Guelph Alumnus Magazine, Sept 1973

GUELPH

ALUMNUS

Art on campus

c5Zlcross highlands and lowlands they ~ang

T was a great success-musically, socially , and educationally." The com­ ment was made by Murdo MacKinnon, Dean of the College of Arts, and probably echoes the feeling of all who participated in the University choir's tour of Scotland.

The 57-member party left Guelph at the beginning of August for three week s of concerts in Scotland; a special concert was staged in London just before the choir returned to Canada. Under the direction of conductor Nicholas Goldschmidt and assistant conductor Nickolaus Kaethler, the choir performed a total of 12 concerts from Ayr to Inverness.

Representing a cross-section of the University community, the choir includes undergraduates, graduate students, alumni, staff, and faculty. The tour, which was two years in preparation, was financed in part by the Alma Mater Fund.

"In almost every case we sang to a full house," recounted Dean MacKinnon, a member of the choir who also acted as concert manager. Audience response was enthusiastic. In one Scotti sh church, the

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audience was asked by the minister to re­ frain from applauding . But by the end of the concert, unable to contain their eager­ ness any longer, the audience burst forth with spontaneous applause. One family drove from Oxford to Stirling in Scotland to hear the choir, and a fan even followed the tour for several engagements.

The concert program included exerpts from Handel's The Passion of Christ, Schubert's Deutsche Messe and a selection of Canadian folk songs.

"The folk songs were by far the most popular," said Dean MacKinnon, "especially the Salish Indian songs from British Columbia." The songs were arranged for the choir under a Canada Council grant by music professor Derek Healey, who was also organist on the tau r. The same arrange­ ments were sung by the Festival Singers when they performed at the Guelph Spring Festival this year.

Fortunately for Guelph residents, the concert program was recorded on high­ fidelity stereo tape when the choir sang in Dundee , and is available on request. .

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Above: The choir assembled for this group picture prior to its departure for Scotland. At far left is condu c tor Nic holas Goldschmidt and at far right organist Derek Healey.

Below: Choir members relax at Balmoral Castle, the royal re sidence in Scotland, during a break in the tour 's busy schedule.

UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH

Contents

GUELPH September-October, 1973 AWMNUS Volume 6, Number 5

2 Across highlands and lowlands they sang The University cho ir rec e ntly co mpleted a triumphant t our that took th e 57 singers to Engl and and across Scotland ,

A tradition 01 art Since the early years of OAC , fine art has helped to enrich the cultural en vi ronment at Guelph , In addition to owning an ever expanding co llection , the Universit y stages many fine art exhibitions throu g hout the year, 4

PI CTU RE CR ED I TS :

8 The movie makers While the erstwhile mov ie empires of Hollyw ood fall into decline the motion picture produ cers at Guelph are con stantly kept bu sy , Their sub jec ts cover everything from the history of OA C to the li fe of the lamp rey eel.

Dan T horou rn, Audi o-V isua l Se rvic es , cover, pa ge 4 ;

Dave Helsd on , A udi o· V.sua l Se rvic es , p. 6 top lelt and right , p. 7 n gh t, p. 10 ; Don H am ilt on, En vironm en ta l B lOi o gy, p. 8; Joh n Bo w les p . 9 ; Dave Webster p. 13 to p ; Ken Barto n p . 6 , bo ttom left; W.l ley and Clarke, p . 2 to p; Carl Bra y, p . 2 bottom .

UN IVERSITY

OF GUELPH

ALUMNI

ASSOCIAT ION

HON ORAR Y PRESIDEN T : Dr. W ..C. W in egard.

PRES tDE N r . T . R. Hilli ard, OAC '40.

SENI OR V ICE·P RESt DENT: Mr s. J. D. (V irg i nia Sho rtt) Ba nd e en, Mac ' 57.

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10 The chaplains Their constituency is the entire University and their concern s are more th an ju st religious,

VICE· PR ES IDENTS: Or. San dra J. (Kelk) Chernesky , OVC '63; Fran ces Lampma n, Mac '54; A. C. McTaggart, OAC '35; and Patric .a Moll, Well '70, SECRET ARY: Dr. J. H . Millington, OVC '69.

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Campus Highlights

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Alumni News

TRE ASU RE R: J , J. El ms l ie, De velopment Olli cer, U nlVe rs .ty 01 Guelph.

DIR ECTORS: Eliza beth Brand on , We ll '70; Mrs. J. B. (Do reen Ke rn ) Dawson, Mac '54; Mrs. R. P. (Valerie Mit tl er) G ilm or , BA '72; M . G . Gree r, OAC ' 41; M rs. A. R. (S hirley Ann Mc Fee) Ho lmes, Mac '62; M rs. M. (L .nda Sully) Keith , We ll '67 ; Dr. W. H. Min shall , OAC ' 33; Dr, J ea n M . Rumney, OVC '39; M rs. S. W. (Pa t Damu de) Sq ui re, Mac '63; and J. A. Wil ey, OAC '58.

EX·OFFICI O DIRECTORS: A L. G o uge, Well '69 , p res ident, Arts and Sciences Alum f'l i A sso cia tion ; F. T. Cowan , OAC '65, p re side nt, 0 A C . Al umni Association j Mrs. Jil l ( Yo u ng) Varn e ll. Mac '61. pre sident , Ma cd ona ld I nstitute- Family and C onsumer

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Studie s Alu mni A sso ci a tio n ; Dr . F. D. Horney, ove '5 1. pre si dent, 0 V. C . Alumni Association ;

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K . Sabcoc k, OAC '5 4, direc to r, Alumni

A ff airs and Developme nt.

The G ue lph Alumnus is pu blished by th e Department of Al umnI A ff airs and De velopment, Uni vers it y

o f Gue lp h .

Tile Edit or ial Comm i ttee is comprised o f Edi to r- Jo hn Bowles , SA '72 , Alu mn i Offi ce r; Ar t D i re c to r- Lyle Doch erty, SA '72 ; J. K. Babcock, OAC ' 54, Dire cto r of Al um ni All airs and Deve lopme nt ; Ro se ma ry Cla rk , Ma c '59 , Se nior Al um n i O f" cer; D. L. Waters ton, Direc to r o f Inf o rm a ti on; D. W. Jose, OAC ' 49, Assis tant Di re c to r of Inform ation.

Th e Edi to ri al Ad visory Boa rd of the Un iversity of Gue lph A lumn i A sso ci a tion is co m prised of

Dr. J. H. M il ti ng to n, OVC '69, cha irman ; Dr. Allan Aust in , Robe rt Mer cer, OAe ' 59 ; G. B. Powe ll , OA C '62; James Rusk , OAC '65;

Mrs. Joan (El le ringt on) Tanner, Mac '57;

Ex·officio: J. K. Babcock, OAC '54; T , R. Hill iard,

OAC '40; Corresponding membe rs: D. R. Baron,

OAC '49; G. M. Carman , OAC '49; and H. G. Dodds,

OAC '58.

Undelivered copies sho uld be returned 10 Alum ni

Ho use, University 01 Gu el p h, Guelph, OntariO, Ca nad a .

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Contributors to this issue Helen Aitkin , SA '71, recentl y co mpleted an MA in English and

is now a freelance writer,

David Ashfo rd , a former new spape r reporter, is majoring in political

studies at the Universi ty,

The cover Cast in cement fondue , Smilin g Head #2 is by Canadian artist John Ivor Smith. The enigmatic scu lpture is a re ce nt acquisition by the Universi ty and is part of its perm anent co llec tion, Cover design by Lyle Do cherty,

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crradition

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INE art at the University of Gue lph Is a tradition which began long before any­ one dreamed of establishing a College of Arts . It was during the 1890s., before Massey Library or Macdonald Institute were erected, that the first works of art were acquired by the Ontario Agricultural College.

Throughout the college's early history attempts were made to justify the presence of a valuable art collection on a cam pus specializing in the practical sci ences of agricultu re, home econo mics and veterinary science. As late as the 1950s the question continued to be raise d- an d the collection continued to grow. Florence Partridge, Mac '26, then librarian of th e o ld Massey Library, and defendant of th e arts, stro ngly supported t he existence of Canadian pai nting s on campus. In a 1954 issue of the Massey Messenger (published monthly by the library) she pointed out the valu e of f ine art to the man or woman of t he sciences.

"The basic principles which co nt ribute to any good work of art are present in these practical sciences," she wrote, "just as th ey surround all of us In ou r every day life, no matter in wh at trade or professi on we are engaged . The balance of a sm ooth ly work ing piece of mac hinery, the lines of a newly ploug hed fie ld, the rhythm of the action of a ru nn ing dog or horse , the colo ur com p osition of an attractively se rved mea l-these are all princi pl es which are Interpreted by an artist in his creations. " The list of almost 50 paintings which followed suggested that the fine art which was being encouraged by Miss Pa rt ridge was already accepted as a vital part of cam pus life.

In some instances students and facu Ity ali ke p articipated in an enthusi asti c en­ deavour to buil d this collection of Canadian art . In 1926 Professor O. J . Steven son, an instructor of English at the OAC, decided th at with a little organization and co opera­ t ive effort, the college would be abl e to ac quire a major work of art. Ol d newspap ers were gathered and sold , student concerts were held and visiting lecturers spoke to th e college co mmunity, resulting in total pro ceeds of $500. Wi th this sum , a large painting , The Drive, by Can ad ian artist

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by Helen Aitkin Tom Thompson, was purchased. Now the painting is considered one of the art ist 's major works and is worth many tim es its original value. Last yea r it tou red Canada as part of a retrospective exhibiti on of t he artist's wo rk .

The early enthusiasm for fine art con­ tinued. Massey Library, Macdonald Institute and the Ontario Veterinary College all worked towards building worthwhile collec­ tions of art. Sometimes it was not an institution or college, but the stu dents themselves who contributed to the collection -and their efforts were always encouraged.

When the class of 1904 presented a portrait of thei r professor, J . Howes Panton, t o Massey Li brary, the OAC Review exp ressed an appreciation of the gesture and pointed out the enduring value of such actions.

The presentation "demons trates the 'esp rit de c orps' of ex-students," it wrote. "Such movements serve to draw the ex-st udents closer to one another and to the instituti on ..."

T hus est ablished , th e tradition of don atin g w orks of art to the University c ontin ues.

Alumni are now, in fact, the largest fun ding sou rce for the purc hase of art works. In October an exhibition at the Uni ve rsity, entitled " Gifts from Alumni and Fri end s," disp layed over 50 acquisitions and g ifts of art from th e Alma Mater Fund since 1969.

Although all the works were new to the University, they represented a tim e span of 150 years. Si de by side with Ken Danby 's serigraph, The Skates (1972). an d John II/or Smith's cast stone sculpture, Smiling Head #2 (1962). were two hand-co loured aquatints after Li eu!. Col. James Pattison Cockbu rn dating fro m 1833: The Falls of Montmo rency and Cape Diamond and Wolf's Cove fro m Point a Pizeau .

Some artworks are donate d by individ ual alumni. while others are ac quired th ro ug h collective gifts of money. Wo rk s purch ased through the Alm a Mater Fu nd must be carefully selected in order to meet special requirement s. Not onl y must they be In harmony with t he rest of the collecti on, whichohas a predominantly Canadian focus; it is also important that the art chosen is of the highest quality .

Se lecting works of art on these bases

is a task requiring more than a layman's knowledge of the subject. For this reason the Art Acquisition Committee was estab足 lished by the University in 1967 to offer advice on the acquision and placement of works of art. It includes a cross-section of the University community, including one fine art student and Judith Nasby, the curator of art at the University .

A su b-committee is responsible for implementing some of the decisions made by the Art Acquisition Committee. The four members-a student, a faculty member, a resident of the community and Mrs. Nasby-ac tively seek suitable works of art through auctions, private collectors, dealers or artists.

Donations to the collection are made In other ways as well. Classes may present a painting in memoriam, or an organization may donate a work of art to celebrate an event. Last year, for example, OVC Alumn i Association presented to the college Al ex Colville's Two Riveters, an important early tempera painting completed in 1954. Since the pur chase of the painting, it has more than doubled in value. The Macdonald Institute / Fami Iy and Consumer Studies Alumni Association will be presenting an original work to be placed in the new OAC Centennial Arboretum Centre. A trust fund established by a retired OAC fa cu lty member is used to purch ase works by young Canadian artists. And sometimes the Un iversity will commission a painting or sculpture to be placed in a new building .

Another important contribution to the University collection was made by the sister of Douglas M. Duncan, a Toronto bookbinder and patron of the arts. On his death in 1968, his sister donated his massive art collection to galleries, universities, museums and libraries throughout Canada.

The University of Guelph was fortunate to receive 12 works from this collection, inc ludi ng one by David Milne and three by L. L. FitzGerald. Within the last five years the Unive rsity collection has grown so dramatically that there is a shortage of secure public places to show it.

As one might expect, a great deal of enthusiasm for building a good collection of art is to be found within the Department

"Youth Art '73," held last May, was the first of what is expe cted to be an annual event.

Displayed throughout the main floor of the Arts building, the exhibition was made up of works by primary and se~ondary school students from Wellington and four other coun ties.

of Fine Art. Just as the OAC students of 1926 made a collective effort to acquire a master painting for the college, the students of tod ay's printmaking c lasses work together to build a collection of prints . Each year a sale of student prints is held and the proceeds from th e sale divided in two . One half is returned to the stu dent art ists ; the rest is used to purchase master prints for the collection.

Used primarily as a study aid, the co lle ction is representative of many eras, nationalities and genres, and include some important works suc h as those by famous artists Picasso and Albrecht Durer. Although the prints are kept in the printmaking work足 shop, where they are readi ly accessible to students, the collection may be viewed by anyone by contacting members of the department.

The University's entire collection, which includes all art works on campus, contains over 400 original items covering a wide

range of media: paintings in oil, acrylic and tempera , water co lours, drawings , prints, scu Ipture in metal and wood, and mixed media. There are also many miscellaneous objects, including the Coleman collection of musical instrume nts, the Norman C. Wallace collec tion of horse brasses, the Lo sotho tape stries donated by Rothmans, and a kayak and set of Eskimo costumes.

Valuable collections like the one at Guelph are sca ttered all over the country at universities, libraries, galleries and museums. To make it readily known where various works may be located . to facilitate research and to increase circulation of national treasu res, the National Museums of Can ada recently allotted $9.4 mill ion to develop a comp uterized inventory of all mu seu m and gallery holdings . The University of Guelph received $10,500 to catalogue its collection. Assist ing Mrs. Nasby in this task is Julia Wallace, BA '73, a graduate in fine art.

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Top: Fine arts stu dent Bob Freeman

measures a painting in preparation for an exhibition in McLaughlin Libra ry. Ab ove: Ursus Dix, a professiona l co nserva tor, restores paintings owned by the University.

Here he is refilling paint losses su ffered by James Henderson's Melting Snow. Above right: A student gazes intently at one of the many artworks displayed in the rec ent exhibition, " Gifts from Alumni and Friends ,"

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Much more is invo lved in catalog uing th an merely recording the title and arti st of each work, but even this can be a co mple x tas k.

Sometimes one or the other is not known, in which case extensive rese arch must be done. The result may be no more than a probable artist and a descripti on of t he wor k which must suffice for a title. The medi um of the wo rk must also be re co rde d, and occasionally positi ve identificatio ns can be made only throug h chemical analysis.

An app arently simple but significant part of cataloguing is the me3su reme nt of the canvas, for knowledge of a painti ng's precise dimens ions cou ld be critical shoul d it be stolen. A carefu l rec ord of any flaws in a work is also made. Even a tiny tea r In a canvas is measured and its positi on on the painting recorded.

Finally, a cert ain amou nt of histori ca l background must be kno wn for eac h item: where it has been located ; w ho has own ed it; and in what shows it has been displ aye d .

Any reference to th e work in fi ne art catalogues or periodic als is als o listed.

No matter how much is known ab ou t a painting and reco rde d in a catalogue, the University's art collection is of little valu e unless the works themselves can be viewe d.

Mrs. Nasby emphasizes that the p rim ary motive for acquiring a collection of art Is that it may provide enj oyment for the entire

Uni versi ty community and city of Guelph res ide nts as we ll. It is an " Informal educa足 tion al resource " whi ch, Mrs. Nasby po ints ou t, " must re main as accessibl e as possible."

Art works are to be found In any number of loc atio ns t hroughou t th e c ampu s-in hall ways, offices and lounges in al most al l cam pus buildings. Most works have a re latively permanent positi on , The large bronze statue by Robert Hedrick, for example, has always stood next to the p hysical science building . On the fifth f loor of the Mc Laughlin Library, however, is a small gallery wh ere c hanging selections from the collecti on are hung , Bec au se the li brary is almost al ways ope n and accessible to the general public, with periodic visits anyone could eve ntually see a large propor足 ti on of the collec ti on .

Wh en a work is not on display it is genera lly kept in an art storage and work r oom in th e ba sem ent of t he library, where the air is te mperatu re an d humidity con足 trolled to prevent deterioration .

Equi pped with dust-proof cabi nets and pa dded shelve s, th e room is al so where minor rep airs are made. Fin e art student Bob Freeman takes care of such repairs as rematting a d rawing or reattaching a canvas to its frame. Major repairs, such as touchi ng up a painting, requi res the work of an

expe rt , and is don e by a professional conservator in Ottawa.

Involvement in buildi ng and maintaining the University 's private art collection is only one facet of the work done by Gue lph's curator of art. Each yea r abou t 14 major art exhibitions, both from outside sources and fro m the University col lection , are held at Guelph and these, too , are arranged and set up by Mrs. Nasby. Exhibitions must be plan ned at least a year and a half in advance of their sh owing , and in order to ensu re an Interesting exhibition the background work is often extensi ve. Thirty smaller exhibits are also arranged each year and are usually displayed in the Arts building.

Initial research for an exhibition involves selecting an artist or subject, choosing indivi dua l wo rks, locating them, and finding biograph ical info rmation on the artist. Next, the owner must be contacted, negotiation s made, arrangements set up for trans porta­ tion, and then pUblicity must be circulated .

Sometimes touring shows co me to the University "ready-made," but most are arranged by Mrs . Nasby herself.

As a further educational resource, the opening of an exhibition often inclu des a visit by the artist, or some other exp ert who will present a lecture related to the exhibition. For example, the Joyce Weiland show last year was accompanied by a

lecture and film by the artist. A lectu re by the director of the Municipal Museu m in Ostend, Belgium, Dr. Frank Edebau, was also presented last year in relati on to t he exhibition of etchings by Belgian artist James Ensor. Its showing at Guelph was its first on a tour of Canada.

Each year's series of art disp lays repre­ sents a varied selection of med ia and themes. American graphics, Victorian and contemporary phot ography, Canad ian historical paintings from the Art Gallery of Hamilton , the annual stu dent jury show and avant-garde video tapes by international artists will all be shown on cam pus this year. To accompany the OAC centennial celebrations ne xt year an exhibition of artifacts, docu ments and photograp hs re­ lated to the college will be held in July and August. At the same time there will be a showing of highlights from the Uni versity collection.

This exhibition may draw you to the campus if you are an alumnus. Or perhaps you are interested in nineteenth century photography. If not that, then one exhibition out of the 14 is sure to attract you. In any case, why not visit the University, and while here keep your eyes open to the fine art displayed here and there all over the cam pu s -art which belongs to a continuing lively tradition at Guelph . •

Lelt: Among the many exhibitions hosted by the University was one that displayed the works 01 three outstan ding line arts stu dents.

Viewing a mixed-media work by Chris Woods , BA '72, (left) are Anne Kn ox and Ron Eccles , BA '70. Right : julia Wa llace, BA '73, assistant to the curator of ar t, ha ngs a painting in the climate-controlled art storage room.

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by David Ashford

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ETRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER has been forced out of movies by dwindling finances and Hollywood is on the decline, reeling under the pressure of economic burdens. But no matter. Film-making is flourishing-at the University of Guelph.

This is apparent from the busy office and laboratory of Ray Pollard and Norm Light足 foot, where both men are involved in the motion picture/sound production unit of the Department of Audio Visual Services. It appears there are not enough hours in the day to fill all the requests for film production they receive from faculty members.

The major problem, explains Mr. Lightfoot, [Ies not in on-location shooting of a movie, but in the long hours of splicing, mixing and editing required to turn out the finished product. "People feel you can go out and shoot a film, come back and just put it on the proje ctor. But this just isn't so," he says.

In the production of long and detailed films, complete with narration and music,

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a great deal of time is required by both the cinematographers and the faculty member who wishes the film made. First, a rough script or scenario of the intended film must be written. When the film-makers are sure of the direction the movie is to take, a "story board" is drawn illustrating each scene in sequence.

Actual shooting takes from one-quarter to one-sixth of the total time required to complete a full sound production. The video portion of the film must be edited and timed to suit the desired length-usually abou t 20 minutes, which leaves enough tim e for discussion in a 50-minute lecture period.

Once the video has been edited-reduc足 ing the film length to about 800 feet-aud io tapes are edited to synchronize with the video. Individual tracks are developed for narration, or "voice-over," on-location sounds, music, and overlap sounds. From the edited version of the original came ra footage a duplicate film Is made and this,

covering the action at 24 frames/second

Opposite page: Using an Arriflex BL "sync­ sound" camera, cinematographer Norm Lightfoot shoots footage of apiarist AI Adie, while producer Ray Pollard tends audio equipment. Right: Pollard edits a 16-mm colour sound film using a precision Steen beck 4-plate editing table. Below right: Lightfoot checks an Arriflex 16-mm camera in preparation for on-location shooting.

along with the sound tapes, is sent to a Toronto laboratory for sound mixing and dubbing. The result is a composite optical sound print.

Film topics are as wide-ranging as the many subjects offered at the University. In two recent assignments, for example , the cinematographers were filming a lamprey eel attacking a trout and kidney transplants on dogs.

A faculty member will have a film made because it can provide an accurate and graphic explanation of certain phenomena related to the subject he is teaching. In some disciplines, such as botany, it is use­ ful to have films of the four seasons. Spring conditions, for example, can be shown in the dead of winter.

Making a film can give rise to numerous production problems. There may be too many references in the narration to Ontario or Guelph which must be corrected before the film is completed. If the movie is too localized, it would be difficult to obtain broad distribution. Wide distribution is not unusual: many of the films have been sold or lent to institutions around the world.

The motion picture / sound unit is presently involved in the making of three documen­ taries. Two of the films are expected to be a year in the making; one deals with human kinetics and the other with Indians in the French River area.

The third documentary , commemorating the OAG centennial, is slated for January completion. Under the direction of Mary Gocivera of the Department of Information, the film examines OAG's colourful history, present activities, and provides a glimpse into the future. Alumni, retired professors and current faculty members are inter­ viewed. Their responses provide the narration of the 15-mi,nute motion picture .

Because the film is so wide in its scope, it is difficult to follow a rigid script and there may be conflicting views on what should be filmed. Instead, extensive footage is shot which is then meticulously edited to provide the desired result. To date, nearly 4,000 feet of film have been shot and only 540 feet are required.

"Making this film is a challenge," says supervising producer Ray Pollard. "In effect , we're distilling 100 years of history into 15 minutes." Some of the scenes call for aerial photography and footage is even being shot in England.

As with most film productions, time and money are major considerations. The cinematographers estimate it takes at least one-half day of production time to obtain one-half minute of finished film. Laboratory work is the most time-consuming , and additional footage not taken into account when the budget is set can eat up the film's financial resources. In addition to these local pro b lems, the Toronto sound-mixing lab charges from $50 to $80 an hour for Its services. A slight delay there and the film is threatening to burst its budget.

Despite these pitfalls the final work-a polished professional film-is completed: a credit to those members of Audio-Visual Services who persevere under often less than ideal conditions. •

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OR universities throughout North America, t he 1960s we re years of rapid chan ge in wh ich old orders were challen ged and new di rections sou ght. Students qu estioned the prevailing conven tions of soci ety, with parti cu lar emp hasi s on moral val ues. And, wh ile moral standards con tinu e to be a sou rce of co ntroversy, recent years have also seen the interest in religion grow apace.

The se issues th at conf ront today's studen ts are of spec ial con ce rn to two mem bers of the Un iversity : the chaplains.

Though their style may be characterized as "low-profile," the ch aplains are performing vital roles in a dy namic const ituency. Nor do they fit the stereo type mould of an austere cleric proferring unsol icit ed advice to all who cross thei r path. Take senior ch aplain Ritch ie McMu rray: bearde d, c asual , witty and looking like a philosopher (whic h he is) , he presents himsel f as an active particip ant in camp us life. "I see myself as cele brating what it means t o be a member of the co mmun ity as a Christian, whether th at be joyful or tragi c ."

Inevitably , that me ans Invo lvement in students ' external acti vities. "It is importa nt that I relate to students in a Chri stian context," says Mr. Mc Murray , " not iust comin g at them as an ecc lesi astical

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physician to tell them they are sick . There is more to life than sin and proble ms."

Involvement in the Univers ity com mu nity takes various form s, from hold ing service s of worship on Sundays and during the we ek to helping drama students organize a religious pl ay, or advising a small group of

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students and faculty who are living a communal exis te nc e outside of the c ity.

Marriage-" t he paradi gm of human encounter"-is a prin cipa l co ncern of the chaplains and students often req uest them to perform th e weddin g ceremony. In many cases, cou ples are al ready living toge t he r "a nd in some sen se that constitutes marriage, " says Mr. McM urray. " But if two people who are living toget her want the ir relation ship made legal, I must get to kn ow them ."

Six months of counselling prior to t he marriage is normal for ce re monies Mr. Mc Murray performs. Such a length of time may seem excessive to two people who beli eve they are in love. But, expl ains Mr. Mc Murray, th e con sequences of

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by David Ashford marriag e are so grave, a coupl e must be sure of what it is they are doing. Divorc ed peopl e still f ace a cultu ra l backl ash t hat c an sometimes le ad to psychologica l problem s.

In counselling co uples who wi sh to be married, Mr. Mc Murray is concerned about such basi c issues as whether th ey are good friend s ("whi c h is qui te different fro m being in love " ) an d enjoy being together. "They have to discover if they have confronted themselves with these impo rtant Issu es," he says. " Th e Church's rules are meant to be hum ane, not legal isms abstracted fro m life."

Ab out one-fifth of the co uples wh o re足 quest Mr. McMurray to perform t he marri age ceremony are in fact marri ed by him. Last year, only six couples were marr ied, whic h was a low ye ar. The year before 12 couples exchanged marriage vo ws.

Pe rsonal counselli ng is also an important part of the chaplain's ac tiv ities. Students se ek advice on a v ariety of matters. Occ a足 sionally students seek he lp in straig htening out serious psychol ogic al pro bl em s ; oft en they will be referred to a psychiatrist.

Not su rprisi ngly, ma ny people look to the chapl ains fo r reli gious advice or to clarify a point on religi on they find unc lear. " I have

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even had peop le try to conv ert me," smiles Mr. McMurray.

Som e of t he difficulties students have res ult from the th ree-se mester system at Gu elph. It pu ts students under greater pressure tha n they woul d exp erience in a two -term system," says Mr . McMurray.

Having ta ught at the Un iversity of Toronto, Corne ll University and here, he knows how mu c h harder stu de nts have to wo rk at Guelph . "I was never under that sort of pressure when I was stud ying at t he University of Toronto."

As a scholar and fac ulty member-he is teaching two p hil osophy courses this f all 足 Mr. McMu rray laments the ab sence of a department of religion. Co mmenting that Guelph an d Brock are the on ly two un i足 versities in the cou ntry with out suc h a department, he believes th at " philosophy, art an d religi on are t he t hree most importan t windows t hrough which to exa mine a c ulture. They prov ide a necessary insi ght. " He notes that rel ig io us studies are of great interest to students at other universit ies.

Mr. McMu rray and Father Ed Merchant, the newly ap pointed Rom an Catho lic chaplai n, eagerly awai t th e complet ion of the new University Ce ntre which will house a ch ape l and medi ta tion room . The cha pel will be inter-denominational and the meditation room will be available to anyon e who feels the need fo r soli tude. Presen tly, says Mr. McM urray, "I am co nducting Su nday services on th e ninth floor of the Arts buil ding-we are up there with the gods.".

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University enrollments exceed projected figures The University had planned for higher student enroll ment this fall, but it was some­ t hin g of a su rpri se when figures indic ated an increase of nearly 10 per cent.

Reg istrar Ar nold Holmes reports that full-t ime underg raduat e enroll ment is 8,365-2,500 of them freshmen-with 525 full-t ime gradu ate students registered. Last fall there were 7,500 underg rad uates and 500 g raduate students.

Further inc reases are shown In the number of part-ti me stu dents who have registered: 450 un derg raduates and 130 graduate stu dents. This time last year, there were 400 part-time undergradu ates.

The largest enroll ment is in the BA pro­ gram in whi c h th ere are 2,775 students registered. The BSc pro gram fol lows with 2,035 stude nts. There are 1,1 60 un dergrad u­ ates taking the BSc (Agr.) deg ree and 940 in the Family and Consumer Studies BASc pro­ gram. Th e DVM program has 400 studen ts re gistered . In other BSc programs, the enrollments are human kinetics, 230 and en gineering 165. One hundred and ten undergraduates are registered in the land­ scape arch itectu re prog ram.

Enrollment fig ures for the Ontario Agri­ cultu ra l Co llege indicate a re cord level as th e college enters its 100t h anniversary year. Incl uding underg raduate an d gradu ate students, total enrollm ent is 1,154. The 1,003 students at the co llege last ye ar also esta blis hed a rec ord.

Th e jump in OAC enro llment-about 11.5 per ce nt-is attributed to seve ral fac tors.

Of t he 151 additional students attendin g OAC this yea r 30 are fresh man and the re­ mainder are transfer stude nts f rom oth er universities. Good job prospects for OAC graduates and rece nt additions to t he college's programs are also cited as reasons for the increase in nu mbers. Th e new programs-environmenta l and agricultural bio logy, an d resource management-have attracted a nu mber of students to the college.

Commentin g on the overall growth in enroll ment at Guelph, President Winegard noted at a press conference that the increase will not affec t the University's fin ancial status this year, but it should provide more income In the 1974-75 academic period.

Dr. Winegard said that some add itional

During fall re gistration students fined up for a barbeque in front of Drew Hall. Number of students on campus is the highest yet.

faculty will be needed an d the Un ive rsity's current budget will be able to accommodate th is.

The president sai d that he was su rp rised not by the num ber of freshme n students, but by retu rn ing in-course stud ents and the approximately 500 stop-outs, those who have been away for two or more semesters an d who have come bac k. " I am also p leased with th e number of matu re stude nts who have come to Guelph this year, " he sai d. At least one-th ird of the fresh man in the BA prog ra m are mature stud ents; that is th ose who have been out of sc hool for some tim e and who may not have the normal admission req uirements .

Dr. Win egard pointed out th at in the spring semester Gue lp h enro ll ment went down by 400 and th e present increase wi II more th an balance that decli ne . The presi­ dent could only speculate as to the cause for the la rge number of students coming to the University. He suggested that the three-semester system and the high number of places in resi dence could be factors.

The University has pl anned on a growth in student population of 500 a year. T hat figu re has been excee ded this year and, if the patte rn contin ues, the Univers ity's no­ growth limit of 10,000 students could be reach ed sooner tha n expected.

Conference focuses on the consumer Eighty peop le recently co nvened at the Un iversity for a four-day conferenc e on contem po rary consumer behavio r. Spon­ sored by the Departm ent of Co nsumer Studies and th e Office of Continuing Edu­ cation , the co nfere nce was Intended principally for t hose with a professional interest in educating and guiding con­ sum ers. High school teachers of home ec on omics and cons umer studies also attended .

Among the spe akers were faculty members of the Depa rtm ent of Consu mer Studies, representatives from the federal Department of Consumer and Corp orate Affairs and the Better Busi ness Bureau.

Subjects discussed incl uded soci al influ ences on consu mer behavior, hou sing in th e face of overpopulation, health food con sumpti on, fashi on and c onsu mer manipulation , and th e development of standards for con su mer good s.

Professor Elizabeth Gullett, Mac '55, told the conference t hat becau se consumers are exami ning th e food more clo se ly as to its chemical additi ves, health foo d merch an­ disers are taking advantage of t he antl­ chem ical trend in North America.

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"We've moved from an age where chemicals were an answer to everything to an age where chemicals are the villains," Professor Gullett said. Claims that health foods are more wholesome and nou rishing were disputed by Professor Gullett. And she expressed doubt that health foods are in fact grown without the aid of chemicals.

Professor Mabel Sanderson, Mac '31, also criticised health food merchants, saying that "they tend to make the impli­ cation that their products are superior to regu lar foods, which is not the case.

Additives to foods are justified when they maintain the nutritional quality and enhance the keeping quality or stability."

Other topics covered were consumer studies as a multi-disciplinary endeavor, social influences on consumer behavior, patterns of marketing segmentation and consumer life styles, the predictability of fads and fashions, and trends in consumer legislation.

days of mild illness followed by recovery.

But in fact the parasite is dormant in the body and if another illness should strike , the toxoplasmosis disease could errupt and cause serious damage such as blindness or brain inju ry.

The parasite is of greatest danger to pregnant women. If a woman contacts the disease while pregnant , there is an excellent chance that the parasite wi II attack the fetus, which cannot produce its own antibodies.

Parasite causes birth defects and even death Recent tests conducted by a research team at the University indicate that the micro­ organism toxoplasmosis may be responsible for an incalculable nu mber of bi rth defects.

It can cause blindness, severe illness, and even death . More disturbing still are in­ dications that the parasite could be present in as much as one-third of the population.

These discoveries have been made by Professor I. R. Tizard , graduate student C. H. Lai, and te chnician S S. Chauhan of the Ontario Veterinary College.

The tests involve mixing together serum (blood with the red cells removed), toxo­ plasmosis organisms, accessory factor from human blood, and a blue dye. If the organisms are stained by the dye, there is no infection; if they are unaffected by the dye, infection is present.

The disease can be treated with antibiotic drugs which result in a standoff within the body: the infection is not eliminated but neither does it cause any further damage.

According to the researchers, toxoplas­ mosis can be caused either through ex­ posure to cats or by eating rare meat.

Disease symptoms manifest themselves in several ways, often imitating other disorders such as cancer. The most common symp­ toms are those associated with flu: a few

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C. H. Lai studies toxoplasmosis organisms under microscope while Professor T. R. Tizard looks on.

This can result in the birth of a child with deformities in the brain, spinal cord or retina. If a woman contacts the disease prior to pregnancy there is no danger, for the parasite cannot be transformed to the unborn baby.

As there is no known cure for the disease , says Professor Tizard, the only measures for combating it are precautionary.

Develop process for de-boning poultry University personnel have given an important boost to an industry which processes de-boned poultry for use in such products as chicken cutlets, wieners and bologna .

The industry involves Protein Foods Corp., a Paris, Ontario, firm which some months ago had developed a process for de-boning poultry. What it had not de­ veloped was a system for evaluating the quality of its product. Th e refore the fi rm joined in a cooperative project with professors H. L. Orr and W. R. Usborne of the Department of Animal and Pou Itry Science and C. L. Duitschaever of the Department of Food Science. It set up a test-run in the University's meat science laboratory, installing its own specially­ designed equipment and processing 6,000 pounds of meat every day for 15 weeks.

This test-run was designed to be exactly the same as the ultimate commercial operation.

The meat was trucked in from government­ inspected processing plants, de-boned, and stored under simulated commercial conditions. Afterwards it was delivered to a food processing plant where it was used in both new and conventional products.

The meat was also evaluated from a biological, physical and chemical stand­ point at each stage of production.

The project enabled Protein Foods to start production in a shorter time and at less cost than would otherwise have been possible. It also gave students the oppor­ tunity to observe and evaluate a new business operation in all of its stages. One of the students who worked on the project, Jack McKeown, has graduated with a B.Sc. (Agr.) majoring in animal and poultry science, and is now working for Protein Foods.

Guelph researchers

are given the bird

Bird watching, a normally safe and passive pastime, can prove hazardous and even dangerous. The sometime perils of studying bird life were recently experienced by orni­ thologist Alex Middleton and graduate student Bob Montgomery, both members of the Department of Zoology.

Professor Middleton ran afoul of Guelph police officers in the course of his research on goldfinches. With the aid of binoculars, he was studying the finches at a bird feed­ ing station-and was suspected by a local resident of being a peeping Tom. She called the police.

After that experience, Professor Middleton warns local residents when he intends to

use binoculars in carrying out field research.

For Bob Montgomery, bird watching even put his life in jeopardy. For 12 days he was stranded on an island off the coast of Newfoundland while conducting a bird census.

In the course of his summer job with the Canadi an Wildlife Service, Mr. Montgomery w as researching sea birds on Green Island, 20 miles south of St. John's. Rough seas prevented him from leaving the island by boat and the numerous birds p reve nted rescue by helicopter. Food was dropped to the stranded ornithologist until his late足 night rescue was accomp lished after the birds had settled down.

Named head of COU University president Dr. W. C. Wineg ard has been elected chairman of the Council of Ontario Universities, succeeding D. C. Williams, president of the University of Western Ontario. Dr. Winegard 's term will end Jul y, 1975.

With a secreta riat in Toronto , the Council of Ontario Universities consists of the presidents of all Ontario universities and a representati ve from each university senate. The COU represents the inte rests of the province's universities to th e Min istry of Colleges and Universities an d works jointly on a number of committees con 足 cer ned with university matters.

hall until War Memorial Hall was built in the twenties. It was also the place where final exams were written . " In its early days the building formed the heart of the campus," says Professor Mitchell.

"It served as a community centre and a place where concerts were held, as well as being a gymnasium. There was a lot of sentimental attachment to it for many people."

New research station will benefit consumers A new beef cattle research centre was recently opened at the Elora Research Station, 12 miles north of the University.

Operated by the University for the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Foo d, the centre contains a production unit of 250 cows and calves and a finishing un it for 300 he ad of cattle.

Research undertaken at the $1.1 million ce ntre will be aimed at developing more efficient means of beef production. "This will benefit not only the co untry's beef producers but ultimately the consumer as well." says Professor W. D. Morrison, OAC '49, chairman of th e Department of Animal and Poultry Scien ce.

"The dollars spe nt here will be returned many times over, and I can thin k o f no better pla ce to put the taxpayer's mo ney," said the Hon. Will iam A. Stewart, minister of agriculture an d food, at the official opening of the centre.

Cattle are house d in these units, each one featuring di ffe rent manure handling systems. Feeding is completely automated, Left: The stark ca rca ss of the Engineering Annex rises above parts of the building's entablature in the foreground. Below: An old picture of the Annex when it was the gymnasium building.

The Annex is no more The Engineering A nnex, which was one of the oldest buil dings on campus, has been demolished. Grass now covers the are a where it used to stand, Constructed in 1891 as a gymnasium , the ann ex could have been renovated and pre足 served only at great cost, according to W. A. Brown, director of the University's Department of Physical Resources.

Wh en it was constructed, the building housed one of the finest gymnasiums in On tario , and there was some furor in the provincial legislature over its cost, says Bi ll Mitchell, OAC '38. Professo r Mi1chell w o rked in the buil ding as a member of the Dep artment of Physical Educ ation from 1946 to 1957, the year the present athletic centre was completed.

The ann ex w as used as a convocation

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thus allowing the ce ntre to be op erated with a minimum of labour.

Among the research projects now in progress at the centre are studies of environment and efficiency production; the effect of growth stimulants on growth rate and carcass merit; drylot beef cows and chemi.cal treatment of poor quality roughages; economic im portance of cow size and milk yield; and the feeding of acid-treated high moisture corn.

School of Hotel and Food will have its own building Canada's only university program in hotel and food administratio n will have its own building a year from now. Construct ion of the School of Hotel an d Food Adm inistra足 tio n's new home will beg in this fall at a cost 01 $700,000, donated by Canada's hosp itality industry. With a floor space of ab out 16,000 square feet, the new building will adjoin the north end of Macdonald Institute.

Included in the school will be laboratories with modern kitchen equipment, comp uting facilities, seminar and lecture rooms, and offices.

When it began four years ago, the hotel and food administration program had a class of 22 students. They graduated this spring and received a large number of job offers. There are now 163 students in the program and proje cted enrollment five years from now is 370 students and 15 faculty.

OAC displays centennial booth at Ex

The forthcoming GAC centennial provided the theme for the college's exhibit at this year's Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto. Designed in the form of a lounge, the exhibit displayed a pictorial history of GAC. Faculty from the co/lege were on hand to answer visitors ' questions .

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Aerial view of the new beef cattle research centre at Elo ra Research Centre shows manure handling system and cattle pens at left . The silos are used to store mos t of t he feed, with five 60-foot silos for standard forages , five for experimental silages and two for experimental grains .

Studies psychological effects of semester system The effec ts of the three-semester system on students at the University is the subject of a study being undertaken by Dr . D. H. Upton, director of Psychological Services.

Begun in the fall of 1972, the study is being funded by the Canada Council.'

Dr . Upton received an initial grant of $14,000; a further grant of $15,000 was awarded this fall.

At the beginning of the investigation 793 freshmen were asked to take part. That number includes 90 per cent of the then incoming arts students and 87 per cent of a random sample of science students. The stud y group is divided into those wh o enroll for six consecutive semesters and those who take a break in thei r studies. Va riation in academic performance and corresponding personality growth in the two groups is being recorded.

The test instrument is a personal orientation inventory that shows personality development on a 12-point scale . The scale is designed to identify healthy development rather than pathological behavior.

Through his clinical work , Dr . Upton has found that student development is an individual process, although it is also affected by external factors . It is this distinctive relationship that the study will trace.

Working with Dr. Upton on the study are Dr. E. G. Brailsford, chie f psychologist at Psychological Services, and researcher Brian PElttigrew. Faculty from the College of Social Science and the Institu te of Com puting Science are also assisting .

The information collected in the study should provide valuable insights into the nature of stress experienced by students in the three-semester system.

New appointments to administration and faculty Margrel Andersen has been name d chair足 man of the De part ment of Languages.

Professor Andersen has studied at the Un iversity of Paris, the Freie Univers ltat in Ber lin, and the Universite de Mo ntreal where she was awarded a PhD . Sh e has taug ht languages in West Be rli n, Tunisia, Eth iopia, the United States, an d Canad a.

Articles by Professor Andersen have been publi shed in German newspapers and sh e has edited a collection of works on and by women in Montreal.

The Drama Division of the Department of English Language and Literature has become an independent entity: the Depart足 ment of Drama.

Michael Booth, previously head of the Drama Division, has been named chairman.

Professor Booth has studied at the University of British Columbia and the University of London. He is a leading Canadian authority on eighteenth century and nineteenth ce ntury tragedy and melo足 drama, and has published two books on these subjects. Professor Booth is also

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John Carson, a member of the Department of Political Studies since 1970, has been appointed secretary of Senate. Profess or Carso n, who has re ce ived degrees from the University of Victoria, B.C., and the University of Oxford, succeeds Michael Brown at the post.

As secretary of Senate, Professor Carson is responsi ble for taking minutes, preparing materials, advising on procedural matters and providing background information, both for Senate and its standing committees.

Helen Dow has been made chairman of the Department of Fine Art. She is a graduate of the University of Toronto and of Bryn Mawr College, Pa., and has taught at universities in Canada and the United States. Professor Dow is a member of several learned societies and has been an advisor on publication grants to the Canada Council . She recently had published a book, The Art of Alex Colville, and Is presently engaged in a study of late medieval Engli sh sculpture.

Ken Duncan succeeds Archie Mcintyre as chairman of the Department of Sociology and Anthropolog y.

A graduate of the universities of Toronto and Wi sconsi n, Professor Duncan came to

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George Todd has been appointed cha ir足 man of the Dep artment of Philosophy ; he succeeds Douglas Odegard.

Prior to coming to Guelph in 1965, Professor Todd was engaged in doctoral studies at the University of London. He also holds BA and MA degrees from the University of Western Ontario.

Alumni News

Stewart Brown, OAC '47, has been appointed dean of graduate studies at Trent University.

Dr. Brown took the chemistry option at OAC and did graduate work in biochemistry.

In 1951 he received a PhD from Michigan State University, and took a position wi th the National Research Council's lab oratory in Saskatoon. In 1964, the year Trent University opened its doors, he joined the faculty in chemistry.

William A. McEachern, OAC '42, has been made vice-president of Noranda Sales Corp., Toronto . In this capacity he is responsible for marketing of fertilizers, chemicals, and prec ious metals.

Before joining Noranda in 1954 as a sales representative , Mr. McEachern worked for the federal civil service and Canadian Refineries Ltd. John Bowles, BA '72, has joined the Department of Alumni Affairs and Development as alumni officer and editor of the Guelph Alumnus.

Mr. Bowles took honours in political studies at Guelph and did graduate work at Queen's University, Kingston. He has worked for several years as a newspaper reporter, magazine editor, and public relations officer.

Charles A. Douglas, OAC '35, has been appointed deputy mini ster of the Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture and Marketing.

Mr. Dougl as received his early schooling in Nova Scotia and attended Nova Scotia Agricultural College before enrolling at OAC. He held various positions with the depart足 ment before assuming his present post.

Active in professional and community organizations for many years, Mr. Douglas has been a di rector of the Nova Scotia Federation of Agriculture, a director and vice-president of the Canadian Guernsey Association , president of the Canadian Council of 4-H Clubs, and secretary and president of the Canadian Agricultural Extension Council.

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