Guelph Alumnus Magazine, Fall 1975

comes of age

SOCIOLOGY

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UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH

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GUELPH

Autumn, 1975

AWMN'US

VOlume 8 , Number 4

Hunter Floyd - happiness is a '49 Cadd y

Remember running boards, rumble seats , and side fender mounts? Hunter Floyd does and explains why old cars aren't getting older - they're getting better and expensive too,

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University 01 Guelph - a conference centre

PICTURE CREDITS:

The University of Guelph is a city within a city and as such it offers conference organizers a self-contained environment that is conducive to stimulating and productive meetings,

Fro nt cover . pages 7 (right ). 8,9,11 (lower), 12, 13, 14 (upper) and 15 (lower) Audio-Visual Services; pages 3, 4. 5, 6 , 7 (left), 10, 11 (upper) and 14 (lower) David Smith ; page 15 (upper) O MAF,

UNIVE RSITY OF GUELPH A LU MNI ASSOCIATI ON HON ORARY PRESIDENT: Professor 0 , Forster .

PRESID EN T: Mr. P. D. (Peler) Anderson , B.A. '68 .

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Hotel and Food Administration comes of age

The official opening of Macdonald Stewart Hall is a significant milestone in the history of hotel and food management at Guelph, While many other graduates find a tight job market when they leave university , the HAF A grads have a wide variety of stimulating and rewarding careers to choose from thanks to a thorough program at Guelph,

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SENI OR VI C E-PRESID ENT: Dr. H. J. (Howard) Nee ly , OVC '51. page 7

DIRECTORS : Dr. D. A. (Donald) Barnum, OVC '41 ; Mr. J , A . (Joh n) Ecc les , OAC '40 ; Dr . W . C. (B i ll) Hacking, OVC '69; Mrs . D. J . (Jean Fu ll er) Hume, Mac '64 ; J. (J udy) Ma in , B .A . '75 ; M. D. (Miriam) Os tir , B.A . '68 ; Mr. J . W , (Jim ) Rule, B.A . '69 ; Dr. D. I. (David) Sil ver, OVC 7 2; Mrs , A . R, (Olive Thompson) Thomp son, Mac '35; Mrs. G. (Anne Pat rick) Thomp son , Mac '69.

EX-OFFI CIO DI REC TORS : Mrs, F. T. (Joanne Glover) Cowan, Mac '67 ; President Mac路FACS Alum ni Associa颅 tion : Mr . R. J , (Bob) Esch , B ,Se . '70, President , College of Physi cal Science A l umni Associ ation; Dr. H . J. (Ho ward ) Neely, OVC '51, Presiden t, O,V.C_ Alumni Association; Mr. L. J. (lloyd) Ro ss, OAC '54, President, O.A ,C, Alu mni A ssociation ; Mr. M . C, (Mike) Sire ib, B,A. '69 , Presiden t , Art s Al umni Association; Mr . Bill Gray, B,Sc , '74 , Presidenl U ,G .C .S,A, ; Mr. Wa yne A. Ka y, B.Sc.路 '7 4, President , University 01 Guelph Graduate Students' A ssocialion; Mr , J. K . (John ) Babcock, OAC '54, Director, Al umni Affairs and Development.

Campus highlights

Contributor to this issue Mary A, Cocivera is a feature story writer for the Department of Information,

Next issue The winter issue of Guelph Alumnus will feature an in-depth article on Professor Forster - the man and the issues that confront him as Guelph 's third president. Mary Cocivera, a regular contributor to this publication, has picked a few brains on campus to come up with some answers to the question - what is a university education worth these days?

To complement Mary's story, Andre Auger, Director of Career Planning and Placement, and Linda Haywood, career counsellor, will explain how their department functions in helping undergraduates select an appropriate course of study leading to a meaningful career, "Guelph Today" - a pilot program aimed at a small group of alumni was carried out in October replete with mini buses, guided tours of the campus and a bull session with President Forster, This plus photo coverage of "Homecoming '75" round out the forthcoming issue,

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SECRET ARY . Dr , W, C (Bill) Hacking , OVC '69 .

T he Guelph Alumnus is publ i shed by the Department of Alumni Affairs and Development, In co-operation with the Department of Inform ation, University of Guelph , page 12

The Ed itoria l Comm ittee is comprised of Editor - Da v id G. Smith, Pu b lication s Offi cer; Art Director - Erich H . Barth; ) , K, Babcock , OAC '54, Director of Alumni Affairs and Development ; Rosemary C lark, Mac '59 , Assistant Director, Alumni Programs; D. L. Waterston, Di rector o f Informat ion; 0, W , Jose , OAC '49 , Assistant Director of I nf o rmation .

The Editorial Advisory Board of the University of Guelph Alumni Association i s comprised of Dr. W . C. Hacking, OVC '69, c ha ir man; Dr, Allan Austin, W, J. Bowles, BA '72; Ro t ert Mercer , OAC '59; G. B, powell, OAC '62; James Rusk , OAC '6 5; M rs. J. W, (Joan Ellerington) Tanner . M ac '57; Ex- offi c io ; J, K, Babcock , OAC '54 ; Mr p, D, (Peter) Ander son , B. A. '68 ; Corresponding mem bers: D. A , Bates, OAC '69 ; G . M. Carman, OAC '49 ; and H. G . Dodds, OAC '58.

U n delivered copies should be returned to the Department of Alumni Affair s and Development , Univers i ty of Guelph , Gue lph , Ontario NIG 2'N1.

Hunter Floyd

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unter Floyd , B .A. '74, collects antique automobiles as a hobby, however, cars are more a w ay of life for h im than a mere avocation. They have played a consuming role in his life since he was old enough to drive. He has raced, repaired, and sold them for a living; now he collects , resto res and sells them as a ho bby .

A general exa mination of the race

dri ver's pers onality gives us some insight

in to Hun ter Floyd's o wn character. The

conventio na l image of the race dri ver as a

speed-crazed fool with a death wish burled

som ewh ere in the back of hi s min d simp ly

does not hold tru e under exa mination .

Keith Johnsgard, a psych ologis t at

California State University in San Jose,

tested 577 drivers and con s truc ted a

comp osite pro file of a fa irly

happy-go -lucky charac ter with an extra­

ordinary ab strac t inte lligence,

Th is elegant 1928 McLaugh lin Buick was Hunter's firs t class ic an tiq ue automobil~ . " I've abo ve-average self con trol, below average

had it for 13 yea rs and this is the firs t year I haven't used i t . It's only got 60,000 m iles on anx iety, an d a need to lead and be no ticed, it. " especially b y th e opposite sex. Johnsgard

and led him to enrol a t Guelph in the An indu s tr ial ac c ident in 1972 brought also fo und drivers to be self-sufficient an end to H unter's racing days. The nerves Honours Psy c hology program. "I chose so uls, wh o tend to rebel at being to ld wha t Guelph because the Psych ol ogy in his hands were crushed a nd w h ile th ere to do. As th is article progresses, the Department wasn 't as infle xible as some is no outward sign of damage, th e hands reader wi ll see how Hunter Floyd fits In to o th ers; you could do a greater variet y o f have very l imi ted end uran ce - a prime this personality sketch . expe rimen ts . req uisite for a man on t he gruellin g raci ng circ uit. It was wh ile he was on w o rk man' s " Human behav iour has a lways H unter taught eleme ntary sc ho ol from intere sted me . W hen I was sa les manager compensa tion t hat he became in terested 1960 to 1965 during w hic h t im e he won the for Toyota I saw a lot of it being used. in handicapped people. He is no w the 196 2 Canad ian raC in g c hampion sh ip in manager of a March o f D imes Ability Sales management and sales are ap plied production sports ca r cla ss co m petition at psychology . In fact, I kno w men Centre in K itchener . track s ac ross th e c o u ntry such as "T he March of Dimes people leave me (m anagers) who kno w more ab out applied Mosport, Ontari o, and St. Eugene , pretty much a lone to manage the work­ psychology than mos t profess o rs at the Qu ebec . shop . Th at was o ne of the cond itio ns of Uni ve rsity . I'm thinking of something like " I've been in teres ted in cars a ll m y life. 'closi ng ' - the tactics used in making a the job when I took it. I don't like someo ne From 1964 I was a race drive r for vario us looking over my shoulder all the ti me; I man finally decide to bu y a car . "I d id some auto mob il e co m panies includ ing Renau lt , can 't wo rk like that. consulting bu s ines s wi th O ldsmobi le and Chry s ler, Genera l Mo to rs, and A merican " Hi st orica ll y, th e March of Dimes has we found that th e chances for repea t sa les Motors . I even did th e Baja race in Mex ico been look ing after the physi c ally disabled are much be tt er if you match a car to a for James Garn er." (Garner is a m ovie a nd but my workshop is a forer unne r of those driver properly the first time. tel ev is io n actor who Is presently the star o f whose focus will include ministering to th e " The Rockford F iles". ) needs of those returning to th e community H un ter laughs abou t the rug ged cross­ from institutiona l care . I would say th at cou nt ry Baja run . "One of my fr iends , a ou t of 35 cl ients , two-thirds of them have write r for an aut o m agaz ine, knew Garner emotional problems. was loo k ing for a driver so she gave him "There are great rew ards , fru s t rat ions my nam e. W ell, he ca lled from C alifornia and disappointments when you 're helping on a Sat urday and I was dow n th ere by people. Therefo re I'd have to say that the Tu es day; that was rea ll y f un. " antique cars act as an escape since there F o llow in g his st int in rac in g , he became has been a void lef t by the racing. I sales manager o f a To yo ta dealership in consider raCing to be the ultimate escape .

To ro nto - " the largest in Canada" says Wh en you 're raCi ng it's just a 110 per ce nt Hun te r with a touch of pri d e, " but it was an thing ."

80-hou r a week job an d after a w h ile, I just Hunter Floyd is the type of person who didn't like it any more." puts 110 per cent into everything he does .

The various m eth o ds of persuasio n He is presently con s umed with ant iq ue found in the automobile marketp lace gave ca rs . It is not un usual for him to dr ive a little n udge to H unt er's Interest in peop le 1,000 mil es on a weekend to purchase an

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automobile in order that he might add it to his collection or t u rn it into a profit. An air­ conditioned 1964 Oldsmobile " vista cruiser" stationwagon with a trailer acts as the workhorse on his trips.

When I visited Hunter, he had eight cars behind his house and three more in his driveway while he tinkered away with the underside of a 1973 Datsun on the sidewalk. A small , quick man with thinning, curly hair, he exudes an independent confidence and energy that comes from one who knows his business and himself. At 39 years of age, most of his working life has involved automobiles.

At first glance, dealing in antique automobiles seems an easy way to make a little money and enjoy an interesting hobby at the same time. However, Hunter warns, "You have to know what you're doing and it 's only once you've gotten into the business that you have that knowledge," There are many ways to stay on t op of things in this type of venture and t he Guelph graduate makes use of most of them. Several journals and newspapers such as Hemmings Motor News indicate trends in buying, prices, and regional variations. For example, he bought a 1941 Dodge Luxury Liner in an area where t hey were numerous in order to pay a low price and he sold it in an area where they are scarce for a sizeable profit. It's simply a matter of knowing the marketplace.

"It's not the sort of thing that a guy can hope to make a bunch of m oney on, if he doesn't know w hat he's do ing."

Hunter belongs to the Contemporary Historical Vehicle Association, the Buick Club of America, the Cadillac-LaSalle Club, and is a director for the Mississauga region of the Antique and Classic Car Club of Canada.

This is a tricky business and the maxim 'Let the buyer beware' is strongly recommended. "You have to be aware of the value and act right away, " say s Hunter.

An indication of the competitiveness among antique car dealers can best be illustrated by one of Hunter's more successful purchases - a 1941 Cadillac convertible replete with fender skirts and a custom radio.

He read that this car was avail ab le in Fall River, Massach usetts. Luckily, he kn ew someone in Providence , Rhode Island, who, after a telephone call, went and inspected the auto and placed a deposit for Hunter who took delivery two days later. In those two days, the seller had received 142 inquiries from interested dealers. Had th e seller known what she had and had Hun ter hes i tated, the car wou Id have been priced right out of all reason. " This is another car I w ouldn't sell," muses Hunter, noting that so m e work is needed on the chrome which has become pi tted due to Massachusetts' salt water enviro'nment . "A really well- restored o ne sells for $8 ,500 w hich is several times w hat I paid. At that price the auth ent icity is most important."

A not her close call took him to Pittsburgh in June where he scooped up a 1937 Plymouth convertible a mere ten

minutes before another interested buyer flew in from Cleveland. "The price w as right and there are only eight of t hese in good restorable shape . If tha t sort o f t hing keeps up I'll have to renew my pilot's licence! " Often there is a ris k but this can be minimized. " Don 't buy anythin g t hat's stuck in a garage and don 't b uy at dusk when everything looks good ."

On one occasion a car sitting in a garage w as in seemingly perfect cond it io n, however , the owner said the m o tor wa s not operational and therefore could no t be moved out o f the garage and away from a wall.

"Well, I just go t my flashligh t out ," smiles Hunter, "and looked it ov er . Sure enough it had been 'do ne over' a lo ng o ne side an d there were parts of another year on the car," Onl y an ex pert in ex teri or automobile au t henticity wou ld have been able to spot the borro wed pieces. " Because it was d o ne over , it was wort h only one-third of an authenti ca lly restored car."

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The driveway is always f illed with autos of one type or another. The low-s lung '65 MG sports car provides a contrast with the so mewhat larger '49 Cadillac.

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Hu nter b ought this 1947 Oldsmob ile a few months ago in Hershey, Pennsylvania and drove i t back to Ki tchener at a cru is i ng speed of 60 miles per hour, " wi th ou t any prob lems whatsoever",

(above) A p h one call and a q uick trip to Massach usetts secu red th is 1941 Cadillac con vertible . (rig h t) The interior of Hun ter's '28 McL augh lin Bu ick looks very simple by today 's standards .

When he's off on a weekend jaunt to the States , he carries a book which lists the serial numbers of the interior mechanical pieces of any make, model, and year of a car and therefore ca n authenticate the running gear."

Man y of the cars Hunter purchases are with him only for a short w hile before he's sold them but he has a few favourites. A 1928 McLaughlin Buick resting pe acefully in the large four-car garage was his f irst classic car. "I 've had it for 13 yea rs and this is the first year I haven't used it. It's only got 60 ,000 miles on it." Th is beauty has a silk-screened candy stripe top - "there are probably only six others in existance with that kind of top," says the owner , "a nd I've a lot of offers but I've st eadfastly refused to sell. " Another pride and joy is a 1949 Cadillac w h ic h has already seen 6,000 mi les on the road thi s year. "T his is the most va lu able coll ectible post-war Caddy," says Hunt er, " It was the first two-door hardtop; they only m ade 2, 100 of them . I loo ked for three yea rs to find this one; it came from Il linois via Pen nsylvania wh ere I bo ug ht it from a

doctor who had nine '49 Caddie s. I co uld get $3,500 for it without any trouble but just wouldn't because I couldn't replace it.

(Incidentally, the Caddy gets 23 miles per gallon from an eight cylinder engine.)

"I buy virtually all my cars in the United States where they' ve escaped the ravages of salt on the roads in winter ." Another advantage to buying the American-owned cars is that they w ere built with fancy accessories that Canadian cars just didn't have .

One might think that parts would be a problem for these oldies but goodies , however , such is not the case. " Parts are still available for this 1940 Dodge," says Hunter as he poin t s to a car in his dri veway ," 1just go to a jobber downtown.

That's a wholesaler who sells part s to dealers. Also a lot of g uys had enou gh foresight to go arou nd an d buy up all t he Chrysler and Ford parts; you ju st have to know the sou rces.

"I 've got so dam n many cars," s ighs Hunter as if rea l izin g for the first time th at there are a dozen autos Sitting arou nd him . " It seems I've al ways had a b unch o f cars."

A 1973 Pinto stati on wago n eq ui pped w ith air co nd it ion ing si ts beh ind t he garage beside a 1949 Dodge and t wo Saabs (t he las t rema in ing vest iges o f his rac ing day ).

"The Pinto is our regular car bu t we don 't drive it that m uch; yo u kn ow they d on 't build th em l ike t hey used to ."

Liste n ing to Hunter, one wonders w hy peop le buy new cars at a ll. " Th e p rices fo r o ld cars aren't as crazy a!? the y seem . The o lder cars apprec iate at an incred ible rate

particularly anything w ith a rumble seat or a fender side mou nt fo r the spare tires or especially a convertible. You kno w, two­ and-a-half years ago I had a '54 Vette like this appraised at a value of $2,700; now it's selling for $6,500."

By the same to ke n new cars depreciate at an astonishing rate (Approximately 33 per cent the first year ) and as Hunter p oints out, " There aren't many cars that are fun anymore. There aren't as man y options as there used to be; you could alm os t c ustom build a car wi th the list of options of the older models . Now, all th e pollution gear slo ws a car down , and they're too ineffi c ien t now as well ." A recent ride in a b rand s panki ng new Olds­ mobil e reinforc ed hi s th inki ng . " Th e r ide was beautiful - so quiet; it was ju st gorgeo u s w ith the cru s hed velour seat s and everything , bu t you k now , a 20-y ear- old Ol d s wo ul d b lo w t he doors off a '75 O ld s. The new ones are too heavy w i th all the ex tra saf ety an d pollutio n gear an d th os e safet y b um pers - what a joke they are l They ca n w ith s tand a co ll isi on at five m il es per hour b ut a t si x m il es per ho ur they cos t three t imes mo re to repai r th an a regu lar bum per . This is w hy peop le are buy ing o lder cars now; o nes they can dr ive eve ry day ."

H unter's wife , Shar i Ly n n Cunn ingham, B.A . '72 , d oes n't go o n m an y o f th e weekend jun kets in search o f car bargains bu t she is invol ved in t he car c lub. "In fact she li kes to drive t he '49 Cadi llac to work," sm il es Hunter.

Shari, wh o work s in Kitchene r as a rehabi litat ion spec iali st with th e M inistry

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"I looked three years to find this one; it came from Illin ois via Pennsylvania where I bought il from a doctor who had nine '49 Caddies . "

Hunter's wife, Shari Lynn, a rehabilitation specialist with the Ministry of Co m munity and Socia l Services , shares her husband's interest in antique automobiles and furniture. of Communit y an d Socia l Servi ces, met Hun te r wh il e th ey were taking c lasses at Gue lph and th ey were m arri ed in 1973. "I li ke o ld cars and youn g women," says Hun ter w it h a chuckle.

Their home and spacio us lot s it uated on a qu ie t street in northeast Ki tchene r, is gradua ll y fill in g up with antique furn ishing s . "We just like it; i t's so beau ti fu lly made," say s Hunter, "a nd the w oo d is so ni ce," po intin g to an i pres s ive Mennonit e corner cu pboard in the li vin g room . As he s ys - " They don' t make 'e m lik e they used to."

Ano th er area of collect ing conn ected to t he au to mob il e is much in evi dence In the hou se , A ut omot ive literat ure is of great value , especial ly the dea lersh ip book s li sting the types of in teriors and opti ons .

In ad d iti on to help ing H un ter au th ent icate the cars he buys, these books in crease in va lue the lo nger he keeps th em. He rece ntl y purchased a 1934 cop y of Fortune magazin e in order to get a Dusenb urg adverti sem ent in it. He k now s the ar ti t s wh o drew the ad pict ures in th ose days and he knows w ho wro te th e co py. There isn 't mu ch about the automobile busi n ss th at he does n't kn o w .

One recurri ng probl em that Hun ter encounters i peopl e who have an inflated idea of wha t their o ld car is w ort h. "Many owners have a very mundane item whic h is n't worth h If o f what they ask for it; once a ca r is not res torabl it becom es a 'parts car'. You see , there's a leve l of restorati on an d th valu e d rop s drasti cal ly once it go s be low t hat line. " I parlayed all this, " he says sweeping

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hi s hand towards the cars o n hi s pro perty, "on a ca r I bough t for $300. and so ld fo r $725 . W ith th t money I bough t ano t her w hich I so ld for $1 ,500, It also h Ips to have an unders ta ndi ng bank manager; the bank can 't re Il y lose. I've had no troub le borro w ing m one y whe n I wa nted to buy some t hing ex pens ive in a hurry."

In t he fi nal analys is, he admi ts , "It's a game . I've lost nothing; I'm just play in g wit h my winn ings ."

Many peop le are re luctant to t ry t he sam e " game" because the hass le of im port in g sc ares'them of f but Hu nter does h is ow n c us to m s bro kerage. This m akes it easier for him t o opera te, at th e U. S. 足 Canad a border .

The idea of becomi ng full- time antique car dea l r has i s ap pea l , " I would buy ca rs in the so uthern Un ited States in the winter and se ll th em in Canada d urin g th e s ummer months. Thi s w oul d s ui t Hun t r's cli mate pref ren ce. " I take my holidays in the wi nter m ont hs and I go south (look in g for cars of co urse); I ju st don 't li ke t he m ess y wi nters here ."

"H ow ever, that proje t is a long way down the road. Ri gh t now I buy an d se ll to upgrade my co li c tio n and make a few dollars o n each transac ti on when I se ll ."

Think you m ight li ke to try yo ur han d at whee li ng and deal ing in ol d rigs ? Hu nter sug ges ts a 1967-70 Cad ill ac Eld orado ("T hey had fron t whee l drive, but weren't so ob ese in tho se years " ) or a 1952 Cad ill ac de Vi ll e (" Th at was Cadill ac's golden anniversary and t herefore a v ry co llectible car." ) You'd bett er act fast ; Hunter's looking for them too . [] DGS

" Parts are still available for this 1940 Dodge. "

"You know, two-and-a-ha/f years ago I had a '54 Vette like this appraised at a value of $2,700; now it's selling for $6,500 ."

University of Guelph

- a conference centre

he University is becoming increas颅 ingly pop u lar as a convention cen tre , and t h is yea r has been no ex cep tion as more than 50 groups totalling thousands of visitors availed themselves of the facilities and services provided through the Conference Office.

Whi le the academic aspect of life on c mpus dwindles during the summer months , the conference season blossoms from May 1 to mid-August as visitors make full use of Guelph's extensive human and physical resources .

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HUMAN RESOURCES Conference Manager Carol A nn Shearer does the coordinating with the conference organizers initially invi t ing them to visit the University to see the facilities often before the final decision to come here has been made. "Then I sit dow n with their

as providing water pitchers, audio-visual equipment and extra ch路airs. They also check out the meeting rooms and cafeteria to ensure that crises are avoided and the visitors ' needs are met. "Not all universities do this ," pOints out Carol A nn, "We've received many favourable comments from groups that have found our co-ordinator service very helpful ." The four conference co-ordinators live on campus in residence and are on call 24 hours a day while they have a group on campus.

In addition to the Conference Office staff, the many different depart m ents such as Food Services, Physical Resources, Audio Visual , the University Centre and Athletics act as resource groups. For exam pie the manager of north area residences, co-ordinates the "hotel" aspect of the operation which includes 24-hour porter service within the residences, and cleaning and servicing the residences used to accommodate visitors. " We work very closely with the various departments here, " comments Carol Ann, " and if we want a gymn asium set up for a basketball ga me or need equipment for a baseball game , we call on the athl et ics departm ent. " However, the conf ere nce org anizin g group j ust has to do 'one-stop shopping ' ." The Co nf ere nce Off ice or ganizes all servi ces for the visi to rs .

In a few cases , the conference organizer will want to deal directly with the individual resource group. For example, there might be a need for extensive use of audio visual services "in which case a meeting is arranged with the AIV staff ," says Carol Ann, "and the same holds true if there's something elaborate about a specific banquet - they can deal directly with food services ."

PHYSICAL RESOURCES The University has extensive physical resources upon which to draw for its conference business The north area residences, which are not used by students attending summer classes , offer twin and single bedroom facilities with shared washroom facilities (approximately eight rooms per washroom) In addition , there are hospitality suites ranging in size from bachelor units to two-bedroom apartments, all with cooking facilities and full bath. These are used quite heavily by committee members who are called upon to enter tain in the li ne of bus ines s , and also provide excellent acc om modat ion for V I.P . guests The re s idences also offer laundry faci lit ies , ice , ping-p ong, a b il li ards tab le in L mbt on H all , te levisi on s in the lounges , s nack ven d ing machine s and pay teleph ones . An ad ded feat ure is a 24 -hour

Carol Ann Shearer arrangement omm it tee to discuss their individual con fere nce needs, " says Carol Ann , "Unl ike the Office of Continuing Educatio n we d on' t get invo lved in the content of a conference : rather we deal strictly w il h the support serv ices t hey requ ire - acc ommodat io n , meals, meet ing sp ace , aud io vis ual , spe ci al set-ups , w ine and chees e recep t ions, reg ist rat ion , co ffe breaks, and so on" This year she h ired four H o tel and Food Adm inis trat ion stud ent s to act as co nferen ce co-ordin ato rs d urin g t he s umme r m o nt h s. Each one o f the se people is ass igned a sp ecific num ber of c o nfere nce g roups. Thei r duties include registration of the group, "set-ups" such

Food Services has set up a fine selection of alternatives to the standard meals.

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The Universit y Centre boasts bank in g faci lities, a ha ir stylist shop , a campus c o-op outlet and a travel agency, as well as excel/ent banquet and meeting fa cilities . front desk service for late arrivals, telephone messages , mail, and general information.

When it comes to the actual meetings themselves , a wide selection of academic rooms on campus is available including small seminar rooms for five people, boardrooms for 30 people or an 800 - seat au d itorium such as War Memorial Hall. " M ost of the facilities are air-conditioned," comments Carol Ann, "and are fully equipped with audio vi s ual fac ilities."

Parking facilities are adjacent to t he res idences where conference goers are stayi n g and s pecial perm it s ca n be obtained if so m eone has a health prob lem and req uires parki ng p rivileges thro ugho ut the cam pus .

W ith any visiting grou p, the food serv ice is o f maj o r im portanc e . Cree lm an Ha ll is used as the main dinin g hall fo r the conven ti oners w ho enjoy caf t eria-s tyle meals on a cash or meal ticke t bas is. In addition, the University Cen tre o f fers hot and cold snacks and th e W hipplet ree o n t he fou r th floor provides hi g h-qualit y resta uran t fare .

"Th ey (Food Services ) do a fine job o n sp ecial event s su ch as barbecues , ba nquets , and w ine and ch eese recep t ions - t he latt er is oft en use d as an ope ni ng eve nt H ugh Parker (ASS istan t Food Services Manager, Banquets) has se t u p a fi ne se lec tion of alterna t ives to the standard meals."

A ll banque t fac il it ies are l icen ced ; cash bars are o fte n o pe n before and af te r di nne r. Calf ee breaks are also looked after

by Food Se rvi c es , w ith co ffee and dou gh n ut s (i f des ired ) de li vered to th e m eeti ng roo ms . A var iet y of box lunches is ava il ab le f o r a ll-d ay tours and th e li ke .

A s me n tio ned previously , t he athl et ic faciliti es are avai lab le, and the y inc lud e somethin g fo r everyone - te nnis , squ ash, baseball , soccer , sw imming, gymn asi u m , games and excellent joggin g trail s.

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One of the newest draw ing cards for the Conference Office is the University Centre which boasts banking facilities, a hair stylist shop, a campus co-op outlet and a travel agency , as well as excellent banquet and meeting spaces.

The types of groups usin g the Guelph facil it ie s are as d iversified as the services being offered . There are small seminar g ro ups (m an y of which are academic in nature) of all k ind s; a n um ber of bUS ines s es hol d tra ini ng seSSio ns i.e . the Royal Ba nk , CUPE , Canadian Ge n ra l Electric : an d t here are athl etic cl ini cs s uc h as t he a nn ua l CAN -AM hockey s chool and a s u mmer wres tling schoo l di rec ted b y Gu el ph wres tli ng co ach Lo nd o Iacove lli; num erous 4-H yo ut h gro ups ; in te rnat ional symp o s ia; var io us sc hoo ls s uch as lau ndry m anagers , flo ra l deS ig ne rs, arena ma nage rs; an d ot her g rou ps such as A lco hol ic s An o nymous.

"There are no rest rict ions as long as th ey are a rel iable,cred itab le group, " says Caro l An n, " a nd we deal very m uch w ith repea t b us ines s . There's a backbo ne of 15 or 20 g ro ups t hat come back to th e Un ivers it y annu all y, such as t he 4-H

people. A great deal of our business has been through referra l and this is the first year that we've engaged in a marketing program to advertise the operation. " Revenue rai sed thro ugh the conventions goes to the Departmen t of Residences and to Food Services where it is use d to keep residenc e and food service fee increas es to a minimu m . The s um m er co nventio n busin ess also keeps sta f f emp loyed, s uch as porter s, mai ntenance staff , and food servic e personnel.

Th e Gue lph rates are on a par with other universi ties and are f ar below the cost of staging a con vention at a hotel. "We're not in competition with the outside ho tels and motels , wh ich receive some of our convention business because some people don ' t choose to stay in a u n iversit y residen ce. Also w e' re not in conflict with s ummer s tud en ts who have t heir own c afeteri a an d living space in the so uth residences . " From a public re lations s tandpoint , a lot of youth group s can ga in a favourab le impression w hen they co m e here and th e va rious sy mposia create an excellent impression with the faculty on campus.

The advantages of holding a conference here are numerous. Guelph is id eally situated a 45-minute drive from To ronto an d 15 minutes from High w ay 401 . O ne of the major con s iderat ions fo r a c onf erence o rganizer is to fin d a locat ion wh ere the de legat es will no t be di st ract ed f rom th e ir mee ti ngs. There is p lenty to see in th e G ue lp h area but no t a great dea l to take peo p le away unles s an outi ng is p lann d as part o f th e pro gram i. e. a p icn ic or a theatre produc tio n in Stra tford .

Caro l Ann ad d s that the Univers it y camp us itse lf is so b au t ifu l that i t is an inh ere nt dra w i ng fea t ure - very co ndu c ive to bu sin ess yet in a relaxed sett ing . F or co nve n t ion organ izers , the grass is def in ite ly greener in Guelph . 0 DGS

Ed. Note: An yo ne interested in fu rthe r informati on can contact: Conference Manager, Unive rs i ty of Guelph, Guelph , On tario 1(519) 824-4120 (Ex tension 2638)

The types of groups using the Guelph facilities are as diverse as the services being offered.

Hotel and Food Administration

comes of age

by Mary A. Cocivera

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omecoming weeken d focused at ten tion on Macd on ald Stewart Ha ll, new h ome of th e Sch ool o f Hote l and Food Ad m in ist ration. Th e ne w b uil d ing , a sleek g lass-wal led extension of Macdon a ld Ins ti t ute, was officially open ed, mark ing a sig n ificant m il es to ne in th e s hort su ccess story of th e Sc hool.

Six years ag o th e Sch ool of Hotel an d Food Admini strat ion ad m itted its firs t 26 stu dents and t he one fac ulty member began teac h in g classe s . Today it boasts an en ro lm en t of appro xi ma tely 300, six faculty mem bers and a grand total of 90 alumni work ing in the hosp itality industry throughou t Canada By any stan dard , the Bac helor of Co mmerce degree prog ram of fered by the Sc hool has been a huge succes s. More th an 480 s tudent s vied fo r th e 103 p laces in

the fre s hman c lass thi s fall. Unlike some other university graduates, Hotel and Food graduates enjoy the lu xury of a c hoi ce of jobs. The majority feel se lf-ass ured and we l l-p repared for the careers ahead of t he m.

When the first students enrolled in the fledg ling Hotel and Food program in 1969 they were truly pioneers. The program was the first of its kind in Canada and is still t he only four-year university program .

Becaus e there was no precedent fo r suc h a program, the initial st udents felt frequent pangs of inadequacy and in sec urit y .

Pro fe ssor George Bedell , director of the School s in ce 1969 , co nso led , rea ssu red and o ffered enco uragement .

Student fears and doubts soo n dissolved after step ping into jobs w ithin the indu stry . Look in g bac k no w, these first

Macdona ld Stewart Ha ll - officia ll y opened October 25, 1975.

Mr. David Macdonald Stewart, president of the Macdonald Stewart Foundation , addresses Homecoming guests at the official opening of Hotel and Food Administration 's new facili ties.

graduates confess to feeling some uneasiness at leaving the secure university climate and plunging into the fast-moving business world. Th"y proved their abilities and started the cli m b up the management ladder and t heir success has paved the way fo r hiring subsequent Hotel and Food graduates With an emphasis on theory rat her than practical skills , the Hotel and Food progra m differs from programs offered in co mmunit y col leges. According to Professo r Bedell , the theory gives th e st udent s a broad enough scope to adapt to man y s ituati o ns and to quickly learn any necessa ry practical sk ill s. The B .Co mm . program teac hes management skill s w hi c h can be app lied in virtuall y any situatio n .

Most in-co urse st udents find summer jobs in hotels , restaurants, clubs, or as tour directors They acquire practical skills whi le earning their tuition. Professor Bedell said t hat the st udents are strong Iy advised to find a relevant part-time or summer job because such experience is not only an instructive experienc e bu t often ti ps th e scales in gett ing perm anent employment.

Each yea r grad uates are greeted by ex pan ded career o pportunities. Any initial sk eptiCism o r unce rta in ty abo u t t he quality of the program has lon g sin ce been di spell ed by th e ac h ieve me nts of th e gra d uates. It is a tw o- way learn in g p roce ss . Employers learn how to make the be st use of t he HA FA graduates wi t h in their or ganizations. A t t he sa me ti m e, t he st uden ts beco me m ore fam il iar w it h areas of specializat ion with in the in dust ry and can specify the ir career goals more c lear ly .

Eac h year br ings more fir m s to t he camp us to recr uit Hotel nd Food graduates . Re lated ind ustries are also j umping on the bandwago n. For example fo od processing and distrib u t ion c ompanies seek a HAFA graduate to handle the ir sales to the hospitality indust ry . Ac counting and co nsult ing f irms in the hosp ita lity industry have hired graduates to work in consu lt ing ro les while st udying for their Chartered Acco untants ' certificates.

Predictably , the graduates themselves are the bes t advert isement for the prog ram . They have entered all facets of the in dustry - cl ubs , hote l chains , reso rts , restauran ts , cater ing f irms , c on sul ting and acco un t ing f irms, and hea lt h ca re fac il it ies . Th ey are d istr ibute d literally fro m Va nco uver to Halifax an d the 90 graduates to date have not made a dent

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in the opp ortuni ti es ava il abl e in the ra pid ly gro w ing to uri st industry. This mile stone in th e history o f th e schoo l, the opening of Macd o nald Stew art Hall seemed an ap pro pria te ti me to talk to some HAFA grads. Are they sa ti sfied with their c hose n prof ssion ? What d o they enj oy in their job s? Di d the B .Co mm . program ade qu a ely prepare th em? What are their ul ti mate ca reer o bj ec ti ves?

David Laro ne , '75 , deci ded against going i to the operat ions side o f the indu st ry.

Ins tead he is wo rk ing fo r Pannell Kerr Forst er and Co mpan y in Toronto , a mana gemen t co nsultin g f irm for the ho sp it alit y industry . " In ope rations , I am afra id I wou ld have go tt en bogged do wn in the sy stem. It w ould take yea rs to wo rk in to a top management position w ~1ere I coul d im p lemen t so me new id eas. In a consu lllll g f ir m I have a c hance o f seeing some of m y Id eas used . I ca n make re co mmenda t io ns directly to top manage­ ment. My co m pa ny gave me a challenge and respons ib ilit y ri g ht o ff the bat - I enjoye d and app rec iated that ."

David Larone is based in Toronto's Ba y Street business district as a managemen t con sul tan t for the hosp i ta lit y indu stry .

Jim Bro w n, '73, wo rks at the Inn on the Park in Toro nt o. w here he has been an operat io ns ana lyst. purc has ing m an ager an d is cu rren tly ass is tant food and beve ag e ma nager. He enjoys t he c hange­ abili ty o f the ind u stry and gets great sat is fac tion o u t of so l ving day-to- day probt ems . Each promo ti on has meant more responsibilit y an d autho rit y and h is ulti mate am bition IS to go " right to th e top". " With ou t th e Hote l and Food prog ram , I would never b w here I am today . It gave me an over-a ll

Barbara Bagg , seen here amids t th e attract i ve outdo or landscap ing, is th e first reservatio ns manag er in th e In n on the Park cha in o f hotels .

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co mprehension o f th e industry and a knowledge o f management te ch n iq ue s."

He feels skills-or iented programs lack this to tal approach which i s essential for high­ leve l manageme nt . " You o nl y get o ut o f the co urses what you put into th em . I w ould ad vise all in-co urse student s to put as m uch into the pro gra m as po ss ib le; the effort wi ll payoff later in a better grasp o f th e total ind ustry." Hard wo rk helps too.

Jim regu la rl y works 60-to lO-h our weeks and has had on Iy one week o ff in th ree yea rs .

Barbara Ba99 , '73 , entered a ma nagem en t trai ning prog ram at the Inn o n the Park . To ro nt o. after graduation . She work ed in a success ion o f f ront desk jo b s as part of th is training before be co min g res ervat io ns manage r. Her duties in c lud e sup rvi s ing a staff . pl anning conventi o n acco mm oda tion s an d ban q uet s, and work ing on th b ud ge t . She intends to exp an d her base o f experi ence w it h a stint in the food an d beverag e fi eld, w ith the ultimat e go I of w orking u p t he m anage­ men t ladder She pe rsonally has not experienced di scr imin ation because of her sex. bu t add s th at she is the first woman reserva ti o ns manager in the c ha in. At fir st sh e work ed lon g hours and six-day weeks, but no w t hat she is in a managem ent posi t io n , she does get some wee kends and ev en ings to herse lf . "I do n't t h in k the hot e l knew how to m ake the best use o f our training ini t iall y bu t they h ired m o re HAFA gradua tes so th ey m ust have been sat isfied ."

Paul Rushlorth, '73, I iked t he m anagem ent oppor tu ni ti es in the hea lth care field .

Since g rad uating he has w orked for the Exte nd icare nu rsing home cha in, first as a managemen t tra inee th en as a chief admin istrator in a new nursing home . "I don 't regret my dec is ion to enter this field rather than the hotel industry . After eight months as a managemen t tra inee I was sent to Sault Saint Marie to supervise the design , construction, staffing and finally operation of a nursing home. Now that I' ve got things rolling smoothly here , I antiCipate another move shortly . Within two years I can see myself in the head office. " Paul admitted to feeling insecure whe n faced with the task of setting up a new nurs ing home . But he mused , "You just can't give in to these feeli ngs. You have to take on as m uch responsibility as you can handle ." What he real ly enjoys abo ut h is profess i on is ·'the right to make m y own dec isions" .

Bill Bruce, '75, is manager of the Globe Restau ra nt s it uated 50 m il es northwest of Toro nt o in Rosemont. It's an 1860 's­ deoora ted res taurant and an ti que store. "I tho ug ht I cou ld learn m o re in a place li ke this w here I d o everythin g from pa yroll and kee pin g the book s to stock ing t he bar. I di dn 't wa nt to get bo g ged down in a big

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or gan izat ion. " Bill is still considering his u lti mate career goals. "I really enjoy the satisfaction of settling do wn after a busy Sat urday and knowing we did a good job serv ing 120 pe o ple. Before we got org an ized, we had nig hts where we served 90 and it was d isast er."

If awards were gi ve n for self-confidence, HAF A grads w oul d be in conte nt ion, with th e u nderg rad uates close beh ind. The HA FA cl ub is active, clo se kn it and enco urages info rma l amiab le relat io nsh ips betw een facu l ty and st udents. Al ready the c lub has establis hed t rad it io ns li ke t he an nu al ca reers n ight w hen some of the alumn i re late the ir exper iences in the wo rk ing wo r ld. Th is evenin g pane l d i sc us足 s ion do s more than any th ing else to inspire conf idence in the in-cou rse students . The HAFA Hornblower, a mont hl y newspaper , has become the maj o r co mm un icat ion med ium in th e Sch ool, read av idly by facult y and students .

As a grou p , t he HAFA studen t s are a we ll -rounded, se lf-assured gro up . The first -year schedu le of ch emi stry , m icrob iolo g y , anim al sc ience and psycho logy int im idates t he fai nt- hearted and el im inates t he med iocre Li ke the hospi tality ind ust ry man ageme nt personnel th ey hope to bec o me , HAFA stud ent s mu st have a good gras p of a wi de range of d isc ip line areas .

The majo ri ty o f requ ired courses are offere d acros s cam p us . The prog ram was established at G uelph be cau se the Un iversit y a lread y offe red t he necess ary disc ip line areas ; soc ial SC ience , arts, ph ysica l SCience , bio log ica l SCience, agr icu lture, as we ll as fa m i ly and consum er st ud ies . Th e s ix facu lt y members withi n t he sch oo l teac h sp ec ialized co urses suc h as food serv ice purch asing , foo d servi ce faciliti es layou t , hote l and res tauran t management, pe rsonne l manage ment , market ing an d me rch andis ing , business law, f ood and beve rage con trOl , dimens io ns of to uris m, ph ySical plan t m anage ment , and co mputer app licatio n in hotels and res taurant s .

Comp let ion of Macdona ld Stewart Hal l com es j ust as th e Sch o ol's grow ing en ro lment ou ts tri oped avai lab le faci liti es in Macdonald In sti tu te . There was not a lect ure room larg e eno ug h to accommodate the large t hi rd and f ourt h ye r HAFA c lasses . Present enrolmen t stands at 300 and the targe t enrol m ent o f 350 w ill probabl y be reached by next fal l.

Desp ite s leek, clea n I ines and expanses o f g lass , t he new buil d ing harmo nizes w ith the 72-year-old Macdon ald Institute , The new fac il it y provides a home fo r the Schoo l of H ote l and Food Ad mini st rat ion w itho ut isola t ing it from the College of Famil y and Co ns um er st ud ies . It conta in s two large lec t ure rooms, t wo sem inar ro o m s , conf erence ro o m , fac ul ty o ff ices, o ff ices fo r the school , and a foo d product ion and serv ice laborato ry .

A small version of a hotel kitchen, the food service laboratory, features the latest in institutional kitchen equipment. Fro m qu arry tile floor to the curious assortm en t of bo w ls, pots, and ute nsils hangin g fro m overhead racks, the kitch en looks l ike a model of culinary ef fic iency. A lt hough th e program isn't desig ned to train chefs, it does introduce the future manager s to foo d preparation techniques so they can un derstan d re late d problems and the li m itations o f thei r fac iliti es .

The hospitality ind ustry and t he Macdonald Ste wart Foun da tio n provided th e funds for t he buil di ng. Throu gh the Hos pit ali ty In d u st ry Fo unders' Fund , more

than $1,300,000 wa s pledged for research, sc ho larshi ps, o perat ing seminars and co ns tr ucti on an d f urnisning of the bu i Idin g .

This co-opera t ion makes t he pro gram an d the buil d in g un usua l if not uni q ue in un ive rs it y c irc les. It proves that ind ust ry and univers it ies can co -operat e In meet ing th e ed ucalion al needs o f Canada's young people .

Al ready fi rms w it hi n th e in d us try are rea p in g re turn s on th eir educa t io nal inve stmen t. Ho tel and Food graduate s are eager , bri ght and capab le o f assumi ng the seni o r- leve l management pos it ions in Canad a' s booming hosp italit y indu st ry Q

B ill Bruce , ma nager of th e Globe Restaurant in Rose mont, paid a ret urn visit to his A lm a Mater recen tly to view the new HA FA bui lding.

(left to right ) David Macdona ld Stewart; Dean Jan et Wardlaw, Co llege of Fam il y and Consumer Studies ; and A llan Baker, Chairman of the Hospita lity Industry Fou nders' Fund.

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campus highlights Fall convocation marks installation of third president Pr esid en t Do nald F . Forst er identif ied a nd o utlin ed t wo maj o r perso nal pr io riti es in h is ins ta llat io n address Oc tob er 3 at War Me mo ria l Ha ll.

The Presi dent sa id he w o u ld like to se e th e Un ivers ity 's co nt in uin g edu ca ti o n prog ram s expa nd ed and enriched , desp ite th e di ffi c ulti es the Uni ve rs it y fa ces in fin a nci ng t his sec to r o f ac ti vit ies. " Univer siti es have a c lear o bl iga ti on t o reac h out to their c o mmun itie s , to meet co m munity an d pro fessio nal nee d s as f u lly as we poss ibly can ," he said .

The seco nd pri o r it y is to de ve lop an at mos p here and a sy ste m o f a ppoi ntment a rran gement s w hi ch wil l mod i f y barri ers o f d isc ip l ine a nd traditi o n whi c h t he Pres I­ dent sen ses ex is t within co lleges and be tween co lleges. " I d o no t have a s impl is t ic view of int er­ dis c ip linary work , eit her in research or teac h in g, but I am an xio us to crea te an environm en t w he re co ll ab o rat ion in both wi ll no t be hi nd ered by s truc t ure and procedures ," he sa id.

Speak ing for th e governm ent of O ntari o , Jam es A Ul d , M in is te r o f Co lle ges and Univer siti es , sa id the ne w pres id ent was a good man to lead t he Un iverSit y in ti mes o f see-saw pol it ic s and short mo ne y beca use of his bac kg rou nd in political se iene and

Universi t y of To ronto p reS iden t, Joh n Evans hum oro us c omments regard ing the new president's pen cha n t f or stamp c ollect ing b rin g forth laug hter from (l ef t to TIght) Cha ncellor Em m ett Hall , Presiden t Fo rste r , and Profess or David Elrick , acting

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eco no mi cs . " If the ro le o f t he uni versi ty is expla ined fairl y , people and g ove rnment wi ll res po nd fairly ," sa id Mr . A u ld. Th e governme nt w il l en co urage , if no t respo nd wit h m one y A ll uni versitie s, he said , w il l have to c urtail as p irati o ns in so me d irec tion s. T he ol d (un ivers iti es ) cannot be expa nded at th e exp nse o f newer inst ituti ons . If pos t s econdary inst itut io ns do no t mak e m ore effic ient use o f scarce resourc es, pub lic o pin io n w ill fo rce government actio n .

Greet ings fro m sister un iversities were delivered by Dr . John Evan s, pres ident of the Un iversity of Toront o and c hai rman of the Co u nc il o f O ntario Uni verSit ies . He c arne , he sa id , not bearing g o ld , myrr h, and frank in ce ns e, fo r the y were in as short su pp ly as mo ney Dr . Evans' s w ar m , per so nal and humoro u s c o m m en ts o n how s tud en t s , fac ul t y , and ad m in is trati ve co lleag ues c ou ld wel l p lease the new pres id en t broug ht mu ch la ught er to an o ther w ise se rio us c ere mo ny . He advis ed a ny as pi ring fac ult y o r st aff me mber t o make co ntributi o ns to th e preS ident 's stam p co ll ec t io n I Pres ident Fo rs ter , wh o was vice-pres id ent an d pr ovos t o f the Uni ve r­ sity of To ro nto as w ell as chairma n of the bu dg et co mmi t tee, was referred to by Dr .

Evans as hi s clo se s t co ll ea gu e in the admi n istra t ion. Dr . Evan s sa id Pro fesso r Fo rs ter has a gen u ine und ers ta ndin g o f the Uni vers ity , a s tr o ng sense of va lues , and a sen se o f pur pos e, Duri ng the morning cer emo ny, Do c to r of Ph il os oph y , M aster of Art s , Mas ter of Sc ience and Vete rin ary Graduate D iplo mas were co nfe rred.

So me 316 underg radu ates rec ei ved their deg re es in the afte rno o n cerem o ny.

MAJOR PORTION OF PRESIDENT FORSTER'S INSTALLATION ADDRESS " Ins ta lla ti o n ad d resses a re oft en si mpl y a co ll ecti o n o f po mpo s it ies , masked un suc­ c essf u ll y as prof un dit ie s and I cl a im no t h ing diffe ren t fo r wh at I shal l say l I have o ften th oug ht it odd, eve n inh um an , that, sever al mo nth s aft er arriving, a new

dean of Graduate Studies . On a more serio us note, Dr . Evans co mmented that Pres ident Forster, "has shown a deep comm i tment to academ ic pro cess" co upled wi th " remark ab le admin istra t i ve ab ili ties ".

presi dent IS expec ted to be able to c har t a co u rse for hi s new in s titut ion , in appro pri­ atel y rin g in g phrases of cour se M y ' edu c t io nal phil osop hy w il l , I ho pe , emerge th ro u h deed and ad ho c re spon se ra ther than t h ro ug h for ma l stat e ment s . I d o no t beli eve in lett ing it al l ' ha ng o ut' to use one of the m ore exp ress ive p hra se s fro m a curren t vern acul ar I f in d genera l ly unattract ive. In the wee ks I have be en here , I have met as ma ny fa c ul t y and s ta f f as I cou l d, shake n my han d n umb at a series o f freshmer. luncheon s , met ac t ive an d ded ic ated alum n i , per fo rmed ve ry bad ly in a m il k ing co ntest , t ou red a nu m ber o f de art men ts , the mag nif ic en t library , the researc h st at io ns , the reSi dences , the dupli cating ce ntre, t he te lep ho ne exch ang e, the la undry, t he sh ops , th e Bull Ring , th e Keg an d a number o f o th er plac es, so me o f w h ic h sho u ld no t be menli oned I have bee n greeted warml y , if ' w ith so me c ur io sit y I c an as su re yo u, Mr . C ha ncel lo r , th at I am learnin g . I have learn ed on e t h in g , part ic ul arly , an d that is th at G uelph kn ows w hat it is abo u t. Th i s Univer sit y has state d it s objec ti ves reaso nab ly c learly an d unambi g uo us ly and I per so na lly f ind them co ngenial a nd sen s ible . We have co m­ mitted ou rse lves to rem a in at ro ugh ly o ur prese nt s ize and w ith o ur pre se nt m i x o f p ro g ram s, a lth oug h I dou bt that w e have yet id entif ied a nd un de rstoo d a ll t he im p li cat ion s o f " stead y s tat ism ". We have al so p led ged to resp ec t th e tr aditi o n and c ha rac ter o f the Uni versit y , as it has d eve lo ped over th e yea rs . Gu elph has , by sta tement and d eed , co mmitted it self to pl ay a fu ll ro le in the s ystem o f O ntar io uni vers it ies, a nd, at the g rad uate leve l parti c u larly , has dem o nst rat d an d will c on ti n ue t o de mo nst rate its wi lli ng ne s s to pa rt ic ipat e w it ne ig h bo urin g uni vers i t ie s in t he estab li shme nt of co- ope rati ve pro grams o f re search and g radu ate in st ru ct io n . Th is Uni vers i t y has p laced and w i ll contin ue to p lac e heavy a nd primary em phas is o n t he qua li t y of undergrad uate inst ruction and , w ith s uch a h igh pro­ po rtion o f th e stu dent pop ulat io n in re si dence , w il l attempt to develop new ways of crea t ing an envi ronme nt where reside nce life IS an important part of the to lal learn ing expe rience , where studen ts w ill no t think of their res idence simp ly as a p lace to live , but as par t 01 the ir total search for new approaches to experience .

We will continue to put grea t emphasis on im provement in academ ic standards, not with t he object ive of seeking quantitative uniformi ty across co lleges, but to improve the academic quality and effectiveness of all our programs . Finally , with our large rese rve of expertise and experience , we Will continue to respond, where possible, to In terna tional obligations in areas where we can be clearly helpful.

As a result o f my observa ti ons so far . I have identified two major personal priori ties . Building on what is a very o lid foundation , I would like to see our continuing education programs expanded and enriched despite the d i fficult ies we face in financing this sector o f our ac l ivities . Univers it ies have a clear ob l iga­ lion to reach out to the ir c o m mun it ies, to mee t communi ty and pro feSSi on al need s as f u l ly as we possi b ly c an . The second

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priority is to develop an atmosphere and a system of appointmen t arrangements which will modif y barriers of discipline and tradition which I sense exist within co lleges and between co lleges. I do not have a simplistic view of interdisciplinary work , either in research or teaching , but I am anxious to create an environment where collaboration in both will not be hindered by sliuctures and procedures. A test of our capacity to respond will be the success we make of the program supported by the Kellogg Foundation grant we recently received and also our ability to cope with new demands which are likely to be made on us flowing from our unique involvement w ith rural Ontario, and the long-standing and important contractual arrangements we have with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food .

As I see, then, the internal environment of the University is good. The external cir­ cumstances we face are much less hope­ ful , as this audience is well aware. For many years, this province gave strong and forceful leadership to this country in all aspects of higher education . It is a fact that the priority attached to university education in this province has changed, changed to the point where Ontario now ranks sixth among the provinces in per­ student grants from government for operating purposes. According to a recent study , the provinces of British Columbia , Newfoundland, Alberta , Saskatchewan , an d Quebec, all rank ahead of Ontario. A number of reasons, perhaps , account for this change in priority. One could argue that there is a tendency latent in the Canadian character to dance up to excellence , duck, feint and then begin to slink away in horror at how close we ca me to our goal. This has been described, perhaps too simply, as the 'will to fail.'

O bviously , too, this country 's economic si t uation has deteriorated and there is a new preoccupation with the level and direction of government ex penditures.

Emphasis on relevance in research and teaching led to lack of confiden c e, in some qu arters, in the usefulness of bot h. A lso, the universities in th e 1960's gave no im p ression of unit y of purpose. In some diSCiplines, the interest of facu lty seemed to drift aw ay from the university to t he at traction of the wider world. Student restiveness , was, in par t, based on a perception of declining in terest in under­ graduate instruction. In some universities, governing bodies became ineffective or paralyzed and administrat ors bec ame co ncerned with the issues of day- t o-day survival rather than focusin g on a clear set o f aims and objectives fo r un iversi ti es.

This , I happen to believe, is an overly gloom y view o f the 1960's which masks the rather remarkable se t of accompli sh ments dur ing th at period, accomplis hmen ts w h ich dem onstrated the inherent strength of universities and o ur capacit y t o ada pt to ch a nge , meet new priorities an d ne w inte llectu al challenges.

U ni vers ity people have the right to ask wh ere we are going and w hat is expec ted from us fo r t he balance of t his decade and the 1980's . The signals are by no mean s clear no r are the ans wers easily availabl e.

Cu rrent f inancin g mechanisms do not

permit even adequate short-term planning and force us to ad hoc decision-making, sap our morale and weaken our sense of purpose. The pressures of inflation , co upled with inadequate levels of support , have led to over-crowded classrooms , shortage of research and teaching equip­ ment, over-loaded library facilities and inadequate maintenance programs. This situation , if it persists , will inevitably lead to reduced accessibility to universities themselves , and to what makes universi­ ties rather speCial places.

This Universit y, with all others in the province, will look forward eagerly to the recommendations of th e Ontario Council on University Affairs and to the government's response to those recom­ mendations. I believe very strongly in the

buffer con cept, as do most of my colleagues here. Indeed , when the establishment of the OCUA was proposed, the Senate of the University of Guelph recorded its unanimous support for this step. That support was based on a belief that the people of Ontari o wou Id be served best by a co u ncil , with membership drawn from many constituencies , with sufficient authority to advise both universities and govern m ent with an assurance that this advice wou Id be taken seriously. The OCUA was established at a critical time to deal with critical issues, but , even with such a buffer , those interested in universities cannot assume a passive role.

We must continue to assert our claim to m ore adequate levelS of support. The evidence is there to justify such a claim."

Margaret Beckman honoured

since 1971 , is the only woman to hold such a post in an Ontario library She is the only woman among the chief librarians of the fifteen major academic institutions in Ontario and as a consequence is the only woman member of OCUL (Ontario Council of University Libraries) .

Mrs . Beckman is a recognized authority in the areas of library manage­ ment , library automation , and library building design. She helped design the McLaughlin Library building, and under her stewardship the University of Guelph Library system has gained an international reputation. Mrs. Beckman and her associates have acted as consultants in the design of some 26 libraries in several countries including the proposed K ing Abdul Aziz University Library in Jeddah, Saud i Arabia.

Margaret Armstrong Beckma n, chief librarian of the Unive rsity of Gue lph , has been named one of the outstanding women of the year by the O ntario go vernment.

Mrs. Beckman 's nam e was one of twenty-five released by the office of Margre t Birc h, Provincial Secretary for Social Development and the minister responsible in Ontario for activities duri ng International Women 's Year.

Mrs . Beckman will be honoured by t he provincial government at a dinner ne xt month for the women who have made outst an ding contributi o ns over the years to commu n ity and coun try .

Mrs. Beckman, chief of the 780,000 equivalent volume McLaughlin Library

• Marga re t Beck man , chief librarian of the Un i vers it y, was delighted to receive a huge bo uquet of mu ms and ca rn ati ons at a lib rary s ta ff ga thering in honour of Mrs . Beckman's being named one of the outstanding women o f th e year by the Ontari o government. Mrs .

Be ckm an gave credi t to the " many p eop le who scurr ied around and nom inated me and especially fo r th e trem endou s support of the Library staff and the university administration, past and p rese nt. The award belongs to all of you . " With Mrs. Beckman are Professor J . P. Smith, vice-p res ident academ ic, and Mrs . Josephine Dunsmore, supervisor, serials. S tanding is Mrs . Sue McArthur, president of the Library Staff Associatio n .

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campus highlights Grant for Arctic management plan An interd isci p li nary project ai med at d evel opi ng new manage ment tech n iques for ou r arcti c an im al resou rces w ill get under way at th e Un iversit y of Guelph th is fa ll . The th ree-year proj ect is be in g f inanced by a $165 ,000 grant rec eived fro m the Don ner Canadian Foun dati on.

In acce pti ng t he g ra nt o n behalf o f the Univers it y, Pres iden t Forster said " I am delighted th at th e Don ner Fo un dation has com m itted fun ds to our Co ll eges of Soc ial Sc ien ce, Ph ys ical Sc ience , and B iologi cal Science . Our invo lvemen t i n Arct ic animal researc h has been stead i ly in creas in g an d we have no w reac hed th e po int w here the Un ive rs ity o f Guelph is play in g a maj or leade rship ro le for Can ada In t hi s fie ld , an d especia lly wi t h regard to seal s . "

Development Officer appointed The Directorate of Alumni A ffairs and Development announces th e appointment of Mr. John Mab ley as Development officer . Mr. Mabley will assist in the generation of voluntary support for the University with spec ial responsibilities in t he raising of bequest s , co rporate donations, and found at ion grants.

Warm, sunny weather and reunions of six years encou raged h undreds of alumni to turn o ut for the annual p icn ic luncheon held on th e lawn between Raithby House and Z8vitz Hall. sign ificant ex perienc e to his new position from comm uni ty servic e posts at Cuyahoga Comm unity Coll ege (C level and , Oh io) and the Ohio College Three Consortium .

Rural development grant The W K . Kellogg Fo undati on of Ba tt le Creek, M ich igan, has awarded a $577 ,350 grant to the Uni ve rsit y of Gue lph for t he estab l is hmen t and operation o f an ou t­ reach prog ra m in rura l developm ent.

In accepting the grant , PreS ident D. F. Fors ter expressed the Uni vers ity's gratitude to the Foun dation. "I am delight ed th at t he Ke ll og Fo un dat ion has co mmitted fu nds to th is w ide-rang ing proj ec t w h ich w ill involve colleagues from a nu mber of colleg es and d isc ipli nes . The grant w ill enable th e Universi ty o f Gue lph to ap p ly its varied experti se t o bot h fa rm and non-farm concerns of rural co m­ munities . I am partic u larly enthusias tic abou t the interdiscipli nary coop erat ion it w ill encourage w ithin the University. The prog ram will increase our involvement in rural Ontario with which, of course , w e have strong t raditional ties"

Foll ow ing introductions and a bri ef h istory of radi o broadca sti ng at Guelph by Dr. W in egard and Radi o Gryphon director Ian McD iarm id , M rs . Ryan un veiled a p laque bearing t he nam e of t he s t udio.

Mr . Ryan , w ho d ied in 1965 durin g h is term of o ffice as a mem ber of the Univers ity's f irst Board o f Governors , w as til e o w ner of CFRA ra di o in Ot taw a. In mem o ry of her husban d's int erest in the University and radio , M rs . Ryan d ona ted $25 ,000 to equi p the new studios.

Du ri ng the nnu al mee ti ng of the O .A.C .

Alu m ni Asso ci ation, a pres entation w as m ade to the University of a portrait of Dr .

Hugh Branion, long-tim e OAC facu lty m em ber. Th e port ra it is the g ift of members of the Branion family and fr iends.

Dr. Branion cam e to OA C in 1929 and was head o f th e department of n ut ri ti o n for 26 yea rs . In 1964, he was nam ed dean of grad uate st udies and since 1968 , assistant to th e presid en t.

Alumni Weekend '75

John Ma bley Mr . Mabley is a 1970 graduate 01 t he University's College of Social Science. He holds graduate degrees in human and community developmen t from Bo wling Green State Un iversi ty (O h io) and the University of No rt hern Co lorad o. He was most recentl y Acting Di rector of Alumni Relations for the Un iversity of Nortl-'Clll Colorado and also brings 14

This year's Alumni Weekend program was highlighted by the official opening of t he University Centre, the dedication of th e Frank Ryan Studios and the prese ntati on of a portrait of Dr. Hugh Bra n ion .

Some 400 people were on han d Ju ne 21 to witness former college and uni vers iti es minister and no w provincial min ist er without portfolio, Jack McNie, cutting the ribbon to officially open the buildin g . Als o taking part in the ceremonies we re Board of Governors Vice-Ch airm an , K. G. Murray; former preSid en t , Dr. W. C. Winegard ; chairman of the centre's governing board, Carmine Forgione; and director of the Centre, David Bu tler.

Earlier in the day, th e Frank Rya n Studio home of the Uni versity's Radio Gryphon, was officially open ed by Kathl een Ryan, widow of pioneer broad cas ter Fran k Ryan .

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Pat Tuck er, OA G '65, and h is wife Ruth kick up a storm at the "June-fest" party held during the A lumn i Weekend festi vi ties. When Mr. Tucker isn't cutting a daring swath on the dance floor, he is the Head of Grounds at Guelph.

Poultry research centre opens Poultry research at the Un iversity of Guelph received a sho t in the arm wi t h the opening of the Arkell Poultry Research Centre on September 5 . Built by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food, the new centre will be operat ed by t he Department of Animal and Poul try Science under the OAC resea rc h contract w ith the Ontario M inistry o f A griculture an d Food.

In part , the new centre w il l repl ace facilities now existing on cam pus , but it will also provide expanded an d more so phisticated facilities for many type s of pou Itry research.

Th e Ontario A gricultural College has been noted for its teaching and research in poultry for nearl y a century . As a matter of fact , R. M. Murray, vice-chairman of the Agricultural Research Institute o f Ontario, noted during the opening that one building still being used o n ca mpus was built in

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Principals at the ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Arkell Poultry Research Centre were (left to right) President Forster; Honourable Wm, A. Stewart, former Minister of Agriculture and Food; Hono urable James Snow, Minister of Government Services; and the Honourable James Auld, former Minister of Colleges and Universities.

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Deadline - February 15, 1976

coming events

Feb. 6

Winter Convocation

Mar. 1-7

College Royal

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College Royal Show Day

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College Royal Open House

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OAC Alumni Seminar

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OAC Alumni Bonspiel

May 1

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Green Thumb Day Mac-FACS Alumni Seminar

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