Guelph Alumnus Magazine, Winter 1974

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What OAC hath wrought

This special issue of the Guelph Alumnus serves to commemo足 rate the one hundredth year of the Ontario Agricultural College.

And, indirectly, it also acknowledges the hundred-year heritage of the University of Guelph. For in 1874, when F. W. Stone donated his SOO-acre farm to establish the Ontario Sc hool of Agriculture, the seed of what is now a full-fledged university was sown.

This is a fact often overlooked, and somelimes resented, by some of the newer alumni, especially those who have graduated in the arts and sciences. Though not always warranted, such resentment is understandable-the influence and structures of the OAC are evident throughout the campus.

It should be remembered that the Agricultural College spawned Wellington College, the forerunner of the Colleges of Arts, Social Science, Physical Science, and Bi o logical Science.

Moreove r, OAC students and faculty have contributed signifi足 cantly to the cultural life of the campus by funding art acquisitions and sponsoring exhibits, concerts and lectures.

Broadly speaking, in the word s of Uni ve rsity president W. C. Winega rd, " the concerns of OAC ha ve become the concerns of

the University, and I have no doubt that OAC, as part of th e University, will serve agriculture better than if it had remained as a college Dr. Winegard goes on to say that th e goals of the University, as stated in it s Aims and Objectives report, "ca nnot be achieved without the complete support of the Ontario Agricultural College.

We cannot provide a liberal education to our students unless OAC provides courses in agriculture and applied biolog y which are of intere st to students of other colleges. We cannot fulfill our research o bjectives without a major res ea rch program in agriculture, and our international objectives are, to a consider足 able extent, in the hands of the Ontario Agricultural College."

Thus it is that OAC has in large measure set the stage fo r the University in the 1970s. With the rapid c hanges in technology, so cial priorities , teaching methods and educational need s, it is difficult to foresee what the next 100 years will hold for Guelph.

But there can be little doubt that the strength provided in the pa st by the Agricultural College w ill continue to reinforce the stability and progressiveness that ha s co me to characterize this University. 0

THIRD ANNUAL

"G ClCIft humb Day"

Saturday, April 27 The University of Guel ph Al umni Asso c iat ion in vites you an d yo ur family t o return t o Gu elph for the third Green T hum b Day program. See how t he t re e y ou pl anted last ye ar has g rown. Or p lant a new on e.

Many activ it ies are planned fo r the d ay, inc ludin g a children's prog ram , t ips on im proving you r gDlf, vegetable gar deni ng, natu re trails, rock gard eni ng, th e care of house plants, apartment an d patio gardeni ng .

A noon luncheo n will be followed by tree plant ing at the A rboret um .

For furthe r informati on, co ntact Al umni House, University of Guelph .

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UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH

Contents

GUELPH Jan.-Feb., 1974 ALUMNUS

Volume 7, Number 1

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4 Of days gone by • • • To many, ru ral li fe of yesteryear-if they can rem ember far enough back-is thoug ht o f as halcyon days on the farm.

Days of social gatherings at the vi llage smithy co upled with a strong sense of community . The enchanting photographs of R. R. Sallows capture th e feel of th ose early time s.

8 100 years

A special supplement published by Good Farm i ng to co m­

memorate the OAC ce ntennial highlights this issue of the Guelph

Alumnus.

9 The high school connection

High school students no lon ger attend the same un iversity as

their parents as a matter of course. The y shop around . It 's the

job of the high school liaison offi ce r to provide the maximum

amount of information about Gue lph, so th at prospective

students a re able to make a well-considered choice.

PICTURE CREDITS

Pag es 4-7 R. R. Sallows (cou rte sy of On tar io Mini s­

try o f Ag ric u lture and Foo d) ; pages 9- 10 Dan Thor­

burn , A ud Io - V,sual Se rvice s ; p ag e 11 -12: Audio­

Vis ual Se rvi ces; pa ge 13: Ro be rt Lans da le; page 14 :

Can ad ian Broadcast ing Corpora l io n .

UNI VER S ITY PRE SID ENT :

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GUELPH

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ASSO C IA TION

r. T. R. (Dick) H illiard, OA C ' 40.

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SE N IOR V IC E-P RES IDEN T : Mrs. J. D. (Vi rginia Sho rll ) Bandeon , Ma c '5 7.

Campus Highlights

VICE - PRESIDE T S: rs. J . B . (0 reen Ke r ) Da wso n, Ma c '54 : M rs. R. P. (Val eri e M l lt le r) G il o r. B .A. ' 72 : D r. Wm . C. (Bi ll) Hack in g, O VC '69; Mr. J . A. (J ohn) W ,ley, OAC '58 .

SECRETARY : Mrs. A. R. (Shirl ey Ann McFee) Hol mes, Mac '62.

D IR ECTORS : M r. P. D. (Peter ) An d erson , We ' l '08; Dr. D. A . (Dona ld ) Ba rnu m. O VC ' 4 1; M r. G. R. (G e o rge) G reen le es , OAC '62 ; Mr. M. G . (Mil t) G ree r, OAC ' 41 ; Mrs. M . (Li n da Sull y) K "h , e l l '67 : Mr. J. N . (J oh n) Ma ye s. OAC 'G9: Mrs. J. R. (Sh irle y Jac kson ) Ro bi nson , Ma c '48: D r. J ean Rumney .

OVC ' 39 ; Dr. D. I. Si l ver, O VC '72; M rs . S. W. (Pat Da mude l Sq u ire , Ma c '63; Mr. ~ . C. (Michael ) S lr~lb , We l l 'G9.

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EX-OFF IC I O DIRECTORS : M r. R. W. (Robert) Close, B .Sc . '69 , Presi do nt, Arts and Sciences Alumni A ssociation ; Mr. F. T . (Tom) Cowan , OAC '65, PreSi dent. O.A.C. Alumni Asso cia tion; Dr. H. J. (Howard) Nee ly, OVC '51, Pre Sident, O.V .C. Alumni A ssociatio n ; Mrs . D. J . (J i ll ) Va rne ll , M ac '61 , Pre Si d ent, Ma c- FACS A lumni AS SOCiation ; Mr .

P. (Pe l er) O' Malley, PreSident, U. G .C.S.A. ; Mr . J .

K . (Joh n) Babcock , OAC '54, D irector , Alu mni Affa i rs and Development.

The Guel ph Alumnus is pub l ish ed by the Depa r lm ent of A l umni Aff a irs and Develop ment, Uni versily 01 Guelph .

T he Edil oria l Comm i ttee is compris ed o f Editor-John Bowles, BA '72, Alumni Ollice r; Art Di rector-Lyl e Doche rty. BA '7 2; J . K. Babc ock, OAC '54, Director 01 Alumni Aflairs and Devel opment ; Rosemary Clark, Mac '59, Sen ior A lumni Ollicer ; D. L . Wa ter ston, Direc tor of Inform allon; D. W. Jose, DAC '49 , Ass istant Director of Inlormati on.

Th e Ed itO ri a l Adv iso ry B oard of he Un ive r Sity of Guelph Alumni Assoc i alion is com pri se d 0 1 Mrs . Pa t (Damude) Sq uire '63. chair m an; Dr. A ll an Austin, Robert Mercer . OAC '59 ; G . B . Powell, OAC '62 ; James Rusk . OAC '65 ;

Mrs. Joan (Elle r ing ton) Tanner , Mac '57 ;

EX-OffiCio: J . K. Babcock , OAC '5 4; T . R. H IllI a rd ,

OAC '40 : Correspond ing member s : D. R . Ba ron .

OAC ' 49 : G. M Car l an . OAC ' 49: and H . G . Dodds .

OAC '58.

Und eli ve red c opi es should be ret u rned to Alumni House, Uni ve rSIty 0 1 G ue lp h, Guelph, Onta rio, Canada .

Contributor to this issue Helen Aitkin, BA ' 7 1, has a graduate degree in English and is now engaged in freelance writin g .

Cove r design by Lyle Docherty

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Of days gone by...

a pictorial essay

Agriculture has come a long way in the past 100 years. Alth ou gh the number of people actively engaged in farming in Canada has decreased over the yea rs , ad va nces in production techniques have resulted in greater agricultural output than ever before. The last century has seen the advent of both the steam and the internal combustion engine, the introdu ction of electricity and vastly improved methods of transportation .

But to a growing number of people足 especially yo ung urban dwellers- th e improved efficiency in agricultural produc足 ti on has be en gained at th e expense of rural customs and values characteristic of days gone by-customs and values now rarely exercised.

Peter McArthur, writing in 1900 in Pastures Green, felt that working the land "is not the sort of thing that a man can store in his granary or deposit in a bank.

It can be set down only in terms of personal satisfaction with the world we li ve in. What I am treasuring most is chiefly the

memory of spacious days, serene hours, and emotions that were not even productive of thought.. . After having felt the grip and grind of the world it is something to feel peaceful and secure for a few hours. " Those were the days of the country store and the blacksmith 's sh op, centres for social encounter and political discussion . the days of "due bills ," the payment of farm produce and livestock in exchange for manufactured goods or services rendered . the days of wood-fired baking ovens and subterranean ice chambers. the days of the "beef ring ," a common source of mea t for the entire communit y . th e da ys of the cooperative "work bees" and barn raisings in which members of the community worked and socializ ed together for a common objective.

Th e photographs on this and the follow足 ing three pages capture some of the elements of those days. The photographer was the late R. R. Sallows of Goderich, Ont., wh o took litera lly hundreds of pictures of rural life in Ontario. 0

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COME BACK TO GUELPH

FESTIVAL WEER

The highlight of the OA C centennial celebrations will be Festival and Alumni Week in early July. Alumni D ay, normally held in Jun e, will be combined with a revival of the famou s Farm and Home Week. The result will be eight days of entertain­ ment, education, reminiscence and sheer fun. A time to meet old friends and talk over old times .. . to take in the old and the new .. . to celebrate a once-in-a-lifetime event.

O Festival Week will begin Saturday, July 6, with the Century C aravan parade of floats, bands a nd a ntique cars. An "o lde-tyme" pic nic on the front campus will be followed by the unveiling of an historical plaque on the Johnston portico, a reunion banquet for Associate D iploma alumni and a dinner for c lasses '24 and earlier.

DO n Sunday, July 7 an interdenomi­ national ser vice wi ll be held at War Memorial Ha ll, followed by a special exhibit of historical mementos in McLaughlin Library and an oppor­ tunit y to meet Professor Alex Ross. author of Tllc Collcg e 011 the H ill. I n

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the afternoon thel'c will be wa lking tours of the campus and in the evening the opening of the U n iversity art collection.

DMonday, July 8 will be Town and G own D ay to celebrate the close relation ship between the campus and the cit y of G uelph. A civic luncheon , open houses and a golf tournament will be features of the day. oTuesday, July 9 is Agricultural Day to mark the beginning of the three­ day Farm and Home Week program.

There will be a parade of livestock and machinery , tours of the Elora Research St<ltion, and a display of antique farm m ac hine ry.

D Wednesday, July 10 wi ll be F amily Day with a special program arranged by the C ollege of Family and Consume r Studies. A f amily barbecue and cen tenn ia l dinner will be among the features.

OThursday, July 11 is Education D ay.

T he Farm and Home W eek program continues with spec ial emphasis in 4-H programs . The annual life science student seminar will run al l day, with square d a ncing in Creelman Pin;) in the evening

O Friday, July 12 is Alumni Develop­ ment D ay. T here will be se minars for OAC and Mac- F A CS alumni, fol­ lowed by annual business meetings.

During the day a ceremony marking the issue of a commemorat ive sta mp will be held and in the evening there will be a G erman beer garden and s kits from the past.

OSaturday, .fuly 13, Alumni Celebra­ tion D ay , will be the climax of Festival Week. The day will begin with a chuck wagon breakfast, followed by a centennial parade, an olde-tyme picnic and the official opening of the Ce ntennial Arboretum Centre. The grand fina le will be the C entennial dinner and ball.

DSullday, July 14 is Recovery D ay .

A ser vice of worship at W ar Memori a l H all will be followe d by brunch, and th e art exh ibit and m achinery display will remain open for the day.

O A detailed brochure a nd registration form for Fes ti val Week will be mailed to you at the beg inning of M ay.

Reservations should be made by June 15.

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Canadian Agriculture runs on teamwork We salute the Ontario Agricultural College of the University of Guelph on its centenn ial year.

OAC, during its hundred year history, has earned an international reputation for its

continuing and vital leadership in agricultural

research and high academic standards in

agricultural education.

We at Ciba-Geigy, many of us OAC. grad足

uates, owe a debt of gratitude to the Ontario

Agricultural Co llege for its generous co足

operation in agricultural research and

development. This teamwork is invaluable to Canadian agricu 'l ture .

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elBA-GEIGY Agrochemicals Division

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GOOD FARMING/OAe SUPPLEMENT

Congratulations Ontario Agricultural

College on your first hundred.

And thank you.

In 1874 you were a little stone farmhouse with 30 students who were eager to learn about "modern" farming.

Since then, you have: Founded the Ontario Experimental Union in the 1880's-a forerunner of soil and crop improvement societies and government extension services.

Developed the Ontario poultry breeding stations and flock approval plan in the early 1900's which made a viable poultry industry possible.

Developed OAC '21, a grain variety which became the standard of malting barley in North America.

Introduced the Provincial Spray Service in 1924 which laid the foundation for efficient disease and pest control in the commercial orchard industry.

Introduced new crop species to Canadian agriculture-such as alfalfa and soybeans.

Been instrumental in the development of hybrid poultry breeding and the refinement of artificial insemination techniques for livestock.

Developed insecticides, herbicides and application procedures which have been directly responsible for the expansion of corn as a major crop in Ontario.

Maintained a research organization which has played a key role in improving the efficiency of Ontario agriculture for the last 100 years.

The achievements have been many-more than we can possibly print here. But one achievement stands out among all the rest: the Ontario Agricultural College educates and trains people whose work in agriculture has gone a long way in making this world a better place in which to live.

From one centenarian to another: we're proud to have grown up with you.

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Toronto, Ontario

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OAC Centennial Celebrations l Iniversity of

Special public events At Home January 1 OAC Farmers Meetings Jan. 2,3,4 College Royal, Open House March 9 and 10 Guelph Spring Festival

Apri 'l 27 -May 12

Dedication of Johnston Arch Historical Plaque July 6 Centennial Festival July 6-13 OAC Farm and Home Week July 9,10,11 Official opening of OAC Cen­ tennial Arboretum Centre July 13 OAC Centennial Symposi um Oct. 17,18 Laureate of Agriculture Oct . 17

International Conferences Symposium on Haploids in Higher Plants June 10-14 American Dairy Science A ssoc. annual meeting June 23-26 International Congress of Farm Management July 14- 20 Can/Am Horticultural Science annual meeti ng Aug. 8-15 International Agricultural St udents Conference Aug . 18-24

Other Conferences Ontario Food Processors Field­ mens Conference Jan. 8,9,10 Ontario Institute of Agrologists April 14 - 18 annual meeting Ontario Cheese makers April 17 Conference Can adian Feed Manufacturers Nutrition Conference April 23,24 Ontario Dairy Industry Conference Apri I 24,25 Canadian I nstitute of Food Science and Technology April 26 4

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Ontario Bankers School May 6-10 Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food Extension Branch Conference June 3-6 En.vironmental Science Teachers of Ontario May 2,3,4 4-H Provincial Conference June 16-18 Canadian Veterinary Medical Assoc. annual meeting June 30-July 4 4·H Provincial Girls Club Conference July 9-12 Eastern Apiculture Society Conference Aug. 7-10 Junior Farmers A ssociation of Ontario Aug . 10-11

University of Guelph activities Winter Carnival Jan . 12- 18 Winter Convocation Feb. 1 Conversat Dance Feb. 2 Interuniversity Choral Festival Feb. 10 Spring Convocation May 22,23,24 Fall Convocation Oct . 4 Aggie Week September Homecoming Weekend Oct. 18-20 Homecoming Football game Oct. 19

These are the events as arranged bV November 1st, 1973.

Welcome to the Campus On behalf of the Ontario Agricul· tural College of the University of Guelph I would like to invite every­ one to participate in the many OAC Centennial '74 events to be held on the campus.

As we celebrate the 100th anni· versary of the founding of the College I would like to pay tribute to the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food, who initiated and then operated the Guelph campus for the first ninety years of its history. The OAC achieved a world-wide reputa· tion under the direction of the Min­ istry which still plays a vital role on the campus, especially in connection with our research program .

In addition, t would like to con· gratulate the organizing committee for the OAC Centennial. Under the chairmanship of Professor Harvey Caldwell the committee of faculty , staff and students has been work ing for the past year planning the many celebrations that will be held on the campus in 1974.

You will be welcome at any or all these events and especially during Festival Week .

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COVER 'The Johnston arch is the portico of the original William Stone homestead shown here on the original Johnston Hall demolished in 1928. The arch still stands on the front campus of the University of Guelph and will be declared an historic site by the Ontario Archaeological and Historic Sites Board during centennial year.

W.C . Winegard ,

President,

University of Guelph .

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FARII{IING/OA~SUPPLEMENT

A message from the Minister

The Ontario Agricultural College has established itself as an integral part of our agricultural industry in this Province, and its influence has been felt throughout the length and breadth of Canada, North America and indeed around the world. The Government of Ontario is pleased with the close working relationship that has existed over the past 100 years. We have every reason to believe the future will bring an even closer liaison to the benefit of all of society.

Graduates of the Ontario Agricul­ tural College have taken their place in every profession, and their ex­ posure to agricultural science has given them a deeper appreciation of farming and food production . The Ontario Agricultural College has shown the way in a wide range of

research progra ms related to agr icu 1­ ture, food and human resources.

Ontario' s hard earned position as a leader in food production can be attributed in large part to these far­ reaching research projects .

I a m pleased to extend to the Ontario Agricultural College and all those who have been, and continue to be associated with it, the warmest congratulations of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of Ontario on reaching their Centennial year.

William A. Stewart Min ister of Agriculture and Food for Ontario

We congratulate. the Ontario Agricultural College and recog­ nize the contr,ibution it has made to the advancement

of cattle breeding, through research, data analysis and

aU phases of sire evaluation and livestock improvement.

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ONTARIO ASSOCIATION of ANIMAL BREEDERS RR#5 GUELPH, ONTARIO and its member organization Eastern Breeders, Inc. United Breeders, Inc. Western Ontario Breeders, Inc.

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College History Reflects People,

Politics and Progress.

BV Don Jose

Introduction

The growth and development of the Ontario Agricultural College after one hundred years make it the largest agricultural college in the British Commonwealth. Its achievements have more than kept pace with its growth in size, and it is these achieve­ ments that permit it to lay claim to a premier place in agricultural educa­ tion, research and extension.

Former University of Toronto president Or. Claude Bissell remarked that the College's name was "known throughout the world, both through those whom you attract here, and those whom you h ave sent to serve mankind in most of the countries of the world."

That statement was made at the first convocation of the University of Guelph and just following a world tour by Or. Bissell, during which he met and talked with many University of Toronto graduates, from all facul ties. He remarked on the large number of Ontario Agricultural College alumni he found around the world, in relation to the number from other U of T facul ties, most of them with much larger enrolments than OAC. The tradition at OAC of pre­ paration for service, and particularly in the international dimension, has become an integral part of the phi 10­ sophy of the University which the College spawned - a university that seems clearly destined to play an important role in higher education in Canada.

J.B. Munro, Deputy Minister of Agriculture in British Columbia once phrased an employer's assessment of the College in apt rural phraseology .

"I always like to hire men from OAC," he said. "You shake them out of the bag, they land on their feet and go right to work. You can't say that about any other group."

What then is the story of the

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other accolades within its first century of existence? And what has really been its role in the develop­ ment of agriculture, and indeed of society, the province of Ontario, across Canada, and over seas?

It has been a story with its ups and downs, and not without a share of controversies. It has been a story of dedication, with many leaders who had a real feel ing for the needs of Ontario agriculture . It has also been a story tinged with its share of political overtones. It can be noted that the intrusions of politics into the administration of the college didn't all occur in the first half century of its existence . However, it must be said that the clear divorcing of College administration from political exigencies was well established before the founding of the University in 1964 .

During its first century of growth and maturing, ten men have occupied the chief administrator's position.

The first one, Henry McCandless, held office scarcely long enough to warm h is office chair. Each of the others has made his own distinct contribution to the College. There is a danger of underestimating the significance of the contributions of recent incumbents because of the difficulty of getting recent events into proper perspective for objective judgement.

If the space devoted to the contri­ butions of recent heads of the college seems less than might seem proper, it is only because space is limited, and recent events are generally better known than those of earlier times.

The title of the position has changed over the years. From Principal, it became President when the School of Agriculture became the Ontario Agricultural College. In 1962, with the formation of the Federated Colleges, as an interim step towards the establishing of the University, the head of the College became known as Dean.

The Ontario Agricultural College was established with the purchase of

the William Stone Farm near Guelph in 1873, and the first students were enrolled on May 1, 1874. But the birth pangs of the College were no less excruciating than those associ· ated with other births.

The proposal to establish such a school of agriculture in the province had been under active discussion, sometimes with more heat than light being generated, for a period of five years. John Carling, then Commis­ sioner of Agriculture and Public Works made such a proposal in his report in 1869. The need for improved agricultural techniques was evident, it was even being pro­ pounded by Egerton Ryerson, the architect of our public school system, and several Land Grant Colleges had al ready been success­ fully launched in the US. After a great deal of political con troversy over the pu rch ase of a site at Mimico and a change of government, the Stone farm was finally secured in 1873, and plans began to develop in earnest.

The first class had 31 young men enrolled in a one-year course. Those first students were expected to spend seven hou rs a day working in the fields and barns. The time for classes came after that. Admission require­ ments were equivalent of high school entrance . The students received free board and lodging and if they passed their final examinations received a bonus of $50.

The influences of the leaders During its first year, the School was rocked by controversy between the Principal and his staff, but late that year, a new principal was found in England. For personal reasons he returned to England after a brief period, and finally in the spring of 1875 William Johnston assumed the mantle of responsibility.

Johnston had been serving as Rector of the new School, a position which apparently was a combination GOOD FARMING / OAC SUPPLEMENT

of dean, chief administrator and bursar. Under his direction the school rapidly gained in stature and respectability, and to him goes a great deal of credit for setting the fledgling school safely on the path to the many successses which have marked its first century.

Johnston established a curricu· lum, divided the School into a number of departments, and hired lecturers. With the School welJl establish ed, Johnston resigned in 1879 for reasons wh ich were never revealed, and was succeeded by James Mills. Johnston entered law, but died at the age of 37.

Dr. Mills set about to counter act much of the serious criticism of the School which from the beginning had been widespread throughout the countryside. A great deal of that criticism had been directed to the mismanagement of the Modell Farm .

The lines of authority were set up so that the head of the farm department reported directly to Toronto, not to the Principal. But in the eyes of the public, the School and farm were one, and the School was saddled with the blame for the farm's short­ comings .

Another source of rural distrust of the School, Mills was convinced, arose from lack of public knowledge about the School and what it was doing. Accordingly, in 1883 he began two week vacation periods at Easter and Christmas so that the faculty could go out into the province and meet farmers and speak at meetings.

These were the Farmers' Institutes, and thus began the long and fruitful history of rural extension from the Guelph campus. While this helped greatly, there were limits on how many meetings the facul ty could get out to attend, and limits on the number of people they could reach.

That is why the summer excur­ sions to the campus played such an important role in publicizing the college. There is record of excursions from a number of counties as early as 1880. As years went by, with the assistance of the railways, the number increased .

Under Mills there were also signifi­ cant changes in the academic pro­ gram. In 1880 a two-year diploma program was instituted and the same year the name was changed hom Ontario School of Agriculture to Ontario Agricultural College and Experimental Farm.

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of Physics to others. Reynolds was a classical scholar in the truest sense, and his mark has ever remained on the Guelph campus. Aggies from his day onward graduated with a reasonable exposure to the treasure's of their mother tongue gained at the feet of ski 1,l'ed and dedicated teachers. For instance Guelph was the first campus in Canada to offer a course in Canadian poetry.

Massey library was a favourite place to study 20 to 30 years ago.

emphasis on academic work and less on practical subjects, was added to the cu rriculum. The next spring the long period of affiliation with the University of Toronto began, and five candidates received the first Bachelor of Science in Agriculture degrees to be granted from this campus. Among the five were G.C. Creelman who later succeeded Mills as President, and C.A. Zavitz who, as professor of field husbandry, did much to enhance the reputation of OAC. Two other significant events which occurred just before Dr. Mills' tenure ended were the extension of the degree program to a four-year course in 1902 and the establishment of Macdonald Institute as a part of OAC in 1903 . Macdonald Institute achieved separate status later.

For George C. Creelman who succeeded his father-in-law as Presi­ dent in 1904 and served until 1920, his incumbancy was a period of growth and expansion. Many new buildings were added to the campu s, new academic programs added and many extension programs initiated or extended. Perhaps the zenith of Creel man's career as president Iies in the fact that under him the College became almost completely accept­ able among the people of rural Ontario. No longer was the college viewed with suspicion or distrust.

Not only did Creelman get faculty members out on the back concession tackling the practical problems of orchardists, livestock men and others, but his own personal interest in rural Ontario's problems was evident.

J . B. Reynolds who succeeded Creel man in 1920 was no stranger to the campus. He first arrived in Guelph in 1893 to teach Physics and English, later setting up the English Department, and leaving the teaching

In 1915, Reynolds left to become President of the Manitoba Agricultural College, returning to Guelph in 1920. Reynolds was born and raised on a small Ontario farm, in Durham County, and after his precipitate retirement in 1928, he returned to the farm and ran a successful operation for many years.

Two important academic advances occurred du ring the presidency of Dr . Reynolds. In 1920 the require­ ment of Junior Matriculation for admission to the degree course was initiated. For the first time, the academic program for the first two years of the degree cou rse was different from that offered Diploma students. But since, in those days, it was difficult for many rural students living long distances from school to complete high school, an inter­ mediate year was offered to enable Diploma graduates to shift into the degree course. (Many outstanding alumni entered the degree course by this means .) The Intermediate Year program was in effect until access­ ability to high schools became universal in the 1940's.

Another important academic advance was the introduction of a graduate study program, leading to the M.S.A. degree, in 1926. This program was under the supervision of a Conjoint Committee composed of six representatives of the University of Toronto graduate faculty, and six representatives of the Guelph faculty. Dr. J. P. McMu rrich, Dean of Graduate Studies at Toronto was Chairman, and Prof. A.w . Baker of Guelph was Secretary. The first M.S.A. degrees were awarded in

1928.

George I. Christie had perhaps the

most frustrating incum bency of all

OAC's presidents. He had the depres­

sion years to cope with, and also the

war years. The "political problems'"

of the college reached a peak in the

early to mid thirties. For example,

35 facul ty mem bers were re i ieved of

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their duties in one stroke of the Minister Duncan Marshall.'s pen .

Under P.M. Dewan, however, the situation improved noticeably.

George Christie's booming voice and cogent comments almost came to be the hallmark of a successful farm meeting. He spoke throughout the province and did much to "window-dress" the college in rural Ontario. Plagued by uncertain health, he was forced to retire in 1942.

W. R. Reek who succeeded Christie, first as Acting President and later as President, had some natural advantages in his favour. Perhaps the greatest was the fact that Thomas L. Kennedy was Mini ster of Agriculture.

Together the two men steered the College through what might be called the turning point in its history. A new spirit was instilled into the institution and the stage was set for the great period of growth which followed. The time of Reek's appointment was a natural growth period, following the war years and their restric tions, however, his influence in setting the stage for the great period of expanded research which foil owed cannot be denied. It was at about this time that industry, in general, began to back research efforts to a greater degree. They provided the resources, for carrying to successful conclusion research projects initiated by faculty. Reek also insisted on the importance of advanced degrees for his faculty .

J.D . Maclachlan succeeded Reek as President in 1950 just in time to wrestle with the problems of expan­ sion . New facili ties were needed to cope with the post war growth in enrolment, and already rumblings were heard about the need for expan­ sion of the campus to more senior status.

He played a key role in the plan­ ning which resulted in the formation of the Federated College s in 1962, as an intermediate step towards full university status which was achieved in 1964 . When "Dr. Mac" became the first President of the new Univer­ sity, N. R. Richards, then head of the Department of Soil Science, became the first Dean of the best known agricultural college in the nation .

Richards played an important role in the councils of the fledgling univer­ sity during those important early years.

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the University, providing leadership, and providing key faculty members for several University departments .

During all this time, however, OAC never forgot, nor allowed anyone else to forget , the place of agriculture on the campus, as well as in the nation's economy.

When Profe ssor Richards had completed his second five-year term as Dean in 1972 he returned to teaching in the Department of land Resource Science, and Dr. C. M. Switzer was named Dean. (See article on Dean of Agriculture)

College relationships academic and poli­ tical The last ten years of the College's first century have been its greatest to date. Each year, new records are set for numbers of students enrolled in OAC. September, 1973 saw 1150 full time students enrolled in the B.Sc.(Agr.) program of the College.

Over the year s, the relationship between th e OAC and the provincial department of agriculture has been close and fruitful. Consistently, the department has reacted to the needs of rural Ontario and the province in general, by development and imple­ mentation of new policies. This reaction was clearly evident in the creation of new academic depart ­ ments on the campus . As economic development proceeded, the segments of the agribusiness industry acquired new needs, and the Depart­ ment of Agriculture supported lhe growth of the College to meet these needs.

An example of this relationship is the addition of an agricultural economist to the faculty of the college as the economic problem s in agriculture gained recognition, and as

business-like decision -making became more important in deciding the success of the farm operation.

Professor Archie Leitch of the Animal Husbandry Department began a cost accounting program on the College farm in the 20's and later was named Head of the Farm Management Departmen t. He is perhaps best remembered for his work in organizing the Flue Tobacco Growers Association in the early 30's. The work he began in Agricul­ tural Economics has grown and now includes not only academic programs but special courses, such as a week­ long course for rural bankers.

Another outgrowth of the close association between the campus and the Department of Agricu Iture may be seen in the establishment of the Agricu Itu ral Research Insti tu te of Ontario to co-ordinate research program s and advise on de sirable projects.

At the same time, there has also been a continual close relationship between OAC and federal officials in agriculture. For many years now, CDA specialists in various fields have been posted on campus, and have shared facilities with colleagues on the faculty here. From the initiation of the degree program in 1887 until 1964, the campus enjoyed a close and fruitful association with the University of Toronto.

Under the aegis of that University, the Guelph B.S.A, degree came to be recognized across Canada and around the world as representing a sound combination of practical background and academic training.

Staff involvement and contributions

Over the past century, many

outstanding teachers and researchers

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chosen segment of the agricultural

industry.

In the early days improved live­

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primary concern of Ontario farmers.

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Day are widely remembered by

historians of the livestock industry,

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revolution in livestock and crop production practices in Ontario, sparked to a Iarge degree by presen t and recently past members of the faculty. For example, the use of atrazine and oil as a corn herbicide was discovered on this campus, and the use of corn as a high yielding feed crop was expanded from a narrow climatic strip of south­ western Ontario to much of the province. The use of computers to analyze livestock production data as a culling tool for the breeder was pioneered at OAC with one of the first campus-installed computers in the prov i nce.

Three biologists contributed greatly to the modern development of the fruit growing industry. Pro­ fessor L. Caesar, Professor J. E. Howitt, and Professor A.W. Baker will long be remembered for their roles in seeing that orchardists knew how and when to spray for insect and disease control. In the early days of this century, young graduates were sent oLlt to drive the concession roads with horse and buggy giving spraying demonstrations and teach­ ing growers how to use the available equ ipment . Thi s work led to the setting up of the spray calendar service which put spraying on a scientific basis, and later culminated in the Spray Advisory Service, set up in 1942.

W.R. Graham of the poultry department, made 'the farm flock a real contri butor to farm income on the farms of his day, and thereby laid the foundation of the present large scale poultry industry. But Graham's long term influence reached much farther. A close friend of Sir Frederick Banting, and of both Dr. T.G.H. Drake and Dr. F.F. Tisdall the join t research heads of the Hospital for Sick Children, Professor Graham did much to enhance the close relationship between OAC and the University of Toronto, and to move the campus into the orbit of modern research.

Many environmentalists who have served on the faculty could be named. Professor W.H . Day, who was one of the early engineers on the faculty, is perhaps best remembered for his work, after leaving the faculty , in dyking and draining the Holland Marsh, a major vegetable producing area today. G.N. Ruhnke was one of the first to think of resource use in the broad terms in which it is interpreted today. He 10

Engineering in the earlv days at OAC meant learning the ability to repair another form of horse power. preached soil testing, fertilizer use, and soil conservation until these became accepted practices not just catch words. He was instrumental in esta bl ish irig broad areas of coopera­ tion between the College and CDA wh ich have continued ever since.

Few faculty members were more widely known in international circles than O. M. McConkey, plah t breeder and conservationist.

The English Department has always been able to boast its facul ty.

In particular, O.J. Stevenson made a special contribution, partly through his close association with mem bers of the Group of Seven and other painters, and outstanding men of Canad ian letters of h is day, many of whom came to Guelph to visit. The College's substantial collection of art was begun under his influence. There are those, indeed, who claim that the establishment of faculties of Arts and Social Science which occurred with the founding of the University of Guelph, can claim direct influence from men like Stevenson.

The past and future graduates It has always been the proud boast of OAC that its alumni had carved important niches for them­ selves in a disparate range of endeavours from coast to coast in Canada. They are to be found in high places in business, politics, govern­ ment service, and other areas. Today, in response to modern demands, the academic programs are more special­ ized than was once the case. But for many years, the deliberately general nature of the training provided young graduates an ideal background to use as a springboard to success in every facet of agriculture and in many other areas.

For example, G.E. Hall went on to medicine, and then was widely known for his leadel'ship as President of the University of Western Ontario.

One of the campus's most outspoken critics, J.K. Galbraith, has had an outstanding career in the ac ademic and public life of the United States.

A professor of economics at Harvard, he h as served as presiden ti al advism, foreign ambassador, and as an editor of Fortune magazine. W.R. Graham Jr., became Vice President Reseal'ch of the Quaker Oats Company wi th its headquarters in Chicago.

Many graduates have been prominent as provincial premiers a nd ministers of the crown and innumer­ able alumni have served a s deputy ministers and in other senior govern­ ment appointments, at the national level and in every province. Many have found their way into Who's Who through leadership in the business world. But not all of the alumni have chosen to serve in their homeland. Many have served are serv ing abroad.

OAC's contributions to agricul­ ture on the provincial, national and international levels are many. To re­ view them briefly one must touch only a few high points. In every decade since its founding, th e College has been devoted to seeking out the needs of rural people and developing programs to meet them. These have ranged from comparing varieties for better adapted strains, and intro­ ducing new crops such as alfalfa or soybeans to meet farm needs, to such sophisticated efforts as introducing modern business management tech­ niques to farm operations. It has meant breeding new varieties, developing new breeding techniques and preach ing the adoption of new methods with the zeal of an evangel ist.

But such programs all depended on a common denominator, the insight and leadership of men trained to assess problems and develop new pi ans and programs to best meet existing and future needs. This has been one of the great contributions OAC has made to agriculture and to the nation over the years.

Today, OAC is usually described as a part of a university which is attracting growing numbers of excel­ lent students. But it is much more than that. This college can in truth be said to have spawned the univer ­ sity. The ideals and history of the College provided the foundation on GOOD FARMING/OAC SUPPLEMENT

which th e universi ty grew . The coll ege provided facul ty to oth er coll eges which shar e with it a pl ace within th e university . A n d sti ll, the OAC of 1973 ha s mor e stud ents enr oll ed than at any oth er t im e in its hi story .

OAC now manages two thou sand acr es of land for OMAF with mi-I lions of dollars worth of other fa c iliti es devoted t o agricultural res earch . The Elor a Rese arch Station with about a thou sand aCI'es of land is rapidly developing into a great re se arch station. The other re search locations, though less extensive, provide specialized re search facilitie s not offered at Elora.

Wh at of the future 7 Without qu es tion, OAC will continue its traditional concern for the food and fibre need s of a changing and dynamic society. Its curr ent inter足 nation al concern and numerou s f oreign undertakings will ensure th at th ose nee ds are interpret ed in a world-w ide context, not o nl y in th e relatively narrow per spective of th e province of Ontario. I n th e pa st decade in particular the Coll ege has becom e increasingly involved in se eking solutions to the human and social problems facing rural Ontario.

Without doubt, this thru st will continue until such tim e as ru ral nee ds dictate a change of cour se.

Perhaps the greatest probl em facing society today in all of th e "developed nations" of the world is th e elucidation and implem entation of the "environmental ethic ." That is, th e philosophy by which peopl e learn to live together in harmony with each other and in harmony with their natural environment.

The greatest contribution th at OAC can make in the imm ediate futur e, an d it is a contribution w hich is bei n g ea r nestly sought, is t o giv e leader ship in this directi o n.

Until now, man has lived as if either our natural resources w ould las t forever, or the wor -Id would end in thi s century. All of us hav e been too profligate in the squandel-ing of those precious resourc es , and n ow people, and our governm ents, mu st take a hard look at wher e w e ar e going. For 30 year s some econom ist s and conservationists on this campu s and elsewhere hav e been sa ying more care must be tak en, and now tha t mess age is being accepted. A s OAC heads into its second century it can be counted upon to be in th e van 足 guard of efforts to ensure our fu ture .

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something different. This difference is agriculture," comments Dean Switzer. "I am proud of the role that OAC plays in the University, helping to ensure that Guelph will not become just another Arts & Science University." Speaking recently to a farmer's group, Dean Switzer em· phasi zed the ro Ie of the Co liege and its continuing objective to serve agriculture. "The OAC was established to serve the rural people of Ontario and that objective remains today. The ways in which this service is brought about have changed but the dedication of the faculty to serve agricu Itu re has not."

Through the last one hundred years the agricultural college has grown, spawned additional colleges and has been one of the founding colleges for a University. During these changes the significance of the OAC in the field of agriculture has continued to expand. The relative size of the college to the total University environment which has diminished, has not affected this dominant position. "Although our student body is smaller in relation to the tota'i on campus, the agricultural students have, in my opinion," says Dean Switzer, "benefited from the University atmosphere. Students now have a much broader choice of sub· jects available to them and have a much wider extra·curricular learning experience on the campus."

If success of a University or College program can be measured by student enrolment then OAC has lost none of its charm in a Uni ­ versity setting. Agriculture has just graduated its biggest classes ever.

Enrolment in OAC programs, at 2000, is up 11 % over 1972 . The University of Guelph enrolment is up 10% over 1972 to a tota I of 8365 full ti me undergraduates and 541 full time graduate students. Of this latter group 220 are in OAC. "The Senate has establ ished a goal of 10,000 students for the Uni­ versity," says Dean Switzer. "The mix of students within the Colleges will depend on each college's ability to attract students to its programs. I look for the day when agriculture will be graduating about 250 BSc(Agr) students annually. This will mean that our intake of students will be close to 400 in the first year, as stu­ dents switc.h courses, fail to reach the academic standards, or drop out for a number of other reasons."

Increase in the number of

:c '"\ o ler What does OAC f r Dean Switzer gives his answer

The personality of a College is often reflected through the Dean's office. The dean's office at a college in a university setting is much like, but involves much more than that of the high school principal. It is the administrative office of the college for the college programs, that is respon­ sible through the president of the University to the University senate.

At the Ontario Agricultural College the programs revolve around teach­ ing, research and extension. For the next decade programs will be con­ cerned with the agricultural and food system, a major emphasis on socio­ economic problems of rural people, and a broad concern for resource use and environmental quality.

The Dean must, among other things, through his office and that of his associate dean, keep the activities of the college under con­ stant review. As stated in the 1971 12

report on The Programs and Organ­ ization of the OAC for the Seventies, "The oversight of the programs must be continuous and imaginative ."

This re sponsibility is that of the present Dean , Dr. Clay Switzer. Dr .

Switzer joined the OAC in 1955 in the department of Botany. He became chairman of that department in 1967, associate dean in 1971 , and Dean of the OAC in 1972.

Students entering a University must be convinced in the two or four year period that they spend in the formal part of their education, that the results of those studies will be meaningful to them at the time they graduate. A College must be forward looking, capable of adjustment, and in tune with students. Dean Clay Switzer feels OAC offers all thi s, and more.

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students applying for entry to the agricultural courses could be a result of the knowledge that many of the Ag-graduates have been able to find jobs, whereas students from other faculties have had more difficulty in obtaining post graduation employ­ ment. The placement of graduates in 1972 showed that there continued to be a general decline in the number of placements in teaching and govern· ment services. Increases have been noticeable in job opportunities for industry, and there has been a very defin ,i,te swing back to the farm. In 1967 and '68 only 3-4% of the grad­ uating students in the BSc(Agr) degree cou rse retu rned to the farm.

In 1973, over 18% returned to the farm .

Dean Switzer gives one example of the demand for graduates from the OAC, and that is in the area of Food Science. This program does not replace, nor is it related to, house­ hold science. It trains students for the food processing, meat and milling industries . In this area there have been about three job openings for every graduate .

Over the years the courses have changed, and will continue to change, with the present structures of semesters, options and required credits, subject to continual review .

In charting the changes for the College, the previous dean of OAC, Dean N . R. Richards, commissioned the study previously referred to, on the Programs and Organization of the OAC. In this report, the aims and objectives of the college were set out.

The report stated that the aims and objectives of the College for the seventies were : "The objective of the OAC is to serve people. Its greatest impact is in the agricultural and food system and in the improvement of the rural environment. It will meet this objective through exceHence in teaching and research, and through its ability in extension to communi­

cate its findings to the public."

In serving the people of the pro­

vince Dean Switzer sees a gradual

shift in the academic direction to

greater concentration on socio­

economic aspects of courses and

content. In the past year, modifica­

tion of courses has taken place so

that there is now an approximate

equal mix for the BSc(Agr) program

in agricultural, physical, biological

and social science courses . "I would

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an education and training which will better enable them to solve the prob­ lems presently facing rural Ontario. " In the years ahead, Dean Switzer sees the OAC having a total enrol­ ment of about 2000 students in a University of 10,000. "Assuming this enrolment, I would see our fac­ ulty and staff numbers stabilizing at about the present level, although shifts in areas of expertise undoubt ­ edly will occur as we respond to the changing needs of society. In research we will continue to stress

Research Each year about 15-2 0% of the OAC students begin graduate studies . Part of these studies include research projects . The research pro­ gram at the Ontario Agricul tural College is an intrinsic part of the academic program. Research is funded in different ways, with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food contracting by far the largest part of the research activity. "We are always on the lookout for research

those areas of plant and animal pro­ duction that require our attention, and will spend more time in research leading to a better understanding of our rural environment." Changes in the academic program are already geared to the future needs of society as recognized in the 'Organizational Study' as being a commitment to agriculture and the food system, rural adjustment and development, and the proper use of resources for the benefit of man.

funds," says Dean Switzer, "and we would certainly like to see more contributions from the private sector."

The major source of funds for agricultural research at the University of Guelph is the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food. Support also comes from the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, National Research Council, Canada Department of Agri­ culture, other Federal sources, and private i,ndustry.

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MO NG the important advances of recent times lllay be mentioned the elevation of agriculture in all its branches to the dignity of a science. Formerly the tilling of the soi l and the raising of live-stock of various kinds were sca rcely rated among sk illed callings.

Nearly anyone with the inclinati on was supposed to be amply qu a lified for the business, and that good results were accompli shed under such con颅 ditions was very greatly to the credit of the farmers themselves. Probably, also, th e econom ic conditions of former times ha d much to do with the successes reaped by conservative meth ods.

At the present time the need of exact knowledge a nd careful training is nowh ere more marked than in agriculture, and nowhere is such knowl颅 ~ge of greater utility than in the rai si ng o f domestic fowls for profit. The "college-bred farmer" may be a character who proyokes ri dic l1le in some minds, but hi s success is worthy the emulation of all. At any ra te, the foll owin g scientific treati se on practica l poultry-rai sing should convince would-be "fanciers" th at there is a "scient ific" way of maki ng the poultry yard pay, and th a t it is, in a la rge number of respects, su perio r to the former meth od of all owing nature and chance to supp lem E:nt, if they will, the deficiencies of our ow n knowledge of thi s impor ta nt su bj ect.

The above statement introduced a section on poultry raising in the New American Encyclopedia of Social and Commercial Information, published by P. F. Collier & Sons in 1907 . "The elevation of Agriculture in all its branches" has certainly been borne out and nowhere more clearly than through the contributions of O.A.C .

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Over the one hundred years of development, the campus of the Ontario Agricultural College has changed . It all started in the Stone homestead, the arch of which is shown on page 1, and the campus now em路 braces traditional and modern designs. The modern structures of the University blend in with the traditional College buildings, and display the transitional phases of life in this educational institution .

The modernistic front of the Arts building, shown alongside the familiar Tower, to the right, indicates how well the new and the old have come together. Modern sculpting in front of the Arts Building; the McLaughlin tower and Physical Science Building are all part of the new University tradition, but Memorial Hall and the Administration Building, now known as Johnsto n Hall , will long be remembered by many as the landmarks at Guelph.

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The contribution of the Ontario Agricultural College to the growth and success of United Co-operatives of Ontario is evident in many ways .

OAC has provided several hundred graduates who have worked and given leadership in every area of our activities .

Thousands have become CO-OP members.

Both UCO and Ontario agriculture have benefited greatly from the open communication of ideas, information and research with OAC.

We at UCO welcome this opportunity to express our appreciation to OAC for the excellent relationship we have enjoyed over the years .

We look forward to the years ahead .

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Russel PIetsch hopes to use British beef and dairy animals in developing a modest but profitable beef cow enterprise. This 1973 graduate, like many of his classmates, sees a bright future in farming.

'73 Graduates Seek Farming Careers It was truly exceptional for an OAC degree graduate to choose farming as an occupation during the mid· 1960's. According to Dr. Bruce Hunter of the Crop Science Depart· ment, only 4% of the 1967 gradu· ating class planned to farm . Three years later this jumped to 10"10. Of the most recent graduates (OAC '73),18% sought a career in primary agriculture!

Why the sudden and rather dra· matic shift? One could point to a number of factors, but probably most influential is an improvement in potential income from farm ing.

OAC graduates normally enjoy the luxury of having a number of career opportunities open to them. Farming must compete with the se other occupations in terms of potential remuneration . Improv ed prices and a 'bright future for agriculture in general are making primary produc· tion more attqlctive.

There is also an increasing dis­ enchantment with city life among young people. Many students now take into considerat ion the positive value of country living along with the psychological advantages of w orking for oneself.

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'73 graduates. These fellows have diverse backgrounds and interests, but all have the same goal; setting up a profitable farming operation.

Amassed land while at college Glenn Hayter took a day off from planting on his V arna, Ontario farm last May to attend convocation. The young farmer had put together a package of 400 acres while still in school. Glenn made his initial purchase of 145 acres in the fall of 1971 and added another 250 acres last year. He grew 180 acres of white beans and 165 acres of grain corn on his land this past summer.

"I would have had 500 acres with 450 workable had I chosen to pur· chase another farm that came up for sale recently," he offered. "However, I decided not to buy with interest rates so high."

Glenn works in a rather loose machinery sharing arrangement with his father and uncle. He purchased equipment with the intention of complementing what the family already owned. Glenn pointed out that his folks were somewhat over· capitalized in machinery. This was one of the reasons for purchasing

additional land.

"We could still handle another 200 acres comfortably with the line of equipment we have now," he explained. "I think I would grow cereals if I had this extra land since we do have time available for planting and h3rvesting these crops ."

There are a total of 800 acres now being worked by the Hayters. The past summer was a busy time for Glenn and his full · time employee, '73 graduate Tom Ford. When not tied up with field work, they occu· pied themselves building a grain drying and storing compl.ex.

Glenn, an Agricultural Economics major, and Tom , an Animal Science graduate, both had set their sights on farming a long time ago. Tom plans to start out on his own next spring on a farm near Rodney, Ontario. He will be operating a 16D-acre hog set· up. Glenn will then be looking for a new full·time man, probably another degree graduate.

What did these fellows get out of their college experience?

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stay the same. However, I took a lot of crop and livestock courses at the 300 and 400 levels hoping to get some information on production techniques. I found the degree pro· gram just doesn't offer much in the way of teaching production.

"I do feel I got a good back­ ground in accounting and finance," he added. "The degree helps when it comes to planning your operation, but you have to transl ate what you've learned to fit a practical situ­ ation ."

T om expressed agreement with Glenn's views on the four year College degree program.

"You pick up a lot of good ideas," he pointed out, "but you have to learn how to employ t hese once you start farming. I don't think either Glenn or I would have traded our experiences at OAC. It provided valuable experience and certainly helped to broaden your mind. " Glenn recently purchased 300 pigs to feed this winter.

"I went into this to give us some­ thing to do over the winter," he smiled. ''I'm not really interested in livestock. My main concern is with crop production. I'd as soon just see the balance sheet and income state­ ment when the pigs are sold."

Both Glenn and Tom enjoy farm life and the satisfaction of being self­ employed. However, they had other opportunities upon graduating and would not have chosen to farm unless the financial rewards were adequate.

"I feel returns from farm ing must surpass what I cOl,lld get in other endeavours," stressed Glenn.

"Farming is starting to become far more lucrative, but you definitely have to treat it as a business to be successful. " Get good first Crop Science graduate Russel Pietsch developed a personal philo­ sophy for farming while at uni­ versity.

"I believe in getting good before you get big," explained Russ. "My plans are to build up an 80- to 100-head beef cow herd over a period of abou t five years. I'll have 250 acres, primarily in grain and forages, to feed caWe. I plan to finish my own calves. There will probably be a small swine operation to handle anything extra that the land can produce."

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herd that includes a mix of British beef and dairy breeds. He is also rent­ ing his dad's 40-cow herd and will be keeping all progeny resulting from this exercise. Land holdings will be purchased from his own family and his mother-in-law.

Although Russ is a 1973 graduate, his association with OAC extends back over seven years. He completed the diploma program in 1968, then worked as a technician in the Crop Science Department prior to enrol­ ling in the degree program in the fall of 1969. Russ still works at the College on an A . R.D.A. grant that will be completed in March. Follow­ ing this, he will be devoting all his time to farming.

"I majored in Crop Science since I felt there were more advances to be made there than any other area of agriculture," offered Russ. "I believe you have to do a good job of pro­ ducing crops before you can make improvements in your livestock.

Most of the optional courses I took were in the economics area since this is vital knowledge for anyone who plans to farm ."

Russ felt the diploma course gave him more practical information on

farming than the degree program .

"The degree prepares you well for any position," he explained. "How­ ever, I fel t we should have had the opportunity to visit more farming operations, and not just a few big ones. I didn't really enjoy the degree program until fourth year when we were offered more practical courses."

Russ is the youngest of three Pietsch brothers to graduate from OAC . His older brothers actually continued on to do post-graduate work after receiving their degrees.

"I had thought of getting a Master's degree at one point," he explained. "However, I felt my experiences working in research were enough since I really wanted to get a start at farming. "I had thought I would like to farm when I was in high school," concluded Russ. " How­ ever, at that time the profitability did not look so good . I tried working in industry after high school, but found I didn't like it. I made up my mind that I would farm while I was in college. Financial returns have improved for the farmer, and while you are tied to working seven days a week, it's a way of life that just can't be beat."

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THE COLLEGE ON THE HILL

A History of the 0 ntario

Agricultural College,

1874-1974,

by Alexander M_ Ross With schola rship dnd WIt, Professor Ross traces the history of OAC from its foundation to the present. This unique account documents the p erson­ alities and political forces that shaped Canada's oldest agricultural college .

Whether you be historian, agrologist , farmer or educato r, this book is essen­ tial reading.

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involvement in haploid development Research at the University level does not always reach the farmer in a recognizable form. Today the farmer planting corn and administering his weed control program may not realize the time, effort and research facilities that were required to give him that high yielding variety of corn and that near perfect level of weed control. The Ontario Agricultural College has been a pioneer in the development of corn husbandry for Ontario farmers, and has seen acreage grow from 250,000 acres of grain corn in 1941 to over one million acres this year .

In a similar vein, the present development of barley as a newly profitable c rop is closely related to the research work at the Ontario Agricultural College_ Barley, which fell to a low of 80 ,000 acres in 1961, has now reached over 400,000 acres in Ontario .

Possibly the most exciting re­ search in the barley story is the new breeding technique that was dis­ covered at the University of Guelph.

With the use of special laboratory and plant growth facilities, research­ ers can produce barley haploids that can save, according to Professor Ken Kasha, three to four generations or years in the production of new varieties or inbred lines for hybrid seed production.

This new breeding technique permits the production of new uni­ form lines within one year, and then these lines can be tested to determine if they carry desired yield gene s and other positive gene combinations.

The haploid plants develop direct­ ly from sex cells and contain only half the normal number of c hromo­ somes. This means they contain only one and not two sets of chromo­

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somes. In normal techniques the two sets of chromosomes may not be identical. However, by doubling the number of chromosomes in a haploid plant, it becomes completely homo­ zygous (breeds true to type) so that all progeny will be identical and therefore uniform for establishment of a variety. The technique involves the sex cells which are induced to grow into plants following a cross with a wild grass relative of barley .

The embryos formed are then cul­ tured on medium in test tubes to develop haploid seedlings .

The objective of the plant breeder is to cross and com bine desirable characteristics from different lines and to produce superior varieties.

The tests to determine the superior­ ity of any new variety are time con­ suming. With the haploid technique, the tests, such as protein level, can be made righ t away, and that th is quality will be continued in subse­ quent growth and multiplication as the genetic material is homozygous.

At Guelph many of the ' instant' varieties are already being evaluated in field test plots. The new technique has brought into focus the need for corresponding development of pro­ cedures for handling, maintaining and evaluating the pure lines pro­ duced early in the breeding program.

While this new technique only works with barley, new techniques for producing haploids in other crop species are be ing produced at various research centres around the world .

The ability to shorten the breed­ ing cy c le by three to five years in contrast to the present breeding methods that require 5-6 generations of inbreeding subsequent to the cross before progeny Iines are uniform enough to evaluate, has given impetus to this new technique in times of current world grain shortages.

The topic is considered important enough that the University of Guelph is hosting an International sympo­ sium on "Haploids in plants ­ Advances and potential" during centennial year for the Ontario Agricultural College.

Haploids may be a new term to many people, and many farmers may have never even heard of it. But they will be benefactors of haploid research that originated at the Ontario Agricultural College and arrived at their farm as a new variety of barley bred to the climatic and economic needs of the province . ~ GOO D FARMING j OAC SUPP L EMENT

One Hundred Years of Progress Ontario's dairy fa rmers wish to acknowledge the work of the Ontario Agricu ltural College over the last 100 years in assisti ng them to become world leaders in breeding, feeding and production techniques.

In the years ahead, milk producers look forward to a continued close association with the college in developing new technology for the betterment of the industry.

THE ONTARIO MILK

YOU'VE COME

ALONG WAY

100 years of progress. It's a long way . And we at DEKALB Canada, Ltd. congratulate and com足 mend the Ontario Agricultural College for your great contributions to Canadian Agriculture.

You have come a long way.

YOUR CHALLENGE IS OUR CHALLENGE Feeding people. It's the challenge of Agriculture today and tommorrow . And it's a big job. The biggest and most important job of all. Our part is to develop, produce and distribute quality DEKALB seed products . .. seed that wi II help Canadian Farmers help feed a growing and hun 足 gry world of people.

MARKETING BOARD

50 Maitland Street,

Toronto, Ontario M5W 1 K2

We at DEKALB join you in accepting the chal 足 lenge. Helping people feed people . Congratula 足 tions O.A. C.

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DEKALB CANADA, LTD. Chatham, Ontario, Canada NOVEMBER . 19 73

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O M AF Photo Uni versity 01 G uelph campus

True in 1874 True in 1974 ... It' s great to be an Aggie!

Measured in terms of agricultural accomplishment, Ontario Agricultural College AGGIES can cl aim a mea sure of greatness that is recognized the world over. The original 30 students in 1874 m ade their contributions to Ontario agriculture. They could never have imagined the extent to which future grad-

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uates would influence world agriculture.

In 1974, some .10,000 Aggies later, the mere mention of OAC identifies the graduate with 100 years of agricultural progress. And it all started in a little school . . . on a little farm ... on a little hill, just south of Guelph .

G O O D F A R M I N G / O A C SUPP L E M E NT

John A. Stewart

President

Congratulations, O.A.C. on 100 years of outstanding leadership to Canadian Agriculture. For your Centen足 nial occasion, we w ish to annouce the formation of the Alex M. Stewart and Son Limited 4-H Scholarship award. This $500.00 Scholarship will be awarded for the first time in 1974, to an outstanding 4-H Club member entering the Agri cultura l Degree Course at O.A.C. Details of the scho larsh ip and application

requirementswill be announced later.

I n this small way, we say thanks to the 0 .A.C. for a job

well done!

ALEX M. STEWART & SON LTD .

AILSACRAIG,ONTARIO

MARTIN F'EED MILLS,

LIMITED

ELMIRA AND TAVISTOCK,

ONTARIO

MANUFACTURERS OF ACOMPLETE LINE OF animal feeds would like to pay tribute to the activities of the Ontario Agricu Itural College during the last one hundred years.

Ontario farmers, agricultural business and consumers have all benefited from the high leve l of research, extension and education undertaken by the college on behalf of the agricultural community .

Congratulations to OAC and Martin Feed Mills looks forward to working with the college during the next one hundred years.

N OVE MBER,1 973

Much of what

we have achieved

we owe to the

help of

Aggies.

GEORGE WHITE

&

SONS CO. lTD.

P.O. BOX 129, LONDON, ONTARIO,

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Palatability and "pablum" at Poultry Department

The Poultry Husbandry Depart­ ment, now incorporated in the department of Animal and Poultry Science, of the Ontario Agricultural College has provided the poultry industry with many years of valuable research findings _ Perhaps one of the most notable experiments con­ ducted by the department was a study, in 1928, of the hatchability of eggs_ The department, under Profes­ sor W_R_ Graham, received a large grant from the Empire iVlarketing Board and the Ontario Department of Agriculture to initiate th e project_ Experiment s on the effects of diet on hatchability showed , among other things, that both hatchability and number of eggs laid depend on the

AN

ENVIABLE

RECORD

One hundred years of service to Ontario agriculture. May the next one hundred years be as fruitful and as helpful to Canada as have been the first one hundred. Our ap­ preciation to the College, especially for their work in extension and engineering.

WILDWOOD FARM SERVICES RR 3, Embro, Ontario

kind of animal protein used to supplement the hen's diet. These experiments also showed th at no one grain is a complete food for ch ickens.

Corn produces skeletal malforma­ tions, wheat results in high mortality, and oats produce beak damage.

It was obviously essential to find the optimum combination of grains and protein supplements , and as a result, the department instituted a long series of feeding trials. To test the acceptability of feeds, the cafe­ teria system was introduced. As the name suggests, this was a free-choice feeding sys tem . Thirty or more type s of feed were made freely available to the chickens, and their reaction to each kind was noted.

An interesting re su lt of these tests was that chickens reacted strongly to the texture of the food; they pre­ ferred gritty or crushed grain to finely-ground grain. Another experi­ mental finding was that Vitamin D, supplied either by exposure to sun­ light or by the addition of cod liver oil to the diet, is as important to egg hatchability as it is to the prevention of rickets in humans. Experiments carried out in cooperation with the Hospita l for Si ck Children in Toron to showed that these Vitamin ­ D-rich eggs should be a very useful source of this vitamin in human nutrition.

The poultry husbandry depart­ ment began an inten si ve program in nutrition research and, in 1932, a new department, animal nutrition, was created under Dr. H.D. Branion, who is now the assistant to the president of the University of Guelph.

In those days, as today, much of the research at Guelph was carried out cooperatively with the Hospita'i for Sick Children and it was one of the se research projects that eventual­ ly led to the deve'l opment of a new infant fOOd, Pablum. Pablum is a precooked form of Mead's Cereal, a mixture of wheat, oats, cornmeal, alfalfa leaf , and vitamin and mineral supp lements, marketed by the Mead Johnson Company. Tests carried out at the Toronto hospital showed Pablum to be an ideal food for infan ts, rendered very digestible by the pre-cooking process.

It caused some amusement to those "in the know" at OAC that the formu la .o f Mead's Cerea I was almost identical to that of the mixture that Profes sor W. R. Graham and h is col­ leagues of the old poultry husbandry department had developed a few years earlier as a chick starter .

I ndeed, rumor had it that some OAC faculty members were saving on grocery bills by feeding their children on chicken feed!

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The HOLSTEIN- FRIIESIAN

ASSOCIATION of CANADA

Sincerel y appreciates the co-operation

extended by

The Ontario Agricultural College.

May the next 100 years be

as successful as the first century

Holstein-Friesian Association

Brantford Ontario

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GOOD FA R MING /OAC S UPPLEMENT

n appreciation of 0 AC:s

outstanding contribution

to the

agricu tura industry

Congratulations

on 100 years of contribution

to

agriculture 足

for Canada, the WOrld.

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N OVEM B ER , J973

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Computerization of ag records started in 1953 at OAC The Ontario Agricultural College at Guelph was one of the pioneers in the comput erization of agricultur al records. In 1953 a small animal breeding laboratory was established in the department of animal hu s· bandry for the purpose of con ­ ducting research on the large volumes of dairy cattle field records which had been accululated across Canada during the previou s 50 years.

Little did Professor J. C. Rennie, who had the responsibi lity of developing the computer laboratory, real ize that from thi s small unit would evolve computerized livestock record -keeping and eva Iuat ion systems which would be used nationally and internationally. By 1965 the laboratory had become so diversified in its activities that the decision was made to call it the

Institute of Computing Science for the University of Guelph, and in so doing put it under a separate type of administration and removed from ani mal science.

The primary objectives of the initial computer laboratory w ere to obtain and correlate vital statistics on the different breeds of dairy cattle, to analyze type and production records by sires and to develop methods of evaluating the breeding value of dairy sires, particularly those in artificial insemination units. In addition computerized record keeping systems for the Ontario Dairy Herd Improvement Program had to be developed.

Although most of the early work in the computer laboratory centred around dairy cattle , few years elapsed before computer systems

Ontario Agricultural College

were being used to study beef and swine records. By the late 50's several other departments within OAC began to realize the role computers could play in the storage and ana lysis of research and field data and began to develop systems of their own.

Many of the computerized cow and sire evaluation systems devel­ oped in the Guelph laborator y in the 1950's and early 60's are now used, with some modification, by other centres acro ss Canada and in several other countries, such as Mexico, England, France and Japan. Guelph's head start in systematic record­ keeping, in cow and sire indexing and reporting systems with the aid of computers has been a very significant factor in aiding the development and ex pansion of Canada's world export trade in dairy cattle and semen. ~

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THE FIRST 100 YEARS

WILL BE A

HARD ACT

TO FOLLOW

Since 1874, the College has made outstand ­ ing contribution s to agriculture and rural life in Ontario.

OAC may well look forward with confidence to a second century of achievement.

Ministry of Agriculture and Food 0...-

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H o n . W m . A SIewert Mini ster

GOOD FARMING / OAC SUPPLEM E NT

followed by the development, in 1943, of the Extraneous Matter Test for cheese and later stud ies on the nutritional value of Cheddar cheeses made from raw and pasteurized milk.

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Dairy research keeps in step ,vith changing food industry ./

Since its inception, the Food Science Department of the Ontario Agricultural College has contributed immeasurably to the development of the dairy industry in Canada, and indeed to Canada's position as a world leader in this field . The depart· ment has existed in its present form only since 1968, but its predecessor, the Da iry Science Department was active in research and teaching from its foundation in the 1880s.

The improvement in the quality of dai'ry produce has always been one of the department's main aims, and this is evidenced by its continuing efforts to assist the Ontario cheese producer. Early experiments on Cheddar cheese were prompted by criticism from the department's founders on the quality of butter and cheese bei ng produced at that time.

They included investigations of cook· ing tem peratures, rennet i ng, setti ng temperatures, stirring methods, the effect of the percentage of fat in the milk on yield and quality of cheese, and the pasteurization of milk for cheesemaking. Studies were also done on the various types of curd knives used for cutting cheddar cheese curd .

In 1909 steps were taken to intro· duce foreign·type cheeses to the Ontario consumer and in 1913 studies were conducted on the manu· facture and packaging of Neufchatel, Butterm ilk, Cottage and Wensleydale cheeses. Process cheese, now such an important part of the cheese industry, was first studied in 1926 by the Dairy Department and in 1936 a study of the production of Canadian Blue Cheese begun which resulted in the eventual manufacture of blue mould cheese in Ontario. This was N OV E M B

Studies are presently being con ­ ducted, and have been going on since 1950, on the factors responsible for the desirable flavour achieved in cheese made from unpasteurized milk as compared to the less desir­ able flavour obtained from using pasteurized milk. According to the Food Science Department, the future of the Canadian cheese export industry depends on answers being found to this problem.

But cheese isn't the only dairy product being researched by the Food Science Department at OAC. Ice cream is another product which has been under study there, in fact, since 1913. Early studies on ice cream dealt with factors affecting overrun, smoothness of texture, and ingred ient costs. Later, the use of egg·yolk powder and rennet in ice­ cream mixes was investigated, and the viscol izing of mixes as well as the use of honey in ice-cream . This work helped to determine the means by which sugar crystallization in sherbets and water ices could be controlled, and has been of lasti ng value to the ice-cream industry.

The role of ice-cream colours as sources of bacterial contamination was also investigated along with studies to determine which Ontario fruit varieties were most suitable for use in ice-cream. In 1960 the Dairy Department was asked to provide the formulation for a good ice milk product which was subsequently introduced by the National Dairy Council of Canada.

Perhaps the most unusual project that the Department has been asked to undertake was to develop the for­ mulation for a Centennial ice cream to be distributed during 1967. The ice cream that the Department devised was a vanilla brick with a maple-walnut flavoured centre in the shape of a maple leaf.

The Dairy Department, now the Food Science Department of OAC, has kept in constant step with the fast changing food industry in Canada throughout the years. I t has contributed much to the country's development as a leader in this field and, as research and study continue, it will contribute a great deal more in the years to come. ~

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In today's wor ld, it's reassuring to know that the OAC is wo rking to moke the wo rld a better pl ace in the next hundred years, Just as it has tor the past hundred .

Thanks to the OAC's continuing rol e in agriculture, resea rch and edu cation, not onl y th e quality of food - the bread we eat, the meat we buy , th e m il k we drink - but also the qua lity of our li ves and ou r futures w ill be enhanced.

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Thanks to the OAC's international repu tati on, its graduates are highly regarded th e world over as t ops

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Thanks t o the OAC's standards of exce ll ence, on ly the highest qua lity and variety of f arm produce is marketed in Ontario to meet domestic and ex port requ i rement s.

A nd th anks to yo u - you r interest and support ­ the OAC wil l continue to lead th e fi eld in agricu lt ural resea rch and ed uca ti on .

Here's to the second ce ntury of fi ne service .

The Southam Farm Group

GOOD FARMING / CANADIAN DAIRY FARMER / ~AGRICULTEUR PROGRESSIF

CANADIAN FARM EQUIPMENT DEALER

CANADIAN WESTERN FARM & RANCH SHOW

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GOOD FARMING/OAe SUPPLEMENT

"Thankyou, QA.C, andCongratulations?'

Thank you for the hundreds of bright young men and women who, over the years, have come from you to us at Shur-Gain and other divisions of Canada Packers. They have enlightened and enriched our company.

So, on this, your lOOth Anniversary, we join with all our "Aggies" in congratulating the University of Guelph and its Ontario Agricultural College.

May the excellence of your standards and your students continue to flourish.

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Canada Packers Research Headquarters

SHUR路GAIN .DIVISIO.NCANADA PACKERS UMITED.

NOVEMBER , 197 3

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... to Agriculture" is the proud record of the Ontario Agricultural College, founding College of the University of Guelph. In 1974, OAC celebrates 100 years of agricultural progress and 10 years as a College of the University of Guelph.

Call it hybrid vigour if you like: 10 years ago an outstanding Agricultural College; today an outstanding University comprising seven colleges. Where 100 years ago there were 30 students, today there are over 8,500 undergraduate students in the Colleges of Arts, Biological Science, Family and Consumer Studies, Physical Science, Social Science, the Ontario Agricultural College and the Ontario Veterinary College.

Remarkably, academic excellence and research contributions have kept pace with campus growth. And OA C Aggies everywhere will be pleased to know that the old OA C spirit is very much a part of the new University of Guelph.

Please join us in celebrating OACs Centennial. You'll be most

welcome. Just write for details of important events throughout 1974.

UNlVERSII'Y It1 OFGUELPH ~

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GOOD FARMING / OAC SUPPLEMENT

the high school connection

by Helen Aitkin

Over the past few years Canadian univer­ sity enrolment has levelled off; at some universities it has even dropped to a point where the future of those universities is in question. Secondary school students are aware that a degree no longer offers the promise of immediate employment and many are therefore undertaking vocational training or entering the work force upon leaving school.

Yet even now, when the universities might turn in desperation to hard-sell techniques in an effort to increase enrol­ ments, an Ontario secondary school liaison program based on hcnesty and education of the student is still being employed. The program, which follows guidelines set forth by the Council of Ontario Universities, emphasizes the dissemination of informa­ tion rather than promotional advertising.

Liaison officers of the 16 Ontario univer­ sities have organized what they call the University Information Program, a non­ ccmpetitive cooperative program designed to provide secondary school students with information on universities in Ontario.

Travelling as a group, the liaison officers spend 13 weeks in the fall visiting high schools throughout Ontario. The program includes a 15-minute introduction given to

the assembly of students and parents by one of the officers. Each university liaison officer then has an opportunity to give three presentations, speaking to students about specific programs and answering questions in an open discussion.

It is at these sessions that liaison officers present an impression of the university they represent and provide details of courses available. Cora Marie Dusk, Guelph's high school liaison officer, in explaining the nature of the University to interested students, tries to be "as honest as possible, otherwise we couldn't be convincing." She describes the changed status of the university-no longer an institution of "career placement and train­ ing," but rather a place to "enrich oneself and to grow."

Students who attend the sessions on Guelph are usually interested in a particu­ lar program-such as environmental biology, agriculture, veterinary medicine­ and want to find out more about it. These details are available from Mrs. Dusk, who will also advise the student of the Liaison officer Cora Marie Dusk (left) discusses programs at Guelph with two prospective students.

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An important element of the liaison function is showing students around campus. admission requirem ents and course content of the program in which he is interested.

Sometimes faculty member s and academic counsellors from Guelph also attend to provide such information.

Students frequentl y are intereste d in the non-ac ad emic aspects of university life at Guelph. They want to know ab out class sizes, residences, food services, off­ campus living, and the problems they may encounter in the transiti on from high school to university. "W ill I be a person or a number?" "Will I get indi vidual assist­ ance when I need it? " are questions often asked of Mrs. Dusk.

A short film providing visual impressions of the whole University is shown to sup­ plement the discussion and to give students a " feel for the campus." Pre­ pared especially for liaison ses sions such as these, the film is updated ev ery yea r, keeping pace with changes at the

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University.

The secondary sch oo l liaison program is not restricted to visits through the Uni ve r­ sity Information Program. Invitations are oft en received from Ontario sc hools for representati ves from the Uni ve rsity of Guelph to visit either individuall y or a long with peopl e from several other universities .

This year, for the first time, secondary school liaison officers from Guelph also spoke to students in Quebec sc hools.

At all of th ese sessions students are urged to correspond with the University admissions officer if further information is desired. In addition to ha ving their questions answered, students who cor­ respond recei ve information on ac ti vities at the University, such as the Guelph Spring Festival or College Royal. All Ontario secondary schools receive a monthl y bulletin from the liaison officer entitled "Around Guelph," which outlines

curre nt activities at the Uni versity, details of admission , c urriculum cha nges, and many aspect s of campu s life.

Stud ents are also encouraged to arrange visits to the campus , indi vidually or with classmates , so that they can see first hand many of the thing s they heard about ';rom Mrs. Dusk. Tours of the campus take them to residences , classrooms, laboratories, the library and to specific points of int erest.

Tour guides, all students at Guelph, show secondary school students the campus and answ er questions of the social aspects of uni ve rsity life. Efforts are made to choose guides from the same part of Ontario as the visiting school or from an academic program of particular inter est to the visit ors. The tour guides serve the valuable funct ion of presenting the Uni­ ve rsity from the st udent 's viewpoint.

Arrangements for visiting students tel talk individuall y with academic counsellors or faculty members are made by Fred Mog elin, SA ' 69, admissions officer and coordinator of campus vis its for secondary stud ents. Counsellors are careful not to pre ssu re a student into an y program, but, instead, suggest a number of op tions that seem to be available to him. "We want students to make their own decisions, " Mr . Mogel in emphasizes.

At Guelph each student is treated as an Individual. Eve n when visitors arrive unanncunced hast y arrangements ca n usually be made to put students in touch with counsellors or to show them what they want to see. " What I like about my job," explains M r. Mogelin, "is that people do matter. I'm glad we 're not so efficient that students are treated as numbers."

Whether the student vis its the campus, corresponds w ith the admissions office at Guelph, or attends the University Informa­ ti on Program at his secondary school, he will be able to obtain the information nec essar y to make a knowledgeable decision concerning his further education.

High sc hoo l students need to be aware of the programs and facilities available at Guzlph, and of uni ve rsity life in general, but whether they choose to come to Guelph is their individual decision. Mrs. Dusk maintains that the importance of the secondary school liai so n program is not only that it attracts students to Guelph but also that it "keeps the lines open between the university and the secondar y schools." 0

campus highlights

First Professor Emeritus named at winter convocation George Elwin Raithby , OAC '2 2, was made the University's first Professor Emeritus at the winter convocation in February.

Degrees were awarded to 224 undergradu­ ate and graduate students and a D.Sc. honoris causa was received by J. R. Weir, OAC '36, chairman of the Fisheries Research Board.

On being named Professor Emeritus, a title approved by the Senate last year, Professor Raithby said, "My professional days are over, but I' ll work hard on the emeritus. " He retired from OAC in 1965 after 50 years of association with the c ollege .

After graduation, Professor Raithby became a lecturer in ani mal husbandry and achieved the rank of professor in 1930 as well as becoming supervisor of the college 's dairy cattle program. He was chairman of the Department of Animal Husbandry from 1954 until his retirement.

For much of his professional life, Professor Raithby has been associated with

has contributed to 60 scientific and se mi­ technical publications.

On being awarded an honorary D.Sc., John Robert Weir told the convocation audience that it is hi s "hope and expecta­ tion that the University of Guelph, with such a rich heritage over the last 100 years, will continue to uphold its tradition cf the total development of the individual " After graduating from OAC, Dr. Wei r studied for an M.Sc. at the University of Alberta and Ph .D. at the University of Minnesota. He was a facult y member in OAC 's Department of Field Husbandry from 1940 to 1952 and resigned to become dean of the Faculty of Agriculture and Home Economics at the Uni versity of Manitoba.

In 1967 he became director of the Science Secretariat of the Privy Council and in 1969 was appOinted a member of the Science Council. Dr. Weir has partici­ pated in a number of educati onal pro jects and organizations in Canada , the United States, Brazil and Kenya. In 1973 he was appointed an agricultural educator with the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and a consultant to the advis ory committee on academic planning cf the Council of Ontario Universities.

New scholarships announced

Professor Raithby (left) and Dr. Weir. the live stock industry and was widely acclaimed as a judge here and abroad. He helped to establish type standard s and breed policies and was a principal architect in the creation of the animal breeding laboratory in the Department of Animal Husbandry.

Professor Raithby has served on national and provincial livestock committees and has been a director of the Royal Agricul­ tural Winter Fair, Toronto, and the Interna­ tional Livestock Exposition , Chicago . He

Ten new entrance scholarships worth $500 each will be awarded annually to students entering the BA program , beginning this fall. One $500 scholarship will be made each year to a student entering the B.Sc. (Eng.) program, and nine $500 scholarships will be awarded annually to students entering programs in the College of Bi o logical Science or the College of Physical Science. The awards are made available by the University Board of Governors.

The board also allocated $15,000 annually from the University Endowment Fund for additional entrance sc holarships.

Of that amount, $10,000 will be available for students entering this spring semester and $5,000 for students entering in the winter semester. The value of the scholar­ ships is ex pected to be $500 each , but that and the conditions of award have yet to be determined by Senate.

Two new in-course scholarships will be

awarded B.Sc. (Agr .) students who have completed their first four semesters and are registered in the international agricul­ ture minor. They are the Gulf Canada Ltd. sc holarship for $500 and the F. E. Wolff International scholarship for $300, of which three are expected to be awarded annually.

The number of Physical Science Students' Council awards of $100 each will be increa sed from four to 15, effective this year.

Experiments use drug to help curb alcoholism Professor James Motlin of the Department of Psyc hology has been conducting experiments to determine the effecti veness of certain drugs in the treatment of alcoholism. In his research he has found no evidence that the drugs now being routinel y used to treat alcoholism serve a useful pharmacological purpose.

The onl y function of such drugs seems to be psych o logical, contends Professor Mottin. The drugs may provide a daily pill­ taking ritual that reinforces the alcoholic ' s determination not to take a drink, he says.

They may al so help in selecting for treatment those people most likely to give up drinking , regardless of treatment. Pro­ fe sso r Mo ttin questions whether such active drugs are needed to serve those functions. Proper clinical control studies have not been done , he maintains, yet some of the d rugs being used have severe side effects.

In Ontario alcoholism poses a major pr oblem. Some 300,000 people in the province drink the equivalent of nine ounces of whiskey a da y and 145,000­ almost two per cent of the population­ are alcoholic .

Professor Mottin recently has been testing Artane, a drug now used to treat Parkinson's disease , which may also prove useful in treating alcoholism. Unlike the current drugs that are designed to promote abstinence by making the person who takes a drink ph ys ically sick, Artane could be used in temperance therapy aimed at moderate drinking-an approach growing in popularity and success .

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messages in the "drinking-emotional circuit" within the limbic system of the brain. In effect, it reduces the physiological urge to drink rather than inducing sickness upon drinking.

Professor Mottin discovered that rats that had been trained to consume exces­ sive quantities of alcohol reduced their drinking after being administered Artane, and eventually their alcohol consumption stopped completely. He now plans to test rats that have been made physiologically dependent on alcohol. He also hopes to survey clinical data on Parkinson's disease to find out whether the drug has reduced drinking in patients also suffering from alcoholism.

With continued laboratory success, Artane may also be tested in clinical settings for alcoholism. But even if it does prove effective, such a drug should not be used merely as another component of treatment, Professor Mottin argues. Its success will depend on its being an integral part of a total treatment program.

Hundreds attend OAC "At Home"

The Ontario Agricultural College's centennial celebrations got 011 to a flying start with New Year's Day reception held at Creelman Hall. The event was so well attended that the receiving line had eventually to be abandoned. Here, Dr. Edith Williams, OVC '41, and the late Paul Fisher, OAC '11, are greeted by O.A.C. Alumni Association president Tom Cowan, OAC '65, and Mrs. Cowan, Mac '67.

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Annual report released Figures in the University's 1973 annual report, which was recently released to the public, show that enrolments and operating expenditures for the year were at record levels.

FUll-time undergraduate enrolment at December 1 was 8,100, an 11 per cent increase over the 7,284 students registered at that time in 1972. Total number of graduate students was 526. Enrolment in continuing education courses during the year rose from 2,940 to 4,206, an increase of 148 per cent.

Operating budget for the year ended April 30, 1973 was $51,517,000, compared with $40,223,000 for the ten-month period ended April 30, 1972. Capital investment in land, buildings and equipment stood at $158.9 million, the highest in the University's history.

In his introductory comments to the report, president W. C. Winegard notes that 1973 was the first year of the so-called "slip year " method of financing in which universities' operating budgets are based on the preceding year's figures , not on calculated projections. Dr. Winegard

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believes that the new method will "not be advantageous to Guelph," although it should benefit most of the other Ontario universities .

He expressed uncertainty about opera­ ting income for 1974-75, although a special grant awarded the University for 1973-74 should prevent any urgent problems from arising.

The president points out in the report that the provincial government 's freeze on capital expenditures prevented several building projects from proceeding, includ­ ing a social sciences building, a new biology building, a central services building, and additions to the physical education complex and Macdonald Insti­ tute. In cases where construction had already begun - the University Centre, the laboratory animal building and the new human kin8tics building-work has been allowed to continue. Expansion plans for the Ontario Veterinary College were seriously disrupted , although construction of the new pathologyNMI building is proceeding with costs being shared equally by the federal and provincial governments.

Two appointed to Board of Governors Kenneth Pretty, OAC '5 1, of Mississauga and Marguerite Farmer of Guelph have been appointed to the University's Board of Governors by the Ontario Lieutenant­ Governor in Council. They replace John A. Stewart OAC ' 41, of Ailsa Craig and Dorothy Walden of Aurora , both of whom have retired from the board .

After graduating from the Ontario Agri­ cultural College, Dr. Pretty joined the

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Ontario Department of Agriculture as a soils field man for Middlesex County. He later studied for masters and doctoral degrees in soil science at Michigan State University where he taught for a year.

In 1954 Dr. Pretty became Canadian direc tor of the Ameri c an Potash Institute.

He was appointed vice president of the Potash Institute of North Am erica in 1967, and in 1971 beca me president of the Potash Institute of Canada , a position he continues to hold.

Dr. Pretty is a member of the Agri c ultural Institute of Canada, vice-chairman of the Agricultural Research Institute of Ontario, past-president of the Ontario In stitut e of Agrol og ists and the Plant Food Co uncil of Ontario. He was a deput y leader and fertilizer speci a list with the Canadian Agricultural task for ce to India in 1967.

Mrs. Farmer has been c losely identified with the Wellington South Progressive Conservative As sociation . She is thought to be the first woman treasurer of the association and was campaign manager for the riding's Conservat ive ca ndidate in the last pr ovincia l election.

During World War II, Mrs. Farmer w orked at Allied War Supplies and at th e Montreal Military Hospital. After moving to Guelph, she was a field worker in the SI. Catharines and Hamilton area fo r the rehabilitation division of the Ontario Department of Famil y and Social Servi ces.

Mrs. Farmer is married to Dr. Frank Farmer, Guelph surgeon and Wellington County co roner. They have four daughters.

The 24-member Board of Governors includes four appointed by order-in-council and 18 elected by the board, of which three are faculty members nominated by Senate. The University chancellor and president are ex-offi cio members.

Guelph President honoured by U of T University of Guelph president W. C. Winegard was awarded an LL.D. honoris causa, at the Uni versity of Toronto' s December convocati on in recogniti on of hi s contribution to metallurgical engineering.

He also delivered the convocation addres s.

It was appropriate than an honorary degree should be presented to an engineer, for the convocation re cog nized the centennial of the university's facu lty of engineering. Moreover, the degree was awarded to a three-time Toronto alu mnus: Dr. Winegard re ceiv ed his B.A.Sc. from

Dr. Winegard receives honorary degree from U. of T. chancellor Pauline McGibbon while Toronto president J. R. Evans looks on.

U. of T. in 1949, his M.A.Sc. in 1950 and his Ph .D. in 1952.

On completing graduate studies , Dr. Winegard joined the Toronto faculty and, before co ming to Guelph, was pr ofess or and acting dean of graduate studies. He has published a book and some 100 papers on the subject of metallurgy.

Dr. Winegard, who is also chai rman of the Council of Ontario Universities, spoke to the convocation audience about the relationship between the governm en t and the province's universities. He urged the government to change the reporting structure to the Ministry of Colleges and Universities. Presently the co llective voice of the universities is represented by the COU which acts as liai son with the Co m足 mittee on University Affairs which in turn reports to the Ministry.

Dr. Winegard told his audience that he hopes the government will implement in whole or in part Recommendation 91 of the Commission on Po st Secondary Educati on.

That rec om mendation calls for the estab足 lishment of an "Ontario Coun c il for University Affairs" that will plan and coordinate ove rall university priorities, advise the Mini ster on "g lob al sums " of money required to run the universities, and

allo cate and distribute operating and capital funds.

He pointed out that there is considerable pressure on the government to " consider efficiency as more important than educa足 tion." He believes that an independent body acting as a buffer between the government and the universities would serve to resist such pressure.

Dr. Winegard concluded his address by saying that "the universities of Ontario want the province to move towards an independent buffer group. On behalf of all the universities of Ontario, I urge the Minister to accept Recommendation 91 of the CO PSE Report. He will do the people of Ontario a great service. "

Noted film writer was artist in residence Canadian film and television writer Monroe Scot t has been stayi ng at the University for th e past two months as artist-in-residence.

During hi s stay here he was writing for the open stage , giving seminars and lectures, and pr ovi ding advice fo r interested students, and facult y.

A freelance writer working mainl y for the

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CBC, the National Film Board, Berkeley Studio and Carillon Films of Holland, Mr. Scott has written and directed many notable television programs. Among his credits are The Tenth Decade, a documen­ tary on contemporary Canadian politics, and First Person Singular, a visual auto­ biography of the late Lester Pearson. His first full-length play, Wu Feng , written for the open stage, will be performed at the St. Lawrence Theatre, Toronto.

Mr. Scott 's films have won him more than 20 national and international awards, including a Gold Medal at Cortina, Italy, and three Blue Ribbons at the American Film Festival.

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Summer courses will be available on campus This summer the unive rsity will be offering 10 six-week-Iong courses through the Colleges of Biological Science, Family and Consumer Studies and the Ontario Agri­ cultural College.

The first time that such courses have been offered at Guelph, they are designed for students with little exposure to the sciences and for students who require more advanced studies in nutrition, family studies and consumer studies.

A maximum of two courses may be taken during the summer session, whi c h starts at the beginning of July ; students registered in the spring semester may not participate in the summer session.

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students at regular rates for the session.

Tuition fee for each course is $70.

The last date for submission of applica­ tion forms is June 7. Classes commence July 2 and conclude August 9. Examina­ tions will be held the following day.

The courses offered are: College of Biological Science 15-106 Introductory Biology, 40-100 Genetics and Man , 65-100 General Microbiology, 92-102 The Animal Kingdom, 92-150 Man in the Natural World, 71-321 Fundamentals of Nutrition.

College of Family and Consumer Studies 28-201 Introduction to Consumer Behavior, 39-201 Marital and Family Dynamics, 41-208 Economics of Food Usage.

Ontario Agricultural College 53-100 Horticultural Science.

Appli c ations for admission and further information are available from W. R. Heath , OAC '67, Associate Registrar, Student Programs and Records, University of Guelph , Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1.

tion, law enforcement and politics. Within those categories he has s o far identified over 1400 social indicators.

Professor Michalos' study has involved him in discussion s with a number of federal government departments that are interested in the kind of work he is doing.

In addition, he spent several weeks last year at the Swed ish Institute for Social Re search where he studied with others doing research in quality of life measure­ ment.

As an adjun c t to his research, Professor Michalos has founded an interdisc iplin ary journal concerned w ith the quality of life.

Edited by Professor M ichalos, Social Indic ators Research will begin publication in the spring. It is intended to serve as a central clearing house for research in the field.

Funded through a grant from the Canada Council, Pr ofessor Michalos' stud y is expected to take another five or six years to c o mplete. The results may be publ ished in as many as three volumes.

Study attempts to measure quality of life

Centennial dollar will be currency in Guelph

In an age w he n the benefits of materialism are often questioned, the quality of our lives is of increasing concern to many. For the past few years researchers and schol­ ars-principally in the fields of sociology and economics-have been trying to establish "social indicators ," universal standards by which they can measure the quality of life in a given area.

At Guelph, the quality of life in Canada and the United States is the subject of a massive study being undertaken by Professor Alex Michalos.

Professor Michalos is something of a rarity in this field of research , for he is not a social scientist but a philosopher.

Although his published works have con­ centrated on logic and decision theory , he has for some time taken an interest in social philosophy. "This study enables me to put it all together, working with the things that are important emotionally as well as statistically, " he says.

Using ph ysical , psychological and social standards defined by the World Health Organization, Professor Michalos has established 14 research categories that include population, health , housing, educa­

A specially min ted OAC ce nten nial dollar wil l be legal tender in the city of Guelph th is summer. Minted by the Sherritt Mint in Saskatchewan, the nickel dollars will be available through Guelph banks and stores on June 1 and can be used at their face value until August 31.

Also available, in limited quantities, will be pure silver dollars , at $12.50 each, and

24-carat gold dollars . The latter are expected to cost over $250 , their exact price depending on current gold prices.

The sil ver and gold coins are available on special order from R. H. Ellis, Secretary, O.A.C. Alumni Association, Alumni House, University of Guelph .

BOARD OF GOVERNORS

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T o all U niversity of G uelph alumn i: A presidential search committee is now engaged in seeking a perso n to recommend for the position of president of the U niversity of G uelph.

The committee in vites nominations from indi vidual members of the alumni of suitably qualified persons who should be considered for the position. Letters of nomination shou ld contain biographical inform ation on the p erson recommended and a detailed statement on the nominee's qualifications for the office of presi den t.

Additionally, the members of the committee would welcome written views from individual members of the alumni on the desirable attribu tes of the perso n to be chosen to lead this University for the remainder of this decade.

Such communications should be addressed in confid ence to the chairma n or any other member of the committee.

Yours truly,

W . W . L asby, Ch airman Presidential Search C ommittee Un iversity of G uelph G uelph , O ntario N I G 2W l

Presidential Search Committee M r. W . W . L asby, bo ard membe r, chairman P rofessor E . Benson, faculty member, vice-chairman Professor R. C . A nderson, faculty member s. M. A. A. B utler, stu dent member M r. D . M . J amieson, staff member

Mr. A. N . Kearns, board m ember M r. K. G . M urray, board member M r. J. Va nder Bijl, student member P rofessor T. K. W arley, faculty memb er Mr. J. E. H urst, secreta ry

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Travelling by regularly scheduled jet service , you will visit Amsterdam, Cologne, the Rhine district, Heidelberg, Munich, Zurich , Lucerne, and re­ turn from Milan.

Designed especially for alumni and their families, the trip will include: jet air fare from Toronto and relurn , superior tourist class hotel accommoda­ tion based on double occupancy for 14 ni ghts, continental breakfast each day, transfers and sightseeing by private motor coach and train in Amster­ dam, Cologne, Heidelberg, Zurich and Milan.

All this for $729 per person (subject to fu el surcharge). For further infor­ mation and a detailed brochure, write Al umni Tours, Alumni House, Univer­ sity of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1 .

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