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UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH

GUELPH

Su mmer1977

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Volume 10, Number 3

UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH ALUMNI

ASSOCIATION

HONORARY PR ESID ENT : Prolessor Donald F.

Forster .

PRESIDENT : Dr . Howar d J . Neely, OVC '51.

SENIOR VICE-PRESIDENT : Olive (Th ompson)

Thompso n, Mac '35.

VIC E-PRES IDENT S: Rick J . Cawth orn, C BS, '73; Dr . Thom as R. DeGeer, OVC '54; Janet (Thompson) McN all y, C PS '69 ; Ll oyd J. Ross, OAC '54; Ji m W. Rule , Arts '69; Anne (Patric k) Th ompson Mac '69 .

SEC RET ARY : W. Ken . Bell, CBS , '73 .

TREASURER : Jim J. Elmslie.

DIRECTORS: J ohn A. Eccles, OAC ' 40; Jim R. C .

Grayston, CBS '75 ; judith Main, Arts '75; Judie (Earle) Meredith , Mac '61 D; John C . Palmer, OAC '38; Janice (Roberston) Partl ow, Ans '70; Kat hy Sanford , C PS '75 ; Margaret (Ki rkl an d) Sh uttl eworth, M ac '58; Dr . Geoffrey Sumn er-Sm ith, OVC M .Sc. '69; Dr . M arg ery (O' Br ie n) Th omas, OVC '69 .

EX-O FFICIO DIRECTOR S: John K. Babcock , OAC '54 ; Director, Alumni Affairs and Developmen t; W. Ken B ell. CBS '73; President, Co llege of Bio logical Sc ience Alumni Associat ion; Gary Bea ulne, President, UnIversity of G uelph Central Studen t's Association (UGCSA); Ewart Carberry , OAC '4 4; Pres ident, OAC Alumn i Association ; Dennis Fi tz patri ck , CBS '75 ; President, Graduate Student's Association; Sandra (JOhnso n) Martin, Mac '69 ; Presiden t, Mac-FACS Al umni Association; D r. James H. Millington , OVC '69; President, ove Alumni Association; Eliza beth (Mac Naughton ) Sand als, C PS '69 ; President, C ollege of Physical Science Alumni Association; Mi chael S treib , Arts '69; Presiden t, College of Arts Alumn i Associa tion ,

T he Guelph Alumnus is publi shed by th e Department of Alumni Aff airs and Development in co-ope rati on with the Departm en t o f Info rmation, University o f Guelph.

The Editorial C ommittee is comprised o f Editor-Derek J , Wing, Publications Officer; Art Director-Erich H . Barth; John K. Babcock , OAC '54; Director of Alumni Affairs an d Development; Rosem ary Clark , Mac '59 , Assistant Director, Alumni Program s; Doug l as L. Waterston, Director 01 Informati on; Donal d W. Jose, OAC '49, Assistant Direclor 0 1 Inform ati on.

T he Editorial Adviso ry Board of th e Universi ty of Guelph Alumni Associat i on is comprised of W. Ken Bell. CBS '73; chairman ; Dr. Allan Austi n; Dr .

Donald A . Barnum , O VC ' 41 , John Bowl es, B A '72 ; Dr . Bill C . Hacki ng , OV C '69 ; Robert Mercer, OAC '59; Glenn B. Powell, OAC '62; James Rusk, OAC '65 ; Ex- offi c io: Joh n K. Babcock, OAC '54; Dr. How ard J. Neel y, O VC '51 ; Correspond i ng mem bers : Dave A .

Bates, OAC '69 ; and Haro ld G. Dodds, OAC '58 .

Undelivered copies should be returned to the Departm ent of Alumn i Affairs and Develo pment, Uni versily 0 1 G uelph, Guelph, Ontario N 1G 2W 1.

2

Fifteen years later

by Mary Coc ivera Can an urbane world traveller artist and sc ientist find happiness in a primitive cottage on the Eram osa River? If that person is Anthony A. Kings co te, OVC ' 28, retired parasl~ologist, Professor Emeritus an d ded icated co nservationist and naturalist, then the answer is a res o undi ng yes I I met Dr. Kingscote (King to his friends) at "R ocky Ro os t", a lov ingly untouched acre o ced ar, bir ch and pine fore st along the Er amosa Ri ve r. H e b uilt and maintains the rustic hide-away without any " m od ern inconveniences" like electricity and running water. P rched atop one of many li mestone potholes in t he area, and tucked tidil y betw een the t ow eri ng t re es, the cottage seems as natu ral as the nearby beave r lo dge.

A gentle st on 's- t hrow from the cott age door a lon e beaver ri ppled the se rene w aters 01 th e river i n searc h o f yet another poplar t o fell fo r foo d King to ld ho w he had jus t sp en t the mornin g clea nin g up another VI ctim of the beaver's industry, bu t he didn't mind. "They

Or. Anthony Kingscote. 0 VC '28, Pro fesso r Emeritus .

"Rocky Roost, " wilderne ss retrea t o n the Era m osa Rive r.

need them more than I - the beavers are welcome to them."

The soft, spongy forest fl oor, the profusion of fiddlehe ads, a natural ized garden in a mossy rock grotto - thi s city visitor quietly savoured the I ush patchwork of Images In King's unspoiled wilderness retreat.

Un'il three years ago, " Rocky Roost" was home for thi s fascinating , acti ve and provocative 75-year-o ld. N ow a resident of Vancou ver, Ki ng returned for a few weeks in Ap ril to vis it a daughter , Ph oebe, who is now liv ing In the cottage, and to oversee some surveying work.

Vancouver l H ow can this nature devotee, obviously so comfortable in sim pie, uncluttered surroundings, live in the concrete ju n gle of a city? King proves adaptable. "I can live anywhere with anybody . I' ve been doing it all my life. I'm just as happy in a native's hut as I am in a pala ce. I' ve visi ted both."

Retired, yes, but in name only. Since retiring in 1962 after 32 years at OVC K i n g has accomplished more than most of us manage in a lifetime . A project for the Food and Ag ricultur e Organization of the United Natio ns took him to the Phili ppines for three years in the late sixties. I n his o ffi cial capac it y as parasitologist, he traveled throughout the Republic to determine the losses caused by parasitic diseases in food animal s and subsequently m ade recommendations for control.

As a naturalist, Ki ng " headed off into the bush" at every opportunity, as he's done on virtually every continent in his extensive travels. He explored I'em ote parts of some of the 7000 Philippine Isl ands and noted the demise o f once plentiful wildlife. The tamarau, a wild buffalo, on the island of M indanao, for instance, is fall i ng prey to wealthy hunters who fly in by helicopter to "bag a trophy" T he artist in King found a veh icle for express ion during the yea rs in Manilla. He en rolled in th e Ch inese Artists' Guild to learn the ancient art of Ch inese brush painti ng.

Returning t o Manilla between field triPS, King picked up where he left off . Under the tutelag e of four mentors , he and 20 to 30 other students learned this almost mystical art form. "The Guild", said King, "ru ns in perfect harmony; It has no rules and no discipline."

For the first year, students learn the basics - bamboo, chrysanthemum, orchid and plum tr ee. Using a brush that can depict , In a Single stroke, a ti ny mouse whisker or a solid bamboo tree, the students learn by recreating paintings by the great masters, the accumulation of centuries of study. In time, said King , " you develop a freedom of expr ession that lets the ink sing and the brush dance."

Ch inese brush paintings have a cert ain vitalit y because of the Tao, or spirit , w ithin them . Tao is a belief in order and harm o ny in nature. W hen an artist succeeds, the art and T ao become one. King 's three yea rs w ith the Guild cu lminated in a showing of his

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Fifteen years later

paintings, and brought recognition as a qualified teacher of the art. Upwards of 75 of Kingscote's original ink on rice paper painti ngs, mounted o n the traditional sil k scrolls, are now part of the University's permanent art collection.

Teaching Chinese bru s h painting is now a major retirement pursuit. K ing's students range from 90-year-olds down through publiC school children. He likes to spend an afternoon in the classroom , giving demonstrations in whi c h the ch ildren parti c ipate.

Thi s initial co nt act thr ough art led to regu lar v isits to sc hool s to t al k abou t nature, wild life, conser vation and marine biology. He regularl y tak es classes o n day-long natu re hikes and participates in su rviva l and forestry programs for 12 and 13- year- o lds.

Vancouver also provides opportunit ies in marine biology. Not long ago King and a friend hiked up the inland coast of Vancouver Island, collecting s hells and mollusks, many unique to the area. A television program evolved from thi s trip, with King sharing facts and folklore about the co llected sea dwellers.

King has also participated in worksho p s on intertidal life at the Bamfiel d Research st ation on the west coast of Vancouv r Island.

King occasionally returns t o his former role as research parasitologist. He plans to be part o f th e Uni versity of Briti sh Col umbia research team study ing a fl y that is a parasite of the cormorant.

Le st we have any misconceptions that retirement may mean Ju st that, K ing assures us that he also has ambitions to do more writi ng and is worki ng on a book about conservation and nature, based on personal experiences "off the beaten track" the world over. He hopes to "touc h people's hearts" with episodes about wildlife. Although he is concerned about di mi nishi ng wil derness, he is hopeful, in view of the vast amount of work being done by wildlife associations.

King 's relentless desireto know things thoroughly has governed his life. Not content to dabble in Ch inese paintings, he became an expert. Not sati sfied w ith a fe w bird names, he obs erves and studies each new environment unti l he knows all flora and fauna and their interrelationships. This disciplined approach stems in part from an early and con tinuing interest in scou tin g. " My grandmother gave me a copy of Baden-Powell's boo k, Scouting for Boys, when I was ten," he remembers . ''I've had a copy ever since. At 65, I finally became a sco ut." Following Baden-Powell' s advice, King focuses on a "quest" - a goal t o th o roug hly learn something t hat is neither a regular hobby nor a job. Ki ng h as followed through with many "quests" throughout his long and fruitful life.

How does one succeed in reachi ng such a "respectable age," still cur ious, healt hy, acti ve and in vo lved in the wo rld around him?

King ca nno t of fer an y prescri ption, but recommends the approach in th e teachings o f Buddah - everything in moderation. 0

Harry and the

Persistent Publisher

On Ihe cover: A pair o f Pil eated Woodpeckers Illustration courtesy of the Metro Toronto Central Li brary as reproduced in The 19th Century Journals and Paintings of William Po pe, M . F. Fehely Publishers Ltd., Toronto.

by Mary Dickieson "Any man who has served in Canada's navy deserved a chance." That's what the letter said when it arrived two days before class es began in 1945 to admit Harry B. Bar rett to the Ontario Agricultural College. Harry had been flatly rejected by the Ontario Veterinary College and told he probably wouldn't make it into OAC either because he lacked Grade 12 languages. So the letter seemed almost like a reprieve, until Harry arrived in Guelph and met 50 feltow classmates with the same letter.

Harry Barrett, OAC ' 49, tells this story with a chu c kle, just as he tal ks about bei ng chased by a persistent publisher while compiling his book on Canada's first artist足 naturalist. "The 19th Century Journals and Paintings of William Pope" was published last year by M. F. Feheley Publishers Ltd, Toronto . Mr. Feheley tracked down Harry after reading his 1967 article on Pope which appeared in the "Ontario Naturalist ". " He

didn't know if I coul d write or not", laugh s Harry, " but he said I was the only b. who knew anything about William Pope. " H arry does indeed know a great deal about William Pope. He's been collecting info rm ation on Pope for over 40 years. " I w as a teenager in the mi d 30's when I first saw an d admired a painting byWiliiam Pope." Thi s interest was rekindled a few years later when Pope 's journals were the subject of a N orfol k Historical Society meeting in Simc o e. The journal s follOW Pope' s activities in his native England, through the Americas, and finally to the Long Point country in Southern Ontario where he finally settled down to farming , hunting and painting near Port Ryerse, some four miles south an d w est of Port Dover.

"William Pope con tr i buted a great deal to our local heritage," says Harry.

Both Harry and his wife, Hellen , are fifth -g en eration Canadians who openly demonstrate their appreCiation of the efforts of Canada's pioneers. They've raised five children on their farm nort h of Port Dover.

Harry and Hellen now live in his great足 grandfather's home along the creek in Port Dover, amon g many examples of early Canadian craft smanshi p.

Two of their children have followed Harry's footsteps to Guelph to graduate from University, Toby, Well '68, and Barbara, Arts '71. Their father was one of those notorious OAC boys who still grins about disembowelling a heifer on the M c Master C ampus, but won't go into detail about an airplane escapade on campus whi c h made him wonder if he'd graduate with the class of

Accompanied by his wife, Hellen, Harry Barrett, OAC '49, (centre ) presented a copy of h is recenlly published book on William Pope, Canada's first artist足 naturalist, to OA C's Dean Clay Switzer.

'49. He did, of course, with honours, and posed with his two eldest children for the graduation photo, Harry continue d to manage the family farm for several years, th en began teaching agriculture and science at H agersville High School. He later became head of the Agricultu re Department of the Simcoe Composite School, and in 1969 w as invitedto head the fa rm man ag ement programme for Fanshawe C ommunit y College in Norfol k, He now heads t he Norfolk Sc hool of A gr iculture, part of Fanshawe, During all t hese year s, H arry has never missed the ch an ce to lear n m ore abo ut William Pope. Wh il e enrolled at the Ont ario College of Educati o n in Toronto, he sought out the collection of Pope paintings which is housed In t he Central Public Libr ar y. He's tak en family members on ex cursions t o England, parts of the United St ates and western C anada to find desce n dants of Pope and locate his intriguing journals. Harry believes th ere are di aries from Pope' s later years th at are still undiscovered.

"The 19th Century Journals and Paintings of William Pope" co ntai ns a biographical sketch of Wiliam Pope, a section relating to his activities as a gentleman farmer, <; nd a third section dealing with Pope the hunter-naturalist. It also includes 36 four足 colour plates of paintin gs, with co m mentary and introdu ction by J. Fen wick L ansdowne, one of today's best know n arti st -n aturalists.

Like Pope, Harry has a love of the outdoors and a keen interest in wildlife. H e calls himself a practical naturalist who observe s nature with a camera . Pope used a paint brush and a gun. "He hunted an d fi shed for the sport of it," says Harry, "with an underlying scientific approach. There wer e no field guides or field gl as ses in Pope's day , so he had to shoot it to have a good look at it."

Po p e w ould doubtless approve of Harry' s Involvem ent with the Federation of Ontario Nat uralists . He is a Past President of The Norfolk Histori cal Society, The N o rfolk Field N aturalists and The Ham i lton B ranch of the On tario Institute of A grol oglsts. He also holds membership in The Soil Conservation Society of America, The Long Point Bi rd Obser vatory , The Architectural Conservancy for Ontario and Heritage Canada.

This listing demonstrates Harry's keen in terest in nature an d, perhaps, explains why a farm boy from Port Dover wr ot e a book about W illiam Pope Harry is presently b us y, at the urging of another publisher, putting together a pictorial history of Long POI nt, on Lake Erie. 0

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by Mary Cocivera

Wintergreen

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I f you bal kat $1 .59 a pou nd asparag us and are weary of the sl ick prepackaged greenery in the superm arke t produce ai s le, take heartl Util izin g foodstuffs th at g ro w w i Id can stretch your grocery bud get , provide good nutrition and refresh a tired pal ate. Rather than th e standa rd iceberg lettuce, you could toss dock , sheph erd 's pu rse, watercress, dandelion or mustard gree ns into the salad bowl. Not only is the price ri gh t , but you r zestful tossed salad is fresher by days than its supermarket co un ter part and longe r on nutrition. Dock, for in sta nce, is re ported to be

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Salads , potherbs , starches , fruits, berri es and nuts from nature are all w ithin reach of even the most urbaniz ed Ca nad ian . With encouragement from an expert, a field guide to plan ts , and some recipe suggestions, yo u' re on your way to uniq ue and deli ghtful eating experi en ces.

I asked Alyso n Knap, an hi stologist In th e University's Department of Hort icu ltu ral Science, to share some of her exp ertis e on ed ib le wi ld plants. A life-lo ng outdoors woma n. trained botanist and expe rienced collector and user of wi Id plants , she has both the kn ow le dge and enthu sias m to hel p you get star ted Her recently publishe d book, Wild Harvest. An Outdoorsman 's Guide to Ed ible Wifd Plants in North America, help s wi ld harvesters find and identify wil d edibles , th en gUi des them in preparin g , prese rv ing and savouring their treas ures.

Alyso n and her husband Jerry lead an active ou td oors life and coll ect in g an d utili zing wild pl ants is a natural part of this ou tdoo r lifestyle.

On wi ldern ess c amping and canoe trips , wild edibl es are more t ha n a p leasant diversion T hey can form an ess ent ial pa r t of th e d iet an d e liminate pounds o f food in the backpack.

Cam p ing and at home. Alyson regu larl y serves foods from the wild. She says her guests se ldom kn ow what to expect, an d h as had so many "w eird " reac tions to her w il d ed ible creations th at she d oesn 't announce ttle Identity of foods until after the pla tes have bee n scraped clean She likes serving wi ld edibles especia l ly with fish an d game because one co mp lem ents th e oth er. T hey create a "comp lete" outdoors meal.

Such a "wi ld gou rmet " meal cou ld include sorr I so up , ve n ison ch ops, arrow head tub ers in c ream sau ce , a burdo ck and la m b's-quarters (a most c o mmon wi ld pl an t) salad , an d a delec tab le winterg ree n

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berry pie . For beverages, the wild harvester co uld offer rose hip tea, dandelion wine, and top o ff the evening with e lderberry cord ial.

A fledgling wild harvester w ill be astounded at the availability of w il d food s and the myriad possibilities the y present in the kitchen. The living room adventurer could find a luscious spring salad lurking in the backyard. Each rainfall brings on a new c rop o f dandelions which are best harvested you ng , when the leaves are so ft and succulent. C loser inspec tion of the "back 40" might turn up chickweed, sow thi stle and plantain , all of which make delightful salads .

No self-respecting garde ner would praise these weed s, but a wild harvester holds them in high esteem.

The lowly dandelion, in fact , is a versatile littl e masterpiece o f nature (and so prolific). its greens go into the salad, the flowers make a heady flavourful wine, and the roots足 roasted and ground-make a palatable, ca ffeine-free coffee substitute. Perh aps sky足 rocketing c offee prices will foc us interes t on the ubiquitous dandel ion .

After introduci ng your tastebuds to the lusty flavours of you r ow n backyard, yo u co uld head for the nearest field for such delicacies as milkweed, pokeweed, goatsbeard , or bull thistle. A cold, fa st running stream may offer a harvest o f wa te rcress-a delic acy in any cuisine. A day in the woods or near a pond could net you some tasty ca ttail rootstocks or wa ter lily seeds to delight the kids at a campfire popco rn sessio n.

Spring and fall present the best selection.

In the sprin g, you ng greens and shoo ts are in ab undan ce. I n the fa ll , it's a race to beat the birds and squ irrels to the berries, apples, plum s, nuts, inc luding acorns, w hich when dried, can be used in any dish callin g for nut s Alyso n strongly urges the novice to take a good field gUide along to pOSitively iden tify plants. Even expe ri ence d outdoorsmen rely on fi eld guides w hen harvesting in unfamiliar

territory . A lyso n issues some stern ca ution ary wo rds abo ut pl ants to avoid, su ch as spurge, nightshade , jim son weed and water hemlock, among others.

She has neve r suffered any adverse reactions from w ild plants or mushrooms, but A lyso n notes that people have very different reactions to food of any so rt. Wh en trying so mething new , she always tries sma ll quantities and " so meone in the crowd doesn't eat so he or she can take c harge of the hosp ital run , if necessary. " Another ground rule for would - be harves ters is to exercise "temperan ce and prudence" Overharvesting w ill damage our plant resources, warns Alyson , and we'll all lose in the long run Many peopl e will be disco urag ed from trying edible wild plants because of the tim e required to ga ther, clean and prepare them .

Froz en corn is infinitely more convenient.

A lyson feelS that th e var iety and distinct flavours of wild food s more th an justify th e effort in vo lved. She confesses that nuts are her favorites. As w ith w ild fruits, they "a re a lot of tro uble, but th ey have ever so mu ch m ore flavour. " City dwellers are becoming more in terested in nature , and the rural countryside from whi ch they've become so isolated. Many city d we llers orchestrate fr eque nt escapes into th e country to "balance their psyches ."

Collecti ng wild edib les ca n playa satisfying role In this therapeutic exe rc ise . Can you imagin e a more re laxing afternoon than joining the birds and squirrels in gatherin g fa llen beechnuts? You savour clea n cou ntry smells , gentle c ount ry noises and settle into a relaxed coun try pace. That you br in g home a tast y harvest of nuts is a sheer bon us l Ed. note: A lyson Kna p's book , Wild Harvest , 192 pages wi th hard cover, is publi s hed by Pagu rian Press Limited , T oronto . Price 足 $8.95. It's avai lable at the Unive rsity Bookstore . 0

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One would not expect a doctor who has been deeply involved in the glamour of space medicine to find much satisfaction in student acne, but two minutes conversation with Dr .

Donald Nelson, Director of the University Medical Services , reveals that for all his interest in the gadgetry of space, his real concern is always with people .

"I bel ieve we have a real speci alty in the making here - adolescent medicine. Young people experience the same ailments as their elders but they react to them di ffe rently. Most of our 17 to 24 year-olds have left the protective environment of their homes for a whole new environment with new freedoms, new constraints and new pressures. Ex ms on th e one hand and mating on the oth er produce stresses which vary with every individual so that whatever problems they bring to us, treatment must always be related to the whole person rather than just the conditions ," he explains.

These are the twin themes which run through much of Dr. Nelson's philosophy 足 the interaction of man and his environment and the fact that what appear to be new problems are often old problems in modern dress As an example of this he quotes research carried out by his old associate , Dr. W R Franks . During the early part of World War II pilots would black out at the bottom of a power dive resulting from an intensification of gravitational forces which reduced blood supply to the pilot's brain. Dr. Franks w orked with Dr. Banting in Toronto to develo p a water-filled suit which developed pressure on the lower limbs during a power dive and increased the blood supply to the head. The result was a critical advantage to allied airmen during the early air battles.

But the problems of gravity, far from being solved , reappeared all over again in space in the transition from multiple gravities during blast-off to ultimate weightlessness.

Aerospace and adolescent medicine, therefore, have certain parallels in that the emphasis in both instances is on the effect of a highly specialized environm ent on relatively orthodox problems.

"The m an / envi ron me nt problem in aerospace tends to narrow down to a man/machine problem. The engineers can build anything but man does not necessarily adapt well to it. The doctor becomes a member of the design te am to ensure that man and machine are not in conflict and stresses and dem ands can be met. This involves ev erything from such simple matters as to where and ho w the operator should sit in relation to control panels, to the impact of emotional stress. The entire physiological system has to be considered in relation to the en tire task," Dr. Nelson explains .

Dr. Nelson , w ho has been president of t he Aerospace Medical Association and intimately in vo lved with most of the astronauts whose names have since become household words , maintains up- to-date contacts with colleagues both here and behind the iron curtain . He still recei ves and acce pts invitations from NASA to visit Houston where the next stage of space exploration is being planned .

When D r. Nelson came to the University in 1970 he found a medical centre with 12 beds and a staff of two nurses. Today , in addition to a num ber of part-time doctors and nurses his staff co mprises two full-tim e doctors, five qualified nurses and a health in spector. The centre operates a very active out-patient department where up to 150 people come every day wi t h every co nceivable type of ailment. Most o f them ca n be dealt with in the centre which can offer virtuall y every service short of major surgery. The dep artm e nt also works with University employees, parti cularly in the area of accident prevention an d conducts a prog ram of health education for everyone " I think we have a lot of good , edu cate d and highl y motivated young peo ple here," says Dr. Nelson . " They are responsibl e ab out sex and if the re are drugs on campus they are by no m ans abused. Students can be reck less at ti m es ab out th eir di ets and w ill subsist on co ke an d pot ato chips , but on the whole , they have a stro ng feeling of responsibilit y for their ow n bodies. It is our job to help th em achieve their goals an d to th at e nd we are fortu nate in th at th ey seem to level wit h us. Th ey seem to be able to con fide in us without fear of criticis m and are secure in the conf ide ntiality of the consultation," he says.

The probability is that stud en t confidence has to be earned and the fact that it exists is a tribu te to the whole dep art ment. 0

campus highlights The summer scene on campus

Between class es, students take time out to relax and soak up the sun in the pleasantly landscaped area betwee n the McLau ghlin Library a nd the University Ce ntre. 0

Corke the collector Weekends Professor Charlie T . Corke, Microbiology, atten ds auctions and estate sa les, sifts through atti cs and v isit s antique dealers. His hob by is t o fi nd and identify photographs taken in Ontario prior t o 1890.

In ten yea rs of collecting he ha s amassed a co ll ect ion of more than 20,000 photograph s from O ntario (know n as Canada West, prior to con feder ati on), span ning f our decades f rom 1850 to 1890.

"The advertisements , styl es and poses in th e photographs are amus ing and revealing," explains C harlie . The pictures p rov id e a gli mp se of the life, custo ms, people , co mm erc e and scenery of the pe riod Cha rl ie Co rk e has id entified and

co ll ected representat ive work o f m o re than 175 p hotog rap hers in Canada West before co n fed erati on. Pr ior to 1867, Guel p h h ad fi ve co mm ercial p hotographer s w ho reco r ded

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po rtrait s of early settlers and scenes of t he d evelop ing town. Jud g ing fr om t he pho to graph s in the c o lle cti o n, the q uality an d skill o f th e photograph er s was v aried . Some p roduced ph oto grap hs p rfec t in e ac h m in u te deta il whi le oth er s le ft a leg acy of o vere xpos ed, b lurred and g ener ally am ateurish p h o to grap hs .

These fou r decad es saw ph oto gra p hic techn o lo g y take great st ri des . Before 1850, "p ho to graph y" was l im ited to the D ag ue rro足 ty p e, a silver im age on a cop pe r p la te . u sua lly mounte d i n a lea the r case. Paper p ri n ts o r mu lti p le pr ints wer e unh eard-of. W et pl ate or collodia n emulsi o n proc ess, Intro d uced abou t 185 1, was less ex p ens ive , b ut not less

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alumni news President of BP Canada bulky and still did not allow repr oduction.

These "ambro -types ," "porcelain types" and "t in types " m ade up many a family collection .

Photography was not an exclus ive ma le stronghold, Many women ran studios of their own or worked in collaboration with their husbands . As early as 1841, aM rs , F letcher of Montreal advertised herself as a teacher a nd professor of the photographic art. A Miss Lockwood took over her father 's studio, located on Sparks S treet in Ottaw~, in the mid-1850 's, and produced high quality photographs, many of which remain today , The Connons of Elora were unquestionably two of the most fascinating personalities in Ca nada West. T om Co nnon settled in Elora in the mid 1850's and opened a photography studio by 1860, His photographs record much of the early development o f Elora and Fergus, and the Elora Gorge. T o m Connon's letters to an aunt in England, published by the Universit y of Western Ontario , provide one of the most comprehe nsive and detailed descriptions of life and travel in Canada West.

John Connon , following in his fath er 's footsteps, was a "dynamo," He started tak ing photographs at five years old; wrote a history of Elora ; and invented the panoramiC view camera and the vacuum slide shut ter patented in 1890 , John Connon developed a type of film roll for negative paper .

The Connons played a major role in loc al history , Their photographs tell us much about the local people, towns and the E lora Gorge , "Their photography was superior b y anyone's standardS ," says Charlie, A nd he should know , he has about 2,000Connon photos, 0

Chairman of COU At a meeting of the Cou ncil of 0 ntario Universiti es in London , President Donald F. Forster was appOinted Chairman of the Council for a two-year term commencing July 1st.

He succeeds Dr. J. R. Evans, the President of Donald Forster the UniverSity o f Toronto, Professor Forster has served for the past year as a member of the Council's Executive Committe and as a member of the COU since his appointment as President and Vice­ Chan cellor o f the University of Guelp h in July, 1975 .

Dr , Arthur Bourns, President o f McMaster University , will continue for another year as Vice -Chai rman of the Council 0

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R. Waller D. Hanbidge, OAC '48, has been elected as presiden t of BP Canada Limit ed .

Walter reside s in Westmount, Quebec, commuting to his office on Sherbrooke Street in Montreal Walter Hanbidge

He joi ned BP Canada Limited in 1961 as commercial manager ; was appointed general manager, marketing , in 1963; vice-p resident marketing in 1964 and executive vice­ president in 1966 , Walter is a director of BP Canada Ltd; BP Holdings Ltd ; BP Properties Ltd ; BP Minerals Ltd; BP Explorati on Canada Ltd; Montreal Pipe Line Co Ltd ; and the Portland Pi pe Line Corporation .

A former director of the OAC Alum ni Associ ation , Walter has served as a special names canvasser forthe Alma Mater Fund and partiCipated in the "Gue lph Today" pilot program held in 1975 to give interested alumni a chance to revi ew the University's current activities, He and his wife , Mary, have four children Catherine Anne, Val Elizabeth, Mary Ellen and Robert John.

A member of St. James Club , Walter's recreational activities include restoring Ca nadian antiques and photography . 0

Alumni elections to Senate Fo ll owing the annual election for three of the nine alumni seats on the Senate of the University, Frank Archibald, OAC '39; Gretchen MacMillan , Well '70, and Dr. V C Rowan Walker, OVC '47, have been elected to Senate to replace those who have fulfilled their three-year term.

Frank Archibald, OAC '39, is general manager of St. Clair Grain and Feeds in Ch 8.Lham , Ontario,

Gretchen MacMillan, Well '70 , M.A. '74. is a nursing team leader with the medica l neuro­ surgical unit at McMaster University's Medical Centre, and is a member of their Pre-Developed Patient Ca re Plan Comm ittee .

Gretchen Ma cMillan W ith an active interest in student affairs , she was Vice-President of the Wellington Co ll ege Witan , a repres entative on the University of Gue lph Student Union serving as education co mm issioner and was a member of the President's Commission on Student's Rights , Privileges and Responsibilities , Dr. V. C . Rowan Walker, OVC '47 has been Director, Laboratory Section , Veterinary Services Branch of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food, si nce 1968,

Rowan Walker

From 1948 to 1968 heworked for Connaug ht Lab oratories with responsi bi lities in quality control , research and adm inistration .

Acti ve in ve te rinary affairs since graduation , Rowan was 0 ntario Veter in ary Assoc iation President in 1966. Also active in alumn i affa irs, he served as Univers ity of Guelph Alu mni Association President in 1970-71, and has been OVC Century Club Co-Chairman o f the Alma Mater Fund for four years. 0

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He is president of the Fertilizer Inst itute of Ontario and a past presiden t o f Chatham's Chambe r of Commerce, Rotary Club , Kinsmen Club, Advertising and Sales Club and the Ontario Elevator Association , He is a past director of the OAC Alumni Association, the Ontario Chamber of Com merce and the Cha tham YMCA

Spring convo c at ions produced what is believed to be the first second generation graduation since the University was founded in 1964. The distinction is claimed by UniverSity gro unds department head Pat Tucker, OAC '65, and his daughter, Gwynne , Arts 77, She is seen with her father and mother, Ruth . 0

Alumni invade Arboretum The sound of rain o n t he roof generally gen erates nostalgic thoughts but the stea dy drumming that awakened Green Thumb Day organizers during the wee hours of May 29 must have been greeted with many and varied groans However, what started out as a dismal, du ll and dreary day became a glorious mixture of summer breez es and s unshine b y noon and , following an in-Arboretum Centre " picnic " , the 150 alumn i, youngsters and fri ends who attended the Arboretum- based fun ction shed their rainwear and set off to w ander along nature trails with naturalist guides : to ride hay wagons on guided tours of the Arboretum's acres or to orienteer .

A new Green Th um b Da y twist, orienteering is a car rally without a car - you walk and , with theaid of maps, plot a course through a series of check points to arrive at a destination in the least time. Together with their families, Pat (Shier) and Dennis M ighton , both OAC '64 , and Carla (Knell), Mac '66 , and Bob Bechtel , OAC '63, completed the three-mile around-theArboretum course and crossed the finish line in a dead heat for first place.

During the afternoon , following a blessing by the Rev . Ritchie McM urray, one of the Univers ity 's chaplains , and a discourse on things flor a by Arboretum Director, Bob

A Green Thumb Day activity, alumni toured the University's Arbore tum by hay wagon.

Hilton , spade-wielding Flora Durnin, Mac '27, and Jim Baker, OAC '28, turned the sod at the planting of a 15-foot birch tree.

A real famil y affair that m ay have raised a blister or two here and there, Green Thumb

Winegard Medal

Alumni tour to

At a time when we 're being intimidated by co mputerized everythi ng and bam barded from all directions to buy electronic gizmos of all descriptions, don 't you sometimes think that maybe the good old days really were?

If you do, how 'bout taking one big step backward to confirm your feelings by booking your seats now for the Alum ni To ur to Colon ial Williamsburg - October 1 to 10

Day ended in mid-afternoon and by that time the happy wanderers all had a more complete knowledge of the fascinating acti vities underway at the Universit y' s Arboretum . 0

The ten-day bus tour starts with a peace fu l drive through New York State 's scenic Letchworth State Park , continues to the battlefields of historiC Gettysburg: to rural Lanca ster for a visit with the " plain people" of the Old Order Amish : to Washington and the Wh ite House and then 011 to George Wash ington's estate on tlh e Potomac River.

You 'll spend two days in historic Will iamsburg, the Colonial Capital of America , and full y experience the grace and charm of the eighteenth century.

You'll visit the estate of Thomas Jefferson; stay in Shenandoah National Park : see Virginia's unspoiled splendour along the 105-mile Skyline Drive and enjoy ex ploring the magical underground forests of stalagmites and stalactites amid crystal pools at the world famous Luray Caverns .

A tour that's guaranteed to take you away from today and back to the peace and serenity of bygone years will cost $285 per person for triple accommodation , $327 for double, or go it alone for an added prem iu m of $88.

Mark the date on your calend ar and write to your Alumni Office for further details . 0

Second from left; Winegard medal winner Mary Saunders , a College of Biological Science student. With her are; (left) her Dean, Professor Keith Ronald; her proud parents and her sis ter Pat.

Senate approved the presentation of the second W C Winegard Medal to College of Biological Science stud e nt MarySaunders, daughter of Mr . and Mrs . E. E. Saunders .

The sterling sil ver medal , honouring former Guelph president , Bill Winegard, is given to a fu II time student who has ach ieved a cumu lati ve average of at least 80 per cent during his or her last 20 course attempts, and ha s had a significant involvement in extra足 curricular activities . Mary, who has been acc ple d to take her master's degree at the University of Toronto 's Department of Medical GenetiCS, obtained a program cumu lative average of 91.3 per cent. 0

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Dear Mr. Wing .

Having iust finished reading the article on Hotel and Food Adminstration graduates in the Spring issue of the Guelph Alumnus , I should point out that Connie Ellis' statement, .. we 're a bit too young to claim any corporate directors . ", is in fact untrue.

Although iust a HAFA graduate of 76, I sit on the Boards of four private corporations including my own, Reese Levy Stenhouse Incorporated, soon to become Cambridge Investments.

Among other businesses, we own Bimbo's Discotheque in Toronto. Any HAFA alumni who are into di sco dancing should contact me for a complimentary evening at Toronto's best disco.

Rich Stenhouse, HAFA 76 100 Gran by Street, Tor onto, Ontario.

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Enclosed find your requested return giving the date of receipt of the Winter edition of the Guelph Alumnus. (Delivery time to Austria, 25 days).

Your Calendar issue is something you can be p roud of. I th oug ht last year that begi nn ing th e month s b y Mar ch was a bright ide a so was a little disappointed to receive the conventIOnal type thiS year. However the pictures and information items are m uch appreciated.

I hope your "Lett ers to t he Editor " column thrives and th at m ore of the older graduates take time to write to you Of cOurse, a University paper is b ound to concentrate on recent campus life b u t the old Colleges are st ill part o f It .

Sincerely yours, Robert J McPh erso n OAC '31 A-4072 Alkoven 113-A Austna You've just set a distance rec or d fo r lett ers to thi s column, Ro ben . Th an ks . You r h op e i s m y ho p e too -so come on alum ni, let's hear from you! Ed.

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Dear Mr. Wing: About eight months ago, I resolved to write a short piece about Hugh Branion and what he had done for Guelph in the hope that he would be able to read it and enioy it . But, procrastination won the day Hugh wa s surely one of the most devoted of the adopted sons of Guelph. He was also a graduate of Trinity College at Varsity, and he wore the traditional gown wh ile lecturing. I first met him in 1930, when he and I were beginning graduate students in the Department of Biochemistry at the University of Toronto Medical School, and I so on became friends with him and Jean Young. was among the guests at their charming wedding ceremony in 1931 at Hart House Chapel, when the organ was played by the late Professor Arthur Wynne of Biochemistry.

Hugh's association with the Ontario Agricultural College started in 1930, when he was a graduate student at Toronto, and the link came about through the customary farsightedness of Profe ssor W. R. Graham.

Hugh and Jean moved to Guelph soon after he received his Ph. D. in Biochemistry in 1933.

He was Associate Editor of Poultr y Science from 1936 to 1940, and assumed the Chief editorship in 1949, in which capacity he served for 28 years.

He advanced rapidly in his chosen field. and became professor and head of the newly established Department of Nutrition at O.A. C in 1938. His academic career was interrupted by his distinguished service as a nutrition officer in the Royal Canadian Air Force (1940­ 1944) and in 1944 he served in En gland and on the Continent as Second-in-C ommand of the RCAF Mobile Nutntion Laboratories Overseas.

In 1945 he was detached to the SHAEF­ G5 MiSSi o n to the NetherlandS d uri ng whi c h time he had the unique and unfor gett able experience of participati ng In the lib era ti o n of Hitter 's surviving vict ims from the infamous extermination camp at Belsen. He was made an Officer of the Ora nie-Nassau wi th Crossed Swords, by Queen Wilhelmina , for h is service in the rehabilita tio n Of the Dutch p eOpfe.

Follo win g his re t urn to Guelph, Hu gh bec ame Cha irm an of Gradua te Studies from 1958 to 1964: Dea n o f Gradua te Studies. 1964 to 1968: and th en Assistant to the Preside n t.

Universit y of Guelp h, startin g i n 1968.

Hu gh h ad m an y ac ademic and pro fess ional re cognitions and ho nors, among which w ere Ilis service to rhe Ca nadia n Bio c hemica l Society as Secretary fr om 1959 to 1968, and his election to Presiden c y ai/he Poultry SCience Association In 1964.

Or. Hugh D. Braman

Hugh was a man of the strongest and most sustained loyalty. He was devoted to his fam ily, his country, to Guelph an d to humanity. He was famous for a n ever-present sense of humor and iocularity th at served to temper, in some degree, the seriousness of his purpose and his idealism. Above all, Hugh was fond of people an d of conviviality. a great mixer, and always "one of the gang' He and Jean were known fa r and wide as an Inseparabl an d d evoted couple. He IS survived by her and th e" tw o sons.

Hug h 's best memorial is the las tin g me mo rie s he has le lt w i th t he facult y, student s. and alu m m o f th e Unive rsit y of Guelp h for whos e int erest he strived so long and we ll.

Tho mas H. Jukes , OAC '30 Unive rs ity of California.

Space Sciences Labora t or y.

Berkeley, California .

Tha nk yo u To m for your I etl er of tri bul e t o Hug h . His man y fr ien ds an d coll eag ue s have esta b lished t he H ugh Brani on M em o ri al Fu nd . Re d ers who may wish to con trib ute should se n th eir ch equ es to t he Dep artment of Al umn i Aff airs an d D evel opment, U n iversity C entre, U ni versity of Guel ph, Guelph , On ta ri o, C ana da N 1G 2W1 Receipts will b Issued to do nors fo r t ax purp oses and the famil y will be adVis ed of th e mem ori al gift . Ed . 0

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The Department of Alumni Affairs and Development has been bothered for some time by the fact that there are a number of severed umbilical cords ­ those important pipelines of information between the department and alumni that are designed to transmit news of alumni happenings.

In an effort to make some reconnections, we've listed below some of our~~ lost alumni together with their last known whereabouts and we'd appreciate ,7./.. any news at all regarding their whereabouts now - any clue will be helpful; what town or city they live in; their place of employment; reference to a friend or relative - we'll follow up.

Information, hot tips , clues etc. should be sent to Joe Brooks, Assistant to the Director, Department of Alumni Affairs and Development, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, N1 G 2W1

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Ke n ne th Co rk, Toronto Joseph Cse rcsics . Mississa uga M atthew DeWol f . Ottawa Rasul Khan. T o ron to James Morris, Rid getown Durgapaul Nara lne, Galt Willia m Schmidt. W indsor Gordo n S mith . W indsor Vall in Thomas. Ki ngston. Jamaica James T hom son . Belleville Ca lvert You ng. London

Do reen C rOCk ford . Bowmanv ille S usan (De Guerre) Doble. Burlingt o n A nne Fisher . Ottawa Captain linda Knox . Trent on Catherine M cC lymo nt . Mississauga M argare t M cNe ill. Smit h Falls M argare t ( B lack lock) Milne. Scotland Ly nne (Wortley ) Moore. ISlington M arilyn Peabod y. Oakv ill e M anlyn Ritchie . Sarn la Care l Scott . Gue lph L ynne (Meadows) Swi ss. SI. John·s. Nf ld .

Murray All in . St ratfo rd Hug ll A nd erson. Ha milton James Ba mb ri ck. W inds or W illiam B lac . H am il to n J ames Bl a ir G ue lph Mary (Park) B roo ks. Bam e C harles BUle . Dorc hest er Debora ll Ch erry . Toronto J oh n C h ry . T oro n 0 Ro bert Ch n tie, W allac ebur g M ic ha I C ,n ann .. G uelp h W ayn COOk . ca r boro ugh K nn eth Crai g . St Ca tharlnes Ro an D ale . Gu elph R ic ha rd D ay, Coq u ltJ am. B.C. Raymon Dea kins . K ltc he ner George D i xo n , G uet p h N oel Do bbin . A ylm er Willi am Edw ards, Pet erb orough Rod ney Fairey. Sud b ur y En nco Ferraro , G uel ph Robert Haser, G uelph Pete r Gl adWin , Guel ph Mano n Go mes, G uel ph B II d a (Bnan d) Gorm an, I-tah fax Donald rant, POin t C lare, Q ue bec H elma G uen th er , Fort Ene J ohn Hails W ,llowdale J anice Hall W eston J oan H arg r aves, Wa terloo Maureen (Sa lmo n) Hen d erson , Port Cred it Jam s Hewer. T o ron to Steph en Hoare . M osm an NSW. Aus tr al ia Beve rtey H oppe r . Wa ter down Lin da H owe y, Straffordvill e M argar et Irw in , Don M ill s Ro nald J arviS , H am ilt on Wa rren J estin . Burh ng to n Joh n Ken ned y. Weston J o hann es K llmst ra, M il t o n Ada K o, Ha mil to n M aureen Kro l, Vanc o uver , B.C Pasca l Larouc he , Guelph C onnie Law ren ce, Guelph Keith Lo ng , Bu ling to n C athe ri ne M acDo nald, A gln cour t Man lyn M ac ln!y re, Gue lph D ennis M acLeOd. Will ow d al e Dav id M alf, Guel p h Hannah Majers, T oron to Stant y Ma nsell . Port Cred it Sc oll M cAr th ur . H c speter J ud ith M c D owe ll. Lon d on T hom as Mc M illan. Port Sydn ey J acquehne (Neat) M cNai r, M isslss au ga uzanne M orrow , To ron t o J o hn Mu ns on . G uelph A llen N aHo l in , Lo ndon Rachel Park . T oro n to G eo rge Pa ll o n , Eng land M reo Po ntl · Sgarg l. St. C athann es K enneth Po tier , B url ingt o n G ten Ralph , T oronto

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Robert Devereux, C heshire, England Donal d En dico tt, Oshawa H elm ut Gaertner . Sim coe Alv in M arks , N ew Z ealand Do na ld Marshall, Tar Isl a nd. Al t a.

William M ar t in . Tupperville Car l Meye r, O lds , Alta.

DaVid Millik en . Sar nia A ndre Mitchell . Gue lp h Patric ia (Standi ng) Parkinson. Fergus Roy Robinson . Th ornhil l Kei th Scott . Ames . Iowa. U S.A. Paul Thom son. KeSWick A llan Vaug han. Prince George, B.C .

Alfred Wes taway . St. Thomas Donald Worral l. Ha milto n

Bever ly Anderson. H am ilt o n Ca the rine Beve ridg e, H am ilt o n Nora Brad iSh . Londo n Catherine C orbett. O ttaw a Laura (S trac han ) Fitz simm ons . Ottawa Hel en Harper. Brantford Carolyn L ane. Sudbury Anne (Me loc he) Lewycky. Mississauga Sharon Miller, H alifax . N .S. Betty (Reid ) Proctor . Mississauga B renda Ric hardso n. H amil to n

'72 L inda Bern at. Galt J ane t (McGrego r) Faas . Don Mills Judy (C ripw ell) HOSkins. O ttawa Mary Kend all , Kensin gt o n, P.E.1.

Kathy (Mackie) Min shall, Winni peg B arbara (Petsni ck) O ·Conne li . Gue lph

'65 Eleanor Berna cc hi . Bethel Par k. Pe nn .

Willia m Berry. M ath eson Paul B rown . Kingsville James Chambers. Port Perr y Bel a Dolgos, Toro nt o Ri c hard Fil S. Edm o nton, A lta.

Arlene (Fo urnier) Fils . Edmont o n. A lt a.

John Klomp, Brantrord Karl Kri ese . Downsview A nd re Marto n, N azareth. Israel Murray McG inni s. Owe n Sound Ra ymond Plan te . Edmon to n. Alta .

George Roch te r, Field . B.C .

John SCh uste r. Toronto B hal Somaroo. B eiru t. Lebanon Gary T ur ner . Halifax , N .S. Nicholas Va n Vli et, Australia

'73 Patn c ia (KeaC hie) B ayn ham . G ue lp h Cathy Dav idson. Waterloo Hel n (Mc D o nald ) Dillon , Wa ter loo The res a Haase , H anover Marg aret Mac Lennan , Ferg us Doroth y Me ye r. Lo nd o n Faye Norswo rthy . Anc aster Helen Stekl asa. Su dbur y

'74 L Lo u ise de Roo , Weil and po rt Debo rah (Wlld fo ng l Elliott , G uelp h Valerie He u ffed . G ue lph Deena POirie r, H ami lton W end l S h mu c k. A ncas ter Dian e T ho mpso n. Gue lph

'65A Richard A ld o m. Kes w ick Michael A m es . Whitehorse. Y T Hu g h Ca lverl ey, Or illia Evert Evertsen. Ha m ilton Dona ld Ku lb a. T o ronto Robe rt Long . Toro nt o Lennox Shillin gford . Bowm anvi lle Th o mas Sh il li ngford. D ominica . W .1.

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ADD RESS CORR EC T ION II th e addressee or a so n or a d aughter w ho is an alu m nus has moved. p lease not ify the Al umn i O l l ice . Un iversity of Guelph N lG 2Wl. so that thi s magazin e may be fo rwarded to the proper address.

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11 AVMA Convention in Allanta Family Summer Campus-first week 12 Friends of U of G meeting, HyaH Regency , Atlanta 18 F am ily Summer Cam pus-second week 25 Family Summer Campus-third week August 20 to Sept. 31977 Alumni Tour to Britain 13-1 B AI C/CIFS Conference at Guelph September 2 1977 Alma Mater Fund general campaign begins 17 Second Annual Wine Symposium Annual Barbecue Ottawa Chapter UGAA 22 OAC Alumni Seminar 23 OAC Alumni Association Annual Golf Tournament October 1-10 1977 Alumni Tour to Colonial Williamsburg 15 Homecoming

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For som e who att en ded A lumni Night at the Races at th e Mohawk Raceway it was a brand足 newexpen ence.

For oth ers it was a cha nce to cut past losses or reduc e past gai ns - bu t for all 180 who attended t he affai r it was a very enjoyable night out , from the openi ng stable tour, through a delectable di nner in the CI ub H ouse to the fini sh of the last race.

Picki n g winners can be done in many ways , so me scientifi c - some not so. 0 ne of the not so sc ientific met hods em played by hopeful duo John Wiley and Jim Wilcox, both OAC '58, back fired so mewhat. Testing Lady Luck to the limit, they selected t he num bers of their graduation year, five and eight, as the approp riate nag num bers t o win the first tw o races .

Said two na gs must have some how got wind of the idea and in a disgusting display of supe r spite proce eded to break stride on the backstretch in the op enin g seconds of both races - and finished last.

John and Jim w ere last see n t earing t ic kets and mumbling somethi ng about " there mu st be a better way" .

However , their track re cord was no t st andard amo ng the other 178 racegoers whose w ild w hoops, h eard thr oug hou t the evening, indi cat ed a ce rtain am o unt of success . 0

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Presenting a blanket t o the winner 01 the seventh race - the University 01 Guelph Alumni Association race - are (I to r) Rosemary Clark , Mac '59, assistant director, alumni programs;' Dr. Howard Neely, OVC '5 1, president 01 the University 01 Guelph Alumni Association; Velma Neely; Don Davis, '48, Night at the Races committee member, Janet ( Th ompson) McNally, CPS '69, chairman 01 the Alumni Assoc iation ra c e c ommittee, Orv Kennedy, OAC '40, ( hiding behind driver Tom Strauss), owner W E. Sp i cer and, 01 course, lat hery and very excited winner " Merrywood Susie "

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