The Mace 足
its anatomy
As symbols of tradition, the mace of the University of Guelph incorporates many di ffe rent ma terials and a wide range of armorial bea rings and meaningful design s that have been melded into an extremel y elegant and attractive piece of art. Upon examination it's hard to believe that donor mate rials came from such unlikely places as a roo f, an arch , a farm tool and a piece of farm maci:Jinery. Designed and executed by H arold E. Muller, a G uelph artist and metal craftsman, the mace was presented to the Unive rs ity by the citizens of Guelph for the University's first convocation in 1965.
UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH
GUELPH
ALUMNUS Sp ri n~ 1978
Vo lum e II, u.mber 2
UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH A LUMNI ASSOCIATION HONORA R Y PRE SID ENT: Professor Donald F .
f orster PRE SID ENT: Olive (Thompson) Thompson , Mac '35 PAST P RES IDE NT : Dr. Howa rd J. Neely, OVC'51 S EN IOR VI C E-PRES ID ENT: W. Ken Bell , CBS ' 73 VICE PR ES IDENTS: Rick J. Cawthorn, CB S '73; Dr. Th o mas R. DeGeer, OVC '54; J o hn Eccles, OAC '40; Janet (Tho m pson) McN all y, C PS '69; Judi e (Earle) Me redi th, Mac '6 1D. SECRETAR Y: J ack C. Palmer, OAC '38 DIRE CTO RS: Robert Esc h, CPS '70; Margaret (Player) Exley, Mac '67; Bra d Hi cks, CBS '73; Judith Main , Art s '75; Janice (R o bel1 so n) Partl ow , Ans '70; Kath y Sanfo rd, CPS '75; T om Sawyer, OAC '59A and '64; Dr. Geoffrey Sumner-Smith , M.Sc. '69; Dr. Margery (O'Bri en) Th omas, OVC '67; Jackie Wemys s, CB S ' 74. EX-OFFICIO D1R - CTORS : John K. Babcock, OAC '54, Director of Alumni Affairs and Develo pment ; W. Ken Bell , CBS '73, P resident , College of Biological Science Alumni Association; G ary Bea ulne, President, University of Guelph Central St udent's Association ( UGCSA ); Ewart Carberry, OAC '44, Presidfnt, OAC Alumni Association: Chris Hanna, President , Graduate Student's Association : Sandra (J ohnson) Manin, Mac '69, President, MBc-f 'ACS Alu m ni Asso ciation; Dr. James H. Millington , OVC'69, President, OVC Alumni Association; Eliza beth (Mac Na ught on) Sandals, CPS ' 69: President, COllege of P hysical Srience Alumni Associatio n; Mic hael Streib, An s '69, President , C olltgo of Arts Alu mni Association. TREASURER : Jim J. Elmslie ASSOC IATE SECR ETA R Y: Rosemary Clark, Mac '59 The Guelph Alumn us is published by the Department of Alumni Affairs and De vel opment in co-o pera tion with the Depal1ment of Informatio n, University of G uelph. Th e Editori a l Co mmitt ee iscom pri sed of Editor足 Derek J . Wing, Publications Officer; Art Director足 Erich H. Banh; John K. Babcock , OAC '54, Director of Alumni Affairs a nd Develo pment; Rosemary Clark, Mac '59, Assistant Director Alumni Programs; D o uglas Waters ton, Director of Information ; Donald w . J ose, OA C '49, Assis tant Director of Info rmati o n. The Edit orial Advisory Board of the Un iversi ty of Guelph Alumni Ass ocia ti o n is comprised of W. 足 Ken Bell, CB S ' 73, chairman ; Dr. Allan Au sti n; Dr. D onald A . Barnum , OVC '41 ; J o hn Bowles CSS '72 : Roben Mercer, OA C ' 59; Glenn B. Powell, OA C'62; James Ru sk, OA C '65; Sandra Webster, Arts '75. Ex-o ffi cio: John K. Babcock, OAC ' 54; Oli ve Thompson, Mac '35 . Corresponding mem bers: Dave A. Bates , O AC '69; and Harold G. D odd s, OAC ' 58 Und elivered co pies should be re turned to the Depa rtment of Alumni Affairs and Develop me nt , University of Guelph, Gue lph, Ontari o N IG 2WI.
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Coffee break in a corner of /he comfor/able facu/IV lounge.
Mac/FACS AA's 75th Anniversary Project Official opening July 15 T angible results of the Mac / F ACS Alumni Association 75th Anniversary Project, the refurbishing of one wing of Macdonald Institute, have been greatly enjoyed by both students and faculty since completion of the project last fall. Tastefully decorated and complete with comfortable colour-coordinated furniture and plants, the bright and airy faculty and student lounges are popular places in which to quietly study, or meet with friends over a relaxing cup of coffee . T he face lift in classroom 106 included the i,nstallation of 60 tiered fibreglass shell sea ts with tablet arms. A suspended ceili ng, carpeting and drapes were added t o improve comfort, acoustics and appearance. Modern ceiling-supported projection screens, a wall足 hung chalk board and nuorescent lights add th e final touches to the attractive new look. Seminar room 102, also complete with suspended ceiling, carpeting and fluorescent lighting, maintains some of th e traditional
dignity of M acdonald Institute - the original
panelling and gracious fireplace were
carefully reconditioned and remain intact.
Revila/ized seminar room 102 wi/h Dr. M argaret McKim and class.
Dr. Joe Hornick lectures in brigh/ and airy tiered classroom 106.
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The two classrooms cost slightly over
estima te , however, due to th e excell ent work
of Barbara Wackley, lecturer in the
Consumer Studies housing a nd design area
who searc hed out th e best value offurnishing
for the lounge complex, the entire project
came in under budget.
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A proposal to spend the available funds
t o upgrade the foyer of M acdo nald Institute
was submitted, together with al ternatives, to
the Mac / FACS Alumni Association board.
The boa rd a pproved the improve ment s to
the foyer as it was felt it wou ld serve to
complete the project and definate ly improve
the entire reception area of the building. 0
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MAC
FACS by Mary Cocivera
Macdonald Institute owed its existence toa stubborn and p rsuasive woman and an enlightened benefactor. At the tu rn of the century Mrs. Adelaide . Hood less of Sto ney Creek was fervently dedicated to creating better op路portunitics for teaching homemaking to Canadian rural women. Her infant son had died needlessly from a contaminated milk supply, and she was determined to prevent similar tragedies by educating rural women. She started in Hamilton by establishing programs to teach household science through the YWCA and later through the schoo]system, but soon realized that she needed to extend this service. Her major . . stumbling block , financial backing, was
conquered by convincing philanthropist Sir William Macdonald, of the Macdonald Tobacco Co. of Montreal to include teacher training in home economics in the Macdonald Movement. The movement was dedicated to improving the educational opportunities of rural Canadians, who, at that time, numbered about 60 per cent of the population. Sir William set aside $175,000 to build an institute for nature study, manual training, domestic science and domestic art. H is donation ultimately ran to $182,000 and that timely investment erected two red brick buildings. By 1903 the Ma cdonald Institute building and an adjacent residence, Macdonald Hall, were completed. W ithin two years, the residence was full - an indication that the new program was readily accepted by the families of Ontario and the D ominion. T he first brochure from Macdonald Institute announced three programs: a two足 year program in home economics for teachers, and programs in manual training and nature study. The young women in the first graduating class in 1904 practised teaching in the M acdonald Consolidated
School, a mere stone's-throw from the Institute. The School, also built with a gift from Sir William, was an attempt to encourage the consolidation of rural schools across Canada and to introd uce some of the new educational ideas of the day. ature study was viewed by progressive educators as a more rational approach that appealed to
Mary Urie WGlson, "Lady Principal," Macdonald Institute, 1903 to 1920, and head of the H ome Economics Department.
home and garden, churned their own butter, and perhaps sold eggs for household money. O ne of the most popular early short courses - the three-month course in domestic science - emphasized practical work. It soon came to be known as the diamond ring course, and apparently succeeded in this unofficial objective. "The Ontario Agricultural College, since its founding, has helped to raise agriculture to the stature of a science," noted an early observer, but few efforts were made to "dignify the household duties of wife and daughter by raising these also to the rank of a science." Macdonald Institute attempted to do just that. Our image of women in the early twentieth century being tied to their homes is shattered by the comments of those early students. A Mac girl from 1905 noted in the OAC Review: "Let us glance backward from our present standpoint to the days when the woman's place was essentially in the home." O bviously not all the M ac students were interested in the diamond ring course. The vision of the original founders proved a solid foundation for a developing institution. They gave the Institute the scope
Philanrhropist Sir William Macdonald (1831-1917) of the M acdonald Tobacco Company, M ontreal. Adelaide Hoodless of Stoney Creek.
the "natural interests and activities of childhood." The innovators were bucking the traditional methods of "filling the mind with forms which are often equally meaningless and useless to the learner." An early form of professional development was offered through the Institute. Teachers could enrol in a three足 month program and learn how to introduce some of the innovative ideas into their classrooms. For students not intending to teach, the program in home economics offered emphasis on the practical rather than the theoretical. Courses included such subjects as millinery, dairying and poultry raising. In its own way, the Institute met the needs of Canadian rural women who managed the
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and freedom to evolve with the times - and it's this flexibility that has kept the Institute, and later the College, as relevant in each decade as it was at its founding. Through the following decades, Macdonald Institute continued offering one and two-year programs. The non足 professional courses taught the basics of home management, the two-year courses in home economics prepared teachers of household science for Ontario schools , and the professional housekeeper was a forerunner of institutional management. The enrolment at O A C had its ups and downs, but Macdonald Institute managed to maintain a consistently high enrolment. By 1930, another residence, Watson H all, was constructed to house more young women attending Macdonald Institute. Activities across campus attracted the interest of these young women. In the Literary Society they touched on such controversial political subjects as women's sufferage. T heir enthusiasm for sports belied their demure ladylike photos. R eportedly ground hockey, ice hockey, basketball, ice skating, snowshoeing, baseball and tumbling broke the study routine. The Mac girls soon established their role in campus traditions. They prepared lunches and offered baby-sitting for the annual farm and home week. Daisy chains appeared at graduation and the annual maypole celebration and Hallowe'en dance were apparently highlights of the year. Fashions changed with the season , as hems alternately dragged on the floor, then bared the thigh. A student of the twenties declared knitting an obsolete sport of the middle ages, but by the early fifties, the click of knitting needles accompanied each and every gathering. W orld War II brought an abrupt halt to the M acdonald Institute programs. The buildings were used for a cookery school a nd wireless school fo r C ommonwealth armed forces. The Textiles and Design building, erected during this time as a temporary building, remains as a reminder of the Institute's war-time service. When the Institute reopened after the war, it faced a changed world, and its faculty sought to establish programs that would continue to serve the needs of Canadians.
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A four-year B.H .Sc. degree program was implemented in 1948 and the degrees were awarded through the University of Toronto. The role of research in home economics was recognized, and some facilities for research were provided in a new wing. The wing also housed home management apartments until 1970 when they were converted to offices for the rapidly growing faculty for the newly established B.A.Sc. degree program. The founding of the University of Guelph provided yet another opportunity to re-evaluate the Institute's role in the contemporary world. Research was further encouraged and the first graduate degrees awarded. The Institute was recognized as one college within a supportive and varied university setting, and from 1965 on , the degrees awarded were from the University of G ueJph. By 1968 D r. Margaret M cCready, who served as dean for 20 years and made innumerable contributions to developing a contemporary college of home economics, was nearing retirement and the opportunity arose for a thorough look at the programs offered then and in the future. Dr. M cCready appointed Dean足 designate Janet Wardlaw and a faculty
In j 968, Dean Dr. M argarel McCready (Ierl) andDean-designale Dr. Janel Wardlaw.
committee to prepare a comprehensive report on the future direction of the College. Their vision - as innovative as Sir W illiam's vision in J902 - called for an applied science program that would focus on the needs of consumers and families in Canadian society. Macdonald Institute thus stepped into the seventies as a very modern C ollege of Family and Consumer Studies . The enrolment of this College has grown to 1400 men and women. Toda y's College brings together a diverse faculty from many disciplines, including sociologists, textile scientists, nutritionists , a housing consultant, an architect, child development specialists , family finance counsellors, social workers, psychologists and food chemists, among others. They find common ground for collaboration, study, discu ssion and stimulating exchange for ideas. The concept is indeed progressive, for they do not educate carbon copies of themselves to find careers in esta blished, traditional disciplines . They are dedicated to an education that will enable the graduates to effectively tackle the interdisciplinary problems in today's complex society. Undergraduates in the Bachelor of Applied Science program get a solid background in the biological , physical and behavioural sciences, with further study in one offour areas: family studies , child studies , consumer studies or applied human nutrition . As the College's founders predicted, the University provides supportive disciplines. fAe:: students take courses across the campus in subjects as diverse as drama , animal science, politics, and modern dance. A combination of theory and practice and an emphasis on concepts sets the B.A.Sc. program apart from other university programs across Canada. W hen the graduates enter the career world , they have practical information at their finger tips, yet their thorough grounding in theory facilita tes lea rning in a ny career sit ua tio n. Research plays an ever increasing role in the College. Beca use of close association with academics from varied disciplines, faculty tend to focus on family - or consumer-oriented problems rather than discipline-defined concerns. More often
than not, several academics with different training and perspectives tackle a problem. The give and take of fresh ideas and their different approaches can lead to interesting and unique solutions to some of the nagging issues in society today. Examples of current faculty research projects include personality and language development in young children, attitudes of adolescents toward contraceptives, loneliness among old age pensioners, and use of textiles for noise control. Graduate programs leading to M. Sc. and Ph. D . degrees are founded on the strong research component in the College. These post grad uate programs offer specializat ion a nd the opportunity for original research in consumer products, services, or behaviour, food administration , textile science, applied human nutrition , and family studies. Yet another innovative development in the College's 75-year evolution was the founding of the new School of H otel and Food Administration, offering the first four足 year degree program of its kind in Canada. The School's enrolment now stands at 350 students and its graduates have moved into all levels of the Canadian hospitality industry. These alumni are rapidly establish足 ing a national reputation for the School. History has come full circle. The H otel and Food Administration building, added to the acdonald Institute building, was financed by the hospitality industry and the Macdonald Stewart Foundation, a charitable foundation carrying on the philanthropic work of Sir William . Aptly nam ed Macdonald Stewart H all, the HAF A building was officially opened in 1975 by Da vid Macdonald Stewart, President of the foundation. H e continues Sir William's tradition and re-asserts his forward philosophy of education. Today the young men and women in F ACS may feel light years away from nature study and man ual training, but in many ways they carryon S ir William's goal to impro ve the status of the Canadian family. The graduates, like the College, have expanded their horizons, and are now entering such diverse career areas as law, social work, research, product design, nutritional educa足 tion, food service management, housing management, and the hospitality industry.
T he next 75 years will certainly bring further changes in the emphasis and content of th e C ollege's programs. It is a tribute to the men and women of vision throughout the history of the College, that this 75-year-old institution contribute s as much in 1978 as it did in 1903. Sir William' s $ 182,000 gift has multiplied many times over and the impact has been felt not only in North America , but throughout the world. 0
David Macdonald Stewart offically opened Macdonald Stewart Hall, the HAFA building, in 1975.
FA C:S professor Mi chael Tay lor considers a student prop osa/forfuturistic. energy 足 efficient h ousing.
Consumer Studies students carry out a surverfor a course on consumer hehaviuur.
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The 1977
Alma Mater Fund Report
"Let's go for the $200,000'" said Unive 'ily President Donald F . Forster last. year to the Alma Mater Fund Campaign Management . Co mmittee. "I have every confidence in our a lumni and faculty and the needs of the ' University are pressing". The ~resi den t's words were prophetic as tht;: 1977 Fun.d esta blished a new record high of $20 1,522, 13 per cent mo re than the 1916 resu lts. This brought annual gi vingt o a nine-year t otal of $1,197,989, "Our success was made. possi ble by the efforts of 516 volunteers who souci'ted support for the University," commented Campaign Chairman Dr. Russ McDonald, OVC '45, General Manager of Western Ontario Breeders, Inc., WOOdstock, " by the increasing number of alumni who.responded to our direct mail appeals and class agent mailings and by the generosity of faculty a nd professional staff who gave record suppo rt to the Campus Fund . "The upward trend in Century Cluo memb rships continued in the 1977 campaign", noted Century Club Chairman Dr. Mabel Sanderson, Mac '31 , "wi th 805 gifts of $100 or more receivecl, an increase of 10,3 per c nt. TQtal giving in this division amounted to 58.6 per cent of the tota l raised", The Campus Fund in 1977 was assisted by aspecial appe I made by President Forster
in memory ofthe late J?r. Hugh Branion, An endowed scholarship fund has b~en establis hed thro ugh the generosity of faculty; professi onal staff, alumni and friends. Other former me mbers of the fac ulty who were re membered by their associates
we re the late Dr. D ick Waghorne, OAC '40, Dr. J im Sherman, OVC '64, Dr. Alexa nder . Brodie and Professor Robert C. Moffat. "The response to class agent letters was spectacular", noted Dr. McDona ld, "with a gain of 44.7 per cent in the num ber of.gifts
Summary of Alumni Support-1977 Tot al Gifls
Alma Mater Fund Chan ge Amou nts C hange Given 76/77 76 / 77
O.A.C. ........ .. ,.. .. O.V.c. ................ Mac/ FACS ......... Arts & Science . Ex-Officio ...........
1,910 471 942 607 318
(%) + 18.9 $ 85.066 + 5.4 25,759 - 2.3 3 1,892 + 6.3 9,541 + 4.6 25,934
Other Credits .......
4,248 120
$178.192 23,330
. 4.368
$20 I ,522
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velopmen t Fu nd alum ni pledge payments received in 1977 ........... .. $ 12,711
Alum ni Associa ti ons 6.216 S pecia l Projects .... .... .............. .. ..... Al um ni and Faculty Bequests a nd Endowments .................. . ....... 106,500 Total Al umn i Support in 1977 .......... $326,949 Wintario Matching Grants ......... .. ... 34,529 Gra nd Total .... .......... , ........... .. .......... $361,478
--(%) +24.2 -17.6 - 3.7 +10.9 + 6.9
Development Fund Amounts Given $ 1.739
805 53 145 9,969 $1 2,71 J
+ 13.0
Highlights • New Fecords established with 4,368 gifts amounting to $20 1,522 - highes t response in the nine-yea r history of th e F und . • Overa ll participation was 19.9 per cent wit h a gi ft average of $46.13. • Century C lub members contri buted 805 leaders hip gifts totalling $118, 137, 58.6 per cent of the gift t otal. • Participation in the Campus Fund was a significant 47 per cent with a record . high of $38 ,812 - up 10.2 per cent over last yea r. • Mac / F ACS alumni participation of 23. 7 percent topped OA C alumni at 23.1 per cent an d OVC alum ni at 19.. 7 per cent. . • A tota l of 516 volunteers served as committee mem bers, canvassers and class agents, to make the 1977 Fund an outsta.nding success.
received . ClasS:agents enlisted bY' Jac k Gallin, OAC '47, and his commi ttee gavea perso nal to uch t o t he cam paign. T heir efforts b roadened the base of a lumni gi ving, a key fa ctor fo r fu t ure gro wth", he continu ed.
The Fr iend, of Univer,ity of Guel ph, In c., received $14,778 fo r Alma Mater F und projects from a lumni resident in t he Uni ted States. This t otal was 46 per cent a bove 1976 receipts. The lite rature "Used in the successful
Summary of Allocations 1969-77
] 977 Mac / FACS 75th A nn iversary P rojects ... ..... .. ... .. ...... $ 40.000
$
65,000
255 ,05 1
Scholarships ....... .... ...... ... ... .... ..... ....... ... .... ... ... .
34.853
Wi negard & Alma Mater Visiti ng Professo rshi ps.
30,000
75,000
A lumn i Sta diu m ...
20,000
180,39 1
Library Acquisitio ns
I R.372
42,528
Art P urchases an d Catalog ue ...
15,225
64,965
Ar boret um De velopment
13,230
327,087
Wa r Memorial Hall ............. .... ....... ..... ..... . .... .. .... ... .
10,000
40,000
Londo n House .......... .
5,000
18 ,5 19
Music P rogram ... ,.. ,','"''''''''
3,000
23 .78 2
Residen ce Life Program .. "'"
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6,000
Athletics P rogram
180
0 ,V,c, Clinic Seminar Ro om
3,000
Drama Projects
Su ndr y Projects ,,,,, ," " " "" " .... "' " .. ,., .. ,' .',, .. ," ." ,. " ,
6,894 35.000
8,662
54,742
$201.522
$ 1,197,959
1977 FUrld p ro motion was created by Direct Mail Chailm a n Bi,lI 0 mond, OAC '62, of Foot<:, Cone and Beld ing Advertising Limited , a nd Deputy C hairman Mark Webster, Arts '73, Reta il Adverti si ng Department, Simpso ns-Sears Li mited , "We are ru ly'grateful t o the 4,368 d,ono rs who helped to make the 1~ 77 Fund a success" said Dr. MoDonald in his closing remarks. "Y our support ena bled uS tQ fu nd ma ny wo rthWh ile projects.'; J ill Va rnell , Mac '6 1, Chairm a n of. the Alma Mater lUld Advisor I Co uncil which reco m mends the allocation of F u nd proceeds, an nounced that abo ut ~If of t he a llocat ions were dire ted to three areas : scholarships the Macdonald Institute renovat ' n pr 'ec a nd the visiting professo rsh ip program ( ee sum mary.) The Mac/ FACS 75th Anniversary Project, scheduled for offi cia l opening on Ju ly 15, 1978, received,$40.000 to bring its oum ulative allocation to $65,000. A further SJ5,000 to comp lete the three-year $ 100,000 project iSt o be realised this year. Wo rk on improvements to the main ent rance foyer-oI Macdona ld Instit ute wi ll begin shortly and round out this renov<,!,ti on project which incl uded a classroo m, seminar room and fac ul ty / stafr and student lounge com plex i n th eso u t h w i ng oft hefir~tfloor.
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Elizabeth (Landels) Casselman Mac '36 Because she understood . .. . . . she established a sc holarship
The late Elizabeth (Landels) Casselman graduated with the M acdonald Institute diploma class of ' 36 after experiencing the difficulties of financing an ed ucation during the depression of the '30's. Memories of those years of st ruggle motivated her, many years later, to extend a financial helping hand to students who might be in the same situation. That helping hand reached out last year to Betty Wilson, a FACS semester five student majoring in C hild Studies, who was the first recipie nt of the S 1000 Eliza beth Landels Casselman Scholarship. Established as an ann ual undergrad ua te award funded by the interest from a generous bequest from M rs. Casselman's estate, the scholarship will be limited to C ollege of Family and C onsumer Studies students entering the fifth semester of the B.A.Sc. program with an A standing. Preference will be given to a student showing potential for excellence and leadership in educational endeavours. A teacher for all of her working life , M rs. C asselman attended normal school in Calgary and th en taught for three years in ungraded country schools for a tiny salary from which she carefully saved in order to attend Macd onald l nsti t ute. Follo wing gradu at ion she started a long and successful career teaching home economics in Calgary and continued studies at the niversit o f Was hington. She also completed a B.Ed. deg ree at the University of Alberta. Specializing in fabrics and dress throughout her career, she was recognized as one who never relaxed high and demanding standards established during her years at 12
Elizabeth (Landels) Casselman rei ired/rom teaching in Calgary in 1971. M acdonald Institute. Countless students who attended her classes have expressed their appreciation for her dedication to excellence. I n 197 I M rs. Casselman took an ea rly retirement so that she might travel more extensively. It was during a F riendship T our with a group of Alberta teachers to the People's Republic of China that she suffered a fatal heart attack at Sian, Shensi Province, on July II, 1975. Also on the tour was M rs. Casselman's sister, D r. Isabel Wilkins of Lethbridge, Alberta . In a recent letter to John Ba bcock, D irector of Alumni Affairs and Development , D r. Wilkins advised that she had received a delightful letter of a ppreciation from scholarship winner Betty Wi lson and noted "the coincidence that the fi rst st udent to win the award was also a Betty - as my sister was always called rather than Elizabeth." 0
Elizabeth Landels - graduation on afine sunny day in 1936.
Cent re, Belly Wilson, thefirst recipient of lh e Elizabeth Landels Casselm an Sch olarship, with (Ieji) Dr. Janet War dlaw, Dean, College af Family and Consumer Studies, and Dr. Jean S abry, chairman, B.A.Sc. awards sub- cammitlee.
Traditional
Pigeon Holes Are Out David Laing, FA CS '75 - computer system s design er.
Recent
FACSgrads just don't
fit by Mary Cocivera
A n OAC professor rece ntl y slipped and mentioned "Mac girls" in his economics class, only to be corrected by a hefty, indignant, very male voice protesting "We're no longer M ac and we're not all girls ." We all need the security of stereot ypes, but like the now-enlightened professor, we should file away outdated labels a nd look at present realities. The recent grad ua tes ofthc C ollege of Fa mily and Consumer Studies simply do not fit any of th e t ra ditional pigeon holes. They're a new breed of university graduate prepared to enter a society that differs greatly from the one their predecessors faced in '68, and scarcely resembles the Canada of 1904 which welcomed the first Ma cdonald Inst itute grad ua tes. Today's graduates sha re a concern for the family with alumni through the years , whether M ac o r FACS , but today's graduates are likely to en路ter non-trad itional careers tha t reflect the di fferent p riorities and need s of society today. T heir B. A.Sc. degree is as relevant to society today as the first two-year certificate was in 1905. Partly because of poor market conditions and fewer opportunities in traditional areas , like teaching, and partly because of emerging opportunities in 13
consumer related areas and social services, today's F ACS graduates are exploring new career field s compatible with their education, aptitudes and interests. Who knows? Seventy-five years from now , the graduates of the College may fight stereotypes being created today. They may turn away from these "traditional areas" and go into fields only the imagination could predict at this time.
floor during a major development period. That will be good in terms of a career." David and his wife, Dayle (H ossie) , C onsumer Studies '75, live in Brampton.
C omputer systems David Laing, Consumer Studies '75, spent four mon t hs looking for a job after he graduated. "The market wasn't good, but more than tha t, I hadn't decided exactly what I wanted. Interviews with prospective employers helped me define my assets and goals. Eventuall y, I was able to see the interview through the employer's eyes and could predict what questions would pop up." Now David is a sales representative in the educational area for Digital Equipment of Canada Ltd. He helps design computer systems to fit the needs of his clients at universities, research laboratories and high schools. "The technical selling area - combining technical knowledge with marketing expertise - isan ideal mix for me ." He studied sciences at the University of Toronto for a yea r before transferring into FACS because it seemed more practical and more directly related to a career. Although most of his colleagues have scientific or engineering degrees, David feels he's not handicapped. "There's still lots to learn. The initial nine足 month training program in Massac husetts covered just the basics, I've learned at least twice that in the last year and a half." There is continual pressure to perform and deadlines to meet, but pulling through builds self confidence. "I've spent long hours proving myself, but the regular feedback is encouraging and satisfying." Although the work itself is quite technical, sales involves working with people. "I have to maintain a working relationship with my clients, which involves not only selling an initial computer system, but making sure it performs well and is in peak condition. "My short-term goal is to meet my budget, but eventually I would like to work my way into management, a step at a time. I feel I entered this company on the ground 14
proving myself. Any job is a learning experience and when you succeed, it gives you self confidence." The nine weeks in search of another job were completely devastating. " 1 tried everything, but it was almo st impossi ble even to get an interview. I' m a little leary of making long-range plans, after my first experience. Being laid off has forced me to reassess my goals. I've learned to be very flexible, and not count on anything. I'm pleased to be with a small company now , where I can learn all facets of operating a business."
Karen Bennell, FA CS '76.
Janel (McGuigan) Kelly, FACS'74.
Business operations
In the field of law
"It was a surprise to me how much is involved in running a business," observed Karen Bennett, Consumer Studies '76. She's learning first hand, as one of a staff of lOa t Optique Maisonneuve, a company which distributes optical products. "My position gives me all-around business experience. The marketing aspect reall y interests me because it invol ves fashion, pricing, product promotion and advertising. There's tremendous potential in this area." Karen has suffered through the initiation rites of the school of hard knocks. Her first job, with a large optical di stributor came to an abrupt halt last November. " Head office in the States said Canadian sales were down and 23 employees had to go. I was the last one hired in management, so I was the first to go." In her first job Karen was the only woman in management, the youngest and the least experienced, "} was constantl y
"La wyers ha ve to enjoy solving other people's problems; that's what law is all about," explains Janet (M cG uigan) Kelly, Family Studies '74. "Many lawyers would prefer to stay out of family law - it involves emotional strain and long-term , continuing cases." Janet would like to esta blish a general law practice , with an opportunity to do some family law. With her background in family studies and experience working in family court, she knows she could handle it. "You have to ha ve a certain personality to be able to deal with people in those stressful circumstances. " Concern for the legal problems of families got Janet interested in la w school during her second year in FACS. She arrived at the University of Western O ntario law school prepared to take all the family la w courses, only to find there was a grand total of two. She took them both, and in her third year helped to teach one and worked in
family court as a duty counsel. In addition, she worked a sum mer for the Children's Aid Society in London and gained invaluable experience in dealing with child abuse, custody and support cases. " D uring the C hildren's Aid work, I served on the front line, handling emergencies. I didn't sleep much all summer worrying about some of the cases, but the experience gave me good perspective on family court. My co-workers had very good interv iewing skills and I learned a lot from them." ow articling with a law firm in London, Janet still has to take the bar admission course from September to March of next year, before becoming a bona fide lawyer. " Law school was tedious and heavy at times, but I think I worked just as hard during my four years at Guelph. I realize now that the undergraduate work put a lot of valuable information at my fingertips. "I don't see any reason why I can't combine a family with a law practice. My husband , Mic hael, is very supportive. "
help generate independence. This could involve life skills counselling in such areas as budgeting, transportation, medical and dental care, personal hygiene, finding accommodat ion , and coping with a job. "I help them learn to anticipate problems before th ey happen. I help them identify their needs, find alternatives and make their own decisions about how to handle the situation. I can't dictate ." In some cases, Elinor serves as an advocate - speaking for her clients before medical personnel, employers, community agencies, lawyers and landl ords - to assure that their rights are not compromised "I couldn't sit behind a desk all day, so this job really suits me. I'm continually meeting and talking with people - not only my clients, but their parents, workers in social service agencies and other people in the community." Elinor confesses that she had no trouble finding the job and is so busy and so happy in her work that she hasn't even thou ght about long-term aspira tions. Elinor and her husband, Jim Phillip s, Arts '76, live in Stratford.
Much more career pioneering has been accomplished
Elinor (Schlorff) Phillips, FA CS 77.
Protective counselling As an ad ult protective services counsellor, Elinor (Schlorff) Phillips, Family Studies '77 , works with mentally retarded adults in P erth County to help them achieve as much independence as possible within the community setting. She works with the St ratford Family Counselling Service, but her services are offered through the Ontario M inistry of C ommunity and Social Services. Some of her more than 60 clients live with parents, while others have found their own accommodation and hold down jobs. She works individually with each client to
College Hospita l in Toronto. " My nutrition background has been helpful. We don't get much nutrition in medical sc hool and I find I pick up on things that other students completely miss." Judy was interested in medicine in high scho ol, but didn't have the self confidence to follow it through. At Guelph, she worked hard, earned good marks and decided to apply. "For me nutrition was interesting, but too narrow a field, medicine is almost too wide - t路hat's why it's so exciting." At this point, Judy looks forward to eventually opening her own practice, because she feels that female famiJy doctors are needed almost everywhere. " M y location will depend on where my husband, (Dr. Brian Binnington , OVC '73), will be working a t the time. He gives me much needed support and encouragement , but being married involves inevitable geographical complications. Right now he's working for the O M AF Veterinary Services Bra nch in Brighton. I spend weekends there with him" Last summer J ud y worked with two female doctors in Gue lph. O ne was married and had a young child. "She was a very good model for me because I would like to com bine a practice with a family. W hen I entered medical school , I didn't know anyone who had combined both roles." After the final year in medical sc hool , Judy will do a two-year family practice residency. Her nutri tion background cannot help but colour her approach to practising medicine.
Judy (Holdsworth) Binnington, FA CS '74.
The medical profession A third-year medical student at the University of Toronto, Judy (Holdsworth) Binnington , Applied H uman Nutrition '74, is looking forward to next year when she will work fulltime with patients in the W ome n's
These and other F ACS graduates have pioneered in challenging career areas, recognizing that their unique backgrounds cou ld bring new insights and approaches to established and emerging career fields. Unlike the visionaries of the early sixties, the recent graduates have their feet and minds firmly planted in the sobering economic realities of the late seventies. Dreaming has given way to hard work and calculated career strategies. Graduates soon discover that proving themselves in the working world is never easy, but has as its rewards personal growth, satisfaction and upward mobility in the work force. 0 15
campus highlights P riorities for survival The University of Guelph will survive restricted levels of funding from government for the next four to five years, and survive with integrity intact. Dur ing meetings with faculty, professional and support staff, University Preside nt Donald Forster said that Guelph will survive, both academical ly and financially, by emphasizing that this University is different from any other university in Ontario. It will survive by maintaining the attractiveness and quality of its programs, and through saving every possible nickel and dime out of authorized budgets. President Forster said G uelph is going into this period in sound condition and will come out of it in a sound position . The President's assurances fo ll owed the Ministry of Colleges and Universities anno uncement that there are lean years ahead and Guelph will receive a fo rmu la grant of $45,753,000 in 1978{79 With tuition levels frozen, thi s represents an increase in basic operating income of a bout 5.4 per cent, substantiall y belowtheannual inflation rate. M oreover it follows a number of a lready lean years as the student unit revenue , expressed in constant dollars , has declined some 20 per cent over the period 1970 to 1977. "The University has a significant operating reserve to assist it through t he very difficult years ahead and I hope it will ass ist us through that period with our integrity intact, our academic programs not badly damaged, and our level of services maintained," President Forster said. Guelph's first priority is to maintain the attracti veness of its programs to st uden ts, particularly Ontario scholars. The University will increase its liaison efforts, "but with dignity," cautioned the President , and they will focus on the uniqueness and qua lit y of Guelph's academic programs. Guelph has several options in order to survive the years ahead. The University could significantly redu ce the !evel of services, a measure President Forster sees as "se lf-defeating," or by consuming the reserves accumulated over past years. While Guelph will be faced , over time, with some red uctions in its establishment, he said the objective of the administration is to maintain the present establishment to the maximum extent possible, to avoid layoffs of staff and faculty, and to accomplish reductions through attrition and fai lure to 16
fill vacancies in the current establishment. " I think we have a responsibility to all our colleagues to ensu re that we continue to offer close to the same level of se rvice we now do. 1 think, and my colleagues agree, that we can do it." 0
N ew HAFA undergraduate major The School of Hotel a nd Food Administration is adding a new major area of st ud y in response to a public need for people trained in institutional food service management. The undergraduate major, approved by Senate, will commence in the fall, 1978, semester. Grad uates from the maj or will proba bly work in hospitals, nursing homes, colleges, universities and government in stitutions. "There is a need within the industry for this type of person with an adm ini strative background," says HA FA Director, Professor George Bedell. The new major will stress administra足 tion and food service management but will branch out into the food area more than does the major in hotel and food administration. At present, students majoring in applied human nutrition in the College of Family and Consumer Studies can choose to emphasize therapeutic nutrition, community nutrition or administrative dietetics. Thi s latter option will be phased out a s HAf A initiates the new institutiona l food service management major. 0
C entre linked to Family Studies The University'S Centre for Educational D isabi lities will playa more prominent role in University teaching and research programs, under a new arrangement in which it is formally assoc iated with the Department of Family Studies. The association will give faculty more access to th e Centre for research, and may eventually enable students from many departments to work in the Centre as part of their academic programs. This change in stat us was recommended by the Senate Committee for the Centre, which has provided administrative support
to the director since the Centre was found ed in 1969. Under the new arrangement, the director of the Centre will select an advisory committee, to work with him on program development, made up of one member from each of the olleges of Biol ogical Science, Social Science and Family and Consumer Studies, and members from the commun; ty who are concerned and professionally interested in learning di sabilities. Professor Griffith Morgan, director of the Centre, explains that the community members of the advisory board will keep the staff alert to t he co ncerns of peo pIe in the comm un it y. "We shall tailor our programs to meet their needs." "One or our main concerns ," says Professor Richard Barham, Chairman Department of Fa mily Studies, "is to crea te more opportunities for facu lt y from across campus to interact with the people in t he Centre. " Dr. Barham looks on the new association as a means of bringing together facu lt y with simi lar interests and encouraging a closer working relationship with the Centre. "Traditionally," he explains, "the Department of Family Studies through its teaching and research in child studies has focused on younger child ren. The toddlers and preschool programs were developed to facilitate the teaching and research in this area. By including the Cen tre for Educational Disabilities, we create a wider resource base, provide a broader range of experiences for our students and encourage faculty to expand their research horizons to include older children. It could provide a whole new dimension, for instance, to look at language development from toddler stage through adolescence." Dr. Morgan stresses that the Centre's new association with an academic department should promote worki ng relationships with faculty in all departments. " We've already worked with faculty and students from the Departm ents of Psychology, Human Kinetics. Family Studies and students from York University and the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education. We hope to encourage more of this." The Centre is primarily a research facility, although its community service and professional development functions have become important and highly visible aspects of its operation. COnid.
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Election of alumni to Senate
Regulations governing election A ll alumni s hall be eligible to vote, providing they have graduated fro m the U niversit y of Gue lph or the foundi ng C o lleges. Members of faculty at th e Unive rsity of G uel ph or full-time or part-time students enrolled in a program und e r the jurisdicti o n of th e Senat e of the University of G uelph may not vote in th e e lection o f alumni to Se nate if they have participated in th e current election o f facult y or the e lec ti o n of stud en ts to Se nate. There shall be a minimum of o ne a nd a ma xi mum of four electcd alumni fr om each o f t he und e rnoted al umni bodies. (a) Ma cd o nald Inst itute or it s successo r Co llege of F amily and co nsum er S tudies; (b) Ontari o A gric ultura l C ollege; (c) O nta ri o Vet erinary C ollege; (d) Wellin gt on C ollege and thc C olleges of A rts, Biological Sciencc. P h ysical Science. and Social Science taken a s a grou p. Eac h year, the three-year t rm s of office of three of th e nine al umni se na tors expire. Retiring A ug ust 3 1, 1978 are Dr. E. Re ndle Bowness, OVC '3 2, M i s Isabel J. Locker bi e, M ac ' JO. a nd Irs. S . (A nn) S mith , OAC ' 52. The te rm s of office of Miss Ma ry H ofstet ter, A rt s '68 , Wi lliam D . La idl aw, Arts '74. and R on T ay lor, H A FA ' 73 , will ex pire A ug ust J I, 1979. F rank A rchibald , OAC ' J 9, M iss G re tchen M a cMilla n, CSS ' 70. a nd D r. V. C. Rowa n W alker , OVC '47, will sit on Senate until A ugust J I, 1980.
Voting instructions P lease vote for a m a x imum of three ca ndid a tes o n this ba ll o t form . Vo ting s ha ll be by an " x" or cheek lllar k. A ny m a rk o n a ba ll ot ot her th a n t hose required for marking th e vote r's prefercnee s hall make the ballot null and vo id . C omplet ed ballot form should be clipped a nd placed in a n e n ve lo pe on which yo u a rc requ ested to put yo ur name and class in the upper left-hand co rne r. Address to Box SE, A lumni O ffice, Unive rsit y C entre, Univers ity of G uelph , G uelph, O nt ar io , N IG 2W I, stamp and mail. O n receipt a t t he A lumni O ffice el igibi lit y to vote will be verified by th e record s sec tion. The. ea lcd en elopes will be opened on or after Ma y I, 1978 and th e ba llot s counted b y the serutineers a ppointed by the Exec utive
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Senate Ballot Form Fo r electi on of t hree Alumni to Senat e, Uni versi ty o f Guelp h fo r t he t hree-yea r te rm co mmencing Septem ber I, 1978. See other side of this page for biographical sketches of candidates, NAME OF NOMINEE
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ADAMS, H oward C.
O AC '56
CRESSMAN, Mar k H.
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GEISLER-JAMES, Bri gitte J .
AR S ' 72
G uel p h
HENRY, Gordo n B.
O AC' 34
Ingersoll
JOHNSON, Leonard N,
O AC ' 36
London
KENYON, J ames E.
OVC '74
T o ro nto
LEWIS, Ro bin B.
A RT S ' 73
Rrantford
McGILLlVRA Y, Ma ry (R obe rtso n)
Mac 'J6
Dow nsv ie w
McKERCHER, H ele n M,
Mac 'JO
S tratfo rd
MIN DORFF, To ny F.
C S S '71
London
WOODROW, P hyllis A.
CSS '75
Bondhead
WRIGHT, Robe rt (Herb)
O VC ']R
Dundas
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MUNICIPALITY
VOTE FOR P TO THREE NOMINEES
Onm gc ville Wa terloo
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Biographical sketches - Senate candidates HOWARD C. ADA MS. OAC '56, a bar rister a nd solicitor. has pract iced law in Ora ngevi lle, On tari O. si nce 1962. Hewas appo int ed a Q ueen's Counsel in 1974. He has been acti ve wi th education. planning a nd hosp ital board s. wi th th e Canad ia n Ca ncer Soci ety and with th e Association for the Ment all y Re ta rded .
MARK H. CRESSMAN. OAC '67, is" food sal es re presentati ve with N 'W Lile Milb in Hanov 'I' and InnCl"kip . DUling hi s st ud cnt da ys he was involvcd with th e A nima l Scie nce a nd C il'c!e K cl ubs . For some ti me a fter grad ua t ion h(' wa s in th e fi cld 01 agricul tural cons ulting. Mr. C res man res id es on a 250-acre dairy fa rm near Wat crl oo wh ere. wit h hi s fa th er. he I'ai ses Lim o usin beef cattle. BRIGITTE .J. GEISLER-JAMES, A rt s '72. a barrist er. solicitor a nd notar y public. q ual ified to prac ti ce la w in O nt a rio in March 19 77. She a nd her partn ers o pera tc apracti c n Yarmouth Strect in G uelph. Since returnin g to G uelph a yca r ago Ms. Geisler-Ja mes ha s worked o n the G uelph Traffic Sa fety Educ a tion Co mmittee in v<ll'io us roles, includin g th e produ ct ion of tel evisio n show s, and as a member of th e Institutional Advi so ry Committee of th e Wellin gto n Hea lth Coun cil.
GORDON B. HENRY. OAC '34, li ves in In ge rSO ll. O ntal·io. He rctircd as Manager of th c Inge rSOll : hecse Company in 1<)77 after 32 year with the Co mpan y. P resident of his class since graduat io n, Mr. Hemy sat on th e In gerso II School Boa rdlo r 20 yea rs ; was Ma yo r of I ngcrso 11101' nine yea r ; is honorary adviso r to th e Ontario Da iry Co un cil and municipal go ve rnment stud y co-ordinator fo r th e count y of Pct erbo ro ugh. LEO ARD N ..JOHNSON , OAC ' 36, a liaison officer with the Ministry of l\ atural Res ourccs, Southwes tern Reg ion , in London, Ontario, wi ll be entering in to ea rly retirem ent this yea r. A charter member o f the Soi l Conservation Society of America , Onta rio C ha pt er, he was P resident of that organi z,ltion in 1958. A Fellow of th e Roya l Society of Art s. M r. J ohnson wa s awa rd ed the Ce ntennial i edal in 19()7 anci has bee n ac ti VE' with United Way co mmittees, the l.ondon C hamber of Commerce. thc YMC A and Fanshaw C ollege. lie is a fo undin g me mber o f th e Alma Mater Fund's Century Club. U niv er~ i ty olTOf"Onto. Wh ile at G uel ph, D r. Kenyon was P resident of the a Il ad ia n Vcterin a ry St ud cll t's Ass ocia ti on a nci is current Iy associa ted with th e Canadian Ve terinary Medica l Association, th e Ontario Veterinary Associati o n. th e Academy of Med icine , T oro nto , the American Assoc iati on of Feline Practitioners a nd the Canadian Associa tion 01 Lab oratory Animal Sc ience.
JAMES E. KENYON. OVC '74, i5 staff vcterinarian with the Divis ion of Laboratory Animal Sc ie nce,
ROBIN B. LEWIS, A rts '73, is a free-lance professional artist Iving in Hrantlo rd , O ntari o. i\S a stuci ent slle was a n active
memb er of En glish and History Department stud ent / fa cult y committees.
A member of th e Council o n Continuin g Edu cati o n for Bra ntford and Brant Co unti es. Mi ss Lewis plan s soon to e nter th e
publ ishing field .
MARY (ROBER TSON ) McGIl.L1 RAY, Mac '36. resid es in Do wns view , Ontario and ha s a stron g 1~lll1il y affiliation with Guelp h. S he is thc daugh ter of the latc Jo hn Robertson. OA C ' 14. and Zel ia (Pa rk s) who a tt e nd ed Mac in ' 10. Mrs. Me illivra y's daug ht er, Mrs . Dale Fawcett , is a Mac '68 grad. A pa st prcs ident of th e Mac Alumni Association's TOI'onto branch and a fo unding member olth e A lma Mater Fund's Ce ntu ry Clu b. M rs. McGilliv ray has a lon g rceorel of voluntee l' wo rk with Toronto hos pital s. nurse ry schools and seniorcititens grou ps. Her interest in Senate is prom pt ed by a dec p concern for the qualit y 01 education. HELEN MAE McKERCHt:R. Mac ' 30, li ves in Stratford. O nta ri o. folJo\ving a 36-year di stinguished carcer in hom e econ om ics extensio n. S he ret ired in 1976 as ci irector of t he home cco nom ic,; bra neh of t he O n ta rio De pa rt men t of Agricu It me after 20 years in tha t capacity. Miss McKerc he r is a fo unding membe " of the Alma Mater F unel 's Centu ry Cl ub. S he has served a s cl ass agent a nd edito r of hel class ncwslctter. S he was awarded th e Centennial Meda l and. in 1976, was nam ed by thc l)(.iA A as Alurn nu s of Honour. TONY F. MI ·OORF F. C SS '71 , is markcting s upervi sor with 1M Ca nada Limit ed ill l.ondon , O ntario.
T his is Mr. Mi ndo rff's fir st att em pt to beco me actively in vo lved in alumni acti vi ties. II I.' views his possible election to sc nate
niversity for the benefits he ha s reccivcd from hi s edu ca tion since gra duation.
as a wa y of repa ying the
PHYI.LlS A 'N WOODROW. C SS ' 75 , is a Bradford . O ntario. elementa ry sc hool teacher. As a student at Guelph she wa s invo lved with the H ELP organi z.ation do ing vo lunteer wo rk a t the G ue lph Correcti onal Centre. Foliowinggraduatiol1 Miss Woodro w was employed at Brow mlale homes in Ne wmarket where she worked wit h emoti onally di stur bed children . She resides o n a dairy far m nea r Bondhead , Onta rio . ROBF:RT (HERB) WRIGHT. OVC '38, lives in Dun das. Ontal·io. In practice fO I 35 years. a nd propri eto r o f t he Dunda s A ni mal Hos pita l, he retired in 1975. Secretary of hi s class since graduation. D r. Wright is a life member and past-pl'csid cnt o f the O ntario Veterin a ry Associ at ion; served on the O VA Ad viso ry C o mmitt ee~ is a member of th c C V M A a nd th e A V M A. a nd was OV A member in AV MA House of Represe ntati ves fo r five years. 18
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con/d.Jrompage 16 Current research projects are varied. D r. Morgan is writing a report for the Ministry of Education on a completed survey of children with language disorders in O ntario. A second project , carried out in cooperation with H umber C ollege, is concerned with early intervention for developmentally retarded infants. Now in its second and final year, the project prepares senior Guelph students to assess and work with retarded children and their families. A third large project, currently funded by a grant-in-aid from the Ministry of Education , involves developing, testing and evaluation methods and materials for a psycho-acoustic approach to read ing. A planned research project, funded by IBM, will survey and evaluate programs for children with lea rning disabilities in primary pu blic schools. The potential for research is enhanced through associa tion with the D epartment of F amily Studies. " M any times," explains D r. Morgan , "we realize that the family situation could be aggravating the child's learning problem. We just have to draw the line and focus only on the child and his immediate problem, which, of course, is only half a solution. The whole concept of the learning disabled child in a family environment could provide unlimited possibilities for further study ." It is still only a gleam in his eye, but Dr. Morgan sees the possibility of school boards sending teachers to the University for working sabbaticals. A teacher could take advanced psychology, child studies or related courses and work part-time in the Cent re learning to recognize and deal with single or multiple learning disorders in school-aged children. 0
Vacation with a difference It began as a pilot project in the summer of 1976. It was called "the vacation with a difference" and it boasted "something for everyone." Since then, the University of Guelph Family Summer Campus program has received national acclaim as a truly unique learning experience. The Summer Campus program is a combined academic, cultural, recreational and social experience for all ages , from pre schooler to senior citizen. To date, ove r 300 families and 900 people from all walks of life and aU geographic regions have
participated in the mid-July "living and learning" vacation. And it keeps getting better. According to Professor Jim Murray, acting director, of the University's Office of Continuing Education, the 1978 program has added a writer in residence, a French immersion youth program, a film festival as well as doubling the number of week-long courses. The writer in residence will be the distinguished C anadian author and broadcaster Harry Boyle. Course topics this summer include agriculture , outdoor education, indoor plants, beekeeping, new lifetyles, wine making and wine appreciation, personal finance, design, summer reading, drawing, conversational French and Spanish, a weekend residential workshop in awareness and personal growth , home gardening, adult-child communication, tapestry making, parapsychology, parenting in sports, getting and using personal power, and designing remedial education. The Summer Campus program, which will beheld July 10-14and July 17-21 , will again offer its popular youth programs. A film-ma king course has been added to the teen program and the junior program (ages 6-11 years) has been revised substantially. 0
Nominations sought Alumni Awards The Honours and Awards Committee of the University of Guelph Alumni Asssociation invites nomination s 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 foUowing: a national cause for Canada; service to the community, the world of science or education ; leadership in business, industry , or alumni affairs . The Alumni Medal of Achievement is awarded annually to a recent graduate (within the past ten years) who brings distinction to his or her Alma Mater through contributions to country , community or profession.
Each nomination should contain the nominee's full name, address , business affiliation and title, year of graduation, family, alumni affairs participation, contributions and achievements in general which in your opinion entitle the nomineeto 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 accomplishment s. The nominee should not be advised of the nomination. Nominations which have been made within the last five years will be considered by the selection committee along with new nominations received this year. Nominations are held in confidence. Please forward your nomination by June 30 to Honours and A wards Committee Chairman , Univer sity of G uelph Alumni Association, Department of Alumni Affairs and Development, U niversity of Gu elph , Guelph , Ontario N IG2WI. 0
1978 AMF appointments Gordon ixon , O AC ' 37, has been appointed campaign chairman of the 1978 Alma Mater Fund Campaign. Mr. Nixon has previously been associated with the campaign management committee as deputy chairman and chairman Gordon Nixon of the Cent ury CIu b. He is also chairman of the OAC Alumni Foundation. In business life, M r. N ixon is director of marketing, Talon Textron Canada Limited. Dr. Mabel Sanderson, Mac '31, will fill the position of campaign deputy chairman. hairing the campaign management committee divi sions for 1978 are Nancy (West) Sawyer, Mac '62, with deputy Marilyn (Inglis) Robinson , Mac '55, M ac I F ACS 75th Anni versary Project: Ross H ay , OAC '45, with deputy Dr. Alfred Vanags , OVC '59, - C entury C lub; co chairmen Dr. Cliff Barker, OVC '4 I, and Dr. Elizabeth Upton - Campus Fund ; Dr. Murray Brown, O AC ' 51 Campus Century C lub; Jack G allin, OAC '47 - Class Agents; Mark Webster, Arts '73 - D irect M ail; Dr. Grant Misener, Ov C '38 and O AC ' 35 Friends of U of G Inc. 0 19
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coming events
April
29 Green Thumb Day and official opening of J. C. Taylor Nature Centre, Arboretum May 1-5 AAHA Annual meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah 2 Friends of U. of G. Inc. Annual Meeting Salt Lake City, Utah. 6 Mac/FACS Alumni Association Annual Seminar June 1-4 OVA Conference, Toronto 11 Alumni Fly-In July 10 CVMA Convention, Regina, Sask. 14-16 Alumni Weekend 15 Official opening of Mac/FACS Alumni Association's 75th Anniversary Project, Annual Meetings, OAC, OVC and Mac/ FACS Alumni Associations 17 AVMA Convention, Dallas, Texas