Guelph Alumnus Magazine, Spring 1979 by University of Guelph

UNIVERSITY OF' GUELPH

GUELPH ALUMNUS

Over the years in Ghana

~. Sprin1l1979, Vol, 12, No, 2

UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH ALUMNI ASSOCIATION HONORARY PRESIDENT: Professor Donald F . F orster PRESIDENT: W . Ken Bell , CBS '73 PAST PRESIDENT: Oli ve (Tho mpson) Thompso n,

Mac ' 35

SENIOR VICE路PRESIDENT Janice (RObe rtson)

Partlow, Arts '70

VICE-PRESIDENTS: Mar y Budd , Art s '72; Dr.

Tho ma s DeGeer, OVC '54; Peter Mc Mullen, CPS

'76 ; Judie (Earle) Meredith, Mac '6 1; Richard

Moccia, CBS '76; Jac k Palmer, OAC '38; AI W ise,

CSS '74

SECRETARY Rober! Esc h , CPS ' 70 DIRECTORS : Ewar! Carberry, OAC ' 44 ; Dr. Norm an Ha wkins, OVC '5 7; Pat (Ho ney) Lonergan, CSS ' 68; And y McCammon, Ar!s '72; E laine McCann, CSS '77; De bbie McLellan, CPS '76; Ambrose Samulski , CBS ' 73; T om Sa wyer, OAC ,59A & '64; Dr. Geoffrey Sumner-Smith, M .Sc . , OVC '69 ; Jane (Vo llick) Web ster , FACS '75; Jac kie (Wemyss) Wright, CBS '74 EX-OFFICIO DIRECTORS: John K. Babcoc k, OAC '54 , Director of Alumni Affairs and Development; Rich ard Bekolay, CBS '77, President , Graduate Students' Association; Dr. Harvey Grenn, OVC '58 , President , OVC Alumni Association; Ri ck Mocc ia, CBS ' 76 , President, College of Biological Science Alumni Association; Michael Jame s, CSS '72, President, College of Social Science Alumni Association; Carol McAula y , President, University of Guelph Central Students' Association (UGCSA); Patricia (Shier) Mighton , OAC '64, President, OAC Alumni Association; Bill Sanford, CPS ' 73, President, College of Physical Science Alumni Association; Evel yn Williams, Arts '73, President, College of Arts Alumni Association; Ruth (Woods) Wilson, Mac '62, President, Mac-FACS Alumni Association, TREASURER : Jim 1. Elms lie ASSOCIATE SECRETARY : Rosemary Clark, Mac '59 The Guelph Alumnus is published by the Dep artment of Alumni Affairs and Development in co路ope ra tion with th e Department o f Information, Uni ve rsit y of Guelph. The Editor ial Committee is co mprised of Editor-Derek 1. Wing, Publica tions Office r; Art Director-E rich H . Barth ; Jo hn K. Babc ock, OAC ,54, Direc tor of Alumni Affairs and Developme nt ; Ro sem ary Clark, Mac '59, Assistant Director for Alumni Programs; Patricia G. Orr, De velo pment Officer; Douglas W ate rston, Direc tor of Information; Do nald W. Jose, OAC ' 49, Assi stant Directo r of Info rmation. The Edit oria l Ad viso ry Board of the University of Guelph Alumni Associati on is comprised of Rober! Esch, CPS '70, Ch airma n; Lorene Archdekin, CSS '74; Dr. Allan Austin; Dr. Do nald A. Barnum, OVC ' 41; Jo hn Bowles, CSS '72; Jame s Ru sk, OAC '65; Olive (Thompson) Th ompson , Mac '35; San dra Webster, CSS '75 . Ex-Offi cio: John K . Babcock , OAC ' 54; W. Ken Bell, CBS '73 . Undeli ve red co pies should be returned to th e Department of Alumni Affairs and Developme nt , Uni versit y o f Guelph, Gue lph , Ontario NJG 2Wl.

The Gu elph-Ghana project over the years. Top: Dr. Ja ck Tanner , OAC '5 7, visiting the Unive rsity of Ghana farm in L egon in 1971 . Middl e: the last Uni versity of Gu elph team in Ghana. Back ro w from Ie}!: Dr. Gwe nna Mo ss, Dr David Kidd. Front ro w: M arie Dunn , Project Director Dr. Ji m Shute , Dr. R. Bruce Hunt er, OAC ' 62 ; Dr Suza nne Grondi n , and J ack Hagart y, OAC '6 1. BOllom: Professor Donald Forster with a group at the Universi ty of Gh ana farm durin g his recellt trip to Ghana. 0

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

The Guelph-Ghana

project

A statement of "Continuing Links"

By Ann Middleton Guelph-Ghana Project Director Dr. Jim Shute, a professor with O . A.C. ' s School of Agric ultural Economics and Extension Educa tion, announced recently that co-operation will continue between the Univer sitie s of Guelph and Ghana on a reduced scale for at least another five ye ars . A statement of "Continuing Links" between the two in stitutions has been drawn up as a re sult of con sultations among President Don ald Forster , Professor Shute and official s at the Uni versit y of Ghana in Legon . Pre sident Forster accompanied Professor Shute on hi s final official trip to Ghana last fall. The University's largest international activity, the Guelph-Ghana project, which was initiated in 1970 and supported by Canadian Internati onal Development Agency funding totalling $3,094,000, terminated on Au gust 31 , 1978. The project date s back to the late sixtie s when Ghanaian government officials became deeply concerned about serio us food shortages, and were anxious to increase agricultural re search and upgrade teaching and extension capacity within the country. They approached CIDA for help and CIDA, in turn, commiss ioned a feasibility study by the University of Gue lph, a natural partner in a venture that would combine joint projects in agriculture , famil y and consumer studies and veterinary medic ine . In 1969 the then dea ns ofO .A.C O.V.c. andF .ACS, Dr. N . R . (Rick)

Richards, OAC '38 , Dr. Trevor Lloyd

Jones, OVC '34, and Dr. Janet Wardlaw,

together with former Pre sident William C.

Winegard, Political Studie s Professor John

Melby and Librarian Florence Partridge,

Mac '26, met in Ghana with Jim Shute , then

the Canadian Uni versit y Service Overseas

(CUSO) director for We st Afric a.

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

President Forster commented on the mutual benefit s of the scheme . " The project resulted in an increased ran ge of experience for faculty members and our students who did post-graduate work in Ghana," he said. The program also" provided an important model for co-operative ventures not only in Ghana, but in other parts of the world." Professor Shute is ple ased th at the links forged during the eig ht years of the project will continue on a less form al basis. " It ' s too soon to asse ss the impact of the program, " he says , " but it 's clear that the University function s in one wo rld and that the world food system is a single inter-related network." He feels the experience with Ghana has tau ght us much about the tropical environment and "our abilities to contribute usefull y to man' s endless search for food." Professor Shute visited Ghana twice a

Dr. Margaret McCready at a

Ghanaian market.

year durin g the duration of the project , and was res ponsible for general admini stration and li aison between the University of Guelph and CIDA at this end and with the University of Ghana and the Ministry of Agriculture in Legon. Six team leaders handled day-to-day administration in We st Afric a, de aling with problems enc ountered by Guelph fac ult y and graduate student s. Over the years, 13 Guelph faculty and seven gradu ate student s were invol ved with the project. From time to time facult y from other uni versitie s or government agencie s were seconded to the Guelph contingent in Ghana . Four o f the six team leaders were faculty members: Dr. Jack Tanner, OAC '57, and Dr. R . Bruce Hunter, OAC '62, Crop Scie nce ; Dr. Doug Pietsch , OAC ' 62 , Agricultural Ec onomics and Exten sion Education ; Dr. Don Grie ve , OAC ' 55, Animal and Poultry Science. Jack Hagart y, OAC '61, Dan Rose, OAC ' 60, and Charle s MacGre go r, OAC ' 62, were seconded from the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food. Charle s MacGregor will remain in Legon until administrative duties are completed, probably in July of this year. Other Guelph personnel who have spent periods of years or months in Ghana are: Professor Ted Evan s, Nutrition; Dr. John Burton , OAC ' 62, Animal and Poultry Science; Dr. Dave Hume, OAC '61, and Helen Major, Crop Science; University Fellow Dr. Marga ret McCready, Dr. Lila Engberg, Dr. Richard Barham and Professor Joan Simon, Family and Consumer Studies. Drs. Engberg and McCready (former Macdonald Institute De an) both served terms as head of the Home Sc ience Department at the Uni versit y of Ghana . Experience in Ghana has pro ven valuable for the seven Canadi an graduate students involved in the project. Two of them, Peter Leyenaar, OAC '74, and Sharon Channer, Mac' 69, are now overseas with CIDA, Peter in Swaziland and Sharon in Peru. Susan (Bain) AlI.en , FACS ' 72 , was with the Vanier Institute of the Famil y in London until her marriage . Sheila Graham, 3

M ,Sc. OAC ' 78, is a nutritio nist in Prince A lbert , Saskatchew an, and Carol (Mallette) Amaratu ng a, CSS '70, is with the No va Scot ia Co mm iss ion o n Drug Dependency . T he re maining two are both in O ntar io, Nancy van Steenburgh, M .Sc , OAC ' 76, wo rking as a counsell o r at Sheridan Co llege , O akvill e, and Poll y (DeCarl o) Ma hrle , Arts '72, a teacher in Brock ille , Most of the 43 Ghanai an tu dents who studied at G uelph an d all o f the facult y members who spe nt sabbaticals here have now returned to the ir own cou nt ry , The majori ty of stude nt s ca me for stu dies leading to master and P h. D . degrees, but some comp lete d bachelor degre es and others rece ived tech ni cal trai ning re lated to agri c ult ure and veterinary me dici ne . The y are no w e ngaged in man y are as of work and st ud y re lated to the food syste m in their own cou nt ry, in this way mee ting the expectations ex pre ssed by the G hanai an govern ment at the stan of the proj ect. Some are teac hin g at the University of Gha na w hile others are e mployed by the Gh anaian M ini stries of Agr icul ture and Ed ucation. P rofesso r Sh ute points to the high rate of return of hi g hly trai ned people a nd the ir assimilation in to local positions in Gha na as the major achi evement of the G uelph -G hana Project. O nly th ree of the 4 3 G hanaian s w ho came to G uel ph were un able to complete the ir studies. An other tw o completed master degree programs and left to pursue Ph .D . studie s in the Unite d States . Four Universi ty o f Gha na faculty membe rs s pe nt their sabbaticals in G uelp h as Resea rch Fellows. Dr. "Tom my "

Thompson , De an o f Agriculture at Legon, was o ne of these . He describe s the project as " e ig ht fruitful yea rs of co-operative rel ationship ," a time whe n "the U niversity of Gue lph staff he lped strengthen the p rogram s o f the vario us departments in w hich they served , particularly during the train in g of Legon personnel abroad," T he "Continuing Links" document, drawn up by the tw o universities, states that both inst itutions w ill continue to receive colleag ues for periods of up to a year and sugges ts that new areas of collaboration migh t be o pe ned outside the tradi tio nal areas of agric ult ure, home scie nce, nutrition, food scie nce and agricultural exte nsion , Political sc ientists at both universities , for example, are now e xploring the possibility of staff exc hanges, T he document also sets down a number of o ther areas for continuing co-operation . Individuals and team s will be encouraged to seek j o int financial support for re search, and post-graduate programs will continue in G ue lph at the req uest of Legon. Guelph students w ill continue to be welcomed in Ghana fo r post-graduate studies as well. A mong the most important aspects of the project were the technical training program s that resulted in the training of 1400 veterinary and agricul tural e xtension perso nne l in exte nsion methods in G hana. A lthough G uel ph faculty involveme nt in these in- service training programs has cea sed, technicians may continue to come to Gue lph for speciali zed training . T he Canadian arm of the exchange will no longer supply books and equipment in

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

any quantity, but the University of Guelph library could continue to undertake specialized literature searches and compile bibliographic references on request from Legon, The Uni versity al so will supply equipment that is surplus to Canadian needs but useful in Legon, In addition, Guelph will encourage C IDA to provide spare parts for the Canadian equipment now in Legon and at the agricultural research stations. The two universities agree in the "Continuing L inks" document to collaborate, should they be asked, in the planned No rthern Region integrated rural development scheme for Ghana now being di scussed by CIDA and Ghana' s M inistry of Ec onomic Planning, A fellowship is announced in the document to mark the successful completion of the project and recognize a new phase of co-operation , The annual award of $6,000 will be provided for a five-year period to support promising Ghanaian graduate students purs uing research at Guelph for periods of up to one year. Their studies are to be in a discipline related to Ghana's food system. The years of study have led to a great volume of research on Ghana, all of it, Professor Shute point s out, relevant to the Ghanaian situation. Papers, theses , radio and TV talks and one book have resulted from the studies , Norine Galvin, M ac '61, compiled a 168-page manual on the free-hand method of Ghanaian clothing construction which was printed by the Un iversity of Guelph and is now being.-u sed as a teaching aid in Ghana. Norine was in Ghana from 197 1-74. Both uni versities are eager to continue the relationship so amicably establi shed over the past eight years. As Professor Shute points out, "the social and cultural rapport will enable us to perpetuate cordial working relations with Ghana in the years ahead," The statement of " Continuing Links" makes plans for at least five more years, At the end of that period, the statement will be reviewed, Perhaps the last word on the project should go to a Ghanaian. Joanna Nsarkoh, head of the Department of Home Science in Legon, gave her views when she delivered a convoc ation address in Guelph while she was a Re search Fellow here, Joanna said, "The continuous flow of equipment, people, ideas and other forms of aid have helped to make the program more relevant to the G hanaian situation. It has been successful partly because of the zeal and dedication of the people involved and also because of the special nature of the program." 0

Bob's

Own

by Andrea Fawcett

Bob iel se n, M .A., Arts ' 71, has a beard . It's not white and fl o win g but he has good reason to indul ge in the odd "ho , ho, ho. " His idea for a children' s book has not only succeeded, it has flo ur is hed into a Canadian tradition . Especially at Christmas, but throu g hout the year as well, hi s Can ad ian Children's Annual is now rece ived by some 60,000 children across the country . With tota l sales for the five Annuals now vergi ng o n a quarter of a milli on vo lume s, Ni elsen beca me an acknowledged" happening " when he was interviewed on CBC' s "As It Ha ppe ns. ' , Mac/ eans' s magazine had a feature article on the enterpris ing editor-publisher, appropr ia tely in their December 25 issue . The Annual, a delightful combination of puzzles, fi c tion al and non- fic ti onal stories , articles, poetr y, games, quiz zes , cartoo ns and do-it-yourself hobby pieces for 9 to 13-year-o lds, has been co mp ared to a box of chocolates into which the reader is compelled to keep di pping. It all be gan in 1972 when Niel sen , who was he ad of the Engli sh department at a priv ate sc hool in Hamilton , started Potlat ch Publication s. " I wanted to prod uce my ow n biograp hy of Ham il to n' s foo tball superstar Garne y Henle y , who was at the ni ve rsi ty of Guelph when I was doing an M. A. in Engli sh there ," Niel sen rec all s, "but I fuJl y intended to sta y in te ac hing. " Fiv e weeks after publicati on the I 0,000 copies he had stored in hi s basement an d personally lugged to the book stores were dow n to 3, 000 . The book had "take n off" in the Hamilto n area. " After that, publishing was in my blood. I couldn't re la x and had to try aga in ." The first Canadian Children 's Annual re sulted in 1975 after Nie lsen had scrimped together $20,000 and de voted him self entirel y to hi s o ne-m an publishing company. He had first encoun tered annu a ls in Engla nd where volume s such as Boy' s Own,

Girl's Own and Collin s' ha ve enj oyed a long-stand in g popularity. In Canada however , there were no such periodicals, and children, inc lud ing his ow n three, were reading American magaz ine s. " These im ports were alright, " he says, " but had a lot of ove rt nation a lism ." Now, instead of a ste ady diet of Dave y Crocke tt and Yosemite Sam, Ca na dian youn gs ters ca n, as in the lates t issue of the Annual , lear n the "Story of B .C . Jade ," try th ei r wits on a qui z of "Canadian Fi rst s," and la ugh a t the ton gue-in -c heek anti cs of the ca rt oo n' ' Bionic Be ave r. " Nielse n, who in vite s alumni to send him submiss ions , (ma il the m to 1 Duke Street , Hamilt on, Ontario L8P i W9) will acc ep t an y pi ce "as long as it's inte restin g and well -w ritten," but clea rl y prefers a hi gh percentage of Canad ian subjec t mate rial. While the coatings may be swee t , man y no uri shin g kern e ls ca n be found by dipping into the books. "The Annual is a con job in a way. It has so mething th at appeals to eve ry yo un gste r, so that even one who doesn't like books will end up re ading the stori es and articles because the y run alongsi de th e puzzles and comic s.

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

To give coherenc e to the great va riety of works by differe nt writers , man y of the m little- know n Can adi an aut hors , the editor selec ts a theme. In the current issue quite a few of the storie s and articles conce rn snakes and pd e, poin ts out Nie lsen, who has tau ght c reati ve writin g at the Uni versity. "Th is selec ti vity gi ves the vol ume unity and a definite fl ow, but is rarely rec og ni zed by criti cs . Because it 's a vo.lume fo r children, critics often see m content to me re ly describe instead of a nal yze .. , Wh ile ma ny small publishers are closi ng shop , _ ielse n is now expa ndin g Potlat ch Publi cations with verve and determinatio n . I n addition to mov ing fro m his basement to a do wnt ow n office and ac quiring a busin S~ partner, he is addin g to the co mpa ny' s li st of titles. Th e Canadian C omic Anllual, Su san Supe r Sle uth and Duffer Golf, a cartoon boo k, are amo ng th e new titles whi ch he expects will bring the company in to the inte rnati o nal mar ket. Already the Ame rica n rig hts to one of the se ca rto o n books has b e n sold to a publishing company in the Uni ted States . "To sur vive in this busines s I've learned th at it' s necessar y to do more than produce a good book and be proud of it. You ha ve to compe te by produc ing a good-looking product at a price th at rivals the hundreds of impor ted products And ," he ad ds emph at icall y, "you hav e to effectively publici ze it , get the me ssage ac ross to 25 million people not only on ce but many times so th ey will re me mber il." As Bo b N ieb en recounts hi s cross-Ca nada publicity tour an d laughingly admits th at he will ap pear o n local cable te lev ision' ' beca use it 's good to have th at practice in fro nt of a ca mera e ven if onl y my wife is watching," it beco me s apparent that he enj oy s this dire bu siness impe rativ e. In fa ct, shee r enj oy ment seems to pla y no sma ll part in the entire ve nture . " The re is so mu ch to learn and the re are so ma ny possibilities that yo u ca n neve r master the publi shing field an d become bored with it ," he ex plain s. Rig ht no w the partners are learning ab out the fore ign rig ht s field , finding out ab out internatjon al contacts , contract s , pri ces. They co uld, he speculate s , mo ve int o the ed ucation book market , do a collec ti on of Canadian stories for fo reig n markets, or even se ll the ca rto on rights from some of the books to gree tin g card manufacturers. " Thi s business ca n drive yo u nuts because you Ju st don't have time to follow e very th ing up . No w Pot latch Publications has 17 titles on it s li st. Just yesterday the re was onl y one. " 0 5

The state of the

Uo路versity "We have a good thing going , " President Donald F. Forster told University faculty and staff members during his traditional 'State of the University' meetings in March. The president's o ptimism was tempered with a warning that it is going to be increasingly difficult to maintain the quality of our programs. His presentation included a careful definition of the economic challenges facing this University in particular and all the universities in Ontario in general. Since the University's operating income is directly related to enrolment, it is caught in a kind of pincers with declining enrolment and underfunding on one side and inflation on the other. While the mes sage may have bee n sombre, the silve r lining did shine through at times. It is true that we must cut budget estimates to meet decreased income, but the Univers ity of Guelph has some distinct strengths that will "help it beller withstand the constraints that all universities now face," he pointed oul. It is not new s to most alumni that almost all of the University 's operating income is directly related to enrolment, coming from tuition fees and government formula grants . The problem arises from the fact that, for several years, income from these sources has not kept pace with the rate of inflation. "The result is that universities throughout Ontario are seriously underfunded," the president said . The fact that costs of scientific equipment and library books and journal s, compounded by devaluation of the Canadian dollar, have ri sen much faster than the consumer price index onl y serves to accentuate the problem. Then, in addition, more than 80 per cent of the University's 6

budget goes for wages and salaries, leaving little room to manoeuvre. These facts have left the universities in a "terribly difficult situation," he said. Changing public perceptions of postÂ secondary education have contributed to this situation of insufficient funding, and an expected drop in the number of high school graduates by the mid 80's will accentuate the problem. President Forster called on all members of the University to continue their efforts to help cope with this challenge. In particular, there are two ways in which alumni can help. They can contribute a positive note, whenever the opportunity arises, to public discussion of the place of post-secondary education. People need to be reminded of the positive contribution that universities have made, and continue to make, to society, not the least of which is the volume of problem-solving research being done. Alumni can help also by encouraging more bright students to enrol at Guelph. This is particularly true in some programs outside Guel ph's" traditional" specialties in which enrolment has dropped but in which Guelph offers unique and rich opportunities for serious students. All of us, the president said, need to delineate to others what is different and special about our programs at Guelph .

If those bright students are also outstanding young athletes the University is doubly pleased. It is a fact of life that successful athletic teams constitute an effective public relations medium for the University among high school students. The situation of underfunding in which the University finds itself has resulted in erosion of financial reserves built up over past years . The president explained that the next budget year will consume about $1.5 million of such resources. These reserves will be further depleted in each of the next two budget years in spite of further reductions to the base budget. By 1982-83 , most of the reserves will be gone, and the University will have to match expenditures and income on a yearly basis. For the 1979-80 year, each budget unit within the University has been asked to prepare estimates five per cent lower than the current year. A system of "add-backs" will alleviate the situation for certain departments such as the library, where costs have skyrocketed and where essential minimums must be maintained. The final

base budget for the University as a whole will be reduced by approximately 3.2 per cent. The president conceded that it would be necessary to reduce staff by "a few" in the 1979-80 budget year, but that number would likely be fewer than ten. He stated that at this time he was unable to be more specific.

Presidenr Donald F. F orsler

"We must maintain our excellence as a university in everything we do."

Staff openings will not be advertised outside whenever qualified applicants can be found on campus or on lay-off. Some of the possibilities being evaluated to help meet needed cost reductions are: savings resulting from staff turnover; reduction in temporary full-time and part-time staff budgets; reduction in the total number of employees hired for regular

full-time positions and the introduction of eight, nine, or ten-month appointments, particularly in areas where work is seasonal or sensitive to reduced spring enrolment ; new policies to permit hiring full-time staff on reduced hours of work; better use of staff by encouraging departments to share full-time staff; encouragement of early retirement; and the transfer of employees from one seasonal activity to another. Professor Forster pointed out that this University had built responsibly and carefully , and now that we face some contraction, we must do so responsibly and carefully. "The University of Gu~lph has significant programs in several disciplines , programs with international stature, and these must be maintained," he said. "But also, we must maintain, if at all possible, the mix of programs that exists on campus that gives this University its character and quality." The president said that , looking to the future, we must maintain our openness to new ideas and our ability to take new initiatives . We must maintain our excellence as a university in everything we do. He conceded that this latter objective would be increasingly difficult. The president answered a flat" no" when asked if the spring semester might be dropped as an economy measure. The semester system is one of the things that make us different, he pointed out , as well as accounting for about 15 per cent of faculty positions. Dropping it would have serious consequences on bot h counts. Turning to graduate enrolment, President Forster noted it is not clear that a continuing decline in graduate student numbers is desirable or inevitable in all disciplines. If the recent research initiatives of the federal government should come to fruition, it is likely we would need a greater number of research scientists. This would mean an increase in graduate enrolment. We already face, he pointed out, real problems in finding qualified Canadians to fill academic posts in a number of areas, particularly agriculture and veterinary medicine. Already we are hiring faculty members with doctoral degrees in fundamental sciences rather than in agriculture for departments within the O.A.C. Canadian candidates with doctoral

qualifications in the applied agricultural

sciences simply are not available in

sufficient numbers. 0

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Brenda Easlon, CBS '81.

2. Barhara Guesl, CSS 'El2.

4 . Kalhryn Runeiman, OAC '80 .

Gra ce Mallhews, CBS '79.

Debbie Jaynes, OAC '8 / .

Donna B oyd, CBS '79.

OVC's College Royal

Dog

Show

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

Kalhy ReJling , CBS '79.

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

ConleslalllS worked their dogs before a capacity audience.

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

c. "Cookie". Lab足 rador Relriever. Owner Mike Kelly.

D. " Maggie". Irish Setter. Handler-Owner.

E. "Brandy". SainI Bernard. Owner Tilly I ~/ ['lsh.

F. " Daniel". English Seller. Owner Nairne Sittig.

Yvonn e C ullen, OAC '80

Sandra Vokaly, OVC '8/.

10. Milja na Savie, CBS '80.

11.

Kim B eck, OVC '80.

12. Joanne Surf/ee l , CBS '78.

J3. Karen Phillips. CBS '82.

M. " Murr". Whippet . Owner Allan Pepper.

A lense moment. The dogs appear

be more rela.xed Ihan Ihe handLers . L ookfor two solid idemijiealion clues .

L . . ·Cona". Hu sky.

O wner Kalhi Kirby.

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

H. "SoLomon". Basset Ho und . Owner M r . Ferguson .

K. "Petit Point". J. "G ypsy ". Springer M iniature Schnauzer. Spaniel . O wner Jel1 Poodle. H andler Owner J oa nna G riggs. I1Ifer Lloyd-Smith. Owner.

I. "Thor" . Sw nciard

The

1978

Do you remember 1969? It was the year astronaut Neil Arm strong took that first important step on the surface of the moon. It was also the year in which the Alma Mater Fund wa s established. Since that momentous year, alumni , faculty and friend s have contributed more than $1.4 million . "We are grateful to the 5,368 donors who donated $245,917 to the 1978 Alma Mater Fund, makin g it the most successfuL year in the ten-year history of the Fund," said Campaign Chairman Gordon Nixon,

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OAC '37 , in announcing the re sult s of the Fund drive. " The objective o f $205 ,000 was exceeded by 19 .9 per cent. The number of donations was exactly 1,000 more than in 1977 and represented a creditable participation rate of 23.2 per cent." Mr. Nixon pointed out that in the initial year of the Fund 2,426 gifts had been received amounting to $70,816 . The ten-year growth in gift numbers and dollar amounts by 121 and 247 per cent, res pectively, exceeded the expectations of the Directors of the University of Guelph Alumni Association when establis hing the Fund in 1969 . "And I am convinced that this upward trend will continue," he commented . " The attitude of the expanding alumni body is so positive towards the Guelph campus th at the next decade could be just as exciting and rewarding for the Fund . " When not working on behalf of the Univers ity of Guelph, Mr. Nixon is Manager, Retail Sales Divi sion, Talon Textron Canada Limited, St. Catharines. University President Donald Forster, in expressing his delight at the 1978 Fund re s ults, indicated that the response of younger alumni was having an impact on the Fund . Graduates from 1967 -77 inclusive accounted for 48.6 per cent of the number of gifts received and 22.6 per cent of the dollars. President Forster felt that the overall participation rate of 23 .2 per cent should rank Guelph within the top five universities in Canada in this category . " Century Club membership of $100 or more increa sed from 805 to 903 in the 1978 campaign," reported Century Club Chairman Ross Hay , OAC '45, "resulting in gifts amount ing to $148,234, a whopping increase of 25 .4 per cent and representing 60.2 per cent of the Fund total." The 1978 Campus Fund increased by 17 per cent to $45,428 under the co-chairmenship of Drs. Elizabeth Upton and Cliff Barker, OVC ' 41, with Dr. Murray Brown, OAC ' 51, chairing the Campus Fund Century Club. The result s included gifts from members of the University of Guelph Staff Association who participated in the Campus Fund for the first time . Major support was received to help establish a memorial research fund in the name of the late Dr. Donald G. Ingram, OVC '52. Former members of the faculty who were also remembered by their associates were the late profes sors Dick Wa ghorne , OAC '40, Bob Moffatt and Sass Pee pre . An award to be known as the Professor John Melby Prize in Political Studies has been establi s hed to honour Professor Melby who retired recently.

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More than 280 volunteers were involved in the Class Agent Divi sion of the Fund. This g roup, under Chairman Jack Gallin, OAC ' 47, raised $31 ,784. "The appeal letters of class agents, quite often accompanied by a friendly postscript, were responsible for 1,584 g ifts to the Fund, 29.5 per cent of the total number. We are grateful for the wide support received and to those donors who took a moment to write words of encouragement on the continued success of the Fund," Mr. Gallin commented. Guelph graduates resident in the U.S.A. continued their support of the campus through their contributions to the Friends of University of Guelph, Inc . Recognized as an exempt organization by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, it received 250 gifts in 1978 amounting to $13,752. The response from the 920 alumni residents was an outstanding 27.2 per cent participation. Mac-FACS alumni in 1978 saw the compLetion of their $100,000 three-year renovation project in Macdonald Institute which included a classroom, seminar room and faculty/staff and student lounge complex. Improvements to the foyer rounded out the project. Spear-heading this fund drive were Nancy Sawyer, Mac '62, and Marilyn Robin son, Mac '55. Mr. Nixon stated that a special vote of thanks must go to Direct Mail Chairman Mark Webster, Arts '73, of the Ret ail Advertising Department, Simpsons-Sears Limited. "The concept and design of the mailing pieces were the full responsibility of Mark and his committee. They set the tone for the entire campaign and, from the excellent re sponse, struck the right note with our constitue'n ts," he commented. "The story of the successful 1978 Fund would not be complete without special recognition of the team of 527 volunteers," said Mr. Nixon. " The quality of leadership in planning and execution, and the dedication of the workers in meeting deadlines, were superb. Their help made the whole operation run as smoothly as clockwork," he concluded. Mrs. Elizabeth Spira, CPS '72, Chairman of the Alma Mater Fund Advisory Council, has announced the allocation of proceeds from the 1978 Alma Mater Fund . Major gra nt s have been made on behalf of scholars hips, library acquisitions, Mac-FACS 75th Anniversary Project (final allocation), visiting professors, Alumni Stadium, art purchases and War Memorial HaIL improvements. 0

Highlights

• New records es tabli shed with 5,368 gifts amounting to $245,917 - hi g hest respon se in the 10-year history of the Fund . • Overall participation was 23.2 per cent with a gift average of $45.81. • Century Club members contributed 903 leader-ship gifts totalling $148,234, 60.2 per cent of the gift total. • Faculty participation in the Campus Fund increased to 54.1 per cent with a record high of $45,428 - up 17 per cent over 1977. • Mac-FACS alumni participation of28.3 topped O.A.C. alumni at 26.8 per cent and O.V.C. alumni at 25.3 per cent.

Summary of Allocations 1978 60,809* 35,400 34 ,520 30,000 20,000 18 ,478 10,958 10,000 5,000 5,000 3,000 345 250

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12 , 157

315,860 100,400 77 ,048 105 ,000 200,·391 83,443 338,045 50,000 23,519 28,782 9,000 7,239 3,250 35,000 66,899

$245,917

$1,443,876

Scholarships ............................................. ...... $ Mac-FACS 75th Anniversary Project ................ . Library Acquisitions .......... ................... . Winegard and A.M.F. Visiting Profe sso rsh ips. Alumni Stadium ........................................... . Art Purchases ................... .... .... .. ........ .. Arboretum Development .................... .. . . . War Memorial Hall .......... .. .............. .. ...... .. .. London House .................. .. Music Program .. .... ...... .. .. ..... ... ............ .. .. Residence Life ...... . .. .. .. .. .. .................... .. .. ...... .. Athletics Program.. ........ .. .... .. .. ...... .. Drama Projects ..................... ... .. .................... . O.V.C. Clinic Seminar Room ............. ..... .... ... .... . Sundry Projects ...... .

'Includes Commemorative Gifts and London Bursaries .

Summary of Alumni Support 1978 Alma Mater Fund Total Change Amounts Change Given 77/78 Gifts 77/78

Development Fund Amounts Given

% O.A.C. ...... . ....... O.V.C. Mac-FACS ........ . Arts & Science. Faculty/Staff ...... .

2 ,248 622 1,152 881 379

+ 17 .6 $ 99 ,694 + 17 .2 42,629 +65.5 +32.1 33,489 + 5 .0 +223 +45.1 13,867 +45.3 34,355 +32 .5 +19.1

$ 1,583

678 70 145

$224,034 21,883

$12,374

Other Credits ...... .

5,282 86 5,368

$245,917 +22.0

$245,917 Alma Mater Fund 1978 gift total. 12,374 Development Fund alumni pledge payments received in 1978 ....... .. 5,428

Alumni Associations special projects ..................................... .. 35,500

Alumni and Facult y Bequests and Endowments .. ... .. .. .. .............. .. Total Alumni Support in 1978 .............. .. ....... .. Wintario Matching Grants... .. .. ... ... .. .. ... .. .. .. ....... .

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299,219

26,778

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

Campus Highlights Honoured at convocation.

Sports Shorts

Dr. Winegard addressing Ihe afternoon g radu alin g class al winle r con vocalion.

Dr. Hill on , righI, and O.A .c. Dean C laylon Swilzer, OAC '51 .

The Uni ve rs it y honoured its second President and a long-se rvin g fac ult y me mbe r during winter co nvocation ceremonies. Dr. William C. Winegard, Pres ident fro m 1967 to 1975 . wa s named a Fe ll ow of the Univers it y . Dr. RobertJ. (Bob) Hilton, th e firs t Director of the Universit y's Arbore tu m, who retired from that pos iti o n in the sp rin g of 1978, was made a Professor Eme ritu s. During his tenure as Pres ident , Dr. Winega rd firml y and clearl y se t o ut his objectives: support th e strength s in the areas of excelle nce while attempting to develop comparable acade mic credenti als in other areas . The report o n the aim s and objectives of the Unive rs it y, produced by a study comm ittee in 1972 , clearly supported th is philosophy with it s emp has is on a libe ral und erg raduate education. At the same time, Pre side nt W inegard e ncoura ged th e University's grow in g internati onal involvement. Hi s genui ne concern for st udents and members of the faculty and sta ff was bes t appreciated by th ose who experie nced it first-hand. His ti ght sc hedule see med elastic e noug h to permit quiet one-to-one di scussions regardless of other pro blem s. Having publicly expressed co ncern about th e way the universi ti es in Onta ri o we re financ ed durin g hi s ten ure as Pre sident , Dr. W ine gard soon found himsel f

participating in the Ontario Council o n Uni vers ity Affairs, which he j oined as Vice -Chairma n and where he now continues to gi ve so und leaders hip as it s Chairman. Dr . Hilton's belief th at horticulture sho uld relate on a perso nal le vel to th e general public was vividly expre ssed in the active and imaginative leadersh ip th at he gave to the de ve lopment of th e niversi tyof Guelph Arboretum . While it is first and foremost a place of science and research, there can be no doubt th at th e Arbore tum is also a pl ace that welcomes the public and whe re everyo ne feels welcome. After 12 years as head of the Depart me nt of Ho rticulture (later Ho rticu lt ural Sc ience ) at the Uni ve rsit y of G uelph , D r. Hilton took a two-year leave of abse nce to se rve as Ch airm an o f the De partment o f C rop Scie nce and Ho rt ic ult ure at the University of th e Wes t Indie s in Trinidad . From his retu rn in 1970 until his retirement in 1978 Dr. Hilt on's chief inte re st was the de ve lo pment of the Arboretum , a lthough he continued with teaching and re search ac ti vit ies . Among his accomplishments at Guelph was th e de ve lopmen t of the unique rhi zotron that permit s sc ientist s to study, in detail , root grow th and development in plants while they are g rowing under natur al conditions. 0

One o f the University's most successful teams in 1978-'79 wa s the Women's Bask etball Gryphons. A strong te a m in 1977- '78, this yea r's squ ad flirt ed with the number one rankin g in Canada all season, finally bow in g ou t in a co ntroversia l semi-final at the CI AU championships in Reg ina. Gue lph began the seaso n by ho sting and winning their own to urn amen t. After a clo se (62-59) defeat at the hands of Laurentian, the squad ran off a 12-ga me league winnin g stre ak that took them to th e Na ti ona ls. Coac h Kare n Lee 's team wound up with a 22-5 won- lost record and ranked as second in the nation when final rank in gs were releas ed recently . For a long tim e now, th e name Guelph has been sy nonymo us with uni ve rs ity wrestling. Indeed, the wrestlers achievem en ts thi s past year will und e rline Guelph's g rea t wrestling rep utation . W it h team point s bei ng abandoned in fav our of league points, it 's diffic ult to decl are anyone team champion, but after vie wing the record it 's clear that the Gue lph Gryphons are the 1978-79 wrest ling ch amps . We've all seen this plot before - th e Cinderell a tea m rise s up from the ashe s of a last-p lac e seaso n to amaze everyone and win the champ ionship . For the Hockey Gryphons th e story be came no n-fiction when th ey ca ptured their seco nd OU AA titl e in the la st four yea rs and were barely edged o ut in the National s at Mo ntreal. The team' s performance will long be rem e mbe red in th e anna ls o f Guelph athletics . Whe n John Lowe ca me to th e Gryphon tra ini ng camp last fa ll, no one expec ted the in sta nt succe ss he achieved, last of all himsel f. " [ sure didn't think any thin g like this would happe n," the wiry running back said. The " thi s" Lowe referred to was th e Peter Gorman award as the top rookie in Canada, the first Schen ley award won by a G ryph on footballer. With players like John Lowe around, Gryphon fo otbaLl hopes s hould certainly be high, and it would seem John wi ll hav e the footb all wor ld at his feet for the next fe w years. 0

Appointments

Dr. J. Br ian Der byshire has been appointed Chairman of the Department of Veterinary Mi crobiology and Immunology . succeeding Professor Donald A. Barnum, OVC '41. Professo r De rbyshire received his B .Sc . degree and the M .R. C.V.S. diploma from the Royal Veterinary College , London , England, in 1955. In 1956 he joined the staff of the Institute for Animal Di seases at Compton, England and attained the position of principal scientific officer in the department of microbiology before leaving in 1971. In 1960 he received his Ph .D . from the University of London. In 1971 Dr. Derbyshire joined the De partment of Veterinary Microbiology and Immunolog y at Guelph and received the rank of profe sso r in 1973. In 1976 he received the Norden Award for Teaching Excellence. His teaching responsibilities have included both undergraduate and graduate courses and, in addition , he ha s assisted with short courses organized by the Ontario Veterinary Association , Canada Department of Agriculture and the Food and Agriculture Orga nization (FAO). While at Guelph, hi s research has centred on four area s: immunology of bovine mastitis, epidemiology of enteric viral infections in swi ne, viral immunology and the stability of animal viruses in aerosols, water, soil and liquid manure. He is a member of the board of the World Health Organization/FAO Pro gram on Comparative Virology, a member of the editorial board of Veterinary Mi crobiology and has se rved as scientific editor of Research in Velerinary Science. He is also a member of a number of scientific associations including the Canadian Society for Microbiologists, the Pathological Society of Great Britain and the Conference of Research Workers in Animal Di seases in North America. 0

Tom Dimitroff has been appointed Head Coach of the Football Gryphons . A graduate of Miami University with a B.Sc. degree in Education, Mr. Dimitroff spent four years in professional football as a quarterback. He was with the Ottawa

Brian Derbyshire

Tom Dimilroff

Roughriders and ended his playing career with the Boston Patriots of the American Football Lea gue . H is coaching career began at the high school le vel and, in 1969, he w as' appointed O ffensiv e Backfield C oach w ith M iami University. He moved to Kansas S tate University as O ffensive C o-ordinator in 1973, a nd on to the O ttawa Ro ughriders in the same capacity in 1974 . While in O ttawa , Coach Di mitroff designed the offence which took the Ro ughriders to the 1976 Grey Cup champions hip and ha s made Ottawa the nation 's most potent offence. In 1978, he was named Head Coach of the Hamilton Tiger Cats. He and his wife, Helen, have three children , Randy, 16, Sharon, IS, and Tommy, 12. 0

David L. Gilmour, OAC '59, has been appointed Vice- Pre sident and Ge neral Manager, Eastern Canadian Operatio n, (E CO ), of the Cargill Grain Co. M r. G ilmour joi ned National G ra in in 1968 as Manager - M arketing Se rvices , was appointe d Sales Manager, Feed and Li ve stoc k in 1969 ; D irec to r, Marketing and Farm S upplies and Feed O perations in 1970, and Assistant G enera l Man ager , Weste rn Canadian Operations in 1974, the same year that he obtained an M. B. A . in marke ting from the U niver ity of M an itoba . He became Ge neral Manager, ECO , in 1978. He and his wife, Allison, li ve in W in nipeg, Manitoba, wi th their sons, Je ff, 16 and Steven, 13 . 0

Dr. A . E . (Bud) Ings, OVC ' 52, has been appoin ted as Mi nis ter of Health and Social Services for Prince Edw ard Island. T he appointme nt followed hi s re-e lection to the P. E .I. legislature in 1978 . Since graduation until last year , Dr. Ings ope rated the Montague Vete rinary Clinic in P.E. I. He was first elected to the Le gisl ature in 1970 as a Liberal member of 3rd K ings Con stituency of P.E.I. He wa s re-elected in 1974 and, at that time , was appointed

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OA C '59

OVC '52

M inister of A griculture and Fores try. D r. lngs and his wife , C onstance , have three girls , Jeanne, Joanne and Jayne. 0 Ed. nOlI'. Sh(fiing pulilical winds down Easl have crealed some changes in P .E.l. since Ihe above ilem was ryp esel. Desp ile Ihe ream chunge from a Liberal 10 a Conser va Â li ve gov!' rIlmenr in P .E'/', al press lim e il ",,' as decide d 10 lei Ihe ilem run 10 recogn ize Bud's earlier (lcc umpfishm enls. 0

Roy G. Pella took up the duties of Di rector of Perso nnel at the e nd of February. M r. Pe lla comes to the U niversity from Brantford whe re he was ind u trial relation s manager at Massey Ferguson Industries Limited. Before that he was pe rsonnel ma nager at C ya namid of C a nada in Niaga ra Falls. A graduate in business administration from the U niversity of Michigan , M r. Pe lla rece ived his ma ster degree in busine ss administration from the Uni versity of Toronto in 1957. He brings to his new position many years' expe rience in person nel administration and industrial relations; he has lectured on the se subjects at eve ning courses at two Ontario un iversities for 12 years. He also participates and contribu tes to various seminars on such topics as negotiations and handling of em pl oyee proble ms. He is a Past President of the iagara District Pe rsonnel Association . Mr. Pella was a member of the Ca nadian O lymp ic Team to Helsinki in 1952 and the sil ver medal winne r in the discus at the 1954 Vancouver Co mmonwealth G ames. In his new position, he will head a directorate which is re sponsible for pro viding service in the areas of salary admini st ration, pensions and benefits, recrui tme nt and training and collective bargai ni ng . T he directorate assists in maximi zing the human resource potenti al of the Unive rs ity community. Mr. Pe lla resides in H amilton with his wife , Roma, twin daugh te rs , Lorrie , a student at thi s U niversity and Debbie, a stude nt at the University of T oronto, and a son G ord. 0

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Roy Pella

Walter N. Vaughan has been appointed Secretary of Senate for a five-year period. Mr. Vaughan has served as acting Secretary of Senate since July, 1977. The Secretary of Senate is responsible for staffing and co-ordination of Senate and its boards and committees, carrying out Senate decisions and provision of information about the work of Senate . Previous to this appointment, Mr. Vaughan wa s Ass istant to the Vice-President, Academic. He will continue to carry the responsibilities of this position which include conducting analytical studies on academic matters and serving as Secretary of the University Committee on Faculty Policies and the Computer Services Council. Mr. Vaughan is a graduate in engineering from Queen's University, Kings ton, and has a Master of Science degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He has been a special lecturer in the School of Engineering for nine years. 0 John A. Wiley, OAC '58, has been named General Manager , Royal Agricultural Winter Fair. He takes over from John E. Moles, OAC '36, who has retired after eight years of outstanding service to Canadian agriculture in the same capacity . Following graduation, Mr. Wiley served for II years with the Western Fair Assoc iation in London, Ontario, and joined the Royal staff in 1972 as Superintendent of Entries. He became Executive Secretary in 1974, the position he held until his present appointment. He is a former Vice-President of the U of G Alumni Association and has served as a Director with the O.A.C. Alumni Assoc iation. He and his wife, Grace, have two children, Martha and Mark. 0 Dr. Mabel Sanderson, Mac '31, has been appointed Chairman of the 1979 Alma Mater Fund Campaign by the Directors of the University of Guelph Alumni Association . Dr. Sanderson has previously served as Deputy Campaign Chairman and as Chairman of the Century Club . 14

Mabel Sanderson, Mac '31

Associated with Macdonald Institute si nce she joined the faculty there as a Home Management instructor in 1935, Dr. Sanderson was appointed Head of the Department of Foods and Nutrition in 1965. After the College of Family and Consumer Studies was established in 1970 s he was a professor with the Department of Consumer Studies until her retirement in 1975, Ross Hay, OAC '45, will serve as Deputy Campaign Chairman and chairing the campaign divisions for 1979 are: Century Club - Dr. Alfred Vanags, OVC '59 , with deputy Dr. Donald Huntley, OAC ' 41. Campus Fund - Co-Chairmen Professor Alexander (Sandy) Pearson, OAC '42, and Dr. Marion Steele . Campus Century Club - Dr. Cliff Barker, OVC '41. Class Agents - Jack Gallin, OAC '47, Direct Mail - Mark Webster, Arts '73, with deputy Brian Love, Arts ' 69 . Friends ofU ofG Inc . - Dr. Grant Mi sener , OVC '38, and OAC '35. Reunion Gift s - James Kenney, OAC '44. Commemorative Gifts - Dr. Russ McDon a ld, OVC '45. 0

Letter to the Editor R ,R. I, Beamsville, OJ1lario LOR I BO Jan. 15 , 1979 Dear Mr . Wing: As Edilor of the Guelph Alumnus I want to inform you about an erro r regarding Creelma n Hall in th e recent Special Calendar issue Vol. II, No.5. In the write-up on page two, fourth column - ''The President was followed by his late so ns, James, OAC '14, and D onald, OAC '27A .. ," I would like all myfi'iends to know that J am hale and hearry and enjoying retirem en t 011 my fruit farm at R.R, I, Beall1sville. I am a life member of th e OAC Alumni Association and my Wife, Celeste, and J are looking forward to aI/ending the 50th reunion of the class of' 29 this coming June at Alumni Weekend. I remain Yours very truly,

Donald R. Creelman, OAC ' 27A

Nominations sought 足 Alumni Awards The Honours and A wards Committee of the University of Guelph Alumni Association invites nominations for the Alumnus of Honour and the Alumni Medal of Achievement. These awards will be presented at the annual meeting of the association at Homecoming '79. The Alumnus of Honour was established to recognize annually the alumnus who has brought great honour to his or her Alma Mater and fellow alumni through significant contribution to one or more of the following: a national cause for Canada; service to the community, the world of science or education; leadership in business, industry, or alumni affairs, The Alumni Medal of Achievement is awarded annually to a recent graduate (within the past ten years) who brings distinction to his or her Alma Mater through contributions to country, community or profession. Each nomination should contain the nominee's full name, address, business affiliation and title, year of graduation, family, alumni affairs participation, contributions and achievements in general which in your opinion entitle the nominee to the award, and any other additional information which may assi s t the selection committee, including names of persons who have first-hand knowledge of the nominee's accompli srunents, The nominee should not be advised of the nomination. Nominations which have been made within the last five years will be considered by the selection committee together with new nominations received this year. Nominations are held in confidence. Please forward your nomination by June 15 to Honours and Awards Committee Chairman, University of Guelph Alumni Association, Department of Alumni Affairs and Development, University of Guelph, Guelph,Ontario NIG2Wl. 0

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

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

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UG AA and Arboretum organizers arran ged eve ry thing very thoroughly for their April 1 Maple Syrup Day at the University' s Arboretum. Unfortunatel y, the weathe r wasn't the best and the sa p refused to run . However, despite cold and rain , some 300 hardy adve nturers turned ou t to in spect the sap-gathering system in the Victoria Wood s and the wood-fired evaporator in stalled in the J . C. Taylor Nature Centre. Snug within th e Centre, lunching to the strains of Jeff Byrd's old-time fiddJe mu sic, the visit ors cons umed about 600 blueberry pancakes liberally doused wi th syrup produced from the su rrounding tall maple s prior to April 1. Arboretum Naturalist, Alan Wat son, answered countJess questions about the sugarbush operat ion and alumni who tended tables and m3n ned the wind- swept out-door griddle included Don Ri sebrough , 0 C '77 ; Rick Mocc ia, CBS '76 ; Ruth (Woods) Wil son, Mac '62; Olive (Thompson ) Thompson , Mac '35; Art Thompson, OAC ' 37; Barry Stahlbaum, C PS ' 74; Pat (Shier) and Denny Mighton, both O AC' 64, and Rosemary Clark, Mac ' 59 . 0

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

May 29 Alumni Night at Mohawk Raceway. June 15, 16, 17 Alumni Weekend. 16 Annual Meetings, OAC. ove and Mac-FACS Alumni Associations. Wellington College Alumni Reunion. 24 Information Sessions at Guelph, Ottawa. OrilJia. Belleville and Windsor for students offered early admission.

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July 4-8 OVA/CVMA Conference, Toronto. 5 OVC Alumni Toronto Harbour Cruise. 9-13 Summer Campus, 1st week. 16-20 Summer Campus. 2nd week. 23-26 AVMA Convention, S eattle. Aug, 31 Alumni Nautical Night, Toronto Harbour.