UNIV ERSITY OF GUELPH

GUELPH AWMNUS

Summer 1981 Vol 14 No 3

U IVERSITY OF GUELPH ALUM ASSOCIATION

HONORARY PRESIDENT Professo r Donald F Forster

PRESIDENT Jackie (Wemyss) Wright CBS 74

PAST PRESIDENT Dr Tom DeGecr OVC 54

SENIOR VICE-PRESIDENT Jane (Vollick) Webster FACS 75

DI RECTORS Brian Allen CPS 72 Peter Anderson Well 68 Cliff Barker OVC 41 Debbie (Nash) Chambers Ans 77 Les Dunn CBS 73 Lynn ( Morrow) Fea therstone Mac 68 Elizabeth Heeney FACS 71 Alvin Jory CSS 74 Edith LeLacheur Ans 72 Peter Mc Mullen CPS 76 Patricia (Shier) Mighton OAC 64 Elizabeth ONeil FACS 74 Ross Parry CSS 80 Dr Mel Poland OVC 44 Glenn Powell OAC 62 Clare Rennie OAC 47 Ambrose Samulski CBS 73 Dr Stan Ward OVC 36

EX -OFFICIO DIRECTORS La rry Argue OAC 58 President Ontario Agricultural College Alumni Association John Babcock OAC 54 Director of Alumni Affairs and Development Rick Brown President University of Guelph Central Student Association Greg Coulter President Graduate Students Association Jim Gallivan CBS 73 President College of Biological Science Alumni Association Mary (Webber) Henry Mac 66 President Mac-FACS Alumni Association Barbara (Poner) Hinds CSS 74 Presiden t College of Social Science Alumni Association Dr Archie MacKinnon OVC 43 President Ontario Veterinary College Alumni Association Barry Stahlbaum CPS 74 President College of Physical Science Alumni Association Julie Thur Arts 78 President College of Arts Alumni Association

TREASURER James Elmslie

ASSOCIATE SECRETARY Rosemary Clark Mac 59

The Guelph Alumnus is published by the Department of Alumni Affairs and Development in co-operation with the Department of Information University of Guelph

EDITOR DEREK J WING Publications Officer Depanment of Alumni Affairs a nd Development

The Edit orial Committee is comprised of the Editor Derek Wing John Babcock OAC 54 Director of Alumni Affairs a nd Development Erich Banh An Director Depanment of Information Rosemary Clark Mac 59 Assistant Director for Alumni Programs Douglas Waterston Director Depanment of I nformation Donald Jose OAC 49 Assistant Director Department of In formation Robin Baird Lewis Ans 73 DevelopmentCommunications Officer Department of Alumni A ffairs and Development

The Editori a l Advisory Board of the Universi ty of Guelph Alumni Association is comprised of Ewart Carberry OAC 44 Chairman Dr Allan Austin Dr Donald Barnum OVC 41 W John Bowles CSS 72 Judith Carson Ans 75 Peter Hohenade OAC 75 Janice (Robertson) Panlow Ans 70 Olive (Thompson) Thompson Mac 35 Sandra Webster CSS 75 Exmiddotofficio John Babcock OAC 5 4 Dr Tom DeGeer OVC 54

Undelive red copies should be returned to the Department of Alumni Affairs and Development University of Guelph Guelph Ontario N I G 2W I

Toronto sculptor Fred Powell and his A +1980 Created from laminated white pine and representing the wind-swirled garments of a fe male student striding across campus A+980 was unveiled during Arboretum Day and stands close to the Arboretum Centre

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Jackie (Wemyss) Wright CBS 74 UC AA president elect should have been on hand to accept the gavel of office at the UCAA annual general meeting on Saturday June 20 during Alumni Weekend 81 Ho wever that was the day when in Thornhill lillie 8-pound I-ounce Daniel Mark (Class of 99) told his Mom she should pack her suitcase She missed her appearance but he made his - on S unday June 21 at 428 p m at North York eneral Hospital First-time father Mark CBS 74 is proud of em both Best Fathers Day gift Ive ever had quoth he

Immediate UCAA past presidelll Dr Tom DeCeer ave 54 and the alumni chair that was presented to him (in exchange for the gavel) by U of C President Donald Forster honorary president at the U CAA on behalf of the Associat ion

To Mobilize on Behalf of the University bullbullbull From Our New UGAA President

S imilar to the Univcrsit y of Guelph the student s for the Universit y University of Guelph Al umni Your Alumni Association is here to

Associa tion is built on thc strengths of its represen t you a nd to bring forth any new college com ponents he college ideas or wishes that you ma y have associa tions will continue as they have in ngarding UGA A activities - we need the pas t to serve the particular needs and to hear from you Please fee l free to contact interests of their members The GA A is any of your UGA A rep rcsenta tives or expand ing and must continue to expand in contact your C lIegc A lumni Association trcngth a nd accompli shmen t in tep with Dr Tom DeGeer OvC 54 has the challenge and opportunity for a lumn i to stepp d down from the position of as ist and scrvc in key roles in the pr siden t He has done an outstanding job fra mework of th e nivcrsity for all of us in the representa tion of the

We can do thi onl y by acti vely taking Associa tion to th e University and I would part T he objcctive of your Association as like to say tha nk you - for a job well sta ted in its const it ution is to mobilize on don e beha lf of thc Uni versity of Guelph all the To the Associations executive a nd strength - moral spi ritual and financial directors and to all alumni I would like to - of its alumni We hope to mee t thi s say that I am looking forward with -challenge enthusiasm to working with you a ll

We have over 33000 a lumni around Let LI S all look ahead to 1981-82 as a th e world and you are invited to make year of renewed friend ships closer In 1-8 2 YO R year to get involved relationsh ips and active participation in the There are many inte rest ing social fun ctions University of G uelph Alumni Association on campus planned seminars for cult ura l an d personal dcvelopment and oppo rtunities Jackie (We Ill Yss) Wright CBS 74 to rela te information and experiences President nivcrsity of Guelph Alumni rela tive to the recruitment of poten tia l Asociation 0

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So naturalists observe a Ilea hath smaller Ileas that on him prey And these have smaller still to bite em And so proceed ad inlinitum

By John Hearn

Science fiction buffs may recall a John Brunner classic The Sheep Look Up in

which he predicted a barren world where the sinister Dr Strangeloves of the chemical industry were locked in a life-and-death struggle with conservashytionists fighting a last-ditch bailie for the right to breathe

For Dr John Laing Director of the new Biological Control Laboratory built on campus for the Department of Environshymental Biology Brunners prediction is a somewhat paranoid point of view

The problems involved in the use of toxic chemicals of all kinds are too many and too obvious to deny he says but it doesnt help to see it as any kind of conspiracy-except to the extent that its a conspiracy of circumstance As far as pesticides are concerned the problem can be traced to the publics demand for cheap food We in Canada and the United States spend a lower proportion of our incomes on food than anyone else in the world We also insist that every item on the menu looks exactly the same as it does in the ads- perfectly shaped and free of blemishes

That is the market to which food growers must cater It s a high-volume low-mark-up business which treads warily along a fine line dividing prosperity from catastrophe Its a business to which pests can do more damage than an invading army and the growers can hardly be blamed for accepting any help available Up till now the most reliable and immediate help has come from the chemical industry

As far as pesticide manufacturers are concerned the market is as hazardous as it is allractive Theyre working from a base of relatively new technologies Theyre

trying to come to grips with insects possessed of a wealth of ingenuity as measured by their facility in developing resistant strains

The industry is now spending $10-$15

Dean Swilt

million developing each new product and the price tag keeps climbing as the required tests multiply

This is the background against which the growing demand for natural control of insect pests must be measured This too acco rding to Professor Laing can lead to unreal expectat ions

It all sounds simple enough Every organism has its pests its parasites its predators and its pathogens says Dr Laing All we have to do is find whatever it is that feeds on whatever it is thats damaging our crop and bring them together The process however is more easily described than carried out You can figure on about half of all the insect pests in North America originating from somewhere overseas

International travel breaks down natural barriers a nd sh ips and planes as well as any of their passe ngers and produce can easily act as carriers for unwelcome additions to our insect populations Most countries now have reasonably effective sc reening procedures but some accidental intrusions are inevitable and a decade rarely goes by without at least one new pest which once it gets a toe-ho ld multiplies rapidly in the absence of its natural enemies

Growers faced with the possibility of actual ruin turn to toxi c sprays We in the meanwhile must identify the pest determine its country or area of origin discover its natural enemy import specimens from whatever part of the world they come and hold them in quarantine until they are positively identified We then work with th is natura l enemy through a couple of generations a ft e r which it can be released into the environment If it survives the first winter we can introduce it into areas which are experiencing acute problems with the pest

Completed at a cost of $400000 the new Biological Control Laboratory will do much to spccd up the process Funded

Professor John Laing right director of th e Departmenl of Environmental Biologys new biological control laboratory with technician John Heraty

initially by grants from the Ontario M inistry of Agriculture and Food (OMAF) from Provincial Lottery proceeds allocated to them a nd with initial programs supplemented by OMAF and the Ministry of the Environment it will be the first non-governmental laboratory in Canada equipped to hold insects in quarantine and may well develop into Canadas most important research centre for biological controls

For Dr Laing the new facility represents the fulfillment of a dream His own interest in the subject goes back to the 1960s when he was working on his Masters thesi s while doi ng summer work at the Canada Department of AgricultureS Belleville lab The lab at that time enjoyed a world-wide reputation for its studies in biological controls John Laing went from there to Berkley for his PhD after which he remained for five years teaching and working on research

The federal Governments closure of the Bellev il le la b in J971 left biological control research in Canada without a focal point When I came to the University of Guelph in 1973 continued Dr Laing it was with the understanding that I would continue to work in the area of insect ecology until such time as a facility could be built here Any insects I wanted to import had to come through the

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A parasitic wasp (diadromus subtilicornis) laying an An immature (larval) parasitic wasp egg in its host the pupa of the diamondback moth (microplitis plutellae) emerging from its which attacks cabbages broccoli cauliflower and larval host a diamondback moth now Brussels sprouts

government quarantine laboratory in Ottawa

Importing parasites or other natural enemies from overseas is not the only weapon in the armoury of biological controls Another method is the sterile male technique What we do explained Professor Laing is to rear very farge numbers of pests We irradiate them at the pupal stage which causes the males to become sterile These sterile males are rel eased from aircraft over the infested area at a time when the pest population is fairly low- after an insecticide spraying for example The stcrile males mate with native femalcs who then lay infertile eggs

One such project in the new facility requires thc rearing of 100 million onion maggot flies which will eventually be released from aircraft over the Hoi liand Marsh area

The onion maggot is idealtly suited for this program since with this insect the female mates only once while the male mates many times A third method of biological control is in inundatmiddotive releases or augmentation of natural enemies This is still in the planning stage says Professor Laing We are working with a tiny wasp called Trichogramma which attacks the eggs of a number of insects including the codling moth which is a severe pest in apple orchards This will require the rearing of

dead

very large numbers of the wasps and releasing them in orchard areas A similar project involving Trichogramma will attempt to control the spruce bud worm in an Ontario provincial park

Dr Laing sounds a cautionary note on the future of biological controls It would be a mistake he says to think in terms of crash programs and quick results As much as we might wish for simple solutions to simple problems the constraints of ecology dictate more modest expectations In the natural sciences all tasks are complex and research dollars not easily come by

The public meanwhile reads one story after another about the detrimental effect of pesticides especially those which are suspected to be carcinogens and they rightly become alarmed Like the growers they too would prefer a biological control response but instant solutions are not available There is nothing even on the horizon which promises a completely non-chemical method of pest control However we most certainly can and must continue to investigate non-chemical procedures in order to learn more about the organisms we are dealing with in the hope of eventually becoming less dependent on chemicals

Gazing into my crystal ball~seeing

several decades down the road - Im

convinced that eventually we wi ll have to find much safer chemicals than are at present available- or use no chemicals at all I do not believe the public will continue to accept the risks-they will demand safer methods

Between now and then we must work with what weve got T he new lab will help We continue to be hard up for funds and while we have to stumble from grant to grant long term planning will be difficult Given even modest funding we could short circuit the present process by sending our own people to other parts of the world to pick up specimens we need Right now we have to rely on labs and personnel in the areas in which we are interested They have their own priorities and we have to wait our turn

Crash programs may not be possible but reasonable funding would surely oil the wheels The new lab is inadequately staffed and my only full-time lab technician has other duties Nevertheless it is also true to -say that we would never be satisfied and important developments originating in the new lab can be expected during the coming years

[ts not so much that Im impatient-rather than that [ predict sudden public demands being made on us at some time in the future I t would be nice to be ready for them 0

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Outgoing OACAA president Dr Clare Rennie lef t OAC 47 OAe Dean Clay Swit zer OAC 5 1 and new OA C AA president Larry Argue OAC 58preside nt r OAC f university

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Incoming OVCAA president Dr Archie MacKinshynon OVC 43 left olltgoing OVCA A president Dr Bob Blick OVC 46 and Dr Wendy Park er OVC 71 first female OVCA A vice-president

Campus wagon [Ours started a[ Branion Plaza

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Brenda EI las rec Medal oJ eled the 1981

Voting booth for alumni seats on Senate L to R Rick Moccia CBS 76 Julie (Russell) Thur Arts 78 Barry Stahlbaum CPS 74 John Babcock OAC 54 and Earl Mighton OAC 31

UGAA Achlevement Jr A lumni 54 president Dr Tom om OUtgoing

DeGeer OVC

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John Griffiths OAC 22 Inner Gordon Nixon OAC 37

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not H is goal is to enhance the quality of Profcssor M urray joined the the huma nities at Guelph and he has Depa rtment of History in 1967 A graduate begun by listing the things in which the of Bishops University ( BA ) in 1962 heNew

Dean College of Arts

Dean David Murray

By Martha Leibbrandt

W here the humanities are concerned the new Dean of the C ollege of Arts

David M urray is an exponent optimist publicist and champion

During this past year in his role as Acting Dean he has publicized the accomplishments of its students and faculty members so that t he University and the community would understand tha t the humanities are an integral part of G uelph and tha t they contribute unique areas of excellence to t his University

Dr M urray who beca me Dean J uly 1 is also a believer in doors We need to const ruct more doors between disci pl ines and build fewer walls a round them he said in a C onvocation add ress four years ago Today therefore he find s no contradiction in talking on the one hand of the challenge of trying to instill traditional values of the humanities in a campus dominated by non-hu manities disciplines and pointing ou t the need for scientific literacy for students in the BA program

Both concepts fit into the U niversi tys decla red aim of achieving a liberal education in the 1980s he says adding that there can be no truly liberal education in any universi ty without a thriving vibrant humanities program

Some people may be concerned about the survival of the human ities this Dean is

College can take pride the high qua lity of undergraduate teaching the recognized disti nc tion of the C olleges graduate programs the growing number of provincial and national awards and sc holarshi ps being won by the Colleges top undergradua tes and graduates and the examples of scholarship and creative work by Arts faculty which have received internationa l recognition

The Dean wants to mai ntain and strengthen this excellence by encouraging sabbatical leaves by faculty members assis ti ng them in their projects supporting conferences at Guelph and facilitating travel to conferences elsewhere Similarly he has worked to shore up the students sense of achievement through the introduction of new undergraduate and graduate scholarships and by hosting academic recognition luncheons

Professor Murray places a high priority on establishing a greater sense of oneness Whatever the problems or challenges of the next five years we must confront them as a College not as a collection of separate departments and the Dean acknowledges that the future may not be clear sailing Tightrope budgeting he guesses will be with every Dean in the next five years H is task as he sees it is to work around this obstacle and to provide the best learning atmosphere with the funds ava ilable

H e sees his most im portant task as working closely with the C ollege of Social Science to improve the quality of Gu elphs BA program in order to attrac t a greater number of good students to the U niversity The Dean wants to re-examine the present program to make it more attractive to studen ts In keeping with his views about a liberal ed uca tion he would like to see C ollege of Arts students taking more courses in natural sciences a nd mathematical sciences I believe we must help our students to achieve scientific literacy and at the same time encourage students in the science programs to take more humanities and S ocial Science courses he sa ys

The Dean also has a nu mber of personal challenges Teaching and scholarship are important to him and he wants to keep up his ow n work Hi s book Odious Commerce Britain Spain and the Abolition of the Slave Trade to Cuba was published by Cam bridge Un iversi ty Press this year and an art icle Trading for Latin American Oil a ppeared in the November December 1980 issue of Int ernational Perspect ives

received an M A from the University of Edinburgh in 1964 and a Ph D from C ambridge in 1968 D uring his undergrad uate and graduate years he received nu merous awards and scholarships including whi le a t Bi shops the Pres iden ts Prize in E nglish and t he Lieutena nt-G overnors Bronze Medal fo r H istory and a C m monwea lth scholarship to the Un iversity of Edi nburgh He also he ld two C a nada Cou ncil pre-doctoral fell owsh ips at Ca m bridge

Befo re coming to Guelph he was tutor in H istory a t Churchill College C ambridge H e was resident historian in the Department of Exte rnal Affairs from 1971 to 1972 and this led to the publication of Documents on Canadian External Relations Volumes 7 and 8 which he edited and which were published in 1974 and 1976 respectively

At G ue lph Dr M urray has served on a number of committees at Senate Department College and inter-university levels He has also been a member of the Board of G overnors since 19790

Part of th e Arts Building as seen from t he University Centre

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People and Pets By Meredith Lloyd-Evans OVC 74

I n March 1979 14 professional people interested in the care of both animals and

humans met at the University of Dundee Scotland to discuss the positive ways in which pet ownership can contribute to human health and well-being From that sma ll start the Group for the Study of the Huma nCompanion Animal Bond was formed and has grown rapidly Membership is now over 70 in the UK Europe Canada USA and Australia

All members are united by a common intercst in fur t hering the understanding of this strange bond bctween people and their chosen pets The wider implications of the bond arc also important because they impact on our normal everyday life such as the environment and urban planning and on those periods whe n we are mentally or physica lly abnormal

For some time Dr Avery Gillick OVC 70 now in practice in Scarborough On tario was the G roups North American secretary but enforced absence due to ill ness led him reluctantly to give up the post (He is now fully recovered by the way )

On this side of the Atlantic (the UK etc) Dr Bruce Fogle OVC 70 ha s been one of the administrative figures in the G roup since the beginning when he was already involved in the organization of the first I nternational Symposium on the H uman Companion Animal Bond This took pl ace under the umbrella of the British Small Animal Veterinary Association in London in February 1980 Bruce is also Editor of a forthcoming volume on the humananimal bond including the symposium proceedings which is soon to be published

An understanding of the hum a nanimal bond will enhance any veterinarians dealing with his clients H ow often do we suspect that an animal patients phenomena are as described by the owner really an ex pression of the owners own fears and problems Euthanasia terminal

disease unexplained traumas and vague illnesses in the absence of clear clinical signs are all areas where correct and sympathetic handling of the owner can be more rewarding than fruitless pet treatment - exploitation of an owners concern

There is another aspect An animal may present a behavioura l defect that demands exploration of the owneranimal bond the owners environment thoughts and deeds How far should a veterinarian go We may argue that it is not our job to handle these sociological aspects of human and animal problems

However one of the staunchest supporters of the G roup Dr Leo Bustad dean of the W ashington S tate University College of Veterinary Medicine firmly believes that veterinary schools and their students are in a unique position to collaborate with other disciplines (such as psychology sociology psychiatry medicine social work even urban planning) in order to develop a unified approach to the study of thc people pet partnership The interface between pet and owner behavior must be treated as an a rca for co-operation not connict between professions

It has become quite clear from

discussions by the G roup and lectures given at the London Symposium that contact with animals and the formation of a bond with a pet is more often tha n not of great physical and mental benefit to the pet owner Dr Aaron Katcher University of Pennsylvania has shown that pet-owning over and above the playing and walking involved has a positive effect on human survival after myocardial infarcts (Heart trou ble Ed)

The aged and institutionalised including convicts have been shown to develop relationships between each other fruitful by any ordinary criteria applied to such institut ions by making humananimal bonds The animal-cat dog bird horse- something ideally to be stroked and certainly to be looked after is a catalyst

People whose lives are governed by their discomforts with other people by vague or almost palpable fears and anxieties that others are judging them by pathological distrust by resistance to verbal visual or tactile contact or by rejection of treatment seem to be able to summon up positive feelings where pets are concerned

Pet-facilitated psychotherapy is one of the fields of the human a nimal bond where the most beneficial strides forward can be made By this very token it is a field where the different disciplines are enriched by contact and collaboration It will be one of the fields explored in the forthcom ing International Symposium in Phi ladelphia October 5-71981 (details from Dr Aaron Katcher Associate Professor of Psychiatry Universi ty of Pennsylvania Philadelphia tel (215) 243-4695 or Dr Michael J McCulloch The Delta Foundation 200 Southwest Market Suite 1700 Portland Oregon 97201 tel (503) 222-4347)

The establishment of programs of college education in this field will be a vital -step forward in the practice of holistic medicine which considers mans actions towards and reactions from the world around him which in turn induce or prevent physical and mental well-being One of the political functions of the Group is to fight for the establishment of such programs They will be of benefit to so many disciplines 0

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Islam and the Art of bull bull bull

By Annette K euning Arts 81 and rob clement Arts 78 Reprinlcd from Tht Onlarion

Annette Keuning and rob clement are two CUSO (Canadian University Service Overseas) volunteers currently working as teachers in predominantly Muslim northern Nigeria West Africa

T he lorry passed and our teet h were sand-blasted by the dust We continued

on our way and within a sh or t time Keuning had the machine pushing 50 km per hour once again I was sitting on the back holding on for dear life cursing the harmattan dusty roads mammy wagons and my own stupidit y

H armattan is the name given to the dry dust-laden land-wind that blows from the Sahara from December to February each year Dust permeates everything It is extremely cool at this time especially on a machine

The machine or motorcycle is one of the most popular forms of priva te transportation throughout many developing nations One of the biggest of its kind a vailable in N igeria ou r Ho nda 185cc is inappropriately named Road Maste r Motorcycle MaintenanceOn this particular day the machine bull bull bull proved to be morc master of us than anything else The road the dust and larger vehicles all conspired with it to make our journey painfully memorable our speed decreased we could hear each

Although our destination was only 100 other singing and t he washboard roads lent km or so down the road we were into us an unriva ll ed vibrato unfamiliar territory It was a gruelling test of both riders and machine

The first 10 km over la terite road fm gelling those good vibrations S hes were relatively uneventful and we cru ised giving me excitations along at top speed 90 km per hour It seemed a sure thing that we would arrive at our destina tion in the bush where two The washboard fa-fa-fa-aded away newly-arrived CUSOs were posted within We were soon into sand sl ip sl iding a way the hour A village materialized throu gh the baobob

This was not A llahs will it soon trees and thorn brush At the same time a became apparent We were cut s hort nock of sheep decided to use their right of midway through th e second stanza of way ( Livestock ir] igeria are not fenced Little Honda by a bone-jarring jolt as in and the driver of a motor vehicle should the laterite surface came to a preordained he or she happen to hit one is liable) e nd We wove through the hairless (by

Second gear Now it became important Canadian standards) animals and to hold on tight All vestiges of contin ued on our merry way waving civilizat ion incl udi ng paved roads cold furiou sly to the congenial vil lagers who left beer and pol ice checks were beh ind us As what they were doing to greet the two

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ba tures ( hites ) they saw approaching This scene was to be repeated many

times during our th ree-hour ja unt as we passed by m1n y small fnrming villages For the most part subsistence agricu lt ure is the stal liS qlll) a nd the vill age rs persevere despite the ever encn)1ching Saha ra

Re ported ly the Sa hara is descend ing upon the arabic land at the rate of 15 km per year T hc N igeria n governme nt in an a ttempt to stcm the tidc of the desert has moun ted an extensivc reforesta tion cam paign

Meanwhile back on the machinc problems were deve loping The vibrations aside fro m leading to advanced ases of del iriu m tremens res ul ted in the in vi table decline of our road worthiness The first mecha nical fau lt appeared in the mirror T he constan t bea ting soon lent us an unpara ll elcd view of the stratasphere

We stopped After a few moments our bod ies adjusted to the sta tionary posi ti on in which we now found ourse lves Lucki ly the tool kit had no t been jarred loose from its pcrch Within minutes the problem vas reet i fi ed- tem pora ri ly

On [Ire road again Here we go

ow wcll into th e second hour of our journey we sw itched fr om the Beach Boys to the Beatles We kept ou r eyes open for a bush petrol station and were fortunate enough to happen upo n one after a few kil ometres

We pulled up to the large red petrol tank clea rl y mmiddot rked a Smoking A young boy in oil y rags filled th e ta nk from a kerosene ti n spilling 25 per cent as pet rol gushed over the sides of the ta nk

We decided to give the mac hine a rest confident that we werent too far from our destination We bought bubble gum from one of the many young vendors The e children carrying their wares on their heads ha wk everything from raw suga r cane to perfume

Hitting the road once again we were soon Shakin All Over We went on for a little while taking in the desolate landscape and the omen ca rry ing huge loads on their heads

The odometer told us that we had trave lled 50 km when a rear bol t was vibrated off the hain guard We had to stop again T he chain guard a nd the mirror which once aga in was sufficientl y loose to warrant a ttention were prom ptly fixed

In the recesses of our minds however the beati ng our b dies were ta king was of no litt le concern We wondcred if we wou ld bc abl e to product offspring T hi ngs

definitely fclt unsea ted Ou r se lf-concern s nevertheless we re

momentarily forgotten as we passed a couple of men pray ing by the roadside Facing Mecca they paid us no heed as they bent t heir heads repea ted ly to the ea rth We kn ew it was 2 30 the mid-afternoon prayer Kai We were taking much longer tha n w had expected

For the lust time on our trip destiny in tervened The mirror It was now totally non- fun ctiona l ha nging limply from the handlebar Cal mly we wrenched it off the mach ine and tucked it away

T he appearance by the roadsi de of man st udents decked out in the habitual white uni forms led us to believe that we wcr close to our target As if to remind us of our servitude to the machine and the environme nt we a lmost wiped out as we turned towa rds the school gate and hit a sand trap placed st rategically in front of the entra nce

But we had made it safel y Arriving tota ll y unexpected we were greeted with ti morous smiles and ushered into the house where we eased ourselves expectantly into sta tionary cha irs It was not until long after we had washed the dust from our throats with cool water tha t our bodies ceased bu zz in g

The visit was hort however because we knew we had to return to our postings later that afte rnoon It seemed a su re thing that we would arr ive by nightfall

Gel your moror running Gel out on [h e highway Looking for adven[lIre A nd ~middotha[eler comes our

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Crossroads T hro ugh some of its students the

University of G uelph is involved in a world- wide ove rseas volunteer venture in develop ing countr ies- Canadian Crossroa ds Inter natio nal (CCI )

Granted its charter in 1968 as a non-denominational non- profit charitable orga niza tion CCI has been su pported annu ally by the Alma Mater Fund on behalf of the U of G students since 1977 G rants of $ 100 per U of G st ude nt volunteer will thi s yea r tot a l $ 1000

CI opera tes short-term (four months) overseas volunteer work progra ms in 25 cou ntries in Asia Afri ca South America and the Cari bbea n C rossroad ers are chosen for their emotional maturity past experience and commi tment to improving public awa reness of international development issues

Cross roaders do not receive a salary while oversens however they are given a living allowance to meet food accomshymodation and travel needs Part icipants a re each cxpec ted to ra ise $800 in their communi ti es Th is represen ts 20 per eent of the to tal cost of their individual in volvemen t

Bei ng a stu dent or univers ity gra du ate is not a prerequisi te T here is an increasing number of people of varying age experience and learn ing who participate in the overseas progra m

Basically C ros -roaders must be at least 19 years of age a t the ti me of departure and Canadi a n c itizens or have landed imm igran t stat us T hey should be willing to adapt to living and working with people whose culture and lifestyles vary from their own

Peter G illie CSS 74 a teacher at Brant Avenue Public School in G uelph is co-ordina tor of the 1981 CCI progra m for the G uel ph a rea and reports tha t the following ten of G studen ts will be invo lved

Sa ndy Boland of Toronto will go to Bangladesh Lee Ann Gage Sa rnia to Zambia Dawn Gordon Mi lton to Fij i shyJ ud y Halladay Victoria BC to Indonesia C raig Merkley London to Kenya and Cheryl Ann McKenner PEI to G uyana

Anne Hawthorn SI Bruno PQ We nd y Howley Woodstock Ka thy Killinger Toronto and Fiona MacPhail Sout h Porcupine are unplaced at press tim eO

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W hile driving along a rural sideroad the other day I stopped to watch a

combine at work The great machine moved ponderously across the field cutting a wide swath of ripe grain A stream of golden kernels nowed into a hopper at its top andT e Annual behind it as it moved along it left a neat windrow of crumpled straw

Threshing Bee This journalistic sketch a nostalgic glimpse of farm life In Wes tern Ontario during the first quarter of the 20th century comes from the book Down On the Farm by Harold B Dlsbrowe OAC 23

About the Author

Harold Disbrowe is a retired educator He started his career as an instructor at International College in Izmir Turkey and later was a demonstrator and lecturer at the Ontario Agricultural College In 1932 he became a secondary schoolteacher of science and agriculture and taught at Stirling in Hastings County and Simcoe in Norfolk County

In 1945 he was appointed principal of Elmira District Secondary School in Waterloo County He occupied this post until his retirement in 1965

He now resides in London Ontario Since retiring he has become a freelance writer and has had numerous articles published in Ontario dailies including the London Free Press Ottawa Journal and the Toronto Da ily Star

The Authors Foreword

These 16 sketches based on my own experience describe some aspects offarm and community life in Malahide township Elgin County Ontario during the first quarter of this century

In retrospect it was a wonderful training for life although I had small appreciation of it at the time It provided a special kind of pragmatic education that has served me well I always feel a lillie sorry for those who do not have this in their background

Those days are gone and the lifestyle and experiences offarm life described here will not again be duplicated However they are a part of our history and their remembrance is worth recording HBD

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It was controlled by a solitary man sea ted comforta bly in a glass-enclosed cab from which came the sound of music He with this complica ted machine was accomplishing what in my boyhood days would have required the exertions of several teams of horses and a dozen men

This lone farmer with his mammoth machine whose cost would have sufficed to purchase a SOO-acre farm 60 years ago somehow symbolized the impersonality of modern life even on the farm In the rural Ontario of bygone years threshing out the crop was a community enterprise a social rite that was enjoyed by all who had a part in it

In the unsophisticated early days of this century the arrival of the threshers was an exciting event The big steam engine came down the road puffing and clanking and emitting clouds of smoke and steam Behind it in tandem it towed the grain separator with its myriad belts and pulleys and the sloshing gurgling tank wagon

The outfit pulled into the yard and stopped In the sudden silence one could hear the hiss of escaping steam and smell the odours of hot oil and wood smoke But the silence was short-lived for the crew climbing down from their various perches proceeded to reconnoiter the situation and then with much shouting back and forth to set the machine

The separator was unhitched and turned around and then pushed backward up the ramp into the barn by the puffing

Th e threshing engine

labou ri ng engine Next the engine wa s backed dow n the slope a nd levelled by backing the rear wheels onto a sturdy platform constructed of old railroad ties The big rubber-and-canvas beh was unrolled and slipped over the separator drive pulley and the flywheel of the engine which was chocked into position when the right degree of tautness was attained

While this was going on the exchange hands drifted in from the neighbouring farms As they arrived they were assigned to their work stations Most were sent to the mow to pitch down sheaves but one was sent to the separator platform to feed them into the machine and a couple were designated to carry away the grain as it came from the separator The job of steering the stra w blower an easy task usually went to the boy of the family The farm owner in conformance with convention assumed the suffocating task of spreading straw in the dusty confines of the straw shed

When all was ready a couple of short toots of the whistle warned the hands that work was about to start The engine chuggcd purposefully and the drivebelt slapped a few times as it gathered speed Various pulleys belts and conveyors started to move the band cutters flashed and a blast of air came from the blower When the sounds converged into a powerful rumble the separator man gave the signal to start

The engineer responded with a short whistle blast and the platform man started to lay the sheavcs onto the conveyor that fed them headfirst into the maw of the machine The whirling bladcs of the band cuttcr severed the twine bands and the machine growled protestingly as the grain passed through the cylinder and was stripped of its kernels

The threshing crew

Down through the roaring quaking machine went the mixture of straw chaff and grain The straw was sucked up and blasted out through the blower pipe into the straw shed The grain and chaff passed over a wccession of vibrating sieves that separated them and permitted the kernels to flow from the side of the machine into a waiting one-bushel container As each was filled it was whisked away to the granary and emptied into a bin As the carrier returned with the empty container he paused at the granary door to put a mark on the tallyboard

As the men settled into the work they instinctively adopted a rhythmic pace that kept the separator operating at optimum capacity All the while the separator man moved over the machine between the whirling belts and pulleys to attend to his duties He filled and adjusted grease cups applied belt dressing and kept a sharp watch for trouble

At the engine the engineer was kept busy firing t he boiler The fuel consisted of old fence rails and pine stumps of which there seemed to be an inexhaustible supply These items were cut into appropriate lengths for the firebox by means of a buzz saw attached to one of the tender boxes on the rear platform of the engine It was driven by a belt from the flywheel Throughout the day the high-pitched z-i-n-g-g-g-g of the saw could be heard as the engine man cut wood to feed the voracious firebox

If there was an ample supply water for the boiler was taken from the farm well otherwise it had to be hauled from a convenient pond or stream Supplying it was the farmers responsibility and a man and team were dispatched for this purpose from time to time Sometimes while they were on this errand the supply ran low and

the engineer would let loose frantic short blasts of the whistle to signal the tank man to make haste

While the men were at work all was bustle and chatter at the house as the women prepared to feed the hands Providing good meals for the threshers was a rural tradition and every housewife did her best to maintain the standard expected

A prodigious amount of baking and roasting was done in preparation for the annual epicurean rite When the tables were finally ready they literally sagged under their burden of food Huge platters of meat and pitchers of brown gravy bowls of mashed potatoes peas and carrots plates of sliced tomatoes cookies and homemade bread as well as numerous kinds of pie pickles and preserves and great pitchers of tea and coffee occupied all available space

(n the backyard the family laundry tubs were set up on trestles and filled with water Bars of brown soap were laid out and fresh towels were draped conveniently over fence or clothesline When all was ready a wave of the hand to the watchful engineer was the signal to shut down A prolonged shrill whistle halted the now of sheaves and brought the work to a halt

The engine was shut down and the clattering belts and pulleys slowed and stopped Jn the unaccustomed stillness the voices of the men sounded unnaturally loud as they climbed down from their places and made their way to the house At the water tubs there was a tremendous amount of hawking blowing and snorting as the men washed the dust and grime from arms and faces before going in and seating themselves at the tables

All was concentration as the hungry hands set to Little could be heard but the clatter of knives and forks as the platters were emptied and replenished again and again by the hovering women But as appetites were appeased the pace slowed down and there was conversation and good-natured banter around the table

Afterwa rds the men drifted outside for more talk and a smoke before returning to work or if at days end to their respective homes for evening chores Thus the work went on from day to day until the neighbourhood was threshed out 0

-Copies of the 67-page book Down On the Farm may be obtained for $5 postpaid by writing to Harold B Disbrowe 17 Farm Manor Court London Ontario N 6H 412 The book is also available at $395 at the U of G Campus Bookstore Ed

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Grandntas

By Andrea Mudry Fawcett

G randma is no longer in a class by herself In the past when a grandshy

mother began to study at university she invariably made the front page of the local newspaper Today however she is far from alone

At the University of Guelph as on campuses across orth America adults varying grea tly in age academic backshyground and aims are coming to learn A businessman takes three days out of a hectic schedule to attend a conference on computers because he finds it absolutely necessary to keep abreast of changes in his field He is joined on campus by a former school drop-out who is intent on improving his career potential by getting a degree Meanwhile a highly-trained technician is

indulging her life-long ambition of studying history

The Action Is Not All on Campus Working closely with the Colleges the

University School of Part-time Studies and Continuing Education regularly develops credit and non-credit programs tailor-made to the specific needs of groups such as teachers business and technical workers Often the clients take part in designing the program for their employees The Roya l Bank and the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources a re two that have taken advantage of this new method Currently in the works is a Family Studies course to be offered for teachers in St Catharines The site for a n off-campus program can be a

Not Alone Any More lunchroom boardroom or a classroom whichever is most appropriate

Various media have been extensively

used to reach large nu mbers of peoplc Most recently the School is co-operating with TV O ntario to produce special credit courses on C hina and Energy

The needs of adult stud en ts who often have to fit studying around job and family responsibilities are our main consideration says Mark W aldron Director of th e University School of Part-time Studies and C ontinuing Education Organized in 1979 mai nly to accommodate thc rising number of returning olde r-tha n-average students the School had 13000 registrations for 1980 It is separated into three divisions Part -time and G e neral Studies for degree

programs Continuing Education for non-credit programs and Independent (correspondence) Study for diplomas in Agriculture and Horticulture Professors Sam Luker Jim M urray and T ed Mc N inch a re the chairmen of the respective div isions

Matching Strengths and Needs The School is not interested in simply

duplicati ng other universities offer in gs Whether faculty and sta ff are developing a course a conference or a new program they emphasize the U niversity S st rengths a nd the needs of the community Because local industry expressed a need the School recently developed a degree course in Quality Assurance S ubjects such as Family Studies Agriculture Hotel and Food Administration and Computing Science

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a re freque nt ly the focal poi nt of professional developmen t conferences

Some ideas origi na ted by the School a re not hi ng less than pioneering steps in adult education Corresponde nce students once had only a text book and occasionally audio cassettes until School faculty developed a multi-media learning kit that combines these two with a small hand-viewer and filmst rips enabling students to learn th rough th ree compleshymentary processes S ummer Campus is a unique vacat ion program which a llows people of all ages a nd interests to enjoy the Un iversitys extensive educational and recreational facilities during the relatively qu iet summer months

W ith the introduction of a regula r slate of evening credit courses on campus a yca r and a ha lf ago t he number of partshyti me students increased by more than 50 per cent Many of these people are taki ng degree courses to advance occupationally

For Some-a Ne w Career A glazier meta l mecha nic by day

Thomas Smith of G uel ph spe nds many evenings on cam pus as a part-t ime student He returned to school after 20 years intent upon gaining a degree in Computing Science and Business Administration and st a rt ing a new ca reer

He is thorough ly enjoying and ma king the most of his univers ity ex perience Im curious about many subjects so each semester I take a course in the H umani t ies or Social Sciences a long wit h one in my major subject of Comput ing Science So far I have studied Psychology Philosophy H istory and Sociology he ex plains

Tom believes tha t people s hould act ively participate in organiza tions which a ffect them persona lly Consequently he became the first represen tative of the new G eneral S tudies progra m to sit on the U niversity Senate Formerly he was recording secretary of Local 181 2 Intershynational Brotherhood of Pai nters and Allied Trades

Tom has discovered aspects of the university experience which evade all too many older students according to Richard Leavens counsello r Part-ti me and G eneral Studies Often these ad ults are too in tense and anxious about completing a project or writ ing exams T hey overlook the fact that being here affords them t he chance to escape their usual roles for a while to cxplore new ideas a nd meet new friends wi th similar in teres ts Ult imately it is the pleasure in learnin g which makes the exercise worthwh ile It can be a total experience of trying a nd growing

Not everyone bent on advancing a career has the time or energy to pursue a degree however Toms week for example often spirals into 60 hours and more of combined work and study not to mention his family commitments Completed in a fraction of the time nuts and bolts certificate or diploma programs in subjects such as Industrial Relations Statistics Horticulture and Agriculture are becoming increasingly popular Several such programs a re being offered by each division in the School

Practical Programs Since these are practical programs the

knowledge gained is immediately useful on the job Marlene and Joh n G iesbrecht of Manitoba found Independent Studys correspondence program in Horticulture an idcal way to become more proficient in their tree and lawn care business while working towards an Ontario Diploma in Horticulture (ODH) The Edmonton parks system has established special in-service training to augment the O DH progra m in order to encourage their employees to study for the diploma

University of Guelph graduates some of whom may well have silently vowed never to crack another book as they received their degree are among the first to discover that learning is a lifelong process and pleasure A teacher of French English and Mathematics at Waverley Public School in Guelph Jean Llewellyn Arts 72 recently took an evening course in childrens literature at the University Certainly the course is very useful in providing me with a core of information to teach my own students but it is gratifying and certainly no chore I feel that Im gaining two bonuses from the one expe rience she explains

Dr Peter G (Spike) Oliver OVC 51 occasionally enjoys taking a Continuing Education non-degree course A consultant wi th the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food he prefers subjects such as Physical Awareness and Psychology which provide a relaxing change of pace after a day s work

Increased leisure time the need to keep abreast of the knowledge explosion genera l higher educational levels these then are the main factors contributing to

what Profcssor Waldron describes as the current boom in adult education

The universities on their part may be catering more to the needs of these older students because of the anticipated decline in enrolment by high school graduates but there is another equally important factor

Aging Does Not Impair Ability to Learn From 1900 to the 1940s ma ny

ed uca tional psychologists bel ieved that physica l emotional sensory and inte llectual growth stopped at the age of 18 S u bsequent resea rch consistently extended this growth period a nd present ind ications are th a t t he aging process does not at all sign ifica ntly impair the a bility to lea rn But the shadow of formcr bel iefs remai ned with educators and the public for a long t ime Even now it is not tota lly eradicated

To hel p adul ts especia ll y those taking degree courses to overcome fears and ta ke their place in the mainstream of university life t he School has organized special services Counsell ing and orientation sessions are available before classes begin These are followed by short workshops on how to wri te essays ta ke exams and use t he library Spec ial facilities and counsellors are avai la ble to help in career decisions

Gazing into the c rystal ball Professor Wa ldron forsees a continuation of the trend towards in novative cou rse fo rmats to meet the needs of adu lts The possibilities are endless since st ripped to its essentials learning is simply an organized sequential series of ex periences concentrating on a given SUbject Withi n ten years he expects that computers will become as common as radio and te levision sets a re today and will provide excellen t leachi ng dev ices

[n the nea r fu ture the universities wi ll bclong as much to older students as to the traditiona l 18- to 22-year-olds he concludes

Grandma it seems may even end up belonging to the majority 0

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i1u ALUMNI NEWS amp [JJ I~

CAMPUS HIGHLIGHTS I~

Appointment

Robin Lewis Arts 73

Robin Baird Lewis Arts 73 has been appointed Deve lo pmentC om municashytions Officer in the Department of Alumni Affairs and Development

Robin received her BA (Honors) degree in English a nd H istory In 1978 she received an M A in H istory Scotshytish Studies the first to receive a Masshyters degree in this disci pline from the U nivers ity

An active member of the Central Ontario Artists Association she is an exhibiting artist commercial designer and illustrator whose work has a ppeared in the 1980 and 1981 editions of Canashydian Children s Annual and in collecshytions in Canada the United States and

G reat Brita in Before her present appointment

Robin ta ught Art in Bra nt ford Woodshystock and at Fa nshaw e C ollege and then Art English and History for the Brant Count y Board of Educa tion

As Developmen tCommun ications Offi cer she is responsible for the artshywork co-ordination of des ign copy and preparation of fu ndra ising literat ure and seven College Alumni Weekend bulletin supplements and other printed mat r ials for the De partment She also prepa res proposals for presentation to foundations and corporations a nd co-ordinates the promotion of the Universitys deferred and commemorative gifts programs 0

Newly Elected as

AluDlni Senators

Phili p Cha n is general manager of Guelphs C hina T iki restaurant W hile at t he University he served a three-yea r term as a Student Senator was one of the fou nding mem bers and president of the C hinese Students A sociation and was the Universitys first Food Services Ombudsman

Following the annual election for three of the nine alumni seats on Senate of the University Philip Chan HAFA 75 Christine Hurlbut A rts 74 a nd Lorna (Dennison) Milne OAC 56 have been elected to replace those who have fulshyfill ed three-year terms

Christine Hurlbut is an 3ssistantasshysocia te consultant in womens concerns for the Anglican C hurch of C anada She devotes her spa re time to the Canadian Cancer Society and to the archives and socia l programs of her chu rch Ch ristine has also been involved with Alma Mater Fund commemorative programs

Lorna (Dennison) Milne lives in Bra m pton where she has operated Flowshyertown Antiques for nine years She served an eight- year term as trustee with the Pee l Board of Education and is president of t he North Peel unit of the Canadian C ancer Society She is marshyried to Ross M il ne OAC 55 0

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Jim Elmslie Alumni Affairs amp Development

Our Photographe r in London

T he day was June 14 198 1 T he place was T he Ma ll in London England during the annu al Trooping the Colour ceremony S ix blank shots were fi red f rom a starting-pis shytol Burmese the 19-year-old horse carrying Queen Eliza shybeth II reared and bolted for a few yards a busbied

Gu ardsm an reached into the crowd and dragged th e gunman to th e road and Jim Elmslie assistant director f or development A lumni Affairs captured the whole scene On vacation Jim and his wIe Kay were staying at th e Uni versity of Guelph s London House

COining Eve nts September 14-19 Aggie Week

25 OAC Alumni Association Annual Golf Tournament

October 3 HOMECOMING

October-Decem ber Daily Campus Visit Program (Except Sat and Sun ) fo r Prospective Students Call (519) 824-4120 Ext 871 2 or in Ontario Call Toll Free 1-800-265-8344

November 9-11 Guelph Interaction A Conference on Scientific and Human Issues Workshops and Seminars for Senior High School Students Phone (51 9) 824-4120 for Details

12-22 Royal Agricultural Winte r Fair Toronto

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The College of Social Science Alumni Association

PEGAS-US Editor Rick Knap 74

First CSSAA Awards The C ollege of Social Science honoured its top students at an awards ceremony and luncheon earlier this year and CSS alumni can mark a milestone achievement on thei r calendars

For the first time in the Associashytions history College of S ocial Science Alumni Association In-C ourse Scholarshyships have been awarded

Funded by a $2000 Alma Mater Fund grant te n presentations of $200 each were made

At the same function six Alma Mater BA In-Course Scholarships of $250 each were awarded to students enrolled in the BA program who have completed five semesters with high acashydemic standing

The CSSA A on behalf of all its members ex te nds its sincere congratulashytions to the recipients 0

Alma Mater scholarship winners and CSS faculty I to r are Dean John Vanderkamp Vivian Gies Hazel Jones Stephen Dawkins Robert Wildeboer Kathleen M artin and Department of Sociology and Anthropology chairman Professor Wayne Thompson

CS S AA scholarship winners and css faculty I to r front row Elizabeth Renfrew Karen Frosch S usan Smith Barbara Jessup Kerry Prentice and David Bestvater Back row Professor E Dalrymple-Alford Vante Martini Gerald Jellis and Professor P Gough

Grad News 1974

Bob Small is a life skills coach at Sheridan College in Oakville

1977

Kosta Black works for S ta nley Products Limited of Burlington as product manshyager

Patricia Locher operates her own busishyness Patrik Action Wear in Clareshysholm Alberta

Gerald Neil works for the Continental Ba nk in Newmarket as an accounts representative

1978

S teven Boudreau works in the University Sa les Division of Gage Educational Pubshylishing Limited Steve operates out of his home base in Brownsburg Quebec

Kathy MacKay teaches at the First United Day Care C entre in Victoria BC

Laura (Petl) and Steven Smith live in Oshawa Laura is assistant co-ordinator with the Canadian Hearing Society in Toronto Steven holds a management position with Cooper-Smith of Oshawa

Bob Sullivan and his wife Lori 79 live in Windsor Bob has enrolled in the Faculty of Law at the University of Windsor 0

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His BA Led

to Something

Different Gary Muntz 69 is Executive Director a t Manitoulin Centenniall Manor in lillie Current Manitoulin Island Ontario He holds an honours BA and double major in Political Science and History and an MA 72 in Political Science

PECAS-US Tell us about the Manitoushylin Centennial Manor

MunIz Its a municipal home for the aged for the District of Manitoulin The facility is supported jointly by the proshyvincial government and by local municishypalities on the island The Manor proshyvides residential care for the elderly

PECAS-US How many people are emshyployed at the Manor

MunIz We have a staff of approximateshyly 70 people

PECAS-US Manitoulin Island is very distinctive in terms of its geography Is it also distinctive in terms of its comshymunity as compared to southwestern Ontario

MUnT Its the largest island in fresh water in the world and a vacation parashydise in the summer It also offers a great deal in the way of winter sports and recreational opportunity

Manitoulin is unique in the sense that local people describe themselves as islanders and there is the mystique of belonging to a native islander society In recent years however the mystique is much more real than the presence of a native island society Many people have moved to Manitoulin for lifestyle reashy

sons There are more islanders at heart now than native islanders

Y cars ago Manitoulin was an isoshylated community a liule off the main thoroughfare however in 198 ~ people may have to go a little out of the way to get to Manitoulin but the isolation factor has disappeared

PECAS-US What industry is present on Manitoulin

Muniz Presently the largest employer is the public service including the hospishytal in Little Current the Manor of which I am a part the school board and other government ministries A large seasonal tourist industry together with the commercial infrastructure supports a large summer population

At present a new lumber mill has begun operation At the turn of the century Manitoulin was noted for its lumber mills Now with increased forshyeign demand for lumber a large mill is transporting logs from the north shore of Lake Huron to Manitoulin The mill is finishing lumber and shipping it mainly to the Middle East

PpoundCAS-US What social and economic factors will playa major role in shaping the Manitoulin community in the next few years)

MunIZ The tourist industry is the largshyest attraction to the island The governshyment and the municipalities through local initiatives programs like most other municipalities wish to attract inshydustry I think though I am not their spokesman that a number of people on the island would opt for a selective approach to industrial development

There is a controversy regarding nearby Elliot Lake and its uranium mines and processing plant A large segment of the island population is dogshymatically opposed to this type of indusshytry The reason for this opposition is the view that such an industry is an enshycroachment on the clean-air cleanshywater lifestyle on the island which most Manitoulin residents feel is important In fact these are the reasons why people have chosen Manitoulin as a place to live

In an area which does not offer a great many employment opportunities for the young work force the lament is that it is very difficult to keep successive generations in the community Many may be forced to leave

As a result there are two opposing forces thosc who would freeze the island in time and those who have

children and see the need for increased job opportunities I hope that a conshystructive compromise will be achieved

PtCAS-US Describe the needs of the people at the Manitoulin Centennial Manor

MunIz The Manor is not unique among homes for the aged As people grow older many reach the point where they are unable to maintain their own homes and property There is a progression which can be observed but generally speaking due to medical disabilities or simply advancing age people require more care

We have here at the Manor a very charming facility with I believe one of the most beautiful views in Ontario if not Canada There is a commanding view of the North Channel where we overlook an attractive group of islands and in the summer there are usually many sailboats in view

It used to be the case that families would care for their own however a change of family lifestyles indicates that older family members often will not have their children available to help them

I am not in the least offended if our residents consider the Manor as a place where they can obtain food and shelter while continuing with their lifestyles outside the Manor as much as possible

We have activity directors and offer nursing care Many residents require some form of nursing care Each resishydent has personal needs We provide medical services up to the point allowed by legislation If greater medical attenshytion is required then the resident must move to a hospital as required by law The Manor operates somewhat like a hospital but is quite different in that we are providing a home

PECAS-US Are there courses deshyscribed as necessary or required in order to launch graduates into a career or a job such as yours

MunIZ I wish that I could offer a clear insight but many opportunities seem to be fortuitous Being a graduate of the -College of Social Science I was exposed to a controversy which is ongoing as to whether a liberal arts education is of value I believe that a graduate can benefit from an education in Social Science combined with a large smatshytering of reality and an ability to recognize opportunities As a result the graduate can take advantage of opporshytunities as they arrive 0

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The College of Biological Science Alumni Association

BI -ALUMNI EWS Editor Jane Selley Arts 70

Sir Peter Markham Scott DSc

A citation by Professor Keith Ronald to convocation on the presentation of an honorary degree to Sir Peter Markham SCOII June 4

Knight Bachelor Commander Order of the British Empire Distinguished Sershyvice Cross and Bar artist author natushyralist and conservationist broadcaster and lecturer and sailor in peacetime and in war Born in Gloucester England by the age of seven he was discussing fish and sea birds and sea urchins with Sir Ray Lankester F RS From school he went to Trinity College Cambridge where he received his MA degree in 1931 Since the mid-1930s his unusual abilities have enabled him to excel in everyone of the great range of activities to which he has given his attention

Going on after Cambridge to the Munich State Academy and then to the Royal Academy Schools in London he immersed himsel f in the fine arts Since 1933 his paintings have been exhibited in London and New York he has writ shyten more than a dozen books including his autobiography The Eye of the Wind published in 1962 and he has been illustrator for a like number of works by other authors

Bronze medallist for single-handed sailing in the 1936 Olympics he won the Prince of Wales Cup for International 14-foot dinghies for 1937 1938 and 1946 For his valour in the Royal Navy from 1939 to 1945 he was three times mentioned in dispatches was awarded the M B E in 1942 and the DSC and Bar in 1943 He took part in the Dieppe raid twice new with the RA F and fought on land near Caen in 1944

In 1946 Peter Scott founded The

Wildfowl Trust as a non-profit organizashytion devoted to research conservation and education pertaining to ducks geese swans and other waterfowl In 1953 he was awarded the CBE as Honorary Director of that Trust His profound interests in wildlife over the years have taken him to all parts of the world An alphabetical list of places from Alaska to Zanzibar includes more than a hundred names many visited a number of times only V and X are missing

Since the 1940s Scott has broadshycast for the BBC talks and commentarshyies on a variety of topics including the Victory Procession of June 1946 which he broadcast while standing in a Duck Later programs such as the Childrens Hour Nature Parliament on radio and LOOK on television including a special edition with the Duke of Edinshyburgh for National Nature Week in 1966 are illustrative Since 1971 he has been commentator for Anglia Televishysions Survival series He has delivshyered lectures on similar topics in many parts of the world including of course aboard ship

Scott has served as president viceshypresident chairman councillor or memshyber of a host of bodies involved in yachting exploring conservation ornishythology Boy Scouts and many others He is a former president of the Society of Wildlife Artists a life Fellow of the London Zoological Society and of the New Zealand Antarctic Society He is a trustee of British and of African sancshytuaries and of the Ontario Waterfowl Research Foundation

In recognition of his leadership in such bodies as the World Wildlife Fund the Wildlife Youth Service the Internashytional Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources and others Her Majesty was pleased to create Peter Scott Knight Bachelor in 1973 He was appointed to the Icelandic Order of the Falcon (1969) and Commander of the

Dutch Order of the Golden Ark (1976) The Albert Medal of the Royal Society of Arts was bestowed on him in 1970 and he has received ot her medals of zoological societies a nd conservation soshycieties too numerous to cite

The British university world hoshynoured him as Rector of Aberdeen from 1960 to 1963 and as C hancellor of Birmingham in 1974 He is an honorary L L D of Exeter (1963) Aberdeen (1963) Birmingham (1974) and Br istol (1974) Bath awarded him its honorary DSc in 1979 and he was named Fellow of the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology in 1974 From Cornelil University he reshyceived the Arthur Allen Medal for ornishythology in 1971

Madam C hancellor the word versashytility can seldom have connoted such proficiency and excellence as have been so broadly achieved by th is man had the name Bay of Exploits not been given long ago in our maritime province of Newfoundland it might well have been used to honour S ir Peter Scott It is therefore an unusua l pleasure for me on behalf of the Senate of the University of Guelph to request you now to do honour to this Unive rs ity in hon u ring Peter Markham Scott by conferring upon him the degree of Do tor of Scishyence honoris causa 0

Ski-Zoo When was the last time you had a sk i-eyed view of an elephant The C8SAA is planning a day of crossshycountry skiing that includes a beshyhind-the-scenes tour of the MetroshyToronto Zoo in late January or February 1982

Wed like to know if youll come Direct all your comments to the C8SAA co Alumni Affairs and Development University Censhytre niversity of Guelph Guelph Ontario NIG 2WI 0

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New Editor Professor John T Powell is about to add yet anot he r activity to his already eclecshytic interests The C ollege of Biological S cience Al umni Associa tion has apshypointed hi m as editor of the Bia-Alum ni News for the next year

T his will be a natural position for John who is not only well known to all CBS a lumni but who also keeps up a n exte nsive correspondence with many graduates For those who know and work closely wi th him it is common knowl edge tha t he enjoys corresponding by ma il So get out your pen and dash off a letter of congra tul at ions- and be prepared for an o nslaught of reply letshyters

Dr Powell was invited to come to the University 16 yea rs ago to create a departme nt of Physical Education He became the chairman of such a departshy

ment a nd the subsequent chairman of the newly created Depa rtment of Hu man Kinetics in 1971 (now in the School of H uman Biology ) They were he says the most exciting yea rs of my life

H e remembers with affect ion the open ing of the H uman Kinet ics Build ing in J 973 Although he has a lways been acti ve and inte nse in his involvement with physical exercise he is proud of the crea tion o f the academic atmosphere in H uma n Kine t ics- and the pioneering steps it took for the discipline

In a familiar style John leans forshyward to emphasize his next state ment Ive worked in fo ur uni vers ities in four countries a nd G uel ph is the 010 t coshyoperative Here and he digresses to add a personal story there is a relashytionship be tween all levels of the U nivershysity com munity whi ch demonstrates an excellent willingness and fr iend li ness to co-operate For me he sa ys it has been an opportu nity to put many of my conce pts into action It has al ways been a stimulating environment

Most of uS cat lunch at noon John however can usually be found lead ing a minimum of 30 me n and women in a vigorous program of physical e xerciseshyknown as the C ardiovascular C lub True to form th is was another activi ty which

John began the da y he arrived on ca mshypus Two of the or iginal members st il l join him and many retirees correspond by mail or phone for advice on t heir personal routi nes

Indicati ve of his participat ion in the U niversi ty com mun ity was the honour he received la t yea r- the C ommunity Service Awa rd He re lated that he alshymost missed the ba rbecue to honou r hi m so unsuspecting was he

Me ntion mus t be made of J ohns involvement in the Oly mpic movement which is a source of im me nse pride for him He was rece ntly appoi nted a pershyma nent member of the Canadian O lympic Associa tion and is a n ho norary membe r of t he N ational O ly mpic Acadshyemy for whom he is a regular lec tu rer at ancient O lympia This year for examshyple he will be a discuss ion leader inshyvolved with the Ara b nations

John has a lways enjoyed his inshyvolvement with alumni and hel ped fou nd the H um3 n Ki netics A lumni Assoc iation in 1971 He sa ys tha t he hopes tha t the CBS Bio -A lumni Ne ws wi ll conti nue to be a vehicle of correspondence for friend s who wish to keep in touch a recorder of stimulating academ ic adshyvances and a voice that will attract cu rrent notice of the work of a vibrant C ollege 0

New Pres Jim Galivan 73

T he new CBSAA president is a devoted G uelph grad Not only has Ji m Ga ll ivan 73 taken over from Al S ippel 75 bu t he will also finish a gradua tion from the

U of G which began in 1973 After his Bsc Ji m worked on his Msc till 1977 then after a few months break went on to a Ph D tha t he will complete this year

Jims speciality is respiration specishyfically the relationship between meta bolshyic rate and lung structure Recen tly he was named as the recipient of the E B Eastburn Fellowship (a trust fund of the Hamilton Foundation) that will a llow him to work this year on the structure

and function of lungs in the sloth and othe r bradymetabol ic animals A portion of this study will be carried out at Mc Master U niversi ty a nd a not her part in Ma naus Brazil (Jim has a lready promised the Bio-Alumni News some correspondence )

T he jungle environment might cramp hi s daily running schedule but it will certainly enha l]~ t hi s interest in photography (Jim maybe a picture or two as well plcasel) 0

Grad News

Cheryl Bailey 76 wr ites that she and her husband have recently returned from a two-year world tour (seve n mont hs in Australia) and have now settlcd in Toronto C heryl is working as a program meranalyst for th e C anada Perma nent Trust Co

Susan Collis 80 is curre ntly working as a veterinary assista nt in Brampton

Marg Davis 76 works as an air traffic control o ffice r with the C a nadian Armed Forces

Michael Ferr 77 is studying medic ine a t Q ueens He will grad ua te th is year

Diane (Andrews) Frechette 79 lives in Montreal where she is a q uality control supervisor for Br ights W ines

Len Godwin 79 and his wife Sharon live in Thunder Bay where Len is a contract fisheries technician for the M inistry of N a tural Resources

David Grasser 78 is a technical sales representative for A lchem Inc in Edshymonton Alberta

Jim McMillan 79 is em ployed as a fisher ies technicia n with Fisheries and shyO ceans Ca nada at the Bed ford Institute of Oceanography

Sheila (Brown) Murphy 77 wri te that she is enjoying her new position as a programmer with the Canada System Group in Mississa uga S he a nd her husband A llen live in Burlington O nshyta rio D

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Macdonald InstituteCollege of Family and Consumer

Studies Alumni Association

ALUMNI NEWS Editor Joan (Anderson) Jenkinson 66

Diseases of Lifestyle and Choice Excerpts from Nutrition Awareness and Education tbe keynote address gi~en by Dr Donna Woolcott 69 at tbe 1981 Mac-FACS alumni seminar

Dr Donna Woolcoll graduated from Family and Consumer Studies in 1969 She continued her studies at the Univershysity of Manitoba obtaining her MSc in Nutrition in 1971 Returning to the University of Guelph she completed her Ph D in Applied Human Nutrition in 1979 Currently she is Assistant Professhysor Applied Human Nutrition in the Department of Family Studies

The 60s and 70s were two decades during which nutrition became a major focal point for society particularly in terms of defining our nutrition probshylems

In Canada the most comprehensive survey to date was undertaken in the form of Nutrition Canada sampling ovcr 20000 Canadians from coast to coast Results of this survey have formed thc basis for intervention programs by government for new directions in reshysearch and for heightened awareness in business and industry

The major problems identified in Nutrition Canada can be classified as diseases of lifestylc and choice

Overweight andor obesity are major concerns in North America Beshycause of the very dismal success rates of wcight controlweight loss programs (cstimate of success is one to two per cent) programs directed at prevention should receivc the highest priority and should be directed at consumers before weight problems become cntrenched

Hcart disease ha s been identified as a health problcm of endemic proportions in Canada It is estimated that 50 per cent of deaths can be attributed to this disease While somc of the risk factors

associated with heart diseasc such as age sex and family history ca nnot be modificd many others including nut r ishytion arc susceptibl( to change which can lower risk

i third area of conccrn is iron deficicncy Thc survey revealed that body iron reserves and intake of iron were ub-optimal for a major portion of the population from infants throughout the life span to the elderly This concern also ca n be attributed to our lifest yle which dictates tha t we watch our caloric intake to avoid overweight T here is evidence that a daily intake of less than

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2000 calories makes it difficult to mainshytain adcquate iron intake

The development of dental caries is a disease which in spite of excellent preventive dentistry programs affects virtu a lly every fa mily to some extent in Canada We havc clear evidence tha t

there is a link bet wecn sucrosc-sugar consumption and the incidence of cavishyties

Being aware of the nutri-tion probshylems we look for solutions--one being nutrition education As well we need improved legislation regarding food lashybelling and advertising claims In add ishytion some at middottention should be paid to development of a national nutrition polshyicy

Regarding nutrItIOn knowledge studies have shown that the population is much misinformed or clearly lacks knowledge of nutrition in areas whe re nutrition professionals see a clear need for knowledge Ironically the consumer is overwhelmed with nutrition messages which come from questionable sources such as health food proponents fad diet promoters and media personalities

Developments are being made in nutrition education across Canada Pubshylic health and community nutritionists provide programs focusing on prevention and health to target groups such as pregnant women children the elderly the adult population at risk from heart disease and those with weight control problems Most of these programs are carried out by public health nurses dental hygienis-ts teachcrs fitness inshystructors and other health and social service pe rsonnel

The O ntario Milk Marketing Board has made significant contributions in increasing student nutrition awareness industry is developing an interest in nutrition education and many newspashypers in C anada carry reliable syndicated nutrition columns on a weekly basis

Many newspapers and magazines employ fully qualified nutritionists to write their nutrition columns The Canashyda Departments of Agriculture and C onsumer and Corporate Affairs inshyclude nutrition educa tion in some proshy

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gra ms as well W hat more could we do to improve

meeting consumers need s for nutrition education A short list would include such interve ntion s as school curr icula in nutrition increa sed participation by proshyfe ss ional nutritionis ts (as opposed to self-styl ed nutritionists) in health and ed uca t ion programs

Med ia exposurc by nutritionists should be re-emphas ized he re as well

We need improved nutrition labelling in C anada an ingredient list is not enough particularly in an increasingly crowded and complex food market The food industry could do more to provide conshysumers with nutrition information and to clarify some of the misconceptions held by consumers In addition we need to develop more direct service programs to

a ddrci~ the very real needs of some of our vcry high-risk groups such as the

elderly na tive peoples and coronary prone individuals

In conclusion it is clear that there are significant challenges ahead in Canshyada to overcome nutrition problems and to promote individual responsibility for nutritional health All of us can share in the challenge by providing effective nushytrition education In order to do this we must keep ourselves aware of the most recent trends in nutrition 0

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Dean Your editor J oan (Ande rson) Jenki nshyson 66 has asked tha t I tell you briefl y about some of the exc iting and very recent development whieh I mentioned when wel com ing M ac- FCS seminar participants in early M a y pace is preshycious so I will be brief with just a sentence for each

O ur FACS S hedS won for M a ry C ocivera Departme nt of Informat ion an Exceptional Achievement Awa rd in the publication writing category of an a wards program sponsored by the Counshy

cil for Advancement a nd S upport of Educa tion (C ASE) which was open to cntries from a nada and the U nited S ta tes

T hc U niversi ty L ibra ry in co-opershy

ation with the Depa r tment of Fa mily S tudies received a gra n of $20000 from the S trengthening o f Specia li zed

C ollection grant progra m of t he Social S ci ences and H umanit ies Researc h

Council for the development of the Famshy

ily Studies library collection Six faculty members had research

papers accepted for presentation in five different sections of the Learned Socieshyties Meetings which were held in Halishyfax in May

At a conference for senior hospitalishyty exccutives the School of Hotel and Food Administration (HAFA) a nshynounced plans for the development of an Advanced Management Program for the Hospitality Industry (AMPHI) which

will be offered for the first time in 1983 and for which substantial contributions

have been pledged by the industry to fund the case writing necessary for this program

Research grants totalling approxishymately $182000 have been received in the College over the last several months

Among th em are Dr Keith Slaters grant from the Depa rtment of National

De fence for research on det erioration of te xtile materials Dr Margaret

Mc Kim s grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council for the study of the impact of social experishycnce on infantpeer interac tion and

Dr Bruce Ryans grant from the Onshytario Mental Health Foundation for a study of families in the pre-adoptive

period and the success of th e adoptions These events all occurring over a two-month period give an indica tion of the developments in scholarship a nd outshyreac h within the College

On June 30 Dr Vosburgh completshyed his second five-year term as chairman of the Department of Consumer Studies and looks forw a rd to returning to the Department as a faculty member after a year of leave To have taken the beginshyning concepts for the Depa rtment of Consumer Studies and successfully built a department for which there was no model and which has gained recognition both on this continent and abroad for its uniqueness and its significance in toshydays world is indeed a major accomshypl ishment and one worthy of sincere congra tu la tions

We look forward to welcoming man y of you at the lecture to be given this fall by our Winegard Visiting Professor Dr Kenneth Boulding Deshyta ils of this lecture are outlined below

Plans for the Harshm an Lecture are just being completed It will be presented next year in either the winter or spring

semester

Janet M Wardlaw Dean

Visiting Prof D r Kenneth Boulding a d ist inguished economist and author will spend several weeks on campus in the fall as the W inegard Vis iting Profcssor in thc Colshylege of -a mily and C onsumer S tudies funded by t hc A lma M ater Fund C urshyrently Distingui shed Professor of Ecoshynomics Emeritu s in t he Inst itute of Beshyhavioural Science U niversity of Colorashydo he has been pres ide nt of the A merishycan Associa tion for thc A dvancement of Science the American Economic Assoshy

ciation and the rnternational Studies Association

A prolific author Dr Boulding has published widely on economics and the socia1 sciences Among his recent books are Beyond Economics Essays on Soshyciety Religion and Ethics Ecodynamshyics A New Theory of Societal Evolushytion a nd From Abundance to Scarcity Implications for the American System H e co-authored Social Systems of the Planet Earth

During hi s stay on campus Dr Boulding will participate in undergradushyate and graduate classes and faculty

seminars and will give a lecture to the university community on S eptember 22 He will be the featured speaker in a one-day conference organized by the College to highlight his visit The conshyference wi II focus on the role of households in world development

Faculty in the College a re pleased to host this distinguished scholar as a visiting professor They look forw a rd to the stimulation and leadersh ip his visit will provide Because of Dr Bouldings visit the Harshma n lecture which is usuall y held in the fall will be postshyponed until early 19820

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More Than 2 0 M ore Aware The 14th annual Mac-FACS Alumni Seminar attracted a record number of alumni and friends to the University of Guelph campus on Saturday May 2 The seminar on Nutrition Awareness appealed to grads and students alike spanning graduating years from 26 to 83 Attendance exceeded 200

Mary Henry 65 seminar chairshyman welcomed everyone to the proshygram Congratulations were extended to Dr Margaret Scott McCready recipient of the Order of Canada Medal Dr McCready proudly displayed her medal while alumni applauded her most recent honour

It was indeed a successful day-an excellent opportunity for everyone to update their current interests in nutrishytion and renew friendships at their Alma Mater 0

Professor David Collins- Thompson spoke on Food Safety - the Role of Addatives

Leslie Nanos nutrition consultant spoke on Nutrition and the Aging Process

Mac-FACS Careers Night 81 Sponsored by Your Alumni Association

500 to 7 00 pm October 5

Peter Clark Hall University Centre

Dr Margaret McCready shows her Order of Canada meda l to Mac- FACS Alumni ews editor Joan (Anderson ) Jenkinson Mac 66

In Memoriam

Margaret (Maunders) Coates 270 a life members of the Mac-FACS Alumni Association passed away in London on M arch 18 1981

E Margerite (McKiel) MacDonald 250 passed away in Is lington on Febshyruary 19 1981

Lilla (Freeborn) Oldfield 210 of Minshyneapolis M inn passed away on June II 1980

Lucille Catherine (Kuhn) Rogers 230 of Morrisville Pa passed a way March 10 1981 Her husband Tom Rogers is a graduate of OAC 23

Lois (Seldon) Schwenger 390 of Burlshyington passed away February 8 1981

Edna (Greening) Young 06D passed away in Ham il ton in March 1981 0

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The College of Physical Science Alumni Association

SCIMP Editor Bob Winkel

Barry and the AMF Thc election of Barry Stahlbaum 74 to the chairmanship of the Alma M ater Fund (AMF) Advisory C ouncil for 1981-1982 caps several years of involveshyment in alumni affairs both as a represhysentativc for graduates of his C ollege as secretary of the University of G uelph Alumni Association and as a member of the advisory council itself

A systems analyst in academic computer services Institute of Computshyer Science working with the OvC to computerize veterinary medical informashytion Barry brings a hard-nosed busishyness-like attitude to his new position

The AMF Advisory Council reshyviews and determines project priorities of the AMF and recommends to the President allocations of the proceeds of the fund Two representatives from each of the seven college alumni associations the primary representatives of the camshypaign management committee of the AM F the president and senior vieeshypresident of the Unive rsity of Guelph Alumni Association President Donald Forster as honorary UGAA president John Babcock OAC 54 director Alumni Affairs and Development and Jim Elmslie assistant director for develshyopment Alumni Affairs and Developshy

Roll of Honour The names of nine top undergraduate students in the College of Physical Scishyence have been added to the Colleges honour roll The students have achieved

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ment as secretary to the council make up the AM F advisory councils membershyship

The council deals with a large sum of money-nearly $300000 this year notes Mr Stahlbaum The fund has been administered very efficiently in the past but anticipated growth both in income and disbursements makes a well-managed response even more necesshysary in the future

His tough-mindedness in financial matters softens however when he talks about the role of alumni in supporting the University I see a growing number of alumni turning out for our special cvents I had a ball at College Royal talking to over 150 alumni who had returned to Guelph from as far away as

an average of 85 per cent or higher on five courses in the fifth sixth seventh or eighth semester The following have been named for the fall semester 1980

BSc Program Semester 5 Gail Baker honours (biochemistry) and Timothy Wilkinson major (biochemisshytry) minor (nutrition) Semester 7 John Wylie honours (theoretical physics) Seshymester 8 Christopher Retterath hoshynours (computing and information sci-

Montreal and Sudbury He regrets that it sometimes seems

that the University communicates with alumni only when it asks for money We also need t heir loyalty encourageshyment and participation

Funds provided by alumni to the AM F provide a vital service he exshyplains All universities are cutting back in their budgets and in the process it is the refinements which go first It is these peripheral but important activishyties that receive the support of the AM F

Barry sees fund-raising not as the bottom line of Alumni Affairs but as part of a full circle which makes it possible for things to happen which enhance the prestige and reputation of the University of Guelph

T hese in turn bring pride to us all and also help to create a sense of worthwhileness in being active alumni This is what stimula tes fund raising

The results include scholarships visiting professor programs library acshyquisitions our prestigious University of Guelph Choir trips to Europe the develshyopment of the Arboretum Alumni Stashydium and a host of ot her activities which make us all feel good

Barry takes over the chairmanship from Dr C Robert Buck o v e 46 He was a great chairman I hope I can run a meeting half as well 0

ence) The following we re selec ted from the winter semester 1981

BA Program Semester 8 Mayda -Tratnik honours (mathema tics)

BSc Program S emester 6 C atheshyrine Macerollo honours (applied matheshymatics) Laurie Bemi honours (chemisshytry) and John W ylie honours (theoreti shycal physics) Semester 8 John Root honours (chemical physics) 0

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John Hulland 81

Senator Few students can match the record of involvement of John H ulland 81 in University administration As a fourth year Bsc chemistry major John was this past fall elected chairman of Senshyates Graduation and Ceremonials Comshymittee Although he is the first student to chair a Senate committee the experishyence and expertise John has accumulatshyed made him an obvious choice

Beginning with the Student Petishytions Committee John has been a memshyber of the Board of Undergraduate Studies the C om mittee on Educational Development the University Liaison Committee the Committee on Universishyty Planning and the search committee for the Dean of the College of Physical Science

The Graduation and Ceremonials Committee which John chairs is enshygaged in recommending to Senate canshydidates for honorary degrees and dishyplomas Following the committees decishysions John takes the recommendations to Senate for consideration Because a chairman does not vote at committee meetings John says he sometimes finds a conflict between his position and his personal inclinations

He has strong views on many Unishyversity issues and feels that any student with similar concerns would find inshyvolvement in the Senate a worthwhile commitment

For students genuinely interested in Senate John cautions that it takes a full year as a student member to acquire the knowledge and confidence to work effectively John also finds integration of his academic pursuits with committee work lends perspective to his undergradshyuate University experience helping to develop insight into people and organishyzations

Such experience will be pertinent to the M BA John is contemplating purshysuing next year- the next item on the chairmans agenda 0

Professor Bill Brown

Inventor Retired chemistry professor WH Bill Brown spent the best part of his acashydemic years within the sound of running water-pouring into laboratory sinks through standard metal filter pumps at a rate of 594 gallons every six hours Multiplied by 12 pumps in the average student laboratory and 12 weeks every semester the result is a veritable Niashygara of noisy and expensive water

Retirement two years ago provided Dr Brown with the opportunity to inshydulge his interest in gadgetry and he went to work to design a more powerful splash-proof and more economical filter pump

Pre-production models combining lengths of automotive hose friction tape and his own adventures into glassblowshying worked well enough to justify proshyfessionally made prototypes which themshyselves underwent a series of changes to arrive at ever more compact quieter and more economical units

Today Dr Browns glass filter pump is in full production and it is attracting the attention of institutional and commercial laboratories all over Canada because it scores for ease of installation ability to swivel through 360deg and superior pumping action

The economics are remarkable The Niagara of water referred to above represents an estimated cost of over $2000 per semester The smallest of the Wekksco Filter Pumps reduces this by I ljl2 with no loss in efficiency and virtual silence of operation 0

John Root 81

Medallist The We Winega rd Medal t he Univershysitys most distinguis hed stude nt award has been won this year by John Root 81 of G uelph who received a BSc in honours physics at spring C onvocat ion The medal was presented at the annual Senate Board of G overnors dinner in June

Not only must wi nners of the Wineshygard Medal achieve high levels of acashydemic attainment but they must also demonstrate outstanding leadersh ip in a range of extra-curricular act ivi t ies

John attained a cumulative average of 888 per cent chalking up 45 As (over 80 per cent) and three Bs during his eight underg raduate semesshyters He accomplished this ou tstand ing record while maintaini ng a dizzying schedule of extra-curricu lar activities on campus in church a nd in the comshymunity

He was president of the Physics and Astronomy Club in 1979-1980 and chairman of its College Royal subcomshymittee in 1980-1981 U nder his leadershyship the Club held an active sched ule of meetings and also orga nized an intershyuniversity convention Its C ollege Royal display in 1979- 1980 won first prize within the College and second pr ize campmiddotus-wide In 1980-1981 the Col lege Royal exhibit claimed the ove r-all award In his third year John was a lso president of the Campus C hristia n Felshylowship and secretary of the Physical Science Student Cou nci l

Johns off-campus activities includshyed singing in the choir of First Bapt ist C hurch teach ing S unday school playshying clarinet in an ensem ble doing musishycal arranging and organizi ng an intershychurch you th group T his group known as the Guelph Associa tion Ba ptist Youth included representatives of churches from Stratford to Bra mpton It was first organi zed during t he year 1979-1980 and during 1980-1 98 1 John served as its preside nt 0

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Jackie (Wemyss) Wright CBS 74 UC AA president elect should have been on hand to accept the gavel of office at the UCAA annual general meeting on Saturday June 20 during Alumni Weekend 81 Ho wever that was the day when in Thornhill lillie 8-pound I-ounce Daniel Mark (Class of 99) told his Mom she should pack her suitcase She missed her appearance but he made his - on S unday June 21 at 428 p m at North York eneral Hospital First-time father Mark CBS 74 is proud of em both Best Fathers Day gift Ive ever had quoth he

Immediate UCAA past presidelll Dr Tom DeCeer ave 54 and the alumni chair that was presented to him (in exchange for the gavel) by U of C President Donald Forster honorary president at the U CAA on behalf of the Associat ion

To Mobilize on Behalf of the University bullbullbull From Our New UGAA President

S imilar to the Univcrsit y of Guelph the student s for the Universit y University of Guelph Al umni Your Alumni Association is here to

Associa tion is built on thc strengths of its represen t you a nd to bring forth any new college com ponents he college ideas or wishes that you ma y have associa tions will continue as they have in ngarding UGA A activities - we need the pas t to serve the particular needs and to hear from you Please fee l free to contact interests of their members The GA A is any of your UGA A rep rcsenta tives or expand ing and must continue to expand in contact your C lIegc A lumni Association trcngth a nd accompli shmen t in tep with Dr Tom DeGeer OvC 54 has the challenge and opportunity for a lumn i to stepp d down from the position of as ist and scrvc in key roles in the pr siden t He has done an outstanding job fra mework of th e nivcrsity for all of us in the representa tion of the

We can do thi onl y by acti vely taking Associa tion to th e University and I would part T he objcctive of your Association as like to say tha nk you - for a job well sta ted in its const it ution is to mobilize on don e beha lf of thc Uni versity of Guelph all the To the Associations executive a nd strength - moral spi ritual and financial directors and to all alumni I would like to - of its alumni We hope to mee t thi s say that I am looking forward with -challenge enthusiasm to working with you a ll

We have over 33000 a lumni around Let LI S all look ahead to 1981-82 as a th e world and you are invited to make year of renewed friend ships closer In 1-8 2 YO R year to get involved relationsh ips and active participation in the There are many inte rest ing social fun ctions University of G uelph Alumni Association on campus planned seminars for cult ura l an d personal dcvelopment and oppo rtunities Jackie (We Ill Yss) Wright CBS 74 to rela te information and experiences President nivcrsity of Guelph Alumni rela tive to the recruitment of poten tia l Asociation 0

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So naturalists observe a Ilea hath smaller Ileas that on him prey And these have smaller still to bite em And so proceed ad inlinitum

By John Hearn

Science fiction buffs may recall a John Brunner classic The Sheep Look Up in

which he predicted a barren world where the sinister Dr Strangeloves of the chemical industry were locked in a life-and-death struggle with conservashytionists fighting a last-ditch bailie for the right to breathe

For Dr John Laing Director of the new Biological Control Laboratory built on campus for the Department of Environshymental Biology Brunners prediction is a somewhat paranoid point of view

The problems involved in the use of toxic chemicals of all kinds are too many and too obvious to deny he says but it doesnt help to see it as any kind of conspiracy-except to the extent that its a conspiracy of circumstance As far as pesticides are concerned the problem can be traced to the publics demand for cheap food We in Canada and the United States spend a lower proportion of our incomes on food than anyone else in the world We also insist that every item on the menu looks exactly the same as it does in the ads- perfectly shaped and free of blemishes

That is the market to which food growers must cater It s a high-volume low-mark-up business which treads warily along a fine line dividing prosperity from catastrophe Its a business to which pests can do more damage than an invading army and the growers can hardly be blamed for accepting any help available Up till now the most reliable and immediate help has come from the chemical industry

As far as pesticide manufacturers are concerned the market is as hazardous as it is allractive Theyre working from a base of relatively new technologies Theyre

trying to come to grips with insects possessed of a wealth of ingenuity as measured by their facility in developing resistant strains

The industry is now spending $10-$15

Dean Swilt

million developing each new product and the price tag keeps climbing as the required tests multiply

This is the background against which the growing demand for natural control of insect pests must be measured This too acco rding to Professor Laing can lead to unreal expectat ions

It all sounds simple enough Every organism has its pests its parasites its predators and its pathogens says Dr Laing All we have to do is find whatever it is that feeds on whatever it is thats damaging our crop and bring them together The process however is more easily described than carried out You can figure on about half of all the insect pests in North America originating from somewhere overseas

International travel breaks down natural barriers a nd sh ips and planes as well as any of their passe ngers and produce can easily act as carriers for unwelcome additions to our insect populations Most countries now have reasonably effective sc reening procedures but some accidental intrusions are inevitable and a decade rarely goes by without at least one new pest which once it gets a toe-ho ld multiplies rapidly in the absence of its natural enemies

Growers faced with the possibility of actual ruin turn to toxi c sprays We in the meanwhile must identify the pest determine its country or area of origin discover its natural enemy import specimens from whatever part of the world they come and hold them in quarantine until they are positively identified We then work with th is natura l enemy through a couple of generations a ft e r which it can be released into the environment If it survives the first winter we can introduce it into areas which are experiencing acute problems with the pest

Completed at a cost of $400000 the new Biological Control Laboratory will do much to spccd up the process Funded

Professor John Laing right director of th e Departmenl of Environmental Biologys new biological control laboratory with technician John Heraty

initially by grants from the Ontario M inistry of Agriculture and Food (OMAF) from Provincial Lottery proceeds allocated to them a nd with initial programs supplemented by OMAF and the Ministry of the Environment it will be the first non-governmental laboratory in Canada equipped to hold insects in quarantine and may well develop into Canadas most important research centre for biological controls

For Dr Laing the new facility represents the fulfillment of a dream His own interest in the subject goes back to the 1960s when he was working on his Masters thesi s while doi ng summer work at the Canada Department of AgricultureS Belleville lab The lab at that time enjoyed a world-wide reputation for its studies in biological controls John Laing went from there to Berkley for his PhD after which he remained for five years teaching and working on research

The federal Governments closure of the Bellev il le la b in J971 left biological control research in Canada without a focal point When I came to the University of Guelph in 1973 continued Dr Laing it was with the understanding that I would continue to work in the area of insect ecology until such time as a facility could be built here Any insects I wanted to import had to come through the

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A parasitic wasp (diadromus subtilicornis) laying an An immature (larval) parasitic wasp egg in its host the pupa of the diamondback moth (microplitis plutellae) emerging from its which attacks cabbages broccoli cauliflower and larval host a diamondback moth now Brussels sprouts

government quarantine laboratory in Ottawa

Importing parasites or other natural enemies from overseas is not the only weapon in the armoury of biological controls Another method is the sterile male technique What we do explained Professor Laing is to rear very farge numbers of pests We irradiate them at the pupal stage which causes the males to become sterile These sterile males are rel eased from aircraft over the infested area at a time when the pest population is fairly low- after an insecticide spraying for example The stcrile males mate with native femalcs who then lay infertile eggs

One such project in the new facility requires thc rearing of 100 million onion maggot flies which will eventually be released from aircraft over the Hoi liand Marsh area

The onion maggot is idealtly suited for this program since with this insect the female mates only once while the male mates many times A third method of biological control is in inundatmiddotive releases or augmentation of natural enemies This is still in the planning stage says Professor Laing We are working with a tiny wasp called Trichogramma which attacks the eggs of a number of insects including the codling moth which is a severe pest in apple orchards This will require the rearing of

dead

very large numbers of the wasps and releasing them in orchard areas A similar project involving Trichogramma will attempt to control the spruce bud worm in an Ontario provincial park

Dr Laing sounds a cautionary note on the future of biological controls It would be a mistake he says to think in terms of crash programs and quick results As much as we might wish for simple solutions to simple problems the constraints of ecology dictate more modest expectations In the natural sciences all tasks are complex and research dollars not easily come by

The public meanwhile reads one story after another about the detrimental effect of pesticides especially those which are suspected to be carcinogens and they rightly become alarmed Like the growers they too would prefer a biological control response but instant solutions are not available There is nothing even on the horizon which promises a completely non-chemical method of pest control However we most certainly can and must continue to investigate non-chemical procedures in order to learn more about the organisms we are dealing with in the hope of eventually becoming less dependent on chemicals

Gazing into my crystal ball~seeing

several decades down the road - Im

convinced that eventually we wi ll have to find much safer chemicals than are at present available- or use no chemicals at all I do not believe the public will continue to accept the risks-they will demand safer methods

Between now and then we must work with what weve got T he new lab will help We continue to be hard up for funds and while we have to stumble from grant to grant long term planning will be difficult Given even modest funding we could short circuit the present process by sending our own people to other parts of the world to pick up specimens we need Right now we have to rely on labs and personnel in the areas in which we are interested They have their own priorities and we have to wait our turn

Crash programs may not be possible but reasonable funding would surely oil the wheels The new lab is inadequately staffed and my only full-time lab technician has other duties Nevertheless it is also true to -say that we would never be satisfied and important developments originating in the new lab can be expected during the coming years

[ts not so much that Im impatient-rather than that [ predict sudden public demands being made on us at some time in the future I t would be nice to be ready for them 0

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Incoming OVCAA president Dr Archie MacKinshynon OVC 43 left olltgoing OVCA A president Dr Bob Blick OVC 46 and Dr Wendy Park er OVC 71 first female OVCA A vice-president

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Voting booth for alumni seats on Senate L to R Rick Moccia CBS 76 Julie (Russell) Thur Arts 78 Barry Stahlbaum CPS 74 John Babcock OAC 54 and Earl Mighton OAC 31

UGAA Achlevement Jr A lumni 54 president Dr Tom om OUtgoing

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not H is goal is to enhance the quality of Profcssor M urray joined the the huma nities at Guelph and he has Depa rtment of History in 1967 A graduate begun by listing the things in which the of Bishops University ( BA ) in 1962 heNew

Dean College of Arts

Dean David Murray

By Martha Leibbrandt

W here the humanities are concerned the new Dean of the C ollege of Arts

David M urray is an exponent optimist publicist and champion

During this past year in his role as Acting Dean he has publicized the accomplishments of its students and faculty members so that t he University and the community would understand tha t the humanities are an integral part of G uelph and tha t they contribute unique areas of excellence to t his University

Dr M urray who beca me Dean J uly 1 is also a believer in doors We need to const ruct more doors between disci pl ines and build fewer walls a round them he said in a C onvocation add ress four years ago Today therefore he find s no contradiction in talking on the one hand of the challenge of trying to instill traditional values of the humanities in a campus dominated by non-hu manities disciplines and pointing ou t the need for scientific literacy for students in the BA program

Both concepts fit into the U niversi tys decla red aim of achieving a liberal education in the 1980s he says adding that there can be no truly liberal education in any universi ty without a thriving vibrant humanities program

Some people may be concerned about the survival of the human ities this Dean is

College can take pride the high qua lity of undergraduate teaching the recognized disti nc tion of the C olleges graduate programs the growing number of provincial and national awards and sc holarshi ps being won by the Colleges top undergradua tes and graduates and the examples of scholarship and creative work by Arts faculty which have received internationa l recognition

The Dean wants to mai ntain and strengthen this excellence by encouraging sabbatical leaves by faculty members assis ti ng them in their projects supporting conferences at Guelph and facilitating travel to conferences elsewhere Similarly he has worked to shore up the students sense of achievement through the introduction of new undergraduate and graduate scholarships and by hosting academic recognition luncheons

Professor Murray places a high priority on establishing a greater sense of oneness Whatever the problems or challenges of the next five years we must confront them as a College not as a collection of separate departments and the Dean acknowledges that the future may not be clear sailing Tightrope budgeting he guesses will be with every Dean in the next five years H is task as he sees it is to work around this obstacle and to provide the best learning atmosphere with the funds ava ilable

H e sees his most im portant task as working closely with the C ollege of Social Science to improve the quality of Gu elphs BA program in order to attrac t a greater number of good students to the U niversity The Dean wants to re-examine the present program to make it more attractive to studen ts In keeping with his views about a liberal ed uca tion he would like to see C ollege of Arts students taking more courses in natural sciences a nd mathematical sciences I believe we must help our students to achieve scientific literacy and at the same time encourage students in the science programs to take more humanities and S ocial Science courses he sa ys

The Dean also has a nu mber of personal challenges Teaching and scholarship are important to him and he wants to keep up his ow n work Hi s book Odious Commerce Britain Spain and the Abolition of the Slave Trade to Cuba was published by Cam bridge Un iversi ty Press this year and an art icle Trading for Latin American Oil a ppeared in the November December 1980 issue of Int ernational Perspect ives

received an M A from the University of Edinburgh in 1964 and a Ph D from C ambridge in 1968 D uring his undergrad uate and graduate years he received nu merous awards and scholarships including whi le a t Bi shops the Pres iden ts Prize in E nglish and t he Lieutena nt-G overnors Bronze Medal fo r H istory and a C m monwea lth scholarship to the Un iversity of Edi nburgh He also he ld two C a nada Cou ncil pre-doctoral fell owsh ips at Ca m bridge

Befo re coming to Guelph he was tutor in H istory a t Churchill College C ambridge H e was resident historian in the Department of Exte rnal Affairs from 1971 to 1972 and this led to the publication of Documents on Canadian External Relations Volumes 7 and 8 which he edited and which were published in 1974 and 1976 respectively

At G ue lph Dr M urray has served on a number of committees at Senate Department College and inter-university levels He has also been a member of the Board of G overnors since 19790

Part of th e Arts Building as seen from t he University Centre

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People and Pets By Meredith Lloyd-Evans OVC 74

I n March 1979 14 professional people interested in the care of both animals and

humans met at the University of Dundee Scotland to discuss the positive ways in which pet ownership can contribute to human health and well-being From that sma ll start the Group for the Study of the Huma nCompanion Animal Bond was formed and has grown rapidly Membership is now over 70 in the UK Europe Canada USA and Australia

All members are united by a common intercst in fur t hering the understanding of this strange bond bctween people and their chosen pets The wider implications of the bond arc also important because they impact on our normal everyday life such as the environment and urban planning and on those periods whe n we are mentally or physica lly abnormal

For some time Dr Avery Gillick OVC 70 now in practice in Scarborough On tario was the G roups North American secretary but enforced absence due to ill ness led him reluctantly to give up the post (He is now fully recovered by the way )

On this side of the Atlantic (the UK etc) Dr Bruce Fogle OVC 70 ha s been one of the administrative figures in the G roup since the beginning when he was already involved in the organization of the first I nternational Symposium on the H uman Companion Animal Bond This took pl ace under the umbrella of the British Small Animal Veterinary Association in London in February 1980 Bruce is also Editor of a forthcoming volume on the humananimal bond including the symposium proceedings which is soon to be published

An understanding of the hum a nanimal bond will enhance any veterinarians dealing with his clients H ow often do we suspect that an animal patients phenomena are as described by the owner really an ex pression of the owners own fears and problems Euthanasia terminal

disease unexplained traumas and vague illnesses in the absence of clear clinical signs are all areas where correct and sympathetic handling of the owner can be more rewarding than fruitless pet treatment - exploitation of an owners concern

There is another aspect An animal may present a behavioura l defect that demands exploration of the owneranimal bond the owners environment thoughts and deeds How far should a veterinarian go We may argue that it is not our job to handle these sociological aspects of human and animal problems

However one of the staunchest supporters of the G roup Dr Leo Bustad dean of the W ashington S tate University College of Veterinary Medicine firmly believes that veterinary schools and their students are in a unique position to collaborate with other disciplines (such as psychology sociology psychiatry medicine social work even urban planning) in order to develop a unified approach to the study of thc people pet partnership The interface between pet and owner behavior must be treated as an a rca for co-operation not connict between professions

It has become quite clear from

discussions by the G roup and lectures given at the London Symposium that contact with animals and the formation of a bond with a pet is more often tha n not of great physical and mental benefit to the pet owner Dr Aaron Katcher University of Pennsylvania has shown that pet-owning over and above the playing and walking involved has a positive effect on human survival after myocardial infarcts (Heart trou ble Ed)

The aged and institutionalised including convicts have been shown to develop relationships between each other fruitful by any ordinary criteria applied to such institut ions by making humananimal bonds The animal-cat dog bird horse- something ideally to be stroked and certainly to be looked after is a catalyst

People whose lives are governed by their discomforts with other people by vague or almost palpable fears and anxieties that others are judging them by pathological distrust by resistance to verbal visual or tactile contact or by rejection of treatment seem to be able to summon up positive feelings where pets are concerned

Pet-facilitated psychotherapy is one of the fields of the human a nimal bond where the most beneficial strides forward can be made By this very token it is a field where the different disciplines are enriched by contact and collaboration It will be one of the fields explored in the forthcom ing International Symposium in Phi ladelphia October 5-71981 (details from Dr Aaron Katcher Associate Professor of Psychiatry Universi ty of Pennsylvania Philadelphia tel (215) 243-4695 or Dr Michael J McCulloch The Delta Foundation 200 Southwest Market Suite 1700 Portland Oregon 97201 tel (503) 222-4347)

The establishment of programs of college education in this field will be a vital -step forward in the practice of holistic medicine which considers mans actions towards and reactions from the world around him which in turn induce or prevent physical and mental well-being One of the political functions of the Group is to fight for the establishment of such programs They will be of benefit to so many disciplines 0

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Islam and the Art of bull bull bull

By Annette K euning Arts 81 and rob clement Arts 78 Reprinlcd from Tht Onlarion

Annette Keuning and rob clement are two CUSO (Canadian University Service Overseas) volunteers currently working as teachers in predominantly Muslim northern Nigeria West Africa

T he lorry passed and our teet h were sand-blasted by the dust We continued

on our way and within a sh or t time Keuning had the machine pushing 50 km per hour once again I was sitting on the back holding on for dear life cursing the harmattan dusty roads mammy wagons and my own stupidit y

H armattan is the name given to the dry dust-laden land-wind that blows from the Sahara from December to February each year Dust permeates everything It is extremely cool at this time especially on a machine

The machine or motorcycle is one of the most popular forms of priva te transportation throughout many developing nations One of the biggest of its kind a vailable in N igeria ou r Ho nda 185cc is inappropriately named Road Maste r Motorcycle MaintenanceOn this particular day the machine bull bull bull proved to be morc master of us than anything else The road the dust and larger vehicles all conspired with it to make our journey painfully memorable our speed decreased we could hear each

Although our destination was only 100 other singing and t he washboard roads lent km or so down the road we were into us an unriva ll ed vibrato unfamiliar territory It was a gruelling test of both riders and machine

The first 10 km over la terite road fm gelling those good vibrations S hes were relatively uneventful and we cru ised giving me excitations along at top speed 90 km per hour It seemed a sure thing that we would arrive at our destina tion in the bush where two The washboard fa-fa-fa-aded away newly-arrived CUSOs were posted within We were soon into sand sl ip sl iding a way the hour A village materialized throu gh the baobob

This was not A llahs will it soon trees and thorn brush At the same time a became apparent We were cut s hort nock of sheep decided to use their right of midway through th e second stanza of way ( Livestock ir] igeria are not fenced Little Honda by a bone-jarring jolt as in and the driver of a motor vehicle should the laterite surface came to a preordained he or she happen to hit one is liable) e nd We wove through the hairless (by

Second gear Now it became important Canadian standards) animals and to hold on tight All vestiges of contin ued on our merry way waving civilizat ion incl udi ng paved roads cold furiou sly to the congenial vil lagers who left beer and pol ice checks were beh ind us As what they were doing to greet the two

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ba tures ( hites ) they saw approaching This scene was to be repeated many

times during our th ree-hour ja unt as we passed by m1n y small fnrming villages For the most part subsistence agricu lt ure is the stal liS qlll) a nd the vill age rs persevere despite the ever encn)1ching Saha ra

Re ported ly the Sa hara is descend ing upon the arabic land at the rate of 15 km per year T hc N igeria n governme nt in an a ttempt to stcm the tidc of the desert has moun ted an extensivc reforesta tion cam paign

Meanwhile back on the machinc problems were deve loping The vibrations aside fro m leading to advanced ases of del iriu m tremens res ul ted in the in vi table decline of our road worthiness The first mecha nical fau lt appeared in the mirror T he constan t bea ting soon lent us an unpara ll elcd view of the stratasphere

We stopped After a few moments our bod ies adjusted to the sta tionary posi ti on in which we now found ourse lves Lucki ly the tool kit had no t been jarred loose from its pcrch Within minutes the problem vas reet i fi ed- tem pora ri ly

On [Ire road again Here we go

ow wcll into th e second hour of our journey we sw itched fr om the Beach Boys to the Beatles We kept ou r eyes open for a bush petrol station and were fortunate enough to happen upo n one after a few kil ometres

We pulled up to the large red petrol tank clea rl y mmiddot rked a Smoking A young boy in oil y rags filled th e ta nk from a kerosene ti n spilling 25 per cent as pet rol gushed over the sides of the ta nk

We decided to give the mac hine a rest confident that we werent too far from our destination We bought bubble gum from one of the many young vendors The e children carrying their wares on their heads ha wk everything from raw suga r cane to perfume

Hitting the road once again we were soon Shakin All Over We went on for a little while taking in the desolate landscape and the omen ca rry ing huge loads on their heads

The odometer told us that we had trave lled 50 km when a rear bol t was vibrated off the hain guard We had to stop again T he chain guard a nd the mirror which once aga in was sufficientl y loose to warrant a ttention were prom ptly fixed

In the recesses of our minds however the beati ng our b dies were ta king was of no litt le concern We wondcred if we wou ld bc abl e to product offspring T hi ngs

definitely fclt unsea ted Ou r se lf-concern s nevertheless we re

momentarily forgotten as we passed a couple of men pray ing by the roadside Facing Mecca they paid us no heed as they bent t heir heads repea ted ly to the ea rth We kn ew it was 2 30 the mid-afternoon prayer Kai We were taking much longer tha n w had expected

For the lust time on our trip destiny in tervened The mirror It was now totally non- fun ctiona l ha nging limply from the handlebar Cal mly we wrenched it off the mach ine and tucked it away

T he appearance by the roadsi de of man st udents decked out in the habitual white uni forms led us to believe that we wcr close to our target As if to remind us of our servitude to the machine and the environme nt we a lmost wiped out as we turned towa rds the school gate and hit a sand trap placed st rategically in front of the entra nce

But we had made it safel y Arriving tota ll y unexpected we were greeted with ti morous smiles and ushered into the house where we eased ourselves expectantly into sta tionary cha irs It was not until long after we had washed the dust from our throats with cool water tha t our bodies ceased bu zz in g

The visit was hort however because we knew we had to return to our postings later that afte rnoon It seemed a su re thing that we would arr ive by nightfall

Gel your moror running Gel out on [h e highway Looking for adven[lIre A nd ~middotha[eler comes our

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Students with

Crossroads T hro ugh some of its students the

University of G uelph is involved in a world- wide ove rseas volunteer venture in develop ing countr ies- Canadian Crossroa ds Inter natio nal (CCI )

Granted its charter in 1968 as a non-denominational non- profit charitable orga niza tion CCI has been su pported annu ally by the Alma Mater Fund on behalf of the U of G students since 1977 G rants of $ 100 per U of G st ude nt volunteer will thi s yea r tot a l $ 1000

CI opera tes short-term (four months) overseas volunteer work progra ms in 25 cou ntries in Asia Afri ca South America and the Cari bbea n C rossroad ers are chosen for their emotional maturity past experience and commi tment to improving public awa reness of international development issues

Cross roaders do not receive a salary while oversens however they are given a living allowance to meet food accomshymodation and travel needs Part icipants a re each cxpec ted to ra ise $800 in their communi ti es Th is represen ts 20 per eent of the to tal cost of their individual in volvemen t

Bei ng a stu dent or univers ity gra du ate is not a prerequisi te T here is an increasing number of people of varying age experience and learn ing who participate in the overseas progra m

Basically C ros -roaders must be at least 19 years of age a t the ti me of departure and Canadi a n c itizens or have landed imm igran t stat us T hey should be willing to adapt to living and working with people whose culture and lifestyles vary from their own

Peter G illie CSS 74 a teacher at Brant Avenue Public School in G uelph is co-ordina tor of the 1981 CCI progra m for the G uel ph a rea and reports tha t the following ten of G studen ts will be invo lved

Sa ndy Boland of Toronto will go to Bangladesh Lee Ann Gage Sa rnia to Zambia Dawn Gordon Mi lton to Fij i shyJ ud y Halladay Victoria BC to Indonesia C raig Merkley London to Kenya and Cheryl Ann McKenner PEI to G uyana

Anne Hawthorn SI Bruno PQ We nd y Howley Woodstock Ka thy Killinger Toronto and Fiona MacPhail Sout h Porcupine are unplaced at press tim eO

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W hile driving along a rural sideroad the other day I stopped to watch a

combine at work The great machine moved ponderously across the field cutting a wide swath of ripe grain A stream of golden kernels nowed into a hopper at its top andT e Annual behind it as it moved along it left a neat windrow of crumpled straw

Threshing Bee This journalistic sketch a nostalgic glimpse of farm life In Wes tern Ontario during the first quarter of the 20th century comes from the book Down On the Farm by Harold B Dlsbrowe OAC 23

About the Author

Harold Disbrowe is a retired educator He started his career as an instructor at International College in Izmir Turkey and later was a demonstrator and lecturer at the Ontario Agricultural College In 1932 he became a secondary schoolteacher of science and agriculture and taught at Stirling in Hastings County and Simcoe in Norfolk County

In 1945 he was appointed principal of Elmira District Secondary School in Waterloo County He occupied this post until his retirement in 1965

He now resides in London Ontario Since retiring he has become a freelance writer and has had numerous articles published in Ontario dailies including the London Free Press Ottawa Journal and the Toronto Da ily Star

The Authors Foreword

These 16 sketches based on my own experience describe some aspects offarm and community life in Malahide township Elgin County Ontario during the first quarter of this century

In retrospect it was a wonderful training for life although I had small appreciation of it at the time It provided a special kind of pragmatic education that has served me well I always feel a lillie sorry for those who do not have this in their background

Those days are gone and the lifestyle and experiences offarm life described here will not again be duplicated However they are a part of our history and their remembrance is worth recording HBD

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Harold B Disbrowe OAC 23

It was controlled by a solitary man sea ted comforta bly in a glass-enclosed cab from which came the sound of music He with this complica ted machine was accomplishing what in my boyhood days would have required the exertions of several teams of horses and a dozen men

This lone farmer with his mammoth machine whose cost would have sufficed to purchase a SOO-acre farm 60 years ago somehow symbolized the impersonality of modern life even on the farm In the rural Ontario of bygone years threshing out the crop was a community enterprise a social rite that was enjoyed by all who had a part in it

In the unsophisticated early days of this century the arrival of the threshers was an exciting event The big steam engine came down the road puffing and clanking and emitting clouds of smoke and steam Behind it in tandem it towed the grain separator with its myriad belts and pulleys and the sloshing gurgling tank wagon

The outfit pulled into the yard and stopped In the sudden silence one could hear the hiss of escaping steam and smell the odours of hot oil and wood smoke But the silence was short-lived for the crew climbing down from their various perches proceeded to reconnoiter the situation and then with much shouting back and forth to set the machine

The separator was unhitched and turned around and then pushed backward up the ramp into the barn by the puffing

Th e threshing engine

labou ri ng engine Next the engine wa s backed dow n the slope a nd levelled by backing the rear wheels onto a sturdy platform constructed of old railroad ties The big rubber-and-canvas beh was unrolled and slipped over the separator drive pulley and the flywheel of the engine which was chocked into position when the right degree of tautness was attained

While this was going on the exchange hands drifted in from the neighbouring farms As they arrived they were assigned to their work stations Most were sent to the mow to pitch down sheaves but one was sent to the separator platform to feed them into the machine and a couple were designated to carry away the grain as it came from the separator The job of steering the stra w blower an easy task usually went to the boy of the family The farm owner in conformance with convention assumed the suffocating task of spreading straw in the dusty confines of the straw shed

When all was ready a couple of short toots of the whistle warned the hands that work was about to start The engine chuggcd purposefully and the drivebelt slapped a few times as it gathered speed Various pulleys belts and conveyors started to move the band cutters flashed and a blast of air came from the blower When the sounds converged into a powerful rumble the separator man gave the signal to start

The engineer responded with a short whistle blast and the platform man started to lay the sheavcs onto the conveyor that fed them headfirst into the maw of the machine The whirling bladcs of the band cuttcr severed the twine bands and the machine growled protestingly as the grain passed through the cylinder and was stripped of its kernels

The threshing crew

Down through the roaring quaking machine went the mixture of straw chaff and grain The straw was sucked up and blasted out through the blower pipe into the straw shed The grain and chaff passed over a wccession of vibrating sieves that separated them and permitted the kernels to flow from the side of the machine into a waiting one-bushel container As each was filled it was whisked away to the granary and emptied into a bin As the carrier returned with the empty container he paused at the granary door to put a mark on the tallyboard

As the men settled into the work they instinctively adopted a rhythmic pace that kept the separator operating at optimum capacity All the while the separator man moved over the machine between the whirling belts and pulleys to attend to his duties He filled and adjusted grease cups applied belt dressing and kept a sharp watch for trouble

At the engine the engineer was kept busy firing t he boiler The fuel consisted of old fence rails and pine stumps of which there seemed to be an inexhaustible supply These items were cut into appropriate lengths for the firebox by means of a buzz saw attached to one of the tender boxes on the rear platform of the engine It was driven by a belt from the flywheel Throughout the day the high-pitched z-i-n-g-g-g-g of the saw could be heard as the engine man cut wood to feed the voracious firebox

If there was an ample supply water for the boiler was taken from the farm well otherwise it had to be hauled from a convenient pond or stream Supplying it was the farmers responsibility and a man and team were dispatched for this purpose from time to time Sometimes while they were on this errand the supply ran low and

the engineer would let loose frantic short blasts of the whistle to signal the tank man to make haste

While the men were at work all was bustle and chatter at the house as the women prepared to feed the hands Providing good meals for the threshers was a rural tradition and every housewife did her best to maintain the standard expected

A prodigious amount of baking and roasting was done in preparation for the annual epicurean rite When the tables were finally ready they literally sagged under their burden of food Huge platters of meat and pitchers of brown gravy bowls of mashed potatoes peas and carrots plates of sliced tomatoes cookies and homemade bread as well as numerous kinds of pie pickles and preserves and great pitchers of tea and coffee occupied all available space

(n the backyard the family laundry tubs were set up on trestles and filled with water Bars of brown soap were laid out and fresh towels were draped conveniently over fence or clothesline When all was ready a wave of the hand to the watchful engineer was the signal to shut down A prolonged shrill whistle halted the now of sheaves and brought the work to a halt

The engine was shut down and the clattering belts and pulleys slowed and stopped Jn the unaccustomed stillness the voices of the men sounded unnaturally loud as they climbed down from their places and made their way to the house At the water tubs there was a tremendous amount of hawking blowing and snorting as the men washed the dust and grime from arms and faces before going in and seating themselves at the tables

All was concentration as the hungry hands set to Little could be heard but the clatter of knives and forks as the platters were emptied and replenished again and again by the hovering women But as appetites were appeased the pace slowed down and there was conversation and good-natured banter around the table

Afterwa rds the men drifted outside for more talk and a smoke before returning to work or if at days end to their respective homes for evening chores Thus the work went on from day to day until the neighbourhood was threshed out 0

-Copies of the 67-page book Down On the Farm may be obtained for $5 postpaid by writing to Harold B Disbrowe 17 Farm Manor Court London Ontario N 6H 412 The book is also available at $395 at the U of G Campus Bookstore Ed

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Grandntas

By Andrea Mudry Fawcett

G randma is no longer in a class by herself In the past when a grandshy

mother began to study at university she invariably made the front page of the local newspaper Today however she is far from alone

At the University of Guelph as on campuses across orth America adults varying grea tly in age academic backshyground and aims are coming to learn A businessman takes three days out of a hectic schedule to attend a conference on computers because he finds it absolutely necessary to keep abreast of changes in his field He is joined on campus by a former school drop-out who is intent on improving his career potential by getting a degree Meanwhile a highly-trained technician is

indulging her life-long ambition of studying history

The Action Is Not All on Campus Working closely with the Colleges the

University School of Part-time Studies and Continuing Education regularly develops credit and non-credit programs tailor-made to the specific needs of groups such as teachers business and technical workers Often the clients take part in designing the program for their employees The Roya l Bank and the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources a re two that have taken advantage of this new method Currently in the works is a Family Studies course to be offered for teachers in St Catharines The site for a n off-campus program can be a

Not Alone Any More lunchroom boardroom or a classroom whichever is most appropriate

Various media have been extensively

used to reach large nu mbers of peoplc Most recently the School is co-operating with TV O ntario to produce special credit courses on C hina and Energy

The needs of adult stud en ts who often have to fit studying around job and family responsibilities are our main consideration says Mark W aldron Director of th e University School of Part-time Studies and C ontinuing Education Organized in 1979 mai nly to accommodate thc rising number of returning olde r-tha n-average students the School had 13000 registrations for 1980 It is separated into three divisions Part -time and G e neral Studies for degree

programs Continuing Education for non-credit programs and Independent (correspondence) Study for diplomas in Agriculture and Horticulture Professors Sam Luker Jim M urray and T ed Mc N inch a re the chairmen of the respective div isions

Matching Strengths and Needs The School is not interested in simply

duplicati ng other universities offer in gs Whether faculty and sta ff are developing a course a conference or a new program they emphasize the U niversity S st rengths a nd the needs of the community Because local industry expressed a need the School recently developed a degree course in Quality Assurance S ubjects such as Family Studies Agriculture Hotel and Food Administration and Computing Science

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a re freque nt ly the focal poi nt of professional developmen t conferences

Some ideas origi na ted by the School a re not hi ng less than pioneering steps in adult education Corresponde nce students once had only a text book and occasionally audio cassettes until School faculty developed a multi-media learning kit that combines these two with a small hand-viewer and filmst rips enabling students to learn th rough th ree compleshymentary processes S ummer Campus is a unique vacat ion program which a llows people of all ages a nd interests to enjoy the Un iversitys extensive educational and recreational facilities during the relatively qu iet summer months

W ith the introduction of a regula r slate of evening credit courses on campus a yca r and a ha lf ago t he number of partshyti me students increased by more than 50 per cent Many of these people are taki ng degree courses to advance occupationally

For Some-a Ne w Career A glazier meta l mecha nic by day

Thomas Smith of G uel ph spe nds many evenings on cam pus as a part-t ime student He returned to school after 20 years intent upon gaining a degree in Computing Science and Business Administration and st a rt ing a new ca reer

He is thorough ly enjoying and ma king the most of his univers ity ex perience Im curious about many subjects so each semester I take a course in the H umani t ies or Social Sciences a long wit h one in my major subject of Comput ing Science So far I have studied Psychology Philosophy H istory and Sociology he ex plains

Tom believes tha t people s hould act ively participate in organiza tions which a ffect them persona lly Consequently he became the first represen tative of the new G eneral S tudies progra m to sit on the U niversity Senate Formerly he was recording secretary of Local 181 2 Intershynational Brotherhood of Pai nters and Allied Trades

Tom has discovered aspects of the university experience which evade all too many older students according to Richard Leavens counsello r Part-ti me and G eneral Studies Often these ad ults are too in tense and anxious about completing a project or writ ing exams T hey overlook the fact that being here affords them t he chance to escape their usual roles for a while to cxplore new ideas a nd meet new friends wi th similar in teres ts Ult imately it is the pleasure in learnin g which makes the exercise worthwh ile It can be a total experience of trying a nd growing

Not everyone bent on advancing a career has the time or energy to pursue a degree however Toms week for example often spirals into 60 hours and more of combined work and study not to mention his family commitments Completed in a fraction of the time nuts and bolts certificate or diploma programs in subjects such as Industrial Relations Statistics Horticulture and Agriculture are becoming increasingly popular Several such programs a re being offered by each division in the School

Practical Programs Since these are practical programs the

knowledge gained is immediately useful on the job Marlene and Joh n G iesbrecht of Manitoba found Independent Studys correspondence program in Horticulture an idcal way to become more proficient in their tree and lawn care business while working towards an Ontario Diploma in Horticulture (ODH) The Edmonton parks system has established special in-service training to augment the O DH progra m in order to encourage their employees to study for the diploma

University of Guelph graduates some of whom may well have silently vowed never to crack another book as they received their degree are among the first to discover that learning is a lifelong process and pleasure A teacher of French English and Mathematics at Waverley Public School in Guelph Jean Llewellyn Arts 72 recently took an evening course in childrens literature at the University Certainly the course is very useful in providing me with a core of information to teach my own students but it is gratifying and certainly no chore I feel that Im gaining two bonuses from the one expe rience she explains

Dr Peter G (Spike) Oliver OVC 51 occasionally enjoys taking a Continuing Education non-degree course A consultant wi th the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food he prefers subjects such as Physical Awareness and Psychology which provide a relaxing change of pace after a day s work

Increased leisure time the need to keep abreast of the knowledge explosion genera l higher educational levels these then are the main factors contributing to

what Profcssor Waldron describes as the current boom in adult education

The universities on their part may be catering more to the needs of these older students because of the anticipated decline in enrolment by high school graduates but there is another equally important factor

Aging Does Not Impair Ability to Learn From 1900 to the 1940s ma ny

ed uca tional psychologists bel ieved that physica l emotional sensory and inte llectual growth stopped at the age of 18 S u bsequent resea rch consistently extended this growth period a nd present ind ications are th a t t he aging process does not at all sign ifica ntly impair the a bility to lea rn But the shadow of formcr bel iefs remai ned with educators and the public for a long t ime Even now it is not tota lly eradicated

To hel p adul ts especia ll y those taking degree courses to overcome fears and ta ke their place in the mainstream of university life t he School has organized special services Counsell ing and orientation sessions are available before classes begin These are followed by short workshops on how to wri te essays ta ke exams and use t he library Spec ial facilities and counsellors are avai la ble to help in career decisions

Gazing into the c rystal ball Professor Wa ldron forsees a continuation of the trend towards in novative cou rse fo rmats to meet the needs of adu lts The possibilities are endless since st ripped to its essentials learning is simply an organized sequential series of ex periences concentrating on a given SUbject Withi n ten years he expects that computers will become as common as radio and te levision sets a re today and will provide excellen t leachi ng dev ices

[n the nea r fu ture the universities wi ll bclong as much to older students as to the traditiona l 18- to 22-year-olds he concludes

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i1u ALUMNI NEWS amp [JJ I~

CAMPUS HIGHLIGHTS I~

Appointment

Robin Lewis Arts 73

Robin Baird Lewis Arts 73 has been appointed Deve lo pmentC om municashytions Officer in the Department of Alumni Affairs and Development

Robin received her BA (Honors) degree in English a nd H istory In 1978 she received an M A in H istory Scotshytish Studies the first to receive a Masshyters degree in this disci pline from the U nivers ity

An active member of the Central Ontario Artists Association she is an exhibiting artist commercial designer and illustrator whose work has a ppeared in the 1980 and 1981 editions of Canashydian Children s Annual and in collecshytions in Canada the United States and

G reat Brita in Before her present appointment

Robin ta ught Art in Bra nt ford Woodshystock and at Fa nshaw e C ollege and then Art English and History for the Brant Count y Board of Educa tion

As Developmen tCommun ications Offi cer she is responsible for the artshywork co-ordination of des ign copy and preparation of fu ndra ising literat ure and seven College Alumni Weekend bulletin supplements and other printed mat r ials for the De partment She also prepa res proposals for presentation to foundations and corporations a nd co-ordinates the promotion of the Universitys deferred and commemorative gifts programs 0

Newly Elected as

AluDlni Senators

Phili p Cha n is general manager of Guelphs C hina T iki restaurant W hile at t he University he served a three-yea r term as a Student Senator was one of the fou nding mem bers and president of the C hinese Students A sociation and was the Universitys first Food Services Ombudsman

Following the annual election for three of the nine alumni seats on Senate of the University Philip Chan HAFA 75 Christine Hurlbut A rts 74 a nd Lorna (Dennison) Milne OAC 56 have been elected to replace those who have fulshyfill ed three-year terms

Christine Hurlbut is an 3ssistantasshysocia te consultant in womens concerns for the Anglican C hurch of C anada She devotes her spa re time to the Canadian Cancer Society and to the archives and socia l programs of her chu rch Ch ristine has also been involved with Alma Mater Fund commemorative programs

Lorna (Dennison) Milne lives in Bra m pton where she has operated Flowshyertown Antiques for nine years She served an eight- year term as trustee with the Pee l Board of Education and is president of t he North Peel unit of the Canadian C ancer Society She is marshyried to Ross M il ne OAC 55 0

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Jim Elmslie Alumni Affairs amp Development

Our Photographe r in London

T he day was June 14 198 1 T he place was T he Ma ll in London England during the annu al Trooping the Colour ceremony S ix blank shots were fi red f rom a starting-pis shytol Burmese the 19-year-old horse carrying Queen Eliza shybeth II reared and bolted for a few yards a busbied

Gu ardsm an reached into the crowd and dragged th e gunman to th e road and Jim Elmslie assistant director f or development A lumni Affairs captured the whole scene On vacation Jim and his wIe Kay were staying at th e Uni versity of Guelph s London House

COining Eve nts September 14-19 Aggie Week

25 OAC Alumni Association Annual Golf Tournament

October 3 HOMECOMING

October-Decem ber Daily Campus Visit Program (Except Sat and Sun ) fo r Prospective Students Call (519) 824-4120 Ext 871 2 or in Ontario Call Toll Free 1-800-265-8344

November 9-11 Guelph Interaction A Conference on Scientific and Human Issues Workshops and Seminars for Senior High School Students Phone (51 9) 824-4120 for Details

12-22 Royal Agricultural Winte r Fair Toronto

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The College of Social Science Alumni Association

PEGAS-US Editor Rick Knap 74

First CSSAA Awards The C ollege of Social Science honoured its top students at an awards ceremony and luncheon earlier this year and CSS alumni can mark a milestone achievement on thei r calendars

For the first time in the Associashytions history College of S ocial Science Alumni Association In-C ourse Scholarshyships have been awarded

Funded by a $2000 Alma Mater Fund grant te n presentations of $200 each were made

At the same function six Alma Mater BA In-Course Scholarships of $250 each were awarded to students enrolled in the BA program who have completed five semesters with high acashydemic standing

The CSSA A on behalf of all its members ex te nds its sincere congratulashytions to the recipients 0

Alma Mater scholarship winners and CSS faculty I to r are Dean John Vanderkamp Vivian Gies Hazel Jones Stephen Dawkins Robert Wildeboer Kathleen M artin and Department of Sociology and Anthropology chairman Professor Wayne Thompson

CS S AA scholarship winners and css faculty I to r front row Elizabeth Renfrew Karen Frosch S usan Smith Barbara Jessup Kerry Prentice and David Bestvater Back row Professor E Dalrymple-Alford Vante Martini Gerald Jellis and Professor P Gough

Grad News 1974

Bob Small is a life skills coach at Sheridan College in Oakville

1977

Kosta Black works for S ta nley Products Limited of Burlington as product manshyager

Patricia Locher operates her own busishyness Patrik Action Wear in Clareshysholm Alberta

Gerald Neil works for the Continental Ba nk in Newmarket as an accounts representative

1978

S teven Boudreau works in the University Sa les Division of Gage Educational Pubshylishing Limited Steve operates out of his home base in Brownsburg Quebec

Kathy MacKay teaches at the First United Day Care C entre in Victoria BC

Laura (Petl) and Steven Smith live in Oshawa Laura is assistant co-ordinator with the Canadian Hearing Society in Toronto Steven holds a management position with Cooper-Smith of Oshawa

Bob Sullivan and his wife Lori 79 live in Windsor Bob has enrolled in the Faculty of Law at the University of Windsor 0

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His BA Led

to Something

Different Gary Muntz 69 is Executive Director a t Manitoulin Centenniall Manor in lillie Current Manitoulin Island Ontario He holds an honours BA and double major in Political Science and History and an MA 72 in Political Science

PECAS-US Tell us about the Manitoushylin Centennial Manor

MunIz Its a municipal home for the aged for the District of Manitoulin The facility is supported jointly by the proshyvincial government and by local municishypalities on the island The Manor proshyvides residential care for the elderly

PECAS-US How many people are emshyployed at the Manor

MunIz We have a staff of approximateshyly 70 people

PECAS-US Manitoulin Island is very distinctive in terms of its geography Is it also distinctive in terms of its comshymunity as compared to southwestern Ontario

MUnT Its the largest island in fresh water in the world and a vacation parashydise in the summer It also offers a great deal in the way of winter sports and recreational opportunity

Manitoulin is unique in the sense that local people describe themselves as islanders and there is the mystique of belonging to a native islander society In recent years however the mystique is much more real than the presence of a native island society Many people have moved to Manitoulin for lifestyle reashy

sons There are more islanders at heart now than native islanders

Y cars ago Manitoulin was an isoshylated community a liule off the main thoroughfare however in 198 ~ people may have to go a little out of the way to get to Manitoulin but the isolation factor has disappeared

PECAS-US What industry is present on Manitoulin

Muniz Presently the largest employer is the public service including the hospishytal in Little Current the Manor of which I am a part the school board and other government ministries A large seasonal tourist industry together with the commercial infrastructure supports a large summer population

At present a new lumber mill has begun operation At the turn of the century Manitoulin was noted for its lumber mills Now with increased forshyeign demand for lumber a large mill is transporting logs from the north shore of Lake Huron to Manitoulin The mill is finishing lumber and shipping it mainly to the Middle East

PpoundCAS-US What social and economic factors will playa major role in shaping the Manitoulin community in the next few years)

MunIZ The tourist industry is the largshyest attraction to the island The governshyment and the municipalities through local initiatives programs like most other municipalities wish to attract inshydustry I think though I am not their spokesman that a number of people on the island would opt for a selective approach to industrial development

There is a controversy regarding nearby Elliot Lake and its uranium mines and processing plant A large segment of the island population is dogshymatically opposed to this type of indusshytry The reason for this opposition is the view that such an industry is an enshycroachment on the clean-air cleanshywater lifestyle on the island which most Manitoulin residents feel is important In fact these are the reasons why people have chosen Manitoulin as a place to live

In an area which does not offer a great many employment opportunities for the young work force the lament is that it is very difficult to keep successive generations in the community Many may be forced to leave

As a result there are two opposing forces thosc who would freeze the island in time and those who have

children and see the need for increased job opportunities I hope that a conshystructive compromise will be achieved

PtCAS-US Describe the needs of the people at the Manitoulin Centennial Manor

MunIz The Manor is not unique among homes for the aged As people grow older many reach the point where they are unable to maintain their own homes and property There is a progression which can be observed but generally speaking due to medical disabilities or simply advancing age people require more care

We have here at the Manor a very charming facility with I believe one of the most beautiful views in Ontario if not Canada There is a commanding view of the North Channel where we overlook an attractive group of islands and in the summer there are usually many sailboats in view

It used to be the case that families would care for their own however a change of family lifestyles indicates that older family members often will not have their children available to help them

I am not in the least offended if our residents consider the Manor as a place where they can obtain food and shelter while continuing with their lifestyles outside the Manor as much as possible

We have activity directors and offer nursing care Many residents require some form of nursing care Each resishydent has personal needs We provide medical services up to the point allowed by legislation If greater medical attenshytion is required then the resident must move to a hospital as required by law The Manor operates somewhat like a hospital but is quite different in that we are providing a home

PECAS-US Are there courses deshyscribed as necessary or required in order to launch graduates into a career or a job such as yours

MunIZ I wish that I could offer a clear insight but many opportunities seem to be fortuitous Being a graduate of the -College of Social Science I was exposed to a controversy which is ongoing as to whether a liberal arts education is of value I believe that a graduate can benefit from an education in Social Science combined with a large smatshytering of reality and an ability to recognize opportunities As a result the graduate can take advantage of opporshytunities as they arrive 0

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The College of Biological Science Alumni Association

BI -ALUMNI EWS Editor Jane Selley Arts 70

Sir Peter Markham Scott DSc

A citation by Professor Keith Ronald to convocation on the presentation of an honorary degree to Sir Peter Markham SCOII June 4

Knight Bachelor Commander Order of the British Empire Distinguished Sershyvice Cross and Bar artist author natushyralist and conservationist broadcaster and lecturer and sailor in peacetime and in war Born in Gloucester England by the age of seven he was discussing fish and sea birds and sea urchins with Sir Ray Lankester F RS From school he went to Trinity College Cambridge where he received his MA degree in 1931 Since the mid-1930s his unusual abilities have enabled him to excel in everyone of the great range of activities to which he has given his attention

Going on after Cambridge to the Munich State Academy and then to the Royal Academy Schools in London he immersed himsel f in the fine arts Since 1933 his paintings have been exhibited in London and New York he has writ shyten more than a dozen books including his autobiography The Eye of the Wind published in 1962 and he has been illustrator for a like number of works by other authors

Bronze medallist for single-handed sailing in the 1936 Olympics he won the Prince of Wales Cup for International 14-foot dinghies for 1937 1938 and 1946 For his valour in the Royal Navy from 1939 to 1945 he was three times mentioned in dispatches was awarded the M B E in 1942 and the DSC and Bar in 1943 He took part in the Dieppe raid twice new with the RA F and fought on land near Caen in 1944

In 1946 Peter Scott founded The

Wildfowl Trust as a non-profit organizashytion devoted to research conservation and education pertaining to ducks geese swans and other waterfowl In 1953 he was awarded the CBE as Honorary Director of that Trust His profound interests in wildlife over the years have taken him to all parts of the world An alphabetical list of places from Alaska to Zanzibar includes more than a hundred names many visited a number of times only V and X are missing

Since the 1940s Scott has broadshycast for the BBC talks and commentarshyies on a variety of topics including the Victory Procession of June 1946 which he broadcast while standing in a Duck Later programs such as the Childrens Hour Nature Parliament on radio and LOOK on television including a special edition with the Duke of Edinshyburgh for National Nature Week in 1966 are illustrative Since 1971 he has been commentator for Anglia Televishysions Survival series He has delivshyered lectures on similar topics in many parts of the world including of course aboard ship

Scott has served as president viceshypresident chairman councillor or memshyber of a host of bodies involved in yachting exploring conservation ornishythology Boy Scouts and many others He is a former president of the Society of Wildlife Artists a life Fellow of the London Zoological Society and of the New Zealand Antarctic Society He is a trustee of British and of African sancshytuaries and of the Ontario Waterfowl Research Foundation

In recognition of his leadership in such bodies as the World Wildlife Fund the Wildlife Youth Service the Internashytional Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources and others Her Majesty was pleased to create Peter Scott Knight Bachelor in 1973 He was appointed to the Icelandic Order of the Falcon (1969) and Commander of the

Dutch Order of the Golden Ark (1976) The Albert Medal of the Royal Society of Arts was bestowed on him in 1970 and he has received ot her medals of zoological societies a nd conservation soshycieties too numerous to cite

The British university world hoshynoured him as Rector of Aberdeen from 1960 to 1963 and as C hancellor of Birmingham in 1974 He is an honorary L L D of Exeter (1963) Aberdeen (1963) Birmingham (1974) and Br istol (1974) Bath awarded him its honorary DSc in 1979 and he was named Fellow of the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology in 1974 From Cornelil University he reshyceived the Arthur Allen Medal for ornishythology in 1971

Madam C hancellor the word versashytility can seldom have connoted such proficiency and excellence as have been so broadly achieved by th is man had the name Bay of Exploits not been given long ago in our maritime province of Newfoundland it might well have been used to honour S ir Peter Scott It is therefore an unusua l pleasure for me on behalf of the Senate of the University of Guelph to request you now to do honour to this Unive rs ity in hon u ring Peter Markham Scott by conferring upon him the degree of Do tor of Scishyence honoris causa 0

Ski-Zoo When was the last time you had a sk i-eyed view of an elephant The C8SAA is planning a day of crossshycountry skiing that includes a beshyhind-the-scenes tour of the MetroshyToronto Zoo in late January or February 1982

Wed like to know if youll come Direct all your comments to the C8SAA co Alumni Affairs and Development University Censhytre niversity of Guelph Guelph Ontario NIG 2WI 0

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New Editor Professor John T Powell is about to add yet anot he r activity to his already eclecshytic interests The C ollege of Biological S cience Al umni Associa tion has apshypointed hi m as editor of the Bia-Alum ni News for the next year

T his will be a natural position for John who is not only well known to all CBS a lumni but who also keeps up a n exte nsive correspondence with many graduates For those who know and work closely wi th him it is common knowl edge tha t he enjoys corresponding by ma il So get out your pen and dash off a letter of congra tul at ions- and be prepared for an o nslaught of reply letshyters

Dr Powell was invited to come to the University 16 yea rs ago to create a departme nt of Physical Education He became the chairman of such a departshy

ment a nd the subsequent chairman of the newly created Depa rtment of Hu man Kinetics in 1971 (now in the School of H uman Biology ) They were he says the most exciting yea rs of my life

H e remembers with affect ion the open ing of the H uman Kinet ics Build ing in J 973 Although he has a lways been acti ve and inte nse in his involvement with physical exercise he is proud of the crea tion o f the academic atmosphere in H uma n Kine t ics- and the pioneering steps it took for the discipline

In a familiar style John leans forshyward to emphasize his next state ment Ive worked in fo ur uni vers ities in four countries a nd G uel ph is the 010 t coshyoperative Here and he digresses to add a personal story there is a relashytionship be tween all levels of the U nivershysity com munity whi ch demonstrates an excellent willingness and fr iend li ness to co-operate For me he sa ys it has been an opportu nity to put many of my conce pts into action It has al ways been a stimulating environment

Most of uS cat lunch at noon John however can usually be found lead ing a minimum of 30 me n and women in a vigorous program of physical e xerciseshyknown as the C ardiovascular C lub True to form th is was another activi ty which

John began the da y he arrived on ca mshypus Two of the or iginal members st il l join him and many retirees correspond by mail or phone for advice on t heir personal routi nes

Indicati ve of his participat ion in the U niversi ty com mun ity was the honour he received la t yea r- the C ommunity Service Awa rd He re lated that he alshymost missed the ba rbecue to honou r hi m so unsuspecting was he

Me ntion mus t be made of J ohns involvement in the Oly mpic movement which is a source of im me nse pride for him He was rece ntly appoi nted a pershyma nent member of the Canadian O lympic Associa tion and is a n ho norary membe r of t he N ational O ly mpic Acadshyemy for whom he is a regular lec tu rer at ancient O lympia This year for examshyple he will be a discuss ion leader inshyvolved with the Ara b nations

John has a lways enjoyed his inshyvolvement with alumni and hel ped fou nd the H um3 n Ki netics A lumni Assoc iation in 1971 He sa ys tha t he hopes tha t the CBS Bio -A lumni Ne ws wi ll conti nue to be a vehicle of correspondence for friend s who wish to keep in touch a recorder of stimulating academ ic adshyvances and a voice that will attract cu rrent notice of the work of a vibrant C ollege 0

New Pres Jim Galivan 73

T he new CBSAA president is a devoted G uelph grad Not only has Ji m Ga ll ivan 73 taken over from Al S ippel 75 bu t he will also finish a gradua tion from the

U of G which began in 1973 After his Bsc Ji m worked on his Msc till 1977 then after a few months break went on to a Ph D tha t he will complete this year

Jims speciality is respiration specishyfically the relationship between meta bolshyic rate and lung structure Recen tly he was named as the recipient of the E B Eastburn Fellowship (a trust fund of the Hamilton Foundation) that will a llow him to work this year on the structure

and function of lungs in the sloth and othe r bradymetabol ic animals A portion of this study will be carried out at Mc Master U niversi ty a nd a not her part in Ma naus Brazil (Jim has a lready promised the Bio-Alumni News some correspondence )

T he jungle environment might cramp hi s daily running schedule but it will certainly enha l]~ t hi s interest in photography (Jim maybe a picture or two as well plcasel) 0

Grad News

Cheryl Bailey 76 wr ites that she and her husband have recently returned from a two-year world tour (seve n mont hs in Australia) and have now settlcd in Toronto C heryl is working as a program meranalyst for th e C anada Perma nent Trust Co

Susan Collis 80 is curre ntly working as a veterinary assista nt in Brampton

Marg Davis 76 works as an air traffic control o ffice r with the C a nadian Armed Forces

Michael Ferr 77 is studying medic ine a t Q ueens He will grad ua te th is year

Diane (Andrews) Frechette 79 lives in Montreal where she is a q uality control supervisor for Br ights W ines

Len Godwin 79 and his wife Sharon live in Thunder Bay where Len is a contract fisheries technician for the M inistry of N a tural Resources

David Grasser 78 is a technical sales representative for A lchem Inc in Edshymonton Alberta

Jim McMillan 79 is em ployed as a fisher ies technicia n with Fisheries and shyO ceans Ca nada at the Bed ford Institute of Oceanography

Sheila (Brown) Murphy 77 wri te that she is enjoying her new position as a programmer with the Canada System Group in Mississa uga S he a nd her husband A llen live in Burlington O nshyta rio D

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Macdonald InstituteCollege of Family and Consumer

Studies Alumni Association

ALUMNI NEWS Editor Joan (Anderson) Jenkinson 66

Diseases of Lifestyle and Choice Excerpts from Nutrition Awareness and Education tbe keynote address gi~en by Dr Donna Woolcott 69 at tbe 1981 Mac-FACS alumni seminar

Dr Donna Woolcoll graduated from Family and Consumer Studies in 1969 She continued her studies at the Univershysity of Manitoba obtaining her MSc in Nutrition in 1971 Returning to the University of Guelph she completed her Ph D in Applied Human Nutrition in 1979 Currently she is Assistant Professhysor Applied Human Nutrition in the Department of Family Studies

The 60s and 70s were two decades during which nutrition became a major focal point for society particularly in terms of defining our nutrition probshylems

In Canada the most comprehensive survey to date was undertaken in the form of Nutrition Canada sampling ovcr 20000 Canadians from coast to coast Results of this survey have formed thc basis for intervention programs by government for new directions in reshysearch and for heightened awareness in business and industry

The major problems identified in Nutrition Canada can be classified as diseases of lifestylc and choice

Overweight andor obesity are major concerns in North America Beshycause of the very dismal success rates of wcight controlweight loss programs (cstimate of success is one to two per cent) programs directed at prevention should receivc the highest priority and should be directed at consumers before weight problems become cntrenched

Hcart disease ha s been identified as a health problcm of endemic proportions in Canada It is estimated that 50 per cent of deaths can be attributed to this disease While somc of the risk factors

associated with heart diseasc such as age sex and family history ca nnot be modificd many others including nut r ishytion arc susceptibl( to change which can lower risk

i third area of conccrn is iron deficicncy Thc survey revealed that body iron reserves and intake of iron were ub-optimal for a major portion of the population from infants throughout the life span to the elderly This concern also ca n be attributed to our lifest yle which dictates tha t we watch our caloric intake to avoid overweight T here is evidence that a daily intake of less than

Professor Donna Wool CO li 6 9

2000 calories makes it difficult to mainshytain adcquate iron intake

The development of dental caries is a disease which in spite of excellent preventive dentistry programs affects virtu a lly every fa mily to some extent in Canada We havc clear evidence tha t

there is a link bet wecn sucrosc-sugar consumption and the incidence of cavishyties

Being aware of the nutri-tion probshylems we look for solutions--one being nutrition education As well we need improved legislation regarding food lashybelling and advertising claims In add ishytion some at middottention should be paid to development of a national nutrition polshyicy

Regarding nutrItIOn knowledge studies have shown that the population is much misinformed or clearly lacks knowledge of nutrition in areas whe re nutrition professionals see a clear need for knowledge Ironically the consumer is overwhelmed with nutrition messages which come from questionable sources such as health food proponents fad diet promoters and media personalities

Developments are being made in nutrition education across Canada Pubshylic health and community nutritionists provide programs focusing on prevention and health to target groups such as pregnant women children the elderly the adult population at risk from heart disease and those with weight control problems Most of these programs are carried out by public health nurses dental hygienis-ts teachcrs fitness inshystructors and other health and social service pe rsonnel

The O ntario Milk Marketing Board has made significant contributions in increasing student nutrition awareness industry is developing an interest in nutrition education and many newspashypers in C anada carry reliable syndicated nutrition columns on a weekly basis

Many newspapers and magazines employ fully qualified nutritionists to write their nutrition columns The Canashyda Departments of Agriculture and C onsumer and Corporate Affairs inshyclude nutrition educa tion in some proshy

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gra ms as well W hat more could we do to improve

meeting consumers need s for nutrition education A short list would include such interve ntion s as school curr icula in nutrition increa sed participation by proshyfe ss ional nutritionis ts (as opposed to self-styl ed nutritionists) in health and ed uca t ion programs

Med ia exposurc by nutritionists should be re-emphas ized he re as well

We need improved nutrition labelling in C anada an ingredient list is not enough particularly in an increasingly crowded and complex food market The food industry could do more to provide conshysumers with nutrition information and to clarify some of the misconceptions held by consumers In addition we need to develop more direct service programs to

a ddrci~ the very real needs of some of our vcry high-risk groups such as the

elderly na tive peoples and coronary prone individuals

In conclusion it is clear that there are significant challenges ahead in Canshyada to overcome nutrition problems and to promote individual responsibility for nutritional health All of us can share in the challenge by providing effective nushytrition education In order to do this we must keep ourselves aware of the most recent trends in nutrition 0

From the

Dean Your editor J oan (Ande rson) Jenki nshyson 66 has asked tha t I tell you briefl y about some of the exc iting and very recent development whieh I mentioned when wel com ing M ac- FCS seminar participants in early M a y pace is preshycious so I will be brief with just a sentence for each

O ur FACS S hedS won for M a ry C ocivera Departme nt of Informat ion an Exceptional Achievement Awa rd in the publication writing category of an a wards program sponsored by the Counshy

cil for Advancement a nd S upport of Educa tion (C ASE) which was open to cntries from a nada and the U nited S ta tes

T hc U niversi ty L ibra ry in co-opershy

ation with the Depa r tment of Fa mily S tudies received a gra n of $20000 from the S trengthening o f Specia li zed

C ollection grant progra m of t he Social S ci ences and H umanit ies Researc h

Council for the development of the Famshy

ily Studies library collection Six faculty members had research

papers accepted for presentation in five different sections of the Learned Socieshyties Meetings which were held in Halishyfax in May

At a conference for senior hospitalishyty exccutives the School of Hotel and Food Administration (HAFA) a nshynounced plans for the development of an Advanced Management Program for the Hospitality Industry (AMPHI) which

will be offered for the first time in 1983 and for which substantial contributions

have been pledged by the industry to fund the case writing necessary for this program

Research grants totalling approxishymately $182000 have been received in the College over the last several months

Among th em are Dr Keith Slaters grant from the Depa rtment of National

De fence for research on det erioration of te xtile materials Dr Margaret

Mc Kim s grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council for the study of the impact of social experishycnce on infantpeer interac tion and

Dr Bruce Ryans grant from the Onshytario Mental Health Foundation for a study of families in the pre-adoptive

period and the success of th e adoptions These events all occurring over a two-month period give an indica tion of the developments in scholarship a nd outshyreac h within the College

On June 30 Dr Vosburgh completshyed his second five-year term as chairman of the Department of Consumer Studies and looks forw a rd to returning to the Department as a faculty member after a year of leave To have taken the beginshyning concepts for the Depa rtment of Consumer Studies and successfully built a department for which there was no model and which has gained recognition both on this continent and abroad for its uniqueness and its significance in toshydays world is indeed a major accomshypl ishment and one worthy of sincere congra tu la tions

We look forward to welcoming man y of you at the lecture to be given this fall by our Winegard Visiting Professor Dr Kenneth Boulding Deshyta ils of this lecture are outlined below

Plans for the Harshm an Lecture are just being completed It will be presented next year in either the winter or spring

semester

Janet M Wardlaw Dean

Visiting Prof D r Kenneth Boulding a d ist inguished economist and author will spend several weeks on campus in the fall as the W inegard Vis iting Profcssor in thc Colshylege of -a mily and C onsumer S tudies funded by t hc A lma M ater Fund C urshyrently Distingui shed Professor of Ecoshynomics Emeritu s in t he Inst itute of Beshyhavioural Science U niversity of Colorashydo he has been pres ide nt of the A merishycan Associa tion for thc A dvancement of Science the American Economic Assoshy

ciation and the rnternational Studies Association

A prolific author Dr Boulding has published widely on economics and the socia1 sciences Among his recent books are Beyond Economics Essays on Soshyciety Religion and Ethics Ecodynamshyics A New Theory of Societal Evolushytion a nd From Abundance to Scarcity Implications for the American System H e co-authored Social Systems of the Planet Earth

During hi s stay on campus Dr Boulding will participate in undergradushyate and graduate classes and faculty

seminars and will give a lecture to the university community on S eptember 22 He will be the featured speaker in a one-day conference organized by the College to highlight his visit The conshyference wi II focus on the role of households in world development

Faculty in the College a re pleased to host this distinguished scholar as a visiting professor They look forw a rd to the stimulation and leadersh ip his visit will provide Because of Dr Bouldings visit the Harshma n lecture which is usuall y held in the fall will be postshyponed until early 19820

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More Than 2 0 M ore Aware The 14th annual Mac-FACS Alumni Seminar attracted a record number of alumni and friends to the University of Guelph campus on Saturday May 2 The seminar on Nutrition Awareness appealed to grads and students alike spanning graduating years from 26 to 83 Attendance exceeded 200

Mary Henry 65 seminar chairshyman welcomed everyone to the proshygram Congratulations were extended to Dr Margaret Scott McCready recipient of the Order of Canada Medal Dr McCready proudly displayed her medal while alumni applauded her most recent honour

It was indeed a successful day-an excellent opportunity for everyone to update their current interests in nutrishytion and renew friendships at their Alma Mater 0

Professor David Collins- Thompson spoke on Food Safety - the Role of Addatives

Leslie Nanos nutrition consultant spoke on Nutrition and the Aging Process

Mac-FACS Careers Night 81 Sponsored by Your Alumni Association

500 to 7 00 pm October 5

Peter Clark Hall University Centre

Dr Margaret McCready shows her Order of Canada meda l to Mac- FACS Alumni ews editor Joan (Anderson ) Jenkinson Mac 66

In Memoriam

Margaret (Maunders) Coates 270 a life members of the Mac-FACS Alumni Association passed away in London on M arch 18 1981

E Margerite (McKiel) MacDonald 250 passed away in Is lington on Febshyruary 19 1981

Lilla (Freeborn) Oldfield 210 of Minshyneapolis M inn passed away on June II 1980

Lucille Catherine (Kuhn) Rogers 230 of Morrisville Pa passed a way March 10 1981 Her husband Tom Rogers is a graduate of OAC 23

Lois (Seldon) Schwenger 390 of Burlshyington passed away February 8 1981

Edna (Greening) Young 06D passed away in Ham il ton in March 1981 0

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The College of Physical Science Alumni Association

SCIMP Editor Bob Winkel

Barry and the AMF Thc election of Barry Stahlbaum 74 to the chairmanship of the Alma M ater Fund (AMF) Advisory C ouncil for 1981-1982 caps several years of involveshyment in alumni affairs both as a represhysentativc for graduates of his C ollege as secretary of the University of G uelph Alumni Association and as a member of the advisory council itself

A systems analyst in academic computer services Institute of Computshyer Science working with the OvC to computerize veterinary medical informashytion Barry brings a hard-nosed busishyness-like attitude to his new position

The AMF Advisory Council reshyviews and determines project priorities of the AMF and recommends to the President allocations of the proceeds of the fund Two representatives from each of the seven college alumni associations the primary representatives of the camshypaign management committee of the AM F the president and senior vieeshypresident of the Unive rsity of Guelph Alumni Association President Donald Forster as honorary UGAA president John Babcock OAC 54 director Alumni Affairs and Development and Jim Elmslie assistant director for develshyopment Alumni Affairs and Developshy

Roll of Honour The names of nine top undergraduate students in the College of Physical Scishyence have been added to the Colleges honour roll The students have achieved

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ment as secretary to the council make up the AM F advisory councils membershyship

The council deals with a large sum of money-nearly $300000 this year notes Mr Stahlbaum The fund has been administered very efficiently in the past but anticipated growth both in income and disbursements makes a well-managed response even more necesshysary in the future

His tough-mindedness in financial matters softens however when he talks about the role of alumni in supporting the University I see a growing number of alumni turning out for our special cvents I had a ball at College Royal talking to over 150 alumni who had returned to Guelph from as far away as

an average of 85 per cent or higher on five courses in the fifth sixth seventh or eighth semester The following have been named for the fall semester 1980

BSc Program Semester 5 Gail Baker honours (biochemistry) and Timothy Wilkinson major (biochemisshytry) minor (nutrition) Semester 7 John Wylie honours (theoretical physics) Seshymester 8 Christopher Retterath hoshynours (computing and information sci-

Montreal and Sudbury He regrets that it sometimes seems

that the University communicates with alumni only when it asks for money We also need t heir loyalty encourageshyment and participation

Funds provided by alumni to the AM F provide a vital service he exshyplains All universities are cutting back in their budgets and in the process it is the refinements which go first It is these peripheral but important activishyties that receive the support of the AM F

Barry sees fund-raising not as the bottom line of Alumni Affairs but as part of a full circle which makes it possible for things to happen which enhance the prestige and reputation of the University of Guelph

T hese in turn bring pride to us all and also help to create a sense of worthwhileness in being active alumni This is what stimula tes fund raising

The results include scholarships visiting professor programs library acshyquisitions our prestigious University of Guelph Choir trips to Europe the develshyopment of the Arboretum Alumni Stashydium and a host of ot her activities which make us all feel good

Barry takes over the chairmanship from Dr C Robert Buck o v e 46 He was a great chairman I hope I can run a meeting half as well 0

ence) The following we re selec ted from the winter semester 1981

BA Program Semester 8 Mayda -Tratnik honours (mathema tics)

BSc Program S emester 6 C atheshyrine Macerollo honours (applied matheshymatics) Laurie Bemi honours (chemisshytry) and John W ylie honours (theoreti shycal physics) Semester 8 John Root honours (chemical physics) 0

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Senator Few students can match the record of involvement of John H ulland 81 in University administration As a fourth year Bsc chemistry major John was this past fall elected chairman of Senshyates Graduation and Ceremonials Comshymittee Although he is the first student to chair a Senate committee the experishyence and expertise John has accumulatshyed made him an obvious choice

Beginning with the Student Petishytions Committee John has been a memshyber of the Board of Undergraduate Studies the C om mittee on Educational Development the University Liaison Committee the Committee on Universishyty Planning and the search committee for the Dean of the College of Physical Science

The Graduation and Ceremonials Committee which John chairs is enshygaged in recommending to Senate canshydidates for honorary degrees and dishyplomas Following the committees decishysions John takes the recommendations to Senate for consideration Because a chairman does not vote at committee meetings John says he sometimes finds a conflict between his position and his personal inclinations

He has strong views on many Unishyversity issues and feels that any student with similar concerns would find inshyvolvement in the Senate a worthwhile commitment

For students genuinely interested in Senate John cautions that it takes a full year as a student member to acquire the knowledge and confidence to work effectively John also finds integration of his academic pursuits with committee work lends perspective to his undergradshyuate University experience helping to develop insight into people and organishyzations

Such experience will be pertinent to the M BA John is contemplating purshysuing next year- the next item on the chairmans agenda 0

Professor Bill Brown

Inventor Retired chemistry professor WH Bill Brown spent the best part of his acashydemic years within the sound of running water-pouring into laboratory sinks through standard metal filter pumps at a rate of 594 gallons every six hours Multiplied by 12 pumps in the average student laboratory and 12 weeks every semester the result is a veritable Niashygara of noisy and expensive water

Retirement two years ago provided Dr Brown with the opportunity to inshydulge his interest in gadgetry and he went to work to design a more powerful splash-proof and more economical filter pump

Pre-production models combining lengths of automotive hose friction tape and his own adventures into glassblowshying worked well enough to justify proshyfessionally made prototypes which themshyselves underwent a series of changes to arrive at ever more compact quieter and more economical units

Today Dr Browns glass filter pump is in full production and it is attracting the attention of institutional and commercial laboratories all over Canada because it scores for ease of installation ability to swivel through 360deg and superior pumping action

The economics are remarkable The Niagara of water referred to above represents an estimated cost of over $2000 per semester The smallest of the Wekksco Filter Pumps reduces this by I ljl2 with no loss in efficiency and virtual silence of operation 0

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Medallist The We Winega rd Medal t he Univershysitys most distinguis hed stude nt award has been won this year by John Root 81 of G uelph who received a BSc in honours physics at spring C onvocat ion The medal was presented at the annual Senate Board of G overnors dinner in June

Not only must wi nners of the Wineshygard Medal achieve high levels of acashydemic attainment but they must also demonstrate outstanding leadersh ip in a range of extra-curricular act ivi t ies

John attained a cumulative average of 888 per cent chalking up 45 As (over 80 per cent) and three Bs during his eight underg raduate semesshyters He accomplished this ou tstand ing record while maintaini ng a dizzying schedule of extra-curricu lar activities on campus in church a nd in the comshymunity

He was president of the Physics and Astronomy Club in 1979-1980 and chairman of its College Royal subcomshymittee in 1980-1981 U nder his leadershyship the Club held an active sched ule of meetings and also orga nized an intershyuniversity convention Its C ollege Royal display in 1979- 1980 won first prize within the College and second pr ize campmiddotus-wide In 1980-1981 the Col lege Royal exhibit claimed the ove r-all award In his third year John was a lso president of the Campus C hristia n Felshylowship and secretary of the Physical Science Student Cou nci l

Johns off-campus activities includshyed singing in the choir of First Bapt ist C hurch teach ing S unday school playshying clarinet in an ensem ble doing musishycal arranging and organizi ng an intershychurch you th group T his group known as the Guelph Associa tion Ba ptist Youth included representatives of churches from Stratford to Bra mpton It was first organi zed during t he year 1979-1980 and during 1980-1 98 1 John served as its preside nt 0

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So naturalists observe a Ilea hath smaller Ileas that on him prey And these have smaller still to bite em And so proceed ad inlinitum

By John Hearn

Science fiction buffs may recall a John Brunner classic The Sheep Look Up in

which he predicted a barren world where the sinister Dr Strangeloves of the chemical industry were locked in a life-and-death struggle with conservashytionists fighting a last-ditch bailie for the right to breathe

For Dr John Laing Director of the new Biological Control Laboratory built on campus for the Department of Environshymental Biology Brunners prediction is a somewhat paranoid point of view

The problems involved in the use of toxic chemicals of all kinds are too many and too obvious to deny he says but it doesnt help to see it as any kind of conspiracy-except to the extent that its a conspiracy of circumstance As far as pesticides are concerned the problem can be traced to the publics demand for cheap food We in Canada and the United States spend a lower proportion of our incomes on food than anyone else in the world We also insist that every item on the menu looks exactly the same as it does in the ads- perfectly shaped and free of blemishes

That is the market to which food growers must cater It s a high-volume low-mark-up business which treads warily along a fine line dividing prosperity from catastrophe Its a business to which pests can do more damage than an invading army and the growers can hardly be blamed for accepting any help available Up till now the most reliable and immediate help has come from the chemical industry

As far as pesticide manufacturers are concerned the market is as hazardous as it is allractive Theyre working from a base of relatively new technologies Theyre

trying to come to grips with insects possessed of a wealth of ingenuity as measured by their facility in developing resistant strains

The industry is now spending $10-$15

Dean Swilt

million developing each new product and the price tag keeps climbing as the required tests multiply

This is the background against which the growing demand for natural control of insect pests must be measured This too acco rding to Professor Laing can lead to unreal expectat ions

It all sounds simple enough Every organism has its pests its parasites its predators and its pathogens says Dr Laing All we have to do is find whatever it is that feeds on whatever it is thats damaging our crop and bring them together The process however is more easily described than carried out You can figure on about half of all the insect pests in North America originating from somewhere overseas

International travel breaks down natural barriers a nd sh ips and planes as well as any of their passe ngers and produce can easily act as carriers for unwelcome additions to our insect populations Most countries now have reasonably effective sc reening procedures but some accidental intrusions are inevitable and a decade rarely goes by without at least one new pest which once it gets a toe-ho ld multiplies rapidly in the absence of its natural enemies

Growers faced with the possibility of actual ruin turn to toxi c sprays We in the meanwhile must identify the pest determine its country or area of origin discover its natural enemy import specimens from whatever part of the world they come and hold them in quarantine until they are positively identified We then work with th is natura l enemy through a couple of generations a ft e r which it can be released into the environment If it survives the first winter we can introduce it into areas which are experiencing acute problems with the pest

Completed at a cost of $400000 the new Biological Control Laboratory will do much to spccd up the process Funded

Professor John Laing right director of th e Departmenl of Environmental Biologys new biological control laboratory with technician John Heraty

initially by grants from the Ontario M inistry of Agriculture and Food (OMAF) from Provincial Lottery proceeds allocated to them a nd with initial programs supplemented by OMAF and the Ministry of the Environment it will be the first non-governmental laboratory in Canada equipped to hold insects in quarantine and may well develop into Canadas most important research centre for biological controls

For Dr Laing the new facility represents the fulfillment of a dream His own interest in the subject goes back to the 1960s when he was working on his Masters thesi s while doi ng summer work at the Canada Department of AgricultureS Belleville lab The lab at that time enjoyed a world-wide reputation for its studies in biological controls John Laing went from there to Berkley for his PhD after which he remained for five years teaching and working on research

The federal Governments closure of the Bellev il le la b in J971 left biological control research in Canada without a focal point When I came to the University of Guelph in 1973 continued Dr Laing it was with the understanding that I would continue to work in the area of insect ecology until such time as a facility could be built here Any insects I wanted to import had to come through the

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A parasitic wasp (diadromus subtilicornis) laying an An immature (larval) parasitic wasp egg in its host the pupa of the diamondback moth (microplitis plutellae) emerging from its which attacks cabbages broccoli cauliflower and larval host a diamondback moth now Brussels sprouts

government quarantine laboratory in Ottawa

Importing parasites or other natural enemies from overseas is not the only weapon in the armoury of biological controls Another method is the sterile male technique What we do explained Professor Laing is to rear very farge numbers of pests We irradiate them at the pupal stage which causes the males to become sterile These sterile males are rel eased from aircraft over the infested area at a time when the pest population is fairly low- after an insecticide spraying for example The stcrile males mate with native femalcs who then lay infertile eggs

One such project in the new facility requires thc rearing of 100 million onion maggot flies which will eventually be released from aircraft over the Hoi liand Marsh area

The onion maggot is idealtly suited for this program since with this insect the female mates only once while the male mates many times A third method of biological control is in inundatmiddotive releases or augmentation of natural enemies This is still in the planning stage says Professor Laing We are working with a tiny wasp called Trichogramma which attacks the eggs of a number of insects including the codling moth which is a severe pest in apple orchards This will require the rearing of

dead

very large numbers of the wasps and releasing them in orchard areas A similar project involving Trichogramma will attempt to control the spruce bud worm in an Ontario provincial park

Dr Laing sounds a cautionary note on the future of biological controls It would be a mistake he says to think in terms of crash programs and quick results As much as we might wish for simple solutions to simple problems the constraints of ecology dictate more modest expectations In the natural sciences all tasks are complex and research dollars not easily come by

The public meanwhile reads one story after another about the detrimental effect of pesticides especially those which are suspected to be carcinogens and they rightly become alarmed Like the growers they too would prefer a biological control response but instant solutions are not available There is nothing even on the horizon which promises a completely non-chemical method of pest control However we most certainly can and must continue to investigate non-chemical procedures in order to learn more about the organisms we are dealing with in the hope of eventually becoming less dependent on chemicals

Gazing into my crystal ball~seeing

several decades down the road - Im

convinced that eventually we wi ll have to find much safer chemicals than are at present available- or use no chemicals at all I do not believe the public will continue to accept the risks-they will demand safer methods

Between now and then we must work with what weve got T he new lab will help We continue to be hard up for funds and while we have to stumble from grant to grant long term planning will be difficult Given even modest funding we could short circuit the present process by sending our own people to other parts of the world to pick up specimens we need Right now we have to rely on labs and personnel in the areas in which we are interested They have their own priorities and we have to wait our turn

Crash programs may not be possible but reasonable funding would surely oil the wheels The new lab is inadequately staffed and my only full-time lab technician has other duties Nevertheless it is also true to -say that we would never be satisfied and important developments originating in the new lab can be expected during the coming years

[ts not so much that Im impatient-rather than that [ predict sudden public demands being made on us at some time in the future I t would be nice to be ready for them 0

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Outgoing OACAA president Dr Clare Rennie lef t OAC 47 OAe Dean Clay Swit zer OAC 5 1 and new OA C AA president Larry Argue OAC 58preside nt r OAC f university

Grant Misenfe Friends 0 le RobirlSOn o d Char s

resident e anr h celtlr Gue1r At AlumniOAC 4

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Incoming OVCAA president Dr Archie MacKinshynon OVC 43 left olltgoing OVCA A president Dr Bob Blick OVC 46 and Dr Wendy Park er OVC 71 first female OVCA A vice-president

Campus wagon [Ours started a[ Branion Plaza

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Brenda EI las rec Medal oJ eled the 1981

Voting booth for alumni seats on Senate L to R Rick Moccia CBS 76 Julie (Russell) Thur Arts 78 Barry Stahlbaum CPS 74 John Babcock OAC 54 and Earl Mighton OAC 31

UGAA Achlevement Jr A lumni 54 president Dr Tom om OUtgoing

DeGeer OVC

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John Griffiths OAC 22 Inner Gordon Nixon OAC 37

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not H is goal is to enhance the quality of Profcssor M urray joined the the huma nities at Guelph and he has Depa rtment of History in 1967 A graduate begun by listing the things in which the of Bishops University ( BA ) in 1962 heNew

Dean College of Arts

Dean David Murray

By Martha Leibbrandt

W here the humanities are concerned the new Dean of the C ollege of Arts

David M urray is an exponent optimist publicist and champion

During this past year in his role as Acting Dean he has publicized the accomplishments of its students and faculty members so that t he University and the community would understand tha t the humanities are an integral part of G uelph and tha t they contribute unique areas of excellence to t his University

Dr M urray who beca me Dean J uly 1 is also a believer in doors We need to const ruct more doors between disci pl ines and build fewer walls a round them he said in a C onvocation add ress four years ago Today therefore he find s no contradiction in talking on the one hand of the challenge of trying to instill traditional values of the humanities in a campus dominated by non-hu manities disciplines and pointing ou t the need for scientific literacy for students in the BA program

Both concepts fit into the U niversi tys decla red aim of achieving a liberal education in the 1980s he says adding that there can be no truly liberal education in any universi ty without a thriving vibrant humanities program

Some people may be concerned about the survival of the human ities this Dean is

College can take pride the high qua lity of undergraduate teaching the recognized disti nc tion of the C olleges graduate programs the growing number of provincial and national awards and sc holarshi ps being won by the Colleges top undergradua tes and graduates and the examples of scholarship and creative work by Arts faculty which have received internationa l recognition

The Dean wants to mai ntain and strengthen this excellence by encouraging sabbatical leaves by faculty members assis ti ng them in their projects supporting conferences at Guelph and facilitating travel to conferences elsewhere Similarly he has worked to shore up the students sense of achievement through the introduction of new undergraduate and graduate scholarships and by hosting academic recognition luncheons

Professor Murray places a high priority on establishing a greater sense of oneness Whatever the problems or challenges of the next five years we must confront them as a College not as a collection of separate departments and the Dean acknowledges that the future may not be clear sailing Tightrope budgeting he guesses will be with every Dean in the next five years H is task as he sees it is to work around this obstacle and to provide the best learning atmosphere with the funds ava ilable

H e sees his most im portant task as working closely with the C ollege of Social Science to improve the quality of Gu elphs BA program in order to attrac t a greater number of good students to the U niversity The Dean wants to re-examine the present program to make it more attractive to studen ts In keeping with his views about a liberal ed uca tion he would like to see C ollege of Arts students taking more courses in natural sciences a nd mathematical sciences I believe we must help our students to achieve scientific literacy and at the same time encourage students in the science programs to take more humanities and S ocial Science courses he sa ys

The Dean also has a nu mber of personal challenges Teaching and scholarship are important to him and he wants to keep up his ow n work Hi s book Odious Commerce Britain Spain and the Abolition of the Slave Trade to Cuba was published by Cam bridge Un iversi ty Press this year and an art icle Trading for Latin American Oil a ppeared in the November December 1980 issue of Int ernational Perspect ives

received an M A from the University of Edinburgh in 1964 and a Ph D from C ambridge in 1968 D uring his undergrad uate and graduate years he received nu merous awards and scholarships including whi le a t Bi shops the Pres iden ts Prize in E nglish and t he Lieutena nt-G overnors Bronze Medal fo r H istory and a C m monwea lth scholarship to the Un iversity of Edi nburgh He also he ld two C a nada Cou ncil pre-doctoral fell owsh ips at Ca m bridge

Befo re coming to Guelph he was tutor in H istory a t Churchill College C ambridge H e was resident historian in the Department of Exte rnal Affairs from 1971 to 1972 and this led to the publication of Documents on Canadian External Relations Volumes 7 and 8 which he edited and which were published in 1974 and 1976 respectively

At G ue lph Dr M urray has served on a number of committees at Senate Department College and inter-university levels He has also been a member of the Board of G overnors since 19790

Part of th e Arts Building as seen from t he University Centre

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People and Pets By Meredith Lloyd-Evans OVC 74

I n March 1979 14 professional people interested in the care of both animals and

humans met at the University of Dundee Scotland to discuss the positive ways in which pet ownership can contribute to human health and well-being From that sma ll start the Group for the Study of the Huma nCompanion Animal Bond was formed and has grown rapidly Membership is now over 70 in the UK Europe Canada USA and Australia

All members are united by a common intercst in fur t hering the understanding of this strange bond bctween people and their chosen pets The wider implications of the bond arc also important because they impact on our normal everyday life such as the environment and urban planning and on those periods whe n we are mentally or physica lly abnormal

For some time Dr Avery Gillick OVC 70 now in practice in Scarborough On tario was the G roups North American secretary but enforced absence due to ill ness led him reluctantly to give up the post (He is now fully recovered by the way )

On this side of the Atlantic (the UK etc) Dr Bruce Fogle OVC 70 ha s been one of the administrative figures in the G roup since the beginning when he was already involved in the organization of the first I nternational Symposium on the H uman Companion Animal Bond This took pl ace under the umbrella of the British Small Animal Veterinary Association in London in February 1980 Bruce is also Editor of a forthcoming volume on the humananimal bond including the symposium proceedings which is soon to be published

An understanding of the hum a nanimal bond will enhance any veterinarians dealing with his clients H ow often do we suspect that an animal patients phenomena are as described by the owner really an ex pression of the owners own fears and problems Euthanasia terminal

disease unexplained traumas and vague illnesses in the absence of clear clinical signs are all areas where correct and sympathetic handling of the owner can be more rewarding than fruitless pet treatment - exploitation of an owners concern

There is another aspect An animal may present a behavioura l defect that demands exploration of the owneranimal bond the owners environment thoughts and deeds How far should a veterinarian go We may argue that it is not our job to handle these sociological aspects of human and animal problems

However one of the staunchest supporters of the G roup Dr Leo Bustad dean of the W ashington S tate University College of Veterinary Medicine firmly believes that veterinary schools and their students are in a unique position to collaborate with other disciplines (such as psychology sociology psychiatry medicine social work even urban planning) in order to develop a unified approach to the study of thc people pet partnership The interface between pet and owner behavior must be treated as an a rca for co-operation not connict between professions

It has become quite clear from

discussions by the G roup and lectures given at the London Symposium that contact with animals and the formation of a bond with a pet is more often tha n not of great physical and mental benefit to the pet owner Dr Aaron Katcher University of Pennsylvania has shown that pet-owning over and above the playing and walking involved has a positive effect on human survival after myocardial infarcts (Heart trou ble Ed)

The aged and institutionalised including convicts have been shown to develop relationships between each other fruitful by any ordinary criteria applied to such institut ions by making humananimal bonds The animal-cat dog bird horse- something ideally to be stroked and certainly to be looked after is a catalyst

People whose lives are governed by their discomforts with other people by vague or almost palpable fears and anxieties that others are judging them by pathological distrust by resistance to verbal visual or tactile contact or by rejection of treatment seem to be able to summon up positive feelings where pets are concerned

Pet-facilitated psychotherapy is one of the fields of the human a nimal bond where the most beneficial strides forward can be made By this very token it is a field where the different disciplines are enriched by contact and collaboration It will be one of the fields explored in the forthcom ing International Symposium in Phi ladelphia October 5-71981 (details from Dr Aaron Katcher Associate Professor of Psychiatry Universi ty of Pennsylvania Philadelphia tel (215) 243-4695 or Dr Michael J McCulloch The Delta Foundation 200 Southwest Market Suite 1700 Portland Oregon 97201 tel (503) 222-4347)

The establishment of programs of college education in this field will be a vital -step forward in the practice of holistic medicine which considers mans actions towards and reactions from the world around him which in turn induce or prevent physical and mental well-being One of the political functions of the Group is to fight for the establishment of such programs They will be of benefit to so many disciplines 0

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Islam and the Art of bull bull bull

By Annette K euning Arts 81 and rob clement Arts 78 Reprinlcd from Tht Onlarion

Annette Keuning and rob clement are two CUSO (Canadian University Service Overseas) volunteers currently working as teachers in predominantly Muslim northern Nigeria West Africa

T he lorry passed and our teet h were sand-blasted by the dust We continued

on our way and within a sh or t time Keuning had the machine pushing 50 km per hour once again I was sitting on the back holding on for dear life cursing the harmattan dusty roads mammy wagons and my own stupidit y

H armattan is the name given to the dry dust-laden land-wind that blows from the Sahara from December to February each year Dust permeates everything It is extremely cool at this time especially on a machine

The machine or motorcycle is one of the most popular forms of priva te transportation throughout many developing nations One of the biggest of its kind a vailable in N igeria ou r Ho nda 185cc is inappropriately named Road Maste r Motorcycle MaintenanceOn this particular day the machine bull bull bull proved to be morc master of us than anything else The road the dust and larger vehicles all conspired with it to make our journey painfully memorable our speed decreased we could hear each

Although our destination was only 100 other singing and t he washboard roads lent km or so down the road we were into us an unriva ll ed vibrato unfamiliar territory It was a gruelling test of both riders and machine

The first 10 km over la terite road fm gelling those good vibrations S hes were relatively uneventful and we cru ised giving me excitations along at top speed 90 km per hour It seemed a sure thing that we would arrive at our destina tion in the bush where two The washboard fa-fa-fa-aded away newly-arrived CUSOs were posted within We were soon into sand sl ip sl iding a way the hour A village materialized throu gh the baobob

This was not A llahs will it soon trees and thorn brush At the same time a became apparent We were cut s hort nock of sheep decided to use their right of midway through th e second stanza of way ( Livestock ir] igeria are not fenced Little Honda by a bone-jarring jolt as in and the driver of a motor vehicle should the laterite surface came to a preordained he or she happen to hit one is liable) e nd We wove through the hairless (by

Second gear Now it became important Canadian standards) animals and to hold on tight All vestiges of contin ued on our merry way waving civilizat ion incl udi ng paved roads cold furiou sly to the congenial vil lagers who left beer and pol ice checks were beh ind us As what they were doing to greet the two

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ba tures ( hites ) they saw approaching This scene was to be repeated many

times during our th ree-hour ja unt as we passed by m1n y small fnrming villages For the most part subsistence agricu lt ure is the stal liS qlll) a nd the vill age rs persevere despite the ever encn)1ching Saha ra

Re ported ly the Sa hara is descend ing upon the arabic land at the rate of 15 km per year T hc N igeria n governme nt in an a ttempt to stcm the tidc of the desert has moun ted an extensivc reforesta tion cam paign

Meanwhile back on the machinc problems were deve loping The vibrations aside fro m leading to advanced ases of del iriu m tremens res ul ted in the in vi table decline of our road worthiness The first mecha nical fau lt appeared in the mirror T he constan t bea ting soon lent us an unpara ll elcd view of the stratasphere

We stopped After a few moments our bod ies adjusted to the sta tionary posi ti on in which we now found ourse lves Lucki ly the tool kit had no t been jarred loose from its pcrch Within minutes the problem vas reet i fi ed- tem pora ri ly

On [Ire road again Here we go

ow wcll into th e second hour of our journey we sw itched fr om the Beach Boys to the Beatles We kept ou r eyes open for a bush petrol station and were fortunate enough to happen upo n one after a few kil ometres

We pulled up to the large red petrol tank clea rl y mmiddot rked a Smoking A young boy in oil y rags filled th e ta nk from a kerosene ti n spilling 25 per cent as pet rol gushed over the sides of the ta nk

We decided to give the mac hine a rest confident that we werent too far from our destination We bought bubble gum from one of the many young vendors The e children carrying their wares on their heads ha wk everything from raw suga r cane to perfume

Hitting the road once again we were soon Shakin All Over We went on for a little while taking in the desolate landscape and the omen ca rry ing huge loads on their heads

The odometer told us that we had trave lled 50 km when a rear bol t was vibrated off the hain guard We had to stop again T he chain guard a nd the mirror which once aga in was sufficientl y loose to warrant a ttention were prom ptly fixed

In the recesses of our minds however the beati ng our b dies were ta king was of no litt le concern We wondcred if we wou ld bc abl e to product offspring T hi ngs

definitely fclt unsea ted Ou r se lf-concern s nevertheless we re

momentarily forgotten as we passed a couple of men pray ing by the roadside Facing Mecca they paid us no heed as they bent t heir heads repea ted ly to the ea rth We kn ew it was 2 30 the mid-afternoon prayer Kai We were taking much longer tha n w had expected

For the lust time on our trip destiny in tervened The mirror It was now totally non- fun ctiona l ha nging limply from the handlebar Cal mly we wrenched it off the mach ine and tucked it away

T he appearance by the roadsi de of man st udents decked out in the habitual white uni forms led us to believe that we wcr close to our target As if to remind us of our servitude to the machine and the environme nt we a lmost wiped out as we turned towa rds the school gate and hit a sand trap placed st rategically in front of the entra nce

But we had made it safel y Arriving tota ll y unexpected we were greeted with ti morous smiles and ushered into the house where we eased ourselves expectantly into sta tionary cha irs It was not until long after we had washed the dust from our throats with cool water tha t our bodies ceased bu zz in g

The visit was hort however because we knew we had to return to our postings later that afte rnoon It seemed a su re thing that we would arr ive by nightfall

Gel your moror running Gel out on [h e highway Looking for adven[lIre A nd ~middotha[eler comes our

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iNO SMOKIf

Students with

Crossroads T hro ugh some of its students the

University of G uelph is involved in a world- wide ove rseas volunteer venture in develop ing countr ies- Canadian Crossroa ds Inter natio nal (CCI )

Granted its charter in 1968 as a non-denominational non- profit charitable orga niza tion CCI has been su pported annu ally by the Alma Mater Fund on behalf of the U of G students since 1977 G rants of $ 100 per U of G st ude nt volunteer will thi s yea r tot a l $ 1000

CI opera tes short-term (four months) overseas volunteer work progra ms in 25 cou ntries in Asia Afri ca South America and the Cari bbea n C rossroad ers are chosen for their emotional maturity past experience and commi tment to improving public awa reness of international development issues

Cross roaders do not receive a salary while oversens however they are given a living allowance to meet food accomshymodation and travel needs Part icipants a re each cxpec ted to ra ise $800 in their communi ti es Th is represen ts 20 per eent of the to tal cost of their individual in volvemen t

Bei ng a stu dent or univers ity gra du ate is not a prerequisi te T here is an increasing number of people of varying age experience and learn ing who participate in the overseas progra m

Basically C ros -roaders must be at least 19 years of age a t the ti me of departure and Canadi a n c itizens or have landed imm igran t stat us T hey should be willing to adapt to living and working with people whose culture and lifestyles vary from their own

Peter G illie CSS 74 a teacher at Brant Avenue Public School in G uelph is co-ordina tor of the 1981 CCI progra m for the G uel ph a rea and reports tha t the following ten of G studen ts will be invo lved

Sa ndy Boland of Toronto will go to Bangladesh Lee Ann Gage Sa rnia to Zambia Dawn Gordon Mi lton to Fij i shyJ ud y Halladay Victoria BC to Indonesia C raig Merkley London to Kenya and Cheryl Ann McKenner PEI to G uyana

Anne Hawthorn SI Bruno PQ We nd y Howley Woodstock Ka thy Killinger Toronto and Fiona MacPhail Sout h Porcupine are unplaced at press tim eO

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W hile driving along a rural sideroad the other day I stopped to watch a

combine at work The great machine moved ponderously across the field cutting a wide swath of ripe grain A stream of golden kernels nowed into a hopper at its top andT e Annual behind it as it moved along it left a neat windrow of crumpled straw

Threshing Bee This journalistic sketch a nostalgic glimpse of farm life In Wes tern Ontario during the first quarter of the 20th century comes from the book Down On the Farm by Harold B Dlsbrowe OAC 23

About the Author

Harold Disbrowe is a retired educator He started his career as an instructor at International College in Izmir Turkey and later was a demonstrator and lecturer at the Ontario Agricultural College In 1932 he became a secondary schoolteacher of science and agriculture and taught at Stirling in Hastings County and Simcoe in Norfolk County

In 1945 he was appointed principal of Elmira District Secondary School in Waterloo County He occupied this post until his retirement in 1965

He now resides in London Ontario Since retiring he has become a freelance writer and has had numerous articles published in Ontario dailies including the London Free Press Ottawa Journal and the Toronto Da ily Star

The Authors Foreword

These 16 sketches based on my own experience describe some aspects offarm and community life in Malahide township Elgin County Ontario during the first quarter of this century

In retrospect it was a wonderful training for life although I had small appreciation of it at the time It provided a special kind of pragmatic education that has served me well I always feel a lillie sorry for those who do not have this in their background

Those days are gone and the lifestyle and experiences offarm life described here will not again be duplicated However they are a part of our history and their remembrance is worth recording HBD

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Harold B Disbrowe OAC 23

It was controlled by a solitary man sea ted comforta bly in a glass-enclosed cab from which came the sound of music He with this complica ted machine was accomplishing what in my boyhood days would have required the exertions of several teams of horses and a dozen men

This lone farmer with his mammoth machine whose cost would have sufficed to purchase a SOO-acre farm 60 years ago somehow symbolized the impersonality of modern life even on the farm In the rural Ontario of bygone years threshing out the crop was a community enterprise a social rite that was enjoyed by all who had a part in it

In the unsophisticated early days of this century the arrival of the threshers was an exciting event The big steam engine came down the road puffing and clanking and emitting clouds of smoke and steam Behind it in tandem it towed the grain separator with its myriad belts and pulleys and the sloshing gurgling tank wagon

The outfit pulled into the yard and stopped In the sudden silence one could hear the hiss of escaping steam and smell the odours of hot oil and wood smoke But the silence was short-lived for the crew climbing down from their various perches proceeded to reconnoiter the situation and then with much shouting back and forth to set the machine

The separator was unhitched and turned around and then pushed backward up the ramp into the barn by the puffing

Th e threshing engine

labou ri ng engine Next the engine wa s backed dow n the slope a nd levelled by backing the rear wheels onto a sturdy platform constructed of old railroad ties The big rubber-and-canvas beh was unrolled and slipped over the separator drive pulley and the flywheel of the engine which was chocked into position when the right degree of tautness was attained

While this was going on the exchange hands drifted in from the neighbouring farms As they arrived they were assigned to their work stations Most were sent to the mow to pitch down sheaves but one was sent to the separator platform to feed them into the machine and a couple were designated to carry away the grain as it came from the separator The job of steering the stra w blower an easy task usually went to the boy of the family The farm owner in conformance with convention assumed the suffocating task of spreading straw in the dusty confines of the straw shed

When all was ready a couple of short toots of the whistle warned the hands that work was about to start The engine chuggcd purposefully and the drivebelt slapped a few times as it gathered speed Various pulleys belts and conveyors started to move the band cutters flashed and a blast of air came from the blower When the sounds converged into a powerful rumble the separator man gave the signal to start

The engineer responded with a short whistle blast and the platform man started to lay the sheavcs onto the conveyor that fed them headfirst into the maw of the machine The whirling bladcs of the band cuttcr severed the twine bands and the machine growled protestingly as the grain passed through the cylinder and was stripped of its kernels

The threshing crew

Down through the roaring quaking machine went the mixture of straw chaff and grain The straw was sucked up and blasted out through the blower pipe into the straw shed The grain and chaff passed over a wccession of vibrating sieves that separated them and permitted the kernels to flow from the side of the machine into a waiting one-bushel container As each was filled it was whisked away to the granary and emptied into a bin As the carrier returned with the empty container he paused at the granary door to put a mark on the tallyboard

As the men settled into the work they instinctively adopted a rhythmic pace that kept the separator operating at optimum capacity All the while the separator man moved over the machine between the whirling belts and pulleys to attend to his duties He filled and adjusted grease cups applied belt dressing and kept a sharp watch for trouble

At the engine the engineer was kept busy firing t he boiler The fuel consisted of old fence rails and pine stumps of which there seemed to be an inexhaustible supply These items were cut into appropriate lengths for the firebox by means of a buzz saw attached to one of the tender boxes on the rear platform of the engine It was driven by a belt from the flywheel Throughout the day the high-pitched z-i-n-g-g-g-g of the saw could be heard as the engine man cut wood to feed the voracious firebox

If there was an ample supply water for the boiler was taken from the farm well otherwise it had to be hauled from a convenient pond or stream Supplying it was the farmers responsibility and a man and team were dispatched for this purpose from time to time Sometimes while they were on this errand the supply ran low and

the engineer would let loose frantic short blasts of the whistle to signal the tank man to make haste

While the men were at work all was bustle and chatter at the house as the women prepared to feed the hands Providing good meals for the threshers was a rural tradition and every housewife did her best to maintain the standard expected

A prodigious amount of baking and roasting was done in preparation for the annual epicurean rite When the tables were finally ready they literally sagged under their burden of food Huge platters of meat and pitchers of brown gravy bowls of mashed potatoes peas and carrots plates of sliced tomatoes cookies and homemade bread as well as numerous kinds of pie pickles and preserves and great pitchers of tea and coffee occupied all available space

(n the backyard the family laundry tubs were set up on trestles and filled with water Bars of brown soap were laid out and fresh towels were draped conveniently over fence or clothesline When all was ready a wave of the hand to the watchful engineer was the signal to shut down A prolonged shrill whistle halted the now of sheaves and brought the work to a halt

The engine was shut down and the clattering belts and pulleys slowed and stopped Jn the unaccustomed stillness the voices of the men sounded unnaturally loud as they climbed down from their places and made their way to the house At the water tubs there was a tremendous amount of hawking blowing and snorting as the men washed the dust and grime from arms and faces before going in and seating themselves at the tables

All was concentration as the hungry hands set to Little could be heard but the clatter of knives and forks as the platters were emptied and replenished again and again by the hovering women But as appetites were appeased the pace slowed down and there was conversation and good-natured banter around the table

Afterwa rds the men drifted outside for more talk and a smoke before returning to work or if at days end to their respective homes for evening chores Thus the work went on from day to day until the neighbourhood was threshed out 0

-Copies of the 67-page book Down On the Farm may be obtained for $5 postpaid by writing to Harold B Disbrowe 17 Farm Manor Court London Ontario N 6H 412 The book is also available at $395 at the U of G Campus Bookstore Ed

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Grandntas

By Andrea Mudry Fawcett

G randma is no longer in a class by herself In the past when a grandshy

mother began to study at university she invariably made the front page of the local newspaper Today however she is far from alone

At the University of Guelph as on campuses across orth America adults varying grea tly in age academic backshyground and aims are coming to learn A businessman takes three days out of a hectic schedule to attend a conference on computers because he finds it absolutely necessary to keep abreast of changes in his field He is joined on campus by a former school drop-out who is intent on improving his career potential by getting a degree Meanwhile a highly-trained technician is

indulging her life-long ambition of studying history

The Action Is Not All on Campus Working closely with the Colleges the

University School of Part-time Studies and Continuing Education regularly develops credit and non-credit programs tailor-made to the specific needs of groups such as teachers business and technical workers Often the clients take part in designing the program for their employees The Roya l Bank and the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources a re two that have taken advantage of this new method Currently in the works is a Family Studies course to be offered for teachers in St Catharines The site for a n off-campus program can be a

Not Alone Any More lunchroom boardroom or a classroom whichever is most appropriate

Various media have been extensively

used to reach large nu mbers of peoplc Most recently the School is co-operating with TV O ntario to produce special credit courses on C hina and Energy

The needs of adult stud en ts who often have to fit studying around job and family responsibilities are our main consideration says Mark W aldron Director of th e University School of Part-time Studies and C ontinuing Education Organized in 1979 mai nly to accommodate thc rising number of returning olde r-tha n-average students the School had 13000 registrations for 1980 It is separated into three divisions Part -time and G e neral Studies for degree

programs Continuing Education for non-credit programs and Independent (correspondence) Study for diplomas in Agriculture and Horticulture Professors Sam Luker Jim M urray and T ed Mc N inch a re the chairmen of the respective div isions

Matching Strengths and Needs The School is not interested in simply

duplicati ng other universities offer in gs Whether faculty and sta ff are developing a course a conference or a new program they emphasize the U niversity S st rengths a nd the needs of the community Because local industry expressed a need the School recently developed a degree course in Quality Assurance S ubjects such as Family Studies Agriculture Hotel and Food Administration and Computing Science

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a re freque nt ly the focal poi nt of professional developmen t conferences

Some ideas origi na ted by the School a re not hi ng less than pioneering steps in adult education Corresponde nce students once had only a text book and occasionally audio cassettes until School faculty developed a multi-media learning kit that combines these two with a small hand-viewer and filmst rips enabling students to learn th rough th ree compleshymentary processes S ummer Campus is a unique vacat ion program which a llows people of all ages a nd interests to enjoy the Un iversitys extensive educational and recreational facilities during the relatively qu iet summer months

W ith the introduction of a regula r slate of evening credit courses on campus a yca r and a ha lf ago t he number of partshyti me students increased by more than 50 per cent Many of these people are taki ng degree courses to advance occupationally

For Some-a Ne w Career A glazier meta l mecha nic by day

Thomas Smith of G uel ph spe nds many evenings on cam pus as a part-t ime student He returned to school after 20 years intent upon gaining a degree in Computing Science and Business Administration and st a rt ing a new ca reer

He is thorough ly enjoying and ma king the most of his univers ity ex perience Im curious about many subjects so each semester I take a course in the H umani t ies or Social Sciences a long wit h one in my major subject of Comput ing Science So far I have studied Psychology Philosophy H istory and Sociology he ex plains

Tom believes tha t people s hould act ively participate in organiza tions which a ffect them persona lly Consequently he became the first represen tative of the new G eneral S tudies progra m to sit on the U niversity Senate Formerly he was recording secretary of Local 181 2 Intershynational Brotherhood of Pai nters and Allied Trades

Tom has discovered aspects of the university experience which evade all too many older students according to Richard Leavens counsello r Part-ti me and G eneral Studies Often these ad ults are too in tense and anxious about completing a project or writ ing exams T hey overlook the fact that being here affords them t he chance to escape their usual roles for a while to cxplore new ideas a nd meet new friends wi th similar in teres ts Ult imately it is the pleasure in learnin g which makes the exercise worthwh ile It can be a total experience of trying a nd growing

Not everyone bent on advancing a career has the time or energy to pursue a degree however Toms week for example often spirals into 60 hours and more of combined work and study not to mention his family commitments Completed in a fraction of the time nuts and bolts certificate or diploma programs in subjects such as Industrial Relations Statistics Horticulture and Agriculture are becoming increasingly popular Several such programs a re being offered by each division in the School

Practical Programs Since these are practical programs the

knowledge gained is immediately useful on the job Marlene and Joh n G iesbrecht of Manitoba found Independent Studys correspondence program in Horticulture an idcal way to become more proficient in their tree and lawn care business while working towards an Ontario Diploma in Horticulture (ODH) The Edmonton parks system has established special in-service training to augment the O DH progra m in order to encourage their employees to study for the diploma

University of Guelph graduates some of whom may well have silently vowed never to crack another book as they received their degree are among the first to discover that learning is a lifelong process and pleasure A teacher of French English and Mathematics at Waverley Public School in Guelph Jean Llewellyn Arts 72 recently took an evening course in childrens literature at the University Certainly the course is very useful in providing me with a core of information to teach my own students but it is gratifying and certainly no chore I feel that Im gaining two bonuses from the one expe rience she explains

Dr Peter G (Spike) Oliver OVC 51 occasionally enjoys taking a Continuing Education non-degree course A consultant wi th the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food he prefers subjects such as Physical Awareness and Psychology which provide a relaxing change of pace after a day s work

Increased leisure time the need to keep abreast of the knowledge explosion genera l higher educational levels these then are the main factors contributing to

what Profcssor Waldron describes as the current boom in adult education

The universities on their part may be catering more to the needs of these older students because of the anticipated decline in enrolment by high school graduates but there is another equally important factor

Aging Does Not Impair Ability to Learn From 1900 to the 1940s ma ny

ed uca tional psychologists bel ieved that physica l emotional sensory and inte llectual growth stopped at the age of 18 S u bsequent resea rch consistently extended this growth period a nd present ind ications are th a t t he aging process does not at all sign ifica ntly impair the a bility to lea rn But the shadow of formcr bel iefs remai ned with educators and the public for a long t ime Even now it is not tota lly eradicated

To hel p adul ts especia ll y those taking degree courses to overcome fears and ta ke their place in the mainstream of university life t he School has organized special services Counsell ing and orientation sessions are available before classes begin These are followed by short workshops on how to wri te essays ta ke exams and use t he library Spec ial facilities and counsellors are avai la ble to help in career decisions

Gazing into the c rystal ball Professor Wa ldron forsees a continuation of the trend towards in novative cou rse fo rmats to meet the needs of adu lts The possibilities are endless since st ripped to its essentials learning is simply an organized sequential series of ex periences concentrating on a given SUbject Withi n ten years he expects that computers will become as common as radio and te levision sets a re today and will provide excellen t leachi ng dev ices

[n the nea r fu ture the universities wi ll bclong as much to older students as to the traditiona l 18- to 22-year-olds he concludes

Grandma it seems may even end up belonging to the majority 0

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i1u ALUMNI NEWS amp [JJ I~

CAMPUS HIGHLIGHTS I~

Appointment

Robin Lewis Arts 73

Robin Baird Lewis Arts 73 has been appointed Deve lo pmentC om municashytions Officer in the Department of Alumni Affairs and Development

Robin received her BA (Honors) degree in English a nd H istory In 1978 she received an M A in H istory Scotshytish Studies the first to receive a Masshyters degree in this disci pline from the U nivers ity

An active member of the Central Ontario Artists Association she is an exhibiting artist commercial designer and illustrator whose work has a ppeared in the 1980 and 1981 editions of Canashydian Children s Annual and in collecshytions in Canada the United States and

G reat Brita in Before her present appointment

Robin ta ught Art in Bra nt ford Woodshystock and at Fa nshaw e C ollege and then Art English and History for the Brant Count y Board of Educa tion

As Developmen tCommun ications Offi cer she is responsible for the artshywork co-ordination of des ign copy and preparation of fu ndra ising literat ure and seven College Alumni Weekend bulletin supplements and other printed mat r ials for the De partment She also prepa res proposals for presentation to foundations and corporations a nd co-ordinates the promotion of the Universitys deferred and commemorative gifts programs 0

Newly Elected as

AluDlni Senators

Phili p Cha n is general manager of Guelphs C hina T iki restaurant W hile at t he University he served a three-yea r term as a Student Senator was one of the fou nding mem bers and president of the C hinese Students A sociation and was the Universitys first Food Services Ombudsman

Following the annual election for three of the nine alumni seats on Senate of the University Philip Chan HAFA 75 Christine Hurlbut A rts 74 a nd Lorna (Dennison) Milne OAC 56 have been elected to replace those who have fulshyfill ed three-year terms

Christine Hurlbut is an 3ssistantasshysocia te consultant in womens concerns for the Anglican C hurch of C anada She devotes her spa re time to the Canadian Cancer Society and to the archives and socia l programs of her chu rch Ch ristine has also been involved with Alma Mater Fund commemorative programs

Lorna (Dennison) Milne lives in Bra m pton where she has operated Flowshyertown Antiques for nine years She served an eight- year term as trustee with the Pee l Board of Education and is president of t he North Peel unit of the Canadian C ancer Society She is marshyried to Ross M il ne OAC 55 0

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Jim Elmslie Alumni Affairs amp Development

Our Photographe r in London

T he day was June 14 198 1 T he place was T he Ma ll in London England during the annu al Trooping the Colour ceremony S ix blank shots were fi red f rom a starting-pis shytol Burmese the 19-year-old horse carrying Queen Eliza shybeth II reared and bolted for a few yards a busbied

Gu ardsm an reached into the crowd and dragged th e gunman to th e road and Jim Elmslie assistant director f or development A lumni Affairs captured the whole scene On vacation Jim and his wIe Kay were staying at th e Uni versity of Guelph s London House

COining Eve nts September 14-19 Aggie Week

25 OAC Alumni Association Annual Golf Tournament

October 3 HOMECOMING

October-Decem ber Daily Campus Visit Program (Except Sat and Sun ) fo r Prospective Students Call (519) 824-4120 Ext 871 2 or in Ontario Call Toll Free 1-800-265-8344

November 9-11 Guelph Interaction A Conference on Scientific and Human Issues Workshops and Seminars for Senior High School Students Phone (51 9) 824-4120 for Details

12-22 Royal Agricultural Winte r Fair Toronto

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The College of Social Science Alumni Association

PEGAS-US Editor Rick Knap 74

First CSSAA Awards The C ollege of Social Science honoured its top students at an awards ceremony and luncheon earlier this year and CSS alumni can mark a milestone achievement on thei r calendars

For the first time in the Associashytions history College of S ocial Science Alumni Association In-C ourse Scholarshyships have been awarded

Funded by a $2000 Alma Mater Fund grant te n presentations of $200 each were made

At the same function six Alma Mater BA In-Course Scholarships of $250 each were awarded to students enrolled in the BA program who have completed five semesters with high acashydemic standing

The CSSA A on behalf of all its members ex te nds its sincere congratulashytions to the recipients 0

Alma Mater scholarship winners and CSS faculty I to r are Dean John Vanderkamp Vivian Gies Hazel Jones Stephen Dawkins Robert Wildeboer Kathleen M artin and Department of Sociology and Anthropology chairman Professor Wayne Thompson

CS S AA scholarship winners and css faculty I to r front row Elizabeth Renfrew Karen Frosch S usan Smith Barbara Jessup Kerry Prentice and David Bestvater Back row Professor E Dalrymple-Alford Vante Martini Gerald Jellis and Professor P Gough

Grad News 1974

Bob Small is a life skills coach at Sheridan College in Oakville

1977

Kosta Black works for S ta nley Products Limited of Burlington as product manshyager

Patricia Locher operates her own busishyness Patrik Action Wear in Clareshysholm Alberta

Gerald Neil works for the Continental Ba nk in Newmarket as an accounts representative

1978

S teven Boudreau works in the University Sa les Division of Gage Educational Pubshylishing Limited Steve operates out of his home base in Brownsburg Quebec

Kathy MacKay teaches at the First United Day Care C entre in Victoria BC

Laura (Petl) and Steven Smith live in Oshawa Laura is assistant co-ordinator with the Canadian Hearing Society in Toronto Steven holds a management position with Cooper-Smith of Oshawa

Bob Sullivan and his wife Lori 79 live in Windsor Bob has enrolled in the Faculty of Law at the University of Windsor 0

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His BA Led

to Something

Different Gary Muntz 69 is Executive Director a t Manitoulin Centenniall Manor in lillie Current Manitoulin Island Ontario He holds an honours BA and double major in Political Science and History and an MA 72 in Political Science

PECAS-US Tell us about the Manitoushylin Centennial Manor

MunIz Its a municipal home for the aged for the District of Manitoulin The facility is supported jointly by the proshyvincial government and by local municishypalities on the island The Manor proshyvides residential care for the elderly

PECAS-US How many people are emshyployed at the Manor

MunIz We have a staff of approximateshyly 70 people

PECAS-US Manitoulin Island is very distinctive in terms of its geography Is it also distinctive in terms of its comshymunity as compared to southwestern Ontario

MUnT Its the largest island in fresh water in the world and a vacation parashydise in the summer It also offers a great deal in the way of winter sports and recreational opportunity

Manitoulin is unique in the sense that local people describe themselves as islanders and there is the mystique of belonging to a native islander society In recent years however the mystique is much more real than the presence of a native island society Many people have moved to Manitoulin for lifestyle reashy

sons There are more islanders at heart now than native islanders

Y cars ago Manitoulin was an isoshylated community a liule off the main thoroughfare however in 198 ~ people may have to go a little out of the way to get to Manitoulin but the isolation factor has disappeared

PECAS-US What industry is present on Manitoulin

Muniz Presently the largest employer is the public service including the hospishytal in Little Current the Manor of which I am a part the school board and other government ministries A large seasonal tourist industry together with the commercial infrastructure supports a large summer population

At present a new lumber mill has begun operation At the turn of the century Manitoulin was noted for its lumber mills Now with increased forshyeign demand for lumber a large mill is transporting logs from the north shore of Lake Huron to Manitoulin The mill is finishing lumber and shipping it mainly to the Middle East

PpoundCAS-US What social and economic factors will playa major role in shaping the Manitoulin community in the next few years)

MunIZ The tourist industry is the largshyest attraction to the island The governshyment and the municipalities through local initiatives programs like most other municipalities wish to attract inshydustry I think though I am not their spokesman that a number of people on the island would opt for a selective approach to industrial development

There is a controversy regarding nearby Elliot Lake and its uranium mines and processing plant A large segment of the island population is dogshymatically opposed to this type of indusshytry The reason for this opposition is the view that such an industry is an enshycroachment on the clean-air cleanshywater lifestyle on the island which most Manitoulin residents feel is important In fact these are the reasons why people have chosen Manitoulin as a place to live

In an area which does not offer a great many employment opportunities for the young work force the lament is that it is very difficult to keep successive generations in the community Many may be forced to leave

As a result there are two opposing forces thosc who would freeze the island in time and those who have

children and see the need for increased job opportunities I hope that a conshystructive compromise will be achieved

PtCAS-US Describe the needs of the people at the Manitoulin Centennial Manor

MunIz The Manor is not unique among homes for the aged As people grow older many reach the point where they are unable to maintain their own homes and property There is a progression which can be observed but generally speaking due to medical disabilities or simply advancing age people require more care

We have here at the Manor a very charming facility with I believe one of the most beautiful views in Ontario if not Canada There is a commanding view of the North Channel where we overlook an attractive group of islands and in the summer there are usually many sailboats in view

It used to be the case that families would care for their own however a change of family lifestyles indicates that older family members often will not have their children available to help them

I am not in the least offended if our residents consider the Manor as a place where they can obtain food and shelter while continuing with their lifestyles outside the Manor as much as possible

We have activity directors and offer nursing care Many residents require some form of nursing care Each resishydent has personal needs We provide medical services up to the point allowed by legislation If greater medical attenshytion is required then the resident must move to a hospital as required by law The Manor operates somewhat like a hospital but is quite different in that we are providing a home

PECAS-US Are there courses deshyscribed as necessary or required in order to launch graduates into a career or a job such as yours

MunIZ I wish that I could offer a clear insight but many opportunities seem to be fortuitous Being a graduate of the -College of Social Science I was exposed to a controversy which is ongoing as to whether a liberal arts education is of value I believe that a graduate can benefit from an education in Social Science combined with a large smatshytering of reality and an ability to recognize opportunities As a result the graduate can take advantage of opporshytunities as they arrive 0

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The College of Biological Science Alumni Association

BI -ALUMNI EWS Editor Jane Selley Arts 70

Sir Peter Markham Scott DSc

A citation by Professor Keith Ronald to convocation on the presentation of an honorary degree to Sir Peter Markham SCOII June 4

Knight Bachelor Commander Order of the British Empire Distinguished Sershyvice Cross and Bar artist author natushyralist and conservationist broadcaster and lecturer and sailor in peacetime and in war Born in Gloucester England by the age of seven he was discussing fish and sea birds and sea urchins with Sir Ray Lankester F RS From school he went to Trinity College Cambridge where he received his MA degree in 1931 Since the mid-1930s his unusual abilities have enabled him to excel in everyone of the great range of activities to which he has given his attention

Going on after Cambridge to the Munich State Academy and then to the Royal Academy Schools in London he immersed himsel f in the fine arts Since 1933 his paintings have been exhibited in London and New York he has writ shyten more than a dozen books including his autobiography The Eye of the Wind published in 1962 and he has been illustrator for a like number of works by other authors

Bronze medallist for single-handed sailing in the 1936 Olympics he won the Prince of Wales Cup for International 14-foot dinghies for 1937 1938 and 1946 For his valour in the Royal Navy from 1939 to 1945 he was three times mentioned in dispatches was awarded the M B E in 1942 and the DSC and Bar in 1943 He took part in the Dieppe raid twice new with the RA F and fought on land near Caen in 1944

In 1946 Peter Scott founded The

Wildfowl Trust as a non-profit organizashytion devoted to research conservation and education pertaining to ducks geese swans and other waterfowl In 1953 he was awarded the CBE as Honorary Director of that Trust His profound interests in wildlife over the years have taken him to all parts of the world An alphabetical list of places from Alaska to Zanzibar includes more than a hundred names many visited a number of times only V and X are missing

Since the 1940s Scott has broadshycast for the BBC talks and commentarshyies on a variety of topics including the Victory Procession of June 1946 which he broadcast while standing in a Duck Later programs such as the Childrens Hour Nature Parliament on radio and LOOK on television including a special edition with the Duke of Edinshyburgh for National Nature Week in 1966 are illustrative Since 1971 he has been commentator for Anglia Televishysions Survival series He has delivshyered lectures on similar topics in many parts of the world including of course aboard ship

Scott has served as president viceshypresident chairman councillor or memshyber of a host of bodies involved in yachting exploring conservation ornishythology Boy Scouts and many others He is a former president of the Society of Wildlife Artists a life Fellow of the London Zoological Society and of the New Zealand Antarctic Society He is a trustee of British and of African sancshytuaries and of the Ontario Waterfowl Research Foundation

In recognition of his leadership in such bodies as the World Wildlife Fund the Wildlife Youth Service the Internashytional Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources and others Her Majesty was pleased to create Peter Scott Knight Bachelor in 1973 He was appointed to the Icelandic Order of the Falcon (1969) and Commander of the

Dutch Order of the Golden Ark (1976) The Albert Medal of the Royal Society of Arts was bestowed on him in 1970 and he has received ot her medals of zoological societies a nd conservation soshycieties too numerous to cite

The British university world hoshynoured him as Rector of Aberdeen from 1960 to 1963 and as C hancellor of Birmingham in 1974 He is an honorary L L D of Exeter (1963) Aberdeen (1963) Birmingham (1974) and Br istol (1974) Bath awarded him its honorary DSc in 1979 and he was named Fellow of the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology in 1974 From Cornelil University he reshyceived the Arthur Allen Medal for ornishythology in 1971

Madam C hancellor the word versashytility can seldom have connoted such proficiency and excellence as have been so broadly achieved by th is man had the name Bay of Exploits not been given long ago in our maritime province of Newfoundland it might well have been used to honour S ir Peter Scott It is therefore an unusua l pleasure for me on behalf of the Senate of the University of Guelph to request you now to do honour to this Unive rs ity in hon u ring Peter Markham Scott by conferring upon him the degree of Do tor of Scishyence honoris causa 0

Ski-Zoo When was the last time you had a sk i-eyed view of an elephant The C8SAA is planning a day of crossshycountry skiing that includes a beshyhind-the-scenes tour of the MetroshyToronto Zoo in late January or February 1982

Wed like to know if youll come Direct all your comments to the C8SAA co Alumni Affairs and Development University Censhytre niversity of Guelph Guelph Ontario NIG 2WI 0

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New Editor Professor John T Powell is about to add yet anot he r activity to his already eclecshytic interests The C ollege of Biological S cience Al umni Associa tion has apshypointed hi m as editor of the Bia-Alum ni News for the next year

T his will be a natural position for John who is not only well known to all CBS a lumni but who also keeps up a n exte nsive correspondence with many graduates For those who know and work closely wi th him it is common knowl edge tha t he enjoys corresponding by ma il So get out your pen and dash off a letter of congra tul at ions- and be prepared for an o nslaught of reply letshyters

Dr Powell was invited to come to the University 16 yea rs ago to create a departme nt of Physical Education He became the chairman of such a departshy

ment a nd the subsequent chairman of the newly created Depa rtment of Hu man Kinetics in 1971 (now in the School of H uman Biology ) They were he says the most exciting yea rs of my life

H e remembers with affect ion the open ing of the H uman Kinet ics Build ing in J 973 Although he has a lways been acti ve and inte nse in his involvement with physical exercise he is proud of the crea tion o f the academic atmosphere in H uma n Kine t ics- and the pioneering steps it took for the discipline

In a familiar style John leans forshyward to emphasize his next state ment Ive worked in fo ur uni vers ities in four countries a nd G uel ph is the 010 t coshyoperative Here and he digresses to add a personal story there is a relashytionship be tween all levels of the U nivershysity com munity whi ch demonstrates an excellent willingness and fr iend li ness to co-operate For me he sa ys it has been an opportu nity to put many of my conce pts into action It has al ways been a stimulating environment

Most of uS cat lunch at noon John however can usually be found lead ing a minimum of 30 me n and women in a vigorous program of physical e xerciseshyknown as the C ardiovascular C lub True to form th is was another activi ty which

John began the da y he arrived on ca mshypus Two of the or iginal members st il l join him and many retirees correspond by mail or phone for advice on t heir personal routi nes

Indicati ve of his participat ion in the U niversi ty com mun ity was the honour he received la t yea r- the C ommunity Service Awa rd He re lated that he alshymost missed the ba rbecue to honou r hi m so unsuspecting was he

Me ntion mus t be made of J ohns involvement in the Oly mpic movement which is a source of im me nse pride for him He was rece ntly appoi nted a pershyma nent member of the Canadian O lympic Associa tion and is a n ho norary membe r of t he N ational O ly mpic Acadshyemy for whom he is a regular lec tu rer at ancient O lympia This year for examshyple he will be a discuss ion leader inshyvolved with the Ara b nations

John has a lways enjoyed his inshyvolvement with alumni and hel ped fou nd the H um3 n Ki netics A lumni Assoc iation in 1971 He sa ys tha t he hopes tha t the CBS Bio -A lumni Ne ws wi ll conti nue to be a vehicle of correspondence for friend s who wish to keep in touch a recorder of stimulating academ ic adshyvances and a voice that will attract cu rrent notice of the work of a vibrant C ollege 0

New Pres Jim Galivan 73

T he new CBSAA president is a devoted G uelph grad Not only has Ji m Ga ll ivan 73 taken over from Al S ippel 75 bu t he will also finish a gradua tion from the

U of G which began in 1973 After his Bsc Ji m worked on his Msc till 1977 then after a few months break went on to a Ph D tha t he will complete this year

Jims speciality is respiration specishyfically the relationship between meta bolshyic rate and lung structure Recen tly he was named as the recipient of the E B Eastburn Fellowship (a trust fund of the Hamilton Foundation) that will a llow him to work this year on the structure

and function of lungs in the sloth and othe r bradymetabol ic animals A portion of this study will be carried out at Mc Master U niversi ty a nd a not her part in Ma naus Brazil (Jim has a lready promised the Bio-Alumni News some correspondence )

T he jungle environment might cramp hi s daily running schedule but it will certainly enha l]~ t hi s interest in photography (Jim maybe a picture or two as well plcasel) 0

Grad News

Cheryl Bailey 76 wr ites that she and her husband have recently returned from a two-year world tour (seve n mont hs in Australia) and have now settlcd in Toronto C heryl is working as a program meranalyst for th e C anada Perma nent Trust Co

Susan Collis 80 is curre ntly working as a veterinary assista nt in Brampton

Marg Davis 76 works as an air traffic control o ffice r with the C a nadian Armed Forces

Michael Ferr 77 is studying medic ine a t Q ueens He will grad ua te th is year

Diane (Andrews) Frechette 79 lives in Montreal where she is a q uality control supervisor for Br ights W ines

Len Godwin 79 and his wife Sharon live in Thunder Bay where Len is a contract fisheries technician for the M inistry of N a tural Resources

David Grasser 78 is a technical sales representative for A lchem Inc in Edshymonton Alberta

Jim McMillan 79 is em ployed as a fisher ies technicia n with Fisheries and shyO ceans Ca nada at the Bed ford Institute of Oceanography

Sheila (Brown) Murphy 77 wri te that she is enjoying her new position as a programmer with the Canada System Group in Mississa uga S he a nd her husband A llen live in Burlington O nshyta rio D

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Macdonald InstituteCollege of Family and Consumer

Studies Alumni Association

ALUMNI NEWS Editor Joan (Anderson) Jenkinson 66

Diseases of Lifestyle and Choice Excerpts from Nutrition Awareness and Education tbe keynote address gi~en by Dr Donna Woolcott 69 at tbe 1981 Mac-FACS alumni seminar

Dr Donna Woolcoll graduated from Family and Consumer Studies in 1969 She continued her studies at the Univershysity of Manitoba obtaining her MSc in Nutrition in 1971 Returning to the University of Guelph she completed her Ph D in Applied Human Nutrition in 1979 Currently she is Assistant Professhysor Applied Human Nutrition in the Department of Family Studies

The 60s and 70s were two decades during which nutrition became a major focal point for society particularly in terms of defining our nutrition probshylems

In Canada the most comprehensive survey to date was undertaken in the form of Nutrition Canada sampling ovcr 20000 Canadians from coast to coast Results of this survey have formed thc basis for intervention programs by government for new directions in reshysearch and for heightened awareness in business and industry

The major problems identified in Nutrition Canada can be classified as diseases of lifestylc and choice

Overweight andor obesity are major concerns in North America Beshycause of the very dismal success rates of wcight controlweight loss programs (cstimate of success is one to two per cent) programs directed at prevention should receivc the highest priority and should be directed at consumers before weight problems become cntrenched

Hcart disease ha s been identified as a health problcm of endemic proportions in Canada It is estimated that 50 per cent of deaths can be attributed to this disease While somc of the risk factors

associated with heart diseasc such as age sex and family history ca nnot be modificd many others including nut r ishytion arc susceptibl( to change which can lower risk

i third area of conccrn is iron deficicncy Thc survey revealed that body iron reserves and intake of iron were ub-optimal for a major portion of the population from infants throughout the life span to the elderly This concern also ca n be attributed to our lifest yle which dictates tha t we watch our caloric intake to avoid overweight T here is evidence that a daily intake of less than

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2000 calories makes it difficult to mainshytain adcquate iron intake

The development of dental caries is a disease which in spite of excellent preventive dentistry programs affects virtu a lly every fa mily to some extent in Canada We havc clear evidence tha t

there is a link bet wecn sucrosc-sugar consumption and the incidence of cavishyties

Being aware of the nutri-tion probshylems we look for solutions--one being nutrition education As well we need improved legislation regarding food lashybelling and advertising claims In add ishytion some at middottention should be paid to development of a national nutrition polshyicy

Regarding nutrItIOn knowledge studies have shown that the population is much misinformed or clearly lacks knowledge of nutrition in areas whe re nutrition professionals see a clear need for knowledge Ironically the consumer is overwhelmed with nutrition messages which come from questionable sources such as health food proponents fad diet promoters and media personalities

Developments are being made in nutrition education across Canada Pubshylic health and community nutritionists provide programs focusing on prevention and health to target groups such as pregnant women children the elderly the adult population at risk from heart disease and those with weight control problems Most of these programs are carried out by public health nurses dental hygienis-ts teachcrs fitness inshystructors and other health and social service pe rsonnel

The O ntario Milk Marketing Board has made significant contributions in increasing student nutrition awareness industry is developing an interest in nutrition education and many newspashypers in C anada carry reliable syndicated nutrition columns on a weekly basis

Many newspapers and magazines employ fully qualified nutritionists to write their nutrition columns The Canashyda Departments of Agriculture and C onsumer and Corporate Affairs inshyclude nutrition educa tion in some proshy

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gra ms as well W hat more could we do to improve

meeting consumers need s for nutrition education A short list would include such interve ntion s as school curr icula in nutrition increa sed participation by proshyfe ss ional nutritionis ts (as opposed to self-styl ed nutritionists) in health and ed uca t ion programs

Med ia exposurc by nutritionists should be re-emphas ized he re as well

We need improved nutrition labelling in C anada an ingredient list is not enough particularly in an increasingly crowded and complex food market The food industry could do more to provide conshysumers with nutrition information and to clarify some of the misconceptions held by consumers In addition we need to develop more direct service programs to

a ddrci~ the very real needs of some of our vcry high-risk groups such as the

elderly na tive peoples and coronary prone individuals

In conclusion it is clear that there are significant challenges ahead in Canshyada to overcome nutrition problems and to promote individual responsibility for nutritional health All of us can share in the challenge by providing effective nushytrition education In order to do this we must keep ourselves aware of the most recent trends in nutrition 0

From the

Dean Your editor J oan (Ande rson) Jenki nshyson 66 has asked tha t I tell you briefl y about some of the exc iting and very recent development whieh I mentioned when wel com ing M ac- FCS seminar participants in early M a y pace is preshycious so I will be brief with just a sentence for each

O ur FACS S hedS won for M a ry C ocivera Departme nt of Informat ion an Exceptional Achievement Awa rd in the publication writing category of an a wards program sponsored by the Counshy

cil for Advancement a nd S upport of Educa tion (C ASE) which was open to cntries from a nada and the U nited S ta tes

T hc U niversi ty L ibra ry in co-opershy

ation with the Depa r tment of Fa mily S tudies received a gra n of $20000 from the S trengthening o f Specia li zed

C ollection grant progra m of t he Social S ci ences and H umanit ies Researc h

Council for the development of the Famshy

ily Studies library collection Six faculty members had research

papers accepted for presentation in five different sections of the Learned Socieshyties Meetings which were held in Halishyfax in May

At a conference for senior hospitalishyty exccutives the School of Hotel and Food Administration (HAFA) a nshynounced plans for the development of an Advanced Management Program for the Hospitality Industry (AMPHI) which

will be offered for the first time in 1983 and for which substantial contributions

have been pledged by the industry to fund the case writing necessary for this program

Research grants totalling approxishymately $182000 have been received in the College over the last several months

Among th em are Dr Keith Slaters grant from the Depa rtment of National

De fence for research on det erioration of te xtile materials Dr Margaret

Mc Kim s grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council for the study of the impact of social experishycnce on infantpeer interac tion and

Dr Bruce Ryans grant from the Onshytario Mental Health Foundation for a study of families in the pre-adoptive

period and the success of th e adoptions These events all occurring over a two-month period give an indica tion of the developments in scholarship a nd outshyreac h within the College

On June 30 Dr Vosburgh completshyed his second five-year term as chairman of the Department of Consumer Studies and looks forw a rd to returning to the Department as a faculty member after a year of leave To have taken the beginshyning concepts for the Depa rtment of Consumer Studies and successfully built a department for which there was no model and which has gained recognition both on this continent and abroad for its uniqueness and its significance in toshydays world is indeed a major accomshypl ishment and one worthy of sincere congra tu la tions

We look forward to welcoming man y of you at the lecture to be given this fall by our Winegard Visiting Professor Dr Kenneth Boulding Deshyta ils of this lecture are outlined below

Plans for the Harshm an Lecture are just being completed It will be presented next year in either the winter or spring

semester

Janet M Wardlaw Dean

Visiting Prof D r Kenneth Boulding a d ist inguished economist and author will spend several weeks on campus in the fall as the W inegard Vis iting Profcssor in thc Colshylege of -a mily and C onsumer S tudies funded by t hc A lma M ater Fund C urshyrently Distingui shed Professor of Ecoshynomics Emeritu s in t he Inst itute of Beshyhavioural Science U niversity of Colorashydo he has been pres ide nt of the A merishycan Associa tion for thc A dvancement of Science the American Economic Assoshy

ciation and the rnternational Studies Association

A prolific author Dr Boulding has published widely on economics and the socia1 sciences Among his recent books are Beyond Economics Essays on Soshyciety Religion and Ethics Ecodynamshyics A New Theory of Societal Evolushytion a nd From Abundance to Scarcity Implications for the American System H e co-authored Social Systems of the Planet Earth

During hi s stay on campus Dr Boulding will participate in undergradushyate and graduate classes and faculty

seminars and will give a lecture to the university community on S eptember 22 He will be the featured speaker in a one-day conference organized by the College to highlight his visit The conshyference wi II focus on the role of households in world development

Faculty in the College a re pleased to host this distinguished scholar as a visiting professor They look forw a rd to the stimulation and leadersh ip his visit will provide Because of Dr Bouldings visit the Harshma n lecture which is usuall y held in the fall will be postshyponed until early 19820

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More Than 2 0 M ore Aware The 14th annual Mac-FACS Alumni Seminar attracted a record number of alumni and friends to the University of Guelph campus on Saturday May 2 The seminar on Nutrition Awareness appealed to grads and students alike spanning graduating years from 26 to 83 Attendance exceeded 200

Mary Henry 65 seminar chairshyman welcomed everyone to the proshygram Congratulations were extended to Dr Margaret Scott McCready recipient of the Order of Canada Medal Dr McCready proudly displayed her medal while alumni applauded her most recent honour

It was indeed a successful day-an excellent opportunity for everyone to update their current interests in nutrishytion and renew friendships at their Alma Mater 0

Professor David Collins- Thompson spoke on Food Safety - the Role of Addatives

Leslie Nanos nutrition consultant spoke on Nutrition and the Aging Process

Mac-FACS Careers Night 81 Sponsored by Your Alumni Association

500 to 7 00 pm October 5

Peter Clark Hall University Centre

Dr Margaret McCready shows her Order of Canada meda l to Mac- FACS Alumni ews editor Joan (Anderson ) Jenkinson Mac 66

In Memoriam

Margaret (Maunders) Coates 270 a life members of the Mac-FACS Alumni Association passed away in London on M arch 18 1981

E Margerite (McKiel) MacDonald 250 passed away in Is lington on Febshyruary 19 1981

Lilla (Freeborn) Oldfield 210 of Minshyneapolis M inn passed away on June II 1980

Lucille Catherine (Kuhn) Rogers 230 of Morrisville Pa passed a way March 10 1981 Her husband Tom Rogers is a graduate of OAC 23

Lois (Seldon) Schwenger 390 of Burlshyington passed away February 8 1981

Edna (Greening) Young 06D passed away in Ham il ton in March 1981 0

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The College of Physical Science Alumni Association

SCIMP Editor Bob Winkel

Barry and the AMF Thc election of Barry Stahlbaum 74 to the chairmanship of the Alma M ater Fund (AMF) Advisory C ouncil for 1981-1982 caps several years of involveshyment in alumni affairs both as a represhysentativc for graduates of his C ollege as secretary of the University of G uelph Alumni Association and as a member of the advisory council itself

A systems analyst in academic computer services Institute of Computshyer Science working with the OvC to computerize veterinary medical informashytion Barry brings a hard-nosed busishyness-like attitude to his new position

The AMF Advisory Council reshyviews and determines project priorities of the AMF and recommends to the President allocations of the proceeds of the fund Two representatives from each of the seven college alumni associations the primary representatives of the camshypaign management committee of the AM F the president and senior vieeshypresident of the Unive rsity of Guelph Alumni Association President Donald Forster as honorary UGAA president John Babcock OAC 54 director Alumni Affairs and Development and Jim Elmslie assistant director for develshyopment Alumni Affairs and Developshy

Roll of Honour The names of nine top undergraduate students in the College of Physical Scishyence have been added to the Colleges honour roll The students have achieved

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ment as secretary to the council make up the AM F advisory councils membershyship

The council deals with a large sum of money-nearly $300000 this year notes Mr Stahlbaum The fund has been administered very efficiently in the past but anticipated growth both in income and disbursements makes a well-managed response even more necesshysary in the future

His tough-mindedness in financial matters softens however when he talks about the role of alumni in supporting the University I see a growing number of alumni turning out for our special cvents I had a ball at College Royal talking to over 150 alumni who had returned to Guelph from as far away as

an average of 85 per cent or higher on five courses in the fifth sixth seventh or eighth semester The following have been named for the fall semester 1980

BSc Program Semester 5 Gail Baker honours (biochemistry) and Timothy Wilkinson major (biochemisshytry) minor (nutrition) Semester 7 John Wylie honours (theoretical physics) Seshymester 8 Christopher Retterath hoshynours (computing and information sci-

Montreal and Sudbury He regrets that it sometimes seems

that the University communicates with alumni only when it asks for money We also need t heir loyalty encourageshyment and participation

Funds provided by alumni to the AM F provide a vital service he exshyplains All universities are cutting back in their budgets and in the process it is the refinements which go first It is these peripheral but important activishyties that receive the support of the AM F

Barry sees fund-raising not as the bottom line of Alumni Affairs but as part of a full circle which makes it possible for things to happen which enhance the prestige and reputation of the University of Guelph

T hese in turn bring pride to us all and also help to create a sense of worthwhileness in being active alumni This is what stimula tes fund raising

The results include scholarships visiting professor programs library acshyquisitions our prestigious University of Guelph Choir trips to Europe the develshyopment of the Arboretum Alumni Stashydium and a host of ot her activities which make us all feel good

Barry takes over the chairmanship from Dr C Robert Buck o v e 46 He was a great chairman I hope I can run a meeting half as well 0

ence) The following we re selec ted from the winter semester 1981

BA Program Semester 8 Mayda -Tratnik honours (mathema tics)

BSc Program S emester 6 C atheshyrine Macerollo honours (applied matheshymatics) Laurie Bemi honours (chemisshytry) and John W ylie honours (theoreti shycal physics) Semester 8 John Root honours (chemical physics) 0

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John Hulland 81

Senator Few students can match the record of involvement of John H ulland 81 in University administration As a fourth year Bsc chemistry major John was this past fall elected chairman of Senshyates Graduation and Ceremonials Comshymittee Although he is the first student to chair a Senate committee the experishyence and expertise John has accumulatshyed made him an obvious choice

Beginning with the Student Petishytions Committee John has been a memshyber of the Board of Undergraduate Studies the C om mittee on Educational Development the University Liaison Committee the Committee on Universishyty Planning and the search committee for the Dean of the College of Physical Science

The Graduation and Ceremonials Committee which John chairs is enshygaged in recommending to Senate canshydidates for honorary degrees and dishyplomas Following the committees decishysions John takes the recommendations to Senate for consideration Because a chairman does not vote at committee meetings John says he sometimes finds a conflict between his position and his personal inclinations

He has strong views on many Unishyversity issues and feels that any student with similar concerns would find inshyvolvement in the Senate a worthwhile commitment

For students genuinely interested in Senate John cautions that it takes a full year as a student member to acquire the knowledge and confidence to work effectively John also finds integration of his academic pursuits with committee work lends perspective to his undergradshyuate University experience helping to develop insight into people and organishyzations

Such experience will be pertinent to the M BA John is contemplating purshysuing next year- the next item on the chairmans agenda 0

Professor Bill Brown

Inventor Retired chemistry professor WH Bill Brown spent the best part of his acashydemic years within the sound of running water-pouring into laboratory sinks through standard metal filter pumps at a rate of 594 gallons every six hours Multiplied by 12 pumps in the average student laboratory and 12 weeks every semester the result is a veritable Niashygara of noisy and expensive water

Retirement two years ago provided Dr Brown with the opportunity to inshydulge his interest in gadgetry and he went to work to design a more powerful splash-proof and more economical filter pump

Pre-production models combining lengths of automotive hose friction tape and his own adventures into glassblowshying worked well enough to justify proshyfessionally made prototypes which themshyselves underwent a series of changes to arrive at ever more compact quieter and more economical units

Today Dr Browns glass filter pump is in full production and it is attracting the attention of institutional and commercial laboratories all over Canada because it scores for ease of installation ability to swivel through 360deg and superior pumping action

The economics are remarkable The Niagara of water referred to above represents an estimated cost of over $2000 per semester The smallest of the Wekksco Filter Pumps reduces this by I ljl2 with no loss in efficiency and virtual silence of operation 0

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Medallist The We Winega rd Medal t he Univershysitys most distinguis hed stude nt award has been won this year by John Root 81 of G uelph who received a BSc in honours physics at spring C onvocat ion The medal was presented at the annual Senate Board of G overnors dinner in June

Not only must wi nners of the Wineshygard Medal achieve high levels of acashydemic attainment but they must also demonstrate outstanding leadersh ip in a range of extra-curricular act ivi t ies

John attained a cumulative average of 888 per cent chalking up 45 As (over 80 per cent) and three Bs during his eight underg raduate semesshyters He accomplished this ou tstand ing record while maintaini ng a dizzying schedule of extra-curricu lar activities on campus in church a nd in the comshymunity

He was president of the Physics and Astronomy Club in 1979-1980 and chairman of its College Royal subcomshymittee in 1980-1981 U nder his leadershyship the Club held an active sched ule of meetings and also orga nized an intershyuniversity convention Its C ollege Royal display in 1979- 1980 won first prize within the College and second pr ize campmiddotus-wide In 1980-1981 the Col lege Royal exhibit claimed the ove r-all award In his third year John was a lso president of the Campus C hristia n Felshylowship and secretary of the Physical Science Student Cou nci l

Johns off-campus activities includshyed singing in the choir of First Bapt ist C hurch teach ing S unday school playshying clarinet in an ensem ble doing musishycal arranging and organizi ng an intershychurch you th group T his group known as the Guelph Associa tion Ba ptist Youth included representatives of churches from Stratford to Bra mpton It was first organi zed during t he year 1979-1980 and during 1980-1 98 1 John served as its preside nt 0

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A parasitic wasp (diadromus subtilicornis) laying an An immature (larval) parasitic wasp egg in its host the pupa of the diamondback moth (microplitis plutellae) emerging from its which attacks cabbages broccoli cauliflower and larval host a diamondback moth now Brussels sprouts

government quarantine laboratory in Ottawa

Importing parasites or other natural enemies from overseas is not the only weapon in the armoury of biological controls Another method is the sterile male technique What we do explained Professor Laing is to rear very farge numbers of pests We irradiate them at the pupal stage which causes the males to become sterile These sterile males are rel eased from aircraft over the infested area at a time when the pest population is fairly low- after an insecticide spraying for example The stcrile males mate with native femalcs who then lay infertile eggs

One such project in the new facility requires thc rearing of 100 million onion maggot flies which will eventually be released from aircraft over the Hoi liand Marsh area

The onion maggot is idealtly suited for this program since with this insect the female mates only once while the male mates many times A third method of biological control is in inundatmiddotive releases or augmentation of natural enemies This is still in the planning stage says Professor Laing We are working with a tiny wasp called Trichogramma which attacks the eggs of a number of insects including the codling moth which is a severe pest in apple orchards This will require the rearing of

dead

very large numbers of the wasps and releasing them in orchard areas A similar project involving Trichogramma will attempt to control the spruce bud worm in an Ontario provincial park

Dr Laing sounds a cautionary note on the future of biological controls It would be a mistake he says to think in terms of crash programs and quick results As much as we might wish for simple solutions to simple problems the constraints of ecology dictate more modest expectations In the natural sciences all tasks are complex and research dollars not easily come by

The public meanwhile reads one story after another about the detrimental effect of pesticides especially those which are suspected to be carcinogens and they rightly become alarmed Like the growers they too would prefer a biological control response but instant solutions are not available There is nothing even on the horizon which promises a completely non-chemical method of pest control However we most certainly can and must continue to investigate non-chemical procedures in order to learn more about the organisms we are dealing with in the hope of eventually becoming less dependent on chemicals

Gazing into my crystal ball~seeing

several decades down the road - Im

convinced that eventually we wi ll have to find much safer chemicals than are at present available- or use no chemicals at all I do not believe the public will continue to accept the risks-they will demand safer methods

Between now and then we must work with what weve got T he new lab will help We continue to be hard up for funds and while we have to stumble from grant to grant long term planning will be difficult Given even modest funding we could short circuit the present process by sending our own people to other parts of the world to pick up specimens we need Right now we have to rely on labs and personnel in the areas in which we are interested They have their own priorities and we have to wait our turn

Crash programs may not be possible but reasonable funding would surely oil the wheels The new lab is inadequately staffed and my only full-time lab technician has other duties Nevertheless it is also true to -say that we would never be satisfied and important developments originating in the new lab can be expected during the coming years

[ts not so much that Im impatient-rather than that [ predict sudden public demands being made on us at some time in the future I t would be nice to be ready for them 0

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Incoming OVCAA president Dr Archie MacKinshynon OVC 43 left olltgoing OVCA A president Dr Bob Blick OVC 46 and Dr Wendy Park er OVC 71 first female OVCA A vice-president

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Voting booth for alumni seats on Senate L to R Rick Moccia CBS 76 Julie (Russell) Thur Arts 78 Barry Stahlbaum CPS 74 John Babcock OAC 54 and Earl Mighton OAC 31

UGAA Achlevement Jr A lumni 54 president Dr Tom om OUtgoing

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not H is goal is to enhance the quality of Profcssor M urray joined the the huma nities at Guelph and he has Depa rtment of History in 1967 A graduate begun by listing the things in which the of Bishops University ( BA ) in 1962 heNew

Dean College of Arts

Dean David Murray

By Martha Leibbrandt

W here the humanities are concerned the new Dean of the C ollege of Arts

David M urray is an exponent optimist publicist and champion

During this past year in his role as Acting Dean he has publicized the accomplishments of its students and faculty members so that t he University and the community would understand tha t the humanities are an integral part of G uelph and tha t they contribute unique areas of excellence to t his University

Dr M urray who beca me Dean J uly 1 is also a believer in doors We need to const ruct more doors between disci pl ines and build fewer walls a round them he said in a C onvocation add ress four years ago Today therefore he find s no contradiction in talking on the one hand of the challenge of trying to instill traditional values of the humanities in a campus dominated by non-hu manities disciplines and pointing ou t the need for scientific literacy for students in the BA program

Both concepts fit into the U niversi tys decla red aim of achieving a liberal education in the 1980s he says adding that there can be no truly liberal education in any universi ty without a thriving vibrant humanities program

Some people may be concerned about the survival of the human ities this Dean is

College can take pride the high qua lity of undergraduate teaching the recognized disti nc tion of the C olleges graduate programs the growing number of provincial and national awards and sc holarshi ps being won by the Colleges top undergradua tes and graduates and the examples of scholarship and creative work by Arts faculty which have received internationa l recognition

The Dean wants to mai ntain and strengthen this excellence by encouraging sabbatical leaves by faculty members assis ti ng them in their projects supporting conferences at Guelph and facilitating travel to conferences elsewhere Similarly he has worked to shore up the students sense of achievement through the introduction of new undergraduate and graduate scholarships and by hosting academic recognition luncheons

Professor Murray places a high priority on establishing a greater sense of oneness Whatever the problems or challenges of the next five years we must confront them as a College not as a collection of separate departments and the Dean acknowledges that the future may not be clear sailing Tightrope budgeting he guesses will be with every Dean in the next five years H is task as he sees it is to work around this obstacle and to provide the best learning atmosphere with the funds ava ilable

H e sees his most im portant task as working closely with the C ollege of Social Science to improve the quality of Gu elphs BA program in order to attrac t a greater number of good students to the U niversity The Dean wants to re-examine the present program to make it more attractive to studen ts In keeping with his views about a liberal ed uca tion he would like to see C ollege of Arts students taking more courses in natural sciences a nd mathematical sciences I believe we must help our students to achieve scientific literacy and at the same time encourage students in the science programs to take more humanities and S ocial Science courses he sa ys

The Dean also has a nu mber of personal challenges Teaching and scholarship are important to him and he wants to keep up his ow n work Hi s book Odious Commerce Britain Spain and the Abolition of the Slave Trade to Cuba was published by Cam bridge Un iversi ty Press this year and an art icle Trading for Latin American Oil a ppeared in the November December 1980 issue of Int ernational Perspect ives

received an M A from the University of Edinburgh in 1964 and a Ph D from C ambridge in 1968 D uring his undergrad uate and graduate years he received nu merous awards and scholarships including whi le a t Bi shops the Pres iden ts Prize in E nglish and t he Lieutena nt-G overnors Bronze Medal fo r H istory and a C m monwea lth scholarship to the Un iversity of Edi nburgh He also he ld two C a nada Cou ncil pre-doctoral fell owsh ips at Ca m bridge

Befo re coming to Guelph he was tutor in H istory a t Churchill College C ambridge H e was resident historian in the Department of Exte rnal Affairs from 1971 to 1972 and this led to the publication of Documents on Canadian External Relations Volumes 7 and 8 which he edited and which were published in 1974 and 1976 respectively

At G ue lph Dr M urray has served on a number of committees at Senate Department College and inter-university levels He has also been a member of the Board of G overnors since 19790

Part of th e Arts Building as seen from t he University Centre

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People and Pets By Meredith Lloyd-Evans OVC 74

I n March 1979 14 professional people interested in the care of both animals and

humans met at the University of Dundee Scotland to discuss the positive ways in which pet ownership can contribute to human health and well-being From that sma ll start the Group for the Study of the Huma nCompanion Animal Bond was formed and has grown rapidly Membership is now over 70 in the UK Europe Canada USA and Australia

All members are united by a common intercst in fur t hering the understanding of this strange bond bctween people and their chosen pets The wider implications of the bond arc also important because they impact on our normal everyday life such as the environment and urban planning and on those periods whe n we are mentally or physica lly abnormal

For some time Dr Avery Gillick OVC 70 now in practice in Scarborough On tario was the G roups North American secretary but enforced absence due to ill ness led him reluctantly to give up the post (He is now fully recovered by the way )

On this side of the Atlantic (the UK etc) Dr Bruce Fogle OVC 70 ha s been one of the administrative figures in the G roup since the beginning when he was already involved in the organization of the first I nternational Symposium on the H uman Companion Animal Bond This took pl ace under the umbrella of the British Small Animal Veterinary Association in London in February 1980 Bruce is also Editor of a forthcoming volume on the humananimal bond including the symposium proceedings which is soon to be published

An understanding of the hum a nanimal bond will enhance any veterinarians dealing with his clients H ow often do we suspect that an animal patients phenomena are as described by the owner really an ex pression of the owners own fears and problems Euthanasia terminal

disease unexplained traumas and vague illnesses in the absence of clear clinical signs are all areas where correct and sympathetic handling of the owner can be more rewarding than fruitless pet treatment - exploitation of an owners concern

There is another aspect An animal may present a behavioura l defect that demands exploration of the owneranimal bond the owners environment thoughts and deeds How far should a veterinarian go We may argue that it is not our job to handle these sociological aspects of human and animal problems

However one of the staunchest supporters of the G roup Dr Leo Bustad dean of the W ashington S tate University College of Veterinary Medicine firmly believes that veterinary schools and their students are in a unique position to collaborate with other disciplines (such as psychology sociology psychiatry medicine social work even urban planning) in order to develop a unified approach to the study of thc people pet partnership The interface between pet and owner behavior must be treated as an a rca for co-operation not connict between professions

It has become quite clear from

discussions by the G roup and lectures given at the London Symposium that contact with animals and the formation of a bond with a pet is more often tha n not of great physical and mental benefit to the pet owner Dr Aaron Katcher University of Pennsylvania has shown that pet-owning over and above the playing and walking involved has a positive effect on human survival after myocardial infarcts (Heart trou ble Ed)

The aged and institutionalised including convicts have been shown to develop relationships between each other fruitful by any ordinary criteria applied to such institut ions by making humananimal bonds The animal-cat dog bird horse- something ideally to be stroked and certainly to be looked after is a catalyst

People whose lives are governed by their discomforts with other people by vague or almost palpable fears and anxieties that others are judging them by pathological distrust by resistance to verbal visual or tactile contact or by rejection of treatment seem to be able to summon up positive feelings where pets are concerned

Pet-facilitated psychotherapy is one of the fields of the human a nimal bond where the most beneficial strides forward can be made By this very token it is a field where the different disciplines are enriched by contact and collaboration It will be one of the fields explored in the forthcom ing International Symposium in Phi ladelphia October 5-71981 (details from Dr Aaron Katcher Associate Professor of Psychiatry Universi ty of Pennsylvania Philadelphia tel (215) 243-4695 or Dr Michael J McCulloch The Delta Foundation 200 Southwest Market Suite 1700 Portland Oregon 97201 tel (503) 222-4347)

The establishment of programs of college education in this field will be a vital -step forward in the practice of holistic medicine which considers mans actions towards and reactions from the world around him which in turn induce or prevent physical and mental well-being One of the political functions of the Group is to fight for the establishment of such programs They will be of benefit to so many disciplines 0

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Islam and the Art of bull bull bull

By Annette K euning Arts 81 and rob clement Arts 78 Reprinlcd from Tht Onlarion

Annette Keuning and rob clement are two CUSO (Canadian University Service Overseas) volunteers currently working as teachers in predominantly Muslim northern Nigeria West Africa

T he lorry passed and our teet h were sand-blasted by the dust We continued

on our way and within a sh or t time Keuning had the machine pushing 50 km per hour once again I was sitting on the back holding on for dear life cursing the harmattan dusty roads mammy wagons and my own stupidit y

H armattan is the name given to the dry dust-laden land-wind that blows from the Sahara from December to February each year Dust permeates everything It is extremely cool at this time especially on a machine

The machine or motorcycle is one of the most popular forms of priva te transportation throughout many developing nations One of the biggest of its kind a vailable in N igeria ou r Ho nda 185cc is inappropriately named Road Maste r Motorcycle MaintenanceOn this particular day the machine bull bull bull proved to be morc master of us than anything else The road the dust and larger vehicles all conspired with it to make our journey painfully memorable our speed decreased we could hear each

Although our destination was only 100 other singing and t he washboard roads lent km or so down the road we were into us an unriva ll ed vibrato unfamiliar territory It was a gruelling test of both riders and machine

The first 10 km over la terite road fm gelling those good vibrations S hes were relatively uneventful and we cru ised giving me excitations along at top speed 90 km per hour It seemed a sure thing that we would arrive at our destina tion in the bush where two The washboard fa-fa-fa-aded away newly-arrived CUSOs were posted within We were soon into sand sl ip sl iding a way the hour A village materialized throu gh the baobob

This was not A llahs will it soon trees and thorn brush At the same time a became apparent We were cut s hort nock of sheep decided to use their right of midway through th e second stanza of way ( Livestock ir] igeria are not fenced Little Honda by a bone-jarring jolt as in and the driver of a motor vehicle should the laterite surface came to a preordained he or she happen to hit one is liable) e nd We wove through the hairless (by

Second gear Now it became important Canadian standards) animals and to hold on tight All vestiges of contin ued on our merry way waving civilizat ion incl udi ng paved roads cold furiou sly to the congenial vil lagers who left beer and pol ice checks were beh ind us As what they were doing to greet the two

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ba tures ( hites ) they saw approaching This scene was to be repeated many

times during our th ree-hour ja unt as we passed by m1n y small fnrming villages For the most part subsistence agricu lt ure is the stal liS qlll) a nd the vill age rs persevere despite the ever encn)1ching Saha ra

Re ported ly the Sa hara is descend ing upon the arabic land at the rate of 15 km per year T hc N igeria n governme nt in an a ttempt to stcm the tidc of the desert has moun ted an extensivc reforesta tion cam paign

Meanwhile back on the machinc problems were deve loping The vibrations aside fro m leading to advanced ases of del iriu m tremens res ul ted in the in vi table decline of our road worthiness The first mecha nical fau lt appeared in the mirror T he constan t bea ting soon lent us an unpara ll elcd view of the stratasphere

We stopped After a few moments our bod ies adjusted to the sta tionary posi ti on in which we now found ourse lves Lucki ly the tool kit had no t been jarred loose from its pcrch Within minutes the problem vas reet i fi ed- tem pora ri ly

On [Ire road again Here we go

ow wcll into th e second hour of our journey we sw itched fr om the Beach Boys to the Beatles We kept ou r eyes open for a bush petrol station and were fortunate enough to happen upo n one after a few kil ometres

We pulled up to the large red petrol tank clea rl y mmiddot rked a Smoking A young boy in oil y rags filled th e ta nk from a kerosene ti n spilling 25 per cent as pet rol gushed over the sides of the ta nk

We decided to give the mac hine a rest confident that we werent too far from our destination We bought bubble gum from one of the many young vendors The e children carrying their wares on their heads ha wk everything from raw suga r cane to perfume

Hitting the road once again we were soon Shakin All Over We went on for a little while taking in the desolate landscape and the omen ca rry ing huge loads on their heads

The odometer told us that we had trave lled 50 km when a rear bol t was vibrated off the hain guard We had to stop again T he chain guard a nd the mirror which once aga in was sufficientl y loose to warrant a ttention were prom ptly fixed

In the recesses of our minds however the beati ng our b dies were ta king was of no litt le concern We wondcred if we wou ld bc abl e to product offspring T hi ngs

definitely fclt unsea ted Ou r se lf-concern s nevertheless we re

momentarily forgotten as we passed a couple of men pray ing by the roadside Facing Mecca they paid us no heed as they bent t heir heads repea ted ly to the ea rth We kn ew it was 2 30 the mid-afternoon prayer Kai We were taking much longer tha n w had expected

For the lust time on our trip destiny in tervened The mirror It was now totally non- fun ctiona l ha nging limply from the handlebar Cal mly we wrenched it off the mach ine and tucked it away

T he appearance by the roadsi de of man st udents decked out in the habitual white uni forms led us to believe that we wcr close to our target As if to remind us of our servitude to the machine and the environme nt we a lmost wiped out as we turned towa rds the school gate and hit a sand trap placed st rategically in front of the entra nce

But we had made it safel y Arriving tota ll y unexpected we were greeted with ti morous smiles and ushered into the house where we eased ourselves expectantly into sta tionary cha irs It was not until long after we had washed the dust from our throats with cool water tha t our bodies ceased bu zz in g

The visit was hort however because we knew we had to return to our postings later that afte rnoon It seemed a su re thing that we would arr ive by nightfall

Gel your moror running Gel out on [h e highway Looking for adven[lIre A nd ~middotha[eler comes our

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Students with

Crossroads T hro ugh some of its students the

University of G uelph is involved in a world- wide ove rseas volunteer venture in develop ing countr ies- Canadian Crossroa ds Inter natio nal (CCI )

Granted its charter in 1968 as a non-denominational non- profit charitable orga niza tion CCI has been su pported annu ally by the Alma Mater Fund on behalf of the U of G students since 1977 G rants of $ 100 per U of G st ude nt volunteer will thi s yea r tot a l $ 1000

CI opera tes short-term (four months) overseas volunteer work progra ms in 25 cou ntries in Asia Afri ca South America and the Cari bbea n C rossroad ers are chosen for their emotional maturity past experience and commi tment to improving public awa reness of international development issues

Cross roaders do not receive a salary while oversens however they are given a living allowance to meet food accomshymodation and travel needs Part icipants a re each cxpec ted to ra ise $800 in their communi ti es Th is represen ts 20 per eent of the to tal cost of their individual in volvemen t

Bei ng a stu dent or univers ity gra du ate is not a prerequisi te T here is an increasing number of people of varying age experience and learn ing who participate in the overseas progra m

Basically C ros -roaders must be at least 19 years of age a t the ti me of departure and Canadi a n c itizens or have landed imm igran t stat us T hey should be willing to adapt to living and working with people whose culture and lifestyles vary from their own

Peter G illie CSS 74 a teacher at Brant Avenue Public School in G uelph is co-ordina tor of the 1981 CCI progra m for the G uel ph a rea and reports tha t the following ten of G studen ts will be invo lved

Sa ndy Boland of Toronto will go to Bangladesh Lee Ann Gage Sa rnia to Zambia Dawn Gordon Mi lton to Fij i shyJ ud y Halladay Victoria BC to Indonesia C raig Merkley London to Kenya and Cheryl Ann McKenner PEI to G uyana

Anne Hawthorn SI Bruno PQ We nd y Howley Woodstock Ka thy Killinger Toronto and Fiona MacPhail Sout h Porcupine are unplaced at press tim eO

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W hile driving along a rural sideroad the other day I stopped to watch a

combine at work The great machine moved ponderously across the field cutting a wide swath of ripe grain A stream of golden kernels nowed into a hopper at its top andT e Annual behind it as it moved along it left a neat windrow of crumpled straw

Threshing Bee This journalistic sketch a nostalgic glimpse of farm life In Wes tern Ontario during the first quarter of the 20th century comes from the book Down On the Farm by Harold B Dlsbrowe OAC 23

About the Author

Harold Disbrowe is a retired educator He started his career as an instructor at International College in Izmir Turkey and later was a demonstrator and lecturer at the Ontario Agricultural College In 1932 he became a secondary schoolteacher of science and agriculture and taught at Stirling in Hastings County and Simcoe in Norfolk County

In 1945 he was appointed principal of Elmira District Secondary School in Waterloo County He occupied this post until his retirement in 1965

He now resides in London Ontario Since retiring he has become a freelance writer and has had numerous articles published in Ontario dailies including the London Free Press Ottawa Journal and the Toronto Da ily Star

The Authors Foreword

These 16 sketches based on my own experience describe some aspects offarm and community life in Malahide township Elgin County Ontario during the first quarter of this century

In retrospect it was a wonderful training for life although I had small appreciation of it at the time It provided a special kind of pragmatic education that has served me well I always feel a lillie sorry for those who do not have this in their background

Those days are gone and the lifestyle and experiences offarm life described here will not again be duplicated However they are a part of our history and their remembrance is worth recording HBD

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Harold B Disbrowe OAC 23

It was controlled by a solitary man sea ted comforta bly in a glass-enclosed cab from which came the sound of music He with this complica ted machine was accomplishing what in my boyhood days would have required the exertions of several teams of horses and a dozen men

This lone farmer with his mammoth machine whose cost would have sufficed to purchase a SOO-acre farm 60 years ago somehow symbolized the impersonality of modern life even on the farm In the rural Ontario of bygone years threshing out the crop was a community enterprise a social rite that was enjoyed by all who had a part in it

In the unsophisticated early days of this century the arrival of the threshers was an exciting event The big steam engine came down the road puffing and clanking and emitting clouds of smoke and steam Behind it in tandem it towed the grain separator with its myriad belts and pulleys and the sloshing gurgling tank wagon

The outfit pulled into the yard and stopped In the sudden silence one could hear the hiss of escaping steam and smell the odours of hot oil and wood smoke But the silence was short-lived for the crew climbing down from their various perches proceeded to reconnoiter the situation and then with much shouting back and forth to set the machine

The separator was unhitched and turned around and then pushed backward up the ramp into the barn by the puffing

Th e threshing engine

labou ri ng engine Next the engine wa s backed dow n the slope a nd levelled by backing the rear wheels onto a sturdy platform constructed of old railroad ties The big rubber-and-canvas beh was unrolled and slipped over the separator drive pulley and the flywheel of the engine which was chocked into position when the right degree of tautness was attained

While this was going on the exchange hands drifted in from the neighbouring farms As they arrived they were assigned to their work stations Most were sent to the mow to pitch down sheaves but one was sent to the separator platform to feed them into the machine and a couple were designated to carry away the grain as it came from the separator The job of steering the stra w blower an easy task usually went to the boy of the family The farm owner in conformance with convention assumed the suffocating task of spreading straw in the dusty confines of the straw shed

When all was ready a couple of short toots of the whistle warned the hands that work was about to start The engine chuggcd purposefully and the drivebelt slapped a few times as it gathered speed Various pulleys belts and conveyors started to move the band cutters flashed and a blast of air came from the blower When the sounds converged into a powerful rumble the separator man gave the signal to start

The engineer responded with a short whistle blast and the platform man started to lay the sheavcs onto the conveyor that fed them headfirst into the maw of the machine The whirling bladcs of the band cuttcr severed the twine bands and the machine growled protestingly as the grain passed through the cylinder and was stripped of its kernels

The threshing crew

Down through the roaring quaking machine went the mixture of straw chaff and grain The straw was sucked up and blasted out through the blower pipe into the straw shed The grain and chaff passed over a wccession of vibrating sieves that separated them and permitted the kernels to flow from the side of the machine into a waiting one-bushel container As each was filled it was whisked away to the granary and emptied into a bin As the carrier returned with the empty container he paused at the granary door to put a mark on the tallyboard

As the men settled into the work they instinctively adopted a rhythmic pace that kept the separator operating at optimum capacity All the while the separator man moved over the machine between the whirling belts and pulleys to attend to his duties He filled and adjusted grease cups applied belt dressing and kept a sharp watch for trouble

At the engine the engineer was kept busy firing t he boiler The fuel consisted of old fence rails and pine stumps of which there seemed to be an inexhaustible supply These items were cut into appropriate lengths for the firebox by means of a buzz saw attached to one of the tender boxes on the rear platform of the engine It was driven by a belt from the flywheel Throughout the day the high-pitched z-i-n-g-g-g-g of the saw could be heard as the engine man cut wood to feed the voracious firebox

If there was an ample supply water for the boiler was taken from the farm well otherwise it had to be hauled from a convenient pond or stream Supplying it was the farmers responsibility and a man and team were dispatched for this purpose from time to time Sometimes while they were on this errand the supply ran low and

the engineer would let loose frantic short blasts of the whistle to signal the tank man to make haste

While the men were at work all was bustle and chatter at the house as the women prepared to feed the hands Providing good meals for the threshers was a rural tradition and every housewife did her best to maintain the standard expected

A prodigious amount of baking and roasting was done in preparation for the annual epicurean rite When the tables were finally ready they literally sagged under their burden of food Huge platters of meat and pitchers of brown gravy bowls of mashed potatoes peas and carrots plates of sliced tomatoes cookies and homemade bread as well as numerous kinds of pie pickles and preserves and great pitchers of tea and coffee occupied all available space

(n the backyard the family laundry tubs were set up on trestles and filled with water Bars of brown soap were laid out and fresh towels were draped conveniently over fence or clothesline When all was ready a wave of the hand to the watchful engineer was the signal to shut down A prolonged shrill whistle halted the now of sheaves and brought the work to a halt

The engine was shut down and the clattering belts and pulleys slowed and stopped Jn the unaccustomed stillness the voices of the men sounded unnaturally loud as they climbed down from their places and made their way to the house At the water tubs there was a tremendous amount of hawking blowing and snorting as the men washed the dust and grime from arms and faces before going in and seating themselves at the tables

All was concentration as the hungry hands set to Little could be heard but the clatter of knives and forks as the platters were emptied and replenished again and again by the hovering women But as appetites were appeased the pace slowed down and there was conversation and good-natured banter around the table

Afterwa rds the men drifted outside for more talk and a smoke before returning to work or if at days end to their respective homes for evening chores Thus the work went on from day to day until the neighbourhood was threshed out 0

-Copies of the 67-page book Down On the Farm may be obtained for $5 postpaid by writing to Harold B Disbrowe 17 Farm Manor Court London Ontario N 6H 412 The book is also available at $395 at the U of G Campus Bookstore Ed

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Grandntas

By Andrea Mudry Fawcett

G randma is no longer in a class by herself In the past when a grandshy

mother began to study at university she invariably made the front page of the local newspaper Today however she is far from alone

At the University of Guelph as on campuses across orth America adults varying grea tly in age academic backshyground and aims are coming to learn A businessman takes three days out of a hectic schedule to attend a conference on computers because he finds it absolutely necessary to keep abreast of changes in his field He is joined on campus by a former school drop-out who is intent on improving his career potential by getting a degree Meanwhile a highly-trained technician is

indulging her life-long ambition of studying history

The Action Is Not All on Campus Working closely with the Colleges the

University School of Part-time Studies and Continuing Education regularly develops credit and non-credit programs tailor-made to the specific needs of groups such as teachers business and technical workers Often the clients take part in designing the program for their employees The Roya l Bank and the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources a re two that have taken advantage of this new method Currently in the works is a Family Studies course to be offered for teachers in St Catharines The site for a n off-campus program can be a

Not Alone Any More lunchroom boardroom or a classroom whichever is most appropriate

Various media have been extensively

used to reach large nu mbers of peoplc Most recently the School is co-operating with TV O ntario to produce special credit courses on C hina and Energy

The needs of adult stud en ts who often have to fit studying around job and family responsibilities are our main consideration says Mark W aldron Director of th e University School of Part-time Studies and C ontinuing Education Organized in 1979 mai nly to accommodate thc rising number of returning olde r-tha n-average students the School had 13000 registrations for 1980 It is separated into three divisions Part -time and G e neral Studies for degree

programs Continuing Education for non-credit programs and Independent (correspondence) Study for diplomas in Agriculture and Horticulture Professors Sam Luker Jim M urray and T ed Mc N inch a re the chairmen of the respective div isions

Matching Strengths and Needs The School is not interested in simply

duplicati ng other universities offer in gs Whether faculty and sta ff are developing a course a conference or a new program they emphasize the U niversity S st rengths a nd the needs of the community Because local industry expressed a need the School recently developed a degree course in Quality Assurance S ubjects such as Family Studies Agriculture Hotel and Food Administration and Computing Science

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a re freque nt ly the focal poi nt of professional developmen t conferences

Some ideas origi na ted by the School a re not hi ng less than pioneering steps in adult education Corresponde nce students once had only a text book and occasionally audio cassettes until School faculty developed a multi-media learning kit that combines these two with a small hand-viewer and filmst rips enabling students to learn th rough th ree compleshymentary processes S ummer Campus is a unique vacat ion program which a llows people of all ages a nd interests to enjoy the Un iversitys extensive educational and recreational facilities during the relatively qu iet summer months

W ith the introduction of a regula r slate of evening credit courses on campus a yca r and a ha lf ago t he number of partshyti me students increased by more than 50 per cent Many of these people are taki ng degree courses to advance occupationally

For Some-a Ne w Career A glazier meta l mecha nic by day

Thomas Smith of G uel ph spe nds many evenings on cam pus as a part-t ime student He returned to school after 20 years intent upon gaining a degree in Computing Science and Business Administration and st a rt ing a new ca reer

He is thorough ly enjoying and ma king the most of his univers ity ex perience Im curious about many subjects so each semester I take a course in the H umani t ies or Social Sciences a long wit h one in my major subject of Comput ing Science So far I have studied Psychology Philosophy H istory and Sociology he ex plains

Tom believes tha t people s hould act ively participate in organiza tions which a ffect them persona lly Consequently he became the first represen tative of the new G eneral S tudies progra m to sit on the U niversity Senate Formerly he was recording secretary of Local 181 2 Intershynational Brotherhood of Pai nters and Allied Trades

Tom has discovered aspects of the university experience which evade all too many older students according to Richard Leavens counsello r Part-ti me and G eneral Studies Often these ad ults are too in tense and anxious about completing a project or writ ing exams T hey overlook the fact that being here affords them t he chance to escape their usual roles for a while to cxplore new ideas a nd meet new friends wi th similar in teres ts Ult imately it is the pleasure in learnin g which makes the exercise worthwh ile It can be a total experience of trying a nd growing

Not everyone bent on advancing a career has the time or energy to pursue a degree however Toms week for example often spirals into 60 hours and more of combined work and study not to mention his family commitments Completed in a fraction of the time nuts and bolts certificate or diploma programs in subjects such as Industrial Relations Statistics Horticulture and Agriculture are becoming increasingly popular Several such programs a re being offered by each division in the School

Practical Programs Since these are practical programs the

knowledge gained is immediately useful on the job Marlene and Joh n G iesbrecht of Manitoba found Independent Studys correspondence program in Horticulture an idcal way to become more proficient in their tree and lawn care business while working towards an Ontario Diploma in Horticulture (ODH) The Edmonton parks system has established special in-service training to augment the O DH progra m in order to encourage their employees to study for the diploma

University of Guelph graduates some of whom may well have silently vowed never to crack another book as they received their degree are among the first to discover that learning is a lifelong process and pleasure A teacher of French English and Mathematics at Waverley Public School in Guelph Jean Llewellyn Arts 72 recently took an evening course in childrens literature at the University Certainly the course is very useful in providing me with a core of information to teach my own students but it is gratifying and certainly no chore I feel that Im gaining two bonuses from the one expe rience she explains

Dr Peter G (Spike) Oliver OVC 51 occasionally enjoys taking a Continuing Education non-degree course A consultant wi th the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food he prefers subjects such as Physical Awareness and Psychology which provide a relaxing change of pace after a day s work

Increased leisure time the need to keep abreast of the knowledge explosion genera l higher educational levels these then are the main factors contributing to

what Profcssor Waldron describes as the current boom in adult education

The universities on their part may be catering more to the needs of these older students because of the anticipated decline in enrolment by high school graduates but there is another equally important factor

Aging Does Not Impair Ability to Learn From 1900 to the 1940s ma ny

ed uca tional psychologists bel ieved that physica l emotional sensory and inte llectual growth stopped at the age of 18 S u bsequent resea rch consistently extended this growth period a nd present ind ications are th a t t he aging process does not at all sign ifica ntly impair the a bility to lea rn But the shadow of formcr bel iefs remai ned with educators and the public for a long t ime Even now it is not tota lly eradicated

To hel p adul ts especia ll y those taking degree courses to overcome fears and ta ke their place in the mainstream of university life t he School has organized special services Counsell ing and orientation sessions are available before classes begin These are followed by short workshops on how to wri te essays ta ke exams and use t he library Spec ial facilities and counsellors are avai la ble to help in career decisions

Gazing into the c rystal ball Professor Wa ldron forsees a continuation of the trend towards in novative cou rse fo rmats to meet the needs of adu lts The possibilities are endless since st ripped to its essentials learning is simply an organized sequential series of ex periences concentrating on a given SUbject Withi n ten years he expects that computers will become as common as radio and te levision sets a re today and will provide excellen t leachi ng dev ices

[n the nea r fu ture the universities wi ll bclong as much to older students as to the traditiona l 18- to 22-year-olds he concludes

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i1u ALUMNI NEWS amp [JJ I~

CAMPUS HIGHLIGHTS I~

Appointment

Robin Lewis Arts 73

Robin Baird Lewis Arts 73 has been appointed Deve lo pmentC om municashytions Officer in the Department of Alumni Affairs and Development

Robin received her BA (Honors) degree in English a nd H istory In 1978 she received an M A in H istory Scotshytish Studies the first to receive a Masshyters degree in this disci pline from the U nivers ity

An active member of the Central Ontario Artists Association she is an exhibiting artist commercial designer and illustrator whose work has a ppeared in the 1980 and 1981 editions of Canashydian Children s Annual and in collecshytions in Canada the United States and

G reat Brita in Before her present appointment

Robin ta ught Art in Bra nt ford Woodshystock and at Fa nshaw e C ollege and then Art English and History for the Brant Count y Board of Educa tion

As Developmen tCommun ications Offi cer she is responsible for the artshywork co-ordination of des ign copy and preparation of fu ndra ising literat ure and seven College Alumni Weekend bulletin supplements and other printed mat r ials for the De partment She also prepa res proposals for presentation to foundations and corporations a nd co-ordinates the promotion of the Universitys deferred and commemorative gifts programs 0

Newly Elected as

AluDlni Senators

Phili p Cha n is general manager of Guelphs C hina T iki restaurant W hile at t he University he served a three-yea r term as a Student Senator was one of the fou nding mem bers and president of the C hinese Students A sociation and was the Universitys first Food Services Ombudsman

Following the annual election for three of the nine alumni seats on Senate of the University Philip Chan HAFA 75 Christine Hurlbut A rts 74 a nd Lorna (Dennison) Milne OAC 56 have been elected to replace those who have fulshyfill ed three-year terms

Christine Hurlbut is an 3ssistantasshysocia te consultant in womens concerns for the Anglican C hurch of C anada She devotes her spa re time to the Canadian Cancer Society and to the archives and socia l programs of her chu rch Ch ristine has also been involved with Alma Mater Fund commemorative programs

Lorna (Dennison) Milne lives in Bra m pton where she has operated Flowshyertown Antiques for nine years She served an eight- year term as trustee with the Pee l Board of Education and is president of t he North Peel unit of the Canadian C ancer Society She is marshyried to Ross M il ne OAC 55 0

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Jim Elmslie Alumni Affairs amp Development

Our Photographe r in London

T he day was June 14 198 1 T he place was T he Ma ll in London England during the annu al Trooping the Colour ceremony S ix blank shots were fi red f rom a starting-pis shytol Burmese the 19-year-old horse carrying Queen Eliza shybeth II reared and bolted for a few yards a busbied

Gu ardsm an reached into the crowd and dragged th e gunman to th e road and Jim Elmslie assistant director f or development A lumni Affairs captured the whole scene On vacation Jim and his wIe Kay were staying at th e Uni versity of Guelph s London House

COining Eve nts September 14-19 Aggie Week

25 OAC Alumni Association Annual Golf Tournament

October 3 HOMECOMING

October-Decem ber Daily Campus Visit Program (Except Sat and Sun ) fo r Prospective Students Call (519) 824-4120 Ext 871 2 or in Ontario Call Toll Free 1-800-265-8344

November 9-11 Guelph Interaction A Conference on Scientific and Human Issues Workshops and Seminars for Senior High School Students Phone (51 9) 824-4120 for Details

12-22 Royal Agricultural Winte r Fair Toronto

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The College of Social Science Alumni Association

PEGAS-US Editor Rick Knap 74

First CSSAA Awards The C ollege of Social Science honoured its top students at an awards ceremony and luncheon earlier this year and CSS alumni can mark a milestone achievement on thei r calendars

For the first time in the Associashytions history College of S ocial Science Alumni Association In-C ourse Scholarshyships have been awarded

Funded by a $2000 Alma Mater Fund grant te n presentations of $200 each were made

At the same function six Alma Mater BA In-Course Scholarships of $250 each were awarded to students enrolled in the BA program who have completed five semesters with high acashydemic standing

The CSSA A on behalf of all its members ex te nds its sincere congratulashytions to the recipients 0

Alma Mater scholarship winners and CSS faculty I to r are Dean John Vanderkamp Vivian Gies Hazel Jones Stephen Dawkins Robert Wildeboer Kathleen M artin and Department of Sociology and Anthropology chairman Professor Wayne Thompson

CS S AA scholarship winners and css faculty I to r front row Elizabeth Renfrew Karen Frosch S usan Smith Barbara Jessup Kerry Prentice and David Bestvater Back row Professor E Dalrymple-Alford Vante Martini Gerald Jellis and Professor P Gough

Grad News 1974

Bob Small is a life skills coach at Sheridan College in Oakville

1977

Kosta Black works for S ta nley Products Limited of Burlington as product manshyager

Patricia Locher operates her own busishyness Patrik Action Wear in Clareshysholm Alberta

Gerald Neil works for the Continental Ba nk in Newmarket as an accounts representative

1978

S teven Boudreau works in the University Sa les Division of Gage Educational Pubshylishing Limited Steve operates out of his home base in Brownsburg Quebec

Kathy MacKay teaches at the First United Day Care C entre in Victoria BC

Laura (Petl) and Steven Smith live in Oshawa Laura is assistant co-ordinator with the Canadian Hearing Society in Toronto Steven holds a management position with Cooper-Smith of Oshawa

Bob Sullivan and his wife Lori 79 live in Windsor Bob has enrolled in the Faculty of Law at the University of Windsor 0

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His BA Led

to Something

Different Gary Muntz 69 is Executive Director a t Manitoulin Centenniall Manor in lillie Current Manitoulin Island Ontario He holds an honours BA and double major in Political Science and History and an MA 72 in Political Science

PECAS-US Tell us about the Manitoushylin Centennial Manor

MunIz Its a municipal home for the aged for the District of Manitoulin The facility is supported jointly by the proshyvincial government and by local municishypalities on the island The Manor proshyvides residential care for the elderly

PECAS-US How many people are emshyployed at the Manor

MunIz We have a staff of approximateshyly 70 people

PECAS-US Manitoulin Island is very distinctive in terms of its geography Is it also distinctive in terms of its comshymunity as compared to southwestern Ontario

MUnT Its the largest island in fresh water in the world and a vacation parashydise in the summer It also offers a great deal in the way of winter sports and recreational opportunity

Manitoulin is unique in the sense that local people describe themselves as islanders and there is the mystique of belonging to a native islander society In recent years however the mystique is much more real than the presence of a native island society Many people have moved to Manitoulin for lifestyle reashy

sons There are more islanders at heart now than native islanders

Y cars ago Manitoulin was an isoshylated community a liule off the main thoroughfare however in 198 ~ people may have to go a little out of the way to get to Manitoulin but the isolation factor has disappeared

PECAS-US What industry is present on Manitoulin

Muniz Presently the largest employer is the public service including the hospishytal in Little Current the Manor of which I am a part the school board and other government ministries A large seasonal tourist industry together with the commercial infrastructure supports a large summer population

At present a new lumber mill has begun operation At the turn of the century Manitoulin was noted for its lumber mills Now with increased forshyeign demand for lumber a large mill is transporting logs from the north shore of Lake Huron to Manitoulin The mill is finishing lumber and shipping it mainly to the Middle East

PpoundCAS-US What social and economic factors will playa major role in shaping the Manitoulin community in the next few years)

MunIZ The tourist industry is the largshyest attraction to the island The governshyment and the municipalities through local initiatives programs like most other municipalities wish to attract inshydustry I think though I am not their spokesman that a number of people on the island would opt for a selective approach to industrial development

There is a controversy regarding nearby Elliot Lake and its uranium mines and processing plant A large segment of the island population is dogshymatically opposed to this type of indusshytry The reason for this opposition is the view that such an industry is an enshycroachment on the clean-air cleanshywater lifestyle on the island which most Manitoulin residents feel is important In fact these are the reasons why people have chosen Manitoulin as a place to live

In an area which does not offer a great many employment opportunities for the young work force the lament is that it is very difficult to keep successive generations in the community Many may be forced to leave

As a result there are two opposing forces thosc who would freeze the island in time and those who have

children and see the need for increased job opportunities I hope that a conshystructive compromise will be achieved

PtCAS-US Describe the needs of the people at the Manitoulin Centennial Manor

MunIz The Manor is not unique among homes for the aged As people grow older many reach the point where they are unable to maintain their own homes and property There is a progression which can be observed but generally speaking due to medical disabilities or simply advancing age people require more care

We have here at the Manor a very charming facility with I believe one of the most beautiful views in Ontario if not Canada There is a commanding view of the North Channel where we overlook an attractive group of islands and in the summer there are usually many sailboats in view

It used to be the case that families would care for their own however a change of family lifestyles indicates that older family members often will not have their children available to help them

I am not in the least offended if our residents consider the Manor as a place where they can obtain food and shelter while continuing with their lifestyles outside the Manor as much as possible

We have activity directors and offer nursing care Many residents require some form of nursing care Each resishydent has personal needs We provide medical services up to the point allowed by legislation If greater medical attenshytion is required then the resident must move to a hospital as required by law The Manor operates somewhat like a hospital but is quite different in that we are providing a home

PECAS-US Are there courses deshyscribed as necessary or required in order to launch graduates into a career or a job such as yours

MunIZ I wish that I could offer a clear insight but many opportunities seem to be fortuitous Being a graduate of the -College of Social Science I was exposed to a controversy which is ongoing as to whether a liberal arts education is of value I believe that a graduate can benefit from an education in Social Science combined with a large smatshytering of reality and an ability to recognize opportunities As a result the graduate can take advantage of opporshytunities as they arrive 0

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The College of Biological Science Alumni Association

BI -ALUMNI EWS Editor Jane Selley Arts 70

Sir Peter Markham Scott DSc

A citation by Professor Keith Ronald to convocation on the presentation of an honorary degree to Sir Peter Markham SCOII June 4

Knight Bachelor Commander Order of the British Empire Distinguished Sershyvice Cross and Bar artist author natushyralist and conservationist broadcaster and lecturer and sailor in peacetime and in war Born in Gloucester England by the age of seven he was discussing fish and sea birds and sea urchins with Sir Ray Lankester F RS From school he went to Trinity College Cambridge where he received his MA degree in 1931 Since the mid-1930s his unusual abilities have enabled him to excel in everyone of the great range of activities to which he has given his attention

Going on after Cambridge to the Munich State Academy and then to the Royal Academy Schools in London he immersed himsel f in the fine arts Since 1933 his paintings have been exhibited in London and New York he has writ shyten more than a dozen books including his autobiography The Eye of the Wind published in 1962 and he has been illustrator for a like number of works by other authors

Bronze medallist for single-handed sailing in the 1936 Olympics he won the Prince of Wales Cup for International 14-foot dinghies for 1937 1938 and 1946 For his valour in the Royal Navy from 1939 to 1945 he was three times mentioned in dispatches was awarded the M B E in 1942 and the DSC and Bar in 1943 He took part in the Dieppe raid twice new with the RA F and fought on land near Caen in 1944

In 1946 Peter Scott founded The

Wildfowl Trust as a non-profit organizashytion devoted to research conservation and education pertaining to ducks geese swans and other waterfowl In 1953 he was awarded the CBE as Honorary Director of that Trust His profound interests in wildlife over the years have taken him to all parts of the world An alphabetical list of places from Alaska to Zanzibar includes more than a hundred names many visited a number of times only V and X are missing

Since the 1940s Scott has broadshycast for the BBC talks and commentarshyies on a variety of topics including the Victory Procession of June 1946 which he broadcast while standing in a Duck Later programs such as the Childrens Hour Nature Parliament on radio and LOOK on television including a special edition with the Duke of Edinshyburgh for National Nature Week in 1966 are illustrative Since 1971 he has been commentator for Anglia Televishysions Survival series He has delivshyered lectures on similar topics in many parts of the world including of course aboard ship

Scott has served as president viceshypresident chairman councillor or memshyber of a host of bodies involved in yachting exploring conservation ornishythology Boy Scouts and many others He is a former president of the Society of Wildlife Artists a life Fellow of the London Zoological Society and of the New Zealand Antarctic Society He is a trustee of British and of African sancshytuaries and of the Ontario Waterfowl Research Foundation

In recognition of his leadership in such bodies as the World Wildlife Fund the Wildlife Youth Service the Internashytional Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources and others Her Majesty was pleased to create Peter Scott Knight Bachelor in 1973 He was appointed to the Icelandic Order of the Falcon (1969) and Commander of the

Dutch Order of the Golden Ark (1976) The Albert Medal of the Royal Society of Arts was bestowed on him in 1970 and he has received ot her medals of zoological societies a nd conservation soshycieties too numerous to cite

The British university world hoshynoured him as Rector of Aberdeen from 1960 to 1963 and as C hancellor of Birmingham in 1974 He is an honorary L L D of Exeter (1963) Aberdeen (1963) Birmingham (1974) and Br istol (1974) Bath awarded him its honorary DSc in 1979 and he was named Fellow of the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology in 1974 From Cornelil University he reshyceived the Arthur Allen Medal for ornishythology in 1971

Madam C hancellor the word versashytility can seldom have connoted such proficiency and excellence as have been so broadly achieved by th is man had the name Bay of Exploits not been given long ago in our maritime province of Newfoundland it might well have been used to honour S ir Peter Scott It is therefore an unusua l pleasure for me on behalf of the Senate of the University of Guelph to request you now to do honour to this Unive rs ity in hon u ring Peter Markham Scott by conferring upon him the degree of Do tor of Scishyence honoris causa 0

Ski-Zoo When was the last time you had a sk i-eyed view of an elephant The C8SAA is planning a day of crossshycountry skiing that includes a beshyhind-the-scenes tour of the MetroshyToronto Zoo in late January or February 1982

Wed like to know if youll come Direct all your comments to the C8SAA co Alumni Affairs and Development University Censhytre niversity of Guelph Guelph Ontario NIG 2WI 0

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New Editor Professor John T Powell is about to add yet anot he r activity to his already eclecshytic interests The C ollege of Biological S cience Al umni Associa tion has apshypointed hi m as editor of the Bia-Alum ni News for the next year

T his will be a natural position for John who is not only well known to all CBS a lumni but who also keeps up a n exte nsive correspondence with many graduates For those who know and work closely wi th him it is common knowl edge tha t he enjoys corresponding by ma il So get out your pen and dash off a letter of congra tul at ions- and be prepared for an o nslaught of reply letshyters

Dr Powell was invited to come to the University 16 yea rs ago to create a departme nt of Physical Education He became the chairman of such a departshy

ment a nd the subsequent chairman of the newly created Depa rtment of Hu man Kinetics in 1971 (now in the School of H uman Biology ) They were he says the most exciting yea rs of my life

H e remembers with affect ion the open ing of the H uman Kinet ics Build ing in J 973 Although he has a lways been acti ve and inte nse in his involvement with physical exercise he is proud of the crea tion o f the academic atmosphere in H uma n Kine t ics- and the pioneering steps it took for the discipline

In a familiar style John leans forshyward to emphasize his next state ment Ive worked in fo ur uni vers ities in four countries a nd G uel ph is the 010 t coshyoperative Here and he digresses to add a personal story there is a relashytionship be tween all levels of the U nivershysity com munity whi ch demonstrates an excellent willingness and fr iend li ness to co-operate For me he sa ys it has been an opportu nity to put many of my conce pts into action It has al ways been a stimulating environment

Most of uS cat lunch at noon John however can usually be found lead ing a minimum of 30 me n and women in a vigorous program of physical e xerciseshyknown as the C ardiovascular C lub True to form th is was another activi ty which

John began the da y he arrived on ca mshypus Two of the or iginal members st il l join him and many retirees correspond by mail or phone for advice on t heir personal routi nes

Indicati ve of his participat ion in the U niversi ty com mun ity was the honour he received la t yea r- the C ommunity Service Awa rd He re lated that he alshymost missed the ba rbecue to honou r hi m so unsuspecting was he

Me ntion mus t be made of J ohns involvement in the Oly mpic movement which is a source of im me nse pride for him He was rece ntly appoi nted a pershyma nent member of the Canadian O lympic Associa tion and is a n ho norary membe r of t he N ational O ly mpic Acadshyemy for whom he is a regular lec tu rer at ancient O lympia This year for examshyple he will be a discuss ion leader inshyvolved with the Ara b nations

John has a lways enjoyed his inshyvolvement with alumni and hel ped fou nd the H um3 n Ki netics A lumni Assoc iation in 1971 He sa ys tha t he hopes tha t the CBS Bio -A lumni Ne ws wi ll conti nue to be a vehicle of correspondence for friend s who wish to keep in touch a recorder of stimulating academ ic adshyvances and a voice that will attract cu rrent notice of the work of a vibrant C ollege 0

New Pres Jim Galivan 73

T he new CBSAA president is a devoted G uelph grad Not only has Ji m Ga ll ivan 73 taken over from Al S ippel 75 bu t he will also finish a gradua tion from the

U of G which began in 1973 After his Bsc Ji m worked on his Msc till 1977 then after a few months break went on to a Ph D tha t he will complete this year

Jims speciality is respiration specishyfically the relationship between meta bolshyic rate and lung structure Recen tly he was named as the recipient of the E B Eastburn Fellowship (a trust fund of the Hamilton Foundation) that will a llow him to work this year on the structure

and function of lungs in the sloth and othe r bradymetabol ic animals A portion of this study will be carried out at Mc Master U niversi ty a nd a not her part in Ma naus Brazil (Jim has a lready promised the Bio-Alumni News some correspondence )

T he jungle environment might cramp hi s daily running schedule but it will certainly enha l]~ t hi s interest in photography (Jim maybe a picture or two as well plcasel) 0

Grad News

Cheryl Bailey 76 wr ites that she and her husband have recently returned from a two-year world tour (seve n mont hs in Australia) and have now settlcd in Toronto C heryl is working as a program meranalyst for th e C anada Perma nent Trust Co

Susan Collis 80 is curre ntly working as a veterinary assista nt in Brampton

Marg Davis 76 works as an air traffic control o ffice r with the C a nadian Armed Forces

Michael Ferr 77 is studying medic ine a t Q ueens He will grad ua te th is year

Diane (Andrews) Frechette 79 lives in Montreal where she is a q uality control supervisor for Br ights W ines

Len Godwin 79 and his wife Sharon live in Thunder Bay where Len is a contract fisheries technician for the M inistry of N a tural Resources

David Grasser 78 is a technical sales representative for A lchem Inc in Edshymonton Alberta

Jim McMillan 79 is em ployed as a fisher ies technicia n with Fisheries and shyO ceans Ca nada at the Bed ford Institute of Oceanography

Sheila (Brown) Murphy 77 wri te that she is enjoying her new position as a programmer with the Canada System Group in Mississa uga S he a nd her husband A llen live in Burlington O nshyta rio D

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Macdonald InstituteCollege of Family and Consumer

Studies Alumni Association

ALUMNI NEWS Editor Joan (Anderson) Jenkinson 66

Diseases of Lifestyle and Choice Excerpts from Nutrition Awareness and Education tbe keynote address gi~en by Dr Donna Woolcott 69 at tbe 1981 Mac-FACS alumni seminar

Dr Donna Woolcoll graduated from Family and Consumer Studies in 1969 She continued her studies at the Univershysity of Manitoba obtaining her MSc in Nutrition in 1971 Returning to the University of Guelph she completed her Ph D in Applied Human Nutrition in 1979 Currently she is Assistant Professhysor Applied Human Nutrition in the Department of Family Studies

The 60s and 70s were two decades during which nutrition became a major focal point for society particularly in terms of defining our nutrition probshylems

In Canada the most comprehensive survey to date was undertaken in the form of Nutrition Canada sampling ovcr 20000 Canadians from coast to coast Results of this survey have formed thc basis for intervention programs by government for new directions in reshysearch and for heightened awareness in business and industry

The major problems identified in Nutrition Canada can be classified as diseases of lifestylc and choice

Overweight andor obesity are major concerns in North America Beshycause of the very dismal success rates of wcight controlweight loss programs (cstimate of success is one to two per cent) programs directed at prevention should receivc the highest priority and should be directed at consumers before weight problems become cntrenched

Hcart disease ha s been identified as a health problcm of endemic proportions in Canada It is estimated that 50 per cent of deaths can be attributed to this disease While somc of the risk factors

associated with heart diseasc such as age sex and family history ca nnot be modificd many others including nut r ishytion arc susceptibl( to change which can lower risk

i third area of conccrn is iron deficicncy Thc survey revealed that body iron reserves and intake of iron were ub-optimal for a major portion of the population from infants throughout the life span to the elderly This concern also ca n be attributed to our lifest yle which dictates tha t we watch our caloric intake to avoid overweight T here is evidence that a daily intake of less than

Professor Donna Wool CO li 6 9

2000 calories makes it difficult to mainshytain adcquate iron intake

The development of dental caries is a disease which in spite of excellent preventive dentistry programs affects virtu a lly every fa mily to some extent in Canada We havc clear evidence tha t

there is a link bet wecn sucrosc-sugar consumption and the incidence of cavishyties

Being aware of the nutri-tion probshylems we look for solutions--one being nutrition education As well we need improved legislation regarding food lashybelling and advertising claims In add ishytion some at middottention should be paid to development of a national nutrition polshyicy

Regarding nutrItIOn knowledge studies have shown that the population is much misinformed or clearly lacks knowledge of nutrition in areas whe re nutrition professionals see a clear need for knowledge Ironically the consumer is overwhelmed with nutrition messages which come from questionable sources such as health food proponents fad diet promoters and media personalities

Developments are being made in nutrition education across Canada Pubshylic health and community nutritionists provide programs focusing on prevention and health to target groups such as pregnant women children the elderly the adult population at risk from heart disease and those with weight control problems Most of these programs are carried out by public health nurses dental hygienis-ts teachcrs fitness inshystructors and other health and social service pe rsonnel

The O ntario Milk Marketing Board has made significant contributions in increasing student nutrition awareness industry is developing an interest in nutrition education and many newspashypers in C anada carry reliable syndicated nutrition columns on a weekly basis

Many newspapers and magazines employ fully qualified nutritionists to write their nutrition columns The Canashyda Departments of Agriculture and C onsumer and Corporate Affairs inshyclude nutrition educa tion in some proshy

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gra ms as well W hat more could we do to improve

meeting consumers need s for nutrition education A short list would include such interve ntion s as school curr icula in nutrition increa sed participation by proshyfe ss ional nutritionis ts (as opposed to self-styl ed nutritionists) in health and ed uca t ion programs

Med ia exposurc by nutritionists should be re-emphas ized he re as well

We need improved nutrition labelling in C anada an ingredient list is not enough particularly in an increasingly crowded and complex food market The food industry could do more to provide conshysumers with nutrition information and to clarify some of the misconceptions held by consumers In addition we need to develop more direct service programs to

a ddrci~ the very real needs of some of our vcry high-risk groups such as the

elderly na tive peoples and coronary prone individuals

In conclusion it is clear that there are significant challenges ahead in Canshyada to overcome nutrition problems and to promote individual responsibility for nutritional health All of us can share in the challenge by providing effective nushytrition education In order to do this we must keep ourselves aware of the most recent trends in nutrition 0

From the

Dean Your editor J oan (Ande rson) Jenki nshyson 66 has asked tha t I tell you briefl y about some of the exc iting and very recent development whieh I mentioned when wel com ing M ac- FCS seminar participants in early M a y pace is preshycious so I will be brief with just a sentence for each

O ur FACS S hedS won for M a ry C ocivera Departme nt of Informat ion an Exceptional Achievement Awa rd in the publication writing category of an a wards program sponsored by the Counshy

cil for Advancement a nd S upport of Educa tion (C ASE) which was open to cntries from a nada and the U nited S ta tes

T hc U niversi ty L ibra ry in co-opershy

ation with the Depa r tment of Fa mily S tudies received a gra n of $20000 from the S trengthening o f Specia li zed

C ollection grant progra m of t he Social S ci ences and H umanit ies Researc h

Council for the development of the Famshy

ily Studies library collection Six faculty members had research

papers accepted for presentation in five different sections of the Learned Socieshyties Meetings which were held in Halishyfax in May

At a conference for senior hospitalishyty exccutives the School of Hotel and Food Administration (HAFA) a nshynounced plans for the development of an Advanced Management Program for the Hospitality Industry (AMPHI) which

will be offered for the first time in 1983 and for which substantial contributions

have been pledged by the industry to fund the case writing necessary for this program

Research grants totalling approxishymately $182000 have been received in the College over the last several months

Among th em are Dr Keith Slaters grant from the Depa rtment of National

De fence for research on det erioration of te xtile materials Dr Margaret

Mc Kim s grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council for the study of the impact of social experishycnce on infantpeer interac tion and

Dr Bruce Ryans grant from the Onshytario Mental Health Foundation for a study of families in the pre-adoptive

period and the success of th e adoptions These events all occurring over a two-month period give an indica tion of the developments in scholarship a nd outshyreac h within the College

On June 30 Dr Vosburgh completshyed his second five-year term as chairman of the Department of Consumer Studies and looks forw a rd to returning to the Department as a faculty member after a year of leave To have taken the beginshyning concepts for the Depa rtment of Consumer Studies and successfully built a department for which there was no model and which has gained recognition both on this continent and abroad for its uniqueness and its significance in toshydays world is indeed a major accomshypl ishment and one worthy of sincere congra tu la tions

We look forward to welcoming man y of you at the lecture to be given this fall by our Winegard Visiting Professor Dr Kenneth Boulding Deshyta ils of this lecture are outlined below

Plans for the Harshm an Lecture are just being completed It will be presented next year in either the winter or spring

semester

Janet M Wardlaw Dean

Visiting Prof D r Kenneth Boulding a d ist inguished economist and author will spend several weeks on campus in the fall as the W inegard Vis iting Profcssor in thc Colshylege of -a mily and C onsumer S tudies funded by t hc A lma M ater Fund C urshyrently Distingui shed Professor of Ecoshynomics Emeritu s in t he Inst itute of Beshyhavioural Science U niversity of Colorashydo he has been pres ide nt of the A merishycan Associa tion for thc A dvancement of Science the American Economic Assoshy

ciation and the rnternational Studies Association

A prolific author Dr Boulding has published widely on economics and the socia1 sciences Among his recent books are Beyond Economics Essays on Soshyciety Religion and Ethics Ecodynamshyics A New Theory of Societal Evolushytion a nd From Abundance to Scarcity Implications for the American System H e co-authored Social Systems of the Planet Earth

During hi s stay on campus Dr Boulding will participate in undergradushyate and graduate classes and faculty

seminars and will give a lecture to the university community on S eptember 22 He will be the featured speaker in a one-day conference organized by the College to highlight his visit The conshyference wi II focus on the role of households in world development

Faculty in the College a re pleased to host this distinguished scholar as a visiting professor They look forw a rd to the stimulation and leadersh ip his visit will provide Because of Dr Bouldings visit the Harshma n lecture which is usuall y held in the fall will be postshyponed until early 19820

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More Than 2 0 M ore Aware The 14th annual Mac-FACS Alumni Seminar attracted a record number of alumni and friends to the University of Guelph campus on Saturday May 2 The seminar on Nutrition Awareness appealed to grads and students alike spanning graduating years from 26 to 83 Attendance exceeded 200

Mary Henry 65 seminar chairshyman welcomed everyone to the proshygram Congratulations were extended to Dr Margaret Scott McCready recipient of the Order of Canada Medal Dr McCready proudly displayed her medal while alumni applauded her most recent honour

It was indeed a successful day-an excellent opportunity for everyone to update their current interests in nutrishytion and renew friendships at their Alma Mater 0

Professor David Collins- Thompson spoke on Food Safety - the Role of Addatives

Leslie Nanos nutrition consultant spoke on Nutrition and the Aging Process

Mac-FACS Careers Night 81 Sponsored by Your Alumni Association

500 to 7 00 pm October 5

Peter Clark Hall University Centre

Dr Margaret McCready shows her Order of Canada meda l to Mac- FACS Alumni ews editor Joan (Anderson ) Jenkinson Mac 66

In Memoriam

Margaret (Maunders) Coates 270 a life members of the Mac-FACS Alumni Association passed away in London on M arch 18 1981

E Margerite (McKiel) MacDonald 250 passed away in Is lington on Febshyruary 19 1981

Lilla (Freeborn) Oldfield 210 of Minshyneapolis M inn passed away on June II 1980

Lucille Catherine (Kuhn) Rogers 230 of Morrisville Pa passed a way March 10 1981 Her husband Tom Rogers is a graduate of OAC 23

Lois (Seldon) Schwenger 390 of Burlshyington passed away February 8 1981

Edna (Greening) Young 06D passed away in Ham il ton in March 1981 0

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The College of Physical Science Alumni Association

SCIMP Editor Bob Winkel

Barry and the AMF Thc election of Barry Stahlbaum 74 to the chairmanship of the Alma M ater Fund (AMF) Advisory C ouncil for 1981-1982 caps several years of involveshyment in alumni affairs both as a represhysentativc for graduates of his C ollege as secretary of the University of G uelph Alumni Association and as a member of the advisory council itself

A systems analyst in academic computer services Institute of Computshyer Science working with the OvC to computerize veterinary medical informashytion Barry brings a hard-nosed busishyness-like attitude to his new position

The AMF Advisory Council reshyviews and determines project priorities of the AMF and recommends to the President allocations of the proceeds of the fund Two representatives from each of the seven college alumni associations the primary representatives of the camshypaign management committee of the AM F the president and senior vieeshypresident of the Unive rsity of Guelph Alumni Association President Donald Forster as honorary UGAA president John Babcock OAC 54 director Alumni Affairs and Development and Jim Elmslie assistant director for develshyopment Alumni Affairs and Developshy

Roll of Honour The names of nine top undergraduate students in the College of Physical Scishyence have been added to the Colleges honour roll The students have achieved

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ment as secretary to the council make up the AM F advisory councils membershyship

The council deals with a large sum of money-nearly $300000 this year notes Mr Stahlbaum The fund has been administered very efficiently in the past but anticipated growth both in income and disbursements makes a well-managed response even more necesshysary in the future

His tough-mindedness in financial matters softens however when he talks about the role of alumni in supporting the University I see a growing number of alumni turning out for our special cvents I had a ball at College Royal talking to over 150 alumni who had returned to Guelph from as far away as

an average of 85 per cent or higher on five courses in the fifth sixth seventh or eighth semester The following have been named for the fall semester 1980

BSc Program Semester 5 Gail Baker honours (biochemistry) and Timothy Wilkinson major (biochemisshytry) minor (nutrition) Semester 7 John Wylie honours (theoretical physics) Seshymester 8 Christopher Retterath hoshynours (computing and information sci-

Montreal and Sudbury He regrets that it sometimes seems

that the University communicates with alumni only when it asks for money We also need t heir loyalty encourageshyment and participation

Funds provided by alumni to the AM F provide a vital service he exshyplains All universities are cutting back in their budgets and in the process it is the refinements which go first It is these peripheral but important activishyties that receive the support of the AM F

Barry sees fund-raising not as the bottom line of Alumni Affairs but as part of a full circle which makes it possible for things to happen which enhance the prestige and reputation of the University of Guelph

T hese in turn bring pride to us all and also help to create a sense of worthwhileness in being active alumni This is what stimula tes fund raising

The results include scholarships visiting professor programs library acshyquisitions our prestigious University of Guelph Choir trips to Europe the develshyopment of the Arboretum Alumni Stashydium and a host of ot her activities which make us all feel good

Barry takes over the chairmanship from Dr C Robert Buck o v e 46 He was a great chairman I hope I can run a meeting half as well 0

ence) The following we re selec ted from the winter semester 1981

BA Program Semester 8 Mayda -Tratnik honours (mathema tics)

BSc Program S emester 6 C atheshyrine Macerollo honours (applied matheshymatics) Laurie Bemi honours (chemisshytry) and John W ylie honours (theoreti shycal physics) Semester 8 John Root honours (chemical physics) 0

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John Hulland 81

Senator Few students can match the record of involvement of John H ulland 81 in University administration As a fourth year Bsc chemistry major John was this past fall elected chairman of Senshyates Graduation and Ceremonials Comshymittee Although he is the first student to chair a Senate committee the experishyence and expertise John has accumulatshyed made him an obvious choice

Beginning with the Student Petishytions Committee John has been a memshyber of the Board of Undergraduate Studies the C om mittee on Educational Development the University Liaison Committee the Committee on Universishyty Planning and the search committee for the Dean of the College of Physical Science

The Graduation and Ceremonials Committee which John chairs is enshygaged in recommending to Senate canshydidates for honorary degrees and dishyplomas Following the committees decishysions John takes the recommendations to Senate for consideration Because a chairman does not vote at committee meetings John says he sometimes finds a conflict between his position and his personal inclinations

He has strong views on many Unishyversity issues and feels that any student with similar concerns would find inshyvolvement in the Senate a worthwhile commitment

For students genuinely interested in Senate John cautions that it takes a full year as a student member to acquire the knowledge and confidence to work effectively John also finds integration of his academic pursuits with committee work lends perspective to his undergradshyuate University experience helping to develop insight into people and organishyzations

Such experience will be pertinent to the M BA John is contemplating purshysuing next year- the next item on the chairmans agenda 0

Professor Bill Brown

Inventor Retired chemistry professor WH Bill Brown spent the best part of his acashydemic years within the sound of running water-pouring into laboratory sinks through standard metal filter pumps at a rate of 594 gallons every six hours Multiplied by 12 pumps in the average student laboratory and 12 weeks every semester the result is a veritable Niashygara of noisy and expensive water

Retirement two years ago provided Dr Brown with the opportunity to inshydulge his interest in gadgetry and he went to work to design a more powerful splash-proof and more economical filter pump

Pre-production models combining lengths of automotive hose friction tape and his own adventures into glassblowshying worked well enough to justify proshyfessionally made prototypes which themshyselves underwent a series of changes to arrive at ever more compact quieter and more economical units

Today Dr Browns glass filter pump is in full production and it is attracting the attention of institutional and commercial laboratories all over Canada because it scores for ease of installation ability to swivel through 360deg and superior pumping action

The economics are remarkable The Niagara of water referred to above represents an estimated cost of over $2000 per semester The smallest of the Wekksco Filter Pumps reduces this by I ljl2 with no loss in efficiency and virtual silence of operation 0

John Root 81

Medallist The We Winega rd Medal t he Univershysitys most distinguis hed stude nt award has been won this year by John Root 81 of G uelph who received a BSc in honours physics at spring C onvocat ion The medal was presented at the annual Senate Board of G overnors dinner in June

Not only must wi nners of the Wineshygard Medal achieve high levels of acashydemic attainment but they must also demonstrate outstanding leadersh ip in a range of extra-curricular act ivi t ies

John attained a cumulative average of 888 per cent chalking up 45 As (over 80 per cent) and three Bs during his eight underg raduate semesshyters He accomplished this ou tstand ing record while maintaini ng a dizzying schedule of extra-curricu lar activities on campus in church a nd in the comshymunity

He was president of the Physics and Astronomy Club in 1979-1980 and chairman of its College Royal subcomshymittee in 1980-1981 U nder his leadershyship the Club held an active sched ule of meetings and also orga nized an intershyuniversity convention Its C ollege Royal display in 1979- 1980 won first prize within the College and second pr ize campmiddotus-wide In 1980-1981 the Col lege Royal exhibit claimed the ove r-all award In his third year John was a lso president of the Campus C hristia n Felshylowship and secretary of the Physical Science Student Cou nci l

Johns off-campus activities includshyed singing in the choir of First Bapt ist C hurch teach ing S unday school playshying clarinet in an ensem ble doing musishycal arranging and organizi ng an intershychurch you th group T his group known as the Guelph Associa tion Ba ptist Youth included representatives of churches from Stratford to Bra mpton It was first organi zed during t he year 1979-1980 and during 1980-1 98 1 John served as its preside nt 0

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Outgoing OACAA president Dr Clare Rennie lef t OAC 47 OAe Dean Clay Swit zer OAC 5 1 and new OA C AA president Larry Argue OAC 58preside nt r OAC f university

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Incoming OVCAA president Dr Archie MacKinshynon OVC 43 left olltgoing OVCA A president Dr Bob Blick OVC 46 and Dr Wendy Park er OVC 71 first female OVCA A vice-president

Campus wagon [Ours started a[ Branion Plaza

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Brenda EI las rec Medal oJ eled the 1981

Voting booth for alumni seats on Senate L to R Rick Moccia CBS 76 Julie (Russell) Thur Arts 78 Barry Stahlbaum CPS 74 John Babcock OAC 54 and Earl Mighton OAC 31

UGAA Achlevement Jr A lumni 54 president Dr Tom om OUtgoing

DeGeer OVC

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not H is goal is to enhance the quality of Profcssor M urray joined the the huma nities at Guelph and he has Depa rtment of History in 1967 A graduate begun by listing the things in which the of Bishops University ( BA ) in 1962 heNew

Dean College of Arts

Dean David Murray

By Martha Leibbrandt

W here the humanities are concerned the new Dean of the C ollege of Arts

David M urray is an exponent optimist publicist and champion

During this past year in his role as Acting Dean he has publicized the accomplishments of its students and faculty members so that t he University and the community would understand tha t the humanities are an integral part of G uelph and tha t they contribute unique areas of excellence to t his University

Dr M urray who beca me Dean J uly 1 is also a believer in doors We need to const ruct more doors between disci pl ines and build fewer walls a round them he said in a C onvocation add ress four years ago Today therefore he find s no contradiction in talking on the one hand of the challenge of trying to instill traditional values of the humanities in a campus dominated by non-hu manities disciplines and pointing ou t the need for scientific literacy for students in the BA program

Both concepts fit into the U niversi tys decla red aim of achieving a liberal education in the 1980s he says adding that there can be no truly liberal education in any universi ty without a thriving vibrant humanities program

Some people may be concerned about the survival of the human ities this Dean is

College can take pride the high qua lity of undergraduate teaching the recognized disti nc tion of the C olleges graduate programs the growing number of provincial and national awards and sc holarshi ps being won by the Colleges top undergradua tes and graduates and the examples of scholarship and creative work by Arts faculty which have received internationa l recognition

The Dean wants to mai ntain and strengthen this excellence by encouraging sabbatical leaves by faculty members assis ti ng them in their projects supporting conferences at Guelph and facilitating travel to conferences elsewhere Similarly he has worked to shore up the students sense of achievement through the introduction of new undergraduate and graduate scholarships and by hosting academic recognition luncheons

Professor Murray places a high priority on establishing a greater sense of oneness Whatever the problems or challenges of the next five years we must confront them as a College not as a collection of separate departments and the Dean acknowledges that the future may not be clear sailing Tightrope budgeting he guesses will be with every Dean in the next five years H is task as he sees it is to work around this obstacle and to provide the best learning atmosphere with the funds ava ilable

H e sees his most im portant task as working closely with the C ollege of Social Science to improve the quality of Gu elphs BA program in order to attrac t a greater number of good students to the U niversity The Dean wants to re-examine the present program to make it more attractive to studen ts In keeping with his views about a liberal ed uca tion he would like to see C ollege of Arts students taking more courses in natural sciences a nd mathematical sciences I believe we must help our students to achieve scientific literacy and at the same time encourage students in the science programs to take more humanities and S ocial Science courses he sa ys

The Dean also has a nu mber of personal challenges Teaching and scholarship are important to him and he wants to keep up his ow n work Hi s book Odious Commerce Britain Spain and the Abolition of the Slave Trade to Cuba was published by Cam bridge Un iversi ty Press this year and an art icle Trading for Latin American Oil a ppeared in the November December 1980 issue of Int ernational Perspect ives

received an M A from the University of Edinburgh in 1964 and a Ph D from C ambridge in 1968 D uring his undergrad uate and graduate years he received nu merous awards and scholarships including whi le a t Bi shops the Pres iden ts Prize in E nglish and t he Lieutena nt-G overnors Bronze Medal fo r H istory and a C m monwea lth scholarship to the Un iversity of Edi nburgh He also he ld two C a nada Cou ncil pre-doctoral fell owsh ips at Ca m bridge

Befo re coming to Guelph he was tutor in H istory a t Churchill College C ambridge H e was resident historian in the Department of Exte rnal Affairs from 1971 to 1972 and this led to the publication of Documents on Canadian External Relations Volumes 7 and 8 which he edited and which were published in 1974 and 1976 respectively

At G ue lph Dr M urray has served on a number of committees at Senate Department College and inter-university levels He has also been a member of the Board of G overnors since 19790

Part of th e Arts Building as seen from t he University Centre

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People and Pets By Meredith Lloyd-Evans OVC 74

I n March 1979 14 professional people interested in the care of both animals and

humans met at the University of Dundee Scotland to discuss the positive ways in which pet ownership can contribute to human health and well-being From that sma ll start the Group for the Study of the Huma nCompanion Animal Bond was formed and has grown rapidly Membership is now over 70 in the UK Europe Canada USA and Australia

All members are united by a common intercst in fur t hering the understanding of this strange bond bctween people and their chosen pets The wider implications of the bond arc also important because they impact on our normal everyday life such as the environment and urban planning and on those periods whe n we are mentally or physica lly abnormal

For some time Dr Avery Gillick OVC 70 now in practice in Scarborough On tario was the G roups North American secretary but enforced absence due to ill ness led him reluctantly to give up the post (He is now fully recovered by the way )

On this side of the Atlantic (the UK etc) Dr Bruce Fogle OVC 70 ha s been one of the administrative figures in the G roup since the beginning when he was already involved in the organization of the first I nternational Symposium on the H uman Companion Animal Bond This took pl ace under the umbrella of the British Small Animal Veterinary Association in London in February 1980 Bruce is also Editor of a forthcoming volume on the humananimal bond including the symposium proceedings which is soon to be published

An understanding of the hum a nanimal bond will enhance any veterinarians dealing with his clients H ow often do we suspect that an animal patients phenomena are as described by the owner really an ex pression of the owners own fears and problems Euthanasia terminal

disease unexplained traumas and vague illnesses in the absence of clear clinical signs are all areas where correct and sympathetic handling of the owner can be more rewarding than fruitless pet treatment - exploitation of an owners concern

There is another aspect An animal may present a behavioura l defect that demands exploration of the owneranimal bond the owners environment thoughts and deeds How far should a veterinarian go We may argue that it is not our job to handle these sociological aspects of human and animal problems

However one of the staunchest supporters of the G roup Dr Leo Bustad dean of the W ashington S tate University College of Veterinary Medicine firmly believes that veterinary schools and their students are in a unique position to collaborate with other disciplines (such as psychology sociology psychiatry medicine social work even urban planning) in order to develop a unified approach to the study of thc people pet partnership The interface between pet and owner behavior must be treated as an a rca for co-operation not connict between professions

It has become quite clear from

discussions by the G roup and lectures given at the London Symposium that contact with animals and the formation of a bond with a pet is more often tha n not of great physical and mental benefit to the pet owner Dr Aaron Katcher University of Pennsylvania has shown that pet-owning over and above the playing and walking involved has a positive effect on human survival after myocardial infarcts (Heart trou ble Ed)

The aged and institutionalised including convicts have been shown to develop relationships between each other fruitful by any ordinary criteria applied to such institut ions by making humananimal bonds The animal-cat dog bird horse- something ideally to be stroked and certainly to be looked after is a catalyst

People whose lives are governed by their discomforts with other people by vague or almost palpable fears and anxieties that others are judging them by pathological distrust by resistance to verbal visual or tactile contact or by rejection of treatment seem to be able to summon up positive feelings where pets are concerned

Pet-facilitated psychotherapy is one of the fields of the human a nimal bond where the most beneficial strides forward can be made By this very token it is a field where the different disciplines are enriched by contact and collaboration It will be one of the fields explored in the forthcom ing International Symposium in Phi ladelphia October 5-71981 (details from Dr Aaron Katcher Associate Professor of Psychiatry Universi ty of Pennsylvania Philadelphia tel (215) 243-4695 or Dr Michael J McCulloch The Delta Foundation 200 Southwest Market Suite 1700 Portland Oregon 97201 tel (503) 222-4347)

The establishment of programs of college education in this field will be a vital -step forward in the practice of holistic medicine which considers mans actions towards and reactions from the world around him which in turn induce or prevent physical and mental well-being One of the political functions of the Group is to fight for the establishment of such programs They will be of benefit to so many disciplines 0

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Islam and the Art of bull bull bull

By Annette K euning Arts 81 and rob clement Arts 78 Reprinlcd from Tht Onlarion

Annette Keuning and rob clement are two CUSO (Canadian University Service Overseas) volunteers currently working as teachers in predominantly Muslim northern Nigeria West Africa

T he lorry passed and our teet h were sand-blasted by the dust We continued

on our way and within a sh or t time Keuning had the machine pushing 50 km per hour once again I was sitting on the back holding on for dear life cursing the harmattan dusty roads mammy wagons and my own stupidit y

H armattan is the name given to the dry dust-laden land-wind that blows from the Sahara from December to February each year Dust permeates everything It is extremely cool at this time especially on a machine

The machine or motorcycle is one of the most popular forms of priva te transportation throughout many developing nations One of the biggest of its kind a vailable in N igeria ou r Ho nda 185cc is inappropriately named Road Maste r Motorcycle MaintenanceOn this particular day the machine bull bull bull proved to be morc master of us than anything else The road the dust and larger vehicles all conspired with it to make our journey painfully memorable our speed decreased we could hear each

Although our destination was only 100 other singing and t he washboard roads lent km or so down the road we were into us an unriva ll ed vibrato unfamiliar territory It was a gruelling test of both riders and machine

The first 10 km over la terite road fm gelling those good vibrations S hes were relatively uneventful and we cru ised giving me excitations along at top speed 90 km per hour It seemed a sure thing that we would arrive at our destina tion in the bush where two The washboard fa-fa-fa-aded away newly-arrived CUSOs were posted within We were soon into sand sl ip sl iding a way the hour A village materialized throu gh the baobob

This was not A llahs will it soon trees and thorn brush At the same time a became apparent We were cut s hort nock of sheep decided to use their right of midway through th e second stanza of way ( Livestock ir] igeria are not fenced Little Honda by a bone-jarring jolt as in and the driver of a motor vehicle should the laterite surface came to a preordained he or she happen to hit one is liable) e nd We wove through the hairless (by

Second gear Now it became important Canadian standards) animals and to hold on tight All vestiges of contin ued on our merry way waving civilizat ion incl udi ng paved roads cold furiou sly to the congenial vil lagers who left beer and pol ice checks were beh ind us As what they were doing to greet the two

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ba tures ( hites ) they saw approaching This scene was to be repeated many

times during our th ree-hour ja unt as we passed by m1n y small fnrming villages For the most part subsistence agricu lt ure is the stal liS qlll) a nd the vill age rs persevere despite the ever encn)1ching Saha ra

Re ported ly the Sa hara is descend ing upon the arabic land at the rate of 15 km per year T hc N igeria n governme nt in an a ttempt to stcm the tidc of the desert has moun ted an extensivc reforesta tion cam paign

Meanwhile back on the machinc problems were deve loping The vibrations aside fro m leading to advanced ases of del iriu m tremens res ul ted in the in vi table decline of our road worthiness The first mecha nical fau lt appeared in the mirror T he constan t bea ting soon lent us an unpara ll elcd view of the stratasphere

We stopped After a few moments our bod ies adjusted to the sta tionary posi ti on in which we now found ourse lves Lucki ly the tool kit had no t been jarred loose from its pcrch Within minutes the problem vas reet i fi ed- tem pora ri ly

On [Ire road again Here we go

ow wcll into th e second hour of our journey we sw itched fr om the Beach Boys to the Beatles We kept ou r eyes open for a bush petrol station and were fortunate enough to happen upo n one after a few kil ometres

We pulled up to the large red petrol tank clea rl y mmiddot rked a Smoking A young boy in oil y rags filled th e ta nk from a kerosene ti n spilling 25 per cent as pet rol gushed over the sides of the ta nk

We decided to give the mac hine a rest confident that we werent too far from our destination We bought bubble gum from one of the many young vendors The e children carrying their wares on their heads ha wk everything from raw suga r cane to perfume

Hitting the road once again we were soon Shakin All Over We went on for a little while taking in the desolate landscape and the omen ca rry ing huge loads on their heads

The odometer told us that we had trave lled 50 km when a rear bol t was vibrated off the hain guard We had to stop again T he chain guard a nd the mirror which once aga in was sufficientl y loose to warrant a ttention were prom ptly fixed

In the recesses of our minds however the beati ng our b dies were ta king was of no litt le concern We wondcred if we wou ld bc abl e to product offspring T hi ngs

definitely fclt unsea ted Ou r se lf-concern s nevertheless we re

momentarily forgotten as we passed a couple of men pray ing by the roadside Facing Mecca they paid us no heed as they bent t heir heads repea ted ly to the ea rth We kn ew it was 2 30 the mid-afternoon prayer Kai We were taking much longer tha n w had expected

For the lust time on our trip destiny in tervened The mirror It was now totally non- fun ctiona l ha nging limply from the handlebar Cal mly we wrenched it off the mach ine and tucked it away

T he appearance by the roadsi de of man st udents decked out in the habitual white uni forms led us to believe that we wcr close to our target As if to remind us of our servitude to the machine and the environme nt we a lmost wiped out as we turned towa rds the school gate and hit a sand trap placed st rategically in front of the entra nce

But we had made it safel y Arriving tota ll y unexpected we were greeted with ti morous smiles and ushered into the house where we eased ourselves expectantly into sta tionary cha irs It was not until long after we had washed the dust from our throats with cool water tha t our bodies ceased bu zz in g

The visit was hort however because we knew we had to return to our postings later that afte rnoon It seemed a su re thing that we would arr ive by nightfall

Gel your moror running Gel out on [h e highway Looking for adven[lIre A nd ~middotha[eler comes our

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Crossroads T hro ugh some of its students the

University of G uelph is involved in a world- wide ove rseas volunteer venture in develop ing countr ies- Canadian Crossroa ds Inter natio nal (CCI )

Granted its charter in 1968 as a non-denominational non- profit charitable orga niza tion CCI has been su pported annu ally by the Alma Mater Fund on behalf of the U of G students since 1977 G rants of $ 100 per U of G st ude nt volunteer will thi s yea r tot a l $ 1000

CI opera tes short-term (four months) overseas volunteer work progra ms in 25 cou ntries in Asia Afri ca South America and the Cari bbea n C rossroad ers are chosen for their emotional maturity past experience and commi tment to improving public awa reness of international development issues

Cross roaders do not receive a salary while oversens however they are given a living allowance to meet food accomshymodation and travel needs Part icipants a re each cxpec ted to ra ise $800 in their communi ti es Th is represen ts 20 per eent of the to tal cost of their individual in volvemen t

Bei ng a stu dent or univers ity gra du ate is not a prerequisi te T here is an increasing number of people of varying age experience and learn ing who participate in the overseas progra m

Basically C ros -roaders must be at least 19 years of age a t the ti me of departure and Canadi a n c itizens or have landed imm igran t stat us T hey should be willing to adapt to living and working with people whose culture and lifestyles vary from their own

Peter G illie CSS 74 a teacher at Brant Avenue Public School in G uelph is co-ordina tor of the 1981 CCI progra m for the G uel ph a rea and reports tha t the following ten of G studen ts will be invo lved

Sa ndy Boland of Toronto will go to Bangladesh Lee Ann Gage Sa rnia to Zambia Dawn Gordon Mi lton to Fij i shyJ ud y Halladay Victoria BC to Indonesia C raig Merkley London to Kenya and Cheryl Ann McKenner PEI to G uyana

Anne Hawthorn SI Bruno PQ We nd y Howley Woodstock Ka thy Killinger Toronto and Fiona MacPhail Sout h Porcupine are unplaced at press tim eO

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W hile driving along a rural sideroad the other day I stopped to watch a

combine at work The great machine moved ponderously across the field cutting a wide swath of ripe grain A stream of golden kernels nowed into a hopper at its top andT e Annual behind it as it moved along it left a neat windrow of crumpled straw

Threshing Bee This journalistic sketch a nostalgic glimpse of farm life In Wes tern Ontario during the first quarter of the 20th century comes from the book Down On the Farm by Harold B Dlsbrowe OAC 23

About the Author

Harold Disbrowe is a retired educator He started his career as an instructor at International College in Izmir Turkey and later was a demonstrator and lecturer at the Ontario Agricultural College In 1932 he became a secondary schoolteacher of science and agriculture and taught at Stirling in Hastings County and Simcoe in Norfolk County

In 1945 he was appointed principal of Elmira District Secondary School in Waterloo County He occupied this post until his retirement in 1965

He now resides in London Ontario Since retiring he has become a freelance writer and has had numerous articles published in Ontario dailies including the London Free Press Ottawa Journal and the Toronto Da ily Star

The Authors Foreword

These 16 sketches based on my own experience describe some aspects offarm and community life in Malahide township Elgin County Ontario during the first quarter of this century

In retrospect it was a wonderful training for life although I had small appreciation of it at the time It provided a special kind of pragmatic education that has served me well I always feel a lillie sorry for those who do not have this in their background

Those days are gone and the lifestyle and experiences offarm life described here will not again be duplicated However they are a part of our history and their remembrance is worth recording HBD

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It was controlled by a solitary man sea ted comforta bly in a glass-enclosed cab from which came the sound of music He with this complica ted machine was accomplishing what in my boyhood days would have required the exertions of several teams of horses and a dozen men

This lone farmer with his mammoth machine whose cost would have sufficed to purchase a SOO-acre farm 60 years ago somehow symbolized the impersonality of modern life even on the farm In the rural Ontario of bygone years threshing out the crop was a community enterprise a social rite that was enjoyed by all who had a part in it

In the unsophisticated early days of this century the arrival of the threshers was an exciting event The big steam engine came down the road puffing and clanking and emitting clouds of smoke and steam Behind it in tandem it towed the grain separator with its myriad belts and pulleys and the sloshing gurgling tank wagon

The outfit pulled into the yard and stopped In the sudden silence one could hear the hiss of escaping steam and smell the odours of hot oil and wood smoke But the silence was short-lived for the crew climbing down from their various perches proceeded to reconnoiter the situation and then with much shouting back and forth to set the machine

The separator was unhitched and turned around and then pushed backward up the ramp into the barn by the puffing

Th e threshing engine

labou ri ng engine Next the engine wa s backed dow n the slope a nd levelled by backing the rear wheels onto a sturdy platform constructed of old railroad ties The big rubber-and-canvas beh was unrolled and slipped over the separator drive pulley and the flywheel of the engine which was chocked into position when the right degree of tautness was attained

While this was going on the exchange hands drifted in from the neighbouring farms As they arrived they were assigned to their work stations Most were sent to the mow to pitch down sheaves but one was sent to the separator platform to feed them into the machine and a couple were designated to carry away the grain as it came from the separator The job of steering the stra w blower an easy task usually went to the boy of the family The farm owner in conformance with convention assumed the suffocating task of spreading straw in the dusty confines of the straw shed

When all was ready a couple of short toots of the whistle warned the hands that work was about to start The engine chuggcd purposefully and the drivebelt slapped a few times as it gathered speed Various pulleys belts and conveyors started to move the band cutters flashed and a blast of air came from the blower When the sounds converged into a powerful rumble the separator man gave the signal to start

The engineer responded with a short whistle blast and the platform man started to lay the sheavcs onto the conveyor that fed them headfirst into the maw of the machine The whirling bladcs of the band cuttcr severed the twine bands and the machine growled protestingly as the grain passed through the cylinder and was stripped of its kernels

The threshing crew

Down through the roaring quaking machine went the mixture of straw chaff and grain The straw was sucked up and blasted out through the blower pipe into the straw shed The grain and chaff passed over a wccession of vibrating sieves that separated them and permitted the kernels to flow from the side of the machine into a waiting one-bushel container As each was filled it was whisked away to the granary and emptied into a bin As the carrier returned with the empty container he paused at the granary door to put a mark on the tallyboard

As the men settled into the work they instinctively adopted a rhythmic pace that kept the separator operating at optimum capacity All the while the separator man moved over the machine between the whirling belts and pulleys to attend to his duties He filled and adjusted grease cups applied belt dressing and kept a sharp watch for trouble

At the engine the engineer was kept busy firing t he boiler The fuel consisted of old fence rails and pine stumps of which there seemed to be an inexhaustible supply These items were cut into appropriate lengths for the firebox by means of a buzz saw attached to one of the tender boxes on the rear platform of the engine It was driven by a belt from the flywheel Throughout the day the high-pitched z-i-n-g-g-g-g of the saw could be heard as the engine man cut wood to feed the voracious firebox

If there was an ample supply water for the boiler was taken from the farm well otherwise it had to be hauled from a convenient pond or stream Supplying it was the farmers responsibility and a man and team were dispatched for this purpose from time to time Sometimes while they were on this errand the supply ran low and

the engineer would let loose frantic short blasts of the whistle to signal the tank man to make haste

While the men were at work all was bustle and chatter at the house as the women prepared to feed the hands Providing good meals for the threshers was a rural tradition and every housewife did her best to maintain the standard expected

A prodigious amount of baking and roasting was done in preparation for the annual epicurean rite When the tables were finally ready they literally sagged under their burden of food Huge platters of meat and pitchers of brown gravy bowls of mashed potatoes peas and carrots plates of sliced tomatoes cookies and homemade bread as well as numerous kinds of pie pickles and preserves and great pitchers of tea and coffee occupied all available space

(n the backyard the family laundry tubs were set up on trestles and filled with water Bars of brown soap were laid out and fresh towels were draped conveniently over fence or clothesline When all was ready a wave of the hand to the watchful engineer was the signal to shut down A prolonged shrill whistle halted the now of sheaves and brought the work to a halt

The engine was shut down and the clattering belts and pulleys slowed and stopped Jn the unaccustomed stillness the voices of the men sounded unnaturally loud as they climbed down from their places and made their way to the house At the water tubs there was a tremendous amount of hawking blowing and snorting as the men washed the dust and grime from arms and faces before going in and seating themselves at the tables

All was concentration as the hungry hands set to Little could be heard but the clatter of knives and forks as the platters were emptied and replenished again and again by the hovering women But as appetites were appeased the pace slowed down and there was conversation and good-natured banter around the table

Afterwa rds the men drifted outside for more talk and a smoke before returning to work or if at days end to their respective homes for evening chores Thus the work went on from day to day until the neighbourhood was threshed out 0

-Copies of the 67-page book Down On the Farm may be obtained for $5 postpaid by writing to Harold B Disbrowe 17 Farm Manor Court London Ontario N 6H 412 The book is also available at $395 at the U of G Campus Bookstore Ed

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Grandntas

By Andrea Mudry Fawcett

G randma is no longer in a class by herself In the past when a grandshy

mother began to study at university she invariably made the front page of the local newspaper Today however she is far from alone

At the University of Guelph as on campuses across orth America adults varying grea tly in age academic backshyground and aims are coming to learn A businessman takes three days out of a hectic schedule to attend a conference on computers because he finds it absolutely necessary to keep abreast of changes in his field He is joined on campus by a former school drop-out who is intent on improving his career potential by getting a degree Meanwhile a highly-trained technician is

indulging her life-long ambition of studying history

The Action Is Not All on Campus Working closely with the Colleges the

University School of Part-time Studies and Continuing Education regularly develops credit and non-credit programs tailor-made to the specific needs of groups such as teachers business and technical workers Often the clients take part in designing the program for their employees The Roya l Bank and the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources a re two that have taken advantage of this new method Currently in the works is a Family Studies course to be offered for teachers in St Catharines The site for a n off-campus program can be a

Not Alone Any More lunchroom boardroom or a classroom whichever is most appropriate

Various media have been extensively

used to reach large nu mbers of peoplc Most recently the School is co-operating with TV O ntario to produce special credit courses on C hina and Energy

The needs of adult stud en ts who often have to fit studying around job and family responsibilities are our main consideration says Mark W aldron Director of th e University School of Part-time Studies and C ontinuing Education Organized in 1979 mai nly to accommodate thc rising number of returning olde r-tha n-average students the School had 13000 registrations for 1980 It is separated into three divisions Part -time and G e neral Studies for degree

programs Continuing Education for non-credit programs and Independent (correspondence) Study for diplomas in Agriculture and Horticulture Professors Sam Luker Jim M urray and T ed Mc N inch a re the chairmen of the respective div isions

Matching Strengths and Needs The School is not interested in simply

duplicati ng other universities offer in gs Whether faculty and sta ff are developing a course a conference or a new program they emphasize the U niversity S st rengths a nd the needs of the community Because local industry expressed a need the School recently developed a degree course in Quality Assurance S ubjects such as Family Studies Agriculture Hotel and Food Administration and Computing Science

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a re freque nt ly the focal poi nt of professional developmen t conferences

Some ideas origi na ted by the School a re not hi ng less than pioneering steps in adult education Corresponde nce students once had only a text book and occasionally audio cassettes until School faculty developed a multi-media learning kit that combines these two with a small hand-viewer and filmst rips enabling students to learn th rough th ree compleshymentary processes S ummer Campus is a unique vacat ion program which a llows people of all ages a nd interests to enjoy the Un iversitys extensive educational and recreational facilities during the relatively qu iet summer months

W ith the introduction of a regula r slate of evening credit courses on campus a yca r and a ha lf ago t he number of partshyti me students increased by more than 50 per cent Many of these people are taki ng degree courses to advance occupationally

For Some-a Ne w Career A glazier meta l mecha nic by day

Thomas Smith of G uel ph spe nds many evenings on cam pus as a part-t ime student He returned to school after 20 years intent upon gaining a degree in Computing Science and Business Administration and st a rt ing a new ca reer

He is thorough ly enjoying and ma king the most of his univers ity ex perience Im curious about many subjects so each semester I take a course in the H umani t ies or Social Sciences a long wit h one in my major subject of Comput ing Science So far I have studied Psychology Philosophy H istory and Sociology he ex plains

Tom believes tha t people s hould act ively participate in organiza tions which a ffect them persona lly Consequently he became the first represen tative of the new G eneral S tudies progra m to sit on the U niversity Senate Formerly he was recording secretary of Local 181 2 Intershynational Brotherhood of Pai nters and Allied Trades

Tom has discovered aspects of the university experience which evade all too many older students according to Richard Leavens counsello r Part-ti me and G eneral Studies Often these ad ults are too in tense and anxious about completing a project or writ ing exams T hey overlook the fact that being here affords them t he chance to escape their usual roles for a while to cxplore new ideas a nd meet new friends wi th similar in teres ts Ult imately it is the pleasure in learnin g which makes the exercise worthwh ile It can be a total experience of trying a nd growing

Not everyone bent on advancing a career has the time or energy to pursue a degree however Toms week for example often spirals into 60 hours and more of combined work and study not to mention his family commitments Completed in a fraction of the time nuts and bolts certificate or diploma programs in subjects such as Industrial Relations Statistics Horticulture and Agriculture are becoming increasingly popular Several such programs a re being offered by each division in the School

Practical Programs Since these are practical programs the

knowledge gained is immediately useful on the job Marlene and Joh n G iesbrecht of Manitoba found Independent Studys correspondence program in Horticulture an idcal way to become more proficient in their tree and lawn care business while working towards an Ontario Diploma in Horticulture (ODH) The Edmonton parks system has established special in-service training to augment the O DH progra m in order to encourage their employees to study for the diploma

University of Guelph graduates some of whom may well have silently vowed never to crack another book as they received their degree are among the first to discover that learning is a lifelong process and pleasure A teacher of French English and Mathematics at Waverley Public School in Guelph Jean Llewellyn Arts 72 recently took an evening course in childrens literature at the University Certainly the course is very useful in providing me with a core of information to teach my own students but it is gratifying and certainly no chore I feel that Im gaining two bonuses from the one expe rience she explains

Dr Peter G (Spike) Oliver OVC 51 occasionally enjoys taking a Continuing Education non-degree course A consultant wi th the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food he prefers subjects such as Physical Awareness and Psychology which provide a relaxing change of pace after a day s work

Increased leisure time the need to keep abreast of the knowledge explosion genera l higher educational levels these then are the main factors contributing to

what Profcssor Waldron describes as the current boom in adult education

The universities on their part may be catering more to the needs of these older students because of the anticipated decline in enrolment by high school graduates but there is another equally important factor

Aging Does Not Impair Ability to Learn From 1900 to the 1940s ma ny

ed uca tional psychologists bel ieved that physica l emotional sensory and inte llectual growth stopped at the age of 18 S u bsequent resea rch consistently extended this growth period a nd present ind ications are th a t t he aging process does not at all sign ifica ntly impair the a bility to lea rn But the shadow of formcr bel iefs remai ned with educators and the public for a long t ime Even now it is not tota lly eradicated

To hel p adul ts especia ll y those taking degree courses to overcome fears and ta ke their place in the mainstream of university life t he School has organized special services Counsell ing and orientation sessions are available before classes begin These are followed by short workshops on how to wri te essays ta ke exams and use t he library Spec ial facilities and counsellors are avai la ble to help in career decisions

Gazing into the c rystal ball Professor Wa ldron forsees a continuation of the trend towards in novative cou rse fo rmats to meet the needs of adu lts The possibilities are endless since st ripped to its essentials learning is simply an organized sequential series of ex periences concentrating on a given SUbject Withi n ten years he expects that computers will become as common as radio and te levision sets a re today and will provide excellen t leachi ng dev ices

[n the nea r fu ture the universities wi ll bclong as much to older students as to the traditiona l 18- to 22-year-olds he concludes

Grandma it seems may even end up belonging to the majority 0

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i1u ALUMNI NEWS amp [JJ I~

CAMPUS HIGHLIGHTS I~

Appointment

Robin Lewis Arts 73

Robin Baird Lewis Arts 73 has been appointed Deve lo pmentC om municashytions Officer in the Department of Alumni Affairs and Development

Robin received her BA (Honors) degree in English a nd H istory In 1978 she received an M A in H istory Scotshytish Studies the first to receive a Masshyters degree in this disci pline from the U nivers ity

An active member of the Central Ontario Artists Association she is an exhibiting artist commercial designer and illustrator whose work has a ppeared in the 1980 and 1981 editions of Canashydian Children s Annual and in collecshytions in Canada the United States and

G reat Brita in Before her present appointment

Robin ta ught Art in Bra nt ford Woodshystock and at Fa nshaw e C ollege and then Art English and History for the Brant Count y Board of Educa tion

As Developmen tCommun ications Offi cer she is responsible for the artshywork co-ordination of des ign copy and preparation of fu ndra ising literat ure and seven College Alumni Weekend bulletin supplements and other printed mat r ials for the De partment She also prepa res proposals for presentation to foundations and corporations a nd co-ordinates the promotion of the Universitys deferred and commemorative gifts programs 0

Newly Elected as

AluDlni Senators

Phili p Cha n is general manager of Guelphs C hina T iki restaurant W hile at t he University he served a three-yea r term as a Student Senator was one of the fou nding mem bers and president of the C hinese Students A sociation and was the Universitys first Food Services Ombudsman

Following the annual election for three of the nine alumni seats on Senate of the University Philip Chan HAFA 75 Christine Hurlbut A rts 74 a nd Lorna (Dennison) Milne OAC 56 have been elected to replace those who have fulshyfill ed three-year terms

Christine Hurlbut is an 3ssistantasshysocia te consultant in womens concerns for the Anglican C hurch of C anada She devotes her spa re time to the Canadian Cancer Society and to the archives and socia l programs of her chu rch Ch ristine has also been involved with Alma Mater Fund commemorative programs

Lorna (Dennison) Milne lives in Bra m pton where she has operated Flowshyertown Antiques for nine years She served an eight- year term as trustee with the Pee l Board of Education and is president of t he North Peel unit of the Canadian C ancer Society She is marshyried to Ross M il ne OAC 55 0

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Jim Elmslie Alumni Affairs amp Development

Our Photographe r in London

T he day was June 14 198 1 T he place was T he Ma ll in London England during the annu al Trooping the Colour ceremony S ix blank shots were fi red f rom a starting-pis shytol Burmese the 19-year-old horse carrying Queen Eliza shybeth II reared and bolted for a few yards a busbied

Gu ardsm an reached into the crowd and dragged th e gunman to th e road and Jim Elmslie assistant director f or development A lumni Affairs captured the whole scene On vacation Jim and his wIe Kay were staying at th e Uni versity of Guelph s London House

COining Eve nts September 14-19 Aggie Week

25 OAC Alumni Association Annual Golf Tournament

October 3 HOMECOMING

October-Decem ber Daily Campus Visit Program (Except Sat and Sun ) fo r Prospective Students Call (519) 824-4120 Ext 871 2 or in Ontario Call Toll Free 1-800-265-8344

November 9-11 Guelph Interaction A Conference on Scientific and Human Issues Workshops and Seminars for Senior High School Students Phone (51 9) 824-4120 for Details

12-22 Royal Agricultural Winte r Fair Toronto

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The College of Social Science Alumni Association

PEGAS-US Editor Rick Knap 74

First CSSAA Awards The C ollege of Social Science honoured its top students at an awards ceremony and luncheon earlier this year and CSS alumni can mark a milestone achievement on thei r calendars

For the first time in the Associashytions history College of S ocial Science Alumni Association In-C ourse Scholarshyships have been awarded

Funded by a $2000 Alma Mater Fund grant te n presentations of $200 each were made

At the same function six Alma Mater BA In-Course Scholarships of $250 each were awarded to students enrolled in the BA program who have completed five semesters with high acashydemic standing

The CSSA A on behalf of all its members ex te nds its sincere congratulashytions to the recipients 0

Alma Mater scholarship winners and CSS faculty I to r are Dean John Vanderkamp Vivian Gies Hazel Jones Stephen Dawkins Robert Wildeboer Kathleen M artin and Department of Sociology and Anthropology chairman Professor Wayne Thompson

CS S AA scholarship winners and css faculty I to r front row Elizabeth Renfrew Karen Frosch S usan Smith Barbara Jessup Kerry Prentice and David Bestvater Back row Professor E Dalrymple-Alford Vante Martini Gerald Jellis and Professor P Gough

Grad News 1974

Bob Small is a life skills coach at Sheridan College in Oakville

1977

Kosta Black works for S ta nley Products Limited of Burlington as product manshyager

Patricia Locher operates her own busishyness Patrik Action Wear in Clareshysholm Alberta

Gerald Neil works for the Continental Ba nk in Newmarket as an accounts representative

1978

S teven Boudreau works in the University Sa les Division of Gage Educational Pubshylishing Limited Steve operates out of his home base in Brownsburg Quebec

Kathy MacKay teaches at the First United Day Care C entre in Victoria BC

Laura (Petl) and Steven Smith live in Oshawa Laura is assistant co-ordinator with the Canadian Hearing Society in Toronto Steven holds a management position with Cooper-Smith of Oshawa

Bob Sullivan and his wife Lori 79 live in Windsor Bob has enrolled in the Faculty of Law at the University of Windsor 0

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His BA Led

to Something

Different Gary Muntz 69 is Executive Director a t Manitoulin Centenniall Manor in lillie Current Manitoulin Island Ontario He holds an honours BA and double major in Political Science and History and an MA 72 in Political Science

PECAS-US Tell us about the Manitoushylin Centennial Manor

MunIz Its a municipal home for the aged for the District of Manitoulin The facility is supported jointly by the proshyvincial government and by local municishypalities on the island The Manor proshyvides residential care for the elderly

PECAS-US How many people are emshyployed at the Manor

MunIz We have a staff of approximateshyly 70 people

PECAS-US Manitoulin Island is very distinctive in terms of its geography Is it also distinctive in terms of its comshymunity as compared to southwestern Ontario

MUnT Its the largest island in fresh water in the world and a vacation parashydise in the summer It also offers a great deal in the way of winter sports and recreational opportunity

Manitoulin is unique in the sense that local people describe themselves as islanders and there is the mystique of belonging to a native islander society In recent years however the mystique is much more real than the presence of a native island society Many people have moved to Manitoulin for lifestyle reashy

sons There are more islanders at heart now than native islanders

Y cars ago Manitoulin was an isoshylated community a liule off the main thoroughfare however in 198 ~ people may have to go a little out of the way to get to Manitoulin but the isolation factor has disappeared

PECAS-US What industry is present on Manitoulin

Muniz Presently the largest employer is the public service including the hospishytal in Little Current the Manor of which I am a part the school board and other government ministries A large seasonal tourist industry together with the commercial infrastructure supports a large summer population

At present a new lumber mill has begun operation At the turn of the century Manitoulin was noted for its lumber mills Now with increased forshyeign demand for lumber a large mill is transporting logs from the north shore of Lake Huron to Manitoulin The mill is finishing lumber and shipping it mainly to the Middle East

PpoundCAS-US What social and economic factors will playa major role in shaping the Manitoulin community in the next few years)

MunIZ The tourist industry is the largshyest attraction to the island The governshyment and the municipalities through local initiatives programs like most other municipalities wish to attract inshydustry I think though I am not their spokesman that a number of people on the island would opt for a selective approach to industrial development

There is a controversy regarding nearby Elliot Lake and its uranium mines and processing plant A large segment of the island population is dogshymatically opposed to this type of indusshytry The reason for this opposition is the view that such an industry is an enshycroachment on the clean-air cleanshywater lifestyle on the island which most Manitoulin residents feel is important In fact these are the reasons why people have chosen Manitoulin as a place to live

In an area which does not offer a great many employment opportunities for the young work force the lament is that it is very difficult to keep successive generations in the community Many may be forced to leave

As a result there are two opposing forces thosc who would freeze the island in time and those who have

children and see the need for increased job opportunities I hope that a conshystructive compromise will be achieved

PtCAS-US Describe the needs of the people at the Manitoulin Centennial Manor

MunIz The Manor is not unique among homes for the aged As people grow older many reach the point where they are unable to maintain their own homes and property There is a progression which can be observed but generally speaking due to medical disabilities or simply advancing age people require more care

We have here at the Manor a very charming facility with I believe one of the most beautiful views in Ontario if not Canada There is a commanding view of the North Channel where we overlook an attractive group of islands and in the summer there are usually many sailboats in view

It used to be the case that families would care for their own however a change of family lifestyles indicates that older family members often will not have their children available to help them

I am not in the least offended if our residents consider the Manor as a place where they can obtain food and shelter while continuing with their lifestyles outside the Manor as much as possible

We have activity directors and offer nursing care Many residents require some form of nursing care Each resishydent has personal needs We provide medical services up to the point allowed by legislation If greater medical attenshytion is required then the resident must move to a hospital as required by law The Manor operates somewhat like a hospital but is quite different in that we are providing a home

PECAS-US Are there courses deshyscribed as necessary or required in order to launch graduates into a career or a job such as yours

MunIZ I wish that I could offer a clear insight but many opportunities seem to be fortuitous Being a graduate of the -College of Social Science I was exposed to a controversy which is ongoing as to whether a liberal arts education is of value I believe that a graduate can benefit from an education in Social Science combined with a large smatshytering of reality and an ability to recognize opportunities As a result the graduate can take advantage of opporshytunities as they arrive 0

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The College of Biological Science Alumni Association

BI -ALUMNI EWS Editor Jane Selley Arts 70

Sir Peter Markham Scott DSc

A citation by Professor Keith Ronald to convocation on the presentation of an honorary degree to Sir Peter Markham SCOII June 4

Knight Bachelor Commander Order of the British Empire Distinguished Sershyvice Cross and Bar artist author natushyralist and conservationist broadcaster and lecturer and sailor in peacetime and in war Born in Gloucester England by the age of seven he was discussing fish and sea birds and sea urchins with Sir Ray Lankester F RS From school he went to Trinity College Cambridge where he received his MA degree in 1931 Since the mid-1930s his unusual abilities have enabled him to excel in everyone of the great range of activities to which he has given his attention

Going on after Cambridge to the Munich State Academy and then to the Royal Academy Schools in London he immersed himsel f in the fine arts Since 1933 his paintings have been exhibited in London and New York he has writ shyten more than a dozen books including his autobiography The Eye of the Wind published in 1962 and he has been illustrator for a like number of works by other authors

Bronze medallist for single-handed sailing in the 1936 Olympics he won the Prince of Wales Cup for International 14-foot dinghies for 1937 1938 and 1946 For his valour in the Royal Navy from 1939 to 1945 he was three times mentioned in dispatches was awarded the M B E in 1942 and the DSC and Bar in 1943 He took part in the Dieppe raid twice new with the RA F and fought on land near Caen in 1944

In 1946 Peter Scott founded The

Wildfowl Trust as a non-profit organizashytion devoted to research conservation and education pertaining to ducks geese swans and other waterfowl In 1953 he was awarded the CBE as Honorary Director of that Trust His profound interests in wildlife over the years have taken him to all parts of the world An alphabetical list of places from Alaska to Zanzibar includes more than a hundred names many visited a number of times only V and X are missing

Since the 1940s Scott has broadshycast for the BBC talks and commentarshyies on a variety of topics including the Victory Procession of June 1946 which he broadcast while standing in a Duck Later programs such as the Childrens Hour Nature Parliament on radio and LOOK on television including a special edition with the Duke of Edinshyburgh for National Nature Week in 1966 are illustrative Since 1971 he has been commentator for Anglia Televishysions Survival series He has delivshyered lectures on similar topics in many parts of the world including of course aboard ship

Scott has served as president viceshypresident chairman councillor or memshyber of a host of bodies involved in yachting exploring conservation ornishythology Boy Scouts and many others He is a former president of the Society of Wildlife Artists a life Fellow of the London Zoological Society and of the New Zealand Antarctic Society He is a trustee of British and of African sancshytuaries and of the Ontario Waterfowl Research Foundation

In recognition of his leadership in such bodies as the World Wildlife Fund the Wildlife Youth Service the Internashytional Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources and others Her Majesty was pleased to create Peter Scott Knight Bachelor in 1973 He was appointed to the Icelandic Order of the Falcon (1969) and Commander of the

Dutch Order of the Golden Ark (1976) The Albert Medal of the Royal Society of Arts was bestowed on him in 1970 and he has received ot her medals of zoological societies a nd conservation soshycieties too numerous to cite

The British university world hoshynoured him as Rector of Aberdeen from 1960 to 1963 and as C hancellor of Birmingham in 1974 He is an honorary L L D of Exeter (1963) Aberdeen (1963) Birmingham (1974) and Br istol (1974) Bath awarded him its honorary DSc in 1979 and he was named Fellow of the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology in 1974 From Cornelil University he reshyceived the Arthur Allen Medal for ornishythology in 1971

Madam C hancellor the word versashytility can seldom have connoted such proficiency and excellence as have been so broadly achieved by th is man had the name Bay of Exploits not been given long ago in our maritime province of Newfoundland it might well have been used to honour S ir Peter Scott It is therefore an unusua l pleasure for me on behalf of the Senate of the University of Guelph to request you now to do honour to this Unive rs ity in hon u ring Peter Markham Scott by conferring upon him the degree of Do tor of Scishyence honoris causa 0

Ski-Zoo When was the last time you had a sk i-eyed view of an elephant The C8SAA is planning a day of crossshycountry skiing that includes a beshyhind-the-scenes tour of the MetroshyToronto Zoo in late January or February 1982

Wed like to know if youll come Direct all your comments to the C8SAA co Alumni Affairs and Development University Censhytre niversity of Guelph Guelph Ontario NIG 2WI 0

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New Editor Professor John T Powell is about to add yet anot he r activity to his already eclecshytic interests The C ollege of Biological S cience Al umni Associa tion has apshypointed hi m as editor of the Bia-Alum ni News for the next year

T his will be a natural position for John who is not only well known to all CBS a lumni but who also keeps up a n exte nsive correspondence with many graduates For those who know and work closely wi th him it is common knowl edge tha t he enjoys corresponding by ma il So get out your pen and dash off a letter of congra tul at ions- and be prepared for an o nslaught of reply letshyters

Dr Powell was invited to come to the University 16 yea rs ago to create a departme nt of Physical Education He became the chairman of such a departshy

ment a nd the subsequent chairman of the newly created Depa rtment of Hu man Kinetics in 1971 (now in the School of H uman Biology ) They were he says the most exciting yea rs of my life

H e remembers with affect ion the open ing of the H uman Kinet ics Build ing in J 973 Although he has a lways been acti ve and inte nse in his involvement with physical exercise he is proud of the crea tion o f the academic atmosphere in H uma n Kine t ics- and the pioneering steps it took for the discipline

In a familiar style John leans forshyward to emphasize his next state ment Ive worked in fo ur uni vers ities in four countries a nd G uel ph is the 010 t coshyoperative Here and he digresses to add a personal story there is a relashytionship be tween all levels of the U nivershysity com munity whi ch demonstrates an excellent willingness and fr iend li ness to co-operate For me he sa ys it has been an opportu nity to put many of my conce pts into action It has al ways been a stimulating environment

Most of uS cat lunch at noon John however can usually be found lead ing a minimum of 30 me n and women in a vigorous program of physical e xerciseshyknown as the C ardiovascular C lub True to form th is was another activi ty which

John began the da y he arrived on ca mshypus Two of the or iginal members st il l join him and many retirees correspond by mail or phone for advice on t heir personal routi nes

Indicati ve of his participat ion in the U niversi ty com mun ity was the honour he received la t yea r- the C ommunity Service Awa rd He re lated that he alshymost missed the ba rbecue to honou r hi m so unsuspecting was he

Me ntion mus t be made of J ohns involvement in the Oly mpic movement which is a source of im me nse pride for him He was rece ntly appoi nted a pershyma nent member of the Canadian O lympic Associa tion and is a n ho norary membe r of t he N ational O ly mpic Acadshyemy for whom he is a regular lec tu rer at ancient O lympia This year for examshyple he will be a discuss ion leader inshyvolved with the Ara b nations

John has a lways enjoyed his inshyvolvement with alumni and hel ped fou nd the H um3 n Ki netics A lumni Assoc iation in 1971 He sa ys tha t he hopes tha t the CBS Bio -A lumni Ne ws wi ll conti nue to be a vehicle of correspondence for friend s who wish to keep in touch a recorder of stimulating academ ic adshyvances and a voice that will attract cu rrent notice of the work of a vibrant C ollege 0

New Pres Jim Galivan 73

T he new CBSAA president is a devoted G uelph grad Not only has Ji m Ga ll ivan 73 taken over from Al S ippel 75 bu t he will also finish a gradua tion from the

U of G which began in 1973 After his Bsc Ji m worked on his Msc till 1977 then after a few months break went on to a Ph D tha t he will complete this year

Jims speciality is respiration specishyfically the relationship between meta bolshyic rate and lung structure Recen tly he was named as the recipient of the E B Eastburn Fellowship (a trust fund of the Hamilton Foundation) that will a llow him to work this year on the structure

and function of lungs in the sloth and othe r bradymetabol ic animals A portion of this study will be carried out at Mc Master U niversi ty a nd a not her part in Ma naus Brazil (Jim has a lready promised the Bio-Alumni News some correspondence )

T he jungle environment might cramp hi s daily running schedule but it will certainly enha l]~ t hi s interest in photography (Jim maybe a picture or two as well plcasel) 0

Grad News

Cheryl Bailey 76 wr ites that she and her husband have recently returned from a two-year world tour (seve n mont hs in Australia) and have now settlcd in Toronto C heryl is working as a program meranalyst for th e C anada Perma nent Trust Co

Susan Collis 80 is curre ntly working as a veterinary assista nt in Brampton

Marg Davis 76 works as an air traffic control o ffice r with the C a nadian Armed Forces

Michael Ferr 77 is studying medic ine a t Q ueens He will grad ua te th is year

Diane (Andrews) Frechette 79 lives in Montreal where she is a q uality control supervisor for Br ights W ines

Len Godwin 79 and his wife Sharon live in Thunder Bay where Len is a contract fisheries technician for the M inistry of N a tural Resources

David Grasser 78 is a technical sales representative for A lchem Inc in Edshymonton Alberta

Jim McMillan 79 is em ployed as a fisher ies technicia n with Fisheries and shyO ceans Ca nada at the Bed ford Institute of Oceanography

Sheila (Brown) Murphy 77 wri te that she is enjoying her new position as a programmer with the Canada System Group in Mississa uga S he a nd her husband A llen live in Burlington O nshyta rio D

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Macdonald InstituteCollege of Family and Consumer

Studies Alumni Association

ALUMNI NEWS Editor Joan (Anderson) Jenkinson 66

Diseases of Lifestyle and Choice Excerpts from Nutrition Awareness and Education tbe keynote address gi~en by Dr Donna Woolcott 69 at tbe 1981 Mac-FACS alumni seminar

Dr Donna Woolcoll graduated from Family and Consumer Studies in 1969 She continued her studies at the Univershysity of Manitoba obtaining her MSc in Nutrition in 1971 Returning to the University of Guelph she completed her Ph D in Applied Human Nutrition in 1979 Currently she is Assistant Professhysor Applied Human Nutrition in the Department of Family Studies

The 60s and 70s were two decades during which nutrition became a major focal point for society particularly in terms of defining our nutrition probshylems

In Canada the most comprehensive survey to date was undertaken in the form of Nutrition Canada sampling ovcr 20000 Canadians from coast to coast Results of this survey have formed thc basis for intervention programs by government for new directions in reshysearch and for heightened awareness in business and industry

The major problems identified in Nutrition Canada can be classified as diseases of lifestylc and choice

Overweight andor obesity are major concerns in North America Beshycause of the very dismal success rates of wcight controlweight loss programs (cstimate of success is one to two per cent) programs directed at prevention should receivc the highest priority and should be directed at consumers before weight problems become cntrenched

Hcart disease ha s been identified as a health problcm of endemic proportions in Canada It is estimated that 50 per cent of deaths can be attributed to this disease While somc of the risk factors

associated with heart diseasc such as age sex and family history ca nnot be modificd many others including nut r ishytion arc susceptibl( to change which can lower risk

i third area of conccrn is iron deficicncy Thc survey revealed that body iron reserves and intake of iron were ub-optimal for a major portion of the population from infants throughout the life span to the elderly This concern also ca n be attributed to our lifest yle which dictates tha t we watch our caloric intake to avoid overweight T here is evidence that a daily intake of less than

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2000 calories makes it difficult to mainshytain adcquate iron intake

The development of dental caries is a disease which in spite of excellent preventive dentistry programs affects virtu a lly every fa mily to some extent in Canada We havc clear evidence tha t

there is a link bet wecn sucrosc-sugar consumption and the incidence of cavishyties

Being aware of the nutri-tion probshylems we look for solutions--one being nutrition education As well we need improved legislation regarding food lashybelling and advertising claims In add ishytion some at middottention should be paid to development of a national nutrition polshyicy

Regarding nutrItIOn knowledge studies have shown that the population is much misinformed or clearly lacks knowledge of nutrition in areas whe re nutrition professionals see a clear need for knowledge Ironically the consumer is overwhelmed with nutrition messages which come from questionable sources such as health food proponents fad diet promoters and media personalities

Developments are being made in nutrition education across Canada Pubshylic health and community nutritionists provide programs focusing on prevention and health to target groups such as pregnant women children the elderly the adult population at risk from heart disease and those with weight control problems Most of these programs are carried out by public health nurses dental hygienis-ts teachcrs fitness inshystructors and other health and social service pe rsonnel

The O ntario Milk Marketing Board has made significant contributions in increasing student nutrition awareness industry is developing an interest in nutrition education and many newspashypers in C anada carry reliable syndicated nutrition columns on a weekly basis

Many newspapers and magazines employ fully qualified nutritionists to write their nutrition columns The Canashyda Departments of Agriculture and C onsumer and Corporate Affairs inshyclude nutrition educa tion in some proshy

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gra ms as well W hat more could we do to improve

meeting consumers need s for nutrition education A short list would include such interve ntion s as school curr icula in nutrition increa sed participation by proshyfe ss ional nutritionis ts (as opposed to self-styl ed nutritionists) in health and ed uca t ion programs

Med ia exposurc by nutritionists should be re-emphas ized he re as well

We need improved nutrition labelling in C anada an ingredient list is not enough particularly in an increasingly crowded and complex food market The food industry could do more to provide conshysumers with nutrition information and to clarify some of the misconceptions held by consumers In addition we need to develop more direct service programs to

a ddrci~ the very real needs of some of our vcry high-risk groups such as the

elderly na tive peoples and coronary prone individuals

In conclusion it is clear that there are significant challenges ahead in Canshyada to overcome nutrition problems and to promote individual responsibility for nutritional health All of us can share in the challenge by providing effective nushytrition education In order to do this we must keep ourselves aware of the most recent trends in nutrition 0

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Dean Your editor J oan (Ande rson) Jenki nshyson 66 has asked tha t I tell you briefl y about some of the exc iting and very recent development whieh I mentioned when wel com ing M ac- FCS seminar participants in early M a y pace is preshycious so I will be brief with just a sentence for each

O ur FACS S hedS won for M a ry C ocivera Departme nt of Informat ion an Exceptional Achievement Awa rd in the publication writing category of an a wards program sponsored by the Counshy

cil for Advancement a nd S upport of Educa tion (C ASE) which was open to cntries from a nada and the U nited S ta tes

T hc U niversi ty L ibra ry in co-opershy

ation with the Depa r tment of Fa mily S tudies received a gra n of $20000 from the S trengthening o f Specia li zed

C ollection grant progra m of t he Social S ci ences and H umanit ies Researc h

Council for the development of the Famshy

ily Studies library collection Six faculty members had research

papers accepted for presentation in five different sections of the Learned Socieshyties Meetings which were held in Halishyfax in May

At a conference for senior hospitalishyty exccutives the School of Hotel and Food Administration (HAFA) a nshynounced plans for the development of an Advanced Management Program for the Hospitality Industry (AMPHI) which

will be offered for the first time in 1983 and for which substantial contributions

have been pledged by the industry to fund the case writing necessary for this program

Research grants totalling approxishymately $182000 have been received in the College over the last several months

Among th em are Dr Keith Slaters grant from the Depa rtment of National

De fence for research on det erioration of te xtile materials Dr Margaret

Mc Kim s grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council for the study of the impact of social experishycnce on infantpeer interac tion and

Dr Bruce Ryans grant from the Onshytario Mental Health Foundation for a study of families in the pre-adoptive

period and the success of th e adoptions These events all occurring over a two-month period give an indica tion of the developments in scholarship a nd outshyreac h within the College

On June 30 Dr Vosburgh completshyed his second five-year term as chairman of the Department of Consumer Studies and looks forw a rd to returning to the Department as a faculty member after a year of leave To have taken the beginshyning concepts for the Depa rtment of Consumer Studies and successfully built a department for which there was no model and which has gained recognition both on this continent and abroad for its uniqueness and its significance in toshydays world is indeed a major accomshypl ishment and one worthy of sincere congra tu la tions

We look forward to welcoming man y of you at the lecture to be given this fall by our Winegard Visiting Professor Dr Kenneth Boulding Deshyta ils of this lecture are outlined below

Plans for the Harshm an Lecture are just being completed It will be presented next year in either the winter or spring

semester

Janet M Wardlaw Dean

Visiting Prof D r Kenneth Boulding a d ist inguished economist and author will spend several weeks on campus in the fall as the W inegard Vis iting Profcssor in thc Colshylege of -a mily and C onsumer S tudies funded by t hc A lma M ater Fund C urshyrently Distingui shed Professor of Ecoshynomics Emeritu s in t he Inst itute of Beshyhavioural Science U niversity of Colorashydo he has been pres ide nt of the A merishycan Associa tion for thc A dvancement of Science the American Economic Assoshy

ciation and the rnternational Studies Association

A prolific author Dr Boulding has published widely on economics and the socia1 sciences Among his recent books are Beyond Economics Essays on Soshyciety Religion and Ethics Ecodynamshyics A New Theory of Societal Evolushytion a nd From Abundance to Scarcity Implications for the American System H e co-authored Social Systems of the Planet Earth

During hi s stay on campus Dr Boulding will participate in undergradushyate and graduate classes and faculty

seminars and will give a lecture to the university community on S eptember 22 He will be the featured speaker in a one-day conference organized by the College to highlight his visit The conshyference wi II focus on the role of households in world development

Faculty in the College a re pleased to host this distinguished scholar as a visiting professor They look forw a rd to the stimulation and leadersh ip his visit will provide Because of Dr Bouldings visit the Harshma n lecture which is usuall y held in the fall will be postshyponed until early 19820

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More Than 2 0 M ore Aware The 14th annual Mac-FACS Alumni Seminar attracted a record number of alumni and friends to the University of Guelph campus on Saturday May 2 The seminar on Nutrition Awareness appealed to grads and students alike spanning graduating years from 26 to 83 Attendance exceeded 200

Mary Henry 65 seminar chairshyman welcomed everyone to the proshygram Congratulations were extended to Dr Margaret Scott McCready recipient of the Order of Canada Medal Dr McCready proudly displayed her medal while alumni applauded her most recent honour

It was indeed a successful day-an excellent opportunity for everyone to update their current interests in nutrishytion and renew friendships at their Alma Mater 0

Professor David Collins- Thompson spoke on Food Safety - the Role of Addatives

Leslie Nanos nutrition consultant spoke on Nutrition and the Aging Process

Mac-FACS Careers Night 81 Sponsored by Your Alumni Association

500 to 7 00 pm October 5

Peter Clark Hall University Centre

Dr Margaret McCready shows her Order of Canada meda l to Mac- FACS Alumni ews editor Joan (Anderson ) Jenkinson Mac 66

In Memoriam

Margaret (Maunders) Coates 270 a life members of the Mac-FACS Alumni Association passed away in London on M arch 18 1981

E Margerite (McKiel) MacDonald 250 passed away in Is lington on Febshyruary 19 1981

Lilla (Freeborn) Oldfield 210 of Minshyneapolis M inn passed away on June II 1980

Lucille Catherine (Kuhn) Rogers 230 of Morrisville Pa passed a way March 10 1981 Her husband Tom Rogers is a graduate of OAC 23

Lois (Seldon) Schwenger 390 of Burlshyington passed away February 8 1981

Edna (Greening) Young 06D passed away in Ham il ton in March 1981 0

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The College of Physical Science Alumni Association

SCIMP Editor Bob Winkel

Barry and the AMF Thc election of Barry Stahlbaum 74 to the chairmanship of the Alma M ater Fund (AMF) Advisory C ouncil for 1981-1982 caps several years of involveshyment in alumni affairs both as a represhysentativc for graduates of his C ollege as secretary of the University of G uelph Alumni Association and as a member of the advisory council itself

A systems analyst in academic computer services Institute of Computshyer Science working with the OvC to computerize veterinary medical informashytion Barry brings a hard-nosed busishyness-like attitude to his new position

The AMF Advisory Council reshyviews and determines project priorities of the AMF and recommends to the President allocations of the proceeds of the fund Two representatives from each of the seven college alumni associations the primary representatives of the camshypaign management committee of the AM F the president and senior vieeshypresident of the Unive rsity of Guelph Alumni Association President Donald Forster as honorary UGAA president John Babcock OAC 54 director Alumni Affairs and Development and Jim Elmslie assistant director for develshyopment Alumni Affairs and Developshy

Roll of Honour The names of nine top undergraduate students in the College of Physical Scishyence have been added to the Colleges honour roll The students have achieved

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ment as secretary to the council make up the AM F advisory councils membershyship

The council deals with a large sum of money-nearly $300000 this year notes Mr Stahlbaum The fund has been administered very efficiently in the past but anticipated growth both in income and disbursements makes a well-managed response even more necesshysary in the future

His tough-mindedness in financial matters softens however when he talks about the role of alumni in supporting the University I see a growing number of alumni turning out for our special cvents I had a ball at College Royal talking to over 150 alumni who had returned to Guelph from as far away as

an average of 85 per cent or higher on five courses in the fifth sixth seventh or eighth semester The following have been named for the fall semester 1980

BSc Program Semester 5 Gail Baker honours (biochemistry) and Timothy Wilkinson major (biochemisshytry) minor (nutrition) Semester 7 John Wylie honours (theoretical physics) Seshymester 8 Christopher Retterath hoshynours (computing and information sci-

Montreal and Sudbury He regrets that it sometimes seems

that the University communicates with alumni only when it asks for money We also need t heir loyalty encourageshyment and participation

Funds provided by alumni to the AM F provide a vital service he exshyplains All universities are cutting back in their budgets and in the process it is the refinements which go first It is these peripheral but important activishyties that receive the support of the AM F

Barry sees fund-raising not as the bottom line of Alumni Affairs but as part of a full circle which makes it possible for things to happen which enhance the prestige and reputation of the University of Guelph

T hese in turn bring pride to us all and also help to create a sense of worthwhileness in being active alumni This is what stimula tes fund raising

The results include scholarships visiting professor programs library acshyquisitions our prestigious University of Guelph Choir trips to Europe the develshyopment of the Arboretum Alumni Stashydium and a host of ot her activities which make us all feel good

Barry takes over the chairmanship from Dr C Robert Buck o v e 46 He was a great chairman I hope I can run a meeting half as well 0

ence) The following we re selec ted from the winter semester 1981

BA Program Semester 8 Mayda -Tratnik honours (mathema tics)

BSc Program S emester 6 C atheshyrine Macerollo honours (applied matheshymatics) Laurie Bemi honours (chemisshytry) and John W ylie honours (theoreti shycal physics) Semester 8 John Root honours (chemical physics) 0

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Senator Few students can match the record of involvement of John H ulland 81 in University administration As a fourth year Bsc chemistry major John was this past fall elected chairman of Senshyates Graduation and Ceremonials Comshymittee Although he is the first student to chair a Senate committee the experishyence and expertise John has accumulatshyed made him an obvious choice

Beginning with the Student Petishytions Committee John has been a memshyber of the Board of Undergraduate Studies the C om mittee on Educational Development the University Liaison Committee the Committee on Universishyty Planning and the search committee for the Dean of the College of Physical Science

The Graduation and Ceremonials Committee which John chairs is enshygaged in recommending to Senate canshydidates for honorary degrees and dishyplomas Following the committees decishysions John takes the recommendations to Senate for consideration Because a chairman does not vote at committee meetings John says he sometimes finds a conflict between his position and his personal inclinations

He has strong views on many Unishyversity issues and feels that any student with similar concerns would find inshyvolvement in the Senate a worthwhile commitment

For students genuinely interested in Senate John cautions that it takes a full year as a student member to acquire the knowledge and confidence to work effectively John also finds integration of his academic pursuits with committee work lends perspective to his undergradshyuate University experience helping to develop insight into people and organishyzations

Such experience will be pertinent to the M BA John is contemplating purshysuing next year- the next item on the chairmans agenda 0

Professor Bill Brown

Inventor Retired chemistry professor WH Bill Brown spent the best part of his acashydemic years within the sound of running water-pouring into laboratory sinks through standard metal filter pumps at a rate of 594 gallons every six hours Multiplied by 12 pumps in the average student laboratory and 12 weeks every semester the result is a veritable Niashygara of noisy and expensive water

Retirement two years ago provided Dr Brown with the opportunity to inshydulge his interest in gadgetry and he went to work to design a more powerful splash-proof and more economical filter pump

Pre-production models combining lengths of automotive hose friction tape and his own adventures into glassblowshying worked well enough to justify proshyfessionally made prototypes which themshyselves underwent a series of changes to arrive at ever more compact quieter and more economical units

Today Dr Browns glass filter pump is in full production and it is attracting the attention of institutional and commercial laboratories all over Canada because it scores for ease of installation ability to swivel through 360deg and superior pumping action

The economics are remarkable The Niagara of water referred to above represents an estimated cost of over $2000 per semester The smallest of the Wekksco Filter Pumps reduces this by I ljl2 with no loss in efficiency and virtual silence of operation 0

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Medallist The We Winega rd Medal t he Univershysitys most distinguis hed stude nt award has been won this year by John Root 81 of G uelph who received a BSc in honours physics at spring C onvocat ion The medal was presented at the annual Senate Board of G overnors dinner in June

Not only must wi nners of the Wineshygard Medal achieve high levels of acashydemic attainment but they must also demonstrate outstanding leadersh ip in a range of extra-curricular act ivi t ies

John attained a cumulative average of 888 per cent chalking up 45 As (over 80 per cent) and three Bs during his eight underg raduate semesshyters He accomplished this ou tstand ing record while maintaini ng a dizzying schedule of extra-curricu lar activities on campus in church a nd in the comshymunity

He was president of the Physics and Astronomy Club in 1979-1980 and chairman of its College Royal subcomshymittee in 1980-1981 U nder his leadershyship the Club held an active sched ule of meetings and also orga nized an intershyuniversity convention Its C ollege Royal display in 1979- 1980 won first prize within the College and second pr ize campmiddotus-wide In 1980-1981 the Col lege Royal exhibit claimed the ove r-all award In his third year John was a lso president of the Campus C hristia n Felshylowship and secretary of the Physical Science Student Cou nci l

Johns off-campus activities includshyed singing in the choir of First Bapt ist C hurch teach ing S unday school playshying clarinet in an ensem ble doing musishycal arranging and organizi ng an intershychurch you th group T his group known as the Guelph Associa tion Ba ptist Youth included representatives of churches from Stratford to Bra mpton It was first organi zed during t he year 1979-1980 and during 1980-1 98 1 John served as its preside nt 0

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Incoming OVCAA president Dr Archie MacKinshynon OVC 43 left olltgoing OVCA A president Dr Bob Blick OVC 46 and Dr Wendy Park er OVC 71 first female OVCA A vice-president

Campus wagon [Ours started a[ Branion Plaza

Weekend 81

Brenda EI las rec Medal oJ eled the 1981

Voting booth for alumni seats on Senate L to R Rick Moccia CBS 76 Julie (Russell) Thur Arts 78 Barry Stahlbaum CPS 74 John Babcock OAC 54 and Earl Mighton OAC 31

UGAA Achlevement Jr A lumni 54 president Dr Tom om OUtgoing

DeGeer OVC

At the Gold d en Anmversary d

John Griffiths OAC 22 Inner Gordon Nixon OAC 37

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not H is goal is to enhance the quality of Profcssor M urray joined the the huma nities at Guelph and he has Depa rtment of History in 1967 A graduate begun by listing the things in which the of Bishops University ( BA ) in 1962 heNew

Dean College of Arts

Dean David Murray

By Martha Leibbrandt

W here the humanities are concerned the new Dean of the C ollege of Arts

David M urray is an exponent optimist publicist and champion

During this past year in his role as Acting Dean he has publicized the accomplishments of its students and faculty members so that t he University and the community would understand tha t the humanities are an integral part of G uelph and tha t they contribute unique areas of excellence to t his University

Dr M urray who beca me Dean J uly 1 is also a believer in doors We need to const ruct more doors between disci pl ines and build fewer walls a round them he said in a C onvocation add ress four years ago Today therefore he find s no contradiction in talking on the one hand of the challenge of trying to instill traditional values of the humanities in a campus dominated by non-hu manities disciplines and pointing ou t the need for scientific literacy for students in the BA program

Both concepts fit into the U niversi tys decla red aim of achieving a liberal education in the 1980s he says adding that there can be no truly liberal education in any universi ty without a thriving vibrant humanities program

Some people may be concerned about the survival of the human ities this Dean is

College can take pride the high qua lity of undergraduate teaching the recognized disti nc tion of the C olleges graduate programs the growing number of provincial and national awards and sc holarshi ps being won by the Colleges top undergradua tes and graduates and the examples of scholarship and creative work by Arts faculty which have received internationa l recognition

The Dean wants to mai ntain and strengthen this excellence by encouraging sabbatical leaves by faculty members assis ti ng them in their projects supporting conferences at Guelph and facilitating travel to conferences elsewhere Similarly he has worked to shore up the students sense of achievement through the introduction of new undergraduate and graduate scholarships and by hosting academic recognition luncheons

Professor Murray places a high priority on establishing a greater sense of oneness Whatever the problems or challenges of the next five years we must confront them as a College not as a collection of separate departments and the Dean acknowledges that the future may not be clear sailing Tightrope budgeting he guesses will be with every Dean in the next five years H is task as he sees it is to work around this obstacle and to provide the best learning atmosphere with the funds ava ilable

H e sees his most im portant task as working closely with the C ollege of Social Science to improve the quality of Gu elphs BA program in order to attrac t a greater number of good students to the U niversity The Dean wants to re-examine the present program to make it more attractive to studen ts In keeping with his views about a liberal ed uca tion he would like to see C ollege of Arts students taking more courses in natural sciences a nd mathematical sciences I believe we must help our students to achieve scientific literacy and at the same time encourage students in the science programs to take more humanities and S ocial Science courses he sa ys

The Dean also has a nu mber of personal challenges Teaching and scholarship are important to him and he wants to keep up his ow n work Hi s book Odious Commerce Britain Spain and the Abolition of the Slave Trade to Cuba was published by Cam bridge Un iversi ty Press this year and an art icle Trading for Latin American Oil a ppeared in the November December 1980 issue of Int ernational Perspect ives

received an M A from the University of Edinburgh in 1964 and a Ph D from C ambridge in 1968 D uring his undergrad uate and graduate years he received nu merous awards and scholarships including whi le a t Bi shops the Pres iden ts Prize in E nglish and t he Lieutena nt-G overnors Bronze Medal fo r H istory and a C m monwea lth scholarship to the Un iversity of Edi nburgh He also he ld two C a nada Cou ncil pre-doctoral fell owsh ips at Ca m bridge

Befo re coming to Guelph he was tutor in H istory a t Churchill College C ambridge H e was resident historian in the Department of Exte rnal Affairs from 1971 to 1972 and this led to the publication of Documents on Canadian External Relations Volumes 7 and 8 which he edited and which were published in 1974 and 1976 respectively

At G ue lph Dr M urray has served on a number of committees at Senate Department College and inter-university levels He has also been a member of the Board of G overnors since 19790

Part of th e Arts Building as seen from t he University Centre

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People and Pets By Meredith Lloyd-Evans OVC 74

I n March 1979 14 professional people interested in the care of both animals and

humans met at the University of Dundee Scotland to discuss the positive ways in which pet ownership can contribute to human health and well-being From that sma ll start the Group for the Study of the Huma nCompanion Animal Bond was formed and has grown rapidly Membership is now over 70 in the UK Europe Canada USA and Australia

All members are united by a common intercst in fur t hering the understanding of this strange bond bctween people and their chosen pets The wider implications of the bond arc also important because they impact on our normal everyday life such as the environment and urban planning and on those periods whe n we are mentally or physica lly abnormal

For some time Dr Avery Gillick OVC 70 now in practice in Scarborough On tario was the G roups North American secretary but enforced absence due to ill ness led him reluctantly to give up the post (He is now fully recovered by the way )

On this side of the Atlantic (the UK etc) Dr Bruce Fogle OVC 70 ha s been one of the administrative figures in the G roup since the beginning when he was already involved in the organization of the first I nternational Symposium on the H uman Companion Animal Bond This took pl ace under the umbrella of the British Small Animal Veterinary Association in London in February 1980 Bruce is also Editor of a forthcoming volume on the humananimal bond including the symposium proceedings which is soon to be published

An understanding of the hum a nanimal bond will enhance any veterinarians dealing with his clients H ow often do we suspect that an animal patients phenomena are as described by the owner really an ex pression of the owners own fears and problems Euthanasia terminal

disease unexplained traumas and vague illnesses in the absence of clear clinical signs are all areas where correct and sympathetic handling of the owner can be more rewarding than fruitless pet treatment - exploitation of an owners concern

There is another aspect An animal may present a behavioura l defect that demands exploration of the owneranimal bond the owners environment thoughts and deeds How far should a veterinarian go We may argue that it is not our job to handle these sociological aspects of human and animal problems

However one of the staunchest supporters of the G roup Dr Leo Bustad dean of the W ashington S tate University College of Veterinary Medicine firmly believes that veterinary schools and their students are in a unique position to collaborate with other disciplines (such as psychology sociology psychiatry medicine social work even urban planning) in order to develop a unified approach to the study of thc people pet partnership The interface between pet and owner behavior must be treated as an a rca for co-operation not connict between professions

It has become quite clear from

discussions by the G roup and lectures given at the London Symposium that contact with animals and the formation of a bond with a pet is more often tha n not of great physical and mental benefit to the pet owner Dr Aaron Katcher University of Pennsylvania has shown that pet-owning over and above the playing and walking involved has a positive effect on human survival after myocardial infarcts (Heart trou ble Ed)

The aged and institutionalised including convicts have been shown to develop relationships between each other fruitful by any ordinary criteria applied to such institut ions by making humananimal bonds The animal-cat dog bird horse- something ideally to be stroked and certainly to be looked after is a catalyst

People whose lives are governed by their discomforts with other people by vague or almost palpable fears and anxieties that others are judging them by pathological distrust by resistance to verbal visual or tactile contact or by rejection of treatment seem to be able to summon up positive feelings where pets are concerned

Pet-facilitated psychotherapy is one of the fields of the human a nimal bond where the most beneficial strides forward can be made By this very token it is a field where the different disciplines are enriched by contact and collaboration It will be one of the fields explored in the forthcom ing International Symposium in Phi ladelphia October 5-71981 (details from Dr Aaron Katcher Associate Professor of Psychiatry Universi ty of Pennsylvania Philadelphia tel (215) 243-4695 or Dr Michael J McCulloch The Delta Foundation 200 Southwest Market Suite 1700 Portland Oregon 97201 tel (503) 222-4347)

The establishment of programs of college education in this field will be a vital -step forward in the practice of holistic medicine which considers mans actions towards and reactions from the world around him which in turn induce or prevent physical and mental well-being One of the political functions of the Group is to fight for the establishment of such programs They will be of benefit to so many disciplines 0

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Islam and the Art of bull bull bull

By Annette K euning Arts 81 and rob clement Arts 78 Reprinlcd from Tht Onlarion

Annette Keuning and rob clement are two CUSO (Canadian University Service Overseas) volunteers currently working as teachers in predominantly Muslim northern Nigeria West Africa

T he lorry passed and our teet h were sand-blasted by the dust We continued

on our way and within a sh or t time Keuning had the machine pushing 50 km per hour once again I was sitting on the back holding on for dear life cursing the harmattan dusty roads mammy wagons and my own stupidit y

H armattan is the name given to the dry dust-laden land-wind that blows from the Sahara from December to February each year Dust permeates everything It is extremely cool at this time especially on a machine

The machine or motorcycle is one of the most popular forms of priva te transportation throughout many developing nations One of the biggest of its kind a vailable in N igeria ou r Ho nda 185cc is inappropriately named Road Maste r Motorcycle MaintenanceOn this particular day the machine bull bull bull proved to be morc master of us than anything else The road the dust and larger vehicles all conspired with it to make our journey painfully memorable our speed decreased we could hear each

Although our destination was only 100 other singing and t he washboard roads lent km or so down the road we were into us an unriva ll ed vibrato unfamiliar territory It was a gruelling test of both riders and machine

The first 10 km over la terite road fm gelling those good vibrations S hes were relatively uneventful and we cru ised giving me excitations along at top speed 90 km per hour It seemed a sure thing that we would arrive at our destina tion in the bush where two The washboard fa-fa-fa-aded away newly-arrived CUSOs were posted within We were soon into sand sl ip sl iding a way the hour A village materialized throu gh the baobob

This was not A llahs will it soon trees and thorn brush At the same time a became apparent We were cut s hort nock of sheep decided to use their right of midway through th e second stanza of way ( Livestock ir] igeria are not fenced Little Honda by a bone-jarring jolt as in and the driver of a motor vehicle should the laterite surface came to a preordained he or she happen to hit one is liable) e nd We wove through the hairless (by

Second gear Now it became important Canadian standards) animals and to hold on tight All vestiges of contin ued on our merry way waving civilizat ion incl udi ng paved roads cold furiou sly to the congenial vil lagers who left beer and pol ice checks were beh ind us As what they were doing to greet the two

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ba tures ( hites ) they saw approaching This scene was to be repeated many

times during our th ree-hour ja unt as we passed by m1n y small fnrming villages For the most part subsistence agricu lt ure is the stal liS qlll) a nd the vill age rs persevere despite the ever encn)1ching Saha ra

Re ported ly the Sa hara is descend ing upon the arabic land at the rate of 15 km per year T hc N igeria n governme nt in an a ttempt to stcm the tidc of the desert has moun ted an extensivc reforesta tion cam paign

Meanwhile back on the machinc problems were deve loping The vibrations aside fro m leading to advanced ases of del iriu m tremens res ul ted in the in vi table decline of our road worthiness The first mecha nical fau lt appeared in the mirror T he constan t bea ting soon lent us an unpara ll elcd view of the stratasphere

We stopped After a few moments our bod ies adjusted to the sta tionary posi ti on in which we now found ourse lves Lucki ly the tool kit had no t been jarred loose from its pcrch Within minutes the problem vas reet i fi ed- tem pora ri ly

On [Ire road again Here we go

ow wcll into th e second hour of our journey we sw itched fr om the Beach Boys to the Beatles We kept ou r eyes open for a bush petrol station and were fortunate enough to happen upo n one after a few kil ometres

We pulled up to the large red petrol tank clea rl y mmiddot rked a Smoking A young boy in oil y rags filled th e ta nk from a kerosene ti n spilling 25 per cent as pet rol gushed over the sides of the ta nk

We decided to give the mac hine a rest confident that we werent too far from our destination We bought bubble gum from one of the many young vendors The e children carrying their wares on their heads ha wk everything from raw suga r cane to perfume

Hitting the road once again we were soon Shakin All Over We went on for a little while taking in the desolate landscape and the omen ca rry ing huge loads on their heads

The odometer told us that we had trave lled 50 km when a rear bol t was vibrated off the hain guard We had to stop again T he chain guard a nd the mirror which once aga in was sufficientl y loose to warrant a ttention were prom ptly fixed

In the recesses of our minds however the beati ng our b dies were ta king was of no litt le concern We wondcred if we wou ld bc abl e to product offspring T hi ngs

definitely fclt unsea ted Ou r se lf-concern s nevertheless we re

momentarily forgotten as we passed a couple of men pray ing by the roadside Facing Mecca they paid us no heed as they bent t heir heads repea ted ly to the ea rth We kn ew it was 2 30 the mid-afternoon prayer Kai We were taking much longer tha n w had expected

For the lust time on our trip destiny in tervened The mirror It was now totally non- fun ctiona l ha nging limply from the handlebar Cal mly we wrenched it off the mach ine and tucked it away

T he appearance by the roadsi de of man st udents decked out in the habitual white uni forms led us to believe that we wcr close to our target As if to remind us of our servitude to the machine and the environme nt we a lmost wiped out as we turned towa rds the school gate and hit a sand trap placed st rategically in front of the entra nce

But we had made it safel y Arriving tota ll y unexpected we were greeted with ti morous smiles and ushered into the house where we eased ourselves expectantly into sta tionary cha irs It was not until long after we had washed the dust from our throats with cool water tha t our bodies ceased bu zz in g

The visit was hort however because we knew we had to return to our postings later that afte rnoon It seemed a su re thing that we would arr ive by nightfall

Gel your moror running Gel out on [h e highway Looking for adven[lIre A nd ~middotha[eler comes our

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Students with

Crossroads T hro ugh some of its students the

University of G uelph is involved in a world- wide ove rseas volunteer venture in develop ing countr ies- Canadian Crossroa ds Inter natio nal (CCI )

Granted its charter in 1968 as a non-denominational non- profit charitable orga niza tion CCI has been su pported annu ally by the Alma Mater Fund on behalf of the U of G students since 1977 G rants of $ 100 per U of G st ude nt volunteer will thi s yea r tot a l $ 1000

CI opera tes short-term (four months) overseas volunteer work progra ms in 25 cou ntries in Asia Afri ca South America and the Cari bbea n C rossroad ers are chosen for their emotional maturity past experience and commi tment to improving public awa reness of international development issues

Cross roaders do not receive a salary while oversens however they are given a living allowance to meet food accomshymodation and travel needs Part icipants a re each cxpec ted to ra ise $800 in their communi ti es Th is represen ts 20 per eent of the to tal cost of their individual in volvemen t

Bei ng a stu dent or univers ity gra du ate is not a prerequisi te T here is an increasing number of people of varying age experience and learn ing who participate in the overseas progra m

Basically C ros -roaders must be at least 19 years of age a t the ti me of departure and Canadi a n c itizens or have landed imm igran t stat us T hey should be willing to adapt to living and working with people whose culture and lifestyles vary from their own

Peter G illie CSS 74 a teacher at Brant Avenue Public School in G uelph is co-ordina tor of the 1981 CCI progra m for the G uel ph a rea and reports tha t the following ten of G studen ts will be invo lved

Sa ndy Boland of Toronto will go to Bangladesh Lee Ann Gage Sa rnia to Zambia Dawn Gordon Mi lton to Fij i shyJ ud y Halladay Victoria BC to Indonesia C raig Merkley London to Kenya and Cheryl Ann McKenner PEI to G uyana

Anne Hawthorn SI Bruno PQ We nd y Howley Woodstock Ka thy Killinger Toronto and Fiona MacPhail Sout h Porcupine are unplaced at press tim eO

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W hile driving along a rural sideroad the other day I stopped to watch a

combine at work The great machine moved ponderously across the field cutting a wide swath of ripe grain A stream of golden kernels nowed into a hopper at its top andT e Annual behind it as it moved along it left a neat windrow of crumpled straw

Threshing Bee This journalistic sketch a nostalgic glimpse of farm life In Wes tern Ontario during the first quarter of the 20th century comes from the book Down On the Farm by Harold B Dlsbrowe OAC 23

About the Author

Harold Disbrowe is a retired educator He started his career as an instructor at International College in Izmir Turkey and later was a demonstrator and lecturer at the Ontario Agricultural College In 1932 he became a secondary schoolteacher of science and agriculture and taught at Stirling in Hastings County and Simcoe in Norfolk County

In 1945 he was appointed principal of Elmira District Secondary School in Waterloo County He occupied this post until his retirement in 1965

He now resides in London Ontario Since retiring he has become a freelance writer and has had numerous articles published in Ontario dailies including the London Free Press Ottawa Journal and the Toronto Da ily Star

The Authors Foreword

These 16 sketches based on my own experience describe some aspects offarm and community life in Malahide township Elgin County Ontario during the first quarter of this century

In retrospect it was a wonderful training for life although I had small appreciation of it at the time It provided a special kind of pragmatic education that has served me well I always feel a lillie sorry for those who do not have this in their background

Those days are gone and the lifestyle and experiences offarm life described here will not again be duplicated However they are a part of our history and their remembrance is worth recording HBD

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Harold B Disbrowe OAC 23

It was controlled by a solitary man sea ted comforta bly in a glass-enclosed cab from which came the sound of music He with this complica ted machine was accomplishing what in my boyhood days would have required the exertions of several teams of horses and a dozen men

This lone farmer with his mammoth machine whose cost would have sufficed to purchase a SOO-acre farm 60 years ago somehow symbolized the impersonality of modern life even on the farm In the rural Ontario of bygone years threshing out the crop was a community enterprise a social rite that was enjoyed by all who had a part in it

In the unsophisticated early days of this century the arrival of the threshers was an exciting event The big steam engine came down the road puffing and clanking and emitting clouds of smoke and steam Behind it in tandem it towed the grain separator with its myriad belts and pulleys and the sloshing gurgling tank wagon

The outfit pulled into the yard and stopped In the sudden silence one could hear the hiss of escaping steam and smell the odours of hot oil and wood smoke But the silence was short-lived for the crew climbing down from their various perches proceeded to reconnoiter the situation and then with much shouting back and forth to set the machine

The separator was unhitched and turned around and then pushed backward up the ramp into the barn by the puffing

Th e threshing engine

labou ri ng engine Next the engine wa s backed dow n the slope a nd levelled by backing the rear wheels onto a sturdy platform constructed of old railroad ties The big rubber-and-canvas beh was unrolled and slipped over the separator drive pulley and the flywheel of the engine which was chocked into position when the right degree of tautness was attained

While this was going on the exchange hands drifted in from the neighbouring farms As they arrived they were assigned to their work stations Most were sent to the mow to pitch down sheaves but one was sent to the separator platform to feed them into the machine and a couple were designated to carry away the grain as it came from the separator The job of steering the stra w blower an easy task usually went to the boy of the family The farm owner in conformance with convention assumed the suffocating task of spreading straw in the dusty confines of the straw shed

When all was ready a couple of short toots of the whistle warned the hands that work was about to start The engine chuggcd purposefully and the drivebelt slapped a few times as it gathered speed Various pulleys belts and conveyors started to move the band cutters flashed and a blast of air came from the blower When the sounds converged into a powerful rumble the separator man gave the signal to start

The engineer responded with a short whistle blast and the platform man started to lay the sheavcs onto the conveyor that fed them headfirst into the maw of the machine The whirling bladcs of the band cuttcr severed the twine bands and the machine growled protestingly as the grain passed through the cylinder and was stripped of its kernels

The threshing crew

Down through the roaring quaking machine went the mixture of straw chaff and grain The straw was sucked up and blasted out through the blower pipe into the straw shed The grain and chaff passed over a wccession of vibrating sieves that separated them and permitted the kernels to flow from the side of the machine into a waiting one-bushel container As each was filled it was whisked away to the granary and emptied into a bin As the carrier returned with the empty container he paused at the granary door to put a mark on the tallyboard

As the men settled into the work they instinctively adopted a rhythmic pace that kept the separator operating at optimum capacity All the while the separator man moved over the machine between the whirling belts and pulleys to attend to his duties He filled and adjusted grease cups applied belt dressing and kept a sharp watch for trouble

At the engine the engineer was kept busy firing t he boiler The fuel consisted of old fence rails and pine stumps of which there seemed to be an inexhaustible supply These items were cut into appropriate lengths for the firebox by means of a buzz saw attached to one of the tender boxes on the rear platform of the engine It was driven by a belt from the flywheel Throughout the day the high-pitched z-i-n-g-g-g-g of the saw could be heard as the engine man cut wood to feed the voracious firebox

If there was an ample supply water for the boiler was taken from the farm well otherwise it had to be hauled from a convenient pond or stream Supplying it was the farmers responsibility and a man and team were dispatched for this purpose from time to time Sometimes while they were on this errand the supply ran low and

the engineer would let loose frantic short blasts of the whistle to signal the tank man to make haste

While the men were at work all was bustle and chatter at the house as the women prepared to feed the hands Providing good meals for the threshers was a rural tradition and every housewife did her best to maintain the standard expected

A prodigious amount of baking and roasting was done in preparation for the annual epicurean rite When the tables were finally ready they literally sagged under their burden of food Huge platters of meat and pitchers of brown gravy bowls of mashed potatoes peas and carrots plates of sliced tomatoes cookies and homemade bread as well as numerous kinds of pie pickles and preserves and great pitchers of tea and coffee occupied all available space

(n the backyard the family laundry tubs were set up on trestles and filled with water Bars of brown soap were laid out and fresh towels were draped conveniently over fence or clothesline When all was ready a wave of the hand to the watchful engineer was the signal to shut down A prolonged shrill whistle halted the now of sheaves and brought the work to a halt

The engine was shut down and the clattering belts and pulleys slowed and stopped Jn the unaccustomed stillness the voices of the men sounded unnaturally loud as they climbed down from their places and made their way to the house At the water tubs there was a tremendous amount of hawking blowing and snorting as the men washed the dust and grime from arms and faces before going in and seating themselves at the tables

All was concentration as the hungry hands set to Little could be heard but the clatter of knives and forks as the platters were emptied and replenished again and again by the hovering women But as appetites were appeased the pace slowed down and there was conversation and good-natured banter around the table

Afterwa rds the men drifted outside for more talk and a smoke before returning to work or if at days end to their respective homes for evening chores Thus the work went on from day to day until the neighbourhood was threshed out 0

-Copies of the 67-page book Down On the Farm may be obtained for $5 postpaid by writing to Harold B Disbrowe 17 Farm Manor Court London Ontario N 6H 412 The book is also available at $395 at the U of G Campus Bookstore Ed

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Grandntas

By Andrea Mudry Fawcett

G randma is no longer in a class by herself In the past when a grandshy

mother began to study at university she invariably made the front page of the local newspaper Today however she is far from alone

At the University of Guelph as on campuses across orth America adults varying grea tly in age academic backshyground and aims are coming to learn A businessman takes three days out of a hectic schedule to attend a conference on computers because he finds it absolutely necessary to keep abreast of changes in his field He is joined on campus by a former school drop-out who is intent on improving his career potential by getting a degree Meanwhile a highly-trained technician is

indulging her life-long ambition of studying history

The Action Is Not All on Campus Working closely with the Colleges the

University School of Part-time Studies and Continuing Education regularly develops credit and non-credit programs tailor-made to the specific needs of groups such as teachers business and technical workers Often the clients take part in designing the program for their employees The Roya l Bank and the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources a re two that have taken advantage of this new method Currently in the works is a Family Studies course to be offered for teachers in St Catharines The site for a n off-campus program can be a

Not Alone Any More lunchroom boardroom or a classroom whichever is most appropriate

Various media have been extensively

used to reach large nu mbers of peoplc Most recently the School is co-operating with TV O ntario to produce special credit courses on C hina and Energy

The needs of adult stud en ts who often have to fit studying around job and family responsibilities are our main consideration says Mark W aldron Director of th e University School of Part-time Studies and C ontinuing Education Organized in 1979 mai nly to accommodate thc rising number of returning olde r-tha n-average students the School had 13000 registrations for 1980 It is separated into three divisions Part -time and G e neral Studies for degree

programs Continuing Education for non-credit programs and Independent (correspondence) Study for diplomas in Agriculture and Horticulture Professors Sam Luker Jim M urray and T ed Mc N inch a re the chairmen of the respective div isions

Matching Strengths and Needs The School is not interested in simply

duplicati ng other universities offer in gs Whether faculty and sta ff are developing a course a conference or a new program they emphasize the U niversity S st rengths a nd the needs of the community Because local industry expressed a need the School recently developed a degree course in Quality Assurance S ubjects such as Family Studies Agriculture Hotel and Food Administration and Computing Science

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a re freque nt ly the focal poi nt of professional developmen t conferences

Some ideas origi na ted by the School a re not hi ng less than pioneering steps in adult education Corresponde nce students once had only a text book and occasionally audio cassettes until School faculty developed a multi-media learning kit that combines these two with a small hand-viewer and filmst rips enabling students to learn th rough th ree compleshymentary processes S ummer Campus is a unique vacat ion program which a llows people of all ages a nd interests to enjoy the Un iversitys extensive educational and recreational facilities during the relatively qu iet summer months

W ith the introduction of a regula r slate of evening credit courses on campus a yca r and a ha lf ago t he number of partshyti me students increased by more than 50 per cent Many of these people are taki ng degree courses to advance occupationally

For Some-a Ne w Career A glazier meta l mecha nic by day

Thomas Smith of G uel ph spe nds many evenings on cam pus as a part-t ime student He returned to school after 20 years intent upon gaining a degree in Computing Science and Business Administration and st a rt ing a new ca reer

He is thorough ly enjoying and ma king the most of his univers ity ex perience Im curious about many subjects so each semester I take a course in the H umani t ies or Social Sciences a long wit h one in my major subject of Comput ing Science So far I have studied Psychology Philosophy H istory and Sociology he ex plains

Tom believes tha t people s hould act ively participate in organiza tions which a ffect them persona lly Consequently he became the first represen tative of the new G eneral S tudies progra m to sit on the U niversity Senate Formerly he was recording secretary of Local 181 2 Intershynational Brotherhood of Pai nters and Allied Trades

Tom has discovered aspects of the university experience which evade all too many older students according to Richard Leavens counsello r Part-ti me and G eneral Studies Often these ad ults are too in tense and anxious about completing a project or writ ing exams T hey overlook the fact that being here affords them t he chance to escape their usual roles for a while to cxplore new ideas a nd meet new friends wi th similar in teres ts Ult imately it is the pleasure in learnin g which makes the exercise worthwh ile It can be a total experience of trying a nd growing

Not everyone bent on advancing a career has the time or energy to pursue a degree however Toms week for example often spirals into 60 hours and more of combined work and study not to mention his family commitments Completed in a fraction of the time nuts and bolts certificate or diploma programs in subjects such as Industrial Relations Statistics Horticulture and Agriculture are becoming increasingly popular Several such programs a re being offered by each division in the School

Practical Programs Since these are practical programs the

knowledge gained is immediately useful on the job Marlene and Joh n G iesbrecht of Manitoba found Independent Studys correspondence program in Horticulture an idcal way to become more proficient in their tree and lawn care business while working towards an Ontario Diploma in Horticulture (ODH) The Edmonton parks system has established special in-service training to augment the O DH progra m in order to encourage their employees to study for the diploma

University of Guelph graduates some of whom may well have silently vowed never to crack another book as they received their degree are among the first to discover that learning is a lifelong process and pleasure A teacher of French English and Mathematics at Waverley Public School in Guelph Jean Llewellyn Arts 72 recently took an evening course in childrens literature at the University Certainly the course is very useful in providing me with a core of information to teach my own students but it is gratifying and certainly no chore I feel that Im gaining two bonuses from the one expe rience she explains

Dr Peter G (Spike) Oliver OVC 51 occasionally enjoys taking a Continuing Education non-degree course A consultant wi th the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food he prefers subjects such as Physical Awareness and Psychology which provide a relaxing change of pace after a day s work

Increased leisure time the need to keep abreast of the knowledge explosion genera l higher educational levels these then are the main factors contributing to

what Profcssor Waldron describes as the current boom in adult education

The universities on their part may be catering more to the needs of these older students because of the anticipated decline in enrolment by high school graduates but there is another equally important factor

Aging Does Not Impair Ability to Learn From 1900 to the 1940s ma ny

ed uca tional psychologists bel ieved that physica l emotional sensory and inte llectual growth stopped at the age of 18 S u bsequent resea rch consistently extended this growth period a nd present ind ications are th a t t he aging process does not at all sign ifica ntly impair the a bility to lea rn But the shadow of formcr bel iefs remai ned with educators and the public for a long t ime Even now it is not tota lly eradicated

To hel p adul ts especia ll y those taking degree courses to overcome fears and ta ke their place in the mainstream of university life t he School has organized special services Counsell ing and orientation sessions are available before classes begin These are followed by short workshops on how to wri te essays ta ke exams and use t he library Spec ial facilities and counsellors are avai la ble to help in career decisions

Gazing into the c rystal ball Professor Wa ldron forsees a continuation of the trend towards in novative cou rse fo rmats to meet the needs of adu lts The possibilities are endless since st ripped to its essentials learning is simply an organized sequential series of ex periences concentrating on a given SUbject Withi n ten years he expects that computers will become as common as radio and te levision sets a re today and will provide excellen t leachi ng dev ices

[n the nea r fu ture the universities wi ll bclong as much to older students as to the traditiona l 18- to 22-year-olds he concludes

Grandma it seems may even end up belonging to the majority 0

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i1u ALUMNI NEWS amp [JJ I~

CAMPUS HIGHLIGHTS I~

Appointment

Robin Lewis Arts 73

Robin Baird Lewis Arts 73 has been appointed Deve lo pmentC om municashytions Officer in the Department of Alumni Affairs and Development

Robin received her BA (Honors) degree in English a nd H istory In 1978 she received an M A in H istory Scotshytish Studies the first to receive a Masshyters degree in this disci pline from the U nivers ity

An active member of the Central Ontario Artists Association she is an exhibiting artist commercial designer and illustrator whose work has a ppeared in the 1980 and 1981 editions of Canashydian Children s Annual and in collecshytions in Canada the United States and

G reat Brita in Before her present appointment

Robin ta ught Art in Bra nt ford Woodshystock and at Fa nshaw e C ollege and then Art English and History for the Brant Count y Board of Educa tion

As Developmen tCommun ications Offi cer she is responsible for the artshywork co-ordination of des ign copy and preparation of fu ndra ising literat ure and seven College Alumni Weekend bulletin supplements and other printed mat r ials for the De partment She also prepa res proposals for presentation to foundations and corporations a nd co-ordinates the promotion of the Universitys deferred and commemorative gifts programs 0

Newly Elected as

AluDlni Senators

Phili p Cha n is general manager of Guelphs C hina T iki restaurant W hile at t he University he served a three-yea r term as a Student Senator was one of the fou nding mem bers and president of the C hinese Students A sociation and was the Universitys first Food Services Ombudsman

Following the annual election for three of the nine alumni seats on Senate of the University Philip Chan HAFA 75 Christine Hurlbut A rts 74 a nd Lorna (Dennison) Milne OAC 56 have been elected to replace those who have fulshyfill ed three-year terms

Christine Hurlbut is an 3ssistantasshysocia te consultant in womens concerns for the Anglican C hurch of C anada She devotes her spa re time to the Canadian Cancer Society and to the archives and socia l programs of her chu rch Ch ristine has also been involved with Alma Mater Fund commemorative programs

Lorna (Dennison) Milne lives in Bra m pton where she has operated Flowshyertown Antiques for nine years She served an eight- year term as trustee with the Pee l Board of Education and is president of t he North Peel unit of the Canadian C ancer Society She is marshyried to Ross M il ne OAC 55 0

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Jim Elmslie Alumni Affairs amp Development

Our Photographe r in London

T he day was June 14 198 1 T he place was T he Ma ll in London England during the annu al Trooping the Colour ceremony S ix blank shots were fi red f rom a starting-pis shytol Burmese the 19-year-old horse carrying Queen Eliza shybeth II reared and bolted for a few yards a busbied

Gu ardsm an reached into the crowd and dragged th e gunman to th e road and Jim Elmslie assistant director f or development A lumni Affairs captured the whole scene On vacation Jim and his wIe Kay were staying at th e Uni versity of Guelph s London House

COining Eve nts September 14-19 Aggie Week

25 OAC Alumni Association Annual Golf Tournament

October 3 HOMECOMING

October-Decem ber Daily Campus Visit Program (Except Sat and Sun ) fo r Prospective Students Call (519) 824-4120 Ext 871 2 or in Ontario Call Toll Free 1-800-265-8344

November 9-11 Guelph Interaction A Conference on Scientific and Human Issues Workshops and Seminars for Senior High School Students Phone (51 9) 824-4120 for Details

12-22 Royal Agricultural Winte r Fair Toronto

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The College of Social Science Alumni Association

PEGAS-US Editor Rick Knap 74

First CSSAA Awards The C ollege of Social Science honoured its top students at an awards ceremony and luncheon earlier this year and CSS alumni can mark a milestone achievement on thei r calendars

For the first time in the Associashytions history College of S ocial Science Alumni Association In-C ourse Scholarshyships have been awarded

Funded by a $2000 Alma Mater Fund grant te n presentations of $200 each were made

At the same function six Alma Mater BA In-Course Scholarships of $250 each were awarded to students enrolled in the BA program who have completed five semesters with high acashydemic standing

The CSSA A on behalf of all its members ex te nds its sincere congratulashytions to the recipients 0

Alma Mater scholarship winners and CSS faculty I to r are Dean John Vanderkamp Vivian Gies Hazel Jones Stephen Dawkins Robert Wildeboer Kathleen M artin and Department of Sociology and Anthropology chairman Professor Wayne Thompson

CS S AA scholarship winners and css faculty I to r front row Elizabeth Renfrew Karen Frosch S usan Smith Barbara Jessup Kerry Prentice and David Bestvater Back row Professor E Dalrymple-Alford Vante Martini Gerald Jellis and Professor P Gough

Grad News 1974

Bob Small is a life skills coach at Sheridan College in Oakville

1977

Kosta Black works for S ta nley Products Limited of Burlington as product manshyager

Patricia Locher operates her own busishyness Patrik Action Wear in Clareshysholm Alberta

Gerald Neil works for the Continental Ba nk in Newmarket as an accounts representative

1978

S teven Boudreau works in the University Sa les Division of Gage Educational Pubshylishing Limited Steve operates out of his home base in Brownsburg Quebec

Kathy MacKay teaches at the First United Day Care C entre in Victoria BC

Laura (Petl) and Steven Smith live in Oshawa Laura is assistant co-ordinator with the Canadian Hearing Society in Toronto Steven holds a management position with Cooper-Smith of Oshawa

Bob Sullivan and his wife Lori 79 live in Windsor Bob has enrolled in the Faculty of Law at the University of Windsor 0

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His BA Led

to Something

Different Gary Muntz 69 is Executive Director a t Manitoulin Centenniall Manor in lillie Current Manitoulin Island Ontario He holds an honours BA and double major in Political Science and History and an MA 72 in Political Science

PECAS-US Tell us about the Manitoushylin Centennial Manor

MunIz Its a municipal home for the aged for the District of Manitoulin The facility is supported jointly by the proshyvincial government and by local municishypalities on the island The Manor proshyvides residential care for the elderly

PECAS-US How many people are emshyployed at the Manor

MunIz We have a staff of approximateshyly 70 people

PECAS-US Manitoulin Island is very distinctive in terms of its geography Is it also distinctive in terms of its comshymunity as compared to southwestern Ontario

MUnT Its the largest island in fresh water in the world and a vacation parashydise in the summer It also offers a great deal in the way of winter sports and recreational opportunity

Manitoulin is unique in the sense that local people describe themselves as islanders and there is the mystique of belonging to a native islander society In recent years however the mystique is much more real than the presence of a native island society Many people have moved to Manitoulin for lifestyle reashy

sons There are more islanders at heart now than native islanders

Y cars ago Manitoulin was an isoshylated community a liule off the main thoroughfare however in 198 ~ people may have to go a little out of the way to get to Manitoulin but the isolation factor has disappeared

PECAS-US What industry is present on Manitoulin

Muniz Presently the largest employer is the public service including the hospishytal in Little Current the Manor of which I am a part the school board and other government ministries A large seasonal tourist industry together with the commercial infrastructure supports a large summer population

At present a new lumber mill has begun operation At the turn of the century Manitoulin was noted for its lumber mills Now with increased forshyeign demand for lumber a large mill is transporting logs from the north shore of Lake Huron to Manitoulin The mill is finishing lumber and shipping it mainly to the Middle East

PpoundCAS-US What social and economic factors will playa major role in shaping the Manitoulin community in the next few years)

MunIZ The tourist industry is the largshyest attraction to the island The governshyment and the municipalities through local initiatives programs like most other municipalities wish to attract inshydustry I think though I am not their spokesman that a number of people on the island would opt for a selective approach to industrial development

There is a controversy regarding nearby Elliot Lake and its uranium mines and processing plant A large segment of the island population is dogshymatically opposed to this type of indusshytry The reason for this opposition is the view that such an industry is an enshycroachment on the clean-air cleanshywater lifestyle on the island which most Manitoulin residents feel is important In fact these are the reasons why people have chosen Manitoulin as a place to live

In an area which does not offer a great many employment opportunities for the young work force the lament is that it is very difficult to keep successive generations in the community Many may be forced to leave

As a result there are two opposing forces thosc who would freeze the island in time and those who have

children and see the need for increased job opportunities I hope that a conshystructive compromise will be achieved

PtCAS-US Describe the needs of the people at the Manitoulin Centennial Manor

MunIz The Manor is not unique among homes for the aged As people grow older many reach the point where they are unable to maintain their own homes and property There is a progression which can be observed but generally speaking due to medical disabilities or simply advancing age people require more care

We have here at the Manor a very charming facility with I believe one of the most beautiful views in Ontario if not Canada There is a commanding view of the North Channel where we overlook an attractive group of islands and in the summer there are usually many sailboats in view

It used to be the case that families would care for their own however a change of family lifestyles indicates that older family members often will not have their children available to help them

I am not in the least offended if our residents consider the Manor as a place where they can obtain food and shelter while continuing with their lifestyles outside the Manor as much as possible

We have activity directors and offer nursing care Many residents require some form of nursing care Each resishydent has personal needs We provide medical services up to the point allowed by legislation If greater medical attenshytion is required then the resident must move to a hospital as required by law The Manor operates somewhat like a hospital but is quite different in that we are providing a home

PECAS-US Are there courses deshyscribed as necessary or required in order to launch graduates into a career or a job such as yours

MunIZ I wish that I could offer a clear insight but many opportunities seem to be fortuitous Being a graduate of the -College of Social Science I was exposed to a controversy which is ongoing as to whether a liberal arts education is of value I believe that a graduate can benefit from an education in Social Science combined with a large smatshytering of reality and an ability to recognize opportunities As a result the graduate can take advantage of opporshytunities as they arrive 0

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The College of Biological Science Alumni Association

BI -ALUMNI EWS Editor Jane Selley Arts 70

Sir Peter Markham Scott DSc

A citation by Professor Keith Ronald to convocation on the presentation of an honorary degree to Sir Peter Markham SCOII June 4

Knight Bachelor Commander Order of the British Empire Distinguished Sershyvice Cross and Bar artist author natushyralist and conservationist broadcaster and lecturer and sailor in peacetime and in war Born in Gloucester England by the age of seven he was discussing fish and sea birds and sea urchins with Sir Ray Lankester F RS From school he went to Trinity College Cambridge where he received his MA degree in 1931 Since the mid-1930s his unusual abilities have enabled him to excel in everyone of the great range of activities to which he has given his attention

Going on after Cambridge to the Munich State Academy and then to the Royal Academy Schools in London he immersed himsel f in the fine arts Since 1933 his paintings have been exhibited in London and New York he has writ shyten more than a dozen books including his autobiography The Eye of the Wind published in 1962 and he has been illustrator for a like number of works by other authors

Bronze medallist for single-handed sailing in the 1936 Olympics he won the Prince of Wales Cup for International 14-foot dinghies for 1937 1938 and 1946 For his valour in the Royal Navy from 1939 to 1945 he was three times mentioned in dispatches was awarded the M B E in 1942 and the DSC and Bar in 1943 He took part in the Dieppe raid twice new with the RA F and fought on land near Caen in 1944

In 1946 Peter Scott founded The

Wildfowl Trust as a non-profit organizashytion devoted to research conservation and education pertaining to ducks geese swans and other waterfowl In 1953 he was awarded the CBE as Honorary Director of that Trust His profound interests in wildlife over the years have taken him to all parts of the world An alphabetical list of places from Alaska to Zanzibar includes more than a hundred names many visited a number of times only V and X are missing

Since the 1940s Scott has broadshycast for the BBC talks and commentarshyies on a variety of topics including the Victory Procession of June 1946 which he broadcast while standing in a Duck Later programs such as the Childrens Hour Nature Parliament on radio and LOOK on television including a special edition with the Duke of Edinshyburgh for National Nature Week in 1966 are illustrative Since 1971 he has been commentator for Anglia Televishysions Survival series He has delivshyered lectures on similar topics in many parts of the world including of course aboard ship

Scott has served as president viceshypresident chairman councillor or memshyber of a host of bodies involved in yachting exploring conservation ornishythology Boy Scouts and many others He is a former president of the Society of Wildlife Artists a life Fellow of the London Zoological Society and of the New Zealand Antarctic Society He is a trustee of British and of African sancshytuaries and of the Ontario Waterfowl Research Foundation

In recognition of his leadership in such bodies as the World Wildlife Fund the Wildlife Youth Service the Internashytional Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources and others Her Majesty was pleased to create Peter Scott Knight Bachelor in 1973 He was appointed to the Icelandic Order of the Falcon (1969) and Commander of the

Dutch Order of the Golden Ark (1976) The Albert Medal of the Royal Society of Arts was bestowed on him in 1970 and he has received ot her medals of zoological societies a nd conservation soshycieties too numerous to cite

The British university world hoshynoured him as Rector of Aberdeen from 1960 to 1963 and as C hancellor of Birmingham in 1974 He is an honorary L L D of Exeter (1963) Aberdeen (1963) Birmingham (1974) and Br istol (1974) Bath awarded him its honorary DSc in 1979 and he was named Fellow of the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology in 1974 From Cornelil University he reshyceived the Arthur Allen Medal for ornishythology in 1971

Madam C hancellor the word versashytility can seldom have connoted such proficiency and excellence as have been so broadly achieved by th is man had the name Bay of Exploits not been given long ago in our maritime province of Newfoundland it might well have been used to honour S ir Peter Scott It is therefore an unusua l pleasure for me on behalf of the Senate of the University of Guelph to request you now to do honour to this Unive rs ity in hon u ring Peter Markham Scott by conferring upon him the degree of Do tor of Scishyence honoris causa 0

Ski-Zoo When was the last time you had a sk i-eyed view of an elephant The C8SAA is planning a day of crossshycountry skiing that includes a beshyhind-the-scenes tour of the MetroshyToronto Zoo in late January or February 1982

Wed like to know if youll come Direct all your comments to the C8SAA co Alumni Affairs and Development University Censhytre niversity of Guelph Guelph Ontario NIG 2WI 0

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New Editor Professor John T Powell is about to add yet anot he r activity to his already eclecshytic interests The C ollege of Biological S cience Al umni Associa tion has apshypointed hi m as editor of the Bia-Alum ni News for the next year

T his will be a natural position for John who is not only well known to all CBS a lumni but who also keeps up a n exte nsive correspondence with many graduates For those who know and work closely wi th him it is common knowl edge tha t he enjoys corresponding by ma il So get out your pen and dash off a letter of congra tul at ions- and be prepared for an o nslaught of reply letshyters

Dr Powell was invited to come to the University 16 yea rs ago to create a departme nt of Physical Education He became the chairman of such a departshy

ment a nd the subsequent chairman of the newly created Depa rtment of Hu man Kinetics in 1971 (now in the School of H uman Biology ) They were he says the most exciting yea rs of my life

H e remembers with affect ion the open ing of the H uman Kinet ics Build ing in J 973 Although he has a lways been acti ve and inte nse in his involvement with physical exercise he is proud of the crea tion o f the academic atmosphere in H uma n Kine t ics- and the pioneering steps it took for the discipline

In a familiar style John leans forshyward to emphasize his next state ment Ive worked in fo ur uni vers ities in four countries a nd G uel ph is the 010 t coshyoperative Here and he digresses to add a personal story there is a relashytionship be tween all levels of the U nivershysity com munity whi ch demonstrates an excellent willingness and fr iend li ness to co-operate For me he sa ys it has been an opportu nity to put many of my conce pts into action It has al ways been a stimulating environment

Most of uS cat lunch at noon John however can usually be found lead ing a minimum of 30 me n and women in a vigorous program of physical e xerciseshyknown as the C ardiovascular C lub True to form th is was another activi ty which

John began the da y he arrived on ca mshypus Two of the or iginal members st il l join him and many retirees correspond by mail or phone for advice on t heir personal routi nes

Indicati ve of his participat ion in the U niversi ty com mun ity was the honour he received la t yea r- the C ommunity Service Awa rd He re lated that he alshymost missed the ba rbecue to honou r hi m so unsuspecting was he

Me ntion mus t be made of J ohns involvement in the Oly mpic movement which is a source of im me nse pride for him He was rece ntly appoi nted a pershyma nent member of the Canadian O lympic Associa tion and is a n ho norary membe r of t he N ational O ly mpic Acadshyemy for whom he is a regular lec tu rer at ancient O lympia This year for examshyple he will be a discuss ion leader inshyvolved with the Ara b nations

John has a lways enjoyed his inshyvolvement with alumni and hel ped fou nd the H um3 n Ki netics A lumni Assoc iation in 1971 He sa ys tha t he hopes tha t the CBS Bio -A lumni Ne ws wi ll conti nue to be a vehicle of correspondence for friend s who wish to keep in touch a recorder of stimulating academ ic adshyvances and a voice that will attract cu rrent notice of the work of a vibrant C ollege 0

New Pres Jim Galivan 73

T he new CBSAA president is a devoted G uelph grad Not only has Ji m Ga ll ivan 73 taken over from Al S ippel 75 bu t he will also finish a gradua tion from the

U of G which began in 1973 After his Bsc Ji m worked on his Msc till 1977 then after a few months break went on to a Ph D tha t he will complete this year

Jims speciality is respiration specishyfically the relationship between meta bolshyic rate and lung structure Recen tly he was named as the recipient of the E B Eastburn Fellowship (a trust fund of the Hamilton Foundation) that will a llow him to work this year on the structure

and function of lungs in the sloth and othe r bradymetabol ic animals A portion of this study will be carried out at Mc Master U niversi ty a nd a not her part in Ma naus Brazil (Jim has a lready promised the Bio-Alumni News some correspondence )

T he jungle environment might cramp hi s daily running schedule but it will certainly enha l]~ t hi s interest in photography (Jim maybe a picture or two as well plcasel) 0

Grad News

Cheryl Bailey 76 wr ites that she and her husband have recently returned from a two-year world tour (seve n mont hs in Australia) and have now settlcd in Toronto C heryl is working as a program meranalyst for th e C anada Perma nent Trust Co

Susan Collis 80 is curre ntly working as a veterinary assista nt in Brampton

Marg Davis 76 works as an air traffic control o ffice r with the C a nadian Armed Forces

Michael Ferr 77 is studying medic ine a t Q ueens He will grad ua te th is year

Diane (Andrews) Frechette 79 lives in Montreal where she is a q uality control supervisor for Br ights W ines

Len Godwin 79 and his wife Sharon live in Thunder Bay where Len is a contract fisheries technician for the M inistry of N a tural Resources

David Grasser 78 is a technical sales representative for A lchem Inc in Edshymonton Alberta

Jim McMillan 79 is em ployed as a fisher ies technicia n with Fisheries and shyO ceans Ca nada at the Bed ford Institute of Oceanography

Sheila (Brown) Murphy 77 wri te that she is enjoying her new position as a programmer with the Canada System Group in Mississa uga S he a nd her husband A llen live in Burlington O nshyta rio D

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Macdonald InstituteCollege of Family and Consumer

Studies Alumni Association

ALUMNI NEWS Editor Joan (Anderson) Jenkinson 66

Diseases of Lifestyle and Choice Excerpts from Nutrition Awareness and Education tbe keynote address gi~en by Dr Donna Woolcott 69 at tbe 1981 Mac-FACS alumni seminar

Dr Donna Woolcoll graduated from Family and Consumer Studies in 1969 She continued her studies at the Univershysity of Manitoba obtaining her MSc in Nutrition in 1971 Returning to the University of Guelph she completed her Ph D in Applied Human Nutrition in 1979 Currently she is Assistant Professhysor Applied Human Nutrition in the Department of Family Studies

The 60s and 70s were two decades during which nutrition became a major focal point for society particularly in terms of defining our nutrition probshylems

In Canada the most comprehensive survey to date was undertaken in the form of Nutrition Canada sampling ovcr 20000 Canadians from coast to coast Results of this survey have formed thc basis for intervention programs by government for new directions in reshysearch and for heightened awareness in business and industry

The major problems identified in Nutrition Canada can be classified as diseases of lifestylc and choice

Overweight andor obesity are major concerns in North America Beshycause of the very dismal success rates of wcight controlweight loss programs (cstimate of success is one to two per cent) programs directed at prevention should receivc the highest priority and should be directed at consumers before weight problems become cntrenched

Hcart disease ha s been identified as a health problcm of endemic proportions in Canada It is estimated that 50 per cent of deaths can be attributed to this disease While somc of the risk factors

associated with heart diseasc such as age sex and family history ca nnot be modificd many others including nut r ishytion arc susceptibl( to change which can lower risk

i third area of conccrn is iron deficicncy Thc survey revealed that body iron reserves and intake of iron were ub-optimal for a major portion of the population from infants throughout the life span to the elderly This concern also ca n be attributed to our lifest yle which dictates tha t we watch our caloric intake to avoid overweight T here is evidence that a daily intake of less than

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2000 calories makes it difficult to mainshytain adcquate iron intake

The development of dental caries is a disease which in spite of excellent preventive dentistry programs affects virtu a lly every fa mily to some extent in Canada We havc clear evidence tha t

there is a link bet wecn sucrosc-sugar consumption and the incidence of cavishyties

Being aware of the nutri-tion probshylems we look for solutions--one being nutrition education As well we need improved legislation regarding food lashybelling and advertising claims In add ishytion some at middottention should be paid to development of a national nutrition polshyicy

Regarding nutrItIOn knowledge studies have shown that the population is much misinformed or clearly lacks knowledge of nutrition in areas whe re nutrition professionals see a clear need for knowledge Ironically the consumer is overwhelmed with nutrition messages which come from questionable sources such as health food proponents fad diet promoters and media personalities

Developments are being made in nutrition education across Canada Pubshylic health and community nutritionists provide programs focusing on prevention and health to target groups such as pregnant women children the elderly the adult population at risk from heart disease and those with weight control problems Most of these programs are carried out by public health nurses dental hygienis-ts teachcrs fitness inshystructors and other health and social service pe rsonnel

The O ntario Milk Marketing Board has made significant contributions in increasing student nutrition awareness industry is developing an interest in nutrition education and many newspashypers in C anada carry reliable syndicated nutrition columns on a weekly basis

Many newspapers and magazines employ fully qualified nutritionists to write their nutrition columns The Canashyda Departments of Agriculture and C onsumer and Corporate Affairs inshyclude nutrition educa tion in some proshy

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gra ms as well W hat more could we do to improve

meeting consumers need s for nutrition education A short list would include such interve ntion s as school curr icula in nutrition increa sed participation by proshyfe ss ional nutritionis ts (as opposed to self-styl ed nutritionists) in health and ed uca t ion programs

Med ia exposurc by nutritionists should be re-emphas ized he re as well

We need improved nutrition labelling in C anada an ingredient list is not enough particularly in an increasingly crowded and complex food market The food industry could do more to provide conshysumers with nutrition information and to clarify some of the misconceptions held by consumers In addition we need to develop more direct service programs to

a ddrci~ the very real needs of some of our vcry high-risk groups such as the

elderly na tive peoples and coronary prone individuals

In conclusion it is clear that there are significant challenges ahead in Canshyada to overcome nutrition problems and to promote individual responsibility for nutritional health All of us can share in the challenge by providing effective nushytrition education In order to do this we must keep ourselves aware of the most recent trends in nutrition 0

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Dean Your editor J oan (Ande rson) Jenki nshyson 66 has asked tha t I tell you briefl y about some of the exc iting and very recent development whieh I mentioned when wel com ing M ac- FCS seminar participants in early M a y pace is preshycious so I will be brief with just a sentence for each

O ur FACS S hedS won for M a ry C ocivera Departme nt of Informat ion an Exceptional Achievement Awa rd in the publication writing category of an a wards program sponsored by the Counshy

cil for Advancement a nd S upport of Educa tion (C ASE) which was open to cntries from a nada and the U nited S ta tes

T hc U niversi ty L ibra ry in co-opershy

ation with the Depa r tment of Fa mily S tudies received a gra n of $20000 from the S trengthening o f Specia li zed

C ollection grant progra m of t he Social S ci ences and H umanit ies Researc h

Council for the development of the Famshy

ily Studies library collection Six faculty members had research

papers accepted for presentation in five different sections of the Learned Socieshyties Meetings which were held in Halishyfax in May

At a conference for senior hospitalishyty exccutives the School of Hotel and Food Administration (HAFA) a nshynounced plans for the development of an Advanced Management Program for the Hospitality Industry (AMPHI) which

will be offered for the first time in 1983 and for which substantial contributions

have been pledged by the industry to fund the case writing necessary for this program

Research grants totalling approxishymately $182000 have been received in the College over the last several months

Among th em are Dr Keith Slaters grant from the Depa rtment of National

De fence for research on det erioration of te xtile materials Dr Margaret

Mc Kim s grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council for the study of the impact of social experishycnce on infantpeer interac tion and

Dr Bruce Ryans grant from the Onshytario Mental Health Foundation for a study of families in the pre-adoptive

period and the success of th e adoptions These events all occurring over a two-month period give an indica tion of the developments in scholarship a nd outshyreac h within the College

On June 30 Dr Vosburgh completshyed his second five-year term as chairman of the Department of Consumer Studies and looks forw a rd to returning to the Department as a faculty member after a year of leave To have taken the beginshyning concepts for the Depa rtment of Consumer Studies and successfully built a department for which there was no model and which has gained recognition both on this continent and abroad for its uniqueness and its significance in toshydays world is indeed a major accomshypl ishment and one worthy of sincere congra tu la tions

We look forward to welcoming man y of you at the lecture to be given this fall by our Winegard Visiting Professor Dr Kenneth Boulding Deshyta ils of this lecture are outlined below

Plans for the Harshm an Lecture are just being completed It will be presented next year in either the winter or spring

semester

Janet M Wardlaw Dean

Visiting Prof D r Kenneth Boulding a d ist inguished economist and author will spend several weeks on campus in the fall as the W inegard Vis iting Profcssor in thc Colshylege of -a mily and C onsumer S tudies funded by t hc A lma M ater Fund C urshyrently Distingui shed Professor of Ecoshynomics Emeritu s in t he Inst itute of Beshyhavioural Science U niversity of Colorashydo he has been pres ide nt of the A merishycan Associa tion for thc A dvancement of Science the American Economic Assoshy

ciation and the rnternational Studies Association

A prolific author Dr Boulding has published widely on economics and the socia1 sciences Among his recent books are Beyond Economics Essays on Soshyciety Religion and Ethics Ecodynamshyics A New Theory of Societal Evolushytion a nd From Abundance to Scarcity Implications for the American System H e co-authored Social Systems of the Planet Earth

During hi s stay on campus Dr Boulding will participate in undergradushyate and graduate classes and faculty

seminars and will give a lecture to the university community on S eptember 22 He will be the featured speaker in a one-day conference organized by the College to highlight his visit The conshyference wi II focus on the role of households in world development

Faculty in the College a re pleased to host this distinguished scholar as a visiting professor They look forw a rd to the stimulation and leadersh ip his visit will provide Because of Dr Bouldings visit the Harshma n lecture which is usuall y held in the fall will be postshyponed until early 19820

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More Than 2 0 M ore Aware The 14th annual Mac-FACS Alumni Seminar attracted a record number of alumni and friends to the University of Guelph campus on Saturday May 2 The seminar on Nutrition Awareness appealed to grads and students alike spanning graduating years from 26 to 83 Attendance exceeded 200

Mary Henry 65 seminar chairshyman welcomed everyone to the proshygram Congratulations were extended to Dr Margaret Scott McCready recipient of the Order of Canada Medal Dr McCready proudly displayed her medal while alumni applauded her most recent honour

It was indeed a successful day-an excellent opportunity for everyone to update their current interests in nutrishytion and renew friendships at their Alma Mater 0

Professor David Collins- Thompson spoke on Food Safety - the Role of Addatives

Leslie Nanos nutrition consultant spoke on Nutrition and the Aging Process

Mac-FACS Careers Night 81 Sponsored by Your Alumni Association

500 to 7 00 pm October 5

Peter Clark Hall University Centre

Dr Margaret McCready shows her Order of Canada meda l to Mac- FACS Alumni ews editor Joan (Anderson ) Jenkinson Mac 66

In Memoriam

Margaret (Maunders) Coates 270 a life members of the Mac-FACS Alumni Association passed away in London on M arch 18 1981

E Margerite (McKiel) MacDonald 250 passed away in Is lington on Febshyruary 19 1981

Lilla (Freeborn) Oldfield 210 of Minshyneapolis M inn passed away on June II 1980

Lucille Catherine (Kuhn) Rogers 230 of Morrisville Pa passed a way March 10 1981 Her husband Tom Rogers is a graduate of OAC 23

Lois (Seldon) Schwenger 390 of Burlshyington passed away February 8 1981

Edna (Greening) Young 06D passed away in Ham il ton in March 1981 0

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The College of Physical Science Alumni Association

SCIMP Editor Bob Winkel

Barry and the AMF Thc election of Barry Stahlbaum 74 to the chairmanship of the Alma M ater Fund (AMF) Advisory C ouncil for 1981-1982 caps several years of involveshyment in alumni affairs both as a represhysentativc for graduates of his C ollege as secretary of the University of G uelph Alumni Association and as a member of the advisory council itself

A systems analyst in academic computer services Institute of Computshyer Science working with the OvC to computerize veterinary medical informashytion Barry brings a hard-nosed busishyness-like attitude to his new position

The AMF Advisory Council reshyviews and determines project priorities of the AMF and recommends to the President allocations of the proceeds of the fund Two representatives from each of the seven college alumni associations the primary representatives of the camshypaign management committee of the AM F the president and senior vieeshypresident of the Unive rsity of Guelph Alumni Association President Donald Forster as honorary UGAA president John Babcock OAC 54 director Alumni Affairs and Development and Jim Elmslie assistant director for develshyopment Alumni Affairs and Developshy

Roll of Honour The names of nine top undergraduate students in the College of Physical Scishyence have been added to the Colleges honour roll The students have achieved

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ment as secretary to the council make up the AM F advisory councils membershyship

The council deals with a large sum of money-nearly $300000 this year notes Mr Stahlbaum The fund has been administered very efficiently in the past but anticipated growth both in income and disbursements makes a well-managed response even more necesshysary in the future

His tough-mindedness in financial matters softens however when he talks about the role of alumni in supporting the University I see a growing number of alumni turning out for our special cvents I had a ball at College Royal talking to over 150 alumni who had returned to Guelph from as far away as

an average of 85 per cent or higher on five courses in the fifth sixth seventh or eighth semester The following have been named for the fall semester 1980

BSc Program Semester 5 Gail Baker honours (biochemistry) and Timothy Wilkinson major (biochemisshytry) minor (nutrition) Semester 7 John Wylie honours (theoretical physics) Seshymester 8 Christopher Retterath hoshynours (computing and information sci-

Montreal and Sudbury He regrets that it sometimes seems

that the University communicates with alumni only when it asks for money We also need t heir loyalty encourageshyment and participation

Funds provided by alumni to the AM F provide a vital service he exshyplains All universities are cutting back in their budgets and in the process it is the refinements which go first It is these peripheral but important activishyties that receive the support of the AM F

Barry sees fund-raising not as the bottom line of Alumni Affairs but as part of a full circle which makes it possible for things to happen which enhance the prestige and reputation of the University of Guelph

T hese in turn bring pride to us all and also help to create a sense of worthwhileness in being active alumni This is what stimula tes fund raising

The results include scholarships visiting professor programs library acshyquisitions our prestigious University of Guelph Choir trips to Europe the develshyopment of the Arboretum Alumni Stashydium and a host of ot her activities which make us all feel good

Barry takes over the chairmanship from Dr C Robert Buck o v e 46 He was a great chairman I hope I can run a meeting half as well 0

ence) The following we re selec ted from the winter semester 1981

BA Program Semester 8 Mayda -Tratnik honours (mathema tics)

BSc Program S emester 6 C atheshyrine Macerollo honours (applied matheshymatics) Laurie Bemi honours (chemisshytry) and John W ylie honours (theoreti shycal physics) Semester 8 John Root honours (chemical physics) 0

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John Hulland 81

Senator Few students can match the record of involvement of John H ulland 81 in University administration As a fourth year Bsc chemistry major John was this past fall elected chairman of Senshyates Graduation and Ceremonials Comshymittee Although he is the first student to chair a Senate committee the experishyence and expertise John has accumulatshyed made him an obvious choice

Beginning with the Student Petishytions Committee John has been a memshyber of the Board of Undergraduate Studies the C om mittee on Educational Development the University Liaison Committee the Committee on Universishyty Planning and the search committee for the Dean of the College of Physical Science

The Graduation and Ceremonials Committee which John chairs is enshygaged in recommending to Senate canshydidates for honorary degrees and dishyplomas Following the committees decishysions John takes the recommendations to Senate for consideration Because a chairman does not vote at committee meetings John says he sometimes finds a conflict between his position and his personal inclinations

He has strong views on many Unishyversity issues and feels that any student with similar concerns would find inshyvolvement in the Senate a worthwhile commitment

For students genuinely interested in Senate John cautions that it takes a full year as a student member to acquire the knowledge and confidence to work effectively John also finds integration of his academic pursuits with committee work lends perspective to his undergradshyuate University experience helping to develop insight into people and organishyzations

Such experience will be pertinent to the M BA John is contemplating purshysuing next year- the next item on the chairmans agenda 0

Professor Bill Brown

Inventor Retired chemistry professor WH Bill Brown spent the best part of his acashydemic years within the sound of running water-pouring into laboratory sinks through standard metal filter pumps at a rate of 594 gallons every six hours Multiplied by 12 pumps in the average student laboratory and 12 weeks every semester the result is a veritable Niashygara of noisy and expensive water

Retirement two years ago provided Dr Brown with the opportunity to inshydulge his interest in gadgetry and he went to work to design a more powerful splash-proof and more economical filter pump

Pre-production models combining lengths of automotive hose friction tape and his own adventures into glassblowshying worked well enough to justify proshyfessionally made prototypes which themshyselves underwent a series of changes to arrive at ever more compact quieter and more economical units

Today Dr Browns glass filter pump is in full production and it is attracting the attention of institutional and commercial laboratories all over Canada because it scores for ease of installation ability to swivel through 360deg and superior pumping action

The economics are remarkable The Niagara of water referred to above represents an estimated cost of over $2000 per semester The smallest of the Wekksco Filter Pumps reduces this by I ljl2 with no loss in efficiency and virtual silence of operation 0

John Root 81

Medallist The We Winega rd Medal t he Univershysitys most distinguis hed stude nt award has been won this year by John Root 81 of G uelph who received a BSc in honours physics at spring C onvocat ion The medal was presented at the annual Senate Board of G overnors dinner in June

Not only must wi nners of the Wineshygard Medal achieve high levels of acashydemic attainment but they must also demonstrate outstanding leadersh ip in a range of extra-curricular act ivi t ies

John attained a cumulative average of 888 per cent chalking up 45 As (over 80 per cent) and three Bs during his eight underg raduate semesshyters He accomplished this ou tstand ing record while maintaini ng a dizzying schedule of extra-curricu lar activities on campus in church a nd in the comshymunity

He was president of the Physics and Astronomy Club in 1979-1980 and chairman of its College Royal subcomshymittee in 1980-1981 U nder his leadershyship the Club held an active sched ule of meetings and also orga nized an intershyuniversity convention Its C ollege Royal display in 1979- 1980 won first prize within the College and second pr ize campmiddotus-wide In 1980-1981 the Col lege Royal exhibit claimed the ove r-all award In his third year John was a lso president of the Campus C hristia n Felshylowship and secretary of the Physical Science Student Cou nci l

Johns off-campus activities includshyed singing in the choir of First Bapt ist C hurch teach ing S unday school playshying clarinet in an ensem ble doing musishycal arranging and organizi ng an intershychurch you th group T his group known as the Guelph Associa tion Ba ptist Youth included representatives of churches from Stratford to Bra mpton It was first organi zed during t he year 1979-1980 and during 1980-1 98 1 John served as its preside nt 0

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not H is goal is to enhance the quality of Profcssor M urray joined the the huma nities at Guelph and he has Depa rtment of History in 1967 A graduate begun by listing the things in which the of Bishops University ( BA ) in 1962 heNew

Dean College of Arts

Dean David Murray

By Martha Leibbrandt

W here the humanities are concerned the new Dean of the C ollege of Arts

David M urray is an exponent optimist publicist and champion

During this past year in his role as Acting Dean he has publicized the accomplishments of its students and faculty members so that t he University and the community would understand tha t the humanities are an integral part of G uelph and tha t they contribute unique areas of excellence to t his University

Dr M urray who beca me Dean J uly 1 is also a believer in doors We need to const ruct more doors between disci pl ines and build fewer walls a round them he said in a C onvocation add ress four years ago Today therefore he find s no contradiction in talking on the one hand of the challenge of trying to instill traditional values of the humanities in a campus dominated by non-hu manities disciplines and pointing ou t the need for scientific literacy for students in the BA program

Both concepts fit into the U niversi tys decla red aim of achieving a liberal education in the 1980s he says adding that there can be no truly liberal education in any universi ty without a thriving vibrant humanities program

Some people may be concerned about the survival of the human ities this Dean is

College can take pride the high qua lity of undergraduate teaching the recognized disti nc tion of the C olleges graduate programs the growing number of provincial and national awards and sc holarshi ps being won by the Colleges top undergradua tes and graduates and the examples of scholarship and creative work by Arts faculty which have received internationa l recognition

The Dean wants to mai ntain and strengthen this excellence by encouraging sabbatical leaves by faculty members assis ti ng them in their projects supporting conferences at Guelph and facilitating travel to conferences elsewhere Similarly he has worked to shore up the students sense of achievement through the introduction of new undergraduate and graduate scholarships and by hosting academic recognition luncheons

Professor Murray places a high priority on establishing a greater sense of oneness Whatever the problems or challenges of the next five years we must confront them as a College not as a collection of separate departments and the Dean acknowledges that the future may not be clear sailing Tightrope budgeting he guesses will be with every Dean in the next five years H is task as he sees it is to work around this obstacle and to provide the best learning atmosphere with the funds ava ilable

H e sees his most im portant task as working closely with the C ollege of Social Science to improve the quality of Gu elphs BA program in order to attrac t a greater number of good students to the U niversity The Dean wants to re-examine the present program to make it more attractive to studen ts In keeping with his views about a liberal ed uca tion he would like to see C ollege of Arts students taking more courses in natural sciences a nd mathematical sciences I believe we must help our students to achieve scientific literacy and at the same time encourage students in the science programs to take more humanities and S ocial Science courses he sa ys

The Dean also has a nu mber of personal challenges Teaching and scholarship are important to him and he wants to keep up his ow n work Hi s book Odious Commerce Britain Spain and the Abolition of the Slave Trade to Cuba was published by Cam bridge Un iversi ty Press this year and an art icle Trading for Latin American Oil a ppeared in the November December 1980 issue of Int ernational Perspect ives

received an M A from the University of Edinburgh in 1964 and a Ph D from C ambridge in 1968 D uring his undergrad uate and graduate years he received nu merous awards and scholarships including whi le a t Bi shops the Pres iden ts Prize in E nglish and t he Lieutena nt-G overnors Bronze Medal fo r H istory and a C m monwea lth scholarship to the Un iversity of Edi nburgh He also he ld two C a nada Cou ncil pre-doctoral fell owsh ips at Ca m bridge

Befo re coming to Guelph he was tutor in H istory a t Churchill College C ambridge H e was resident historian in the Department of Exte rnal Affairs from 1971 to 1972 and this led to the publication of Documents on Canadian External Relations Volumes 7 and 8 which he edited and which were published in 1974 and 1976 respectively

At G ue lph Dr M urray has served on a number of committees at Senate Department College and inter-university levels He has also been a member of the Board of G overnors since 19790

Part of th e Arts Building as seen from t he University Centre

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People and Pets By Meredith Lloyd-Evans OVC 74

I n March 1979 14 professional people interested in the care of both animals and

humans met at the University of Dundee Scotland to discuss the positive ways in which pet ownership can contribute to human health and well-being From that sma ll start the Group for the Study of the Huma nCompanion Animal Bond was formed and has grown rapidly Membership is now over 70 in the UK Europe Canada USA and Australia

All members are united by a common intercst in fur t hering the understanding of this strange bond bctween people and their chosen pets The wider implications of the bond arc also important because they impact on our normal everyday life such as the environment and urban planning and on those periods whe n we are mentally or physica lly abnormal

For some time Dr Avery Gillick OVC 70 now in practice in Scarborough On tario was the G roups North American secretary but enforced absence due to ill ness led him reluctantly to give up the post (He is now fully recovered by the way )

On this side of the Atlantic (the UK etc) Dr Bruce Fogle OVC 70 ha s been one of the administrative figures in the G roup since the beginning when he was already involved in the organization of the first I nternational Symposium on the H uman Companion Animal Bond This took pl ace under the umbrella of the British Small Animal Veterinary Association in London in February 1980 Bruce is also Editor of a forthcoming volume on the humananimal bond including the symposium proceedings which is soon to be published

An understanding of the hum a nanimal bond will enhance any veterinarians dealing with his clients H ow often do we suspect that an animal patients phenomena are as described by the owner really an ex pression of the owners own fears and problems Euthanasia terminal

disease unexplained traumas and vague illnesses in the absence of clear clinical signs are all areas where correct and sympathetic handling of the owner can be more rewarding than fruitless pet treatment - exploitation of an owners concern

There is another aspect An animal may present a behavioura l defect that demands exploration of the owneranimal bond the owners environment thoughts and deeds How far should a veterinarian go We may argue that it is not our job to handle these sociological aspects of human and animal problems

However one of the staunchest supporters of the G roup Dr Leo Bustad dean of the W ashington S tate University College of Veterinary Medicine firmly believes that veterinary schools and their students are in a unique position to collaborate with other disciplines (such as psychology sociology psychiatry medicine social work even urban planning) in order to develop a unified approach to the study of thc people pet partnership The interface between pet and owner behavior must be treated as an a rca for co-operation not connict between professions

It has become quite clear from

discussions by the G roup and lectures given at the London Symposium that contact with animals and the formation of a bond with a pet is more often tha n not of great physical and mental benefit to the pet owner Dr Aaron Katcher University of Pennsylvania has shown that pet-owning over and above the playing and walking involved has a positive effect on human survival after myocardial infarcts (Heart trou ble Ed)

The aged and institutionalised including convicts have been shown to develop relationships between each other fruitful by any ordinary criteria applied to such institut ions by making humananimal bonds The animal-cat dog bird horse- something ideally to be stroked and certainly to be looked after is a catalyst

People whose lives are governed by their discomforts with other people by vague or almost palpable fears and anxieties that others are judging them by pathological distrust by resistance to verbal visual or tactile contact or by rejection of treatment seem to be able to summon up positive feelings where pets are concerned

Pet-facilitated psychotherapy is one of the fields of the human a nimal bond where the most beneficial strides forward can be made By this very token it is a field where the different disciplines are enriched by contact and collaboration It will be one of the fields explored in the forthcom ing International Symposium in Phi ladelphia October 5-71981 (details from Dr Aaron Katcher Associate Professor of Psychiatry Universi ty of Pennsylvania Philadelphia tel (215) 243-4695 or Dr Michael J McCulloch The Delta Foundation 200 Southwest Market Suite 1700 Portland Oregon 97201 tel (503) 222-4347)

The establishment of programs of college education in this field will be a vital -step forward in the practice of holistic medicine which considers mans actions towards and reactions from the world around him which in turn induce or prevent physical and mental well-being One of the political functions of the Group is to fight for the establishment of such programs They will be of benefit to so many disciplines 0

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Islam and the Art of bull bull bull

By Annette K euning Arts 81 and rob clement Arts 78 Reprinlcd from Tht Onlarion

Annette Keuning and rob clement are two CUSO (Canadian University Service Overseas) volunteers currently working as teachers in predominantly Muslim northern Nigeria West Africa

T he lorry passed and our teet h were sand-blasted by the dust We continued

on our way and within a sh or t time Keuning had the machine pushing 50 km per hour once again I was sitting on the back holding on for dear life cursing the harmattan dusty roads mammy wagons and my own stupidit y

H armattan is the name given to the dry dust-laden land-wind that blows from the Sahara from December to February each year Dust permeates everything It is extremely cool at this time especially on a machine

The machine or motorcycle is one of the most popular forms of priva te transportation throughout many developing nations One of the biggest of its kind a vailable in N igeria ou r Ho nda 185cc is inappropriately named Road Maste r Motorcycle MaintenanceOn this particular day the machine bull bull bull proved to be morc master of us than anything else The road the dust and larger vehicles all conspired with it to make our journey painfully memorable our speed decreased we could hear each

Although our destination was only 100 other singing and t he washboard roads lent km or so down the road we were into us an unriva ll ed vibrato unfamiliar territory It was a gruelling test of both riders and machine

The first 10 km over la terite road fm gelling those good vibrations S hes were relatively uneventful and we cru ised giving me excitations along at top speed 90 km per hour It seemed a sure thing that we would arrive at our destina tion in the bush where two The washboard fa-fa-fa-aded away newly-arrived CUSOs were posted within We were soon into sand sl ip sl iding a way the hour A village materialized throu gh the baobob

This was not A llahs will it soon trees and thorn brush At the same time a became apparent We were cut s hort nock of sheep decided to use their right of midway through th e second stanza of way ( Livestock ir] igeria are not fenced Little Honda by a bone-jarring jolt as in and the driver of a motor vehicle should the laterite surface came to a preordained he or she happen to hit one is liable) e nd We wove through the hairless (by

Second gear Now it became important Canadian standards) animals and to hold on tight All vestiges of contin ued on our merry way waving civilizat ion incl udi ng paved roads cold furiou sly to the congenial vil lagers who left beer and pol ice checks were beh ind us As what they were doing to greet the two

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ba tures ( hites ) they saw approaching This scene was to be repeated many

times during our th ree-hour ja unt as we passed by m1n y small fnrming villages For the most part subsistence agricu lt ure is the stal liS qlll) a nd the vill age rs persevere despite the ever encn)1ching Saha ra

Re ported ly the Sa hara is descend ing upon the arabic land at the rate of 15 km per year T hc N igeria n governme nt in an a ttempt to stcm the tidc of the desert has moun ted an extensivc reforesta tion cam paign

Meanwhile back on the machinc problems were deve loping The vibrations aside fro m leading to advanced ases of del iriu m tremens res ul ted in the in vi table decline of our road worthiness The first mecha nical fau lt appeared in the mirror T he constan t bea ting soon lent us an unpara ll elcd view of the stratasphere

We stopped After a few moments our bod ies adjusted to the sta tionary posi ti on in which we now found ourse lves Lucki ly the tool kit had no t been jarred loose from its pcrch Within minutes the problem vas reet i fi ed- tem pora ri ly

On [Ire road again Here we go

ow wcll into th e second hour of our journey we sw itched fr om the Beach Boys to the Beatles We kept ou r eyes open for a bush petrol station and were fortunate enough to happen upo n one after a few kil ometres

We pulled up to the large red petrol tank clea rl y mmiddot rked a Smoking A young boy in oil y rags filled th e ta nk from a kerosene ti n spilling 25 per cent as pet rol gushed over the sides of the ta nk

We decided to give the mac hine a rest confident that we werent too far from our destination We bought bubble gum from one of the many young vendors The e children carrying their wares on their heads ha wk everything from raw suga r cane to perfume

Hitting the road once again we were soon Shakin All Over We went on for a little while taking in the desolate landscape and the omen ca rry ing huge loads on their heads

The odometer told us that we had trave lled 50 km when a rear bol t was vibrated off the hain guard We had to stop again T he chain guard a nd the mirror which once aga in was sufficientl y loose to warrant a ttention were prom ptly fixed

In the recesses of our minds however the beati ng our b dies were ta king was of no litt le concern We wondcred if we wou ld bc abl e to product offspring T hi ngs

definitely fclt unsea ted Ou r se lf-concern s nevertheless we re

momentarily forgotten as we passed a couple of men pray ing by the roadside Facing Mecca they paid us no heed as they bent t heir heads repea ted ly to the ea rth We kn ew it was 2 30 the mid-afternoon prayer Kai We were taking much longer tha n w had expected

For the lust time on our trip destiny in tervened The mirror It was now totally non- fun ctiona l ha nging limply from the handlebar Cal mly we wrenched it off the mach ine and tucked it away

T he appearance by the roadsi de of man st udents decked out in the habitual white uni forms led us to believe that we wcr close to our target As if to remind us of our servitude to the machine and the environme nt we a lmost wiped out as we turned towa rds the school gate and hit a sand trap placed st rategically in front of the entra nce

But we had made it safel y Arriving tota ll y unexpected we were greeted with ti morous smiles and ushered into the house where we eased ourselves expectantly into sta tionary cha irs It was not until long after we had washed the dust from our throats with cool water tha t our bodies ceased bu zz in g

The visit was hort however because we knew we had to return to our postings later that afte rnoon It seemed a su re thing that we would arr ive by nightfall

Gel your moror running Gel out on [h e highway Looking for adven[lIre A nd ~middotha[eler comes our

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Students with

Crossroads T hro ugh some of its students the

University of G uelph is involved in a world- wide ove rseas volunteer venture in develop ing countr ies- Canadian Crossroa ds Inter natio nal (CCI )

Granted its charter in 1968 as a non-denominational non- profit charitable orga niza tion CCI has been su pported annu ally by the Alma Mater Fund on behalf of the U of G students since 1977 G rants of $ 100 per U of G st ude nt volunteer will thi s yea r tot a l $ 1000

CI opera tes short-term (four months) overseas volunteer work progra ms in 25 cou ntries in Asia Afri ca South America and the Cari bbea n C rossroad ers are chosen for their emotional maturity past experience and commi tment to improving public awa reness of international development issues

Cross roaders do not receive a salary while oversens however they are given a living allowance to meet food accomshymodation and travel needs Part icipants a re each cxpec ted to ra ise $800 in their communi ti es Th is represen ts 20 per eent of the to tal cost of their individual in volvemen t

Bei ng a stu dent or univers ity gra du ate is not a prerequisi te T here is an increasing number of people of varying age experience and learn ing who participate in the overseas progra m

Basically C ros -roaders must be at least 19 years of age a t the ti me of departure and Canadi a n c itizens or have landed imm igran t stat us T hey should be willing to adapt to living and working with people whose culture and lifestyles vary from their own

Peter G illie CSS 74 a teacher at Brant Avenue Public School in G uelph is co-ordina tor of the 1981 CCI progra m for the G uel ph a rea and reports tha t the following ten of G studen ts will be invo lved

Sa ndy Boland of Toronto will go to Bangladesh Lee Ann Gage Sa rnia to Zambia Dawn Gordon Mi lton to Fij i shyJ ud y Halladay Victoria BC to Indonesia C raig Merkley London to Kenya and Cheryl Ann McKenner PEI to G uyana

Anne Hawthorn SI Bruno PQ We nd y Howley Woodstock Ka thy Killinger Toronto and Fiona MacPhail Sout h Porcupine are unplaced at press tim eO

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W hile driving along a rural sideroad the other day I stopped to watch a

combine at work The great machine moved ponderously across the field cutting a wide swath of ripe grain A stream of golden kernels nowed into a hopper at its top andT e Annual behind it as it moved along it left a neat windrow of crumpled straw

Threshing Bee This journalistic sketch a nostalgic glimpse of farm life In Wes tern Ontario during the first quarter of the 20th century comes from the book Down On the Farm by Harold B Dlsbrowe OAC 23

About the Author

Harold Disbrowe is a retired educator He started his career as an instructor at International College in Izmir Turkey and later was a demonstrator and lecturer at the Ontario Agricultural College In 1932 he became a secondary schoolteacher of science and agriculture and taught at Stirling in Hastings County and Simcoe in Norfolk County

In 1945 he was appointed principal of Elmira District Secondary School in Waterloo County He occupied this post until his retirement in 1965

He now resides in London Ontario Since retiring he has become a freelance writer and has had numerous articles published in Ontario dailies including the London Free Press Ottawa Journal and the Toronto Da ily Star

The Authors Foreword

These 16 sketches based on my own experience describe some aspects offarm and community life in Malahide township Elgin County Ontario during the first quarter of this century

In retrospect it was a wonderful training for life although I had small appreciation of it at the time It provided a special kind of pragmatic education that has served me well I always feel a lillie sorry for those who do not have this in their background

Those days are gone and the lifestyle and experiences offarm life described here will not again be duplicated However they are a part of our history and their remembrance is worth recording HBD

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Harold B Disbrowe OAC 23

It was controlled by a solitary man sea ted comforta bly in a glass-enclosed cab from which came the sound of music He with this complica ted machine was accomplishing what in my boyhood days would have required the exertions of several teams of horses and a dozen men

This lone farmer with his mammoth machine whose cost would have sufficed to purchase a SOO-acre farm 60 years ago somehow symbolized the impersonality of modern life even on the farm In the rural Ontario of bygone years threshing out the crop was a community enterprise a social rite that was enjoyed by all who had a part in it

In the unsophisticated early days of this century the arrival of the threshers was an exciting event The big steam engine came down the road puffing and clanking and emitting clouds of smoke and steam Behind it in tandem it towed the grain separator with its myriad belts and pulleys and the sloshing gurgling tank wagon

The outfit pulled into the yard and stopped In the sudden silence one could hear the hiss of escaping steam and smell the odours of hot oil and wood smoke But the silence was short-lived for the crew climbing down from their various perches proceeded to reconnoiter the situation and then with much shouting back and forth to set the machine

The separator was unhitched and turned around and then pushed backward up the ramp into the barn by the puffing

Th e threshing engine

labou ri ng engine Next the engine wa s backed dow n the slope a nd levelled by backing the rear wheels onto a sturdy platform constructed of old railroad ties The big rubber-and-canvas beh was unrolled and slipped over the separator drive pulley and the flywheel of the engine which was chocked into position when the right degree of tautness was attained

While this was going on the exchange hands drifted in from the neighbouring farms As they arrived they were assigned to their work stations Most were sent to the mow to pitch down sheaves but one was sent to the separator platform to feed them into the machine and a couple were designated to carry away the grain as it came from the separator The job of steering the stra w blower an easy task usually went to the boy of the family The farm owner in conformance with convention assumed the suffocating task of spreading straw in the dusty confines of the straw shed

When all was ready a couple of short toots of the whistle warned the hands that work was about to start The engine chuggcd purposefully and the drivebelt slapped a few times as it gathered speed Various pulleys belts and conveyors started to move the band cutters flashed and a blast of air came from the blower When the sounds converged into a powerful rumble the separator man gave the signal to start

The engineer responded with a short whistle blast and the platform man started to lay the sheavcs onto the conveyor that fed them headfirst into the maw of the machine The whirling bladcs of the band cuttcr severed the twine bands and the machine growled protestingly as the grain passed through the cylinder and was stripped of its kernels

The threshing crew

Down through the roaring quaking machine went the mixture of straw chaff and grain The straw was sucked up and blasted out through the blower pipe into the straw shed The grain and chaff passed over a wccession of vibrating sieves that separated them and permitted the kernels to flow from the side of the machine into a waiting one-bushel container As each was filled it was whisked away to the granary and emptied into a bin As the carrier returned with the empty container he paused at the granary door to put a mark on the tallyboard

As the men settled into the work they instinctively adopted a rhythmic pace that kept the separator operating at optimum capacity All the while the separator man moved over the machine between the whirling belts and pulleys to attend to his duties He filled and adjusted grease cups applied belt dressing and kept a sharp watch for trouble

At the engine the engineer was kept busy firing t he boiler The fuel consisted of old fence rails and pine stumps of which there seemed to be an inexhaustible supply These items were cut into appropriate lengths for the firebox by means of a buzz saw attached to one of the tender boxes on the rear platform of the engine It was driven by a belt from the flywheel Throughout the day the high-pitched z-i-n-g-g-g-g of the saw could be heard as the engine man cut wood to feed the voracious firebox

If there was an ample supply water for the boiler was taken from the farm well otherwise it had to be hauled from a convenient pond or stream Supplying it was the farmers responsibility and a man and team were dispatched for this purpose from time to time Sometimes while they were on this errand the supply ran low and

the engineer would let loose frantic short blasts of the whistle to signal the tank man to make haste

While the men were at work all was bustle and chatter at the house as the women prepared to feed the hands Providing good meals for the threshers was a rural tradition and every housewife did her best to maintain the standard expected

A prodigious amount of baking and roasting was done in preparation for the annual epicurean rite When the tables were finally ready they literally sagged under their burden of food Huge platters of meat and pitchers of brown gravy bowls of mashed potatoes peas and carrots plates of sliced tomatoes cookies and homemade bread as well as numerous kinds of pie pickles and preserves and great pitchers of tea and coffee occupied all available space

(n the backyard the family laundry tubs were set up on trestles and filled with water Bars of brown soap were laid out and fresh towels were draped conveniently over fence or clothesline When all was ready a wave of the hand to the watchful engineer was the signal to shut down A prolonged shrill whistle halted the now of sheaves and brought the work to a halt

The engine was shut down and the clattering belts and pulleys slowed and stopped Jn the unaccustomed stillness the voices of the men sounded unnaturally loud as they climbed down from their places and made their way to the house At the water tubs there was a tremendous amount of hawking blowing and snorting as the men washed the dust and grime from arms and faces before going in and seating themselves at the tables

All was concentration as the hungry hands set to Little could be heard but the clatter of knives and forks as the platters were emptied and replenished again and again by the hovering women But as appetites were appeased the pace slowed down and there was conversation and good-natured banter around the table

Afterwa rds the men drifted outside for more talk and a smoke before returning to work or if at days end to their respective homes for evening chores Thus the work went on from day to day until the neighbourhood was threshed out 0

-Copies of the 67-page book Down On the Farm may be obtained for $5 postpaid by writing to Harold B Disbrowe 17 Farm Manor Court London Ontario N 6H 412 The book is also available at $395 at the U of G Campus Bookstore Ed

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Grandntas

By Andrea Mudry Fawcett

G randma is no longer in a class by herself In the past when a grandshy

mother began to study at university she invariably made the front page of the local newspaper Today however she is far from alone

At the University of Guelph as on campuses across orth America adults varying grea tly in age academic backshyground and aims are coming to learn A businessman takes three days out of a hectic schedule to attend a conference on computers because he finds it absolutely necessary to keep abreast of changes in his field He is joined on campus by a former school drop-out who is intent on improving his career potential by getting a degree Meanwhile a highly-trained technician is

indulging her life-long ambition of studying history

The Action Is Not All on Campus Working closely with the Colleges the

University School of Part-time Studies and Continuing Education regularly develops credit and non-credit programs tailor-made to the specific needs of groups such as teachers business and technical workers Often the clients take part in designing the program for their employees The Roya l Bank and the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources a re two that have taken advantage of this new method Currently in the works is a Family Studies course to be offered for teachers in St Catharines The site for a n off-campus program can be a

Not Alone Any More lunchroom boardroom or a classroom whichever is most appropriate

Various media have been extensively

used to reach large nu mbers of peoplc Most recently the School is co-operating with TV O ntario to produce special credit courses on C hina and Energy

The needs of adult stud en ts who often have to fit studying around job and family responsibilities are our main consideration says Mark W aldron Director of th e University School of Part-time Studies and C ontinuing Education Organized in 1979 mai nly to accommodate thc rising number of returning olde r-tha n-average students the School had 13000 registrations for 1980 It is separated into three divisions Part -time and G e neral Studies for degree

programs Continuing Education for non-credit programs and Independent (correspondence) Study for diplomas in Agriculture and Horticulture Professors Sam Luker Jim M urray and T ed Mc N inch a re the chairmen of the respective div isions

Matching Strengths and Needs The School is not interested in simply

duplicati ng other universities offer in gs Whether faculty and sta ff are developing a course a conference or a new program they emphasize the U niversity S st rengths a nd the needs of the community Because local industry expressed a need the School recently developed a degree course in Quality Assurance S ubjects such as Family Studies Agriculture Hotel and Food Administration and Computing Science

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a re freque nt ly the focal poi nt of professional developmen t conferences

Some ideas origi na ted by the School a re not hi ng less than pioneering steps in adult education Corresponde nce students once had only a text book and occasionally audio cassettes until School faculty developed a multi-media learning kit that combines these two with a small hand-viewer and filmst rips enabling students to learn th rough th ree compleshymentary processes S ummer Campus is a unique vacat ion program which a llows people of all ages a nd interests to enjoy the Un iversitys extensive educational and recreational facilities during the relatively qu iet summer months

W ith the introduction of a regula r slate of evening credit courses on campus a yca r and a ha lf ago t he number of partshyti me students increased by more than 50 per cent Many of these people are taki ng degree courses to advance occupationally

For Some-a Ne w Career A glazier meta l mecha nic by day

Thomas Smith of G uel ph spe nds many evenings on cam pus as a part-t ime student He returned to school after 20 years intent upon gaining a degree in Computing Science and Business Administration and st a rt ing a new ca reer

He is thorough ly enjoying and ma king the most of his univers ity ex perience Im curious about many subjects so each semester I take a course in the H umani t ies or Social Sciences a long wit h one in my major subject of Comput ing Science So far I have studied Psychology Philosophy H istory and Sociology he ex plains

Tom believes tha t people s hould act ively participate in organiza tions which a ffect them persona lly Consequently he became the first represen tative of the new G eneral S tudies progra m to sit on the U niversity Senate Formerly he was recording secretary of Local 181 2 Intershynational Brotherhood of Pai nters and Allied Trades

Tom has discovered aspects of the university experience which evade all too many older students according to Richard Leavens counsello r Part-ti me and G eneral Studies Often these ad ults are too in tense and anxious about completing a project or writ ing exams T hey overlook the fact that being here affords them t he chance to escape their usual roles for a while to cxplore new ideas a nd meet new friends wi th similar in teres ts Ult imately it is the pleasure in learnin g which makes the exercise worthwh ile It can be a total experience of trying a nd growing

Not everyone bent on advancing a career has the time or energy to pursue a degree however Toms week for example often spirals into 60 hours and more of combined work and study not to mention his family commitments Completed in a fraction of the time nuts and bolts certificate or diploma programs in subjects such as Industrial Relations Statistics Horticulture and Agriculture are becoming increasingly popular Several such programs a re being offered by each division in the School

Practical Programs Since these are practical programs the

knowledge gained is immediately useful on the job Marlene and Joh n G iesbrecht of Manitoba found Independent Studys correspondence program in Horticulture an idcal way to become more proficient in their tree and lawn care business while working towards an Ontario Diploma in Horticulture (ODH) The Edmonton parks system has established special in-service training to augment the O DH progra m in order to encourage their employees to study for the diploma

University of Guelph graduates some of whom may well have silently vowed never to crack another book as they received their degree are among the first to discover that learning is a lifelong process and pleasure A teacher of French English and Mathematics at Waverley Public School in Guelph Jean Llewellyn Arts 72 recently took an evening course in childrens literature at the University Certainly the course is very useful in providing me with a core of information to teach my own students but it is gratifying and certainly no chore I feel that Im gaining two bonuses from the one expe rience she explains

Dr Peter G (Spike) Oliver OVC 51 occasionally enjoys taking a Continuing Education non-degree course A consultant wi th the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food he prefers subjects such as Physical Awareness and Psychology which provide a relaxing change of pace after a day s work

Increased leisure time the need to keep abreast of the knowledge explosion genera l higher educational levels these then are the main factors contributing to

what Profcssor Waldron describes as the current boom in adult education

The universities on their part may be catering more to the needs of these older students because of the anticipated decline in enrolment by high school graduates but there is another equally important factor

Aging Does Not Impair Ability to Learn From 1900 to the 1940s ma ny

ed uca tional psychologists bel ieved that physica l emotional sensory and inte llectual growth stopped at the age of 18 S u bsequent resea rch consistently extended this growth period a nd present ind ications are th a t t he aging process does not at all sign ifica ntly impair the a bility to lea rn But the shadow of formcr bel iefs remai ned with educators and the public for a long t ime Even now it is not tota lly eradicated

To hel p adul ts especia ll y those taking degree courses to overcome fears and ta ke their place in the mainstream of university life t he School has organized special services Counsell ing and orientation sessions are available before classes begin These are followed by short workshops on how to wri te essays ta ke exams and use t he library Spec ial facilities and counsellors are avai la ble to help in career decisions

Gazing into the c rystal ball Professor Wa ldron forsees a continuation of the trend towards in novative cou rse fo rmats to meet the needs of adu lts The possibilities are endless since st ripped to its essentials learning is simply an organized sequential series of ex periences concentrating on a given SUbject Withi n ten years he expects that computers will become as common as radio and te levision sets a re today and will provide excellen t leachi ng dev ices

[n the nea r fu ture the universities wi ll bclong as much to older students as to the traditiona l 18- to 22-year-olds he concludes

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i1u ALUMNI NEWS amp [JJ I~

CAMPUS HIGHLIGHTS I~

Appointment

Robin Lewis Arts 73

Robin Baird Lewis Arts 73 has been appointed Deve lo pmentC om municashytions Officer in the Department of Alumni Affairs and Development

Robin received her BA (Honors) degree in English a nd H istory In 1978 she received an M A in H istory Scotshytish Studies the first to receive a Masshyters degree in this disci pline from the U nivers ity

An active member of the Central Ontario Artists Association she is an exhibiting artist commercial designer and illustrator whose work has a ppeared in the 1980 and 1981 editions of Canashydian Children s Annual and in collecshytions in Canada the United States and

G reat Brita in Before her present appointment

Robin ta ught Art in Bra nt ford Woodshystock and at Fa nshaw e C ollege and then Art English and History for the Brant Count y Board of Educa tion

As Developmen tCommun ications Offi cer she is responsible for the artshywork co-ordination of des ign copy and preparation of fu ndra ising literat ure and seven College Alumni Weekend bulletin supplements and other printed mat r ials for the De partment She also prepa res proposals for presentation to foundations and corporations a nd co-ordinates the promotion of the Universitys deferred and commemorative gifts programs 0

Newly Elected as

AluDlni Senators

Phili p Cha n is general manager of Guelphs C hina T iki restaurant W hile at t he University he served a three-yea r term as a Student Senator was one of the fou nding mem bers and president of the C hinese Students A sociation and was the Universitys first Food Services Ombudsman

Following the annual election for three of the nine alumni seats on Senate of the University Philip Chan HAFA 75 Christine Hurlbut A rts 74 a nd Lorna (Dennison) Milne OAC 56 have been elected to replace those who have fulshyfill ed three-year terms

Christine Hurlbut is an 3ssistantasshysocia te consultant in womens concerns for the Anglican C hurch of C anada She devotes her spa re time to the Canadian Cancer Society and to the archives and socia l programs of her chu rch Ch ristine has also been involved with Alma Mater Fund commemorative programs

Lorna (Dennison) Milne lives in Bra m pton where she has operated Flowshyertown Antiques for nine years She served an eight- year term as trustee with the Pee l Board of Education and is president of t he North Peel unit of the Canadian C ancer Society She is marshyried to Ross M il ne OAC 55 0

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Jim Elmslie Alumni Affairs amp Development

Our Photographe r in London

T he day was June 14 198 1 T he place was T he Ma ll in London England during the annu al Trooping the Colour ceremony S ix blank shots were fi red f rom a starting-pis shytol Burmese the 19-year-old horse carrying Queen Eliza shybeth II reared and bolted for a few yards a busbied

Gu ardsm an reached into the crowd and dragged th e gunman to th e road and Jim Elmslie assistant director f or development A lumni Affairs captured the whole scene On vacation Jim and his wIe Kay were staying at th e Uni versity of Guelph s London House

COining Eve nts September 14-19 Aggie Week

25 OAC Alumni Association Annual Golf Tournament

October 3 HOMECOMING

October-Decem ber Daily Campus Visit Program (Except Sat and Sun ) fo r Prospective Students Call (519) 824-4120 Ext 871 2 or in Ontario Call Toll Free 1-800-265-8344

November 9-11 Guelph Interaction A Conference on Scientific and Human Issues Workshops and Seminars for Senior High School Students Phone (51 9) 824-4120 for Details

12-22 Royal Agricultural Winte r Fair Toronto

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The College of Social Science Alumni Association

PEGAS-US Editor Rick Knap 74

First CSSAA Awards The C ollege of Social Science honoured its top students at an awards ceremony and luncheon earlier this year and CSS alumni can mark a milestone achievement on thei r calendars

For the first time in the Associashytions history College of S ocial Science Alumni Association In-C ourse Scholarshyships have been awarded

Funded by a $2000 Alma Mater Fund grant te n presentations of $200 each were made

At the same function six Alma Mater BA In-Course Scholarships of $250 each were awarded to students enrolled in the BA program who have completed five semesters with high acashydemic standing

The CSSA A on behalf of all its members ex te nds its sincere congratulashytions to the recipients 0

Alma Mater scholarship winners and CSS faculty I to r are Dean John Vanderkamp Vivian Gies Hazel Jones Stephen Dawkins Robert Wildeboer Kathleen M artin and Department of Sociology and Anthropology chairman Professor Wayne Thompson

CS S AA scholarship winners and css faculty I to r front row Elizabeth Renfrew Karen Frosch S usan Smith Barbara Jessup Kerry Prentice and David Bestvater Back row Professor E Dalrymple-Alford Vante Martini Gerald Jellis and Professor P Gough

Grad News 1974

Bob Small is a life skills coach at Sheridan College in Oakville

1977

Kosta Black works for S ta nley Products Limited of Burlington as product manshyager

Patricia Locher operates her own busishyness Patrik Action Wear in Clareshysholm Alberta

Gerald Neil works for the Continental Ba nk in Newmarket as an accounts representative

1978

S teven Boudreau works in the University Sa les Division of Gage Educational Pubshylishing Limited Steve operates out of his home base in Brownsburg Quebec

Kathy MacKay teaches at the First United Day Care C entre in Victoria BC

Laura (Petl) and Steven Smith live in Oshawa Laura is assistant co-ordinator with the Canadian Hearing Society in Toronto Steven holds a management position with Cooper-Smith of Oshawa

Bob Sullivan and his wife Lori 79 live in Windsor Bob has enrolled in the Faculty of Law at the University of Windsor 0

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His BA Led

to Something

Different Gary Muntz 69 is Executive Director a t Manitoulin Centenniall Manor in lillie Current Manitoulin Island Ontario He holds an honours BA and double major in Political Science and History and an MA 72 in Political Science

PECAS-US Tell us about the Manitoushylin Centennial Manor

MunIz Its a municipal home for the aged for the District of Manitoulin The facility is supported jointly by the proshyvincial government and by local municishypalities on the island The Manor proshyvides residential care for the elderly

PECAS-US How many people are emshyployed at the Manor

MunIz We have a staff of approximateshyly 70 people

PECAS-US Manitoulin Island is very distinctive in terms of its geography Is it also distinctive in terms of its comshymunity as compared to southwestern Ontario

MUnT Its the largest island in fresh water in the world and a vacation parashydise in the summer It also offers a great deal in the way of winter sports and recreational opportunity

Manitoulin is unique in the sense that local people describe themselves as islanders and there is the mystique of belonging to a native islander society In recent years however the mystique is much more real than the presence of a native island society Many people have moved to Manitoulin for lifestyle reashy

sons There are more islanders at heart now than native islanders

Y cars ago Manitoulin was an isoshylated community a liule off the main thoroughfare however in 198 ~ people may have to go a little out of the way to get to Manitoulin but the isolation factor has disappeared

PECAS-US What industry is present on Manitoulin

Muniz Presently the largest employer is the public service including the hospishytal in Little Current the Manor of which I am a part the school board and other government ministries A large seasonal tourist industry together with the commercial infrastructure supports a large summer population

At present a new lumber mill has begun operation At the turn of the century Manitoulin was noted for its lumber mills Now with increased forshyeign demand for lumber a large mill is transporting logs from the north shore of Lake Huron to Manitoulin The mill is finishing lumber and shipping it mainly to the Middle East

PpoundCAS-US What social and economic factors will playa major role in shaping the Manitoulin community in the next few years)

MunIZ The tourist industry is the largshyest attraction to the island The governshyment and the municipalities through local initiatives programs like most other municipalities wish to attract inshydustry I think though I am not their spokesman that a number of people on the island would opt for a selective approach to industrial development

There is a controversy regarding nearby Elliot Lake and its uranium mines and processing plant A large segment of the island population is dogshymatically opposed to this type of indusshytry The reason for this opposition is the view that such an industry is an enshycroachment on the clean-air cleanshywater lifestyle on the island which most Manitoulin residents feel is important In fact these are the reasons why people have chosen Manitoulin as a place to live

In an area which does not offer a great many employment opportunities for the young work force the lament is that it is very difficult to keep successive generations in the community Many may be forced to leave

As a result there are two opposing forces thosc who would freeze the island in time and those who have

children and see the need for increased job opportunities I hope that a conshystructive compromise will be achieved

PtCAS-US Describe the needs of the people at the Manitoulin Centennial Manor

MunIz The Manor is not unique among homes for the aged As people grow older many reach the point where they are unable to maintain their own homes and property There is a progression which can be observed but generally speaking due to medical disabilities or simply advancing age people require more care

We have here at the Manor a very charming facility with I believe one of the most beautiful views in Ontario if not Canada There is a commanding view of the North Channel where we overlook an attractive group of islands and in the summer there are usually many sailboats in view

It used to be the case that families would care for their own however a change of family lifestyles indicates that older family members often will not have their children available to help them

I am not in the least offended if our residents consider the Manor as a place where they can obtain food and shelter while continuing with their lifestyles outside the Manor as much as possible

We have activity directors and offer nursing care Many residents require some form of nursing care Each resishydent has personal needs We provide medical services up to the point allowed by legislation If greater medical attenshytion is required then the resident must move to a hospital as required by law The Manor operates somewhat like a hospital but is quite different in that we are providing a home

PECAS-US Are there courses deshyscribed as necessary or required in order to launch graduates into a career or a job such as yours

MunIZ I wish that I could offer a clear insight but many opportunities seem to be fortuitous Being a graduate of the -College of Social Science I was exposed to a controversy which is ongoing as to whether a liberal arts education is of value I believe that a graduate can benefit from an education in Social Science combined with a large smatshytering of reality and an ability to recognize opportunities As a result the graduate can take advantage of opporshytunities as they arrive 0

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The College of Biological Science Alumni Association

BI -ALUMNI EWS Editor Jane Selley Arts 70

Sir Peter Markham Scott DSc

A citation by Professor Keith Ronald to convocation on the presentation of an honorary degree to Sir Peter Markham SCOII June 4

Knight Bachelor Commander Order of the British Empire Distinguished Sershyvice Cross and Bar artist author natushyralist and conservationist broadcaster and lecturer and sailor in peacetime and in war Born in Gloucester England by the age of seven he was discussing fish and sea birds and sea urchins with Sir Ray Lankester F RS From school he went to Trinity College Cambridge where he received his MA degree in 1931 Since the mid-1930s his unusual abilities have enabled him to excel in everyone of the great range of activities to which he has given his attention

Going on after Cambridge to the Munich State Academy and then to the Royal Academy Schools in London he immersed himsel f in the fine arts Since 1933 his paintings have been exhibited in London and New York he has writ shyten more than a dozen books including his autobiography The Eye of the Wind published in 1962 and he has been illustrator for a like number of works by other authors

Bronze medallist for single-handed sailing in the 1936 Olympics he won the Prince of Wales Cup for International 14-foot dinghies for 1937 1938 and 1946 For his valour in the Royal Navy from 1939 to 1945 he was three times mentioned in dispatches was awarded the M B E in 1942 and the DSC and Bar in 1943 He took part in the Dieppe raid twice new with the RA F and fought on land near Caen in 1944

In 1946 Peter Scott founded The

Wildfowl Trust as a non-profit organizashytion devoted to research conservation and education pertaining to ducks geese swans and other waterfowl In 1953 he was awarded the CBE as Honorary Director of that Trust His profound interests in wildlife over the years have taken him to all parts of the world An alphabetical list of places from Alaska to Zanzibar includes more than a hundred names many visited a number of times only V and X are missing

Since the 1940s Scott has broadshycast for the BBC talks and commentarshyies on a variety of topics including the Victory Procession of June 1946 which he broadcast while standing in a Duck Later programs such as the Childrens Hour Nature Parliament on radio and LOOK on television including a special edition with the Duke of Edinshyburgh for National Nature Week in 1966 are illustrative Since 1971 he has been commentator for Anglia Televishysions Survival series He has delivshyered lectures on similar topics in many parts of the world including of course aboard ship

Scott has served as president viceshypresident chairman councillor or memshyber of a host of bodies involved in yachting exploring conservation ornishythology Boy Scouts and many others He is a former president of the Society of Wildlife Artists a life Fellow of the London Zoological Society and of the New Zealand Antarctic Society He is a trustee of British and of African sancshytuaries and of the Ontario Waterfowl Research Foundation

In recognition of his leadership in such bodies as the World Wildlife Fund the Wildlife Youth Service the Internashytional Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources and others Her Majesty was pleased to create Peter Scott Knight Bachelor in 1973 He was appointed to the Icelandic Order of the Falcon (1969) and Commander of the

Dutch Order of the Golden Ark (1976) The Albert Medal of the Royal Society of Arts was bestowed on him in 1970 and he has received ot her medals of zoological societies a nd conservation soshycieties too numerous to cite

The British university world hoshynoured him as Rector of Aberdeen from 1960 to 1963 and as C hancellor of Birmingham in 1974 He is an honorary L L D of Exeter (1963) Aberdeen (1963) Birmingham (1974) and Br istol (1974) Bath awarded him its honorary DSc in 1979 and he was named Fellow of the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology in 1974 From Cornelil University he reshyceived the Arthur Allen Medal for ornishythology in 1971

Madam C hancellor the word versashytility can seldom have connoted such proficiency and excellence as have been so broadly achieved by th is man had the name Bay of Exploits not been given long ago in our maritime province of Newfoundland it might well have been used to honour S ir Peter Scott It is therefore an unusua l pleasure for me on behalf of the Senate of the University of Guelph to request you now to do honour to this Unive rs ity in hon u ring Peter Markham Scott by conferring upon him the degree of Do tor of Scishyence honoris causa 0

Ski-Zoo When was the last time you had a sk i-eyed view of an elephant The C8SAA is planning a day of crossshycountry skiing that includes a beshyhind-the-scenes tour of the MetroshyToronto Zoo in late January or February 1982

Wed like to know if youll come Direct all your comments to the C8SAA co Alumni Affairs and Development University Censhytre niversity of Guelph Guelph Ontario NIG 2WI 0

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New Editor Professor John T Powell is about to add yet anot he r activity to his already eclecshytic interests The C ollege of Biological S cience Al umni Associa tion has apshypointed hi m as editor of the Bia-Alum ni News for the next year

T his will be a natural position for John who is not only well known to all CBS a lumni but who also keeps up a n exte nsive correspondence with many graduates For those who know and work closely wi th him it is common knowl edge tha t he enjoys corresponding by ma il So get out your pen and dash off a letter of congra tul at ions- and be prepared for an o nslaught of reply letshyters

Dr Powell was invited to come to the University 16 yea rs ago to create a departme nt of Physical Education He became the chairman of such a departshy

ment a nd the subsequent chairman of the newly created Depa rtment of Hu man Kinetics in 1971 (now in the School of H uman Biology ) They were he says the most exciting yea rs of my life

H e remembers with affect ion the open ing of the H uman Kinet ics Build ing in J 973 Although he has a lways been acti ve and inte nse in his involvement with physical exercise he is proud of the crea tion o f the academic atmosphere in H uma n Kine t ics- and the pioneering steps it took for the discipline

In a familiar style John leans forshyward to emphasize his next state ment Ive worked in fo ur uni vers ities in four countries a nd G uel ph is the 010 t coshyoperative Here and he digresses to add a personal story there is a relashytionship be tween all levels of the U nivershysity com munity whi ch demonstrates an excellent willingness and fr iend li ness to co-operate For me he sa ys it has been an opportu nity to put many of my conce pts into action It has al ways been a stimulating environment

Most of uS cat lunch at noon John however can usually be found lead ing a minimum of 30 me n and women in a vigorous program of physical e xerciseshyknown as the C ardiovascular C lub True to form th is was another activi ty which

John began the da y he arrived on ca mshypus Two of the or iginal members st il l join him and many retirees correspond by mail or phone for advice on t heir personal routi nes

Indicati ve of his participat ion in the U niversi ty com mun ity was the honour he received la t yea r- the C ommunity Service Awa rd He re lated that he alshymost missed the ba rbecue to honou r hi m so unsuspecting was he

Me ntion mus t be made of J ohns involvement in the Oly mpic movement which is a source of im me nse pride for him He was rece ntly appoi nted a pershyma nent member of the Canadian O lympic Associa tion and is a n ho norary membe r of t he N ational O ly mpic Acadshyemy for whom he is a regular lec tu rer at ancient O lympia This year for examshyple he will be a discuss ion leader inshyvolved with the Ara b nations

John has a lways enjoyed his inshyvolvement with alumni and hel ped fou nd the H um3 n Ki netics A lumni Assoc iation in 1971 He sa ys tha t he hopes tha t the CBS Bio -A lumni Ne ws wi ll conti nue to be a vehicle of correspondence for friend s who wish to keep in touch a recorder of stimulating academ ic adshyvances and a voice that will attract cu rrent notice of the work of a vibrant C ollege 0

New Pres Jim Galivan 73

T he new CBSAA president is a devoted G uelph grad Not only has Ji m Ga ll ivan 73 taken over from Al S ippel 75 bu t he will also finish a gradua tion from the

U of G which began in 1973 After his Bsc Ji m worked on his Msc till 1977 then after a few months break went on to a Ph D tha t he will complete this year

Jims speciality is respiration specishyfically the relationship between meta bolshyic rate and lung structure Recen tly he was named as the recipient of the E B Eastburn Fellowship (a trust fund of the Hamilton Foundation) that will a llow him to work this year on the structure

and function of lungs in the sloth and othe r bradymetabol ic animals A portion of this study will be carried out at Mc Master U niversi ty a nd a not her part in Ma naus Brazil (Jim has a lready promised the Bio-Alumni News some correspondence )

T he jungle environment might cramp hi s daily running schedule but it will certainly enha l]~ t hi s interest in photography (Jim maybe a picture or two as well plcasel) 0

Grad News

Cheryl Bailey 76 wr ites that she and her husband have recently returned from a two-year world tour (seve n mont hs in Australia) and have now settlcd in Toronto C heryl is working as a program meranalyst for th e C anada Perma nent Trust Co

Susan Collis 80 is curre ntly working as a veterinary assista nt in Brampton

Marg Davis 76 works as an air traffic control o ffice r with the C a nadian Armed Forces

Michael Ferr 77 is studying medic ine a t Q ueens He will grad ua te th is year

Diane (Andrews) Frechette 79 lives in Montreal where she is a q uality control supervisor for Br ights W ines

Len Godwin 79 and his wife Sharon live in Thunder Bay where Len is a contract fisheries technician for the M inistry of N a tural Resources

David Grasser 78 is a technical sales representative for A lchem Inc in Edshymonton Alberta

Jim McMillan 79 is em ployed as a fisher ies technicia n with Fisheries and shyO ceans Ca nada at the Bed ford Institute of Oceanography

Sheila (Brown) Murphy 77 wri te that she is enjoying her new position as a programmer with the Canada System Group in Mississa uga S he a nd her husband A llen live in Burlington O nshyta rio D

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Macdonald InstituteCollege of Family and Consumer

Studies Alumni Association

ALUMNI NEWS Editor Joan (Anderson) Jenkinson 66

Diseases of Lifestyle and Choice Excerpts from Nutrition Awareness and Education tbe keynote address gi~en by Dr Donna Woolcott 69 at tbe 1981 Mac-FACS alumni seminar

Dr Donna Woolcoll graduated from Family and Consumer Studies in 1969 She continued her studies at the Univershysity of Manitoba obtaining her MSc in Nutrition in 1971 Returning to the University of Guelph she completed her Ph D in Applied Human Nutrition in 1979 Currently she is Assistant Professhysor Applied Human Nutrition in the Department of Family Studies

The 60s and 70s were two decades during which nutrition became a major focal point for society particularly in terms of defining our nutrition probshylems

In Canada the most comprehensive survey to date was undertaken in the form of Nutrition Canada sampling ovcr 20000 Canadians from coast to coast Results of this survey have formed thc basis for intervention programs by government for new directions in reshysearch and for heightened awareness in business and industry

The major problems identified in Nutrition Canada can be classified as diseases of lifestylc and choice

Overweight andor obesity are major concerns in North America Beshycause of the very dismal success rates of wcight controlweight loss programs (cstimate of success is one to two per cent) programs directed at prevention should receivc the highest priority and should be directed at consumers before weight problems become cntrenched

Hcart disease ha s been identified as a health problcm of endemic proportions in Canada It is estimated that 50 per cent of deaths can be attributed to this disease While somc of the risk factors

associated with heart diseasc such as age sex and family history ca nnot be modificd many others including nut r ishytion arc susceptibl( to change which can lower risk

i third area of conccrn is iron deficicncy Thc survey revealed that body iron reserves and intake of iron were ub-optimal for a major portion of the population from infants throughout the life span to the elderly This concern also ca n be attributed to our lifest yle which dictates tha t we watch our caloric intake to avoid overweight T here is evidence that a daily intake of less than

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2000 calories makes it difficult to mainshytain adcquate iron intake

The development of dental caries is a disease which in spite of excellent preventive dentistry programs affects virtu a lly every fa mily to some extent in Canada We havc clear evidence tha t

there is a link bet wecn sucrosc-sugar consumption and the incidence of cavishyties

Being aware of the nutri-tion probshylems we look for solutions--one being nutrition education As well we need improved legislation regarding food lashybelling and advertising claims In add ishytion some at middottention should be paid to development of a national nutrition polshyicy

Regarding nutrItIOn knowledge studies have shown that the population is much misinformed or clearly lacks knowledge of nutrition in areas whe re nutrition professionals see a clear need for knowledge Ironically the consumer is overwhelmed with nutrition messages which come from questionable sources such as health food proponents fad diet promoters and media personalities

Developments are being made in nutrition education across Canada Pubshylic health and community nutritionists provide programs focusing on prevention and health to target groups such as pregnant women children the elderly the adult population at risk from heart disease and those with weight control problems Most of these programs are carried out by public health nurses dental hygienis-ts teachcrs fitness inshystructors and other health and social service pe rsonnel

The O ntario Milk Marketing Board has made significant contributions in increasing student nutrition awareness industry is developing an interest in nutrition education and many newspashypers in C anada carry reliable syndicated nutrition columns on a weekly basis

Many newspapers and magazines employ fully qualified nutritionists to write their nutrition columns The Canashyda Departments of Agriculture and C onsumer and Corporate Affairs inshyclude nutrition educa tion in some proshy

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gra ms as well W hat more could we do to improve

meeting consumers need s for nutrition education A short list would include such interve ntion s as school curr icula in nutrition increa sed participation by proshyfe ss ional nutritionis ts (as opposed to self-styl ed nutritionists) in health and ed uca t ion programs

Med ia exposurc by nutritionists should be re-emphas ized he re as well

We need improved nutrition labelling in C anada an ingredient list is not enough particularly in an increasingly crowded and complex food market The food industry could do more to provide conshysumers with nutrition information and to clarify some of the misconceptions held by consumers In addition we need to develop more direct service programs to

a ddrci~ the very real needs of some of our vcry high-risk groups such as the

elderly na tive peoples and coronary prone individuals

In conclusion it is clear that there are significant challenges ahead in Canshyada to overcome nutrition problems and to promote individual responsibility for nutritional health All of us can share in the challenge by providing effective nushytrition education In order to do this we must keep ourselves aware of the most recent trends in nutrition 0

From the

Dean Your editor J oan (Ande rson) Jenki nshyson 66 has asked tha t I tell you briefl y about some of the exc iting and very recent development whieh I mentioned when wel com ing M ac- FCS seminar participants in early M a y pace is preshycious so I will be brief with just a sentence for each

O ur FACS S hedS won for M a ry C ocivera Departme nt of Informat ion an Exceptional Achievement Awa rd in the publication writing category of an a wards program sponsored by the Counshy

cil for Advancement a nd S upport of Educa tion (C ASE) which was open to cntries from a nada and the U nited S ta tes

T hc U niversi ty L ibra ry in co-opershy

ation with the Depa r tment of Fa mily S tudies received a gra n of $20000 from the S trengthening o f Specia li zed

C ollection grant progra m of t he Social S ci ences and H umanit ies Researc h

Council for the development of the Famshy

ily Studies library collection Six faculty members had research

papers accepted for presentation in five different sections of the Learned Socieshyties Meetings which were held in Halishyfax in May

At a conference for senior hospitalishyty exccutives the School of Hotel and Food Administration (HAFA) a nshynounced plans for the development of an Advanced Management Program for the Hospitality Industry (AMPHI) which

will be offered for the first time in 1983 and for which substantial contributions

have been pledged by the industry to fund the case writing necessary for this program

Research grants totalling approxishymately $182000 have been received in the College over the last several months

Among th em are Dr Keith Slaters grant from the Depa rtment of National

De fence for research on det erioration of te xtile materials Dr Margaret

Mc Kim s grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council for the study of the impact of social experishycnce on infantpeer interac tion and

Dr Bruce Ryans grant from the Onshytario Mental Health Foundation for a study of families in the pre-adoptive

period and the success of th e adoptions These events all occurring over a two-month period give an indica tion of the developments in scholarship a nd outshyreac h within the College

On June 30 Dr Vosburgh completshyed his second five-year term as chairman of the Department of Consumer Studies and looks forw a rd to returning to the Department as a faculty member after a year of leave To have taken the beginshyning concepts for the Depa rtment of Consumer Studies and successfully built a department for which there was no model and which has gained recognition both on this continent and abroad for its uniqueness and its significance in toshydays world is indeed a major accomshypl ishment and one worthy of sincere congra tu la tions

We look forward to welcoming man y of you at the lecture to be given this fall by our Winegard Visiting Professor Dr Kenneth Boulding Deshyta ils of this lecture are outlined below

Plans for the Harshm an Lecture are just being completed It will be presented next year in either the winter or spring

semester

Janet M Wardlaw Dean

Visiting Prof D r Kenneth Boulding a d ist inguished economist and author will spend several weeks on campus in the fall as the W inegard Vis iting Profcssor in thc Colshylege of -a mily and C onsumer S tudies funded by t hc A lma M ater Fund C urshyrently Distingui shed Professor of Ecoshynomics Emeritu s in t he Inst itute of Beshyhavioural Science U niversity of Colorashydo he has been pres ide nt of the A merishycan Associa tion for thc A dvancement of Science the American Economic Assoshy

ciation and the rnternational Studies Association

A prolific author Dr Boulding has published widely on economics and the socia1 sciences Among his recent books are Beyond Economics Essays on Soshyciety Religion and Ethics Ecodynamshyics A New Theory of Societal Evolushytion a nd From Abundance to Scarcity Implications for the American System H e co-authored Social Systems of the Planet Earth

During hi s stay on campus Dr Boulding will participate in undergradushyate and graduate classes and faculty

seminars and will give a lecture to the university community on S eptember 22 He will be the featured speaker in a one-day conference organized by the College to highlight his visit The conshyference wi II focus on the role of households in world development

Faculty in the College a re pleased to host this distinguished scholar as a visiting professor They look forw a rd to the stimulation and leadersh ip his visit will provide Because of Dr Bouldings visit the Harshma n lecture which is usuall y held in the fall will be postshyponed until early 19820

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More Than 2 0 M ore Aware The 14th annual Mac-FACS Alumni Seminar attracted a record number of alumni and friends to the University of Guelph campus on Saturday May 2 The seminar on Nutrition Awareness appealed to grads and students alike spanning graduating years from 26 to 83 Attendance exceeded 200

Mary Henry 65 seminar chairshyman welcomed everyone to the proshygram Congratulations were extended to Dr Margaret Scott McCready recipient of the Order of Canada Medal Dr McCready proudly displayed her medal while alumni applauded her most recent honour

It was indeed a successful day-an excellent opportunity for everyone to update their current interests in nutrishytion and renew friendships at their Alma Mater 0

Professor David Collins- Thompson spoke on Food Safety - the Role of Addatives

Leslie Nanos nutrition consultant spoke on Nutrition and the Aging Process

Mac-FACS Careers Night 81 Sponsored by Your Alumni Association

500 to 7 00 pm October 5

Peter Clark Hall University Centre

Dr Margaret McCready shows her Order of Canada meda l to Mac- FACS Alumni ews editor Joan (Anderson ) Jenkinson Mac 66

In Memoriam

Margaret (Maunders) Coates 270 a life members of the Mac-FACS Alumni Association passed away in London on M arch 18 1981

E Margerite (McKiel) MacDonald 250 passed away in Is lington on Febshyruary 19 1981

Lilla (Freeborn) Oldfield 210 of Minshyneapolis M inn passed away on June II 1980

Lucille Catherine (Kuhn) Rogers 230 of Morrisville Pa passed a way March 10 1981 Her husband Tom Rogers is a graduate of OAC 23

Lois (Seldon) Schwenger 390 of Burlshyington passed away February 8 1981

Edna (Greening) Young 06D passed away in Ham il ton in March 1981 0

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The College of Physical Science Alumni Association

SCIMP Editor Bob Winkel

Barry and the AMF Thc election of Barry Stahlbaum 74 to the chairmanship of the Alma M ater Fund (AMF) Advisory C ouncil for 1981-1982 caps several years of involveshyment in alumni affairs both as a represhysentativc for graduates of his C ollege as secretary of the University of G uelph Alumni Association and as a member of the advisory council itself

A systems analyst in academic computer services Institute of Computshyer Science working with the OvC to computerize veterinary medical informashytion Barry brings a hard-nosed busishyness-like attitude to his new position

The AMF Advisory Council reshyviews and determines project priorities of the AMF and recommends to the President allocations of the proceeds of the fund Two representatives from each of the seven college alumni associations the primary representatives of the camshypaign management committee of the AM F the president and senior vieeshypresident of the Unive rsity of Guelph Alumni Association President Donald Forster as honorary UGAA president John Babcock OAC 54 director Alumni Affairs and Development and Jim Elmslie assistant director for develshyopment Alumni Affairs and Developshy

Roll of Honour The names of nine top undergraduate students in the College of Physical Scishyence have been added to the Colleges honour roll The students have achieved

Barry Slahlbaum 74

ment as secretary to the council make up the AM F advisory councils membershyship

The council deals with a large sum of money-nearly $300000 this year notes Mr Stahlbaum The fund has been administered very efficiently in the past but anticipated growth both in income and disbursements makes a well-managed response even more necesshysary in the future

His tough-mindedness in financial matters softens however when he talks about the role of alumni in supporting the University I see a growing number of alumni turning out for our special cvents I had a ball at College Royal talking to over 150 alumni who had returned to Guelph from as far away as

an average of 85 per cent or higher on five courses in the fifth sixth seventh or eighth semester The following have been named for the fall semester 1980

BSc Program Semester 5 Gail Baker honours (biochemistry) and Timothy Wilkinson major (biochemisshytry) minor (nutrition) Semester 7 John Wylie honours (theoretical physics) Seshymester 8 Christopher Retterath hoshynours (computing and information sci-

Montreal and Sudbury He regrets that it sometimes seems

that the University communicates with alumni only when it asks for money We also need t heir loyalty encourageshyment and participation

Funds provided by alumni to the AM F provide a vital service he exshyplains All universities are cutting back in their budgets and in the process it is the refinements which go first It is these peripheral but important activishyties that receive the support of the AM F

Barry sees fund-raising not as the bottom line of Alumni Affairs but as part of a full circle which makes it possible for things to happen which enhance the prestige and reputation of the University of Guelph

T hese in turn bring pride to us all and also help to create a sense of worthwhileness in being active alumni This is what stimula tes fund raising

The results include scholarships visiting professor programs library acshyquisitions our prestigious University of Guelph Choir trips to Europe the develshyopment of the Arboretum Alumni Stashydium and a host of ot her activities which make us all feel good

Barry takes over the chairmanship from Dr C Robert Buck o v e 46 He was a great chairman I hope I can run a meeting half as well 0

ence) The following we re selec ted from the winter semester 1981

BA Program Semester 8 Mayda -Tratnik honours (mathema tics)

BSc Program S emester 6 C atheshyrine Macerollo honours (applied matheshymatics) Laurie Bemi honours (chemisshytry) and John W ylie honours (theoreti shycal physics) Semester 8 John Root honours (chemical physics) 0

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John Hulland 81

Senator Few students can match the record of involvement of John H ulland 81 in University administration As a fourth year Bsc chemistry major John was this past fall elected chairman of Senshyates Graduation and Ceremonials Comshymittee Although he is the first student to chair a Senate committee the experishyence and expertise John has accumulatshyed made him an obvious choice

Beginning with the Student Petishytions Committee John has been a memshyber of the Board of Undergraduate Studies the C om mittee on Educational Development the University Liaison Committee the Committee on Universishyty Planning and the search committee for the Dean of the College of Physical Science

The Graduation and Ceremonials Committee which John chairs is enshygaged in recommending to Senate canshydidates for honorary degrees and dishyplomas Following the committees decishysions John takes the recommendations to Senate for consideration Because a chairman does not vote at committee meetings John says he sometimes finds a conflict between his position and his personal inclinations

He has strong views on many Unishyversity issues and feels that any student with similar concerns would find inshyvolvement in the Senate a worthwhile commitment

For students genuinely interested in Senate John cautions that it takes a full year as a student member to acquire the knowledge and confidence to work effectively John also finds integration of his academic pursuits with committee work lends perspective to his undergradshyuate University experience helping to develop insight into people and organishyzations

Such experience will be pertinent to the M BA John is contemplating purshysuing next year- the next item on the chairmans agenda 0

Professor Bill Brown

Inventor Retired chemistry professor WH Bill Brown spent the best part of his acashydemic years within the sound of running water-pouring into laboratory sinks through standard metal filter pumps at a rate of 594 gallons every six hours Multiplied by 12 pumps in the average student laboratory and 12 weeks every semester the result is a veritable Niashygara of noisy and expensive water

Retirement two years ago provided Dr Brown with the opportunity to inshydulge his interest in gadgetry and he went to work to design a more powerful splash-proof and more economical filter pump

Pre-production models combining lengths of automotive hose friction tape and his own adventures into glassblowshying worked well enough to justify proshyfessionally made prototypes which themshyselves underwent a series of changes to arrive at ever more compact quieter and more economical units

Today Dr Browns glass filter pump is in full production and it is attracting the attention of institutional and commercial laboratories all over Canada because it scores for ease of installation ability to swivel through 360deg and superior pumping action

The economics are remarkable The Niagara of water referred to above represents an estimated cost of over $2000 per semester The smallest of the Wekksco Filter Pumps reduces this by I ljl2 with no loss in efficiency and virtual silence of operation 0

John Root 81

Medallist The We Winega rd Medal t he Univershysitys most distinguis hed stude nt award has been won this year by John Root 81 of G uelph who received a BSc in honours physics at spring C onvocat ion The medal was presented at the annual Senate Board of G overnors dinner in June

Not only must wi nners of the Wineshygard Medal achieve high levels of acashydemic attainment but they must also demonstrate outstanding leadersh ip in a range of extra-curricular act ivi t ies

John attained a cumulative average of 888 per cent chalking up 45 As (over 80 per cent) and three Bs during his eight underg raduate semesshyters He accomplished this ou tstand ing record while maintaini ng a dizzying schedule of extra-curricu lar activities on campus in church a nd in the comshymunity

He was president of the Physics and Astronomy Club in 1979-1980 and chairman of its College Royal subcomshymittee in 1980-1981 U nder his leadershyship the Club held an active sched ule of meetings and also orga nized an intershyuniversity convention Its C ollege Royal display in 1979- 1980 won first prize within the College and second pr ize campmiddotus-wide In 1980-1981 the Col lege Royal exhibit claimed the ove r-all award In his third year John was a lso president of the Campus C hristia n Felshylowship and secretary of the Physical Science Student Cou nci l

Johns off-campus activities includshyed singing in the choir of First Bapt ist C hurch teach ing S unday school playshying clarinet in an ensem ble doing musishycal arranging and organizi ng an intershychurch you th group T his group known as the Guelph Associa tion Ba ptist Youth included representatives of churches from Stratford to Bra mpton It was first organi zed during t he year 1979-1980 and during 1980-1 98 1 John served as its preside nt 0

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People and Pets By Meredith Lloyd-Evans OVC 74

I n March 1979 14 professional people interested in the care of both animals and

humans met at the University of Dundee Scotland to discuss the positive ways in which pet ownership can contribute to human health and well-being From that sma ll start the Group for the Study of the Huma nCompanion Animal Bond was formed and has grown rapidly Membership is now over 70 in the UK Europe Canada USA and Australia

All members are united by a common intercst in fur t hering the understanding of this strange bond bctween people and their chosen pets The wider implications of the bond arc also important because they impact on our normal everyday life such as the environment and urban planning and on those periods whe n we are mentally or physica lly abnormal

For some time Dr Avery Gillick OVC 70 now in practice in Scarborough On tario was the G roups North American secretary but enforced absence due to ill ness led him reluctantly to give up the post (He is now fully recovered by the way )

On this side of the Atlantic (the UK etc) Dr Bruce Fogle OVC 70 ha s been one of the administrative figures in the G roup since the beginning when he was already involved in the organization of the first I nternational Symposium on the H uman Companion Animal Bond This took pl ace under the umbrella of the British Small Animal Veterinary Association in London in February 1980 Bruce is also Editor of a forthcoming volume on the humananimal bond including the symposium proceedings which is soon to be published

An understanding of the hum a nanimal bond will enhance any veterinarians dealing with his clients H ow often do we suspect that an animal patients phenomena are as described by the owner really an ex pression of the owners own fears and problems Euthanasia terminal

disease unexplained traumas and vague illnesses in the absence of clear clinical signs are all areas where correct and sympathetic handling of the owner can be more rewarding than fruitless pet treatment - exploitation of an owners concern

There is another aspect An animal may present a behavioura l defect that demands exploration of the owneranimal bond the owners environment thoughts and deeds How far should a veterinarian go We may argue that it is not our job to handle these sociological aspects of human and animal problems

However one of the staunchest supporters of the G roup Dr Leo Bustad dean of the W ashington S tate University College of Veterinary Medicine firmly believes that veterinary schools and their students are in a unique position to collaborate with other disciplines (such as psychology sociology psychiatry medicine social work even urban planning) in order to develop a unified approach to the study of thc people pet partnership The interface between pet and owner behavior must be treated as an a rca for co-operation not connict between professions

It has become quite clear from

discussions by the G roup and lectures given at the London Symposium that contact with animals and the formation of a bond with a pet is more often tha n not of great physical and mental benefit to the pet owner Dr Aaron Katcher University of Pennsylvania has shown that pet-owning over and above the playing and walking involved has a positive effect on human survival after myocardial infarcts (Heart trou ble Ed)

The aged and institutionalised including convicts have been shown to develop relationships between each other fruitful by any ordinary criteria applied to such institut ions by making humananimal bonds The animal-cat dog bird horse- something ideally to be stroked and certainly to be looked after is a catalyst

People whose lives are governed by their discomforts with other people by vague or almost palpable fears and anxieties that others are judging them by pathological distrust by resistance to verbal visual or tactile contact or by rejection of treatment seem to be able to summon up positive feelings where pets are concerned

Pet-facilitated psychotherapy is one of the fields of the human a nimal bond where the most beneficial strides forward can be made By this very token it is a field where the different disciplines are enriched by contact and collaboration It will be one of the fields explored in the forthcom ing International Symposium in Phi ladelphia October 5-71981 (details from Dr Aaron Katcher Associate Professor of Psychiatry Universi ty of Pennsylvania Philadelphia tel (215) 243-4695 or Dr Michael J McCulloch The Delta Foundation 200 Southwest Market Suite 1700 Portland Oregon 97201 tel (503) 222-4347)

The establishment of programs of college education in this field will be a vital -step forward in the practice of holistic medicine which considers mans actions towards and reactions from the world around him which in turn induce or prevent physical and mental well-being One of the political functions of the Group is to fight for the establishment of such programs They will be of benefit to so many disciplines 0

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Islam and the Art of bull bull bull

By Annette K euning Arts 81 and rob clement Arts 78 Reprinlcd from Tht Onlarion

Annette Keuning and rob clement are two CUSO (Canadian University Service Overseas) volunteers currently working as teachers in predominantly Muslim northern Nigeria West Africa

T he lorry passed and our teet h were sand-blasted by the dust We continued

on our way and within a sh or t time Keuning had the machine pushing 50 km per hour once again I was sitting on the back holding on for dear life cursing the harmattan dusty roads mammy wagons and my own stupidit y

H armattan is the name given to the dry dust-laden land-wind that blows from the Sahara from December to February each year Dust permeates everything It is extremely cool at this time especially on a machine

The machine or motorcycle is one of the most popular forms of priva te transportation throughout many developing nations One of the biggest of its kind a vailable in N igeria ou r Ho nda 185cc is inappropriately named Road Maste r Motorcycle MaintenanceOn this particular day the machine bull bull bull proved to be morc master of us than anything else The road the dust and larger vehicles all conspired with it to make our journey painfully memorable our speed decreased we could hear each

Although our destination was only 100 other singing and t he washboard roads lent km or so down the road we were into us an unriva ll ed vibrato unfamiliar territory It was a gruelling test of both riders and machine

The first 10 km over la terite road fm gelling those good vibrations S hes were relatively uneventful and we cru ised giving me excitations along at top speed 90 km per hour It seemed a sure thing that we would arrive at our destina tion in the bush where two The washboard fa-fa-fa-aded away newly-arrived CUSOs were posted within We were soon into sand sl ip sl iding a way the hour A village materialized throu gh the baobob

This was not A llahs will it soon trees and thorn brush At the same time a became apparent We were cut s hort nock of sheep decided to use their right of midway through th e second stanza of way ( Livestock ir] igeria are not fenced Little Honda by a bone-jarring jolt as in and the driver of a motor vehicle should the laterite surface came to a preordained he or she happen to hit one is liable) e nd We wove through the hairless (by

Second gear Now it became important Canadian standards) animals and to hold on tight All vestiges of contin ued on our merry way waving civilizat ion incl udi ng paved roads cold furiou sly to the congenial vil lagers who left beer and pol ice checks were beh ind us As what they were doing to greet the two

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ba tures ( hites ) they saw approaching This scene was to be repeated many

times during our th ree-hour ja unt as we passed by m1n y small fnrming villages For the most part subsistence agricu lt ure is the stal liS qlll) a nd the vill age rs persevere despite the ever encn)1ching Saha ra

Re ported ly the Sa hara is descend ing upon the arabic land at the rate of 15 km per year T hc N igeria n governme nt in an a ttempt to stcm the tidc of the desert has moun ted an extensivc reforesta tion cam paign

Meanwhile back on the machinc problems were deve loping The vibrations aside fro m leading to advanced ases of del iriu m tremens res ul ted in the in vi table decline of our road worthiness The first mecha nical fau lt appeared in the mirror T he constan t bea ting soon lent us an unpara ll elcd view of the stratasphere

We stopped After a few moments our bod ies adjusted to the sta tionary posi ti on in which we now found ourse lves Lucki ly the tool kit had no t been jarred loose from its pcrch Within minutes the problem vas reet i fi ed- tem pora ri ly

On [Ire road again Here we go

ow wcll into th e second hour of our journey we sw itched fr om the Beach Boys to the Beatles We kept ou r eyes open for a bush petrol station and were fortunate enough to happen upo n one after a few kil ometres

We pulled up to the large red petrol tank clea rl y mmiddot rked a Smoking A young boy in oil y rags filled th e ta nk from a kerosene ti n spilling 25 per cent as pet rol gushed over the sides of the ta nk

We decided to give the mac hine a rest confident that we werent too far from our destination We bought bubble gum from one of the many young vendors The e children carrying their wares on their heads ha wk everything from raw suga r cane to perfume

Hitting the road once again we were soon Shakin All Over We went on for a little while taking in the desolate landscape and the omen ca rry ing huge loads on their heads

The odometer told us that we had trave lled 50 km when a rear bol t was vibrated off the hain guard We had to stop again T he chain guard a nd the mirror which once aga in was sufficientl y loose to warrant a ttention were prom ptly fixed

In the recesses of our minds however the beati ng our b dies were ta king was of no litt le concern We wondcred if we wou ld bc abl e to product offspring T hi ngs

definitely fclt unsea ted Ou r se lf-concern s nevertheless we re

momentarily forgotten as we passed a couple of men pray ing by the roadside Facing Mecca they paid us no heed as they bent t heir heads repea ted ly to the ea rth We kn ew it was 2 30 the mid-afternoon prayer Kai We were taking much longer tha n w had expected

For the lust time on our trip destiny in tervened The mirror It was now totally non- fun ctiona l ha nging limply from the handlebar Cal mly we wrenched it off the mach ine and tucked it away

T he appearance by the roadsi de of man st udents decked out in the habitual white uni forms led us to believe that we wcr close to our target As if to remind us of our servitude to the machine and the environme nt we a lmost wiped out as we turned towa rds the school gate and hit a sand trap placed st rategically in front of the entra nce

But we had made it safel y Arriving tota ll y unexpected we were greeted with ti morous smiles and ushered into the house where we eased ourselves expectantly into sta tionary cha irs It was not until long after we had washed the dust from our throats with cool water tha t our bodies ceased bu zz in g

The visit was hort however because we knew we had to return to our postings later that afte rnoon It seemed a su re thing that we would arr ive by nightfall

Gel your moror running Gel out on [h e highway Looking for adven[lIre A nd ~middotha[eler comes our

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iNO SMOKIf

Students with

Crossroads T hro ugh some of its students the

University of G uelph is involved in a world- wide ove rseas volunteer venture in develop ing countr ies- Canadian Crossroa ds Inter natio nal (CCI )

Granted its charter in 1968 as a non-denominational non- profit charitable orga niza tion CCI has been su pported annu ally by the Alma Mater Fund on behalf of the U of G students since 1977 G rants of $ 100 per U of G st ude nt volunteer will thi s yea r tot a l $ 1000

CI opera tes short-term (four months) overseas volunteer work progra ms in 25 cou ntries in Asia Afri ca South America and the Cari bbea n C rossroad ers are chosen for their emotional maturity past experience and commi tment to improving public awa reness of international development issues

Cross roaders do not receive a salary while oversens however they are given a living allowance to meet food accomshymodation and travel needs Part icipants a re each cxpec ted to ra ise $800 in their communi ti es Th is represen ts 20 per eent of the to tal cost of their individual in volvemen t

Bei ng a stu dent or univers ity gra du ate is not a prerequisi te T here is an increasing number of people of varying age experience and learn ing who participate in the overseas progra m

Basically C ros -roaders must be at least 19 years of age a t the ti me of departure and Canadi a n c itizens or have landed imm igran t stat us T hey should be willing to adapt to living and working with people whose culture and lifestyles vary from their own

Peter G illie CSS 74 a teacher at Brant Avenue Public School in G uelph is co-ordina tor of the 1981 CCI progra m for the G uel ph a rea and reports tha t the following ten of G studen ts will be invo lved

Sa ndy Boland of Toronto will go to Bangladesh Lee Ann Gage Sa rnia to Zambia Dawn Gordon Mi lton to Fij i shyJ ud y Halladay Victoria BC to Indonesia C raig Merkley London to Kenya and Cheryl Ann McKenner PEI to G uyana

Anne Hawthorn SI Bruno PQ We nd y Howley Woodstock Ka thy Killinger Toronto and Fiona MacPhail Sout h Porcupine are unplaced at press tim eO

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W hile driving along a rural sideroad the other day I stopped to watch a

combine at work The great machine moved ponderously across the field cutting a wide swath of ripe grain A stream of golden kernels nowed into a hopper at its top andT e Annual behind it as it moved along it left a neat windrow of crumpled straw

Threshing Bee This journalistic sketch a nostalgic glimpse of farm life In Wes tern Ontario during the first quarter of the 20th century comes from the book Down On the Farm by Harold B Dlsbrowe OAC 23

About the Author

Harold Disbrowe is a retired educator He started his career as an instructor at International College in Izmir Turkey and later was a demonstrator and lecturer at the Ontario Agricultural College In 1932 he became a secondary schoolteacher of science and agriculture and taught at Stirling in Hastings County and Simcoe in Norfolk County

In 1945 he was appointed principal of Elmira District Secondary School in Waterloo County He occupied this post until his retirement in 1965

He now resides in London Ontario Since retiring he has become a freelance writer and has had numerous articles published in Ontario dailies including the London Free Press Ottawa Journal and the Toronto Da ily Star

The Authors Foreword

These 16 sketches based on my own experience describe some aspects offarm and community life in Malahide township Elgin County Ontario during the first quarter of this century

In retrospect it was a wonderful training for life although I had small appreciation of it at the time It provided a special kind of pragmatic education that has served me well I always feel a lillie sorry for those who do not have this in their background

Those days are gone and the lifestyle and experiences offarm life described here will not again be duplicated However they are a part of our history and their remembrance is worth recording HBD

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Harold B Disbrowe OAC 23

It was controlled by a solitary man sea ted comforta bly in a glass-enclosed cab from which came the sound of music He with this complica ted machine was accomplishing what in my boyhood days would have required the exertions of several teams of horses and a dozen men

This lone farmer with his mammoth machine whose cost would have sufficed to purchase a SOO-acre farm 60 years ago somehow symbolized the impersonality of modern life even on the farm In the rural Ontario of bygone years threshing out the crop was a community enterprise a social rite that was enjoyed by all who had a part in it

In the unsophisticated early days of this century the arrival of the threshers was an exciting event The big steam engine came down the road puffing and clanking and emitting clouds of smoke and steam Behind it in tandem it towed the grain separator with its myriad belts and pulleys and the sloshing gurgling tank wagon

The outfit pulled into the yard and stopped In the sudden silence one could hear the hiss of escaping steam and smell the odours of hot oil and wood smoke But the silence was short-lived for the crew climbing down from their various perches proceeded to reconnoiter the situation and then with much shouting back and forth to set the machine

The separator was unhitched and turned around and then pushed backward up the ramp into the barn by the puffing

Th e threshing engine

labou ri ng engine Next the engine wa s backed dow n the slope a nd levelled by backing the rear wheels onto a sturdy platform constructed of old railroad ties The big rubber-and-canvas beh was unrolled and slipped over the separator drive pulley and the flywheel of the engine which was chocked into position when the right degree of tautness was attained

While this was going on the exchange hands drifted in from the neighbouring farms As they arrived they were assigned to their work stations Most were sent to the mow to pitch down sheaves but one was sent to the separator platform to feed them into the machine and a couple were designated to carry away the grain as it came from the separator The job of steering the stra w blower an easy task usually went to the boy of the family The farm owner in conformance with convention assumed the suffocating task of spreading straw in the dusty confines of the straw shed

When all was ready a couple of short toots of the whistle warned the hands that work was about to start The engine chuggcd purposefully and the drivebelt slapped a few times as it gathered speed Various pulleys belts and conveyors started to move the band cutters flashed and a blast of air came from the blower When the sounds converged into a powerful rumble the separator man gave the signal to start

The engineer responded with a short whistle blast and the platform man started to lay the sheavcs onto the conveyor that fed them headfirst into the maw of the machine The whirling bladcs of the band cuttcr severed the twine bands and the machine growled protestingly as the grain passed through the cylinder and was stripped of its kernels

The threshing crew

Down through the roaring quaking machine went the mixture of straw chaff and grain The straw was sucked up and blasted out through the blower pipe into the straw shed The grain and chaff passed over a wccession of vibrating sieves that separated them and permitted the kernels to flow from the side of the machine into a waiting one-bushel container As each was filled it was whisked away to the granary and emptied into a bin As the carrier returned with the empty container he paused at the granary door to put a mark on the tallyboard

As the men settled into the work they instinctively adopted a rhythmic pace that kept the separator operating at optimum capacity All the while the separator man moved over the machine between the whirling belts and pulleys to attend to his duties He filled and adjusted grease cups applied belt dressing and kept a sharp watch for trouble

At the engine the engineer was kept busy firing t he boiler The fuel consisted of old fence rails and pine stumps of which there seemed to be an inexhaustible supply These items were cut into appropriate lengths for the firebox by means of a buzz saw attached to one of the tender boxes on the rear platform of the engine It was driven by a belt from the flywheel Throughout the day the high-pitched z-i-n-g-g-g-g of the saw could be heard as the engine man cut wood to feed the voracious firebox

If there was an ample supply water for the boiler was taken from the farm well otherwise it had to be hauled from a convenient pond or stream Supplying it was the farmers responsibility and a man and team were dispatched for this purpose from time to time Sometimes while they were on this errand the supply ran low and

the engineer would let loose frantic short blasts of the whistle to signal the tank man to make haste

While the men were at work all was bustle and chatter at the house as the women prepared to feed the hands Providing good meals for the threshers was a rural tradition and every housewife did her best to maintain the standard expected

A prodigious amount of baking and roasting was done in preparation for the annual epicurean rite When the tables were finally ready they literally sagged under their burden of food Huge platters of meat and pitchers of brown gravy bowls of mashed potatoes peas and carrots plates of sliced tomatoes cookies and homemade bread as well as numerous kinds of pie pickles and preserves and great pitchers of tea and coffee occupied all available space

(n the backyard the family laundry tubs were set up on trestles and filled with water Bars of brown soap were laid out and fresh towels were draped conveniently over fence or clothesline When all was ready a wave of the hand to the watchful engineer was the signal to shut down A prolonged shrill whistle halted the now of sheaves and brought the work to a halt

The engine was shut down and the clattering belts and pulleys slowed and stopped Jn the unaccustomed stillness the voices of the men sounded unnaturally loud as they climbed down from their places and made their way to the house At the water tubs there was a tremendous amount of hawking blowing and snorting as the men washed the dust and grime from arms and faces before going in and seating themselves at the tables

All was concentration as the hungry hands set to Little could be heard but the clatter of knives and forks as the platters were emptied and replenished again and again by the hovering women But as appetites were appeased the pace slowed down and there was conversation and good-natured banter around the table

Afterwa rds the men drifted outside for more talk and a smoke before returning to work or if at days end to their respective homes for evening chores Thus the work went on from day to day until the neighbourhood was threshed out 0

-Copies of the 67-page book Down On the Farm may be obtained for $5 postpaid by writing to Harold B Disbrowe 17 Farm Manor Court London Ontario N 6H 412 The book is also available at $395 at the U of G Campus Bookstore Ed

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Grandntas

By Andrea Mudry Fawcett

G randma is no longer in a class by herself In the past when a grandshy

mother began to study at university she invariably made the front page of the local newspaper Today however she is far from alone

At the University of Guelph as on campuses across orth America adults varying grea tly in age academic backshyground and aims are coming to learn A businessman takes three days out of a hectic schedule to attend a conference on computers because he finds it absolutely necessary to keep abreast of changes in his field He is joined on campus by a former school drop-out who is intent on improving his career potential by getting a degree Meanwhile a highly-trained technician is

indulging her life-long ambition of studying history

The Action Is Not All on Campus Working closely with the Colleges the

University School of Part-time Studies and Continuing Education regularly develops credit and non-credit programs tailor-made to the specific needs of groups such as teachers business and technical workers Often the clients take part in designing the program for their employees The Roya l Bank and the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources a re two that have taken advantage of this new method Currently in the works is a Family Studies course to be offered for teachers in St Catharines The site for a n off-campus program can be a

Not Alone Any More lunchroom boardroom or a classroom whichever is most appropriate

Various media have been extensively

used to reach large nu mbers of peoplc Most recently the School is co-operating with TV O ntario to produce special credit courses on C hina and Energy

The needs of adult stud en ts who often have to fit studying around job and family responsibilities are our main consideration says Mark W aldron Director of th e University School of Part-time Studies and C ontinuing Education Organized in 1979 mai nly to accommodate thc rising number of returning olde r-tha n-average students the School had 13000 registrations for 1980 It is separated into three divisions Part -time and G e neral Studies for degree

programs Continuing Education for non-credit programs and Independent (correspondence) Study for diplomas in Agriculture and Horticulture Professors Sam Luker Jim M urray and T ed Mc N inch a re the chairmen of the respective div isions

Matching Strengths and Needs The School is not interested in simply

duplicati ng other universities offer in gs Whether faculty and sta ff are developing a course a conference or a new program they emphasize the U niversity S st rengths a nd the needs of the community Because local industry expressed a need the School recently developed a degree course in Quality Assurance S ubjects such as Family Studies Agriculture Hotel and Food Administration and Computing Science

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a re freque nt ly the focal poi nt of professional developmen t conferences

Some ideas origi na ted by the School a re not hi ng less than pioneering steps in adult education Corresponde nce students once had only a text book and occasionally audio cassettes until School faculty developed a multi-media learning kit that combines these two with a small hand-viewer and filmst rips enabling students to learn th rough th ree compleshymentary processes S ummer Campus is a unique vacat ion program which a llows people of all ages a nd interests to enjoy the Un iversitys extensive educational and recreational facilities during the relatively qu iet summer months

W ith the introduction of a regula r slate of evening credit courses on campus a yca r and a ha lf ago t he number of partshyti me students increased by more than 50 per cent Many of these people are taki ng degree courses to advance occupationally

For Some-a Ne w Career A glazier meta l mecha nic by day

Thomas Smith of G uel ph spe nds many evenings on cam pus as a part-t ime student He returned to school after 20 years intent upon gaining a degree in Computing Science and Business Administration and st a rt ing a new ca reer

He is thorough ly enjoying and ma king the most of his univers ity ex perience Im curious about many subjects so each semester I take a course in the H umani t ies or Social Sciences a long wit h one in my major subject of Comput ing Science So far I have studied Psychology Philosophy H istory and Sociology he ex plains

Tom believes tha t people s hould act ively participate in organiza tions which a ffect them persona lly Consequently he became the first represen tative of the new G eneral S tudies progra m to sit on the U niversity Senate Formerly he was recording secretary of Local 181 2 Intershynational Brotherhood of Pai nters and Allied Trades

Tom has discovered aspects of the university experience which evade all too many older students according to Richard Leavens counsello r Part-ti me and G eneral Studies Often these ad ults are too in tense and anxious about completing a project or writ ing exams T hey overlook the fact that being here affords them t he chance to escape their usual roles for a while to cxplore new ideas a nd meet new friends wi th similar in teres ts Ult imately it is the pleasure in learnin g which makes the exercise worthwh ile It can be a total experience of trying a nd growing

Not everyone bent on advancing a career has the time or energy to pursue a degree however Toms week for example often spirals into 60 hours and more of combined work and study not to mention his family commitments Completed in a fraction of the time nuts and bolts certificate or diploma programs in subjects such as Industrial Relations Statistics Horticulture and Agriculture are becoming increasingly popular Several such programs a re being offered by each division in the School

Practical Programs Since these are practical programs the

knowledge gained is immediately useful on the job Marlene and Joh n G iesbrecht of Manitoba found Independent Studys correspondence program in Horticulture an idcal way to become more proficient in their tree and lawn care business while working towards an Ontario Diploma in Horticulture (ODH) The Edmonton parks system has established special in-service training to augment the O DH progra m in order to encourage their employees to study for the diploma

University of Guelph graduates some of whom may well have silently vowed never to crack another book as they received their degree are among the first to discover that learning is a lifelong process and pleasure A teacher of French English and Mathematics at Waverley Public School in Guelph Jean Llewellyn Arts 72 recently took an evening course in childrens literature at the University Certainly the course is very useful in providing me with a core of information to teach my own students but it is gratifying and certainly no chore I feel that Im gaining two bonuses from the one expe rience she explains

Dr Peter G (Spike) Oliver OVC 51 occasionally enjoys taking a Continuing Education non-degree course A consultant wi th the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food he prefers subjects such as Physical Awareness and Psychology which provide a relaxing change of pace after a day s work

Increased leisure time the need to keep abreast of the knowledge explosion genera l higher educational levels these then are the main factors contributing to

what Profcssor Waldron describes as the current boom in adult education

The universities on their part may be catering more to the needs of these older students because of the anticipated decline in enrolment by high school graduates but there is another equally important factor

Aging Does Not Impair Ability to Learn From 1900 to the 1940s ma ny

ed uca tional psychologists bel ieved that physica l emotional sensory and inte llectual growth stopped at the age of 18 S u bsequent resea rch consistently extended this growth period a nd present ind ications are th a t t he aging process does not at all sign ifica ntly impair the a bility to lea rn But the shadow of formcr bel iefs remai ned with educators and the public for a long t ime Even now it is not tota lly eradicated

To hel p adul ts especia ll y those taking degree courses to overcome fears and ta ke their place in the mainstream of university life t he School has organized special services Counsell ing and orientation sessions are available before classes begin These are followed by short workshops on how to wri te essays ta ke exams and use t he library Spec ial facilities and counsellors are avai la ble to help in career decisions

Gazing into the c rystal ball Professor Wa ldron forsees a continuation of the trend towards in novative cou rse fo rmats to meet the needs of adu lts The possibilities are endless since st ripped to its essentials learning is simply an organized sequential series of ex periences concentrating on a given SUbject Withi n ten years he expects that computers will become as common as radio and te levision sets a re today and will provide excellen t leachi ng dev ices

[n the nea r fu ture the universities wi ll bclong as much to older students as to the traditiona l 18- to 22-year-olds he concludes

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i1u ALUMNI NEWS amp [JJ I~

CAMPUS HIGHLIGHTS I~

Appointment

Robin Lewis Arts 73

Robin Baird Lewis Arts 73 has been appointed Deve lo pmentC om municashytions Officer in the Department of Alumni Affairs and Development

Robin received her BA (Honors) degree in English a nd H istory In 1978 she received an M A in H istory Scotshytish Studies the first to receive a Masshyters degree in this disci pline from the U nivers ity

An active member of the Central Ontario Artists Association she is an exhibiting artist commercial designer and illustrator whose work has a ppeared in the 1980 and 1981 editions of Canashydian Children s Annual and in collecshytions in Canada the United States and

G reat Brita in Before her present appointment

Robin ta ught Art in Bra nt ford Woodshystock and at Fa nshaw e C ollege and then Art English and History for the Brant Count y Board of Educa tion

As Developmen tCommun ications Offi cer she is responsible for the artshywork co-ordination of des ign copy and preparation of fu ndra ising literat ure and seven College Alumni Weekend bulletin supplements and other printed mat r ials for the De partment She also prepa res proposals for presentation to foundations and corporations a nd co-ordinates the promotion of the Universitys deferred and commemorative gifts programs 0

Newly Elected as

AluDlni Senators

Phili p Cha n is general manager of Guelphs C hina T iki restaurant W hile at t he University he served a three-yea r term as a Student Senator was one of the fou nding mem bers and president of the C hinese Students A sociation and was the Universitys first Food Services Ombudsman

Following the annual election for three of the nine alumni seats on Senate of the University Philip Chan HAFA 75 Christine Hurlbut A rts 74 a nd Lorna (Dennison) Milne OAC 56 have been elected to replace those who have fulshyfill ed three-year terms

Christine Hurlbut is an 3ssistantasshysocia te consultant in womens concerns for the Anglican C hurch of C anada She devotes her spa re time to the Canadian Cancer Society and to the archives and socia l programs of her chu rch Ch ristine has also been involved with Alma Mater Fund commemorative programs

Lorna (Dennison) Milne lives in Bra m pton where she has operated Flowshyertown Antiques for nine years She served an eight- year term as trustee with the Pee l Board of Education and is president of t he North Peel unit of the Canadian C ancer Society She is marshyried to Ross M il ne OAC 55 0

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Jim Elmslie Alumni Affairs amp Development

Our Photographe r in London

T he day was June 14 198 1 T he place was T he Ma ll in London England during the annu al Trooping the Colour ceremony S ix blank shots were fi red f rom a starting-pis shytol Burmese the 19-year-old horse carrying Queen Eliza shybeth II reared and bolted for a few yards a busbied

Gu ardsm an reached into the crowd and dragged th e gunman to th e road and Jim Elmslie assistant director f or development A lumni Affairs captured the whole scene On vacation Jim and his wIe Kay were staying at th e Uni versity of Guelph s London House

COining Eve nts September 14-19 Aggie Week

25 OAC Alumni Association Annual Golf Tournament

October 3 HOMECOMING

October-Decem ber Daily Campus Visit Program (Except Sat and Sun ) fo r Prospective Students Call (519) 824-4120 Ext 871 2 or in Ontario Call Toll Free 1-800-265-8344

November 9-11 Guelph Interaction A Conference on Scientific and Human Issues Workshops and Seminars for Senior High School Students Phone (51 9) 824-4120 for Details

12-22 Royal Agricultural Winte r Fair Toronto

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The College of Social Science Alumni Association

PEGAS-US Editor Rick Knap 74

First CSSAA Awards The C ollege of Social Science honoured its top students at an awards ceremony and luncheon earlier this year and CSS alumni can mark a milestone achievement on thei r calendars

For the first time in the Associashytions history College of S ocial Science Alumni Association In-C ourse Scholarshyships have been awarded

Funded by a $2000 Alma Mater Fund grant te n presentations of $200 each were made

At the same function six Alma Mater BA In-Course Scholarships of $250 each were awarded to students enrolled in the BA program who have completed five semesters with high acashydemic standing

The CSSA A on behalf of all its members ex te nds its sincere congratulashytions to the recipients 0

Alma Mater scholarship winners and CSS faculty I to r are Dean John Vanderkamp Vivian Gies Hazel Jones Stephen Dawkins Robert Wildeboer Kathleen M artin and Department of Sociology and Anthropology chairman Professor Wayne Thompson

CS S AA scholarship winners and css faculty I to r front row Elizabeth Renfrew Karen Frosch S usan Smith Barbara Jessup Kerry Prentice and David Bestvater Back row Professor E Dalrymple-Alford Vante Martini Gerald Jellis and Professor P Gough

Grad News 1974

Bob Small is a life skills coach at Sheridan College in Oakville

1977

Kosta Black works for S ta nley Products Limited of Burlington as product manshyager

Patricia Locher operates her own busishyness Patrik Action Wear in Clareshysholm Alberta

Gerald Neil works for the Continental Ba nk in Newmarket as an accounts representative

1978

S teven Boudreau works in the University Sa les Division of Gage Educational Pubshylishing Limited Steve operates out of his home base in Brownsburg Quebec

Kathy MacKay teaches at the First United Day Care C entre in Victoria BC

Laura (Petl) and Steven Smith live in Oshawa Laura is assistant co-ordinator with the Canadian Hearing Society in Toronto Steven holds a management position with Cooper-Smith of Oshawa

Bob Sullivan and his wife Lori 79 live in Windsor Bob has enrolled in the Faculty of Law at the University of Windsor 0

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His BA Led

to Something

Different Gary Muntz 69 is Executive Director a t Manitoulin Centenniall Manor in lillie Current Manitoulin Island Ontario He holds an honours BA and double major in Political Science and History and an MA 72 in Political Science

PECAS-US Tell us about the Manitoushylin Centennial Manor

MunIz Its a municipal home for the aged for the District of Manitoulin The facility is supported jointly by the proshyvincial government and by local municishypalities on the island The Manor proshyvides residential care for the elderly

PECAS-US How many people are emshyployed at the Manor

MunIz We have a staff of approximateshyly 70 people

PECAS-US Manitoulin Island is very distinctive in terms of its geography Is it also distinctive in terms of its comshymunity as compared to southwestern Ontario

MUnT Its the largest island in fresh water in the world and a vacation parashydise in the summer It also offers a great deal in the way of winter sports and recreational opportunity

Manitoulin is unique in the sense that local people describe themselves as islanders and there is the mystique of belonging to a native islander society In recent years however the mystique is much more real than the presence of a native island society Many people have moved to Manitoulin for lifestyle reashy

sons There are more islanders at heart now than native islanders

Y cars ago Manitoulin was an isoshylated community a liule off the main thoroughfare however in 198 ~ people may have to go a little out of the way to get to Manitoulin but the isolation factor has disappeared

PECAS-US What industry is present on Manitoulin

Muniz Presently the largest employer is the public service including the hospishytal in Little Current the Manor of which I am a part the school board and other government ministries A large seasonal tourist industry together with the commercial infrastructure supports a large summer population

At present a new lumber mill has begun operation At the turn of the century Manitoulin was noted for its lumber mills Now with increased forshyeign demand for lumber a large mill is transporting logs from the north shore of Lake Huron to Manitoulin The mill is finishing lumber and shipping it mainly to the Middle East

PpoundCAS-US What social and economic factors will playa major role in shaping the Manitoulin community in the next few years)

MunIZ The tourist industry is the largshyest attraction to the island The governshyment and the municipalities through local initiatives programs like most other municipalities wish to attract inshydustry I think though I am not their spokesman that a number of people on the island would opt for a selective approach to industrial development

There is a controversy regarding nearby Elliot Lake and its uranium mines and processing plant A large segment of the island population is dogshymatically opposed to this type of indusshytry The reason for this opposition is the view that such an industry is an enshycroachment on the clean-air cleanshywater lifestyle on the island which most Manitoulin residents feel is important In fact these are the reasons why people have chosen Manitoulin as a place to live

In an area which does not offer a great many employment opportunities for the young work force the lament is that it is very difficult to keep successive generations in the community Many may be forced to leave

As a result there are two opposing forces thosc who would freeze the island in time and those who have

children and see the need for increased job opportunities I hope that a conshystructive compromise will be achieved

PtCAS-US Describe the needs of the people at the Manitoulin Centennial Manor

MunIz The Manor is not unique among homes for the aged As people grow older many reach the point where they are unable to maintain their own homes and property There is a progression which can be observed but generally speaking due to medical disabilities or simply advancing age people require more care

We have here at the Manor a very charming facility with I believe one of the most beautiful views in Ontario if not Canada There is a commanding view of the North Channel where we overlook an attractive group of islands and in the summer there are usually many sailboats in view

It used to be the case that families would care for their own however a change of family lifestyles indicates that older family members often will not have their children available to help them

I am not in the least offended if our residents consider the Manor as a place where they can obtain food and shelter while continuing with their lifestyles outside the Manor as much as possible

We have activity directors and offer nursing care Many residents require some form of nursing care Each resishydent has personal needs We provide medical services up to the point allowed by legislation If greater medical attenshytion is required then the resident must move to a hospital as required by law The Manor operates somewhat like a hospital but is quite different in that we are providing a home

PECAS-US Are there courses deshyscribed as necessary or required in order to launch graduates into a career or a job such as yours

MunIZ I wish that I could offer a clear insight but many opportunities seem to be fortuitous Being a graduate of the -College of Social Science I was exposed to a controversy which is ongoing as to whether a liberal arts education is of value I believe that a graduate can benefit from an education in Social Science combined with a large smatshytering of reality and an ability to recognize opportunities As a result the graduate can take advantage of opporshytunities as they arrive 0

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The College of Biological Science Alumni Association

BI -ALUMNI EWS Editor Jane Selley Arts 70

Sir Peter Markham Scott DSc

A citation by Professor Keith Ronald to convocation on the presentation of an honorary degree to Sir Peter Markham SCOII June 4

Knight Bachelor Commander Order of the British Empire Distinguished Sershyvice Cross and Bar artist author natushyralist and conservationist broadcaster and lecturer and sailor in peacetime and in war Born in Gloucester England by the age of seven he was discussing fish and sea birds and sea urchins with Sir Ray Lankester F RS From school he went to Trinity College Cambridge where he received his MA degree in 1931 Since the mid-1930s his unusual abilities have enabled him to excel in everyone of the great range of activities to which he has given his attention

Going on after Cambridge to the Munich State Academy and then to the Royal Academy Schools in London he immersed himsel f in the fine arts Since 1933 his paintings have been exhibited in London and New York he has writ shyten more than a dozen books including his autobiography The Eye of the Wind published in 1962 and he has been illustrator for a like number of works by other authors

Bronze medallist for single-handed sailing in the 1936 Olympics he won the Prince of Wales Cup for International 14-foot dinghies for 1937 1938 and 1946 For his valour in the Royal Navy from 1939 to 1945 he was three times mentioned in dispatches was awarded the M B E in 1942 and the DSC and Bar in 1943 He took part in the Dieppe raid twice new with the RA F and fought on land near Caen in 1944

In 1946 Peter Scott founded The

Wildfowl Trust as a non-profit organizashytion devoted to research conservation and education pertaining to ducks geese swans and other waterfowl In 1953 he was awarded the CBE as Honorary Director of that Trust His profound interests in wildlife over the years have taken him to all parts of the world An alphabetical list of places from Alaska to Zanzibar includes more than a hundred names many visited a number of times only V and X are missing

Since the 1940s Scott has broadshycast for the BBC talks and commentarshyies on a variety of topics including the Victory Procession of June 1946 which he broadcast while standing in a Duck Later programs such as the Childrens Hour Nature Parliament on radio and LOOK on television including a special edition with the Duke of Edinshyburgh for National Nature Week in 1966 are illustrative Since 1971 he has been commentator for Anglia Televishysions Survival series He has delivshyered lectures on similar topics in many parts of the world including of course aboard ship

Scott has served as president viceshypresident chairman councillor or memshyber of a host of bodies involved in yachting exploring conservation ornishythology Boy Scouts and many others He is a former president of the Society of Wildlife Artists a life Fellow of the London Zoological Society and of the New Zealand Antarctic Society He is a trustee of British and of African sancshytuaries and of the Ontario Waterfowl Research Foundation

In recognition of his leadership in such bodies as the World Wildlife Fund the Wildlife Youth Service the Internashytional Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources and others Her Majesty was pleased to create Peter Scott Knight Bachelor in 1973 He was appointed to the Icelandic Order of the Falcon (1969) and Commander of the

Dutch Order of the Golden Ark (1976) The Albert Medal of the Royal Society of Arts was bestowed on him in 1970 and he has received ot her medals of zoological societies a nd conservation soshycieties too numerous to cite

The British university world hoshynoured him as Rector of Aberdeen from 1960 to 1963 and as C hancellor of Birmingham in 1974 He is an honorary L L D of Exeter (1963) Aberdeen (1963) Birmingham (1974) and Br istol (1974) Bath awarded him its honorary DSc in 1979 and he was named Fellow of the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology in 1974 From Cornelil University he reshyceived the Arthur Allen Medal for ornishythology in 1971

Madam C hancellor the word versashytility can seldom have connoted such proficiency and excellence as have been so broadly achieved by th is man had the name Bay of Exploits not been given long ago in our maritime province of Newfoundland it might well have been used to honour S ir Peter Scott It is therefore an unusua l pleasure for me on behalf of the Senate of the University of Guelph to request you now to do honour to this Unive rs ity in hon u ring Peter Markham Scott by conferring upon him the degree of Do tor of Scishyence honoris causa 0

Ski-Zoo When was the last time you had a sk i-eyed view of an elephant The C8SAA is planning a day of crossshycountry skiing that includes a beshyhind-the-scenes tour of the MetroshyToronto Zoo in late January or February 1982

Wed like to know if youll come Direct all your comments to the C8SAA co Alumni Affairs and Development University Censhytre niversity of Guelph Guelph Ontario NIG 2WI 0

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New Editor Professor John T Powell is about to add yet anot he r activity to his already eclecshytic interests The C ollege of Biological S cience Al umni Associa tion has apshypointed hi m as editor of the Bia-Alum ni News for the next year

T his will be a natural position for John who is not only well known to all CBS a lumni but who also keeps up a n exte nsive correspondence with many graduates For those who know and work closely wi th him it is common knowl edge tha t he enjoys corresponding by ma il So get out your pen and dash off a letter of congra tul at ions- and be prepared for an o nslaught of reply letshyters

Dr Powell was invited to come to the University 16 yea rs ago to create a departme nt of Physical Education He became the chairman of such a departshy

ment a nd the subsequent chairman of the newly created Depa rtment of Hu man Kinetics in 1971 (now in the School of H uman Biology ) They were he says the most exciting yea rs of my life

H e remembers with affect ion the open ing of the H uman Kinet ics Build ing in J 973 Although he has a lways been acti ve and inte nse in his involvement with physical exercise he is proud of the crea tion o f the academic atmosphere in H uma n Kine t ics- and the pioneering steps it took for the discipline

In a familiar style John leans forshyward to emphasize his next state ment Ive worked in fo ur uni vers ities in four countries a nd G uel ph is the 010 t coshyoperative Here and he digresses to add a personal story there is a relashytionship be tween all levels of the U nivershysity com munity whi ch demonstrates an excellent willingness and fr iend li ness to co-operate For me he sa ys it has been an opportu nity to put many of my conce pts into action It has al ways been a stimulating environment

Most of uS cat lunch at noon John however can usually be found lead ing a minimum of 30 me n and women in a vigorous program of physical e xerciseshyknown as the C ardiovascular C lub True to form th is was another activi ty which

John began the da y he arrived on ca mshypus Two of the or iginal members st il l join him and many retirees correspond by mail or phone for advice on t heir personal routi nes

Indicati ve of his participat ion in the U niversi ty com mun ity was the honour he received la t yea r- the C ommunity Service Awa rd He re lated that he alshymost missed the ba rbecue to honou r hi m so unsuspecting was he

Me ntion mus t be made of J ohns involvement in the Oly mpic movement which is a source of im me nse pride for him He was rece ntly appoi nted a pershyma nent member of the Canadian O lympic Associa tion and is a n ho norary membe r of t he N ational O ly mpic Acadshyemy for whom he is a regular lec tu rer at ancient O lympia This year for examshyple he will be a discuss ion leader inshyvolved with the Ara b nations

John has a lways enjoyed his inshyvolvement with alumni and hel ped fou nd the H um3 n Ki netics A lumni Assoc iation in 1971 He sa ys tha t he hopes tha t the CBS Bio -A lumni Ne ws wi ll conti nue to be a vehicle of correspondence for friend s who wish to keep in touch a recorder of stimulating academ ic adshyvances and a voice that will attract cu rrent notice of the work of a vibrant C ollege 0

New Pres Jim Galivan 73

T he new CBSAA president is a devoted G uelph grad Not only has Ji m Ga ll ivan 73 taken over from Al S ippel 75 bu t he will also finish a gradua tion from the

U of G which began in 1973 After his Bsc Ji m worked on his Msc till 1977 then after a few months break went on to a Ph D tha t he will complete this year

Jims speciality is respiration specishyfically the relationship between meta bolshyic rate and lung structure Recen tly he was named as the recipient of the E B Eastburn Fellowship (a trust fund of the Hamilton Foundation) that will a llow him to work this year on the structure

and function of lungs in the sloth and othe r bradymetabol ic animals A portion of this study will be carried out at Mc Master U niversi ty a nd a not her part in Ma naus Brazil (Jim has a lready promised the Bio-Alumni News some correspondence )

T he jungle environment might cramp hi s daily running schedule but it will certainly enha l]~ t hi s interest in photography (Jim maybe a picture or two as well plcasel) 0

Grad News

Cheryl Bailey 76 wr ites that she and her husband have recently returned from a two-year world tour (seve n mont hs in Australia) and have now settlcd in Toronto C heryl is working as a program meranalyst for th e C anada Perma nent Trust Co

Susan Collis 80 is curre ntly working as a veterinary assista nt in Brampton

Marg Davis 76 works as an air traffic control o ffice r with the C a nadian Armed Forces

Michael Ferr 77 is studying medic ine a t Q ueens He will grad ua te th is year

Diane (Andrews) Frechette 79 lives in Montreal where she is a q uality control supervisor for Br ights W ines

Len Godwin 79 and his wife Sharon live in Thunder Bay where Len is a contract fisheries technician for the M inistry of N a tural Resources

David Grasser 78 is a technical sales representative for A lchem Inc in Edshymonton Alberta

Jim McMillan 79 is em ployed as a fisher ies technicia n with Fisheries and shyO ceans Ca nada at the Bed ford Institute of Oceanography

Sheila (Brown) Murphy 77 wri te that she is enjoying her new position as a programmer with the Canada System Group in Mississa uga S he a nd her husband A llen live in Burlington O nshyta rio D

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Macdonald InstituteCollege of Family and Consumer

Studies Alumni Association

ALUMNI NEWS Editor Joan (Anderson) Jenkinson 66

Diseases of Lifestyle and Choice Excerpts from Nutrition Awareness and Education tbe keynote address gi~en by Dr Donna Woolcott 69 at tbe 1981 Mac-FACS alumni seminar

Dr Donna Woolcoll graduated from Family and Consumer Studies in 1969 She continued her studies at the Univershysity of Manitoba obtaining her MSc in Nutrition in 1971 Returning to the University of Guelph she completed her Ph D in Applied Human Nutrition in 1979 Currently she is Assistant Professhysor Applied Human Nutrition in the Department of Family Studies

The 60s and 70s were two decades during which nutrition became a major focal point for society particularly in terms of defining our nutrition probshylems

In Canada the most comprehensive survey to date was undertaken in the form of Nutrition Canada sampling ovcr 20000 Canadians from coast to coast Results of this survey have formed thc basis for intervention programs by government for new directions in reshysearch and for heightened awareness in business and industry

The major problems identified in Nutrition Canada can be classified as diseases of lifestylc and choice

Overweight andor obesity are major concerns in North America Beshycause of the very dismal success rates of wcight controlweight loss programs (cstimate of success is one to two per cent) programs directed at prevention should receivc the highest priority and should be directed at consumers before weight problems become cntrenched

Hcart disease ha s been identified as a health problcm of endemic proportions in Canada It is estimated that 50 per cent of deaths can be attributed to this disease While somc of the risk factors

associated with heart diseasc such as age sex and family history ca nnot be modificd many others including nut r ishytion arc susceptibl( to change which can lower risk

i third area of conccrn is iron deficicncy Thc survey revealed that body iron reserves and intake of iron were ub-optimal for a major portion of the population from infants throughout the life span to the elderly This concern also ca n be attributed to our lifest yle which dictates tha t we watch our caloric intake to avoid overweight T here is evidence that a daily intake of less than

Professor Donna Wool CO li 6 9

2000 calories makes it difficult to mainshytain adcquate iron intake

The development of dental caries is a disease which in spite of excellent preventive dentistry programs affects virtu a lly every fa mily to some extent in Canada We havc clear evidence tha t

there is a link bet wecn sucrosc-sugar consumption and the incidence of cavishyties

Being aware of the nutri-tion probshylems we look for solutions--one being nutrition education As well we need improved legislation regarding food lashybelling and advertising claims In add ishytion some at middottention should be paid to development of a national nutrition polshyicy

Regarding nutrItIOn knowledge studies have shown that the population is much misinformed or clearly lacks knowledge of nutrition in areas whe re nutrition professionals see a clear need for knowledge Ironically the consumer is overwhelmed with nutrition messages which come from questionable sources such as health food proponents fad diet promoters and media personalities

Developments are being made in nutrition education across Canada Pubshylic health and community nutritionists provide programs focusing on prevention and health to target groups such as pregnant women children the elderly the adult population at risk from heart disease and those with weight control problems Most of these programs are carried out by public health nurses dental hygienis-ts teachcrs fitness inshystructors and other health and social service pe rsonnel

The O ntario Milk Marketing Board has made significant contributions in increasing student nutrition awareness industry is developing an interest in nutrition education and many newspashypers in C anada carry reliable syndicated nutrition columns on a weekly basis

Many newspapers and magazines employ fully qualified nutritionists to write their nutrition columns The Canashyda Departments of Agriculture and C onsumer and Corporate Affairs inshyclude nutrition educa tion in some proshy

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gra ms as well W hat more could we do to improve

meeting consumers need s for nutrition education A short list would include such interve ntion s as school curr icula in nutrition increa sed participation by proshyfe ss ional nutritionis ts (as opposed to self-styl ed nutritionists) in health and ed uca t ion programs

Med ia exposurc by nutritionists should be re-emphas ized he re as well

We need improved nutrition labelling in C anada an ingredient list is not enough particularly in an increasingly crowded and complex food market The food industry could do more to provide conshysumers with nutrition information and to clarify some of the misconceptions held by consumers In addition we need to develop more direct service programs to

a ddrci~ the very real needs of some of our vcry high-risk groups such as the

elderly na tive peoples and coronary prone individuals

In conclusion it is clear that there are significant challenges ahead in Canshyada to overcome nutrition problems and to promote individual responsibility for nutritional health All of us can share in the challenge by providing effective nushytrition education In order to do this we must keep ourselves aware of the most recent trends in nutrition 0

From the

Dean Your editor J oan (Ande rson) Jenki nshyson 66 has asked tha t I tell you briefl y about some of the exc iting and very recent development whieh I mentioned when wel com ing M ac- FCS seminar participants in early M a y pace is preshycious so I will be brief with just a sentence for each

O ur FACS S hedS won for M a ry C ocivera Departme nt of Informat ion an Exceptional Achievement Awa rd in the publication writing category of an a wards program sponsored by the Counshy

cil for Advancement a nd S upport of Educa tion (C ASE) which was open to cntries from a nada and the U nited S ta tes

T hc U niversi ty L ibra ry in co-opershy

ation with the Depa r tment of Fa mily S tudies received a gra n of $20000 from the S trengthening o f Specia li zed

C ollection grant progra m of t he Social S ci ences and H umanit ies Researc h

Council for the development of the Famshy

ily Studies library collection Six faculty members had research

papers accepted for presentation in five different sections of the Learned Socieshyties Meetings which were held in Halishyfax in May

At a conference for senior hospitalishyty exccutives the School of Hotel and Food Administration (HAFA) a nshynounced plans for the development of an Advanced Management Program for the Hospitality Industry (AMPHI) which

will be offered for the first time in 1983 and for which substantial contributions

have been pledged by the industry to fund the case writing necessary for this program

Research grants totalling approxishymately $182000 have been received in the College over the last several months

Among th em are Dr Keith Slaters grant from the Depa rtment of National

De fence for research on det erioration of te xtile materials Dr Margaret

Mc Kim s grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council for the study of the impact of social experishycnce on infantpeer interac tion and

Dr Bruce Ryans grant from the Onshytario Mental Health Foundation for a study of families in the pre-adoptive

period and the success of th e adoptions These events all occurring over a two-month period give an indica tion of the developments in scholarship a nd outshyreac h within the College

On June 30 Dr Vosburgh completshyed his second five-year term as chairman of the Department of Consumer Studies and looks forw a rd to returning to the Department as a faculty member after a year of leave To have taken the beginshyning concepts for the Depa rtment of Consumer Studies and successfully built a department for which there was no model and which has gained recognition both on this continent and abroad for its uniqueness and its significance in toshydays world is indeed a major accomshypl ishment and one worthy of sincere congra tu la tions

We look forward to welcoming man y of you at the lecture to be given this fall by our Winegard Visiting Professor Dr Kenneth Boulding Deshyta ils of this lecture are outlined below

Plans for the Harshm an Lecture are just being completed It will be presented next year in either the winter or spring

semester

Janet M Wardlaw Dean

Visiting Prof D r Kenneth Boulding a d ist inguished economist and author will spend several weeks on campus in the fall as the W inegard Vis iting Profcssor in thc Colshylege of -a mily and C onsumer S tudies funded by t hc A lma M ater Fund C urshyrently Distingui shed Professor of Ecoshynomics Emeritu s in t he Inst itute of Beshyhavioural Science U niversity of Colorashydo he has been pres ide nt of the A merishycan Associa tion for thc A dvancement of Science the American Economic Assoshy

ciation and the rnternational Studies Association

A prolific author Dr Boulding has published widely on economics and the socia1 sciences Among his recent books are Beyond Economics Essays on Soshyciety Religion and Ethics Ecodynamshyics A New Theory of Societal Evolushytion a nd From Abundance to Scarcity Implications for the American System H e co-authored Social Systems of the Planet Earth

During hi s stay on campus Dr Boulding will participate in undergradushyate and graduate classes and faculty

seminars and will give a lecture to the university community on S eptember 22 He will be the featured speaker in a one-day conference organized by the College to highlight his visit The conshyference wi II focus on the role of households in world development

Faculty in the College a re pleased to host this distinguished scholar as a visiting professor They look forw a rd to the stimulation and leadersh ip his visit will provide Because of Dr Bouldings visit the Harshma n lecture which is usuall y held in the fall will be postshyponed until early 19820

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More Than 2 0 M ore Aware The 14th annual Mac-FACS Alumni Seminar attracted a record number of alumni and friends to the University of Guelph campus on Saturday May 2 The seminar on Nutrition Awareness appealed to grads and students alike spanning graduating years from 26 to 83 Attendance exceeded 200

Mary Henry 65 seminar chairshyman welcomed everyone to the proshygram Congratulations were extended to Dr Margaret Scott McCready recipient of the Order of Canada Medal Dr McCready proudly displayed her medal while alumni applauded her most recent honour

It was indeed a successful day-an excellent opportunity for everyone to update their current interests in nutrishytion and renew friendships at their Alma Mater 0

Professor David Collins- Thompson spoke on Food Safety - the Role of Addatives

Leslie Nanos nutrition consultant spoke on Nutrition and the Aging Process

Mac-FACS Careers Night 81 Sponsored by Your Alumni Association

500 to 7 00 pm October 5

Peter Clark Hall University Centre

Dr Margaret McCready shows her Order of Canada meda l to Mac- FACS Alumni ews editor Joan (Anderson ) Jenkinson Mac 66

In Memoriam

Margaret (Maunders) Coates 270 a life members of the Mac-FACS Alumni Association passed away in London on M arch 18 1981

E Margerite (McKiel) MacDonald 250 passed away in Is lington on Febshyruary 19 1981

Lilla (Freeborn) Oldfield 210 of Minshyneapolis M inn passed away on June II 1980

Lucille Catherine (Kuhn) Rogers 230 of Morrisville Pa passed a way March 10 1981 Her husband Tom Rogers is a graduate of OAC 23

Lois (Seldon) Schwenger 390 of Burlshyington passed away February 8 1981

Edna (Greening) Young 06D passed away in Ham il ton in March 1981 0

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The College of Physical Science Alumni Association

SCIMP Editor Bob Winkel

Barry and the AMF Thc election of Barry Stahlbaum 74 to the chairmanship of the Alma M ater Fund (AMF) Advisory C ouncil for 1981-1982 caps several years of involveshyment in alumni affairs both as a represhysentativc for graduates of his C ollege as secretary of the University of G uelph Alumni Association and as a member of the advisory council itself

A systems analyst in academic computer services Institute of Computshyer Science working with the OvC to computerize veterinary medical informashytion Barry brings a hard-nosed busishyness-like attitude to his new position

The AMF Advisory Council reshyviews and determines project priorities of the AMF and recommends to the President allocations of the proceeds of the fund Two representatives from each of the seven college alumni associations the primary representatives of the camshypaign management committee of the AM F the president and senior vieeshypresident of the Unive rsity of Guelph Alumni Association President Donald Forster as honorary UGAA president John Babcock OAC 54 director Alumni Affairs and Development and Jim Elmslie assistant director for develshyopment Alumni Affairs and Developshy

Roll of Honour The names of nine top undergraduate students in the College of Physical Scishyence have been added to the Colleges honour roll The students have achieved

Barry Slahlbaum 74

ment as secretary to the council make up the AM F advisory councils membershyship

The council deals with a large sum of money-nearly $300000 this year notes Mr Stahlbaum The fund has been administered very efficiently in the past but anticipated growth both in income and disbursements makes a well-managed response even more necesshysary in the future

His tough-mindedness in financial matters softens however when he talks about the role of alumni in supporting the University I see a growing number of alumni turning out for our special cvents I had a ball at College Royal talking to over 150 alumni who had returned to Guelph from as far away as

an average of 85 per cent or higher on five courses in the fifth sixth seventh or eighth semester The following have been named for the fall semester 1980

BSc Program Semester 5 Gail Baker honours (biochemistry) and Timothy Wilkinson major (biochemisshytry) minor (nutrition) Semester 7 John Wylie honours (theoretical physics) Seshymester 8 Christopher Retterath hoshynours (computing and information sci-

Montreal and Sudbury He regrets that it sometimes seems

that the University communicates with alumni only when it asks for money We also need t heir loyalty encourageshyment and participation

Funds provided by alumni to the AM F provide a vital service he exshyplains All universities are cutting back in their budgets and in the process it is the refinements which go first It is these peripheral but important activishyties that receive the support of the AM F

Barry sees fund-raising not as the bottom line of Alumni Affairs but as part of a full circle which makes it possible for things to happen which enhance the prestige and reputation of the University of Guelph

T hese in turn bring pride to us all and also help to create a sense of worthwhileness in being active alumni This is what stimula tes fund raising

The results include scholarships visiting professor programs library acshyquisitions our prestigious University of Guelph Choir trips to Europe the develshyopment of the Arboretum Alumni Stashydium and a host of ot her activities which make us all feel good

Barry takes over the chairmanship from Dr C Robert Buck o v e 46 He was a great chairman I hope I can run a meeting half as well 0

ence) The following we re selec ted from the winter semester 1981

BA Program Semester 8 Mayda -Tratnik honours (mathema tics)

BSc Program S emester 6 C atheshyrine Macerollo honours (applied matheshymatics) Laurie Bemi honours (chemisshytry) and John W ylie honours (theoreti shycal physics) Semester 8 John Root honours (chemical physics) 0

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John Hulland 81

Senator Few students can match the record of involvement of John H ulland 81 in University administration As a fourth year Bsc chemistry major John was this past fall elected chairman of Senshyates Graduation and Ceremonials Comshymittee Although he is the first student to chair a Senate committee the experishyence and expertise John has accumulatshyed made him an obvious choice

Beginning with the Student Petishytions Committee John has been a memshyber of the Board of Undergraduate Studies the C om mittee on Educational Development the University Liaison Committee the Committee on Universishyty Planning and the search committee for the Dean of the College of Physical Science

The Graduation and Ceremonials Committee which John chairs is enshygaged in recommending to Senate canshydidates for honorary degrees and dishyplomas Following the committees decishysions John takes the recommendations to Senate for consideration Because a chairman does not vote at committee meetings John says he sometimes finds a conflict between his position and his personal inclinations

He has strong views on many Unishyversity issues and feels that any student with similar concerns would find inshyvolvement in the Senate a worthwhile commitment

For students genuinely interested in Senate John cautions that it takes a full year as a student member to acquire the knowledge and confidence to work effectively John also finds integration of his academic pursuits with committee work lends perspective to his undergradshyuate University experience helping to develop insight into people and organishyzations

Such experience will be pertinent to the M BA John is contemplating purshysuing next year- the next item on the chairmans agenda 0

Professor Bill Brown

Inventor Retired chemistry professor WH Bill Brown spent the best part of his acashydemic years within the sound of running water-pouring into laboratory sinks through standard metal filter pumps at a rate of 594 gallons every six hours Multiplied by 12 pumps in the average student laboratory and 12 weeks every semester the result is a veritable Niashygara of noisy and expensive water

Retirement two years ago provided Dr Brown with the opportunity to inshydulge his interest in gadgetry and he went to work to design a more powerful splash-proof and more economical filter pump

Pre-production models combining lengths of automotive hose friction tape and his own adventures into glassblowshying worked well enough to justify proshyfessionally made prototypes which themshyselves underwent a series of changes to arrive at ever more compact quieter and more economical units

Today Dr Browns glass filter pump is in full production and it is attracting the attention of institutional and commercial laboratories all over Canada because it scores for ease of installation ability to swivel through 360deg and superior pumping action

The economics are remarkable The Niagara of water referred to above represents an estimated cost of over $2000 per semester The smallest of the Wekksco Filter Pumps reduces this by I ljl2 with no loss in efficiency and virtual silence of operation 0

John Root 81

Medallist The We Winega rd Medal t he Univershysitys most distinguis hed stude nt award has been won this year by John Root 81 of G uelph who received a BSc in honours physics at spring C onvocat ion The medal was presented at the annual Senate Board of G overnors dinner in June

Not only must wi nners of the Wineshygard Medal achieve high levels of acashydemic attainment but they must also demonstrate outstanding leadersh ip in a range of extra-curricular act ivi t ies

John attained a cumulative average of 888 per cent chalking up 45 As (over 80 per cent) and three Bs during his eight underg raduate semesshyters He accomplished this ou tstand ing record while maintaini ng a dizzying schedule of extra-curricu lar activities on campus in church a nd in the comshymunity

He was president of the Physics and Astronomy Club in 1979-1980 and chairman of its College Royal subcomshymittee in 1980-1981 U nder his leadershyship the Club held an active sched ule of meetings and also orga nized an intershyuniversity convention Its C ollege Royal display in 1979- 1980 won first prize within the College and second pr ize campmiddotus-wide In 1980-1981 the Col lege Royal exhibit claimed the ove r-all award In his third year John was a lso president of the Campus C hristia n Felshylowship and secretary of the Physical Science Student Cou nci l

Johns off-campus activities includshyed singing in the choir of First Bapt ist C hurch teach ing S unday school playshying clarinet in an ensem ble doing musishycal arranging and organizi ng an intershychurch you th group T his group known as the Guelph Associa tion Ba ptist Youth included representatives of churches from Stratford to Bra mpton It was first organi zed during t he year 1979-1980 and during 1980-1 98 1 John served as its preside nt 0

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Islam and the Art of bull bull bull

By Annette K euning Arts 81 and rob clement Arts 78 Reprinlcd from Tht Onlarion

Annette Keuning and rob clement are two CUSO (Canadian University Service Overseas) volunteers currently working as teachers in predominantly Muslim northern Nigeria West Africa

T he lorry passed and our teet h were sand-blasted by the dust We continued

on our way and within a sh or t time Keuning had the machine pushing 50 km per hour once again I was sitting on the back holding on for dear life cursing the harmattan dusty roads mammy wagons and my own stupidit y

H armattan is the name given to the dry dust-laden land-wind that blows from the Sahara from December to February each year Dust permeates everything It is extremely cool at this time especially on a machine

The machine or motorcycle is one of the most popular forms of priva te transportation throughout many developing nations One of the biggest of its kind a vailable in N igeria ou r Ho nda 185cc is inappropriately named Road Maste r Motorcycle MaintenanceOn this particular day the machine bull bull bull proved to be morc master of us than anything else The road the dust and larger vehicles all conspired with it to make our journey painfully memorable our speed decreased we could hear each

Although our destination was only 100 other singing and t he washboard roads lent km or so down the road we were into us an unriva ll ed vibrato unfamiliar territory It was a gruelling test of both riders and machine

The first 10 km over la terite road fm gelling those good vibrations S hes were relatively uneventful and we cru ised giving me excitations along at top speed 90 km per hour It seemed a sure thing that we would arrive at our destina tion in the bush where two The washboard fa-fa-fa-aded away newly-arrived CUSOs were posted within We were soon into sand sl ip sl iding a way the hour A village materialized throu gh the baobob

This was not A llahs will it soon trees and thorn brush At the same time a became apparent We were cut s hort nock of sheep decided to use their right of midway through th e second stanza of way ( Livestock ir] igeria are not fenced Little Honda by a bone-jarring jolt as in and the driver of a motor vehicle should the laterite surface came to a preordained he or she happen to hit one is liable) e nd We wove through the hairless (by

Second gear Now it became important Canadian standards) animals and to hold on tight All vestiges of contin ued on our merry way waving civilizat ion incl udi ng paved roads cold furiou sly to the congenial vil lagers who left beer and pol ice checks were beh ind us As what they were doing to greet the two

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ba tures ( hites ) they saw approaching This scene was to be repeated many

times during our th ree-hour ja unt as we passed by m1n y small fnrming villages For the most part subsistence agricu lt ure is the stal liS qlll) a nd the vill age rs persevere despite the ever encn)1ching Saha ra

Re ported ly the Sa hara is descend ing upon the arabic land at the rate of 15 km per year T hc N igeria n governme nt in an a ttempt to stcm the tidc of the desert has moun ted an extensivc reforesta tion cam paign

Meanwhile back on the machinc problems were deve loping The vibrations aside fro m leading to advanced ases of del iriu m tremens res ul ted in the in vi table decline of our road worthiness The first mecha nical fau lt appeared in the mirror T he constan t bea ting soon lent us an unpara ll elcd view of the stratasphere

We stopped After a few moments our bod ies adjusted to the sta tionary posi ti on in which we now found ourse lves Lucki ly the tool kit had no t been jarred loose from its pcrch Within minutes the problem vas reet i fi ed- tem pora ri ly

On [Ire road again Here we go

ow wcll into th e second hour of our journey we sw itched fr om the Beach Boys to the Beatles We kept ou r eyes open for a bush petrol station and were fortunate enough to happen upo n one after a few kil ometres

We pulled up to the large red petrol tank clea rl y mmiddot rked a Smoking A young boy in oil y rags filled th e ta nk from a kerosene ti n spilling 25 per cent as pet rol gushed over the sides of the ta nk

We decided to give the mac hine a rest confident that we werent too far from our destination We bought bubble gum from one of the many young vendors The e children carrying their wares on their heads ha wk everything from raw suga r cane to perfume

Hitting the road once again we were soon Shakin All Over We went on for a little while taking in the desolate landscape and the omen ca rry ing huge loads on their heads

The odometer told us that we had trave lled 50 km when a rear bol t was vibrated off the hain guard We had to stop again T he chain guard a nd the mirror which once aga in was sufficientl y loose to warrant a ttention were prom ptly fixed

In the recesses of our minds however the beati ng our b dies were ta king was of no litt le concern We wondcred if we wou ld bc abl e to product offspring T hi ngs

definitely fclt unsea ted Ou r se lf-concern s nevertheless we re

momentarily forgotten as we passed a couple of men pray ing by the roadside Facing Mecca they paid us no heed as they bent t heir heads repea ted ly to the ea rth We kn ew it was 2 30 the mid-afternoon prayer Kai We were taking much longer tha n w had expected

For the lust time on our trip destiny in tervened The mirror It was now totally non- fun ctiona l ha nging limply from the handlebar Cal mly we wrenched it off the mach ine and tucked it away

T he appearance by the roadsi de of man st udents decked out in the habitual white uni forms led us to believe that we wcr close to our target As if to remind us of our servitude to the machine and the environme nt we a lmost wiped out as we turned towa rds the school gate and hit a sand trap placed st rategically in front of the entra nce

But we had made it safel y Arriving tota ll y unexpected we were greeted with ti morous smiles and ushered into the house where we eased ourselves expectantly into sta tionary cha irs It was not until long after we had washed the dust from our throats with cool water tha t our bodies ceased bu zz in g

The visit was hort however because we knew we had to return to our postings later that afte rnoon It seemed a su re thing that we would arr ive by nightfall

Gel your moror running Gel out on [h e highway Looking for adven[lIre A nd ~middotha[eler comes our

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iNO SMOKIf

Students with

Crossroads T hro ugh some of its students the

University of G uelph is involved in a world- wide ove rseas volunteer venture in develop ing countr ies- Canadian Crossroa ds Inter natio nal (CCI )

Granted its charter in 1968 as a non-denominational non- profit charitable orga niza tion CCI has been su pported annu ally by the Alma Mater Fund on behalf of the U of G students since 1977 G rants of $ 100 per U of G st ude nt volunteer will thi s yea r tot a l $ 1000

CI opera tes short-term (four months) overseas volunteer work progra ms in 25 cou ntries in Asia Afri ca South America and the Cari bbea n C rossroad ers are chosen for their emotional maturity past experience and commi tment to improving public awa reness of international development issues

Cross roaders do not receive a salary while oversens however they are given a living allowance to meet food accomshymodation and travel needs Part icipants a re each cxpec ted to ra ise $800 in their communi ti es Th is represen ts 20 per eent of the to tal cost of their individual in volvemen t

Bei ng a stu dent or univers ity gra du ate is not a prerequisi te T here is an increasing number of people of varying age experience and learn ing who participate in the overseas progra m

Basically C ros -roaders must be at least 19 years of age a t the ti me of departure and Canadi a n c itizens or have landed imm igran t stat us T hey should be willing to adapt to living and working with people whose culture and lifestyles vary from their own

Peter G illie CSS 74 a teacher at Brant Avenue Public School in G uelph is co-ordina tor of the 1981 CCI progra m for the G uel ph a rea and reports tha t the following ten of G studen ts will be invo lved

Sa ndy Boland of Toronto will go to Bangladesh Lee Ann Gage Sa rnia to Zambia Dawn Gordon Mi lton to Fij i shyJ ud y Halladay Victoria BC to Indonesia C raig Merkley London to Kenya and Cheryl Ann McKenner PEI to G uyana

Anne Hawthorn SI Bruno PQ We nd y Howley Woodstock Ka thy Killinger Toronto and Fiona MacPhail Sout h Porcupine are unplaced at press tim eO

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W hile driving along a rural sideroad the other day I stopped to watch a

combine at work The great machine moved ponderously across the field cutting a wide swath of ripe grain A stream of golden kernels nowed into a hopper at its top andT e Annual behind it as it moved along it left a neat windrow of crumpled straw

Threshing Bee This journalistic sketch a nostalgic glimpse of farm life In Wes tern Ontario during the first quarter of the 20th century comes from the book Down On the Farm by Harold B Dlsbrowe OAC 23

About the Author

Harold Disbrowe is a retired educator He started his career as an instructor at International College in Izmir Turkey and later was a demonstrator and lecturer at the Ontario Agricultural College In 1932 he became a secondary schoolteacher of science and agriculture and taught at Stirling in Hastings County and Simcoe in Norfolk County

In 1945 he was appointed principal of Elmira District Secondary School in Waterloo County He occupied this post until his retirement in 1965

He now resides in London Ontario Since retiring he has become a freelance writer and has had numerous articles published in Ontario dailies including the London Free Press Ottawa Journal and the Toronto Da ily Star

The Authors Foreword

These 16 sketches based on my own experience describe some aspects offarm and community life in Malahide township Elgin County Ontario during the first quarter of this century

In retrospect it was a wonderful training for life although I had small appreciation of it at the time It provided a special kind of pragmatic education that has served me well I always feel a lillie sorry for those who do not have this in their background

Those days are gone and the lifestyle and experiences offarm life described here will not again be duplicated However they are a part of our history and their remembrance is worth recording HBD

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It was controlled by a solitary man sea ted comforta bly in a glass-enclosed cab from which came the sound of music He with this complica ted machine was accomplishing what in my boyhood days would have required the exertions of several teams of horses and a dozen men

This lone farmer with his mammoth machine whose cost would have sufficed to purchase a SOO-acre farm 60 years ago somehow symbolized the impersonality of modern life even on the farm In the rural Ontario of bygone years threshing out the crop was a community enterprise a social rite that was enjoyed by all who had a part in it

In the unsophisticated early days of this century the arrival of the threshers was an exciting event The big steam engine came down the road puffing and clanking and emitting clouds of smoke and steam Behind it in tandem it towed the grain separator with its myriad belts and pulleys and the sloshing gurgling tank wagon

The outfit pulled into the yard and stopped In the sudden silence one could hear the hiss of escaping steam and smell the odours of hot oil and wood smoke But the silence was short-lived for the crew climbing down from their various perches proceeded to reconnoiter the situation and then with much shouting back and forth to set the machine

The separator was unhitched and turned around and then pushed backward up the ramp into the barn by the puffing

Th e threshing engine

labou ri ng engine Next the engine wa s backed dow n the slope a nd levelled by backing the rear wheels onto a sturdy platform constructed of old railroad ties The big rubber-and-canvas beh was unrolled and slipped over the separator drive pulley and the flywheel of the engine which was chocked into position when the right degree of tautness was attained

While this was going on the exchange hands drifted in from the neighbouring farms As they arrived they were assigned to their work stations Most were sent to the mow to pitch down sheaves but one was sent to the separator platform to feed them into the machine and a couple were designated to carry away the grain as it came from the separator The job of steering the stra w blower an easy task usually went to the boy of the family The farm owner in conformance with convention assumed the suffocating task of spreading straw in the dusty confines of the straw shed

When all was ready a couple of short toots of the whistle warned the hands that work was about to start The engine chuggcd purposefully and the drivebelt slapped a few times as it gathered speed Various pulleys belts and conveyors started to move the band cutters flashed and a blast of air came from the blower When the sounds converged into a powerful rumble the separator man gave the signal to start

The engineer responded with a short whistle blast and the platform man started to lay the sheavcs onto the conveyor that fed them headfirst into the maw of the machine The whirling bladcs of the band cuttcr severed the twine bands and the machine growled protestingly as the grain passed through the cylinder and was stripped of its kernels

The threshing crew

Down through the roaring quaking machine went the mixture of straw chaff and grain The straw was sucked up and blasted out through the blower pipe into the straw shed The grain and chaff passed over a wccession of vibrating sieves that separated them and permitted the kernels to flow from the side of the machine into a waiting one-bushel container As each was filled it was whisked away to the granary and emptied into a bin As the carrier returned with the empty container he paused at the granary door to put a mark on the tallyboard

As the men settled into the work they instinctively adopted a rhythmic pace that kept the separator operating at optimum capacity All the while the separator man moved over the machine between the whirling belts and pulleys to attend to his duties He filled and adjusted grease cups applied belt dressing and kept a sharp watch for trouble

At the engine the engineer was kept busy firing t he boiler The fuel consisted of old fence rails and pine stumps of which there seemed to be an inexhaustible supply These items were cut into appropriate lengths for the firebox by means of a buzz saw attached to one of the tender boxes on the rear platform of the engine It was driven by a belt from the flywheel Throughout the day the high-pitched z-i-n-g-g-g-g of the saw could be heard as the engine man cut wood to feed the voracious firebox

If there was an ample supply water for the boiler was taken from the farm well otherwise it had to be hauled from a convenient pond or stream Supplying it was the farmers responsibility and a man and team were dispatched for this purpose from time to time Sometimes while they were on this errand the supply ran low and

the engineer would let loose frantic short blasts of the whistle to signal the tank man to make haste

While the men were at work all was bustle and chatter at the house as the women prepared to feed the hands Providing good meals for the threshers was a rural tradition and every housewife did her best to maintain the standard expected

A prodigious amount of baking and roasting was done in preparation for the annual epicurean rite When the tables were finally ready they literally sagged under their burden of food Huge platters of meat and pitchers of brown gravy bowls of mashed potatoes peas and carrots plates of sliced tomatoes cookies and homemade bread as well as numerous kinds of pie pickles and preserves and great pitchers of tea and coffee occupied all available space

(n the backyard the family laundry tubs were set up on trestles and filled with water Bars of brown soap were laid out and fresh towels were draped conveniently over fence or clothesline When all was ready a wave of the hand to the watchful engineer was the signal to shut down A prolonged shrill whistle halted the now of sheaves and brought the work to a halt

The engine was shut down and the clattering belts and pulleys slowed and stopped Jn the unaccustomed stillness the voices of the men sounded unnaturally loud as they climbed down from their places and made their way to the house At the water tubs there was a tremendous amount of hawking blowing and snorting as the men washed the dust and grime from arms and faces before going in and seating themselves at the tables

All was concentration as the hungry hands set to Little could be heard but the clatter of knives and forks as the platters were emptied and replenished again and again by the hovering women But as appetites were appeased the pace slowed down and there was conversation and good-natured banter around the table

Afterwa rds the men drifted outside for more talk and a smoke before returning to work or if at days end to their respective homes for evening chores Thus the work went on from day to day until the neighbourhood was threshed out 0

-Copies of the 67-page book Down On the Farm may be obtained for $5 postpaid by writing to Harold B Disbrowe 17 Farm Manor Court London Ontario N 6H 412 The book is also available at $395 at the U of G Campus Bookstore Ed

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Grandntas

By Andrea Mudry Fawcett

G randma is no longer in a class by herself In the past when a grandshy

mother began to study at university she invariably made the front page of the local newspaper Today however she is far from alone

At the University of Guelph as on campuses across orth America adults varying grea tly in age academic backshyground and aims are coming to learn A businessman takes three days out of a hectic schedule to attend a conference on computers because he finds it absolutely necessary to keep abreast of changes in his field He is joined on campus by a former school drop-out who is intent on improving his career potential by getting a degree Meanwhile a highly-trained technician is

indulging her life-long ambition of studying history

The Action Is Not All on Campus Working closely with the Colleges the

University School of Part-time Studies and Continuing Education regularly develops credit and non-credit programs tailor-made to the specific needs of groups such as teachers business and technical workers Often the clients take part in designing the program for their employees The Roya l Bank and the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources a re two that have taken advantage of this new method Currently in the works is a Family Studies course to be offered for teachers in St Catharines The site for a n off-campus program can be a

Not Alone Any More lunchroom boardroom or a classroom whichever is most appropriate

Various media have been extensively

used to reach large nu mbers of peoplc Most recently the School is co-operating with TV O ntario to produce special credit courses on C hina and Energy

The needs of adult stud en ts who often have to fit studying around job and family responsibilities are our main consideration says Mark W aldron Director of th e University School of Part-time Studies and C ontinuing Education Organized in 1979 mai nly to accommodate thc rising number of returning olde r-tha n-average students the School had 13000 registrations for 1980 It is separated into three divisions Part -time and G e neral Studies for degree

programs Continuing Education for non-credit programs and Independent (correspondence) Study for diplomas in Agriculture and Horticulture Professors Sam Luker Jim M urray and T ed Mc N inch a re the chairmen of the respective div isions

Matching Strengths and Needs The School is not interested in simply

duplicati ng other universities offer in gs Whether faculty and sta ff are developing a course a conference or a new program they emphasize the U niversity S st rengths a nd the needs of the community Because local industry expressed a need the School recently developed a degree course in Quality Assurance S ubjects such as Family Studies Agriculture Hotel and Food Administration and Computing Science

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a re freque nt ly the focal poi nt of professional developmen t conferences

Some ideas origi na ted by the School a re not hi ng less than pioneering steps in adult education Corresponde nce students once had only a text book and occasionally audio cassettes until School faculty developed a multi-media learning kit that combines these two with a small hand-viewer and filmst rips enabling students to learn th rough th ree compleshymentary processes S ummer Campus is a unique vacat ion program which a llows people of all ages a nd interests to enjoy the Un iversitys extensive educational and recreational facilities during the relatively qu iet summer months

W ith the introduction of a regula r slate of evening credit courses on campus a yca r and a ha lf ago t he number of partshyti me students increased by more than 50 per cent Many of these people are taki ng degree courses to advance occupationally

For Some-a Ne w Career A glazier meta l mecha nic by day

Thomas Smith of G uel ph spe nds many evenings on cam pus as a part-t ime student He returned to school after 20 years intent upon gaining a degree in Computing Science and Business Administration and st a rt ing a new ca reer

He is thorough ly enjoying and ma king the most of his univers ity ex perience Im curious about many subjects so each semester I take a course in the H umani t ies or Social Sciences a long wit h one in my major subject of Comput ing Science So far I have studied Psychology Philosophy H istory and Sociology he ex plains

Tom believes tha t people s hould act ively participate in organiza tions which a ffect them persona lly Consequently he became the first represen tative of the new G eneral S tudies progra m to sit on the U niversity Senate Formerly he was recording secretary of Local 181 2 Intershynational Brotherhood of Pai nters and Allied Trades

Tom has discovered aspects of the university experience which evade all too many older students according to Richard Leavens counsello r Part-ti me and G eneral Studies Often these ad ults are too in tense and anxious about completing a project or writ ing exams T hey overlook the fact that being here affords them t he chance to escape their usual roles for a while to cxplore new ideas a nd meet new friends wi th similar in teres ts Ult imately it is the pleasure in learnin g which makes the exercise worthwh ile It can be a total experience of trying a nd growing

Not everyone bent on advancing a career has the time or energy to pursue a degree however Toms week for example often spirals into 60 hours and more of combined work and study not to mention his family commitments Completed in a fraction of the time nuts and bolts certificate or diploma programs in subjects such as Industrial Relations Statistics Horticulture and Agriculture are becoming increasingly popular Several such programs a re being offered by each division in the School

Practical Programs Since these are practical programs the

knowledge gained is immediately useful on the job Marlene and Joh n G iesbrecht of Manitoba found Independent Studys correspondence program in Horticulture an idcal way to become more proficient in their tree and lawn care business while working towards an Ontario Diploma in Horticulture (ODH) The Edmonton parks system has established special in-service training to augment the O DH progra m in order to encourage their employees to study for the diploma

University of Guelph graduates some of whom may well have silently vowed never to crack another book as they received their degree are among the first to discover that learning is a lifelong process and pleasure A teacher of French English and Mathematics at Waverley Public School in Guelph Jean Llewellyn Arts 72 recently took an evening course in childrens literature at the University Certainly the course is very useful in providing me with a core of information to teach my own students but it is gratifying and certainly no chore I feel that Im gaining two bonuses from the one expe rience she explains

Dr Peter G (Spike) Oliver OVC 51 occasionally enjoys taking a Continuing Education non-degree course A consultant wi th the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food he prefers subjects such as Physical Awareness and Psychology which provide a relaxing change of pace after a day s work

Increased leisure time the need to keep abreast of the knowledge explosion genera l higher educational levels these then are the main factors contributing to

what Profcssor Waldron describes as the current boom in adult education

The universities on their part may be catering more to the needs of these older students because of the anticipated decline in enrolment by high school graduates but there is another equally important factor

Aging Does Not Impair Ability to Learn From 1900 to the 1940s ma ny

ed uca tional psychologists bel ieved that physica l emotional sensory and inte llectual growth stopped at the age of 18 S u bsequent resea rch consistently extended this growth period a nd present ind ications are th a t t he aging process does not at all sign ifica ntly impair the a bility to lea rn But the shadow of formcr bel iefs remai ned with educators and the public for a long t ime Even now it is not tota lly eradicated

To hel p adul ts especia ll y those taking degree courses to overcome fears and ta ke their place in the mainstream of university life t he School has organized special services Counsell ing and orientation sessions are available before classes begin These are followed by short workshops on how to wri te essays ta ke exams and use t he library Spec ial facilities and counsellors are avai la ble to help in career decisions

Gazing into the c rystal ball Professor Wa ldron forsees a continuation of the trend towards in novative cou rse fo rmats to meet the needs of adu lts The possibilities are endless since st ripped to its essentials learning is simply an organized sequential series of ex periences concentrating on a given SUbject Withi n ten years he expects that computers will become as common as radio and te levision sets a re today and will provide excellen t leachi ng dev ices

[n the nea r fu ture the universities wi ll bclong as much to older students as to the traditiona l 18- to 22-year-olds he concludes

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i1u ALUMNI NEWS amp [JJ I~

CAMPUS HIGHLIGHTS I~

Appointment

Robin Lewis Arts 73

Robin Baird Lewis Arts 73 has been appointed Deve lo pmentC om municashytions Officer in the Department of Alumni Affairs and Development

Robin received her BA (Honors) degree in English a nd H istory In 1978 she received an M A in H istory Scotshytish Studies the first to receive a Masshyters degree in this disci pline from the U nivers ity

An active member of the Central Ontario Artists Association she is an exhibiting artist commercial designer and illustrator whose work has a ppeared in the 1980 and 1981 editions of Canashydian Children s Annual and in collecshytions in Canada the United States and

G reat Brita in Before her present appointment

Robin ta ught Art in Bra nt ford Woodshystock and at Fa nshaw e C ollege and then Art English and History for the Brant Count y Board of Educa tion

As Developmen tCommun ications Offi cer she is responsible for the artshywork co-ordination of des ign copy and preparation of fu ndra ising literat ure and seven College Alumni Weekend bulletin supplements and other printed mat r ials for the De partment She also prepa res proposals for presentation to foundations and corporations a nd co-ordinates the promotion of the Universitys deferred and commemorative gifts programs 0

Newly Elected as

AluDlni Senators

Phili p Cha n is general manager of Guelphs C hina T iki restaurant W hile at t he University he served a three-yea r term as a Student Senator was one of the fou nding mem bers and president of the C hinese Students A sociation and was the Universitys first Food Services Ombudsman

Following the annual election for three of the nine alumni seats on Senate of the University Philip Chan HAFA 75 Christine Hurlbut A rts 74 a nd Lorna (Dennison) Milne OAC 56 have been elected to replace those who have fulshyfill ed three-year terms

Christine Hurlbut is an 3ssistantasshysocia te consultant in womens concerns for the Anglican C hurch of C anada She devotes her spa re time to the Canadian Cancer Society and to the archives and socia l programs of her chu rch Ch ristine has also been involved with Alma Mater Fund commemorative programs

Lorna (Dennison) Milne lives in Bra m pton where she has operated Flowshyertown Antiques for nine years She served an eight- year term as trustee with the Pee l Board of Education and is president of t he North Peel unit of the Canadian C ancer Society She is marshyried to Ross M il ne OAC 55 0

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Jim Elmslie Alumni Affairs amp Development

Our Photographe r in London

T he day was June 14 198 1 T he place was T he Ma ll in London England during the annu al Trooping the Colour ceremony S ix blank shots were fi red f rom a starting-pis shytol Burmese the 19-year-old horse carrying Queen Eliza shybeth II reared and bolted for a few yards a busbied

Gu ardsm an reached into the crowd and dragged th e gunman to th e road and Jim Elmslie assistant director f or development A lumni Affairs captured the whole scene On vacation Jim and his wIe Kay were staying at th e Uni versity of Guelph s London House

COining Eve nts September 14-19 Aggie Week

25 OAC Alumni Association Annual Golf Tournament

October 3 HOMECOMING

October-Decem ber Daily Campus Visit Program (Except Sat and Sun ) fo r Prospective Students Call (519) 824-4120 Ext 871 2 or in Ontario Call Toll Free 1-800-265-8344

November 9-11 Guelph Interaction A Conference on Scientific and Human Issues Workshops and Seminars for Senior High School Students Phone (51 9) 824-4120 for Details

12-22 Royal Agricultural Winte r Fair Toronto

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The College of Social Science Alumni Association

PEGAS-US Editor Rick Knap 74

First CSSAA Awards The C ollege of Social Science honoured its top students at an awards ceremony and luncheon earlier this year and CSS alumni can mark a milestone achievement on thei r calendars

For the first time in the Associashytions history College of S ocial Science Alumni Association In-C ourse Scholarshyships have been awarded

Funded by a $2000 Alma Mater Fund grant te n presentations of $200 each were made

At the same function six Alma Mater BA In-Course Scholarships of $250 each were awarded to students enrolled in the BA program who have completed five semesters with high acashydemic standing

The CSSA A on behalf of all its members ex te nds its sincere congratulashytions to the recipients 0

Alma Mater scholarship winners and CSS faculty I to r are Dean John Vanderkamp Vivian Gies Hazel Jones Stephen Dawkins Robert Wildeboer Kathleen M artin and Department of Sociology and Anthropology chairman Professor Wayne Thompson

CS S AA scholarship winners and css faculty I to r front row Elizabeth Renfrew Karen Frosch S usan Smith Barbara Jessup Kerry Prentice and David Bestvater Back row Professor E Dalrymple-Alford Vante Martini Gerald Jellis and Professor P Gough

Grad News 1974

Bob Small is a life skills coach at Sheridan College in Oakville

1977

Kosta Black works for S ta nley Products Limited of Burlington as product manshyager

Patricia Locher operates her own busishyness Patrik Action Wear in Clareshysholm Alberta

Gerald Neil works for the Continental Ba nk in Newmarket as an accounts representative

1978

S teven Boudreau works in the University Sa les Division of Gage Educational Pubshylishing Limited Steve operates out of his home base in Brownsburg Quebec

Kathy MacKay teaches at the First United Day Care C entre in Victoria BC

Laura (Petl) and Steven Smith live in Oshawa Laura is assistant co-ordinator with the Canadian Hearing Society in Toronto Steven holds a management position with Cooper-Smith of Oshawa

Bob Sullivan and his wife Lori 79 live in Windsor Bob has enrolled in the Faculty of Law at the University of Windsor 0

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His BA Led

to Something

Different Gary Muntz 69 is Executive Director a t Manitoulin Centenniall Manor in lillie Current Manitoulin Island Ontario He holds an honours BA and double major in Political Science and History and an MA 72 in Political Science

PECAS-US Tell us about the Manitoushylin Centennial Manor

MunIz Its a municipal home for the aged for the District of Manitoulin The facility is supported jointly by the proshyvincial government and by local municishypalities on the island The Manor proshyvides residential care for the elderly

PECAS-US How many people are emshyployed at the Manor

MunIz We have a staff of approximateshyly 70 people

PECAS-US Manitoulin Island is very distinctive in terms of its geography Is it also distinctive in terms of its comshymunity as compared to southwestern Ontario

MUnT Its the largest island in fresh water in the world and a vacation parashydise in the summer It also offers a great deal in the way of winter sports and recreational opportunity

Manitoulin is unique in the sense that local people describe themselves as islanders and there is the mystique of belonging to a native islander society In recent years however the mystique is much more real than the presence of a native island society Many people have moved to Manitoulin for lifestyle reashy

sons There are more islanders at heart now than native islanders

Y cars ago Manitoulin was an isoshylated community a liule off the main thoroughfare however in 198 ~ people may have to go a little out of the way to get to Manitoulin but the isolation factor has disappeared

PECAS-US What industry is present on Manitoulin

Muniz Presently the largest employer is the public service including the hospishytal in Little Current the Manor of which I am a part the school board and other government ministries A large seasonal tourist industry together with the commercial infrastructure supports a large summer population

At present a new lumber mill has begun operation At the turn of the century Manitoulin was noted for its lumber mills Now with increased forshyeign demand for lumber a large mill is transporting logs from the north shore of Lake Huron to Manitoulin The mill is finishing lumber and shipping it mainly to the Middle East

PpoundCAS-US What social and economic factors will playa major role in shaping the Manitoulin community in the next few years)

MunIZ The tourist industry is the largshyest attraction to the island The governshyment and the municipalities through local initiatives programs like most other municipalities wish to attract inshydustry I think though I am not their spokesman that a number of people on the island would opt for a selective approach to industrial development

There is a controversy regarding nearby Elliot Lake and its uranium mines and processing plant A large segment of the island population is dogshymatically opposed to this type of indusshytry The reason for this opposition is the view that such an industry is an enshycroachment on the clean-air cleanshywater lifestyle on the island which most Manitoulin residents feel is important In fact these are the reasons why people have chosen Manitoulin as a place to live

In an area which does not offer a great many employment opportunities for the young work force the lament is that it is very difficult to keep successive generations in the community Many may be forced to leave

As a result there are two opposing forces thosc who would freeze the island in time and those who have

children and see the need for increased job opportunities I hope that a conshystructive compromise will be achieved

PtCAS-US Describe the needs of the people at the Manitoulin Centennial Manor

MunIz The Manor is not unique among homes for the aged As people grow older many reach the point where they are unable to maintain their own homes and property There is a progression which can be observed but generally speaking due to medical disabilities or simply advancing age people require more care

We have here at the Manor a very charming facility with I believe one of the most beautiful views in Ontario if not Canada There is a commanding view of the North Channel where we overlook an attractive group of islands and in the summer there are usually many sailboats in view

It used to be the case that families would care for their own however a change of family lifestyles indicates that older family members often will not have their children available to help them

I am not in the least offended if our residents consider the Manor as a place where they can obtain food and shelter while continuing with their lifestyles outside the Manor as much as possible

We have activity directors and offer nursing care Many residents require some form of nursing care Each resishydent has personal needs We provide medical services up to the point allowed by legislation If greater medical attenshytion is required then the resident must move to a hospital as required by law The Manor operates somewhat like a hospital but is quite different in that we are providing a home

PECAS-US Are there courses deshyscribed as necessary or required in order to launch graduates into a career or a job such as yours

MunIZ I wish that I could offer a clear insight but many opportunities seem to be fortuitous Being a graduate of the -College of Social Science I was exposed to a controversy which is ongoing as to whether a liberal arts education is of value I believe that a graduate can benefit from an education in Social Science combined with a large smatshytering of reality and an ability to recognize opportunities As a result the graduate can take advantage of opporshytunities as they arrive 0

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The College of Biological Science Alumni Association

BI -ALUMNI EWS Editor Jane Selley Arts 70

Sir Peter Markham Scott DSc

A citation by Professor Keith Ronald to convocation on the presentation of an honorary degree to Sir Peter Markham SCOII June 4

Knight Bachelor Commander Order of the British Empire Distinguished Sershyvice Cross and Bar artist author natushyralist and conservationist broadcaster and lecturer and sailor in peacetime and in war Born in Gloucester England by the age of seven he was discussing fish and sea birds and sea urchins with Sir Ray Lankester F RS From school he went to Trinity College Cambridge where he received his MA degree in 1931 Since the mid-1930s his unusual abilities have enabled him to excel in everyone of the great range of activities to which he has given his attention

Going on after Cambridge to the Munich State Academy and then to the Royal Academy Schools in London he immersed himsel f in the fine arts Since 1933 his paintings have been exhibited in London and New York he has writ shyten more than a dozen books including his autobiography The Eye of the Wind published in 1962 and he has been illustrator for a like number of works by other authors

Bronze medallist for single-handed sailing in the 1936 Olympics he won the Prince of Wales Cup for International 14-foot dinghies for 1937 1938 and 1946 For his valour in the Royal Navy from 1939 to 1945 he was three times mentioned in dispatches was awarded the M B E in 1942 and the DSC and Bar in 1943 He took part in the Dieppe raid twice new with the RA F and fought on land near Caen in 1944

In 1946 Peter Scott founded The

Wildfowl Trust as a non-profit organizashytion devoted to research conservation and education pertaining to ducks geese swans and other waterfowl In 1953 he was awarded the CBE as Honorary Director of that Trust His profound interests in wildlife over the years have taken him to all parts of the world An alphabetical list of places from Alaska to Zanzibar includes more than a hundred names many visited a number of times only V and X are missing

Since the 1940s Scott has broadshycast for the BBC talks and commentarshyies on a variety of topics including the Victory Procession of June 1946 which he broadcast while standing in a Duck Later programs such as the Childrens Hour Nature Parliament on radio and LOOK on television including a special edition with the Duke of Edinshyburgh for National Nature Week in 1966 are illustrative Since 1971 he has been commentator for Anglia Televishysions Survival series He has delivshyered lectures on similar topics in many parts of the world including of course aboard ship

Scott has served as president viceshypresident chairman councillor or memshyber of a host of bodies involved in yachting exploring conservation ornishythology Boy Scouts and many others He is a former president of the Society of Wildlife Artists a life Fellow of the London Zoological Society and of the New Zealand Antarctic Society He is a trustee of British and of African sancshytuaries and of the Ontario Waterfowl Research Foundation

In recognition of his leadership in such bodies as the World Wildlife Fund the Wildlife Youth Service the Internashytional Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources and others Her Majesty was pleased to create Peter Scott Knight Bachelor in 1973 He was appointed to the Icelandic Order of the Falcon (1969) and Commander of the

Dutch Order of the Golden Ark (1976) The Albert Medal of the Royal Society of Arts was bestowed on him in 1970 and he has received ot her medals of zoological societies a nd conservation soshycieties too numerous to cite

The British university world hoshynoured him as Rector of Aberdeen from 1960 to 1963 and as C hancellor of Birmingham in 1974 He is an honorary L L D of Exeter (1963) Aberdeen (1963) Birmingham (1974) and Br istol (1974) Bath awarded him its honorary DSc in 1979 and he was named Fellow of the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology in 1974 From Cornelil University he reshyceived the Arthur Allen Medal for ornishythology in 1971

Madam C hancellor the word versashytility can seldom have connoted such proficiency and excellence as have been so broadly achieved by th is man had the name Bay of Exploits not been given long ago in our maritime province of Newfoundland it might well have been used to honour S ir Peter Scott It is therefore an unusua l pleasure for me on behalf of the Senate of the University of Guelph to request you now to do honour to this Unive rs ity in hon u ring Peter Markham Scott by conferring upon him the degree of Do tor of Scishyence honoris causa 0

Ski-Zoo When was the last time you had a sk i-eyed view of an elephant The C8SAA is planning a day of crossshycountry skiing that includes a beshyhind-the-scenes tour of the MetroshyToronto Zoo in late January or February 1982

Wed like to know if youll come Direct all your comments to the C8SAA co Alumni Affairs and Development University Censhytre niversity of Guelph Guelph Ontario NIG 2WI 0

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New Editor Professor John T Powell is about to add yet anot he r activity to his already eclecshytic interests The C ollege of Biological S cience Al umni Associa tion has apshypointed hi m as editor of the Bia-Alum ni News for the next year

T his will be a natural position for John who is not only well known to all CBS a lumni but who also keeps up a n exte nsive correspondence with many graduates For those who know and work closely wi th him it is common knowl edge tha t he enjoys corresponding by ma il So get out your pen and dash off a letter of congra tul at ions- and be prepared for an o nslaught of reply letshyters

Dr Powell was invited to come to the University 16 yea rs ago to create a departme nt of Physical Education He became the chairman of such a departshy

ment a nd the subsequent chairman of the newly created Depa rtment of Hu man Kinetics in 1971 (now in the School of H uman Biology ) They were he says the most exciting yea rs of my life

H e remembers with affect ion the open ing of the H uman Kinet ics Build ing in J 973 Although he has a lways been acti ve and inte nse in his involvement with physical exercise he is proud of the crea tion o f the academic atmosphere in H uma n Kine t ics- and the pioneering steps it took for the discipline

In a familiar style John leans forshyward to emphasize his next state ment Ive worked in fo ur uni vers ities in four countries a nd G uel ph is the 010 t coshyoperative Here and he digresses to add a personal story there is a relashytionship be tween all levels of the U nivershysity com munity whi ch demonstrates an excellent willingness and fr iend li ness to co-operate For me he sa ys it has been an opportu nity to put many of my conce pts into action It has al ways been a stimulating environment

Most of uS cat lunch at noon John however can usually be found lead ing a minimum of 30 me n and women in a vigorous program of physical e xerciseshyknown as the C ardiovascular C lub True to form th is was another activi ty which

John began the da y he arrived on ca mshypus Two of the or iginal members st il l join him and many retirees correspond by mail or phone for advice on t heir personal routi nes

Indicati ve of his participat ion in the U niversi ty com mun ity was the honour he received la t yea r- the C ommunity Service Awa rd He re lated that he alshymost missed the ba rbecue to honou r hi m so unsuspecting was he

Me ntion mus t be made of J ohns involvement in the Oly mpic movement which is a source of im me nse pride for him He was rece ntly appoi nted a pershyma nent member of the Canadian O lympic Associa tion and is a n ho norary membe r of t he N ational O ly mpic Acadshyemy for whom he is a regular lec tu rer at ancient O lympia This year for examshyple he will be a discuss ion leader inshyvolved with the Ara b nations

John has a lways enjoyed his inshyvolvement with alumni and hel ped fou nd the H um3 n Ki netics A lumni Assoc iation in 1971 He sa ys tha t he hopes tha t the CBS Bio -A lumni Ne ws wi ll conti nue to be a vehicle of correspondence for friend s who wish to keep in touch a recorder of stimulating academ ic adshyvances and a voice that will attract cu rrent notice of the work of a vibrant C ollege 0

New Pres Jim Galivan 73

T he new CBSAA president is a devoted G uelph grad Not only has Ji m Ga ll ivan 73 taken over from Al S ippel 75 bu t he will also finish a gradua tion from the

U of G which began in 1973 After his Bsc Ji m worked on his Msc till 1977 then after a few months break went on to a Ph D tha t he will complete this year

Jims speciality is respiration specishyfically the relationship between meta bolshyic rate and lung structure Recen tly he was named as the recipient of the E B Eastburn Fellowship (a trust fund of the Hamilton Foundation) that will a llow him to work this year on the structure

and function of lungs in the sloth and othe r bradymetabol ic animals A portion of this study will be carried out at Mc Master U niversi ty a nd a not her part in Ma naus Brazil (Jim has a lready promised the Bio-Alumni News some correspondence )

T he jungle environment might cramp hi s daily running schedule but it will certainly enha l]~ t hi s interest in photography (Jim maybe a picture or two as well plcasel) 0

Grad News

Cheryl Bailey 76 wr ites that she and her husband have recently returned from a two-year world tour (seve n mont hs in Australia) and have now settlcd in Toronto C heryl is working as a program meranalyst for th e C anada Perma nent Trust Co

Susan Collis 80 is curre ntly working as a veterinary assista nt in Brampton

Marg Davis 76 works as an air traffic control o ffice r with the C a nadian Armed Forces

Michael Ferr 77 is studying medic ine a t Q ueens He will grad ua te th is year

Diane (Andrews) Frechette 79 lives in Montreal where she is a q uality control supervisor for Br ights W ines

Len Godwin 79 and his wife Sharon live in Thunder Bay where Len is a contract fisheries technician for the M inistry of N a tural Resources

David Grasser 78 is a technical sales representative for A lchem Inc in Edshymonton Alberta

Jim McMillan 79 is em ployed as a fisher ies technicia n with Fisheries and shyO ceans Ca nada at the Bed ford Institute of Oceanography

Sheila (Brown) Murphy 77 wri te that she is enjoying her new position as a programmer with the Canada System Group in Mississa uga S he a nd her husband A llen live in Burlington O nshyta rio D

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Macdonald InstituteCollege of Family and Consumer

Studies Alumni Association

ALUMNI NEWS Editor Joan (Anderson) Jenkinson 66

Diseases of Lifestyle and Choice Excerpts from Nutrition Awareness and Education tbe keynote address gi~en by Dr Donna Woolcott 69 at tbe 1981 Mac-FACS alumni seminar

Dr Donna Woolcoll graduated from Family and Consumer Studies in 1969 She continued her studies at the Univershysity of Manitoba obtaining her MSc in Nutrition in 1971 Returning to the University of Guelph she completed her Ph D in Applied Human Nutrition in 1979 Currently she is Assistant Professhysor Applied Human Nutrition in the Department of Family Studies

The 60s and 70s were two decades during which nutrition became a major focal point for society particularly in terms of defining our nutrition probshylems

In Canada the most comprehensive survey to date was undertaken in the form of Nutrition Canada sampling ovcr 20000 Canadians from coast to coast Results of this survey have formed thc basis for intervention programs by government for new directions in reshysearch and for heightened awareness in business and industry

The major problems identified in Nutrition Canada can be classified as diseases of lifestylc and choice

Overweight andor obesity are major concerns in North America Beshycause of the very dismal success rates of wcight controlweight loss programs (cstimate of success is one to two per cent) programs directed at prevention should receivc the highest priority and should be directed at consumers before weight problems become cntrenched

Hcart disease ha s been identified as a health problcm of endemic proportions in Canada It is estimated that 50 per cent of deaths can be attributed to this disease While somc of the risk factors

associated with heart diseasc such as age sex and family history ca nnot be modificd many others including nut r ishytion arc susceptibl( to change which can lower risk

i third area of conccrn is iron deficicncy Thc survey revealed that body iron reserves and intake of iron were ub-optimal for a major portion of the population from infants throughout the life span to the elderly This concern also ca n be attributed to our lifest yle which dictates tha t we watch our caloric intake to avoid overweight T here is evidence that a daily intake of less than

Professor Donna Wool CO li 6 9

2000 calories makes it difficult to mainshytain adcquate iron intake

The development of dental caries is a disease which in spite of excellent preventive dentistry programs affects virtu a lly every fa mily to some extent in Canada We havc clear evidence tha t

there is a link bet wecn sucrosc-sugar consumption and the incidence of cavishyties

Being aware of the nutri-tion probshylems we look for solutions--one being nutrition education As well we need improved legislation regarding food lashybelling and advertising claims In add ishytion some at middottention should be paid to development of a national nutrition polshyicy

Regarding nutrItIOn knowledge studies have shown that the population is much misinformed or clearly lacks knowledge of nutrition in areas whe re nutrition professionals see a clear need for knowledge Ironically the consumer is overwhelmed with nutrition messages which come from questionable sources such as health food proponents fad diet promoters and media personalities

Developments are being made in nutrition education across Canada Pubshylic health and community nutritionists provide programs focusing on prevention and health to target groups such as pregnant women children the elderly the adult population at risk from heart disease and those with weight control problems Most of these programs are carried out by public health nurses dental hygienis-ts teachcrs fitness inshystructors and other health and social service pe rsonnel

The O ntario Milk Marketing Board has made significant contributions in increasing student nutrition awareness industry is developing an interest in nutrition education and many newspashypers in C anada carry reliable syndicated nutrition columns on a weekly basis

Many newspapers and magazines employ fully qualified nutritionists to write their nutrition columns The Canashyda Departments of Agriculture and C onsumer and Corporate Affairs inshyclude nutrition educa tion in some proshy

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gra ms as well W hat more could we do to improve

meeting consumers need s for nutrition education A short list would include such interve ntion s as school curr icula in nutrition increa sed participation by proshyfe ss ional nutritionis ts (as opposed to self-styl ed nutritionists) in health and ed uca t ion programs

Med ia exposurc by nutritionists should be re-emphas ized he re as well

We need improved nutrition labelling in C anada an ingredient list is not enough particularly in an increasingly crowded and complex food market The food industry could do more to provide conshysumers with nutrition information and to clarify some of the misconceptions held by consumers In addition we need to develop more direct service programs to

a ddrci~ the very real needs of some of our vcry high-risk groups such as the

elderly na tive peoples and coronary prone individuals

In conclusion it is clear that there are significant challenges ahead in Canshyada to overcome nutrition problems and to promote individual responsibility for nutritional health All of us can share in the challenge by providing effective nushytrition education In order to do this we must keep ourselves aware of the most recent trends in nutrition 0

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Dean Your editor J oan (Ande rson) Jenki nshyson 66 has asked tha t I tell you briefl y about some of the exc iting and very recent development whieh I mentioned when wel com ing M ac- FCS seminar participants in early M a y pace is preshycious so I will be brief with just a sentence for each

O ur FACS S hedS won for M a ry C ocivera Departme nt of Informat ion an Exceptional Achievement Awa rd in the publication writing category of an a wards program sponsored by the Counshy

cil for Advancement a nd S upport of Educa tion (C ASE) which was open to cntries from a nada and the U nited S ta tes

T hc U niversi ty L ibra ry in co-opershy

ation with the Depa r tment of Fa mily S tudies received a gra n of $20000 from the S trengthening o f Specia li zed

C ollection grant progra m of t he Social S ci ences and H umanit ies Researc h

Council for the development of the Famshy

ily Studies library collection Six faculty members had research

papers accepted for presentation in five different sections of the Learned Socieshyties Meetings which were held in Halishyfax in May

At a conference for senior hospitalishyty exccutives the School of Hotel and Food Administration (HAFA) a nshynounced plans for the development of an Advanced Management Program for the Hospitality Industry (AMPHI) which

will be offered for the first time in 1983 and for which substantial contributions

have been pledged by the industry to fund the case writing necessary for this program

Research grants totalling approxishymately $182000 have been received in the College over the last several months

Among th em are Dr Keith Slaters grant from the Depa rtment of National

De fence for research on det erioration of te xtile materials Dr Margaret

Mc Kim s grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council for the study of the impact of social experishycnce on infantpeer interac tion and

Dr Bruce Ryans grant from the Onshytario Mental Health Foundation for a study of families in the pre-adoptive

period and the success of th e adoptions These events all occurring over a two-month period give an indica tion of the developments in scholarship a nd outshyreac h within the College

On June 30 Dr Vosburgh completshyed his second five-year term as chairman of the Department of Consumer Studies and looks forw a rd to returning to the Department as a faculty member after a year of leave To have taken the beginshyning concepts for the Depa rtment of Consumer Studies and successfully built a department for which there was no model and which has gained recognition both on this continent and abroad for its uniqueness and its significance in toshydays world is indeed a major accomshypl ishment and one worthy of sincere congra tu la tions

We look forward to welcoming man y of you at the lecture to be given this fall by our Winegard Visiting Professor Dr Kenneth Boulding Deshyta ils of this lecture are outlined below

Plans for the Harshm an Lecture are just being completed It will be presented next year in either the winter or spring

semester

Janet M Wardlaw Dean

Visiting Prof D r Kenneth Boulding a d ist inguished economist and author will spend several weeks on campus in the fall as the W inegard Vis iting Profcssor in thc Colshylege of -a mily and C onsumer S tudies funded by t hc A lma M ater Fund C urshyrently Distingui shed Professor of Ecoshynomics Emeritu s in t he Inst itute of Beshyhavioural Science U niversity of Colorashydo he has been pres ide nt of the A merishycan Associa tion for thc A dvancement of Science the American Economic Assoshy

ciation and the rnternational Studies Association

A prolific author Dr Boulding has published widely on economics and the socia1 sciences Among his recent books are Beyond Economics Essays on Soshyciety Religion and Ethics Ecodynamshyics A New Theory of Societal Evolushytion a nd From Abundance to Scarcity Implications for the American System H e co-authored Social Systems of the Planet Earth

During hi s stay on campus Dr Boulding will participate in undergradushyate and graduate classes and faculty

seminars and will give a lecture to the university community on S eptember 22 He will be the featured speaker in a one-day conference organized by the College to highlight his visit The conshyference wi II focus on the role of households in world development

Faculty in the College a re pleased to host this distinguished scholar as a visiting professor They look forw a rd to the stimulation and leadersh ip his visit will provide Because of Dr Bouldings visit the Harshma n lecture which is usuall y held in the fall will be postshyponed until early 19820

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More Than 2 0 M ore Aware The 14th annual Mac-FACS Alumni Seminar attracted a record number of alumni and friends to the University of Guelph campus on Saturday May 2 The seminar on Nutrition Awareness appealed to grads and students alike spanning graduating years from 26 to 83 Attendance exceeded 200

Mary Henry 65 seminar chairshyman welcomed everyone to the proshygram Congratulations were extended to Dr Margaret Scott McCready recipient of the Order of Canada Medal Dr McCready proudly displayed her medal while alumni applauded her most recent honour

It was indeed a successful day-an excellent opportunity for everyone to update their current interests in nutrishytion and renew friendships at their Alma Mater 0

Professor David Collins- Thompson spoke on Food Safety - the Role of Addatives

Leslie Nanos nutrition consultant spoke on Nutrition and the Aging Process

Mac-FACS Careers Night 81 Sponsored by Your Alumni Association

500 to 7 00 pm October 5

Peter Clark Hall University Centre

Dr Margaret McCready shows her Order of Canada meda l to Mac- FACS Alumni ews editor Joan (Anderson ) Jenkinson Mac 66

In Memoriam

Margaret (Maunders) Coates 270 a life members of the Mac-FACS Alumni Association passed away in London on M arch 18 1981

E Margerite (McKiel) MacDonald 250 passed away in Is lington on Febshyruary 19 1981

Lilla (Freeborn) Oldfield 210 of Minshyneapolis M inn passed away on June II 1980

Lucille Catherine (Kuhn) Rogers 230 of Morrisville Pa passed a way March 10 1981 Her husband Tom Rogers is a graduate of OAC 23

Lois (Seldon) Schwenger 390 of Burlshyington passed away February 8 1981

Edna (Greening) Young 06D passed away in Ham il ton in March 1981 0

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The College of Physical Science Alumni Association

SCIMP Editor Bob Winkel

Barry and the AMF Thc election of Barry Stahlbaum 74 to the chairmanship of the Alma M ater Fund (AMF) Advisory C ouncil for 1981-1982 caps several years of involveshyment in alumni affairs both as a represhysentativc for graduates of his C ollege as secretary of the University of G uelph Alumni Association and as a member of the advisory council itself

A systems analyst in academic computer services Institute of Computshyer Science working with the OvC to computerize veterinary medical informashytion Barry brings a hard-nosed busishyness-like attitude to his new position

The AMF Advisory Council reshyviews and determines project priorities of the AMF and recommends to the President allocations of the proceeds of the fund Two representatives from each of the seven college alumni associations the primary representatives of the camshypaign management committee of the AM F the president and senior vieeshypresident of the Unive rsity of Guelph Alumni Association President Donald Forster as honorary UGAA president John Babcock OAC 54 director Alumni Affairs and Development and Jim Elmslie assistant director for develshyopment Alumni Affairs and Developshy

Roll of Honour The names of nine top undergraduate students in the College of Physical Scishyence have been added to the Colleges honour roll The students have achieved

Barry Slahlbaum 74

ment as secretary to the council make up the AM F advisory councils membershyship

The council deals with a large sum of money-nearly $300000 this year notes Mr Stahlbaum The fund has been administered very efficiently in the past but anticipated growth both in income and disbursements makes a well-managed response even more necesshysary in the future

His tough-mindedness in financial matters softens however when he talks about the role of alumni in supporting the University I see a growing number of alumni turning out for our special cvents I had a ball at College Royal talking to over 150 alumni who had returned to Guelph from as far away as

an average of 85 per cent or higher on five courses in the fifth sixth seventh or eighth semester The following have been named for the fall semester 1980

BSc Program Semester 5 Gail Baker honours (biochemistry) and Timothy Wilkinson major (biochemisshytry) minor (nutrition) Semester 7 John Wylie honours (theoretical physics) Seshymester 8 Christopher Retterath hoshynours (computing and information sci-

Montreal and Sudbury He regrets that it sometimes seems

that the University communicates with alumni only when it asks for money We also need t heir loyalty encourageshyment and participation

Funds provided by alumni to the AM F provide a vital service he exshyplains All universities are cutting back in their budgets and in the process it is the refinements which go first It is these peripheral but important activishyties that receive the support of the AM F

Barry sees fund-raising not as the bottom line of Alumni Affairs but as part of a full circle which makes it possible for things to happen which enhance the prestige and reputation of the University of Guelph

T hese in turn bring pride to us all and also help to create a sense of worthwhileness in being active alumni This is what stimula tes fund raising

The results include scholarships visiting professor programs library acshyquisitions our prestigious University of Guelph Choir trips to Europe the develshyopment of the Arboretum Alumni Stashydium and a host of ot her activities which make us all feel good

Barry takes over the chairmanship from Dr C Robert Buck o v e 46 He was a great chairman I hope I can run a meeting half as well 0

ence) The following we re selec ted from the winter semester 1981

BA Program Semester 8 Mayda -Tratnik honours (mathema tics)

BSc Program S emester 6 C atheshyrine Macerollo honours (applied matheshymatics) Laurie Bemi honours (chemisshytry) and John W ylie honours (theoreti shycal physics) Semester 8 John Root honours (chemical physics) 0

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John Hulland 81

Senator Few students can match the record of involvement of John H ulland 81 in University administration As a fourth year Bsc chemistry major John was this past fall elected chairman of Senshyates Graduation and Ceremonials Comshymittee Although he is the first student to chair a Senate committee the experishyence and expertise John has accumulatshyed made him an obvious choice

Beginning with the Student Petishytions Committee John has been a memshyber of the Board of Undergraduate Studies the C om mittee on Educational Development the University Liaison Committee the Committee on Universishyty Planning and the search committee for the Dean of the College of Physical Science

The Graduation and Ceremonials Committee which John chairs is enshygaged in recommending to Senate canshydidates for honorary degrees and dishyplomas Following the committees decishysions John takes the recommendations to Senate for consideration Because a chairman does not vote at committee meetings John says he sometimes finds a conflict between his position and his personal inclinations

He has strong views on many Unishyversity issues and feels that any student with similar concerns would find inshyvolvement in the Senate a worthwhile commitment

For students genuinely interested in Senate John cautions that it takes a full year as a student member to acquire the knowledge and confidence to work effectively John also finds integration of his academic pursuits with committee work lends perspective to his undergradshyuate University experience helping to develop insight into people and organishyzations

Such experience will be pertinent to the M BA John is contemplating purshysuing next year- the next item on the chairmans agenda 0

Professor Bill Brown

Inventor Retired chemistry professor WH Bill Brown spent the best part of his acashydemic years within the sound of running water-pouring into laboratory sinks through standard metal filter pumps at a rate of 594 gallons every six hours Multiplied by 12 pumps in the average student laboratory and 12 weeks every semester the result is a veritable Niashygara of noisy and expensive water

Retirement two years ago provided Dr Brown with the opportunity to inshydulge his interest in gadgetry and he went to work to design a more powerful splash-proof and more economical filter pump

Pre-production models combining lengths of automotive hose friction tape and his own adventures into glassblowshying worked well enough to justify proshyfessionally made prototypes which themshyselves underwent a series of changes to arrive at ever more compact quieter and more economical units

Today Dr Browns glass filter pump is in full production and it is attracting the attention of institutional and commercial laboratories all over Canada because it scores for ease of installation ability to swivel through 360deg and superior pumping action

The economics are remarkable The Niagara of water referred to above represents an estimated cost of over $2000 per semester The smallest of the Wekksco Filter Pumps reduces this by I ljl2 with no loss in efficiency and virtual silence of operation 0

John Root 81

Medallist The We Winega rd Medal t he Univershysitys most distinguis hed stude nt award has been won this year by John Root 81 of G uelph who received a BSc in honours physics at spring C onvocat ion The medal was presented at the annual Senate Board of G overnors dinner in June

Not only must wi nners of the Wineshygard Medal achieve high levels of acashydemic attainment but they must also demonstrate outstanding leadersh ip in a range of extra-curricular act ivi t ies

John attained a cumulative average of 888 per cent chalking up 45 As (over 80 per cent) and three Bs during his eight underg raduate semesshyters He accomplished this ou tstand ing record while maintaini ng a dizzying schedule of extra-curricu lar activities on campus in church a nd in the comshymunity

He was president of the Physics and Astronomy Club in 1979-1980 and chairman of its College Royal subcomshymittee in 1980-1981 U nder his leadershyship the Club held an active sched ule of meetings and also orga nized an intershyuniversity convention Its C ollege Royal display in 1979- 1980 won first prize within the College and second pr ize campmiddotus-wide In 1980-1981 the Col lege Royal exhibit claimed the ove r-all award In his third year John was a lso president of the Campus C hristia n Felshylowship and secretary of the Physical Science Student Cou nci l

Johns off-campus activities includshyed singing in the choir of First Bapt ist C hurch teach ing S unday school playshying clarinet in an ensem ble doing musishycal arranging and organizi ng an intershychurch you th group T his group known as the Guelph Associa tion Ba ptist Youth included representatives of churches from Stratford to Bra mpton It was first organi zed during t he year 1979-1980 and during 1980-1 98 1 John served as its preside nt 0

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ba tures ( hites ) they saw approaching This scene was to be repeated many

times during our th ree-hour ja unt as we passed by m1n y small fnrming villages For the most part subsistence agricu lt ure is the stal liS qlll) a nd the vill age rs persevere despite the ever encn)1ching Saha ra

Re ported ly the Sa hara is descend ing upon the arabic land at the rate of 15 km per year T hc N igeria n governme nt in an a ttempt to stcm the tidc of the desert has moun ted an extensivc reforesta tion cam paign

Meanwhile back on the machinc problems were deve loping The vibrations aside fro m leading to advanced ases of del iriu m tremens res ul ted in the in vi table decline of our road worthiness The first mecha nical fau lt appeared in the mirror T he constan t bea ting soon lent us an unpara ll elcd view of the stratasphere

We stopped After a few moments our bod ies adjusted to the sta tionary posi ti on in which we now found ourse lves Lucki ly the tool kit had no t been jarred loose from its pcrch Within minutes the problem vas reet i fi ed- tem pora ri ly

On [Ire road again Here we go

ow wcll into th e second hour of our journey we sw itched fr om the Beach Boys to the Beatles We kept ou r eyes open for a bush petrol station and were fortunate enough to happen upo n one after a few kil ometres

We pulled up to the large red petrol tank clea rl y mmiddot rked a Smoking A young boy in oil y rags filled th e ta nk from a kerosene ti n spilling 25 per cent as pet rol gushed over the sides of the ta nk

We decided to give the mac hine a rest confident that we werent too far from our destination We bought bubble gum from one of the many young vendors The e children carrying their wares on their heads ha wk everything from raw suga r cane to perfume

Hitting the road once again we were soon Shakin All Over We went on for a little while taking in the desolate landscape and the omen ca rry ing huge loads on their heads

The odometer told us that we had trave lled 50 km when a rear bol t was vibrated off the hain guard We had to stop again T he chain guard a nd the mirror which once aga in was sufficientl y loose to warrant a ttention were prom ptly fixed

In the recesses of our minds however the beati ng our b dies were ta king was of no litt le concern We wondcred if we wou ld bc abl e to product offspring T hi ngs

definitely fclt unsea ted Ou r se lf-concern s nevertheless we re

momentarily forgotten as we passed a couple of men pray ing by the roadside Facing Mecca they paid us no heed as they bent t heir heads repea ted ly to the ea rth We kn ew it was 2 30 the mid-afternoon prayer Kai We were taking much longer tha n w had expected

For the lust time on our trip destiny in tervened The mirror It was now totally non- fun ctiona l ha nging limply from the handlebar Cal mly we wrenched it off the mach ine and tucked it away

T he appearance by the roadsi de of man st udents decked out in the habitual white uni forms led us to believe that we wcr close to our target As if to remind us of our servitude to the machine and the environme nt we a lmost wiped out as we turned towa rds the school gate and hit a sand trap placed st rategically in front of the entra nce

But we had made it safel y Arriving tota ll y unexpected we were greeted with ti morous smiles and ushered into the house where we eased ourselves expectantly into sta tionary cha irs It was not until long after we had washed the dust from our throats with cool water tha t our bodies ceased bu zz in g

The visit was hort however because we knew we had to return to our postings later that afte rnoon It seemed a su re thing that we would arr ive by nightfall

Gel your moror running Gel out on [h e highway Looking for adven[lIre A nd ~middotha[eler comes our

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iNO SMOKIf

Students with

Crossroads T hro ugh some of its students the

University of G uelph is involved in a world- wide ove rseas volunteer venture in develop ing countr ies- Canadian Crossroa ds Inter natio nal (CCI )

Granted its charter in 1968 as a non-denominational non- profit charitable orga niza tion CCI has been su pported annu ally by the Alma Mater Fund on behalf of the U of G students since 1977 G rants of $ 100 per U of G st ude nt volunteer will thi s yea r tot a l $ 1000

CI opera tes short-term (four months) overseas volunteer work progra ms in 25 cou ntries in Asia Afri ca South America and the Cari bbea n C rossroad ers are chosen for their emotional maturity past experience and commi tment to improving public awa reness of international development issues

Cross roaders do not receive a salary while oversens however they are given a living allowance to meet food accomshymodation and travel needs Part icipants a re each cxpec ted to ra ise $800 in their communi ti es Th is represen ts 20 per eent of the to tal cost of their individual in volvemen t

Bei ng a stu dent or univers ity gra du ate is not a prerequisi te T here is an increasing number of people of varying age experience and learn ing who participate in the overseas progra m

Basically C ros -roaders must be at least 19 years of age a t the ti me of departure and Canadi a n c itizens or have landed imm igran t stat us T hey should be willing to adapt to living and working with people whose culture and lifestyles vary from their own

Peter G illie CSS 74 a teacher at Brant Avenue Public School in G uelph is co-ordina tor of the 1981 CCI progra m for the G uel ph a rea and reports tha t the following ten of G studen ts will be invo lved

Sa ndy Boland of Toronto will go to Bangladesh Lee Ann Gage Sa rnia to Zambia Dawn Gordon Mi lton to Fij i shyJ ud y Halladay Victoria BC to Indonesia C raig Merkley London to Kenya and Cheryl Ann McKenner PEI to G uyana

Anne Hawthorn SI Bruno PQ We nd y Howley Woodstock Ka thy Killinger Toronto and Fiona MacPhail Sout h Porcupine are unplaced at press tim eO

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W hile driving along a rural sideroad the other day I stopped to watch a

combine at work The great machine moved ponderously across the field cutting a wide swath of ripe grain A stream of golden kernels nowed into a hopper at its top andT e Annual behind it as it moved along it left a neat windrow of crumpled straw

Threshing Bee This journalistic sketch a nostalgic glimpse of farm life In Wes tern Ontario during the first quarter of the 20th century comes from the book Down On the Farm by Harold B Dlsbrowe OAC 23

About the Author

Harold Disbrowe is a retired educator He started his career as an instructor at International College in Izmir Turkey and later was a demonstrator and lecturer at the Ontario Agricultural College In 1932 he became a secondary schoolteacher of science and agriculture and taught at Stirling in Hastings County and Simcoe in Norfolk County

In 1945 he was appointed principal of Elmira District Secondary School in Waterloo County He occupied this post until his retirement in 1965

He now resides in London Ontario Since retiring he has become a freelance writer and has had numerous articles published in Ontario dailies including the London Free Press Ottawa Journal and the Toronto Da ily Star

The Authors Foreword

These 16 sketches based on my own experience describe some aspects offarm and community life in Malahide township Elgin County Ontario during the first quarter of this century

In retrospect it was a wonderful training for life although I had small appreciation of it at the time It provided a special kind of pragmatic education that has served me well I always feel a lillie sorry for those who do not have this in their background

Those days are gone and the lifestyle and experiences offarm life described here will not again be duplicated However they are a part of our history and their remembrance is worth recording HBD

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It was controlled by a solitary man sea ted comforta bly in a glass-enclosed cab from which came the sound of music He with this complica ted machine was accomplishing what in my boyhood days would have required the exertions of several teams of horses and a dozen men

This lone farmer with his mammoth machine whose cost would have sufficed to purchase a SOO-acre farm 60 years ago somehow symbolized the impersonality of modern life even on the farm In the rural Ontario of bygone years threshing out the crop was a community enterprise a social rite that was enjoyed by all who had a part in it

In the unsophisticated early days of this century the arrival of the threshers was an exciting event The big steam engine came down the road puffing and clanking and emitting clouds of smoke and steam Behind it in tandem it towed the grain separator with its myriad belts and pulleys and the sloshing gurgling tank wagon

The outfit pulled into the yard and stopped In the sudden silence one could hear the hiss of escaping steam and smell the odours of hot oil and wood smoke But the silence was short-lived for the crew climbing down from their various perches proceeded to reconnoiter the situation and then with much shouting back and forth to set the machine

The separator was unhitched and turned around and then pushed backward up the ramp into the barn by the puffing

Th e threshing engine

labou ri ng engine Next the engine wa s backed dow n the slope a nd levelled by backing the rear wheels onto a sturdy platform constructed of old railroad ties The big rubber-and-canvas beh was unrolled and slipped over the separator drive pulley and the flywheel of the engine which was chocked into position when the right degree of tautness was attained

While this was going on the exchange hands drifted in from the neighbouring farms As they arrived they were assigned to their work stations Most were sent to the mow to pitch down sheaves but one was sent to the separator platform to feed them into the machine and a couple were designated to carry away the grain as it came from the separator The job of steering the stra w blower an easy task usually went to the boy of the family The farm owner in conformance with convention assumed the suffocating task of spreading straw in the dusty confines of the straw shed

When all was ready a couple of short toots of the whistle warned the hands that work was about to start The engine chuggcd purposefully and the drivebelt slapped a few times as it gathered speed Various pulleys belts and conveyors started to move the band cutters flashed and a blast of air came from the blower When the sounds converged into a powerful rumble the separator man gave the signal to start

The engineer responded with a short whistle blast and the platform man started to lay the sheavcs onto the conveyor that fed them headfirst into the maw of the machine The whirling bladcs of the band cuttcr severed the twine bands and the machine growled protestingly as the grain passed through the cylinder and was stripped of its kernels

The threshing crew

Down through the roaring quaking machine went the mixture of straw chaff and grain The straw was sucked up and blasted out through the blower pipe into the straw shed The grain and chaff passed over a wccession of vibrating sieves that separated them and permitted the kernels to flow from the side of the machine into a waiting one-bushel container As each was filled it was whisked away to the granary and emptied into a bin As the carrier returned with the empty container he paused at the granary door to put a mark on the tallyboard

As the men settled into the work they instinctively adopted a rhythmic pace that kept the separator operating at optimum capacity All the while the separator man moved over the machine between the whirling belts and pulleys to attend to his duties He filled and adjusted grease cups applied belt dressing and kept a sharp watch for trouble

At the engine the engineer was kept busy firing t he boiler The fuel consisted of old fence rails and pine stumps of which there seemed to be an inexhaustible supply These items were cut into appropriate lengths for the firebox by means of a buzz saw attached to one of the tender boxes on the rear platform of the engine It was driven by a belt from the flywheel Throughout the day the high-pitched z-i-n-g-g-g-g of the saw could be heard as the engine man cut wood to feed the voracious firebox

If there was an ample supply water for the boiler was taken from the farm well otherwise it had to be hauled from a convenient pond or stream Supplying it was the farmers responsibility and a man and team were dispatched for this purpose from time to time Sometimes while they were on this errand the supply ran low and

the engineer would let loose frantic short blasts of the whistle to signal the tank man to make haste

While the men were at work all was bustle and chatter at the house as the women prepared to feed the hands Providing good meals for the threshers was a rural tradition and every housewife did her best to maintain the standard expected

A prodigious amount of baking and roasting was done in preparation for the annual epicurean rite When the tables were finally ready they literally sagged under their burden of food Huge platters of meat and pitchers of brown gravy bowls of mashed potatoes peas and carrots plates of sliced tomatoes cookies and homemade bread as well as numerous kinds of pie pickles and preserves and great pitchers of tea and coffee occupied all available space

(n the backyard the family laundry tubs were set up on trestles and filled with water Bars of brown soap were laid out and fresh towels were draped conveniently over fence or clothesline When all was ready a wave of the hand to the watchful engineer was the signal to shut down A prolonged shrill whistle halted the now of sheaves and brought the work to a halt

The engine was shut down and the clattering belts and pulleys slowed and stopped Jn the unaccustomed stillness the voices of the men sounded unnaturally loud as they climbed down from their places and made their way to the house At the water tubs there was a tremendous amount of hawking blowing and snorting as the men washed the dust and grime from arms and faces before going in and seating themselves at the tables

All was concentration as the hungry hands set to Little could be heard but the clatter of knives and forks as the platters were emptied and replenished again and again by the hovering women But as appetites were appeased the pace slowed down and there was conversation and good-natured banter around the table

Afterwa rds the men drifted outside for more talk and a smoke before returning to work or if at days end to their respective homes for evening chores Thus the work went on from day to day until the neighbourhood was threshed out 0

-Copies of the 67-page book Down On the Farm may be obtained for $5 postpaid by writing to Harold B Disbrowe 17 Farm Manor Court London Ontario N 6H 412 The book is also available at $395 at the U of G Campus Bookstore Ed

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Grandntas

By Andrea Mudry Fawcett

G randma is no longer in a class by herself In the past when a grandshy

mother began to study at university she invariably made the front page of the local newspaper Today however she is far from alone

At the University of Guelph as on campuses across orth America adults varying grea tly in age academic backshyground and aims are coming to learn A businessman takes three days out of a hectic schedule to attend a conference on computers because he finds it absolutely necessary to keep abreast of changes in his field He is joined on campus by a former school drop-out who is intent on improving his career potential by getting a degree Meanwhile a highly-trained technician is

indulging her life-long ambition of studying history

The Action Is Not All on Campus Working closely with the Colleges the

University School of Part-time Studies and Continuing Education regularly develops credit and non-credit programs tailor-made to the specific needs of groups such as teachers business and technical workers Often the clients take part in designing the program for their employees The Roya l Bank and the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources a re two that have taken advantage of this new method Currently in the works is a Family Studies course to be offered for teachers in St Catharines The site for a n off-campus program can be a

Not Alone Any More lunchroom boardroom or a classroom whichever is most appropriate

Various media have been extensively

used to reach large nu mbers of peoplc Most recently the School is co-operating with TV O ntario to produce special credit courses on C hina and Energy

The needs of adult stud en ts who often have to fit studying around job and family responsibilities are our main consideration says Mark W aldron Director of th e University School of Part-time Studies and C ontinuing Education Organized in 1979 mai nly to accommodate thc rising number of returning olde r-tha n-average students the School had 13000 registrations for 1980 It is separated into three divisions Part -time and G e neral Studies for degree

programs Continuing Education for non-credit programs and Independent (correspondence) Study for diplomas in Agriculture and Horticulture Professors Sam Luker Jim M urray and T ed Mc N inch a re the chairmen of the respective div isions

Matching Strengths and Needs The School is not interested in simply

duplicati ng other universities offer in gs Whether faculty and sta ff are developing a course a conference or a new program they emphasize the U niversity S st rengths a nd the needs of the community Because local industry expressed a need the School recently developed a degree course in Quality Assurance S ubjects such as Family Studies Agriculture Hotel and Food Administration and Computing Science

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a re freque nt ly the focal poi nt of professional developmen t conferences

Some ideas origi na ted by the School a re not hi ng less than pioneering steps in adult education Corresponde nce students once had only a text book and occasionally audio cassettes until School faculty developed a multi-media learning kit that combines these two with a small hand-viewer and filmst rips enabling students to learn th rough th ree compleshymentary processes S ummer Campus is a unique vacat ion program which a llows people of all ages a nd interests to enjoy the Un iversitys extensive educational and recreational facilities during the relatively qu iet summer months

W ith the introduction of a regula r slate of evening credit courses on campus a yca r and a ha lf ago t he number of partshyti me students increased by more than 50 per cent Many of these people are taki ng degree courses to advance occupationally

For Some-a Ne w Career A glazier meta l mecha nic by day

Thomas Smith of G uel ph spe nds many evenings on cam pus as a part-t ime student He returned to school after 20 years intent upon gaining a degree in Computing Science and Business Administration and st a rt ing a new ca reer

He is thorough ly enjoying and ma king the most of his univers ity ex perience Im curious about many subjects so each semester I take a course in the H umani t ies or Social Sciences a long wit h one in my major subject of Comput ing Science So far I have studied Psychology Philosophy H istory and Sociology he ex plains

Tom believes tha t people s hould act ively participate in organiza tions which a ffect them persona lly Consequently he became the first represen tative of the new G eneral S tudies progra m to sit on the U niversity Senate Formerly he was recording secretary of Local 181 2 Intershynational Brotherhood of Pai nters and Allied Trades

Tom has discovered aspects of the university experience which evade all too many older students according to Richard Leavens counsello r Part-ti me and G eneral Studies Often these ad ults are too in tense and anxious about completing a project or writ ing exams T hey overlook the fact that being here affords them t he chance to escape their usual roles for a while to cxplore new ideas a nd meet new friends wi th similar in teres ts Ult imately it is the pleasure in learnin g which makes the exercise worthwh ile It can be a total experience of trying a nd growing

Not everyone bent on advancing a career has the time or energy to pursue a degree however Toms week for example often spirals into 60 hours and more of combined work and study not to mention his family commitments Completed in a fraction of the time nuts and bolts certificate or diploma programs in subjects such as Industrial Relations Statistics Horticulture and Agriculture are becoming increasingly popular Several such programs a re being offered by each division in the School

Practical Programs Since these are practical programs the

knowledge gained is immediately useful on the job Marlene and Joh n G iesbrecht of Manitoba found Independent Studys correspondence program in Horticulture an idcal way to become more proficient in their tree and lawn care business while working towards an Ontario Diploma in Horticulture (ODH) The Edmonton parks system has established special in-service training to augment the O DH progra m in order to encourage their employees to study for the diploma

University of Guelph graduates some of whom may well have silently vowed never to crack another book as they received their degree are among the first to discover that learning is a lifelong process and pleasure A teacher of French English and Mathematics at Waverley Public School in Guelph Jean Llewellyn Arts 72 recently took an evening course in childrens literature at the University Certainly the course is very useful in providing me with a core of information to teach my own students but it is gratifying and certainly no chore I feel that Im gaining two bonuses from the one expe rience she explains

Dr Peter G (Spike) Oliver OVC 51 occasionally enjoys taking a Continuing Education non-degree course A consultant wi th the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food he prefers subjects such as Physical Awareness and Psychology which provide a relaxing change of pace after a day s work

Increased leisure time the need to keep abreast of the knowledge explosion genera l higher educational levels these then are the main factors contributing to

what Profcssor Waldron describes as the current boom in adult education

The universities on their part may be catering more to the needs of these older students because of the anticipated decline in enrolment by high school graduates but there is another equally important factor

Aging Does Not Impair Ability to Learn From 1900 to the 1940s ma ny

ed uca tional psychologists bel ieved that physica l emotional sensory and inte llectual growth stopped at the age of 18 S u bsequent resea rch consistently extended this growth period a nd present ind ications are th a t t he aging process does not at all sign ifica ntly impair the a bility to lea rn But the shadow of formcr bel iefs remai ned with educators and the public for a long t ime Even now it is not tota lly eradicated

To hel p adul ts especia ll y those taking degree courses to overcome fears and ta ke their place in the mainstream of university life t he School has organized special services Counsell ing and orientation sessions are available before classes begin These are followed by short workshops on how to wri te essays ta ke exams and use t he library Spec ial facilities and counsellors are avai la ble to help in career decisions

Gazing into the c rystal ball Professor Wa ldron forsees a continuation of the trend towards in novative cou rse fo rmats to meet the needs of adu lts The possibilities are endless since st ripped to its essentials learning is simply an organized sequential series of ex periences concentrating on a given SUbject Withi n ten years he expects that computers will become as common as radio and te levision sets a re today and will provide excellen t leachi ng dev ices

[n the nea r fu ture the universities wi ll bclong as much to older students as to the traditiona l 18- to 22-year-olds he concludes

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i1u ALUMNI NEWS amp [JJ I~

CAMPUS HIGHLIGHTS I~

Appointment

Robin Lewis Arts 73

Robin Baird Lewis Arts 73 has been appointed Deve lo pmentC om municashytions Officer in the Department of Alumni Affairs and Development

Robin received her BA (Honors) degree in English a nd H istory In 1978 she received an M A in H istory Scotshytish Studies the first to receive a Masshyters degree in this disci pline from the U nivers ity

An active member of the Central Ontario Artists Association she is an exhibiting artist commercial designer and illustrator whose work has a ppeared in the 1980 and 1981 editions of Canashydian Children s Annual and in collecshytions in Canada the United States and

G reat Brita in Before her present appointment

Robin ta ught Art in Bra nt ford Woodshystock and at Fa nshaw e C ollege and then Art English and History for the Brant Count y Board of Educa tion

As Developmen tCommun ications Offi cer she is responsible for the artshywork co-ordination of des ign copy and preparation of fu ndra ising literat ure and seven College Alumni Weekend bulletin supplements and other printed mat r ials for the De partment She also prepa res proposals for presentation to foundations and corporations a nd co-ordinates the promotion of the Universitys deferred and commemorative gifts programs 0

Newly Elected as

AluDlni Senators

Phili p Cha n is general manager of Guelphs C hina T iki restaurant W hile at t he University he served a three-yea r term as a Student Senator was one of the fou nding mem bers and president of the C hinese Students A sociation and was the Universitys first Food Services Ombudsman

Following the annual election for three of the nine alumni seats on Senate of the University Philip Chan HAFA 75 Christine Hurlbut A rts 74 a nd Lorna (Dennison) Milne OAC 56 have been elected to replace those who have fulshyfill ed three-year terms

Christine Hurlbut is an 3ssistantasshysocia te consultant in womens concerns for the Anglican C hurch of C anada She devotes her spa re time to the Canadian Cancer Society and to the archives and socia l programs of her chu rch Ch ristine has also been involved with Alma Mater Fund commemorative programs

Lorna (Dennison) Milne lives in Bra m pton where she has operated Flowshyertown Antiques for nine years She served an eight- year term as trustee with the Pee l Board of Education and is president of t he North Peel unit of the Canadian C ancer Society She is marshyried to Ross M il ne OAC 55 0

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Jim Elmslie Alumni Affairs amp Development

Our Photographe r in London

T he day was June 14 198 1 T he place was T he Ma ll in London England during the annu al Trooping the Colour ceremony S ix blank shots were fi red f rom a starting-pis shytol Burmese the 19-year-old horse carrying Queen Eliza shybeth II reared and bolted for a few yards a busbied

Gu ardsm an reached into the crowd and dragged th e gunman to th e road and Jim Elmslie assistant director f or development A lumni Affairs captured the whole scene On vacation Jim and his wIe Kay were staying at th e Uni versity of Guelph s London House

COining Eve nts September 14-19 Aggie Week

25 OAC Alumni Association Annual Golf Tournament

October 3 HOMECOMING

October-Decem ber Daily Campus Visit Program (Except Sat and Sun ) fo r Prospective Students Call (519) 824-4120 Ext 871 2 or in Ontario Call Toll Free 1-800-265-8344

November 9-11 Guelph Interaction A Conference on Scientific and Human Issues Workshops and Seminars for Senior High School Students Phone (51 9) 824-4120 for Details

12-22 Royal Agricultural Winte r Fair Toronto

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The College of Social Science Alumni Association

PEGAS-US Editor Rick Knap 74

First CSSAA Awards The C ollege of Social Science honoured its top students at an awards ceremony and luncheon earlier this year and CSS alumni can mark a milestone achievement on thei r calendars

For the first time in the Associashytions history College of S ocial Science Alumni Association In-C ourse Scholarshyships have been awarded

Funded by a $2000 Alma Mater Fund grant te n presentations of $200 each were made

At the same function six Alma Mater BA In-Course Scholarships of $250 each were awarded to students enrolled in the BA program who have completed five semesters with high acashydemic standing

The CSSA A on behalf of all its members ex te nds its sincere congratulashytions to the recipients 0

Alma Mater scholarship winners and CSS faculty I to r are Dean John Vanderkamp Vivian Gies Hazel Jones Stephen Dawkins Robert Wildeboer Kathleen M artin and Department of Sociology and Anthropology chairman Professor Wayne Thompson

CS S AA scholarship winners and css faculty I to r front row Elizabeth Renfrew Karen Frosch S usan Smith Barbara Jessup Kerry Prentice and David Bestvater Back row Professor E Dalrymple-Alford Vante Martini Gerald Jellis and Professor P Gough

Grad News 1974

Bob Small is a life skills coach at Sheridan College in Oakville

1977

Kosta Black works for S ta nley Products Limited of Burlington as product manshyager

Patricia Locher operates her own busishyness Patrik Action Wear in Clareshysholm Alberta

Gerald Neil works for the Continental Ba nk in Newmarket as an accounts representative

1978

S teven Boudreau works in the University Sa les Division of Gage Educational Pubshylishing Limited Steve operates out of his home base in Brownsburg Quebec

Kathy MacKay teaches at the First United Day Care C entre in Victoria BC

Laura (Petl) and Steven Smith live in Oshawa Laura is assistant co-ordinator with the Canadian Hearing Society in Toronto Steven holds a management position with Cooper-Smith of Oshawa

Bob Sullivan and his wife Lori 79 live in Windsor Bob has enrolled in the Faculty of Law at the University of Windsor 0

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His BA Led

to Something

Different Gary Muntz 69 is Executive Director a t Manitoulin Centenniall Manor in lillie Current Manitoulin Island Ontario He holds an honours BA and double major in Political Science and History and an MA 72 in Political Science

PECAS-US Tell us about the Manitoushylin Centennial Manor

MunIz Its a municipal home for the aged for the District of Manitoulin The facility is supported jointly by the proshyvincial government and by local municishypalities on the island The Manor proshyvides residential care for the elderly

PECAS-US How many people are emshyployed at the Manor

MunIz We have a staff of approximateshyly 70 people

PECAS-US Manitoulin Island is very distinctive in terms of its geography Is it also distinctive in terms of its comshymunity as compared to southwestern Ontario

MUnT Its the largest island in fresh water in the world and a vacation parashydise in the summer It also offers a great deal in the way of winter sports and recreational opportunity

Manitoulin is unique in the sense that local people describe themselves as islanders and there is the mystique of belonging to a native islander society In recent years however the mystique is much more real than the presence of a native island society Many people have moved to Manitoulin for lifestyle reashy

sons There are more islanders at heart now than native islanders

Y cars ago Manitoulin was an isoshylated community a liule off the main thoroughfare however in 198 ~ people may have to go a little out of the way to get to Manitoulin but the isolation factor has disappeared

PECAS-US What industry is present on Manitoulin

Muniz Presently the largest employer is the public service including the hospishytal in Little Current the Manor of which I am a part the school board and other government ministries A large seasonal tourist industry together with the commercial infrastructure supports a large summer population

At present a new lumber mill has begun operation At the turn of the century Manitoulin was noted for its lumber mills Now with increased forshyeign demand for lumber a large mill is transporting logs from the north shore of Lake Huron to Manitoulin The mill is finishing lumber and shipping it mainly to the Middle East

PpoundCAS-US What social and economic factors will playa major role in shaping the Manitoulin community in the next few years)

MunIZ The tourist industry is the largshyest attraction to the island The governshyment and the municipalities through local initiatives programs like most other municipalities wish to attract inshydustry I think though I am not their spokesman that a number of people on the island would opt for a selective approach to industrial development

There is a controversy regarding nearby Elliot Lake and its uranium mines and processing plant A large segment of the island population is dogshymatically opposed to this type of indusshytry The reason for this opposition is the view that such an industry is an enshycroachment on the clean-air cleanshywater lifestyle on the island which most Manitoulin residents feel is important In fact these are the reasons why people have chosen Manitoulin as a place to live

In an area which does not offer a great many employment opportunities for the young work force the lament is that it is very difficult to keep successive generations in the community Many may be forced to leave

As a result there are two opposing forces thosc who would freeze the island in time and those who have

children and see the need for increased job opportunities I hope that a conshystructive compromise will be achieved

PtCAS-US Describe the needs of the people at the Manitoulin Centennial Manor

MunIz The Manor is not unique among homes for the aged As people grow older many reach the point where they are unable to maintain their own homes and property There is a progression which can be observed but generally speaking due to medical disabilities or simply advancing age people require more care

We have here at the Manor a very charming facility with I believe one of the most beautiful views in Ontario if not Canada There is a commanding view of the North Channel where we overlook an attractive group of islands and in the summer there are usually many sailboats in view

It used to be the case that families would care for their own however a change of family lifestyles indicates that older family members often will not have their children available to help them

I am not in the least offended if our residents consider the Manor as a place where they can obtain food and shelter while continuing with their lifestyles outside the Manor as much as possible

We have activity directors and offer nursing care Many residents require some form of nursing care Each resishydent has personal needs We provide medical services up to the point allowed by legislation If greater medical attenshytion is required then the resident must move to a hospital as required by law The Manor operates somewhat like a hospital but is quite different in that we are providing a home

PECAS-US Are there courses deshyscribed as necessary or required in order to launch graduates into a career or a job such as yours

MunIZ I wish that I could offer a clear insight but many opportunities seem to be fortuitous Being a graduate of the -College of Social Science I was exposed to a controversy which is ongoing as to whether a liberal arts education is of value I believe that a graduate can benefit from an education in Social Science combined with a large smatshytering of reality and an ability to recognize opportunities As a result the graduate can take advantage of opporshytunities as they arrive 0

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The College of Biological Science Alumni Association

BI -ALUMNI EWS Editor Jane Selley Arts 70

Sir Peter Markham Scott DSc

A citation by Professor Keith Ronald to convocation on the presentation of an honorary degree to Sir Peter Markham SCOII June 4

Knight Bachelor Commander Order of the British Empire Distinguished Sershyvice Cross and Bar artist author natushyralist and conservationist broadcaster and lecturer and sailor in peacetime and in war Born in Gloucester England by the age of seven he was discussing fish and sea birds and sea urchins with Sir Ray Lankester F RS From school he went to Trinity College Cambridge where he received his MA degree in 1931 Since the mid-1930s his unusual abilities have enabled him to excel in everyone of the great range of activities to which he has given his attention

Going on after Cambridge to the Munich State Academy and then to the Royal Academy Schools in London he immersed himsel f in the fine arts Since 1933 his paintings have been exhibited in London and New York he has writ shyten more than a dozen books including his autobiography The Eye of the Wind published in 1962 and he has been illustrator for a like number of works by other authors

Bronze medallist for single-handed sailing in the 1936 Olympics he won the Prince of Wales Cup for International 14-foot dinghies for 1937 1938 and 1946 For his valour in the Royal Navy from 1939 to 1945 he was three times mentioned in dispatches was awarded the M B E in 1942 and the DSC and Bar in 1943 He took part in the Dieppe raid twice new with the RA F and fought on land near Caen in 1944

In 1946 Peter Scott founded The

Wildfowl Trust as a non-profit organizashytion devoted to research conservation and education pertaining to ducks geese swans and other waterfowl In 1953 he was awarded the CBE as Honorary Director of that Trust His profound interests in wildlife over the years have taken him to all parts of the world An alphabetical list of places from Alaska to Zanzibar includes more than a hundred names many visited a number of times only V and X are missing

Since the 1940s Scott has broadshycast for the BBC talks and commentarshyies on a variety of topics including the Victory Procession of June 1946 which he broadcast while standing in a Duck Later programs such as the Childrens Hour Nature Parliament on radio and LOOK on television including a special edition with the Duke of Edinshyburgh for National Nature Week in 1966 are illustrative Since 1971 he has been commentator for Anglia Televishysions Survival series He has delivshyered lectures on similar topics in many parts of the world including of course aboard ship

Scott has served as president viceshypresident chairman councillor or memshyber of a host of bodies involved in yachting exploring conservation ornishythology Boy Scouts and many others He is a former president of the Society of Wildlife Artists a life Fellow of the London Zoological Society and of the New Zealand Antarctic Society He is a trustee of British and of African sancshytuaries and of the Ontario Waterfowl Research Foundation

In recognition of his leadership in such bodies as the World Wildlife Fund the Wildlife Youth Service the Internashytional Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources and others Her Majesty was pleased to create Peter Scott Knight Bachelor in 1973 He was appointed to the Icelandic Order of the Falcon (1969) and Commander of the

Dutch Order of the Golden Ark (1976) The Albert Medal of the Royal Society of Arts was bestowed on him in 1970 and he has received ot her medals of zoological societies a nd conservation soshycieties too numerous to cite

The British university world hoshynoured him as Rector of Aberdeen from 1960 to 1963 and as C hancellor of Birmingham in 1974 He is an honorary L L D of Exeter (1963) Aberdeen (1963) Birmingham (1974) and Br istol (1974) Bath awarded him its honorary DSc in 1979 and he was named Fellow of the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology in 1974 From Cornelil University he reshyceived the Arthur Allen Medal for ornishythology in 1971

Madam C hancellor the word versashytility can seldom have connoted such proficiency and excellence as have been so broadly achieved by th is man had the name Bay of Exploits not been given long ago in our maritime province of Newfoundland it might well have been used to honour S ir Peter Scott It is therefore an unusua l pleasure for me on behalf of the Senate of the University of Guelph to request you now to do honour to this Unive rs ity in hon u ring Peter Markham Scott by conferring upon him the degree of Do tor of Scishyence honoris causa 0

Ski-Zoo When was the last time you had a sk i-eyed view of an elephant The C8SAA is planning a day of crossshycountry skiing that includes a beshyhind-the-scenes tour of the MetroshyToronto Zoo in late January or February 1982

Wed like to know if youll come Direct all your comments to the C8SAA co Alumni Affairs and Development University Censhytre niversity of Guelph Guelph Ontario NIG 2WI 0

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New Editor Professor John T Powell is about to add yet anot he r activity to his already eclecshytic interests The C ollege of Biological S cience Al umni Associa tion has apshypointed hi m as editor of the Bia-Alum ni News for the next year

T his will be a natural position for John who is not only well known to all CBS a lumni but who also keeps up a n exte nsive correspondence with many graduates For those who know and work closely wi th him it is common knowl edge tha t he enjoys corresponding by ma il So get out your pen and dash off a letter of congra tul at ions- and be prepared for an o nslaught of reply letshyters

Dr Powell was invited to come to the University 16 yea rs ago to create a departme nt of Physical Education He became the chairman of such a departshy

ment a nd the subsequent chairman of the newly created Depa rtment of Hu man Kinetics in 1971 (now in the School of H uman Biology ) They were he says the most exciting yea rs of my life

H e remembers with affect ion the open ing of the H uman Kinet ics Build ing in J 973 Although he has a lways been acti ve and inte nse in his involvement with physical exercise he is proud of the crea tion o f the academic atmosphere in H uma n Kine t ics- and the pioneering steps it took for the discipline

In a familiar style John leans forshyward to emphasize his next state ment Ive worked in fo ur uni vers ities in four countries a nd G uel ph is the 010 t coshyoperative Here and he digresses to add a personal story there is a relashytionship be tween all levels of the U nivershysity com munity whi ch demonstrates an excellent willingness and fr iend li ness to co-operate For me he sa ys it has been an opportu nity to put many of my conce pts into action It has al ways been a stimulating environment

Most of uS cat lunch at noon John however can usually be found lead ing a minimum of 30 me n and women in a vigorous program of physical e xerciseshyknown as the C ardiovascular C lub True to form th is was another activi ty which

John began the da y he arrived on ca mshypus Two of the or iginal members st il l join him and many retirees correspond by mail or phone for advice on t heir personal routi nes

Indicati ve of his participat ion in the U niversi ty com mun ity was the honour he received la t yea r- the C ommunity Service Awa rd He re lated that he alshymost missed the ba rbecue to honou r hi m so unsuspecting was he

Me ntion mus t be made of J ohns involvement in the Oly mpic movement which is a source of im me nse pride for him He was rece ntly appoi nted a pershyma nent member of the Canadian O lympic Associa tion and is a n ho norary membe r of t he N ational O ly mpic Acadshyemy for whom he is a regular lec tu rer at ancient O lympia This year for examshyple he will be a discuss ion leader inshyvolved with the Ara b nations

John has a lways enjoyed his inshyvolvement with alumni and hel ped fou nd the H um3 n Ki netics A lumni Assoc iation in 1971 He sa ys tha t he hopes tha t the CBS Bio -A lumni Ne ws wi ll conti nue to be a vehicle of correspondence for friend s who wish to keep in touch a recorder of stimulating academ ic adshyvances and a voice that will attract cu rrent notice of the work of a vibrant C ollege 0

New Pres Jim Galivan 73

T he new CBSAA president is a devoted G uelph grad Not only has Ji m Ga ll ivan 73 taken over from Al S ippel 75 bu t he will also finish a gradua tion from the

U of G which began in 1973 After his Bsc Ji m worked on his Msc till 1977 then after a few months break went on to a Ph D tha t he will complete this year

Jims speciality is respiration specishyfically the relationship between meta bolshyic rate and lung structure Recen tly he was named as the recipient of the E B Eastburn Fellowship (a trust fund of the Hamilton Foundation) that will a llow him to work this year on the structure

and function of lungs in the sloth and othe r bradymetabol ic animals A portion of this study will be carried out at Mc Master U niversi ty a nd a not her part in Ma naus Brazil (Jim has a lready promised the Bio-Alumni News some correspondence )

T he jungle environment might cramp hi s daily running schedule but it will certainly enha l]~ t hi s interest in photography (Jim maybe a picture or two as well plcasel) 0

Grad News

Cheryl Bailey 76 wr ites that she and her husband have recently returned from a two-year world tour (seve n mont hs in Australia) and have now settlcd in Toronto C heryl is working as a program meranalyst for th e C anada Perma nent Trust Co

Susan Collis 80 is curre ntly working as a veterinary assista nt in Brampton

Marg Davis 76 works as an air traffic control o ffice r with the C a nadian Armed Forces

Michael Ferr 77 is studying medic ine a t Q ueens He will grad ua te th is year

Diane (Andrews) Frechette 79 lives in Montreal where she is a q uality control supervisor for Br ights W ines

Len Godwin 79 and his wife Sharon live in Thunder Bay where Len is a contract fisheries technician for the M inistry of N a tural Resources

David Grasser 78 is a technical sales representative for A lchem Inc in Edshymonton Alberta

Jim McMillan 79 is em ployed as a fisher ies technicia n with Fisheries and shyO ceans Ca nada at the Bed ford Institute of Oceanography

Sheila (Brown) Murphy 77 wri te that she is enjoying her new position as a programmer with the Canada System Group in Mississa uga S he a nd her husband A llen live in Burlington O nshyta rio D

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Macdonald InstituteCollege of Family and Consumer

Studies Alumni Association

ALUMNI NEWS Editor Joan (Anderson) Jenkinson 66

Diseases of Lifestyle and Choice Excerpts from Nutrition Awareness and Education tbe keynote address gi~en by Dr Donna Woolcott 69 at tbe 1981 Mac-FACS alumni seminar

Dr Donna Woolcoll graduated from Family and Consumer Studies in 1969 She continued her studies at the Univershysity of Manitoba obtaining her MSc in Nutrition in 1971 Returning to the University of Guelph she completed her Ph D in Applied Human Nutrition in 1979 Currently she is Assistant Professhysor Applied Human Nutrition in the Department of Family Studies

The 60s and 70s were two decades during which nutrition became a major focal point for society particularly in terms of defining our nutrition probshylems

In Canada the most comprehensive survey to date was undertaken in the form of Nutrition Canada sampling ovcr 20000 Canadians from coast to coast Results of this survey have formed thc basis for intervention programs by government for new directions in reshysearch and for heightened awareness in business and industry

The major problems identified in Nutrition Canada can be classified as diseases of lifestylc and choice

Overweight andor obesity are major concerns in North America Beshycause of the very dismal success rates of wcight controlweight loss programs (cstimate of success is one to two per cent) programs directed at prevention should receivc the highest priority and should be directed at consumers before weight problems become cntrenched

Hcart disease ha s been identified as a health problcm of endemic proportions in Canada It is estimated that 50 per cent of deaths can be attributed to this disease While somc of the risk factors

associated with heart diseasc such as age sex and family history ca nnot be modificd many others including nut r ishytion arc susceptibl( to change which can lower risk

i third area of conccrn is iron deficicncy Thc survey revealed that body iron reserves and intake of iron were ub-optimal for a major portion of the population from infants throughout the life span to the elderly This concern also ca n be attributed to our lifest yle which dictates tha t we watch our caloric intake to avoid overweight T here is evidence that a daily intake of less than

Professor Donna Wool CO li 6 9

2000 calories makes it difficult to mainshytain adcquate iron intake

The development of dental caries is a disease which in spite of excellent preventive dentistry programs affects virtu a lly every fa mily to some extent in Canada We havc clear evidence tha t

there is a link bet wecn sucrosc-sugar consumption and the incidence of cavishyties

Being aware of the nutri-tion probshylems we look for solutions--one being nutrition education As well we need improved legislation regarding food lashybelling and advertising claims In add ishytion some at middottention should be paid to development of a national nutrition polshyicy

Regarding nutrItIOn knowledge studies have shown that the population is much misinformed or clearly lacks knowledge of nutrition in areas whe re nutrition professionals see a clear need for knowledge Ironically the consumer is overwhelmed with nutrition messages which come from questionable sources such as health food proponents fad diet promoters and media personalities

Developments are being made in nutrition education across Canada Pubshylic health and community nutritionists provide programs focusing on prevention and health to target groups such as pregnant women children the elderly the adult population at risk from heart disease and those with weight control problems Most of these programs are carried out by public health nurses dental hygienis-ts teachcrs fitness inshystructors and other health and social service pe rsonnel

The O ntario Milk Marketing Board has made significant contributions in increasing student nutrition awareness industry is developing an interest in nutrition education and many newspashypers in C anada carry reliable syndicated nutrition columns on a weekly basis

Many newspapers and magazines employ fully qualified nutritionists to write their nutrition columns The Canashyda Departments of Agriculture and C onsumer and Corporate Affairs inshyclude nutrition educa tion in some proshy

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gra ms as well W hat more could we do to improve

meeting consumers need s for nutrition education A short list would include such interve ntion s as school curr icula in nutrition increa sed participation by proshyfe ss ional nutritionis ts (as opposed to self-styl ed nutritionists) in health and ed uca t ion programs

Med ia exposurc by nutritionists should be re-emphas ized he re as well

We need improved nutrition labelling in C anada an ingredient list is not enough particularly in an increasingly crowded and complex food market The food industry could do more to provide conshysumers with nutrition information and to clarify some of the misconceptions held by consumers In addition we need to develop more direct service programs to

a ddrci~ the very real needs of some of our vcry high-risk groups such as the

elderly na tive peoples and coronary prone individuals

In conclusion it is clear that there are significant challenges ahead in Canshyada to overcome nutrition problems and to promote individual responsibility for nutritional health All of us can share in the challenge by providing effective nushytrition education In order to do this we must keep ourselves aware of the most recent trends in nutrition 0

From the

Dean Your editor J oan (Ande rson) Jenki nshyson 66 has asked tha t I tell you briefl y about some of the exc iting and very recent development whieh I mentioned when wel com ing M ac- FCS seminar participants in early M a y pace is preshycious so I will be brief with just a sentence for each

O ur FACS S hedS won for M a ry C ocivera Departme nt of Informat ion an Exceptional Achievement Awa rd in the publication writing category of an a wards program sponsored by the Counshy

cil for Advancement a nd S upport of Educa tion (C ASE) which was open to cntries from a nada and the U nited S ta tes

T hc U niversi ty L ibra ry in co-opershy

ation with the Depa r tment of Fa mily S tudies received a gra n of $20000 from the S trengthening o f Specia li zed

C ollection grant progra m of t he Social S ci ences and H umanit ies Researc h

Council for the development of the Famshy

ily Studies library collection Six faculty members had research

papers accepted for presentation in five different sections of the Learned Socieshyties Meetings which were held in Halishyfax in May

At a conference for senior hospitalishyty exccutives the School of Hotel and Food Administration (HAFA) a nshynounced plans for the development of an Advanced Management Program for the Hospitality Industry (AMPHI) which

will be offered for the first time in 1983 and for which substantial contributions

have been pledged by the industry to fund the case writing necessary for this program

Research grants totalling approxishymately $182000 have been received in the College over the last several months

Among th em are Dr Keith Slaters grant from the Depa rtment of National

De fence for research on det erioration of te xtile materials Dr Margaret

Mc Kim s grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council for the study of the impact of social experishycnce on infantpeer interac tion and

Dr Bruce Ryans grant from the Onshytario Mental Health Foundation for a study of families in the pre-adoptive

period and the success of th e adoptions These events all occurring over a two-month period give an indica tion of the developments in scholarship a nd outshyreac h within the College

On June 30 Dr Vosburgh completshyed his second five-year term as chairman of the Department of Consumer Studies and looks forw a rd to returning to the Department as a faculty member after a year of leave To have taken the beginshyning concepts for the Depa rtment of Consumer Studies and successfully built a department for which there was no model and which has gained recognition both on this continent and abroad for its uniqueness and its significance in toshydays world is indeed a major accomshypl ishment and one worthy of sincere congra tu la tions

We look forward to welcoming man y of you at the lecture to be given this fall by our Winegard Visiting Professor Dr Kenneth Boulding Deshyta ils of this lecture are outlined below

Plans for the Harshm an Lecture are just being completed It will be presented next year in either the winter or spring

semester

Janet M Wardlaw Dean

Visiting Prof D r Kenneth Boulding a d ist inguished economist and author will spend several weeks on campus in the fall as the W inegard Vis iting Profcssor in thc Colshylege of -a mily and C onsumer S tudies funded by t hc A lma M ater Fund C urshyrently Distingui shed Professor of Ecoshynomics Emeritu s in t he Inst itute of Beshyhavioural Science U niversity of Colorashydo he has been pres ide nt of the A merishycan Associa tion for thc A dvancement of Science the American Economic Assoshy

ciation and the rnternational Studies Association

A prolific author Dr Boulding has published widely on economics and the socia1 sciences Among his recent books are Beyond Economics Essays on Soshyciety Religion and Ethics Ecodynamshyics A New Theory of Societal Evolushytion a nd From Abundance to Scarcity Implications for the American System H e co-authored Social Systems of the Planet Earth

During hi s stay on campus Dr Boulding will participate in undergradushyate and graduate classes and faculty

seminars and will give a lecture to the university community on S eptember 22 He will be the featured speaker in a one-day conference organized by the College to highlight his visit The conshyference wi II focus on the role of households in world development

Faculty in the College a re pleased to host this distinguished scholar as a visiting professor They look forw a rd to the stimulation and leadersh ip his visit will provide Because of Dr Bouldings visit the Harshma n lecture which is usuall y held in the fall will be postshyponed until early 19820

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More Than 2 0 M ore Aware The 14th annual Mac-FACS Alumni Seminar attracted a record number of alumni and friends to the University of Guelph campus on Saturday May 2 The seminar on Nutrition Awareness appealed to grads and students alike spanning graduating years from 26 to 83 Attendance exceeded 200

Mary Henry 65 seminar chairshyman welcomed everyone to the proshygram Congratulations were extended to Dr Margaret Scott McCready recipient of the Order of Canada Medal Dr McCready proudly displayed her medal while alumni applauded her most recent honour

It was indeed a successful day-an excellent opportunity for everyone to update their current interests in nutrishytion and renew friendships at their Alma Mater 0

Professor David Collins- Thompson spoke on Food Safety - the Role of Addatives

Leslie Nanos nutrition consultant spoke on Nutrition and the Aging Process

Mac-FACS Careers Night 81 Sponsored by Your Alumni Association

500 to 7 00 pm October 5

Peter Clark Hall University Centre

Dr Margaret McCready shows her Order of Canada meda l to Mac- FACS Alumni ews editor Joan (Anderson ) Jenkinson Mac 66

In Memoriam

Margaret (Maunders) Coates 270 a life members of the Mac-FACS Alumni Association passed away in London on M arch 18 1981

E Margerite (McKiel) MacDonald 250 passed away in Is lington on Febshyruary 19 1981

Lilla (Freeborn) Oldfield 210 of Minshyneapolis M inn passed away on June II 1980

Lucille Catherine (Kuhn) Rogers 230 of Morrisville Pa passed a way March 10 1981 Her husband Tom Rogers is a graduate of OAC 23

Lois (Seldon) Schwenger 390 of Burlshyington passed away February 8 1981

Edna (Greening) Young 06D passed away in Ham il ton in March 1981 0

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The College of Physical Science Alumni Association

SCIMP Editor Bob Winkel

Barry and the AMF Thc election of Barry Stahlbaum 74 to the chairmanship of the Alma M ater Fund (AMF) Advisory C ouncil for 1981-1982 caps several years of involveshyment in alumni affairs both as a represhysentativc for graduates of his C ollege as secretary of the University of G uelph Alumni Association and as a member of the advisory council itself

A systems analyst in academic computer services Institute of Computshyer Science working with the OvC to computerize veterinary medical informashytion Barry brings a hard-nosed busishyness-like attitude to his new position

The AMF Advisory Council reshyviews and determines project priorities of the AMF and recommends to the President allocations of the proceeds of the fund Two representatives from each of the seven college alumni associations the primary representatives of the camshypaign management committee of the AM F the president and senior vieeshypresident of the Unive rsity of Guelph Alumni Association President Donald Forster as honorary UGAA president John Babcock OAC 54 director Alumni Affairs and Development and Jim Elmslie assistant director for develshyopment Alumni Affairs and Developshy

Roll of Honour The names of nine top undergraduate students in the College of Physical Scishyence have been added to the Colleges honour roll The students have achieved

Barry Slahlbaum 74

ment as secretary to the council make up the AM F advisory councils membershyship

The council deals with a large sum of money-nearly $300000 this year notes Mr Stahlbaum The fund has been administered very efficiently in the past but anticipated growth both in income and disbursements makes a well-managed response even more necesshysary in the future

His tough-mindedness in financial matters softens however when he talks about the role of alumni in supporting the University I see a growing number of alumni turning out for our special cvents I had a ball at College Royal talking to over 150 alumni who had returned to Guelph from as far away as

an average of 85 per cent or higher on five courses in the fifth sixth seventh or eighth semester The following have been named for the fall semester 1980

BSc Program Semester 5 Gail Baker honours (biochemistry) and Timothy Wilkinson major (biochemisshytry) minor (nutrition) Semester 7 John Wylie honours (theoretical physics) Seshymester 8 Christopher Retterath hoshynours (computing and information sci-

Montreal and Sudbury He regrets that it sometimes seems

that the University communicates with alumni only when it asks for money We also need t heir loyalty encourageshyment and participation

Funds provided by alumni to the AM F provide a vital service he exshyplains All universities are cutting back in their budgets and in the process it is the refinements which go first It is these peripheral but important activishyties that receive the support of the AM F

Barry sees fund-raising not as the bottom line of Alumni Affairs but as part of a full circle which makes it possible for things to happen which enhance the prestige and reputation of the University of Guelph

T hese in turn bring pride to us all and also help to create a sense of worthwhileness in being active alumni This is what stimula tes fund raising

The results include scholarships visiting professor programs library acshyquisitions our prestigious University of Guelph Choir trips to Europe the develshyopment of the Arboretum Alumni Stashydium and a host of ot her activities which make us all feel good

Barry takes over the chairmanship from Dr C Robert Buck o v e 46 He was a great chairman I hope I can run a meeting half as well 0

ence) The following we re selec ted from the winter semester 1981

BA Program Semester 8 Mayda -Tratnik honours (mathema tics)

BSc Program S emester 6 C atheshyrine Macerollo honours (applied matheshymatics) Laurie Bemi honours (chemisshytry) and John W ylie honours (theoreti shycal physics) Semester 8 John Root honours (chemical physics) 0

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John Hulland 81

Senator Few students can match the record of involvement of John H ulland 81 in University administration As a fourth year Bsc chemistry major John was this past fall elected chairman of Senshyates Graduation and Ceremonials Comshymittee Although he is the first student to chair a Senate committee the experishyence and expertise John has accumulatshyed made him an obvious choice

Beginning with the Student Petishytions Committee John has been a memshyber of the Board of Undergraduate Studies the C om mittee on Educational Development the University Liaison Committee the Committee on Universishyty Planning and the search committee for the Dean of the College of Physical Science

The Graduation and Ceremonials Committee which John chairs is enshygaged in recommending to Senate canshydidates for honorary degrees and dishyplomas Following the committees decishysions John takes the recommendations to Senate for consideration Because a chairman does not vote at committee meetings John says he sometimes finds a conflict between his position and his personal inclinations

He has strong views on many Unishyversity issues and feels that any student with similar concerns would find inshyvolvement in the Senate a worthwhile commitment

For students genuinely interested in Senate John cautions that it takes a full year as a student member to acquire the knowledge and confidence to work effectively John also finds integration of his academic pursuits with committee work lends perspective to his undergradshyuate University experience helping to develop insight into people and organishyzations

Such experience will be pertinent to the M BA John is contemplating purshysuing next year- the next item on the chairmans agenda 0

Professor Bill Brown

Inventor Retired chemistry professor WH Bill Brown spent the best part of his acashydemic years within the sound of running water-pouring into laboratory sinks through standard metal filter pumps at a rate of 594 gallons every six hours Multiplied by 12 pumps in the average student laboratory and 12 weeks every semester the result is a veritable Niashygara of noisy and expensive water

Retirement two years ago provided Dr Brown with the opportunity to inshydulge his interest in gadgetry and he went to work to design a more powerful splash-proof and more economical filter pump

Pre-production models combining lengths of automotive hose friction tape and his own adventures into glassblowshying worked well enough to justify proshyfessionally made prototypes which themshyselves underwent a series of changes to arrive at ever more compact quieter and more economical units

Today Dr Browns glass filter pump is in full production and it is attracting the attention of institutional and commercial laboratories all over Canada because it scores for ease of installation ability to swivel through 360deg and superior pumping action

The economics are remarkable The Niagara of water referred to above represents an estimated cost of over $2000 per semester The smallest of the Wekksco Filter Pumps reduces this by I ljl2 with no loss in efficiency and virtual silence of operation 0

John Root 81

Medallist The We Winega rd Medal t he Univershysitys most distinguis hed stude nt award has been won this year by John Root 81 of G uelph who received a BSc in honours physics at spring C onvocat ion The medal was presented at the annual Senate Board of G overnors dinner in June

Not only must wi nners of the Wineshygard Medal achieve high levels of acashydemic attainment but they must also demonstrate outstanding leadersh ip in a range of extra-curricular act ivi t ies

John attained a cumulative average of 888 per cent chalking up 45 As (over 80 per cent) and three Bs during his eight underg raduate semesshyters He accomplished this ou tstand ing record while maintaini ng a dizzying schedule of extra-curricu lar activities on campus in church a nd in the comshymunity

He was president of the Physics and Astronomy Club in 1979-1980 and chairman of its College Royal subcomshymittee in 1980-1981 U nder his leadershyship the Club held an active sched ule of meetings and also orga nized an intershyuniversity convention Its C ollege Royal display in 1979- 1980 won first prize within the College and second pr ize campmiddotus-wide In 1980-1981 the Col lege Royal exhibit claimed the ove r-all award In his third year John was a lso president of the Campus C hristia n Felshylowship and secretary of the Physical Science Student Cou nci l

Johns off-campus activities includshyed singing in the choir of First Bapt ist C hurch teach ing S unday school playshying clarinet in an ensem ble doing musishycal arranging and organizi ng an intershychurch you th group T his group known as the Guelph Associa tion Ba ptist Youth included representatives of churches from Stratford to Bra mpton It was first organi zed during t he year 1979-1980 and during 1980-1 98 1 John served as its preside nt 0

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W hile driving along a rural sideroad the other day I stopped to watch a

combine at work The great machine moved ponderously across the field cutting a wide swath of ripe grain A stream of golden kernels nowed into a hopper at its top andT e Annual behind it as it moved along it left a neat windrow of crumpled straw

Threshing Bee This journalistic sketch a nostalgic glimpse of farm life In Wes tern Ontario during the first quarter of the 20th century comes from the book Down On the Farm by Harold B Dlsbrowe OAC 23

About the Author

Harold Disbrowe is a retired educator He started his career as an instructor at International College in Izmir Turkey and later was a demonstrator and lecturer at the Ontario Agricultural College In 1932 he became a secondary schoolteacher of science and agriculture and taught at Stirling in Hastings County and Simcoe in Norfolk County

In 1945 he was appointed principal of Elmira District Secondary School in Waterloo County He occupied this post until his retirement in 1965

He now resides in London Ontario Since retiring he has become a freelance writer and has had numerous articles published in Ontario dailies including the London Free Press Ottawa Journal and the Toronto Da ily Star

The Authors Foreword

These 16 sketches based on my own experience describe some aspects offarm and community life in Malahide township Elgin County Ontario during the first quarter of this century

In retrospect it was a wonderful training for life although I had small appreciation of it at the time It provided a special kind of pragmatic education that has served me well I always feel a lillie sorry for those who do not have this in their background

Those days are gone and the lifestyle and experiences offarm life described here will not again be duplicated However they are a part of our history and their remembrance is worth recording HBD

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It was controlled by a solitary man sea ted comforta bly in a glass-enclosed cab from which came the sound of music He with this complica ted machine was accomplishing what in my boyhood days would have required the exertions of several teams of horses and a dozen men

This lone farmer with his mammoth machine whose cost would have sufficed to purchase a SOO-acre farm 60 years ago somehow symbolized the impersonality of modern life even on the farm In the rural Ontario of bygone years threshing out the crop was a community enterprise a social rite that was enjoyed by all who had a part in it

In the unsophisticated early days of this century the arrival of the threshers was an exciting event The big steam engine came down the road puffing and clanking and emitting clouds of smoke and steam Behind it in tandem it towed the grain separator with its myriad belts and pulleys and the sloshing gurgling tank wagon

The outfit pulled into the yard and stopped In the sudden silence one could hear the hiss of escaping steam and smell the odours of hot oil and wood smoke But the silence was short-lived for the crew climbing down from their various perches proceeded to reconnoiter the situation and then with much shouting back and forth to set the machine

The separator was unhitched and turned around and then pushed backward up the ramp into the barn by the puffing

Th e threshing engine

labou ri ng engine Next the engine wa s backed dow n the slope a nd levelled by backing the rear wheels onto a sturdy platform constructed of old railroad ties The big rubber-and-canvas beh was unrolled and slipped over the separator drive pulley and the flywheel of the engine which was chocked into position when the right degree of tautness was attained

While this was going on the exchange hands drifted in from the neighbouring farms As they arrived they were assigned to their work stations Most were sent to the mow to pitch down sheaves but one was sent to the separator platform to feed them into the machine and a couple were designated to carry away the grain as it came from the separator The job of steering the stra w blower an easy task usually went to the boy of the family The farm owner in conformance with convention assumed the suffocating task of spreading straw in the dusty confines of the straw shed

When all was ready a couple of short toots of the whistle warned the hands that work was about to start The engine chuggcd purposefully and the drivebelt slapped a few times as it gathered speed Various pulleys belts and conveyors started to move the band cutters flashed and a blast of air came from the blower When the sounds converged into a powerful rumble the separator man gave the signal to start

The engineer responded with a short whistle blast and the platform man started to lay the sheavcs onto the conveyor that fed them headfirst into the maw of the machine The whirling bladcs of the band cuttcr severed the twine bands and the machine growled protestingly as the grain passed through the cylinder and was stripped of its kernels

The threshing crew

Down through the roaring quaking machine went the mixture of straw chaff and grain The straw was sucked up and blasted out through the blower pipe into the straw shed The grain and chaff passed over a wccession of vibrating sieves that separated them and permitted the kernels to flow from the side of the machine into a waiting one-bushel container As each was filled it was whisked away to the granary and emptied into a bin As the carrier returned with the empty container he paused at the granary door to put a mark on the tallyboard

As the men settled into the work they instinctively adopted a rhythmic pace that kept the separator operating at optimum capacity All the while the separator man moved over the machine between the whirling belts and pulleys to attend to his duties He filled and adjusted grease cups applied belt dressing and kept a sharp watch for trouble

At the engine the engineer was kept busy firing t he boiler The fuel consisted of old fence rails and pine stumps of which there seemed to be an inexhaustible supply These items were cut into appropriate lengths for the firebox by means of a buzz saw attached to one of the tender boxes on the rear platform of the engine It was driven by a belt from the flywheel Throughout the day the high-pitched z-i-n-g-g-g-g of the saw could be heard as the engine man cut wood to feed the voracious firebox

If there was an ample supply water for the boiler was taken from the farm well otherwise it had to be hauled from a convenient pond or stream Supplying it was the farmers responsibility and a man and team were dispatched for this purpose from time to time Sometimes while they were on this errand the supply ran low and

the engineer would let loose frantic short blasts of the whistle to signal the tank man to make haste

While the men were at work all was bustle and chatter at the house as the women prepared to feed the hands Providing good meals for the threshers was a rural tradition and every housewife did her best to maintain the standard expected

A prodigious amount of baking and roasting was done in preparation for the annual epicurean rite When the tables were finally ready they literally sagged under their burden of food Huge platters of meat and pitchers of brown gravy bowls of mashed potatoes peas and carrots plates of sliced tomatoes cookies and homemade bread as well as numerous kinds of pie pickles and preserves and great pitchers of tea and coffee occupied all available space

(n the backyard the family laundry tubs were set up on trestles and filled with water Bars of brown soap were laid out and fresh towels were draped conveniently over fence or clothesline When all was ready a wave of the hand to the watchful engineer was the signal to shut down A prolonged shrill whistle halted the now of sheaves and brought the work to a halt

The engine was shut down and the clattering belts and pulleys slowed and stopped Jn the unaccustomed stillness the voices of the men sounded unnaturally loud as they climbed down from their places and made their way to the house At the water tubs there was a tremendous amount of hawking blowing and snorting as the men washed the dust and grime from arms and faces before going in and seating themselves at the tables

All was concentration as the hungry hands set to Little could be heard but the clatter of knives and forks as the platters were emptied and replenished again and again by the hovering women But as appetites were appeased the pace slowed down and there was conversation and good-natured banter around the table

Afterwa rds the men drifted outside for more talk and a smoke before returning to work or if at days end to their respective homes for evening chores Thus the work went on from day to day until the neighbourhood was threshed out 0

-Copies of the 67-page book Down On the Farm may be obtained for $5 postpaid by writing to Harold B Disbrowe 17 Farm Manor Court London Ontario N 6H 412 The book is also available at $395 at the U of G Campus Bookstore Ed

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Grandntas

By Andrea Mudry Fawcett

G randma is no longer in a class by herself In the past when a grandshy

mother began to study at university she invariably made the front page of the local newspaper Today however she is far from alone

At the University of Guelph as on campuses across orth America adults varying grea tly in age academic backshyground and aims are coming to learn A businessman takes three days out of a hectic schedule to attend a conference on computers because he finds it absolutely necessary to keep abreast of changes in his field He is joined on campus by a former school drop-out who is intent on improving his career potential by getting a degree Meanwhile a highly-trained technician is

indulging her life-long ambition of studying history

The Action Is Not All on Campus Working closely with the Colleges the

University School of Part-time Studies and Continuing Education regularly develops credit and non-credit programs tailor-made to the specific needs of groups such as teachers business and technical workers Often the clients take part in designing the program for their employees The Roya l Bank and the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources a re two that have taken advantage of this new method Currently in the works is a Family Studies course to be offered for teachers in St Catharines The site for a n off-campus program can be a

Not Alone Any More lunchroom boardroom or a classroom whichever is most appropriate

Various media have been extensively

used to reach large nu mbers of peoplc Most recently the School is co-operating with TV O ntario to produce special credit courses on C hina and Energy

The needs of adult stud en ts who often have to fit studying around job and family responsibilities are our main consideration says Mark W aldron Director of th e University School of Part-time Studies and C ontinuing Education Organized in 1979 mai nly to accommodate thc rising number of returning olde r-tha n-average students the School had 13000 registrations for 1980 It is separated into three divisions Part -time and G e neral Studies for degree

programs Continuing Education for non-credit programs and Independent (correspondence) Study for diplomas in Agriculture and Horticulture Professors Sam Luker Jim M urray and T ed Mc N inch a re the chairmen of the respective div isions

Matching Strengths and Needs The School is not interested in simply

duplicati ng other universities offer in gs Whether faculty and sta ff are developing a course a conference or a new program they emphasize the U niversity S st rengths a nd the needs of the community Because local industry expressed a need the School recently developed a degree course in Quality Assurance S ubjects such as Family Studies Agriculture Hotel and Food Administration and Computing Science

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a re freque nt ly the focal poi nt of professional developmen t conferences

Some ideas origi na ted by the School a re not hi ng less than pioneering steps in adult education Corresponde nce students once had only a text book and occasionally audio cassettes until School faculty developed a multi-media learning kit that combines these two with a small hand-viewer and filmst rips enabling students to learn th rough th ree compleshymentary processes S ummer Campus is a unique vacat ion program which a llows people of all ages a nd interests to enjoy the Un iversitys extensive educational and recreational facilities during the relatively qu iet summer months

W ith the introduction of a regula r slate of evening credit courses on campus a yca r and a ha lf ago t he number of partshyti me students increased by more than 50 per cent Many of these people are taki ng degree courses to advance occupationally

For Some-a Ne w Career A glazier meta l mecha nic by day

Thomas Smith of G uel ph spe nds many evenings on cam pus as a part-t ime student He returned to school after 20 years intent upon gaining a degree in Computing Science and Business Administration and st a rt ing a new ca reer

He is thorough ly enjoying and ma king the most of his univers ity ex perience Im curious about many subjects so each semester I take a course in the H umani t ies or Social Sciences a long wit h one in my major subject of Comput ing Science So far I have studied Psychology Philosophy H istory and Sociology he ex plains

Tom believes tha t people s hould act ively participate in organiza tions which a ffect them persona lly Consequently he became the first represen tative of the new G eneral S tudies progra m to sit on the U niversity Senate Formerly he was recording secretary of Local 181 2 Intershynational Brotherhood of Pai nters and Allied Trades

Tom has discovered aspects of the university experience which evade all too many older students according to Richard Leavens counsello r Part-ti me and G eneral Studies Often these ad ults are too in tense and anxious about completing a project or writ ing exams T hey overlook the fact that being here affords them t he chance to escape their usual roles for a while to cxplore new ideas a nd meet new friends wi th similar in teres ts Ult imately it is the pleasure in learnin g which makes the exercise worthwh ile It can be a total experience of trying a nd growing

Not everyone bent on advancing a career has the time or energy to pursue a degree however Toms week for example often spirals into 60 hours and more of combined work and study not to mention his family commitments Completed in a fraction of the time nuts and bolts certificate or diploma programs in subjects such as Industrial Relations Statistics Horticulture and Agriculture are becoming increasingly popular Several such programs a re being offered by each division in the School

Practical Programs Since these are practical programs the

knowledge gained is immediately useful on the job Marlene and Joh n G iesbrecht of Manitoba found Independent Studys correspondence program in Horticulture an idcal way to become more proficient in their tree and lawn care business while working towards an Ontario Diploma in Horticulture (ODH) The Edmonton parks system has established special in-service training to augment the O DH progra m in order to encourage their employees to study for the diploma

University of Guelph graduates some of whom may well have silently vowed never to crack another book as they received their degree are among the first to discover that learning is a lifelong process and pleasure A teacher of French English and Mathematics at Waverley Public School in Guelph Jean Llewellyn Arts 72 recently took an evening course in childrens literature at the University Certainly the course is very useful in providing me with a core of information to teach my own students but it is gratifying and certainly no chore I feel that Im gaining two bonuses from the one expe rience she explains

Dr Peter G (Spike) Oliver OVC 51 occasionally enjoys taking a Continuing Education non-degree course A consultant wi th the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food he prefers subjects such as Physical Awareness and Psychology which provide a relaxing change of pace after a day s work

Increased leisure time the need to keep abreast of the knowledge explosion genera l higher educational levels these then are the main factors contributing to

what Profcssor Waldron describes as the current boom in adult education

The universities on their part may be catering more to the needs of these older students because of the anticipated decline in enrolment by high school graduates but there is another equally important factor

Aging Does Not Impair Ability to Learn From 1900 to the 1940s ma ny

ed uca tional psychologists bel ieved that physica l emotional sensory and inte llectual growth stopped at the age of 18 S u bsequent resea rch consistently extended this growth period a nd present ind ications are th a t t he aging process does not at all sign ifica ntly impair the a bility to lea rn But the shadow of formcr bel iefs remai ned with educators and the public for a long t ime Even now it is not tota lly eradicated

To hel p adul ts especia ll y those taking degree courses to overcome fears and ta ke their place in the mainstream of university life t he School has organized special services Counsell ing and orientation sessions are available before classes begin These are followed by short workshops on how to wri te essays ta ke exams and use t he library Spec ial facilities and counsellors are avai la ble to help in career decisions

Gazing into the c rystal ball Professor Wa ldron forsees a continuation of the trend towards in novative cou rse fo rmats to meet the needs of adu lts The possibilities are endless since st ripped to its essentials learning is simply an organized sequential series of ex periences concentrating on a given SUbject Withi n ten years he expects that computers will become as common as radio and te levision sets a re today and will provide excellen t leachi ng dev ices

[n the nea r fu ture the universities wi ll bclong as much to older students as to the traditiona l 18- to 22-year-olds he concludes

Grandma it seems may even end up belonging to the majority 0

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i1u ALUMNI NEWS amp [JJ I~

CAMPUS HIGHLIGHTS I~

Appointment

Robin Lewis Arts 73

Robin Baird Lewis Arts 73 has been appointed Deve lo pmentC om municashytions Officer in the Department of Alumni Affairs and Development

Robin received her BA (Honors) degree in English a nd H istory In 1978 she received an M A in H istory Scotshytish Studies the first to receive a Masshyters degree in this disci pline from the U nivers ity

An active member of the Central Ontario Artists Association she is an exhibiting artist commercial designer and illustrator whose work has a ppeared in the 1980 and 1981 editions of Canashydian Children s Annual and in collecshytions in Canada the United States and

G reat Brita in Before her present appointment

Robin ta ught Art in Bra nt ford Woodshystock and at Fa nshaw e C ollege and then Art English and History for the Brant Count y Board of Educa tion

As Developmen tCommun ications Offi cer she is responsible for the artshywork co-ordination of des ign copy and preparation of fu ndra ising literat ure and seven College Alumni Weekend bulletin supplements and other printed mat r ials for the De partment She also prepa res proposals for presentation to foundations and corporations a nd co-ordinates the promotion of the Universitys deferred and commemorative gifts programs 0

Newly Elected as

AluDlni Senators

Phili p Cha n is general manager of Guelphs C hina T iki restaurant W hile at t he University he served a three-yea r term as a Student Senator was one of the fou nding mem bers and president of the C hinese Students A sociation and was the Universitys first Food Services Ombudsman

Following the annual election for three of the nine alumni seats on Senate of the University Philip Chan HAFA 75 Christine Hurlbut A rts 74 a nd Lorna (Dennison) Milne OAC 56 have been elected to replace those who have fulshyfill ed three-year terms

Christine Hurlbut is an 3ssistantasshysocia te consultant in womens concerns for the Anglican C hurch of C anada She devotes her spa re time to the Canadian Cancer Society and to the archives and socia l programs of her chu rch Ch ristine has also been involved with Alma Mater Fund commemorative programs

Lorna (Dennison) Milne lives in Bra m pton where she has operated Flowshyertown Antiques for nine years She served an eight- year term as trustee with the Pee l Board of Education and is president of t he North Peel unit of the Canadian C ancer Society She is marshyried to Ross M il ne OAC 55 0

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Jim Elmslie Alumni Affairs amp Development

Our Photographe r in London

T he day was June 14 198 1 T he place was T he Ma ll in London England during the annu al Trooping the Colour ceremony S ix blank shots were fi red f rom a starting-pis shytol Burmese the 19-year-old horse carrying Queen Eliza shybeth II reared and bolted for a few yards a busbied

Gu ardsm an reached into the crowd and dragged th e gunman to th e road and Jim Elmslie assistant director f or development A lumni Affairs captured the whole scene On vacation Jim and his wIe Kay were staying at th e Uni versity of Guelph s London House

COining Eve nts September 14-19 Aggie Week

25 OAC Alumni Association Annual Golf Tournament

October 3 HOMECOMING

October-Decem ber Daily Campus Visit Program (Except Sat and Sun ) fo r Prospective Students Call (519) 824-4120 Ext 871 2 or in Ontario Call Toll Free 1-800-265-8344

November 9-11 Guelph Interaction A Conference on Scientific and Human Issues Workshops and Seminars for Senior High School Students Phone (51 9) 824-4120 for Details

12-22 Royal Agricultural Winte r Fair Toronto

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The College of Social Science Alumni Association

PEGAS-US Editor Rick Knap 74

First CSSAA Awards The C ollege of Social Science honoured its top students at an awards ceremony and luncheon earlier this year and CSS alumni can mark a milestone achievement on thei r calendars

For the first time in the Associashytions history College of S ocial Science Alumni Association In-C ourse Scholarshyships have been awarded

Funded by a $2000 Alma Mater Fund grant te n presentations of $200 each were made

At the same function six Alma Mater BA In-Course Scholarships of $250 each were awarded to students enrolled in the BA program who have completed five semesters with high acashydemic standing

The CSSA A on behalf of all its members ex te nds its sincere congratulashytions to the recipients 0

Alma Mater scholarship winners and CSS faculty I to r are Dean John Vanderkamp Vivian Gies Hazel Jones Stephen Dawkins Robert Wildeboer Kathleen M artin and Department of Sociology and Anthropology chairman Professor Wayne Thompson

CS S AA scholarship winners and css faculty I to r front row Elizabeth Renfrew Karen Frosch S usan Smith Barbara Jessup Kerry Prentice and David Bestvater Back row Professor E Dalrymple-Alford Vante Martini Gerald Jellis and Professor P Gough

Grad News 1974

Bob Small is a life skills coach at Sheridan College in Oakville

1977

Kosta Black works for S ta nley Products Limited of Burlington as product manshyager

Patricia Locher operates her own busishyness Patrik Action Wear in Clareshysholm Alberta

Gerald Neil works for the Continental Ba nk in Newmarket as an accounts representative

1978

S teven Boudreau works in the University Sa les Division of Gage Educational Pubshylishing Limited Steve operates out of his home base in Brownsburg Quebec

Kathy MacKay teaches at the First United Day Care C entre in Victoria BC

Laura (Petl) and Steven Smith live in Oshawa Laura is assistant co-ordinator with the Canadian Hearing Society in Toronto Steven holds a management position with Cooper-Smith of Oshawa

Bob Sullivan and his wife Lori 79 live in Windsor Bob has enrolled in the Faculty of Law at the University of Windsor 0

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His BA Led

to Something

Different Gary Muntz 69 is Executive Director a t Manitoulin Centenniall Manor in lillie Current Manitoulin Island Ontario He holds an honours BA and double major in Political Science and History and an MA 72 in Political Science

PECAS-US Tell us about the Manitoushylin Centennial Manor

MunIz Its a municipal home for the aged for the District of Manitoulin The facility is supported jointly by the proshyvincial government and by local municishypalities on the island The Manor proshyvides residential care for the elderly

PECAS-US How many people are emshyployed at the Manor

MunIz We have a staff of approximateshyly 70 people

PECAS-US Manitoulin Island is very distinctive in terms of its geography Is it also distinctive in terms of its comshymunity as compared to southwestern Ontario

MUnT Its the largest island in fresh water in the world and a vacation parashydise in the summer It also offers a great deal in the way of winter sports and recreational opportunity

Manitoulin is unique in the sense that local people describe themselves as islanders and there is the mystique of belonging to a native islander society In recent years however the mystique is much more real than the presence of a native island society Many people have moved to Manitoulin for lifestyle reashy

sons There are more islanders at heart now than native islanders

Y cars ago Manitoulin was an isoshylated community a liule off the main thoroughfare however in 198 ~ people may have to go a little out of the way to get to Manitoulin but the isolation factor has disappeared

PECAS-US What industry is present on Manitoulin

Muniz Presently the largest employer is the public service including the hospishytal in Little Current the Manor of which I am a part the school board and other government ministries A large seasonal tourist industry together with the commercial infrastructure supports a large summer population

At present a new lumber mill has begun operation At the turn of the century Manitoulin was noted for its lumber mills Now with increased forshyeign demand for lumber a large mill is transporting logs from the north shore of Lake Huron to Manitoulin The mill is finishing lumber and shipping it mainly to the Middle East

PpoundCAS-US What social and economic factors will playa major role in shaping the Manitoulin community in the next few years)

MunIZ The tourist industry is the largshyest attraction to the island The governshyment and the municipalities through local initiatives programs like most other municipalities wish to attract inshydustry I think though I am not their spokesman that a number of people on the island would opt for a selective approach to industrial development

There is a controversy regarding nearby Elliot Lake and its uranium mines and processing plant A large segment of the island population is dogshymatically opposed to this type of indusshytry The reason for this opposition is the view that such an industry is an enshycroachment on the clean-air cleanshywater lifestyle on the island which most Manitoulin residents feel is important In fact these are the reasons why people have chosen Manitoulin as a place to live

In an area which does not offer a great many employment opportunities for the young work force the lament is that it is very difficult to keep successive generations in the community Many may be forced to leave

As a result there are two opposing forces thosc who would freeze the island in time and those who have

children and see the need for increased job opportunities I hope that a conshystructive compromise will be achieved

PtCAS-US Describe the needs of the people at the Manitoulin Centennial Manor

MunIz The Manor is not unique among homes for the aged As people grow older many reach the point where they are unable to maintain their own homes and property There is a progression which can be observed but generally speaking due to medical disabilities or simply advancing age people require more care

We have here at the Manor a very charming facility with I believe one of the most beautiful views in Ontario if not Canada There is a commanding view of the North Channel where we overlook an attractive group of islands and in the summer there are usually many sailboats in view

It used to be the case that families would care for their own however a change of family lifestyles indicates that older family members often will not have their children available to help them

I am not in the least offended if our residents consider the Manor as a place where they can obtain food and shelter while continuing with their lifestyles outside the Manor as much as possible

We have activity directors and offer nursing care Many residents require some form of nursing care Each resishydent has personal needs We provide medical services up to the point allowed by legislation If greater medical attenshytion is required then the resident must move to a hospital as required by law The Manor operates somewhat like a hospital but is quite different in that we are providing a home

PECAS-US Are there courses deshyscribed as necessary or required in order to launch graduates into a career or a job such as yours

MunIZ I wish that I could offer a clear insight but many opportunities seem to be fortuitous Being a graduate of the -College of Social Science I was exposed to a controversy which is ongoing as to whether a liberal arts education is of value I believe that a graduate can benefit from an education in Social Science combined with a large smatshytering of reality and an ability to recognize opportunities As a result the graduate can take advantage of opporshytunities as they arrive 0

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The College of Biological Science Alumni Association

BI -ALUMNI EWS Editor Jane Selley Arts 70

Sir Peter Markham Scott DSc

A citation by Professor Keith Ronald to convocation on the presentation of an honorary degree to Sir Peter Markham SCOII June 4

Knight Bachelor Commander Order of the British Empire Distinguished Sershyvice Cross and Bar artist author natushyralist and conservationist broadcaster and lecturer and sailor in peacetime and in war Born in Gloucester England by the age of seven he was discussing fish and sea birds and sea urchins with Sir Ray Lankester F RS From school he went to Trinity College Cambridge where he received his MA degree in 1931 Since the mid-1930s his unusual abilities have enabled him to excel in everyone of the great range of activities to which he has given his attention

Going on after Cambridge to the Munich State Academy and then to the Royal Academy Schools in London he immersed himsel f in the fine arts Since 1933 his paintings have been exhibited in London and New York he has writ shyten more than a dozen books including his autobiography The Eye of the Wind published in 1962 and he has been illustrator for a like number of works by other authors

Bronze medallist for single-handed sailing in the 1936 Olympics he won the Prince of Wales Cup for International 14-foot dinghies for 1937 1938 and 1946 For his valour in the Royal Navy from 1939 to 1945 he was three times mentioned in dispatches was awarded the M B E in 1942 and the DSC and Bar in 1943 He took part in the Dieppe raid twice new with the RA F and fought on land near Caen in 1944

In 1946 Peter Scott founded The

Wildfowl Trust as a non-profit organizashytion devoted to research conservation and education pertaining to ducks geese swans and other waterfowl In 1953 he was awarded the CBE as Honorary Director of that Trust His profound interests in wildlife over the years have taken him to all parts of the world An alphabetical list of places from Alaska to Zanzibar includes more than a hundred names many visited a number of times only V and X are missing

Since the 1940s Scott has broadshycast for the BBC talks and commentarshyies on a variety of topics including the Victory Procession of June 1946 which he broadcast while standing in a Duck Later programs such as the Childrens Hour Nature Parliament on radio and LOOK on television including a special edition with the Duke of Edinshyburgh for National Nature Week in 1966 are illustrative Since 1971 he has been commentator for Anglia Televishysions Survival series He has delivshyered lectures on similar topics in many parts of the world including of course aboard ship

Scott has served as president viceshypresident chairman councillor or memshyber of a host of bodies involved in yachting exploring conservation ornishythology Boy Scouts and many others He is a former president of the Society of Wildlife Artists a life Fellow of the London Zoological Society and of the New Zealand Antarctic Society He is a trustee of British and of African sancshytuaries and of the Ontario Waterfowl Research Foundation

In recognition of his leadership in such bodies as the World Wildlife Fund the Wildlife Youth Service the Internashytional Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources and others Her Majesty was pleased to create Peter Scott Knight Bachelor in 1973 He was appointed to the Icelandic Order of the Falcon (1969) and Commander of the

Dutch Order of the Golden Ark (1976) The Albert Medal of the Royal Society of Arts was bestowed on him in 1970 and he has received ot her medals of zoological societies a nd conservation soshycieties too numerous to cite

The British university world hoshynoured him as Rector of Aberdeen from 1960 to 1963 and as C hancellor of Birmingham in 1974 He is an honorary L L D of Exeter (1963) Aberdeen (1963) Birmingham (1974) and Br istol (1974) Bath awarded him its honorary DSc in 1979 and he was named Fellow of the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology in 1974 From Cornelil University he reshyceived the Arthur Allen Medal for ornishythology in 1971

Madam C hancellor the word versashytility can seldom have connoted such proficiency and excellence as have been so broadly achieved by th is man had the name Bay of Exploits not been given long ago in our maritime province of Newfoundland it might well have been used to honour S ir Peter Scott It is therefore an unusua l pleasure for me on behalf of the Senate of the University of Guelph to request you now to do honour to this Unive rs ity in hon u ring Peter Markham Scott by conferring upon him the degree of Do tor of Scishyence honoris causa 0

Ski-Zoo When was the last time you had a sk i-eyed view of an elephant The C8SAA is planning a day of crossshycountry skiing that includes a beshyhind-the-scenes tour of the MetroshyToronto Zoo in late January or February 1982

Wed like to know if youll come Direct all your comments to the C8SAA co Alumni Affairs and Development University Censhytre niversity of Guelph Guelph Ontario NIG 2WI 0

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New Editor Professor John T Powell is about to add yet anot he r activity to his already eclecshytic interests The C ollege of Biological S cience Al umni Associa tion has apshypointed hi m as editor of the Bia-Alum ni News for the next year

T his will be a natural position for John who is not only well known to all CBS a lumni but who also keeps up a n exte nsive correspondence with many graduates For those who know and work closely wi th him it is common knowl edge tha t he enjoys corresponding by ma il So get out your pen and dash off a letter of congra tul at ions- and be prepared for an o nslaught of reply letshyters

Dr Powell was invited to come to the University 16 yea rs ago to create a departme nt of Physical Education He became the chairman of such a departshy

ment a nd the subsequent chairman of the newly created Depa rtment of Hu man Kinetics in 1971 (now in the School of H uman Biology ) They were he says the most exciting yea rs of my life

H e remembers with affect ion the open ing of the H uman Kinet ics Build ing in J 973 Although he has a lways been acti ve and inte nse in his involvement with physical exercise he is proud of the crea tion o f the academic atmosphere in H uma n Kine t ics- and the pioneering steps it took for the discipline

In a familiar style John leans forshyward to emphasize his next state ment Ive worked in fo ur uni vers ities in four countries a nd G uel ph is the 010 t coshyoperative Here and he digresses to add a personal story there is a relashytionship be tween all levels of the U nivershysity com munity whi ch demonstrates an excellent willingness and fr iend li ness to co-operate For me he sa ys it has been an opportu nity to put many of my conce pts into action It has al ways been a stimulating environment

Most of uS cat lunch at noon John however can usually be found lead ing a minimum of 30 me n and women in a vigorous program of physical e xerciseshyknown as the C ardiovascular C lub True to form th is was another activi ty which

John began the da y he arrived on ca mshypus Two of the or iginal members st il l join him and many retirees correspond by mail or phone for advice on t heir personal routi nes

Indicati ve of his participat ion in the U niversi ty com mun ity was the honour he received la t yea r- the C ommunity Service Awa rd He re lated that he alshymost missed the ba rbecue to honou r hi m so unsuspecting was he

Me ntion mus t be made of J ohns involvement in the Oly mpic movement which is a source of im me nse pride for him He was rece ntly appoi nted a pershyma nent member of the Canadian O lympic Associa tion and is a n ho norary membe r of t he N ational O ly mpic Acadshyemy for whom he is a regular lec tu rer at ancient O lympia This year for examshyple he will be a discuss ion leader inshyvolved with the Ara b nations

John has a lways enjoyed his inshyvolvement with alumni and hel ped fou nd the H um3 n Ki netics A lumni Assoc iation in 1971 He sa ys tha t he hopes tha t the CBS Bio -A lumni Ne ws wi ll conti nue to be a vehicle of correspondence for friend s who wish to keep in touch a recorder of stimulating academ ic adshyvances and a voice that will attract cu rrent notice of the work of a vibrant C ollege 0

New Pres Jim Galivan 73

T he new CBSAA president is a devoted G uelph grad Not only has Ji m Ga ll ivan 73 taken over from Al S ippel 75 bu t he will also finish a gradua tion from the

U of G which began in 1973 After his Bsc Ji m worked on his Msc till 1977 then after a few months break went on to a Ph D tha t he will complete this year

Jims speciality is respiration specishyfically the relationship between meta bolshyic rate and lung structure Recen tly he was named as the recipient of the E B Eastburn Fellowship (a trust fund of the Hamilton Foundation) that will a llow him to work this year on the structure

and function of lungs in the sloth and othe r bradymetabol ic animals A portion of this study will be carried out at Mc Master U niversi ty a nd a not her part in Ma naus Brazil (Jim has a lready promised the Bio-Alumni News some correspondence )

T he jungle environment might cramp hi s daily running schedule but it will certainly enha l]~ t hi s interest in photography (Jim maybe a picture or two as well plcasel) 0

Grad News

Cheryl Bailey 76 wr ites that she and her husband have recently returned from a two-year world tour (seve n mont hs in Australia) and have now settlcd in Toronto C heryl is working as a program meranalyst for th e C anada Perma nent Trust Co

Susan Collis 80 is curre ntly working as a veterinary assista nt in Brampton

Marg Davis 76 works as an air traffic control o ffice r with the C a nadian Armed Forces

Michael Ferr 77 is studying medic ine a t Q ueens He will grad ua te th is year

Diane (Andrews) Frechette 79 lives in Montreal where she is a q uality control supervisor for Br ights W ines

Len Godwin 79 and his wife Sharon live in Thunder Bay where Len is a contract fisheries technician for the M inistry of N a tural Resources

David Grasser 78 is a technical sales representative for A lchem Inc in Edshymonton Alberta

Jim McMillan 79 is em ployed as a fisher ies technicia n with Fisheries and shyO ceans Ca nada at the Bed ford Institute of Oceanography

Sheila (Brown) Murphy 77 wri te that she is enjoying her new position as a programmer with the Canada System Group in Mississa uga S he a nd her husband A llen live in Burlington O nshyta rio D

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Macdonald InstituteCollege of Family and Consumer

Studies Alumni Association

ALUMNI NEWS Editor Joan (Anderson) Jenkinson 66

Diseases of Lifestyle and Choice Excerpts from Nutrition Awareness and Education tbe keynote address gi~en by Dr Donna Woolcott 69 at tbe 1981 Mac-FACS alumni seminar

Dr Donna Woolcoll graduated from Family and Consumer Studies in 1969 She continued her studies at the Univershysity of Manitoba obtaining her MSc in Nutrition in 1971 Returning to the University of Guelph she completed her Ph D in Applied Human Nutrition in 1979 Currently she is Assistant Professhysor Applied Human Nutrition in the Department of Family Studies

The 60s and 70s were two decades during which nutrition became a major focal point for society particularly in terms of defining our nutrition probshylems

In Canada the most comprehensive survey to date was undertaken in the form of Nutrition Canada sampling ovcr 20000 Canadians from coast to coast Results of this survey have formed thc basis for intervention programs by government for new directions in reshysearch and for heightened awareness in business and industry

The major problems identified in Nutrition Canada can be classified as diseases of lifestylc and choice

Overweight andor obesity are major concerns in North America Beshycause of the very dismal success rates of wcight controlweight loss programs (cstimate of success is one to two per cent) programs directed at prevention should receivc the highest priority and should be directed at consumers before weight problems become cntrenched

Hcart disease ha s been identified as a health problcm of endemic proportions in Canada It is estimated that 50 per cent of deaths can be attributed to this disease While somc of the risk factors

associated with heart diseasc such as age sex and family history ca nnot be modificd many others including nut r ishytion arc susceptibl( to change which can lower risk

i third area of conccrn is iron deficicncy Thc survey revealed that body iron reserves and intake of iron were ub-optimal for a major portion of the population from infants throughout the life span to the elderly This concern also ca n be attributed to our lifest yle which dictates tha t we watch our caloric intake to avoid overweight T here is evidence that a daily intake of less than

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2000 calories makes it difficult to mainshytain adcquate iron intake

The development of dental caries is a disease which in spite of excellent preventive dentistry programs affects virtu a lly every fa mily to some extent in Canada We havc clear evidence tha t

there is a link bet wecn sucrosc-sugar consumption and the incidence of cavishyties

Being aware of the nutri-tion probshylems we look for solutions--one being nutrition education As well we need improved legislation regarding food lashybelling and advertising claims In add ishytion some at middottention should be paid to development of a national nutrition polshyicy

Regarding nutrItIOn knowledge studies have shown that the population is much misinformed or clearly lacks knowledge of nutrition in areas whe re nutrition professionals see a clear need for knowledge Ironically the consumer is overwhelmed with nutrition messages which come from questionable sources such as health food proponents fad diet promoters and media personalities

Developments are being made in nutrition education across Canada Pubshylic health and community nutritionists provide programs focusing on prevention and health to target groups such as pregnant women children the elderly the adult population at risk from heart disease and those with weight control problems Most of these programs are carried out by public health nurses dental hygienis-ts teachcrs fitness inshystructors and other health and social service pe rsonnel

The O ntario Milk Marketing Board has made significant contributions in increasing student nutrition awareness industry is developing an interest in nutrition education and many newspashypers in C anada carry reliable syndicated nutrition columns on a weekly basis

Many newspapers and magazines employ fully qualified nutritionists to write their nutrition columns The Canashyda Departments of Agriculture and C onsumer and Corporate Affairs inshyclude nutrition educa tion in some proshy

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gra ms as well W hat more could we do to improve

meeting consumers need s for nutrition education A short list would include such interve ntion s as school curr icula in nutrition increa sed participation by proshyfe ss ional nutritionis ts (as opposed to self-styl ed nutritionists) in health and ed uca t ion programs

Med ia exposurc by nutritionists should be re-emphas ized he re as well

We need improved nutrition labelling in C anada an ingredient list is not enough particularly in an increasingly crowded and complex food market The food industry could do more to provide conshysumers with nutrition information and to clarify some of the misconceptions held by consumers In addition we need to develop more direct service programs to

a ddrci~ the very real needs of some of our vcry high-risk groups such as the

elderly na tive peoples and coronary prone individuals

In conclusion it is clear that there are significant challenges ahead in Canshyada to overcome nutrition problems and to promote individual responsibility for nutritional health All of us can share in the challenge by providing effective nushytrition education In order to do this we must keep ourselves aware of the most recent trends in nutrition 0

From the

Dean Your editor J oan (Ande rson) Jenki nshyson 66 has asked tha t I tell you briefl y about some of the exc iting and very recent development whieh I mentioned when wel com ing M ac- FCS seminar participants in early M a y pace is preshycious so I will be brief with just a sentence for each

O ur FACS S hedS won for M a ry C ocivera Departme nt of Informat ion an Exceptional Achievement Awa rd in the publication writing category of an a wards program sponsored by the Counshy

cil for Advancement a nd S upport of Educa tion (C ASE) which was open to cntries from a nada and the U nited S ta tes

T hc U niversi ty L ibra ry in co-opershy

ation with the Depa r tment of Fa mily S tudies received a gra n of $20000 from the S trengthening o f Specia li zed

C ollection grant progra m of t he Social S ci ences and H umanit ies Researc h

Council for the development of the Famshy

ily Studies library collection Six faculty members had research

papers accepted for presentation in five different sections of the Learned Socieshyties Meetings which were held in Halishyfax in May

At a conference for senior hospitalishyty exccutives the School of Hotel and Food Administration (HAFA) a nshynounced plans for the development of an Advanced Management Program for the Hospitality Industry (AMPHI) which

will be offered for the first time in 1983 and for which substantial contributions

have been pledged by the industry to fund the case writing necessary for this program

Research grants totalling approxishymately $182000 have been received in the College over the last several months

Among th em are Dr Keith Slaters grant from the Depa rtment of National

De fence for research on det erioration of te xtile materials Dr Margaret

Mc Kim s grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council for the study of the impact of social experishycnce on infantpeer interac tion and

Dr Bruce Ryans grant from the Onshytario Mental Health Foundation for a study of families in the pre-adoptive

period and the success of th e adoptions These events all occurring over a two-month period give an indica tion of the developments in scholarship a nd outshyreac h within the College

On June 30 Dr Vosburgh completshyed his second five-year term as chairman of the Department of Consumer Studies and looks forw a rd to returning to the Department as a faculty member after a year of leave To have taken the beginshyning concepts for the Depa rtment of Consumer Studies and successfully built a department for which there was no model and which has gained recognition both on this continent and abroad for its uniqueness and its significance in toshydays world is indeed a major accomshypl ishment and one worthy of sincere congra tu la tions

We look forward to welcoming man y of you at the lecture to be given this fall by our Winegard Visiting Professor Dr Kenneth Boulding Deshyta ils of this lecture are outlined below

Plans for the Harshm an Lecture are just being completed It will be presented next year in either the winter or spring

semester

Janet M Wardlaw Dean

Visiting Prof D r Kenneth Boulding a d ist inguished economist and author will spend several weeks on campus in the fall as the W inegard Vis iting Profcssor in thc Colshylege of -a mily and C onsumer S tudies funded by t hc A lma M ater Fund C urshyrently Distingui shed Professor of Ecoshynomics Emeritu s in t he Inst itute of Beshyhavioural Science U niversity of Colorashydo he has been pres ide nt of the A merishycan Associa tion for thc A dvancement of Science the American Economic Assoshy

ciation and the rnternational Studies Association

A prolific author Dr Boulding has published widely on economics and the socia1 sciences Among his recent books are Beyond Economics Essays on Soshyciety Religion and Ethics Ecodynamshyics A New Theory of Societal Evolushytion a nd From Abundance to Scarcity Implications for the American System H e co-authored Social Systems of the Planet Earth

During hi s stay on campus Dr Boulding will participate in undergradushyate and graduate classes and faculty

seminars and will give a lecture to the university community on S eptember 22 He will be the featured speaker in a one-day conference organized by the College to highlight his visit The conshyference wi II focus on the role of households in world development

Faculty in the College a re pleased to host this distinguished scholar as a visiting professor They look forw a rd to the stimulation and leadersh ip his visit will provide Because of Dr Bouldings visit the Harshma n lecture which is usuall y held in the fall will be postshyponed until early 19820

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More Than 2 0 M ore Aware The 14th annual Mac-FACS Alumni Seminar attracted a record number of alumni and friends to the University of Guelph campus on Saturday May 2 The seminar on Nutrition Awareness appealed to grads and students alike spanning graduating years from 26 to 83 Attendance exceeded 200

Mary Henry 65 seminar chairshyman welcomed everyone to the proshygram Congratulations were extended to Dr Margaret Scott McCready recipient of the Order of Canada Medal Dr McCready proudly displayed her medal while alumni applauded her most recent honour

It was indeed a successful day-an excellent opportunity for everyone to update their current interests in nutrishytion and renew friendships at their Alma Mater 0

Professor David Collins- Thompson spoke on Food Safety - the Role of Addatives

Leslie Nanos nutrition consultant spoke on Nutrition and the Aging Process

Mac-FACS Careers Night 81 Sponsored by Your Alumni Association

500 to 7 00 pm October 5

Peter Clark Hall University Centre

Dr Margaret McCready shows her Order of Canada meda l to Mac- FACS Alumni ews editor Joan (Anderson ) Jenkinson Mac 66

In Memoriam

Margaret (Maunders) Coates 270 a life members of the Mac-FACS Alumni Association passed away in London on M arch 18 1981

E Margerite (McKiel) MacDonald 250 passed away in Is lington on Febshyruary 19 1981

Lilla (Freeborn) Oldfield 210 of Minshyneapolis M inn passed away on June II 1980

Lucille Catherine (Kuhn) Rogers 230 of Morrisville Pa passed a way March 10 1981 Her husband Tom Rogers is a graduate of OAC 23

Lois (Seldon) Schwenger 390 of Burlshyington passed away February 8 1981

Edna (Greening) Young 06D passed away in Ham il ton in March 1981 0

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The College of Physical Science Alumni Association

SCIMP Editor Bob Winkel

Barry and the AMF Thc election of Barry Stahlbaum 74 to the chairmanship of the Alma M ater Fund (AMF) Advisory C ouncil for 1981-1982 caps several years of involveshyment in alumni affairs both as a represhysentativc for graduates of his C ollege as secretary of the University of G uelph Alumni Association and as a member of the advisory council itself

A systems analyst in academic computer services Institute of Computshyer Science working with the OvC to computerize veterinary medical informashytion Barry brings a hard-nosed busishyness-like attitude to his new position

The AMF Advisory Council reshyviews and determines project priorities of the AMF and recommends to the President allocations of the proceeds of the fund Two representatives from each of the seven college alumni associations the primary representatives of the camshypaign management committee of the AM F the president and senior vieeshypresident of the Unive rsity of Guelph Alumni Association President Donald Forster as honorary UGAA president John Babcock OAC 54 director Alumni Affairs and Development and Jim Elmslie assistant director for develshyopment Alumni Affairs and Developshy

Roll of Honour The names of nine top undergraduate students in the College of Physical Scishyence have been added to the Colleges honour roll The students have achieved

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ment as secretary to the council make up the AM F advisory councils membershyship

The council deals with a large sum of money-nearly $300000 this year notes Mr Stahlbaum The fund has been administered very efficiently in the past but anticipated growth both in income and disbursements makes a well-managed response even more necesshysary in the future

His tough-mindedness in financial matters softens however when he talks about the role of alumni in supporting the University I see a growing number of alumni turning out for our special cvents I had a ball at College Royal talking to over 150 alumni who had returned to Guelph from as far away as

an average of 85 per cent or higher on five courses in the fifth sixth seventh or eighth semester The following have been named for the fall semester 1980

BSc Program Semester 5 Gail Baker honours (biochemistry) and Timothy Wilkinson major (biochemisshytry) minor (nutrition) Semester 7 John Wylie honours (theoretical physics) Seshymester 8 Christopher Retterath hoshynours (computing and information sci-

Montreal and Sudbury He regrets that it sometimes seems

that the University communicates with alumni only when it asks for money We also need t heir loyalty encourageshyment and participation

Funds provided by alumni to the AM F provide a vital service he exshyplains All universities are cutting back in their budgets and in the process it is the refinements which go first It is these peripheral but important activishyties that receive the support of the AM F

Barry sees fund-raising not as the bottom line of Alumni Affairs but as part of a full circle which makes it possible for things to happen which enhance the prestige and reputation of the University of Guelph

T hese in turn bring pride to us all and also help to create a sense of worthwhileness in being active alumni This is what stimula tes fund raising

The results include scholarships visiting professor programs library acshyquisitions our prestigious University of Guelph Choir trips to Europe the develshyopment of the Arboretum Alumni Stashydium and a host of ot her activities which make us all feel good

Barry takes over the chairmanship from Dr C Robert Buck o v e 46 He was a great chairman I hope I can run a meeting half as well 0

ence) The following we re selec ted from the winter semester 1981

BA Program Semester 8 Mayda -Tratnik honours (mathema tics)

BSc Program S emester 6 C atheshyrine Macerollo honours (applied matheshymatics) Laurie Bemi honours (chemisshytry) and John W ylie honours (theoreti shycal physics) Semester 8 John Root honours (chemical physics) 0

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Senator Few students can match the record of involvement of John H ulland 81 in University administration As a fourth year Bsc chemistry major John was this past fall elected chairman of Senshyates Graduation and Ceremonials Comshymittee Although he is the first student to chair a Senate committee the experishyence and expertise John has accumulatshyed made him an obvious choice

Beginning with the Student Petishytions Committee John has been a memshyber of the Board of Undergraduate Studies the C om mittee on Educational Development the University Liaison Committee the Committee on Universishyty Planning and the search committee for the Dean of the College of Physical Science

The Graduation and Ceremonials Committee which John chairs is enshygaged in recommending to Senate canshydidates for honorary degrees and dishyplomas Following the committees decishysions John takes the recommendations to Senate for consideration Because a chairman does not vote at committee meetings John says he sometimes finds a conflict between his position and his personal inclinations

He has strong views on many Unishyversity issues and feels that any student with similar concerns would find inshyvolvement in the Senate a worthwhile commitment

For students genuinely interested in Senate John cautions that it takes a full year as a student member to acquire the knowledge and confidence to work effectively John also finds integration of his academic pursuits with committee work lends perspective to his undergradshyuate University experience helping to develop insight into people and organishyzations

Such experience will be pertinent to the M BA John is contemplating purshysuing next year- the next item on the chairmans agenda 0

Professor Bill Brown

Inventor Retired chemistry professor WH Bill Brown spent the best part of his acashydemic years within the sound of running water-pouring into laboratory sinks through standard metal filter pumps at a rate of 594 gallons every six hours Multiplied by 12 pumps in the average student laboratory and 12 weeks every semester the result is a veritable Niashygara of noisy and expensive water

Retirement two years ago provided Dr Brown with the opportunity to inshydulge his interest in gadgetry and he went to work to design a more powerful splash-proof and more economical filter pump

Pre-production models combining lengths of automotive hose friction tape and his own adventures into glassblowshying worked well enough to justify proshyfessionally made prototypes which themshyselves underwent a series of changes to arrive at ever more compact quieter and more economical units

Today Dr Browns glass filter pump is in full production and it is attracting the attention of institutional and commercial laboratories all over Canada because it scores for ease of installation ability to swivel through 360deg and superior pumping action

The economics are remarkable The Niagara of water referred to above represents an estimated cost of over $2000 per semester The smallest of the Wekksco Filter Pumps reduces this by I ljl2 with no loss in efficiency and virtual silence of operation 0

John Root 81

Medallist The We Winega rd Medal t he Univershysitys most distinguis hed stude nt award has been won this year by John Root 81 of G uelph who received a BSc in honours physics at spring C onvocat ion The medal was presented at the annual Senate Board of G overnors dinner in June

Not only must wi nners of the Wineshygard Medal achieve high levels of acashydemic attainment but they must also demonstrate outstanding leadersh ip in a range of extra-curricular act ivi t ies

John attained a cumulative average of 888 per cent chalking up 45 As (over 80 per cent) and three Bs during his eight underg raduate semesshyters He accomplished this ou tstand ing record while maintaini ng a dizzying schedule of extra-curricu lar activities on campus in church a nd in the comshymunity

He was president of the Physics and Astronomy Club in 1979-1980 and chairman of its College Royal subcomshymittee in 1980-1981 U nder his leadershyship the Club held an active sched ule of meetings and also orga nized an intershyuniversity convention Its C ollege Royal display in 1979- 1980 won first prize within the College and second pr ize campmiddotus-wide In 1980-1981 the Col lege Royal exhibit claimed the ove r-all award In his third year John was a lso president of the Campus C hristia n Felshylowship and secretary of the Physical Science Student Cou nci l

Johns off-campus activities includshyed singing in the choir of First Bapt ist C hurch teach ing S unday school playshying clarinet in an ensem ble doing musishycal arranging and organizi ng an intershychurch you th group T his group known as the Guelph Associa tion Ba ptist Youth included representatives of churches from Stratford to Bra mpton It was first organi zed during t he year 1979-1980 and during 1980-1 98 1 John served as its preside nt 0

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labou ri ng engine Next the engine wa s backed dow n the slope a nd levelled by backing the rear wheels onto a sturdy platform constructed of old railroad ties The big rubber-and-canvas beh was unrolled and slipped over the separator drive pulley and the flywheel of the engine which was chocked into position when the right degree of tautness was attained

While this was going on the exchange hands drifted in from the neighbouring farms As they arrived they were assigned to their work stations Most were sent to the mow to pitch down sheaves but one was sent to the separator platform to feed them into the machine and a couple were designated to carry away the grain as it came from the separator The job of steering the stra w blower an easy task usually went to the boy of the family The farm owner in conformance with convention assumed the suffocating task of spreading straw in the dusty confines of the straw shed

When all was ready a couple of short toots of the whistle warned the hands that work was about to start The engine chuggcd purposefully and the drivebelt slapped a few times as it gathered speed Various pulleys belts and conveyors started to move the band cutters flashed and a blast of air came from the blower When the sounds converged into a powerful rumble the separator man gave the signal to start

The engineer responded with a short whistle blast and the platform man started to lay the sheavcs onto the conveyor that fed them headfirst into the maw of the machine The whirling bladcs of the band cuttcr severed the twine bands and the machine growled protestingly as the grain passed through the cylinder and was stripped of its kernels

The threshing crew

Down through the roaring quaking machine went the mixture of straw chaff and grain The straw was sucked up and blasted out through the blower pipe into the straw shed The grain and chaff passed over a wccession of vibrating sieves that separated them and permitted the kernels to flow from the side of the machine into a waiting one-bushel container As each was filled it was whisked away to the granary and emptied into a bin As the carrier returned with the empty container he paused at the granary door to put a mark on the tallyboard

As the men settled into the work they instinctively adopted a rhythmic pace that kept the separator operating at optimum capacity All the while the separator man moved over the machine between the whirling belts and pulleys to attend to his duties He filled and adjusted grease cups applied belt dressing and kept a sharp watch for trouble

At the engine the engineer was kept busy firing t he boiler The fuel consisted of old fence rails and pine stumps of which there seemed to be an inexhaustible supply These items were cut into appropriate lengths for the firebox by means of a buzz saw attached to one of the tender boxes on the rear platform of the engine It was driven by a belt from the flywheel Throughout the day the high-pitched z-i-n-g-g-g-g of the saw could be heard as the engine man cut wood to feed the voracious firebox

If there was an ample supply water for the boiler was taken from the farm well otherwise it had to be hauled from a convenient pond or stream Supplying it was the farmers responsibility and a man and team were dispatched for this purpose from time to time Sometimes while they were on this errand the supply ran low and

the engineer would let loose frantic short blasts of the whistle to signal the tank man to make haste

While the men were at work all was bustle and chatter at the house as the women prepared to feed the hands Providing good meals for the threshers was a rural tradition and every housewife did her best to maintain the standard expected

A prodigious amount of baking and roasting was done in preparation for the annual epicurean rite When the tables were finally ready they literally sagged under their burden of food Huge platters of meat and pitchers of brown gravy bowls of mashed potatoes peas and carrots plates of sliced tomatoes cookies and homemade bread as well as numerous kinds of pie pickles and preserves and great pitchers of tea and coffee occupied all available space

(n the backyard the family laundry tubs were set up on trestles and filled with water Bars of brown soap were laid out and fresh towels were draped conveniently over fence or clothesline When all was ready a wave of the hand to the watchful engineer was the signal to shut down A prolonged shrill whistle halted the now of sheaves and brought the work to a halt

The engine was shut down and the clattering belts and pulleys slowed and stopped Jn the unaccustomed stillness the voices of the men sounded unnaturally loud as they climbed down from their places and made their way to the house At the water tubs there was a tremendous amount of hawking blowing and snorting as the men washed the dust and grime from arms and faces before going in and seating themselves at the tables

All was concentration as the hungry hands set to Little could be heard but the clatter of knives and forks as the platters were emptied and replenished again and again by the hovering women But as appetites were appeased the pace slowed down and there was conversation and good-natured banter around the table

Afterwa rds the men drifted outside for more talk and a smoke before returning to work or if at days end to their respective homes for evening chores Thus the work went on from day to day until the neighbourhood was threshed out 0

-Copies of the 67-page book Down On the Farm may be obtained for $5 postpaid by writing to Harold B Disbrowe 17 Farm Manor Court London Ontario N 6H 412 The book is also available at $395 at the U of G Campus Bookstore Ed

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Grandntas

By Andrea Mudry Fawcett

G randma is no longer in a class by herself In the past when a grandshy

mother began to study at university she invariably made the front page of the local newspaper Today however she is far from alone

At the University of Guelph as on campuses across orth America adults varying grea tly in age academic backshyground and aims are coming to learn A businessman takes three days out of a hectic schedule to attend a conference on computers because he finds it absolutely necessary to keep abreast of changes in his field He is joined on campus by a former school drop-out who is intent on improving his career potential by getting a degree Meanwhile a highly-trained technician is

indulging her life-long ambition of studying history

The Action Is Not All on Campus Working closely with the Colleges the

University School of Part-time Studies and Continuing Education regularly develops credit and non-credit programs tailor-made to the specific needs of groups such as teachers business and technical workers Often the clients take part in designing the program for their employees The Roya l Bank and the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources a re two that have taken advantage of this new method Currently in the works is a Family Studies course to be offered for teachers in St Catharines The site for a n off-campus program can be a

Not Alone Any More lunchroom boardroom or a classroom whichever is most appropriate

Various media have been extensively

used to reach large nu mbers of peoplc Most recently the School is co-operating with TV O ntario to produce special credit courses on C hina and Energy

The needs of adult stud en ts who often have to fit studying around job and family responsibilities are our main consideration says Mark W aldron Director of th e University School of Part-time Studies and C ontinuing Education Organized in 1979 mai nly to accommodate thc rising number of returning olde r-tha n-average students the School had 13000 registrations for 1980 It is separated into three divisions Part -time and G e neral Studies for degree

programs Continuing Education for non-credit programs and Independent (correspondence) Study for diplomas in Agriculture and Horticulture Professors Sam Luker Jim M urray and T ed Mc N inch a re the chairmen of the respective div isions

Matching Strengths and Needs The School is not interested in simply

duplicati ng other universities offer in gs Whether faculty and sta ff are developing a course a conference or a new program they emphasize the U niversity S st rengths a nd the needs of the community Because local industry expressed a need the School recently developed a degree course in Quality Assurance S ubjects such as Family Studies Agriculture Hotel and Food Administration and Computing Science

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a re freque nt ly the focal poi nt of professional developmen t conferences

Some ideas origi na ted by the School a re not hi ng less than pioneering steps in adult education Corresponde nce students once had only a text book and occasionally audio cassettes until School faculty developed a multi-media learning kit that combines these two with a small hand-viewer and filmst rips enabling students to learn th rough th ree compleshymentary processes S ummer Campus is a unique vacat ion program which a llows people of all ages a nd interests to enjoy the Un iversitys extensive educational and recreational facilities during the relatively qu iet summer months

W ith the introduction of a regula r slate of evening credit courses on campus a yca r and a ha lf ago t he number of partshyti me students increased by more than 50 per cent Many of these people are taki ng degree courses to advance occupationally

For Some-a Ne w Career A glazier meta l mecha nic by day

Thomas Smith of G uel ph spe nds many evenings on cam pus as a part-t ime student He returned to school after 20 years intent upon gaining a degree in Computing Science and Business Administration and st a rt ing a new ca reer

He is thorough ly enjoying and ma king the most of his univers ity ex perience Im curious about many subjects so each semester I take a course in the H umani t ies or Social Sciences a long wit h one in my major subject of Comput ing Science So far I have studied Psychology Philosophy H istory and Sociology he ex plains

Tom believes tha t people s hould act ively participate in organiza tions which a ffect them persona lly Consequently he became the first represen tative of the new G eneral S tudies progra m to sit on the U niversity Senate Formerly he was recording secretary of Local 181 2 Intershynational Brotherhood of Pai nters and Allied Trades

Tom has discovered aspects of the university experience which evade all too many older students according to Richard Leavens counsello r Part-ti me and G eneral Studies Often these ad ults are too in tense and anxious about completing a project or writ ing exams T hey overlook the fact that being here affords them t he chance to escape their usual roles for a while to cxplore new ideas a nd meet new friends wi th similar in teres ts Ult imately it is the pleasure in learnin g which makes the exercise worthwh ile It can be a total experience of trying a nd growing

Not everyone bent on advancing a career has the time or energy to pursue a degree however Toms week for example often spirals into 60 hours and more of combined work and study not to mention his family commitments Completed in a fraction of the time nuts and bolts certificate or diploma programs in subjects such as Industrial Relations Statistics Horticulture and Agriculture are becoming increasingly popular Several such programs a re being offered by each division in the School

Practical Programs Since these are practical programs the

knowledge gained is immediately useful on the job Marlene and Joh n G iesbrecht of Manitoba found Independent Studys correspondence program in Horticulture an idcal way to become more proficient in their tree and lawn care business while working towards an Ontario Diploma in Horticulture (ODH) The Edmonton parks system has established special in-service training to augment the O DH progra m in order to encourage their employees to study for the diploma

University of Guelph graduates some of whom may well have silently vowed never to crack another book as they received their degree are among the first to discover that learning is a lifelong process and pleasure A teacher of French English and Mathematics at Waverley Public School in Guelph Jean Llewellyn Arts 72 recently took an evening course in childrens literature at the University Certainly the course is very useful in providing me with a core of information to teach my own students but it is gratifying and certainly no chore I feel that Im gaining two bonuses from the one expe rience she explains

Dr Peter G (Spike) Oliver OVC 51 occasionally enjoys taking a Continuing Education non-degree course A consultant wi th the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food he prefers subjects such as Physical Awareness and Psychology which provide a relaxing change of pace after a day s work

Increased leisure time the need to keep abreast of the knowledge explosion genera l higher educational levels these then are the main factors contributing to

what Profcssor Waldron describes as the current boom in adult education

The universities on their part may be catering more to the needs of these older students because of the anticipated decline in enrolment by high school graduates but there is another equally important factor

Aging Does Not Impair Ability to Learn From 1900 to the 1940s ma ny

ed uca tional psychologists bel ieved that physica l emotional sensory and inte llectual growth stopped at the age of 18 S u bsequent resea rch consistently extended this growth period a nd present ind ications are th a t t he aging process does not at all sign ifica ntly impair the a bility to lea rn But the shadow of formcr bel iefs remai ned with educators and the public for a long t ime Even now it is not tota lly eradicated

To hel p adul ts especia ll y those taking degree courses to overcome fears and ta ke their place in the mainstream of university life t he School has organized special services Counsell ing and orientation sessions are available before classes begin These are followed by short workshops on how to wri te essays ta ke exams and use t he library Spec ial facilities and counsellors are avai la ble to help in career decisions

Gazing into the c rystal ball Professor Wa ldron forsees a continuation of the trend towards in novative cou rse fo rmats to meet the needs of adu lts The possibilities are endless since st ripped to its essentials learning is simply an organized sequential series of ex periences concentrating on a given SUbject Withi n ten years he expects that computers will become as common as radio and te levision sets a re today and will provide excellen t leachi ng dev ices

[n the nea r fu ture the universities wi ll bclong as much to older students as to the traditiona l 18- to 22-year-olds he concludes

Grandma it seems may even end up belonging to the majority 0

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i1u ALUMNI NEWS amp [JJ I~

CAMPUS HIGHLIGHTS I~

Appointment

Robin Lewis Arts 73

Robin Baird Lewis Arts 73 has been appointed Deve lo pmentC om municashytions Officer in the Department of Alumni Affairs and Development

Robin received her BA (Honors) degree in English a nd H istory In 1978 she received an M A in H istory Scotshytish Studies the first to receive a Masshyters degree in this disci pline from the U nivers ity

An active member of the Central Ontario Artists Association she is an exhibiting artist commercial designer and illustrator whose work has a ppeared in the 1980 and 1981 editions of Canashydian Children s Annual and in collecshytions in Canada the United States and

G reat Brita in Before her present appointment

Robin ta ught Art in Bra nt ford Woodshystock and at Fa nshaw e C ollege and then Art English and History for the Brant Count y Board of Educa tion

As Developmen tCommun ications Offi cer she is responsible for the artshywork co-ordination of des ign copy and preparation of fu ndra ising literat ure and seven College Alumni Weekend bulletin supplements and other printed mat r ials for the De partment She also prepa res proposals for presentation to foundations and corporations a nd co-ordinates the promotion of the Universitys deferred and commemorative gifts programs 0

Newly Elected as

AluDlni Senators

Phili p Cha n is general manager of Guelphs C hina T iki restaurant W hile at t he University he served a three-yea r term as a Student Senator was one of the fou nding mem bers and president of the C hinese Students A sociation and was the Universitys first Food Services Ombudsman

Following the annual election for three of the nine alumni seats on Senate of the University Philip Chan HAFA 75 Christine Hurlbut A rts 74 a nd Lorna (Dennison) Milne OAC 56 have been elected to replace those who have fulshyfill ed three-year terms

Christine Hurlbut is an 3ssistantasshysocia te consultant in womens concerns for the Anglican C hurch of C anada She devotes her spa re time to the Canadian Cancer Society and to the archives and socia l programs of her chu rch Ch ristine has also been involved with Alma Mater Fund commemorative programs

Lorna (Dennison) Milne lives in Bra m pton where she has operated Flowshyertown Antiques for nine years She served an eight- year term as trustee with the Pee l Board of Education and is president of t he North Peel unit of the Canadian C ancer Society She is marshyried to Ross M il ne OAC 55 0

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Jim Elmslie Alumni Affairs amp Development

Our Photographe r in London

T he day was June 14 198 1 T he place was T he Ma ll in London England during the annu al Trooping the Colour ceremony S ix blank shots were fi red f rom a starting-pis shytol Burmese the 19-year-old horse carrying Queen Eliza shybeth II reared and bolted for a few yards a busbied

Gu ardsm an reached into the crowd and dragged th e gunman to th e road and Jim Elmslie assistant director f or development A lumni Affairs captured the whole scene On vacation Jim and his wIe Kay were staying at th e Uni versity of Guelph s London House

COining Eve nts September 14-19 Aggie Week

25 OAC Alumni Association Annual Golf Tournament

October 3 HOMECOMING

October-Decem ber Daily Campus Visit Program (Except Sat and Sun ) fo r Prospective Students Call (519) 824-4120 Ext 871 2 or in Ontario Call Toll Free 1-800-265-8344

November 9-11 Guelph Interaction A Conference on Scientific and Human Issues Workshops and Seminars for Senior High School Students Phone (51 9) 824-4120 for Details

12-22 Royal Agricultural Winte r Fair Toronto

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The College of Social Science Alumni Association

PEGAS-US Editor Rick Knap 74

First CSSAA Awards The C ollege of Social Science honoured its top students at an awards ceremony and luncheon earlier this year and CSS alumni can mark a milestone achievement on thei r calendars

For the first time in the Associashytions history College of S ocial Science Alumni Association In-C ourse Scholarshyships have been awarded

Funded by a $2000 Alma Mater Fund grant te n presentations of $200 each were made

At the same function six Alma Mater BA In-Course Scholarships of $250 each were awarded to students enrolled in the BA program who have completed five semesters with high acashydemic standing

The CSSA A on behalf of all its members ex te nds its sincere congratulashytions to the recipients 0

Alma Mater scholarship winners and CSS faculty I to r are Dean John Vanderkamp Vivian Gies Hazel Jones Stephen Dawkins Robert Wildeboer Kathleen M artin and Department of Sociology and Anthropology chairman Professor Wayne Thompson

CS S AA scholarship winners and css faculty I to r front row Elizabeth Renfrew Karen Frosch S usan Smith Barbara Jessup Kerry Prentice and David Bestvater Back row Professor E Dalrymple-Alford Vante Martini Gerald Jellis and Professor P Gough

Grad News 1974

Bob Small is a life skills coach at Sheridan College in Oakville

1977

Kosta Black works for S ta nley Products Limited of Burlington as product manshyager

Patricia Locher operates her own busishyness Patrik Action Wear in Clareshysholm Alberta

Gerald Neil works for the Continental Ba nk in Newmarket as an accounts representative

1978

S teven Boudreau works in the University Sa les Division of Gage Educational Pubshylishing Limited Steve operates out of his home base in Brownsburg Quebec

Kathy MacKay teaches at the First United Day Care C entre in Victoria BC

Laura (Petl) and Steven Smith live in Oshawa Laura is assistant co-ordinator with the Canadian Hearing Society in Toronto Steven holds a management position with Cooper-Smith of Oshawa

Bob Sullivan and his wife Lori 79 live in Windsor Bob has enrolled in the Faculty of Law at the University of Windsor 0

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His BA Led

to Something

Different Gary Muntz 69 is Executive Director a t Manitoulin Centenniall Manor in lillie Current Manitoulin Island Ontario He holds an honours BA and double major in Political Science and History and an MA 72 in Political Science

PECAS-US Tell us about the Manitoushylin Centennial Manor

MunIz Its a municipal home for the aged for the District of Manitoulin The facility is supported jointly by the proshyvincial government and by local municishypalities on the island The Manor proshyvides residential care for the elderly

PECAS-US How many people are emshyployed at the Manor

MunIz We have a staff of approximateshyly 70 people

PECAS-US Manitoulin Island is very distinctive in terms of its geography Is it also distinctive in terms of its comshymunity as compared to southwestern Ontario

MUnT Its the largest island in fresh water in the world and a vacation parashydise in the summer It also offers a great deal in the way of winter sports and recreational opportunity

Manitoulin is unique in the sense that local people describe themselves as islanders and there is the mystique of belonging to a native islander society In recent years however the mystique is much more real than the presence of a native island society Many people have moved to Manitoulin for lifestyle reashy

sons There are more islanders at heart now than native islanders

Y cars ago Manitoulin was an isoshylated community a liule off the main thoroughfare however in 198 ~ people may have to go a little out of the way to get to Manitoulin but the isolation factor has disappeared

PECAS-US What industry is present on Manitoulin

Muniz Presently the largest employer is the public service including the hospishytal in Little Current the Manor of which I am a part the school board and other government ministries A large seasonal tourist industry together with the commercial infrastructure supports a large summer population

At present a new lumber mill has begun operation At the turn of the century Manitoulin was noted for its lumber mills Now with increased forshyeign demand for lumber a large mill is transporting logs from the north shore of Lake Huron to Manitoulin The mill is finishing lumber and shipping it mainly to the Middle East

PpoundCAS-US What social and economic factors will playa major role in shaping the Manitoulin community in the next few years)

MunIZ The tourist industry is the largshyest attraction to the island The governshyment and the municipalities through local initiatives programs like most other municipalities wish to attract inshydustry I think though I am not their spokesman that a number of people on the island would opt for a selective approach to industrial development

There is a controversy regarding nearby Elliot Lake and its uranium mines and processing plant A large segment of the island population is dogshymatically opposed to this type of indusshytry The reason for this opposition is the view that such an industry is an enshycroachment on the clean-air cleanshywater lifestyle on the island which most Manitoulin residents feel is important In fact these are the reasons why people have chosen Manitoulin as a place to live

In an area which does not offer a great many employment opportunities for the young work force the lament is that it is very difficult to keep successive generations in the community Many may be forced to leave

As a result there are two opposing forces thosc who would freeze the island in time and those who have

children and see the need for increased job opportunities I hope that a conshystructive compromise will be achieved

PtCAS-US Describe the needs of the people at the Manitoulin Centennial Manor

MunIz The Manor is not unique among homes for the aged As people grow older many reach the point where they are unable to maintain their own homes and property There is a progression which can be observed but generally speaking due to medical disabilities or simply advancing age people require more care

We have here at the Manor a very charming facility with I believe one of the most beautiful views in Ontario if not Canada There is a commanding view of the North Channel where we overlook an attractive group of islands and in the summer there are usually many sailboats in view

It used to be the case that families would care for their own however a change of family lifestyles indicates that older family members often will not have their children available to help them

I am not in the least offended if our residents consider the Manor as a place where they can obtain food and shelter while continuing with their lifestyles outside the Manor as much as possible

We have activity directors and offer nursing care Many residents require some form of nursing care Each resishydent has personal needs We provide medical services up to the point allowed by legislation If greater medical attenshytion is required then the resident must move to a hospital as required by law The Manor operates somewhat like a hospital but is quite different in that we are providing a home

PECAS-US Are there courses deshyscribed as necessary or required in order to launch graduates into a career or a job such as yours

MunIZ I wish that I could offer a clear insight but many opportunities seem to be fortuitous Being a graduate of the -College of Social Science I was exposed to a controversy which is ongoing as to whether a liberal arts education is of value I believe that a graduate can benefit from an education in Social Science combined with a large smatshytering of reality and an ability to recognize opportunities As a result the graduate can take advantage of opporshytunities as they arrive 0

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The College of Biological Science Alumni Association

BI -ALUMNI EWS Editor Jane Selley Arts 70

Sir Peter Markham Scott DSc

A citation by Professor Keith Ronald to convocation on the presentation of an honorary degree to Sir Peter Markham SCOII June 4

Knight Bachelor Commander Order of the British Empire Distinguished Sershyvice Cross and Bar artist author natushyralist and conservationist broadcaster and lecturer and sailor in peacetime and in war Born in Gloucester England by the age of seven he was discussing fish and sea birds and sea urchins with Sir Ray Lankester F RS From school he went to Trinity College Cambridge where he received his MA degree in 1931 Since the mid-1930s his unusual abilities have enabled him to excel in everyone of the great range of activities to which he has given his attention

Going on after Cambridge to the Munich State Academy and then to the Royal Academy Schools in London he immersed himsel f in the fine arts Since 1933 his paintings have been exhibited in London and New York he has writ shyten more than a dozen books including his autobiography The Eye of the Wind published in 1962 and he has been illustrator for a like number of works by other authors

Bronze medallist for single-handed sailing in the 1936 Olympics he won the Prince of Wales Cup for International 14-foot dinghies for 1937 1938 and 1946 For his valour in the Royal Navy from 1939 to 1945 he was three times mentioned in dispatches was awarded the M B E in 1942 and the DSC and Bar in 1943 He took part in the Dieppe raid twice new with the RA F and fought on land near Caen in 1944

In 1946 Peter Scott founded The

Wildfowl Trust as a non-profit organizashytion devoted to research conservation and education pertaining to ducks geese swans and other waterfowl In 1953 he was awarded the CBE as Honorary Director of that Trust His profound interests in wildlife over the years have taken him to all parts of the world An alphabetical list of places from Alaska to Zanzibar includes more than a hundred names many visited a number of times only V and X are missing

Since the 1940s Scott has broadshycast for the BBC talks and commentarshyies on a variety of topics including the Victory Procession of June 1946 which he broadcast while standing in a Duck Later programs such as the Childrens Hour Nature Parliament on radio and LOOK on television including a special edition with the Duke of Edinshyburgh for National Nature Week in 1966 are illustrative Since 1971 he has been commentator for Anglia Televishysions Survival series He has delivshyered lectures on similar topics in many parts of the world including of course aboard ship

Scott has served as president viceshypresident chairman councillor or memshyber of a host of bodies involved in yachting exploring conservation ornishythology Boy Scouts and many others He is a former president of the Society of Wildlife Artists a life Fellow of the London Zoological Society and of the New Zealand Antarctic Society He is a trustee of British and of African sancshytuaries and of the Ontario Waterfowl Research Foundation

In recognition of his leadership in such bodies as the World Wildlife Fund the Wildlife Youth Service the Internashytional Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources and others Her Majesty was pleased to create Peter Scott Knight Bachelor in 1973 He was appointed to the Icelandic Order of the Falcon (1969) and Commander of the

Dutch Order of the Golden Ark (1976) The Albert Medal of the Royal Society of Arts was bestowed on him in 1970 and he has received ot her medals of zoological societies a nd conservation soshycieties too numerous to cite

The British university world hoshynoured him as Rector of Aberdeen from 1960 to 1963 and as C hancellor of Birmingham in 1974 He is an honorary L L D of Exeter (1963) Aberdeen (1963) Birmingham (1974) and Br istol (1974) Bath awarded him its honorary DSc in 1979 and he was named Fellow of the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology in 1974 From Cornelil University he reshyceived the Arthur Allen Medal for ornishythology in 1971

Madam C hancellor the word versashytility can seldom have connoted such proficiency and excellence as have been so broadly achieved by th is man had the name Bay of Exploits not been given long ago in our maritime province of Newfoundland it might well have been used to honour S ir Peter Scott It is therefore an unusua l pleasure for me on behalf of the Senate of the University of Guelph to request you now to do honour to this Unive rs ity in hon u ring Peter Markham Scott by conferring upon him the degree of Do tor of Scishyence honoris causa 0

Ski-Zoo When was the last time you had a sk i-eyed view of an elephant The C8SAA is planning a day of crossshycountry skiing that includes a beshyhind-the-scenes tour of the MetroshyToronto Zoo in late January or February 1982

Wed like to know if youll come Direct all your comments to the C8SAA co Alumni Affairs and Development University Censhytre niversity of Guelph Guelph Ontario NIG 2WI 0

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New Editor Professor John T Powell is about to add yet anot he r activity to his already eclecshytic interests The C ollege of Biological S cience Al umni Associa tion has apshypointed hi m as editor of the Bia-Alum ni News for the next year

T his will be a natural position for John who is not only well known to all CBS a lumni but who also keeps up a n exte nsive correspondence with many graduates For those who know and work closely wi th him it is common knowl edge tha t he enjoys corresponding by ma il So get out your pen and dash off a letter of congra tul at ions- and be prepared for an o nslaught of reply letshyters

Dr Powell was invited to come to the University 16 yea rs ago to create a departme nt of Physical Education He became the chairman of such a departshy

ment a nd the subsequent chairman of the newly created Depa rtment of Hu man Kinetics in 1971 (now in the School of H uman Biology ) They were he says the most exciting yea rs of my life

H e remembers with affect ion the open ing of the H uman Kinet ics Build ing in J 973 Although he has a lways been acti ve and inte nse in his involvement with physical exercise he is proud of the crea tion o f the academic atmosphere in H uma n Kine t ics- and the pioneering steps it took for the discipline

In a familiar style John leans forshyward to emphasize his next state ment Ive worked in fo ur uni vers ities in four countries a nd G uel ph is the 010 t coshyoperative Here and he digresses to add a personal story there is a relashytionship be tween all levels of the U nivershysity com munity whi ch demonstrates an excellent willingness and fr iend li ness to co-operate For me he sa ys it has been an opportu nity to put many of my conce pts into action It has al ways been a stimulating environment

Most of uS cat lunch at noon John however can usually be found lead ing a minimum of 30 me n and women in a vigorous program of physical e xerciseshyknown as the C ardiovascular C lub True to form th is was another activi ty which

John began the da y he arrived on ca mshypus Two of the or iginal members st il l join him and many retirees correspond by mail or phone for advice on t heir personal routi nes

Indicati ve of his participat ion in the U niversi ty com mun ity was the honour he received la t yea r- the C ommunity Service Awa rd He re lated that he alshymost missed the ba rbecue to honou r hi m so unsuspecting was he

Me ntion mus t be made of J ohns involvement in the Oly mpic movement which is a source of im me nse pride for him He was rece ntly appoi nted a pershyma nent member of the Canadian O lympic Associa tion and is a n ho norary membe r of t he N ational O ly mpic Acadshyemy for whom he is a regular lec tu rer at ancient O lympia This year for examshyple he will be a discuss ion leader inshyvolved with the Ara b nations

John has a lways enjoyed his inshyvolvement with alumni and hel ped fou nd the H um3 n Ki netics A lumni Assoc iation in 1971 He sa ys tha t he hopes tha t the CBS Bio -A lumni Ne ws wi ll conti nue to be a vehicle of correspondence for friend s who wish to keep in touch a recorder of stimulating academ ic adshyvances and a voice that will attract cu rrent notice of the work of a vibrant C ollege 0

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T he new CBSAA president is a devoted G uelph grad Not only has Ji m Ga ll ivan 73 taken over from Al S ippel 75 bu t he will also finish a gradua tion from the

U of G which began in 1973 After his Bsc Ji m worked on his Msc till 1977 then after a few months break went on to a Ph D tha t he will complete this year

Jims speciality is respiration specishyfically the relationship between meta bolshyic rate and lung structure Recen tly he was named as the recipient of the E B Eastburn Fellowship (a trust fund of the Hamilton Foundation) that will a llow him to work this year on the structure

and function of lungs in the sloth and othe r bradymetabol ic animals A portion of this study will be carried out at Mc Master U niversi ty a nd a not her part in Ma naus Brazil (Jim has a lready promised the Bio-Alumni News some correspondence )

T he jungle environment might cramp hi s daily running schedule but it will certainly enha l]~ t hi s interest in photography (Jim maybe a picture or two as well plcasel) 0

Grad News

Cheryl Bailey 76 wr ites that she and her husband have recently returned from a two-year world tour (seve n mont hs in Australia) and have now settlcd in Toronto C heryl is working as a program meranalyst for th e C anada Perma nent Trust Co

Susan Collis 80 is curre ntly working as a veterinary assista nt in Brampton

Marg Davis 76 works as an air traffic control o ffice r with the C a nadian Armed Forces

Michael Ferr 77 is studying medic ine a t Q ueens He will grad ua te th is year

Diane (Andrews) Frechette 79 lives in Montreal where she is a q uality control supervisor for Br ights W ines

Len Godwin 79 and his wife Sharon live in Thunder Bay where Len is a contract fisheries technician for the M inistry of N a tural Resources

David Grasser 78 is a technical sales representative for A lchem Inc in Edshymonton Alberta

Jim McMillan 79 is em ployed as a fisher ies technicia n with Fisheries and shyO ceans Ca nada at the Bed ford Institute of Oceanography

Sheila (Brown) Murphy 77 wri te that she is enjoying her new position as a programmer with the Canada System Group in Mississa uga S he a nd her husband A llen live in Burlington O nshyta rio D

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Macdonald InstituteCollege of Family and Consumer

Studies Alumni Association

ALUMNI NEWS Editor Joan (Anderson) Jenkinson 66

Diseases of Lifestyle and Choice Excerpts from Nutrition Awareness and Education tbe keynote address gi~en by Dr Donna Woolcott 69 at tbe 1981 Mac-FACS alumni seminar

Dr Donna Woolcoll graduated from Family and Consumer Studies in 1969 She continued her studies at the Univershysity of Manitoba obtaining her MSc in Nutrition in 1971 Returning to the University of Guelph she completed her Ph D in Applied Human Nutrition in 1979 Currently she is Assistant Professhysor Applied Human Nutrition in the Department of Family Studies

The 60s and 70s were two decades during which nutrition became a major focal point for society particularly in terms of defining our nutrition probshylems

In Canada the most comprehensive survey to date was undertaken in the form of Nutrition Canada sampling ovcr 20000 Canadians from coast to coast Results of this survey have formed thc basis for intervention programs by government for new directions in reshysearch and for heightened awareness in business and industry

The major problems identified in Nutrition Canada can be classified as diseases of lifestylc and choice

Overweight andor obesity are major concerns in North America Beshycause of the very dismal success rates of wcight controlweight loss programs (cstimate of success is one to two per cent) programs directed at prevention should receivc the highest priority and should be directed at consumers before weight problems become cntrenched

Hcart disease ha s been identified as a health problcm of endemic proportions in Canada It is estimated that 50 per cent of deaths can be attributed to this disease While somc of the risk factors

associated with heart diseasc such as age sex and family history ca nnot be modificd many others including nut r ishytion arc susceptibl( to change which can lower risk

i third area of conccrn is iron deficicncy Thc survey revealed that body iron reserves and intake of iron were ub-optimal for a major portion of the population from infants throughout the life span to the elderly This concern also ca n be attributed to our lifest yle which dictates tha t we watch our caloric intake to avoid overweight T here is evidence that a daily intake of less than

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2000 calories makes it difficult to mainshytain adcquate iron intake

The development of dental caries is a disease which in spite of excellent preventive dentistry programs affects virtu a lly every fa mily to some extent in Canada We havc clear evidence tha t

there is a link bet wecn sucrosc-sugar consumption and the incidence of cavishyties

Being aware of the nutri-tion probshylems we look for solutions--one being nutrition education As well we need improved legislation regarding food lashybelling and advertising claims In add ishytion some at middottention should be paid to development of a national nutrition polshyicy

Regarding nutrItIOn knowledge studies have shown that the population is much misinformed or clearly lacks knowledge of nutrition in areas whe re nutrition professionals see a clear need for knowledge Ironically the consumer is overwhelmed with nutrition messages which come from questionable sources such as health food proponents fad diet promoters and media personalities

Developments are being made in nutrition education across Canada Pubshylic health and community nutritionists provide programs focusing on prevention and health to target groups such as pregnant women children the elderly the adult population at risk from heart disease and those with weight control problems Most of these programs are carried out by public health nurses dental hygienis-ts teachcrs fitness inshystructors and other health and social service pe rsonnel

The O ntario Milk Marketing Board has made significant contributions in increasing student nutrition awareness industry is developing an interest in nutrition education and many newspashypers in C anada carry reliable syndicated nutrition columns on a weekly basis

Many newspapers and magazines employ fully qualified nutritionists to write their nutrition columns The Canashyda Departments of Agriculture and C onsumer and Corporate Affairs inshyclude nutrition educa tion in some proshy

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gra ms as well W hat more could we do to improve

meeting consumers need s for nutrition education A short list would include such interve ntion s as school curr icula in nutrition increa sed participation by proshyfe ss ional nutritionis ts (as opposed to self-styl ed nutritionists) in health and ed uca t ion programs

Med ia exposurc by nutritionists should be re-emphas ized he re as well

We need improved nutrition labelling in C anada an ingredient list is not enough particularly in an increasingly crowded and complex food market The food industry could do more to provide conshysumers with nutrition information and to clarify some of the misconceptions held by consumers In addition we need to develop more direct service programs to

a ddrci~ the very real needs of some of our vcry high-risk groups such as the

elderly na tive peoples and coronary prone individuals

In conclusion it is clear that there are significant challenges ahead in Canshyada to overcome nutrition problems and to promote individual responsibility for nutritional health All of us can share in the challenge by providing effective nushytrition education In order to do this we must keep ourselves aware of the most recent trends in nutrition 0

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Dean Your editor J oan (Ande rson) Jenki nshyson 66 has asked tha t I tell you briefl y about some of the exc iting and very recent development whieh I mentioned when wel com ing M ac- FCS seminar participants in early M a y pace is preshycious so I will be brief with just a sentence for each

O ur FACS S hedS won for M a ry C ocivera Departme nt of Informat ion an Exceptional Achievement Awa rd in the publication writing category of an a wards program sponsored by the Counshy

cil for Advancement a nd S upport of Educa tion (C ASE) which was open to cntries from a nada and the U nited S ta tes

T hc U niversi ty L ibra ry in co-opershy

ation with the Depa r tment of Fa mily S tudies received a gra n of $20000 from the S trengthening o f Specia li zed

C ollection grant progra m of t he Social S ci ences and H umanit ies Researc h

Council for the development of the Famshy

ily Studies library collection Six faculty members had research

papers accepted for presentation in five different sections of the Learned Socieshyties Meetings which were held in Halishyfax in May

At a conference for senior hospitalishyty exccutives the School of Hotel and Food Administration (HAFA) a nshynounced plans for the development of an Advanced Management Program for the Hospitality Industry (AMPHI) which

will be offered for the first time in 1983 and for which substantial contributions

have been pledged by the industry to fund the case writing necessary for this program

Research grants totalling approxishymately $182000 have been received in the College over the last several months

Among th em are Dr Keith Slaters grant from the Depa rtment of National

De fence for research on det erioration of te xtile materials Dr Margaret

Mc Kim s grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council for the study of the impact of social experishycnce on infantpeer interac tion and

Dr Bruce Ryans grant from the Onshytario Mental Health Foundation for a study of families in the pre-adoptive

period and the success of th e adoptions These events all occurring over a two-month period give an indica tion of the developments in scholarship a nd outshyreac h within the College

On June 30 Dr Vosburgh completshyed his second five-year term as chairman of the Department of Consumer Studies and looks forw a rd to returning to the Department as a faculty member after a year of leave To have taken the beginshyning concepts for the Depa rtment of Consumer Studies and successfully built a department for which there was no model and which has gained recognition both on this continent and abroad for its uniqueness and its significance in toshydays world is indeed a major accomshypl ishment and one worthy of sincere congra tu la tions

We look forward to welcoming man y of you at the lecture to be given this fall by our Winegard Visiting Professor Dr Kenneth Boulding Deshyta ils of this lecture are outlined below

Plans for the Harshm an Lecture are just being completed It will be presented next year in either the winter or spring

semester

Janet M Wardlaw Dean

Visiting Prof D r Kenneth Boulding a d ist inguished economist and author will spend several weeks on campus in the fall as the W inegard Vis iting Profcssor in thc Colshylege of -a mily and C onsumer S tudies funded by t hc A lma M ater Fund C urshyrently Distingui shed Professor of Ecoshynomics Emeritu s in t he Inst itute of Beshyhavioural Science U niversity of Colorashydo he has been pres ide nt of the A merishycan Associa tion for thc A dvancement of Science the American Economic Assoshy

ciation and the rnternational Studies Association

A prolific author Dr Boulding has published widely on economics and the socia1 sciences Among his recent books are Beyond Economics Essays on Soshyciety Religion and Ethics Ecodynamshyics A New Theory of Societal Evolushytion a nd From Abundance to Scarcity Implications for the American System H e co-authored Social Systems of the Planet Earth

During hi s stay on campus Dr Boulding will participate in undergradushyate and graduate classes and faculty

seminars and will give a lecture to the university community on S eptember 22 He will be the featured speaker in a one-day conference organized by the College to highlight his visit The conshyference wi II focus on the role of households in world development

Faculty in the College a re pleased to host this distinguished scholar as a visiting professor They look forw a rd to the stimulation and leadersh ip his visit will provide Because of Dr Bouldings visit the Harshma n lecture which is usuall y held in the fall will be postshyponed until early 19820

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More Than 2 0 M ore Aware The 14th annual Mac-FACS Alumni Seminar attracted a record number of alumni and friends to the University of Guelph campus on Saturday May 2 The seminar on Nutrition Awareness appealed to grads and students alike spanning graduating years from 26 to 83 Attendance exceeded 200

Mary Henry 65 seminar chairshyman welcomed everyone to the proshygram Congratulations were extended to Dr Margaret Scott McCready recipient of the Order of Canada Medal Dr McCready proudly displayed her medal while alumni applauded her most recent honour

It was indeed a successful day-an excellent opportunity for everyone to update their current interests in nutrishytion and renew friendships at their Alma Mater 0

Professor David Collins- Thompson spoke on Food Safety - the Role of Addatives

Leslie Nanos nutrition consultant spoke on Nutrition and the Aging Process

Mac-FACS Careers Night 81 Sponsored by Your Alumni Association

500 to 7 00 pm October 5

Peter Clark Hall University Centre

Dr Margaret McCready shows her Order of Canada meda l to Mac- FACS Alumni ews editor Joan (Anderson ) Jenkinson Mac 66

In Memoriam

Margaret (Maunders) Coates 270 a life members of the Mac-FACS Alumni Association passed away in London on M arch 18 1981

E Margerite (McKiel) MacDonald 250 passed away in Is lington on Febshyruary 19 1981

Lilla (Freeborn) Oldfield 210 of Minshyneapolis M inn passed away on June II 1980

Lucille Catherine (Kuhn) Rogers 230 of Morrisville Pa passed a way March 10 1981 Her husband Tom Rogers is a graduate of OAC 23

Lois (Seldon) Schwenger 390 of Burlshyington passed away February 8 1981

Edna (Greening) Young 06D passed away in Ham il ton in March 1981 0

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The College of Physical Science Alumni Association

SCIMP Editor Bob Winkel

Barry and the AMF Thc election of Barry Stahlbaum 74 to the chairmanship of the Alma M ater Fund (AMF) Advisory C ouncil for 1981-1982 caps several years of involveshyment in alumni affairs both as a represhysentativc for graduates of his C ollege as secretary of the University of G uelph Alumni Association and as a member of the advisory council itself

A systems analyst in academic computer services Institute of Computshyer Science working with the OvC to computerize veterinary medical informashytion Barry brings a hard-nosed busishyness-like attitude to his new position

The AMF Advisory Council reshyviews and determines project priorities of the AMF and recommends to the President allocations of the proceeds of the fund Two representatives from each of the seven college alumni associations the primary representatives of the camshypaign management committee of the AM F the president and senior vieeshypresident of the Unive rsity of Guelph Alumni Association President Donald Forster as honorary UGAA president John Babcock OAC 54 director Alumni Affairs and Development and Jim Elmslie assistant director for develshyopment Alumni Affairs and Developshy

Roll of Honour The names of nine top undergraduate students in the College of Physical Scishyence have been added to the Colleges honour roll The students have achieved

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ment as secretary to the council make up the AM F advisory councils membershyship

The council deals with a large sum of money-nearly $300000 this year notes Mr Stahlbaum The fund has been administered very efficiently in the past but anticipated growth both in income and disbursements makes a well-managed response even more necesshysary in the future

His tough-mindedness in financial matters softens however when he talks about the role of alumni in supporting the University I see a growing number of alumni turning out for our special cvents I had a ball at College Royal talking to over 150 alumni who had returned to Guelph from as far away as

an average of 85 per cent or higher on five courses in the fifth sixth seventh or eighth semester The following have been named for the fall semester 1980

BSc Program Semester 5 Gail Baker honours (biochemistry) and Timothy Wilkinson major (biochemisshytry) minor (nutrition) Semester 7 John Wylie honours (theoretical physics) Seshymester 8 Christopher Retterath hoshynours (computing and information sci-

Montreal and Sudbury He regrets that it sometimes seems

that the University communicates with alumni only when it asks for money We also need t heir loyalty encourageshyment and participation

Funds provided by alumni to the AM F provide a vital service he exshyplains All universities are cutting back in their budgets and in the process it is the refinements which go first It is these peripheral but important activishyties that receive the support of the AM F

Barry sees fund-raising not as the bottom line of Alumni Affairs but as part of a full circle which makes it possible for things to happen which enhance the prestige and reputation of the University of Guelph

T hese in turn bring pride to us all and also help to create a sense of worthwhileness in being active alumni This is what stimula tes fund raising

The results include scholarships visiting professor programs library acshyquisitions our prestigious University of Guelph Choir trips to Europe the develshyopment of the Arboretum Alumni Stashydium and a host of ot her activities which make us all feel good

Barry takes over the chairmanship from Dr C Robert Buck o v e 46 He was a great chairman I hope I can run a meeting half as well 0

ence) The following we re selec ted from the winter semester 1981

BA Program Semester 8 Mayda -Tratnik honours (mathema tics)

BSc Program S emester 6 C atheshyrine Macerollo honours (applied matheshymatics) Laurie Bemi honours (chemisshytry) and John W ylie honours (theoreti shycal physics) Semester 8 John Root honours (chemical physics) 0

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John Hulland 81

Senator Few students can match the record of involvement of John H ulland 81 in University administration As a fourth year Bsc chemistry major John was this past fall elected chairman of Senshyates Graduation and Ceremonials Comshymittee Although he is the first student to chair a Senate committee the experishyence and expertise John has accumulatshyed made him an obvious choice

Beginning with the Student Petishytions Committee John has been a memshyber of the Board of Undergraduate Studies the C om mittee on Educational Development the University Liaison Committee the Committee on Universishyty Planning and the search committee for the Dean of the College of Physical Science

The Graduation and Ceremonials Committee which John chairs is enshygaged in recommending to Senate canshydidates for honorary degrees and dishyplomas Following the committees decishysions John takes the recommendations to Senate for consideration Because a chairman does not vote at committee meetings John says he sometimes finds a conflict between his position and his personal inclinations

He has strong views on many Unishyversity issues and feels that any student with similar concerns would find inshyvolvement in the Senate a worthwhile commitment

For students genuinely interested in Senate John cautions that it takes a full year as a student member to acquire the knowledge and confidence to work effectively John also finds integration of his academic pursuits with committee work lends perspective to his undergradshyuate University experience helping to develop insight into people and organishyzations

Such experience will be pertinent to the M BA John is contemplating purshysuing next year- the next item on the chairmans agenda 0

Professor Bill Brown

Inventor Retired chemistry professor WH Bill Brown spent the best part of his acashydemic years within the sound of running water-pouring into laboratory sinks through standard metal filter pumps at a rate of 594 gallons every six hours Multiplied by 12 pumps in the average student laboratory and 12 weeks every semester the result is a veritable Niashygara of noisy and expensive water

Retirement two years ago provided Dr Brown with the opportunity to inshydulge his interest in gadgetry and he went to work to design a more powerful splash-proof and more economical filter pump

Pre-production models combining lengths of automotive hose friction tape and his own adventures into glassblowshying worked well enough to justify proshyfessionally made prototypes which themshyselves underwent a series of changes to arrive at ever more compact quieter and more economical units

Today Dr Browns glass filter pump is in full production and it is attracting the attention of institutional and commercial laboratories all over Canada because it scores for ease of installation ability to swivel through 360deg and superior pumping action

The economics are remarkable The Niagara of water referred to above represents an estimated cost of over $2000 per semester The smallest of the Wekksco Filter Pumps reduces this by I ljl2 with no loss in efficiency and virtual silence of operation 0

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Medallist The We Winega rd Medal t he Univershysitys most distinguis hed stude nt award has been won this year by John Root 81 of G uelph who received a BSc in honours physics at spring C onvocat ion The medal was presented at the annual Senate Board of G overnors dinner in June

Not only must wi nners of the Wineshygard Medal achieve high levels of acashydemic attainment but they must also demonstrate outstanding leadersh ip in a range of extra-curricular act ivi t ies

John attained a cumulative average of 888 per cent chalking up 45 As (over 80 per cent) and three Bs during his eight underg raduate semesshyters He accomplished this ou tstand ing record while maintaini ng a dizzying schedule of extra-curricu lar activities on campus in church a nd in the comshymunity

He was president of the Physics and Astronomy Club in 1979-1980 and chairman of its College Royal subcomshymittee in 1980-1981 U nder his leadershyship the Club held an active sched ule of meetings and also orga nized an intershyuniversity convention Its C ollege Royal display in 1979- 1980 won first prize within the College and second pr ize campmiddotus-wide In 1980-1981 the Col lege Royal exhibit claimed the ove r-all award In his third year John was a lso president of the Campus C hristia n Felshylowship and secretary of the Physical Science Student Cou nci l

Johns off-campus activities includshyed singing in the choir of First Bapt ist C hurch teach ing S unday school playshying clarinet in an ensem ble doing musishycal arranging and organizi ng an intershychurch you th group T his group known as the Guelph Associa tion Ba ptist Youth included representatives of churches from Stratford to Bra mpton It was first organi zed during t he year 1979-1980 and during 1980-1 98 1 John served as its preside nt 0

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Grandntas

By Andrea Mudry Fawcett

G randma is no longer in a class by herself In the past when a grandshy

mother began to study at university she invariably made the front page of the local newspaper Today however she is far from alone

At the University of Guelph as on campuses across orth America adults varying grea tly in age academic backshyground and aims are coming to learn A businessman takes three days out of a hectic schedule to attend a conference on computers because he finds it absolutely necessary to keep abreast of changes in his field He is joined on campus by a former school drop-out who is intent on improving his career potential by getting a degree Meanwhile a highly-trained technician is

indulging her life-long ambition of studying history

The Action Is Not All on Campus Working closely with the Colleges the

University School of Part-time Studies and Continuing Education regularly develops credit and non-credit programs tailor-made to the specific needs of groups such as teachers business and technical workers Often the clients take part in designing the program for their employees The Roya l Bank and the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources a re two that have taken advantage of this new method Currently in the works is a Family Studies course to be offered for teachers in St Catharines The site for a n off-campus program can be a

Not Alone Any More lunchroom boardroom or a classroom whichever is most appropriate

Various media have been extensively

used to reach large nu mbers of peoplc Most recently the School is co-operating with TV O ntario to produce special credit courses on C hina and Energy

The needs of adult stud en ts who often have to fit studying around job and family responsibilities are our main consideration says Mark W aldron Director of th e University School of Part-time Studies and C ontinuing Education Organized in 1979 mai nly to accommodate thc rising number of returning olde r-tha n-average students the School had 13000 registrations for 1980 It is separated into three divisions Part -time and G e neral Studies for degree

programs Continuing Education for non-credit programs and Independent (correspondence) Study for diplomas in Agriculture and Horticulture Professors Sam Luker Jim M urray and T ed Mc N inch a re the chairmen of the respective div isions

Matching Strengths and Needs The School is not interested in simply

duplicati ng other universities offer in gs Whether faculty and sta ff are developing a course a conference or a new program they emphasize the U niversity S st rengths a nd the needs of the community Because local industry expressed a need the School recently developed a degree course in Quality Assurance S ubjects such as Family Studies Agriculture Hotel and Food Administration and Computing Science

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a re freque nt ly the focal poi nt of professional developmen t conferences

Some ideas origi na ted by the School a re not hi ng less than pioneering steps in adult education Corresponde nce students once had only a text book and occasionally audio cassettes until School faculty developed a multi-media learning kit that combines these two with a small hand-viewer and filmst rips enabling students to learn th rough th ree compleshymentary processes S ummer Campus is a unique vacat ion program which a llows people of all ages a nd interests to enjoy the Un iversitys extensive educational and recreational facilities during the relatively qu iet summer months

W ith the introduction of a regula r slate of evening credit courses on campus a yca r and a ha lf ago t he number of partshyti me students increased by more than 50 per cent Many of these people are taki ng degree courses to advance occupationally

For Some-a Ne w Career A glazier meta l mecha nic by day

Thomas Smith of G uel ph spe nds many evenings on cam pus as a part-t ime student He returned to school after 20 years intent upon gaining a degree in Computing Science and Business Administration and st a rt ing a new ca reer

He is thorough ly enjoying and ma king the most of his univers ity ex perience Im curious about many subjects so each semester I take a course in the H umani t ies or Social Sciences a long wit h one in my major subject of Comput ing Science So far I have studied Psychology Philosophy H istory and Sociology he ex plains

Tom believes tha t people s hould act ively participate in organiza tions which a ffect them persona lly Consequently he became the first represen tative of the new G eneral S tudies progra m to sit on the U niversity Senate Formerly he was recording secretary of Local 181 2 Intershynational Brotherhood of Pai nters and Allied Trades

Tom has discovered aspects of the university experience which evade all too many older students according to Richard Leavens counsello r Part-ti me and G eneral Studies Often these ad ults are too in tense and anxious about completing a project or writ ing exams T hey overlook the fact that being here affords them t he chance to escape their usual roles for a while to cxplore new ideas a nd meet new friends wi th similar in teres ts Ult imately it is the pleasure in learnin g which makes the exercise worthwh ile It can be a total experience of trying a nd growing

Not everyone bent on advancing a career has the time or energy to pursue a degree however Toms week for example often spirals into 60 hours and more of combined work and study not to mention his family commitments Completed in a fraction of the time nuts and bolts certificate or diploma programs in subjects such as Industrial Relations Statistics Horticulture and Agriculture are becoming increasingly popular Several such programs a re being offered by each division in the School

Practical Programs Since these are practical programs the

knowledge gained is immediately useful on the job Marlene and Joh n G iesbrecht of Manitoba found Independent Studys correspondence program in Horticulture an idcal way to become more proficient in their tree and lawn care business while working towards an Ontario Diploma in Horticulture (ODH) The Edmonton parks system has established special in-service training to augment the O DH progra m in order to encourage their employees to study for the diploma

University of Guelph graduates some of whom may well have silently vowed never to crack another book as they received their degree are among the first to discover that learning is a lifelong process and pleasure A teacher of French English and Mathematics at Waverley Public School in Guelph Jean Llewellyn Arts 72 recently took an evening course in childrens literature at the University Certainly the course is very useful in providing me with a core of information to teach my own students but it is gratifying and certainly no chore I feel that Im gaining two bonuses from the one expe rience she explains

Dr Peter G (Spike) Oliver OVC 51 occasionally enjoys taking a Continuing Education non-degree course A consultant wi th the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food he prefers subjects such as Physical Awareness and Psychology which provide a relaxing change of pace after a day s work

Increased leisure time the need to keep abreast of the knowledge explosion genera l higher educational levels these then are the main factors contributing to

what Profcssor Waldron describes as the current boom in adult education

The universities on their part may be catering more to the needs of these older students because of the anticipated decline in enrolment by high school graduates but there is another equally important factor

Aging Does Not Impair Ability to Learn From 1900 to the 1940s ma ny

ed uca tional psychologists bel ieved that physica l emotional sensory and inte llectual growth stopped at the age of 18 S u bsequent resea rch consistently extended this growth period a nd present ind ications are th a t t he aging process does not at all sign ifica ntly impair the a bility to lea rn But the shadow of formcr bel iefs remai ned with educators and the public for a long t ime Even now it is not tota lly eradicated

To hel p adul ts especia ll y those taking degree courses to overcome fears and ta ke their place in the mainstream of university life t he School has organized special services Counsell ing and orientation sessions are available before classes begin These are followed by short workshops on how to wri te essays ta ke exams and use t he library Spec ial facilities and counsellors are avai la ble to help in career decisions

Gazing into the c rystal ball Professor Wa ldron forsees a continuation of the trend towards in novative cou rse fo rmats to meet the needs of adu lts The possibilities are endless since st ripped to its essentials learning is simply an organized sequential series of ex periences concentrating on a given SUbject Withi n ten years he expects that computers will become as common as radio and te levision sets a re today and will provide excellen t leachi ng dev ices

[n the nea r fu ture the universities wi ll bclong as much to older students as to the traditiona l 18- to 22-year-olds he concludes

Grandma it seems may even end up belonging to the majority 0

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i1u ALUMNI NEWS amp [JJ I~

CAMPUS HIGHLIGHTS I~

Appointment

Robin Lewis Arts 73

Robin Baird Lewis Arts 73 has been appointed Deve lo pmentC om municashytions Officer in the Department of Alumni Affairs and Development

Robin received her BA (Honors) degree in English a nd H istory In 1978 she received an M A in H istory Scotshytish Studies the first to receive a Masshyters degree in this disci pline from the U nivers ity

An active member of the Central Ontario Artists Association she is an exhibiting artist commercial designer and illustrator whose work has a ppeared in the 1980 and 1981 editions of Canashydian Children s Annual and in collecshytions in Canada the United States and

G reat Brita in Before her present appointment

Robin ta ught Art in Bra nt ford Woodshystock and at Fa nshaw e C ollege and then Art English and History for the Brant Count y Board of Educa tion

As Developmen tCommun ications Offi cer she is responsible for the artshywork co-ordination of des ign copy and preparation of fu ndra ising literat ure and seven College Alumni Weekend bulletin supplements and other printed mat r ials for the De partment She also prepa res proposals for presentation to foundations and corporations a nd co-ordinates the promotion of the Universitys deferred and commemorative gifts programs 0

Newly Elected as

AluDlni Senators

Phili p Cha n is general manager of Guelphs C hina T iki restaurant W hile at t he University he served a three-yea r term as a Student Senator was one of the fou nding mem bers and president of the C hinese Students A sociation and was the Universitys first Food Services Ombudsman

Following the annual election for three of the nine alumni seats on Senate of the University Philip Chan HAFA 75 Christine Hurlbut A rts 74 a nd Lorna (Dennison) Milne OAC 56 have been elected to replace those who have fulshyfill ed three-year terms

Christine Hurlbut is an 3ssistantasshysocia te consultant in womens concerns for the Anglican C hurch of C anada She devotes her spa re time to the Canadian Cancer Society and to the archives and socia l programs of her chu rch Ch ristine has also been involved with Alma Mater Fund commemorative programs

Lorna (Dennison) Milne lives in Bra m pton where she has operated Flowshyertown Antiques for nine years She served an eight- year term as trustee with the Pee l Board of Education and is president of t he North Peel unit of the Canadian C ancer Society She is marshyried to Ross M il ne OAC 55 0

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Jim Elmslie Alumni Affairs amp Development

Our Photographe r in London

T he day was June 14 198 1 T he place was T he Ma ll in London England during the annu al Trooping the Colour ceremony S ix blank shots were fi red f rom a starting-pis shytol Burmese the 19-year-old horse carrying Queen Eliza shybeth II reared and bolted for a few yards a busbied

Gu ardsm an reached into the crowd and dragged th e gunman to th e road and Jim Elmslie assistant director f or development A lumni Affairs captured the whole scene On vacation Jim and his wIe Kay were staying at th e Uni versity of Guelph s London House

COining Eve nts September 14-19 Aggie Week

25 OAC Alumni Association Annual Golf Tournament

October 3 HOMECOMING

October-Decem ber Daily Campus Visit Program (Except Sat and Sun ) fo r Prospective Students Call (519) 824-4120 Ext 871 2 or in Ontario Call Toll Free 1-800-265-8344

November 9-11 Guelph Interaction A Conference on Scientific and Human Issues Workshops and Seminars for Senior High School Students Phone (51 9) 824-4120 for Details

12-22 Royal Agricultural Winte r Fair Toronto

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The College of Social Science Alumni Association

PEGAS-US Editor Rick Knap 74

First CSSAA Awards The C ollege of Social Science honoured its top students at an awards ceremony and luncheon earlier this year and CSS alumni can mark a milestone achievement on thei r calendars

For the first time in the Associashytions history College of S ocial Science Alumni Association In-C ourse Scholarshyships have been awarded

Funded by a $2000 Alma Mater Fund grant te n presentations of $200 each were made

At the same function six Alma Mater BA In-Course Scholarships of $250 each were awarded to students enrolled in the BA program who have completed five semesters with high acashydemic standing

The CSSA A on behalf of all its members ex te nds its sincere congratulashytions to the recipients 0

Alma Mater scholarship winners and CSS faculty I to r are Dean John Vanderkamp Vivian Gies Hazel Jones Stephen Dawkins Robert Wildeboer Kathleen M artin and Department of Sociology and Anthropology chairman Professor Wayne Thompson

CS S AA scholarship winners and css faculty I to r front row Elizabeth Renfrew Karen Frosch S usan Smith Barbara Jessup Kerry Prentice and David Bestvater Back row Professor E Dalrymple-Alford Vante Martini Gerald Jellis and Professor P Gough

Grad News 1974

Bob Small is a life skills coach at Sheridan College in Oakville

1977

Kosta Black works for S ta nley Products Limited of Burlington as product manshyager

Patricia Locher operates her own busishyness Patrik Action Wear in Clareshysholm Alberta

Gerald Neil works for the Continental Ba nk in Newmarket as an accounts representative

1978

S teven Boudreau works in the University Sa les Division of Gage Educational Pubshylishing Limited Steve operates out of his home base in Brownsburg Quebec

Kathy MacKay teaches at the First United Day Care C entre in Victoria BC

Laura (Petl) and Steven Smith live in Oshawa Laura is assistant co-ordinator with the Canadian Hearing Society in Toronto Steven holds a management position with Cooper-Smith of Oshawa

Bob Sullivan and his wife Lori 79 live in Windsor Bob has enrolled in the Faculty of Law at the University of Windsor 0

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His BA Led

to Something

Different Gary Muntz 69 is Executive Director a t Manitoulin Centenniall Manor in lillie Current Manitoulin Island Ontario He holds an honours BA and double major in Political Science and History and an MA 72 in Political Science

PECAS-US Tell us about the Manitoushylin Centennial Manor

MunIz Its a municipal home for the aged for the District of Manitoulin The facility is supported jointly by the proshyvincial government and by local municishypalities on the island The Manor proshyvides residential care for the elderly

PECAS-US How many people are emshyployed at the Manor

MunIz We have a staff of approximateshyly 70 people

PECAS-US Manitoulin Island is very distinctive in terms of its geography Is it also distinctive in terms of its comshymunity as compared to southwestern Ontario

MUnT Its the largest island in fresh water in the world and a vacation parashydise in the summer It also offers a great deal in the way of winter sports and recreational opportunity

Manitoulin is unique in the sense that local people describe themselves as islanders and there is the mystique of belonging to a native islander society In recent years however the mystique is much more real than the presence of a native island society Many people have moved to Manitoulin for lifestyle reashy

sons There are more islanders at heart now than native islanders

Y cars ago Manitoulin was an isoshylated community a liule off the main thoroughfare however in 198 ~ people may have to go a little out of the way to get to Manitoulin but the isolation factor has disappeared

PECAS-US What industry is present on Manitoulin

Muniz Presently the largest employer is the public service including the hospishytal in Little Current the Manor of which I am a part the school board and other government ministries A large seasonal tourist industry together with the commercial infrastructure supports a large summer population

At present a new lumber mill has begun operation At the turn of the century Manitoulin was noted for its lumber mills Now with increased forshyeign demand for lumber a large mill is transporting logs from the north shore of Lake Huron to Manitoulin The mill is finishing lumber and shipping it mainly to the Middle East

PpoundCAS-US What social and economic factors will playa major role in shaping the Manitoulin community in the next few years)

MunIZ The tourist industry is the largshyest attraction to the island The governshyment and the municipalities through local initiatives programs like most other municipalities wish to attract inshydustry I think though I am not their spokesman that a number of people on the island would opt for a selective approach to industrial development

There is a controversy regarding nearby Elliot Lake and its uranium mines and processing plant A large segment of the island population is dogshymatically opposed to this type of indusshytry The reason for this opposition is the view that such an industry is an enshycroachment on the clean-air cleanshywater lifestyle on the island which most Manitoulin residents feel is important In fact these are the reasons why people have chosen Manitoulin as a place to live

In an area which does not offer a great many employment opportunities for the young work force the lament is that it is very difficult to keep successive generations in the community Many may be forced to leave

As a result there are two opposing forces thosc who would freeze the island in time and those who have

children and see the need for increased job opportunities I hope that a conshystructive compromise will be achieved

PtCAS-US Describe the needs of the people at the Manitoulin Centennial Manor

MunIz The Manor is not unique among homes for the aged As people grow older many reach the point where they are unable to maintain their own homes and property There is a progression which can be observed but generally speaking due to medical disabilities or simply advancing age people require more care

We have here at the Manor a very charming facility with I believe one of the most beautiful views in Ontario if not Canada There is a commanding view of the North Channel where we overlook an attractive group of islands and in the summer there are usually many sailboats in view

It used to be the case that families would care for their own however a change of family lifestyles indicates that older family members often will not have their children available to help them

I am not in the least offended if our residents consider the Manor as a place where they can obtain food and shelter while continuing with their lifestyles outside the Manor as much as possible

We have activity directors and offer nursing care Many residents require some form of nursing care Each resishydent has personal needs We provide medical services up to the point allowed by legislation If greater medical attenshytion is required then the resident must move to a hospital as required by law The Manor operates somewhat like a hospital but is quite different in that we are providing a home

PECAS-US Are there courses deshyscribed as necessary or required in order to launch graduates into a career or a job such as yours

MunIZ I wish that I could offer a clear insight but many opportunities seem to be fortuitous Being a graduate of the -College of Social Science I was exposed to a controversy which is ongoing as to whether a liberal arts education is of value I believe that a graduate can benefit from an education in Social Science combined with a large smatshytering of reality and an ability to recognize opportunities As a result the graduate can take advantage of opporshytunities as they arrive 0

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The College of Biological Science Alumni Association

BI -ALUMNI EWS Editor Jane Selley Arts 70

Sir Peter Markham Scott DSc

A citation by Professor Keith Ronald to convocation on the presentation of an honorary degree to Sir Peter Markham SCOII June 4

Knight Bachelor Commander Order of the British Empire Distinguished Sershyvice Cross and Bar artist author natushyralist and conservationist broadcaster and lecturer and sailor in peacetime and in war Born in Gloucester England by the age of seven he was discussing fish and sea birds and sea urchins with Sir Ray Lankester F RS From school he went to Trinity College Cambridge where he received his MA degree in 1931 Since the mid-1930s his unusual abilities have enabled him to excel in everyone of the great range of activities to which he has given his attention

Going on after Cambridge to the Munich State Academy and then to the Royal Academy Schools in London he immersed himsel f in the fine arts Since 1933 his paintings have been exhibited in London and New York he has writ shyten more than a dozen books including his autobiography The Eye of the Wind published in 1962 and he has been illustrator for a like number of works by other authors

Bronze medallist for single-handed sailing in the 1936 Olympics he won the Prince of Wales Cup for International 14-foot dinghies for 1937 1938 and 1946 For his valour in the Royal Navy from 1939 to 1945 he was three times mentioned in dispatches was awarded the M B E in 1942 and the DSC and Bar in 1943 He took part in the Dieppe raid twice new with the RA F and fought on land near Caen in 1944

In 1946 Peter Scott founded The

Wildfowl Trust as a non-profit organizashytion devoted to research conservation and education pertaining to ducks geese swans and other waterfowl In 1953 he was awarded the CBE as Honorary Director of that Trust His profound interests in wildlife over the years have taken him to all parts of the world An alphabetical list of places from Alaska to Zanzibar includes more than a hundred names many visited a number of times only V and X are missing

Since the 1940s Scott has broadshycast for the BBC talks and commentarshyies on a variety of topics including the Victory Procession of June 1946 which he broadcast while standing in a Duck Later programs such as the Childrens Hour Nature Parliament on radio and LOOK on television including a special edition with the Duke of Edinshyburgh for National Nature Week in 1966 are illustrative Since 1971 he has been commentator for Anglia Televishysions Survival series He has delivshyered lectures on similar topics in many parts of the world including of course aboard ship

Scott has served as president viceshypresident chairman councillor or memshyber of a host of bodies involved in yachting exploring conservation ornishythology Boy Scouts and many others He is a former president of the Society of Wildlife Artists a life Fellow of the London Zoological Society and of the New Zealand Antarctic Society He is a trustee of British and of African sancshytuaries and of the Ontario Waterfowl Research Foundation

In recognition of his leadership in such bodies as the World Wildlife Fund the Wildlife Youth Service the Internashytional Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources and others Her Majesty was pleased to create Peter Scott Knight Bachelor in 1973 He was appointed to the Icelandic Order of the Falcon (1969) and Commander of the

Dutch Order of the Golden Ark (1976) The Albert Medal of the Royal Society of Arts was bestowed on him in 1970 and he has received ot her medals of zoological societies a nd conservation soshycieties too numerous to cite

The British university world hoshynoured him as Rector of Aberdeen from 1960 to 1963 and as C hancellor of Birmingham in 1974 He is an honorary L L D of Exeter (1963) Aberdeen (1963) Birmingham (1974) and Br istol (1974) Bath awarded him its honorary DSc in 1979 and he was named Fellow of the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology in 1974 From Cornelil University he reshyceived the Arthur Allen Medal for ornishythology in 1971

Madam C hancellor the word versashytility can seldom have connoted such proficiency and excellence as have been so broadly achieved by th is man had the name Bay of Exploits not been given long ago in our maritime province of Newfoundland it might well have been used to honour S ir Peter Scott It is therefore an unusua l pleasure for me on behalf of the Senate of the University of Guelph to request you now to do honour to this Unive rs ity in hon u ring Peter Markham Scott by conferring upon him the degree of Do tor of Scishyence honoris causa 0

Ski-Zoo When was the last time you had a sk i-eyed view of an elephant The C8SAA is planning a day of crossshycountry skiing that includes a beshyhind-the-scenes tour of the MetroshyToronto Zoo in late January or February 1982

Wed like to know if youll come Direct all your comments to the C8SAA co Alumni Affairs and Development University Censhytre niversity of Guelph Guelph Ontario NIG 2WI 0

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New Editor Professor John T Powell is about to add yet anot he r activity to his already eclecshytic interests The C ollege of Biological S cience Al umni Associa tion has apshypointed hi m as editor of the Bia-Alum ni News for the next year

T his will be a natural position for John who is not only well known to all CBS a lumni but who also keeps up a n exte nsive correspondence with many graduates For those who know and work closely wi th him it is common knowl edge tha t he enjoys corresponding by ma il So get out your pen and dash off a letter of congra tul at ions- and be prepared for an o nslaught of reply letshyters

Dr Powell was invited to come to the University 16 yea rs ago to create a departme nt of Physical Education He became the chairman of such a departshy

ment a nd the subsequent chairman of the newly created Depa rtment of Hu man Kinetics in 1971 (now in the School of H uman Biology ) They were he says the most exciting yea rs of my life

H e remembers with affect ion the open ing of the H uman Kinet ics Build ing in J 973 Although he has a lways been acti ve and inte nse in his involvement with physical exercise he is proud of the crea tion o f the academic atmosphere in H uma n Kine t ics- and the pioneering steps it took for the discipline

In a familiar style John leans forshyward to emphasize his next state ment Ive worked in fo ur uni vers ities in four countries a nd G uel ph is the 010 t coshyoperative Here and he digresses to add a personal story there is a relashytionship be tween all levels of the U nivershysity com munity whi ch demonstrates an excellent willingness and fr iend li ness to co-operate For me he sa ys it has been an opportu nity to put many of my conce pts into action It has al ways been a stimulating environment

Most of uS cat lunch at noon John however can usually be found lead ing a minimum of 30 me n and women in a vigorous program of physical e xerciseshyknown as the C ardiovascular C lub True to form th is was another activi ty which

John began the da y he arrived on ca mshypus Two of the or iginal members st il l join him and many retirees correspond by mail or phone for advice on t heir personal routi nes

Indicati ve of his participat ion in the U niversi ty com mun ity was the honour he received la t yea r- the C ommunity Service Awa rd He re lated that he alshymost missed the ba rbecue to honou r hi m so unsuspecting was he

Me ntion mus t be made of J ohns involvement in the Oly mpic movement which is a source of im me nse pride for him He was rece ntly appoi nted a pershyma nent member of the Canadian O lympic Associa tion and is a n ho norary membe r of t he N ational O ly mpic Acadshyemy for whom he is a regular lec tu rer at ancient O lympia This year for examshyple he will be a discuss ion leader inshyvolved with the Ara b nations

John has a lways enjoyed his inshyvolvement with alumni and hel ped fou nd the H um3 n Ki netics A lumni Assoc iation in 1971 He sa ys tha t he hopes tha t the CBS Bio -A lumni Ne ws wi ll conti nue to be a vehicle of correspondence for friend s who wish to keep in touch a recorder of stimulating academ ic adshyvances and a voice that will attract cu rrent notice of the work of a vibrant C ollege 0

New Pres Jim Galivan 73

T he new CBSAA president is a devoted G uelph grad Not only has Ji m Ga ll ivan 73 taken over from Al S ippel 75 bu t he will also finish a gradua tion from the

U of G which began in 1973 After his Bsc Ji m worked on his Msc till 1977 then after a few months break went on to a Ph D tha t he will complete this year

Jims speciality is respiration specishyfically the relationship between meta bolshyic rate and lung structure Recen tly he was named as the recipient of the E B Eastburn Fellowship (a trust fund of the Hamilton Foundation) that will a llow him to work this year on the structure

and function of lungs in the sloth and othe r bradymetabol ic animals A portion of this study will be carried out at Mc Master U niversi ty a nd a not her part in Ma naus Brazil (Jim has a lready promised the Bio-Alumni News some correspondence )

T he jungle environment might cramp hi s daily running schedule but it will certainly enha l]~ t hi s interest in photography (Jim maybe a picture or two as well plcasel) 0

Grad News

Cheryl Bailey 76 wr ites that she and her husband have recently returned from a two-year world tour (seve n mont hs in Australia) and have now settlcd in Toronto C heryl is working as a program meranalyst for th e C anada Perma nent Trust Co

Susan Collis 80 is curre ntly working as a veterinary assista nt in Brampton

Marg Davis 76 works as an air traffic control o ffice r with the C a nadian Armed Forces

Michael Ferr 77 is studying medic ine a t Q ueens He will grad ua te th is year

Diane (Andrews) Frechette 79 lives in Montreal where she is a q uality control supervisor for Br ights W ines

Len Godwin 79 and his wife Sharon live in Thunder Bay where Len is a contract fisheries technician for the M inistry of N a tural Resources

David Grasser 78 is a technical sales representative for A lchem Inc in Edshymonton Alberta

Jim McMillan 79 is em ployed as a fisher ies technicia n with Fisheries and shyO ceans Ca nada at the Bed ford Institute of Oceanography

Sheila (Brown) Murphy 77 wri te that she is enjoying her new position as a programmer with the Canada System Group in Mississa uga S he a nd her husband A llen live in Burlington O nshyta rio D

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Macdonald InstituteCollege of Family and Consumer

Studies Alumni Association

ALUMNI NEWS Editor Joan (Anderson) Jenkinson 66

Diseases of Lifestyle and Choice Excerpts from Nutrition Awareness and Education tbe keynote address gi~en by Dr Donna Woolcott 69 at tbe 1981 Mac-FACS alumni seminar

Dr Donna Woolcoll graduated from Family and Consumer Studies in 1969 She continued her studies at the Univershysity of Manitoba obtaining her MSc in Nutrition in 1971 Returning to the University of Guelph she completed her Ph D in Applied Human Nutrition in 1979 Currently she is Assistant Professhysor Applied Human Nutrition in the Department of Family Studies

The 60s and 70s were two decades during which nutrition became a major focal point for society particularly in terms of defining our nutrition probshylems

In Canada the most comprehensive survey to date was undertaken in the form of Nutrition Canada sampling ovcr 20000 Canadians from coast to coast Results of this survey have formed thc basis for intervention programs by government for new directions in reshysearch and for heightened awareness in business and industry

The major problems identified in Nutrition Canada can be classified as diseases of lifestylc and choice

Overweight andor obesity are major concerns in North America Beshycause of the very dismal success rates of wcight controlweight loss programs (cstimate of success is one to two per cent) programs directed at prevention should receivc the highest priority and should be directed at consumers before weight problems become cntrenched

Hcart disease ha s been identified as a health problcm of endemic proportions in Canada It is estimated that 50 per cent of deaths can be attributed to this disease While somc of the risk factors

associated with heart diseasc such as age sex and family history ca nnot be modificd many others including nut r ishytion arc susceptibl( to change which can lower risk

i third area of conccrn is iron deficicncy Thc survey revealed that body iron reserves and intake of iron were ub-optimal for a major portion of the population from infants throughout the life span to the elderly This concern also ca n be attributed to our lifest yle which dictates tha t we watch our caloric intake to avoid overweight T here is evidence that a daily intake of less than

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2000 calories makes it difficult to mainshytain adcquate iron intake

The development of dental caries is a disease which in spite of excellent preventive dentistry programs affects virtu a lly every fa mily to some extent in Canada We havc clear evidence tha t

there is a link bet wecn sucrosc-sugar consumption and the incidence of cavishyties

Being aware of the nutri-tion probshylems we look for solutions--one being nutrition education As well we need improved legislation regarding food lashybelling and advertising claims In add ishytion some at middottention should be paid to development of a national nutrition polshyicy

Regarding nutrItIOn knowledge studies have shown that the population is much misinformed or clearly lacks knowledge of nutrition in areas whe re nutrition professionals see a clear need for knowledge Ironically the consumer is overwhelmed with nutrition messages which come from questionable sources such as health food proponents fad diet promoters and media personalities

Developments are being made in nutrition education across Canada Pubshylic health and community nutritionists provide programs focusing on prevention and health to target groups such as pregnant women children the elderly the adult population at risk from heart disease and those with weight control problems Most of these programs are carried out by public health nurses dental hygienis-ts teachcrs fitness inshystructors and other health and social service pe rsonnel

The O ntario Milk Marketing Board has made significant contributions in increasing student nutrition awareness industry is developing an interest in nutrition education and many newspashypers in C anada carry reliable syndicated nutrition columns on a weekly basis

Many newspapers and magazines employ fully qualified nutritionists to write their nutrition columns The Canashyda Departments of Agriculture and C onsumer and Corporate Affairs inshyclude nutrition educa tion in some proshy

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gra ms as well W hat more could we do to improve

meeting consumers need s for nutrition education A short list would include such interve ntion s as school curr icula in nutrition increa sed participation by proshyfe ss ional nutritionis ts (as opposed to self-styl ed nutritionists) in health and ed uca t ion programs

Med ia exposurc by nutritionists should be re-emphas ized he re as well

We need improved nutrition labelling in C anada an ingredient list is not enough particularly in an increasingly crowded and complex food market The food industry could do more to provide conshysumers with nutrition information and to clarify some of the misconceptions held by consumers In addition we need to develop more direct service programs to

a ddrci~ the very real needs of some of our vcry high-risk groups such as the

elderly na tive peoples and coronary prone individuals

In conclusion it is clear that there are significant challenges ahead in Canshyada to overcome nutrition problems and to promote individual responsibility for nutritional health All of us can share in the challenge by providing effective nushytrition education In order to do this we must keep ourselves aware of the most recent trends in nutrition 0

From the

Dean Your editor J oan (Ande rson) Jenki nshyson 66 has asked tha t I tell you briefl y about some of the exc iting and very recent development whieh I mentioned when wel com ing M ac- FCS seminar participants in early M a y pace is preshycious so I will be brief with just a sentence for each

O ur FACS S hedS won for M a ry C ocivera Departme nt of Informat ion an Exceptional Achievement Awa rd in the publication writing category of an a wards program sponsored by the Counshy

cil for Advancement a nd S upport of Educa tion (C ASE) which was open to cntries from a nada and the U nited S ta tes

T hc U niversi ty L ibra ry in co-opershy

ation with the Depa r tment of Fa mily S tudies received a gra n of $20000 from the S trengthening o f Specia li zed

C ollection grant progra m of t he Social S ci ences and H umanit ies Researc h

Council for the development of the Famshy

ily Studies library collection Six faculty members had research

papers accepted for presentation in five different sections of the Learned Socieshyties Meetings which were held in Halishyfax in May

At a conference for senior hospitalishyty exccutives the School of Hotel and Food Administration (HAFA) a nshynounced plans for the development of an Advanced Management Program for the Hospitality Industry (AMPHI) which

will be offered for the first time in 1983 and for which substantial contributions

have been pledged by the industry to fund the case writing necessary for this program

Research grants totalling approxishymately $182000 have been received in the College over the last several months

Among th em are Dr Keith Slaters grant from the Depa rtment of National

De fence for research on det erioration of te xtile materials Dr Margaret

Mc Kim s grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council for the study of the impact of social experishycnce on infantpeer interac tion and

Dr Bruce Ryans grant from the Onshytario Mental Health Foundation for a study of families in the pre-adoptive

period and the success of th e adoptions These events all occurring over a two-month period give an indica tion of the developments in scholarship a nd outshyreac h within the College

On June 30 Dr Vosburgh completshyed his second five-year term as chairman of the Department of Consumer Studies and looks forw a rd to returning to the Department as a faculty member after a year of leave To have taken the beginshyning concepts for the Depa rtment of Consumer Studies and successfully built a department for which there was no model and which has gained recognition both on this continent and abroad for its uniqueness and its significance in toshydays world is indeed a major accomshypl ishment and one worthy of sincere congra tu la tions

We look forward to welcoming man y of you at the lecture to be given this fall by our Winegard Visiting Professor Dr Kenneth Boulding Deshyta ils of this lecture are outlined below

Plans for the Harshm an Lecture are just being completed It will be presented next year in either the winter or spring

semester

Janet M Wardlaw Dean

Visiting Prof D r Kenneth Boulding a d ist inguished economist and author will spend several weeks on campus in the fall as the W inegard Vis iting Profcssor in thc Colshylege of -a mily and C onsumer S tudies funded by t hc A lma M ater Fund C urshyrently Distingui shed Professor of Ecoshynomics Emeritu s in t he Inst itute of Beshyhavioural Science U niversity of Colorashydo he has been pres ide nt of the A merishycan Associa tion for thc A dvancement of Science the American Economic Assoshy

ciation and the rnternational Studies Association

A prolific author Dr Boulding has published widely on economics and the socia1 sciences Among his recent books are Beyond Economics Essays on Soshyciety Religion and Ethics Ecodynamshyics A New Theory of Societal Evolushytion a nd From Abundance to Scarcity Implications for the American System H e co-authored Social Systems of the Planet Earth

During hi s stay on campus Dr Boulding will participate in undergradushyate and graduate classes and faculty

seminars and will give a lecture to the university community on S eptember 22 He will be the featured speaker in a one-day conference organized by the College to highlight his visit The conshyference wi II focus on the role of households in world development

Faculty in the College a re pleased to host this distinguished scholar as a visiting professor They look forw a rd to the stimulation and leadersh ip his visit will provide Because of Dr Bouldings visit the Harshma n lecture which is usuall y held in the fall will be postshyponed until early 19820

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More Than 2 0 M ore Aware The 14th annual Mac-FACS Alumni Seminar attracted a record number of alumni and friends to the University of Guelph campus on Saturday May 2 The seminar on Nutrition Awareness appealed to grads and students alike spanning graduating years from 26 to 83 Attendance exceeded 200

Mary Henry 65 seminar chairshyman welcomed everyone to the proshygram Congratulations were extended to Dr Margaret Scott McCready recipient of the Order of Canada Medal Dr McCready proudly displayed her medal while alumni applauded her most recent honour

It was indeed a successful day-an excellent opportunity for everyone to update their current interests in nutrishytion and renew friendships at their Alma Mater 0

Professor David Collins- Thompson spoke on Food Safety - the Role of Addatives

Leslie Nanos nutrition consultant spoke on Nutrition and the Aging Process

Mac-FACS Careers Night 81 Sponsored by Your Alumni Association

500 to 7 00 pm October 5

Peter Clark Hall University Centre

Dr Margaret McCready shows her Order of Canada meda l to Mac- FACS Alumni ews editor Joan (Anderson ) Jenkinson Mac 66

In Memoriam

Margaret (Maunders) Coates 270 a life members of the Mac-FACS Alumni Association passed away in London on M arch 18 1981

E Margerite (McKiel) MacDonald 250 passed away in Is lington on Febshyruary 19 1981

Lilla (Freeborn) Oldfield 210 of Minshyneapolis M inn passed away on June II 1980

Lucille Catherine (Kuhn) Rogers 230 of Morrisville Pa passed a way March 10 1981 Her husband Tom Rogers is a graduate of OAC 23

Lois (Seldon) Schwenger 390 of Burlshyington passed away February 8 1981

Edna (Greening) Young 06D passed away in Ham il ton in March 1981 0

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The College of Physical Science Alumni Association

SCIMP Editor Bob Winkel

Barry and the AMF Thc election of Barry Stahlbaum 74 to the chairmanship of the Alma M ater Fund (AMF) Advisory C ouncil for 1981-1982 caps several years of involveshyment in alumni affairs both as a represhysentativc for graduates of his C ollege as secretary of the University of G uelph Alumni Association and as a member of the advisory council itself

A systems analyst in academic computer services Institute of Computshyer Science working with the OvC to computerize veterinary medical informashytion Barry brings a hard-nosed busishyness-like attitude to his new position

The AMF Advisory Council reshyviews and determines project priorities of the AMF and recommends to the President allocations of the proceeds of the fund Two representatives from each of the seven college alumni associations the primary representatives of the camshypaign management committee of the AM F the president and senior vieeshypresident of the Unive rsity of Guelph Alumni Association President Donald Forster as honorary UGAA president John Babcock OAC 54 director Alumni Affairs and Development and Jim Elmslie assistant director for develshyopment Alumni Affairs and Developshy

Roll of Honour The names of nine top undergraduate students in the College of Physical Scishyence have been added to the Colleges honour roll The students have achieved

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ment as secretary to the council make up the AM F advisory councils membershyship

The council deals with a large sum of money-nearly $300000 this year notes Mr Stahlbaum The fund has been administered very efficiently in the past but anticipated growth both in income and disbursements makes a well-managed response even more necesshysary in the future

His tough-mindedness in financial matters softens however when he talks about the role of alumni in supporting the University I see a growing number of alumni turning out for our special cvents I had a ball at College Royal talking to over 150 alumni who had returned to Guelph from as far away as

an average of 85 per cent or higher on five courses in the fifth sixth seventh or eighth semester The following have been named for the fall semester 1980

BSc Program Semester 5 Gail Baker honours (biochemistry) and Timothy Wilkinson major (biochemisshytry) minor (nutrition) Semester 7 John Wylie honours (theoretical physics) Seshymester 8 Christopher Retterath hoshynours (computing and information sci-

Montreal and Sudbury He regrets that it sometimes seems

that the University communicates with alumni only when it asks for money We also need t heir loyalty encourageshyment and participation

Funds provided by alumni to the AM F provide a vital service he exshyplains All universities are cutting back in their budgets and in the process it is the refinements which go first It is these peripheral but important activishyties that receive the support of the AM F

Barry sees fund-raising not as the bottom line of Alumni Affairs but as part of a full circle which makes it possible for things to happen which enhance the prestige and reputation of the University of Guelph

T hese in turn bring pride to us all and also help to create a sense of worthwhileness in being active alumni This is what stimula tes fund raising

The results include scholarships visiting professor programs library acshyquisitions our prestigious University of Guelph Choir trips to Europe the develshyopment of the Arboretum Alumni Stashydium and a host of ot her activities which make us all feel good

Barry takes over the chairmanship from Dr C Robert Buck o v e 46 He was a great chairman I hope I can run a meeting half as well 0

ence) The following we re selec ted from the winter semester 1981

BA Program Semester 8 Mayda -Tratnik honours (mathema tics)

BSc Program S emester 6 C atheshyrine Macerollo honours (applied matheshymatics) Laurie Bemi honours (chemisshytry) and John W ylie honours (theoreti shycal physics) Semester 8 John Root honours (chemical physics) 0

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John Hulland 81

Senator Few students can match the record of involvement of John H ulland 81 in University administration As a fourth year Bsc chemistry major John was this past fall elected chairman of Senshyates Graduation and Ceremonials Comshymittee Although he is the first student to chair a Senate committee the experishyence and expertise John has accumulatshyed made him an obvious choice

Beginning with the Student Petishytions Committee John has been a memshyber of the Board of Undergraduate Studies the C om mittee on Educational Development the University Liaison Committee the Committee on Universishyty Planning and the search committee for the Dean of the College of Physical Science

The Graduation and Ceremonials Committee which John chairs is enshygaged in recommending to Senate canshydidates for honorary degrees and dishyplomas Following the committees decishysions John takes the recommendations to Senate for consideration Because a chairman does not vote at committee meetings John says he sometimes finds a conflict between his position and his personal inclinations

He has strong views on many Unishyversity issues and feels that any student with similar concerns would find inshyvolvement in the Senate a worthwhile commitment

For students genuinely interested in Senate John cautions that it takes a full year as a student member to acquire the knowledge and confidence to work effectively John also finds integration of his academic pursuits with committee work lends perspective to his undergradshyuate University experience helping to develop insight into people and organishyzations

Such experience will be pertinent to the M BA John is contemplating purshysuing next year- the next item on the chairmans agenda 0

Professor Bill Brown

Inventor Retired chemistry professor WH Bill Brown spent the best part of his acashydemic years within the sound of running water-pouring into laboratory sinks through standard metal filter pumps at a rate of 594 gallons every six hours Multiplied by 12 pumps in the average student laboratory and 12 weeks every semester the result is a veritable Niashygara of noisy and expensive water

Retirement two years ago provided Dr Brown with the opportunity to inshydulge his interest in gadgetry and he went to work to design a more powerful splash-proof and more economical filter pump

Pre-production models combining lengths of automotive hose friction tape and his own adventures into glassblowshying worked well enough to justify proshyfessionally made prototypes which themshyselves underwent a series of changes to arrive at ever more compact quieter and more economical units

Today Dr Browns glass filter pump is in full production and it is attracting the attention of institutional and commercial laboratories all over Canada because it scores for ease of installation ability to swivel through 360deg and superior pumping action

The economics are remarkable The Niagara of water referred to above represents an estimated cost of over $2000 per semester The smallest of the Wekksco Filter Pumps reduces this by I ljl2 with no loss in efficiency and virtual silence of operation 0

John Root 81

Medallist The We Winega rd Medal t he Univershysitys most distinguis hed stude nt award has been won this year by John Root 81 of G uelph who received a BSc in honours physics at spring C onvocat ion The medal was presented at the annual Senate Board of G overnors dinner in June

Not only must wi nners of the Wineshygard Medal achieve high levels of acashydemic attainment but they must also demonstrate outstanding leadersh ip in a range of extra-curricular act ivi t ies

John attained a cumulative average of 888 per cent chalking up 45 As (over 80 per cent) and three Bs during his eight underg raduate semesshyters He accomplished this ou tstand ing record while maintaini ng a dizzying schedule of extra-curricu lar activities on campus in church a nd in the comshymunity

He was president of the Physics and Astronomy Club in 1979-1980 and chairman of its College Royal subcomshymittee in 1980-1981 U nder his leadershyship the Club held an active sched ule of meetings and also orga nized an intershyuniversity convention Its C ollege Royal display in 1979- 1980 won first prize within the College and second pr ize campmiddotus-wide In 1980-1981 the Col lege Royal exhibit claimed the ove r-all award In his third year John was a lso president of the Campus C hristia n Felshylowship and secretary of the Physical Science Student Cou nci l

Johns off-campus activities includshyed singing in the choir of First Bapt ist C hurch teach ing S unday school playshying clarinet in an ensem ble doing musishycal arranging and organizi ng an intershychurch you th group T his group known as the Guelph Associa tion Ba ptist Youth included representatives of churches from Stratford to Bra mpton It was first organi zed during t he year 1979-1980 and during 1980-1 98 1 John served as its preside nt 0

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a re freque nt ly the focal poi nt of professional developmen t conferences

Some ideas origi na ted by the School a re not hi ng less than pioneering steps in adult education Corresponde nce students once had only a text book and occasionally audio cassettes until School faculty developed a multi-media learning kit that combines these two with a small hand-viewer and filmst rips enabling students to learn th rough th ree compleshymentary processes S ummer Campus is a unique vacat ion program which a llows people of all ages a nd interests to enjoy the Un iversitys extensive educational and recreational facilities during the relatively qu iet summer months

W ith the introduction of a regula r slate of evening credit courses on campus a yca r and a ha lf ago t he number of partshyti me students increased by more than 50 per cent Many of these people are taki ng degree courses to advance occupationally

For Some-a Ne w Career A glazier meta l mecha nic by day

Thomas Smith of G uel ph spe nds many evenings on cam pus as a part-t ime student He returned to school after 20 years intent upon gaining a degree in Computing Science and Business Administration and st a rt ing a new ca reer

He is thorough ly enjoying and ma king the most of his univers ity ex perience Im curious about many subjects so each semester I take a course in the H umani t ies or Social Sciences a long wit h one in my major subject of Comput ing Science So far I have studied Psychology Philosophy H istory and Sociology he ex plains

Tom believes tha t people s hould act ively participate in organiza tions which a ffect them persona lly Consequently he became the first represen tative of the new G eneral S tudies progra m to sit on the U niversity Senate Formerly he was recording secretary of Local 181 2 Intershynational Brotherhood of Pai nters and Allied Trades

Tom has discovered aspects of the university experience which evade all too many older students according to Richard Leavens counsello r Part-ti me and G eneral Studies Often these ad ults are too in tense and anxious about completing a project or writ ing exams T hey overlook the fact that being here affords them t he chance to escape their usual roles for a while to cxplore new ideas a nd meet new friends wi th similar in teres ts Ult imately it is the pleasure in learnin g which makes the exercise worthwh ile It can be a total experience of trying a nd growing

Not everyone bent on advancing a career has the time or energy to pursue a degree however Toms week for example often spirals into 60 hours and more of combined work and study not to mention his family commitments Completed in a fraction of the time nuts and bolts certificate or diploma programs in subjects such as Industrial Relations Statistics Horticulture and Agriculture are becoming increasingly popular Several such programs a re being offered by each division in the School

Practical Programs Since these are practical programs the

knowledge gained is immediately useful on the job Marlene and Joh n G iesbrecht of Manitoba found Independent Studys correspondence program in Horticulture an idcal way to become more proficient in their tree and lawn care business while working towards an Ontario Diploma in Horticulture (ODH) The Edmonton parks system has established special in-service training to augment the O DH progra m in order to encourage their employees to study for the diploma

University of Guelph graduates some of whom may well have silently vowed never to crack another book as they received their degree are among the first to discover that learning is a lifelong process and pleasure A teacher of French English and Mathematics at Waverley Public School in Guelph Jean Llewellyn Arts 72 recently took an evening course in childrens literature at the University Certainly the course is very useful in providing me with a core of information to teach my own students but it is gratifying and certainly no chore I feel that Im gaining two bonuses from the one expe rience she explains

Dr Peter G (Spike) Oliver OVC 51 occasionally enjoys taking a Continuing Education non-degree course A consultant wi th the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food he prefers subjects such as Physical Awareness and Psychology which provide a relaxing change of pace after a day s work

Increased leisure time the need to keep abreast of the knowledge explosion genera l higher educational levels these then are the main factors contributing to

what Profcssor Waldron describes as the current boom in adult education

The universities on their part may be catering more to the needs of these older students because of the anticipated decline in enrolment by high school graduates but there is another equally important factor

Aging Does Not Impair Ability to Learn From 1900 to the 1940s ma ny

ed uca tional psychologists bel ieved that physica l emotional sensory and inte llectual growth stopped at the age of 18 S u bsequent resea rch consistently extended this growth period a nd present ind ications are th a t t he aging process does not at all sign ifica ntly impair the a bility to lea rn But the shadow of formcr bel iefs remai ned with educators and the public for a long t ime Even now it is not tota lly eradicated

To hel p adul ts especia ll y those taking degree courses to overcome fears and ta ke their place in the mainstream of university life t he School has organized special services Counsell ing and orientation sessions are available before classes begin These are followed by short workshops on how to wri te essays ta ke exams and use t he library Spec ial facilities and counsellors are avai la ble to help in career decisions

Gazing into the c rystal ball Professor Wa ldron forsees a continuation of the trend towards in novative cou rse fo rmats to meet the needs of adu lts The possibilities are endless since st ripped to its essentials learning is simply an organized sequential series of ex periences concentrating on a given SUbject Withi n ten years he expects that computers will become as common as radio and te levision sets a re today and will provide excellen t leachi ng dev ices

[n the nea r fu ture the universities wi ll bclong as much to older students as to the traditiona l 18- to 22-year-olds he concludes

Grandma it seems may even end up belonging to the majority 0

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i1u ALUMNI NEWS amp [JJ I~

CAMPUS HIGHLIGHTS I~

Appointment

Robin Lewis Arts 73

Robin Baird Lewis Arts 73 has been appointed Deve lo pmentC om municashytions Officer in the Department of Alumni Affairs and Development

Robin received her BA (Honors) degree in English a nd H istory In 1978 she received an M A in H istory Scotshytish Studies the first to receive a Masshyters degree in this disci pline from the U nivers ity

An active member of the Central Ontario Artists Association she is an exhibiting artist commercial designer and illustrator whose work has a ppeared in the 1980 and 1981 editions of Canashydian Children s Annual and in collecshytions in Canada the United States and

G reat Brita in Before her present appointment

Robin ta ught Art in Bra nt ford Woodshystock and at Fa nshaw e C ollege and then Art English and History for the Brant Count y Board of Educa tion

As Developmen tCommun ications Offi cer she is responsible for the artshywork co-ordination of des ign copy and preparation of fu ndra ising literat ure and seven College Alumni Weekend bulletin supplements and other printed mat r ials for the De partment She also prepa res proposals for presentation to foundations and corporations a nd co-ordinates the promotion of the Universitys deferred and commemorative gifts programs 0

Newly Elected as

AluDlni Senators

Phili p Cha n is general manager of Guelphs C hina T iki restaurant W hile at t he University he served a three-yea r term as a Student Senator was one of the fou nding mem bers and president of the C hinese Students A sociation and was the Universitys first Food Services Ombudsman

Following the annual election for three of the nine alumni seats on Senate of the University Philip Chan HAFA 75 Christine Hurlbut A rts 74 a nd Lorna (Dennison) Milne OAC 56 have been elected to replace those who have fulshyfill ed three-year terms

Christine Hurlbut is an 3ssistantasshysocia te consultant in womens concerns for the Anglican C hurch of C anada She devotes her spa re time to the Canadian Cancer Society and to the archives and socia l programs of her chu rch Ch ristine has also been involved with Alma Mater Fund commemorative programs

Lorna (Dennison) Milne lives in Bra m pton where she has operated Flowshyertown Antiques for nine years She served an eight- year term as trustee with the Pee l Board of Education and is president of t he North Peel unit of the Canadian C ancer Society She is marshyried to Ross M il ne OAC 55 0

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Jim Elmslie Alumni Affairs amp Development

Our Photographe r in London

T he day was June 14 198 1 T he place was T he Ma ll in London England during the annu al Trooping the Colour ceremony S ix blank shots were fi red f rom a starting-pis shytol Burmese the 19-year-old horse carrying Queen Eliza shybeth II reared and bolted for a few yards a busbied

Gu ardsm an reached into the crowd and dragged th e gunman to th e road and Jim Elmslie assistant director f or development A lumni Affairs captured the whole scene On vacation Jim and his wIe Kay were staying at th e Uni versity of Guelph s London House

COining Eve nts September 14-19 Aggie Week

25 OAC Alumni Association Annual Golf Tournament

October 3 HOMECOMING

October-Decem ber Daily Campus Visit Program (Except Sat and Sun ) fo r Prospective Students Call (519) 824-4120 Ext 871 2 or in Ontario Call Toll Free 1-800-265-8344

November 9-11 Guelph Interaction A Conference on Scientific and Human Issues Workshops and Seminars for Senior High School Students Phone (51 9) 824-4120 for Details

12-22 Royal Agricultural Winte r Fair Toronto

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The College of Social Science Alumni Association

PEGAS-US Editor Rick Knap 74

First CSSAA Awards The C ollege of Social Science honoured its top students at an awards ceremony and luncheon earlier this year and CSS alumni can mark a milestone achievement on thei r calendars

For the first time in the Associashytions history College of S ocial Science Alumni Association In-C ourse Scholarshyships have been awarded

Funded by a $2000 Alma Mater Fund grant te n presentations of $200 each were made

At the same function six Alma Mater BA In-Course Scholarships of $250 each were awarded to students enrolled in the BA program who have completed five semesters with high acashydemic standing

The CSSA A on behalf of all its members ex te nds its sincere congratulashytions to the recipients 0

Alma Mater scholarship winners and CSS faculty I to r are Dean John Vanderkamp Vivian Gies Hazel Jones Stephen Dawkins Robert Wildeboer Kathleen M artin and Department of Sociology and Anthropology chairman Professor Wayne Thompson

CS S AA scholarship winners and css faculty I to r front row Elizabeth Renfrew Karen Frosch S usan Smith Barbara Jessup Kerry Prentice and David Bestvater Back row Professor E Dalrymple-Alford Vante Martini Gerald Jellis and Professor P Gough

Grad News 1974

Bob Small is a life skills coach at Sheridan College in Oakville

1977

Kosta Black works for S ta nley Products Limited of Burlington as product manshyager

Patricia Locher operates her own busishyness Patrik Action Wear in Clareshysholm Alberta

Gerald Neil works for the Continental Ba nk in Newmarket as an accounts representative

1978

S teven Boudreau works in the University Sa les Division of Gage Educational Pubshylishing Limited Steve operates out of his home base in Brownsburg Quebec

Kathy MacKay teaches at the First United Day Care C entre in Victoria BC

Laura (Petl) and Steven Smith live in Oshawa Laura is assistant co-ordinator with the Canadian Hearing Society in Toronto Steven holds a management position with Cooper-Smith of Oshawa

Bob Sullivan and his wife Lori 79 live in Windsor Bob has enrolled in the Faculty of Law at the University of Windsor 0

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His BA Led

to Something

Different Gary Muntz 69 is Executive Director a t Manitoulin Centenniall Manor in lillie Current Manitoulin Island Ontario He holds an honours BA and double major in Political Science and History and an MA 72 in Political Science

PECAS-US Tell us about the Manitoushylin Centennial Manor

MunIz Its a municipal home for the aged for the District of Manitoulin The facility is supported jointly by the proshyvincial government and by local municishypalities on the island The Manor proshyvides residential care for the elderly

PECAS-US How many people are emshyployed at the Manor

MunIz We have a staff of approximateshyly 70 people

PECAS-US Manitoulin Island is very distinctive in terms of its geography Is it also distinctive in terms of its comshymunity as compared to southwestern Ontario

MUnT Its the largest island in fresh water in the world and a vacation parashydise in the summer It also offers a great deal in the way of winter sports and recreational opportunity

Manitoulin is unique in the sense that local people describe themselves as islanders and there is the mystique of belonging to a native islander society In recent years however the mystique is much more real than the presence of a native island society Many people have moved to Manitoulin for lifestyle reashy

sons There are more islanders at heart now than native islanders

Y cars ago Manitoulin was an isoshylated community a liule off the main thoroughfare however in 198 ~ people may have to go a little out of the way to get to Manitoulin but the isolation factor has disappeared

PECAS-US What industry is present on Manitoulin

Muniz Presently the largest employer is the public service including the hospishytal in Little Current the Manor of which I am a part the school board and other government ministries A large seasonal tourist industry together with the commercial infrastructure supports a large summer population

At present a new lumber mill has begun operation At the turn of the century Manitoulin was noted for its lumber mills Now with increased forshyeign demand for lumber a large mill is transporting logs from the north shore of Lake Huron to Manitoulin The mill is finishing lumber and shipping it mainly to the Middle East

PpoundCAS-US What social and economic factors will playa major role in shaping the Manitoulin community in the next few years)

MunIZ The tourist industry is the largshyest attraction to the island The governshyment and the municipalities through local initiatives programs like most other municipalities wish to attract inshydustry I think though I am not their spokesman that a number of people on the island would opt for a selective approach to industrial development

There is a controversy regarding nearby Elliot Lake and its uranium mines and processing plant A large segment of the island population is dogshymatically opposed to this type of indusshytry The reason for this opposition is the view that such an industry is an enshycroachment on the clean-air cleanshywater lifestyle on the island which most Manitoulin residents feel is important In fact these are the reasons why people have chosen Manitoulin as a place to live

In an area which does not offer a great many employment opportunities for the young work force the lament is that it is very difficult to keep successive generations in the community Many may be forced to leave

As a result there are two opposing forces thosc who would freeze the island in time and those who have

children and see the need for increased job opportunities I hope that a conshystructive compromise will be achieved

PtCAS-US Describe the needs of the people at the Manitoulin Centennial Manor

MunIz The Manor is not unique among homes for the aged As people grow older many reach the point where they are unable to maintain their own homes and property There is a progression which can be observed but generally speaking due to medical disabilities or simply advancing age people require more care

We have here at the Manor a very charming facility with I believe one of the most beautiful views in Ontario if not Canada There is a commanding view of the North Channel where we overlook an attractive group of islands and in the summer there are usually many sailboats in view

It used to be the case that families would care for their own however a change of family lifestyles indicates that older family members often will not have their children available to help them

I am not in the least offended if our residents consider the Manor as a place where they can obtain food and shelter while continuing with their lifestyles outside the Manor as much as possible

We have activity directors and offer nursing care Many residents require some form of nursing care Each resishydent has personal needs We provide medical services up to the point allowed by legislation If greater medical attenshytion is required then the resident must move to a hospital as required by law The Manor operates somewhat like a hospital but is quite different in that we are providing a home

PECAS-US Are there courses deshyscribed as necessary or required in order to launch graduates into a career or a job such as yours

MunIZ I wish that I could offer a clear insight but many opportunities seem to be fortuitous Being a graduate of the -College of Social Science I was exposed to a controversy which is ongoing as to whether a liberal arts education is of value I believe that a graduate can benefit from an education in Social Science combined with a large smatshytering of reality and an ability to recognize opportunities As a result the graduate can take advantage of opporshytunities as they arrive 0

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The College of Biological Science Alumni Association

BI -ALUMNI EWS Editor Jane Selley Arts 70

Sir Peter Markham Scott DSc

A citation by Professor Keith Ronald to convocation on the presentation of an honorary degree to Sir Peter Markham SCOII June 4

Knight Bachelor Commander Order of the British Empire Distinguished Sershyvice Cross and Bar artist author natushyralist and conservationist broadcaster and lecturer and sailor in peacetime and in war Born in Gloucester England by the age of seven he was discussing fish and sea birds and sea urchins with Sir Ray Lankester F RS From school he went to Trinity College Cambridge where he received his MA degree in 1931 Since the mid-1930s his unusual abilities have enabled him to excel in everyone of the great range of activities to which he has given his attention

Going on after Cambridge to the Munich State Academy and then to the Royal Academy Schools in London he immersed himsel f in the fine arts Since 1933 his paintings have been exhibited in London and New York he has writ shyten more than a dozen books including his autobiography The Eye of the Wind published in 1962 and he has been illustrator for a like number of works by other authors

Bronze medallist for single-handed sailing in the 1936 Olympics he won the Prince of Wales Cup for International 14-foot dinghies for 1937 1938 and 1946 For his valour in the Royal Navy from 1939 to 1945 he was three times mentioned in dispatches was awarded the M B E in 1942 and the DSC and Bar in 1943 He took part in the Dieppe raid twice new with the RA F and fought on land near Caen in 1944

In 1946 Peter Scott founded The

Wildfowl Trust as a non-profit organizashytion devoted to research conservation and education pertaining to ducks geese swans and other waterfowl In 1953 he was awarded the CBE as Honorary Director of that Trust His profound interests in wildlife over the years have taken him to all parts of the world An alphabetical list of places from Alaska to Zanzibar includes more than a hundred names many visited a number of times only V and X are missing

Since the 1940s Scott has broadshycast for the BBC talks and commentarshyies on a variety of topics including the Victory Procession of June 1946 which he broadcast while standing in a Duck Later programs such as the Childrens Hour Nature Parliament on radio and LOOK on television including a special edition with the Duke of Edinshyburgh for National Nature Week in 1966 are illustrative Since 1971 he has been commentator for Anglia Televishysions Survival series He has delivshyered lectures on similar topics in many parts of the world including of course aboard ship

Scott has served as president viceshypresident chairman councillor or memshyber of a host of bodies involved in yachting exploring conservation ornishythology Boy Scouts and many others He is a former president of the Society of Wildlife Artists a life Fellow of the London Zoological Society and of the New Zealand Antarctic Society He is a trustee of British and of African sancshytuaries and of the Ontario Waterfowl Research Foundation

In recognition of his leadership in such bodies as the World Wildlife Fund the Wildlife Youth Service the Internashytional Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources and others Her Majesty was pleased to create Peter Scott Knight Bachelor in 1973 He was appointed to the Icelandic Order of the Falcon (1969) and Commander of the

Dutch Order of the Golden Ark (1976) The Albert Medal of the Royal Society of Arts was bestowed on him in 1970 and he has received ot her medals of zoological societies a nd conservation soshycieties too numerous to cite

The British university world hoshynoured him as Rector of Aberdeen from 1960 to 1963 and as C hancellor of Birmingham in 1974 He is an honorary L L D of Exeter (1963) Aberdeen (1963) Birmingham (1974) and Br istol (1974) Bath awarded him its honorary DSc in 1979 and he was named Fellow of the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology in 1974 From Cornelil University he reshyceived the Arthur Allen Medal for ornishythology in 1971

Madam C hancellor the word versashytility can seldom have connoted such proficiency and excellence as have been so broadly achieved by th is man had the name Bay of Exploits not been given long ago in our maritime province of Newfoundland it might well have been used to honour S ir Peter Scott It is therefore an unusua l pleasure for me on behalf of the Senate of the University of Guelph to request you now to do honour to this Unive rs ity in hon u ring Peter Markham Scott by conferring upon him the degree of Do tor of Scishyence honoris causa 0

Ski-Zoo When was the last time you had a sk i-eyed view of an elephant The C8SAA is planning a day of crossshycountry skiing that includes a beshyhind-the-scenes tour of the MetroshyToronto Zoo in late January or February 1982

Wed like to know if youll come Direct all your comments to the C8SAA co Alumni Affairs and Development University Censhytre niversity of Guelph Guelph Ontario NIG 2WI 0

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New Editor Professor John T Powell is about to add yet anot he r activity to his already eclecshytic interests The C ollege of Biological S cience Al umni Associa tion has apshypointed hi m as editor of the Bia-Alum ni News for the next year

T his will be a natural position for John who is not only well known to all CBS a lumni but who also keeps up a n exte nsive correspondence with many graduates For those who know and work closely wi th him it is common knowl edge tha t he enjoys corresponding by ma il So get out your pen and dash off a letter of congra tul at ions- and be prepared for an o nslaught of reply letshyters

Dr Powell was invited to come to the University 16 yea rs ago to create a departme nt of Physical Education He became the chairman of such a departshy

ment a nd the subsequent chairman of the newly created Depa rtment of Hu man Kinetics in 1971 (now in the School of H uman Biology ) They were he says the most exciting yea rs of my life

H e remembers with affect ion the open ing of the H uman Kinet ics Build ing in J 973 Although he has a lways been acti ve and inte nse in his involvement with physical exercise he is proud of the crea tion o f the academic atmosphere in H uma n Kine t ics- and the pioneering steps it took for the discipline

In a familiar style John leans forshyward to emphasize his next state ment Ive worked in fo ur uni vers ities in four countries a nd G uel ph is the 010 t coshyoperative Here and he digresses to add a personal story there is a relashytionship be tween all levels of the U nivershysity com munity whi ch demonstrates an excellent willingness and fr iend li ness to co-operate For me he sa ys it has been an opportu nity to put many of my conce pts into action It has al ways been a stimulating environment

Most of uS cat lunch at noon John however can usually be found lead ing a minimum of 30 me n and women in a vigorous program of physical e xerciseshyknown as the C ardiovascular C lub True to form th is was another activi ty which

John began the da y he arrived on ca mshypus Two of the or iginal members st il l join him and many retirees correspond by mail or phone for advice on t heir personal routi nes

Indicati ve of his participat ion in the U niversi ty com mun ity was the honour he received la t yea r- the C ommunity Service Awa rd He re lated that he alshymost missed the ba rbecue to honou r hi m so unsuspecting was he

Me ntion mus t be made of J ohns involvement in the Oly mpic movement which is a source of im me nse pride for him He was rece ntly appoi nted a pershyma nent member of the Canadian O lympic Associa tion and is a n ho norary membe r of t he N ational O ly mpic Acadshyemy for whom he is a regular lec tu rer at ancient O lympia This year for examshyple he will be a discuss ion leader inshyvolved with the Ara b nations

John has a lways enjoyed his inshyvolvement with alumni and hel ped fou nd the H um3 n Ki netics A lumni Assoc iation in 1971 He sa ys tha t he hopes tha t the CBS Bio -A lumni Ne ws wi ll conti nue to be a vehicle of correspondence for friend s who wish to keep in touch a recorder of stimulating academ ic adshyvances and a voice that will attract cu rrent notice of the work of a vibrant C ollege 0

New Pres Jim Galivan 73

T he new CBSAA president is a devoted G uelph grad Not only has Ji m Ga ll ivan 73 taken over from Al S ippel 75 bu t he will also finish a gradua tion from the

U of G which began in 1973 After his Bsc Ji m worked on his Msc till 1977 then after a few months break went on to a Ph D tha t he will complete this year

Jims speciality is respiration specishyfically the relationship between meta bolshyic rate and lung structure Recen tly he was named as the recipient of the E B Eastburn Fellowship (a trust fund of the Hamilton Foundation) that will a llow him to work this year on the structure

and function of lungs in the sloth and othe r bradymetabol ic animals A portion of this study will be carried out at Mc Master U niversi ty a nd a not her part in Ma naus Brazil (Jim has a lready promised the Bio-Alumni News some correspondence )

T he jungle environment might cramp hi s daily running schedule but it will certainly enha l]~ t hi s interest in photography (Jim maybe a picture or two as well plcasel) 0

Grad News

Cheryl Bailey 76 wr ites that she and her husband have recently returned from a two-year world tour (seve n mont hs in Australia) and have now settlcd in Toronto C heryl is working as a program meranalyst for th e C anada Perma nent Trust Co

Susan Collis 80 is curre ntly working as a veterinary assista nt in Brampton

Marg Davis 76 works as an air traffic control o ffice r with the C a nadian Armed Forces

Michael Ferr 77 is studying medic ine a t Q ueens He will grad ua te th is year

Diane (Andrews) Frechette 79 lives in Montreal where she is a q uality control supervisor for Br ights W ines

Len Godwin 79 and his wife Sharon live in Thunder Bay where Len is a contract fisheries technician for the M inistry of N a tural Resources

David Grasser 78 is a technical sales representative for A lchem Inc in Edshymonton Alberta

Jim McMillan 79 is em ployed as a fisher ies technicia n with Fisheries and shyO ceans Ca nada at the Bed ford Institute of Oceanography

Sheila (Brown) Murphy 77 wri te that she is enjoying her new position as a programmer with the Canada System Group in Mississa uga S he a nd her husband A llen live in Burlington O nshyta rio D

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Macdonald InstituteCollege of Family and Consumer

Studies Alumni Association

ALUMNI NEWS Editor Joan (Anderson) Jenkinson 66

Diseases of Lifestyle and Choice Excerpts from Nutrition Awareness and Education tbe keynote address gi~en by Dr Donna Woolcott 69 at tbe 1981 Mac-FACS alumni seminar

Dr Donna Woolcoll graduated from Family and Consumer Studies in 1969 She continued her studies at the Univershysity of Manitoba obtaining her MSc in Nutrition in 1971 Returning to the University of Guelph she completed her Ph D in Applied Human Nutrition in 1979 Currently she is Assistant Professhysor Applied Human Nutrition in the Department of Family Studies

The 60s and 70s were two decades during which nutrition became a major focal point for society particularly in terms of defining our nutrition probshylems

In Canada the most comprehensive survey to date was undertaken in the form of Nutrition Canada sampling ovcr 20000 Canadians from coast to coast Results of this survey have formed thc basis for intervention programs by government for new directions in reshysearch and for heightened awareness in business and industry

The major problems identified in Nutrition Canada can be classified as diseases of lifestylc and choice

Overweight andor obesity are major concerns in North America Beshycause of the very dismal success rates of wcight controlweight loss programs (cstimate of success is one to two per cent) programs directed at prevention should receivc the highest priority and should be directed at consumers before weight problems become cntrenched

Hcart disease ha s been identified as a health problcm of endemic proportions in Canada It is estimated that 50 per cent of deaths can be attributed to this disease While somc of the risk factors

associated with heart diseasc such as age sex and family history ca nnot be modificd many others including nut r ishytion arc susceptibl( to change which can lower risk

i third area of conccrn is iron deficicncy Thc survey revealed that body iron reserves and intake of iron were ub-optimal for a major portion of the population from infants throughout the life span to the elderly This concern also ca n be attributed to our lifest yle which dictates tha t we watch our caloric intake to avoid overweight T here is evidence that a daily intake of less than

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2000 calories makes it difficult to mainshytain adcquate iron intake

The development of dental caries is a disease which in spite of excellent preventive dentistry programs affects virtu a lly every fa mily to some extent in Canada We havc clear evidence tha t

there is a link bet wecn sucrosc-sugar consumption and the incidence of cavishyties

Being aware of the nutri-tion probshylems we look for solutions--one being nutrition education As well we need improved legislation regarding food lashybelling and advertising claims In add ishytion some at middottention should be paid to development of a national nutrition polshyicy

Regarding nutrItIOn knowledge studies have shown that the population is much misinformed or clearly lacks knowledge of nutrition in areas whe re nutrition professionals see a clear need for knowledge Ironically the consumer is overwhelmed with nutrition messages which come from questionable sources such as health food proponents fad diet promoters and media personalities

Developments are being made in nutrition education across Canada Pubshylic health and community nutritionists provide programs focusing on prevention and health to target groups such as pregnant women children the elderly the adult population at risk from heart disease and those with weight control problems Most of these programs are carried out by public health nurses dental hygienis-ts teachcrs fitness inshystructors and other health and social service pe rsonnel

The O ntario Milk Marketing Board has made significant contributions in increasing student nutrition awareness industry is developing an interest in nutrition education and many newspashypers in C anada carry reliable syndicated nutrition columns on a weekly basis

Many newspapers and magazines employ fully qualified nutritionists to write their nutrition columns The Canashyda Departments of Agriculture and C onsumer and Corporate Affairs inshyclude nutrition educa tion in some proshy

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gra ms as well W hat more could we do to improve

meeting consumers need s for nutrition education A short list would include such interve ntion s as school curr icula in nutrition increa sed participation by proshyfe ss ional nutritionis ts (as opposed to self-styl ed nutritionists) in health and ed uca t ion programs

Med ia exposurc by nutritionists should be re-emphas ized he re as well

We need improved nutrition labelling in C anada an ingredient list is not enough particularly in an increasingly crowded and complex food market The food industry could do more to provide conshysumers with nutrition information and to clarify some of the misconceptions held by consumers In addition we need to develop more direct service programs to

a ddrci~ the very real needs of some of our vcry high-risk groups such as the

elderly na tive peoples and coronary prone individuals

In conclusion it is clear that there are significant challenges ahead in Canshyada to overcome nutrition problems and to promote individual responsibility for nutritional health All of us can share in the challenge by providing effective nushytrition education In order to do this we must keep ourselves aware of the most recent trends in nutrition 0

From the

Dean Your editor J oan (Ande rson) Jenki nshyson 66 has asked tha t I tell you briefl y about some of the exc iting and very recent development whieh I mentioned when wel com ing M ac- FCS seminar participants in early M a y pace is preshycious so I will be brief with just a sentence for each

O ur FACS S hedS won for M a ry C ocivera Departme nt of Informat ion an Exceptional Achievement Awa rd in the publication writing category of an a wards program sponsored by the Counshy

cil for Advancement a nd S upport of Educa tion (C ASE) which was open to cntries from a nada and the U nited S ta tes

T hc U niversi ty L ibra ry in co-opershy

ation with the Depa r tment of Fa mily S tudies received a gra n of $20000 from the S trengthening o f Specia li zed

C ollection grant progra m of t he Social S ci ences and H umanit ies Researc h

Council for the development of the Famshy

ily Studies library collection Six faculty members had research

papers accepted for presentation in five different sections of the Learned Socieshyties Meetings which were held in Halishyfax in May

At a conference for senior hospitalishyty exccutives the School of Hotel and Food Administration (HAFA) a nshynounced plans for the development of an Advanced Management Program for the Hospitality Industry (AMPHI) which

will be offered for the first time in 1983 and for which substantial contributions

have been pledged by the industry to fund the case writing necessary for this program

Research grants totalling approxishymately $182000 have been received in the College over the last several months

Among th em are Dr Keith Slaters grant from the Depa rtment of National

De fence for research on det erioration of te xtile materials Dr Margaret

Mc Kim s grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council for the study of the impact of social experishycnce on infantpeer interac tion and

Dr Bruce Ryans grant from the Onshytario Mental Health Foundation for a study of families in the pre-adoptive

period and the success of th e adoptions These events all occurring over a two-month period give an indica tion of the developments in scholarship a nd outshyreac h within the College

On June 30 Dr Vosburgh completshyed his second five-year term as chairman of the Department of Consumer Studies and looks forw a rd to returning to the Department as a faculty member after a year of leave To have taken the beginshyning concepts for the Depa rtment of Consumer Studies and successfully built a department for which there was no model and which has gained recognition both on this continent and abroad for its uniqueness and its significance in toshydays world is indeed a major accomshypl ishment and one worthy of sincere congra tu la tions

We look forward to welcoming man y of you at the lecture to be given this fall by our Winegard Visiting Professor Dr Kenneth Boulding Deshyta ils of this lecture are outlined below

Plans for the Harshm an Lecture are just being completed It will be presented next year in either the winter or spring

semester

Janet M Wardlaw Dean

Visiting Prof D r Kenneth Boulding a d ist inguished economist and author will spend several weeks on campus in the fall as the W inegard Vis iting Profcssor in thc Colshylege of -a mily and C onsumer S tudies funded by t hc A lma M ater Fund C urshyrently Distingui shed Professor of Ecoshynomics Emeritu s in t he Inst itute of Beshyhavioural Science U niversity of Colorashydo he has been pres ide nt of the A merishycan Associa tion for thc A dvancement of Science the American Economic Assoshy

ciation and the rnternational Studies Association

A prolific author Dr Boulding has published widely on economics and the socia1 sciences Among his recent books are Beyond Economics Essays on Soshyciety Religion and Ethics Ecodynamshyics A New Theory of Societal Evolushytion a nd From Abundance to Scarcity Implications for the American System H e co-authored Social Systems of the Planet Earth

During hi s stay on campus Dr Boulding will participate in undergradushyate and graduate classes and faculty

seminars and will give a lecture to the university community on S eptember 22 He will be the featured speaker in a one-day conference organized by the College to highlight his visit The conshyference wi II focus on the role of households in world development

Faculty in the College a re pleased to host this distinguished scholar as a visiting professor They look forw a rd to the stimulation and leadersh ip his visit will provide Because of Dr Bouldings visit the Harshma n lecture which is usuall y held in the fall will be postshyponed until early 19820

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More Than 2 0 M ore Aware The 14th annual Mac-FACS Alumni Seminar attracted a record number of alumni and friends to the University of Guelph campus on Saturday May 2 The seminar on Nutrition Awareness appealed to grads and students alike spanning graduating years from 26 to 83 Attendance exceeded 200

Mary Henry 65 seminar chairshyman welcomed everyone to the proshygram Congratulations were extended to Dr Margaret Scott McCready recipient of the Order of Canada Medal Dr McCready proudly displayed her medal while alumni applauded her most recent honour

It was indeed a successful day-an excellent opportunity for everyone to update their current interests in nutrishytion and renew friendships at their Alma Mater 0

Professor David Collins- Thompson spoke on Food Safety - the Role of Addatives

Leslie Nanos nutrition consultant spoke on Nutrition and the Aging Process

Mac-FACS Careers Night 81 Sponsored by Your Alumni Association

500 to 7 00 pm October 5

Peter Clark Hall University Centre

Dr Margaret McCready shows her Order of Canada meda l to Mac- FACS Alumni ews editor Joan (Anderson ) Jenkinson Mac 66

In Memoriam

Margaret (Maunders) Coates 270 a life members of the Mac-FACS Alumni Association passed away in London on M arch 18 1981

E Margerite (McKiel) MacDonald 250 passed away in Is lington on Febshyruary 19 1981

Lilla (Freeborn) Oldfield 210 of Minshyneapolis M inn passed away on June II 1980

Lucille Catherine (Kuhn) Rogers 230 of Morrisville Pa passed a way March 10 1981 Her husband Tom Rogers is a graduate of OAC 23

Lois (Seldon) Schwenger 390 of Burlshyington passed away February 8 1981

Edna (Greening) Young 06D passed away in Ham il ton in March 1981 0

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The College of Physical Science Alumni Association

SCIMP Editor Bob Winkel

Barry and the AMF Thc election of Barry Stahlbaum 74 to the chairmanship of the Alma M ater Fund (AMF) Advisory C ouncil for 1981-1982 caps several years of involveshyment in alumni affairs both as a represhysentativc for graduates of his C ollege as secretary of the University of G uelph Alumni Association and as a member of the advisory council itself

A systems analyst in academic computer services Institute of Computshyer Science working with the OvC to computerize veterinary medical informashytion Barry brings a hard-nosed busishyness-like attitude to his new position

The AMF Advisory Council reshyviews and determines project priorities of the AMF and recommends to the President allocations of the proceeds of the fund Two representatives from each of the seven college alumni associations the primary representatives of the camshypaign management committee of the AM F the president and senior vieeshypresident of the Unive rsity of Guelph Alumni Association President Donald Forster as honorary UGAA president John Babcock OAC 54 director Alumni Affairs and Development and Jim Elmslie assistant director for develshyopment Alumni Affairs and Developshy

Roll of Honour The names of nine top undergraduate students in the College of Physical Scishyence have been added to the Colleges honour roll The students have achieved

Barry Slahlbaum 74

ment as secretary to the council make up the AM F advisory councils membershyship

The council deals with a large sum of money-nearly $300000 this year notes Mr Stahlbaum The fund has been administered very efficiently in the past but anticipated growth both in income and disbursements makes a well-managed response even more necesshysary in the future

His tough-mindedness in financial matters softens however when he talks about the role of alumni in supporting the University I see a growing number of alumni turning out for our special cvents I had a ball at College Royal talking to over 150 alumni who had returned to Guelph from as far away as

an average of 85 per cent or higher on five courses in the fifth sixth seventh or eighth semester The following have been named for the fall semester 1980

BSc Program Semester 5 Gail Baker honours (biochemistry) and Timothy Wilkinson major (biochemisshytry) minor (nutrition) Semester 7 John Wylie honours (theoretical physics) Seshymester 8 Christopher Retterath hoshynours (computing and information sci-

Montreal and Sudbury He regrets that it sometimes seems

that the University communicates with alumni only when it asks for money We also need t heir loyalty encourageshyment and participation

Funds provided by alumni to the AM F provide a vital service he exshyplains All universities are cutting back in their budgets and in the process it is the refinements which go first It is these peripheral but important activishyties that receive the support of the AM F

Barry sees fund-raising not as the bottom line of Alumni Affairs but as part of a full circle which makes it possible for things to happen which enhance the prestige and reputation of the University of Guelph

T hese in turn bring pride to us all and also help to create a sense of worthwhileness in being active alumni This is what stimula tes fund raising

The results include scholarships visiting professor programs library acshyquisitions our prestigious University of Guelph Choir trips to Europe the develshyopment of the Arboretum Alumni Stashydium and a host of ot her activities which make us all feel good

Barry takes over the chairmanship from Dr C Robert Buck o v e 46 He was a great chairman I hope I can run a meeting half as well 0

ence) The following we re selec ted from the winter semester 1981

BA Program Semester 8 Mayda -Tratnik honours (mathema tics)

BSc Program S emester 6 C atheshyrine Macerollo honours (applied matheshymatics) Laurie Bemi honours (chemisshytry) and John W ylie honours (theoreti shycal physics) Semester 8 John Root honours (chemical physics) 0

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John Hulland 81

Senator Few students can match the record of involvement of John H ulland 81 in University administration As a fourth year Bsc chemistry major John was this past fall elected chairman of Senshyates Graduation and Ceremonials Comshymittee Although he is the first student to chair a Senate committee the experishyence and expertise John has accumulatshyed made him an obvious choice

Beginning with the Student Petishytions Committee John has been a memshyber of the Board of Undergraduate Studies the C om mittee on Educational Development the University Liaison Committee the Committee on Universishyty Planning and the search committee for the Dean of the College of Physical Science

The Graduation and Ceremonials Committee which John chairs is enshygaged in recommending to Senate canshydidates for honorary degrees and dishyplomas Following the committees decishysions John takes the recommendations to Senate for consideration Because a chairman does not vote at committee meetings John says he sometimes finds a conflict between his position and his personal inclinations

He has strong views on many Unishyversity issues and feels that any student with similar concerns would find inshyvolvement in the Senate a worthwhile commitment

For students genuinely interested in Senate John cautions that it takes a full year as a student member to acquire the knowledge and confidence to work effectively John also finds integration of his academic pursuits with committee work lends perspective to his undergradshyuate University experience helping to develop insight into people and organishyzations

Such experience will be pertinent to the M BA John is contemplating purshysuing next year- the next item on the chairmans agenda 0

Professor Bill Brown

Inventor Retired chemistry professor WH Bill Brown spent the best part of his acashydemic years within the sound of running water-pouring into laboratory sinks through standard metal filter pumps at a rate of 594 gallons every six hours Multiplied by 12 pumps in the average student laboratory and 12 weeks every semester the result is a veritable Niashygara of noisy and expensive water

Retirement two years ago provided Dr Brown with the opportunity to inshydulge his interest in gadgetry and he went to work to design a more powerful splash-proof and more economical filter pump

Pre-production models combining lengths of automotive hose friction tape and his own adventures into glassblowshying worked well enough to justify proshyfessionally made prototypes which themshyselves underwent a series of changes to arrive at ever more compact quieter and more economical units

Today Dr Browns glass filter pump is in full production and it is attracting the attention of institutional and commercial laboratories all over Canada because it scores for ease of installation ability to swivel through 360deg and superior pumping action

The economics are remarkable The Niagara of water referred to above represents an estimated cost of over $2000 per semester The smallest of the Wekksco Filter Pumps reduces this by I ljl2 with no loss in efficiency and virtual silence of operation 0

John Root 81

Medallist The We Winega rd Medal t he Univershysitys most distinguis hed stude nt award has been won this year by John Root 81 of G uelph who received a BSc in honours physics at spring C onvocat ion The medal was presented at the annual Senate Board of G overnors dinner in June

Not only must wi nners of the Wineshygard Medal achieve high levels of acashydemic attainment but they must also demonstrate outstanding leadersh ip in a range of extra-curricular act ivi t ies

John attained a cumulative average of 888 per cent chalking up 45 As (over 80 per cent) and three Bs during his eight underg raduate semesshyters He accomplished this ou tstand ing record while maintaini ng a dizzying schedule of extra-curricu lar activities on campus in church a nd in the comshymunity

He was president of the Physics and Astronomy Club in 1979-1980 and chairman of its College Royal subcomshymittee in 1980-1981 U nder his leadershyship the Club held an active sched ule of meetings and also orga nized an intershyuniversity convention Its C ollege Royal display in 1979- 1980 won first prize within the College and second pr ize campmiddotus-wide In 1980-1981 the Col lege Royal exhibit claimed the ove r-all award In his third year John was a lso president of the Campus C hristia n Felshylowship and secretary of the Physical Science Student Cou nci l

Johns off-campus activities includshyed singing in the choir of First Bapt ist C hurch teach ing S unday school playshying clarinet in an ensem ble doing musishycal arranging and organizi ng an intershychurch you th group T his group known as the Guelph Associa tion Ba ptist Youth included representatives of churches from Stratford to Bra mpton It was first organi zed during t he year 1979-1980 and during 1980-1 98 1 John served as its preside nt 0

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i1u ALUMNI NEWS amp [JJ I~

CAMPUS HIGHLIGHTS I~

Appointment

Robin Lewis Arts 73

Robin Baird Lewis Arts 73 has been appointed Deve lo pmentC om municashytions Officer in the Department of Alumni Affairs and Development

Robin received her BA (Honors) degree in English a nd H istory In 1978 she received an M A in H istory Scotshytish Studies the first to receive a Masshyters degree in this disci pline from the U nivers ity

An active member of the Central Ontario Artists Association she is an exhibiting artist commercial designer and illustrator whose work has a ppeared in the 1980 and 1981 editions of Canashydian Children s Annual and in collecshytions in Canada the United States and

G reat Brita in Before her present appointment

Robin ta ught Art in Bra nt ford Woodshystock and at Fa nshaw e C ollege and then Art English and History for the Brant Count y Board of Educa tion

As Developmen tCommun ications Offi cer she is responsible for the artshywork co-ordination of des ign copy and preparation of fu ndra ising literat ure and seven College Alumni Weekend bulletin supplements and other printed mat r ials for the De partment She also prepa res proposals for presentation to foundations and corporations a nd co-ordinates the promotion of the Universitys deferred and commemorative gifts programs 0

Newly Elected as

AluDlni Senators

Phili p Cha n is general manager of Guelphs C hina T iki restaurant W hile at t he University he served a three-yea r term as a Student Senator was one of the fou nding mem bers and president of the C hinese Students A sociation and was the Universitys first Food Services Ombudsman

Following the annual election for three of the nine alumni seats on Senate of the University Philip Chan HAFA 75 Christine Hurlbut A rts 74 a nd Lorna (Dennison) Milne OAC 56 have been elected to replace those who have fulshyfill ed three-year terms

Christine Hurlbut is an 3ssistantasshysocia te consultant in womens concerns for the Anglican C hurch of C anada She devotes her spa re time to the Canadian Cancer Society and to the archives and socia l programs of her chu rch Ch ristine has also been involved with Alma Mater Fund commemorative programs

Lorna (Dennison) Milne lives in Bra m pton where she has operated Flowshyertown Antiques for nine years She served an eight- year term as trustee with the Pee l Board of Education and is president of t he North Peel unit of the Canadian C ancer Society She is marshyried to Ross M il ne OAC 55 0

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Jim Elmslie Alumni Affairs amp Development

Our Photographe r in London

T he day was June 14 198 1 T he place was T he Ma ll in London England during the annu al Trooping the Colour ceremony S ix blank shots were fi red f rom a starting-pis shytol Burmese the 19-year-old horse carrying Queen Eliza shybeth II reared and bolted for a few yards a busbied

Gu ardsm an reached into the crowd and dragged th e gunman to th e road and Jim Elmslie assistant director f or development A lumni Affairs captured the whole scene On vacation Jim and his wIe Kay were staying at th e Uni versity of Guelph s London House

COining Eve nts September 14-19 Aggie Week

25 OAC Alumni Association Annual Golf Tournament

October 3 HOMECOMING

October-Decem ber Daily Campus Visit Program (Except Sat and Sun ) fo r Prospective Students Call (519) 824-4120 Ext 871 2 or in Ontario Call Toll Free 1-800-265-8344

November 9-11 Guelph Interaction A Conference on Scientific and Human Issues Workshops and Seminars for Senior High School Students Phone (51 9) 824-4120 for Details

12-22 Royal Agricultural Winte r Fair Toronto

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The College of Social Science Alumni Association

PEGAS-US Editor Rick Knap 74

First CSSAA Awards The C ollege of Social Science honoured its top students at an awards ceremony and luncheon earlier this year and CSS alumni can mark a milestone achievement on thei r calendars

For the first time in the Associashytions history College of S ocial Science Alumni Association In-C ourse Scholarshyships have been awarded

Funded by a $2000 Alma Mater Fund grant te n presentations of $200 each were made

At the same function six Alma Mater BA In-Course Scholarships of $250 each were awarded to students enrolled in the BA program who have completed five semesters with high acashydemic standing

The CSSA A on behalf of all its members ex te nds its sincere congratulashytions to the recipients 0

Alma Mater scholarship winners and CSS faculty I to r are Dean John Vanderkamp Vivian Gies Hazel Jones Stephen Dawkins Robert Wildeboer Kathleen M artin and Department of Sociology and Anthropology chairman Professor Wayne Thompson

CS S AA scholarship winners and css faculty I to r front row Elizabeth Renfrew Karen Frosch S usan Smith Barbara Jessup Kerry Prentice and David Bestvater Back row Professor E Dalrymple-Alford Vante Martini Gerald Jellis and Professor P Gough

Grad News 1974

Bob Small is a life skills coach at Sheridan College in Oakville

1977

Kosta Black works for S ta nley Products Limited of Burlington as product manshyager

Patricia Locher operates her own busishyness Patrik Action Wear in Clareshysholm Alberta

Gerald Neil works for the Continental Ba nk in Newmarket as an accounts representative

1978

S teven Boudreau works in the University Sa les Division of Gage Educational Pubshylishing Limited Steve operates out of his home base in Brownsburg Quebec

Kathy MacKay teaches at the First United Day Care C entre in Victoria BC

Laura (Petl) and Steven Smith live in Oshawa Laura is assistant co-ordinator with the Canadian Hearing Society in Toronto Steven holds a management position with Cooper-Smith of Oshawa

Bob Sullivan and his wife Lori 79 live in Windsor Bob has enrolled in the Faculty of Law at the University of Windsor 0

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His BA Led

to Something

Different Gary Muntz 69 is Executive Director a t Manitoulin Centenniall Manor in lillie Current Manitoulin Island Ontario He holds an honours BA and double major in Political Science and History and an MA 72 in Political Science

PECAS-US Tell us about the Manitoushylin Centennial Manor

MunIz Its a municipal home for the aged for the District of Manitoulin The facility is supported jointly by the proshyvincial government and by local municishypalities on the island The Manor proshyvides residential care for the elderly

PECAS-US How many people are emshyployed at the Manor

MunIz We have a staff of approximateshyly 70 people

PECAS-US Manitoulin Island is very distinctive in terms of its geography Is it also distinctive in terms of its comshymunity as compared to southwestern Ontario

MUnT Its the largest island in fresh water in the world and a vacation parashydise in the summer It also offers a great deal in the way of winter sports and recreational opportunity

Manitoulin is unique in the sense that local people describe themselves as islanders and there is the mystique of belonging to a native islander society In recent years however the mystique is much more real than the presence of a native island society Many people have moved to Manitoulin for lifestyle reashy

sons There are more islanders at heart now than native islanders

Y cars ago Manitoulin was an isoshylated community a liule off the main thoroughfare however in 198 ~ people may have to go a little out of the way to get to Manitoulin but the isolation factor has disappeared

PECAS-US What industry is present on Manitoulin

Muniz Presently the largest employer is the public service including the hospishytal in Little Current the Manor of which I am a part the school board and other government ministries A large seasonal tourist industry together with the commercial infrastructure supports a large summer population

At present a new lumber mill has begun operation At the turn of the century Manitoulin was noted for its lumber mills Now with increased forshyeign demand for lumber a large mill is transporting logs from the north shore of Lake Huron to Manitoulin The mill is finishing lumber and shipping it mainly to the Middle East

PpoundCAS-US What social and economic factors will playa major role in shaping the Manitoulin community in the next few years)

MunIZ The tourist industry is the largshyest attraction to the island The governshyment and the municipalities through local initiatives programs like most other municipalities wish to attract inshydustry I think though I am not their spokesman that a number of people on the island would opt for a selective approach to industrial development

There is a controversy regarding nearby Elliot Lake and its uranium mines and processing plant A large segment of the island population is dogshymatically opposed to this type of indusshytry The reason for this opposition is the view that such an industry is an enshycroachment on the clean-air cleanshywater lifestyle on the island which most Manitoulin residents feel is important In fact these are the reasons why people have chosen Manitoulin as a place to live

In an area which does not offer a great many employment opportunities for the young work force the lament is that it is very difficult to keep successive generations in the community Many may be forced to leave

As a result there are two opposing forces thosc who would freeze the island in time and those who have

children and see the need for increased job opportunities I hope that a conshystructive compromise will be achieved

PtCAS-US Describe the needs of the people at the Manitoulin Centennial Manor

MunIz The Manor is not unique among homes for the aged As people grow older many reach the point where they are unable to maintain their own homes and property There is a progression which can be observed but generally speaking due to medical disabilities or simply advancing age people require more care

We have here at the Manor a very charming facility with I believe one of the most beautiful views in Ontario if not Canada There is a commanding view of the North Channel where we overlook an attractive group of islands and in the summer there are usually many sailboats in view

It used to be the case that families would care for their own however a change of family lifestyles indicates that older family members often will not have their children available to help them

I am not in the least offended if our residents consider the Manor as a place where they can obtain food and shelter while continuing with their lifestyles outside the Manor as much as possible

We have activity directors and offer nursing care Many residents require some form of nursing care Each resishydent has personal needs We provide medical services up to the point allowed by legislation If greater medical attenshytion is required then the resident must move to a hospital as required by law The Manor operates somewhat like a hospital but is quite different in that we are providing a home

PECAS-US Are there courses deshyscribed as necessary or required in order to launch graduates into a career or a job such as yours

MunIZ I wish that I could offer a clear insight but many opportunities seem to be fortuitous Being a graduate of the -College of Social Science I was exposed to a controversy which is ongoing as to whether a liberal arts education is of value I believe that a graduate can benefit from an education in Social Science combined with a large smatshytering of reality and an ability to recognize opportunities As a result the graduate can take advantage of opporshytunities as they arrive 0

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The College of Biological Science Alumni Association

BI -ALUMNI EWS Editor Jane Selley Arts 70

Sir Peter Markham Scott DSc

A citation by Professor Keith Ronald to convocation on the presentation of an honorary degree to Sir Peter Markham SCOII June 4

Knight Bachelor Commander Order of the British Empire Distinguished Sershyvice Cross and Bar artist author natushyralist and conservationist broadcaster and lecturer and sailor in peacetime and in war Born in Gloucester England by the age of seven he was discussing fish and sea birds and sea urchins with Sir Ray Lankester F RS From school he went to Trinity College Cambridge where he received his MA degree in 1931 Since the mid-1930s his unusual abilities have enabled him to excel in everyone of the great range of activities to which he has given his attention

Going on after Cambridge to the Munich State Academy and then to the Royal Academy Schools in London he immersed himsel f in the fine arts Since 1933 his paintings have been exhibited in London and New York he has writ shyten more than a dozen books including his autobiography The Eye of the Wind published in 1962 and he has been illustrator for a like number of works by other authors

Bronze medallist for single-handed sailing in the 1936 Olympics he won the Prince of Wales Cup for International 14-foot dinghies for 1937 1938 and 1946 For his valour in the Royal Navy from 1939 to 1945 he was three times mentioned in dispatches was awarded the M B E in 1942 and the DSC and Bar in 1943 He took part in the Dieppe raid twice new with the RA F and fought on land near Caen in 1944

In 1946 Peter Scott founded The

Wildfowl Trust as a non-profit organizashytion devoted to research conservation and education pertaining to ducks geese swans and other waterfowl In 1953 he was awarded the CBE as Honorary Director of that Trust His profound interests in wildlife over the years have taken him to all parts of the world An alphabetical list of places from Alaska to Zanzibar includes more than a hundred names many visited a number of times only V and X are missing

Since the 1940s Scott has broadshycast for the BBC talks and commentarshyies on a variety of topics including the Victory Procession of June 1946 which he broadcast while standing in a Duck Later programs such as the Childrens Hour Nature Parliament on radio and LOOK on television including a special edition with the Duke of Edinshyburgh for National Nature Week in 1966 are illustrative Since 1971 he has been commentator for Anglia Televishysions Survival series He has delivshyered lectures on similar topics in many parts of the world including of course aboard ship

Scott has served as president viceshypresident chairman councillor or memshyber of a host of bodies involved in yachting exploring conservation ornishythology Boy Scouts and many others He is a former president of the Society of Wildlife Artists a life Fellow of the London Zoological Society and of the New Zealand Antarctic Society He is a trustee of British and of African sancshytuaries and of the Ontario Waterfowl Research Foundation

In recognition of his leadership in such bodies as the World Wildlife Fund the Wildlife Youth Service the Internashytional Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources and others Her Majesty was pleased to create Peter Scott Knight Bachelor in 1973 He was appointed to the Icelandic Order of the Falcon (1969) and Commander of the

Dutch Order of the Golden Ark (1976) The Albert Medal of the Royal Society of Arts was bestowed on him in 1970 and he has received ot her medals of zoological societies a nd conservation soshycieties too numerous to cite

The British university world hoshynoured him as Rector of Aberdeen from 1960 to 1963 and as C hancellor of Birmingham in 1974 He is an honorary L L D of Exeter (1963) Aberdeen (1963) Birmingham (1974) and Br istol (1974) Bath awarded him its honorary DSc in 1979 and he was named Fellow of the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology in 1974 From Cornelil University he reshyceived the Arthur Allen Medal for ornishythology in 1971

Madam C hancellor the word versashytility can seldom have connoted such proficiency and excellence as have been so broadly achieved by th is man had the name Bay of Exploits not been given long ago in our maritime province of Newfoundland it might well have been used to honour S ir Peter Scott It is therefore an unusua l pleasure for me on behalf of the Senate of the University of Guelph to request you now to do honour to this Unive rs ity in hon u ring Peter Markham Scott by conferring upon him the degree of Do tor of Scishyence honoris causa 0

Ski-Zoo When was the last time you had a sk i-eyed view of an elephant The C8SAA is planning a day of crossshycountry skiing that includes a beshyhind-the-scenes tour of the MetroshyToronto Zoo in late January or February 1982

Wed like to know if youll come Direct all your comments to the C8SAA co Alumni Affairs and Development University Censhytre niversity of Guelph Guelph Ontario NIG 2WI 0

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New Editor Professor John T Powell is about to add yet anot he r activity to his already eclecshytic interests The C ollege of Biological S cience Al umni Associa tion has apshypointed hi m as editor of the Bia-Alum ni News for the next year

T his will be a natural position for John who is not only well known to all CBS a lumni but who also keeps up a n exte nsive correspondence with many graduates For those who know and work closely wi th him it is common knowl edge tha t he enjoys corresponding by ma il So get out your pen and dash off a letter of congra tul at ions- and be prepared for an o nslaught of reply letshyters

Dr Powell was invited to come to the University 16 yea rs ago to create a departme nt of Physical Education He became the chairman of such a departshy

ment a nd the subsequent chairman of the newly created Depa rtment of Hu man Kinetics in 1971 (now in the School of H uman Biology ) They were he says the most exciting yea rs of my life

H e remembers with affect ion the open ing of the H uman Kinet ics Build ing in J 973 Although he has a lways been acti ve and inte nse in his involvement with physical exercise he is proud of the crea tion o f the academic atmosphere in H uma n Kine t ics- and the pioneering steps it took for the discipline

In a familiar style John leans forshyward to emphasize his next state ment Ive worked in fo ur uni vers ities in four countries a nd G uel ph is the 010 t coshyoperative Here and he digresses to add a personal story there is a relashytionship be tween all levels of the U nivershysity com munity whi ch demonstrates an excellent willingness and fr iend li ness to co-operate For me he sa ys it has been an opportu nity to put many of my conce pts into action It has al ways been a stimulating environment

Most of uS cat lunch at noon John however can usually be found lead ing a minimum of 30 me n and women in a vigorous program of physical e xerciseshyknown as the C ardiovascular C lub True to form th is was another activi ty which

John began the da y he arrived on ca mshypus Two of the or iginal members st il l join him and many retirees correspond by mail or phone for advice on t heir personal routi nes

Indicati ve of his participat ion in the U niversi ty com mun ity was the honour he received la t yea r- the C ommunity Service Awa rd He re lated that he alshymost missed the ba rbecue to honou r hi m so unsuspecting was he

Me ntion mus t be made of J ohns involvement in the Oly mpic movement which is a source of im me nse pride for him He was rece ntly appoi nted a pershyma nent member of the Canadian O lympic Associa tion and is a n ho norary membe r of t he N ational O ly mpic Acadshyemy for whom he is a regular lec tu rer at ancient O lympia This year for examshyple he will be a discuss ion leader inshyvolved with the Ara b nations

John has a lways enjoyed his inshyvolvement with alumni and hel ped fou nd the H um3 n Ki netics A lumni Assoc iation in 1971 He sa ys tha t he hopes tha t the CBS Bio -A lumni Ne ws wi ll conti nue to be a vehicle of correspondence for friend s who wish to keep in touch a recorder of stimulating academ ic adshyvances and a voice that will attract cu rrent notice of the work of a vibrant C ollege 0

New Pres Jim Galivan 73

T he new CBSAA president is a devoted G uelph grad Not only has Ji m Ga ll ivan 73 taken over from Al S ippel 75 bu t he will also finish a gradua tion from the

U of G which began in 1973 After his Bsc Ji m worked on his Msc till 1977 then after a few months break went on to a Ph D tha t he will complete this year

Jims speciality is respiration specishyfically the relationship between meta bolshyic rate and lung structure Recen tly he was named as the recipient of the E B Eastburn Fellowship (a trust fund of the Hamilton Foundation) that will a llow him to work this year on the structure

and function of lungs in the sloth and othe r bradymetabol ic animals A portion of this study will be carried out at Mc Master U niversi ty a nd a not her part in Ma naus Brazil (Jim has a lready promised the Bio-Alumni News some correspondence )

T he jungle environment might cramp hi s daily running schedule but it will certainly enha l]~ t hi s interest in photography (Jim maybe a picture or two as well plcasel) 0

Grad News

Cheryl Bailey 76 wr ites that she and her husband have recently returned from a two-year world tour (seve n mont hs in Australia) and have now settlcd in Toronto C heryl is working as a program meranalyst for th e C anada Perma nent Trust Co

Susan Collis 80 is curre ntly working as a veterinary assista nt in Brampton

Marg Davis 76 works as an air traffic control o ffice r with the C a nadian Armed Forces

Michael Ferr 77 is studying medic ine a t Q ueens He will grad ua te th is year

Diane (Andrews) Frechette 79 lives in Montreal where she is a q uality control supervisor for Br ights W ines

Len Godwin 79 and his wife Sharon live in Thunder Bay where Len is a contract fisheries technician for the M inistry of N a tural Resources

David Grasser 78 is a technical sales representative for A lchem Inc in Edshymonton Alberta

Jim McMillan 79 is em ployed as a fisher ies technicia n with Fisheries and shyO ceans Ca nada at the Bed ford Institute of Oceanography

Sheila (Brown) Murphy 77 wri te that she is enjoying her new position as a programmer with the Canada System Group in Mississa uga S he a nd her husband A llen live in Burlington O nshyta rio D

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Macdonald InstituteCollege of Family and Consumer

Studies Alumni Association

ALUMNI NEWS Editor Joan (Anderson) Jenkinson 66

Diseases of Lifestyle and Choice Excerpts from Nutrition Awareness and Education tbe keynote address gi~en by Dr Donna Woolcott 69 at tbe 1981 Mac-FACS alumni seminar

Dr Donna Woolcoll graduated from Family and Consumer Studies in 1969 She continued her studies at the Univershysity of Manitoba obtaining her MSc in Nutrition in 1971 Returning to the University of Guelph she completed her Ph D in Applied Human Nutrition in 1979 Currently she is Assistant Professhysor Applied Human Nutrition in the Department of Family Studies

The 60s and 70s were two decades during which nutrition became a major focal point for society particularly in terms of defining our nutrition probshylems

In Canada the most comprehensive survey to date was undertaken in the form of Nutrition Canada sampling ovcr 20000 Canadians from coast to coast Results of this survey have formed thc basis for intervention programs by government for new directions in reshysearch and for heightened awareness in business and industry

The major problems identified in Nutrition Canada can be classified as diseases of lifestylc and choice

Overweight andor obesity are major concerns in North America Beshycause of the very dismal success rates of wcight controlweight loss programs (cstimate of success is one to two per cent) programs directed at prevention should receivc the highest priority and should be directed at consumers before weight problems become cntrenched

Hcart disease ha s been identified as a health problcm of endemic proportions in Canada It is estimated that 50 per cent of deaths can be attributed to this disease While somc of the risk factors

associated with heart diseasc such as age sex and family history ca nnot be modificd many others including nut r ishytion arc susceptibl( to change which can lower risk

i third area of conccrn is iron deficicncy Thc survey revealed that body iron reserves and intake of iron were ub-optimal for a major portion of the population from infants throughout the life span to the elderly This concern also ca n be attributed to our lifest yle which dictates tha t we watch our caloric intake to avoid overweight T here is evidence that a daily intake of less than

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2000 calories makes it difficult to mainshytain adcquate iron intake

The development of dental caries is a disease which in spite of excellent preventive dentistry programs affects virtu a lly every fa mily to some extent in Canada We havc clear evidence tha t

there is a link bet wecn sucrosc-sugar consumption and the incidence of cavishyties

Being aware of the nutri-tion probshylems we look for solutions--one being nutrition education As well we need improved legislation regarding food lashybelling and advertising claims In add ishytion some at middottention should be paid to development of a national nutrition polshyicy

Regarding nutrItIOn knowledge studies have shown that the population is much misinformed or clearly lacks knowledge of nutrition in areas whe re nutrition professionals see a clear need for knowledge Ironically the consumer is overwhelmed with nutrition messages which come from questionable sources such as health food proponents fad diet promoters and media personalities

Developments are being made in nutrition education across Canada Pubshylic health and community nutritionists provide programs focusing on prevention and health to target groups such as pregnant women children the elderly the adult population at risk from heart disease and those with weight control problems Most of these programs are carried out by public health nurses dental hygienis-ts teachcrs fitness inshystructors and other health and social service pe rsonnel

The O ntario Milk Marketing Board has made significant contributions in increasing student nutrition awareness industry is developing an interest in nutrition education and many newspashypers in C anada carry reliable syndicated nutrition columns on a weekly basis

Many newspapers and magazines employ fully qualified nutritionists to write their nutrition columns The Canashyda Departments of Agriculture and C onsumer and Corporate Affairs inshyclude nutrition educa tion in some proshy

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gra ms as well W hat more could we do to improve

meeting consumers need s for nutrition education A short list would include such interve ntion s as school curr icula in nutrition increa sed participation by proshyfe ss ional nutritionis ts (as opposed to self-styl ed nutritionists) in health and ed uca t ion programs

Med ia exposurc by nutritionists should be re-emphas ized he re as well

We need improved nutrition labelling in C anada an ingredient list is not enough particularly in an increasingly crowded and complex food market The food industry could do more to provide conshysumers with nutrition information and to clarify some of the misconceptions held by consumers In addition we need to develop more direct service programs to

a ddrci~ the very real needs of some of our vcry high-risk groups such as the

elderly na tive peoples and coronary prone individuals

In conclusion it is clear that there are significant challenges ahead in Canshyada to overcome nutrition problems and to promote individual responsibility for nutritional health All of us can share in the challenge by providing effective nushytrition education In order to do this we must keep ourselves aware of the most recent trends in nutrition 0

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Dean Your editor J oan (Ande rson) Jenki nshyson 66 has asked tha t I tell you briefl y about some of the exc iting and very recent development whieh I mentioned when wel com ing M ac- FCS seminar participants in early M a y pace is preshycious so I will be brief with just a sentence for each

O ur FACS S hedS won for M a ry C ocivera Departme nt of Informat ion an Exceptional Achievement Awa rd in the publication writing category of an a wards program sponsored by the Counshy

cil for Advancement a nd S upport of Educa tion (C ASE) which was open to cntries from a nada and the U nited S ta tes

T hc U niversi ty L ibra ry in co-opershy

ation with the Depa r tment of Fa mily S tudies received a gra n of $20000 from the S trengthening o f Specia li zed

C ollection grant progra m of t he Social S ci ences and H umanit ies Researc h

Council for the development of the Famshy

ily Studies library collection Six faculty members had research

papers accepted for presentation in five different sections of the Learned Socieshyties Meetings which were held in Halishyfax in May

At a conference for senior hospitalishyty exccutives the School of Hotel and Food Administration (HAFA) a nshynounced plans for the development of an Advanced Management Program for the Hospitality Industry (AMPHI) which

will be offered for the first time in 1983 and for which substantial contributions

have been pledged by the industry to fund the case writing necessary for this program

Research grants totalling approxishymately $182000 have been received in the College over the last several months

Among th em are Dr Keith Slaters grant from the Depa rtment of National

De fence for research on det erioration of te xtile materials Dr Margaret

Mc Kim s grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council for the study of the impact of social experishycnce on infantpeer interac tion and

Dr Bruce Ryans grant from the Onshytario Mental Health Foundation for a study of families in the pre-adoptive

period and the success of th e adoptions These events all occurring over a two-month period give an indica tion of the developments in scholarship a nd outshyreac h within the College

On June 30 Dr Vosburgh completshyed his second five-year term as chairman of the Department of Consumer Studies and looks forw a rd to returning to the Department as a faculty member after a year of leave To have taken the beginshyning concepts for the Depa rtment of Consumer Studies and successfully built a department for which there was no model and which has gained recognition both on this continent and abroad for its uniqueness and its significance in toshydays world is indeed a major accomshypl ishment and one worthy of sincere congra tu la tions

We look forward to welcoming man y of you at the lecture to be given this fall by our Winegard Visiting Professor Dr Kenneth Boulding Deshyta ils of this lecture are outlined below

Plans for the Harshm an Lecture are just being completed It will be presented next year in either the winter or spring

semester

Janet M Wardlaw Dean

Visiting Prof D r Kenneth Boulding a d ist inguished economist and author will spend several weeks on campus in the fall as the W inegard Vis iting Profcssor in thc Colshylege of -a mily and C onsumer S tudies funded by t hc A lma M ater Fund C urshyrently Distingui shed Professor of Ecoshynomics Emeritu s in t he Inst itute of Beshyhavioural Science U niversity of Colorashydo he has been pres ide nt of the A merishycan Associa tion for thc A dvancement of Science the American Economic Assoshy

ciation and the rnternational Studies Association

A prolific author Dr Boulding has published widely on economics and the socia1 sciences Among his recent books are Beyond Economics Essays on Soshyciety Religion and Ethics Ecodynamshyics A New Theory of Societal Evolushytion a nd From Abundance to Scarcity Implications for the American System H e co-authored Social Systems of the Planet Earth

During hi s stay on campus Dr Boulding will participate in undergradushyate and graduate classes and faculty

seminars and will give a lecture to the university community on S eptember 22 He will be the featured speaker in a one-day conference organized by the College to highlight his visit The conshyference wi II focus on the role of households in world development

Faculty in the College a re pleased to host this distinguished scholar as a visiting professor They look forw a rd to the stimulation and leadersh ip his visit will provide Because of Dr Bouldings visit the Harshma n lecture which is usuall y held in the fall will be postshyponed until early 19820

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More Than 2 0 M ore Aware The 14th annual Mac-FACS Alumni Seminar attracted a record number of alumni and friends to the University of Guelph campus on Saturday May 2 The seminar on Nutrition Awareness appealed to grads and students alike spanning graduating years from 26 to 83 Attendance exceeded 200

Mary Henry 65 seminar chairshyman welcomed everyone to the proshygram Congratulations were extended to Dr Margaret Scott McCready recipient of the Order of Canada Medal Dr McCready proudly displayed her medal while alumni applauded her most recent honour

It was indeed a successful day-an excellent opportunity for everyone to update their current interests in nutrishytion and renew friendships at their Alma Mater 0

Professor David Collins- Thompson spoke on Food Safety - the Role of Addatives

Leslie Nanos nutrition consultant spoke on Nutrition and the Aging Process

Mac-FACS Careers Night 81 Sponsored by Your Alumni Association

500 to 7 00 pm October 5

Peter Clark Hall University Centre

Dr Margaret McCready shows her Order of Canada meda l to Mac- FACS Alumni ews editor Joan (Anderson ) Jenkinson Mac 66

In Memoriam

Margaret (Maunders) Coates 270 a life members of the Mac-FACS Alumni Association passed away in London on M arch 18 1981

E Margerite (McKiel) MacDonald 250 passed away in Is lington on Febshyruary 19 1981

Lilla (Freeborn) Oldfield 210 of Minshyneapolis M inn passed away on June II 1980

Lucille Catherine (Kuhn) Rogers 230 of Morrisville Pa passed a way March 10 1981 Her husband Tom Rogers is a graduate of OAC 23

Lois (Seldon) Schwenger 390 of Burlshyington passed away February 8 1981

Edna (Greening) Young 06D passed away in Ham il ton in March 1981 0

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The College of Physical Science Alumni Association

SCIMP Editor Bob Winkel

Barry and the AMF Thc election of Barry Stahlbaum 74 to the chairmanship of the Alma M ater Fund (AMF) Advisory C ouncil for 1981-1982 caps several years of involveshyment in alumni affairs both as a represhysentativc for graduates of his C ollege as secretary of the University of G uelph Alumni Association and as a member of the advisory council itself

A systems analyst in academic computer services Institute of Computshyer Science working with the OvC to computerize veterinary medical informashytion Barry brings a hard-nosed busishyness-like attitude to his new position

The AMF Advisory Council reshyviews and determines project priorities of the AMF and recommends to the President allocations of the proceeds of the fund Two representatives from each of the seven college alumni associations the primary representatives of the camshypaign management committee of the AM F the president and senior vieeshypresident of the Unive rsity of Guelph Alumni Association President Donald Forster as honorary UGAA president John Babcock OAC 54 director Alumni Affairs and Development and Jim Elmslie assistant director for develshyopment Alumni Affairs and Developshy

Roll of Honour The names of nine top undergraduate students in the College of Physical Scishyence have been added to the Colleges honour roll The students have achieved

Barry Slahlbaum 74

ment as secretary to the council make up the AM F advisory councils membershyship

The council deals with a large sum of money-nearly $300000 this year notes Mr Stahlbaum The fund has been administered very efficiently in the past but anticipated growth both in income and disbursements makes a well-managed response even more necesshysary in the future

His tough-mindedness in financial matters softens however when he talks about the role of alumni in supporting the University I see a growing number of alumni turning out for our special cvents I had a ball at College Royal talking to over 150 alumni who had returned to Guelph from as far away as

an average of 85 per cent or higher on five courses in the fifth sixth seventh or eighth semester The following have been named for the fall semester 1980

BSc Program Semester 5 Gail Baker honours (biochemistry) and Timothy Wilkinson major (biochemisshytry) minor (nutrition) Semester 7 John Wylie honours (theoretical physics) Seshymester 8 Christopher Retterath hoshynours (computing and information sci-

Montreal and Sudbury He regrets that it sometimes seems

that the University communicates with alumni only when it asks for money We also need t heir loyalty encourageshyment and participation

Funds provided by alumni to the AM F provide a vital service he exshyplains All universities are cutting back in their budgets and in the process it is the refinements which go first It is these peripheral but important activishyties that receive the support of the AM F

Barry sees fund-raising not as the bottom line of Alumni Affairs but as part of a full circle which makes it possible for things to happen which enhance the prestige and reputation of the University of Guelph

T hese in turn bring pride to us all and also help to create a sense of worthwhileness in being active alumni This is what stimula tes fund raising

The results include scholarships visiting professor programs library acshyquisitions our prestigious University of Guelph Choir trips to Europe the develshyopment of the Arboretum Alumni Stashydium and a host of ot her activities which make us all feel good

Barry takes over the chairmanship from Dr C Robert Buck o v e 46 He was a great chairman I hope I can run a meeting half as well 0

ence) The following we re selec ted from the winter semester 1981

BA Program Semester 8 Mayda -Tratnik honours (mathema tics)

BSc Program S emester 6 C atheshyrine Macerollo honours (applied matheshymatics) Laurie Bemi honours (chemisshytry) and John W ylie honours (theoreti shycal physics) Semester 8 John Root honours (chemical physics) 0

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John Hulland 81

Senator Few students can match the record of involvement of John H ulland 81 in University administration As a fourth year Bsc chemistry major John was this past fall elected chairman of Senshyates Graduation and Ceremonials Comshymittee Although he is the first student to chair a Senate committee the experishyence and expertise John has accumulatshyed made him an obvious choice

Beginning with the Student Petishytions Committee John has been a memshyber of the Board of Undergraduate Studies the C om mittee on Educational Development the University Liaison Committee the Committee on Universishyty Planning and the search committee for the Dean of the College of Physical Science

The Graduation and Ceremonials Committee which John chairs is enshygaged in recommending to Senate canshydidates for honorary degrees and dishyplomas Following the committees decishysions John takes the recommendations to Senate for consideration Because a chairman does not vote at committee meetings John says he sometimes finds a conflict between his position and his personal inclinations

He has strong views on many Unishyversity issues and feels that any student with similar concerns would find inshyvolvement in the Senate a worthwhile commitment

For students genuinely interested in Senate John cautions that it takes a full year as a student member to acquire the knowledge and confidence to work effectively John also finds integration of his academic pursuits with committee work lends perspective to his undergradshyuate University experience helping to develop insight into people and organishyzations

Such experience will be pertinent to the M BA John is contemplating purshysuing next year- the next item on the chairmans agenda 0

Professor Bill Brown

Inventor Retired chemistry professor WH Bill Brown spent the best part of his acashydemic years within the sound of running water-pouring into laboratory sinks through standard metal filter pumps at a rate of 594 gallons every six hours Multiplied by 12 pumps in the average student laboratory and 12 weeks every semester the result is a veritable Niashygara of noisy and expensive water

Retirement two years ago provided Dr Brown with the opportunity to inshydulge his interest in gadgetry and he went to work to design a more powerful splash-proof and more economical filter pump

Pre-production models combining lengths of automotive hose friction tape and his own adventures into glassblowshying worked well enough to justify proshyfessionally made prototypes which themshyselves underwent a series of changes to arrive at ever more compact quieter and more economical units

Today Dr Browns glass filter pump is in full production and it is attracting the attention of institutional and commercial laboratories all over Canada because it scores for ease of installation ability to swivel through 360deg and superior pumping action

The economics are remarkable The Niagara of water referred to above represents an estimated cost of over $2000 per semester The smallest of the Wekksco Filter Pumps reduces this by I ljl2 with no loss in efficiency and virtual silence of operation 0

John Root 81

Medallist The We Winega rd Medal t he Univershysitys most distinguis hed stude nt award has been won this year by John Root 81 of G uelph who received a BSc in honours physics at spring C onvocat ion The medal was presented at the annual Senate Board of G overnors dinner in June

Not only must wi nners of the Wineshygard Medal achieve high levels of acashydemic attainment but they must also demonstrate outstanding leadersh ip in a range of extra-curricular act ivi t ies

John attained a cumulative average of 888 per cent chalking up 45 As (over 80 per cent) and three Bs during his eight underg raduate semesshyters He accomplished this ou tstand ing record while maintaini ng a dizzying schedule of extra-curricu lar activities on campus in church a nd in the comshymunity

He was president of the Physics and Astronomy Club in 1979-1980 and chairman of its College Royal subcomshymittee in 1980-1981 U nder his leadershyship the Club held an active sched ule of meetings and also orga nized an intershyuniversity convention Its C ollege Royal display in 1979- 1980 won first prize within the College and second pr ize campmiddotus-wide In 1980-1981 the Col lege Royal exhibit claimed the ove r-all award In his third year John was a lso president of the Campus C hristia n Felshylowship and secretary of the Physical Science Student Cou nci l

Johns off-campus activities includshyed singing in the choir of First Bapt ist C hurch teach ing S unday school playshying clarinet in an ensem ble doing musishycal arranging and organizi ng an intershychurch you th group T his group known as the Guelph Associa tion Ba ptist Youth included representatives of churches from Stratford to Bra mpton It was first organi zed during t he year 1979-1980 and during 1980-1 98 1 John served as its preside nt 0

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Jim Elmslie Alumni Affairs amp Development

Our Photographe r in London

T he day was June 14 198 1 T he place was T he Ma ll in London England during the annu al Trooping the Colour ceremony S ix blank shots were fi red f rom a starting-pis shytol Burmese the 19-year-old horse carrying Queen Eliza shybeth II reared and bolted for a few yards a busbied

Gu ardsm an reached into the crowd and dragged th e gunman to th e road and Jim Elmslie assistant director f or development A lumni Affairs captured the whole scene On vacation Jim and his wIe Kay were staying at th e Uni versity of Guelph s London House

COining Eve nts September 14-19 Aggie Week

25 OAC Alumni Association Annual Golf Tournament

October 3 HOMECOMING

October-Decem ber Daily Campus Visit Program (Except Sat and Sun ) fo r Prospective Students Call (519) 824-4120 Ext 871 2 or in Ontario Call Toll Free 1-800-265-8344

November 9-11 Guelph Interaction A Conference on Scientific and Human Issues Workshops and Seminars for Senior High School Students Phone (51 9) 824-4120 for Details

12-22 Royal Agricultural Winte r Fair Toronto

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The College of Social Science Alumni Association

PEGAS-US Editor Rick Knap 74

First CSSAA Awards The C ollege of Social Science honoured its top students at an awards ceremony and luncheon earlier this year and CSS alumni can mark a milestone achievement on thei r calendars

For the first time in the Associashytions history College of S ocial Science Alumni Association In-C ourse Scholarshyships have been awarded

Funded by a $2000 Alma Mater Fund grant te n presentations of $200 each were made

At the same function six Alma Mater BA In-Course Scholarships of $250 each were awarded to students enrolled in the BA program who have completed five semesters with high acashydemic standing

The CSSA A on behalf of all its members ex te nds its sincere congratulashytions to the recipients 0

Alma Mater scholarship winners and CSS faculty I to r are Dean John Vanderkamp Vivian Gies Hazel Jones Stephen Dawkins Robert Wildeboer Kathleen M artin and Department of Sociology and Anthropology chairman Professor Wayne Thompson

CS S AA scholarship winners and css faculty I to r front row Elizabeth Renfrew Karen Frosch S usan Smith Barbara Jessup Kerry Prentice and David Bestvater Back row Professor E Dalrymple-Alford Vante Martini Gerald Jellis and Professor P Gough

Grad News 1974

Bob Small is a life skills coach at Sheridan College in Oakville

1977

Kosta Black works for S ta nley Products Limited of Burlington as product manshyager

Patricia Locher operates her own busishyness Patrik Action Wear in Clareshysholm Alberta

Gerald Neil works for the Continental Ba nk in Newmarket as an accounts representative

1978

S teven Boudreau works in the University Sa les Division of Gage Educational Pubshylishing Limited Steve operates out of his home base in Brownsburg Quebec

Kathy MacKay teaches at the First United Day Care C entre in Victoria BC

Laura (Petl) and Steven Smith live in Oshawa Laura is assistant co-ordinator with the Canadian Hearing Society in Toronto Steven holds a management position with Cooper-Smith of Oshawa

Bob Sullivan and his wife Lori 79 live in Windsor Bob has enrolled in the Faculty of Law at the University of Windsor 0

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His BA Led

to Something

Different Gary Muntz 69 is Executive Director a t Manitoulin Centenniall Manor in lillie Current Manitoulin Island Ontario He holds an honours BA and double major in Political Science and History and an MA 72 in Political Science

PECAS-US Tell us about the Manitoushylin Centennial Manor

MunIz Its a municipal home for the aged for the District of Manitoulin The facility is supported jointly by the proshyvincial government and by local municishypalities on the island The Manor proshyvides residential care for the elderly

PECAS-US How many people are emshyployed at the Manor

MunIz We have a staff of approximateshyly 70 people

PECAS-US Manitoulin Island is very distinctive in terms of its geography Is it also distinctive in terms of its comshymunity as compared to southwestern Ontario

MUnT Its the largest island in fresh water in the world and a vacation parashydise in the summer It also offers a great deal in the way of winter sports and recreational opportunity

Manitoulin is unique in the sense that local people describe themselves as islanders and there is the mystique of belonging to a native islander society In recent years however the mystique is much more real than the presence of a native island society Many people have moved to Manitoulin for lifestyle reashy

sons There are more islanders at heart now than native islanders

Y cars ago Manitoulin was an isoshylated community a liule off the main thoroughfare however in 198 ~ people may have to go a little out of the way to get to Manitoulin but the isolation factor has disappeared

PECAS-US What industry is present on Manitoulin

Muniz Presently the largest employer is the public service including the hospishytal in Little Current the Manor of which I am a part the school board and other government ministries A large seasonal tourist industry together with the commercial infrastructure supports a large summer population

At present a new lumber mill has begun operation At the turn of the century Manitoulin was noted for its lumber mills Now with increased forshyeign demand for lumber a large mill is transporting logs from the north shore of Lake Huron to Manitoulin The mill is finishing lumber and shipping it mainly to the Middle East

PpoundCAS-US What social and economic factors will playa major role in shaping the Manitoulin community in the next few years)

MunIZ The tourist industry is the largshyest attraction to the island The governshyment and the municipalities through local initiatives programs like most other municipalities wish to attract inshydustry I think though I am not their spokesman that a number of people on the island would opt for a selective approach to industrial development

There is a controversy regarding nearby Elliot Lake and its uranium mines and processing plant A large segment of the island population is dogshymatically opposed to this type of indusshytry The reason for this opposition is the view that such an industry is an enshycroachment on the clean-air cleanshywater lifestyle on the island which most Manitoulin residents feel is important In fact these are the reasons why people have chosen Manitoulin as a place to live

In an area which does not offer a great many employment opportunities for the young work force the lament is that it is very difficult to keep successive generations in the community Many may be forced to leave

As a result there are two opposing forces thosc who would freeze the island in time and those who have

children and see the need for increased job opportunities I hope that a conshystructive compromise will be achieved

PtCAS-US Describe the needs of the people at the Manitoulin Centennial Manor

MunIz The Manor is not unique among homes for the aged As people grow older many reach the point where they are unable to maintain their own homes and property There is a progression which can be observed but generally speaking due to medical disabilities or simply advancing age people require more care

We have here at the Manor a very charming facility with I believe one of the most beautiful views in Ontario if not Canada There is a commanding view of the North Channel where we overlook an attractive group of islands and in the summer there are usually many sailboats in view

It used to be the case that families would care for their own however a change of family lifestyles indicates that older family members often will not have their children available to help them

I am not in the least offended if our residents consider the Manor as a place where they can obtain food and shelter while continuing with their lifestyles outside the Manor as much as possible

We have activity directors and offer nursing care Many residents require some form of nursing care Each resishydent has personal needs We provide medical services up to the point allowed by legislation If greater medical attenshytion is required then the resident must move to a hospital as required by law The Manor operates somewhat like a hospital but is quite different in that we are providing a home

PECAS-US Are there courses deshyscribed as necessary or required in order to launch graduates into a career or a job such as yours

MunIZ I wish that I could offer a clear insight but many opportunities seem to be fortuitous Being a graduate of the -College of Social Science I was exposed to a controversy which is ongoing as to whether a liberal arts education is of value I believe that a graduate can benefit from an education in Social Science combined with a large smatshytering of reality and an ability to recognize opportunities As a result the graduate can take advantage of opporshytunities as they arrive 0

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The College of Biological Science Alumni Association

BI -ALUMNI EWS Editor Jane Selley Arts 70

Sir Peter Markham Scott DSc

A citation by Professor Keith Ronald to convocation on the presentation of an honorary degree to Sir Peter Markham SCOII June 4

Knight Bachelor Commander Order of the British Empire Distinguished Sershyvice Cross and Bar artist author natushyralist and conservationist broadcaster and lecturer and sailor in peacetime and in war Born in Gloucester England by the age of seven he was discussing fish and sea birds and sea urchins with Sir Ray Lankester F RS From school he went to Trinity College Cambridge where he received his MA degree in 1931 Since the mid-1930s his unusual abilities have enabled him to excel in everyone of the great range of activities to which he has given his attention

Going on after Cambridge to the Munich State Academy and then to the Royal Academy Schools in London he immersed himsel f in the fine arts Since 1933 his paintings have been exhibited in London and New York he has writ shyten more than a dozen books including his autobiography The Eye of the Wind published in 1962 and he has been illustrator for a like number of works by other authors

Bronze medallist for single-handed sailing in the 1936 Olympics he won the Prince of Wales Cup for International 14-foot dinghies for 1937 1938 and 1946 For his valour in the Royal Navy from 1939 to 1945 he was three times mentioned in dispatches was awarded the M B E in 1942 and the DSC and Bar in 1943 He took part in the Dieppe raid twice new with the RA F and fought on land near Caen in 1944

In 1946 Peter Scott founded The

Wildfowl Trust as a non-profit organizashytion devoted to research conservation and education pertaining to ducks geese swans and other waterfowl In 1953 he was awarded the CBE as Honorary Director of that Trust His profound interests in wildlife over the years have taken him to all parts of the world An alphabetical list of places from Alaska to Zanzibar includes more than a hundred names many visited a number of times only V and X are missing

Since the 1940s Scott has broadshycast for the BBC talks and commentarshyies on a variety of topics including the Victory Procession of June 1946 which he broadcast while standing in a Duck Later programs such as the Childrens Hour Nature Parliament on radio and LOOK on television including a special edition with the Duke of Edinshyburgh for National Nature Week in 1966 are illustrative Since 1971 he has been commentator for Anglia Televishysions Survival series He has delivshyered lectures on similar topics in many parts of the world including of course aboard ship

Scott has served as president viceshypresident chairman councillor or memshyber of a host of bodies involved in yachting exploring conservation ornishythology Boy Scouts and many others He is a former president of the Society of Wildlife Artists a life Fellow of the London Zoological Society and of the New Zealand Antarctic Society He is a trustee of British and of African sancshytuaries and of the Ontario Waterfowl Research Foundation

In recognition of his leadership in such bodies as the World Wildlife Fund the Wildlife Youth Service the Internashytional Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources and others Her Majesty was pleased to create Peter Scott Knight Bachelor in 1973 He was appointed to the Icelandic Order of the Falcon (1969) and Commander of the

Dutch Order of the Golden Ark (1976) The Albert Medal of the Royal Society of Arts was bestowed on him in 1970 and he has received ot her medals of zoological societies a nd conservation soshycieties too numerous to cite

The British university world hoshynoured him as Rector of Aberdeen from 1960 to 1963 and as C hancellor of Birmingham in 1974 He is an honorary L L D of Exeter (1963) Aberdeen (1963) Birmingham (1974) and Br istol (1974) Bath awarded him its honorary DSc in 1979 and he was named Fellow of the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology in 1974 From Cornelil University he reshyceived the Arthur Allen Medal for ornishythology in 1971

Madam C hancellor the word versashytility can seldom have connoted such proficiency and excellence as have been so broadly achieved by th is man had the name Bay of Exploits not been given long ago in our maritime province of Newfoundland it might well have been used to honour S ir Peter Scott It is therefore an unusua l pleasure for me on behalf of the Senate of the University of Guelph to request you now to do honour to this Unive rs ity in hon u ring Peter Markham Scott by conferring upon him the degree of Do tor of Scishyence honoris causa 0

Ski-Zoo When was the last time you had a sk i-eyed view of an elephant The C8SAA is planning a day of crossshycountry skiing that includes a beshyhind-the-scenes tour of the MetroshyToronto Zoo in late January or February 1982

Wed like to know if youll come Direct all your comments to the C8SAA co Alumni Affairs and Development University Censhytre niversity of Guelph Guelph Ontario NIG 2WI 0

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New Editor Professor John T Powell is about to add yet anot he r activity to his already eclecshytic interests The C ollege of Biological S cience Al umni Associa tion has apshypointed hi m as editor of the Bia-Alum ni News for the next year

T his will be a natural position for John who is not only well known to all CBS a lumni but who also keeps up a n exte nsive correspondence with many graduates For those who know and work closely wi th him it is common knowl edge tha t he enjoys corresponding by ma il So get out your pen and dash off a letter of congra tul at ions- and be prepared for an o nslaught of reply letshyters

Dr Powell was invited to come to the University 16 yea rs ago to create a departme nt of Physical Education He became the chairman of such a departshy

ment a nd the subsequent chairman of the newly created Depa rtment of Hu man Kinetics in 1971 (now in the School of H uman Biology ) They were he says the most exciting yea rs of my life

H e remembers with affect ion the open ing of the H uman Kinet ics Build ing in J 973 Although he has a lways been acti ve and inte nse in his involvement with physical exercise he is proud of the crea tion o f the academic atmosphere in H uma n Kine t ics- and the pioneering steps it took for the discipline

In a familiar style John leans forshyward to emphasize his next state ment Ive worked in fo ur uni vers ities in four countries a nd G uel ph is the 010 t coshyoperative Here and he digresses to add a personal story there is a relashytionship be tween all levels of the U nivershysity com munity whi ch demonstrates an excellent willingness and fr iend li ness to co-operate For me he sa ys it has been an opportu nity to put many of my conce pts into action It has al ways been a stimulating environment

Most of uS cat lunch at noon John however can usually be found lead ing a minimum of 30 me n and women in a vigorous program of physical e xerciseshyknown as the C ardiovascular C lub True to form th is was another activi ty which

John began the da y he arrived on ca mshypus Two of the or iginal members st il l join him and many retirees correspond by mail or phone for advice on t heir personal routi nes

Indicati ve of his participat ion in the U niversi ty com mun ity was the honour he received la t yea r- the C ommunity Service Awa rd He re lated that he alshymost missed the ba rbecue to honou r hi m so unsuspecting was he

Me ntion mus t be made of J ohns involvement in the Oly mpic movement which is a source of im me nse pride for him He was rece ntly appoi nted a pershyma nent member of the Canadian O lympic Associa tion and is a n ho norary membe r of t he N ational O ly mpic Acadshyemy for whom he is a regular lec tu rer at ancient O lympia This year for examshyple he will be a discuss ion leader inshyvolved with the Ara b nations

John has a lways enjoyed his inshyvolvement with alumni and hel ped fou nd the H um3 n Ki netics A lumni Assoc iation in 1971 He sa ys tha t he hopes tha t the CBS Bio -A lumni Ne ws wi ll conti nue to be a vehicle of correspondence for friend s who wish to keep in touch a recorder of stimulating academ ic adshyvances and a voice that will attract cu rrent notice of the work of a vibrant C ollege 0

New Pres Jim Galivan 73

T he new CBSAA president is a devoted G uelph grad Not only has Ji m Ga ll ivan 73 taken over from Al S ippel 75 bu t he will also finish a gradua tion from the

U of G which began in 1973 After his Bsc Ji m worked on his Msc till 1977 then after a few months break went on to a Ph D tha t he will complete this year

Jims speciality is respiration specishyfically the relationship between meta bolshyic rate and lung structure Recen tly he was named as the recipient of the E B Eastburn Fellowship (a trust fund of the Hamilton Foundation) that will a llow him to work this year on the structure

and function of lungs in the sloth and othe r bradymetabol ic animals A portion of this study will be carried out at Mc Master U niversi ty a nd a not her part in Ma naus Brazil (Jim has a lready promised the Bio-Alumni News some correspondence )

T he jungle environment might cramp hi s daily running schedule but it will certainly enha l]~ t hi s interest in photography (Jim maybe a picture or two as well plcasel) 0

Grad News

Cheryl Bailey 76 wr ites that she and her husband have recently returned from a two-year world tour (seve n mont hs in Australia) and have now settlcd in Toronto C heryl is working as a program meranalyst for th e C anada Perma nent Trust Co

Susan Collis 80 is curre ntly working as a veterinary assista nt in Brampton

Marg Davis 76 works as an air traffic control o ffice r with the C a nadian Armed Forces

Michael Ferr 77 is studying medic ine a t Q ueens He will grad ua te th is year

Diane (Andrews) Frechette 79 lives in Montreal where she is a q uality control supervisor for Br ights W ines

Len Godwin 79 and his wife Sharon live in Thunder Bay where Len is a contract fisheries technician for the M inistry of N a tural Resources

David Grasser 78 is a technical sales representative for A lchem Inc in Edshymonton Alberta

Jim McMillan 79 is em ployed as a fisher ies technicia n with Fisheries and shyO ceans Ca nada at the Bed ford Institute of Oceanography

Sheila (Brown) Murphy 77 wri te that she is enjoying her new position as a programmer with the Canada System Group in Mississa uga S he a nd her husband A llen live in Burlington O nshyta rio D

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Macdonald InstituteCollege of Family and Consumer

Studies Alumni Association

ALUMNI NEWS Editor Joan (Anderson) Jenkinson 66

Diseases of Lifestyle and Choice Excerpts from Nutrition Awareness and Education tbe keynote address gi~en by Dr Donna Woolcott 69 at tbe 1981 Mac-FACS alumni seminar

Dr Donna Woolcoll graduated from Family and Consumer Studies in 1969 She continued her studies at the Univershysity of Manitoba obtaining her MSc in Nutrition in 1971 Returning to the University of Guelph she completed her Ph D in Applied Human Nutrition in 1979 Currently she is Assistant Professhysor Applied Human Nutrition in the Department of Family Studies

The 60s and 70s were two decades during which nutrition became a major focal point for society particularly in terms of defining our nutrition probshylems

In Canada the most comprehensive survey to date was undertaken in the form of Nutrition Canada sampling ovcr 20000 Canadians from coast to coast Results of this survey have formed thc basis for intervention programs by government for new directions in reshysearch and for heightened awareness in business and industry

The major problems identified in Nutrition Canada can be classified as diseases of lifestylc and choice

Overweight andor obesity are major concerns in North America Beshycause of the very dismal success rates of wcight controlweight loss programs (cstimate of success is one to two per cent) programs directed at prevention should receivc the highest priority and should be directed at consumers before weight problems become cntrenched

Hcart disease ha s been identified as a health problcm of endemic proportions in Canada It is estimated that 50 per cent of deaths can be attributed to this disease While somc of the risk factors

associated with heart diseasc such as age sex and family history ca nnot be modificd many others including nut r ishytion arc susceptibl( to change which can lower risk

i third area of conccrn is iron deficicncy Thc survey revealed that body iron reserves and intake of iron were ub-optimal for a major portion of the population from infants throughout the life span to the elderly This concern also ca n be attributed to our lifest yle which dictates tha t we watch our caloric intake to avoid overweight T here is evidence that a daily intake of less than

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2000 calories makes it difficult to mainshytain adcquate iron intake

The development of dental caries is a disease which in spite of excellent preventive dentistry programs affects virtu a lly every fa mily to some extent in Canada We havc clear evidence tha t

there is a link bet wecn sucrosc-sugar consumption and the incidence of cavishyties

Being aware of the nutri-tion probshylems we look for solutions--one being nutrition education As well we need improved legislation regarding food lashybelling and advertising claims In add ishytion some at middottention should be paid to development of a national nutrition polshyicy

Regarding nutrItIOn knowledge studies have shown that the population is much misinformed or clearly lacks knowledge of nutrition in areas whe re nutrition professionals see a clear need for knowledge Ironically the consumer is overwhelmed with nutrition messages which come from questionable sources such as health food proponents fad diet promoters and media personalities

Developments are being made in nutrition education across Canada Pubshylic health and community nutritionists provide programs focusing on prevention and health to target groups such as pregnant women children the elderly the adult population at risk from heart disease and those with weight control problems Most of these programs are carried out by public health nurses dental hygienis-ts teachcrs fitness inshystructors and other health and social service pe rsonnel

The O ntario Milk Marketing Board has made significant contributions in increasing student nutrition awareness industry is developing an interest in nutrition education and many newspashypers in C anada carry reliable syndicated nutrition columns on a weekly basis

Many newspapers and magazines employ fully qualified nutritionists to write their nutrition columns The Canashyda Departments of Agriculture and C onsumer and Corporate Affairs inshyclude nutrition educa tion in some proshy

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gra ms as well W hat more could we do to improve

meeting consumers need s for nutrition education A short list would include such interve ntion s as school curr icula in nutrition increa sed participation by proshyfe ss ional nutritionis ts (as opposed to self-styl ed nutritionists) in health and ed uca t ion programs

Med ia exposurc by nutritionists should be re-emphas ized he re as well

We need improved nutrition labelling in C anada an ingredient list is not enough particularly in an increasingly crowded and complex food market The food industry could do more to provide conshysumers with nutrition information and to clarify some of the misconceptions held by consumers In addition we need to develop more direct service programs to

a ddrci~ the very real needs of some of our vcry high-risk groups such as the

elderly na tive peoples and coronary prone individuals

In conclusion it is clear that there are significant challenges ahead in Canshyada to overcome nutrition problems and to promote individual responsibility for nutritional health All of us can share in the challenge by providing effective nushytrition education In order to do this we must keep ourselves aware of the most recent trends in nutrition 0

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Dean Your editor J oan (Ande rson) Jenki nshyson 66 has asked tha t I tell you briefl y about some of the exc iting and very recent development whieh I mentioned when wel com ing M ac- FCS seminar participants in early M a y pace is preshycious so I will be brief with just a sentence for each

O ur FACS S hedS won for M a ry C ocivera Departme nt of Informat ion an Exceptional Achievement Awa rd in the publication writing category of an a wards program sponsored by the Counshy

cil for Advancement a nd S upport of Educa tion (C ASE) which was open to cntries from a nada and the U nited S ta tes

T hc U niversi ty L ibra ry in co-opershy

ation with the Depa r tment of Fa mily S tudies received a gra n of $20000 from the S trengthening o f Specia li zed

C ollection grant progra m of t he Social S ci ences and H umanit ies Researc h

Council for the development of the Famshy

ily Studies library collection Six faculty members had research

papers accepted for presentation in five different sections of the Learned Socieshyties Meetings which were held in Halishyfax in May

At a conference for senior hospitalishyty exccutives the School of Hotel and Food Administration (HAFA) a nshynounced plans for the development of an Advanced Management Program for the Hospitality Industry (AMPHI) which

will be offered for the first time in 1983 and for which substantial contributions

have been pledged by the industry to fund the case writing necessary for this program

Research grants totalling approxishymately $182000 have been received in the College over the last several months

Among th em are Dr Keith Slaters grant from the Depa rtment of National

De fence for research on det erioration of te xtile materials Dr Margaret

Mc Kim s grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council for the study of the impact of social experishycnce on infantpeer interac tion and

Dr Bruce Ryans grant from the Onshytario Mental Health Foundation for a study of families in the pre-adoptive

period and the success of th e adoptions These events all occurring over a two-month period give an indica tion of the developments in scholarship a nd outshyreac h within the College

On June 30 Dr Vosburgh completshyed his second five-year term as chairman of the Department of Consumer Studies and looks forw a rd to returning to the Department as a faculty member after a year of leave To have taken the beginshyning concepts for the Depa rtment of Consumer Studies and successfully built a department for which there was no model and which has gained recognition both on this continent and abroad for its uniqueness and its significance in toshydays world is indeed a major accomshypl ishment and one worthy of sincere congra tu la tions

We look forward to welcoming man y of you at the lecture to be given this fall by our Winegard Visiting Professor Dr Kenneth Boulding Deshyta ils of this lecture are outlined below

Plans for the Harshm an Lecture are just being completed It will be presented next year in either the winter or spring

semester

Janet M Wardlaw Dean

Visiting Prof D r Kenneth Boulding a d ist inguished economist and author will spend several weeks on campus in the fall as the W inegard Vis iting Profcssor in thc Colshylege of -a mily and C onsumer S tudies funded by t hc A lma M ater Fund C urshyrently Distingui shed Professor of Ecoshynomics Emeritu s in t he Inst itute of Beshyhavioural Science U niversity of Colorashydo he has been pres ide nt of the A merishycan Associa tion for thc A dvancement of Science the American Economic Assoshy

ciation and the rnternational Studies Association

A prolific author Dr Boulding has published widely on economics and the socia1 sciences Among his recent books are Beyond Economics Essays on Soshyciety Religion and Ethics Ecodynamshyics A New Theory of Societal Evolushytion a nd From Abundance to Scarcity Implications for the American System H e co-authored Social Systems of the Planet Earth

During hi s stay on campus Dr Boulding will participate in undergradushyate and graduate classes and faculty

seminars and will give a lecture to the university community on S eptember 22 He will be the featured speaker in a one-day conference organized by the College to highlight his visit The conshyference wi II focus on the role of households in world development

Faculty in the College a re pleased to host this distinguished scholar as a visiting professor They look forw a rd to the stimulation and leadersh ip his visit will provide Because of Dr Bouldings visit the Harshma n lecture which is usuall y held in the fall will be postshyponed until early 19820

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More Than 2 0 M ore Aware The 14th annual Mac-FACS Alumni Seminar attracted a record number of alumni and friends to the University of Guelph campus on Saturday May 2 The seminar on Nutrition Awareness appealed to grads and students alike spanning graduating years from 26 to 83 Attendance exceeded 200

Mary Henry 65 seminar chairshyman welcomed everyone to the proshygram Congratulations were extended to Dr Margaret Scott McCready recipient of the Order of Canada Medal Dr McCready proudly displayed her medal while alumni applauded her most recent honour

It was indeed a successful day-an excellent opportunity for everyone to update their current interests in nutrishytion and renew friendships at their Alma Mater 0

Professor David Collins- Thompson spoke on Food Safety - the Role of Addatives

Leslie Nanos nutrition consultant spoke on Nutrition and the Aging Process

Mac-FACS Careers Night 81 Sponsored by Your Alumni Association

500 to 7 00 pm October 5

Peter Clark Hall University Centre

Dr Margaret McCready shows her Order of Canada meda l to Mac- FACS Alumni ews editor Joan (Anderson ) Jenkinson Mac 66

In Memoriam

Margaret (Maunders) Coates 270 a life members of the Mac-FACS Alumni Association passed away in London on M arch 18 1981

E Margerite (McKiel) MacDonald 250 passed away in Is lington on Febshyruary 19 1981

Lilla (Freeborn) Oldfield 210 of Minshyneapolis M inn passed away on June II 1980

Lucille Catherine (Kuhn) Rogers 230 of Morrisville Pa passed a way March 10 1981 Her husband Tom Rogers is a graduate of OAC 23

Lois (Seldon) Schwenger 390 of Burlshyington passed away February 8 1981

Edna (Greening) Young 06D passed away in Ham il ton in March 1981 0

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The College of Physical Science Alumni Association

SCIMP Editor Bob Winkel

Barry and the AMF Thc election of Barry Stahlbaum 74 to the chairmanship of the Alma M ater Fund (AMF) Advisory C ouncil for 1981-1982 caps several years of involveshyment in alumni affairs both as a represhysentativc for graduates of his C ollege as secretary of the University of G uelph Alumni Association and as a member of the advisory council itself

A systems analyst in academic computer services Institute of Computshyer Science working with the OvC to computerize veterinary medical informashytion Barry brings a hard-nosed busishyness-like attitude to his new position

The AMF Advisory Council reshyviews and determines project priorities of the AMF and recommends to the President allocations of the proceeds of the fund Two representatives from each of the seven college alumni associations the primary representatives of the camshypaign management committee of the AM F the president and senior vieeshypresident of the Unive rsity of Guelph Alumni Association President Donald Forster as honorary UGAA president John Babcock OAC 54 director Alumni Affairs and Development and Jim Elmslie assistant director for develshyopment Alumni Affairs and Developshy

Roll of Honour The names of nine top undergraduate students in the College of Physical Scishyence have been added to the Colleges honour roll The students have achieved

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ment as secretary to the council make up the AM F advisory councils membershyship

The council deals with a large sum of money-nearly $300000 this year notes Mr Stahlbaum The fund has been administered very efficiently in the past but anticipated growth both in income and disbursements makes a well-managed response even more necesshysary in the future

His tough-mindedness in financial matters softens however when he talks about the role of alumni in supporting the University I see a growing number of alumni turning out for our special cvents I had a ball at College Royal talking to over 150 alumni who had returned to Guelph from as far away as

an average of 85 per cent or higher on five courses in the fifth sixth seventh or eighth semester The following have been named for the fall semester 1980

BSc Program Semester 5 Gail Baker honours (biochemistry) and Timothy Wilkinson major (biochemisshytry) minor (nutrition) Semester 7 John Wylie honours (theoretical physics) Seshymester 8 Christopher Retterath hoshynours (computing and information sci-

Montreal and Sudbury He regrets that it sometimes seems

that the University communicates with alumni only when it asks for money We also need t heir loyalty encourageshyment and participation

Funds provided by alumni to the AM F provide a vital service he exshyplains All universities are cutting back in their budgets and in the process it is the refinements which go first It is these peripheral but important activishyties that receive the support of the AM F

Barry sees fund-raising not as the bottom line of Alumni Affairs but as part of a full circle which makes it possible for things to happen which enhance the prestige and reputation of the University of Guelph

T hese in turn bring pride to us all and also help to create a sense of worthwhileness in being active alumni This is what stimula tes fund raising

The results include scholarships visiting professor programs library acshyquisitions our prestigious University of Guelph Choir trips to Europe the develshyopment of the Arboretum Alumni Stashydium and a host of ot her activities which make us all feel good

Barry takes over the chairmanship from Dr C Robert Buck o v e 46 He was a great chairman I hope I can run a meeting half as well 0

ence) The following we re selec ted from the winter semester 1981

BA Program Semester 8 Mayda -Tratnik honours (mathema tics)

BSc Program S emester 6 C atheshyrine Macerollo honours (applied matheshymatics) Laurie Bemi honours (chemisshytry) and John W ylie honours (theoreti shycal physics) Semester 8 John Root honours (chemical physics) 0

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Senator Few students can match the record of involvement of John H ulland 81 in University administration As a fourth year Bsc chemistry major John was this past fall elected chairman of Senshyates Graduation and Ceremonials Comshymittee Although he is the first student to chair a Senate committee the experishyence and expertise John has accumulatshyed made him an obvious choice

Beginning with the Student Petishytions Committee John has been a memshyber of the Board of Undergraduate Studies the C om mittee on Educational Development the University Liaison Committee the Committee on Universishyty Planning and the search committee for the Dean of the College of Physical Science

The Graduation and Ceremonials Committee which John chairs is enshygaged in recommending to Senate canshydidates for honorary degrees and dishyplomas Following the committees decishysions John takes the recommendations to Senate for consideration Because a chairman does not vote at committee meetings John says he sometimes finds a conflict between his position and his personal inclinations

He has strong views on many Unishyversity issues and feels that any student with similar concerns would find inshyvolvement in the Senate a worthwhile commitment

For students genuinely interested in Senate John cautions that it takes a full year as a student member to acquire the knowledge and confidence to work effectively John also finds integration of his academic pursuits with committee work lends perspective to his undergradshyuate University experience helping to develop insight into people and organishyzations

Such experience will be pertinent to the M BA John is contemplating purshysuing next year- the next item on the chairmans agenda 0

Professor Bill Brown

Inventor Retired chemistry professor WH Bill Brown spent the best part of his acashydemic years within the sound of running water-pouring into laboratory sinks through standard metal filter pumps at a rate of 594 gallons every six hours Multiplied by 12 pumps in the average student laboratory and 12 weeks every semester the result is a veritable Niashygara of noisy and expensive water

Retirement two years ago provided Dr Brown with the opportunity to inshydulge his interest in gadgetry and he went to work to design a more powerful splash-proof and more economical filter pump

Pre-production models combining lengths of automotive hose friction tape and his own adventures into glassblowshying worked well enough to justify proshyfessionally made prototypes which themshyselves underwent a series of changes to arrive at ever more compact quieter and more economical units

Today Dr Browns glass filter pump is in full production and it is attracting the attention of institutional and commercial laboratories all over Canada because it scores for ease of installation ability to swivel through 360deg and superior pumping action

The economics are remarkable The Niagara of water referred to above represents an estimated cost of over $2000 per semester The smallest of the Wekksco Filter Pumps reduces this by I ljl2 with no loss in efficiency and virtual silence of operation 0

John Root 81

Medallist The We Winega rd Medal t he Univershysitys most distinguis hed stude nt award has been won this year by John Root 81 of G uelph who received a BSc in honours physics at spring C onvocat ion The medal was presented at the annual Senate Board of G overnors dinner in June

Not only must wi nners of the Wineshygard Medal achieve high levels of acashydemic attainment but they must also demonstrate outstanding leadersh ip in a range of extra-curricular act ivi t ies

John attained a cumulative average of 888 per cent chalking up 45 As (over 80 per cent) and three Bs during his eight underg raduate semesshyters He accomplished this ou tstand ing record while maintaini ng a dizzying schedule of extra-curricu lar activities on campus in church a nd in the comshymunity

He was president of the Physics and Astronomy Club in 1979-1980 and chairman of its College Royal subcomshymittee in 1980-1981 U nder his leadershyship the Club held an active sched ule of meetings and also orga nized an intershyuniversity convention Its C ollege Royal display in 1979- 1980 won first prize within the College and second pr ize campmiddotus-wide In 1980-1981 the Col lege Royal exhibit claimed the ove r-all award In his third year John was a lso president of the Campus C hristia n Felshylowship and secretary of the Physical Science Student Cou nci l

Johns off-campus activities includshyed singing in the choir of First Bapt ist C hurch teach ing S unday school playshying clarinet in an ensem ble doing musishycal arranging and organizi ng an intershychurch you th group T his group known as the Guelph Associa tion Ba ptist Youth included representatives of churches from Stratford to Bra mpton It was first organi zed during t he year 1979-1980 and during 1980-1 98 1 John served as its preside nt 0

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The College of Social Science Alumni Association

PEGAS-US Editor Rick Knap 74

First CSSAA Awards The C ollege of Social Science honoured its top students at an awards ceremony and luncheon earlier this year and CSS alumni can mark a milestone achievement on thei r calendars

For the first time in the Associashytions history College of S ocial Science Alumni Association In-C ourse Scholarshyships have been awarded

Funded by a $2000 Alma Mater Fund grant te n presentations of $200 each were made

At the same function six Alma Mater BA In-Course Scholarships of $250 each were awarded to students enrolled in the BA program who have completed five semesters with high acashydemic standing

The CSSA A on behalf of all its members ex te nds its sincere congratulashytions to the recipients 0

Alma Mater scholarship winners and CSS faculty I to r are Dean John Vanderkamp Vivian Gies Hazel Jones Stephen Dawkins Robert Wildeboer Kathleen M artin and Department of Sociology and Anthropology chairman Professor Wayne Thompson

CS S AA scholarship winners and css faculty I to r front row Elizabeth Renfrew Karen Frosch S usan Smith Barbara Jessup Kerry Prentice and David Bestvater Back row Professor E Dalrymple-Alford Vante Martini Gerald Jellis and Professor P Gough

Grad News 1974

Bob Small is a life skills coach at Sheridan College in Oakville

1977

Kosta Black works for S ta nley Products Limited of Burlington as product manshyager

Patricia Locher operates her own busishyness Patrik Action Wear in Clareshysholm Alberta

Gerald Neil works for the Continental Ba nk in Newmarket as an accounts representative

1978

S teven Boudreau works in the University Sa les Division of Gage Educational Pubshylishing Limited Steve operates out of his home base in Brownsburg Quebec

Kathy MacKay teaches at the First United Day Care C entre in Victoria BC

Laura (Petl) and Steven Smith live in Oshawa Laura is assistant co-ordinator with the Canadian Hearing Society in Toronto Steven holds a management position with Cooper-Smith of Oshawa

Bob Sullivan and his wife Lori 79 live in Windsor Bob has enrolled in the Faculty of Law at the University of Windsor 0

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His BA Led

to Something

Different Gary Muntz 69 is Executive Director a t Manitoulin Centenniall Manor in lillie Current Manitoulin Island Ontario He holds an honours BA and double major in Political Science and History and an MA 72 in Political Science

PECAS-US Tell us about the Manitoushylin Centennial Manor

MunIz Its a municipal home for the aged for the District of Manitoulin The facility is supported jointly by the proshyvincial government and by local municishypalities on the island The Manor proshyvides residential care for the elderly

PECAS-US How many people are emshyployed at the Manor

MunIz We have a staff of approximateshyly 70 people

PECAS-US Manitoulin Island is very distinctive in terms of its geography Is it also distinctive in terms of its comshymunity as compared to southwestern Ontario

MUnT Its the largest island in fresh water in the world and a vacation parashydise in the summer It also offers a great deal in the way of winter sports and recreational opportunity

Manitoulin is unique in the sense that local people describe themselves as islanders and there is the mystique of belonging to a native islander society In recent years however the mystique is much more real than the presence of a native island society Many people have moved to Manitoulin for lifestyle reashy

sons There are more islanders at heart now than native islanders

Y cars ago Manitoulin was an isoshylated community a liule off the main thoroughfare however in 198 ~ people may have to go a little out of the way to get to Manitoulin but the isolation factor has disappeared

PECAS-US What industry is present on Manitoulin

Muniz Presently the largest employer is the public service including the hospishytal in Little Current the Manor of which I am a part the school board and other government ministries A large seasonal tourist industry together with the commercial infrastructure supports a large summer population

At present a new lumber mill has begun operation At the turn of the century Manitoulin was noted for its lumber mills Now with increased forshyeign demand for lumber a large mill is transporting logs from the north shore of Lake Huron to Manitoulin The mill is finishing lumber and shipping it mainly to the Middle East

PpoundCAS-US What social and economic factors will playa major role in shaping the Manitoulin community in the next few years)

MunIZ The tourist industry is the largshyest attraction to the island The governshyment and the municipalities through local initiatives programs like most other municipalities wish to attract inshydustry I think though I am not their spokesman that a number of people on the island would opt for a selective approach to industrial development

There is a controversy regarding nearby Elliot Lake and its uranium mines and processing plant A large segment of the island population is dogshymatically opposed to this type of indusshytry The reason for this opposition is the view that such an industry is an enshycroachment on the clean-air cleanshywater lifestyle on the island which most Manitoulin residents feel is important In fact these are the reasons why people have chosen Manitoulin as a place to live

In an area which does not offer a great many employment opportunities for the young work force the lament is that it is very difficult to keep successive generations in the community Many may be forced to leave

As a result there are two opposing forces thosc who would freeze the island in time and those who have

children and see the need for increased job opportunities I hope that a conshystructive compromise will be achieved

PtCAS-US Describe the needs of the people at the Manitoulin Centennial Manor

MunIz The Manor is not unique among homes for the aged As people grow older many reach the point where they are unable to maintain their own homes and property There is a progression which can be observed but generally speaking due to medical disabilities or simply advancing age people require more care

We have here at the Manor a very charming facility with I believe one of the most beautiful views in Ontario if not Canada There is a commanding view of the North Channel where we overlook an attractive group of islands and in the summer there are usually many sailboats in view

It used to be the case that families would care for their own however a change of family lifestyles indicates that older family members often will not have their children available to help them

I am not in the least offended if our residents consider the Manor as a place where they can obtain food and shelter while continuing with their lifestyles outside the Manor as much as possible

We have activity directors and offer nursing care Many residents require some form of nursing care Each resishydent has personal needs We provide medical services up to the point allowed by legislation If greater medical attenshytion is required then the resident must move to a hospital as required by law The Manor operates somewhat like a hospital but is quite different in that we are providing a home

PECAS-US Are there courses deshyscribed as necessary or required in order to launch graduates into a career or a job such as yours

MunIZ I wish that I could offer a clear insight but many opportunities seem to be fortuitous Being a graduate of the -College of Social Science I was exposed to a controversy which is ongoing as to whether a liberal arts education is of value I believe that a graduate can benefit from an education in Social Science combined with a large smatshytering of reality and an ability to recognize opportunities As a result the graduate can take advantage of opporshytunities as they arrive 0

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The College of Biological Science Alumni Association

BI -ALUMNI EWS Editor Jane Selley Arts 70

Sir Peter Markham Scott DSc

A citation by Professor Keith Ronald to convocation on the presentation of an honorary degree to Sir Peter Markham SCOII June 4

Knight Bachelor Commander Order of the British Empire Distinguished Sershyvice Cross and Bar artist author natushyralist and conservationist broadcaster and lecturer and sailor in peacetime and in war Born in Gloucester England by the age of seven he was discussing fish and sea birds and sea urchins with Sir Ray Lankester F RS From school he went to Trinity College Cambridge where he received his MA degree in 1931 Since the mid-1930s his unusual abilities have enabled him to excel in everyone of the great range of activities to which he has given his attention

Going on after Cambridge to the Munich State Academy and then to the Royal Academy Schools in London he immersed himsel f in the fine arts Since 1933 his paintings have been exhibited in London and New York he has writ shyten more than a dozen books including his autobiography The Eye of the Wind published in 1962 and he has been illustrator for a like number of works by other authors

Bronze medallist for single-handed sailing in the 1936 Olympics he won the Prince of Wales Cup for International 14-foot dinghies for 1937 1938 and 1946 For his valour in the Royal Navy from 1939 to 1945 he was three times mentioned in dispatches was awarded the M B E in 1942 and the DSC and Bar in 1943 He took part in the Dieppe raid twice new with the RA F and fought on land near Caen in 1944

In 1946 Peter Scott founded The

Wildfowl Trust as a non-profit organizashytion devoted to research conservation and education pertaining to ducks geese swans and other waterfowl In 1953 he was awarded the CBE as Honorary Director of that Trust His profound interests in wildlife over the years have taken him to all parts of the world An alphabetical list of places from Alaska to Zanzibar includes more than a hundred names many visited a number of times only V and X are missing

Since the 1940s Scott has broadshycast for the BBC talks and commentarshyies on a variety of topics including the Victory Procession of June 1946 which he broadcast while standing in a Duck Later programs such as the Childrens Hour Nature Parliament on radio and LOOK on television including a special edition with the Duke of Edinshyburgh for National Nature Week in 1966 are illustrative Since 1971 he has been commentator for Anglia Televishysions Survival series He has delivshyered lectures on similar topics in many parts of the world including of course aboard ship

Scott has served as president viceshypresident chairman councillor or memshyber of a host of bodies involved in yachting exploring conservation ornishythology Boy Scouts and many others He is a former president of the Society of Wildlife Artists a life Fellow of the London Zoological Society and of the New Zealand Antarctic Society He is a trustee of British and of African sancshytuaries and of the Ontario Waterfowl Research Foundation

In recognition of his leadership in such bodies as the World Wildlife Fund the Wildlife Youth Service the Internashytional Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources and others Her Majesty was pleased to create Peter Scott Knight Bachelor in 1973 He was appointed to the Icelandic Order of the Falcon (1969) and Commander of the

Dutch Order of the Golden Ark (1976) The Albert Medal of the Royal Society of Arts was bestowed on him in 1970 and he has received ot her medals of zoological societies a nd conservation soshycieties too numerous to cite

The British university world hoshynoured him as Rector of Aberdeen from 1960 to 1963 and as C hancellor of Birmingham in 1974 He is an honorary L L D of Exeter (1963) Aberdeen (1963) Birmingham (1974) and Br istol (1974) Bath awarded him its honorary DSc in 1979 and he was named Fellow of the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology in 1974 From Cornelil University he reshyceived the Arthur Allen Medal for ornishythology in 1971

Madam C hancellor the word versashytility can seldom have connoted such proficiency and excellence as have been so broadly achieved by th is man had the name Bay of Exploits not been given long ago in our maritime province of Newfoundland it might well have been used to honour S ir Peter Scott It is therefore an unusua l pleasure for me on behalf of the Senate of the University of Guelph to request you now to do honour to this Unive rs ity in hon u ring Peter Markham Scott by conferring upon him the degree of Do tor of Scishyence honoris causa 0

Ski-Zoo When was the last time you had a sk i-eyed view of an elephant The C8SAA is planning a day of crossshycountry skiing that includes a beshyhind-the-scenes tour of the MetroshyToronto Zoo in late January or February 1982

Wed like to know if youll come Direct all your comments to the C8SAA co Alumni Affairs and Development University Censhytre niversity of Guelph Guelph Ontario NIG 2WI 0

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New Editor Professor John T Powell is about to add yet anot he r activity to his already eclecshytic interests The C ollege of Biological S cience Al umni Associa tion has apshypointed hi m as editor of the Bia-Alum ni News for the next year

T his will be a natural position for John who is not only well known to all CBS a lumni but who also keeps up a n exte nsive correspondence with many graduates For those who know and work closely wi th him it is common knowl edge tha t he enjoys corresponding by ma il So get out your pen and dash off a letter of congra tul at ions- and be prepared for an o nslaught of reply letshyters

Dr Powell was invited to come to the University 16 yea rs ago to create a departme nt of Physical Education He became the chairman of such a departshy

ment a nd the subsequent chairman of the newly created Depa rtment of Hu man Kinetics in 1971 (now in the School of H uman Biology ) They were he says the most exciting yea rs of my life

H e remembers with affect ion the open ing of the H uman Kinet ics Build ing in J 973 Although he has a lways been acti ve and inte nse in his involvement with physical exercise he is proud of the crea tion o f the academic atmosphere in H uma n Kine t ics- and the pioneering steps it took for the discipline

In a familiar style John leans forshyward to emphasize his next state ment Ive worked in fo ur uni vers ities in four countries a nd G uel ph is the 010 t coshyoperative Here and he digresses to add a personal story there is a relashytionship be tween all levels of the U nivershysity com munity whi ch demonstrates an excellent willingness and fr iend li ness to co-operate For me he sa ys it has been an opportu nity to put many of my conce pts into action It has al ways been a stimulating environment

Most of uS cat lunch at noon John however can usually be found lead ing a minimum of 30 me n and women in a vigorous program of physical e xerciseshyknown as the C ardiovascular C lub True to form th is was another activi ty which

John began the da y he arrived on ca mshypus Two of the or iginal members st il l join him and many retirees correspond by mail or phone for advice on t heir personal routi nes

Indicati ve of his participat ion in the U niversi ty com mun ity was the honour he received la t yea r- the C ommunity Service Awa rd He re lated that he alshymost missed the ba rbecue to honou r hi m so unsuspecting was he

Me ntion mus t be made of J ohns involvement in the Oly mpic movement which is a source of im me nse pride for him He was rece ntly appoi nted a pershyma nent member of the Canadian O lympic Associa tion and is a n ho norary membe r of t he N ational O ly mpic Acadshyemy for whom he is a regular lec tu rer at ancient O lympia This year for examshyple he will be a discuss ion leader inshyvolved with the Ara b nations

John has a lways enjoyed his inshyvolvement with alumni and hel ped fou nd the H um3 n Ki netics A lumni Assoc iation in 1971 He sa ys tha t he hopes tha t the CBS Bio -A lumni Ne ws wi ll conti nue to be a vehicle of correspondence for friend s who wish to keep in touch a recorder of stimulating academ ic adshyvances and a voice that will attract cu rrent notice of the work of a vibrant C ollege 0

New Pres Jim Galivan 73

T he new CBSAA president is a devoted G uelph grad Not only has Ji m Ga ll ivan 73 taken over from Al S ippel 75 bu t he will also finish a gradua tion from the

U of G which began in 1973 After his Bsc Ji m worked on his Msc till 1977 then after a few months break went on to a Ph D tha t he will complete this year

Jims speciality is respiration specishyfically the relationship between meta bolshyic rate and lung structure Recen tly he was named as the recipient of the E B Eastburn Fellowship (a trust fund of the Hamilton Foundation) that will a llow him to work this year on the structure

and function of lungs in the sloth and othe r bradymetabol ic animals A portion of this study will be carried out at Mc Master U niversi ty a nd a not her part in Ma naus Brazil (Jim has a lready promised the Bio-Alumni News some correspondence )

T he jungle environment might cramp hi s daily running schedule but it will certainly enha l]~ t hi s interest in photography (Jim maybe a picture or two as well plcasel) 0

Grad News

Cheryl Bailey 76 wr ites that she and her husband have recently returned from a two-year world tour (seve n mont hs in Australia) and have now settlcd in Toronto C heryl is working as a program meranalyst for th e C anada Perma nent Trust Co

Susan Collis 80 is curre ntly working as a veterinary assista nt in Brampton

Marg Davis 76 works as an air traffic control o ffice r with the C a nadian Armed Forces

Michael Ferr 77 is studying medic ine a t Q ueens He will grad ua te th is year

Diane (Andrews) Frechette 79 lives in Montreal where she is a q uality control supervisor for Br ights W ines

Len Godwin 79 and his wife Sharon live in Thunder Bay where Len is a contract fisheries technician for the M inistry of N a tural Resources

David Grasser 78 is a technical sales representative for A lchem Inc in Edshymonton Alberta

Jim McMillan 79 is em ployed as a fisher ies technicia n with Fisheries and shyO ceans Ca nada at the Bed ford Institute of Oceanography

Sheila (Brown) Murphy 77 wri te that she is enjoying her new position as a programmer with the Canada System Group in Mississa uga S he a nd her husband A llen live in Burlington O nshyta rio D

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Macdonald InstituteCollege of Family and Consumer

Studies Alumni Association

ALUMNI NEWS Editor Joan (Anderson) Jenkinson 66

Diseases of Lifestyle and Choice Excerpts from Nutrition Awareness and Education tbe keynote address gi~en by Dr Donna Woolcott 69 at tbe 1981 Mac-FACS alumni seminar

Dr Donna Woolcoll graduated from Family and Consumer Studies in 1969 She continued her studies at the Univershysity of Manitoba obtaining her MSc in Nutrition in 1971 Returning to the University of Guelph she completed her Ph D in Applied Human Nutrition in 1979 Currently she is Assistant Professhysor Applied Human Nutrition in the Department of Family Studies

The 60s and 70s were two decades during which nutrition became a major focal point for society particularly in terms of defining our nutrition probshylems

In Canada the most comprehensive survey to date was undertaken in the form of Nutrition Canada sampling ovcr 20000 Canadians from coast to coast Results of this survey have formed thc basis for intervention programs by government for new directions in reshysearch and for heightened awareness in business and industry

The major problems identified in Nutrition Canada can be classified as diseases of lifestylc and choice

Overweight andor obesity are major concerns in North America Beshycause of the very dismal success rates of wcight controlweight loss programs (cstimate of success is one to two per cent) programs directed at prevention should receivc the highest priority and should be directed at consumers before weight problems become cntrenched

Hcart disease ha s been identified as a health problcm of endemic proportions in Canada It is estimated that 50 per cent of deaths can be attributed to this disease While somc of the risk factors

associated with heart diseasc such as age sex and family history ca nnot be modificd many others including nut r ishytion arc susceptibl( to change which can lower risk

i third area of conccrn is iron deficicncy Thc survey revealed that body iron reserves and intake of iron were ub-optimal for a major portion of the population from infants throughout the life span to the elderly This concern also ca n be attributed to our lifest yle which dictates tha t we watch our caloric intake to avoid overweight T here is evidence that a daily intake of less than

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2000 calories makes it difficult to mainshytain adcquate iron intake

The development of dental caries is a disease which in spite of excellent preventive dentistry programs affects virtu a lly every fa mily to some extent in Canada We havc clear evidence tha t

there is a link bet wecn sucrosc-sugar consumption and the incidence of cavishyties

Being aware of the nutri-tion probshylems we look for solutions--one being nutrition education As well we need improved legislation regarding food lashybelling and advertising claims In add ishytion some at middottention should be paid to development of a national nutrition polshyicy

Regarding nutrItIOn knowledge studies have shown that the population is much misinformed or clearly lacks knowledge of nutrition in areas whe re nutrition professionals see a clear need for knowledge Ironically the consumer is overwhelmed with nutrition messages which come from questionable sources such as health food proponents fad diet promoters and media personalities

Developments are being made in nutrition education across Canada Pubshylic health and community nutritionists provide programs focusing on prevention and health to target groups such as pregnant women children the elderly the adult population at risk from heart disease and those with weight control problems Most of these programs are carried out by public health nurses dental hygienis-ts teachcrs fitness inshystructors and other health and social service pe rsonnel

The O ntario Milk Marketing Board has made significant contributions in increasing student nutrition awareness industry is developing an interest in nutrition education and many newspashypers in C anada carry reliable syndicated nutrition columns on a weekly basis

Many newspapers and magazines employ fully qualified nutritionists to write their nutrition columns The Canashyda Departments of Agriculture and C onsumer and Corporate Affairs inshyclude nutrition educa tion in some proshy

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gra ms as well W hat more could we do to improve

meeting consumers need s for nutrition education A short list would include such interve ntion s as school curr icula in nutrition increa sed participation by proshyfe ss ional nutritionis ts (as opposed to self-styl ed nutritionists) in health and ed uca t ion programs

Med ia exposurc by nutritionists should be re-emphas ized he re as well

We need improved nutrition labelling in C anada an ingredient list is not enough particularly in an increasingly crowded and complex food market The food industry could do more to provide conshysumers with nutrition information and to clarify some of the misconceptions held by consumers In addition we need to develop more direct service programs to

a ddrci~ the very real needs of some of our vcry high-risk groups such as the

elderly na tive peoples and coronary prone individuals

In conclusion it is clear that there are significant challenges ahead in Canshyada to overcome nutrition problems and to promote individual responsibility for nutritional health All of us can share in the challenge by providing effective nushytrition education In order to do this we must keep ourselves aware of the most recent trends in nutrition 0

From the

Dean Your editor J oan (Ande rson) Jenki nshyson 66 has asked tha t I tell you briefl y about some of the exc iting and very recent development whieh I mentioned when wel com ing M ac- FCS seminar participants in early M a y pace is preshycious so I will be brief with just a sentence for each

O ur FACS S hedS won for M a ry C ocivera Departme nt of Informat ion an Exceptional Achievement Awa rd in the publication writing category of an a wards program sponsored by the Counshy

cil for Advancement a nd S upport of Educa tion (C ASE) which was open to cntries from a nada and the U nited S ta tes

T hc U niversi ty L ibra ry in co-opershy

ation with the Depa r tment of Fa mily S tudies received a gra n of $20000 from the S trengthening o f Specia li zed

C ollection grant progra m of t he Social S ci ences and H umanit ies Researc h

Council for the development of the Famshy

ily Studies library collection Six faculty members had research

papers accepted for presentation in five different sections of the Learned Socieshyties Meetings which were held in Halishyfax in May

At a conference for senior hospitalishyty exccutives the School of Hotel and Food Administration (HAFA) a nshynounced plans for the development of an Advanced Management Program for the Hospitality Industry (AMPHI) which

will be offered for the first time in 1983 and for which substantial contributions

have been pledged by the industry to fund the case writing necessary for this program

Research grants totalling approxishymately $182000 have been received in the College over the last several months

Among th em are Dr Keith Slaters grant from the Depa rtment of National

De fence for research on det erioration of te xtile materials Dr Margaret

Mc Kim s grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council for the study of the impact of social experishycnce on infantpeer interac tion and

Dr Bruce Ryans grant from the Onshytario Mental Health Foundation for a study of families in the pre-adoptive

period and the success of th e adoptions These events all occurring over a two-month period give an indica tion of the developments in scholarship a nd outshyreac h within the College

On June 30 Dr Vosburgh completshyed his second five-year term as chairman of the Department of Consumer Studies and looks forw a rd to returning to the Department as a faculty member after a year of leave To have taken the beginshyning concepts for the Depa rtment of Consumer Studies and successfully built a department for which there was no model and which has gained recognition both on this continent and abroad for its uniqueness and its significance in toshydays world is indeed a major accomshypl ishment and one worthy of sincere congra tu la tions

We look forward to welcoming man y of you at the lecture to be given this fall by our Winegard Visiting Professor Dr Kenneth Boulding Deshyta ils of this lecture are outlined below

Plans for the Harshm an Lecture are just being completed It will be presented next year in either the winter or spring

semester

Janet M Wardlaw Dean

Visiting Prof D r Kenneth Boulding a d ist inguished economist and author will spend several weeks on campus in the fall as the W inegard Vis iting Profcssor in thc Colshylege of -a mily and C onsumer S tudies funded by t hc A lma M ater Fund C urshyrently Distingui shed Professor of Ecoshynomics Emeritu s in t he Inst itute of Beshyhavioural Science U niversity of Colorashydo he has been pres ide nt of the A merishycan Associa tion for thc A dvancement of Science the American Economic Assoshy

ciation and the rnternational Studies Association

A prolific author Dr Boulding has published widely on economics and the socia1 sciences Among his recent books are Beyond Economics Essays on Soshyciety Religion and Ethics Ecodynamshyics A New Theory of Societal Evolushytion a nd From Abundance to Scarcity Implications for the American System H e co-authored Social Systems of the Planet Earth

During hi s stay on campus Dr Boulding will participate in undergradushyate and graduate classes and faculty

seminars and will give a lecture to the university community on S eptember 22 He will be the featured speaker in a one-day conference organized by the College to highlight his visit The conshyference wi II focus on the role of households in world development

Faculty in the College a re pleased to host this distinguished scholar as a visiting professor They look forw a rd to the stimulation and leadersh ip his visit will provide Because of Dr Bouldings visit the Harshma n lecture which is usuall y held in the fall will be postshyponed until early 19820

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More Than 2 0 M ore Aware The 14th annual Mac-FACS Alumni Seminar attracted a record number of alumni and friends to the University of Guelph campus on Saturday May 2 The seminar on Nutrition Awareness appealed to grads and students alike spanning graduating years from 26 to 83 Attendance exceeded 200

Mary Henry 65 seminar chairshyman welcomed everyone to the proshygram Congratulations were extended to Dr Margaret Scott McCready recipient of the Order of Canada Medal Dr McCready proudly displayed her medal while alumni applauded her most recent honour

It was indeed a successful day-an excellent opportunity for everyone to update their current interests in nutrishytion and renew friendships at their Alma Mater 0

Professor David Collins- Thompson spoke on Food Safety - the Role of Addatives

Leslie Nanos nutrition consultant spoke on Nutrition and the Aging Process

Mac-FACS Careers Night 81 Sponsored by Your Alumni Association

500 to 7 00 pm October 5

Peter Clark Hall University Centre

Dr Margaret McCready shows her Order of Canada meda l to Mac- FACS Alumni ews editor Joan (Anderson ) Jenkinson Mac 66

In Memoriam

Margaret (Maunders) Coates 270 a life members of the Mac-FACS Alumni Association passed away in London on M arch 18 1981

E Margerite (McKiel) MacDonald 250 passed away in Is lington on Febshyruary 19 1981

Lilla (Freeborn) Oldfield 210 of Minshyneapolis M inn passed away on June II 1980

Lucille Catherine (Kuhn) Rogers 230 of Morrisville Pa passed a way March 10 1981 Her husband Tom Rogers is a graduate of OAC 23

Lois (Seldon) Schwenger 390 of Burlshyington passed away February 8 1981

Edna (Greening) Young 06D passed away in Ham il ton in March 1981 0

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The College of Physical Science Alumni Association

SCIMP Editor Bob Winkel

Barry and the AMF Thc election of Barry Stahlbaum 74 to the chairmanship of the Alma M ater Fund (AMF) Advisory C ouncil for 1981-1982 caps several years of involveshyment in alumni affairs both as a represhysentativc for graduates of his C ollege as secretary of the University of G uelph Alumni Association and as a member of the advisory council itself

A systems analyst in academic computer services Institute of Computshyer Science working with the OvC to computerize veterinary medical informashytion Barry brings a hard-nosed busishyness-like attitude to his new position

The AMF Advisory Council reshyviews and determines project priorities of the AMF and recommends to the President allocations of the proceeds of the fund Two representatives from each of the seven college alumni associations the primary representatives of the camshypaign management committee of the AM F the president and senior vieeshypresident of the Unive rsity of Guelph Alumni Association President Donald Forster as honorary UGAA president John Babcock OAC 54 director Alumni Affairs and Development and Jim Elmslie assistant director for develshyopment Alumni Affairs and Developshy

Roll of Honour The names of nine top undergraduate students in the College of Physical Scishyence have been added to the Colleges honour roll The students have achieved

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ment as secretary to the council make up the AM F advisory councils membershyship

The council deals with a large sum of money-nearly $300000 this year notes Mr Stahlbaum The fund has been administered very efficiently in the past but anticipated growth both in income and disbursements makes a well-managed response even more necesshysary in the future

His tough-mindedness in financial matters softens however when he talks about the role of alumni in supporting the University I see a growing number of alumni turning out for our special cvents I had a ball at College Royal talking to over 150 alumni who had returned to Guelph from as far away as

an average of 85 per cent or higher on five courses in the fifth sixth seventh or eighth semester The following have been named for the fall semester 1980

BSc Program Semester 5 Gail Baker honours (biochemistry) and Timothy Wilkinson major (biochemisshytry) minor (nutrition) Semester 7 John Wylie honours (theoretical physics) Seshymester 8 Christopher Retterath hoshynours (computing and information sci-

Montreal and Sudbury He regrets that it sometimes seems

that the University communicates with alumni only when it asks for money We also need t heir loyalty encourageshyment and participation

Funds provided by alumni to the AM F provide a vital service he exshyplains All universities are cutting back in their budgets and in the process it is the refinements which go first It is these peripheral but important activishyties that receive the support of the AM F

Barry sees fund-raising not as the bottom line of Alumni Affairs but as part of a full circle which makes it possible for things to happen which enhance the prestige and reputation of the University of Guelph

T hese in turn bring pride to us all and also help to create a sense of worthwhileness in being active alumni This is what stimula tes fund raising

The results include scholarships visiting professor programs library acshyquisitions our prestigious University of Guelph Choir trips to Europe the develshyopment of the Arboretum Alumni Stashydium and a host of ot her activities which make us all feel good

Barry takes over the chairmanship from Dr C Robert Buck o v e 46 He was a great chairman I hope I can run a meeting half as well 0

ence) The following we re selec ted from the winter semester 1981

BA Program Semester 8 Mayda -Tratnik honours (mathema tics)

BSc Program S emester 6 C atheshyrine Macerollo honours (applied matheshymatics) Laurie Bemi honours (chemisshytry) and John W ylie honours (theoreti shycal physics) Semester 8 John Root honours (chemical physics) 0

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John Hulland 81

Senator Few students can match the record of involvement of John H ulland 81 in University administration As a fourth year Bsc chemistry major John was this past fall elected chairman of Senshyates Graduation and Ceremonials Comshymittee Although he is the first student to chair a Senate committee the experishyence and expertise John has accumulatshyed made him an obvious choice

Beginning with the Student Petishytions Committee John has been a memshyber of the Board of Undergraduate Studies the C om mittee on Educational Development the University Liaison Committee the Committee on Universishyty Planning and the search committee for the Dean of the College of Physical Science

The Graduation and Ceremonials Committee which John chairs is enshygaged in recommending to Senate canshydidates for honorary degrees and dishyplomas Following the committees decishysions John takes the recommendations to Senate for consideration Because a chairman does not vote at committee meetings John says he sometimes finds a conflict between his position and his personal inclinations

He has strong views on many Unishyversity issues and feels that any student with similar concerns would find inshyvolvement in the Senate a worthwhile commitment

For students genuinely interested in Senate John cautions that it takes a full year as a student member to acquire the knowledge and confidence to work effectively John also finds integration of his academic pursuits with committee work lends perspective to his undergradshyuate University experience helping to develop insight into people and organishyzations

Such experience will be pertinent to the M BA John is contemplating purshysuing next year- the next item on the chairmans agenda 0

Professor Bill Brown

Inventor Retired chemistry professor WH Bill Brown spent the best part of his acashydemic years within the sound of running water-pouring into laboratory sinks through standard metal filter pumps at a rate of 594 gallons every six hours Multiplied by 12 pumps in the average student laboratory and 12 weeks every semester the result is a veritable Niashygara of noisy and expensive water

Retirement two years ago provided Dr Brown with the opportunity to inshydulge his interest in gadgetry and he went to work to design a more powerful splash-proof and more economical filter pump

Pre-production models combining lengths of automotive hose friction tape and his own adventures into glassblowshying worked well enough to justify proshyfessionally made prototypes which themshyselves underwent a series of changes to arrive at ever more compact quieter and more economical units

Today Dr Browns glass filter pump is in full production and it is attracting the attention of institutional and commercial laboratories all over Canada because it scores for ease of installation ability to swivel through 360deg and superior pumping action

The economics are remarkable The Niagara of water referred to above represents an estimated cost of over $2000 per semester The smallest of the Wekksco Filter Pumps reduces this by I ljl2 with no loss in efficiency and virtual silence of operation 0

John Root 81

Medallist The We Winega rd Medal t he Univershysitys most distinguis hed stude nt award has been won this year by John Root 81 of G uelph who received a BSc in honours physics at spring C onvocat ion The medal was presented at the annual Senate Board of G overnors dinner in June

Not only must wi nners of the Wineshygard Medal achieve high levels of acashydemic attainment but they must also demonstrate outstanding leadersh ip in a range of extra-curricular act ivi t ies

John attained a cumulative average of 888 per cent chalking up 45 As (over 80 per cent) and three Bs during his eight underg raduate semesshyters He accomplished this ou tstand ing record while maintaini ng a dizzying schedule of extra-curricu lar activities on campus in church a nd in the comshymunity

He was president of the Physics and Astronomy Club in 1979-1980 and chairman of its College Royal subcomshymittee in 1980-1981 U nder his leadershyship the Club held an active sched ule of meetings and also orga nized an intershyuniversity convention Its C ollege Royal display in 1979- 1980 won first prize within the College and second pr ize campmiddotus-wide In 1980-1981 the Col lege Royal exhibit claimed the ove r-all award In his third year John was a lso president of the Campus C hristia n Felshylowship and secretary of the Physical Science Student Cou nci l

Johns off-campus activities includshyed singing in the choir of First Bapt ist C hurch teach ing S unday school playshying clarinet in an ensem ble doing musishycal arranging and organizi ng an intershychurch you th group T his group known as the Guelph Associa tion Ba ptist Youth included representatives of churches from Stratford to Bra mpton It was first organi zed during t he year 1979-1980 and during 1980-1 98 1 John served as its preside nt 0

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His BA Led

to Something

Different Gary Muntz 69 is Executive Director a t Manitoulin Centenniall Manor in lillie Current Manitoulin Island Ontario He holds an honours BA and double major in Political Science and History and an MA 72 in Political Science

PECAS-US Tell us about the Manitoushylin Centennial Manor

MunIz Its a municipal home for the aged for the District of Manitoulin The facility is supported jointly by the proshyvincial government and by local municishypalities on the island The Manor proshyvides residential care for the elderly

PECAS-US How many people are emshyployed at the Manor

MunIz We have a staff of approximateshyly 70 people

PECAS-US Manitoulin Island is very distinctive in terms of its geography Is it also distinctive in terms of its comshymunity as compared to southwestern Ontario

MUnT Its the largest island in fresh water in the world and a vacation parashydise in the summer It also offers a great deal in the way of winter sports and recreational opportunity

Manitoulin is unique in the sense that local people describe themselves as islanders and there is the mystique of belonging to a native islander society In recent years however the mystique is much more real than the presence of a native island society Many people have moved to Manitoulin for lifestyle reashy

sons There are more islanders at heart now than native islanders

Y cars ago Manitoulin was an isoshylated community a liule off the main thoroughfare however in 198 ~ people may have to go a little out of the way to get to Manitoulin but the isolation factor has disappeared

PECAS-US What industry is present on Manitoulin

Muniz Presently the largest employer is the public service including the hospishytal in Little Current the Manor of which I am a part the school board and other government ministries A large seasonal tourist industry together with the commercial infrastructure supports a large summer population

At present a new lumber mill has begun operation At the turn of the century Manitoulin was noted for its lumber mills Now with increased forshyeign demand for lumber a large mill is transporting logs from the north shore of Lake Huron to Manitoulin The mill is finishing lumber and shipping it mainly to the Middle East

PpoundCAS-US What social and economic factors will playa major role in shaping the Manitoulin community in the next few years)

MunIZ The tourist industry is the largshyest attraction to the island The governshyment and the municipalities through local initiatives programs like most other municipalities wish to attract inshydustry I think though I am not their spokesman that a number of people on the island would opt for a selective approach to industrial development

There is a controversy regarding nearby Elliot Lake and its uranium mines and processing plant A large segment of the island population is dogshymatically opposed to this type of indusshytry The reason for this opposition is the view that such an industry is an enshycroachment on the clean-air cleanshywater lifestyle on the island which most Manitoulin residents feel is important In fact these are the reasons why people have chosen Manitoulin as a place to live

In an area which does not offer a great many employment opportunities for the young work force the lament is that it is very difficult to keep successive generations in the community Many may be forced to leave

As a result there are two opposing forces thosc who would freeze the island in time and those who have

children and see the need for increased job opportunities I hope that a conshystructive compromise will be achieved

PtCAS-US Describe the needs of the people at the Manitoulin Centennial Manor

MunIz The Manor is not unique among homes for the aged As people grow older many reach the point where they are unable to maintain their own homes and property There is a progression which can be observed but generally speaking due to medical disabilities or simply advancing age people require more care

We have here at the Manor a very charming facility with I believe one of the most beautiful views in Ontario if not Canada There is a commanding view of the North Channel where we overlook an attractive group of islands and in the summer there are usually many sailboats in view

It used to be the case that families would care for their own however a change of family lifestyles indicates that older family members often will not have their children available to help them

I am not in the least offended if our residents consider the Manor as a place where they can obtain food and shelter while continuing with their lifestyles outside the Manor as much as possible

We have activity directors and offer nursing care Many residents require some form of nursing care Each resishydent has personal needs We provide medical services up to the point allowed by legislation If greater medical attenshytion is required then the resident must move to a hospital as required by law The Manor operates somewhat like a hospital but is quite different in that we are providing a home

PECAS-US Are there courses deshyscribed as necessary or required in order to launch graduates into a career or a job such as yours

MunIZ I wish that I could offer a clear insight but many opportunities seem to be fortuitous Being a graduate of the -College of Social Science I was exposed to a controversy which is ongoing as to whether a liberal arts education is of value I believe that a graduate can benefit from an education in Social Science combined with a large smatshytering of reality and an ability to recognize opportunities As a result the graduate can take advantage of opporshytunities as they arrive 0

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The College of Biological Science Alumni Association

BI -ALUMNI EWS Editor Jane Selley Arts 70

Sir Peter Markham Scott DSc

A citation by Professor Keith Ronald to convocation on the presentation of an honorary degree to Sir Peter Markham SCOII June 4

Knight Bachelor Commander Order of the British Empire Distinguished Sershyvice Cross and Bar artist author natushyralist and conservationist broadcaster and lecturer and sailor in peacetime and in war Born in Gloucester England by the age of seven he was discussing fish and sea birds and sea urchins with Sir Ray Lankester F RS From school he went to Trinity College Cambridge where he received his MA degree in 1931 Since the mid-1930s his unusual abilities have enabled him to excel in everyone of the great range of activities to which he has given his attention

Going on after Cambridge to the Munich State Academy and then to the Royal Academy Schools in London he immersed himsel f in the fine arts Since 1933 his paintings have been exhibited in London and New York he has writ shyten more than a dozen books including his autobiography The Eye of the Wind published in 1962 and he has been illustrator for a like number of works by other authors

Bronze medallist for single-handed sailing in the 1936 Olympics he won the Prince of Wales Cup for International 14-foot dinghies for 1937 1938 and 1946 For his valour in the Royal Navy from 1939 to 1945 he was three times mentioned in dispatches was awarded the M B E in 1942 and the DSC and Bar in 1943 He took part in the Dieppe raid twice new with the RA F and fought on land near Caen in 1944

In 1946 Peter Scott founded The

Wildfowl Trust as a non-profit organizashytion devoted to research conservation and education pertaining to ducks geese swans and other waterfowl In 1953 he was awarded the CBE as Honorary Director of that Trust His profound interests in wildlife over the years have taken him to all parts of the world An alphabetical list of places from Alaska to Zanzibar includes more than a hundred names many visited a number of times only V and X are missing

Since the 1940s Scott has broadshycast for the BBC talks and commentarshyies on a variety of topics including the Victory Procession of June 1946 which he broadcast while standing in a Duck Later programs such as the Childrens Hour Nature Parliament on radio and LOOK on television including a special edition with the Duke of Edinshyburgh for National Nature Week in 1966 are illustrative Since 1971 he has been commentator for Anglia Televishysions Survival series He has delivshyered lectures on similar topics in many parts of the world including of course aboard ship

Scott has served as president viceshypresident chairman councillor or memshyber of a host of bodies involved in yachting exploring conservation ornishythology Boy Scouts and many others He is a former president of the Society of Wildlife Artists a life Fellow of the London Zoological Society and of the New Zealand Antarctic Society He is a trustee of British and of African sancshytuaries and of the Ontario Waterfowl Research Foundation

In recognition of his leadership in such bodies as the World Wildlife Fund the Wildlife Youth Service the Internashytional Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources and others Her Majesty was pleased to create Peter Scott Knight Bachelor in 1973 He was appointed to the Icelandic Order of the Falcon (1969) and Commander of the

Dutch Order of the Golden Ark (1976) The Albert Medal of the Royal Society of Arts was bestowed on him in 1970 and he has received ot her medals of zoological societies a nd conservation soshycieties too numerous to cite

The British university world hoshynoured him as Rector of Aberdeen from 1960 to 1963 and as C hancellor of Birmingham in 1974 He is an honorary L L D of Exeter (1963) Aberdeen (1963) Birmingham (1974) and Br istol (1974) Bath awarded him its honorary DSc in 1979 and he was named Fellow of the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology in 1974 From Cornelil University he reshyceived the Arthur Allen Medal for ornishythology in 1971

Madam C hancellor the word versashytility can seldom have connoted such proficiency and excellence as have been so broadly achieved by th is man had the name Bay of Exploits not been given long ago in our maritime province of Newfoundland it might well have been used to honour S ir Peter Scott It is therefore an unusua l pleasure for me on behalf of the Senate of the University of Guelph to request you now to do honour to this Unive rs ity in hon u ring Peter Markham Scott by conferring upon him the degree of Do tor of Scishyence honoris causa 0

Ski-Zoo When was the last time you had a sk i-eyed view of an elephant The C8SAA is planning a day of crossshycountry skiing that includes a beshyhind-the-scenes tour of the MetroshyToronto Zoo in late January or February 1982

Wed like to know if youll come Direct all your comments to the C8SAA co Alumni Affairs and Development University Censhytre niversity of Guelph Guelph Ontario NIG 2WI 0

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New Editor Professor John T Powell is about to add yet anot he r activity to his already eclecshytic interests The C ollege of Biological S cience Al umni Associa tion has apshypointed hi m as editor of the Bia-Alum ni News for the next year

T his will be a natural position for John who is not only well known to all CBS a lumni but who also keeps up a n exte nsive correspondence with many graduates For those who know and work closely wi th him it is common knowl edge tha t he enjoys corresponding by ma il So get out your pen and dash off a letter of congra tul at ions- and be prepared for an o nslaught of reply letshyters

Dr Powell was invited to come to the University 16 yea rs ago to create a departme nt of Physical Education He became the chairman of such a departshy

ment a nd the subsequent chairman of the newly created Depa rtment of Hu man Kinetics in 1971 (now in the School of H uman Biology ) They were he says the most exciting yea rs of my life

H e remembers with affect ion the open ing of the H uman Kinet ics Build ing in J 973 Although he has a lways been acti ve and inte nse in his involvement with physical exercise he is proud of the crea tion o f the academic atmosphere in H uma n Kine t ics- and the pioneering steps it took for the discipline

In a familiar style John leans forshyward to emphasize his next state ment Ive worked in fo ur uni vers ities in four countries a nd G uel ph is the 010 t coshyoperative Here and he digresses to add a personal story there is a relashytionship be tween all levels of the U nivershysity com munity whi ch demonstrates an excellent willingness and fr iend li ness to co-operate For me he sa ys it has been an opportu nity to put many of my conce pts into action It has al ways been a stimulating environment

Most of uS cat lunch at noon John however can usually be found lead ing a minimum of 30 me n and women in a vigorous program of physical e xerciseshyknown as the C ardiovascular C lub True to form th is was another activi ty which

John began the da y he arrived on ca mshypus Two of the or iginal members st il l join him and many retirees correspond by mail or phone for advice on t heir personal routi nes

Indicati ve of his participat ion in the U niversi ty com mun ity was the honour he received la t yea r- the C ommunity Service Awa rd He re lated that he alshymost missed the ba rbecue to honou r hi m so unsuspecting was he

Me ntion mus t be made of J ohns involvement in the Oly mpic movement which is a source of im me nse pride for him He was rece ntly appoi nted a pershyma nent member of the Canadian O lympic Associa tion and is a n ho norary membe r of t he N ational O ly mpic Acadshyemy for whom he is a regular lec tu rer at ancient O lympia This year for examshyple he will be a discuss ion leader inshyvolved with the Ara b nations

John has a lways enjoyed his inshyvolvement with alumni and hel ped fou nd the H um3 n Ki netics A lumni Assoc iation in 1971 He sa ys tha t he hopes tha t the CBS Bio -A lumni Ne ws wi ll conti nue to be a vehicle of correspondence for friend s who wish to keep in touch a recorder of stimulating academ ic adshyvances and a voice that will attract cu rrent notice of the work of a vibrant C ollege 0

New Pres Jim Galivan 73

T he new CBSAA president is a devoted G uelph grad Not only has Ji m Ga ll ivan 73 taken over from Al S ippel 75 bu t he will also finish a gradua tion from the

U of G which began in 1973 After his Bsc Ji m worked on his Msc till 1977 then after a few months break went on to a Ph D tha t he will complete this year

Jims speciality is respiration specishyfically the relationship between meta bolshyic rate and lung structure Recen tly he was named as the recipient of the E B Eastburn Fellowship (a trust fund of the Hamilton Foundation) that will a llow him to work this year on the structure

and function of lungs in the sloth and othe r bradymetabol ic animals A portion of this study will be carried out at Mc Master U niversi ty a nd a not her part in Ma naus Brazil (Jim has a lready promised the Bio-Alumni News some correspondence )

T he jungle environment might cramp hi s daily running schedule but it will certainly enha l]~ t hi s interest in photography (Jim maybe a picture or two as well plcasel) 0

Grad News

Cheryl Bailey 76 wr ites that she and her husband have recently returned from a two-year world tour (seve n mont hs in Australia) and have now settlcd in Toronto C heryl is working as a program meranalyst for th e C anada Perma nent Trust Co

Susan Collis 80 is curre ntly working as a veterinary assista nt in Brampton

Marg Davis 76 works as an air traffic control o ffice r with the C a nadian Armed Forces

Michael Ferr 77 is studying medic ine a t Q ueens He will grad ua te th is year

Diane (Andrews) Frechette 79 lives in Montreal where she is a q uality control supervisor for Br ights W ines

Len Godwin 79 and his wife Sharon live in Thunder Bay where Len is a contract fisheries technician for the M inistry of N a tural Resources

David Grasser 78 is a technical sales representative for A lchem Inc in Edshymonton Alberta

Jim McMillan 79 is em ployed as a fisher ies technicia n with Fisheries and shyO ceans Ca nada at the Bed ford Institute of Oceanography

Sheila (Brown) Murphy 77 wri te that she is enjoying her new position as a programmer with the Canada System Group in Mississa uga S he a nd her husband A llen live in Burlington O nshyta rio D

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Macdonald InstituteCollege of Family and Consumer

Studies Alumni Association

ALUMNI NEWS Editor Joan (Anderson) Jenkinson 66

Diseases of Lifestyle and Choice Excerpts from Nutrition Awareness and Education tbe keynote address gi~en by Dr Donna Woolcott 69 at tbe 1981 Mac-FACS alumni seminar

Dr Donna Woolcoll graduated from Family and Consumer Studies in 1969 She continued her studies at the Univershysity of Manitoba obtaining her MSc in Nutrition in 1971 Returning to the University of Guelph she completed her Ph D in Applied Human Nutrition in 1979 Currently she is Assistant Professhysor Applied Human Nutrition in the Department of Family Studies

The 60s and 70s were two decades during which nutrition became a major focal point for society particularly in terms of defining our nutrition probshylems

In Canada the most comprehensive survey to date was undertaken in the form of Nutrition Canada sampling ovcr 20000 Canadians from coast to coast Results of this survey have formed thc basis for intervention programs by government for new directions in reshysearch and for heightened awareness in business and industry

The major problems identified in Nutrition Canada can be classified as diseases of lifestylc and choice

Overweight andor obesity are major concerns in North America Beshycause of the very dismal success rates of wcight controlweight loss programs (cstimate of success is one to two per cent) programs directed at prevention should receivc the highest priority and should be directed at consumers before weight problems become cntrenched

Hcart disease ha s been identified as a health problcm of endemic proportions in Canada It is estimated that 50 per cent of deaths can be attributed to this disease While somc of the risk factors

associated with heart diseasc such as age sex and family history ca nnot be modificd many others including nut r ishytion arc susceptibl( to change which can lower risk

i third area of conccrn is iron deficicncy Thc survey revealed that body iron reserves and intake of iron were ub-optimal for a major portion of the population from infants throughout the life span to the elderly This concern also ca n be attributed to our lifest yle which dictates tha t we watch our caloric intake to avoid overweight T here is evidence that a daily intake of less than

Professor Donna Wool CO li 6 9

2000 calories makes it difficult to mainshytain adcquate iron intake

The development of dental caries is a disease which in spite of excellent preventive dentistry programs affects virtu a lly every fa mily to some extent in Canada We havc clear evidence tha t

there is a link bet wecn sucrosc-sugar consumption and the incidence of cavishyties

Being aware of the nutri-tion probshylems we look for solutions--one being nutrition education As well we need improved legislation regarding food lashybelling and advertising claims In add ishytion some at middottention should be paid to development of a national nutrition polshyicy

Regarding nutrItIOn knowledge studies have shown that the population is much misinformed or clearly lacks knowledge of nutrition in areas whe re nutrition professionals see a clear need for knowledge Ironically the consumer is overwhelmed with nutrition messages which come from questionable sources such as health food proponents fad diet promoters and media personalities

Developments are being made in nutrition education across Canada Pubshylic health and community nutritionists provide programs focusing on prevention and health to target groups such as pregnant women children the elderly the adult population at risk from heart disease and those with weight control problems Most of these programs are carried out by public health nurses dental hygienis-ts teachcrs fitness inshystructors and other health and social service pe rsonnel

The O ntario Milk Marketing Board has made significant contributions in increasing student nutrition awareness industry is developing an interest in nutrition education and many newspashypers in C anada carry reliable syndicated nutrition columns on a weekly basis

Many newspapers and magazines employ fully qualified nutritionists to write their nutrition columns The Canashyda Departments of Agriculture and C onsumer and Corporate Affairs inshyclude nutrition educa tion in some proshy

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gra ms as well W hat more could we do to improve

meeting consumers need s for nutrition education A short list would include such interve ntion s as school curr icula in nutrition increa sed participation by proshyfe ss ional nutritionis ts (as opposed to self-styl ed nutritionists) in health and ed uca t ion programs

Med ia exposurc by nutritionists should be re-emphas ized he re as well

We need improved nutrition labelling in C anada an ingredient list is not enough particularly in an increasingly crowded and complex food market The food industry could do more to provide conshysumers with nutrition information and to clarify some of the misconceptions held by consumers In addition we need to develop more direct service programs to

a ddrci~ the very real needs of some of our vcry high-risk groups such as the

elderly na tive peoples and coronary prone individuals

In conclusion it is clear that there are significant challenges ahead in Canshyada to overcome nutrition problems and to promote individual responsibility for nutritional health All of us can share in the challenge by providing effective nushytrition education In order to do this we must keep ourselves aware of the most recent trends in nutrition 0

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Dean Your editor J oan (Ande rson) Jenki nshyson 66 has asked tha t I tell you briefl y about some of the exc iting and very recent development whieh I mentioned when wel com ing M ac- FCS seminar participants in early M a y pace is preshycious so I will be brief with just a sentence for each

O ur FACS S hedS won for M a ry C ocivera Departme nt of Informat ion an Exceptional Achievement Awa rd in the publication writing category of an a wards program sponsored by the Counshy

cil for Advancement a nd S upport of Educa tion (C ASE) which was open to cntries from a nada and the U nited S ta tes

T hc U niversi ty L ibra ry in co-opershy

ation with the Depa r tment of Fa mily S tudies received a gra n of $20000 from the S trengthening o f Specia li zed

C ollection grant progra m of t he Social S ci ences and H umanit ies Researc h

Council for the development of the Famshy

ily Studies library collection Six faculty members had research

papers accepted for presentation in five different sections of the Learned Socieshyties Meetings which were held in Halishyfax in May

At a conference for senior hospitalishyty exccutives the School of Hotel and Food Administration (HAFA) a nshynounced plans for the development of an Advanced Management Program for the Hospitality Industry (AMPHI) which

will be offered for the first time in 1983 and for which substantial contributions

have been pledged by the industry to fund the case writing necessary for this program

Research grants totalling approxishymately $182000 have been received in the College over the last several months

Among th em are Dr Keith Slaters grant from the Depa rtment of National

De fence for research on det erioration of te xtile materials Dr Margaret

Mc Kim s grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council for the study of the impact of social experishycnce on infantpeer interac tion and

Dr Bruce Ryans grant from the Onshytario Mental Health Foundation for a study of families in the pre-adoptive

period and the success of th e adoptions These events all occurring over a two-month period give an indica tion of the developments in scholarship a nd outshyreac h within the College

On June 30 Dr Vosburgh completshyed his second five-year term as chairman of the Department of Consumer Studies and looks forw a rd to returning to the Department as a faculty member after a year of leave To have taken the beginshyning concepts for the Depa rtment of Consumer Studies and successfully built a department for which there was no model and which has gained recognition both on this continent and abroad for its uniqueness and its significance in toshydays world is indeed a major accomshypl ishment and one worthy of sincere congra tu la tions

We look forward to welcoming man y of you at the lecture to be given this fall by our Winegard Visiting Professor Dr Kenneth Boulding Deshyta ils of this lecture are outlined below

Plans for the Harshm an Lecture are just being completed It will be presented next year in either the winter or spring

semester

Janet M Wardlaw Dean

Visiting Prof D r Kenneth Boulding a d ist inguished economist and author will spend several weeks on campus in the fall as the W inegard Vis iting Profcssor in thc Colshylege of -a mily and C onsumer S tudies funded by t hc A lma M ater Fund C urshyrently Distingui shed Professor of Ecoshynomics Emeritu s in t he Inst itute of Beshyhavioural Science U niversity of Colorashydo he has been pres ide nt of the A merishycan Associa tion for thc A dvancement of Science the American Economic Assoshy

ciation and the rnternational Studies Association

A prolific author Dr Boulding has published widely on economics and the socia1 sciences Among his recent books are Beyond Economics Essays on Soshyciety Religion and Ethics Ecodynamshyics A New Theory of Societal Evolushytion a nd From Abundance to Scarcity Implications for the American System H e co-authored Social Systems of the Planet Earth

During hi s stay on campus Dr Boulding will participate in undergradushyate and graduate classes and faculty

seminars and will give a lecture to the university community on S eptember 22 He will be the featured speaker in a one-day conference organized by the College to highlight his visit The conshyference wi II focus on the role of households in world development

Faculty in the College a re pleased to host this distinguished scholar as a visiting professor They look forw a rd to the stimulation and leadersh ip his visit will provide Because of Dr Bouldings visit the Harshma n lecture which is usuall y held in the fall will be postshyponed until early 19820

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More Than 2 0 M ore Aware The 14th annual Mac-FACS Alumni Seminar attracted a record number of alumni and friends to the University of Guelph campus on Saturday May 2 The seminar on Nutrition Awareness appealed to grads and students alike spanning graduating years from 26 to 83 Attendance exceeded 200

Mary Henry 65 seminar chairshyman welcomed everyone to the proshygram Congratulations were extended to Dr Margaret Scott McCready recipient of the Order of Canada Medal Dr McCready proudly displayed her medal while alumni applauded her most recent honour

It was indeed a successful day-an excellent opportunity for everyone to update their current interests in nutrishytion and renew friendships at their Alma Mater 0

Professor David Collins- Thompson spoke on Food Safety - the Role of Addatives

Leslie Nanos nutrition consultant spoke on Nutrition and the Aging Process

Mac-FACS Careers Night 81 Sponsored by Your Alumni Association

500 to 7 00 pm October 5

Peter Clark Hall University Centre

Dr Margaret McCready shows her Order of Canada meda l to Mac- FACS Alumni ews editor Joan (Anderson ) Jenkinson Mac 66

In Memoriam

Margaret (Maunders) Coates 270 a life members of the Mac-FACS Alumni Association passed away in London on M arch 18 1981

E Margerite (McKiel) MacDonald 250 passed away in Is lington on Febshyruary 19 1981

Lilla (Freeborn) Oldfield 210 of Minshyneapolis M inn passed away on June II 1980

Lucille Catherine (Kuhn) Rogers 230 of Morrisville Pa passed a way March 10 1981 Her husband Tom Rogers is a graduate of OAC 23

Lois (Seldon) Schwenger 390 of Burlshyington passed away February 8 1981

Edna (Greening) Young 06D passed away in Ham il ton in March 1981 0

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The College of Physical Science Alumni Association

SCIMP Editor Bob Winkel

Barry and the AMF Thc election of Barry Stahlbaum 74 to the chairmanship of the Alma M ater Fund (AMF) Advisory C ouncil for 1981-1982 caps several years of involveshyment in alumni affairs both as a represhysentativc for graduates of his C ollege as secretary of the University of G uelph Alumni Association and as a member of the advisory council itself

A systems analyst in academic computer services Institute of Computshyer Science working with the OvC to computerize veterinary medical informashytion Barry brings a hard-nosed busishyness-like attitude to his new position

The AMF Advisory Council reshyviews and determines project priorities of the AMF and recommends to the President allocations of the proceeds of the fund Two representatives from each of the seven college alumni associations the primary representatives of the camshypaign management committee of the AM F the president and senior vieeshypresident of the Unive rsity of Guelph Alumni Association President Donald Forster as honorary UGAA president John Babcock OAC 54 director Alumni Affairs and Development and Jim Elmslie assistant director for develshyopment Alumni Affairs and Developshy

Roll of Honour The names of nine top undergraduate students in the College of Physical Scishyence have been added to the Colleges honour roll The students have achieved

Barry Slahlbaum 74

ment as secretary to the council make up the AM F advisory councils membershyship

The council deals with a large sum of money-nearly $300000 this year notes Mr Stahlbaum The fund has been administered very efficiently in the past but anticipated growth both in income and disbursements makes a well-managed response even more necesshysary in the future

His tough-mindedness in financial matters softens however when he talks about the role of alumni in supporting the University I see a growing number of alumni turning out for our special cvents I had a ball at College Royal talking to over 150 alumni who had returned to Guelph from as far away as

an average of 85 per cent or higher on five courses in the fifth sixth seventh or eighth semester The following have been named for the fall semester 1980

BSc Program Semester 5 Gail Baker honours (biochemistry) and Timothy Wilkinson major (biochemisshytry) minor (nutrition) Semester 7 John Wylie honours (theoretical physics) Seshymester 8 Christopher Retterath hoshynours (computing and information sci-

Montreal and Sudbury He regrets that it sometimes seems

that the University communicates with alumni only when it asks for money We also need t heir loyalty encourageshyment and participation

Funds provided by alumni to the AM F provide a vital service he exshyplains All universities are cutting back in their budgets and in the process it is the refinements which go first It is these peripheral but important activishyties that receive the support of the AM F

Barry sees fund-raising not as the bottom line of Alumni Affairs but as part of a full circle which makes it possible for things to happen which enhance the prestige and reputation of the University of Guelph

T hese in turn bring pride to us all and also help to create a sense of worthwhileness in being active alumni This is what stimula tes fund raising

The results include scholarships visiting professor programs library acshyquisitions our prestigious University of Guelph Choir trips to Europe the develshyopment of the Arboretum Alumni Stashydium and a host of ot her activities which make us all feel good

Barry takes over the chairmanship from Dr C Robert Buck o v e 46 He was a great chairman I hope I can run a meeting half as well 0

ence) The following we re selec ted from the winter semester 1981

BA Program Semester 8 Mayda -Tratnik honours (mathema tics)

BSc Program S emester 6 C atheshyrine Macerollo honours (applied matheshymatics) Laurie Bemi honours (chemisshytry) and John W ylie honours (theoreti shycal physics) Semester 8 John Root honours (chemical physics) 0

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John Hulland 81

Senator Few students can match the record of involvement of John H ulland 81 in University administration As a fourth year Bsc chemistry major John was this past fall elected chairman of Senshyates Graduation and Ceremonials Comshymittee Although he is the first student to chair a Senate committee the experishyence and expertise John has accumulatshyed made him an obvious choice

Beginning with the Student Petishytions Committee John has been a memshyber of the Board of Undergraduate Studies the C om mittee on Educational Development the University Liaison Committee the Committee on Universishyty Planning and the search committee for the Dean of the College of Physical Science

The Graduation and Ceremonials Committee which John chairs is enshygaged in recommending to Senate canshydidates for honorary degrees and dishyplomas Following the committees decishysions John takes the recommendations to Senate for consideration Because a chairman does not vote at committee meetings John says he sometimes finds a conflict between his position and his personal inclinations

He has strong views on many Unishyversity issues and feels that any student with similar concerns would find inshyvolvement in the Senate a worthwhile commitment

For students genuinely interested in Senate John cautions that it takes a full year as a student member to acquire the knowledge and confidence to work effectively John also finds integration of his academic pursuits with committee work lends perspective to his undergradshyuate University experience helping to develop insight into people and organishyzations

Such experience will be pertinent to the M BA John is contemplating purshysuing next year- the next item on the chairmans agenda 0

Professor Bill Brown

Inventor Retired chemistry professor WH Bill Brown spent the best part of his acashydemic years within the sound of running water-pouring into laboratory sinks through standard metal filter pumps at a rate of 594 gallons every six hours Multiplied by 12 pumps in the average student laboratory and 12 weeks every semester the result is a veritable Niashygara of noisy and expensive water

Retirement two years ago provided Dr Brown with the opportunity to inshydulge his interest in gadgetry and he went to work to design a more powerful splash-proof and more economical filter pump

Pre-production models combining lengths of automotive hose friction tape and his own adventures into glassblowshying worked well enough to justify proshyfessionally made prototypes which themshyselves underwent a series of changes to arrive at ever more compact quieter and more economical units

Today Dr Browns glass filter pump is in full production and it is attracting the attention of institutional and commercial laboratories all over Canada because it scores for ease of installation ability to swivel through 360deg and superior pumping action

The economics are remarkable The Niagara of water referred to above represents an estimated cost of over $2000 per semester The smallest of the Wekksco Filter Pumps reduces this by I ljl2 with no loss in efficiency and virtual silence of operation 0

John Root 81

Medallist The We Winega rd Medal t he Univershysitys most distinguis hed stude nt award has been won this year by John Root 81 of G uelph who received a BSc in honours physics at spring C onvocat ion The medal was presented at the annual Senate Board of G overnors dinner in June

Not only must wi nners of the Wineshygard Medal achieve high levels of acashydemic attainment but they must also demonstrate outstanding leadersh ip in a range of extra-curricular act ivi t ies

John attained a cumulative average of 888 per cent chalking up 45 As (over 80 per cent) and three Bs during his eight underg raduate semesshyters He accomplished this ou tstand ing record while maintaini ng a dizzying schedule of extra-curricu lar activities on campus in church a nd in the comshymunity

He was president of the Physics and Astronomy Club in 1979-1980 and chairman of its College Royal subcomshymittee in 1980-1981 U nder his leadershyship the Club held an active sched ule of meetings and also orga nized an intershyuniversity convention Its C ollege Royal display in 1979- 1980 won first prize within the College and second pr ize campmiddotus-wide In 1980-1981 the Col lege Royal exhibit claimed the ove r-all award In his third year John was a lso president of the Campus C hristia n Felshylowship and secretary of the Physical Science Student Cou nci l

Johns off-campus activities includshyed singing in the choir of First Bapt ist C hurch teach ing S unday school playshying clarinet in an ensem ble doing musishycal arranging and organizi ng an intershychurch you th group T his group known as the Guelph Associa tion Ba ptist Youth included representatives of churches from Stratford to Bra mpton It was first organi zed during t he year 1979-1980 and during 1980-1 98 1 John served as its preside nt 0

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The College of Biological Science Alumni Association

BI -ALUMNI EWS Editor Jane Selley Arts 70

Sir Peter Markham Scott DSc

A citation by Professor Keith Ronald to convocation on the presentation of an honorary degree to Sir Peter Markham SCOII June 4

Knight Bachelor Commander Order of the British Empire Distinguished Sershyvice Cross and Bar artist author natushyralist and conservationist broadcaster and lecturer and sailor in peacetime and in war Born in Gloucester England by the age of seven he was discussing fish and sea birds and sea urchins with Sir Ray Lankester F RS From school he went to Trinity College Cambridge where he received his MA degree in 1931 Since the mid-1930s his unusual abilities have enabled him to excel in everyone of the great range of activities to which he has given his attention

Going on after Cambridge to the Munich State Academy and then to the Royal Academy Schools in London he immersed himsel f in the fine arts Since 1933 his paintings have been exhibited in London and New York he has writ shyten more than a dozen books including his autobiography The Eye of the Wind published in 1962 and he has been illustrator for a like number of works by other authors

Bronze medallist for single-handed sailing in the 1936 Olympics he won the Prince of Wales Cup for International 14-foot dinghies for 1937 1938 and 1946 For his valour in the Royal Navy from 1939 to 1945 he was three times mentioned in dispatches was awarded the M B E in 1942 and the DSC and Bar in 1943 He took part in the Dieppe raid twice new with the RA F and fought on land near Caen in 1944

In 1946 Peter Scott founded The

Wildfowl Trust as a non-profit organizashytion devoted to research conservation and education pertaining to ducks geese swans and other waterfowl In 1953 he was awarded the CBE as Honorary Director of that Trust His profound interests in wildlife over the years have taken him to all parts of the world An alphabetical list of places from Alaska to Zanzibar includes more than a hundred names many visited a number of times only V and X are missing

Since the 1940s Scott has broadshycast for the BBC talks and commentarshyies on a variety of topics including the Victory Procession of June 1946 which he broadcast while standing in a Duck Later programs such as the Childrens Hour Nature Parliament on radio and LOOK on television including a special edition with the Duke of Edinshyburgh for National Nature Week in 1966 are illustrative Since 1971 he has been commentator for Anglia Televishysions Survival series He has delivshyered lectures on similar topics in many parts of the world including of course aboard ship

Scott has served as president viceshypresident chairman councillor or memshyber of a host of bodies involved in yachting exploring conservation ornishythology Boy Scouts and many others He is a former president of the Society of Wildlife Artists a life Fellow of the London Zoological Society and of the New Zealand Antarctic Society He is a trustee of British and of African sancshytuaries and of the Ontario Waterfowl Research Foundation

In recognition of his leadership in such bodies as the World Wildlife Fund the Wildlife Youth Service the Internashytional Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources and others Her Majesty was pleased to create Peter Scott Knight Bachelor in 1973 He was appointed to the Icelandic Order of the Falcon (1969) and Commander of the

Dutch Order of the Golden Ark (1976) The Albert Medal of the Royal Society of Arts was bestowed on him in 1970 and he has received ot her medals of zoological societies a nd conservation soshycieties too numerous to cite

The British university world hoshynoured him as Rector of Aberdeen from 1960 to 1963 and as C hancellor of Birmingham in 1974 He is an honorary L L D of Exeter (1963) Aberdeen (1963) Birmingham (1974) and Br istol (1974) Bath awarded him its honorary DSc in 1979 and he was named Fellow of the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology in 1974 From Cornelil University he reshyceived the Arthur Allen Medal for ornishythology in 1971

Madam C hancellor the word versashytility can seldom have connoted such proficiency and excellence as have been so broadly achieved by th is man had the name Bay of Exploits not been given long ago in our maritime province of Newfoundland it might well have been used to honour S ir Peter Scott It is therefore an unusua l pleasure for me on behalf of the Senate of the University of Guelph to request you now to do honour to this Unive rs ity in hon u ring Peter Markham Scott by conferring upon him the degree of Do tor of Scishyence honoris causa 0

Ski-Zoo When was the last time you had a sk i-eyed view of an elephant The C8SAA is planning a day of crossshycountry skiing that includes a beshyhind-the-scenes tour of the MetroshyToronto Zoo in late January or February 1982

Wed like to know if youll come Direct all your comments to the C8SAA co Alumni Affairs and Development University Censhytre niversity of Guelph Guelph Ontario NIG 2WI 0

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New Editor Professor John T Powell is about to add yet anot he r activity to his already eclecshytic interests The C ollege of Biological S cience Al umni Associa tion has apshypointed hi m as editor of the Bia-Alum ni News for the next year

T his will be a natural position for John who is not only well known to all CBS a lumni but who also keeps up a n exte nsive correspondence with many graduates For those who know and work closely wi th him it is common knowl edge tha t he enjoys corresponding by ma il So get out your pen and dash off a letter of congra tul at ions- and be prepared for an o nslaught of reply letshyters

Dr Powell was invited to come to the University 16 yea rs ago to create a departme nt of Physical Education He became the chairman of such a departshy

ment a nd the subsequent chairman of the newly created Depa rtment of Hu man Kinetics in 1971 (now in the School of H uman Biology ) They were he says the most exciting yea rs of my life

H e remembers with affect ion the open ing of the H uman Kinet ics Build ing in J 973 Although he has a lways been acti ve and inte nse in his involvement with physical exercise he is proud of the crea tion o f the academic atmosphere in H uma n Kine t ics- and the pioneering steps it took for the discipline

In a familiar style John leans forshyward to emphasize his next state ment Ive worked in fo ur uni vers ities in four countries a nd G uel ph is the 010 t coshyoperative Here and he digresses to add a personal story there is a relashytionship be tween all levels of the U nivershysity com munity whi ch demonstrates an excellent willingness and fr iend li ness to co-operate For me he sa ys it has been an opportu nity to put many of my conce pts into action It has al ways been a stimulating environment

Most of uS cat lunch at noon John however can usually be found lead ing a minimum of 30 me n and women in a vigorous program of physical e xerciseshyknown as the C ardiovascular C lub True to form th is was another activi ty which

John began the da y he arrived on ca mshypus Two of the or iginal members st il l join him and many retirees correspond by mail or phone for advice on t heir personal routi nes

Indicati ve of his participat ion in the U niversi ty com mun ity was the honour he received la t yea r- the C ommunity Service Awa rd He re lated that he alshymost missed the ba rbecue to honou r hi m so unsuspecting was he

Me ntion mus t be made of J ohns involvement in the Oly mpic movement which is a source of im me nse pride for him He was rece ntly appoi nted a pershyma nent member of the Canadian O lympic Associa tion and is a n ho norary membe r of t he N ational O ly mpic Acadshyemy for whom he is a regular lec tu rer at ancient O lympia This year for examshyple he will be a discuss ion leader inshyvolved with the Ara b nations

John has a lways enjoyed his inshyvolvement with alumni and hel ped fou nd the H um3 n Ki netics A lumni Assoc iation in 1971 He sa ys tha t he hopes tha t the CBS Bio -A lumni Ne ws wi ll conti nue to be a vehicle of correspondence for friend s who wish to keep in touch a recorder of stimulating academ ic adshyvances and a voice that will attract cu rrent notice of the work of a vibrant C ollege 0

New Pres Jim Galivan 73

T he new CBSAA president is a devoted G uelph grad Not only has Ji m Ga ll ivan 73 taken over from Al S ippel 75 bu t he will also finish a gradua tion from the

U of G which began in 1973 After his Bsc Ji m worked on his Msc till 1977 then after a few months break went on to a Ph D tha t he will complete this year

Jims speciality is respiration specishyfically the relationship between meta bolshyic rate and lung structure Recen tly he was named as the recipient of the E B Eastburn Fellowship (a trust fund of the Hamilton Foundation) that will a llow him to work this year on the structure

and function of lungs in the sloth and othe r bradymetabol ic animals A portion of this study will be carried out at Mc Master U niversi ty a nd a not her part in Ma naus Brazil (Jim has a lready promised the Bio-Alumni News some correspondence )

T he jungle environment might cramp hi s daily running schedule but it will certainly enha l]~ t hi s interest in photography (Jim maybe a picture or two as well plcasel) 0

Grad News

Cheryl Bailey 76 wr ites that she and her husband have recently returned from a two-year world tour (seve n mont hs in Australia) and have now settlcd in Toronto C heryl is working as a program meranalyst for th e C anada Perma nent Trust Co

Susan Collis 80 is curre ntly working as a veterinary assista nt in Brampton

Marg Davis 76 works as an air traffic control o ffice r with the C a nadian Armed Forces

Michael Ferr 77 is studying medic ine a t Q ueens He will grad ua te th is year

Diane (Andrews) Frechette 79 lives in Montreal where she is a q uality control supervisor for Br ights W ines

Len Godwin 79 and his wife Sharon live in Thunder Bay where Len is a contract fisheries technician for the M inistry of N a tural Resources

David Grasser 78 is a technical sales representative for A lchem Inc in Edshymonton Alberta

Jim McMillan 79 is em ployed as a fisher ies technicia n with Fisheries and shyO ceans Ca nada at the Bed ford Institute of Oceanography

Sheila (Brown) Murphy 77 wri te that she is enjoying her new position as a programmer with the Canada System Group in Mississa uga S he a nd her husband A llen live in Burlington O nshyta rio D

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Macdonald InstituteCollege of Family and Consumer

Studies Alumni Association

ALUMNI NEWS Editor Joan (Anderson) Jenkinson 66

Diseases of Lifestyle and Choice Excerpts from Nutrition Awareness and Education tbe keynote address gi~en by Dr Donna Woolcott 69 at tbe 1981 Mac-FACS alumni seminar

Dr Donna Woolcoll graduated from Family and Consumer Studies in 1969 She continued her studies at the Univershysity of Manitoba obtaining her MSc in Nutrition in 1971 Returning to the University of Guelph she completed her Ph D in Applied Human Nutrition in 1979 Currently she is Assistant Professhysor Applied Human Nutrition in the Department of Family Studies

The 60s and 70s were two decades during which nutrition became a major focal point for society particularly in terms of defining our nutrition probshylems

In Canada the most comprehensive survey to date was undertaken in the form of Nutrition Canada sampling ovcr 20000 Canadians from coast to coast Results of this survey have formed thc basis for intervention programs by government for new directions in reshysearch and for heightened awareness in business and industry

The major problems identified in Nutrition Canada can be classified as diseases of lifestylc and choice

Overweight andor obesity are major concerns in North America Beshycause of the very dismal success rates of wcight controlweight loss programs (cstimate of success is one to two per cent) programs directed at prevention should receivc the highest priority and should be directed at consumers before weight problems become cntrenched

Hcart disease ha s been identified as a health problcm of endemic proportions in Canada It is estimated that 50 per cent of deaths can be attributed to this disease While somc of the risk factors

associated with heart diseasc such as age sex and family history ca nnot be modificd many others including nut r ishytion arc susceptibl( to change which can lower risk

i third area of conccrn is iron deficicncy Thc survey revealed that body iron reserves and intake of iron were ub-optimal for a major portion of the population from infants throughout the life span to the elderly This concern also ca n be attributed to our lifest yle which dictates tha t we watch our caloric intake to avoid overweight T here is evidence that a daily intake of less than

Professor Donna Wool CO li 6 9

2000 calories makes it difficult to mainshytain adcquate iron intake

The development of dental caries is a disease which in spite of excellent preventive dentistry programs affects virtu a lly every fa mily to some extent in Canada We havc clear evidence tha t

there is a link bet wecn sucrosc-sugar consumption and the incidence of cavishyties

Being aware of the nutri-tion probshylems we look for solutions--one being nutrition education As well we need improved legislation regarding food lashybelling and advertising claims In add ishytion some at middottention should be paid to development of a national nutrition polshyicy

Regarding nutrItIOn knowledge studies have shown that the population is much misinformed or clearly lacks knowledge of nutrition in areas whe re nutrition professionals see a clear need for knowledge Ironically the consumer is overwhelmed with nutrition messages which come from questionable sources such as health food proponents fad diet promoters and media personalities

Developments are being made in nutrition education across Canada Pubshylic health and community nutritionists provide programs focusing on prevention and health to target groups such as pregnant women children the elderly the adult population at risk from heart disease and those with weight control problems Most of these programs are carried out by public health nurses dental hygienis-ts teachcrs fitness inshystructors and other health and social service pe rsonnel

The O ntario Milk Marketing Board has made significant contributions in increasing student nutrition awareness industry is developing an interest in nutrition education and many newspashypers in C anada carry reliable syndicated nutrition columns on a weekly basis

Many newspapers and magazines employ fully qualified nutritionists to write their nutrition columns The Canashyda Departments of Agriculture and C onsumer and Corporate Affairs inshyclude nutrition educa tion in some proshy

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gra ms as well W hat more could we do to improve

meeting consumers need s for nutrition education A short list would include such interve ntion s as school curr icula in nutrition increa sed participation by proshyfe ss ional nutritionis ts (as opposed to self-styl ed nutritionists) in health and ed uca t ion programs

Med ia exposurc by nutritionists should be re-emphas ized he re as well

We need improved nutrition labelling in C anada an ingredient list is not enough particularly in an increasingly crowded and complex food market The food industry could do more to provide conshysumers with nutrition information and to clarify some of the misconceptions held by consumers In addition we need to develop more direct service programs to

a ddrci~ the very real needs of some of our vcry high-risk groups such as the

elderly na tive peoples and coronary prone individuals

In conclusion it is clear that there are significant challenges ahead in Canshyada to overcome nutrition problems and to promote individual responsibility for nutritional health All of us can share in the challenge by providing effective nushytrition education In order to do this we must keep ourselves aware of the most recent trends in nutrition 0

From the

Dean Your editor J oan (Ande rson) Jenki nshyson 66 has asked tha t I tell you briefl y about some of the exc iting and very recent development whieh I mentioned when wel com ing M ac- FCS seminar participants in early M a y pace is preshycious so I will be brief with just a sentence for each

O ur FACS S hedS won for M a ry C ocivera Departme nt of Informat ion an Exceptional Achievement Awa rd in the publication writing category of an a wards program sponsored by the Counshy

cil for Advancement a nd S upport of Educa tion (C ASE) which was open to cntries from a nada and the U nited S ta tes

T hc U niversi ty L ibra ry in co-opershy

ation with the Depa r tment of Fa mily S tudies received a gra n of $20000 from the S trengthening o f Specia li zed

C ollection grant progra m of t he Social S ci ences and H umanit ies Researc h

Council for the development of the Famshy

ily Studies library collection Six faculty members had research

papers accepted for presentation in five different sections of the Learned Socieshyties Meetings which were held in Halishyfax in May

At a conference for senior hospitalishyty exccutives the School of Hotel and Food Administration (HAFA) a nshynounced plans for the development of an Advanced Management Program for the Hospitality Industry (AMPHI) which

will be offered for the first time in 1983 and for which substantial contributions

have been pledged by the industry to fund the case writing necessary for this program

Research grants totalling approxishymately $182000 have been received in the College over the last several months

Among th em are Dr Keith Slaters grant from the Depa rtment of National

De fence for research on det erioration of te xtile materials Dr Margaret

Mc Kim s grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council for the study of the impact of social experishycnce on infantpeer interac tion and

Dr Bruce Ryans grant from the Onshytario Mental Health Foundation for a study of families in the pre-adoptive

period and the success of th e adoptions These events all occurring over a two-month period give an indica tion of the developments in scholarship a nd outshyreac h within the College

On June 30 Dr Vosburgh completshyed his second five-year term as chairman of the Department of Consumer Studies and looks forw a rd to returning to the Department as a faculty member after a year of leave To have taken the beginshyning concepts for the Depa rtment of Consumer Studies and successfully built a department for which there was no model and which has gained recognition both on this continent and abroad for its uniqueness and its significance in toshydays world is indeed a major accomshypl ishment and one worthy of sincere congra tu la tions

We look forward to welcoming man y of you at the lecture to be given this fall by our Winegard Visiting Professor Dr Kenneth Boulding Deshyta ils of this lecture are outlined below

Plans for the Harshm an Lecture are just being completed It will be presented next year in either the winter or spring

semester

Janet M Wardlaw Dean

Visiting Prof D r Kenneth Boulding a d ist inguished economist and author will spend several weeks on campus in the fall as the W inegard Vis iting Profcssor in thc Colshylege of -a mily and C onsumer S tudies funded by t hc A lma M ater Fund C urshyrently Distingui shed Professor of Ecoshynomics Emeritu s in t he Inst itute of Beshyhavioural Science U niversity of Colorashydo he has been pres ide nt of the A merishycan Associa tion for thc A dvancement of Science the American Economic Assoshy

ciation and the rnternational Studies Association

A prolific author Dr Boulding has published widely on economics and the socia1 sciences Among his recent books are Beyond Economics Essays on Soshyciety Religion and Ethics Ecodynamshyics A New Theory of Societal Evolushytion a nd From Abundance to Scarcity Implications for the American System H e co-authored Social Systems of the Planet Earth

During hi s stay on campus Dr Boulding will participate in undergradushyate and graduate classes and faculty

seminars and will give a lecture to the university community on S eptember 22 He will be the featured speaker in a one-day conference organized by the College to highlight his visit The conshyference wi II focus on the role of households in world development

Faculty in the College a re pleased to host this distinguished scholar as a visiting professor They look forw a rd to the stimulation and leadersh ip his visit will provide Because of Dr Bouldings visit the Harshma n lecture which is usuall y held in the fall will be postshyponed until early 19820

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More Than 2 0 M ore Aware The 14th annual Mac-FACS Alumni Seminar attracted a record number of alumni and friends to the University of Guelph campus on Saturday May 2 The seminar on Nutrition Awareness appealed to grads and students alike spanning graduating years from 26 to 83 Attendance exceeded 200

Mary Henry 65 seminar chairshyman welcomed everyone to the proshygram Congratulations were extended to Dr Margaret Scott McCready recipient of the Order of Canada Medal Dr McCready proudly displayed her medal while alumni applauded her most recent honour

It was indeed a successful day-an excellent opportunity for everyone to update their current interests in nutrishytion and renew friendships at their Alma Mater 0

Professor David Collins- Thompson spoke on Food Safety - the Role of Addatives

Leslie Nanos nutrition consultant spoke on Nutrition and the Aging Process

Mac-FACS Careers Night 81 Sponsored by Your Alumni Association

500 to 7 00 pm October 5

Peter Clark Hall University Centre

Dr Margaret McCready shows her Order of Canada meda l to Mac- FACS Alumni ews editor Joan (Anderson ) Jenkinson Mac 66

In Memoriam

Margaret (Maunders) Coates 270 a life members of the Mac-FACS Alumni Association passed away in London on M arch 18 1981

E Margerite (McKiel) MacDonald 250 passed away in Is lington on Febshyruary 19 1981

Lilla (Freeborn) Oldfield 210 of Minshyneapolis M inn passed away on June II 1980

Lucille Catherine (Kuhn) Rogers 230 of Morrisville Pa passed a way March 10 1981 Her husband Tom Rogers is a graduate of OAC 23

Lois (Seldon) Schwenger 390 of Burlshyington passed away February 8 1981

Edna (Greening) Young 06D passed away in Ham il ton in March 1981 0

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The College of Physical Science Alumni Association

SCIMP Editor Bob Winkel

Barry and the AMF Thc election of Barry Stahlbaum 74 to the chairmanship of the Alma M ater Fund (AMF) Advisory C ouncil for 1981-1982 caps several years of involveshyment in alumni affairs both as a represhysentativc for graduates of his C ollege as secretary of the University of G uelph Alumni Association and as a member of the advisory council itself

A systems analyst in academic computer services Institute of Computshyer Science working with the OvC to computerize veterinary medical informashytion Barry brings a hard-nosed busishyness-like attitude to his new position

The AMF Advisory Council reshyviews and determines project priorities of the AMF and recommends to the President allocations of the proceeds of the fund Two representatives from each of the seven college alumni associations the primary representatives of the camshypaign management committee of the AM F the president and senior vieeshypresident of the Unive rsity of Guelph Alumni Association President Donald Forster as honorary UGAA president John Babcock OAC 54 director Alumni Affairs and Development and Jim Elmslie assistant director for develshyopment Alumni Affairs and Developshy

Roll of Honour The names of nine top undergraduate students in the College of Physical Scishyence have been added to the Colleges honour roll The students have achieved

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ment as secretary to the council make up the AM F advisory councils membershyship

The council deals with a large sum of money-nearly $300000 this year notes Mr Stahlbaum The fund has been administered very efficiently in the past but anticipated growth both in income and disbursements makes a well-managed response even more necesshysary in the future

His tough-mindedness in financial matters softens however when he talks about the role of alumni in supporting the University I see a growing number of alumni turning out for our special cvents I had a ball at College Royal talking to over 150 alumni who had returned to Guelph from as far away as

an average of 85 per cent or higher on five courses in the fifth sixth seventh or eighth semester The following have been named for the fall semester 1980

BSc Program Semester 5 Gail Baker honours (biochemistry) and Timothy Wilkinson major (biochemisshytry) minor (nutrition) Semester 7 John Wylie honours (theoretical physics) Seshymester 8 Christopher Retterath hoshynours (computing and information sci-

Montreal and Sudbury He regrets that it sometimes seems

that the University communicates with alumni only when it asks for money We also need t heir loyalty encourageshyment and participation

Funds provided by alumni to the AM F provide a vital service he exshyplains All universities are cutting back in their budgets and in the process it is the refinements which go first It is these peripheral but important activishyties that receive the support of the AM F

Barry sees fund-raising not as the bottom line of Alumni Affairs but as part of a full circle which makes it possible for things to happen which enhance the prestige and reputation of the University of Guelph

T hese in turn bring pride to us all and also help to create a sense of worthwhileness in being active alumni This is what stimula tes fund raising

The results include scholarships visiting professor programs library acshyquisitions our prestigious University of Guelph Choir trips to Europe the develshyopment of the Arboretum Alumni Stashydium and a host of ot her activities which make us all feel good

Barry takes over the chairmanship from Dr C Robert Buck o v e 46 He was a great chairman I hope I can run a meeting half as well 0

ence) The following we re selec ted from the winter semester 1981

BA Program Semester 8 Mayda -Tratnik honours (mathema tics)

BSc Program S emester 6 C atheshyrine Macerollo honours (applied matheshymatics) Laurie Bemi honours (chemisshytry) and John W ylie honours (theoreti shycal physics) Semester 8 John Root honours (chemical physics) 0

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John Hulland 81

Senator Few students can match the record of involvement of John H ulland 81 in University administration As a fourth year Bsc chemistry major John was this past fall elected chairman of Senshyates Graduation and Ceremonials Comshymittee Although he is the first student to chair a Senate committee the experishyence and expertise John has accumulatshyed made him an obvious choice

Beginning with the Student Petishytions Committee John has been a memshyber of the Board of Undergraduate Studies the C om mittee on Educational Development the University Liaison Committee the Committee on Universishyty Planning and the search committee for the Dean of the College of Physical Science

The Graduation and Ceremonials Committee which John chairs is enshygaged in recommending to Senate canshydidates for honorary degrees and dishyplomas Following the committees decishysions John takes the recommendations to Senate for consideration Because a chairman does not vote at committee meetings John says he sometimes finds a conflict between his position and his personal inclinations

He has strong views on many Unishyversity issues and feels that any student with similar concerns would find inshyvolvement in the Senate a worthwhile commitment

For students genuinely interested in Senate John cautions that it takes a full year as a student member to acquire the knowledge and confidence to work effectively John also finds integration of his academic pursuits with committee work lends perspective to his undergradshyuate University experience helping to develop insight into people and organishyzations

Such experience will be pertinent to the M BA John is contemplating purshysuing next year- the next item on the chairmans agenda 0

Professor Bill Brown

Inventor Retired chemistry professor WH Bill Brown spent the best part of his acashydemic years within the sound of running water-pouring into laboratory sinks through standard metal filter pumps at a rate of 594 gallons every six hours Multiplied by 12 pumps in the average student laboratory and 12 weeks every semester the result is a veritable Niashygara of noisy and expensive water

Retirement two years ago provided Dr Brown with the opportunity to inshydulge his interest in gadgetry and he went to work to design a more powerful splash-proof and more economical filter pump

Pre-production models combining lengths of automotive hose friction tape and his own adventures into glassblowshying worked well enough to justify proshyfessionally made prototypes which themshyselves underwent a series of changes to arrive at ever more compact quieter and more economical units

Today Dr Browns glass filter pump is in full production and it is attracting the attention of institutional and commercial laboratories all over Canada because it scores for ease of installation ability to swivel through 360deg and superior pumping action

The economics are remarkable The Niagara of water referred to above represents an estimated cost of over $2000 per semester The smallest of the Wekksco Filter Pumps reduces this by I ljl2 with no loss in efficiency and virtual silence of operation 0

John Root 81

Medallist The We Winega rd Medal t he Univershysitys most distinguis hed stude nt award has been won this year by John Root 81 of G uelph who received a BSc in honours physics at spring C onvocat ion The medal was presented at the annual Senate Board of G overnors dinner in June

Not only must wi nners of the Wineshygard Medal achieve high levels of acashydemic attainment but they must also demonstrate outstanding leadersh ip in a range of extra-curricular act ivi t ies

John attained a cumulative average of 888 per cent chalking up 45 As (over 80 per cent) and three Bs during his eight underg raduate semesshyters He accomplished this ou tstand ing record while maintaini ng a dizzying schedule of extra-curricu lar activities on campus in church a nd in the comshymunity

He was president of the Physics and Astronomy Club in 1979-1980 and chairman of its College Royal subcomshymittee in 1980-1981 U nder his leadershyship the Club held an active sched ule of meetings and also orga nized an intershyuniversity convention Its C ollege Royal display in 1979- 1980 won first prize within the College and second pr ize campmiddotus-wide In 1980-1981 the Col lege Royal exhibit claimed the ove r-all award In his third year John was a lso president of the Campus C hristia n Felshylowship and secretary of the Physical Science Student Cou nci l

Johns off-campus activities includshyed singing in the choir of First Bapt ist C hurch teach ing S unday school playshying clarinet in an ensem ble doing musishycal arranging and organizi ng an intershychurch you th group T his group known as the Guelph Associa tion Ba ptist Youth included representatives of churches from Stratford to Bra mpton It was first organi zed during t he year 1979-1980 and during 1980-1 98 1 John served as its preside nt 0

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New Editor Professor John T Powell is about to add yet anot he r activity to his already eclecshytic interests The C ollege of Biological S cience Al umni Associa tion has apshypointed hi m as editor of the Bia-Alum ni News for the next year

T his will be a natural position for John who is not only well known to all CBS a lumni but who also keeps up a n exte nsive correspondence with many graduates For those who know and work closely wi th him it is common knowl edge tha t he enjoys corresponding by ma il So get out your pen and dash off a letter of congra tul at ions- and be prepared for an o nslaught of reply letshyters

Dr Powell was invited to come to the University 16 yea rs ago to create a departme nt of Physical Education He became the chairman of such a departshy

ment a nd the subsequent chairman of the newly created Depa rtment of Hu man Kinetics in 1971 (now in the School of H uman Biology ) They were he says the most exciting yea rs of my life

H e remembers with affect ion the open ing of the H uman Kinet ics Build ing in J 973 Although he has a lways been acti ve and inte nse in his involvement with physical exercise he is proud of the crea tion o f the academic atmosphere in H uma n Kine t ics- and the pioneering steps it took for the discipline

In a familiar style John leans forshyward to emphasize his next state ment Ive worked in fo ur uni vers ities in four countries a nd G uel ph is the 010 t coshyoperative Here and he digresses to add a personal story there is a relashytionship be tween all levels of the U nivershysity com munity whi ch demonstrates an excellent willingness and fr iend li ness to co-operate For me he sa ys it has been an opportu nity to put many of my conce pts into action It has al ways been a stimulating environment

Most of uS cat lunch at noon John however can usually be found lead ing a minimum of 30 me n and women in a vigorous program of physical e xerciseshyknown as the C ardiovascular C lub True to form th is was another activi ty which

John began the da y he arrived on ca mshypus Two of the or iginal members st il l join him and many retirees correspond by mail or phone for advice on t heir personal routi nes

Indicati ve of his participat ion in the U niversi ty com mun ity was the honour he received la t yea r- the C ommunity Service Awa rd He re lated that he alshymost missed the ba rbecue to honou r hi m so unsuspecting was he

Me ntion mus t be made of J ohns involvement in the Oly mpic movement which is a source of im me nse pride for him He was rece ntly appoi nted a pershyma nent member of the Canadian O lympic Associa tion and is a n ho norary membe r of t he N ational O ly mpic Acadshyemy for whom he is a regular lec tu rer at ancient O lympia This year for examshyple he will be a discuss ion leader inshyvolved with the Ara b nations

John has a lways enjoyed his inshyvolvement with alumni and hel ped fou nd the H um3 n Ki netics A lumni Assoc iation in 1971 He sa ys tha t he hopes tha t the CBS Bio -A lumni Ne ws wi ll conti nue to be a vehicle of correspondence for friend s who wish to keep in touch a recorder of stimulating academ ic adshyvances and a voice that will attract cu rrent notice of the work of a vibrant C ollege 0

New Pres Jim Galivan 73

T he new CBSAA president is a devoted G uelph grad Not only has Ji m Ga ll ivan 73 taken over from Al S ippel 75 bu t he will also finish a gradua tion from the

U of G which began in 1973 After his Bsc Ji m worked on his Msc till 1977 then after a few months break went on to a Ph D tha t he will complete this year

Jims speciality is respiration specishyfically the relationship between meta bolshyic rate and lung structure Recen tly he was named as the recipient of the E B Eastburn Fellowship (a trust fund of the Hamilton Foundation) that will a llow him to work this year on the structure

and function of lungs in the sloth and othe r bradymetabol ic animals A portion of this study will be carried out at Mc Master U niversi ty a nd a not her part in Ma naus Brazil (Jim has a lready promised the Bio-Alumni News some correspondence )

T he jungle environment might cramp hi s daily running schedule but it will certainly enha l]~ t hi s interest in photography (Jim maybe a picture or two as well plcasel) 0

Grad News

Cheryl Bailey 76 wr ites that she and her husband have recently returned from a two-year world tour (seve n mont hs in Australia) and have now settlcd in Toronto C heryl is working as a program meranalyst for th e C anada Perma nent Trust Co

Susan Collis 80 is curre ntly working as a veterinary assista nt in Brampton

Marg Davis 76 works as an air traffic control o ffice r with the C a nadian Armed Forces

Michael Ferr 77 is studying medic ine a t Q ueens He will grad ua te th is year

Diane (Andrews) Frechette 79 lives in Montreal where she is a q uality control supervisor for Br ights W ines

Len Godwin 79 and his wife Sharon live in Thunder Bay where Len is a contract fisheries technician for the M inistry of N a tural Resources

David Grasser 78 is a technical sales representative for A lchem Inc in Edshymonton Alberta

Jim McMillan 79 is em ployed as a fisher ies technicia n with Fisheries and shyO ceans Ca nada at the Bed ford Institute of Oceanography

Sheila (Brown) Murphy 77 wri te that she is enjoying her new position as a programmer with the Canada System Group in Mississa uga S he a nd her husband A llen live in Burlington O nshyta rio D

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Macdonald InstituteCollege of Family and Consumer

Studies Alumni Association

ALUMNI NEWS Editor Joan (Anderson) Jenkinson 66

Diseases of Lifestyle and Choice Excerpts from Nutrition Awareness and Education tbe keynote address gi~en by Dr Donna Woolcott 69 at tbe 1981 Mac-FACS alumni seminar

Dr Donna Woolcoll graduated from Family and Consumer Studies in 1969 She continued her studies at the Univershysity of Manitoba obtaining her MSc in Nutrition in 1971 Returning to the University of Guelph she completed her Ph D in Applied Human Nutrition in 1979 Currently she is Assistant Professhysor Applied Human Nutrition in the Department of Family Studies

The 60s and 70s were two decades during which nutrition became a major focal point for society particularly in terms of defining our nutrition probshylems

In Canada the most comprehensive survey to date was undertaken in the form of Nutrition Canada sampling ovcr 20000 Canadians from coast to coast Results of this survey have formed thc basis for intervention programs by government for new directions in reshysearch and for heightened awareness in business and industry

The major problems identified in Nutrition Canada can be classified as diseases of lifestylc and choice

Overweight andor obesity are major concerns in North America Beshycause of the very dismal success rates of wcight controlweight loss programs (cstimate of success is one to two per cent) programs directed at prevention should receivc the highest priority and should be directed at consumers before weight problems become cntrenched

Hcart disease ha s been identified as a health problcm of endemic proportions in Canada It is estimated that 50 per cent of deaths can be attributed to this disease While somc of the risk factors

associated with heart diseasc such as age sex and family history ca nnot be modificd many others including nut r ishytion arc susceptibl( to change which can lower risk

i third area of conccrn is iron deficicncy Thc survey revealed that body iron reserves and intake of iron were ub-optimal for a major portion of the population from infants throughout the life span to the elderly This concern also ca n be attributed to our lifest yle which dictates tha t we watch our caloric intake to avoid overweight T here is evidence that a daily intake of less than

Professor Donna Wool CO li 6 9

2000 calories makes it difficult to mainshytain adcquate iron intake

The development of dental caries is a disease which in spite of excellent preventive dentistry programs affects virtu a lly every fa mily to some extent in Canada We havc clear evidence tha t

there is a link bet wecn sucrosc-sugar consumption and the incidence of cavishyties

Being aware of the nutri-tion probshylems we look for solutions--one being nutrition education As well we need improved legislation regarding food lashybelling and advertising claims In add ishytion some at middottention should be paid to development of a national nutrition polshyicy

Regarding nutrItIOn knowledge studies have shown that the population is much misinformed or clearly lacks knowledge of nutrition in areas whe re nutrition professionals see a clear need for knowledge Ironically the consumer is overwhelmed with nutrition messages which come from questionable sources such as health food proponents fad diet promoters and media personalities

Developments are being made in nutrition education across Canada Pubshylic health and community nutritionists provide programs focusing on prevention and health to target groups such as pregnant women children the elderly the adult population at risk from heart disease and those with weight control problems Most of these programs are carried out by public health nurses dental hygienis-ts teachcrs fitness inshystructors and other health and social service pe rsonnel

The O ntario Milk Marketing Board has made significant contributions in increasing student nutrition awareness industry is developing an interest in nutrition education and many newspashypers in C anada carry reliable syndicated nutrition columns on a weekly basis

Many newspapers and magazines employ fully qualified nutritionists to write their nutrition columns The Canashyda Departments of Agriculture and C onsumer and Corporate Affairs inshyclude nutrition educa tion in some proshy

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gra ms as well W hat more could we do to improve

meeting consumers need s for nutrition education A short list would include such interve ntion s as school curr icula in nutrition increa sed participation by proshyfe ss ional nutritionis ts (as opposed to self-styl ed nutritionists) in health and ed uca t ion programs

Med ia exposurc by nutritionists should be re-emphas ized he re as well

We need improved nutrition labelling in C anada an ingredient list is not enough particularly in an increasingly crowded and complex food market The food industry could do more to provide conshysumers with nutrition information and to clarify some of the misconceptions held by consumers In addition we need to develop more direct service programs to

a ddrci~ the very real needs of some of our vcry high-risk groups such as the

elderly na tive peoples and coronary prone individuals

In conclusion it is clear that there are significant challenges ahead in Canshyada to overcome nutrition problems and to promote individual responsibility for nutritional health All of us can share in the challenge by providing effective nushytrition education In order to do this we must keep ourselves aware of the most recent trends in nutrition 0

From the

Dean Your editor J oan (Ande rson) Jenki nshyson 66 has asked tha t I tell you briefl y about some of the exc iting and very recent development whieh I mentioned when wel com ing M ac- FCS seminar participants in early M a y pace is preshycious so I will be brief with just a sentence for each

O ur FACS S hedS won for M a ry C ocivera Departme nt of Informat ion an Exceptional Achievement Awa rd in the publication writing category of an a wards program sponsored by the Counshy

cil for Advancement a nd S upport of Educa tion (C ASE) which was open to cntries from a nada and the U nited S ta tes

T hc U niversi ty L ibra ry in co-opershy

ation with the Depa r tment of Fa mily S tudies received a gra n of $20000 from the S trengthening o f Specia li zed

C ollection grant progra m of t he Social S ci ences and H umanit ies Researc h

Council for the development of the Famshy

ily Studies library collection Six faculty members had research

papers accepted for presentation in five different sections of the Learned Socieshyties Meetings which were held in Halishyfax in May

At a conference for senior hospitalishyty exccutives the School of Hotel and Food Administration (HAFA) a nshynounced plans for the development of an Advanced Management Program for the Hospitality Industry (AMPHI) which

will be offered for the first time in 1983 and for which substantial contributions

have been pledged by the industry to fund the case writing necessary for this program

Research grants totalling approxishymately $182000 have been received in the College over the last several months

Among th em are Dr Keith Slaters grant from the Depa rtment of National

De fence for research on det erioration of te xtile materials Dr Margaret

Mc Kim s grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council for the study of the impact of social experishycnce on infantpeer interac tion and

Dr Bruce Ryans grant from the Onshytario Mental Health Foundation for a study of families in the pre-adoptive

period and the success of th e adoptions These events all occurring over a two-month period give an indica tion of the developments in scholarship a nd outshyreac h within the College

On June 30 Dr Vosburgh completshyed his second five-year term as chairman of the Department of Consumer Studies and looks forw a rd to returning to the Department as a faculty member after a year of leave To have taken the beginshyning concepts for the Depa rtment of Consumer Studies and successfully built a department for which there was no model and which has gained recognition both on this continent and abroad for its uniqueness and its significance in toshydays world is indeed a major accomshypl ishment and one worthy of sincere congra tu la tions

We look forward to welcoming man y of you at the lecture to be given this fall by our Winegard Visiting Professor Dr Kenneth Boulding Deshyta ils of this lecture are outlined below

Plans for the Harshm an Lecture are just being completed It will be presented next year in either the winter or spring

semester

Janet M Wardlaw Dean

Visiting Prof D r Kenneth Boulding a d ist inguished economist and author will spend several weeks on campus in the fall as the W inegard Vis iting Profcssor in thc Colshylege of -a mily and C onsumer S tudies funded by t hc A lma M ater Fund C urshyrently Distingui shed Professor of Ecoshynomics Emeritu s in t he Inst itute of Beshyhavioural Science U niversity of Colorashydo he has been pres ide nt of the A merishycan Associa tion for thc A dvancement of Science the American Economic Assoshy

ciation and the rnternational Studies Association

A prolific author Dr Boulding has published widely on economics and the socia1 sciences Among his recent books are Beyond Economics Essays on Soshyciety Religion and Ethics Ecodynamshyics A New Theory of Societal Evolushytion a nd From Abundance to Scarcity Implications for the American System H e co-authored Social Systems of the Planet Earth

During hi s stay on campus Dr Boulding will participate in undergradushyate and graduate classes and faculty

seminars and will give a lecture to the university community on S eptember 22 He will be the featured speaker in a one-day conference organized by the College to highlight his visit The conshyference wi II focus on the role of households in world development

Faculty in the College a re pleased to host this distinguished scholar as a visiting professor They look forw a rd to the stimulation and leadersh ip his visit will provide Because of Dr Bouldings visit the Harshma n lecture which is usuall y held in the fall will be postshyponed until early 19820

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More Than 2 0 M ore Aware The 14th annual Mac-FACS Alumni Seminar attracted a record number of alumni and friends to the University of Guelph campus on Saturday May 2 The seminar on Nutrition Awareness appealed to grads and students alike spanning graduating years from 26 to 83 Attendance exceeded 200

Mary Henry 65 seminar chairshyman welcomed everyone to the proshygram Congratulations were extended to Dr Margaret Scott McCready recipient of the Order of Canada Medal Dr McCready proudly displayed her medal while alumni applauded her most recent honour

It was indeed a successful day-an excellent opportunity for everyone to update their current interests in nutrishytion and renew friendships at their Alma Mater 0

Professor David Collins- Thompson spoke on Food Safety - the Role of Addatives

Leslie Nanos nutrition consultant spoke on Nutrition and the Aging Process

Mac-FACS Careers Night 81 Sponsored by Your Alumni Association

500 to 7 00 pm October 5

Peter Clark Hall University Centre

Dr Margaret McCready shows her Order of Canada meda l to Mac- FACS Alumni ews editor Joan (Anderson ) Jenkinson Mac 66

In Memoriam

Margaret (Maunders) Coates 270 a life members of the Mac-FACS Alumni Association passed away in London on M arch 18 1981

E Margerite (McKiel) MacDonald 250 passed away in Is lington on Febshyruary 19 1981

Lilla (Freeborn) Oldfield 210 of Minshyneapolis M inn passed away on June II 1980

Lucille Catherine (Kuhn) Rogers 230 of Morrisville Pa passed a way March 10 1981 Her husband Tom Rogers is a graduate of OAC 23

Lois (Seldon) Schwenger 390 of Burlshyington passed away February 8 1981

Edna (Greening) Young 06D passed away in Ham il ton in March 1981 0

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The College of Physical Science Alumni Association

SCIMP Editor Bob Winkel

Barry and the AMF Thc election of Barry Stahlbaum 74 to the chairmanship of the Alma M ater Fund (AMF) Advisory C ouncil for 1981-1982 caps several years of involveshyment in alumni affairs both as a represhysentativc for graduates of his C ollege as secretary of the University of G uelph Alumni Association and as a member of the advisory council itself

A systems analyst in academic computer services Institute of Computshyer Science working with the OvC to computerize veterinary medical informashytion Barry brings a hard-nosed busishyness-like attitude to his new position

The AMF Advisory Council reshyviews and determines project priorities of the AMF and recommends to the President allocations of the proceeds of the fund Two representatives from each of the seven college alumni associations the primary representatives of the camshypaign management committee of the AM F the president and senior vieeshypresident of the Unive rsity of Guelph Alumni Association President Donald Forster as honorary UGAA president John Babcock OAC 54 director Alumni Affairs and Development and Jim Elmslie assistant director for develshyopment Alumni Affairs and Developshy

Roll of Honour The names of nine top undergraduate students in the College of Physical Scishyence have been added to the Colleges honour roll The students have achieved

Barry Slahlbaum 74

ment as secretary to the council make up the AM F advisory councils membershyship

The council deals with a large sum of money-nearly $300000 this year notes Mr Stahlbaum The fund has been administered very efficiently in the past but anticipated growth both in income and disbursements makes a well-managed response even more necesshysary in the future

His tough-mindedness in financial matters softens however when he talks about the role of alumni in supporting the University I see a growing number of alumni turning out for our special cvents I had a ball at College Royal talking to over 150 alumni who had returned to Guelph from as far away as

an average of 85 per cent or higher on five courses in the fifth sixth seventh or eighth semester The following have been named for the fall semester 1980

BSc Program Semester 5 Gail Baker honours (biochemistry) and Timothy Wilkinson major (biochemisshytry) minor (nutrition) Semester 7 John Wylie honours (theoretical physics) Seshymester 8 Christopher Retterath hoshynours (computing and information sci-

Montreal and Sudbury He regrets that it sometimes seems

that the University communicates with alumni only when it asks for money We also need t heir loyalty encourageshyment and participation

Funds provided by alumni to the AM F provide a vital service he exshyplains All universities are cutting back in their budgets and in the process it is the refinements which go first It is these peripheral but important activishyties that receive the support of the AM F

Barry sees fund-raising not as the bottom line of Alumni Affairs but as part of a full circle which makes it possible for things to happen which enhance the prestige and reputation of the University of Guelph

T hese in turn bring pride to us all and also help to create a sense of worthwhileness in being active alumni This is what stimula tes fund raising

The results include scholarships visiting professor programs library acshyquisitions our prestigious University of Guelph Choir trips to Europe the develshyopment of the Arboretum Alumni Stashydium and a host of ot her activities which make us all feel good

Barry takes over the chairmanship from Dr C Robert Buck o v e 46 He was a great chairman I hope I can run a meeting half as well 0

ence) The following we re selec ted from the winter semester 1981

BA Program Semester 8 Mayda -Tratnik honours (mathema tics)

BSc Program S emester 6 C atheshyrine Macerollo honours (applied matheshymatics) Laurie Bemi honours (chemisshytry) and John W ylie honours (theoreti shycal physics) Semester 8 John Root honours (chemical physics) 0

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John Hulland 81

Senator Few students can match the record of involvement of John H ulland 81 in University administration As a fourth year Bsc chemistry major John was this past fall elected chairman of Senshyates Graduation and Ceremonials Comshymittee Although he is the first student to chair a Senate committee the experishyence and expertise John has accumulatshyed made him an obvious choice

Beginning with the Student Petishytions Committee John has been a memshyber of the Board of Undergraduate Studies the C om mittee on Educational Development the University Liaison Committee the Committee on Universishyty Planning and the search committee for the Dean of the College of Physical Science

The Graduation and Ceremonials Committee which John chairs is enshygaged in recommending to Senate canshydidates for honorary degrees and dishyplomas Following the committees decishysions John takes the recommendations to Senate for consideration Because a chairman does not vote at committee meetings John says he sometimes finds a conflict between his position and his personal inclinations

He has strong views on many Unishyversity issues and feels that any student with similar concerns would find inshyvolvement in the Senate a worthwhile commitment

For students genuinely interested in Senate John cautions that it takes a full year as a student member to acquire the knowledge and confidence to work effectively John also finds integration of his academic pursuits with committee work lends perspective to his undergradshyuate University experience helping to develop insight into people and organishyzations

Such experience will be pertinent to the M BA John is contemplating purshysuing next year- the next item on the chairmans agenda 0

Professor Bill Brown

Inventor Retired chemistry professor WH Bill Brown spent the best part of his acashydemic years within the sound of running water-pouring into laboratory sinks through standard metal filter pumps at a rate of 594 gallons every six hours Multiplied by 12 pumps in the average student laboratory and 12 weeks every semester the result is a veritable Niashygara of noisy and expensive water

Retirement two years ago provided Dr Brown with the opportunity to inshydulge his interest in gadgetry and he went to work to design a more powerful splash-proof and more economical filter pump

Pre-production models combining lengths of automotive hose friction tape and his own adventures into glassblowshying worked well enough to justify proshyfessionally made prototypes which themshyselves underwent a series of changes to arrive at ever more compact quieter and more economical units

Today Dr Browns glass filter pump is in full production and it is attracting the attention of institutional and commercial laboratories all over Canada because it scores for ease of installation ability to swivel through 360deg and superior pumping action

The economics are remarkable The Niagara of water referred to above represents an estimated cost of over $2000 per semester The smallest of the Wekksco Filter Pumps reduces this by I ljl2 with no loss in efficiency and virtual silence of operation 0

John Root 81

Medallist The We Winega rd Medal t he Univershysitys most distinguis hed stude nt award has been won this year by John Root 81 of G uelph who received a BSc in honours physics at spring C onvocat ion The medal was presented at the annual Senate Board of G overnors dinner in June

Not only must wi nners of the Wineshygard Medal achieve high levels of acashydemic attainment but they must also demonstrate outstanding leadersh ip in a range of extra-curricular act ivi t ies

John attained a cumulative average of 888 per cent chalking up 45 As (over 80 per cent) and three Bs during his eight underg raduate semesshyters He accomplished this ou tstand ing record while maintaini ng a dizzying schedule of extra-curricu lar activities on campus in church a nd in the comshymunity

He was president of the Physics and Astronomy Club in 1979-1980 and chairman of its College Royal subcomshymittee in 1980-1981 U nder his leadershyship the Club held an active sched ule of meetings and also orga nized an intershyuniversity convention Its C ollege Royal display in 1979- 1980 won first prize within the College and second pr ize campmiddotus-wide In 1980-1981 the Col lege Royal exhibit claimed the ove r-all award In his third year John was a lso president of the Campus C hristia n Felshylowship and secretary of the Physical Science Student Cou nci l

Johns off-campus activities includshyed singing in the choir of First Bapt ist C hurch teach ing S unday school playshying clarinet in an ensem ble doing musishycal arranging and organizi ng an intershychurch you th group T his group known as the Guelph Associa tion Ba ptist Youth included representatives of churches from Stratford to Bra mpton It was first organi zed during t he year 1979-1980 and during 1980-1 98 1 John served as its preside nt 0

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Macdonald InstituteCollege of Family and Consumer

Studies Alumni Association

ALUMNI NEWS Editor Joan (Anderson) Jenkinson 66

Diseases of Lifestyle and Choice Excerpts from Nutrition Awareness and Education tbe keynote address gi~en by Dr Donna Woolcott 69 at tbe 1981 Mac-FACS alumni seminar

Dr Donna Woolcoll graduated from Family and Consumer Studies in 1969 She continued her studies at the Univershysity of Manitoba obtaining her MSc in Nutrition in 1971 Returning to the University of Guelph she completed her Ph D in Applied Human Nutrition in 1979 Currently she is Assistant Professhysor Applied Human Nutrition in the Department of Family Studies

The 60s and 70s were two decades during which nutrition became a major focal point for society particularly in terms of defining our nutrition probshylems

In Canada the most comprehensive survey to date was undertaken in the form of Nutrition Canada sampling ovcr 20000 Canadians from coast to coast Results of this survey have formed thc basis for intervention programs by government for new directions in reshysearch and for heightened awareness in business and industry

The major problems identified in Nutrition Canada can be classified as diseases of lifestylc and choice

Overweight andor obesity are major concerns in North America Beshycause of the very dismal success rates of wcight controlweight loss programs (cstimate of success is one to two per cent) programs directed at prevention should receivc the highest priority and should be directed at consumers before weight problems become cntrenched

Hcart disease ha s been identified as a health problcm of endemic proportions in Canada It is estimated that 50 per cent of deaths can be attributed to this disease While somc of the risk factors

associated with heart diseasc such as age sex and family history ca nnot be modificd many others including nut r ishytion arc susceptibl( to change which can lower risk

i third area of conccrn is iron deficicncy Thc survey revealed that body iron reserves and intake of iron were ub-optimal for a major portion of the population from infants throughout the life span to the elderly This concern also ca n be attributed to our lifest yle which dictates tha t we watch our caloric intake to avoid overweight T here is evidence that a daily intake of less than

Professor Donna Wool CO li 6 9

2000 calories makes it difficult to mainshytain adcquate iron intake

The development of dental caries is a disease which in spite of excellent preventive dentistry programs affects virtu a lly every fa mily to some extent in Canada We havc clear evidence tha t

there is a link bet wecn sucrosc-sugar consumption and the incidence of cavishyties

Being aware of the nutri-tion probshylems we look for solutions--one being nutrition education As well we need improved legislation regarding food lashybelling and advertising claims In add ishytion some at middottention should be paid to development of a national nutrition polshyicy

Regarding nutrItIOn knowledge studies have shown that the population is much misinformed or clearly lacks knowledge of nutrition in areas whe re nutrition professionals see a clear need for knowledge Ironically the consumer is overwhelmed with nutrition messages which come from questionable sources such as health food proponents fad diet promoters and media personalities

Developments are being made in nutrition education across Canada Pubshylic health and community nutritionists provide programs focusing on prevention and health to target groups such as pregnant women children the elderly the adult population at risk from heart disease and those with weight control problems Most of these programs are carried out by public health nurses dental hygienis-ts teachcrs fitness inshystructors and other health and social service pe rsonnel

The O ntario Milk Marketing Board has made significant contributions in increasing student nutrition awareness industry is developing an interest in nutrition education and many newspashypers in C anada carry reliable syndicated nutrition columns on a weekly basis

Many newspapers and magazines employ fully qualified nutritionists to write their nutrition columns The Canashyda Departments of Agriculture and C onsumer and Corporate Affairs inshyclude nutrition educa tion in some proshy

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gra ms as well W hat more could we do to improve

meeting consumers need s for nutrition education A short list would include such interve ntion s as school curr icula in nutrition increa sed participation by proshyfe ss ional nutritionis ts (as opposed to self-styl ed nutritionists) in health and ed uca t ion programs

Med ia exposurc by nutritionists should be re-emphas ized he re as well

We need improved nutrition labelling in C anada an ingredient list is not enough particularly in an increasingly crowded and complex food market The food industry could do more to provide conshysumers with nutrition information and to clarify some of the misconceptions held by consumers In addition we need to develop more direct service programs to

a ddrci~ the very real needs of some of our vcry high-risk groups such as the

elderly na tive peoples and coronary prone individuals

In conclusion it is clear that there are significant challenges ahead in Canshyada to overcome nutrition problems and to promote individual responsibility for nutritional health All of us can share in the challenge by providing effective nushytrition education In order to do this we must keep ourselves aware of the most recent trends in nutrition 0

From the

Dean Your editor J oan (Ande rson) Jenki nshyson 66 has asked tha t I tell you briefl y about some of the exc iting and very recent development whieh I mentioned when wel com ing M ac- FCS seminar participants in early M a y pace is preshycious so I will be brief with just a sentence for each

O ur FACS S hedS won for M a ry C ocivera Departme nt of Informat ion an Exceptional Achievement Awa rd in the publication writing category of an a wards program sponsored by the Counshy

cil for Advancement a nd S upport of Educa tion (C ASE) which was open to cntries from a nada and the U nited S ta tes

T hc U niversi ty L ibra ry in co-opershy

ation with the Depa r tment of Fa mily S tudies received a gra n of $20000 from the S trengthening o f Specia li zed

C ollection grant progra m of t he Social S ci ences and H umanit ies Researc h

Council for the development of the Famshy

ily Studies library collection Six faculty members had research

papers accepted for presentation in five different sections of the Learned Socieshyties Meetings which were held in Halishyfax in May

At a conference for senior hospitalishyty exccutives the School of Hotel and Food Administration (HAFA) a nshynounced plans for the development of an Advanced Management Program for the Hospitality Industry (AMPHI) which

will be offered for the first time in 1983 and for which substantial contributions

have been pledged by the industry to fund the case writing necessary for this program

Research grants totalling approxishymately $182000 have been received in the College over the last several months

Among th em are Dr Keith Slaters grant from the Depa rtment of National

De fence for research on det erioration of te xtile materials Dr Margaret

Mc Kim s grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council for the study of the impact of social experishycnce on infantpeer interac tion and

Dr Bruce Ryans grant from the Onshytario Mental Health Foundation for a study of families in the pre-adoptive

period and the success of th e adoptions These events all occurring over a two-month period give an indica tion of the developments in scholarship a nd outshyreac h within the College

On June 30 Dr Vosburgh completshyed his second five-year term as chairman of the Department of Consumer Studies and looks forw a rd to returning to the Department as a faculty member after a year of leave To have taken the beginshyning concepts for the Depa rtment of Consumer Studies and successfully built a department for which there was no model and which has gained recognition both on this continent and abroad for its uniqueness and its significance in toshydays world is indeed a major accomshypl ishment and one worthy of sincere congra tu la tions

We look forward to welcoming man y of you at the lecture to be given this fall by our Winegard Visiting Professor Dr Kenneth Boulding Deshyta ils of this lecture are outlined below

Plans for the Harshm an Lecture are just being completed It will be presented next year in either the winter or spring

semester

Janet M Wardlaw Dean

Visiting Prof D r Kenneth Boulding a d ist inguished economist and author will spend several weeks on campus in the fall as the W inegard Vis iting Profcssor in thc Colshylege of -a mily and C onsumer S tudies funded by t hc A lma M ater Fund C urshyrently Distingui shed Professor of Ecoshynomics Emeritu s in t he Inst itute of Beshyhavioural Science U niversity of Colorashydo he has been pres ide nt of the A merishycan Associa tion for thc A dvancement of Science the American Economic Assoshy

ciation and the rnternational Studies Association

A prolific author Dr Boulding has published widely on economics and the socia1 sciences Among his recent books are Beyond Economics Essays on Soshyciety Religion and Ethics Ecodynamshyics A New Theory of Societal Evolushytion a nd From Abundance to Scarcity Implications for the American System H e co-authored Social Systems of the Planet Earth

During hi s stay on campus Dr Boulding will participate in undergradushyate and graduate classes and faculty

seminars and will give a lecture to the university community on S eptember 22 He will be the featured speaker in a one-day conference organized by the College to highlight his visit The conshyference wi II focus on the role of households in world development

Faculty in the College a re pleased to host this distinguished scholar as a visiting professor They look forw a rd to the stimulation and leadersh ip his visit will provide Because of Dr Bouldings visit the Harshma n lecture which is usuall y held in the fall will be postshyponed until early 19820

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23

More Than 2 0 M ore Aware The 14th annual Mac-FACS Alumni Seminar attracted a record number of alumni and friends to the University of Guelph campus on Saturday May 2 The seminar on Nutrition Awareness appealed to grads and students alike spanning graduating years from 26 to 83 Attendance exceeded 200

Mary Henry 65 seminar chairshyman welcomed everyone to the proshygram Congratulations were extended to Dr Margaret Scott McCready recipient of the Order of Canada Medal Dr McCready proudly displayed her medal while alumni applauded her most recent honour

It was indeed a successful day-an excellent opportunity for everyone to update their current interests in nutrishytion and renew friendships at their Alma Mater 0

Professor David Collins- Thompson spoke on Food Safety - the Role of Addatives

Leslie Nanos nutrition consultant spoke on Nutrition and the Aging Process

Mac-FACS Careers Night 81 Sponsored by Your Alumni Association

500 to 7 00 pm October 5

Peter Clark Hall University Centre

Dr Margaret McCready shows her Order of Canada meda l to Mac- FACS Alumni ews editor Joan (Anderson ) Jenkinson Mac 66

In Memoriam

Margaret (Maunders) Coates 270 a life members of the Mac-FACS Alumni Association passed away in London on M arch 18 1981

E Margerite (McKiel) MacDonald 250 passed away in Is lington on Febshyruary 19 1981

Lilla (Freeborn) Oldfield 210 of Minshyneapolis M inn passed away on June II 1980

Lucille Catherine (Kuhn) Rogers 230 of Morrisville Pa passed a way March 10 1981 Her husband Tom Rogers is a graduate of OAC 23

Lois (Seldon) Schwenger 390 of Burlshyington passed away February 8 1981

Edna (Greening) Young 06D passed away in Ham il ton in March 1981 0

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The College of Physical Science Alumni Association

SCIMP Editor Bob Winkel

Barry and the AMF Thc election of Barry Stahlbaum 74 to the chairmanship of the Alma M ater Fund (AMF) Advisory C ouncil for 1981-1982 caps several years of involveshyment in alumni affairs both as a represhysentativc for graduates of his C ollege as secretary of the University of G uelph Alumni Association and as a member of the advisory council itself

A systems analyst in academic computer services Institute of Computshyer Science working with the OvC to computerize veterinary medical informashytion Barry brings a hard-nosed busishyness-like attitude to his new position

The AMF Advisory Council reshyviews and determines project priorities of the AMF and recommends to the President allocations of the proceeds of the fund Two representatives from each of the seven college alumni associations the primary representatives of the camshypaign management committee of the AM F the president and senior vieeshypresident of the Unive rsity of Guelph Alumni Association President Donald Forster as honorary UGAA president John Babcock OAC 54 director Alumni Affairs and Development and Jim Elmslie assistant director for develshyopment Alumni Affairs and Developshy

Roll of Honour The names of nine top undergraduate students in the College of Physical Scishyence have been added to the Colleges honour roll The students have achieved

Barry Slahlbaum 74

ment as secretary to the council make up the AM F advisory councils membershyship

The council deals with a large sum of money-nearly $300000 this year notes Mr Stahlbaum The fund has been administered very efficiently in the past but anticipated growth both in income and disbursements makes a well-managed response even more necesshysary in the future

His tough-mindedness in financial matters softens however when he talks about the role of alumni in supporting the University I see a growing number of alumni turning out for our special cvents I had a ball at College Royal talking to over 150 alumni who had returned to Guelph from as far away as

an average of 85 per cent or higher on five courses in the fifth sixth seventh or eighth semester The following have been named for the fall semester 1980

BSc Program Semester 5 Gail Baker honours (biochemistry) and Timothy Wilkinson major (biochemisshytry) minor (nutrition) Semester 7 John Wylie honours (theoretical physics) Seshymester 8 Christopher Retterath hoshynours (computing and information sci-

Montreal and Sudbury He regrets that it sometimes seems

that the University communicates with alumni only when it asks for money We also need t heir loyalty encourageshyment and participation

Funds provided by alumni to the AM F provide a vital service he exshyplains All universities are cutting back in their budgets and in the process it is the refinements which go first It is these peripheral but important activishyties that receive the support of the AM F

Barry sees fund-raising not as the bottom line of Alumni Affairs but as part of a full circle which makes it possible for things to happen which enhance the prestige and reputation of the University of Guelph

T hese in turn bring pride to us all and also help to create a sense of worthwhileness in being active alumni This is what stimula tes fund raising

The results include scholarships visiting professor programs library acshyquisitions our prestigious University of Guelph Choir trips to Europe the develshyopment of the Arboretum Alumni Stashydium and a host of ot her activities which make us all feel good

Barry takes over the chairmanship from Dr C Robert Buck o v e 46 He was a great chairman I hope I can run a meeting half as well 0

ence) The following we re selec ted from the winter semester 1981

BA Program Semester 8 Mayda -Tratnik honours (mathema tics)

BSc Program S emester 6 C atheshyrine Macerollo honours (applied matheshymatics) Laurie Bemi honours (chemisshytry) and John W ylie honours (theoreti shycal physics) Semester 8 John Root honours (chemical physics) 0

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John Hulland 81

Senator Few students can match the record of involvement of John H ulland 81 in University administration As a fourth year Bsc chemistry major John was this past fall elected chairman of Senshyates Graduation and Ceremonials Comshymittee Although he is the first student to chair a Senate committee the experishyence and expertise John has accumulatshyed made him an obvious choice

Beginning with the Student Petishytions Committee John has been a memshyber of the Board of Undergraduate Studies the C om mittee on Educational Development the University Liaison Committee the Committee on Universishyty Planning and the search committee for the Dean of the College of Physical Science

The Graduation and Ceremonials Committee which John chairs is enshygaged in recommending to Senate canshydidates for honorary degrees and dishyplomas Following the committees decishysions John takes the recommendations to Senate for consideration Because a chairman does not vote at committee meetings John says he sometimes finds a conflict between his position and his personal inclinations

He has strong views on many Unishyversity issues and feels that any student with similar concerns would find inshyvolvement in the Senate a worthwhile commitment

For students genuinely interested in Senate John cautions that it takes a full year as a student member to acquire the knowledge and confidence to work effectively John also finds integration of his academic pursuits with committee work lends perspective to his undergradshyuate University experience helping to develop insight into people and organishyzations

Such experience will be pertinent to the M BA John is contemplating purshysuing next year- the next item on the chairmans agenda 0

Professor Bill Brown

Inventor Retired chemistry professor WH Bill Brown spent the best part of his acashydemic years within the sound of running water-pouring into laboratory sinks through standard metal filter pumps at a rate of 594 gallons every six hours Multiplied by 12 pumps in the average student laboratory and 12 weeks every semester the result is a veritable Niashygara of noisy and expensive water

Retirement two years ago provided Dr Brown with the opportunity to inshydulge his interest in gadgetry and he went to work to design a more powerful splash-proof and more economical filter pump

Pre-production models combining lengths of automotive hose friction tape and his own adventures into glassblowshying worked well enough to justify proshyfessionally made prototypes which themshyselves underwent a series of changes to arrive at ever more compact quieter and more economical units

Today Dr Browns glass filter pump is in full production and it is attracting the attention of institutional and commercial laboratories all over Canada because it scores for ease of installation ability to swivel through 360deg and superior pumping action

The economics are remarkable The Niagara of water referred to above represents an estimated cost of over $2000 per semester The smallest of the Wekksco Filter Pumps reduces this by I ljl2 with no loss in efficiency and virtual silence of operation 0

John Root 81

Medallist The We Winega rd Medal t he Univershysitys most distinguis hed stude nt award has been won this year by John Root 81 of G uelph who received a BSc in honours physics at spring C onvocat ion The medal was presented at the annual Senate Board of G overnors dinner in June

Not only must wi nners of the Wineshygard Medal achieve high levels of acashydemic attainment but they must also demonstrate outstanding leadersh ip in a range of extra-curricular act ivi t ies

John attained a cumulative average of 888 per cent chalking up 45 As (over 80 per cent) and three Bs during his eight underg raduate semesshyters He accomplished this ou tstand ing record while maintaini ng a dizzying schedule of extra-curricu lar activities on campus in church a nd in the comshymunity

He was president of the Physics and Astronomy Club in 1979-1980 and chairman of its College Royal subcomshymittee in 1980-1981 U nder his leadershyship the Club held an active sched ule of meetings and also orga nized an intershyuniversity convention Its C ollege Royal display in 1979- 1980 won first prize within the College and second pr ize campmiddotus-wide In 1980-1981 the Col lege Royal exhibit claimed the ove r-all award In his third year John was a lso president of the Campus C hristia n Felshylowship and secretary of the Physical Science Student Cou nci l

Johns off-campus activities includshyed singing in the choir of First Bapt ist C hurch teach ing S unday school playshying clarinet in an ensem ble doing musishycal arranging and organizi ng an intershychurch you th group T his group known as the Guelph Associa tion Ba ptist Youth included representatives of churches from Stratford to Bra mpton It was first organi zed during t he year 1979-1980 and during 1980-1 98 1 John served as its preside nt 0

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gra ms as well W hat more could we do to improve

meeting consumers need s for nutrition education A short list would include such interve ntion s as school curr icula in nutrition increa sed participation by proshyfe ss ional nutritionis ts (as opposed to self-styl ed nutritionists) in health and ed uca t ion programs

Med ia exposurc by nutritionists should be re-emphas ized he re as well

We need improved nutrition labelling in C anada an ingredient list is not enough particularly in an increasingly crowded and complex food market The food industry could do more to provide conshysumers with nutrition information and to clarify some of the misconceptions held by consumers In addition we need to develop more direct service programs to

a ddrci~ the very real needs of some of our vcry high-risk groups such as the

elderly na tive peoples and coronary prone individuals

In conclusion it is clear that there are significant challenges ahead in Canshyada to overcome nutrition problems and to promote individual responsibility for nutritional health All of us can share in the challenge by providing effective nushytrition education In order to do this we must keep ourselves aware of the most recent trends in nutrition 0

From the

Dean Your editor J oan (Ande rson) Jenki nshyson 66 has asked tha t I tell you briefl y about some of the exc iting and very recent development whieh I mentioned when wel com ing M ac- FCS seminar participants in early M a y pace is preshycious so I will be brief with just a sentence for each

O ur FACS S hedS won for M a ry C ocivera Departme nt of Informat ion an Exceptional Achievement Awa rd in the publication writing category of an a wards program sponsored by the Counshy

cil for Advancement a nd S upport of Educa tion (C ASE) which was open to cntries from a nada and the U nited S ta tes

T hc U niversi ty L ibra ry in co-opershy

ation with the Depa r tment of Fa mily S tudies received a gra n of $20000 from the S trengthening o f Specia li zed

C ollection grant progra m of t he Social S ci ences and H umanit ies Researc h

Council for the development of the Famshy

ily Studies library collection Six faculty members had research

papers accepted for presentation in five different sections of the Learned Socieshyties Meetings which were held in Halishyfax in May

At a conference for senior hospitalishyty exccutives the School of Hotel and Food Administration (HAFA) a nshynounced plans for the development of an Advanced Management Program for the Hospitality Industry (AMPHI) which

will be offered for the first time in 1983 and for which substantial contributions

have been pledged by the industry to fund the case writing necessary for this program

Research grants totalling approxishymately $182000 have been received in the College over the last several months

Among th em are Dr Keith Slaters grant from the Depa rtment of National

De fence for research on det erioration of te xtile materials Dr Margaret

Mc Kim s grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council for the study of the impact of social experishycnce on infantpeer interac tion and

Dr Bruce Ryans grant from the Onshytario Mental Health Foundation for a study of families in the pre-adoptive

period and the success of th e adoptions These events all occurring over a two-month period give an indica tion of the developments in scholarship a nd outshyreac h within the College

On June 30 Dr Vosburgh completshyed his second five-year term as chairman of the Department of Consumer Studies and looks forw a rd to returning to the Department as a faculty member after a year of leave To have taken the beginshyning concepts for the Depa rtment of Consumer Studies and successfully built a department for which there was no model and which has gained recognition both on this continent and abroad for its uniqueness and its significance in toshydays world is indeed a major accomshypl ishment and one worthy of sincere congra tu la tions

We look forward to welcoming man y of you at the lecture to be given this fall by our Winegard Visiting Professor Dr Kenneth Boulding Deshyta ils of this lecture are outlined below

Plans for the Harshm an Lecture are just being completed It will be presented next year in either the winter or spring

semester

Janet M Wardlaw Dean

Visiting Prof D r Kenneth Boulding a d ist inguished economist and author will spend several weeks on campus in the fall as the W inegard Vis iting Profcssor in thc Colshylege of -a mily and C onsumer S tudies funded by t hc A lma M ater Fund C urshyrently Distingui shed Professor of Ecoshynomics Emeritu s in t he Inst itute of Beshyhavioural Science U niversity of Colorashydo he has been pres ide nt of the A merishycan Associa tion for thc A dvancement of Science the American Economic Assoshy

ciation and the rnternational Studies Association

A prolific author Dr Boulding has published widely on economics and the socia1 sciences Among his recent books are Beyond Economics Essays on Soshyciety Religion and Ethics Ecodynamshyics A New Theory of Societal Evolushytion a nd From Abundance to Scarcity Implications for the American System H e co-authored Social Systems of the Planet Earth

During hi s stay on campus Dr Boulding will participate in undergradushyate and graduate classes and faculty

seminars and will give a lecture to the university community on S eptember 22 He will be the featured speaker in a one-day conference organized by the College to highlight his visit The conshyference wi II focus on the role of households in world development

Faculty in the College a re pleased to host this distinguished scholar as a visiting professor They look forw a rd to the stimulation and leadersh ip his visit will provide Because of Dr Bouldings visit the Harshma n lecture which is usuall y held in the fall will be postshyponed until early 19820

-

23

More Than 2 0 M ore Aware The 14th annual Mac-FACS Alumni Seminar attracted a record number of alumni and friends to the University of Guelph campus on Saturday May 2 The seminar on Nutrition Awareness appealed to grads and students alike spanning graduating years from 26 to 83 Attendance exceeded 200

Mary Henry 65 seminar chairshyman welcomed everyone to the proshygram Congratulations were extended to Dr Margaret Scott McCready recipient of the Order of Canada Medal Dr McCready proudly displayed her medal while alumni applauded her most recent honour

It was indeed a successful day-an excellent opportunity for everyone to update their current interests in nutrishytion and renew friendships at their Alma Mater 0

Professor David Collins- Thompson spoke on Food Safety - the Role of Addatives

Leslie Nanos nutrition consultant spoke on Nutrition and the Aging Process

Mac-FACS Careers Night 81 Sponsored by Your Alumni Association

500 to 7 00 pm October 5

Peter Clark Hall University Centre

Dr Margaret McCready shows her Order of Canada meda l to Mac- FACS Alumni ews editor Joan (Anderson ) Jenkinson Mac 66

In Memoriam

Margaret (Maunders) Coates 270 a life members of the Mac-FACS Alumni Association passed away in London on M arch 18 1981

E Margerite (McKiel) MacDonald 250 passed away in Is lington on Febshyruary 19 1981

Lilla (Freeborn) Oldfield 210 of Minshyneapolis M inn passed away on June II 1980

Lucille Catherine (Kuhn) Rogers 230 of Morrisville Pa passed a way March 10 1981 Her husband Tom Rogers is a graduate of OAC 23

Lois (Seldon) Schwenger 390 of Burlshyington passed away February 8 1981

Edna (Greening) Young 06D passed away in Ham il ton in March 1981 0

24

The College of Physical Science Alumni Association

SCIMP Editor Bob Winkel

Barry and the AMF Thc election of Barry Stahlbaum 74 to the chairmanship of the Alma M ater Fund (AMF) Advisory C ouncil for 1981-1982 caps several years of involveshyment in alumni affairs both as a represhysentativc for graduates of his C ollege as secretary of the University of G uelph Alumni Association and as a member of the advisory council itself

A systems analyst in academic computer services Institute of Computshyer Science working with the OvC to computerize veterinary medical informashytion Barry brings a hard-nosed busishyness-like attitude to his new position

The AMF Advisory Council reshyviews and determines project priorities of the AMF and recommends to the President allocations of the proceeds of the fund Two representatives from each of the seven college alumni associations the primary representatives of the camshypaign management committee of the AM F the president and senior vieeshypresident of the Unive rsity of Guelph Alumni Association President Donald Forster as honorary UGAA president John Babcock OAC 54 director Alumni Affairs and Development and Jim Elmslie assistant director for develshyopment Alumni Affairs and Developshy

Roll of Honour The names of nine top undergraduate students in the College of Physical Scishyence have been added to the Colleges honour roll The students have achieved

Barry Slahlbaum 74

ment as secretary to the council make up the AM F advisory councils membershyship

The council deals with a large sum of money-nearly $300000 this year notes Mr Stahlbaum The fund has been administered very efficiently in the past but anticipated growth both in income and disbursements makes a well-managed response even more necesshysary in the future

His tough-mindedness in financial matters softens however when he talks about the role of alumni in supporting the University I see a growing number of alumni turning out for our special cvents I had a ball at College Royal talking to over 150 alumni who had returned to Guelph from as far away as

an average of 85 per cent or higher on five courses in the fifth sixth seventh or eighth semester The following have been named for the fall semester 1980

BSc Program Semester 5 Gail Baker honours (biochemistry) and Timothy Wilkinson major (biochemisshytry) minor (nutrition) Semester 7 John Wylie honours (theoretical physics) Seshymester 8 Christopher Retterath hoshynours (computing and information sci-

Montreal and Sudbury He regrets that it sometimes seems

that the University communicates with alumni only when it asks for money We also need t heir loyalty encourageshyment and participation

Funds provided by alumni to the AM F provide a vital service he exshyplains All universities are cutting back in their budgets and in the process it is the refinements which go first It is these peripheral but important activishyties that receive the support of the AM F

Barry sees fund-raising not as the bottom line of Alumni Affairs but as part of a full circle which makes it possible for things to happen which enhance the prestige and reputation of the University of Guelph

T hese in turn bring pride to us all and also help to create a sense of worthwhileness in being active alumni This is what stimula tes fund raising

The results include scholarships visiting professor programs library acshyquisitions our prestigious University of Guelph Choir trips to Europe the develshyopment of the Arboretum Alumni Stashydium and a host of ot her activities which make us all feel good

Barry takes over the chairmanship from Dr C Robert Buck o v e 46 He was a great chairman I hope I can run a meeting half as well 0

ence) The following we re selec ted from the winter semester 1981

BA Program Semester 8 Mayda -Tratnik honours (mathema tics)

BSc Program S emester 6 C atheshyrine Macerollo honours (applied matheshymatics) Laurie Bemi honours (chemisshytry) and John W ylie honours (theoreti shycal physics) Semester 8 John Root honours (chemical physics) 0

25

John Hulland 81

Senator Few students can match the record of involvement of John H ulland 81 in University administration As a fourth year Bsc chemistry major John was this past fall elected chairman of Senshyates Graduation and Ceremonials Comshymittee Although he is the first student to chair a Senate committee the experishyence and expertise John has accumulatshyed made him an obvious choice

Beginning with the Student Petishytions Committee John has been a memshyber of the Board of Undergraduate Studies the C om mittee on Educational Development the University Liaison Committee the Committee on Universishyty Planning and the search committee for the Dean of the College of Physical Science

The Graduation and Ceremonials Committee which John chairs is enshygaged in recommending to Senate canshydidates for honorary degrees and dishyplomas Following the committees decishysions John takes the recommendations to Senate for consideration Because a chairman does not vote at committee meetings John says he sometimes finds a conflict between his position and his personal inclinations

He has strong views on many Unishyversity issues and feels that any student with similar concerns would find inshyvolvement in the Senate a worthwhile commitment

For students genuinely interested in Senate John cautions that it takes a full year as a student member to acquire the knowledge and confidence to work effectively John also finds integration of his academic pursuits with committee work lends perspective to his undergradshyuate University experience helping to develop insight into people and organishyzations

Such experience will be pertinent to the M BA John is contemplating purshysuing next year- the next item on the chairmans agenda 0

Professor Bill Brown

Inventor Retired chemistry professor WH Bill Brown spent the best part of his acashydemic years within the sound of running water-pouring into laboratory sinks through standard metal filter pumps at a rate of 594 gallons every six hours Multiplied by 12 pumps in the average student laboratory and 12 weeks every semester the result is a veritable Niashygara of noisy and expensive water

Retirement two years ago provided Dr Brown with the opportunity to inshydulge his interest in gadgetry and he went to work to design a more powerful splash-proof and more economical filter pump

Pre-production models combining lengths of automotive hose friction tape and his own adventures into glassblowshying worked well enough to justify proshyfessionally made prototypes which themshyselves underwent a series of changes to arrive at ever more compact quieter and more economical units

Today Dr Browns glass filter pump is in full production and it is attracting the attention of institutional and commercial laboratories all over Canada because it scores for ease of installation ability to swivel through 360deg and superior pumping action

The economics are remarkable The Niagara of water referred to above represents an estimated cost of over $2000 per semester The smallest of the Wekksco Filter Pumps reduces this by I ljl2 with no loss in efficiency and virtual silence of operation 0

John Root 81

Medallist The We Winega rd Medal t he Univershysitys most distinguis hed stude nt award has been won this year by John Root 81 of G uelph who received a BSc in honours physics at spring C onvocat ion The medal was presented at the annual Senate Board of G overnors dinner in June

Not only must wi nners of the Wineshygard Medal achieve high levels of acashydemic attainment but they must also demonstrate outstanding leadersh ip in a range of extra-curricular act ivi t ies

John attained a cumulative average of 888 per cent chalking up 45 As (over 80 per cent) and three Bs during his eight underg raduate semesshyters He accomplished this ou tstand ing record while maintaini ng a dizzying schedule of extra-curricu lar activities on campus in church a nd in the comshymunity

He was president of the Physics and Astronomy Club in 1979-1980 and chairman of its College Royal subcomshymittee in 1980-1981 U nder his leadershyship the Club held an active sched ule of meetings and also orga nized an intershyuniversity convention Its C ollege Royal display in 1979- 1980 won first prize within the College and second pr ize campmiddotus-wide In 1980-1981 the Col lege Royal exhibit claimed the ove r-all award In his third year John was a lso president of the Campus C hristia n Felshylowship and secretary of the Physical Science Student Cou nci l

Johns off-campus activities includshyed singing in the choir of First Bapt ist C hurch teach ing S unday school playshying clarinet in an ensem ble doing musishycal arranging and organizi ng an intershychurch you th group T his group known as the Guelph Associa tion Ba ptist Youth included representatives of churches from Stratford to Bra mpton It was first organi zed during t he year 1979-1980 and during 1980-1 98 1 John served as its preside nt 0

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More Than 2 0 M ore Aware The 14th annual Mac-FACS Alumni Seminar attracted a record number of alumni and friends to the University of Guelph campus on Saturday May 2 The seminar on Nutrition Awareness appealed to grads and students alike spanning graduating years from 26 to 83 Attendance exceeded 200

Mary Henry 65 seminar chairshyman welcomed everyone to the proshygram Congratulations were extended to Dr Margaret Scott McCready recipient of the Order of Canada Medal Dr McCready proudly displayed her medal while alumni applauded her most recent honour

It was indeed a successful day-an excellent opportunity for everyone to update their current interests in nutrishytion and renew friendships at their Alma Mater 0

Professor David Collins- Thompson spoke on Food Safety - the Role of Addatives

Leslie Nanos nutrition consultant spoke on Nutrition and the Aging Process

Mac-FACS Careers Night 81 Sponsored by Your Alumni Association

500 to 7 00 pm October 5

Peter Clark Hall University Centre

Dr Margaret McCready shows her Order of Canada meda l to Mac- FACS Alumni ews editor Joan (Anderson ) Jenkinson Mac 66

In Memoriam

Margaret (Maunders) Coates 270 a life members of the Mac-FACS Alumni Association passed away in London on M arch 18 1981

E Margerite (McKiel) MacDonald 250 passed away in Is lington on Febshyruary 19 1981

Lilla (Freeborn) Oldfield 210 of Minshyneapolis M inn passed away on June II 1980

Lucille Catherine (Kuhn) Rogers 230 of Morrisville Pa passed a way March 10 1981 Her husband Tom Rogers is a graduate of OAC 23

Lois (Seldon) Schwenger 390 of Burlshyington passed away February 8 1981

Edna (Greening) Young 06D passed away in Ham il ton in March 1981 0

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The College of Physical Science Alumni Association

SCIMP Editor Bob Winkel

Barry and the AMF Thc election of Barry Stahlbaum 74 to the chairmanship of the Alma M ater Fund (AMF) Advisory C ouncil for 1981-1982 caps several years of involveshyment in alumni affairs both as a represhysentativc for graduates of his C ollege as secretary of the University of G uelph Alumni Association and as a member of the advisory council itself

A systems analyst in academic computer services Institute of Computshyer Science working with the OvC to computerize veterinary medical informashytion Barry brings a hard-nosed busishyness-like attitude to his new position

The AMF Advisory Council reshyviews and determines project priorities of the AMF and recommends to the President allocations of the proceeds of the fund Two representatives from each of the seven college alumni associations the primary representatives of the camshypaign management committee of the AM F the president and senior vieeshypresident of the Unive rsity of Guelph Alumni Association President Donald Forster as honorary UGAA president John Babcock OAC 54 director Alumni Affairs and Development and Jim Elmslie assistant director for develshyopment Alumni Affairs and Developshy

Roll of Honour The names of nine top undergraduate students in the College of Physical Scishyence have been added to the Colleges honour roll The students have achieved

Barry Slahlbaum 74

ment as secretary to the council make up the AM F advisory councils membershyship

The council deals with a large sum of money-nearly $300000 this year notes Mr Stahlbaum The fund has been administered very efficiently in the past but anticipated growth both in income and disbursements makes a well-managed response even more necesshysary in the future

His tough-mindedness in financial matters softens however when he talks about the role of alumni in supporting the University I see a growing number of alumni turning out for our special cvents I had a ball at College Royal talking to over 150 alumni who had returned to Guelph from as far away as

an average of 85 per cent or higher on five courses in the fifth sixth seventh or eighth semester The following have been named for the fall semester 1980

BSc Program Semester 5 Gail Baker honours (biochemistry) and Timothy Wilkinson major (biochemisshytry) minor (nutrition) Semester 7 John Wylie honours (theoretical physics) Seshymester 8 Christopher Retterath hoshynours (computing and information sci-

Montreal and Sudbury He regrets that it sometimes seems

that the University communicates with alumni only when it asks for money We also need t heir loyalty encourageshyment and participation

Funds provided by alumni to the AM F provide a vital service he exshyplains All universities are cutting back in their budgets and in the process it is the refinements which go first It is these peripheral but important activishyties that receive the support of the AM F

Barry sees fund-raising not as the bottom line of Alumni Affairs but as part of a full circle which makes it possible for things to happen which enhance the prestige and reputation of the University of Guelph

T hese in turn bring pride to us all and also help to create a sense of worthwhileness in being active alumni This is what stimula tes fund raising

The results include scholarships visiting professor programs library acshyquisitions our prestigious University of Guelph Choir trips to Europe the develshyopment of the Arboretum Alumni Stashydium and a host of ot her activities which make us all feel good

Barry takes over the chairmanship from Dr C Robert Buck o v e 46 He was a great chairman I hope I can run a meeting half as well 0

ence) The following we re selec ted from the winter semester 1981

BA Program Semester 8 Mayda -Tratnik honours (mathema tics)

BSc Program S emester 6 C atheshyrine Macerollo honours (applied matheshymatics) Laurie Bemi honours (chemisshytry) and John W ylie honours (theoreti shycal physics) Semester 8 John Root honours (chemical physics) 0

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John Hulland 81

Senator Few students can match the record of involvement of John H ulland 81 in University administration As a fourth year Bsc chemistry major John was this past fall elected chairman of Senshyates Graduation and Ceremonials Comshymittee Although he is the first student to chair a Senate committee the experishyence and expertise John has accumulatshyed made him an obvious choice

Beginning with the Student Petishytions Committee John has been a memshyber of the Board of Undergraduate Studies the C om mittee on Educational Development the University Liaison Committee the Committee on Universishyty Planning and the search committee for the Dean of the College of Physical Science

The Graduation and Ceremonials Committee which John chairs is enshygaged in recommending to Senate canshydidates for honorary degrees and dishyplomas Following the committees decishysions John takes the recommendations to Senate for consideration Because a chairman does not vote at committee meetings John says he sometimes finds a conflict between his position and his personal inclinations

He has strong views on many Unishyversity issues and feels that any student with similar concerns would find inshyvolvement in the Senate a worthwhile commitment

For students genuinely interested in Senate John cautions that it takes a full year as a student member to acquire the knowledge and confidence to work effectively John also finds integration of his academic pursuits with committee work lends perspective to his undergradshyuate University experience helping to develop insight into people and organishyzations

Such experience will be pertinent to the M BA John is contemplating purshysuing next year- the next item on the chairmans agenda 0

Professor Bill Brown

Inventor Retired chemistry professor WH Bill Brown spent the best part of his acashydemic years within the sound of running water-pouring into laboratory sinks through standard metal filter pumps at a rate of 594 gallons every six hours Multiplied by 12 pumps in the average student laboratory and 12 weeks every semester the result is a veritable Niashygara of noisy and expensive water

Retirement two years ago provided Dr Brown with the opportunity to inshydulge his interest in gadgetry and he went to work to design a more powerful splash-proof and more economical filter pump

Pre-production models combining lengths of automotive hose friction tape and his own adventures into glassblowshying worked well enough to justify proshyfessionally made prototypes which themshyselves underwent a series of changes to arrive at ever more compact quieter and more economical units

Today Dr Browns glass filter pump is in full production and it is attracting the attention of institutional and commercial laboratories all over Canada because it scores for ease of installation ability to swivel through 360deg and superior pumping action

The economics are remarkable The Niagara of water referred to above represents an estimated cost of over $2000 per semester The smallest of the Wekksco Filter Pumps reduces this by I ljl2 with no loss in efficiency and virtual silence of operation 0

John Root 81

Medallist The We Winega rd Medal t he Univershysitys most distinguis hed stude nt award has been won this year by John Root 81 of G uelph who received a BSc in honours physics at spring C onvocat ion The medal was presented at the annual Senate Board of G overnors dinner in June

Not only must wi nners of the Wineshygard Medal achieve high levels of acashydemic attainment but they must also demonstrate outstanding leadersh ip in a range of extra-curricular act ivi t ies

John attained a cumulative average of 888 per cent chalking up 45 As (over 80 per cent) and three Bs during his eight underg raduate semesshyters He accomplished this ou tstand ing record while maintaini ng a dizzying schedule of extra-curricu lar activities on campus in church a nd in the comshymunity

He was president of the Physics and Astronomy Club in 1979-1980 and chairman of its College Royal subcomshymittee in 1980-1981 U nder his leadershyship the Club held an active sched ule of meetings and also orga nized an intershyuniversity convention Its C ollege Royal display in 1979- 1980 won first prize within the College and second pr ize campmiddotus-wide In 1980-1981 the Col lege Royal exhibit claimed the ove r-all award In his third year John was a lso president of the Campus C hristia n Felshylowship and secretary of the Physical Science Student Cou nci l

Johns off-campus activities includshyed singing in the choir of First Bapt ist C hurch teach ing S unday school playshying clarinet in an ensem ble doing musishycal arranging and organizi ng an intershychurch you th group T his group known as the Guelph Associa tion Ba ptist Youth included representatives of churches from Stratford to Bra mpton It was first organi zed during t he year 1979-1980 and during 1980-1 98 1 John served as its preside nt 0

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The College of Physical Science Alumni Association

SCIMP Editor Bob Winkel

Barry and the AMF Thc election of Barry Stahlbaum 74 to the chairmanship of the Alma M ater Fund (AMF) Advisory C ouncil for 1981-1982 caps several years of involveshyment in alumni affairs both as a represhysentativc for graduates of his C ollege as secretary of the University of G uelph Alumni Association and as a member of the advisory council itself

A systems analyst in academic computer services Institute of Computshyer Science working with the OvC to computerize veterinary medical informashytion Barry brings a hard-nosed busishyness-like attitude to his new position

The AMF Advisory Council reshyviews and determines project priorities of the AMF and recommends to the President allocations of the proceeds of the fund Two representatives from each of the seven college alumni associations the primary representatives of the camshypaign management committee of the AM F the president and senior vieeshypresident of the Unive rsity of Guelph Alumni Association President Donald Forster as honorary UGAA president John Babcock OAC 54 director Alumni Affairs and Development and Jim Elmslie assistant director for develshyopment Alumni Affairs and Developshy

Roll of Honour The names of nine top undergraduate students in the College of Physical Scishyence have been added to the Colleges honour roll The students have achieved

Barry Slahlbaum 74

ment as secretary to the council make up the AM F advisory councils membershyship

The council deals with a large sum of money-nearly $300000 this year notes Mr Stahlbaum The fund has been administered very efficiently in the past but anticipated growth both in income and disbursements makes a well-managed response even more necesshysary in the future

His tough-mindedness in financial matters softens however when he talks about the role of alumni in supporting the University I see a growing number of alumni turning out for our special cvents I had a ball at College Royal talking to over 150 alumni who had returned to Guelph from as far away as

an average of 85 per cent or higher on five courses in the fifth sixth seventh or eighth semester The following have been named for the fall semester 1980

BSc Program Semester 5 Gail Baker honours (biochemistry) and Timothy Wilkinson major (biochemisshytry) minor (nutrition) Semester 7 John Wylie honours (theoretical physics) Seshymester 8 Christopher Retterath hoshynours (computing and information sci-

Montreal and Sudbury He regrets that it sometimes seems

that the University communicates with alumni only when it asks for money We also need t heir loyalty encourageshyment and participation

Funds provided by alumni to the AM F provide a vital service he exshyplains All universities are cutting back in their budgets and in the process it is the refinements which go first It is these peripheral but important activishyties that receive the support of the AM F

Barry sees fund-raising not as the bottom line of Alumni Affairs but as part of a full circle which makes it possible for things to happen which enhance the prestige and reputation of the University of Guelph

T hese in turn bring pride to us all and also help to create a sense of worthwhileness in being active alumni This is what stimula tes fund raising

The results include scholarships visiting professor programs library acshyquisitions our prestigious University of Guelph Choir trips to Europe the develshyopment of the Arboretum Alumni Stashydium and a host of ot her activities which make us all feel good

Barry takes over the chairmanship from Dr C Robert Buck o v e 46 He was a great chairman I hope I can run a meeting half as well 0

ence) The following we re selec ted from the winter semester 1981

BA Program Semester 8 Mayda -Tratnik honours (mathema tics)

BSc Program S emester 6 C atheshyrine Macerollo honours (applied matheshymatics) Laurie Bemi honours (chemisshytry) and John W ylie honours (theoreti shycal physics) Semester 8 John Root honours (chemical physics) 0

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John Hulland 81

Senator Few students can match the record of involvement of John H ulland 81 in University administration As a fourth year Bsc chemistry major John was this past fall elected chairman of Senshyates Graduation and Ceremonials Comshymittee Although he is the first student to chair a Senate committee the experishyence and expertise John has accumulatshyed made him an obvious choice

Beginning with the Student Petishytions Committee John has been a memshyber of the Board of Undergraduate Studies the C om mittee on Educational Development the University Liaison Committee the Committee on Universishyty Planning and the search committee for the Dean of the College of Physical Science

The Graduation and Ceremonials Committee which John chairs is enshygaged in recommending to Senate canshydidates for honorary degrees and dishyplomas Following the committees decishysions John takes the recommendations to Senate for consideration Because a chairman does not vote at committee meetings John says he sometimes finds a conflict between his position and his personal inclinations

He has strong views on many Unishyversity issues and feels that any student with similar concerns would find inshyvolvement in the Senate a worthwhile commitment

For students genuinely interested in Senate John cautions that it takes a full year as a student member to acquire the knowledge and confidence to work effectively John also finds integration of his academic pursuits with committee work lends perspective to his undergradshyuate University experience helping to develop insight into people and organishyzations

Such experience will be pertinent to the M BA John is contemplating purshysuing next year- the next item on the chairmans agenda 0

Professor Bill Brown

Inventor Retired chemistry professor WH Bill Brown spent the best part of his acashydemic years within the sound of running water-pouring into laboratory sinks through standard metal filter pumps at a rate of 594 gallons every six hours Multiplied by 12 pumps in the average student laboratory and 12 weeks every semester the result is a veritable Niashygara of noisy and expensive water

Retirement two years ago provided Dr Brown with the opportunity to inshydulge his interest in gadgetry and he went to work to design a more powerful splash-proof and more economical filter pump

Pre-production models combining lengths of automotive hose friction tape and his own adventures into glassblowshying worked well enough to justify proshyfessionally made prototypes which themshyselves underwent a series of changes to arrive at ever more compact quieter and more economical units

Today Dr Browns glass filter pump is in full production and it is attracting the attention of institutional and commercial laboratories all over Canada because it scores for ease of installation ability to swivel through 360deg and superior pumping action

The economics are remarkable The Niagara of water referred to above represents an estimated cost of over $2000 per semester The smallest of the Wekksco Filter Pumps reduces this by I ljl2 with no loss in efficiency and virtual silence of operation 0

John Root 81

Medallist The We Winega rd Medal t he Univershysitys most distinguis hed stude nt award has been won this year by John Root 81 of G uelph who received a BSc in honours physics at spring C onvocat ion The medal was presented at the annual Senate Board of G overnors dinner in June

Not only must wi nners of the Wineshygard Medal achieve high levels of acashydemic attainment but they must also demonstrate outstanding leadersh ip in a range of extra-curricular act ivi t ies

John attained a cumulative average of 888 per cent chalking up 45 As (over 80 per cent) and three Bs during his eight underg raduate semesshyters He accomplished this ou tstand ing record while maintaini ng a dizzying schedule of extra-curricu lar activities on campus in church a nd in the comshymunity

He was president of the Physics and Astronomy Club in 1979-1980 and chairman of its College Royal subcomshymittee in 1980-1981 U nder his leadershyship the Club held an active sched ule of meetings and also orga nized an intershyuniversity convention Its C ollege Royal display in 1979- 1980 won first prize within the College and second pr ize campmiddotus-wide In 1980-1981 the Col lege Royal exhibit claimed the ove r-all award In his third year John was a lso president of the Campus C hristia n Felshylowship and secretary of the Physical Science Student Cou nci l

Johns off-campus activities includshyed singing in the choir of First Bapt ist C hurch teach ing S unday school playshying clarinet in an ensem ble doing musishycal arranging and organizi ng an intershychurch you th group T his group known as the Guelph Associa tion Ba ptist Youth included representatives of churches from Stratford to Bra mpton It was first organi zed during t he year 1979-1980 and during 1980-1 98 1 John served as its preside nt 0

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John Hulland 81

Senator Few students can match the record of involvement of John H ulland 81 in University administration As a fourth year Bsc chemistry major John was this past fall elected chairman of Senshyates Graduation and Ceremonials Comshymittee Although he is the first student to chair a Senate committee the experishyence and expertise John has accumulatshyed made him an obvious choice

Beginning with the Student Petishytions Committee John has been a memshyber of the Board of Undergraduate Studies the C om mittee on Educational Development the University Liaison Committee the Committee on Universishyty Planning and the search committee for the Dean of the College of Physical Science

The Graduation and Ceremonials Committee which John chairs is enshygaged in recommending to Senate canshydidates for honorary degrees and dishyplomas Following the committees decishysions John takes the recommendations to Senate for consideration Because a chairman does not vote at committee meetings John says he sometimes finds a conflict between his position and his personal inclinations

He has strong views on many Unishyversity issues and feels that any student with similar concerns would find inshyvolvement in the Senate a worthwhile commitment

For students genuinely interested in Senate John cautions that it takes a full year as a student member to acquire the knowledge and confidence to work effectively John also finds integration of his academic pursuits with committee work lends perspective to his undergradshyuate University experience helping to develop insight into people and organishyzations

Such experience will be pertinent to the M BA John is contemplating purshysuing next year- the next item on the chairmans agenda 0

Professor Bill Brown

Inventor Retired chemistry professor WH Bill Brown spent the best part of his acashydemic years within the sound of running water-pouring into laboratory sinks through standard metal filter pumps at a rate of 594 gallons every six hours Multiplied by 12 pumps in the average student laboratory and 12 weeks every semester the result is a veritable Niashygara of noisy and expensive water

Retirement two years ago provided Dr Brown with the opportunity to inshydulge his interest in gadgetry and he went to work to design a more powerful splash-proof and more economical filter pump

Pre-production models combining lengths of automotive hose friction tape and his own adventures into glassblowshying worked well enough to justify proshyfessionally made prototypes which themshyselves underwent a series of changes to arrive at ever more compact quieter and more economical units

Today Dr Browns glass filter pump is in full production and it is attracting the attention of institutional and commercial laboratories all over Canada because it scores for ease of installation ability to swivel through 360deg and superior pumping action

The economics are remarkable The Niagara of water referred to above represents an estimated cost of over $2000 per semester The smallest of the Wekksco Filter Pumps reduces this by I ljl2 with no loss in efficiency and virtual silence of operation 0

John Root 81

Medallist The We Winega rd Medal t he Univershysitys most distinguis hed stude nt award has been won this year by John Root 81 of G uelph who received a BSc in honours physics at spring C onvocat ion The medal was presented at the annual Senate Board of G overnors dinner in June

Not only must wi nners of the Wineshygard Medal achieve high levels of acashydemic attainment but they must also demonstrate outstanding leadersh ip in a range of extra-curricular act ivi t ies

John attained a cumulative average of 888 per cent chalking up 45 As (over 80 per cent) and three Bs during his eight underg raduate semesshyters He accomplished this ou tstand ing record while maintaini ng a dizzying schedule of extra-curricu lar activities on campus in church a nd in the comshymunity

He was president of the Physics and Astronomy Club in 1979-1980 and chairman of its College Royal subcomshymittee in 1980-1981 U nder his leadershyship the Club held an active sched ule of meetings and also orga nized an intershyuniversity convention Its C ollege Royal display in 1979- 1980 won first prize within the College and second pr ize campmiddotus-wide In 1980-1981 the Col lege Royal exhibit claimed the ove r-all award In his third year John was a lso president of the Campus C hristia n Felshylowship and secretary of the Physical Science Student Cou nci l

Johns off-campus activities includshyed singing in the choir of First Bapt ist C hurch teach ing S unday school playshying clarinet in an ensem ble doing musishycal arranging and organizi ng an intershychurch you th group T his group known as the Guelph Associa tion Ba ptist Youth included representatives of churches from Stratford to Bra mpton It was first organi zed during t he year 1979-1980 and during 1980-1 98 1 John served as its preside nt 0

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ricultural College Alumni Association

ALUMNI NEWS Editor William C (Bill) Toiton 36

A Way With

Whey Using a small portion of Ontario lottery research money allocated to the Univershysity of Guelph Professor Don Irvine 42 Department of Food Science has been working on a system to make silk purses out of sows ears More accushyrately the project is to find an economic use for one of the headaches of the cheese industry- whey the watery fluid left over from curd setting

One and a half billion metric tons of the stuff has to be disposed of yearly in this country and while the fats and the proteins have almost entirely been removed in the cheese curds there are enough nutrients left to make disposal a real problem Anyone who has been around a poorly maintained cheese facshytory on a hot J u I y a fternoon is well

Distance Education With the current discussions about exshytending the University of Guelphs proshygrams of extension education or disshytance education it is important to recall that OA C staff have been run-

Professor Don Irvine42

aware of some of the results of faulty waste removal

Yet states Dr Irvine there is useshyable food value there if only one could use it Some whey has been dried to whey powder in larger factories but the proshycess is not economical in smaller plants Using reverse osmosis through a series of semi-permeable membranes Don has developed a system that will concentrate

ning such courses for many years and have an immense amount of expertise in this field Currently students taking the correspondence courses with material provided in books on slides and casshysettes can be found almost all round -t he world

These courses have filled a real need for those who desire to have more education but who ca nnot get to the

whey at a cost of less than one cent a gallon

Another facet of the program inshyvolves finding an effective market for this concentrate which is up to 65 per cent lactose or milk sugar This lacks the sweet taste of sugars used commercially in confectionery but by fermentation the lactose can be changed into other sugars The complete process from a sows ear of a waste nuisance to a silk purse of a sweet food is close to commercial reality The pilot project has already proved workable

But making use of cheese industry by-products is far from being the major concern for Don Irvine He is involved in the cheese-making business on a worldshywide scale as a member of an internashytional panel of judges that sets standards of excellence for the product

As one who has been grading cheese at Canadian national shows the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair and the Canadian National Exhibition for many years and one of the group that gathers every two years in Wisconsin to rate some 250 cheeses from around the world Don seems to have no problems distinguishing the finer flavour points in say 100 different cheeses in a day But then he doesnt swallow those samples his fingers nose tongue and eyes help to tell the quality as each cheese is gently squeezed smelled tasted and checked for colour and appearance 0

University One of those who praises the opportunity provided is the newly -a ppointed head of Torontos prestigious Allan Gardens One of the oldest and best of municipal show-places the Garshydens new head gardener is Len Stanley Now 47 he has been with the parks system since 1962 and has improved his tra ining with OAc correspondence courses 0

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some a nswers for studen ts who have two of the proble ms faced by todays you ngLivi 9 H istory people a poor self image and no clea r ideas of their own personal value sysshy

Paul Tamblyn 66 has added a new angle to his teaching plan at Acton High School where he has been giving a selected group of students some real challenges in living and learning (see DAC Alumni News March 1975)

This program is now into its ninth year and seems to have overcome the early opposition to the idea that for some teenagers at least a challenging living experience can be more effective than a classroom approach to education

Every year arrangements are made to take groups of students on six-day trips through Ontario wilderness areas or shorter trips to areas closer to home

where the young people can be brought face-to-face with a real challenge shysuch as climbing a mountain Through the years the school has acquired its own equipment and expertise in this field

As Paul said in 1975 There is a big difference between what these young people are capable of doing and what they are called upon to do

Putting them in a carefully supervshyised and pre-planned situation where they must face realities of weather hard physical effort and personality differshyences can result in some amazing reacshytions We found that we could provide

Samuel de Champlain XX meeting with Etienne Brule

The voyageurs paddling up the French River

tem The new angle that Paul has added

to his original concept involves C anadishyan history This season 16 st udents took a ISO-mile canoe trip followin g th e routes of early explorers while playing the parts of such historical figures as Etienne Brule Pierre Radisson Jean Brebeuf Pe ter Pond and Joh n G ra ves Simcoe

Period costumes that were worn on the trip were designed and provided by the students Paul himself played the role of C hamplain

The trip started on the French River and retraced the voyageur route from Lake Huron to Lake Nippissing and down the M attawa R iver to th e Otta wa River The party travelled in two 26-foot fur trade canoes and was accompanied by a film crew from Sherishydan College who made a colour film

The young people thus not only learned what it is to face the physical task of travelling through the area bu t also learned history at first hand T he grade 12 students ranged in age from 17 to 19 and are taking part in his total immersion program They had to do their homework and find out about their roles through text books and they had to come up with $70 apiece to cover costs including those for the script they followed for the film crew 0

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JohnBoloDawson 1899-1980 G rads of OAC have had some strange experiences but few had any similar to those of Jack Bolo Dawson a grad of Yea r 1923

Before registering at G uelph with tha t large class of overseas veterans following the First World War he had been a member of the Canadian forces sent to R uss ias S iberian ports to guard huge stocks of military supplies piled up there during the turbulent months folshylowing the revolution of 1917

T hose were very unsettled times a nd while the Canadians were prepared for a nything they never did get into open conflict with the Red arm ies

All About Bolo B y Dr Fred B Hutt 23

Jack Dawson died at O ttawa on Novemshyber 27th 1980 in his 82nd yea r Du ring the First World War straight out of hig h school he enlisted in the 67th Battery Canadian Field Artillery and served over three years in the Canadian Army After th e Armist ice in 19 18 he spent some months with the Siberian Expeditionary fo rce in Russia but reshyturned in t ime to enter the O AC in September 1919

At G uelph Jack was one of the most popular members of the big class of 23 Part of that popularity was based on his prowess on the rugby field and in the hockey rink but most of it was derived from his unfailing good humour that twinkle in his eye and his will ingshyness to do his bit in any worthy cause that would help a classmate the whole class or the College It is not surprising that the 23 Yea rbook shows him on one page in rugby clothes and on a nother resplendent with white tie and tai ls a s a member of the committee that staged the Conversazione

Soldiers of that Siberian Expedishytionary Force learned to know the Russhysians - not as Bolsheviki - but more si mply as the Bolos Jacks tales of his experiences with those Bolos soon ea rned him the nickname of Bolo Dawson or The Bolo Among his classmates that friendly title stuck with him all his life

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MIn n Ll n O W W F J on~ Clt lI li~ ~ Hell ) O n Ens ( Muti rl A (i Ilcktt IF lo ~III ) M i~ E McKn -it IMIHmiddot H a ll nt p) J A Drlw1l0tl ( A p(I)mmOltJ l l lonlll ) F B H Ul L Ilrn l1lllionJl ) W Rr ouk inl ( H)

FrONT ROW- N J LlllI )h l i n lSe( - Ed ltor) ~I IP Mowat l fmiddot Ha ll RI ) n G Ri(h rn (n ul flrd V I Pr ES ) Mi-5 l F riEI (~t llC H ~ II Rel ) H R H nnt inlo 13rd Y r V lrlmiddot Pr middot )

On graduation Jack went to work in the seed branch Centra l Experimenshytal Farm Dominion Depa rtment of Agshyricu lture W hen he reti red nearly 40 years later he was dist rict supervisor of the seed branch

In 1962 he was appointed as Judge of the Court of Canadian Citi zenship O ttawa a position from which he retired in 1968 His activities in that capacity and in helping new Canadians to get esta blished ea rned him in 1967 the designation by the O ptimists Cl ub as Man of the Yea r

Apart from his professional act ivishyties as a n agronomist Jack took an active interest in c ivic affa irs a nd like

his gra ndfather before hi m he served as Reeve of Nepea n Tow nship In his six years in that office he established a repu tation as one of the best reeves that Nepean ever had He was president of the Westboro Kiwa nis a grandmaster of the Orange Lodge and fo r almost 50 yea rs cha irma n of the Bells Corners Cemetery Boa rd

Jack is survived by his widow Marshygaret (Bla ir) a son John in Ottawa another son Blair in Aurora a nd a daughter Lois in Kings ton al 0 by two brothers two sisters a nd I I grandchilshyd ren Interment was a t Christ Church cemetery Bells Corners nea r O ttawa 0

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Two More for Hall of Fame Among the eight persons who made up the second group of notable people enshytered last June into the Ontario Agrishycultural Hall of Fame at the Ontario Agricultural Museum in Milton was that well-known OAc personality the late Rev William A Young of the Class of 26 His nomination was sponshysored by the Junior Farmers Associashytion of Ontario and William J Turnbull 53

A second OAC grad was also in the group He was the late Fred W Bray a member of the Class of 27 who left before obtaining his degree to start what was to become a booming poultry business He remained close to the Colshylege however particularly to the old Poultry Department

There are now 19 portraits in the Hall below each of which is a brief

cita tion giving the major reasons for t heir election to t he gallery of figures his toric in O ntario agricultu re

The citations were again read this year by George Atkins 39 before a large ga thering

The citation for Padre Young reads A minister of the Presbyterian Church and graduate of the Ontario Agriculturshyal Colege Padre Young had a proshyfound influence on thousands of Ontario rural young people He was counselor guide and inspiration to students to Junior Farmers and to Womens Instishytutes

After service in the Second World War he was made first chaplain of the Ontario Agricultural Colege conductshying nondenominational services in War Memorial Hal for 20 years A firm believer in the lasting vallles of rural life he was a renowned after-dinner speak singer and author of regular columns in the farm press He founded the Ontario School for Rural Clergy

Padre Young was also a recogshynized judge of oultry flowers and livestock and was a fine photographer and painter of rural scenes He founded the Fergus Highland Games

A deeply religious but very realistic altitude towards life coupled with a

sense of good humour pervaded Rev WA Youngs 45 years of service to Ontario farm people

The citation for Fred Bray reads in part Fred Bray had a boyhood hobby of poultry-raising that became his lifes work when he left the Ontario Agriculshytural Colege in 1926 to relllrn hom to St Catharines to develop Canadas largest poultry hatchery business By the 301 Bray Hatcheries with head office in Hamilton were located from Manitoba to Nova Scotia By the 50s his marketings peaked at six m ilion chicks per year with 500 breeder flocks

Fred Bray served the industry in many capacities He was secretary oj the Ontario Hatcheries Association from 1930-1940 and chairman in 1948 and a member of the Poultry Products Insti tute for many years He was espeshycialy concerned about poultry disease control and helped sponsor Canada approved chicks

Upon his retirement in the early 60s he served as Far Eastern advisor for the Shaver POllltry Breeding Farms at Galt An entrepreneur of great courshyage skill and integrity Fred Bray was recognized by awards of merit from both the Ontario Poultry Council and the Canadian Hatchery Federation 0

The OAC and a Long Love Affair How we Canadians love our ice cream It must rank as our favourite dessert food on the average we eat about twelve and a half litres of the stuff every year

There has long been a love affair between the OACs Dairy Department (now part of the Department of Food Science) and the ice eream industry It is no exaggeration to state that by far the greater number of trained iee cream makers in this country and many more around the world received their training at the University of Guelph

A short course for ice cream makshyers has been a regular part of the College program since 1914 with a lapse of only two years in the past 67

when the course was not offered This past season it attracted 20 students who came from Barbados Malaysia Q uebec British Columbia and I ew Brunswick as well as from O ntario

In itially the course was under the supervision of Da n McM illan who ran it until 1923 when Henry Smallfield 21 took over For the past 26 years A M Sandy Pearson 42 has been in charge

This tra ining at the College has produced some famous graduates Pershyhaps t he one with the widest inOuenee on the industry was Ma ry Neilson wife of W ill ia m Neilson founder of the comshypany of that name T he young company made their fi rst batch of ice cream

nearly 80 years ago in 1903 but it was not until some years la ter that Ma ry N eilson came to G uelph to learn more about making the product that is st ill sold under t he Neilson label today

But training in the ice cream busishyness was also a part of regular courses in the old Dairy Option and t hese grads were also productive members of the industry Among the hundreds who served society by providing high-quality supplies of our favourite dessert in all parts of the wo rld was the late Ted (Turkey) Williams 34 a young Welshshyman who after taking his degree at Guelph went out to Malaya to operate an ice cream business in S ingapore The Japanese invasion of 941 and the folshylowing years of occupation curtailed that enterprise but Ted never forgot what he owed to his Alma Mater At his death he bequeat hed the substantial fund that finances the Mary Edmunds Williams Fellowships 0

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1980-81

Teaching Award T he 198 0-81 OAC T eaching Award g iven by the O A C Alu mni Association to the OAC faculty member deemed the best teacher was prese nted to Dr Howard S watland of the De par tment of A nimal and Poultry Science at a faculty party last spring

Each yca r stude nts a rc asked for nominations and a special O AC Alumshyni A soci a tion committ ee has the diffishycu lt task of na rrowing down many noshym inees to one award winner Much of the reasoning for the fi na l selection is

Profess or Howard Swatland right reshyceives tea(hing award from Dr Clare Renllie 47 who at the time of the l)resel1tatiol1 was presidellt of Ihe OAC AlullIl1i Associalion

based on what the students both as individuals and as class groups have to say about their favourite teachers

Dr Swa tland teaches courses on the structure of farm animals to both degree and the diploma students focusshysing on the value of the carcass as a

marketable item He is much concerned with mea t quality

The OAC award consists of an alumni chair and a plaque The winner also receives the Waghorne Fellowship of $500

So well have students and faculty accepted this annual award for good teaching that the OACs Deans Council has suggested that something similar be done for OAC research workers and extension persons Both of these areas are well-known not only nationally but internationally yet there has never been a form of campus recogshynition for them

The OAC Alumni Association has been approached to determine if they would fund such an award or a wards in the same manner as they fund the present teaching award This was under active consideration at the time of writing and will be a prime item on the agenda of the new executive for the 1981182 year 0

At the OAC Annual General Meeting

Recognize Anyone For Those Who Didnt Not all grads manage to find their particular niche in the scheme of things and every graduating cla ss knows of some who for any number of reasons did not find a satisfying place in society While news about the world shakers and makers is common enough in these pages what about those who do not attain such positions

James J Brill 68 makes this obshyserva tion in a recent letter

What I have never seen (in the oA C Alumni News) is anything about graduates who are unemployed or unshyderemployed I dont know that in a competitive society we must bow our heads in shame because we didnt make it I would like to see such graduates come out of their closets of social shame shy

Accordingly persons who are havshying vocational difficulties kindly write to me at 36 Basildon Cres Scarborshyough Ontario M 1 M 3E2 for 1 envisage and propose a self-assistance group Pershyhaps if we could establish a common denominator it would go a step forward to a solution 0

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The College of Arts Alumni Association

DEL HA Editor Debbie (Nash) Chambers 77

Our new President Julie (Russell) Thur 78 is a people person Since gradua tion the desire to meet a broad spectrum of the public and her willingness to share her skills and experience have shaped her lifeshystyle

In private life Julies people-orientshyed aspirations prompted her to develop a very busy volunteer schedule

Two years ago a fellow alumnus encouraged her to attend a College of Arts Alumni Association function at the home of Past President Evelyn Williams

The chance to make new friends and share experiences with other alumni a ppealled to Julie so she decided to become an Association supporter Toshyday she is not only the President of the College of Arts Al um ni Association but as such also one of its newest representashytives on the Board of Directors of the University of Guelph Alumni Associashytion

Although Julie realizes that the semester system has not been conclusive to creating a spirit of togetherness among Arts students she sees the potenshytial of the Arts Alumni Association for engendering a sense of unity

Julie is very pleased that the Assoshyciation has been working towards a high-profile reputation for Arts proshygrams at Guelph She feels that the Associations sponsorship of new scholshyarships for graduate and part-time stushydents has been a very worthwhile effort However Julie believes that it is also crucia I to stress tha t a university educashytion goes beyond the realm of academics

In Julies eyes an undergraduate education also nurtured her growth as an individual

Julies volunteer activities have not been restricted to on-campus associa-

New College of Arts executive I 10 r Donald Webster 78 vice-president Julie (Russell) Thur 78 president Judy Carson 75 immediate past president and Margo Shoemaker 79 secretary-treasurer

tions One of her most rewarding volunshyteer roles has brought her into contact with Guelphites not associated with the University Julie is grateful that her work as a Big Sister has rewarded her with a deeper understanding of children

Prof essiona lIy J u I ies preference for close varied contact with the public has initiated several important career decisions Her determination to eventushyally establish a career in a publ ic relashytions capacity bcgan mid-way through her studies toward a degree in French After two semesters at Guelph Julie left Guelph to work in Mississauga as a pharmacists assistant She planned to use the break from school to mull over her career expectations

When she returned to Guelph in the spring of 1976 her career goal was set

After her return to campus two avenues of part-time employment reafshyfirmed her desire to work with people Julies employment as a noon-hour reshyceptionist in the Department of Student Affairs and her work as a campus tour guide also provided an opportunity for her to refine her extra-personal skills

After graduation Julie gradually moved closer and closer to her dream of

holding a public relations post Initially she accepted a position in

the Bibliographic Search Dcpartment of the niversity Library Eventually the promise of greater contact with other members of the University community lured her away to the Librarys informashytion desk Starting in ovember 1979 Julie patiently solved patrons dilemmas and cheerfully answered a multitude of questions Ithough she enjoyed both Library jobs she found herself ready to meet a fresh challenge

In December 1980 Julie assumed her prescnt portfolio as tour co-ordinator for the University S Department of Inshyformation

As tour co-ordinator Julie is reshysponsible for the organizational and staffing requirements associated with the tour office Since she must tailor tours to the specific needs of students faculty staff and non-university organishyzations Julie has found the job to be both intere5ting and challenging

Anyone familiar with Julies effishycient professionalism and her soft-spokshyen congeniality will realize that the Librarys loss was most definitely the Department of Informations gain 0

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Grad News

Thanks to a most welcome letter reshyceived by the Alumni Office DELPHA is abic to offer the following update on the career of Robert Wycher 73

After completing a BEd at Queen s and teaching for four years Robert s life took a new direction In 1979 he entered SI Peter s Seminary in London Ontario where he began trainshying for the Roman Ca tholic Priesthood Starting th is fall Robert will be enrolled in a Master of Divinity program On behalf of the College of Arts Alumni Association and DELPH A staff we would like to offer Robert best wishes and thank him for forwarding this inforshymation

Another letter to the Alumni Office disclosed that Michael Henry 76 is

now enjoying a primitive lifestyle on Fogo Island Newfoundland Skipper teaches art at Fogo Island Centra l High School He also works as a part-time fisherman Other grad news

1970 Cathy (Rowland) Irwin is currently teaching art an d theatre arts a t Eastshywood Secondary School in Peterborshyough

1973 Janet Flewelling is a teac her employed by the Etobicoke Board of Educa tion

1976 Michael Clarke is a marketing executive for the London-America n Export Fishyn(lnce Corporation

1977 Barbara (Pratt) Conner is teaching for the Regina Board of Education Bla ine Dunnell is enrolled a t Knox Colshylege University of Toronto

Isolde Pleasants-Faulkner is the assistshyant manager of T heatre Five in Kingsshyton O ntario

1978 Sylvia Harnden is a graduate student in the Faculty of Design University of C(llga ry Paul McLeod is a rticling at the Ha milshyton law firm of Roy Goddard and Buchanan

1980 Grahame Booker lives in Cambridge and is Head of the Department of Modern Languages Galt Collegiate Institute Linda Leitch resides in To ronto where she is developing a ea rcer as a free-lance editor Gera ld Stort z is an assistant professor in the Department of History Wilfrid Laurier University Nik Williams ha s returned to the Unishyversity of Guelph to study towards (l Masters degree in History 0

In Memoriam

Any Ideas

Marjorie Watki ns 75 died recently at age 67 She is survived by three daughshyters Barbara Johnson Mac 68 Linda Gilroy a nd Wendy Sarrell all of the O tt awa area and by a sist er Gladys Harrison of Toronto 0

Do you know an Arts graduate with an interesting career or hobshyby l If you do please contact editor Debbie Ch(lmbers co the Publications Office Depar tment of Alumni Affairs (lnd Developshyment University Centre Univershysity of Guelph Onta rio IG 2W I The positive respon se we have received to recent alumni profile articles featuring sculptor Bryan Till1s 75 and poet Jane ( Keele) Urquhart 71 has prompted us to establish profiles as regul(lr features Any suggesshytions for future profiles would be grc(ltlyappreciated BO(lrd of Directors College of Arts Alumni Associashytion

Scene at Alumni Weekend

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The Ontario Veterinary College Alumni Association

EditorALUMNI Dr Cliff Barker 41

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Dean In April President Forster OACs Dean CIay Switzer OAC 5 1 and 1 visited Beijing Agricultural University in Beijshying (formerly Peking) China

Beijing Agricultural University (BAU) has agricultural faculty exshychange programs with Hohenheim Unishyversity Germany the University of Minnesota and now the University of Guelph

The main areas of interest for exshychange programs between the veterinary departments of the BAU and the OVc

are Clinical Pathology Immunology Reproduction and Virology

There will be nine person-months of exchange for faculty members of BAU and the University of Guelph It is anticipated that annually beginning in 1982 perhaps six U of G faculty members will spend six-week periods at BAU while three BAU faculty will spend three months each at the U of G The arrangements are subject to the availability of facilities and funding from external agencies

During the ten years of the Culturshya l Revolution in China teachers in agrishyculture and veterina ry medicine were cut off from the rest of the world and they fell behind because there were major advances during that time The agreement is designed to update the knowledge of the facultie s at BAU

University of Guelph faculty memshybers who accept the Chinese assignshyments will find their visits are mutually rewarding The Chinese are friendly intelligent a nd eager to learn a nd upshygrade their knowledge Acupuncture techniques are advanced (laser beams and microwaves are being used) and ancient Chinese medicine including the

application of herbal medicine is of interest

The hi story of this civilization which goes back 10000 years is reshyvealed through its marvelous archeologishycal excavations T he Great Wall of C hishyna 8000 kilometres long and built 2500 years ago is an indescribable sight A tour of duty in China will be mutually rewarding

We were impressed by the fact that the Chinese are adequately fed and clothed T he enormity of the construcshyt ion ta ki ng pl ace in Beij i ng is staggershying The C hinese have population inshycrease under control and may soon have negative population growth Thcy are working to make their veterinary medishycine and agricultural programs second to none

At present in C hina there are 36 veterinary departments giving veterinary degrees There are approximately 20000 veterinarians out of a popula tion of 950 million (about one quarter of the worlds population) There appears to be a good future for vetennarians

Anyone wish to borrow my acushypuncture needles ) Douglas C Maplesden 50 Dea n

Bob says Thanks

Comments from the Immediate Past president Dr C Robert Buck 46 Ontario Veterinary College Alumni Asshysociation

I should like to say thank you for the privilege of being president of the Ontario Veterinary College Alumni Asshysociation for the past two years Actushyally its been a rather enjoyable experishyence due in great part to the responsishyble attitude and pleasant personalities of those with whom my duties have been shared The members of our board of directors as well as members of the

Department of Alumni Affairs and Deshyvelopment have contributed and coshyoperated admirably in fulfilling their obligations

The contributions of Dean Douglas Maplesden 50 to alumni activity have been appreciated by the directors and members His office has been quite innuential in keeping the bond between our Association and the College adshyministration secure as well as assisting to maintain contact with alumni allover North America Im sure we a ll find that participation very gratifying

It has been satisfying personally to feel that we have contributed construcshytively to the clinical facilities of the OVc to the opportunities for persona l development of undergraduate students

at the OV c and to the recognition of achievement of both graduate a nd unshydergraduate s tudents I look forward with interest to the organi zation and development of our own identifiable mushyse um within the next few months in order that we may protect and make ava ilable to future generations artifacts related to our heritage

May I express the wish that this Association will continue to maintain and improve the relationship between the O Vc and our gradu ates -- as well as undergraduates who will be those upon whom we shall rely in the future

Best wishes for success to your new officers as well as my persona l salute to all the members of the Ontario Veterishynary College Alumni Associa tion 0

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Honoured at Convocation lish the con ulta ncy practice of whic h he is st ill president

D ur ing his 30 ycars a s a fa culty member Professo r Gi lma n introduced many gene rat ions of veteri na ry students to biology genetics a nd histology The mic roanatomy labora tor ies which he deshyve loped prov ided not onl y for teac hi ng but also for t he research whic h he a nd hi s gra dua te studen ts a nd colleagues pursued vigorousl y with fina nc ia l supshyport from such bod ies as the Canadian N a t iona l C a ncer Inst it ut e The research fin di ngs were widely published and pre shysen ted at confere n es a round the world Since his reti rement Dr Gi lman has contin ued to repo rt and to pub lish on his resea rch

As chairman a score o f years ago of the O Vc Fac ulty Association a nd late r of the Fede ra ted Colleges Fac ulty Association John G ilma n was inevita bl y invo lved in the ch a nging scc ne locally a the Un iversity o f Gue lph was fo rmed In the late 60s he chaired o ne of the panels of the S c ience Council of Canada in its Study o f Bas ic Bio logy in C a nad a Il is concerns for anim a l care have led him to cha ir the advisory comm itte on the ani ma l care prog ra m at S her ida n College and to mem bership on O ntario Veterinary Association pan els a nd comshymittees

Madam Chancellor the Senate of the Unive rsit y of G uelph recognizes the work o f this colleague who has we ll served his country his s tude nts his fe llows and his profession in the name of t he Se na te I now request you to name John Peter Wa lter Gilman Professor Emeritus 0

Our Strength As of Au gust I 1981 the O Vc Al umni Assoc iation membership was as follows

Pa id-up Life M em bership 956 Honorary Life Mem ber 2 Life Membersh ip Instalment

Plan Membership 302 A nnual Membersh ip 46

T otal Mem bership 1306 T ota l Known Al umni 2740

Me mbership Pe rcentage 4766

A cilalion by Dean Douglas Maplesden 50 10 spring convocation and the namshying of John Peter Walter Gilman as Professor poundmerillls June 4

Madam C hancellor I have the honour to present J ohn Peter Wa lter G il man who was born in U pper Bu rma and attended schools in England before comshying to C a nada in 19 32

Upon completing the Agricu lture Diploma Course at Kemptville he cn shyrolled in the O nta rio Veterinary College in 1934 be ing awarded the Bachelor of

Professor Gilman leji Chancellor McGibbon and Dean Douglas Maplesden 50

Vete rinary S cience degree in 1939 A Iter three years in private veterinary practice and three years of se rvice in the Royal Ga nadi a n Air Force includshying 14 months as prisone r-of-wa r Dr Gi lman was a ppointed to the facu lty of th e O ntario Veteri nary C ollege in 1945

Returni ng to the ca mpus afte r s tud shyies at M ichigan S ta te University he beca me responsible for in st ruction in Embryology Genetics a nd Histology and in 1953 he was placcd in charge o f the Division o f Biology Two years after the formation of the niv ersi ty of G uelph Professor G il ma n beca me actshying head of the Dcpa rtment of Anatoshymy which formed part of the new De pa rtment of Biomedica l Sciences in 1969 Dur ing the five years prior to his retirement in 1975 he was associated with the C a nadian C ounc il on A nimal C are for a time as Executive Director then as Direc tor of Assessments part shytime H is retirement ena bled him to give full time to the later post whieh he relinquished a fter three yea rs to estab-

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At an awards party on the evening of June 4 following convocation the O Vc A illmni Associations three proshyficiency awards a monetary award pill S a gold medallion were presented to Scott A McEwen above of Glelph and Rebecca 1 Baker of Brantford S Cali and Rebecca tied with the highest aeragt marks in the fi lial examinashytions Debra A Wright of TOllenham receivtd her monerary award and a bronze m edallion for having the second hl)hest average marks Scott McEwens parents are Mary and Dr Ken lvfcEwen 5

In Memoriam Carrington Molly M 78 di ed in Prinshycess Marga ret Ilos pit a l on April 3 1981 She was a n intern at the O V c a nd had been a wardcd a residency for 1981-8 2 Clark GM 23 died on Apri l 2 1981 in N orth Ka mloops BC Higgins James T 50 died sudde nly on Ma rch 12 198 1 whi le on vaca tion in Florida He is su rvived by his wife Joa n who res id es at 36 Greensview Drive R 3 Charlo tte town PE 1 C IA 6C 3 Kable Charles H 33 d ied on ovcmshyber II 1980 in Westmi nste r Md U S A Rankin G 33 d ied on Ma rch 28 1981 in Regin a Saskatchewan Reid DouJlas C 41 died on A pril 7 198 1 in Bel leai r Bluffs Flo rida

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Karen (Snyder) McDougall FACS 73 immediate past president Mac-FACS Alumni Association Dr Claire Weir Mac 30 UGA A Alumnus of Honour 81 and Dr Margaret McCrea dy honorary president emeritus Mac-FACS Alumni Association

Alumnus of Honour 81 N amed at Alumni Weekend in J une

this years U ni versi ty of G uel ph A lumni Association Alum nus of Honour is Dr Claire Ed ith Wei r M ac 40

Born in Wi ngham on Dece mber 16 1921 Edith Weir ea rn ed her Associate Di ploma at the Macdonald Institute and her BHsc in Food and N utrition at the U niversity of T oronto in 1941 At the then Massachusett es S tate College Edith s tudied for her M S a nd spent some time as a graduate student in the medical school at the U nivers ity of Rochester ew York before she re turned to the renamed U niversity of M assachusettes to complete

he r Ph D in Food Technology in 1949 After this for ma l tra ining Edi th

pl unged into an extremely busy life of mult iple careers that blazed trails wherever she went A prolific author of several books and many articles on nutr ition throughout t he 40s and 50s di th pa rt icipated in many executive emi na rs and management programs across the U nited S tates from I 96 I to 1973

Not content with just one job a t a time Dr Wei r has repeated ly held research and teachi ng or advisory positions concurrently Si nce 1945 she has held significant research positions wit h the H J

Heinz Comp ny in Pi ttsburg Pa t he nited States Depa rtmen t of Agricult ure

(USDA ) Bu rea u of An ima l Indus try in Maryland the American Meat Institute Founda ti on in C hicago and with the Tu lane School of Med icine in New Orleans

T hese ac ti vities were para lleled by teac hi ng pos itions a t Berkshire College Massach use ttes from 1948 to 1949 Northwestern U niver ity in Ill inois from 19 55 to 1960 at the U niversity of Maryla nd from 1968 to 1969 and a t the La urence U niversi ty at S a raso ta Florida from 1970 to 1971

D ur ing these appointme nts Edith co nti nued her association wi th the U S DA whi ch see med to crea te new programs for every job she held to best use he r excell ent q ua lifications and r ich experience

Fr m 1960 Dr Wei r served as Assistant Director of the Agric ult ural Resea rc h Centre from 1972 to 1977 and then after some interna l re-organ ization emerged as a Science Advisor fo r N ut rit ion Programs fo r the U S DA Science a nd Ed ucational Administrat ion a t Beltsv ille Maryland

W ith he r busy and productive life so descri bed it see ms a considerable unders ta tement to sa y that Edi th has accompl ished a great dea l It is also not surprisi ng that she was awarded the Su per ior Se rvice Award from the USD A in 1965

T o be so enth usiasticall y involved in nutrition resea rch a nd progra m planning as well as the education of potential leaders in t his field must have been exciting indeed

To be able to match ones optimism with q ualifications a nd opportuni t ies to do something a bout those dreams has been in Dr Wei r s own word s the perfect pleas ure 0

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ADD RE SS CORRECTION REOU ESTE D

I t the addressee or a son or a daughter w ho IS an alumnus has moved please nOlily Ine Alumni OHce U nlVerslly 01 G ue lp h N IG 2W1 so Ih al (h iS maga~lne may be rorw ar ded 10 the proper address

some a nswers for studen ts who have two of the proble ms faced by todays you ngLivi 9 H istory people a poor self image and no clea r ideas of their own personal value sysshy

Paul Tamblyn 66 has added a new angle to his teaching plan at Acton High School where he has been giving a selected group of students some real challenges in living and learning (see DAC Alumni News March 1975)

This program is now into its ninth year and seems to have overcome the early opposition to the idea that for some teenagers at least a challenging living experience can be more effective than a classroom approach to education

Every year arrangements are made to take groups of students on six-day trips through Ontario wilderness areas or shorter trips to areas closer to home

where the young people can be brought face-to-face with a real challenge shysuch as climbing a mountain Through the years the school has acquired its own equipment and expertise in this field

As Paul said in 1975 There is a big difference between what these young people are capable of doing and what they are called upon to do

Putting them in a carefully supervshyised and pre-planned situation where they must face realities of weather hard physical effort and personality differshyences can result in some amazing reacshytions We found that we could provide

Samuel de Champlain XX meeting with Etienne Brule

The voyageurs paddling up the French River

tem The new angle that Paul has added

to his original concept involves C anadishyan history This season 16 st udents took a ISO-mile canoe trip followin g th e routes of early explorers while playing the parts of such historical figures as Etienne Brule Pierre Radisson Jean Brebeuf Pe ter Pond and Joh n G ra ves Simcoe

Period costumes that were worn on the trip were designed and provided by the students Paul himself played the role of C hamplain

The trip started on the French River and retraced the voyageur route from Lake Huron to Lake Nippissing and down the M attawa R iver to th e Otta wa River The party travelled in two 26-foot fur trade canoes and was accompanied by a film crew from Sherishydan College who made a colour film

The young people thus not only learned what it is to face the physical task of travelling through the area bu t also learned history at first hand T he grade 12 students ranged in age from 17 to 19 and are taking part in his total immersion program They had to do their homework and find out about their roles through text books and they had to come up with $70 apiece to cover costs including those for the script they followed for the film crew 0

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JohnBoloDawson 1899-1980 G rads of OAC have had some strange experiences but few had any similar to those of Jack Bolo Dawson a grad of Yea r 1923

Before registering at G uelph with tha t large class of overseas veterans following the First World War he had been a member of the Canadian forces sent to R uss ias S iberian ports to guard huge stocks of military supplies piled up there during the turbulent months folshylowing the revolution of 1917

T hose were very unsettled times a nd while the Canadians were prepared for a nything they never did get into open conflict with the Red arm ies

All About Bolo B y Dr Fred B Hutt 23

Jack Dawson died at O ttawa on Novemshyber 27th 1980 in his 82nd yea r Du ring the First World War straight out of hig h school he enlisted in the 67th Battery Canadian Field Artillery and served over three years in the Canadian Army After th e Armist ice in 19 18 he spent some months with the Siberian Expeditionary fo rce in Russia but reshyturned in t ime to enter the O AC in September 1919

At G uelph Jack was one of the most popular members of the big class of 23 Part of that popularity was based on his prowess on the rugby field and in the hockey rink but most of it was derived from his unfailing good humour that twinkle in his eye and his will ingshyness to do his bit in any worthy cause that would help a classmate the whole class or the College It is not surprising that the 23 Yea rbook shows him on one page in rugby clothes and on a nother resplendent with white tie and tai ls a s a member of the committee that staged the Conversazione

Soldiers of that Siberian Expedishytionary Force learned to know the Russhysians - not as Bolsheviki - but more si mply as the Bolos Jacks tales of his experiences with those Bolos soon ea rned him the nickname of Bolo Dawson or The Bolo Among his classmates that friendly title stuck with him all his life

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MIn n Ll n O W W F J on~ Clt lI li~ ~ Hell ) O n Ens ( Muti rl A (i Ilcktt IF lo ~III ) M i~ E McKn -it IMIHmiddot H a ll nt p) J A Drlw1l0tl ( A p(I)mmOltJ l l lonlll ) F B H Ul L Ilrn l1lllionJl ) W Rr ouk inl ( H)

FrONT ROW- N J LlllI )h l i n lSe( - Ed ltor) ~I IP Mowat l fmiddot Ha ll RI ) n G Ri(h rn (n ul flrd V I Pr ES ) Mi-5 l F riEI (~t llC H ~ II Rel ) H R H nnt inlo 13rd Y r V lrlmiddot Pr middot )

On graduation Jack went to work in the seed branch Centra l Experimenshytal Farm Dominion Depa rtment of Agshyricu lture W hen he reti red nearly 40 years later he was dist rict supervisor of the seed branch

In 1962 he was appointed as Judge of the Court of Canadian Citi zenship O ttawa a position from which he retired in 1968 His activities in that capacity and in helping new Canadians to get esta blished ea rned him in 1967 the designation by the O ptimists Cl ub as Man of the Yea r

Apart from his professional act ivishyties as a n agronomist Jack took an active interest in c ivic affa irs a nd like

his gra ndfather before hi m he served as Reeve of Nepea n Tow nship In his six years in that office he established a repu tation as one of the best reeves that Nepean ever had He was president of the Westboro Kiwa nis a grandmaster of the Orange Lodge and fo r almost 50 yea rs cha irma n of the Bells Corners Cemetery Boa rd

Jack is survived by his widow Marshygaret (Bla ir) a son John in Ottawa another son Blair in Aurora a nd a daughter Lois in Kings ton al 0 by two brothers two sisters a nd I I grandchilshyd ren Interment was a t Christ Church cemetery Bells Corners nea r O ttawa 0

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Two More for Hall of Fame Among the eight persons who made up the second group of notable people enshytered last June into the Ontario Agrishycultural Hall of Fame at the Ontario Agricultural Museum in Milton was that well-known OAc personality the late Rev William A Young of the Class of 26 His nomination was sponshysored by the Junior Farmers Associashytion of Ontario and William J Turnbull 53

A second OAC grad was also in the group He was the late Fred W Bray a member of the Class of 27 who left before obtaining his degree to start what was to become a booming poultry business He remained close to the Colshylege however particularly to the old Poultry Department

There are now 19 portraits in the Hall below each of which is a brief

cita tion giving the major reasons for t heir election to t he gallery of figures his toric in O ntario agricultu re

The citations were again read this year by George Atkins 39 before a large ga thering

The citation for Padre Young reads A minister of the Presbyterian Church and graduate of the Ontario Agriculturshyal Colege Padre Young had a proshyfound influence on thousands of Ontario rural young people He was counselor guide and inspiration to students to Junior Farmers and to Womens Instishytutes

After service in the Second World War he was made first chaplain of the Ontario Agricultural Colege conductshying nondenominational services in War Memorial Hal for 20 years A firm believer in the lasting vallles of rural life he was a renowned after-dinner speak singer and author of regular columns in the farm press He founded the Ontario School for Rural Clergy

Padre Young was also a recogshynized judge of oultry flowers and livestock and was a fine photographer and painter of rural scenes He founded the Fergus Highland Games

A deeply religious but very realistic altitude towards life coupled with a

sense of good humour pervaded Rev WA Youngs 45 years of service to Ontario farm people

The citation for Fred Bray reads in part Fred Bray had a boyhood hobby of poultry-raising that became his lifes work when he left the Ontario Agriculshytural Colege in 1926 to relllrn hom to St Catharines to develop Canadas largest poultry hatchery business By the 301 Bray Hatcheries with head office in Hamilton were located from Manitoba to Nova Scotia By the 50s his marketings peaked at six m ilion chicks per year with 500 breeder flocks

Fred Bray served the industry in many capacities He was secretary oj the Ontario Hatcheries Association from 1930-1940 and chairman in 1948 and a member of the Poultry Products Insti tute for many years He was espeshycialy concerned about poultry disease control and helped sponsor Canada approved chicks

Upon his retirement in the early 60s he served as Far Eastern advisor for the Shaver POllltry Breeding Farms at Galt An entrepreneur of great courshyage skill and integrity Fred Bray was recognized by awards of merit from both the Ontario Poultry Council and the Canadian Hatchery Federation 0

The OAC and a Long Love Affair How we Canadians love our ice cream It must rank as our favourite dessert food on the average we eat about twelve and a half litres of the stuff every year

There has long been a love affair between the OACs Dairy Department (now part of the Department of Food Science) and the ice eream industry It is no exaggeration to state that by far the greater number of trained iee cream makers in this country and many more around the world received their training at the University of Guelph

A short course for ice cream makshyers has been a regular part of the College program since 1914 with a lapse of only two years in the past 67

when the course was not offered This past season it attracted 20 students who came from Barbados Malaysia Q uebec British Columbia and I ew Brunswick as well as from O ntario

In itially the course was under the supervision of Da n McM illan who ran it until 1923 when Henry Smallfield 21 took over For the past 26 years A M Sandy Pearson 42 has been in charge

This tra ining at the College has produced some famous graduates Pershyhaps t he one with the widest inOuenee on the industry was Ma ry Neilson wife of W ill ia m Neilson founder of the comshypany of that name T he young company made their fi rst batch of ice cream

nearly 80 years ago in 1903 but it was not until some years la ter that Ma ry N eilson came to G uelph to learn more about making the product that is st ill sold under t he Neilson label today

But training in the ice cream busishyness was also a part of regular courses in the old Dairy Option and t hese grads were also productive members of the industry Among the hundreds who served society by providing high-quality supplies of our favourite dessert in all parts of the wo rld was the late Ted (Turkey) Williams 34 a young Welshshyman who after taking his degree at Guelph went out to Malaya to operate an ice cream business in S ingapore The Japanese invasion of 941 and the folshylowing years of occupation curtailed that enterprise but Ted never forgot what he owed to his Alma Mater At his death he bequeat hed the substantial fund that finances the Mary Edmunds Williams Fellowships 0

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1980-81

Teaching Award T he 198 0-81 OAC T eaching Award g iven by the O A C Alu mni Association to the OAC faculty member deemed the best teacher was prese nted to Dr Howard S watland of the De par tment of A nimal and Poultry Science at a faculty party last spring

Each yca r stude nts a rc asked for nominations and a special O AC Alumshyni A soci a tion committ ee has the diffishycu lt task of na rrowing down many noshym inees to one award winner Much of the reasoning for the fi na l selection is

Profess or Howard Swatland right reshyceives tea(hing award from Dr Clare Renllie 47 who at the time of the l)resel1tatiol1 was presidellt of Ihe OAC AlullIl1i Associalion

based on what the students both as individuals and as class groups have to say about their favourite teachers

Dr Swa tland teaches courses on the structure of farm animals to both degree and the diploma students focusshysing on the value of the carcass as a

marketable item He is much concerned with mea t quality

The OAC award consists of an alumni chair and a plaque The winner also receives the Waghorne Fellowship of $500

So well have students and faculty accepted this annual award for good teaching that the OACs Deans Council has suggested that something similar be done for OAC research workers and extension persons Both of these areas are well-known not only nationally but internationally yet there has never been a form of campus recogshynition for them

The OAC Alumni Association has been approached to determine if they would fund such an award or a wards in the same manner as they fund the present teaching award This was under active consideration at the time of writing and will be a prime item on the agenda of the new executive for the 1981182 year 0

At the OAC Annual General Meeting

Recognize Anyone For Those Who Didnt Not all grads manage to find their particular niche in the scheme of things and every graduating cla ss knows of some who for any number of reasons did not find a satisfying place in society While news about the world shakers and makers is common enough in these pages what about those who do not attain such positions

James J Brill 68 makes this obshyserva tion in a recent letter

What I have never seen (in the oA C Alumni News) is anything about graduates who are unemployed or unshyderemployed I dont know that in a competitive society we must bow our heads in shame because we didnt make it I would like to see such graduates come out of their closets of social shame shy

Accordingly persons who are havshying vocational difficulties kindly write to me at 36 Basildon Cres Scarborshyough Ontario M 1 M 3E2 for 1 envisage and propose a self-assistance group Pershyhaps if we could establish a common denominator it would go a step forward to a solution 0

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The College of Arts Alumni Association

DEL HA Editor Debbie (Nash) Chambers 77

Our new President Julie (Russell) Thur 78 is a people person Since gradua tion the desire to meet a broad spectrum of the public and her willingness to share her skills and experience have shaped her lifeshystyle

In private life Julies people-orientshyed aspirations prompted her to develop a very busy volunteer schedule

Two years ago a fellow alumnus encouraged her to attend a College of Arts Alumni Association function at the home of Past President Evelyn Williams

The chance to make new friends and share experiences with other alumni a ppealled to Julie so she decided to become an Association supporter Toshyday she is not only the President of the College of Arts Al um ni Association but as such also one of its newest representashytives on the Board of Directors of the University of Guelph Alumni Associashytion

Although Julie realizes that the semester system has not been conclusive to creating a spirit of togetherness among Arts students she sees the potenshytial of the Arts Alumni Association for engendering a sense of unity

Julie is very pleased that the Assoshyciation has been working towards a high-profile reputation for Arts proshygrams at Guelph She feels that the Associations sponsorship of new scholshyarships for graduate and part-time stushydents has been a very worthwhile effort However Julie believes that it is also crucia I to stress tha t a university educashytion goes beyond the realm of academics

In Julies eyes an undergraduate education also nurtured her growth as an individual

Julies volunteer activities have not been restricted to on-campus associa-

New College of Arts executive I 10 r Donald Webster 78 vice-president Julie (Russell) Thur 78 president Judy Carson 75 immediate past president and Margo Shoemaker 79 secretary-treasurer

tions One of her most rewarding volunshyteer roles has brought her into contact with Guelphites not associated with the University Julie is grateful that her work as a Big Sister has rewarded her with a deeper understanding of children

Prof essiona lIy J u I ies preference for close varied contact with the public has initiated several important career decisions Her determination to eventushyally establish a career in a publ ic relashytions capacity bcgan mid-way through her studies toward a degree in French After two semesters at Guelph Julie left Guelph to work in Mississauga as a pharmacists assistant She planned to use the break from school to mull over her career expectations

When she returned to Guelph in the spring of 1976 her career goal was set

After her return to campus two avenues of part-time employment reafshyfirmed her desire to work with people Julies employment as a noon-hour reshyceptionist in the Department of Student Affairs and her work as a campus tour guide also provided an opportunity for her to refine her extra-personal skills

After graduation Julie gradually moved closer and closer to her dream of

holding a public relations post Initially she accepted a position in

the Bibliographic Search Dcpartment of the niversity Library Eventually the promise of greater contact with other members of the University community lured her away to the Librarys informashytion desk Starting in ovember 1979 Julie patiently solved patrons dilemmas and cheerfully answered a multitude of questions Ithough she enjoyed both Library jobs she found herself ready to meet a fresh challenge

In December 1980 Julie assumed her prescnt portfolio as tour co-ordinator for the University S Department of Inshyformation

As tour co-ordinator Julie is reshysponsible for the organizational and staffing requirements associated with the tour office Since she must tailor tours to the specific needs of students faculty staff and non-university organishyzations Julie has found the job to be both intere5ting and challenging

Anyone familiar with Julies effishycient professionalism and her soft-spokshyen congeniality will realize that the Librarys loss was most definitely the Department of Informations gain 0

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Grad News

Thanks to a most welcome letter reshyceived by the Alumni Office DELPHA is abic to offer the following update on the career of Robert Wycher 73

After completing a BEd at Queen s and teaching for four years Robert s life took a new direction In 1979 he entered SI Peter s Seminary in London Ontario where he began trainshying for the Roman Ca tholic Priesthood Starting th is fall Robert will be enrolled in a Master of Divinity program On behalf of the College of Arts Alumni Association and DELPH A staff we would like to offer Robert best wishes and thank him for forwarding this inforshymation

Another letter to the Alumni Office disclosed that Michael Henry 76 is

now enjoying a primitive lifestyle on Fogo Island Newfoundland Skipper teaches art at Fogo Island Centra l High School He also works as a part-time fisherman Other grad news

1970 Cathy (Rowland) Irwin is currently teaching art an d theatre arts a t Eastshywood Secondary School in Peterborshyough

1973 Janet Flewelling is a teac her employed by the Etobicoke Board of Educa tion

1976 Michael Clarke is a marketing executive for the London-America n Export Fishyn(lnce Corporation

1977 Barbara (Pratt) Conner is teaching for the Regina Board of Education Bla ine Dunnell is enrolled a t Knox Colshylege University of Toronto

Isolde Pleasants-Faulkner is the assistshyant manager of T heatre Five in Kingsshyton O ntario

1978 Sylvia Harnden is a graduate student in the Faculty of Design University of C(llga ry Paul McLeod is a rticling at the Ha milshyton law firm of Roy Goddard and Buchanan

1980 Grahame Booker lives in Cambridge and is Head of the Department of Modern Languages Galt Collegiate Institute Linda Leitch resides in To ronto where she is developing a ea rcer as a free-lance editor Gera ld Stort z is an assistant professor in the Department of History Wilfrid Laurier University Nik Williams ha s returned to the Unishyversity of Guelph to study towards (l Masters degree in History 0

In Memoriam

Any Ideas

Marjorie Watki ns 75 died recently at age 67 She is survived by three daughshyters Barbara Johnson Mac 68 Linda Gilroy a nd Wendy Sarrell all of the O tt awa area and by a sist er Gladys Harrison of Toronto 0

Do you know an Arts graduate with an interesting career or hobshyby l If you do please contact editor Debbie Ch(lmbers co the Publications Office Depar tment of Alumni Affairs (lnd Developshyment University Centre Univershysity of Guelph Onta rio IG 2W I The positive respon se we have received to recent alumni profile articles featuring sculptor Bryan Till1s 75 and poet Jane ( Keele) Urquhart 71 has prompted us to establish profiles as regul(lr features Any suggesshytions for future profiles would be grc(ltlyappreciated BO(lrd of Directors College of Arts Alumni Associashytion

Scene at Alumni Weekend

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The Ontario Veterinary College Alumni Association

EditorALUMNI Dr Cliff Barker 41

BULLETIN

From The

Dean In April President Forster OACs Dean CIay Switzer OAC 5 1 and 1 visited Beijing Agricultural University in Beijshying (formerly Peking) China

Beijing Agricultural University (BAU) has agricultural faculty exshychange programs with Hohenheim Unishyversity Germany the University of Minnesota and now the University of Guelph

The main areas of interest for exshychange programs between the veterinary departments of the BAU and the OVc

are Clinical Pathology Immunology Reproduction and Virology

There will be nine person-months of exchange for faculty members of BAU and the University of Guelph It is anticipated that annually beginning in 1982 perhaps six U of G faculty members will spend six-week periods at BAU while three BAU faculty will spend three months each at the U of G The arrangements are subject to the availability of facilities and funding from external agencies

During the ten years of the Culturshya l Revolution in China teachers in agrishyculture and veterina ry medicine were cut off from the rest of the world and they fell behind because there were major advances during that time The agreement is designed to update the knowledge of the facultie s at BAU

University of Guelph faculty memshybers who accept the Chinese assignshyments will find their visits are mutually rewarding The Chinese are friendly intelligent a nd eager to learn a nd upshygrade their knowledge Acupuncture techniques are advanced (laser beams and microwaves are being used) and ancient Chinese medicine including the

application of herbal medicine is of interest

The hi story of this civilization which goes back 10000 years is reshyvealed through its marvelous archeologishycal excavations T he Great Wall of C hishyna 8000 kilometres long and built 2500 years ago is an indescribable sight A tour of duty in China will be mutually rewarding

We were impressed by the fact that the Chinese are adequately fed and clothed T he enormity of the construcshyt ion ta ki ng pl ace in Beij i ng is staggershying The C hinese have population inshycrease under control and may soon have negative population growth Thcy are working to make their veterinary medishycine and agricultural programs second to none

At present in C hina there are 36 veterinary departments giving veterinary degrees There are approximately 20000 veterinarians out of a popula tion of 950 million (about one quarter of the worlds population) There appears to be a good future for vetennarians

Anyone wish to borrow my acushypuncture needles ) Douglas C Maplesden 50 Dea n

Bob says Thanks

Comments from the Immediate Past president Dr C Robert Buck 46 Ontario Veterinary College Alumni Asshysociation

I should like to say thank you for the privilege of being president of the Ontario Veterinary College Alumni Asshysociation for the past two years Actushyally its been a rather enjoyable experishyence due in great part to the responsishyble attitude and pleasant personalities of those with whom my duties have been shared The members of our board of directors as well as members of the

Department of Alumni Affairs and Deshyvelopment have contributed and coshyoperated admirably in fulfilling their obligations

The contributions of Dean Douglas Maplesden 50 to alumni activity have been appreciated by the directors and members His office has been quite innuential in keeping the bond between our Association and the College adshyministration secure as well as assisting to maintain contact with alumni allover North America Im sure we a ll find that participation very gratifying

It has been satisfying personally to feel that we have contributed construcshytively to the clinical facilities of the OVc to the opportunities for persona l development of undergraduate students

at the OV c and to the recognition of achievement of both graduate a nd unshydergraduate s tudents I look forward with interest to the organi zation and development of our own identifiable mushyse um within the next few months in order that we may protect and make ava ilable to future generations artifacts related to our heritage

May I express the wish that this Association will continue to maintain and improve the relationship between the O Vc and our gradu ates -- as well as undergraduates who will be those upon whom we shall rely in the future

Best wishes for success to your new officers as well as my persona l salute to all the members of the Ontario Veterishynary College Alumni Associa tion 0

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Honoured at Convocation lish the con ulta ncy practice of whic h he is st ill president

D ur ing his 30 ycars a s a fa culty member Professo r Gi lma n introduced many gene rat ions of veteri na ry students to biology genetics a nd histology The mic roanatomy labora tor ies which he deshyve loped prov ided not onl y for teac hi ng but also for t he research whic h he a nd hi s gra dua te studen ts a nd colleagues pursued vigorousl y with fina nc ia l supshyport from such bod ies as the Canadian N a t iona l C a ncer Inst it ut e The research fin di ngs were widely published and pre shysen ted at confere n es a round the world Since his reti rement Dr Gi lman has contin ued to repo rt and to pub lish on his resea rch

As chairman a score o f years ago of the O Vc Fac ulty Association a nd late r of the Fede ra ted Colleges Fac ulty Association John G ilma n was inevita bl y invo lved in the ch a nging scc ne locally a the Un iversity o f Gue lph was fo rmed In the late 60s he chaired o ne of the panels of the S c ience Council of Canada in its Study o f Bas ic Bio logy in C a nad a Il is concerns for anim a l care have led him to cha ir the advisory comm itte on the ani ma l care prog ra m at S her ida n College and to mem bership on O ntario Veterinary Association pan els a nd comshymittees

Madam Chancellor the Senate of the Unive rsit y of G uelph recognizes the work o f this colleague who has we ll served his country his s tude nts his fe llows and his profession in the name of t he Se na te I now request you to name John Peter Wa lter Gilman Professor Emeritus 0

Our Strength As of Au gust I 1981 the O Vc Al umni Assoc iation membership was as follows

Pa id-up Life M em bership 956 Honorary Life Mem ber 2 Life Membersh ip Instalment

Plan Membership 302 A nnual Membersh ip 46

T otal Mem bership 1306 T ota l Known Al umni 2740

Me mbership Pe rcentage 4766

A cilalion by Dean Douglas Maplesden 50 10 spring convocation and the namshying of John Peter Walter Gilman as Professor poundmerillls June 4

Madam C hancellor I have the honour to present J ohn Peter Wa lter G il man who was born in U pper Bu rma and attended schools in England before comshying to C a nada in 19 32

Upon completing the Agricu lture Diploma Course at Kemptville he cn shyrolled in the O nta rio Veterinary College in 1934 be ing awarded the Bachelor of

Professor Gilman leji Chancellor McGibbon and Dean Douglas Maplesden 50

Vete rinary S cience degree in 1939 A Iter three years in private veterinary practice and three years of se rvice in the Royal Ga nadi a n Air Force includshying 14 months as prisone r-of-wa r Dr Gi lman was a ppointed to the facu lty of th e O ntario Veteri nary C ollege in 1945

Returni ng to the ca mpus afte r s tud shyies at M ichigan S ta te University he beca me responsible for in st ruction in Embryology Genetics a nd Histology and in 1953 he was placcd in charge o f the Division o f Biology Two years after the formation of the niv ersi ty of G uelph Professor G il ma n beca me actshying head of the Dcpa rtment of Anatoshymy which formed part of the new De pa rtment of Biomedica l Sciences in 1969 Dur ing the five years prior to his retirement in 1975 he was associated with the C a nadian C ounc il on A nimal C are for a time as Executive Director then as Direc tor of Assessments part shytime H is retirement ena bled him to give full time to the later post whieh he relinquished a fter three yea rs to estab-

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At an awards party on the evening of June 4 following convocation the O Vc A illmni Associations three proshyficiency awards a monetary award pill S a gold medallion were presented to Scott A McEwen above of Glelph and Rebecca 1 Baker of Brantford S Cali and Rebecca tied with the highest aeragt marks in the fi lial examinashytions Debra A Wright of TOllenham receivtd her monerary award and a bronze m edallion for having the second hl)hest average marks Scott McEwens parents are Mary and Dr Ken lvfcEwen 5

In Memoriam Carrington Molly M 78 di ed in Prinshycess Marga ret Ilos pit a l on April 3 1981 She was a n intern at the O V c a nd had been a wardcd a residency for 1981-8 2 Clark GM 23 died on Apri l 2 1981 in N orth Ka mloops BC Higgins James T 50 died sudde nly on Ma rch 12 198 1 whi le on vaca tion in Florida He is su rvived by his wife Joa n who res id es at 36 Greensview Drive R 3 Charlo tte town PE 1 C IA 6C 3 Kable Charles H 33 d ied on ovcmshyber II 1980 in Westmi nste r Md U S A Rankin G 33 d ied on Ma rch 28 1981 in Regin a Saskatchewan Reid DouJlas C 41 died on A pril 7 198 1 in Bel leai r Bluffs Flo rida

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Karen (Snyder) McDougall FACS 73 immediate past president Mac-FACS Alumni Association Dr Claire Weir Mac 30 UGA A Alumnus of Honour 81 and Dr Margaret McCrea dy honorary president emeritus Mac-FACS Alumni Association

Alumnus of Honour 81 N amed at Alumni Weekend in J une

this years U ni versi ty of G uel ph A lumni Association Alum nus of Honour is Dr Claire Ed ith Wei r M ac 40

Born in Wi ngham on Dece mber 16 1921 Edith Weir ea rn ed her Associate Di ploma at the Macdonald Institute and her BHsc in Food and N utrition at the U niversity of T oronto in 1941 At the then Massachusett es S tate College Edith s tudied for her M S a nd spent some time as a graduate student in the medical school at the U nivers ity of Rochester ew York before she re turned to the renamed U niversity of M assachusettes to complete

he r Ph D in Food Technology in 1949 After this for ma l tra ining Edi th

pl unged into an extremely busy life of mult iple careers that blazed trails wherever she went A prolific author of several books and many articles on nutr ition throughout t he 40s and 50s di th pa rt icipated in many executive emi na rs and management programs across the U nited S tates from I 96 I to 1973

Not content with just one job a t a time Dr Wei r has repeated ly held research and teachi ng or advisory positions concurrently Si nce 1945 she has held significant research positions wit h the H J

Heinz Comp ny in Pi ttsburg Pa t he nited States Depa rtmen t of Agricult ure

(USDA ) Bu rea u of An ima l Indus try in Maryland the American Meat Institute Founda ti on in C hicago and with the Tu lane School of Med icine in New Orleans

T hese ac ti vities were para lleled by teac hi ng pos itions a t Berkshire College Massach use ttes from 1948 to 1949 Northwestern U niver ity in Ill inois from 19 55 to 1960 at the U niversity of Maryla nd from 1968 to 1969 and a t the La urence U niversi ty at S a raso ta Florida from 1970 to 1971

D ur ing these appointme nts Edith co nti nued her association wi th the U S DA whi ch see med to crea te new programs for every job she held to best use he r excell ent q ua lifications and r ich experience

Fr m 1960 Dr Wei r served as Assistant Director of the Agric ult ural Resea rc h Centre from 1972 to 1977 and then after some interna l re-organ ization emerged as a Science Advisor fo r N ut rit ion Programs fo r the U S DA Science a nd Ed ucational Administrat ion a t Beltsv ille Maryland

W ith he r busy and productive life so descri bed it see ms a considerable unders ta tement to sa y that Edi th has accompl ished a great dea l It is also not surprisi ng that she was awarded the Su per ior Se rvice Award from the USD A in 1965

T o be so enth usiasticall y involved in nutrition resea rch a nd progra m planning as well as the education of potential leaders in t his field must have been exciting indeed

To be able to match ones optimism with q ualifications a nd opportuni t ies to do something a bout those dreams has been in Dr Wei r s own word s the perfect pleas ure 0

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ADD RE SS CORRECTION REOU ESTE D

I t the addressee or a son or a daughter w ho IS an alumnus has moved please nOlily Ine Alumni OHce U nlVerslly 01 G ue lp h N IG 2W1 so Ih al (h iS maga~lne may be rorw ar ded 10 the proper address

JohnBoloDawson 1899-1980 G rads of OAC have had some strange experiences but few had any similar to those of Jack Bolo Dawson a grad of Yea r 1923

Before registering at G uelph with tha t large class of overseas veterans following the First World War he had been a member of the Canadian forces sent to R uss ias S iberian ports to guard huge stocks of military supplies piled up there during the turbulent months folshylowing the revolution of 1917

T hose were very unsettled times a nd while the Canadians were prepared for a nything they never did get into open conflict with the Red arm ies

All About Bolo B y Dr Fred B Hutt 23

Jack Dawson died at O ttawa on Novemshyber 27th 1980 in his 82nd yea r Du ring the First World War straight out of hig h school he enlisted in the 67th Battery Canadian Field Artillery and served over three years in the Canadian Army After th e Armist ice in 19 18 he spent some months with the Siberian Expeditionary fo rce in Russia but reshyturned in t ime to enter the O AC in September 1919

At G uelph Jack was one of the most popular members of the big class of 23 Part of that popularity was based on his prowess on the rugby field and in the hockey rink but most of it was derived from his unfailing good humour that twinkle in his eye and his will ingshyness to do his bit in any worthy cause that would help a classmate the whole class or the College It is not surprising that the 23 Yea rbook shows him on one page in rugby clothes and on a nother resplendent with white tie and tai ls a s a member of the committee that staged the Conversazione

Soldiers of that Siberian Expedishytionary Force learned to know the Russhysians - not as Bolsheviki - but more si mply as the Bolos Jacks tales of his experiences with those Bolos soon ea rned him the nickname of Bolo Dawson or The Bolo Among his classmates that friendly title stuck with him all his life

ON TA R IO AGRlClI IT lIRrl COILt0 E ~Nl~TEEN TWI~ NTY TI IHE[-

CO NV EHSl- JOE COM MITT E E HI2

HA C K RO W ~ c SrI 1 (i n vil l lionll ) G N Huhnkt ( U (O rn lion ~) W n G tgtQr~l I S UI IIHmiddotlraquo E L Grl4) 11)1o o UIII ) J M M cCul lum ( Entt lLtajfljiwll l) N UI HfWY lRrhmeno ) ( F H illtl lh~ ( rn ) n ~- )

MIn n Ll n O W W F J on~ Clt lI li~ ~ Hell ) O n Ens ( Muti rl A (i Ilcktt IF lo ~III ) M i~ E McKn -it IMIHmiddot H a ll nt p) J A Drlw1l0tl ( A p(I)mmOltJ l l lonlll ) F B H Ul L Ilrn l1lllionJl ) W Rr ouk inl ( H)

FrONT ROW- N J LlllI )h l i n lSe( - Ed ltor) ~I IP Mowat l fmiddot Ha ll RI ) n G Ri(h rn (n ul flrd V I Pr ES ) Mi-5 l F riEI (~t llC H ~ II Rel ) H R H nnt inlo 13rd Y r V lrlmiddot Pr middot )

On graduation Jack went to work in the seed branch Centra l Experimenshytal Farm Dominion Depa rtment of Agshyricu lture W hen he reti red nearly 40 years later he was dist rict supervisor of the seed branch

In 1962 he was appointed as Judge of the Court of Canadian Citi zenship O ttawa a position from which he retired in 1968 His activities in that capacity and in helping new Canadians to get esta blished ea rned him in 1967 the designation by the O ptimists Cl ub as Man of the Yea r

Apart from his professional act ivishyties as a n agronomist Jack took an active interest in c ivic affa irs a nd like

his gra ndfather before hi m he served as Reeve of Nepea n Tow nship In his six years in that office he established a repu tation as one of the best reeves that Nepean ever had He was president of the Westboro Kiwa nis a grandmaster of the Orange Lodge and fo r almost 50 yea rs cha irma n of the Bells Corners Cemetery Boa rd

Jack is survived by his widow Marshygaret (Bla ir) a son John in Ottawa another son Blair in Aurora a nd a daughter Lois in Kings ton al 0 by two brothers two sisters a nd I I grandchilshyd ren Interment was a t Christ Church cemetery Bells Corners nea r O ttawa 0

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Two More for Hall of Fame Among the eight persons who made up the second group of notable people enshytered last June into the Ontario Agrishycultural Hall of Fame at the Ontario Agricultural Museum in Milton was that well-known OAc personality the late Rev William A Young of the Class of 26 His nomination was sponshysored by the Junior Farmers Associashytion of Ontario and William J Turnbull 53

A second OAC grad was also in the group He was the late Fred W Bray a member of the Class of 27 who left before obtaining his degree to start what was to become a booming poultry business He remained close to the Colshylege however particularly to the old Poultry Department

There are now 19 portraits in the Hall below each of which is a brief

cita tion giving the major reasons for t heir election to t he gallery of figures his toric in O ntario agricultu re

The citations were again read this year by George Atkins 39 before a large ga thering

The citation for Padre Young reads A minister of the Presbyterian Church and graduate of the Ontario Agriculturshyal Colege Padre Young had a proshyfound influence on thousands of Ontario rural young people He was counselor guide and inspiration to students to Junior Farmers and to Womens Instishytutes

After service in the Second World War he was made first chaplain of the Ontario Agricultural Colege conductshying nondenominational services in War Memorial Hal for 20 years A firm believer in the lasting vallles of rural life he was a renowned after-dinner speak singer and author of regular columns in the farm press He founded the Ontario School for Rural Clergy

Padre Young was also a recogshynized judge of oultry flowers and livestock and was a fine photographer and painter of rural scenes He founded the Fergus Highland Games

A deeply religious but very realistic altitude towards life coupled with a

sense of good humour pervaded Rev WA Youngs 45 years of service to Ontario farm people

The citation for Fred Bray reads in part Fred Bray had a boyhood hobby of poultry-raising that became his lifes work when he left the Ontario Agriculshytural Colege in 1926 to relllrn hom to St Catharines to develop Canadas largest poultry hatchery business By the 301 Bray Hatcheries with head office in Hamilton were located from Manitoba to Nova Scotia By the 50s his marketings peaked at six m ilion chicks per year with 500 breeder flocks

Fred Bray served the industry in many capacities He was secretary oj the Ontario Hatcheries Association from 1930-1940 and chairman in 1948 and a member of the Poultry Products Insti tute for many years He was espeshycialy concerned about poultry disease control and helped sponsor Canada approved chicks

Upon his retirement in the early 60s he served as Far Eastern advisor for the Shaver POllltry Breeding Farms at Galt An entrepreneur of great courshyage skill and integrity Fred Bray was recognized by awards of merit from both the Ontario Poultry Council and the Canadian Hatchery Federation 0

The OAC and a Long Love Affair How we Canadians love our ice cream It must rank as our favourite dessert food on the average we eat about twelve and a half litres of the stuff every year

There has long been a love affair between the OACs Dairy Department (now part of the Department of Food Science) and the ice eream industry It is no exaggeration to state that by far the greater number of trained iee cream makers in this country and many more around the world received their training at the University of Guelph

A short course for ice cream makshyers has been a regular part of the College program since 1914 with a lapse of only two years in the past 67

when the course was not offered This past season it attracted 20 students who came from Barbados Malaysia Q uebec British Columbia and I ew Brunswick as well as from O ntario

In itially the course was under the supervision of Da n McM illan who ran it until 1923 when Henry Smallfield 21 took over For the past 26 years A M Sandy Pearson 42 has been in charge

This tra ining at the College has produced some famous graduates Pershyhaps t he one with the widest inOuenee on the industry was Ma ry Neilson wife of W ill ia m Neilson founder of the comshypany of that name T he young company made their fi rst batch of ice cream

nearly 80 years ago in 1903 but it was not until some years la ter that Ma ry N eilson came to G uelph to learn more about making the product that is st ill sold under t he Neilson label today

But training in the ice cream busishyness was also a part of regular courses in the old Dairy Option and t hese grads were also productive members of the industry Among the hundreds who served society by providing high-quality supplies of our favourite dessert in all parts of the wo rld was the late Ted (Turkey) Williams 34 a young Welshshyman who after taking his degree at Guelph went out to Malaya to operate an ice cream business in S ingapore The Japanese invasion of 941 and the folshylowing years of occupation curtailed that enterprise but Ted never forgot what he owed to his Alma Mater At his death he bequeat hed the substantial fund that finances the Mary Edmunds Williams Fellowships 0

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1980-81

Teaching Award T he 198 0-81 OAC T eaching Award g iven by the O A C Alu mni Association to the OAC faculty member deemed the best teacher was prese nted to Dr Howard S watland of the De par tment of A nimal and Poultry Science at a faculty party last spring

Each yca r stude nts a rc asked for nominations and a special O AC Alumshyni A soci a tion committ ee has the diffishycu lt task of na rrowing down many noshym inees to one award winner Much of the reasoning for the fi na l selection is

Profess or Howard Swatland right reshyceives tea(hing award from Dr Clare Renllie 47 who at the time of the l)resel1tatiol1 was presidellt of Ihe OAC AlullIl1i Associalion

based on what the students both as individuals and as class groups have to say about their favourite teachers

Dr Swa tland teaches courses on the structure of farm animals to both degree and the diploma students focusshysing on the value of the carcass as a

marketable item He is much concerned with mea t quality

The OAC award consists of an alumni chair and a plaque The winner also receives the Waghorne Fellowship of $500

So well have students and faculty accepted this annual award for good teaching that the OACs Deans Council has suggested that something similar be done for OAC research workers and extension persons Both of these areas are well-known not only nationally but internationally yet there has never been a form of campus recogshynition for them

The OAC Alumni Association has been approached to determine if they would fund such an award or a wards in the same manner as they fund the present teaching award This was under active consideration at the time of writing and will be a prime item on the agenda of the new executive for the 1981182 year 0

At the OAC Annual General Meeting

Recognize Anyone For Those Who Didnt Not all grads manage to find their particular niche in the scheme of things and every graduating cla ss knows of some who for any number of reasons did not find a satisfying place in society While news about the world shakers and makers is common enough in these pages what about those who do not attain such positions

James J Brill 68 makes this obshyserva tion in a recent letter

What I have never seen (in the oA C Alumni News) is anything about graduates who are unemployed or unshyderemployed I dont know that in a competitive society we must bow our heads in shame because we didnt make it I would like to see such graduates come out of their closets of social shame shy

Accordingly persons who are havshying vocational difficulties kindly write to me at 36 Basildon Cres Scarborshyough Ontario M 1 M 3E2 for 1 envisage and propose a self-assistance group Pershyhaps if we could establish a common denominator it would go a step forward to a solution 0

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The College of Arts Alumni Association

DEL HA Editor Debbie (Nash) Chambers 77

Our new President Julie (Russell) Thur 78 is a people person Since gradua tion the desire to meet a broad spectrum of the public and her willingness to share her skills and experience have shaped her lifeshystyle

In private life Julies people-orientshyed aspirations prompted her to develop a very busy volunteer schedule

Two years ago a fellow alumnus encouraged her to attend a College of Arts Alumni Association function at the home of Past President Evelyn Williams

The chance to make new friends and share experiences with other alumni a ppealled to Julie so she decided to become an Association supporter Toshyday she is not only the President of the College of Arts Al um ni Association but as such also one of its newest representashytives on the Board of Directors of the University of Guelph Alumni Associashytion

Although Julie realizes that the semester system has not been conclusive to creating a spirit of togetherness among Arts students she sees the potenshytial of the Arts Alumni Association for engendering a sense of unity

Julie is very pleased that the Assoshyciation has been working towards a high-profile reputation for Arts proshygrams at Guelph She feels that the Associations sponsorship of new scholshyarships for graduate and part-time stushydents has been a very worthwhile effort However Julie believes that it is also crucia I to stress tha t a university educashytion goes beyond the realm of academics

In Julies eyes an undergraduate education also nurtured her growth as an individual

Julies volunteer activities have not been restricted to on-campus associa-

New College of Arts executive I 10 r Donald Webster 78 vice-president Julie (Russell) Thur 78 president Judy Carson 75 immediate past president and Margo Shoemaker 79 secretary-treasurer

tions One of her most rewarding volunshyteer roles has brought her into contact with Guelphites not associated with the University Julie is grateful that her work as a Big Sister has rewarded her with a deeper understanding of children

Prof essiona lIy J u I ies preference for close varied contact with the public has initiated several important career decisions Her determination to eventushyally establish a career in a publ ic relashytions capacity bcgan mid-way through her studies toward a degree in French After two semesters at Guelph Julie left Guelph to work in Mississauga as a pharmacists assistant She planned to use the break from school to mull over her career expectations

When she returned to Guelph in the spring of 1976 her career goal was set

After her return to campus two avenues of part-time employment reafshyfirmed her desire to work with people Julies employment as a noon-hour reshyceptionist in the Department of Student Affairs and her work as a campus tour guide also provided an opportunity for her to refine her extra-personal skills

After graduation Julie gradually moved closer and closer to her dream of

holding a public relations post Initially she accepted a position in

the Bibliographic Search Dcpartment of the niversity Library Eventually the promise of greater contact with other members of the University community lured her away to the Librarys informashytion desk Starting in ovember 1979 Julie patiently solved patrons dilemmas and cheerfully answered a multitude of questions Ithough she enjoyed both Library jobs she found herself ready to meet a fresh challenge

In December 1980 Julie assumed her prescnt portfolio as tour co-ordinator for the University S Department of Inshyformation

As tour co-ordinator Julie is reshysponsible for the organizational and staffing requirements associated with the tour office Since she must tailor tours to the specific needs of students faculty staff and non-university organishyzations Julie has found the job to be both intere5ting and challenging

Anyone familiar with Julies effishycient professionalism and her soft-spokshyen congeniality will realize that the Librarys loss was most definitely the Department of Informations gain 0

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Grad News

Thanks to a most welcome letter reshyceived by the Alumni Office DELPHA is abic to offer the following update on the career of Robert Wycher 73

After completing a BEd at Queen s and teaching for four years Robert s life took a new direction In 1979 he entered SI Peter s Seminary in London Ontario where he began trainshying for the Roman Ca tholic Priesthood Starting th is fall Robert will be enrolled in a Master of Divinity program On behalf of the College of Arts Alumni Association and DELPH A staff we would like to offer Robert best wishes and thank him for forwarding this inforshymation

Another letter to the Alumni Office disclosed that Michael Henry 76 is

now enjoying a primitive lifestyle on Fogo Island Newfoundland Skipper teaches art at Fogo Island Centra l High School He also works as a part-time fisherman Other grad news

1970 Cathy (Rowland) Irwin is currently teaching art an d theatre arts a t Eastshywood Secondary School in Peterborshyough

1973 Janet Flewelling is a teac her employed by the Etobicoke Board of Educa tion

1976 Michael Clarke is a marketing executive for the London-America n Export Fishyn(lnce Corporation

1977 Barbara (Pratt) Conner is teaching for the Regina Board of Education Bla ine Dunnell is enrolled a t Knox Colshylege University of Toronto

Isolde Pleasants-Faulkner is the assistshyant manager of T heatre Five in Kingsshyton O ntario

1978 Sylvia Harnden is a graduate student in the Faculty of Design University of C(llga ry Paul McLeod is a rticling at the Ha milshyton law firm of Roy Goddard and Buchanan

1980 Grahame Booker lives in Cambridge and is Head of the Department of Modern Languages Galt Collegiate Institute Linda Leitch resides in To ronto where she is developing a ea rcer as a free-lance editor Gera ld Stort z is an assistant professor in the Department of History Wilfrid Laurier University Nik Williams ha s returned to the Unishyversity of Guelph to study towards (l Masters degree in History 0

In Memoriam

Any Ideas

Marjorie Watki ns 75 died recently at age 67 She is survived by three daughshyters Barbara Johnson Mac 68 Linda Gilroy a nd Wendy Sarrell all of the O tt awa area and by a sist er Gladys Harrison of Toronto 0

Do you know an Arts graduate with an interesting career or hobshyby l If you do please contact editor Debbie Ch(lmbers co the Publications Office Depar tment of Alumni Affairs (lnd Developshyment University Centre Univershysity of Guelph Onta rio IG 2W I The positive respon se we have received to recent alumni profile articles featuring sculptor Bryan Till1s 75 and poet Jane ( Keele) Urquhart 71 has prompted us to establish profiles as regul(lr features Any suggesshytions for future profiles would be grc(ltlyappreciated BO(lrd of Directors College of Arts Alumni Associashytion

Scene at Alumni Weekend

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The Ontario Veterinary College Alumni Association

EditorALUMNI Dr Cliff Barker 41

BULLETIN

From The

Dean In April President Forster OACs Dean CIay Switzer OAC 5 1 and 1 visited Beijing Agricultural University in Beijshying (formerly Peking) China

Beijing Agricultural University (BAU) has agricultural faculty exshychange programs with Hohenheim Unishyversity Germany the University of Minnesota and now the University of Guelph

The main areas of interest for exshychange programs between the veterinary departments of the BAU and the OVc

are Clinical Pathology Immunology Reproduction and Virology

There will be nine person-months of exchange for faculty members of BAU and the University of Guelph It is anticipated that annually beginning in 1982 perhaps six U of G faculty members will spend six-week periods at BAU while three BAU faculty will spend three months each at the U of G The arrangements are subject to the availability of facilities and funding from external agencies

During the ten years of the Culturshya l Revolution in China teachers in agrishyculture and veterina ry medicine were cut off from the rest of the world and they fell behind because there were major advances during that time The agreement is designed to update the knowledge of the facultie s at BAU

University of Guelph faculty memshybers who accept the Chinese assignshyments will find their visits are mutually rewarding The Chinese are friendly intelligent a nd eager to learn a nd upshygrade their knowledge Acupuncture techniques are advanced (laser beams and microwaves are being used) and ancient Chinese medicine including the

application of herbal medicine is of interest

The hi story of this civilization which goes back 10000 years is reshyvealed through its marvelous archeologishycal excavations T he Great Wall of C hishyna 8000 kilometres long and built 2500 years ago is an indescribable sight A tour of duty in China will be mutually rewarding

We were impressed by the fact that the Chinese are adequately fed and clothed T he enormity of the construcshyt ion ta ki ng pl ace in Beij i ng is staggershying The C hinese have population inshycrease under control and may soon have negative population growth Thcy are working to make their veterinary medishycine and agricultural programs second to none

At present in C hina there are 36 veterinary departments giving veterinary degrees There are approximately 20000 veterinarians out of a popula tion of 950 million (about one quarter of the worlds population) There appears to be a good future for vetennarians

Anyone wish to borrow my acushypuncture needles ) Douglas C Maplesden 50 Dea n

Bob says Thanks

Comments from the Immediate Past president Dr C Robert Buck 46 Ontario Veterinary College Alumni Asshysociation

I should like to say thank you for the privilege of being president of the Ontario Veterinary College Alumni Asshysociation for the past two years Actushyally its been a rather enjoyable experishyence due in great part to the responsishyble attitude and pleasant personalities of those with whom my duties have been shared The members of our board of directors as well as members of the

Department of Alumni Affairs and Deshyvelopment have contributed and coshyoperated admirably in fulfilling their obligations

The contributions of Dean Douglas Maplesden 50 to alumni activity have been appreciated by the directors and members His office has been quite innuential in keeping the bond between our Association and the College adshyministration secure as well as assisting to maintain contact with alumni allover North America Im sure we a ll find that participation very gratifying

It has been satisfying personally to feel that we have contributed construcshytively to the clinical facilities of the OVc to the opportunities for persona l development of undergraduate students

at the OV c and to the recognition of achievement of both graduate a nd unshydergraduate s tudents I look forward with interest to the organi zation and development of our own identifiable mushyse um within the next few months in order that we may protect and make ava ilable to future generations artifacts related to our heritage

May I express the wish that this Association will continue to maintain and improve the relationship between the O Vc and our gradu ates -- as well as undergraduates who will be those upon whom we shall rely in the future

Best wishes for success to your new officers as well as my persona l salute to all the members of the Ontario Veterishynary College Alumni Associa tion 0

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Honoured at Convocation lish the con ulta ncy practice of whic h he is st ill president

D ur ing his 30 ycars a s a fa culty member Professo r Gi lma n introduced many gene rat ions of veteri na ry students to biology genetics a nd histology The mic roanatomy labora tor ies which he deshyve loped prov ided not onl y for teac hi ng but also for t he research whic h he a nd hi s gra dua te studen ts a nd colleagues pursued vigorousl y with fina nc ia l supshyport from such bod ies as the Canadian N a t iona l C a ncer Inst it ut e The research fin di ngs were widely published and pre shysen ted at confere n es a round the world Since his reti rement Dr Gi lman has contin ued to repo rt and to pub lish on his resea rch

As chairman a score o f years ago of the O Vc Fac ulty Association a nd late r of the Fede ra ted Colleges Fac ulty Association John G ilma n was inevita bl y invo lved in the ch a nging scc ne locally a the Un iversity o f Gue lph was fo rmed In the late 60s he chaired o ne of the panels of the S c ience Council of Canada in its Study o f Bas ic Bio logy in C a nad a Il is concerns for anim a l care have led him to cha ir the advisory comm itte on the ani ma l care prog ra m at S her ida n College and to mem bership on O ntario Veterinary Association pan els a nd comshymittees

Madam Chancellor the Senate of the Unive rsit y of G uelph recognizes the work o f this colleague who has we ll served his country his s tude nts his fe llows and his profession in the name of t he Se na te I now request you to name John Peter Wa lter Gilman Professor Emeritus 0

Our Strength As of Au gust I 1981 the O Vc Al umni Assoc iation membership was as follows

Pa id-up Life M em bership 956 Honorary Life Mem ber 2 Life Membersh ip Instalment

Plan Membership 302 A nnual Membersh ip 46

T otal Mem bership 1306 T ota l Known Al umni 2740

Me mbership Pe rcentage 4766

A cilalion by Dean Douglas Maplesden 50 10 spring convocation and the namshying of John Peter Walter Gilman as Professor poundmerillls June 4

Madam C hancellor I have the honour to present J ohn Peter Wa lter G il man who was born in U pper Bu rma and attended schools in England before comshying to C a nada in 19 32

Upon completing the Agricu lture Diploma Course at Kemptville he cn shyrolled in the O nta rio Veterinary College in 1934 be ing awarded the Bachelor of

Professor Gilman leji Chancellor McGibbon and Dean Douglas Maplesden 50

Vete rinary S cience degree in 1939 A Iter three years in private veterinary practice and three years of se rvice in the Royal Ga nadi a n Air Force includshying 14 months as prisone r-of-wa r Dr Gi lman was a ppointed to the facu lty of th e O ntario Veteri nary C ollege in 1945

Returni ng to the ca mpus afte r s tud shyies at M ichigan S ta te University he beca me responsible for in st ruction in Embryology Genetics a nd Histology and in 1953 he was placcd in charge o f the Division o f Biology Two years after the formation of the niv ersi ty of G uelph Professor G il ma n beca me actshying head of the Dcpa rtment of Anatoshymy which formed part of the new De pa rtment of Biomedica l Sciences in 1969 Dur ing the five years prior to his retirement in 1975 he was associated with the C a nadian C ounc il on A nimal C are for a time as Executive Director then as Direc tor of Assessments part shytime H is retirement ena bled him to give full time to the later post whieh he relinquished a fter three yea rs to estab-

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At an awards party on the evening of June 4 following convocation the O Vc A illmni Associations three proshyficiency awards a monetary award pill S a gold medallion were presented to Scott A McEwen above of Glelph and Rebecca 1 Baker of Brantford S Cali and Rebecca tied with the highest aeragt marks in the fi lial examinashytions Debra A Wright of TOllenham receivtd her monerary award and a bronze m edallion for having the second hl)hest average marks Scott McEwens parents are Mary and Dr Ken lvfcEwen 5

In Memoriam Carrington Molly M 78 di ed in Prinshycess Marga ret Ilos pit a l on April 3 1981 She was a n intern at the O V c a nd had been a wardcd a residency for 1981-8 2 Clark GM 23 died on Apri l 2 1981 in N orth Ka mloops BC Higgins James T 50 died sudde nly on Ma rch 12 198 1 whi le on vaca tion in Florida He is su rvived by his wife Joa n who res id es at 36 Greensview Drive R 3 Charlo tte town PE 1 C IA 6C 3 Kable Charles H 33 d ied on ovcmshyber II 1980 in Westmi nste r Md U S A Rankin G 33 d ied on Ma rch 28 1981 in Regin a Saskatchewan Reid DouJlas C 41 died on A pril 7 198 1 in Bel leai r Bluffs Flo rida

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Karen (Snyder) McDougall FACS 73 immediate past president Mac-FACS Alumni Association Dr Claire Weir Mac 30 UGA A Alumnus of Honour 81 and Dr Margaret McCrea dy honorary president emeritus Mac-FACS Alumni Association

Alumnus of Honour 81 N amed at Alumni Weekend in J une

this years U ni versi ty of G uel ph A lumni Association Alum nus of Honour is Dr Claire Ed ith Wei r M ac 40

Born in Wi ngham on Dece mber 16 1921 Edith Weir ea rn ed her Associate Di ploma at the Macdonald Institute and her BHsc in Food and N utrition at the U niversity of T oronto in 1941 At the then Massachusett es S tate College Edith s tudied for her M S a nd spent some time as a graduate student in the medical school at the U nivers ity of Rochester ew York before she re turned to the renamed U niversity of M assachusettes to complete

he r Ph D in Food Technology in 1949 After this for ma l tra ining Edi th

pl unged into an extremely busy life of mult iple careers that blazed trails wherever she went A prolific author of several books and many articles on nutr ition throughout t he 40s and 50s di th pa rt icipated in many executive emi na rs and management programs across the U nited S tates from I 96 I to 1973

Not content with just one job a t a time Dr Wei r has repeated ly held research and teachi ng or advisory positions concurrently Si nce 1945 she has held significant research positions wit h the H J

Heinz Comp ny in Pi ttsburg Pa t he nited States Depa rtmen t of Agricult ure

(USDA ) Bu rea u of An ima l Indus try in Maryland the American Meat Institute Founda ti on in C hicago and with the Tu lane School of Med icine in New Orleans

T hese ac ti vities were para lleled by teac hi ng pos itions a t Berkshire College Massach use ttes from 1948 to 1949 Northwestern U niver ity in Ill inois from 19 55 to 1960 at the U niversity of Maryla nd from 1968 to 1969 and a t the La urence U niversi ty at S a raso ta Florida from 1970 to 1971

D ur ing these appointme nts Edith co nti nued her association wi th the U S DA whi ch see med to crea te new programs for every job she held to best use he r excell ent q ua lifications and r ich experience

Fr m 1960 Dr Wei r served as Assistant Director of the Agric ult ural Resea rc h Centre from 1972 to 1977 and then after some interna l re-organ ization emerged as a Science Advisor fo r N ut rit ion Programs fo r the U S DA Science a nd Ed ucational Administrat ion a t Beltsv ille Maryland

W ith he r busy and productive life so descri bed it see ms a considerable unders ta tement to sa y that Edi th has accompl ished a great dea l It is also not surprisi ng that she was awarded the Su per ior Se rvice Award from the USD A in 1965

T o be so enth usiasticall y involved in nutrition resea rch a nd progra m planning as well as the education of potential leaders in t his field must have been exciting indeed

To be able to match ones optimism with q ualifications a nd opportuni t ies to do something a bout those dreams has been in Dr Wei r s own word s the perfect pleas ure 0

~31 Canada Pos te s Post Canltda ~~gIl(I Por1~+ Bulk Ennombre third troisieme class classe 1067 Guel ph Onl

ADD RE SS CORRECTION REOU ESTE D

I t the addressee or a son or a daughter w ho IS an alumnus has moved please nOlily Ine Alumni OHce U nlVerslly 01 G ue lp h N IG 2W1 so Ih al (h iS maga~lne may be rorw ar ded 10 the proper address

Two More for Hall of Fame Among the eight persons who made up the second group of notable people enshytered last June into the Ontario Agrishycultural Hall of Fame at the Ontario Agricultural Museum in Milton was that well-known OAc personality the late Rev William A Young of the Class of 26 His nomination was sponshysored by the Junior Farmers Associashytion of Ontario and William J Turnbull 53

A second OAC grad was also in the group He was the late Fred W Bray a member of the Class of 27 who left before obtaining his degree to start what was to become a booming poultry business He remained close to the Colshylege however particularly to the old Poultry Department

There are now 19 portraits in the Hall below each of which is a brief

cita tion giving the major reasons for t heir election to t he gallery of figures his toric in O ntario agricultu re

The citations were again read this year by George Atkins 39 before a large ga thering

The citation for Padre Young reads A minister of the Presbyterian Church and graduate of the Ontario Agriculturshyal Colege Padre Young had a proshyfound influence on thousands of Ontario rural young people He was counselor guide and inspiration to students to Junior Farmers and to Womens Instishytutes

After service in the Second World War he was made first chaplain of the Ontario Agricultural Colege conductshying nondenominational services in War Memorial Hal for 20 years A firm believer in the lasting vallles of rural life he was a renowned after-dinner speak singer and author of regular columns in the farm press He founded the Ontario School for Rural Clergy

Padre Young was also a recogshynized judge of oultry flowers and livestock and was a fine photographer and painter of rural scenes He founded the Fergus Highland Games

A deeply religious but very realistic altitude towards life coupled with a

sense of good humour pervaded Rev WA Youngs 45 years of service to Ontario farm people

The citation for Fred Bray reads in part Fred Bray had a boyhood hobby of poultry-raising that became his lifes work when he left the Ontario Agriculshytural Colege in 1926 to relllrn hom to St Catharines to develop Canadas largest poultry hatchery business By the 301 Bray Hatcheries with head office in Hamilton were located from Manitoba to Nova Scotia By the 50s his marketings peaked at six m ilion chicks per year with 500 breeder flocks

Fred Bray served the industry in many capacities He was secretary oj the Ontario Hatcheries Association from 1930-1940 and chairman in 1948 and a member of the Poultry Products Insti tute for many years He was espeshycialy concerned about poultry disease control and helped sponsor Canada approved chicks

Upon his retirement in the early 60s he served as Far Eastern advisor for the Shaver POllltry Breeding Farms at Galt An entrepreneur of great courshyage skill and integrity Fred Bray was recognized by awards of merit from both the Ontario Poultry Council and the Canadian Hatchery Federation 0

The OAC and a Long Love Affair How we Canadians love our ice cream It must rank as our favourite dessert food on the average we eat about twelve and a half litres of the stuff every year

There has long been a love affair between the OACs Dairy Department (now part of the Department of Food Science) and the ice eream industry It is no exaggeration to state that by far the greater number of trained iee cream makers in this country and many more around the world received their training at the University of Guelph

A short course for ice cream makshyers has been a regular part of the College program since 1914 with a lapse of only two years in the past 67

when the course was not offered This past season it attracted 20 students who came from Barbados Malaysia Q uebec British Columbia and I ew Brunswick as well as from O ntario

In itially the course was under the supervision of Da n McM illan who ran it until 1923 when Henry Smallfield 21 took over For the past 26 years A M Sandy Pearson 42 has been in charge

This tra ining at the College has produced some famous graduates Pershyhaps t he one with the widest inOuenee on the industry was Ma ry Neilson wife of W ill ia m Neilson founder of the comshypany of that name T he young company made their fi rst batch of ice cream

nearly 80 years ago in 1903 but it was not until some years la ter that Ma ry N eilson came to G uelph to learn more about making the product that is st ill sold under t he Neilson label today

But training in the ice cream busishyness was also a part of regular courses in the old Dairy Option and t hese grads were also productive members of the industry Among the hundreds who served society by providing high-quality supplies of our favourite dessert in all parts of the wo rld was the late Ted (Turkey) Williams 34 a young Welshshyman who after taking his degree at Guelph went out to Malaya to operate an ice cream business in S ingapore The Japanese invasion of 941 and the folshylowing years of occupation curtailed that enterprise but Ted never forgot what he owed to his Alma Mater At his death he bequeat hed the substantial fund that finances the Mary Edmunds Williams Fellowships 0

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1980-81

Teaching Award T he 198 0-81 OAC T eaching Award g iven by the O A C Alu mni Association to the OAC faculty member deemed the best teacher was prese nted to Dr Howard S watland of the De par tment of A nimal and Poultry Science at a faculty party last spring

Each yca r stude nts a rc asked for nominations and a special O AC Alumshyni A soci a tion committ ee has the diffishycu lt task of na rrowing down many noshym inees to one award winner Much of the reasoning for the fi na l selection is

Profess or Howard Swatland right reshyceives tea(hing award from Dr Clare Renllie 47 who at the time of the l)resel1tatiol1 was presidellt of Ihe OAC AlullIl1i Associalion

based on what the students both as individuals and as class groups have to say about their favourite teachers

Dr Swa tland teaches courses on the structure of farm animals to both degree and the diploma students focusshysing on the value of the carcass as a

marketable item He is much concerned with mea t quality

The OAC award consists of an alumni chair and a plaque The winner also receives the Waghorne Fellowship of $500

So well have students and faculty accepted this annual award for good teaching that the OACs Deans Council has suggested that something similar be done for OAC research workers and extension persons Both of these areas are well-known not only nationally but internationally yet there has never been a form of campus recogshynition for them

The OAC Alumni Association has been approached to determine if they would fund such an award or a wards in the same manner as they fund the present teaching award This was under active consideration at the time of writing and will be a prime item on the agenda of the new executive for the 1981182 year 0

At the OAC Annual General Meeting

Recognize Anyone For Those Who Didnt Not all grads manage to find their particular niche in the scheme of things and every graduating cla ss knows of some who for any number of reasons did not find a satisfying place in society While news about the world shakers and makers is common enough in these pages what about those who do not attain such positions

James J Brill 68 makes this obshyserva tion in a recent letter

What I have never seen (in the oA C Alumni News) is anything about graduates who are unemployed or unshyderemployed I dont know that in a competitive society we must bow our heads in shame because we didnt make it I would like to see such graduates come out of their closets of social shame shy

Accordingly persons who are havshying vocational difficulties kindly write to me at 36 Basildon Cres Scarborshyough Ontario M 1 M 3E2 for 1 envisage and propose a self-assistance group Pershyhaps if we could establish a common denominator it would go a step forward to a solution 0

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The College of Arts Alumni Association

DEL HA Editor Debbie (Nash) Chambers 77

Our new President Julie (Russell) Thur 78 is a people person Since gradua tion the desire to meet a broad spectrum of the public and her willingness to share her skills and experience have shaped her lifeshystyle

In private life Julies people-orientshyed aspirations prompted her to develop a very busy volunteer schedule

Two years ago a fellow alumnus encouraged her to attend a College of Arts Alumni Association function at the home of Past President Evelyn Williams

The chance to make new friends and share experiences with other alumni a ppealled to Julie so she decided to become an Association supporter Toshyday she is not only the President of the College of Arts Al um ni Association but as such also one of its newest representashytives on the Board of Directors of the University of Guelph Alumni Associashytion

Although Julie realizes that the semester system has not been conclusive to creating a spirit of togetherness among Arts students she sees the potenshytial of the Arts Alumni Association for engendering a sense of unity

Julie is very pleased that the Assoshyciation has been working towards a high-profile reputation for Arts proshygrams at Guelph She feels that the Associations sponsorship of new scholshyarships for graduate and part-time stushydents has been a very worthwhile effort However Julie believes that it is also crucia I to stress tha t a university educashytion goes beyond the realm of academics

In Julies eyes an undergraduate education also nurtured her growth as an individual

Julies volunteer activities have not been restricted to on-campus associa-

New College of Arts executive I 10 r Donald Webster 78 vice-president Julie (Russell) Thur 78 president Judy Carson 75 immediate past president and Margo Shoemaker 79 secretary-treasurer

tions One of her most rewarding volunshyteer roles has brought her into contact with Guelphites not associated with the University Julie is grateful that her work as a Big Sister has rewarded her with a deeper understanding of children

Prof essiona lIy J u I ies preference for close varied contact with the public has initiated several important career decisions Her determination to eventushyally establish a career in a publ ic relashytions capacity bcgan mid-way through her studies toward a degree in French After two semesters at Guelph Julie left Guelph to work in Mississauga as a pharmacists assistant She planned to use the break from school to mull over her career expectations

When she returned to Guelph in the spring of 1976 her career goal was set

After her return to campus two avenues of part-time employment reafshyfirmed her desire to work with people Julies employment as a noon-hour reshyceptionist in the Department of Student Affairs and her work as a campus tour guide also provided an opportunity for her to refine her extra-personal skills

After graduation Julie gradually moved closer and closer to her dream of

holding a public relations post Initially she accepted a position in

the Bibliographic Search Dcpartment of the niversity Library Eventually the promise of greater contact with other members of the University community lured her away to the Librarys informashytion desk Starting in ovember 1979 Julie patiently solved patrons dilemmas and cheerfully answered a multitude of questions Ithough she enjoyed both Library jobs she found herself ready to meet a fresh challenge

In December 1980 Julie assumed her prescnt portfolio as tour co-ordinator for the University S Department of Inshyformation

As tour co-ordinator Julie is reshysponsible for the organizational and staffing requirements associated with the tour office Since she must tailor tours to the specific needs of students faculty staff and non-university organishyzations Julie has found the job to be both intere5ting and challenging

Anyone familiar with Julies effishycient professionalism and her soft-spokshyen congeniality will realize that the Librarys loss was most definitely the Department of Informations gain 0

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Grad News

Thanks to a most welcome letter reshyceived by the Alumni Office DELPHA is abic to offer the following update on the career of Robert Wycher 73

After completing a BEd at Queen s and teaching for four years Robert s life took a new direction In 1979 he entered SI Peter s Seminary in London Ontario where he began trainshying for the Roman Ca tholic Priesthood Starting th is fall Robert will be enrolled in a Master of Divinity program On behalf of the College of Arts Alumni Association and DELPH A staff we would like to offer Robert best wishes and thank him for forwarding this inforshymation

Another letter to the Alumni Office disclosed that Michael Henry 76 is

now enjoying a primitive lifestyle on Fogo Island Newfoundland Skipper teaches art at Fogo Island Centra l High School He also works as a part-time fisherman Other grad news

1970 Cathy (Rowland) Irwin is currently teaching art an d theatre arts a t Eastshywood Secondary School in Peterborshyough

1973 Janet Flewelling is a teac her employed by the Etobicoke Board of Educa tion

1976 Michael Clarke is a marketing executive for the London-America n Export Fishyn(lnce Corporation

1977 Barbara (Pratt) Conner is teaching for the Regina Board of Education Bla ine Dunnell is enrolled a t Knox Colshylege University of Toronto

Isolde Pleasants-Faulkner is the assistshyant manager of T heatre Five in Kingsshyton O ntario

1978 Sylvia Harnden is a graduate student in the Faculty of Design University of C(llga ry Paul McLeod is a rticling at the Ha milshyton law firm of Roy Goddard and Buchanan

1980 Grahame Booker lives in Cambridge and is Head of the Department of Modern Languages Galt Collegiate Institute Linda Leitch resides in To ronto where she is developing a ea rcer as a free-lance editor Gera ld Stort z is an assistant professor in the Department of History Wilfrid Laurier University Nik Williams ha s returned to the Unishyversity of Guelph to study towards (l Masters degree in History 0

In Memoriam

Any Ideas

Marjorie Watki ns 75 died recently at age 67 She is survived by three daughshyters Barbara Johnson Mac 68 Linda Gilroy a nd Wendy Sarrell all of the O tt awa area and by a sist er Gladys Harrison of Toronto 0

Do you know an Arts graduate with an interesting career or hobshyby l If you do please contact editor Debbie Ch(lmbers co the Publications Office Depar tment of Alumni Affairs (lnd Developshyment University Centre Univershysity of Guelph Onta rio IG 2W I The positive respon se we have received to recent alumni profile articles featuring sculptor Bryan Till1s 75 and poet Jane ( Keele) Urquhart 71 has prompted us to establish profiles as regul(lr features Any suggesshytions for future profiles would be grc(ltlyappreciated BO(lrd of Directors College of Arts Alumni Associashytion

Scene at Alumni Weekend

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The Ontario Veterinary College Alumni Association

EditorALUMNI Dr Cliff Barker 41

BULLETIN

From The

Dean In April President Forster OACs Dean CIay Switzer OAC 5 1 and 1 visited Beijing Agricultural University in Beijshying (formerly Peking) China

Beijing Agricultural University (BAU) has agricultural faculty exshychange programs with Hohenheim Unishyversity Germany the University of Minnesota and now the University of Guelph

The main areas of interest for exshychange programs between the veterinary departments of the BAU and the OVc

are Clinical Pathology Immunology Reproduction and Virology

There will be nine person-months of exchange for faculty members of BAU and the University of Guelph It is anticipated that annually beginning in 1982 perhaps six U of G faculty members will spend six-week periods at BAU while three BAU faculty will spend three months each at the U of G The arrangements are subject to the availability of facilities and funding from external agencies

During the ten years of the Culturshya l Revolution in China teachers in agrishyculture and veterina ry medicine were cut off from the rest of the world and they fell behind because there were major advances during that time The agreement is designed to update the knowledge of the facultie s at BAU

University of Guelph faculty memshybers who accept the Chinese assignshyments will find their visits are mutually rewarding The Chinese are friendly intelligent a nd eager to learn a nd upshygrade their knowledge Acupuncture techniques are advanced (laser beams and microwaves are being used) and ancient Chinese medicine including the

application of herbal medicine is of interest

The hi story of this civilization which goes back 10000 years is reshyvealed through its marvelous archeologishycal excavations T he Great Wall of C hishyna 8000 kilometres long and built 2500 years ago is an indescribable sight A tour of duty in China will be mutually rewarding

We were impressed by the fact that the Chinese are adequately fed and clothed T he enormity of the construcshyt ion ta ki ng pl ace in Beij i ng is staggershying The C hinese have population inshycrease under control and may soon have negative population growth Thcy are working to make their veterinary medishycine and agricultural programs second to none

At present in C hina there are 36 veterinary departments giving veterinary degrees There are approximately 20000 veterinarians out of a popula tion of 950 million (about one quarter of the worlds population) There appears to be a good future for vetennarians

Anyone wish to borrow my acushypuncture needles ) Douglas C Maplesden 50 Dea n

Bob says Thanks

Comments from the Immediate Past president Dr C Robert Buck 46 Ontario Veterinary College Alumni Asshysociation

I should like to say thank you for the privilege of being president of the Ontario Veterinary College Alumni Asshysociation for the past two years Actushyally its been a rather enjoyable experishyence due in great part to the responsishyble attitude and pleasant personalities of those with whom my duties have been shared The members of our board of directors as well as members of the

Department of Alumni Affairs and Deshyvelopment have contributed and coshyoperated admirably in fulfilling their obligations

The contributions of Dean Douglas Maplesden 50 to alumni activity have been appreciated by the directors and members His office has been quite innuential in keeping the bond between our Association and the College adshyministration secure as well as assisting to maintain contact with alumni allover North America Im sure we a ll find that participation very gratifying

It has been satisfying personally to feel that we have contributed construcshytively to the clinical facilities of the OVc to the opportunities for persona l development of undergraduate students

at the OV c and to the recognition of achievement of both graduate a nd unshydergraduate s tudents I look forward with interest to the organi zation and development of our own identifiable mushyse um within the next few months in order that we may protect and make ava ilable to future generations artifacts related to our heritage

May I express the wish that this Association will continue to maintain and improve the relationship between the O Vc and our gradu ates -- as well as undergraduates who will be those upon whom we shall rely in the future

Best wishes for success to your new officers as well as my persona l salute to all the members of the Ontario Veterishynary College Alumni Associa tion 0

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Honoured at Convocation lish the con ulta ncy practice of whic h he is st ill president

D ur ing his 30 ycars a s a fa culty member Professo r Gi lma n introduced many gene rat ions of veteri na ry students to biology genetics a nd histology The mic roanatomy labora tor ies which he deshyve loped prov ided not onl y for teac hi ng but also for t he research whic h he a nd hi s gra dua te studen ts a nd colleagues pursued vigorousl y with fina nc ia l supshyport from such bod ies as the Canadian N a t iona l C a ncer Inst it ut e The research fin di ngs were widely published and pre shysen ted at confere n es a round the world Since his reti rement Dr Gi lman has contin ued to repo rt and to pub lish on his resea rch

As chairman a score o f years ago of the O Vc Fac ulty Association a nd late r of the Fede ra ted Colleges Fac ulty Association John G ilma n was inevita bl y invo lved in the ch a nging scc ne locally a the Un iversity o f Gue lph was fo rmed In the late 60s he chaired o ne of the panels of the S c ience Council of Canada in its Study o f Bas ic Bio logy in C a nad a Il is concerns for anim a l care have led him to cha ir the advisory comm itte on the ani ma l care prog ra m at S her ida n College and to mem bership on O ntario Veterinary Association pan els a nd comshymittees

Madam Chancellor the Senate of the Unive rsit y of G uelph recognizes the work o f this colleague who has we ll served his country his s tude nts his fe llows and his profession in the name of t he Se na te I now request you to name John Peter Wa lter Gilman Professor Emeritus 0

Our Strength As of Au gust I 1981 the O Vc Al umni Assoc iation membership was as follows

Pa id-up Life M em bership 956 Honorary Life Mem ber 2 Life Membersh ip Instalment

Plan Membership 302 A nnual Membersh ip 46

T otal Mem bership 1306 T ota l Known Al umni 2740

Me mbership Pe rcentage 4766

A cilalion by Dean Douglas Maplesden 50 10 spring convocation and the namshying of John Peter Walter Gilman as Professor poundmerillls June 4

Madam C hancellor I have the honour to present J ohn Peter Wa lter G il man who was born in U pper Bu rma and attended schools in England before comshying to C a nada in 19 32

Upon completing the Agricu lture Diploma Course at Kemptville he cn shyrolled in the O nta rio Veterinary College in 1934 be ing awarded the Bachelor of

Professor Gilman leji Chancellor McGibbon and Dean Douglas Maplesden 50

Vete rinary S cience degree in 1939 A Iter three years in private veterinary practice and three years of se rvice in the Royal Ga nadi a n Air Force includshying 14 months as prisone r-of-wa r Dr Gi lman was a ppointed to the facu lty of th e O ntario Veteri nary C ollege in 1945

Returni ng to the ca mpus afte r s tud shyies at M ichigan S ta te University he beca me responsible for in st ruction in Embryology Genetics a nd Histology and in 1953 he was placcd in charge o f the Division o f Biology Two years after the formation of the niv ersi ty of G uelph Professor G il ma n beca me actshying head of the Dcpa rtment of Anatoshymy which formed part of the new De pa rtment of Biomedica l Sciences in 1969 Dur ing the five years prior to his retirement in 1975 he was associated with the C a nadian C ounc il on A nimal C are for a time as Executive Director then as Direc tor of Assessments part shytime H is retirement ena bled him to give full time to the later post whieh he relinquished a fter three yea rs to estab-

Awards

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At an awards party on the evening of June 4 following convocation the O Vc A illmni Associations three proshyficiency awards a monetary award pill S a gold medallion were presented to Scott A McEwen above of Glelph and Rebecca 1 Baker of Brantford S Cali and Rebecca tied with the highest aeragt marks in the fi lial examinashytions Debra A Wright of TOllenham receivtd her monerary award and a bronze m edallion for having the second hl)hest average marks Scott McEwens parents are Mary and Dr Ken lvfcEwen 5

In Memoriam Carrington Molly M 78 di ed in Prinshycess Marga ret Ilos pit a l on April 3 1981 She was a n intern at the O V c a nd had been a wardcd a residency for 1981-8 2 Clark GM 23 died on Apri l 2 1981 in N orth Ka mloops BC Higgins James T 50 died sudde nly on Ma rch 12 198 1 whi le on vaca tion in Florida He is su rvived by his wife Joa n who res id es at 36 Greensview Drive R 3 Charlo tte town PE 1 C IA 6C 3 Kable Charles H 33 d ied on ovcmshyber II 1980 in Westmi nste r Md U S A Rankin G 33 d ied on Ma rch 28 1981 in Regin a Saskatchewan Reid DouJlas C 41 died on A pril 7 198 1 in Bel leai r Bluffs Flo rida

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Karen (Snyder) McDougall FACS 73 immediate past president Mac-FACS Alumni Association Dr Claire Weir Mac 30 UGA A Alumnus of Honour 81 and Dr Margaret McCrea dy honorary president emeritus Mac-FACS Alumni Association

Alumnus of Honour 81 N amed at Alumni Weekend in J une

this years U ni versi ty of G uel ph A lumni Association Alum nus of Honour is Dr Claire Ed ith Wei r M ac 40

Born in Wi ngham on Dece mber 16 1921 Edith Weir ea rn ed her Associate Di ploma at the Macdonald Institute and her BHsc in Food and N utrition at the U niversity of T oronto in 1941 At the then Massachusett es S tate College Edith s tudied for her M S a nd spent some time as a graduate student in the medical school at the U nivers ity of Rochester ew York before she re turned to the renamed U niversity of M assachusettes to complete

he r Ph D in Food Technology in 1949 After this for ma l tra ining Edi th

pl unged into an extremely busy life of mult iple careers that blazed trails wherever she went A prolific author of several books and many articles on nutr ition throughout t he 40s and 50s di th pa rt icipated in many executive emi na rs and management programs across the U nited S tates from I 96 I to 1973

Not content with just one job a t a time Dr Wei r has repeated ly held research and teachi ng or advisory positions concurrently Si nce 1945 she has held significant research positions wit h the H J

Heinz Comp ny in Pi ttsburg Pa t he nited States Depa rtmen t of Agricult ure

(USDA ) Bu rea u of An ima l Indus try in Maryland the American Meat Institute Founda ti on in C hicago and with the Tu lane School of Med icine in New Orleans

T hese ac ti vities were para lleled by teac hi ng pos itions a t Berkshire College Massach use ttes from 1948 to 1949 Northwestern U niver ity in Ill inois from 19 55 to 1960 at the U niversity of Maryla nd from 1968 to 1969 and a t the La urence U niversi ty at S a raso ta Florida from 1970 to 1971

D ur ing these appointme nts Edith co nti nued her association wi th the U S DA whi ch see med to crea te new programs for every job she held to best use he r excell ent q ua lifications and r ich experience

Fr m 1960 Dr Wei r served as Assistant Director of the Agric ult ural Resea rc h Centre from 1972 to 1977 and then after some interna l re-organ ization emerged as a Science Advisor fo r N ut rit ion Programs fo r the U S DA Science a nd Ed ucational Administrat ion a t Beltsv ille Maryland

W ith he r busy and productive life so descri bed it see ms a considerable unders ta tement to sa y that Edi th has accompl ished a great dea l It is also not surprisi ng that she was awarded the Su per ior Se rvice Award from the USD A in 1965

T o be so enth usiasticall y involved in nutrition resea rch a nd progra m planning as well as the education of potential leaders in t his field must have been exciting indeed

To be able to match ones optimism with q ualifications a nd opportuni t ies to do something a bout those dreams has been in Dr Wei r s own word s the perfect pleas ure 0

~31 Canada Pos te s Post Canltda ~~gIl(I Por1~+ Bulk Ennombre third troisieme class classe 1067 Guel ph Onl

ADD RE SS CORRECTION REOU ESTE D

I t the addressee or a son or a daughter w ho IS an alumnus has moved please nOlily Ine Alumni OHce U nlVerslly 01 G ue lp h N IG 2W1 so Ih al (h iS maga~lne may be rorw ar ded 10 the proper address

1980-81

Teaching Award T he 198 0-81 OAC T eaching Award g iven by the O A C Alu mni Association to the OAC faculty member deemed the best teacher was prese nted to Dr Howard S watland of the De par tment of A nimal and Poultry Science at a faculty party last spring

Each yca r stude nts a rc asked for nominations and a special O AC Alumshyni A soci a tion committ ee has the diffishycu lt task of na rrowing down many noshym inees to one award winner Much of the reasoning for the fi na l selection is

Profess or Howard Swatland right reshyceives tea(hing award from Dr Clare Renllie 47 who at the time of the l)resel1tatiol1 was presidellt of Ihe OAC AlullIl1i Associalion

based on what the students both as individuals and as class groups have to say about their favourite teachers

Dr Swa tland teaches courses on the structure of farm animals to both degree and the diploma students focusshysing on the value of the carcass as a

marketable item He is much concerned with mea t quality

The OAC award consists of an alumni chair and a plaque The winner also receives the Waghorne Fellowship of $500

So well have students and faculty accepted this annual award for good teaching that the OACs Deans Council has suggested that something similar be done for OAC research workers and extension persons Both of these areas are well-known not only nationally but internationally yet there has never been a form of campus recogshynition for them

The OAC Alumni Association has been approached to determine if they would fund such an award or a wards in the same manner as they fund the present teaching award This was under active consideration at the time of writing and will be a prime item on the agenda of the new executive for the 1981182 year 0

At the OAC Annual General Meeting

Recognize Anyone For Those Who Didnt Not all grads manage to find their particular niche in the scheme of things and every graduating cla ss knows of some who for any number of reasons did not find a satisfying place in society While news about the world shakers and makers is common enough in these pages what about those who do not attain such positions

James J Brill 68 makes this obshyserva tion in a recent letter

What I have never seen (in the oA C Alumni News) is anything about graduates who are unemployed or unshyderemployed I dont know that in a competitive society we must bow our heads in shame because we didnt make it I would like to see such graduates come out of their closets of social shame shy

Accordingly persons who are havshying vocational difficulties kindly write to me at 36 Basildon Cres Scarborshyough Ontario M 1 M 3E2 for 1 envisage and propose a self-assistance group Pershyhaps if we could establish a common denominator it would go a step forward to a solution 0

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The College of Arts Alumni Association

DEL HA Editor Debbie (Nash) Chambers 77

Our new President Julie (Russell) Thur 78 is a people person Since gradua tion the desire to meet a broad spectrum of the public and her willingness to share her skills and experience have shaped her lifeshystyle

In private life Julies people-orientshyed aspirations prompted her to develop a very busy volunteer schedule

Two years ago a fellow alumnus encouraged her to attend a College of Arts Alumni Association function at the home of Past President Evelyn Williams

The chance to make new friends and share experiences with other alumni a ppealled to Julie so she decided to become an Association supporter Toshyday she is not only the President of the College of Arts Al um ni Association but as such also one of its newest representashytives on the Board of Directors of the University of Guelph Alumni Associashytion

Although Julie realizes that the semester system has not been conclusive to creating a spirit of togetherness among Arts students she sees the potenshytial of the Arts Alumni Association for engendering a sense of unity

Julie is very pleased that the Assoshyciation has been working towards a high-profile reputation for Arts proshygrams at Guelph She feels that the Associations sponsorship of new scholshyarships for graduate and part-time stushydents has been a very worthwhile effort However Julie believes that it is also crucia I to stress tha t a university educashytion goes beyond the realm of academics

In Julies eyes an undergraduate education also nurtured her growth as an individual

Julies volunteer activities have not been restricted to on-campus associa-

New College of Arts executive I 10 r Donald Webster 78 vice-president Julie (Russell) Thur 78 president Judy Carson 75 immediate past president and Margo Shoemaker 79 secretary-treasurer

tions One of her most rewarding volunshyteer roles has brought her into contact with Guelphites not associated with the University Julie is grateful that her work as a Big Sister has rewarded her with a deeper understanding of children

Prof essiona lIy J u I ies preference for close varied contact with the public has initiated several important career decisions Her determination to eventushyally establish a career in a publ ic relashytions capacity bcgan mid-way through her studies toward a degree in French After two semesters at Guelph Julie left Guelph to work in Mississauga as a pharmacists assistant She planned to use the break from school to mull over her career expectations

When she returned to Guelph in the spring of 1976 her career goal was set

After her return to campus two avenues of part-time employment reafshyfirmed her desire to work with people Julies employment as a noon-hour reshyceptionist in the Department of Student Affairs and her work as a campus tour guide also provided an opportunity for her to refine her extra-personal skills

After graduation Julie gradually moved closer and closer to her dream of

holding a public relations post Initially she accepted a position in

the Bibliographic Search Dcpartment of the niversity Library Eventually the promise of greater contact with other members of the University community lured her away to the Librarys informashytion desk Starting in ovember 1979 Julie patiently solved patrons dilemmas and cheerfully answered a multitude of questions Ithough she enjoyed both Library jobs she found herself ready to meet a fresh challenge

In December 1980 Julie assumed her prescnt portfolio as tour co-ordinator for the University S Department of Inshyformation

As tour co-ordinator Julie is reshysponsible for the organizational and staffing requirements associated with the tour office Since she must tailor tours to the specific needs of students faculty staff and non-university organishyzations Julie has found the job to be both intere5ting and challenging

Anyone familiar with Julies effishycient professionalism and her soft-spokshyen congeniality will realize that the Librarys loss was most definitely the Department of Informations gain 0

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Grad News

Thanks to a most welcome letter reshyceived by the Alumni Office DELPHA is abic to offer the following update on the career of Robert Wycher 73

After completing a BEd at Queen s and teaching for four years Robert s life took a new direction In 1979 he entered SI Peter s Seminary in London Ontario where he began trainshying for the Roman Ca tholic Priesthood Starting th is fall Robert will be enrolled in a Master of Divinity program On behalf of the College of Arts Alumni Association and DELPH A staff we would like to offer Robert best wishes and thank him for forwarding this inforshymation

Another letter to the Alumni Office disclosed that Michael Henry 76 is

now enjoying a primitive lifestyle on Fogo Island Newfoundland Skipper teaches art at Fogo Island Centra l High School He also works as a part-time fisherman Other grad news

1970 Cathy (Rowland) Irwin is currently teaching art an d theatre arts a t Eastshywood Secondary School in Peterborshyough

1973 Janet Flewelling is a teac her employed by the Etobicoke Board of Educa tion

1976 Michael Clarke is a marketing executive for the London-America n Export Fishyn(lnce Corporation

1977 Barbara (Pratt) Conner is teaching for the Regina Board of Education Bla ine Dunnell is enrolled a t Knox Colshylege University of Toronto

Isolde Pleasants-Faulkner is the assistshyant manager of T heatre Five in Kingsshyton O ntario

1978 Sylvia Harnden is a graduate student in the Faculty of Design University of C(llga ry Paul McLeod is a rticling at the Ha milshyton law firm of Roy Goddard and Buchanan

1980 Grahame Booker lives in Cambridge and is Head of the Department of Modern Languages Galt Collegiate Institute Linda Leitch resides in To ronto where she is developing a ea rcer as a free-lance editor Gera ld Stort z is an assistant professor in the Department of History Wilfrid Laurier University Nik Williams ha s returned to the Unishyversity of Guelph to study towards (l Masters degree in History 0

In Memoriam

Any Ideas

Marjorie Watki ns 75 died recently at age 67 She is survived by three daughshyters Barbara Johnson Mac 68 Linda Gilroy a nd Wendy Sarrell all of the O tt awa area and by a sist er Gladys Harrison of Toronto 0

Do you know an Arts graduate with an interesting career or hobshyby l If you do please contact editor Debbie Ch(lmbers co the Publications Office Depar tment of Alumni Affairs (lnd Developshyment University Centre Univershysity of Guelph Onta rio IG 2W I The positive respon se we have received to recent alumni profile articles featuring sculptor Bryan Till1s 75 and poet Jane ( Keele) Urquhart 71 has prompted us to establish profiles as regul(lr features Any suggesshytions for future profiles would be grc(ltlyappreciated BO(lrd of Directors College of Arts Alumni Associashytion

Scene at Alumni Weekend

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The Ontario Veterinary College Alumni Association

EditorALUMNI Dr Cliff Barker 41

BULLETIN

From The

Dean In April President Forster OACs Dean CIay Switzer OAC 5 1 and 1 visited Beijing Agricultural University in Beijshying (formerly Peking) China

Beijing Agricultural University (BAU) has agricultural faculty exshychange programs with Hohenheim Unishyversity Germany the University of Minnesota and now the University of Guelph

The main areas of interest for exshychange programs between the veterinary departments of the BAU and the OVc

are Clinical Pathology Immunology Reproduction and Virology

There will be nine person-months of exchange for faculty members of BAU and the University of Guelph It is anticipated that annually beginning in 1982 perhaps six U of G faculty members will spend six-week periods at BAU while three BAU faculty will spend three months each at the U of G The arrangements are subject to the availability of facilities and funding from external agencies

During the ten years of the Culturshya l Revolution in China teachers in agrishyculture and veterina ry medicine were cut off from the rest of the world and they fell behind because there were major advances during that time The agreement is designed to update the knowledge of the facultie s at BAU

University of Guelph faculty memshybers who accept the Chinese assignshyments will find their visits are mutually rewarding The Chinese are friendly intelligent a nd eager to learn a nd upshygrade their knowledge Acupuncture techniques are advanced (laser beams and microwaves are being used) and ancient Chinese medicine including the

application of herbal medicine is of interest

The hi story of this civilization which goes back 10000 years is reshyvealed through its marvelous archeologishycal excavations T he Great Wall of C hishyna 8000 kilometres long and built 2500 years ago is an indescribable sight A tour of duty in China will be mutually rewarding

We were impressed by the fact that the Chinese are adequately fed and clothed T he enormity of the construcshyt ion ta ki ng pl ace in Beij i ng is staggershying The C hinese have population inshycrease under control and may soon have negative population growth Thcy are working to make their veterinary medishycine and agricultural programs second to none

At present in C hina there are 36 veterinary departments giving veterinary degrees There are approximately 20000 veterinarians out of a popula tion of 950 million (about one quarter of the worlds population) There appears to be a good future for vetennarians

Anyone wish to borrow my acushypuncture needles ) Douglas C Maplesden 50 Dea n

Bob says Thanks

Comments from the Immediate Past president Dr C Robert Buck 46 Ontario Veterinary College Alumni Asshysociation

I should like to say thank you for the privilege of being president of the Ontario Veterinary College Alumni Asshysociation for the past two years Actushyally its been a rather enjoyable experishyence due in great part to the responsishyble attitude and pleasant personalities of those with whom my duties have been shared The members of our board of directors as well as members of the

Department of Alumni Affairs and Deshyvelopment have contributed and coshyoperated admirably in fulfilling their obligations

The contributions of Dean Douglas Maplesden 50 to alumni activity have been appreciated by the directors and members His office has been quite innuential in keeping the bond between our Association and the College adshyministration secure as well as assisting to maintain contact with alumni allover North America Im sure we a ll find that participation very gratifying

It has been satisfying personally to feel that we have contributed construcshytively to the clinical facilities of the OVc to the opportunities for persona l development of undergraduate students

at the OV c and to the recognition of achievement of both graduate a nd unshydergraduate s tudents I look forward with interest to the organi zation and development of our own identifiable mushyse um within the next few months in order that we may protect and make ava ilable to future generations artifacts related to our heritage

May I express the wish that this Association will continue to maintain and improve the relationship between the O Vc and our gradu ates -- as well as undergraduates who will be those upon whom we shall rely in the future

Best wishes for success to your new officers as well as my persona l salute to all the members of the Ontario Veterishynary College Alumni Associa tion 0

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Honoured at Convocation lish the con ulta ncy practice of whic h he is st ill president

D ur ing his 30 ycars a s a fa culty member Professo r Gi lma n introduced many gene rat ions of veteri na ry students to biology genetics a nd histology The mic roanatomy labora tor ies which he deshyve loped prov ided not onl y for teac hi ng but also for t he research whic h he a nd hi s gra dua te studen ts a nd colleagues pursued vigorousl y with fina nc ia l supshyport from such bod ies as the Canadian N a t iona l C a ncer Inst it ut e The research fin di ngs were widely published and pre shysen ted at confere n es a round the world Since his reti rement Dr Gi lman has contin ued to repo rt and to pub lish on his resea rch

As chairman a score o f years ago of the O Vc Fac ulty Association a nd late r of the Fede ra ted Colleges Fac ulty Association John G ilma n was inevita bl y invo lved in the ch a nging scc ne locally a the Un iversity o f Gue lph was fo rmed In the late 60s he chaired o ne of the panels of the S c ience Council of Canada in its Study o f Bas ic Bio logy in C a nad a Il is concerns for anim a l care have led him to cha ir the advisory comm itte on the ani ma l care prog ra m at S her ida n College and to mem bership on O ntario Veterinary Association pan els a nd comshymittees

Madam Chancellor the Senate of the Unive rsit y of G uelph recognizes the work o f this colleague who has we ll served his country his s tude nts his fe llows and his profession in the name of t he Se na te I now request you to name John Peter Wa lter Gilman Professor Emeritus 0

Our Strength As of Au gust I 1981 the O Vc Al umni Assoc iation membership was as follows

Pa id-up Life M em bership 956 Honorary Life Mem ber 2 Life Membersh ip Instalment

Plan Membership 302 A nnual Membersh ip 46

T otal Mem bership 1306 T ota l Known Al umni 2740

Me mbership Pe rcentage 4766

A cilalion by Dean Douglas Maplesden 50 10 spring convocation and the namshying of John Peter Walter Gilman as Professor poundmerillls June 4

Madam C hancellor I have the honour to present J ohn Peter Wa lter G il man who was born in U pper Bu rma and attended schools in England before comshying to C a nada in 19 32

Upon completing the Agricu lture Diploma Course at Kemptville he cn shyrolled in the O nta rio Veterinary College in 1934 be ing awarded the Bachelor of

Professor Gilman leji Chancellor McGibbon and Dean Douglas Maplesden 50

Vete rinary S cience degree in 1939 A Iter three years in private veterinary practice and three years of se rvice in the Royal Ga nadi a n Air Force includshying 14 months as prisone r-of-wa r Dr Gi lman was a ppointed to the facu lty of th e O ntario Veteri nary C ollege in 1945

Returni ng to the ca mpus afte r s tud shyies at M ichigan S ta te University he beca me responsible for in st ruction in Embryology Genetics a nd Histology and in 1953 he was placcd in charge o f the Division o f Biology Two years after the formation of the niv ersi ty of G uelph Professor G il ma n beca me actshying head of the Dcpa rtment of Anatoshymy which formed part of the new De pa rtment of Biomedica l Sciences in 1969 Dur ing the five years prior to his retirement in 1975 he was associated with the C a nadian C ounc il on A nimal C are for a time as Executive Director then as Direc tor of Assessments part shytime H is retirement ena bled him to give full time to the later post whieh he relinquished a fter three yea rs to estab-

Awards

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At an awards party on the evening of June 4 following convocation the O Vc A illmni Associations three proshyficiency awards a monetary award pill S a gold medallion were presented to Scott A McEwen above of Glelph and Rebecca 1 Baker of Brantford S Cali and Rebecca tied with the highest aeragt marks in the fi lial examinashytions Debra A Wright of TOllenham receivtd her monerary award and a bronze m edallion for having the second hl)hest average marks Scott McEwens parents are Mary and Dr Ken lvfcEwen 5

In Memoriam Carrington Molly M 78 di ed in Prinshycess Marga ret Ilos pit a l on April 3 1981 She was a n intern at the O V c a nd had been a wardcd a residency for 1981-8 2 Clark GM 23 died on Apri l 2 1981 in N orth Ka mloops BC Higgins James T 50 died sudde nly on Ma rch 12 198 1 whi le on vaca tion in Florida He is su rvived by his wife Joa n who res id es at 36 Greensview Drive R 3 Charlo tte town PE 1 C IA 6C 3 Kable Charles H 33 d ied on ovcmshyber II 1980 in Westmi nste r Md U S A Rankin G 33 d ied on Ma rch 28 1981 in Regin a Saskatchewan Reid DouJlas C 41 died on A pril 7 198 1 in Bel leai r Bluffs Flo rida

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Karen (Snyder) McDougall FACS 73 immediate past president Mac-FACS Alumni Association Dr Claire Weir Mac 30 UGA A Alumnus of Honour 81 and Dr Margaret McCrea dy honorary president emeritus Mac-FACS Alumni Association

Alumnus of Honour 81 N amed at Alumni Weekend in J une

this years U ni versi ty of G uel ph A lumni Association Alum nus of Honour is Dr Claire Ed ith Wei r M ac 40

Born in Wi ngham on Dece mber 16 1921 Edith Weir ea rn ed her Associate Di ploma at the Macdonald Institute and her BHsc in Food and N utrition at the U niversity of T oronto in 1941 At the then Massachusett es S tate College Edith s tudied for her M S a nd spent some time as a graduate student in the medical school at the U nivers ity of Rochester ew York before she re turned to the renamed U niversity of M assachusettes to complete

he r Ph D in Food Technology in 1949 After this for ma l tra ining Edi th

pl unged into an extremely busy life of mult iple careers that blazed trails wherever she went A prolific author of several books and many articles on nutr ition throughout t he 40s and 50s di th pa rt icipated in many executive emi na rs and management programs across the U nited S tates from I 96 I to 1973

Not content with just one job a t a time Dr Wei r has repeated ly held research and teachi ng or advisory positions concurrently Si nce 1945 she has held significant research positions wit h the H J

Heinz Comp ny in Pi ttsburg Pa t he nited States Depa rtmen t of Agricult ure

(USDA ) Bu rea u of An ima l Indus try in Maryland the American Meat Institute Founda ti on in C hicago and with the Tu lane School of Med icine in New Orleans

T hese ac ti vities were para lleled by teac hi ng pos itions a t Berkshire College Massach use ttes from 1948 to 1949 Northwestern U niver ity in Ill inois from 19 55 to 1960 at the U niversity of Maryla nd from 1968 to 1969 and a t the La urence U niversi ty at S a raso ta Florida from 1970 to 1971

D ur ing these appointme nts Edith co nti nued her association wi th the U S DA whi ch see med to crea te new programs for every job she held to best use he r excell ent q ua lifications and r ich experience

Fr m 1960 Dr Wei r served as Assistant Director of the Agric ult ural Resea rc h Centre from 1972 to 1977 and then after some interna l re-organ ization emerged as a Science Advisor fo r N ut rit ion Programs fo r the U S DA Science a nd Ed ucational Administrat ion a t Beltsv ille Maryland

W ith he r busy and productive life so descri bed it see ms a considerable unders ta tement to sa y that Edi th has accompl ished a great dea l It is also not surprisi ng that she was awarded the Su per ior Se rvice Award from the USD A in 1965

T o be so enth usiasticall y involved in nutrition resea rch a nd progra m planning as well as the education of potential leaders in t his field must have been exciting indeed

To be able to match ones optimism with q ualifications a nd opportuni t ies to do something a bout those dreams has been in Dr Wei r s own word s the perfect pleas ure 0

~31 Canada Pos te s Post Canltda ~~gIl(I Por1~+ Bulk Ennombre third troisieme class classe 1067 Guel ph Onl

ADD RE SS CORRECTION REOU ESTE D

I t the addressee or a son or a daughter w ho IS an alumnus has moved please nOlily Ine Alumni OHce U nlVerslly 01 G ue lp h N IG 2W1 so Ih al (h iS maga~lne may be rorw ar ded 10 the proper address

The College of Arts Alumni Association

DEL HA Editor Debbie (Nash) Chambers 77

Our new President Julie (Russell) Thur 78 is a people person Since gradua tion the desire to meet a broad spectrum of the public and her willingness to share her skills and experience have shaped her lifeshystyle

In private life Julies people-orientshyed aspirations prompted her to develop a very busy volunteer schedule

Two years ago a fellow alumnus encouraged her to attend a College of Arts Alumni Association function at the home of Past President Evelyn Williams

The chance to make new friends and share experiences with other alumni a ppealled to Julie so she decided to become an Association supporter Toshyday she is not only the President of the College of Arts Al um ni Association but as such also one of its newest representashytives on the Board of Directors of the University of Guelph Alumni Associashytion

Although Julie realizes that the semester system has not been conclusive to creating a spirit of togetherness among Arts students she sees the potenshytial of the Arts Alumni Association for engendering a sense of unity

Julie is very pleased that the Assoshyciation has been working towards a high-profile reputation for Arts proshygrams at Guelph She feels that the Associations sponsorship of new scholshyarships for graduate and part-time stushydents has been a very worthwhile effort However Julie believes that it is also crucia I to stress tha t a university educashytion goes beyond the realm of academics

In Julies eyes an undergraduate education also nurtured her growth as an individual

Julies volunteer activities have not been restricted to on-campus associa-

New College of Arts executive I 10 r Donald Webster 78 vice-president Julie (Russell) Thur 78 president Judy Carson 75 immediate past president and Margo Shoemaker 79 secretary-treasurer

tions One of her most rewarding volunshyteer roles has brought her into contact with Guelphites not associated with the University Julie is grateful that her work as a Big Sister has rewarded her with a deeper understanding of children

Prof essiona lIy J u I ies preference for close varied contact with the public has initiated several important career decisions Her determination to eventushyally establish a career in a publ ic relashytions capacity bcgan mid-way through her studies toward a degree in French After two semesters at Guelph Julie left Guelph to work in Mississauga as a pharmacists assistant She planned to use the break from school to mull over her career expectations

When she returned to Guelph in the spring of 1976 her career goal was set

After her return to campus two avenues of part-time employment reafshyfirmed her desire to work with people Julies employment as a noon-hour reshyceptionist in the Department of Student Affairs and her work as a campus tour guide also provided an opportunity for her to refine her extra-personal skills

After graduation Julie gradually moved closer and closer to her dream of

holding a public relations post Initially she accepted a position in

the Bibliographic Search Dcpartment of the niversity Library Eventually the promise of greater contact with other members of the University community lured her away to the Librarys informashytion desk Starting in ovember 1979 Julie patiently solved patrons dilemmas and cheerfully answered a multitude of questions Ithough she enjoyed both Library jobs she found herself ready to meet a fresh challenge

In December 1980 Julie assumed her prescnt portfolio as tour co-ordinator for the University S Department of Inshyformation

As tour co-ordinator Julie is reshysponsible for the organizational and staffing requirements associated with the tour office Since she must tailor tours to the specific needs of students faculty staff and non-university organishyzations Julie has found the job to be both intere5ting and challenging

Anyone familiar with Julies effishycient professionalism and her soft-spokshyen congeniality will realize that the Librarys loss was most definitely the Department of Informations gain 0

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Grad News

Thanks to a most welcome letter reshyceived by the Alumni Office DELPHA is abic to offer the following update on the career of Robert Wycher 73

After completing a BEd at Queen s and teaching for four years Robert s life took a new direction In 1979 he entered SI Peter s Seminary in London Ontario where he began trainshying for the Roman Ca tholic Priesthood Starting th is fall Robert will be enrolled in a Master of Divinity program On behalf of the College of Arts Alumni Association and DELPH A staff we would like to offer Robert best wishes and thank him for forwarding this inforshymation

Another letter to the Alumni Office disclosed that Michael Henry 76 is

now enjoying a primitive lifestyle on Fogo Island Newfoundland Skipper teaches art at Fogo Island Centra l High School He also works as a part-time fisherman Other grad news

1970 Cathy (Rowland) Irwin is currently teaching art an d theatre arts a t Eastshywood Secondary School in Peterborshyough

1973 Janet Flewelling is a teac her employed by the Etobicoke Board of Educa tion

1976 Michael Clarke is a marketing executive for the London-America n Export Fishyn(lnce Corporation

1977 Barbara (Pratt) Conner is teaching for the Regina Board of Education Bla ine Dunnell is enrolled a t Knox Colshylege University of Toronto

Isolde Pleasants-Faulkner is the assistshyant manager of T heatre Five in Kingsshyton O ntario

1978 Sylvia Harnden is a graduate student in the Faculty of Design University of C(llga ry Paul McLeod is a rticling at the Ha milshyton law firm of Roy Goddard and Buchanan

1980 Grahame Booker lives in Cambridge and is Head of the Department of Modern Languages Galt Collegiate Institute Linda Leitch resides in To ronto where she is developing a ea rcer as a free-lance editor Gera ld Stort z is an assistant professor in the Department of History Wilfrid Laurier University Nik Williams ha s returned to the Unishyversity of Guelph to study towards (l Masters degree in History 0

In Memoriam

Any Ideas

Marjorie Watki ns 75 died recently at age 67 She is survived by three daughshyters Barbara Johnson Mac 68 Linda Gilroy a nd Wendy Sarrell all of the O tt awa area and by a sist er Gladys Harrison of Toronto 0

Do you know an Arts graduate with an interesting career or hobshyby l If you do please contact editor Debbie Ch(lmbers co the Publications Office Depar tment of Alumni Affairs (lnd Developshyment University Centre Univershysity of Guelph Onta rio IG 2W I The positive respon se we have received to recent alumni profile articles featuring sculptor Bryan Till1s 75 and poet Jane ( Keele) Urquhart 71 has prompted us to establish profiles as regul(lr features Any suggesshytions for future profiles would be grc(ltlyappreciated BO(lrd of Directors College of Arts Alumni Associashytion

Scene at Alumni Weekend

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The Ontario Veterinary College Alumni Association

EditorALUMNI Dr Cliff Barker 41

BULLETIN

From The

Dean In April President Forster OACs Dean CIay Switzer OAC 5 1 and 1 visited Beijing Agricultural University in Beijshying (formerly Peking) China

Beijing Agricultural University (BAU) has agricultural faculty exshychange programs with Hohenheim Unishyversity Germany the University of Minnesota and now the University of Guelph

The main areas of interest for exshychange programs between the veterinary departments of the BAU and the OVc

are Clinical Pathology Immunology Reproduction and Virology

There will be nine person-months of exchange for faculty members of BAU and the University of Guelph It is anticipated that annually beginning in 1982 perhaps six U of G faculty members will spend six-week periods at BAU while three BAU faculty will spend three months each at the U of G The arrangements are subject to the availability of facilities and funding from external agencies

During the ten years of the Culturshya l Revolution in China teachers in agrishyculture and veterina ry medicine were cut off from the rest of the world and they fell behind because there were major advances during that time The agreement is designed to update the knowledge of the facultie s at BAU

University of Guelph faculty memshybers who accept the Chinese assignshyments will find their visits are mutually rewarding The Chinese are friendly intelligent a nd eager to learn a nd upshygrade their knowledge Acupuncture techniques are advanced (laser beams and microwaves are being used) and ancient Chinese medicine including the

application of herbal medicine is of interest

The hi story of this civilization which goes back 10000 years is reshyvealed through its marvelous archeologishycal excavations T he Great Wall of C hishyna 8000 kilometres long and built 2500 years ago is an indescribable sight A tour of duty in China will be mutually rewarding

We were impressed by the fact that the Chinese are adequately fed and clothed T he enormity of the construcshyt ion ta ki ng pl ace in Beij i ng is staggershying The C hinese have population inshycrease under control and may soon have negative population growth Thcy are working to make their veterinary medishycine and agricultural programs second to none

At present in C hina there are 36 veterinary departments giving veterinary degrees There are approximately 20000 veterinarians out of a popula tion of 950 million (about one quarter of the worlds population) There appears to be a good future for vetennarians

Anyone wish to borrow my acushypuncture needles ) Douglas C Maplesden 50 Dea n

Bob says Thanks

Comments from the Immediate Past president Dr C Robert Buck 46 Ontario Veterinary College Alumni Asshysociation

I should like to say thank you for the privilege of being president of the Ontario Veterinary College Alumni Asshysociation for the past two years Actushyally its been a rather enjoyable experishyence due in great part to the responsishyble attitude and pleasant personalities of those with whom my duties have been shared The members of our board of directors as well as members of the

Department of Alumni Affairs and Deshyvelopment have contributed and coshyoperated admirably in fulfilling their obligations

The contributions of Dean Douglas Maplesden 50 to alumni activity have been appreciated by the directors and members His office has been quite innuential in keeping the bond between our Association and the College adshyministration secure as well as assisting to maintain contact with alumni allover North America Im sure we a ll find that participation very gratifying

It has been satisfying personally to feel that we have contributed construcshytively to the clinical facilities of the OVc to the opportunities for persona l development of undergraduate students

at the OV c and to the recognition of achievement of both graduate a nd unshydergraduate s tudents I look forward with interest to the organi zation and development of our own identifiable mushyse um within the next few months in order that we may protect and make ava ilable to future generations artifacts related to our heritage

May I express the wish that this Association will continue to maintain and improve the relationship between the O Vc and our gradu ates -- as well as undergraduates who will be those upon whom we shall rely in the future

Best wishes for success to your new officers as well as my persona l salute to all the members of the Ontario Veterishynary College Alumni Associa tion 0

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Honoured at Convocation lish the con ulta ncy practice of whic h he is st ill president

D ur ing his 30 ycars a s a fa culty member Professo r Gi lma n introduced many gene rat ions of veteri na ry students to biology genetics a nd histology The mic roanatomy labora tor ies which he deshyve loped prov ided not onl y for teac hi ng but also for t he research whic h he a nd hi s gra dua te studen ts a nd colleagues pursued vigorousl y with fina nc ia l supshyport from such bod ies as the Canadian N a t iona l C a ncer Inst it ut e The research fin di ngs were widely published and pre shysen ted at confere n es a round the world Since his reti rement Dr Gi lman has contin ued to repo rt and to pub lish on his resea rch

As chairman a score o f years ago of the O Vc Fac ulty Association a nd late r of the Fede ra ted Colleges Fac ulty Association John G ilma n was inevita bl y invo lved in the ch a nging scc ne locally a the Un iversity o f Gue lph was fo rmed In the late 60s he chaired o ne of the panels of the S c ience Council of Canada in its Study o f Bas ic Bio logy in C a nad a Il is concerns for anim a l care have led him to cha ir the advisory comm itte on the ani ma l care prog ra m at S her ida n College and to mem bership on O ntario Veterinary Association pan els a nd comshymittees

Madam Chancellor the Senate of the Unive rsit y of G uelph recognizes the work o f this colleague who has we ll served his country his s tude nts his fe llows and his profession in the name of t he Se na te I now request you to name John Peter Wa lter Gilman Professor Emeritus 0

Our Strength As of Au gust I 1981 the O Vc Al umni Assoc iation membership was as follows

Pa id-up Life M em bership 956 Honorary Life Mem ber 2 Life Membersh ip Instalment

Plan Membership 302 A nnual Membersh ip 46

T otal Mem bership 1306 T ota l Known Al umni 2740

Me mbership Pe rcentage 4766

A cilalion by Dean Douglas Maplesden 50 10 spring convocation and the namshying of John Peter Walter Gilman as Professor poundmerillls June 4

Madam C hancellor I have the honour to present J ohn Peter Wa lter G il man who was born in U pper Bu rma and attended schools in England before comshying to C a nada in 19 32

Upon completing the Agricu lture Diploma Course at Kemptville he cn shyrolled in the O nta rio Veterinary College in 1934 be ing awarded the Bachelor of

Professor Gilman leji Chancellor McGibbon and Dean Douglas Maplesden 50

Vete rinary S cience degree in 1939 A Iter three years in private veterinary practice and three years of se rvice in the Royal Ga nadi a n Air Force includshying 14 months as prisone r-of-wa r Dr Gi lman was a ppointed to the facu lty of th e O ntario Veteri nary C ollege in 1945

Returni ng to the ca mpus afte r s tud shyies at M ichigan S ta te University he beca me responsible for in st ruction in Embryology Genetics a nd Histology and in 1953 he was placcd in charge o f the Division o f Biology Two years after the formation of the niv ersi ty of G uelph Professor G il ma n beca me actshying head of the Dcpa rtment of Anatoshymy which formed part of the new De pa rtment of Biomedica l Sciences in 1969 Dur ing the five years prior to his retirement in 1975 he was associated with the C a nadian C ounc il on A nimal C are for a time as Executive Director then as Direc tor of Assessments part shytime H is retirement ena bled him to give full time to the later post whieh he relinquished a fter three yea rs to estab-

Awards

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At an awards party on the evening of June 4 following convocation the O Vc A illmni Associations three proshyficiency awards a monetary award pill S a gold medallion were presented to Scott A McEwen above of Glelph and Rebecca 1 Baker of Brantford S Cali and Rebecca tied with the highest aeragt marks in the fi lial examinashytions Debra A Wright of TOllenham receivtd her monerary award and a bronze m edallion for having the second hl)hest average marks Scott McEwens parents are Mary and Dr Ken lvfcEwen 5

In Memoriam Carrington Molly M 78 di ed in Prinshycess Marga ret Ilos pit a l on April 3 1981 She was a n intern at the O V c a nd had been a wardcd a residency for 1981-8 2 Clark GM 23 died on Apri l 2 1981 in N orth Ka mloops BC Higgins James T 50 died sudde nly on Ma rch 12 198 1 whi le on vaca tion in Florida He is su rvived by his wife Joa n who res id es at 36 Greensview Drive R 3 Charlo tte town PE 1 C IA 6C 3 Kable Charles H 33 d ied on ovcmshyber II 1980 in Westmi nste r Md U S A Rankin G 33 d ied on Ma rch 28 1981 in Regin a Saskatchewan Reid DouJlas C 41 died on A pril 7 198 1 in Bel leai r Bluffs Flo rida

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Karen (Snyder) McDougall FACS 73 immediate past president Mac-FACS Alumni Association Dr Claire Weir Mac 30 UGA A Alumnus of Honour 81 and Dr Margaret McCrea dy honorary president emeritus Mac-FACS Alumni Association

Alumnus of Honour 81 N amed at Alumni Weekend in J une

this years U ni versi ty of G uel ph A lumni Association Alum nus of Honour is Dr Claire Ed ith Wei r M ac 40

Born in Wi ngham on Dece mber 16 1921 Edith Weir ea rn ed her Associate Di ploma at the Macdonald Institute and her BHsc in Food and N utrition at the U niversity of T oronto in 1941 At the then Massachusett es S tate College Edith s tudied for her M S a nd spent some time as a graduate student in the medical school at the U nivers ity of Rochester ew York before she re turned to the renamed U niversity of M assachusettes to complete

he r Ph D in Food Technology in 1949 After this for ma l tra ining Edi th

pl unged into an extremely busy life of mult iple careers that blazed trails wherever she went A prolific author of several books and many articles on nutr ition throughout t he 40s and 50s di th pa rt icipated in many executive emi na rs and management programs across the U nited S tates from I 96 I to 1973

Not content with just one job a t a time Dr Wei r has repeated ly held research and teachi ng or advisory positions concurrently Si nce 1945 she has held significant research positions wit h the H J

Heinz Comp ny in Pi ttsburg Pa t he nited States Depa rtmen t of Agricult ure

(USDA ) Bu rea u of An ima l Indus try in Maryland the American Meat Institute Founda ti on in C hicago and with the Tu lane School of Med icine in New Orleans

T hese ac ti vities were para lleled by teac hi ng pos itions a t Berkshire College Massach use ttes from 1948 to 1949 Northwestern U niver ity in Ill inois from 19 55 to 1960 at the U niversity of Maryla nd from 1968 to 1969 and a t the La urence U niversi ty at S a raso ta Florida from 1970 to 1971

D ur ing these appointme nts Edith co nti nued her association wi th the U S DA whi ch see med to crea te new programs for every job she held to best use he r excell ent q ua lifications and r ich experience

Fr m 1960 Dr Wei r served as Assistant Director of the Agric ult ural Resea rc h Centre from 1972 to 1977 and then after some interna l re-organ ization emerged as a Science Advisor fo r N ut rit ion Programs fo r the U S DA Science a nd Ed ucational Administrat ion a t Beltsv ille Maryland

W ith he r busy and productive life so descri bed it see ms a considerable unders ta tement to sa y that Edi th has accompl ished a great dea l It is also not surprisi ng that she was awarded the Su per ior Se rvice Award from the USD A in 1965

T o be so enth usiasticall y involved in nutrition resea rch a nd progra m planning as well as the education of potential leaders in t his field must have been exciting indeed

To be able to match ones optimism with q ualifications a nd opportuni t ies to do something a bout those dreams has been in Dr Wei r s own word s the perfect pleas ure 0

~31 Canada Pos te s Post Canltda ~~gIl(I Por1~+ Bulk Ennombre third troisieme class classe 1067 Guel ph Onl

ADD RE SS CORRECTION REOU ESTE D

I t the addressee or a son or a daughter w ho IS an alumnus has moved please nOlily Ine Alumni OHce U nlVerslly 01 G ue lp h N IG 2W1 so Ih al (h iS maga~lne may be rorw ar ded 10 the proper address

Grad News

Thanks to a most welcome letter reshyceived by the Alumni Office DELPHA is abic to offer the following update on the career of Robert Wycher 73

After completing a BEd at Queen s and teaching for four years Robert s life took a new direction In 1979 he entered SI Peter s Seminary in London Ontario where he began trainshying for the Roman Ca tholic Priesthood Starting th is fall Robert will be enrolled in a Master of Divinity program On behalf of the College of Arts Alumni Association and DELPH A staff we would like to offer Robert best wishes and thank him for forwarding this inforshymation

Another letter to the Alumni Office disclosed that Michael Henry 76 is

now enjoying a primitive lifestyle on Fogo Island Newfoundland Skipper teaches art at Fogo Island Centra l High School He also works as a part-time fisherman Other grad news

1970 Cathy (Rowland) Irwin is currently teaching art an d theatre arts a t Eastshywood Secondary School in Peterborshyough

1973 Janet Flewelling is a teac her employed by the Etobicoke Board of Educa tion

1976 Michael Clarke is a marketing executive for the London-America n Export Fishyn(lnce Corporation

1977 Barbara (Pratt) Conner is teaching for the Regina Board of Education Bla ine Dunnell is enrolled a t Knox Colshylege University of Toronto

Isolde Pleasants-Faulkner is the assistshyant manager of T heatre Five in Kingsshyton O ntario

1978 Sylvia Harnden is a graduate student in the Faculty of Design University of C(llga ry Paul McLeod is a rticling at the Ha milshyton law firm of Roy Goddard and Buchanan

1980 Grahame Booker lives in Cambridge and is Head of the Department of Modern Languages Galt Collegiate Institute Linda Leitch resides in To ronto where she is developing a ea rcer as a free-lance editor Gera ld Stort z is an assistant professor in the Department of History Wilfrid Laurier University Nik Williams ha s returned to the Unishyversity of Guelph to study towards (l Masters degree in History 0

In Memoriam

Any Ideas

Marjorie Watki ns 75 died recently at age 67 She is survived by three daughshyters Barbara Johnson Mac 68 Linda Gilroy a nd Wendy Sarrell all of the O tt awa area and by a sist er Gladys Harrison of Toronto 0

Do you know an Arts graduate with an interesting career or hobshyby l If you do please contact editor Debbie Ch(lmbers co the Publications Office Depar tment of Alumni Affairs (lnd Developshyment University Centre Univershysity of Guelph Onta rio IG 2W I The positive respon se we have received to recent alumni profile articles featuring sculptor Bryan Till1s 75 and poet Jane ( Keele) Urquhart 71 has prompted us to establish profiles as regul(lr features Any suggesshytions for future profiles would be grc(ltlyappreciated BO(lrd of Directors College of Arts Alumni Associashytion

Scene at Alumni Weekend

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The Ontario Veterinary College Alumni Association

EditorALUMNI Dr Cliff Barker 41

BULLETIN

From The

Dean In April President Forster OACs Dean CIay Switzer OAC 5 1 and 1 visited Beijing Agricultural University in Beijshying (formerly Peking) China

Beijing Agricultural University (BAU) has agricultural faculty exshychange programs with Hohenheim Unishyversity Germany the University of Minnesota and now the University of Guelph

The main areas of interest for exshychange programs between the veterinary departments of the BAU and the OVc

are Clinical Pathology Immunology Reproduction and Virology

There will be nine person-months of exchange for faculty members of BAU and the University of Guelph It is anticipated that annually beginning in 1982 perhaps six U of G faculty members will spend six-week periods at BAU while three BAU faculty will spend three months each at the U of G The arrangements are subject to the availability of facilities and funding from external agencies

During the ten years of the Culturshya l Revolution in China teachers in agrishyculture and veterina ry medicine were cut off from the rest of the world and they fell behind because there were major advances during that time The agreement is designed to update the knowledge of the facultie s at BAU

University of Guelph faculty memshybers who accept the Chinese assignshyments will find their visits are mutually rewarding The Chinese are friendly intelligent a nd eager to learn a nd upshygrade their knowledge Acupuncture techniques are advanced (laser beams and microwaves are being used) and ancient Chinese medicine including the

application of herbal medicine is of interest

The hi story of this civilization which goes back 10000 years is reshyvealed through its marvelous archeologishycal excavations T he Great Wall of C hishyna 8000 kilometres long and built 2500 years ago is an indescribable sight A tour of duty in China will be mutually rewarding

We were impressed by the fact that the Chinese are adequately fed and clothed T he enormity of the construcshyt ion ta ki ng pl ace in Beij i ng is staggershying The C hinese have population inshycrease under control and may soon have negative population growth Thcy are working to make their veterinary medishycine and agricultural programs second to none

At present in C hina there are 36 veterinary departments giving veterinary degrees There are approximately 20000 veterinarians out of a popula tion of 950 million (about one quarter of the worlds population) There appears to be a good future for vetennarians

Anyone wish to borrow my acushypuncture needles ) Douglas C Maplesden 50 Dea n

Bob says Thanks

Comments from the Immediate Past president Dr C Robert Buck 46 Ontario Veterinary College Alumni Asshysociation

I should like to say thank you for the privilege of being president of the Ontario Veterinary College Alumni Asshysociation for the past two years Actushyally its been a rather enjoyable experishyence due in great part to the responsishyble attitude and pleasant personalities of those with whom my duties have been shared The members of our board of directors as well as members of the

Department of Alumni Affairs and Deshyvelopment have contributed and coshyoperated admirably in fulfilling their obligations

The contributions of Dean Douglas Maplesden 50 to alumni activity have been appreciated by the directors and members His office has been quite innuential in keeping the bond between our Association and the College adshyministration secure as well as assisting to maintain contact with alumni allover North America Im sure we a ll find that participation very gratifying

It has been satisfying personally to feel that we have contributed construcshytively to the clinical facilities of the OVc to the opportunities for persona l development of undergraduate students

at the OV c and to the recognition of achievement of both graduate a nd unshydergraduate s tudents I look forward with interest to the organi zation and development of our own identifiable mushyse um within the next few months in order that we may protect and make ava ilable to future generations artifacts related to our heritage

May I express the wish that this Association will continue to maintain and improve the relationship between the O Vc and our gradu ates -- as well as undergraduates who will be those upon whom we shall rely in the future

Best wishes for success to your new officers as well as my persona l salute to all the members of the Ontario Veterishynary College Alumni Associa tion 0

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Honoured at Convocation lish the con ulta ncy practice of whic h he is st ill president

D ur ing his 30 ycars a s a fa culty member Professo r Gi lma n introduced many gene rat ions of veteri na ry students to biology genetics a nd histology The mic roanatomy labora tor ies which he deshyve loped prov ided not onl y for teac hi ng but also for t he research whic h he a nd hi s gra dua te studen ts a nd colleagues pursued vigorousl y with fina nc ia l supshyport from such bod ies as the Canadian N a t iona l C a ncer Inst it ut e The research fin di ngs were widely published and pre shysen ted at confere n es a round the world Since his reti rement Dr Gi lman has contin ued to repo rt and to pub lish on his resea rch

As chairman a score o f years ago of the O Vc Fac ulty Association a nd late r of the Fede ra ted Colleges Fac ulty Association John G ilma n was inevita bl y invo lved in the ch a nging scc ne locally a the Un iversity o f Gue lph was fo rmed In the late 60s he chaired o ne of the panels of the S c ience Council of Canada in its Study o f Bas ic Bio logy in C a nad a Il is concerns for anim a l care have led him to cha ir the advisory comm itte on the ani ma l care prog ra m at S her ida n College and to mem bership on O ntario Veterinary Association pan els a nd comshymittees

Madam Chancellor the Senate of the Unive rsit y of G uelph recognizes the work o f this colleague who has we ll served his country his s tude nts his fe llows and his profession in the name of t he Se na te I now request you to name John Peter Wa lter Gilman Professor Emeritus 0

Our Strength As of Au gust I 1981 the O Vc Al umni Assoc iation membership was as follows

Pa id-up Life M em bership 956 Honorary Life Mem ber 2 Life Membersh ip Instalment

Plan Membership 302 A nnual Membersh ip 46

T otal Mem bership 1306 T ota l Known Al umni 2740

Me mbership Pe rcentage 4766

A cilalion by Dean Douglas Maplesden 50 10 spring convocation and the namshying of John Peter Walter Gilman as Professor poundmerillls June 4

Madam C hancellor I have the honour to present J ohn Peter Wa lter G il man who was born in U pper Bu rma and attended schools in England before comshying to C a nada in 19 32

Upon completing the Agricu lture Diploma Course at Kemptville he cn shyrolled in the O nta rio Veterinary College in 1934 be ing awarded the Bachelor of

Professor Gilman leji Chancellor McGibbon and Dean Douglas Maplesden 50

Vete rinary S cience degree in 1939 A Iter three years in private veterinary practice and three years of se rvice in the Royal Ga nadi a n Air Force includshying 14 months as prisone r-of-wa r Dr Gi lman was a ppointed to the facu lty of th e O ntario Veteri nary C ollege in 1945

Returni ng to the ca mpus afte r s tud shyies at M ichigan S ta te University he beca me responsible for in st ruction in Embryology Genetics a nd Histology and in 1953 he was placcd in charge o f the Division o f Biology Two years after the formation of the niv ersi ty of G uelph Professor G il ma n beca me actshying head of the Dcpa rtment of Anatoshymy which formed part of the new De pa rtment of Biomedica l Sciences in 1969 Dur ing the five years prior to his retirement in 1975 he was associated with the C a nadian C ounc il on A nimal C are for a time as Executive Director then as Direc tor of Assessments part shytime H is retirement ena bled him to give full time to the later post whieh he relinquished a fter three yea rs to estab-

Awards

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At an awards party on the evening of June 4 following convocation the O Vc A illmni Associations three proshyficiency awards a monetary award pill S a gold medallion were presented to Scott A McEwen above of Glelph and Rebecca 1 Baker of Brantford S Cali and Rebecca tied with the highest aeragt marks in the fi lial examinashytions Debra A Wright of TOllenham receivtd her monerary award and a bronze m edallion for having the second hl)hest average marks Scott McEwens parents are Mary and Dr Ken lvfcEwen 5

In Memoriam Carrington Molly M 78 di ed in Prinshycess Marga ret Ilos pit a l on April 3 1981 She was a n intern at the O V c a nd had been a wardcd a residency for 1981-8 2 Clark GM 23 died on Apri l 2 1981 in N orth Ka mloops BC Higgins James T 50 died sudde nly on Ma rch 12 198 1 whi le on vaca tion in Florida He is su rvived by his wife Joa n who res id es at 36 Greensview Drive R 3 Charlo tte town PE 1 C IA 6C 3 Kable Charles H 33 d ied on ovcmshyber II 1980 in Westmi nste r Md U S A Rankin G 33 d ied on Ma rch 28 1981 in Regin a Saskatchewan Reid DouJlas C 41 died on A pril 7 198 1 in Bel leai r Bluffs Flo rida

S A O

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Karen (Snyder) McDougall FACS 73 immediate past president Mac-FACS Alumni Association Dr Claire Weir Mac 30 UGA A Alumnus of Honour 81 and Dr Margaret McCrea dy honorary president emeritus Mac-FACS Alumni Association

Alumnus of Honour 81 N amed at Alumni Weekend in J une

this years U ni versi ty of G uel ph A lumni Association Alum nus of Honour is Dr Claire Ed ith Wei r M ac 40

Born in Wi ngham on Dece mber 16 1921 Edith Weir ea rn ed her Associate Di ploma at the Macdonald Institute and her BHsc in Food and N utrition at the U niversity of T oronto in 1941 At the then Massachusett es S tate College Edith s tudied for her M S a nd spent some time as a graduate student in the medical school at the U nivers ity of Rochester ew York before she re turned to the renamed U niversity of M assachusettes to complete

he r Ph D in Food Technology in 1949 After this for ma l tra ining Edi th

pl unged into an extremely busy life of mult iple careers that blazed trails wherever she went A prolific author of several books and many articles on nutr ition throughout t he 40s and 50s di th pa rt icipated in many executive emi na rs and management programs across the U nited S tates from I 96 I to 1973

Not content with just one job a t a time Dr Wei r has repeated ly held research and teachi ng or advisory positions concurrently Si nce 1945 she has held significant research positions wit h the H J

Heinz Comp ny in Pi ttsburg Pa t he nited States Depa rtmen t of Agricult ure

(USDA ) Bu rea u of An ima l Indus try in Maryland the American Meat Institute Founda ti on in C hicago and with the Tu lane School of Med icine in New Orleans

T hese ac ti vities were para lleled by teac hi ng pos itions a t Berkshire College Massach use ttes from 1948 to 1949 Northwestern U niver ity in Ill inois from 19 55 to 1960 at the U niversity of Maryla nd from 1968 to 1969 and a t the La urence U niversi ty at S a raso ta Florida from 1970 to 1971

D ur ing these appointme nts Edith co nti nued her association wi th the U S DA whi ch see med to crea te new programs for every job she held to best use he r excell ent q ua lifications and r ich experience

Fr m 1960 Dr Wei r served as Assistant Director of the Agric ult ural Resea rc h Centre from 1972 to 1977 and then after some interna l re-organ ization emerged as a Science Advisor fo r N ut rit ion Programs fo r the U S DA Science a nd Ed ucational Administrat ion a t Beltsv ille Maryland

W ith he r busy and productive life so descri bed it see ms a considerable unders ta tement to sa y that Edi th has accompl ished a great dea l It is also not surprisi ng that she was awarded the Su per ior Se rvice Award from the USD A in 1965

T o be so enth usiasticall y involved in nutrition resea rch a nd progra m planning as well as the education of potential leaders in t his field must have been exciting indeed

To be able to match ones optimism with q ualifications a nd opportuni t ies to do something a bout those dreams has been in Dr Wei r s own word s the perfect pleas ure 0

~31 Canada Pos te s Post Canltda ~~gIl(I Por1~+ Bulk Ennombre third troisieme class classe 1067 Guel ph Onl

ADD RE SS CORRECTION REOU ESTE D

I t the addressee or a son or a daughter w ho IS an alumnus has moved please nOlily Ine Alumni OHce U nlVerslly 01 G ue lp h N IG 2W1 so Ih al (h iS maga~lne may be rorw ar ded 10 the proper address

The Ontario Veterinary College Alumni Association

EditorALUMNI Dr Cliff Barker 41

BULLETIN

From The

Dean In April President Forster OACs Dean CIay Switzer OAC 5 1 and 1 visited Beijing Agricultural University in Beijshying (formerly Peking) China

Beijing Agricultural University (BAU) has agricultural faculty exshychange programs with Hohenheim Unishyversity Germany the University of Minnesota and now the University of Guelph

The main areas of interest for exshychange programs between the veterinary departments of the BAU and the OVc

are Clinical Pathology Immunology Reproduction and Virology

There will be nine person-months of exchange for faculty members of BAU and the University of Guelph It is anticipated that annually beginning in 1982 perhaps six U of G faculty members will spend six-week periods at BAU while three BAU faculty will spend three months each at the U of G The arrangements are subject to the availability of facilities and funding from external agencies

During the ten years of the Culturshya l Revolution in China teachers in agrishyculture and veterina ry medicine were cut off from the rest of the world and they fell behind because there were major advances during that time The agreement is designed to update the knowledge of the facultie s at BAU

University of Guelph faculty memshybers who accept the Chinese assignshyments will find their visits are mutually rewarding The Chinese are friendly intelligent a nd eager to learn a nd upshygrade their knowledge Acupuncture techniques are advanced (laser beams and microwaves are being used) and ancient Chinese medicine including the

application of herbal medicine is of interest

The hi story of this civilization which goes back 10000 years is reshyvealed through its marvelous archeologishycal excavations T he Great Wall of C hishyna 8000 kilometres long and built 2500 years ago is an indescribable sight A tour of duty in China will be mutually rewarding

We were impressed by the fact that the Chinese are adequately fed and clothed T he enormity of the construcshyt ion ta ki ng pl ace in Beij i ng is staggershying The C hinese have population inshycrease under control and may soon have negative population growth Thcy are working to make their veterinary medishycine and agricultural programs second to none

At present in C hina there are 36 veterinary departments giving veterinary degrees There are approximately 20000 veterinarians out of a popula tion of 950 million (about one quarter of the worlds population) There appears to be a good future for vetennarians

Anyone wish to borrow my acushypuncture needles ) Douglas C Maplesden 50 Dea n

Bob says Thanks

Comments from the Immediate Past president Dr C Robert Buck 46 Ontario Veterinary College Alumni Asshysociation

I should like to say thank you for the privilege of being president of the Ontario Veterinary College Alumni Asshysociation for the past two years Actushyally its been a rather enjoyable experishyence due in great part to the responsishyble attitude and pleasant personalities of those with whom my duties have been shared The members of our board of directors as well as members of the

Department of Alumni Affairs and Deshyvelopment have contributed and coshyoperated admirably in fulfilling their obligations

The contributions of Dean Douglas Maplesden 50 to alumni activity have been appreciated by the directors and members His office has been quite innuential in keeping the bond between our Association and the College adshyministration secure as well as assisting to maintain contact with alumni allover North America Im sure we a ll find that participation very gratifying

It has been satisfying personally to feel that we have contributed construcshytively to the clinical facilities of the OVc to the opportunities for persona l development of undergraduate students

at the OV c and to the recognition of achievement of both graduate a nd unshydergraduate s tudents I look forward with interest to the organi zation and development of our own identifiable mushyse um within the next few months in order that we may protect and make ava ilable to future generations artifacts related to our heritage

May I express the wish that this Association will continue to maintain and improve the relationship between the O Vc and our gradu ates -- as well as undergraduates who will be those upon whom we shall rely in the future

Best wishes for success to your new officers as well as my persona l salute to all the members of the Ontario Veterishynary College Alumni Associa tion 0

34

Honoured at Convocation lish the con ulta ncy practice of whic h he is st ill president

D ur ing his 30 ycars a s a fa culty member Professo r Gi lma n introduced many gene rat ions of veteri na ry students to biology genetics a nd histology The mic roanatomy labora tor ies which he deshyve loped prov ided not onl y for teac hi ng but also for t he research whic h he a nd hi s gra dua te studen ts a nd colleagues pursued vigorousl y with fina nc ia l supshyport from such bod ies as the Canadian N a t iona l C a ncer Inst it ut e The research fin di ngs were widely published and pre shysen ted at confere n es a round the world Since his reti rement Dr Gi lman has contin ued to repo rt and to pub lish on his resea rch

As chairman a score o f years ago of the O Vc Fac ulty Association a nd late r of the Fede ra ted Colleges Fac ulty Association John G ilma n was inevita bl y invo lved in the ch a nging scc ne locally a the Un iversity o f Gue lph was fo rmed In the late 60s he chaired o ne of the panels of the S c ience Council of Canada in its Study o f Bas ic Bio logy in C a nad a Il is concerns for anim a l care have led him to cha ir the advisory comm itte on the ani ma l care prog ra m at S her ida n College and to mem bership on O ntario Veterinary Association pan els a nd comshymittees

Madam Chancellor the Senate of the Unive rsit y of G uelph recognizes the work o f this colleague who has we ll served his country his s tude nts his fe llows and his profession in the name of t he Se na te I now request you to name John Peter Wa lter Gilman Professor Emeritus 0

Our Strength As of Au gust I 1981 the O Vc Al umni Assoc iation membership was as follows

Pa id-up Life M em bership 956 Honorary Life Mem ber 2 Life Membersh ip Instalment

Plan Membership 302 A nnual Membersh ip 46

T otal Mem bership 1306 T ota l Known Al umni 2740

Me mbership Pe rcentage 4766

A cilalion by Dean Douglas Maplesden 50 10 spring convocation and the namshying of John Peter Walter Gilman as Professor poundmerillls June 4

Madam C hancellor I have the honour to present J ohn Peter Wa lter G il man who was born in U pper Bu rma and attended schools in England before comshying to C a nada in 19 32

Upon completing the Agricu lture Diploma Course at Kemptville he cn shyrolled in the O nta rio Veterinary College in 1934 be ing awarded the Bachelor of

Professor Gilman leji Chancellor McGibbon and Dean Douglas Maplesden 50

Vete rinary S cience degree in 1939 A Iter three years in private veterinary practice and three years of se rvice in the Royal Ga nadi a n Air Force includshying 14 months as prisone r-of-wa r Dr Gi lman was a ppointed to the facu lty of th e O ntario Veteri nary C ollege in 1945

Returni ng to the ca mpus afte r s tud shyies at M ichigan S ta te University he beca me responsible for in st ruction in Embryology Genetics a nd Histology and in 1953 he was placcd in charge o f the Division o f Biology Two years after the formation of the niv ersi ty of G uelph Professor G il ma n beca me actshying head of the Dcpa rtment of Anatoshymy which formed part of the new De pa rtment of Biomedica l Sciences in 1969 Dur ing the five years prior to his retirement in 1975 he was associated with the C a nadian C ounc il on A nimal C are for a time as Executive Director then as Direc tor of Assessments part shytime H is retirement ena bled him to give full time to the later post whieh he relinquished a fter three yea rs to estab-

Awards

-

At an awards party on the evening of June 4 following convocation the O Vc A illmni Associations three proshyficiency awards a monetary award pill S a gold medallion were presented to Scott A McEwen above of Glelph and Rebecca 1 Baker of Brantford S Cali and Rebecca tied with the highest aeragt marks in the fi lial examinashytions Debra A Wright of TOllenham receivtd her monerary award and a bronze m edallion for having the second hl)hest average marks Scott McEwens parents are Mary and Dr Ken lvfcEwen 5

In Memoriam Carrington Molly M 78 di ed in Prinshycess Marga ret Ilos pit a l on April 3 1981 She was a n intern at the O V c a nd had been a wardcd a residency for 1981-8 2 Clark GM 23 died on Apri l 2 1981 in N orth Ka mloops BC Higgins James T 50 died sudde nly on Ma rch 12 198 1 whi le on vaca tion in Florida He is su rvived by his wife Joa n who res id es at 36 Greensview Drive R 3 Charlo tte town PE 1 C IA 6C 3 Kable Charles H 33 d ied on ovcmshyber II 1980 in Westmi nste r Md U S A Rankin G 33 d ied on Ma rch 28 1981 in Regin a Saskatchewan Reid DouJlas C 41 died on A pril 7 198 1 in Bel leai r Bluffs Flo rida

S A O

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Karen (Snyder) McDougall FACS 73 immediate past president Mac-FACS Alumni Association Dr Claire Weir Mac 30 UGA A Alumnus of Honour 81 and Dr Margaret McCrea dy honorary president emeritus Mac-FACS Alumni Association

Alumnus of Honour 81 N amed at Alumni Weekend in J une

this years U ni versi ty of G uel ph A lumni Association Alum nus of Honour is Dr Claire Ed ith Wei r M ac 40

Born in Wi ngham on Dece mber 16 1921 Edith Weir ea rn ed her Associate Di ploma at the Macdonald Institute and her BHsc in Food and N utrition at the U niversity of T oronto in 1941 At the then Massachusett es S tate College Edith s tudied for her M S a nd spent some time as a graduate student in the medical school at the U nivers ity of Rochester ew York before she re turned to the renamed U niversity of M assachusettes to complete

he r Ph D in Food Technology in 1949 After this for ma l tra ining Edi th

pl unged into an extremely busy life of mult iple careers that blazed trails wherever she went A prolific author of several books and many articles on nutr ition throughout t he 40s and 50s di th pa rt icipated in many executive emi na rs and management programs across the U nited S tates from I 96 I to 1973

Not content with just one job a t a time Dr Wei r has repeated ly held research and teachi ng or advisory positions concurrently Si nce 1945 she has held significant research positions wit h the H J

Heinz Comp ny in Pi ttsburg Pa t he nited States Depa rtmen t of Agricult ure

(USDA ) Bu rea u of An ima l Indus try in Maryland the American Meat Institute Founda ti on in C hicago and with the Tu lane School of Med icine in New Orleans

T hese ac ti vities were para lleled by teac hi ng pos itions a t Berkshire College Massach use ttes from 1948 to 1949 Northwestern U niver ity in Ill inois from 19 55 to 1960 at the U niversity of Maryla nd from 1968 to 1969 and a t the La urence U niversi ty at S a raso ta Florida from 1970 to 1971

D ur ing these appointme nts Edith co nti nued her association wi th the U S DA whi ch see med to crea te new programs for every job she held to best use he r excell ent q ua lifications and r ich experience

Fr m 1960 Dr Wei r served as Assistant Director of the Agric ult ural Resea rc h Centre from 1972 to 1977 and then after some interna l re-organ ization emerged as a Science Advisor fo r N ut rit ion Programs fo r the U S DA Science a nd Ed ucational Administrat ion a t Beltsv ille Maryland

W ith he r busy and productive life so descri bed it see ms a considerable unders ta tement to sa y that Edi th has accompl ished a great dea l It is also not surprisi ng that she was awarded the Su per ior Se rvice Award from the USD A in 1965

T o be so enth usiasticall y involved in nutrition resea rch a nd progra m planning as well as the education of potential leaders in t his field must have been exciting indeed

To be able to match ones optimism with q ualifications a nd opportuni t ies to do something a bout those dreams has been in Dr Wei r s own word s the perfect pleas ure 0

~31 Canada Pos te s Post Canltda ~~gIl(I Por1~+ Bulk Ennombre third troisieme class classe 1067 Guel ph Onl

ADD RE SS CORRECTION REOU ESTE D

I t the addressee or a son or a daughter w ho IS an alumnus has moved please nOlily Ine Alumni OHce U nlVerslly 01 G ue lp h N IG 2W1 so Ih al (h iS maga~lne may be rorw ar ded 10 the proper address

Honoured at Convocation lish the con ulta ncy practice of whic h he is st ill president

D ur ing his 30 ycars a s a fa culty member Professo r Gi lma n introduced many gene rat ions of veteri na ry students to biology genetics a nd histology The mic roanatomy labora tor ies which he deshyve loped prov ided not onl y for teac hi ng but also for t he research whic h he a nd hi s gra dua te studen ts a nd colleagues pursued vigorousl y with fina nc ia l supshyport from such bod ies as the Canadian N a t iona l C a ncer Inst it ut e The research fin di ngs were widely published and pre shysen ted at confere n es a round the world Since his reti rement Dr Gi lman has contin ued to repo rt and to pub lish on his resea rch

As chairman a score o f years ago of the O Vc Fac ulty Association a nd late r of the Fede ra ted Colleges Fac ulty Association John G ilma n was inevita bl y invo lved in the ch a nging scc ne locally a the Un iversity o f Gue lph was fo rmed In the late 60s he chaired o ne of the panels of the S c ience Council of Canada in its Study o f Bas ic Bio logy in C a nad a Il is concerns for anim a l care have led him to cha ir the advisory comm itte on the ani ma l care prog ra m at S her ida n College and to mem bership on O ntario Veterinary Association pan els a nd comshymittees

Madam Chancellor the Senate of the Unive rsit y of G uelph recognizes the work o f this colleague who has we ll served his country his s tude nts his fe llows and his profession in the name of t he Se na te I now request you to name John Peter Wa lter Gilman Professor Emeritus 0

Our Strength As of Au gust I 1981 the O Vc Al umni Assoc iation membership was as follows

Pa id-up Life M em bership 956 Honorary Life Mem ber 2 Life Membersh ip Instalment

Plan Membership 302 A nnual Membersh ip 46

T otal Mem bership 1306 T ota l Known Al umni 2740

Me mbership Pe rcentage 4766

A cilalion by Dean Douglas Maplesden 50 10 spring convocation and the namshying of John Peter Walter Gilman as Professor poundmerillls June 4

Madam C hancellor I have the honour to present J ohn Peter Wa lter G il man who was born in U pper Bu rma and attended schools in England before comshying to C a nada in 19 32

Upon completing the Agricu lture Diploma Course at Kemptville he cn shyrolled in the O nta rio Veterinary College in 1934 be ing awarded the Bachelor of

Professor Gilman leji Chancellor McGibbon and Dean Douglas Maplesden 50

Vete rinary S cience degree in 1939 A Iter three years in private veterinary practice and three years of se rvice in the Royal Ga nadi a n Air Force includshying 14 months as prisone r-of-wa r Dr Gi lman was a ppointed to the facu lty of th e O ntario Veteri nary C ollege in 1945

Returni ng to the ca mpus afte r s tud shyies at M ichigan S ta te University he beca me responsible for in st ruction in Embryology Genetics a nd Histology and in 1953 he was placcd in charge o f the Division o f Biology Two years after the formation of the niv ersi ty of G uelph Professor G il ma n beca me actshying head of the Dcpa rtment of Anatoshymy which formed part of the new De pa rtment of Biomedica l Sciences in 1969 Dur ing the five years prior to his retirement in 1975 he was associated with the C a nadian C ounc il on A nimal C are for a time as Executive Director then as Direc tor of Assessments part shytime H is retirement ena bled him to give full time to the later post whieh he relinquished a fter three yea rs to estab-

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At an awards party on the evening of June 4 following convocation the O Vc A illmni Associations three proshyficiency awards a monetary award pill S a gold medallion were presented to Scott A McEwen above of Glelph and Rebecca 1 Baker of Brantford S Cali and Rebecca tied with the highest aeragt marks in the fi lial examinashytions Debra A Wright of TOllenham receivtd her monerary award and a bronze m edallion for having the second hl)hest average marks Scott McEwens parents are Mary and Dr Ken lvfcEwen 5

In Memoriam Carrington Molly M 78 di ed in Prinshycess Marga ret Ilos pit a l on April 3 1981 She was a n intern at the O V c a nd had been a wardcd a residency for 1981-8 2 Clark GM 23 died on Apri l 2 1981 in N orth Ka mloops BC Higgins James T 50 died sudde nly on Ma rch 12 198 1 whi le on vaca tion in Florida He is su rvived by his wife Joa n who res id es at 36 Greensview Drive R 3 Charlo tte town PE 1 C IA 6C 3 Kable Charles H 33 d ied on ovcmshyber II 1980 in Westmi nste r Md U S A Rankin G 33 d ied on Ma rch 28 1981 in Regin a Saskatchewan Reid DouJlas C 41 died on A pril 7 198 1 in Bel leai r Bluffs Flo rida

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Karen (Snyder) McDougall FACS 73 immediate past president Mac-FACS Alumni Association Dr Claire Weir Mac 30 UGA A Alumnus of Honour 81 and Dr Margaret McCrea dy honorary president emeritus Mac-FACS Alumni Association

Alumnus of Honour 81 N amed at Alumni Weekend in J une

this years U ni versi ty of G uel ph A lumni Association Alum nus of Honour is Dr Claire Ed ith Wei r M ac 40

Born in Wi ngham on Dece mber 16 1921 Edith Weir ea rn ed her Associate Di ploma at the Macdonald Institute and her BHsc in Food and N utrition at the U niversity of T oronto in 1941 At the then Massachusett es S tate College Edith s tudied for her M S a nd spent some time as a graduate student in the medical school at the U nivers ity of Rochester ew York before she re turned to the renamed U niversity of M assachusettes to complete

he r Ph D in Food Technology in 1949 After this for ma l tra ining Edi th

pl unged into an extremely busy life of mult iple careers that blazed trails wherever she went A prolific author of several books and many articles on nutr ition throughout t he 40s and 50s di th pa rt icipated in many executive emi na rs and management programs across the U nited S tates from I 96 I to 1973

Not content with just one job a t a time Dr Wei r has repeated ly held research and teachi ng or advisory positions concurrently Si nce 1945 she has held significant research positions wit h the H J

Heinz Comp ny in Pi ttsburg Pa t he nited States Depa rtmen t of Agricult ure

(USDA ) Bu rea u of An ima l Indus try in Maryland the American Meat Institute Founda ti on in C hicago and with the Tu lane School of Med icine in New Orleans

T hese ac ti vities were para lleled by teac hi ng pos itions a t Berkshire College Massach use ttes from 1948 to 1949 Northwestern U niver ity in Ill inois from 19 55 to 1960 at the U niversity of Maryla nd from 1968 to 1969 and a t the La urence U niversi ty at S a raso ta Florida from 1970 to 1971

D ur ing these appointme nts Edith co nti nued her association wi th the U S DA whi ch see med to crea te new programs for every job she held to best use he r excell ent q ua lifications and r ich experience

Fr m 1960 Dr Wei r served as Assistant Director of the Agric ult ural Resea rc h Centre from 1972 to 1977 and then after some interna l re-organ ization emerged as a Science Advisor fo r N ut rit ion Programs fo r the U S DA Science a nd Ed ucational Administrat ion a t Beltsv ille Maryland

W ith he r busy and productive life so descri bed it see ms a considerable unders ta tement to sa y that Edi th has accompl ished a great dea l It is also not surprisi ng that she was awarded the Su per ior Se rvice Award from the USD A in 1965

T o be so enth usiasticall y involved in nutrition resea rch a nd progra m planning as well as the education of potential leaders in t his field must have been exciting indeed

To be able to match ones optimism with q ualifications a nd opportuni t ies to do something a bout those dreams has been in Dr Wei r s own word s the perfect pleas ure 0

~31 Canada Pos te s Post Canltda ~~gIl(I Por1~+ Bulk Ennombre third troisieme class classe 1067 Guel ph Onl

ADD RE SS CORRECTION REOU ESTE D

I t the addressee or a son or a daughter w ho IS an alumnus has moved please nOlily Ine Alumni OHce U nlVerslly 01 G ue lp h N IG 2W1 so Ih al (h iS maga~lne may be rorw ar ded 10 the proper address

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Karen (Snyder) McDougall FACS 73 immediate past president Mac-FACS Alumni Association Dr Claire Weir Mac 30 UGA A Alumnus of Honour 81 and Dr Margaret McCrea dy honorary president emeritus Mac-FACS Alumni Association

Alumnus of Honour 81 N amed at Alumni Weekend in J une

this years U ni versi ty of G uel ph A lumni Association Alum nus of Honour is Dr Claire Ed ith Wei r M ac 40

Born in Wi ngham on Dece mber 16 1921 Edith Weir ea rn ed her Associate Di ploma at the Macdonald Institute and her BHsc in Food and N utrition at the U niversity of T oronto in 1941 At the then Massachusett es S tate College Edith s tudied for her M S a nd spent some time as a graduate student in the medical school at the U nivers ity of Rochester ew York before she re turned to the renamed U niversity of M assachusettes to complete

he r Ph D in Food Technology in 1949 After this for ma l tra ining Edi th

pl unged into an extremely busy life of mult iple careers that blazed trails wherever she went A prolific author of several books and many articles on nutr ition throughout t he 40s and 50s di th pa rt icipated in many executive emi na rs and management programs across the U nited S tates from I 96 I to 1973

Not content with just one job a t a time Dr Wei r has repeated ly held research and teachi ng or advisory positions concurrently Si nce 1945 she has held significant research positions wit h the H J

Heinz Comp ny in Pi ttsburg Pa t he nited States Depa rtmen t of Agricult ure

(USDA ) Bu rea u of An ima l Indus try in Maryland the American Meat Institute Founda ti on in C hicago and with the Tu lane School of Med icine in New Orleans

T hese ac ti vities were para lleled by teac hi ng pos itions a t Berkshire College Massach use ttes from 1948 to 1949 Northwestern U niver ity in Ill inois from 19 55 to 1960 at the U niversity of Maryla nd from 1968 to 1969 and a t the La urence U niversi ty at S a raso ta Florida from 1970 to 1971

D ur ing these appointme nts Edith co nti nued her association wi th the U S DA whi ch see med to crea te new programs for every job she held to best use he r excell ent q ua lifications and r ich experience

Fr m 1960 Dr Wei r served as Assistant Director of the Agric ult ural Resea rc h Centre from 1972 to 1977 and then after some interna l re-organ ization emerged as a Science Advisor fo r N ut rit ion Programs fo r the U S DA Science a nd Ed ucational Administrat ion a t Beltsv ille Maryland

W ith he r busy and productive life so descri bed it see ms a considerable unders ta tement to sa y that Edi th has accompl ished a great dea l It is also not surprisi ng that she was awarded the Su per ior Se rvice Award from the USD A in 1965

T o be so enth usiasticall y involved in nutrition resea rch a nd progra m planning as well as the education of potential leaders in t his field must have been exciting indeed

To be able to match ones optimism with q ualifications a nd opportuni t ies to do something a bout those dreams has been in Dr Wei r s own word s the perfect pleas ure 0

~31 Canada Pos te s Post Canltda ~~gIl(I Por1~+ Bulk Ennombre third troisieme class classe 1067 Guel ph Onl

ADD RE SS CORRECTION REOU ESTE D

I t the addressee or a son or a daughter w ho IS an alumnus has moved please nOlily Ine Alumni OHce U nlVerslly 01 G ue lp h N IG 2W1 so Ih al (h iS maga~lne may be rorw ar ded 10 the proper address