Guelph Alumnus Magazine, Summer 1981 by University of Guelph

UNIV ERSITY OF GUELPH

GUELPH

AWMNUS Summer 1981 Vol. 14, No. 3

U IVERSITY OF GUELPH AL UM ASSOCIATION HONORARY PRESIDENT: Professo r Donald F. Forster. PRESIDENT: Jackie (Wemyss) Wright. CBS '74. PAST PRESIDENT: Dr. Tom DeGecr, OVC '54. SENIOR VICE-PRESIDENT: Jane (Vollick) Webster, FACS '75. DI RECTORS: Brian Allen, CPS '72; Peter Anderson, Well. '68; Cliff Barker, OVC '41; Debbie (Nash) Chambers, Ans '77; Les Dunn, CBS '73; Lynn ( Morrow) Fea therstone, Mac '68; Elizabeth Heeney, FACS '71; Alvin Jory, CSS '74; Edith LeLacheur, Ans '72; Peter Mc Mullen , CPS '76; Patricia (Shier) Mighton, OAC '64; Elizabeth O'Neil, FACS '74; Ross Parry, CSS '80; Dr. Mel Poland, OVC '44; Glenn Powell, OAC '62; Clare Rennie, OAC '47; Ambrose Samulski, CBS '73; Dr. Stan Ward , OVC '36. EX -OFFICIO DIRECTORS: La rr y Argue, OAC '58, President, Ontario Agricultural College Alumni Association; J ohn Babcock, OAC '54, Director of Alumni Affairs and Development; Rick Brown , President, University of Guelph Central Student Association; Greg Coulter. President, Graduate Students Association; Jim Gallivan, CBS '73, President, College of Biological Science Alumni Association; Mary (Webber) Henry, Mac '66, President Mac-FACS Alumni Association; Barbara (Poner) Hinds, CSS '74, Presiden t, College of Social Science Alumni Association; Dr. Archie MacKinnon, OVC '43 , Pres.ident, Ontario Veterinary College Alumni Association; Barry Stahlbaum, CPS ' 74, President, College of Physical Science Alumni Association; Julie Thur, Arts '78, President, College of Arts Alumni Association. TREASURER: James Elmslie. ASSOCIATE SECRETARY: Rosemary Clark , Mac '59. The Guelph Alumnus is published by the Department of Alumni Affairs and Development in co-operation with the Department of Information, University of Guelph. EDITOR: DEREK J. WING, Publications Officer, Depanment of Alumni Affairs a nd Development. The Edit orial Committee is comprised of the Editor, Derek Wing; John Babcock, OAC '54, Director of Alumni Affairs a nd Development; Erich Banh, An Director, Depanment of Information; Rosemary Clark, Mac '5 9, Assistant Director for Alumni Programs; Douglas Waterston, Director, Depanment of I nformation ; Donald Jose, OAC '49, Assistant Director, Department of In formation; Robin Baird Lewis, Ans '73, Development/Communications Officer, Department of Alumni A ffairs and Development. The Editori a l Advisory Board of the U niversi ty of Guelph Alumni Association is comprised of Ewart Carberry, OAC '44, Chairman; Dr. Allan Austin; Dr. Donald Barnum , OVC ' 41 ; W. John Bowles, CSS '72; Judith Carson. Ans ' 75 ; Peter Hohenade\, OAC '75; Janice (Robertson) Panlow, Ans '70; Olive (Thompson) Thompson, Mac ' 35 ; Sandra Webster, CSS '75; Ex路officio: J ohn Babcock, OAC '5 4; Dr. Tom DeGeer, OVC '54 . Undelive red copies should be returned to the

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

Jackie (Wemyss ) Wright, CBS '74, UC. A.A . president elect, should have been on hand to accept the gavel of office at the UC.A.A . annual general meeting on Saturday. June 20, during Alumni Weekend '81 . Ho wever, that was the day when, in Thornhill. lillie 8-pound I-ounce Daniel M ark (Class of '99) told his Mom she should pack her suitcase. She missed her appearance but he made his - on S unday, June 21 . at 4:28 p .m. at Nort h York eneral Hospital . First-time father. Mark. CBS '74. is proud of 'em both . "Best Father's Day gift I've ever had. " quoth he. Immediate UC.A.A . past presidelll, Dr. T om DeCeer. ave '54. and the alumni chair that was presented to him (in exchange for th e gavel) by U of C. President Donald Forster, honorary president at the U C .A.A .. on behalf of the Associat ion.

To Mobilize, on Behalf of the University

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From Our New UGAA President

imilar to the U nivcrsit y of G uelph, the University of G uelph Al umni Associa tion is built on thc streng ths of its college com ponents. he college associ a tions will continue, as the y ha ve in the pas t,' to serve the particular needs and interests of their members. The .G.A .A. is expa nd ing a nd must continu e to expand, in . trcngth a nd accompli shmen t, in tep with the challenge a nd opportunity for a lumn i to as, ist a nd scrvc in key roles in the fra mework of th e nivcrsity. We can do thi;; onl y by acti vely taking part . T he objcctive of your Association , as sta ted in its const it ution , is "to mobilize on beha lf of thc Uni versity of G uelph all the strength - moral. spi rit ual, a nd financial - of its alumni. " We hope to mee t thi s ch a llenge. We have over 33,000 a lumni around th e world , and you are invited to ma ke In 1-8 2. YO R year to get involved. T here are many inte rest ing social fun cti ons on campus, planned se minars for cult ura l an d personal dcvelopment and oppo rt unities to rela te information and experiences rela tive to the recruitment of poten tia l

student s for the Universit y. Your Alumni Association is here to represen t you a nd to bring forth a ny new ideas or wishes that you ma y have n:garding U.G.A .A. activities - we need to hear from yo u. Please fee l free to contact any of your U.G.A .A. rep rcsenta tives, or contact yo ur C lIegc A lumni Association. Dr . To m DeGeer, OvC '54, has stepp d down from the position of pr siden t. He has done an outstanding job for all of us in the represent a tion of the Associa tion to th e University and I would like to say " tha nk you - for a job well don e. " To the Association's executive a nd directors. and to all alumni. I would like to say that I am looking forward with enthusiasm to wor king with you a ll. Let LI S all look ahead to 1981-82 as a year of renewed friend ships, closer relationsh ips, and active participation in the University of G uelph Alumni Associati on.

Jackie (We Ill Yss) W right , CBS ' 74, President, nivcrsity of G uelph Alumni A,sociation 0

So, naturalists observe, a Ilea hath smaller

Ileas that on him prey; And these have

smaller still to bite 'em ; And so, proceed ad

inlinitum.

Dean Swilt.

By John Hearn cience fiction buffs may recall a John Brunner classic, The Sheep Look Up. in which he predicted a barren world where the sinister Dr. Strangeloves of the chemical industry were locked in a life-and-death struggle with conserva足 tionists fighting a last-ditch bailie for the right to breathe . For Dr. John Laing, Director of the new Biological Control Laboratory built on campus for the Department of Environ足 mental Biology, Brunner's prediction is a somewhat paranoid point of view. "The problems involved in the use of toxic chemicals of all kinds are too many and too obvious to deny," he says , "but it doesn't help to see it as any kind of conspiracy-except to the extent that it's a conspiracy of circumstance. As far as pesticides are concerned, the problem can be traced to the public's demand for cheap food. We, in Canada and the United States, spend a lower proportion of our incomes on food than anyone else in the world. We also insist that every item on the menu looks exactly the same as it does in the ads- perfectly shaped and free of blemishes . "That is the market to which food growers must cater. It 's a high-volume, low-mark-up business which treads warily along a fine line dividing pros perity from catastrophe. It's a business to which pests can do more damage than an invading army and the growers can hardly be blamed for accepting any help available. Up till now, the most reliable and immediate help has come from the chemical industry . "As far as pesticide manufacturers are concerned, the market is as hazardous as it is allractive. They're working from a base of relatively new technologies. They're trying to come to grips with insects possessed of a wealth of ingenuity, as measured by their facility, in developing resistant strains. "The industry is now spending $10-$15

million developing each new product, and the price tag keeps climbing as the required tests multiply ." This is the background against which the growing demand for natural control of insect pests must be measured. This too, acco rding to Professor Laing, can lead to unreal expect at ions . "It all sounds simple enough. Every organism has its pests, its parasites, its predators and its pathogens," says Dr. Laing. "All we have to do is find whatever it is that feeds on whatever it is that's damaging our crop and bring them together. The process, however, is more easily described than carried out. You can figure on about half of all the insect pests in North America originating from somewhere overseas. "International trave l breaks down natural barriers, a nd sh ips and planes, as well as any of their passe ngers, and produce, can easily act as carriers for unwelcome additions to our insect populations. Most countries now have reasonably effective sc reening procedures, but some accidental intrusions are inevitable and a dec ade rarely goes by without at least one new pest which, once it gets a toe-ho ld , multiplies rapidly in the absence of its natural enemies . "Growers faced with the possibility of actual ruin turn to toxi c s prays. We, in the meanwhile, must identify the pest, determine its country or area of origin, discover its natural enemy, import specimens from whatever part of the world they come, and hold them in quarantine until they are positively identified. We then work with th is natura l enemy through a couple of generations a ft e r which it can be released into the e nvironment. If it survives the first winter, we can introduce it into areas which are experiencing acute problems with the pest. Completed at a cost of $400,000, the new Biological Control Laboratory will do much to spccd up the process. Funded

Professor John Laing. right . director of th e Departmenl of Environmental Biology's new biological control laboratory. with technician John Herat y. initially by grants from the Ontario M inistry of Agriculture and Food (OMAF) from Provincial Lottery proceeds allocated to them, a nd with initial programs supplemented by OMAF and the Ministry of the Environment, it will be the first non-governmental laboratory in Canada equipped to hold insects in quarantine, and may well develop into Canada's most important research centre for biological controls . For Dr. Laing, the new facility repre sents the fulfillment of a dream . His own interest in the subject goes back to the .1960s when he was working on hi s Master's thesi s while doi ng summer work at the Canada Department of Agriculture'S Belleville lab . The lab, at that time, enjoyed a world-wide reputation for its studies in biological controls. John Laing went from there to Berkley for his Ph.D. after which he remained for five years teaching and working on research . The federal Government's closure of the Bellev il le la b, in J 971, left biological control research in Canada without a focal point. " When I came to the University of Guelph in 1973," continued Dr. Laing, "it was with the understanding that I would continue to work in the area of insect ecology until such time as a facility could be built here. Any insects I wanted to import had to come through the

A parasitic wasp (diadromus subtilicornis) laying an egg in its host, the pupa of the diamondback moth which attacks cabbages , broccoli, cauliflower and Brussels sprouts . government quarantine laboratory in Ottawa." Im porting parasites or other natural enemies from overseas is not the only weapon in the armoury of biological controls. Another method is the "sterile male" technique. "What we do," explained Professor Laing, "is to rear very farge numbers of pests. We irradiate them at the pupal stage which causes the males to become sterile. These sterile males are rel ea sed from aircraft over the infested area at a time when the pest population is fairly low- after an insecticide spraying, for example . The stcrile males mate with native femalcs who then lay infertile eggs." One such project in the new facility requires thc rearing of 100 million onion maggot flies which will eventually be released from aircraft over the Hoi li and Marsh area. The onion maggot is idea ltly suited for this program since, with this insect, the female mates only once while the male mates many times. A third method of biological control is in inundat路ive releases, or augmentation of natural enemies. "This is still in the planning stage," says Professor Laing. "We are working with a tiny wasp called Trichogramma which attacks the eggs of a number of insects, including the codling moth which is a severe pest in apple orchards. This will require the rearing of

An immature (larval) parasitic wasp (microplitis plutellae) emerging from its larval host, a diamondback moth, now dead.

very large numbers of the wasps and releasing them in orchard areas. A similar project involving Trichogramma will attempt to control the spruce bud worm in an Ontario provincial park." Dr. Laing sounds a cautionary note on the future of biological controls. "It would be a mistake," he says, "to think in terms of 'crash programs' and quick results. As much as we might wish for simple solutions to simple prob'l;ems, the constraints of eco.logy dictate more modest expectations. In the natural sc.i ences, all tasks are complex and research dollars not easily come by. "The public, meanwhile, reads one story after another about the detrimental effect of pesticides, especially those which are suspected to be carcinogens, and they rightly become alarmed. Like the growers, they too would prefer a biological control response but 'instant' solutions are not available. There is nothing, even on the horizon, which promises a completely non-chemical method of pest control. However, we most certainly can, and must, continue to investigate non-chemical procedures in order to learn more about the organisms we are dealing with, in the hope of eventually becoming less dependent on chemicals. "Gazing into my crystal ball ~ seeing several decades down the road - I'm

convinced that eventually we wi ll have to find much safer chemicals than are at present availabl e- or use no chemicals at all. I do not believe the public will continue to accept the risks-they will demand safer methods. "Between now and then, we must work with what we've got. T he new lab will help. We continue to be hard up for funds and, while we have to stumble from grant to grant, long term planning will be difficult. Given even modest funding, we could short circuit the present process by sending our own people to other parts of the world to pick up specimens we need. Right now we have to rely on labs and personnel in the areas in which we are interested. They have their own priorities and we have to wait our turn . "Crash programs may not be possible but reasonable funding would surely oil the wheels. The new lab is inadequately staffed and my only full-time lab technician has other duties. Nevertheless, it is also true to say that we would never be satisfied, and important developments originating in the new lab can be expected during the coming years. "[t's not so much that I'm impatient-rather than that, [ predict sudden public demands being made on us at some time in the future. I t would be nice to be ready for them'" 0

Atthe O. v.e. seminar.

s Dr. welcome , right. OVC 38, Forst er, ' 35 and . of preside nt . r OAC f university rant Misenfe 'Friend s 0 le s RobirlSOn, G o d Char . e an r resident h celtlr ,

Gue1r ' OAC '4/.

wa I At t he 0 .A ' C. allI

General Meeting .

Outgoing OACAA president Dr. Clare Rennie, lef t, OAC '47; OA.e. Dean Clay Swit zer, OAC '5 1, and new OA C AA president Larry Argue, OAC '58.

At Alumni

Picnicing in sunny Branion Plaza.

Incoming OVCAA president Dr. Archie Mac Kin足 non, OVC '43, left; olltgoing OVCA A president Dr. Bob Blick, OVC '46 , and Dr. Wendy Park er, OVC '71, first female OVCA A vice-president .

Campus wagon [Ours started a[ Branion Plaza.

Weekend '81

Brenda EIlas ' rec . . e/l.'ed the 1981 M edal oJ UGAA .Achlevement Jr A lumni '54 president Dr. Tom om OUtgoing . DeGeer, OVC

Voting booth for alumni seats on Senate. L to R: Rick Moccia , CBS '76; Julie (Russell) T hur, Arts '78; Barry Stahlba um , CPS 74; John Babcock . OAC '54, and Earl Mighton, OAC '31.

At the Gold . d en Anmversary d ' an John Griffiths, OAC '22. Inner; Gordon Nixon, OAC '37

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New Dean College of Arts

Dean David M urray.

By Martha Leibbra ndt here the humanities are concerned, t he new Dean of the C ollege of Arts, Da vid M urray, is an exponent, optimist, publicist and c hampion . During this past year, in his role as Acting Dean, he has publicized the accomplishments of its students and faculty members so that t he University, and the community, would understand tha t the humanities are an integral part of G uelph, and tha t th ey co ntribute unique areas of excellence to t his Un iversity . Dr. M urray, wh o beca me Dean J uly 1, is also a believer in doors. "We need to const ruct more doors bet ween disci pl ines and build fe wer walls a round them ," he said in a C onvocation add res s fou r years ago. Today , therefore, he find s no contradiction in talking, on the one hand, of "the challenge of trying to instill traditional values of the humanities in a campus dominated by non-hu manities disciplines," and pointing ou t the need for "scientific literacy" for stude nts in th e B.A . program. Both concepts fit into the U niversi ty's decl a red aim of achieving a liberal education in the 1980s, he says, adding that "there can be no truly liberal education in any universi ty without a thriving, vibrant humanities program ." Some people may be concerned about the survival of the hum an ities; this Dean is

not. H is goal is to enhance t he qu ality of the h uma nities at Gue lp h , and he has begun by listing the things in which the College can take pride: the high qua lity of undergraduate teaching; the recognized disti nc tion of the C ollege's graduate progra ms; t he growing number of provincial and national awards and sc holarshi ps being won by the College's top undergra dua tes and graduates, and the examples of scholarship and creative work by Arts faculty which have received internationa l recognition. The Dean wants to mai ntain and strengthen this excellence by encouraging sabbatical leaves by faculty members, assis ti ng them in their projects, supporting conferences at Gu elph , and facilitating travel to conferences elsewhere. Sim ilarly, he has worked to shore up the students' sense of achievement through the introduction of new undergraduate and graduate scholarships and by hosting academic recognition luncheons. Professor Murray places a high priority on establishing a greater sense of oneness: "Whatever the problems or challenges of the next five years, we must confront them as a College, not as a collection of separate departments," and the Dean acknowledges that the future may not be clear sailing. Tightrope budgeting, he guesses, will be with every Dean in the next five years. H is task, as he sees it, is to work around this obstacle and to provide the best learning atmosphere with the funds ava ilable. H e sees his most im portant task as working closely with the C ollege of Social Science to improve the quality of Gu elph's B.A . program in order to attrac t a greater number of good students to the U niversity. The Dean wants to re-examine the present program to make it more attractive to studen ts . In keeping with his views about a liberal ed uca tion, he would like to see C ollege of Arts students taking more courses in natural sciences a nd mathematical sciences. "I believe we must help our students to achi eve scientific literacy and , at the same time, encourage students in the science programs to take more humanities and S ocial Science courses," he sa ys. The Dean also has a nu mber of personal challenges. Teaching and scholarship are important to him, and he wants to keep up his ow n work. Hi s book,

Odious Commerce: Britain, Spain and the Abolition of the Slave Trade to Cuba, was published by Cam b ridge Un iversi ty Press this year and an art icle, "Tradin g for Latin American Oil" a ppeared in the November/ December 1980 iss ue of

Int ernational Perspect ives.

Profcssor M u rray joined the Depa rtme nt of History in 1967. A graduate of Bishop's University ( B.A .) in 1962, he received a n M .A . from the Un iversity of Edinburgh in 1964 and a Ph. D . from C ambridge in 1968. D uring his undergra d uate and graduate years, he received nu merous awards and scholarships, including, whi le a t Bi shop's, the Pres iden t's Prize in E nglish an d t he Lieutena nt-G overnor's Bronze Medal fo r H istory, and a C m mon wea lth scholarship to the Un iversity of Edi nb urg h. He also he ld t wo C a nada Cou ncil pre-doc toral fell owsh ips at Ca m bridge. Be fo re coming to Gue lph, he was tutor in H istor y a t Churchill College, C ambrid ge. H e was resi de nt historian in the De partment of Exte rnal Affairs from 1971 to 1972 and this led to t he publication of Documents on Canadian Ex ternal R elations, Volumes 7 and 8, whic h he edited and which were published in 1974 and 1976, respectively . At G ue lph, Dr. M u rray has served on a number of comm ittees at Senate, De partment, College and inter-university levels. He has also been a member of the Board of G overnors since 1979.0

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

Pe ople and Pets

By Meredith Lloyd-Evans, OVC '74 n March, 1979, 14 professional people interested in the care of both animals and humans met at the University of Dundee, Scotland, to discuss the positive ways in which pet ownership can contribute to human health and well-being. From that sma ll start, the Group for the Study of the Huma n/ Co mpanion Animal Bond was formed, and has grown rapidly. Membership is now over 70, in the UK, Europe, Canada, USA and Australia. All members are united by a common intercst in fur t hering the understanding of thi s strange bond bctween people and their chosen pets. The wider implications of the bond arc also important , because they impact on our normal everyday life, such as the environment and urban planning, and on those periods whe n we are mentally or physica lly abnormal. For some time Dr . Avery Gillick, OVC ' 70, now in practice in Scarborough, On tario, was the G roup's North American sec retary, but enforced absence due to ill ness led him reluctantly to give up the post. (He is now fully recovered by the way .) On this side of the Atlantic, (the UK etc.) , D r. Bruce Fogle, OVC '70, ha s been one of the a dministrative figures in the G roup since the beginning, when he was already involved in the organization of the first I nternational Symposium on the H uman /Companion Animal Bond. This took pl ace under th e umbrella of the British Small Animal Veterinary Association in London in February, 1980. Bruce is also Editor of a forthcoming volume on the human/animal bond, including the symposium proceedings, which is soon to be published . An understanding of the hum a n/animal bond will enhance any veterinarian's dealing with his clients. H ow often do we suspect that an animal patient's phenomena are, as described by the owner, really an ex pression of the owner's own fears and problems? Euthanasia, terminal

disease, unexplained traumas, and vague "illnesses" in the absence of clear clinical signs, are all areas where correct and sympathetic handling of the owner can be more rewarding than fruitless pet treatment - exploitation of an owner's concern. There is another aspect. An animal may present a behavioura l defect that demands exploration of the owner/animal bond, the owner's environment, thoughts and deeds. How far should a veterinarian go? We may argue that it is not our job to handle these sociological aspects of human and animal problems. However, one of the staunchest supporters of t he G roup , Dr. Leo Bustad, dean of the W ashington S tat e University College of Veterinary M edicine, firmly believes that veterinary schools and their students are in a unique position to collaborate with other disciplines (such as psychology, sociology, psychiatry, medicine, social work, even urban planning), in order to develop a unified approach to the study of thc people / pet partnership. The interface between pet and owner behavior must be treated as an a rca for co-operation, not connict, between professions. It has become quite clear, from

discussions by the G roup and lectures given at the London Symposium, that contact with animals, and the formation of a bond with a pet is, more often tha n not, of great physical and mental benefit to the pet owner. Dr. Aaron Katcher, University of Pennsylv ania, has shown that pet-owning, over and above the playing and walking involved, has a positive effect on human survival after myocardial infarcts. (H eart trou ble, Ed.) The aged and institutionalised, including convicts, have been shown to develop relationships between each other, fruitful by any ordinary criteria applied to such institut ions, by making human/animal bonds. The animal-cat, dog, bird, horse- so mething ideally to be stroked, and certainly to be looked after, is a catalyst. People, whose lives are governed by their discomforts with other people; by vague or almost palpable fears and anxieties that others are judging them; by pathological distrust; by resistance to verbal, visual or tactile contact, or by rejection of treatment, seem to be able to summon up positive feelings where pets are concerned. Pet-facilitated psychotherapy is one of the fields of the human /a nimal bond where the most beneficial strides forward can be made. By this very token, it is a field where the different disciplines are enriched by contact and collaboration. It will be one of the fields explored in the forthcom ing International Symposium in Phi ladelphia, Oc tober 5-7,1981, (details from : Dr. Aaron Katcher, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Universi ty of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, tel: (215) 243-4695; or Dr. Michael J . M cCulloch, The Delta Foundation, 200 S outhwest Market, Suite 1700, Portland, Oregon 97201 , tel: (503) 222-4347). The establishment of programs of college education in this field will be a vital step forward in the practice of holistic medicine which considers man's actions towards, and reactions from, the world around him which, in turn, induce or preve nt physical and mental well-being. One of the political functions of the Group is to fight for the establishment of such programs. They will be of benefit to so many disciplines. 0

Islam and the Art of

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

Annette Keuning and rob clement are two CUS O (Canadian University Service Overseas) volunteers currently working as teachers in predominantly Muslim northern Nigeria, West Africa. he lorry passed, and our teet h we re sand-blasted by the dust. We continued on our way and within a sh o r t time Keuning had the machine pushing 50 km pe r hour once again. I wa s sitting on the bac k, holding on for dear life, cursing the harmattan, dusty roads, mammy wagons and my own stupidit y. H armattan is the name given to the dry, dust-laden land-wind that blows from the Sahara from December to Feb ruary each year. Dus t permeates everything. It is ext re mely cool at this time, especially on a machine. The machine, or motorcycl e , is one of the most popular forms of priva te transportation throughout many devel o ping nations. One of the biggest of its kind a vailable in N igeria, ou r H o nda 185cc is inappropriately named "Road Maste r." On this particular day the machine proved to be morc master of us than anything else. The road, the dust and larger vehicles all conspired with it to make our journey painfully memorable. Although our destination was only 100 km or so down the roa d , we were into unfamiliar territory. It was a gruelling test of both riders and machine. Th e first 10 k m, over la terit e road, were relatively uneventful, and we cru ised along at top speed: 90 km per hour. It seemed a su r e t hing that we would arrive at our destina tion, in the bush where two newly-arrived CUSOs were posted, within the hour. This was not A llah's will , it soon became apparent. We were cut s hort, midway t hrough th e second stanza of "Little H onda," by a bone-jarring jolt, as the laterite surface came to a preordained e nd. Second gear. Now it became important to hold on tight. All vestiges of " civilizat ion," incl udi ng paved road s, cold beer and pol ice chec ks were beh ind us. As

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Motorcycle Maintenance

our speed decreased, we could hear each other singing, and t he washboard roads lent us an unriva l ed vibrato.

"f'm gelling those good vibrations, S he's giving me excitations . .. "

The washboard fa-fa-fa-aded away. We were soon into sand, sl ip sl idin g a way. A village materialized throu gh the baobob trees and thorn brush. At the same time a nock of sheep decid ed to use their right of way. ( Livestock ir;], igeria are not fenced in, and the driver of a motor vehicle, should he or she happen to hit one, is liable.) We wove through the hairless (by Canadian standards) animals, and contin ued on our merry way, waving furiou sly to the congenial vil lagers who left what they were doing to greet the two

ba tures (\ hites ) they sa w approac hing. This scene was to be repeated many times during our th ree-hour ja unt as we passed by m:1n y small fnrming villages. For th e most pa rt, subsiste nce agricu lt ure is t he stal liS qlll) a nd the vill age rs persevere des pite the eve r encn):1c hing Saha ra. Re ported ly, the Sa ha ra is desce nd ing upon the ara bic lan d at the rate of 1.5 km per year. T hc N igeria n gove rnme nt, in an a ttemp t to stcm the tidc of the desert , has moun ted an extensivc reforesta tion cam paign. Mean while , back on the machinc, problems were deve loping. The vibrations, aside fro m leading to adva nced ases of del iriu m tremens. res ul ted in the in vi table decline of our road worthin ess . T he first mecha nical fau lt appeared in the mirror. T he constan t bea ting soon lent us an unpara ll elcd view of t he stratas phere. We stopped. After a few moments our bod ies adjusted to the sta tionary posi ti on in which we now found ourse lves. Lucki ly the tool kit had no t been jarred loose from its pcrch . W ithin minutes the problem \vas reet ifi ed- tem pora rily.

"On [Ire road again, Here we go .

ow, wcll into th e second hour of our jour ney , we sw itched fr om the Beach Boys to the Beatles. We kep t ou r eyes open for a bush petrol station and were fortunate enough to hap pen upo n one after a few kil ometres. We pulled up to the large red petrol tank, clea rl y m路 rked" a S moking. " A yo ung boy in oil y ra gs filled th e ta nk fro m a ke rosene ti n, spilling 25 per cent as pet rol gushed over the sides o f the ta nk, We decided to give the mac hine a rest, confident that we weren't too far from our destination. We bought bubble gum from one of the many young vendors . Th e e children, carrying their wares on their heads, ha wk everything from raw suga r cane to perfume. Hitting the road once again, we were soon "Shakin' All Over." We went on for a little while taking in the desolate la ndsca pe and the omen ca rry ing huge loads on their heads . The odometer told us that we had trave lled 50 km when a rear bol t was vibrated off the hain guard. We had to stop aga in. T he chain guard a nd the mirror, which once aga in was sufficientl y loose to warrant a ttention, we re prom ptly fixed. In the recesses of our minds, however, the beati ng our b d ies were ta king was of no litt le concern. We wo ndcred if we wou ld bc abl e to product: offspring. T hi ngs

definitely fclt unsea ted. Ou r se lf-conce rn s. nevertheless. we re moment arily forgo tten as we passed a couple of men pray ing by the roadside . Facin g Mecca, the y paid us no heed as they be nt t heir heads repea ted ly to the ea rth, We kn ew it was 2: 30, the mid-afternoon prayer. Kai ' We were ta king much longer tha n w had expected. For the lust time on our trip, destiny in tervened. The mirror' It was now totally non- fun ctiona l, ha nging limply from the han dle bar. Cal mly we wrenched it off the mach ine a nd tucked it away. T he appearance by the roadsi de of man st ude nts decked out in the habitual white uni for ms led us to believe that we wcr close to our target. As if to remind us of our servitude to the machine and the environme nt , we a lmost wiped out as we turned to wa rds the school gate and hit a sand trap placed st rategically in front of the entra nce. But we ha d made it safel y. Arriving tota ll y unexpected, we were greeted with ti morou s smiles and ushered into the house where we eased ourselves expectantly into sta tiona ry cha irs. It was not until long after we had washed t he dust from our throats with cool water tha t our bodies ceased bu zz in g. Th e visit was ho rt, howeve r, because we kn ew we had to return to our postings later that afte rnoon. It seemed a su re thing that we would arr ive by nightfall.

"Gel your moror running, Gel out on [h e highway, Looking for adven[lIre. A nd ~,路ha[el'er comes o ur way . ,". 0

iNO SMOKIf

Students with

Crossroads hro ugh some of its st udents, the

T University of G uelph is involved in a world- wide ove rseas volunteer venture in develop ing cou ntr ies- Canadian Crossroa ds Inter natio nal (CCI ). G ran ted its charter in 1968 as a non-d eno minational, non- profit charitable orga niza tio n, CCI has been su pported annu ally by the Alma Mater Fund , on behalf of the U . of G . stude nts , since 1977. G rants of $ 100 per U . of G . st ude nt volunteer will, thi s yea r, tot a l $ 1,000. CI opera tes short-term (four months) overseas volunteer wo rk progra ms in 25 cou nt ries in Asia , Afri ca , S outh America and the Cari bbea n. "C rossroad ers" are chosen for their emoti onal maturity, past experience and commi tment to improving public awa reness of international developm ent issues . C ross roaders do not receive a salary while oversens, however they are given a living allowance to meet food, accom颅 modation and travel needs. Part icipants a re each cxpec ted to ra ise $800, in their comm uni ti es . Th is represen ts 20 per eent of the to tal cost of their individual in volvemen t, Bei ng a stu dent, or univers ity gra du ate, is not a prerequisi te. T here is an increasing number of people of varying age, experience, a nd learn ing who participate in the overseas progra m. Basically C ros -roaders must be at least 19 years of age a t the ti me of departure and Ca nadi a n c itizens or have landed imm igran t stat us. T hey should be willing to adapt to living and working with people whose culture and lifestyles vary from their own . Peter G illie. CSS ' 74 , a teacher at Bra nt Avenue Public School in G uelph, is co-ordina tor of the 1981 CCI progra m for the G uel ph a rea and reports t ha t the following ten . of G . studen ts will be invo lved. Sa nd y Bolan d of Toronto will go to Bangladesh; Lee Ann Gage, Sa rnia. to Zambia ; Dawn Gordon, Mi lton, to Fij i; J ud y Halla day, Victoria, B.C. , to In donesia ; C raig Merk ley, London, to Kenya, and C he ryl An n McKenner, P.E.I., to G uyana. Anne Hawthorn, SI. Bruno, P.Q.; We nd y Howley , Woodstock; Ka th y Killinger. Toronto; and Fiona Ma cPh ail, Sout h Porcupine, are unplaced at press tim e.O II

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hile driving along a rural sideroad the

other day, I stopped to watch a

combine at work . The great machine moved

ponderously across the field cutting a wide

swath of ripe grain. A stream of golden kernels nowed into a hopper at its top and behind it, as it moved along, it left a neat windrow of crumpled straw. It wa s controlled by a solitary man sea ted comforta bly in a glass-enclosed cab, from which came the sound of music. He, with this complica ted machine, was accomplishing what in my boyhood days would have required the exertions of several teams of horses and a dozen men. This lone farmer with his mammoth machine, whose cost would have sufficed to purchase a SOO-acre farm 60 years ago, somehow symbolized the impersonality of modern life. . even on the farm . In the rural Ontario of bygone years threshing out the crop was a community enterprise, a social rite that was enjoyed by a.ll who had a part in it. In the unsophisticated early days of this century, the arrival of the threshers was an exciting event. The big steam engine came down the road puffing and clanking, and emitting clouds of smoke and steam. Behind it, in tandem , it towed the grain separator with its myriad belts and pulleys, and the sloshing, gurgling tank wagon. The outfit pulled into the yard and stopped. In the sudden silence one could hear the hiss of escaping steam, and smell the odours of hot oil and wood smoke. But the silence was short-lived for the crew, climbing down from their various perches, proceeded to reconnoiter the situation and then , with much shouting back and forth, to "set" the m a chine. The separator was unhitched and turned around, and then pushed backward up the ramp into the barn by the puffing,

T e Annual

Threshing Bee

This journalistic sketch, a nostalgic glimpse of farm life In Wes tern Ontario during the first quarter of the 20th century, com es from the book Down On the Farm by Harold B. Dlsbrowe, OAC '23.

About the Author

Harold Disbrowe is a retired educator. He started his career as an instructor at International College in Izmir, Turkey, and later was a demonstrator and lecturer at the Ontario Agricultural College. In 1932 he became a secondary schoolteacher of science and agriculture, and taught at Stirling in Hastings County, and Simcoe in Norfolk County . In 1945 he was appointed principal of Elmira District Secondary School in Waterloo County. He occupied this post until his retirement in 1965. He now resides in London , Ontario. Since retiring he has become a freelance writer, and has had numerous articles published in Ontario dailies , including the London Free Press, Ottawa Journal, and the Toronto Da ily Star.

Harold B. Disbrowe, OAC '23.

Th e threshing engine. The Author's Foreword

These 16 sketches, based on my own experience, describe some aspects offarm and community life in Malahide township, Elgin County, Ontario, during the first quarter of this century. In retrospect it was a wonderful training for life, although I had small appreciation of it at the time. It provided a special kind of pragmatic education that has served me well. I always feel a lillie sorry for those who do not have this in their background. Those days are gone, and the lifestyle and experiences offarm life described here will not again be duplicated. However, they are a part of our history, and their remembrance is worth recording. H.B.D.

labou ri ng engine. Next, the engine wa s backed dow n t he slope a nd levelled by backing the rear wheels onto a sturdy platform constructed of old railroad ties. The big rubber-and-canvas beh was unrolled and slipped over the separator drive pulley and the flywheel of the engine, which was chocked into position when the right degree of tautness was attained. While this was going on, the exchange hands drifted in from the neighbouring farms. As they arrived, they were assigned to their work stations. Most were sent to the mow to pitch down sheaves. but one was sent to the separator platform to feed them into the machine, and a couple were designated to carry away the grain as it came from the separator. The job of steering the stra w blower, an easy task, usually went to the boy of the family. The farm owner, in conformance with convention, assumed the suffocating task of spreading straw in the dusty confines of the straw shed. When all was ready, a couple of short toots of the whistle warned the hands that work was about to start. The engine chuggcd purposefully, and the drivebelt slapped a few times as it gathered speed. Various pulleys, belts and conveyors started to move, the band cutters flashed, and a blast of air came from the blower. When the sounds converged into a powerful rumble, the separator man gave the signal to start. The engineer responded with a short whistle blast, and the platform man started to lay the sheavcs onto the conveyor that fed them headfirst into the maw of the machine. The whirling bladcs of the band cuttcr severed the twine bands, and the machine growled protestingly as the grain passed through the cylinder and was stripped of its kernels.

The threshing crew.

Down through the roaring, quaking machine went the mixture of straw, chaff and grain. The straw was sucked up and blasted out through the blower pipe into the straw shed. The grain and chaff passed over a wccession of vibrating sieves that separated them and permitted the kernels to flow from the side of the machine into a waiting one-bushel container. As each was filled it was whisked away to the granary and emptied into a bin. As the carrier returned with the empty container, he paused at the granary door to put a mark on the tallyboard . As the men settled into the work they instinctively adopted a rhythmic pace that kept the separator operating at optimum capacity. All the while, the separator man moved over the machine between the whirling belts and pulleys to attend to his duties. He filled and adjusted grease cups, applied belt dressing, and kept a sharp watch for trouble. At the engine, the engineer was kept busy firing t he boiler. The fuel consisted of old fence rails and pine stumps of which there seemed to be an inexhaustible supply. These items were cut into appropriate lengths for the firebox by means of a buzz saw attached to one of the tender boxes on the rear platform of the engine. It was driven by a belt from the flywheel. Throughout the day the high-pitched z-i-n-g-g-g-g of the saw could be heard as the engine man cut wood to feed the voracious firebox. If there was an ample supply, water for the boiler was taken from the farm well; otherwise it had to be hauled from a convenient pond or stream. Supplying it was the farmer's responsibility, and a man and team were dispatched for this purpose from time to time . Sometimes while they were on this errand, the supply ran low, and

the engineer would let loose frantic short blasts of the whistle to signal the tank man to make haste. While the men were at work. all was bustle and chatter at the house as the women prepared to feed the hands. Providing good meals for the threshers was a rural tradition. and every housewife did her best to maintain the standard expected. A prodigious amount of baking and roasting was done in preparation for the annual epicurean rite. When the tables were finally ready, they literally sagged under their burden of food. Huge platters of meat and pitchers of brown gravy; bowls of mashed potatoes, peas and carrots; plates of sliced tomatoes, cookies and homemade bread as well as numerous kinds of pie, pickles and preserves, and great pitchers of tea and coffee, occupied all available space . (n the backyard, the family laundry tubs were set up on trestles and filled with water. Bars of brown soap were laid out, and fresh towels were draped conveniently over fence or clothesline. When all was ready, a wave of the hand to the watchful engineer was the signal to shut down. A prolonged shrill whistle halted the now of sheaves. and brought the work to a halt. The engine was shut down and the clattering belts and pulleys slowed and stopped. J n the unaccustomed stillness the voices of the men sounded unnaturally loud as they climbed down from their places and made their way to the house. At the water tubs, there was a tremendous amount of hawking, blowing and snorting as the men washed the dust and grime from arms and faces before going in and seating themselves at the tables. All was concentration as the hungry hands set to. Little could be heard but the clatter of knives and forks as the platters were emptied and replenished again and again by the hovering women. But as appetites were appeased the pace slowed down. and there was conversation and good-natured banter around the table. Afterwa rds the men drifted outside for more talk and a smoke before returning to work; or if at day's end, to their respective homes for evening chores. Thus the work went on from day to day until the neighbourhood was threshed out. 0

Copies of the 67-page book Down On the

Farm may be obtained. for $5 postpaid. by

writing to:

Harold B. Disbrowe,

17. Farm Manor Court.

London, Ontario. N 6H 412.

The book is also available. at $3.95, at the

U. of G. Campus Bookstore. Ed.

Grandnta's

Not Alone Any More

By Andrea Mudry Fawcett randma is no longer in a class by herself. In the past when a grand足 mother began to study at university, she invariably made the front page of the local newspaper. Today however, she is far from alone. At the University of Guelph, as on campuses across orth America, adults varying grea tly in age, academic back足 ground and aims, are coming to learn . A businessman takes three days out of a hectic schedule to attend a conference on computers because he finds it absolutely necessary to keep abreast of changes in his field. He is joined on campus by a former school drop-out who is intent on improving his career potential by getting a degree. Meanwhile, a highly-trained technician is

indulging her life-long ambition of studying history.

The Action Is Not All on Campus Working closely with the Colleges, the University School of Part-time Studies and Continuing Education regularly develops credit and non-credit programs tailor-made to the specific needs of groups such as teachers, business and technical workers. Often the clients take part ,in designing the program for their employees. The Roya l Bank and the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources a re two that have taken advantage of this new method. Currently in the works is a Family Studies course to be offered for teachers in St. Catharines. The site for a n off-campus program can be a

lunchroom, boardroom or a classroom, whichever is most appropriate. Various media have been extensively used to reach large nu mbers of peoplc. M ost recently, the S chool is co-operating with TV O ntario to produce special credit courses on C hina and E nergy. "The needs of adult stud en ts, who often have to fit stu dying around job and family respo nsibilities, are our main consideration," says M ark W aldron, D irector of th e University School of Part-time Studies and C ontinuing Educatio n. Organized in 1979, mai nly to accommodate thc rising number of "returning" olde r-tha n-average students, the School ha d 13,000 registrations for 1980. It is separated into three divisions: Part -time and G e neral Studies for degree programs , C ontinuing Education for non-credit programs, and Independent (correspondence) Study for diplomas in Agriculture and H orticult ur e. P rofessors Sam L uke r, Jim M urray and T ed Mc N inch a re the chairmen of the respective div isio ns.

Matching Strengths and Needs The School is not inte rested in simply duplicati ng other universiti es' offer in gs. Whether faculty and sta ff are developing a course, a conference or a new program, they emphasize the U niversity 'S st re ngth s a nd the needs of the community , Because local industry expressed a need, th e School recently developed a degree course in Quality Assurance . S ubjects such as Family Studies, Agriculture, Ho tel and Food Administration, and Computing Science

a re freque nt ly the focal poi nt of professional dev elopmen t conferences . Some ideas origi na ted by th e School a re not hi ng less than pio neerin g steps in adult education. Corresponde nce stud ents once had only a te xt book a nd, occasionally, audio cassettes until School faculty developed a multi-media learning kit that combines these two with a small ha nd -viewer and filmst rips, enabling students to learn th rough th ree comple足 mentary processes. S umm er Campus is a unique vacat ion program which a llows people of all ages a nd interests to enjoy th e Un iversity's extensive educational and recreational facilities during the relatively qu iet summer months. W ith the introduction of a regu la r slate of evening cred it courses on campus a yca r a nd a ha lf ago, t he nu mber of pa rt足 ti me stude nts increased by more than 50 per cent. Many of these people are taki ng degree courses to advance occupationally.

For Some-a Ne w Career A g la zie r meta l mecha nic by day, Thomas Smith, of G uel ph, spe nds many evenings on cam pus as a part-t ime student. H e returned to school, after 20 years, intent upon gaining a degree in Computing S cience and Business Administration and st a rt ing a new ca reer. He is thorough ly enjoying an d ma king the most of his unive rs ity ex perience. ''I' m curious a bout many subjects, so each semester I take a course in the H umani t ies or Social Sciences a long wit h one in my major subject of Com put ing Science. So far I ha ve studied Psychology, P hilosophy, H istory and Sociology ," he ex plains. T om believes tha t people s hould act ively participate in organiza tions which a ffect them persona lly . Conseq uently he became the first rep resen tative of the new G enera l S tudies progra m to sit on th e U niversity Senate. Formerly he was recording secretary of Local 181 2 Inter足 national Brotherhood of Pai nters and Allied Trades. Tom has discovered aspects of the university experience which evad e all too many older students, according to Richard Lea vens, counsello r, Part-ti me and G eneral Studies . " Often these ad ults are too in tense and anxious about comple ting a project or writ ing exams. T hey ove rlook the fact that being here affords the m t he c hance to escape the ir usual roles for a while, to cx plore new ideas, a nd meet new friends wi th similar in teres ts. Ult imately, it is the pleasure in learnin g wh ich makes the exercise wort hwh ile. It ca n be a tot al experience of trying a nd growing."

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

Practical Programs Since these are practical programs, the knowledge gained is immediately useful on the job. Marlene and Joh n G iesbrecht, of Manitoba, found Independent Study's correspondence program in Horticulture an idcal way to become more proficient in their tree and lawn care business while working towards an Ontario Diploma in Horticulture (ODH) . The Edmonton parks system has established special in-service training to augment the O DH progra m in order to encourage their employees to study for the diploma. University of Guelph graduates, some of whom may well have silently vowed never to crack another book as they received their degree, are among the first to discover that learning is a lifelong process and pleasure. A teacher of French, Englis h and M athematics at Waverley Public S c hool in Guelph, Jean Llewellyn, Arts '72, recently took an evening course in children's literature at the University . "Certainly the course is very useful in providing me with a core of information to tea ch my own students, but it is gratifying and certainly no chore. I feel that I'm gaining two bonuses from the one expe rience," she explains. Dr. Peter G . (Spike) Oliver, OVC '51, occasionally enjoys taking a Continuing Education non-degree course . A consultant wi th the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food , he prefers subjects such as Physical Awareness and Psychology wh ich provide a relaxing change of pace after a day 's work . Increased leisure time , the need to keep abreast of the "knowl edge explosion," genera l higher educational levels, th ese then are the main factors contributing to what Profcssor Waldron describes as the current boom in adult education . The universities, on their part, may be catering more to the needs of these older students because of the anticipated decline in enrolment by high school graduates, but there is another . equally important factor.

Aging Does Not Impair Ability to Learn From 1900 to th e 1940s, ma ny ed uca ti o nal psychologists bel ieved th at ph ysica l, emotional , sensory, and inte llec t ual growth sto pped at the age of 18 . S u bsequent resea rch consistently extended this gro wth peri od, a nd present ind icatio ns are th a t t he aging process does not at all sign ifica ntly impair the a bility to lea rn . But the sh adow of formcr bel iefs remai ned with educators and the public for a long time. Even now it is not tota ll y erad icated. To hel p a dul ts, especia ll y those tak ing degree co urses, to overcome fears a nd ta ke their place in the mainstream of university life, t he School has organized special servi ces. Cou nse ll ing and orientation sessions are availab le before classes begin. These are followed by shor t workshops on how to wri te essays, ta ke exams, an d use t he library . Spec ial facilities and counsellors are avai la ble to help in career decisions. Gazing into th e c ryst al ball, Professor Wa ldron forsees a continu ation of the trend towards in novati ve cou rse fo rmats to meet the needs of adu lts. "The possibilities are endless since, st ripped to its essentials, learning is simply an organized , sequential series of ex pe ri ences concentrating on a give n SUbject." Wi thi n te n years, he expects that co mpu te rs will become as co mmon as radio and te levision sets a re today, and will provide excellen t leac hi ng dev ices . [n the nea r fu ture, th e u niversities wi ll bclong a s much to older students as to th e traditiona l 18- to 22-year-olds, he concludes. Grandma, it seems, may even end up belonging to the majority. 0

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ALUMNI NEWS & CAMPUS HIGHLIGHTS Appointment

Robin Lewis. Arts '73.

Robin Baird Lewis, Arts '73 . has been appointed Deve lo pment/C om munica tions Officer in the De partment of Alumni Affairs and Development. Robin received he r B.A. (H onors) degree in English a nd H istory. I n 1978, she received an M .A . in H istory: Scot tish Studies, the first to receive a Mas ter's degree in this disci pline from th e U nivers ity. An active member of the Central Ontario Artists Association. she is an exhibiting artist, commerci al designer and illustrator whose work has a ppeared in the 1980 and 1981 editions of Cana dian Children 's Annual and in collec tions in Canada, the United States and

Newly Elected as

AluDlni Senators

Phili p Cha n is general manager of Guelph's C hina T iki restaurant. W hile at t he University, he served a three-yea r term as a Student Senator, was one of the fou nding mem bers and president of the C hinese Stud ents A sociation, and was the Uni versit y's first Food Services Ombuds man.

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I~ G reat Brita in. Before her present appointment, Robin ta ught Art in Bra nt ford, W ood stock an d at Fa nsh aw e C ollege, and then Ar t , English and History for the Brant C ount y Board of Educa ti o n. As Deve lopmen t/C omm un ications Offi cer. she is respo nsible for the art work, co-ordination of des ign, copy and pre paration of fu ndra ising literat ure and seven College Alumni Weekend bulletin suppleme nts and other printed mat r ials for th e De partment. She also prepa res proposals for presentation to foundations and corporations a nd co-ordinates the promotion of the U niversity's deferred and commemorative gifts programs. 0

Following the annual election for three of the nine alumni seats on Senate of the University, Philip Chan, HAFA ' 75; C hristine Hurlbut, A rts '74, a nd Lorna (Dennison) Milne, OAC ' 56 . ha ve bee n elected to replace those who have ful fill ed three-year terms.

Christine Hurlbut is an 3.ssistant/ as socia te consultant in women's concerns for the Anglican C hurch of C anada. She devotes her spa re time to the Canadian Ca ncer Society and to the archives and socia l programs of he r chu rch. Ch ristine has also been involved with Alma Mater Fund commemorative programs.

Lorna (Dennison) Milne lives in Bra m pto n where she has operated Flow ertown Antiques fo r nine years. She served an eig ht- year term as trustee with the Pee l Board of Education, and is president of t he No rt h Peel unit of the Canadian C an ce r Society. She is mar ried to Ross M il ne , OAC ' 55. 0

Jim Elmslie, Alumni Affairs & Development

Our Photographe r in London

T he day was June 14, 198 1. T he place was T he Ma ll in London, England, during th e annu al Trooping the Colour cerem ony. S ix blank shots were fi red f rom a starting-pis 足 tol. Burmese, th e 19-year-old horse carrying Queen Eliza 足 bet h II , reared and bolt ed fo r a few yards: a busbied

Gu ardsm an reached into the crowd an d dra gged th e gunman to th e road , and Jim E lmslie, assistant director f or development , A lum ni Affairs, captured the whole scene. On vacation, Jim and his wI/e. Kay. were staying at th e Uni versity of Guelph 's London H ouse

COining Eve nts Septem be r

14-19 Aggie Week. 25

October

3 HOMECOMING.

October-Decem ber

November

O.A .C. Alumni Association Annual Golf Tournament.

Daily Campus Visit Program (Except Sat. and Sun .) fo r Pro spective Students. Call (5 19) 824-4120 Ext. 871 2 or, in Ontario, Call Toll Free 1-800-265-8344.

9-11 "Guelph Interaction ." A Conference on Scientific and Human Is sues. Workshops and Seminars for Senior High School Students . Phone (51 9) 824-4120 for Deta ils. 12-22

Royal Agricultural Winte r Fair, Toronto.

The College of Social Science Alumni Association

PEGAS-US Editor: Rick Knap. '74.

First CSSAA Awards The C ollege of Social Science honoured its top students at an awards ceremony and luncheon earlier this year and C.S.S . alumni can mark a milestone achievement on th ei r calendars. For the first time in the Associa tion's history, College of S ocial Science Alumni Association In-C ourse S cholar ships have been awarded. Funded by a $2,000 Alma Mater F und grant, te n presentations of $200 each were made. At the same function, six Alma Mater B.A. In-Course Scholarships of $250 each were awarded to students enrolled in the B.A. program who have completed five semesters with high aca demic standing. The C.S.S. A .A., on behalf of all its members, ex te nds its sincere congratula tions to the recipients. 0

Grad News 1974

Bob Small is a life skills coach at Sheridan C ollege in Oakville.

1977

Kosta Black works for S ta nley Products Limited of Burlington as product man ager .

Alma Mater scholarship winners and C.S.S. faculty, I to r, are: Dean Jo hn Vanderkamp , Vivian Gies, Hazel Jones, Stephen Dawkins, Robert Wildeboer, Kathleen M artin and Department of Sociology and Anthropology chairman, Professor Wayne T hompson.

c.s.s.

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

Patricia Locher operates her own busi ness, Patrik Action Wear, in Clare sholm, Alberta.

Kathy MacKay teaches at the First United Day C are C entre in Victoria, B.C.

Gerald Neil works for the Continental Ba nk in Newmarket as an accounts representative . 1978

Lau ra (Petl) and Steven Smith li ve in Oshawa. Laur a is assistant co-ordinator with the C anadian Hearing Society in Toronto. Steven holds a management position with Cooper-Smith of Oshawa.

S teven Boudreau works in the University Sa les Division of G a ge Educational Pub lishing Limited. Steve operates out of his home base in Brownsburg, Quebec .

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

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His

B.A. Led to Something Different Ga ry Muntz, '69, is Executive Director a t M:anitoulin Centenniall Manor in lillie Current, Manitoulin Island, Ontario. He holds an honours B.A. and double major in Political Science and History and an M.A., '72, in Political Science.

sons. There are more "islanders at heart" now than "native islanders." Y cars ago, Manitoulin was an iso lated community, a liule off the main thoroughfare, however, in 198 ~ people may have to go a little out of the way to get to Manitoulin, but the isolation factor has disappeared. PECAS-US: What industry is present

on Manitoulin? Muniz: Presently, the largest employer is the public service, including the hospi tal in Little Current, the Manor, of which I am a part, the school board and other government ministries. A large seasonal tourist industry, together with the commercial infrastructure, supports a large summer population. At present, a new lumber mill has begun operation. At the turn of the century, Manitoulin was noted for its lumber mills. Now, with increased for eign demand for lumber, a large mill is transporting logs from the north shore of Lake Huron to Manitoulin. The mill is finishing lumber and shipping it, mainly to the Middle East.

PECAS-US: Tell us about the Manitou

P£CAS-US: What social and economic

lin Centennial Manor.

factors will playa major role in shaping the Manitoulin community in the next few years')

MunIz: It's a municipal home for the aged, for the District of Manitoulin. The facility is supported jointly by the pro vincial government, and by local munici palities on the island. The Manor pro vides residen,tial care for the elderly. PECAS-US: How many people are em

ployed at the Manor? MunIz: We have a staff of approximate ly 70 people. PECAS-US: Manitoulin Island is very distinctive in terms of its geography. Is it also distinctive in terms of its com munity, as compared to southwestern Ontario'? MUnT;: : It's the largest island in fresh water in the world and a vacation para dise in the summer. It also offers a great deal in the way of winter sports and recreational opportunity. Manitoulin is unique in the sense that local people describe themselves as "islanders" and there is the mystique of belonging to a "native islander" society. In recent years, however, the mystique is much more real than the presence of a native island society. Many people have moved ,to Manitoulin for lifestyle rea

MunIZ: The tourist industry is the larg est attraction to the island. The govern ment and the municipalities, through local initiatives programs, like most other municipalities, wish to attract in dustry. I think, though I am not their spokesman, that a number of people on the island would opt for a selective approach to industrial development. There is a controversy regarding nearby Elliot Lake and its uranium mines and processing plant. A large segment of the island population is dog matically opposed to this type of indus try. The reason for this opposition is the view that such an industry ,is an en croachment on the clean-air, clean water lifestyle on the island which most Manitoulin residents feel is important. In fact, these are the reasons why people have chosen Manitoulin as a place to live. I,n an area which does not offer a great many employment opportunities for the young work force, the lament is that it is very difficult to keep successive generations in the community. Many may be forced to leave. As a result there are two opposing forces; thosc who wou,ld "freeze" the island in time, and those who have

children and see the need for increased job opportunities. I hope that a con structive compromise will be achieved. Pt.'CAS-US: Describe the needs of the

people at the Manitoulin Centennial Manor. MunIz: The Manor is not unique among homes for the aged. As people grow older, many reach the point where they are unable to maintain their own homes and property. There is a progression which can be observed, but generally speaking, due to medical disabilities or simply advancing age, people require more care. We have here at the Manor a very charming facility with, I believe, one of the most beautiful views in Ontario, if not Canada. There is a commanding view of the North Channel, where we overlook an attractive group of islands and, in the summer, there are usually many sailboats in view. It used to be the case that families would care for their own, however, a change of family lifestyles indicates that older family members often will not have their children available to help them . I am not in the least offended if our residents consider the Manor as a place where they can obtain food and shelter while continuing with their lifestyles outside the Manor as much as possible. We have activity directors and offer nursing care. Many residents require some form of nursing care. Each resi dent has personal needs. We provide medical services up to the point allowed by legislation. If greater medical atten tion is required, then the resident must move to a hospital, as required by law. The Manor operates somewhat like a hospital, but is quite different in that we are providing a home. PECAS-US: Are there courses de scribed as necessary, or required, in order to launch graduates into a career or a job such as yours?

MunIZ: I wish that I could offer a clear

insight, but many opportunities seem to

be fortuitous. Being a graduate of the

College of Social Science I was exposed to a controversy, which is ongoing, as to whether a "liberal arts" education is of value. I believe that a graduate can benefit from an education in Social Science, combined with a large "smat tering" of reality and an ability to recognize opportunities. As a result, the graduate can take advantage of oppor tunities as they arrive. 0

The College of Biological Science Alumni Association

BI -ALUMNI EWS

Editor: Jane Selley, Arts '70.

Sir Peter Markham

Scott

D.Sc.

A citation by Professor Keith Ronald to convocation on the presentation of an honorary degree to Sir Peter Markham SCOII. June 4. Knight Bachelor, Commander Order of the British Empire, Distinguished Ser vice Cross and Bar, artist, author, natu ralist and conservationist, broadcaster and lecturer, and sailor in peacetime and in war. Born in Gloucester, England, by the age of seven he was discussing fish and sea birds and sea urchins with Sir Ray Lankester F. R.S. From school he went to Trinity College, Cambridge where he received his M.A. degree in 1931. Since the mid-1930s his unusual abilities have enabled him to excel in everyone of the great range of activities to which he has given his attention. Going on after Cambridge to the Munich State Academy and then to the Royal Academy Schools in London, he immersed himsel f in the fine arts. Since 1933 his paintings have been exhibited in London and New York; he has writ ten more than a dozen books, including his autobiography, The Eye of the Wind. published in 1962, and he has been illustrator for a like number of works by other authors. Bronze medallist for single-handed sailing in the 1936 Olympics, he won the Prince of Wales Cup for International 14-foot dinghies for 1937, 1938. and 1946. For his valour in the Royal Navy from 1939 to 1945 he was three times mentioned in dispatches, was awarded the M. B. E. in 1942, and the D.S.C. and Bar in 1943. He took part in the Dieppe raid, twice new with the R.A. F., and fought on land near Caen in 1944. In 1946, Peter Scott founded The

Wildfowl Trust as a non-profit organiza tion devoted to research, conservation, and education pertaining to ducks, geese, swans, and other waterfowl. In 1953 he was awarded the C.B.E. as Honorary Director of that Trust. His profound interests in wildlife over the years have taken him to all parts of the world. An alphabetical list of places from Alaska to Zanzibar includes more than a hundred names, many visited a number of times; only "V" and "X" are missing. Since the 1940s, Scott has broad cast, for the BBC, talks and commentar ies on a variety of topics, including the Victory Procession of June 1946, which he broadcast while standing in a Duck! Later programs such as the Children's Hour "Nature Parliament" on radio, and "LOOK" on television, including a special edition with the Duke of Edin burgh for National Nature Week in 1966, are illustrative. Since 1971, he has been commentator for Anglia Televi sion's "Survival" series. He has deliv ered lectures on similar topics in many parts of the world, including, of course, aboard ship. Scott has served as president, vice president, chairman, councillor, or mem ber of a host of bodies involved in yachting, exploring,. conservation, orni thology, Boy Scouts, and many others. He is a former president of the Society of Wildlife Artists, a life Fellow of the London Zoological Society, and of the New Zealand Antarctic Society . He is a trustee of British and of African sanc tuaries, and of the Ontario Waterfowl Research Foundation. In recognition of his leadership in such bodies as the World Wildlife Fund, the Wildlife Youth Service, the Interna tional Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, and others, Her Majesty was pleased to create Peter Scott, Knight Bachelor in 1973. He was appointed to the Icelandic Order of the Falcon (1969), and Commander of the

Dutch Order of the Golden Ark (1976).

The Albert Medal of the Royal Society

of Arts was bestowed on him in 1970, and he has received ot her medals of zoological societies a nd conservation so cieties too numerous to cite. The British university world ho noured him as Rector of Aberdeen from 1960 to 1963, and as C hancellor of Birmingham in 1974. He is an honorary L L. D ., of Exeter (1963), Abe rdeen (1963), Birmingham (1974) and Br istol (1974). Bath awarded him its honorary D.Sc., in 1979, and he was named Fellow of the Uni versity of M anchester Institute of Science and Technology in 1974. From Cornelil University he re ceived the Arthur Allen Medal for orni thology in 1971. Madam C hancellor, the word versa tility can seldom have connoted such proficie ncy and excellence as have been so broadl y achieved by th is man; had the name Bay of Ex ploits not been given long ago in our maritime province of Newfoundland, it mig ht well have been used to honour S ir Peter Scott. It is. therefore, an un us ua l pleasure for me, on behalf of the Senate of the University of Guelph to request you now to do honour to this Unive rs ity in hon u ring Peter Markham S cott, by conferring upon him the degree of Do tor of Sci ence honoris causa. 0

Ski-Zoo

When was the last time you had a sk i-eyed view of an elephant? The C8SAA is planning a day of cross country skiing that includes a be hind-the-scenes tour of the Metro Toronto Zoo in late January or February, 1982. We'd like to know if you'll come. Direct all your comments to the C8S AA, c/o Alumni Affairs a nd Development, University Cen tre, ni versity of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario NIG 2WI. 0

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ment a nd th e subsequ ent chairman of the newly created Depa rtment of Hu man Kinetics in 1971, (n ow in the School of H uman Biology ). They we re he says, "the most exciting ye a rs of m y life." H e remembers with affection, the o pen ing of the H u man K inet ics Build ing in J 9 73 . Although he has a lway s been acti ve and inte nse in his involve men t with physical exercise, he is proud of the crea tion o f t he a cademic atmosphe re in H um a n Kine t ics- and the pioneering steps it took for th e discipli ne . In a familiar style, John leans for ward to emphasize his next state ment. ''I' ve worked in fo ur uni vers ities in four countries, a nd G uel ph is the 010 t co operative. Here," and he digresses to add a personal story, "there is a rela tionship be twee n all levels of th e U niver sity com munity whi ch demonstrates an excellent willin gness and fr iend li ness to co-operate. For me," he sa ys , " it has been an opportu nit y to put many of my conce pts into action. It has al ways been a stimulating environment." M ost of uS cat lunch at noon . John however can usually be found lead ing a minimum of 30 me n and wo men in a vigorous program of physical e xercise known as the C ardiovascul ar C lub. Tr ue to form, th is was another activi ty which

John began th e da y he arrived on ca m pus . Two of th e original members st il l join him and many retirees correspond by mail or phone for advice on t heir perso nal routi nes. Indicati ve of his participat ion in the U niversi ty co m mun ity was the honour he received la t ye a r- t he C o m munity Service Aw a rd . He re lated that he al most mi ssed the ba rbecue to honou r hi m, so un suspecting was he. Me ntion m us t be mad e of J ohn's involvement in the Oly mpic movement, whi ch is a source of im me nse pri de for him. He was rece ntly appoi nted a per ma nent me mber of the Canadia n O lympic Associa tion, and is a n ho norary mem be r of t he N ational O ly m pic Acad emy for whom he is a regular lec tu rer at an cient O lympia . This year, for exam ple, he will be a discuss ion leader in volved with the Ara b nati ons . John has a lways enjoyed hi s in vol ve ment with alumni and hel ped fou nd t he H um 3 n Ki netics A lumni Assoc iation in 1971 . He sa ys tha t he hopes t ha t th e C.B.S. Bio -A lumni Ne ws wi ll conti nue to be "a vehicle of correspondence for friend s who wish to kee p in tou ch, a recorder of stimulating aca dem ic ad vances and a voice that will attra ct cu rrent notice of the work of a vibrant C ollege." 0

T he ne w CBSA A president is a devoted G uelph grad . Not only has Ji m Ga ll ivan, '73 , taken over from Al S ippel, '75, bu t he will also finish a gra dua tion from the

U. of G . which began in 1973. After his B.sc . Ji m worked on his M.sc. till 1977, then, after a few months break, went on to a Ph .D . tha t he will complete this year. Jim's speciality is res piration, speci fically the relationship bet wee n meta bol ic rate and lung structure. Recen tly he was named as t he recipient of the E . B. Eastburn Fellowship (a trust fund of the Hamilton Foundation) that will a llow him to work this year on the structure

an d function of lun gs in the sloth and othe r bradymetabol ic animals . A portion of this study will be car ried o ut at M c Master U niversi t y, a nd a not her pa rt in Ma nau s, Bra zil. (Jim has a lready prom ised the Bio-Alumni N ews some correspondence. ) T he jungle environment might cramp hi s daily running schedule, but it will certainly enha l ]~ t! hi s interest in photography. (Jim, maybe a picture or two as well, plcase'l) 0

Grad News

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

David Grasser, '78, is a technical sales representative for A lchem Inc. in Ed monton , Alberta.

Michael Ferr, '77, is studying medic ine a t Q ueen's. He will grad ua te th is year.

Jim McMillan, '79, is em ployed as a fisher ies technicia n with Fisheries and O ceans Ca nada, at the Bed ford I nstitute of Oceanography .

New Editor

Professor John T . Powell is about to add yet anot he r activity to his already eclec tic interests. The C ollege of Biological S cience Al umni Associa tion has ap pointed hi m as editor of the Bia-Alum ni News for the next year. T his will be a natural position for Jo hn w ho is not o nly we ll known to all C.B .S . a lumni, but who al so keeps up a n exte nsi ve correspondence with many graduates. For those who know and work closely wi th him , it is common knowl edge t ha t he enjo ys corresponding by m a il. S o get out you r pe n an d dash off a letter of congra tul at ions- and be prepared for an o nslaug ht of re ply let ters' D r. Powell was invited to come to the University 16 yea rs ago, to create a departme nt of Physical Education. He became the chairman of such a depart

New

Pres. Jim Gal/ivan, '73.

Cheryl Bailey, ' 76, wr ites that she and her husband have recently returned from a two-year world tour (seve n mont hs in Aus tralia), and have now settlcd in Toro nto. C heryl is wor king as a program mer/a nal yst for th e C anada Perm a nent Trust Co. Susan Collis, '80, is curre ntly working as a veterinary assista nt in Brampton.

Diane (Andrews) Frechette, '79, lives in Montreal where she is a q uality control supervisor for Br ights W ines. Len Godwin, ' 79, and his wife, Sharon, live in Thunder Bay, where Le n is a contract fisheries technician for the M inistry of N a tural Resources.

Sheila (Brown) Murphy, ' 77, wri te that she is enjoying he r new position as a programmer with t he Canada System Gro up in Mississa uga . S he a nd her husband, A llen, live in Burlington, O n ta rio. D

Macdonald Institute/College of Family and Consumer Studies Alumni Association

ALUMNI NEWS Editor: Joan (Anderson) Jenkinson, '66.

Diseases of Lifestyle and Choice

Excerpts from "Nutrition Awareness and Education," tbe keynote address gi~en by Dr. Donna Woolcott, '69, at tbe 1981 Mac-FACS alumni seminar.

Dr. Donna Woolcoll graduated from Family and Consumer Studies in 1969. She continued her studies at the Univer sity of Manitoba, obtaining her M.Sc. in Nutrition in 1971. Returning to the University of Guelph, she completed her Ph .D. in Applied Human Nutrition in 1979. Currently she is Assistant Profes sor, Applied Human Nutrition in the Department of Family Studies. The 60s and 70s were two decades during which nutrition became a major focal point for society . . . particularly in terms of defining our nutrition prob lems. In Canada the most comprehensive survey to date was undertaken in the form of "Nutrition Canada," sampling ovcr 20,000 Canadians from coast to coast. Results of this survey have formed thc basis for intervention programs by government, for new directions in re search, and for heightened awareness in business and industry . The major problems identified in "Nutrition Canada" can be classified as diseases of lifestylc and choice. Overweight and/or obesity ar e major concerns in North America. Be cause of the very dismal success rates of wcight control/weight loss programs (cstimate of success is one to two per cent), programs directed at prevention should receivc the highest priority and should be directed at consumers before weight problems become cntrenched . Hcart disease ha s been identified as a health problcm of endemic proportions in Canada. It is estimated that 50 per cent of deaths can be attributed to this disease. While somc of the risk factors

associated with heart diseasc such as age, sex, and family history ca nno t be modificd , many others, including nut r i tion, arc susceptibl(, to change which can lower risk. i\ third area of conccrn is iron deficicncy. Thc survey revealed that body iron reserves and intake of iron were u b-optimal for a major portion of the population, from infants throughout the life span to the elderly. This concern also ca n be attributed to our lifest yle, which dictates th a t we watch our caloric intake to avoid overweight. T here is eviden ce that a daily intake of less than

Professor Donna WoolCO li, '6 9. 2,000 calories makes it difficult to main tain adcquate iron intake. The devel opment of dental caries is a di sease which, in spite of excellent preventive dentistry progra ms, affects virtu a lly every fa mily, to some extent, in Canada. We havc clear evidence th a t

there is a link bet wecn sucrosc-sugar consumption and the incidence of cavi ties. Being aware of the nutri-tion prob lems, we look for solutions --one being nutrition education. As well, we need improved legislation regarding food la belling and advertising claims. In add i tion, some at·t ention should be paid to development of a national nutrition pol icy. Regarding nutrItIOn knowledge, studies have shown that the population is much misinformed or clearly lacks knowledge of nutrition in areas w he re nutrition professionals see a clear need for knowledge. Ironically, the consume r is overwhelmed with nutrition messages which come from questionab'le sources such as health food proponents, fad diet promoters and media personalit.ies. Developments are being made in nutrition education across Canada. Pub lic health and community nutritionists provide programs focusing on prevention and health to target groups such as pregnant women, children, the elderly, the adult population at risk from heart disease and those with weight control problems. Most of these programs are carried out by public health nurses, dental hygienis-ts, teachcrs, fitness in structors and other health and social service pe rsonnel. The O ntario Milk Marketing Board has made significant contributions in increasing student nutrition awareness, industry is developing an interest in nutrition education and many newspa pers in C anada carry reliable syndicated nutrition columns on a weekly basis. Many newspapers and magazines employ fully qualified nutritionists ,t o write their nutrition columns. Th e C ana d a Departments of Agriculture and C onsumer and Corporate Affairs in clude nutrition educa tion in some pro

g ra ms as we ll. W hat more could we do to improve meeting consumers' need s for nu trition education '? A s hort list would include such interve ntion s as school curr ic ul a in nutriti o n, increa sed participation by pro fe ss io nal nutritio nis ts (as opposed to self-styl ed nutritionists) in health and ed uca t ion p rograms. M ed ia e xposurc by nutritionists should be re-emph as ized he re as well.

We need improved nutrition labelling in C anada, an ingredient list is not enough, particularly in an increasingly crowded and complex food market. The food industry could do more to provide con sumers with nutrition information and to clarify some of the misconceptions held by consumers. In addition we need to develop more direct service programs to a ddrc:i~; the very real needs of some of our vcry high-risk groups such as the

elderly, na tive peoples and coronary prone individuals. In conclusion, it is clear that there are significant challenges ahead in Can ada to overcome nutrition problems and to promote individual responsibility for nutritional health. All of us can share in the challenge by providing effective nu trition education. In order to do this we must keep ourselves aware of the most recent trends in nutrition. 0

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ily Studies library collection. Six faculty members had research papers accepted for presentation in five different sections of the Learned Socie ties Meetings which were held in Hali fax in May. At a conference for senior hospitali ty exccutives, the School of Hotel and Food Administration (HAFA) a n nounced plans for the development of an Advanced Management Program for the H ospitality Indus try (AMPHI) which will be offered for the first time in 1983 and for which substantial contributions have been pledged by the industry to fund the case writing necessary for this program. R esearch grants totalling approxi mat e ly $182,000 have been received in the College over the last several months. Among th e m are Dr. Keith Slater's grant from the Depa rtment of National De fence for research on det erioration of t e xtile materials; Dr. Margaret M c Kim 's grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council for the study of the impact of social experi cnce on "infant/peer" interac tion and Dr. Bruce Ry an's grant from the On tario Mental Health Foundation for a study of families in the pre-adoptive

period and the success of th e adoptions. These "events", all occurring over a two-month period, give an indica tion of the developments in scholarship a nd out reac h within the College . On June 30, Dr. Vosburgh complet ed his second five-year term as chairman of the Department of Consumer Studies and looks forw a rd to returning to the Department as a faculty member after a year of leave . To have taken the begin ning concepts for the Depa rtment of Consumer Studies and successfully built a department for which there was no model, and which has gained recognition both on this continent and abroad for its uniqueness and its significance in to day's world, is indeed a major accom pl is hment and one worthy of sincere congra tu la tions. We look forward to welcoming man y of you at the lecture to be given this fall by our Winegard Visiting Professor, Dr. Kenneth Boulding. De ta ils of this lecture are outlined below. Plans for the Harshm an Lecture are just being completed. It will be presented next year in either the winter or spring semester.

ciation and the rnternational Studies Association. A prolific author, Dr. Boulding has published widely on economics and th e socia,1 sciences. Among his recent books are Beyond Economics: Essays on So

seminars, and will give a lecture to the university community on S e ptember 22. He will be the featured speaker in a one-day conference organized by the College to highlight his visit. The con ference wi II focus on the role of households in world development. Faculty in the College a re pleased to host this distinguished scholar as a visiting professor. They look forw a rd to the stimulation and leadersh ip his visit will provide. Because of Dr. Boulding's visit, the Harshm a n lecture , which is us uall y held in the fall, will be post poned until early 1982.0

Dean Yo ur editor, J oan ( An d e rson) Jenki n son, ' 66 , has as ked th a t I tell you briefl y about some of the exc iting and very recent devel o p me nt :; whieh I mentioned when wel com ing M ac- F/\CS seminar participants in early M a y. pace is pre cio us, so I will be brief wit h just a sentence for eac h. O ur FACS S hedS won, for M a ry C ocivera , Departme nt of Inform at io n, an Exceptional Achie vement Aw a rd in the publication writing catego ry of an a wards program sponsored b y the Coun cil for Advancem ent a nd S upport of Edu ca tion (C A SE ) whic h was open to cntries from a nad a and the U n ited S ta tes. T hc U niversi ty L ibra ry, in co-oper ation with the De pa r tm ent of Fa mily S tudie s, received a gra n! of $20,0 00 from th e "S trengthening o f Spec ia li zed C ollection" grant progra m of t he Social S ci e nc es and H umanit ies Researc h C ouncil for th e d evelopment of the Fam

Visiting Prof. D r . Kenneth Boulding , a d ist inguished economist and author, will spe nd several weeks on campus in the fall as t he W inegard Vis itin g Pro fcs so r in thc Col lege of -a mily and C ons umer S tudies , funded by t hc A lma M ater Fund. C ur rently Distingui s hed P rofessor of Eco nomics Emeritu s in t he Inst it ute of Be havioural Science, U niversity of Colo ra do, he has been pres ide nt of the A meri can Associa tion for th c A dvancement of Science, the American Econo mic Asso

ciety, Religion and Ethics; Ecodynam ics: A New Theory of Societal Evolu tion; a nd From Abundance to Scarcity: Implications for the American System. H e co-authored Social Systems of the Planet Earth . D uring hi s stay on campus, Dr. Boulding will participate in undergradu at e and gra duate classes and faculty

Janet M . Wardlaw, Dean

More Than 2 The 14th annual Mac-FACS Alumni Seminar attracted a record number of alumni and friends to the University of Guelph campus on Saturday, May 2. The seminar, on Nutrition Awareness, appealed to grads and students alike spanning graduating years from '26 to '83. Attendance exceeded 200. Mary H enry, '65, seminar chair man, welcomed everyone to the pro gram . Congratulations were extended to Dr. Margaret Scott McCready, recipient of the Order of Canada Medal. Dr. McCready proudly displayed her medal while alumni applauded her most recent honour. It was indeed a successful day-an excellent opportunity for everyone to update their current interests in nutri tion and renew friendships at their Alma Mater. 0

0 M ore Aware

Leslie Nanos , nutrition consultant , spoke on Nutrition and the Aging Process.

Professor David Collins- Thompson spoke on Food Safety - the R ole of Addatives.

Dr. M argaret McCready shows her Order of Canada meda l to M ac- FACS Alumni ews editor J oan (Anderson ) Jenkinson, Mac '66.

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

E. Margerite (McKiel) MacDonald, '250, passed aw ay in Is lington on Feb ruary 19, 1981.

Lilla (Freeborn) Oldfield, '210, of Min neapolis, M inn. passed away on June II, 1980.

Mac-FACS Careers Night '81 Sponsored by Your Alumni Association

5:00 to 7 :00 p.m. October 5

Lucille Catherine (Kuh n) Rogers, '230, of Morrisville, Pa . passed a way March 10, 1981. Her husband, Tom R ogers, is a graduate of OAC '23.

Lois (Seldon) Schwenger, '390, of Burl ington, passed away February 8, 1981.

Peter Clark Hall, University Centre Edna (Greening) Young, '06D, passed away in H am il ton in Ma rch, 1981. 0

The Colle ge of Physical Scie nce Alumni Association

SCIMP Editor: Bob Winkel.

Barry and the AMF

Thc election of Barry Stahlbaum, ' 74, to the chairmanship of the Alma M ater Fund (AMF) Advisory C ouncil for 1981-1982, caps several years of involve ment in alumni affairs, both as a repre sentativc for graduates of his C ollege, as secretary of the University of G uelph Alumni Association and as a member of the advisory council itself. A systems analy st in academic computer services , Institute of Comput er Science, working with the OvC to computerize veterinary medical informa tion, Barry brings a hard-nosed, busi ness-like attitude to his new position. The AMF Advisory Council re views and determines project priorities of the AMF and recommends to the President allocations of the proceeds of the fund. Two representatives from each of the seven college alumni associations; the primary representatives of the cam paign management committee of the AM F; the president and senior viee president of the Unive rsity of Guelph Alumni Association; President Donald Forster, as honorary UGAA president; John Babcock, OAC '54, director, Alumni Affairs and Development, and Jim Elmslie, assistant director for devel opment, Alumni Affairs and Develop

Barry Slahlbaum. '74. ment, as secretary to the council, make up the AM F advisory council's member ship. "The council deals with a large sum of money-nearly $300,000 this year," notes Mr. Stahlbaum. "The fund has been administered very efficiently in the past, but anticipated growth, both in income and disbursements, makes a well-managed response even more neces sary in the future." His tough-mindedness in financial matters softens, however, when he talks about the role of alumni in supporting the University. "I see a growing number of alumni turning out for our special cvents. I had a ball at College Royal, talking to over 150 alumni who had returned to Guelph from as far away as

Montreal and Sudbury." He regrets that it sometimes seems that the University communicates with alumni only when it asks for money. "We also need t heir loyalty, encourage ment and participation." Funds provided by alumni to the AM F provide a vital service, he ex plains. All universities are cutting back in their budgets, and , in the process, it is the "refinements" whi ch go first. It is these peripheral, but important, activi ties that receive the support of the AM F. Barry sees fund-raising not as the bottom line of Alumni Affairs, but as part of a full circle which makes it possible for things to happen, which enhance the prestige and reputation of the University of Guelp h . " T hese, in turn, bring pride to us all and also help to create a sense of worthwhileness in being active alumni. This is what stim ula tes fund raising. "The results include scholarships, visiting professor programs, library ac quisitions, our prestigious University of Guelph Choir trips to Europe, the devel opment of the Arboretum, Alumni Sta dium, and a host of ot her activities which make us all feel good." Barry takes over the chairmanship from Dr. C. Robert Buck, o v e '46. "He was a great chairman . . . I hope I can run a meeting half as well." 0

Roll of Honour

The names of nine top undergraduate students in the College of Physical Sci ence have been added to the College's honour roll. The students have achieved

an average of 85 per cent or higher on five courses in the fifth, sixth, seventh or eighth semester. The following have been named for the fall semester, 1980: B.Sc. Program, Semester 5, Gail Baker, honours (biochemistry), and Timothy Wilkinson, major (biochemis try), minor (nutrition): Semester 7, John Wylie, honours (theoretical physics): Se mester 8, Christopher Retterath, ho nours (computing and information sci-

ence). The following we re selec ted from the winter semester, 1981: B.A. Program, Semes ter 8, Mayda Tratnik, honours (mathema ti cs). B.Sc. Program, S emester 6, C athe rine Macerollo, honours (applied mathe matics) ; Laurie Bemi, honours (chemis try) and John W ylie, honours (theoreti cal physics); Semester 8, John Root, honours (chemical physics). 0

John Root, '81

John Hulland, '81

Medallist

Senator

Few students can match the record of involvement of John H ulland, '81, in University administration. As a fourth year B.sc. chemistry major, John was, this past fall, elected chairman of Sen ate's Graduation and Ceremonials Com mittee. Although he is the first student to chair a Senate committee, the experi ence and expertise John has accumulat ed made him an obvious choice. Beginning with the Student Peti tions Committee, John has been a mem ber of the Board of Undergraduate Studies, the C om mittee on Educational Development, the University Liaison Committee, the Committee on Universi ty Planning, and the search committee for the Dean of the College of Physical Science, The Graduation and Ceremonials Committee, which John chairs, is en gaged in recommending, to Senate, can didates for honorary degrees and di plomas. Following the committee's deci sions, John takes the recommendations to Senate for consideration . Because a chairman does not vote at committee meetings, John says he sometimes finds a conflict between his position and his personal inclinations. He has strong views on many Uni versity issues and feels that any student with similar concerns would find in volvement in the Senate a worthwhile commitment. For students genuinely interested in Senate, John cautions that it "takes a full year as a student member to acquire the knowledge and confidence to work effectively." John also finds integration of his academic pursuits with committee work lends perspective to his undergrad uate University experience, helping to devel.op insight into people and organi zations. Such experience will be pertinent to the M . B.A. John is contemplating pur suing next year- the next item on the chairman's agenda. 0

Professor Bill Brown .

Inventor

Retired chemistry professor W.H. "Bill" Brown spent the best part of his aca demic years within the sound of running water-pouring into laboratory sinks through standard metal filter pumps at a rate of 594 gallons every six hours. Multiplied by 12 pumps in the average student laboratory and 12 weeks every semester, the result is a veritable "Nia gara" of noi sy and expensive water. Retirement two years ago provided Dr. Brown with the opportunity to in dulge his interest in gadgetry, and he went to work to design a more powerful, splash-proof and more economical filter pump. Pre-production models, combining lengths of automotive hose , friction tape and his own adventures into glassblow ing, worked well enough to justify pro fessionally made prototypes which them selves underwent a series of changes to arrive at ever more compact, quieter and more economical units. Today, Dr. Brown's glass filter pump is in full production, and it is attracting the attention of institutional and commercial laboratories all over Canada because it scores for ease of installation, ability to swivel through 360°, and superior pumping action. The economics are remarkable. The "Niagara" of water, referred to above, represents an estimated cost of over $2,000 per semester. The smallest of the Wekksco Filter Pumps reduces this by I l jl2 with no loss in efficiency and virtual silence of operation . 0

The W.e. Winega rd Medal, t he Uni ver sity's most distinguis hed stude nt aw ard , has been won this year by John Root, '81, of G uelph, who received a B.Sc . in honours physics at spring C onvoca t ion. The medal was presented at the annual S enate/ Board of G overnors dinner in June. Not only must wi nners of the Wine gard Medal achieve high levels of aca demic attainment, but they must also demonstrate outstanding leadersh ip in a range of extra-curricular activi ties . John attain ed a cumulative aver age of 88.8 per cent, chalking u p 45 "A"s (over 80 per cent), and three "B"s during his eight un de rg radu ate semes ters. He accomplished this ou tstand ing record while maintaini ng a dizzying schedule of extra-curricu lar activities, on campus, in church , a nd in the com munity. He was president of the Ph ysics and Astronomy Club in 1979-1980, and chairman of its C ollege Royal subcom mittee in 1980-1981. U nder hi s leader ship, the Club held an acti ve sched ule of meetings, and also orga ni zed an inter university convention. Its C ollege Roya l display, in 1979- 1980, won first prize within the College and second pr ize camp·us-wide. In 1980-1981, the Col lege Royal exhibit claimed the ove r- all award . In his third year, John was a lso president of the C ampus C hristi a n Fel lowship, and secretary of the Physical Science Student Cou nci l. John's off-cam pus a ctivities includ ed singing in the choir of First Bapt ist C hurc h, teach in g S unday school, play ing clarinet in an ensem ble, doing musi cal arran ging, and organizi ng an inter church you th group. T hi s group, known as the Gu elph Associa tion Ba ptist Youth, included represe ntati ves of churches from Stratford to Bra mpton. It was first organi zed during t he year 1979-1980, and, during 1980-1 98 1, John served as its preside nt. 0

ricultural College Alumni Association

ALUMNI NEWS Editor: William C. (Bill) Toiton, '36.

A Way

With

Whey

Using a small portion of Ontario lottery research money allocated to the Univer sity of Guelph, Professor Don Irvine, '42, Department of Food Science, has been working on a system to make "silk purses" out of "sow's ears." More accu rately, the project is to find an economic use for one of the headaches of the cheese industry- whey, the watery fluid left over from curd setting. One and a half billion metric tons of the stuff has to be disposed of yearly in this country and, while the fats and the proteins have almost entirely been removed in the cheese curds, there are enough nutrients left to make disposal a real problem . Anyone who has been around a poorly maintained cheese fac tory on a hot J u Iy a fternoon is well

Distance

Education

With the current discussions about ex tending the University of Guelph's pro grams of extension education, or "dis tance education," it is important to recall that O.A .C. staff have been run-

aware of some of the results of faulty waste removal. Yet , states Dr. Irvine, there is use able food value there if only one could use it. Some whey has been dried to whey powder in larger factories, but the pro cess is not economical in smaller plants . Using reverse osmosis through a series of semi-permeable membranes, Don has developed a system that will concentrate

whey at a cost of less than one cent a gallon . Another facet of the program in volves finding an effect,ive market for this concentrate which is up to 65 per cent lactose or milk sugar. This lacks the sweet taste of sugars used commercially in confectionery but, by fermentation, the lactose can be changed into other sugars. The complete process, from a "sow's ear" of a waste nuisance to a "silk purse" of a sweet food , is close to commercial reality . The pilot project has already proved workable. But making use of cheese industry by-products is far from being the major concern for Don Irvine. He is involved in the cheese-making business on a world wide scale as a member of an interna tional panel of judges that sets standards of excellence for the product. As one who has been gra ding cheese at Canadian national shows, the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair and the Canadian National Exhibition, for many years, and one of the group that gathers every two years in Wisconsin to rate some 250 cheeses from around the world, Don seems to have no problems distinguishing the finer flavour points in, say, 100 different cheeses in a day . But then, he doesn't swallow those samples: his fingers, nose, tongue and eyes help to tell the quality as each cheese is gently squeezed, smelled, tasted and checked for colour and appearance. 0

ning such courses for many years and have an immense amount of expertise in this field. Currently, students taking the correspondence courses, with material provided in books, on slides and cas settes, can be found almost all round -t he world . These courses have filled a real need for those who desire to have more education, but who ca nnot get to the

University. One of those, who praises the opportunity provided , is the newly a ppointed head of Toronto's prestigious Allan Gardens. One of the oldest and best of municipal show-places, the Gar den's new head gardener is Len Stanley. Now 47, he has been with the parks system since 1962 and has improved his tra,i ning w,ith O.A.c. correspondence courses . 0

Professor Don Irvine:42.

Livi 9 H istory Paul Tamblyn, '66, has added a new angle to his teaching plan at Acton High School where he has been giving a selected group of students some real challenges in living and learning (see D.A.C. Alumni News, March 1975). This program is now into its ninth year and seems to have overcome the early opposition to the idea that, for some teenagers at least, a challenging living experience can be more effective than a classroom approach to education. Every year, arrangements are made to take groups of students on six-day trips through Ontario wilderness areas, or shorter trips to areas closer to home,

where the young people can be brought face-to-face with a real challenge such as climbing a mountain. Through the years, the school has acquired its own equipment and expertise in this field. As Paul said in 1975, "There is a big difference between what these young people are capable of doing, and what they are called upon to do." Putting them in a carefully superv ised and pre-planned situation where they must face realities of weather, hard physical effort and personality differ ences can result in some amazing reac tions. "We found that we could provide

"Samuel de Champlain" XX meeting with "Etienne Brule." The "voyageurs" paddling up the French River.

some a nswers for stud en ts who have two of the pro ble ms faced by today's you ng people: a poor self image and no clea r ideas of their own personal value sys tem." The new angle that Paul ha s added to his original concept involves C anadi an history. This season, 16 st udents took a ISO-mile canoe trip followin g th e routes of early explorers whil e playing the parts of such historical figur es as Etienne Brule, Pierre Radisson , Jean Brebeuf, Pe ter Pond and Joh n G ra ves Simcoe. Period costumes that were worn on the trip were designed and provided by the students. Paul, himself, played the role of C hamplain. The trip started on t he French River and retraced the voyageur route from Lake Huron to Lake Nip pissing, and down the M attawa R iver to th e Otta wa River. The party travelled in two 26-foot "fur trade" canoes and wa s accompanied by a film crew from Sheri dan College who made a colour film. The young people thus not only learned what it is to face the physical task of travelling through the area bu t also learned history at first hand. T he grade 12 students ranged in age from 17 to 19 and are taking part in his total immersion program. They had to do their homework and find out about their roles through text books, and they had to come up with $70 apiece to cover costs including those for the script they followed for the film crew. 0

John"Bolo'Dawson 1899-1980

G rads of O.A.C. ha ve had some strange experiences but few had any similar to those of Jack " Bolo" Dawson, a grad of Yea r 1923. Before registering at G uelph with t ha t large class of overseas veterans, following the First World War, he had bee n a member of the Canadian for ces sent to R uss ia's S iberian ports to guard huge stocks of military su pplies piled up th ere during the turbulent months fol lowing the revolution of 1917 . T hose were very unsettled times a nd while th e C anadians were prepared for a nything, they never did ge t into open conflict wit h the Red arm ies.

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B y Dr. F red B. Hutt , ' 23 Jack Dawson died at O ttawa on Novem ber 27th, 1980 in his 82nd yea r. Du ring t he First W orld War, straight out of hig h school, he enlisted in the 67th Battery, Canadian Field Artillery, and served over three years in the Canadian Army. After th e Ar mist ice in 19 18, he spent some months with th e Siberian Expeditionary fo rce in Russia, but re turned in t ime to enter the O .A.C. in September, 1919. At G uelph, Jack was one of the most popular members of the big class of '23. Part of that popularity was based on his prowess on the rugby field an d in t he hockey rink, but most of it was deri ved from his unfailing good humour, that twin kle in his eye, and his will ing ness to do his bit in any worthy cause that would help a classmate, th e whole class, or the College. It is not surprising that the '23 Yea rbook shows him on one page in rugby clothes, and , on a not her, resplendent with white tie and tai ls, a s a member of the committee that staged the Conversazione. Soldiers of that Siberian Expedi tionary Force learned to know the Rus sians - not as Bolshevi ki - but, more si mpl y, as " the Bolos" . Jack's tales of his experiences with those "Bolos" soon ea rned him t he nickname of "Bolo" Dawson, or " The Bolo." Among his classmates, that frien dly title stuck with hi m all his life.

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On graduation , Jack we nt to work in the seed branch, Centra l Experimen tal Farm, Dom inion Depa rtmen t of Ag ri cu lture. W hen he retired, nearly 40 years later, he was dist rict supervisor of th e seed branch. In 1962 he was appoi nted as Judge of the Court of Canadian Citi zenship, O ttawa, a position from which he retired in 1968 . H is acti vities in that capacity, and in helping new Ca nadi ans to get esta blis hed, ea rned him in 1967 the designation by the O ptimists Cl ub as "Man of the Yea r" . Apart from his professional act ivi ties as a n agronomist, Jack took an active interest in c ivic affa irs a nd, like

his gra ndfather before hi m, he served as Reeve of Nepea n Tow nship. In his six years in that office he established a re pu tation as one of the best reeves that Nepean ever had. He was preside nt of th e Westbo ro Kiwa nis, a grandmaster of the Orange Lodge, and , fo r almost 50 yea rs, cha irma n of the Bells Corners Cemetery Boa rd . Jack is survived by his widow, Mar garet (Bla ir), a son, John, in Ottawa, an ot her son, Blair, in Aurora, a nd a daug hter, Lois, in Kings ton; al 0 by two brothers, two sisters, a nd I I grandchil d ren . Interme nt was a t Christ Church cemetery, Bells C orners, nea r O ttawa. 0

Two More for Hall of Fame Among the eight persons who made up the second group of notable people en tered, last June, into the Ontario Agri cultural Hall of Fame, at the Ontario Agricultural Museum in Milton, was that well-known O.A.c. personality , the late Rev. William A . Young, of the Class of '26. His nomination was spon sored by the Junior Farmers' Associa tion of Ontario and William J. Turnbull ,

'53. A second O.A.C. grad was also in the group. He was the late Fred W. Bray, a member of the Class of '27 who left, before obtaining his degree, to start what was to become a booming pou.ltry business. He remained close to the Col lege however, particularly to the old Poultry Department. There are now 19 portraits in the Hall, below each of which is a brief

cita tion giving the major reasons for t heir election to t he galle r y of figures his toric in O ntario agricultu re. The citations were again rea d this year by George Atkins, ' 39, before a large ga thering. The citation for "Padre" Young reads:

A minister of the Presbyterian Church and graduate of the Ontario Agricultur al Col/ege, "Padre" Young had a pro found influence on thousands of Ontario rural young people. He was counsel/or, guide and inspiration to students, to Junior Farm ers and to Women's Insti tutes. After service in the Second World War, he was made first chaplain of the Ontario Agricultural Col/ege, conduct ing nondenominational services in War Memorial Hal/ for 20 y ears. A firm belie ver in the lasting vallles of rural life, he was a renowned after-dinner speak/'/', singer and author of regular columns in the farm press. He founded th e Ontario School for Rural Clergy . "Padre" Young was also a recog nized judge of "oultry, flowers and livestock, and was a fine photographer and painter of rural scenes. He founded the Fergus Highland Games. A deeply religious but very rea listic altitude towards life, coupled with a

The OAC and a

Long Love Affair

How we Canadians love our ice cream . It must rank as our favourite dessert food ; on the average, we eat about twelve and a half litres of the stuff every year. There has long been a love affair between the O.A.C.'s Dairy Department (now part of the Department of Food Science) and the ice eream industry. It is no exaggeration to state that by far the greater number of trained iee cream makers in this country, and many more around the world, received their training at the University of Guelph. A short course for ice cream mak ers has been a regular part of the College program since 1914, with a lapse of only two years in the past 67

when the course was not offered. This past season, it attracted 20 students who came from Barbados, M alaysia , Q uebec, British Columbia and I ew Bru nswick, as well as from O ntario. In itially, th e course was u nder the supervision of Da n M c M illan who ran it until 1923 when Henry Smallfield, '21 , took over. For th e past 26 years, A .M . "Sandy" Pearson. ' 42, has been in charge . This tra ining at the College has produced some famous graduates. Per haps t he one with the widest inOuenee on th e ind ustry was Ma ry Ne ilson, wife of W ill ia m Neilson . founder of th e co m pany of t hat na me . T he young company made their fi rst batch of ice cream

sense of good humour pervaded Rev. W.A. Young's 45 years of service to Ontario farm people. The citation for Fred Bray rea ds, in part:

Fred Bray had a boyhood hobby of poultry-raising th at became his life's work when he left the Ontario Agricul tural Col/ege, in 1926, to relllrn hom!' to St. Catharines to develop Canada's largest poultry hatchery business. By the '30.1', Bray Hatcheries, with head office in Hamilton, were located from Manitoba to Nova Scotia. By the '50s, his marketings peaked at six m il/ion chicks per year with 500 breeder flocks. Fred Bray served the industry in many capacities. He was secretary oj the Ontario H atcheries Association from 1930-1940 and chairman in 1948, and a member of the Po ultry Products Institute for many years. He was espe cial/y concerned about poultry disease control and helped sponsor "Canada approved chicks." Upon his retirement, in the early '60s, he served as Far Eastern ad visor for the Sh aver POllltry Breeding Farms at Galt. An entrepreneur of great cour age , skill and integrity , Fred Bray was recognized by awards of merit from both the Ontario Poultry Council and the Canadian Hatchery Federation. 0

nearly 80 years ago, in 1903, but it was not until some years la ter that Ma ry N eilson came to G ue lph to 'l earn more about making the product that is still sold under t he Neilson label today. But training in the ice cream busi ness was also a part of regular courses in the old Dairy Option, and t hese grads were also productive members of th e industry. Among the hundreds who served society by providing high-quality supplies of our favourite dessert, in all parts of the wo rl d, was the late T ed (Tur key) Williams, '34, a young Welsh man who, after taking his degree at Guelph, went out to Malaya to operate an ice cream business in S ingapore. The Japanese invasion of \941 and the fol lowing years of occupation curtailed that enterprise but Ted never forgot what he owed to his Alma Mater. At his death, he bequeat hed the substantial fund that finances the Mary Edmunds Williams Fellowships. 0

1980-81

Teaching Award T he 198 0-81 O.A.C. T eaching Award, g iven by the O .A .C. Alu mni Association to th e O.A.C. faculty member dee med th e best teac her, wa s prese nted to Dr . H o ward S watland of the De par tm ent of A nimal and Poultry Science at a faculty part y last spring. Each yca r, stude nt s a rc asked for nominati o ns and a special O .A.C. A lum ni A soci a tion committ ee has the diffi cu lt ta sk of na rrowing down many no m inees to one award winner. Much of th e rea soning for th e fi na l selection is

Profess or Howard Swatland, right , re ceives tea('hing award from Dr. Clare Renllie, '47, who, at the tim e of the l)resel1tatiol1, was presidellt of Ihe O.A.C. Alul'l'Il1i Associalion.

based on what the students, both as individuals and as class groups, have to say about their favourite teachers. Dr. Swa tland teaches courses on the structure of farm animals, to both degree and the diploma students, focus sing on the value of the carcass as a

At the OAC Annual General Me eting

Recognize Anyone?

marketable item. He is much concerned with mea t quality . The O.A.C. award consists of an alumni chair and a plaque. The winner also receives the Waghorne Fellowship of $500. So well have students and faculty accepted this annual award for good teaching, that the O.A.C.'s Dean's Council ha s suggested that something similar be done for O.A.C. research workers and extension persons. Both of these areas are well-known, not only nationally but internationally, yet there has never been a form of campus recog nition for them. The O.A.C. Alumni Association has been approached to determine if the y would fund such an award, or a wards, in the same manner as they fund the present teaching award . This was under active consideration at the time of writing and will be a prime item on the agenda of the new executive for the 1981182 year. 0

For Those

Who Didn't

Not all grads manage to find their particular niche in the scheme of things, and every graduating cla ss knows of some who, for any number of reasons, did not find a satisfying place in society . While news about the world shakers and makers is common enough in these pages, what about those who do not attain such positions? James J. Brill, '68, makes this ob serva tion in a recent letter: "What I have never seen (in the o.A .C. Alumni News), is anything about graduates who are unemployed or un deremployed. I don't know that, in a competitive society, we must bow our heads in shame because we didn't make it. I would like to see such graduates come out of their closets of social shame. Accordingly, persons who are hav ing vocational difficulties, kindly write to me at 36, Basildon Cres., Scarbor ough , Ontario, M 1 M 3E2, for 1 envisage and propose a self-assistance group. Per haps if we could establish a common denominator, it would go a step forward to a solution." 0

The College of Arts Alumni Association

DEL HA Editor: Debbie (Nash) Chambers, '77.

Our new

President Julie (Russell) Thur, '78, is a people person. Since gradua tion, the desire to meet a broad spectrum of the public, and her willingness to share her skills and experience, have shaped her life style. In private life, Julie's people-orient ed aspirations prompted her to develop a very busy volunteer schedule. Two years ago, a fellow alumnus encouraged her to attend a College of Arts Alumni Association function at the home of Past President Evelyn Williams. The chance to make new friends and share experiences with other alumni a ppealled to Julie so she decided to become an Association supporter. To day, she is not only the President of the College of Arts Al um ni Association, but as such also one of its newest representa tives on the Board of Directors of the University of Guelph Alumni Associa tion. Although Julie realizes that the semester system has not been conclusive to creating a spirit of togetherness among Arts students, she sees the poten tial of the Arts Alumni Association for engendering a sense of unity . Julie is very pleased that the Asso ciation has been working towards a high-profile reputation for Arts pro grams at Guelph. She feels that the Association's sponsorship of new schol arships for graduate and part-time stu dents has been a very worthwhile effort. However, Julie believes that it is also crucia I to stress tha t a university educa tion goes beyond the realm of academics. In Julie's eyes, an undergraduate education also nurtured her growth as an individual. Julie's volunteer activities have not been restricted to on-campus associa-

New College of Arts executive, I 10 r: Donald Webs ter, '78 , vice-president; Julie (Ru ssell) Thur, '78, president; Judy Carson, '75. immediate past president, and Margo Shoemaker, '79, secretary-treasurer.

tion's. One of her most rewarding volun teer roles has brought her into contact with Guelphites not associated with the University. Julie is grateful that her work as a Big Sister has rewarded her with a deeper understanding of children. Prof essiona lIy, J u Iie's preference for close, varied contact with the public has initiated several important career decisions. Her determination to eventu ally establish a career in a publ ic rela tions capacity bcgan mid-way through her studies toward a degree in French. After two semesters at Guelph, Julie left Guelph to work in Mississauga as a pharmacist's assistant. She planned to use the break from school to mull over her career expectations . When she returned to Guelph in the spring of 1976 her career goal was set. After her return to campus, two avenues of part-time employment reaf firmed her desire to work with people. Julie's employment as a noon-hour re ceptionist in the Department of Student Affairs, and her work as a campus tour guide also provided an opportunity for her to refine her extra-personal skills . After graduation, Julie gradually moved closer and closer to her dream of

holding a public relations post. Initially she accepted a position in the Bibliographic Search Dcpartment of the niversity Library. Eventually the promise of greater contact with other members of the University community lured her away to the Library's informa tion desk. Starting in ovember 1979, Julie patiently solved patrons' dilemmas and cheerfully answered a multitude of questions. "'. Ithough she enjoyed both Library jobs, she found herself ready to meet a fr esh challenge. In December 1980, Julie assumed her prescnt portfolio as tour co-ordinator for the University'S Department of In formation. As tour co-ordinator, Julie is re sponsible for the organizational and staffing requirements associated with the tour office. Since she must tailor tours to the specific needs of students, faculty, staff and non-university organi zations, Julie has found the job to be both intere5ting and challenging. Anyone familiar with Julie's effi cient professionalism, and her soft-spok en congeniality, will realize that the Library's loss was most definitely the Department of Information's gain. 0

Grad News

Thanks to a most welcome letter re ceived by the Alumni Office, DE LPHA is abic to offer the following update on the career of Robert Wycher. '73. After completing a B.Ed. at Queen 's and teac hing for four years, Ro bert 's life took a new direction. In 1979, he entered SI. Peter's Seminary in London , Ontario, where he began train ing for the Roman Ca tholic Priesthood . Starting th is fall, Robert will be enrolled in a Master of Divinity program. On beha lf of the College of Arts Alumni Association and DELPH A staff we would like to offer Robert best wishes and thank him for forwarding this infor mation. Another letter to the Alumni Office disclosed that Michael Henry, '76, is

In Memoriam

now enjoying a primitive lifestyle on Fogo Island, Ne wfoundland. "Skipper" teaches art at Fogo Island Centra l High School. He also works as a part-time fisherman. Other grad news:

1970 Cathy (Rowland) Irwin is currently teaching art an d theatre arts a t East wood Secondary School in Peterbor ough.

1973 Jane t Flewelling is a teac her employed by the Etobicoke Board of Educa tion.

1976 Michael Clarke is a marketing executive for the London-America n Export Fi n(lnce Cor poration.

1977 Barbara (Pratt) Conner is teaching for the Regina Board of Education . Bla ine Dunnell is enrolled a t Knox Col lege, University of Toronto.

Marjorie Watki ns, '75, died recently at age 67. She is survived by three daugh ters: Barbara J ohnson, Mac '68 ; Linda Gilroy a nd Wendy Sarrell, all of the O tt awa area, and by a sist er, Gladys Harrison, of Toronto. 0

Isolde Pleasants-Faulkner is the assist ant manager of T heatre Five in Kings ton , O ntario.

1978 Sylvia Harnden is a graduate student in the Faculty of Design , University of C(llga ry. Paul McLeod is a rticling at the Ha mil ton law firm of Roy, Goddard and Buchanan.

1980 Grahame Booker lives in Ca mbridge a nd is Head of the Department of Modern La nguages, Galt Collegiate Institute. Linda Leitch resid es in To ronto where she is developing a ea rcer as a free-lance editor . Gera ld Sto rt z is an assistant professor in the Department of History, W ilfrid Laurier University . Nik Williams ha s returned to the Uni versity of G uelph to study towards (l Master's degree in History . 0

Scene at

Alumni Weekend

Do you know an Arts graduate with an interesting career or hob by 'l If you do, please contact editor Debbie C h(lmbers c/o the Publications Office, Depar tment of Alumni Affairs (lnd Develop ment, University Centre, Univer sity of Guelph, Ont a rio '; \ IG 2W I. The positive respon se we have received to recent alumni profile articles featuring sculptor Bryan Till1s , '75, and poet Jane ( Keele) Urquhart, '71, has prompted us to establish profiles as regul(lr features . Any s.ugges tions for future profiles would be grc(ltlyappreciated. BO(lrd of Directors, College of Arts Alumni Associa tion.

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The Ontario Veterinary College Alumni Association

ALUMNI BULLETIN

Editor:

Dr. Cliff Barker. '41.

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Dean In April, President Forster, OAC's Dean CIay Switzer, OAC '5 1, and 1, visited Beijing Agricultural University in Beij ing (formerly Peking), China. Beijing Agricultural University (BAU) has agricultural faculty ex change programs with Hohenheim Uni versity, Germany, the University of Minnesota, and now, the University of Guelph. The main areas of interest for ex change programs between the veterinary departments of the BAU and the O.V.c.

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Comments from the Immediate Past president, Dr. C. Robert Buck, '46, Ontario Veterinary College Alumni As sociation. I should like to say "thank you" for the privilege of being president of the Ontario Veterinary College Alumni As sociation for the past two years. Actu ally, it's been a rather enjoyable experi ence due, in great part, to the responsi ble attitude and pleasant personalities of those with whom my duties have been shared. The members of our board of directors, as well as members of the

are Clinical Pathology, Immunology, Reproduction and Virology. There will be nine person-months of exchange for faculty members of BAU and the Univ ersity of Guelph . It is anticipated that annually, beginning in 1982, perhaps six U. of G. faculty members will spend six-week periods at BAU while three BAU faculty will spend three months each at the U. of G. The arrangements are subject to the availability of facilities and funding from external agencies. During the ten years of the Cultur a l Revolution in China, teachers in agri culture and veterina ry medicine were cut off from the rest of the world and they fell behind because there were major advances during that time. The agreement is designed to update the knowledge of the facultie s at BAU. University of Guelph faculty mem bers who accept the Chinese assign ments will find their visits are mutually rewarding. The Chinese are friendly, intelligent a nd eager to learn a nd up grade their knowledge. Acupuncture techniques are advanced (laser beams and microwaves are being used) and ancient Chinese medicine, including the

application of herbal medicine, is of interest. The hi story of this civilization , which goes back 10,000 years, is re vealed through its marvelou s archeologi cal excavations. T he Great Wall of C hi na, 8,000 kilometres long, and built 2,500 years ago, is an indescribable sight. A tour of duty in China will be mutually rewarding. We were impressed by the fact that the Chinese are adequately fed and clothed. T he enormity of the construc t ion ta ki ng pl ace in Beij i ng is stagger ing. The C hinese have population in crease under control, and may soon have negative population growth. Thcy are working to make their veterinary medi cine, and agricultural programs, second to none. At present, in C hina, there are 36 veterinary departments giving veterinary degrees. There are approximately 20,000 veterinarians out of a popul a tion of 950 million (about one quarter of the world's population). There appears to be a good future for vetennarians. Anyone wish to . borrow my acu puncture needles ') Douglas C. Maplesden, '50 , Dea n.

Department of Alumni Affairs and De velopment have contributed and co operated admirably in fulfilling their obligations. The contributions of Dean Douglas Maplesden, '50, to alumni activity have been appreciated by the directors and members. His office has been quite innuential in keeping the bond between our Association and the College ad ministration secure, as well as assisting to maintain contact with alumni allover North America. I'm sure we a ll find that participation very gratifying . It has been satisfying, personally, to feel that we have contributed construc tively to the clinical facilities of the O.V.c.; to the opportunities for persona l development of undergraduate students

at the O.V .c. , and to the recognition of achievement of both graduate a nd un dergraduate students. I look forward with interest to the organi zation and development of our own identifiable mu se um within the next few months, in order that we may protect, and make ava ilable to future generations, artifacts related to our heritage. May I express the wish that this Association will continue to maintain, and improve, the relationship between the O .V.c. and our gradu ates -- as well as undergraduates who will be those upon whom we shall rely in the future. Best wishes for success to your new officers , as well as my persona l salute to all the members of the Ontario Veteri nary College Alumni Associa tion. 0

Awards

Honoured at Convocation

A cilalion by Dean Douglas Maplesden . '50. 10 spring convocation and the nam ing of John Pet er Walt er Gilm an. as Profes sor £merillls. Ju ne 4.

Ma dam C hancellor: I have the ho no ur to presen t J ohn Peter Wa lter G il man, who was born in U pper Bu rma , and attended schools in E ngland before com ing to C a nada in 19 32. U pon completing the Agr icu lt ure D ip lo ma C ourse at Ke mptville, he cn roll ed in the O nt a rio Veterinar y College in 19 34, be ing awarded the Bachelor of

Professor Gilman . leji. Chancellor McGibbon and Dean Douglas M aplesden. '50.

Vete rinary S cience degree in 1939. A I'ter three years in private vete rin ary practice, and three years of se rvice in the Ro yal Ga nadi a n Air Force , includ ing 14 months as prisone r-of-w a r, Dr . Gi lman was a ppointed to the facu lty of th e O ntario Veteri nary C ollege in 1945. Returni ng to the ca mpus afte r s t ud ies at M ichigan S ta te U niversity, he beca me res ponsible for in st ructi on in Embryology, Ge netics, a nd Histology and. in 1953 , he was placcd in charge o f the D ivision o f Biolog y. Two years after the formation of the niv ersi ty of G uelph, Professor G il ma n beca me act ing head of th e Dc pa rtment of Anato m y, which formed part of the new De pa rtment of Biomedica l Sciences in 1969 . Dur in g the fiv e years prior to hi s retirement in 1975 he was a ssociated with the C a nadian C ounc il on A nimal C are, for a time as Executive Director, then as D irec tor of Assess ments, part time. H is retire ment e na bled him to give full time to the later post, whieh he relinqui s hed a fter three yea rs to estab-

lis h th e con 'ulta ncy practice of w hic h he is st ill presiden t. D ur ing his 30 ycars a s a fa cult y me mbe r , Professo r Gi lma n introduced many gene rat ions of veteri na ry students to biology, ge neti cs. a nd histology . The mic roanatom y labo ra tor ies which he de ve loped, prov id ed not o nl y for teac hi ng but also for t he research w hic h he a nd hi s g ra d ua te st uden ts a nd co ll eagu es pursued vigoro usl y with fina nc ia l s up port from s uch bod ies as the Cana di an N a t iona l C a ncer Inst it ut e, The research fin di ngs were widely publis hed and pre sen ted at confere n es a ro und the wo rl d. Since his reti rement , D r. Gi lm an has co ntin ued to repo rt and to pub lis h on his resea rch . As chairman, a score o f years ago, of the O .V.c. Fa c ulty Association a nd late r, of th e Fede ra ted Colleges Fac ulty Association. John G ilma n was ine vit a bl y invo lv ed in the ch a nging scc ne locally a the Un ive rsity o f Gue lph was fo rmed . In the late '60s he chaired o ne of the panels of the S c ience C ouncil of Canada in its "St udy o f Bas ic Bio logy in C a nad a ." Il is co ncerns for anim a l care have led him to c ha ir the advisory comm itt e' on t he ani ma l care prog ra m at S her ida n C ollege, and to mem bership on O ntario Veterinary Association pan els a nd com mittees . Ma dam Chance llor, the Senate of the U ni ve rsit y of G uelph recognizes the work o f this colleag ue who has we ll served his country, his s tu de nts. hi s fe ll o ws, an d his profess ion ; in t he nam e of t he S e na te I now reque st you to name John Pe ter W a lter Gilman Professor

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Our Strength As of Au g ust I, 1981 th e O . V.c. Al umni Assoc iation membe rs hip wa s as follows : Pa id-up Life M em bers hip H onorary Life Mem ber Life M embersh ip Instalment Plan M embers hip A nnual Me mbersh ip T otal Me m bers hip T ota l K nown Al umni Me mbe rship Pe rce ntage

956 2 302 46 1,306 2,740 47.66

At an awards party on the evening of June 4. following convocation, the O. Vc. A illmni Association's three pro fici ency awards. a m onetary award pill S a gold meda llion. were presented to Scott A . McEwen . abo ve. of G/lelph, and Rebecca 1. Baker. of Brantford. S Cali and Rebecca tied with the highest a\'eragt! marks in the fi lial examina tions. Debra A. Wright . of TOllen ham . receivt'd her monerary award and a bronze m edallion for having th e second hl)hest average marks. Scott M cEwen's parents are Mary and Dr. Ken lvfcEwen, '5/ .

In Memoriam Carrington, Molly M., '78, di ed in P rin cess M arga ret Ilos pit a l on Apr il 3, 1981. She was a n intern at the O .V .c. a nd had been a ward cd a residency for 1981-8 2. Clark, G.M., '23, died on Apri l 2, 1981, in N o rth Ka mloops , B.C. Higgins, James T., '50, died sudde nly on Ma rch 12, 198 1, whi le on vaca tion in Florida. He is su rvived by his wife, Joa n, who res id es at 36, Gree nsview Drive, R. # 3, Charlo tte tow n, P.E. 1. C I A 6C 3. Kable, Charles H., '33, d ied on ovc m ber II, 1980 , in Westmi nste r, Md., U .S .A .

Rankin, G., '33, d ie d on Ma rch 28,

1981 , in Regin a , Saskatchewan.

Reid, DouJ:las C, '41, died on A pril

7 , 198 1, in Bel leai r Bluffs, Flo ri da,

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Karen (Snyder) McDougall, FACS '73, immediate past president , Mac-FACS Alumni Association; Dr. Claire Weir, Mac '30, U.G.A A . A lumnus of Honour '81, and Dr. Margaret McCrea dy, honorary president emeritus M ac-FACS A lumni Association.

Alumnus of Honour '81

amed at A lumni Weeke nd in J une, t his year's U ni versi ty of G uel ph A lumni Association A lum nus o f Ho nour is Dr. Cl aire Ed ith Wei r, M ac ' 40. Born in Wi ngham on Dece mber 16, 1921, Edith Weir ea rn ed her Associate Di plom a at the Ma cdonald Institute and her B.H'sc. in Food and N utrition at the U niversity of T oronto in 1941. At t he then Massachusett es S tat e C ollege, Edith s tudied for her M .S ., a nd spent some time as a graduate stude nt in the medical school at the U ni vers ity of Rochester, ew York, before she re turned to the renamed U niversity of M assachusettes to co mplete

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He in z Comp ny in Pi tt sburg, Pa ., t he nited States Depa rtm en t of Ag ricult ure (U.S.D.A .) , Bu rea u of An ima l Indus try in Maryland, the American Meat Institute Foun da ti on in C hic ago and with t he Tu lane Sc hool of Med icine in New Orleans. T hese ac ti vities were par a lleled by te ac hi ng pos itions a t Berkshire C ollege, Massach use tt es, from 1948 to 1949, No rt hwestern U niver ity in Ill inois from 19 55 to 1960 , at t he U niversity of Mar yla nd from 1968 to 1969 and a t the La urence U niversi ty at S a raso ta, Florida from 1970 to 1971. D ur ing t hese appointme nts, Edith co nti nued her ass ociation wi th t he U .S .D.A ., whi ch see med to crea te ne w programs for every job she held to bes t use he r excell e nt q ua lifications and ric h experience. Fr m 1960, Dr. Wei r served as Assistan t Director of th e Agric ult ural Resea rc h C e ntre from 1972 to 1977, and t hen after some interna l re-organ ization, emerged as a Scie nce Adv isor fo r N ut rit ion Program s fo r the U .S .D.A . Science a nd Ed ucational Administrat io n a t Beltsv ille , M aryland . W ith he r busy and productive life so desc ri bed it see ms a co nside ra ble unders ta te me nt to sa y t hat Edi th has accompl ished a great dea l. It is also not surp risi ng t hat she wa s awarded th e Su per ior Se rvice Aw ard from th e U.S.D .A. in 1965 . T o be so enth usiasticall y involved in nutrition resea rch a nd prog ra m planning as well as th e education of potential leaders in t his field , must have been exciting indeed . T o be able to match one's optimism with q ualifications a nd opportuni ties to do som ething a bout those dreams, has bee n, in Dr. Wei r's own word s, "the perfect pleas ure. " 0