-80

budget submissions reflect a 5 per cent reduction of their 1978-79 budget allotments it became necessary to review the vital field of a lumni publications

To this end President DF Forster appointed a Special Advisory Committee on Alumni Publications with representatives from the U of G Alumni Association and each of the seven college alumni associations The Committee compiled a re port and the President accepted its recommendation to consolidate the Guelph A lumnus and the se ven individual college alumni bulletins

Through the year the four re gular issues of the Guelph Alumnus will consist of 36 pages and up to 18 page s in each issue will be a llocated to the college alumni associations Space will be divided in proportion to the size o f individual college alumni bodies and copy for the 18 pages will be pro vided by individual college e ditors To obtain a good institutional image and to m ainta in alumni acceptance the quality of Guelph Alumnus paper stock has been upgraded to a lighter weight coated stock This will result in lower mailing costs

Subject to annual review and the availa bility of funds the President has approved the publication ot an e ight-page Annual Alumni Weekend Supplement under the individual mastheads of the seven college alum ni associations The supplement will consist of a common four-page insert covering Alumni Weekend programs plus a four-page format of copy exclusive to and provided by e ach of the seven college alumni associations

Your colle ge editors met a de m anding deadline for this the first consolidated publication and we are very grateful to them We t hink we ve done the right thing-what do you think Ed 0

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CVMA Confere nce Moncton NB

Centennial Banquet Associate Diploma in Agriculture

AVMA Convention Washington DC

Aggie Week

OAC Alumni Association Golf Tournament

Homecoming

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If th e addressee or a son o r a daughter w ho IS an atumnu s has moved please notify th~ Alum ni OHice University 01 G uelph N I G 2W so thai th is magazine may be forwarded to the proper address

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Page 20: Guelph Alumnus Magazine, Spring 1980

The College of Biological Science Alumni Association

~ BIO-ALUMNI ~ NEWS Editor Jane Selley Arts 70

J Tent And Sleeping Bags Anyone Panoramic scenery wa rm campfires wild-flowers and pines scenting fresh summer breezes quiet walks along wooded trails a chance to photograph relax and enjoy the company of good friends Sounds like a dream doesn t it

Well your dreams have come true because the CB S Alumni Association has designed such a weekend this year just for you

From June 6 to 8 1980 (Friday evening to Sund ay night) we have for alumni and their families an Interpreshytive Weekend excursion to Cyprus Lake Provincial Park on th e picturesque Upper Bruce Peninsula We have lined up a full weekend of activity including a wildlife photography sessi on plant and geomorphology lectures bird watching

a Fathom Five ta lk a boat trip to Flower Pot Island a nd much much more

Photographers will want to see the orchids which will be in bloom that wcekend a nd there are ma ny excellent access points for scuba diving enshythusi ast s as well Brave folks might even attempt a midnight dip in th e cool waters of Georgian Bay

We will be camping in the Provinshycia[ Park and should qualify for free group camping if enough adventurers register for the s leep-out If youre not one for organized activities thats okay too

While only a few hours drive from Guelph this part of Ontario is an historshyic glacial-formed environment supportshy

ing rich and diverse flora and fa una You are required to bring your ow n

support gea r food clothing and provide tran sport a tion to a nd from the park The CBSAA will be providing wilderness progra ms and marshmallows

Most o f all the weekend a[ lows friends old and new a chance to relax together and enjoy some free time Twen ty-nine people have already sig ned up a nd we think this will truly be our best event ever

For registration write to CBS Interpretive W eekend co Department of Alumni Affairs a nd Development Level 4 Unive rsity Centre University of Guelph Guelph Ontar io N I G 2W I or telephon e (519) 824-4120 Ext 2122 0

Your 1980 Executive The CBS Alumni Association Board of Directors for 1980 who were elected a t the Annua l Meeting at College Roya[ is a mi xture of new and old faces Wed like to tell you something about each of these people who have volunshyteered their time for you

AI Sippel BSc 74 President A[ is a fish hea lth biologi st with the Ontario Ministry of N a tural Resources working on campus

Richard Moccia BSc 76 MSc 78 Immediate Past President Rick is preshysentlya U of G fish pathologist offershying a consulting service to commercial fish farms la rge aquaria home aquarishyots and resea rch subcontractors

David MaraIdo MSc 78 Vice Presishydent David is a fisheries biologist for Canada Centre for In[and Waters Burlshyington Ontario

Winn Halina BSc 74 MSc 77 Secshyretary T reasurer Winn is a researc h assistant in the Department of Biomedishyca l S cience at the O Vc

Sheena Ba msey BSc 77 Director Sheena is a research chemist for Shell C a nada Ltd

J im Ga llivan BSc 73 M Sc 77 Dishyrector Ji m has been a Ph D student in Medical Sciences a t McMas ter Univershysity since 1978

At the Annual M eeting I to rare

president AI Sippel 74

Professor R on Brooks Zoology and immediate

past president Rick Moccia 76

Ron presented a da zz ling talk and

show on th e Galapagos

Islands

Ka thryn Martin BSc 76 Director Kathryn is a grad student in the Depa rtshyment of Biomedical Sci ence

Margo Tant BSc 76 Director Margo is a full-time stude nt at the O Vc

Jan Watson BSc 75 Director Jan our first CBS President is now an applications specia list fo r Pa yton Asshysocia tes which manufactures e lectronic medica l instruments 0

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University of G uelph 3049 CBS stushyA Message From dents including pos tgraduate students

President

Al Sippel

Al Sippel 74

As the incoming president of the College of Biological Science Alumni Associashytion I would like to thank the immedishyate Past President Richard Moccia 76 and the other outgoing members of the Board of Directors Ted Armstrong 74 Les Dunn 76 Jim Grayston 75 Kathy Martin 76 Ambrose Sarnulski 73 Jim Sheldon 74 and Pat Yungblut 73 for their accomplishments

Over the past year Richard and the others expended a considerable amount of time and energy on alumni associashytion activities with excellent results Both Careers ight and the Elora Gorge Walk were successful again this year Careers N ight is organized specifishycally for senior undergraduate CBS studenb One or two aluIllni frOI11 each

program (eg Microbiology Human Kinetics Zoology N utrition Botany l Genetics) returned to discuss aspects of job hunting resume writing and career development The Elora Gorge Walk was designed to promote outdoor activishyties for alumni during Alumni Weekend

Our other regular activities the Homecoming Biobash and the Annual General Meeting were less successfuL Although a few faithful alumni turned out for each event they were very poorly attended

Despite these disappointments the Association completed two projects that have been on the drawing board for some time Life membership dues finally reached a sufficient level to start a tru st fund for two scholarships for second year CBS students These scholarships will be presented for the first time in 1980

A special Distinguished Alumnus Award was also created this past year Although no nominations for the a ward were received its crea tion provides a format for honouring graduates of the cBS who have distinguished themshyselves in some field

I am confident that thi s year members of the Board of Directors will be ab le to maintain the momentUin generated by their predecessors 1 he nlOW faces on the Board should provide an abundance of energy and fresh ideas Board members serving second or more terllls will provide the necessary experishyelllOe gained from previous years Thi s blend of old and new has worked well in the past and should continue to do so

The major thrust of this years Board of Directors will be aimed at increas ing membership in the Associashytion In the ten years that the College of Biological Science has been a part of the

have graduated However only 202 (66 per cent) of these have Joined the CBs Alumni AssolOiation T herefore much of our effort will be devoted to contacting alumni evaluating their eommenb and re-evaluating our program in an attempt to attract more members

You probably ques tion why you should become a member of the Associshyation Me mbership dues are necessa ry to operate and expand the projects that I have outlined I believe that the CBs Alumni Asocia tion has a lot to offer to undergraduates to the University comshymunity and most importantly to alumshyni

I n particular we provide a forum for keeping in touch with former classshymates through the Guelph Alumnus and the Bio-A lumni N ews Alumni Weekend Supplement and by sponsoring events to which alumni return However as with any organization particularly one such as the CB S Alumni Association that is rel atively young there is always room for improvement If you believe the programs offered by the C BS Alumni Association are inappropriate please let us know as a re-evaluation of alumni shyoriented even ts will be made this year

Without input from our alumni change will not necessarily mean imshyprovement We need your support in the form of members hip and your opinion of the present program In particular I would appreciate receiving comments from Department of Human Kinetics alumni who have been noticeably absent from many of our activities in recent years Please give a little thought to what you think the CB S Alumni A~soshy

ciation should be doing and forward you r ideas to Al Sippel co Departllient of Alumni Affair and Development Levlt 4 niversity Centre niversityof Guclph Cruelph Ontario N 1 G 2W 1 0

Careers Night Seventy-five people attended enjoyed and asked many questions of the six speakers at the 2nd Annual College of Biological ScieIlce Alulllni Association Careers ight

John Byrne fish culture specialist with tell years at the Ministry of Natushyral Resources gave a strong talk stresshysing hiring methods attitude motivation and generally se t the lOne fo r Sheena

Ba rusey BSc 17 and her clever preshyentation which covered as a reselI ch chcmist in Microbiology at Guelph tactic~ to usc job applications and intershyesting facts about prospects for the fushyture in the job market

Jennifer Conners BSc 75 SOOIl to be an M D and who originally graduat shyed in Botany disc ussed the neces ity of being flexible of being wise and not being too specific ill job intcnt when entering uni ve rsity

Dr John Hilton Lkpar lmen t of

utr ition slressed the necessity fo r pcr onal contact and steing the top pCIon when making application for a position Dr John Powell told of the multitude of opportunities which ex ists for a well ed ucated perOIl giving examshyples of 26 graduates from the Departshyf1)tl1t of Huma n Kintl ics and their difshyk re llt afJ Puilltments

Ian W hite OAe 52 co-ordinator of Placement Services summarized and told of the lllaIlY useful services that the

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Macdonald Institute College of Family and Consumer Studies

Alumni Association

ALUMNI NEWS Editor Wantedl

Elizabeth Gullel 55

Food Industry Welcomes Contacts Industry may seem a world away from the univlrsity environment but Conshysumer Studies professor Elizabeth Gulshylett 55 spent the fall semester bridging this gap She visited about 25 companies in the food industry to see what they arc doing in sensory evaluation of food and consumer rda tions

Professor Gullett started her odysshysey through the food industry by conshytacting the presidents of the companies then visiting their laboratories and conshysumer relations departments HI feel very positive about the developments in

News Editor Wanted The position of Alumni ews Editor for the Mac- FACS Alumni Association is presently vacant

The person who fills this position has the important job of gathering and co-ordinating information for the threeshypage Mac-fACS Alumni News section in each of the quarterly Guelph AlurnshyfillS pUblications and for one four-page unit of news in the Annual Alumni

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these two areas she comments The Canadian food industry IS

expanding and refining its programs in sensory evaluation and consumer relashytions

Sensory evaluation techniques run the gamut from rudimentary tests to very complete profile studies that inshyvolve a team of five or six trained tasters Companies have learned that sensory evaluation improves their batshyting average in introducing new proshyducts Professor Gullett explains that it used to be common for only ten ou t of every 100 ideas to see the light of day and of those only one would be a success Sensory evaluation helps idenshytify the potentially successful products and saves significantly in product develshyopment costs

Curious abollt the state of sensory evaluation in the cosmetics industry Professor G ulictt also contacted several Canadian cosmetics companies but found virtually no activity in the area

ost 01 the Canadian cosmetics firms are distributors for foreign products They tend to rely on the technical expershytise of the parent company

The food industry is becoming more Canadian in outlook according to Professor Gullett Canadian branches of foreign companies are developing food testing product development and evalushyation functions in Canada

Consumer relations have blossomed

Weekend Supplement The Editor is a member of a Comshy

mittee of ditors which meets regularly prior to the publication of each Guelph Alumnus to plan and co-ordinate alumshyni news portions

The Editor is a member of the Mac-FACS Alumni Association Board of Directors which meets regularly throughout the year The Alumni Assoshy

in the last decade particularly throughshyout the food industry Professor Gullett suspects tha t the industry is trying to overcome what it perceive to be a bad public image The consumer movemellt nudged most companies into a greater awareness of consumers and a commitshyment to deal with their complaints and suggestions She was impressed with the speed and thoroughness with which the food companies handled consumer comshyplaints

The visits to the companies revep d that permanent and summer employshyment prospects for Consumer Studies graduates will continue to be good Our students have a lways been hired for their technical knowledge she notes but their broad knowledge of consumer concerns will bccome more and more attractive to employers

While learning about food company programs Professor Gullett did not miss the opportunity to tell her hosts about the undergraduate programs research and expertise in the Department of Conshysumer Studies

Every company I visited seemed genuinely pleased to have someone from a university show an interest in what they are doing she observed Many industry people told me they had regular contacts with community colleges but not with universities A continuing exshychange of ideas will be mutually benefishycial 0

ciation pays all telephone and postage costs of collecting information for the two publications and has designated an honorarium of $50 per publication for the Editor

If you are interested in this posishytion please ca II or write ei t her Roseshymary Clark 59 at the Alumni Office 824-4120 ext 2122 or Ruth Wilson 6251 Oak Street Guelph NIG 2Nl 821-2632 (after 5 pm)

Remember if you wish to continue receiving news of your college we must have all Editor - and 0011 J

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Freighter Voyage By Dr Margaret S McCready

The winter season was a good time to be one of 12 passengers eight Canadian women four Americans (two men two women) on a large freighter Delta Line out of Brooklyn ew York Deshycember 14 1979 for a seven-week voyshyage through the Caribbean and the Panama Canal to Ecuador Peru and Chile and return But cargo was the important item to the ships owners and about one day out of Brooklyn a new sched ule was posted cutting out the Caribbean ports at Aruba Santo Doshymingo and Barranquilla

Cargo was delivered or picked up at Philadelphia Baltimore Charleston and Mi ami in generally very fine weather There were perhaps one and a half days of slight turbulence off Cape Hatteris enough to make it difficult to set the ta bles in the dining room which we shared with a dozen ships officers and the captain

The crew of about 30 sailors were a busy lot-always some ship s painting to be done as well as swabbi ng down the decks Handling the ve ry large banana crop (green) of Ecuador was a big part of the work for longshoremen-bananas to Chile and to New York State Much of the ships cargo had to be kept at spec ific temperatures SOme of it frozen

Above all we and the officers had excellent meals and very spacious wellshycared for cabins with toilets Actually by the terms of the Seamens Union all sa ilors must be given plentiful and good food to keep them happy and well nourshyished and this was certa inly so

We enjoyed knowing the ships offshyicers One a graduate in law was workshy

ing on a freight er to find out more about mercantile law he was busy also getting his daily exercise by weight-lifting and chinning the bar We passengers worked a bit on the stationa ry bicycle for our exercise

Another officer a graduate engishyneer was working on the freighter to learn more abo ut ship building and space utili zation One specialist in navishygation reminded us to keep certain curshytains drawn at night to prevent glare on the ocean waves which confused their navigation readings from the heavens There is a constant charting of the ship s position on the high seas

Special celebrations and meetings with the captain and officers sometimes when films were shown were enjoyed but also enjoyed was the time spent watching the intricate organization of the loading and unloading of cargo some of it in containers However on docking with the help of pilots we usualshyly planned to take taxis to the big cities and market places not forgetting the small Indian craft shops on or close to the docks The native crafts of fine straw and hair work knitted-wear and handshymade dresses beautiful jewelery of seshymi-precious stones such as lapislazuli malachit e a nd onyx were hard to resist

The museums cathedrals and other handsome buildings reminded us of the culture~ If ( i er peoples in addition to th e Spanish con ribution The beautiful scenery and the objects d art a lmost made us forgetful of the repressive govshyernments in most of these South Amerishycan countries today

It was a memorable days trip when

we motored from Valparaiso Ch ile through the foothills of the Andes to the beautiful capital city Santiago seeing en route the dry desert and mountain country bordering the very fertile va lleys growing lush market and fruit crops (not bananas)

Some bridge playing a nd much reading took up considerable time so that it was difficult to keep a diary and write postcards to friends Obviollsly there was some real rela xa tion and rest on the journey Tt was always pleasant to be having such delightful summcr weat her and enjoying some sunning on deck with tea and happy hours whenshyever one wished to utili ze the passenger lounge for a friendl y get-together

Yes despite sc hedules being changed and in this case shor tened by one week the sea voyage from North to South America at this season was a delight D

Passing through Ihe Suez Canal

The Delta Venezuela out of Brooklyn New York Margaret McCready right in Santiago Chie

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Families Coping With Change The family is alive and well in the twentieth century despite widely pubshylished reports that it is an outdated social institution Social critics bemoan the disintegration of the family and use as evidence the soaring divorce rate juvcnile delinquency wife and child abuse and thc isolated elderly

This gloomy outlook is not shared by three faculty members in the Departshyment of Family Studies who have extenshysive experience working with families and are pursuing family-related reshysearch

Concern over weakening families is not unique to our generation observes Professor Anne Callagan a family socishyologist with a background in professhysiona social work Observers 50 years ago voiced many of the same complaints about urban families she notes and questions whether families have really changed as much as were led to believe The divorce ra Ie was 236100000 in Canada in 1976 and is rising but is still only about half of the US rate

Divorce has replaced death as a cause of single parent families over the years rn addition perhaps urban famishylies of 100 years ago didnt have probshylems with their teen-agers because so many adolescent children didnt live at home

Different Expectation What has changed dramatically is our expectation about family life Until the last few decades marriage tended to be an institutional arrangement On farms the family was a producing unit and in urban environments it was a framework for survival Today we look to the family for intimate personal relationships and emotional support

Professor Claude Guldner former Director of the Interfaith Counselling Centre in Kitchener and now on the faculty in Family Studies doesnt touch on the traditional institutional roles for marriage in describing todays family He focusses on the adult functions of marriage- companionship sharing afshyfcction and sex-instead of viewing marshyriage primari ly in terms of having chilshydren

Where Children Fit In Children are and will continue to be an important focus in most families but the

task of raising them is difficult in the climate of rapid social and technological change Todays parents live in a world very different from the one in which they were raised and their children will have to cope with an accelerating rate of change The task of raisi ng children is not so much preparing them for the world but equipping them to cope with the inevitable changes ahead

The rapid change and uncertainty in the world has eroded parents sense of self-confidence claims Professor George Kawash a child psychologist with a particular concern for parentchild inshyteractions One anchor parents can proshyvide in this unsettled environment is consis tency in their child rearing pracshytices But it is very difficult to maintain if the parents feel unsure of themselves and their parenting skills Children need rules limits and some authority but parents often shy away from setting rules because they view this as a form of authoritarianism says Professor Kashywash Rules are not in themselves aushythoritarian especially if the children ha ve the opportunity to express their grievances about rules they feel are unreasonable Children will be more willing to accept rules if they feel they can discuss them

Professor Guldner feels there is a tendency among educators now to look at the entire family in dealing with problems in children Many families are referred to family counselling agencies because a child has problems in school Ten years ago we would have blamed those problems on the school systems he says Today family counsellors look to the family for weaknesses or strains that may have contributed to such probshylems This approach acknowledges the continued importance of the family unit in the socialization of children

The Individual Within the Family Creating a stable family environment requires input from solid individuals In family counselling explains Professor Guldner we usually focus on the husshyband and wife roles because strong partshyners secure in their relationship funcshytion better in the mother and father roles Further the husband and wife relationship needs to be nurtured throughout a marriage so it can survive after the parenting roles have been

From a FACS sheet by Mary Cocivera

completed Many marri ages break down after the children leave home because the partners threw themselves into the father and mother roles to the exclusion of the husband and wife roles After the years of neglect there was nothing left of the original relationship as husshyband and wife

One of the great tasks in family therapy confided Professor Guldner is helping individuals differentiate themselves from their fa mily of origin Their personal development and success in marriage depend on emerging from the family of their childhood observ ing and evaluating it ancj then making ratioshynal but at the sa me time gut-level choices about their own future Many marriage and family problems are caused by a failure to work through this rela tionship The process is not complete until the individual reconnects and estashyblishes an entirely different relationship with his family of origiIi

A fam ily can provide a supportive environment in which to grapple with these relational tasks Professor Guldner describes marriage as a cyclical IIwe equilibrium which has its ups and downs Individual growth requires comshying to grips with the conflicts

He fears though that many people walk awa y from conflict in marriage by seeking divorce rather than working through the problem This short-cirshycuits individual growth he explains Family counselling helps partners deal with conflict in a marriage relationship but does not guarantee living happily ever after Sometimes working out a rel a tionship results in termination of the marriage

Professor Guldner sees the emphashysis on the individual as a positive develshyopment for the family Were becoming more tolerant of individual diffe rences within the family and among families Young people will feel freer to make choices based on what is best for them personally and inter-personally rather than external expectations -North Americans will find it easier to accept and respect different types of families in the decades to come but they will also have to accept the responsibility for making informed intelligent choices compatible with their personal values ambitions and capabilities 0

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The College of Phys ical Science Alumni Association -5Ju

I SCIMP Editor Bob Winkel

Cell Patent Granted

Dr Ron Fawce ll with electroplated semiconductor

Two resea rchers at the University of GueJph have received a United States patent on a process tha t could revolushytionize the production of photo voltaic cells and reduce the cost several times

Doctors Ron Fawcett and Andrzej Baranski developed the process similar to techniques used in the electroplating industry during two months of research on applying semi-conductors to metal in la te 1978

The process does not require the

present use of vaporization to deposit a film of light-sensitive material on meta l

Present tec hnology for photo voltaic cells evolved from space research and uses either a single crystal silicon or a costly vaporization process for cadmium sulphide

Until now electroplating has been used as a way to deposit one metal on another in some kind of pl a ting solution through which you pass current but what we are depositing here is a semishy

conductor-cadmium sulphide Dr Fawcett said Other semiconductors which can be electrodeposited include cadmium selenide bismuth sulphide cushyprous sulphide and silver sulphide

The new process can be used with a variety of metals including stainless steet and aluminum foil he said

You can imagine pass ing great shee ts of metal through a plating bath and covering them with a thin coherent and uni fo rm deposit of th e photo sensishytive materia l said Dr Fawcett An America n patent was applied for beshycause most ma nufacturing is carried out in the United Sta tes

The chem is ts who will sha re the patent with the University are now seeking patents in Canada Great Britshyain and other industrialized nations

Manufacture of the new electroshyplated semi-conductor solar cells is cheaper than the vaporization process used for cadmium sulphide and initia l tests indicate a higher efficiency on output voltage Dr Fawcett sa id

Immediate application of the comshypound is in photo voltaic devices recshytification of alternating current into dishyrect current light detection equipment and special applications in photography

The research which led to the proshycess was sponsored by a grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Reshysea rch Council of Canada 0

The late Prof Moffa

Prof Moffat Scholarship The College of Physical Science is pleased to announce the establishment of a memorial scholarship by the family and friends of the late Professor and Mrs Robert C Moffatt

Professor Moffatt formed the faculshyty of Physics at the Onta rio Agricultural College in 1917 and was head of the Department of Physics and Mathematshyics for the ten years prior to his retireshyment in 1956 H e was named Professor

Emeritus in 1974 In 1922 he was responsi ble to a

major degree for the organization of the Agricult~ral Science Option so that its graduates could qualify for admission to courses at the Onta rio College of Educashytion leading to the High School Assistshyants Certificate Type A Agriculture In 1950 he orga nized the General Scishyence Option leadin g to Type A Science

Professor Bob Moffatt was known continued

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to most physics students as the Prof and taught for many years the undershygraduate and graduate courses in theory of measurement and statistics He did much to cncourage agricultural reshysearchers to use statistical methods in the interpretations of their results and assisted in many of the a nalyses

[t is most fitting for the College of Physical Science to offer a scholars hi p

established in memory of Professor and Mrs Moffatt who gave so much to the department and the community

The $200 scholarship will be awarded annually to a student who has completed semester 4 and is enrolled in semester 5 or higher of an Honours Program in Mathematics Statistics or Physics

Alumni who graduated from the

Rites Of Passage Worthwhile Graduate work is not everyon es cup of tea Even an intense love of learning can be daunted by long hours of painstaking research the trauma tic experience of the oral comprehensive and the setting forth - and re-working- of first the masters then the doctora1 thesis

But for Bob Dudley who received his PhD in orga nic chemistry at winter Convocation stopping a t the bachelors level would have been unthinka ble He says he was too excited by the prospect of trying his ha nd at basic research something he had been una ble to do as an undergraduate

Bob came to Guelph three years ago from the University of Georgia where he obtained his M Sc working under Professor Ed Janzen When Professor Janzen joined Guelphs Deshypartment of Chemistry Bob moved there too

Bobs doctoral research has Inshyvolved a method of detection called spin trapping of free radicals that is molecules which have an unpaired elecshytron Spin trapping is only used in ten or 12 places in the world Three places in Canada including Guelph use it regularly it is not used at all on a regular basis in the United States

Looking back over the past three years Bob says the hardest things to contend with were assembling his thesis from all those piles of research material and confronting a sea of strange faces as he walked in to teach his first lab

But despite such trying moments Bob has enjoyed his time at Guelph a nd the abundance of ideas a nd stimulating atmosphere created by the joint campus arrangement of the Guelph-Waterloo Centre for Graduate Work in Chemisshytry

Agr Sci option during the time when Professor Moffatt guided developments in physics mathema tics and statistics were informed by Dean MacNaughton of the plan to establish a Moffa tt Meshymorial Scholarship We are most grateshyful for the generous response

It is expected that the first award will be presented at the I Oth anniversary celebrations of the college on June 210

H e has been fortunate too in his wife of ten years Tricia who never doubted for a minute that he would get his degree and whose enthusiasm and moral support cheered him on when the going was especially ha rd

Although their interests and expershytise are different-she graduated from East Tennessee State University in 1969 with a BSc having studied speech pathology language and audiology and is a speech pathologist and teacher of deaf education in Guelph-they find themselves good sounding boards for each ot her s problems

With his doctoral qua lificatio ns completed Bob will be working during th e coming year as a post-doc for Chemistry professor Colin Fyfe in solid state MR (nuclear magnetic resoshynance) After that he will be looking for a more permanent job Bob views that prospect with optimism 0

Our Tenth Anniversary Celebrations -(n June 1970 the new Physical Science Building was officially opened T he building replaced the old rose-garden south of Zavitz Hall and drastica lly changed a birds-eye view to the southshyeast as demonstrated in the two photoshygraphs on this page

Physics Chemistry and Math-Stats

have flowered irl this first decade To celebrate this occasion the College will hold an official cake-cutting ceremony with tea at 400 pm June 21 in the lobby beside the Campus Co-operative Bookstore This is to be preceded by tours of the facilities

Coincidental with this celebration is

the 10th anniversary of the formation of the College of Arts the College of Social Science and the College of Physica l Science and at 630 pm on June 21 in the University Centre Faculty Club alumni of the three colleges will join ranks with cocktails and dinner Come join us then 0

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By Mary Cocivera

T he College of Physical Science has yet to reach the age of puberty but is

poised to enter its second decade as a major centre for science research and undergraduate programs in Canada

The short existence belies a long history on the Guelph campus as major supporting disciplines to the agricultural programs Stretching back to the 1880s the story progresses through such varied pursuits as analysis of dairy products sugar beets well water and wood ashes levelling and surveying water finding machines lightning rods ventilation and soil physics

Old-timers can spin colorful tales of early instructors There was Prof Soccer-Bill Blackwood whose speciality was (literally) dynamite He was fond of bringing dynamite caps into the lecture room to demonstrate their safety He regularly stood by the window toying with one of these capriciously explosive caps before lighting it and toss ing it out the window where it exploded on cue Art Thompson OAC )7 remembers the ill-fated cap that rode a stiff wind right into the open window of a lab full of equipment on the lower floor That cap too exploded on cue

Art chuckles as he describes Prof Blackwoods favorite exam question You have a rock three feet by four feet by five feet two feet of it underground in the middle of a swamp and you want to blast it out How much of a charge of dynamite do you need He describes the technique of mud-capping- planting dynamite under a mud cap on top of the rock and letting er rip You can sit down and do all the calculations for this problem says Art but the right answer is that the rock is in a swamp so why would you need to blast it away

No reflections on the physical sciences could be complete without reference to Prof Moffatt claims Dean Earl MacNaughton He was called Mr Physics and his courses on theory of measurements were dubbed theory of Moffatt

Years When the Physics Building was built

in 1916 recalls the Dean inmates from the Ontario Reformatory were used to ca rry plaster a nd so the plasterers pu t a generous inch-thick layer on the ceilings By the early 50s the plaster frequently and with very little warning separated [rom the Ilath and both Prof and I had some close calls when the plaster would suddenly drop in our offices and on laboratory benches

Ventilation was indeed a problem when 50 to 60 students gathered for a qua1litative analysis laboratory and started bubbling H2S through solutions in order to precipitate metal ions H2S is infamous for it s smell --middotrotten eggs concen tra ted Professor John Rothwel OAC 39 now retired developed sensitive timing catchill~ about-to-expire students and hauling them to the window for a breather We had big fans installed he explains but the students opened the windows next to the fan short-circuiting the makeshift ventilation system Qualita tive analysis was eventually dropped from the curriculum Professor Rothwell is

The Chemistry Building Circa j 91 O

covered with equipment Chemistry had the distinction of being

the first science department on campus to have its own building by 1887 (the odiferous na ture of the pursuit no doubt affected the decision to construct a separate building) The building however la sted only until 1896 when fire destroyed it The replacement on the same location-where the north wing of the Arts Building now stands- housed generations of chern students until the Department of Chemistry moved to the present Chemistry and Microbiology building in 1965

When Prof Bill Brown arrived on campus in the 1 940s he suggested only partially in jest that the venerable building be named Reek Hall after the then president of the OAC William R Reek OAC 10 It was an idea that never emerged from the flask

The building easily would have justified that label Prof Brown tells of a visiting chemist from Iowa State University As he walked through the front entrance he sniffed deeply and sighed Ah beautiful-this is a lovely chemistry building It takes years of chemical training to appreciate the bouquet of aged chemistry buildings

convinced because other faculty members didnt appreciate the smell

While future physicists werent likely to find their way to the Guelph campus the OAC trained many of the high school science teachers in Ontario The old Agricultural Science option introduced ill 1922 and the General Science option introduced in 1950 provided an excellent broad scientific background for high school teaching and graduate study in any number of agricultural and scientific disciplines

With the establishment of the University of Guelph in 1964 the physical sciences emerged from their supporting roles to limelight positions on campus Greatly expanded research facilities and undergraduate laboratory capability had to be provided The Physics Department had been cramped for years in the red brick building and was unable to develop its undergraduate programs nor introduce graduate student and research programs appropriate for the mushrooming University The Chemistry Department had moved into the new Chemistry and MicrobiOlogy Building but research activity in the department had expanded graduate programs were becoming mOre important and essential scientific

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equipment was proliferating Both tcaching and research activities required much more space

The Physical Science Building an efficient gem of an edifice was completed and occupied by the fall of 1969 Attached to the Chemistry and Microbiology Building it provided expanded facilities for chemistry as well as teaching research and office space for Physics Mathematics and Sta tistics When the Department of Computing and Information Science emerged in 1971 it located in the Institute of Computer Science Building (the renovated Physics Building) for proximity to the computer hardware

For Physics the move to the new facilities was like a speed-of-light journey from 1916 to 1970 From graffiti-embellished lab benches to immaculate well-equipped spacious undergraduate la boratories from dingy basement research cubby-holes to well-lighted laboratories from makeshift to state-of-the-art equipment

Equipping the departments with essential iescarch instruments will be a never-ending program because the advances in science occur rapidly and because Guelph will want to maintain its hard-earned position at the forefront of research in Canada

By most accounts the move to the building occurred so smoothly that the undergraduate students remember only closing the drawer in one laboratory one day and showing up the next day in a new lab

We collected a roomful of old glassware brass bunsen burners and all kinds of junk when we moved out of the old Physics Building recalls Professor Jim Hunt Instead of throwing it out I bet other faculty members that we could sell it We did --we sold every last bit of broken glass and laboratory equipment amassed $500 and started a scholarship fund for undergraduate students in physics

The very existence of the physical science disciplines is often overshadowed by the emphasis on the life sciences at Guelph Because of this undergraduate degree programs stili attract a relatively small number of students-a predicament that is both attractive and threatening at the same time Faculty describe the size of some of the undergraduate programs as

bull uncomfortably small while recent graduates from the programs see the small size as an important difference between Guelph aNd the grist mills that churn out hundreds of graduates

Everything has to do with size observes Terry Clifford Like most of his classmates at the OAC he came from a rurat background We really appreciated Guelphs organization in terms of social

development We got to know everyone in our class Professors assigned to the year really developed close relationships There was no dou bt that everyone encouraged us Professor MacNaughton (now the dean) was like a mother hen-he developed a really close rapPorl with all the students and graduates Hes a mini alumni associa t ion hi msel r

How the Physical Sciences disciplines evolved on the Guelph campus is a fascinating account in itself They all appeared originally to serve agricultural interests Chemists performed analyses on everything from soil to sugar beets physicists monitored the weather and contributed a variety of engineeringshyoriented expertise Mathematicians helped agricultural research workers use statistical methods to interpret their da tao Even the late-comer Computing and Information Science appeared on campus in an agricultural capacity Animal scientists had gathered enough milking data on cards to fill a room but couldnt use the information The computer stored that information and made it accessible for research

The undergraduate program in Computing and Information Science reflects these origins emphasiZing systems rather than computation It focuses on how to best utilize the computer to solve problems This approach meshes well with the existing biological and agricultural research on campus Fourth year classes in computing science boast about 35 students the 90 terminals in the ICS building are in use practically round-the-clock and the majority of students on campus has some contact with the computer during studies at Guelph

WHAT IS TO COME The general perception of whats

happening in the job market for physical science graduates is completely incorrect according to Professor Jack MacDonald Chairman Department of Physics In the

next decade there won t be enough physicists ma thema ticia ns and chemists to go around There was a move away from the physical sciences when they were blamed for pollution and technological problems Students looked to the biological sciences for solutions Now were seeing a move back to chemistry and physics as young people start to recognize that they offer the best hope for long-range solutions to many pressing problems Physical Science graduates are basically problem-solvers

The pre-adolescent CoJlege of Physical Science has emerged from a decade that was turbulent for the physical sciences at all institutions Ted Newton describes the see-saw years Until about 1970 we had money and jobs to offer but no one to whom to offer them Then the money dried up and really good candidates for faculty positions became availa ble

The disciplines not only are firmly esta blished on ca mpus but are setting high standards in teaching and research Were proud of the progress in physical sciences in the 15 years since the formation of the University adds Dean Earl MacNaughton

Faculty pursue research in fields as diverse as biophysics environmental toxicology electrochemistry surface physics neutron scattering mathematical and sta tistical a nalysis of biologica I systems and the design of a georeferences data base for the Province of Onta rio Funds from outside sources amounting to about one and a half million dollars annually support a large portion of this fundamental and applied research

As the disciplines continue their growth predicts the Dean our faculty will strive to preserve the informality and close contact with students that has distinguished Guelph in the past

The College may be only ten years old but has already come of age in the scientific research community I990- here we come 0

A physics leclure 1958 with Dr Earl MacNaughton now Dean

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y ou hear the sales approac h lt1 llmost cve ry day The new improved producl - more

powerful more efficient more everything Well that sa me approach very aptly applied

to College Roya I and University Open House 80 This yea r as well as the usual multitud e of events and exhibits across-camrus there were many exciting and refreshing innovations that added that extra sparkle to the glitter

The officia l opening of open house weekend by a professional actor and comedian was a first Canadils own tongue-in-cheek Don Harron though not bespectacled and disguised in the dilaridatcd cloth cap three-day beard and moth-eat en swea ter of the irreverent Chrlie Farquharso n ce rtainly sounded like that entertaining rural cha racter during a eourle of his r ertinent rronouncements

Another new fea ture of this years College Royal open hOlle weekend walt Fly-Days The sky W i the limit when at $7 a ti ck t cIIQO11 ers took 30-minute flights over the Univcrsit v nd thc surrounding ar a Thc Flying C1uh1I thl

Don Harron and Charlie Farquharson opened open house weekend with ColeRe Royal president Dawn Wert and College Roya cehbrafll Connalyn Cooke

Something New At Collegl

Where MY funny hal University of Guelph dreamed up the idea provided planes and pilots and des pite il storm that dumped ten inches of snow on G uelph in less than three hours ilttrac ted more thiln 40 adventu rers

Another well-attended newcomer event was th e Woodsman Comretitions where ring of axe rasp of crosscut sa wand flying logs a od woodchips filled the a ir ilS contestants pitted their muscles ilgainst the clock

A new wag and wiggle to the O Vc Dog Show was the mutt show - comrlete with a delightful dog-in -a n-Easter-bonnet competition

Well over 20000 people visit ed the campus during Collegc Royal open hou se weekend

Pr~ilting the thousa nds of bu sy students who orgil ni zed something for this University that it could not do for itself Prcsident Donald F Forster lnuded them for rroudly serving the 56-year tradition of College Roy~Jmiddot

What s new a t College Roy~l ) The rhot ograrhs on these two pagcs sum it ur much hetter th ~1 1l mInv tnou s no of word~ []

Pilots with the Flying Cluh at the Univ(fsity of Guelph introduced Fly-Days With customers is Paul Sullivan right Club prlsident

Collegl Royal open house weekend was a cold one but students who entered the Woodsman Competitions soon warmed to the job

Royal 80 A 30s lapper Daisy Mae

Linda Filller 80 Derek style at the fashion show

Just a big baby

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A New

Look At Old

Folks Exerpts from a FACS sheet

by Mary Cocivera

I nd ependence self-respect and dignity can make the difference between

enjoying the later years and mere ly enduring them Helping seniors maintain their independence is an increasingly popular more enlightened approach to providing the services required by the elder ly

Canadas population is getting old The proportion of the elderly is increasing as a result of extended life span lower birth rates and immigration cutbacks The percentage of Canadas popula tion over 65 increased from 5 per cent in 190 I to 87 per cent in 1976 Demographic projections predict that in 50 years more than 20 per cent of the Canadian population will be over 65

Supporting these elderly and providing the needed services will demand novel approaches new insights and an emphas is on enjoying rather than enduring the later years

WHO ARE THE ELDERLY

The elderly a re generaJly considered to be anyone over 65 yea rs old-the age of mandatory retirement At tha t turning point workers stop being wage earners and sta rt being senior citizens They receive old age security benefits draw pensio ns and ride buses at reduced ra tes

The retirement years are rewarding for many seniors Jackrabbit Johannsen still cross-count ry skis at 104 Grandma Moses painted into her 90s others earn university degrees pursue second careers indu lge in hobbies travel and find happiness in volunteer work But for some of the elderly the retirement years bring loneliness despair and poverty along with independence

Most of the elderly are women Of the elderl y living a lone 70 per cent are women

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The proportion of the elderly in Canada is increasing rapidly

Almost half of the women over 65 are widowed and widows outnumber widowers five to one

Three-quarters of the women over 65 living on their own have no income other than government stipends for the elderl y In Ontario these stipends now amount to about $365 monthly and are adjusted quarterly

INCOME DURING RETIREMENT

The financial picture for many seniors looks bleak but it may appear worse than it really is suggests Dr Kathleen Brown a family economist in the Department of Family Studies Without work-related costs retirees have lower expenses

In addition seniors can take advantage of free medical care free or reduced admissions property tax refunds income tax deductions public tra nsportation passes reductions on restaurant meals free drugs and seniors discoun ts at stores These benefits help spread retirement income that much further

Dr Brown suspects that the recently retired may see their financial position as worse than it rea ll y is She and Professor

Martin-Matthews arc doing a study of how recently retired people adjus t to changes in their economic and social status Its a difficu lt psychologica l adjustment for someone who has saved for retirement to start dipping into savings she says Consequently many scniors dont live as well as they co uld Some who could don t take taxis and hire help when they rea lly nced to because it is contrary to their Iife-Iong habits

The family home owned Iree and clear is a major economic assct in retirement and is the surest hedge against int1ation New programs likc the reverse mortgage can convert this asset into cash while a llowing the owner to stay in the house

In this scheme the bank or finance company buys the house over a period of about 20 ycars giving the resident homeowner monthly cash payments based on the assessed value of the house Varia tions on this theme may be one answer for asset-rich but cash-poor sen iors

Financially this arrangement makes good sense but convincing seniors may take some doing After people work a lifetimc to own a home outright they arc understandably reluctant to put a claim on it explains Dr Brown

Selling the family home in retirement is a calculated risk Will the capital from the house support a retired person for 10 years 20 years 30 yea rs Will it cover possi ble hi gh care costs in the later years A dollar saved in 1932 bu ys only 20 cents worth of goods and services at todays prices Int1ation will continue to erode the purchasing power of dollars saved fo r retirement

Financial management in general may present spec ial problems for many seniors notes Dr Brown Sources of income tend to be more diffuse in retirement coming from ann uities pensions RRSPs income supplements and perhaps reverse mortgages All of these require some attention managemen t and filling out of form s Often it s the widow who has to handle these ar rangements and she may be fac in g family finances for the first time in her life Seniors who could benefit from financial counselling don t know where to go for help

Growing old may not be glamorous but it need not be frig htening lonely and poverty-ridden In other cultures extended family a rrangements ass ure that elders will be loved needed and honoured until death In Canada senio rs place a high val ue on independence but geronto logists are now

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Election of alumni to Senate

Regulations governing election All alumni shall be eligible to vote providing they have graduated from the University of Guelph or the founding Colleges Alumni members of faculty a t the University of Guelph or full-time or part-time students enrolled in a pTogram under the jurisdiction of the Senate of the University of Guelph may not vote in the election of alumni to Senate if they have participated in the current election of faculty or the election of students to Senate

There shall be a minimum of one and a maximum of three elected alumni from anyone of the undernoted alumni bodies (a) Macdonald Institute or its successor College of Family and Consumer Studies (b) Ontario Agricultural College (c) Ontario Veterinary College (d) As a group the Colleges of Arts and Social Science and Wellington College- BA degree (e) As a group the Colleges of Biological Science and Physical Science and Wellington College-BSc degree

Each year the three-year terms of office of three of the nine alumni senators expire Retiring August 31 1980 are Frank Archibald OAC 39 W John Bowles CSS 72 and Dr Vc Rowan Walker OVC 47 The terms of office of Gordon B Henry OAC 34 Mrs Mary (Robertson) McGillivray Mac 36 and John R Flegg Arts 68 will expire August 31 1981 Charles (Chuck) Broadwell OAC 54 Bill Tolton OAC 36 and Dr Robert (Herb) Wright OVC 38 will sit on Senate until August 31 198 2

Voting instructions Please vote for a maximum of three candidates on the ballot form Voting shall be by an x Or checkm~rk Any mark on a ballot other than those required for marking the voters preference shall make the ballot null and void

Completed ballot form should be clipped and placed in an envelope on which you are requested to put your name and year in the upper left-hand corner To facilitate voting by an alumnus whose spouse is a lso an alumnus of the University of Guelph and who therefore jointly receive only one copy of the Guelph Alumnus two ballot forms are provided A joint return (two ballots in the same envelope) is acceptable only if the name and year of both voters a re on the envelope Address to Box SE Alumni Office University Centre University of Guelph Guelph Ontario NIG 2W l stamp and mail An on-campus polling booth in the foyer of the Physical Sciences Building will be open between the hours of 800 am and 200 pm on Saturday June 21 during Alumni Weekend Ballot forms and envelopes will be available at the booth On receipt at the Alumni Office eligibility to vote will be verified The sealed envelopes will be opencd on or after June 23 1980 and the ballots counted by scrutineers appointed by the Executivc Committee of the University of Guel ph Alumni Association Only valid ballots with voter identification on the enclosure envelopc received on or before that date will be counted

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iSenate Ballot Form iSenate Ballot Form I I For election of three alumni to Senate University of I For election of three alumni to Senate University of I I Guelph for the three-year term commencing Sep- I Guelph for the three-year term commencing Sep- I tember I 1980 See other side of this page for tember 1 1980 See other side of this page for I biographical sketches of candidates Vote for a biographicalfskhetches o~ candoidatebslvote for a I

maximum of three nominees One ballot per voter maximum 0 tree nommees ne a tot per voter I

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FERGUSON Paul D I CPS 67 Guelph

I FERGUSON Paul D I CPS 67 Guelph J

I GRUBBE Arthur G (Art) I OAC 41 Arthur I

GRUBBE Arthur G (Art) OAC 41 Arthur

I LEWIS Robin BI Aits 73 BTantford

I MILNE (Dennison) Lorna A I OAC 56 Brampton

I LEWIS Robin B I Arts 73 Brantford

MILNE (Dennison) Lorna A I OAC 56 Brampton

I YOUNG N Richard P Arts MA 76 Ridgeville

YOUNG N Richard P 1 Arts MA 76 Ridgeville

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News From Guelph

CAMPUS HIGHLIGHTS Summer Campus 1980 Summer Campus 80 will be a laughing matter if Larry Horowitz has his way A professional entertainer Horowitz is teaching a comedy workshop as part of the U niversi ty s uniq ue vaca tion proshygram which this year begins July 7 Timing voice inflection and mannerisms are almost more important than content according to thi s young comic who deshylights in sending up commercials

From comedy to reincarnation and apiculture Summer Campus this year presents vacationers with an extraordishynary smorgasbord of courses and activishyties For some people a relaxing vacashytion means a complete change from their usual activities explains Professor Jim Murray who established the program the only one of its kind at a Canadian university five years ago Teachers

lawyers and housewives will probably be among those who take Horowitzs comedy workshop or classes In drawing piano-playing or conversational French

Others however prefer to use the time to further develop themselves professiona ly says Professor Murray This year for the first time courses which form part of certificate programs in business and education wil[ be ineludshyed so that the family can come along while mom or dad sharpens professional skills Some of the 27 adult courses offered thi s summer are designed to fulfill specific personal needs such as how to become a skillful negotiator or generally manage life more effectively

Summer Campus is an ideal chance for alumni to spend time at the Univershysity of Guelph again notes Professor Murray Since Summer Campus has 12 special youth progra ms for children from 4 to 16 years of age returning to your alma mater can become a family

affair This year youngsters can ha m it up in a theatre workshop or learn about science computcrs or nature Workshops in jOllrnalism and art also encourage young talent

Tennis squash swimming and 800 acres of green space provide numerous recreational opportunities In the eveshyning it is poss ible to enjoy the campus through twilight tours and a myriad of student events includling the community barbeque Musical performances Walt Disney film nights and socials are espeshycially organized for Summer Campus va ca tioners

Summer Ca mpus 80 has two oneshyweek sess ions July 7-11 and 14-18 Course rates begins at $25 for children and $35 for adults per week Residence accomodation is available For complete program a nd fee information contact Continuing Education Division UNIshyVERSITY OF GUELPH Guelph Onshytario NIG 2WI or phone (519) 824-4120 ext 39560

Biographical Sketches- Senate Candidates middot PAUL D FERG SON CPS 67 lives in Guelph and is territory manager with Supersweet Feeds Stratford Paul taught at J F Ross Collegiate and then farmed near Arthur As an alu mni sena tor he at on Senate from 1969 to 1972 and feels he can provide an effective voice for alumni

ARTHUR G (ART) GRUBB OAC 41 is retired and lives in Arthur after a 35-yea r career with OMAF as an Ag Rep for the counties of Prince Edward Gray Oxford l anark and Perth Art is Secretary Ontario Institute of Agrologists Guelph Branch and is married to Lenore (McFadden) Mac 40

ROBIN BAIRD LEWIS Arts 73 lives in Brantford and is a part-time professional artist (see article on pages 6 and 7) An art instructor at Fanshawe College Robin is also a free-lance com mercial artist and has illustrated childrens books Her name is in the Index of Ontario Artists

LORNA A (DENNISON) MILNE OAC 56 lives in Brampton where she has operated Flowertown Antiques for eight years She is a trustee with the Peel Board of Education and vice chairman of the North Peel unit of the Canadian Cancer Society She is married to Ross Milne OAC 55

N RICHARD P YOUNG Arts MA 76 lives in Ridgeville and is a candidate for bar admission He is with the law firm of Young and McNamara in Thorold With his knowledge of taw he feels he can contribute to Senate during this period of economic difficulty

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Great Year For Gryphons

Mens Hock ey Cryphons winners of the OUAA championship

With no less than seven Gryphon teams taking Ontario championships the 1979-1980 intercollegiate season at the University of Guelph was certainly an unprecedented one

II a II started in the fall when the Senior Mens Varsity Eight rowing tea m broke records at the Ontario Universishyties Athletic Association (OUAA) meet in Weiland to take first place Then the mens and womens curling teams trashyvelled to the Universi ty of Western Ontario to defeat all comers and sweep two Ontario titles

Following th at came a weekend at Guelph that will not soon be forgotten by those involved February 22-23 saw the University of Guelph host both the Ontario Womens Basketball Championshyships and the Ontario Wrestling Chamshypionsh ips At approximately 800 pm on Saturday Feb 22 the Guelph women defeated Laurentian University for their first ever Ontario Womens Intercollegishy

ate Athletic Association (OWIAA) championship Three hours later the men had edged out the University of Western Ontario to bring back the Onshytario wrestling title after an absence of one year

Meanwhile the womens crossshycountry ski team put together a strong effort and snatched the provincial title from perennia l winner Carleton Univershysity

It was also about this time that the men s hockey Gryphons were putting together a miraculous comeback Ending up in fifth place in the OUAA the team had to travel to Laurentian University for a sudden death game The Gryphons won it They then fell one game down in a best of three semi-final with the Unishyversity of Toronto Varsity Blues and had to win two in a row to advance to the final They did In the final against the number one ranked McMaster Universishyty Marlins the Gryphons again fell one

game down You guessed it they won th e next two and became the second team ever to win back-to-back Ontario championships

The wrest lers basketball and hockshyey players all advanced to the Canadian Intra-universi ty Athletic Union (CIAU) Championships and a lthough no team titles were brought home they a ll made their presence felt at the national level

As weJl as seven championships the Gryphons had seven individual Ontario champions They were Ken Hawthorne in the 15 km Nord ic sk iing race and Bob Pronk Ken Bradford Jamie Beshythune Ed Slabikowski Gavin Carrow and Wayne Brightwell from th e wresshytling Gryphons The Nordic ski relay team of Dan MaJlet John Bonardelli and Ken Hawthorne also took a gold at the OUAA championships At the CIAU wrestling ch ampionships Wayne Brightwell took a gold medal in his weight class

The Gryphons also had ten Ontario a ll-stars in Candy Clarkson Linda Jolie Sue Lindley Mike Sesto Rick Dundas and Tom Heslip from basketball John Lowe and Jeff Inglis from football Mike McParland from hockey and Tony Tenwesteneind from volleyball Candy Clarkson wa s also named to the allshyCanadian team at the CJAU banquet in Halifax

Following the completion of the schedules the first annual Co-Educashytional Awards Banquet was held at the University s Peter Clark Hall The event was well received by athletes and staff a like and plans are already in the making for next seasons banquet 0

Microbiology Open House June 15 Microbiology is fascinating Thats the message of an open house to be held Sunday June 15 from I 00 pm to 500 pm in the Universitys Chemistry and Microbiology Building College of Physshyical Science Sponsored by the Canadian Society of Microbiologists Committee on Education with the co-operation of the Departments of Microbiology Vetshyerinary Microbiology and Immunology and the Microbiology Club Microbioloshygy Day is for everyone-young and old novice and expert alike

Four second-floor laboratories will house presentat ions demonstrations and poster displays of the latest research

developments in medical agricultural and industrial microbiology-in a way that can be readily understood even by non-scientists

For those who want to explore furshyther there will be tours of resea rch laboratories where work will be in progshyress and equipment in use including the electron microscope Interes ted visitors may also tour the Department of Veterishynary Microbiology and Immunologys research facilities

At 300 pm in Room 200 of the Chemistry and Microbiology Building Jay Ingram microbiologist and host of CBC Radio s Quirks and Quarks will

give a slide and video lecture on the history of microbiology and some of the most recent trends The talk will be aimed primarily at high school students but everyone should find it interest ing Later Jay will mingle and chat with visitors

Microbiology Day has been planned as part of the first joint annual meeting -of the Canad ian Society of Microbiolo shygists and the Genetics Society of Canashyda being held on campus from June J 5 to June 19 Over 400 delegates from across Canada and the United States will be there Heres a chance to hobnob with the experts Plan to bring the whole family It promises to be a great day 0

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Alumni Publications-Consolidation ue to a combination of rapidly escalating paper prices and mailing rates and a directiveD issued to all academic and administrative units of the University requesting that a ll 1979-80

budget submissions reflect a 5 per cent reduction of their 1978-79 budget allotments it became necessary to review the vital field of a lumni publications

To this end President DF Forster appointed a Special Advisory Committee on Alumni Publications with representatives from the U of G Alumni Association and each of the seven college alumni associations The Committee compiled a re port and the President accepted its recommendation to consolidate the Guelph A lumnus and the se ven individual college alumni bulletins

Through the year the four re gular issues of the Guelph Alumnus will consist of 36 pages and up to 18 page s in each issue will be a llocated to the college alumni associations Space will be divided in proportion to the size o f individual college alumni bodies and copy for the 18 pages will be pro vided by individual college e ditors To obtain a good institutional image and to m ainta in alumni acceptance the quality of Guelph Alumnus paper stock has been upgraded to a lighter weight coated stock This will result in lower mailing costs

Subject to annual review and the availa bility of funds the President has approved the publication ot an e ight-page Annual Alumni Weekend Supplement under the individual mastheads of the seven college alum ni associations The supplement will consist of a common four-page insert covering Alumni Weekend programs plus a four-page format of copy exclusive to and provided by e ach of the seven college alumni associations

Your colle ge editors met a de m anding deadline for this the first consolidated publication and we are very grateful to them We t hink we ve done the right thing-what do you think Ed 0

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Centennial Banquet Associate Diploma in Agriculture

AVMA Convention Washington DC

Aggie Week

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University of G uelph 3049 CBS stushyA Message From dents including pos tgraduate students

President

Al Sippel

Al Sippel 74

As the incoming president of the College of Biological Science Alumni Associashytion I would like to thank the immedishyate Past President Richard Moccia 76 and the other outgoing members of the Board of Directors Ted Armstrong 74 Les Dunn 76 Jim Grayston 75 Kathy Martin 76 Ambrose Sarnulski 73 Jim Sheldon 74 and Pat Yungblut 73 for their accomplishments

Over the past year Richard and the others expended a considerable amount of time and energy on alumni associashytion activities with excellent results Both Careers ight and the Elora Gorge Walk were successful again this year Careers N ight is organized specifishycally for senior undergraduate CBS studenb One or two aluIllni frOI11 each

program (eg Microbiology Human Kinetics Zoology N utrition Botany l Genetics) returned to discuss aspects of job hunting resume writing and career development The Elora Gorge Walk was designed to promote outdoor activishyties for alumni during Alumni Weekend

Our other regular activities the Homecoming Biobash and the Annual General Meeting were less successfuL Although a few faithful alumni turned out for each event they were very poorly attended

Despite these disappointments the Association completed two projects that have been on the drawing board for some time Life membership dues finally reached a sufficient level to start a tru st fund for two scholarships for second year CBS students These scholarships will be presented for the first time in 1980

A special Distinguished Alumnus Award was also created this past year Although no nominations for the a ward were received its crea tion provides a format for honouring graduates of the cBS who have distinguished themshyselves in some field

I am confident that thi s year members of the Board of Directors will be ab le to maintain the momentUin generated by their predecessors 1 he nlOW faces on the Board should provide an abundance of energy and fresh ideas Board members serving second or more terllls will provide the necessary experishyelllOe gained from previous years Thi s blend of old and new has worked well in the past and should continue to do so

The major thrust of this years Board of Directors will be aimed at increas ing membership in the Associashytion In the ten years that the College of Biological Science has been a part of the

have graduated However only 202 (66 per cent) of these have Joined the CBs Alumni AssolOiation T herefore much of our effort will be devoted to contacting alumni evaluating their eommenb and re-evaluating our program in an attempt to attract more members

You probably ques tion why you should become a member of the Associshyation Me mbership dues are necessa ry to operate and expand the projects that I have outlined I believe that the CBs Alumni Asocia tion has a lot to offer to undergraduates to the University comshymunity and most importantly to alumshyni

I n particular we provide a forum for keeping in touch with former classshymates through the Guelph Alumnus and the Bio-A lumni N ews Alumni Weekend Supplement and by sponsoring events to which alumni return However as with any organization particularly one such as the CB S Alumni Association that is rel atively young there is always room for improvement If you believe the programs offered by the C BS Alumni Association are inappropriate please let us know as a re-evaluation of alumni shyoriented even ts will be made this year

Without input from our alumni change will not necessarily mean imshyprovement We need your support in the form of members hip and your opinion of the present program In particular I would appreciate receiving comments from Department of Human Kinetics alumni who have been noticeably absent from many of our activities in recent years Please give a little thought to what you think the CB S Alumni A~soshy

ciation should be doing and forward you r ideas to Al Sippel co Departllient of Alumni Affair and Development Levlt 4 niversity Centre niversityof Guclph Cruelph Ontario N 1 G 2W 1 0

Careers Night Seventy-five people attended enjoyed and asked many questions of the six speakers at the 2nd Annual College of Biological ScieIlce Alulllni Association Careers ight

John Byrne fish culture specialist with tell years at the Ministry of Natushyral Resources gave a strong talk stresshysing hiring methods attitude motivation and generally se t the lOne fo r Sheena

Ba rusey BSc 17 and her clever preshyentation which covered as a reselI ch chcmist in Microbiology at Guelph tactic~ to usc job applications and intershyesting facts about prospects for the fushyture in the job market

Jennifer Conners BSc 75 SOOIl to be an M D and who originally graduat shyed in Botany disc ussed the neces ity of being flexible of being wise and not being too specific ill job intcnt when entering uni ve rsity

Dr John Hilton Lkpar lmen t of

utr ition slressed the necessity fo r pcr onal contact and steing the top pCIon when making application for a position Dr John Powell told of the multitude of opportunities which ex ists for a well ed ucated perOIl giving examshyples of 26 graduates from the Departshyf1)tl1t of Huma n Kintl ics and their difshyk re llt afJ Puilltments

Ian W hite OAe 52 co-ordinator of Placement Services summarized and told of the lllaIlY useful services that the

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Macdonald Institute College of Family and Consumer Studies

Alumni Association

ALUMNI NEWS Editor Wantedl

Elizabeth Gullel 55

Food Industry Welcomes Contacts Industry may seem a world away from the univlrsity environment but Conshysumer Studies professor Elizabeth Gulshylett 55 spent the fall semester bridging this gap She visited about 25 companies in the food industry to see what they arc doing in sensory evaluation of food and consumer rda tions

Professor Gullett started her odysshysey through the food industry by conshytacting the presidents of the companies then visiting their laboratories and conshysumer relations departments HI feel very positive about the developments in

News Editor Wanted The position of Alumni ews Editor for the Mac- FACS Alumni Association is presently vacant

The person who fills this position has the important job of gathering and co-ordinating information for the threeshypage Mac-fACS Alumni News section in each of the quarterly Guelph AlurnshyfillS pUblications and for one four-page unit of news in the Annual Alumni

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these two areas she comments The Canadian food industry IS

expanding and refining its programs in sensory evaluation and consumer relashytions

Sensory evaluation techniques run the gamut from rudimentary tests to very complete profile studies that inshyvolve a team of five or six trained tasters Companies have learned that sensory evaluation improves their batshyting average in introducing new proshyducts Professor Gullett explains that it used to be common for only ten ou t of every 100 ideas to see the light of day and of those only one would be a success Sensory evaluation helps idenshytify the potentially successful products and saves significantly in product develshyopment costs

Curious abollt the state of sensory evaluation in the cosmetics industry Professor G ulictt also contacted several Canadian cosmetics companies but found virtually no activity in the area

ost 01 the Canadian cosmetics firms are distributors for foreign products They tend to rely on the technical expershytise of the parent company

The food industry is becoming more Canadian in outlook according to Professor Gullett Canadian branches of foreign companies are developing food testing product development and evalushyation functions in Canada

Consumer relations have blossomed

Weekend Supplement The Editor is a member of a Comshy

mittee of ditors which meets regularly prior to the publication of each Guelph Alumnus to plan and co-ordinate alumshyni news portions

The Editor is a member of the Mac-FACS Alumni Association Board of Directors which meets regularly throughout the year The Alumni Assoshy

in the last decade particularly throughshyout the food industry Professor Gullett suspects tha t the industry is trying to overcome what it perceive to be a bad public image The consumer movemellt nudged most companies into a greater awareness of consumers and a commitshyment to deal with their complaints and suggestions She was impressed with the speed and thoroughness with which the food companies handled consumer comshyplaints

The visits to the companies revep d that permanent and summer employshyment prospects for Consumer Studies graduates will continue to be good Our students have a lways been hired for their technical knowledge she notes but their broad knowledge of consumer concerns will bccome more and more attractive to employers

While learning about food company programs Professor Gullett did not miss the opportunity to tell her hosts about the undergraduate programs research and expertise in the Department of Conshysumer Studies

Every company I visited seemed genuinely pleased to have someone from a university show an interest in what they are doing she observed Many industry people told me they had regular contacts with community colleges but not with universities A continuing exshychange of ideas will be mutually benefishycial 0

ciation pays all telephone and postage costs of collecting information for the two publications and has designated an honorarium of $50 per publication for the Editor

If you are interested in this posishytion please ca II or write ei t her Roseshymary Clark 59 at the Alumni Office 824-4120 ext 2122 or Ruth Wilson 6251 Oak Street Guelph NIG 2Nl 821-2632 (after 5 pm)

Remember if you wish to continue receiving news of your college we must have all Editor - and 0011 J

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Freighter Voyage By Dr Margaret S McCready

The winter season was a good time to be one of 12 passengers eight Canadian women four Americans (two men two women) on a large freighter Delta Line out of Brooklyn ew York Deshycember 14 1979 for a seven-week voyshyage through the Caribbean and the Panama Canal to Ecuador Peru and Chile and return But cargo was the important item to the ships owners and about one day out of Brooklyn a new sched ule was posted cutting out the Caribbean ports at Aruba Santo Doshymingo and Barranquilla

Cargo was delivered or picked up at Philadelphia Baltimore Charleston and Mi ami in generally very fine weather There were perhaps one and a half days of slight turbulence off Cape Hatteris enough to make it difficult to set the ta bles in the dining room which we shared with a dozen ships officers and the captain

The crew of about 30 sailors were a busy lot-always some ship s painting to be done as well as swabbi ng down the decks Handling the ve ry large banana crop (green) of Ecuador was a big part of the work for longshoremen-bananas to Chile and to New York State Much of the ships cargo had to be kept at spec ific temperatures SOme of it frozen

Above all we and the officers had excellent meals and very spacious wellshycared for cabins with toilets Actually by the terms of the Seamens Union all sa ilors must be given plentiful and good food to keep them happy and well nourshyished and this was certa inly so

We enjoyed knowing the ships offshyicers One a graduate in law was workshy

ing on a freight er to find out more about mercantile law he was busy also getting his daily exercise by weight-lifting and chinning the bar We passengers worked a bit on the stationa ry bicycle for our exercise

Another officer a graduate engishyneer was working on the freighter to learn more abo ut ship building and space utili zation One specialist in navishygation reminded us to keep certain curshytains drawn at night to prevent glare on the ocean waves which confused their navigation readings from the heavens There is a constant charting of the ship s position on the high seas

Special celebrations and meetings with the captain and officers sometimes when films were shown were enjoyed but also enjoyed was the time spent watching the intricate organization of the loading and unloading of cargo some of it in containers However on docking with the help of pilots we usualshyly planned to take taxis to the big cities and market places not forgetting the small Indian craft shops on or close to the docks The native crafts of fine straw and hair work knitted-wear and handshymade dresses beautiful jewelery of seshymi-precious stones such as lapislazuli malachit e a nd onyx were hard to resist

The museums cathedrals and other handsome buildings reminded us of the culture~ If ( i er peoples in addition to th e Spanish con ribution The beautiful scenery and the objects d art a lmost made us forgetful of the repressive govshyernments in most of these South Amerishycan countries today

It was a memorable days trip when

we motored from Valparaiso Ch ile through the foothills of the Andes to the beautiful capital city Santiago seeing en route the dry desert and mountain country bordering the very fertile va lleys growing lush market and fruit crops (not bananas)

Some bridge playing a nd much reading took up considerable time so that it was difficult to keep a diary and write postcards to friends Obviollsly there was some real rela xa tion and rest on the journey Tt was always pleasant to be having such delightful summcr weat her and enjoying some sunning on deck with tea and happy hours whenshyever one wished to utili ze the passenger lounge for a friendl y get-together

Yes despite sc hedules being changed and in this case shor tened by one week the sea voyage from North to South America at this season was a delight D

Passing through Ihe Suez Canal

The Delta Venezuela out of Brooklyn New York Margaret McCready right in Santiago Chie

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Families Coping With Change The family is alive and well in the twentieth century despite widely pubshylished reports that it is an outdated social institution Social critics bemoan the disintegration of the family and use as evidence the soaring divorce rate juvcnile delinquency wife and child abuse and thc isolated elderly

This gloomy outlook is not shared by three faculty members in the Departshyment of Family Studies who have extenshysive experience working with families and are pursuing family-related reshysearch

Concern over weakening families is not unique to our generation observes Professor Anne Callagan a family socishyologist with a background in professhysiona social work Observers 50 years ago voiced many of the same complaints about urban families she notes and questions whether families have really changed as much as were led to believe The divorce ra Ie was 236100000 in Canada in 1976 and is rising but is still only about half of the US rate

Divorce has replaced death as a cause of single parent families over the years rn addition perhaps urban famishylies of 100 years ago didnt have probshylems with their teen-agers because so many adolescent children didnt live at home

Different Expectation What has changed dramatically is our expectation about family life Until the last few decades marriage tended to be an institutional arrangement On farms the family was a producing unit and in urban environments it was a framework for survival Today we look to the family for intimate personal relationships and emotional support

Professor Claude Guldner former Director of the Interfaith Counselling Centre in Kitchener and now on the faculty in Family Studies doesnt touch on the traditional institutional roles for marriage in describing todays family He focusses on the adult functions of marriage- companionship sharing afshyfcction and sex-instead of viewing marshyriage primari ly in terms of having chilshydren

Where Children Fit In Children are and will continue to be an important focus in most families but the

task of raising them is difficult in the climate of rapid social and technological change Todays parents live in a world very different from the one in which they were raised and their children will have to cope with an accelerating rate of change The task of raisi ng children is not so much preparing them for the world but equipping them to cope with the inevitable changes ahead

The rapid change and uncertainty in the world has eroded parents sense of self-confidence claims Professor George Kawash a child psychologist with a particular concern for parentchild inshyteractions One anchor parents can proshyvide in this unsettled environment is consis tency in their child rearing pracshytices But it is very difficult to maintain if the parents feel unsure of themselves and their parenting skills Children need rules limits and some authority but parents often shy away from setting rules because they view this as a form of authoritarianism says Professor Kashywash Rules are not in themselves aushythoritarian especially if the children ha ve the opportunity to express their grievances about rules they feel are unreasonable Children will be more willing to accept rules if they feel they can discuss them

Professor Guldner feels there is a tendency among educators now to look at the entire family in dealing with problems in children Many families are referred to family counselling agencies because a child has problems in school Ten years ago we would have blamed those problems on the school systems he says Today family counsellors look to the family for weaknesses or strains that may have contributed to such probshylems This approach acknowledges the continued importance of the family unit in the socialization of children

The Individual Within the Family Creating a stable family environment requires input from solid individuals In family counselling explains Professor Guldner we usually focus on the husshyband and wife roles because strong partshyners secure in their relationship funcshytion better in the mother and father roles Further the husband and wife relationship needs to be nurtured throughout a marriage so it can survive after the parenting roles have been

From a FACS sheet by Mary Cocivera

completed Many marri ages break down after the children leave home because the partners threw themselves into the father and mother roles to the exclusion of the husband and wife roles After the years of neglect there was nothing left of the original relationship as husshyband and wife

One of the great tasks in family therapy confided Professor Guldner is helping individuals differentiate themselves from their fa mily of origin Their personal development and success in marriage depend on emerging from the family of their childhood observ ing and evaluating it ancj then making ratioshynal but at the sa me time gut-level choices about their own future Many marriage and family problems are caused by a failure to work through this rela tionship The process is not complete until the individual reconnects and estashyblishes an entirely different relationship with his family of origiIi

A fam ily can provide a supportive environment in which to grapple with these relational tasks Professor Guldner describes marriage as a cyclical IIwe equilibrium which has its ups and downs Individual growth requires comshying to grips with the conflicts

He fears though that many people walk awa y from conflict in marriage by seeking divorce rather than working through the problem This short-cirshycuits individual growth he explains Family counselling helps partners deal with conflict in a marriage relationship but does not guarantee living happily ever after Sometimes working out a rel a tionship results in termination of the marriage

Professor Guldner sees the emphashysis on the individual as a positive develshyopment for the family Were becoming more tolerant of individual diffe rences within the family and among families Young people will feel freer to make choices based on what is best for them personally and inter-personally rather than external expectations -North Americans will find it easier to accept and respect different types of families in the decades to come but they will also have to accept the responsibility for making informed intelligent choices compatible with their personal values ambitions and capabilities 0

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The College of Phys ical Science Alumni Association -5Ju

I SCIMP Editor Bob Winkel

Cell Patent Granted

Dr Ron Fawce ll with electroplated semiconductor

Two resea rchers at the University of GueJph have received a United States patent on a process tha t could revolushytionize the production of photo voltaic cells and reduce the cost several times

Doctors Ron Fawcett and Andrzej Baranski developed the process similar to techniques used in the electroplating industry during two months of research on applying semi-conductors to metal in la te 1978

The process does not require the

present use of vaporization to deposit a film of light-sensitive material on meta l

Present tec hnology for photo voltaic cells evolved from space research and uses either a single crystal silicon or a costly vaporization process for cadmium sulphide

Until now electroplating has been used as a way to deposit one metal on another in some kind of pl a ting solution through which you pass current but what we are depositing here is a semishy

conductor-cadmium sulphide Dr Fawcett said Other semiconductors which can be electrodeposited include cadmium selenide bismuth sulphide cushyprous sulphide and silver sulphide

The new process can be used with a variety of metals including stainless steet and aluminum foil he said

You can imagine pass ing great shee ts of metal through a plating bath and covering them with a thin coherent and uni fo rm deposit of th e photo sensishytive materia l said Dr Fawcett An America n patent was applied for beshycause most ma nufacturing is carried out in the United Sta tes

The chem is ts who will sha re the patent with the University are now seeking patents in Canada Great Britshyain and other industrialized nations

Manufacture of the new electroshyplated semi-conductor solar cells is cheaper than the vaporization process used for cadmium sulphide and initia l tests indicate a higher efficiency on output voltage Dr Fawcett sa id

Immediate application of the comshypound is in photo voltaic devices recshytification of alternating current into dishyrect current light detection equipment and special applications in photography

The research which led to the proshycess was sponsored by a grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Reshysea rch Council of Canada 0

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Prof Moffat Scholarship The College of Physical Science is pleased to announce the establishment of a memorial scholarship by the family and friends of the late Professor and Mrs Robert C Moffatt

Professor Moffatt formed the faculshyty of Physics at the Onta rio Agricultural College in 1917 and was head of the Department of Physics and Mathematshyics for the ten years prior to his retireshyment in 1956 H e was named Professor

Emeritus in 1974 In 1922 he was responsi ble to a

major degree for the organization of the Agricult~ral Science Option so that its graduates could qualify for admission to courses at the Onta rio College of Educashytion leading to the High School Assistshyants Certificate Type A Agriculture In 1950 he orga nized the General Scishyence Option leadin g to Type A Science

Professor Bob Moffatt was known continued

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to most physics students as the Prof and taught for many years the undershygraduate and graduate courses in theory of measurement and statistics He did much to cncourage agricultural reshysearchers to use statistical methods in the interpretations of their results and assisted in many of the a nalyses

[t is most fitting for the College of Physical Science to offer a scholars hi p

established in memory of Professor and Mrs Moffatt who gave so much to the department and the community

The $200 scholarship will be awarded annually to a student who has completed semester 4 and is enrolled in semester 5 or higher of an Honours Program in Mathematics Statistics or Physics

Alumni who graduated from the

Rites Of Passage Worthwhile Graduate work is not everyon es cup of tea Even an intense love of learning can be daunted by long hours of painstaking research the trauma tic experience of the oral comprehensive and the setting forth - and re-working- of first the masters then the doctora1 thesis

But for Bob Dudley who received his PhD in orga nic chemistry at winter Convocation stopping a t the bachelors level would have been unthinka ble He says he was too excited by the prospect of trying his ha nd at basic research something he had been una ble to do as an undergraduate

Bob came to Guelph three years ago from the University of Georgia where he obtained his M Sc working under Professor Ed Janzen When Professor Janzen joined Guelphs Deshypartment of Chemistry Bob moved there too

Bobs doctoral research has Inshyvolved a method of detection called spin trapping of free radicals that is molecules which have an unpaired elecshytron Spin trapping is only used in ten or 12 places in the world Three places in Canada including Guelph use it regularly it is not used at all on a regular basis in the United States

Looking back over the past three years Bob says the hardest things to contend with were assembling his thesis from all those piles of research material and confronting a sea of strange faces as he walked in to teach his first lab

But despite such trying moments Bob has enjoyed his time at Guelph a nd the abundance of ideas a nd stimulating atmosphere created by the joint campus arrangement of the Guelph-Waterloo Centre for Graduate Work in Chemisshytry

Agr Sci option during the time when Professor Moffatt guided developments in physics mathema tics and statistics were informed by Dean MacNaughton of the plan to establish a Moffa tt Meshymorial Scholarship We are most grateshyful for the generous response

It is expected that the first award will be presented at the I Oth anniversary celebrations of the college on June 210

H e has been fortunate too in his wife of ten years Tricia who never doubted for a minute that he would get his degree and whose enthusiasm and moral support cheered him on when the going was especially ha rd

Although their interests and expershytise are different-she graduated from East Tennessee State University in 1969 with a BSc having studied speech pathology language and audiology and is a speech pathologist and teacher of deaf education in Guelph-they find themselves good sounding boards for each ot her s problems

With his doctoral qua lificatio ns completed Bob will be working during th e coming year as a post-doc for Chemistry professor Colin Fyfe in solid state MR (nuclear magnetic resoshynance) After that he will be looking for a more permanent job Bob views that prospect with optimism 0

Our Tenth Anniversary Celebrations -(n June 1970 the new Physical Science Building was officially opened T he building replaced the old rose-garden south of Zavitz Hall and drastica lly changed a birds-eye view to the southshyeast as demonstrated in the two photoshygraphs on this page

Physics Chemistry and Math-Stats

have flowered irl this first decade To celebrate this occasion the College will hold an official cake-cutting ceremony with tea at 400 pm June 21 in the lobby beside the Campus Co-operative Bookstore This is to be preceded by tours of the facilities

Coincidental with this celebration is

the 10th anniversary of the formation of the College of Arts the College of Social Science and the College of Physica l Science and at 630 pm on June 21 in the University Centre Faculty Club alumni of the three colleges will join ranks with cocktails and dinner Come join us then 0

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By Mary Cocivera

T he College of Physical Science has yet to reach the age of puberty but is

poised to enter its second decade as a major centre for science research and undergraduate programs in Canada

The short existence belies a long history on the Guelph campus as major supporting disciplines to the agricultural programs Stretching back to the 1880s the story progresses through such varied pursuits as analysis of dairy products sugar beets well water and wood ashes levelling and surveying water finding machines lightning rods ventilation and soil physics

Old-timers can spin colorful tales of early instructors There was Prof Soccer-Bill Blackwood whose speciality was (literally) dynamite He was fond of bringing dynamite caps into the lecture room to demonstrate their safety He regularly stood by the window toying with one of these capriciously explosive caps before lighting it and toss ing it out the window where it exploded on cue Art Thompson OAC )7 remembers the ill-fated cap that rode a stiff wind right into the open window of a lab full of equipment on the lower floor That cap too exploded on cue

Art chuckles as he describes Prof Blackwoods favorite exam question You have a rock three feet by four feet by five feet two feet of it underground in the middle of a swamp and you want to blast it out How much of a charge of dynamite do you need He describes the technique of mud-capping- planting dynamite under a mud cap on top of the rock and letting er rip You can sit down and do all the calculations for this problem says Art but the right answer is that the rock is in a swamp so why would you need to blast it away

No reflections on the physical sciences could be complete without reference to Prof Moffatt claims Dean Earl MacNaughton He was called Mr Physics and his courses on theory of measurements were dubbed theory of Moffatt

Years When the Physics Building was built

in 1916 recalls the Dean inmates from the Ontario Reformatory were used to ca rry plaster a nd so the plasterers pu t a generous inch-thick layer on the ceilings By the early 50s the plaster frequently and with very little warning separated [rom the Ilath and both Prof and I had some close calls when the plaster would suddenly drop in our offices and on laboratory benches

Ventilation was indeed a problem when 50 to 60 students gathered for a qua1litative analysis laboratory and started bubbling H2S through solutions in order to precipitate metal ions H2S is infamous for it s smell --middotrotten eggs concen tra ted Professor John Rothwel OAC 39 now retired developed sensitive timing catchill~ about-to-expire students and hauling them to the window for a breather We had big fans installed he explains but the students opened the windows next to the fan short-circuiting the makeshift ventilation system Qualita tive analysis was eventually dropped from the curriculum Professor Rothwell is

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covered with equipment Chemistry had the distinction of being

the first science department on campus to have its own building by 1887 (the odiferous na ture of the pursuit no doubt affected the decision to construct a separate building) The building however la sted only until 1896 when fire destroyed it The replacement on the same location-where the north wing of the Arts Building now stands- housed generations of chern students until the Department of Chemistry moved to the present Chemistry and Microbiology building in 1965

When Prof Bill Brown arrived on campus in the 1 940s he suggested only partially in jest that the venerable building be named Reek Hall after the then president of the OAC William R Reek OAC 10 It was an idea that never emerged from the flask

The building easily would have justified that label Prof Brown tells of a visiting chemist from Iowa State University As he walked through the front entrance he sniffed deeply and sighed Ah beautiful-this is a lovely chemistry building It takes years of chemical training to appreciate the bouquet of aged chemistry buildings

convinced because other faculty members didnt appreciate the smell

While future physicists werent likely to find their way to the Guelph campus the OAC trained many of the high school science teachers in Ontario The old Agricultural Science option introduced ill 1922 and the General Science option introduced in 1950 provided an excellent broad scientific background for high school teaching and graduate study in any number of agricultural and scientific disciplines

With the establishment of the University of Guelph in 1964 the physical sciences emerged from their supporting roles to limelight positions on campus Greatly expanded research facilities and undergraduate laboratory capability had to be provided The Physics Department had been cramped for years in the red brick building and was unable to develop its undergraduate programs nor introduce graduate student and research programs appropriate for the mushrooming University The Chemistry Department had moved into the new Chemistry and MicrobiOlogy Building but research activity in the department had expanded graduate programs were becoming mOre important and essential scientific

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equipment was proliferating Both tcaching and research activities required much more space

The Physical Science Building an efficient gem of an edifice was completed and occupied by the fall of 1969 Attached to the Chemistry and Microbiology Building it provided expanded facilities for chemistry as well as teaching research and office space for Physics Mathematics and Sta tistics When the Department of Computing and Information Science emerged in 1971 it located in the Institute of Computer Science Building (the renovated Physics Building) for proximity to the computer hardware

For Physics the move to the new facilities was like a speed-of-light journey from 1916 to 1970 From graffiti-embellished lab benches to immaculate well-equipped spacious undergraduate la boratories from dingy basement research cubby-holes to well-lighted laboratories from makeshift to state-of-the-art equipment

Equipping the departments with essential iescarch instruments will be a never-ending program because the advances in science occur rapidly and because Guelph will want to maintain its hard-earned position at the forefront of research in Canada

By most accounts the move to the building occurred so smoothly that the undergraduate students remember only closing the drawer in one laboratory one day and showing up the next day in a new lab

We collected a roomful of old glassware brass bunsen burners and all kinds of junk when we moved out of the old Physics Building recalls Professor Jim Hunt Instead of throwing it out I bet other faculty members that we could sell it We did --we sold every last bit of broken glass and laboratory equipment amassed $500 and started a scholarship fund for undergraduate students in physics

The very existence of the physical science disciplines is often overshadowed by the emphasis on the life sciences at Guelph Because of this undergraduate degree programs stili attract a relatively small number of students-a predicament that is both attractive and threatening at the same time Faculty describe the size of some of the undergraduate programs as

bull uncomfortably small while recent graduates from the programs see the small size as an important difference between Guelph aNd the grist mills that churn out hundreds of graduates

Everything has to do with size observes Terry Clifford Like most of his classmates at the OAC he came from a rurat background We really appreciated Guelphs organization in terms of social

development We got to know everyone in our class Professors assigned to the year really developed close relationships There was no dou bt that everyone encouraged us Professor MacNaughton (now the dean) was like a mother hen-he developed a really close rapPorl with all the students and graduates Hes a mini alumni associa t ion hi msel r

How the Physical Sciences disciplines evolved on the Guelph campus is a fascinating account in itself They all appeared originally to serve agricultural interests Chemists performed analyses on everything from soil to sugar beets physicists monitored the weather and contributed a variety of engineeringshyoriented expertise Mathematicians helped agricultural research workers use statistical methods to interpret their da tao Even the late-comer Computing and Information Science appeared on campus in an agricultural capacity Animal scientists had gathered enough milking data on cards to fill a room but couldnt use the information The computer stored that information and made it accessible for research

The undergraduate program in Computing and Information Science reflects these origins emphasiZing systems rather than computation It focuses on how to best utilize the computer to solve problems This approach meshes well with the existing biological and agricultural research on campus Fourth year classes in computing science boast about 35 students the 90 terminals in the ICS building are in use practically round-the-clock and the majority of students on campus has some contact with the computer during studies at Guelph

WHAT IS TO COME The general perception of whats

happening in the job market for physical science graduates is completely incorrect according to Professor Jack MacDonald Chairman Department of Physics In the

next decade there won t be enough physicists ma thema ticia ns and chemists to go around There was a move away from the physical sciences when they were blamed for pollution and technological problems Students looked to the biological sciences for solutions Now were seeing a move back to chemistry and physics as young people start to recognize that they offer the best hope for long-range solutions to many pressing problems Physical Science graduates are basically problem-solvers

The pre-adolescent CoJlege of Physical Science has emerged from a decade that was turbulent for the physical sciences at all institutions Ted Newton describes the see-saw years Until about 1970 we had money and jobs to offer but no one to whom to offer them Then the money dried up and really good candidates for faculty positions became availa ble

The disciplines not only are firmly esta blished on ca mpus but are setting high standards in teaching and research Were proud of the progress in physical sciences in the 15 years since the formation of the University adds Dean Earl MacNaughton

Faculty pursue research in fields as diverse as biophysics environmental toxicology electrochemistry surface physics neutron scattering mathematical and sta tistical a nalysis of biologica I systems and the design of a georeferences data base for the Province of Onta rio Funds from outside sources amounting to about one and a half million dollars annually support a large portion of this fundamental and applied research

As the disciplines continue their growth predicts the Dean our faculty will strive to preserve the informality and close contact with students that has distinguished Guelph in the past

The College may be only ten years old but has already come of age in the scientific research community I990- here we come 0

A physics leclure 1958 with Dr Earl MacNaughton now Dean

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y ou hear the sales approac h lt1 llmost cve ry day The new improved producl - more

powerful more efficient more everything Well that sa me approach very aptly applied

to College Roya I and University Open House 80 This yea r as well as the usual multitud e of events and exhibits across-camrus there were many exciting and refreshing innovations that added that extra sparkle to the glitter

The officia l opening of open house weekend by a professional actor and comedian was a first Canadils own tongue-in-cheek Don Harron though not bespectacled and disguised in the dilaridatcd cloth cap three-day beard and moth-eat en swea ter of the irreverent Chrlie Farquharso n ce rtainly sounded like that entertaining rural cha racter during a eourle of his r ertinent rronouncements

Another new fea ture of this years College Royal open hOlle weekend walt Fly-Days The sky W i the limit when at $7 a ti ck t cIIQO11 ers took 30-minute flights over the Univcrsit v nd thc surrounding ar a Thc Flying C1uh1I thl

Don Harron and Charlie Farquharson opened open house weekend with ColeRe Royal president Dawn Wert and College Roya cehbrafll Connalyn Cooke

Something New At Collegl

Where MY funny hal University of Guelph dreamed up the idea provided planes and pilots and des pite il storm that dumped ten inches of snow on G uelph in less than three hours ilttrac ted more thiln 40 adventu rers

Another well-attended newcomer event was th e Woodsman Comretitions where ring of axe rasp of crosscut sa wand flying logs a od woodchips filled the a ir ilS contestants pitted their muscles ilgainst the clock

A new wag and wiggle to the O Vc Dog Show was the mutt show - comrlete with a delightful dog-in -a n-Easter-bonnet competition

Well over 20000 people visit ed the campus during Collegc Royal open hou se weekend

Pr~ilting the thousa nds of bu sy students who orgil ni zed something for this University that it could not do for itself Prcsident Donald F Forster lnuded them for rroudly serving the 56-year tradition of College Roy~Jmiddot

What s new a t College Roy~l ) The rhot ograrhs on these two pagcs sum it ur much hetter th ~1 1l mInv tnou s no of word~ []

Pilots with the Flying Cluh at the Univ(fsity of Guelph introduced Fly-Days With customers is Paul Sullivan right Club prlsident

Collegl Royal open house weekend was a cold one but students who entered the Woodsman Competitions soon warmed to the job

Royal 80 A 30s lapper Daisy Mae

Linda Filller 80 Derek style at the fashion show

Just a big baby

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A New

Look At Old

Folks Exerpts from a FACS sheet

by Mary Cocivera

I nd ependence self-respect and dignity can make the difference between

enjoying the later years and mere ly enduring them Helping seniors maintain their independence is an increasingly popular more enlightened approach to providing the services required by the elder ly

Canadas population is getting old The proportion of the elderly is increasing as a result of extended life span lower birth rates and immigration cutbacks The percentage of Canadas popula tion over 65 increased from 5 per cent in 190 I to 87 per cent in 1976 Demographic projections predict that in 50 years more than 20 per cent of the Canadian population will be over 65

Supporting these elderly and providing the needed services will demand novel approaches new insights and an emphas is on enjoying rather than enduring the later years

WHO ARE THE ELDERLY

The elderly a re generaJly considered to be anyone over 65 yea rs old-the age of mandatory retirement At tha t turning point workers stop being wage earners and sta rt being senior citizens They receive old age security benefits draw pensio ns and ride buses at reduced ra tes

The retirement years are rewarding for many seniors Jackrabbit Johannsen still cross-count ry skis at 104 Grandma Moses painted into her 90s others earn university degrees pursue second careers indu lge in hobbies travel and find happiness in volunteer work But for some of the elderly the retirement years bring loneliness despair and poverty along with independence

Most of the elderly are women Of the elderl y living a lone 70 per cent are women

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The proportion of the elderly in Canada is increasing rapidly

Almost half of the women over 65 are widowed and widows outnumber widowers five to one

Three-quarters of the women over 65 living on their own have no income other than government stipends for the elderl y In Ontario these stipends now amount to about $365 monthly and are adjusted quarterly

INCOME DURING RETIREMENT

The financial picture for many seniors looks bleak but it may appear worse than it really is suggests Dr Kathleen Brown a family economist in the Department of Family Studies Without work-related costs retirees have lower expenses

In addition seniors can take advantage of free medical care free or reduced admissions property tax refunds income tax deductions public tra nsportation passes reductions on restaurant meals free drugs and seniors discoun ts at stores These benefits help spread retirement income that much further

Dr Brown suspects that the recently retired may see their financial position as worse than it rea ll y is She and Professor

Martin-Matthews arc doing a study of how recently retired people adjus t to changes in their economic and social status Its a difficu lt psychologica l adjustment for someone who has saved for retirement to start dipping into savings she says Consequently many scniors dont live as well as they co uld Some who could don t take taxis and hire help when they rea lly nced to because it is contrary to their Iife-Iong habits

The family home owned Iree and clear is a major economic assct in retirement and is the surest hedge against int1ation New programs likc the reverse mortgage can convert this asset into cash while a llowing the owner to stay in the house

In this scheme the bank or finance company buys the house over a period of about 20 ycars giving the resident homeowner monthly cash payments based on the assessed value of the house Varia tions on this theme may be one answer for asset-rich but cash-poor sen iors

Financially this arrangement makes good sense but convincing seniors may take some doing After people work a lifetimc to own a home outright they arc understandably reluctant to put a claim on it explains Dr Brown

Selling the family home in retirement is a calculated risk Will the capital from the house support a retired person for 10 years 20 years 30 yea rs Will it cover possi ble hi gh care costs in the later years A dollar saved in 1932 bu ys only 20 cents worth of goods and services at todays prices Int1ation will continue to erode the purchasing power of dollars saved fo r retirement

Financial management in general may present spec ial problems for many seniors notes Dr Brown Sources of income tend to be more diffuse in retirement coming from ann uities pensions RRSPs income supplements and perhaps reverse mortgages All of these require some attention managemen t and filling out of form s Often it s the widow who has to handle these ar rangements and she may be fac in g family finances for the first time in her life Seniors who could benefit from financial counselling don t know where to go for help

Growing old may not be glamorous but it need not be frig htening lonely and poverty-ridden In other cultures extended family a rrangements ass ure that elders will be loved needed and honoured until death In Canada senio rs place a high val ue on independence but geronto logists are now

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Election of alumni to Senate

Regulations governing election All alumni shall be eligible to vote providing they have graduated from the University of Guelph or the founding Colleges Alumni members of faculty a t the University of Guelph or full-time or part-time students enrolled in a pTogram under the jurisdiction of the Senate of the University of Guelph may not vote in the election of alumni to Senate if they have participated in the current election of faculty or the election of students to Senate

There shall be a minimum of one and a maximum of three elected alumni from anyone of the undernoted alumni bodies (a) Macdonald Institute or its successor College of Family and Consumer Studies (b) Ontario Agricultural College (c) Ontario Veterinary College (d) As a group the Colleges of Arts and Social Science and Wellington College- BA degree (e) As a group the Colleges of Biological Science and Physical Science and Wellington College-BSc degree

Each year the three-year terms of office of three of the nine alumni senators expire Retiring August 31 1980 are Frank Archibald OAC 39 W John Bowles CSS 72 and Dr Vc Rowan Walker OVC 47 The terms of office of Gordon B Henry OAC 34 Mrs Mary (Robertson) McGillivray Mac 36 and John R Flegg Arts 68 will expire August 31 1981 Charles (Chuck) Broadwell OAC 54 Bill Tolton OAC 36 and Dr Robert (Herb) Wright OVC 38 will sit on Senate until August 31 198 2

Voting instructions Please vote for a maximum of three candidates on the ballot form Voting shall be by an x Or checkm~rk Any mark on a ballot other than those required for marking the voters preference shall make the ballot null and void

Completed ballot form should be clipped and placed in an envelope on which you are requested to put your name and year in the upper left-hand corner To facilitate voting by an alumnus whose spouse is a lso an alumnus of the University of Guelph and who therefore jointly receive only one copy of the Guelph Alumnus two ballot forms are provided A joint return (two ballots in the same envelope) is acceptable only if the name and year of both voters a re on the envelope Address to Box SE Alumni Office University Centre University of Guelph Guelph Ontario NIG 2W l stamp and mail An on-campus polling booth in the foyer of the Physical Sciences Building will be open between the hours of 800 am and 200 pm on Saturday June 21 during Alumni Weekend Ballot forms and envelopes will be available at the booth On receipt at the Alumni Office eligibility to vote will be verified The sealed envelopes will be opencd on or after June 23 1980 and the ballots counted by scrutineers appointed by the Executivc Committee of the University of Guel ph Alumni Association Only valid ballots with voter identification on the enclosure envelopc received on or before that date will be counted

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iSenate Ballot Form iSenate Ballot Form I I For election of three alumni to Senate University of I For election of three alumni to Senate University of I I Guelph for the three-year term commencing Sep- I Guelph for the three-year term commencing Sep- I tember I 1980 See other side of this page for tember 1 1980 See other side of this page for I biographical sketches of candidates Vote for a biographicalfskhetches o~ candoidatebslvote for a I

maximum of three nominees One ballot per voter maximum 0 tree nommees ne a tot per voter I

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FERGUSON Paul D I CPS 67 Guelph

I FERGUSON Paul D I CPS 67 Guelph J

I GRUBBE Arthur G (Art) I OAC 41 Arthur I

GRUBBE Arthur G (Art) OAC 41 Arthur

I LEWIS Robin BI Aits 73 BTantford

I MILNE (Dennison) Lorna A I OAC 56 Brampton

I LEWIS Robin B I Arts 73 Brantford

MILNE (Dennison) Lorna A I OAC 56 Brampton

I YOUNG N Richard P Arts MA 76 Ridgeville

YOUNG N Richard P 1 Arts MA 76 Ridgeville

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News From Guelph

CAMPUS HIGHLIGHTS Summer Campus 1980 Summer Campus 80 will be a laughing matter if Larry Horowitz has his way A professional entertainer Horowitz is teaching a comedy workshop as part of the U niversi ty s uniq ue vaca tion proshygram which this year begins July 7 Timing voice inflection and mannerisms are almost more important than content according to thi s young comic who deshylights in sending up commercials

From comedy to reincarnation and apiculture Summer Campus this year presents vacationers with an extraordishynary smorgasbord of courses and activishyties For some people a relaxing vacashytion means a complete change from their usual activities explains Professor Jim Murray who established the program the only one of its kind at a Canadian university five years ago Teachers

lawyers and housewives will probably be among those who take Horowitzs comedy workshop or classes In drawing piano-playing or conversational French

Others however prefer to use the time to further develop themselves professiona ly says Professor Murray This year for the first time courses which form part of certificate programs in business and education wil[ be ineludshyed so that the family can come along while mom or dad sharpens professional skills Some of the 27 adult courses offered thi s summer are designed to fulfill specific personal needs such as how to become a skillful negotiator or generally manage life more effectively

Summer Campus is an ideal chance for alumni to spend time at the Univershysity of Guelph again notes Professor Murray Since Summer Campus has 12 special youth progra ms for children from 4 to 16 years of age returning to your alma mater can become a family

affair This year youngsters can ha m it up in a theatre workshop or learn about science computcrs or nature Workshops in jOllrnalism and art also encourage young talent

Tennis squash swimming and 800 acres of green space provide numerous recreational opportunities In the eveshyning it is poss ible to enjoy the campus through twilight tours and a myriad of student events includling the community barbeque Musical performances Walt Disney film nights and socials are espeshycially organized for Summer Campus va ca tioners

Summer Ca mpus 80 has two oneshyweek sess ions July 7-11 and 14-18 Course rates begins at $25 for children and $35 for adults per week Residence accomodation is available For complete program a nd fee information contact Continuing Education Division UNIshyVERSITY OF GUELPH Guelph Onshytario NIG 2WI or phone (519) 824-4120 ext 39560

Biographical Sketches- Senate Candidates middot PAUL D FERG SON CPS 67 lives in Guelph and is territory manager with Supersweet Feeds Stratford Paul taught at J F Ross Collegiate and then farmed near Arthur As an alu mni sena tor he at on Senate from 1969 to 1972 and feels he can provide an effective voice for alumni

ARTHUR G (ART) GRUBB OAC 41 is retired and lives in Arthur after a 35-yea r career with OMAF as an Ag Rep for the counties of Prince Edward Gray Oxford l anark and Perth Art is Secretary Ontario Institute of Agrologists Guelph Branch and is married to Lenore (McFadden) Mac 40

ROBIN BAIRD LEWIS Arts 73 lives in Brantford and is a part-time professional artist (see article on pages 6 and 7) An art instructor at Fanshawe College Robin is also a free-lance com mercial artist and has illustrated childrens books Her name is in the Index of Ontario Artists

LORNA A (DENNISON) MILNE OAC 56 lives in Brampton where she has operated Flowertown Antiques for eight years She is a trustee with the Peel Board of Education and vice chairman of the North Peel unit of the Canadian Cancer Society She is married to Ross Milne OAC 55

N RICHARD P YOUNG Arts MA 76 lives in Ridgeville and is a candidate for bar admission He is with the law firm of Young and McNamara in Thorold With his knowledge of taw he feels he can contribute to Senate during this period of economic difficulty

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Great Year For Gryphons

Mens Hock ey Cryphons winners of the OUAA championship

With no less than seven Gryphon teams taking Ontario championships the 1979-1980 intercollegiate season at the University of Guelph was certainly an unprecedented one

II a II started in the fall when the Senior Mens Varsity Eight rowing tea m broke records at the Ontario Universishyties Athletic Association (OUAA) meet in Weiland to take first place Then the mens and womens curling teams trashyvelled to the Universi ty of Western Ontario to defeat all comers and sweep two Ontario titles

Following th at came a weekend at Guelph that will not soon be forgotten by those involved February 22-23 saw the University of Guelph host both the Ontario Womens Basketball Championshyships and the Ontario Wrestling Chamshypionsh ips At approximately 800 pm on Saturday Feb 22 the Guelph women defeated Laurentian University for their first ever Ontario Womens Intercollegishy

ate Athletic Association (OWIAA) championship Three hours later the men had edged out the University of Western Ontario to bring back the Onshytario wrestling title after an absence of one year

Meanwhile the womens crossshycountry ski team put together a strong effort and snatched the provincial title from perennia l winner Carleton Univershysity

It was also about this time that the men s hockey Gryphons were putting together a miraculous comeback Ending up in fifth place in the OUAA the team had to travel to Laurentian University for a sudden death game The Gryphons won it They then fell one game down in a best of three semi-final with the Unishyversity of Toronto Varsity Blues and had to win two in a row to advance to the final They did In the final against the number one ranked McMaster Universishyty Marlins the Gryphons again fell one

game down You guessed it they won th e next two and became the second team ever to win back-to-back Ontario championships

The wrest lers basketball and hockshyey players all advanced to the Canadian Intra-universi ty Athletic Union (CIAU) Championships and a lthough no team titles were brought home they a ll made their presence felt at the national level

As weJl as seven championships the Gryphons had seven individual Ontario champions They were Ken Hawthorne in the 15 km Nord ic sk iing race and Bob Pronk Ken Bradford Jamie Beshythune Ed Slabikowski Gavin Carrow and Wayne Brightwell from th e wresshytling Gryphons The Nordic ski relay team of Dan MaJlet John Bonardelli and Ken Hawthorne also took a gold at the OUAA championships At the CIAU wrestling ch ampionships Wayne Brightwell took a gold medal in his weight class

The Gryphons also had ten Ontario a ll-stars in Candy Clarkson Linda Jolie Sue Lindley Mike Sesto Rick Dundas and Tom Heslip from basketball John Lowe and Jeff Inglis from football Mike McParland from hockey and Tony Tenwesteneind from volleyball Candy Clarkson wa s also named to the allshyCanadian team at the CJAU banquet in Halifax

Following the completion of the schedules the first annual Co-Educashytional Awards Banquet was held at the University s Peter Clark Hall The event was well received by athletes and staff a like and plans are already in the making for next seasons banquet 0

Microbiology Open House June 15 Microbiology is fascinating Thats the message of an open house to be held Sunday June 15 from I 00 pm to 500 pm in the Universitys Chemistry and Microbiology Building College of Physshyical Science Sponsored by the Canadian Society of Microbiologists Committee on Education with the co-operation of the Departments of Microbiology Vetshyerinary Microbiology and Immunology and the Microbiology Club Microbioloshygy Day is for everyone-young and old novice and expert alike

Four second-floor laboratories will house presentat ions demonstrations and poster displays of the latest research

developments in medical agricultural and industrial microbiology-in a way that can be readily understood even by non-scientists

For those who want to explore furshyther there will be tours of resea rch laboratories where work will be in progshyress and equipment in use including the electron microscope Interes ted visitors may also tour the Department of Veterishynary Microbiology and Immunologys research facilities

At 300 pm in Room 200 of the Chemistry and Microbiology Building Jay Ingram microbiologist and host of CBC Radio s Quirks and Quarks will

give a slide and video lecture on the history of microbiology and some of the most recent trends The talk will be aimed primarily at high school students but everyone should find it interest ing Later Jay will mingle and chat with visitors

Microbiology Day has been planned as part of the first joint annual meeting -of the Canad ian Society of Microbiolo shygists and the Genetics Society of Canashyda being held on campus from June J 5 to June 19 Over 400 delegates from across Canada and the United States will be there Heres a chance to hobnob with the experts Plan to bring the whole family It promises to be a great day 0

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Alumni Publications-Consolidation ue to a combination of rapidly escalating paper prices and mailing rates and a directiveD issued to all academic and administrative units of the University requesting that a ll 1979-80

budget submissions reflect a 5 per cent reduction of their 1978-79 budget allotments it became necessary to review the vital field of a lumni publications

To this end President DF Forster appointed a Special Advisory Committee on Alumni Publications with representatives from the U of G Alumni Association and each of the seven college alumni associations The Committee compiled a re port and the President accepted its recommendation to consolidate the Guelph A lumnus and the se ven individual college alumni bulletins

Through the year the four re gular issues of the Guelph Alumnus will consist of 36 pages and up to 18 page s in each issue will be a llocated to the college alumni associations Space will be divided in proportion to the size o f individual college alumni bodies and copy for the 18 pages will be pro vided by individual college e ditors To obtain a good institutional image and to m ainta in alumni acceptance the quality of Guelph Alumnus paper stock has been upgraded to a lighter weight coated stock This will result in lower mailing costs

Subject to annual review and the availa bility of funds the President has approved the publication ot an e ight-page Annual Alumni Weekend Supplement under the individual mastheads of the seven college alum ni associations The supplement will consist of a common four-page insert covering Alumni Weekend programs plus a four-page format of copy exclusive to and provided by e ach of the seven college alumni associations

Your colle ge editors met a de m anding deadline for this the first consolidated publication and we are very grateful to them We t hink we ve done the right thing-what do you think Ed 0

CODling Events

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Alumni Weekend

Annual Meetings at Guelph Friends of U of G Incbull Mac-FACS

OAC OVC bull Arts CPSbull CSS and U of G Alumni

Associations

Summer Campus

CVMA Confere nce Moncton NB

Centennial Banquet Associate Diploma in Agriculture

AVMA Convention Washington DC

Aggie Week

OAC Alumni Association Golf Tournament

Homecoming

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Spring 1986 Vol 13 Nltgt 2

Canada Postes Post Canada ~~oJod PYlp~+ pulk Ennombre third troisieme class classe 1067 Guelph Ont

ADDRESS CORRECTION REOUESTED

If th e addressee or a son o r a daughter w ho IS an atumnu s has moved please notify th~ Alum ni OHice University 01 G uelph N I G 2W so thai th is magazine may be forwarded to the proper address

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Macdonald Institute College of Family and Consumer Studies

Alumni Association

ALUMNI NEWS Editor Wantedl

Elizabeth Gullel 55

Food Industry Welcomes Contacts Industry may seem a world away from the univlrsity environment but Conshysumer Studies professor Elizabeth Gulshylett 55 spent the fall semester bridging this gap She visited about 25 companies in the food industry to see what they arc doing in sensory evaluation of food and consumer rda tions

Professor Gullett started her odysshysey through the food industry by conshytacting the presidents of the companies then visiting their laboratories and conshysumer relations departments HI feel very positive about the developments in

News Editor Wanted The position of Alumni ews Editor for the Mac- FACS Alumni Association is presently vacant

The person who fills this position has the important job of gathering and co-ordinating information for the threeshypage Mac-fACS Alumni News section in each of the quarterly Guelph AlurnshyfillS pUblications and for one four-page unit of news in the Annual Alumni

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these two areas she comments The Canadian food industry IS

expanding and refining its programs in sensory evaluation and consumer relashytions

Sensory evaluation techniques run the gamut from rudimentary tests to very complete profile studies that inshyvolve a team of five or six trained tasters Companies have learned that sensory evaluation improves their batshyting average in introducing new proshyducts Professor Gullett explains that it used to be common for only ten ou t of every 100 ideas to see the light of day and of those only one would be a success Sensory evaluation helps idenshytify the potentially successful products and saves significantly in product develshyopment costs

Curious abollt the state of sensory evaluation in the cosmetics industry Professor G ulictt also contacted several Canadian cosmetics companies but found virtually no activity in the area

ost 01 the Canadian cosmetics firms are distributors for foreign products They tend to rely on the technical expershytise of the parent company

The food industry is becoming more Canadian in outlook according to Professor Gullett Canadian branches of foreign companies are developing food testing product development and evalushyation functions in Canada

Consumer relations have blossomed

Weekend Supplement The Editor is a member of a Comshy

mittee of ditors which meets regularly prior to the publication of each Guelph Alumnus to plan and co-ordinate alumshyni news portions

The Editor is a member of the Mac-FACS Alumni Association Board of Directors which meets regularly throughout the year The Alumni Assoshy

in the last decade particularly throughshyout the food industry Professor Gullett suspects tha t the industry is trying to overcome what it perceive to be a bad public image The consumer movemellt nudged most companies into a greater awareness of consumers and a commitshyment to deal with their complaints and suggestions She was impressed with the speed and thoroughness with which the food companies handled consumer comshyplaints

The visits to the companies revep d that permanent and summer employshyment prospects for Consumer Studies graduates will continue to be good Our students have a lways been hired for their technical knowledge she notes but their broad knowledge of consumer concerns will bccome more and more attractive to employers

While learning about food company programs Professor Gullett did not miss the opportunity to tell her hosts about the undergraduate programs research and expertise in the Department of Conshysumer Studies

Every company I visited seemed genuinely pleased to have someone from a university show an interest in what they are doing she observed Many industry people told me they had regular contacts with community colleges but not with universities A continuing exshychange of ideas will be mutually benefishycial 0

ciation pays all telephone and postage costs of collecting information for the two publications and has designated an honorarium of $50 per publication for the Editor

If you are interested in this posishytion please ca II or write ei t her Roseshymary Clark 59 at the Alumni Office 824-4120 ext 2122 or Ruth Wilson 6251 Oak Street Guelph NIG 2Nl 821-2632 (after 5 pm)

Remember if you wish to continue receiving news of your college we must have all Editor - and 0011 J

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Freighter Voyage By Dr Margaret S McCready

The winter season was a good time to be one of 12 passengers eight Canadian women four Americans (two men two women) on a large freighter Delta Line out of Brooklyn ew York Deshycember 14 1979 for a seven-week voyshyage through the Caribbean and the Panama Canal to Ecuador Peru and Chile and return But cargo was the important item to the ships owners and about one day out of Brooklyn a new sched ule was posted cutting out the Caribbean ports at Aruba Santo Doshymingo and Barranquilla

Cargo was delivered or picked up at Philadelphia Baltimore Charleston and Mi ami in generally very fine weather There were perhaps one and a half days of slight turbulence off Cape Hatteris enough to make it difficult to set the ta bles in the dining room which we shared with a dozen ships officers and the captain

The crew of about 30 sailors were a busy lot-always some ship s painting to be done as well as swabbi ng down the decks Handling the ve ry large banana crop (green) of Ecuador was a big part of the work for longshoremen-bananas to Chile and to New York State Much of the ships cargo had to be kept at spec ific temperatures SOme of it frozen

Above all we and the officers had excellent meals and very spacious wellshycared for cabins with toilets Actually by the terms of the Seamens Union all sa ilors must be given plentiful and good food to keep them happy and well nourshyished and this was certa inly so

We enjoyed knowing the ships offshyicers One a graduate in law was workshy

ing on a freight er to find out more about mercantile law he was busy also getting his daily exercise by weight-lifting and chinning the bar We passengers worked a bit on the stationa ry bicycle for our exercise

Another officer a graduate engishyneer was working on the freighter to learn more abo ut ship building and space utili zation One specialist in navishygation reminded us to keep certain curshytains drawn at night to prevent glare on the ocean waves which confused their navigation readings from the heavens There is a constant charting of the ship s position on the high seas

Special celebrations and meetings with the captain and officers sometimes when films were shown were enjoyed but also enjoyed was the time spent watching the intricate organization of the loading and unloading of cargo some of it in containers However on docking with the help of pilots we usualshyly planned to take taxis to the big cities and market places not forgetting the small Indian craft shops on or close to the docks The native crafts of fine straw and hair work knitted-wear and handshymade dresses beautiful jewelery of seshymi-precious stones such as lapislazuli malachit e a nd onyx were hard to resist

The museums cathedrals and other handsome buildings reminded us of the culture~ If ( i er peoples in addition to th e Spanish con ribution The beautiful scenery and the objects d art a lmost made us forgetful of the repressive govshyernments in most of these South Amerishycan countries today

It was a memorable days trip when

we motored from Valparaiso Ch ile through the foothills of the Andes to the beautiful capital city Santiago seeing en route the dry desert and mountain country bordering the very fertile va lleys growing lush market and fruit crops (not bananas)

Some bridge playing a nd much reading took up considerable time so that it was difficult to keep a diary and write postcards to friends Obviollsly there was some real rela xa tion and rest on the journey Tt was always pleasant to be having such delightful summcr weat her and enjoying some sunning on deck with tea and happy hours whenshyever one wished to utili ze the passenger lounge for a friendl y get-together

Yes despite sc hedules being changed and in this case shor tened by one week the sea voyage from North to South America at this season was a delight D

Passing through Ihe Suez Canal

The Delta Venezuela out of Brooklyn New York Margaret McCready right in Santiago Chie

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Families Coping With Change The family is alive and well in the twentieth century despite widely pubshylished reports that it is an outdated social institution Social critics bemoan the disintegration of the family and use as evidence the soaring divorce rate juvcnile delinquency wife and child abuse and thc isolated elderly

This gloomy outlook is not shared by three faculty members in the Departshyment of Family Studies who have extenshysive experience working with families and are pursuing family-related reshysearch

Concern over weakening families is not unique to our generation observes Professor Anne Callagan a family socishyologist with a background in professhysiona social work Observers 50 years ago voiced many of the same complaints about urban families she notes and questions whether families have really changed as much as were led to believe The divorce ra Ie was 236100000 in Canada in 1976 and is rising but is still only about half of the US rate

Divorce has replaced death as a cause of single parent families over the years rn addition perhaps urban famishylies of 100 years ago didnt have probshylems with their teen-agers because so many adolescent children didnt live at home

Different Expectation What has changed dramatically is our expectation about family life Until the last few decades marriage tended to be an institutional arrangement On farms the family was a producing unit and in urban environments it was a framework for survival Today we look to the family for intimate personal relationships and emotional support

Professor Claude Guldner former Director of the Interfaith Counselling Centre in Kitchener and now on the faculty in Family Studies doesnt touch on the traditional institutional roles for marriage in describing todays family He focusses on the adult functions of marriage- companionship sharing afshyfcction and sex-instead of viewing marshyriage primari ly in terms of having chilshydren

Where Children Fit In Children are and will continue to be an important focus in most families but the

task of raising them is difficult in the climate of rapid social and technological change Todays parents live in a world very different from the one in which they were raised and their children will have to cope with an accelerating rate of change The task of raisi ng children is not so much preparing them for the world but equipping them to cope with the inevitable changes ahead

The rapid change and uncertainty in the world has eroded parents sense of self-confidence claims Professor George Kawash a child psychologist with a particular concern for parentchild inshyteractions One anchor parents can proshyvide in this unsettled environment is consis tency in their child rearing pracshytices But it is very difficult to maintain if the parents feel unsure of themselves and their parenting skills Children need rules limits and some authority but parents often shy away from setting rules because they view this as a form of authoritarianism says Professor Kashywash Rules are not in themselves aushythoritarian especially if the children ha ve the opportunity to express their grievances about rules they feel are unreasonable Children will be more willing to accept rules if they feel they can discuss them

Professor Guldner feels there is a tendency among educators now to look at the entire family in dealing with problems in children Many families are referred to family counselling agencies because a child has problems in school Ten years ago we would have blamed those problems on the school systems he says Today family counsellors look to the family for weaknesses or strains that may have contributed to such probshylems This approach acknowledges the continued importance of the family unit in the socialization of children

The Individual Within the Family Creating a stable family environment requires input from solid individuals In family counselling explains Professor Guldner we usually focus on the husshyband and wife roles because strong partshyners secure in their relationship funcshytion better in the mother and father roles Further the husband and wife relationship needs to be nurtured throughout a marriage so it can survive after the parenting roles have been

From a FACS sheet by Mary Cocivera

completed Many marri ages break down after the children leave home because the partners threw themselves into the father and mother roles to the exclusion of the husband and wife roles After the years of neglect there was nothing left of the original relationship as husshyband and wife

One of the great tasks in family therapy confided Professor Guldner is helping individuals differentiate themselves from their fa mily of origin Their personal development and success in marriage depend on emerging from the family of their childhood observ ing and evaluating it ancj then making ratioshynal but at the sa me time gut-level choices about their own future Many marriage and family problems are caused by a failure to work through this rela tionship The process is not complete until the individual reconnects and estashyblishes an entirely different relationship with his family of origiIi

A fam ily can provide a supportive environment in which to grapple with these relational tasks Professor Guldner describes marriage as a cyclical IIwe equilibrium which has its ups and downs Individual growth requires comshying to grips with the conflicts

He fears though that many people walk awa y from conflict in marriage by seeking divorce rather than working through the problem This short-cirshycuits individual growth he explains Family counselling helps partners deal with conflict in a marriage relationship but does not guarantee living happily ever after Sometimes working out a rel a tionship results in termination of the marriage

Professor Guldner sees the emphashysis on the individual as a positive develshyopment for the family Were becoming more tolerant of individual diffe rences within the family and among families Young people will feel freer to make choices based on what is best for them personally and inter-personally rather than external expectations -North Americans will find it easier to accept and respect different types of families in the decades to come but they will also have to accept the responsibility for making informed intelligent choices compatible with their personal values ambitions and capabilities 0

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The College of Phys ical Science Alumni Association -5Ju

I SCIMP Editor Bob Winkel

Cell Patent Granted

Dr Ron Fawce ll with electroplated semiconductor

Two resea rchers at the University of GueJph have received a United States patent on a process tha t could revolushytionize the production of photo voltaic cells and reduce the cost several times

Doctors Ron Fawcett and Andrzej Baranski developed the process similar to techniques used in the electroplating industry during two months of research on applying semi-conductors to metal in la te 1978

The process does not require the

present use of vaporization to deposit a film of light-sensitive material on meta l

Present tec hnology for photo voltaic cells evolved from space research and uses either a single crystal silicon or a costly vaporization process for cadmium sulphide

Until now electroplating has been used as a way to deposit one metal on another in some kind of pl a ting solution through which you pass current but what we are depositing here is a semishy

conductor-cadmium sulphide Dr Fawcett said Other semiconductors which can be electrodeposited include cadmium selenide bismuth sulphide cushyprous sulphide and silver sulphide

The new process can be used with a variety of metals including stainless steet and aluminum foil he said

You can imagine pass ing great shee ts of metal through a plating bath and covering them with a thin coherent and uni fo rm deposit of th e photo sensishytive materia l said Dr Fawcett An America n patent was applied for beshycause most ma nufacturing is carried out in the United Sta tes

The chem is ts who will sha re the patent with the University are now seeking patents in Canada Great Britshyain and other industrialized nations

Manufacture of the new electroshyplated semi-conductor solar cells is cheaper than the vaporization process used for cadmium sulphide and initia l tests indicate a higher efficiency on output voltage Dr Fawcett sa id

Immediate application of the comshypound is in photo voltaic devices recshytification of alternating current into dishyrect current light detection equipment and special applications in photography

The research which led to the proshycess was sponsored by a grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Reshysea rch Council of Canada 0

The late Prof Moffa

Prof Moffat Scholarship The College of Physical Science is pleased to announce the establishment of a memorial scholarship by the family and friends of the late Professor and Mrs Robert C Moffatt

Professor Moffatt formed the faculshyty of Physics at the Onta rio Agricultural College in 1917 and was head of the Department of Physics and Mathematshyics for the ten years prior to his retireshyment in 1956 H e was named Professor

Emeritus in 1974 In 1922 he was responsi ble to a

major degree for the organization of the Agricult~ral Science Option so that its graduates could qualify for admission to courses at the Onta rio College of Educashytion leading to the High School Assistshyants Certificate Type A Agriculture In 1950 he orga nized the General Scishyence Option leadin g to Type A Science

Professor Bob Moffatt was known continued

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to most physics students as the Prof and taught for many years the undershygraduate and graduate courses in theory of measurement and statistics He did much to cncourage agricultural reshysearchers to use statistical methods in the interpretations of their results and assisted in many of the a nalyses

[t is most fitting for the College of Physical Science to offer a scholars hi p

established in memory of Professor and Mrs Moffatt who gave so much to the department and the community

The $200 scholarship will be awarded annually to a student who has completed semester 4 and is enrolled in semester 5 or higher of an Honours Program in Mathematics Statistics or Physics

Alumni who graduated from the

Rites Of Passage Worthwhile Graduate work is not everyon es cup of tea Even an intense love of learning can be daunted by long hours of painstaking research the trauma tic experience of the oral comprehensive and the setting forth - and re-working- of first the masters then the doctora1 thesis

But for Bob Dudley who received his PhD in orga nic chemistry at winter Convocation stopping a t the bachelors level would have been unthinka ble He says he was too excited by the prospect of trying his ha nd at basic research something he had been una ble to do as an undergraduate

Bob came to Guelph three years ago from the University of Georgia where he obtained his M Sc working under Professor Ed Janzen When Professor Janzen joined Guelphs Deshypartment of Chemistry Bob moved there too

Bobs doctoral research has Inshyvolved a method of detection called spin trapping of free radicals that is molecules which have an unpaired elecshytron Spin trapping is only used in ten or 12 places in the world Three places in Canada including Guelph use it regularly it is not used at all on a regular basis in the United States

Looking back over the past three years Bob says the hardest things to contend with were assembling his thesis from all those piles of research material and confronting a sea of strange faces as he walked in to teach his first lab

But despite such trying moments Bob has enjoyed his time at Guelph a nd the abundance of ideas a nd stimulating atmosphere created by the joint campus arrangement of the Guelph-Waterloo Centre for Graduate Work in Chemisshytry

Agr Sci option during the time when Professor Moffatt guided developments in physics mathema tics and statistics were informed by Dean MacNaughton of the plan to establish a Moffa tt Meshymorial Scholarship We are most grateshyful for the generous response

It is expected that the first award will be presented at the I Oth anniversary celebrations of the college on June 210

H e has been fortunate too in his wife of ten years Tricia who never doubted for a minute that he would get his degree and whose enthusiasm and moral support cheered him on when the going was especially ha rd

Although their interests and expershytise are different-she graduated from East Tennessee State University in 1969 with a BSc having studied speech pathology language and audiology and is a speech pathologist and teacher of deaf education in Guelph-they find themselves good sounding boards for each ot her s problems

With his doctoral qua lificatio ns completed Bob will be working during th e coming year as a post-doc for Chemistry professor Colin Fyfe in solid state MR (nuclear magnetic resoshynance) After that he will be looking for a more permanent job Bob views that prospect with optimism 0

Our Tenth Anniversary Celebrations -(n June 1970 the new Physical Science Building was officially opened T he building replaced the old rose-garden south of Zavitz Hall and drastica lly changed a birds-eye view to the southshyeast as demonstrated in the two photoshygraphs on this page

Physics Chemistry and Math-Stats

have flowered irl this first decade To celebrate this occasion the College will hold an official cake-cutting ceremony with tea at 400 pm June 21 in the lobby beside the Campus Co-operative Bookstore This is to be preceded by tours of the facilities

Coincidental with this celebration is

the 10th anniversary of the formation of the College of Arts the College of Social Science and the College of Physica l Science and at 630 pm on June 21 in the University Centre Faculty Club alumni of the three colleges will join ranks with cocktails and dinner Come join us then 0

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By Mary Cocivera

T he College of Physical Science has yet to reach the age of puberty but is

poised to enter its second decade as a major centre for science research and undergraduate programs in Canada

The short existence belies a long history on the Guelph campus as major supporting disciplines to the agricultural programs Stretching back to the 1880s the story progresses through such varied pursuits as analysis of dairy products sugar beets well water and wood ashes levelling and surveying water finding machines lightning rods ventilation and soil physics

Old-timers can spin colorful tales of early instructors There was Prof Soccer-Bill Blackwood whose speciality was (literally) dynamite He was fond of bringing dynamite caps into the lecture room to demonstrate their safety He regularly stood by the window toying with one of these capriciously explosive caps before lighting it and toss ing it out the window where it exploded on cue Art Thompson OAC )7 remembers the ill-fated cap that rode a stiff wind right into the open window of a lab full of equipment on the lower floor That cap too exploded on cue

Art chuckles as he describes Prof Blackwoods favorite exam question You have a rock three feet by four feet by five feet two feet of it underground in the middle of a swamp and you want to blast it out How much of a charge of dynamite do you need He describes the technique of mud-capping- planting dynamite under a mud cap on top of the rock and letting er rip You can sit down and do all the calculations for this problem says Art but the right answer is that the rock is in a swamp so why would you need to blast it away

No reflections on the physical sciences could be complete without reference to Prof Moffatt claims Dean Earl MacNaughton He was called Mr Physics and his courses on theory of measurements were dubbed theory of Moffatt

Years When the Physics Building was built

in 1916 recalls the Dean inmates from the Ontario Reformatory were used to ca rry plaster a nd so the plasterers pu t a generous inch-thick layer on the ceilings By the early 50s the plaster frequently and with very little warning separated [rom the Ilath and both Prof and I had some close calls when the plaster would suddenly drop in our offices and on laboratory benches

Ventilation was indeed a problem when 50 to 60 students gathered for a qua1litative analysis laboratory and started bubbling H2S through solutions in order to precipitate metal ions H2S is infamous for it s smell --middotrotten eggs concen tra ted Professor John Rothwel OAC 39 now retired developed sensitive timing catchill~ about-to-expire students and hauling them to the window for a breather We had big fans installed he explains but the students opened the windows next to the fan short-circuiting the makeshift ventilation system Qualita tive analysis was eventually dropped from the curriculum Professor Rothwell is

The Chemistry Building Circa j 91 O

covered with equipment Chemistry had the distinction of being

the first science department on campus to have its own building by 1887 (the odiferous na ture of the pursuit no doubt affected the decision to construct a separate building) The building however la sted only until 1896 when fire destroyed it The replacement on the same location-where the north wing of the Arts Building now stands- housed generations of chern students until the Department of Chemistry moved to the present Chemistry and Microbiology building in 1965

When Prof Bill Brown arrived on campus in the 1 940s he suggested only partially in jest that the venerable building be named Reek Hall after the then president of the OAC William R Reek OAC 10 It was an idea that never emerged from the flask

The building easily would have justified that label Prof Brown tells of a visiting chemist from Iowa State University As he walked through the front entrance he sniffed deeply and sighed Ah beautiful-this is a lovely chemistry building It takes years of chemical training to appreciate the bouquet of aged chemistry buildings

convinced because other faculty members didnt appreciate the smell

While future physicists werent likely to find their way to the Guelph campus the OAC trained many of the high school science teachers in Ontario The old Agricultural Science option introduced ill 1922 and the General Science option introduced in 1950 provided an excellent broad scientific background for high school teaching and graduate study in any number of agricultural and scientific disciplines

With the establishment of the University of Guelph in 1964 the physical sciences emerged from their supporting roles to limelight positions on campus Greatly expanded research facilities and undergraduate laboratory capability had to be provided The Physics Department had been cramped for years in the red brick building and was unable to develop its undergraduate programs nor introduce graduate student and research programs appropriate for the mushrooming University The Chemistry Department had moved into the new Chemistry and MicrobiOlogy Building but research activity in the department had expanded graduate programs were becoming mOre important and essential scientific

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equipment was proliferating Both tcaching and research activities required much more space

The Physical Science Building an efficient gem of an edifice was completed and occupied by the fall of 1969 Attached to the Chemistry and Microbiology Building it provided expanded facilities for chemistry as well as teaching research and office space for Physics Mathematics and Sta tistics When the Department of Computing and Information Science emerged in 1971 it located in the Institute of Computer Science Building (the renovated Physics Building) for proximity to the computer hardware

For Physics the move to the new facilities was like a speed-of-light journey from 1916 to 1970 From graffiti-embellished lab benches to immaculate well-equipped spacious undergraduate la boratories from dingy basement research cubby-holes to well-lighted laboratories from makeshift to state-of-the-art equipment

Equipping the departments with essential iescarch instruments will be a never-ending program because the advances in science occur rapidly and because Guelph will want to maintain its hard-earned position at the forefront of research in Canada

By most accounts the move to the building occurred so smoothly that the undergraduate students remember only closing the drawer in one laboratory one day and showing up the next day in a new lab

We collected a roomful of old glassware brass bunsen burners and all kinds of junk when we moved out of the old Physics Building recalls Professor Jim Hunt Instead of throwing it out I bet other faculty members that we could sell it We did --we sold every last bit of broken glass and laboratory equipment amassed $500 and started a scholarship fund for undergraduate students in physics

The very existence of the physical science disciplines is often overshadowed by the emphasis on the life sciences at Guelph Because of this undergraduate degree programs stili attract a relatively small number of students-a predicament that is both attractive and threatening at the same time Faculty describe the size of some of the undergraduate programs as

bull uncomfortably small while recent graduates from the programs see the small size as an important difference between Guelph aNd the grist mills that churn out hundreds of graduates

Everything has to do with size observes Terry Clifford Like most of his classmates at the OAC he came from a rurat background We really appreciated Guelphs organization in terms of social

development We got to know everyone in our class Professors assigned to the year really developed close relationships There was no dou bt that everyone encouraged us Professor MacNaughton (now the dean) was like a mother hen-he developed a really close rapPorl with all the students and graduates Hes a mini alumni associa t ion hi msel r

How the Physical Sciences disciplines evolved on the Guelph campus is a fascinating account in itself They all appeared originally to serve agricultural interests Chemists performed analyses on everything from soil to sugar beets physicists monitored the weather and contributed a variety of engineeringshyoriented expertise Mathematicians helped agricultural research workers use statistical methods to interpret their da tao Even the late-comer Computing and Information Science appeared on campus in an agricultural capacity Animal scientists had gathered enough milking data on cards to fill a room but couldnt use the information The computer stored that information and made it accessible for research

The undergraduate program in Computing and Information Science reflects these origins emphasiZing systems rather than computation It focuses on how to best utilize the computer to solve problems This approach meshes well with the existing biological and agricultural research on campus Fourth year classes in computing science boast about 35 students the 90 terminals in the ICS building are in use practically round-the-clock and the majority of students on campus has some contact with the computer during studies at Guelph

WHAT IS TO COME The general perception of whats

happening in the job market for physical science graduates is completely incorrect according to Professor Jack MacDonald Chairman Department of Physics In the

next decade there won t be enough physicists ma thema ticia ns and chemists to go around There was a move away from the physical sciences when they were blamed for pollution and technological problems Students looked to the biological sciences for solutions Now were seeing a move back to chemistry and physics as young people start to recognize that they offer the best hope for long-range solutions to many pressing problems Physical Science graduates are basically problem-solvers

The pre-adolescent CoJlege of Physical Science has emerged from a decade that was turbulent for the physical sciences at all institutions Ted Newton describes the see-saw years Until about 1970 we had money and jobs to offer but no one to whom to offer them Then the money dried up and really good candidates for faculty positions became availa ble

The disciplines not only are firmly esta blished on ca mpus but are setting high standards in teaching and research Were proud of the progress in physical sciences in the 15 years since the formation of the University adds Dean Earl MacNaughton

Faculty pursue research in fields as diverse as biophysics environmental toxicology electrochemistry surface physics neutron scattering mathematical and sta tistical a nalysis of biologica I systems and the design of a georeferences data base for the Province of Onta rio Funds from outside sources amounting to about one and a half million dollars annually support a large portion of this fundamental and applied research

As the disciplines continue their growth predicts the Dean our faculty will strive to preserve the informality and close contact with students that has distinguished Guelph in the past

The College may be only ten years old but has already come of age in the scientific research community I990- here we come 0

A physics leclure 1958 with Dr Earl MacNaughton now Dean

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y ou hear the sales approac h lt1 llmost cve ry day The new improved producl - more

powerful more efficient more everything Well that sa me approach very aptly applied

to College Roya I and University Open House 80 This yea r as well as the usual multitud e of events and exhibits across-camrus there were many exciting and refreshing innovations that added that extra sparkle to the glitter

The officia l opening of open house weekend by a professional actor and comedian was a first Canadils own tongue-in-cheek Don Harron though not bespectacled and disguised in the dilaridatcd cloth cap three-day beard and moth-eat en swea ter of the irreverent Chrlie Farquharso n ce rtainly sounded like that entertaining rural cha racter during a eourle of his r ertinent rronouncements

Another new fea ture of this years College Royal open hOlle weekend walt Fly-Days The sky W i the limit when at $7 a ti ck t cIIQO11 ers took 30-minute flights over the Univcrsit v nd thc surrounding ar a Thc Flying C1uh1I thl

Don Harron and Charlie Farquharson opened open house weekend with ColeRe Royal president Dawn Wert and College Roya cehbrafll Connalyn Cooke

Something New At Collegl

Where MY funny hal University of Guelph dreamed up the idea provided planes and pilots and des pite il storm that dumped ten inches of snow on G uelph in less than three hours ilttrac ted more thiln 40 adventu rers

Another well-attended newcomer event was th e Woodsman Comretitions where ring of axe rasp of crosscut sa wand flying logs a od woodchips filled the a ir ilS contestants pitted their muscles ilgainst the clock

A new wag and wiggle to the O Vc Dog Show was the mutt show - comrlete with a delightful dog-in -a n-Easter-bonnet competition

Well over 20000 people visit ed the campus during Collegc Royal open hou se weekend

Pr~ilting the thousa nds of bu sy students who orgil ni zed something for this University that it could not do for itself Prcsident Donald F Forster lnuded them for rroudly serving the 56-year tradition of College Roy~Jmiddot

What s new a t College Roy~l ) The rhot ograrhs on these two pagcs sum it ur much hetter th ~1 1l mInv tnou s no of word~ []

Pilots with the Flying Cluh at the Univ(fsity of Guelph introduced Fly-Days With customers is Paul Sullivan right Club prlsident

Collegl Royal open house weekend was a cold one but students who entered the Woodsman Competitions soon warmed to the job

Royal 80 A 30s lapper Daisy Mae

Linda Filller 80 Derek style at the fashion show

Just a big baby

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A New

Look At Old

Folks Exerpts from a FACS sheet

by Mary Cocivera

I nd ependence self-respect and dignity can make the difference between

enjoying the later years and mere ly enduring them Helping seniors maintain their independence is an increasingly popular more enlightened approach to providing the services required by the elder ly

Canadas population is getting old The proportion of the elderly is increasing as a result of extended life span lower birth rates and immigration cutbacks The percentage of Canadas popula tion over 65 increased from 5 per cent in 190 I to 87 per cent in 1976 Demographic projections predict that in 50 years more than 20 per cent of the Canadian population will be over 65

Supporting these elderly and providing the needed services will demand novel approaches new insights and an emphas is on enjoying rather than enduring the later years

WHO ARE THE ELDERLY

The elderly a re generaJly considered to be anyone over 65 yea rs old-the age of mandatory retirement At tha t turning point workers stop being wage earners and sta rt being senior citizens They receive old age security benefits draw pensio ns and ride buses at reduced ra tes

The retirement years are rewarding for many seniors Jackrabbit Johannsen still cross-count ry skis at 104 Grandma Moses painted into her 90s others earn university degrees pursue second careers indu lge in hobbies travel and find happiness in volunteer work But for some of the elderly the retirement years bring loneliness despair and poverty along with independence

Most of the elderly are women Of the elderl y living a lone 70 per cent are women

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The proportion of the elderly in Canada is increasing rapidly

Almost half of the women over 65 are widowed and widows outnumber widowers five to one

Three-quarters of the women over 65 living on their own have no income other than government stipends for the elderl y In Ontario these stipends now amount to about $365 monthly and are adjusted quarterly

INCOME DURING RETIREMENT

The financial picture for many seniors looks bleak but it may appear worse than it really is suggests Dr Kathleen Brown a family economist in the Department of Family Studies Without work-related costs retirees have lower expenses

In addition seniors can take advantage of free medical care free or reduced admissions property tax refunds income tax deductions public tra nsportation passes reductions on restaurant meals free drugs and seniors discoun ts at stores These benefits help spread retirement income that much further

Dr Brown suspects that the recently retired may see their financial position as worse than it rea ll y is She and Professor

Martin-Matthews arc doing a study of how recently retired people adjus t to changes in their economic and social status Its a difficu lt psychologica l adjustment for someone who has saved for retirement to start dipping into savings she says Consequently many scniors dont live as well as they co uld Some who could don t take taxis and hire help when they rea lly nced to because it is contrary to their Iife-Iong habits

The family home owned Iree and clear is a major economic assct in retirement and is the surest hedge against int1ation New programs likc the reverse mortgage can convert this asset into cash while a llowing the owner to stay in the house

In this scheme the bank or finance company buys the house over a period of about 20 ycars giving the resident homeowner monthly cash payments based on the assessed value of the house Varia tions on this theme may be one answer for asset-rich but cash-poor sen iors

Financially this arrangement makes good sense but convincing seniors may take some doing After people work a lifetimc to own a home outright they arc understandably reluctant to put a claim on it explains Dr Brown

Selling the family home in retirement is a calculated risk Will the capital from the house support a retired person for 10 years 20 years 30 yea rs Will it cover possi ble hi gh care costs in the later years A dollar saved in 1932 bu ys only 20 cents worth of goods and services at todays prices Int1ation will continue to erode the purchasing power of dollars saved fo r retirement

Financial management in general may present spec ial problems for many seniors notes Dr Brown Sources of income tend to be more diffuse in retirement coming from ann uities pensions RRSPs income supplements and perhaps reverse mortgages All of these require some attention managemen t and filling out of form s Often it s the widow who has to handle these ar rangements and she may be fac in g family finances for the first time in her life Seniors who could benefit from financial counselling don t know where to go for help

Growing old may not be glamorous but it need not be frig htening lonely and poverty-ridden In other cultures extended family a rrangements ass ure that elders will be loved needed and honoured until death In Canada senio rs place a high val ue on independence but geronto logists are now

realizing that independence can be facilitated while providing needed services and opportunities to the growing elderly populat ion 0

Election of alumni to Senate

Regulations governing election All alumni shall be eligible to vote providing they have graduated from the University of Guelph or the founding Colleges Alumni members of faculty a t the University of Guelph or full-time or part-time students enrolled in a pTogram under the jurisdiction of the Senate of the University of Guelph may not vote in the election of alumni to Senate if they have participated in the current election of faculty or the election of students to Senate

There shall be a minimum of one and a maximum of three elected alumni from anyone of the undernoted alumni bodies (a) Macdonald Institute or its successor College of Family and Consumer Studies (b) Ontario Agricultural College (c) Ontario Veterinary College (d) As a group the Colleges of Arts and Social Science and Wellington College- BA degree (e) As a group the Colleges of Biological Science and Physical Science and Wellington College-BSc degree

Each year the three-year terms of office of three of the nine alumni senators expire Retiring August 31 1980 are Frank Archibald OAC 39 W John Bowles CSS 72 and Dr Vc Rowan Walker OVC 47 The terms of office of Gordon B Henry OAC 34 Mrs Mary (Robertson) McGillivray Mac 36 and John R Flegg Arts 68 will expire August 31 1981 Charles (Chuck) Broadwell OAC 54 Bill Tolton OAC 36 and Dr Robert (Herb) Wright OVC 38 will sit on Senate until August 31 198 2

Voting instructions Please vote for a maximum of three candidates on the ballot form Voting shall be by an x Or checkm~rk Any mark on a ballot other than those required for marking the voters preference shall make the ballot null and void

Completed ballot form should be clipped and placed in an envelope on which you are requested to put your name and year in the upper left-hand corner To facilitate voting by an alumnus whose spouse is a lso an alumnus of the University of Guelph and who therefore jointly receive only one copy of the Guelph Alumnus two ballot forms are provided A joint return (two ballots in the same envelope) is acceptable only if the name and year of both voters a re on the envelope Address to Box SE Alumni Office University Centre University of Guelph Guelph Ontario NIG 2W l stamp and mail An on-campus polling booth in the foyer of the Physical Sciences Building will be open between the hours of 800 am and 200 pm on Saturday June 21 during Alumni Weekend Ballot forms and envelopes will be available at the booth On receipt at the Alumni Office eligibility to vote will be verified The sealed envelopes will be opencd on or after June 23 1980 and the ballots counted by scrutineers appointed by the Executivc Committee of the University of Guel ph Alumni Association Only valid ballots with voter identification on the enclosure envelopc received on or before that date will be counted

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iSenate Ballot Form iSenate Ballot Form I I For election of three alumni to Senate University of I For election of three alumni to Senate University of I I Guelph for the three-year term commencing Sep- I Guelph for the three-year term commencing Sep- I tember I 1980 See other side of this page for tember 1 1980 See other side of this page for I biographical sketches of candidates Vote for a biographicalfskhetches o~ candoidatebslvote for a I

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FERGUSON Paul D I CPS 67 Guelph

I FERGUSON Paul D I CPS 67 Guelph J

I GRUBBE Arthur G (Art) I OAC 41 Arthur I

GRUBBE Arthur G (Art) OAC 41 Arthur

I LEWIS Robin BI Aits 73 BTantford

I MILNE (Dennison) Lorna A I OAC 56 Brampton

I LEWIS Robin B I Arts 73 Brantford

MILNE (Dennison) Lorna A I OAC 56 Brampton

I YOUNG N Richard P Arts MA 76 Ridgeville

YOUNG N Richard P 1 Arts MA 76 Ridgeville

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News From Guelph

CAMPUS HIGHLIGHTS Summer Campus 1980 Summer Campus 80 will be a laughing matter if Larry Horowitz has his way A professional entertainer Horowitz is teaching a comedy workshop as part of the U niversi ty s uniq ue vaca tion proshygram which this year begins July 7 Timing voice inflection and mannerisms are almost more important than content according to thi s young comic who deshylights in sending up commercials

From comedy to reincarnation and apiculture Summer Campus this year presents vacationers with an extraordishynary smorgasbord of courses and activishyties For some people a relaxing vacashytion means a complete change from their usual activities explains Professor Jim Murray who established the program the only one of its kind at a Canadian university five years ago Teachers

lawyers and housewives will probably be among those who take Horowitzs comedy workshop or classes In drawing piano-playing or conversational French

Others however prefer to use the time to further develop themselves professiona ly says Professor Murray This year for the first time courses which form part of certificate programs in business and education wil[ be ineludshyed so that the family can come along while mom or dad sharpens professional skills Some of the 27 adult courses offered thi s summer are designed to fulfill specific personal needs such as how to become a skillful negotiator or generally manage life more effectively

Summer Campus is an ideal chance for alumni to spend time at the Univershysity of Guelph again notes Professor Murray Since Summer Campus has 12 special youth progra ms for children from 4 to 16 years of age returning to your alma mater can become a family

affair This year youngsters can ha m it up in a theatre workshop or learn about science computcrs or nature Workshops in jOllrnalism and art also encourage young talent

Tennis squash swimming and 800 acres of green space provide numerous recreational opportunities In the eveshyning it is poss ible to enjoy the campus through twilight tours and a myriad of student events includling the community barbeque Musical performances Walt Disney film nights and socials are espeshycially organized for Summer Campus va ca tioners

Summer Ca mpus 80 has two oneshyweek sess ions July 7-11 and 14-18 Course rates begins at $25 for children and $35 for adults per week Residence accomodation is available For complete program a nd fee information contact Continuing Education Division UNIshyVERSITY OF GUELPH Guelph Onshytario NIG 2WI or phone (519) 824-4120 ext 39560

Biographical Sketches- Senate Candidates middot PAUL D FERG SON CPS 67 lives in Guelph and is territory manager with Supersweet Feeds Stratford Paul taught at J F Ross Collegiate and then farmed near Arthur As an alu mni sena tor he at on Senate from 1969 to 1972 and feels he can provide an effective voice for alumni

ARTHUR G (ART) GRUBB OAC 41 is retired and lives in Arthur after a 35-yea r career with OMAF as an Ag Rep for the counties of Prince Edward Gray Oxford l anark and Perth Art is Secretary Ontario Institute of Agrologists Guelph Branch and is married to Lenore (McFadden) Mac 40

ROBIN BAIRD LEWIS Arts 73 lives in Brantford and is a part-time professional artist (see article on pages 6 and 7) An art instructor at Fanshawe College Robin is also a free-lance com mercial artist and has illustrated childrens books Her name is in the Index of Ontario Artists

LORNA A (DENNISON) MILNE OAC 56 lives in Brampton where she has operated Flowertown Antiques for eight years She is a trustee with the Peel Board of Education and vice chairman of the North Peel unit of the Canadian Cancer Society She is married to Ross Milne OAC 55

N RICHARD P YOUNG Arts MA 76 lives in Ridgeville and is a candidate for bar admission He is with the law firm of Young and McNamara in Thorold With his knowledge of taw he feels he can contribute to Senate during this period of economic difficulty

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Great Year For Gryphons

Mens Hock ey Cryphons winners of the OUAA championship

With no less than seven Gryphon teams taking Ontario championships the 1979-1980 intercollegiate season at the University of Guelph was certainly an unprecedented one

II a II started in the fall when the Senior Mens Varsity Eight rowing tea m broke records at the Ontario Universishyties Athletic Association (OUAA) meet in Weiland to take first place Then the mens and womens curling teams trashyvelled to the Universi ty of Western Ontario to defeat all comers and sweep two Ontario titles

Following th at came a weekend at Guelph that will not soon be forgotten by those involved February 22-23 saw the University of Guelph host both the Ontario Womens Basketball Championshyships and the Ontario Wrestling Chamshypionsh ips At approximately 800 pm on Saturday Feb 22 the Guelph women defeated Laurentian University for their first ever Ontario Womens Intercollegishy

ate Athletic Association (OWIAA) championship Three hours later the men had edged out the University of Western Ontario to bring back the Onshytario wrestling title after an absence of one year

Meanwhile the womens crossshycountry ski team put together a strong effort and snatched the provincial title from perennia l winner Carleton Univershysity

It was also about this time that the men s hockey Gryphons were putting together a miraculous comeback Ending up in fifth place in the OUAA the team had to travel to Laurentian University for a sudden death game The Gryphons won it They then fell one game down in a best of three semi-final with the Unishyversity of Toronto Varsity Blues and had to win two in a row to advance to the final They did In the final against the number one ranked McMaster Universishyty Marlins the Gryphons again fell one

game down You guessed it they won th e next two and became the second team ever to win back-to-back Ontario championships

The wrest lers basketball and hockshyey players all advanced to the Canadian Intra-universi ty Athletic Union (CIAU) Championships and a lthough no team titles were brought home they a ll made their presence felt at the national level

As weJl as seven championships the Gryphons had seven individual Ontario champions They were Ken Hawthorne in the 15 km Nord ic sk iing race and Bob Pronk Ken Bradford Jamie Beshythune Ed Slabikowski Gavin Carrow and Wayne Brightwell from th e wresshytling Gryphons The Nordic ski relay team of Dan MaJlet John Bonardelli and Ken Hawthorne also took a gold at the OUAA championships At the CIAU wrestling ch ampionships Wayne Brightwell took a gold medal in his weight class

The Gryphons also had ten Ontario a ll-stars in Candy Clarkson Linda Jolie Sue Lindley Mike Sesto Rick Dundas and Tom Heslip from basketball John Lowe and Jeff Inglis from football Mike McParland from hockey and Tony Tenwesteneind from volleyball Candy Clarkson wa s also named to the allshyCanadian team at the CJAU banquet in Halifax

Following the completion of the schedules the first annual Co-Educashytional Awards Banquet was held at the University s Peter Clark Hall The event was well received by athletes and staff a like and plans are already in the making for next seasons banquet 0

Microbiology Open House June 15 Microbiology is fascinating Thats the message of an open house to be held Sunday June 15 from I 00 pm to 500 pm in the Universitys Chemistry and Microbiology Building College of Physshyical Science Sponsored by the Canadian Society of Microbiologists Committee on Education with the co-operation of the Departments of Microbiology Vetshyerinary Microbiology and Immunology and the Microbiology Club Microbioloshygy Day is for everyone-young and old novice and expert alike

Four second-floor laboratories will house presentat ions demonstrations and poster displays of the latest research

developments in medical agricultural and industrial microbiology-in a way that can be readily understood even by non-scientists

For those who want to explore furshyther there will be tours of resea rch laboratories where work will be in progshyress and equipment in use including the electron microscope Interes ted visitors may also tour the Department of Veterishynary Microbiology and Immunologys research facilities

At 300 pm in Room 200 of the Chemistry and Microbiology Building Jay Ingram microbiologist and host of CBC Radio s Quirks and Quarks will

give a slide and video lecture on the history of microbiology and some of the most recent trends The talk will be aimed primarily at high school students but everyone should find it interest ing Later Jay will mingle and chat with visitors

Microbiology Day has been planned as part of the first joint annual meeting -of the Canad ian Society of Microbiolo shygists and the Genetics Society of Canashyda being held on campus from June J 5 to June 19 Over 400 delegates from across Canada and the United States will be there Heres a chance to hobnob with the experts Plan to bring the whole family It promises to be a great day 0

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Alumni Publications-Consolidation ue to a combination of rapidly escalating paper prices and mailing rates and a directiveD issued to all academic and administrative units of the University requesting that a ll 1979-80

budget submissions reflect a 5 per cent reduction of their 1978-79 budget allotments it became necessary to review the vital field of a lumni publications

To this end President DF Forster appointed a Special Advisory Committee on Alumni Publications with representatives from the U of G Alumni Association and each of the seven college alumni associations The Committee compiled a re port and the President accepted its recommendation to consolidate the Guelph A lumnus and the se ven individual college alumni bulletins

Through the year the four re gular issues of the Guelph Alumnus will consist of 36 pages and up to 18 page s in each issue will be a llocated to the college alumni associations Space will be divided in proportion to the size o f individual college alumni bodies and copy for the 18 pages will be pro vided by individual college e ditors To obtain a good institutional image and to m ainta in alumni acceptance the quality of Guelph Alumnus paper stock has been upgraded to a lighter weight coated stock This will result in lower mailing costs

Subject to annual review and the availa bility of funds the President has approved the publication ot an e ight-page Annual Alumni Weekend Supplement under the individual mastheads of the seven college alum ni associations The supplement will consist of a common four-page insert covering Alumni Weekend programs plus a four-page format of copy exclusive to and provided by e ach of the seven college alumni associations

Your colle ge editors met a de m anding deadline for this the first consolidated publication and we are very grateful to them We t hink we ve done the right thing-what do you think Ed 0

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Freighter Voyage By Dr Margaret S McCready

The winter season was a good time to be one of 12 passengers eight Canadian women four Americans (two men two women) on a large freighter Delta Line out of Brooklyn ew York Deshycember 14 1979 for a seven-week voyshyage through the Caribbean and the Panama Canal to Ecuador Peru and Chile and return But cargo was the important item to the ships owners and about one day out of Brooklyn a new sched ule was posted cutting out the Caribbean ports at Aruba Santo Doshymingo and Barranquilla

Cargo was delivered or picked up at Philadelphia Baltimore Charleston and Mi ami in generally very fine weather There were perhaps one and a half days of slight turbulence off Cape Hatteris enough to make it difficult to set the ta bles in the dining room which we shared with a dozen ships officers and the captain

The crew of about 30 sailors were a busy lot-always some ship s painting to be done as well as swabbi ng down the decks Handling the ve ry large banana crop (green) of Ecuador was a big part of the work for longshoremen-bananas to Chile and to New York State Much of the ships cargo had to be kept at spec ific temperatures SOme of it frozen

Above all we and the officers had excellent meals and very spacious wellshycared for cabins with toilets Actually by the terms of the Seamens Union all sa ilors must be given plentiful and good food to keep them happy and well nourshyished and this was certa inly so

We enjoyed knowing the ships offshyicers One a graduate in law was workshy

ing on a freight er to find out more about mercantile law he was busy also getting his daily exercise by weight-lifting and chinning the bar We passengers worked a bit on the stationa ry bicycle for our exercise

Another officer a graduate engishyneer was working on the freighter to learn more abo ut ship building and space utili zation One specialist in navishygation reminded us to keep certain curshytains drawn at night to prevent glare on the ocean waves which confused their navigation readings from the heavens There is a constant charting of the ship s position on the high seas

Special celebrations and meetings with the captain and officers sometimes when films were shown were enjoyed but also enjoyed was the time spent watching the intricate organization of the loading and unloading of cargo some of it in containers However on docking with the help of pilots we usualshyly planned to take taxis to the big cities and market places not forgetting the small Indian craft shops on or close to the docks The native crafts of fine straw and hair work knitted-wear and handshymade dresses beautiful jewelery of seshymi-precious stones such as lapislazuli malachit e a nd onyx were hard to resist

The museums cathedrals and other handsome buildings reminded us of the culture~ If ( i er peoples in addition to th e Spanish con ribution The beautiful scenery and the objects d art a lmost made us forgetful of the repressive govshyernments in most of these South Amerishycan countries today

It was a memorable days trip when

we motored from Valparaiso Ch ile through the foothills of the Andes to the beautiful capital city Santiago seeing en route the dry desert and mountain country bordering the very fertile va lleys growing lush market and fruit crops (not bananas)

Some bridge playing a nd much reading took up considerable time so that it was difficult to keep a diary and write postcards to friends Obviollsly there was some real rela xa tion and rest on the journey Tt was always pleasant to be having such delightful summcr weat her and enjoying some sunning on deck with tea and happy hours whenshyever one wished to utili ze the passenger lounge for a friendl y get-together

Yes despite sc hedules being changed and in this case shor tened by one week the sea voyage from North to South America at this season was a delight D

Passing through Ihe Suez Canal

The Delta Venezuela out of Brooklyn New York Margaret McCready right in Santiago Chie

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Families Coping With Change The family is alive and well in the twentieth century despite widely pubshylished reports that it is an outdated social institution Social critics bemoan the disintegration of the family and use as evidence the soaring divorce rate juvcnile delinquency wife and child abuse and thc isolated elderly

This gloomy outlook is not shared by three faculty members in the Departshyment of Family Studies who have extenshysive experience working with families and are pursuing family-related reshysearch

Concern over weakening families is not unique to our generation observes Professor Anne Callagan a family socishyologist with a background in professhysiona social work Observers 50 years ago voiced many of the same complaints about urban families she notes and questions whether families have really changed as much as were led to believe The divorce ra Ie was 236100000 in Canada in 1976 and is rising but is still only about half of the US rate

Divorce has replaced death as a cause of single parent families over the years rn addition perhaps urban famishylies of 100 years ago didnt have probshylems with their teen-agers because so many adolescent children didnt live at home

Different Expectation What has changed dramatically is our expectation about family life Until the last few decades marriage tended to be an institutional arrangement On farms the family was a producing unit and in urban environments it was a framework for survival Today we look to the family for intimate personal relationships and emotional support

Professor Claude Guldner former Director of the Interfaith Counselling Centre in Kitchener and now on the faculty in Family Studies doesnt touch on the traditional institutional roles for marriage in describing todays family He focusses on the adult functions of marriage- companionship sharing afshyfcction and sex-instead of viewing marshyriage primari ly in terms of having chilshydren

Where Children Fit In Children are and will continue to be an important focus in most families but the

task of raising them is difficult in the climate of rapid social and technological change Todays parents live in a world very different from the one in which they were raised and their children will have to cope with an accelerating rate of change The task of raisi ng children is not so much preparing them for the world but equipping them to cope with the inevitable changes ahead

The rapid change and uncertainty in the world has eroded parents sense of self-confidence claims Professor George Kawash a child psychologist with a particular concern for parentchild inshyteractions One anchor parents can proshyvide in this unsettled environment is consis tency in their child rearing pracshytices But it is very difficult to maintain if the parents feel unsure of themselves and their parenting skills Children need rules limits and some authority but parents often shy away from setting rules because they view this as a form of authoritarianism says Professor Kashywash Rules are not in themselves aushythoritarian especially if the children ha ve the opportunity to express their grievances about rules they feel are unreasonable Children will be more willing to accept rules if they feel they can discuss them

Professor Guldner feels there is a tendency among educators now to look at the entire family in dealing with problems in children Many families are referred to family counselling agencies because a child has problems in school Ten years ago we would have blamed those problems on the school systems he says Today family counsellors look to the family for weaknesses or strains that may have contributed to such probshylems This approach acknowledges the continued importance of the family unit in the socialization of children

The Individual Within the Family Creating a stable family environment requires input from solid individuals In family counselling explains Professor Guldner we usually focus on the husshyband and wife roles because strong partshyners secure in their relationship funcshytion better in the mother and father roles Further the husband and wife relationship needs to be nurtured throughout a marriage so it can survive after the parenting roles have been

From a FACS sheet by Mary Cocivera

completed Many marri ages break down after the children leave home because the partners threw themselves into the father and mother roles to the exclusion of the husband and wife roles After the years of neglect there was nothing left of the original relationship as husshyband and wife

One of the great tasks in family therapy confided Professor Guldner is helping individuals differentiate themselves from their fa mily of origin Their personal development and success in marriage depend on emerging from the family of their childhood observ ing and evaluating it ancj then making ratioshynal but at the sa me time gut-level choices about their own future Many marriage and family problems are caused by a failure to work through this rela tionship The process is not complete until the individual reconnects and estashyblishes an entirely different relationship with his family of origiIi

A fam ily can provide a supportive environment in which to grapple with these relational tasks Professor Guldner describes marriage as a cyclical IIwe equilibrium which has its ups and downs Individual growth requires comshying to grips with the conflicts

He fears though that many people walk awa y from conflict in marriage by seeking divorce rather than working through the problem This short-cirshycuits individual growth he explains Family counselling helps partners deal with conflict in a marriage relationship but does not guarantee living happily ever after Sometimes working out a rel a tionship results in termination of the marriage

Professor Guldner sees the emphashysis on the individual as a positive develshyopment for the family Were becoming more tolerant of individual diffe rences within the family and among families Young people will feel freer to make choices based on what is best for them personally and inter-personally rather than external expectations -North Americans will find it easier to accept and respect different types of families in the decades to come but they will also have to accept the responsibility for making informed intelligent choices compatible with their personal values ambitions and capabilities 0

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The College of Phys ical Science Alumni Association -5Ju

I SCIMP Editor Bob Winkel

Cell Patent Granted

Dr Ron Fawce ll with electroplated semiconductor

Two resea rchers at the University of GueJph have received a United States patent on a process tha t could revolushytionize the production of photo voltaic cells and reduce the cost several times

Doctors Ron Fawcett and Andrzej Baranski developed the process similar to techniques used in the electroplating industry during two months of research on applying semi-conductors to metal in la te 1978

The process does not require the

present use of vaporization to deposit a film of light-sensitive material on meta l

Present tec hnology for photo voltaic cells evolved from space research and uses either a single crystal silicon or a costly vaporization process for cadmium sulphide

Until now electroplating has been used as a way to deposit one metal on another in some kind of pl a ting solution through which you pass current but what we are depositing here is a semishy

conductor-cadmium sulphide Dr Fawcett said Other semiconductors which can be electrodeposited include cadmium selenide bismuth sulphide cushyprous sulphide and silver sulphide

The new process can be used with a variety of metals including stainless steet and aluminum foil he said

You can imagine pass ing great shee ts of metal through a plating bath and covering them with a thin coherent and uni fo rm deposit of th e photo sensishytive materia l said Dr Fawcett An America n patent was applied for beshycause most ma nufacturing is carried out in the United Sta tes

The chem is ts who will sha re the patent with the University are now seeking patents in Canada Great Britshyain and other industrialized nations

Manufacture of the new electroshyplated semi-conductor solar cells is cheaper than the vaporization process used for cadmium sulphide and initia l tests indicate a higher efficiency on output voltage Dr Fawcett sa id

Immediate application of the comshypound is in photo voltaic devices recshytification of alternating current into dishyrect current light detection equipment and special applications in photography

The research which led to the proshycess was sponsored by a grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Reshysea rch Council of Canada 0

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Prof Moffat Scholarship The College of Physical Science is pleased to announce the establishment of a memorial scholarship by the family and friends of the late Professor and Mrs Robert C Moffatt

Professor Moffatt formed the faculshyty of Physics at the Onta rio Agricultural College in 1917 and was head of the Department of Physics and Mathematshyics for the ten years prior to his retireshyment in 1956 H e was named Professor

Emeritus in 1974 In 1922 he was responsi ble to a

major degree for the organization of the Agricult~ral Science Option so that its graduates could qualify for admission to courses at the Onta rio College of Educashytion leading to the High School Assistshyants Certificate Type A Agriculture In 1950 he orga nized the General Scishyence Option leadin g to Type A Science

Professor Bob Moffatt was known continued

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to most physics students as the Prof and taught for many years the undershygraduate and graduate courses in theory of measurement and statistics He did much to cncourage agricultural reshysearchers to use statistical methods in the interpretations of their results and assisted in many of the a nalyses

[t is most fitting for the College of Physical Science to offer a scholars hi p

established in memory of Professor and Mrs Moffatt who gave so much to the department and the community

The $200 scholarship will be awarded annually to a student who has completed semester 4 and is enrolled in semester 5 or higher of an Honours Program in Mathematics Statistics or Physics

Alumni who graduated from the

Rites Of Passage Worthwhile Graduate work is not everyon es cup of tea Even an intense love of learning can be daunted by long hours of painstaking research the trauma tic experience of the oral comprehensive and the setting forth - and re-working- of first the masters then the doctora1 thesis

But for Bob Dudley who received his PhD in orga nic chemistry at winter Convocation stopping a t the bachelors level would have been unthinka ble He says he was too excited by the prospect of trying his ha nd at basic research something he had been una ble to do as an undergraduate

Bob came to Guelph three years ago from the University of Georgia where he obtained his M Sc working under Professor Ed Janzen When Professor Janzen joined Guelphs Deshypartment of Chemistry Bob moved there too

Bobs doctoral research has Inshyvolved a method of detection called spin trapping of free radicals that is molecules which have an unpaired elecshytron Spin trapping is only used in ten or 12 places in the world Three places in Canada including Guelph use it regularly it is not used at all on a regular basis in the United States

Looking back over the past three years Bob says the hardest things to contend with were assembling his thesis from all those piles of research material and confronting a sea of strange faces as he walked in to teach his first lab

But despite such trying moments Bob has enjoyed his time at Guelph a nd the abundance of ideas a nd stimulating atmosphere created by the joint campus arrangement of the Guelph-Waterloo Centre for Graduate Work in Chemisshytry

Agr Sci option during the time when Professor Moffatt guided developments in physics mathema tics and statistics were informed by Dean MacNaughton of the plan to establish a Moffa tt Meshymorial Scholarship We are most grateshyful for the generous response

It is expected that the first award will be presented at the I Oth anniversary celebrations of the college on June 210

H e has been fortunate too in his wife of ten years Tricia who never doubted for a minute that he would get his degree and whose enthusiasm and moral support cheered him on when the going was especially ha rd

Although their interests and expershytise are different-she graduated from East Tennessee State University in 1969 with a BSc having studied speech pathology language and audiology and is a speech pathologist and teacher of deaf education in Guelph-they find themselves good sounding boards for each ot her s problems

With his doctoral qua lificatio ns completed Bob will be working during th e coming year as a post-doc for Chemistry professor Colin Fyfe in solid state MR (nuclear magnetic resoshynance) After that he will be looking for a more permanent job Bob views that prospect with optimism 0

Our Tenth Anniversary Celebrations -(n June 1970 the new Physical Science Building was officially opened T he building replaced the old rose-garden south of Zavitz Hall and drastica lly changed a birds-eye view to the southshyeast as demonstrated in the two photoshygraphs on this page

Physics Chemistry and Math-Stats

have flowered irl this first decade To celebrate this occasion the College will hold an official cake-cutting ceremony with tea at 400 pm June 21 in the lobby beside the Campus Co-operative Bookstore This is to be preceded by tours of the facilities

Coincidental with this celebration is

the 10th anniversary of the formation of the College of Arts the College of Social Science and the College of Physica l Science and at 630 pm on June 21 in the University Centre Faculty Club alumni of the three colleges will join ranks with cocktails and dinner Come join us then 0

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By Mary Cocivera

T he College of Physical Science has yet to reach the age of puberty but is

poised to enter its second decade as a major centre for science research and undergraduate programs in Canada

The short existence belies a long history on the Guelph campus as major supporting disciplines to the agricultural programs Stretching back to the 1880s the story progresses through such varied pursuits as analysis of dairy products sugar beets well water and wood ashes levelling and surveying water finding machines lightning rods ventilation and soil physics

Old-timers can spin colorful tales of early instructors There was Prof Soccer-Bill Blackwood whose speciality was (literally) dynamite He was fond of bringing dynamite caps into the lecture room to demonstrate their safety He regularly stood by the window toying with one of these capriciously explosive caps before lighting it and toss ing it out the window where it exploded on cue Art Thompson OAC )7 remembers the ill-fated cap that rode a stiff wind right into the open window of a lab full of equipment on the lower floor That cap too exploded on cue

Art chuckles as he describes Prof Blackwoods favorite exam question You have a rock three feet by four feet by five feet two feet of it underground in the middle of a swamp and you want to blast it out How much of a charge of dynamite do you need He describes the technique of mud-capping- planting dynamite under a mud cap on top of the rock and letting er rip You can sit down and do all the calculations for this problem says Art but the right answer is that the rock is in a swamp so why would you need to blast it away

No reflections on the physical sciences could be complete without reference to Prof Moffatt claims Dean Earl MacNaughton He was called Mr Physics and his courses on theory of measurements were dubbed theory of Moffatt

Years When the Physics Building was built

in 1916 recalls the Dean inmates from the Ontario Reformatory were used to ca rry plaster a nd so the plasterers pu t a generous inch-thick layer on the ceilings By the early 50s the plaster frequently and with very little warning separated [rom the Ilath and both Prof and I had some close calls when the plaster would suddenly drop in our offices and on laboratory benches

Ventilation was indeed a problem when 50 to 60 students gathered for a qua1litative analysis laboratory and started bubbling H2S through solutions in order to precipitate metal ions H2S is infamous for it s smell --middotrotten eggs concen tra ted Professor John Rothwel OAC 39 now retired developed sensitive timing catchill~ about-to-expire students and hauling them to the window for a breather We had big fans installed he explains but the students opened the windows next to the fan short-circuiting the makeshift ventilation system Qualita tive analysis was eventually dropped from the curriculum Professor Rothwell is

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covered with equipment Chemistry had the distinction of being

the first science department on campus to have its own building by 1887 (the odiferous na ture of the pursuit no doubt affected the decision to construct a separate building) The building however la sted only until 1896 when fire destroyed it The replacement on the same location-where the north wing of the Arts Building now stands- housed generations of chern students until the Department of Chemistry moved to the present Chemistry and Microbiology building in 1965

When Prof Bill Brown arrived on campus in the 1 940s he suggested only partially in jest that the venerable building be named Reek Hall after the then president of the OAC William R Reek OAC 10 It was an idea that never emerged from the flask

The building easily would have justified that label Prof Brown tells of a visiting chemist from Iowa State University As he walked through the front entrance he sniffed deeply and sighed Ah beautiful-this is a lovely chemistry building It takes years of chemical training to appreciate the bouquet of aged chemistry buildings

convinced because other faculty members didnt appreciate the smell

While future physicists werent likely to find their way to the Guelph campus the OAC trained many of the high school science teachers in Ontario The old Agricultural Science option introduced ill 1922 and the General Science option introduced in 1950 provided an excellent broad scientific background for high school teaching and graduate study in any number of agricultural and scientific disciplines

With the establishment of the University of Guelph in 1964 the physical sciences emerged from their supporting roles to limelight positions on campus Greatly expanded research facilities and undergraduate laboratory capability had to be provided The Physics Department had been cramped for years in the red brick building and was unable to develop its undergraduate programs nor introduce graduate student and research programs appropriate for the mushrooming University The Chemistry Department had moved into the new Chemistry and MicrobiOlogy Building but research activity in the department had expanded graduate programs were becoming mOre important and essential scientific

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equipment was proliferating Both tcaching and research activities required much more space

The Physical Science Building an efficient gem of an edifice was completed and occupied by the fall of 1969 Attached to the Chemistry and Microbiology Building it provided expanded facilities for chemistry as well as teaching research and office space for Physics Mathematics and Sta tistics When the Department of Computing and Information Science emerged in 1971 it located in the Institute of Computer Science Building (the renovated Physics Building) for proximity to the computer hardware

For Physics the move to the new facilities was like a speed-of-light journey from 1916 to 1970 From graffiti-embellished lab benches to immaculate well-equipped spacious undergraduate la boratories from dingy basement research cubby-holes to well-lighted laboratories from makeshift to state-of-the-art equipment

Equipping the departments with essential iescarch instruments will be a never-ending program because the advances in science occur rapidly and because Guelph will want to maintain its hard-earned position at the forefront of research in Canada

By most accounts the move to the building occurred so smoothly that the undergraduate students remember only closing the drawer in one laboratory one day and showing up the next day in a new lab

We collected a roomful of old glassware brass bunsen burners and all kinds of junk when we moved out of the old Physics Building recalls Professor Jim Hunt Instead of throwing it out I bet other faculty members that we could sell it We did --we sold every last bit of broken glass and laboratory equipment amassed $500 and started a scholarship fund for undergraduate students in physics

The very existence of the physical science disciplines is often overshadowed by the emphasis on the life sciences at Guelph Because of this undergraduate degree programs stili attract a relatively small number of students-a predicament that is both attractive and threatening at the same time Faculty describe the size of some of the undergraduate programs as

bull uncomfortably small while recent graduates from the programs see the small size as an important difference between Guelph aNd the grist mills that churn out hundreds of graduates

Everything has to do with size observes Terry Clifford Like most of his classmates at the OAC he came from a rurat background We really appreciated Guelphs organization in terms of social

development We got to know everyone in our class Professors assigned to the year really developed close relationships There was no dou bt that everyone encouraged us Professor MacNaughton (now the dean) was like a mother hen-he developed a really close rapPorl with all the students and graduates Hes a mini alumni associa t ion hi msel r

How the Physical Sciences disciplines evolved on the Guelph campus is a fascinating account in itself They all appeared originally to serve agricultural interests Chemists performed analyses on everything from soil to sugar beets physicists monitored the weather and contributed a variety of engineeringshyoriented expertise Mathematicians helped agricultural research workers use statistical methods to interpret their da tao Even the late-comer Computing and Information Science appeared on campus in an agricultural capacity Animal scientists had gathered enough milking data on cards to fill a room but couldnt use the information The computer stored that information and made it accessible for research

The undergraduate program in Computing and Information Science reflects these origins emphasiZing systems rather than computation It focuses on how to best utilize the computer to solve problems This approach meshes well with the existing biological and agricultural research on campus Fourth year classes in computing science boast about 35 students the 90 terminals in the ICS building are in use practically round-the-clock and the majority of students on campus has some contact with the computer during studies at Guelph

WHAT IS TO COME The general perception of whats

happening in the job market for physical science graduates is completely incorrect according to Professor Jack MacDonald Chairman Department of Physics In the

next decade there won t be enough physicists ma thema ticia ns and chemists to go around There was a move away from the physical sciences when they were blamed for pollution and technological problems Students looked to the biological sciences for solutions Now were seeing a move back to chemistry and physics as young people start to recognize that they offer the best hope for long-range solutions to many pressing problems Physical Science graduates are basically problem-solvers

The pre-adolescent CoJlege of Physical Science has emerged from a decade that was turbulent for the physical sciences at all institutions Ted Newton describes the see-saw years Until about 1970 we had money and jobs to offer but no one to whom to offer them Then the money dried up and really good candidates for faculty positions became availa ble

The disciplines not only are firmly esta blished on ca mpus but are setting high standards in teaching and research Were proud of the progress in physical sciences in the 15 years since the formation of the University adds Dean Earl MacNaughton

Faculty pursue research in fields as diverse as biophysics environmental toxicology electrochemistry surface physics neutron scattering mathematical and sta tistical a nalysis of biologica I systems and the design of a georeferences data base for the Province of Onta rio Funds from outside sources amounting to about one and a half million dollars annually support a large portion of this fundamental and applied research

As the disciplines continue their growth predicts the Dean our faculty will strive to preserve the informality and close contact with students that has distinguished Guelph in the past

The College may be only ten years old but has already come of age in the scientific research community I990- here we come 0

A physics leclure 1958 with Dr Earl MacNaughton now Dean

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y ou hear the sales approac h lt1 llmost cve ry day The new improved producl - more

powerful more efficient more everything Well that sa me approach very aptly applied

to College Roya I and University Open House 80 This yea r as well as the usual multitud e of events and exhibits across-camrus there were many exciting and refreshing innovations that added that extra sparkle to the glitter

The officia l opening of open house weekend by a professional actor and comedian was a first Canadils own tongue-in-cheek Don Harron though not bespectacled and disguised in the dilaridatcd cloth cap three-day beard and moth-eat en swea ter of the irreverent Chrlie Farquharso n ce rtainly sounded like that entertaining rural cha racter during a eourle of his r ertinent rronouncements

Another new fea ture of this years College Royal open hOlle weekend walt Fly-Days The sky W i the limit when at $7 a ti ck t cIIQO11 ers took 30-minute flights over the Univcrsit v nd thc surrounding ar a Thc Flying C1uh1I thl

Don Harron and Charlie Farquharson opened open house weekend with ColeRe Royal president Dawn Wert and College Roya cehbrafll Connalyn Cooke

Something New At Collegl

Where MY funny hal University of Guelph dreamed up the idea provided planes and pilots and des pite il storm that dumped ten inches of snow on G uelph in less than three hours ilttrac ted more thiln 40 adventu rers

Another well-attended newcomer event was th e Woodsman Comretitions where ring of axe rasp of crosscut sa wand flying logs a od woodchips filled the a ir ilS contestants pitted their muscles ilgainst the clock

A new wag and wiggle to the O Vc Dog Show was the mutt show - comrlete with a delightful dog-in -a n-Easter-bonnet competition

Well over 20000 people visit ed the campus during Collegc Royal open hou se weekend

Pr~ilting the thousa nds of bu sy students who orgil ni zed something for this University that it could not do for itself Prcsident Donald F Forster lnuded them for rroudly serving the 56-year tradition of College Roy~Jmiddot

What s new a t College Roy~l ) The rhot ograrhs on these two pagcs sum it ur much hetter th ~1 1l mInv tnou s no of word~ []

Pilots with the Flying Cluh at the Univ(fsity of Guelph introduced Fly-Days With customers is Paul Sullivan right Club prlsident

Collegl Royal open house weekend was a cold one but students who entered the Woodsman Competitions soon warmed to the job

Royal 80 A 30s lapper Daisy Mae

Linda Filller 80 Derek style at the fashion show

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A New

Look At Old

Folks Exerpts from a FACS sheet

by Mary Cocivera

I nd ependence self-respect and dignity can make the difference between

enjoying the later years and mere ly enduring them Helping seniors maintain their independence is an increasingly popular more enlightened approach to providing the services required by the elder ly

Canadas population is getting old The proportion of the elderly is increasing as a result of extended life span lower birth rates and immigration cutbacks The percentage of Canadas popula tion over 65 increased from 5 per cent in 190 I to 87 per cent in 1976 Demographic projections predict that in 50 years more than 20 per cent of the Canadian population will be over 65

Supporting these elderly and providing the needed services will demand novel approaches new insights and an emphas is on enjoying rather than enduring the later years

WHO ARE THE ELDERLY

The elderly a re generaJly considered to be anyone over 65 yea rs old-the age of mandatory retirement At tha t turning point workers stop being wage earners and sta rt being senior citizens They receive old age security benefits draw pensio ns and ride buses at reduced ra tes

The retirement years are rewarding for many seniors Jackrabbit Johannsen still cross-count ry skis at 104 Grandma Moses painted into her 90s others earn university degrees pursue second careers indu lge in hobbies travel and find happiness in volunteer work But for some of the elderly the retirement years bring loneliness despair and poverty along with independence

Most of the elderly are women Of the elderl y living a lone 70 per cent are women

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The proportion of the elderly in Canada is increasing rapidly

Almost half of the women over 65 are widowed and widows outnumber widowers five to one

Three-quarters of the women over 65 living on their own have no income other than government stipends for the elderl y In Ontario these stipends now amount to about $365 monthly and are adjusted quarterly

INCOME DURING RETIREMENT

The financial picture for many seniors looks bleak but it may appear worse than it really is suggests Dr Kathleen Brown a family economist in the Department of Family Studies Without work-related costs retirees have lower expenses

In addition seniors can take advantage of free medical care free or reduced admissions property tax refunds income tax deductions public tra nsportation passes reductions on restaurant meals free drugs and seniors discoun ts at stores These benefits help spread retirement income that much further

Dr Brown suspects that the recently retired may see their financial position as worse than it rea ll y is She and Professor

Martin-Matthews arc doing a study of how recently retired people adjus t to changes in their economic and social status Its a difficu lt psychologica l adjustment for someone who has saved for retirement to start dipping into savings she says Consequently many scniors dont live as well as they co uld Some who could don t take taxis and hire help when they rea lly nced to because it is contrary to their Iife-Iong habits

The family home owned Iree and clear is a major economic assct in retirement and is the surest hedge against int1ation New programs likc the reverse mortgage can convert this asset into cash while a llowing the owner to stay in the house

In this scheme the bank or finance company buys the house over a period of about 20 ycars giving the resident homeowner monthly cash payments based on the assessed value of the house Varia tions on this theme may be one answer for asset-rich but cash-poor sen iors

Financially this arrangement makes good sense but convincing seniors may take some doing After people work a lifetimc to own a home outright they arc understandably reluctant to put a claim on it explains Dr Brown

Selling the family home in retirement is a calculated risk Will the capital from the house support a retired person for 10 years 20 years 30 yea rs Will it cover possi ble hi gh care costs in the later years A dollar saved in 1932 bu ys only 20 cents worth of goods and services at todays prices Int1ation will continue to erode the purchasing power of dollars saved fo r retirement

Financial management in general may present spec ial problems for many seniors notes Dr Brown Sources of income tend to be more diffuse in retirement coming from ann uities pensions RRSPs income supplements and perhaps reverse mortgages All of these require some attention managemen t and filling out of form s Often it s the widow who has to handle these ar rangements and she may be fac in g family finances for the first time in her life Seniors who could benefit from financial counselling don t know where to go for help

Growing old may not be glamorous but it need not be frig htening lonely and poverty-ridden In other cultures extended family a rrangements ass ure that elders will be loved needed and honoured until death In Canada senio rs place a high val ue on independence but geronto logists are now

realizing that independence can be facilitated while providing needed services and opportunities to the growing elderly populat ion 0

Election of alumni to Senate

Regulations governing election All alumni shall be eligible to vote providing they have graduated from the University of Guelph or the founding Colleges Alumni members of faculty a t the University of Guelph or full-time or part-time students enrolled in a pTogram under the jurisdiction of the Senate of the University of Guelph may not vote in the election of alumni to Senate if they have participated in the current election of faculty or the election of students to Senate

There shall be a minimum of one and a maximum of three elected alumni from anyone of the undernoted alumni bodies (a) Macdonald Institute or its successor College of Family and Consumer Studies (b) Ontario Agricultural College (c) Ontario Veterinary College (d) As a group the Colleges of Arts and Social Science and Wellington College- BA degree (e) As a group the Colleges of Biological Science and Physical Science and Wellington College-BSc degree

Each year the three-year terms of office of three of the nine alumni senators expire Retiring August 31 1980 are Frank Archibald OAC 39 W John Bowles CSS 72 and Dr Vc Rowan Walker OVC 47 The terms of office of Gordon B Henry OAC 34 Mrs Mary (Robertson) McGillivray Mac 36 and John R Flegg Arts 68 will expire August 31 1981 Charles (Chuck) Broadwell OAC 54 Bill Tolton OAC 36 and Dr Robert (Herb) Wright OVC 38 will sit on Senate until August 31 198 2

Voting instructions Please vote for a maximum of three candidates on the ballot form Voting shall be by an x Or checkm~rk Any mark on a ballot other than those required for marking the voters preference shall make the ballot null and void

Completed ballot form should be clipped and placed in an envelope on which you are requested to put your name and year in the upper left-hand corner To facilitate voting by an alumnus whose spouse is a lso an alumnus of the University of Guelph and who therefore jointly receive only one copy of the Guelph Alumnus two ballot forms are provided A joint return (two ballots in the same envelope) is acceptable only if the name and year of both voters a re on the envelope Address to Box SE Alumni Office University Centre University of Guelph Guelph Ontario NIG 2W l stamp and mail An on-campus polling booth in the foyer of the Physical Sciences Building will be open between the hours of 800 am and 200 pm on Saturday June 21 during Alumni Weekend Ballot forms and envelopes will be available at the booth On receipt at the Alumni Office eligibility to vote will be verified The sealed envelopes will be opencd on or after June 23 1980 and the ballots counted by scrutineers appointed by the Executivc Committee of the University of Guel ph Alumni Association Only valid ballots with voter identification on the enclosure envelopc received on or before that date will be counted

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iSenate Ballot Form iSenate Ballot Form I I For election of three alumni to Senate University of I For election of three alumni to Senate University of I I Guelph for the three-year term commencing Sep- I Guelph for the three-year term commencing Sep- I tember I 1980 See other side of this page for tember 1 1980 See other side of this page for I biographical sketches of candidates Vote for a biographicalfskhetches o~ candoidatebslvote for a I

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FERGUSON Paul D I CPS 67 Guelph

I FERGUSON Paul D I CPS 67 Guelph J

I GRUBBE Arthur G (Art) I OAC 41 Arthur I

GRUBBE Arthur G (Art) OAC 41 Arthur

I LEWIS Robin BI Aits 73 BTantford

I MILNE (Dennison) Lorna A I OAC 56 Brampton

I LEWIS Robin B I Arts 73 Brantford

MILNE (Dennison) Lorna A I OAC 56 Brampton

I YOUNG N Richard P Arts MA 76 Ridgeville

YOUNG N Richard P 1 Arts MA 76 Ridgeville

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News From Guelph

CAMPUS HIGHLIGHTS Summer Campus 1980 Summer Campus 80 will be a laughing matter if Larry Horowitz has his way A professional entertainer Horowitz is teaching a comedy workshop as part of the U niversi ty s uniq ue vaca tion proshygram which this year begins July 7 Timing voice inflection and mannerisms are almost more important than content according to thi s young comic who deshylights in sending up commercials

From comedy to reincarnation and apiculture Summer Campus this year presents vacationers with an extraordishynary smorgasbord of courses and activishyties For some people a relaxing vacashytion means a complete change from their usual activities explains Professor Jim Murray who established the program the only one of its kind at a Canadian university five years ago Teachers

lawyers and housewives will probably be among those who take Horowitzs comedy workshop or classes In drawing piano-playing or conversational French

Others however prefer to use the time to further develop themselves professiona ly says Professor Murray This year for the first time courses which form part of certificate programs in business and education wil[ be ineludshyed so that the family can come along while mom or dad sharpens professional skills Some of the 27 adult courses offered thi s summer are designed to fulfill specific personal needs such as how to become a skillful negotiator or generally manage life more effectively

Summer Campus is an ideal chance for alumni to spend time at the Univershysity of Guelph again notes Professor Murray Since Summer Campus has 12 special youth progra ms for children from 4 to 16 years of age returning to your alma mater can become a family

affair This year youngsters can ha m it up in a theatre workshop or learn about science computcrs or nature Workshops in jOllrnalism and art also encourage young talent

Tennis squash swimming and 800 acres of green space provide numerous recreational opportunities In the eveshyning it is poss ible to enjoy the campus through twilight tours and a myriad of student events includling the community barbeque Musical performances Walt Disney film nights and socials are espeshycially organized for Summer Campus va ca tioners

Summer Ca mpus 80 has two oneshyweek sess ions July 7-11 and 14-18 Course rates begins at $25 for children and $35 for adults per week Residence accomodation is available For complete program a nd fee information contact Continuing Education Division UNIshyVERSITY OF GUELPH Guelph Onshytario NIG 2WI or phone (519) 824-4120 ext 39560

Biographical Sketches- Senate Candidates middot PAUL D FERG SON CPS 67 lives in Guelph and is territory manager with Supersweet Feeds Stratford Paul taught at J F Ross Collegiate and then farmed near Arthur As an alu mni sena tor he at on Senate from 1969 to 1972 and feels he can provide an effective voice for alumni

ARTHUR G (ART) GRUBB OAC 41 is retired and lives in Arthur after a 35-yea r career with OMAF as an Ag Rep for the counties of Prince Edward Gray Oxford l anark and Perth Art is Secretary Ontario Institute of Agrologists Guelph Branch and is married to Lenore (McFadden) Mac 40

ROBIN BAIRD LEWIS Arts 73 lives in Brantford and is a part-time professional artist (see article on pages 6 and 7) An art instructor at Fanshawe College Robin is also a free-lance com mercial artist and has illustrated childrens books Her name is in the Index of Ontario Artists

LORNA A (DENNISON) MILNE OAC 56 lives in Brampton where she has operated Flowertown Antiques for eight years She is a trustee with the Peel Board of Education and vice chairman of the North Peel unit of the Canadian Cancer Society She is married to Ross Milne OAC 55

N RICHARD P YOUNG Arts MA 76 lives in Ridgeville and is a candidate for bar admission He is with the law firm of Young and McNamara in Thorold With his knowledge of taw he feels he can contribute to Senate during this period of economic difficulty

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Great Year For Gryphons

Mens Hock ey Cryphons winners of the OUAA championship

With no less than seven Gryphon teams taking Ontario championships the 1979-1980 intercollegiate season at the University of Guelph was certainly an unprecedented one

II a II started in the fall when the Senior Mens Varsity Eight rowing tea m broke records at the Ontario Universishyties Athletic Association (OUAA) meet in Weiland to take first place Then the mens and womens curling teams trashyvelled to the Universi ty of Western Ontario to defeat all comers and sweep two Ontario titles

Following th at came a weekend at Guelph that will not soon be forgotten by those involved February 22-23 saw the University of Guelph host both the Ontario Womens Basketball Championshyships and the Ontario Wrestling Chamshypionsh ips At approximately 800 pm on Saturday Feb 22 the Guelph women defeated Laurentian University for their first ever Ontario Womens Intercollegishy

ate Athletic Association (OWIAA) championship Three hours later the men had edged out the University of Western Ontario to bring back the Onshytario wrestling title after an absence of one year

Meanwhile the womens crossshycountry ski team put together a strong effort and snatched the provincial title from perennia l winner Carleton Univershysity

It was also about this time that the men s hockey Gryphons were putting together a miraculous comeback Ending up in fifth place in the OUAA the team had to travel to Laurentian University for a sudden death game The Gryphons won it They then fell one game down in a best of three semi-final with the Unishyversity of Toronto Varsity Blues and had to win two in a row to advance to the final They did In the final against the number one ranked McMaster Universishyty Marlins the Gryphons again fell one

game down You guessed it they won th e next two and became the second team ever to win back-to-back Ontario championships

The wrest lers basketball and hockshyey players all advanced to the Canadian Intra-universi ty Athletic Union (CIAU) Championships and a lthough no team titles were brought home they a ll made their presence felt at the national level

As weJl as seven championships the Gryphons had seven individual Ontario champions They were Ken Hawthorne in the 15 km Nord ic sk iing race and Bob Pronk Ken Bradford Jamie Beshythune Ed Slabikowski Gavin Carrow and Wayne Brightwell from th e wresshytling Gryphons The Nordic ski relay team of Dan MaJlet John Bonardelli and Ken Hawthorne also took a gold at the OUAA championships At the CIAU wrestling ch ampionships Wayne Brightwell took a gold medal in his weight class

The Gryphons also had ten Ontario a ll-stars in Candy Clarkson Linda Jolie Sue Lindley Mike Sesto Rick Dundas and Tom Heslip from basketball John Lowe and Jeff Inglis from football Mike McParland from hockey and Tony Tenwesteneind from volleyball Candy Clarkson wa s also named to the allshyCanadian team at the CJAU banquet in Halifax

Following the completion of the schedules the first annual Co-Educashytional Awards Banquet was held at the University s Peter Clark Hall The event was well received by athletes and staff a like and plans are already in the making for next seasons banquet 0

Microbiology Open House June 15 Microbiology is fascinating Thats the message of an open house to be held Sunday June 15 from I 00 pm to 500 pm in the Universitys Chemistry and Microbiology Building College of Physshyical Science Sponsored by the Canadian Society of Microbiologists Committee on Education with the co-operation of the Departments of Microbiology Vetshyerinary Microbiology and Immunology and the Microbiology Club Microbioloshygy Day is for everyone-young and old novice and expert alike

Four second-floor laboratories will house presentat ions demonstrations and poster displays of the latest research

developments in medical agricultural and industrial microbiology-in a way that can be readily understood even by non-scientists

For those who want to explore furshyther there will be tours of resea rch laboratories where work will be in progshyress and equipment in use including the electron microscope Interes ted visitors may also tour the Department of Veterishynary Microbiology and Immunologys research facilities

At 300 pm in Room 200 of the Chemistry and Microbiology Building Jay Ingram microbiologist and host of CBC Radio s Quirks and Quarks will

give a slide and video lecture on the history of microbiology and some of the most recent trends The talk will be aimed primarily at high school students but everyone should find it interest ing Later Jay will mingle and chat with visitors

Microbiology Day has been planned as part of the first joint annual meeting -of the Canad ian Society of Microbiolo shygists and the Genetics Society of Canashyda being held on campus from June J 5 to June 19 Over 400 delegates from across Canada and the United States will be there Heres a chance to hobnob with the experts Plan to bring the whole family It promises to be a great day 0

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Alumni Publications-Consolidation ue to a combination of rapidly escalating paper prices and mailing rates and a directiveD issued to all academic and administrative units of the University requesting that a ll 1979-80

budget submissions reflect a 5 per cent reduction of their 1978-79 budget allotments it became necessary to review the vital field of a lumni publications

To this end President DF Forster appointed a Special Advisory Committee on Alumni Publications with representatives from the U of G Alumni Association and each of the seven college alumni associations The Committee compiled a re port and the President accepted its recommendation to consolidate the Guelph A lumnus and the se ven individual college alumni bulletins

Through the year the four re gular issues of the Guelph Alumnus will consist of 36 pages and up to 18 page s in each issue will be a llocated to the college alumni associations Space will be divided in proportion to the size o f individual college alumni bodies and copy for the 18 pages will be pro vided by individual college e ditors To obtain a good institutional image and to m ainta in alumni acceptance the quality of Guelph Alumnus paper stock has been upgraded to a lighter weight coated stock This will result in lower mailing costs

Subject to annual review and the availa bility of funds the President has approved the publication ot an e ight-page Annual Alumni Weekend Supplement under the individual mastheads of the seven college alum ni associations The supplement will consist of a common four-page insert covering Alumni Weekend programs plus a four-page format of copy exclusive to and provided by e ach of the seven college alumni associations

Your colle ge editors met a de m anding deadline for this the first consolidated publication and we are very grateful to them We t hink we ve done the right thing-what do you think Ed 0

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Annual Meetings at Guelph Friends of U of G Incbull Mac-FACS

OAC OVC bull Arts CPSbull CSS and U of G Alumni

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Summer Campus

CVMA Confere nce Moncton NB

Centennial Banquet Associate Diploma in Agriculture

AVMA Convention Washington DC

Aggie Week

OAC Alumni Association Golf Tournament

Homecoming

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ADDRESS CORRECTION REOUESTED

If th e addressee or a son o r a daughter w ho IS an atumnu s has moved please notify th~ Alum ni OHice University 01 G uelph N I G 2W so thai th is magazine may be forwarded to the proper address

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Families Coping With Change The family is alive and well in the twentieth century despite widely pubshylished reports that it is an outdated social institution Social critics bemoan the disintegration of the family and use as evidence the soaring divorce rate juvcnile delinquency wife and child abuse and thc isolated elderly

This gloomy outlook is not shared by three faculty members in the Departshyment of Family Studies who have extenshysive experience working with families and are pursuing family-related reshysearch

Concern over weakening families is not unique to our generation observes Professor Anne Callagan a family socishyologist with a background in professhysiona social work Observers 50 years ago voiced many of the same complaints about urban families she notes and questions whether families have really changed as much as were led to believe The divorce ra Ie was 236100000 in Canada in 1976 and is rising but is still only about half of the US rate

Divorce has replaced death as a cause of single parent families over the years rn addition perhaps urban famishylies of 100 years ago didnt have probshylems with their teen-agers because so many adolescent children didnt live at home

Different Expectation What has changed dramatically is our expectation about family life Until the last few decades marriage tended to be an institutional arrangement On farms the family was a producing unit and in urban environments it was a framework for survival Today we look to the family for intimate personal relationships and emotional support

Professor Claude Guldner former Director of the Interfaith Counselling Centre in Kitchener and now on the faculty in Family Studies doesnt touch on the traditional institutional roles for marriage in describing todays family He focusses on the adult functions of marriage- companionship sharing afshyfcction and sex-instead of viewing marshyriage primari ly in terms of having chilshydren

Where Children Fit In Children are and will continue to be an important focus in most families but the

task of raising them is difficult in the climate of rapid social and technological change Todays parents live in a world very different from the one in which they were raised and their children will have to cope with an accelerating rate of change The task of raisi ng children is not so much preparing them for the world but equipping them to cope with the inevitable changes ahead

The rapid change and uncertainty in the world has eroded parents sense of self-confidence claims Professor George Kawash a child psychologist with a particular concern for parentchild inshyteractions One anchor parents can proshyvide in this unsettled environment is consis tency in their child rearing pracshytices But it is very difficult to maintain if the parents feel unsure of themselves and their parenting skills Children need rules limits and some authority but parents often shy away from setting rules because they view this as a form of authoritarianism says Professor Kashywash Rules are not in themselves aushythoritarian especially if the children ha ve the opportunity to express their grievances about rules they feel are unreasonable Children will be more willing to accept rules if they feel they can discuss them

Professor Guldner feels there is a tendency among educators now to look at the entire family in dealing with problems in children Many families are referred to family counselling agencies because a child has problems in school Ten years ago we would have blamed those problems on the school systems he says Today family counsellors look to the family for weaknesses or strains that may have contributed to such probshylems This approach acknowledges the continued importance of the family unit in the socialization of children

The Individual Within the Family Creating a stable family environment requires input from solid individuals In family counselling explains Professor Guldner we usually focus on the husshyband and wife roles because strong partshyners secure in their relationship funcshytion better in the mother and father roles Further the husband and wife relationship needs to be nurtured throughout a marriage so it can survive after the parenting roles have been

From a FACS sheet by Mary Cocivera

completed Many marri ages break down after the children leave home because the partners threw themselves into the father and mother roles to the exclusion of the husband and wife roles After the years of neglect there was nothing left of the original relationship as husshyband and wife

One of the great tasks in family therapy confided Professor Guldner is helping individuals differentiate themselves from their fa mily of origin Their personal development and success in marriage depend on emerging from the family of their childhood observ ing and evaluating it ancj then making ratioshynal but at the sa me time gut-level choices about their own future Many marriage and family problems are caused by a failure to work through this rela tionship The process is not complete until the individual reconnects and estashyblishes an entirely different relationship with his family of origiIi

A fam ily can provide a supportive environment in which to grapple with these relational tasks Professor Guldner describes marriage as a cyclical IIwe equilibrium which has its ups and downs Individual growth requires comshying to grips with the conflicts

He fears though that many people walk awa y from conflict in marriage by seeking divorce rather than working through the problem This short-cirshycuits individual growth he explains Family counselling helps partners deal with conflict in a marriage relationship but does not guarantee living happily ever after Sometimes working out a rel a tionship results in termination of the marriage

Professor Guldner sees the emphashysis on the individual as a positive develshyopment for the family Were becoming more tolerant of individual diffe rences within the family and among families Young people will feel freer to make choices based on what is best for them personally and inter-personally rather than external expectations -North Americans will find it easier to accept and respect different types of families in the decades to come but they will also have to accept the responsibility for making informed intelligent choices compatible with their personal values ambitions and capabilities 0

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The College of Phys ical Science Alumni Association -5Ju

I SCIMP Editor Bob Winkel

Cell Patent Granted

Dr Ron Fawce ll with electroplated semiconductor

Two resea rchers at the University of GueJph have received a United States patent on a process tha t could revolushytionize the production of photo voltaic cells and reduce the cost several times

Doctors Ron Fawcett and Andrzej Baranski developed the process similar to techniques used in the electroplating industry during two months of research on applying semi-conductors to metal in la te 1978

The process does not require the

present use of vaporization to deposit a film of light-sensitive material on meta l

Present tec hnology for photo voltaic cells evolved from space research and uses either a single crystal silicon or a costly vaporization process for cadmium sulphide

Until now electroplating has been used as a way to deposit one metal on another in some kind of pl a ting solution through which you pass current but what we are depositing here is a semishy

conductor-cadmium sulphide Dr Fawcett said Other semiconductors which can be electrodeposited include cadmium selenide bismuth sulphide cushyprous sulphide and silver sulphide

The new process can be used with a variety of metals including stainless steet and aluminum foil he said

You can imagine pass ing great shee ts of metal through a plating bath and covering them with a thin coherent and uni fo rm deposit of th e photo sensishytive materia l said Dr Fawcett An America n patent was applied for beshycause most ma nufacturing is carried out in the United Sta tes

The chem is ts who will sha re the patent with the University are now seeking patents in Canada Great Britshyain and other industrialized nations

Manufacture of the new electroshyplated semi-conductor solar cells is cheaper than the vaporization process used for cadmium sulphide and initia l tests indicate a higher efficiency on output voltage Dr Fawcett sa id

Immediate application of the comshypound is in photo voltaic devices recshytification of alternating current into dishyrect current light detection equipment and special applications in photography

The research which led to the proshycess was sponsored by a grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Reshysea rch Council of Canada 0

The late Prof Moffa

Prof Moffat Scholarship The College of Physical Science is pleased to announce the establishment of a memorial scholarship by the family and friends of the late Professor and Mrs Robert C Moffatt

Professor Moffatt formed the faculshyty of Physics at the Onta rio Agricultural College in 1917 and was head of the Department of Physics and Mathematshyics for the ten years prior to his retireshyment in 1956 H e was named Professor

Emeritus in 1974 In 1922 he was responsi ble to a

major degree for the organization of the Agricult~ral Science Option so that its graduates could qualify for admission to courses at the Onta rio College of Educashytion leading to the High School Assistshyants Certificate Type A Agriculture In 1950 he orga nized the General Scishyence Option leadin g to Type A Science

Professor Bob Moffatt was known continued

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to most physics students as the Prof and taught for many years the undershygraduate and graduate courses in theory of measurement and statistics He did much to cncourage agricultural reshysearchers to use statistical methods in the interpretations of their results and assisted in many of the a nalyses

[t is most fitting for the College of Physical Science to offer a scholars hi p

established in memory of Professor and Mrs Moffatt who gave so much to the department and the community

The $200 scholarship will be awarded annually to a student who has completed semester 4 and is enrolled in semester 5 or higher of an Honours Program in Mathematics Statistics or Physics

Alumni who graduated from the

Rites Of Passage Worthwhile Graduate work is not everyon es cup of tea Even an intense love of learning can be daunted by long hours of painstaking research the trauma tic experience of the oral comprehensive and the setting forth - and re-working- of first the masters then the doctora1 thesis

But for Bob Dudley who received his PhD in orga nic chemistry at winter Convocation stopping a t the bachelors level would have been unthinka ble He says he was too excited by the prospect of trying his ha nd at basic research something he had been una ble to do as an undergraduate

Bob came to Guelph three years ago from the University of Georgia where he obtained his M Sc working under Professor Ed Janzen When Professor Janzen joined Guelphs Deshypartment of Chemistry Bob moved there too

Bobs doctoral research has Inshyvolved a method of detection called spin trapping of free radicals that is molecules which have an unpaired elecshytron Spin trapping is only used in ten or 12 places in the world Three places in Canada including Guelph use it regularly it is not used at all on a regular basis in the United States

Looking back over the past three years Bob says the hardest things to contend with were assembling his thesis from all those piles of research material and confronting a sea of strange faces as he walked in to teach his first lab

But despite such trying moments Bob has enjoyed his time at Guelph a nd the abundance of ideas a nd stimulating atmosphere created by the joint campus arrangement of the Guelph-Waterloo Centre for Graduate Work in Chemisshytry

Agr Sci option during the time when Professor Moffatt guided developments in physics mathema tics and statistics were informed by Dean MacNaughton of the plan to establish a Moffa tt Meshymorial Scholarship We are most grateshyful for the generous response

It is expected that the first award will be presented at the I Oth anniversary celebrations of the college on June 210

H e has been fortunate too in his wife of ten years Tricia who never doubted for a minute that he would get his degree and whose enthusiasm and moral support cheered him on when the going was especially ha rd

Although their interests and expershytise are different-she graduated from East Tennessee State University in 1969 with a BSc having studied speech pathology language and audiology and is a speech pathologist and teacher of deaf education in Guelph-they find themselves good sounding boards for each ot her s problems

With his doctoral qua lificatio ns completed Bob will be working during th e coming year as a post-doc for Chemistry professor Colin Fyfe in solid state MR (nuclear magnetic resoshynance) After that he will be looking for a more permanent job Bob views that prospect with optimism 0

Our Tenth Anniversary Celebrations -(n June 1970 the new Physical Science Building was officially opened T he building replaced the old rose-garden south of Zavitz Hall and drastica lly changed a birds-eye view to the southshyeast as demonstrated in the two photoshygraphs on this page

Physics Chemistry and Math-Stats

have flowered irl this first decade To celebrate this occasion the College will hold an official cake-cutting ceremony with tea at 400 pm June 21 in the lobby beside the Campus Co-operative Bookstore This is to be preceded by tours of the facilities

Coincidental with this celebration is

the 10th anniversary of the formation of the College of Arts the College of Social Science and the College of Physica l Science and at 630 pm on June 21 in the University Centre Faculty Club alumni of the three colleges will join ranks with cocktails and dinner Come join us then 0

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By Mary Cocivera

T he College of Physical Science has yet to reach the age of puberty but is

poised to enter its second decade as a major centre for science research and undergraduate programs in Canada

The short existence belies a long history on the Guelph campus as major supporting disciplines to the agricultural programs Stretching back to the 1880s the story progresses through such varied pursuits as analysis of dairy products sugar beets well water and wood ashes levelling and surveying water finding machines lightning rods ventilation and soil physics

Old-timers can spin colorful tales of early instructors There was Prof Soccer-Bill Blackwood whose speciality was (literally) dynamite He was fond of bringing dynamite caps into the lecture room to demonstrate their safety He regularly stood by the window toying with one of these capriciously explosive caps before lighting it and toss ing it out the window where it exploded on cue Art Thompson OAC )7 remembers the ill-fated cap that rode a stiff wind right into the open window of a lab full of equipment on the lower floor That cap too exploded on cue

Art chuckles as he describes Prof Blackwoods favorite exam question You have a rock three feet by four feet by five feet two feet of it underground in the middle of a swamp and you want to blast it out How much of a charge of dynamite do you need He describes the technique of mud-capping- planting dynamite under a mud cap on top of the rock and letting er rip You can sit down and do all the calculations for this problem says Art but the right answer is that the rock is in a swamp so why would you need to blast it away

No reflections on the physical sciences could be complete without reference to Prof Moffatt claims Dean Earl MacNaughton He was called Mr Physics and his courses on theory of measurements were dubbed theory of Moffatt

Years When the Physics Building was built

in 1916 recalls the Dean inmates from the Ontario Reformatory were used to ca rry plaster a nd so the plasterers pu t a generous inch-thick layer on the ceilings By the early 50s the plaster frequently and with very little warning separated [rom the Ilath and both Prof and I had some close calls when the plaster would suddenly drop in our offices and on laboratory benches

Ventilation was indeed a problem when 50 to 60 students gathered for a qua1litative analysis laboratory and started bubbling H2S through solutions in order to precipitate metal ions H2S is infamous for it s smell --middotrotten eggs concen tra ted Professor John Rothwel OAC 39 now retired developed sensitive timing catchill~ about-to-expire students and hauling them to the window for a breather We had big fans installed he explains but the students opened the windows next to the fan short-circuiting the makeshift ventilation system Qualita tive analysis was eventually dropped from the curriculum Professor Rothwell is

The Chemistry Building Circa j 91 O

covered with equipment Chemistry had the distinction of being

the first science department on campus to have its own building by 1887 (the odiferous na ture of the pursuit no doubt affected the decision to construct a separate building) The building however la sted only until 1896 when fire destroyed it The replacement on the same location-where the north wing of the Arts Building now stands- housed generations of chern students until the Department of Chemistry moved to the present Chemistry and Microbiology building in 1965

When Prof Bill Brown arrived on campus in the 1 940s he suggested only partially in jest that the venerable building be named Reek Hall after the then president of the OAC William R Reek OAC 10 It was an idea that never emerged from the flask

The building easily would have justified that label Prof Brown tells of a visiting chemist from Iowa State University As he walked through the front entrance he sniffed deeply and sighed Ah beautiful-this is a lovely chemistry building It takes years of chemical training to appreciate the bouquet of aged chemistry buildings

convinced because other faculty members didnt appreciate the smell

While future physicists werent likely to find their way to the Guelph campus the OAC trained many of the high school science teachers in Ontario The old Agricultural Science option introduced ill 1922 and the General Science option introduced in 1950 provided an excellent broad scientific background for high school teaching and graduate study in any number of agricultural and scientific disciplines

With the establishment of the University of Guelph in 1964 the physical sciences emerged from their supporting roles to limelight positions on campus Greatly expanded research facilities and undergraduate laboratory capability had to be provided The Physics Department had been cramped for years in the red brick building and was unable to develop its undergraduate programs nor introduce graduate student and research programs appropriate for the mushrooming University The Chemistry Department had moved into the new Chemistry and MicrobiOlogy Building but research activity in the department had expanded graduate programs were becoming mOre important and essential scientific

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equipment was proliferating Both tcaching and research activities required much more space

The Physical Science Building an efficient gem of an edifice was completed and occupied by the fall of 1969 Attached to the Chemistry and Microbiology Building it provided expanded facilities for chemistry as well as teaching research and office space for Physics Mathematics and Sta tistics When the Department of Computing and Information Science emerged in 1971 it located in the Institute of Computer Science Building (the renovated Physics Building) for proximity to the computer hardware

For Physics the move to the new facilities was like a speed-of-light journey from 1916 to 1970 From graffiti-embellished lab benches to immaculate well-equipped spacious undergraduate la boratories from dingy basement research cubby-holes to well-lighted laboratories from makeshift to state-of-the-art equipment

Equipping the departments with essential iescarch instruments will be a never-ending program because the advances in science occur rapidly and because Guelph will want to maintain its hard-earned position at the forefront of research in Canada

By most accounts the move to the building occurred so smoothly that the undergraduate students remember only closing the drawer in one laboratory one day and showing up the next day in a new lab

We collected a roomful of old glassware brass bunsen burners and all kinds of junk when we moved out of the old Physics Building recalls Professor Jim Hunt Instead of throwing it out I bet other faculty members that we could sell it We did --we sold every last bit of broken glass and laboratory equipment amassed $500 and started a scholarship fund for undergraduate students in physics

The very existence of the physical science disciplines is often overshadowed by the emphasis on the life sciences at Guelph Because of this undergraduate degree programs stili attract a relatively small number of students-a predicament that is both attractive and threatening at the same time Faculty describe the size of some of the undergraduate programs as

bull uncomfortably small while recent graduates from the programs see the small size as an important difference between Guelph aNd the grist mills that churn out hundreds of graduates

Everything has to do with size observes Terry Clifford Like most of his classmates at the OAC he came from a rurat background We really appreciated Guelphs organization in terms of social

development We got to know everyone in our class Professors assigned to the year really developed close relationships There was no dou bt that everyone encouraged us Professor MacNaughton (now the dean) was like a mother hen-he developed a really close rapPorl with all the students and graduates Hes a mini alumni associa t ion hi msel r

How the Physical Sciences disciplines evolved on the Guelph campus is a fascinating account in itself They all appeared originally to serve agricultural interests Chemists performed analyses on everything from soil to sugar beets physicists monitored the weather and contributed a variety of engineeringshyoriented expertise Mathematicians helped agricultural research workers use statistical methods to interpret their da tao Even the late-comer Computing and Information Science appeared on campus in an agricultural capacity Animal scientists had gathered enough milking data on cards to fill a room but couldnt use the information The computer stored that information and made it accessible for research

The undergraduate program in Computing and Information Science reflects these origins emphasiZing systems rather than computation It focuses on how to best utilize the computer to solve problems This approach meshes well with the existing biological and agricultural research on campus Fourth year classes in computing science boast about 35 students the 90 terminals in the ICS building are in use practically round-the-clock and the majority of students on campus has some contact with the computer during studies at Guelph

WHAT IS TO COME The general perception of whats

happening in the job market for physical science graduates is completely incorrect according to Professor Jack MacDonald Chairman Department of Physics In the

next decade there won t be enough physicists ma thema ticia ns and chemists to go around There was a move away from the physical sciences when they were blamed for pollution and technological problems Students looked to the biological sciences for solutions Now were seeing a move back to chemistry and physics as young people start to recognize that they offer the best hope for long-range solutions to many pressing problems Physical Science graduates are basically problem-solvers

The pre-adolescent CoJlege of Physical Science has emerged from a decade that was turbulent for the physical sciences at all institutions Ted Newton describes the see-saw years Until about 1970 we had money and jobs to offer but no one to whom to offer them Then the money dried up and really good candidates for faculty positions became availa ble

The disciplines not only are firmly esta blished on ca mpus but are setting high standards in teaching and research Were proud of the progress in physical sciences in the 15 years since the formation of the University adds Dean Earl MacNaughton

Faculty pursue research in fields as diverse as biophysics environmental toxicology electrochemistry surface physics neutron scattering mathematical and sta tistical a nalysis of biologica I systems and the design of a georeferences data base for the Province of Onta rio Funds from outside sources amounting to about one and a half million dollars annually support a large portion of this fundamental and applied research

As the disciplines continue their growth predicts the Dean our faculty will strive to preserve the informality and close contact with students that has distinguished Guelph in the past

The College may be only ten years old but has already come of age in the scientific research community I990- here we come 0

A physics leclure 1958 with Dr Earl MacNaughton now Dean

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y ou hear the sales approac h lt1 llmost cve ry day The new improved producl - more

powerful more efficient more everything Well that sa me approach very aptly applied

to College Roya I and University Open House 80 This yea r as well as the usual multitud e of events and exhibits across-camrus there were many exciting and refreshing innovations that added that extra sparkle to the glitter

The officia l opening of open house weekend by a professional actor and comedian was a first Canadils own tongue-in-cheek Don Harron though not bespectacled and disguised in the dilaridatcd cloth cap three-day beard and moth-eat en swea ter of the irreverent Chrlie Farquharso n ce rtainly sounded like that entertaining rural cha racter during a eourle of his r ertinent rronouncements

Another new fea ture of this years College Royal open hOlle weekend walt Fly-Days The sky W i the limit when at $7 a ti ck t cIIQO11 ers took 30-minute flights over the Univcrsit v nd thc surrounding ar a Thc Flying C1uh1I thl

Don Harron and Charlie Farquharson opened open house weekend with ColeRe Royal president Dawn Wert and College Roya cehbrafll Connalyn Cooke

Something New At Collegl

Where MY funny hal University of Guelph dreamed up the idea provided planes and pilots and des pite il storm that dumped ten inches of snow on G uelph in less than three hours ilttrac ted more thiln 40 adventu rers

Another well-attended newcomer event was th e Woodsman Comretitions where ring of axe rasp of crosscut sa wand flying logs a od woodchips filled the a ir ilS contestants pitted their muscles ilgainst the clock

A new wag and wiggle to the O Vc Dog Show was the mutt show - comrlete with a delightful dog-in -a n-Easter-bonnet competition

Well over 20000 people visit ed the campus during Collegc Royal open hou se weekend

Pr~ilting the thousa nds of bu sy students who orgil ni zed something for this University that it could not do for itself Prcsident Donald F Forster lnuded them for rroudly serving the 56-year tradition of College Roy~Jmiddot

What s new a t College Roy~l ) The rhot ograrhs on these two pagcs sum it ur much hetter th ~1 1l mInv tnou s no of word~ []

Pilots with the Flying Cluh at the Univ(fsity of Guelph introduced Fly-Days With customers is Paul Sullivan right Club prlsident

Collegl Royal open house weekend was a cold one but students who entered the Woodsman Competitions soon warmed to the job

Royal 80 A 30s lapper Daisy Mae

Linda Filller 80 Derek style at the fashion show

Just a big baby

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A New

Look At Old

Folks Exerpts from a FACS sheet

by Mary Cocivera

I nd ependence self-respect and dignity can make the difference between

enjoying the later years and mere ly enduring them Helping seniors maintain their independence is an increasingly popular more enlightened approach to providing the services required by the elder ly

Canadas population is getting old The proportion of the elderly is increasing as a result of extended life span lower birth rates and immigration cutbacks The percentage of Canadas popula tion over 65 increased from 5 per cent in 190 I to 87 per cent in 1976 Demographic projections predict that in 50 years more than 20 per cent of the Canadian population will be over 65

Supporting these elderly and providing the needed services will demand novel approaches new insights and an emphas is on enjoying rather than enduring the later years

WHO ARE THE ELDERLY

The elderly a re generaJly considered to be anyone over 65 yea rs old-the age of mandatory retirement At tha t turning point workers stop being wage earners and sta rt being senior citizens They receive old age security benefits draw pensio ns and ride buses at reduced ra tes

The retirement years are rewarding for many seniors Jackrabbit Johannsen still cross-count ry skis at 104 Grandma Moses painted into her 90s others earn university degrees pursue second careers indu lge in hobbies travel and find happiness in volunteer work But for some of the elderly the retirement years bring loneliness despair and poverty along with independence

Most of the elderly are women Of the elderl y living a lone 70 per cent are women

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The proportion of the elderly in Canada is increasing rapidly

Almost half of the women over 65 are widowed and widows outnumber widowers five to one

Three-quarters of the women over 65 living on their own have no income other than government stipends for the elderl y In Ontario these stipends now amount to about $365 monthly and are adjusted quarterly

INCOME DURING RETIREMENT

The financial picture for many seniors looks bleak but it may appear worse than it really is suggests Dr Kathleen Brown a family economist in the Department of Family Studies Without work-related costs retirees have lower expenses

In addition seniors can take advantage of free medical care free or reduced admissions property tax refunds income tax deductions public tra nsportation passes reductions on restaurant meals free drugs and seniors discoun ts at stores These benefits help spread retirement income that much further

Dr Brown suspects that the recently retired may see their financial position as worse than it rea ll y is She and Professor

Martin-Matthews arc doing a study of how recently retired people adjus t to changes in their economic and social status Its a difficu lt psychologica l adjustment for someone who has saved for retirement to start dipping into savings she says Consequently many scniors dont live as well as they co uld Some who could don t take taxis and hire help when they rea lly nced to because it is contrary to their Iife-Iong habits

The family home owned Iree and clear is a major economic assct in retirement and is the surest hedge against int1ation New programs likc the reverse mortgage can convert this asset into cash while a llowing the owner to stay in the house

In this scheme the bank or finance company buys the house over a period of about 20 ycars giving the resident homeowner monthly cash payments based on the assessed value of the house Varia tions on this theme may be one answer for asset-rich but cash-poor sen iors

Financially this arrangement makes good sense but convincing seniors may take some doing After people work a lifetimc to own a home outright they arc understandably reluctant to put a claim on it explains Dr Brown

Selling the family home in retirement is a calculated risk Will the capital from the house support a retired person for 10 years 20 years 30 yea rs Will it cover possi ble hi gh care costs in the later years A dollar saved in 1932 bu ys only 20 cents worth of goods and services at todays prices Int1ation will continue to erode the purchasing power of dollars saved fo r retirement

Financial management in general may present spec ial problems for many seniors notes Dr Brown Sources of income tend to be more diffuse in retirement coming from ann uities pensions RRSPs income supplements and perhaps reverse mortgages All of these require some attention managemen t and filling out of form s Often it s the widow who has to handle these ar rangements and she may be fac in g family finances for the first time in her life Seniors who could benefit from financial counselling don t know where to go for help

Growing old may not be glamorous but it need not be frig htening lonely and poverty-ridden In other cultures extended family a rrangements ass ure that elders will be loved needed and honoured until death In Canada senio rs place a high val ue on independence but geronto logists are now

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Election of alumni to Senate

Regulations governing election All alumni shall be eligible to vote providing they have graduated from the University of Guelph or the founding Colleges Alumni members of faculty a t the University of Guelph or full-time or part-time students enrolled in a pTogram under the jurisdiction of the Senate of the University of Guelph may not vote in the election of alumni to Senate if they have participated in the current election of faculty or the election of students to Senate

There shall be a minimum of one and a maximum of three elected alumni from anyone of the undernoted alumni bodies (a) Macdonald Institute or its successor College of Family and Consumer Studies (b) Ontario Agricultural College (c) Ontario Veterinary College (d) As a group the Colleges of Arts and Social Science and Wellington College- BA degree (e) As a group the Colleges of Biological Science and Physical Science and Wellington College-BSc degree

Each year the three-year terms of office of three of the nine alumni senators expire Retiring August 31 1980 are Frank Archibald OAC 39 W John Bowles CSS 72 and Dr Vc Rowan Walker OVC 47 The terms of office of Gordon B Henry OAC 34 Mrs Mary (Robertson) McGillivray Mac 36 and John R Flegg Arts 68 will expire August 31 1981 Charles (Chuck) Broadwell OAC 54 Bill Tolton OAC 36 and Dr Robert (Herb) Wright OVC 38 will sit on Senate until August 31 198 2

Voting instructions Please vote for a maximum of three candidates on the ballot form Voting shall be by an x Or checkm~rk Any mark on a ballot other than those required for marking the voters preference shall make the ballot null and void

Completed ballot form should be clipped and placed in an envelope on which you are requested to put your name and year in the upper left-hand corner To facilitate voting by an alumnus whose spouse is a lso an alumnus of the University of Guelph and who therefore jointly receive only one copy of the Guelph Alumnus two ballot forms are provided A joint return (two ballots in the same envelope) is acceptable only if the name and year of both voters a re on the envelope Address to Box SE Alumni Office University Centre University of Guelph Guelph Ontario NIG 2W l stamp and mail An on-campus polling booth in the foyer of the Physical Sciences Building will be open between the hours of 800 am and 200 pm on Saturday June 21 during Alumni Weekend Ballot forms and envelopes will be available at the booth On receipt at the Alumni Office eligibility to vote will be verified The sealed envelopes will be opencd on or after June 23 1980 and the ballots counted by scrutineers appointed by the Executivc Committee of the University of Guel ph Alumni Association Only valid ballots with voter identification on the enclosure envelopc received on or before that date will be counted

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iSenate Ballot Form iSenate Ballot Form I I For election of three alumni to Senate University of I For election of three alumni to Senate University of I I Guelph for the three-year term commencing Sep- I Guelph for the three-year term commencing Sep- I tember I 1980 See other side of this page for tember 1 1980 See other side of this page for I biographical sketches of candidates Vote for a biographicalfskhetches o~ candoidatebslvote for a I

maximum of three nominees One ballot per voter maximum 0 tree nommees ne a tot per voter I

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FERGUSON Paul D I CPS 67 Guelph

I FERGUSON Paul D I CPS 67 Guelph J

I GRUBBE Arthur G (Art) I OAC 41 Arthur I

GRUBBE Arthur G (Art) OAC 41 Arthur

I LEWIS Robin BI Aits 73 BTantford

I MILNE (Dennison) Lorna A I OAC 56 Brampton

I LEWIS Robin B I Arts 73 Brantford

MILNE (Dennison) Lorna A I OAC 56 Brampton

I YOUNG N Richard P Arts MA 76 Ridgeville

YOUNG N Richard P 1 Arts MA 76 Ridgeville

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News From Guelph

CAMPUS HIGHLIGHTS Summer Campus 1980 Summer Campus 80 will be a laughing matter if Larry Horowitz has his way A professional entertainer Horowitz is teaching a comedy workshop as part of the U niversi ty s uniq ue vaca tion proshygram which this year begins July 7 Timing voice inflection and mannerisms are almost more important than content according to thi s young comic who deshylights in sending up commercials

From comedy to reincarnation and apiculture Summer Campus this year presents vacationers with an extraordishynary smorgasbord of courses and activishyties For some people a relaxing vacashytion means a complete change from their usual activities explains Professor Jim Murray who established the program the only one of its kind at a Canadian university five years ago Teachers

lawyers and housewives will probably be among those who take Horowitzs comedy workshop or classes In drawing piano-playing or conversational French

Others however prefer to use the time to further develop themselves professiona ly says Professor Murray This year for the first time courses which form part of certificate programs in business and education wil[ be ineludshyed so that the family can come along while mom or dad sharpens professional skills Some of the 27 adult courses offered thi s summer are designed to fulfill specific personal needs such as how to become a skillful negotiator or generally manage life more effectively

Summer Campus is an ideal chance for alumni to spend time at the Univershysity of Guelph again notes Professor Murray Since Summer Campus has 12 special youth progra ms for children from 4 to 16 years of age returning to your alma mater can become a family

affair This year youngsters can ha m it up in a theatre workshop or learn about science computcrs or nature Workshops in jOllrnalism and art also encourage young talent

Tennis squash swimming and 800 acres of green space provide numerous recreational opportunities In the eveshyning it is poss ible to enjoy the campus through twilight tours and a myriad of student events includling the community barbeque Musical performances Walt Disney film nights and socials are espeshycially organized for Summer Campus va ca tioners

Summer Ca mpus 80 has two oneshyweek sess ions July 7-11 and 14-18 Course rates begins at $25 for children and $35 for adults per week Residence accomodation is available For complete program a nd fee information contact Continuing Education Division UNIshyVERSITY OF GUELPH Guelph Onshytario NIG 2WI or phone (519) 824-4120 ext 39560

Biographical Sketches- Senate Candidates middot PAUL D FERG SON CPS 67 lives in Guelph and is territory manager with Supersweet Feeds Stratford Paul taught at J F Ross Collegiate and then farmed near Arthur As an alu mni sena tor he at on Senate from 1969 to 1972 and feels he can provide an effective voice for alumni

ARTHUR G (ART) GRUBB OAC 41 is retired and lives in Arthur after a 35-yea r career with OMAF as an Ag Rep for the counties of Prince Edward Gray Oxford l anark and Perth Art is Secretary Ontario Institute of Agrologists Guelph Branch and is married to Lenore (McFadden) Mac 40

ROBIN BAIRD LEWIS Arts 73 lives in Brantford and is a part-time professional artist (see article on pages 6 and 7) An art instructor at Fanshawe College Robin is also a free-lance com mercial artist and has illustrated childrens books Her name is in the Index of Ontario Artists

LORNA A (DENNISON) MILNE OAC 56 lives in Brampton where she has operated Flowertown Antiques for eight years She is a trustee with the Peel Board of Education and vice chairman of the North Peel unit of the Canadian Cancer Society She is married to Ross Milne OAC 55

N RICHARD P YOUNG Arts MA 76 lives in Ridgeville and is a candidate for bar admission He is with the law firm of Young and McNamara in Thorold With his knowledge of taw he feels he can contribute to Senate during this period of economic difficulty

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Great Year For Gryphons

Mens Hock ey Cryphons winners of the OUAA championship

With no less than seven Gryphon teams taking Ontario championships the 1979-1980 intercollegiate season at the University of Guelph was certainly an unprecedented one

II a II started in the fall when the Senior Mens Varsity Eight rowing tea m broke records at the Ontario Universishyties Athletic Association (OUAA) meet in Weiland to take first place Then the mens and womens curling teams trashyvelled to the Universi ty of Western Ontario to defeat all comers and sweep two Ontario titles

Following th at came a weekend at Guelph that will not soon be forgotten by those involved February 22-23 saw the University of Guelph host both the Ontario Womens Basketball Championshyships and the Ontario Wrestling Chamshypionsh ips At approximately 800 pm on Saturday Feb 22 the Guelph women defeated Laurentian University for their first ever Ontario Womens Intercollegishy

ate Athletic Association (OWIAA) championship Three hours later the men had edged out the University of Western Ontario to bring back the Onshytario wrestling title after an absence of one year

Meanwhile the womens crossshycountry ski team put together a strong effort and snatched the provincial title from perennia l winner Carleton Univershysity

It was also about this time that the men s hockey Gryphons were putting together a miraculous comeback Ending up in fifth place in the OUAA the team had to travel to Laurentian University for a sudden death game The Gryphons won it They then fell one game down in a best of three semi-final with the Unishyversity of Toronto Varsity Blues and had to win two in a row to advance to the final They did In the final against the number one ranked McMaster Universishyty Marlins the Gryphons again fell one

game down You guessed it they won th e next two and became the second team ever to win back-to-back Ontario championships

The wrest lers basketball and hockshyey players all advanced to the Canadian Intra-universi ty Athletic Union (CIAU) Championships and a lthough no team titles were brought home they a ll made their presence felt at the national level

As weJl as seven championships the Gryphons had seven individual Ontario champions They were Ken Hawthorne in the 15 km Nord ic sk iing race and Bob Pronk Ken Bradford Jamie Beshythune Ed Slabikowski Gavin Carrow and Wayne Brightwell from th e wresshytling Gryphons The Nordic ski relay team of Dan MaJlet John Bonardelli and Ken Hawthorne also took a gold at the OUAA championships At the CIAU wrestling ch ampionships Wayne Brightwell took a gold medal in his weight class

The Gryphons also had ten Ontario a ll-stars in Candy Clarkson Linda Jolie Sue Lindley Mike Sesto Rick Dundas and Tom Heslip from basketball John Lowe and Jeff Inglis from football Mike McParland from hockey and Tony Tenwesteneind from volleyball Candy Clarkson wa s also named to the allshyCanadian team at the CJAU banquet in Halifax

Following the completion of the schedules the first annual Co-Educashytional Awards Banquet was held at the University s Peter Clark Hall The event was well received by athletes and staff a like and plans are already in the making for next seasons banquet 0

Microbiology Open House June 15 Microbiology is fascinating Thats the message of an open house to be held Sunday June 15 from I 00 pm to 500 pm in the Universitys Chemistry and Microbiology Building College of Physshyical Science Sponsored by the Canadian Society of Microbiologists Committee on Education with the co-operation of the Departments of Microbiology Vetshyerinary Microbiology and Immunology and the Microbiology Club Microbioloshygy Day is for everyone-young and old novice and expert alike

Four second-floor laboratories will house presentat ions demonstrations and poster displays of the latest research

developments in medical agricultural and industrial microbiology-in a way that can be readily understood even by non-scientists

For those who want to explore furshyther there will be tours of resea rch laboratories where work will be in progshyress and equipment in use including the electron microscope Interes ted visitors may also tour the Department of Veterishynary Microbiology and Immunologys research facilities

At 300 pm in Room 200 of the Chemistry and Microbiology Building Jay Ingram microbiologist and host of CBC Radio s Quirks and Quarks will

give a slide and video lecture on the history of microbiology and some of the most recent trends The talk will be aimed primarily at high school students but everyone should find it interest ing Later Jay will mingle and chat with visitors

Microbiology Day has been planned as part of the first joint annual meeting -of the Canad ian Society of Microbiolo shygists and the Genetics Society of Canashyda being held on campus from June J 5 to June 19 Over 400 delegates from across Canada and the United States will be there Heres a chance to hobnob with the experts Plan to bring the whole family It promises to be a great day 0

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Alumni Publications-Consolidation ue to a combination of rapidly escalating paper prices and mailing rates and a directiveD issued to all academic and administrative units of the University requesting that a ll 1979-80

budget submissions reflect a 5 per cent reduction of their 1978-79 budget allotments it became necessary to review the vital field of a lumni publications

To this end President DF Forster appointed a Special Advisory Committee on Alumni Publications with representatives from the U of G Alumni Association and each of the seven college alumni associations The Committee compiled a re port and the President accepted its recommendation to consolidate the Guelph A lumnus and the se ven individual college alumni bulletins

Through the year the four re gular issues of the Guelph Alumnus will consist of 36 pages and up to 18 page s in each issue will be a llocated to the college alumni associations Space will be divided in proportion to the size o f individual college alumni bodies and copy for the 18 pages will be pro vided by individual college e ditors To obtain a good institutional image and to m ainta in alumni acceptance the quality of Guelph Alumnus paper stock has been upgraded to a lighter weight coated stock This will result in lower mailing costs

Subject to annual review and the availa bility of funds the President has approved the publication ot an e ight-page Annual Alumni Weekend Supplement under the individual mastheads of the seven college alum ni associations The supplement will consist of a common four-page insert covering Alumni Weekend programs plus a four-page format of copy exclusive to and provided by e ach of the seven college alumni associations

Your colle ge editors met a de m anding deadline for this the first consolidated publication and we are very grateful to them We t hink we ve done the right thing-what do you think Ed 0

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The College of Phys ical Science Alumni Association -5Ju

I SCIMP Editor Bob Winkel

Cell Patent Granted

Dr Ron Fawce ll with electroplated semiconductor

Two resea rchers at the University of GueJph have received a United States patent on a process tha t could revolushytionize the production of photo voltaic cells and reduce the cost several times

Doctors Ron Fawcett and Andrzej Baranski developed the process similar to techniques used in the electroplating industry during two months of research on applying semi-conductors to metal in la te 1978

The process does not require the

present use of vaporization to deposit a film of light-sensitive material on meta l

Present tec hnology for photo voltaic cells evolved from space research and uses either a single crystal silicon or a costly vaporization process for cadmium sulphide

Until now electroplating has been used as a way to deposit one metal on another in some kind of pl a ting solution through which you pass current but what we are depositing here is a semishy

conductor-cadmium sulphide Dr Fawcett said Other semiconductors which can be electrodeposited include cadmium selenide bismuth sulphide cushyprous sulphide and silver sulphide

The new process can be used with a variety of metals including stainless steet and aluminum foil he said

You can imagine pass ing great shee ts of metal through a plating bath and covering them with a thin coherent and uni fo rm deposit of th e photo sensishytive materia l said Dr Fawcett An America n patent was applied for beshycause most ma nufacturing is carried out in the United Sta tes

The chem is ts who will sha re the patent with the University are now seeking patents in Canada Great Britshyain and other industrialized nations

Manufacture of the new electroshyplated semi-conductor solar cells is cheaper than the vaporization process used for cadmium sulphide and initia l tests indicate a higher efficiency on output voltage Dr Fawcett sa id

Immediate application of the comshypound is in photo voltaic devices recshytification of alternating current into dishyrect current light detection equipment and special applications in photography

The research which led to the proshycess was sponsored by a grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Reshysea rch Council of Canada 0

The late Prof Moffa

Prof Moffat Scholarship The College of Physical Science is pleased to announce the establishment of a memorial scholarship by the family and friends of the late Professor and Mrs Robert C Moffatt

Professor Moffatt formed the faculshyty of Physics at the Onta rio Agricultural College in 1917 and was head of the Department of Physics and Mathematshyics for the ten years prior to his retireshyment in 1956 H e was named Professor

Emeritus in 1974 In 1922 he was responsi ble to a

major degree for the organization of the Agricult~ral Science Option so that its graduates could qualify for admission to courses at the Onta rio College of Educashytion leading to the High School Assistshyants Certificate Type A Agriculture In 1950 he orga nized the General Scishyence Option leadin g to Type A Science

Professor Bob Moffatt was known continued

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to most physics students as the Prof and taught for many years the undershygraduate and graduate courses in theory of measurement and statistics He did much to cncourage agricultural reshysearchers to use statistical methods in the interpretations of their results and assisted in many of the a nalyses

[t is most fitting for the College of Physical Science to offer a scholars hi p

established in memory of Professor and Mrs Moffatt who gave so much to the department and the community

The $200 scholarship will be awarded annually to a student who has completed semester 4 and is enrolled in semester 5 or higher of an Honours Program in Mathematics Statistics or Physics

Alumni who graduated from the

Rites Of Passage Worthwhile Graduate work is not everyon es cup of tea Even an intense love of learning can be daunted by long hours of painstaking research the trauma tic experience of the oral comprehensive and the setting forth - and re-working- of first the masters then the doctora1 thesis

But for Bob Dudley who received his PhD in orga nic chemistry at winter Convocation stopping a t the bachelors level would have been unthinka ble He says he was too excited by the prospect of trying his ha nd at basic research something he had been una ble to do as an undergraduate

Bob came to Guelph three years ago from the University of Georgia where he obtained his M Sc working under Professor Ed Janzen When Professor Janzen joined Guelphs Deshypartment of Chemistry Bob moved there too

Bobs doctoral research has Inshyvolved a method of detection called spin trapping of free radicals that is molecules which have an unpaired elecshytron Spin trapping is only used in ten or 12 places in the world Three places in Canada including Guelph use it regularly it is not used at all on a regular basis in the United States

Looking back over the past three years Bob says the hardest things to contend with were assembling his thesis from all those piles of research material and confronting a sea of strange faces as he walked in to teach his first lab

But despite such trying moments Bob has enjoyed his time at Guelph a nd the abundance of ideas a nd stimulating atmosphere created by the joint campus arrangement of the Guelph-Waterloo Centre for Graduate Work in Chemisshytry

Agr Sci option during the time when Professor Moffatt guided developments in physics mathema tics and statistics were informed by Dean MacNaughton of the plan to establish a Moffa tt Meshymorial Scholarship We are most grateshyful for the generous response

It is expected that the first award will be presented at the I Oth anniversary celebrations of the college on June 210

H e has been fortunate too in his wife of ten years Tricia who never doubted for a minute that he would get his degree and whose enthusiasm and moral support cheered him on when the going was especially ha rd

Although their interests and expershytise are different-she graduated from East Tennessee State University in 1969 with a BSc having studied speech pathology language and audiology and is a speech pathologist and teacher of deaf education in Guelph-they find themselves good sounding boards for each ot her s problems

With his doctoral qua lificatio ns completed Bob will be working during th e coming year as a post-doc for Chemistry professor Colin Fyfe in solid state MR (nuclear magnetic resoshynance) After that he will be looking for a more permanent job Bob views that prospect with optimism 0

Our Tenth Anniversary Celebrations -(n June 1970 the new Physical Science Building was officially opened T he building replaced the old rose-garden south of Zavitz Hall and drastica lly changed a birds-eye view to the southshyeast as demonstrated in the two photoshygraphs on this page

Physics Chemistry and Math-Stats

have flowered irl this first decade To celebrate this occasion the College will hold an official cake-cutting ceremony with tea at 400 pm June 21 in the lobby beside the Campus Co-operative Bookstore This is to be preceded by tours of the facilities

Coincidental with this celebration is

the 10th anniversary of the formation of the College of Arts the College of Social Science and the College of Physica l Science and at 630 pm on June 21 in the University Centre Faculty Club alumni of the three colleges will join ranks with cocktails and dinner Come join us then 0

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By Mary Cocivera

T he College of Physical Science has yet to reach the age of puberty but is

poised to enter its second decade as a major centre for science research and undergraduate programs in Canada

The short existence belies a long history on the Guelph campus as major supporting disciplines to the agricultural programs Stretching back to the 1880s the story progresses through such varied pursuits as analysis of dairy products sugar beets well water and wood ashes levelling and surveying water finding machines lightning rods ventilation and soil physics

Old-timers can spin colorful tales of early instructors There was Prof Soccer-Bill Blackwood whose speciality was (literally) dynamite He was fond of bringing dynamite caps into the lecture room to demonstrate their safety He regularly stood by the window toying with one of these capriciously explosive caps before lighting it and toss ing it out the window where it exploded on cue Art Thompson OAC )7 remembers the ill-fated cap that rode a stiff wind right into the open window of a lab full of equipment on the lower floor That cap too exploded on cue

Art chuckles as he describes Prof Blackwoods favorite exam question You have a rock three feet by four feet by five feet two feet of it underground in the middle of a swamp and you want to blast it out How much of a charge of dynamite do you need He describes the technique of mud-capping- planting dynamite under a mud cap on top of the rock and letting er rip You can sit down and do all the calculations for this problem says Art but the right answer is that the rock is in a swamp so why would you need to blast it away

No reflections on the physical sciences could be complete without reference to Prof Moffatt claims Dean Earl MacNaughton He was called Mr Physics and his courses on theory of measurements were dubbed theory of Moffatt

Years When the Physics Building was built

in 1916 recalls the Dean inmates from the Ontario Reformatory were used to ca rry plaster a nd so the plasterers pu t a generous inch-thick layer on the ceilings By the early 50s the plaster frequently and with very little warning separated [rom the Ilath and both Prof and I had some close calls when the plaster would suddenly drop in our offices and on laboratory benches

Ventilation was indeed a problem when 50 to 60 students gathered for a qua1litative analysis laboratory and started bubbling H2S through solutions in order to precipitate metal ions H2S is infamous for it s smell --middotrotten eggs concen tra ted Professor John Rothwel OAC 39 now retired developed sensitive timing catchill~ about-to-expire students and hauling them to the window for a breather We had big fans installed he explains but the students opened the windows next to the fan short-circuiting the makeshift ventilation system Qualita tive analysis was eventually dropped from the curriculum Professor Rothwell is

The Chemistry Building Circa j 91 O

covered with equipment Chemistry had the distinction of being

the first science department on campus to have its own building by 1887 (the odiferous na ture of the pursuit no doubt affected the decision to construct a separate building) The building however la sted only until 1896 when fire destroyed it The replacement on the same location-where the north wing of the Arts Building now stands- housed generations of chern students until the Department of Chemistry moved to the present Chemistry and Microbiology building in 1965

When Prof Bill Brown arrived on campus in the 1 940s he suggested only partially in jest that the venerable building be named Reek Hall after the then president of the OAC William R Reek OAC 10 It was an idea that never emerged from the flask

The building easily would have justified that label Prof Brown tells of a visiting chemist from Iowa State University As he walked through the front entrance he sniffed deeply and sighed Ah beautiful-this is a lovely chemistry building It takes years of chemical training to appreciate the bouquet of aged chemistry buildings

convinced because other faculty members didnt appreciate the smell

While future physicists werent likely to find their way to the Guelph campus the OAC trained many of the high school science teachers in Ontario The old Agricultural Science option introduced ill 1922 and the General Science option introduced in 1950 provided an excellent broad scientific background for high school teaching and graduate study in any number of agricultural and scientific disciplines

With the establishment of the University of Guelph in 1964 the physical sciences emerged from their supporting roles to limelight positions on campus Greatly expanded research facilities and undergraduate laboratory capability had to be provided The Physics Department had been cramped for years in the red brick building and was unable to develop its undergraduate programs nor introduce graduate student and research programs appropriate for the mushrooming University The Chemistry Department had moved into the new Chemistry and MicrobiOlogy Building but research activity in the department had expanded graduate programs were becoming mOre important and essential scientific

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equipment was proliferating Both tcaching and research activities required much more space

The Physical Science Building an efficient gem of an edifice was completed and occupied by the fall of 1969 Attached to the Chemistry and Microbiology Building it provided expanded facilities for chemistry as well as teaching research and office space for Physics Mathematics and Sta tistics When the Department of Computing and Information Science emerged in 1971 it located in the Institute of Computer Science Building (the renovated Physics Building) for proximity to the computer hardware

For Physics the move to the new facilities was like a speed-of-light journey from 1916 to 1970 From graffiti-embellished lab benches to immaculate well-equipped spacious undergraduate la boratories from dingy basement research cubby-holes to well-lighted laboratories from makeshift to state-of-the-art equipment

Equipping the departments with essential iescarch instruments will be a never-ending program because the advances in science occur rapidly and because Guelph will want to maintain its hard-earned position at the forefront of research in Canada

By most accounts the move to the building occurred so smoothly that the undergraduate students remember only closing the drawer in one laboratory one day and showing up the next day in a new lab

We collected a roomful of old glassware brass bunsen burners and all kinds of junk when we moved out of the old Physics Building recalls Professor Jim Hunt Instead of throwing it out I bet other faculty members that we could sell it We did --we sold every last bit of broken glass and laboratory equipment amassed $500 and started a scholarship fund for undergraduate students in physics

The very existence of the physical science disciplines is often overshadowed by the emphasis on the life sciences at Guelph Because of this undergraduate degree programs stili attract a relatively small number of students-a predicament that is both attractive and threatening at the same time Faculty describe the size of some of the undergraduate programs as

bull uncomfortably small while recent graduates from the programs see the small size as an important difference between Guelph aNd the grist mills that churn out hundreds of graduates

Everything has to do with size observes Terry Clifford Like most of his classmates at the OAC he came from a rurat background We really appreciated Guelphs organization in terms of social

development We got to know everyone in our class Professors assigned to the year really developed close relationships There was no dou bt that everyone encouraged us Professor MacNaughton (now the dean) was like a mother hen-he developed a really close rapPorl with all the students and graduates Hes a mini alumni associa t ion hi msel r

How the Physical Sciences disciplines evolved on the Guelph campus is a fascinating account in itself They all appeared originally to serve agricultural interests Chemists performed analyses on everything from soil to sugar beets physicists monitored the weather and contributed a variety of engineeringshyoriented expertise Mathematicians helped agricultural research workers use statistical methods to interpret their da tao Even the late-comer Computing and Information Science appeared on campus in an agricultural capacity Animal scientists had gathered enough milking data on cards to fill a room but couldnt use the information The computer stored that information and made it accessible for research

The undergraduate program in Computing and Information Science reflects these origins emphasiZing systems rather than computation It focuses on how to best utilize the computer to solve problems This approach meshes well with the existing biological and agricultural research on campus Fourth year classes in computing science boast about 35 students the 90 terminals in the ICS building are in use practically round-the-clock and the majority of students on campus has some contact with the computer during studies at Guelph

WHAT IS TO COME The general perception of whats

happening in the job market for physical science graduates is completely incorrect according to Professor Jack MacDonald Chairman Department of Physics In the

next decade there won t be enough physicists ma thema ticia ns and chemists to go around There was a move away from the physical sciences when they were blamed for pollution and technological problems Students looked to the biological sciences for solutions Now were seeing a move back to chemistry and physics as young people start to recognize that they offer the best hope for long-range solutions to many pressing problems Physical Science graduates are basically problem-solvers

The pre-adolescent CoJlege of Physical Science has emerged from a decade that was turbulent for the physical sciences at all institutions Ted Newton describes the see-saw years Until about 1970 we had money and jobs to offer but no one to whom to offer them Then the money dried up and really good candidates for faculty positions became availa ble

The disciplines not only are firmly esta blished on ca mpus but are setting high standards in teaching and research Were proud of the progress in physical sciences in the 15 years since the formation of the University adds Dean Earl MacNaughton

Faculty pursue research in fields as diverse as biophysics environmental toxicology electrochemistry surface physics neutron scattering mathematical and sta tistical a nalysis of biologica I systems and the design of a georeferences data base for the Province of Onta rio Funds from outside sources amounting to about one and a half million dollars annually support a large portion of this fundamental and applied research

As the disciplines continue their growth predicts the Dean our faculty will strive to preserve the informality and close contact with students that has distinguished Guelph in the past

The College may be only ten years old but has already come of age in the scientific research community I990- here we come 0

A physics leclure 1958 with Dr Earl MacNaughton now Dean

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y ou hear the sales approac h lt1 llmost cve ry day The new improved producl - more

powerful more efficient more everything Well that sa me approach very aptly applied

to College Roya I and University Open House 80 This yea r as well as the usual multitud e of events and exhibits across-camrus there were many exciting and refreshing innovations that added that extra sparkle to the glitter

The officia l opening of open house weekend by a professional actor and comedian was a first Canadils own tongue-in-cheek Don Harron though not bespectacled and disguised in the dilaridatcd cloth cap three-day beard and moth-eat en swea ter of the irreverent Chrlie Farquharso n ce rtainly sounded like that entertaining rural cha racter during a eourle of his r ertinent rronouncements

Another new fea ture of this years College Royal open hOlle weekend walt Fly-Days The sky W i the limit when at $7 a ti ck t cIIQO11 ers took 30-minute flights over the Univcrsit v nd thc surrounding ar a Thc Flying C1uh1I thl

Don Harron and Charlie Farquharson opened open house weekend with ColeRe Royal president Dawn Wert and College Roya cehbrafll Connalyn Cooke

Something New At Collegl

Where MY funny hal University of Guelph dreamed up the idea provided planes and pilots and des pite il storm that dumped ten inches of snow on G uelph in less than three hours ilttrac ted more thiln 40 adventu rers

Another well-attended newcomer event was th e Woodsman Comretitions where ring of axe rasp of crosscut sa wand flying logs a od woodchips filled the a ir ilS contestants pitted their muscles ilgainst the clock

A new wag and wiggle to the O Vc Dog Show was the mutt show - comrlete with a delightful dog-in -a n-Easter-bonnet competition

Well over 20000 people visit ed the campus during Collegc Royal open hou se weekend

Pr~ilting the thousa nds of bu sy students who orgil ni zed something for this University that it could not do for itself Prcsident Donald F Forster lnuded them for rroudly serving the 56-year tradition of College Roy~Jmiddot

What s new a t College Roy~l ) The rhot ograrhs on these two pagcs sum it ur much hetter th ~1 1l mInv tnou s no of word~ []

Pilots with the Flying Cluh at the Univ(fsity of Guelph introduced Fly-Days With customers is Paul Sullivan right Club prlsident

Collegl Royal open house weekend was a cold one but students who entered the Woodsman Competitions soon warmed to the job

Royal 80 A 30s lapper Daisy Mae

Linda Filller 80 Derek style at the fashion show

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A New

Look At Old

Folks Exerpts from a FACS sheet

by Mary Cocivera

I nd ependence self-respect and dignity can make the difference between

enjoying the later years and mere ly enduring them Helping seniors maintain their independence is an increasingly popular more enlightened approach to providing the services required by the elder ly

Canadas population is getting old The proportion of the elderly is increasing as a result of extended life span lower birth rates and immigration cutbacks The percentage of Canadas popula tion over 65 increased from 5 per cent in 190 I to 87 per cent in 1976 Demographic projections predict that in 50 years more than 20 per cent of the Canadian population will be over 65

Supporting these elderly and providing the needed services will demand novel approaches new insights and an emphas is on enjoying rather than enduring the later years

WHO ARE THE ELDERLY

The elderly a re generaJly considered to be anyone over 65 yea rs old-the age of mandatory retirement At tha t turning point workers stop being wage earners and sta rt being senior citizens They receive old age security benefits draw pensio ns and ride buses at reduced ra tes

The retirement years are rewarding for many seniors Jackrabbit Johannsen still cross-count ry skis at 104 Grandma Moses painted into her 90s others earn university degrees pursue second careers indu lge in hobbies travel and find happiness in volunteer work But for some of the elderly the retirement years bring loneliness despair and poverty along with independence

Most of the elderly are women Of the elderl y living a lone 70 per cent are women

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The proportion of the elderly in Canada is increasing rapidly

Almost half of the women over 65 are widowed and widows outnumber widowers five to one

Three-quarters of the women over 65 living on their own have no income other than government stipends for the elderl y In Ontario these stipends now amount to about $365 monthly and are adjusted quarterly

INCOME DURING RETIREMENT

The financial picture for many seniors looks bleak but it may appear worse than it really is suggests Dr Kathleen Brown a family economist in the Department of Family Studies Without work-related costs retirees have lower expenses

In addition seniors can take advantage of free medical care free or reduced admissions property tax refunds income tax deductions public tra nsportation passes reductions on restaurant meals free drugs and seniors discoun ts at stores These benefits help spread retirement income that much further

Dr Brown suspects that the recently retired may see their financial position as worse than it rea ll y is She and Professor

Martin-Matthews arc doing a study of how recently retired people adjus t to changes in their economic and social status Its a difficu lt psychologica l adjustment for someone who has saved for retirement to start dipping into savings she says Consequently many scniors dont live as well as they co uld Some who could don t take taxis and hire help when they rea lly nced to because it is contrary to their Iife-Iong habits

The family home owned Iree and clear is a major economic assct in retirement and is the surest hedge against int1ation New programs likc the reverse mortgage can convert this asset into cash while a llowing the owner to stay in the house

In this scheme the bank or finance company buys the house over a period of about 20 ycars giving the resident homeowner monthly cash payments based on the assessed value of the house Varia tions on this theme may be one answer for asset-rich but cash-poor sen iors

Financially this arrangement makes good sense but convincing seniors may take some doing After people work a lifetimc to own a home outright they arc understandably reluctant to put a claim on it explains Dr Brown

Selling the family home in retirement is a calculated risk Will the capital from the house support a retired person for 10 years 20 years 30 yea rs Will it cover possi ble hi gh care costs in the later years A dollar saved in 1932 bu ys only 20 cents worth of goods and services at todays prices Int1ation will continue to erode the purchasing power of dollars saved fo r retirement

Financial management in general may present spec ial problems for many seniors notes Dr Brown Sources of income tend to be more diffuse in retirement coming from ann uities pensions RRSPs income supplements and perhaps reverse mortgages All of these require some attention managemen t and filling out of form s Often it s the widow who has to handle these ar rangements and she may be fac in g family finances for the first time in her life Seniors who could benefit from financial counselling don t know where to go for help

Growing old may not be glamorous but it need not be frig htening lonely and poverty-ridden In other cultures extended family a rrangements ass ure that elders will be loved needed and honoured until death In Canada senio rs place a high val ue on independence but geronto logists are now

realizing that independence can be facilitated while providing needed services and opportunities to the growing elderly populat ion 0

Election of alumni to Senate

Regulations governing election All alumni shall be eligible to vote providing they have graduated from the University of Guelph or the founding Colleges Alumni members of faculty a t the University of Guelph or full-time or part-time students enrolled in a pTogram under the jurisdiction of the Senate of the University of Guelph may not vote in the election of alumni to Senate if they have participated in the current election of faculty or the election of students to Senate

There shall be a minimum of one and a maximum of three elected alumni from anyone of the undernoted alumni bodies (a) Macdonald Institute or its successor College of Family and Consumer Studies (b) Ontario Agricultural College (c) Ontario Veterinary College (d) As a group the Colleges of Arts and Social Science and Wellington College- BA degree (e) As a group the Colleges of Biological Science and Physical Science and Wellington College-BSc degree

Each year the three-year terms of office of three of the nine alumni senators expire Retiring August 31 1980 are Frank Archibald OAC 39 W John Bowles CSS 72 and Dr Vc Rowan Walker OVC 47 The terms of office of Gordon B Henry OAC 34 Mrs Mary (Robertson) McGillivray Mac 36 and John R Flegg Arts 68 will expire August 31 1981 Charles (Chuck) Broadwell OAC 54 Bill Tolton OAC 36 and Dr Robert (Herb) Wright OVC 38 will sit on Senate until August 31 198 2

Voting instructions Please vote for a maximum of three candidates on the ballot form Voting shall be by an x Or checkm~rk Any mark on a ballot other than those required for marking the voters preference shall make the ballot null and void

Completed ballot form should be clipped and placed in an envelope on which you are requested to put your name and year in the upper left-hand corner To facilitate voting by an alumnus whose spouse is a lso an alumnus of the University of Guelph and who therefore jointly receive only one copy of the Guelph Alumnus two ballot forms are provided A joint return (two ballots in the same envelope) is acceptable only if the name and year of both voters a re on the envelope Address to Box SE Alumni Office University Centre University of Guelph Guelph Ontario NIG 2W l stamp and mail An on-campus polling booth in the foyer of the Physical Sciences Building will be open between the hours of 800 am and 200 pm on Saturday June 21 during Alumni Weekend Ballot forms and envelopes will be available at the booth On receipt at the Alumni Office eligibility to vote will be verified The sealed envelopes will be opencd on or after June 23 1980 and the ballots counted by scrutineers appointed by the Executivc Committee of the University of Guel ph Alumni Association Only valid ballots with voter identification on the enclosure envelopc received on or before that date will be counted

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FERGUSON Paul D I CPS 67 Guelph

I FERGUSON Paul D I CPS 67 Guelph J

I GRUBBE Arthur G (Art) I OAC 41 Arthur I

GRUBBE Arthur G (Art) OAC 41 Arthur

I LEWIS Robin BI Aits 73 BTantford

I MILNE (Dennison) Lorna A I OAC 56 Brampton

I LEWIS Robin B I Arts 73 Brantford

MILNE (Dennison) Lorna A I OAC 56 Brampton

I YOUNG N Richard P Arts MA 76 Ridgeville

YOUNG N Richard P 1 Arts MA 76 Ridgeville

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News From Guelph

CAMPUS HIGHLIGHTS Summer Campus 1980 Summer Campus 80 will be a laughing matter if Larry Horowitz has his way A professional entertainer Horowitz is teaching a comedy workshop as part of the U niversi ty s uniq ue vaca tion proshygram which this year begins July 7 Timing voice inflection and mannerisms are almost more important than content according to thi s young comic who deshylights in sending up commercials

From comedy to reincarnation and apiculture Summer Campus this year presents vacationers with an extraordishynary smorgasbord of courses and activishyties For some people a relaxing vacashytion means a complete change from their usual activities explains Professor Jim Murray who established the program the only one of its kind at a Canadian university five years ago Teachers

lawyers and housewives will probably be among those who take Horowitzs comedy workshop or classes In drawing piano-playing or conversational French

Others however prefer to use the time to further develop themselves professiona ly says Professor Murray This year for the first time courses which form part of certificate programs in business and education wil[ be ineludshyed so that the family can come along while mom or dad sharpens professional skills Some of the 27 adult courses offered thi s summer are designed to fulfill specific personal needs such as how to become a skillful negotiator or generally manage life more effectively

Summer Campus is an ideal chance for alumni to spend time at the Univershysity of Guelph again notes Professor Murray Since Summer Campus has 12 special youth progra ms for children from 4 to 16 years of age returning to your alma mater can become a family

affair This year youngsters can ha m it up in a theatre workshop or learn about science computcrs or nature Workshops in jOllrnalism and art also encourage young talent

Tennis squash swimming and 800 acres of green space provide numerous recreational opportunities In the eveshyning it is poss ible to enjoy the campus through twilight tours and a myriad of student events includling the community barbeque Musical performances Walt Disney film nights and socials are espeshycially organized for Summer Campus va ca tioners

Summer Ca mpus 80 has two oneshyweek sess ions July 7-11 and 14-18 Course rates begins at $25 for children and $35 for adults per week Residence accomodation is available For complete program a nd fee information contact Continuing Education Division UNIshyVERSITY OF GUELPH Guelph Onshytario NIG 2WI or phone (519) 824-4120 ext 39560

Biographical Sketches- Senate Candidates middot PAUL D FERG SON CPS 67 lives in Guelph and is territory manager with Supersweet Feeds Stratford Paul taught at J F Ross Collegiate and then farmed near Arthur As an alu mni sena tor he at on Senate from 1969 to 1972 and feels he can provide an effective voice for alumni

ARTHUR G (ART) GRUBB OAC 41 is retired and lives in Arthur after a 35-yea r career with OMAF as an Ag Rep for the counties of Prince Edward Gray Oxford l anark and Perth Art is Secretary Ontario Institute of Agrologists Guelph Branch and is married to Lenore (McFadden) Mac 40

ROBIN BAIRD LEWIS Arts 73 lives in Brantford and is a part-time professional artist (see article on pages 6 and 7) An art instructor at Fanshawe College Robin is also a free-lance com mercial artist and has illustrated childrens books Her name is in the Index of Ontario Artists

LORNA A (DENNISON) MILNE OAC 56 lives in Brampton where she has operated Flowertown Antiques for eight years She is a trustee with the Peel Board of Education and vice chairman of the North Peel unit of the Canadian Cancer Society She is married to Ross Milne OAC 55

N RICHARD P YOUNG Arts MA 76 lives in Ridgeville and is a candidate for bar admission He is with the law firm of Young and McNamara in Thorold With his knowledge of taw he feels he can contribute to Senate during this period of economic difficulty

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Great Year For Gryphons

Mens Hock ey Cryphons winners of the OUAA championship

With no less than seven Gryphon teams taking Ontario championships the 1979-1980 intercollegiate season at the University of Guelph was certainly an unprecedented one

II a II started in the fall when the Senior Mens Varsity Eight rowing tea m broke records at the Ontario Universishyties Athletic Association (OUAA) meet in Weiland to take first place Then the mens and womens curling teams trashyvelled to the Universi ty of Western Ontario to defeat all comers and sweep two Ontario titles

Following th at came a weekend at Guelph that will not soon be forgotten by those involved February 22-23 saw the University of Guelph host both the Ontario Womens Basketball Championshyships and the Ontario Wrestling Chamshypionsh ips At approximately 800 pm on Saturday Feb 22 the Guelph women defeated Laurentian University for their first ever Ontario Womens Intercollegishy

ate Athletic Association (OWIAA) championship Three hours later the men had edged out the University of Western Ontario to bring back the Onshytario wrestling title after an absence of one year

Meanwhile the womens crossshycountry ski team put together a strong effort and snatched the provincial title from perennia l winner Carleton Univershysity

It was also about this time that the men s hockey Gryphons were putting together a miraculous comeback Ending up in fifth place in the OUAA the team had to travel to Laurentian University for a sudden death game The Gryphons won it They then fell one game down in a best of three semi-final with the Unishyversity of Toronto Varsity Blues and had to win two in a row to advance to the final They did In the final against the number one ranked McMaster Universishyty Marlins the Gryphons again fell one

game down You guessed it they won th e next two and became the second team ever to win back-to-back Ontario championships

The wrest lers basketball and hockshyey players all advanced to the Canadian Intra-universi ty Athletic Union (CIAU) Championships and a lthough no team titles were brought home they a ll made their presence felt at the national level

As weJl as seven championships the Gryphons had seven individual Ontario champions They were Ken Hawthorne in the 15 km Nord ic sk iing race and Bob Pronk Ken Bradford Jamie Beshythune Ed Slabikowski Gavin Carrow and Wayne Brightwell from th e wresshytling Gryphons The Nordic ski relay team of Dan MaJlet John Bonardelli and Ken Hawthorne also took a gold at the OUAA championships At the CIAU wrestling ch ampionships Wayne Brightwell took a gold medal in his weight class

The Gryphons also had ten Ontario a ll-stars in Candy Clarkson Linda Jolie Sue Lindley Mike Sesto Rick Dundas and Tom Heslip from basketball John Lowe and Jeff Inglis from football Mike McParland from hockey and Tony Tenwesteneind from volleyball Candy Clarkson wa s also named to the allshyCanadian team at the CJAU banquet in Halifax

Following the completion of the schedules the first annual Co-Educashytional Awards Banquet was held at the University s Peter Clark Hall The event was well received by athletes and staff a like and plans are already in the making for next seasons banquet 0

Microbiology Open House June 15 Microbiology is fascinating Thats the message of an open house to be held Sunday June 15 from I 00 pm to 500 pm in the Universitys Chemistry and Microbiology Building College of Physshyical Science Sponsored by the Canadian Society of Microbiologists Committee on Education with the co-operation of the Departments of Microbiology Vetshyerinary Microbiology and Immunology and the Microbiology Club Microbioloshygy Day is for everyone-young and old novice and expert alike

Four second-floor laboratories will house presentat ions demonstrations and poster displays of the latest research

developments in medical agricultural and industrial microbiology-in a way that can be readily understood even by non-scientists

For those who want to explore furshyther there will be tours of resea rch laboratories where work will be in progshyress and equipment in use including the electron microscope Interes ted visitors may also tour the Department of Veterishynary Microbiology and Immunologys research facilities

At 300 pm in Room 200 of the Chemistry and Microbiology Building Jay Ingram microbiologist and host of CBC Radio s Quirks and Quarks will

give a slide and video lecture on the history of microbiology and some of the most recent trends The talk will be aimed primarily at high school students but everyone should find it interest ing Later Jay will mingle and chat with visitors

Microbiology Day has been planned as part of the first joint annual meeting -of the Canad ian Society of Microbiolo shygists and the Genetics Society of Canashyda being held on campus from June J 5 to June 19 Over 400 delegates from across Canada and the United States will be there Heres a chance to hobnob with the experts Plan to bring the whole family It promises to be a great day 0

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Alumni Publications-Consolidation ue to a combination of rapidly escalating paper prices and mailing rates and a directiveD issued to all academic and administrative units of the University requesting that a ll 1979-80

budget submissions reflect a 5 per cent reduction of their 1978-79 budget allotments it became necessary to review the vital field of a lumni publications

To this end President DF Forster appointed a Special Advisory Committee on Alumni Publications with representatives from the U of G Alumni Association and each of the seven college alumni associations The Committee compiled a re port and the President accepted its recommendation to consolidate the Guelph A lumnus and the se ven individual college alumni bulletins

Through the year the four re gular issues of the Guelph Alumnus will consist of 36 pages and up to 18 page s in each issue will be a llocated to the college alumni associations Space will be divided in proportion to the size o f individual college alumni bodies and copy for the 18 pages will be pro vided by individual college e ditors To obtain a good institutional image and to m ainta in alumni acceptance the quality of Guelph Alumnus paper stock has been upgraded to a lighter weight coated stock This will result in lower mailing costs

Subject to annual review and the availa bility of funds the President has approved the publication ot an e ight-page Annual Alumni Weekend Supplement under the individual mastheads of the seven college alum ni associations The supplement will consist of a common four-page insert covering Alumni Weekend programs plus a four-page format of copy exclusive to and provided by e ach of the seven college alumni associations

Your colle ge editors met a de m anding deadline for this the first consolidated publication and we are very grateful to them We t hink we ve done the right thing-what do you think Ed 0

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Annual Meetings at Guelph Friends of U of G Incbull Mac-FACS

OAC OVC bull Arts CPSbull CSS and U of G Alumni

Associations

Summer Campus

CVMA Confere nce Moncton NB

Centennial Banquet Associate Diploma in Agriculture

AVMA Convention Washington DC

Aggie Week

OAC Alumni Association Golf Tournament

Homecoming

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to most physics students as the Prof and taught for many years the undershygraduate and graduate courses in theory of measurement and statistics He did much to cncourage agricultural reshysearchers to use statistical methods in the interpretations of their results and assisted in many of the a nalyses

[t is most fitting for the College of Physical Science to offer a scholars hi p

established in memory of Professor and Mrs Moffatt who gave so much to the department and the community

The $200 scholarship will be awarded annually to a student who has completed semester 4 and is enrolled in semester 5 or higher of an Honours Program in Mathematics Statistics or Physics

Alumni who graduated from the

Rites Of Passage Worthwhile Graduate work is not everyon es cup of tea Even an intense love of learning can be daunted by long hours of painstaking research the trauma tic experience of the oral comprehensive and the setting forth - and re-working- of first the masters then the doctora1 thesis

But for Bob Dudley who received his PhD in orga nic chemistry at winter Convocation stopping a t the bachelors level would have been unthinka ble He says he was too excited by the prospect of trying his ha nd at basic research something he had been una ble to do as an undergraduate

Bob came to Guelph three years ago from the University of Georgia where he obtained his M Sc working under Professor Ed Janzen When Professor Janzen joined Guelphs Deshypartment of Chemistry Bob moved there too

Bobs doctoral research has Inshyvolved a method of detection called spin trapping of free radicals that is molecules which have an unpaired elecshytron Spin trapping is only used in ten or 12 places in the world Three places in Canada including Guelph use it regularly it is not used at all on a regular basis in the United States

Looking back over the past three years Bob says the hardest things to contend with were assembling his thesis from all those piles of research material and confronting a sea of strange faces as he walked in to teach his first lab

But despite such trying moments Bob has enjoyed his time at Guelph a nd the abundance of ideas a nd stimulating atmosphere created by the joint campus arrangement of the Guelph-Waterloo Centre for Graduate Work in Chemisshytry

Agr Sci option during the time when Professor Moffatt guided developments in physics mathema tics and statistics were informed by Dean MacNaughton of the plan to establish a Moffa tt Meshymorial Scholarship We are most grateshyful for the generous response

It is expected that the first award will be presented at the I Oth anniversary celebrations of the college on June 210

H e has been fortunate too in his wife of ten years Tricia who never doubted for a minute that he would get his degree and whose enthusiasm and moral support cheered him on when the going was especially ha rd

Although their interests and expershytise are different-she graduated from East Tennessee State University in 1969 with a BSc having studied speech pathology language and audiology and is a speech pathologist and teacher of deaf education in Guelph-they find themselves good sounding boards for each ot her s problems

With his doctoral qua lificatio ns completed Bob will be working during th e coming year as a post-doc for Chemistry professor Colin Fyfe in solid state MR (nuclear magnetic resoshynance) After that he will be looking for a more permanent job Bob views that prospect with optimism 0

Our Tenth Anniversary Celebrations -(n June 1970 the new Physical Science Building was officially opened T he building replaced the old rose-garden south of Zavitz Hall and drastica lly changed a birds-eye view to the southshyeast as demonstrated in the two photoshygraphs on this page

Physics Chemistry and Math-Stats

have flowered irl this first decade To celebrate this occasion the College will hold an official cake-cutting ceremony with tea at 400 pm June 21 in the lobby beside the Campus Co-operative Bookstore This is to be preceded by tours of the facilities

Coincidental with this celebration is

the 10th anniversary of the formation of the College of Arts the College of Social Science and the College of Physica l Science and at 630 pm on June 21 in the University Centre Faculty Club alumni of the three colleges will join ranks with cocktails and dinner Come join us then 0

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By Mary Cocivera

T he College of Physical Science has yet to reach the age of puberty but is

poised to enter its second decade as a major centre for science research and undergraduate programs in Canada

The short existence belies a long history on the Guelph campus as major supporting disciplines to the agricultural programs Stretching back to the 1880s the story progresses through such varied pursuits as analysis of dairy products sugar beets well water and wood ashes levelling and surveying water finding machines lightning rods ventilation and soil physics

Old-timers can spin colorful tales of early instructors There was Prof Soccer-Bill Blackwood whose speciality was (literally) dynamite He was fond of bringing dynamite caps into the lecture room to demonstrate their safety He regularly stood by the window toying with one of these capriciously explosive caps before lighting it and toss ing it out the window where it exploded on cue Art Thompson OAC )7 remembers the ill-fated cap that rode a stiff wind right into the open window of a lab full of equipment on the lower floor That cap too exploded on cue

Art chuckles as he describes Prof Blackwoods favorite exam question You have a rock three feet by four feet by five feet two feet of it underground in the middle of a swamp and you want to blast it out How much of a charge of dynamite do you need He describes the technique of mud-capping- planting dynamite under a mud cap on top of the rock and letting er rip You can sit down and do all the calculations for this problem says Art but the right answer is that the rock is in a swamp so why would you need to blast it away

No reflections on the physical sciences could be complete without reference to Prof Moffatt claims Dean Earl MacNaughton He was called Mr Physics and his courses on theory of measurements were dubbed theory of Moffatt

Years When the Physics Building was built

in 1916 recalls the Dean inmates from the Ontario Reformatory were used to ca rry plaster a nd so the plasterers pu t a generous inch-thick layer on the ceilings By the early 50s the plaster frequently and with very little warning separated [rom the Ilath and both Prof and I had some close calls when the plaster would suddenly drop in our offices and on laboratory benches

Ventilation was indeed a problem when 50 to 60 students gathered for a qua1litative analysis laboratory and started bubbling H2S through solutions in order to precipitate metal ions H2S is infamous for it s smell --middotrotten eggs concen tra ted Professor John Rothwel OAC 39 now retired developed sensitive timing catchill~ about-to-expire students and hauling them to the window for a breather We had big fans installed he explains but the students opened the windows next to the fan short-circuiting the makeshift ventilation system Qualita tive analysis was eventually dropped from the curriculum Professor Rothwell is

The Chemistry Building Circa j 91 O

covered with equipment Chemistry had the distinction of being

the first science department on campus to have its own building by 1887 (the odiferous na ture of the pursuit no doubt affected the decision to construct a separate building) The building however la sted only until 1896 when fire destroyed it The replacement on the same location-where the north wing of the Arts Building now stands- housed generations of chern students until the Department of Chemistry moved to the present Chemistry and Microbiology building in 1965

When Prof Bill Brown arrived on campus in the 1 940s he suggested only partially in jest that the venerable building be named Reek Hall after the then president of the OAC William R Reek OAC 10 It was an idea that never emerged from the flask

The building easily would have justified that label Prof Brown tells of a visiting chemist from Iowa State University As he walked through the front entrance he sniffed deeply and sighed Ah beautiful-this is a lovely chemistry building It takes years of chemical training to appreciate the bouquet of aged chemistry buildings

convinced because other faculty members didnt appreciate the smell

While future physicists werent likely to find their way to the Guelph campus the OAC trained many of the high school science teachers in Ontario The old Agricultural Science option introduced ill 1922 and the General Science option introduced in 1950 provided an excellent broad scientific background for high school teaching and graduate study in any number of agricultural and scientific disciplines

With the establishment of the University of Guelph in 1964 the physical sciences emerged from their supporting roles to limelight positions on campus Greatly expanded research facilities and undergraduate laboratory capability had to be provided The Physics Department had been cramped for years in the red brick building and was unable to develop its undergraduate programs nor introduce graduate student and research programs appropriate for the mushrooming University The Chemistry Department had moved into the new Chemistry and MicrobiOlogy Building but research activity in the department had expanded graduate programs were becoming mOre important and essential scientific

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equipment was proliferating Both tcaching and research activities required much more space

The Physical Science Building an efficient gem of an edifice was completed and occupied by the fall of 1969 Attached to the Chemistry and Microbiology Building it provided expanded facilities for chemistry as well as teaching research and office space for Physics Mathematics and Sta tistics When the Department of Computing and Information Science emerged in 1971 it located in the Institute of Computer Science Building (the renovated Physics Building) for proximity to the computer hardware

For Physics the move to the new facilities was like a speed-of-light journey from 1916 to 1970 From graffiti-embellished lab benches to immaculate well-equipped spacious undergraduate la boratories from dingy basement research cubby-holes to well-lighted laboratories from makeshift to state-of-the-art equipment

Equipping the departments with essential iescarch instruments will be a never-ending program because the advances in science occur rapidly and because Guelph will want to maintain its hard-earned position at the forefront of research in Canada

By most accounts the move to the building occurred so smoothly that the undergraduate students remember only closing the drawer in one laboratory one day and showing up the next day in a new lab

We collected a roomful of old glassware brass bunsen burners and all kinds of junk when we moved out of the old Physics Building recalls Professor Jim Hunt Instead of throwing it out I bet other faculty members that we could sell it We did --we sold every last bit of broken glass and laboratory equipment amassed $500 and started a scholarship fund for undergraduate students in physics

The very existence of the physical science disciplines is often overshadowed by the emphasis on the life sciences at Guelph Because of this undergraduate degree programs stili attract a relatively small number of students-a predicament that is both attractive and threatening at the same time Faculty describe the size of some of the undergraduate programs as

bull uncomfortably small while recent graduates from the programs see the small size as an important difference between Guelph aNd the grist mills that churn out hundreds of graduates

Everything has to do with size observes Terry Clifford Like most of his classmates at the OAC he came from a rurat background We really appreciated Guelphs organization in terms of social

development We got to know everyone in our class Professors assigned to the year really developed close relationships There was no dou bt that everyone encouraged us Professor MacNaughton (now the dean) was like a mother hen-he developed a really close rapPorl with all the students and graduates Hes a mini alumni associa t ion hi msel r

How the Physical Sciences disciplines evolved on the Guelph campus is a fascinating account in itself They all appeared originally to serve agricultural interests Chemists performed analyses on everything from soil to sugar beets physicists monitored the weather and contributed a variety of engineeringshyoriented expertise Mathematicians helped agricultural research workers use statistical methods to interpret their da tao Even the late-comer Computing and Information Science appeared on campus in an agricultural capacity Animal scientists had gathered enough milking data on cards to fill a room but couldnt use the information The computer stored that information and made it accessible for research

The undergraduate program in Computing and Information Science reflects these origins emphasiZing systems rather than computation It focuses on how to best utilize the computer to solve problems This approach meshes well with the existing biological and agricultural research on campus Fourth year classes in computing science boast about 35 students the 90 terminals in the ICS building are in use practically round-the-clock and the majority of students on campus has some contact with the computer during studies at Guelph

WHAT IS TO COME The general perception of whats

happening in the job market for physical science graduates is completely incorrect according to Professor Jack MacDonald Chairman Department of Physics In the

next decade there won t be enough physicists ma thema ticia ns and chemists to go around There was a move away from the physical sciences when they were blamed for pollution and technological problems Students looked to the biological sciences for solutions Now were seeing a move back to chemistry and physics as young people start to recognize that they offer the best hope for long-range solutions to many pressing problems Physical Science graduates are basically problem-solvers

The pre-adolescent CoJlege of Physical Science has emerged from a decade that was turbulent for the physical sciences at all institutions Ted Newton describes the see-saw years Until about 1970 we had money and jobs to offer but no one to whom to offer them Then the money dried up and really good candidates for faculty positions became availa ble

The disciplines not only are firmly esta blished on ca mpus but are setting high standards in teaching and research Were proud of the progress in physical sciences in the 15 years since the formation of the University adds Dean Earl MacNaughton

Faculty pursue research in fields as diverse as biophysics environmental toxicology electrochemistry surface physics neutron scattering mathematical and sta tistical a nalysis of biologica I systems and the design of a georeferences data base for the Province of Onta rio Funds from outside sources amounting to about one and a half million dollars annually support a large portion of this fundamental and applied research

As the disciplines continue their growth predicts the Dean our faculty will strive to preserve the informality and close contact with students that has distinguished Guelph in the past

The College may be only ten years old but has already come of age in the scientific research community I990- here we come 0

A physics leclure 1958 with Dr Earl MacNaughton now Dean

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y ou hear the sales approac h lt1 llmost cve ry day The new improved producl - more

powerful more efficient more everything Well that sa me approach very aptly applied

to College Roya I and University Open House 80 This yea r as well as the usual multitud e of events and exhibits across-camrus there were many exciting and refreshing innovations that added that extra sparkle to the glitter

The officia l opening of open house weekend by a professional actor and comedian was a first Canadils own tongue-in-cheek Don Harron though not bespectacled and disguised in the dilaridatcd cloth cap three-day beard and moth-eat en swea ter of the irreverent Chrlie Farquharso n ce rtainly sounded like that entertaining rural cha racter during a eourle of his r ertinent rronouncements

Another new fea ture of this years College Royal open hOlle weekend walt Fly-Days The sky W i the limit when at $7 a ti ck t cIIQO11 ers took 30-minute flights over the Univcrsit v nd thc surrounding ar a Thc Flying C1uh1I thl

Don Harron and Charlie Farquharson opened open house weekend with ColeRe Royal president Dawn Wert and College Roya cehbrafll Connalyn Cooke

Something New At Collegl

Where MY funny hal University of Guelph dreamed up the idea provided planes and pilots and des pite il storm that dumped ten inches of snow on G uelph in less than three hours ilttrac ted more thiln 40 adventu rers

Another well-attended newcomer event was th e Woodsman Comretitions where ring of axe rasp of crosscut sa wand flying logs a od woodchips filled the a ir ilS contestants pitted their muscles ilgainst the clock

A new wag and wiggle to the O Vc Dog Show was the mutt show - comrlete with a delightful dog-in -a n-Easter-bonnet competition

Well over 20000 people visit ed the campus during Collegc Royal open hou se weekend

Pr~ilting the thousa nds of bu sy students who orgil ni zed something for this University that it could not do for itself Prcsident Donald F Forster lnuded them for rroudly serving the 56-year tradition of College Roy~Jmiddot

What s new a t College Roy~l ) The rhot ograrhs on these two pagcs sum it ur much hetter th ~1 1l mInv tnou s no of word~ []

Pilots with the Flying Cluh at the Univ(fsity of Guelph introduced Fly-Days With customers is Paul Sullivan right Club prlsident

Collegl Royal open house weekend was a cold one but students who entered the Woodsman Competitions soon warmed to the job

Royal 80 A 30s lapper Daisy Mae

Linda Filller 80 Derek style at the fashion show

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A New

Look At Old

Folks Exerpts from a FACS sheet

by Mary Cocivera

I nd ependence self-respect and dignity can make the difference between

enjoying the later years and mere ly enduring them Helping seniors maintain their independence is an increasingly popular more enlightened approach to providing the services required by the elder ly

Canadas population is getting old The proportion of the elderly is increasing as a result of extended life span lower birth rates and immigration cutbacks The percentage of Canadas popula tion over 65 increased from 5 per cent in 190 I to 87 per cent in 1976 Demographic projections predict that in 50 years more than 20 per cent of the Canadian population will be over 65

Supporting these elderly and providing the needed services will demand novel approaches new insights and an emphas is on enjoying rather than enduring the later years

WHO ARE THE ELDERLY

The elderly a re generaJly considered to be anyone over 65 yea rs old-the age of mandatory retirement At tha t turning point workers stop being wage earners and sta rt being senior citizens They receive old age security benefits draw pensio ns and ride buses at reduced ra tes

The retirement years are rewarding for many seniors Jackrabbit Johannsen still cross-count ry skis at 104 Grandma Moses painted into her 90s others earn university degrees pursue second careers indu lge in hobbies travel and find happiness in volunteer work But for some of the elderly the retirement years bring loneliness despair and poverty along with independence

Most of the elderly are women Of the elderl y living a lone 70 per cent are women

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The proportion of the elderly in Canada is increasing rapidly

Almost half of the women over 65 are widowed and widows outnumber widowers five to one

Three-quarters of the women over 65 living on their own have no income other than government stipends for the elderl y In Ontario these stipends now amount to about $365 monthly and are adjusted quarterly

INCOME DURING RETIREMENT

The financial picture for many seniors looks bleak but it may appear worse than it really is suggests Dr Kathleen Brown a family economist in the Department of Family Studies Without work-related costs retirees have lower expenses

In addition seniors can take advantage of free medical care free or reduced admissions property tax refunds income tax deductions public tra nsportation passes reductions on restaurant meals free drugs and seniors discoun ts at stores These benefits help spread retirement income that much further

Dr Brown suspects that the recently retired may see their financial position as worse than it rea ll y is She and Professor

Martin-Matthews arc doing a study of how recently retired people adjus t to changes in their economic and social status Its a difficu lt psychologica l adjustment for someone who has saved for retirement to start dipping into savings she says Consequently many scniors dont live as well as they co uld Some who could don t take taxis and hire help when they rea lly nced to because it is contrary to their Iife-Iong habits

The family home owned Iree and clear is a major economic assct in retirement and is the surest hedge against int1ation New programs likc the reverse mortgage can convert this asset into cash while a llowing the owner to stay in the house

In this scheme the bank or finance company buys the house over a period of about 20 ycars giving the resident homeowner monthly cash payments based on the assessed value of the house Varia tions on this theme may be one answer for asset-rich but cash-poor sen iors

Financially this arrangement makes good sense but convincing seniors may take some doing After people work a lifetimc to own a home outright they arc understandably reluctant to put a claim on it explains Dr Brown

Selling the family home in retirement is a calculated risk Will the capital from the house support a retired person for 10 years 20 years 30 yea rs Will it cover possi ble hi gh care costs in the later years A dollar saved in 1932 bu ys only 20 cents worth of goods and services at todays prices Int1ation will continue to erode the purchasing power of dollars saved fo r retirement

Financial management in general may present spec ial problems for many seniors notes Dr Brown Sources of income tend to be more diffuse in retirement coming from ann uities pensions RRSPs income supplements and perhaps reverse mortgages All of these require some attention managemen t and filling out of form s Often it s the widow who has to handle these ar rangements and she may be fac in g family finances for the first time in her life Seniors who could benefit from financial counselling don t know where to go for help

Growing old may not be glamorous but it need not be frig htening lonely and poverty-ridden In other cultures extended family a rrangements ass ure that elders will be loved needed and honoured until death In Canada senio rs place a high val ue on independence but geronto logists are now

realizing that independence can be facilitated while providing needed services and opportunities to the growing elderly populat ion 0

Election of alumni to Senate

Regulations governing election All alumni shall be eligible to vote providing they have graduated from the University of Guelph or the founding Colleges Alumni members of faculty a t the University of Guelph or full-time or part-time students enrolled in a pTogram under the jurisdiction of the Senate of the University of Guelph may not vote in the election of alumni to Senate if they have participated in the current election of faculty or the election of students to Senate

There shall be a minimum of one and a maximum of three elected alumni from anyone of the undernoted alumni bodies (a) Macdonald Institute or its successor College of Family and Consumer Studies (b) Ontario Agricultural College (c) Ontario Veterinary College (d) As a group the Colleges of Arts and Social Science and Wellington College- BA degree (e) As a group the Colleges of Biological Science and Physical Science and Wellington College-BSc degree

Each year the three-year terms of office of three of the nine alumni senators expire Retiring August 31 1980 are Frank Archibald OAC 39 W John Bowles CSS 72 and Dr Vc Rowan Walker OVC 47 The terms of office of Gordon B Henry OAC 34 Mrs Mary (Robertson) McGillivray Mac 36 and John R Flegg Arts 68 will expire August 31 1981 Charles (Chuck) Broadwell OAC 54 Bill Tolton OAC 36 and Dr Robert (Herb) Wright OVC 38 will sit on Senate until August 31 198 2

Voting instructions Please vote for a maximum of three candidates on the ballot form Voting shall be by an x Or checkm~rk Any mark on a ballot other than those required for marking the voters preference shall make the ballot null and void

Completed ballot form should be clipped and placed in an envelope on which you are requested to put your name and year in the upper left-hand corner To facilitate voting by an alumnus whose spouse is a lso an alumnus of the University of Guelph and who therefore jointly receive only one copy of the Guelph Alumnus two ballot forms are provided A joint return (two ballots in the same envelope) is acceptable only if the name and year of both voters a re on the envelope Address to Box SE Alumni Office University Centre University of Guelph Guelph Ontario NIG 2W l stamp and mail An on-campus polling booth in the foyer of the Physical Sciences Building will be open between the hours of 800 am and 200 pm on Saturday June 21 during Alumni Weekend Ballot forms and envelopes will be available at the booth On receipt at the Alumni Office eligibility to vote will be verified The sealed envelopes will be opencd on or after June 23 1980 and the ballots counted by scrutineers appointed by the Executivc Committee of the University of Guel ph Alumni Association Only valid ballots with voter identification on the enclosure envelopc received on or before that date will be counted

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iSenate Ballot Form iSenate Ballot Form I I For election of three alumni to Senate University of I For election of three alumni to Senate University of I I Guelph for the three-year term commencing Sep- I Guelph for the three-year term commencing Sep- I tember I 1980 See other side of this page for tember 1 1980 See other side of this page for I biographical sketches of candidates Vote for a biographicalfskhetches o~ candoidatebslvote for a I

maximum of three nominees One ballot per voter maximum 0 tree nommees ne a tot per voter I

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FERGUSON Paul D I CPS 67 Guelph

I FERGUSON Paul D I CPS 67 Guelph J

I GRUBBE Arthur G (Art) I OAC 41 Arthur I

GRUBBE Arthur G (Art) OAC 41 Arthur

I LEWIS Robin BI Aits 73 BTantford

I MILNE (Dennison) Lorna A I OAC 56 Brampton

I LEWIS Robin B I Arts 73 Brantford

MILNE (Dennison) Lorna A I OAC 56 Brampton

I YOUNG N Richard P Arts MA 76 Ridgeville

YOUNG N Richard P 1 Arts MA 76 Ridgeville

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News From Guelph

CAMPUS HIGHLIGHTS Summer Campus 1980 Summer Campus 80 will be a laughing matter if Larry Horowitz has his way A professional entertainer Horowitz is teaching a comedy workshop as part of the U niversi ty s uniq ue vaca tion proshygram which this year begins July 7 Timing voice inflection and mannerisms are almost more important than content according to thi s young comic who deshylights in sending up commercials

From comedy to reincarnation and apiculture Summer Campus this year presents vacationers with an extraordishynary smorgasbord of courses and activishyties For some people a relaxing vacashytion means a complete change from their usual activities explains Professor Jim Murray who established the program the only one of its kind at a Canadian university five years ago Teachers

lawyers and housewives will probably be among those who take Horowitzs comedy workshop or classes In drawing piano-playing or conversational French

Others however prefer to use the time to further develop themselves professiona ly says Professor Murray This year for the first time courses which form part of certificate programs in business and education wil[ be ineludshyed so that the family can come along while mom or dad sharpens professional skills Some of the 27 adult courses offered thi s summer are designed to fulfill specific personal needs such as how to become a skillful negotiator or generally manage life more effectively

Summer Campus is an ideal chance for alumni to spend time at the Univershysity of Guelph again notes Professor Murray Since Summer Campus has 12 special youth progra ms for children from 4 to 16 years of age returning to your alma mater can become a family

affair This year youngsters can ha m it up in a theatre workshop or learn about science computcrs or nature Workshops in jOllrnalism and art also encourage young talent

Tennis squash swimming and 800 acres of green space provide numerous recreational opportunities In the eveshyning it is poss ible to enjoy the campus through twilight tours and a myriad of student events includling the community barbeque Musical performances Walt Disney film nights and socials are espeshycially organized for Summer Campus va ca tioners

Summer Ca mpus 80 has two oneshyweek sess ions July 7-11 and 14-18 Course rates begins at $25 for children and $35 for adults per week Residence accomodation is available For complete program a nd fee information contact Continuing Education Division UNIshyVERSITY OF GUELPH Guelph Onshytario NIG 2WI or phone (519) 824-4120 ext 39560

Biographical Sketches- Senate Candidates middot PAUL D FERG SON CPS 67 lives in Guelph and is territory manager with Supersweet Feeds Stratford Paul taught at J F Ross Collegiate and then farmed near Arthur As an alu mni sena tor he at on Senate from 1969 to 1972 and feels he can provide an effective voice for alumni

ARTHUR G (ART) GRUBB OAC 41 is retired and lives in Arthur after a 35-yea r career with OMAF as an Ag Rep for the counties of Prince Edward Gray Oxford l anark and Perth Art is Secretary Ontario Institute of Agrologists Guelph Branch and is married to Lenore (McFadden) Mac 40

ROBIN BAIRD LEWIS Arts 73 lives in Brantford and is a part-time professional artist (see article on pages 6 and 7) An art instructor at Fanshawe College Robin is also a free-lance com mercial artist and has illustrated childrens books Her name is in the Index of Ontario Artists

LORNA A (DENNISON) MILNE OAC 56 lives in Brampton where she has operated Flowertown Antiques for eight years She is a trustee with the Peel Board of Education and vice chairman of the North Peel unit of the Canadian Cancer Society She is married to Ross Milne OAC 55

N RICHARD P YOUNG Arts MA 76 lives in Ridgeville and is a candidate for bar admission He is with the law firm of Young and McNamara in Thorold With his knowledge of taw he feels he can contribute to Senate during this period of economic difficulty

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Great Year For Gryphons

Mens Hock ey Cryphons winners of the OUAA championship

With no less than seven Gryphon teams taking Ontario championships the 1979-1980 intercollegiate season at the University of Guelph was certainly an unprecedented one

II a II started in the fall when the Senior Mens Varsity Eight rowing tea m broke records at the Ontario Universishyties Athletic Association (OUAA) meet in Weiland to take first place Then the mens and womens curling teams trashyvelled to the Universi ty of Western Ontario to defeat all comers and sweep two Ontario titles

Following th at came a weekend at Guelph that will not soon be forgotten by those involved February 22-23 saw the University of Guelph host both the Ontario Womens Basketball Championshyships and the Ontario Wrestling Chamshypionsh ips At approximately 800 pm on Saturday Feb 22 the Guelph women defeated Laurentian University for their first ever Ontario Womens Intercollegishy

ate Athletic Association (OWIAA) championship Three hours later the men had edged out the University of Western Ontario to bring back the Onshytario wrestling title after an absence of one year

Meanwhile the womens crossshycountry ski team put together a strong effort and snatched the provincial title from perennia l winner Carleton Univershysity

It was also about this time that the men s hockey Gryphons were putting together a miraculous comeback Ending up in fifth place in the OUAA the team had to travel to Laurentian University for a sudden death game The Gryphons won it They then fell one game down in a best of three semi-final with the Unishyversity of Toronto Varsity Blues and had to win two in a row to advance to the final They did In the final against the number one ranked McMaster Universishyty Marlins the Gryphons again fell one

game down You guessed it they won th e next two and became the second team ever to win back-to-back Ontario championships

The wrest lers basketball and hockshyey players all advanced to the Canadian Intra-universi ty Athletic Union (CIAU) Championships and a lthough no team titles were brought home they a ll made their presence felt at the national level

As weJl as seven championships the Gryphons had seven individual Ontario champions They were Ken Hawthorne in the 15 km Nord ic sk iing race and Bob Pronk Ken Bradford Jamie Beshythune Ed Slabikowski Gavin Carrow and Wayne Brightwell from th e wresshytling Gryphons The Nordic ski relay team of Dan MaJlet John Bonardelli and Ken Hawthorne also took a gold at the OUAA championships At the CIAU wrestling ch ampionships Wayne Brightwell took a gold medal in his weight class

The Gryphons also had ten Ontario a ll-stars in Candy Clarkson Linda Jolie Sue Lindley Mike Sesto Rick Dundas and Tom Heslip from basketball John Lowe and Jeff Inglis from football Mike McParland from hockey and Tony Tenwesteneind from volleyball Candy Clarkson wa s also named to the allshyCanadian team at the CJAU banquet in Halifax

Following the completion of the schedules the first annual Co-Educashytional Awards Banquet was held at the University s Peter Clark Hall The event was well received by athletes and staff a like and plans are already in the making for next seasons banquet 0

Microbiology Open House June 15 Microbiology is fascinating Thats the message of an open house to be held Sunday June 15 from I 00 pm to 500 pm in the Universitys Chemistry and Microbiology Building College of Physshyical Science Sponsored by the Canadian Society of Microbiologists Committee on Education with the co-operation of the Departments of Microbiology Vetshyerinary Microbiology and Immunology and the Microbiology Club Microbioloshygy Day is for everyone-young and old novice and expert alike

Four second-floor laboratories will house presentat ions demonstrations and poster displays of the latest research

developments in medical agricultural and industrial microbiology-in a way that can be readily understood even by non-scientists

For those who want to explore furshyther there will be tours of resea rch laboratories where work will be in progshyress and equipment in use including the electron microscope Interes ted visitors may also tour the Department of Veterishynary Microbiology and Immunologys research facilities

At 300 pm in Room 200 of the Chemistry and Microbiology Building Jay Ingram microbiologist and host of CBC Radio s Quirks and Quarks will

give a slide and video lecture on the history of microbiology and some of the most recent trends The talk will be aimed primarily at high school students but everyone should find it interest ing Later Jay will mingle and chat with visitors

Microbiology Day has been planned as part of the first joint annual meeting -of the Canad ian Society of Microbiolo shygists and the Genetics Society of Canashyda being held on campus from June J 5 to June 19 Over 400 delegates from across Canada and the United States will be there Heres a chance to hobnob with the experts Plan to bring the whole family It promises to be a great day 0

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Alumni Publications-Consolidation ue to a combination of rapidly escalating paper prices and mailing rates and a directiveD issued to all academic and administrative units of the University requesting that a ll 1979-80

budget submissions reflect a 5 per cent reduction of their 1978-79 budget allotments it became necessary to review the vital field of a lumni publications

To this end President DF Forster appointed a Special Advisory Committee on Alumni Publications with representatives from the U of G Alumni Association and each of the seven college alumni associations The Committee compiled a re port and the President accepted its recommendation to consolidate the Guelph A lumnus and the se ven individual college alumni bulletins

Through the year the four re gular issues of the Guelph Alumnus will consist of 36 pages and up to 18 page s in each issue will be a llocated to the college alumni associations Space will be divided in proportion to the size o f individual college alumni bodies and copy for the 18 pages will be pro vided by individual college e ditors To obtain a good institutional image and to m ainta in alumni acceptance the quality of Guelph Alumnus paper stock has been upgraded to a lighter weight coated stock This will result in lower mailing costs

Subject to annual review and the availa bility of funds the President has approved the publication ot an e ight-page Annual Alumni Weekend Supplement under the individual mastheads of the seven college alum ni associations The supplement will consist of a common four-page insert covering Alumni Weekend programs plus a four-page format of copy exclusive to and provided by e ach of the seven college alumni associations

Your colle ge editors met a de m anding deadline for this the first consolidated publication and we are very grateful to them We t hink we ve done the right thing-what do you think Ed 0

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Annual Meetings at Guelph Friends of U of G Incbull Mac-FACS

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CVMA Confere nce Moncton NB

Centennial Banquet Associate Diploma in Agriculture

AVMA Convention Washington DC

Aggie Week

OAC Alumni Association Golf Tournament

Homecoming

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Canada Postes Post Canada ~~oJod PYlp~+ pulk Ennombre third troisieme class classe 1067 Guelph Ont

ADDRESS CORRECTION REOUESTED

If th e addressee or a son o r a daughter w ho IS an atumnu s has moved please notify th~ Alum ni OHice University 01 G uelph N I G 2W so thai th is magazine may be forwarded to the proper address

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Page 27: Guelph Alumnus Magazine, Spring 1980

By Mary Cocivera

T he College of Physical Science has yet to reach the age of puberty but is

poised to enter its second decade as a major centre for science research and undergraduate programs in Canada

The short existence belies a long history on the Guelph campus as major supporting disciplines to the agricultural programs Stretching back to the 1880s the story progresses through such varied pursuits as analysis of dairy products sugar beets well water and wood ashes levelling and surveying water finding machines lightning rods ventilation and soil physics

Old-timers can spin colorful tales of early instructors There was Prof Soccer-Bill Blackwood whose speciality was (literally) dynamite He was fond of bringing dynamite caps into the lecture room to demonstrate their safety He regularly stood by the window toying with one of these capriciously explosive caps before lighting it and toss ing it out the window where it exploded on cue Art Thompson OAC )7 remembers the ill-fated cap that rode a stiff wind right into the open window of a lab full of equipment on the lower floor That cap too exploded on cue

Art chuckles as he describes Prof Blackwoods favorite exam question You have a rock three feet by four feet by five feet two feet of it underground in the middle of a swamp and you want to blast it out How much of a charge of dynamite do you need He describes the technique of mud-capping- planting dynamite under a mud cap on top of the rock and letting er rip You can sit down and do all the calculations for this problem says Art but the right answer is that the rock is in a swamp so why would you need to blast it away

No reflections on the physical sciences could be complete without reference to Prof Moffatt claims Dean Earl MacNaughton He was called Mr Physics and his courses on theory of measurements were dubbed theory of Moffatt

Years When the Physics Building was built

in 1916 recalls the Dean inmates from the Ontario Reformatory were used to ca rry plaster a nd so the plasterers pu t a generous inch-thick layer on the ceilings By the early 50s the plaster frequently and with very little warning separated [rom the Ilath and both Prof and I had some close calls when the plaster would suddenly drop in our offices and on laboratory benches

Ventilation was indeed a problem when 50 to 60 students gathered for a qua1litative analysis laboratory and started bubbling H2S through solutions in order to precipitate metal ions H2S is infamous for it s smell --middotrotten eggs concen tra ted Professor John Rothwel OAC 39 now retired developed sensitive timing catchill~ about-to-expire students and hauling them to the window for a breather We had big fans installed he explains but the students opened the windows next to the fan short-circuiting the makeshift ventilation system Qualita tive analysis was eventually dropped from the curriculum Professor Rothwell is

The Chemistry Building Circa j 91 O

covered with equipment Chemistry had the distinction of being

the first science department on campus to have its own building by 1887 (the odiferous na ture of the pursuit no doubt affected the decision to construct a separate building) The building however la sted only until 1896 when fire destroyed it The replacement on the same location-where the north wing of the Arts Building now stands- housed generations of chern students until the Department of Chemistry moved to the present Chemistry and Microbiology building in 1965

When Prof Bill Brown arrived on campus in the 1 940s he suggested only partially in jest that the venerable building be named Reek Hall after the then president of the OAC William R Reek OAC 10 It was an idea that never emerged from the flask

The building easily would have justified that label Prof Brown tells of a visiting chemist from Iowa State University As he walked through the front entrance he sniffed deeply and sighed Ah beautiful-this is a lovely chemistry building It takes years of chemical training to appreciate the bouquet of aged chemistry buildings

convinced because other faculty members didnt appreciate the smell

While future physicists werent likely to find their way to the Guelph campus the OAC trained many of the high school science teachers in Ontario The old Agricultural Science option introduced ill 1922 and the General Science option introduced in 1950 provided an excellent broad scientific background for high school teaching and graduate study in any number of agricultural and scientific disciplines

With the establishment of the University of Guelph in 1964 the physical sciences emerged from their supporting roles to limelight positions on campus Greatly expanded research facilities and undergraduate laboratory capability had to be provided The Physics Department had been cramped for years in the red brick building and was unable to develop its undergraduate programs nor introduce graduate student and research programs appropriate for the mushrooming University The Chemistry Department had moved into the new Chemistry and MicrobiOlogy Building but research activity in the department had expanded graduate programs were becoming mOre important and essential scientific

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equipment was proliferating Both tcaching and research activities required much more space

The Physical Science Building an efficient gem of an edifice was completed and occupied by the fall of 1969 Attached to the Chemistry and Microbiology Building it provided expanded facilities for chemistry as well as teaching research and office space for Physics Mathematics and Sta tistics When the Department of Computing and Information Science emerged in 1971 it located in the Institute of Computer Science Building (the renovated Physics Building) for proximity to the computer hardware

For Physics the move to the new facilities was like a speed-of-light journey from 1916 to 1970 From graffiti-embellished lab benches to immaculate well-equipped spacious undergraduate la boratories from dingy basement research cubby-holes to well-lighted laboratories from makeshift to state-of-the-art equipment

Equipping the departments with essential iescarch instruments will be a never-ending program because the advances in science occur rapidly and because Guelph will want to maintain its hard-earned position at the forefront of research in Canada

By most accounts the move to the building occurred so smoothly that the undergraduate students remember only closing the drawer in one laboratory one day and showing up the next day in a new lab

We collected a roomful of old glassware brass bunsen burners and all kinds of junk when we moved out of the old Physics Building recalls Professor Jim Hunt Instead of throwing it out I bet other faculty members that we could sell it We did --we sold every last bit of broken glass and laboratory equipment amassed $500 and started a scholarship fund for undergraduate students in physics

The very existence of the physical science disciplines is often overshadowed by the emphasis on the life sciences at Guelph Because of this undergraduate degree programs stili attract a relatively small number of students-a predicament that is both attractive and threatening at the same time Faculty describe the size of some of the undergraduate programs as

bull uncomfortably small while recent graduates from the programs see the small size as an important difference between Guelph aNd the grist mills that churn out hundreds of graduates

Everything has to do with size observes Terry Clifford Like most of his classmates at the OAC he came from a rurat background We really appreciated Guelphs organization in terms of social

development We got to know everyone in our class Professors assigned to the year really developed close relationships There was no dou bt that everyone encouraged us Professor MacNaughton (now the dean) was like a mother hen-he developed a really close rapPorl with all the students and graduates Hes a mini alumni associa t ion hi msel r

How the Physical Sciences disciplines evolved on the Guelph campus is a fascinating account in itself They all appeared originally to serve agricultural interests Chemists performed analyses on everything from soil to sugar beets physicists monitored the weather and contributed a variety of engineeringshyoriented expertise Mathematicians helped agricultural research workers use statistical methods to interpret their da tao Even the late-comer Computing and Information Science appeared on campus in an agricultural capacity Animal scientists had gathered enough milking data on cards to fill a room but couldnt use the information The computer stored that information and made it accessible for research

The undergraduate program in Computing and Information Science reflects these origins emphasiZing systems rather than computation It focuses on how to best utilize the computer to solve problems This approach meshes well with the existing biological and agricultural research on campus Fourth year classes in computing science boast about 35 students the 90 terminals in the ICS building are in use practically round-the-clock and the majority of students on campus has some contact with the computer during studies at Guelph

WHAT IS TO COME The general perception of whats

happening in the job market for physical science graduates is completely incorrect according to Professor Jack MacDonald Chairman Department of Physics In the

next decade there won t be enough physicists ma thema ticia ns and chemists to go around There was a move away from the physical sciences when they were blamed for pollution and technological problems Students looked to the biological sciences for solutions Now were seeing a move back to chemistry and physics as young people start to recognize that they offer the best hope for long-range solutions to many pressing problems Physical Science graduates are basically problem-solvers

The pre-adolescent CoJlege of Physical Science has emerged from a decade that was turbulent for the physical sciences at all institutions Ted Newton describes the see-saw years Until about 1970 we had money and jobs to offer but no one to whom to offer them Then the money dried up and really good candidates for faculty positions became availa ble

The disciplines not only are firmly esta blished on ca mpus but are setting high standards in teaching and research Were proud of the progress in physical sciences in the 15 years since the formation of the University adds Dean Earl MacNaughton

Faculty pursue research in fields as diverse as biophysics environmental toxicology electrochemistry surface physics neutron scattering mathematical and sta tistical a nalysis of biologica I systems and the design of a georeferences data base for the Province of Onta rio Funds from outside sources amounting to about one and a half million dollars annually support a large portion of this fundamental and applied research

As the disciplines continue their growth predicts the Dean our faculty will strive to preserve the informality and close contact with students that has distinguished Guelph in the past

The College may be only ten years old but has already come of age in the scientific research community I990- here we come 0

A physics leclure 1958 with Dr Earl MacNaughton now Dean

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y ou hear the sales approac h lt1 llmost cve ry day The new improved producl - more

powerful more efficient more everything Well that sa me approach very aptly applied

to College Roya I and University Open House 80 This yea r as well as the usual multitud e of events and exhibits across-camrus there were many exciting and refreshing innovations that added that extra sparkle to the glitter

The officia l opening of open house weekend by a professional actor and comedian was a first Canadils own tongue-in-cheek Don Harron though not bespectacled and disguised in the dilaridatcd cloth cap three-day beard and moth-eat en swea ter of the irreverent Chrlie Farquharso n ce rtainly sounded like that entertaining rural cha racter during a eourle of his r ertinent rronouncements

Another new fea ture of this years College Royal open hOlle weekend walt Fly-Days The sky W i the limit when at $7 a ti ck t cIIQO11 ers took 30-minute flights over the Univcrsit v nd thc surrounding ar a Thc Flying C1uh1I thl

Don Harron and Charlie Farquharson opened open house weekend with ColeRe Royal president Dawn Wert and College Roya cehbrafll Connalyn Cooke

Something New At Collegl

Where MY funny hal University of Guelph dreamed up the idea provided planes and pilots and des pite il storm that dumped ten inches of snow on G uelph in less than three hours ilttrac ted more thiln 40 adventu rers

Another well-attended newcomer event was th e Woodsman Comretitions where ring of axe rasp of crosscut sa wand flying logs a od woodchips filled the a ir ilS contestants pitted their muscles ilgainst the clock

A new wag and wiggle to the O Vc Dog Show was the mutt show - comrlete with a delightful dog-in -a n-Easter-bonnet competition

Well over 20000 people visit ed the campus during Collegc Royal open hou se weekend

Pr~ilting the thousa nds of bu sy students who orgil ni zed something for this University that it could not do for itself Prcsident Donald F Forster lnuded them for rroudly serving the 56-year tradition of College Roy~Jmiddot

What s new a t College Roy~l ) The rhot ograrhs on these two pagcs sum it ur much hetter th ~1 1l mInv tnou s no of word~ []

Pilots with the Flying Cluh at the Univ(fsity of Guelph introduced Fly-Days With customers is Paul Sullivan right Club prlsident

Collegl Royal open house weekend was a cold one but students who entered the Woodsman Competitions soon warmed to the job

Royal 80 A 30s lapper Daisy Mae

Linda Filller 80 Derek style at the fashion show

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A New

Look At Old

Folks Exerpts from a FACS sheet

by Mary Cocivera

I nd ependence self-respect and dignity can make the difference between

enjoying the later years and mere ly enduring them Helping seniors maintain their independence is an increasingly popular more enlightened approach to providing the services required by the elder ly

Canadas population is getting old The proportion of the elderly is increasing as a result of extended life span lower birth rates and immigration cutbacks The percentage of Canadas popula tion over 65 increased from 5 per cent in 190 I to 87 per cent in 1976 Demographic projections predict that in 50 years more than 20 per cent of the Canadian population will be over 65

Supporting these elderly and providing the needed services will demand novel approaches new insights and an emphas is on enjoying rather than enduring the later years

WHO ARE THE ELDERLY

The elderly a re generaJly considered to be anyone over 65 yea rs old-the age of mandatory retirement At tha t turning point workers stop being wage earners and sta rt being senior citizens They receive old age security benefits draw pensio ns and ride buses at reduced ra tes

The retirement years are rewarding for many seniors Jackrabbit Johannsen still cross-count ry skis at 104 Grandma Moses painted into her 90s others earn university degrees pursue second careers indu lge in hobbies travel and find happiness in volunteer work But for some of the elderly the retirement years bring loneliness despair and poverty along with independence

Most of the elderly are women Of the elderl y living a lone 70 per cent are women

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The proportion of the elderly in Canada is increasing rapidly

Almost half of the women over 65 are widowed and widows outnumber widowers five to one

Three-quarters of the women over 65 living on their own have no income other than government stipends for the elderl y In Ontario these stipends now amount to about $365 monthly and are adjusted quarterly

INCOME DURING RETIREMENT

The financial picture for many seniors looks bleak but it may appear worse than it really is suggests Dr Kathleen Brown a family economist in the Department of Family Studies Without work-related costs retirees have lower expenses

In addition seniors can take advantage of free medical care free or reduced admissions property tax refunds income tax deductions public tra nsportation passes reductions on restaurant meals free drugs and seniors discoun ts at stores These benefits help spread retirement income that much further

Dr Brown suspects that the recently retired may see their financial position as worse than it rea ll y is She and Professor

Martin-Matthews arc doing a study of how recently retired people adjus t to changes in their economic and social status Its a difficu lt psychologica l adjustment for someone who has saved for retirement to start dipping into savings she says Consequently many scniors dont live as well as they co uld Some who could don t take taxis and hire help when they rea lly nced to because it is contrary to their Iife-Iong habits

The family home owned Iree and clear is a major economic assct in retirement and is the surest hedge against int1ation New programs likc the reverse mortgage can convert this asset into cash while a llowing the owner to stay in the house

In this scheme the bank or finance company buys the house over a period of about 20 ycars giving the resident homeowner monthly cash payments based on the assessed value of the house Varia tions on this theme may be one answer for asset-rich but cash-poor sen iors

Financially this arrangement makes good sense but convincing seniors may take some doing After people work a lifetimc to own a home outright they arc understandably reluctant to put a claim on it explains Dr Brown

Selling the family home in retirement is a calculated risk Will the capital from the house support a retired person for 10 years 20 years 30 yea rs Will it cover possi ble hi gh care costs in the later years A dollar saved in 1932 bu ys only 20 cents worth of goods and services at todays prices Int1ation will continue to erode the purchasing power of dollars saved fo r retirement

Financial management in general may present spec ial problems for many seniors notes Dr Brown Sources of income tend to be more diffuse in retirement coming from ann uities pensions RRSPs income supplements and perhaps reverse mortgages All of these require some attention managemen t and filling out of form s Often it s the widow who has to handle these ar rangements and she may be fac in g family finances for the first time in her life Seniors who could benefit from financial counselling don t know where to go for help

Growing old may not be glamorous but it need not be frig htening lonely and poverty-ridden In other cultures extended family a rrangements ass ure that elders will be loved needed and honoured until death In Canada senio rs place a high val ue on independence but geronto logists are now

realizing that independence can be facilitated while providing needed services and opportunities to the growing elderly populat ion 0

Election of alumni to Senate

Regulations governing election All alumni shall be eligible to vote providing they have graduated from the University of Guelph or the founding Colleges Alumni members of faculty a t the University of Guelph or full-time or part-time students enrolled in a pTogram under the jurisdiction of the Senate of the University of Guelph may not vote in the election of alumni to Senate if they have participated in the current election of faculty or the election of students to Senate

There shall be a minimum of one and a maximum of three elected alumni from anyone of the undernoted alumni bodies (a) Macdonald Institute or its successor College of Family and Consumer Studies (b) Ontario Agricultural College (c) Ontario Veterinary College (d) As a group the Colleges of Arts and Social Science and Wellington College- BA degree (e) As a group the Colleges of Biological Science and Physical Science and Wellington College-BSc degree

Each year the three-year terms of office of three of the nine alumni senators expire Retiring August 31 1980 are Frank Archibald OAC 39 W John Bowles CSS 72 and Dr Vc Rowan Walker OVC 47 The terms of office of Gordon B Henry OAC 34 Mrs Mary (Robertson) McGillivray Mac 36 and John R Flegg Arts 68 will expire August 31 1981 Charles (Chuck) Broadwell OAC 54 Bill Tolton OAC 36 and Dr Robert (Herb) Wright OVC 38 will sit on Senate until August 31 198 2

Voting instructions Please vote for a maximum of three candidates on the ballot form Voting shall be by an x Or checkm~rk Any mark on a ballot other than those required for marking the voters preference shall make the ballot null and void

Completed ballot form should be clipped and placed in an envelope on which you are requested to put your name and year in the upper left-hand corner To facilitate voting by an alumnus whose spouse is a lso an alumnus of the University of Guelph and who therefore jointly receive only one copy of the Guelph Alumnus two ballot forms are provided A joint return (two ballots in the same envelope) is acceptable only if the name and year of both voters a re on the envelope Address to Box SE Alumni Office University Centre University of Guelph Guelph Ontario NIG 2W l stamp and mail An on-campus polling booth in the foyer of the Physical Sciences Building will be open between the hours of 800 am and 200 pm on Saturday June 21 during Alumni Weekend Ballot forms and envelopes will be available at the booth On receipt at the Alumni Office eligibility to vote will be verified The sealed envelopes will be opencd on or after June 23 1980 and the ballots counted by scrutineers appointed by the Executivc Committee of the University of Guel ph Alumni Association Only valid ballots with voter identification on the enclosure envelopc received on or before that date will be counted

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iSenate Ballot Form iSenate Ballot Form I I For election of three alumni to Senate University of I For election of three alumni to Senate University of I I Guelph for the three-year term commencing Sep- I Guelph for the three-year term commencing Sep- I tember I 1980 See other side of this page for tember 1 1980 See other side of this page for I biographical sketches of candidates Vote for a biographicalfskhetches o~ candoidatebslvote for a I

maximum of three nominees One ballot per voter maximum 0 tree nommees ne a tot per voter I

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FERGUSON Paul D I CPS 67 Guelph

I FERGUSON Paul D I CPS 67 Guelph J

I GRUBBE Arthur G (Art) I OAC 41 Arthur I

GRUBBE Arthur G (Art) OAC 41 Arthur

I LEWIS Robin BI Aits 73 BTantford

I MILNE (Dennison) Lorna A I OAC 56 Brampton

I LEWIS Robin B I Arts 73 Brantford

MILNE (Dennison) Lorna A I OAC 56 Brampton

I YOUNG N Richard P Arts MA 76 Ridgeville

YOUNG N Richard P 1 Arts MA 76 Ridgeville

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News From Guelph

CAMPUS HIGHLIGHTS Summer Campus 1980 Summer Campus 80 will be a laughing matter if Larry Horowitz has his way A professional entertainer Horowitz is teaching a comedy workshop as part of the U niversi ty s uniq ue vaca tion proshygram which this year begins July 7 Timing voice inflection and mannerisms are almost more important than content according to thi s young comic who deshylights in sending up commercials

From comedy to reincarnation and apiculture Summer Campus this year presents vacationers with an extraordishynary smorgasbord of courses and activishyties For some people a relaxing vacashytion means a complete change from their usual activities explains Professor Jim Murray who established the program the only one of its kind at a Canadian university five years ago Teachers

lawyers and housewives will probably be among those who take Horowitzs comedy workshop or classes In drawing piano-playing or conversational French

Others however prefer to use the time to further develop themselves professiona ly says Professor Murray This year for the first time courses which form part of certificate programs in business and education wil[ be ineludshyed so that the family can come along while mom or dad sharpens professional skills Some of the 27 adult courses offered thi s summer are designed to fulfill specific personal needs such as how to become a skillful negotiator or generally manage life more effectively

Summer Campus is an ideal chance for alumni to spend time at the Univershysity of Guelph again notes Professor Murray Since Summer Campus has 12 special youth progra ms for children from 4 to 16 years of age returning to your alma mater can become a family

affair This year youngsters can ha m it up in a theatre workshop or learn about science computcrs or nature Workshops in jOllrnalism and art also encourage young talent

Tennis squash swimming and 800 acres of green space provide numerous recreational opportunities In the eveshyning it is poss ible to enjoy the campus through twilight tours and a myriad of student events includling the community barbeque Musical performances Walt Disney film nights and socials are espeshycially organized for Summer Campus va ca tioners

Summer Ca mpus 80 has two oneshyweek sess ions July 7-11 and 14-18 Course rates begins at $25 for children and $35 for adults per week Residence accomodation is available For complete program a nd fee information contact Continuing Education Division UNIshyVERSITY OF GUELPH Guelph Onshytario NIG 2WI or phone (519) 824-4120 ext 39560

Biographical Sketches- Senate Candidates middot PAUL D FERG SON CPS 67 lives in Guelph and is territory manager with Supersweet Feeds Stratford Paul taught at J F Ross Collegiate and then farmed near Arthur As an alu mni sena tor he at on Senate from 1969 to 1972 and feels he can provide an effective voice for alumni

ARTHUR G (ART) GRUBB OAC 41 is retired and lives in Arthur after a 35-yea r career with OMAF as an Ag Rep for the counties of Prince Edward Gray Oxford l anark and Perth Art is Secretary Ontario Institute of Agrologists Guelph Branch and is married to Lenore (McFadden) Mac 40

ROBIN BAIRD LEWIS Arts 73 lives in Brantford and is a part-time professional artist (see article on pages 6 and 7) An art instructor at Fanshawe College Robin is also a free-lance com mercial artist and has illustrated childrens books Her name is in the Index of Ontario Artists

LORNA A (DENNISON) MILNE OAC 56 lives in Brampton where she has operated Flowertown Antiques for eight years She is a trustee with the Peel Board of Education and vice chairman of the North Peel unit of the Canadian Cancer Society She is married to Ross Milne OAC 55

N RICHARD P YOUNG Arts MA 76 lives in Ridgeville and is a candidate for bar admission He is with the law firm of Young and McNamara in Thorold With his knowledge of taw he feels he can contribute to Senate during this period of economic difficulty

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Great Year For Gryphons

Mens Hock ey Cryphons winners of the OUAA championship

With no less than seven Gryphon teams taking Ontario championships the 1979-1980 intercollegiate season at the University of Guelph was certainly an unprecedented one

II a II started in the fall when the Senior Mens Varsity Eight rowing tea m broke records at the Ontario Universishyties Athletic Association (OUAA) meet in Weiland to take first place Then the mens and womens curling teams trashyvelled to the Universi ty of Western Ontario to defeat all comers and sweep two Ontario titles

Following th at came a weekend at Guelph that will not soon be forgotten by those involved February 22-23 saw the University of Guelph host both the Ontario Womens Basketball Championshyships and the Ontario Wrestling Chamshypionsh ips At approximately 800 pm on Saturday Feb 22 the Guelph women defeated Laurentian University for their first ever Ontario Womens Intercollegishy

ate Athletic Association (OWIAA) championship Three hours later the men had edged out the University of Western Ontario to bring back the Onshytario wrestling title after an absence of one year

Meanwhile the womens crossshycountry ski team put together a strong effort and snatched the provincial title from perennia l winner Carleton Univershysity

It was also about this time that the men s hockey Gryphons were putting together a miraculous comeback Ending up in fifth place in the OUAA the team had to travel to Laurentian University for a sudden death game The Gryphons won it They then fell one game down in a best of three semi-final with the Unishyversity of Toronto Varsity Blues and had to win two in a row to advance to the final They did In the final against the number one ranked McMaster Universishyty Marlins the Gryphons again fell one

game down You guessed it they won th e next two and became the second team ever to win back-to-back Ontario championships

The wrest lers basketball and hockshyey players all advanced to the Canadian Intra-universi ty Athletic Union (CIAU) Championships and a lthough no team titles were brought home they a ll made their presence felt at the national level

As weJl as seven championships the Gryphons had seven individual Ontario champions They were Ken Hawthorne in the 15 km Nord ic sk iing race and Bob Pronk Ken Bradford Jamie Beshythune Ed Slabikowski Gavin Carrow and Wayne Brightwell from th e wresshytling Gryphons The Nordic ski relay team of Dan MaJlet John Bonardelli and Ken Hawthorne also took a gold at the OUAA championships At the CIAU wrestling ch ampionships Wayne Brightwell took a gold medal in his weight class

The Gryphons also had ten Ontario a ll-stars in Candy Clarkson Linda Jolie Sue Lindley Mike Sesto Rick Dundas and Tom Heslip from basketball John Lowe and Jeff Inglis from football Mike McParland from hockey and Tony Tenwesteneind from volleyball Candy Clarkson wa s also named to the allshyCanadian team at the CJAU banquet in Halifax

Following the completion of the schedules the first annual Co-Educashytional Awards Banquet was held at the University s Peter Clark Hall The event was well received by athletes and staff a like and plans are already in the making for next seasons banquet 0

Microbiology Open House June 15 Microbiology is fascinating Thats the message of an open house to be held Sunday June 15 from I 00 pm to 500 pm in the Universitys Chemistry and Microbiology Building College of Physshyical Science Sponsored by the Canadian Society of Microbiologists Committee on Education with the co-operation of the Departments of Microbiology Vetshyerinary Microbiology and Immunology and the Microbiology Club Microbioloshygy Day is for everyone-young and old novice and expert alike

Four second-floor laboratories will house presentat ions demonstrations and poster displays of the latest research

developments in medical agricultural and industrial microbiology-in a way that can be readily understood even by non-scientists

For those who want to explore furshyther there will be tours of resea rch laboratories where work will be in progshyress and equipment in use including the electron microscope Interes ted visitors may also tour the Department of Veterishynary Microbiology and Immunologys research facilities

At 300 pm in Room 200 of the Chemistry and Microbiology Building Jay Ingram microbiologist and host of CBC Radio s Quirks and Quarks will

give a slide and video lecture on the history of microbiology and some of the most recent trends The talk will be aimed primarily at high school students but everyone should find it interest ing Later Jay will mingle and chat with visitors

Microbiology Day has been planned as part of the first joint annual meeting -of the Canad ian Society of Microbiolo shygists and the Genetics Society of Canashyda being held on campus from June J 5 to June 19 Over 400 delegates from across Canada and the United States will be there Heres a chance to hobnob with the experts Plan to bring the whole family It promises to be a great day 0

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Alumni Publications-Consolidation ue to a combination of rapidly escalating paper prices and mailing rates and a directiveD issued to all academic and administrative units of the University requesting that a ll 1979-80

budget submissions reflect a 5 per cent reduction of their 1978-79 budget allotments it became necessary to review the vital field of a lumni publications

To this end President DF Forster appointed a Special Advisory Committee on Alumni Publications with representatives from the U of G Alumni Association and each of the seven college alumni associations The Committee compiled a re port and the President accepted its recommendation to consolidate the Guelph A lumnus and the se ven individual college alumni bulletins

Through the year the four re gular issues of the Guelph Alumnus will consist of 36 pages and up to 18 page s in each issue will be a llocated to the college alumni associations Space will be divided in proportion to the size o f individual college alumni bodies and copy for the 18 pages will be pro vided by individual college e ditors To obtain a good institutional image and to m ainta in alumni acceptance the quality of Guelph Alumnus paper stock has been upgraded to a lighter weight coated stock This will result in lower mailing costs

Subject to annual review and the availa bility of funds the President has approved the publication ot an e ight-page Annual Alumni Weekend Supplement under the individual mastheads of the seven college alum ni associations The supplement will consist of a common four-page insert covering Alumni Weekend programs plus a four-page format of copy exclusive to and provided by e ach of the seven college alumni associations

Your colle ge editors met a de m anding deadline for this the first consolidated publication and we are very grateful to them We t hink we ve done the right thing-what do you think Ed 0

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Annual Meetings at Guelph Friends of U of G Incbull Mac-FACS

OAC OVC bull Arts CPSbull CSS and U of G Alumni

Associations

Summer Campus

CVMA Confere nce Moncton NB

Centennial Banquet Associate Diploma in Agriculture

AVMA Convention Washington DC

Aggie Week

OAC Alumni Association Golf Tournament

Homecoming

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Spring 1986 Vol 13 Nltgt 2

Canada Postes Post Canada ~~oJod PYlp~+ pulk Ennombre third troisieme class classe 1067 Guelph Ont

ADDRESS CORRECTION REOUESTED

If th e addressee or a son o r a daughter w ho IS an atumnu s has moved please notify th~ Alum ni OHice University 01 G uelph N I G 2W so thai th is magazine may be forwarded to the proper address

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equipment was proliferating Both tcaching and research activities required much more space

The Physical Science Building an efficient gem of an edifice was completed and occupied by the fall of 1969 Attached to the Chemistry and Microbiology Building it provided expanded facilities for chemistry as well as teaching research and office space for Physics Mathematics and Sta tistics When the Department of Computing and Information Science emerged in 1971 it located in the Institute of Computer Science Building (the renovated Physics Building) for proximity to the computer hardware

For Physics the move to the new facilities was like a speed-of-light journey from 1916 to 1970 From graffiti-embellished lab benches to immaculate well-equipped spacious undergraduate la boratories from dingy basement research cubby-holes to well-lighted laboratories from makeshift to state-of-the-art equipment

Equipping the departments with essential iescarch instruments will be a never-ending program because the advances in science occur rapidly and because Guelph will want to maintain its hard-earned position at the forefront of research in Canada

By most accounts the move to the building occurred so smoothly that the undergraduate students remember only closing the drawer in one laboratory one day and showing up the next day in a new lab

We collected a roomful of old glassware brass bunsen burners and all kinds of junk when we moved out of the old Physics Building recalls Professor Jim Hunt Instead of throwing it out I bet other faculty members that we could sell it We did --we sold every last bit of broken glass and laboratory equipment amassed $500 and started a scholarship fund for undergraduate students in physics

The very existence of the physical science disciplines is often overshadowed by the emphasis on the life sciences at Guelph Because of this undergraduate degree programs stili attract a relatively small number of students-a predicament that is both attractive and threatening at the same time Faculty describe the size of some of the undergraduate programs as

bull uncomfortably small while recent graduates from the programs see the small size as an important difference between Guelph aNd the grist mills that churn out hundreds of graduates

Everything has to do with size observes Terry Clifford Like most of his classmates at the OAC he came from a rurat background We really appreciated Guelphs organization in terms of social

development We got to know everyone in our class Professors assigned to the year really developed close relationships There was no dou bt that everyone encouraged us Professor MacNaughton (now the dean) was like a mother hen-he developed a really close rapPorl with all the students and graduates Hes a mini alumni associa t ion hi msel r

How the Physical Sciences disciplines evolved on the Guelph campus is a fascinating account in itself They all appeared originally to serve agricultural interests Chemists performed analyses on everything from soil to sugar beets physicists monitored the weather and contributed a variety of engineeringshyoriented expertise Mathematicians helped agricultural research workers use statistical methods to interpret their da tao Even the late-comer Computing and Information Science appeared on campus in an agricultural capacity Animal scientists had gathered enough milking data on cards to fill a room but couldnt use the information The computer stored that information and made it accessible for research

The undergraduate program in Computing and Information Science reflects these origins emphasiZing systems rather than computation It focuses on how to best utilize the computer to solve problems This approach meshes well with the existing biological and agricultural research on campus Fourth year classes in computing science boast about 35 students the 90 terminals in the ICS building are in use practically round-the-clock and the majority of students on campus has some contact with the computer during studies at Guelph

WHAT IS TO COME The general perception of whats

happening in the job market for physical science graduates is completely incorrect according to Professor Jack MacDonald Chairman Department of Physics In the

next decade there won t be enough physicists ma thema ticia ns and chemists to go around There was a move away from the physical sciences when they were blamed for pollution and technological problems Students looked to the biological sciences for solutions Now were seeing a move back to chemistry and physics as young people start to recognize that they offer the best hope for long-range solutions to many pressing problems Physical Science graduates are basically problem-solvers

The pre-adolescent CoJlege of Physical Science has emerged from a decade that was turbulent for the physical sciences at all institutions Ted Newton describes the see-saw years Until about 1970 we had money and jobs to offer but no one to whom to offer them Then the money dried up and really good candidates for faculty positions became availa ble

The disciplines not only are firmly esta blished on ca mpus but are setting high standards in teaching and research Were proud of the progress in physical sciences in the 15 years since the formation of the University adds Dean Earl MacNaughton

Faculty pursue research in fields as diverse as biophysics environmental toxicology electrochemistry surface physics neutron scattering mathematical and sta tistical a nalysis of biologica I systems and the design of a georeferences data base for the Province of Onta rio Funds from outside sources amounting to about one and a half million dollars annually support a large portion of this fundamental and applied research

As the disciplines continue their growth predicts the Dean our faculty will strive to preserve the informality and close contact with students that has distinguished Guelph in the past

The College may be only ten years old but has already come of age in the scientific research community I990- here we come 0

A physics leclure 1958 with Dr Earl MacNaughton now Dean

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y ou hear the sales approac h lt1 llmost cve ry day The new improved producl - more

powerful more efficient more everything Well that sa me approach very aptly applied

to College Roya I and University Open House 80 This yea r as well as the usual multitud e of events and exhibits across-camrus there were many exciting and refreshing innovations that added that extra sparkle to the glitter

The officia l opening of open house weekend by a professional actor and comedian was a first Canadils own tongue-in-cheek Don Harron though not bespectacled and disguised in the dilaridatcd cloth cap three-day beard and moth-eat en swea ter of the irreverent Chrlie Farquharso n ce rtainly sounded like that entertaining rural cha racter during a eourle of his r ertinent rronouncements

Another new fea ture of this years College Royal open hOlle weekend walt Fly-Days The sky W i the limit when at $7 a ti ck t cIIQO11 ers took 30-minute flights over the Univcrsit v nd thc surrounding ar a Thc Flying C1uh1I thl

Don Harron and Charlie Farquharson opened open house weekend with ColeRe Royal president Dawn Wert and College Roya cehbrafll Connalyn Cooke

Something New At Collegl

Where MY funny hal University of Guelph dreamed up the idea provided planes and pilots and des pite il storm that dumped ten inches of snow on G uelph in less than three hours ilttrac ted more thiln 40 adventu rers

Another well-attended newcomer event was th e Woodsman Comretitions where ring of axe rasp of crosscut sa wand flying logs a od woodchips filled the a ir ilS contestants pitted their muscles ilgainst the clock

A new wag and wiggle to the O Vc Dog Show was the mutt show - comrlete with a delightful dog-in -a n-Easter-bonnet competition

Well over 20000 people visit ed the campus during Collegc Royal open hou se weekend

Pr~ilting the thousa nds of bu sy students who orgil ni zed something for this University that it could not do for itself Prcsident Donald F Forster lnuded them for rroudly serving the 56-year tradition of College Roy~Jmiddot

What s new a t College Roy~l ) The rhot ograrhs on these two pagcs sum it ur much hetter th ~1 1l mInv tnou s no of word~ []

Pilots with the Flying Cluh at the Univ(fsity of Guelph introduced Fly-Days With customers is Paul Sullivan right Club prlsident

Collegl Royal open house weekend was a cold one but students who entered the Woodsman Competitions soon warmed to the job

Royal 80 A 30s lapper Daisy Mae

Linda Filller 80 Derek style at the fashion show

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A New

Look At Old

Folks Exerpts from a FACS sheet

by Mary Cocivera

I nd ependence self-respect and dignity can make the difference between

enjoying the later years and mere ly enduring them Helping seniors maintain their independence is an increasingly popular more enlightened approach to providing the services required by the elder ly

Canadas population is getting old The proportion of the elderly is increasing as a result of extended life span lower birth rates and immigration cutbacks The percentage of Canadas popula tion over 65 increased from 5 per cent in 190 I to 87 per cent in 1976 Demographic projections predict that in 50 years more than 20 per cent of the Canadian population will be over 65

Supporting these elderly and providing the needed services will demand novel approaches new insights and an emphas is on enjoying rather than enduring the later years

WHO ARE THE ELDERLY

The elderly a re generaJly considered to be anyone over 65 yea rs old-the age of mandatory retirement At tha t turning point workers stop being wage earners and sta rt being senior citizens They receive old age security benefits draw pensio ns and ride buses at reduced ra tes

The retirement years are rewarding for many seniors Jackrabbit Johannsen still cross-count ry skis at 104 Grandma Moses painted into her 90s others earn university degrees pursue second careers indu lge in hobbies travel and find happiness in volunteer work But for some of the elderly the retirement years bring loneliness despair and poverty along with independence

Most of the elderly are women Of the elderl y living a lone 70 per cent are women

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The proportion of the elderly in Canada is increasing rapidly

Almost half of the women over 65 are widowed and widows outnumber widowers five to one

Three-quarters of the women over 65 living on their own have no income other than government stipends for the elderl y In Ontario these stipends now amount to about $365 monthly and are adjusted quarterly

INCOME DURING RETIREMENT

The financial picture for many seniors looks bleak but it may appear worse than it really is suggests Dr Kathleen Brown a family economist in the Department of Family Studies Without work-related costs retirees have lower expenses

In addition seniors can take advantage of free medical care free or reduced admissions property tax refunds income tax deductions public tra nsportation passes reductions on restaurant meals free drugs and seniors discoun ts at stores These benefits help spread retirement income that much further

Dr Brown suspects that the recently retired may see their financial position as worse than it rea ll y is She and Professor

Martin-Matthews arc doing a study of how recently retired people adjus t to changes in their economic and social status Its a difficu lt psychologica l adjustment for someone who has saved for retirement to start dipping into savings she says Consequently many scniors dont live as well as they co uld Some who could don t take taxis and hire help when they rea lly nced to because it is contrary to their Iife-Iong habits

The family home owned Iree and clear is a major economic assct in retirement and is the surest hedge against int1ation New programs likc the reverse mortgage can convert this asset into cash while a llowing the owner to stay in the house

In this scheme the bank or finance company buys the house over a period of about 20 ycars giving the resident homeowner monthly cash payments based on the assessed value of the house Varia tions on this theme may be one answer for asset-rich but cash-poor sen iors

Financially this arrangement makes good sense but convincing seniors may take some doing After people work a lifetimc to own a home outright they arc understandably reluctant to put a claim on it explains Dr Brown

Selling the family home in retirement is a calculated risk Will the capital from the house support a retired person for 10 years 20 years 30 yea rs Will it cover possi ble hi gh care costs in the later years A dollar saved in 1932 bu ys only 20 cents worth of goods and services at todays prices Int1ation will continue to erode the purchasing power of dollars saved fo r retirement

Financial management in general may present spec ial problems for many seniors notes Dr Brown Sources of income tend to be more diffuse in retirement coming from ann uities pensions RRSPs income supplements and perhaps reverse mortgages All of these require some attention managemen t and filling out of form s Often it s the widow who has to handle these ar rangements and she may be fac in g family finances for the first time in her life Seniors who could benefit from financial counselling don t know where to go for help

Growing old may not be glamorous but it need not be frig htening lonely and poverty-ridden In other cultures extended family a rrangements ass ure that elders will be loved needed and honoured until death In Canada senio rs place a high val ue on independence but geronto logists are now

realizing that independence can be facilitated while providing needed services and opportunities to the growing elderly populat ion 0

Election of alumni to Senate

Regulations governing election All alumni shall be eligible to vote providing they have graduated from the University of Guelph or the founding Colleges Alumni members of faculty a t the University of Guelph or full-time or part-time students enrolled in a pTogram under the jurisdiction of the Senate of the University of Guelph may not vote in the election of alumni to Senate if they have participated in the current election of faculty or the election of students to Senate

There shall be a minimum of one and a maximum of three elected alumni from anyone of the undernoted alumni bodies (a) Macdonald Institute or its successor College of Family and Consumer Studies (b) Ontario Agricultural College (c) Ontario Veterinary College (d) As a group the Colleges of Arts and Social Science and Wellington College- BA degree (e) As a group the Colleges of Biological Science and Physical Science and Wellington College-BSc degree

Each year the three-year terms of office of three of the nine alumni senators expire Retiring August 31 1980 are Frank Archibald OAC 39 W John Bowles CSS 72 and Dr Vc Rowan Walker OVC 47 The terms of office of Gordon B Henry OAC 34 Mrs Mary (Robertson) McGillivray Mac 36 and John R Flegg Arts 68 will expire August 31 1981 Charles (Chuck) Broadwell OAC 54 Bill Tolton OAC 36 and Dr Robert (Herb) Wright OVC 38 will sit on Senate until August 31 198 2

Voting instructions Please vote for a maximum of three candidates on the ballot form Voting shall be by an x Or checkm~rk Any mark on a ballot other than those required for marking the voters preference shall make the ballot null and void

Completed ballot form should be clipped and placed in an envelope on which you are requested to put your name and year in the upper left-hand corner To facilitate voting by an alumnus whose spouse is a lso an alumnus of the University of Guelph and who therefore jointly receive only one copy of the Guelph Alumnus two ballot forms are provided A joint return (two ballots in the same envelope) is acceptable only if the name and year of both voters a re on the envelope Address to Box SE Alumni Office University Centre University of Guelph Guelph Ontario NIG 2W l stamp and mail An on-campus polling booth in the foyer of the Physical Sciences Building will be open between the hours of 800 am and 200 pm on Saturday June 21 during Alumni Weekend Ballot forms and envelopes will be available at the booth On receipt at the Alumni Office eligibility to vote will be verified The sealed envelopes will be opencd on or after June 23 1980 and the ballots counted by scrutineers appointed by the Executivc Committee of the University of Guel ph Alumni Association Only valid ballots with voter identification on the enclosure envelopc received on or before that date will be counted

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iSenate Ballot Form iSenate Ballot Form I I For election of three alumni to Senate University of I For election of three alumni to Senate University of I I Guelph for the three-year term commencing Sep- I Guelph for the three-year term commencing Sep- I tember I 1980 See other side of this page for tember 1 1980 See other side of this page for I biographical sketches of candidates Vote for a biographicalfskhetches o~ candoidatebslvote for a I

maximum of three nominees One ballot per voter maximum 0 tree nommees ne a tot per voter I

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FERGUSON Paul D I CPS 67 Guelph

I FERGUSON Paul D I CPS 67 Guelph J

I GRUBBE Arthur G (Art) I OAC 41 Arthur I

GRUBBE Arthur G (Art) OAC 41 Arthur

I LEWIS Robin BI Aits 73 BTantford

I MILNE (Dennison) Lorna A I OAC 56 Brampton

I LEWIS Robin B I Arts 73 Brantford

MILNE (Dennison) Lorna A I OAC 56 Brampton

I YOUNG N Richard P Arts MA 76 Ridgeville

YOUNG N Richard P 1 Arts MA 76 Ridgeville

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News From Guelph

CAMPUS HIGHLIGHTS Summer Campus 1980 Summer Campus 80 will be a laughing matter if Larry Horowitz has his way A professional entertainer Horowitz is teaching a comedy workshop as part of the U niversi ty s uniq ue vaca tion proshygram which this year begins July 7 Timing voice inflection and mannerisms are almost more important than content according to thi s young comic who deshylights in sending up commercials

From comedy to reincarnation and apiculture Summer Campus this year presents vacationers with an extraordishynary smorgasbord of courses and activishyties For some people a relaxing vacashytion means a complete change from their usual activities explains Professor Jim Murray who established the program the only one of its kind at a Canadian university five years ago Teachers

lawyers and housewives will probably be among those who take Horowitzs comedy workshop or classes In drawing piano-playing or conversational French

Others however prefer to use the time to further develop themselves professiona ly says Professor Murray This year for the first time courses which form part of certificate programs in business and education wil[ be ineludshyed so that the family can come along while mom or dad sharpens professional skills Some of the 27 adult courses offered thi s summer are designed to fulfill specific personal needs such as how to become a skillful negotiator or generally manage life more effectively

Summer Campus is an ideal chance for alumni to spend time at the Univershysity of Guelph again notes Professor Murray Since Summer Campus has 12 special youth progra ms for children from 4 to 16 years of age returning to your alma mater can become a family

affair This year youngsters can ha m it up in a theatre workshop or learn about science computcrs or nature Workshops in jOllrnalism and art also encourage young talent

Tennis squash swimming and 800 acres of green space provide numerous recreational opportunities In the eveshyning it is poss ible to enjoy the campus through twilight tours and a myriad of student events includling the community barbeque Musical performances Walt Disney film nights and socials are espeshycially organized for Summer Campus va ca tioners

Summer Ca mpus 80 has two oneshyweek sess ions July 7-11 and 14-18 Course rates begins at $25 for children and $35 for adults per week Residence accomodation is available For complete program a nd fee information contact Continuing Education Division UNIshyVERSITY OF GUELPH Guelph Onshytario NIG 2WI or phone (519) 824-4120 ext 39560

Biographical Sketches- Senate Candidates middot PAUL D FERG SON CPS 67 lives in Guelph and is territory manager with Supersweet Feeds Stratford Paul taught at J F Ross Collegiate and then farmed near Arthur As an alu mni sena tor he at on Senate from 1969 to 1972 and feels he can provide an effective voice for alumni

ARTHUR G (ART) GRUBB OAC 41 is retired and lives in Arthur after a 35-yea r career with OMAF as an Ag Rep for the counties of Prince Edward Gray Oxford l anark and Perth Art is Secretary Ontario Institute of Agrologists Guelph Branch and is married to Lenore (McFadden) Mac 40

ROBIN BAIRD LEWIS Arts 73 lives in Brantford and is a part-time professional artist (see article on pages 6 and 7) An art instructor at Fanshawe College Robin is also a free-lance com mercial artist and has illustrated childrens books Her name is in the Index of Ontario Artists

LORNA A (DENNISON) MILNE OAC 56 lives in Brampton where she has operated Flowertown Antiques for eight years She is a trustee with the Peel Board of Education and vice chairman of the North Peel unit of the Canadian Cancer Society She is married to Ross Milne OAC 55

N RICHARD P YOUNG Arts MA 76 lives in Ridgeville and is a candidate for bar admission He is with the law firm of Young and McNamara in Thorold With his knowledge of taw he feels he can contribute to Senate during this period of economic difficulty

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Great Year For Gryphons

Mens Hock ey Cryphons winners of the OUAA championship

With no less than seven Gryphon teams taking Ontario championships the 1979-1980 intercollegiate season at the University of Guelph was certainly an unprecedented one

II a II started in the fall when the Senior Mens Varsity Eight rowing tea m broke records at the Ontario Universishyties Athletic Association (OUAA) meet in Weiland to take first place Then the mens and womens curling teams trashyvelled to the Universi ty of Western Ontario to defeat all comers and sweep two Ontario titles

Following th at came a weekend at Guelph that will not soon be forgotten by those involved February 22-23 saw the University of Guelph host both the Ontario Womens Basketball Championshyships and the Ontario Wrestling Chamshypionsh ips At approximately 800 pm on Saturday Feb 22 the Guelph women defeated Laurentian University for their first ever Ontario Womens Intercollegishy

ate Athletic Association (OWIAA) championship Three hours later the men had edged out the University of Western Ontario to bring back the Onshytario wrestling title after an absence of one year

Meanwhile the womens crossshycountry ski team put together a strong effort and snatched the provincial title from perennia l winner Carleton Univershysity

It was also about this time that the men s hockey Gryphons were putting together a miraculous comeback Ending up in fifth place in the OUAA the team had to travel to Laurentian University for a sudden death game The Gryphons won it They then fell one game down in a best of three semi-final with the Unishyversity of Toronto Varsity Blues and had to win two in a row to advance to the final They did In the final against the number one ranked McMaster Universishyty Marlins the Gryphons again fell one

game down You guessed it they won th e next two and became the second team ever to win back-to-back Ontario championships

The wrest lers basketball and hockshyey players all advanced to the Canadian Intra-universi ty Athletic Union (CIAU) Championships and a lthough no team titles were brought home they a ll made their presence felt at the national level

As weJl as seven championships the Gryphons had seven individual Ontario champions They were Ken Hawthorne in the 15 km Nord ic sk iing race and Bob Pronk Ken Bradford Jamie Beshythune Ed Slabikowski Gavin Carrow and Wayne Brightwell from th e wresshytling Gryphons The Nordic ski relay team of Dan MaJlet John Bonardelli and Ken Hawthorne also took a gold at the OUAA championships At the CIAU wrestling ch ampionships Wayne Brightwell took a gold medal in his weight class

The Gryphons also had ten Ontario a ll-stars in Candy Clarkson Linda Jolie Sue Lindley Mike Sesto Rick Dundas and Tom Heslip from basketball John Lowe and Jeff Inglis from football Mike McParland from hockey and Tony Tenwesteneind from volleyball Candy Clarkson wa s also named to the allshyCanadian team at the CJAU banquet in Halifax

Following the completion of the schedules the first annual Co-Educashytional Awards Banquet was held at the University s Peter Clark Hall The event was well received by athletes and staff a like and plans are already in the making for next seasons banquet 0

Microbiology Open House June 15 Microbiology is fascinating Thats the message of an open house to be held Sunday June 15 from I 00 pm to 500 pm in the Universitys Chemistry and Microbiology Building College of Physshyical Science Sponsored by the Canadian Society of Microbiologists Committee on Education with the co-operation of the Departments of Microbiology Vetshyerinary Microbiology and Immunology and the Microbiology Club Microbioloshygy Day is for everyone-young and old novice and expert alike

Four second-floor laboratories will house presentat ions demonstrations and poster displays of the latest research

developments in medical agricultural and industrial microbiology-in a way that can be readily understood even by non-scientists

For those who want to explore furshyther there will be tours of resea rch laboratories where work will be in progshyress and equipment in use including the electron microscope Interes ted visitors may also tour the Department of Veterishynary Microbiology and Immunologys research facilities

At 300 pm in Room 200 of the Chemistry and Microbiology Building Jay Ingram microbiologist and host of CBC Radio s Quirks and Quarks will

give a slide and video lecture on the history of microbiology and some of the most recent trends The talk will be aimed primarily at high school students but everyone should find it interest ing Later Jay will mingle and chat with visitors

Microbiology Day has been planned as part of the first joint annual meeting -of the Canad ian Society of Microbiolo shygists and the Genetics Society of Canashyda being held on campus from June J 5 to June 19 Over 400 delegates from across Canada and the United States will be there Heres a chance to hobnob with the experts Plan to bring the whole family It promises to be a great day 0

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Alumni Publications-Consolidation ue to a combination of rapidly escalating paper prices and mailing rates and a directiveD issued to all academic and administrative units of the University requesting that a ll 1979-80

budget submissions reflect a 5 per cent reduction of their 1978-79 budget allotments it became necessary to review the vital field of a lumni publications

To this end President DF Forster appointed a Special Advisory Committee on Alumni Publications with representatives from the U of G Alumni Association and each of the seven college alumni associations The Committee compiled a re port and the President accepted its recommendation to consolidate the Guelph A lumnus and the se ven individual college alumni bulletins

Through the year the four re gular issues of the Guelph Alumnus will consist of 36 pages and up to 18 page s in each issue will be a llocated to the college alumni associations Space will be divided in proportion to the size o f individual college alumni bodies and copy for the 18 pages will be pro vided by individual college e ditors To obtain a good institutional image and to m ainta in alumni acceptance the quality of Guelph Alumnus paper stock has been upgraded to a lighter weight coated stock This will result in lower mailing costs

Subject to annual review and the availa bility of funds the President has approved the publication ot an e ight-page Annual Alumni Weekend Supplement under the individual mastheads of the seven college alum ni associations The supplement will consist of a common four-page insert covering Alumni Weekend programs plus a four-page format of copy exclusive to and provided by e ach of the seven college alumni associations

Your colle ge editors met a de m anding deadline for this the first consolidated publication and we are very grateful to them We t hink we ve done the right thing-what do you think Ed 0

CODling Events

June 20-22

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July 6middot18

10-13

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21-24

September 15-20

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Alumni Weekend

Annual Meetings at Guelph Friends of U of G Incbull Mac-FACS

OAC OVC bull Arts CPSbull CSS and U of G Alumni

Associations

Summer Campus

CVMA Confere nce Moncton NB

Centennial Banquet Associate Diploma in Agriculture

AVMA Convention Washington DC

Aggie Week

OAC Alumni Association Golf Tournament

Homecoming

GUELPHIALUMNUS ~

Spring 1986 Vol 13 Nltgt 2

Canada Postes Post Canada ~~oJod PYlp~+ pulk Ennombre third troisieme class classe 1067 Guelph Ont

ADDRESS CORRECTION REOUESTED

If th e addressee or a son o r a daughter w ho IS an atumnu s has moved please notify th~ Alum ni OHice University 01 G uelph N I G 2W so thai th is magazine may be forwarded to the proper address

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Page 29: Guelph Alumnus Magazine, Spring 1980

y ou hear the sales approac h lt1 llmost cve ry day The new improved producl - more

powerful more efficient more everything Well that sa me approach very aptly applied

to College Roya I and University Open House 80 This yea r as well as the usual multitud e of events and exhibits across-camrus there were many exciting and refreshing innovations that added that extra sparkle to the glitter

The officia l opening of open house weekend by a professional actor and comedian was a first Canadils own tongue-in-cheek Don Harron though not bespectacled and disguised in the dilaridatcd cloth cap three-day beard and moth-eat en swea ter of the irreverent Chrlie Farquharso n ce rtainly sounded like that entertaining rural cha racter during a eourle of his r ertinent rronouncements

Another new fea ture of this years College Royal open hOlle weekend walt Fly-Days The sky W i the limit when at $7 a ti ck t cIIQO11 ers took 30-minute flights over the Univcrsit v nd thc surrounding ar a Thc Flying C1uh1I thl

Don Harron and Charlie Farquharson opened open house weekend with ColeRe Royal president Dawn Wert and College Roya cehbrafll Connalyn Cooke

Something New At Collegl

Where MY funny hal University of Guelph dreamed up the idea provided planes and pilots and des pite il storm that dumped ten inches of snow on G uelph in less than three hours ilttrac ted more thiln 40 adventu rers

Another well-attended newcomer event was th e Woodsman Comretitions where ring of axe rasp of crosscut sa wand flying logs a od woodchips filled the a ir ilS contestants pitted their muscles ilgainst the clock

A new wag and wiggle to the O Vc Dog Show was the mutt show - comrlete with a delightful dog-in -a n-Easter-bonnet competition

Well over 20000 people visit ed the campus during Collegc Royal open hou se weekend

Pr~ilting the thousa nds of bu sy students who orgil ni zed something for this University that it could not do for itself Prcsident Donald F Forster lnuded them for rroudly serving the 56-year tradition of College Roy~Jmiddot

What s new a t College Roy~l ) The rhot ograrhs on these two pagcs sum it ur much hetter th ~1 1l mInv tnou s no of word~ []

Pilots with the Flying Cluh at the Univ(fsity of Guelph introduced Fly-Days With customers is Paul Sullivan right Club prlsident

Collegl Royal open house weekend was a cold one but students who entered the Woodsman Competitions soon warmed to the job

Royal 80 A 30s lapper Daisy Mae

Linda Filller 80 Derek style at the fashion show

Just a big baby

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A New

Look At Old

Folks Exerpts from a FACS sheet

by Mary Cocivera

I nd ependence self-respect and dignity can make the difference between

enjoying the later years and mere ly enduring them Helping seniors maintain their independence is an increasingly popular more enlightened approach to providing the services required by the elder ly

Canadas population is getting old The proportion of the elderly is increasing as a result of extended life span lower birth rates and immigration cutbacks The percentage of Canadas popula tion over 65 increased from 5 per cent in 190 I to 87 per cent in 1976 Demographic projections predict that in 50 years more than 20 per cent of the Canadian population will be over 65

Supporting these elderly and providing the needed services will demand novel approaches new insights and an emphas is on enjoying rather than enduring the later years

WHO ARE THE ELDERLY

The elderly a re generaJly considered to be anyone over 65 yea rs old-the age of mandatory retirement At tha t turning point workers stop being wage earners and sta rt being senior citizens They receive old age security benefits draw pensio ns and ride buses at reduced ra tes

The retirement years are rewarding for many seniors Jackrabbit Johannsen still cross-count ry skis at 104 Grandma Moses painted into her 90s others earn university degrees pursue second careers indu lge in hobbies travel and find happiness in volunteer work But for some of the elderly the retirement years bring loneliness despair and poverty along with independence

Most of the elderly are women Of the elderl y living a lone 70 per cent are women

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The proportion of the elderly in Canada is increasing rapidly

Almost half of the women over 65 are widowed and widows outnumber widowers five to one

Three-quarters of the women over 65 living on their own have no income other than government stipends for the elderl y In Ontario these stipends now amount to about $365 monthly and are adjusted quarterly

INCOME DURING RETIREMENT

The financial picture for many seniors looks bleak but it may appear worse than it really is suggests Dr Kathleen Brown a family economist in the Department of Family Studies Without work-related costs retirees have lower expenses

In addition seniors can take advantage of free medical care free or reduced admissions property tax refunds income tax deductions public tra nsportation passes reductions on restaurant meals free drugs and seniors discoun ts at stores These benefits help spread retirement income that much further

Dr Brown suspects that the recently retired may see their financial position as worse than it rea ll y is She and Professor

Martin-Matthews arc doing a study of how recently retired people adjus t to changes in their economic and social status Its a difficu lt psychologica l adjustment for someone who has saved for retirement to start dipping into savings she says Consequently many scniors dont live as well as they co uld Some who could don t take taxis and hire help when they rea lly nced to because it is contrary to their Iife-Iong habits

The family home owned Iree and clear is a major economic assct in retirement and is the surest hedge against int1ation New programs likc the reverse mortgage can convert this asset into cash while a llowing the owner to stay in the house

In this scheme the bank or finance company buys the house over a period of about 20 ycars giving the resident homeowner monthly cash payments based on the assessed value of the house Varia tions on this theme may be one answer for asset-rich but cash-poor sen iors

Financially this arrangement makes good sense but convincing seniors may take some doing After people work a lifetimc to own a home outright they arc understandably reluctant to put a claim on it explains Dr Brown

Selling the family home in retirement is a calculated risk Will the capital from the house support a retired person for 10 years 20 years 30 yea rs Will it cover possi ble hi gh care costs in the later years A dollar saved in 1932 bu ys only 20 cents worth of goods and services at todays prices Int1ation will continue to erode the purchasing power of dollars saved fo r retirement

Financial management in general may present spec ial problems for many seniors notes Dr Brown Sources of income tend to be more diffuse in retirement coming from ann uities pensions RRSPs income supplements and perhaps reverse mortgages All of these require some attention managemen t and filling out of form s Often it s the widow who has to handle these ar rangements and she may be fac in g family finances for the first time in her life Seniors who could benefit from financial counselling don t know where to go for help

Growing old may not be glamorous but it need not be frig htening lonely and poverty-ridden In other cultures extended family a rrangements ass ure that elders will be loved needed and honoured until death In Canada senio rs place a high val ue on independence but geronto logists are now

realizing that independence can be facilitated while providing needed services and opportunities to the growing elderly populat ion 0

Election of alumni to Senate

Regulations governing election All alumni shall be eligible to vote providing they have graduated from the University of Guelph or the founding Colleges Alumni members of faculty a t the University of Guelph or full-time or part-time students enrolled in a pTogram under the jurisdiction of the Senate of the University of Guelph may not vote in the election of alumni to Senate if they have participated in the current election of faculty or the election of students to Senate

There shall be a minimum of one and a maximum of three elected alumni from anyone of the undernoted alumni bodies (a) Macdonald Institute or its successor College of Family and Consumer Studies (b) Ontario Agricultural College (c) Ontario Veterinary College (d) As a group the Colleges of Arts and Social Science and Wellington College- BA degree (e) As a group the Colleges of Biological Science and Physical Science and Wellington College-BSc degree

Each year the three-year terms of office of three of the nine alumni senators expire Retiring August 31 1980 are Frank Archibald OAC 39 W John Bowles CSS 72 and Dr Vc Rowan Walker OVC 47 The terms of office of Gordon B Henry OAC 34 Mrs Mary (Robertson) McGillivray Mac 36 and John R Flegg Arts 68 will expire August 31 1981 Charles (Chuck) Broadwell OAC 54 Bill Tolton OAC 36 and Dr Robert (Herb) Wright OVC 38 will sit on Senate until August 31 198 2

Voting instructions Please vote for a maximum of three candidates on the ballot form Voting shall be by an x Or checkm~rk Any mark on a ballot other than those required for marking the voters preference shall make the ballot null and void

Completed ballot form should be clipped and placed in an envelope on which you are requested to put your name and year in the upper left-hand corner To facilitate voting by an alumnus whose spouse is a lso an alumnus of the University of Guelph and who therefore jointly receive only one copy of the Guelph Alumnus two ballot forms are provided A joint return (two ballots in the same envelope) is acceptable only if the name and year of both voters a re on the envelope Address to Box SE Alumni Office University Centre University of Guelph Guelph Ontario NIG 2W l stamp and mail An on-campus polling booth in the foyer of the Physical Sciences Building will be open between the hours of 800 am and 200 pm on Saturday June 21 during Alumni Weekend Ballot forms and envelopes will be available at the booth On receipt at the Alumni Office eligibility to vote will be verified The sealed envelopes will be opencd on or after June 23 1980 and the ballots counted by scrutineers appointed by the Executivc Committee of the University of Guel ph Alumni Association Only valid ballots with voter identification on the enclosure envelopc received on or before that date will be counted

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iSenate Ballot Form iSenate Ballot Form I I For election of three alumni to Senate University of I For election of three alumni to Senate University of I I Guelph for the three-year term commencing Sep- I Guelph for the three-year term commencing Sep- I tember I 1980 See other side of this page for tember 1 1980 See other side of this page for I biographical sketches of candidates Vote for a biographicalfskhetches o~ candoidatebslvote for a I

maximum of three nominees One ballot per voter maximum 0 tree nommees ne a tot per voter I

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FERGUSON Paul D I CPS 67 Guelph

I FERGUSON Paul D I CPS 67 Guelph J

I GRUBBE Arthur G (Art) I OAC 41 Arthur I

GRUBBE Arthur G (Art) OAC 41 Arthur

I LEWIS Robin BI Aits 73 BTantford

I MILNE (Dennison) Lorna A I OAC 56 Brampton

I LEWIS Robin B I Arts 73 Brantford

MILNE (Dennison) Lorna A I OAC 56 Brampton

I YOUNG N Richard P Arts MA 76 Ridgeville

YOUNG N Richard P 1 Arts MA 76 Ridgeville

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News From Guelph

CAMPUS HIGHLIGHTS Summer Campus 1980 Summer Campus 80 will be a laughing matter if Larry Horowitz has his way A professional entertainer Horowitz is teaching a comedy workshop as part of the U niversi ty s uniq ue vaca tion proshygram which this year begins July 7 Timing voice inflection and mannerisms are almost more important than content according to thi s young comic who deshylights in sending up commercials

From comedy to reincarnation and apiculture Summer Campus this year presents vacationers with an extraordishynary smorgasbord of courses and activishyties For some people a relaxing vacashytion means a complete change from their usual activities explains Professor Jim Murray who established the program the only one of its kind at a Canadian university five years ago Teachers

lawyers and housewives will probably be among those who take Horowitzs comedy workshop or classes In drawing piano-playing or conversational French

Others however prefer to use the time to further develop themselves professiona ly says Professor Murray This year for the first time courses which form part of certificate programs in business and education wil[ be ineludshyed so that the family can come along while mom or dad sharpens professional skills Some of the 27 adult courses offered thi s summer are designed to fulfill specific personal needs such as how to become a skillful negotiator or generally manage life more effectively

Summer Campus is an ideal chance for alumni to spend time at the Univershysity of Guelph again notes Professor Murray Since Summer Campus has 12 special youth progra ms for children from 4 to 16 years of age returning to your alma mater can become a family

affair This year youngsters can ha m it up in a theatre workshop or learn about science computcrs or nature Workshops in jOllrnalism and art also encourage young talent

Tennis squash swimming and 800 acres of green space provide numerous recreational opportunities In the eveshyning it is poss ible to enjoy the campus through twilight tours and a myriad of student events includling the community barbeque Musical performances Walt Disney film nights and socials are espeshycially organized for Summer Campus va ca tioners

Summer Ca mpus 80 has two oneshyweek sess ions July 7-11 and 14-18 Course rates begins at $25 for children and $35 for adults per week Residence accomodation is available For complete program a nd fee information contact Continuing Education Division UNIshyVERSITY OF GUELPH Guelph Onshytario NIG 2WI or phone (519) 824-4120 ext 39560

Biographical Sketches- Senate Candidates middot PAUL D FERG SON CPS 67 lives in Guelph and is territory manager with Supersweet Feeds Stratford Paul taught at J F Ross Collegiate and then farmed near Arthur As an alu mni sena tor he at on Senate from 1969 to 1972 and feels he can provide an effective voice for alumni

ARTHUR G (ART) GRUBB OAC 41 is retired and lives in Arthur after a 35-yea r career with OMAF as an Ag Rep for the counties of Prince Edward Gray Oxford l anark and Perth Art is Secretary Ontario Institute of Agrologists Guelph Branch and is married to Lenore (McFadden) Mac 40

ROBIN BAIRD LEWIS Arts 73 lives in Brantford and is a part-time professional artist (see article on pages 6 and 7) An art instructor at Fanshawe College Robin is also a free-lance com mercial artist and has illustrated childrens books Her name is in the Index of Ontario Artists

LORNA A (DENNISON) MILNE OAC 56 lives in Brampton where she has operated Flowertown Antiques for eight years She is a trustee with the Peel Board of Education and vice chairman of the North Peel unit of the Canadian Cancer Society She is married to Ross Milne OAC 55

N RICHARD P YOUNG Arts MA 76 lives in Ridgeville and is a candidate for bar admission He is with the law firm of Young and McNamara in Thorold With his knowledge of taw he feels he can contribute to Senate during this period of economic difficulty

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Great Year For Gryphons

Mens Hock ey Cryphons winners of the OUAA championship

With no less than seven Gryphon teams taking Ontario championships the 1979-1980 intercollegiate season at the University of Guelph was certainly an unprecedented one

II a II started in the fall when the Senior Mens Varsity Eight rowing tea m broke records at the Ontario Universishyties Athletic Association (OUAA) meet in Weiland to take first place Then the mens and womens curling teams trashyvelled to the Universi ty of Western Ontario to defeat all comers and sweep two Ontario titles

Following th at came a weekend at Guelph that will not soon be forgotten by those involved February 22-23 saw the University of Guelph host both the Ontario Womens Basketball Championshyships and the Ontario Wrestling Chamshypionsh ips At approximately 800 pm on Saturday Feb 22 the Guelph women defeated Laurentian University for their first ever Ontario Womens Intercollegishy

ate Athletic Association (OWIAA) championship Three hours later the men had edged out the University of Western Ontario to bring back the Onshytario wrestling title after an absence of one year

Meanwhile the womens crossshycountry ski team put together a strong effort and snatched the provincial title from perennia l winner Carleton Univershysity

It was also about this time that the men s hockey Gryphons were putting together a miraculous comeback Ending up in fifth place in the OUAA the team had to travel to Laurentian University for a sudden death game The Gryphons won it They then fell one game down in a best of three semi-final with the Unishyversity of Toronto Varsity Blues and had to win two in a row to advance to the final They did In the final against the number one ranked McMaster Universishyty Marlins the Gryphons again fell one

game down You guessed it they won th e next two and became the second team ever to win back-to-back Ontario championships

The wrest lers basketball and hockshyey players all advanced to the Canadian Intra-universi ty Athletic Union (CIAU) Championships and a lthough no team titles were brought home they a ll made their presence felt at the national level

As weJl as seven championships the Gryphons had seven individual Ontario champions They were Ken Hawthorne in the 15 km Nord ic sk iing race and Bob Pronk Ken Bradford Jamie Beshythune Ed Slabikowski Gavin Carrow and Wayne Brightwell from th e wresshytling Gryphons The Nordic ski relay team of Dan MaJlet John Bonardelli and Ken Hawthorne also took a gold at the OUAA championships At the CIAU wrestling ch ampionships Wayne Brightwell took a gold medal in his weight class

The Gryphons also had ten Ontario a ll-stars in Candy Clarkson Linda Jolie Sue Lindley Mike Sesto Rick Dundas and Tom Heslip from basketball John Lowe and Jeff Inglis from football Mike McParland from hockey and Tony Tenwesteneind from volleyball Candy Clarkson wa s also named to the allshyCanadian team at the CJAU banquet in Halifax

Following the completion of the schedules the first annual Co-Educashytional Awards Banquet was held at the University s Peter Clark Hall The event was well received by athletes and staff a like and plans are already in the making for next seasons banquet 0

Microbiology Open House June 15 Microbiology is fascinating Thats the message of an open house to be held Sunday June 15 from I 00 pm to 500 pm in the Universitys Chemistry and Microbiology Building College of Physshyical Science Sponsored by the Canadian Society of Microbiologists Committee on Education with the co-operation of the Departments of Microbiology Vetshyerinary Microbiology and Immunology and the Microbiology Club Microbioloshygy Day is for everyone-young and old novice and expert alike

Four second-floor laboratories will house presentat ions demonstrations and poster displays of the latest research

developments in medical agricultural and industrial microbiology-in a way that can be readily understood even by non-scientists

For those who want to explore furshyther there will be tours of resea rch laboratories where work will be in progshyress and equipment in use including the electron microscope Interes ted visitors may also tour the Department of Veterishynary Microbiology and Immunologys research facilities

At 300 pm in Room 200 of the Chemistry and Microbiology Building Jay Ingram microbiologist and host of CBC Radio s Quirks and Quarks will

give a slide and video lecture on the history of microbiology and some of the most recent trends The talk will be aimed primarily at high school students but everyone should find it interest ing Later Jay will mingle and chat with visitors

Microbiology Day has been planned as part of the first joint annual meeting -of the Canad ian Society of Microbiolo shygists and the Genetics Society of Canashyda being held on campus from June J 5 to June 19 Over 400 delegates from across Canada and the United States will be there Heres a chance to hobnob with the experts Plan to bring the whole family It promises to be a great day 0

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Alumni Publications-Consolidation ue to a combination of rapidly escalating paper prices and mailing rates and a directiveD issued to all academic and administrative units of the University requesting that a ll 1979-80

budget submissions reflect a 5 per cent reduction of their 1978-79 budget allotments it became necessary to review the vital field of a lumni publications

To this end President DF Forster appointed a Special Advisory Committee on Alumni Publications with representatives from the U of G Alumni Association and each of the seven college alumni associations The Committee compiled a re port and the President accepted its recommendation to consolidate the Guelph A lumnus and the se ven individual college alumni bulletins

Through the year the four re gular issues of the Guelph Alumnus will consist of 36 pages and up to 18 page s in each issue will be a llocated to the college alumni associations Space will be divided in proportion to the size o f individual college alumni bodies and copy for the 18 pages will be pro vided by individual college e ditors To obtain a good institutional image and to m ainta in alumni acceptance the quality of Guelph Alumnus paper stock has been upgraded to a lighter weight coated stock This will result in lower mailing costs

Subject to annual review and the availa bility of funds the President has approved the publication ot an e ight-page Annual Alumni Weekend Supplement under the individual mastheads of the seven college alum ni associations The supplement will consist of a common four-page insert covering Alumni Weekend programs plus a four-page format of copy exclusive to and provided by e ach of the seven college alumni associations

Your colle ge editors met a de m anding deadline for this the first consolidated publication and we are very grateful to them We t hink we ve done the right thing-what do you think Ed 0

CODling Events

June 20-22

21

July 6middot18

10-13

19

21-24

September 15-20

19

29

Alumni Weekend

Annual Meetings at Guelph Friends of U of G Incbull Mac-FACS

OAC OVC bull Arts CPSbull CSS and U of G Alumni

Associations

Summer Campus

CVMA Confere nce Moncton NB

Centennial Banquet Associate Diploma in Agriculture

AVMA Convention Washington DC

Aggie Week

OAC Alumni Association Golf Tournament

Homecoming

GUELPHIALUMNUS ~

Spring 1986 Vol 13 Nltgt 2

Canada Postes Post Canada ~~oJod PYlp~+ pulk Ennombre third troisieme class classe 1067 Guelph Ont

ADDRESS CORRECTION REOUESTED

If th e addressee or a son o r a daughter w ho IS an atumnu s has moved please notify th~ Alum ni OHice University 01 G uelph N I G 2W so thai th is magazine may be forwarded to the proper address

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Page 30: Guelph Alumnus Magazine, Spring 1980

Pilots with the Flying Cluh at the Univ(fsity of Guelph introduced Fly-Days With customers is Paul Sullivan right Club prlsident

Collegl Royal open house weekend was a cold one but students who entered the Woodsman Competitions soon warmed to the job

Royal 80 A 30s lapper Daisy Mae

Linda Filller 80 Derek style at the fashion show

Just a big baby

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31

A New

Look At Old

Folks Exerpts from a FACS sheet

by Mary Cocivera

I nd ependence self-respect and dignity can make the difference between

enjoying the later years and mere ly enduring them Helping seniors maintain their independence is an increasingly popular more enlightened approach to providing the services required by the elder ly

Canadas population is getting old The proportion of the elderly is increasing as a result of extended life span lower birth rates and immigration cutbacks The percentage of Canadas popula tion over 65 increased from 5 per cent in 190 I to 87 per cent in 1976 Demographic projections predict that in 50 years more than 20 per cent of the Canadian population will be over 65

Supporting these elderly and providing the needed services will demand novel approaches new insights and an emphas is on enjoying rather than enduring the later years

WHO ARE THE ELDERLY

The elderly a re generaJly considered to be anyone over 65 yea rs old-the age of mandatory retirement At tha t turning point workers stop being wage earners and sta rt being senior citizens They receive old age security benefits draw pensio ns and ride buses at reduced ra tes

The retirement years are rewarding for many seniors Jackrabbit Johannsen still cross-count ry skis at 104 Grandma Moses painted into her 90s others earn university degrees pursue second careers indu lge in hobbies travel and find happiness in volunteer work But for some of the elderly the retirement years bring loneliness despair and poverty along with independence

Most of the elderly are women Of the elderl y living a lone 70 per cent are women

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The proportion of the elderly in Canada is increasing rapidly

Almost half of the women over 65 are widowed and widows outnumber widowers five to one

Three-quarters of the women over 65 living on their own have no income other than government stipends for the elderl y In Ontario these stipends now amount to about $365 monthly and are adjusted quarterly

INCOME DURING RETIREMENT

The financial picture for many seniors looks bleak but it may appear worse than it really is suggests Dr Kathleen Brown a family economist in the Department of Family Studies Without work-related costs retirees have lower expenses

In addition seniors can take advantage of free medical care free or reduced admissions property tax refunds income tax deductions public tra nsportation passes reductions on restaurant meals free drugs and seniors discoun ts at stores These benefits help spread retirement income that much further

Dr Brown suspects that the recently retired may see their financial position as worse than it rea ll y is She and Professor

Martin-Matthews arc doing a study of how recently retired people adjus t to changes in their economic and social status Its a difficu lt psychologica l adjustment for someone who has saved for retirement to start dipping into savings she says Consequently many scniors dont live as well as they co uld Some who could don t take taxis and hire help when they rea lly nced to because it is contrary to their Iife-Iong habits

The family home owned Iree and clear is a major economic assct in retirement and is the surest hedge against int1ation New programs likc the reverse mortgage can convert this asset into cash while a llowing the owner to stay in the house

In this scheme the bank or finance company buys the house over a period of about 20 ycars giving the resident homeowner monthly cash payments based on the assessed value of the house Varia tions on this theme may be one answer for asset-rich but cash-poor sen iors

Financially this arrangement makes good sense but convincing seniors may take some doing After people work a lifetimc to own a home outright they arc understandably reluctant to put a claim on it explains Dr Brown

Selling the family home in retirement is a calculated risk Will the capital from the house support a retired person for 10 years 20 years 30 yea rs Will it cover possi ble hi gh care costs in the later years A dollar saved in 1932 bu ys only 20 cents worth of goods and services at todays prices Int1ation will continue to erode the purchasing power of dollars saved fo r retirement

Financial management in general may present spec ial problems for many seniors notes Dr Brown Sources of income tend to be more diffuse in retirement coming from ann uities pensions RRSPs income supplements and perhaps reverse mortgages All of these require some attention managemen t and filling out of form s Often it s the widow who has to handle these ar rangements and she may be fac in g family finances for the first time in her life Seniors who could benefit from financial counselling don t know where to go for help

Growing old may not be glamorous but it need not be frig htening lonely and poverty-ridden In other cultures extended family a rrangements ass ure that elders will be loved needed and honoured until death In Canada senio rs place a high val ue on independence but geronto logists are now

realizing that independence can be facilitated while providing needed services and opportunities to the growing elderly populat ion 0

Election of alumni to Senate

Regulations governing election All alumni shall be eligible to vote providing they have graduated from the University of Guelph or the founding Colleges Alumni members of faculty a t the University of Guelph or full-time or part-time students enrolled in a pTogram under the jurisdiction of the Senate of the University of Guelph may not vote in the election of alumni to Senate if they have participated in the current election of faculty or the election of students to Senate

There shall be a minimum of one and a maximum of three elected alumni from anyone of the undernoted alumni bodies (a) Macdonald Institute or its successor College of Family and Consumer Studies (b) Ontario Agricultural College (c) Ontario Veterinary College (d) As a group the Colleges of Arts and Social Science and Wellington College- BA degree (e) As a group the Colleges of Biological Science and Physical Science and Wellington College-BSc degree

Each year the three-year terms of office of three of the nine alumni senators expire Retiring August 31 1980 are Frank Archibald OAC 39 W John Bowles CSS 72 and Dr Vc Rowan Walker OVC 47 The terms of office of Gordon B Henry OAC 34 Mrs Mary (Robertson) McGillivray Mac 36 and John R Flegg Arts 68 will expire August 31 1981 Charles (Chuck) Broadwell OAC 54 Bill Tolton OAC 36 and Dr Robert (Herb) Wright OVC 38 will sit on Senate until August 31 198 2

Voting instructions Please vote for a maximum of three candidates on the ballot form Voting shall be by an x Or checkm~rk Any mark on a ballot other than those required for marking the voters preference shall make the ballot null and void

Completed ballot form should be clipped and placed in an envelope on which you are requested to put your name and year in the upper left-hand corner To facilitate voting by an alumnus whose spouse is a lso an alumnus of the University of Guelph and who therefore jointly receive only one copy of the Guelph Alumnus two ballot forms are provided A joint return (two ballots in the same envelope) is acceptable only if the name and year of both voters a re on the envelope Address to Box SE Alumni Office University Centre University of Guelph Guelph Ontario NIG 2W l stamp and mail An on-campus polling booth in the foyer of the Physical Sciences Building will be open between the hours of 800 am and 200 pm on Saturday June 21 during Alumni Weekend Ballot forms and envelopes will be available at the booth On receipt at the Alumni Office eligibility to vote will be verified The sealed envelopes will be opencd on or after June 23 1980 and the ballots counted by scrutineers appointed by the Executivc Committee of the University of Guel ph Alumni Association Only valid ballots with voter identification on the enclosure envelopc received on or before that date will be counted

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iSenate Ballot Form iSenate Ballot Form I I For election of three alumni to Senate University of I For election of three alumni to Senate University of I I Guelph for the three-year term commencing Sep- I Guelph for the three-year term commencing Sep- I tember I 1980 See other side of this page for tember 1 1980 See other side of this page for I biographical sketches of candidates Vote for a biographicalfskhetches o~ candoidatebslvote for a I

maximum of three nominees One ballot per voter maximum 0 tree nommees ne a tot per voter I

I

I I

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I NAME OF NOMINEE VOTE I NAME OF NOMIN EE I

VOTE

FERGUSON Paul D I CPS 67 Guelph

I FERGUSON Paul D I CPS 67 Guelph J

I GRUBBE Arthur G (Art) I OAC 41 Arthur I

GRUBBE Arthur G (Art) OAC 41 Arthur

I LEWIS Robin BI Aits 73 BTantford

I MILNE (Dennison) Lorna A I OAC 56 Brampton

I LEWIS Robin B I Arts 73 Brantford

MILNE (Dennison) Lorna A I OAC 56 Brampton

I YOUNG N Richard P Arts MA 76 Ridgeville

YOUNG N Richard P 1 Arts MA 76 Ridgeville

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News From Guelph

CAMPUS HIGHLIGHTS Summer Campus 1980 Summer Campus 80 will be a laughing matter if Larry Horowitz has his way A professional entertainer Horowitz is teaching a comedy workshop as part of the U niversi ty s uniq ue vaca tion proshygram which this year begins July 7 Timing voice inflection and mannerisms are almost more important than content according to thi s young comic who deshylights in sending up commercials

From comedy to reincarnation and apiculture Summer Campus this year presents vacationers with an extraordishynary smorgasbord of courses and activishyties For some people a relaxing vacashytion means a complete change from their usual activities explains Professor Jim Murray who established the program the only one of its kind at a Canadian university five years ago Teachers

lawyers and housewives will probably be among those who take Horowitzs comedy workshop or classes In drawing piano-playing or conversational French

Others however prefer to use the time to further develop themselves professiona ly says Professor Murray This year for the first time courses which form part of certificate programs in business and education wil[ be ineludshyed so that the family can come along while mom or dad sharpens professional skills Some of the 27 adult courses offered thi s summer are designed to fulfill specific personal needs such as how to become a skillful negotiator or generally manage life more effectively

Summer Campus is an ideal chance for alumni to spend time at the Univershysity of Guelph again notes Professor Murray Since Summer Campus has 12 special youth progra ms for children from 4 to 16 years of age returning to your alma mater can become a family

affair This year youngsters can ha m it up in a theatre workshop or learn about science computcrs or nature Workshops in jOllrnalism and art also encourage young talent

Tennis squash swimming and 800 acres of green space provide numerous recreational opportunities In the eveshyning it is poss ible to enjoy the campus through twilight tours and a myriad of student events includling the community barbeque Musical performances Walt Disney film nights and socials are espeshycially organized for Summer Campus va ca tioners

Summer Ca mpus 80 has two oneshyweek sess ions July 7-11 and 14-18 Course rates begins at $25 for children and $35 for adults per week Residence accomodation is available For complete program a nd fee information contact Continuing Education Division UNIshyVERSITY OF GUELPH Guelph Onshytario NIG 2WI or phone (519) 824-4120 ext 39560

Biographical Sketches- Senate Candidates middot PAUL D FERG SON CPS 67 lives in Guelph and is territory manager with Supersweet Feeds Stratford Paul taught at J F Ross Collegiate and then farmed near Arthur As an alu mni sena tor he at on Senate from 1969 to 1972 and feels he can provide an effective voice for alumni

ARTHUR G (ART) GRUBB OAC 41 is retired and lives in Arthur after a 35-yea r career with OMAF as an Ag Rep for the counties of Prince Edward Gray Oxford l anark and Perth Art is Secretary Ontario Institute of Agrologists Guelph Branch and is married to Lenore (McFadden) Mac 40

ROBIN BAIRD LEWIS Arts 73 lives in Brantford and is a part-time professional artist (see article on pages 6 and 7) An art instructor at Fanshawe College Robin is also a free-lance com mercial artist and has illustrated childrens books Her name is in the Index of Ontario Artists

LORNA A (DENNISON) MILNE OAC 56 lives in Brampton where she has operated Flowertown Antiques for eight years She is a trustee with the Peel Board of Education and vice chairman of the North Peel unit of the Canadian Cancer Society She is married to Ross Milne OAC 55

N RICHARD P YOUNG Arts MA 76 lives in Ridgeville and is a candidate for bar admission He is with the law firm of Young and McNamara in Thorold With his knowledge of taw he feels he can contribute to Senate during this period of economic difficulty

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Great Year For Gryphons

Mens Hock ey Cryphons winners of the OUAA championship

With no less than seven Gryphon teams taking Ontario championships the 1979-1980 intercollegiate season at the University of Guelph was certainly an unprecedented one

II a II started in the fall when the Senior Mens Varsity Eight rowing tea m broke records at the Ontario Universishyties Athletic Association (OUAA) meet in Weiland to take first place Then the mens and womens curling teams trashyvelled to the Universi ty of Western Ontario to defeat all comers and sweep two Ontario titles

Following th at came a weekend at Guelph that will not soon be forgotten by those involved February 22-23 saw the University of Guelph host both the Ontario Womens Basketball Championshyships and the Ontario Wrestling Chamshypionsh ips At approximately 800 pm on Saturday Feb 22 the Guelph women defeated Laurentian University for their first ever Ontario Womens Intercollegishy

ate Athletic Association (OWIAA) championship Three hours later the men had edged out the University of Western Ontario to bring back the Onshytario wrestling title after an absence of one year

Meanwhile the womens crossshycountry ski team put together a strong effort and snatched the provincial title from perennia l winner Carleton Univershysity

It was also about this time that the men s hockey Gryphons were putting together a miraculous comeback Ending up in fifth place in the OUAA the team had to travel to Laurentian University for a sudden death game The Gryphons won it They then fell one game down in a best of three semi-final with the Unishyversity of Toronto Varsity Blues and had to win two in a row to advance to the final They did In the final against the number one ranked McMaster Universishyty Marlins the Gryphons again fell one

game down You guessed it they won th e next two and became the second team ever to win back-to-back Ontario championships

The wrest lers basketball and hockshyey players all advanced to the Canadian Intra-universi ty Athletic Union (CIAU) Championships and a lthough no team titles were brought home they a ll made their presence felt at the national level

As weJl as seven championships the Gryphons had seven individual Ontario champions They were Ken Hawthorne in the 15 km Nord ic sk iing race and Bob Pronk Ken Bradford Jamie Beshythune Ed Slabikowski Gavin Carrow and Wayne Brightwell from th e wresshytling Gryphons The Nordic ski relay team of Dan MaJlet John Bonardelli and Ken Hawthorne also took a gold at the OUAA championships At the CIAU wrestling ch ampionships Wayne Brightwell took a gold medal in his weight class

The Gryphons also had ten Ontario a ll-stars in Candy Clarkson Linda Jolie Sue Lindley Mike Sesto Rick Dundas and Tom Heslip from basketball John Lowe and Jeff Inglis from football Mike McParland from hockey and Tony Tenwesteneind from volleyball Candy Clarkson wa s also named to the allshyCanadian team at the CJAU banquet in Halifax

Following the completion of the schedules the first annual Co-Educashytional Awards Banquet was held at the University s Peter Clark Hall The event was well received by athletes and staff a like and plans are already in the making for next seasons banquet 0

Microbiology Open House June 15 Microbiology is fascinating Thats the message of an open house to be held Sunday June 15 from I 00 pm to 500 pm in the Universitys Chemistry and Microbiology Building College of Physshyical Science Sponsored by the Canadian Society of Microbiologists Committee on Education with the co-operation of the Departments of Microbiology Vetshyerinary Microbiology and Immunology and the Microbiology Club Microbioloshygy Day is for everyone-young and old novice and expert alike

Four second-floor laboratories will house presentat ions demonstrations and poster displays of the latest research

developments in medical agricultural and industrial microbiology-in a way that can be readily understood even by non-scientists

For those who want to explore furshyther there will be tours of resea rch laboratories where work will be in progshyress and equipment in use including the electron microscope Interes ted visitors may also tour the Department of Veterishynary Microbiology and Immunologys research facilities

At 300 pm in Room 200 of the Chemistry and Microbiology Building Jay Ingram microbiologist and host of CBC Radio s Quirks and Quarks will

give a slide and video lecture on the history of microbiology and some of the most recent trends The talk will be aimed primarily at high school students but everyone should find it interest ing Later Jay will mingle and chat with visitors

Microbiology Day has been planned as part of the first joint annual meeting -of the Canad ian Society of Microbiolo shygists and the Genetics Society of Canashyda being held on campus from June J 5 to June 19 Over 400 delegates from across Canada and the United States will be there Heres a chance to hobnob with the experts Plan to bring the whole family It promises to be a great day 0

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Alumni Publications-Consolidation ue to a combination of rapidly escalating paper prices and mailing rates and a directiveD issued to all academic and administrative units of the University requesting that a ll 1979-80

budget submissions reflect a 5 per cent reduction of their 1978-79 budget allotments it became necessary to review the vital field of a lumni publications

To this end President DF Forster appointed a Special Advisory Committee on Alumni Publications with representatives from the U of G Alumni Association and each of the seven college alumni associations The Committee compiled a re port and the President accepted its recommendation to consolidate the Guelph A lumnus and the se ven individual college alumni bulletins

Through the year the four re gular issues of the Guelph Alumnus will consist of 36 pages and up to 18 page s in each issue will be a llocated to the college alumni associations Space will be divided in proportion to the size o f individual college alumni bodies and copy for the 18 pages will be pro vided by individual college e ditors To obtain a good institutional image and to m ainta in alumni acceptance the quality of Guelph Alumnus paper stock has been upgraded to a lighter weight coated stock This will result in lower mailing costs

Subject to annual review and the availa bility of funds the President has approved the publication ot an e ight-page Annual Alumni Weekend Supplement under the individual mastheads of the seven college alum ni associations The supplement will consist of a common four-page insert covering Alumni Weekend programs plus a four-page format of copy exclusive to and provided by e ach of the seven college alumni associations

Your colle ge editors met a de m anding deadline for this the first consolidated publication and we are very grateful to them We t hink we ve done the right thing-what do you think Ed 0

CODling Events

June 20-22

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September 15-20

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Alumni Weekend

Annual Meetings at Guelph Friends of U of G Incbull Mac-FACS

OAC OVC bull Arts CPSbull CSS and U of G Alumni

Associations

Summer Campus

CVMA Confere nce Moncton NB

Centennial Banquet Associate Diploma in Agriculture

AVMA Convention Washington DC

Aggie Week

OAC Alumni Association Golf Tournament

Homecoming

GUELPHIALUMNUS ~

Spring 1986 Vol 13 Nltgt 2

Canada Postes Post Canada ~~oJod PYlp~+ pulk Ennombre third troisieme class classe 1067 Guelph Ont

ADDRESS CORRECTION REOUESTED

If th e addressee or a son o r a daughter w ho IS an atumnu s has moved please notify th~ Alum ni OHice University 01 G uelph N I G 2W so thai th is magazine may be forwarded to the proper address

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Page 31: Guelph Alumnus Magazine, Spring 1980

A New

Look At Old

Folks Exerpts from a FACS sheet

by Mary Cocivera

I nd ependence self-respect and dignity can make the difference between

enjoying the later years and mere ly enduring them Helping seniors maintain their independence is an increasingly popular more enlightened approach to providing the services required by the elder ly

Canadas population is getting old The proportion of the elderly is increasing as a result of extended life span lower birth rates and immigration cutbacks The percentage of Canadas popula tion over 65 increased from 5 per cent in 190 I to 87 per cent in 1976 Demographic projections predict that in 50 years more than 20 per cent of the Canadian population will be over 65

Supporting these elderly and providing the needed services will demand novel approaches new insights and an emphas is on enjoying rather than enduring the later years

WHO ARE THE ELDERLY

The elderly a re generaJly considered to be anyone over 65 yea rs old-the age of mandatory retirement At tha t turning point workers stop being wage earners and sta rt being senior citizens They receive old age security benefits draw pensio ns and ride buses at reduced ra tes

The retirement years are rewarding for many seniors Jackrabbit Johannsen still cross-count ry skis at 104 Grandma Moses painted into her 90s others earn university degrees pursue second careers indu lge in hobbies travel and find happiness in volunteer work But for some of the elderly the retirement years bring loneliness despair and poverty along with independence

Most of the elderly are women Of the elderl y living a lone 70 per cent are women

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The proportion of the elderly in Canada is increasing rapidly

Almost half of the women over 65 are widowed and widows outnumber widowers five to one

Three-quarters of the women over 65 living on their own have no income other than government stipends for the elderl y In Ontario these stipends now amount to about $365 monthly and are adjusted quarterly

INCOME DURING RETIREMENT

The financial picture for many seniors looks bleak but it may appear worse than it really is suggests Dr Kathleen Brown a family economist in the Department of Family Studies Without work-related costs retirees have lower expenses

In addition seniors can take advantage of free medical care free or reduced admissions property tax refunds income tax deductions public tra nsportation passes reductions on restaurant meals free drugs and seniors discoun ts at stores These benefits help spread retirement income that much further

Dr Brown suspects that the recently retired may see their financial position as worse than it rea ll y is She and Professor

Martin-Matthews arc doing a study of how recently retired people adjus t to changes in their economic and social status Its a difficu lt psychologica l adjustment for someone who has saved for retirement to start dipping into savings she says Consequently many scniors dont live as well as they co uld Some who could don t take taxis and hire help when they rea lly nced to because it is contrary to their Iife-Iong habits

The family home owned Iree and clear is a major economic assct in retirement and is the surest hedge against int1ation New programs likc the reverse mortgage can convert this asset into cash while a llowing the owner to stay in the house

In this scheme the bank or finance company buys the house over a period of about 20 ycars giving the resident homeowner monthly cash payments based on the assessed value of the house Varia tions on this theme may be one answer for asset-rich but cash-poor sen iors

Financially this arrangement makes good sense but convincing seniors may take some doing After people work a lifetimc to own a home outright they arc understandably reluctant to put a claim on it explains Dr Brown

Selling the family home in retirement is a calculated risk Will the capital from the house support a retired person for 10 years 20 years 30 yea rs Will it cover possi ble hi gh care costs in the later years A dollar saved in 1932 bu ys only 20 cents worth of goods and services at todays prices Int1ation will continue to erode the purchasing power of dollars saved fo r retirement

Financial management in general may present spec ial problems for many seniors notes Dr Brown Sources of income tend to be more diffuse in retirement coming from ann uities pensions RRSPs income supplements and perhaps reverse mortgages All of these require some attention managemen t and filling out of form s Often it s the widow who has to handle these ar rangements and she may be fac in g family finances for the first time in her life Seniors who could benefit from financial counselling don t know where to go for help

Growing old may not be glamorous but it need not be frig htening lonely and poverty-ridden In other cultures extended family a rrangements ass ure that elders will be loved needed and honoured until death In Canada senio rs place a high val ue on independence but geronto logists are now

realizing that independence can be facilitated while providing needed services and opportunities to the growing elderly populat ion 0

Election of alumni to Senate

Regulations governing election All alumni shall be eligible to vote providing they have graduated from the University of Guelph or the founding Colleges Alumni members of faculty a t the University of Guelph or full-time or part-time students enrolled in a pTogram under the jurisdiction of the Senate of the University of Guelph may not vote in the election of alumni to Senate if they have participated in the current election of faculty or the election of students to Senate

There shall be a minimum of one and a maximum of three elected alumni from anyone of the undernoted alumni bodies (a) Macdonald Institute or its successor College of Family and Consumer Studies (b) Ontario Agricultural College (c) Ontario Veterinary College (d) As a group the Colleges of Arts and Social Science and Wellington College- BA degree (e) As a group the Colleges of Biological Science and Physical Science and Wellington College-BSc degree

Each year the three-year terms of office of three of the nine alumni senators expire Retiring August 31 1980 are Frank Archibald OAC 39 W John Bowles CSS 72 and Dr Vc Rowan Walker OVC 47 The terms of office of Gordon B Henry OAC 34 Mrs Mary (Robertson) McGillivray Mac 36 and John R Flegg Arts 68 will expire August 31 1981 Charles (Chuck) Broadwell OAC 54 Bill Tolton OAC 36 and Dr Robert (Herb) Wright OVC 38 will sit on Senate until August 31 198 2

Voting instructions Please vote for a maximum of three candidates on the ballot form Voting shall be by an x Or checkm~rk Any mark on a ballot other than those required for marking the voters preference shall make the ballot null and void

Completed ballot form should be clipped and placed in an envelope on which you are requested to put your name and year in the upper left-hand corner To facilitate voting by an alumnus whose spouse is a lso an alumnus of the University of Guelph and who therefore jointly receive only one copy of the Guelph Alumnus two ballot forms are provided A joint return (two ballots in the same envelope) is acceptable only if the name and year of both voters a re on the envelope Address to Box SE Alumni Office University Centre University of Guelph Guelph Ontario NIG 2W l stamp and mail An on-campus polling booth in the foyer of the Physical Sciences Building will be open between the hours of 800 am and 200 pm on Saturday June 21 during Alumni Weekend Ballot forms and envelopes will be available at the booth On receipt at the Alumni Office eligibility to vote will be verified The sealed envelopes will be opencd on or after June 23 1980 and the ballots counted by scrutineers appointed by the Executivc Committee of the University of Guel ph Alumni Association Only valid ballots with voter identification on the enclosure envelopc received on or before that date will be counted

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iSenate Ballot Form iSenate Ballot Form I I For election of three alumni to Senate University of I For election of three alumni to Senate University of I I Guelph for the three-year term commencing Sep- I Guelph for the three-year term commencing Sep- I tember I 1980 See other side of this page for tember 1 1980 See other side of this page for I biographical sketches of candidates Vote for a biographicalfskhetches o~ candoidatebslvote for a I

maximum of three nominees One ballot per voter maximum 0 tree nommees ne a tot per voter I

I

I I

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I NAME OF NOMINEE VOTE I NAME OF NOMIN EE I

VOTE

FERGUSON Paul D I CPS 67 Guelph

I FERGUSON Paul D I CPS 67 Guelph J

I GRUBBE Arthur G (Art) I OAC 41 Arthur I

GRUBBE Arthur G (Art) OAC 41 Arthur

I LEWIS Robin BI Aits 73 BTantford

I MILNE (Dennison) Lorna A I OAC 56 Brampton

I LEWIS Robin B I Arts 73 Brantford

MILNE (Dennison) Lorna A I OAC 56 Brampton

I YOUNG N Richard P Arts MA 76 Ridgeville

YOUNG N Richard P 1 Arts MA 76 Ridgeville

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News From Guelph

CAMPUS HIGHLIGHTS Summer Campus 1980 Summer Campus 80 will be a laughing matter if Larry Horowitz has his way A professional entertainer Horowitz is teaching a comedy workshop as part of the U niversi ty s uniq ue vaca tion proshygram which this year begins July 7 Timing voice inflection and mannerisms are almost more important than content according to thi s young comic who deshylights in sending up commercials

From comedy to reincarnation and apiculture Summer Campus this year presents vacationers with an extraordishynary smorgasbord of courses and activishyties For some people a relaxing vacashytion means a complete change from their usual activities explains Professor Jim Murray who established the program the only one of its kind at a Canadian university five years ago Teachers

lawyers and housewives will probably be among those who take Horowitzs comedy workshop or classes In drawing piano-playing or conversational French

Others however prefer to use the time to further develop themselves professiona ly says Professor Murray This year for the first time courses which form part of certificate programs in business and education wil[ be ineludshyed so that the family can come along while mom or dad sharpens professional skills Some of the 27 adult courses offered thi s summer are designed to fulfill specific personal needs such as how to become a skillful negotiator or generally manage life more effectively

Summer Campus is an ideal chance for alumni to spend time at the Univershysity of Guelph again notes Professor Murray Since Summer Campus has 12 special youth progra ms for children from 4 to 16 years of age returning to your alma mater can become a family

affair This year youngsters can ha m it up in a theatre workshop or learn about science computcrs or nature Workshops in jOllrnalism and art also encourage young talent

Tennis squash swimming and 800 acres of green space provide numerous recreational opportunities In the eveshyning it is poss ible to enjoy the campus through twilight tours and a myriad of student events includling the community barbeque Musical performances Walt Disney film nights and socials are espeshycially organized for Summer Campus va ca tioners

Summer Ca mpus 80 has two oneshyweek sess ions July 7-11 and 14-18 Course rates begins at $25 for children and $35 for adults per week Residence accomodation is available For complete program a nd fee information contact Continuing Education Division UNIshyVERSITY OF GUELPH Guelph Onshytario NIG 2WI or phone (519) 824-4120 ext 39560

Biographical Sketches- Senate Candidates middot PAUL D FERG SON CPS 67 lives in Guelph and is territory manager with Supersweet Feeds Stratford Paul taught at J F Ross Collegiate and then farmed near Arthur As an alu mni sena tor he at on Senate from 1969 to 1972 and feels he can provide an effective voice for alumni

ARTHUR G (ART) GRUBB OAC 41 is retired and lives in Arthur after a 35-yea r career with OMAF as an Ag Rep for the counties of Prince Edward Gray Oxford l anark and Perth Art is Secretary Ontario Institute of Agrologists Guelph Branch and is married to Lenore (McFadden) Mac 40

ROBIN BAIRD LEWIS Arts 73 lives in Brantford and is a part-time professional artist (see article on pages 6 and 7) An art instructor at Fanshawe College Robin is also a free-lance com mercial artist and has illustrated childrens books Her name is in the Index of Ontario Artists

LORNA A (DENNISON) MILNE OAC 56 lives in Brampton where she has operated Flowertown Antiques for eight years She is a trustee with the Peel Board of Education and vice chairman of the North Peel unit of the Canadian Cancer Society She is married to Ross Milne OAC 55

N RICHARD P YOUNG Arts MA 76 lives in Ridgeville and is a candidate for bar admission He is with the law firm of Young and McNamara in Thorold With his knowledge of taw he feels he can contribute to Senate during this period of economic difficulty

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Great Year For Gryphons

Mens Hock ey Cryphons winners of the OUAA championship

With no less than seven Gryphon teams taking Ontario championships the 1979-1980 intercollegiate season at the University of Guelph was certainly an unprecedented one

II a II started in the fall when the Senior Mens Varsity Eight rowing tea m broke records at the Ontario Universishyties Athletic Association (OUAA) meet in Weiland to take first place Then the mens and womens curling teams trashyvelled to the Universi ty of Western Ontario to defeat all comers and sweep two Ontario titles

Following th at came a weekend at Guelph that will not soon be forgotten by those involved February 22-23 saw the University of Guelph host both the Ontario Womens Basketball Championshyships and the Ontario Wrestling Chamshypionsh ips At approximately 800 pm on Saturday Feb 22 the Guelph women defeated Laurentian University for their first ever Ontario Womens Intercollegishy

ate Athletic Association (OWIAA) championship Three hours later the men had edged out the University of Western Ontario to bring back the Onshytario wrestling title after an absence of one year

Meanwhile the womens crossshycountry ski team put together a strong effort and snatched the provincial title from perennia l winner Carleton Univershysity

It was also about this time that the men s hockey Gryphons were putting together a miraculous comeback Ending up in fifth place in the OUAA the team had to travel to Laurentian University for a sudden death game The Gryphons won it They then fell one game down in a best of three semi-final with the Unishyversity of Toronto Varsity Blues and had to win two in a row to advance to the final They did In the final against the number one ranked McMaster Universishyty Marlins the Gryphons again fell one

game down You guessed it they won th e next two and became the second team ever to win back-to-back Ontario championships

The wrest lers basketball and hockshyey players all advanced to the Canadian Intra-universi ty Athletic Union (CIAU) Championships and a lthough no team titles were brought home they a ll made their presence felt at the national level

As weJl as seven championships the Gryphons had seven individual Ontario champions They were Ken Hawthorne in the 15 km Nord ic sk iing race and Bob Pronk Ken Bradford Jamie Beshythune Ed Slabikowski Gavin Carrow and Wayne Brightwell from th e wresshytling Gryphons The Nordic ski relay team of Dan MaJlet John Bonardelli and Ken Hawthorne also took a gold at the OUAA championships At the CIAU wrestling ch ampionships Wayne Brightwell took a gold medal in his weight class

The Gryphons also had ten Ontario a ll-stars in Candy Clarkson Linda Jolie Sue Lindley Mike Sesto Rick Dundas and Tom Heslip from basketball John Lowe and Jeff Inglis from football Mike McParland from hockey and Tony Tenwesteneind from volleyball Candy Clarkson wa s also named to the allshyCanadian team at the CJAU banquet in Halifax

Following the completion of the schedules the first annual Co-Educashytional Awards Banquet was held at the University s Peter Clark Hall The event was well received by athletes and staff a like and plans are already in the making for next seasons banquet 0

Microbiology Open House June 15 Microbiology is fascinating Thats the message of an open house to be held Sunday June 15 from I 00 pm to 500 pm in the Universitys Chemistry and Microbiology Building College of Physshyical Science Sponsored by the Canadian Society of Microbiologists Committee on Education with the co-operation of the Departments of Microbiology Vetshyerinary Microbiology and Immunology and the Microbiology Club Microbioloshygy Day is for everyone-young and old novice and expert alike

Four second-floor laboratories will house presentat ions demonstrations and poster displays of the latest research

developments in medical agricultural and industrial microbiology-in a way that can be readily understood even by non-scientists

For those who want to explore furshyther there will be tours of resea rch laboratories where work will be in progshyress and equipment in use including the electron microscope Interes ted visitors may also tour the Department of Veterishynary Microbiology and Immunologys research facilities

At 300 pm in Room 200 of the Chemistry and Microbiology Building Jay Ingram microbiologist and host of CBC Radio s Quirks and Quarks will

give a slide and video lecture on the history of microbiology and some of the most recent trends The talk will be aimed primarily at high school students but everyone should find it interest ing Later Jay will mingle and chat with visitors

Microbiology Day has been planned as part of the first joint annual meeting -of the Canad ian Society of Microbiolo shygists and the Genetics Society of Canashyda being held on campus from June J 5 to June 19 Over 400 delegates from across Canada and the United States will be there Heres a chance to hobnob with the experts Plan to bring the whole family It promises to be a great day 0

35

~~----

Alumni Publications-Consolidation ue to a combination of rapidly escalating paper prices and mailing rates and a directiveD issued to all academic and administrative units of the University requesting that a ll 1979-80

budget submissions reflect a 5 per cent reduction of their 1978-79 budget allotments it became necessary to review the vital field of a lumni publications

To this end President DF Forster appointed a Special Advisory Committee on Alumni Publications with representatives from the U of G Alumni Association and each of the seven college alumni associations The Committee compiled a re port and the President accepted its recommendation to consolidate the Guelph A lumnus and the se ven individual college alumni bulletins

Through the year the four re gular issues of the Guelph Alumnus will consist of 36 pages and up to 18 page s in each issue will be a llocated to the college alumni associations Space will be divided in proportion to the size o f individual college alumni bodies and copy for the 18 pages will be pro vided by individual college e ditors To obtain a good institutional image and to m ainta in alumni acceptance the quality of Guelph Alumnus paper stock has been upgraded to a lighter weight coated stock This will result in lower mailing costs

Subject to annual review and the availa bility of funds the President has approved the publication ot an e ight-page Annual Alumni Weekend Supplement under the individual mastheads of the seven college alum ni associations The supplement will consist of a common four-page insert covering Alumni Weekend programs plus a four-page format of copy exclusive to and provided by e ach of the seven college alumni associations

Your colle ge editors met a de m anding deadline for this the first consolidated publication and we are very grateful to them We t hink we ve done the right thing-what do you think Ed 0

CODling Events

June 20-22

21

July 6middot18

10-13

19

21-24

September 15-20

19

29

Alumni Weekend

Annual Meetings at Guelph Friends of U of G Incbull Mac-FACS

OAC OVC bull Arts CPSbull CSS and U of G Alumni

Associations

Summer Campus

CVMA Confere nce Moncton NB

Centennial Banquet Associate Diploma in Agriculture

AVMA Convention Washington DC

Aggie Week

OAC Alumni Association Golf Tournament

Homecoming

GUELPHIALUMNUS ~

Spring 1986 Vol 13 Nltgt 2

Canada Postes Post Canada ~~oJod PYlp~+ pulk Ennombre third troisieme class classe 1067 Guelph Ont

ADDRESS CORRECTION REOUESTED

If th e addressee or a son o r a daughter w ho IS an atumnu s has moved please notify th~ Alum ni OHice University 01 G uelph N I G 2W so thai th is magazine may be forwarded to the proper address

~o ~~ ~~

~e e ~ i~o ~e~ee

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Page 32: Guelph Alumnus Magazine, Spring 1980

Election of alumni to Senate

Regulations governing election All alumni shall be eligible to vote providing they have graduated from the University of Guelph or the founding Colleges Alumni members of faculty a t the University of Guelph or full-time or part-time students enrolled in a pTogram under the jurisdiction of the Senate of the University of Guelph may not vote in the election of alumni to Senate if they have participated in the current election of faculty or the election of students to Senate

There shall be a minimum of one and a maximum of three elected alumni from anyone of the undernoted alumni bodies (a) Macdonald Institute or its successor College of Family and Consumer Studies (b) Ontario Agricultural College (c) Ontario Veterinary College (d) As a group the Colleges of Arts and Social Science and Wellington College- BA degree (e) As a group the Colleges of Biological Science and Physical Science and Wellington College-BSc degree

Each year the three-year terms of office of three of the nine alumni senators expire Retiring August 31 1980 are Frank Archibald OAC 39 W John Bowles CSS 72 and Dr Vc Rowan Walker OVC 47 The terms of office of Gordon B Henry OAC 34 Mrs Mary (Robertson) McGillivray Mac 36 and John R Flegg Arts 68 will expire August 31 1981 Charles (Chuck) Broadwell OAC 54 Bill Tolton OAC 36 and Dr Robert (Herb) Wright OVC 38 will sit on Senate until August 31 198 2

Voting instructions Please vote for a maximum of three candidates on the ballot form Voting shall be by an x Or checkm~rk Any mark on a ballot other than those required for marking the voters preference shall make the ballot null and void

Completed ballot form should be clipped and placed in an envelope on which you are requested to put your name and year in the upper left-hand corner To facilitate voting by an alumnus whose spouse is a lso an alumnus of the University of Guelph and who therefore jointly receive only one copy of the Guelph Alumnus two ballot forms are provided A joint return (two ballots in the same envelope) is acceptable only if the name and year of both voters a re on the envelope Address to Box SE Alumni Office University Centre University of Guelph Guelph Ontario NIG 2W l stamp and mail An on-campus polling booth in the foyer of the Physical Sciences Building will be open between the hours of 800 am and 200 pm on Saturday June 21 during Alumni Weekend Ballot forms and envelopes will be available at the booth On receipt at the Alumni Office eligibility to vote will be verified The sealed envelopes will be opencd on or after June 23 1980 and the ballots counted by scrutineers appointed by the Executivc Committee of the University of Guel ph Alumni Association Only valid ballots with voter identification on the enclosure envelopc received on or before that date will be counted

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iSenate Ballot Form iSenate Ballot Form I I For election of three alumni to Senate University of I For election of three alumni to Senate University of I I Guelph for the three-year term commencing Sep- I Guelph for the three-year term commencing Sep- I tember I 1980 See other side of this page for tember 1 1980 See other side of this page for I biographical sketches of candidates Vote for a biographicalfskhetches o~ candoidatebslvote for a I

maximum of three nominees One ballot per voter maximum 0 tree nommees ne a tot per voter I

I

I I

l I

I NAME OF NOMINEE VOTE I NAME OF NOMIN EE I

VOTE

FERGUSON Paul D I CPS 67 Guelph

I FERGUSON Paul D I CPS 67 Guelph J

I GRUBBE Arthur G (Art) I OAC 41 Arthur I

GRUBBE Arthur G (Art) OAC 41 Arthur

I LEWIS Robin BI Aits 73 BTantford

I MILNE (Dennison) Lorna A I OAC 56 Brampton

I LEWIS Robin B I Arts 73 Brantford

MILNE (Dennison) Lorna A I OAC 56 Brampton

I YOUNG N Richard P Arts MA 76 Ridgeville

YOUNG N Richard P 1 Arts MA 76 Ridgeville

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33

News From Guelph

CAMPUS HIGHLIGHTS Summer Campus 1980 Summer Campus 80 will be a laughing matter if Larry Horowitz has his way A professional entertainer Horowitz is teaching a comedy workshop as part of the U niversi ty s uniq ue vaca tion proshygram which this year begins July 7 Timing voice inflection and mannerisms are almost more important than content according to thi s young comic who deshylights in sending up commercials

From comedy to reincarnation and apiculture Summer Campus this year presents vacationers with an extraordishynary smorgasbord of courses and activishyties For some people a relaxing vacashytion means a complete change from their usual activities explains Professor Jim Murray who established the program the only one of its kind at a Canadian university five years ago Teachers

lawyers and housewives will probably be among those who take Horowitzs comedy workshop or classes In drawing piano-playing or conversational French

Others however prefer to use the time to further develop themselves professiona ly says Professor Murray This year for the first time courses which form part of certificate programs in business and education wil[ be ineludshyed so that the family can come along while mom or dad sharpens professional skills Some of the 27 adult courses offered thi s summer are designed to fulfill specific personal needs such as how to become a skillful negotiator or generally manage life more effectively

Summer Campus is an ideal chance for alumni to spend time at the Univershysity of Guelph again notes Professor Murray Since Summer Campus has 12 special youth progra ms for children from 4 to 16 years of age returning to your alma mater can become a family

affair This year youngsters can ha m it up in a theatre workshop or learn about science computcrs or nature Workshops in jOllrnalism and art also encourage young talent

Tennis squash swimming and 800 acres of green space provide numerous recreational opportunities In the eveshyning it is poss ible to enjoy the campus through twilight tours and a myriad of student events includling the community barbeque Musical performances Walt Disney film nights and socials are espeshycially organized for Summer Campus va ca tioners

Summer Ca mpus 80 has two oneshyweek sess ions July 7-11 and 14-18 Course rates begins at $25 for children and $35 for adults per week Residence accomodation is available For complete program a nd fee information contact Continuing Education Division UNIshyVERSITY OF GUELPH Guelph Onshytario NIG 2WI or phone (519) 824-4120 ext 39560

Biographical Sketches- Senate Candidates middot PAUL D FERG SON CPS 67 lives in Guelph and is territory manager with Supersweet Feeds Stratford Paul taught at J F Ross Collegiate and then farmed near Arthur As an alu mni sena tor he at on Senate from 1969 to 1972 and feels he can provide an effective voice for alumni

ARTHUR G (ART) GRUBB OAC 41 is retired and lives in Arthur after a 35-yea r career with OMAF as an Ag Rep for the counties of Prince Edward Gray Oxford l anark and Perth Art is Secretary Ontario Institute of Agrologists Guelph Branch and is married to Lenore (McFadden) Mac 40

ROBIN BAIRD LEWIS Arts 73 lives in Brantford and is a part-time professional artist (see article on pages 6 and 7) An art instructor at Fanshawe College Robin is also a free-lance com mercial artist and has illustrated childrens books Her name is in the Index of Ontario Artists

LORNA A (DENNISON) MILNE OAC 56 lives in Brampton where she has operated Flowertown Antiques for eight years She is a trustee with the Peel Board of Education and vice chairman of the North Peel unit of the Canadian Cancer Society She is married to Ross Milne OAC 55

N RICHARD P YOUNG Arts MA 76 lives in Ridgeville and is a candidate for bar admission He is with the law firm of Young and McNamara in Thorold With his knowledge of taw he feels he can contribute to Senate during this period of economic difficulty

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34

Great Year For Gryphons

Mens Hock ey Cryphons winners of the OUAA championship

With no less than seven Gryphon teams taking Ontario championships the 1979-1980 intercollegiate season at the University of Guelph was certainly an unprecedented one

II a II started in the fall when the Senior Mens Varsity Eight rowing tea m broke records at the Ontario Universishyties Athletic Association (OUAA) meet in Weiland to take first place Then the mens and womens curling teams trashyvelled to the Universi ty of Western Ontario to defeat all comers and sweep two Ontario titles

Following th at came a weekend at Guelph that will not soon be forgotten by those involved February 22-23 saw the University of Guelph host both the Ontario Womens Basketball Championshyships and the Ontario Wrestling Chamshypionsh ips At approximately 800 pm on Saturday Feb 22 the Guelph women defeated Laurentian University for their first ever Ontario Womens Intercollegishy

ate Athletic Association (OWIAA) championship Three hours later the men had edged out the University of Western Ontario to bring back the Onshytario wrestling title after an absence of one year

Meanwhile the womens crossshycountry ski team put together a strong effort and snatched the provincial title from perennia l winner Carleton Univershysity

It was also about this time that the men s hockey Gryphons were putting together a miraculous comeback Ending up in fifth place in the OUAA the team had to travel to Laurentian University for a sudden death game The Gryphons won it They then fell one game down in a best of three semi-final with the Unishyversity of Toronto Varsity Blues and had to win two in a row to advance to the final They did In the final against the number one ranked McMaster Universishyty Marlins the Gryphons again fell one

game down You guessed it they won th e next two and became the second team ever to win back-to-back Ontario championships

The wrest lers basketball and hockshyey players all advanced to the Canadian Intra-universi ty Athletic Union (CIAU) Championships and a lthough no team titles were brought home they a ll made their presence felt at the national level

As weJl as seven championships the Gryphons had seven individual Ontario champions They were Ken Hawthorne in the 15 km Nord ic sk iing race and Bob Pronk Ken Bradford Jamie Beshythune Ed Slabikowski Gavin Carrow and Wayne Brightwell from th e wresshytling Gryphons The Nordic ski relay team of Dan MaJlet John Bonardelli and Ken Hawthorne also took a gold at the OUAA championships At the CIAU wrestling ch ampionships Wayne Brightwell took a gold medal in his weight class

The Gryphons also had ten Ontario a ll-stars in Candy Clarkson Linda Jolie Sue Lindley Mike Sesto Rick Dundas and Tom Heslip from basketball John Lowe and Jeff Inglis from football Mike McParland from hockey and Tony Tenwesteneind from volleyball Candy Clarkson wa s also named to the allshyCanadian team at the CJAU banquet in Halifax

Following the completion of the schedules the first annual Co-Educashytional Awards Banquet was held at the University s Peter Clark Hall The event was well received by athletes and staff a like and plans are already in the making for next seasons banquet 0

Microbiology Open House June 15 Microbiology is fascinating Thats the message of an open house to be held Sunday June 15 from I 00 pm to 500 pm in the Universitys Chemistry and Microbiology Building College of Physshyical Science Sponsored by the Canadian Society of Microbiologists Committee on Education with the co-operation of the Departments of Microbiology Vetshyerinary Microbiology and Immunology and the Microbiology Club Microbioloshygy Day is for everyone-young and old novice and expert alike

Four second-floor laboratories will house presentat ions demonstrations and poster displays of the latest research

developments in medical agricultural and industrial microbiology-in a way that can be readily understood even by non-scientists

For those who want to explore furshyther there will be tours of resea rch laboratories where work will be in progshyress and equipment in use including the electron microscope Interes ted visitors may also tour the Department of Veterishynary Microbiology and Immunologys research facilities

At 300 pm in Room 200 of the Chemistry and Microbiology Building Jay Ingram microbiologist and host of CBC Radio s Quirks and Quarks will

give a slide and video lecture on the history of microbiology and some of the most recent trends The talk will be aimed primarily at high school students but everyone should find it interest ing Later Jay will mingle and chat with visitors

Microbiology Day has been planned as part of the first joint annual meeting -of the Canad ian Society of Microbiolo shygists and the Genetics Society of Canashyda being held on campus from June J 5 to June 19 Over 400 delegates from across Canada and the United States will be there Heres a chance to hobnob with the experts Plan to bring the whole family It promises to be a great day 0

35

~~----

Alumni Publications-Consolidation ue to a combination of rapidly escalating paper prices and mailing rates and a directiveD issued to all academic and administrative units of the University requesting that a ll 1979-80

budget submissions reflect a 5 per cent reduction of their 1978-79 budget allotments it became necessary to review the vital field of a lumni publications

To this end President DF Forster appointed a Special Advisory Committee on Alumni Publications with representatives from the U of G Alumni Association and each of the seven college alumni associations The Committee compiled a re port and the President accepted its recommendation to consolidate the Guelph A lumnus and the se ven individual college alumni bulletins

Through the year the four re gular issues of the Guelph Alumnus will consist of 36 pages and up to 18 page s in each issue will be a llocated to the college alumni associations Space will be divided in proportion to the size o f individual college alumni bodies and copy for the 18 pages will be pro vided by individual college e ditors To obtain a good institutional image and to m ainta in alumni acceptance the quality of Guelph Alumnus paper stock has been upgraded to a lighter weight coated stock This will result in lower mailing costs

Subject to annual review and the availa bility of funds the President has approved the publication ot an e ight-page Annual Alumni Weekend Supplement under the individual mastheads of the seven college alum ni associations The supplement will consist of a common four-page insert covering Alumni Weekend programs plus a four-page format of copy exclusive to and provided by e ach of the seven college alumni associations

Your colle ge editors met a de m anding deadline for this the first consolidated publication and we are very grateful to them We t hink we ve done the right thing-what do you think Ed 0

CODling Events

June 20-22

21

July 6middot18

10-13

19

21-24

September 15-20

19

29

Alumni Weekend

Annual Meetings at Guelph Friends of U of G Incbull Mac-FACS

OAC OVC bull Arts CPSbull CSS and U of G Alumni

Associations

Summer Campus

CVMA Confere nce Moncton NB

Centennial Banquet Associate Diploma in Agriculture

AVMA Convention Washington DC

Aggie Week

OAC Alumni Association Golf Tournament

Homecoming

GUELPHIALUMNUS ~

Spring 1986 Vol 13 Nltgt 2

Canada Postes Post Canada ~~oJod PYlp~+ pulk Ennombre third troisieme class classe 1067 Guelph Ont

ADDRESS CORRECTION REOUESTED

If th e addressee or a son o r a daughter w ho IS an atumnu s has moved please notify th~ Alum ni OHice University 01 G uelph N I G 2W so thai th is magazine may be forwarded to the proper address

~o ~~ ~~

~e e ~ i~o ~e~ee

-

Page 33: Guelph Alumnus Magazine, Spring 1980

News From Guelph

CAMPUS HIGHLIGHTS Summer Campus 1980 Summer Campus 80 will be a laughing matter if Larry Horowitz has his way A professional entertainer Horowitz is teaching a comedy workshop as part of the U niversi ty s uniq ue vaca tion proshygram which this year begins July 7 Timing voice inflection and mannerisms are almost more important than content according to thi s young comic who deshylights in sending up commercials

From comedy to reincarnation and apiculture Summer Campus this year presents vacationers with an extraordishynary smorgasbord of courses and activishyties For some people a relaxing vacashytion means a complete change from their usual activities explains Professor Jim Murray who established the program the only one of its kind at a Canadian university five years ago Teachers

lawyers and housewives will probably be among those who take Horowitzs comedy workshop or classes In drawing piano-playing or conversational French

Others however prefer to use the time to further develop themselves professiona ly says Professor Murray This year for the first time courses which form part of certificate programs in business and education wil[ be ineludshyed so that the family can come along while mom or dad sharpens professional skills Some of the 27 adult courses offered thi s summer are designed to fulfill specific personal needs such as how to become a skillful negotiator or generally manage life more effectively

Summer Campus is an ideal chance for alumni to spend time at the Univershysity of Guelph again notes Professor Murray Since Summer Campus has 12 special youth progra ms for children from 4 to 16 years of age returning to your alma mater can become a family

affair This year youngsters can ha m it up in a theatre workshop or learn about science computcrs or nature Workshops in jOllrnalism and art also encourage young talent

Tennis squash swimming and 800 acres of green space provide numerous recreational opportunities In the eveshyning it is poss ible to enjoy the campus through twilight tours and a myriad of student events includling the community barbeque Musical performances Walt Disney film nights and socials are espeshycially organized for Summer Campus va ca tioners

Summer Ca mpus 80 has two oneshyweek sess ions July 7-11 and 14-18 Course rates begins at $25 for children and $35 for adults per week Residence accomodation is available For complete program a nd fee information contact Continuing Education Division UNIshyVERSITY OF GUELPH Guelph Onshytario NIG 2WI or phone (519) 824-4120 ext 39560

Biographical Sketches- Senate Candidates middot PAUL D FERG SON CPS 67 lives in Guelph and is territory manager with Supersweet Feeds Stratford Paul taught at J F Ross Collegiate and then farmed near Arthur As an alu mni sena tor he at on Senate from 1969 to 1972 and feels he can provide an effective voice for alumni

ARTHUR G (ART) GRUBB OAC 41 is retired and lives in Arthur after a 35-yea r career with OMAF as an Ag Rep for the counties of Prince Edward Gray Oxford l anark and Perth Art is Secretary Ontario Institute of Agrologists Guelph Branch and is married to Lenore (McFadden) Mac 40

ROBIN BAIRD LEWIS Arts 73 lives in Brantford and is a part-time professional artist (see article on pages 6 and 7) An art instructor at Fanshawe College Robin is also a free-lance com mercial artist and has illustrated childrens books Her name is in the Index of Ontario Artists

LORNA A (DENNISON) MILNE OAC 56 lives in Brampton where she has operated Flowertown Antiques for eight years She is a trustee with the Peel Board of Education and vice chairman of the North Peel unit of the Canadian Cancer Society She is married to Ross Milne OAC 55

N RICHARD P YOUNG Arts MA 76 lives in Ridgeville and is a candidate for bar admission He is with the law firm of Young and McNamara in Thorold With his knowledge of taw he feels he can contribute to Senate during this period of economic difficulty

~- -

34

Great Year For Gryphons

Mens Hock ey Cryphons winners of the OUAA championship

With no less than seven Gryphon teams taking Ontario championships the 1979-1980 intercollegiate season at the University of Guelph was certainly an unprecedented one

II a II started in the fall when the Senior Mens Varsity Eight rowing tea m broke records at the Ontario Universishyties Athletic Association (OUAA) meet in Weiland to take first place Then the mens and womens curling teams trashyvelled to the Universi ty of Western Ontario to defeat all comers and sweep two Ontario titles

Following th at came a weekend at Guelph that will not soon be forgotten by those involved February 22-23 saw the University of Guelph host both the Ontario Womens Basketball Championshyships and the Ontario Wrestling Chamshypionsh ips At approximately 800 pm on Saturday Feb 22 the Guelph women defeated Laurentian University for their first ever Ontario Womens Intercollegishy

ate Athletic Association (OWIAA) championship Three hours later the men had edged out the University of Western Ontario to bring back the Onshytario wrestling title after an absence of one year

Meanwhile the womens crossshycountry ski team put together a strong effort and snatched the provincial title from perennia l winner Carleton Univershysity

It was also about this time that the men s hockey Gryphons were putting together a miraculous comeback Ending up in fifth place in the OUAA the team had to travel to Laurentian University for a sudden death game The Gryphons won it They then fell one game down in a best of three semi-final with the Unishyversity of Toronto Varsity Blues and had to win two in a row to advance to the final They did In the final against the number one ranked McMaster Universishyty Marlins the Gryphons again fell one

game down You guessed it they won th e next two and became the second team ever to win back-to-back Ontario championships

The wrest lers basketball and hockshyey players all advanced to the Canadian Intra-universi ty Athletic Union (CIAU) Championships and a lthough no team titles were brought home they a ll made their presence felt at the national level

As weJl as seven championships the Gryphons had seven individual Ontario champions They were Ken Hawthorne in the 15 km Nord ic sk iing race and Bob Pronk Ken Bradford Jamie Beshythune Ed Slabikowski Gavin Carrow and Wayne Brightwell from th e wresshytling Gryphons The Nordic ski relay team of Dan MaJlet John Bonardelli and Ken Hawthorne also took a gold at the OUAA championships At the CIAU wrestling ch ampionships Wayne Brightwell took a gold medal in his weight class

The Gryphons also had ten Ontario a ll-stars in Candy Clarkson Linda Jolie Sue Lindley Mike Sesto Rick Dundas and Tom Heslip from basketball John Lowe and Jeff Inglis from football Mike McParland from hockey and Tony Tenwesteneind from volleyball Candy Clarkson wa s also named to the allshyCanadian team at the CJAU banquet in Halifax

Following the completion of the schedules the first annual Co-Educashytional Awards Banquet was held at the University s Peter Clark Hall The event was well received by athletes and staff a like and plans are already in the making for next seasons banquet 0

Microbiology Open House June 15 Microbiology is fascinating Thats the message of an open house to be held Sunday June 15 from I 00 pm to 500 pm in the Universitys Chemistry and Microbiology Building College of Physshyical Science Sponsored by the Canadian Society of Microbiologists Committee on Education with the co-operation of the Departments of Microbiology Vetshyerinary Microbiology and Immunology and the Microbiology Club Microbioloshygy Day is for everyone-young and old novice and expert alike

Four second-floor laboratories will house presentat ions demonstrations and poster displays of the latest research

developments in medical agricultural and industrial microbiology-in a way that can be readily understood even by non-scientists

For those who want to explore furshyther there will be tours of resea rch laboratories where work will be in progshyress and equipment in use including the electron microscope Interes ted visitors may also tour the Department of Veterishynary Microbiology and Immunologys research facilities

At 300 pm in Room 200 of the Chemistry and Microbiology Building Jay Ingram microbiologist and host of CBC Radio s Quirks and Quarks will

give a slide and video lecture on the history of microbiology and some of the most recent trends The talk will be aimed primarily at high school students but everyone should find it interest ing Later Jay will mingle and chat with visitors

Microbiology Day has been planned as part of the first joint annual meeting -of the Canad ian Society of Microbiolo shygists and the Genetics Society of Canashyda being held on campus from June J 5 to June 19 Over 400 delegates from across Canada and the United States will be there Heres a chance to hobnob with the experts Plan to bring the whole family It promises to be a great day 0

35

~~----

Alumni Publications-Consolidation ue to a combination of rapidly escalating paper prices and mailing rates and a directiveD issued to all academic and administrative units of the University requesting that a ll 1979-80

budget submissions reflect a 5 per cent reduction of their 1978-79 budget allotments it became necessary to review the vital field of a lumni publications

To this end President DF Forster appointed a Special Advisory Committee on Alumni Publications with representatives from the U of G Alumni Association and each of the seven college alumni associations The Committee compiled a re port and the President accepted its recommendation to consolidate the Guelph A lumnus and the se ven individual college alumni bulletins

Through the year the four re gular issues of the Guelph Alumnus will consist of 36 pages and up to 18 page s in each issue will be a llocated to the college alumni associations Space will be divided in proportion to the size o f individual college alumni bodies and copy for the 18 pages will be pro vided by individual college e ditors To obtain a good institutional image and to m ainta in alumni acceptance the quality of Guelph Alumnus paper stock has been upgraded to a lighter weight coated stock This will result in lower mailing costs

Subject to annual review and the availa bility of funds the President has approved the publication ot an e ight-page Annual Alumni Weekend Supplement under the individual mastheads of the seven college alum ni associations The supplement will consist of a common four-page insert covering Alumni Weekend programs plus a four-page format of copy exclusive to and provided by e ach of the seven college alumni associations

Your colle ge editors met a de m anding deadline for this the first consolidated publication and we are very grateful to them We t hink we ve done the right thing-what do you think Ed 0

CODling Events

June 20-22

21

July 6middot18

10-13

19

21-24

September 15-20

19

29

Alumni Weekend

Annual Meetings at Guelph Friends of U of G Incbull Mac-FACS

OAC OVC bull Arts CPSbull CSS and U of G Alumni

Associations

Summer Campus

CVMA Confere nce Moncton NB

Centennial Banquet Associate Diploma in Agriculture

AVMA Convention Washington DC

Aggie Week

OAC Alumni Association Golf Tournament

Homecoming

GUELPHIALUMNUS ~

Spring 1986 Vol 13 Nltgt 2

Canada Postes Post Canada ~~oJod PYlp~+ pulk Ennombre third troisieme class classe 1067 Guelph Ont

ADDRESS CORRECTION REOUESTED

If th e addressee or a son o r a daughter w ho IS an atumnu s has moved please notify th~ Alum ni OHice University 01 G uelph N I G 2W so thai th is magazine may be forwarded to the proper address

~o ~~ ~~

~e e ~ i~o ~e~ee

-

Page 34: Guelph Alumnus Magazine, Spring 1980

Great Year For Gryphons

Mens Hock ey Cryphons winners of the OUAA championship

With no less than seven Gryphon teams taking Ontario championships the 1979-1980 intercollegiate season at the University of Guelph was certainly an unprecedented one

II a II started in the fall when the Senior Mens Varsity Eight rowing tea m broke records at the Ontario Universishyties Athletic Association (OUAA) meet in Weiland to take first place Then the mens and womens curling teams trashyvelled to the Universi ty of Western Ontario to defeat all comers and sweep two Ontario titles

Following th at came a weekend at Guelph that will not soon be forgotten by those involved February 22-23 saw the University of Guelph host both the Ontario Womens Basketball Championshyships and the Ontario Wrestling Chamshypionsh ips At approximately 800 pm on Saturday Feb 22 the Guelph women defeated Laurentian University for their first ever Ontario Womens Intercollegishy

ate Athletic Association (OWIAA) championship Three hours later the men had edged out the University of Western Ontario to bring back the Onshytario wrestling title after an absence of one year

Meanwhile the womens crossshycountry ski team put together a strong effort and snatched the provincial title from perennia l winner Carleton Univershysity

It was also about this time that the men s hockey Gryphons were putting together a miraculous comeback Ending up in fifth place in the OUAA the team had to travel to Laurentian University for a sudden death game The Gryphons won it They then fell one game down in a best of three semi-final with the Unishyversity of Toronto Varsity Blues and had to win two in a row to advance to the final They did In the final against the number one ranked McMaster Universishyty Marlins the Gryphons again fell one

game down You guessed it they won th e next two and became the second team ever to win back-to-back Ontario championships

The wrest lers basketball and hockshyey players all advanced to the Canadian Intra-universi ty Athletic Union (CIAU) Championships and a lthough no team titles were brought home they a ll made their presence felt at the national level

As weJl as seven championships the Gryphons had seven individual Ontario champions They were Ken Hawthorne in the 15 km Nord ic sk iing race and Bob Pronk Ken Bradford Jamie Beshythune Ed Slabikowski Gavin Carrow and Wayne Brightwell from th e wresshytling Gryphons The Nordic ski relay team of Dan MaJlet John Bonardelli and Ken Hawthorne also took a gold at the OUAA championships At the CIAU wrestling ch ampionships Wayne Brightwell took a gold medal in his weight class

The Gryphons also had ten Ontario a ll-stars in Candy Clarkson Linda Jolie Sue Lindley Mike Sesto Rick Dundas and Tom Heslip from basketball John Lowe and Jeff Inglis from football Mike McParland from hockey and Tony Tenwesteneind from volleyball Candy Clarkson wa s also named to the allshyCanadian team at the CJAU banquet in Halifax

Following the completion of the schedules the first annual Co-Educashytional Awards Banquet was held at the University s Peter Clark Hall The event was well received by athletes and staff a like and plans are already in the making for next seasons banquet 0

Microbiology Open House June 15 Microbiology is fascinating Thats the message of an open house to be held Sunday June 15 from I 00 pm to 500 pm in the Universitys Chemistry and Microbiology Building College of Physshyical Science Sponsored by the Canadian Society of Microbiologists Committee on Education with the co-operation of the Departments of Microbiology Vetshyerinary Microbiology and Immunology and the Microbiology Club Microbioloshygy Day is for everyone-young and old novice and expert alike

Four second-floor laboratories will house presentat ions demonstrations and poster displays of the latest research

developments in medical agricultural and industrial microbiology-in a way that can be readily understood even by non-scientists

For those who want to explore furshyther there will be tours of resea rch laboratories where work will be in progshyress and equipment in use including the electron microscope Interes ted visitors may also tour the Department of Veterishynary Microbiology and Immunologys research facilities

At 300 pm in Room 200 of the Chemistry and Microbiology Building Jay Ingram microbiologist and host of CBC Radio s Quirks and Quarks will

give a slide and video lecture on the history of microbiology and some of the most recent trends The talk will be aimed primarily at high school students but everyone should find it interest ing Later Jay will mingle and chat with visitors

Microbiology Day has been planned as part of the first joint annual meeting -of the Canad ian Society of Microbiolo shygists and the Genetics Society of Canashyda being held on campus from June J 5 to June 19 Over 400 delegates from across Canada and the United States will be there Heres a chance to hobnob with the experts Plan to bring the whole family It promises to be a great day 0

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Alumni Publications-Consolidation ue to a combination of rapidly escalating paper prices and mailing rates and a directiveD issued to all academic and administrative units of the University requesting that a ll 1979-80

budget submissions reflect a 5 per cent reduction of their 1978-79 budget allotments it became necessary to review the vital field of a lumni publications

To this end President DF Forster appointed a Special Advisory Committee on Alumni Publications with representatives from the U of G Alumni Association and each of the seven college alumni associations The Committee compiled a re port and the President accepted its recommendation to consolidate the Guelph A lumnus and the se ven individual college alumni bulletins

Through the year the four re gular issues of the Guelph Alumnus will consist of 36 pages and up to 18 page s in each issue will be a llocated to the college alumni associations Space will be divided in proportion to the size o f individual college alumni bodies and copy for the 18 pages will be pro vided by individual college e ditors To obtain a good institutional image and to m ainta in alumni acceptance the quality of Guelph Alumnus paper stock has been upgraded to a lighter weight coated stock This will result in lower mailing costs

Subject to annual review and the availa bility of funds the President has approved the publication ot an e ight-page Annual Alumni Weekend Supplement under the individual mastheads of the seven college alum ni associations The supplement will consist of a common four-page insert covering Alumni Weekend programs plus a four-page format of copy exclusive to and provided by e ach of the seven college alumni associations

Your colle ge editors met a de m anding deadline for this the first consolidated publication and we are very grateful to them We t hink we ve done the right thing-what do you think Ed 0

CODling Events

June 20-22

21

July 6middot18

10-13

19

21-24

September 15-20

19

29

Alumni Weekend

Annual Meetings at Guelph Friends of U of G Incbull Mac-FACS

OAC OVC bull Arts CPSbull CSS and U of G Alumni

Associations

Summer Campus

CVMA Confere nce Moncton NB

Centennial Banquet Associate Diploma in Agriculture

AVMA Convention Washington DC

Aggie Week

OAC Alumni Association Golf Tournament

Homecoming

GUELPHIALUMNUS ~

Spring 1986 Vol 13 Nltgt 2

Canada Postes Post Canada ~~oJod PYlp~+ pulk Ennombre third troisieme class classe 1067 Guelph Ont

ADDRESS CORRECTION REOUESTED

If th e addressee or a son o r a daughter w ho IS an atumnu s has moved please notify th~ Alum ni OHice University 01 G uelph N I G 2W so thai th is magazine may be forwarded to the proper address

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Alumni Publications-Consolidation ue to a combination of rapidly escalating paper prices and mailing rates and a directiveD issued to all academic and administrative units of the University requesting that a ll 1979-80

budget submissions reflect a 5 per cent reduction of their 1978-79 budget allotments it became necessary to review the vital field of a lumni publications

To this end President DF Forster appointed a Special Advisory Committee on Alumni Publications with representatives from the U of G Alumni Association and each of the seven college alumni associations The Committee compiled a re port and the President accepted its recommendation to consolidate the Guelph A lumnus and the se ven individual college alumni bulletins

Through the year the four re gular issues of the Guelph Alumnus will consist of 36 pages and up to 18 page s in each issue will be a llocated to the college alumni associations Space will be divided in proportion to the size o f individual college alumni bodies and copy for the 18 pages will be pro vided by individual college e ditors To obtain a good institutional image and to m ainta in alumni acceptance the quality of Guelph Alumnus paper stock has been upgraded to a lighter weight coated stock This will result in lower mailing costs

Subject to annual review and the availa bility of funds the President has approved the publication ot an e ight-page Annual Alumni Weekend Supplement under the individual mastheads of the seven college alum ni associations The supplement will consist of a common four-page insert covering Alumni Weekend programs plus a four-page format of copy exclusive to and provided by e ach of the seven college alumni associations

Your colle ge editors met a de m anding deadline for this the first consolidated publication and we are very grateful to them We t hink we ve done the right thing-what do you think Ed 0

CODling Events

June 20-22

21

July 6middot18

10-13

19

21-24

September 15-20

19

29

Alumni Weekend

Annual Meetings at Guelph Friends of U of G Incbull Mac-FACS

OAC OVC bull Arts CPSbull CSS and U of G Alumni

Associations

Summer Campus

CVMA Confere nce Moncton NB

Centennial Banquet Associate Diploma in Agriculture

AVMA Convention Washington DC

Aggie Week

OAC Alumni Association Golf Tournament

Homecoming

GUELPHIALUMNUS ~

Spring 1986 Vol 13 Nltgt 2

Canada Postes Post Canada ~~oJod PYlp~+ pulk Ennombre third troisieme class classe 1067 Guelph Ont

ADDRESS CORRECTION REOUESTED

If th e addressee or a son o r a daughter w ho IS an atumnu s has moved please notify th~ Alum ni OHice University 01 G uelph N I G 2W so thai th is magazine may be forwarded to the proper address

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