lion;, Y degree. 3by Pat Shore ‘- ’ During the annual Spring Convocation next weekend, May 27 - 29, six persons will receive hdnorary degrees from the Universityof Waterloo chancellor, Josef Kates, in recognition of their contributions
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do the university honour as~well.” ” Dr. Howard E. Petch, President of the University of Victoria:. What are. your feklings about receiving an honorary degreet from U W? . “I was very pleased. I think that this sort sf thing means far more coming from a plade -where you have worked. It’sagoodfeeling when your work is remembered. You feel you’ve worked hard,- and this is sonic ’ / recognition for that.” What do your remember most as vice(pro-tern) 1967 . president $and president h’ ’ 1975 at Water-loo? “I remember hdw hdrd I had to woikinthebeginning years. The main thing was the excitement of a rapidly grotiing and changing ,in‘stitution. It was a period of very rapid growth, a period of very rapid <development for the university. It yas a tremendqusly vital and dynamic place to be. It was very exciting to be there,” Recipients of honorary degrees were selected in a condiential,meeting of the Senate. Ail nominations for , university degrees that had been submjtted to-the Secretary of the :enate we:e considered. The persons selected ar then pu$ into a pal, and arrangements are’ made ‘concerning . -which convocation they will at&d. Anyone wishing to makea n$ninationfor ’ future honorary’ degrees -may do so through J&k Brown. ., . Amongthose who yhave received’ _ honorary degres in the past from UW&Te T. A. Heinrich, -Dire&or l dTf--tI@ Rbyal OntarioMuseum,. ‘l-960; Robet I&ckburn, Chief Librarian-of the University of _,r,,&j$r~~~?, I’%%Michael Langham, @tistic Di’i&‘tor of the Stratford> Festival,
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Honorary degress will-be presented to Marjorie‘ Carroll, Mayor of Wa_t&o;m-kDr. Peale H. Tayler, retiring president of Wilfrid Laurier University; Dr. Howard Petch, president of ‘the University of Victoria; Dr. Burton Matthews, chairman sf the Oritario Council on University Affairs; Dr. Edward Stewart, deputy minister to the premier; and -William Davis, premier of Ontiirio. All will be : . receiving Doctorate,s of Law (L. L. D.).\ ’ This week Mayor Carroll;ind Dr. Petch were westioned about their reactions to receiving hdnoiary degress and about their feelings toward the university. , Marjorie Carrojl, Mayor of Waterloo: How do -y&u feel about receiving an honorary degree? “I tias very surprised..‘.absolutely thrilled. It’s a once--in-a-lifetime thing. I sit on the board (of the university) by vitrie of my office of mayor’ and I take that: -responsibility seriously, .. . preparing for meetings, doing my homework.?vecalled‘ ’ on%he members of the staff and faculty to _ participate in the city. (Their) intera%tion, ~, coloperation and involvement of the past six years has been super -a highlight of my ‘\ term of office.‘: 1‘ : r ‘How do you view the universities in Waterloo? I. LC. . . both haye major positions in tb~, economy of the city. (They are;) pa-8 cif t@ i :/ fabric of the city.,.1 feel Very positive about . JJ(j7; c Dr. Robert: ,McClure, United ’ t@m. ,We use., . yterial about ihe& ;. Church, j97(‘),:$. &&@&~I$75; Harry -tinive$ties fn Oui ,prtimotions . .. they’re . .. W~rren;“Qkp&$r&@. , of Q&gical Scione dn the pl@fa&ors.‘I@ways talkabout ence, Uni@$$ty ~<&$ti:~’ Co>&Q+bia, \ thk&in my ,$$ze6hes. .
c7+at thk negoti&& beginat a -percentage abtive- ihe Consu,Fer Price Index ‘(CPQ y ’ . -\ / ,:- Today’s_CPI is approxi-, mately’situated at 12.5a/d. The ~ negotiations, accqrding. to the -faculty, should start it Z3%, . . allowing for a “r.Syi catch- up. The ‘faculty believes that ,Waterlqqshould becompared ?(for cbfipens’ation purposes) : *with. univ&sities in ‘its own ct‘set”, j! es, McMaster, Ottawa, ,,’IQ vzens,. i.T:o&nto, , Wesiern and York.‘ . -1: Mkmbers t ,of the faculty aj’r&e that when time’s are .iough the %niversity should :.&ot be ac& tilatinjjsurpluses. Y ‘tif a +qlus ‘,is acctimulated -then it should be di.stributed iti :the following yearr’l$st year i the : .faTu’lty reckived ’ ’ gn . L$nereasi :,of. 40: I %; ]$his +as ide~&&lto the aa<ua.l ’ increase in CPI for 1!-+30. **I *I ‘benefits
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