Guelph Alumnus Magazine, Winter 1975

GUELPH

AI路UMNUS

GJIVITIATION

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HEN the Department of Alumni Affairs and Development left the confining yet comfortable quarters in Alumni House and relocated in the new University Centre, a letter and several photographs from Raymond D. Ure, OAC '21, were unearthed. The letter reads as follows : I'm enclosing a few snapshots that were taken at our initiation in the fall of '13 I think most of them tell their own story . The sophs put the freshmen thro' their paces in the initiation exercises, but we had our revenge when it came to the flag fight. The idea of the flag fight was for the freshmen to defend a flag hoisted on a pole about 15 feet or so long, against the sophs who tried to capture it in a given length of time, about 10 or 15 minutes , I think .

We ou tnumbered the sophs about 220 to 175 so we had some advantage. The strategy of the sophs was to rush a wagon through the crowd of freshmen surrounding the flag pole and grab the flag .

However some of us had noticed the wagon concealed in a bunch of spruce and figured what it might be used for, a handy pole poked into the spokes of one front wheel deflected the wagon to one side and from then on the j ig was up.

The small snap (aerial shot) was taken from up on the old library or biology building. The men lying around on the ground aren't corpses, iust sophs being held down and immobilized by frosh.

Mr. Ure started with year '14, was out for four years, came back to obtain a B.S.A. degree and finished with year ' 21 .

He now has a poultry farm in Maidstone, Ontario. 0

Danny Mc Arthur, OAC '21, getting a trim from Jim McBeath, OAC '18. Mr . McArthur spent a great deal of time with the CBC when it was young. Mr. McBeath was in animal husbandry under Wade Toole , OAC '11.

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UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH

GUELPH

ALUMNUS

Contents

January-February, 1975 Volume 8, Number 1

2 Initiation '13

The ritua l of initiati on has c hanged somewhat over the years ,

A letter, plus photograph s, from Raymond D, Ure , OAC ' 21 ,

reveals several highlights of the freshman 's dilemma in 1913.

5 Armand Buzbuzlan - "spontaneous"

The technique, philosophy and frustration of a sculptor

are unknown to most of us, Armand Buzbuzian , BA '74,

offers a glimpse at his ever-changing world where

" art is not easy."

PI CTUR E CRED ITS:

Pages 6, 7, 8, 9, 13, 14 and 15 Audio-Visual

Services; pages 4 and 5 Christl / Sliva courtesy

Alcan Canada Products Limited; page 2 courtesy

Raymond D, U re , OAC '21.

UNIVERSITY OF GUELP H ALUMNI ASSOC IATION

HONORARY PRESIDENT: Dr, W, C, Winegard,

PRESIDENT: Mrs, J, D, (Virginia Shortt)

Bandeen , Mac '57,

7 UGAA Eighlh Annual Meeting Alumni from many walks of life and distant locations gathered together at the University of Guelph Alumni Association's annual dinner-meeting to pay tribute to some distinguished graduates,

SENIOR VICE-PRESIDENT: Mr, p, D, (Peter)

Anderson, Well 'G8,

VICE-PRESIDENTS: Dr, D, A, (Donald) Barnum ,

OVC '4 1; Mr, G, R, (George) Greenlees, OAC '62;

Mrs, J , R, (Shirley Jackson) Robinson, Mac '48;

Mr, M, C, (Mic hael) Streib, Well '69,

SECRETARY: Dr, W , C, (Bill) Hacking, OVC '69,

DIRECTORS: Mr, F, T, (Tom) Cowan, OAC '65;

Dr. Suzanne (Morrow) Francis, OVC '57;

Mr, J , R, (John) Gillespie, OAC '74; Marilyn

Hamilton, B ,Sc, '74; Mrs, D, J, (Jean Fuller)

Hume, Mac '64; Mr, J, N, (Joh n) Mayes, OAC '69 ;

Mrs, R, D, (Sharon McBain) Rickard, B A '69;

Mr , D, I, (Da vid) Silver, OVC '72; Mrs, G, (Anne

Patrick) Thompson, Mac '69 ; Mrs , A, L , (Olive

Th ompson) Thompson, Mac '35,

EX-OFFICIO DIRECTORS: Mr, R, W, (Robert)

Close, B .Sc. '69, Presi dent, Arts an d Sciences

Alumni Ass oci atio n; Mr. J, A. (John) Eccles,

OAC '40; Preside nt, O. A,C. Alumni Association;

Dr. H, J, (Howard) Neely, OVC '51, President,

O.V.C. Alumni Association; Mrs, T, G. (Nancy

West) Sawyer, Mac '62; President , Mac-FACS

Alumni Associ ation ; Mr. T . (Tim) Hawkins,

B.Sc, '74, Pres ident U.G .C_S. A.; Mr. R. (Robert)

Nulsen, President, Un i versity of Guelph

Students' As soc iat io n; Mr. J, K. (John) Babcock,

OAC '54, Director, Al um n i Aff airs and

Development,

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8 Homecoming '74

Hundreds of alumni returned to the campus to enjoy the

dedication of a cairn, a victory by the Gryphon football team ,

and a dinner-dance.

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The Gu elph Alum nus is published by the Department of Alumni Affairs and Development, in co-operation with the Department of Information, University of Guelph.

The Editorial Committee is comprised of Editor - Da vi d G. Smith, Publications Officer; Art Director - Erich H. Barth ; J. K, Babcoc k, OAC '54, Director of Alumni Affairs and Development; Rosemary Clark , Mac '59, Assistant Director, Alumni Programs; D. L. Waterston, Director of Information ; D. W, Jose, OAC '49, Assistant Director of Information,

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Campus highlights

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The Editorial Advisory Board of the University of Guelph Alumni Association is comprised of Dr, W. C. Hacking, OVC '69, chai rman; Dr , Allan Austin, W, J, Bow les, BA '72; T. K , Hawkins, B,Sc, '74; Robert Mercer, OAC '59; G. B. Powell, OAC '62; Jame s Rusk, OAC '65; Mrs. J, W. (Joan Ellerington ) Tanner, Mac '57; Ex-officio: J, K, Babcock, OAC '54; T. R. Hilliard, OAe '40; Corresponding members: D. A. Bates, OAC '69; G, M, Carman, OAC '49; and H. G, Dodds, OAC '58.

Undelivered copies should be returned to the Department of Alumni Affairs and Development, University of Guelph , Guelph, Ontario NIG 2W1 ,

10 University Financing - everybody's business!

The financial CRUNCH has arrived at the University of

Guelph due to a new budget for Ontari o colleges and

universities, A brief history of post-secondary education

financ ing is given to aid in understanding the implications

of recent gove rnmen taction.

Contributors to this issue David Smith is the Publicat io ns Officer for the Department of Alumni Affairs and Development. He is editor of the Guelph Alumnus magazi ne and managing editor of four colleg e alumni news bulletins, Cover design by Erich Barth ; photograph by Christl/Sliva, co urtesy Alcan Canada Products Limited, page 13

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ARMAND BUZB ZIA I'spontaneous"

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F a single word can be used to describe some o ne , then the word for sculptor Armand Buzbuzian is "spontaneous." Leanin g fo rw ard, gesturing, talking in clipped phrases, the ideas tumble forth changing even as they leave his lips.

"My ideas are changing so quickly that I almost have no control over them . You know, I've done six or seven sculptures this yea r (1974) and I threw away an incredible percentage" - a result of constant ly changing perspectives and parameters.

Buzbuzian, 24, graduated from the Fine Art program at the University of Guelph in 1974, and it wasn't long before his energy and talent created a marketable product.

A commission from the Royal Bank resulted in the three-figure grouping presently standing on the grounds of the Royal Bank on York Road in Guelph.

When anything innovative or even slightly different from the norm appears in this rather plain world, the reactions are as diverse as the number of people involved. Such has certainly been the case with the bank work Family which includes the lifesize, nude figures of a father, mother and child. The respon se has ranged from outright rejection to acclaim.

In fact , a few customers threatened to withdraw their business when they saw the somewhat ominous aluminum figures on the bank lawn. Not only are the sculps nude , they appear disfigured or maimed - not the exact reproduction that John Q. Public can identify with.

"They are abstractions, but not pure abstractions," states Buzbuzian , "they wouldn't go over in a place suc h as say Arthur. The working class don't work at or appreciate art ten hours a day."

Consequently , the artist understands, or at least tolerates, any negative feeling directed toward s his craft. Unlike a painter whose work is more often hung in a gallery, to be see n by art patrons, Buzbuzian 's work is out in the open 足 very much in the eye of the general public. "My work is much more vulnerable than that of a painter.

"People have told me that they wanted the pieces grouped closer to give the impression of a more 'together' family bu t how many families are really close to g ether? I called the group Family, because I couldn't think of anything else.

I don't like to name them; I'd just like people to interpret them for them selves .

It's nice to make people think about it a bit. Anyway, if you can put so mething into words , why bother to do the scu lptures? If people want to know w hat I mean they have to look at my work. " Oddly enough it was his way with wo rd s that actually led him into Fine Art at Guelph. "When I started at Guelph I thought I'd major in History and Political Science but a poli-sci prof advised against it. He told me, I wrote like a journalist" At the time Buzbuzian was already doing " something resembling sculpture" on his own in the form of steel ships, warrior figures , and animals. "I was very nai ve at that time; I guess I was living out my fantasies."

Reflecting upon the value of the Fine Art program at Guelph, or any university for that matter, he states that "The course can't hurt you but you'll never make an artist out of a non-artist."

Problems arise in judging or marking student art because many of the teachers are artists and their concept of a student' s work starts with their own work. " They do the best they can especially if they st ick to the technical things but as far as aesthetic things are concerned, I prefer spontaneity. You can have your own ideas but it's so hard to judge someone else's art.

"It takes time .. ten years to become competent or good at anything. I'll look bac k in eight to ten years and decide what good the Fine Art program did for me. It took ti m e for Moore." Henry Moore, an intern ationally famous sculptor (Archer - Nathan Phillips Sq uare, Toronto) has more than a passing interest for Buzbuzian. " I love Moore's work so much that I have to be so careful because I'm influenced so easily. That 's why I have to be careful and work in differe nt styles. I jump from style to style. I rea d and look at books and I absorb a lot from them and I end up with a variety of styles.

I do my best to sell what I think is my best; the important thing is to do what I think is good sc ulpture."

Working with metal is a long-standing tradition in the Buzbuzian family. Armand's grandfather s tarted a bronze foundry in Guelph which was handed down to Armand's father and two uncles who presently operate the business. While not involved in the foundry's traditional activities, Buzbuzian feels his vocation is much akin to his family background.

"I really feel that I'm doing what my grandfather was doing" - both experience the metal and work it hard. "It almost comes naturally; I'm sure I've inherited that. I make the molds with my hands and it's hard work ; you have to enjoy it. " A very impulsive person , Buzbuzian often works for long hours until exhausted , then comes a rest period followed by more intense work. The boundless nervous energy is diffused in the hard physical aspects of his work. He prefers to do everything by ha nd using the butt end of a

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The Mechanics of Aluminum Sculpture The "idea" for a particular sculpture comes from God knows where according to Buzbuzian but several spontaneous drawings initiate the production procedure which eventually develops into a single "work in g drawing". This is converted into a clay or wax figure from which plaster mod els are made. These are close in appearance to the final result, however, there are several changes that can be made at this stage if necessary. shovel approach when it comes to packing the sand into the frame around the styrofoam. To relax he turns to another art form. " I paint but I've never sold any of it.

It's definitely a release for me because it doesn't require as much physical effort as the sc ulptures; yo u can ' t always use cranes in the sculpting and a lot of it is done by lifting by hand . I get a lot of burns and bruises and a sore back but this is how I like to work. Art is not easy."

In these times of intense money consciousness and inflation mentality there often arises a cry of resentment when money is spent for "artsy" items which seem to have no relevancy to meat on the table or a roof over the head .

Just how does a sculptor justify the existence of his aestheti c work in a society geared to function, purpose, and profit margins? " I suppose the easiest answer is that it's food for thought. We live in a society where people gobble up everything.

People are hurting people all the time; they are insensitive, therefore, it's difficult to justify art to peop le. Artists m easure things by completely different standa rd s, that 's why they appear egotistical.

They ' re very sensitive; it's a defence mechanism. " I don't feel the figu res at the bank are egotistical ; they ' re looking down at the earth whe re they ' re coming from and eventually going to. People go by them and they can brush it off but so often when I go by the bank, I'll stop and just watch them for an hour. I lived with them for so long. It takes about a month before can appreciate them.

Since he's always behind schedule the work is sent off to the buyer the moment it's completed and it becomes the property of someone else before he can reflect upon it. Recently, he placed two bronze figures in a chapel at St. John's Church on Victoria Road in Guelph.

"I just put them up and I'm not sure of them yet." Buzbuzian will never be sure; there is always room for change.

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"I don't consider myself much ot a draftsman; in five or ten years of drawing maybe the drawing will be more useful but right now I try to get it into model form as quickly as possible ."

Buzbuzian then recreates the plaster model into a full-size styrofoam sculpture which is carved with hot wires , a hand saw and power grinders.

He burns holes in this styrofoam "positive" with a soldering iron so that the sun can play with the hollow

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interior as well as the outside texture.

The styrofoam is cut into prominent parts such as a leg, arm , and torso, and each piece is placed in a wooden frame and sand is packed around it.

A wooden stick is shoved into the sand and withd rawn so that a hole is formed leading to the styrofoam buried in the sand. The metal pours down the hole, vaporizes the styrofoam and assumes the shape of the sculpture.

After the metal has cooled , the sculptor's work is unearthed giving him a feeling not unlike that of an expectant father. "It's a beautiful feeling to dig away the sand."

Any extraneous material is cut away from the pieces which are then welded together into one solid figure.

The entire sculpture is then polished using wire brush and hand-held grinders to give the desired rough and smooth finish . What appears to be one unbroken mass is actually made up of many parts. The Family group is comprised of more than 20 separate castings made over one year. 0

detail from the "Baptism" done in welded bronze.

UGAA eighth

annual meeting

HE University of Guelph Alumni Association initiated " Homecoming Weekend '74" cele brations with the Eighth Annual General Meeting, held October 18 in Macdo nald Hall.

Approximately 130 alumni and friends

from di ve rse walks of life and va rious

geographical areas, were present at the

dinner-meeting to witness presentations

made to distin gu ished g raduates.

Mrs. Virginia Bandeen, Mac '57, President of the University of Guelph Alumni Association fo r 1975, presented the 1974 "Alumnus of Ho nour" citation to Miss Olive Wallace , Mac '30, in hon our of the contribution she has made to her students and in the field of institutional food preparation and service as well as her service to the co mmunity and to her alma mater. Coincidentally, Mrs. Bandeen is one of Miss Wallace 's former students.

The outgoing association president, T. R. (Dick) Hilliard , OAC '40, presented the 1974 "Alumni Medal of Achievement" to Mr. and Mrs . Ramer, parents of Elizabeth (Ramer) Crown , Mac '66, who was unable to be pre sent. Mrs. Crown was awarded the medal for her outstanding contribution in her field of textile s and in particular her organization of the Te xtile Analysis Service in Alberta.

Dr. C. M. (C lay) Switzer, Dean of OAC , presented an OAC Centenn ia l Medal to Mr. T. W. (Tomm y) Thompson, OAC '36 , for his outstanding contribution to conservation and land use through his work wi th the Parks Commission of Metropo litan Toron to.

A special feature this year was the presentation of a bronze figu rine to the University. Miss Jean Steckle, Mac '52, on behalf of the Steckle family , presented a bronze sculptu re of her mother, Mrs. Susannah (Chase) Steckle , OAC '21, to commemorate the work of the first wo man graduate of the Ontario Agricultural College . Mr. Wakahiko Yamamoto, sculptor and board chairman of the Japanese Artists Association Inc. , Toky o, Japan , made the trip to Canada to see his wo rk presented.

In addition, an incom ing s late of

officers was elected to the Unive rsity of

Guelph Alumni Association. Mr. Hilliard

introduced the new president, Mrs.

Bandeen , and recognized the past

presidents who were in attendance足

Mr. Gordon Ni xon, OAC '37; Mr. Dave

Adams, OAC '49 ; Mrs . Dorothy James,

Mac '34; Dr. Mel LeGard , OVC '23 ; and

Mr. Paul Couse, OAC '46. 0

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(top) Miss Olive Wallac e receives the 1974 "Alumnus of Hon our" citation from Mrs. Virginia Bandeen, Mac '57. (centre) Mrs. Suzannah (Chase) Steckle, OAC '2 1, and her daugh ter Miss Jean Steckle, Mac '52, with statue of Mrs. Steckle - OAC's first woma n graduate. (bottom) Mr. and Mrs. Ramer acc ept the 1974 " Alumni Medal of Achievement" from T. R. (Dick) Hilliard , OAC '40, on behalf of their daughter, Elizabeth (Ramer) Crown, Mac '66 .

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HOME COMING '74

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OMING at a time w hen th e Ontari o Ag ricultural College is ce leb rat ing its 100th birthday , thi s year's ho meco min g w eekend was bless ed with a little more nostalgi a than the usual fo o tb all ga me 足 parade - dance festi vities.

The hi ghlight of the annual October pilgrimage back to Guelph was the dedication of the ca irn with a time capsule on the site of th e old Convocation Hall and Gymnas ium. The capsule , topped with the cement ball from the cornice of the old building which stood just north of Arts, contains memorabilia such as an albu m of photographs depicting campus life and activities, the Class '74 Associati o n Ye arbook, copies of the Ontarion, Guelph Merc ury, Guelph Alumnus , and the University of Guelph Calendar 1974-75.

These items, plus souvenirs of the Ce ntennial Year celebrations, will be examined by the Un iversity community of 2074 when the capsul e is due to be opene d .

Making the week eM even sweeter was the 18-3 victory by the Gryphon football team over the Uni versity of Waterloo .

A homecomi ng parade and evening dinner-dance spo nsored by the OAC Alumni Association topped off "Homecoming '74".

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UNIVERSITY

FINANCING

Drawing by Dill Cole from The Chronicle 01 Higher Educollon

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INANC IN G of universities is now everybody's business. In Ontario alone 15 universities receive government support of approximately $500 million annually for operating costs. Such expenditure is justifiable in that virtually every academically able student today has access to university. Hundreds of thousands of young people who would never have been able to go to college in the earlier days of private financing , are now attending university.

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Times have changed since Ontario universities were largely independent of government actions 25 years ago.

Then, post-secondary education was accessible to relatively few students and required very little public funding .

Today, the problem of determining the level of government support and the distribution of available funds is enormous.

It is an important concern of both the government and the universities. To ensure fair, far-sighted and efficient allocation of funds , a complex administrative structure has evolved at Queen 's Park and in the universities. Here is the story of how that structure has evolved.

In 1950 there were only four Ontario universities eligible for government grants and there was no official body required to oversee allocation of funds. In 1951 an Order-in-Council appointed a part-time consultant on university affairs to ensure "greater co-ordination of university work and to provide for the advising of government upon the manner of the distribution of provincial and federal grants."

By the late 1950's grants by the province to Ontario universities had risen substantially and the consultant was replaced by a small committee. In 1961 with the number of universities eligible for public support standing at 11, and with a comparable increase in operating grants, a provincial Advisory Committee on University Affairs was appointed "to study all matters qoncerning the establishment, development, operation , expansion and financing of the universities of the province."

Post-secondary education boomed during the 1960's and the liaison body was expanded and changed. In 1964 three new members, all academics, were added to the advisory committee, which was renamed the Committee on UniverSity Affairs (CUA), During the same year the government established a new Department of University Affairs.

Meanwhile, the universities began to form their own collective body. In 1962 the Advisory Committee on University Affairs had convened the presidents of Ontario's universities in order to deal with the crisis in post-secondary enrolment.

The presidents met again on several occasions and soon they decided to turn their group into an official organization called , "Committee of Presidents of Universities of Ontario." (CPUO). For several years CPUO had no constitution or by-laws; even now it has no corporate status.

In 1971 the Committee of Presidents changed its name to the "Council of Ontario Universities " and extended its membership to include a senate-appointed representative from each university.

The council now consists of the presidents of the 15 publicly-supported Ontario universities, plus 15 academic colleagues.

President W. C. Winegard of the University of Guelph is the present chairman of this council.

The primary role of the council has been to present the universities' pOints of view to the CUA. Many reports and studies have been produced by the council. It is recognized by the government as the voice of the universities , although it has no statutory authority and no political power.

Other representation of the interests of universities is provided by the Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA) and the Ontario Federation of Students.

The Council of Ontario Universities (COU) have meshed their activities with CUA concerning funding requirements, allocation of available money, and advising the government on these matters.

Now a new body is emerging, a buffer group designed to review briefs from universities, make recommendations to government, and hold continuing public hearings. This new Ontario Council on University Affairs is a response to the report of a 14-man Commission on Post-Secondary Education which worked from 1969 to 1972. (It will replace the Committee on University Affairs.) The new council , appointed by the Lieutenant足 Governor in Council will be headed by Dr. Stephen Dupre, at present Chairman of the Department of Political Science , University of Toronto.

Dr. Winegard has expressed his belief that the new group will be "significantly different" from earlier committees, because it was created by statutory decision.

Dr. Winegard also hails the choice of Dr. Dupre as chairman and sees the council as " another step in the right direction " .

The "direction" is still largely dominated by financial considerations.

Two phrases have emerged in all discussions of university financing in Ontario: formula financing, and slip-year financing.

By 1964 both universities and government had agreed that two objective formulas - one for operating funds and another for capital funds - were required to guide the distribution of money.

Two sub-committees, formed by CUA and CPUO, worked together and in 1966 agreed upon two separate formulas which were recommended to the government.

(The capital formula operated until 1972, when the government put a freeze on university construction .)

First applied in 1967-68, the operating grant formula is based on a pattern of weighted enrolment, assuming that the cost of educating students varies between disciplines. A weight of one is given to B ,A. students in general programs , with weights increasing up to six income units for medical and Ph .D. students. The number of enrolled students at any university , multiplied by the weight of their categories, yields the total number of "basic income units" (BIU 's).

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HE University of Guelph will have a d eficit of $1 V2 mi llion in the 1975-76 year as a result of the new budget for Ontario co lleges and universities. The defic it wo uld have been over three million dollars but ex pe nditure has been severely curtailed.

The Honourable James Auld , Minister of Colleg es and Universities , se nt s hock waves rippling through post-secon dary education institutions in November, 1974, when he announced a 16.9 per cent total increase from $486 million to $568 million which is in fact, a 7.4 per cent increase in t he Basic Income Unit (B IU ). The differenc e is due to the increase in numbers of students attending university. In addition, Mr. Auld stated that the total support is dependent on a number of conditions including a free ze on tuition fees and the maintenance of the "po li cy of accessibility."

The 7.4 per cent boost in the BIU compa re s with an inc rease of 16.8 per cent which was sought by the Counci l of Ontario Universities (COU) based on th eir calculation of the amount needed to compensate for inflation and to maintain existing levels of operation.

Even with the budget cuts for 1975-76, because costs are escalating at a rate in excess of 7.4 per cent annually, the University of Guelph is within one year of faci ng three alternatives - it ca n eithe r run a deficit , reduce staff positions, or all ow small increases.

President Winegard rejected the possibility in 1975-76 of significant staff cuts or very small salary in creases .

Expenditu res will be trimmed and reserves will be used to cover the remaining deficit on the year.

For the year 1976-77, the University wi ll not have sufficient reserves to cover the projected deficit and unless government grants are inc re ased significantly, a reduction in staff and services must take place to reduce expenditures. 0

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and so it is with some degree of pride that I say there is no fat in this budget. " Drawin g b y Lorenz ; Š 1972

The BIU value for anyone year is set by the Legi slature . The total number of BIU's is multiplied by the BIU value to determine th e operating income from the Ministry of Colleges and Universities for each university. (Half of the total figure for all Ontario universities is provided by a special grant from the federal government to Ontario).

The principal advantage of the ope rating grant formula is that it has resulted in equal financial treatme nt for each university as well as an assurance of a minimum income to each based on enrolment. As long as the value of the BIU is set realistically to cover increased costs due to inflatio n, the formula system is basically sound says President Winegard. When the BIU value increase does not keep pace with inflation , as has been the case in the last four years - and will be the case again this coming year - the universities encounter financial problems. Unde r such cond iti ons a university's income can o nl y be increased through increasing enrolment and the BIU va lue for these extra students remains the same .

To cope with the problem of competition for students in a time of levelling enrolment for some universities, a slip ­ year method of financing was recommended by COU and adopted by government , sta rti ng in 1973-74. Through this system the grants received by universities are based on the previous year's enrolment. The new slip-year method of financing, in addition to providing financial stability" is a dis­ incentive to expansion because the

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universities are not paid until the following year for an increase in enrolment.

While universities with stationary

enrolments benefit from the slip-year

financing, universities such as Guelph,

whose enrolment has been expanding,

suffe r because of the year's delay in

receiving increased income .

In the current fiscal year all Ontario universities faced financial difficulties , basically because the increase in the BIU va lue for 1974-75 did not keep pace with the rate of inflation. All university administrators are concerned that they do not have adequate funds to meet increased costs of ope rati on even if they barely maintain a stationary level of operation.

Now, more than ever, adm inistrators are forced to set budgeting priorities.

Referring specifically to Guelph , President Winegard has said "we must , first of all, maintain academic programs at their present level of quality. Also , we must avoid letting people go, for the University is responsible for the livelihood of many families."

Any study of the situation for Ontario universities today cannot help but lead to the conc lu sion that government must provide additiona l funds corresponding to inflationary rates , or universities will be hampered in their attempt to offer a major contribution to the socie ty tha t sustains them . Universities are hopeful that the new Ontario Council o n University Affairs working with the Council on Ontario Universities wi ll ensure adequate funding for them to discharge their commitment to society.

catnpus high ights

50 gifts to art collection in 1974 The University of Guelph's perman ent art co llection has bee n enhanced by the addition of 50 items in 1974 . The collection , which contains 550 items, includes Canadian painting s, drawings, prints and sc ulptures dating from 1800 to the present as well as international graphics. Selections are regularly ex hibited in the gallery space on the main floor o f the Mc Laughlin Library w hile many works are hung in campus buildings .

One of the most recent additions is faculty member Walt e r Bachinski 's c im ent fo ndu relief. Running Mo/h er and Child, purchased through alumni contributions to the A lma Mater Fund .

Mac donald Institute - Famil y and Consumer Studies Alumni Association gave a canvas by Saskatchewan artist Dorothy Knowles to mark the OAC Centennial. It hangs fittin g ly in the O.A.C .

Cente nnial Arboretum Centre, built by fund s from alumni and OMAF. Gifts from individual alumni include a Carl Schaefer wa ter color. Windy Sky over th e Fields, Hanover (1 938), gi ven by Florence Partridge , Mac '29 , and a bronze sculpture of Susannah (Chase) Steckle , OAC '21 ,

the first woman agri c ultural graduate of OAC , by Japanese artist Wakahiko Yamamot o. donated by the Steckle family.

Both of these co ntributions we re in honor o f the centen nia l. Other alumni gifts include The Spider Series, a set of fo ur l ithographs by fine art faculty member Gene Chu and a serigraph by Robert You ng , given by F. N. Jerome, OAC '33.

Two new w ater colors, one by Jack Humphrey and th e o ther by Willi am Henry Ed 'N ard Napier, we re acquired throu gh do nations made by alumni and friends of OVC. Th es e pictures join the growing group of Canadian art works at OVC hung in Rooms 201 and 209 of the main building Th e University 's committee on art acquisitions, chaired by Pro fesso r M . H. M .

MacK innon , advises on the suitability of all purchases and gifts made to the University. Mrs. Nasby, the secretary of the committee, says the University gi ves a donation receipt for the full value of art wo rks given to the Uni ve rsity, with eva luati ons mad e by an outside ex pert.

Receip ts , o f co urse, are also given for cash don ati o ns to be applied to art acquisitions. These gifts should be mad e through the Alma Mal er Fund.

"Finale '74" ends centennial year The Ontario Agri c ultural College's centennial year, 1974 , drew to a close Dec ember 27 in th e form of a gala party for all th ose people, on and of f the University of Guelph campus, who gave their support in any way to the yearlong celebrations. Prior to th e party, President Winegard c ut the ribb on at the opening of the OAC Centennial Room in Mc Laughlin Library . This ro om w ill serve as a group study room for stud en ts.

(left to ri ght) John A Eccles, OA C '40; Marion Jose, Mac '47; and Mary Ca ldwell adm ire the historical pict ures hanging in th e OAC Centenn ial Room on the second floor of McLaughlin Library.

Sandy Pearson, OAC '42 and his Hired Hands took over the bandstand for a few numbers.

Carl F. Schaefer, Windy Sky over the Fields, Hanover (1938) .

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campus highlights

McLaughlin wins MacMillan award George R McLaughlin, OAC '46, pr.ominent dairy farmer from Beaverton , Ontario, and chairman of the Ontario Milk Marketing Board, was awarded the H. R. MacMillan Laureate in Agriculture at the University of Guelph on October 17.

He received the award at the banquet of the Ontario Agricultural College's Centennial Symposium, "Agriculture in the Whirlpool of Change", and was the feature speaker of the evening.

The Lau reate, together with $10,000 donated by H. R MacMillan, OAC '06, ,of Vancouver, is awarded every five years to the individual judged to have made the most outstanding contribution to Canadian agriculture during the period.

The selection is the responsibility of the University of Guelph and is made by a committee including prominent agriculturists from across Canada.

Mr. McLaughlin's outstanding contributions to Canadian agriculture during the past five years ha ve focused on the dairy industry . As elected chairman of the Ontario Milk Marketing Board , his leadership has been largel y responsible for the board 's spectacular success in bringing order to milk marketing in Ontario and increasing the viability of dairying in Canada.

Mr. McLaughlin 's national prestige and premier position in the industry have gi ven him the opportunity to give strong leadership in at least six main areas of dairy policy which ha ve long term significance for dairying in Canada.

These areas are: milk supply management, market expansion, milk recording, milk quality , multiple component testing and pricing , and participation in the International Dairy Federation.

As a member of the consultative c.ommittee to the Canadian Dairy Commission, Mr. McLaughlin has been instrumental in establishing national marketing policies and program s for the dairy industry . He was active in the implementation of a province-wide fluid milk promotion program aimed at the consumer which , during the past three years, has halted the decline of per capita 14

milk consumption in Ontario , and in 1973 increased consumption one quart per capita.

George McLaughlin with Clay Switzer, Dean of OAC, at the OAC Centennial Symposium.

Mr. McLaughlin has led the development of a uniform , efficient and equitable system of milk transportation for Ontario and at the national level has promoted a national supply management sys tem for all industrial milk produ ce rs.

In 1973. Mr. McLaughlin helped to establish a s pecial s tudy committee t.o consider the feas ibility of multiple component testing and pricing for all milk , the mos t complete inves tigation of this subject anywhere in the world . The study could result in major changes in milk testing and pricing in Ontario and Canada .

As a farmer Mr. McLaughlin has developed one of the leading c.om merci ally operated herds of registered Holstein cattle in Canada and one of the larger commercial lamb growing units in Ontario .

Mr. McLaughlin, 50, is a graduate of the Ontario Agricultural College, and has served on the University's board of governors. He has held the offices of president of the Holstein-Friesian Association of Canada, president of the Dairy Farmers of Canada, and still serves as chairman of the Ontario Milk Marketing Board.

Mr. McLaughlin is the second winner of the H. R. MacMillan Laureate in Agriculture. The first award was made in 1969 to Dr. Milton Bell, a scientist at the University of Saskatchewan.

Foundation donates Scottish manuscripts A large collection of Scottish manuscript correspondence, valued at $10,000, has recently been purchased for the University by the Macdonald Stewart Foundation of Montreal.

History professor W. Stanford Reid, who is chairman of the interdepartmental committee on Scottish studies in collaboration with the development office, negotiated with the Macdonald Stewart Foundation for the grant. The letters, plus the manuscript collections of Scottish material already on the campus, make the University of Guelph one of the most im portant centres of Scottish and Scottish-American studies on the continent.

The co llection of letters and other documents, which have been acquired by the University , are of particular importance to those interested in Scottish studies as they include the corresp.ondence of the Graham family in Aberdeenshire.

In addition to personal letters between members of the family , there is a ve ry large number of letters from prominent figures of the day in Scotland such as Sir Walter Scott , "Rabbie " Burn s and others . The material , howe ve r, is by no means limited to Scotland for some of the correspondence contained in the various folders is from Scots who had migrated either to the United States or Canada, telling of their fortunes or misfortunes in the new world.

Professor F?eid and President Winegard with Mr. David Ma cdonald Stewart, president of the Macdonald Stewart Foundation, on right, following presentation of the collection during a colloquium on Scottish studies.

Alumni News

F. G. (Fred) Ledlow, OAC ' 52, has been elected vice-president of Cyanamid of Canada Limited.

Mr. Ledlow, a native of Orangeville, joined Cyanamid in 1965. He was formerly general manager of the Medical and Animal Industry Department of the company.

I recei ved the Guelph Alumnus today and being a life member I look forward to this news but I just must take exception to this issue (Autumn, 1974). Mr. Scott Taylor's five pages on intercollegiate athletic s just leaves me cold . As far as he went, hi s interpretation of OAC athletics is good but I am afraid the old Baldy Baldwin attitude still prevails. I had hoped that day and age had passed . Right now it seems that the same amount of energy and money is going to football . During my day other athletes who participated in sports Mr. Taylor neglected to mention , namely track and field and soccer, sure felt left out even though championships were won year after year. Here again Mr. Taylor didn't do too much research or he would have realized these teams did bring honour to the Col!ege even though due recognition was not given at that time either. Several of these outstanding athletes went on to have distinguished careers and I must say several never returned from the 2nd war. I could list several names in the 30's who certainly should have been mentioned in this issue.

I hope I'm not being too sarcastic but I know literally dozens of alumni who no doubt will think as I do but will not take pen in hand and express their opinion .

Again this is a personal opinion which has haunted me since I first entered OAC, why other sports should be so neglected when history or congratulatory banquets are being handed out.

Yours sincerely,

Donald A. Fletch er, OAC '39

W. Erie Roger, OAC '51, has been named a director of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce.

A prominent cattle breeder in Weyburn, Saskatchewan , Mr. Roger is the founder and president of the Weyburn Livestock Exchange Ltd. He was the founding president of the Weyburn branch of the Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association and a founding director of the Saskatchewan Li vestock Mar.kets Association and the Saskatchewan Simmental Association . He has been director, Animal Industry Branch, Saskatchewan Department of Agriculture and served as a director of the Saskatchewan Economic Development Corporation.

Robert Mercer, OAC '59 has established his own farm communications business . Broadwater Farm News Services will specialize in publishing farm commodity news lette rs sold on a subscription basis only. The " Broadwater Grain Letter " focuses on the grain and oilseed market and reports what is happening and why, on a weekly basis.

Prior to establishing his company, Mr. Mercer was managing editor of "Good Farming" and is past president of the Canadian Agricultural Marketing Association. He is also a member of the Guelph Alumnus Editorial Advisory Board .

Douglas W. Elliott, OAC '43, a Guelph native, has been elected for a two-year term as chairman of the board of the Winnipeg Commodity Exchange.

Mr. Elliott joined Canada Malting Company Limited when he graduated and worked for them as fieldman and cerealist. He is presently manager of the grain division , for the Winnipeg-based company.

Elliott

Fulton

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Athletics story leaves reader cold

W. G. (Bill) Fulton, OAC '57, has been elected president of the Canadian Council on 4-H Clubs for the 1974-75 term.

Mr. Fulton , who has represented the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce on the council for eight years presently holds the position of Chief Agricultural Officer with the bank . Mr. Fulton is vice-chairman of the O.A.C. Alumni Foundation.

Gordon Nixon, OAC '37, has been named an honorary member of the Canadian Council on 4-H Clubs.

Mr. Nixon 's association with the council dates back to 1953 when he was appointed as a director representing the Lightning Fastener Company Limited.

Since then he has been actively involved in numerous council acti vities and committees. Mr. Nixon is presently a member of the Board of Trustees for the Canadian 4-H Foundation. In addition, he is a past-president of the University of Guelph Alumni Association and the O.A.C. Alumni Association .

He is presently the chairman of the O.A.C . Alumni Foundation.

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MESSAGE TO THE CLASS OF '73 What have you been doing since you graduated? How did you find your first job? Was it difficult to locate employment? In terms of the type of work you were hoping to obtain upon graduating , were you satisfied with your first position?

These are some of the questi ons which are ask ed in a recent survey sent out by our department to all 1973 gradua te s. The purpose of the survey is to find out what the 1973 graduates have done alter they completed their studies at Guelph . It is designed to assist future graduates in their job-h unting endeavou rs.

To date the number of responses has been most encouraging. Ho weve r, we want to obtain meaningful results for each discipline and are aiming for at least an 80% return . Your response is critical. No matter what yo u' re doing ­ or not doing - if yo u are a 1973 graduate from this uni versity, we're interested in your information.

You have probably already rece ived a copy of the qu es tionnaire. However, should yo u ha ve misplaced yo ur copy or if we ha ve not yet reached yo u please let us kn ow and we will send a survey form out to yo u imm ed iatel y.

The questionnaire is straight-forward and wi ll take only a few minutes to complete .

All re sults will be kept co nfidential and are lor statistical purposes only.

We have noticed some interesting trends from our revi ew of the su rveys which have now been returned and are anxious to put together ou r final results.

We look forward to your input and will be pleased to send you a sum mary of the results when they are available .

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com ng ev nts March 8-9 College Royal Open House OAC Alumni Bonspiel March 15 Alumni Tour to Mexico City, the Yucatan and Cozumel April 12-26 April 26 - May 11 Guelph Spring Festival May 3 Mac-Facs Alumni Seminar "Women '75" May 10 Green Thumb Day Arts-Sciences Alumni Program May 21-23 Spring Convocations May 24 - June 15 Alumni Tour to England, Wales and Scotland June 20-22 OAC and Mac-Facs Alumni Weekend

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