Guelph Alumnus Magazine, Spring 1974

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HONOURS AND AWARDS NOMWATIONS The Honours and Awards Committee of the University of Guelph Alumni Association invites nominations

for the Alumnus of Honour and the Alumni Medal of Achievement. These awards will be presented at the

annual meeting of the association at Homecoming.

The Alumnus of Honour was established to recognize annually the alumnus who has brought great

honour to his or her Alma Mater and fellow alumni through significant contribution to one or more of the

following: a national cause for Canada; service to the community, the world of science or education;

leadership in business, industry, or alumni affairs.

The Alumni Medal of Achievement is awarded annually to a recent graduate (within the past ten years)

who brings distinction to his or her Alma Mater through contributions to country , community or profession.

Each nomination should contain the nominee's full name, address, business affiliation and title , year

of graduation, family, alumni affairs participation , contributions and achievements in general which in your

opinion e'ntitles the nominee to the award, and any other additional information which may assist the

selection committee, including names of persons who have first-hand knowledge of the nominee's

accomplishments. The nominee should not be advised of the nomination.

Nomin~tions which have been made within the last five years will be considered by the selection

committee along with new nominations received this year. Nominations are held in confidence.

Please forward your nomination by August 1 to Mrs. Doreen Dawson, Honours and Awards Committee

Chairman, University of Guelph Alumni Association, Alumni House, University of Guelph , Guelph,

Ontario, N1 G 2W1.

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Spring, 1974 Volume 7, Number 2

4 Champion Gryphons The University of Guelp h basketball team, to put it charitab ly, was not con sidered a top c on te nder for th e Canadi an Intercollegiate Athletic Union cham pi onship. But the un expe cted sometimes happ ens. With a mixture of skill , perseverance, inspiration and lu c k, the Gryphons foug ht their way to the playoffs to take the title in one of the most dra matic sport s events in varsity athletics .

9 The Alma Mater Report In 1973, alum ni supp ort reached a record level, bot h in the number of donor s and in the tota l amount given . The report co ntains a bre ak down of the amounts received by the Alma Mater Fund and a descriptio n of whe re fun ds were a ll ocated.

PI CT URE CRED ITS : C over and pages 4 and 6 (l eft) K, tchene r.Walo rlo o Recor d ; page s , 7 and 8 l ri ght) Ri c k Turnbu l l. pa ge s 6 (fl gh l) and 8 (I elt ) L o:s Mc Le an; pa ge s 10, 11 (top).

12, 14, 15, 16, 17 an d 18 (Iell) A ud lo-Vrsual Se rvices ' ~~e,~ e ~l (bolloml Ke n Ba non ; pa ge 18 (light ) John

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PR ES ID ENT : M r. T . R. (Dic k) H il li ard , OAC '40.

SE N IOR VI CE·P RESIDE N T: Mrs. J. D. ( rrgonl3 Shollt ) lJand een , M ac '57.

ICE·PRESIDE NTS : Mrs. J. B . (Doreen Ke rn ) Da w son Mac '54, M s. R. P. ( Va lorre Mlli le r) Gi l mor . B. A. '72 : Dr. Win . C. (B rl l) Ha ckin g, O VC . 9 ; Mr . J . A . (Joh "l W iley, O AC '58.

SECR ETARY: Mrs . A. R. (Shirl ey Ann Ma c '62.

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12 Three-semester- good or bad?

The University has been organized on.a three- seme ster sy stem for se ven ye ars no w. How has th e sys tem been workin g? Is it better than the co nve ntion al tw o-ter m aca demic year? Are students bett er off with three semester s? Studie s undertaken re centl y indicate th at the system 's advantages are not immediatel y obvious .

I c Feo) Hol mes,

D IREC TORS : M r. P. D. (Peter) Ande rs on, Well '68; Dr. D. A . iO on a ld ) Barn u m. OVC ' 41; r. G. R. (Ge or 0) G re en le e s, OA C ' 62: Mr. M . G (M Il ! ) G ree r, OAC ' 4 t: ~ r s. M, (L in da Sull y) Keit h, We ll '67: Mr. J . N . (John ) , aye s, OAC ' 69 ; Mrs . J. R. (Sh i rley Ja c kso rn Robins on , Ma c '48 ; Dr. Je an Rumney .

OV C ' 39, Or. D . I. Sl lvQr . O VC '7 , rs. S. W . IPe! Damudal q u ore, Mac 'G3: Mr. M . C. (Mi c ha el) Stre i b , Well '69.

14 Cultural enrichment through internationalism If a university is to be liberal in its outloo k as we ll as its educational philosoph y, overseas students are a vit al part of campus life. At Guelph , students from some 45 countries are helpin g to foster intern ati ona l understanding and good will.

EX- OFFI C IO D IRECTO RS: Mr R. W. (Robe rt) Clo se, B .Sc. '69, Pre Sid ent , A rt s and Sciences Al umn i Ass o c iation ; Mr. F. T . tT o 'n) C ow an . O AC ' 5, Pre sid ent, O.A. C. Alumni A ssociat ion ; Dr. H . J .

(How ald) Neel y. ove '5 1, PreSident, O.V .C. At umn i A ssociation ; rs D. J . (JIll Va rn II, Mnc <, t Pre si den!. Mac- FACS A lumni Asso ciation; fI.: r. T ( 1m) Haw kins , President, U.G .C.S.A .; \lr. ,J . K .

(J ohn) Bab co c k , OAC '54, Dire c tor, Al u mni Affai rs and Devel opment.

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Th e Guelph A lumnus is pub lish ed by th e Der artmen t of Al um ni A fl air an Devc l ormon l , i n co -O pe rallon Wi th th e Depa rtme n t o f t fo rm a tio n , Uni c rstt y 0 1 G uelph .

T ho Ed, tori al C ommi lle e is comprised of Ed itor-JOh n Bowles . B A '72 , Publ ic a tion s Ollic er' A rt Dlroc to r- Ly le Doc ha r y, SA ' 72; J. K. 8 abcoc , OAC '54, Direc t r o f A i limn i Af fai rs an d Dev elop me n t; Rosem ary Clark, M;tc '59. A ssist an t Dilccto , Alumno Prog rams : 0 L. Wa terston , Direc or Of In l ormot,on : D. w. J ose , OAC '49 , As s is ta n t Direc to r of 1"lormatio

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Campus highlights

Contributors 10 this issue Scott Taylor, a fifth semester sociology major , plays for the Un iversity golf te am and was a Gryphon basketball pl ayer until an injury forced him off the team .

Helen A itkin , BA '71, has a graduate degree in Engli sh and is a freelan ce wri ter .

The EdHo rltl l Ad v iso ry B rd o f th e Un ive rsit y o f Gu elph A l umni A ssocialion i s c omp r ise d f

Mrs. S. W. (P, t Damude) q u ire . Ma r. '63 chai rman :

Dr. Allan All st on , Rob er t Merc er. OAC '59:

G . B. Powe ll, OAC ' 62 : Jam es Rus k , OIlC ' 65 :

Mrs. J. W. (J oan ElicronQ Oil) Ta nn er. Mac '57:

Ex o ll ici o J. K. 8abc ock. O AG '54 ; T. R. Hi ll ia rd

OAe '40: Corres pon ding members : D. R. Ba ron, '

OAC ' 49 ; G . M . C arm a" , OAC '49; and H. G. Dod d s

OAC '58. '

The Cover Clutc hing a basketb al l net, a ju bilant Bob Sharpe is lifted shoulder high by his team mates after the Gryphons won th e C.I.A.U. basketba ll champ ionship.

Und e l ivore d co p ies shou ld b e returned to A tu mni Ho se, Uni ve rs ity of Guelph, Gu elph , On t., N1G 2W t.

Cover design by Lyle Docherty.

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by Scott Taylor OR the first time in its history the Universit y of Guelph is represented by a Canadian Intercollegiate Athleti c Union c hampionship te am. Despite seemingly insurmountable odds, a c re w of inspired Guelph basketball playe rs defe ated some of the best team s ever to meet in a national tourn ament. The story of the 12 pl aye rs and their three distinguished coaches may be one of the most in spirational tale s in Canadian sport s history.

Head coach Garney Henley-the 1972 Schenley Award winner as Canada's most outstanding football player-chose a team from an almost record nu mber of basketball hopefuls who tried out for a place. From the initial tipoff of the opening game, the outlook was promising.

Paul Allen, a 5 ft. 10 in. former Cobourg athlete of the year was to be the ball足 handl ing , backcourt leader . Among his many accolades as a starting guard was most valu able player honours in the first annual Gryphon invitational tournament. Hi s job was to be a tough one, but the coa ches felt that this four-year veteran of college basketball could handle the position better than any other member of the team.

Allen was backed up at the guard position by another four-year veteran and two rookies. Vic Juzenas, a hot shooting 5 ft. 11 in. native of Oakville, was to be the only other experien ced backcou rt man on the team. Also in the backcourt lineup was little Ambrose Campana. A graduate of St. Michael's High Scho ol, Toronto , the 5 ft. 8 in. first semester arts student had impressed all the coaches with hi s agg ressive style of play. Rookie Bill Henry from Belleville rounded out the Gryphon rearguards.

The University also had it s share of talented big men. At 6 ft. 8 in . and only 200 Ibs., Bo w manville's Dennis Krawchuk appeared to be a little thin for the rough go ing under the ba sket. But Krawchuk had pl ayed in the shadow of Wayne Morg an during the 1972-73 season, and thi s was the year to prove th at he was as capab le as the former all-Canadian at handling the pivot posit ion.

Holding one of the forw ard positions was AI Grunys, a superb shoo ting 6 ft. 3 in . fourth semester student from Niagara Fall s w ho , like his team-m ate Dennis Krawc huk, had started playing basketball before coming to Guelph. He and Dennis had

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played under Howard Lockhart, the highly respected coac h at Lakehead Univ ers ity.

With an abundance of experienced tall players on the roster, the coaches decided to use four of them in the starting line-up, in ste ad of the traditional three forward-t wo guard system. Six-foot, four-inch Phil Smith, and 6 ft. 3 in. Bob Sharpe rounded out the starting fiv e; both players we re ideal in their position s. Called "swing men ," the two veterans-Smith with five years of experience and Sharpe with three---could handle both guard and forward position s w ith equal ease. Even before the season began , there was no doubt t hat the Gryphon team recognized the talent and leadership ability of Smith and Sharpe, and they were elected to be the team's co-captains.

Backing up the forward play ers we re rook ies Henry Vandenberg from Mississa ug a and Bob McKinnon from Grimsby, fiv e-yea r veteran Gene Wolkowski from St. Catharine s, and seco nd-ye ar forward Jeff Smith from Stayner. It was Jeff Smith who was eventuall y to cap one of the most remarkable seasons in the history of the Canadian Intercollegiate Athletic Union .

As has become the c ustom, the annual alumni game was the initi al battle on the Gryphon's schedule. During that game, Coach Henley an d his assistants Doug Dodd and Dick Brow n were able to get a good look at al l the pla ye rs in action. The 1973-74 Gryphons whipped the "old-timers" by a score of 102-54; even the inexperienced rookie s played an exceptional game.

By the time the unterva rsity exhibition schedule began , the outlook for a promising season was taking form. The Gryphons easily beat the University of Toronto Blues, the Detroit Institute of Technology Dynam ics, and the York University Yeomen as Bob Sharpe's excellent play gave Guelph the lead in all categories.

The Gryphons opened the pre-Ch ristma s part of the regular schedule w ith an overwhelming 96-36 win over the University of Western Ontario Mustangs. But before the end of the fall semester, the Waterloo Warriors gave the Guelph team its first loss of the season. It was a heartbreaking 76-74 defeat in the University of Waterloo's physical education complex and a loss that the team was not to recover from unti I the nation al tournament.

While most of the stud ents are on holiday over the Christmas season, the basketball

Opposite page : Guelph's Paul Allen makes a jump shot during the final game at Waterloo. Above: Co-captains Phil Smith, left, and Bob Sharpe sha re their delight at receiving the C.f.A.U. basketball championship trophy . team remain s on campus for practice sessions. These worko uts were even more important th is year than in the p ast: from December 27 to December 30 the team would be co mpeting in the Klondike Classic at the Un iversity of Alberta.

It was below zer.o when the Air Canada jet touched down in Edmonton, and whe n the Gryphon s performed on the basketball court their play was indicative of the co ld weather. Bad shooti ng and poor passing prevailed as the Gryphon s were beaten by every team in the tournament. The Alberta Golden Bears, the Lakehead Nor' Westers and the eventual tou rnament champions, the Western Montana College Bulldogs, all beat the Gryphons in close games.

But is was not just the losses th at hurt the Guelph team. Denni s Krawchuk injured his knee i n a collision with Lakehead University 's Evan Simpson, an injury from which he ne ve r fully re covere d . Eve ry dark moment has its ray of light, however , and

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St. Mary's all-star player Mickey Fox attempts to intercept Phil Smith as he drives hard towards the basket.

Bob Sharpe, who was emerging as one of the premier forwards in the country, was named to the tournament 's all-star team.

But all-star or not, the whole of the Gryphon team was relieved to be back in Guelph for the beginning of the New Year.

An exhibition win over the Mohawk College Mountaineers was of little consolation to the Gryphons after the disastrous Edmonton trip . The team's first co ntest of the regular season was yet another disappointment. Despite a fine performance by captain Phil Smith, the Gryphons were beaten by the Lance rs at the University of Windsor's St. Dennis Hall, setting the team's league record at one win and two losses.

But another exhibition victory-over the Roberts We sleya n College Raiders of Rochester, N.Y.-indicated that the Gryphons were on their way to regaining their former statu reo In an exciting double-overtime contest, the Gryphons beat the Brock University Badgers in their new St. Catharines gym.

Jeff Smith led the Guelph team to a 10-0 score in the second extra period to give the Gryphons a 98-88 decision.

Th at win seemed to in spi re coach Henley's players. The team went on to defeat the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks in Waterloo and the Brock Badgers again, this

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Paul Allen adds to the score during the first game of the tournament, against Acadia.

time in Guelph , to improve the Gryphon record to four wins and two losses.

When the Windsor Lancers invaded the University Athletics Centre gym, the Gryphons had a chance to avenge their previous 10-point loss at the hands of the Lancers. Behind a 23-point, 15-rebound game from AI Grunys, the Gryphons destroyed the Lancers 94-64. Now with five wins and two losses to their record , Guelph was in a position to make a move to fir st place in the western sec tion of the Ontario Un iversity Athletic Associ ation.

But first another exhibition game was on the schedu le. Playing against the State University of New York at Fred o nia, the Gryphons suffered a 52-51 loss. This seemed to have an adverse effect on the team, for in the next regu lar season contes t, Guelph dropped a five-point deci sion to the McMaster University Marauders. Then, behind Bob Sha rpe 's season hi gh of 36 points, the Gryphons squeaked by the Western Mustangs in London 's Alumni Hall to improve their record to six wins against th ree losses When the Marauders returned to play in Guelph it was expected that the Gryphons would vindicate themselves, just as they had done earlier in the season against the Windsor Lancers. In ste ad, Dave Roser of the Hamilton crew scored a bucket with only

seconds remaining to give McMaster a 66-64 victory.

Now the Gryphons found themselves in a bit of a bind. The team had set February 13 asi de on the sc hedule as "Phil Smith Night."

The game was expected to be relati ve ly unimportant and would give everyone a better chance to honour Phil, the Gryphon 's five-year veteran and co-captain, who was playing out his final season in a Guelph un iform. But instead, the Gryphons were in a crucial game . They had to defeat the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Haw ks to ensure a place in the O.U.A.A.'s we st ern section playoffs.

In a thrilling contest , the Gryphons stopped the Hawks 71-70 as Bob Sharpe again led the scorin g attac k with 23 points .

The regu lar season was to end just a few days later . With a re cord of seve n wins and four losses the Gryphons we re firmly in fou rlh place of the western section standings , giving them an opportunity at the playoffs. But the final game of the sc hedule made the playoff ou tlook uncertain. The team 's opponent s, the Waterloo Warriors, had badly defe ated the Gryphons earlier in Guelph by an 85-60 score that left the te am with the difficu It task of overcoming the War rio rs in po st-season action .

As expected , the strong and experienced Waterloo team beat Guelph, by 84-78. An

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Guelph suppor ters surge on to the floor 01 the Waterloo gym at the sound 01 the buzzer that signil ied the winn ing 01 the championship.

Players at felt are running toward Bob Sharpe who pu t the winning shot.

ex ci ti ng conte st, it appe ared to bring th e seaso n to a close for the Gryphons.

The Warriors wen t on to win the O.U.A.A. champi onship and joined other w inners from acro ss Ca nada-Acadia Uni ve rsit y, Sir George Will iams University, Th e UniverSity of Manitoba, and the University of Alberta足 as we ll as O.U.A. A. runners-up from the Uni ve rsity of Otta wa , in the National Interco lleg iate Championship Tournament at Water lo o. The defending national champi ons fro m St. Mary's University in Halifa x we re chosen as the wild card entry, wh ile the McMaster Marauders were picked as the host area te am th at would help g ive the tournament extra loca l f an support.

The eight conte sting teams had been c hose n and the nati o nal tournament was about to get under w ay. The basketball season appea red to be over for th e Univers ity o f Guelph.

It had bee n a re lativel y successfu l season for the Gryphons. The y had made the playoffs, lost to the eventu al O. U.A.A. champions, and for the thir d co nsecuti ve seaso n had won mo re ga mes th an they had lost. Th at last achievement w as commendable in itse lf considerin g th at when Garney Hen ley started coac hing a t Guelph in 1966, the te am's record was one win to 17 losses. To top o ff th e year, sup er forward Bob Sharpe was named to the

O.U.A.A. 's first all- sta r team. It w as a well deserved honour-but not the las t.

Just be fore the Can adian National Tournament was about to begin, the te lep hone rang in the offic e of athletic director Bill Mit c hell, OAC '38. The head coach of the McMaster Marauders, Bi ll Fowler, had decl ined the invitati on to app ea r in the to urnament , say ing his te am hadn 't won th e co nference championship and ther e fore had not earned the rig ht to play for the natio nal title. After co nsulting with coac h Hen ley, Professo r Mi tchell accepted the opportunity for the team t o compete fo r the Can adi an crow n. It might be considered a b ack way to glor y, bu t it was a c hance to aga in prove th at a promising team co uld become a prominent one.

To w in a national title certa in ly was not expec ted of the Gryph ons, and whe n the draw was made for the tourn ame nt schedule it was doubtful th at th ey wo uld even get pa st the first game . Their opponent s we re th e Acadia Axemen-an impressive te am of athl etes whose c redenti als included the Atlantic Intercollegi ate Athletic Association ch amp ion ship (t he second ranking in the country), an all -Canadian g uard named Rick Cassey, and a record of four victories in fi ve meetings aga in st the defending nati o nal champ ions : SI. Mary's Hu sk ies.

From the opening tip-off the game

belon ged to Acad ia, and th e Axeme n quickly ga ined a 10-0 le ad. T her e was one spe ct ator amo ng the 5,000 fan s at the University o f Waterloo gym v" ho se emed almost pleased by the tu rn of eve nt s. A small "I-told-Yo u-so" sm ile c am over the face of McMas ter coach Bill Fo wle r as he sat with the coac hing fr ate rnit y from across Canada. It looked like a rou t w as in progress and the coach who had originally declin ed the invit ation to play was obviously happy th at it was not hi s tea m co mpeting again st the powerful Acadi a pl aye rs.

There was to be no rout , howeve r. The Gryphons fou g ht hard and sta yed wi thin striking di stance of the A xe me n. Th en AI Grun ys , th e smoo th-shoot i ng forward, stole an inbound pass w ith only seconds remaining to play, sunk a short jump shot and gave the Gr yp hon s the lead for the first time in th e game . A nd they never lost it.

When th e final buzzer sounded , Guelph had defe ted the he av i ly favoured Axe me n 71-70 and entered the semi-final s agains t the Sir George Williams University Georgians from Montreal.

Th ank s to a tre me ndou s e ffort from every te am member, the Gryp hon s won again.

Thi s time it was even more exciting than the upset over Acad ia. It took two overtime periods and a supe rb 19-point, 16-re bound performan ce from a still limping Denni s 7

During the second half at the winning game Bob Sh arpe (number 43) draws a foul from Mickey Fox (number 14) for body contact.

Krawchuk. But the Gryphons prevailed, 104-94, and entered the finals- with a chance at the Canadian championship.

Defending title holders, the St. Mary 's Huskies, were awesome opponents.

Although they lost the Atlantic Conference championship to Acadia, they still had two of the finest players in the country: all-Canadians Mickey Fox and Lee Thomas.

They had earned their way into the champ ionship game by beating Guelph's nemesis, the Waterloo Warriors, 79-71 and were obvious favourites to sec ure the national crown.

With excellent playing by forwards Bob Sharpe and AI G.runys, the Gryphons gained a 37-34 halftime lead. But it didn't last. When the second half started, the Huskies came out flying. Mickey Fox began scoring baskets from allover the floor, and although he eventually fouled out it was not before he had garnered 28 points.

St. Mary's built up a strong six-point lead and as the seconds ticked away it looked as though the Hu skies wo uld retain their title.

Bob Sharpe then hit a shot to cut the lead to four and shortl y afterward AI Grunys made the score 72-70. Sharpe again shot a basket -and the score was a tie. Then with only seconds left to play the Gryphons regained possession of the ball by stealing an errant pass. Coach Henley called time out.

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The ch ampionship is won and coach Henley gets a kiss tram daughter Jodi.

Henley told his team to run down the clock, then to set up a p lay that they had practiced repe ated ly during the seaso n. It was designed to free hot-shooting Bob Sharpe for the final attempt of the game足 and, hopelully, to give Guelph an unbelievable victory.

But when the play resumed Sharpe found himself "double-teamed .'" The ball came in from Paul Allen to Jeff Smith. Smith couldn 't find Sharpe free . With six seconds left, Smith decided to shoot the bal l himself.

He drove to the middle of the key area and fired a soft, arching shot. The ball hit the front of the rim , then the back iron, bounced high in the air, and hit the rim again. When it came down it touched nothing but twine足 right through the centre of the hoop.

Pandemonium broke loose. With two seconds left on the c lock , the Huskies called time out. The Gryphons had a 74-72 lead.

The roar of the capacity crowd was at an ear-splitting level. But SI. Mary's still had a chance.

If little John Gallinaugh, the fine guard of the Huskies, could make a long pass to Lee Thomas or Otha Johnson, St. Mary's could still tie the game. Paul Allen went out * In being "double-teamed." Sha rpe was covered not by on e bul by two opposilion players. The player norm a l ly assigned to cover Smith was now covering Shar pe.

to cover Gallinaugh . The referee called time in and handed the bal l to Ga llin augh. Hi s pa ss never re ac hed a te am-mate. Le aping high, Allen diverted the ball and it trickled harmlessly into the centre of the court. The clock ticked away ... 02 ... 01 ... the final buzzer sounded. Sharpe embraced Allen, there were tears in the eyes of all the Gryphon players and the crowd swarmed onto the court. The Cinderella Gryphons had won the nat ional championshipi In the dressing room celebration that followed, co -captain Sharpe, who had been named the tourn ament's most valuable pl ayer, summed up the excite ment by saying, "We m ay look like we quit but we never do." The presence of the banner stating, " Home of the 1973-74 C.I.A.U. Basketball Champions" in the foyer of the University's Athletic Centre serves to confirm that. D

HE 1973 A lma Mater Fund has se t the pace for the futu re by establi shing a new re c ord bot h in the amount donated and in th e number of do nors . Alumni, faculty and fri ends contributed 3,300 gifts for a total of $140 ,618, thereby exce edin g the $140 ,000 ob ject ive set by the Alma Mater Fund Advisory Council. " It is trul y amazing that th e total proceeds of the fund hav e passed the half million dollar mark si nce its inception in 1969," says Dr. Edith Williams, OVC ' 41 , re porting as ca mpaign chairma n for 1973. Total amount of do nati ons in 1973 showed an increase of $12,084 or 9.4 per cent over the previous yea r.

Dr. Willi ams, a retired veterinarian who lives in Burlington, Ontario, emphasises th at alumni and faculty supp ort helps to make up fo r a shortfal l in government operating and ca pital gra nts. Th e g rants are pr esen t ly inadequ at e to meet the fin ancial needs of the Uni versi ty.

Sh e mentioned that th e Campaign Management Com mitte e-made up of Neil Darrach, OAC '42, Bill Mitchell, OVC ' 49, Professors Ste war t lane and Gordon Couling, Donald Mac Donald , OVC '57, Earl Jo hn son, OAC '46, Alex Ross, Well. '69, Derek French, OAC '58, Gordon Nixon, OAC '37, and George Best, OAC '48-had work ed diligently and ami ably t oge ther . Thi s was a far cry from the early days on ca mpu s w hen the rivalry between Aggies and Vets someti mes erupted in physical agg ression .

The success of the 1973 fund drive, Dr. Willia ms stated , is also due to 571 volunteers who did th e work and the loya l and generous alumni and facult y who contributed.

The expression "charity begi ns at home" was evident when ca mpu s leaders and vo lunteers mad e their round s of the University. As a resul t, 416 gifts amoun ting to $2 5,477 were donated by fa cult y and profe ssional staff. This fine resp o nse was a tremendous vote of confidence in the worthiness of the annual fund and is a spec ial c redit to ca mpu s c hairmen Professors Mitchell, lane and Couling, and to the vice-chairme n G. K. Macleod, OAC '50 , Murray Miller, OAC ' 53, Jim Sc hroder, OVC '42 , John Bruce , Bob Gage, OAC '49, M. M. Hauser, OAC '46 , Grace Frank, Bob Ka i II, MSA '6 3, John Hu rst , and 113 campus vo luntee rs .

The campus gift aver age of $61.2 4 and parti c ipation rat e of 48 .6 per cent are an indication of th e gene rou s spirit at the Unive rsity.

Mr. Ross, w ho c hai red the class ag ent divsion, and co llege chairmen Robert Silk , OVC '46 , G. M . Jenkinson , OAC '6 3, Stan Young, OAC '49, lenore Gr ubbe, Mac '40 ,

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HIGHLIGHTS • A record $140,6 18 was cont ributed , an in c rease of 9.4 per ce nt over 1972.

• Th e number of contributions was up 20.4 per cent to a rec ord 3,300.

• There we re 659 new do no rs in 1973.

• The number of leadership gifts was up 21.4 per ce nt.

• Participati o n on campus was an o ut st andi ng 48.6 per ce nt .

• A total of 57 1 vo lunteers served as committee members, o r campus, Century C lu b, and OAC centennial c anvassers and c lass agents to make the 1973 fund a success .

• Alumni endowment gifts of $18,750 were received in addit ion t o annual fun d support, bringing the five-year tota l to $45,806.

Summary of Allocations 1973 $ 26,613 310 83,42 4 20,000

Schola rship s Arboretum A rbo retum Cent re Alumni Stadium Memorial Hall Cu ltural A ff ai rs Academic Nee ds Cumulative Total

5,050 5,22 1 $140,618

1969-73 $125,868 41 ,9 10 150,863 100,39 1 27,000 35 ,834 21,926 $502,792

SUMMARY OF ALUMNI SUPPORT -1973 1973 Alma Mater Fund Change Amount Given 72 /73 No. of (Do llars) Gifts (% ) 73,255 1,773 +31.3 OAC 19,863 416 + 6.9 OVC 18,207 641 Mac / FACS + 159 2,070 205 + 21.3 Arts & Sc ien ce 13,8 09 248 Ex-Officio + 6.4 127,20 4 3,283 13 ,414 17 Other credits 140,618 1973 AM F Proceeds 3,300

Change 72173 (%) +13 .4 -16 .6 + 3.2 + 24.6 + 3.4

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9.4

Development Fund Amount Given (Dollars) 3,599 34,333 266 130 10,292 48,620 Allocated to AMF spo nsored projects.

Endowment Fund s re cei ved in 1973

18,750

+82 .0

Projects spe c ified by d ono rs.

Devel opment Fund Alumni Pledge

Payment s received in 1973 ...

48 ,620

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Capital project s.

Total Alumni Support in 1973 . .

and Bob Close, Well. '69, had a big assist fro m "Jerem ia h," the cannon of many co lours that has bee n a fixture on cam pu s for as long as anyone cares t o rem e mber.

Many of th e 1,435 donors who re sponde d with gifts-t otalling $25 ,552-retu rned ca nnon ball decals to th e 183 clas s agents who were involved with thi s phase of the ca mpai gn. leadership gifts in an y fund playa maj or role in meetng objectives and the Cen tu ry Club was no exception. Chaired by Dr. Ma cDon ald, the c lub 's executive co mmittee

207,988

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con sisted of deput y c hairman Earl Jo hnson and co llege c hairmen Bill Campbell, OAC '55, Bil l Watson, OAC '28, R. J. Mac Donald, OVC '45, and Florence Partri dge, M ac '26.

With the help of 73 ca nvasse rs, the com mittee raised $54,183.

Founding members of the Century Club are those w ho have made or wi ll make a gift of $100 o r more during the yea rs 1972, 1973 or 1974. At the end of the ca mpaign, foundin g memberships tot alle d 544 , a significant 21 .4 per cent in crease over the number of members in 1972.

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Dr. Williams

The centennia l project to sponsor the Arboretum Centre building , under the guidance of cha irman Gordon Nixon and deputy George Best, was in high gear early in the 1973 fund drive. A "Committee of One Th ousand" OAC alumni particip ated in the second year of this special three-year. campaign, under the umbrella of th e Alma Mater Fund, w hich will culminate its efforts in 1974.

Many compliments were received from alumni o n the quality and effectiveness of literature used in the 1973 campaign . Derek French and his Direct Mail Committee were responsible for all campaign literature as well as the September and December mailing s that attracted $10,889.

Dr. Williams singled out University president W. C. Winegard for specia l men tion. She said Dr. Winegard was most encouragin g t o those people directly responsible for the fund drive . He attended most of the meetings and provided background information as well as good counsel to the Management Committee.

In steppi ng down as campaign chairman, Dr. Williams says : "The support and ge nerosity of alumni, faculty and professional staff t o the 1973 Alma Mater Fund is sin cere ly appreciated and I tru st the same kind of support and lo yalty will be accorded to Neil Darrach , who wil l se rve as the 1974 campaig n chairman."

co mplex. Students there have for some time felt the need for adequate pl ayg round facilities for the ir children.

Specific gifts that were donated and listed in the President 's Fund were: College of Family and Consumer Studies Dean's Special Purpose Fund , $300; OVC Cultural Affai rs Fund, $110; OAC Centennial Fund , $100; and London House Fund, $400. The last item is to assist in ob taini ng facilities in London that wou Id be used for the accommodation of Guelph students and faculty participatin g in the " London semeste r" of the SA program. Initiated last summe r, the London semester consisted of 33 Guelph stud ents studying a variety of disciplines in London for credit in their program s at Gue lph .

Cultural affairs The cultural events of a university-art exhibits, concerts , plays and special lectures-are important elements in the un iversity environment , a fact that has long been acknowledged by Guelph alumni.

In the interests of art, the University last yea r staged an exhibition entitled "Gifts From Alumni and Friends," a display of over 50 acq uisitions and gifts of art from the Alma Mater Fund made since 1969. Fund s allocated for art acquisitions in 1973 amounted t o $4 ,275, in addition to the donation of specific gifts valued at $77 5.

A major acquisition was six importa nt water colours and ink drawings of Guelph in the mid-1800s by arti st David Johnston Kennedy. Curator of Art Judith Nasby gave this report of the paintings and the artist: "The paintings depict the site where Guelph's founder , John Galt , and others cut the first tree, Guelph's first hou se, the Priory, Allan 's M ill , and views along the Speed River. The delicate but brilliant water colours and ink drawings are charm ing topographical views, each one carefully

d oc ume nte and sig ned by the artist.

"Kenned y wa s bo rn in Port Mu ll in , Scotland in abo ut 1816. After sc hooling in I reland , he c ame to Canada in 1833 wit h his father, w ho was an engineer and stone cutter. The family se ttle d in Nicol Township, but the artist grew imp atient with the hardship of fa rm ing and moved to Philade lphia to live with a sister.

"In 1836 he moved to Nashville , but returned to Guel ph in 1837 t o help hi s father. Although he later went b ack to Phi ladelphia, where he worked as a purchasing age nt fo r a ra i lway com pany , he co ntinu ed to pa y many visits to his parents in Gue lph . It was on those visits that he made the water colou rs and drawin gs. " Kenn ed y a lso recorded t he arc h itecture and social events of Philadelph ia. By the time of his death in 1898 he had compil ed one of th e largest, single -handed g raphic records of a 19th century American city. As an artist, Kennedy was self-taught and the large body of work is, in his own words , 'the result of spare moments ca re fully appli ed ' ."

Arboretum Centre The OAC Centen nial Arboretu m Centre, whic h will be officia ll y opened in this 'year of the ca mpu s centennial, was granted $83 ,424 , the largest single allocation of the Alma Mater Fund in 1973.

The cost of the Arboretum Centre is estimated at $400,000, including planning and site development. The advisory council of the Alma Mater Fund has agreed to provide $250 ,000 over a three-year period , a commitment that wi ll require a $100,000 fund allocation this year.

The cost of the centre , as we ll as other capital costs needed to develop the arboretum are being met entirely from donations as a resu It of the freeze on capital grants by the Ontario M inistry of Colleges and Universities. Alumni have so far

President's Fund The President's Fund is used to support a variety of academic, resear ch and other needs that are not categorized as major Alma Mater Fund projects. The fund, which is distributed at the discretion of the University president , is also used in part to satisfy the preferences of ce rtain donors.

The major portion of the President' s Fund -$3,311-was used to help fin ance academic and research projects th at in most instances were too small to qualify for a spe cific grant.

At th e request of the Wellington Woods Advisory Committee , $1 ,000 was given t o help in the pu rc hase of playground eq uipment. Wellington Wood s is the University's married student re sidence 10

Allans Mill (1845), a watere%ur and penei/ sketch by D. J Kennedy.

donated over $150,000 to the centre and more th an $40,000 for initial development of the arboretum. The City of Guelph has made annual grants t o the University which have been used for the purpose of building access roads and other capital developments at the arboretum. The Ontario Mi nistry of Agriculture & Food in recogn ition of the hundredth annive rsary of O.A.C. has made a special commemorat ive g rant of $100,000 to help alumni complete th e centre.

The 9,400-square-foot centre will provide administrative he adq uarters and a meeting place for the 330-acre arboretum. Raymond Moriyama , one of Canada 's most innovative architects, designed the centre so that it would blend into its environment and be as unobtrusive as pos si ble.

Alumni Stadium In 1973 the sum of $20,000 was allocated to the Alumni Stadium project. This was the fifth instalment and brought total donation s by the fund for this project to $100,391.

The stadium , which was opened at Homecoming in 1970, is able to seat 4,000 spe ctat ors and contains changing rooms , gymnastic facilities, a sauna , press box and other facilities. Since its opening it has been the site of intercollegiate football games, track meets and other athletic events.

Retirement of the debt incurred in the construction of the stadium is entirely through gate receipts and alumni donations .

Above: Murdo MacKinnon, Dean of the College of Arts , presen ts AMF scholarships to Donald Firth and Ursula Kleer , who had the highest standings in the BA program last year.

Norm ally only one award is made, but on t h i ~ occasio n the two students had almost identical records. Below: The mural o n the front of Alumni Stadiu m leave s no doubt as to who the home players a re.

Scholarships " Few occasions in my lifetim e have given me as much pleasure as presenting Alma Mater Scholar awards on behalf of the Guelph alumni and faculty" That was how Dr. Edith Williams, 1973 Campaign Chairman, felt as she presented entrance awards to 30 students entering under足 graduate programs in the spring.

The Alma Mater Scholar awards, valued at $150. each, are given to freshmen with averages of 80 per cent or higher.

Funds allocated for scholarships in 1973 totalled $26,613. That sum included a new series of entrance awa rds in the arts and science programs in recognition of the scholarship needs of the newer colleges.

Of the five awards, two of $500 each went to incom ing BA students and two were given to B.Sc. students; one $500 award was made to a student entering the B.Sc . (H.K.) program.

Entrance scholarships awarded through the O.A.C. Alumni Foundation accounted for $8,000; the Dr. McCread y Graduate Scholarsh ips awarded through the Mac-FACS Alumni Association, totalled $1,000; and the OVC. Alumni Association Travel Bursary Fund also distributed $1 ,000.

Specif ic awards donated through the fund include the Robert A. Stewart entrance bursaries, worth $6,000 ; the Mrs . Robert A. Stewart proficiency awards totalling $2 ,000; awards made through the College of Physical Science worth $1,053; and other awards in the amount of $560. 0 11

EVEN yea rs ago a rad ical departure from the tr adition al organization of the academic yea r was instituted at the University of Guelph. Instead of the two足 term, 26-week te ac hing period, co mmon to all other Ontario universit ies, Guelph divided the year into three 14-week semesters, each semester a complete "teaching unit" in itself.

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Three semester ...good or bad?

Studies at th e University indicate that the th ree足 semester system has its faults

by He/en A itkin

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When the three -semes ter structure was introduced it was thought that year round operation of the Universi ty would not only make greater use of existing facilities; it would also provide students with a f lexible program that would allow them to graduate early. Facu lty members wo uld have the opportunity of doing resear c h at any point throughout the yea r, or of taking two consecutive semes ters for research follo wing four tea c hing semesters.

Problems were anticipated, of course, bu t it was generally fe lt that the benefits of the system would outweigh its disadvantages.

Recent studies, both by th e University and the Ontario government, point out, however, that the disadvantages require attention if the system is going to funotion to any great advantage.

One study, carried out by a University Senate steering oommittee, provides an in-depth evaluation of the three-semester system, and is intended to be used as a guideline in resolving the probl e ms ari si ng fr o m it. Part of the evaluation was provided by the re sults of questionnai res completed by 3,500 undergraduates and 400 f acu lt y members. The research , directed by Professor Doug Auld of the Department of Economics, w as financed by a grant fr om the Ontario Mi nistry of Universities an d Colleges.

Results of the study indicated th at f o r students the most important advantage o f the three-semester system is the wide selection of courses that it permits. The flexibility of the system is also attractive to students. Because there are three points of entr y into the school yea r- fall , w inter, spring-students can begin in January or April, without having to wa it for the regular autumn regi stration . Studies ca n also be und ertake n continuously until a degree is comp leted, thereby reducing the length of time spent in university. An honors program that would otherwise take four years can be completed in as little as two and two-thirds years.

The results of the University's survey were substantiated by a report on the organization of the academic year by th e Commission on Post Secondary Education in Ontario (COPSE), which points out th at th e " largest single academic ben efit of th e syste m is th e greater curriculum c hoi ce and

te rm choice for the s tudenl. " The COPSE stu dy w as co n du c ted for the purpose of deter min i ng " altern ati ve ways in w hich the ac ade mic year co uld be organi zed."

Both the Sen ate report and t he COPSE study po int out, ho wever , th at many students c ann ot take advan ta e of the ben efit s offe red by the th ree -s emes ter system. For so me st ude nts the opportunity to accelerate is n ot pos sibl e because of ins ufficient funds.

Oth ers c h oos e no t to ta ke three or more se mesters in a row be ca use of an ticipated emot ional pressure , or bec ause suit ab le cou rses ar e lacking i n the summe r semeste r.

(As a rule , co urse selection in the summer is more limited th,1n at other tim es.)

The pressu res and consequ ent fatig ue that of te n ac co m pany an ac ce le rate d program c an be de mo nstrat ed by the drop in g rade ave rag es e xperienced by many of the studen ts who do ac c elerate. An i nves ti at ion by the staff of the Univer sity's Dep artm e nt of Psy c ho log ical Services dis cl ose d th at 25 pe r ce nt of the fema le stud en ts and 35 per cen t of the male student s at te m ptin g th ree or more semesters in succession expe rienced a drop of 10 per cent or more in their ac ademic averages, eit her during or following their thi rd consec uti ve sem es ter. St atistics also :';ho w that 18 per cent of th e women and 26 per cent of th e men in acce lerated programs eithe r fai led or were on probation.

This p att e rn of ac ademic malfunction is referred to by Unive rsit y psychologists as " semester fat ig ue ."

The psychologica l strain caused by the three-semester syst em may arise f rom a number of factors. Ea c h semester is a s hort, intensive study period, allowing no time for academic inactivity. The lengt h of time that a student is unable to fun ction for any cause and still be capable of academic su c cess within the 14-week semester is referred to as the "crit ic al time loss facto r." Under th e semester sy ste m, this pe riod is est imated to be 10 days-a sharp co ntrast to the fou r足 month period of inact iv ity possible at universities operating on the t radit ional aca dem ic yea r.

Fre shmen are particularly affected by the brevity of this critical time loss factor.

Dr. D. H. Upton, director of the University's psycholo g ical services, says that "in th e tr ad itional system a student could be maladjusted for a couple of months until he gets used to college life. But in a 14-week program he has only a couple of weeks to learn the ropes."

Fro m these preliminary observations the staff of psychologi cal services re cog nized t he need for furt her re search into the effects of external fac tors , such as accelerated stud y, upon a student 's academ ic

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perf ormance an d personality growth.

Working with grants from the Canada Counci l, Dr. Upton, Dr. E. G. Brailsford, chief psychologist, and researcher Brian Pettigrew, have initiated such an inves tigati on. Freshmen enroll ing in the fall of 1972 were asked to particip ;)te in the study, w hich measures the student's personality development at the entry, mid point, and end of his university career.

The three- semester system itself is only one of ever;)1 factors being investigated by Dr. Upton 's team . They hope to gain insights in to the nat ure of stress experienced by stud ents un der the system. They also an ti c ipate th at the characteristics of a stud ent lik Iy to suffer from semester fatigue will be determined. Initi al findings suggest that su c h a student tends to be young, single, from a small to wn, and to have a rel atively low second ary sc hool standing.

Ot her factors compound the psychological pres su res brought on by the system.

Rel ati onships are fragmented , and organi zati ons disrupte d by the constant shift of students. According to a report by the Canadian Association of University Teachers , this "incre ases ttle student's feeli ngs of loneliness, anonimity and insecurity within the university."

Faculty members, too, recogn ize d pos itive and nega tiv e aspects of the system. Half of those inte rvie we d on the Senate study felt that their research was hampered by the amount of time required in the preparation of cou rses , yet half also recognized the adv antage of pursuing research at times other than the summer. A majority of those questioned felt that being able to take two semesters off for research following four teaching sem esters was advantageous, although most disliked having committee re spons ibilities during their non-teaching semesters.

Many faculty members contended that the semester system required better organization of cou rse materia l, and several felt that some courses require more than 13 weeks to complete satisfactorily. In re spo nse to the questionnaire, one faculty member pointed out that "one can be 'efficient' but superficial." Another indicated that faculty members, too, suffer from the intensity of the study period . "The major effect," he pointed out, "is that teacher and students operate continuously at crisis level. " The length of a semester also prevents the development of a rapport between tea c her and student, which many feel is necessa ry for effective teaching.

Others, however, especially the younger faculty, felt that the rapid change of students was good. This group generally shared a more positive view of the three-semester

system.

Because yea r-r ound operation of a university requires year-round administration, special pressures are placed on those who keep the University running smoothly. De pa rtment chairmen, in partie lar, suffer under this system. The 11-month operation of the department combined with an increase in administrative duties, leave s little time for teaching and research. In the traditional academic year, the free su mmer provides time for research , course preparation, and administrative planning.

Additional demands are also requ ired of other University administrators. The registrar, for example, must contend with three registrations and three sets of student evaluations each year.

Library staff, too, indi cated that three semesters create a strain on many facets of library operation . Because there is no "of f-se ason," the library runs at full opera ti on all year-save for a brief respite in Augus t-allowing little opportunity for library maintenance. Also, orientation of new stud ents to the library must be carried out th ree times a yea r. A library report to the Senate indicates tha t "v irtually all the problems could be relieved by an increase in staff."

A financial evaluation of Guelph's three足 semester system is also part of the Senate study. Although result s have not yet been released, the in itial report points out briefly that " the three-semester system imposes no spec ial added instructional fin ancial costs."

Because enrolment in the spring semester is relatively low, student-faculty ratios tend to be lower. Fall and winter semester attendance, on the other hand, is greater and compensates, in the o ry at least , for any financial loss incurred during the spring semester.

Such different ia ls in course enrolment are experienced by only a few department s.

Others have been ab le to maintain a reasonable student-faculty ratio by reducing course offerings. Yet this can have detrimental effects, since fewer students are likely to attend if course selection is poor.

Many University administrators believe that the problem of low spring semester attendance could largely be overcome by an increase in freshman enrolment. President Winegard says that before this will happen, changes must take place in the high schools. "Guidance officers and teachers must be willing to accelerate those students who are read y for university study," he says.

With the three-semester system, Grade 13 students can enter university in April,

w ithout completing their final year.

Despite the gravity of some of the problems of Guelph's three-se mester system , the Senate and COPSE studies indicate that it can be a worthwhile alternative to the conventional academic year . T he COPSE report concludes that Guelph 's three -s emester system "appears to be meeting a need in the province by providing programs which allow students to accelerate or alter the timing of their on-campus life." And president Winegard maintains that the Un ive rsity's steady increase in enrolmen t over the past seven years is partly attri butable to the attractions the three-semester system holds for students. 0

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Cultural enrichment through internationalism

Mem bers 01 the Internation al Students'

Association exec utive, Irom the left:

Hiw n Arn aratunga, tr asurer (Ceylon),

James Bassey, program director (Gha na),

Bak Chau han , president (India), Lynn Khor,

secre ta ry (Malaysia) , Wayne Ho llingsh ead ,

soci al di rec: tor (Canada). Abse nt when this

pictv re wa s tak en wa s Roxann e Carr,

vice -president (Canada)

by Helen Aitkin

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URING its 100-year hi st ory th e " Co l leg e on the Hill" has ea rned a world-wide reputation for its agricultural progr ams. As courses in the vet e ri nary and household scien c es were es tablished, they, too , became internationally known. Work done abroad by University alumni has made it ap parent that Guelp h offers outstanding educ ation in the fie lds of agriculture, vete rinary sc ience and household science.

But th ese programs are not rese rved for Can adian student s. In the wo rd s of the Aims and Objectives Report, th e University has fr equen tly affirmed its intention of "m aking su c h co ntribu tions to wa rd the welfare of other peoples , and to international peace an d understanding, as its cap ab ilities might permit." Large numbers of international students have studied at Guelph, and at pre se nt 450 students on campus represent about 45 foreign c ountries in Africa , Asia, th e Far East, South Americ a, the West Indies, and Europe.

Not all of the student s are re gistered in the progra ms of the three founding col leges.

They are distributed throughout every department in the University and at every level from undergraduate programs to post-do c toral stud ies. Ho wever , the majority are graduate students, who are d raw n to the University by its expe rtis e in the agri c ultural ,

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veteri nary and biologic al sciences .

The Universit y's attitude towards inte rnati o nal ed uc ati on must not b e mi su nd ers tood . o reign stu de nts are not con sid ered as wel fa re ca ses, take n on through the ma g nanimity of the Univers ity's gove rn in g bodie s. They are app reci ate d for the contrib uti o ns they make to the c ultural and educ ationa l life o n ca mpus . For they are rich source s of fi rs t-hand knowledge o f their homelan d-it's c u lt ure , problems, asp ira ti ons, and way of life.

At Guel ph spec ial efforts are made to w elcome t he se students, to make them feel at home ~l1ld to encoura ge the expression of their un ique iden tity. The person most c losely involved in fulfilling these aim s is th e intern atio n il l st udent advisor, Don Am ichand.

If he is not the first member of the Univers it y communit y to meet new students from ov erseas, he is at least th e first to corres pond after the student recei ves his acc eptance.

For many foreign students, moving to Canada in vo lve s a radical change of culture, cli mat e, social st ru cture, and oft en langua ge . It there for e is important that th e prospective student be made aware of what to expe ct In Can ada in orde r to eas e his adjustment into our society. A brochu re sent to stu dents before th eir arr ival provides inform ation on such topics as immigration , emp loyment , housin g, cur ren cy, c limate and cost of living.

Th e arrival of students in Canada is also a co ncern of the University. Before they depart fro m their home co untr y, students are aske d to fil l in a trav el c ard, providing de tai ls as to d ate and tim e of arriv a l, flight number and place of arri val. Most foreign students on their w ay to Guelph will arrive at Toronto International Airport , w here an over seas reception service is provided during August and September-the pe ak se as on for arriv a l of stud ents. Organiz ed by the Canadian Bureau for Internation al Education in cooperation with uni versities

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of the area, the service func ti ons to help stude nts find their way to their ultimate destination. A re cep tion desk at the ai rport is man ned by student s who direct the foreign vis itors to buses, tr ain s or waiting vehic les. Those who are com ing to Guelph will usuall y be met by stu dents from the sam e country who are already at the Unive rsi ty and who ca n be st help the m fe el welcome.

The international stud ent is no less stable than a Can ad ian at the sa me edu ca ti o nal leve l. However, because of the often radical c hanges in his lifestyle ca used by his ne w environm ent , he may encounter problems of ad ju stment. Home, friends and famil y may be many thous and s of miles away and the student is imm ediatel y fac ed with unfami liar surroundin gs that can offe r him little com fort and ar mth .

Bec ause of the inten se compet ition in the sc hools of many co untries , only the best students have the opportun ity of ge tting to universi ty. Consequently the majority of foreign students w ho do come here are academ ically above averag e, although stress is often ex perienced when the y are confronted wi th an unfamiliar educ ational sy stem.

To deal with such prob lems of ad justm ent a speci al o rientati on program has been develo ped at Guelph. The day aft er their arriv al forei g n students meet w it h Don Amichand, either individu ally or in sma ll g roups , to talk over imm edi ate concern s: accommod ati on, fin ances and co urses . No student is left out in the cold; if he has no other pl ace to stay he is made we lcome in Mr. Amichand 's home until accommodation is fo und .

Another or ient ation session is held near the beginning of the semester which , Mr. Amic hand explains, aims to "prepa re student s for the community." If poss ible , all of the new internation al stud ent s meet with other foreign st ude nts, presid ent Wineg ard , members of the Inte rnation al Stude nts' Association, and re pre sentativ es fro m the th e Department of Student Affa irs, Psycho log ica l Se rvices , and fr om th e Centre for Intern ational Pr ogram s. Thi s ga thering , too, is designed to help students le arn about the commun ity, introdu c ing them to the bankin g and post al systems , employment and housi ng situat ions, and facilitie s avai lable to them. It also informs them of socia l customs the y may de al with, such as

dati ng practices, and celebration of ho lidays.

Orien tat ion is not limited to these more or less formal ses sions. Through out their stay at Guelp h stu dents may conta c t Mr .

Am ich and at any t ime for any for m of coun se lli ng. Whe n the probl ems are seri ous, howe ve r, the studen t is re ferred to one of the Unive rsi ty psyc ho logist s Th e ro le of the Inte rna tion al Studen t Advisor is, in his ow n words, "to he lp the student to be as content ed and happy as possible w hi le he lives an d st Udies in Gue lph."

His func tion , however, extend s beyond that of a c ounsellor. He is involved in the co ord inati on of many of the soc ial and cultural activities of intern ational stud ents.

And these are not infrequ ent. Through out the year an ac tive program is planned by stu de nts f ro m all back g rounds , usually in con junc tion w ith for eign student organizatio ns.

One of the first of these groups estab li shed at Gue lp h was the Intern atio nal Students ' Associ ati on, no w in its ten th ye a r, formed with th e simple intenti on of pr om oting inte rnat ionalis m. Bak Chauhan , a graduate student in c hemistry who came t o Gu elph from India , is no w pre si dent of th e associ at ion. What the group hopes to ac hieve , he says , is to "break down the walls of ig norance vvhich se par ate person from person and dispel the misco nceptions which so many of us have devel ope d." For this reason th e o rganization is open to both fo reign and Canadian students, faculty and sta ff. Understandin g cannot be ac hieved with out commun icati on .

Some of the ac tivities pl anned by th e ass oc iation are primar i ly educat ional in nature. The se inc lu de lect ures and semin ars on top ics of international scope . Still, education is usua lly co mbined wit h entertainment: w ine and chee se parties wit h intern ational band s, he ld ea c h semester, su cc eed in bringin g together foreign and Canadian students. A film series has also been initia te d thi s ye ar, which depi cts life and c ulture of ma ny parts of the world .

The hi gh lig ht of the year 's activifles is th e intern ati o nal variety night , held each spring , which fe atures music , folk dances and fashi ons from many coun trie s. Thr oug h acti vities such as these, Mr. Chauhan po ints out, "people from vari ous par ts of the world have come to a greater understandin g and appreciation o f eac h other."

Don Amichand

The Intern ation al Student s' Association wo rks c losely with Int e rnati onal Ho use, which sh are s with them a conce rn fo r internation alis m. Now in its sec ond year of oper atio n, Intern at iona l House is one of the th ree "li ving-learnin g cen tr es" on campu s: sm all re side nce units est ab ti shed to encourage unstructured education of a parti cu lar fo cus among stude nts. Ab out 50 people live in Intern at io nal House, loc ated in Watso n Hall- st udents from Canada, Ghana, Ni ge ria, Hong Kong and the United Sta tes . The ce ntre 's acti vities , which are coordinated by program director Heather Fuller, a re designed to encour ag e the students' interest in internati o nali sm.

Last sem es ter, for example, 50 facult y and st aff members invo lved in the intern ational field , met wit h student s at an informal evenin g re ce ption . At Internat iona l House, too, educatio n is often derived from soc ial activities. One ca n be sure th at a Th an ksgi ving dinner fo r 40 forei gn stude nt s, an African dinner and evening 's entertainment , and a weekend walking trip on the Bruce Trail wo uld be learnin g expe rie nces for both the Canadi an and the foreign students involved.

Last Christmas , Internati ona l House pl ayed host to a g roup of forei gn students fr om so utheastern Ont ario at the first " In te rnati ona l Christmas ." The gathering brought togethe r stud en ts who were away

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The University's resident steel band, The Panuts, rehearses in Massey Hall.

from their families at Christmas and gave them the opportunity to share the warmth and spirit of the season. Visitors enjoyed Christmas dinner, a variety night, and many attended Christmas Eve services in local churches.

The aim of most international activities on campus is a sharing of cultures. However, students from Korea, China, India, Africa, the West Indies, Malaysia and West Pakistan have formed separate groups to promote their individual cultures.

January was the month for some colorful events sponso red by fou r of these organizations. Chinese week celebrated the Chinese New Year, ushering in the "Year of the Tiger" with films, lectures , a demonstration of Kung Fu and the traditional Lion Dance. Techniques of Chinese brush painting were shown to students by visiting artist Madame Shiu-Yu. At India Night classical and folk dances of India were performed and interpreted for those attending in order to help them understand the country's culture. A documentary film and a lecture on India were also part of the program and Indian snacks served at the festivities contributed to the atmosphere of the occasion .

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Week, was held through the joint efforts of the African and Caribbean student organizations. Here, too , both educational and cultural events were included in the program, which consisted of lectures, films, seminars and the arts. Discussions covered the evolution of nationalism in the Caribbean and higher education in Africa, while African and West Indian arts were featured at the cultural night. Along with drama and a poetry reading two dance groups performed and invited the audience, a melange of all nationalities, to join in to the rhythm of African drums. Canadian students and faculty turned out in large numbers for all of these festivities.

One of the most active and consequently the best known of all the international student groups on campus is the West Indian steel band, The Panuts. The band had its humble beginnings in 1968 when a group of West Indian students began to make music on steel drums obtained from the Guelph General Hospital. Now the group has 12 members , including two Canadian students, who , despite a lack of formal training, perform high-calibre music ranging from calypso to the classics. Most of their performances are at campus functions, like the International Students' Association's wine and cheese party, although they are becoming well known outside Guelph as well.

But the band's income from musical engagements is low, and band leader Phil Dunkerly insists that "if it weren't for the love of music none of us would be there. " Phil is also one of many international students active in a public education program that sponsors talks by foreign students in the public and separate schools.

The program, now three years old, is run by the Canadian Bureau for International Education and operates through the Department of Student Affairs at the University in conjunction with public and separate school boards. Most foreign students are more than willing to share their background and are, therefore, valuable resource people for classes in history and geography.

An International Weekend held in the spring is organized with the similar intention of bringing to the people of Guelph a concept of international development.

Displays are set up in a local shopping mall, and visiting students are available to speak

to members of the Guelph community.

Throughout the year foreign students also appear on the local TV station where they present talks on their homeland.

There should be no difficulty for anyone to learn from the foreig n student. Thei r festivals, lectures, films and community education programs are all simple and enjoyable means of gaining an awareness of the international scene. And while the formal education provided by the University must not be underemphasized, in the long run this may be no more valuable than the understanding and appreciation of one another gained by both Canadian and foreign students through informal social interaction . 0

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Marijuana could cause liver damage Researchers in the Department of Chemistry have discovered that heavy use of marijuana can lead to damage of the liver. The group, led by Professor Alan Mellors, has been testing the biological effects of mind-altering drugs, including LSD, amphetamines, cocaine, barbituates, and tetrahydrocanna足 binol (THC), the active constituent of marijuana and hashish.

Only THC had a profound destructive effect in the biological system, Professor Mellors says. The compound caused severe damage to rat liver Iysosomes, small organelles in cells that help in digestion.

THC caused the Iysosomes to leak powerful digestive enzymes, apparently by damaging the membrane which encloses the lysosome.

In a healthy cell, Iysosomes remove unwanted materials by breaking them down through enzyme action. If the lysosome membranes are damaged, Professor Mellors says , the escape of enzymes contributes to cell injury and death of the tissue.

Because Iysosomes act as scavengers and pick up foreign material, they can concentrate drugs at levels higher than other parts of the cell.

Extensive liver damage and impaired respiratory functions have been observed in heavy users of marijuana and hashish.

The test-tube experiments conducted at Guelph may help to explain these clinical observations, Professor Mellors says.

The researchers are now using radio足 actively labelled THC in live rats. The study, which is sponsored by the Department of Health and Welfare, will measu re the rate at which THC enters the Iysosomes and the concentrations that are reached within the cells .

Professor Mellors says that it is not yet possible to conclude from his studies that marijuana use is harmful to the body.

Prolonged clinical testing of marijuana users is necessary before firm conclusions can be draws, he says.

Number of applications rises sh arply Freshman applications for admission to the University 's fall semester are uo sharply .

The number of applications received this year is up 16.5 per cent over last year, compared to an average increase of 8.4 per cent among other Ontario universities.

Applications from mature students provide the most dramatic increase. They are up 130 per cent at Guelph, compared to an average of 23.7 per cent at all Ontario universities. Applications from students now in Grade 13 are up 5.4 per cent at Guelph, compared to an Ontario average of 3.6 per cent.

Those applying to Guelph have shown most interest in ag ricu Itu re, science, the B.A. program, family and consumer studies, and hotel and food administration. In the province as a whole, applicants have shown

Professor Mel/ors and technician Jeannie Irvin examine model of THe molecule.

increased interest in agriculture , architecture, business administration, engineering , environmental studies, forestry, household science , land scape architecture , nursing, physical education , science and soc ial work-several of them subjects in which Guelph occupies a leading position,

Rural development program proposed A proposal for a rural development outreach program has been submitted to the University Senate .

The five-year pilot pro ject will focus on rural development at the local community level and, according to the proposal, "represents an expansion of the University 's base of activities in rural development. " This expansion of the University's base is an important step in providing rural people with a more complete system of education, by bringing development informa足 tion and assistance to the eventual clientele in the rural community ," says the report.

The outreach program will enable rural i ndividuals, organizations, local governments and public agencies at all levels of government to work with University faculty and students and to make use of the University's resou rces in the area of rural development.

The program will be educational in nature and will help rural people to examine community goals , problems and activities, and finally to implement solutions to the problems.

"The Un iversity will by no means take a paternalistic outlook, " stresses Professor Mark Waldron, director of Continuing Education , whose office is organizing the program. "We can't say what people need before we go out and talk to them. What we ' ll do is work with the local community organizations rather than try to replace them."

The program will initially involve two pilot areas in southern Ontario, one rural in nature and away from the influence of larger cities , and one area on the urban fringe.

Although the areas have yet to be selected, Grey, Bruce and Huron counties have been mentioned as the traditionally rural areas , and Halton and Haldimand-Noriolk regions as the rural-urban fringe areas .

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meetings, workshop s and p ub li c op in io n surveys; leadership training; improvement or establishment of social service programs; business and indu stry devel opme nt progr ams; and pl annin g and implementation of community hou sing, service and cultural fa c iliti es.

A request for $672,000 to fund the five足 year pilot pr ogram has been made to the Kellogg Foundation, which has already expressed an interest in expanding rural development activities in Canada.

Naturalist concerned about survival of species Sir Peter Sco tt , c hai rm an o f the World Wildlife Fun d , to ld a Unive rsity audience th at th e su rv iva l o f a ll spec ies shou ld be o f co nc e rn to ev eryone , not ju st co nse rvat ionists.

Sir Pet er, a wo rl d renowned o rnith o log ist as well as a painter , champion glider and sailor, was addressing a capacity audience in the last of the se rie s, The Biology Hou r, sponsor ed by the College of Biological Science.

Sir Peter said that scientists estimate that th e natural rate of extinction has been increased by a factor of four through the enc roachments of man. In this century alone, 100 species of vertebrate animals have become ext inct, he said. Some 20 ,000

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species of plants are threatened to some deg re e and there are only four species of tree s existing in one known specim en.

The English naturalist emphasized the effectiveness of seed banks at arboret a and bio logi ca l gardens, and pointed out that see ds as old as 10,000 years have germinated. He also expressed concem about the ducks of North America , particularly diving ducks such as the ca nvasback, whose popul ation sex ratio is se ri ou sly out of proportion. It is esti mated th at 70 per ce nt o f the ca nvasback p opu lati on is male, Si r Peter said .

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The almost completed University Centre from the east.

Third Baker reunion in Florida Despite th e scarc ity of gas in the United States in recen t months, some 65 OVC, OAC and Mac alu mn i got to geth er March 6 for the thir d an n ua l Florid a reunion at th e winter ho me of Prof esso r A. W. " Jack" Baker, OAC '11 , near Venice, Florida. Gord Nixon, OAC '37 , sends this report.

J ack Roxburgh , OAC '26 , capably handled registration , as Professor Baker personally g ree ted each guest on arrival, usu a ll y by first name, fo ll owed by a trad ition al se rv in g o f t he famous "Bake r Spec ial. " Renewi ng o ld fri endship s and maki ng new o ne s was the business o f the day. There was a long table w ith generous amounts of sout her n fried c hi cke n, de licious salads, cook ie s, and ice cream for all to share.

Professor Baker welcomed the group and apologised fo r the F lorida gas shortage , whiCh kept all but the nearby and bravest from making it to the picnic. In his rem ar ks he identifi ed several in attendance who were alumni of other colleges, but who shared th e occas ion through personal or prof es sional association with many of tho se from Guelph.

Art Ma ckenzie, OAC '23, spoke for th e group in payin g t ribute to Profes sor and the late Mrs. Baker for their hospitality to a lumn i through the years . A moment of silence was observed in memory o f Mrs. Baker.

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v isit i ng and so me sp irited singing of f ami li ar colle ge son gs le d by Ti m Dyc e, '23.

To o soon it w s lime to leave and, true to form, Pro fes sor Bake r wa s busy i nviting eve ryone to p lan t hei r win ter holidays to in cl ud e ano th er B ake r picnic next year.

University Centre now a reality The University's new university centre is at last nearing completion. Barring unforeseen p rob le ms, such as ma terial shortages, the buildi ng wi ll open it s doors at t he b eginning o f the fall se meste r. Init ia ll y o nl y the three lo wer levels w i ll be ava il ab le for use , but the rem ai ni ng three fl oo rs are expec ted to be ready by Novemb e r.

Th e ce ntr e w ill be the " fro nt door " to the Uni versi ty and w ill provide much needed faci liti es for students and othe r membe rs o f th e University comm un ity. De s ign ed to se rve a stu dent p opul at ion in excess of 10,000 , th e building w ill house student government off ices, ga mes are as , lounges, and a pub.

Tl1 er e will be a large meeting area capable o f se at mg 1,000 people, and numerous sm a ller meetin g rooms. Radio Gryphon and The On tarian will have offices in the centre, as wi ll t he G radu ate Students Association, the Inter nati onal Students Association, and the Department of Alumni Affairs and Deve lopment. A chapel and a med itil tion room will be provided for the first time on ca mpus.

In add iti on there wi ll be a ca fete ria and

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licensed dining room, a post-office, a bank, several stores, a hairstylist, and a travel agency. The bookstore will remain in its present location. An information desk will offer assistance to visitors Total cost of the building will be approximately $9,318,000 with the Ministry of Colleges and Universities contributing $6,759,000. The O.v.C. Alumni Association has pledged $100 ,000, and through the University Development Fun d , the alumni as a whole will donate an additional $250,000.

A student and facu Ity levy of $10 per semester along with rental from the centre's commercial leaseholders wil l provide the ba lance of funds. A loan of up to $1,000,000 has been approved to meet immediate costs.

Scientists irresponsible, geneticist argues Internationally acclaimed geneticist David Suzuki told a large audience on campus recently that scientists shou Id never forget

Dr. Suzuki that they are ultimately responsible to the general public. Dr. Suzuki was addressing 1 ,ODO people in the last of the College of Biological Science student council lectures for the winter semester.

He said that scientists must consider the broad implications of the work they do to be able to justify that work in their own consciences and, if necessary, to stop the work if it is expected to be detrimental to society.

But, he said, most scientists pursue their own vested interests. He accused his colleagues of not translating their research into terms understandable to the general public . He argued further that scientists shou ld inform the public of the implications of their research, but that they should not make the decisions about implementing the results of that research.

Dr. Suzuki is on the faculty of the University of British Colu mbia.

Minister of the Environment in a recent cabinet shuffle in the Ontario government.

An M LA for the riding of Ontario South since 1967, Mr. Newman came to the environment portfolio from the Ministry of Transportation and Communications where he was parliamentary assistant to the minister.

He has served on a number of parliamentary committees, including Estimates, Natural and Physical Resources, and the Select Committee on Hydro.

Before his election to the legislature, he served as councilor, deputy reeve and reeve in Pickering, Ontario.

Faculty appointments The appointments of Dr. Douglas Hoffman, OAC '46, as director of the Centre for Resources Development, Dr. I. Nonnecke as chairman of the Department of Horticultural Science, and Dr. Elizabeth Waterston as chairman of the Department of English Language and Literature have been announced by the Board of Governors.

Dr. Hoffman, a member of t"e Department of Land Resou rce Science, has been acting director of the Centre for Resources Development since last July.

After graduating with a B.S.A., he took an M.Sc. in soil science at OAC in 1949. He received his Ph.D. in resources development and regional planning in 1973 from the University of Waterloo. Before joining the OAC faculty in 1962, Dr. Hoffman was with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food and the Canada Department of Agric 'u lture.

Dr. Nonnecke, who is a native of Denmark, received B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees from

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the University of Alberta and his Ph.D. from Oregon State University. Before joining the Department of Horticultural Science in 1968, Dr. Nonnecke worked for the Canada Department of Agriculture in Lethbridge, Alta., and for the Asgrow Seed Co .

In addition to his teaching and research responsibilities, Dr. Nonnecke is extension coordinator responsible for collating the department's technical output for the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food. He is also Manager of the Ontario government research station at Cambridge.

Dr. Waterston joined Wellington College's Department of English in 1966, specializing in Victorian literature and more recently in Canadian literature.

After graduating from Trinity College, Toronto, she took an M.A. at Bryn Mawr College, Pa. and a Ph.D. at the University of Toronto. She has been on the faculty of Sir George Williams University, Bryn Mawr, the University of Toronto, and the University of Western Ontario.

Dr. Waterston has authored and co-authored several books and learned articles . She recently acted as co-editor of On Middle Ground, a multi-disciplinary work on landscape and life in Wellington County from 1841 to 1891.

All three appointments are effective July 1.

The Board of Governors also has announced the appointment of Dr. John Bruce , Department of Philosophy, as acting chairman of the Department of Fine Arts.

Inflation greater than increase in BIU value The Ontario Ministry of Colleges and Universities has announced an increase in the value of the basic income unit (BIU) of 7.1 per cent over last year.

The value of the BIU for fiscal 1974-75 is $1,995, compared with $1,825 for 1973-74.

The increase , which is to allow for greater operating costs, falls short of the 10.5 per cent inflationary rate anticipated by most economists for this year.

The Council of Ontario Universities had requested the Ministry to increase the BIU value by 10.3 per cent.

The BIU formula for funding Ontario's universities is based on a weighted scale in which the general B.A. student is assigned a value of one, honou rs B.Sc. and B.Sc. (Agr.) students two, the M.A. student three, the M.Sc. student four, the D.V.M. student five, and the Ph.D. student six.

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coming events June 3D-July 3 CVMA annual meeting at OVC July 6-14 Centennial Festival Week July 12 Mac-FACS Alumni Association annual meeting July 12 O.A.C. Alumni Association annual meeting

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What is the best way to find work? What have past graduates in my disCipline done? Can I expect to find work that is closely related to my academic program?

Those are some of the questions facing students as they approach graduation and begin the difficult task of finding permanent employment.

So far there is a scarcity of information available to provide answers to these ali-important questions. The University's Department of Career Planning and Placement is hoping to change that.

In order to assist future graduates to find jobs, the department is undertaking a comprehensive survey of the Class of '73. Purpose of the survey is to find out what the 1973 g raduates have done after they completed their studies at Guelph.

If you are a '73 graduate you will be receiving a questionnaire from the Department of Career Planning and Placement in the early summer.

The questions it will ask will be straightforward and it will taken only a few minutes to complete. But the answers you provide will greatly help future graduates to improve their employment opportunities. So your participation in the survey is of great importance.

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