UNIVERSITY OF' GUELPH

GUELPHALUMNUS IL' ~.

Sprin1l1979, Vol, 12, No, 2

UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

HONORARY PRESIDENT: Professor Donald F. Forster

PRESIDENT: W . Ken Bell , CBS '73

PAST PRESIDENT: Oli ve (Tho mpson) Thompso n, Mac ' 35

SENIOR VICE·PRESIDENT Janice (RObe rtson) Partlow, Arts '70

VICE-PRESIDENTS: Mary Budd , Art s '72; Dr. Thoma s DeGeer, OVC '54; Peter McMullen, CPS '76 ; Judie (Earle) Meredith, Mac '6 1; Richard Moccia, CBS '76; Jac k Palmer, OAC '38; AI W ise, CSS '74

SECRETARY Rober! Esc h , CPS ' 70

DIRECTORS: Ewar! Carberry, OAC ' 44 ; Dr. Norm an Ha wkins, OVC '5 7; Pat (Honey) Lonergan, CSS ' 68; And y McCammon, Ar!s '72; Elaine McCann, CSS '77; De bbie McLellan, CPS '76; Ambrose Samulski , CBS ' 73; Tom Sa wyer, OAC ,59A & '64; Dr. Geoffrey Sumner-Smith, M .Sc . , OVC '69 ; Jane (Vo llick) Web ster , FACS '75; Jac kie (Wemyss) Wright, CBS '74

EX-OFFICIO DIRECTORS: John K. Babcoc k, OAC '54 , Director of Alumni Affairs and Development; Rich ard Bekolay, CBS '77, President , Graduate Students' Association; Dr. Harvey Grenn, OVC '58 , President , OVC Alumni Association; Rick Mocc ia, CBS ' 76 , President, College of Biological Science Alumni Association; Michael Jame s, CSS '72, President, College of Social Science Alumni Association; Carol McAulay , President, University of Guelph Central Students' Association (UGCSA); Patricia (Shier) Mighton , OAC '64, President, OAC Alumni Association; Bill Sanford, CPS ' 73, President, College of Physical Science Alumni Association; Evel yn Williams, Arts '73, President, College of Arts Alumni Association; Ruth (Woods) Wilson, Mac '62, President, Mac-FACS Alumni Association,

TREASURER: Jim 1. Elmslie

ASSOCIATE SECRETARY : Rosemary Clark, Mac '59

The Guelph Alumnus is published by the Dep artment of Alumni Affairs and Development in co·opera tion with the Department o f Information, Uni versit y of Guelph.

The Editor ial Committee is co mprised of Editor-Derek 1. Wing, Publica tions Office r; Art Director-Erich H . Barth ; John K. Babcock, OAC ,54, Director of Alumni Affairs and Developme nt ; Rosem ary Clark, Mac '59, Assistant Director for Alumni Programs; Patricia G. Orr, De velo pment Officer; Douglas Wate rston, Direc tor of Information; Donald W. Jose, OAC ' 49, Assi stant Director of Information.

The Edit oria l Ad visory Board of the University of Guelph Alumni Associati on is comprised of Rober! Esch, CPS '70, Ch airma n; Lorene Archdekin, CSS '74; Dr. Allan Austin; Dr. Donald A. Barnum, OVC ' 41; John Bowles, CSS '72; Jame s Ru sk, OAC '65; Olive (Thompson) Th ompson , Mac '35; Sandra Webster, CSS '75 . Ex-Offi cio: John K . Babcock , OAC ' 54; W. Ken Bell, CBS '73 .

Undeli vered copies should be returned to the Department of Alumni Affairs and Developme nt , Uni versit y o f Guelph, Gue lph , Ontario NJG 2Wl.

Over the years in Ghana

The Guelph-Ghana project over the years. Top: Dr. Jack Tanner , OAC '5 7, visiting the University of Ghana farm in Legon in 1971 . Middle: the last Uni versi ty of Guelph team in Ghana. Back row from Ie}!: Dr. Gwenna Moss, Dr David Kidd. Front ro w: Marie Dunn , Project Director Dr. Ji m Shute , Dr. R. Bruce Hunt er, OAC ' 62 ; Dr Suzanne Grondi n, and Jack Hagarty, OAC '6 1. BOllom: Professor Donald Forster with a group at the Universi ty of Gh ana farm durin g his recellt trip to Ghana. 0

On the cover On ca mpus, backgrounded by Macdonald Institute, gradu ate student Edith Marjorie Francois in Ghanaian dress. She's stud ying for a Master of Scie nce degree in Family Studies. Edith completed secondary sc hool in Achimota, Ghana, obtained a diploma in Domestic Science in Bath , England, and returned to Ghana in 1959 to teach Home Science at Takoradi and Achimota, She received a Home Science degree from the University of Ghana, in Legon, in 1977 and ca me to Guelph the same year. Her hu sband, George, is a Supreme Court Judge in Ghana, Their children are : Joseph, 18; Marjorie, 16; and Susan, 13. Edith plans to teach Home Science at the Universi ty of Ghan a. 0

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The Guelph-Ghana project

A statement of "Continuing Links"

Guelph-Ghana Project Director Dr. Jim Shute, a professor with O .A.C. ' s School of Agricultural Economics and Extension Educa tion, announced recently that co-operation will continue between the Univer sitie s of Guelph and Ghana on a reduced scale for at least another five ye ars .

A statement of "Continuing Links" between the two in stitutions has been drawn up as a re sult of consultations among President Donald Forster , Professor Shute and official s at the Uni versit y of Ghana in Legon . President Forster accompanied Professor Shute on hi s final official trip to Ghana last fall.

The University's largest international activity, the Guelph-Ghana project, which was initiated in 1970 and supported by Canadian International Development Agency funding totalling $3,094,000, terminated on Au gust 31 , 1978.

The project date s back to the late sixties when Ghanaian government officials became deeply concerned about serio us food shortages, and were anxious to increase agricultural re search and upgrade teaching and extension capacity within the country. They approached CIDA for help and CIDA, in turn, commiss ioned a feasibility study by the University of Gue lph, a natural partner in a venture that would combine joint projects in agriculture , family and consumer studies and veterinary medic ine .

In 1969 the then deans ofO .A.C O.V.c. andF .ACS, Dr. N . R . (Rick) Richards, OAC '38 , Dr. Trevor Lloyd Jones, OVC '34, and Dr. Janet Wardlaw, together with former President William C. Winegard, Political Studies Professor John Melby and Librarian Florence Partridge, Mac '26, met in Ghana with Jim Shute , then the Canadian Uni versit y Service Overseas (CUSO) director for West Africa.

The fea sibilit y study led to a full- scale exchange program in volving graduate students, co-operative re search by faculty of both institutions, and provi sion of staff, equipment and books to the University of Ghana, all funded by CIDA. Training programs for agricultural extension personnel also were set up in Ghana .

By Ann Middleton

President Forster commented on the mutual benefit s of the scheme . " The project resulted in an increased ran ge of experience for faculty members and our students who did post-graduate work in Ghana," he said. The program also" provided an important model for co-operative ventures not only in Ghana, but in other parts of the world."

Professor Shute is pleased that the links forged during the eig ht years of the project will continue on a less form al basis. " It ' s too soon to asse ss the impact of the program, " he says , " but it 's clear that the University function s in one wo rld and that the world food system is a single inter-related network." He feels the experience with Ghana has taught us much about the tropical environment and "our abilities to contribute usefull y to man' s endless search for food."

Professor Shute visited Ghana twice a

Dr. Margaret McCready at a Ghanaian market.

year during the duration of the project , and was responsible for general admini stration and li aison between the University of Guelph and CIDA at this end and with the University of Ghana and the Ministry of Agriculture in Legon. Six team leaders handled day-to-day administration in West Africa, dealing with problems enc ountered by Guelph fac ult y and graduate student s. Over the years, 13 Guelph faculty and seven graduate s tudent s were invol ved with the project. From time to time facult y from other uni versitie s or government agencies were seconded to the Guelph contingent in Ghana .

Four o f the six team leaders were faculty members: Dr. Jack Tanner, OAC '57, and Dr. R . Bruce Hunter, OAC '62, Crop Science ; Dr. Doug Pietsch , OAC ' 62 , Agricultural Economics and Extension Education ; Dr. Don Grie ve , OAC ' 55, Animal and Poultry Science. Jack Hagart y, OAC '61, Dan Rose, OAC ' 60, and Charle s MacGrego r, OAC ' 62, were seconded from the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food. Charles MacGregor will remain in Legon until administrative duties are completed, probably in July of this year.

Other Guelph personnel who have spent periods of years or months in Ghana are: Professor Ted Evan s, Nutrition; Dr. John Burton , OAC ' 62, Animal and Poultry Science; Dr. Dave Hume, OAC '61, and Helen Major, Crop Science; University Fellow Dr. Margaret McCready, Dr. Lila Engberg, Dr. Richard Barham and Professor Joan Simon, Family and Consumer Studies. Drs. Engberg and McCready (former Macdonald Institute Dean) both served terms as head of the Home Sc ience Department at the Uni versit y of Ghana .

Experience in Ghana has pro ven valuable for the seven Canadi an graduate students involved in the project. Two of them, Peter Leyenaar, OAC '74, and Sharon Channer, Mac' 69, are now overseas with CIDA, Peter in Swaziland and Sharon in Peru.

Susan (Bain) AlI.en , FACS ' 72 , was with the Vanier Institute of the Family in London until her marriage . Sheila Graham,

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M ,Sc. OAC ' 78, is a nutritio nist in Prince Albert , Saskatchewan, and Carol (Mallette) Amaratu nga, CSS '70, is with the No va Scot ia Comm iss ion o n Drug Dependency . T he remaining two are both in O ntar io, Nancy van Steenburgh, M .Sc , OAC ' 76, working as a counsellor at Sheridan Co llege , O akvill e, and Poll y (DeCarl o) Mahrle , Arts '72, a teacher in Brock ille ,

Most of the 43 Ghanaian tudents who studied at G uelph and all o f the facult y members who spent sabbaticals here have now returned to the ir own cou nt ry , The majori ty of students came for studies leading to master and Ph. D . degrees, but some completed bachelor degrees and others rece ived technical trai ning re lated to agric ulture and veter inary medicine .

They are now engaged in many areas of work and st udy re lated to the food system in their own count ry, in this way meeting the expectations ex pressed by the Ghanaian government at the stan of the project. Some are teaching at the University of Ghana w hile others are employed by the Ghanaian Mini stries of Agricul ture and Education.

Professor Shute points to the high rate of return of highly trai ned people and the ir assimilation in to local positions in Gha na as the major achievement of the G uelph-Ghana Project. O nly th ree of the 43 G hanaian s w ho came to Guel ph were unable to complete the ir studies. Another tw o completed master degree programs and left to pursue Ph .D . studie s in the United States .

Four Universi ty o f Ghana faculty membe rs s pent their sabbaticals in G uelph as Research Fellows. Dr. "Tommy"

Thompson , Dean o f Agriculture at Legon, was o ne of these . He describes the project as " e ight fruitful years of co-operative relationship ," a time when "the University of Gue lph staff he lped strengthen the p rograms o f the various departments in

which they served , particularly during the train ing of Legon personnel abroad,"

T he "Continuing Links" document, drawn up by the two universities, states that both inst itutions will continue to receive colleagues for periods of up to a year and sugges ts that new areas of collaboration might be o pe ned outside the tradi tional areas of agricult ure, home science, nutrition, food science and agricultural extension , Political sc ientists at both universit ies , for example, are now e xploring the possibility of staff exchanges,

T he document also sets down a number of o ther areas for continuing co-operation . Individuals and team s will be encouraged to seek jo int financial support for research, and post-graduate programs will continue in G uelph at the request of Legon. Guelph students will continue to be welcomed in Ghana fo r post-graduate studies as well.

Among the most important aspects of the project were the technical training program s that resulted in the training of 1400 veterinary and agricul tural e xtension personnel in exte nsion methods in G hana. Although G uel ph faculty involvement in these in- service training programs has ceased, technicians may continue to come to Gue lph for speciali zed training .

T he Canadian arm of the exchange will no longer supply books and equipment in

At Guelph in th e Crop Science building, Dr . Jim Shute with Ghanaians, left to right : Edi th Francois , working on her M .Sc, in Family Studies ; Jam es Quashie-Sam and John A zu, who recently completed Ph D ,s in Crop Scien ce, and Kofi Laryea who is completing his Ph, D . in Land Resource Science.

any quantity, but the University of Guelph library could continue to undertake specialized literature searches and compile bibliographic references on request from Legon, The Uni versity al so will supply equipment that is surplus to Canadian needs but useful in Legon, In addition, Guelph

will encourage C IDA to provide spare parts for the Canadian equipment now in Legon and at the agricultural research stations.

The two universities agree in the "Continuing Links" document to collaborate, should they be asked, in the planned Northern Region integrated rural development scheme for Ghana now being di scussed by CIDA and Ghana' s M inistry of Economic Planning,

A fellowship is announced in the document to mark the successful completion of the project and recognize a new phase of co-operation , The annual award of $6,000 will be provided for a five-year period to support promising Ghanaian graduate students pursuing research at Guelph for periods of up to one year. Their studies are to be in a discipline related to Ghana's food system.

The years of study have led to a great volume of research on Ghana, all of it, Professor Shute point s out, relevant to the Ghanaian situation. Papers, theses , radio and TV talks and one book have resulted from the studies , Norine Galvin, Mac '61, compiled a 168-page manual on the free-hand method of Ghanaian clothing construction which was printed by the Un iversity of Guelph and is now being.-used as a teaching aid in Ghana. Norine was in Ghana from 197 1-74.

Both uni versities are eager to continue the relationship so amicably establi shed over the past eight years. As Professor Shute points out, "the social and cultural rapport will enable us to perpetuate cordial working relations with Ghana in the years ahead," The statement of " Continuing Links" makes plans for at least five more years, At the end of that period, the statement will be reviewed,

Perhaps the last word on the project should go to a Ghanaian. Joanna Nsarkoh, head of the Department of Home Science in Legon, gave her views when she delivered a convoc ation address in Guelph while she was a Research Fellow here, Joanna said, "The continuous flow of equipment, people, ideas and other forms of aid have helped to make the program more relevant to the Ghanaian situation. It has been successful partly because of the zeal and dedication of the people involved and also because of the special nature of the program." 0

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Bob's Own

by Andrea Fawcett

Bob iel se n, M.A., Arts '71, has a beard . It's not white and fl owin g but he has good reason to indul ge in the odd "ho , ho, ho. " His idea for a children' s book has not only succeeded, it has flo ur ished into a Canadian tradition .

Especially at Christmas, but throughout the year as well, hi s Can ad ian Children's Annual is now rece ived by some 60,000 children across the country . With tota l sales for the five Annuals now vergi ng on a quarter of a milli on volumes, Ni elsen beca me an acknowledged" happening" when he was interviewed on CBC' s "As It Happe ns. ' , Mac/eans' s magazine had a feature article on the enterpris ing editor-publisher, appropr ia tely in their December 25 issue .

The Annual, a delightful combination of puzzles, fi c tional and non- fic tional stories , articles, poetry, games, quizzes , cartoons and do-it-yourself hobby pieces for 9 to 13-year-olds, has been compared to a box of chocolates into which the reader is compelled to keep di pping.

It all be gan in 1972 when Niel sen , who was he ad of the Engli sh department at a private sc hool in Hamilton , started Potlatch Publications. " I wanted to prod uce my ow n biography of Ham il to n' s football superstar Garne y Henle y , who was at the ni versi ty of Guelph when I was doing an M. A. in Engli sh there ," Niel sen rec all s, "but I fuJl y intended to stay in te ac hing. " Five weeks after publication the I 0,000 copies he had stored in hi s basement and personally lugged to the book stores were dow n to 3,000 . The book had "taken off" in the Hamilton area. " After that, publishing was in my blood. I couldn't re lax and had to try aga in ."

The first Canadian Children 's Annual re sulted in 1975 after Nielsen had scrimped together $20,000 and de voted himself entirel y to hi s one-man publishing company. He had first encountered annuals in England where volume s such as Boy' s Own,

Girl's Own and Collins' ha ve enjoyed a long-stand in g popularity. In Canada however , there were no such periodicals, and children, includ ing his ow n three, were reading American magazine s. " These im ports were alright, " he says, " but had a lot of ove rt nationalism ."

Now, instead of a ste ady diet of Dave y Crocke tt and Yosemite Sam, Ca nadian youngs ters ca n, as in the lates t issue of the Annual , learn the "Story of B .C . Jade ," try th ei r wits on a quiz of "Canadian Fi rst s," and laugh a t the ton gue-in -c heek antics of the ca rtoo n' ' Bionic Beave r. " Nielse n, who in vite s alumni to send him submiss ions , (mail the m to 1 Duke Street , Hamilt on, Ontario L8P i W9) will accep t an y pi ce "as long as it's interesting and well -w ritten," but clea rl y prefers a hi gh percentage of Canad ian subjec t material.

While the coatings may be sweet , man y nouri shin g kernels ca n be found by dipping into the books. "The Annual is a con job in a way. It has something that appeals to eve ry yo ungste r, so that even one who doesn't like books will end up re ading the stories and articles because the y run alongsi de the puzzles and comic s.

Editor-Publisher Bob Nielsen, M.A ., Arts' 71

To give coherence to the great va riety of works by differe nt writers , many of them little- know n Canadian aut hors , the editor selec ts a theme. In the current issue quite a few of the storie s and articles conce rn snakes and pde, poin ts out Nielsen, who has tau ght c reati ve writin g at the Uni versity. "This selec ti vity gi ves the vol ume unity and a definite fl ow, but is rarely rec ogni zed by critics . Because it 's a vo.lume fo r children, critics often see m content to me re ly describe instead of anal yze .. ,

Wh ile many small publishers are closi ng shop , _ ielse n is now expandin g Potlatch Publi cations with verve and determinatio n . I n addition to mov ing fro m his basement to a do wntow n office and ac quiring a busin S~ partner, he is addin g to the company' s li st of titles. Th e Canadian Comic Anllual, Su san Super Sleuth and Duffer Golf, a cartoon book, are amo ng the new titles which he expects will bring the company in to the international mar ket. Already the Ame rica n rights to one of the se ca rtoon books has b en sold to a publishing company in the Uni ted States .

"To survive in this business I've learned that it' s necessar y to do more than produce a good book and be proud of it. You have to compe te by produc ing a good-looking product at a price th at rivals the hundreds of imported products And ," he adds emphat icall y, "you hav e to effectively publicize it , get the me ssage across to 25 million people not only once but many times so they will re member il."

As Bo b N ieb en recounts hi s cross-Canada publicity tour an d laughingly admits that he will appear on local cable te lev ision' ' beca use it 's good to have th at practice in fro nt of a ca mera even if onl y my wife is watching," it becomes apparent that he enjoys this dire business imperative. In fact, sheer enj oyment seems to play no sma ll part in the entire ve nture .

" The re is so much to learn and the re are so ma ny possibilities that yo u ca n neve r master the publi shing field an d become bored with it ," he explains. Right now the partners are learning about the fore ign right s field , finding out about internatjonal contacts , contract s , pri ces. They co uld, he speculates , mo ve into the ed ucation book market , do a collec tion of Canadian stories for foreign markets, or even se ll the ca rto on rights from some of the books to gree ting card manufacturers. " Thi s business ca n drive you nuts because you Ju st don't have time to follow e very th ing up . Now Pot latch Publications has 17 titles on it s li st. Just yesterday the re was onl y one. " 0

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The state of the Uo·versity

"We have a good thing going , " President Donald F. Forster told University faculty and staff members during his traditional 'State of the University' meetings in March. The president's o ptimism was tempered with a warning that it is going to be increasingly difficult to maintain the quality of our programs. His presentation included a careful definition of the economic challenges facing this University in particular and all the universities in Ontario in general.

Since the University's operating income is directly related to enrolment, it is caught in a kind of pincers with declining enrolment and underfunding on one side and inflation on the other.

While the message may have bee n sombre, the silve r lining did shine through at times. It is true that we must cut budget estimates to meet decreased income, but the Univers ity of Guelph has some distinct strengths that will "help it beller withstand

the constraints that all universities now face," he pointed oul.

It is not news to most alumni that almost all of the University 's operating income is directly related to enrolment, coming from tuition fees and government formula grants . The problem arises from the fact that, for several years, income from these sources has not kept pace with the rate of inflation. "The result is that universities throughout Ontario are seriously underfunded," the president said .

The fact that costs of scientific equipment and library books and journals, compounded by devaluation of the Canadian dollar, have ri sen much faster than the consumer price index onl y serves to accentuate the problem. Then, in addition, more than 80 per cent of the University's

budget goes for wages and salaries, leaving little room to manoeuvre.

These facts have left the universities in

a "terribly difficult situation," he said.

Changing public perceptions of post­

secondary education have contributed to this situation of insufficient funding, and an

expected drop in the number of high school graduates by the mid 80's will accentuate

the problem. President Forster called on all members of the University to continue their

efforts to help cope with this challenge. In particular, there are two ways in

which alumni can help. They can contribute a positive note, whenever the opportunity

arises, to public discussion of the place of

post-secondary education. People need to be reminded of the positive contribution that universities have made, and continue to make, to society, not the least of which is

the volume of problem-solving research being done.

Alumni can help also by encouraging

more bright students to enrol at Guelph. This is particularly true in some programs outside Guelph's" traditional" specialties in

which enrolment has dropped but in which Guelph offers unique and rich opportunities for serious students. All of us, the president said, need to delineate to others what is

different and special about our programs at Guelph .

If those bright students are also outstanding young athletes the University is doubly pleased. It is a fact of life that successful athletic teams constitute an

effective public relations medium for the University among high school students.

The situation of underfunding in which the University finds itself has resulted in

erosion of financial reserves built up over past years . The president explained that the next budget year will consume about $1.5

million of such resources. These reserves

will be further depleted in each of the next two budget years in spite of further

reductions to the base budget. By 1982-83 , most of the reserves will be gone, and the University will have to match expenditures

and income on a yearly basis. For the 1979-80 year, each budget unit

within the University has been asked to prepare estimates five per cent lower than the current year. A system of "add-backs"

will alleviate the situation for certain

departments such as the library, where costs have skyrocketed and where essential

minimums must be maintained. The final

base budget for the University as a whole will be reduced by approximately 3.2 per cent.

The president conceded that it would be

necessary to reduce staff by "a few" in the 1979-80 budget year, but that number would

likely be fewer than ten. He stated that at this time he was unable to be more specific.

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Presidenr Donald F. F orsler

"We must maintain our excellence as a

university in everything we do."

Staff openings will not be advertised outside whenever qualified applicants can be found

on campus or on lay-off. Some of the possibilities being

evaluated to help meet needed cost

reductions are: savings resulting from staff

turnover; reduction in temporary full-time and part-time staff budgets; reduction in the

total number of employees hired for regular

full-time positions and the introduction of eight, nine, or ten-month appointments, particularly in areas where work is seasonal

or sensitive to reduced spring enrolment ; new policies to permit hiring full-time staff on reduced hours of work; better use of staff

by encouraging departments to share

full-time staff; encouragement of early retirement; and the transfer of employees from one seasonal activity to another.

Professor Forster pointed out that this University had built responsibly and

carefully , and now that we face some contraction, we must do so responsibly and

carefully. "The University of Gu~lph has significant programs in several disciplines , programs with international stature, and these must be maintained," he said. "But

also, we must maintain, if at all possible, the mix of programs that exists on campus that gives this University its character and quality."

The president said that , looking to the future, we must maintain our openness to new ideas and our ability to take new initiatives . We must maintain our excellence

as a university in everything we do. He

conceded that this latter objective would be increasingly difficult.

The president answered a flat" no"

when asked if the spring semester might be dropped as an economy measure. The semester system is one of the things that make us different, he pointed out , as well as

accounting for about 15 per cent of faculty positions. Dropping it would have serious

consequences on bot h counts. Turning to graduate enrolment,

President Forster noted it is not clear that a continuing decline in graduate student

numbers is desirable or inevitable in all disciplines. If the recent research initiatives of the federal government should come to

fruition, it is likely we would need a greater

number of research scientists. This would

mean an increase in graduate enrolment. We already face, he pointed out, real

problems in finding qualified Canadians to fill academic posts in a number of areas, particularly agriculture and veterinary medicine. Already we are hiring faculty

members with doctoral degrees in

fundamental sciences rather than in

agriculture for departments within the O.A.C. Canadian candidates with doctoral

qualifications in the applied agricultural

sciences simply are not available in sufficient numbers. 0

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3. Brenda Easlon, CBS '81.

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2. Barhara Guesl, CSS 'El2.

1. Kalhy ReJling , CBS '79.

A. "Sparkle". Afghan. Owner Joe Dawson.

B. " Halo" . German Shepherd. Owner Judy Cullen.

4 . Kalhryn Runeiman, s. Grace Mallhews, 6. Debbie Jaynes, 7. Donna Boyd, OAC '80 . CBS '79. OAC '8 / . CBS '79.

OVC's College Royal The University's Arena was jam-packed as canine characters and handlers did their stuff at o. V.c.'s Dog Show during College Royal '79. According to Dog Show Committee Chairman, Andrea Farebrother. OVC '79, this year's show was bigger than previous years. Surrounding these two pages are 13 handlers and 13 dogs. Do you feel that a handler's personality and appearance govern the type of dog he or she selects to train and how? Give it a go! Attempt to match handler and dog. The match key appears on page 14 - no peeking!

Dog Show

ConleslalllS worked their dogs before a capacity audience.

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c. "Cookie". Lab­ D. " Maggie". Irish E. "Brandy". SainI F. " Daniel". English rador Relriever. Owner Setter. Handler-Owner. Bernard. Owner Tilly Seller. Owner Nairne Mike Kelly. I ~/['lsh. Sittig.

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8. Yvonn e Cullen, OAC '80

9. Sandra Vokaly, 10. Milja na Savie, 11. Kim Beck, 12. Joanne Surf/ee l ,

OVC '8/. CBS '80. OVC '80. CBS '78.

A lense moment. The dogs appear 10 be more rela.xed Ihan Ihe handLers . Lookfor two solid idemijiealion clues .

J3. Karen Phillips. CBS '82.

M. " Murr". Whippet .

Owner Allan Pepper.

L . .·Cona". Husky.

O wner Kalhi Kirby.

G. " CLyde" . Scollish Terrier. Owner Mrs . 8 . Cumming.

H. "SoLomon". Basset Ho und . Owner Mr . Ferguson .

J. "Gypsy". Springer Spaniel . Owner Jel1 ­I1Ifer Lloyd-Smith.

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K. "Petit Point". M iniature Schnauzer. Owner Joa nna Griggs.

I. "Thor" . Swnciard Poodle. Handler­Owner.

Do you remember 1969? It was the yearThe astronaut Neil Arm strong took that first important step on the surface of the moon. It was also the year in which the Alma Mater1978 Fund was established. Since that momentous year, alumni , faculty and friend s have contributed more than $1.4 million .

"We are grateful to the 5,368 donors who donated $245,917 to the 1978 Alma Mater Fund, making it the most successfuL year in the ten-year history of the Fund,"

Alma Mater said Campaign Chairman Gordon Nixon,

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OAC '37 , in announcing the result s of the Fund drive. " The objective o f $205 ,000 was exceeded by 19 .9 per cent. The number of donations was exactly 1,000 more than in 1977 and represented a creditable participation rate of 23.2 per cent."

Mr. Nixon pointed out that in the initial year of the Fund 2,426 gifts had been received amounting to $70,816 . The ten-year growth in gift numbers and dollar amounts by 121 and 247 per cent, respectively, exceeded the expectations of the Directors of the University of Guelph Alumni Association when establis hing the Fund in 1969 . "And I am convinced that this upward trend will continue," he commented . " The attitude of the expanding alumni body is so positive towards the Guelph campus that the next decade could be just as exciting and rewarding for the Fund ." When not working on behalf of the Univers ity of Guelph, Mr. Nixon is Manager, Retail Sales Divi sion, Talon Textron Canada Limited, St. Catharines.

University President Donald Forster, in expressing his delight at the 1978 Fund results, indicated that the response of younger alumni was having an impact on the Fund . Graduates from 1967-77 inclusive accounted for 48.6 per cent of the number of gifts received and 22.6 per cent of the dollars. President Forster felt that the overall participation rate of 23 .2 per cent should rank Guelph within the top five universities in Canada in this category .

" Century Club membership of $100 or more increa sed from 805 to 903 in the 1978 campaign," reported Century Club Chairman Ross Hay , OAC '45, "resulting in gifts amount ing to $148,234, a whopping increase of 25 .4 per cent and representing 60.2 per cent of the Fund total."

The 1978 Campus Fund increased by 17 per cent to $45,428 under the co-chairmenship of Drs. Elizabeth Upton and Cliff Barker, OVC '41, with Dr. Murray Brown, OAC ' 51, chairing the Campus Fund Century Club. The results included gifts from members of the University of Guelph Staff Association who participated in the Campus Fund for the first time . Major support was received to help establish a memorial research fund in the name of the late Dr. Donald G. Ingram, •OVC '52. Former members of the faculty who were also remembered by their associates were the late profes sors Dick Waghorne , OAC '40, Bob Moffatt and Sass Pee pre . An award to be known as the Professor John Melby Prize in Political Studies has been established to honour Professor Melby who retired recently.

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More than 280 volunteers were involved in the Class Agent Divi sion of the Fund. This g roup, under Chairman Jack Gallin, OAC ' 47, raised $31 ,784. "The appeal letters of class agents, quite often accompanied by a friendly postscript, were responsible for 1,584 g ifts to the Fund, 29.5 per cent of the total number. We are grateful for the wide support received and to those donors who took a moment to write words of encouragement on the continued success of the Fund," Mr. Gallin commented.

Guelph graduates resident in the U.S.A. continued their support of the campus through their contributions to the Friends of University of Guelph, Inc . Recognized as an exempt organization by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, it received 250 gifts in 1978 amounting to $13,752. The response from the 920 alumni residents was an outstanding 27.2 per cent participation.

Mac-FACS alumni in 1978 saw the compLetion of their $100,000 three-year renovation project in Macdonald Institute which included a classroom, seminar room and faculty/staff and student lounge complex. Improvements to the foyer rounded out the project. Spear-heading this fund drive were Nancy Sawyer, Mac '62, and Marilyn Robinson, Mac '55.

Mr. Nixon stated that a special vote of thanks must go to Direct Mail Chairman Mark Webster, Arts '73, of the Ret ail Advertising Department, Simpsons-Sears Limited. "The concept and design of the mailing pieces were the full responsibility of Mark and his committee. They set the tone for the entire campaign and, from the excellent re sponse, struck the right note with our constitue 'nts," he commented.

"The story of the successful 1978 Fund would not be complete without special recognition of the team of 527 volunteers," said Mr. Nixon. " The quality of leadership in planning and execution, and the dedication of the workers in meeting deadlines, were superb. Their help made the whole operation run as smoothly as clockwork," he concluded.

Mrs. Elizabeth Spira, CPS '72, Chairman of the Alma Mater Fund Advisory Council, has announced the allocation of proceeds from the 1978 Alma Mater Fund . Major grants have been made on behalf of scholars hips, library acquisitions, Mac-FACS 75th Anniversary Project (final allocation), visiting professors, Alumni Stadium, art purchases and War Memorial HaIL improvements. 0

Highlights • New records es tabli shed with 5,368 gifts amounting to $245,917 - highest

respon se in the 10-year history of the Fund . • Overall participation was 23.2 per cent with a gift average of $45.81. • Century Club members contributed 903 leader-ship gifts totalling $148,234,

60.2 per cent of the gift total. • Faculty participation in the Campus Fund increased to 54.1 per cent with a

record high of $45,428 - up 17 per cent over 1977. • Mac-FACS alumni participation of28.3 topped O.A.C. alumni at 26.8 per

cent and O.V.C. alumni at 25.3 per cent.

Summary of Allocations 1978 1969-78

Scholarships ............................................. ......$ 60,809* $ 315,860 Mac-FACS 75th Anniversary Project ................ . 35,400 100,400 Library Acquisitions .......... ................... . 34 ,520 77 ,048

Winegard and A.M.F. Visiting Profe sso rships. 30,000 105 ,000 Alumni Stadium ........................................... . 20,000 200,·391 Art Purchases ................... .... .... .. ........ .. 18 ,478 83,443 Arboretum Development .................... .. . . . 10,958 338,045 War Memorial Hall .......... .. .............. .. ...... .. .. 10,000 50,000

London House .................. .. 5,000 23,519 Music Program .. .... ...... .. .. ..... ... ............ .. .. 5,000 28,782 Residence Life ...... . .. .. .. .. .. .................... .. .. ...... .. 3,000 9,000 Athletics Program.. ........ .. .... .. .. ...... .. 345 7,239 Drama Projects ..................... ... .. .................... . 250 3,250 O.V.C. Clinic Seminar Room ............. ..... .... ... .... . 35,000 Sundry Projects ...... . 12 , 157 66,899

$245,917 $1,443,876 'Includes Commemorative Gifts and London Bursaries .

Summary of Alumni Support 1978 Alma Mater Fund Development Fund

Total Change Amounts Change Amounts Gifts 77/78 Given 77/78 Given

% % O.A.C. ...... . ....... 2 ,248 + 17 .6 $ 99 ,694 + 17 .2 $ 1,583

O.V.C. 622 +32.1 42,629 +65.5 678 Mac-FACS ........ . 1,152 +223 33,489 + 5 .0 70 Arts & Science. 881 +45.1 13,867 +45.3 145

Faculty/Staff ...... . 379 +19.1 34,355 +32 .5 ~ 5,282 $224,034 $12,374

Other Credits ...... . 86 21,883

5,368 $245,917 +22.0

Alma Mater Fund 1978 gift total. $245,917

Development Fund alumni pledge payments received in 1978 ....... .. 12,374 •Alumni Associations special projects ..................................... .. 5,428 Alumni and Faculty Bequests and Endowments .. ... .. .. .. .............. .. 35,500

Total Alumni Support in 1978 .............. .. ....... .. 299,219 Wintario Matching Grants... .. .. ... ... .. .. ... .. .. .. ....... . 26,778

Grand Total. .................................... .. ..... .. ... , ....... .. ...... .. $325,997

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Campus Highlights Honoured at convocation.

Dr. Winegard addressing Ihe afternoon

gradualing class al winler con vocal ion.

The Unive rs it y honoured its second President and a long-se rving fac ulty me mber during winter co nvocation ceremonies. Dr. William C. Winegard, Pres ident fro m 1967 to 1975 . was named a Fe ll ow of the Univers it y . Dr. RobertJ. (Bob) Hilton, th e firs t Director of the University's Arbore tu m, who retired from that pos iti on in the sp ring of 1978, was made a Professor Emeritu s.

During his tenure as Pres ident , Dr. Winegard firml y and clearl y se t out his objectives: support the strength s in the areas of excelle nce while attempting to develop comparable acade mic credentials in other areas . The report on the aims and objectives of the Unive rs it y, produced by a study comm ittee in 1972 , clearly supported th is philosophy with it s emphas is on a liberal undergraduate education. At the same time, Pre side nt W inegard encouraged the University's grow in g internati onal involvement.

Hi s genui ne concern for st udents and members of the faculty and sta ff was bes t appreciated by th ose who experienced it first-hand. His ti ght schedule see med elastic enough to permit quiet one-to-one di scussions regardless of other problems.

Having publicly expressed co ncern about the way the universi ties in Onta rio we re financ ed during hi s ten ure as Pre sident , Dr. Wine gard soon found himsel f

Dr. Hillon , righI, and O.A .c. Dean Claylon Swilzer, OAC '51 .

participating in the Ontario Council on Uni vers ity Affairs, which he joined as Vice-Chairman and where he now continues to gi ve so und leaders hip as it s Chairman.

Dr . Hilton's belief that horticulture should relate on a perso nal le vel to the general public was vividly expressed in the active and imaginative leadersh ip that he gave to the de ve lopment of th e niversi tyof Guelph Arboretum . While it is first and foremost a place of science and research, there can be no doubt that the Arbore tum is also a pl ace that welcomes the public and whe re everyo ne feels welcome.

After 12 years as head of the Depart ment of Horticulture (later Horticu lt ural Sc ience ) at the Uni versit y of Guelph , Dr. Hilton took a two-year leave of abse nce to se rve as Chairman of the De partment of Crop Science and Hort ic ult ure at the University of the Wes t Indie s in Trinidad .

From his return in 1970 until his retirement in 1978 Dr. Hilt on's chief inte rest was the de ve lopment of the Arboretum , a lthough he continued with teaching and re search ac ti vit ies . Among his accomplishments at Guelph was the de ve lopmen t of the unique rhi zotron that permit s sc ientist s to study, in detail , root grow th and development in plants while they are growing under natural conditions. 0

Sports Shorts One of the University's most successful teams in 1978-'79 was the Women's Basketball Gryphons. A strong te am in 1977- '78, this year's squad flirt ed with the number one rankin g in Canada all season, finally bow in g out in a co ntroversia l semi-final at the CIAU championships in Reg ina.

Gue lph began the seaso n by ho sting and winning their own tournamen t. After a close (62-59) defeat at the hands of Laurentian, the squad ran off a 12-ga me league winnin g stre ak that took them to the Na tiona ls.

Coac h Kare n Lee 's team wound up with a 22-5 won- lost record and ranked as second in the nation when final rank in gs were released recently .

For a long tim e now, the name Guelph has been sy nonymo us with uni ve rs ity wrestling. Indeed, the wrestlers achievemen ts thi s past year will underline Guelph's g reat wrestling rep utation .

W it h team point s bei ng abandoned in fav our of league points, it 's diffic ult to declare anyone team champion, but after vie wing the record it 's clear that the Guelph Gryphons are the 1978-79 wrest ling champs .

We've all seen this plot before - the Cinderell a team rise s up from the ashe s of a last-p lace seaso n to amaze everyone and win the champ ionship .

For the Hockey Gryphons the story became non-fiction when they ca ptured their seco nd OUAA titl e in the la st four years and were barely edged o ut in the National s at Mo ntreal. The team' s performance will long be remembered in th e anna ls of Guelph athletics .

When John Lowe ca me to th e Gryphon tra ini ng camp last fa ll, no one expec ted the in stant succe ss he achieved, last of all himsel f. " [ sure didn't think anything like this would happe n," the wiry running back said. The " thi s" Lowe referred to was the Peter Gorman award as the top rookie in Canada, the first Schen ley award won by a Gryph on footballer.

With players like John Lowe around, Gryphon fo otbaLl hopes should certainly be high, and it would seem John wi ll have the footb all wor ld at his feet for the next fe w years. 0

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Appointments Dr. J. Br ian Der byshire has been appointed Chairman of the Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Immunology . succeeding Professor Donald A. Barnum, OVC '41. Professo r Derbyshire received his B .Sc . degree and the M .R. C.V.S. diploma from the Royal Veterinary College , London , England, in 1955. In 1956 he joined the staff of the Institute for Animal Di seases at Compton, England and attained the position of principal scientific officer in the department of microbiology before leaving in 1971. In 1960 he received his Ph .D . from the University of London.

In 1971 Dr. Derbyshire joined the De partment of Veterinary Microbiology and Immunology at Guelph and received the rank of profe ssor in 1973. In 1976 he received the Norden Award for Teaching Excellence. His teaching responsibilities have included both undergraduate and graduate courses and, in addition , he has assisted with short courses organized by the Ontario Veterinary Association , Canada Department of Agriculture and the Food and Agriculture Orga nization (FAO).

While at Guelph, hi s research has centred on four areas: immunology of bovine mastitis, epidemiology of enteric viral infections in swine, viral immunology and the stability of animal viruses in aerosols, water, soil and liquid manure.

He is a member of the board of the

World Health Organization/FAO Program on Comparative Virology, a member of the editorial board of Veterinary Microbiology and has served as scientific editor of Research in Velerinary Science. He is also a member of a number of scientific associations including the Canadian Society for Microbiologists, the Pathological Society

of Great Britain and the Conference of Research Workers in Animal Di seases in North America. 0

Tom Dimitroff has been appointed Head Coach of the Football Gryphons .

A graduate of Miami University with a B.Sc. degree in Education, Mr. Dimitroff

spent four years in professional football as a quarterback. He was with the Ottawa

Brian Derbyshire Tom Dimilroff

Roughriders and ended his playing career with the Boston Patriots of the American Football League .

H is coaching career began at the high school level and, in 1969, he was' appointed Offensive Backfield Coach with Miami University. He moved to Kansas S tate University as Offensive Co-ordinator in 1973, and on to the Ottawa Roughriders in the same capacity in 1974 .

While in Ottawa , Coach Dimitroff designed the offence which took the Ro ughriders to the 1976 Grey Cup championship and ha s made Ottawa the nation 's most potent offence. In 1978, he was named Head Coach of the Hamilton Tiger Cats.

He and his wife, Helen, have three children , Randy, 16, Sharon, IS, and Tommy, 12. 0

David L. Gilmour, OAC '59, has been appointed Vice- President and General Manager, Eastern Canadian Operatio n, (E CO), of the Cargill Grain Co.

M r. G ilmour joined National G ra in in 1968 as Manager - Marketing Se rvices , was appointed Sales Manager, Feed and Li vestoc k in 1969 ; D irec to r, Marketing and Farm Supplies and Feed Operations in 1970, and Assistant Genera l Manager , Weste rn Canadian Operations in 1974, the same year that he obtained an M. B. A . in marke ting from the Univer ity of M anitoba . He became Ge neral Manager, ECO , in 1978. He and his wife, Allison, live in W innipeg, Manitoba, wi th their sons, Je ff, 16 and Steven, 13 . 0

Dr. A . E . (Bud) Ings, OVC '52, has been

appoin ted as Mi nis ter of Health and Social Services for Prince Edward Island. The appointme nt followed his re-e lection to the P. E .I. legislature in 1978 .

Since graduation until last year , Dr. Ings ope rated the Montague Veterinary

Clinic in P.E. I. He was first elected to the Legisl ature

in 1970 as a Liberal member of 3rd Kings Constituency of P.E.I. He was re-elected in 1974 and, at that time , was appointed

David Gilmour, OAC '59

A. E. 'Bua' lngs, OVC '52

M inister of Agriculture and Fores try. Dr. lngs and his wife , Constance , have

three girls , Jeanne, Joanne and Jayne. 0

Ed. nOlI'. Sh(fiing pulilical winds down Easl

have crealed some changes in P .E.l. since Ihe above ilem was rypesel. Desp ile Ihe

ream chunge from a Liberal 10 a Conserva­li ve gov!' rIlmenr in P .E'/', al press lime i l ",,'as decided 10 lei Ihe ilem run 10 recogn ize Bud's earlier (lcc umpfishmenls. 0

Roy G. Pella took up the duties of Director of Personnel at the e nd of February. M r. Pe lla comes to the University from Brantford whe re he was ind u trial relation s

manager at Massey Ferguson Industries Limited. Before that he was pe rsonnel manager at C yanamid of Canada in Niagara Falls.

A graduate in business administration from the U niversity of Michigan , M r. Pe lla rece ived his master degree in business administration from the Uni versity of Toronto in 1957. He brings to his new position many years' experience in personnel administration and industrial relations; he has lectured on the se subjects at eve ning courses at two Ontario un iversities for 12 years. He also participates and

contributes to various seminars on such topics as negotiations and handling of empl oyee proble ms. He is a Past President of the iagara District Personnel Association .

Mr. Pella was a member of the Canadian Olympic Team to Helsinki in 1952 and the sil ver medal winne r in the discus at the 1954 Vancouver Co mmonwealth Games.

In his new position, he will head a directorate which is re sponsible for pro viding service in the areas of salary admini st ration, pensions and benefits, recrui tment and training and collective bargaini ng . T he directorate assists in maximizing the human resource potenti al of the Unive rs ity community.

Mr. Pe lla resides in H amilton with his wife , Roma, twin daughte rs , Lorrie , a student at thi s U niversity and Debbie, a

stude nt at the University of Toronto, and a son Gord. 0

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Roy Pella Mabel Sanderson, Mac '31

Walter N. Vaughan has been appointed Secretary of Senate for a five-year period. Mr. Vaughan has served as acting Secretary

of Senate since July, 1977. The Secretary of Senate is responsible for staffing and

co-ordination of Senate and its boards and

committees, carrying out Senate decisions and provision of information about the work

of Senate .

Previous to this appointment, Mr.

Vaughan wa s Ass istant to the Vice-President, Academic. He will continue

to carry the responsibilities of this position which include conducting analytical studies on academic matters and serving as

Secretary of the University Committee on

Faculty Policies and the Computer Services

Council.

Mr. Vaughan is a graduate in engineering from Queen's University, Kings ton, and has a Master of Science

degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He has been a special lecturer

in the School of Engineering for nine years. 0

John A. Wiley, OAC '58, has been named General Manager , Royal Agricultural Winter Fair. He takes over from John E.

Moles, OAC '36, who has retired after eight

years of outstanding service to Canadian agriculture in the same capacity .

Following graduation, Mr. Wiley

served for II years with the Western Fair Assoc iation in London, Ontario, and joined

the Royal staff in 1972 as Superintendent of

Entries. He became Executive Secretary in 1974, the position he held until his present appointment.

He is a former Vice-President of the

U of G Alumni Association and has served as a Director with the O.A.C. Alumni

Assoc iation. He and his wife, Grace, have two

children, Martha and Mark. 0

Dr. Mabel Sanderson, Mac '31, has been

appointed Chairman of the 1979 Alma Mater

Fund Campaign by the Directors of the

University of Guelph Alumni Association . Dr. Sanderson has previously served as Deputy Campaign Chairman and as

Chairman of the Century Club .

'. Associated with Macdonald Institute

si nce she joined the faculty there as a Home Management instructor in 1935, Dr. Sanderson was appointed Head of the Department of Foods and Nutrition in 1965. After the College of Family and Consumer

Studies was established in 1970 she was a

professor with the Department of Consumer Studies until her retirement in 1975,

Ross Hay, OAC '45, will serve as Deputy Campaign Chairman and chairing the campaign divisions for 1979 are:

Century Club - Dr. Alfred Vanags, OVC

'59 , with deputy Dr. Donald Huntley, OAC ' 41. Campus Fund - Co-Chairmen

Professor Alexander (Sandy) Pearson, OAC

'42, and Dr. Marion Steele . Campus

Century Club - Dr. Cliff Barker, OVC '41. Class Agents - Jack Gallin, OAC '47,

Direct Mail - Mark Webster, Arts '73, with deputy Brian Love, Arts ' 69 . Friends

ofU ofG Inc . - Dr. Grant Mi sener , OVC '38, and OAC '35. Reunion Gift s - James Kenney, OAC '44. Commemorative

Gifts - Dr. Russ McDon a ld, OVC '45. 0

Letter to the Editor

R ,R. I, Beamsville, OJ1lario LOR I BO Jan. 15 , 1979

Dear Mr . Wing:

As Edilor of the Guelph Alumnus I want to inform you about an error regarding Creelman Hall in th e recent Special Calendar issue Vol. II, No.5.

In the write-up on page two, fourth column - ''The President was followed by his late sons, James, OAC '14, and Donald, OAC '27A .. ," I would like all myfi'iends to know that J am hale and hearry and enjoying retirement 011 my fruit farm at R.R, I, Beall1sville.

I am a life member of the OAC Alumni Association and my Wife, Celeste, and J are looking forward to aI/ending the 50th reunion of the class of' 29 this coming June at Alumni Weekend.

I remain

Yours very truly, Donald R. Creelman, OAC '27A

Nominations sought ­Alumni Awards

The Honours and A wards Committee of the

University of Guelph Alumni Association

invites nominations for the Alumnus of Honour and the Alumni Medal of

Achievement. These awards will be

presented at the annual meeting of the association at Homecoming '79.

The Alumnus of Honour was

established to recognize annually the

alumnus who has brought great honour to his or her Alma Mater and fellow alumni

through significant contribution to one or more of the following: a national cause for Canada; service to the community, the world

of science or education; leadership in business, industry, or alumni affairs,

The Alumni Medal of Achievement is

awarded annually to a recent graduate (within the past ten years) who brings distinction to his or her Alma Mater through contributions to country, community or profession.

Each nomination should contain the

nominee's full name, address, business

affiliation and title, year of graduation, family, alumni affairs participation,

contributions and achievements in general which in your opinion entitle the nominee to the award, and any other additional

information which may assi s t the selection

committee, including names of persons who have first-hand knowledge of the nominee's accomplisrunents, The nominee should not be advised of the nomination.

Nominations which have been made

within the last five years will be considered by the selection committee together with

new nominations received this year.

Nominations are held in confidence. Please forward your nomination by

June 15 to Honours and Awards Committee

Chairman, University of Guelph Alumni Association, Department of Alumni Affairs

and Development, University of Guelph, -Guelph,Ontario NIG2Wl. 0

o.v.c. Dog Show Key

1 - D, 2 - L, 3 - E, 4 - F, 5 - K, 6 - C, 7 - G, 8 - J , 9 - H, 10 - A, 11 - M, 12 - I, 13 - B.

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The summer vacation, an annual tradition with most Canadian families, is a time for relaxation, recovery and renewal. Some vacations, however, are routine and unfulfill ­ing . If that sounds familiar, maybe it 's time you took a vacation where there's more to share than just scenery. Summer Campus at the University of Guelph is for people, like you, who seek a meaning­

ful and imaginative summer vacation . A unique experience filled with a spec ial blend of educational , recreational and social opportu nities for all ages, Summer Campus is open only for two weeks , July 9­13 and July 16-20. Classes are scheduled so you can take full advantage of campus recreational facilities - swimming, tennis, squash, jogging along nature trails, etc .

Spend some time with us this summer.

For Adults . .... Stimulating non·credit cou rses are offered by on-campus faculty and distinguished visiting lecturers in Con· versatiol"al French , Suddenly Single, Wine­making, Home Landscaping , Agriculture Today, Family Nutrition , Sports Medicine, Calligraphy, Personal Finance, Freelance Writing, Contemporary Ontario Polit ics, the Art of Expression, Children's Literature, Games People Play, Apiculture (Beekeeping) , The Amateur Theatre (Acting) , Solar Energy (Practical Applications), and Television Pro­duction .

For Youth . .... A rare learning opportunity for young people, from recreational activities to " college" courses. Scamper Camp (3-5 years). Kaleidoscope (6 -10 years) and Teen Scene (11 ·15 years) feature courses in fine art, animal science , drama, journalism and computers, as well as crafts, hikes and sports . Plus a French Immersion camp program (6-11 years).

Evenings . .. . . entertainment, informal cam­pus tours, cultural enrichment, tennis and squash clinics, family recreation or just plain relaxation in a campus pub or late-night coffee lounge.

Accommodation . ... . In a modern residence with family rates or off -campus .

Summer vacations are made of special memo­ries . Whether you come for one week or two, alone or with a friend or your family, Summer Campus ' 79 will be an unforgettable summertime experience . Write to us now for complete details. The deadline date for registration is June 15th.

Summer Campu s '79, Station " F" Office of Continuing Education,

University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario

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No Sun No Sap

UGAA and Arboretum organizers arranged every thing very thoroughly for their April 1 Maple Syrup Day at the University' s Arboretum.

Unfortunately, the weather wasn't the best and the sa p refused to run .

However, despite cold and rain , some 300 hardy adve nturers turned ou t to in spect the sap-gathering system in the Victoria Wood s and the wood-fired evaporator in stalled in the J . C. Taylor Nature Centre.

Snug within the Centre, lunching to the strains of Jeff Byrd's old-time fiddJe music, the visitors cons umed about 600 blueberry pancakes liberally doused wi th syrup produced from the su rrounding tall maples prior to April 1.

Arboretum Naturalist, Alan Watson, answered countJess questions about the sugarbush operat ion and alumni who tended tables and m3n ned the wind- swept out-door griddle included Don Ri sebrough , 0 C '77 ; Rick Mocc ia, CBS '76; Ruth (Woods) Wil son, Mac '62; Olive (Thompson ) Thompson , Mac '35; Art Thompson, OAC ' 37; Barry Stahlbaum, C PS ' 74; Pat (Shier) and Denny Mighton, both O AC' 64, and Rosemary Clark, Mac ' 59 . 0

Watched by a hungry youngster , Jane Nelson, OAC ' 80, left. and Arboretum secretary Dorothy Blacklock slave over the hotplate.

May 29 Alumni Night at Mohawk Raceway. June 15, 16, 17 Alumni Weekend.

coming events

GUELPH ALUMNUS Spring 1979 Volume 12, Number 2

16 Annual Meetings, OAC. ove and Mac-FACS Alumni Associations. Wellington College Alumni Reunion.

24 Information Sessions at Guelph, Ottawa. OrilJia. Belleville and Windsor for students offered early admission.

Posies Canada

""''''''' Bulk En nombre third troisieme class classe 1067 Guelph,Onl.

ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED:

If the addressee or a son or a daughter who is an alumnus has moved, please notify the Alumni Office. UniverSity of Guelph N1G 2W 1. so lhat this magazine may be forwarded to the proper address .

July 4-8 OVA/CVMA Conference, Toronto. 5 OVC Alumni Toronto Harbour

Cruise. 9-13 Summer Campus, 1st week.

16-20 Summer Campus. 2nd week. 23-26 AVMA Convention, Seattle.

Aug, 31 Alumni Nautical Night, Toronto Harbour.

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