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YEARBOOK NAMED!’ - - COMPENDIUM
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On November 7, Rev. C. L. Siegfried, president of St. Jerome’s College, turned the sod,’ for the new $1,115,000 St. ‘Jerome’s College and the College of Notre Dame. The three buildings will include a St. Jerome’s College classroom, a men’s residence and a School Sisters of Notre Dame women’s residence. Cost of the two St. Jerome’s structures will be $630,600 and of the Notre Dame building, $485,000. The contract has been let to Ball Brothers Ltd. of Kitchener. Construction will begin immediately. Completion date’ has been set for August 1, in time for the 1962 fall term. St. Jerome’s is one of four church colleges connected with the University of Waterloo, federating in June, 1960. The new college will serve as a liberal arts institution. The present St. Jerome’s College buildings in Kingsdale will be used strictly as a seminary. The *classroom building will have five classrooms, a temporary library, faculty offices and a students’ lounge.The men’s residence will have accommodation for 98 students and 12 priests on the staff and faculty, dining facilities, a students’ lounge, a students’ chapel and a priests’ chapel. The Notre Dame women’s residence will have accommodation for 55 students and 10 sisters on the staff and faculty, a permanent chapel seating 90, a dining hall, lounges, administrative offi-
. I Kid You Not P. E. Morrison, and Dr. D. M. Davies (McMaster University) presented a paper on “Dietary Requirements for Second and Third Gonotrophic Cycles in the House Fly, Musca domestica,” at the joint meeting of the Canadian and Quebec Entomological Societies, Quebec City, October 15-18.
ces and two classrooms. The buildings will be constructed of stone and brick, similar to the present structures on campus. The college will be located on the northwest part of the 235-acre campus on an area of land set aside for the church colleges. It is separated from the ,main campus by a small lake formed on Laurel Creek. The three buildings will be closely connected by a cloistered walk and each will have its own central quadrangle. A contract for landscaping will be let at a later date. Architects are Horton and Ball of Kitchener. Renison College (Anglican) expects soon to announce building plans for a residence on the campus. United Church and Mennonite .residences will be built sometime in the future.
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It occurred to me, only two weeks after opening day at this institution, that something was grossly amiss. Upon r flection, I immediately Y concluded that the disparity among school jackets was the source of my consternation. Perhaps the student body is cosmopolitan in nature, but why does this variety extend to Waterloo’s jackets? My opinion is that it is the result of an adolescent craving for distinction. In particular, I am opposed to the tradition whereby those students participating in some form of inter-collegiate sport are deemed worthy of wearing their own peculiar type of jacket - in this case a black leather creation with yellow leather sleeves. I Perhaps in high school where some people feel it necessary to reward their ‘fathletes” with an ostentatious garment, this habit is supported the belief that by means MATH. & PHYSICS by of such recognition, the boys will be inspired to greater CLUB MEETING achievements. It has been my experience to observe On Thursday, November 23, the second meeting of the that, for the most part, such Math and Physics Club will a practice serves only to take place in Room P145 at segregate a certain group of 7.00 p.m. Dr. Alex Szabo, individuals and to instil1 in that body a selfish attitude Microwave Section, National Research Council, will give a of superiority. Surely at the university lecture entitled, ‘Recent Advances in Microwave and level, however, this juvenile form of praise, or inspiration, Optical Masers.” or what have you, is not Prior to the ‘lecture a advantageous. For, what short talk will be presented purpose other than to adverby Don Curran, Arts II. tise the wearer’s participaLunch will be served. All tion in inter-collegiate sports students and faculty are does the jacket fulfill? I invited to attend. Memberclaim none! ships for the club (for one On the other hand, I feel year) can be obtained for that by the adoption of a $1.00. standard jacket, and this would include all faculties, the University of Waterloo could effect . an identity, through this medium of unThe following tuition fee ity, to be ad,mired by studadjustments have been au- ents everywhere. Certainly thorized: basic tuition fee for our “athletes” should be Arts and Science courses to recognized - by means of be increased from $375 to some type of crest which $425 per annum; basic tui- could be worn on the jacket. tion fee of $500 per annum In the same way our faculties for Engineering courses, all could retain their respective years, to be adjusted effective identities by means of apwith the changeover to the propriate lettering on the four ‘month semester pro- back of the jacket - Arts, gramme to $500 for the first Science, or Engineering. year and $600 for each sucThe present conglomeraceeding year to graduation, tion of blue, red, grey, and (Due to the change in semes- black and yellow jackets ter systems this will mean an lends an atmosphere of overoverall reduction of $200 in whelming alienation at this total Engineering fees over university. the 5-year course.) Ron Hornby, Arts Editor
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Ruth Weir, Editor-in-Chief of the Compendium, presents a cheque to John Braun (Sciimce II), winner of the Yearbook Name contest. , Last Tuesday, November sity Yearbook. 7th, at the weekly meeting Now, for ersons who are of the Yearbook Staff, the not in atten crante at the Uniname -for the yearbook was versity during a specific per- j > chosen. iod of time, the Yearbook A yearbook name contest will be useful as a reference was started three weeks ago book. For those of us who and although the response take part in the school yqar, was slight it was more than the book will be an aid to expected. Of the twelve nam- reminiscence. In short, the es submitted the Compen- Yearbook will summarize and dium was chosen amidst the represent the school year and usual “da’s” and “nyet’s” of those who affected this school the staff. This name WY year. submitted by John Braun a It seems best that the second year science student. name for such a yearbook The following is an account refer to the contents and of the reasons on which he purpose of the book and be, based the name: in addition, simple, euphon“A wonderful extra at a ious, and not common. In young university with inspirsearching for a name to ing plans for the future is the suggest, I felt that I would opportunity it offers for stud- prefer an English title to ents to play an active part in some Latin or Greek term. its growth. One recent oppor- The result of my search w& tunity was extended as a the name “Compendium”, a yearbook contest, in which pleasant sounding English all students at the University word denoting a summary.” were given a chance to sugJohn Braun, gest a name for the UniverScience II
The “Headless” Deptirtment The big question among electrical engineering students still remains unanswered - “Who is replacing Dr. Myers?” Dr. Myers was head of the electrical engineering department until last Spring and .with the \assistance of his colleagues laid the foundation for our present course. No other Canadian university may credit itself with having a better electrical engineering curriculum than Waterloo. It is regrettable however, that a man like Dr. Myers remained only such a short time at the university. . ’ But ,we must look ahead and not back (although learning from our mistakes), hoping that a man will soon be found who will accept the responsibility of keeping: ourelectrical engineering curriculum at its present standard - SECOND TO NONE. G. W. Muehle, 2A-EE
Yearbook,Hews The soft-sell approach of Dierdre Plomer and Ruth Weir coupled with the hardnosed tactics of Al Marshal, Bob Baker, Al \ Goar,’ Bob Sexton, Ron Anderson and Dick van Veldhuisen resulted in a successful campaign to sell ‘yearbooks. Although we had no specific name under which to advertise our book, and the publication date is set for September, 1962, the response of the faculty, staff, and student body was gratifying. Books sold on campus exceeded 450. With yearbook now being sold at St. Jerome’s College and the outquarter engineers having the opportunity of ordering them in January, ‘the finals sales of books should readily exceed our objective of 600. An excellent start for this ambitious project. Murray French, Business Manager, Board of Pubkations
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Published by the undergraduate student body of the University of Waterloo, under the authorization of the acting Board of Publications. Publications Office, Annex 2, The University of Waterloo, Phone SH 5-0571 and SH 3-2681 The opinions expressed herein represent the freedom of expression of a responsible, autonomous society. Editor-in-Chief: George Welsh As&ute Editor: Brendan OConnor Production and Circulation: Jim Stewart, Bob Sexton Feature Editor: Sandra Sanders News Editor: Earlby Wakefield Engineering Editor : Adrian Weerheim Arts Editor: Ron Hornby Sports: John Stirrat, Lewis Taylor Science Editor: Joe Mazur Contributing: Paul Beam, Wallace M. Krawczyk
BANNING THE BOOK There is a book by Henry Miller on sale in the U.S. called “Tropic of Cancer.” This book is not on sale in Canada. The department of National Revenue banned the book from this country on moral grounds. Such an action strikes me as being extremely dictatorial, especially for a supposedly democratic government. I fail to see what the Department of Revenue or any other department has to do with selecting the public’s reading matter.. Who are these narrow minded prudes who sit in judgment of the public’s taste? I can readily understand censorship of children’s reading matter but “Tropic of Cancer” is not a child’s book. Henry Miller, the author, is probably delighted over the reception our government gave his book. It has helped raise him from obscurity into prominence as one of the “great new writers of the day”. Having his book banned is much better than having the screen rights purchased or having it selected as the book of the month; it stimulates sales more so than if the book were a masterpiece of literature. In reality, the book is probably very mediocre with nothing to recommend it except that it probably deals heavily with the “sweet sophisticated sport of sex” in a rather graphic manner. Instead of allowing it to come quietly into Canada and die the quick death of the mediocre, George Nowlan, the Minister concerned, chose to halt the book at the border with a loud flurry of trumpets and an even louder proclamation that it would be banned. What a master stroke of psychology on Nowlan’s part. Let the masses know that the forbidden fruit exists and then tell them that they cannot have any.. Now, everyone %whovisits the U.S. will make a point of-purchasing a copy simply to thumb eagerly through it in hope of finding a passage which might corrupt his morals. ’ Mr.: Nowlan contends-that he is really unfit to pass moral judgments on literature but under Article 1201 Schedule C of the Customs tariff act he is forced to. This act orders the Department of National Revenue to bar any books of a treasonous or a seditious or of an immoral or indecent character. Mr. Nowlan says he does not like this aspect of his job but I see neither him nor any other politician attempting to amend and broaden these. 19th century laws which hamper our mid-twentieth century society. This episode goes deeper than the banning of one single book;. government censorship can, and in many cases has exceeded its limitations. There appears to be so many civic leagues and censorship boards ready to keep from our hands anything which they consider “dirty”, lest our hands be tarnished. ‘Our whole society is becoming engulfed in a puritanical mist. There is an increasing tendency for our laws to curb our freedom of speech, our freedom of association and in this case our freedom to read what we want to. These are the very things which our laws are designed to protect. Many people these days ask with some concern, where the rule of law has gone; I contend that it is around the neck of the public slowly choking off those basic freedoms which we have heretofore taken for granted. George Welsh
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The Western Ontario Counties Weekly Newspaper Association will hold its annual meeting, Saturday, November 18 at the University of Waterloo. Highlights of the meeting will be the ‘61 ’ Exhibit TYPamPhY which recently opened in Montreal, a tour of the university, a panel discussion on typography, workshop forum, election of officers and a reception and dinner. Dr. J. G. Hagey, President of the University of Waterloo, will be the dinner speaker. The reception and dinner will be held at Berkley Square, Kitchener. Registration will be held at the university at noon, followed by a luncheon and tour of the university. During the business session in the afternoon, the wives will be
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addressed by Mrs. Dorothea Walter, acting dean of women and associate professor of French and Spanish, and will view colour slides of Europe presented by Michael Valeriote, a second year student, who has returned to university following a year’s hitchhiking tour of Europe. Members of the Society of Typographic Design of Canada will conduct the panel session after the weekly newspapermen have viewed the Typography ‘61 display. The panel will stress how to use available type faces and equipment for effective and profitable layout and design. Panel members are ‘Harold Kurschenska, University of Toronto Press, Leslie Smart, design consultant and a third member, yet to be named.
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Dear Mr. Editor: “Indignant Freshman” Curtis Dwyer, Douglas Graves, Darrough Christie, and Peter Fletcher. The years of being led around and patted on the head are over. They went out with the apron strings and Grade 13 exams. No one cares about you individually. You are a part of many students in a University Organization. If you don’t know what clubs you want to join and where they are held, it’s not the fault of the upperclassmen. Signs are posted on bulletin boards before all meetings. If you can’t read that’s your fault. If you can’t stay out after dark, that’s too bad, little boy. All upper class students are willing to answer your questions about clubs, etc. if you are willing to ask. Let’s leave the little girl’s statement “show me” alone. Get out and find out for yourself if you want to know something. The idea that you can’t make stagnant water fresh by the addition of a little of the latter’ was answered many centuries ago by a man far greater than I. “You don’t give up the ship in a storm because you cannot control the winds . . . You must strive to guide policy indirectly,‘ so that you can make the best of things, and what vou cannot turn to good, youcan at least make less bad.” Marybeth Boo e, ArsII 1
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Do you think that the extension of the university year would be a good idea? I feel the length of the university year, as it now stands, is optium. If the year were any shorter, one could not accomplish enough. On the other hand, if it were much longer, the average student would be too tired and thus unable to accomplish anything. As it now stands, the student has the four months in the summer to earn enough money to support himself during the winter at university. If the time were any shorter, this would be impossible, since, even with four months, the student has barely enough time to earn the $1400 - $1600 that it takes to finance a year. Another advantage is that the summer months give one a chance to do a lot of reading, etc., which cannot be accomplished during the year. During the year a lot of interesting subjects come to the fore, but due to the pressure of the year, the student is usually unable to spend a sufficient amount of time on these extra topics. The extended summer vacation gives him the needed time to catch up on all that extra reading and research. In British universities, the summer is put to good use. In the summer months the students are required to read a certain amount of material. It is assumed that this material has been covered when the next academic year begins. This process has been initiated in several of the departments in the Arts faculty here at Waterloo. The advantages of this arrangement are many. In the summer months the student has the time to read these books at his leisure and thus get the maximum benefit from them. Also, if in his reading he turns up some interesting topic, he has the time to go further into it. This could not be done during the academic year, and most certainly could not be done if the summer vacation were shortened. Granted, an extended year would/allow one to complete the present four year honours course in three years. However, I feel this would be more of a disadvantage than an advantage. With the subjects spread over this longer period of time, the student is able to spend more on them and thus get greater benefit from them. All will agree that the pressure is reasonably great in the’ programme we now have. Think what it would be like to have this pressure maintained and the period of pressure extended. This is indeed what would be the case of the objective in lengthening the year was to shorten the time spent in university. Thus, as I see it, an extension of the length of the university year would create more problems and do more harm than good. The advantages of the present system far outweigh the advantages of the change. C. Stuart Hunter, Arts II * * * * After hearing discussion of this question in Arts Council meetings, I believe than an extension of the academic year would benefit students, administration, and faculty. Correlating the services of a university demands the attention and co-operation of everyone who has a part in its programme. Any plan that promises greater efficiency in the teaching and instructing of students deserves a trial, for education is the primary aim of any university. Dr. J. W. McCutcheon, Professor of EngEish
BUDDY CAN YOU SPARE A NAME? The Pharmaceutical industry in 1959 assigned a computer to tackling the job of thinking up medical sounding names for the countless new drugs that have been developed recently. It turned them out at the rate of 50,000 names per hour. The industry had discovered their weakness - lack of original thinking, and had done something about it. Student administration at Waterloo has similar problems. We understand they too did something about it. The digital computer in the Math & Physics Building was given the job of thinking up original names for the Christmas dance. It was given the alphabet, permitted to make full use of the possible combinations and permutations with one restriction. It was to sound “Christmassy”. We must admit it certainly created an original name. Few if any other universities will ever think of it. Got you guessing? Well here it is: The Christmas Dance. Think students, can you outthink a computer? Suggestions must be accepted.
Poet’s Corner
Music Dept.
LEMONADE I rather think I’d be afraid To make a glass of lemonade That time consuming drink concoctious Of pallid looks and taste obnoxious. Just for the sake of simple expedience I skipped a few of the hundred ingredients After sampling it with face most dour I said “ . . . this drink is rather sour” I tried again - to fail? Unthinkable Yet the end result was most undrinkable. You said to me “We’ve had our joke, I’ll get the opener, and you get the coke” A. L. Deberan h
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By G. Whiz There are five of us boarding at the same house - all boys. I’m afraid the landlady is very narrow minded about things like that. My “housemates” seem to be normal redblooded young Canadians, all except one. This particular young man wears tight leopard skin pyjama bottoms. Every time I watch the moon rise, ‘I think of him and wonder . . .
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I was reading an article on modern day slavery in Saudi Arabia and the whole thing disgusted me. It is extremely difficult to believe that such a practice is still thriving in a country which is becoming filthy rich through oil. One might argue that such a practice is an integral part of the Arab culture and cannot be changed, but culture is a dynamic thing and the Arabs should be discouraging slavery rather than encouraging it. No power is, willing to object too strenuously about it, East or West, because such a protestati;;dyould probably have the effect of driving “Good King - and his oil, into the arms of the other side. * * * * Now is the time for all good men to take up arms and charge into the woods to begin slaughtering themselves as well as the occasional deer. Very recently a man was fined the outrageous sum of $200 for killing another hunter. The man who was killed had been blowing a moose call so naturally our friend cut loose with his rifle.’ It was only last year that I discovered why man is seized with the urge to “cut loose” with a gun. After hunting the great North , American rabbit’ for three hours through deep snow and matted cedars, without even seeing one of the bests, I was ready to kill. I was so frustrated, so eager to fire the blasted gun that I felt like taking my companions’ guns and giving the boys a two minute head start over an open field. Clearly someone like me should not be allowed to hunt, but the fact is that there are probably thousands like me in the bush at this very moment ready to blast anything that moves. * * * * , “My fellow Canadians”. This phrase cannot go down in history - it’s at the very bottom already. It is practically the trade mark of our prime minister and as each month passes it becomes the subject or more ridicule and the butt of more jokes. It has become the harbinger of a stream of polished rhetoric which tells us absolutely nothing, polished rhetoric which simply attempts to warm the ashes of some other statesman’s now cold fire. “More matter with less art” John! * * * * Engineers! You would do well to read George Crabbe’s report on “The Evils of Pre-Stressed Concrete”. himself - the author of the above mentioned article had enough to suggest that If you have been to the nerve coach was not utilizing racetrack you are sure to the to the best have noticed the reactions of “his bench” advantage. (Maybe the betting public. Those possible he would like to take over the who have been lucky enough coaching job next year). to have collected on their (3) The R.M.C. squad want$2.00 bet are very pleased ed to win just a little more with themselves at picking the Warriors. Please do up some easy money. Other than misunderstand me on horse fans can be seen curs- not last point, because if the ing under their breath as this did not want to win iktts rip up their worthless Warriors why did they bother dressing for the game or why have If, ‘however, you consider they attended practice for yourself too high in society the last two months or why to indulge in this vice but do they bother to play at all? do enjoy playing in the I am not trying to make stock market, you also are heroes out of the football well aware of the different players but only to present reaction of those who have their side. They only play either made or lost. the game because they enjoy These same human reac- playing it and hope to bring tions can be observed when- some honour to their school. evei someone loses or wins I have been in the Warriors’ it’s only human nature. dressing room when they But what bothers me is have won and when they when some student has nerve have lost. When they win, enough to criticize the losing they are jubilant and pleased with the team’s effort. When efforts of his school football team. We are all aware of the they lose, there is a morbid fact it was almost a sure bet atmosphere of having failed our Warriors were to beat THEIR school (most of them the winless R.M.C. squad do not come to the dance but somehow failed to do so. afterwards because they feel The talented writer of the they have let down the school). May I suggest to the article “WHAT HAPPEN WARRIORS??” felt that the author in question, that lack of team spirit was either he propose something. constructive (such as turning responsible for this uncalled for defeat. May I offer some out at practices next year) or other possible suggestions. else applaud or remain quiet as the play may warrant. (1) Lack of school support possibly due to the resentGeorge T. Pollit, ment towards an article on Arts II “disorderly drinking at foot- Ed. Note: ball games - for which only “People in glass houses-” one or two obnoxious char“Let he who is without-” acters are responsible. (2) and so on . . . Injuries to some key players You were here in spirit, including the quarterback weren’t you, George?
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It must take some character and real courage to be a pioneer. One’s admiration must go out in particular to female pioneers. What must have been the apprehensions of the first girls students to the University of Waterloo - renowned for its engineering masses. Our profile this week is one of such pioneer; Miss Deirdre Plomer of Arts II. Whatever her feelings now, our interview witlh Didi as she is affectionately and universally known, brought to light the adequate preparation and background she had, to face this unknown territory. Before she had finished public school she had lived conversantly on two continents speaking both French and English fluently. Born in St. John, New Brunswick, in 1940, Didi went to Paris with her mother after the war and lived on the renowned ‘left bank’. She spent a. year of public school at the American school of Paris, or rather spent a year touring Paris by bus and subway while supposed to be attending the American school of Paris. If nothing else however she became fluent in French within three months of arriving in Paris. She spent her holidays skiing in Switzerland “and seeing everything one is supposed to see”. In a short two dav trip to Southampton, England, she saw and tasted the ravages of war on the Island Empire. She could get nothing to eat but potatoes and gravey. After a year in Paris she returned to this continent lived in New York for CANADA LOOKS and a month before travelling to where she went to AT AFRICA Miami school for some months. Her There will be a special mother was in the Bahamas seminar on Africa at the at this time so the travelling University of Waterloo, on spirit hit Didi again and she took a plane to Nassau for a Saturday, 25 November, attended a convent from 2 p.m. until about year, school and lived with a 10 p.m. This seminar is being doctor’s family. Her mother organized jointly by the at this time was looking for Kitchener-Waterloo Branch of the- Canadian Institute of American citizenship for both International Affairs and the but finally decided to abanDepartment of History of don the idea and the Plomers left Nassau for Canada where the University of Waterloo. Political, social and econ- they took an automobile trans-continent trip from omic factors are all involved in the rapid emergence of the new states, and the increasing racial tension in others. It is not clear that Canadians individually, Canadian industrial and commercial institutions, or the Canadian government as their spokesmen, have a well matured view of the situation on which to frame their thinking. The seminar on 25 November will approach these problems. A feature of the seminar will be the address by Professor D. G. Creighton, who was a member of the Monckton Commission which studied the situation in Rhodesia and Nyasaland. Accommodation is limited to 200, so make your booking early. The registration fee is $1.50, student admission for 50~. Cheques should be made payable to the Canadian Institute of International Affairs. Applications may be mailed to: Professor P. G. Cornell, 103 Dearborn St. W. Chairman, Department of Drugs - Magazines History, Smokers’ Supplies University of Waterloo, Groceries and Meats 4 Waterloo, Ontario. Each of us for the past sixteen years or more have been building a structure known as an education. What are we going to do with this education at the time of our graduation? Many of us will be offered excellent jobs with high salaries. We will be in a position to buy an expensive car, a fine house, a membership to a country club and other such necessities. Is this what we have been burning “the midnight oil” for? Recently I saw a sight in the Far East that gave-me a rude awakening Z- I saw people my own age searching in garbage pails, looking for something to eat and I saw children running naked in the street. I then asked myself why I should be fortunate enough to be able to have three meals a day and wear a suit of clothes and a chance to better myself. I could not answer that question. I later learned that over two-thirds of the world’s population are starving to death while we Canadians are so well off that we burn our surplus food. What are we the citizens of tomorrow going to do about it? It is most probable that most of us will follow :“the conventional path of greed” and accept upon graduation a secure job. I hope and pray that more of us will not prostitute our education but either use it directly or indirectly in such a way as to improve the welfare of those who are not as fortunate as we. George T. Pollit ,
Ophawa, Ont., to Victoria, B.C. Victoria saw Didi at school and after grade twelve she entered U.B.C.‘s preliminary Arts course. Her travelling career was not dampened however. Between boarding schools and ‘Summer Camps she spent a summer in London, England, and another at Banff, Lake Louise, and Jasper, and Christmas at Prince Rupert, B.C. After one unsuccessful year at U.B.C. Didi travelled across the country again and picked K. W. Collegiate to finish her grade thirteen and having in mind a small University decided to brave the “rows of staring Engineers on the second floor of the Physics Building rather than enrol in any other institute of higher learning in the vicinity. Since coming to campus Didi has not been exactly 9 inactive. Besides her arts studies she also became a cheerleader in her freshman year and aided in the formation of other clubs and activities on campus. Off campus she revisited California, New York and Eastern Canada besides going home to Vancouver for one Semester. If ‘Didi in her grey and black M.G. is one of the socalled ‘fringe benefits’ of this campus her travels, activities and ideas certainly show her to be a lot more. In the days ahead when Waterloo becomes a thriving metropolis of education we who are here at the beginnings will feel proud to have known Didi.
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'FACTS, MAN, FACTS . c This chappy has listenid to enough bunk from newspapers, TV, and fellow students about the “bomb”. ;I@;norance is. rife. A call to Civil Defense H. Q. in Kitehener has revealed the facts listed below; It is not intended to take anything away from the very real danger of the bomb’s effects, but university, students should be aware of the true picture and how far these effects carry. All distanees are the radius . of a circle‘ measured from ground zero, i.e., point of impact of the bomb. Nominal 20 Kiiloton Bomb (Hiroshima type) . ’ Immediate radiation - up gla:p miles.
on the head would, if I wa S close enough to receive th e burns. Real dangers ‘are repre sented outisde the main are; of destruction by two factorE First, one hell of a fire ma; come your ,way, leapin: through the glen, dependin: on the winds. Second, residual radiation can travel, under ideal con ditions, up to 400 to 5Oi miles. But residual radiation is quite unpredictable ant depends on winds, air o ground burst, type of casing employed on the bomb, am ong other details. As we are not a targe area we can survive quitc well by heading for a.fallou shelter. (Not to be miscon Total destruction to 4/2 mile strued with a bomb shelter Severe “ to 1 mile A fallout shelter will protee: 2 Moderate “ to 1% miles only onl~y from ‘the residua Light “ 2 plus miles radiation. And here again it a problem +of’ filtering air.: Burns: First degree (light burns) For the mathematically to 1.3 miles. minded, there is a formulate Dropped on the Highway figure out - the radii oj Market, the U df W would higher yielding bombs. Some4 thing like the’ cube root ol remain standing. Five Megaton Bomb: the result of multiplying the Immediate Radiation - up nominal bombs’ radius timeE tgqattmiles. the times greater assuming the 5 megaton bomb to .be Totaldestruction to 3.2 miles 250 times the yield of the Severe “ to 6.3 miles nominal bomb. Better phone Moderate “ to 9.5 miles Civil Defence H. Q. to bc Light “ to 12.6 miles sure, as I am not mathe, Burnsmatlcally minded and maJ First degree to 4.2 miles. have that one wrong. Third degree to 3.3 miles. Bear in mind that as the Twenty Megaton Bomb: ’ size of the bomb increases, Immediate Radiation - ap- the effect is not directly proglz.mately 6 miles. portionate. A bomb of size one with an effective radius Total destruction to 5 miles of one will not mean that a Severe “ to 10 miles bomb of size two will have Moderate. “ to 15 miles effective radius of two, but Light “ to 20 miles something less than two. The fifty megaton does not inAs may be seen, immediate radiation is of no conse- creases greatly over the quence. If you ‘are close twenty megaton. enough to receive it, you Now that we know that a bomb dropped on North Bay would -be slightly dismembered by the blast anyway. will not wipe Kitchener ‘off r Blast in the immediate the map, plus the fact that area is disastrous, but the we are not a target area, we gentleman at Civil Defence can safely retire to a fallout H. Q. doubts that even a shelter to avoid residual radwarm breeze would be felt iation and hope that the here in Kitchener as a result fires go to the East. Quebec of a 50 megaton bomb being wants to secede anyway, and dropped in Toronto. ~‘e have Lake Huron to the Similarly, burns would West. worry me less than a brick Joe Houlden, Arts II
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/ I THINK -THAT..1 1 SHALL NEVERSEE Building and Grounds’ lat est effort has stirred mucl interest on campus. Thl series of new trees is pleasin in an aesthetic sense an interesting from the con troversy it has precipitated Nature’s *minions are 1 refreshing contrast to thl austerity of our architecture and the fringe benefits in elude, dogs, compost heaps squirrels and ruts. _ As an addition to tradi tional flavour it might b nice to attach a bronze plaque to each new chloro phyll factory. Wouldn’t it bc great to say: “Mazy, baby, let’s can oedle under the shade of the old ‘A. K. Adlington syca more’.” or “Phenelon, sweet I’m going to carve our initial! into the hide of the an.eien~ ‘Hagey spruce’. A new sehoo song could begin with the words “Under the spreading; dead-wood tree, the ! city% Hell-house stands”, to the tune of “0, Taunenbaum”, (There’s a poetical quality in those lines that many will seek to duplicate.) We don’t have to adhere strictly to faculty namesUntil we get a psychologS building, let’s refer to thai monster in front ’ of thf B & G house as “The Nut Hatchery” or “Squirrel Hav en”. (You know, the tree where the Engineers eat their lunches). It would even be a nice thought to give each graduating class a special tree to treasure as its own, It would serve as a refuge where the majority could find solace when they find out that the real world doesn’t need them as badly as they’d sometimes like to think. The general vicinity Df these trees would take on the nature of a sort of Delphic Grove, or Philosopher’s walk. Birds would abound in the branches. (It’s a public-school myth that Newton was hit on the head with an apple). New theories night have their advent *ight here. With all this foliage, it is )nly a matter of time before vild-life will appear. Skunks, :oons, pandas, theology stulents; the new chapels will ierve as admirable hibernaion stations during the vinter. I’m so enthused about the >ossibilities of this scheme f !hat I’.dj like the honour of laming the first tree. Ideally, i t will be situated near the 1ibrary in the new Arts kbuilding, where busy studnts, gazing fixedly out of he window can derive fresh i:nspiration from, (You guesSed it,) “The George Crabbe iapple. ”
New Members Welcomed President Hagey welcomed Beginning Friday, Nov. the following new members 17w and continuing to Nov. to Senate at the October 26 26; there will be tw’o displays meeting: A. I. Hunsberger, in the Engineering Building Principal, Waterloo Collegi(Rooms 322 and 323) of ate; R. J. Hodd, Principal, interest. to all students. Kitchener-Waterloo C. I. ; “Typography ‘61” consists W. M. Prudham, Principal, of 200 exhibits on the typo- Owen Sound C. I.; Rev. B. graphical arts. There will C. Hayes, Emil Lenko, Miss also be a series of 30 exhibits Sophie Mazur, all representon “Stainless Steel.” ing St.1 Jerome’s Alumni; Father Z. T. Ralston, St. Jerome’s _College; Professor Wyn Rees, Renison College; and Professors High, Mcmd Engineering’ were ap- EVENTIroved as submitted by FacKegney, Fallis, and Boswell, Second Annual Christmas from the University. xlty Councils. ’ * Banquet. Changes in University Act ‘DATEAffiliation Agreements Tuesday, December 5, r The affiliation agreements The Senate Committee on 1961. between the University and University Academic OrganSt. Paul’s and Conrad Grebel TIME’ zation recommended minor Colleges were approved. . 6.30 p.m. :hanges to the University of PLACE1 University Scholars “4, Waterloo Act. These changes Seagram’s Gymnasium. concern revisions in the repThe University will instiSPONSORlesentation on Senate from tute annual dinners in honUniversity of Waterloo ederated and affiliated colour of holders of University Music Council. eges. The changes were apof Waterloo Scholarships. COST’ )ro,ved by Senate. These The Scholarship Committee $1.75, per person. :hanges were tabled by the will also explore other official TICKETS AVAILABLE soard of Governors at its means of recognizing scholATh-“IJ Jovember 2 meeting since arship. Music Dept. Office, P226. the Act was revised last vear - I nd it was deemed advisable Switchboard. Constitutions Approved Bookstore. The Constituions for the o defer any further revisions Faculties of -Arts, Science, or at least another year. Any Choir *Member. n
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Fumbles played a big part in the loss to Mat on Saturday is the Warriors fumbled five times, recovering orily twice vhile Mae fumbled once, recovering their lone fumble. John tiacLennon, the Mat quarterback opened the scoring early n the first quarter after a Waterloo fumble and a Mae T. D. ,hat was called back on a penalty. Mat led 10 - 7 at half ime and although the Warriors played better in the second’ half, they couldn’t score. Warriors had the edge in first lawns 11 - 9, but Mae gained 275 yards to our 163. McMaster rained 112 by passing, and 163 rushing, while the Warriors rained 65 by passing and 98 by rushing. The big ball carriers vere George Chris for McMaster (92 yards on 9 carriesj and Dennis Atwood for Warriors (45 yards on 9 carries). The crowd at the game were very quiet and spiritless and did a cood job of exhibiting our student apathy here. This was a rery poor end to the, Warriors season and I hope that the rowds at the basketball games can do a little more yelling vhether we’re behind on the scoreboard or not! Xugger Waterloo Rugger team made a reputation for themselvesby holding the Toronto Scottish 24-14 in a very tight game tt High Park, Toronto, on Saturday. \.The Scottish team op of Ontario Senior League, had half a dozen of its first tring playing, including Scottish International - John Lllen. The score was 6-5 for Waterloo at half time. @Connor cored twice but Goss failed to convert. In the last part of he second half the Scottish ran away for some quick cores. Waterloo came back with two tries by Izzard and O’Connor. Goss got the convert on one, but Current missed n the other. Scottish gave a tantilizing display of backfield bassmg and as one spectator observed “you’re not winning Vaterloo - but you sure are learning a lot.” The final score of Scottish 24 - Waterloo 14, classifies Waterloo as one of the teams to be contended with in the uture in Ontario. Dennis Harley was hurt early in the game nd was missed badly in the pack. Perhaps with a full .fteen next week O.A.C. will succumb to the Waterloo Varriors at Guelph Saturday at 3.00.. ’
, EIx&utive Committee Representatives to the SC enate Executive Committee fc)r th 1961-62 academic year aire Deans High, McBryde, aind ,Wright, and Professors c Iowan, Dyck and Lind, reprEssentmg the faculties and SC:hools. ~ 0 IF BEER. Those who drink beer will think beer. WASHINGTON IRVING, Sketch Book, Stratford B
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